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ad 5 ba £4 Watch your label; it tells "when your subscription expires. $1.50 per year in advance. ki LIONS CLUBS CONVENE AT BIGWIN INN Five Port Perry "Lions" had' the 'good fortune to attend the Lions In- ternational Convention this week at Bigwin Inn, Lion Howard Durkin was official delegate, and Lions Bert Hutcheson" and Sam Farmer visitors for Monday. Lions Jim Kerr and G. F. Manning for Sunday. That was a great trip for Bert and Sam. Early start--7 a.m, sharp. A lovely car, good roads,.-real June " weather--that was a good setting for a fine day's outing. We enjoyed every minute of it--even the hairpin curves that the original calf made when he was meandering home in the woods 'in pioneer days. Those northern road makers have preserved all those curves, and not even northern election roads have ironed them out. The iron grew cold. . : But why iron them out?. The scenery is ideal: The roads are good. True you can't do seventy on the curves, but who cares? What's the hurry? : : Starting at seven and arriving at ten, there was no cause for complaint as to the time we made. Down at the Bigwin Ferry dock a leisurely wait put us in the mood for a quiet enjoyment. A few minutes run takes you to the 600 acre island that carries one of the finest summer hotels to be found anywhere. What faith, and courage, and good taste, Charles Shaw displayed, when he established Bigwin Inn, : Golf, tennis, bowling, swimming, boating, fishing, flying, dancing--all are at your disposal de luxe: Such stone work as is shown in those buildings is seldom seen. The man who designed the fireplaces and seats was an artist. * * * * Lions Jim Kerr and Geo. Manning went farther afield than Lions Bert and Sam.. Their itinerary took them in Algonquin Park, Callander (and the quintuplets), Orillia Power: plant, ang as they say on the sale bills, other places too numerous to mention. About six hundred Lions and Lion- esses assembled at the Convention and there was an equal division of work and play. Of course, the Lionesses did most, pf the playirg: and some of the oldef Lions did most of the work. The,great airy convention hall was well filled * with experienced Lions. Their. chief business was to make pro- vision for continued growth of the organization. Without doubt some of the more recent Governors have felt the growing pains of Lionism. Start- ing from scratch at Windsor in 1920, the Canadian Clubs are now seventy in number, with well on to 3000 mem- hers. The organization has appealed to a fine type of business men, and the work undertaken has been for under- privileged children. Among the ac- tivities of the Clubs are sight saving, printing juvenile braille magazine, re- creation supervision, -aid to crippled children; support of plans for civic improvement, and similar activities. The spirit of good fellowship per- vades the meetings, and it is very evident that everyone is expected to "Pack up his troubles in his old kit bag And smile, smile, smile." On Sunday evening, a very impres- sive memorial service was held for those members of Lions International in Canada who died during the year, including the late Armstrong P. Mac- Farlane, of Port Perry. . Barrie Lions are to be congratu- lated upon the success of this Con- vention to-which they played the part of "host". ~ Nothing was neglected that could add to the comfort of the delegates. It is amazing to see the effort made by the various clubs to "pull" for the next Convention. When anyone gets out among people like this it is an cye-opener to see what is being done to secure business and patronage for the "home town." RR Toronto lost out in its fight to have the 1939 district convention held in that city. The convention decided to hold next year's affair on board a steamer during the journey from Sarnia to Chicago, next June. It will be known as the "Dream Boat Con- vention." i Chief interest of the last day's de- liberations concerned the decision of the convention to sub-divide district "A" into three divisions. district governors elected were: Dr. F. M. Beans, Oakville district A1; W. T. Green, Sudbury, district A2; J. J. Brown, Bowmanville, district A3. The districts represent Western On- tario, Northern Ontario and Eastern Ontario and Quebec. : Big Scugog Fish "When the fishing season opened for maskinonge on Scugog, quite a num- ber of our.sportsmen tried their luck --and were lucky. Among those who caught big fish were--H. H. Mulligan and Percy Rolph, Charlie Bowerman, George Stephens, Norman DeShane, Fred Schell, and so on. Mr. Mulligan mounted his fish, (an 18 pound) and it has been on display here. A Toronto man a 23 pound beauty. Deputy Minister of Fisheries speaks: (Toronto Daily Star.) More musky, fighting, large and small-mouth bass are to be found in Ontario waters today than at any time during the last five years, according to D. J. Taylor, deputy minister of game and fisheries. Reports received by the department from all parts of the province indicate _ the 1938 bass season, which officially opens July 1, will be good, Mr. Taylor stated, = More than 25,000 fishermen " from Ontario and the United States, he estimated, will be out to hook a "whopper" to beat last year's record fish----a seven-pound, three-ounce Bur- leigh Falls "special." Commercial fishermen, using pound 4 nets in northern waters, have found . as many as 2,000 bass in their nets in one haul. The fish are reported to weigh four pounds each and more. "The are immediately liberated, of course," Mr, Taylor stated. "But that just gives you a rough idea of how the lakes and rivers are teeming with bass." Scugog and Simcoe "Come Back" Lake Simcoe, which had gone down 7 LA badly in recent years, the deputy minister stated, is said to be "excel- lent bass fishing ground" this year. "I was at the lake recently and could see thousands of good, healthy bass, in the spawning beds," he said. "Simcoe seems to be better now than at any time during the last decade. Lake Scugog also has come back and is showing an abundance of fish." The department has distributed more than 1,000,000 bass from finger- lings to four and five-pound adult fish in Ontario lakes and rivers, it was reported. : } "Pound for pound, the smallmouth black bass is recognized as the best fighting fish on the continent," Mr. Taylor declared. + "It is just as much a cannibal as the maskinonge, however, and is very hard on other fresh water fish, At our rearing ponds we are able to bring them along with natural food but when they get.to be just one-and- a-half inches long they begin to chew the tails off one another, Pretty soon they are large enough to kill one an- other. That's what makes them so hard to raise. Trout are easy in com- parison." In addition to rearing fish in its own ponds, the department resured more than 4,000 adult bass in lakes which seemed to be "overstocked and released them in lakes which were shy of the finny fighters. Five rearing ponds are now being built in Mani- toulin Island. It is hoped they will produce at least 260,000 bass this year, . The threel, YO 2): CANADA V0 DA 2 RT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO THURSDAY, JUNE 30th, 1938 EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam. His first, best country ever is at home." ONTARIO 1 N- ll AALS EIA QUEBEC -- SASKATCHEWAN ~ Canada 1938 Herbert Spencer said that any man might live forever if he could adapt himself to his environ- ment. . Just so with any. nation--just so with Canada. Our problem is to adjust ourselves to changing world conditions. - Seventy years of Confederation have repealed many dangers to our continuity as a people; and any opportunities for progressive growth, Fach succeeding Dominion Day brings more clearly to our attention the need for unity as a Canadian people. We need the spirit that induced George Brown and John A. Macdonald to forget their differences until Confederation was accomplished. If men like that, whose convictions were strong, could make 'such sacrifice, we can do no better than follow their example. And we have no problems but those of self-interest to meet. Our farms are cleared; our cities, are built; our land is banded with highways; our laws are established --- we need that broad-visioned spirit that shall sce a united Canadian people with a -harvest of re- sources unequalled by any other country in the world: What is this heritage: which is ours to de- velop or destroy? Three and three-quartey mil- lion miles of territory, covering an area of forest, mineral and agricultural land sufficient to support a population many times greater than that which we now have. Eleven million people now have greater area than onc hundred and twenty mil- lion people in the United States.. The fact is that ~ we cannot properly care for our resources with this scant population. Forests are burned, farms are neglected, great areas of land become barren because our wealth has been so great that we have grown careless. The future of Canada is in the hands of its individu 4 citizens. Self respect, love of home, rb Ue dealing, good citizenship are all essential to Canadian success. The spirit that demands without giving will eventually cause our destruction. Our whole social structure may fall if we continue to require more and mare Giovern- ment aid for what used to be considered the ob- ligations and duties of citizenship. Canada is the finest of all countries with the greatest opportunity for future service to humanity; and is worthy of our highest practical loyalty. . In this spirit we would celebrate our seventy- first Dominion Day. BRITISH COLUMBIA "United We Stand" .- NOVA SCOTIA DESTROY THE WEEDS Every weed that is cut is an enemy of the farm and garden destroyed. This is certainly the time to destroy our enemies, No weed inspector can look after this whole task. Those who neglect this duty on their own pre- mises (or in front of them) are themselves enemies, through negli- 'gence, to the community. -- lb iii JOTTINGS "All who joy would win Must share it. Happiness was born a twin." * *. * Peace begins in your own heart. * * * Be careful not to be a disappoint- ment to yourself. You are usually the only person who can prevent this SOITOW, * * * The religion that recognizes the sacrifice of the past, and is willing to give practical expression of itself to- day, will be ample for the future. The emphasis is needed on the practical expression of today, * . * " Happiness lies in equality according to capacity and opportunity. Myrtle Station Service in the United Church next Sunday will be at 7 p.m, and S. S. at 1.45 p.m. On Sunday last Rev. W. E. Honey read for the lesson 1st Kings 10:1-13, and preached from the seventh verse --"The Queen of Sheba at Solomon's Court." A number of the village people at- tended the Ashburn Annjversary ser- vice on Sunday. . The ladies of our church are attend- ing the Prospect W. A. afternoon tea on Tuesday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Niddery, where the ladies from other appointments of the cir- cuit are expected to be present. Mr. and Mrs. E. Elliott and family of Toronto, also Mr. Bert. Morn, of Picton, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Mitchell. Dr. Frederick Scott, a professor at Minneapolis University, Mrs. Scott, and son William, Col. Percy Jobb, Mrs. Jobb and Miss Jean, of Oshawa, and Mr.: Geo. Houston, of Toronto, Als ETE hE all RR FEN HA NEW BRUNSWICK were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Beacock. ' Mrs Munroe. of Prospect, was a Sunday visitor of Miss L. O'Boyle. Mrs. J. R. Johnston received the sad news, a week ago, of the death of her cousin Mrs. William Margach, of Vancouver, B.C., who was a daughter of the late Mrs. W. A. Hay, who pre- deceased her a year ago at the ripe old age of 100 years. Both ladies were former residents of Whitby. Mrs. and Mrs. Murray Payne and Garry were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. 2 C. Harrison, on Saturday, on their re- turn motor trip from Kirkland Lake, and Noranda to their home in Toronto. We wish all success to our Entrance ALBERTA il } LIM CM A HH THTDALY PULA Fs 1 SR 1} i ( g SER \N SNA WY PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND class pupils--Beulah Cooper, Alan Booth and Gordon Harrison, who go to Brooklin this week for their exam- inations. Congratulations to Doris Magee, Ray Grant, Ray Duff and Harold Bradley, who. passed on their term's work. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clark of Wilfrid, a pair of newly weds, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Downey, the bride being a cousin of Mrs. Downey. The happy couple are continuing their honeymoon trip to Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrison, Gor- don and Mrs. Long were visitors ot relatives at Seagrave on Sunday. Mrs. Jas. Cooper and George visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Rodd of Man- illa last week. Mrs. A. Parrinder was in Toronto on Friday. oo ; Mr. Nelson Luery of Toronto, spent a few days at the home of his brother, Mr. D. Luery. The Women's Association met at the church several days last week quilting two very pretty quilts; one of which is being sent to England. Mrs. A. Ross of Whitby, was in the town one. day, last week, calling on friends. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and Jack 3 Mr. Geo. Cooper of Marlatic Mines, Quebec, has returned after spending a few days with his parents and friends. ' v SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. Miss E. Smith, and Frank Downey, motored to Bolton to spend Sunday with Mr, and Mrs, E, Cross, Mrs. Jas. Masters of Pontypool, Mrs. Mitchell, Irene and Jimmie, of Ballyduff, Mr. and Mrs. H. Painter and June, of Prospect, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Masters, Mr, and Mrs. Roy Parrott and son of Scarboro Junction, visited with Mr. and Mrs, Redman, on Sunday. . We are glad to report that Mrs. A. Ward is home again from Oshawa Hospital and sincerely hope that she may soon be well again, We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs. Stewart Bryant, who had to tbe taken to the Oshawa Hospital for treatment. The Sunday School picnic which was to have been held last Saturday, has been postponed indefinitely because of the measles. Perhaps we could pick on better weather, too. Mr. W, J. Pollard and Mr. Parrinder enjoyed a motor trip to Scugog and vicinity last week. Mr, Pollard thinks it is a beautiful country to look upon, excellent camping places, a grand place to spend a holiday, on the shores of Lake Scugog. Mrs. Wm. Lammiman of Oshawa, visited last week with her niece Mrs. Oliver Lane. Mr. George Timms, of Oshawa, was a Sunday visitor with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leach. BE A... THE LURE OF NOTRE DAME By Joseph Denny Notre Dame Cathedral is a magnifi- cent edifice facing Place d' Armes Square and situated on Notre Dame Street in the City of Montreal. It is a reproduction of Notre Dame Cath- edral in the City of Paris, France, though on a much smaller scale. If the exterior is so impoging the interior is much more so. Imagery and beautiful engravings and pictures greet the eye at every turn, and dur- ing almost any hour of the day the building is frequented by numbers of dévout worshippers. } One is deeply impressed by the sanctity of this sagred structure. It reminds one that he is in touch with higher things, with eternal verities, that this House is dedicated to the worship of the King of kings and nothing is permitted to distract from its lofty significance. The attitude of the frequenters seems to hive but one object in view, that is worship. If one, while visiting Montreal, should desire to escape for a brief period from the sordid, mun- dane things of earth, he could not choose a better spot than in these sacred portals, There appears to be a refreshment in the atmosphere the moment one enters until he emerges bouyed up in spirit from his contact with the spot, however brief. Midnight Mass which annually oc- curs on Christmas Eve is a never-to- be forgotten occasion. The building then is packed to the doors with its crowds of devout Catholics, A blaze of glory fills the place which fasci- nates the visitor. The spectacle of the priests .garbed in magnificent robes as they perform their sacred duties can be better imagined than described. ~ It would appear that we Protestants could learn valuable lessons from a call to this great Church and time would not be wasted if onyone visiting Montreal should put a call at this Cathedral one of the first places on the list. Good Work at the Lake Front Each day sees a little improvement in the appearance of the park at the lake front. Mr. Bridger and his Parks Committee have taken full ad- vantage of the broken cement from the street, and have built up a good retaining wall. The land is being levelled, and the grass cut. Old timers certainly would not recognize the place. Weed destruction is well in hand, and Stewart Collins is guiding his weed boat on its annual tour of the lake in the vicinity of the wharf. Keep August the Ist. open for Business Men's Sports Day in Port Perry --- EW IA ar - AE ey ar i: Hae) CAEN - RY pl Tr PAIS me a a ear!