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4 HN £ 4 ~ EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." Canada next summer; WHATS THE IDEA? When Premier Hepburn takes an international opportunity to air his differences with Premier King, there must surely be something of import- ance to Canadians as a whole in his action. It is difficult to see the value of differences within the * Liberal Party, (even if those differences are per- sonal.) If the power question, relief, and unemployment insurance are real issues, there ought to be some way of finding out the right and wrong in the matter without disrupting the Liberal Party, Al- most any of us would be willing to admit that we do not know all the facts regarding the issues under discussion; but the great majority of people are becoming much' concerned about Canadian unity, There can be no point in prejudging these matters before the meeting of the Federal Parlia- ment, when the pros and cons will be thoroughly presented in a dignified fashion worthy of a young nation that realizes the importance of unity. >o< TIME "It is now forty minutes and five seconds past six o'clock Eastern Standard Time--and SO ladies and gentlemen good evening and THANK YOU." "This is CFRB speaking. You have just heard Jim Hunter, talking reporter of the Toronto Even- ing Telegram, brought to you by Alka-Seltzer." From then until past midnight you can hear from here, there and everywhere music, comedy, tragedy, news, speeches, etc., in rapid succession. Not a moment is wasted. Time is money, That_high speed, accurate way: of living is characteristic of modern life. Of course it can be overdone, and can result in a nervous break- down. But extreme as it fs, it is much better than the process of dry rot that can easily afflict any life, Twenty-four hours a day are granted to us all. It is surprising how many of those hours can be wasted. = . The chief reason for their wasting is a lack 'of : purpose and plan. You can see many a man, and many a woman, too, who can sit idly amid dirt and confusion, scarcely realizing that either exist. It is one thing to merely exist, and quite an- other thing to have an objective in life, and work towards it. The people with an objective usually - are the happy people. Time is only a blessing to those who learn to use it wisely. It hangs heavy on the hands of those who have no purpose in life. You can easily prove this philosophy. . Set yourself a task to be done in a time a little less than it usually takes. . How quickly the hours pass, and, as a rule, how happily. Those twenty-four hours carry with them the possibility of work, recreation, sleep. That is the correct mixture. Any other that leaves out one part or gives over-prominence to any part, must spoil life. That does not necessarily mean that twenty-four hours be divided into three equal parts of eight hours each, with a third devoted to each of the three life interests--work, recreation, sleep, : "It does mean, however, that each hour shall be happily adding to our development of body, mind, or fortune; and that each day shall find us -that much nearer to accomplishing our life purpsse. People complain about--"Nothing Doing." The fact is that where the mind is alert and the spirit willing, there is usually too much doing, and we have 'to learn to make wise selections according to our needs, and accordng to the needs of those dependent upon us. As the daylight grows shorter and the hours of leisure grow longer, the temptation to waste time grows greater, It would be a revelation to many of our young people who are becoming in- clined to think that life has no opportunities for them, to read the lives of men such as Burbank, Edison, Marconi, Goodyear and other folk like them. They had absorbing purposes in life, and endured hardships unknown to us. Imagine the industry required and the ingenuity exercised in this little story about Burbank. "He received an order to supply 20,000 prune seedlings within nine months, As eighteen months are re- - quired to raise a prune seedling, the task seemed impossible. .But Burbank had his own ideas upon the subject. He planted 20,000 almond seeds. At the end of six months they had grown so rapidly, that he was ablie to graft prune buds upon them: He (delivered the prune seedlings within the specified time, and the orchard in which they were planted is now one of the finest in California. Burbank was the son of a factory worker, with- out extensive education, but with eager couriosity, and a real prupose in life. BACK SEAT DRIVING Back seat driving has been in vogue for a long time. Many years before the auto made its ap- pearance this practice was common. There 'are always 'people who are willing to tell us how to do things and where we are wrong, The fact that the 'person, who undertakes to tell, knows little or nothing about the matter in hand, does not stop him (or her) from "back seat driving." It requires self-restraint and a true sense of courtesy to prevent us from indulging in inter- fering with what is really not our concern. Frequently, of course, the back seat driver is actuated by the best of motives, and frequently, too, the directions given are quite correct. But they cannot read the mind of the person being instructed nor tell what is going to be done next. This irritating interference frequently grows from a sense of impatience. People who have done. things in a certain way for a long time, naturally resent different ideas. - They interfere so frequently that they do not allow any oppor- tunity for the growth of new ideas, nor the self- reliant development of the person whom they are constantly correcting or instructing. There are generally many ways to do things, and if we always stuck to the old ways we should make no progress. "In any case back seat driving is an irritating habit and seldom does any good. Our only excuses for interfering are twofold: 1. We should know definitely that we are right. 2. We should not interfere except in cases of real emergency, and then the quiet suggestion should - be made in a manner that secures appreciative attention, You can think up your own illustrations of back seat driving. They run all the way from telling others how to wear their shoes, cook their food, care for the baby, run the auto, and vote at the next election. There is no need to wait until the New Year to make a resolution to stop "back seat driving." Give the other fellow a chance. King George VI, may prorouge the Federal. Parliament, at Ottawa, while in also unveil the national memorial at Connaught. Charles A. Lindbergh is the centre of a storm, said to have been raised by him in stating the relative strength of the air forces of Russia and Germany. There is plenty of dynamite in that comparison, as Lindbergh now knows. Russia is angry. The partition of Czechoslovakia progresses. As might be expected, the aver- age Czech citizen is submitting to the inevitable. But trouble is not ended. News, Here and There Seventeen persons are known to have perished in the forest fires in the Rainy River area. The fires, which swept a 90 mile front, are said to be under control. Reduced Entrance Examinations Formal Entrance Examinations for admission to High School are being much reduced. An announcement was received by the Management Committee of the Toronto Board of Education, stating that there will be no departmental examina- tions in the subjects of Group 1, which includes social studies, science, health, arts, 'music, crafts, home economics, and agriculture in Grade 8; but that certificates showing that the courses of study had been successfully covered by candidates shall be furnished the High School Entrance Boards by the Principals of the schools ac- tended by the candidates. Departmental examinations will be held in the subjects of Group 2, namely English literature, composition, and grammar, spelling, writing 'and mathematics, the announcement continued: We do not know to what extent these new regulations will govern in rural schools. The same general priuciple will probably apply. A] ~ PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 1938 To Local and Rural Consumers: will take place on the following SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16th -- MONDAY, OCTOBER 17th -- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23rd -- MONDAY, OCTOBER 21th Dated, Sept. 29th; :..8. 3 } : Hydro Interruption and Making the Best of I. or How to Achieve Success By Joseph Denny Hydro Consumers in the Municipality of Port Perry, and the Rural Districts, are hereby advised, that interruptions in Service dates: Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gi. IY, Manning, Sec'y-Treas., Port Perry Hydro System. Last Sunday our Preacher gave us a discourse on "The; Woman of Sam- maria" and in the eourse of his re- marks spoke of Hewn Cisterns and Living Waters, That the Hewn Cis- terns of knowledge is what has been gathered through the ages and but for "J these each individual would have to make a fresh acquisition for his own special needs and Living Waters was the knowledge created by the individ- ual from the stored up material of the past. When we come to think of it the men who have made best use of the knowledge of the past in recent years such as Luther Burbank, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were not endowed in the begin- ning with an overwhelming amount of brain power, they just "set to work with what they had and in the exer- cise of that wonderful gift were able to achieve success and fortune beeause they applied themselves. Of course the argument might be raised that these men were not born in such times as these. This is a machine 'age and 5 "Uisplacing hun- dred's of thousands of men who would work if they could. It is true because the world is passing through a trans- ition period as when a lad is passing from youth to manhood that his voice breaks. It is also true that these men were not born in such an atmosphere of fear which has possessed the world for the past 20 years so that business men are afraid to invest their capital least war overtake them and they lose their all. This fear has been so contagious that almost everyone has been afraid to think of that uncertain tomororw. But these fears can be so overdone as to cause unnecessary panie, It has been said that we are the sum total of all past ages. That if a man has but the knowledge of the English alphabet there is no gate of achievement that can bar his efforts. Think for a moment of the pioneers of this country. Most only possessed a strong arm and a determination to make the best of it and today we are reaping the rewards of their labours. Their's was no bed of roses. They came in the first place to this Land of Promise in old sailing vessels, with all the hardships imaginable. Sometimes the journey took several weeks. To- day if you travel after a couple of weeks the food is just as fresh when you land as the day you 'set sail, But in those days it was different. Food did not keep for more than a "| couple of days and they had to make the best of what they had. Everything today is prepared for the benefit of the passenger; in those days the luck- less emigrant had to take pot luck. Even in these last 25 years a wonder- ful transformation has taken place in the mode of ocean travel that one can scarcely realize that such enormous strides have taken place. . Sickness and scurvy and a rough passage it meant in those early days, but in this 20th century the best of medical skill is at your disposal and a constant round of entertainment is put on for your benefit so that the voyage may not be too tedious. ° When our forefathers fot here what then? There were forests to be cleared up, and perhaps after a year or two, things, with the aid of sympathetic neighbours, began to take on a more homelike appearance, but, it meant roughing it and hardship in every sense of the term. They knew nothing of "relief" in those days. It was a case of sink or swim. They made great sacrifices; but they won. Today there are thousands of well cducated young men in the British Isles who would give much to have the privilege that we enjoy, the privilege of being in this Land of Promise but they cannot come because of the emi- gration bars are up against them. In speaking to a group of young men a few days ago they spoke of the difliculties of life that presently besets them, but then one said, isn't there the same God in the heavens, the same sun in the sky and the same rains that descend to refresh the earth? If our forefathers finally made such a sue- cess of things with all their attendant hardships what is to prevent us? But our forefathers made hay while the sun shone, they sacrificed the present for the future and reaped a glorious harvest. They paid as they went and if they could not pay they did not go. They did not spend all their money on cigarettes, shows, motors and games. These things are all right in their way if they can be afforded. These men were out to make the best things with what they had and success followed their efforts. Today success beckons you on. The fear of a world war has been dispelled. This will loosen up the private money in the banks and that will mean enter- prise, business and employment. If you have at your disposal shon- esty, perseverance, originality, stick- to-it-iveness and commonsense you have the whole world at your feet. Don't whine about your yesterday, but make the most of today opening up to a glorious morrow; and if you have tried and have failed, try, try and try again and make your cher- ished dreams come true. DT TAKING A WORLD TOUR Mr. Harry Clarke, formerly of Sceugog Island, pastor of the Clark Tabernacle, of Waterloo, Towa, is now conducting meetings at Souix City, Towa. Mr. Clark expects to leave on a world tour, including the Holy Land, early next year. He will go with Dr. J. O. Kinnaman, head of the Depart- ment of History, Madison College, Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Kinnaman lectured at the Clark Tabernacle for one month regarding his work as an archacologist. He has had a wide and very interesting life of study of an- cient peoples and natives of little known countries. Mr. Clark accompanies Mr, Kinna- man as assistant, singing and speak- ing at the meetings in the Holy Land where Dr. Kinnaman lectures. His brother, Thos. Clark, who is co- worker at the Clark Tabernacle in Waterloo, has been visiting his sister Mrs. Oliver Reader, on Scugog Island. He is leaving on a two months' vaca tion in Los Angeles. ------------------r >. SEAGRAVE Those who attended the concert sponsored by the Seagrave Sunday School Orchestra on Friday evening enjoyed one of the biggest treats of the season. Mr. John Mark, S. S. Superintendent made a jovial and ef- ficient chairman, The Little Britain Boys' Band under their leader My. Linton were present and played several selections while the crowd was gathering. This introduced a spirit of good-will into the gathering and everyone felt a kindly interest «in the entertainers. The public school children had contributed their bit by making out the programmes which dirdge. God Save the King. could act the part of a weeping old several very clever readings. Miss Teachers' When? Friday, October 7. Town Hall, Brooklin. Headlights -- display of projects; talks by Miss C. Simpson of the Pub- lic School staff, Brooklin, and Mr. W. Where ? School; Book Fair; the kindly greet- ing and friendly remarks of one strange teacher to another, From the time the programme was received, till the opening of the con- vention a feeling of keen anticipation was felt by the writer. From the time Mr. Pascoe, the president, said, "If you will just come to order, till the close not a moment was spent but was interesting and profitable, After the opening exercises which were conducted by Rev. P, L. Jull, B. A., of Brooklin. Mr, Hutchison wel- comed the visitors and new teachers. There are sixteen new teachers in the South Ontario inspectorate this year. Miss Simpson gave a most instruc- tive talk on writing. She pointed out the difficulties a child encountered in mastering the art of writing; told of ways and means of overcoming these difliculties, nad was enthusiastic in her praise of the adoption of the print seript method of writing. Miss Simp- son had. with her some of the work done by her pupils, which showed, in- deed, that writing is an art. Mr. Kendrick spoke in the forenoon on Knglish Activities in the Grades, and the afternoon on English Litera. ure in the Grades. He had with him K. F. Kendrick, M.A., Toronto Normal | SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. Convention South Ontario Public School Teachers Meet at Brooklin (By one of the teachers) examining these projects. Mr. Kend- vick emphasized the importance of al- ways keeping pupils well supplied with books of real interest to them. Many other points of interest to teachers were emphasized by Mr. Kendrick. Fortunate, indeed, were the teachers of South Ontario inspectorate to have Mr. Kendrick as speaker at their con- vention. The book display was a real trip to bookland, Three large tables at the back of the hall were covered with books. Books made of velvet paper, filled with beautiful pictures, written in simple language and in clear print; books on every subject for every grade and for each type of child. At every table during each intermission could be seen teachers jotting down the name of the book most useful to him or her. Publishing houses certainly know how to make an educational book display. Projects filled almost every avail- able space in the hall; projects from rural schools and town schools. Per- haps these. projects showed more than anything else the method of teaching the new programme of studies. = All showed clearly the relationship be- tween the finished project and the sub- ject taught. Some were works of art, all were interesting and all were in- structive, The writer came away from the con- vention feeling that children are the world's greatest asset. Many a bright many projects done by pupils in the Public Schools of Troonto. Keen in- terest was shown by the teachers in follows: Address of welcome--Rev. J. McLachlan, Theme song--Or- chestra. Community singing --con- ducted by Mr. Esplin. Maveh, "Our Boys"--Ovrchestra, Selection by Mu. Esplin. Piano solo by Doris Wallace. Reading--Jean Sellery. Fond Mem- ories-----Orchestra. = Selection by Mr. Esplin. Solo by Gloria Harding. Selection by Mr. Esplin. Music by Little Britain Boys' Band. Selection by Mr. Esplin. Solo by Mrs. Wool- Tone Poem--""Hope Eternal" by the Orchestra. Reading by Jean Sellery. Flute solo, "Londonderry Air" by Mr, Scott, Solo by Joe Grant- ham. America's Finest by Orchestra. Mr. Esplin is a Scottish comedian from Toronto and certainly was very humorous. His jokes were funny and were well received by everyone. He lady in a song and rendered "Luttle Batuse" very touchingly as a reading. Miss Jean Sellery of Toronto gave Doris Wallace of Greenbank, only a nine-year-old is certainly a musical wonder, Certainly she will find a place of note in the world of music. Of course the orchestra deserves great eredit when one remembers that three years ago many of its members could not read music. Great eredit is due Mrs. Sleep and Mr. IL. Scott who have surmounted many obstacles to produce the orchestra of to-day. « + x Mr. Glenn Moase has secured a position in the International Nickel Mines in Sudbury. We wish him suec- cess and good luck. Miss Alma Clements, of Oshawa, pent the week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Clements. Mrs. F. Goodall of Hamilton, has been visiting friends and relatives in the community. Mrs. R. A. Milne of Toronto, is visiting with her sister Mrs. H. W. Ilagleson, Co a UP -- SONYA Mrs. Charles MeKague of Toronto, spent the past week with relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beecroft and Mrs. John Beecroft were guests of Mr, and Mrs. David Beecroft on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Milton Prentice were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Lunney in St. Thomas. A splendid concert to be given by the Scugog Young People, a supper and Bazaar will be held in St. An- drew's Church on Friday, Oct. 21. were passed around, and were as Misses Elva and Mildred Prentice, idea did she tuck up her sleeve hoping to make life in her school happy and progressive, Joan Mason, Mr, Reid MacFarlane and Mr, Bill Mason were home for the holiday. Mr. and Murs. Victor Ormiston and son Rabert, spent the:-week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mencely were visitoing friends in Galt recently. Mrs. David Lunney is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lunney. MYRTLE Henry Perey of Port Whitby, visited friends her last week. Mrs. Roy Parrott of Toronto, spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Id. Redman, In order to give all those who so desire an opportunity to attend Pros- pect Anniversary next Sunday the order of service has been changed here--Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching service at t'1 a.m. A good attendance is looked for as so many prefer the morning service. Mrs. Morley Cook and daughters of Colborne were with friends here on Sunday. They are quite impressed with their new environment and are getting well established in the butcher business. Mrs. Hugo Bradley entertained the Faithful Workers' Class at her home on Wednesday evening when plans were made for the fall activities, and (Continued on back page) ---------- eG PD -- A Request to Subscribers. One of the most welec me visitors to our office to-day is the subscriber who comes in to pay his subscription. He is the man who keeps the wheels moving. (This applies to the ladies too.) 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