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$1.50 per year in advance. § cents single copy. RT PERRY STA PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 1938 EDITORIAL a A i 3d ok i 5 3 A J sc 5 5 + v § 3 : 4 i of "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." --_------ee-- FOR OR AGAINST? It is easy to be against anything. That usually requires neither action nor sacrifice. ~ If you are for something, you have to do some- thing about it. You have to spend time and per- haps money to help your dream come true. Take our Central Ontario Highway, or clearing up or improving the waterfront. Are you for these projects? Are you willing to do anything about them? Or are you willing to "let George do it" and then wonder why he did not do it dif- ferently ? der, : _ Consider the Christmas Fair. Are you going to put your shoulder to the wheel, and make it one of the best Fairs ever held? Or are you wonder- ing why those fellows can't think up something better and put on a good show? There is much truth in the quotation "He that is not for us is against us." What about taxes? Are you anxious for a re- duction? Would you be willing to do your share of duties as a citizen to bring about this result? Or do you demand everything you can get from: government" (municipal or otherwise), and then wonder why taxes go up? 3 Look around home. Are you for a good farm, a' tidy home, a nice lawn with flowered border? -Then-you ought to-do something about it. It is quite likely that the old folk have reached their: limit. It is also likely that they never had the beauty and comfort that are within the reach of this generation. They need help if home is to he the little paradise it should be. 1 Every time we-shirk our duties as citizens we are forging the chains that may later be used by a dictator, We barter our freedom daily for "a mess of pottage". It is time that our people left the ranks of those who are "agin" things; and became active members. of the army who are willing to do something and 'be for something lich you eonsidef good, "i The whole thing begins at home and with the: individual. If you can't help, don't hinder. >0od ~. TURN IT OFF One great danger threatens our people and it is: aggravated daily by the radio. That danger is. the constant broadcasting of all the troubles and tragedies of the world. wer i Ordinary people cannot stand the strain of misery and destruction which is common radio - diet, They either become "hard boiled" or have a wave of emotion that is likely at any time to break out in hysteria such as was experienced in New York when Wells' "The War of the Worlds" was broadcasted. Both these results are bad; but of the two becoming "hard-boiled" is the worse. It is a sad commentary upon our humanity when we can calmly listen to the slaughter of ten thosand Chinese or a couple of thousand Span- iards. We take it for granted that we can do. nothing about it. The same attitude is taken to a considerable extent about all human misery-- "It's none of my business." "I've troubles of my own," : There is no compulsion about having the radio- going all the time. - We really don't 'listen to it constantly. That is physically impossible; and it is very easy to become careless listeners. We ought to have some time to do our own thinking, "and a little quiet conversation. tL Quite frequently you can go into a home to visit and enter into competition with the radio in the matter of conversation. Not very polite on the part of the host is it? There is not very much value in having delicate selectivity in the radio, and then do no selecting. There are splendid programs on the radio, and they can give food for thought and enjoyment. But we ought to have some time to digest this food. We cannot afford to become "hard-boiled" careless listeners, or hysterical. : If you do not enjoy what is on the radio, turn it off. Select the best. Avoid the worst. Don't be like Ikey, who stayed three hours in bathing machine to get his money's worth. He caught cold. - . > 0d NOT CAPITALISM--BUT PEOPLE Why do people keep on talking about the cap- italistic system as though it in itself was a menace to the good of humanity ? The peculiat thing about: it all is that the standard of living and of personal freedom is' higher in democratic countries than it is in countries, governed by one of the modern dictators. -=..These short extracts from an-article by Ethel AmbIeF Hunter in "The American Mercury" give point to this statement. "Let me present a couple in our neighborhood-- and to be found in almost any neighborhood--who consider "themselves among the so-called poor. The husband had no luck as a salesman, and the young wife supports them for the most part by secretarial work. They owe nearly everyone in town. Yet they have a car (a good one), send their boy to summer camp, take trips during the 'wife's vacation and dress well. Mary says it costs her eight dollars a month to keep her hair decent. She forgets that generations of women ~--w~ith-handsome-hair relied on soap and water and a clean hair brush instead of a beauty parlor. Certainly they are not poor, and had they belonged to the 'poor' of 20 or 30 years ago they would have gone. without the things I have mentioned rather than owe money. "Since 1932 the American public has decreased its gifts for the support of churches by 80 per cent, for general benevolences 29 per cent, for . community chests 24 per cent.; and for colleges 18 per cent. At the same time, however, expendi- tures for luxuries mentioned, and for theatres, cigarettes, automobiles, liquor, jewelry, radios, and other dispensables, have soared by 25 per cent, to as much as 317 per cent." 43 ok kx Nearly all the people who would destroy capital- ism, and build a new system of government, start + by declaring that they are the champions of free- dom. Here is 'an enlightening inscripton by Benito Mussolini in his preface to his book "John Huss", published before the World War: "As I prepare this little volume for printing, 1 cherish the hope that it may arouse in the minds of its readers a hatred of every form of spiritual and secular tyranny." And Stalin believes" in the freedom of--Stalin and those who agree with him. , People can live happily under capitalism if they will, They can'have as much misery under any other system of government as they will endure. Not systems of government, but people are the determining factors in human happiness. 'Two Excellent Projects The town has been busy lately on two more projects of improvement for Port Perry. A Great Culvert The first project was the building of | , what is really a flume (although not supplying a water wheel) to convey the water down through at the back of the United Church on its way to the culvert on the main street and out at the west side of the bowling green. That big cement culvert is a fine piece of workmanship, and the whole matter has been neatly finished so. that the road is properly protected and the ap- pearance of that corner has been greatly improved. This work will be paid for out of the County Road Im- provement account, and is not a direct local charge. The Stand Pipe For a considerable time there has been fear that the water tank up on the hill would give out some day, and the town would suddenly be faced with a problem of water supply. Evidently the council looked after the matter just in time. Now that the old tank has been dismantled; it has been found that much of the material is in a very rotten condition. The new tank is being erected by the H. E. Mott Co. of Brantford, at a cost of $1700. This sum will be paid out of the Waterworks Department surplus. The structure is 20 feet high by 26 feet in diameter, and is made of three' inch British Columbia fir, bound by steel hoops. It will have both a flat and a conical top. It is expected that the work will be completed this week. : In the meantime the town water supply has been maintained by direct pumping into the local water pipes, and the people have enjoyed the music, of running water on our main street for a couple of weeks, There was a goodly number from Prespect seen at Myrtle anniversary services on Sunday last. 7"Church service at Prospect next Sunday will be held at 1.80 p.m. as usual. Mr, Honey will be in charge, assisted by the male choir. Sunday School will follow under the leadershi of Mr. A. Orchard. : Mrs, C. Harrison, Myrtle, and Miss Mary Martin of Brooklin, were Sun- day guests of Mrs. J, Armstrong. Mr, and Mrs. Albert Blatch, Violet Community Club at Prospect Has Gay Party and Peggy, of Oshawa, were with Mrs. J. Armstrong on Sunday and attended Myrtle Anfiversary, + All roads led to the school house on Monday evening when the: Young People's Group held their Hallowe'en party there. With the president, Mr, Wallace Armstrong, as chairman, the program opened with a community sing-song led by Jack Stevens, with Miss Winnie Niddery at the piano. The costume contest wag a hard fought one, Rev. Mr, Honey and Mr. Totton, the judges, were forced to con- sider and reconsider as they made hair-breadth decisions. The results were as follows, the close decisions, in some sections, being evident, Hallowe'en costume was won by Ruth Diamond; Sr. Comic Costume-- 1 Misses Edgerton and Conlin, as a rolligking lady and gentleman; 2 Mrs. E. Diamond and Mrs. A. Gilroy as "My Husband's Wife and My Wife's husband. Jr, Comic--Ronald Middle: (Continued on page 4) FOUR LITTLE PICTURES (From the Canadian Liberal Monthly) Fascism. : The basic form of prganization is the syndicate. Employers and em- ployees have separat¢ syndicates in territorial areas and trade units, Wien any syndicate includes 109 of the possible membership in an area it re ceives official recognition from the State, and thenceforth represents 100 per cent of the employers or em- ployees in the trade in the area, The syndicate supervise 'labour contracts, discipline their members and assist with propaganda and education under government control. * Nazism-- The Nazi Party consists of 4,000,000 members... The core of this group con- sists of 200,000 Storm Troops, whose guns and clubs enfbree public accept- ance of the Dictator's will. There are more than 6,000,000 fanatically loyal ~} members of the Nazi Youth organiza- tion, s Industrial workers ate not permit- ted to organize, and self-expression by labour groups is forbidden. The Gov- ernment maintains wages rigidly at low levels... The-Labour Front organ- ization of Nazi Party deals with work- ers. It provides inexpensive recrea- tional and educational facilities and other social advantages to supplement low wages. It also dictates wage agreements and conditions of labour, and has arbitrary jurisdiction over the transfer of workers from place to place. Communism-- The Communist Party -- led by its distator--is the only legal political Party in Russia. It rules Russia. And all the impressive language of the 1936 constitution does not alter the fact one jot. The - Communist Party consists of only 1,500,00 mem- bers in a nation of almost 170,000,000 people: But it holds absolute control over the guns and bayonets, over the press and radio stations, over the food supplies, over. the monetary system and over every post in the civil ser- vice, Its regime has been one of ruthless intolerance, and discipline through terriorism and bloodshed. The decisions of the Party--and chiefly its dictator--become the policies of the country and the Party enforces those policies upon every last man, woman and child in the Soviet Union. Democracy-- The citizen is free to worship as he pleases; to speak without fear of violence; to scleet his news and in- formation; to publish and propagate his views; to choose his own calling; to guide the education of his children: to own his home and property and to hold it safe from intrustion and tres- pass; to carn; to spend; to save and to accumulate. These are liberties which are cherished by democratic people. At times, as the result of political accident or national emer- gency, these libertics may be curtail- ed; but the inherent self-cleansing character of Democracy will not per- mit prolonged impairment. The Port Perry Lions Brown, of Bowmanville. inspiring address. SERVICE Someone, who has very evidently perceived the true purpose of a Lions Club, has named such organizations as ours a "Service" Club, and it is only on the grounds of service .that we members of a Lions Club have any right to continue as individuals in the co-operative group of business men, who are out solely to render a service to the community in which we live. If we are members of a Lions Club for any other purpose, than for the service that we can render our fellow men, then we are members under false pre- tenses, members who can never be real ee ---- er ------ \AAAASAAAAAAL LAA AA AA LX ES TST I A LLL) PEACE BEGINS AT HOME London, Oct. 17.--Sir Wm. Bragg, one of Britain's leading scientists, in 1 national broadcast yesterday urged the nation to find, first of all, internal econciliation as the means for a more effective arrangement for internation- al reconciliation, and that goodwill must not now be damaged by en- couragement of suspicion, malicious interpretation, and ignorant criticism. "Policy, foreign as well as domestic, is for every nation ultimately deter- mined by the character of her people and the inspiration of her leaders", de- 'clared Sir William, in the first of three broadcasts on moral rearmament. "The strength of a nation consists in the vitality of her prineples. How can we bring about that permgnent peacy: needed to build a social structure .in which every part is of use and in which every member of the community feels cared for and wanted ? "Moral rearmament means an ex- periment with the principles of Christ. {lt means-a new fitness in our work, our body, and our brain. We must put aside sternly every indulgence that clouds .our vision and weakens our power. Clearly, the experiment will be spoiled if we damage goodwill by encouraging suspicion malicious interpretation, and ignoraiit criticism. gether, We see the authoritarian efliciency of states and realize once mon purpose. But our service must be voluntary, not forced, vet full and veady as if ordered by a dictator. The nearer we, as a nation, come to inter. nal reconciliation, the more effective we shall be in arranging a reconcilia- tion which is external and internation- al, and the nearer will be the day when all defences ean come down. We do not know how far away this day is. We only know it will come if we work and fight for it." ~~ o> KIND OF LETTER WE ENJOY THE Winnipeg, Oct. 31st, 1938 450 Kennedy St. Mr. S. Farmer, Port Perry, Dear Sir,--Enclosed herewith is a Postal Money Order for One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to pay my re- newal subscription to your paper for the coming year. It is a long time since I left Port Perry but the little weekly paper keeps me up to date with what is go- ing on in my home town, so send along all the news. Yours truly, Wm. J. Motheral, The Lions Club will put on a concert in the Town Hall, Port Perry, on Friday, Nov. 26th. Reserve the date. Further particulins | ter. PERRY Club was honoured by a visit last I'riday evening from Dissrict Governor J. J. He gave an informing and The following extract clearly pic- tures the true spirit of Lionism: Lions, because we do not know the essence of the spirit of Lionism, Lionism does exist, and can only exist as long as there is a need for service, Someone has wisely said "Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy on this earth", and the same may be said of a Lions Club, that service is the rent we pay as Lions for the privilege of having, and belonging to, a Lions Club, While we may legitimately take pride in the service we render in our community, we must always temper our pride with the realization that (Continued on page four) Now is the time to pull ourselves to-| = again the power of discipline and com-|- SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. PROFESSOR A. G. CHRISTIE Receives High Honour Prof. A. G. Christie, of Johns Hopkins University is elected President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for 1939 It is a real pleasure to announce the fact that one of our boys has had conferred upon him well deserved honour in recognition of eminent service to many peoples, Graham Christie, native of Manchester, and former student of Port Perry High School, has be- come a world authority on electrical and othr me- chanical power. His neighbors and friends here are proud of his achievement, and are happy in his pro- motion. Congratulations, (From "Mechanical Engineering", Aug. 1938) Alexander Graham Christie, Professor of Mechanical Engi- neering at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., but more widely known throughout the world for his work in the design of power plants, who was nominated for the office of President of the Society, was born at Manchester, Ont., Canada, in 1880. He was graduated from the School of Practical Science, University of To- ronto, 1901 and received his M.E. degree from the some school in 1913. Upon his graduation in 1901, Professor Christie started his engineering career as a mechanic in the Rast Pittsburgh, Pa., plant of the Westinghouse Machine Company, working his way up to the positich of erétting and test engineer and foreman, where he was able t§ do his part in the carly development and construc- tion of steam furbines and gas engines. After being in charge of the Westinghduse turbine and gas-engine exhibits at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Mo., in 1904, he resigned to become an instructor in Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University. However, he resigned again the following year in order to take charge of the erection, test, and operation of the first steam turbine built by the Allis-Chalmers Company, where he also did work on condensers, steam engines, gas engines, and pumps. In the fall of 1907, he became mechanical engineer in charge of construction and opera- tion of the power plant of Western Canada Cement & Coal Com- pany, Exshaw, Alberta, Canada. Sut with his considerable experience in the design and con- struction of power-plant equipment and machinery, it was not long, 1900 to be exact, before Professor Christie was invited to become assistant professor of steam and gas engineering at the University of Wisconsin and later associate professor. In 1914, he joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University as associate professor of mechanical engineering, being promoted in 1920 to a full professorship. Since 1916, he has been in charge of the even- ing engineering and technilogical school of the University. In his connections with various engineering and manufactur- ing firms, he has worked on the design and construction of such rower plants as Cahokia, Lake Shore and Avon Beach in Cleveland, Gould Street in Baltimore, Md., India Basin in San Francisco, Three Rivers in Quebec, Edmonton, Alberta, Can., Salt Creek in Wyoming, and also on power projects in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, I'rance, Denmark, Perak, Asia, Queensland, Australia, and Argentina, S.A. At the present time, he is con- <ulting engineer to the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co., Baltimore, on designs of a new superimposed power plant. Elected to membership in the A.S.M.E. in 1907, Professor Christie served as secretary-treasurer of the Baltimore Section for many years. Since 1918, he has been a member of various com- niittees on Power Test Codes, being today vice-president of the Standing Committee on Power Test Codes. He has also given freely of his valuable time to the Society by serving on the So- ciety's Committee on Publications, Nominating Committee, and Professional Conduct Committee; and as Manager for the years 1922 to 1925 and as Vice-President from 1925 to 1927. From 1919 to 1922, Professor Christie was chairman of the Joint Committee on Code of Ithics of all the national engineering societies. He is a member of the Engineer's Club of Baltimore as well as that of New York. In the last few years, Professor Christie has been or still is a member of the division of engineer- ing, National Research Council: Prime Movers Committee, N.E. LA.; American Advisory Committee, International Electrotechni- cal Commission; and the World Power Conference. i As an authority on steam turbines and power plant equip- ment, Professor Christie has written many articles for technical journals, here and abroad. He is the author of the steam-turbine section of both Sterlings' "Marine Engineer's Handbook" and Kent's "Mechanical Engineer's Handbook." | - LAPS M7 Shs pp) i 5 18 F Lh as bh