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Port Perry Star (1907-), 27 Apr 1939, p. 1

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¥ : = - . r ey " - : | Watch your label; It tolls when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single copy. CE RDITORIAL- i "Such is the patriot's boast, Sion abisias His first, best country ever is at home." - GARDEN RAKES NEEDED I ae a Howls ther day; and now's the hour Tov "thie garden rake to show its power--to clean up. True the snowbanks have been lingering on the porth side, of the- house; and, as this writing is done, the i ice, is still in the lake; yet it can't last for- ever. When the warm. weather does come, it will be a good thing to be ready Tor it. The season for gardening will be short enough without de- lays caused by us. . >o< WHAT IS YOUR PET FEAR? Most of us are afraid of something. Of course, we do not generally admit it; sometimes not even to ourselves. All this is perfectly EW, because -our first business is 'self 'preservation; and we become _ aware of danger to ourselves in certain quarters. That sense of danger is the cause of fear, unless we are certain that we have ample resources to overcome the danger so far as we are concerned, Fear does two bad things. 1. It gathers to itself much 'that is imaginary in order to prove that there is real cause for fear. 2. It is likely to result in hate of what is feared as Shakespeare puts it--"In time we hate - tha which -we also fear." It is hate, the by-product of ton; that dosh most damage in our lives. Men and women who could readily be helpful friends are often removed from "us by barricades of fear and hate. And hate is most destructive to the hater. : If we must be afraid it is best to be sure that the cause of our fear is real. If we must hate, we should be sure that a real enemy exists that cannot be overcome by common-sense, and decent treatment. : The general cure of fear is direct action." ™ Burns puts it--""Nursing her wrath to keep it warm" aptly describes the state of mind, of those who sit and brood over their fears... The mind filled with constructive thought has but little room for fear. The body properly cared for, duly "rested, 'actively busy in worth- while tasks, seldom houses fear. i If we grasp the nettles of fear firmly, the tial disappears. The story of the motto over the library fire- place is worth adding. A man who had lived a long and active *life. carved in stone over-his™ | library- fireplace this motto; "Life has been full of trouble--most of which never happened. » Sho pee A TERRIBLE BOOK "Mein Kampf" is the product of Hitler's mind and while he is proud of it, no freedom loving man . _ to be moral courage, chivalry are not mentioned. v "As "Some day a German: national tribunal will | judge' and put to. death sundry tens of -thousands:™ ~~ Democracy--*"the deceitful theory th would insinuate--=namely, the theory that all men are created equal." at the Jew 'Referring to democratic politicians, Hilter says in Mein Kampf "I hated with an utter whole bunch of lying scum." hatred this "Surely the Jew will let out a powerful yell in his newspapers. when in the time to come, . . . the scandal of a free press is put an end to, and the press is put into the service of th "Our whole system of rearing and must imbue our youth with the conv e state." education iction that they are absolutely and unqualifiedly better than other peoples." The general tone of what is said regarding edu- cation. is that the first and foremost object of male education is physical fitness. secondary merely--kindness, Christianity will su suffer no interference Character is tolerance, from Hit- ler so long as'it "minds its own business" does not ° take any part .in political matters, persecution, - as un . * * "a AT IT AGAIN or oppose There is something extremely disconcerting to "read the word pictures of Britain in th Evening Post. 'For instance-- "It was the British Government, commanding , e Saturday the serpent's tooth rhetoric- of Lord Balfour and the insulting .tongue of the Chancellor chequer, that called upon the world that America, the Shylock, valuing gold blood, = sacrificé, or friendship, was of the. Ex- to witness more than bleeding Europe white by. exacting" her pound of flesh in the name of war debts--at a time when the only 'the interest or principal of the war money begrudgingly shaved fromthe proceeds of new American loans. Out of each . so long as she could borrow, she paid. ean be. Some quotations will be. sufficient to prove this point. Comment will be unnecessary: "When the people fight for their eXistence on this planet ~-- . . . all tonsiderations of humanity and.beauty amount together to zero." "The might of a political party does hot in the . slightest degree spring from the intelligence or 'independence of thought of its members; but from . the disciplined obedience with which. {he members serve the spiritual command." "The party must not be the servant of the 'masses, but their lord and master" They (the 'masses) "the great stupid herd that is our people." "What dogma is to faith, party principles, are Res to the political party on the make," "Every propaganda must be popular and must pitch its level at the level of the meanest capa- Lie citfes whom it would seek to reach. - The greater -- the mass of men to be reached the lower its in- tellectual level 'must be." account of old loans, and that is the or "money Europe was paying us on account of either _ debts Was: new loan, a little on ily kind of money we ever got back--a little of our own." That America did come to the rescue cal time in the rGedt War is not to That country "won the war" at a criti- be denied. in the same manner that the writer pulled down a huge maple tree in Uxbridge. It was almost cut through, and be- . Six men on'a rope were pulling with all their might, but without avail. ginning to sway. writer grasped the rope gave a. great pull, and down came the tree. Of course-the-other six men -- | had continued to pull with all their might. But the last man on the job pulled down the tree. Debts are a' peculiar misfortune not only to the party loaning the money; but to the d. report has been heard as yet of re-payment of ebtor: No war debts to Britain, the -country that borrowed from America in order that the Allies might have sufficient funds to carry on the war to such suc- cess ns. was achieved. The Unijed States of America. has not suffered "unduly as the result of her loans through poverty or by the destruction of property. Business went on as usual at a profit. not" been restricted by -British action. " rate has been lower than the British "The Jew is_the pitiless fomenten; of the de, struction of Germany - ++. He is the implacable a - your telephone number.and then your age this year, She still can feel reasonably safe from cept it be by air. Above all her immunity from danger of war is Her freedom of trade has Her tax tax rate. attack, ex- --purchased in large degree by the constant vig- ilance of Britain and France. Until t he menace of aggressive dictatorships is removed it ill be- of Britain and her allies, ~ Whether Britain .or 'any other count their war lebts it is difficult to say. comes even the United States to be contemptuous ry (except - such countries as Finland) will ever be able to pay They must The = | bridge-Vaughan Co. a a a en The first of a series of "monthly | meetings of the Port Perry Business Men's Association 'was held on Thurs- with busiiiess session following. Harry Peel, president, presided. After thé usual felecitations and presentation of" the Secretary's report (by Mr. R. J. Harper. [n-th absence of Mr, Manning) the chairman called upon Reeve Letcher to introduce Mr, Allan t6 present the case for the sale Mu. "| of the local Bell Telephone System to the Woodbridge-Vaughan Co. Mr. Allan stated that the sale was part of a policy of territorial amalga- mation that had been going on for some time." The local system, he claimed, had not been on a paying basis for some time; but under an ailea system new economices could. be introduced which would make the sys- tem more profitable tb the new company. ' ) . The Bell Telephone Company, he said, had the controlling interest in twelve companies similar to the Wood- In this latter company the Bell owned 93% of the Perry, If the sale was effected, were centred dn the re-building of the line anduthe installation of more modern equipment, -..Rates, Mr. Allan. said, would. not..be changed, and long distance calls would be made as usual over the Bell Tele- phone Co. system. - Mr. Allan having presented his case, and no definite opposition (based on reason why the transfer should not be made) being given, the meeting voted asking the Port Perry Council to put through the by-law allowing the trans- fer of franchise. . This matter having been disposed 'of, the chairman of the several com- mittees" were introduced, "and stated tion ~~. Membership: First 'was Mr. Harper for member- ship. He reported 91 members to date; and an objective of 100. Agriculture: Mr. Jemison spoke for the Agri- cultural Committee in the absence of Mr. Holtby. He presented a resolution, urging increased activity by the Agni cultural Representative in Port Perry and vicinity, - He also spoke of the Farmers' Night to be held June 2nd at the High School, when Mr. Reck, Deputy Minister of Apkriculture, is to be the speaker. Sports: Mr. Kerr introduced sport matters. He saw possibilities of skiing at Greenbank and Utiém. Baseball need- ed sponsoring in this locality and suggested that the Association Support this sport. i Meet etn gp SE meeting took the form. of a supper|" their plans in relation to the. Associa bh PORT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 217, 1939 bank theh amused the boys with some happy £ongs, particularly in the case day evening of' last - week, with{of UC selection featuring local: cel- some sixty members present, The] ebrities, ' Property: Mr. Frank Shepherd told of work to be done at the Fair Grounds, particu- darly in rolling grounds and repairing fences. = . Mr. Woon introduced the idea -of planting trees on the grounds, and a vote of $25.00 was passed, conditional- ly that a similar amount be contribut- ed by the Agricultural Society, and the Council for Fair Grounds ments which included Sanitary conven- iences. Tourist Information: N This, subieet was. introduced. by, My. Grant Gervow and a resolution was passed authorizing the establishment of an information bureau at the Archer Garage. It was suggested that Caesavea and other local resorts be invited to join in this movement to furnish-information. A proper stream- er is to be put up locating the inform- ation bureau. stock. © The system would still be Publicity: ; supervised by the Bell Co. ; Mr. V. P. Stouffer proposed the The advantages offered to- Port erection of some road signs; and sug- gested the publication of a booklet set- ting forth Port Perry's tourist ad- vantages. This latter to be financed by advertising, brine Town Planning: - 'Rhis committee is headed by Mr. tascronbe, The matter "of daylight saving canfe up under this heading, and it was decided on a vote by ballot to have daylight saving in Pert Perry beginning June '18th, and ending on Labor Day. It was under this committee work that the telephone Aransfer was sanc- tioned. 4 arms taras at Mr Biaves wan called upon and ondition of affairs' 31% acres at the water front. Some of land and water lots have recently been acquired immediately facing the station. There has been placed upon the supplementary estimates a recom- mendation for - the expenditure of $15,000 by the Federal Government for waterfront inprovement. Mr. Bowes urged the business men to do all in their power to support this movement, and a resolution was passed along these lines. He also. spoke of sqme industries" that might he induce come to Port Perry, and thought that an effort should be made to sccure these. It might be wted that Mr. Bowes improve- |. o| Mr. and Mrs. "by Dum, About three o'clock in of this week, Ross Bailey, sudden and terrible form. dump truck. ers the box. He reached removed with great difficul Manner. Myrtle Station Sunday evening charge of Mr. Floyd Honey, of Ems manuel College, Toronto, who deliver- el a very interesting and helpful mes: sage. He chose for his Seripture lesson Isaiah 40. His text was the latter puart-of the 33rd verse of the 16th chap. of St. John's gospel. In the world ye shall have tribulations; but be of good cheer; 1 have® over- Lgome the world." The world today is in a state of unrest, some of it in chaos, yet through it all rang a note of triumph at the Easter tide, em- phasizing the fact that the Christian hope is not, and will not be doumed. The highway is in perfect condition for walking, and the scholars thor- oughly. enjoyed the delightful change of weather on Sunday as was evi- denced. by the splendid attendance. at Sunday School "service, A full stail of tachers were also present. ~The Tegular monthly meeting of the Faithful Workers' Sunday School class will meet at the home of Mrs. Gordon Barton, on- May rd at 8 pan. Mrs, Baker, Fenelon Falls, visited Tuesday of last 'week at the home of her brother Mr. James Cooper. Mrs. Hawken of Langden, North | Dakota, and her daughter Mrs. John- son, of Minneapolis, Minnesotn, who have been visiting relatives and old friends in different parts of the coun- try, spent part of the week-end with Robt. Chisholm. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Thompson of Toronto, were' recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. A. I, Ramsey visited service was an [drove specially to Ottawa that day in support of the waterfront appropria- tion, A resolution was carried urging Mr. Bowes in the matter of waterfront improvement to a satisfactory con- ! clusion. the Council to continue the services ot | Mr. with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ball of Uxbridge. Mr. and Mis. leslie moved into a part of Mrs. L house. Mr. Chas. Fox, who has been with Clarence Harrison for the past has hired for the summer with Magee have Grant's wi the box to make an adjustment, box was released and fell upon the unfortunate young- man, and he was trapped and killed. SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. Ross Bailey Killed p. Truck. Killed Instantly: 'While Attempting to Adjusting Mechanism the af:ernoon, on Monday 17 year old son of Mr, and Mrs. Arthur. Bailey, of Cartwright, met death in most The young man had been hauling gravel with a 1 While using the dumper, something went wrong with the mechanism that raises and low- in between the chassis and - when suddenly the The body was ty. ' ww -Abeut five years ago, a young man named Wil- liam O'Neill, of Cannington, was killed in a similar --rore--yr---------- ey par ee Ontario Provincial -W. M.S: The axinual meeting of the Ontario Provincial Missionary Society of the Church, Hamilton, Aprib 18 to. 20. This was the silver jubilee of the amalgamation of the Women's For eign Missionary Society, the Women's Home Missionary Society, "and the Worlien's Missionary Society, of Mon- treal, Que, y After the amalgamation the Prévin- cin Societies were formed. The message ofthe year was gievn by the past ppésidents.. The meetings were very inspirational and informative. Seyeral Missionaries on 3 spoke. Mrs, Davis, Manchuria, China, said in spite of a certain amount of growth of the ( "hristian, Church there still goes on very -much alive to the gospel m "with a decided sense of responsibility for missionary work. Miss Mabel Tennant, Girls' Work Secretary, "a delegate. to the, Madras Missionary Conference, spoke of the vitality of these new Christians in these lands. If the Church in newer lands has this vitality, we should ask ask ourselves why have we not got it? We should, she said, ever keep before ~The Council president, Mrs. WW. A, Mc Lennan, stressed systematic giving in all church work. . The treasurer reported all obliga- tions have Over 600 at- tended the sessions. The next annual meeting is to be held in Toronto. been met. toe evens rae The Wolves Arrived - furlough Presbyterian Church met in St. Paul's. us out motto "The World for Christ." ~ - tension due to Japanese influence, the ---------- ta eS Sn de SAR a EN \ OT SAtATARY evening fast Sr. Rus- enemy-unto---death--of--true--Kultur------=----Al------pay-imkimt-oriweash. Ti any case they must be able to produce, to sll, and to economize if the © human progress has been in spite of him, not through him." Reverting from direct Meim Kampf quotations " to illustrate how this Jew hatred works, here is an extract from a private letter from Beflin: "To mé the idea of modern men sallying out in high powered cars, each with his supply of bricks' and clubs, for the cold-blooded, deliberate de- struction of buildings, merchandise, furniture, seems unthinkable. . But we've seen it all happen. A mob that is angered is one thing; but this was . done by organized groups, in comfort and with business-like "precision with 'the acquiescence the police. A Jarge band of street cleaners obediently brought up the rear." 'Brute force can only win out if it is wielded stubbornly and pitilessly," - ( . - Whol debts are to be paid, All this is a very complicated process, and is far from being entirely in the hands of le d debts is ill advised and unfair, the debtor, tion of inability to pay war The fact is that the introduction of this subject is a "red herring". to divert the thought of the . American people from the obligation of defence , from dictatorship from which the accident of i geography has saved them, Willy-nilly Britain must needs go policy of defence against aggression. on in her If the United States will not assist; but assumes the role of the "protected" fustead of that of "protector" the task will be harder. In the meantime contémpt and abuse of Britain. will do no good. INGENIOUS INDEED "Critic" In the New Statesman and Nation, London, Here is an ingenious little thing to play with in an odd five minutes: Write down your telephone number, 'double it, add five, multiply by fifty; add thig year (1939), add the number of days in a year 865, substract the year of your birth, subtract the num- ber of (British) M.P's (616), and you will find the-answer gives you first wisi BURNED BY GAS FUMES On Tuesday. afternoon of this week, Keith Hooey an employe of McDonald Motors, suffered very pain- "ful burns about the face and arms. in a repair pit under a car, electric spark igpited the gas fumes, and before Keith could escape from the pit, he received painful burns on the face and arms. Medical attention was immediately secured. He wa$ working In turning a switch, an Tax rate Perry Counejl all members were pre- sent. Mr. Allan, representing the Bell Telephone Company and the Wood- bridge-Vaughan Telephone Co., "ap- peared before the Council and out- lined the facts regarding the proposed transfer of franchise in Port Perry to the latter Company; It was decided to leave this matter open until after the meeting of the Business Men's Association. . dt eta sagen Mr. Bert. MacGregor, on behalf of the Board of Education; presented the requisition for t amount' asked was $8,800. The ano At the regular. meeting of Port maintenance _ grant for the, High and Public Schools The 45 Mills? 'School Requisition Presented the town from thé C.N.R. at 'the waterfront. The following resolution was pass- ed: "That the account of W. M. Bowes for $39.60 be paid, and that the ser- vices of Mr."W. M. Bowes bé dis- pensed with until' further order." i ---- Estimates for the current year were discussed. While the necessary by- law fixing the mill rate was not passed, it is understood. that the mill rate will be 45 mills. i tar eset Al AM pen . rs [} . 4 . DIED " daughter, Mis. Byron Hill, Reach Tp., will be incorporated in the estimate. ee ----ie x Mr. Bowes presented the deeds for the land and water lots purchased by on Wednesday, April 26th," 1939, Rebeceas McMillan, in her 73rd year. dence, Port Perry, on Saturday at 2 pm. Interment at Cadmus, . McMILLAN--At the -home of her|- Funeral Servive. at her late res]: | a farmer near Blackwater. The regular monthly meeting of the W.M.S. will be held at the home of Mrs. H. Hudgins on Thursday at 2.30 pm. All who are interested in Missionary work are cordially invited to be present. . Mr, and Mrs. Ray Downey and little Virginia Ann, of Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Downey on Sun- day. 3 - Several of the members of the Aux- iliary of the W.M.S. attended the Con- ference of Presbyterial Secretari and under secretaries; which was hell in King Street United Church, Osha- wa, on Thursday. arlaw on Tuesday of last week attend: ing the dispersal sale of Ayrshires, on the farm of the late S. S. McCombe Rev. W. E. and Mrs: Honey were in Greenbank. on Monday' attending the funeral of the late Mrs. Wallace, wife of the Rev. T. Wallace. Visitors_for the past week of Mr. and Mrs. Beacock - were Mrs. "Roy Spencer, of Perth, Col Percy Jobb, of Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pickard, + Mrs, W. C. Ferguson, Bowmanvfile, | N and Mrs. Merle. Ferguson, wife of Rev. Mefle Regie, late of Angola, Mr, Clarence Harrison was in Bon=| sell "Cockburn and his "Wolves at the Town Hall, Port Perry. wolves were evidently tired and nervous from so much display. High life does not seem to agree with them, gl both speaker and audience were relieved when their act was over. Mr. Cockburn says he will take them "back to more natural surroundings. The descriptive lecture of travel and hunting in the James Bay and Hudson Bay was most inter- The areas in his workaday clothes, suited the ly familiar with that North country. It is full sof wonders and should be more thoroughly tapped for museum spacimens from © among the. wild animals and bird life. In this respect Canadian museum authorities have hot yet secured as good material as has gone to thé United States, partly for lack of money. The moving pictures gave an ac- curate idea of the life habits of many wild animals, particular~interest was aroused by the lovely Plckures of small bird life. There is freedom and variety in that North Country for the traveller with a rugged constitution; but not very attractive for one fiot Thysically fit Africa. : or cour ngeous. 5 were esting The speaker dressed as guide part well, and was evidently thorough-~ - a -y pn i Te NLL T

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