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Watch your label; ft tolls when your subscription expires $1.50 per year in advance. « EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." i OUTDOORS ~ Ph x FS i 1 . Once more we have shed our overcoats: Under- "wear may follow; but it is not the 24th of May yet, so we're not sure, Ambitious boys are tak- ing the first dip of the season; but find the water prétty cold. Mental arithmétic and imagination .are employed to estimate the catch of mudcats. The frogs are singing their song of contentnient. Thermometers are now read up instead of «own. The scent and smoke of many fires fill the air, ~and last year's leaves become an ash of fertilizer .for future greenness, The season is open. Out- doors clothing. d _ It ig well worth while to endure the storms of a Canadian winter in order that we may enjoy the glories of a Canadian Summer, (This year we hardly talk about Spring. It was lost instransit.) Canada has a freedom and wideness unknown in most European countries. Distance is not now a handicap; but is an invitation. What is beyond 'the horizon? ~The lure of distance now scems to be our greatest fascination. And. the richness' we have to offer is too great to describe. Of course the auto is responsible, and has added immensely to our pleasure; but it has robbed us of one old-fashioned pleasure that ensured variety and keen enjoymrent for active, nature-loving peo- ple. : - In a splendid recent publication by the Provin- cial 'Government, among the twenty-nine inter: esting canoe trips, this one-is listed: Port Perry to Joe Lake Station "One Hundred and thirty milées--ten days."Lake Scugog, Lindsay, Sturgeon Lake, Fenelon Falls, Balsam Lake, Coboconk, Gull, Lake, Gull River, Twelve Mile Lake, Kashagawi Lake, Stoney Lake, * Bear Lake, Bountry Lake, Porcupine "Lake, «Smoke Lake_and Canoe Lake (Kawartha Lakes). Easy portages, good fishing, nature study." Travel light, of course, but take'a camera. Such a trip would have a thrill and charm, and freedom, no auto trip could provide. Of course, there are moments of adventure and times of labor; but they simply add zest to the journey. Best of all there may be lazy periods of real re- laxation with no traffic to watch, no tires to fix; -and no back-seat driving. Incidentally there are fish to be caught and pictures toshe take. [Note--The extract re canoe trip was taken, from "Travel Ontario on the King's Highway" published by the Ontario Travel 'and' Publicity _ Bureau. It is a booklet beautifully printed, and 7 ¢. oc 4 oo ~ worthy to be placed among one's valued posses- sions] To or CR THE EIGHT HOUR DAY WITH REDUCTIONS There ia good deal of nonsense talked about' shortening the working day so that all may have employment. If all labor were to be mechanized; and all laborers were to become cogs in the ma- chinery of industry, it would be possible to change the 'cogs every so often! But the fact is that, life does not run that way. is free to us, without mitts or extra - period and carry on the work just where Smith 4 "Those; dream days, when no.ope will have ta -. work moré 'than three or four hours a day, are' still far distant. There will have to be much® training--not for leisure--but. for actual ability to do things. In the ordinary affairs of life most of us are painfully ignorant, 3 Consider any line of work, and try to imagine it being run on. three or four hour shifts. "No better example could be had than by starting right in the home. Mother Is tired and is going to try a four hour day, or even an eight hour day. ' As the old song put it é "I've worked eight hours this day And I think I've earned my pay, Put the dinner off till morning John, For I won't work half a minute longer." 1 = p Unless that house was run along different lines than -usual, it would not be long before leisure time would be broken by cries of "Ma, where did you put the broom" or "How---much salt should I~ put in the tapioca?" Of coursd these four-hour theories are not meant to apply to the house. So we will go out on the farm, where the farmer is a free man, and can do just as he pleases. . ) It is five o'clock in the morning. Smith has started to milk the' cows, run the milk through the various required processes before putting it' in the cans. He has fed and harnessed the horses, cleaned out the stable, loaded the -milk on the Ford truck, and has answered the welcome - "Hoo-Hoo" for breakfast. It is now -half-past six and he has to run the milk out to Blank's Dairy, seven miles away. His neighbour Jones has the truck call; but Smith likes to do his own . trucking---makes more money that way he thinks. ~ Half-way to town, his battery goes dead, It is half past seven--only on hour and a halt before someone else must take over his work. Ridi- culous isn't it? With the late season, that farmer "will *be lucky if he gets off with sixteen hours a day. And, believe it or mot, no unemployed 'man can walk right in at the end of any stated left it. - The same thing is true in any trade. Even the most willing and teachable person realizes his _ helplessness when undertaking an entirely new job. Training. is essential, 3 But, taking it for granted. that our unemployed ~ folk are to become capable of "doing. required" work, how is the plan to be financed? Most -- found --to--our sorrow ~that~ long hours and hard work produce but small profit. For almost any small business to be compelled to employ 'one or two more hands would mean fin- ancial ruin for that business, Most of us think ourselves lucky if we can make ends meet with- out any limit on our hours of work, - . = - While occasionally some folk could do less work themselves, and give employment to extra help, the perecntage would not be large enough' to solve the unemployment problem, -~ The solution lies in opening up new areas of endeavour, and developing natural resources for - _ personal use. : : fault of any individual or nation but it is worldwide, uncontrollable, The. Special {RB 99 The "Jitters Joseph Denny. ~~ What does the word mean? The definition appears to be the sapping of the morale of a person or nation, In China they punished criminals by SAE causing drops of water at™frequent ------intervals--to-d d ti sly--on a certain part of his body till finally he went insane. : The bad boys in Europe are keeping y ,- the continent in a constant turmoil 4 They do not dare to fight; if they did they would be committing suicide. "They remind one of a yapping. cur _snapping at the heels of an individual as he passes along the street, just keeping out of the way of a swift kick and causing the luckless. in- dividual to think all kinds of language which of corse. he~dees not. care to express especially if he belongs to one of the dignified professions who musta TE "If a person is dangerously ill or if he bas taken the life of some one else : he will most likely die unless he has H Rp) lawyer, But if he has only got a severe toothache or a nagging wife he is not 80 likely to die, though he might often have the wish; still a man . with a severe toothache, or who hap- : dn velop & ease of "the jitters. A few days ago in the 'Canadian House of Parliament one of the lead: ers was "discussifig the present state of affairs with one of. the Officials in the present Government, He said the prosent 'state of affairs is not the [5 Nig or pit ar ST i been fortunate enough. to' secure, the| services of a very clever doctor or| yy hens to be henpecked, is apt to de- ~ We are passing through a transition period and things will never be right until they right themselves. Henry Ford a few years ago stated that we 'are living=in a machine age, and no man should work more than three hours a day, so that if a-man works nine hours a day he is depriv- Hing two "other men-of their living. One of these days these facts will be brought home to us and then we shall govern our lives accordingly. One of the things we-have to learn these days is: "How to make the best use of our leisure", and we shall con- tinue to suffer. from the jitters until we acquige this great art. fedote Then there is another, an unfoitu- nate class, whose life is- all leisure, who would 'like to do and be. some- thing, yet who can get nothing to do. For this class we have the greatest sympathy. Things are never going to be right until this great problem is solved, Ed EERE : THOU SHALT NOT KILL! OTE WET {TI railway journey. 5 Train go EA] Arrangements are pretty well com- 'pleted as to the special train to carry our Port Perry people to Toronto. to see the King and Queen, The train will leave the C.N.R. sta- tion at Port Perry at 12.30 noon, on Monday, May 22nd, and arrive at the Exhibition Park, Toronto, at 2.45 p.m. The return fare will be 60c. for children and $1.16 for adults, Parents are expected to accompany their children and to be responsible for them. It is suggested that each person take a.lunch, as the facilities for refreshments will - probeibly be confined to ice cream cones, The children will be massed at the front of the reserved.space, with the parents and adults immediately be- hind. A numberof persons WHI ac-| company the children to assist in their direction and contfol:: ~~ It is requested that all who wish to . ro | » 4 sa Et : sel. <3 wg a's ar hE HIGHWAY 8 gt a BALLANTRAE ] > ES) O AURORA a 1 . A - . | 3 = ou! 3 ® T\ NOBLETON 4 of "TH =O3700FFVILLE «) . Sours 3! i NEE 01 N ' x! r HIGHWAY "Aricumono| - 2 ; : HIGHWAY: %y ! LANGSTAFF rn iw a MARKHAM A Co 7a \ ~ 8, ! A 00DBRIDGE ore THORNHILL 3 g§ ar . gron\_ _ 4 - oncoroy AT The ofS ) & te "3 hh Ww hr) = v3 2 > | S13 aS » Na ; ro Se I IS Sz" . IPRA | IZ ° o of LNG HisTLETowA Ly 0] FY AS) ' 3 onav ts oT bp Q & yo 7 MALTON SJ os 7 o Nj & QE 1: WAL A) >> Wy, s 7 Nk 5 P % Sg SN . Baty Ley d wii . i Q F er 3% lwpons LA, > 4 ' nL a 5 EN 4 : J if ° : LEGEND ~~ = © RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE ROUTES sme KIAGS HIGHWAYS ---- "| Alternate Routes to Toronto With the arrival of Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth less. than a week - off, ' Minister of, Highways Hon. T. B. McQuesten to- {day reinforced his- program for re- ducing highway. accidents throughout Ontario during 'the Royal visit. Mr, McQuesten sald every effort was being made by his department to avoid any serious traffic" mishaps which might mar the pleasure of Their Majesties' tour. The program was. designed as _a_ tribute to King George and his keen interest in acci- dent prevention, . The highways minister urged all motorists to cooperate in attempts be- ing made to prevent heavy congestion on roals leading to cities where the Royal party will pay formal and ex- tended visits, # - Mr. McQuesten' pointed out that the King's Highway system near these sities would be heavily congested with motor traffic coming from, distant points, He felt that motorists who lived comparatively close to these cities might reach their destination with much more comfort _and conven- fence if they used the many good dary roads available to them. - take advantage of this special train, notify Mr, Manning at the Treasurer's Office, stating the nimber of persons who intend going. This is necessary, as tickets have to be printed for the --_----------eer-------- HIGH WATER Not in many years, has the. water been as high as it is at present in Lake Scugog. The result -has been .| that both the Scugog and Cartwright bridges hive been fModed;, and the going is still a bit heavy. We are looking forward to the day when that J 'causeway will be. built up more per- |manently, : TI \ He also suggested that many motor- ists coming from distant points would find these secondary roads a means of avoiding congestion and delay. To. the end of promoting traffic safety and motoring comfort, depart- ment .. of highways, éngineers have mapped out alternative routes which, if followed, will relieve some of the pressure on the main routes and help to avoid some of hte heavy congestion, The 'map above emphasizes the roads, apart from the principal highways, by which motorists fnay travel safely and comfortably to see -the- Royal -cele: bratiphs. : y "~ pital under the care of Dr. McKinney. , ~ Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. Avery, on Sunday. . ~ Mr. and Mrs. A. Grose entertained a number of friends from Toronto Sunday. 3 3 Mr. and Mrs. L. McKee and family of Manchester, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Evang, We are sorry fo hear that Mrs. G. Vallant is in Oshawa General Hos- Her'many friends wish her a complete and speedy recovery. On Wednesday evening -over one handred friends' and relatives gather. ed atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bray, to honour Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nottingham (fice Doris Bray) on their recent marriage." Miss Olive Thompson read nicely worded address an a beautifully decorated basket laden with numerous gifts were pre- sented to the young couple for which they both expressed their sincere ap-] preciation. A delicious luncheon was serevd and the remained of the even- ing was spent in dancing. Mrs. J. Stark of Enfield visited. with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ormiston. Mrs. "Bruce Blight and little son visited at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs, S. Graham, y y Mr, .and Mrs. L. Shortridge and daughter Shirley, of Oshawa, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Avery on Wednesday afternoon. ~t > GREENBANK Several of the Ladies of the W.M.S. attended the Branch meeting at Lind- say last Thursday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Cooper and family of Brantford "visited relatives here on Sunday. 4 Several from here attended the fun- eral of Mr. William Beaton at Wick, last Thursday. ; Mr. and Mrs. W, Phoenix in Toronto last Friday. : Dr. Arthur Lee and Mrs. Lee, of Toronto, with relatives on Sunday. Mr. Alex. Lee at Mv. James Lee's on Sunday. . Mrs, Lytle, of Toronto, is getting settled in her new home, and enter-| tained 'Mrs. Moody, of Oshawa otel the-week end. : + Word has been received of the death of Mr. William R. Nichols in England. Mr. Nichols lived in this community for several years. His Many friends here will regret .to hear of his -paga- ing and sympathize with Mrs. Nichols in her bereavement. -. . 7 3 PRINCE ALBERT Next. --Sunday,---May---14th,--being Mothers' Day, the combined service of the Church and Sunday School will be at 2.30 o'clock. Theme, "The Glory of the Nation". "Everyone welcome. The Y. P. U. héld its final meeting for the season last Wednesday night. It was a social evening. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Frank Luke on Sunday were her mother, Mrs. Gerrow, Mr. and Mrs. C. Luke and family, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Luke and family, all of Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. D. Warren and family of Sunderland, with Mr, and Mrs. Butt on Sunday. : I as RICHMOND HILL: FAIR SATURDAY, MAY 20th Commemorating the first visit of a reigning Sovereign-to Canada; Rich- mond Hill Agricultural . Society, will hold its 90th annual Spring Fair on the King's Birthday, Saturday, May 20th. Fine horse show with "attrac? tive classes for all breeds, Thrilling saddle and hurdle events, Big sports program and many features.await you if you celebrate the King's birthday in Richmond Hill. + Big Wrestling show in the arena at night. For prize list or any particulars, write to J. E. Smith, Secretary, Richmond Hill. hh + -| . Bassett, a college scout, W. A. Ger- -| cellently suited to the characters to be =| the end "they lived happy ever after." '| Delahey rounded out the cast in a SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher, "CHARLEY'S Port Perry - Community Players have reason to be proud.of their re- cent presentation of "Charley's Aunt" that bardy perennial among plays. ¥¢ 1 Any play can remain popular. for a 0 : : "siY quarter of a century after being given % by all types of casts in all sorts of places, must be a good production. The following was the cast that gave the Port Perry presentation, on . Thursday and Friday of last week. i Cast of Characters | vow; Jack Chesney, Charles Wyke- ham, Lord Fancourt Babberly, Under- \ graduates at St. ©lde's College, Ox- <i ford, William. Willard, Archie Crosier, AI Owen Cliff; Kitty Verdun, . Spetti- i" gue's Ward, Mary Stone; Amy Spetti- R gue, Spettigue's Nicce, Reta Willard; o Sir Francis Chesney, Bart,, Joe Ald-" 3 red; Stephen Spettigue, Solicitor, Ox- ford, A. M. Lawrence; Farmer, a col- lege scout, Archie. Anderson; Donna ARI Lucia d'Alvadorez, from. Brazil, Dorothy Balfour; - Ela Delahey, an { Orphan, Kate Jeffrey; Maud, Parlour- i 3 maid, Jean Hopkins. ' 3 As is frequently the case, it is dif- ficult fo assign positions as to ex- cellence of acting. This was an "All Star: Cast", Every part was well ri taken, and the personalities were ex- } represented. Ls The whole farce was uproariously ~ a funny. It is a long time since we ; i have heard -a Port Perry - audience laugh so long and so heartily, And - they 'had ample reason to laugh. * Consider Brassett, humble, with the true impudence of "the "necessary" Av. servant: Jack Chesney _ bears the weight of Charles Wykeham"s- great problem, and they both go through spasms and contortions 'of hope and fear--mostly fear, as their plot un- folds or tangles. And Babberly, that: dual personality. Who would have thought he had it in him? For years to come he will be "Charley's Aunt", -and-we shall smi or laugh outright at-his antics and dilemmas. [Kitty Verdun and Amy Spettigue were delightful young ladies. No wonder the heroes fell in love with them, and it is nice to know that in Sir Francis Chesney had that fine, stiff, ramrod appearance so essential. to the Indian Séfvice. It is to be hoped that Charley's Aunt really had that flower which he presented to her "stuffed." Stephen Spettigue was gotten up "regardless". Of course Andy does not readily fit into the dupe class, in real life; but he played his part well, and his exit as the baleful in- fluence was duly applauded. Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez arrived on the scene a bit late; but in plenty of- time to finish the farce in truly aris- tocratie style. Her companion; Ela manner so essential to all romances, and to ,Babberley, Farmer, another callege scout filled his niche in the play happily. - --Maud;--the-"Parlourmaid,--was--a 7 match gr Brassett, who was inclined to undbrrate "Maud's. master". All through the play, the acting had had quality of naturalness that tells the story in such a manner that local personalities are forgotten, and for 'the time being thé actors are the real thing. a More than a' passing reference should be made to the stage setting. y Real art was displayed there. The \ garden scene was particularly fine. One can casily understand that it will > not be necessary to go far afield™ =~ rio when the day comes for the real stage renovation and decoration. Our hall is not large' but there is no reason . why it could not be made beautiful. The stage setting was made by Mr. Brookes and his son Harry, under direction and assistance of Miss Grace Davis. The results were excellent. 3 Thanks are also due to Miss' Spooner, critic; to Mi. Hutcheson, who assisted in "make-up" and to a num- ber of others, including the chairman of the committee, Mr, R. B, Smallman wha has been untiring th hig efforts to bring the play to a successful con- clusign. = wo = And now to the objective--the re: modelling and-renovation of the Town Hall, stage. We hope the work will go forward at once. It certainly 1 { | needs to be done, "le ; BY ; RA . . \