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Port Perry Star (1907-), 18 May 1939, p. 3

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Watch your label; it tolls when your subscription expires © $1.50 per year in advance. KING GEORGE VI » The 01d World View of Canada There was a" day when life in Canada was looked upon as a sort of banishment and pun- ishment.- In: the eighteenth century that was" precisely the punishment meted out to a son of King George IIL for sailing from- the West Indies to "Halifax without orders. But the prospect seemed to be so terrible that he flatly réfused to proceed to Quebec for residence. Many years later it was seriously suggested by leading British statesmen that all claims to Canada be relinquished. ~ Fortunately that counsel was not followed. Britain retained her "colony", and to-day Canada is being honoured We are United in Our Loyalty. he; On. this -matter of loyalty to the -British- --crown Canada i8 united." King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will receive a' nine-fold wel- <ome -as each Province of the Dominion vies with its sister Provinces in doing lavish honour to those who represent all that is greatest and " miost permanent in British 'history and institu- tions--our King and Queen. rey Sah Loyal Demonstration is Warranted. It is good that our people should rouse them- selves to this spontaneous outburst of loyalty. "We spent sixty thousand lives and hundreds of - ' millions of money to maintain the Empire in the days of war. It is a small expense that we make now in these days of peacesas we eagerly welcome those whom we delight to honour, % 'This royal visit is most timely. . Munich had ~--its-'value as providing a breath-taking oppor- tunity. The triumphant royal journey across this vast Dominion will be the most convincing proof that democracy is neither dead nor dying. No other monarch or. ruler could evoke the_ unbounded enthusiasm which this visit has aroused, For months our people have talked of little else. with a visit by her King and Queen. : _ Steadily preparations have gone - "forward, and all along the proposed route there EAGER EXPECTATION EVERYWHERE SPLENDID PREPARATIONS ALONG THE WHOLE ROUTE PORT PERRY ST PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 18th, 1939 AAT o's IAT BARN THA Pars 4p Arp warmer, 8 WG { SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. a a Tet, Sh FE pb x ne eR Tne nL ed { will-appear -a-bewilderingly beautiful series of LE pee " 1 if " 5 3 , " . ' QUEEN ELIZABETH i | on -- 2 * : 5 THE GLORIES THAT WILL BE SEEN: i: THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL BE STRENGTHENED iB spectacles and decorations, such as only modern The Picture to be Gained { i fibilitios. ~ x ° : es . .. We feel sure Tho -- sis end- \ A 3 in standing and' union o TN Apology for this vast and unstinted expendi- ¢ leel sure that when the royal tour is end- English speaking interests would ensure the } 0 ¥ ed a picture of heroism and astonishing pro- J the ture is not needed. If fifteen thousand fans gress will be forever painted upon the mesures freedonm.and safety of our peoples. It is the can shout themselves hoarse for the exploits of "gels ER ei 3 J At "only way in which these priceless blessin ) { p of both King and Queen, as they realize the 1 g8 can ¢ a hockey team, or fifty thousand watch a prize -study courage, perseverance, industry, and in- be assured: - " y fight or a horse race, what limit should there telligence that has becn put into the forming Th Pp i Teleor an beso our pleasure when the highest possible and polishing this giant gem in the Common. , © Printed Welcome 5 it Ren fio ue Laity 2, Brey wealth of Nations. They will see farms un- Not the least impressive of the expressions wr ag, banner,-bit of bunting, glorious drapery, = equalled for fertility ; forests where giant-trees ©f Canadian loyalty upon this occasion is the Ns I pniost. pillars o imag dint thous- _ tower beyond sight; industries of mining and Printed page. All publications and many com: 0. pans dy op te w 2 Ci d other wise io; manufacture that rival those of older countries; mercial and private parties have excelled them- Trateriats havi he mi os 0 Ho Ars worth of transportation that is amazing in its complete- - Selves in the beauty of their tribute to aX ny a Fo sold ii hich otherwise ness; architecture that has dignity, beauty Royally. Lovely pictures of King: George VI 27h ve been no market. . ; and utility ;-and above all, homes that express #nd Queen Elizabeth and children have been Sh In the clothing trade this advance in business at once both comfort and freedom. - No longer scattered broadcast throughout the Dominion. | be has been most marked: In every town and ity "are we merely a backwoods country, the home 1 articularly beautiful is the current issue of 4 'there are those who have expected to attend of the wolf, the bear and the deer. In Canada. - the "Canadian-Geographic Journal". Its pages bo some royal function; and:suitable neiv ¢lothing they-will 'be shown evidences of material pro- are a continuous panorama of history, romance, . 4) is essential. if gress wholly unexpected in so young a country. ngs) Pre oss Canadian forests, agri- 78 pe od a . i : cultural and transportation development,. and i ietvivhens Brpleddions of Aiton The Greeting of Youth that rugged charm of scenery so typically Can- nf ; ; Our children and our, young folk 'will 'greet adian. Not content with this glorious picture i It is good to know that on the farm, in ham- their King and Queen with a healthy vigor and gallery, there is a graphic descriptive article-- i lets on country crossroads, in quiet villages, - freedom that will have nothing in them of "Across Canada by Air" and a detailed account a and thriving towns and cities, there will '= servility'; but everything of that spirit which of "Big Ben and the Clock Tower, Wests: i emerge a vast procession that will travel many = ONTARI would mean real devotion if the testing time minister", the clock' that for eighty-one years © miles and wait long hours to gain even a fleet- ---- ONTARIO "should come. Very few of our people are con- has struck the hours of joy and sorrow for the Bo ing glimpse of King George VI and Queen cerned about the ceremonies of the great oc- - British. people, and whose tones are now a "Elizabeth. fr rod casion; but all are greatly: concerned that our familiar to almost every British citizen. A ne Beloved Personalities royal visitors sha e happy and truly com- hl ' 2 oar Hee Hn lh oe or i fortable, : - 7 . : ~~ Our Debt to the Pioneers : g os : in this royal welcome is the fact riot : ; PE > that our King and Queen are thus happily ré- A - The Visit to Washington ¥. all this fanfare of trumpets and pardon- i ceived for their -own- sakes. They are people The visit to the United States is a glorious a bras 1 Hils our fair Dominion, let us not ih like ourselves, who love their homes and their gesture of good fellowship. It7is a most sig- Janke) She debt we owe to the pioneers whose vi children, and.whose virtues and deals 'are the nificant gesture of goodwill at a most opportune fuse courage laid the foundation upon 7 virtues and.-ideals that we prize most highly. moment. Nothing is more important to-day fag > Ne hays built. . They labored. We have SE They sorrow for our sorrows and rejoice when than that there shall be real unity of spirit be- reaped the-reward of that labor. on happiness comes to us. - Were: they - by some tween tliese two great English speaking peo- The Mementos ui miraculous change to become citizens of, Port ples. Canada has lived beside the United States - '« i RT { Perry they would be among our best citizens, in peaceful neighborliness for more than a cen- ,_>0. long years to come we shall-take out our - -ever helpful, progressive, and eager for the tury. - But the day has come when those bonds treasured pictures, flags, medals, and personal welfare of this community, Because they can- of friendship will need to be extended to all Mementos, proudly telling our children, and ..not live with us in persop, their heartfelt wish - British and American peoples--not in signed children's. children of the day we saw the'King, x ~ will ba that we, in-such-measure-as-we-can; take -- ||| contracts but in a real understanding and de and his gracious Queen. This is harvest time 3 their- place where we _are_and-live-the--ideals = termination to maintain truly human ideals in 10! Such a collection. This is glorious time for OBE which govern their lives, : the world, ideals that will permit of individual - N¢ expression of Canadian loyalty. ae Y - iE ) y f ? & b) hb BY 3 ie Pp Ws x : : : , 3 ; } ih cE RE i . net RA ! ba Rak sesso va Vos _ » W Ait) vrei] 0 : YRIVUIY ash 3 iy p ii : SLA? > FN Deng @ © : 1 By im i% ". PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, OTTAWA, CANADA. \ : a Tn a 4 : Toa \ "RE 2 prt \ X ~ [3 wd GOD SAVE THE KING | BL and Make Him Truly Happy RN 3 bala : AN A May His Empire Prosper, because it stands : 3 __ forreally Honorable and Kindly Living * ge : WRI 4 ; 3 : ; , i : : ¢s AN RL 1 yo.

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