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~8 r®, ~y. hema "Late i ! «(7} was spent at oN Pe "door, and holidays with the | DOE subscription expires 5 cents single copy. Watch your label; it tells when your 4 $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." THE REAL TRAITORS TO "According to figures presented to the Amer- ican Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, the United States is supplying Japan with the fol- lowing percentages of her imports of war ma- -terials: Trucks 91 per cent.; cent.; Scrap Iron 60 per cent.; 0il 60 pet eon" Gasoline 100 per cent.; Machinery and Engings 48 pér cent."--World Review. Our people really don't believe that there is going to be'a world war, That | that went through Port Perry on week (as big as a load of hay) will not be tufned into ammunition: to shoot Canadians.'. It will only a bounty of commonsense, and to effect the settle- "villages or crowded Chinese cities. It is too far > away to affect us. Then think how ridiculous it it to expect anyone to' follow the course of the scrap iron we sell to the junk man--"Am I my brother's keeper?" That is the style of argument that the manu- facturers of trucks, pig iron, gasoline, machinery, It is none of their business what ete, put up. becomes of the goods after they If. American and Canadian industry really be- "lieved 'that we should be bombarded--that" our homes and factories would be destroyed by these war supplies, the action would the coupon chtting fellow", so it doesn't matter. There is not the slightest doubt about our ability and willingness to make: all necessary sacrifices, once we are confronted with real per- sonal danger. -~ We did that in the last war. We - shall do it again if need arises. + What we are slow to-learn is that the world We cannot profit by the smashing any part of it (however distant) without endangering is one. * our own safety and welfare, A live Chinese is much more valuable as a customer than a thousand corpses. ~ It is stupid to _ help destroy the sources of trade by reducing cut : potential customers to a beggary that can only ; consider the barest necessities. vidend- seeker knew that his products would be used to stand him against a wall before a firing squad coupons would be ignored. "But that can only happen to the "other DEMOCRACY hang a hopeless Pig Iron 41 per . One often wonders why the makers of life's needs and comforts passively allow makers of war materials to destroy legitimate markets, and burden of debt upon us all, The United States does not need to go to war 'with Germany; but it does need to stop selling supplies to Germany that will destroy men and property of British and French people. * * * STREAMLINED LAW oad of scrap iron Thursday of last tail. It sympathy. lawyer's place." this comment: 'small town 'was country lawyer, are 'sold. 2 be different, If A most interesting book--*Country Lawyer" has been written by Bellamy Partridge, tures the life of a country lawyer in actual de- a_very human document. inclined to question the truth of the final para- graph. The old lawyer had died, the funeral was over; and the neighbours came in to express their They said nobody could "take the old It pic- But one is The author ends his book with "It was true that nobody could take my father's place--for that place had ceased to exist. The no longer dependent upon the , All the best of the younger talent had begun to drift to the county seat or the larger towns. *"" counsellor will still be found among his battered books in a grubby, paper-littered office in an out- of-the-way country: town. yer as he existed in the day of Abraham Lincoln "and Calvin Coolidge, is no more." Yok The fact is that human loves, hates, and greeds 'are the same as ever. lined law may seem to become, there are hundreds of country lawyers who still manage to dispense a bounty of comman-sense, and to effect the set- tlement of cases according to their igherent merits in spite of precedent technicalities, Here and there a shrewd old But the country law- No matter how stream- i 3 It 'will-be a sad day for humanity if law should ' ever lose the:personal touch; and "the wheels of justice" should turn automatically 'without re- gard to human {failirigs or virtues. Progress of the streamlined type exacts heavy tolls, and none so great as that which robs us of human sympathy and wise counsel. : _ The country-lawyer and the country dactar will be our mainstays as long as we retain the happy. civilization we now possess, J N iy ; 4 REV. JOSEPH GEORGE MILLER, : D.D, F.RG.S. ¢ On June 14, 1870, James, the eldest son of Mrs. Andrew Miller, a {native of Iona, Scotland and Sarah Jane, eldest member of the pl Joseph Lee family of thirteen, ventured on the sea of matrimony. The marriage whs' performed by the. Rev, William 'Bee. They made Greenbank Village their home until separated by death, forty-seven years later. At least 160 barns are monuments to Mr, Miller's handiwork, i ; "April 26, 1876, kindly, cheery Aunt Nellie (Mrs. Sam Croxall) believing "that his room was preferrable to his company, shipped the five year old James A. off for his first day at school. On his return he was introduced to his baby brother,{ Joseph George, Nine years later James could date his high of the school beginning to the coming 'only sister, Ethel, 'Seldom are brothers such pals as were these two, the younger to a great extent following the older in similar _ training and experience. Much. time Grandfather Lee's farm Miller uncles on Scugog Island. The village, now so short of boys, then furnished - many playmates such as . Branton, Cragg, Dusty, Harrington, Lee, Love, Phoenix, Scott, Thompson, | Wells, Rowe, White, etc, Georgd was a good shot and took great delight in "clearing farms of woodchucks, The memory) provided fishing, swimming and skating. Both credited what was -| worthwhile ' in their characters to home environment, a fine community life and much to those two wonderful- ly high school téachers at Port Perry, Dugald McBride and George Stone. They and many other boys owe much to the kindly oversight given them in the home of Mr, C, J. Pearse, Jim's four years in the Greenbank Bchool paved the way for a local pro- duct successor, so along came George who had taught in Seagrave during .| 1806, and with Clara Perkins (Mrs. George Davey) as assistant, gave three yedrs of splendid service. to Greenbank young hopefuls. Byt teaching was only a smal] part of his work. Association with the Indepen- '| dent Order of Foresters and especially the Sons of Temperance proved high- terian Sunday School and as a local 'preacher for the Methodist congrega- tion, he was being prepared for his later attitude towards Church_Unign. _'At the beginning of this century thousands of students financed their College careers by selling stereoscapie views, so George 'became general agent for his firm and visited all the educational eentres of Eastern Can- ada, . These two years gave him a knowledge of husiness.methads and an understanding of young men , which proved 'very valuable during his course at'the University of Taronto, where he not only attained first class honars in Philosophy but was elected ta the chief position in the gift of his fe|law- students, At that time striking changes were being made in university affairs and he was many times can. sulted by the Board of Governors re- Iative to the student view point. Graduating from Knox College in 1008, he married a teacher of the'Ta- ronta = Technical Behool, Margaret MacMillan of Greenbank,-a sweetheart of early schooldays, who made an ideal companion and who gave wan: derful backing to all his undertakings. It is significant that her maternal grandfather George Gibson began the first Greenbank Sunday School on the cemetery sight, = Shik For two years, he was assistant minister in the new Knox Presby- terian Church, gathering about. him one of the largest studeiit Bible classes Cragg and Beare ponds.(now only a 0 wr septetary for the Dominion Alliance, when the Local Option Temperance campaigns needed the eloguent leader- ship he vas able to contribute, A _cpll to First Presbyterian Church settled him in the beautiful town of St. Marys where he ¢limaxed a seven year: pastorate by bringing about the union of Knox and First Churches. "Go West young man, go West" beckoned him to St. Paul's, Brandon, the largest 'Manitoba church outside of Winnipeg. Outstanding success there brought him the honorary de- gree of Doctor of Divinity from Manj- toba College .in 1924, when he had been only. sixteen years 'In the ministry. * He closed a seven years' pastorate in Brandon by leading his congregation inta Church Unjon. Six {fruitful "years were spent in Fort Frances and during one term he 'was elected President of the Mani- toba Conferenge, » Ve - Calls from two Ontario congrega- tions, Galt and Trinity Church Inger- soll, led him-to settle in he latter where he not only praved his great worth as a minister hut gave splendid servige ms president of the Bogrd af Commerce, A serious heart 'candition prevented * his working for several months ang he resigned to take charge bf a smaler congregation--Avondale Tillsonburg, On the morning of Sept. 4, 1938, he began his wew ministry, preaching from I Corinthians 2:2, "I determined not to know anything among yoy save Jesus Christ and Him crucified," The peaple were deeply touched, and fel that here indeed was "a prophet In Israel His last words were, "The world cannot. get along without Christ, therefore follow Him." Then he dropped down and went to his Maker, Burely na more fitting time could have heen chosen to re- spond to the Call to "Higher Service." That afternoon, aver. sixty friends, along with his successor, Rev. C. D. Daniels, eame dawn from * Ingersoll, twenty miles away, to express their deep sympathy to the bereaved family. On Tuesday night in Ingersoll u crowded church; a large choir and twenty fellow ministers showed their appreciation of his worth. There were representatives and floral tributes from the congregations he had served. Rev. W. L. 'Davidson of Tillsonburg presided and was assisted by the Revs, C, D. Daniels, A. R. Hubbard, % G. 'Rose, Dr. Geo. Dorsey and Dr. R. B. in Toronto. Then came & year as fleld od - t ' ds (Continued on back pie) {by both teachers and inspectors. "lground. Port Perry High Schol : makg PORT PERRY STAR PORT. PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1939 "PERRY HIGH SCHOOL © The Staff, and the isch taken: by each ER. McClellan, B.S,A. -'Agricultural Science in Lower and Middle School, Chemistry in' the Upper School, and Shop Work. Note--A special two year course in Agriculture and Shop Work, (and Domestic Science for the girls) is given for students who do ~~ PORT 'not intend going on-for the regular High School Course. Miss L. M. Harris, B.A. Grade X English, Upper School English, French and Art throughout the school. James Kerr, B.A. Mathematics, Physical Training, Business Practice throughout the school. Special attention is given in Grade X to students who do not intend completing the regular High School Course--in Business Practice including Typewriting. : Missy Lois Spooner, B.A. Geography and History in Grade X. Middle School English, and Latin throughout the School. . 'Miss Dorothea -Comber. Domestic Science and Physical Trainivg throughout the school. Grade IX English, Geography and History, : : . Note--Students in Grade X, who do not intend to complete the regular. high school course, receive a Special Course in Domestic Seience, : The New Principal _ The New Principal, Mr. E. R. McClellan, is a graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College. He started his public career in Agricultural extension work in the Counties of Essex, Wentworth and Frontenac, After four years at this work, Mr. McClellan entered the teaching profession, his first school being at Port Credit- where he taught Science. "While at Port Credit, Agricul- ture was introduced into the school with Mr. McClellan in charge. Two years ago, he moved to Simcoe where he taught Agri- cultural Scieijce d Shop Work. ot The néw Principal comes to Port Perry highly recommended He has a thorough understand ig a good academic back- as been doing good vocational work for this district, and in this objective Mr. McClellan is vitally interested. He is an approachable gentleman, and will be pleased to meet both parents and students. ge Tne Courses Offered: The folowing courses are offered: at the Port Perry High School for the coming year: : Le (1) A general Course leading to the High Schogl graduation diploma. = This course includes Shop Work aud Domestic Science in the first two years, (2) A special two year cauyse, the student who does not intend to complete the regular High School Course. "In this course Latin and French are replaced by Vocational Agriculture, Domestic Science, Shopwork and Business Practice. . For the girls spdeial attention ia given to the study of Home Administration, Cooking, Sewing, ete. For the boys special attention is given to the study of Field @rops, Live Stock, Poultry, Judging, Dairying, Bacterla, Vegetable and Fruit Growing, Con- trol of insect and diseases affecting plants and-animals, Soils and Fertilizers, Farm Drainage, Farm Forestry, Landscape Gardening and Farm Mechanics, > This course, we believe, will give the student a broader out- look, -a fuller appreciation of farm life, and an insight into the sciences of the home and farm that will-have an aestheticjas well as a practical value, : ing of agricultural conditions, and . After:two years concerted efforts the Municipalities and Sex- vice qrganiations around Lake Scugog have the pleasure of wit- 'riessing rapid progress with the waterfront improvements. The $16,000 Dominion Government grant at Port Perry has been apportioned to,two projects,.$9)500 for the new waterfront between Quéen street and Mary street, and $5,600 for the aero- plane and boat dock north of Queen street in front of the park. The Corporation of Port Perry has arranged to deliver the gravel fill to the waterfront at cost to ensure employment of Jha] labour and trucks. A barge and pile driver have been consfructed and will remain at Port Perry for use from year to" year on other water froiit improvements. . All materials have been purchased and all contracts have been let for both these projects; which will be completed this fall, J ' ; «+ A survey of the weed areas in Lake Scugog has been made and 'preliminary work has been authorized to determine the best method of clearing the lake of this.nuisance. : : Private enterprise has followed Municipal and Service Club leadership and several undertakings are under way that will be a great attraction to the residents and visitors around Lake Scugog. Most noteable of these is "Eddie" Michell's new Amusement and cabin park on Water street, Port Perry. Several acres-of water- front Have been graded and landscaped. A modern swimming pool has been coipleted and is already attracting crowds. Next year this park will Have many added attractions. . Scugog Island resorts are planning new docks and Caesarea is looking forward to an aeroplane slip, Three miles of No. TA Highway, east of Port 'Perry is to be V the Law Construction Co., Toronto. { : ese improvements are only a start on.the general plan to jake Scugog a summer and winter resort of the first rank. y LY surfaced this' fall. It is understood the contract has been let to Thik cowrse Is intended for |- MYRTLE Several from here attended the John Deere Tractor Demonstration * that was held at Mr, Grant Christie's near Manchester, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hudgins and daughter Marlyn of Toronto, spent Sunday with the férmer's mother Mrs. Hattie Hudgins, - Mr. A. E. Ramsey, Myrtle Station, commenced excavating last- week for the building of a new store on what was formerly the site where Mr. Bea- cock's store was. ' A special meeting of fthe parsonage board was held on Friday night when a new kitchen range was purchased for the parsonage from Mr. Charlie Cqoper of Claremont. It was also ar- ranged to have a concert here about the middle of September, to help de- fray the cost of same, ] Congratulations are extended lo Miss Buelah Cooper on passing her Entranie Examination to High School, which reflects much credit to the teacher Miss Elsie Smith, who has never had a failure with her entrance pupils since coming here three years ago. ! to A gang of men were engaged last week raising the cement on the high- way just 'south of the C.N.R. tracks. Different portions which have settled considerably; made motoring rather bumpy. Officer Lyons of Brooklin looked after the traflic while the work was being done, Mrs. Stewart of Toronto, spent.Sun- duy at the parsonage with her parents Rev. and Mrs, Gervan, The regular preaching service will be held next Sunday at 7 p.m, with Sunday School at 1.456 as usual. Rev, W. Tristram gave a very inter- esting and excellent address on Sun- day. The service was well attended. Mus. Archie Burnett of Whitby, is visiting Mrs. M. Stone. ] Mr. and Mrs, Jas'E. Jackson, of Timmins, visited 'Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Crosier, last Wednesday, ~~ Mrs. S. J. Woldridge and Mrs. Roy Scott, visited at Mrs. Sleep's cottage recently... - Mr. and Mrs. G. Washington, of To- ronto, were week-end, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Harding. i Miss Marion Eagleson has returned home from Oak Lake wheére-she has been attending Summer School. - Mr. Morley Bruce had his tonsils removed last week and is now doing 'nicely. ! x Mys..Long of Myrtle, is visiting her davghter Mrs. Roy Scott. "Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Orchard and Miss Dorothy Nairn, Miss Marjory Mé&Coy, were on a trip east last week. Mrs. Fred Jennings andsson Leith; Mr. Peter? Wilkins and daughter of Oshawa, were visiting Murs, Tanner on Monday. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Frink and grand- daughter Vivian Craig of Napanee, are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moon. "nC Mrs. Freeborn, Hamilton, has been holidaying with Mr. and 'Mrs, .John McTaggart. ; Mrs. L. Scott is visiting wilh friends in Peterboro. . Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pollock and daughters Doris and Joyce, Uxbridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hall, of Little Britain, visited Mr. and Mrs. James Shunk, recently. ii Mr. and Mrs. Curry of Iron Bridge, were week-end guests of Mr, and Mrs. Tait. Co a Mr.'and Mrs. J. N. Mark visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Martyn near Prince Albert, on Sunday. , Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Joblin, Scugog, visited Mr.-and Mrs. Jas. Shunk, last Thursday. '. 1 . ) Mr. and Mrs. Russell Spinks and Mrs, Edgerton of Purple Hill, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mra. Shunk. Mr. Donald Payne,-a farmer nem Seagrave, pssed away in his 69th year, on Tuesday, August 20th, 1939, after a long illness: He is survived by his wife who was Miss Eva Oke, a son Harvey, two sisters, Mrs, Thorburn of Lindsay, and Mrs. R. Hallett, Sonya; and a brother George Payne. STEERING KNUCKLE BREAKS: LANDS TRUCK IN DITCH The steering knuckle of a moving van dropped off, not far flom here, on Saturday night, throwing the furni- ture laden van into the ditch. Luckily no one was hurt. There were two pas: Editor and Publisigr.. SAMUEL FARMER, sengers and a dog, besides the driver. land Lake, the passengers were A, Moore and M. Whalen of Toronto. The truck which was enroute to To- tire and 'engine trouble in the earlies part of its trip to Toronto, SCUGOG . The evening, service next Sunday will be in the Centre Church at 7.30 with the Head service at 11.30 a.m.' Be sure to be on hand as you will miss samething good if absent. The Scugog School. Fair is Thursday September 7th, instead of the 8th. Glad to see so many at the Foot service on Sunday morning to enjoy the solo of Mr. Webb with Mr. Bowl- ingbrook at the organ, both from To-= ronto. Miss B. Joness left for her duties - as teacher at Mogse Jaw, last Friday, after spending her holidays with her sister Mrs. J. Joblin. We wish her a pleasant trip home. Mrs. Durdle, of Windsor, and Mis. Carpenter and: Miss Scott;" Bowman. ville, visited their sister Mrs. W. Mark a féw days last week, then all visited - their sister Mrs. A. Hope, a few days. << Miss Inez Martyn is visiting her cousin Miss Clara. Hardy for a few holidays. : Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reader, Mr. and Mrs. Staro and daughter Laura, of Michigan visited Mrs. Reader's brother, Mr. Wm. Jeffrey, a few days last week. Murs. know as Emily Jeffrey, and her many old friends are glad to hear she has . very good health, ' Mr. and Mrs. J. Pogue, Mr. ana Mrs. H. Grills of Valentin, and Mr. and Mrs. Coppins and family of Cam- cron, were recent visitors of Mr! and Mrs. R. Pogue. . Miss Jean Clark and brother Donald left here on Monday morning for To- romto, where they will spend the day at the Fair, then on to_their home in Timniins after a few weeks' holidays with their cousins Murray, Helen and, Doris Clark, to Miss Doris Mountjoy was a guest of Little Jean Samells- for a few days recently, A Miss Gladys Joblin "is spending a few days with her parents at the par- sonage before starting her duties as teacher at-the-FPoot School. We wish her and her pupils every success in their work' together. - : Miss Alice Pirry of Port Perry is spending -this week with her cousin Miss Mildred Mills. : ~ Mr. and Mrs. I.-Trwin of Seagrave, visited their friends Mr..and Mrs. R. Hood ohe day last week. . Mr. .and "Mrs. Bebbington, Toronto, are. spending a couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. R. Pogue. ) Mr. Roy Kendall and friend Mis} L. visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hardy. Miss Luella Jeffrey is spending a couple of weeks in Toronto. ZMr. and Mrs, Orr Jeffrey; Clem and Lois, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ploughman on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Stainton of Hamp- ton visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. 'C. Mills on Sunday. oe loci Mr. and Mrs.sR. Reader and Owen, visited friends in Hampton on Sunday, also the dahlia gardens at Cadmus, Mrs. Thomson -and daughter Anna of Blackstock, is visiting with Mrs. C. Mills and Mildred. "About twenty-eight of the Milner family gathered at the home of Mr. J. Milner on Saturday for a social time. «Quite a few are attending the "Ex" this week. PRINCE ALBERT The young folk of the village én- joyed a corn and weiner roast one night last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Kerr. Miss Vera Edwards of Toronto, and Miss L. Stovin, visited "their aunt Mrs. R.'Bond one day last week. Mrs, E. Warren and Mrs. D. War- ren were in Innerkip, the former re- maining. y 2 : Mr. and Mrs. Ball and son Frank, of Baltimore, Ont., visited at the home, of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luke, oh Sunday, Mr. C. Clark of White River, is home with his family for several days. Misses M. and T, Holman, Miss E. Spence and Mrs. Groupe were at Lake Simcoe and elsewhere last week. The driver was S. Egginton of Kirk- ~ Austin in Port - Reader is. better ~ ronto, from Kirkland Lake, had a flat: ° Wed Powers of Mariposa, were Sunday rr PIR of es em 7s - fo 30 ay a So