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Port Perry Star (1907-), 16 Nov 1939, p. 1

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. wat is good. Watch your label; It tells whea subscription expires $1. 50 per year In advance. your ~~ EDITORIAL i wt "Sueh is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." g yr This 'world-wide organization is making an ap- peal for funds this week. The work done by the - Red Cross Society -in war time peace, is of a character that merits the support of Wherever great human suffering is found there the Red Cross Society steps in and every citizen. THE RED CROSS SOCIETY simple livelihood or in times of "Thirty dollars alleviates that suffering in the most practical and efficient manner. Many of us are not called upon % endure the - Saved from this pain we can do our best for the healing and com- physical sufferings of war. fort of those 'who protect us and The 1.0.D.E. are taking the lead in - collecting. * $$ 0» SPECIAL OCCASSION R Religion is a voluntary matter. forced to be religious--not really. We are saying much about democracy in these We are spending millions of money to pre- We are sending men to the front to be ~ days. serve it. wounded and perhaps to die for living for it--that's different. All over this country our ahah are "being neglected by thousands who. never suet them ex- cept on special occasions. Democracy cannot be sustained by Armistice services, Twelfth of July parades, Christmas cele- brations, Easter services, or any interest in what we claim to be the foundation of demesraeyEChHstiARiLy, 3 ~ The fact is that only by true devotion a con- 'stant support can the religion of the people be preserved and" developed. All the churches in-- Port Perry should not be more than enough to hold the citizens who Sunday by Sunday should go to those great governing forces of life for which thousands have suffered worship and to learn of martyrdom, and better still, whic controlling force in, millions of li the earth. ++ We_ cannot afford to go on churches as. we have beep doing of lute years. 3 If we do, » shall pay the penalty. SETAC \ o <4 0 NO "HAM. AND EGG The "Sunset People" of California will ee - do without their "ham and eggs". voters said--two to offe. And that's lucky. King Carol of Rumania said recently--"These = are too serious times for comic opera' SUPPLY AND DEMAND our homes, =' , supply. ELIGION _No one can be riches that are so it: But routine wealth of supply believable; but'it' is barred from human use by . heat, pests, ignorance and superstition. Cocoa, cotton, copra, oils, sisal, mahogany grow in those regions mdre rapidly than humanity can use-them. But other spasmodic of "adventure we and death. h have been the . ves--the salt of by the conquests. neglecting the of going to war. effort is not only 18" - directed. That what the tions to be faced '.. Of course _- same conquering he was not thinking of the Californian campaign for "$30 every Thursday" but he supported by the State. The fact is that the Tomalning --=pociety- wil-not long be able to bear it. To realize the number of people dependent upon the State for might well have - * . "Ladies, change" It our-clvilization faces any great danger it is ' the danger of a glorified pauperism, have young people who see no need for personal struggle to obtain the living which the world "owes" them. And at the other end of the social - structure there is an increasing number of people who are willing to give up active life, and be Already we < eacy who-was dressed materials created and ivory beads. middle strata of old, orphans, widgivs, as well as insane, criminal, incurable, and? many other classes -- all "are in- creasingly Becoming State dépendents, if the money can be earned. Butitisa dangerous cry if it is to come to those who are to get some- thing for nothing. Providing for the requirements of the human race is a tremendous task. The difficulty is not .. a shortage of supply; but lies in the fact that so many -péople want to be in one place at one time-- and that place far removed from the source of "ihe problem is further aggravated be- cause so few people are willing to do the labor required for 'production of supplies. The other evening at the Lions Club Rev. W, R. Tristram, of Seagrave, vividly pictured how in- exhaustible is the source of supply, and how dif- ficult it is to actually secure and distribute the The speaker was telling his experiences on the West Coast of Africa. house has been reacheg. The world is now spending billions for the use of destructive weapons with which we may an- nihilate 'each other. madness to" a conquest of natural barriers, we shall still have need of all the courage and spirit .can give... The results will: be "peace, plenty, and happiness, instead 'of desolation Scientific research is clearing from the paths of life difficulty after difficulty. field -where victories are real. It.is too bad that humanity has so long been swayed by the glamour of war as a quick means 'of acquiring wealth and control. __have been master of ] continued in the quiet paths of industry instead "Science, which has conquered Sin fever, can destroy. the tetzse fly. that dominated our pioneer forefathers, can still inspire -our people of to-day under now condi- At a New York fashion show a girl appeared Hef hat was 'celophane; her frock was rayon. She wore nylon stockings, a patent-leather hand- _ bag and imitiation alligator shoes, Jade bracelets, No real silk, wool-or cotton worn by the girl; -nor-any- real leather, ivory or jade; - are made of spun glass. is startling, Very young, very every Thursday" is a fine ideal >0d abundadt, In that vast country the is so great as to be almost un- only a fringe of this treasure When we turn from this Here is a battle. Everybody gains Germany might of the world if her people had So it is at present. German greedy; but it is sadly mis. Courage and industry in a different way, but with the spirit. 2 from head to foot in artificial by chemists. 'Shoe soles - Extracts from Rev. J. C. Clough's Sermon Community Re Remembrance ervice _ A most timely address was delivered by Rev. J. C. Clough at the Community Remembrance Day. Service last Sun- day. We give herewith some extracts. His text was: "And to guide our feet in the waya of peace". Luke 1:79. "There 'are people who think that It purges the nations. That many great inventions come out of war, It calls forth heroism, sacri- 'fice. But to approve of. war for that cause'is like burning a building to the risk of the lives of those that live in it, in order to eall for the heroism of those who wish to save the inmates, No I think was is definitely evil, It is not sent by.God, but cones through man's own wickedness --yours and mine, ] 'Listen to the report of a" deputy- chief constable of a county in England in which there are many impotent national centies: "The eXperience- of "the last war most serious effect upon the problems | facing the police in maintaining law [and order, national unity and morale. | "¢ My experience in the last war was that hasty marriages and absent husbands for instance, had a disast p trous effect. Homes were neglected, children were allowed to grow up with- out discipline or parental control, drinking among women became more prevalent, and in the grip of events there was a widespread lowering of moral standards.' "At. the same time immediately after" the war, law and order were dif ficult to maintain, and the general un- rest coupled with the reduced -wages and unemployment, might have easily ended in revolution, as indeed they did in several other European coun- tries." But war has come again in spite of hopes and. in spite of enormous sacri- fice, "The people are asking--"'Why 1" "I dori't pretend to give a politi¢al or economical diagnosis or point the way out or even suggest any, But I .do think that there have been certain moral {sues in this "whole situation that we have been particularly blind to, and which it they are not faced or settled, economics, politics, or industry or any branch 'of society or national life t really function - "What we have failed to see is not that peace failed us but that we failed peace. * We have nevér really thought * shows beyond doubt that war has a - that peace required attending to-- «© watching, being on the qui vive to guard. Few ever thought of peace as a condition requiring qualities of-apirit . and brain and heart as demanding, and | all going. { were all dead.' The first of the. deries of Amatenr Nights sponsored by the Lions Club was held on Wednesday evening of last week and was not only a very sue- cessful opening to the series but af- forded something new in entertain- ment which. was 'enjoyed by the audience which filled the Town Hall in spite of the wind and sleet which made it a disagreeable night to venture out, if loud and long applause-is a symbol of appreciation, When the curtain parted it revealed a semi-circle of aspirants to fame arranged on either side of Lion Howard Lilly, who occupied an arm- chair in the centre, in the vole of 'Major Bowes", as follows: Vocalists--Ross Dowson, Rody .Hay- den, Luella Ploughman, Beth Griflin and Ngyine Stewart, Doreen Thomp- son, Flora Kerr (Elinor Kerr accom- panist); Floyd Hughes vocalist "®iid Saxophonist;, Bob Allin, Harold and Grant Bentley, instrumental trio; Irene and Doris Mulligan, tap dancers. Lion Howard: Lilly made an excel: lent Major Bowes and with Mrs. Lilly, who kindly filled in the interludes making otherwise dull moments de- lightful with piano selections, proved themselves acquisitions to our com- munity. # Mrs. Orde, Mrs, Mulligan and Murs. Dowson provided piano accompanient for the various contestants. In addition to the program afforded by the competitors, concert numbers were provided during the intermission for- judging--and after the "éonclusion of the contest, by Dr. Rennie with-his banjo assisted by Hooey and Fielding th guitar and violin. The jovial Doctor and his pals got an enthusiastic reception and Hooey had to clog to stop the riot. The Kinsmen Club of Qshawa again displayed their generous attitude to- wards the Port Perry Lions by con- tributing artists under the escort of Kinsmen Andy Mowat: Mrs. Branch, songstress and pianist, had them She gave the old piano about all it could stand and when she was through the moths in the works I'm telling you she PORT PERRY STA + PORT PERRY ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 LIONS CLUB Angler Nights WIN POPULAR FAVOR | PORT PERRY cable Sam Collis with his violin, and A. F. Cox with his banjo completed a trio worth while. Mr, Cox: put his banjo to one side and assayed a violin solo, He made a. flourish with his bow, shouldered or chitined his instru- ment and the music flowed forth and as the tempo quickened he nearly had convulsions but the music continued to flow forth. This was something of a surprise to those in the audience who were quick enough to notice he was fiddling with the back of the bow in- stead of the horsehair side, but it was not till the artist paused to chalk his cue, pardon, I mean to resin his bow, while the music continued to flow (orth, or fifth, in marvelous melody, thut-the audience realized -they had a first class mystery on hand. Chief of Detectives St. John. was_ called and soon had Sam Collis under arrest for concealing music behind the sceres, He was arvdigned before Bowes who sentenced him to come out in the open and play it all over again. Cox was let off with-a warning. The judges had in the meantime held the stop watch on the applause, which was the medium by' which the awards were made. The audience did the judging. In fact one of the judges admitted he "did not Know anything about music and thought a B flat was a room iran apartment house. ~ Each contestant had to again come forward and this time offer one line of his or her number and then the Major put it up to the audience. And how juvenile Port Perry. can applaud, It was generous in-all cases, as merit was pretty evenly distributed and it was a matter of split seconds to ar- rive at four "longer and louder" out- bursts and as a result these four were ordered again to the front in an elimi- nation contest: Rody Hayden, Floyd Hughes, Mulligan Sisters and Ross Dowson. As there were but three prizes, one had to be eliminated or as the Reds in Russin would say, "one had to be liquidated." Little Ross Dowson was the unlucky one and the prizes fell to the first three in the order. mentioned while Ross was given an automatic pointer pencil as a consolation prize and told could play and sing, too. The inimit- On Monday Night, November 13, the Lions Club of Port Perry "held an Amateur Concert in Beagrave United Church. It was well attended and the' program proved of high merit, as was shown by the applause of the audience Rev.. W. Tristram welcomed th people and introduced Mr. Jas. Kerr,' "President of Lions Club. "Mr. Kerr devoted and self sacrificing, and disci- plined as any that war could require: W¢ have, thought of making war and Mus. Sleep for their work in connection medical and dental care. But we have ith the concert, and invited any from just donated $25.00 to Red Cross work. not thought that we have to make , this community to become a member Their work is indeed worthy. preparation for war, briefly - outlined -the work and use of the Club. He also thanked Mr. and to comi© back again. - wo 'SEAGRAVE announcement from PPLC. The an- nouncer Lion Howard Lilly, gave- a very "clear explanation of the great work done by the Lions Club. This Club is an international organization. All money is spent in Canada except st of magazine. This Club does a great work, Lion Lilly stated they had only been going two years and had just nqw got into stride. They chiefly | help under-privileged children such as They have Half of peace and prepare for it as strenuously! of the Lions Club.- Mr. Kerr intro- the proceeds from this concert went to as we do for war. Peace is not an duced Lion Howard- Lilly who was the under-privileged children's fund of idea. It is not an atmosphere that|magter of ceremonies, who announced the Lions Club and. half to the Sea- surrounds us about which we have to from station PPLC. The judges were grave Church. Lion Lilly thanked the do nothing. It fs a condition of life) Lion, H. Durkin, Mrs, Orde and Mrs. Church Board for the use of the betwéen people that for.its very ex- Lilly, The program was as follows:: church. istence dépends-- upon certain moral First a quartette by Beverley Scott, The program continued with' a rend- qualities of heart and mind and spirit. Earl Sdrnberger, Lloyd Short and Ray ing by Elva Hall, of Zion, entitled It is something that each person and Thiebault, all of Seagrave, accom- "Whisperin' Bill" which was very ap- generation has to make for. himself and itself. . We do not expect to be fed today upon the vegetables and fruits that were produced by a farmers' toil and sweat twenty years ago. 'Why should we today expect to be eternally saved by the.sacrifices of twenty years ago, and he resentful if sacrifices are to be required of ug?. ~~ +.» I do believe .that war is the result of the misuse of peace. That the peace of the last twenty years has been a "panied by Mrs. R. Scott. 'They sang "Billy Boy". Second; five boys from Port Hoover, known as '"'Hummers" sang "The Old Apple Tree.", accom- panied by Mr. S. Brown, Joe Grant- ham of Seagrave, then favoured with a well-rendered solo "Out of the Dusk" accompanied by Mrs. R, Scott. Mr. Murdock Jy., of Port Hoover, one of |the Hummers, song "Over the Rain- bow" accompanied by Mr. S. Brown. The 'Program now swung to the fair sex. - Dorothy Tristram of Seagrave, propriate at this time, It depicted the evil of war, Henry Mark of Little Britain then favoured with a selection "Gavotte" on the Bass Horn, 'accom- panied by Mrs. R. Scott, The Clarke Bros. quartette of Manilla, rendered the popular Football Song 'Anchors Away" which was greatly enjoyed. Doris Wallgee of Saintfield, the child wonder, rendered a piano solo which was exceptionally well given. Doris is 'only ten years of age and some day &ill_be in the highlights of music in selfish one. The League of Nations! vecited "The Bald Headed Man." the radio world. Doris won thg.hearts pamphlet says: 'We are fighting an iniquitous aggressor because 'of the long indifference in which we shared to the common Authority we set up twenty years ago.' Continued on Column Seven 1] Marjorie McCoy of Seagrave gave a violin solo "School Days" acc panied | of the judges and the applause of the audi We wish you the best of by Mrs. Scott. sang "South of the Border" accom- panied by Mrs. Scott. At this time| turn. there was a brief pause for station|favoured with some roal SLigInAliLY, in e. Miss Gloria Harding luck Doris, - The program then took another This time the audience was . Major : the name of the Port Hoover Hum- Drammers, Keith, Hall played guitar, Maurice Crowder the mouth organ, Murray Sweetman the washboard, Peter Bryan the wash tub to which was attached a string to represent au bass viola, Jim Bryan, the triangle aud Alvin Hall was at the piano. ~~ Good work boys, keep on and you'll reach the top, ~ Keith King of Little Britain played the French Horn. His selection was "On the Band Wagon" accompanied by Mrs. Scott, At this time Lion Lilly thanked Mus. Scott for her 'accompaniment in the different selections. While the judges were making their decision, the following talent ably sup- plied the remainder of the program. First Rev. W. Tristram announced the program to be held in Seagrave Church November 24, The Donlands choir from Toronto, assisted by Bruce Webb, boy soloist at the C.N.E., also Eddie Allan whom we hear over Happy Gang and Jean Sellery elocutionist, all of Toronto. Don't forget you have a date--Nov. 24th at Seagrave Church Admission 26¢. Public School children ree. Bob Allen, Bob and Harold Bentley of Port Perry, then entertained on violins and guitar with some old fash- ioned music which was much: enjoyed, Beth Griffin and Norine Stewart, of Port Perry sang "On the Trail of Home Sweet Home", accompanied hy Mrs. Orde. Ross Dowson of Port Perry, ne- companied by his mother, sang "Home on the Range" and "A Pocketful of Dreams". Doreen Thompson, Prince Albert, sang "There's Nothing Too Good for the: Irish, accompanied by Mrs. Orde, Floyd Hughes, the second prize winner at the Port Perry con- test, accompariied by his mother, gave u very pleasing saxophene solo. We thank these people very much. The judges were now ready with their decision. Lion Bert. Hutcheson was called to the platform and asked to present the. prizes. There were three contestants who won all heces- sary points, They were Joe Grantham of Seagrave, Doris Wallace of Saint- field, Clarke Bros of Manilla. = The 'Doris Wallace, 1st, $6.00; Joe Grant- ham, 2nd, $3.00; Clarke Bros. 3rd, $2. Mr. Hutehesonspoke an encourag- ing word to the losers and made not- able mention of Mrs. K. Scott and Gloria Harding by presenting them with eversharp pencils, This brought the amateur hour to a close. We are indeed grateful to the Lions for supplying us with such a delightful - and varied entertainment. The program closed with the National Anthem. A Terrible Car Accident Earl Hood Killed] Garnet Weir Badly Injured car accident was added to the list at Prospect corner. A-party. of young men were re- turning from Oshawa and had come up the Oshawa road to:the concession leading to Brooklin. When they reached Prospect the road proved treacherous owing to a very slippery skim of ice. Harry Carnegie, who was driving, lost control of the car and it was a complete wreck. Of the occupants of the car Earl Hood (Dick) wos killed outright, and Garnet "Weir suffered head injuries rendering him unconscious. At the time of writing he is still in the same condition. The other occupants of the car es- caped with slight injuries, CONCERT AND DANCE IN ~~ MEMORY HALL, UTICA under the auspices of the Bluebird Club, Tuesday evening, Nov, 21st, Russ Creighton and His Canadian Mountaineers in song, dance, comedy; and Acrobatic performance, Admis- sion to concert 25¢., children 16c., ad- mission to dance 26c. Send the Port Perry Star to absent friends. final "judging was" done by applause. | On Wednesday night one more fatal | turned over in such a manner that it Editor and Publisher. SAMUEL FARMER, Be Generous to Collectors for the Red Cross Rev. J. C, Clough's Selon The Archbishop of York in a nation- al broadeast, 'There is a widespread recognition' that we carry a share of world." . "Most of us have yet to learn that peace is something that each has to work for and create. It does not come of its own accord." "Peace is a personal matter. Men have tried .to.make peace when they have not got the seeds of it in their own hearts. This summer I met a man who had been leader of London's 420,000 unemployed. He had been a pacifist and a communist. - Used to often -speak from pacifist platforms; but it had little weight with his family young son came out with words. of wisdom when he said 'If you want tq make peace in the world you have got to make peace in the home! And that is one thing that we have ignored. Another labor leader made trouble until he saw that he could not bring peace amt harmony "ih the labour world and between labour and capital until he had it himself. He was having a lunch un year ago with a pro- minent diplomat who. was working with all the knowledge, and wisdom and experience that was at his com- figure, the talk became personal, During the course of this part of the conversation-the diplomat happened to remark to the labour man: Yéu know Bill T haven't seen my wife in seven months. We couldn't. get on so we separated. Also today I saw one of my relatives that I haven't spoken who are you to try to give peace to the nations of the world and you have not got. it in your own heart for the members of your-own family ? But isn't that true of us all? Isn't that why we have var? Individually and collectively we have not learned to make peace with all the people who live along side of us. Then with selfishness gogs the un- willingness to repent; to say I am sorry If we want peace we still want it on our terms with a saving of our face; never mind the enemy. We are so cheap in so many ways. Many a man and a woman at a distance of 3000 miles finds it so easy to say what Hitler should do or what should be done with Hitler, or Germany, who hasn't enough moral imac the barrier that lies between him and his neighbours, and in fact won't face it. Is everyone in this community at peace with every other member?" Ganerous and Timely Gifts At a special meeting of the Official Board "of the Port Perry United Church, arrangements were made for the acceptance of ~the generous and and Mr. Frank E. Courtice. These gentlemen have agreed--1, To re-build the present church organ and move the console forward to face the choir. 2. To instal chimes in the re- built organ: Mr. S. Jeffrey is financing . the re- building and other alterations in con- nection with the organ. - This is his gift to the church, ; Mr. Frank E. Courtice, of Colling- wood, is paying for the installation of the chimes. of his father, the late Thos. Courtice. The cost -of re-building and altera- tions of the orghn will be $1100, and the cost of the chimes will be $300. will proceed during the winter} but will not be completed until early spring. NE The Oficial Board in adeepiite these generous offers, passed the following resolutions: That the Official Board of the Port Perry United Church accept with gratitude the generous offer of Mr, S. Jeffrey to rebuild the church organ and move the console to the front of the choir, also the kindly offer of Mr. Frank: E. Courtice to Ind) ehimes in "| the rebuilt organ, Continued from. Column Three responsibility for the evil state of the. because' when he was home he was a '| dictator, and a trouble-maker, and his mand, and he was not not an unknown - During the course of the lunch with in seven years. Bill said, my Lord -- timely "gifts offered by Mu. 8. Jelfiey " This gift is in memory. The work of rebuilding the organ. . Rr ae on ! 4 br SSS A 2, YRC LN ae Fe te " He SE RT ne,

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