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== est in this society of which he was a . LY f ¥ . 3 ' sr 3 \ . af ks } b= hi £3 | 3 § $ yt { £ 8 4 ¥ 3 o A (8 4 { SA SAMUEL FARMER, . Editor and Publisher, EDITORIAL gr T 4 "Such is the patriot's boast, Where! verve roam: : His first, best country ever is at home.» THE PERSONAL TOUCH" Two trayellers were talking in a restaurant the other day. After the usual comments about the war, the conversation turned to the matter of war work knitting, One of the speakers said: "I don't' see much sense in all this knitting. A knitting 'machine could do it better. My wife gave it up soon after she started. such a waste of time." Fortunately few of our women are like that. They realize that their sons and brothers and best loved boys are fighting for us; and the least the folk at home oan do is to take a personal interest in the comfort and welfare of our soldiers. . Gradually they are disappearing-- "the pies that mother used to maka"; the socks that mother used to knit and darn; the peas and corn and beans that mother uséd to can; and the fruit she used to "do up". _Life is moving in a different groove, and the loving, personal touch of family life has fewer avenues of expression. Indeed it may create an embarrassing situation to compli- "ment the housewife upon the. excellence of her cooking; the fine workmanship of her sewing; or her skill in Sarma, designing. Maybe the lady didn't, It must be admitted that in the old days the housewives used to be much overworked. It must be admitted too, that the clothing produced by those early mothers' lacked the graceful cut and smart appearance of the store goods of to-day. It would be a bit startling to see our town men dressed in real home-spun, and wearing big ~mufflers and heavy red mittens. All that is admitted--but the fact remains that family life is founded on personal service. And national life of a worthwhile type is founded on well conducted families. Personal work will keep before our people the seriousness of the great struggle in which we . as Ca are ed.- Neither knitting ma- chines nor any other machines can take;the place of the persoal touch, the kindly individual inter- est in those who 'are prepared to make sacrifice It seemed \ NOT YET! Germany wants 'peace--on her own conditions. Nothing is suggested of a cessation of aggres- sion. Nothing is said of restoration of freedom to Poland, to Czechoslovakia, to Austria. The Allies are not prepared to grant peace on suc conditions. Not yet! That answer expresses the tone of the British and French peoples. It expresses the determina- tion of British and French forces. It is in ac- cord with the wish of most of the peoples of the world. To retreat now would mean admission of defeat. Peace at this moment (without the accomplish- ment of any Allied objective) would only give Germany opportunity to further her plans for military control of all the smaller nations of Europe. It could not be a lasting peace any more than the Armistice of 1918 Preceded a truly last- ing peace. o 4» ° NOT SATISFIED WITH ONE-SIXTH "One of the great experiments of the world is being tried out in Russiato-day--the experiment of a united, co-operatiye, socialized order; in con- trast to competitive;/ individualistic, nationalistic states: , . . History may decide between the two." : --Sherwood Eddy. That was written in 1931 about a country that embraces one-sixth of the habitable land area of the globe, by a man very sympathetic to the ex- periment. Ny A lot of water has passed undei the bridges since that day; and big as Russia is, it has sacri- + ficed the lives of 200,000 citizens in order that it may enlarge its borders. One-sixth of the habit- able land area of the world is not enough. * What is more terrible is the fact that the ideal- ists who lived in Russia in that day have mostly been "liquidated." The brotherhood of man has been used to promote the dictatorship of one man--Stalin. There has been no elimination of * class distinction, except that there are now only two classes--the rulers, and those ¥a do as they are told--or else. Russia as the conqueror of Finland; Russia as the ally of Germany, is the present position of the country that was to make practical the brother- PO RT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 21st, 1940 .On Easter Monday the Salvation Army will call on the citizens of Port-Perry fqr- donations to their "War Service Fund. Their objective in Port Perry is $260.00. Of this amount $150.00 has been contribut- ed from the Port Perry War Work "und. The work of the Salvation Army among .the sol- diers in the 1914-1918 War was characterized by good spiritually. The Veterans of the Great War speak of the Salvation Army with sincere admiration, We are informed that this will be the only request for funds that will be made by the Salvation Army this year.' If by any chance you should be issed in -Mon- day's canvass, your gift will be gl ladly recbived by Mr. . Percy Ingram at Mr Paris's Hardware Siare, March 26th It will be of no value to bemoan the results of the election on Wednesday, if you did not vote on Tues- day. Thousands of men fought and many gave their lives that we might have the privilege of expressing our will at the polls, But many of us.den)t, take the trouble-to vote. What is worse, many people become cynical, and say the most outrageous things about the lack of hon- esty, decency, and intelligence in parliamentary rep- resentatives, They are not all angels. but they are not all bad, They are human beings, even as you a fact that we too frequently discover after they are dead. If you.are not sure whether or no your nameison on the Dominion Voters' List, it is a simple matter to sense and unfailing helpfulness, both materially and Vote c on Tuesday, and I. Many of them have served Canada splendidly, g Neg, was his experience to witness in gy even of life itself for our safety. hood of man. Port Perry Pioneer Passes On March 12, 1940, there passed at the home of his daughter, Mrs, J. C. Taylor, in Port Perry, Ont,, in the per- son of John Hooper Dotbt, a respected citizen, in his 91st year. This was the first sickness of Mr. Doubt's life which! confined him to his bed. 2 "Mr. John H. Doubt came from Holsworthy, England, in 1870 and took up residence in Port Perry in the year 1873. He retired from business in 1932, During his business career 5, the disastrous fire which wiped oul his place of business with all other businesses in the community, except | ones He was a vry enthusiastic fire- man for many years and he together with his brother firemen. purchased and erected our town bell, This belH is still in daily use. ce As Past' Noble Grand of Warriner Lodge No. 75, 1.0.0.F. Mr. Doubt was better known in Ontario and neigh- bouring 'counties, He has been hon- oured with all the principal offices in the lodge. He took a very great inter- member for over sixty-four years. Four years ago the members presented him with a. sixty year jewel, | In his church life he was:a member 'of the United Church and has been an Elder since this church's. inception. "He was for years a class leader in the old Methodist church following the re- tirement of Mr, Aaron Ross. During his active' church work his Sunday afternoons were continually spent visiting the sick of the town. Children were of particular interest to him and "he had always striven to direct them in ways of Christian livihg. The funeral service, was held at the «home of Mrs: J. C. Taylor and sons ducted 'by his pastor Rev w. J. °H, Smyth. The members' of Warrlner Lodge attended in a body. a Surviving the deceased are two daughters, Mrs. J. C, Taylor. and Mrs, R. B, Smallman, Pdrt Perry; two sons, W. H. Doubt, Lakefield, and R. G. Doubt, Toronto, ten grandchildren and So it was_with the Master of Men, Futile Sacrifices. Joseph Denny . An ancient philosopher declared that if he had a lever big enough he could lift the earth. Another that he could lift an ox. He did. He started with a calf and daily he lifted the animal and when it was full grown he performed the extraordinary feat. Sometimes we think of the Sacrifice on Calvary as being the supreme, and so it was. That the temptations in Redeemer 'of men had. But he was being tempted daily, and every day. He passed through the furnace and emerged unsecratched. It was the Apostle who declared: "I' die daily." He was being crucified and when in the garden He declared: "Not My will, but Thine". It was just putting forth that, offered deliverance to all man- kind. Was ever a sacrifice so futile? They wagged their heads as they passed: "He saved athers, Himself He cannot save. ' "What did He have to show' for His:sacrifice? Nothing. No funds in the treasury, all His fol- lowers had forsaken Him and fled as wild beasts to their haunts in Galilee. On Calvary He died a criminal but He emerged a new personality, It was the mystéry of mysteries. His coward- ly {followers are suddenly inspired with newness of life, not because of thoughts of financial reward, not for any honours bestowed by the hands of men! One of His deadliest enemies, and the most intellectual person of his time, comes under 'the influence of the crucified Nazarene and is impregnated with His doctrine and he makes the shameful cross the centre of his theology. They imprison this man and keep him half starved in the filth] fest of dungeons continually chatned! to four soldiers who are al changed. He so influences his ca; tors 'that they too catch the religi {that he teaches and become known. the "Saints 'of (mesar's house Can you imaging: Nero, the Emporer of -that time having saints in con: nection. with him? These soldiers were sent to the farthest outposts of Rome and spread. the doctrines of Christianity ~ wherever they were [53 eight great grandchildren, His wife Bin him: in 1907. stationed. 1 its influence through them. When we} the wilderness were all 'that the}. | British Government Trader in Africa, '| Missionary Society. mysteries of Christianity. The leaven of this strange religion was working read of marvellous exploits of olden times when a man named Gideon could turn a trained army into a rabble when it meets it with a band of 300 men armed with a lamp apiece and a find out by enquiring or by going to the poll on Tues- day. Nothing could please 'Hitler better so far as Canada is concerned than to learn that Canadians do not value the ballot. Germany-- for very good reasons: If you have a vote be sure to use it on Tuesday, March 26th. They don't value the ballot in pitcher. Of a lad with sling and five pebbles routing the best equipped military of 'his day and causing them to flee in terror. ~ Christianity and that faith is built on the same founda- tions. We read daily of terrible doings in Europe of tyrants stalking through the land. Of the Czecks being de- prived of their land, of Poland being 'devastated, of Finland being dyed red 'with the blood of her slain and we 'wonder. "A day of reckoning is coming. The sacrifices being endured are only for a time, They are not futile. New races are being born. This old earth is being purged. As the seed dropped into the earth loses its identity in the same manner will the new replace the old... The tree is pruned to be the 'better equipped to bear fruit in the future. The present turmoil and strife} ., will "cost, -and_cost heavily too. ~We| | shall, be called upon to sacrifice, but|" out of it all a new and better world will: come, The Christian religion is our only hope of salvation. All other cults are failures when it comes to reforming humanity. Ask the negro| who gave him his liberty; the widow who furnished her home with bread when the bread winner was taken, the child 'who abolished child labour and gave him a thance in life? All will point to that apparent futile sacrifice on Calvary, when humanity faced its blackest night. Christ died, and be- came the champion 0 of the weak, LIFE AMONG CONGO CANNIBALS This unique subject will be capably discussed by Rev. Walter Tristram of Seagrave, Ont. Mr, Tristram served in the Great War, later becoming al He is prepared with slides and stories to acquaint us with the life and cus. |. toms of Congo people. Don't fail 'to hear this interesting lecture in the Sunday School Room of the United Church on Friday, Marcel 20 at 8 p.m. Under the auspices of the Woman's Adults 26c., This is another of the unexplainable Children 10e, SRA EASTER -- Easter is infinitely more than fust a certain day in the io r. of'the New Testamen vision of God as see this is evidence that the Creator has not left himself with- A A out a' witness, to the realm of the spirit, it becomes manifest that the recurrence of Easter bearsweloquent testimony to this very truth. For just as spring transforms the earth, making it with life, so Easter, with-its message -of hope | --|- and courage, comes to put an end to-the "winter of our J and to give us in its place the spring-tide spirit of a confident and abounding life. to which we need such a spirit in these days can scarcely _ be over-emphasized. allowed ourselves to be so crushed by tire irksomeness of the days through which we are passing, that as a conse- quence we have lost our zest and buoyancy? to abound discontent When the first disciples, crushed and broken, with their hopes blasted by the tragedy of Calvary, realized that Christ liveth ever, it filled them with new life and hope and courage, by the realization of this great truth was so 'far-reaching that it resulted in one of the most moving episodes in the history of .the extension of His Kingdom was manifested in an un- paralleled But Easter does something more than call our attention to an event of such stupendous and far-reaching im- portance. tion of its most insistent and compelling message--the message of 'life. only we ourselves, but the cause' of Christ, will be greatly impoverished. souls need revitalizing at this time is a matter we may well and profitably ponder. our_ devotion been diminished, if despair and despondency have supplanted faith and hope, this surely is a season "of the Christian year with a message which, if deeply One writers, referring to the rich pro- in the fruitful seasons, says that It is a fact of the deepest significance. When one turns from the realm of nature And the extent It is not the case that we have The transformation wrought in their lives the Church. Their zeal for the Master and for degree, It challenges our lives to seek a deéper realiza- If we ignore 'that challenge, then not And how much our sluggish and listless If our fervor has waned and realized, will enable us to recover the lost joy of living, _ Let us, conscious of our need, gladly accept the challenge. The Easter message comes to us, then, as a veritable breath from the hills of God. It is a message that assures us hot only of immortality, but of €n abundant life in our present state. Jesus did not only say: "He that be- lieveth in™ Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live"; He also said: "I am come that ye might have life, and that ye might have it more abundantly." is a major, not a minor one. "He is risen," The fote of Easter' Listen to its cheering word: Rev. John Murray ~ ! As this is a rural community it was «| agriculture, shop work and household Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy subscription expires . . . and Kingston. SATURDAY'S GAME A gathering of over 500 saw Port Perry Lions roll to their third straight victory in the Eastern Ontario Juve- nile play-down fperies by tying with Kingston 3-3 in he sccond game of a Referee--Jas, Kerr Port Boys Chalk Up More Wins Have Defeated Haliburton, Peterboro, A Campbellford. hat TUESDAY'S GAME 2 Final Struggle at pe Before a crowd of more than 600 people, Port Perry Lions Juvenile hockey team trimmed Campbeliford in the first game of a home and home series to the score of 6 to 1. home 'and home series, thus winning| The play was very fast and clean N, the round b-4. all through with Port having the ad- bs Playing with reckless abandon from | vantage of speed and team play, The hy) start to finish, the teams featured aback checking of 'the forward line was 3 wide-open brand of hockey that was [a feature in disorganizing the Cam- 4. 'Ereat to watch. The teams were even- | bellford boys 8 ly Matched. . Carnegie in the net for Port Perry AG I'he outstanding players for the gave outstanding performance. Hoed, EH fart squad Sues Masson, Clark, McMaster, Cooper and Clark played iY lood and Carne gie, for Kingston, | jeautiful hockey throughout the game POI Keating, Smith and Hunter. with Edgar like a stone wall in his 0 Port Perry LINE-UP Kingston body checking. i Carnegie gaal Pearson Metcalf and Battman were out- Edgar defence Rowan | standing for the visitors. Cooper defence Keating Meneely was out of the last period McMaster centre O'Birean | with an injured foot. Meneely wing Hunter [ Campbellford LINE-UP Port Perry Hood wing Kirby | Storie goal Carnegie Port Perry subs-- Brown, Clark, Scott, Metcalfe defence Edgar id Morden, Stephens, Aldred. Batman defence Cooper 2 Donald centre McMaster uo Kingston sub>--Sweetman, Cook, Car-| Milne wing Hood ney, Smith, Forest, Garroh. O'Rourke wing Meneely \ Goals--Ist Period Cauplelitond ubs--Hendrick, Kelly, ; Hood--Port Perry .......... 17 mins. | Dejiie; Fey. Hunter--Kingston .~.. o. 17% mins. Pot Perey subs fiark, Brosin, Map. Penalties McMaster, Meneely, Cook, den, Stephens, Aldred, i x Cook, Mencely. 1st Period -- tien 2nd Period Hood- MecMaster--Port Perry--5 mins. 3 Smith--Kingston ........ 15-16 mins 2nd Period Penalties--Keating, Keating, Forest, Hood--Port Perry .......... 7-mins. ih Hood, McMaster. Brown-Clark--Port Perry -- 13 mins. 3 35 Dorie flood-Mencely--Port Perry--1334 mins. : Hood--Port Perry ........ 6.25 mins Pevalips=-Rellys Qiaik.. Kelly: EX. Keating--Kingston ......... 16 mins. 3rd Period : 3 CIA PO, TEPEg se oe 18.40 mins, | O'Rourke---Campbellford. ...163 mins. ib Penalties -- Keating, Cook, Mencely, Cooper--Port Perry ........ 17 mins x Edgar, Sweetman. Penalties--Clark - i Referee--Max Reesor. AN APPR As winter is drawing a word of appreciation sho "~ open, Year by year Port Perry High School has been kept abreast of the times in capacity to serve the com- munity in which it. is placed. The ideal of the, Board of Education has been to supply such means of educa- tion as are best suited to meet the needs of the young people of this lo- cality And in this they have had the whole hearted support of the teaching staff. " most natural that the teaching of "agriculture, shop work, and household science should take a prominent place jo the school curriculum, Years ago Rev. John- Harris, Dr. Mellow, W. H. McCaw, J. I. Forman and their associates on the Board saw this vision of local service in educa- tion; and they made small heginnings. Had they lived; they would have béen delighted to have seen the strides that have been made in this direction, until today Port Perry High School is ranked among the best rural High Schools in the Province in teaching of science. , Generously aided by the Department of Education, this school is one of the six best equipped rural High Schools 'in Ontario. And it may be said in passing that this equipment has put 'the school'in an enviable position in the matter of government grants, But there is a fly in the ointment. We cannot obtain the best value from work done by Mr. H. R. Archer in keeping the roads He and his men make good use of the snow- plow, making a clean, wide sweep on the roads. This bi is practical good citizenship, Jy the same shot houstholders regarding sidewalks Another Step Forward 3 ECIATION to a close, it is but fair that uld be said for the good: Too bad that we can't the matter of equipment The fact is that the school has been understaffed. Year by year additional demands are made by the Department of Education in the matter of subjects that must be taught. Starting in September ad: " ditional periods in English will be re- Ae quired 'in the Upper School. And extra periods in Geography in other forms of the school. Taking this fact into consideration, and realizing that all the High School teachers have to teach tog many sub- jects for the time at their disposal, the Board has decided to-engage an- other teacher, lighten the burden slightly by allowing longer periods for N cach of the subjects taught, and ex- tend the advantages of. shop work and 'househdld science "to the pupils in grades 7 and 8 in the Public School. FAM This step has been advocated for WX years: by the Inspectors, and by Mr. Gemmell, the former Principal. The recent additions and improve- ments in the shop and the household science room, have shown clearly that our people are not getting full value for. the fine equipment that has been installed. It could be used much more. Typewriting and, bookkeeping will be extended; and music will be retain." ° ed as a fine addition to the cultural influence 4 the school. ; A ! The "added expense for such an ex- HH tra teacher will be borne jointly by Nh the Department of Education, "the the investment that has been made in County Counell, and the Municipality,