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9 SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. PORT PE PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, | LL 4 4 i "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream! His first, best country ever is at home." DEFENSE! No problems is being more cussed in the world to-day than the matter of defense. Apparently no country (in Europe at least) i safe 'from aggression if it has not an adequa! military and naval force' to be able to repel in- vaders, The fact is that the outbfenk of war has dis- rupted the: financial system of every country in the world to a greater or less extent. of adéquate defense is tremendous, if not im- possible to secure. Actually there is only one, adequate defense against dictgtorial aggression, and that is a police co-operation of all democratic peoples, great and small. The fire has broken out, and force is necessary Only after these wars ares . .. over and the incendiary nations are conquered, will it be possible to consider the most valuable defense of all--decent human behaviour among the peoples of the, world, who agree to "live and . to put out the blaze, let live." Character is everything in the air of ulti- All treaties not .based on reliable character are "geraps of paper." : So:long as we look upon force as the only de- pendable defense, we shall continually face the mate peace. fate of the Kilkenny cats. Let' no one look upon character formation "= : Your Luthers, Wesleys, + Livingstones, Gordons, Shaftsburys, Howards, all had a courage and endurance rare among men of to-day. More than all they had ideals. and be- liefs more dear to them than life itself. When thé war is over, then will come the great ~ "an effeminate affair. struggle for the salvation: of - thoroughly dis- GOVERNM ENT CONTROL The following editorial clipped from the 'Qsha- wa Daily Times reveals the fact that there is a lack of uniformity in beverage room regulations. If the Proyince assumes control of this business, it should set the hours, and make them uniform throughout the Province, not allowing competi- tion between rival towns to see which town can The cost Council, when secure the longest hours of sale. "In connection with Whitby Council's refusal to extend the evening hours for sale of bever- . ages in hotels, .it is. perhaps well to recall a factor in' connection with mentioned in Council's discussion. ago this same question was debated by the it which was not Two years it was represented by Whitby hotel. proprietors that Oshawa hotels." were privilege. same hour. likely to remain open until twelve o'clock, and argued that they were entitled to -the same Oshawa Council at that time, it was stated, favoured the eleven o'clock closing, and "was anxious that Whitby hotels conform to the On this point an agreement was reached by both Councils and eleven o'clock was set as closing hour in Whitby hotels. not long, however, before the decision of Osha- wa Council was rescinded and twelve o'clock set" as the closing hour for Motor City hotels. Not until a few weeks ago, however, did Whitby It was hotelkeepers move to seek the same selling humanity. frem Ee and cruelty to decency and kindness, 0 40h © MONEY "Never ask of money spent ; 2 Where the spender thinks it 'went. Nobody was ever meant . To remember, or invent What he did with every cent." . ; . > --Robert Frost. Webster says: "Money. is anything sustomsrlly used as a medium of f exchangs. and a measure of value." At the present moment money has no persis, nent or lasting standard of value. Money and wealth are not 'the same Vids the buying power of money changes with the Eggs used to be 10c. a dozen, butter 10c. years. a pound. Prices have changed. hours as Oshawa, and while Whitby Council after very fair consideration has decreed that the present hours of selling must-remain, it is only fair to recall that the issue would never have been raised here had not the extra hour been granted the Oshawa beverage rooms, was this angle of the situation which interested Whitby business men, no doubt." It oo qo) "NO MANDATE TO TEACH BIBLE IN PUBLIC .SCHOOLS- "At the present time there is no authority, we understand, that will permit a portion of the school curriculum to be given over to Bible study. Only recently the Stouffville Board was approach- ed to permit a course in Bible study to be carried on by the clergy of the town, but no authority is ~ given to introduce this into the school work. The Trustees section of the Ontario Educational As- sociation this year and in other years past, has been asked to'consider the proposal of Bible study - + is shelved. in the schools, but year after year the question It seems a bit unreasonable that Separate Schools should be able to devote half of their total teaching time to Bible instruction of the Roman Catholic Church, whereas in public school no Bible instruction is prévided for at all." War is the great 'cause of fluctuation in the value of money, because a country at war in- creases its debt enormously and its labour to the production. of Such a condition renders the payment of the -country's debt. less certain, and like any other - debtors the countries have to pay a double price --interest and depreciation of currency.. Conse- - quently, because Canada is at war, our dollar is at-a discount in the United States. ! diverts much of war equipment. from the Bible. --Stouffville Tribune. «(Editors Note--The fault lies not with the Catholic Church for teaching the Bible, but with the Protestant Churches for their failure to find some ground of unity as to what shall be taught While it is true that no place is provided for Bible teaching in School hours, that teaching can be carried on before or after school hours under certain conditions. of schools adopt this plan.) A large number ee ~ TURN. BACK THE PAGES On the magazine table at the 'Mem- orial Library can always.be found that very splendid British publication "The Illustrated London = News", typical of London and as English as the Bank of England. . - For several years the Library Board, at the end of the year, has had the numbers bound in 2 volumes of 6 months, making two very hand- .some folios, almost too good for a public library, which would make a prized addition 'to any one's library. had just been looking over the oy asues and admiring the splendid tull page photogravures from every part of the world where history is in the 'making, and perusing the authen- tie tending matter which accompanied the illustrations, when we chanced upon one of the very earliest volumes, 3 ® Volume No. 6, being the numbers ~ from January to June, 1846, almost a century old, ninety-five years to be exact, which kome careful gentleman \. of the old school had had bound for his. shelves, Magazines, if not rare, were at least scarce in those days and » were_not thrown away or destroyed as they are today and having the numbers bound at 'the end of the year was a common practice. We found it very interesting' to look through and derived considerable pleasure from comparing the efforts of the very earliest years of the News with its latest or- matured effects, and felt very kindly towards the old Victorian who had made this Bissible. By H. G. HUTCHESON The editorials and articles were of the same high standard_and did not 'suffer by comparison with those of last week, though perhaps, were.a little more ponderous in their diction. The illustrations, as you may guess, were not only fewer but small- er, mostly ' small woodcuts, not the generous full page portraiture we en- joy today and I am afraid it would have some trouble to justify its claim to the title "Illustrated" at this date. "As the telegraph had only just been invented and had not come into geh- eral use, while the cable was 'still some years in the future, the news had to come by post. A "Despatch" from Montevideo was three months old. It is a coincidence that it was something of the tenor of those we have recently received following the Graff Spee affair, In this case it seems the Argentine navy had its knife.out for Paraguay and sighting some vessels carrying that flag, turned its guns on them, An Amgritan barque not getting out of the way, received a few shots but fortunately for it the American fri- gate, Congress, was neatby and it took after the Argentinians and one by one they pulled down their flag. The despatch recites that "Grave In- ternational consequences might" fol- low," As history.does not relate that the Argentine ever sent an Arrfada to capture the. White House we may assume that that ovening the Ameri. can captain passed the cigars around and the incident was forgotten. But think of it, thie "despatch" zig-zag- ing across the Atlantic in a sailing vessel for three months, buffeted by currents and contrary winds, it might very easily have been six months. How many minutes was it before even Admiral Byrd in the lonely Antarctic knew of the Graf Spee? The Illustrated London News of that day was: really a Toondon Weekly and published local events and adver- tisements of 'minor importance much as the Toronto evening papers do to- day. Two dealers, for "instance, ad- vertised their wax candles, One claimed, his candles were self-snuffing| . and #o likely had an edge over his rival. _ A column each week was set aside for "Accidents and Offences" and was mainly taken up by sudden .deaths which were suspicious enough to de- mand an inquest and these were usually held at the nearest public house, the names of which sound odd- ly to Port Perry ears. Here are a few: Flag & Lamb, Clerkénwell Green; Sea Lion, Hero of Waterloo Tavern, Horse and Groom, Seven Dials; Angel thn, One inquest 'was amusing, if one nlay be allowed to smile at a tragedy ninetysfive years after, A certain Mr, Clissold, described as 'a melancholy gentleman', after dining at an Inn retired to his room, first telling the landlord that he was not Continued on Back Page 3 Those RRY STAR THURSDAY, A APRIL , 1040 | 5) Who look for up-to-the- minute news from the war front ~ are doomed to disappointment, in spite of all the radios and commen- tators. The strategies of war do _ not permit such broadcasting. Narvik is-in the hands of the British, and large Allied reinforce- ments are being and Sweden. sent to Norway y The following clipping from. the Christian Science Monitor is impor- tant for many reasons: "If, as military experts now seem generally to ~ agree, the chances of an Allied defeat are at least as great as that of an Allied victory, it is high time to re-examine the whole basis of United States policy. It does not need very elaborate proof to anyone who has studied the problem thoroughly that a crushing defeat for Britain and France would mean: that the United States, after the war, would exist in an en- 1°. tirely different kind of word. Such a defeat would inevitably allow Japan to proceed with the conquest of the island empires of the Pacific, including both British and French colonies and the Dutch East Indies, and to establish its do- mains over a region so rich in raw materials as to _ make Japan for the first time a country capable of offensive action against the United States in the fu- ture. It would mean that Germany had accomplished . in Europe what Napoleon had failed to do -- a conti- nental system kept under by the same methods that have proved enti.ely efficient in turning Poland and Czechoslovakia and Austria into slave states. Lake Scugog Fish and Game Assn. On Monday cvening at the Public Library'a meeting of cit- izens interested in the conservation of fish and game in Lake Scugog district was held, and The Lake Scugog Fish and Game * Association was formed, and these officers elected : OFFICERS FOR 1940 Hon. Presidents--Mr. Osler Hon. G. D. Conant r. Me President--E. G. Michell 1st Vice-President--Arthur Brock, 2nd Vice President--W. G. Bowles Sec'y-Treas.-- DIRECTORS * - _ Caesarea--Harold Sears and Fred Frayer. Coulter Beach--Frank Taylor Druean Point--Mel. Roberts Lakeside Beach--Joe Ward 'Pine Point--Neil Gardiner and George Vernier Portview--Herb, Smith ~--Rowen Beach=Dr. Will wil © Scugog Point--J. Prince and, Tom Benson z St. Christopher--Iarold Porteous Six Mile Island--Fred Boddy Seagrave --Roy Scott: Stephenson's Point--Don. Crozier' Wathago Heach--Mr. Curtis Washburn Island--H. J. - Elliott Williams® Point--Warren T." Fegar and Norman Robinson Scugog Council--Frank Gerrow "and John-L;- Sweetnian Cartwright Council--C. TP. Devitt and Mr. Heaslip, Port Perry Council--W, EH Archer Port Perry Town--Cecil King, A. I. Cawker, J. C. Cockburn, Dr, G. M. Rennie, Sam N. Reiresentative of the Oshawa Fish and Game Assn.--R. G. Mills Dep. Game Warden--F. Shepherd M. Letcher © The first general meeting will be held in the Town Hall on the evening of Wednesday, April 24th, at 8 o'clock sharp. The program will consist of movies, talks by members of the Depart- ment of Game and Fisheries, and by the President-- what can be done, and is being done to improve local 'fish and game con- ditions. An invitation is extended to all interested, including the ladies to in this Hoes 0 on ¥ied, April 24, at 8 pn m. War Work Activities Mrs. John Murray and Mrs. Gordon McKee were away three days last wek attending the annual meeting cof the I,O.D.E., and brought hdme some in- teresting War Work News. Among other things they acquired A pattern for windbreakers made of the backs of discarded kid' gloves, sewn "together and lined with a wind breaking material which can be bought at small cost. These jackets are worn by men on the minesweepers and the trawlers. We want to make some of these coats and request do- nations of old gloves (brown or black) the backs are always good so it does not matter how worn the fingers are. Please hring them along to the work meeting on Fijday. tee a The Canadian Girls in Training will call :at all the homes having coin bags this week-end to colléct the con: tents of the bags. Please be ready for the girls and accept the thanks of the War Service Committee, LI BE BE This letter was received in answer to your secretary's question-- "Just how, and where are supplies distri- buted from LO.D.E. Headquarters?" "The supplies that your Chapter send to this office are distributed on request of the Dept. of Natioanl De. fense or the War Service Auxiliary Services. Any supplies for the go direct to Halifax for immediate Cistribution. We have sent army con: signments to Camp Borden, Barrié- field and Aldershot and several to the Air Force." The letter goes on to say: "Ontario sent one hundred and six trunks of clothing and quilts to Finland. We have been assured they. will go direct --can only hope they will arrive safe- ly. These trunks contained 3730 articles, and were-a great' credit To our Order. . We have acknowledgement from the Dept. ot Natiqual Defence for our con- signments and feel satisfied our work is being well placed." y The committee appreciates the work and kindness -of the Prince Albert ladies who. took patches home to make a quilt--made the 'blocks, supplied the lining, ete., and returned the finished article, "|speet to a fellow citien. | No. Navy. ' ' Watch your label; it télls when your subscription expires 2a $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy pe -- PERC. INGRAM Port Perry sincerely mourns the sudden and untimely death of Pere. Ingram. He was one of the men of the town --reliable, cheerful, indus- trious. His fellow men liked and re- spected him. } Life had many difficulties for Pere, but he met them with a fine spirit, Sickness was a long companion in his home. One by one he cared for his father, his mother, and his brother Edgar, until death took them, No one could have served them more faith- fully and lovingly. Those long illnesses deferred his own hopes of a home of his oti. But he did not complain; and when dread sickness came to- his own person he remained cheerful. Finally his home was established and the outlook was bright. Scarcely a year of this happy home life was completed, when the end came--suddenly, In every phase of our community life where Perc. had a place, he did his part well. At the store, where he had been since boyhood with Mr, W. I. Parrish; with the Oddfellows, where he served with distinction; as Clerk of the Division Court where his duties were faithfully performed; in the Presbyterian Church where he was a helpful member-- wherever he touched the life of the community he did 'his share at work or at play. - The deecased was a veteran of the Great War, 1014-1918. The & passing of such a citizen leaves a gap in our ranks that cannot be filled. Our people will miss him sadly, |, and the whole community joins in sympathy with the widow and other members of the bereaved family, The funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon, April 14th, at the residence of the deceased. They were attendegl by a large number of per- sons who 'paid this last tribute of re- The service was conducted by Rev, Robt. Simpson; and the members of Warriner Lodge 5, L.O.O.F. carried out their funeral ™® "Fitts for "their departed brother. . : - Interment was made at Pine Grove Cemetery. Besides his Tr he leaves one sister, Mrs."E. L. McLean, of Toronto; three brothers, Gordon of Sault Ste. Marie, William of Lefroy, and M. L. of Montreal. District Notes Rev. Mr. Powell, Rector of the Anglican Church in Uxbridge, has been transferred to Sutton. Rev. Mr. Powell was formerly Rector at Black- stock. N LE IE . Stouffville Auditors' Report shows that the Village started the year with a deficit of $200 and at the end of the year had a cash surplus of $1800, . * » * * Oshawa has a new Biltmore. * * * * East Whitby tax rate has been raised _ nearly one mill, the general 'rate being 35.9 mills. * * * * a Oshawa contribution to the Red Shield Fund is nearing $13,000. * -. Ll * ; yd The Lions Club of Bowmanville will hold a "Hobby Show" on April 27th-- afternoon and evening, Admission 15¢. and 10c. + v8 @ Daylight Saving starts in Bowman- ville, Oshawa, Whitby and Toronto, on April 28th, and continues to 'Sept. 20th. * * . * Enfield Red Cross workers have concluded their war work until next fall--perhaps. This js not a season- nble. affair, and by appearances, Red Cross supplies may be in greater de- mand than ever. . . * * + Rev. P. Thornton Meck's resigna- as minister of the Presbyterian Church in Uxbridge, has been accepted by Lindsay Presbytery. Mr. Meek has ac- cepted an appoitment 4n Perth Scot- land, for the duration of the war. re BLACKSTOCK Mrs. John Carter spent the week- end with relatives and friends in To. ronto. - Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Strong and family spent Sunday with Mrs, R. Bruce and Miss Mae King. 'theatre--t he Mr. and Mis. Wm. Taylor were hos and hostess to a number of friends on § Tuesday evening, April Oth, in honour of the seventy-first birthday of the latters mother, Mrs. R, Hamilton. A pleasant evening 'was spent 'with music and a social time. A delightful luncheon was served with the beauti-. fully decoratéd wedding cake playing an important part, Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Mr, and Mrs. Wesley Pearce on their marriage at the péir- sonage, Port Perry, by Rev, W. J. H, Smyth, on Tuesday afternoon, April Oth. The bride was formerly Miss Fe Clara Mae Crawford, only daughter ¥ of Mr. adn Mrs. Geo, Crawford, of fF Blackstock, and. the groom was the yolingest son of Mr. and Mrs. John § Pearce, Port Perry. The attendants were a sister of the groom and her husband, Mr. and. Mrs. Robt, Tetlow, of Scugog. the happy couple motored to Toronto and points East. On their return they will take up residence in Black- ¥ stock: \ Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Marlow were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs, Bill® Jones, Newtonville, . The sincere sympathy of the com- munity is extended to the family of Ry the late Mrs. Wesley Bradburn in the sudden passing of a loving and de- voted mother on Monday, April. 1st, The funeral service, conducted by her pastor, Rev. D. Stinson, was held at her late residence on" Wednesday, the © drd, the remains being laid to rest in Devitt's Cemetery. i The monthly meeting of the W.M.S, of the United Church was held at the home of Mrs. Jas. Marlow on Wed- } (Continued on page 5) KF 1, OTTAWA NAMES JAS. S. DUNCAN- DEPUTY FOR AIR - Massey-1larris Head Takes Post to Aid Organized Training Ottawa, April 1I--James S. Duncan i vice-president and general manager of Massey-Harris © Company, was nanied 'today associate acting deputy Minister of National Defense in charge of aviation, 5 His appointment means that th i three services--army, navy and air-- (ifs! will now each be under a deputy, all Fd responsible to one Minister of De- fense. In making the announcement, the Prime Minister said: "Mr. Duncan is coming to Ottawa only for three months, but during that period perm- anent arrangements for carrying on the work will be made." : The job of organizing for the Brit- {7 ish Commonwealth. Air Training Plan | will be Mr. Duncan's heaviest task. } His recognized husiness--experience us' head of one of the world's greatest; implement companies will be drawn on. He is considered one of the most {¥ incisive men in Canadian industyy, and, 3 Mi. King expressed the gratitude of i the government to Massey-Harris Co. ¥ for lending, Mr. Duncan to Ottawa. | Few men have attained such out- standing success in the business world as has Mr. Duncan, and his talents Xi and ability, in addition to his energy. 3% and enthusiasm, will be of inestimable { pe up of the Dominion's s great undertak- | ing in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. While both army and navy expan: sion has béen along established lines, ! the rapid development of the air \ force in Canada is breaking new) b ground. In the appointment of Mr,! Duncan, the Government takes the at- titude that the main need af the mo- i 3 ment is business experience. The chief | of the air staff and the officers will look after the technical air fo! problems, , Following the ceremony 7,