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f Yo i SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home.® -. NUMBERS "Multiplication is vexation, Division is as bad. The rule of three it puzzles me, And practice drives me mad." That was the jingle we chanted at school years ago. It pretty accurately pictured our estimate of arithmetic. We did not know that arithmetic is the art of computing by numbers. Nor did we know that if we mastered numbers and learned _ to compute by them, we should be on the thresh- hold of that much larger computation by which - we * can unlock many of the secrets of the universe, We experienced the grind, but not the vision. Wave lengths, vibrations, cohesion, attraction and repulsion, light years, none of these had dawned upon our consciousness. Indeed it seldom dawned upon the consciousness of our teachers. What did they know of the velocity of light? of the powers of refraction and reflection? of wave-lengths? light years? gravitation? mostly very little, {Yhey did not trace numbers in the color of the rose, the flash of a humming-bird's wing, thé heat of the sun, the music of life, the sound of the human voice. No such vision was granted to them as is beginning to dawn on our minds. Marconi, Edison, Burbank, Bell, Ford were .themselves adverturing in the great field of num- bers. They were learning to calculate the vi- brations ~ that later produced the radio, the electric light, the royal walnut, the Selaphare, and the automobile and airplane, Only those who can calculate Sdn can master these'secrets; but to those who do master numbers are unlocked many of the mysteries of life. Perhaps we could inspire study if we could draw aside the curtain a little that hides the wonderful vision, eo 4dep oo LABOUR DAY Anniversaries have their value as reminders. They centre our attention upon certain facts of life, and act as milestones on life's journey,. measuring the road we have travelled. Labour Day is such an anniversary, and the road it marks is full of vital interest. That road is leading to the great day when brain and brawn and heaped up wealth shall labour unitedly in human service, with honours and rewards given to each as they deserve. When that day comes we -shall indeel be civilized, and may honestly call ourselves Christian people. Truly, we are on our way; and the war is hastening the diy, when "the -dignity of labour" will no longer be a high sound- ing phrase. - At this moment the freedom of the British people rests upon a foundation of good work. Great as is the contribution which our soldiers make in the winning of victory, their sacrifice _ would be useless unless it was backed by great labour, honestly done. Along this modern road that labour is entering there will emerge new opportunities and some dangers. There will be greater rewards and sterner requirements. "Main strength and awk- wardness" will no longer be able to wrest a living from the world of industry. . Every expanding fact of life is pointing to the necessity of intelligent training. Brain and hand must both be fitted to service, and both must learn to find life's greatest enjoyment in that ser- vice. Steady work that has been called drudgery, must be understood in relation to its value, and must be brightened by the vision of the good it can accomplish, In that gay. toward which we are moving, the "lower classes" will be the idlers, rich or poor. To live without service will be a disgrace. Only 'real inability to work will be. adequate excuse for idleness, When we recognize the fact that every human being has some talent which can be trained for . valued service, we shall have stopped the geratest waste that the world has known. Thousands of years of overbearing greed and cruelty have pass- ed; and millions of good lives have been wasted because we have not believed in humanity and its right to hve happily. All honour to the toilers, on the farms and in the mdustries, who are bending every energy to do 'the work that is set before them, and to do it well. Those who have taken a languid interest in life, and have been accustomed to look upon hard work as degrading, will be well advised to be 'careful. Dangers threatens such people. The lessons of history show clearly how they have been swept aside as useless chaff. The terrible "fact is that history repeats itself; and in the great crises of life uselessness and mere prettiness are the first things to be sacrificed. Each citizentcan do a share in the labour of the world; and cach child should he taught to crave the honour of partnership in that service. The parent who saves the child from the necessity = of hard work is probably setting that child in a dangerous way that may end in ruin. Labour is the most honorable estate in life, and both labour and capital should never lose sight of that fact, for capital is Fong, &Bly stored up labour, ET . NOTES AND COMMENTS Lloyds of London issue air raid insurance at 20c. per month for every $225.00. They figure that the chances of being hit by a Nazi bomb are 1 in 1000. , + + 0% 3 Quebee farmers are asking for.exemption from 'war service for themselves and their sons, » * * * * Do not be ashamed of your fear. Cherish it; obey it to the point of thinking quickly and act- ing. vigorously in the-interests of your safety. But conceal it.--Rebecca West. * * * * If we were to continue to express our fears, the Government might feel forced to make peace with Germany; but that would be no peace. We should never know peace again.--Rebecea West. * * " * 3 "You've no idea how difficult it is to finish a -- modest thriller when all your ncighbours .are mucking about in the dawn looking for huns with sub-machine guns and collapsible bicycles to ar- rive by parachute."--Time and Tide. ' * * * * Post-War-French Version. Assume that the war is over Sunday 'morning, two young Swiss-- What to do? "I've got it. ,Let's make a bicycle tour of Germany. "Swiss' "but what shall we do in the afternoon?" i pois Tai . Memory of the delightful Port Perry High School Old Boys' Re-union of to yearn for similar events before the last century pupils have all departed this life. those who have passed on during the These have references to past three years were scribbled aowa m the between load periods as the writer was helping to gather in his brother-in-aw's (sohn A. Bagshaw) crop last week, AROUND 'THE CORNER By Charles Hanson 'l'owne Around the corner 1 have a friend, In this great City that knows no end; ret days go by, and weeks rush on, And betore I kuow it, a year has gone; And | never see my old friend's face, For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows 1 like him just as well As in the days when 1 rang his bell 'And he rang mine. We were younger then, ) And now we are busy, tired men-- Tired with playing a foolish game. Tired with trying to make a name, decided to spend a whole day together - the next summer, But "man proposes, ® . primary lessons im decency as soon tions, ' the Federal Commission that has con- « trol of these matters. Foot-Loose in Ottawa THE EDITOR ROAMS AT WILL Quite unexpectedly, through the courtesy :of Mr. Clifford Coulter, an opportunity came to the editor to visit |. Ottawa--the Capital City. Upon his arrival, he was at liberty to wander where he would, subject to police and military regulations, These latter are numerous and ef- fective. If there is a building of pars ticular interest such as Rideau Hall, the Mint, or the Research Building, it was found to be closed to the public for the duration of the war--another reason why Hitler must be taught his as possible. \ However, there is still much to be seen in Ottawa in spite of all restric- First, there is the eity itself which is kept in beautiful condition by The drives about the city are a de- light, particularly about Parliament Buildings, along the Rideau, out to Rockeliff, and in and out along the| residental: streets, Dominating all the civic boulevard, improvements is the great war mem- orial, a monument 'well worthy of the great cause it commemorates. It is a magnificent example of simplicity and eager driving force. The city is centred about (lwo waters; one natural, the Ottawa river; and the other artificial, the Rideau canal. In spite of all civilizing in- fluences, the Ottawa River has re- tained much of ruggedness and raw- ness, in the vicinity of the Parliament buildings, - This is due to the fact that the E. B. Eddy Paper Company, and the J>R. Booth Lumber Company still use the river for the transporta- tion of logs. Further from the city the Ottawa forms the background for some beautiful scenery, particularly on the way to Rockcliff the site of Rideau Hall. The Rideau River skirts the city to the east, and into it the Rideau ecahal empties "its waters, after carrying them through as lovely scenery as the art of the landscape gardeners can design, A gasoline launch carries passengers along this very lovely waterway. ?] Of course, the visitor to Ottawa finds his main interest in the Parlia- ment bufldings. Of these a description will be given later, 'But there are many other attractive points, These include the Museum, Archives Build- 'tunity. BE hr | ing, Observatory and Experimental Farm. All of these were visited hy the Editor; and a special study was made of the bacon grading industry at the Hull branch of the Canada Packers, Ottawa is a very busy city now. Séveral new buildings have been erected to accommodate "the rapidly increasing civil and military clerical staffs, : Industrial Potentiality Industrialy,, Ottawa as yet is large- ly a city of promise, a city of oppor- Its unrivalled water power gives potential possibilities that one cannot dare to limit and the progress made in recent years is but an earnest of things to come. The seven seas have carried the products of Ottawa's great industrial plants, bearing the name of Booth, the lumber king, Eddy, the pulp and paper manufacturer, and more recently, Canadian International Paper Company. - Water power and the immense tim- ber limits were the first inducéments to the pioneer industries. Water wheels operated saw-mills, the civic waterworks: 'and other industries, "l'o-morrow, say, I will call on Jim, Just to show that I'm thinking of him," But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And the distance between us grows and grows. Around the corner, yet Wiles away. . "Iere's a telegram, Sir," . . "Jim died today!" And that's what we get--and deserve | in the end-- Around the corner, a vanished friend. | | On Labour Day, 1938 We sot-- im Lucas and l--on the steps of the Library for a half hour, talking of just the other ~day--in reality fifty ycars ago, Such short meetings have been all to few so we God disposes", and Jim, one of Port Perry's outstanding citizens has "passed on in 1939, and Sarah Goudy, his splendid wife, soon followed him. At Beaverton, I always failed to contact another close friend, Neil Rutherford (1892 teacher in the Foot School, Scugog). A few weeks aftar my last attempt a notice of his de- mise appeared. The passing of Dr. Fred MacBrien of Niagara Falls, N.Y. brought up memories of a delightful personality whose great right wing playing was a big factor in the winning of two silver cups by the championship foot- ball team of 1889 captained by Ernie Gradually the value of these powers was" more fully realized and some of the untold wealth in power-which was dissipated became harnessed and was converted into electricity. The largest private enterprise in power development is that of Gatineau Power Company, with plants at Bry- son, I*.Q., on the Ottawa River, and on the Gatineau River, within a short distance of Ottawa. The three large hydro-electric plants on the Gatineau River are Farmers, with a designed capacity of 120,000 horsepower, Chel- sea, with 170,000 horsepower, and Paugan with 272,000 horsepower. The first two are within ten miles of the city. Actually there is 472,600 hp. installed at the present time on the Gatineau River." Much of this de- veloped power was safeguarded for Ottawa by contracts made by the Ot- tawa Hydro-Electric Commission and the Ottawa Electric Company.. The latter also owns and operates hydro- electric plants at Chaudidre Falls, Right within the limits of the city the waters of the Ottawa River, which cataract over the Chaudiére Falls, produce from 75,000 to 80,000 horse- power, and hydro-electric plants at this. point are furnishing some of Ottawa's power requirements, In the upper stretches of the Ottawa River are potential water powers, which may be harnessed, for future use. This will provide more white coal and insure a continuance of cheap power for industries. At the presént time there 1s installed within 50 miles of Ottawa a total of 1,023,600 h.p. . LOOKING BACK oe THE YEARS Rev. J. A, Miller Writes of Old Friends 1907 leads many of the old timers], PERRY STAR PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 1940 Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy i subscription expires . MaeNetl, now Treasurer of the Pres- byterian Church in Canada, Co revhaps through the years I more vicen met that outstanding education- ws, a rolessor George Jones, than any Gone ot tie old days. Just a few days vaote lis very sudden death we, by telepnone arranged to scan two group pretures oi" the late "eighties", hoping wat between use we could reeall, for publication, the names of all the pupils of "that day. = And then there was, Tom Bigelow ot Detroit, whose quaint philosophic comments on current events did not tt to cause hearty laughter, 1 al- ways wanted to meet again one whose sense of humor was so contagious, Another room-mate of mine at C, J. vearee's, was br. George Hall, of Latgle Britain, ) Lew country doctors built up so rge a practice. - He was not home when 1 called... He is the last to go or a picture L value most highly, Wel- lington Moore, of Saintlicld; Neill Rutherford, George Hall, and my only brother, Kev, George Miller, Just the other day 1 congidered it a privilege "to give .an address at the funeral of Billy Robson, whom I often met down through the years. A wonderful success he' made of life despite the handicap of a deformity since childhood, and what a genius for making friends. From across Canada poured telegrams of condolence to his wire and daughter. The passing of Frank, a few months ago, leaves only Clarence, my next door neighbour to represent the Matt. Robson family. Ile has a splendid position with "Famous Players" Corp. Whether longevity favoured the girls, 1 only know the passing of one recently, lgu Thomas, whose joyous, kindly disposition, made her a general favorite, Fragrant is the memory of her splendid work for nearly forty and for almost the same period as a much loved Bible Class teacher in Trinity Unital Church--Just a story of her school days. At one time only the teacher performed chemical ex- periments but beginning with the class of 1889, the pupils were to ex- periment and were given almost un- restricted use of the labaratory. Very wisely the hoard for economic reasons later decreed that the teacher must be One day J. A. Miller was asked hy three timid maidens--Lou Thomas, Mary Burnette (deceased) and Allie Horne (Mrs. T. G. Gold of Uxbridge) to assist with an experi- ment They remained outside the room while he applied a match to the tube emerging from the florence flask. A terrific explosion resulted. Glass flew everywhere but with no in- jury to the operator. Later, down town, red spots on his clothing, caused him to hike back to the school and, erawling through a window he was able counteract the ravages of the sulphuric acid by spirits of ammonia. Many of my former pupils who end- ed their earthly career during the past three years: From Centre School, Scugog, (1891) Ada Store, Con- stable William Nesbitt, Amasa Sweet- man, George Shunk, Nelson Jackson, and Fred Todd--true friends of mine who gave a good account of them- selves. From Prince Albert school-- Police Sergt. Harry Knox, of Winni- preg; George Dawes, prominent in the insurahce business, Moncton, N.B. and Gen. Sir J. H. MacBrien, an outstand- 'ne military man in the Empire. From Greenbank school: Peter, young- est son of a pioneer, John Leask. Robert, eldest son of Jas. Burns, who was long a prominent builder in Cal- gary; Rev. Geo. Miller, D.D., who was suddenly called just two years ago, after thirty years fruitful ministry. Perhaps. the only survivors of the half century ago class in the vicinity of Port Perry are Miss May Madden, Miss Ella Brock, Dr. "Bill" Sangster, "Bill" Harris, John McClintock and Frank Harrison. One has defined a friend as a watch that beats true for all time and never runs down. But: they leave us one by one. How apt then that verse by 0. W. Holmes: Last as the rolling seasons bring The hour of fate to those we love, Each pearl that 'leaves: the broken present. years in the Peterboro Public Schools) Port Perry Fair, Sept. 14 Four outstanding features will make this year's Fair of particular interest to the people of this community : 1 The Junior Fair, 2 Black and White Show 3 Good Horse Races 4 Russ Creighton and his Entertainers. The grounds are in fine condition. . Because of the addition of the Junior. Fair, extra exhibition space is be- ing arranged, [ Because the Fair is earlier this year, an excellent flow- er show is expected. Speak- ing of flowers, fleas note that in sweet peas '"'bloom" means stem or spike as they grow, The Black and White S promises to be bigger better than ever. Several good horses are on the route for the races. The entry fee has been reduced to $2.00. Russ Creighton is putting on the entertainment, both afternoon and evening, so the public is assured of a fine program by this radio fam- ous troupe. * Particular attention is be- ing given to the concert in Town Hall at night, To hear and see a Russ Creighton entertainment at the popular price of 25¢. is a rare oppor- tunity that should not be missed, Every exhibitor ean help to make the Fair a success in three ways: 1 By sending in entries to Secretary R. D., Woon, at Port Perry, as early as pos- sible, : 2 By correctly tagging and delivering exhibits as required by the regulations. Late delivery of exhibits at the building makes pleasing arrangement difficult. 3 By leaving the exhibits in place until 5 p.m, Saturday, Sept. 14 is Fair Day. Show and Is set in friendship's crown above, As narrower grows the earthly chain, The circle widens in the sky: These are our treasures that remain, But those are stars that beam on high. Among the girls none was more popular and fine living than Mabel (Mrs. Vaughan) the youngest of the Joshua Wright family, for many years for many years a man in Port Perry. She died at the home of her sister, Miss Kate Wright, in Whitby. There is not space to tell of the grand time (Rev.) Joe Ferguson used to have by using the hydrogen gun on an electric battery on public school pupils, & The most recent removal was Jack Crozier who did not attend High School until later, but I knew him well as a "printer's devil" in the old "Standard" office, along with Jim Mec- Kay, brother of the present County Treasurer. school, predeceased -her husband a few years ago. brother's' funeral I promised to visit Jack but never saw him again. string leading business |» Annie Harrison, Mrs, John Crozier, was onc of the most popular girls ut For inspiration I used to.go to the office on Wednesday night to write Greenbank news, just when the boys were in the throes of getting ready for the next day's publication. At my Are "old friends, the best friends?" To a very great extent--It is a wise man who slows up enough in the traf- The Wheat Problem Toronto, September 2nd, Fditor, Port Perry Star: Dear Sir: There is one point in your recent editorial on on. "The Wheat Problem" to which I would like to refer, i.e. your contrast be- tween the Canadian government's control measures in the World War and today: "During the previous World War, the Canadian government adopted price control for export wheat to prevent the market going beyond $2.00 a bushel. Now they have control established in the hope of maintaining a minimum price of «0 cents," At any rate, your 'verbal picture punctures any idea today about "war profiteering" down on the farm? While the supply situation today is very different to the supply situation 26 years back, we must remember that we are nowhere in particular yet, on today's struggle. It is my view that, before we are through to our objective -- ie. victory and a freed Furope--the supply situation will not be greatly different in relation to world demand than it was in 1917-20.. In other words, the breadgrain price would stll be very modest with an in- crease of 50 per cent. on today's peg- ged levels. By appreciating in value 9 cents per year (for storage costs) plus a couple of cents per bushel to care for other charges, the-grain will, so to speak, pay its way, without cost to the taxpapers--that is, provided the Canadian people keep a stiff upper lip and quit howling from the roof- tops about having these reserve bushels "in the bin"; and, of course, provided we get down to business on fit into the facts buried in the next six months. 1 like your queries as to the pos- sible dndustrialization of wheat into other than food preceedings. They seem to think that this ecreal raw material is too costly for "industrial alcohol," ete. However, "necessity does everything well", and, under pressure, we may find some new uses for wheat," for which the organized growers have heen groping for some years. FARMER JOHN. ee woe TO- NIGHT Volunteer Civil Guard The Guard will fall in at the Ar- mouries at 7.30 p.m. standard time (to- night, Thursday), port north of Port Perry for night pa- ance. Guards will please co-o erate'by attending the drill parades. J. E. Jackson, 0.C. The Younger Generation --> Comments «---- Regarding our V. C. G, Well, we've some good news. We were afraid we'd have to write a lot of unpleasant things about our Volunteer Civil Guard, they didn't "enthuse", but somebody sprang a surprise on us. We're the boys are mighty pleased, too. fact everybody had a good time. In this progressive movement has its roots deeply hid--but apparently two or three people had "brain-waves" and, best of all, knew how to use them. "- t's a different type of training with wonderful possibilities for the de- velopment of initiative and skill, and in our peaceful atmosphere produces many humorous sides. When you can learn apd' have a' good time all at once things are just fic of life to cultivate such friendships. about perfect, aren't they? 1940 & proceed by trans- trol and reconnaiss- | and - the way } mighty pleased and it seems that all { I can't méntion any names because § a planned and controlled acreage, to. |