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SAMUEL FARMER. Editor and Publisher, CG EDITORIAL i "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." yi a Cd + NATIONALISM--PATRIOTISM Reduced to an absurdity "nationalism" may be described by the old jingle--"God bless me and my wife; my son John and his wife; us four, no more. Amen," ; 3 In actual fact "nationalism" may be a very useful factor in humanity's welfare, if it inspires a wide-visioned patriotism. 'But the dangers are great unless the ideals are also great. Nationalism and patriotism are not necessarily one and the same thing, The nationalism of Germany at the present time is undoubted; but the far-seeing patriotism, which will do all that is possible for the permanent happiness of the people, is quite another thing. : Virgil said--'The noblest motive is the public good." To-day the question-of questions is--"What is the public good?" The answers to this question will be many 'and various; and to the extent that they avoid the "me andemy wife" type they will ' lay the foundation of the permanant happiness of all the people. History teaches us that humanity is gradually gaining a more equal standard of living for all the people. Nowhere is this more apparent than in England where the great landed estates of the 'gentry are being plowed' to raise food for the common people. There, too, as here, great in- comes invite high taxes,--and huge profits ave taken by the State, The general distribution <of what used to be considered the luxuries of life has. raised the standard of living; and has opened the eyes of the ordinary man to the possibilities of enjoyable living which he will be slow to relinquish. ~ Two quotations describing patriotism are apt because of their contrast in ideal: ; "I hope to find my country in the right: how- ever I will stand by her right or wrong." --Crittenden. "Patriotism knows neither lattitude nor longi- tude. It is not climatic. Storrs. The patriot whose body" made of foreign soil a spot that will "be forever England." had caught the spirit of that patriotism that is eager to share his British ideals with all who will accept them. $F 9-8 MEETING THE SITUATION The probl of ployment is ceasing to trouble us. Relief is being reduced noticeably. But as a result a new problem -confronts us-- shortage of labor to carry on the ordinary oc- cupations of life, Every small community is feeling the effects of this sudden rush to war work and kindred oc- cupations, where the pay is high, and the hours are limited to a certain number per day. When you add the men who have entered the military ranks of various types to the men who have gone _to the factories, the depletion of labor in small --towns and upon -the-farms--is-a- serious- setback to normal living and to necessary production. This state of affairs is most keenly felt upon the farms; and will probably be a major difficulty hext spring, summer and autumn, Premier Hepburn's school boy labor asset may have some merit if it is carried out in the British fashion. There there was no promiscuous send- ing of youngsters hither and yon to any farm that might be available; but the children were sent out in groups under the control of a teacher or other responsible person. Such groups could undertake seasonable activities in co-operation with the farmer; but requiring the leader of the group to be responsible for the proper control of the children. It is very certain that untrained Nand uncontrolled children would only add to the farmers' worries. * * * * We are at war; and war has its burdens for the civilian as well as for the soldier. Shortage of labour is one of these burdens, Many men and women who had been looking forward to easing up life's tasks will be faced with the need for in- creasing rather than lessening their hours of labor, They will also have to study the more _ effective use of time. y There is a certain thrill to the man or woman who discovers new methods of time saving, and a keener and more effective handling of the task in hand. ~We, who remain at home, must assume these added tasks as cheerfully as possible, knowing _that what is required of us is as nothing com- pared with the tremendous sacrifices that others arc making for our safety. ' EE EE GERMAN COLONIES Uninformed persons might easily be inclined to agree to the return"of her former colonial posses- sions to Germany. Viewed from their value as producers of material resources there seemed to be little reason for refusing Germany's demands. . .- "The total exports from all these colonies to Ger- many were only about one per cent. of her total imports, : } These colonies are in the main unsuitable for settlement. Coal, iron, petroleum, cotton, rubber, and copper are almost unknown in these areas. The main products are sisal, palm oil, vanadium, cocoa. But the strategic value of these colonies is very great. Quoting from an Oxford Pamphlet we find: , "The main motives behind these demands have ~ "been nilitary. and strategic, for had the mandates been restored, their native population could have been militarized and air bases established. Then, in*the event of war, Britain would have found that nearly all her important air communications in Africa had been cut, whilst shipping would have been exposed to submarine attacks from harbours on both the East and West coasts of Africa. If it should be necessary to divert mer- chant shipping from the Mediterranean Sea to the longer; but more secure route around the Cape of Good Hope; this - latter menace would have been particularly serious." £ fe . Running Interference By Dayton Musselman in 'The Lion" ~OO0D blockers and linemen are just as important in football game as good carriers and quarter- backs. They seldom make the headlines or get credit for touchdowns; but they are *'in there" every time the team scores. , An intelligent citizenship. is just as important to nation as good leadership. It has been said that a a great leader is the man who happens to be in. com- mand when the people act sensivly and unselfishly. 'No body of lawmakers can stabilize a nation-that has no respect for law. Democratic processes will not preserve liberty for citizens who do not think beyond the headlines. Even the most upright and high- minded leaders cannot overcome the handicap of a prejudiced, selfish, pétty citizenry. If the political and industrial leadership of the de: mocracies returns the punts of Depression U, and solves the deceptive attack o: the team from Mars-- the most powerful teams on the season's schedule-- it will be because -a substantial body of citizenship runs interference for the forces of good government. The next few years will dramatize the opportunity of Lions every where to run interference in their home communities by fostering a strong, quiet, steady, un- excited, informed citizenship, as against indifference and ignorance on one hand, and fanatic emotionalism on the other. RARRAARAAAAAARSAIARRAAASSRASAASAA Louis Afbourne Killed by Auto south of Greenbank. " .. ARAN ASARSAS Killed Instantly Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5-cents a single copy subscription expires I. 0. D. E. Remembrance Day. All the mem- bers of Scugog Chapter LODE. are asked to make a special effort to at- tend the Remembrance Day services in the United Church, Port Perry, on Sunday. Nov. 10th, Members will meet in the basement of the church at 10.45 a.m., so that théy may join in a body the Veterans and Civil Guards as they enter the church at 11 am. New Year's Dance. This year the Ragner Stein's Orchestra, and wish to call the attention of the public to the date, Friday, December 27th, instead of New Year's Eve. Plee-e keep this date in mind, so that our young people may join in the holiday dance as in former years. " The Regent expressed pride apd gratitude in the incerased attendance and interest of the members of the Chapter since the fall term opened. Many have responded by handing in their talent money which enables the Chapter to carry on ils regular work in addition to the added duties of war time. The coin bag system of raising funds for patriiotic purposes is to be continued this year, and those accept- ing coin bags are asked to be con- siderate of the collectors, who are to ! door. committee for the New Year's Dance sponsored by the 1.0.D.E. has secured , the tea room: "More open than usual." be Boy Scouts, under their leader, Rev. Wm. Stocks, and Mrs. A. Brock. As a patriotic organization, the LO.D.E. is endeavouring to make it easier fr 7 each Port Perry citizen to do his or her bit towards winning this terrible war, Mrs. Comber in her usual pleasing manner gave some items of current interest. An inn in' England had been bombed, also a tea-room next The sign at the Inn read: "Open as usual"; that at ------ too WAR WORK ACTIVITIES The contents of the bales packed by the War Work Committee for October do not number as large as previous months, Several articles have been retained to put in the Christmas boxes for our boys. There are about twenty boys serving with different units four of whom are already overseas. Field Comforts -- 130 pairs Socks; 8 pairs Mitts; 5 Helmets; 5 Sweaters; 9 Scarfs; 3 dozen Handkerchiefs. The Refugee bale contained -- 4 quilts, 13 girls' dresses; 9 boys shirts; 18 pairs pyjamas; 2 pairs "boys trousers with braces, | ladies' knitted suit, 4 pairs mitts, 1 girl's coat; 1 layette; 1 flannel jacKets; 1 baby. outfit. Another Fatal Accident Car and Wagon Collide-- Robert Sleep of Brooklin Killed | The windows in each were broken or missing. Arrested Greenbank boys. reports received. ai Lo a ae) SA Dawn Sees the End of Another German Raider Members of the searchlight crew inspect the. wreckage of a German . Heinkel III Tag Day FOR THE 'BLIND In PORT PERRY On Saturday of the Ontario Institute for the Blind This is a purely voluntary opportunity to give practical help to many blind people who because they are young and otherwise vigorous, re- ceive no Provincial help, and lack ordinary comforts and : |opportunities for personal - 3 development, . A number of young ladies will sell tags in Port Perry in aid of this work on Nov, 16. Your Help is Needed for the Red Cross Fund A . . November 16th Under the auspices - of failing to report the accident. Driver of Auto and Companion A fatal accident occurred on No. 12 Highway, south of Greenbank, on Saturday night of last week, when Louis Arbourne was struck and killed by an auto said to have been driven by a young man named Reynolds, who (together with his companion in the car) has Been arrested by the Provincial police. Louis Arbourne was a young man of 21 years, the son of Mr. Cecil Arbourne, formerly of Cannington. At the time of the accident, young Arbourne was walking along the highway with Kenneth Rodd, both Unfortunately they were walking with the traffic, instead of facing it, according to the When Arbourne was struck, Rodd saved himself by jumping into a ditch. The body of Arbourne was said to have been carried a considerable-distance, and. the charge said to be laid against Reynolds was that On Tuesday evening of this week Robert Sleep of Brooklin was killep instantly when an auto driven by Garfield Hawkins, of Peterboro, collided with the lumber wagon which Mr. Sleep was driving. The wagon was demolished and one of the horses killed. Mr. Sleep, who was an 84-year-old farmer, was "also "Killed. The unfortunate old man had been taking a plow to his farm on the base line east of Whitby. It was by means of this plow that the identity of the dead man was established, He carried no papers. It is said that the wagon carried no lights. = ye tell the story:. ROOSEVELT 1S RE-ELECTED In spite of a most spectacular campaign conducted by Wendell Wilkie for the Republican Party, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat, was given a third term as * President of the United States. The follwing figures Still Another Accident Meredith McKee, of Manchester, a lad of eight years, had a narrow escape from death or serious in- jury last Sunday, when he was struck by a car on No "12 Highway. The boy was running across the High-- way to enter a friend's car, and did not see another car that was approaching. thrown into the ditch. slight. He was struck and was Fortunately his injnries were NOTE---All these accidents could have been evoided by observing ordinary safety rules. VOLUNTEER CIVIL GUARD Fall in"at the Armouries at 7:30 p. m.-- Thursday J. E. JACKSON 0. C. Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Command. WILL FRANCE SURVIVE? According _to the Christian Science held invasion London--R.A.F. smashes at German points__ despite gale; Electoral , Pennsylvania ........ co.mments 36 State Vote [Rhode Island ..........covvens 4 AIADATIR vous gusassnsiiysbais 11 [South Carolina .......oovvvunnn 8 ATIZOTIA ov vvivenvrnvanosasones 8 Tennesses Arkansas ge California Virginia ....o.eonen : Connecticut ......coveveerennes 8 Washington Delaware «..eveneerrenanrerans 3 lwest Virginia Beas edn sysees hela - 1 Wisconsin ...oveevierennnnes Wyoming ...o.ooviiiiiiiienins Total hues risaresersnrae 442 Indiana ...ovivievnvrrinnnennes Kentucky .......... eee TT 11 Willkie Leading Louisiana ...... reser POVIPPI || Po Maryland ...oovoeeiens sees . 8 [Colorado ......... Carre pean 6 Massachusetts uve vereerssreeed IOWA Loiiiiiiiieiiiiinieenines 11 Minnesota +.e..oeversvensssssssdl JKansas loonie Mississippi «ooo vviviierireiens 9 | Maine Missouri ..ooiiiiinn vives essss1b | Michigan ..... Montana .....coovvviveninnnns . 4 |Nebraska Nevada ...ocoienenrisnciannnns 3 |New Jersey New Hampshire ......covveieen 4 | North Dakota .......vvovvevies 4 New Mexico ..... TPIT ETT: oo 8 JOregon uo. iii b New York ... { South Dakota .......ooooveenes 4 North Carolina Vermont ....cocisvasivanrnsers 3 Ohio ...vvvvvens beds evsivnr iby 26 . -- Oklahoma ..... ETL IT TTT Total .5iiveierirrenniinnnnns 89 oR Monitor something has, gone wrong with Germany's plans for France. Certain elements in the internation- al situation have had a stiffening cf- fect upon France; and the several rumors of peace proposals to emanate from France and the cession of Franch territory to Germany, are branded ps being untrue. . Cordell Hull plainly placed the United States in line with those na- tions standing for individual rights and international integrity. President Rookevelt wrote-his views to Marshall Petain. Britain bluntly warned France that concessions to Germany such as had been demanded would result. in the British bombing of great indus- trial centres. Result--nothing doing. IY '< HY r Ns) 3 House of Commons members demand naval and air bases in Eire; raids on London lighter. Churchill draws at- tention to serious menace of U-boat campaign and tells of recent losses, and at same time reports successful Royal Navy hunt for enemy subs. Salonika-- Heavy Italian bombing of Salonika causes widespread pro- perty damage and many deaths, but Greek morale reported unshaken. New York-- Running fight reported as German raider attacks convoy in mid-Atlantic, "Athens-- Greek advance continues and invaders' plans for conquest said shattered. British ° are Ry He: -