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SAMUEL FARMER. Editor and Publisher. v wid . 0, THURSDAY, gy EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home." WHAT DO ITS ADVOCATES MEAN BY . PRODUCTION FOR CONSUMPTION? . (Oszillia Packet-Times) The Archbishop of York is trying to tie the Church of England to a post-war program of a rather radical type, which includes the substitu- tion of production for consumption instead of for profit, We have often wished that some of the advo- cates of "production for ption" would ex- plain what they meant by the term.. What is to be the yard stick of consumption? If Sam Jones has a hankering after a Rolls-Royce or a Packard is it to be handed over to him for consumption, together with 'the gas it consumes? If so, we imagine there will be a lot of Rolls rolling around. And if his wife prefers tailored suits at $100 to the dresses she has been:in the habit of buying for $9.98, will it only be necessary for her to walk into the most fashionable shop in the city and consume a suit? And then to visit the near- est furrier and get a Persian Lamb coat for her fifteen year old daughter? In that case, we may be relieved of the sight of some of the rather bizarre costumes now affected by the young ladies of this day. The housewives will also be relieved of the need for scanning the advertisements for grocery bargains, They can order, in season and out of season, all the delicacies now confined to the tables of gourmets. Oh yes, there would cer- tainly be an advance in the standard of living under "production' for ption.".. But what would become of the round steak and the rump roasts? hE "Po a large extent", we are told, "production is carried on, not to supply the consumer with goods, but to bring profits to the producer." As far as our observation goes, the vast majority of pro- * ducers, agricultural and industrial, are in business to make a living--and most of them don't suc- . cess in doing more than providing for a home with a few comforts and reasonable provision for themselves and their families. Producers in all lines are keen to find consumers for their goods-- as. witness the fact that they spend vast sums in advertising, for the purpose of stimulating the consuming appetite of the public. There is one business that appears to con- sistently make large profits for those engaged in.it--the liquor trade. But if the production of whiskey were placed on a consumption 'instead of a'profit basis we fear that the result might be to produce more hilarity than happiness. , We have heard a great deal in recent years about producing for consumption instead of pro- fit. But we have never seen any attempt at work- ing out a system in detail--or at least nowhere outside of Bellamy's "Locking Backwards" novel, written in the last century. PRI SS . 3 CONFUSING "FREE SPEECH" It is unfortunate that a number of our news- paper and public men are indulging in an excess of {ll considered free speech--and a determination to keep it up, - The campaign of criticism has succeeded in in- creasing irritation, and belittling Canada's war effort, 4 . Fortunately, well informed Americans are not misled by this "grousing". They appreciate what is being done in Canada. But opponents to the "Lease-Lend" bill - make use of this public grumbling in certain quarters, ; At times the newspapers and magazines carry- ing -adverse editorial criticism of war adminis? tration, will also carry glowing pictures of cer- tain phases of war 'work in Canada, By this process public uncertainty is being created. This -suggestion, voiced by "Backstage at Ot- tawa (Maclean's Magasirie) is the really sane procedure in most of these controversial matters . now before the country: . "That is, with the session of Parliament over, Mr. King should eall another Dominion-Provincial conference. It 'would deal--say its sponsors--not with the Sirios Report, nor with any other report; nor with any other-cut and dried plan whatsoever. There would be no agenda, Mr, King would simply call the Provincial leaders to Ottawa, and say to them: "Gentlemen, we all want to win the war; let us get togther and win it. We can't help to win the war; can't put Canada's full strength in it; if we go on warring against one another. I want you, therefore, to sit down with me and see what we can do; how each and all of us may help. Let us, as Canadians, close our ranks be- fore the enemy." 4 That is the spirit that must dominate every movement to better conditions. Being determined to put something over is a most dangerous busi- ness just now. And the same is true when it comes to being determined to push some key man out of office or place some favorite in office, It is time for our leaders to act as reasonable beings no matter what their politics or personal wishes in public affairs, It will ymake no difference ,who may become responsible for - Canada's war work, difficulties and misunderstandings will be sure to arise. We shall not enter paradise merely by changing the personnel of the present administration. We shall 'accomplish more by conference such as has been suggested in Maclean's--Magazine. And such conferences would not be refused if they were really proposed in a spirit of helpful co- operation, with no particular axe to grind except to win the war. * * * * HOW SHALL OUR DEBTS BE PAID? When money is spent it is not destroyed, it has merely changed hands ready to buy further goods, to help industry carry on and expand, Naturally Mr, Ilsley's proposed war budget is startling. The money he asks for is so stu- pendous that the amount cannot be conmprehend- ,ed. To spend one or two billion dollars is breath taking. But there is another side to this trans: " action--the money is to be spent, not destroyed. That is to say that one or two billion dollars are to be put into Canadian and other pockets, Every "city and town, village and hamlet is realizing that money in large amounts has become available. Men in this and similar communities are earning much more money than they ever earned before. The important factor in this matter is that the money shall continue to circulate. The body politi¢ canhot prosper with stagnant money any more than the human body can prosper with a clot of blood on the brain. . For years there has been no Jack of money in the banks. Savings have been on the increase. In 1900 public bank deposits were $305,000,000 and in 1940 they totalled $3,183,000,000 (about half of this is current account). The fact is that there was a tendency to monetary stagnation, Banks lowered the rate of interest allowed on de- posits, But now the floodgates are open, and there will be no trouble in finding a proper place to in- vest money. Think of what is going to happen when London is rebuilt. . . * * * * = - There is another phase of this subject tha must be remembered--every day, millions upon millions of people are busily engaged in actually producing wealth. They are taking, the raw ma- © terials, that nature provides, and are turning them' into products that supply human need, comfort, and luxuries that are bringing increasing pleasure and a higher standard of living, Year by, year we grow richer in those things to which we have grown accustomed as being es- sential to our way of living. The immediate future will likely modify that way of living, and it is even now being vitally changed because our fain expenditures are for war supplies rather than for our usual needs, The main fact to remember is that money spent is not money destroyed. The debts can be paid if Canada is not invaded and conquered, If that tragedy were to become a fact our money would be of very little value--but it won't happen. : ' ed ee ee Port Perry Goes Over the Watch your label; it tells when your subscription expires .$1.50 per year im advance.' 5 cents a single copy \ Top re War Certificates The Objective was $10,000, and this has been over-subscribed A very thorough canvass for the sale of War Savings Certificates has been made under the direction of Mr. There seemed to be some hesitation on R. J. Harper, with most satisfactory results. notable fact is that many citizens had been buying t paign began, and will continue to do so. A he certificates before the cam- A} . ! the part of a few persons to sign any pledge; but even in those cases a goodly percentage are buying. They see the need. Special mention must Port Perry schools, now amounting to some $1300.00. 'Paper on Parade" puts the matter tersely, and shows what the money buys: There is no use kidding ourselves that just because the bombs ave falling thousands of miles away, this isn't our own personal war. Let Germany win, and all our vaunted high standard of living will come tumbling down. Even if he doesn't reach here, our overseas be made of the investment made by the scholars in the WHAT YOUR MONEY CAN BUY $5 will stop a dozen enemies with a dozen machine gun bursts. "WHY NATIONS 'FIGHT It _has often caused wonder why nations go to war. We read in ancient writ that tribes often fought to obtain wells of water that neigh- bours had dug. Some that they might obtain slaves that their own kith and kin should be freed from manual labour. . Then Tater on watlike nations "fought to 'make slaves of the intel- lectuals of their foes and. to make them tutors for their children. This {s.very evident in ancient dcripture. _ Alexander the Great tried to en- slave the world to gratify personal ambitions, and then wept that there were no other worlds to conquer. The Romans instead of placing prisoners _ Rev. Joseph Denny ih concentration camps made them build roads in captured territory and these roads were so well built that after 2000 years of service they are still in use And what was true in those days still holds good today: "All roads lead to Rome," ¥ ; 'Many. natibris have' fought to ac- quire territory. That is the big ex- cuse of the Axis powers today, though in truth they have not made use of what they did possess! They alké in reality. fighting to obtain useful raw materials, though they were offered these articles on the same terms at which the democratic powers supply In olden times the warriors went to battle for their supply of slaves, but prisoners of war today are only a nuisance "value. According to the code of International 'law the con- querers are supposed to supply. the captives with. creature comforts. When nations kept their prisoners of war as slaves .they had to be kept whether they worked or not. A slave was worth about $250, go that two of them were valued at $500, the price of a good tractor, But the advantage of having a good tractor: is readily seen. It would therefore pay better to hive a fleot of 500,000 tractors (Continued on back page) their own people, trade will be at his mercy be reduced to the status of he tary action . . butin the les At Cricklewood on Monday evening the Business Men's Association held a meeting of special interest. "It was at the dinner hour, and it goes with- out saying that an enjoyable meal was served. . The meeting was marked by two events, First an address by Mr. V. K. Greer; Chief Inspector of Public and Separate - Schools in Ontario; 2. A presentation to Mr. W. 'M. Bowes, of Whitby, formerly of Port Perry. Mr. Harry Peel presided. Mr. W. M. Letcher led in community singing, with Mr. Frank Mann at the piano, and V. P*Stouffer, violinist. The men enjoyed the singing thoroughly in the spirit of "Roll out the Barrel", Mr, Greer's Address, The speaker of the evening was in- troduced most happily and graphically by Dr, H, H. Armstrong, in a "thumb nail" sketch of Mr, Greer's career, For an hour or more Mr. Greer held the pleased attention of his audience. In simple language and with homely illustration he unfolded the purpose and problems of education past and present. > » 'The keynote of his address may he summerized in the statement that ,.| school 'should be fitted to the nceds|- = of the pupil, rather. than endeavoring to fit the pupils to the requirements of the school. : With this idea in view the speake traced the development of educational ideals, from the days when laxity in teacher training made severity in in- apectors necessary, to the present day when friendliness and «helpfulness mark the work of the inspector, whose visit is welcomed by the teacher. The New Educational System Mr, Greer explained the new educa- tional system that is being used in 'the Public Schools of Ontario. He admitted that the system has required modification and that all teachers have not properly grasped the founda- tion ideas of the system; but these difficulties are gradually being met, and as a result there has been a great improvement in opportunity for indi- A] gts and drawers of water--not a nice prospect. It, therefore, remains for each of us to do our part: perhaps not in the gallantry of mili- and we shall wers of wood 5 exciting task forces with a Perry Business Men vidual development of the pupil #c- cording to his native abilities. Turning to the matter of person- ality in pupils, the speaker. proceeded to explode some theories of long standing. For instance, he contended that the "bright" scholar who always stood high in examinations was fre- quently the real problem child for the teacher; while the boy who was full of life and <mischief could be trained to turn his activities into wholesome channels, and eventually become a fine citizen, The trouble with the "bright" child is that frequently the whole purpose of school becomes a matter of passing examinations and winning the praise of the teacher. Such a scholar is not in a good state of mental health, and has not learned how to live happily and helpfully with her fellow pupils. The speaker suggested taking such a pupil out of competition with other pupils, and .encouraging play with others in group games. In view of the growing population in mental in- stitutions it is most important that "superiority" be discouraged, and the pupil should leave the school fitted in some degree to live happily with other people, : Placing responsibility: upon the "problem" boy is often a good means of training him to take the place of proper leadership, where he rightfully belongs. SH ne It is difficult in the brief space .at our disposal to give an adequate re- port of Mr. Greer's address; but the mon who heard it will not-forget its homely good sense. + They will have a higher estimate'of both the present educational system and the teacher, who is now" endeavouring to fit the pupil for real life. It is worth noting that Mr. Greer does not favour any further reduction of examinations. He admits that in former years examinations had gone to ridiculous extremes; but now -the tendency is becoming extreme in the opposite direction. Mr. Roy Cornish moved a vote of thanks to the speaker, and. showed how the educational ideas set forth by $50 buys fuses to explode 20 shells, or three complete rounds of 6-inch howitzer shells. $75 will provide a depth charge to dropgn a German U boat; or a 500. i drop over Berlin. $100 buys three 9.2 inch howitzer shells, or 2000 rounds of service rifle ammunition. $20 buys a cannonade of four 3.7 inch anti aireraft shells. 3 ound boml to Mr. Greer were working out happily in the Port Perry School. Mr. Peel, in presenting the vote of thanks to Mr. Greer, said that his ad- dress had madg him wish he could go back to school. Presentation to Mr. Bowes A very pleasant feature of the even- ing's proceedings was the presentation to Mr. W. M. Bowes in appreciation for the fine work done by him for Port Perry while, he was a citizen here. This pleasant duty was assigned to, Reeve Letcher: who in most effective manner outlined the several projects in which Mr. Bowes had shown such practical interest, notably No. TA Highway and the Water Front im- provement. Mr. Letcher felt that a very large share of the credit was due to Mr. Bowes for bringing to a suc- cessful conclusion these special pieces of work, which would mean the ad- dition of thousands of dollars to the future income of Port Perry people; and to the prosperity of surrounding communities. Mr. Letcher then presented to' Mr. Bowes, on behalf of the Port Perry Jusiness Men's Association, a very heantiful watch suitably engraved, Mr. Bowes Appreciation With his usual ability to meet an occasion. fittingly, Mr. Bowes sincerely thanked the officers and members of the Association for 'this handsome token of appreciation for work done in the interest of Port Perry and sur- rounding communities -- work which had -been -a--pleasure to him in- the doing. He then proceeded to give a gli se of his carly Jife, and the mesns\by which he secured hig first job 'a teacher of English in a Russian séhool of Western Canada. . That plece of good fortune he owed to the kindly offices of an Inspector, he told Mr. Greer. The job was a real challenge. He was to stay in the school as teacher for three months or no pay. The details of that experience were most interesting, He stayed, and taught those Russians the English RR Sh unusual text-book, but most effective for the purpose. Mr. Bowes gained his first job by haunting the corridors of the Parlia- ment buildings. He haunts them yet, and few. men are better informed as to the Parliamentary "Who's Who'-- and Why. When anything is wanted he knows where to go. That and his persistence are the main reasons for his success in securing public benefits for the communities in which he be- comes a citizen, Mr. Bowes said that he had thor- oughly enjoyed his stay in Port Perry, and the people had been most friend- ly. This interesting meeting was closed with the singing of the National Anthem. TO-NIGHT FARM BUREAU PORT PERRY FARM BUREAU MEETS MARCH 6th. The monthly meeting of the Port Perry Farm Bureau will be held in the Assembly Hall of the High School on the evening of Thursday, March 6th. The speaker will be Mr. V. S. Milburn, Secretary- of the Federation of Agriculture. Farmers of the district are specially urged to be present as important sub- jects will be discussed. too INQUEST RE DEATH OF MISS MARGARET ARMSTRONG The Telegraph Journal of St. Johns, N.B., has printed an extensive report of the inquest re the death" of Miss Margaret Armstrong. Apparently Miss Armstrong was crossing Du Mont Street when she was struck by an automobile and knocked down. -| While lying on the pavement a second car passed over her, so that she re- ceived double injuries from which she died. ' except that the whole matter was 8 general confusion and excitement, with fatal results to Miss Armstrong. The brakes on both autos were said to be only "fair". The jury's verdict was a formal one placing no blame, and making no re- commendations. HARMONY DEFEATED BY PORT PERRY 7-5 Last Thursday, Port Perry again chalked up 2 more points as they clashed, in their last schedule game of the season with Harmony. Hard ice resulted in exceptionally fast hockey with plenty of excitement and high scoring. : Harmony scored the first goal of the game and for awhile it seemed us though Harmony were in for their first win of the season. But Port Perry (Canaries) soon rallied and when the first period ended they were leading -3. Close checking in the second period caused less scoring for both sides but fast break aways and close-in shots kept this period full of life and en- thusinsism from start to finish. Both sides managed to get a counter, how- ever, making the score 5-4 in favour of Port Perry. ig From the beginning of the final period Port Perry's fighting «spirit could be seen returning faster and taster. It was not long until the total of seven were reached. Harmony al- so managed to get another counter before their outstanding goalkeeper was injured over the eye by the puck. He was carried from the ice and re- celved medical attention. As their spare Was not on hand, the game was declared . finished even though ten "a favorites to take the championship. © b> The orderly officer gave instructions that on no account was he to be wakefied until 8 o'clock. When his batman wakened him at that hour next morning he asked if anythipg had happerted during the night. i "There's a time bomb in the yard outsid ened o + lbp Eaton's catalogue--an To account; was yout" The inquest brought out but little minutes remained to be played. Port J row advanced into the finals and are but you wasn't to be wak- "Yes, sir," was the cheerful reply.' oR a ign v pre 1 SVR