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SAMUEL FARMER. Editor and Publisher, POR < EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home." OUR HARDEST JOB One upon a time there was a farmer who owned a barn with a badly leaking roof. always going to fix'it; but didn't, 1. In fine weather the roof didn't leak, and so required no attention at the moment. 2. In wet weather he couldn't fix it. The world (Port Perry included) has been in the same position as that farmer in matters of preparation to meet the dangers of war. It is too bad to disturb our peaceful outlook. We don't like it. solutely certain that danger exists, and this is a 'picture that must be taken into account. extract is taken from "Return via Dunkirk." "It was nearly midday when Y-Battery first it is a nuisance. came in sight of Oudenarde. in time. it was. This is how it happened. --For-tie-vest part ul two hours we hed rbot rumbling along in the brilliant spring sunshine along roads and lanes leading Escaut, on the far side of which, at a place called Wortegem, we anticipated going into action again in support of the British troops defending the passage of the river. That two hours, curiously enough, had period of semi-oblivion to us, during which, despite our baptism of battle we could easily imagine that no such thing as a 'war existed. The pleasant, side, with its English-style hedges, reminded us of Suffolk. It might have been.a bit of agricultural Suffolk with the y dening the farmer's eye.' slecpily basking in the thick "tants waved cheerily to us-as' pletely untroubled, so it seemed, by any press- ing fear that in a few hours their homes might You looked to the right and to the left; and everywhere the picture be in German hands. was Peace, not War, And so we began to curved round and :round the hill, till at one of the turns Oudenarde ap- peared, nestling in the dip on the banks of the river, a sweet, ancient-looking medley of grey Had we been a few seconds later we should never have seen Oudenarde, even from a distance, as the pretty peaceful little town "descend a road that in_amazenient. had suddenly disappeared and in its place was a cloud of reddish dust and black smoke, here and there pierced by great leaping flames. The swiftness of the attack was staggering, and so ~ was the swiftness of the tranfiguration. "One minute a town, 'the next a smudge. Hardly had we began to hear the thud, thud of the bombs before all was silent. ished, leaving the sky empty again." He was for two reasons: In fact But it is ab- The We arrived just Let us turn to Fire Protection. For the charming little town The raiders had van- *¢ oo THEZPROTECTIVE SIDE OF THE PICTURE Shakespeare said--*"I could a tale un{gld, whose lightest word would harrow up thy soul; and cause each particular hair to stand on end like quills upon the fretted porcupine"--and a lot of good it would do if nothing was done about it. what all our people should know. The incendiary bomb consists of a thick tube about nine inches long and about westward to the. been a sort of Sand is the best only just ended, of fire. rolling country- oung crops glad" In the villages, sun, the inhabi- we passed, -com- practice. tell; and it will side of a small girls. > Great praise Of course we may never need their help; is to be hoped that we shall not. ; Myrtle Station tinted walls and red, weather tiles, It had just those few seconds left to reveal to us, three- ~~ quarters of a mile away, its tranquil charm. For its hour had struck. At that very moment 'between twenty and thirty German bombers swooped 'down to within a few hundred feet of the roof-tops, afd we found ourselves gazing - twa inches in diameter. The bomb weighs a little over two pounds, of them. The combustible material in the igniter burns for about a minute at a very high temper- ature, serving to melt the metal container and ignite 'the megnesium, which will burn at high temperature for about fifteen minutes. The attic of 'a house is the point of attack. and the bomber can carry plenty------ preventative against the spread Water must not be thrown directly on the burning bomb, which would merely cause the fragments of fire to scatter. Smother with sand and remove in metal pail or box of sand. First Aid. There are so many phases of First Aid that- need attention that only a hint can be given as to how the matter should be dealt with. _ Gas, splinters, fire are the main enemies. . A practical idea would be to keep a register of "the pupils, scouts, and "members of the Civil "Guard Who have become proficient in first aid They should always be "on call". and it But you cannot cost little to keep on with the training and have a register of skilled members of First Aid Squad--men and women, boys and is due to Dr. Lundy, Dr. Peterson, Mr. Jas. Kerr, and: Mi Owen "Cliff for the fine work they are doing in First -Aid instruction. All this talk of war may sound very fantastic at this time and this distance; but the training and the knowledge gained will always be valuable, even though it may never find practical expression because of war damage and injury. es ma The EY Sone of Mr, Kenneth Moyer will be pleased to learn that he was ordained into the ministry. of the United Church, in a service in Bridge Street Church, Belleville, which was the close of Conference. Mr. Moyer Sunday. School attendance is already on the wane. So few adults were pre- Mr. and Mrs. Jay O'Boyle and family of Oshawa spent Sunday with their aunt' Miss L. O'Boyle. Misses Noreen and Jean Bray of the Townline, Miss Mary June Lee o Greenbank, spent the holiday with sent on Sunday that it was thought . advisable to postpone the discussion of picnic arrangements until next Sunday-when more of the parents may be out. The responsibility of the children, as a rule, is left to a few of the older ones and this' is not thought by the Sunday School executive to be the right thing. 'The superintendent suggested that, if the parents desired a picnie-for their children, they will come along also, bring enough lunch and help to make this year's outing a real picnic. fi The Faithful Workers' Sunday School Class met in the regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. | Wm. Armstrong on Wednesday even- ing of last week. - The president, Mrs, G. S. Gervan occupied the chair and conducted the meeting. During the business period it was decided to hold a strawberry festival in the very near. future. Time and place will be an-| nounced later. After the meeting was closed, 'refreshments were served and a social hour was enjoyed by the members. Rev. G. 8. Qervan ras in Belleville last week atendin nference whic convened in Bridge Street United Church, Mr: W. Thompson of Man- chester accompanied Mr, Gervan, Mrs. Russell Luntiey and children, who have been living in Monteith for the past six months, returned to their home on Saturday. been draniterred to encampment = a Elwood Masters has improved the appearance of his house by a cont, of paint and trim. | Dr. Earl Garfelt, son Joe and daughter Doris, of Colborne, visited at the Clarence Harrison home on Sun- day. On their return they took wi them Mr. L. Hill, who will remain with them for a time. Mrs, Frank Schell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Timms and family wish to e 8 their grateful thanks and appreciation to the people of this community, Rag- y Aehburn, Prospect and the Brook- Women's Institute for the great esses shown them in the recen 1088 of their home and Mr. o Shia. : Chisholm, of Toranto, ay at the D, Luery home. BHA Pellowlee, Miss H. Vallieres, Mrs. Millgate and Mr. T. Garey, were, Thursday callers at the home of Mrs. Carey. the Newmarket June 11, 1941--TOTAL ONTARIO COUNTY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO VICTORY LOAN, $894,500 Mr. Lunney has Cook contents by fire. | of useful articles which has helped has been called to assist Rev. Dr. Woodside, of Chalmers Church, Ot- tawa. x 3) The sound of ringing bells heard some time ago, and thought to be wed- ding bells, has become so distinct that there is now no doubt as to its nature. We understand there will be a wed- ding very shortly. Mrs. Jas. Cooper made a shopping trip to Toronto on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lipcroft, Mrs. Liperoft Sri; of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gray, Mr. Howard Masters, and Earl, of Pontypool, were Sunday visitors of Elwood and Mrs. Masters. Mr. and Mrs. Hervey Painter and children of Prospect, were Sunday afternoon visitors with Mrs. Painter's parents. 4 Miss Kay Smith of Brooklin spent Sunday with her cousins at the Lun- ney home. A Mr.aid Mrs. Albert Marchant, sons Campbell and Allen, of Oshawa, called on Sunday, on' their aunt, Mrs. Robt. Chisholm. ; Mr. Jesse Pike spent last week at his parent's home in Toronto. Mrs. J. Wheatley and Mrs, Gothier of Toronto, visited on Sunday at the home of Mr, and Mrs. A. Johnson. Mrs, Eugene Nicholson of Detroit was a recent visitor at the home ol her uncle and aunt W. J. and Mrs. Mr. ahd Mrs. Bryce Reeves of North Oshawa, Mr, and Mrs, Oliver Graham of Brooklin, were Sunday guests of Mr, and Mrs. Roy Thom pion, ES EO Mrs. Ed. Brumel and Miss Marjorie Brummel of Whitby, Mrs, Blair of Greenbank and Mrs. Currie of Can- nington, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Dickson. 4 Mr, and Mrs, Earl Cook of Oshawa were Sunday 'callers at the home of Earl's parents, ¥ ; On Tuesday JED of last week a number of neighbours and friends fathered at the community hall, where rs. Schell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Timms and family, are living until arrange-| ments are made for their new home, and gave them a miscellaneous shower to make them quite comfortable: . Mr. and Mrs, Harry Perrin and family of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pritchard and Audrey, of Oshawa, Mr. A. Perrin, of Lindsay, were Sun- day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Perrin. their grandparents. Mr. Lorne Johnson and Miss Jean Michie were visitors in Toronto. on Saturday. Mr. Charlie Fox, of Pickering, spent Sunday with Myrtle friends. . Mr. Harold Stredwick made a busi- ness trip to Lindsay on' Saturday. Port Perry School Public A very fine conipliment was paid to the Port Perry Public School, when Inspector Hutchison declared a half holiday in Reach and Scugog Schools, in order that the teachers and others might attend the Port Perry "Open. Day" last Thursday. This was the sixth annual Musical Demonstration and Open Day. was attended by a very large number of townspeople, On Wednesday evening members of the Board of Education made a special inspection of the work of the school. New features this year were the wood work and sewing. In both de- partments (Mr. Vernon and Miss Comber being the instructors). good work was done. Particular mention should be made of the house dresses made by the girls, | The following programsavas given by the students under direction of 'Mrs. O. Switzer, and ol enjoyed. 1. Grades V, VI, VII, VIII, "God Save the King"; "Jerusalem"; "Oh Wings of Song." 2. Grade I, Bogs Tone Matching; The Airplane; Springtime. 3. Grade II, songs--Bobby Shufto; The Sandman, Grade ITI, songs--Shepherd's Song, Soldier Boy, The Cobbler. 6. Grade III, Folk Dancing--Chil- dren's Polka, Swedish Clap. 6. Grades and V, dancing-- Danish Dance of. Greeting, Ace of Diamonds. 1. Grades I and II--Rhythm Band --Hansel agd Gretel Dance. . 8. Grade III, Rhythm Band--Chil- dren's Pieces. 7 u 9. Gaile TV and vi o oh ong together (roun ogra Creations Morning Hymn, part), 10, Grades V and VI, songs--Men of Harlech, For All Thy Care, Now \the Day is Over (3-part). Songs--Sing 11. Grades VII and VII, songs-- J Four Part Harmony -- Blue Bells of Scotland, Santa Lucia, Hymn of Peace Especially noticed and admired at the Public School on Open Day Rhythm band exercises and the Folk Dances taught by three of the teachers, also the singing. ' The plain sewing by the girls and wood-work by the boys of the Senior grades. The note books on Natural Science and Social Studies that ave illustrated by the pupils now-a-days, thus mak- ing the matter so much more gasy to remember. . The patriotism that is being in- stilled into the minds of the wis 0 by the use of posters--home-made and otherwise. : We regret to report the sudden death of one of the esteemed residents of our village, Mr. Alton Tripp: The large attendance at his funeral on Monday, boro evidence of a large cir- cle of sympathetic friends. Mr. _and Mrs, W. F. Thompson visited relatives at Keswick' and Ravenshoe over the week-end. Miss Marion Holtby, recent grad- "luate of Macdonald Institute, Guelph, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Holtby. Other guests over the week-end, included Mr. and Mrs. -W. R. Moffatt, Lloyd Moffatt, of Fonthill and Mr. Murray Holtby of Dunnville. Mr. Wilmot Walker attended the "CIVIL GUARD Orders for Thursday, June 12th. * The Guard will parade at-the School Campus at 8.30 pm. (D.S.T.) Work--#%30-9.00-- Drill 9.9.30--First Aid lecture by Dr. Peterson. Subject: "Hemorrhage and its control." 9.30-10--A.R.P. Lecture--musketry. Officer for thé day--Dr. J. B. Lundy. J. E. Jackson, O.C. YACHT CLUB PORT PERRY YACHT CLUB SAILING SCHEDULE, 1941 Conditions--Ten races to be sailed. Competitors must sail in at least eight races. Races will start at 1.30 p.m. (D.S.T.) - ' Jung 8-- First heat senior skimmers. First year skimmers (Juniors and first year skippers.) Second heat senior skimmers. Free for all. June 16-- First year skimmers. Ladies' skimmers, First heat senior skimmers. Sceond heat senior skimmers. June 22-- First heat senior skimmers. First year skimmers. Second heat senior skimmers. + Free for all. June 29-- Pienic and cruise. July 6-- § | First year skimmers. Hood's. First heat senior skimmers. Ladies' skimmers. Second heat senior skimmers, July 13--Open day. July 20-- : | First heat senior skimmers. First year skimmers. . Second heat senior skimmers. Free for all. July 27-- First year skimmers. Ladies' skimmers. First heat senior skimmers. Second heat senior skimniers. August 3-- , Cruising race to Cacsarea. August 10-- First heat senior skimmers, Ladies' skimmers. ~ First year skimmers. ' Second heat senior skimmers. August 17-- First heat senior skimmers. First year skimmers, Free for all. Second heat senior skimmers. August 24-- First year skimmers. ladies' skimmers. | First heat senior skimmers. Second heat senior skimmers. August 31-- i RT First heat senior skimmers. First year skimmers. Cecond heat senior skimmers. Free for all. Note -- Competitors jn ladies' races will sail in at least four races. least two entrants necessary for each race. Correction re Typewriting Contest "In the report of the typewriting contest at the High School "Open Night , the number of words per I nute was stated to be 27." It should have read 47.--Editor. A collection of articles of "Long ago and far away" is a wonderful help along the line of Social studies. On one table there were many articles that were over a hundred years old; there were articles from many places shown on the map. Knitting, weaving, sewing, needle- point, embroidery, etc., showed what young children can do when tau ht and encouraged. One set of string sts showed unusually fine workman- ship. The sampler, made by our grand- mothers nearly a century ago, is com- ing int] "style" again, 'and a good imitatio one was shown on "Open Day". 'ihe growing of house plants pro- vides profit and pleasure for the - Alton Tripp Dies | Suddenly at Manchester | was held at the home t | missionary convener pupils. Bay of Quinte Conference at Belle- ville last week. The Holstein breeders attended the annual Field Day on Saturday, at Uxbridge Park. Mrs. Ernest Holtby visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smurth- waite, of Concord, recently. They at- tended the Macdonald Institute Com- mencement at Guelph. The Woman's Association are meet- ing at the home of Mrs. White on Wednesday. The ladies of the Red Cross Society request a good attendance on Thurs- day afternoon at the work rooms in the town hall, when several quilts are being quilted. Lunch will be served. UTICA Sorry to report. Mrs. J. Swan had the misfortune to fall and break her arm. E Mr. and Mrs. S. Prizeman and fam- ily spent Sunday at Mrs. J. Ackneys. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Howsam of Honey's Corners, visited on Sunday at Mr. Chester Geers. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Lambe and fam- ily of Oshawa, visited on Sunday at Mr. Harry Harper's. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Walker in Itort Hope on Monday. Mrs. Ray Medd returned home from hospital last week. _ Sunday visitors of "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kendall were Mrs. Cassidy and son Clayton of Brooklin; Mrs. Earl Williams, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Ww. Barkley, all of Toronto. AL the Red Cross Dance on May 30 Mrs. Frank Kepdall won the Lucky Draw Quilt. To ene The following donations have been received by the Red Cross--two quilt tops by Mrs. Lambkin, one by Mrs. Payne, one by Mys. F. Hortop, two quilt linings by Mrs. Cox, a complete comforter by Mrs. Thorne. A dance and euchre will be held in Memory Hall on Friday evening-in aid ofthe British War Victims' Fund. PROSPECT friends in Toronto. 'The regular May meeting of the W. A. was held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Stecle with twenty-five ladies and a number of children present. A pleasant afternoon was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Martin and daughter of Thornberry, Mrs. E. Vait of Meaford, Mrs. Robinson, 'Barrie, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Demming, Engle- hart, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Moore and family, of Oshawa, Rev. Mr. Hawkins, of Port Perry, were recent guests of Mrs. Frank Martin, Mrs. John Holliday and Mr. Harold Holliday, of Toronto, visiting 'at the home of- Mrs. J. Holliday recently. Mrs. G. Webster and Messrs. Burn- sell and Horace Webster attended the funeral of the late Mr. Joseph Hols lingworth, of Toronto, on Monday. Mr. Ernest Gilroy and friend of Fort Erie, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gilroy. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wilson, of Oshawa, were visitors of the former's purents, Mr. and Mrs, Chris. Wilson, on Sunday. . > > ---- BETHESDA The regular meeting of the W. A. 'of Mrs. E. Par- ish, Thursday afternoon, June -5th. Hymn 116 was sung followed by prayer. The treasurer reported $44 made at the Plunkett dinner. The reported two bales of clothing sent to Toronto for Mission work. A fine report of mis- sion work done in North Ontario was given by Mrs. C. Croxall. Hymn 112 was sung followed by the reading of Luke 24. Mrs. F. Dobson gave, a splendid paper on "Faith in Redemp- tion" based on the Scripture reading, followed by prayer. A duet was sung bv Miss Myrtle Gorrell and Miss Eva McGregor, which was much appre: ciated. ~ A vote of thanks was tend: ered Miss Gorrell who is leaving .the community for her work as a Junior Member of the Association. Lunch was served by Mrs, Palmer, Mrs, Paradine and Mrs. F. Dobson. Watch your label; it tells when your subscription expires Se eo 0 $1.50 per year in Or an 6 cenls a single copy _ 'Britain is making a strong move to control-Syria. This country was made a French mandate by the League of Nations; but is not an actual part of the French Empire. Two columns of British troops un- der Gen. Sir Henry Wilson, have entered the free French. More troops are going forward, and British occupation of Syria is expected within a few days. | Other points in the Near East upon which the world's attention is focussed Suez. At Alexandria there is ample harbourage for large vessels. This an- cient port is very important to Britain. Very heartening are the words of Cordell Hull, Secretary of the United States, whd said that "Americans will stand firm with friends of freedom, and firm against its enemies, whether they are found in Berlin, Rome, Tokyo, or,--Vichy." That will doubtless hold good in the Near East, too. Decoration Service at Utica. Joseph Denny Last Sunday, June 8th, the ceme-|of the cottage. The wife was under ; situated where the village of Beaver- Mrs. J. Holliday is visiting, with] es teries at Utiga received special at- tention as a reminder that beloved de- parted are still hekl in sacred mem- ory. Although the weather was chilly it did not deter a large number from depositing floral tributes in the morn- ing, and in the afternoon a well filled Church joined in worship, when the Rev. W. R. Tristram, of Seagrave, de- livered an inspiring message. In the course of his remarks the speaker told of having recently ac- quired a book on the Old Pioncers of Ontario County. One of them told of Joseph Gould. His homestead was ton now stands. This man, in order to pay for a pair of boots, undertook to cut seven cords of wood, only to discover that when he got the boots that one of -them was seven and the other nine. Of another, a returned jer went out to his work in the morning and as he did not return his wife blew the horn thinking he was lost and that the sound of the horn would help him find his way home. Instead of that he had been treed by a pack of wolves. In the morning a deer attracted the attention of the the impression that he was followed by the wolves and opened the door to receive him; but with disastrous re- sults to herself and family. When the man finally arrived he found all his family dead except the baby whom the wolves could not reach for he was under the upturned cradle. These Pioneers had got the urge to come to this Promised Land, some for sake of earning a living, others for religious motives, and others who de- sired political freedom. As a sacred duty we should keep their memory green and not forget an annual visit to their graves. It is interesting to note that Mr. Tristram is now joining up to serve King and Country. The choice of Mr. Samuel Farmer; Editor of the Port Perry Star, for chairman, was a happy one, for he had spent his young manhood with the old residents at Utica and vicinity. He made a tour of the cemeteries and when he saw their old familiar names he read out the ones he had copied down, speaking most feelingly of their largeness of heart and. fine character. The Greenbank Quartette supplied brutes and it led them in the vicinity Scugog On Tuesday evening, June 10, the United Church at Centre of Island was totally destroyed by fire. As fire fighting apparatus and water were far less than required to fight such a fire, it was with the greatest difficulty that the Parsonage, barn and garage were saved. The men fought bravely; but the church could not be saved. Centre Church was moved from the Ered Jackson, farm in 1868. It has long been a community centre for the Islanders. There was some insurance. The Head service has been with. drawn on account of Decoration ser- Centre United Church Burned a splendid musical program. 538,000 ut of $115,000 Raised At a meeting of the Victory Loan Committee and Canvassers on Wednesday evening it waslearned that $68,000.00 of the $115,000.00 expected from Port Perry, Reach, and Scugog, are already subscribed. The results so far are gratifying, with many more subscriptions to come, the objective will be reached. pleasant time at their meeting on Point. The time was spent in outside games including a Olive Brown and Margaret Bratley foutid the boxes of marshmallows, who then treated the rest of the girls. A dainty lunch was served. The girls are planting for another dance in ait 1 e War Victims' Fund for June Glad to report Mr. Peter Hood is getting along fine now. . Mr. John Milner is also able to be up and around again, we are glad to report. All were very pleased to see Mr. J. L. Sweetman of the Radio Air Force vice at: Prince Albert in the after- noon. The Foot service and Sunday School at' the usyal hours. The Woman's Association is in- vited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W Jeffrey on Tuesday, June 17th. = A spocial feature at this meeting will be a flower show with prizes. Mrs. w. Mark and Mrs. R. Burnham are pre- paring a good program. Group two of the Foot are the hostesses, .| Ground and family, Aurora The girls of the Institute had a very ham. School, Toronto, home over the week- end looking very-trim in his air force blue uniform. . Mrs. Orr of Cavan, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. R. Tetlow and Phyllis, - were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. J. Péarce on Sunday. Mr. Roy Humphreys is siping Mr. Maurice Fralick and Mr. Donald Tur- ner of Toronto, is with Mr. R. Burn- (Continued on page 6) Saturday afternoon .at Stephenson's "+o treasure hunt. | J) ! PY 4s i ( the country. 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