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vi SAMUEL FARMER. Editer and Publisher, - 1 "EDITORIAL oT yvV "Such is the patriot's boast, whero'er we ream: His first, beat couatry éver is at home.? "time of it these days. "for anything else but, this co at ON MAKING YOURSELF, MISERABLE People who enjoy being miiserable have a rare will bring in a terrible story of death and de- struction; and when the first effects of that dose of misery begin to fade, the secker can turn to the newspapers for further gruesome details, In fact, it would be quite possible to so arrange life_in these days that there would 'be little ime trated hupt for misery. The "makings" are 'about us; and you can either take the dose or leave it alone, 'Keeping posted on the progress of the war, so' that one has an intelligent outlook as tq the trend ~ of events, is sane-and-good.--But-loading-one's- Aa "nothing 'about it. mind with horrible details is quite another thing, especially when we know that there is nothing we can do about it. Commentators such as Colling- wood Reed or Wilson Woodside can "keep us pro- " perly posted. Many persons have come to the conclusion that they cannot afford.to continue to load the mind with the world's distress. There have been wars, and destruction; and cruelty, and disaster since -the world began its history. But it remains for this age to bring'instantly to our very doors the "story of all this misery. Our business is to pro- . tect ourselves from the innundation. That does not mean that we are to become care- less or "hard boiled". It simply means that we shall retain our finer feelings to guide construc- tive' work and thaught in our personal efforts to come to the assistance of the people within our own reach who are in distress of body or mind. It is a wholesome sight to watch the knitting - needles in perpetual constructive motion, It is encouraging® to see such community efforts as those. at-fipsom: and Utica -where week by week social life and practical help: to war victims are kept, alive, to the general benefit of the people S0 happily engaged. A twist of the radio dial vo, : a cof the man 'marooned op a desert island for three vears. He sights a ship,-a boat comes to shore, throws a bundle of newspapers on the beach, with this message: "Compliments of the captain, and will you please read these through and then let him_ know' if you STILL wish to be rescued." * * LJ . PRACTICAL TRAINING In the ordinary run of life it is quite possible to do. your day's work in a fashion that will let you "get by". Im war work you must be accurate © to the thousandth part of an inch. Carelessness _can easily cause disaster. Le us paraphrase-- 'In these modern days of art . Builders 'work with greatest care Shaping well each unseen part-- There are inspectors everywhere. Almost every young Canadian' young man who can handle a tool is being exposed to this type of Even, editors could become oT miserable if they took notice of the waves of grumbling that roll on and on. Like the "talk about the weather, the grumbling conti es; but the Sroiiery do The radio is a wonderful - Blessing if properly ~used; and the" newspaper can be a great help-in life; but both of them should be--taken with moderation and discrimination, There is. really no value in making: yourself miserable. We shall all be far better if we. use our energies in spme constructive fashion. To give point to! this editorial, comes the story _ fields unprotected from' the weather, training, and it is all.to-the good, The opportun- ity to learn to do mechanical work thoroughly at " Government expense is almost unlimited. The beauty of it is that this thoroughness of workmanship will spread. been accustomed to leaving machinery in the will find their sons telling dad how they care for tools in the factory. Carpenters will make close fitting joints" Metal workers will turn ouf smooth finished products, Manufacturers and workmen will have a Fg appreciation of the value of thoroughness in . production--it will become a ..matter of course to turn out worth-while goods, providipg-- There's. the rill providing we don't sink. back into the cheap habits fostered. by the demand for cheap, showy goods, - For the first time in Canadian history we are going to have hundreds of thousands of young men und women: who have been drilled in -the principles of thoroughness. ~ And they are being trained at a most erucial time in our economic history. J -=If-wa are to live in a press the button world, -then-the button must be in the right place and connected with: the right power to produce the desired results: sixty miles an hour, then the steering gear and the brakes must be working in an absolutely thorough adjustment, As "Lasca" puts it-- - "An inch to the left, an inch to the right, And I shouldn't be maundering here to-night." i" Farmers who have ° If we must travel at fifty or' A LETTER FROM ENGLAND The following letter from . and was received by- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harper, of Prince Albert, - Hessle, E. York, May 22nd, Dear Albert and Lillian: I supposg by now you will have "heard of the terrible raids on the Humberside and that we have had two of the worst raids the country has ever. Sua. I am sorry to say we anage to escape it this time,] as Fou "will see by the enclosed slip that mother passed away -peacefully after much suffering at the Beverley Road Hospital. How the rest of us have been saved is a miracle as the shelter we were in received a direct hit.- . Two girls, Freda and" myself were laid on bunks at the end of the shelter, Mom, was one side, a -Mr, Smith and his 16 year old son Gerald were also in. 'Gerald was blown clear. Mr. Smith was hit by debris from a house which was bombed just after us. and poor Mom got the blast with the top of the shelter on her body. i Mr. Smith helped her up and Gerald lifted her to her feet but she said her legs had gone. "We thought she was only hysterical at the time and not so badly injured. Anyway Gerald drag- | ged _her to_a near-by brewery then doomed. = Anyway Gerald (to whom we owe our lives) dragged Freda out, which enabled me to get free. Gerald and I escaped with a few abrasions and bruises and Freda a little blast her eye. Mother' was laid for about hree hours before she could be taken to the hospital; but I must say the ambulance workers were marvellous as bombs were dropping like rain- drops even as they were taking her and Mr. Smith to hospital, We were] came back to help us. Just then an- other bomb dropped and Mr, ... Smith got the blast in his face. He is badly injured in Leeds hospital. All this time I was trapped with the shelter across my legs with Freda under me and the two girls on the top. Gerald manager to get them out, then an- other bomb came and I thought I was BRITISH HOME GUARD DEAL WITH DIVE BOMBERS / Britain's Home Guard are seen during a surprise attack by an 'enemy' dive bomber fduring anti- * The men have spread out, seized any available cover and directed well con- In real warfare the Home Guard have shot down several invasion maneouvers. trolled fire at the approaching bomber, dive-bombers by -firle fire, also surrounded by fires. I won't go into detail nor how it felt when the bomb struck .as the experience was too terrible to describe, but everyone kept™ their heads and the children hapdly murmured. At present we are living on a house- bout at Hessle, 1 am looking for a house then we will be able to, salvage =e SPORTS DAY: hold its Annual Sports Day on purses amounting to $600.00. Free pr ogrammes, Lue KF Fund.t GOD SAVE some van and make another start, Feel has 'had ten-days leave and he was'a great comfort otherwise 1 don't know how I could have carried on. There is an unexploded bonib in all the clothes, linen, bedding and shoes, cte., which is something to be thankful for. -- After all, we are only a few out of 6,000 homeless, 40,000 7in- jured and 2,000 killed. That is Hulls ngure for less than a week, They are naving mass burials to prevent fever, I managed to have mother buried where she "wished to be in Hessle Cemetery. 1- arranged for "her to be taken into the 'Church, it was a very beautiful service, just what mother used to like. What do you think to the arrival of Hess in this Country? 1,. myself think there is something fishy about it. It is a good job he didnt get captured in Hull or he: would have been mobbed. I know 1 shall never show any mercy to any German who happens to eross my path. The peo- ple here are really wonderful and 1 among others have been helped finan- cially from the Distress Fund so 1 know the money is being used for the right purpose. I have wriften to aunt Ethel who 1 am afraid will take it very badly, as 'Mother was her favorite sister. I am sorry to have to write this letter telling you all our troubles; but all the details. It is Freda's birthday to-morrow and mother's on Saturday. The first time I saw her in hospital knew sho wouldivt get better. So it didn't come such a shock to me, she had a fractured spine, a crushed hest and she lost the use of her legs, o if she had lived she would have cen crippled for life, She really died f pneumonia brought on by shock. she had to have oxygen all the time nd morphia.to case the pain. I was «ld she died without a murniur, and he had a siiile on her face. I won't ¢ able to travel around with Fred ow as there are motherless children ~o-help care for; but I am not the only erson with extra burdens to bear, so ith God's help I shall carry on. 'I shal have to close now. I hope ext time I write I shall have better ows for you, and remember if Jerry ills the people he can't kill their pirit. We are down but not out, Reniember me to your family, and «ceept my love too. Molly and Freda. SPECIAL DELIVERIES FOR- BIDDEN fo the Port Perry Dairy: Since the request of the Domifion 0il Controller for the conservation of motor fuel supplies, the Board has given consideration to-,methods by which the dairy industry might co- operate, In the Board's opinion, special de- liveries to. retail customers could be eliminated without detriment to the ing in motor fuel consumption, The In the morning at 10 o'clock, - Water Sports, consisting of Swimming, Diving, Tilting, Canoe Racing. 2.24, purse $200; Class 2.28, purse $150. the street, but he risked it and rescued | I knew you would be anxious to know |< public interest and with a decided sav-| ¢ THREE HARNESS RACES ARE SCHEEULED MONDAY, AUGUST Ath The Port Perr y Business Men's Association is planning to Civic Holiday. Mr. Owen CIifT, Chairman. In the afternoon, Three Harness Races.are scheduled, with Class 2.18, purse $250; Class Grandstand Free. In the Evening, Monster Street Dance will be held, Yitsic "by i Creighton and His Orchestra. Street I air-- Booths, y Draw, on admission ticket. ee admission to those serving with his Majesty's Net proceeds Lo Evening Telegram British War. Victims' Forces. THE tine, --% matter has been discussed with the Distributors' Association and it would appear that a large percentage of the distributors: are very much in favour of such a move. i . The order has, therefore, been issued by the Board and it is hoped that com- pliance with this order will _have a beneficial affect, 'both by lessening gasoline consumption and by assisting to solve the labour problem. assist our Country's war effort. J. _B. Nelson, Sec" ¥ of Board. e@er ~ The Whole Town Has Share in this War Work Plan (Christian. Science. Monitor) One swallow does not. make a sum- mer, nor does: the work of one in- dividual constitute the relief program of any community. It takes one and one and one to make a community. Similarly, it takes the work of each one to swing any successful commun- ity project. At least, this has been the experinnee of Summit, New Jer- sey--an American town, of about 18,000 inhabitants. The project didn't start with a x show--a big public drive for workers and funds. As the "ypoving spirit" expressed it, "All you nced to do is to open your doors and give people a chance to help." The Summit project grew from the idea of one ivoman, Mrs, Johh Curtis, who began by sewing at home for the European refugees. When she 'yefurbished all the discarded clothes and blanketg of her family and her friends, she asked the local newspaper to insert a small notice for more clothes-and blankets to make ready. The result was a deluge. called on-three of her friends, and to- gether they formed a committee. One of the local chain. stores had vacated a shop on which the lease hal two more months to run. This was offered to the committee. And. when the" two months weré up, thé owner permitted -the committee to stay on rent free. A sign was put up that read, "Refugee Work Room", And people began to come in to see whit it was all about. - Shelving was the first need. A 'car- penter saw that, gave the lumber, and made a helf dozen shelves to hold the workroom's materials, To make the shop clean and- bright; "a hardware dealer donated the necessary paint; and volunteers did the painting. Later Aunties, looking over the shop, suggedted that lengths eof iron pipe fastened between the sets of shelves would be useful to hang heavy things, and a brought and in- stalled the lengths of pipe. Dry Cleaners Volunteered Services Usually the discarded clothing is sent in already cleaned, but not al- . (Continued on back page) |guessing game 1s more difficult, and May we have your whola-hearted cof operation SA) SER SG IRpRate Soe | ditions--in the dairy industry, and to had |" Then she Watch your label; it tells when your © subscription expires 1 cee X $1.50 per year in advance. & > . PORT' PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 31st, 1941 / ' 5 cui o single op / 3 =r --- ee ee ------ EE : v -- IAN il a > at --e i a 2 NL oo 3 / "Riad is literally digging itself i in; and one wonders what is going to be- come of all this highly mechanized war equipment, when railroads and roads are being destroyed as fast as possible. Bitrkros Yequires smooth anapores" ion. alpen 24 Hae ~The most WT PURE. of this slowing-up process is Japan. The bavi the Nipponese will have to step warily 3 | for the time being. It would be dangerous to guess EE wrong. 3 4 Miss Dorothy Thompson gives the «= following apology for the conduct of Senator Wheeler, for which he is likely properly thankful: ~~ "Now, I donet believe that Senator i Wheeler is a traitor or that he wishes. - :: anything but the best of fortune for the United States. . He is only a stub- born, bitterly resentful man, provincial in his outlook, abyssmally ignorant of world politics, and a absplytely convinced = that he is trying to spare the country of the terrors of war. Even the Nazis do not count on Senator Wheeler as re- 7 liable in their councils. They merely count him useful." =~ =~ Disturbing news.at home comes in |'. in the announcement of strikes in the steel plant at Hamilton, and the alumi- |: num plant at Arvida, Quebec. Both strikes have caused considerable reduc- - | tion in production; but stern measures = are being taken to stop these strikes. | Farmers around Newmarket have petitioned military authorities to as- hid sign some trainees for harvest 'work. | v has created the free spirit of the British people. 1} 133 3 | € y 7 ¥ 42 Lg RY: RB «hd H | | - ! i fs ER {| X LEY i. o 4 -- ' . 2S GERMANS BOMB BRITISH PARLIAMENT HOUSE Shattered masonry, charred timbers, rubble and sdebris fill this picture of the Chamber of the British House of Commons, after it had been hit by bombs from German air raiders. 'The Nazis ny have not in reality destroyed the House of Commons, for that 0 does not exist in bricks and mortar, but inthe long story that : A ie