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,/ ~ SAMUEL FARMER, * Editor and Publisher. SEES rR A PO RT PERRY PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SRPTEMBER 4th, 1941 "EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, heer We, ream: His first, beet country ever is at home." i - LABQUR/ DAY. 0 'May 1st was the English Labour Day selected 4 by 'trade unions and Socialist organizations. In - ' : Canada, and the United States the celebration" takes place on the first Monday in September. In 1833 Robert Owen predicted the beginning of millenium onthe first of May; but this date was © not made for Labour Day in Britain until 1889. In Canada the agitation for the celebration of Labour Day was promoted by the labour unions, who frequently stage great parades upon these occasions, | ¥ . The C. I. O. has greatly increased trade union ° 4 membership by organizing unskilled 'workers. of a : / "Trade unionism has become an international af- ' / fair; and many-improvements have been secured for labour both as to working conditions.and re- wards for labour, The unfortunate fact is that some of these unions are showing "a taste for blood" and are demanding more .and more, taking advantage of the emergencies of war, often with serious re- duction of production. Such a procedure is short -sighted, because a British defeat would rob the laborer of all the " advantages he has gained by years of struggle, The gamble for immediate gain seems utterly foolish. The risk is too great. An extra ten or fifteen cents an hour may gratify personal wants; . but that extra spread over thousands of workmen _ may disrupt the industry, nad weaken our de-" fences. : Money could easily be made useless if Shemy forces gained control. . - Unemployment insurance is a distinct gain to - . the working. men. But, here again, the whole af- these immigrants will be a great task in itself. To: fit them happily and usefully into the social . structure will be an even greater task. Labour has much to doin a statesmanliké map- ner; and has a glorious' 'and honourable future if it will forego undue self-seekipg. The day of class distinctions is passing. The recognition of real service is. beginning." " * LI J . ~ THE 'EIGHT POINTS No greater document has been issued forsmany, many years, than the "Eight Points" agreed upon in the Churchill-Roosevelt Conference, To fight a tr mendous war without ter ritorial .-or other aggrandizement as a prize, is to set a new standard in warfare. To respéet the rights of all people to choose their own form of government is to provide a basis of human freedom hitherto unknown in the world. Indeed the political spectre that has haunted the world has been the fear that Naziism, Fascism, or Communism might be forced upon us as they have baen forced upon the various peoples in European countries. With this fear removed, the human spirit should expand and develop in happiness. : Greatest of all is the promise that the re- sources of the world shall be accessible to the whole trade the nations. 'Can we stop the cornering of Whe market? Is money to be de- ~ prived of the power to dominate supplies of raw ° materials, so that rival nations may be robbed of . the power of competitive trade? 'Human nature has been greatly competitpvis TS doubtless make their contribution. Manufacturers during the past two decades have not restrained themselves in the use of advertising arguments in an effort to break down the old-fashioned pre: _ fair could be placed in jeojardy if the credit of Patriotism has been founded upon nationalism. the Government 'were weakened, Even at this moment the Anglo-American: peoples This is pre-eminently the day when labour is have control of sixty-five per cént. of the war given its greatest inf to show its good materials of the world. To allow equal access to citizénship, and its Tight to a proper share in the such materials has its own dangers. profits of production. But it will be an easy If this clauge of the Greater Charter is to suc- } matter to "kill the goose that lays the golden ceed there will be need of education, and con- . egg." trol of our peoples. We have not been think- A feature of reform in.which labour must take ing along these lines. To catch a vision of a an actively contructive part is_in the training of world of free trade, with each people using raw skilled workmen. materials to put its best products upon the The failure of the apprenticeship system left market, will require the sacrifice of much ambition Jabour in a deplorable condition as to skilled and greed. workmen, Continually men were told by industry To travel land, sea, and sky freely without fear a - that only experienced men could be employed. of force or restriction, will open up new Wille of --__ peo -- TC Contjnually-labour-demanded-the-reduction-of-the_____ adventure and understanding. k R number of aprpentices; ant 'made a close cor----- + Our three thousand mile 'border Tine of free poration of their several trades, travel and peaceful neighborliness is to be ex- 2% - As a result there has been great growth in tended to all people of good will. Britain must ' vocational training under the Department of Edu- rule the waves with the full 'purpose of rendering cation, correspondence courses and trade schools. ocean travel safe for al] people. . "These growths were either opposed or treated Lastly comes the gle td of permanent with indifference by many labouring people. And peace, and the abandonment of force. Our pre- it is a fact that'it is difficult to train skilled work- sent enemies; the savage tribes of uncivilized - men except under actual working conditions. . lands; the gangsters at home and abroad--these The war has changed much of this. Skilled are human elements difficult to fit into the pic: "workmen are now essential to the peace of the ture of peace without forcible control, Empire. The Government has ee the Each of tlfese matters have a thousand details, training of the men, and thousands of them are that must be worked out by millions of people now learning how to produce tools and machinery . . who have been taught a very different set of that must be true to the thousandth part of an hnuman ideals. inch or less. . Money must lose much of its glamour and A problem which both labour and capital must power. Service must be enthroned as the real now face is as to the future of all these men and "mark of greatness. Prejudice must disappear N women who are now capable of doing good work. and tolerance be the inspiration of this world that N The war will not last forever. - An intelligent, is yet to be. constructive. labour' program could place our: peo- Each day we shall need to study how our ideals ple. in a position where they could be of unques- CAN be realized. _tioned value to the world at large, Here are'/some of the problems to be met: Every ruined European industry, every de- Distribution of life's requirements, so that none stroyed factory, every crumbled home, store and may be in want. public building will mean work for those best able Promotion of open. markets, and access to the to do it. The depleted shelves in the stores of world's resources. Europe will have to be replenished. { Free education for all--academic and vocation- : Naturally the folk .in those countries will do al, their best to be self-sufficient; but destruction has Control of pests and disease, brought about many limitations, Policing raw materials, so that no more shall Another phase of after the war life which both aggressive nations have means to build arma- labour and capital must face is the fact that ~ ments to be a menace to their neighbours. large scale immigration to Canada is almost in- A roving people, who are careless of study, and _evitable. For a generation to come, life in Britain who refuse the duties and responsibilities of and Europe will be too uncertain to provide any citizenship, will never solve such problems ag the gense of security; and a country like Canada wit foregoing. be a veritable haven of peace. Character of the finest type is ,epsential to the To prepare homes, work, and decent living for success of such a program, ny takes to S . That Tommy Atkins consumes less beer and judice against the generous consumption of <: more candy than his predecessor of the .first = sweets. i = 'World War, according to a survey just released, The evidence gives considerable 'support. to may be because something is takihg the place those 'temperance workers in England who aver i : that a suitable substitute would reduce the sale of the "pub" in his off-duty hours, During 1914. ] p of alcoholic beverages in many working-class dis- 1918 the British canteen till, it is reported, filled tricts. If, they believe, abundant nourishing and up to the extent of 98 per cent. on the proceeds tasty food were fed to all British workmen, the _ from beer, while today's 'seer sales amount to craving for liquor Sau be noticeably diminished. If cheerful home conditions, with plenty of fuel a uly 5:pér dank Yt the Sota for the hearth and some of the amenities enjoyed o The British soldier, it is said, prefers all kinds only: by more fortunate families, could prevail , of sweet food to beer. A number of causes in humble cottages, the local "pub" would, they «believe, lose much of its patronage. It may not be" possible this time to install such substitutes, but there js no harm in thinking ahout them, for future use. (Christian Science Monitor) prep Ee ik / '| sans. 5 Myrtle Station on: Sunday evening was in charge of the pastor, Rev. G. S. Gervan. Choos- ing tite tenth chapter. of- Acts for his Scripture lesson, Mr, Gervan used the latter part of verse.16 for-his text: unclean, God is no 'respector" of per- Christ's. command was . to preach the gospe] to every creature. The church must be niission conscious before Canada or the world will be- come truly Christian. Sunday School will open next Sun. day at the regular hour 1.45 pan. After the holidays everyone will no doubt, be glad to resume the study of the interesting. for the vre- mainder of this quarter. Church service at 7.30 p.m. . Rev, G. S. and Mrs, Gervan attended the Thompson-Bright wedding at Raglan on Saturday aftérnoon when Mr. Gervan officiated. It was one of the prettiest house wedding of the summer, Miss Anna Louise Crouter of Osha- wa spent last week with her cousin Miss Bertha Holliday. A. C. Harry Gervan who was stationed at Dartsmouth, N.S., has been transferred to Trenton and was home on Sunday. Fhe C.P.R. paint gang arrived on Saturday and have greatly improved the appearance of the station by a fresh coat of paint. The" Canadian National Exhibition with its program of wonderful attrac- tions is drawing a record crowd this year. Trains and buses, Toronto bound, "passing through "here are crowded, The improved employment situation throughout the country, no doubt accounts for 4t and if' weather conditions are favourable the total at- tendance will likely exceed that of 1928 which was 2,039,000. Mrs. Newell and little son of North Bay visited last week with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Radman. Miss Betty Kirkham returned home last week after a happy holiday spent with her grandparents at Maberley. Mr. Cecil Walsh and Nancy spent a J couple of days in Toronto ast week. Miss Reva Cooper was a guest at the Ware-Dobkin wedding in Clare: mont on August 23rd. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Simpkin of To- ronto; spent the "week-end and holiday at their farm home. Mrs. Jean Stewart of Ottawa is holidaying with her little daughter and her parents at the parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Russell. Gervan, of Vankleek Hill, spent a couple of days last week with Rev. G. 8S. ~and Mrs. Gervan, School opened on Tuesday morning after the happy care-free holidays. The familiar call of the old school bell rang out on the morning air remind- ing us that readin', 'ritin' ang 'rith- metic' are the important things from now on. The number on the roll is little, if any different from that of last year. Mr. Roy Carter, of Burke- ton has been hired for this new year. This will be his first school but he comes well recommended by the In- spector, and 'we wish him spcecess in his work. Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Masters of Oshawa, called on relatives on Satur- day afternoon. Ray Grant of Clifford, who has been holidaying with his parents, returned on Tuesday. W. McCartiey of the R.C.E,, Peta- wawa camp, visited from Friday until Monday with his family. Mr. and Mrs, Ed. Holliday of Mont- real, were Labour Day visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Holliday. Miss Clmia Minty of Toronto, visit- ed over the week end with her cousin, Mrs. A. Parrinder, Mr. and, Mrs. Stanley Nottingham, Bernice and baby Wayne spent Sun- day with relatives in Greenbank. Mr. Charlie Fox of Pickering was a lessons Sunday visitor at the C. Harrison home, 5~ . Mrs. Mary Wilson of Peterbo' visited on Tuesday at the home of her nephew, Mr. Elwood Masters. Mrs. D. Luery is visiting this week with-friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. William Wood, Misses Olive and Pearl Wood, of Exeter, were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stredwick. Mr. James Edgar and Miss Dorothy Hall of Toronto, were Saturday call- ers at the Home of Myrtle relatives. Mr, and Mrs, John Leask, Mr, and Mrs. Albert Eyers were visitors at The. regular. weekly church service | What God has cleansed call not thou < "he street fair and dance held in Blackstock. Friday night in aid of local war work and under the auspices of the Women's Institute, was a de- cided success. "Four hundred and thirty-cight dollars was realized. The committee consisting of members of Cartwright Council, the business men and representatives from each organ- ization the the township, is very grateful to the business people of the locality, including Port Perry and Bowmanville, for donations and help, and to the business men of Port Perry who. so generously lent their booths and equipment and who so efficiently operated several games of chance. Messrs. Thompson and Porteous of the two Nestletons also. were responsible for the operation of one wheel of fortune booths. . Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy subscription expires 0 War Victims Mr. Alex. Gilbert donated the fish pond which operated by Mrs, Nesbitt, assisted by the Misses Fallis and Henry. Hot dogs, lunch, farm produce and flower counters were gperated by the Cartwright ladies and the refreshment boths by Mr. Scott and by Blackstock Orange Lodge. ) The lucky draws on the admission tickets, donated by Mr. Wallace Mar- low, were won by Mr. Thompéon Tay- lor; Bowmanville, Mr, Stevens, Lind- say, and Bill Mahafly, Purple Hill The other winners on draws were as follows: Mrs. Wm. Darcy --the Shirley Institute quilt; Mrs. Arthur Bailey blanket donated by Mr. Gilbert; Mrs. Clarence Marlow Mr. Porteous' box df groceries; Miss Eva Parr five dol the i on Wednesday of Inst week; Mr. and Mrs, Jack Kirkham on T hursday. * Gordon Harrison returned oe on Monday morning from Oshawa Hos- pital. He will be confined to his room for some time yet, but we hope to soon sec him again with the other boys. , The following write-up is copied from the Pembroke Bulletin and is of interest to this community... St. An- drew's United Church,~Béchburg, was the scene ofa pretty wedding on Sat- urday afternoon, August 23rd, at 2.30 p.m, when Helen Elaine Dougherty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Dougherty, became the bride of Rus- sell McGibbon of "Vankleek Hill, son of Rev. G. 8. and Mrs. Ger- van, of Myrtle. Rev. Mr. Gervan, father of the groom officiated, assisted by Rev. E.'J. Robertson, of Beach- burg. The Church was decorated with banks of fern, hydrangeas and glad- Gervan by Miss Betty Brown. The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a gown of white net with lace insets, veil was her mother's wedding veil with wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses, delphinium and baby's breath. The bridesmaid was Miss Doris Kidd of Ottawa, who wore a for-get-me-not blue pointe de sprit gown, halo_and fingertip veil in matching color. She carried a colonial bouquet of roses and baby's breath. The best man was Mr. Ross Dougherty, brother of the bride, and the ushers were Private Desmond Lyttle of Ottawa and Mr. Lawrence | Allard of Pembroke. Miss Jean White of Ottawa, sang "O Promise Me" and "Because". A reception was held at the home of the bride when Mrs. Gar- (Continued on, back page) jolus._The wedding. music was played | tight fitting bodice, and the | 4 Report by Mrs, Hetman Hooey, Blagkstock lar war certificate donated by Mr, H. R. Archer; Helen VanCamp--the table donated by Mr. A. L. McDermott; Mr, Scott--the ham donated by Bert. Mac- Gregor; Mrs. Chas. Venning--Eaton Caserole; Mr. Albert Wright, bag of wheat donated by Mr. N. C. Marlow. Mr. Marlow added 3h "to- his donation which with proceeds from tickets sold brought $13.40. A successful bingo was run for which we are grateful to Mr. Fred Frayer, Caesarea. Toward the close of the evening an auction conducted by Mr, Ted Jackson, which took care of the remaining donations and which, with cash donated brought the tidy sum of $30. Altogether it 'was, ry pleasant and profitable affair @®d the rain had the good : sense to hahg off until the next day. © facdedia : - { ; Street Fair at Blackstock a Success © $438. 00 Raised for War Work and WHEREAS on the tenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, the Dominion of Canada declared a State of War with the German Reich; | AND WHEREAS at the beginning of the third year of this war the leaders of demoe racy have re-atlirmed their determination to continue _ the struggle us until the. © evil of Nazi tyranny has been destroyed; - NOW KNOW YE that We, by and with the advice of our Privy Council of Canada, have thotight fit to ordain and declare and do by this Our Proclamation ordain and declare that the week commencing Wednesday the tenth of September and ending on Wednesday the seventeenth of September, inclusively, in thé present year, be observed through our Dominion of Canada in national honour for those who on land, sea and in the air pre the defenders of our country, and in proud memory for those valiant hearts who have gone out from among us in the most precious of all sacrifices for our common freedom; AND KNOW YE .FURTHER that We do also hereby kit and declare this week as one of reconsecratioh of our lives and principles which under Divine: Providence have been our stay and help in the past, to the end that torment may be lifted from men's hearts and peace and safety come for all nations and peopls; OF ALL WHICH Our Loving Subjcets and all others whom these presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to gover I'd id "<rLL FIGHT RUSSIA TOO. 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