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bi v= SAMUEL FARMER. Editer and Publisher. PORT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONT. T, THURSDAY, NOVEMEER 20th 1941 Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 6 cents a single copy subscription expires . J 2 o ¢ g Ce pulpit on Sunday evening and con- Ocean transpértation is not always | jucted service which commenced at 7 3 : 3 wy ' 0 un leer or | ¢ ory available to ship thé men to Britain; pm. as formerly. Owing to the : " nor.is jt always convenient to receive change 'in the hour of worship whi " \ ' . - ich Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home." 4 them there, But the men are needed, has been 7.30 during the Dr gh : = NT . and there must be constant training | some of the congregation came "in 2 y to provide men to meet an r= 9 CONSCRIPTION case.) To ensure sifeh 'agreement will require emons rat on bth . ' ¥ Sther| nu hy» i; ha barter by a f never ie Sacrament of the rd's Comestnki ; Io vast J ht ve careful attention and a frank' setting 'forth of 6 The munition worker gets sof Supper was A Tn close a np on iv s y rious forms Ww : e the reasons for such a drastic step as military" Military 'District No. 2 staged a] which nad - contributed $50,000 for] much more than the soldier. the sermon, rob bl Ty Ok diseusaldh for T mont col conscription "of -man-powtr, ~ Prejudging" the military demonstration in Toronto and | furniture in rest and recreation rooms,| This is not so evident when-one| Sunday School next Sunday at the M he! y i He "a hi gee ded by the poeple willingness of any of our Canadian people to Long 'Branch. Reeve Letcher and the] The Red Cross Society with its hos- [considers what the soldier, receives in| fegular hour 1.45 p.m. Church seryice general Federa ection, serve, if. necessity arises, is dangergQis to Cana- Editor of the Port Perry Star were | pital and comfort service of all kinds, | addition to his daily pay, and the ex- at 7.30 p.m, ' : There are many factors to 'be considered in dian unity, : privileged to attend' this demonstra-| cluding legal and dental services| Pense and tax deductions which the] Miss L. O'BoyTe visited with Toron- relation to conscription, and we shall be wise if The second ry is as to the extent of the tion, which was most informative, and dr dependents. 1.O.D.E,, Knights of | munition worker must meet. '[ to relatives on Tuesday of last week: we do not lose our tempers; and say things about conseription.- Who and what shall be conscrip- helped to clear: up many question: | Columbus, 'Y,M.C.A. and many others| The soldier is provided with food, Mis. D. Duchemin and Mys. George those who do not agree with ug, as to their loyal- ted? that are in the public mind. are ull doing good work. clothing, medical attention, education Holliday are canvassing in a Red . ty, good sense, and patriotism, "All-out" conscription would mean that every There were three sessions, the first | In the spiritual field the - Protestant | and trade training opportunities and | (ross membership drive, report it thus First,--It must be noted that party spirit oan "Canadian citizen and all Canadian possessions of which was héld in the King Edward | churches were represented by Lt, Col. support of dependents. A reeent| ray, on the whole, a real success, The be exhibited by the party out of power, quite as shall be at the disposal of thie authorities to serve Hotel, on Friday afternoon, November | 4. 0. Fallis, and the Roman Catholfe | 8rant, has been provided for four de- Myrtle Unit 'of the Myrtle Branch, much as by the party in power. any purpose that the exigencies of the case may 14th, Church by Major J, R. O'Gorman. pendent children instead of two as| acknowledge with hil the willing : require, At that session almost every phase | Both spoke appreciatively of the work | formerly. co-operation of the' community' j 7 Sec --B y . ¥ . yin ccond,--Both the major political parties pro of the other branch of the Christian| ©O- In the matter of Pensions and| making this effort so very worthwhile, - mised at the Isat general election that there shall be no conscription of man power in Canada--pre- sumably without a demand from the people. __ Third,--If Canada j§ to become the arsenal of the Empire, active military service must neces- "sarily be curtailed. Our man power is limited. Men can't do both. ' : Fdurth,--Up to date the need for men in the army has not been so gréat as the need for equip- ment foi the men already enlisted. Note--This situation may suddenly change ow- ing to unforeseen emergencies; but British soldiers by many thousands are chafing because there seems to be nothing for them to do. They are men for home defense, and as such may at any time see much active service. In a more re: mote degree this condition may be true in Canada. . Back of the need for mén is the fact that Can- ada will néed an army of defence for years to come; and that army must be trained. It is fool- ish to expect that men of any useful type can be rallied to the colors at a thoment's notice. Modern warfare is a complicated business and requires very special training in more than a hundred de-~ partments of army life. 2» Necessity may force conscription upon us, ;But it be well to remember that voluntary enlistment, while not meeting fully the need for men, has ac- complished very much. A little over two years ago Canada had only 4000 soldiers. To-day she has over 400,000--a wonderful enlistment in two years. Its still true that "a vdlunteer is better than ten pressed men," This is particularly true in this war where personal mitiative may play so great a part. In all the discussion about conscription two dangers threaten, The first is that we may be inclined to take it for granted that Quebec and the new Canadians - are not agreed to this compulsory service. (Many critics are entirely. fgnorant as to the facts of the * Theoretically this "all-out" idea is good; but practically it presents innumerable difficulties, What the absolute "all-out" believer has in mind as a rule is that the idle and the idle rich shall be compelled to serve as others; that there shall be no shirkers; that<every effort shall be directed to winning the war; that private interests shall cease; 'and we all shall do our part as we are told by thosé competent to know the necessity for such action, While partial conscription will always leave a sense of unfairness; only the direst necessity would justify the "all-out" type. To realize the difficulties of the "all-out" course, Jit visualize your own life if you and your 2 possessions ure at the immediate disposal of military or other authorities. This becomes an intensely personal matter, and cannot be switched altogather to the other fellow, no matter how idle or how rich and idle he or she may be. - '$ > * Evidently, then, our presént course is to en- - courage voluntary enlistment. Such encourage- ment will include proper appreciation of what is being done both by the army and the Govern- ment for the men who have already enlisted. It is most reassuring to find that the Army is ready to assume its own. responsibility as to matters military. At the recent military demon- stration in Toronto, not one word or hint of criticism of the Government was heard. The army, the navy, and the Air Force are willing to - stand on their own feet and accept all proper re- sonsibility," ; There can he "all-out" enlistment for all of ys, not merely for military service; but for any ser- vice even in ¢ivll life that shall prevent waste and- selfish spending; and shall make us realize that each of us can and should arrange our lives in such a manner that we shall do our part in en-- suring our own freedom and happiness; and the freedom and happiness of millions of other folk. port a grand trip. Douglas and Miss Edith Steven, _{ Mr. John_Bailey's, The deer hunters have returned with their complement of deer, and re- ~Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rogers were Mrs. Margaret Ashton, My, and Mrs, Herb. Ashton, Mr, and Mrs, Douglas McKinley at : Captain Oliver Lyttelton, the Brit the Middle East met members of the Préss in Cairo to explain his This photograph shows Captain Lyttelton with Sir Miles Lampson, British" Anibassador to Egypt, in the garden of duties in Egypt. Lah the British ie Cairo, CAPTAIN LYTTELTON: FIRST BRITISH MINISTER . ATE TO MIDDLE EAST, a sh Cabinet Minister appointed to before meeting the Press. EPSOM The. Epsom 'Euchre Club, are o hold- ng 'another War Victim's "Party in Memory Hall, Utica, on Friday night, November 21st. Our fund now stands at 158040 and we would like ii gee a large attendance to help it go over the $400 mark. Mrs. Drew, Oshawa, visited with her parents Mr, and Mrs, Joel Miller one day last week. : Mr. and® Mrs. Donald Asling - and Patricia at Mr. and Mrs; A. W. Allin's Port Perry. on Sunday, 'the week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs, N, 8. McDonald, -} were-present---- {is still confined to bed, - "Miss Blanche Luke, To and Mrs, P. Luke, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hdoper. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harper, Mrs, Merle Lambe and -Pte, Orr Graham at Mr. and Mrs. Will Graham's; Mr. and Mrs, T, W, Martin at Mp. and Mrs, Al Christie's one fay lagt week, Miss Jean McDonald at re over Mr. and Mrs, Al Christie at Mr. and Mrs, Clifford Love's on Sunday, PRINCE ALBERT Mrs. L. Smith attended a birthday party given in honour of her sistor | Mrs, 'Ashton, at the home of latter's' daughter, Mrs, H, Searle of Columbus, one. evening last week. Twenty. two Mrs. E. Warren has been visiting; relatives near Oshawa. 'We are glad to report Mr. W. J. Martyn is improving from an accident 'when a team of horses, new to him, which he was driving, bolted and threw him off 'the wagon, Mr. Martyn Congratulations to Corp. and Mrs. Kenneth I, - Wauchope, who were married recently. in England. The. groom {s the son of Mr, and Mrs, T. W. Wauchope, Toronto, and his bride is* the former Evelyn Tumbridge of Richmond, Surrey, England, Miss Ruth Like entertained her girl friends Yo a chicken dinner on her birthigy recently, . > Have, Invest, and Serve by buy- ing War Savings Certificates, of army interest was presented by a specialist in his departnient, Major General Constantine presided. In his address of welcome to four hundred or more delegates, he point- ed out that the only way in which victory could be gained was by the de- feat of the enemy in the field of battle, Such an encounter.could not be ef- fective without an adequate number of trained men. It takes from eight to twelve months to make a trained soldier, so that. from the present out- look, invasion of Europe could not be successfully carried out until 1943. Major W. L.- Sharpe, who was- re- sponsible for organizing the demon- stration, was the next speaker. His subject was--"Methods of Recruit- ing". His first demand was that the recruiting officer must be a good soldier himself, courteous in his. treat- ment of men, and capable of dealing will all. types of recruits who offer their services. While radio and ad | vertising are employed in recruiting, the personal touch is most effective. Col. Hagerman, D.M.O. told of the thoroughness of medical - inspection. He pointed out that out of 6939 vol- unteers for enilstment, 207% had to be '| rejected. Eyes, hearing, hedrt; heriin, and mental condition were in such state as to prevent effective service. Dis- eases such as typhold, smallpox, te- tanus, are almost eliminated; and pneumonia and spinal meningitis are now rarely fatal, 2 Col. Halloway dealt with the matter of training. He stated that training was being carried out in 89 different skilled trades and occupations. The 28 basic training centres care for 20,000 men at one time. Four months is considered the minimum training period. - i 'Some Then of the complenite of the training may be gained when it is noted*that in the war of 1914-18 only three main weapons were used. To- day there are ten. 'Capt. Nurse dealt with Pe and Al- lowances, which run at the following rates. Private $1.30 per day; Lance Corporal - $1.50; Corporal $1.70; Sergeant $2.20; Warrant Officrs $4.20. This pay is every day in the year, plus accommodation, equipment and|-- medical attention, Tradesmen are divided into" three categories--A, B and C. Category A receives The. per day extra; category B.50c.; category C 25¢c, Dependents are given--wife $35.00 per month, two children $12.00 per month .cach. Note--This allowance for children has been extended to four children... The soldier must contri- bute fifteen days pay in support' of dependents. A dependent mother is 'allowed $20.00 per month Lt.-Col. M. H. A. Drury dealt with Arms and Services. He first referred to the smallness of the original Can- adinn Army--the Milita, which had "heen starved for somo "years, and had to be thoroughly re-organized to meet new conditions, When war was de- clared, the Army was without enough clothing and equipment. War par- takes of the nature of its age. Our age Is mechanical, : In speaking of the immediate need for men, Col, Drury said that the backbone of every division is the In- fantry: A division has 17000 men to be fed and 2000 machines to be fueled. Theré are 160 different types of motor vehicles; and Military District No. 2 has--1600 vehicles, Great scientific progress is being made in mgtor transportation, Major H, Morwick dealt with Aux- illary -services, and praised these or- ganizations for their co-operation in promoting the comfort and morale of the soldiers. Among the agencies mentioned were the Jewish Congress Church. Major. O'Gorman said that in the last World War there was too much hate. What is needed is the cultivation of love of country, and a reat sense of justice and fairminded- ness, A delightful banquet was served to the delegates, after which Lt. Col. Sidney Lambert was the speaker. He compared the rate of pay of the or- dinary soldier with that of the muni- tion worker, with the idea that there should be some greater equalization, His other note was a warning against over confidence about victory and a tendency to belittle the enemy. Both these defects seriously xd recruit- ing In the Maple Leaf Gardens a very effective military recruiting demon- stration was staged, showing the pro- gress of the soldier from the day of his enlistment to the day when he is trained and fitted to go .Overseas for active service. There was abundance of martial music, and some thrilling moments, such as the bayonet charge. B. K. Sandwell, Editor of Toroiito Saturday Night, who had spent some weeks in Britain spoke briefly during a demonstration intermission. After a sincere note of admiration for British morale, the "speaker sald the battle front could only be on two fronts--either in the territory of the cnemy, or on our own territory. If we are too week to attack, we shall eventually be compelled to defend. Invasion of Canada and America can only be stopped by invasion of Europe when we are in a position to success- fully carry out the attack, On Saturday at the Tivoli Theatre some intercepted German war films were shown, They were a terrible demonstration of the havoc that war creates--a vivid series of pictures that never-wilt. be forgotten, At the close of the showing a very excellent address was given by Lt.- Col. James Mess, Civilian Director of Recruiting. . Col. Mess prefaced his remarks with this statement. the teaching of the past twenty years. We have been Senthing for peace. Now we nust_teach war. "As an illustration of the vastness of the problem of raising an effective anadian Army, the speaker asked his hearers to imagine the difficulties that would have to be faced by a businéss concern. with 'a monthly income of $5000, to be suddenly required to ex- pand into a concern with an income of $5,000,000 a month, and in the transition to constantly have to lose important executives and operatives. That was the experience of the army of 4000 effectives that had to deal with 500,000 volunteers in two vears; .and to select from that vast niimber of men 400,000 who could be effective _In some branch of the fight- ng services. "Col. Mess dealt chiefly with- detri- "nts to recruiting. 1. The early volunteers who said, "I voluntéered, and they kept me hanging round. They can come and get me now." Men who had that cxtiirience did so in the'days when the army had neither accommodation' nor equipment, 2. Why don't they recruit in local battalions, as they did in the last war. "Because. mechanization of the army has made training a totally different affair. Training by battalions would be impossible, 3. Why such an unattractive battle dress, Military uniform is not made for show; but. for actual usefulness in warfare, and for invisibility by the enemy. +4. You don't need men. The 'depots are full, : "We have to undo]to Nationa) flealth, the Army has no say. That is a Government affair; and the Government has the difficult Jask of pleasing both the soldier and ie taxpayer. . Rejection and Discharge Badges are now in process of manufacture. 8 The need for men is great and continuous. Germany can muster 400 divisions, Great Britain 150. Ger- many can hold the present Russian line, and have men enough to attack in any other part. It is foolish to think of anything els¢ than a long war. Don't laugh at people who talk of 'such a thing, Stop them. "The: whole demonstration - was splendidly organized, and most in- formative. The Army has nothing to hide, and the delegates went home with many questions answered and much knowledge gained. Transition Periods Joseph Denny Transition periods occur in the lives of Individuals and nations, They take - place when one passes from youth to manhood." One notes it in the broken voice and from: other signs that this Qdvelapmons; is taking place. : " Nations experience them. In the last . seventy-five years Japan. has emerged from obscurity to take her place in the limelight among the other leading nations." She was passing through a transition period, but what she will do with her present emer- gence remains to be seen, Canada went through a similar ex- perience. It is usually a hard road to travel. On the North American Continent - the -experiences are much alike. In the Orient the peoples of the Eastern countries they usually have to contend. with their vast popu- lations; but in the Americas the emigration from various lands largely shaped the destiny of the people. In the Orient the people are already in the country and it is no easy matter "shape people's lives especially when there are so many religious and social problems with which to contend. The world itself is passing through a tremendous upheaval. It can never be the same again. As the French passed through its reign of treror and left a footmark of blood in its gory wake; so the Industrial Revolution of Britain (so strongly influenced. by. the Wesley Revival) made Britain an ideal place in which to live and brought it nearer than ever to Sir Thomas More's Utopia. The recent property and security purge of Britain hag taught the nation in a most prac- tical manner that "man does not live by bread alone" and Britain will be the better for the trials through- which she is passing. One shudders to think of the venge- ful massacres that are destined to take place when the oppressed peoples of Europe rise in their might against the barbarous Hunnish .tryants. who have so cruelly treated them. robbed them of their sustenance and sent many an innocent loved one to oblivion in some concentration camp or made their son, husband or brother face a firing squad because some swaggering Nazi commander was done to death, Still it is a transition period and one of these days let us hope to sce a world that has been purged of those things that debase mankind and lifted to a higher pinnacle hécause men seck not their own welfare but the better- ment of others, VC. ------ Sr Myrtle Station Rev. G. 8S. Gervan, who is much Im- proved in health, occupied his own The total amount is not available at time of writing, but we hope to be able to publish it in next week's is- sue. Apparently there is a shortage of yarn at headguarters, for only half of the order-sent in was shipped out to us. This is making it difficult to tinish thé quota. However, we hope to have a further shipment shortly. Mr. Roy Carter spent the week-end with "his parents at: their home in Burketon, Mrs. W. J. Cogk, Clarence and Mrs. John Bray, spent Thursday in Oshawa with relatives. Mrg. R. Chisholm and Mrs. Luery were Yisitors in Toronto on Wednes- "day of Mast week. Mrs. R. Long visited from Saturday until Monday with' relatives in Burke- ton. : Mr, a visitor at the parsonage Saturday. Messrs. Lorne and .Donald Johnson Visited on Sunday and Monday with relatives in Toronto. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cook of Port Perry were Sunday visitors with W. J and 'Mrs, Cook. $ Mr. and Mrs. Clarence visited on Sunday with Mr. Roy Scott of Seagrave. Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar, of Toronto, visited on Sunday with Myrtle rela- tives. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hodgsén, of Oshawa, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hughson. Mr. Albert Timms,. Mrs. G, Leach and children visited on Sunday with their parents at their home i in Brown's Hill. Mrs. David Duchemin was a visitor in Toronto on Monday. Members of the Faithful Workers' Class are selling tickets on a quilt to raise funds for blankets to be sent to needy ones in England. Buy one or three ot as many as you please. In this way you will help to keep some- one warm, and you may be the lucky winner of the quilt. A quiet but pretty wedding was soléemnized on Saturday at 8.30 at the parsonage 'with Rev. G. S. Gervan officiating, when Joyce Augusta, second daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Hugo Bradley, became the bride of Mr. Leonard Dalby, son .of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dalby of Whitby. The bride looked very charming in an aqua marine blue wool flat crepe frock, trimnied with brown fur, black coat, hat and accessories and for "some- thing old", wore a gold locket and chain that was her mother's. Misses Lorraine Bradley, sister of the bride and Ruth Dehart of Brooklin, were the pretty attendants, Mr. Howard Allin of Whitby, who was to have been the groomsman, was unable to attend, having been called at the last minute, . to report for Military duty at Hudson Bay. The groom's gift to the brides- maids were oiled silk umbrellas. Later the happy young couple left on a honeymoon trip to Western Ontario points, amid the good wishes and confetti showered upon them by their friends. Upon their return they will reside; for a time, in Myrtle. Harrison and Mrs. pear IN > ) .n _PORT PERRY FARM BUREAU The Port Perry Farm Bureau will have it opening 'meeting at the Port Perry High School . on Thursday, November 20th, to begin at 8 p.m., (Standard Time). Mr. Leonard Harman, of the United Farmers' Co-operative and who is. al- go at the head of the Radio Forums which have become so popular across guest speaker on this occasion, "ee, We would also like fo renew mem- bership at this meeting for the com- ing year and hope that you will find it possible to come and bring a car jos of your neighbours. ke » AT Box \ Delmar Wilson of Oshawa was Canada in the past year, is to be the te i > ] t 1 Xi RY 4 5 3 y i} ns $4 LEN ----- fa TEAWICNE ~~ fee T= Py " Pre iuo re > oe 4d ¥ re