pe ' SAMUEL FARMER. Editer and Publisher, PERRY, ONT, (FEE RALI Rha a? 2A FERAT ROSIE 3h EON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1941 i Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. § cents a single copy subscription expires ¥ He "EDITORIAL "Such is the patriots 'boant,, wherv'es we ream: His first, best country ever is at home." ES . } © Buy War Savings Certificates regularly. o Everyohe can help in that way. LEE BEN TR COLLECTIVE FARMING Soviis movements are. irrestible." Individual men seem to have nothing to do with these movements, They are simply the product of the development of humanity as a whole. Such a movement is the trend toward collective farming. Take a few facts. A world war » is in progress. Munitions have to be made. Men are required for the work and men are required for enlist- ment. There is a labour shortage, Those who can pay most secure help. Those who can pay least help themselves as best they can. Large manufacturers of machinery turn . out rapid moving, easily operated tractors, The horse market is nearly a thing of .the past. Shortage of labour promotes mechanized farming. Fewer men can produce more. Auction sales are more than usually prevalent. In many cases the farms gain new tenants or owners, In some cases the farms are abandoned. High price for labour owing to unprecedented demand, means high price of farm requirements that cannot be produced on the farm, and a low- 'ering of. farm profits, Farm machinery is expensive, particularly so if we remember how few days it is used in the year. It could do all that is required on five hundred acres quite easily; but is usually onlv used to operate one or two hundred acres. is a distinct loss to the operator. His machine overhead is too high in proportion to his produc- tion possibilities. : Machinery operates" most successfully in large dreas.' Fences have been an expense for main- tenance, and. have harbored many weeds and pests, - Their removal would nearly always be a distinct advantage to the farm. Small fields can easily and quickly be enclosed by electric fences, than can readily be transferred to any points re- __ quiring' such enclosure. Co-operation and modern ata tntig ..methods have removed the making of bread and butter from most farms; and, while beef rings persist in some sections, the butcher is increasing "his retail trade in farm circles, With-these facts as a background, co-operation becomes increasingly necessary in the world of farming. This It is not merely a matter of less ex- effective collective bargaining by thé elimination of the constant financial menace of the poverty . of the small farm which -goes far toward setting the prevailing price of farm - products, When Jim Jones is compelled to sell three hun- dred bags of potatoes at fifty cents a bag, be- sauce he. must have the money at once, it is a~ * difficult job to convince the produce huyer that "the price should be higher in that district. Large operators working in co-operation could' be just as effective in bargaining as great manu- facturers; and with greater power because that farmer deals with the prime essential of life-- food. Collective farming points the way out from many of the difficulties that agriculture is facing to-day. Well planned, mechanized farming should -be just as profitable as any other Cana- dian business, It would scem that this is the time for "shrewd, far-seing men to initiate a movement toward - i ' 5 , Not within" our smi has any, person connected with agriculture re- ceived such signal honour® as was. ac- " corded to Mr. and Mrs. R. M,cHoltby collective farming where the possibilities for _ cconomizing and for gaining greater bargaining power seem-to be self-evident, Under such a scheme there would likely be a move toward the specializing of farm labour so that the various workmen could become skilled in some particular phase or phases of farm work; instead of having to be Jacks of all trades, and frequently masters of none, Collective farming could restore dignity to this oldest of human occupations; and do much to remove the general air of despondency so pre- valent in farming circles. ' J * * THE C.1.0. SHOWS ITS HAND (The Toronto Globe and Mail) Hon, Gordon Conant is to be commended for the prompt action he has taken to maintain law and order at Kirkland Lake. In view of the re- quest of the Reeve, who certainly was not un- sympathetic to the miners, and of the statement of the Chief Constable concerning the use of or- ganized bands of thugs and mobile units of in- timidators, the Attorney-General had no course left to him but to send an adequate force of Pro- vincial Police to -the mining district. Moreover, the Dominion Government has taken'the position that the maintenance of law and order at Kirk- land Lake is the duty of tlie Province of Ontario. The Ontario Government has accepted the re- sponsibility, and, through Mr. Conant, has made it clear that the use of organized bands of thugs and intimidators will not be tolerated in this Province, pensive.operation, but it points the way to more Letter from England The following letter was received by Rev. Mr. Denny: 13 Buckland Lane, Maidstone, Kent, England, Oct. 21. Dear Uncle: "Thank you very much for the tea, also the cheese for Dad, He says he will be writing to you himself. We -all do appreciate it very much. I shared the tea with Dad and Will; and Dad divided the cheese among us. It was such a lovely flavor, quite like old times. We do not get 'red cheese new, only the pale. We are allowed 8 ounces each, so yours helped con- siderably, The tea also helped our rations a lot. Will has to go away from his busic ness because of his age. He is now working in' a"factory making com- passes for the Admirality. His wife and her sister have had to go to the dairy to take his place there. Hired 'help is very difficult to obtain, but it is in the winter time when snow is ~.about_that they will find it hard to get. ; Dad works harder than ever and never seems to have a spare minute. "He should. be 'taking things a bit easier now, but he says having plenty to do only keeps one out of mischief, Kenneth comes home occasionally but we received a letter from him to- day telling us that is being moved to Dover next week: It will be farther away from home:and he will not be able to-visit us or Tunbridge Wells .quite so much, and it is not so safe ~~ there when the Germans start shell. We have had rather a shock this week, . We have been told to get enough food together to last seven |: days and to make arrangements with some one out of town and within walking distance to take us in. We must be prepared to go at short notice if at any time the Germans attempt an invagion, The houses in our lane will be taken by military, We are not. to leave any food in case the enemy takes the place. It was rather a shock at first but. we hae talked it over with each other and made our plans and now we are hoping it will never happen. We are going to the home of friends 'about three miles out of town. _ I am going to send you the Over- seas Daily Mirror; thought you would enjoy reading it and I know the chil- dren will soon look forward to it. Let, us know what you think of it and of ny general remarks. The Family Herald & Weekly | Star have not arrived so regularly "lately. September 24th and October 1st are missing. October 8th has arrived. We do enjoy reading them, and sev- eral of our friends like them too, Things have been quieter here of late, we yet an occasional raid warn- ing at. night none during the day. Planes are continually going over all day long, we do not take any notice of them, She has started to learn German this term and appears to be mastering it better than French, It will be useful language after the war whatever the results are. . Charles is as busy as ever working Jong hours and most week ends: Must just miention this, The cheese ar- rived: date of postage Sept. Gth, a week later your letter saying tea was coming, date Sept. 2. Ten days later still tea ae + 6th Sept. They must have al on different con- voys. Please pray. for us that fit will never come to the day that we have to evacuate our homes. It will be very hard if we have to, . We_ know that thousands have had to do it be- fore but when it comes to ourselves we realize it more. We read in the rapid about the Russians and other nations but whén it is closer home then we really sit up and take notice, . Kindest regards to all your family, Yours affectionately, "Peggy" Patricia is busy at school. | Wallace Armstrong Writes Home ) 3rdAnti-Tank Reg. (H.Q.) - Canadian Army Overseas, November 1st, 1941 Hello Folks: ° Yes, this is England, at last. It was 'a year today from the time I joined up until the day we landed here. There is a sort of. satisfied feeling among the boys now," They joined up to go somewhere and the training -- took a long monotonous ! time. Now they have at last got to a scene of action and, although we have not yet seen any, it is a good feeling | to be near to the real thing, It is | something that gets into one's blood. i To-night was our first air-raid warning. ~~ There was no attack though. Every night there are lights at work. It is one of the most interest- ing things I have seen. They probe into the clouds and around .them, then meet at a 'spot and two or three lights move along together, all focused on! this. one spot. human. We are not far from London, I but have only heard bombs there once, since we landed, and one crippled plane .got this far and crashed near- by. "The trip over was great. We had good weather with the exception of one stormy day. The day before and the day after were rather rough, too, but thé one stormy day we had quite a rolling around, It was good sport, For some reason I was not a bit sick until the day after the storm. The dawgone ship seemed to want to keep on rolling, or was it my stomach ?-- what a feeling! It was not for long though! - Our unit medical section took over the hospital on board ship and we were kept pretty busy. That is a good treatment for any ailment, you know, so perhaps it was the réason for the lack of seasickness among us first-aiders. None of us were sick for (Continued on back page) [tion of Agriculture a mouthpiece has 'upon the occasioh of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, Over six hun-, dred friends and admirers attended a banquet at 'Lindsay, staged by thé Holstein-Friesiun Association of Can- ada. It was a delightful, uncrowded banquet, and a wealth of sincerely appreciative speeches, The "followi 'aciostic fittingly pictures - the ténor of what" was said by every speaker; (and there were cight of them) in describing the char- acter of Mr. Holtby: Responsibility 'Mastery of the job Honesty Originality - Loyalty :Thoroughness Booster of 'Holsteins Yield not to temptation Many kindly words were spoken of Mrs. Holtby, * whose unswerving and kindly hospitality had made "Bob" Holtby's successful work possible. The address which follows fittingly sets forth the sentiments of those present at that banquet. To Mr, 'arid Mrs. R. M. Holtby, on the Occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary. GREETINGS On this, the 19th day of November, 1941, your friends have gathered here in the armouries at Lindsay, Ontario, to offer their sincere congratulations and Best 'Wishes for your continued health and happiness. There is only -one "Bob" Holtby, as you have come to be affectionately known by the Livestock Breeders, Thirty-one years ago, on February 8, 1910, you were accepted into member- ship of the Holstein-Friesian Asso- ciation of Canada, and you have served it faithfully and well in many capacities since that time. You have been cight years a Director, three years a Vice-President, thirteen years a Ficldman, cight years a Selective Registration Inspector, n member of every major committee, a Class A Judge, and a Special Service Repre- sentative on many missions. Truly it may be said that you have given your talents to the full. In your efforts to be of service to your fellow breeders, no road has been too Ta and no task too hard, sera - On Tinsrerday last week at the 'High School, Port Perry Farm Bureau met, with Mr. Harman as special speaker. Mr. Harman has been' at the. head of | Radio Farm Forums and explained their operation and_influence. He prefaced his remarks by de- scribing something of co- operative farm activities in the United States, where these organizations have had; They _ veslly . seem! guiding influence on the agricul- evening Itural policy of the Government. There the whole matter is taken | most: seriously by the furmers, and the fees of membership in the various organizations ranges from $6.00 to, $156.00 a year. they get results. No political party has been formed hy these farmers; but the regular re- presentatives are given to fully un. derstant- that support- of the candi- date depends upon the candidate's support of .farming interests. Canadian organization is 'still weak, although under the Canadian Federa- the co-operative been found, and movement is growing. The object is to make information available, and to mobilize public opinion. Ii the matter of information, the Radio Farm Forum has been a great help. With the radio @iscussions as a basis, local groups. formed to The Holby Banquet A Rare Tribute to an indefatigable and Successful Worker in Holstein-Freisian Promotion 2 | ities has been greatly improved. They ave united, and |, ' Dec. lively stones, are built up a spiritual no start too S08 no hour too late. Your sincerity of purpose and your straightforward method of conducting business have won for you the con- fiience of the people and increased many told "the effectiveness of your efforts for the improvement and ex- tension of your chosen breed. Your irresistible optimism and fakh in the destiny of pure bred livestosk Yn Can- ada through good years and bhd, has | been a constant inspiration, and en- couragement to all breeders with whom you have come in contact. Perhaps the most delightful side of your character is your kindly inter- est in all things: and all people. Al- ways ready to lend a helping hand; always anxious to get the other fel- low's viewpoint; always trying to do a- good turn; but never secking the credit; 'here is a philosophy of life to keep one young; here, in a word, is Bob Holtby. It is no wonder that your friends are to be found among the breeders of all classes of stock and amid people in all walks of life. In your choice of a life partner, you have been more than fortunate. During all these years, Mrs. Holtby has stood beside you with a cheery welcome for all who came to the door, and generous hospitality for all who entered. Her sympathetic interest in your work, and courage and patience with which she: has carried on during your long absences, must have played no small part in your success and happiness, And so, as you and Mrs, Holtby go forward: tnio another year, may your work be lighter in the knowledge that our appreciation and best wishes go with you. E Accompanying the beautifully il- lustrated address, Mr.- and ~ Mrs. Holtby were presented with two splendid chairs and a sealed envelope. It was characteristic of "Bob" that when the chairs were presented the envelope was forgotten. He left it at his plate. Presently Mr. Clemons brought it to him with the remark-- "Here, you had better put this in your pocket. There's something in it." That envelope was not opened until Bob got home. Then he found there was "something in it"--8$350. Such generosity on: the. part of his friends was almost overwhelming; and it is not surprising that even earlier--in the evening he should tell how he had been warned that he never would be "thanked" for all he had done--but "I think you have over- done it". Nobody else did. Every- one was glad to see the tribute so , Helly deserved. "RADIO FARM FORUM further consider information and proposals as they affect the folk at home. As a by-product of the movement the social life of many rural commun- It is interesting to note, too, that all over Canada, the same topic is being discussed at the same time. These forums méet on Y house, "Wednesday night in aid of Blanket Monday |' an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God 'by "Jesus Christ." Mr. Gervan likened the Church of God to a great temple-in the building; the members urg the stones. As we come in con- tuct with Christ the living stone, we are endowed with power to give life to others who are dead "in Christ: Again Mr, Gervan likened the church members to builders--"We ave huild- ing for today, building for eternity. What kind of workers are we?" "Mus. Innis Grant was a guest ut the complimentary dinner held in the Lindsay Armouries on Wednesday of last week, in honour of Mr. and Mus, R. M. Holtby, of Port Perry, the oc- casion being their fifticth wedding an- niversary. Mrs. Moore of Oshawa, visited last week with her daughter, Mrs. Huvold Hamilton. My. and Mrs. Oscar Downey visited last Thursday with relatives in To: ronto, Mrs. W. J. Cook spent Wednesday S®last week with her daughter Mrs. Jas, Lee and family, at Greenbank. Mr. Kenneth Sutherland and John, of Whitby, were Sunday callers at the C. Harrison home. The euchre and danae held last Fund, and sponsored by the Myrtle unit of the Red Cross, proved very successful, After the expenses were paid the Blanket Fund was richer hy $17.16. Mus. D. Black of Oshawa and Mrs. Jack Kirkham were the winners of the ladies' prizes for cuchre, and Messrs. O. Lane and H. Stacey were the lucky gentlemen, Mr. Stewart Wiles looks very smart in his new suit of clothes. He is in the army now' and spent Sunday with his parents. The Hearts of Oak Mission Band will hold the November meeting in the Sunday School room, on Saturday afternoon, November 20th, when the mothers of the members and the Auxiliary members will be their guests, A cordial invitation is ex- tended to the ladies of the commun- ity to attend 'the meeting also, and enjoy the hospitality of this very much alive band, Mrs. Charles Pilkey of Greenbank visited on Thursday of last week with Mrs. Robt. Chisholm." Mr. Clarence Harrison and his mother, Mrs. R. Long, motored to Orillia, on Saturday afternoon, where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. L. Hill. They retyrned on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Blight, Whitby, visited on. Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs, Will Cook. Mrs. William Moore of Hawke- 'stone visited on Tuesday of last week with her daughter Mrs, Albert Eyres. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stacey, Mr. and Mrs: Elwood Masters and: Mrs, Oliver kane, called on Port Perry friends on Tuesday evening of last week. "Mrs. N. Lovelette and Miss Cor- della Lovelette of Georgina were Sat- urday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Dickson, During the past Week a car of grain for Hogg & Lytle, of Part Perry, and three cars of grain for the United Farmers of Brooklin, were unloaded in the C.P.R. yard and the grain taken by trucks to. its destination. Mr. John Miller of Ashburn shipped by C.P.R. a registered cow and calf to Walkerton, The Auxiliary of the Woman's Mis- sionary Society held the November of cach week at 8 o'clock D.S.T. As yet publicity methods be adopted to reach all the farming community, It was thought that this could best he done through the Public Schools. In the matter of promoting mem- bership in hte Port 'Perry Farm Bureau, a local survey' was urged, |! ap and a contact committee appointed. - Mr. Byron Hill presided. The following are- the next two! Broadcasts: 1st--Men and Machines. Dec. 8th--Home and Export Markets. "a - . = Myrtle Station - The regular Sunday evening Church service was in charge of the Pastor, Rev. G. 8. Gervan, who read Ephe- siang 2 for the lesson and based his remarks on verse five: Ye also, as "| meeting at the home of Mrs. Robert they are not os} "Known, and-it-wgs-urged that effective i this did not detract from the interest 1891, and the truly marvellous results Chisholm on Thursday afternoon of last week. Not as large a number as could be desired attended this, - the i Autumn Thank Offering meeting, but impressiveness of the service. G. S. Gervan, president, con- ducted the worship and business periods." The theme for the year: he Faith by which we live", formed the basis for the remarks of the president. She: urged the members to seek earnestly' the strengtheiing of their Christian faith through Bible study and prayer. Mrs, C. Harrison reviewed. the first chapter of the "study book "Serving 'with the Sons of Shuh", which dealt with the pioneer missionaries who sailed- for West China fifty years ago, in October and Mrs. of "these fifty years" of work in West China, The December meeting will be held at the home of Mrs, H. Hud- gin and roll call will be be answered a -~ We are Aaa to report that Mr. N, / Hughson, who has been ill for the / past two weeks, ig much improved, Mr. doseph Simpkin and son Vil- fred, of Toronto, called on old friends on Sunday, Mr, and Mrs. W. Lantz and Miss Brown of Toronto, . were Sunday visit- ors with Oliver and Mrs. Lari, Upon their return, Mrs, Lane accompanied them, The Myrtle branch of the Red Cross acknowledge with thanks ten : it dollars received from Raglan Unit for ' the Blanket Fund. To date the branch has received from Prospect $20, from Raglan $10, Myrtle dona- tions $6.50, proceeds from euchre and dance $17.15, a total of $63.65. The membership drive is not yet complete oY but the canvassers hope to finish this fot week, Sorry that we cannot give the ( i amount received, as we had hoped to ELS do, but it will be reported as soon as possible. B Wartime Prices : Board £3 Ottawa, November 19.--More than {3 100,000 Canadian business men who manufacture or deal in food, feeds, i 0% livestock, poultry, cloth, yarn, cloth- | Lin ing, millinery and footwear have now $4 been supplied 'with licence indentifica- tion cards and window licence certifi- cates, according to an announcement EAR made today by C. R. Morphy, Director Mad of licensing under the Wartime Prices. phn and Trade Board y ; "Almost 110,000 persons and, firms 1 : have sent in their licence application" added Mr. Morphy, "and thousands more are being received daily, After 4 FE Novémber 30, no unlicensed business- man will be able to buy supplies of any of these listed ¢ommodities for resale, . "Licence application forms are available from post offices or by: writ- ing to the Regiopal Director of Licensing, at Toronto," he added. Replying to an inquiry on the car- rying of licence number on sales slips, the Director of Licensing pointed out that all milk, bread or soft drink de- liverymen and other persons main- taining a wholesale delivery service to ietail stores or eating places must record each sale of any of the listed commodities on a sales slip or invoice. "This document must carry the licence number of both seller and Buyer," Mr. Morphy concluded, "and must be kept available for inspection by an official of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. The retail price ceiling, effective December 1st, must and will definite- ly. be maintained. To accomplish: this, prices and cost of manufacturers and wholesalers will be reduced, if necessary, but retail prices cannot go up. Methods of adjustment which may be applied in certain cases to re- duce manufacturers and wholesalers prices will be announced shortly. This is the gist of a statement made by an official of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board expressing the un- equivocal determination of the Board - to carry out the price ceiling policy on the basis already announced. It was made clear that the Board, in recent discussions, has fully. re- viewed and has methods of policy. & The Board has found that all such al- RAS fernative proposals would enivitably 2 result in higher retail prices and so vould mean a continuation of the in- 'lation spiral. The whole purpose of the Board's operation will be to pre- vent retail price increases and to stop the upward spiral, Before the end of this: week the Board "will make public a general statement of policy which will clarify the position of retailers, wholesalers, importers. and. mggpufacturers under the maximum price regulations. The statement will also explain methods of adjustment which will be applied where necessary, in reducing and prices of manufacturer wholesalers, - rh Many branches of indust trade, which have had opport examine details of policy w Bord in recent discussions, h pressed - their intention to co. fully in strict enforcement of t ° tail ceiling, despite losses. which may have to bear. Branches of « dustry which have not yet 'had op- portunity to become familiar with all the factors of the price situation will" receive detailed information in the statement of policy which the Board by a Christian thought. intends to issue shortly,