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Watch your label; it tells when your subscription expires $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy AN OUTWORN CUSTOM To put on a false face, carry a lighted pump- kin and a bag in which to gather Hallowe'en gifts--these are childish 'pranks that please the kiddies, and do no harm to anyone. Even when older people do the same things because they want some fun, and are willing to act "young" to secure the enjoyment, nobody is hurt. « Those antics are not what have put Hallowe'en "out" not only for the duration of the war; but for all time. It is the destruction of property, and the danger to life itself which is so ill-timed at the present erisis in both home and world affairs. = It was thought by some that this year the cus- tom would be dropped. But it was very evident that it was fully carried out by grown persons, who did not trouble to count the cost, either to themselves or to others. One prank nearly cost a young man his life, and did cause the destruction of the car he was driving. It is time this foolish, destructive, and some- 2 times cruel horseplay was ended. There are ' ' plenty of other avenues for excess energy. . * * RECREATION Winter, for the time being, has come on in a " hurry. Gasoline and tires are disappearing in a hurry. The net result is that most of us will be staying at home more than has been our habit during the past few years, The problem is -- "What shall we do to keep ourselves healthfully and happily employed in our leisure hours?" The fact is that of late years we have run out of the habjts and the. equipment for self enter- tainment. Time was when our people had clean fun, and plenty of. it, of their own making. Human nature has not changed. We can" still laugh at the ridiculous, be thrilled at the skilled and the adventurous; and enjoy the beauty and inspiration of good music. Professionalism along these lines has taught us much in staging entertainment; but it has also robbed us of the" inclination to entertain . 7 ourselves,' 3 _ Any of the older generation can tell you of the good times that were possible for those who were willing to do their share in providing those good times. © Now it appears we must polish up the § «programs of sport, of singing, of debating, of re "=. plays, of contests, and of real sociability. h se It is time to "cash in" on what we have learned at the niovies, at the great hockey matches, and the colorful carnivals. There is nothing to prevent us from getting together in a happy community sing-song. We might learn to sing some of the new songs, and play some of the friendly games that have given enjoyment to thousands of our countrymen. _ If we set our minds to it we could have our selection of moving pictures, and under proper really great masterpieces. We have done it before, and we will not insult our present day people (young and old) by comparing them un- favorably in ability with the people of the for- " mer generation, IE AEN That looks like an ambitious program of re- creation. But it really is not if we take one item at a time; and do our individual parts in promoting the idea of self-entertainment. guidance, we could learn' to sing some of the That problem is being faced.. There are three places in Port Perry that could be used for such purposes--if- they are used under proper super- vision. They are--(1). The Town Hall. (2) The Rink, (3) The School Gymnasium, The Town Hall The Town Hall is the proper community centre. Because it was put into shape for a picture show almost exclusively, that_building has been of very little use to the community as a recreation centre, To-day, with the consent of the Council, a movement is on foot to make it possible to move the seats, and to use the cleared floor for such wholesome purposes as the various local organi- zations may desire. Of course, two things must be assured. A number of our citizens will have to help in the preliminary work of putting the Town Hall in available shape. The second requirement is that the Hall shall be available only to such organi- zations, groups, or individuals, as are willing to abide by certain simple and necessary regulu- tions, which will ensure the proper care of the building and the comfort of the people who are present at any of the proceedings. In the first place, the programs, of whatever sort they may be, should be self-supporting. Our people are not poor. ~ While there need be no attempt at money making in any entertainment, there should be a small charge to cover expenses. In the next place, rowdyism of any kind should be" prevented. No self-respecting community will tolerate it. Finally, due care should be taken as to hours. There is no need to go home from proper recrea- tion at such an hour that one has to sleep off the effects long after the proper time to get up. The Rink + b} For many years now (from 1921 in fact) the Port Perry Rink Company has done a fine work in providing proper winter sport for our people, It takes a lot of enthusiasm and determination and hard work to keep that rink going. Fortunately for Port Perry, we still have a number of citizens, who are willing to give time and energy to keep the rink running. But they --need help-and the support of the public, It is useless to sing the dirge--'""There's nothing doing in Port Perry"--if no attempt is made to support what is provided. The rink is 'a purely local institution, and can only be kept going by - our own people. The Gymnasium - There are those who think that the school as- sembly hall and gymnasium should be open at any time for community events, The school is not a single building in that usual sense of the word. There is a great deal of it, and it is an expensive property that must be kept in trim condition according to government regula- tions. Some experiences in permitting general use of school property by the public have not. been very happy, But for such events as basket ball games, athletic performances, and similar sports there seems to be no good reason to prevent the use of the gymnasium--if it is used under proper super- vision, Such are the possibilities-for recreation in Port Perry; and it is to be hoped that our people will - take proper advantage of them; and do their share to keep wholesome entertainment alive IN OUR sti ---- o LN a RHA ABS NRA REINA SLA RECA EZ ROR i } é vA SAMUEL FARMER. : : Editer and Publisher. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 1942 : 'EDITORIAL™ fii A i) "Buch is the patriot's boast; where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home * WAR President Roosevelt brought an important fact to the attention of "the public when he pointed out that those who know the facts of the war may not tell for fear of giving information to the encmy; and those who don't know are only guessing when they make their pronouncements. Recent events have proved that all we can do on the home front is to trust our military leaders and keep up carry on "the fight. Britain last Sunday in northern Africa. encouraging, our own end of the struggle by supply- ing men, equipment, and money to The ringing of the church bells in dence that a real victory had been won Solomons naval battle are also most General Franco has ordered the mobilization of armed forces in Spain.| At the time of writing, it is difficult to tell the real purpose of this move. was cheering evi- Reports from the Daily scene at a certain British port to which tanks roll from the assembly lines on the start of their long journey to the battlefields. The confusion regarding French authority in North Africa was cleared to some extent by the statement of President Roosevelt that recognition of Darlan is of a temporary nature, and would not affect the future government of France or the French Empire. It was simply a military expedient. Rumors are rife as to what Rom- Let us conslder this Country's enor- mous import trade, of various goods, before war broke out, These imported goods - were necessary, in order.that the large population" could be cared for. Now, let us consider this trade as it Is to-day, We all know how limited the ship- ping space Is, and in order for this Country, with its large population, to exist, something had to be done, to stimulate the farming industry, so as the loss of goods which were being imported, could be compensated for. very hard task to perform, for as I have already stated, all of them have not been used to work such as is ne- cessary In farming, and I have often thought, that they certainly have what it takes in order for them to carry on. I have seen plenty of them this past summer, going to work as early as six thirty am. They have no special job on the farm. They are doing the same work on the farms over here, as the men are doing in Canada. And I have thought, perhaps a little more cheerfully, Also, there was a great influx of the young farm hoys to the large manu- facturing cities, to get work "in the factories, and a great many alsé en- listing into the various Services. This you -will agree, was a very serious' catastrophe to the farming industry. It was at this time, that the above Service was put into action, and it, was known as the Women's Land' Army. | Now, some people might think this to be a very uninteresting subject to! T have also seen them working as late as, nine p.m. at night, and appar- éntly enjoying it. In fact they do ~more work than the men who are on the same farm, Day after day, weck in and weck out, they toil, cultivating land, that in peace-time was perhaps a large wood- land, or some other thing of this na- ture, Planting it with some kind of seed, is ready for harvest. After the harvest is gathered, they and nursing it along until it]; --the American spending being gt thé. write, or talk about, for the majority still have to carry on, for they know of us know at least a few things the extreme, necessity of their work. "NOVEMBER, 'o'clock "in the "afternoon, ry a : : Star is avai But where? -S_OWN-COMMUNITY. County Council County of Ontario A meeting of the County Council of the Corporation of the County of On- tario will be held pursuant to adjourn- ment in the Couneil Chamber in the Court House in the Town of Whitby, on MONDAY, the 23rd DAY OF at the hour of two Daylight Saving Time. All 'accounts to be laid before the Council should be forwarded to the Clerk, properly certified, at least three days before the meeting of the Coun- cil, Dated at Whitby, this 9th day of November, A.D, 1042. R. DONALD RUDDY, + County Clerk. < ) A free copy of the Port Perry able to friends who wish to send special clippings to those on active service overseas. Postal regulations now forbid Hl the sending of complete newspa- pers overseas, so we offer this means of keeping the hoys posted aa to local events. Port Perry FIFTEEN YEARS AGO A road to connect the Peterboro- Port Hope Highway with the Whitby- Lindsay Highway, via the 9th line of Cavan Township, through Cavanville, Bethany, Yelverton and Port Perry to Manchester, was discussed at a meet- ing in the Bethany Town Hall on November 10th, The death occurred at Carroll, Man. of John Turner, one of- the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of that community, and a man widely known throughout Manitoba. He was a noted breeder of Polled Angus cattle, T. H. Jones, of Toronto, nearly lost his. life in an auto collision caused by an unlighted buggy. A charge, of negligence was laid against the driver of the buggy. ; A liquor store was , advocated in Oshawa--""for the public convenience," At the annual meeting of the Port Perry-Rink Co., the followimg officers were elected: President--J. F. McClintock Vice-President--E. H, Purdy See's y-Treas. ~=A. P.' Ingram The Raymore Co. was still in opera- tion. : LETTER FROM C. L. BRIGNALL Somewhere in England, - Qct. 29th, 1942 Dear Mr. Farmer,-- At time of writing it is just about mid-night, which would be somewhere near six o'clock p.m. in Ontario, Normally, I would have been in bed some hours ago, but, as I am on duty as the Battery Orderly Sergeant, it may be some hours from-now, before I get the opportunity to retire. As a rule, one has plenty of time for sleep while on this duty, but, de- pending on the tactical situation only, | and to-day being pay-day, one has far more to do, and in more ways than one. | It has been a very dark and diomel| night, There is a little activity over- head, for every now and then the scream of the Warning Siren can be heard. Incidentally, nights like this, are the ones Jerry chooses for his little sorties. 1 would like to give you a very brief description, which, in my opinion, is one of the most important Services in operation in England, and a Ser- vice in which, not a great deal of War time glory is given. "It is a Service, that will not be at thd actual battle-front, but it has a battle-front on which it performs each day, It is the Service, which was respon- sible for the largest harvest in the History of England, 'and the way in which it has been done, certainly de- serves a great deal of credit. about farming, . Well, I hope when I have finished describing this Service briefly to you, that you perhaps may be of the same: opinion as myself. Glve credit, where credit is due, As I have already stated, this Ser-| vice was put into action shortly after War broke out, when it was found that the male help was very scarce. For the first ten or twelve months after it had gotten under way, they were yery small in number, but as time marched on, it became lsrgor) At the present time this Service num- bers about twenty-five thousand wo- men. These girls have come, might I say, from all walks of life. They are most- ly single, and their ages are from | seventeen to thirty years. In civilian life, a good many of them had professions such as, models, tea-| chers, stenographers, and others of course worked at some type of labor- fous work. They have an issue uniform, the same as the other Women's Services, but not quite so elaborate. This Service is constantly under the, supervision of the'Government, and I will say that they are being very well looked after in all respects. | The Service is controlled by its ad- ministrative executive, which in all respects is similar to the Army. The girls aré classed as recruits on en- listing, and like other Services, can be gent to different parts of the country to work on farms, where two of them may work together, or on very large estates, there may be four or five, Now these girls have certainly a Nothing seems to dishearten them in their task mel will or will not do. But with the British driving him from the East, and the Americans facing him in the West, the great struggle for supremacy will be fought out in Tunisia, and in naval battles in the Mediterranean Sea. North African military operations have relieved the pressure on Stalingrad and the Russians are pleased with this turn of affairs. ~ Naturally weather conditions will slow down the fighting in Russia, so that the decisive battles in that area will of necessity be postponed until next year, or later. War costs run into fantastic figures rate of six billion dollars a month, and the casualties up to Nov, 12, 4g, 97 Of course, they have time out for| ClUING killed, wounded, prisoners, and recreation also. in the buildings which have been set aside for their use, and also makes them of equal strength with the other Serviceg in this respect This is usually spent missing. If future Allied military move- There have been occasions, when ments can continue to be aggressive, the other Women's Services were under the impression that the Land Ar] was a sort of underdog Service. This is bound to happen when so many different Services are very much in a heap, or too many in one locality. But after the record harvest this year, of which the Land Army was respon- sible, this ill-feeling has become a thing of the past. This I trust will have given you a ! general idea of this Service, and the wonderful task that they have accom- plished. Also when we consider the circumstances under which they are working, it makes it extremely more outstanding: That is why I stated 'earlier, that they get no praise or glory, and as it seems, they are more or less in-a-shadow, and will remain, until some day their work is more fully appreciated, and their Service placed high up on the Honour Roll. Except for the occasional bad day, the autumn weather has been nice, but, as for myself, I prefer the Cann- dian autumns in all respects, So in closing, I hope that before another autumn comes, we shall all be back to the places we love and che- rish, to live. the rest of .our lives in peace. Yours 0) C. L.'BRIGNALL. 'the tide will have definitely turned in our favour. Busy scene in a. W.A.A.F. workshop. engine while others patch and dopd the wings o bomber just in for running repairs, Some of the Firls cleaning the "Wellington" . ~ a