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SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, PORT PERRY STAR Watch $1. your label; it tells when your Subscription expires. 50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy A vil. o "EDITORIAL Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, Ris first, best country ever is at home.--Goldsmith. 4 ey ' THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE That was a good broadcast a few nights. ago when Mr. Aesop stepped out of the shades of the past and reminded us that the fable of "The Hare and the Tortoise" can still teach us something, if we have ears to hear. ' The Allied Nations have the advantage of wealth, numbers, equipment, --and a just cause. ~ But we can't lie down and sleep to dream that the war is won. It isn't--not yet. FARMERS SHOULD MAKE MORE NOISE An important meeting was held in Uxbridge last Tuesday under the auspices of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Representative men from all parts of Ontario County were present. The purpose of the meeting was to consider farm problems in relation to the greatly increased demand for farm products, Of all the problems considered, that of farm labor was most urgent. While this is true, the fact remains that the farmers do not make enough noise about it. The expressed demand is less than the available supply of labor. The lack is in organized movement to secure the required men. As one speaker put it--"If you don't ask _for the men, and state your needs clearly, not much can be done about increasing the supply by Government action." There is no doubt about the need; but when 300 questionnaires received only 73 replies, the effort to supply the needs are badly hampered. L LJ * ! THE CRUX OF THE LABOR DEMANDS E. J. Young, representing the consuming publie has this to say regarding the "closed shop" which. is the basis of nearly all the demands of union labor: . This statement is addressed to the Special Com- mittee of the Ontario Legislature dealing with labor legislation: y The Closed Shop.-- Your committee has not been asked to make provision for a closed shop. You have been asked to tolerate a closed shop where every one is agreed on by the bargaining groups. . Whether the closed shop is asked for or not the ' matter of the closed shop should be dealt with in any collective bargaining bill that is submitted to the legislature. : : Your committee is asked to recommend a bill that will give the worker the right to join the union of his choice. You are also asked to permit a closed shop wherever the employer and' the Bargaining Agency are agreeable. If this latter request is_granted it will be the negation of the workers right to join the union of his own choice. It is possible for the worker to have freedom of association), It is possible for him to have a closed shop. It is not possible for him to have both, for the one destroys the other. But this is not the worst feature of the closed shop. Under a closed shop the worker can be compelled to join a union against his will, and the union is empowered to collect dues from that workman or have him dismissed if he refuses to pay. This is an invasion of the most fundamental rights of the citizen. The Great Charter itself laid down the rule that "no scutage or aid shall be imposed in our realm save by the common "him of his livelihood. council of the realm." The power to levy. taxes should rest only with the elected representatives of the people. We do not allow the King to doit. We do not allow the Government to do it. But in a closed shop we find private citizens levying toll on other citizens and forcing payment of the same, N And consider the punishment that awaits the' man who refuses to pay! He is deprived of his job. A workingman's job is his only means of support. Deprive him of that and you deprive Let me again quote from the Great Charter: 'no free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or dispossessed or outlawed or in any way brought to ruin. These are the words of the Great Charter which stands at the base of all our freedom. Even criminals may not be de- prived of their means of livelihood. Yet where- ever you permit a closed shop you find men sub- ject to that punishment, and for what offence? for daring to refuse to pay ducs-levied on them without their consent, by private citizens, There is still another danger in the closed shop; it might.be accompanied by a closed union. 1 have known cases where men applied for work and were told they could not be hired unless they had union cards; and, when they applied for ad- mission to the union, they were told that the union had all the riembers it could handle and would not admit any more until all present members were employed. It is a pretty serious state of affairs when a group of workers can arrogate to themselves the sole right to work at a trade." Four parties should be considered in any labor legislation, 1. The consuming public. (That means all of us.) 2. The employer. 3. The union member. "4. The non-union worker (who includes 82¢% of factory workers), and all farm and similar workers; co There should be no special legislation passed granfing privileges to onc group to the detri- ment of one or more of the other groups. For instance, if the employer is to be forbidden to intimidate his employees, there should be' no intimidation of non-union workers by union of- ficinls or members. : If dues are to be collected from union members, they should be paid voluntarily, and not be ex- cessive. counting of the purposes for which the dues are . used. Organized labor Fas done much to improve the working conditions of employees. They have secured a fairer share of the products of their labor. Far seeing en cers are keenly alert to the fact that propey"woyking conditions increase production. But tHer¢fcomes a time when over- head expense can ss beyond the margin of safety. Then theinion member stands in grave danger of losing fhe advantages he has gained. High wages spell higher prices, and higher prices mean higher wages, and so the vicious -cir- cle widens, until world competition brings col lapse, and suffering follows. pon All this matter may seem to be of no concern to the farmer and the small townsman.- But they are vitally concerned, as every restriction imposed by union labor means higher prices to primary producers who are subject to world markets. «68 J | ea i fore ' New Salvage Collection Set-Up Papers tied in bundles. Magazines separate. Metal Rubber Rags Pint and Quart Bottles. Grease rendered and put in containers. NO BONES or Flattened Tins will be collected. It is essential to remember that-papers, magazines "and rags must be properly bundled. * Please teléphone the Treasurer's Office-- be collected. ; can be found on your premises to meet the need. time Salvage collection has been Phone 211--if you have Salvage to PORT PERRY BOY SCOUTS TAKE FULL CHARGE ; Now that Spring is due to arrive, house-cleaning is just around the corner and ~~ much Salvage goods will be discovered. Fora slow owing to road and weather conditions." But new arrangements have been made, and regular collections will be made by the local Boy Scouts. The first col- lection will be on the second Wednesday afternoon in April, the next on the last - Wednesday afternoon in April. After that collections 'will be made on the last Wednesday afternoon of every month, These things will be collected if set outside (not in the cellar): Er The need is great, Look around to see what materials By EDGA I'd rather one would walk show the way, the ear. And the best of all the pr live their creeds. For to see the good in act needs, done. I can watch your hands it too fast may run. And the lecture you deliv true; you do. For I may misunderstand you give, you live. i BE WE WW Af BWW fe Canadian Army Overseas. Hello Folks: There's one thing here that isn't rationed--RAIN! It comes in plenty. There is mud all over the camp--nice gooey mud, squashy mud, deep mud, slippery mud, and the common garden variety of mud. It's a good thing army boots are more rugged than beautiful. Of course this is the wet season, in the sumneer it is better--it only rains half the time. It is said over here (strictly by Canadians and Yanks) that when you can see the hills it's going to rain, and when you can't, it's raining. But the people really do make up for the weather. Everywhere [ have been the people of these little islands have given me surprises in hospitality that makes one think how far off peo- ple are who call them anything but the best. True, the folks here in the south of England are more reserved than those in the north or in the mid- lands. But it's interesting to note how glad they seem to be to alter their own ways to suit ours. In the mid- lands (Lancashire, Cheshire, ete.) the people have a lot of the natural hos- pitality of the Irish and Scotch. On one of my leaves I looked up some cousins in Lancashire and, on the bus from Manchester to the small town where they lived, 1 asked the man beside me some directions. At least a dozen people were helping within a minute or so. In fact it was a bit embarrassing. : ' Speaking of Manchester, this one is industrial districts. One quarter of | ingland's population is "making a living within a thirty mile radius; with Manchester in the centre. My cousin's home is on top of a hill on the outskirts of 'a town about like Port Perry, about ten miles from Manchester. Being a bit of a writer, he is quite awake to the romance of his surroundings. He took me to the back end of his garden and, with a wave of his arm that spoke words, he! showed me the most impressive in- dustrial sight. 1 have ever seen. There were three valleys converging upon his town, and all three were forests of chimneys. Tall factory chimneys belched smoke as far as the' eye could see. I counted a few hun- dred and gave up, for there must have been thousands of them--the famous Lancashire cotton mills. 1 said he lived on top of a hill--to be exact, he is about a hundred yards from the top. From the front door he, took me over the top, and I had an-| other thrill, Here, as far as one could' see, lay a gently rolling country; barren knolls and swampy hollows, and a gruesome, lovely appearance that made me think of murder storiés. | "One doesn't cross the moors alone"! he told me, and I agreed completely. Those swampy fallows were treacher- ous quick sand bogs. - But aside from, the bogs, are English moorlands ideal spots for a murder, . i You will notice a change of address; --it isn't permanent, though, We had; a busy time with the sick--boy, for a few weeks with a little flu epidemic. | When it was finished=the "little Doc" as we call him, our 5' 6" medical of- ficer, suggested I go on leave, It) Nialatait CH NEE NERERNEERE EERE ER A POEM FOR EVERYONE I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day, The eye's a better pupil and more willing than For counsel is confusing, but example's always clear "I can soon learn how to do it, if you Il let me- see it But I'd rather get my lesson by observing what But there's no misunderstanding about the way HAA ERTIES EEE EEE EEE EEE the centre of one of England's main - R GUEST with me than merely eachers-are the men who ion is what everybody 1 action, but your tongue er may be very wise and L] |} a a |} : . [] you, and the high advice . [| | 2 An Interesting Letter from Wallace Armstrong NOTE--We are permitted to publish this letter through the courtesy of Mr. Ramsey, of Myrtle Station sounded like a good idea, but fate interfered and 1 landed in hospital with the flu and sinusitis myself. A week fixed me up, but before going back to the Unit a man has to go through a reinforcement depot. Here his training is brushed up and he waits for his regiment to call for re- inforcements. You sce a field unit has to be at full strength and ready to go into action at all times. So when a man leaves it for hospital, ete, his place is taken by a re-inforcement. I'll have to wait here until someone rets himself sick and leaves a vacaney again for me. Don't wish anyone hard luck, but--the sooner the better. It's queer how attached a person be- comes to a bunch of fellows he joined up with, and went.-through all those first awkward days with. We had a bit of a rail this afternoon, but it didn't amount to much. He machine- gunned about a mile from us but came to grief before his little game got really started. Jerry raids here are suicide attacks. You folks of Myrtle have sent me a lot of mighty welcome things, and 1 have made full use of them. Thanks a lot for everything. 1 was forttnate at Christmas time. A lot of parcels arrived here; had been through a fire or something. Cakes, chocolates, ete. were spoiled by pyrene from the fire extinguishers. The only damage done to mine was to have a corner of one box cut off with an axe or something, and one box was rewrapped as the string and outside paper was char- red a bit. The contents of all were O.K., which was a stroke of good luck. It's too bad the censor would not let me tell you about the training here. Much as I want to get back into the field unit again, this training here is mighty interesting. ' Perhaps the censor wouldn't mind if I say that Jerry hasn't anything we are not ready to meet or beat. "It's sort of good to climb into a truck and gee the "General Motors" on it. No doubt some of the boys from around home had a hand in its construction. Why not scratch their names on it somewhere ? - And now the Sally Ann writing room is closing up for the night, and I'm only getting started. If I leave this to carry on tomorrow it might not |- Yes, I'm], get posted for a long time. so doggone industries. So I'll just say "cheerio and all the best" in good Limey fashion, and post it here as is. Thanks again for everything folks-- and that covers a lot of territory, too. Wallace Armstrong. re War Work Activities The Boy Scouts will call on Satur- day, March 27th, for your March con- tribution to the I. O. D. EF. coin bags. Ladies having completed articles ready, please bring them to the work rooms Friday afternoon. The bales for March will be packed and made ready -for shipping. -- > Have You Made Your Red Cross Donation? 1 ER To the Home Folks 'Away from Home, For the first time in two or three years, the Presbyterians held their St. Patrick's Supper. It was a sort of "house warming" too. And they had a good crowd. You see they've been fixing up the Sunday School room; and they've made a good job of it. Everything is spick and span there; and the men of the church did most of the work--- "free, gratis, and for nothing." That's a fine spirit. Now that job is done, the upstairs 1s to have its turn soon, Renovated in- side and out; a resident minister in the fort for many years, the local Presbyterian Church begins to look like old times. Well, blessings on them. There's much to be done in the church lines and we hope that all churches will take an active part mn making this a brave, clean, new world, good enough for active virile men to tive in with satisfaction. Of course, | needn't tell you that the supper was good. With fine cook- ery and good Scotch thrift and re- sourcefulness, those Presbyterians found the 'meat, the butter, the sugar, and the tea that are needed to make a good square meal, plus the daintics that only good cooks know how to make. I rather suspect that persons with « "sweet tooth" and a love for a pot of tea went short for a few days to make that fine meal possible. Sam Griffen is getting in his ice crop. It is a fairly good sample of ice, about 20 inches thick. And it's a man's job to stand out there and tote those cakes along the channel, with the wind blowing a gale, and a great gust of-snow- blinding things around 11; 1 SR I " : Those two coal men--Gritffen and Reesor--certainly have had a tough job this winter. And the radio turns up with--"Cheer up, the worst is yet to come"--next winter. I rather doubt that. The fact that we have learned from unpleasant ex- perience that there is a fuel shortage will wake us out of our take-it-for- granted idea, and get something prac- tical going. It is worth while noting that, in a minor way, we have a fairly good battle front here, with quite a few ditliculties to overcome day by day: The 'best thing 1 have seen during the past week is the work the women ate doing down at the Post Oftice for the comfort of the soldiers and the refugees and others whose need is great. With all the good taste and loving care that a good woman can show, Letter to Those on ~ Active Service S = RS town; and some forceful new members | to assist the faithfuls who have held! they are. fashioning baby garments that any mother might be proud to see on her little child. Each section of the work is carried on in a different room. Right next to where I saw those dainty baby gar- ments, there were women who were having "a ripping good time". They were removing the fur from old gar- ments. That fur becomes the lining for sailors' jorkins and windbreakers. Fach of the departments is skillful- ly busy turning material into valuable clothing making the raw material three times as valuable as it was or- iginally. All the time the click of the knit- | ting needles goes on incessantly. How | those women keep tab on the number | of stitches is a wonder. There is no need to, hunt up records. Every one who can knit is doing her best. Added to this day by day produc- tion of comforts and clothing, there is growing a list of blood donors. We have been a bit slow in this district along this line. This was due to the fact that we are several miles from Oshawa, where the blood elinie is, and the roads have been bad. But that phase will pass, and, as in every other line of patriotic effort, Port Perry will give a good account of itself. : The young folk are doing their share, too. The Yacht Club collects books and magazines. The Young People's Union is seeing that "Aunt Tillie Goes to Sea" so that the pro- ceeds may go to swell the war work chest. And the Boy Scouts keep on gathering their bit of salvage. That gives you a fair picture of what goes on in Port Perry. Out in the country they have been busy shovelling out the concession lines; and getting ready for the spring rush when it comes. That keeps the men on their toes most of the time after they have finished their chores. Every little while some woman from out on the farm drives into Port to get anew lot of yarn, and to bring in a few pairs of socks, or a great long scarf or two, od h So the work Zogs "on. Our people are cheerful, even when they threaten to move to Florida, where the weather is said to be better. mean it. in being able to say that this has been "the worst winter in fifty years" and at the time of writing it is still going strong. However, somebody saw a robin the other day. The boys are rolling hoops and carry alleys in. their pock- ets. And they're out taking orders for maple syrup. Cheerio. Yours truly, THE EDITOR. BLOOD DONOR Application Fofms oc an be obtained at the STAR Office But they don't There is a grim satisfaction -- Street on November. 20, 1042, shall use Picture shows Mr. Winston Churchill broadcasting from Downing Reviewlhig the war situation. frica as a spring-board . «.. to come to closer grips." Speaking of France he said "From the flames of the explosions at Toulon France will rise again." "We \ a Am -- ¥ a tr at Ag St i he