A 2 ek SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE ORT PERRY S x vr Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. Subscription expires. 5 cents a single copy EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, Bis first, best country over is at home.--Goldsmith. WHO SHALL OWN CANADIAN BUSINESS? 'A great deal is being said these days about the "Psuccess of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission, The Workmen's Compensation Act, Mothers' Al- lowance, Old Age Pensions, and similar Govern- mental projects, with the inference -- these are successfully operated for -the advantage of the people, why not finish the job, and take over all national utilities and other big business, and let the Government look after the whole thing? Briefly stated, we believe that no business should be run by the Government if it is being efficiently operated, at a reasonable cost to the people. . In the first place, the fact that the state takes over any established business is an admission that the said business is not being operated efficiently _and fairly. Now that may.be perfectly true, and who will pay the'taxes 7 If the tost of operating the country is to be borne out of the profits of operation, then somebody must pay in lower standard of living, or greater labour requirements. The Bowinanville Statesman has been writing a- series of articles on the attitude of the C.C.F. on the nationalization of basis industries. In the issue of June 8th, the writer said: "They propose to take over and nationalize, if they gain office, all export and import trade - and to operate it through government commis- sions. They propose to nationalize the whole field of finance and insurance and investment business--all with a view to abolishing profits". When investment is considered, it will be well to remember that it is not confined to the man with millions of dollars. Recently we have all be- 'come investors, even children. Every owner of a Victory Band or a War Savings Certificate is an Historic Event at Oshawa Presentation of the 500,000th Military "Vehicle produced in Canada. Saturday last was an important day {in the production of military vehicles in Canada. Upon that occasion Hon. C. D. Howe was presented with the 500,000th military vehicle, and he in turn presented it to Col. Ralston for the use of the Canadian Army. The vehicle was a battevy-charging truck. The whole proceedings were colorful and happy. Such unity of purpose as has been shown by the three great motor companies of Canada in the pro- duction of military vehicles, is most heartening in these difficult days. A battery-charging unit is merely one useful vehicle of more than 100 f. includes Universal carriers, scout cars, armoured cars, armoured reconnaiss sance units, artillery tractors and trailers, troop "and ammunition trans- ports, service workshops, radio trucks, ambulances, and fire trucks. In point of production value--more than $400, 000,000 a year,--and the extent of its distribution to the United Nations, this output ranks at the top of Can- ada's industrial war effort. One company will make axles for army trucks assembled by another company. A new production technique originated by men in one concern will be made available to others. This free exchange of services and ideas, in METI i NS Lett = Active Service er to Those on SSPE To the Home Folks Away from Home. more about the many changes tha have taken place in our town popula tion. instead a little description of the pro duction behind the big military even you, Star Office (the first time in thirty 1 was going to write something of an inspection lamp. But that subject will keep, and at Oshawa last Saturday will interest George Davey and I shut up the 7000 tons of t| steel were saved by a new design of - -| tire chains--annually. There are more savings of the same kind. No waste ~-- . -| of material, time or effort seems to be t| the modern manufacturing ideal. You can figure this phase of the subject out for yourself, and see why it is that the little fellow does not save in pro- That would be quite a study. -| portion, it may be that the business concern needs to be checked in certain of its practices that are against * the public good. But it does not follow that be- .cause the Government took over that business, conditions affecting the public would be improved. Take the business of the Bell Telephone Com- pany which is one of 'the greatest of the public utilities. It is international in its operations. It has immense capital invested. It gives wonder- ful service to the public, and considering the ser- vice rendered, its rates are reasonable, The intricacies of the management of a com- pany such as this could scarcely be realized by. any ordinary individual, and to instal a new man- agement without that knowledge, would be to impair the efficiency of service, and to raise the rates, : : : No well run business should be taken over by the Government. But there is something to be said for Government ownership of an entirely new business such as the'Hydro-Electric was when it 'was launched by Sir. Adam Beck. = But trained workmen must be found to run these great con- cerns. creases the number of office holders and office " seekers, without -providing- the brains and the skiig, required ta run that business, The complications of Government ownership of regular busi are so nu ous and so great -:-- that they could easily result in an uprising of _the people. The whole structure of our social life would be changed, and we should all become de- pendents of- the Government. The incentive to good citizenship would be taken away, except in the case of a few idealists who are convinced that » socialism is the only. way of life. Consider the matters of compensation, patent rights, trade formulae, marketing, well earned good will, international complications, and many similar affairs. oy ' If the Government takés over regular business, 3 The next trouble about Government ownership of any regular, well run business, is"that it in- investor, every man who pays taxes is an investor in his own municipality or' in the country which protects his freedom, and makes it possible to gain an education, and to fit him to earn a living. Every man who has a business, or a share in any business; every man who has bought his home and loves to keep it trim, is an investor. Every man who works for his living, or writes a book, or paints a picture, or writes a song, or produces a play, all are investors in the broadest sense of the term. When nationalization of hasic industries, and great public institutions of finance, insurance, and investment takes place, the word "mine" will be dropped from our vocabulary. We shall become the servants of the state, instead of the men and women who choose our leaders who are to serve the whole nation. } . We are moving very rapidly in the direction of socialism, The public services that are required will all come in good time. We of the older generation have come this far on life's journey without great assistance or control by the Govern- ment. And that generation has not done so badly either, in spite of the many criticisms that are levelled against it. If you don't believe it, read "The Cloister and the Hearth", by Charles Reade. If you are in doubt, think of the progress that has heen made in the alleviation of human suffering [sm maa ethrough" medical research: Think "of "the 'work of * the Red Cross. Remember that cruelties to pri- - soners areclargely a thing of the past. Consider thé advance made in sanitation and ventilation, The fact is that this greatly condemned gen- eration has done more to better human conditions than had been done in a hundred years before. It the generation now coming into power can make "as great strides in the progress of human welfare as their fathers have done, this will be a wonder- fully fine world in which to live, but it won't be done by condemning past generations, nor by seizing power and property and placing it in the hands of more or less untried administrators. Let us make haste slowly. MARRIED GERROW-WALKER The home of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Walker, of Port Perry, was the scene h on Wednesday evening, June 16th, when their daughter Jessie Elizabeth Myrtle Station A pleasant afternoon was spent on ' Wednesday of last week when Mrs, W. J. Cook very graciously opened herjand baby, ? ome for the June meeting of the of a pretty June wedding at 7.30 P.M. yoo Aggociation. The Present | with- Mrs. Mason's parents, Mr. and: ~ Mrs. C. Harrison, opened the session with a worship service; assisted by| Mrs. Wm. Gardiner, Jr., Mrs. Arthur Wilson of Burketon, was in the village over the week-end, the guest of Mrs. R. Long. Sgt. H. R. Mason and Mrs. Mason of Trenton, have returned home after a pleasant holiday spent Mrs. R. A. Cox. became the bride of Cpl. Maunsell yo. poison During the busi- visited on Saturday with her parents, Johnson Gerrow, R.C.A.F,, son of Mr. J period some needed repairs to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Taylor. and Mrs, Charles Gerrow, Port Perry. the study in the parsonage were dls-| i Bree i on "cussed. It was thought wise to have gn: Lie : % the work done before the substitute peo wise) hiss Pp snd forms. oh minister arrives, The: July meeting ina , will be held at the home of Mrs. D. music and Miss Noreen Croxall sang Duchemin, Closing the meeting with a hymn and Mizpah benediction, the ¢ remainder of the afternoon was given father, wore a floor length gown of =. "0 0 program committee, white triple sheer with long bishop duet was sung by Mrs. Harrison and Mrs, Luery; Miss Granthum favoured with piano solos. IY contest was won by Mrs. Duchemin, She carried A who hdd all the answers correct. Mrs, bouquet of red roses and pink carna- A. Eyers won the consolation award. "Because. The bride given in marriage by her * sleeves and finger-tip veil. She also wore the gift of the groom, a gold filled necklace with opal setting and bracelet "to match, Strawberries are again in season, and will form many desserts on our menus during the next few weeks. A C.P.R. cdrpenter gang arrived on Monday to make some much needed repairs to the station and freight shed. The men. expect to be on this job for a couple of weeks, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Squelch of Mt. Carmel called on Myrtle friends on Monday evening. Mr. Joseph Hezzlewood of Roland, Manitoba, who has spent the 'winter and spring with Peterboro friends, is A A soap guessing | by the Port Perry Council. of Ashburn, ! now with relatives in this community. Miss Doris Walker was her sister' ' Mrs. A. Downey guessed the nearest 5 to the correct number of stitches in a bridesmaid and wore a floor length gown of Heavenly Blue triple sheer with a headdress of blue velvet ribbon and pink flowers and carried a bou- quet of pink carnations and sweet. Henry Stoutly, R.C.A.F. was msman. 3 A reception was held inside where guests were received by Mrs. v who wore a gown of rose sheer with White accessories and corsage of pink roses and sweet peas. She was assisted by Mrs. Gerrow who chose 'for the occasion a -gown- of purple _sheer with white accessories and cor- sage of pink roses and sweet peas, Mr. and Mrs. Gérrow left on.a wed- ding trip to points in Northern On- crocheted chain, and Mrs. Chisholin took the second prize. Mrs, Harrison won the first prize for guessing the number of beans in a jar, with Mrs, J. Cooper bringing up the rear. Pop corn, chocolate bars and all-day suck- ers were the awards. The hostess served refreshments, assisted by her two daughters and a granddaughter, 'Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Downey visited with Toronto relatives on Wednesday of last week. 73 Mrs. Russell Taylor is home and is improving nicely after a minor opera- tion, at Oshawa Hospital last week. Mrs, Fred Beadle, Ashburn, Mrs. J. Bray and Mrs. Harold Brayo, of the j ? dnesday afternoon tario and on their, return will' reside townline, spent Wednesday in Trenton, For travelling the bride|of last week with Mus. W. J. Cook. wore a two piece engémble of rose lace A birthday party in honour of Mar- and crepe with navy coat and acces-| jorie Valllers was given on Friday sories and corsage of pink roses and|evening at the home of a cousin in carnations, ' | Oshawa, ) |= 1] Buy your Ticket for P Geo. Cooper of the R.C.A.F. traming School at. St. Thomas, was home on Sunday. Mr. Nelson Luery of Stirling, spent 'the week-end with his brother David, and Mrs, Luery. . Miss Hazel Valliers of Oshawa, is holidaying. this week with her grand- mother and sisters. - ; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hughson and Danny, of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. M. Hodgson, of Oshawa, were Sunday guests-at the Norman Hughson home. _ Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Perrin returned home..on Sunday after a few days spent with their daughter and family, of Oshawa. Mr, Clarence Harrison has moved the little store and residence from the south lot onto the new foundation on the north lot. t Rev. A. M. Irwin, of Whitby, oc- cupied the pulpit on Sunday evening Continued on Back Page ort P different--types-of--motorized military equipment coming off Canadian as- sembly lines at the rate of 1,000 mec- hanized transport vehicles and 450 fighting vehicles every week. The list eomplete--contrast to_peacetime_com- petition, is a primary element of the program and is a major reason for Canada's outstanding success in this field of war supply. "PORT PERRY BUSINESS MEN MEET Thirty-four of our business men took part in a supper meeting at the Sebert House on Friday evening of last week. After an enjoyable supper, the business of the evening proceeded. Three important matters were dis- cussed, and resolutions were passed suggesting certain action to be taken These matters were the building of a shelter for horses whose drivers come to town on business, etc., the need of a regular policeman, whose duties should consist of keeping law and order in the town, garbage collection and the town dump. The horse shelter has been proposed for some time back, but until recently no action has been taken. Now, how- evér, a site has been selected, and an estimate given as to the probable cost. The proposal is to build the shed on the lgt at the rear of the Post Office, if that is found feasible. The town has a lease on that property. The cost would be in the neighborhood of a thousand dollars, and the shed would accommodate "twelve teams. As this would be town property, the proposal is that the town finance the project. These arrangements are not final, but -| were left in the hands of the Execu- tive, in conjunction with the Council, for completion or such alteration as is found necessary. a The need for an all time policeman has become acute owing to the rowdy conduct of a number of people, most of whom come in from the outside, Description of the conduct of these visitors and some of our own people is such that in the interésts of good or- der it must be curbed. This matter was left to be dealt with by the Coun- cil, the suggestion being-that the hours of 'the policeman be so arranged that he would be on duty until some time after midnight, when most of the dis- orderly conduct has been going on. ) This matter has become very serious, and ought to receive immediate at- tention, ~ } Garbage collection was discussed briefly, but no action taken. Council- lor Grant Gerrow told of the cleaning up of the town dump, and the probable change of site. There has been ex- treme carelessness in the misuse of the dump. One of the worst features 'has-been the practice of out-of-town folk to strew the roadside with their junk. . Legal action seems to be neces- sary to stop this imposition. Civic Holiday Celebration will be held on the first Monday-in August, and the Executive have arrangements for their usual good day of sport, of which you will read and hear later. An examination of the Grand Stand at the Fair Grounds shows the need for immediate repairs. This matter will be undertaken, and the cost will be met in the usual three way split--the Business Men, the Fair Board, and the Council. CE The whole meeting was most inter- esting and of practical value. After the passing of the several resolutions with their requests to the Council, Reeve Letcher outlined the good work done by the Commies in past years, which has resulteddntplacing the town in good financial condition, and point- ed out that the requests made by the Business Men would cost money, and that there were those who now think that our taxes. are too high. Mr. Smallman, in reply to this statement, praised the work of the Council, but stressed the need of protecting the safety and pame of Port Perry, even -at the cost some additional taxes. The good character and safety of our people' are of paramount im- portance, - Mr. Bert. MacGregor presided, and business was carried through-with dis- patch. The meeting was well worth while. 'Donor at Oshawa Clinic Bent on Repaying Debt (Oshawa Daily Times) If any person who is a 'blood donor" wishes "personal satisfaction for his or her donation. to the war effort or if any individual would like to learn the worthiness of the Blood Donor organization, we would recom- mend that they talk with David Ed- ward Kight, of Port-Perry. He credits his life to the skill of army surgeons and chiefly to the benefits. of blood plasma. -Now he is a blood donor. "Dave" Kight, a young man who was 21 on December 17 of last year, is now discharged from the Canadian Army but he enlisted in June of 1940 with the 48th Highlanders of Toronto and later became a member: of the Ontario Tank Regiment of this city and "went overseas with that unit in June of 1941. On April 16th, 1942, "somewhere in England" Dave was shot through the forehead and brain with a .38-calibre revolver bullet and, thanks to the miracle of surgdxy, medical attention a] inl and blood plasma donations, he lived to tell of his experience. Pte. Kight was on guard duty at the time, Another soldier of the same unit, close chum' and "buddy" of Kight's, pointed a revolver at Kight and jokingly ordered "Hands Up". Kight in the spirit of the moment, re- sponded by bringing up his hands, with fists clenched, in a fighter's pose, whereupén his chum pulled the trigger of his revolver.. He did not know that there was a bullet in the barrel. Kight told a representative of The Times-Gazette that it was just like a match suddenly striking in front of his eyes. He felt no pain. ~ He does not remember anything that happened after that until he regained conscious- ness in a military hospital on April 30, fifteen days after the incident. It was disclosed that he had walked forward, taken the revolver out of the hand of his dumbfounded comrade, tossed it into the corner and then collapsed. felt as though the whole works. might as well "make it a day"; to sce the big doings at Oshawa. outbreak of the present war. Chrysler, and General Motors every nerve to "beat the other fellow" of us from many widespread places) Not only variety, but weight. floors of every stock room. used in the business. Nor are they wasting materials rubber on annual production by sub- stituting wood for rubber in the handle and go The occasion was the ceremony of the completion of the 500,000th nuli- tary vehicle made in Canada since the To me the most wonderful fact in the whole proceedings was that three great motor manufacturers in Canada had united in producing these vehicles, and that competition had been replaced by systematic interchange of ideas and the use of any and all patents not only in the Canadian field of auto manu- facture, but in Britain, The Ford, The had pooled their resources for the good of the Allied cause instead of straining I wonder if we shall ever have sense enough to see that that is what should be done for the good of humanity--in 'peace as well as in war! | WONDER! Before the greal ceremony took place, we (there were several hundreds were conducted through the General Motors factary, with its almost 4,000,- 000 squarenfect. of floor space. the time we had fiished the trip, I 1 had tramped the whale four million feet. But the trip was worth the effort. B ". Most important to me was what was seen of the clean, well lighted and pro- -perly ventilated working conditions of Wherever we went these conditions were as fine as were possible in thé productivn of so great an output, at high speed. cry since the days of Shaftsbury, when he conducted his great crusade against the criminal working conditions in the factories of that day. done its shate in reforming those con- ditions; but enlightened capital has found that stifling filth, great fire hazards, and unreasonably long hours, were not profitable. ) can teach the pocket book after awhile. The next impression was the im- mense variety and quantity of parts used in auto production--5000 in the average automobile. of the stock must be a full sized job. That must be a sturdy set of buildingssto sustain those tons and tons -- those thousands of tons of steel plates, and all the other materials that crowd the No won- der there has been need of salvage collection, if all that stock has to be By It is a fat Labour has Common sense Keeping track Those "white-collared" research men are constantly on the lookout for some means of effecting a saving of mater- One company saved 14 tons of x } five years during business hours) and| Another fact that impressed itself SI we made-our way to the Motor City.[upon my mind was that military ve- i The lady member of our staff, Dorothy | hicles are "Three times as tough" as ¢ Batfour,-was-enjoying-a-holiday-down | the --ordinary-- commercial variety. ~~ [" Kingston way, so we thought we| Why? Well the answer appeared Res when later in the day, we went to the \ ) testing grounds, and saw them do \ their best to break those six-wheel . drive trucks and caterpillar tractors, and army trucks, going over terrain that no one would dream of travelling in an ordinary car. Nature did not provide smooth roads in all the ter- ritory where battles are fought. Not only are the vehicles "three times as tough" but the drivers and the soldiers match the vehicles. The story told by Reet Pilot Officer Robert Spence and Flight Wo Sergeant John Wood, proved the NAP "toughness" of the modern airman , ' when need arises. To travel 500 miles. AAR in 27 days--on foot--shows rare en- X durance and pluck. ' ah? The department containing the | d giant presses was a tremendous sight. 4 Sheets of steel over a quarter of an } inch thick were cut and shaped in yr A Nae Le what seemed almost magical fashion. ~ But the wonder is explained when you . UD dlearn that those great machines, have LAREN | 8 pressure of [500 tons. : i } The making of the airplane fuselage is a fine art, Accuracy is the key oy word. Such shaping, and rubbing, qo and gauging of weight and size, prove 10.34 how jiniportant it is that everything 2 should be just so. Lives and victories 4 depend upon that accuracy. Slipshod ans work would be criminal there. By 5 Y the- way, if it is not criminal, it is at a least foolish in any workmanship. Well, the tramp through the great factory was ended at last. We had a running view of almost every- Lthing there was to be seen. The trip created a desire for a leisurely journey te of [interrogation. What a lot there ™ could be learned of our teachers, and preachers, and editors, and labour of- ficials, if they all could KNOW what careful co-operation lies at the found- Rl ation of all the immense production by 4% x those three great auto factories of Canada. Finally we came to the 500,000th FO vehicle--a battery charging truck, hike which was to figure later in the great ¢ ceremony of presentation at the Mec- [RAEN Laughlin Band Shell. This is where i, the camera men were busy. The place was ablaze with flares and search- lights. It must be a trial on the eyes of those great men, this business of having their pictures "took". On the trip we met a number of our local men who work in the great plant I guess that is enough to give you a little picture of the place and the work that make possible the splendid pro- : .| duction of military vehicles in Canada. DINE And we feel sure that what is true at LAY General Motors, will be true at the Chrysler and Ford plants, : Cheerio. Yours truly, . THE EDITOR. moval of the bone splinters. The bul over the right eyebrow, passe through a section of the brain and at the back of his head. army. David Kight is the son of Arthur J first blood donation. "1 wouldn't be here if { erry Lions Carnival---July 5th = | A serious skull operation was per- formed by Capt. J. Elliott for the re- let, which went into his forehead, just lodged, near the surface of the skull, The bullet was removed in another operation, performed at Christie St. Hospital in September of last year, and on November 7, 1942, Pte. Kight was given his discharge from the Kight, Port Perry. Dave has recently secured employment at General Motors in Oshawa, and recently presented himself at the-blood-clinie-to-give his it wasn't for blood donors," he stated, "and aim to give it all back. Right now I don't g -| know whether I'm giving them some- body else's blood or my-own." i] Pte. Kight disclosed he had received 1| no fewer than twelve or thirteen blood transfusions. "I'm going to give 13 donations, and then as many more as I can." He had high praise for the treat- ment received in England. | Navy League Tag Day The result of the Tag Day col- z 0 lection for the Navy League, in & Port Perry, Prince Albert, and . [ Seagrave, was $77.00 ) [3 E53 LIA