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SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher Sych is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, Bis first, best country ever is at home. --Goldsmith. EDITORIAL MUST THE FARMER BE SUBSIDIZED? In a booklet issued by the Farm Labour Forum, entitled, "Planning Reaches the Family Farm", these two paragraphs appear: "It was not until the' war was well under way, and a shortage of food began to loom as a national calamity that the Canadian Government felt able to deal effectively with this problem. It was faced by allowing wages to rise to levels more nearly satisfactory on the one hand, allow- ing farm prices to rise considerably on the other hand; and then, by paying in the form of sub- sidies' or bonuses out of public funds, any dif- ferences in the two levels which still existed, "The problem is out in the open now, By support of this national policy Canada has ad- mitted that our city consumers never have received, AND DO NOT YET RECEIVE, suffi- cient returns for their labours to permit them to pay a proper price for food, a price based on a decent living for the farmer." - At first sight it would seem that such a sit. uation is wrong. Industrial wages are looked upon as being quite high in rural districts, and the worker should be well able to pay prices sufficient to give the farmer a decent living. On second~thought it will be remembered that * industry is also in its .initial stages unable to - finance its operations without help from the Go- vernment, This help has come in past years by means of what has been known as "Protection". Many political battles have been fought out in the field of High or Low Tariff. Theoretically the Liberals were for Low Tariff, and the Con- servatives for High Tariff. To-day both parties modify the tariffs to suit the rapidly changing world market conditions. In war equipment production, the Government went to great lengths in the "Cost-Plus" system; but we had to have the goods, and necessity knows no law. In the same manner, food is a prime necessity. Prices offered by the consumer are too low to give reasonable profit to the farmer; and sub- sidies have been given to provide the extra profit needed. } . * But this system cannot continue indefinitely. Some day--not for a long time yet--Canada will have to compete with foreign markets in the _production of food, They will have to compete with workers who have known nothing about high wages, short hours, high standards of living, or a leisurely style of labour. To meet such competition, farming will have to go through the process of streamlining. The old slogan--*"It was good for my father; it's good enough for me'--will have to be put away with many other like slogans, The fact is, it's time for a change. The alert farmer is looking about ~ 4 intently for new and practical ideas to put into practice to meet rapidly - changing world con- ditions. i This statement throws no aiscredit on the farming methods of our pioneer forefathers. THey had two great virtues -- industry and re- sourcefulness. They studied the condition in which they found themselves and made the best of them. More than that, they grew with the times. Some were like the old man (99) who was asked if he had seen many changes in his life. His answer was--"Yes, and I was agin every one of them." But most of those pioneers welcomed the changes that made work easier and profits greater. They paid for them as soon as they could scrape up money, and then made more money. Those were the days when self-sufficiency was the great ideal. The big world of trade was un- explored. The little clearings did well if they grew enough food to keep the family alive and well. Trade was largely among the neighbours and such storekeepers as there were that could be reached. We are at the end of that and the intervening period, when farmers carried on with the old methods because the business of farming had not been studied with streamlining in view. Nor- did streamlining seem necessary. Now .it does. trent Soil analysis, plowing to prevent soil drifting, re-grassing, and other forms of soil conservation, seed selection, the raising of pure bred stock, ete., ete, were only looked upon as so much "book larning". Necessity has brought these ideas to the front as practical measures for better and . more profitable farming. When they become in general use, the road will be open that has been travelled by mechanized industry these many years, and is still being travelled by them as the - only. means of competing favorably with cheap - labor and unlimited hours of drudgery. The business of farming is beyond the stage of the comic strip. It is due for an increased self- respect, It is worthy of a proper 'and suitable uniform, and not the worn out second best suit * of last year. Careful planning, and well kept records will be the basis of further improve- ments. Along a road like that there will come the vision of the day when the farmer will set his own price upon his products according to the cost of production--and not by the interest of cold storgge or other groups that have handled the profitable end of the farming business. To tread such a road will require good judg- ment, courage, industry, and foresight. But the game is worth the candle, If mechanized industry cah do this thing, farmers' can do it, too. But it will not be easy. Monday evening found about forty Presentation to George Channell : Address Mrs. Archer and Friends: I don't usually have a great deal to say in our Ladies' Aid meetings. + oe P 2 Po ha ties must, at leas! TY Ly * + Your kindly personality, your ready 8 tions, and your capable leader- ; ahi ever nay. and freely shown in "ple's Union have enjoye working vith George, that in * future, when we are having festive oc- young people gathered to spend a social evening together and to honour George Channell, the president, who is, leaving Port Perry. | Most of the evening was spent play- ing games, relays and contests, under the direction of Irene MacDonald. The lunch consisted of salad plate, bread and butter, coffee and cookies, large cake decorated with white and green icing and "Good Luck, George",' on the top was brought in and set be- fore George Channell. George cut the cake and it was passed around. At the close of the lunch, Emerson MacMillan read an address (which follows) and George was presented with an autograph album; a Bible; and a military set of brushes, ete., in a zippered leather case. All Joined in singing "For he's a jolly good fellow", George very ably replied, thanking everyone for their kindness and good wishes, Rev. W. €. Smith said a few words. The Syening came to an end' with the singing of God Save the King: and, the repeating of the mizpah bene- diction, Address © Port Perry, Ont., March 6th To Mr. Geor, Channell, Dear George, --It was indeed a for- tunate day for us when one George Channell decided to sojourn in Port We are sorry, George Lat m- porarily, broken, for during the 'short years you have been here, we or sdociating with you, ae d an 'e wonmany friends, urch and community, have made you not only a valuable and helpful citizen, but have marked you as a leader among us, You were never slow to do your bit and to do it ny ways, in We cannot worthily express our thanks for the innumerable, lovely and helpful ways you have been ready to serve others, We in the Young - your en : Ts have ever been an incentive to each of us to give our best. We realize, the casfons we are 'going to miss the. i "Channell" touch that only you can give. vi Your home has always been an open house for the Executive meetings of the Young People's Union, It is need- less to say that we enjoyed these and appreciated 'your hospitality although your lunches did exact groans from us who keep tab on our calories. We A shall miss our visits to you and "Spot". Not only we, as a Young People's Union, but the Boy Scouts, the Odd- fellows' Lodge, the Creamery, and other town interests have benefited from your talents. We wish you success in your new venture as manager of the Bloomfield Cheese Factory. Bloomfield will no longer be to us only a spot on the world's map, but will be "George's home town", In the near future we shall be looking forward to seeing Red Ribbons on Bloomfield cheese. We regret Jou are leaving us, George. We beg of you to accept these gifts with our kindest thoughts, as a small token of the esteem in which we hold you, and it is our hope that your future will be filled with happiness, success, and many visits back to Port Perry. Signed on behalf of the Young Peo- ple's Union, ~ Emerson McMillan, Vice-President Dorothy Tristram, Secretary, Presentation to Of- ficer of the Ladies Aid of St. John's Presbyterian Chureh At a recent meeting of the Ladies of St. John's tongtegation, held at the home of Mrs. Dymond, a note of special interest was introduced in the form of presentations to three most worthy members. The following ad- dress was read by Mrs. C. W, Powers to Mrs. H, Archer, and a beautiful fable decoration, a green Wade Eng- lish china basket of flowers was pre- sented to her. ; Mrs, Archer replied fn her usual prefer to listen! But today, I do want to say something--I want to try and express our appreciation to our Past President for her untiring and unceas- ing service during her term of Office for six years. > Few of us fully realize just what it means to accept the responsibility of being President or Leader of any or- ganization, and especially of the Ladies' Aid, which is a very vital part of the church work at any time, but during these past few years, our sup- port has meant so much to our Church as a whole. e' It has taken many hours of thought- ful and careful preparation for the various activities we have undertaken in an endeavour to. assist with the financial obligations of our church. While every member has been ready and willing to do her part, the greater share of the planning and carrying out of the plans, has fallen to the President. As followers, we have looked to her for guidance, Never has she failed to co-operate wholly, by working along with us, offéring help- ful suggestions, and putting forth every effort to- make a success of whatever we have planned to do. We all agree that this past year, especial- ly has been most successful. While Mrs, Archer felt she would like to be relieved of responsibilities for the coming year, we are more than happy that she so graciously accepted the office of 1st Vice-President, and we know she will be a great help and inspiration to the new executive as they start on their uncharted path through another year. v We could search the English lan- uage through and still fail to find n ¢ the words. to express what we feel in our hearts and. since we are unable to. do that, Mrs, Archer, we want to give you just a token of re- membrance and we ask you to accept this little gift, on behalf of the Ladies' Aid of St. John's Church, M. A. Powers, Mrs; W. Short was the recipient of a lovely book "Streams in the Desert" for her loyalty and devotion to her duties as Secretary of the W.M.S. for the past twelve years, Mrs, Wilkinson' also received a : W.M,S. pin as a token of her Christian gracious manner expressing her sur-| worthiness in becoming a life member prise, gratitude and a tion, of | of the W. M.S. the i 'Mrs, Wilkinson was President of the 0! nt! t and a y d th kindly thoughts which prompted oth. \M.8. for eighteen years, $125,000 Fire at Oshawa Bassett Block Entirely Destroyed by Fire, which Baffled Firemen At the main four corners in Oshawa fire broke out in the Bassett Block early on Thursday morning The fire, whieh started in the basement of last week. of the building, was very worked its way through the partitions, . The loss to owners and tenants was only 'partial- ly covered by insurance, hard to extinguish as it RED CROSS APPEAL Everyone Can Help, and Everyone Should Help 'Give that they. may live' As the Allied Nations prepare for their supreme effort, we must be prepared for sacrifice. Never will the demands on the Red Cross be as great as at the Our wounded must be cared for, pre- ; comforts sent to our fight- ing men; and parcels to our brave men and women in present time. cious blood plasma secured enemy prison camps When we hear repatriated men and women pass remarks' such, as -- 'Thank God for Red Cross parcels: they kept us alive,"" and "Keep the parcels going, as they spell the difference between utter mis- ery and a measure of bodily comfort"'--how can we "ignore the appeal which the Red Cross is sounding all over our country? Donations to the Red Cross drive will be gladly received by Mrs. Dymond, whose War Services. Comittee is undertaking this work. Treasurer of the I.O.D.E., Myrtle Station After two and a half years in Eng- land with the Royal Caffadion Engi- neers, Sapper Bill McCartney arrived home last week. At present he is en- joying a well earned thirty-day fur- lough with his family before reporting for duty again in Toronto. Over a year ago Bill received an injury to his right knee which necessitated two operations. When he reports for duty at the end of his leave he expects to enter the hospital for further treat- ment in the hope of a permanent re- covery. Mrs. Elwood Masters was in Peter- borough on Friday attending the fun- eral of Kenneth Reader, a cousin's son, Mrs. Frank Harrison of Indian River, spent the weekend and a part of this week with relatives. "Mr. and Mrs, M. Cryderman were week-end visitors with friends near Sutton. Mrs. R. Mason, of Trenton, has moved into the parsonage. Her hus- band, Sgt. R. Mason, is stationed in Toronto with the R.C.M.C. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Haight of Osha- wa, were supper guests on Tuesday evening of last week of Harry and Mrs, Briggs. . The Woman's Association will hold the regular monthly business - and social meeting on Wednesday after: noon, March '15th at the home of Mrs! i. Masters, _ : Mrs. L. L, Ross and Evelyn of Utica were with Mr. and Mrs. James Dick- son for several days during the past week. Gnr., Gordon Harrison of the Royal Canadian Artillery, Petawawa Camp, is enjoying a well earned two weeks' furlough. Gordon is looking very much the soldier. Church service on Sunday afternoon was well attended. Mr. Saywell's sub-| Frid ject was, "The reason for the Cross". Service next Sunday at 4 p.m. After the study period on Sunday afternoon, Mrs. David Grant, Mission- ary Secretary for the Sunday. School, read a most interesting paper on Madame Chiang Kai Shek. " Miss Geraldine Moore of Toronto; Helen and Donald Blight, of Whitby were Saturday visitors at the Harold Hamilton home, The sleet storm on Monday evening made the highway very treacherous. Motorists found the pavement through the village very difficult to travel. One motorist, perhaps a little more cau- tious than the others, decided, for the benefit of his wife and child, to remain over night rather than risk an accident. The sander was out early on Tuesday morning sanding the pave- ment to ensure safety for the travel- ling public. . Again the season for colds is upon us and now, more than any other time, the handkerchief 'comes into its own." They may be classified as men's, women's and children's, Men's handkerchiefs are larger than wom- ¢n's, presumably upon the ground that their colds are worse than the wom- en's colds. When perhaps women, with a total disregard for the pro- prieties, -have colds as bad as men, they have to borrow their husband's handkerchiefs, And if they have no husbands--ivell, about the only thing they can do is stay in bed. Children's handkerchiefs are small, too; but this makes little difference as it is seldom that they can be induggd to give a teally hard blow. Decorated as they commonly are with gay pictures, no doubt the children assume that they are part of nursery literature and are slow to appreciate the true purpose for which handkerchiefs are intended. Besides, children much prefer to snuf- fle. We have all noticed how men, as a rule, carry their handkerchiefs in an upper outside pocket. Sometimes the handkerchief is folded and con- cealed. But some smartly dressed men open their handkerchiefs and let the ends stick out, thus proving to the world that they have handkerchiefs and that they are comparatively clean, And while on the subject of menis handkerchiefs, may I 'say that the average supply should be at least three. dozen. , That allows for one clean handkerchief a day, seven in the was] | and the other twenty-two tucked away in the pockets of overcoats, sweaters, dressing gowns, rdincoats, pyjamas, extra suits and wherever else men's | pockets are likely to be found. But the use of handkerchiefs is not con- fined to the nose. However this will do for this time, " Sapper Bill McCartney and Mrs, McCartney were visitors in Toronto on 'riday. Mr, Lorne Johnson of Oshawa was home with his mother and brothers over the week-end. « Mr. Jack Neville and Miss Audrey Hinton, of Toronto, were Sunday afternoon visitors with Audrey's grandmother, Mrs, T, Carey. Mrs. R, A. Cox and Alvin were in Belleville on Sunday where they visit- ed Mr, Cox who is still in hospital. Mrs, William Moore and Murray of Hawkestone, spent Saturday with Al- bert and Mrs. Eyers, and on Tuesday Clarke Craford, also of Hawkéstone, called. Mr. and Mrs, Carnochan and child, motored to Toronto on Monday where they spent a pleasant day with re- latives. ' crew for parcels sent. Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy Subscription expires. | NS % dw To the Home Folks Away from Home, I renewed my acquaintance a few days ago with a number of folk that I haven't met for years. While 1 have changed quite a bit in the half century when I knew them before, they don't seem to have changed at all, The way of it was--Grade X (that is not the unknown quantity) put on a play at the High School. It was based on Mark Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". There they were, large as life--Tom, the innocent mischief maker; Aunt Polly, the loving old humbug, who was al- ways going to punish Tom, but never did. There she was, grey hair, spec- tacles and all, loud of voice, and ten- der of heart. And there, too, was Huck Finn, with tattered straw hat and bare feet, and one gallus (su- spender to you). Sid Sawyer was a .| dependable person--always ready to "tell Aunt Polly" if he could find any- thing to tell. What a glorious time that galaxy of charactersyhad. For us they never lost their charm. "No matter how great or how trivial their adventures, they were always planned with the seriousness of youth. You cannot imagine chanting this mystic rhyme out on the Alaskan Highway or in the moonlight on the Appian Way-- "Barley corn, barley corn, Injun meal shorts, J Spunk water, spunk water, swallow my warts." That would be too fantastic. Then, too, you have. passed those childish ideas. Or have you? Is it not that same love of liberty, that peering into the unknown that has given you the spirit to get into this greatest fight of all-- this ultimate fight for human freedom? Thank goodness for those fanciful stories, that stirred the imagination, and widened the vision, so that it can have a fellow feeling for the Huck Finns of the world. That is the spirit that fights for the under-dog, the spirit that knows no super race, that does not talk much about it; but really is willing to serve humanity as humanity. Of course nobody reads Tom Saw- yer except for the fun of it. Such a Letter to Those on Active Service F book is never looked upon as "uplift- ing". But there it is, wholesome, and leaving a good taste in your mouth, and disgust for. Sid and all other tattle-tales. We certainly could profit by the return of some of our humorists, We need a Mark Twain, Mr. Dooley, George Ade, and their like to teach us to laugh at ourselves, and our frantic struggle for "a place in the sun," How delightful it would be to read a dialogue between Hennessey and Dooley, in which Mr. Dooley would rave about the shortage of gas, or booze, or five cent cigars. Perhaps they could show us how petty our troubles are, and how much you folk are doing for us to keep us safe at home. ) * LJ * Any who could write books that are as much alive to-day as they were fifty years ago, deserves a hap- py place in our memories, Naturally Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) became immensely famous. At one time he went on a sort of world tour, and he took his little daughter with him. Germany was among the countries he visited, and he became the social lion of the hour, The climax was reached when the Emperor of Germany invited him to n state dinner, But Mark had had too much high living, and did not feel equal to the occasion. He sent profuse apologies and declined the high honour. The Emperor was-not to be thwart- ed so easily. He changed his plans and invited Mark to a private dinner with some mutual friends. Mark was greatly touched. he went home to tell the family of this signal honour, his little-girl ex- claimed-- "Oh, daddy, pretty soon you'll know everyone but God", You see, the -Ger- man Emperor had a pretty high standing. The humorists have done much to show us ourselves, and to sweeten life. man Yours truly, THE EDITOR. 1.0. D. E. On Monday afternoon, March 6th, Scugog Chapter, [LO.D.E. held their regular monthly meeting in the Lib- rary, the Regent, Mrs, G. Christie, presiding. An appeal was read from the Chap- ter's adopted school in the north for books. Fifteen dollars were voted for this request. ' A letter from" the past Regent, Mrs. W. H. Harris, congratulating the Chapter on their splendid annual re- port and urging all members to co- operate with the new officers. The Provincial Regent, in a letter to all Chapters, emphasized our Free- dom in this country and Empire and impressed the importance of safe- guarding this freedom against adverse powers. Reports from various committees were read. From the Chapters adopted minesweeper, H.M.S. 155, were letters of appreciation from the The convener of this work reported sending knitted comforts such as turtle neck sweaters, scaman's stockings, gloves, ete, to the value of over $40, to the crew. The war work report for February was indeed splendid, Mrs. R. Harper read a most inter- esting article written by Berton Robin- son, "A Day on a Minesweeper." This was of great interest to the members as the minesweeper mentiond was the H.M.S. Comox, among whose crew is a Port Perry Boy, "Bob" Woods, The meeting closed with the na- tional Anthem. . ; SA EE -- Praise of the : Blood Donor Clinic 189 Vaughan Road, Toronto Dear Editor: It was indeed pleasing and with a slight pressure on the vest buttons, to read articles on your Blood Donors Clinic, The folk of Port Perry have done themselves proud and I know the next Clinic will be larger. As a young lad spent many happy months in Port Perry with my uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Balfour, As a subscriber to your paper, nat- urally am interested in the doings of the town.. . I feel sure that when people realize the painless simplicity of donating a little of their blood; also realize the great good they are doing in helping to save the lives of our boys who are ready to sacrifice their lives, I am sure it will be necessary to look for larger quarters. It is pretty much a known fact that five donors are neces- sary to make sufficient Plasma for one induction into a wounded Service man or woman, so here's hoping Port Perry will be the means of many sealed con- tainers. of Plasma winging their way across the Atlantic to aid our Service men and women, so that they can some day return home and thank us in person. I happen to be an old timer at Blood Donor work, having complet- ed my 114th at the John Inglis Clinic here in Toronto, Each Wednesday we have from 1756 to 260 donors, g great per centage of that number be- ing girls and women who have hus- bands, fathers, brothers and. sweet- hearts in the Services, In closing, just want to say many people will be watching with great in- terest to see the Port Perry Blood Donors Clinic increase until a whole page of the Port Perry Star will be necessary to list the names of donors. Good luck and continued success in a real life saving war effort. Yours truly, Marshall Tripp Ration Coupons which may be used Effective Thursday March 9th Butter--50, 61, 52, 63 Tea and Coffee--14 to 29 inc, ALSO--E1 to E4 Sugar--14 to 28 inclusive Preserves--D1 to D16 When - \