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SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher ry { EDITORIAL 3 Such is the patriots boast, where'er wie roam, Bis first, best country ever is at home.--Goldsmith, - smoking on munition ships since April 1. AN EXPENSIVE HABIT Cigarette smoking is an expensive habit; but 80 long 'as the expense comes out of the smoker's pocket, it is his business, not ours. But there is another side to this- matter, Two great fatalities have recently been charged against the careless use of the cigarette: 1, The circus tent that went up in a blaze, and in a hell of flame burnt the life out of more than a hun- dred people, nearly all women and children, 2. The munition ship explosion on San Francisco Bay, in which there was much logs of life and property, The Christian Science Monitor said: "On the very day of the explosion a Federal Judge in San Francisco sentenced a marine fire- man to 90 days in jail for smoking aboard a ship loading munitions at Richmond, California, not far from the scene of the explosion. He was the twentieth person sentenced in the bay area for Similar arrests have occurred in Boston, New York, and other-ports--where munitions ships are loading daily." Human Hbertios carry with them great re- sponsibilities, r * 4 a ' IT MUST BE A GREAT STRUGGLE "Editorial writers whose task it is to defeat King in the next election, must have a terrible time of it. with King. critics, He has his faults. So have his But the real problem is to rise means of ° abusing King * without belittling Canada. Out- side 'the Dominion, praise comes naturally for Canada. © Quite evidently our' country is con- sidered to have done its share in the war effort. And that war effort has been controlled and guided by the Liberal Government, . It is quite posible that a Conserviitive Govern- 'ment would have done as well, for the men and resources of Canada: are at the.disposal of the Administration; and both men and resources are: of the best. i While it is true that Conservatives could pro- duce a world famous-war effort, the fact is that pohtical fortune did not give that party the op- portunity. --- It must be disconcerting to the critics to find that 'Canadians Get Leading Role--Monetary Conference Uses Ottawa Plan as Basis". Hon. Mr. Ilsley has achieved great fame as a Finance Minister. Inflation has been checked. Our ration- ing system is working well, none of us suffer from want, In World politics, Premier 'King has' made "inclusive" the keynote in the British Common- wealth; and in so doing has widened the horizon of the free peoples of the earth. It is not merely self-praise that is the reason 'for the admiration of the Canadian soldier, sailor, Not that there is nothing the matter been good, the equipment excellent, and the fighting spirit the best. There is no use in trying to separate the ad- ministration from the results of its work the past four years, What.we need in Canada to-day is a recognition of good work done; and discussion (without per- sonal animus) of the various measures upon their merits or demerits. Construction, not destruction, is the valued contribution. Loyalty to the me that be is due for the - t good work done, no mitter what party is in office. * LJ + JUST TO KEEP THE MATTER STRAIGHT (Reprinted from "The Blue Bell") A man who says rather boastfully that he has stopped reading newspapers explained to us the other day that "radio men are on the spot and get the news quicker these days than newspaper men and are more accurate too!" This man, of course, doesn't realize that the radio people get the bulk of 'their news from the great news-gathering ser- vices which supply the newspapers and. are financed by them. Their broadcasts of news are mostly abridged oral presentations of what ap- pears in more detail in the papers. Radio com- mentators who discuss the news and comment on it are, in a measure, counterparts of editorial writers and columnists who do. the same thing. Doubtless there are some people who prefer the «oral presentation of news, but we venture to say that many still prefer to choose what they want and to absorb it at their own, convenience from their favourite newspapers, Newspaper: circula- tions were never so high. Radio, in its treatment of news, and the newspapers, are really a team. Their combined service results in the public being better posted than ever before on what is happen- ing all over the world. : * ® 3» HUMAN SALVAGE Russia is taking a very realistic view of human salvage. Just as we in this country give blood ~ donations, so the hospitals are supplied with es- sential parts and organs from the dean) on the . battle field. It may sound a bit gruesome; but it really is no more so than the voluntary sacrifice often.nobly made by some living person in times of great and immediate need. Old customs and rapidly. The life that is, is much more important ghan the body that once had life, Medical re- search is opening a new world of hope for many a sufferer because of the growing freedom that is accorded to the doctors in cases of necessity. A woman ten years blind, was given sight by the implanting of a cornea taken from a dead man's . eye. superstitions are passing y . cA Lararestnd] and airman, Merit is there. The training has The mental and. physical courage of our doctors does great good. : MARRIED ANNIS--HONEY A very colourful wedding of local interest took place on Saturday after- noon on the lawn of Mr, and Mrs. Lawson Honey, of Willow Beach Farm when their only daughter Isabel was united in marriage to Mervin Annis, son of Mr. and Mrs, E, E. Annis, of Brougham, Ontario. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. C. Smith, M.A, B.D, of Port Perry United Church, with a cedar archway banked with flowers as an appropriate and beautiful background. The wedding march was played by Miss Barbara Honey, Toronto, and © during the signing of the register, Murs." Harold hehy sang very sweetly ! "Because", The bride was given in marriage by, her father, a long white gown of brocaded sheer with finger tip tulle veil arranged in She looked charming in' a corofiet of white rose buds; she car- | | | A a bouquet of American Beauty "with a corsage of red roses. mother of the groom was gowned in roses, Winnifred Hardy, cousin of the bride, was her only attendant, 'trocked in Lord Halifax "blue with matching hat. She carried pink stocks and caf- nations, Mr, Frank Honey, brother of the bride, was groomsman., Mrs, Honey, mother of bride, wore a street length gown of navy brocaded pie he mauve with a corsage of pink carna- tions and lilies. ; After the reception the bridal couple left on a motor trip to the Kawartha Lake District. On their return, they will be at home to their friends at Brougham, Ontario, Street Fair bid Streét Dance at Port Perry, Aug. 7 The Executive of the Port Perry Business Men's Association, following several meetings, have decided that it is in the best interests of the Asso- ciation to drop part of the annual Civic Holiday celebration this year and are confining it to an evening Street Dance and Fair. They have been most fortunate this year in engaging Boyd Valleau's 15 piece Dance Band, now playing at Oshawa Lake Pavillion, This band tops in modern swing, Boogie Woogie drawing card for the evening. . Square dance music will be supplied by an olde tyme orchestra, There will be a different kind of street fair when the lucky ones will be able to take home some valuable i prizes which will make the unlucky ones quite envious, The lucky tickel holder will have three chanics to be tops in the fun. = Providing that the weather man smiles on Port Perry that day we bhe- lieve that this will be one of the best evening's fun and entertainment pos- sible. Myrtle Station Last Sunday the Church service was in charge of Rev, Kenneth Jull, who is spending his vacation month mostly in Brooklin, We regret that this will be the last time he will be with us for some time, and while here, those who attended enjoyed the helpful messages he left with us the past three Sundays, He will be returning to his home in the West before long. + 4 d . and Jive, and should prove a great} There will be no service in Myrtle Church until the first Sunday in Sept. We hope all interested will seg this announcement. It would be just too bad to have you come in great num- bers and find the doors closed. Mrs. Robert Gray, who has spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. I. Masters, has returned to her home in Pontypool. - 'Miss Beatrice Denison returned to Toronto on Sunday night after a two weeks' holiday with relatives here. Mr, Arthur Ward of Oshawa, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. O. H. Lane. : 4 Pte. Mildred Harrison, of Niagara- on-the-Lak®, spent the week-end with relatives and friends. } "Mr, Wm. Eyers is holidaying with his family at Hawkestone, Mr. and Mrs. I}. Luery are holiday- ing this week on the fea shore(?) of some lake, Mrs, Stanley Linton is with Clave- mont friends enjoying two weeks at Washago Beach. Myr. and Mrs. Levi Tordiff of Brook- lin, called on friends here on Satur- day evening. } Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrison re- turned on Sunday to Indian River after a week's vacation with relatives here and in Whitby. Mrs. Louis Hill, of Orillia, is visiting with her sister Mrs, R, Long. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weir, of Osha- wa, were Sunday guests of Mr, and Mrs; Harold Hamilton, L:A.C. George Cooper of St. Cath- arines, who has been enjoying his fur- lough at his home here is spending a few days at Malartic, Quebec, where he was formerly' émployed before join- ing the Forces, Jim (Bud) Hamilton is holidaying with friends in Oshawa this week. Blanche Taylor and Audrey Cook (Continued on page 4) employees, a boy's was saved On Wednesday afternoon, at four o'clock, the chief operator in Port Perry, Miss McGregor," in answering a call, heard a woman scream and hysterically ask for a doctor. After some time, Miss. McGregor was able to get full particulars from the woman and learned that three-year-old Doug- las Webster had "drowned" in a water trough. A doctor was located cast of Blackstock but was too far away to be of any assistance so Miss McGregor and George Alpine, 169 Alice Street, Oshawa, who was on business at the Port Perry office, made a quick trip to the home of Mr, and Mrs. Burnsell Webster, Mr. Webster was away from home at the time. PORT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 27th, 1944 > 3.Year-Old Douglas Webster Has Narrow Escape § Through the expert -training and Plbick thinking of two Bell Telephone life last Wednesday afternoon near Port Perry. Mrs, Webster was standing in the yard holding the "Upon arriving there, apparently lifeless body of the tiny Mrs. Elizabeth Webster, sister- in-law, started the boy's breathing, My, Alpine took charge and administered first aid and boy. then immediately artificial respiration and after twenty minutes the boy regained conscious- ness. arrived and examined the boy and then announced that he would make a complete recovery, } The doctor, Dr. McArthur, gave high praise to Mr. Alpine for his init- intive and said that the boy would have been dead if he had not been given care immediately, Praise was also given to the Bell Telephone Coin- pany for the import Eining given to their operators and employees, A wind, hail and rain storm, which touched the northern edge of Oshawa on Thursday afternoon, left a path of complete devastation in the rural area, beginning near "Brooklin, at Maple Shade Farm, the home of W. A, Dry- den, and extending east to north of Orono, and to the Port Hope district. It followed a path about two miles wide and completely destroyed the grain and vegetable crops on the farms in that area, In conversation With Stokley-Van Camp, the large Whitby canning con- cern, The Times-Gazette was inform- ed Friday morning that while the field men have not reported complete damage for the district, it is estimated that the corn and tomatoes, which was a heavy canning crop, have been pret- ty well stripped off. The corn has been hit hard and viddled to pieces. L. Summers, north of Whitby, has re- ported to the Company that he had estimated his crop at a yield of 75 bushels to the acre but believes now that he will not get ten bushels. * He considers his crops a total loss, Fire Destroys Home The farmer suffering the most damage was Joe Recalla, 8th conces- sion of Darlington (near Infield), whose farm was in the path of the storm. After the storm had subsided, Mr. Recalla, his wife and three chil- dren, accompanied by a neighbour, went through their fields to estimate the damage and see if any crops could be recovered. As they stood in the field, the neighbour remarked that there was a light in the house. Be- lieving that they had company, the Re- calla family returned to the house to find the building on fire, and the flames had gained such a headway that it was impossible to save any of the contents, : The cause of the fire cannot be de- termined but it is believed that light- ning must have struck the house and caused the fire. The building is valued at approximately $2,000 and is par- tially covered by insurance, A grim reminder of the perversity and cruelty of nature, hail stones were still on the ground in the Enniskillen and Solina district the next morning. The stones were of such size and solid ice as to withstand the July sunshine, Grain Cut to Shreds Russell Vice of Fnniskillen his erops were completely ruined when he examined them following the half- hour' storm. late grain was in shreds and beyond repair by sunshine or time. The wheat, which -had been .cut, was protected more than other crops but the late grains were completely ruined. In conversation with Mrs, Vice, The Times-Gazette was told that the stones fell with such velocity and were of such size that they broke twenty-five panes of glass in the windows of the found As if cut by knives the; Grain and Friis Riddled by Hail, Wind and Rain (Times- Gazette) ASH house. "You wouldn't believe it un- less you saw it," Mrs, Vice said. The posts of the barn were cut by each hailstone as if nicked by a knife, One window was protected by a screen and although the window was saved the screen was dented each place a stone struck. Clarence Vice, a son, who lives about a mile from his parents had in- tended cutting his wheat the next day but hail destroyed the crop, along with all other grains, Although the grain is an immense loss to the farmers in the path of the storm, it was not all that was destroyed. The garden pro- duce, upon which the farmers depend for sustenance in the winter months, was'included in the ruined crops. The berries and the bushes were cut to shreds. Gordon and Will Leask in the same district lost all their erops in the storm. Crops Were Good Most of the farmers in the district reported that, for the first time in many years, the late grain-eréps were so promising that it was believed that it would not be necessary to buy grain from the western provinces this year. Now it will be necessary to buy the entire needs for the winter months, Although the chickens in the farm- vards were not killed, the visibility was zero and they were unable to find their way to the hen houses for protee- tion. The birds came down out of the trees and sat on the ground, unable to escape the fury of the storm. No cattle were injured. Lightning Struck Twice John Glover, north of Kedron, can prove that the old adage, "Lightning never strikes in the same place twice" is a fallacy. Although the hail storm in that district was comparatively light, lightning hit the home of Mr. Grover and knocked over a chimney, which had been hit by lightning be- fore. 108 panes of glass were broken in the home and buildings on the farm of Bruce Montgomery. Infield area crops were completely ruined and the dpples were knocked from the trees. Birds and rabbits were found lifeless after the storm. Few farmers in the district have in- surance against hail, Cattle Killed Cattle were killed by lightning and grain flattened in the Brooklin area. In the village cof. Brooklin trees and gardens were damaged and shingles "blown off buildings. The storm was very severe from the 7th concession of Whitby Township, to a point about two miles south. On the WwW. I. Batty farm one cow was killed and on the Stevenson farm three milk- ers met their death, Windows in many farm homes. were broken and garden: crops ruined. In the Kinsale district the storm did considerable damage but the grain was not completely ruined. the Annual Street ' Reserve 'the evening of August 7, for Fair and Dance of Port Perry Business Men's Association. Fifteen minutes later a doctor stutt, Watth your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy ig } Subscription expires. N\ Pe Letter to Those on - iN Active Service Fo aS I ---- To the Home Folks Away from Home. 3 ran across one of those prose Extracts from a letter received by poems by Wilhemina Stitch the other day; and 1 couldn't help thinking of you, Here it is-- "Above Defeat" "What is the grandest neath the sun? To see times we all have done -- a body smiling though there be no cause; fighting against great odds without a pause; fighting and smiling, knowing grim defeat, yet keeping breath enough to call life sweet! To see a body carrying his load as if it were a joy, and not fate's goad, no thought of giving in or turning back, although the path be rough and skies grow black. Stumbling, "yet singing, while the race is run--this is indeed a grand sight "neath the sun. Does it make one yearn to cheer aloud, feeling most humble, yet exceeding proud, to watch € sight be- and this at a fellow being lose a race, sore handi- capped, but with a gallant grace? Indeed, it is a grand sight "neath the sun to see defeat so very nobly won!" To carry on day after day, week after week, month after month, some- times winning, sometimes losing, yet always sure the end will be Victory, that kind of life needs pretty good It often poses the question-- "What should we do if we were in your shoes?" The answer isn't very flattering to some of us. We know we couldn't do your job. We know, too, but for you, we should be where the Poles, the Czechs, the Jews now stand. You have kepl war's horrors from our shores. All we have done is to keep on working and paying; and remembering the little letters and comforts you need, © Some of us are looking forward and planning for your home coming. The motto is--"Win.the War, Maintain the Peace, Remember the men and women who kept our freedom for us"---and do the deeent thing all round, without making any fuss about it. Fishing is showing up much better these days. Several big lunge are re- ported, including a 22 pound heauty by [Harry DeShane, and another 13% Ibs. by Mrs. Stones, an 18 pounder by Mr. Thompson, of Toronto. These fish were among the wecek- end catch, T her e were others. : We expected to see Andy Clarke here for a fishing trip on Monday, but it rained and we didn't see him. It is nice to know that' the padres are doing a good job, and that so far as possible the folk from home are keeping in touch with you, and you with them. Of course you will re- member that this is a two way street. The folk at home are just as anxious to hear from yon, as you are from them. Mus, C. Stabback, from her son L.A.C. Iarl Jackson, who is now in France. " . I couldn't sleep last night as things were too hot all around, OQur dug-out is covered with dirt and every time a bomb drops or the big guns go off, the dirt falls down onto our beds. As long as it is only dirt that falls I don't mind. . . . It is mighty hard on the Nerves, I can't understand how these old French ladies live through it as some of them look as though they won't live more than a week. We had a little entertainment here last night and some of the French people were in_ the audience. It was nice to see them drop in and enjoy the amuse- ment, My trip from England to France was much different than the one from Canada to England. It takes only a short time, my big truck off the barge made me feel a little leary as we had to drive down a steep ramp and then through the water. It was quite a sensation but I kept cool and made a perfect landing. No one went wrong. [I have had a lot to do on my truck since I have heen over here but I am just about finished now. I'll be glad when it is done as I don't like the idea of being a monkey. I would rather be hack in the grocery business. I have a little poem for you, Mom: grease To My Sweetheart You don't get any medals, mum [for the job you have to do, Although you work much harder, You are brave, constant and true, Your fortune is just four walls, A ceiling and a floor, You have to battle with your heart, That's what God made mothers for. You've struggled on all your life, No battle too big for you, You had many big decisions to make; But you always came smiling through. You tried tobe brave when I had to go Behind your smile was a tear; In your heart, Mum, you-wanted to cry And I knew it, Mother Dear. I still can see your loving smile, And feel your tender Kiss, I remember all the little things, That I'm beginning to miss. They should 'seribe your name on the roll of fame, In letters of purest gold, No honor is too high for you, PE And your deeds are seldom told. I somehow think they will never know, They don't seem to ever hear Of the millions of mothers there are like you, Gad bless you, Mother dear." Yours truly, THE EDITOR. The storm went a mile and a half north of Orono. Strips of metal roof- ing were said to have been blown H00 feet into the air from the farm of Mr. Orley Chapman, nt 31000 was done to the orchards of Wi. Armstrong, cast of the Chapman farm, Hard Twice Hampton Hit A severe storm passed over here ong Wednesday night accompanied by hail and wind, On Thursday afternoon an- other very heavy storm: accompanied by much hail and rain visited the vil- lage and district, such as never was known by the majority of the citizens. Torrents of rain fell which Aooded the streets, gardens and some cellars, and worst of all was the continuous hail storm which covered the ground with a white blanket, and slashing and ruin- ing everything in the fields and gar- dena, In the late afternoon citizens were still able to gather up hail stones as large as chestnuts and marbles. There were no reports of window panes being broken in the village. THANK YOU We wish to thank those who so kindly assisted to find our dog. Henry Dodd. Damage estimated | Congratulations Miss Ellen Ploughman has com- pleted her course in Canada Business . College, Toronto, and has accepted a secretarial position in the office of W. | R. Brock & Associates, an engineering firm. ] 2 Junior War Workers "The regular meeting of the Junior War Workers will be held at the home of Mrs. John "Murray on Tuesday evening, August 1st, a Ration Coupons which may be used Effective Thursday July 27th Butter--66 to 71 Tea and Coffee-- E1 to E6 14 to 29; T30 to T37 Sugar--I14 to 87 inclusive Canning Sugar--F1 to F10 Preserves--DI1 to D24 .The_thoughts of driving gsr Lt say Be N = Ee od lps ATL, NR REL v A or gx " re -, an 7 --