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2 Watch' your belt tells whew your Subseripiion.. axpires, se $1.50 per year in advance. 5 conte 2 siugle copy ~~ EDITORIAL PORT PERR / STAR - ry PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1944 £ Buch is the patriots hoast, where'er wé roam, Bis first, beat country ever is at home. --Goldsmith. WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH GERMANY AFTER THE WAR? To speak blintly, we are not in a position . know what should be done with Germany. Ewin if we did know, we are not in a position to ei - force our opinions. What the man on the street says is generally, extreme, He talks for effect, and hopes to gain the favor of the listeners, German propaganda is using this unlicensed street corner talk with telling effect to inflame the minds of the people, and induce them to fight on in desperation, rather than face the terrible dangers of defeat as pictured by their leaders in a story woven from the vindictive statements of certain irresponsible persons. s In this way the war is and can be prolonged. Our loose talk, and bitter statements may spell disaster and death to one or more of our loved ones, When Germany sues for peace, that will be the time to state the terms of peace. And those "terms should be made by responsible 'persons, who know two things well: 1, Where to place the blame for this war, and who must be punish- ed. 2, What are the terms necessary in order that peace may be permanent, and how shall those. terms be most successfully enforced. That the criminals must be punished, is essen- tial. That steps must be taken to prevent another * uprising small or great, is also necessary, But the Germans as a people cannot all be destroyed nor rendered destitute, Military power will 'have to be crushed: but there ¢an be no real peace. if many millions of people are placed. in 'circum- stances of physical distress. - past. 3 Only one real requirement is peat from Ger- _ many -- That she shall tio longer be an aggressor nation; but that she shall permit her Reighbaring gt nations td live in peace, ©. Lowell Thomas i in his fecent 'broadeast, issued _a serious warning: to the people as to the terrible results which can follow irresponsible talk as to what shall be done with' Germany. after the war. We can't do any good by our statements in this. matter; and for the sake of the boys who are + Pi defending us, we can well afford to keep silence, and leave the great decision to the persons who must in the end be responsible for carrying out the terms of peace" that shall be imposed. CREE BE TE IT CAN'T LAST , There is a nfovement on foot to remove taxes 'from "Co-Operatives", THat is fine for the Co- The very principles 8 for which the Alliés are fighting, would Tevolt at © such conditions, me: ihe, heat of; indignation WAS. \vark ahd careful economy. Operatives; but it is the kind of special privilege that np citizen of Canada should 'accept, let alone seek, : : We all ought to do our share to pay for the administration of public affairs. To remove taxes from the Co-Operatives is to do for them what they complain has been .done, one way and an- other, by private enterprise. When some new group of Canadians goes about the business of securing special advantages, that does nothing to help the consumer: it simply changes masters for the general public. Taxes are part of the over- head of any business, and should be paid by all. A business that has to be continued by special favor cannot last except as a burden on the ¢om- munity or some part of it. Co-operatives are formed with the avowed pur- pose of serving the public at a smaller rate of profit, and with the idea of distributing what surplus profits can be spared from the conduct of the business, among the members of the Co- Operative. This is very fine for those concerned; but if, in the doing of it, they place a bigger load on the rest of those who serve the public in a business way, then the principle of mutual help- fulness is not fully carried out. It may seem that this little thing of exemption from taxation for the-Co«Operatives, is not so im- portant as to make any fuss about it, But the fact is that this is a tendency of the times--to dodge responsibilities; and the curious part of this case is that it is being done by persons who strongly condemn such action in others. Considering the service rendered by local mer- chants over a period of years, it is notable that very few have done more than make comfortable living. _ And they have earned that living by hard been plenty of competition to prevent over-charg- ing. Competition has been sufficiently keen to" + 'kéep prices at a reasonable level, "there has' also been the competition of neighboring ~ towns. The Wires and other business men pay" a "goodly share of the cost of the upkeep of the town -affairs. More than that, they have through the years given freely of their time and talent to at- tend to the welfare of the people of this com- munity. - Looking ahead, this matter of special privilege to apy group engaged in business, co-operative or in free enterprise, will have to be watched closely. It i§ the old question of the camel that asked to put its head in its master's tent, You know the rf f the story. Our motto should be-- "gprnal privileges for none; fair treatment for all! . There has always: Ii recent years, Fs Humpty-Dumpty | Dumping Last year we noted the closing of the old eyesore.dump of many years and the opening of a new site up the old C.N.R. track which appeared to be the least objectionable place that could be.located and yet be reasonably come- at-able, We hoped a new era had dawned but we soon found we were too opti- mistic for we had not reckoned with human perversity and it was soon noticed that "dumpers" found it easier to knock over the "No Dumpifig" signs and unload, even objectionable mater- ial, long before they reached the actual dumping site and in a short time the dump was travelling towards * North and Water streets at rapid rate : neighbours were offended by ( and smells, to say nothing of es. : Chairman Grant Gerrow put his _ Aofamittee 'to work and Bulldozers, terpillar Tractors and Power Main- ners jumped onto the job and made a transformation that one could hardly believe, Once more the road to the dump is wide and open and safe and the "No Dumping" signs will be supplanted with warnings reading "Penalty for Dumping Here", backed up by a $10 fine, It is hoped a few trips to the Police Court will cool off even the most ardent trespasser on decency. OBSERVER. by W.H. Moore, M.P, 5 remedied entirely by Act of Parlia- Timely Suggestion (Toronto Globe and Mail). Mr. William Henry Moore, M; Pp, ri Ontario" 'Riding, * has' started "somg- thing which might very profitably be initiated throughout Ontario and Can- ada, It is a citizen's workshop, or a substitute for the cracker-barrel clubg of the early days, and the purpose is to encourage people to study public affairs and make democracy work, As Mr. Moore possesses one of the most brilliant minds: of this.country and has friendship, there is no 'doubt that 'the citizens' workshop will be a popular and useful institution. The "workshop" will welcome to its roundtable discussions ypeoplés of "gil parties and of none, 1 It is proposed to study such 'matters as the distribution of the national -income, taxation; the inadequate assistance given by .Gov- ernments to agriculture, the Polish |" issue, relations betweefi employers and employees, and the economic structure in relation'to politics. = The idea is to to study their country and its pro. blems so they may cast an intelligent vote in elections, t Under the direction of "Bill cessful, Intellectually, the member for Ontario is certainly one of the out- standing members of Parliament. He has an independence of mind combined |" with wisdom and, knowledge. great -eapacity" for leadership and \ government enable the citizens of Ontario riding Moore, the movement ought to be sme | of roots are deep in Canada. He is a practical man of affairs, a farmer, an econoniist and a qualified lawyer, 'Mr, Moore recognizes that the troubles <of -mankind are not to be ment sor by Order-in-Council. He sees defects in the existing system, but instead of 'destroying it he would improve it and make it work for the benefit of all classes. The people ought to assert their right to govern, but if they are to govern intelligently they, must first, i all be informed. Parliament is a safety valve. ' But in addition to blowing off steam it could be made the driving force to correct the:nation's ills. / 'Propetly used, Parlfament. would be the: grand assize of "the 'Dominion. Through it Canada could secure sound which would safeguard the interests of the people and protect ancient: liberties, Good laws would guarantee - an opportunity for every one willing to work to make a decent, living in one of the richest 'countries in 'the world. 'tn 'this movement, Mr. Moore and hig neighbours are getting down -to bedrock principles. We see a very profitable winter ahead of the folk Moore's workshop. ¢ member the ood Donors' Clinie Friday evening his Week United Empire Loyalist stock, hig who gather around the benches of Mr. ovember 3rd. eis Week ARWEST EN =1UN GRA a Ko) LET US ALL HELP t 4 i We are holding our own in this Loan Campaign, but the time has come to INVEST NOW. When the Loan Salesman calls, it will save time and give en- couragemet if you are ready to buy your bond. - This investment is necessary for our protection. . The more thoroughly we support our armed forces, "the sooner our men and women will be home again, and we shall begin to return to normal living. CC that COUNTS ViICTO winind bi o FINISH the Jon SOON 5 At a cost of about one hun dump. of this rule. | UNNECESSARY EXPENSE ~The town dump has been straightened up again. dred dollars, the Council 'has had the dump put in tidy shape, and has made it perfectly-clear where to dump, and where NOT -to There is now no excuse for careless scatter- ing of garbage all over the place. The rule now is that there must be no dumping south of the entrance gates. done on the left hand side of the road as you drive in. A Ten Dollar penalty will be imposed for the violation Warning signs are being posted. All dumping must be Port Perry Lions This letter from Salvation Army Headquarters is acknowledgment of a fine piece of collecting done by members of Port Perry Lions Club, under chairmanship of Lion Bob Johnson. Last year Port Perry's contri- bution to the Salvation Army was something under two hundred dollars. This year 'it totalled $422,562. Itis pleasing. to note the grow- ing interest in the excellent work of the Salvation Army. FROM SALVATION ARMY October 20th, 1944 Mr. E His; Port' Perty, Dear Sir i--Licut. iCobnel Tutte has written me regarding a transfer of the sum of $422.52, collections up to date at Port/Perry and your letter attached "thereto, I am asking our Officer, Capt. Mac- Corquodale, to call in and see you with a view of auditing your statement and certifying :the same. preciate, if it is possible, 1 receiving a 'duplichte copy" of the same as this would be very valuable to have on file for reference next year, We also appreciate that your can- vassers. may, beable to collect, from promises, a small additional amount and that you will be forwarding in guch funds ii due course,' A May, I: take this opportunity of *| thanking you for the splendid assist- ance you hhve given to make our Campaign a success, as we certainl appreciate the kindness of our friends, We shall be writing the Chairman at a little later date and at the eonclu- sion of the Campaign throughout the Territory. } - Sincerely yours, Rufus T. Spooner, Lieut.-Colonel. We wopld apf. iy pe 0 Open Meeting Tuesday, Nov. 7 "at 8.00 p.m. South Ontario Federation of Agriculture will hold a meeting in the Assembly Hall of Port Perry High School. This meeting will be a sample class, showing the work undertaken by the Rural Adult Education Associa- tion. There will be moving pictures; and a good program, The meeting will be open to the ADULT public without any admission fee. EE | " $73,550 is not «Half the Objective for District "LE" Victory Loan That was the amount reported Wednesday noon The time is half ~ gone, but the objective is not half reached. WEA suv vicTony BoNos - ' PE AAT AS EE - STE 4 SAMUEL FARMER, % Editor and Publisher To the Home Folks Away from Home. Most of this week has kept our folk up. for Winter, which we but thank goodness, is postponing its visit, Last year at this time, we had had our frosts and snow flurries, This year the weather has been unusually fine. The fall rains have not come, and the Indians and other wise people are pro- phesying an "open" winter. I'll tell you how that comes out next Spring. This cleaning up business is pretty slow now that you are over there "cleaning up." Blessings on you, We are all looking forward to-the day when that job will be done, and done thoroughly. Well, the High School youngsters had their Hallowe'en Dance, and had a royal good time. If I were fifty years younger, I should be able to tell you '"'who all" were there. Who danced with whom. Who missed the right person, and who didn't. But when I attended that High School, times were different. In those days the Methodist Church was strong. Very strong, And dancing was taboo, in spite of the "Footnote," Dancing and cards were not on the list. Now, well now, perhaps we swing a bit to the.other extreme, and some folk don't know how to entertain their friends-- if there are neither cards nor dancing. Capned entertainment does make us pretty wooden, It "certainly stirs our minds up when we have to think how to make a party ourselves... Not that we can't do it. I have heard of a few lately. "Showers" are all the rage here you know; and when you get a group of girls bent on having a good time, there is not much of a limit in what they can think up. We are still alive to the entertaining pos- sibilities; but as a rule cards and dancing seem the casy way out, How- ever, cating is not forgotten. i cleaning know is coming; which, Letter to Those on Active Sefvice "marry the smith, I have written in this vein because I want you to know that Port Perry community is still here; and that it is ready and waiting for the day when you will be back to enjoy the good times with us---and to help us clean up the garden, and such like, The most popular man of the 'day _ is the coal and wood man--if he sup- plies the necessary fuel--if not, well, we don't use bad language. This re- minds me of the story of the bishop who was invited to a banquet. Every- thing was put on in real style for the great occasion, and, of course, the bishop was dressed in his best. Well, to make a tragic story short, the waiter came along with the soup, and instead of placing it gently on the table in front of him, he dumped the contents of the plate in the bishop's lap. The bishop rose, and in his most entreating voice," said: "Will some layman please supply: the necessary and appropriate language!" Which, as Andy Clarke would say, leads us nicely to a puzzle which we have been saving for a couple of weeks, Here it is: Baker, Clark, Draper and Smith are; not respectively, a baker, a clerk, a draper and a smith, None of them works at a job suggested by his name. Fach of them has married the sister of one of the others: but none of them hus a wife whose maiden name sug- gests his own joh. Mr. Baker is not a clerk, and Miss Draper did not Mrs, Clark's maiden name is the samo as the job of the man who married Miss Draper, Who married Miss Clark? Figuring that one out should keep you occupied for a short while. We will give you the solution next week so you can check and see if your answer is the same, So long for now. Yours truly, The Editor. LIONS CLUBS WILL PLANNING ASSIST AND DEVELOPMENT Lions International have volunteer- ed the services of all Ontario Lions Clubs to make a survey of the natural and industrial resources of the Pro- vince. This offer was made to the Ontario Department of Planning and Development. It includes the enlist- ment and co-ordination of other ser- vice clubs, The Department of Planning and Development in accepting this offer recognizes that a thorough study of community needs and community re- sources from every possible aspect is a necessary basis for taking stock for the purpose of planning. Planning is not the sole responsibility of any Go- vernment, It is the responsibility of every individual and every group or association of individuals throughout the Province." The Department of Planning and Development' will find a survey carried out under the Lions Club proposal a very useful basis upon future, The general prosperity of the Pro- vince as a whole will depend largely upon the continued prosperity of far- mers and other primary producers. The development of local markets is always a great advantage to any farm community, The more industries can be distributed throughout the smaller centres of population the more the position of the pgricultural communi- ties will be directly improved. The Department of Planning and Development intends to assist as far as possible the smaller and more iso- lated urban communities in the pre- paration of information as to their industrial advantages. The proposed Lions Club survey should be of great assistance in presenting a general view of the whole industrial situation, and particularly to provide detailed information about the smaller coni® munities which might well support new industrial activity, The Department is arranging for the assistance of the local offices of the Ontario Municipal Electric Asso- ciation and the Association of Muniei- pal Electric Utilities through Mr, W. which to make preparations for the, R..Strike, President of the O.M.E.A., and Mr.,S. W. Caniff, President of the AM.E.U, It is also arranging for the co-operation of the local Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce. Mr, F. D. Tolchard, the General Mana- ger of the Board of Trade of the City of Toronto and Acting Secretary of the Associated Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce of the Pro- vince is co-operating to this end. ° ° ° Milk for Britain Fund Hallowe'en was just a little different in Port Perry this year for the boys i and girls, On their rounds in the evening, instead of collecting candy, apples and other sweets, the people were asked to "shell out" pennies for the "Milk for Britain Fund". This campaign was sponsored by the Cubs, and with the assistance of the boys and girls of the village, $35.60 in cash and $1.00 in Kinsmen's tickets were gathered, This was a fine bit of work and the Cubs and their helpers are to be: commended on their work, ial Victory Loan News Ottawa, November 1st To Port Perry Star: Cumulative 7th Loan total $676,818,- 500, compared with $663,617,660 in the 6th Loan. Yesterday's sale $74,348,760 against $72,373,600 last loan. Campbell Carroll, National News Desk. Ration Coupons which may be used Effective Thursday November 2, 1944 Butter--78 to 83 Sugar--14 to 45 inclusive Canning Sugar--F1 to F10 Preserves--DI1 to D32 drei il gn mT a Fm hg a] WW Pe, es - A" hs. rr 2 . 'e 3A i, 2)