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WW. - responsibility. Watch your label; it tells whem your Subscription expires. $1.50 per year in advance 5 cents a single copy EDITORIAL ad Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, his first, best country ever is at home.--Goldsmith. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE, CANADA! Meat fationing | is coming back again, known rationing for some time now and it is not We had meat rationing before. Many of the papers of the nation have béen in- sistent in their demand that it be brought back a new venture. again, Britain is desperately 'Europe is starving and faces a winter of despair. Well, here it is, the meat rationing Canada asked ~ for. But the war in Europe is over and it is a dif- ferent thing asking for meat rationing to help the poor Europeans or the meat-short British and actually going without meat. "will we in this country of full resources accept the role we must acknowledge as citizens of in- Will our people reso- lutely turn their backs on black marketing ? our city people week after week be prepared to see on their tables quantities of meat which they inadequate ? farmers, justifiably proud of their privileges as recognize the ternational responsibility ? as Canadians consider free individuals slaughtering without: which the rationing could not be properly maintained? We are a big, people in a country of growing This business of meat rationing can be a power, test of our adult qualities as a grumble and let dull the edge of enthusiasm to feed Britain--and what parts of Europe we may-- then it won't be long before our grumbling will lead to strong dissatisfaction, to black markets and all the underhand devices of a deceitful peo- with a law they are e have seen what hap- pened to some parts of the world when war col- lapsed national economy. We have no such ex- ple too corrupt to do awa not willing to stand by, w. cuses in this country. We will have meat rationing again. large we asked for it. FREE ENTERPRISE MUST MAKE GOOD. five years. if his father was a christian, now." Free enterprise will have to keep one eye on The fact is that the present demand is that first consideration be given to the consumer; and that dividends be the public good--or else! paid--not--as_ "all the traffic - rather -with broad vision of the ultimate well- being of both the consumer, and of Canadian business as a whole, The importance of the "common" people is re- Any business' deal - that seems to give undue advantage to investors (particularly controlling investors) will be resent- ed, and will be catalogued by the socialists as am- munition to be used in the next general election, __ceiving unusual recognition. Let's make it work. Canadians have voted to sustain free enter- prise; but they did it in the spirit of the man from Missouri--they want to be shown. .- Free enterprise will be on trial for the next The position of this-economic system reminds us of the story of the boy who was asked The answer was revealing--*Yes, but he isn't working at it much We have short of meat, The tendency in Canadian thinking is toward increased social service, that "Jack's as good as his master", and should be given opportunity for living conditions in ve- lation to the service Jack renders, that, the worker shall have work that he can do cffectively. Those" are ideals toward which we, as Canadians, are working. The unspoken slogan is More than Those who selfishly consider nothing but their own profits, will possibly find themselves in an How gracefully vice, Will Will our necessity for in the system of meat class in society. nation,. If we ~awkward position, if the voters take the bit in their teeth and decide to see what the results would be under state control, Free enterprise is the proper system for a democratic people. lines that warrant its existence as a public ser- This fact is becoming more thoroughly re- cognized as the years pass. sons for this improvement, But it must be run along There are two ren- The- first is the fact that class distinction, both here and in Britain, is being broken down. men and women (rich and poor) have all been same struggle. mire and trust each other: And they have learned that true greatness is not confined to any 'single Our They have learned to ad- The second reason is that in no other way can , the character and' the material resources of the 'country be efficiently developed. will impede progress. It is true that there are folk who think the world owes them a living, people who believe that a "sucker" is born every hour; and they carry on business -accordingly. The Bible deals effectively with the first class-- "He that will not work, neither shall he eat."-- 2 Thess. 3:10. Common law is beginning to look Regimentation And there are other after the second class. By and In passing, it might be noted that Canadian sharpers have been learning how to gull the pub- lic very thoroughly. Evidently this method of gaining a living is not confined to the United States, or any other country. Canada has the greatest opportunity in its foundation. where research hilly at times. will bear", but history to build a business structure on a firm The building may, indeed 'it will, en- counter difficulties; but we have the. resources; we have the industrial ability;.and we have the spirit of business adventure so-essential.in a-world is~opening wonderlands of pro- duction for better living. These opportunities and obligations are for all who carry on business of any kind. day to start off with the right foot, and keep go- ing-iin the right direction, even if the road is a bit This is the Free enterprise could Mn all the freedoms for which our men and women have fought, suf- fered, and died, if they carry on ecanomic warfare as they did after the war of 1914-1918. To save ourselves from destruction, business must make practical application of the Golden Rule. The day has come to test our faith. The choice is between high tariff and the Four Freedoms. The tariff brought us war. be made to bring us real peace? courage, vision, and sacrifice to do that. Can the Freedoms It will take COMMUNITY ACTION FOR POST-WAR JOBS The Ontario Department of Plan- ning and Development has prepared a booklet re Post War Planning. The purpose is four-fold: 1. To stimulate Community Think- ing and Community Action for jobs. 2. To give direction to and to as- sist in organizing community effort. - 3. To serve as a framework for Committee and neighborhood discus- sion, 4, To the end that by the 'united effort or organized and co-ordinated community action we shall create nearly a million jobs needed right here in Ontario. We need these young returning soldiers -and- 'women to develop our own prosperity. Planning is not solely a Government It is the responsibility of every individual and every group of individuals in every community. While the Government can give di- rection and support post war plan- ning for jobs, YOU are personally re- . sponsible to do your share in making local plans, Somebody has to be the "gpark plug." What about you? This includes every worker, business man or woman, every professional man, banker, housewife, teacher, clergy- man--everybody. Organization and co-operation are essential, Individuals may suggest; but the community will need to co- operate to put the suggestion into ef- fect, Have a feasible plan, and keep ever- lastingly at it to see that the plan is put into operation, "When a group of you demand ac- tion, you will get it from your local politicians, if nowhere else. If they won't listen, get some new politi cians." "Give the several jobs that néed do- ing (to carry out your plans) to several committees to do. Divide your responsibility for detailed study and work." Small communities are interested in decentralization of industry, and. .in the construction of adequate housing. Such plans will increase the number of taxpayers and lower individag] taxes. Improvement and extension of local service is a wise starting point. Thig is particularly true of municipal ser- vices--water supply, sewage system, garbage collection and upkeep of streets, sidewalks, ete. A well kept town attrdcts industries. if facilities are available, There is room in Port Perry for a well run laundry. : 'Service Establishments Some towns have lost so' many doc- tors and dentists to the armed forces that this too has become a pressing community problem, Here are some questjong to help you uncover oppor- tunities to strengthen the professional and budiness services available in your town: : = 1. Are there énough of these in your town: ambulances, barber shops, banks, beauty parlors, day nurseries, dentists, doctors, employment offices, insurance brokers, laundries, lawyers, social workers, tailors and under- takers ? 2; Does your town have modern and adequate hospitals, sanitariums, and rest homes? '8, Does your town have clinics, either free or part-pay, where people of limited means can get: dental ger- vice, medical aid, and legal help? 4. Are the utility services adequate: electric power, gas, telegraph, tele phone, transportation and water? 6. Are good repair services avail- able for: autos, electrical appliances, clothes, farm equipment, household equipment, machinery, office equip- ment, radios, shoes, tractors, and trucks? . 6. Do banks give adequate service on: business loans, crop loans, invest- ment advice, personal loans, real- estate loans, and trusts? 7. Isnthere a' good entomologist or farm advisor available in your town? 8. Are there any important services needed but not available in your town? 9. Do your local schools have ade- 'quate training programs for adults and others who want to learn a trade such as automobile or radio repairing? More Kids--More Jobs Your community needs. its young people. The interests of young peo- ple are tied up with everything that benefits business and makes for a strong, healthy, living community. Every youngster is a customer-- customer means jobs, Make your community a permanent home for your young people. Why let your most valuable asset drift away to some more alive and progres- sive town or to the city? Keep cus- tomers at home--no customers--no jobs. : These questions should help guide your study: 1. Do your young people want to come home to your community or do they prefer to go elsewhere? 2. Approximately what percent of the high school graduates in peace- time remained in your community, and what percent moved elsewhere? 3. What were the main reasons for their leaving 7 PORT PERRY STA PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 19th, 19456 SICK CHILDREN' Ss ~ HOSPITAL FUND|= At the request of the local chairman of the Sick Children's Hospital Fund, members of the Lions Club will make a canvass for subscriptions to this fund in Port Perry. 'I'his move has been taken to ive an opportunity to our citizens to make VOLUNTARY contributions to a project that has done and will do valuable service to every municipality in the Province of Ontario. While a number of generous gifts have been made by individual citizens, the response by the gen- eral public has not been in keeping with the value of the service rendered by the Sick Children's Hospital. Small gifts are appreciated. They express good will, and a realization that in cases of emergency the Sick Children's Hospital has been an efficient friend in many times of need. Welcome Home One by one our soldier men are returning to their homes in Port Perry and vicinity. The latest contin- gent iucluded--L. A. C. Garnet Weir, Pte. Grant Mec- Dermott, 8nd Gnr. Kenneth Hillier. 1t is good to see them home again; and words are inadequate to express the appreciation of the people "of this comm{inity for the sacrifice and service they Pte. Gra are going on to the Pacific have WT to the cause of freedom in the world. t McDermott and Gnr. Kenneth Hillier War area. They are home 'on thirty days leave. They realize that the war is not over yet, and{ have made up their minds to do their part. Each ofjthese men have given about three years service in the} European war. After thfee and a half years overseas service, L.A.C. Garndt Weir came home on Tuesday night. 'A short time agb Garnet married an English girl, who will follow later, there being no provision in his con- tingent for bringing war brides. 4. What can be done to encourage more of them to settle and establish homes in your community? 6. Is there any local business group or leader who helps young folks find jobs upon graduation? 6. Do the churches, civic groups, and clubs encourage and welcome young people as participants? 7. Is there a good business college in your community ? 8. Do your schools give adequate vocational training to prepare stu- dents for jobs? 9. Do you give adequate guidance to: (a) boys in selecting a career? (b) to girls? 10. Are enough agricultural ~sub- jects taught in your High School ? (If "no", what courses should be added?) 11. Do local farmers help young people find farm employment? 12. Are the farmers in and about your community making life on the farm more interesting and attractive by the use of modern farm equipment and household appliances ? 13. Is there entertainment for the young people in your community or do they have to go over to some other town? 14. Are there adequate recreational facilities for teen-age girls and boys? Have you a swimming pool, a rink, a Teen-Age House? 16. Have you a Junior Chamber of Commerce for the young men? 16.-Have you a Community or Neighborhood House for young mar- ried women? 17. Have you a Nursery School ? 18. Have you Public Parks and Playgrounds? } 19. Have you safe streets for chil- dren going to school? 20. Last, but by no means the least, how many young people have you on your Post-War Planning Committees? Strengthen Your Distributive Trades The following questions will stimu- Igte ideas: Is there adequate parking space for shoppers ? Are you losing rural trade to other communities? If so, is it because of better merchandise, better service, lower prices, or more convenient transportation? Do enough stores have clean public rest rooms for shoppers and their children? Is there any place mothers can leave their children while shopping ? Are there plenty of good public eating places? Is there any important merchandise or service which is needed: and not available in your town? a LT =a wi Attention, Soldiers! The Welcoming Committee of the "Port Perry Citizens Post War Com- mittee" extend a hearty invitation to all members of the Armed Forces now home, either on furlough or perma- nently, to meet informally in the Com- munity Room of the Library, on Mon- day, July 23rd, at 8.30 p.m. for a little get-together and for the pur- pose of saying "Welcome Home". ' The Committee sincerely hope to have the pleasure of seeing ALL on that evening. W. M. Letcher, Reeve Samuel Farmer, Chairman, Rehabilitation Com. ASHBURN Sunday School and Church services were conducted as usual at Burn's Church, on Sunday, July 15th. The special offering taken at Sunday School for the Sick Children's Hospital Fund amounted to $26.00. The regular monthly meeting of the W.M.S. was held in the basement of Burn's Church on Tuesday, July 10th, at 2.30 pm. Mrs. Russell Lunney gave the report of the semi-annual Presbyterial convention held at Wood- ville on June 19th. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 8th -at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs, R. Heron, with Mrs. Wes Routley in charge. Kindly note the change of time, a Mr. and Mrs. Frank Figher, of To- ronto, and Mrs. Clara Laycock, of Prince George, B.C., guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heron. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blackburn, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Mrs. Levi Ward, of Oshawa, called at the home of Mrs. Wm. Taylor, on Tuesday, July 10th, Lieut. Lyle Sherwin, of Sydney, N.S., is spending a twenty-eight day leave at the hbme of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, R. D. Sherwin. Congratulations to Frances Lynde on passing her recent entrance exam- inations, instead of Shirley Lynde, as reported last week. Rev. My. Darnell and Mr. (continued on page 4) Robin were Sunday]. SAMUEL FARMER Editor and Publisher DAY by DAY Low I went over to the Massey-Harris Implement Agency the other day to see a ten foot binder. They are not very plentiful, Mr. McMillan assured me, This one has been bought by Mr. Dean Graham, of Sunderland, The full width of the machine with sheaf carrier down will be about 18 feet. Special arrangements have been made for entry into the fields. It could not go through any gate full width on; but the binder truck will solve the difficulty. Such a binder with its sheaf carvier will lessen stook- ing labor; as the long. cutting bar will feed the sheaf carrier so that it will be dumping pretty constantly. I could not help comparing this modern farm implement with the "armstrong" binder 1 used to operate some fifty years ago, or the cradle I used to swing. Times have changed in this respect for the better, * * * Once in a while some figures de- scribing Britain's wav effort are time- ly. Here are a few. Britain has done more than her share, - Total population, 46,750,000. Liable for National Service--men 14 to 64, women 14 to bo, distributed as follows: Armed Forces, full time, civil de- fence, and most of the munition industries--11,311,000. All essential industries, including agriculture, mining, public utili- ties, transport, food, textiles, ete., 11,705,000, HouSewives, 914,000. Outside compulsory regulation scheme -- men over G1, women over 09, and children under 14-- 14,000,000, not conscripted--Y,- i Jottings by the Editor Evidently everybody did his or her bit that could help in any way. LJ * * Labor Note ~The boss must make a profit on the job, or I won't have it long. * * * ~ - What is hateful to thee, do not to thy fellow. This is the whole law. All the vest is commentary. ¢ sw John Gunther-- "Inside Europe" (These are last war's figures. are higher now.) Bullets do not cost much; but if you one milion rounds an hour at $50 per 1000, the figures mount up. A ritle does not cost much--perhaps $20.00. But equip an army of one million men, and you have spent $26, 000,000. A machine gun costs about 3600. The French have about 40,000 of them, A mm field gun costs about $1000, and cach shell about $16. The famous French to about IBO00 each, They are expensive and intricate, with fuses built like watches, Their shells cost $26 each, ina single bombardment some millions may be fired. A big tank, complete costs about $80,000. A bomb- ing plane may diminish your budget $100,000. A modern cruiser costs S1LO00000, an aircraft carrier $19,- shoot 10's come and PC NT a en ATEN IIA 000,000, and a big battleship $30,000,- 000, "Well, T don't know what history will say, but I'm afraid you will have to agree that in 1914 Belgium did not invade Germany'---Briand (as report- ed by J. Gunther in "Inside, Europe"". Nor did" Belgium invade Germany in 1939 to 1945. APPLICATION TO LIFE Rev. EK. There is much to be done to uild up a new life for ourselves and our country. How true it is that we con- tinually look to physical strength as the source of our construction. With such a display of physical force as has been before us since the war began, that side of life has forced itself into the front line, We look to govern- ments and nations as the fountain of our strength. Oh yes, we also be- lieve in God, but we are not sure just how much He affects the affairs of men. We are quite sure in our minds that "might is right", (when it is our might), but we would rather not put too much reliance upon the power of God. Whether we think it or.not that condition of mind-s true of the ma- jority. What then has Jésus {0 say about us. "0 faithless generation, how long shall I bear with you?" (St. Mark 9:19.) He would class us in the same category as Nicodemus (St. John 3:1-10), that of "half-believers." We, like Nicodemus, are willing to de- "fend the cause of Christ without iden- tifying ourselves with it. But that is not enough, says our Lord, "Except a man be born anew, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (St. John 3:3), We must start a new life, hav- ing been "born of water and of the spirit." Life then is much more than a mere | display of physical strength, which RINT IER AA { Letter from To the Editor and people of the community: How would you like Port Perry to be known as the playgound of On- tario? Well it could be; you have everything here to make it that. There is fishing and boating in the summer and you have a grand lake for ice boating in the winter. There is lots of room for tourists to camp, and lots of space for building cabins. The community of Port Perry could make money for itself with a little push from the people and councils of the district. You have a grand lake, only it needs a good cleaning out of weeds and carp, which I think could be done if enough pressure were put in the right direction, and a little ad- vertising on the part of the town itself. Right now Port Perry is just a dot on the map where it could be an industrial town. . Bruton has its significance in signs of power. The love of God does not always show We cannot atford to be half-believers whose faith itself in visible signs. in Christ is based on His miracles. Of course, if life ended with the grave there would be some justification for such belief. This life is but a part of period of which St. John says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoso- ever believeth in "Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." There must be a birth here before there can be life. So also in the heavenly realm, there must be birth. The beginning of the new life in Chrizt takes place at our baptism. That is the initiation into the christian life. It is a spiritual regeneration which extends gver the whole of our Christign life. We have taken the initinl step on the road to salvation. But even that step at any given mo- ment does not altogether assure our salvation at the last day. It depends upon individual repentance and for- IFor those who try to live the' Christ-like life, God freely gives His gift of the Holy Spirit. -We are daily renewed by the Holy Spirit. It is an act of Lod through Jesus Christ, whereby we become very closely as- sociated with His Death and Resur- rection. liven as He is risen, so we "shall rise at the final "roll-call." giveness, : , Loo FATS Tm RSIS Mr. Traynor These are ideas of a visitor in your fair district who would like to come again but conditions as they are here are not very encouraging for any tourist or visitor. There is no en- tertainment of any kind. You go down to the Lake Front, there are no lights or any kind of amusement. So what is a visitor on holiday supposed to do? Go to bed with the chickens and get up with them? They have come up here to enjoy themselves. Come. on vou folks, can be done to fix things up. This is a great time now to start these things moving, with all our boys coming back from overseas, 3 There are a lot more things I could suggest but T will leave it-at that, and will close this letter for now, hoping I have done this community a little good by writing this note. Yours truly, ' Wm. Traynor, Toronto. They get together and see what A er) a a a VR i AR Ries +5 ~~ ) - -- a { 3 i { a t i i eR a - Vhong Per oi nite ws Ie SE TER 3 NA yA, py = i. y SES pr / . A SER rr