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Y To make iron of even and suitable quality, the proportions of these raw, AEE EE A a NA Pe A AY Tes HLTA Ee EEE TT iY a erage rah $1.50 per year in advance 6 cents a single cupy Authorised as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Watch your label; it tolls whea your Subscription expires. EDITORIAL i Ew ----------------------- o------ Redo. FARES ATR ' i .- PORT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 16th, 1946 APPARENTLY HELPLESS In the world-wide whirl of misadventure there is a tendency to emphasize the helplessness of the ordinary people. speak with authority, Labor-capital agitations are like Spring house cleaning. They upset our whole economy, put everything into most unpleasant disorder; and drag out into the open a lot of dust and rubbish, which has to be disposed of. But the day comes when the household must be restored to order. In the present series of labor troubles that time To carty on the disputes any longer would be folly. All the causes of disagreement have been fully aired with but little consultation with the parties chiefly concerned--the consumers. Both capital and labor understand what can or cannot be reasonably done to adjust differences. In fact adjustment has frequently been forgotten. It is a matter now as to who shall gain control. And the pitiful part of it all has been the eold- blooded indifference by both parties to the suffer- has come. ings of humanity. The day cannot be far distant when the con- sumer will have to speak, to act, own protection. If he refuses to he may be called to suffer untold miseries while selfish men in both capital and labor contend for the mastery. . One fact should not be overlooked--capitalism is not confined to a limited number of opulent Every investor, every man with a bank account, every property owner, is a capital- ist. And if irresponsible persons upset that sys- tem which so far has spelled progressive oppor- tunity to great and small folk, we may be saddled . millionaires. with unbearable dictatorships. Changing bosses will not improve our condition unless those bosses are inspired by a greater love of humanity, and a lesser eagerness for personal gain, sational newspaper talk. of Better Business Bureaus and gues, speakers, writers, teachers, will need to come forward with practical methods to put an end to this uncivil economic war. Immense trade opportunities are open to Can- ada just now. Great development of natural re- "sources can be achieved "if "we can use common sense; and put an end to our spirit of helplessness. It is time to teach altruism in the schools to counteract gimmeism. Yet the day is surely coming (the sooner the better) when these people will This whole matter has ceased to be mere sen- It is time to discover contructive possibilities, and foster them. Leaders RURAL §' Havelock Ellis says: "Every nation has the criminals and politicians it deserves." n * * * * IFANDARDS OF LIVING 'Two facts face the observer today in his con- 1. The rising farming people. 2, The farms. living fifty years groomed. increasing for the better that has been achieved. audiences to-day are surprisingly well dressed and Their expression hsows a wider know- ledge and interest in the affairs of the world; and in their own community life. radio, farm organizations, churches and schools, all have contributed to this result. sideration of rural life, standard of living among the number of abandoned R. J. Deachman says that the first of these facts is responsible for the second. true; but other factors enter into the problem. That is partly Those of us who remember rural standards of ago fully recognize the change County [3 Automobile and Because the small unfertile farm cannot sup- to vote for his do these things, Ontario. "into a community The eagerness Consumer Lea- port a family in progressive comfort, abandon- ment naturally follows, particularly when oppor- tunities for advancement are possible elsewhere. The lure of shorter hours and bigegr pay has been irresistible in many cases. There are now some six thousand abandoned farms in the older sections of the Province of The problem arises as to what may be done with these farms. . less; but dangerous. "of weeds and pests; and lower the profitable pro- duction of the whole area. Reforestation has helped in many rural centres, and .could help. more. fostered by Government aid in fertilizers, etc., could in certain cases turn the abandoned farm They are not only use- They become the harborage Specialization of crops blessing. : with which farm machinery- is being bought at auction sales, (or new when pos- sible), points to another solution by which more land can be tilled with less manual labor. The farmer earns the right to a comfortable, forward looking standard of living. He will not "be able to achieve the eight hour day, and the five day week; but he will be able to do more work a century ago. with less drudgery than was possible a quarter of ~--1t-will-be worth while to look-into this whole matter, to see how the possible menace of the abandoned farm may be turned to good account; and to.report all successful co-operative efforts. CANADA'S MOST MODERN FOUNDRY NOW IN OPERATION AT BRANTFORD The post-war period poses problems for foundries that Massey-Harris is attacking with characteristic energy. Wars are no longer waged with spears --but they are still waged with iron and steel. And the recent war has seen an unprecedented increase in foundry capacity. This increased ca- pacity -is going to mean increased com- petition, and the winners will be those who can best apply modern technique and procedure to the ancient art of founding, The Massey-Harris answer is the new, ultra-modern foundry at their Verity Works, Brantford. A $1,360,- 000 answer. Since a foundry must dandle tons of material,--coke, limestone, steel and iron scrap, pig iron and moudling sand--to produce a ton of cast irom, the problem is largely one of mechan- ization of material handling. The old, back-breaking manual labour must go--and it does go in this new foundry. . = Other improvement--must lie in an- swering the increasing demand for better working conditions and lessen- ed occupational exposure, The answer to this Pe giant Roto-Clone and net- work of dust control systems. The innovations which make this new foundry stand out begin right in the yard with the intake of raw ma- tefial--the steel and iron scrap, the pig iron, the coke and limestone which must go into the melting pot of the upola to produce cast iron. materials must be held constant. charging bucket is sitting on:a trolley right on a weighing platform, The operator merely watches the scale, al- lows for tare, and signals to the crane man 'when he has enough. For load- ing steel and iron scrap, an electro- magnetic chuck is hooked on to the crane, The charging bucket trolley then slides along rails into the foundry. Here another large electrically oper- ated crane lifts the bucket to the top of the furnice and dumps it directly into the flaming furnace. The charg- ing bucket is of the drop-bottom type, and is dumped by. flanges on the in- side of the cupola top. As may be known, the purpose of the limestone is to keep the impuri- ties--the slag--in the iron, in fluid condition and allow it to be run off from the molten metal. The slag floats on the surface. These cupolas are of the front-slagging type, the slag automatically running off through an outlet at the front of the furnace, During the day's melt, samples are being continually taken from each cupola, whence they go to the found- ary laboratory to be 'checked, y In pouring, small ladles are used for the smaller castings, while bull-ladles are used for the big ones. Both of these run on an overhead rail, leading | from the cupolas to the "pouring-off" floor: In the early days of founding, neare ly everything was manual. In the morning the worker 'cut', or mixed his own: pile of moulding sand, made his moulds by hand, and then "poured-off" in the afternoon. This sometimes meant making as many as twenty-five' trips to the cupola inside of two hours. And each time carrying back a 50 Ib. ladle of molten iron. Moving' over ) M00 ees Gn wes S000 it All he has to do is lean on a lever and the black sand comes tumbling into his mould. ' This sgnd is mixed in large batches in a central control until, where strict control can be maintained ove its con- sistency and quality. : And sand which spills over the mould does not lie on the floor and have to be shovelled up later. It falls through spill grates' to. an under- ground conveyer system which car- ries the sand back to the central con- trol unit. Here it is tested, then re- conditioned and sent on its way again. Having tamped and packed his mould into shape, the moulder uerely places it on the platen, or board, be- hind him. These platens rest on a gravity roller conveyer, along which they move easily toward the pouring- off floor. Along the overhead rail system come the ladles of fluid iron, handled by the pourers. In the top of each mould an opening, called a 'sprue', has been left, through which the moulten metal is poured into the mould, It used to be, after the castings had been poured ,that they would have to be left to 'burn-out', to cool, Then, in the evening, -the 'shake-out' men would come in and break away the sand from the casting. Now, after a short period during which the metal sets, the castings and moulds, still together, are merely tubled down through the floor, They fall onto an underground conveyer which carries them to the shake-out grill--an inclined vibrating plate which jounces the casting around till the sand is shaken loose. The castings, meantime, as yet un- touched by hand, have dropped off the lower end of the vibrating plate. They tumble on to another conveyor which Formerly this was done by laboriously half a ton of metal in two hours is not carries them outside the building to loading large charging buckets and: weighing them. Then they were push-} | ed into the foundry, carried by ele- vators to the top of the cupolas and dumped into the furnace. Not now. Instead a travelling yard { machine, light work. .. Now there are 'furnace-men', 'pour- cool in the open air, They tumble inside the building ers' and 'moulders', each occupied only | again, on to a sorting conveyor, where with his ow job. The moulder remains right at his By constantly running con- workers pick them off and drop them into separate skids or trucks, , They are now in the cleaning room crane is equipped with a clamshell | veyers, which move overhead, the where they are churned in a mixture bucket for loading the coke and lime-| moulding sand is brought to a hopper of water and mill-stars, stone into the bucket, This|directly over his moulding machine, The castings are now ready for New Baptist Church is Dedicated Through persistent personal effort the members of the local Baptist Church have succeeded in erecting a new building on the site of the former structure that is now an exhibition building at the Fair Grounds. Most. of the Port Perry Baptists put money and much personal labor into the project; and on Thursday evening of last week, the Dedication service was held, with Rev. William Dynes, Toronto, preaching the dedi- cation sermon. It was a strong evan- gelical address, with a challenge to evangelistic effort on the part of the local members, Personal service was stressed as the great need; and as the only justification for the existence of any church, Mrs. J. Munroe sang two appro- priate solos, and the Oshawa Mixed Quartette contributed happily to the musical program, The singing throughout the service was enthusias- tic. A strong delegation of Oshawa Baptists helped to fill the Church, and added to the fine spirit throughout the meeting, : Rev. James Taylor, the local pastor, spoke briefly. His address was one of thankfulness. Special mention was made of the very-practical assistance given by the Baptist people from Osh- awa, without which it is not likely the church could have been built, As it is, the building is nicely seat- ed, has a good piano, a furnace for heating, and is simply but suitably trimmed inside. Best of all the work so far has been done so cconomically that the debt incurred is at present less than three hundred dollars. Those who have been behind the movement have reason to be gratified because of what has been accom- plished. J The future is a real challenge. Many other churches and organiza- tions are in the field, each with their special appeal to the people of this community. oo -- > -_e-- -- -- Honeydale W.I. Eleventh Anniversary Oh Wednesday afternoon, May 8th, the pupils of the Yellow School were hosts to the ladies of the Honeydale Women's Institute, ' The president, Mrs, Lawson Honey, presided, The meeting was opened with the Institute Ode, followed by the Lord's Prayer in unison. The roll call, answered by some place in the British Empire, was taken, showing about 30 members and guests present, Norman Perry then took charge of a short patrotic program by the pupils of the Yellow School. Chorus, "I Love You Canada"; reading by Senior Boys, "There's a Thing We Love"; singing by Grades 1-4, "Our Flag"; instrumental, "The Wind" by Helen Honey, sing-song, "The Maple Leaf" and "There'll Always Be an England", "0. Canada"; reading, "The Union Jack", by Wilma Willis; instrumental, "The Rose's Dream" by Shirley Dia- mond; a dance, "All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor" by eight pupils; quar- tette, "Sweet Springtime", Dorothy Geer, Wilma Willes, Bert Geer, Nor- man Parry. ' The children were very happy to have their new flag pole erected. short flag raising ceremony was held outside, conducted by Bob Hill. The pledge was taken, followed by "God Save the King". The children were dismissed for a short time while the Institute minutes and business were read and discussed, The secretary read-a list of all the In- stitute members since its beginning in 1935, The meeting closed with the Mary Stewart Collect, The musical romance contest was conducted by Miss Helen Willard and Mrs, Thelma Beare. Lunch was served. There was a de- licious birthday cake, carried in by two of the contest winners--Mrs, H. Honey and Miss Reta Evans. © The president was given the honour of cut- ing the cake. Following the lunch, a vote of thanks was given to Miss H. Williard, the pupils of the Yellow School and to Mrs, Thelma Beare, grinding off any edges, extrusions or sprue remnants that may be neces- sary. From the grinders it is but a step to the Inspection and Shipping departments, We have marched a long way since that day thousands of years ago, when a savage threw a rock of iron-bearing ore into a hot bed. of charcoal, resting upon an ancient ledge of limestone. P. S. Teachers' Group Meeting. The Public School Teachers of Port Perry and district, held their sixth group meeting in Saintfield School, on Tuesday, May 7th. Miss Mina Dob- son, the new president, presided, The minutes of the October meeting were read and confirmed. The roll call was taken showing twenty-five teachers present, and two inspectors. Mr, R. A. Hutchison and Mr. Archibald. Mr. Crane, principal of Port Perry High School, was the guest speaker. He suggested in a friendly way, some good ideas Public School teachers might follow in preparing their en- trance students for High School, Following this address the teachers were given an opportunity to view the urt and craft display brought by the teachers, Mr. Crane then showed three inter- esting educational movie films: Tips tor Teacher; Five; Children of China. Both Mur. Hutchison and Mr. Avchi- bald spoke briefly. Lunch was then served by the Tunch committee and the meeting dismissed. tee -- AN APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS OF PORT PERRY The Town Council appeals to DOG OWNERS to tie up their dogs--keep- ing them in confinement, during the carly part of the summer, as courtesy to the citiezns of Port Perry, who take a pride in their lawns and gardens. This courtesy would be greatly appre- ciated, as the dogs are at this time a nuisance, and MUST be CONTROLLED YOUR COUNCIL would not like to take further steps in this matter, but will have to act accordingly should this 'appeal be ignored. IF. KE. REESOR, Reeve. DOG TAXES Notice is hereby given that all dog taxes are now due--and further take notice that according to By-law all dogs must wear their tags. GEORGE HOLMES, Chief Constable. ER at Myrtle Station The order of service for Mothers' Day as prepared by the Ontario Re- ligious Iiducation Council was carried out on Sunday morning with Mr. S. G. Saywell in charge. The girls of the intermediate and junior classes sang a number and Audrey Grant told in a good manner the story--'In a Chinese Home". Mr. Saywell"s message was well adapted to the theme--"We all share in making the home", and was based on the account of the finding and adoption of the baby Moses by the King's daughter. : Sunday School and church service next Sunday at the regular hours-- 10 and 11 a.m. respectively, A special service will be made in the unveiling of the Honour Roll of the Boys and Girls of this community who were in uniform during the war. Mrs. L. Webb and little daughter Betty, of Pontypool, visited with her sister, Mrs, 5. Masters, from Tuesday until Thursday evening. Mrs. F. C. Wilson was in Hamilton last week, the guest of her parents. Mrs, Harold Stredwick accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Elton Johnston, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Hulbert, Mrs. Lane and Miss Betty Lane, all of Oshawa, to Port Perry on Thursday evening to attend the opening of the new Baptist church. Phyllis and Dorothy McCartney of Manchester, spent the week-end with Myrtle friends. One of the C.P,R. pile drivers and a gang of men that accompanies it, have been working for the past week l'on this section re-inforcing the cul- verts. We are sorry to tell you that Mus, Walter Collier is still on the sick list but hope there may soon be an im- provement in her condition, The May meeting of the Woman's Association was held in the Sunday School room on Wednesday afternoon Alf last week with twenty-two present. I The president, Mrs. D. Duchemin pre- sided and opened with devotional ex- ercises, Assisting her were Mes- dames Hamilton, Luery, Eyers and Harrison. In the absence of the sec- retary Mrs. S. Linton, the assistant secretary, Mrs. R. Perey, called the roll and read the minutes of the last meeting. The treasurer, Mrs. H. 'Hamilton, reported the funds in a very gratifying condition, After the business was discussed and settled, Mrs, Hamilton invited the Association to meet in her home for the June meeting the offering was received and the Mizpah benedistion repeated in unison. The program which followed was provided by the mothers, with Mrs. A. Downey in charge. Readings were given by Mesdames Percy, Dow- ney, Paynter and Duchemin. A guess ing contest closed the program. The hostesses, Mrs, A. Parrinder and Mrs. R. Taylor served a delicious lunch of sandwiches, cake and ice crearm, and a vote of thanks to them was express- ed by Mrs, Hamilton. Everyone seconded it by a very hearty hand clapping. Mrs. Arthur Gilroy was in Toronto on Wednesday of last week, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Phair, baby spent Mothers' Day with their parents at their home in Hamilton, Mr, and Mrs, Roy Scott of Seagrave "this is used. hi BL er a A adi A ? 4 ¥ fy Editor and Publisher SAMUEL FARMER and Mr. Kenneth Scott, of Oakwood, were Sunday callers at the home of Mrs. KR. Long. Miss Dorotny Brawn, of Columbus, spent Sunday at the Roy Percy home, Mothers" Day with thelr parents at ther home mm Toronto, the Harold Hamilton family spent Sunday with Mrs, Hamilton s mother, Mus. be. dloore, in Ushawa, Visitors at the Abert buyer's home on Sunday were, Mr, and Mrs, Chas. Iobin, Doris and sariyn, Mr. and ales, url Preston, all of sadland, sr. and Mrs. A. lk. Kobins and Heather, ot Oshawa; Mr, and Mrs, D. Granger and Juck tuyers, ot toronto, and mr, Roy Granger, Ohio. Mr, and ars, Leonard Dalby and children of Ushawa, Miss Laurence Braatey and Mr, Keg Cook, of Loronto were guests on Mothers Day ot wr, ana seal, Hugo Bradley. Mr, and ors. Robt, Hamilton, ot Loronto, were guests ol Mr. and ars. Willian Ash, on Sunday. Ray Grant has received hs dis- charge trom the army and 1s enjoy- ig nome lite and gardening for a cliange. Catlers at Mrs, LL Stredwick's home auring the week were, Mrs. Knox, Mus, 1, Jordan, Mr, and Mrs. Louls rick, Mr. and Mrs. L. Lyons and son Billy, Mr. and Reuben Northey, all of Osha- wa and Mr. ana Mrs, Art Tamblyn, ol Cambray. Miss Beatrice Denison and friend, Mrs, red ay, Toronto, were guests ol her parents Mr, and Mrs, Wubur venison, on Sunday. "Mr. and Mrs. Liwoud Masters were with her motner, Mrs. Robt, Gray ol 1ontypool, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Grant were guests of Mr, and Mrs. A. li. Northey on Sunday. Mr. ana Mrs, Hugo Bradley, Harold and Mss Doris Pierson, of Ushawy, were in loronto on luesday mght to see the Rodeo in Maple Lear Gardens, Mothers' Day was the occasion tor members of tie W. J. Cook fanuly to call and bring greeungs to nen mother. Not only greeungs but many nice practical gus were showered on Mrs, Cook. WELCOME HOME We join with the Seagrave com- munity to extend a welcome home to Sgt. Is. W. McCoy, of Seagrave. who crosged the Atlantic on the lle De I'rance. PROSPECT Mr and Mrs. Milton Holliday, of Toronto were visitors at the Mrs, J, Holliday home on Sunday. Sorry to hear of Miss June Cochrane being ill and in Port Perry Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. M. Roberts, Toronto, are guests of Mr, and Mrs, Dunham. Mrs. J. Hollingworth, of Toronto, 1s the guest of her sister Mrs. G. Web- ster, Mr. and Mrs. G. Wilson and Miss Helen, and Mr, Gordon M. Wilson and little granddaughter Marlene Wilson of Mount Zion, were visitors of Mr, and Mrs. L. Smith, on Sunday. Murs. J. Dobson and Miss Mina Dob- son, and Mr. H. Walker were visitors at the L. Diamond home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lynn and child- ren of Myrtle, visited the H. Smith home on Sunday. There was a good attendance at our church and Sunday Sghool last Sun- day, when the Rev. I'. L. Jull, of Brooklin, gave a fine address. There were four children christened, namely George, son of Mr, and Mrs. L. Smith, Stanley and George Painter, sons ot Mr. and Mrs. H. painter; and Gloria, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Paul Mar- tin, Mr. and Mrs. O, Graham and child- ren, of Mount Zion, were visitors al Mrs. G. Smith's home on Sunday. On Sunday next, May 19th, a special service is being held at 7.30 p.m. D.S, I'. for the dedication of the electric lights in the church. A thank offering to cover the cost of installation. Rev, W. C. Smith, of Port Perry, will be the guest speaker. Prospect S. S. Choir will be assisted by Mrs. led Heron, of Ashburn, as soloist. Sunday School at 11 a.m. D.S.T. I. 0. D. E. ! In the March issue of "The Cana- dian Countryman" there appears a "very strong article written by 'Cherry' who is Secretary of the Christian Literature for the Presbyteriaan WW. M.S." It is a heart-felt appeal for financial aid for the "International Save the Children Fund". Captain George Gracey, D.S.0., Secretary of the British Committee of this fund, tells of the drastic need of the children of Kurope, and how money donated to Here, in short, are some of the ways--"In Britain 30 Nursery Schools were established over which we had full control, with nurses second to none; clubs developed to keep chil- dren in safety in the interval between "school and the parents return from work; Children's villages organized in Greece for homeless and parentless children", These and many other helpful clubs and clinics have sprung up all over Furope, through the efforts of the Save the Children Committee, At the time of writing Capt. Gracey said Britain had a large .quantity of food which had been held in reserve for her war prisoners in the Far East and which now can be bought by the "Save the Children. Committee" at once and sent where most needed. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Murray and| The financial committee of the Port 1 Perry Post War Work, have donated fifty dollars to this fund, and if any of the citizens wish to contribute, their donations will be gladly received by | Mrs. M. B. Dymond who is treasurer, Mr. and Mrs, David Duchemin spent | ~ OBITUARY MRS. A. J. DAVIS In the sudden passing of Mrs, A. J. Davis on Monday, May 6th, 1946, Port Perry has lost a greatly honoured citizen; and the United Church a very practical friend. Her mterests in lite were pretty well divided between her home and her church, both of which received the loving and practical care that kept them beautiful. Although in her 86th year at the thme of her death, Mrs. Davis did not show unusual signs of advancing age; but at any time might be scen busy about the house or garden. Home meant much to her, and to her children it was really "the place where mother is." In church atfuirs Mrs. Davis was constantly on the alert to see what should be done to keep the building im and beautiful, Un special oc- cusons she could always be depended upon to assist mm decorating the Sun- day School or auditorium as was re- quired. Her special effort at the time ol the Church amond Jubilee will long be remembered, for she made the Sunday School room a tairyland ot beauty. For many years Mrs. Davis taught mm the Sunday School, and was a mem- ber of the Choir, of which Mr, Davis was the leader, When the end came one could not help remembering that great promise --"He giveth ths beloved sleep"--a life otf great usefulness had entered imtoo peace, 4 * * * Mrs. Davis was born November 1st, I186V, in Prince Albert, the youngest auugnter of Charles and Lydia Hiscox. She spent her early life there until she married A, J. Davis on March dtn, 1380, Ihree daughters and one son were born to Mr. and srs. Davis -- lidna (Mrs. MH, HH. Stone); Mary Llizabeth (deceased); Grace Davis at home; and gohn' Davis, of Toronto. Mr. Davis died in April, 1932, 'The funeral service was held in the home of the deceased, and was con- ducted by Rev. W. C. Smith, her pastor. Interment was made in Pine urove Cemetery, Urince Albert, ~~ REV. E. B. COOKE The sudden death of Rev. KE. B. Cooke on Thursday, May 9th, 1946, was a great shock to the people of the community, and to the many friends on the several fields where Mr, Cooke had been pastor. Although this minister of the United Church had otticially retired from the active service, he kept busy at the work right up until the time of his passing. On Sunday, May bth, he carried on his ministerial duties on Scugog Island, where he has been sup- ply minister for a year or more. At that time he was in apparent good health. Mr. Cooke was a sincere and under- standing preacher of the Gospel, and a kindly triend and neighbor. He was well informed and a good citizen, al- ways wililng to give a helping hand in any worthy cause, His constant and kindly service among the people of Scugog Island has been greatly appreciated. Enoch B. Cooke was born at Blair- hampton in the County of Haliburton, His early years were spent in a home of fine Christian influence, The spirit- ual atmosphere of which was condu- cive not only to faith in God but an in- centive as well to service in His cause. While attending the Collegiate Insti- tute at Lindsay he experienced a clear and definite call to the ministry. Fol lowing a year at Albert College he entered Victoria University and on completion of his course there was or- dained in the Bay of Quinte Confer- ence at Belleville in 1899. While stationed at Northport he married Miss Laura Mae Camplin of Uxbridge, whose musical ability and charm of manner made her invaluable in the work and together splendid service was given at Sidney, Selby, Newburgh, Newcastle, Tweed and Cannington where Mrs, Cooke's failing health re- sulted in her decease, Mr. and Mrs. Cooke had one daughter, Mrs, Eileen Cunningham, who survives them. After a term at Thornhill Mr. Cooke retired from the active work, During his ministry he frequently served as chairman of the District Presbytery and was a delegate to the last General Conference of the Methodist Church, and a Commissioner to the General Council of the United Church held in Ottawa. Some years after the death of his first wife, Mr. Cooke married Mrs. Louellen Sonley, who survives him. The funeral service was conducted in the United Church, Port Perry, by Rev. Clifford Smith, assisted by Rev. Geo. Telford, representing the Oshawa Presbytery. DEATHS McKEE~-- Suddenly at Port Perry Hospital, on Wednesday, May 8, 1946, Orma McKee, beloved son of Mr, and Mrs. Samuel McKee, in his 22nd year. COOKE--Suddenly at his home in Port Perry, an Thursday, May 9, 1946, Rev. E. B. Cooke, beloved husband of Louellen Cooke. SHORT----At Little Britain Hospital, on Friday, May 10, 1946, James Short, beloved husband of Ethaliah Stevens, in his 86th year. - a oo a el att Na ra eT Sh SST Fe mo a i PA dr Ce he a a td vl Ta a ment oe a iy Nema oN J el? = "4 & ERT oa a ATT ral yg rein 0 4 Low dar ist