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aly NG Bt ¥ £y i '. "ing are put before the community. Watch your label; it tells whem your Subscription expires, $2.00 per year in advance 5 cents a single copy. Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa. EDITORIAL HARD TO BELIEVE That aggressive war is outlawed, and that the have to be taken . ) disaster. chief promotors of World War II will be hung in a few days, is hard to believe. It is all so con- trary to the days when men boasted of "glorious" . victories. It is going beyond even the tragic story of Napoleon! and St. Helena. dangling rope and the hideous gallows confront the would-be world conquerors, No longer will it be likely that a man may win lasting honour by faring forth to subdue other peoples and exact harsh tribute from them. Instead the hangman's noose and the gallows : may be at the end of the road; growing tired of the stupidity cruelty of aggressive war, It is true that freedom loving peoples may ex- perience many setbacks; but we have set our feet upon the road to sensible peace If we must fight, there are unnumbered enemies of mankind--disease, famine, ignorance, greed-- What need is there for No need to build the beautiful and wonderful, and then blast it out of that must be conquered. us to destroy one another? existence with high explosives, . Aggressive war against mankind is a disgrace- ful thing, and is entirely unnecessary. sources of the world and the skills of mankind are 80 great that they can supply all human needs. Each nation should be master of its own skills and resources, to be traded, at discretion, for the skills and resources of other nations. We are groping our way toward peace in a sort But some day the obstacles of greed and pride and love of power will be removed. Just now the world has taken its first great step in the right direction. outlawed war, and has passed the death sentence of international obstacle race. on the proud aggressors. One great fact remains, this great crusade is essential ta Taking our blessings for granted will not do. Maintaining peace will require wholesome good sense and active support, without any blowing of trumpets; and without having to make constant Indeed love of country must be fostered as the basis of greater love of humanity, and our motto of pride become "I. appeals to our patriotism. serve". however--freedom- loving peoples must live honorably, and be strong enough to conquer would-be oppressors. At last the These are not just high flown words. They will seriously; to ignore them invites ¢ ¢ ¢ THANKSGIVING We hear so much about what is wrong in the world, that we are apt to forget the good. So long as this complaining noise continues we may be pretty sure that the grimness of real trouble ity. for humanity is and stupendous among men. the Government The re- Pilgrim Fathers strong character It has ings. Unity in ; fishness, its success. perity than many other people. tion could be lost by our thoughlessness and sel- has not reached us. Nature has been very good to us in this district. The harvest has been abundant and of good qual- The summer has been unusually pleasant-- not too much heat, no great thunder storms, nor weather damage. In spite of setbacks, business has prospered, and the health of the community has suffered no severe epidemics, The fact is that most of the troubles that come to Canadian citizens are of our own making. "They center around the growing tendency to attempt to get more for less, and to demand from blessings that are to cost us nothing, Naturally, we are irritated when the tax bill is presented. Our general attitude is one of easy acceptance of all the good things that God and human skill and industry have provided. If we could think back to 1621--the days of the LJ -- and picture the bareness of their lives, we should be wondering what urged them to proclaim a Day of Thanksgiving. those people knew what it was to suffer privation and face danger. But They had rugged health and and they realized that God had rescued them from persecution and givén them freedom and bounty. Only by contrasts and personal suffering do people realize the greatness of their daily bless- Canadians enjoy greater freedom and pros- And that condi- "Come, ye thankful people come, Raise the song of harvest-home All is safely gathered in, % Eere the Winter storms begin : God our Maker doth provide A For our wants to be supplied. Come to God's own temple, come, Raise the song of harvest-home." 'SCOUTING Once again Boy Scout Apple Day comes around when the ideals of Scout- Lord Rowallan, the Empire Chief Scout said, on his recent visit to this district, that on many occasions he had heard men express the view that Scouting was the greatest Britain had given to the world. This he sincerely believed to be true, though few recog- nized the tremendous influence and importance of Scouting for good, for Godliness and for the promotion of understanding among all mankind. The day will come, however, he said, when this influence will be recognized and when Scouting and Beden-Powell, its founder, will attain their full re- ward for the great services they have rendered and are rendering. Parents are urged to acquaint them- selves more fully with the principles of Scouting and encourage and help their boys to take every advantage that Scouting offers. Whan a Scout asks you to buy an apple on Saturday, bear in mind that he is selling Scouting-- and the apple is his way of saying thank you. Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs, E, H. Gerrow will cele- brate their 60th wedding anniversary on Monday, October 14th. They will be at home to their friends and re- latives at 110 Agnes St.,, Oshawa, on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 13th, also Mon- day afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m, MANCHESTER W. A. Manchester W. A. will meet at the Manchester Church on Wednesday, October 16th, at 2.30 p.m. All ladies of the Church are invited to attend. HOCKEY NOTICE The officers of the Port Perry Hockey Club and anyone who is intar- "ested in hockey are asked to attend a meeting in the Port Perry High School Gymnasium, on Thursday evening, October 10 (to-night) at 8 o'colck. The purpoas of this meeting is to elect of- ficers and make preparations for the coming season. FU SE. WHAT IS CITIZENS' FORUM Citizens' Forum is now in its fourth season, It is a joint project of the Canadian Association for Adult Edu- cation and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In forum groups citizens discuss controversial questions of the day, and try to find their solutions. Citizens' Forum consists of study bulletins to provide information, and broadcasts to stimulate discussion. Study bulletins are issued in advance of each week's broadcast, heard Tues- day evenings over the CBC Trans- Canada network. Each week groups report their opinions, which are summarized on the air the following week. Several times a year a national report of forum opinion is broadcast. Citizens speak to citizens and make up their own minds. Discussions will cover a wide range of subjects, The program will be kept sufficiently flexible to provide an op- portunity to discuss important contro- versial questions as they arise. The first broadcast--Tuesday night, October 8th, 1946. The list below outlines some of the important questions that are likely to be discussed: Who should make the rules for radio in Canada? What is freedom of the air? Will there be mors bombs or won't there? Does Canada need more people? Should we open our doors to refugees? What controls are necessary? Do our schools keep us apart or bring us together? Should the grounds for divorce be extended ? } Do we need a Capada "Bill of Rights?" What should go into it? Can we build houses any faster, any better, any cheaper? How can the Western world find a basis for a workable understanding with the Soviet Union? Can the Big Four come to terms on what to do with Germany? Are strikes necessary? How can the public interest be protected in labour-management disputes? -------- tPA ae ee GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr, and Mrs. 'Wm, Jeffrey were taken completely by surprise one evening recently when their five chil- dren and their families arrived to cele- brate their 60th wedding anniversary. After a bounteous supper the follow- ing address was read by their eldest son Gordon, Dear Mother and Father,--We are gathered here to-night in the old home to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of your wedding day, September 11th, 1896. Since that date in your journey together, you have had varied exper- iences; sunshine and rain, success and failure, joy and disappointment. But at all times you have been unselfish to each other and self-sacrificing to us-- your children. As a tangible reminder of this oc- casion and as a mere token of our ap- preciation of your constant devotion to us, we ask you to accept these gifts and we hope you both may have many more anniversaries together. BN Signed by Gordon, Orr, Luella, Percy. At the proper time a cabinet of gilver and a three tier wedding cake were presented by their sons Orr and Perey. Although very much overcome the bride and groom of fifty years ago made suitable replies and were given a shower of confetti. The remainder of the evening was spent in a social time together and all enjoyed a piece of the wedding cake. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Mark, of Port Perry, who two years ago, celebrated their golden wedding were also pre- sent, . Myrte, > REVIEW OF WORLD FOOD SHORTAGE In April the British Government published a White Paper on the de- velopment of the crisis in world food supplies, and the Government's action in face of it.» The Second Review of the World Food Shortage, July, 1946, brings the April &ppraisal up to date and gives a preliminary indication of prospects after next harvest, Wheat shipments to the deficit areas, including the United Kingdom, have fallen somewhat short of expectations and depleted stocks in North America will make it difficult to maintain ship- ments until the new crops reach the seaboard in bulk, World supplies of fats and oils have become more string ent, and there has been no real im- provement in the total supplies of meat and sugar, It has, however, been pos- sible with economies and the lowering of stocks to avoid any major disaster, Tension is easing in Southern Europe; but it will last until September in Central and Northern Europe, and will be most acute for India and the Far East in November and December. An estimate of consumption in terms of calories per head is given as follows United States, 3,100; Canada and Australia, 3,000; United Kingdom, 2,800-2,850; France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway, £,300-2,500; the UNRRA countries, 1,700-2,400; Germany (four zones) 1,600-1,800. Figures of United Kingdom exports of foodstuffs show a contribution of 2,000,000 tons, over half in cereals, to continental Europe since D-Day. These have been shipped at the expense of stocks, which have fallen from 5,400,- 000 tons to 8,700,000 tons between June, 1946, and June, 1946, The total wheat and flour stocks are now 800,- 000 tons, which is essential working stock with no reserves. Rationing of cereal products has been imposed to ensure adequate distribution, and the United Kingdom can make no fnrther sacrifices. The survey of the outlook for 1946- 47 is based on the appraisal made for the Food and Agriculture Organiza- tion's conference in May. The general conclusion is that there are ilkely to be serious gaps between supplies and re- quirements in 1946-47, {or example world bread grain import requirements to maintain a relatively low standard of life will be 30 million tons, and to meet it there will be an export surplus of only 20 million tons. Note--Britain requires 100,000 tons of wheat each week to feed her pop- ulation, - moe Mammoth Potato Over Two Pounds (Oshawa Daily Times) There's a fellow in Kast Whitby who today can show you a potato that weighs two pounds, two and one haif ounces. Further, it measures 15 inches around the long end and 13 at the cir- cumference. He thinks its the largest in the vicinity and, until we're shown better, we'll string along with him. It all happened this way. Along about last April, Bill Marnien, 364 Pine avenue, Kast Whitby, tossed a potato over the back yard fence to his next door neighbour, Percy Neal, and in a jocular mood gave Percy the advice to plant it and sce what hap- pened. = What happened shouldn't happen to a potato. Percy's not a potato grower he just has an average plot in the rear of his home but he cut the spud in '14 sections, filled in the drill and sat back to wait for the result. This week he thrust his fork into the ground, bared the fruits of his labor and in the final accounting found he had 86 murphys weighing a total of 44 pounds. The masterpiece, though, is giant Percy brought to the oflice of The Times-Gazette, Besides the merits of measurement and weight, the potato has all the other good qualities found in the better potato families. It's firm. It is free from blemishes and a slightly smaller sample cut open at the office showed them to be solid clear through. Outwardly the potato has the sym- metry and shape of its brothers, while the skin is pinkish and the flesh nor- mal in color and texture. and 30 eyes. The eye-points are shal- low and should the potato be peeled it would not be necessary to dig more than one-eighth inch to clean it. However, Percy's family won't eat this one, He's keeping it until next year to prove to himself whether it's a freak or, perhaps, a new giant strain, The spud was grown in clay-like soil was it especially fertilized. potato came, arrived from North Da- kota. It was the property of Marn- ien's brother, who gave him a number to plant, Strange as it may seem, Bill, although he has a fine crop, has noth- ing to measure up in size to the fruits from the spud he tossed away. Of in- terest is the fact that the plants grow to a height of three and a half feet. So, if you're down to the market this week, buy a ten pound bag of po- tatoes, count them and find only four and a bit in the sack, then you'll know they were grown in Percy Neal's back yard, * * * THEY GROW THEM LARGE IN REACH, TOO There is on exhibit in the Star Office a potato grown on the farm of Earl J. Bryant, lot 18, con. 10, Reach. This spud measures 16% inches around one way and 13% inches the other. When ris of National Grocers witnessed the weighing of this potato of 2 Ibs, 6 oz. also two other potatoes, 2 Ibs, 1% oz, and 2 Ibs., 2 ozs, this crop were very long, This potato has 1% inches ohe way, and % an inch the other way more than the East Whitby tuber grown by Percy Neal. hd came Myrtle Station There will be no church service in Myrtle church on Sunday because of Thank Offering services in Prospect church at 11 a.m, and 7.80 pm. The the! There is in-' dication that it will sprout between 25: and was given no extra attention, nor' The original bag from which Percy's' it was dug three weeks ago, Mr, Mor-' The tops of PORT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1946 Porspect church extends a cordial in- pastoral charge to join with them in this special occasion. Teachers' Convention on Wednesday of last week afforded the school pupils a holiday which was eagerly accepted. | Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Tait, of Toronto,' were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Duff, Bob Valliers, who is working in the I'vood Nickle and Copper Mines at Sudbury, was home over the week-end. Mr. I. Masters visited his father, Mr. J. Masters, at his home in Bow- manville, on Sunday afternoon, Quite a number from this neighbor- hood attended Markham Fair on Fri- day and report it a good one. Exhibits in the various classes were many and of the usyal high standard of quality. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Eyers and Mr. Harold Darch, of Barrie, were very recent visitors with Albert and Murs. Eyers. Mi. and Mrs. Merrill Ross, accom- panied by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Asling of Brooklin, spent the week-end at Washago. Members of Myrtle congreagtion took advantage of Manchester Thank LOtrering service on Sunday, to hear a "former pastor, Rev. W. I. Honey, of Cavan, who had charge of both ser- vices, { Mrs. David Hubble, of Oshawa, was in the village on Sunday, the guest of Mrs. H. Hudgin. Mr. A. Duncan, of Windsor, was a (week-end guest of the Harold Hamil- | tons. Sunday was the birthday of, Mrs. Hamilton's brother, Mr. Aubrey Moore, of California and in his honor a dinner party was given which in-! cluded as guests Mrs. Anderson, of St. | Thomas, Misses Gwen Williams, and Geraldine Moore, of Toronto and other relatives from Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Black and Donna of Oshawa were visitors on Saturday with the Jim Cooper family. Mrs. Robert Prentice and son Arthur and Mr. andMrs. G. Lyle, Port Perry, were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Fred! Lyle, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Symons and Mr, and Mrs. Craig and family of Bowmanville, and Mr. wart Pollard, of Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pollard on Sunday. rt PG SCUGOG The basement of the new Church looked very bright and cheerful with | lots of flowers for the Thank Offering services held on Sunday. It was a grand setting for the messages of "Faith that Rev. W. P. Fletcher, of Oshawa, brought to a very interested congregation, If we sow wheat we reap wheat not thistles, thus what we sow we reap. 'The choir did their best to make the day a fine success, At the close of the evening service we were dismissed by Rev. IY. G. Joblin whom all were pleased te see. Rev. I. G. Joblin,of Port Perry will be the speaker in the new church next Sunday at 11.30, A good crowd is' looked for. Sunday School at 10.30 sharp, Sunday School at the Head at 11 sharp. - The last five groups of the W. A, will serve supper in the basement on Wed- nesday, October 16th, All are invited, Many enjoyed the fine week-end at their cottages, The Scugog folk were very pleased 'to hear Rev. J. V. McNeely over the 'new Radio Station in Oshawa, on Sun- | day morning. A presentation was held in the hall ron Friday evening for Mr. and Murs. Roy Humphreys, who are both in the carmy. After dancing was enjoyed for a little while, with Scugog orchestra furnishing the music, the happy couple was asked to be seated on the platform which was prettily decorated with pink and white streamers, Mr. Clem Jeffrey read the following address: 'To Mr. and Mrs, Roy Humphries: Dear Peggy and Roy, Once agnin we have the pleasure of meeting to celebrate with another young couple, and to exteM to them our congratula- tions and good wishes on the event of their recent marriage. May you have many years of happy wedded life. Peggy, to you we extend a hearty wel come and althougl} you are a stranger to some of us, we|hope you will form many lasting friendships among us, Your pleasant manner has assured us of your friendliness and we are all favorably impressed with Roy's choice. Also that you were only recently dis- charged from the Army where you served a number of years. It seems only yesterday that you, Roy, were going to school gaily swing- ing your lunch pail, and we hope you will take the same gay spirit into your vitation to the congregations on the |" social life of the community. Sunday School will be at 10.30 a.m. | SAMUEL FARMER I "ditor and Publisher new life, We have always known you as a true friend and willing helper in A few years ago you entered into the service of your country and went overseas; here again we were proud! of you. We are pleased to know you are making your home not so very far away. As a small token of our esteem, we wish at this to present to you these, gifts to serve as a link to bind you to your old friends. Signed on behalf of the Community of Scugog. They were then presented with two lovely Kenwood Wool Blankets, a set of dishes for six, a table lamp, bread box and a kitchen grocery set, which pleased them very much as expressed in the few words of appreciation. Our best wishes will follow them to their new home in Toronto, Miss Beth Fralick, of Toronto spent the week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. Li. Fralick. Mr. and Mrs. H. Chinn visited her cousin Mrs. John Warren and her tather Mr. Geo. Bratley. Rev. De. Fleteher and Mrs. Fletcher, of Oshawa, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs, C. L. Fralick. Mr. David Hope is spending a couple of weeks with his son Roy in Reach, Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Samells, Jean and Donna, were Sunday guests of Mr, and Mrs, R. Reader. On Friday evening, October Ath, an- other Scugog young man and his war bride were honoured with a shower in the Township Hall which was nicely decorated with pink and white stream- ers for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hope, Dancing enjoyed for a little while with the Scugog orchestra fur- nishing the musie. The happy couple was then invited to be seated on the platform when Mr. Ralph Milner read the following address: To Mr. and Mrs. W. Hope. Dear Bill and Kathleen, --We have assembled here to-night to honour an- have met to- gether her on many occasions of this kind; but this is the first time, we on this island have had the pleasure and privilege of welcoming an English war bride. We wish you both many years of true happiness in your new life. We say. "Welcome as we reach out the hand of sympathetic understand- ing, and friendship to you both. Bill, in the years you have spent among us, vou have won a large cirele of friends by your kindly attitude to all. We feel we are indebted to you for great is our indeptedness to every Canadian who served in the forees in any theatre of war. Kathleen, we welcome You to a new country. It is seldom casy to leave the land of one's birth and we sinceraly hope you will feel at home in our midst. We feel assured that you will prove a sincere friend. We hope, as time goes on, you will form lasting friendships among us, as you enter in- to the life of our community. We are happy indeed to know that your home will not be far distant, and hope that we will see you frequently. We now ask you these gifts as a litttle remembrance from was other couple, and we to aceapt your friends as a token of our esteem and affection. We hope that you will find a place for them in your home. Your friends of Scugog Community. A prettily decorated basket of pretty and useful gifts was set before them to be unwrapped and set on the table to be admired later. Bill and Kathleen then expressed their thanks jn a few well spoken remarks. A confetti shower then followed. | PRINCE ALBERT Mr. and Mrs. C. Andrews and baby Linda, and Miss D. Andrews, of To- 'ronto, visited Mrs. McKerihen on Sun- day. Mr. and Mrs. David Holman, of To- ronto, with their aunts, the Misses Holman, over the week-end. Miss M. Murphy, ft Weston, spent a couple of days at 'the home of her brother, Mr. H. R. Murphy. Mrs. IF. Vickery and Mary were in Peterboro last week, Mrs. W. Stabback spent Sunday at the home of her son Charles. Murs. H. Wagg, of Oshawa, spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Bond. Mrs. A. Harper and Mrs, A, Jeffrey visited Mr. and Mrs. GG. Plaunt in Peterboro last week, Murs. Russell Butson is visiting re- latives in Windsor, Mr. and Mrs, W. Bond, Mrs. E. Rob- inson and friend, of Toronto, visited Mu. and Mrs. Luke, on Saturday, Mrs. John Collins has been with re- latives in Sanford. > GREENBANK Miss LL. Coologe, Woodville, visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. Holder- shaw, Several of the W.M.S. ladies attend- ed the 66th anniversary of the W.M. S. at the United Chureh, Uxbridge, on Thursday afternoon of last week. week, Mrs. [ithel Bagshaw, Sunderland, visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. G. Bassingthwaite, of Dakota, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hooldershaw, last week. An enjoyable afternoon was spent at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Howard Me- Millan, on Saturday, when a miscel- lancous shower was given for their daughter, a bride-to-be. Mr. and Mrs, Russell Wallace, of Toronto, the guest of Mr. and Mrs, T. Sharp on Sunday. Miss Barbara Spencer at her home here on Sunday, = ~~ A-~AED ANP errr ASHBURN Mrs. Sydney Earle, of Toronto, was a recent guest of Miss Ruth Richard- son, Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Doubt, of Lake- field, visited with relatives in the vil- lage on Friday. Mrs. Wes Routley and daughter Helen, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hamill, Manilla. Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Sherwin and Miss Doreen Isaac, of Oshawa, visited friends in the village on Sunday, On Tuesday evening, October 1st, a number of the W.M.S. members met in the basement of the church to pack the bale. The articles were chiefly for a baby's layette, and many lovely Christmas gifts for children, The bale was valued at $560.00. Mrs. Wes. Routley attended the Teachers' Convention of South Ontario in Toronto, on Wednesday, October 2. Miss Vera Leach spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon longlish, of Woodville. At the September meeting of the Young People's Society, the following oflicers were elected for 1946-47: President, Mr. Hugh Knight; Vice- President, Miss R. Richardson; Sec'y, Miss Frances Lynde; Treasurer, Mr, I.. Richardson; pianist, Miss Doris M, Heron. 2 BROADCASTS FROM OTTAWA Wilfred Eggleston, prominent journalist and radio commentator, is a regular contributor to two programss currently broadcast over CBC Trans-Canada network, His comment from Ottawa is heard on "Capital Report," Sundays at 2.03 p.m., and frequently also on "Mid- week Review," Wednesday, at 7.45, time during the war as director of censorship for Canada, Mr, Eggleston served for some He is now Ottawa corregpondent for Saturday Night, the Manchestar Guardia and the London Economist, nn A Mus. Langmaid, Oshawa, the guest | of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmott Walker last vs RAL oe pe TA alee: bo Lee Lge eae sy Ja ~i " TAN