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CO OO so HIE BE SAMUEL FARMER Editor and Publisher EEE EERE ESE EE off THURSDAY, MARCH 256th, 1948 | PORT PERRY STAR | Missin rE ER EEE EEE ee EE EE EEE EE EEE I. PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, i |} -. J I i } | -. 1 VEE Watch Post $2.00 per year in advance. Authorized as Second Class Mail 1g your label; it tells when your Subscription expires, 5c. single copy. Office Department, Ottawa, Sa BDL BRO BYOB ORB BF NFO BOB T Church of the Immaculate Conception MONSTER EUCHRE at the P. P. High School, FRI., APRIL 2nd, 8.30 p.m. co EDITORIAL RN GARDENING BY CATALOGUE ' This is the time to see how Marigolds and Sweet Peas, Larkspur and Gladiolus, and &ll the other lovely flowers should flourish. No thrip or beetle or worm does damage to these beauties--in the seed catalogues. The temperature is exactly right. Moisture and sunlight, are at their best, and flowers are never more lovely in colour-- until they bloom in your own garden, And THEN you show the neighbours! / Picking out the right seeds is great fun. They are the very best. You must have a little of everything. Then you remember the size of the garden, and choice must be made, not only as to flowers; but of vegetables too. That vegetable garden can be made to pay its way--if you do your own hoeing. More than that, you have the fresh peas, and lettuce and onions, carrots and beets; . and early potatoes-- if you plant the seed soon enough. With the cost of living on the jump, it will pay you to study the seed catalogues, not only to select the seeds, but to learn how to plant and grow them, if you don't know already. Gardening is a good hobby healthy in exercise, and happy®n the pleasure of helping to make things grow--by your own' effort. The time to start planning in NOW, * * * NOTES AND COMMENTS We, who live peacefully and prosperously in Canada, have very much for which to be thank- ful. - Our constructive sympathy shoul to all those who are trying to bring order out of world chaos. up all the disturbance and tragedies of the world as a daily news diet. We are not big enough to deal helpfully with all the' misery that is being dragged out from every point of the compass. Here is the great query that needs our attention-- "What is good, and helpful, and worthy: of my support?" : * * * There is hope in the economic agreements of the Western nations, including those of Western Europe. Gradually there is a growing sense of need of selling democracy to all peoples who love freedom, and who have enough self-respect to believe themselves gapable of running their own affairs without constant Government supervision, If Russia has such a good system in Soviet rule, let her demonstrate that idea in her own country; and. let every Communist be eager to go to that paradise about which he speaks so glowingly. At present we feel "that ~free enterprise --has-done infinitely more for the good of humanity than Communism has done or can.do. Our trouble is that we have taken our blessings for granted; be given, And there is no value in playing . r J A Re ? y and have not realized how many and great they are, . SE The passing of the 'avshall Plan for Européan and world recovery has opened the way for real rehabilitation. It is a great investment in future prosperity, and an outstanding evidence of be- lief in human possibility for good--so well being displayed at the present time by the British people, LA Concilliation and arbitration are better ideas than military enforcement of Palestine division. If Jews and Arabs cannot agree upon the basis of settlement of that ancient land, forced decisions will merely be the fountation of continuous trouble for years to come. Take the immense chemical wealgh of the Dead Sea out of the picture, and Jewish cagerness to return to the "land of their fathers" would be much less keen. Interim trusteeship by the United States should help. * LJ * "Americans are beginning to realize that great wealth carries its responsibilities--willy nilly. Criticism of Britain's rule in India is tempered now by an understanding of what it means to be a controlling influence in world affairs. Britain carried thé load of developing fair-minded civil- jzation in distant lands for many years... Now her wealth has been dissipated in the recent struggle for world freedom, The mantle of re- sponsibility has fallen on the shoulders of a nation that grew wealthy in the recent World War. ly.) ; world affairs. (Not that that nation did not suffer great- May they do as. well as Britain has done in | * * Why Hong-Kong and Singapore? What is to be gained by dragging out the military and Gov- ernment mistakés--blunders if you will? Shall we mull over the Canadian Pacific scandal? the tariff "High as Haman's 'gallows ?" The Reil Rebellion? Have we any guarantee that any party in future crises of war will be free from errors? Perfec- tion is a great ideal; but hard to attain in emergencies. What is the purpose of all this fuss, beyond the idea of making political enpital out of it? World opinion is that Canada did extremely well in World War II, and stood high in the esteem of unbiased observers. by the recent article on Premier Christian Science Monitor, King in the \ * * * The Progressive-Conservatives and the C.C.F. may 'both be eager to gain power in Canada, but even if either of their efforts are crowned with » success in the next Ddminion electidn, they will come face to face with-tremendous problems that cannot bie settled by mere fault-finding. It is one thing to oppose. It is another thing to" rule wisely. This is evidenced - rr By Duncan If you want to be an unusual man or be a celebrated character or be fam- ous, take a tip and choose a great- great grandfather who has carved out a niche in the historical records of this continent. Long before I met Rugsell Cockburn I remembered read- ing the fascinating tale of Alexander Henry, the explorer and fur trader who escaped the massacre at Fort Michilimackinac and was adopted by an Indian family. Years later the --renowned great- great-grandfather became vice-presi- dent of The North West Fur Trading Co. and was responsible for the sub- sequent merging of this firm with the great Hudson's Buy Company. 'Russell Cockburn is a man's and would disclaim any that he might be a noted character or, even a character. However, any man who can be listed as a prospector, hunter, explorer, naturalist, govern- ment game overseer, lecturer, sports- man and author, has something on the ball. and built in proportion, you at once get the impression of a man of power closely associated with a genial per- sonality. ' man Russell Cockburn knows more peo- ple--mining.. men, sportsmen, finan- ciers, millionaires and trappers and has more friends than any dozen average men. Try walking a few blocks with him on Yonge street, To- ronto, and you will see what I mean-- he seems to know almost everybody. There are several good reasons for this. He has travelled the trails of the north and sailed the waters of James and Hudson Bay, He has travelled by dog team, canoe and by mining eamp in Canada and has met a lot of people, Then, he "has a natural gift for making friends and always seems to {be giving some pal a cheerful bit of advice on here to dispose of mining claims, where he can get a deer hide tanned or where he can buy a" shirt. Started in 1907. 1907 he was suggestion 59 Standing over six feet to inches. one, ent. plane and has visited practically every. \ Aves PIES KILL OFF HUBBIES; K . gerous INDLY SPOUSES SURVIVE 'EM (Evening Se ) Hollywood.-- Mrs. U. S. housewife "may whip up the best apple pies -and " dumplings in the world, a beauty ex- pert said today, but she's forcing the American male to eat himself to death. "I'm a lady, so I don't have to be gentlemanly about this," Ruth Parker declared. "I put the blame for dan- masculine overweight right where it belongs--in «he lap ot the wife. Insurance companies" ara. Lima paying out to well-meaning widows who fed 'em and wept." . Miss Parker, who says she a '"con- tourist" (somebody who pounds un- wanted curves off movie stars), blames the "Don't-lose-him-once- you've-got-him" propaganda. "The modern woman subconsciously wants. her husband too fat to be footlose," Miss Parker explained. "She has a light hand- with the pastry and a_heavy one in urging him to eat up. "What happens? He winds up with one foot in the grave." She sdys she's scolding herself along with the rest of the women. "For years we've been screaming at \ middle-aged wives to keep up with their husbands," she added. "They've used every modern beauty aid and method to do it. Now they're not only up with the men, they're ahead of em. And it's those hearty snacks on the kitchen table that do it." Take 'a peak inside. any married couple's home, says contourist Parker, and you'll se¢ what she means. "The full-length mirror is in mi- lady's boudoir. All the old man gets is a six-inch bevelled glimpse of him- gelf from over a highboy. How's he going to find out he's got three chins? He can't even get a good look at the first one." g NEW CANADIANS: Three young Polish orphans, shown in' picture at right, were among 779 persons brought to Canada on the first voyage of the Canadian Pacific's new immigrant ship, Beaverbrae (left). The children, cared for by older passengers during the voyage, are shown ghortly after landing 'at Halifax on their way to join relatives in Winnipeg. The 9,000-ton Beaverbrae, formerly the German véasel Huascaran, was obtained by Canada as part reparations and will bring new settlers to the Dominion approximately every five weeks. East bound she carries Canadian food and other cargo to the Unjted Kingdom, ' " i » It was in the year taken north to prospect "with his father in the Elk Lake country. It was a tough grind for a youngster, but 'he liked the prospector's life and the black flies liked him, so it was in- evitable the north would get in his blood. . After staking several around" Bloom Lake, Birch Lake and Levine Lake, they moved on to Gow- ganda and staked ground" where the town was built. with his father The following year he went north from Latchford with a fleet of 20 freighter canoes and established The Union Transport Company, freighting goods between Elk Lake and Gowganada. This was a canoe route of 56 miles with some 26 portages. The "Golden Stairs" a two mile portage at the Montreal River end will be recalled properties jus? froze--and I mean froze. RUSSELL. COCKBURN REAL "MAN OF THE NORTH" The Canadian Miner Armbrest -in into Shining Tree and prospected around there and later made trips into Northern Quebec. When the summer of 1914 arrived with the Huns Cockburn did not hesitate but joined up and served for the duration. After boing discharged he joined the Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries and for the next 12 years or more his duties took him, in all weathers and all seasons, far and wide over Northern Ontario. He was the troubleshooter and as protector of wild life, stopped the ille- gal trapping of many a poacher who thought himself back in the wilderness. } secure He met and arrested many a touchie "in the course of his duties but even his big heart always. managed to find some way of doing-these trappers a good turn, thus making.a friend of an avowed enemy. In those days he was i champion boxer and wrestler and when any bush fighter tried some rough stuff he got the surprise of his life. It was on.one of his.rounds he "dis- covered" Grey Owl, who later became famous as the author of the Grey Owl "stories. One winter he shacked [it with Eli Dongenis. They talked only in Patois and Russ became very flu- Came the spring and a trip out- side. It was Russ who was taken for the Quebecer, much to the amusement of Eli. | Working out of Nakina, with his famous team of white huskies, they became known far and wide. These dogs were the blue-eyed breed, all ex- cept one, "Mally", a brown-eyed dog about which he later wrote {he story. Mally was published in 1939 as a book and sold well, : Became Hotel Owner. In 1934 he went to James Bay and located 'at Moosonee where he built a hotel." He attracted many American sportsmen, hunters and scientists and using an auxiliary schooner he made trips north to Hudson Bay. He ex- plored the east coast and secured many zoological specimens of seal, walrus, polar bear and birds for many of the important American museums. It was on such a trip he was filming a cave when out popped a polar bear ten feet from where he was standing. "What did you do then?" I asked. Russ grinned, "What do you think?" he answered, "With my rifle leaning against a rock twenty feet behind me The bear walked up over the rool and dis- appeared. n fe Again, in 1940, the war came and > Russ answered, travelling all over Canada visiting various camps teach- ing camouflage and wooderaft. After being discharged last year he teamed up with .some of his army pals and went into Thunder Bay where they have important holdings. Like his illustrious great-great-grandfather he is going places. -- th a ------ by all old timers--the writer still has] scars to show for it. Perhaps we. should mention here | that Russ spent some time in. the early days at Cobalt when that place was going strong. It was at the time Victor McLaglen, the movie star, was working in some scenes thereabouts and Dr. Drummond, the Habitant poet was also on the job, McLaglen and young Cockburn became good friends. ! '| Incidentally, Dr. Drummond's poems - are favorites of Cockburn and he has been called upon many times to render "Little Bateese" or "The Wreck of The Julia Plant." One of Cockburn's most interesting stories is about the time he made the acquaintance of Tommy Saville, the white guide of Temagami who mar- ried the Belle of Temagami and brought his bride to Toronto. 'Once in the big town Tommy ran into many of his old friends. His bride was dressed in bucksking with two long plaits of hair and. a beaded bard around her .forehead. She wandered | up to one of the big stores to do some! shopping and when asked -by report- ers 'how she found her way back she! replied: "I blaze telephone poles." She made the headlines in the daily papers néxt day. Followed Gold Rush, CARD OF THANKS I would like to take this opportun- ity of expressing my heartfelt thanks to all my friends in the Seagrave, Port Perry and Cartwright districts who have so kindly remembered me by sending cards, fruit, etc, and visit- ing me since I have been sick nad in the Little Britain Hospital. Thank you one and all, Mrs. James Shunk. eto DN em MANCHESTER 'Mrs. N. Lindsay and daughter of Croxall last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ronald, Ajax, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Crosier Saturday evening, | Harry and Lloyd Cown of Carnar- von were guests of their sister Mrs. Arndid' Roach last week, Mr. Harvey Dobson is home from !Oshawa Hospital where he was treat- ed for sinusitis. Mrs, Stanley Croxall is in Toronto "for a few days. euchre and dance at Utica on Friday levening. Mr. Bud In 1910-11 Cockburn joined the rush |hammer and a pound of nails, - I On i A very sincere invftation is extend- ed to all in this locality to atetnd the Easter Service on Sunday morning. Mr. Young will bring a special Eas ter message and there will be special music, Sunday Sshool at the usual hour, ¥ ~~ ep - EPSOM There will be a United Service of Worship for all three points of the circuit in Epsom Church on Good Fri- day morning at 11.00 o,clock sharp. Choirs from Bethesda and Epsom will provide music and there will be a mes- sage on "The Cross" by our Pastor, Mr. R.. King. Come and Worship with us in this Union Service, Flaster Sunday special Easter Music will be rendered at the regular service at 3.30 p.m. Sunday School will be at 2 p.m. as usual. Don't forget our Pot Luck Supper on April 1st. All donations of food will be gratefully accepted. Come and bring your friends. A program will follow the supper. Mr. and Mrs. John Clark were in Toronto on Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. M. Bailey and Mrs. S. Christie spent Saturday in the city. Mr. and Mrs. H. Rogers, of Bow- manville - with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rogers, on Sunday. Mr. Ray Medd, and Mr. Gordon deffrey are home again after Spending a fe days in Port Perry Hospital. Ross Bailey is not feeling very well since having the measles. Happy Easter everyone. -- oe SCUGOG The Head Ww. A's first enterprise proved very satisfactory. What was supposed to be a Pot Luck supper on St. Patrick's night turned out to be a veritable banquet. About 100 people took advantage of the beautiful night | to attend. The great spirit of co- operation was very noticeable. Let us hope we can keep it up. A short -but interesting program followed the supper. Mrs. Rodman gave a reading, Evelyn and Don Col- lins sang with Don playing the guitar, Shirley Heayn and Ella Barry sang a duet, Mary Wilson gave a reading, Mrs. I. Sweetman puzzled us with an interesting St. Patrick's contest. Mrs. Fulford sang tao hymns. Five Public School girls sang together. Mr. Den- ton deliverel a short but inspiring talk. a0 PORT PERRY YACHT CLUB At last! The news is out! The Yacht Club is having its Spring dance, April 23rd" Friday night is the night, so don't forget to reserve that date or a thorough good time. We are planning a bigger better and -more unusual dance than ever, so plan now to join us. More information will be found in the advertising ealypin of this paper. : * * L] The model yacht contest is still open for entries, and an amendment has been made in the. rules to permit all members of Port Perry High School between the ages of 14 and 18 to par- ticipate. Get behind this now, boys, the prizes are really worth while, and "the pleasure obtained from "building one of these boats is a reward in itself. i . LIE Work has commenced on the Club House again. On Saturday was a very good turnout, and the boys suc- | Toronto were with hef parents Mr. ceeded in getting the east side of the fand Mrs. Stan, roof shingled. We are hoping for an even better turnout on the holiday, so if 'any members have not been in- formed let this be your invitation, There is still quite a bit of work to be done before the building can be occupied, so let us get it done, that we can turn to sailing. \ TIE We hope our sailing schedule will be started by May 24th, so if there are @py niembers who have not entered A number from here attended the jn their various classes, the Commo- dore requests them to get in. touch Black brought with the Fleet Captain, Bill Baker, at (back the first prize for gentlemen, a the earliest possible moment that the schedule can he arranged. -SCUGOG The Euster service will be at 11.15 "in Grace Church , with Sunday School The Head service will Special singing is being at 10, #0 a.m, be at 2 pm. | prepared. The roads are getting quite muddy jin, plndes so most folk walk to church lon Sunday. We heard a splendid message lust Sunday on "Follow Me", taken from Matthew 16:24, The choir sang "Have Thine, Own Way, Lord" which was very fitting for the text. Little Linda Reader, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Read- er was saved from drowning on Sat- urday while she" was playing with her brothers. Mrs. Lawrence, driving along on the Blackstock road, came along just at the right time and jump- ed into the water and rescued little Linda, who is none the worse for her experience, Sympathy is extended to Mrs, H. Ely in the sudden passing of her father, Mr. Herwitz, while spending the winter in Arizona. All are glad to hear Rev. F. G, Job- lin is improving again, also Mr. Wm. Milner, who is in Port. Perry Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. M. King 'spent the week end in Toronto to see their new granddaughter, The robins are here again and they seem glad to.be back by the music they are giving early in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. George Lindsay and Bobby, Mr. and. Mrs. Stanley Gordon and son Kenneth, of Toronto, jon week in the Township Hall, and had lunch at the close of work. The Fellowship meeting was held in the parsonage on Tuesday evening. A very profitable time is enjoyed at these meetings which are followed by lunch. The next meeting will be at the of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Flewell, on Thursday evening (to- home night.) Mr. and Mus. C. Kight, Bobby and Nuaney, of Port Perry, visited his Mrs. Herman™ Midgley, on Sun- day.-- = All are wishing for a lovely day for Mr. Robert Reader's sale on the 30th, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Rodman visit- ed her sister Mrs, Ira Trevall and Mr. Trevall in Oshawa on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Prentice, of Port Perry visited his brother Mr... Alfred Prentice and family, on Sunday. Mr. leonard Hope visited his par- ents Mr. and Mrs. David Hope on Sun- day. Myrtle Station sister mon was delivered on Sunday morning by Mr. S. Saywell, and was in ob- servance of Palm Sunday as recog- nized by the Christian world. Next Sunday morning Mr. Saywell will conduct the annual Easter Ser- vice. Everyone is welcome. At 7 p.m. on St. Patrick's day and their families to the number of 60 or more, sat down to supper in the church basement. The tables placed in L-shape, were attractively laid. Streamers of green crepe paper were cris-crossed down their lengths and tall green candles in holders added a further note of interest. After sing- ing grace, plates with liberal portions before "the hungry diners and from then until the finish, full justice was done to the appetising foods which provided the delicious meal. After the tables were cleared and put away progressive crokinole was played by about 40. Many of the ladies preferred a -cosy chat by the furnace and the few children amused themselves with various games. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie' Roberts, of St. Catharines spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Dyson Cowan. Mrs. James R. McBrien was in New York City for a part of last week. On her return 'she wag accompanied by her sister, Valentine Merivale, who will spend a few days with her sister and brother-in-law. of Uxbridge, visited with Mr, John Quinn during the past week. Mrs. W. J. Cook, Mr. Clarence Cook and Mr. Keith Cook, were guests of on Thursday evening of last week. A successful euchre party was held on Friday evening by the Community (continued on back page) were guests of Mr. and Mrs," Ray Hobbs, on Sunday. The ladies enjoyed quilting last The third and last pre-Easter ser- members of the Woman's Association of meat and vegetable pie were placed. Messrs A. B. Quinn.and M. L. Quinn - of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hart . Mr. and Mrs, James Lee of Greenbank. 4 Pt and or FRCS a IR a {a - i Ae aN Te oh hr _-- wo CT i ® Rr IGE we a HE, i ws - Fr ha ree Noe A hor i T an an ne eit Seer Paap RE rs Ta ow Ee Car OE pr wo Se es or