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" * ; it tells when $2.00 per year in advance, be, Single Copy Watch your Label your subscription fil Ee < ~~ Notes and Comments | - a © A'LESSON IN CIVIC ECONOMICS; al (Condensed from the Readers". Digest) ~~ "+ It is likely that a great percentage of Omaha's 225,000 citizens know more about" their city government -- and particularly how their tax money is spent--than the citizens of any other munici- pality in America. They are justly proud of the fact that their city has one of the lowest tax rate, and the highest credit rating, of any town of its size in the land. 3s we Ask any business man in Omaha why and he'll tell you: It's .. because of the Taxpayers' Association . . ." Pierpont who heads the association will tell you emphatically that what his city's taxpayers have done to control public ex- | penditures can be done by any community. 2 4 By 1931, the public affairs of Omaha were in dreadful straits --the obligations of the community stood at an indebtedness of al- most $25,000,000. feof - : : 1 Pierpont called a mass meeting of Omaha' business and pro- fessional men in February, 1932. Without, fanfare he told them they were stoekholders in. Omaha's public business and it was up to them to bring order out of the town's tangled finances. ; The Taxpayers' Association was formed with Pierpont as President, and a board of directors made up of 125 outstanding citizens. The Association made no 'wild promises of tax reductions, no demands for slashing of local govetnment costs. It surveyed all activities of the city and:found out what services were essential, where savings could be made and what improvements were needed. With facts, Pierpont and his committee went to the city Council and said: - ~~ - SHEE Hii "We are here, to help. Our programme will be constructive, rather than critical. Lét's work as a team. You as officials . i B - A : = 5 3 : itt he * Boy Scout Committee Annual Meeti 1 eting "The annual meeting of Scouters and parents of Boy Scouts and Cubs was held in" the Yacht Club House on Thursday, evening of last week: There was a good attendance of Scouters, but the parents were almost all ab- sent, proving we suppose their utmost, faith in the Scouters. The agenda was capably handled by the Chairman, Mr. J. C. Whitby, who paid tribute to all officers and leaders, making special mention of the great interest and help of the: Mothers' iliary. The Secretary's Report account of good meetings; me ntioned The Secretary, C. A. Glass, gave an attendance at the the successful Father and Son Banquet; regretted the resignation of G. E. Sulman as Scout- master; and reported that Ted Grif- fen and Jack Whitmore were: acting Jointly as Scoutmasters. The Treasurer's Report . This report was read by Mr./M, A. Gerrow for Went. Watson. total receipts of «$1316.13; total ex- Aux- Showed | guide them in their activities. - All adults who were associated' with boys were leaders, not just Scoutmasters. He wished to remind parents that they. had the leadership. for the greatest part ofthe time as they spent the most time with the boys: ~Mr. Atkinson said that from time to die someone of a type not desirable as leader did manage to get into Scouting and it was up to the parents to see that this did not happen in their district. He suggested that parents might attend the Scout or Cub meet- ing once in awhile to sce that all was was as he would like, and that the parent might contribute to the meet- ing in some speefal field, as leaders' could. not be expected to have full knowledge in all phases of Scouting. The business of the evening attended to, the group broke up-into twos and threes, to talk informally and to enjoy the "excellent "lunch provided by the officers of the Mother's Auxiliary, Financial Report of Treasurer October 1918 io November 3, 1949 THE PORT PERRY STAR CO. LTD. Authorized as Second Class, Mail, Post' Office Department, Ottawa. Published by = - : Trip to the Royal Fajr! The Chartered bus trip to the Royal Winter Fair on Monday, sponsored by a huge success. The bus, chartered from and driven by Mr, K. DeNuye, . Lo. v i left the termiiial at ten in the morn- ing, and. made a speedy through run via. Whitby and the Queen Elizabeth Highway and following the waterfront route, avoiding the tiresome cross- city trip which most people find to be a headache. It landed reasonably close to the entrance to the Coliseum, and as its passengers were "already provided with tickets for general ad- mission as well as for reserved seats at the Ring Show at night, no time was lost getting in, : The first attraction wag the wonder- ful flower show which one practically walked in on. With winter on hand this display was something to wonder at. As one went from one arena to another the volume and number of ox. hibits was impressive. I am sure if the various live "stock exhibits were lined up it would have made a pro- that would have made the Santa Claus parade just a joke. These cession ses > - : 8 3 5.02. Assets as of Nov. ; have all been written up in the press we as citizens." ie ox : penses of. $726.0 ; : Yt. ADL y ro hha ) I "Ih t has held together for fifteen years fighting waste, |3 (see Financial report which follows.) | Oct: 1948, Bal. on hand enn FUTT6 yt we do not wish to tire our readers e team has J der; : Building Report Receipts-- * by a review of them, but ere all - extravagance and inefficiency in local government. n| p : anes siivade "un op | 23 iew of them, but. we were a Their first accomplishment was in getting the assessment] In the absence of S. N. Griffen, E.| APF SAVAGE o.oo 77 |elad to see Miss Audrey Kent's prize reduced ; equalized assessment and prompt payment of taxes . . . |Sulman gave an impromptu report of [Cash from Scoutmasters re 99 0p | Punic placarded and on special ex- ih : ood it hedh 3 . the building plans, roughly as follows: miscellaneous equipment: - 22.00 hibit." nother feature we noted was - including public emplayees. . : ng pla as fol Coat. checking at school <A E0 ) t Bl Then with the tax situation cleaned up, ;they tackled thelSize 48 x 24 feet; to face lake; base. | oat checking at school .....7. TT [the wide-spread of territory from } bonded debt. . The first thing they pushed through" was that no|ment condlgucted to use as workship Thank You Budges, A which exhibitors haled, not only from bonds could be issued without a vote of the people. In the subse-|and . furnace room, (hope to have Mithers Auxiliary... 5.00144; distant" Provinces but from so quent years they have approved only two bond issues totalling less [Christmas toy shop); auditorium 38 x Juterest = wie Sid serieririene ho many States of the Union. 3 g : - oq . Oe hay : . se for |ocout Leaders subscriptions .... Ri $2,000,000. All other. improvements have been paid for out of |24 approx.; two small Fooms, Gx for SRI ip "Something in the nature of a brush- » UNL, = = {leaders and one for ladies; interior to [Father and Son banquet ......... 89.75 Homers i i I current funds. i ; : F, be. finished fh. plywood to withstand | War Savings Certificates _.... "14.00 up {ollowed by. seeing so many varie- * - Pierpont said: : 2 . ¢. Linished - in- ply : {Sale of Boat ..... .- ord ng - "75.00 ties assembled which one can hardly "The election about the bonds taught us that informed people rough usage; hopes of recessed light- Fair--Hooth : 705.28 [be expected to be familiar with. For demand business-liké government. It's when they are uninformed |ing ; outside appearance that of log Able Dav. orci aA 105.93 instance the amazing variety of birds, and. unorganized . . . and consequently uninterested . + +. that|cabin; ground to be terraced. Total|API Ry proceeds vce "| poultiy, rabbits, ete. "Wier reads of public officials eat up their substance." Ta : cost around $2400, at "$1316.13 [livestock and horses, we in the country (further material re this plan will be published next week) Submis Report Expenditires-- oo Jarre ward familiar Sith but hay soe ° . - 3 . - - =F Stanley Ploughinan reported on fhe Boy 'Scout Assoc., Prov $ 35.87/ing them in_competition--with--escl : : RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY = sotvition-of the: boyai--he alo told Rosistiatin foe Lr0Y. iy | ETRY oO EA LT a NE WE CT bout the Cub Cabin north of the vil- lq, wv. "SK p One amusing instance me under : 1 \ ocal community said this: a ] Stationery, 'S.K. 2.03 g "PELE A woman descr ibing her own 1 ea community allage and thanked the Kight Bros., for Boy Scout Assoc. Ottawa, our notice, an exhibitor of cattle was ? ~ "We have a good community here with a high type of citizen. helping. to sink a suitable box in, the | supplies ...osnsizmnnn sn 8140 fa Mrs Buteher., His 'name was on a ' } ; . ave taken no real interest in their village gov- spring to provide- drinking "water, Lease on Scout property 1.03 [placard over his exhibit of Jerseys. A But for years they ken no crest. in ther ! ase property -_ernment. The same little clique of officials has been re-elected Scoutmaster Whitmore reported Advertising... 6.71 | young lady accompanied by her mother 7 "year after year almost without opposition., They aren't crooks, that he and Fed Griffen were just Salvage expenses .......... 3.33 [pasted along and after reading the - but neither are they capable, nor do they have any imagination and |starting, and with the support of Mr: Miscellaneous supplies... "18.06 [name glanced at the bovines and ex- : they do not plan for the future the way they should." . Sulman -and ; Mr. Whitby they were Banquét expenses... 88.19 [claimed in a pained voice to her mother : : - --Christian Science Monitor [sure of success. J|Pelty Cash 5.03["Who would ever think those were 5 Had the people of the community been taking an interest in "Mus. Rider nbn Diab Rak | IANCA 8.48 [butcher cattle". A little decper phil- the local affairs this situation could not have arisen . and this [Auxiliary. - With 26 members, 14 of Fair Booth expenses... 435.10 |osophy was displayed a little further [ is the first responsibility of every member of any city, town or|them active paid-up members they Apples for Apple Day 18.03 Jon. This time in the hog section. One i village : : EIEN have acquired a "bank balance of : of the hog exhibitors was, oddly ~The second responsibility is to ufilize such interest in the(f0isgs, -. - -- oS Total "expenditures ................ $726.02 [enough; a man by the name of Steer, i t "with the important s. For | The chair was taken by the- field and his name was also emblazoned getting-of the facts that have to do with the important issues. Fo: 3 ) t.|BALANCE ON HAND _.... $590.11 ¥ instance, in our'own town, we. should know the facts about the |Commissioner for the election .of of- over his pens. This time it was a \ waterworks. We undertook a 'big job when we switched from [ficers. All the officers were returned | Assets charming blonde of the city lights "using lake water to using the corporation's well water. Naturally, to office except Mr. Helm who is un- [Bank Balance ..............co.. B90.11 fy riety, accompanied by her boy and rightly the people should know just where we stand concerning |able to act this year. In his place Mr. Dominion _of Canada Bonds .... 400.00 friend. She read the placard "Steer". : g : : : "an 't be|GE. Sulman was chosen, Building Fund balance ............. 76.00 [\when looking into the pen she was its cost and present efficiency. Those who don't care can't be Folly Cogn 5 g2.g7| "nen looking into the pen she was ; genuinely interested in Port Perry's progress. Similarly, with| Mr. Atkinson, the Field Commis- [Petty Cash... msm ---- 28 acted: to friendly grunt from the regard to the hospital . . . . either this {s community business sioner, gave-a-brief talk; saying" that ; hamburger rooting in the straw. She op it isn't -If-it isn't, then those promoting it have no call upon | Souting Is a boy's game, but that Total liquid astets ............ $1067.78 cleviited her arched eyebrows, tight- V - the co-operation or magnanimity of Port Perry citizens. If it is; adults must take th e leadership and 'H. G. Hutcheson, Auditor, then we should have a. lot-more facts about plans-,ways-and means than seem available at the moment. There are other items, -which, if not" so important, are still significant enough that the - -general community should be given the facts. * There is nothing that can so damage the morale of a com- munity such as ours as a lack of frankness in affairs that have to do with the public concern. No matter how high and worthy the motives of those jn office may he; the fact remains that -- democracy depends upon open discussion, arbitration and co. ~ operation of all concerned. Those who wish to see Port Perry prosper will be the first to support our plea that public business be made the concern of the whole public and not a small group. eral manager. He had also been an exhibitor in the fair, and the short- thorn cattle he raised on his farm won many awards, Mr, Dryden was born in Brooklin and attended Woodstock Baptist col- lege and the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege at Guelph, He had been senior director of the OG:N.E., and honorary life director ang member of the ex- ecutive of the ~Canagian Shorthorn Breeders' Association and a past presi- dent of the Canadian Sheep Breeders' Association. At one time he was ey president of Toronto Dairies Ltd, . "The funeral service was held at: his - : "He was president of the South On- n Monday, November 21st with |: h ; a at the Baptist cemetery not |tarlo Riding Liberal Association for ~v. far from his home. HAR many years, ; ees * The illness which confined Mr.| He is survived by his widow, Mar- 2 Diyden to his bed since" September garet; two daughters, Mrs, James "and forced him to miss the fair for|Leameén and Mrs. Harry Willis; one e first time also. caused him to hand [son, John; and two sisters, Mrs. J. C. @¢: supervision of the fair to W. P.|Sycamore of Florida and Mrs, W. E. 'Watson, Ontarlo livestock ¢ommis-|Matthews, of Detroft, -. - phi sioner. He had held the position since| In the passing of Mr. Dryden, the "1026, £3 AY live stock fraternity have lost a great i ryder : fo has . Althqugh Mr. Dryden had heen |leader, and the County of Ontar Pro ing the fair in 1921 and 1922, [lost one of its most outstanding agri- it wasn't until 1926 he became gen-jculturalists, d _ First Winter Fair . Director, W. Dry-" .. den, 69, Dies at Farm . (Dally Star) _ W. A. Dryden, 69, the first president and one of the founders of .the Royal Winter Fair, died at his home, Maple Shade Farm, near Brooklin, after a prolonged illness. } % Tw 2 ONLY 15 DAYS LEFT - '|ened her grasp on her boy friend and in a tone of apology for ignorance ex- claimed as she pointed, "I always thought a steer was a sort of cow." The evening .ring show was unsur- passed and lasted from 7 to_after 11. You got your money's worth right the Honeydale Women's Institute was News F lashe on the High School Students' pro- duction--of- "Our Town" esting and exciting part of this play is that we have never seen anything like it before. at least comparatively little, I wonder how it will all work out? Perhaps some of you would like scenery. There is a little. But then you can use your imagination for the rest and you won't be disappointed. Maybe you've never thought about it before but af- ter all why should a play have. scen- ery? After Wednesday night per- haps you will change your opinion. If the director and the players succeed in what they have set out to do--to present a play of pure realism and naturalness, then there should be no danger that you won't like it. The cast are all confident that you will love it. The atmosphere is so real that you do not need any scenery. Because, "Our Town" is so completely kind of difference that does not go against the grain but rather satisfies. It is a difficult play but surely it is praiseworthy to aim high and, we feel confident, to succeed. Wednesday at 8.30 p.m. the cur- tain will rise, metaphorically at 'least, ~The inter: There is no scenery, different it is refreShing and it is the hes from|Open Letter from 1A P: P. High School Petitioners Le "OUR TOWN" presented next week Recently we: have petitioned the a local Council to have the Colonial bus roiife forthe Lindsay Coach changed back to the previous route, that is, coming into the Town via Queen Street, turning south at Reare's garage and returnitig 40 Queen Street at Archer's Corner. This petition was signed by 51 citizens. We wish State the points which we based our request, : ' Pp to on (a) The easiost for the drivers; 3 .(b) The most familiar to the users; 4 (¢) The most centrally located; id (d)" The best route to advertise the town; . (¢) The easiest to: keep free © suow in winter, We are opposed to the undemo- , (a cratic method of changing the route at HS the request of one or two people with- 5: URL out any appeal or even notice to the ;) numerous citizens who use the bus. oC i 3. We have beén told (unofficially) 4 that oné of the reasons for changing "{ the Lindsay route was that coaches sometimes blocked the doctor's drive- way, We wish to point out that the Lindsay Coach does not Stop on that F. side- of the street. ; 14. We have been told (unofficially) that the bus broke down up the side. [street necessitating costly repairs, We £0 from. . [uo 2 Perhaps gou don't know the story of the play but little of it need be told. Besides -we want you to come and see it for yourselves. that it is evérybody's story--especial- ly yours if you have ever had anything. to do with a small town. have- time to keep that night open so why not come and see if we have a [Library "corner and return to Queen full house. This play was produced by Thornton | Wilder and was shown in New York wish to point ouf "that although ..the bus is a heavy vehicle it has to travel' so slow in order to riegotiate the .cor- ners that it would do less damage to the road (except at Spring breakup) than an ordinary car. driven at the . usual fast clip. : pC - <y You still] 5. We have suggested that as an al- (x ternative the bus turn north at the It suffiees to say Street at Mulligan's Corner. This roti is not so good as the south turn- around because of the condition of Town" is that play. sented by+¥arious Threatrical Groups t . I in-Canada"@ind is now being presented by the local: High School students. This is the opinion of some of the leading. Newspapers--a play of tre- mendous power. Oye of the great plays of our day.- N. Y. Telegraph. It is the life of any town, of any human, from the cradle to the grave. It's really very fine. --Brooklyn Eagle. A supreme adventure in playgoinys. If ever a play was predestined to live | in the memory of an audience "Our ' ~-Chicago Journal] of Commerce. y 2-3 Unconventional, intriguing. An ab- sorbing experience in playgoing.-- --Chicago News: Nothing that has been said about it can quite match the charm and the simplicity revealed in this little drama.-- Philadelphia Evening News. reverie steeped in quiet, humble phil- osophies -- In the brilliant, eloquent economy of this dialogue Mr. Wilder has transformed the commonplace in- to the sublime and painted a glowing, heart-breaking picture of all humanity. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Beautiful, poignant, warm with gentle humor, "Our Town" js tonic for the Pittstiurgh Tress, HERO DEC. 9th is the day of the big draw. ALL TICKET SELLERS arc reminded again to make their returns NOW. There are over 2000 books out| in your hands, so mak turns early, -" e your re- Please Co-operate Annual CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & TEA--Preshyt =[there==Tlie Musical Ride was alone worth the price of admission. .There was also a splendid exhibition of saddle horses with their .clever ridei's of both sexes. The display of hurdle jumping was exciting as you followed the horse in your mind or imagination and almost leaped at the hurdle with him and felt chagrined if by chance he missed. it. General and his suite piped in by the Irish Kilt Band and regiment. Even the Scotsman cheered though we sus. pect they thought a grave misearri- age of justice had been made. . Well it was' close t6 midnight be- fore we all got on board and settled down in the bus, which Mr. DeNura very thoughtfully, had gone out ahead to warm up, and we were on our way, to-arrive home in the early morning hours, tired but happy after a well planned "and carefully executed pro- gram: We take off our hats to the Honeydalers. NOTICE The village of Port Perry reverts back to"Standard Time at 12.00 o'clock Midnight, Saturday, November 26th, If you arrive an hour early for church Sunday morning, November 27th, please don't blame the Star for not reminding you. . erian Church, Sat., Decem We were gldd to see the Governor| A timeless quality that is only found 'One of the theatre's peaks.--Cincin- nati Post, FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS TURN. TO PACE 3 in great plays.--Cincinnati Equirer. "| the road! It has also been obj iy for a full year. It has also been pre- 6 roa 375 A so, deen objected 1h i} Big_and-fine-and moving---=a touching | on the grounds that the approach to the main street would have to be sanded during the winter. ] We wish it to point out that Scugog Street will 3 also have to be sanded during "the PA winter, = - -- at Al i ia 6. Unless the bus comes into Port 1%; fo Perry via Queen Street and allows passengers to leave the coach at var- ious corners on the way down as it wants to do, all. who live on the hill must either walk from the corner of Scugog and Simcoe (Borelin) or walk up the hill from the bus terminal, y as there are no streets witli sidewalks ! shovelled, entering Scugog Street on hy 7 the hill, wo 7. We have heen officially request- " ed by Council to give the present 15 Scugog Street route a fair trinl. We wish-to know how long a fair trial js? The bus has been running on this route A since early September. I B A Port Perry Boys aboard Rescue ship Port Perry has special interest in rescue of B-29 passengers by Canadian destroyer Haida, ---------- Two local families were particularly 2 interested in thie regeue of the passen- : kers and crewtof the B-29 forced down tr recently in the Atlantic as each had a son among the personnel of the De- stroyer, : Mr. J. C. Whitby's son, Patrick is , serving as a deck officer, while hav- ing a rest from flying operations, and David Bentley, son of Mr. I. R." Bent- ed ley is also stationed aboard the Haida. vA In 1939, the farm 'income was, in Canada, $700,000,000. In 1948 it was $2,900,000,000 or more than four times as 'much . . ..in spite of this, we Can- adians subsidized farm prices to thé tune of an other $200,000,000. Why aren't the farmers better taken care of ? o * LJ * . Judging by some of the things we are hearing it is now cheaper to buy a house outright than to rent it. First the Ontario government pro- vided ~warehquses for those who wanted to buy liquor :-. , then, for the same' people . . «+. then dining rooms . .. then cocktail bars . .. and now they are providing hospitals. What the gov- ernment won't do for people these daysl EH "The Passing Show by "*M.A.C." . beverage rooms | ee ee Said one pilot to another. "Well, to-day I'm going crash in a B-29", : " } LLIN . We'll have strikes as long as the general public will permit manage- ment and labour to fight over priv- ileges, : LI ) An eminent American doctor claims that we live as Jong as we want to .-, barring accidents, - I suppose he .\ | » \ classifies death under the heading of ir an accident, Y ©) fir 0 0 y We have heard of false fronts . & but the farmer who stuffed his cows with false teeth and sold them to the British Government for heifers has done something in the way of ulti. mates, -v