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--the Mark family. tenor voice. Expires. $2.00 per year in advance, Watch your Label; it tells when your alactipton $2.50 per year outside Canada, PORT win 0. B. A. Series Foon ORONO To Se. Single Copy o play in GANANOQUE « on Sat. Chartered Bus being arranged THE PORT PERRY. STAR. CO. LTD. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. . Published by NOTES AND COMMENTS "HAVE YOU A HOBBY? We live in an age of large scale produc- It has brought us many comforts at - a price and in quantities that we could get But 'we have also paid another kind of price for these very com-- tion. in no other way. forts. | If you work in a large factory doing one particular job day after day that becomes essentially automatic before long you be- gin to feel like a cog in a wheel. doing part of a big job it is true but you have very little sense of personnal accom- Modern living has turned the largest share of work into jobs of this kind. This is the reason a hobby is almost es- plishment. sential. If you have ever had a hobby. you will know at once that it gives you a very great .sense of personal achievement. It is completely It may be a model actually made something. your own production. the developm vegetable, haps it's just while you are something. You are Another thi doing it. feeling sorry © picture or buil of a warship or a fighter plane. It may be ent of a special flower or It may be the production of eggs through keeping good chickens. Per- 'messing about in boats' but whatever it is you feel like a real person doing it. You are creating You are not just a number on the time clock. You are a real person | in your own right. ng about a hobby is that you forget yourself completely while you are Most of us spend too much time for ourselves or grumbling about the other fellow. While we paint a. d a new radio cabinet we for- get all about such things. When we return spective, You have fresh point of ious or so difficult to adjust. our problems. to the cares of the day we have a new per- Things don't seem nearly so ser- We tackle with clearer minds and a view, A Family Gathering On Thursday. evening last, a very enjoyable time was spent at the home of Mr. and 'Mrs. Bert Wanamaker, near Seagrave, it being a re-union of It had been a long time since the brothers and sisters had been together and it was so 0 good to meet and talk of old times. Since the last patheriig Jonth had claimed Mr. and Mrs. John Mark, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mark, Mrs. Cecil Prid- ham (Emma) and her son Kenneth who was killed Overseas. . : This gathering was -in honour of -Nellie (Mrs. Chas. Rattenbury), son Earl Rattenbury, his wife and two boy of De Kalk, Ill.,, who were leaving ~ for home the next day. After a lovely and very enjoyable supper together Earl.Rattenbury en- tertained with several solos in his fine "Also leading in a sing- song. Those of the family present were, Mr. George Mark, of Toronto; Mrs. W. J .Martyn (Etta), Prince Albert, Mrs. Nellie Rattenbury, De Kalb; Mrs. Annie MacPherson, Lindsay, the -remaining brother, Mr. Arthur Mark of Port Hope, was un- able to be present. Other members of the family were present from To- ronto, Millbrook, Lindsay, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Scugog and Seagrave. - EP PP : + Fieldman Turned Breeder Wins Prizes at First ~ Show. During the seven years that he was 'a Holstein fieldman, Roy Ormiston, Brooklin, gave many an exhibitor ad- vice on showing his cattle. Roy re- cently resigned in order to establish his own herd, and at his first show proved that his knowledge was thor- oughly practical by winning eight firsts, and carrying' off ,the Grand Championship for bulls.and the Re- serve Senior and Reserve Grand and Junior and Reserve Junior Champion- ship for female This was at Peter- boro Exhibition where nine exhibitors showed 77 head 8f Holsteins. Nearest to Ormiston in the number .of firsts won were N, W. McConkey, Peterboro, Stewart Nelson, Keene, and {_ J. H. Jose, Newcastle, with three each, Nelson was the Premier Breeder with Jose as runner-up. McConkey showed the Grand Champion Cow, taking this honor on Nellie Duchess Crusier the winning dry aged Cow. d Ormiston's Grand Champion Bull wasPark Acres Rag Apple Historian which he owns jointly with O. Parks & Sons. Junior and Reserve Grand Champion bull was the first prize Sr. Bull Calf Keendale Lodge Sovereign * Repeat shown by Stewart Nelson. Re- gerve Sr. Champion bull was shown by Fred I. Bolton, Indian River and the Reserve Junior Champion by J. Hi Jose, In the Groups Oriniston had the first prize Junior Herd, Graded Herd and Junior Get-of-Sire. The judge was Fred H. Hubbs, Ontario. and James of | Manchester Girl Now in Italy The following letter was received by Mrs. Frank Johnson, Manchester, from her daughter Doreen, who along with another fellow teacher from Kingston school received an extra month's leave of absence from the Board of Educa- tion, have been touring Europe this summer, 2 These young ladies planned their own tour and have been enjoying the stim- mer vacation extending their know- ledge and getting first hand-informa- tion on the history of Europe. Miss Johnson is on the staff of King's |: Court School, Kingston, - : Florence, Italy, Sept. b Dear Folks: We were just count- ing up days and decided that our trip is about half over. One month from to-day we will be on the 'boat on our way home. Ter I forgot when I wrote to your last, so I don't know where to start in. We had a particularly nice stay in Holland where we visited friends of friends of Wilhelmina. They were very good tg us, as were all the Dutch people. We liked Brussells, too; but it wasn't as picturesque as Holland with its flow- ers, windmills and canals. We were rather disappointed in Paris. It is celebrating its 2000th anniversary, so you can see how old it is. Hence it is rather a dirty city and more than once we saw rats racing across the street, a main street at that. English is not spoken nearly as much in France as it is in the other European countries, so we did have some language difficul- ties. We visited, Effel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Napoleon's Tomb, and the "VT usual historic places of Paris that you hear so much about. ¥ The nicest part of our trip to date has been spent in Switzerland." We stayed in Lucerne in a lovely hotel over looking the lake. Everything in Lucerne was so fresh and clean, The scenery was beautiful and we hated so much to leave. However, it did lack! the rugged beauty of our Canadian Rockies. . Mostly because Switzerland has been settled for so long. We were in Milan only for a tow hours between trains so we rented a private car and saw the highlights. We enjoyed Venice, especially the ride from the station to our hotel by Gondola, Nearly all the streets are canals, 1 didn't realize there would bé so many. 'Nearly all transportation ! is in form of boat. or any type of motor vehicle in Venice, It was very unique. . However the canals were rather dirty and smelly which took away some of romance. 'We spent all day tramping around Art galleries and churches here in Florence. We enjoyed the experience, especially seeing Michelangels works but as far as the rest of the artists were concerned we were really were ignorant. Florence suffered quite a bit during the war. Most of the bridges over the river were destroyed by the Germans and it was heavily bombed, He Many of the stained glass windows were removed 'for safety during the war and are just now being replaced-- a sign of peace the Italians feel. - Florence, téo, is a very old ty with narrow streets and hence rather dirty. If it were not for the famous paintings and seulptures it would be nothing. However, it is well situated in a valley surrounded by high hills. Italy is extremely hot at present and we are just like all the rest of the There are no cars : ------ Jtalians--very greasy. We are en- joying all the fruit as it is now in full season--Ilots of pears, peaches, grapes, ete. We have met a great many interest- ing people on this trip. In fact, I think we have enjoyed the people as much as the scenery. It's really sur- prising the number of people in Europe who speak English. Many times we have asked where they learn- ed it and nearly always the answer is, during the war. To-morrow we leave for Rome for two days, then Pisa, Genoa, Nice and back to London via Paris--Sept 12, * We are then going up to Louth to Frank Word's and then uncle Jim's in Mansfield. We haven't bought very much as things are more expensive on the con- tinent than in England. The contin- ent is under the Marshall Plan and England is not. Nothing is rationed things heavily rationed. "Usually at night we are so red we tumble into bed, and have very little time and energy to write. Don't work too hard, the Italians don't. Cheerio for now, Doreen. Loiier of Appreciation Mr. Editor: publish this letter to convey to the general publje and in particular the ratepayers of Reach Township our feeling of satisfaction with the fire fighting service provided by the Port Perry and Uxbridge fire departments on the occasion of a serfous fire at the farm of Harry Archer, Concession 6, Reach, on September 6th. : "Fire broke out in the Archer Gar- age which {is attached to the dwelling and after unsuccessful efforts to bring it under control, Mr. Archer called the Port Perry Brigade. A neighbour, Mrs. Wagner, put in a call for the y Uxbridge Brigade. Both brigades ar- rived at the same time and in spite of 8 serious head start, the fire was ex- tinguished and the house saved. By actual timing water was being put to the fire within 20 minutes of the phone call for assistance. The prompt response and the efficieney of | the men and equipment of the two ser- vices undoubtedly saved the dwelling from destfuction, : "Having witnessed and experienced : this event we wholeheartedly endorse the area fire fighting services recently established and express our apprecia- tion-and thanks to the Uxbridge and Port Perry Fire Departments." © (Signed:) Harry Archer, Family : and Neighbours. 6th Concession, Reach Twp. |. ---- Federation Meeting The Ont, County Temperance Fed- -eration invite and urge you to come and bring your friends to Port Perry United Church on Monday evening, September 17th at 8 p.m, f At this meeting, there will be sliown one of the latest and most effective films in Temperance Education, There will be a brief report of the Provincial Convention at Ottawa, given by H, R, Munkman, Greenwood, There will be an opportunity for discussion of matters which you may wish to present. Please come and bring others, - " here, while in England there are many | It would be appreciate if you will i, 000 IN GATE RECEIPTS FOR P. P. FAIR. (Port Perry Fair hit an all time high amounted to $2,060.76. This was from 8,660 adult admissions and a thousand autos. We have no accurate record of the total in attendance but a fair estimate, counting one child to two adults, and allowing for 126 mem- berships, and complimentary tickets issued to municipal councils and sec- retaries of surrounding Fairs, which are good! for two, as well as the num- ber of concessionaires, there must have been at least 6,000 people on the Fair Grounds. Only those who have been in close touch with Fair work know the amount of planning and work involved in a fair. And, when all the planning is done so much still depends on the weather and local conditions on Fair Day. This year the weather was per- fect, the harvesting was practically done so people seemed ready to come and enjoy a good time at Port Perry. While, as usually happens, things did not all work out as planned, there was a good showing and it was a full afternoon. There was good horses, some grand horses among the heavy and the Light Horsemen put on a real show. The Black & White Show may have been down some in numbers from some previous shows but the quality was better than ever. There were thirteen exhibitors with 81 animals in the show. The "Big 4 Guernsey" show had 69 animals in it we understand. The re- port is not in hand yet. When we think back to the days when $350 to $376 was considered a good Gate and to some of those wet fair-days we had when the Gate was down to $106.06 one year, we cannot help but congratulate the Board and Management on this year's fair, When a '"one-pay-day" fair gets into the $2,000 Gate Receipt class they are a lot closer to the biggest than the. smallest. There are three or four "Thanksgiving Day" Fairs that goes above that amount when it is nice weather but that is about all. The next thing to do is start plan- ning for 1952. If some way can be worked out so that the Flowers could be in and judged so that the building would be ready to open to the public. not later than eleven o'clock it would be an improvement. How can this be done without doing it on Sunday is the question? The 19561 Port Perry Fair was a grand success and we wish to thank all who helped to make it so. (List of prize winners continued from last week.) Class_21--VEGETABLES Coll, Vegetables--Ross Law, Ivan Law, Miss L. Lyle. Coll. Pickling Vegetables--Miss L. Lyle, Reg. Boundey, Ross Law. Five Table Beets--Ross Law, Ivan Law, Miss L. Lyle. Two Fall Cabbage--Ross Law, Miss L. Lyle. Two Winter Cabbage -- Ross Law, Ivan Law, Miss L. Lyle. Two Red Cabbage--Ross Law. Two Cauliflower--Miss Lyle, Mrs. Edwards. Five Table Carrots--Ivan Law, Mrs. 3. Fines, Mrs. B, Owen, "Three Heads Celery--Miss L. Lyle, Mrs. F. W. Bradley. Two Citrons--Ivan Law, Ross Law, Miss L. Lyle. Two Muskmelons--Ivan Law, Ross Law, Miss L, Lyle. Six Slicing Cucumbers -- Mrs. L Honey, Miss L. Lyle, Mrs. Bradley. Two Vegetable Marrows--Ivan Law, Ross Law, Miss L. Lyle. One Peck Yellow Onions, Spanish Ivan Law, Ross Law. One Peck Yellow Offfons; A.0.V.-- Ross Law, Ivan Law, Mrs. E. Fines. Early Potatoes -- Ross Law, Ivan Law, Mrs, Fines. Late Potatoes--Mrs. Fines, Miss L. Lyle. , # this year when the Gate Receipts| 'Dobson, Mrs. Tom Cook, Clem Jeffrey. Six Parsnips--Mrs. Fines, Miss L. Lyle. Six Ears Yellow Sweet Corn--Miss L. Lyle, W. Crozier, Mrs, Fipes. Class--23--FRUITS Coll. Apples--Ross Law, Miss Lyle, Llayd Smith, Alexander Apples--Laura Lyle. Baldwin Apples--Laura' Lyle. Northern Spy Apples--Lloyd Smith, R. Law, L. Lyle. Greening Apples--R. Law, L. Smith, Laura Lyle, Golden Russet Apples--R. Law, L. Lyle. Snow Apples--R. Law, L. Lyle, McIntosh Red Apples--R. Law, L. Smith, L. Lyle. Talman Sweet Apples L. Lyle, L. Smith, R. Law. Melba Apples--L. Lyle, R. Law. St. Lawrence Apples--L. Smith, L. Lyle. = ~ Wealthy Apples--E. Law, Mrs. D. Edwards. Delicious Apples--R. Law, L. Lie: L. Smith. Stark Apples---L. Smith. Blenheim Pippin Apples--L. Lyle, R. Law. Crabapples--L. Lyle, A. Walsh, L. Smith. Clapp's Pears -- I. Law, Mrs. Ed. wards, R. Law. - Bartlett Pears -- Mrs. Edwards, L Lyle, R. Law. . A.0.V. Pears--R. Law, L. Lyle, Mrs. ' Edwards. Lombard Plums--R. Law. Reine Claude Plums--R. Law, Mrs Edwards. Class 24--FLOWERS Gladiolus--16 Spikes, 1 color--Miss Jean Samells. J Gladiolus, 2 spikes, mixed -- Ear Basket Flowers--Clem Jeffrey, Mrs. Sandy Moore, Miss Samells. Coll, Dahlias--Mrs. Moore, Miss J. Samells, Mrs. Boundey. Coll. Annuals--Mrs. B. Smith, Moore, Mrs.- Boundey. Bouquet Asters--Mrs. Moore, Mus. B. Smith, Clem Jeffrey. - White Gladiolus--Mrs. F. W. Brad- ley, Mrs. T. Cook, Allan Walsh. Yellow Gladiolus -- Mrs. Bradley, Miss Samells, Clem Jeffrey. Pink Gladiolus--Mrs. B. Smith, Mrs. Bradley, Clem Jeffrey. Red Gladiolus--Mrs. Bradley, Clem Jeffrey, Mrs. Smith, Gladiolus, Best Individual---Mrs. B. Smith, Mrs. Cook, Mrs, Bradley. Murs. Pink or Rose Asters--Mrs. Smith, ! Mrs. Moore, Mrs. T. Cook. Purple or Mauve Asters--Mrs. B. Smith, Mrs, Moore, Mrs. Bradley. White Asters--Mrs. Moore, Mrs. B. Smith, Mrs. Boundey. Heart of France Asters -- Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Boundey, Miss L. Lyle. French Marigolds -- Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Boundey, Miss Lyle. African Marigolds--Mrs. Mrs. Fines, Mrs. Smith. Snapdragon -- Mrs. Boundey, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Fines. Scabiosa--Mra. Boundey, Mrs. Fines Miss Lyle. Petunia, double--Mrs. Boundey, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Bradley. Single Petunias--Mrs. Fines, Mrs. Smith, Clem Jeffrey. Annual Phlox--Mrs, Boundey, Mrs. Moore, Miss Lyle. Stocks--Mrs. Boundey, Mrs. Smith, Clem Jeffrey. Cosmos--Miss Samells, dey, Mrs. Moore. Nasturtiums-- Mrs. Boundey, Miss Lyle, Mrs. Moore. Pansies--Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Mrs. Boundey. Zinnias, Giant--Mrs. Lyle, Mrs. T. Cook, Mrs. Boundey. Zinnias, Pom Pon--Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Boundey, Mrs. Boun- '| Boundey, Miss Lyle. Decoration of Gladiolus Tips--Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Boundey, Earl Dobson, " Table Bouquet, hall -- Mrs, Moore, Mrs. Malcolm. Fern -- Earl Dobson, Mrs. Moore, Mies L. Lyle. . Vase of Roses--Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Boundey: Rex, Begonia--Mrs. C. Howsam, Miss Lyle. Largest Pumpkin or Squash-- Wright Crozier, R. Law, Miss Lyle. Pie Pumpkins ~ R, Law, I. Law, Allan Walsh. | Two Hubbard Squash--L. Lyle, R. Law. v Five womistosanMiy. Boundey, I. Law, Mrs, G: L. Honey. Coll. Tomatoes--L. Lyle. Six Swede Turnips--R. Law, L. Lyle Five A.0.V. Mangels--R. Law, Ly Lyle. Coll, Coleus -- Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Munro. Flowering House Plant--Mrs, Ben' Smith, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Boundey. Coll. of Cactus---Mrs. Honey, Mrs, Owen, Mrs. Malcolm, .W. D. DYER SPECIAL--Mrs. Mal- colm, Mrs, Bradley, PRINCE ALBERT GREENHOUSE SPECIAL --- Mrs. B. Smith, Mrs. S. Moore. (continued on page 8) -{ the program with 4 moving solo "You | Never Walk Alone". !sympathy the people of the United Smith, : Farewell Evening The members of the congregations of Prince Albert and: Port Perry United Churches gathered together on Monday evening to say farewell to Rev. Clifford and Mrs. Smith who are leaving Port Perry to go to Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have terminated a ministry of nine years here and jhave left many friends behind them. } The committee had arranged a fine program opening with a hymn in which all participated. Rev. Mr. Job- lin led with prayer. This was follow- ed by an excellent number, "Kentucky Babe" by the Port Perry United Church Choir under the leadership of Mrs. Elsie Dobson. Miss Helen Wil- lard was at the piano. _Messrs. V. P. Stouffer and Bruce Snelgrove pleased everyone with a de- lightful violin duet (Mrs. Stouffer ac- companying them at the piano), after which Mrs, Stouffer gave us the plea- sure of a piano solo. Again the choir took their=-places to render "Old Ark a Movin' and "I Love You Truly". In these selections they were unaccompanied, and as usual gave a_very fine performance. Mrs. Dobson closed this section of Again Miss H. Willard at the piano. : The chairman, Mr. Tom Harris, called on Mr. Cyril Jeffrey to read an address to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who Were present with a lovely bouquet of roses by Mrs Love, and with a purse containing $326 by Mr. Murray Luke of Prince Albert, on behalf of the two ! congregations, The address called to. mind the many services and the unstinting time and Church and the community have reé- ceived from Mr. and Mrs. Smith. They replied in turn. Mr. Smith in his usual humorous fashion paid tri- "bute to all who had helped him in the past years and especially to Mrs. Tmo: for her fine judgment and | never- failing aid. } Mrs. Smith in turn thanked her | many friends for past kindness and also spoke of the many memories of . Port Perry and Prince Albert she 'would cherish, She stressed that Mr. Smith had al- ways given his best to his Church and { had always gone "the second mile", 'saying that none of us could know as , she did how completely this was true. Mrs. Smith made particular men- tion of the parsonage committee, say- ing that she had never had to ask for anything; she had always been pro- | vided*with her needs. Mrs. Smith said she had enjoyed every aspect of the work in the com- munity--but if she had any preference at all it was for her Sunday School Class. . i She invited all friends to visit them in Grand Bend and said she hoped they "would be invited back for special oc- casions. Reach Township School Area A meeting of Reach Township School Area Board was held in the Township Hall at Manchester, on September 5th. Following members were present: E. Clements, Chairman; G. Ward. B. Wanamaker, I, Wilkin- son. Mr. Jackson of Sanitation Equip- ment, 'T'éronto, intervielved the Board* giving further information in connec- tion with the tender from that com- pany for reconditioning the toilets in certain of the schools. After some dis: cussion it was decided that No. 9, Yellow School, No. 19, Marsh Hill; No. 16, Saintfield be reconditioned imme- diately and No. 7 Prince Albert be - pumped out for the time being and that school along with others be taken care of in the near future. The Board decided that for the pre- sent the Board was not in favour of supplying seribblers, pencils, ete., but would consider the question next year. The Board appointed Mr. Bruce Holtby to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Walter How- sam. The secrétary Feported that there were crowded conditions at some of the schools. It was decided to try and work out" some arrangement on the advice of the Inspector. Secretary 'presented various bills; same were passed and ordered paid. > -- Port Perry Council Sells Debentures for New Hospital By-law No. 1179 of the Village of Port Perry for the issuance of $34,000, 20 year debenture, at 4%, tobe used for the Community Memorial Hospital has been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board. ~ Fifteen Bonding Houses were asked for bids from which 4 bids were re- ceived as follows: . plus accrued int. Bell, Gouinlock, 98. Anderson & Co., 98.63 and interest. Harrison & Co., 99.07, plus interest. J. L. Graham & Co., and "Canadian- Bank -of Commerce, 99.26, plus interest. At a meeting of the Council on Monday, Sept. 10th, the above bids were - considered and the following motion' was passed: We, the Council of the Village of Port Perry, accept the tender of the J. L. Graham Co. and the Canadian Bank of Commerce for our $34,000, 20 year, 4% per cent, debenture at 99.26 plus acerude interest, to be used fo ra community Memorial-Hospital. The above debenture will be repaid by the Community on the following The evening came to a close with $, "dainty lunch provided by the ladies of Port Perry and Prince Albert and fol- | lowed by all singing "For they are Jolly Good Fellows" and "Auld Lang | Syne." Friends had the opportunity of bid- ding a personal farewell to Mr. and Mrs, Smith, percentages: Port Perry 409%, Reach 35, Seugog. 8, Cartwright 17%. Also of interest to the people of Port and surrounding conimunity was the granting of a building permit to Arthur Sheridan for the erection of a cement block building 28 x 30 to be for a Cleaning and Pressing business, used by '*M. t For the first time in 1951 our ex- ports have exceeded our imports . . it's just the same on the domestic front . our outgo exceeds our income: * \d - The worst highway traffc accident recently occurred near Drummond- ville, Quebec, when in a triple crash | 9 people were killed and one seriously "injured . . . cause of accident . .it "is reported that the driver of the truck which caused the crash had been drinking . SOMETIMES THE COST OF A DRINK IS NOT WHAT YOU PAY THE BARTENDER. rl ie i It is estimated that am American who earns $3,600 a year pays total | taxes of $908 per year .. . this in- cludes the hidden taxes . In Canada | the toll is even higher . . more than a thousand dollars goes back to the government. A good percentage of high cost of living is the high cost of living is the high cost of government, THE PASSING SHOW A.C." The Conservatives in New Zealand won a decisive victory and this is all the more remarkable because parlir, ment sessions in that country are tele- vised .". and the people certainly saw what was going on. . * . Our ace foreign war correspondent Bill Boss' statement. that the treat- ment of Koreans by Canadian soldiers is "shameful" should stir every Cana- dian with the desire for some real action on this issue, v-9 » As Herbert Hoover has pointed out . the. greatest danger the- United States faces is not invasion from a foreign power but rather Dishonesty in Public Office. . . . Why Louis St. Laurent ever made his Tuesday speech on Price Controls still has most people guessing. Am = . Ro po A RAC, AE ag LY ac a Wt y ' Shr I 5 « \ a * > RE