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--_- - RT PERRY AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. RRY, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917 SINGLE COPIES tec. Now HL DAMS & HUTCHESON 'We write every kind ot reliable Insurance, Mortgage Loans, and Real Estate ANTED--A few first mortgages on farm property. veral sums have been placed with us for immediate in- fen in this class of security. MARCH WINDS ARE BROWNING The cold and blustery month of March socn roughens and inflames the skn unless some good protecting lotion is used. Our CALYPSO ALMOND LILY CREAM is the best preparation you can use. It is dainty, being neither greasy, nor sticky, and is quickly absorbed by the skin, leaving it soft, clear and velvety. Other good toilet requisites are: Nyal's Face Cream Soap, Calypso Cold Cream, Calypso ~ Massage, apd Calypso Witch Hazel Cream. ORVAL BYER and Optician, Port Perry i (w. Druggist NEW J0OOTS & SHOES Our New Boots and Shoes for Spring and : Summer are all in now, : When in need of anything in this line give us a call, We will try to please you both : for price and quality. A full line of Groceries, Crockery, etc. always on hand, J. F. McCLINTOCK OUR MOTTO ervice and Quality" When you need meat," you need choice meat. Do you realize what this means to ¥ you? Cal and convince yourself or phone Bell 29. ¢ emand that you give the tention this year. = Seed high germination power §% J ead | + "In his sermon last Sunday evening Rev. W. P. Rogers referred to the! fact that while many laws were being enacted to prohibit such evils as the. liquor traffic, but little has been done to supply something better in the way of recreation for that which has been taken away. And Mr. Rogers is right. As is the case in most small towns, | Port Perry has no Y.M.C.A,, public gymnasium, or skating rink. The bar with its sociability has been closed, but nothing better has been openedin its place. . 1 hese facts open 'up a wide field for discussion. There may be many excuses made for the lack of town recreation, but the excuses will not alter the fact that the need is great and legitimate. If our homes and home towns do not offer wholesome recreation, we need not be surprised if unwholesome pleasures common, or if the young people go to places where wholesome pleasures are provided. The real trouble in Port Perry is that we have too many organizations. By the time the work of keeping these organizations running is done. thereis | but little energy or inclination left to serve the community as a whole. It may be a bit of news to some folk to know just how many churches and societies Port Perry is supporting First, as to churches. There are six churches established here ~ Meth- odist, Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Catholic Apes- tolic. Lately the followers of Pastor Russell have had meetings, and the Plymouth Brethren assemble in private homes. Next, as to Societies, etc. There are fourteen all 'told -- Masons, Odd- fellows, Sons of England, Independent Order of Foresters, Canadian Order of Foresters, T.oyal Orange Lodge, Lady True Blues, W. C. T. U.,, Home Circle, Chosen Friends, = Workmen, High School Literary Society, and the Lawn Bowling Club. Growing out of these churches and societies are many sub-organizations such as missionary societies, etc. All these organizations cost the town at least $12,000 per year, or about $10 per year for every man, woman, and child in Port Perry. One would hesitate a long time be- fore daring to name any church or society that should discontinue its work in town, but it is very evident that fewer such organizations could serve Port Perry as well or probably beconte" District News + Police Magistrate Jackson, of Lind- say is dead He" was also chairman of the Board of Education. Lindsay may possibly separate from the County of Victoria. The towns- people complain of the high county assessment. ; _ Victoria County has adopted the County Good Roads System Mr and Mrs Caleb Rose, of Whit- by celebrated their diamond wedding on March 8th. . S. M. Newton, of Prince Rupert, formerly of Port Perry, is a candidate for a seat in the House of Commons. About ene hundred more returned soldiers have arrived atthe Whithy hospital. Oshawa is exercised over the dis-, covery of a fatal case of anthrax in the town. This disease is contageous generally among cattle, but accasion= ally attacks man. Councillor Wm Collingwood, of Newmarket, died of pneumonia while on a visit to Uxbridge. : 116th Man Killed Pte John Bouckley, who went over- seas with the 116th and was transfer- red to the 18th Bn, as a bomb thrower, was shot through the left lung by a German bullet and died of his wounds. little daughter in Oshawa. Power Extentions to Pickering Whitby Gazette Two officials of the Hydro Com- mission were here this week in regard to the extension of electric power from Whitby to Pickering along the King-, ston Rd. They were to meet the farm- ers tnis Wednesday afternoou at Mr Toms, next west of Dobbs' school house, and the villages in Pickeriug, in the evening, From canvassing that is about completed, enough contracts are in sight to: warrant the commiss- ion making the extension. Ihe pro- posal to develop the Hydro Radial by taking over 'Toronto Eastern and re- turning to the original scheme of coupling up with the Canadian North-! ern by building the three miles from Pickeriug village to Cherrywood has a practical bearing on the power excen- sion westwards from Whitby to Pick- ering. Through the Toronto East-| ern paralleling the Kingston Road and for the most part actually adjoin-' ing, eleven hundred dollars a mile' [could be saved and electric power services to the farms along the King- ston Road be made through laterals. Furthermore, with the Hydro Radial worked out in this way there would | be a considerable reductiow in cost of | "current locally here and throughout Pickering because more than a hun- dred thousand borse-power 'can be developed on the Trent to meet the present power famie in Toronto. 'The power extension to Pickering is thus intimately and beneficially affect- ed by th: realization at once of the He leaves a wife and a better than the large number we NOW pyoq., Radial in taking over the au THE STANDARD BANK HEAD OFFICE OF CANADA o = TORONTO : SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE THIRD CANADIAN ~~ B8T'D 1073 WAR LOAN will be received by this Bank free of cost. Fullest fuformation supplied by applying to the r of this Bran 'PORT PERRY BRANCH H. G. HUTCHESON, ANNOUNCEMENT ¥ Better get your We cannot guarantee the present low price of the FORD after March 31st order in quick. , Ford Touring Car W. U. & H. Port Perry Ontario holds her own in the Battal ion, of which we are all proud. Major R B Smith is with the re serve battalion of the 116th, which i still in England. Manchester Mr Grant Christie made a business trip to Queensville last week. Mr Al Smith, who has been here for some time, has gone back to Woodville to see his wife who has been very ill. 1, [the money spent could be obtained. haps we could effect. church union, | putting such * |into an intelli oble have. It would be quite possible for all these institutions' to unite in main- skating rink. Suppose each of the societies named contributed toward a fund for whole- some public recreation. 'An average of $50 per year from each of the fourteen societies named would give the sum of $700. * Add to this the sum of $100 from each of the five churches (leaving out the Catholic 'MApostolic ehurch for the present), and there would be available $1200 annu- ally. i A sum like this, supplemented by a small membership fee and such earn-| ings as would 'natwally come to a skating rink and gymnasium, would go a long way toward solving recrea- tion problems in Port Perry. Many of the institutions named spend a considerable amount upon social enjoyment. - If the interests we led, much better value for Best of all, there would be a ten- dency to unite our community. Per- and other amalgamation : 'All that mn 'the 'way of 'a scheme into ezecution are the objections that are likely to be raised on every hand. - If as mnch energy could be put used in Toronto Eastern. The meeting of We are very pleased to hear that the Board of Trade on this Friday, Mrs Wilmot Walker, who has been evening in the Conncil Chamber will seriously ill for some weeks, is much | ments, Officers of the 116th . Bn. now in France | The following are the names of the ; officers who went to France with the 116th Ontario Battalion. Lt-Col Sum Sharpe, M. P, --0.C,, Uxbridge. Major H. C. Cameron -- 2nd in i command, Uxbridge. Capt. A. W. McConnell--Adjutant, ' Toronto. . Let. H H. Hyland, Asst Adjutant, Oshawa : | Capt Jas. Moore, Medical Officer, Brooklin ! Capt A C McFarland, Paymaster, Cannington Capt H E Fairhead, Quartermas- ter, Toonta { Lieut C G Cowan, Transport Offi- "cer, Cannington. . Lieut Morley Jacobi -- Bombing Officer, Oshawa * Lieut J A Proctor, Scout Officer, Beaverton : Lieut, I W Hutchinson, M. GTS.. Uxbridge. a Besides the above there are also farm the following officers, residents of the County: Major H P Cook. Uxbridge; Major G W P Every, Whitby; Capt H Gould, Uxbridge; Lieut R C Henry Oshawa; Lieut J J Doble, Sunderland Lieut KL. ace, Cannington; Lieut H L Major. W K Kit, Cann "You see taining a public gymnasium and a consider these interesting develop- improved. Mr J. T. Dobson while out driving the other day had the misfortune to have his horse~injured. 'The animal overreached and cut one of his heels very severely. The Red Cross Social at Manches- ter proved to be a successful event - There was a good crowd and the pro- ceeds amounted to something over $30. A considerable number of peo- ple from Port Perry attended. ONE GREAT BIG DAY ALL ABOUT THE FARM House Takes on Agricultural Leok Talks About Potatoes, Chickens, ~ Butter and Eggs Occasionally the farthers in the Legislature get a real field day when they have the floor practically to themselves and when at any rate nothing is talked for many hours but problems affecting the farms, | Such a debate was the very interest. I a aod ation of the ent Agriculture. The talk niin all sorts of matters interesting to the IE ron ee a ) 3 , silos, horses, butter and cream. The Legislature for became a. fa Tor oe whe & hus t, Liberal farmer Nelson Parlia from Prince Edw oT: Jed the Whitevale; Lieut 9% CARNEGIE Ontario de poip¢ment of a Minister or Agricul ture to succeed the late Hon. Mr. Duff, who would be able to give his ole time to the work and who by prac- tical training would be able to give leadership in agricultural matters, and the appointment of a Deputy Minister fitted by technical and practical know- - ledge of agriculture to fill this most important post. The resolution was rejected by the Government who persisted in their own scheme for the re-organization of the Department including a Minister, a Commissioner, an Assistant Cominis- sioner and two Deputy Ministers. Sir Willlam, however, said that he himself did not intend to keep the portfolio permanently. During the course of the debate Mr. Rowell offered on behalf of the Ofpo- sition that if the Government would appoint the ablest and most outstahd- ing man available as Minister of Agr" culture and with him an equally suit- able man for Deputy Minister, they would not oppose such a Minister in a bye-election, but would allow him to take his seat without a contest. The Prime Minister in his reply made no reference to this offer, ; George S. Henry, member for East Yerk, 3 possible Minister of Agriculture, saw, no particular reason why Sir William Hearst should not be head of the of XKgrieulture, because and lite." ' G. A. Gillespie, Liberal member for West Peterboro, the well known dairy- man, called the Government's plan a "spare time" arrangement. = Several of the speakers referred to different articles in farm journals criticizing the Government's re-or- tion plan. : , "A humorous story In picture form. The Fashiors. ; Newest ideas tn Women's Wear. Farm Crop Querics. uestions" a 2 rh stions answered by Prof. Henry Houséwife's Corner. Texted Recipes and Helpful Hi tor tue Lusy Housew Serial Story, Your Problems. A Syustion ang Answer