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Port Perry Star (1907-), 14 Nov 1935, p. 1

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p> | z was just hearsay. _ men from, the United States. imself to Tbe banker: and another case of "relief". a haa been in the limelight o there was a quarrel Councilors as io he 'good, form" of sling on Amy tice Day properties own ex-service men, who are in arrea with their taxes, The sale va ordered a day' later. a _ Harry O'Donnell is charged with the murder of Ruth Taylor, The evidence, which at pre paged seems to be of a circumstantial gharacter, 1 is being sough with b great thoroughness by the police, Professor Taylor, who Td been. recently been appointed to the chair of "Geography" at the University of Toronto, says Can- ada kas sufficient. resources to Support 179,000,000 people. Kenedy Goutity) Texis, Neon there was a depression--but it "Kened y County has never had any one on re- lief nor has any. one applied for: rel ief in the whole: county," said Charles Thompson, : Holes omission Secretary' "Big Prairie; Ohio, boasting has received Federal ad, isn't in; ithe Finnig. With h Kenedy Coun ty's 701 citizens," ~~ "9 = ee ig TH "Premier Hepburn is: retiring from 'his. position & as head of the * Theral Party in Ontario, on. account of ill 'health: ~ . . fd A Tae de piny JS BR al ged erty b Premier 'William -Aberhart. was: Okotoks-High River constituency, November 14 by-election closed at. p.m, the Refirmin Officer re: Ported no party had: nominated ac andidate to oppose the Premier. The Prince of Asturias, Hy is bride lost, $7500 worth of Rr) said to have: been 'stolen: from their suite in the Royal York hotel, 5 i Commissioner 7 Mm 'Godfrey, chairman of the Ontario. Se curities Commission, said that when he took over his position, Toronto was infested with'the , Sous gang of uhderworld financial "hey were not ordinary "high pressure" men, but gangsters who sold millions of dollars' worth ivén an acclamation in the hen nominations for the of 'worthless stocks: to. the. Canadian-public by-telephone, he con-|* tinued. ~By checking up on the telephone bills of "certain firms he was able to clean out all'the gang of ninety-six men but five, who could not return to.the United States. His best investigator was an ex-United States Becret Service agent who personally knew ~ all the gang, | he said, ; 5S ns Logg th : Captain Albert Ww. Stevens and orvill Anderdon | rose to a height of 74,000 feet (14 miles) in 'the worlds: Jirgest balloon, _ This i is the world's record. a Flying Officer' David Liewllyn and Mrs. Jill Weedon wif} of Commander Wyndham, established a new record for a hh -., from Capetown to London: of 6. days, 12 'hours and 17 minutes. 3 Reports as to the ronlts of No trade Conference between ~ President Roosevelt and Premier King, indicate large reductions in customs duties between Canada and the United States. Live 'cattle, milk, cream, and fish from Canada are said to be in the list of articles that will benefit from tariff reductions. Thos, c. Campbell, a prominent United States farmer, 83ys: "Canada today occupies the driver's seat with relation to the world's wheat supply. From this position the Dominion, by judicious and: orderly marketing methods, may emerge from the "greatest wheat gamble in history" without loss and possibly with a substantial profit," A British freighter, "Silverhazel" has been grounded at San Bernardino Straits in the vicinity of Manila. Latest reports are that the vessel has broken up ¢ and Jwo lives were lost. The mental hospital of St Youn de Dieu at Montreal was destroyed by fire on Saturday night of last week. Five of the - patients died because they rushed back to their cells after having been rescued by the firemen, ee A Turkish freighter sank in Smyrna Bay; and S3venty of the crew were reported missing. One hundred and ten were saved. Thursday (to-day) is the day o of the British elections. A 'memorial stamp has been issued. by the Belgian Govern- ment | in memory of Queen Astrid who was killed 3 an automobile aM 5 Bel BH ET The new trade pact with the United States is said to remove _ the tariff on Whisky entering the United States by 50%. v ' A farming area on the North-western shores of Lake Winni. peg is to receive "relief" from the Manitoba Government. 'tween thirty and forty thousand people have not the means of livelihood owing to crop failure. wath i ; Heavy. damage is roped from sleet and ice storm in East- ern Ontario, hd aa a William Arden, of Victor, died on. November 12th, in his 100th. year. st uinie The Crp my an 'have *ivchased "Squire" chatnpion jumper for, the 0 years at the New York Show. Toronto City il will etek a ruling trom the Supreme ; Coun : ~ Court as to dispited pol hts re the beer vote. o EDU CATION \ . MEETING. FRIDAY EVENING It is hoped that all those interested in education Will attend attend the convention of. jhe. Ontariy County Education Associa- tion to held in the Town Hal Perry, on Friday, November 15. Among the interes inf ite Lh amme oi be the Public Speaking Contest for On hool Pupils, in the after. on, a A te betv een 'J. yf? eran, of ison, 8 is a rare ) and L community to learn what is go- field. If you have any. problems ring Lu be. av stion dray gaia PIT EET " wy only. orig of its 200-odd residents : .| need for peace education and the pro- {| motion' of commion sense methods of | . 'settling disputes between nations. would need to be shown in the pro- 'years of public sanction, will: not give 'British markets were flooded with _| becoming master in the world. But 'trade, and intensified foolish national- ']' Honour Roll, emphaszied the need for |The Price that was Paid "R, B." writing to the Toronto Daily Star sive te following figures 1 regarding the- Great War: . Total cost of war.in money $145,262,690,629, to the Allies. and $63,018,160, 600 to the Cenral Powers, wounded. The cost to Canada was $1, 655, 576,032 and and 166,105 wounded. The total enlistment i in Allies casualties were 2,477,683 Killed and 8,027,681 The Central Powers lost 8,788, 614 and had 8,644,428 2,817 men killed .E.F. was 619,636. The Allied war debts due Great Britain total £1 ,115,738,000. This does not include the debt of Russia of £1,181 894, 000 and re- lief and reconstruction loans owed by America. of over £1,600,000. The total indebtedness to United States of fanged war debts is 1 704, 487, 444. Eo "The community service in the United Church at Port Perry was an impressive reminder of the constant ~ Rev. W. J. H. Smyth emphasized thé fact that the same heroic spirit which was displayed in the Great War motion 'of peace. War, with 7000 way to this' recent peace idea without a tremendous struggle. And in the struggle the advocates of peace must face misunderstanding and suffering. "One -phase of this subject that is] usually overlooked wag: strongly em- phasized by Mr. Smyth--the fact that it was unnecessary for the promotion of trade. ° Before the Great War, German goods, and by simple com- mercial processes Germany was fast the Great War destroyed most of that ism. = Business can be best based on mutual exchange for mutual benefit, and cannot. be secured by methods of force. : : 'Mrs. Woods, before reading the continued effort to prevent the crim- inal waste of life and property which 'war entailed. One hour a year is not sufficient to accomplish the purpose of abolishing' war, ; / 3 % Arn | stice Celebration This beautiful poem was read by Mrs. I. R. Bentley, and indicates the comfort and hope which rightfully be- long to those who 'made sacrifices of loved ones for the sake. .of . their country. There is No Death I tell you they have not died, They live and breathe with you; They walk here at your side, They tell you things are true. Why dream of poppied sod When you can feel their breath, When flows and soul of God Knows there is no death? Death's but an open.daor, . We move from room to room, There is one life, no more, 'No dying and no tomb. Why seek ye them above, Those that ye love dear? The all of God is Love, The All of God is here, VT tell you: they. have -not- died, Their hands clasp yours and mine; They are but glorified, They have become divine. They live! .'they know! . they see! They shout with every breath, Life is eternity, There is no death." Words by Gordon Johnstone. {by Rev. C. C. Harcourt, seconded by tht President, Lunch was then served by the group Be-| 'munity is extended to the relatives 'Hamilton, on Pontypool, who passed from St. John's Anglican Church was as follows: * i BLACKSTOCK) The.regular monthly meeting of the AY.P.A. of St. John's Church was held a the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. , \on Wednesday evening, November 6th, with an attendance of thirt:- nije. The. Bible reading and prayers ere) taken by the rector. Armistice Day' being so close the pro- gram committee invited Captain F. Ferguson and Lieut. Chas. Venning to give a talk on "The Great War." Capt. Ferguson took as his subject "Memories of the Great War". and Lieut, Venning "Life in a Prison Camp." Both these addresses were based on personal experiences, Lieut. Venning having been a prisoner in Germany for two years. Grateful ap- preciation of these two very inter: esting and timely talks was expressed Mr. L. Devitt, and heartily endorsed by all present. in charge and the meeting closed in the usual 'way. The deep sympathy of the com- and friends of the late Mrs. William away in the Bowmanville Hospital on Friday, November 8th. The' funeral service was held on Monday afternoon Blackstock ' coniducted by the rector Rev. C. C.-Harcourt, assisted by Rev. Mr. Riding, of Pontypool, pastor of the deceased, and the remains were laid to rest in St. John's Cemetery. The Armistice Day Remembrance service program held in the Commun- ity Hall on Monday morning, Nov. 11, one verse of the National Anthem, prayer by Rev. H. Ji Bell, M.A, B.D,, address by Rev, C. C. Harcourt, B.A, D.Th, hymn, "Take My Life and. Let. it Be", ad- dress by Rev, H. J. Bell, hymn, Abide With Me". Adjournment was then made to the Cenotaph where wreaths from the Ontario Government and from the Victorian Women's Institute, were placed on the Cenotaph by Mrs. Wm. Steele and Mrs. A. L. Bailey. The following names of the honoured dead were read by Reeve N. Green: John Steele, Bruce Ferguson, Roy Swain, Elmer Mountjoy, Craig Tibb, John Wootton, iidward 'Moody, -Stan- ley White and Herbert Millard. A short prayer by Rev. C, C. Harcourt. Two minutes silence, and: the bene- diction by Rev. J. H. Bell brougtlit to a close a beautiful and memorable service, Miss Lulu Wright, of Toronto, spent the week end with her parents Mr, and Mrs. O. Wright. 'The teachers of our Continuation School staff, Migs E, Brown, Mr. R. P. Allan and Mr. R. F, Waldon ahd our 'Public School principal, Mr. E. Eckle, spent the holiday at their respective homes in Owen Sound, Blenheim, Lindsay and Clifford. {oo Mrs, John Forder and Vera visited with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Wright on Sunday. Mrs. Thos. Stinson; and family, "Arnold, Fred, Harold and Marguerite, of Lindsay, and Mr. Meredith Englis of Mr. and Mrs. F. Willan, " The United Church Dramatic' Club put on their play "My Pal" at Scugog on Monday night. This is the eightn presentation of this popular play. On Wednesday evening, Nov. 20th, Archbishop Fleming, Bishop of the Arctic will give an illustrated lecture on the Arctic in the Community Hall, 'under the auspices of the A.Y.P.A. 'Admission, adults 10c., children free. |The proceeds will go to Arctic mis- 'gions. Archbishop 'Fleming is an out- standing speaker and those who miss hearing him and seeing his slides will miss a rare treat, ~The November meeting of the Viec- torian Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs, Mervin Mountjoy, 'on Wednesday afternoon the 6th, with an attendance of thirty-five.t The meeting opened with the Institute Ode, the Lord's Prayer, and Scripture Reading by Mrs. Russell Mountjoy. $1.50 per year in advance' 5 cents single copy Wateh your label; it tells when your The roll call was answered with a humorous story and 'ext month it will be answered with the member's grandmother's maiden name and na- tionality. The program was in charge of Mrs, A. L. Bailey" 's group and com- prised the following numbers: a read- ing by Mrs.-W. A. VanCamp, "The Peace Garden'; a reading by Mrs, T. Samells' "The Old Town and Its Paper", a 'piano solo by Mrs. M. Mountjoy and an article "Results of the War" by Mrs. Foster Ferguson. Lunch was served by the group, Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs, E. Darcy were Mr, and Mrs. Walter Wiseman and daughter Jean, and Mr. Dougal McDougall, all of Toronto; Mrs, Hall, of. Sunderland, Mr, and Mrs, Ira Argue and Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hyde. The Young People of the United Church held their weekly meeting on Wednesday evening. The worship was taken by Miss Ferga Johnston | and the topic "Is Christianity Christ- ian?" by Rev. Mrs, .Bell. The pro- gram was in charge of Miss Mildred Hooper and consisted of a reading by Miss Pauline Ferguson, a vocal solo by Miss Milma VanCamp and a con- |. test won by Miss Pauline Ferguson. Miss Marion Oster, of Oshawa, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs, W. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hyde, Misses Marion . Argue and Norma Hooey, 'were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. H. McLaughlin, on Saturday evening. A very successful dance was held by the members of the Badminton Club in the Armouries on Friday evening, The members spared neither time nor effort in making everything comfortable for their guests, in dero- -| rating the armouries and in providing a good orchestra, Prizes of $4, $3, $2, and $1, went to Mr, Allan, of Blackwater, Mr. Collins, Miss Allan, of Orono, and Harold Crawford, of Blackstock, respectively. The balloon dance was won by Mr. Bert Edwards. {i Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hyde have been, {guests of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hamil- I ton and Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Taylor. -- Mrs. D. McTaggart has the sincere] sympathy of the community in the sad loss she has sustained in the death of her father Mr. Clements of | Greenbank. -- PPP -- - SCUGOG | Next Sunday Rev. Mr. Honey, of Myrtle, will have charge of the ser- vices here as Rev. F. G.. Johlin has been invited to take charge of the an- niversary services at Myrtle. The Centre Sunday Schoul will be in the afternoon at 2.30 instead of the morn- ing next: Sunday. Hope to see a large attendance. The play "My Pal" given "by the. Blackstock young people was splendid and very much enjoyed by those that were privileged to hear it. The Sunday School Rally held in the Head Church last Sunday was a splendid service, everyone doing their part well. The children sang three choruses, Mrs. Redman, Mrs. Rodd and Mr. C. Samells sang a trio, John Reader, Gordon Shunk, Nelson Read- er read different parts of the Scrip- ture, Anson Gerrow told the story of Paul's letter to the Church. Rev. Mr. Joblin's son Kingsley gave a very in- teresting talk which all enjoyed. The School Fair champions go to Port Perry on Friday, November 156th. They are Clem Jeffrey, to speak; 'Owen Reader, to play the mouth or- 'gan; Dorothy Graham, 'recite, We wish them all success. The first warning of SRT came on Monday night when it rained and h froze, covering everything with ice.| and sister Eva, were Sunday visitors) Mr. and Mrs. S. Sweetman and (children, visited his sister Mrs. D. Lewis, in Caesarea, on Sunday. \ Mr} A. Sweetman and daughter Ann of Toronto, are visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sweetman. Glad to see Mr. Norman Shunk is able to be out and around again after his fall a few weeks ago. Mr. Geo. Hood is also able to be around again after being laid up for several months with rheumatism, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Jackson®and son Fred, spent a pleasant evening with Mr, and Mrs. T. Asher in Port Perry, one evenihg last week in honour of Mrs, Asher's birthday, We wish her many happy returns of the day. Harold Martyn and Mona Brunt celebrated their birthdays on Monday, November 11th. We extend thém birthday greetings. : Dorothy Graham spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Sweet- man, 'I local Mys.. L. "Chamberlain and baby James have yeturned home to Toronto after spending a few weeks with her parents Mr, and Mrs, R. Jackson. Mrs. W. J. Mullen left here on Sat- urday to call at Whitby and Toronto, and will leave Toronto on Monday for here home in Beadle, Sask, We wish her a Pleasant trip. Miss Hilda Milner, and friend Mr. G. Russell, of Oshawa, spent the week end with Mr, John Milner. Mr. J. Aldred spent a few days in Toronto recently, Mr. and Mrs. O, Jeffrey, Clem and 'Lois, visited with Mr, and Mrs. A. Brunt, in Enniskillen, on Sunday. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Delbert Lyle and son of Raglan, in thelr recent sad bereavement. r. Will Booth, of W itevale, spent i A end with his son"Mr, Frank Booth. ; / Mrs. R. Long visited her daughter Mrs. Roy Scott of Seagrave, last week, A bee was held at the church yard last week when Mr. Harding of Brooklin, buzzed up the winter's sup- ply of wood that was purchased re- cently from Mr. Pengally of Brooklin. Miss M. Ross, of Newcastle, spent the week end with her sisters here. Mr. Frank Booth had a rather un- pleasant experience on going to his barn yard on Monday morning, he found that his straw stack had top- pled over sometime during the night and killed a mileh cow and a young bull that were lying around it. Neighbours were summoned and pro- ceeded to pitch the straw off in hopes of rescuing theni but it was too late, they had sumothered to death, Rev. Mr. Honey preached a very appropriate sermon on Remembrance Day, here and it was very gratifying to mote the large attendance at the service as the night was very un- pleasant. Owing to Raglan anniversary ser- vices next Sunday the service here is cancelled, but the Sabbath School will be at the usual hour, 1.45. The fol- lowing Sabbath, Nov. 24th, the annual Free Will Offering services will be held in our church at 10.30 a.m. and 7 p.m., when Rev, H, Latimer of Wil- fred will have charge for the third successive year of our special ser- vices. This is a fitting tribute to a former pastor. Mrs. Fallis, of Bethany, has been visiting her daughter Mus. Alvin Arm- strong. ---- * Myrtle Statior There will be no Church Serwee\in Myrtle next Sunday. Last Su day evening the service was well Stoned Rev. W._ E. Honey preached in his usual good form, reading the lesson from Isaiah, parts of chapters 2 and 11 and his text was taken from 2 and 4 "The hope of Universal Peace". A good meeting was enjoyed on Tuesday last at the Young People's Society. The president, Mr. Moyer, opened the meeting with hymn 394, "Holy Spirit Faithful Guide". The Scripture lesson was read by Reva Cooper, followed by prayer by Mr. Toney. After the minutes were read, the leader, Mrs. Cross, then .took charge. Mrs. Duchiman gave a de- scriptive talk on the life of Moses, which was very interesting; Mrs. Cross' read about the life of John | Wyckliff. ; wh The Woman's Missionary Society will hold their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. O. H. Downey, on Nov. | 21st, at 2.30 p.m. The autumn Thank Offering will be received and all quilt blocks 'should be in before that time. A cordial invitation is extended to all the ladies of the torimunity. Mr. R. M. Pike, of Toronto, was a week end guest of Mr, and Mrs. N. Hughson. Mrs. J. Greentree, of Harmony, was a Sunday guest of Mr._and Mrs. Robt. Chisholm. Mr. Ross Broome, Mr. Don Anhorn, Miss Doyle and Miss Chapman, of Oshawa, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Lane. Miss Mildred Harrison and mother motorted to Toronto on Saturday. Messrs, Grant M. Perry, Arthur Manderson and Frank Harrison, our "returned men" attended the Armistice Day services at Port Perry and Brooklin, on Sunday, and on Mon- _subseription . expires, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Payne of Toronto, on Monday visited with thefr Harrison relatives in the village and on the farm. Miss Doris Simkin, of Toronto, sperit Sunday with her parents Mr, and Mrs, Jos. Simkin. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lantz, of To- ronto, spent Tuesday with the latter's sister Mrs, Oliver Lane. The softball club are : holding a euchre and dance in the hall on Fri-' day the 15th, . a DISTRICT NEWS Whitby Council has: cut Frelief" by 25% in an effort to balance the bud- Be for 1935. The early "motor show" is 'said to have been staged"in order that the motor manufacturers may level the employment curve", Mr, R. G. Mills. was re-elected president of Oshawa: Fish and: Game Protective Association at a meeting of the executive following the annual - | election. Other officers chosen by the executive 'included, Chas. MéGarvie, as Vice- President; Cd. 'McGibbon, Vice-President; C. M, Mundy, George Smith, Ernie Brown, Frank Mason, Jr., Bob Ross, William Bear, James French, directors. Stewart Alger was selected chairman: of the special committee which will prepare for the annual convention of the Anglers' Federation to eb held here next Feb- ruary. 7 EPSOM | Another Respected Citizen Passes to Her Reward Last Friday, November 9th, Mrs. William Wagner, a long resident of Epsom, passed to her reward, The deceased lady was . in her 76th year and was born in the Township of Reach. Her husband, the late Wm. Wagner, died a good many years ago. He farmed on the 6th Concession of Reach. There were three children of the union: Mary, wife of Mr. Joseph Wilson and Louis, who farms on the old homstead; Ada, wife of Mr. Al- bert Thaxter, of Sanford, died a few years ago. Mrs. Wagner had a wide eircle of relatives and friends and the esteem in which she was held was evidenced in the full Church at Epsom where the deceased was a regular attend- ant. Her devout Christian life was an inspiration to all and all those who had the pleasure of knowing her, loved 'her. The funeral serviec was conducted by Rev. Joseph Denny, the Minister of Epsom United Church, assisted by Rev. Wm. Edmonds, of Uxbridge, a 'great friend of the family. The ser- vice took place in Epsom United Church on Sunday, November 10th. The floral decorations were beautiful. The remains were laid to rest in the family plot at Utica in the Kendall Cemetery. The gloomy, rainy day, did mot deter a great crowd from showing their respect to a well beloved citizen. * * * The regular 'Prayer service, Avill be held at Epsom United Church on Thursday evening next at 8 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Emblem and Irene were in Epsom last Sunday at- tending the funeral service of Mrs. Wm. Wagner. 4 Christmas tree entertainments are in evidence reminding us that Noel is not far away, The Bethesda Quartells were sing- ing in the Epsom. United Church on the occasion of the funeral of Mrs. Wagner. There was no service last Sunday in the Utica Church on aceount of the funeral" of Mrs. Wagner. A number of friends and relatives attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Wagner, at Epsom, on Sunday." In- terment took place at Kendall Ceme- tery. Mr." S.- Ray is holding a sale on Friday, of wagons, sleighs and such articles found *around a blacksmith shop. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Lane, of Lon- don, returned home after spending three weeks with' relatives here. Congratulations to Mr, and Mrs. O, Kight (nee Sarah Sandison) on their recent marriage. over the week end. TUE) day attended the banquet at Whitby. 'Miss Edith Lakey with friends hers Se eT THA i Yn ig Pa as - gs Sr Ha Ys (7s ry STA vs 7 Var

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