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ae » s 1 "» ak i Yn EX | . General News Rirhe standard being paid in the Province, for farmers deprived of "living by drought. Salvage of herds in dry areas by moving best - United Kingdom in Canada, spoke these words into an ordinary ad our two countries is-a matter of importance to both as a con- $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single copy. Watch your label; it tells when your _ Frank Prichard, of Buffalo, won the $2500 prize in, the C.N.E, Swimming race, making the five mile course in 2 hours, 7.9 min. Warren Priddy, of St. Catharines, won second place. BORK : * en Ne ash It is estimated that 85,000 men have been killed in the Span- ish civil war, and 300,000 wounded. ; * 8 - _ Canadian National Exhibition attendance is down this year owing to rain, * * * * - wife of the manager of the Canadian died suddenly from a heart attack on Tues- Mrs. Elwood Hughes, National Exhibition, day of this week. = - * 8 SE The New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co. will pay $800,000 to survivors and next of kin in the "Morro Castle" disaster. * x 8 August was the driest month Winnipeg has experienced in twenty-three years. - ; ; : * % 2 Headed toward Northern Saskatchewan is a South Dakota farmer who wants to show his 20-year-old son some rain. The 'tourist reached Weyburn a few days ago and struck up a conversa- tion with a local man. The tourist implied drought conditions were bad in Dakota and that he was on a trip north to see it rain. "I've seen it rain before", he said, and then, pointing to a youth of 20 in the car, added, "but my hoy there has never seen rain, and I promised I'd show him some this fall." * * x "Hello! Are you there Mr. MacDonald? There is a large gathering here in the British section of the Canadian National Exhibition, and we are waiting for you to participate in the open- ing ceremonies by depressing the key on your table beside you." Sir Francis L. C. Floud, K.C.B., High Commissioner for the rocker telephone in the Government Building of the C.N.E. as he addressed the Right Hon. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Dominions, who sat listening in far-off London, England, where it was approximately 1 a.m. Clearly and distinctly the reply of Mr. MacDonald boomed out of a loud speaker in the glowing dome of the great ceiling, carried to the building by 4,000 miles of cable and telephone line. a ; "Will you now please open this British Section?" requested Bir Francis. : A sharp click sounded in the tense silence of the huge room, and lights which had been subdued -suddenly flared up brilliantly, A curtain, stretched across the back of the .platform where a group of distinguished men were seated, suddenly rolled back as though moved by a magic hand. The strains of the National Anthem arose from the orchestra pit. , ~The -British-Section of the C.N.E. was open, - et As though he were standing on the platform, Mr. MacDonald's voice floated across the heads of the several hundred guests. "I have much pleasure in declaring open the British Section of the 1936 Canadian National Exhibition," said- Mr. MacDonald. "Allow me to do this while in England feeling somewhat sleepy in the small hours of the morning." : To. a "Every such personal contact helps-to draw more closely to- gether the people of the British Commonwealth of Nations, scat- tered around the earth. On previous occasions I have had the 'pleasure of still closer contacts with you in Canada." "The development. of mutual trade", he continued, "bétween tribution toward securing employment and maintaining a good standard of life for the people of each land." * % 9» 'That there is a very close balance between demand and supply of wheat for the coming year is shown in an advance issue of a section of the September issue of the Royal Bank's monthly letter which contains a review of the world wheat situation. . World supplies of wheat for the current season, says the re- _view, are the smallest in a decade. Production, excluding Russia and China, is tentatively placed at about 3,500,000,000 bushels. Actual consumption during the past five years, on the other hand, has averaged 3,800,000,000 bushels. _ : In order to meet normal requirements during the coming year, heavy withdrawals will have to be made from existing stocks. These are still moderately above the average prior to the ecord crop of 1928, but were reduced during the past crop year y approximately 200,000,000 bushels. ' Right Rev. Richard 'Roberts, D.D., Minister of Sherbourne "Street United Church, and Moderator of the United Church of Canada, has returned to his home from the Toronto General Hos- pital, but is leaving almost immediately with Mrs. Roberts to spend two weeks in the gountry. He fully hopes to make his first reappearance in public at the opening of the General Council of the United Church of Canada at Ottawa, Sept. 23r 3, ; lh ey ie ' Following are highlights of plans announced. hy Finance Minister Dunning for assisting the provinces In meeting drought situation in Saskatchewan and Alberta, ; Acceptance of drought situation as a national emergency to be met at the expense of the people as a whole. : ° Federal Treasury to assume responsibility for relief up to cattle to good feeding areas east and west, providing fodder for milk,.work and breeding animals. Slaughter and processing of low-grade herds. Co-operation with Provinces in seeking aid of Red Cross Society to refurnish farms suffering from repeated droughts re- sulting in exhaustion of household equipment. Further development of existing facilities for removing fam- ilies from farms where soil indications are that it' will not again serve to maintain agricultural activities, to better soil areas in or near same district. Continuation of water and soil conservation efforts now being carried out by Federal and Provincial Depart- 'Personnel: : n fs ARIO, THURS PORT PERRY, ONT [The Trip to Vimy . Can the Small i By Miss Evelyn Alexander | 4 @ : - | Dear Mr. Farmer: 2 i With your permission, I will tell you something further of my trip to Vimy. During the first day, all the pilgrims received an official beret, haversack, guide book and pilgrimage badge. The berets of the ex-service men and women were khaki with a green maple leaf and those of the relatives, navy with the green maple leaf. Later on during the voyage, a white celluloid identification button with the party letter and company number shown in black, was handed to each pilgrim. age, was pinned to the right lapel. The identification button was worn on the left. Decorations and service medals on ceremonial occasions were worn on the left, The Pilgrimage was divided into five parties--one for each of the five passenger liners used--as follows: "K" Party, on S.S. "Montrose". "L" Party, on S.S. "Montcalm". "M" Party, on S.S. "Antonia", B ud "C" Party, on S.S. "Ascania". "Y" Party, on S.S. "Duchess of Bedford". © On Friday evening, at dinner, we all received a Souvenir Booklet containing a List of Pasengers. , We went by the Northern Route through the Straits of Belle Isle. On Saturday afternoon, we saw two large icebergs along the Labrador coast. On Saturday night, we were through the Straits and out on the ocean. I might add here, that it is 139 miles from Montreal to Quebec and 734 miles from Quebec to Belle Isle. From noon on Friday, July 17th, to noon on Saturday, July 18th, we travelled 395 miles, A On Saturday afternoon at 4.30, a Horse Race Meeting was held on the Promenade Deck and thereafter daily, "Sunday ex- cepted. Ten per cent. of all bets was- deducted for Seamen's Charities, the tickets being one shilling or 25 cents each. There were 8ix races, six horses being entered in each. Of course, they were wooden horse such as are used at Rotary Fairs, etc. Spee- tators were much amused by proceedings and going to the "Races" was one of the popular amusements whether one cared to bet or not. ; . There were also deck games provided --Quoits, Shuflleboard, and Tennis. - On Thursday afternoon, July 23rd, and Friday morn- ing, sports were held--races being arranged so that men, women 'and childrén could take part. © Boat drill was held twice on the way over. and once on the return trip. Life belts were in all staterooms. - We had to go to our rooms; get in life belt and adjust same or have it adjusted and go to a Muster Station where we were lined up on deck--- women and children in the front and the men at the back. We were then: given instructions as to what fo do in case of emer- gency. Members. of the crew were assigned to certain positions in each Muster Station. I understand that passenger ships can take only a limited number of "first trippers" among the crew: The Canadian Des!roy<r, "Saguenay" was our escort. On Friday, it left us to go to Le Havre. = During the first week of August, it was at. Portsmouth for "Navy Week", ® On Friday afternoon, July 24th, we arrived at Flushing, Holland, where we had to walt till midnight for the tide in order to-proceed forty miles up the river to Antwerp. We arrived at Antwerp on Saturday morning. A -- At Antwerp, a committee of eight appointed on the "Mont- calm" to do so, went ashore and received an address of welcome from the Butrgomaster "Max" of Antwerp and the Belgian Com- mittee. There was a Belgian Band there, too, in full regalia. 1 am sure they were standing there half an hour or more before they played--which reminded some of the vets. of the way things are done-in the army--so they said. However, we were down to breakfast at six o'clock that morning so probably the pilgrims were up and around as early as they were. Naturally, we all crowded to that side of the ship to watch proceedings. After our committee had returned, the band played war. songs and the pil- grims joined in. : : Upon disembarking, special trains left Antwerp at intervals of about ten minutes--the train going to Mons, being the first stop. ) P esoivation had been made for me on the "Grey" train leav- ing at 8.40 a.m. for Lille where we had our lunch then proceeded again on the train to Douai. I think the two things that struck me most on the rain journey were--the masses of climbing roses grown in practically every garden--and the smallness of the plots of grain and roots--which, I would say, would seldom cover more than an acre for any one crop. One could readily understand why so much hand labour and so little machinery is required to work the land. . i } ' My membership certificate and folder of instructions were grey and those who went on a "Pink" or a "White" train"had pink or white ones accordingly. Of course, the trains had not been re- painted in those colours for our benefit, but they were all well- labelled in the colours designated. I do not know how many pas- sengers were allotted to each train but my scat was number 520, and there were several coaches behind the one I was in. . There were eight seats in the compartment, with a narrow corridor to one side. ; (To be continued) PORT PERRY HIGH SCHOOL At the regular meeting of the Board of Education, the following report re cadets was presented: The cadet corps, which is under the instruction of Mr. Jas. Kerr, con- gists of 70 members--29 senior and 41 junior. A good deal of painting and clean- ing have been done in the school, The domestic science room is looking par- ticularly attractive. The windows have all been fixed with weather stripping, and it is ex- pected that a considerable saving will be made in fuel. * A resoluton of commendaton was sent by the Board to Miss Delza Lakey in appreciation of the excellent | record made by her at the recent Upper School examinations. Efficiency good; self-reliance good; general appearance good; physical fitness very good; alertness very good. 'Remarks on training: Physical training and games very good; squad and section drill good; platoon drill good; company drill good; ceremonial drill good; first aid good; gymnastics very good, The efficiency of this unit has been greatly increased during the past year. Successful attention has been given to the development of good ~The Vimy Pilgrimage Badge, worn throughout the Pilgrim- | same money for gas or oil when tak- School with an attendance of 159. A} . Country Church H » La 'Survive? This is a question that must fre- "quently agitate the mind of many a I'dweller in rural parts to-day. So many small churches that used to | adorn the highways are now service stations, garages and what not? Some blame the auto for this state of allairs, but when one considers the situation he finds that the auto has shortened distance and has been the | metus of beautifying our country- sides, The auto is no more to blame | than a horse in the hands of a care- less driver. If the man behind the wheel desires to attend the House of God it gets him there or anywhere else that thé driver wishes to go. One has predicted that in less than ten years there will be no churches adorning our countryside. Is it be- cause the members and adherents de- sire to unite with the town church? It is not that. When people have that love and respect they should have for the church there is no fear that it will be closed. It is the bounden duty of each of us to see that the doors are not closed for it will be a sorry day for all 'when we have to sadly shake our heads and say that we can kéep them open no longer. Another reason is the love and af- fection that our city friends suddenly evince for us especially if our homes are just a short distance from the city, They seem to get, if we will permit them, the unfortunate habit of swarming in just as we are getting ready to go to Church, the place where we should be. They are veri- table "dogs in the manger". They won't go themselves but prevent those of us who would be there but for their untimely visits. One does not wish to be rude, but how can we avoid it without giving offence? One way perhaps would be to place a motto in a conspicious place "REMEMBER THEE SABBATH DAY AND KEEP IT HOLY.. So many would deem it sacrilege to spend money on groceries on a Sunday and yet will spend the ing a run into the country as if the one trangaction was any different from the othet. It is true that people need a change of air and environment, for "all worl and no play makes Jack a dull boy", but very few are so hard worked but that they could spend their Sunday in paying their debts to the Almighty on His day by their regular attend- ance at His House. If this is not done then the outcome can be nothing short of disastrous and in the future many will regret they never gave heed to the sacred things which is the bounden duty of us all. The promise is HONOUR MIE 1 AND THEY THAT- DESPISE ME WILL BE LIGHTLY ESTEEMED". Shall our rural churches be - closed, the bulwark upon which we rest for "THEY THAT WILL, HONOUR in each one of us: "IT ALL DE- PENDS ON ME." Joseph Denny 3 oo LOWER MORAL STANDARDS A warning that there has heen a "loosening everywhere" of moral fibre in respect to men and women, Is con- tained in a editorial in the current issue of "Social Welfare", organ .of the Social Service Council of Canada. The editorial refers to special re- ports prepared by the United States Government on vice rings which have recently been revealed. The magazine calls attention to an address by Alison Neilson, printed by the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene, in which the speaker scores "trial marriages." "Monogamous marviage is the only condition society has yet devised which gives the women some protection and security during child-bearing and which provides for the human child that affection, support and care which, in the helplessmess of infancy, it must have or die", the speaker said. Another section of the magazine calls attention to the "staggering fact" that in 1930 there were 3,614,623 Canadians living in the United States --=~more than one-half of the total im- migration to Canada from 1867 to posture and an alert manner.. 2 ments of Agriculture, 5 High school opened on Tuesday with 1031"; the article states. il 130" in attendance, and the Public serving traffic? against the light? carry heavy traffic? against traflic on the road or high- way ? care at night? Courtesy on the - Highway. | With "the re-opening of Ontario's schools tor the Fall term this week and thousands of children all over the rrovince getting themselves and their school books collected for the annual return to clases, motorists were urged to exert caution and courtesy during issuel to-day by Hon. 'l, B., McQues- ten, Ontario Minister of Highways. "Lhe couresy campaign which the department has fostered during the summer months has evidently made a very 'strong impression on visitors from England, the United States, and other provinces of the Dominion," sr. McQuesten said, "but motorists who have created this impression must make sure that this same courtesy is also extended for 'home consumption' and avoid the possibility of having it classed as 'company manners' to be displayed only when visitors are pre- sent and discarded as soon as they go home," "What better opportunity can be presented for establishing motoring courtesy as a natural characteristic than by extending it to our own children" Mr. McQuesten asked, "and when will we find them so susceptible to such an influence as during the next few days when they will be as- suming their responsibilities again after a long, pleasant holiday." The burden of courtesy on high- ways and city streets must also be shared by those who walk, Mr. Me- Questen declared, pointing out that 40 per cent. of all people killed in automobile accidents are pedestrians. The safe and courteous walker, he said, pays strict attention to the movement of traftic and endeavours to anticipate the actions of others. on foot or in vehicles. He urged that all. parents in the Province, when sending their children off to school for another year, give them an "ex- amination" on how to be a courteous and. safe pedestrian.' ee - The "examination paper" proposed by Mr. McQuesten read as follows: 1. Do you step out carefully from behind parked cars or obstructions? ~=2:-Do "you try to "weave through traflic? x ; 3. Do you cross streets diagonally ? 4. Do you get off and on vehicles in moving traffic? 5. Do you cross streets without ob 6. Do you ..cross at intersections 7. Do you stand in the street? 8. Do you play on streets which 9. Do walk you with, instead of 10. Do you fail to use particular oo . LORD ELIBANK'S SPEECH Toronto Saturday Night It is time that responsible Canadian politicians learned to register dissent from suggestions made to this Domin- ion by outsiders, without acting as if every suggestion made to Canada by kenzie's statement concerning Lord Elibank's Toronto speech, that "we don't want any peregrinating Imper- inlists to dictate our defence policies' was uncalled for, childish and vulgar, and we do not even think that it will gain him or the Liberal Party any votes in British Columbia, though it is conceivable that it might save them some in Quebec. The fact is that it is a great many years since there was the slightest danger of any "dicta- tion" of Canadian policies on defence or anything else by anybody in Great Britain. The autonomy struggle is old stuff. Any Imperialism that Can- adians go in for they will go in for because they like it. Fven Mr. Mackenzie's premises were wrong, to say nothing of his con- ¢lusions. He thought that Lord Eli- bank should abstain from telling Can- aldians what they should do as Can- adians abstain from telling the British what they should do, and he cited the behavior of the six Canadian Minis- ters in Great Britain this summer. The position of a Cabinet Minister is somewhat different from that of an ex-civil servant and ex-M.P. who is now chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Em- pire, a non-governmental body. It would possibly have been indiscret of Mr. Mackenzie to make public speeches in England on questions of the next few. weeks in a statement L. Koch 23, SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher, sure that such things have never been done; but Lord Elibank is under no. similar limitation. And if it is indis- creet for individual members of the Canadian Government to make sug- gestions to the British public, it is on the other hand not only discreet but highly necessary for them to make suggestions to the British Govern- ment,, and we certainly trust that they ave doing so. They have facilities for doing so, and we are quite sure the British Government would never re- gard such suggestions as "dictation." - lf EP Bowling Last Wednesday the Men's Bowling Club held a Scotch Double Tourna- ment. There were 20 entries from the following places: Whitby 2, New- market 4, Markham 2, Oshawa 6, Cannington 1, Port Perry 5. The first prize was won by J. Mur- ray and P. Ingram, Port Perry, with 3 wins. and 'a score of 57-3; J. Gordon, of Cannington won 2nd prize with 3 wins and a score of 55. E. -Parsons, of Oshawa, won 3rd with 3 wins and a score of 40. H. Millard, of Whitby, won 4th prize with 2 wins and a score of 48. 5th prize was won by W. Empringham, of Markham with 1 win and a score of 43+ 3. The local tournament was held on Thursday night in the form of mixed Scotch Doubles. Mrs. E. Beare won Ist prize and Miss Hazel Jeffrey 2nd for the ladies; R. Jeffrey won 1st and W. Graham and C. Jeffrey had to play-off for 2nd, W. Graham winning the play-off. The scores were: Ladies--Mrs, E. Beare 21, Miss H. Jeffrey 20, Mrs. Goodale 18, Mrs. Love 13, Mrs. Dur- kin 19. For Men--H. Durkin 18, C. Jeffrey 21, R. Jeffrey 22, R. Gemmell 16, I. R. Bentley 10, J. Murray 19, W. Graham 21. C. C. Jeffrey -and R. Jeffrey won 2nd prize with 3 wins at the Scotch Double tournament "at Markham on Saturday. vo en The weekly jitney was held on Mon- day evening. The prize winners were Murs. Levia Ist and Mrs. E. Beare 2nd; W. Graham 1st, [. Beare, I.. Beare and R. G. Gemell, were tied for 2nd with E. Beare wining the play-off. The scores were as follows: Miss D. O'Neill 24, Mrs. E. Beare 25, Mra. Levia 27, Miss E. Somerville 22, Mrs. Mulligan 22. Men--Wm. Graham 30, Il. Beare 26, R. Levia 23, I.. Beare 26, R. G. Gemmell 26, J. Murray 23. bio a Baseball Sunderland, the winners of the York-Ontario League, played their first game of the semi-finals at Peter- boro on Friday, August 29th, defeat- ing the latter team by a score of 10 to 2, in a full nine innings game. In the second inning the Sunderland team play was ragged in which Peter- boro secured their two and only runs, after which Junkin displayed a run-proof performance. inning was: Sunderland Peterboro 000 010 207--10 020 000 000-- 2 . : : vital i an outsider were a deadly insult and Battery for Sunderland--Junkin gevating vo. anc tint ny an outrageous invasion of the sacred | and McGill. fluence? The: answer will be foun rights of autonomy, Mr. Ian Mac- Battery for Peterboro--Masterson and Mowry. Umpires--LeBar and Pearson. SUNDERLAND SHUT OUT PETERBORO The second game in the play-downs between Peterboro. and Sunderland was played at Sunderland yesterday, September 2nd. The home team suht out the visitors and there by won the round 19 to 2 and advanced to the second round of the semi-finals. Sunderland ......... 101 102 31x--9 Peterboro ........... 000 000 000--0, The Sunderland team have played consistent ball during the current sea- son and have shown mich improve-. ment and should go a long way in their quest for a second vear's Pro- vincial Championship in the Inter- mediate "C" series, at a FALL FAIR DATES Blackstock .............. Sept. 15-16 bindsay .o.onvinneinions Sept. 16-19 Port Perry ............. Sept. 23-24 Beaverton .............. Sept. 25-26 OFPON0: 4 aviv umn evn Si sin Sept. 22-23 Oshawa ................ Sept. 21-22 Port Hope™.............. Sept. 24-25 Sunderland .............. Sept. 22-23 Millbrook ............... Sept. 29-30 Zephyr ........... aii Sept 20 Bobcaygeon ............. Sept. 25-26 Rama ............ ERS Sept. 24%96 Markham ..... viveraas Oct, 1-3 | The score by &