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= ios tod "3p = - > =e 3 Government. 4 gt ~~ there with eight other p 5 cents single copy. Watch your label; it tells when Lay "General News _ One death in Sudb + Ah ks in Sault Ste Marie, 'were reported in Ontario, succumbed to the malady were isolated on arrival, Dr. Health, for Sudbury reported. T Sault Ste Marie, making seven sin seven in the district. "The sit weather is favorable to a spread McCaig. Later advices state t Newmarket and Beaverton, LE 8 Hon. Geo. 8. Henry, admitted he Ontario's former Premier, may retire from public life at session, t days, $$ ® Believed to be the first ins of the Doctor of Divinit received by Baron Twe Victoria University on October 10th- at 100th - anniversary of the institution's Tweedsmuir's tenure of the post the Church of Scotland in 1933 and 1934, lency's well-known intellectual achieveme - -4 ' causa" he acc who w «at the special joint convocation of the Universi - which Victoria is affiliated, are: Right Rev. Moderator of 'the United Church of Canada A. Campbell of Montreal, Moderator of the in Canada; Rev. F. H. Cosgrave of Toro 7 University; and Rev. H. P. McMaster University. office. 'dry column reaffirming a dec a century. qu licenses for beverage rooms in the municipality. : ** Cou as an automobile folded back. : [4 : 2 taps » '.. Minister of Agriculture. ill receive the D.D. degree "Hon. Newton Wesley Rowell, "deni of the Privy Council in the w #0ttawa and previous to that Leade Ontario Legislature, gp tario, succeeding Si ; LI By a vote of 350 to 191 ision The vote was taken ; : LN Women who take advantage $s » A combination autogyro and automobile has passed a maker's test successfully, preparatory to its being turned over to the ~ United States Department of Commerce. A. E. Larson, * 2 Assurance that an amendment will be made to the Assess- ment Act eliminating features that discourage improvement of property was given by Minister of Welfare-Labor David Croll to 'a committee which went to Toronto and Ottawa to present a|Luk * scheme for stimulation of employment in Windsor. A "After eight months of operations we are able to say that |. *the trade agreements with the United States have been successful ~~ beyond our most sanguine expectations", Hon. J. L. Ilsley, Mini- ster of National Revenue, told the annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Liberal Association. reaching the billion-dollar m no reason why it should not go above it, and then prosperity, and abounding prosperity, will come, "Can ark", * =» 8 0 Nia ree professorships and an asgistant professorship at the Ray Wilson, % Baird, itario Agricultural College were 5 hes $1.50 per year in advanee. : uation is serious and the warm hat the disease has broken out in "I think I deserve a rest" » Wife and daughter, Mr. Henry is visiting Winnipeg for several tance in Canada of the conferment y degree on a layman, that honor will be edsmuir, Governor-G on which the university authorities base their request that ept the degree usually reserved for theologians. Others Whidden of Hamilton, Chancellor of has been- appointed Chief Justice-of On- r William Mulock, and has taken the oath of Beaverton decided to remain in the ncil of the United Church in Canada, find the hostility of their own sex their gr. to opinions given. "The action taken by the General Council in Ottawa in amending the basis of Church Union to permit the ordination of women as ministers will meet" _-and disapproval. "Somehow, the pulpit has always seemed to be a 'man's place", was the way one woman summed up the matter. On the other side, of course, there were a number who were de- -# lighted by the action of the Council. minority, and even they admitted th ' * bably present the most serious ob ~ pioneering sisters. 'chief engineer of the Autogyro Company of Amer- ica, is a little wider and longer than an automobile, and can be *® "placed in an ordinary garage. It weighs 800 pounds, When used : , its rotor blades, 33 feet in diameter, can be To the accompaniment of muffled drums, saluting guns and , the United States Navy consigned its war-time Commander ~ in European waters, Admiral William 8. Sims, to his last resting place on October 1st. High on a grassy slope in Arlington Na- tional Cemetery, the man who 'taught the navy how to shoot", and who was one of its severest -critics, was buried with full honors as the cannon of Fort Myer boomed the Admirals salute F of seventeen guns. The appointments were made ay a eC apingt at Queen's Park and announced by Hon. Duncan Marshall, Meeting a9 . The new Agricultural College professors . "¥®are: Gordon P. McRostie, Professor of Field Husbandry in the place of the late Prof. W. J. Squirrell. Bacteriology in the place of Prof. Dan. } : annuated, Gerald N. Ruhnke, Professor of Chemistry, to succeed Dr. R. Harcourt, who is being superannuated. Murray McNab, "Assistant Professory of Chemistry. = Mr. Marshall also announced the appointment of Errol E. Nephew as instructor of Animal Hus- dry at Kemptville Agricultural College. ury from infantile paralysis and new out- Niagara Falls, Hamilton, and Peterboro Robert Hore, 23, Manitoulin fisherman, in a Sudbury hospital after being taken ersons from ore Bay, Ont. The others W. J. Cook, Medical Officer of hree new cases were reported at| ce Tuesday and a total of thirty- of the disease" said Dr. A. S. - © he end of the next Legislative » he said. Accompanied by his eneral of Canada, from the celebration of the Royal charter. Lord High Commissioner to as well as his Excel- nt, is the "monoris of Lord from Victoria on October 10th ty of Toronto, with ; Right Rev. Malcolm Presbyterian Church nto, Provost of Trinity K.C., Toronto, formerly Presi- artime Union Government at r of the Liberal Party in the it has upheld for a quarter of on the question of permitting of the decision of the General to enter the pulpit, will avest problem according with mingled praise They were, however, in the at other women would pro- stacle in the way of their The ship, designed by A) A} ada's export trade is rapidly the Minister said. 'There is \ filed recently by the Ontario E. C. Beck, Professor of Jones, who is being super- Peter Bryce, Toronto, | Ray Wilson, Robert Wilson. lis Watson, Helen Baird, Ha Robert Wilson, Spencer, Art Carnegie, Joyce Beare, Gladys. Baker. Helen McMillan, Alan Fair, Howsam, Betty Real. Barbara Spencer, Alan Fair, Gladys Baker, Art Carnegie. Gladys Baird, Art Carnegie, Wallace. Mona Baird, Joyce B Wilson, Gla Helen aBird, Alah 8 Wils sam; Gladys Robert Wilson, Ra son Wall S negie, well, Clair Howsam, Norine Wallace, Snow Apples Betty Leask, H School Fair duce of various kinds at ren should be deprived of school fair, do not make or grow wha the opportunity is offered children honourably fulfil the satisfaction of having Irish Cobbler Potatoes -- Jimmy Redman, Helen Baird, Rupert Lee, Helen Spencer, Barbara Spencer, Alan air. . Dooley Potatoes--Roy Wilson, Art Carnegie, Jean Thomas, Robert Wii- son, Betty Leask, Helen Baird, Class 3, Mangels--Norine McMillan, Helen McMillan, Baty, Leask, Rupert Lee, Sladys Baker, Norman Water- wort pert Lee, Betty Leask, Jimmie Red- man, Art Carnegie, Norman Watep- worth, ae yrds Turnips, Canadian Gem -- Jimmy Redman, Jean Thomas, Willie Stone, Joyce Beare, Betty Leask, Helen ding)--Richie Colwell, Baird, Tome, {ise Betty ask, Norman Waterworth, Rupert Lee, Helen Baird, Kathleen Redman, Beets, Detroit Red--Robert Wilson, Willie Stone, Donald Real, Ray Wil- Wallace, son, Gladys- Baker, Mabe] arrots, Chantenay--Joyce Beare, Marion Waterworth - Robert Wilson, Ray Wilson, Helen Baird, Alan Fair, arsnips Hallow Crown -- Gladys Baker, elen Baird, Robert Wilson, Norman Reynolds, Phyllis Watson, Alan Fair, Yellow Onions -- Gladys Baker, Helen Baird, Alan Fair, Ray Wilson, Robert Wilson, ~ Pumpkin--Bobbie Re ley York, Bruce Colwe Neeley, Art Carnegie Pumpkin, Sweet or Pie--Ross Stone, Gladys Baker, Rupert Lee; Ruth Lee, nolds, Wes- 1 "Clair Mec- Squash, Green--Willie Stone Wheat, Goose--Gladys Baker, Ross Keller, Helen Baird, Phyllis Watson, Earlby Luke, Morley Luke. Ro Oats, Alaska--Gladys Baker, Phyl- Barley, No. 21 -- Doris Helen Baird, Art Carnegie, Golden Bantam Corn--Ray Wilson, Alan Fair, Helen Soybeans -- Art Carnegie, Morley e. Field Peas, No. 181--Helen Baird, Asters-- Gladys Baker, Robt. Lee, Clair Zinnias--Ray Wilson, Robt. Wilson, Annual Phlox bouquet--Alan Fair, Baker, Ray Wilson, Helen Robert Wilson, Art Carnegie. Scabiosa Bouquet--Alan Fair. African Marigolds -- Alan Phair, elen Spencer, Mabel Verbena -- No name, Helen Baird, eare on-- Ray Wilson, Robert dys Baker, Mona Baird; air, ; Petunia Table Bouquet -- Ray Wil- Joyce Hood, Ross Colwell, Robert on, Arthur Carnegie. Hetiehrysum -- Joyce Beare, Alan Lee Baker, Ma y Snapdra air, Gladioli--~R Lorna How- bel Wallace, Wilson, : Dahlins=--Glad Helen Spencer, Helen Living Room Bouduét~ Robert Wil- Ray' Wilson, Alan Fair, Mabel ace, Betty Real, Gladys Baker. Northern Spy . Apples -- Helen ncer, Betty Leask, Helen Baird, ona Baird, Murray Lee, Aft Car- cIntosh Red Apples -- Richie Col- Lorna Howsam, Rapert Lee Mabel ~ Barbara Spencer, Friday at Greenbank, when the scholars from Marsh Hill, Saintfield, and Greenbank competed for prizes offered by the Agricultural Department. Four other local schools should have entered the contest at Green- bank, but the Trustee Boards did not make entry for these schools. It is unfortunate that any rural child- In spite of the fact that some children mains that they learn to make a good selection, and learn what is best; and why. Moreover, thousands of exhibits may be shown, and it is not right that these children should lack this opportunity to get into touch with real life, and to experience the pleasure of doing their best--even if they do not receive the prizes their efforts deserve, and even if the prizes go te those who merely picked out the best, and did little or nothing to produce it. After all, life is like that and children should early be taught that the only lasting reward is that way of living will produce the greatest profit in ~ character, and, generally speaking, in actual cash, "THE PRIZE LIST Class 4, Mangels--Harry Hill, Ru-|. | WRITING-- rry Hill, Wallace, 1 Ross |B Stone, Gladys Baker, Rupert Lee. 8 Baker, Alan Fair,| Baird at Greenbank A There was a fine showing of handicrafts and pro- the 'School Fairs held last the educational value of the t they exhibit, the fact re- to produce the best, and to the conditions under which done one's best. Eventually Spencer, Gladys Baker, Helen Spencer Bett Hug bara Spencer, Helen S Leask, Bru Luke, Pears--Richie Colwell, Bruce Col- well, Ross Colwell, Helen Baird, Robt. Wilson, Ray Wilson, Tomatoes--Norine Till, Mabel Wal- lace, Elmer Alldred, Aileen Dusty, Gladys Baker, Lorne Blakely. Oatmeal Macaroons -- Betty . Real, Barbara Spencer, Ada Yake, Joyce Hood, : Graham' Muffins -- Kathleen Me- Neely, Clair McNeely, Mona Baird, Wilmot Yake, White Layer Cake -- Aileen Dusty, Ruth Lee, Helen Baird, Helen McMil- lan, Gladys Baker, Hilda Reynolds, Apple Pie--Lorna Howsam, Helen Baird, Kathleen McNeely, Ada Yake, Richie Colwell, Gladys Baker. Tea Towel -- Mo Hood, Barbara Spe Ada Yake, Knitted Cover for hot water bottle --Helen Baird. ncer, Betty ce Luke, Betty Real, Carl na Baird, Joyce ncer, Frances Love, 'Somerville, Alan Fair, Elda White Sheep -- Mae Glorianna Partridge, ay. The Sunbeam -- Beatrice Pilkey, Jimmie. Redman, Betty Leask, Ross Colwell. Little Spring--Betty Real, Barbara Spencer, Clair Howsam, Frances ve. The Shepherd Boy Sings-- Aileen Dusty, Alice. Kight, Robt. Wilson, Joyce Beare, Viola York, Wilmot Phair. CC a nA The First Spring Day--Hilda Rey- nolds, Kathleen Redman, Mabel Wal- es, ary Love, Muriel New, Helen aird. . : Crayon Drawing of a Dog -- Mae Somerville, Alan Fair, Roddy Foster, Helen Spencer, Ross Keller. Crayon- Drawing of a Dandelion-- Jimmie Redman, Beatrice Pilkey, Harold Hughes, Doris Kight, Betty Leask, Ross Colwell. Siro of Vegetables. in Crayon-- Franklin Partridge, Clair Howsam, Betty Real, Frances Love. ~--Daffodils, done in water colour-- Viola York, Wilmot Phair, Robt. Wil- son, J. Beare, Kenneth Rodd, Ronald Waterworth, Hoe 'and Rake in pencil -- Norene Till, Kathleen Redman, Mabel Wal- lace, Heleh Baird, Mary Love, Muriel New. Plasticine Model of Potato -- Ross Keller, Alan Fair. Window Stick--Ross Colwell, Mona Baird, Frances Love, Ada Yak ake Float for Concrete--Robt. Wilson, Norman: Beech. Rope Splice--Art Carnegie, Helen Baird, Richie Colwell, Norman Water- worth, Rupert Lee, Norman Reynolds. Collection of Grasses, -- Barbara Spencer, George Reynolds, Frances. Love, Clair Howsam, "Collection Fungus--Robert Wilson, Collection Forest Wood--Richie Col- well, Ray Wilson, Art Carnegie, Nor- man Reynolds, Norine Till, Helen aird. Barred Rock Cockerel -- Phyllis Watson, Noreen McMillan, Rupert Lee, Lorna Howsam, Lorne Blakely, Ross Yake Barred Rock Pullet -- Rupert Lee, Ruth Lee, Clair Howsam, Phyllis Watson, Noreen McMillan, Helen McMillan, White Leghorn Cockerel -- Lorne Blakely, Helen Baird, t -- Lorne ite Leghorn Pulle Blakely, Helen Baird. Feathered Pet--John Warren, Clair McNeely, Helen Baird, Ivan Beech, Mary Love. Any Variety Fall Apples--Barbara y Leask, Ada Yake, Harold es, Any Winter Variety Apples--Bar- Kenneth Bartley, |. RT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8th, 1936 I * Howsam, ' Kobt. Healey, Art Carnegie. Lamb, breeding type--Richie Co | well, Annie Love Lkixmibitor showing greatest abilit lin showing animals--Richie Colwel Frances Love, Annie Love | 8S. 85. No. 12«(8Sr.), S. S. No. 15. Real, Clair Howsam, old Hughes, Ross Stone, Ronald Waterworth. Instrumental--Art Carnegie, - First Aid--S. S. No, 19. A FINE RECORD Lee Tod (Standard Bred Stallion) Perry, at the local Fall Fairs, in his class at the races at Blackstock and Markham, including two silver cups, October Wedding SLEMMON-JEFFREY Saturday afternoon when Hazel Gauld Jeffrey, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril. Courtice Jeffrey, was united in marriage to Mr. Frank Deloise Slemmon, son of Mrs. John Connor, of Little Britain and the late Mr. W. H. Slemmon, Rev. W. J. H. Smyth conducted the ceremony, as- sisted by Rev. R. T. Richards of Napanee. The wedding music was played by Mrs, V. P. Stouffer and during the signing of the register Mr. Tom Har- ris sang "Because". The bride, given in marriage by her father, was lovely in a long white satin gown cut on princess lines. Her long tulle_veil was caught with a coronet of orange blossoms, She wore her _mother's beautiful court train of brocaded satin] and carried a shower bouquet of Johanna Hill roses and Lily-of-the- Valley. - Miss Evelyn Somerville, as brides- maid, wore a long gown of pink or- gandy chiffon with large navy. blue taffeta hat and matching accessories. She carried an arm bouquet of Briar Cliffe roses. Little Miss- Edna Gauld, cousin of the bride, was flower girl and wore a period dress of blue or- gandy chiffon with pink accessories. She carried an old fashioned nosegay with streamers. Mr. Claire Slemmon, brother of the groom was best man. The ushers were Mr. Kobert Jeffrey, brother of the bride and Mr. Fulton Chidley. The reception was held following the ceremony, at the spacious home of the ~bride's parents. Mrs, ~ Jeffrey, mother of the bride, received wearing a gown of Mulberry transparent vel- vet with turban to match. Her cor- sage bouquet was of Johanna Hill roses. Mrs. Connor, mother of the groom, assisted and wore a gown of navy blue chiffon with corsage of Rapture roses. In the receiving line also were Mrs, R. F. Gauld, the bride's grandmother who wore a grey crepe dress with lace and a corsage of red roses and the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Joffrey, Mrs. Jeffrey wearing a gown of black transparent velvet. Toasts to the bride were proposed by Rev. W. J. H. Smyth and Rev. R. T. Richards. Tea assistants included the Misses Dorothea O'Neill, Marjorie Real, Dorothea . 'Nasmith, and Patricia Cooney. 'Later the couple left on a wedding trip to Detfoit 'and on their return will reside in Brockville. Fo travelling the Bride wore a black and white checked wool tweed coat with collar of fox fur with black suede ac- cessories, | Out of town guests included Mr. and Clair McNeely, Murray Lee, . Lamb tor market--Likrances Love. School Chorus--3,,S. No, 12, (Jr.), Recitation -- Mona Baird, Donald Ada Yake, Har- Public Speaking-- Hilda Reynolds, the property of Dave Dowson, of Port has made a splendid showing fect He took first' day was well won by Whitby, Oshawa, Orono, Port Perry, Millbrook He also was shown at -| Lindsay, where. he took three firsts, SCHOOL DAYS BY ANNABELLE BAIRD 1- y l, Inter-school Track Meet The Inter-School Track Meet held last Wednesday will long be remem- bered by those who attended. Com- | petition was very keen and the final ! standing saw the four schools--Whit- by, Uxbridge, Bowmanville and Port Perry, closely grouped. * * - SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. THANKSGIVING lo recall the circumstances of the first aay of thanksgiving may serve to remind us how much more we have to be thankful for than had those early rugrims. History tells us of the one hundred and two emigrant that landed on the bleak and rocky coast of Cape Lod say wn the winter of .1620, almost halt died betore the following winter fairly set in. 'L'o-day, in our comfort- able country and city. homes, we can- ° not even imagme the guiferings of the survivors, both from destituuon and the inclement weather, which they we not prepared, either as to clothes or habitations, to brave. 'Ihe most of the brave people were not inured to hardships; among them were delicate- Fair play was the keynote, and per- harmony was the result. The but Port! y, in addition to being a good | loser gave a good account of itself. _» , | Perr . 0» Port Perry students were thrilled when their classmate Marie Hood, broke the Inter-school record for the Jr. Girls' High Jump. She cleared 4 feet, 4%4 inches, to exceed the old re- mercies, ly nurtured men and women, They staked and laid out two rows of huts for the nineteen families that com- posed the colony; but within the first year they had to make seven times more graves than houses for the living. Notwithstanding all their trials and hardships these founders of a great and glorious race had so much to be thankful for that they had to appoint "an especial day on which to give special thanks for all their So they agreed among The United Church, Port Perry, decorated with a profusion of glad- ioli, palms, asters and ferns, was the setting for an interesting wedding on margin for this event. challenged for a long time, = * + 0» share of Port Perry's points. In the Sr. Boys' division, he was first in the 100 yard dash, the broad jump and the pole vault in spite of very formidable opposition. He was also in the relay, which came second. His efforts earned him the honour of being tied with G. Kumble, of Bowmanville, for the in- dividual Senior Championship. Doug. Wallace was second to Archie in the broad jump and was also in the relay. « ss The first Port Perry winner of the day was Margaret McCrea when she led all the way in the 76 yard dash for Sr. girls. Right behind her in the same race was Merle Switzer to give Port Perry five points in one event. These two, along with Marion Brent and Grace Switzer, won the Sr. Girls' relay race with delightful ease. Port Perry had seven firsts, seven seconds and six thirds, for a total of 41 points, Whitby, the winners, had twelve firsts, ten seconds, and eleven thirds. An unusual feature was that Whitby girls only took one first place, the boys accounting for practically all the points, whereas the points were about equally divided between the boys-and girls of Uxbridge and Port Perry schools. NE * = There were thirty-eight events pre- sented during the afternoon and three of the four schools competing usually managed to win points each time. The final outcome was in doubt practically to the very end. As reported in the Star last week, the final scores were: Whitby 67, Bowmanville 63, Uxbridge 67, Port Perry 41. > LI Jr. Girls' Champion--A. Feir, Ux- bridge, 7 points; Runner-up--H. Wil- liams, Bowmanville, & points. Sr. Girls' Champion -- M. Clarke, Uxbridge, 10 points; Runner-up -- J. Caverley, Bowmanville, 6 points. - Jr. Boys' Champion--J. Whitfield, Whitby, 9 points; Runner-up--R. De- pew, Bowmanville, 7 points. Inter, Boys' Champion--F. Rodman, Uxbridge, tied with G. McDougall, of Whitby. Sr. Boys' Champion--A. Crosier of Port Perry and G. Kumble, of Bow- manville, tied with 11 points each. » os» A Scene at the Track Meet Mr. Kerr--"Your time for that mile was splendid, Kenneth!" Murray Holtby ( rushing up)-- "Did you tke my time, sir?" Mr. Kerr--"No, Murray, you took that yourself." * * » Mrs. F. E. Courtice, Collingwood, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Butler, Boston, Mass.; Mrs, Wm, Jeffrey, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. John Connor, Little Britain; Mr.' and Mrs. W. K: Colin Campbell, Joan and Mona, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Jeffrey and Miss Helen Jeffrey, Weston; Mrs. A. R. Courtice and Paul, Toronto; Miss Gladys Stacey, Little Britain; Mr. and Mrs. Rodman, Sonya, Mr, and Mrs. John Slemmon, Cress- well; Mrs. M, Bateson, Oakwood; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph . Culbert, Little Britain; Mr. and Mrs. D. Jackson, and Miss Dorothea Nasmith, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Veale, Sunderland; Miss Patricia Cooney, M#., L. Hennesy, of elen Spencer, Norine e, 3 Till, Art Carnegi Furred Pet -- Roy Wilson, Clair Oshawa, of Greenbank. prize list has been distributed and should be of interest to farmers of this district. Mr. Gemmell severely frowns upon all girls and boys who skip classes, even for Greenbank Fair, Miss Spooner is greatly missed by all the school. It is earnestly hoped she will be back again and well next week. Her place is being taken by Miss Miller, of Toronto. Rk. SOUTH ONTARIO PLOWING MATCH This annual event will be held on Wednesday, October 14th, at the farm of Ryerson Beare, 1 mile south 'The programme and cord of 4 feet, 3 inches, by a good Marie will still be a Junior next year, and unless she breaks her own record then, it is predicted that this will remain un- Archie Crosier accounted for a good themselves that, since their prudence and forethought had been so wonder- fully blessed of God, they would send out four men hunting, that they might rejoice together in a special manner atter the fruit of their labors had been gathered. According to the his- torian, barley and Indian corn were their only crops; the pease were not worth gathering; for, as we feared, they were too late sown". This was under the good Governor Bradford. The four men who went huntin brought in as much game as mri the company for a week.. The recre- ation of the day consisted of the ex- ercise of their arms, Massasolt, the Indian Chief, and ninety of his men, coming among them for three days, during which they were entertained and feasted by the Colonists, the In- dians killing and bringing to the feast five deer. This was in '1621, and was the beginning of Thanksgiving Day in America. --American Agriculturist ----------e ee ___ THE COMMISSIONER GOES IN THE AIR The Commissioner in this case is our own Sir James MacBrien of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Pos- sibly it is not quite fair to Prince Albert, where the MacBrien home is, for Port Perry to claim Sir James entirely but Prince Albert will get' him in the end, so let it go at that. When we speak of the Commission- er "going in the air" we mean actual- ly, not figuratively, for Sir James never goes in the air metaphorically --Jim is careful to have both feet on the ground when contentious matters arise, . Yes, Sir James established a new _ 1 Canadian record for Air Journeys when he completed an inspection trip of 11,000 miles from Ottawa to the distant posts of the Force, dropping down on them from the clouds. Im- agine the chagrin of some Sergeant- Majors who thinking they were safe had neglected to shave and shine their shoes and were caught with gravy on their vest, The actual trip took 26 days though 30 days lapsed from the day he left Ottawa till he returned, while the actual flying hours were 110. It would, even today, take three years to visit these outlying posts travelling by land and water, and we are pretty sure his predecessors never made the rounds. ' Readers will recall that i recent issue of the Star it was related of the Late Rev. Mr. Manning that he was sixty days driving from Fort Garry (Winnipeg) to Edmonton to take his first charge, Sir James was accompanied by Flight Lieut. R. C. Gordon as ., pilot and Sgt. Prichard, Air Engineer and it seems little short of a miracle "how regularly they were able to make safe landings, sometimes by the light of the midnight sun in the Arctic circle, in dangerous and treacherous places and keep their schedule in spite of weather conditions in which fogs were a menacing feature in the far north, while smoke from bush fires in Northern Ontario made visability dif- ficult. It was during the time of this trip that two other members of the R. C. M. P, also flying in the North, were forced down and lost on the barren lands and were only found and saveq when death from starvation all but had its chill hand on them, You can find an inter of this wonderful tr ber issue of esting account ip in the Septem- "Canadian Aviation." We congratulate Sir James on his Successful record flight and the Force in having such an energetic com- mander, PAN EE GILIY