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TN ov | _ Watch your label; it tells whea your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single copy. oD EDITORIAL PORT PORT PERRY, ONT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 1937 he Such is the patriot's bodst where'er we roam, His first, best country ever is at home" THE VALUE OF AN ELECTION The election campaign in Ontario is ended, the results have been tabulated, and the people have decided that the Liberals shall "carry on," As to the results of the election, it is not our purpose to here discuss the matter. Naturally the * winners are rejoicing, and the losers are not, But it' is precisely this attitude of mind that is so dangerous to real democracy. This periodic out- burst of interest in Provincial or: Dominion affairs, simply goes to show how little most of us really know about the administration of the business that is entrusted to our legislators. Aside from the party feeling that most of us . have inherited, why are we Conservatives, or «Liberals, or C. C. F,, or Labor supporters? What do any of these political bodies intend to do to further the public interest? Our ability to understand any answer to that question depends upon an intelligent knowledge of Provincial or Dominion affairs. And that know- ledge cannot be gained in two or three weeks in the heat of an election campaign. To the care- ful listener to political spéeches it becomes a'real difficulty to sift fact from desire, especially if one attends meetings where opposing views are ° expressed. : She . Yet out. of the melee certain facts emerge, and it is the business of any Government to take especial care of the problems presented by those facts. And it is the duty of the Opposition to keep the electors fairly' informed of the manner in which those problems are met or neglected, and it is the duty of the voters to do their best © ! to secure a clear idea of the facts in the case. The Government that has now been entrusted 5 with the.duty of legislating for"us, and adminis- . tering our affairs, has several 'serious problems to solve. : : The approach of winter makes it imperative that the matter of unemployment relief receive immediate attention. Our own idea in the matter is that each municipality should take care of its own needy ones; that the homeldss transients should be distributed in the several municipalities 'according to population; that the aimless wander- ing from town to town should be looked upon as vagrancy; that the people who are being sup- ported at public expense should be expected to do such work as they can.in return for the public support; that a real and intelligent effort should 'be made to find suitable and permanent employ- ment for those who are capable of employment. Finally, that the Provincial and Dominion Govern- ments should use such part of our natural re- sources as is necessary to assist the municipalities in financing this growing expense, ' Closely allied to the problem of relief, is the matter of settlement of the differences beween employers of labor, and the workmen. Because of highly mechanized development of industry, this problem will be a permanent one; and should be met by permanent treatment of the situation. It should not be necessary to have strikes, pickets, ° loss of time, and, possible bloodshed, in order that the differences between employer and employee might.be settled. "A permanent commission fully infofmed of all labor and industrial conditions should sit constantly, and should be consulted be- fore trouble arises, We are talking strongly against war in these days, calling it stupid and wicked; but seem to take it for granted that in- dustrial warfare is inevitable. - Eventually some settlement is made between employer and em-, ployee; and generally that settlement is bought at great cost, and is seldom saisfactory to the parties concerned. If once a sense of justice could be established by a body of the best men and women in Canada, we should have made a step forward in our civilization. Hydro expansion affects the industrial life of the 'whole Province, This great project was built with a _ corner stone of--"Electricity at Cost." This ideal was splendid, and was far advanced from the old slogan--*"All the traffic will bear." But even the ideal of electricity at cost must be modified to-day. If our standard of living is to remain as high as it is, then certain classes of people will have to be given: special below cost rates for" electricity. This is notably true in the matter of farm requirements. . Without in any sense pauperizing. rural users, it will 'be good businéss for the Province to spread the use of electricity on the farms, particularly in view of the fact that farm labor has been lured away by the high wages and short hours which industry has been able to offer owing to the special priv- ileges which industry has enjoyed. Other subjects of Provincial and Dominion in- terest should receive careful consideration; but this outline of. three problems will suffice for the present, ~ Voters and Government will need to do much unprejudiced thinking in the next few years. > Mr. John Edwards of Kenora, is holidaying. with his parents Mr. and Mrs. O.. Edwards. ; Mr. and Mrs. Murray McLaren, of Scugog, spent Sunday with the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. W, Jackson, PY Murs. L. Honey, Mrs. O. Edwards and Mr. John Edwards attended the fair at Markham on Saturday. Mr, and Mrs, W. J. Jackson visited . 'with Mr, and Mrs. C. Samells, Scugog, on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs, W. R. Willan and 2 family, and Mrs. Wm. Steel, visited y Mr. Bob Willan at Gravenhurst. The i group visited Mr. and 'Mrs, C. Bonnis, - of Gravenhurst, and went on a tour of y the surrounding district, including the power terminal at South Falls, and ___amid_ splendour of the autumn forest and tall towering rock. A pleasant time was spent by all. On the return home the journey was made through the winding northern roads amid the grandeur of which Northern .Ontario . is so noted, arriving at the town of Bracebridge, thence to Gravenhurst and Port Perry. A trip that will long a be remembered by those present. Mrs, L. Honey entertained a few of i. her friends on Wednesday evening of y last week; those present were Mrs. 'u 0. Edwards, Miss Lillian Murphy and : the Misses Holman. ~~ Wedding bells are ringing. Mr. and Mrs, W. R. Willan, Mr. and Mrs, H, Peeters and family were in Oshawa -on Monday night to see the 4 pictures shown by Toll brothers, in the 4 T United Church on Simcoe street. Toll 4 LE brothers stayed with Mr. and Mrs. : Peeters for a few. days in Belgium : v during their tour around the world. MYRTLE Congratulations are extended to 'Miss E. Smith and her pupils on the ..gplendid success they had at the School Fair last week, they having received nearly twelve dollars of the prize money. Ray and Gordon Duff were highly commended on their beef | -- calves and their showmanship. Rev. Mr, Honey exchanged pulpits : : © with Rev. Mr. Mutton of Kinsale on y Sunday and preached anniversary ser- vices there. Owing to the anniversary at Raglan next Sabbath evening, there will be no service here. Sunday School will be at the usual hour 1.46 p.m. Mi. Melvin Honey of Toronto, spent Sunday with his parents Rev, and Mrs. Honéy at the parsonage. Mr, Jull, V.8,, London, was through hore last week testing herds that were 2. i £3 | i 1 Ca 5 0 infested with T.B. when inspected last fall, but on Tuesday when they were read, he reported finding very few reactors. . RE NS EEEkk EXECUTIVE OF OSHAWA PRES; BYTERIAL MEETS AT OSHAWA. Ideal weather added -zeal and plea- sure to a very successful executive meeting of the Oshawa Presbyterial of the Woman's Missionary Society in Simcoe Street United Church on Sept. 30th. A good representation of the presidents of the Auxiliaries in the Presbyterial together with their Christian Stewardship Secretaries, met with the executive. Mrs. N. J. White, sided. . The morning scripture reading and meditation was led by Mrs. Robert "Hodgson of Tyrone, ~with--prayer-by- Mrs. Frank Worden, Ebenezer, Mrs. Blake Oke, Ebenezer, was ap- pointed recording secretary pro tem, in the absence of Mrs. Geo. Jackson, Port Perry. On behalf of the Simcoe Street Church, Mrs. Geo. Bray, president of Simcoe Street - Auxiliary, graciously welcomed the ladies. Resignation Accepted The resignations of Mrs, W. A. Shane, Bowmanville. and Mrs, S.' Montgomery, Whitby, to take effect at Presbyterial president, pre- the close of this year, were received and accepted with much regret. During the morning the business centred on finance and allocations un- der the capable leadership of the president, and Mrs. N. Rickard, New-' castle, Presbyterial Secretary of Christian Stewardship and Finance, and Mrs. M. S. Chapman, Présbyterial Treasurer, of Pickering, Mrs. Geo. Bray, presbyterial secre- 'tary for affiliated C.G.I.T. groups, gave a very instructive and inspiring talk on C.G.I.T. work. : te Afternoon Session The devotional period for the after- noon session was in charge of Mrs. W. W. Gee, Locust Hill, with prayer by Mrs. Geo. Jones, Brooklin. During the afternoon much thought was given in endeavouring to find the best method for handling bales from the various auxiliaries. January 20th, 1938, is the probable date for the Annual Meeting which is to be held in Claremont United FChurch. The program committee for the annual meeting consists of Mrs. N. J. White, Myrtle Station; Miss M. Hutchison, Bowmanville; Mrs. Boyes, Brooklin; Mrs. G. Honey, Newcastle; Mrs. B. F. Kilpatrick, Claremont. a HE the last halt hour Mrs. N. J. White gave a survey of the "Blue Book" mentioning items of particular interest. One noticeable item was the change in the name, "Strangers' Secretary" to "Community Friendship Secretary." Mrs. G. Ernest Forbes, president of the Dominion Board of the W.M.S., will be the special speaker at Trinity United Church, Bowmanville, on Sun- day, Nov. 7th. An invitation is ex- tended to everyone interested. Be P= ~ ASSESSMENT ROLL RETURNS The Assessment Roll of the Corpor- ation of the Village of Port Perry for 1937 upon which taxes for 1938 will be levied, has been returned to me: and any appeals against assessments therein must be made to me in writing on or before 'October 16th next. A "Court of "Revision to hear appeals, if required, will be held at the Clerk's Office on October 27th, 1937 at 7.30 p.m. . G. F. MANNING, Clerk. Port Perry, Oct. 1st, 1937. BLACKSTOCK Recent visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stoneburg and June, of Osh- awa with Mr. and Mrs. R. Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Bailey, Mr, and Mrs. A. L. Bailey, in Elmira and Waterloo; Mr, and Mrs, Oscar Graham and Alma with Mr. and Mrs. English; | Mr, and Mrs. W. Chapman and Ann with Mr, and Mrs. Gordon SrShes Mr, and Mrs. Leslie Mountjoy, Mrs, A. Henry, Mrs. J. English, with Mr, and Mrs. Wesley Montgomery, Lindsay; Mr. Herb. Strong with Mr. and Mrs, Jas, Strong; Mrs. O: Carley, of Cavan- | ville, and Mr. W. Swain of Timmins, with their mother Mrs, S. Swain. Mr. and Mrs. D. W, Waton and fam- ily of Toronto, Mrs. M. Webber, Bow- manville, Mr. and Mrs. Jos, Forder and family with Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Bradburn. Mr. and Mrs, Robt. Pres- ton, Ruth and Morris, of Enniskillen with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Larmer, Miss Pasmore of Rockwood, Mrs, Jas, White of Elizabethville with Mr. and Mrs. .W. Hoskin, ? A special meeting of the Victorian Women's Institute was held in the community hall on Wednesday after- noon, Oct. 6th, when the members en- tertained the Shirley and Nestleton Branches, The meeting opened with "0 Canada' followed 4 the Lord's Prayer in unison. Mrs. Jabez Wright then led in Community singing after which the President Mrs. C. Ferguson gave the address of welcome, the re- ply was made by Mrs, Thompson, resident of the Nestleton Branch and rs. Fred Toms of the Shirley Branch, The following Program was then en- joyed: reading by Miss F. Grahani; a reading by Mrs. Geo. Proutt; a read- ing by Mrs. Perc Edgorion; a piano duet by Mrs. J. Wright and Mrs. G. Strong, Miss Helen Pasmore, the Ha government speaker, gave an illus- trated talk on The Becoming Costume. Mrs, Cecil Ferguson conducted a bean Suessing contest which was won by iss Pasmore. A* bird contest in charge of Miss Ruby Toms was en- joyed by all, the" winning group were treated to home-made candy. At the close, lunch, including ice cream, was served by the local branch, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toms, Ruby and Jean, of Purple Hill, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gilbert, Mr, and Mrs, E. Ormiston and family, Misses Verna, Vera and Clara Griffin, Misses Doris and Verna Milli- cent, all of Enfield, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hoskin, of Oshawa, and Miss Reta Swain, were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hoskin on Sunday afternoon, after the anniversary ser- vice in Burketon United Church. The opening Meeting of the W. A, of St. John's Anglican Church was held at the home of Mrs. Chas. Smith on Thursday evening last. The W, A. Litany and prayers were led by the president and Mrs. A. L. Bailey took the Scripture lesson. Mrs. H. Bailey read a most interesting report of the Dioscesan Board meeting held in To- ronto. The first chapter, "The Pat- tern of the New Testament of the Study Book entitled "The Way of the Witnesses' was given by Mrs. (Rev.) Harcourt. Mrs. T. Smith gave a read- ing from the A.Y.P.A. monthly and Mrs. Harcourt and Mrs. W. Crawford favored with a vocal duet. Lunch was served by those in charge at the close of the meeting. Rev. C. C. Harcourt and Mr. Lavern Devitt were in Port Hope on Sunday evening when the former took the ser- vice for Rev. A. G. Emmett who was the special speaker in St. John's Church at Blackstock. The Church was beautifully and appropriately de- corated with-flowers, fruits, grain and vegetables. Bunches of grapes and an artistically formed immense loaf of bread on the Communion table carried out an old time custom. Special music wes furnished by the choir, Mr. and Mrs, Percy Edgerton and Oriole, Mrs; S. Sanderson and Harry, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGill, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beacock, Mr. and Mrs. T. Smith, were in Cameron. on Monday attending the funeral of the late Mr. Chas. Hooey. Be sure not to miss the splendid con- cert to be given in the Community Hall on Thursday, October 14th, under the auspices of the A.Y.P.A. The talent includes radio soprano, note violinist, magician, tenor and baritone soloists, and lecture on Russia by Mr. Warren Fegan, PRINCE ALBERT Thanksgiving Communion Service ia be held in our Church next Sun- ay. The anniversary services are to be held on Sunday, October 17th in the afternoon and in the evening. Our Public School has been im- proved by a new coat of paint on the exterior--cream with red trimming. Among the visitors at the home of Mrs. W. Martyn last week were: Mrs. J. Mark, Mrs. H. Wannamaker, Mrs. Shunk, all of Seagrave, and Mrs. Mec- Pherson, of Toronto. Mr. Frank Woodley, of Redpass, B. C., visited Mr. G. Luke on Monday. Mrs. Sharpe of Burke's Falls and Mrs. W. Weir, of Brooklin, -called on friends in the village last week," _ Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Taylor have moved into the house belonging to Foley Brothers. The September meeting of the W.A. was held at the home of Mrs. W. J. Martyn in the afternoon of the 28th. Two hymns were sung, followed by Scripture reading and prayer by the President. The minutes of the pre- vious meeting were read, after which the treasurer gave her report. Another hymn was then sung. Two of the members were appointed to see about getting new curtains for the windows in the smafler- rooms of the church basement. Tha President expressed appreciation of Mrs. B. Wannamaker's help and presence at the meeting. Rev. Mr. Smyth then gave a very interest- ing talk on "The Homes of Ireland." The president thanked Mr. Smyth for his talk. Lunch was, served to about thirty-six persons by Mrs. Martyn and Mrs. B, Wannamaker, At the'Y.P.U. last Wednesday night Mr. C. Clark led in a sing-song. This was followed by an illustrated talk-- "Ramblings through the British Isles" by Rev. Mr. Smyth. It was very in- teresting, and the pictures were lovely, making one long to see them in reality. Lunch was served. The Vice-Presi- dent will have charge of the meetings until the end of the year. Mrs. A. Woodley of Toronto was in the village a few days last week and called on old friends and neighbours. Several from there attended the Markham Fair on Saturday. Wilson Figary Dies Suddenly of Blood Poisoning Wilson Figary, eldest son of Mrs. Figary of Toronto, and the late Philip Figary, died suddenly from blood poisoning on Wednesday of this week. Wilson, who has been working on Scugog Island for Mr. Gordon Cherrie, had the misfortune to cut his hand. Blood poisoning set in, and, although every effort was made to save his life, he passed away on Wednesday. The body will be brought to Prince Albert for burial on Saturday morh- ing. Sincere sympathy is extended to the bereaved family in their tragic loss. Liberals Returned § Liberals 60 Conservatives 20 Independent-Liberal 1 SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. Lib.-Progressives 2 -U.F. 0.1 SIX SEATS UNDECIDED. Possible--4 Liberal; 2 Conservative Gordon D. Conant Elected Approximate Majority--1800, subject to revision GORDON D. CONANT, K.C., M.L.A. The men in this district who have been working to secure the construction of a Provincial highway from Port Perry to Peterboro, are delighted with results. Both Conant and Mercer were elected. As the road was the dominant election issue in this part of the the Riding, it was very gratifying to have the road assumed by the Government, and to hear Mr. Conant say at Wednesday night's demonstration that he would do all in his power to have the road constructed at an early date. In this resolve he will have thoroughly good backing by the people of this district. The figures here.given are necessarily incomplete, and will be revised in our next issue. PORT PERRY VILLAGE Conant Bird Dafoe Forest NO. J vuisvnnssnness 120 90 7 0 No. 2 .............. 143 127 7 0 No.3 ............... 123 113 11 0 AN. --_-- ------ -------- _ TOTAL .............. 368 330 23 0 REACH TOWNSHIP Ulloa ...anncimnss en 104 53 ¢ 0 Epsom ............. 190 50 4 0 Marsh Hill .......... Hb 52 8 1 Greenbank .......... 150 37 32 0 Seagrave ........... 85 48 14 1 Prince Albert ....... 92 63 14 0 Cedar Creek ......... 22 32 19 1 Manchester ......... 99 96 4 1 Saintfield ........... 62 50 1 0 TOPAL, .....iociunn 768 481 89 4 SCUCOGC TOWNSHIP Scugog ............. 109 73 2b 1 OSHAWA ........... 3049 3190 2947 38 Ten polls to hear from PICKERING TP...... 1422 1068 86 6 WHITBY TOWN ..... 936 860 100 10 WHITBY TP. ........ 610 479 45 2 HOW THE RIDINGS STOOD AT LAST REPORTS RECEIVED. ELECTED Liberals .............. RS VT 60 Conservatives .........¢0.cciivivivennnn 20 Liberal-Progressives ................... 2 Independent-Liberal ............ h SS : 1 UFO ....... Ef STN Jn . 1 3 LEADING Liberals .......... RAPE i TR . 4 Conservatives ....... trivia en Cea 2 MORAL + vv vvisenvsnsnsnriserssrvasevsnny 90 By Margaret Hayes. ScHooL DAYS The interschool track meet was held on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Uxbridge. Bowmanville, Uxbridge, Whitby and Port Perry students competed. Our girls won 16 points, and our boys 6. The Junior inter-schoool championship was taken again by Marie Hood, and we are certainly proud of her. Besides her usual success in the high jump, she came first in both the 756 yard and 50 yard dashes. Ruth Carnegie won the Senior Girls' High Jump. In order, according to the points they won, the girls competing from P.P.H.S. weve Marie Hood 9, Ruth Carnegie 4, Grace Hood 1, Dorothy Fines 1, Mar- garvet MeCrea I. Apparently the boys acknowledged the superiority of wom- en by the hand we received in the Assembly last Thursday morning. LIE . The Literary Society executive for 1037-58 has been decided on and the following "ave the oflicers: President, Joel Aldred; Vice-President, William Beare, Sceretary--D>Mary Pyatt; Treas, Joan Mason; Editor of the "Tattler", Ruth Carnegie; Pianist, Doris Mulli- gan; Poster-Maker, Bruce Beare, The first meeting of the Society is to be held on October 15th. All who can be sure to come, as the programme promises to be amusing. The meet- ving, which is in charge of Form V, 14 will be a radio hour, including such famous stars as Wes McKnight and Professor Quiz. * * * * Doris Murphy-- "What were those things that the Gaul"s used to write on?" Donald Christie --"Grace Stones, 1 guess." * * LJ A Mr. Kerr--*"Harold, what is work?" Harold Hayes -- (stretching and Mr. Kerr--'"Do you mean to tell me that this table is work?" Harold (closing eye and resuming former attitude)--*Sure, woodworkis * * * * A meeting of the Girls' Athletic So- ciety was held in Form I on Monday, October Ath, to determine the new ex- ecutive for that group. Betty Cawker is again president, but can you blame us? The position of Vice-President, Seeretary-treasurer and Form Repre- sentative are held by the following re- spectively--Luella Ploughman, Mar- garet Hayes, Form V, Grace Stone; Forms III and [V, Dorothy Pyatt; Form II, Marie Hood; Form I, Grace Hood. We all hope that Miss Grace Davis will again accept the office of Honorary President of our Athletic Society. L * * * Who are you voting for is the big question in the school this week for on Tuesday we are to vote just as our seniors. Several excellent party leaders could be found in Form V. Of course, it is all in fun but we are cagerly awaiting the results. or STRAND THEATRE, UXBRIDGE Port Perry Patrons are invited to "Wake-up and Live" this week end to see the funniest show ever made-- "Wake-up and Live." Five prizes to ladies only on Thanksgiving Night, October 11th. See "Ranger Courage" at the Strand, Uxbridge--"The little town with the Big Show." MYRTLE Miss Dorothy Rodd of Scugog, spent the week end with relatives here. Farmers took advantage of the fine weather the earlier part of the week and cleared up their mangel and buck- wheat crops. Mrs. Geo. Leach, of Utica, visited her brother Mr, "Albert Timms last week. 1 Miss Marian Ross, of Toronto Uni- versity spent the week end with her aunts here, , & Mrs, Lunney of Toronto, is visiting her son Mr. Russell Lunney. A number from here attended Mark- ham fair on Saturday, CN v oh ; ¥ - ® be -- nl) nf go Ca ONAL LAT A o> Kn Ep opening one eye) "Everything's-work" 1.74 A " er hs & \ i \g Ha AN ANA a \ Ll ~ VY Tek NE EOE BENE REE MEAT. NERY REN A RENEE A Fat ALE ARPA : A SHER < = RHR Sah Wil x AR SR he NL a % Sid AER