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Travellers from north, south, east and west come to our doors, demand our service, and pay us their cash. They too, know what the world has to offer, and if we cannot supply their demands it takes but a. few minutes or hours to pass to other places that have learned the value of modern methods of meeting the public, In Port-Perry from a business point of view this matter has received 'excellent service. Our stores are modern and well equipped, They carry ~ excellent stocks, and those who know values are well satisfied on the whole to trade at home. Our need for planning is along another line, How are we to take advantage of the tourist business that well pass our doors in' increasing numbers ? Firat. What do we know as to route that will be chosen for the Provincial Highway? Will it . eome_in along Scugog street, along the seventh concession, back of the Fair Grounds and down the abandoned railway track, or by way of Man- chester and down Queen Street? Are we going to wait to see what happens in this respect, or are we going to decide what should be done in the matter for the best interests of Port Perry? : ~. Seé¢ond. = What effort must be 'made to gain the greatest profit from this new gource of revenue? How are people to be attracted to our town, and rH what shall' we do to induce them to spend. "their i money here? Certainly appearances will 'count. : If we maintain rubbish dumps along the roadside "instead of: flower beds, it is almost sure travellers will pass on. that the If our lake front looks small and crowded, and the facilities for recrea- Third. How are we going to advertise Port Perry? Good appearance will play an important part; but it will have to be supplemented by in- vitation, There are many methods of doing this, and some of them cost little or nothing but the effort. The Province of Ontario is fully alive to the value of tourist trade, and publish excellent literature advertising the advantages which the various places offer. use this channel to greater advantage if we tried. As you [travel along the roads in this district the absence of signs leading the traveller to Port Perry is noticeable. ~ This is a matter for cor- rection. We could point the way and tell what we have to offer much more fully than has yet been done. Fourth. Definite planning is needed as to the disposal of town refuse. Rubbish can be made very useful-if it is properly. controlled; but it can be 'a serious eyesore and a great drawback if it is allowed to spread in the open in all sorts of inconvenient places, - Fifth, - Some day, someone is going to go after tourist business in a very business-like way." If "you go to Niagara or similar places, it is sur- prising the comfort, cleanliness, and homelikeness that is offered to the tourist upon very reasonable terms. Really fine homes are open to the tourist. Port Perry has seevral houses that could be bought at very low figures, Careful investment, wise planning, and municipal co-operation should result in profit for the undertaking. We are on a main highway only 456 miles from a great city. We are surrounded by a splendid country and with care could offer unusual bathing and fishing advantages. If they can put in a swimming tank at Orono, one can be put in at Port Perry. If other municipalities can dredge out bits of marsh, and make suitably attractive parks, we can do the same in Port Perry. This is no plea for a wholesale spending of money; but it is a suggestion that we get to- gether as a people, form a reasonable plan, and work toward that plan. It may take years to carry out our ideas; but time is before us. This is the hour for planning. Even under favourable ¢ircumstances it will be a year or two before the highway is built. When it is done, we 'should be réady to take advantage of all that it can offer. Much of what is planned should cost but little. Much should be available through the co-operation of Dominion and Provincial Governments. But the fact remains that these bodies will offer us As yet Port Perry has not figured very largely. in this literature. We could © preservation. tion appear to be few, then we cannot hope to gain a good tourist harvest. nothing if we do not know what we want, and have pretty definite ideas about the matter. .. IT HAPPENED IN "37 It happened in thirty seven, but not this thirty seven, it was in fact ex- actly one hundred years ago on Dec. 7th, that the rebels marched down Yonge street to attack Toronto. Mr, H. G. Hutcheson has brought into.the Star Office an extra, called "Patriot Extra" and dated Friday, December 16th, 1837, being a "State- ment of the proceedings in Toronto against McKenzie's Mob of Assassins, prepared for the Upper Canada Herald by three gentlemen who were eye- witnesses." From the heading you can sée that the writers-did not mince language but what seems incredible to us, who live in an age when extras roll hourly from the press when events of moment are occuring, and when each morning at breakfast the radio tells us exactly what happened in China while we slept, is that Toronto should have to wait a week for a printed statement of what happened a few miles up Yonge Street. The "extra" is a single sheet 13 x 19 and printed on one side only and in very small type and is.in.a good state of As the one hundredth anniversary has been marked by many 'magazine articles as well as by the daily and weekly préss reciting the events, the cause which led up to them and the consequences which followed, we are only making one guotation, viz. "About seven o'clock the rebels were believed to be in fall march to enter the city and their skirmishers ap- "proached 'the Sherift's picquet, having first captured Messrs. Duggan and Hutcheson, two high spirited and eour- "" agebus youths who were in advance. "4. . Duggan was carried off by them "but Hutcheson managed amid:the con- fusion to escape and on his return Lang, of 0 eo with Mr. and Mrs. found lying on the road one of the rebels killed and two wounded." The Hutcheson referred to was an "unele of Mr. Hutcheson. Pen and Pencil Sets in reliable, at tractive styles at Bentley's Jewellery Store, - RINK COMPANY OFFICERS At a meeting of the directors of the Port Perry Rink Company, the follow- ing officers were elected: President-- A. P. McFarlane; Vice-President--Jim Cawker; Secretary -- Archie Farmer; Chairman of 0. H.A.--Bill Cawker; Chairman of Rural .Hocke Tin Beare; Chairman -of- Entertainme Harry Peel with a working anni of A. W. Brock and W. M. Letcher. Property Committée -- F. Shepherd, A. Bick, A. P. McFarlane, J. Cawker. The annual nieeting of the W. M. S. of the United Church was held at the home of Mrs. Jas. Marlow on Wednes- day afternoon ,Dec, 8th. Mrs. Marlow presided for the election of officers which resulted as follows: Hon. Pres. --Mrs, Jas. Marlow; President--Mrs. Jabez Wright; 1st Vice-President-- Mrs. H. J. Bell; Secretary--Mrs, E. Larmer; Treasurer -- Mrs. Norman Mountjoy; Cor. Secretary--Mrs. Roy Taylor, . The program comprised sing- ing of Carols, and Christmas readings by Mrs. Earl Dorrell and Mrs! Ernest Larmer. At the close lunch wal served and a vote of thanks tendered the hos- tess. - Mrs. F. Lucas is the guest of her sister Mrs. C. C. Harcourt at the rectory. ; Mrs. Sandy Dawson and daughter Kathryn of Windsor are with her par- 'ents Mr. and Mrs. F. Bailey. : Mr, and Mrs. Russell Spinks, Mrs, E, Darcy and Mis, Jas. Henry were in Lindsay last week attending the fun. eral. of the late Wm. Cook. Sunday visitors were: Mrs. Harold Herman' Samells; Mr, and Mrs. James Larmer with Mr, and Mrs. John Eng- lish; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Graham and family of Oshawa, with Mr, and Mrs. Osmond Wright; Mr. and Mrs. |S Walton Larmer and Miss Edna Larmer with Mr, and Mrs. Mervin Graham; Mr. and Mrs, D. W. Bradburn, Mr, and "y Mrs. Rupert Byers, Mr. and Mrs, W. Forder and baby, Mrs. Wm. Barton with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Byers; Mr, and Mrs, Herb Swain and Miss Ailene Mountjoy with Mr, and Mrs. Leith Byers; Bessie, Annie, Charles and Elgin Fee, Margaret John and Eldon Thompson, with their grandparents Mr, and Mrs. Jos. Archer; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Downey and baby of Rea- boro with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McLaughlin. The annual meeting of the LOB.A. was held in the Orange Hall on Friday evening, Deqember 3rd, when the fol- lowing were elected to office--Mistress | --Mrs. Jas. Henry; Deputy Mistress-- Mrs. Ed. Darcy; Chaplain--Mrs, W. Crawford; Rec. Sec.--Mrs. Albert Wright; 1st Lecturer--Mrs. F. Hamil- ton; D. of C.--Mrs. C. P. Devitt; Fin. Sec.--Mrs. Geo. Fowler; Treas.--Mrs. Richard Stinson; 2nd Lecturer--Mrs. Royal Whitfield; 1st Com,--Mrs. Stan- ford VanCamp; Guardian--Mr, C. P. Devitt. Following the election a social time was spent. Anniversary services in connection with the United Church will be held on Sunday, December. 18th. In the morn- ing the special speaker will be Dr. R P. Bowles of Nestleton, and in the evening Rev. C, C. Harcourt. Special music will be furnished by the regular choir in the morning and the Young Men's Choir in the evening. Mrs. Cecil Wilson is visiting her father Mr. Wm. Lamb of Enniskillen. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Hoskin, of Bow- manville and Mr. Wm. Buckley of Newcastle visited last week with Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Hoskin. : Sincere sympathy is extended to Mra. (Rev.) H. J. Bell in the passing of her father Mr, Deck in the Bow- 9th. Interment took place in Lake- field on Saturday, Dec. 11th. The late Mr. Deck who has been living with hia daughter at the parsonage in Black-' stock had the misfortune to fall and | fracture his hip which resulted a week later in his death. The December meeting of the A. i 73) manville Hospital on Thursday, Dee, P. A. was held at the Nome of Mr, and Mrs, Fred Willan on Wednesday evep- ing last with an attendance of 28, The Study Book Chapter, "Go ye, and they -+| went forth everywhere" was taken by , Miss Vera Forder... "The program consisted of Christmas readings by Miss Eva Parr, Mrs, Jack Hamilton, Mrs. W. Crawford, Mrs, T. Smith, Mrs. Fred Hamilton, a humor- ous reading by Mr. Clarence Butson, a vocal trio by Mrs. C, C. Harcourt, Mrs. A. L. Bailey and Mrs. Fred Hamilton, accompanied by Mrs, S. Dawson, who also played for several corals sung by all members. Lunch was served by the group in charge and a vote of thanks extended to the host and hostess for the use of their home. Miss Mary Corley, R.N., of Toronto, was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. W, A. VanCamp. Mrs. F, A. Bailey was in Toronto re- cently attending an ILO.DE. tea at the home of her niece Mrs. (Dr.) Graham. Congratulations are extended to Mr, Anson Taylor on being elected repre- sentative of West Durham in the Older Boys' Parliament at the election held on Saturday, December 4th. His ma- jority over his opponent Brenton Rick- ard was 69. The members of he Victorian W. I. had the honour of catering to a ban- 'quet in the Community Hall, Black- stock, on Thursday evening, Dec. 9th., sponsored by the Rotarians of Bow- manville who had as their guests the trustees of the Cartwright schools, members of the Township Council and Agricultural Society. Owing to the special services being held in the United Church on Sunday, December 18th, there will be no even- ing service in St. John's Anglian Church. Don't miss "The Big Front" which is being presented by pupils of the Con- tinuation School on Thursday and Fri- day of this week, 16-17. There will also be musical selections and pre- sentation of diplomas and a dance on Friday night, 26c, and 15c. SCUGOG Next Sunday Rev: F. G. Joblin will have a Christmas message for each one of us at the different Churches. | Let all be there to hear him. There will also be Christmas music by the choirs. The union choir sang "Jesus Loves Me" at the Centre service on Sunday. Next week the Christmas Tree en- tertainments will be held. Foot on Dec. 21. A good program is being prepared by Misses Ashenhurst, Luella Jeffrey, Margaret Crozier and Clara Hardy. The Silgitainment at the Head is on Wednesday, Dec. 22, when a one act play as well many other good numbers will be given. The program is in charge of Mrs. E. Reader, Miss Aleta Reader. Then on Thursday, Dec. 23rd, the Centre concert will be held. The pro- gram is in charge of Mrs. G. Samells, Misses Corbett, and Marjorie Milner. We hope the weather and roads will be good for these happy occasions. Of course Santa Claus will be at each entertainment. The young folk gave their play for the tenth time last week to a good crowd, some had even seen it for the third time. Mr. and Mrs. C. Fralick, Mrs. C. Wannamaker, Mr. F. Gerrow and son Anson, attended 'the funeral of their uncle Mr. Geo. Gerrow at Uxbridge last Saturday. Sympathy is extended to Messrs. J. F. Gerrow and E.'H. Ger- row in the death !of-their brother. . Miss Luella Jeffrey is home again after spending a few weeks at New- castle. The Women's. Association held its meeting in the Township Hall last Tuesday. The attendance was not quite so good as usual on account of the very stormy weather. The meet- ing was opened by the president Mrs. Carter. Mrs, J. Demara: read the Scripture lesson after which the sing- ing 'of hymns was enjoyed. Then the call came for supper, and the tables looked very pretty with their Christ- mas decorations, the work being done by Group No. 8, of the Foot, who were Mesdames N. Orozian, C. Graham E. Ploughman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Demara, Grace and Glen, were Sunday guests of their cousins Mr. and Mrs. G, Hope. Congratulations to Gordon Tetlow in winning the I.O.D.E. Scholarship at | Port Perry High School. Congratulations to Glen Demara and Elsie Reader in winning books for the second: and third prizes at the School Fair, also to Mary Réader for recita- tion at Brooklin' last week. . y Mr. Gordon Mark of Port Perry visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Mark, and his children Clyton and Dorothy who are staying with Mrs. Mark and Mrs. Jeffrey, as Mrs, Gordon Mark is in the hospital in Toronto. We hope for a speedy recovery. Friends of Mrs, E. Heayn are glad to hear she is able to be up around again. Mr. W. Joness, of Saskatchewan, ar- rived last week to spend a few weeks with his sister Mrs. J. Joblin. Mr, F. Gurtis has gone to Montreal after spending a few weeks with Mr. C. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ashton, Bruce and June, and Mr. Bradley, of Ennis- killen, visited their daughter Mrs. S. Rodman on Sunday. Mr, Farmer, as chairman of the Civic We had quite a taste of winter dur- Improvernent Committee, then pro- ing the past week--very cold and we| oq several activities for the Club noticed the snow plow made its first during the coming months. They will trip of the season: ) 'The first regular supper meeting of the Lions Club was held at the Sebert House on Friday, Dec. 10th, with 27 members present, together with a number of local visitors, and four Lions Club members from Bowman- ville. During the supper, Bowmanville visitors livened things up with some snappy songs and ended with the good old Christmas Carol, The First Noel. After supper, various committees presented their reports, Dr, Rennie reported two cases of infected tonsils in local children, the Club agreed that the Lions Club undertake the financial responsibility of attending to them. "SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. be discussed at later meetings. Then President Hayes called on Mr. Brown, Past District Governor, from Bowmanville Club, who addressed the' gathering pointing out some, of the ideals of -Lions Clubs, He expressed his estimate of the work the Bowman- ville Club had done and said that Port Perry Club should become a real asset to the community, Rev. Frank Bannister, who gave the main address of the evening on the subject, "What I am a Lion." Mr. Bannister pointed out that the philan- thropic, social and civic activities ap- pealed to him. In these days of world unrest, he felt the international scope of the Lions Clubs was of real value. The Club gave him a fine opportunity to present the claims of the Church to men of standing in the community. Mr. N. Gardner of Pine Point, visit- ed with Mr. and Mrs. J. Aldred last purpose, direction and happiness in week. | God control. They are part of a Every one is busy getting their fowl | "rising tide of men and women who ready for the Christmas market. are convinced that if you want an Mr. and Mrs. R. Pogue visited; his answer for the world to-day, the best parents at Valentia on Sunday. place to start is with yourself." Miss Helen Carter took charge of It is a magazine for you. For. the the Bible class on Sunday in the ab- person you like and the person you sence of her mother and Mrs. George don't like, for our business partner Sweetman. and your business rival, husband, wife, Mr. and Mrs. S. Sweetman visited in mother-in- law, son and daughter, Toronto on Saturday. banker, barber, butcher, etc. A new world can only be made out of new i people. We become new when we let "God control. ---- lO UNITED CHURCH W. M. 8, The W. M. S. of the United Church met in the ladies' parlour, on Wednes- day, December 8th, Mrs. Geo. Jackson' presiding. SEAGRAVE Mrs. Hall had charge of the devo-! The Young People's meeting on tional leaflet, Mrs. W. H. Harris the ednesday evening December 7th was Scripture lesson, and Mrs. Hall took (ye|| attended. The Scripture, taken up the Study Book chapter. by Mrs. McCoy, was "The Beatitudes" The financial report was very en- gpg Mrs. Dowson read a talk on the couraging. « Scripture lesson. During the business The slate of officers for the new geggion, it was decided that the Sea- year was presented and voted upon. gave Y. P, U. select a team to take The following were the officers for pat jn the Presbytery debate. 1088: Past President, Mrs. George Jackson; President, Mrs. Geo. Davey; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. R. B. Small- man; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. Mac. Beare; Rec. Sec., Mrs. W. A. Christy; Cor. Sec., Mrs. C. C. Jeffrey; Press Sec., Mrs. Bowes; Treasurer, Mrs. W. Miss Alma Frise took charge of the meeting in the absence of Mrs. S. J. Wooldridge the regular Missionary converer. The main attraction of the evening was the slides shown by Rev. J. McLachlan, on David Livingstone's . "Life work and death in Africa". Dix. Number present, 3p. ~~ ------ ---- ---- The Rising Tide NOW ON THE NEWS STANDS New Pictures for a new life. New Men and Women. New Nations. " --~A New World Rising Tide is a fifty page publica- tion selling for 16c. From cover to cover, it illustrates and tells a story by pictures, with suitable captions of the world we live in. It portrays our human assets and our human liabili- | ties, our successes and our failures' in all the great and varied activities with which mankind is concerned, and the fact that men and women have come to a dead and. "Human wisdom has failed." We cannot lift ourselves with our own bootstraps. For all our science, wisdom, power, planning, good intentions, we -have war, strikes, poverty divorce, unhappiness, 'inse- curity, fear. The only answer is God- control, and God-controlled men and 'women and it must begin with you and me. From the heart of Fleet Street, London, (being gnown as the centre of journalism in England), where the word 'God' heard usually as the base of some choice blasphemy by some harrassed editor, has sprung a group of young men with the title of 'God Controlled Journal ists'. The difference between God controled journalists and others is that instead of turning to bars and bottles when stuck for an idea they turn to God. Their crisp slogan is 'God has a plan for every man.' God's plan for these men some months ago was to produce a publica- tion showing men and women whose lives were God-controlled, and men and women whose lives were not. This new slant on journalism was looked with cynicism by many of the old editors. But the efforts of the God- controlled journalists have created a magazine that everywhere in demand. Graphically depicted are scenes from the lives of statesmen, businessmen, farmers, housewives, mechanics, law- yers, cergymen, schoolchildren, editors, doctors, mniers,, etc.,, who have found "Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ross, Evelyn and Morely, Miss Mary Leask, of Leask- dale, Mr. George Colwell and son of Saintfield, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. Colwell. Mrs. M. Barton, of West Brock, who has been staying with. her sister Mrs. Colwell, returned to her home on Sun- day. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McFarlane at- tended the birthday party of - their cousin Miss Yvonne Marquis at Ux- bridge on Friday. Mrs. Lawrence Branning and child- ren, of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cherrie and Aileen, of Scugog, spent Thursday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. S. Reynolds. Mrs. Fred Jennings and baby are spending a couple of weeks with her mother, Mrs. J. Tanner. Miss Lorna Dure and Mrs. Reid Mec- Farlane, of Toronto, were guests of Mr. and Mrs, McFarlane during the week-end. Mr. Fred Brown and Miss P. Foster of Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Orchard. The Annual Christmas Concert of the Union School is being held on Monday, December 20th. Mr. and Mrs. B. Wannamaker and Ronald, of Toronto, called on the former's parents on Sunday, Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W. Stone (nee Rosetta Wooldridge) on the birth of a daughter. Mr. R. Abraham has finished work at Saintfield and is working for Mr. Jas, Harding. Miss Alexa Stone is visiting with her sister Mr. Hugh Strong of Man- chester. Mr. W. Couch has returned home from Sault Ste. Marie where he has been assisting Mr. M. Tait. Mr. and Mrs, M. Tait have returned to Seagrave after spending some time at Sault Ste. Marie. A shadow of gloom 'was cast over the community on Tuesday when it was learned Mr. John Colwell had passed away in Port Perry Hospital as a result of a serious accident while hauling wood the previous Thursday. The late Mr, Colwell was the son of Mrs. Colwell and the late Richard Col- well who for many years resided in Leaskdale. Mr. Colwell was born in "4 Badal a March; 1881 in Scott Township. In of Mr. Colin Ross and the late Mrp. Ross, of Leaskdale. For a few years to Brock Township near Sunderland, before coming to the 'Stewart' farm one mile west of Seagrave, where they have resided for a number of years. Mr. Colwell was active in the com- munity and church work and will be greatly missed outside as well as In his home. The funeral service, which was in charge of Rev. J. McLachlan, of Sea- grave United Church, assisted by Rev. Mr. Kennedy, of Sonya Presbyterian Church, took place on Thursday after- noon from the family residence, burial service taking place in the "Foster Memorial Cemetery" north of Ux- bridg. Left to mourn his passing are: his wife, two sons William and Gordon; his mother; (his father having prede- ceased him in July of this year); two brothers, George of Saintfleld and William of Beeton; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Smith, Zephyr and Mrs. John Beedon, Uxbridge. The following neighbours acted as pallbearers: - Messrs. G. Fishldg; S. J. Wooldridge, S. Reynolds, A. L. Orchard, J. 8. Me- Farlane and Donald Milne. --wew es PRINCE ALBERT The Sunday School entertainment and Christmas Tree will be held on Wednesday, December 22nd. Among other numbers underway are two short humorous plays entitled: "A Few Friends to Dinner", and "Restroom". The Y. P. U. convened on Wednes- day evening, Miss Olive Bond acted as president. The topic was ably taken by Mr, Herb. Toombs. Christian Fellowship convener, told a fine and appropriate Christmas story, the theme being, helping and thinking of others. Miss Ward also led in the singing of a new song. has been on the sick list, but hope she will soon be better. Mrs. B. Wanna- maker and little Ronald, of Toronto, were with her mother Mrs. Martyn a week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Clarke and fam- ily were in Toronto last week and saw Santa Claus. We are pleased to hear the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heayn has improved in health and is home from a Toronto hospital. Next Sunday being Chritsmas Sun- day, the Men's Class will unite with the Sunday School for the opening ex- ercises, and for the singing of. the Christmas carols. Misses G. and M. Vickery visisted last week in Toronto, with Mr, and Mrs. Bert. Wannamaker. been confined to her bed. v Rink Bulletin Skate all season for only $1.50 Those wishing to sell season tickets, apply to Archie Farmer at the Star Office. HOCKEY NOTICE' Those interested in O. H, A. Hockey for Port Perry this year, please send names to Bill Cawker, Port Perry. He then called on . 1913 he married Annie Ross, daughter they lived in that locality then moved 'Miss Ward, We are sorry that Mrs. W. Martyn . Sorry to report Mrs. Jas. Kirby has |