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$1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single copy. PORT PERRY ST PORT PERRY, ONT, THURSDAY, APRIL 21st, 1938 EDITORIAL ONTARIO GAZETTE ANNOUNCES . HIGHWAY LINKS, "Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam. His first, best country ever is at home," bE A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME a Ree History will not feature the change of name ' of Ontario legislative representatives from M.L, ; A. to M.P.P. for two reasons: 1. In the public mind the change is unimportant. 2. The British North America Act says distinctly: "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant-Governor, and of one House styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario." : Ottawa has not been granting favors to Ontario very freely. So M.P.P, may be distant. TAXES Taxes and civiization go hand in hand. You can't have one without the other. Generally speaking the more advanced the civilization the k : greater the tax burden. It has to be because HE we do so many things co-operatively that we used | to do and pay for individually, - Everybody pays taxes, but everybody does not : know it--more's the pity. For instance, we start i "with 8% sales tax, and continue with an average 8 | of at least 26% customs duties (or the equivalent : in advance prices made possible by the tariff.) It is unfortunate that so few people realize how much they pay in taxes--direct -and indirect. Everybody who is a Canadian citizen should pay oi a proportionate direct tax, sufficient to make clear the citizen's obligation to the State, and the cost of "Government, controllable or uncontrollable. Any person who has employment or an income should pay direct tax. is borne almost exclusively by wealthy persons who are honourable enough to make honest de- claration regarding income, and the owners of real estate. So elusive and changing are our forms of Ly - ARE EER a a Yodo RL ES ------------------------ | "pert legal advice, can frequently evade the law, | and are able to avoid paying what should be their a - just share of the tax burden. The theory that renters pay taxes does not always work out in practice. Many properties do not command enough rent to pay interest on in- "_vestment, necessary repairs and taxes. In that case the landlord makes up the deficiency. Two matters associated with taxation are in grave need of adjustment. First, the regular property assessment, which is one of the most Sai | variable standards of value on earth, Second eH | § tariffs, w ry It is all right to help an "infant" industry (most Ce of us have to help ourselves) but it is entirely another thing to continue this 'indirect tax upon % At present the tax burden: wealth that shrewd persons, who can obtain ex- which should really be self-eliminating. the consumer long after the need has passed. Companies enjoying tariff privileges should have their books open for inspection, and tariffs should be lowered as rapidly as is consistent with good business practice. >0od TREES From earliest childhood we have loved trees--- loved them because they looked so big and strong, cared so little for storms, threw such a delightful shade on hot days, and sometimes carried fruits that werg our delight. In oh Jo this idea of trees is somewhat modern. To the pioneers trees were in the way; and their slogan was "down with the enemy." So effective was their campaign that to-day we pay ten times as much for lumber as they did in pioneer days, and many trees are now used for firewood that Were then considered unfit for any use. When we learn that an acre of maple trees could be converted into a 560 Ib hogshead of potash, we can get some idea of how trees were regarded in those early days. All that is past. Now we are busy planting where our grandfathers hewed down. Thousands of acres are being. re-forested with millions of trees. We have learned to our cost that the natural conservers of water have disappeared. That condition is being remedied as fast as pos- sible. Volumes could be written about trees. variety and usefulness seems endless. feather-weight balsa to the heavy iron wood, and eucalyptus, trees contribute materials that meet a large proportion of human needs. Milady's silk stockings, and the gorgeous colorings of blouses for the Easter parade. Celophane of a purity and beauty that would have made Solomon envious. Giant masts and timbers that have been the framework of ships and buildings for unnumbered years. Flimsy sheets of paper that a breath of wind can send fluttering. These and hundreds of other materials are the product of trees. Readers of the C. I. Oval will have a more complete idea of the multi- plicity of 'tree products. Trees are the background of romance. Robin Hood and-his merry men flourished amid trees. The King and his courtiers hunted the fleeing stag in the forests. Outlaws of all grades sought shelter from pursuing 'law in the rank under- growth of mysterious woods, 'In the moonlight- under "the shade of the old apple tree" lovers Their "have plighted their troth. From the + LITERATURE AS IT WAS FOUND DURING ELIZABETH'S REIGN At the outset let me state that the topic is far too great to be properly discussed in one paper. . There seems to be a literary "halo cast about the reign of Queen Eliza- beth, a halo which some writers deem mythical. - And there seems to be some foundation for their position. % The new queen ascended the throne in 1668, three years after the birth of Spéncer and six years before Shake- speare was born. Thus it will readily be seen that so far as these two writers were con- cerned little or nothing could be ex- pected of them for the first twenty or thirty years of Elizabeth's reign. Moreover, the two names mentioned are the only ones which will readily : occur to the ordinary mind in con- a nection with the literature of this reign. It will be remembered, that re- ligious -fanaticism and persecution . had done much toward driving all oo learning from English- shores. The § reign of Queen Mary had. been one of | misery and ignorance during which of "the best scholars had been driven from the land. But 'with the cessation of Romish rule a new era opened, and a the Protestant exiles returned to their ol B native land bringing their scholarly attendants with them. The simple freedom to learn, however, and the re- : turn of scholars does not necessarily "g imply literary brilliance--some years | had to elapse before good results Fe] could be seen. The English people I had read books written in foreign tongues until the advent of Wycliffe and Chaucer. By the English people ph we do not mean the general people-- fl / ey did not read at all, --but the men 5 "31 scholarly acquirements, With such frail support, English literature could not flourish when learning and perse- cution must be taken together and when it was popular to be ignorant. Printing and the manufacture of paper gave a stimulus to learning and about the time of Elizabeth's reign gome good scholars could and did write _ Jetters, but they were by no means common, So that altogather we must inns Watchman-Wayder) Announcement was made by the Department of Highways in the On- tario Gazette, just to hand, of the ratification of the building of a King's Highway, southerly from the end of the pavement on Lindsay St. South, through Ops Township, on southerly through Manvers Township to Ponty- pool, Orono and Newcastle, there to connect with the Kingston Highway, No. 2, It was also definitely announced that the Department of Highways will construct a new highway, running from Orangeville, crossing the Barrie- Toronto Highway, thence easterly across country through the Village of Port Perry, continuing around the head of Lake Scugog, through Reach and Cartwright, crossing the Lindsay- Newcastle . Highway and continuing through to Bethany and thence easter- 'ly connecting with the Port Hope. Peterborg Highway. This double project, from Port Perry to Bethany and from Beth:ay corner north into the Town of Lind- say; -also south from Bethany corner to Oronto, has been for some ycars past sponsored by the Town of Lind- say, the Retail Merchants' Association of Lindsay, the Town Council of Lind- "|'say, the Kiwanis Club of Lindsay, the Business Men's Association of Fene- lon Falls, the County Council of Vie- organizations have been petitioning the Government and sending delegates to meetings for the past three years in conngcetion with the new highways. The 'niew highway south of New- castle will place Lindsay dircctly on the tourist route from Montreal to Callander. It will also give farmers and others 'in Reach, Clarke, Cart- wright and Manvers direct paved con- nections with the Town of Lindsay. AEP MAKING CANADA A BETTER PLACE IN 'WHICH TO LIVE AND WORK (Letter written for the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assdéistion.)- May I say that I like the way your press association is tackling its job in striking out to get some dominant and constructive note relating to the not connect great literary attainments | FREE CLINIC IS HELPING NEEDY activities of your fellows of the week- with the earlier year of Elizabeth's reign or think that the discovery of America, the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the publication of Spen- ser's and Shakespeare's poems were contemporaneous events. The liter- ature was but the result of wider vision and freedom' after oppression and confinement. Boys' Work Port Perry Star: Dear Sir,--Would you be so kind as to publish an article in your paper to the following effect. "An Ontario County Boys' Work Board organized at a meeting held in Whitby United Church on Saturday, April 9th. The meeting was called by Rev. E. R. McLean, Exec. Sec. of the Ontario Provincial Boys' Work Board and .many leaders of boys in Sunday work along with denominational heads for the area were in attendance. The board among other things is planning a summer camp, ball league, athletic meet and other activities for the Sunday School groups of Ontario County. The following were elected to the Executive-- Chairman, Rev. Russell O'Brien, Whitby; 1st Vice-Chairman, Rev. W. Harold Reid; 2nd Vice-Chair- man, S. L. Gomme, Oshawa; Sec'y,' Murray Kirby, Oshawa; Treasurer, H.' Phillips, Oshawa. : This group will include Trail Rangers .and Tuxis groups Boy Scouts directly affiliated with _Sunday School and all organized, boys clubs or classes in the Sunday Schools or Churches. Any further information concerning this board might be had by writing the secretary, Murray Kirby, 27 Park Road South, Oshawa or Contacting any member of the Executive." Many thanks for this service. Murray O, Kirby, Secretary, CHILDREN IN DISTRICT ly press. Their influence, I would think, is the most powerful influence In D. E. Steckley's office, on Simcoe] in this country and so could bea great street, north, Oshawa, each Tuesday | factor for good or evil. I think they and Saturday from 4 to 6 o'clock alare neaver to their constituents than free clinic is conducted for under-|anyone else, except possibly the physi- privileged children up to twelve years|cian and the clergyman, but they have of age. Many children who need at-|the advantage over tention, and whose parents cannot speaking these two of regularly and at some afford a physician, have been taking |length to all their people. advantage of the clinic. Opened on I think that if on the spur of the the fourth of January of this year,| moment I had to urge some program the clinic is modern in all respects,|upon the weekly editors I would urge well equipped, drugless, and renders a{that they use all their influence to valuable children. service to these needfullincite in the people of the communi- Mr. Steckley has expressed|ties a real sense of citizenship. It his pleasure and satisfaction at the|seems to me that Canadians, probably continued improvements in the child-| like people of other countries, have ren he has been treating for various|not developed this sense in the full. deformities and ailments so common | By this sense of citizenship it seems to them at that age. to me that Canadians, probably like This clinic is open to children of | people of other countries, have not de- Port Perry and vicinity. PRINCE ALBERT veloped this sense in the full. By this sense of - citizenship 1 mean a con- sciousness of the privilege we enjoy as members of a democracy with a full appreciation of the responsibili- Mr. and Mrs. L. Woods and two ties which those privileges entail. little: sons, have moved from here to the Highway, north of Manchester. Mrs. E. Warren has returned from a visit with relatives near Pontypool. - Mr, Will Lyle, Toronto, spent the Easter holiday at their sum- mer home here. spent Faster at the home- of Mr, F. Vickery. Mr. and Mrs. Regan and family I mean also a local patriotism of an intense and pure character but second in intensity to a national patriotism. I think Canada by reason of geographical circumstances, with barriers such as the thin strip be- tween Quebec and the Maritimes, the waste dividing Ontario - from the Prairies> and the towering mountains Mrs E Robinson 0 onto, vist Ee i riti h ol . . N I 1 t etween the. 1 rair es and B 8 Col- u her cousin Mrs. Friday. '*' : \? G. Luke, on Good ia might be more vulnerable than more compactly arranged and densely Miss E. McCulloch and Mrs. Bertha settled countries to the development Greaves were in the village on Mon- day. Don't forget to atend the concert in the Church on Friday night spon- sored by the Y. P. U. Miss Irwin, Toronto, the guest of Mrs. Russell Butson over the week end. elle ee ' ' By replacing the old-fashioned |ly "location-conscious". of 'sectionalism and frankly I don't see how this country is ever going to get anywhere unless cohesion is developed to a greater extent than has prevailed in the past except in times of national emergency. I readily see that this prescription of mine is not an easy one--even if in your view a good one--to advocate through a press which must be acute- But I really weights of the 137-year-old turret|do not see that there should be any clock of the Port of London; in Eng-|real conflict between the two patriot- land, with an electric motor "it is|isms, local and national. I firmly be- hoped to make the timepiece last for|lieve that the proper interest in local 'another century. problems can be expanded into a con- & toria and Haliburton, as well as other |. structive interest blems, With the improvement in communi- cations, with the linking up of the country dy fast air services, with radio, and with better and more com- plete news services available to your press I think many influences are at work to promote this better sense of national citizenship. I do oppreciate the compliment im- plied b our writing me in this con- nection and I extend to you and your association my heartiest best wishes for a successful year, in national pro- Yours truly FRANK PRENDERGAST, Assistant to the President, Imperial Oil Limited. Mrs. Ino. W, Arozier The late Mrs. Jno. W. Crozier was born at Udora, Scott Township, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harrison (nee Elizabeth John- ston). When deceased was but a child of three years the family moved to the United States, where they lived for some fourteen years, rve- turning to Canada and taking up resi- dence in Brock Township. Mrs. Crozier, (Annie Harrison) was educated at Port Perry High School in the days when Mr. Dugald McBride was Principal. Shortly after gradua- tion she married Jno. W. Crozier of Reach" Township--March 20th, 141. The young married couple moved to the Crozier homestead just west of Port Perry. There they lived for some thirty years: Two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Crozier--- Jean and Bess. Jean died in her 21st year in 1923. In 1931 the Crozier family moved to Port Perry, where they have since been valued residents, In the passing of Mrs. Jno. W. Crozier, Port Perry loses one of the best and most kindly of citizens. Everywhere she was known for her wholesome good sense, her sincere love of home, and her practical yet unobstrusive helpfulness in all cases where human sympathy and kindli- ness were needed, and where she was able to meet that need. First in all her life interest came hame. Mrs. Crozier was its centre, and its source of happiness. The same spirit and kindliness that founded a good home found ample ex- pression in the life of the church and community. Her associates learned to rely on her good judgment and her practical assistance in those activities that were undertaken, The community sincerely mourns the loss of that life which has meant so much of good cheer and inspiration and will long remember the late Mrs. Crozier with pleasure and thankful- ness. The funeral services were conducted privately at the late home of the de- ceased by Rev. W. J. I. Smyth, and interment was made in Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert. Mr. Smyth spoke briefly of the hope and courage such a life as that of Mrs. Crozier inspires and concluded his address with this lovely extract from the poem by Wordsworth, Our birth is but a sleep and a for- getting: The soul that rises with us, our life's ar, Hath Fo elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar; Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come Irom God, who is our home. pe. i MM "bo: 4 /AP--Do CHRISTIANITY Hankow, China, April 7--A decade- old Chinese restriction on the teaching of Christianity has been rescinded by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek in recognition of the war-time bravery of foreign missionaries in China. . The Generalissimo's American- educated wife announced he had void- ed the old law which forbade compul- sory religious education in Christian schools. Mme. Chiang described his action as a personal tribute to the courage and self-sacrifice of foreign mission- aries during the war. - She said it was "the greatest testi- mony in Chinese. history of our ap- preciation of the value of the real vital contributions Christianity has made to the spiritual well-being and livelihood of our people." - 7 SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. Is Living a Life More Important than Earning a A brief survey of an address given by Mrs. (Rev) C. C. Harcourt at a meeting of the Victorian Womens In- stitute, Blackstock. The commonly held idea of earning a living is to get enough money for food and fuel and clothing, perhaps a few luxuries and being able to save for one's old age. The farmer is cer- tainly entitled to his hard earned crops and his wife her cosy home and well-filled pantry and cellar shelves for which no doubt she has spent many back breaking hours, but there is a great deal more to living than that. The greatest Teacher that ever lived said that "Man shall not live by bread alone but by every Word of God" and thus He showed that He be- lieved that provision for the material life was not suflicient to satisfy all the needs of man's personality, He also said "What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose" his own soul" thereby indicating His conviction of the supreme worth of the human soul. Take for example the case of a man who lives entirely to himself. He denies himself and his family all the luxuries and some of the necessities of life, possibly wear- ing a shabby, untidy suit, when he should and could buy a new one. He denies his presence and support to the Church in order to add a little more to his store. Presently he dies and all his neighbours have to say of him is "what a lot of money he saved, see the large estate he has left." What a detrimental effect his life would have on his children and grand children for he simply earned a living, he did not live a life. His grandsons would probably say "Wait till grandpa dies, and we get his money. He is making a lot and 'spending little." We all know many cases of money inherited in that way being spent so thought- lessly and shiftlessly and frequently doing more harm than good. Would not - these same grandchildren have Living? * A woman once said that she loved to live in a certain place because she could see through the window or the open door the wonderful sunsets and they brought to her mind so many of God's promises, and she was an excel- lent housekeeper too. sometimes pause and see beauty in the waving grain or only hard earned pennies. Have we time sometimes to stop and listen to the cheery songs of the birds, to feel the velety softness of the fresh green tips of the spruce trees. God has placed all these beauti- ful things in the world for us to en- joy and He meant them to bring peace and happiness and poise into our lives in spite of humdrum duties. of earning a living. Then there are the children. Do we ever find time for a quiet talk over the day's doings, or an intimate confidence with them, or perhaps an evening prayer? Or are the chores requiring attention at that moment? If we do not get their confidence now they will go to some one else with them, and we will be left in dreary loneliness, but the chores will still be there. How about our minds that God has given us? Are we using them as we should? ,"Have you ever listened to the conversation over the telephone? You never do this! Just do it once. How trivial it all is. But have you ever heard a conversation like this? Wasn't that a wonderful sermon on Sunday? I've been thinking of it all week." How can we help the suffer- ing women and children of China. Have you read such and such a book? Our conversation shows what is up- permost in our minds, But best of all our lives should be brimful of greatness. We should be too" big to be resentful about small hurts. We should respect other peo- ple's opinions and be understanding towards those who have not our gifts or- opportunities. Then we should go inherited: a much more worth-while legacy and a better foundation on; which to build their own fortunes if oh te ' : ! | the loaf of bread to the poor. that man had left the noble example of high morals and character. However, as we are speaking to the, Women's Institute our remarks are! addressed especially to them ahd we will consider how we may live our lives to the full instead of merely earning a living. There are perhaps no more admirable characters in all the world than those God-fearing, patriotic, hard-working, unselfish mothers who have never lost sight of the purposes for which they started their homes. There is no doubt that we all started out with the very high- est ideals-of making over homes and our lives as beautiful as possible but pethaps Tin the strain and the stress of every day living we have allowed the humdrum of earning a living to predominate. beyond our own homes and not forget y the friendly handshake, the sympath- etic word, the basket to the needy, Have we ever left a household task to visit some lonely shut-in? Have we made any progress in the last ten years? Do we ever spare time to plan how we can keep John's confidence or how we can best make wee Jean understand that God loves her? Are we living a life or are we "merely earning a living? It is possible to make our work and our every day duties our worship. We may worship (Giod in our homes and in our kitchens just as well as in our churches. So let us take stock of ourselves and make sure that we are living our lives helpfully and beautifully, marching forward with the harmony of heaven in our lives instead of drearily drudg- ing along to the clink of the hard carned pennies. St. Boniface Seals Retained Junior Hockey Title for Western Canada As reported in the Globe and Mail. Those Seals put their seal on the Memorial Cup and succeeded Winni- peg Monarchs of their own league to the Canadian junior hockey champion- ship when they swept irresistibly to a i-1 triumph over Oshawa (ienerals on l'uesday night. ' After four close games the Seals broke loose with the finest hockey display provided during the series by either team. They commenced to dominate the play in the early part of the game and, from the time they opened the scoring, never looked to be in danger. Oshawa tried hard all the way but, against the masterful hockey of the winners, didn't look like the same speedy team that had battled goal- for-goal with the Westerners in other games. The Seals were stronger and faster than ever before and the pass- ing attack, which they scemed to have lacked previously, was produced in all the brilliance of near-perfect hockey. Mingled with. congratulations for the winners is praise for the losers. Oshawa started the season inauspic- jously reached the playoffs and, with an improved brand of play, surprised Ontario hockeydom by eliminating To- ronto Marlboros. They travelled a hagd road to the finals and for four | games gave a splendid account of themselves. There can't be two win- ners so the Generals need have no regrets, Large crowds have witnessed these junior final games. The first game, drew an attendance of 10,500, and the final game on Tuesday night had an attendance of 15617. It was an all- time record for Maple Leaf Gardens. Reay, Burron, Gruhn Janke were the goal getters for St. Boniface and Daniels the lone counter for Oshawa. Oshawa's goalie, Forster, was a wonder, as he had been during the playoffs. Taylor, Tonn, Daniels' and Dafoe, were also brilliant. Motor City boys were given a civic reception on their arrival home from Toronto when they were met by some 10,000 people who gathered at the Armouries. St. Boniface boys were tendered a victory dinner at their hotel. EE ROD AND GUN CLUB The Union Rod and Gun Club, of Oshawa, will send a large delegation of its members to Port Perry on Fri- day, April 29th, to discuss with our local sportsmen the idea of forming a local club. It is expected that the meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the Community Room at the Public Lib- rary. I wonder if we i a ot SE VR a, Kv -- 5 Lire 2 --e for "» a Ff gh oe et Te