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or ad | EDITORIAL Elizabeth Symes "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." AF ER TLER, WHAT? Thid editorial is not written with any idea that it will influence in the slightest degree the European situation nor the final outcome of the British attitude in the present crisis. But it does bring to our attention a fact that must be faced if any attempt (at dictatorship should be made in Canada, Beverley Baxter, in his London Letter, has clearly defined this danger in a land governed by a dictator, Here ia a short extract that should make us think: "In the final Foreign debate of last session * I ventured to warn the House against the -- menace of a war of desperation by Germany, and claimed that it was far more likely to happen than a war of conquest. Mr~Vyvyan Adams challenged me to say whether I really believed that the leaders of any country would embark upon a war which they knew they would lose. In reply, I pointed -out that the rulers of a totalitarian state had no method of ° handing over the reins of government to some other party, since no other party existed. For them to resign and go back to their homes as private citizens, would be to invite assassina- tion from men whom they had wronged. There- fore, if forced to choose between the certainty of the assassin's bullet and the gamble of a losing " war, they would undoubtedly choose war" : FEI There you have the major problem that faces Europe; and, because it faces Europe, it faces the world, | ' Three great dictatorships are openly striving for European control. Czechoslovakia is only an incident. . Who will emerge. victorious from this titanic struggle, none can tell. But if we are to preserve real democracy-- (the spirit of properly sharing the good life)--then we shall have to be- 'gih to be willing to make at least a fraction of the sacrifice for our ideal that the dictators are de- manding from their. people, War will bring great restrictions, and increased taxation. These will be part of the price that we have to pay for continued freedom. But the great- est care must be taken to see that these emer- gency measures do not become a permanent part of government power. >0d ~ CHAMBERLAIN'S FALL (Toronto Saturday Night) The revulsion of popular feeling in Canada after the anonunecement on. Monday morning was 'violent. It may not be equally permanent. The Canadians were somewhat entitled to their re- vulsion, for there is no doubt that the great majority of them had been quite prepared to fol- low Mr. Chamberain into a war against Germany --which however ;would not have involved Can- ada in ahy very"immediate danger to her own ter- ritory. The Americans indulged in an equally violent revulsion, to which they were not entitled -at all; for there is not the slightest reason to suppose that the majority of them desire Herr Hitler to be put in his place by anybody but the British, French, Russians and Gzechoslovakians-- no doubt with some supplies of United States munitions on the cash-and-carry basis, but cer- tainly without any American military aid. The American attitude on all delicate European pro- blems is determined almost entirely by the pro- cess of wishful thinking, They would like Czecho- slovakia to be preserved, but they have not the slightest intention of taking a hand in the pre- serving. It is an attitude which has never been better typified than by Senetor Pittman, Chair- man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, when he said the other day, in an interview on the Sino-Japanese War, that "If the Chinese Govern- ment is driven back to a cave in the mountains three thousand miles from the coast, the govern- ment consists only of Chiang Kae-shek, I would continue to recognize that Government as the Government of all China." Such utterances may be satisfying to the utterer, but they do no good to Chiang Kai-shek, hor to Haile Selassie, nor to Premier Benes, nor to the cause of peace and justice anywhere in the world. The cause of peace and justice can be maintained only by those who are willing to take some responsibility. Nothing is done for it by those who wash their hands and say, "I am innocent of the blood of this just nation" »" NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN Autumn is here. Winter is coming. On the farm and elsewhere there will be an increasing number of hours of leisure. What shall be done with them? Canada has long enjoyed a settled program of educatidn for its children and young people, It is taken for granted that young people must be educated if they are to become intelligent citi- zens in a rapidly changing world. A Splendid. But what about the older people? Are they to be excluded from learning? Is it possible for them to intelligently vote and govern this country with a scanty training and scantier knowledge of world conditions? Can we expect a reasonable enjoyment of life by older people who are becoming hopelessly out of touch with even the language that modern life has forced upon us? These are only a few of the questions that face adults in Canada to-day. ; The-years of youth are passed. The years of lessening physical powers and controlled motions lie ahead. They need not become years of lesser usefulness. The mind can always grow as long as there is life and willingness to learn, No more pitiful sight can be pictured than that of a fine old man or woman whose hands helped to build our nation, but whose minds have not been stored with the riches of knowledge and careful thought. : : Nobody in his senses -would- restrict proper op- . portunity for fun and good entertainment. Ser- "vice clubs, community clubs, Women's Institutes, all have done fine work in, improving the social life of our people. : The time has come when these organizations would be wise to give distinct encouragement to adult education. This does not means that adults shall go through a montonous grind of unwanted studies. The keynote of the whole matter is that the adult student shall really want to know some- thing, and shall proceed to learn what is to be known about the matter. It may be that his radio makes him wish he knew the French language. It may be that the mechanics of an internal com- bustion engine have roused his curiosity. It may be that fertilizers and soils could become the basis of his fortune. He may want to know what is really wrong or. right about Abehart's Social Credit. Whatever it is that has aroused his cur- iosity--his want to know--that is the place to- start. : Crk If you think you can't learn because you are old, then you-are old, and mentally dying. Recent experiments at Oxford University have proved that persons between the ages of twenty- five and fifty can learn: faster and more thorough- ly than those between the ages of ten and four- teen. ' In adult education experience teaches the short cuts, 'The student is not hampered by unneces- sary routine, nor impeded by the dullness of fel- low students. The means for education at the disposal of adutls grow greater every day. Any group of people can make up their minds to study almost any subject from economics to carpentry, and can command the services of experts to instruct them in these subjects. The cost of such instruction is very slight; so small that it is a matter of real surprise, on If groups cannot be formed, the individual need not hestitate to undertake any study. It is amazing to learn the number of books that are available on almost any conceivable subject. Many of them can be purchased for a few cents. In addition to these, and of great value to rural people, are Government bulletins, that can be had almost for the asking. Perhaps you could earn a couple of hundred dollars this winter by a careful study of draining, or of the rotation of crops, the raising and care of poultry, the proper pruning of an orchard. The means are at your disposal, The fun of it all is that once an adult masters one subject he is sure to be eager to know some- thing more The mind is alive. Life has gained. a new interest. You are never too old to learn. >04 NOTES Raw materials for making munitions are prim- arily the property of the nation. Why shduld they be handed over to private individuals to ex- ploit and to become a menace to the peace of the world ? > SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rd--Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Late European Position Alternate hopes and fears have flashed across the world as the days have passed. Hitler made his speech - which further inflamed German extremists, and united democracy against him. The four power conference has been held, and the Sudeten area may be ceded to Germany (with limitations) according to forecasts, but this has no official verification as we go to press, Disappears Globe and Mail home last Monday and has not been heard of since. far as Niagara Falls, N.Y, but their the trail was lost. has not been apprehended. "Offered Job in Timmins With one cheque drawn on a bank that has no branch in Timmins, Hubbell purchased a grey new car, in which he left Osha- wa, apparently in company with the missing girl, whom he had promised a position @s nurse in a private hospital at Timmins. According to Mrs. L. Gassien, with whom Miss Symes lived in Oshawa, the girl first met Dr. Hubbell on Saturday afternoon, September 17, when he called at the house to offer her the position. She had apepared very enthusiastic over the offer, Mrs. Gassien said, and left for;Toronto Monday morning with the doctor, to purchase new uniforms, "When she réturned from Toronto that afternoon she seemed to have lost her head completely," Mrs. Gassien declared. "Al- ways a good, serlous-minded, steady girl, she seemed flighty and not.the same sensible person after that trip to Toronto. She seemed to have gone completely crazy. She was throwing her arms around and was all for marrying the doctor. She smelled strongly of ether or chloroform." : According to Mrs. Gassien, the girl refused to eat any supper Monday evening. Hubbel told her they were leaving for Toronto and that he "would take good care of her," she said. Left Monday Night, The couple left in the supposed doctor's car about 7.30 Mon- day evening and Mrs. Gassien was surprised to discover soon after that the girl had departed without taking any clothes or her new uniform with her, ; When the girl did not return Monday night nothing was thought of the matter, as it was thought she might have stayed with a sister, but as days passed without any word from the girl, Mrs. Gassien be e alarmed and on Friday telephoned an Osha- wa doctor, who discovered that there was no "Dr. J. J. Hubbell" in, Timmins, 4 | Fear that the bogus medico was a dope addict was voiced when it was learned he had carried a hypodermic syringe and needles with him when he first called on the girl. The girls mother has been almost prostrate with grief and anxiety, and on Saturday her father, W. Symes, of Port Perry, visited Toronto to enlist the aid of newspapers in locating her. The girl had not be home for two weeks, he said, but had written that she was working on a case. The first intimation that any- thing was wrong camé on Friday by telephone, acquainting them of the disappearance. DODGE DE LUXE FOUR-DOOR SEDAN Hydro Interruption To Local and Rural Consumers: Hydro Consumers in the Municipality of Port Perry, and the Rural Districts, are hereby advised, that interruptions in Service will take place on the following dates: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th--Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17th--Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and . SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24th--Power off from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The above dates will be definitely adhered to, subject only to weather conditions, and if unfavourable on the daya specified, it may be necessary to take the follgwing Sunday and Monday. These interruptions are due to the Hydro Electric Power Commission having extensive maintenance work, of a major na- ture to carry out on the High Tension Lines of the Wasdell"s Sys- tem, which will involve about 40 hours labor, and will necessitate a complete interruption tq all consumers, while the work is in pro- The Hydra Elegtric Power Commission, in creating these able inconvenience, but would ask the indulgence and co-operation of the Consumers concerned, because the work is absolutely es- sential, in order to improve voltage conditions, and insure continued service, The Hydro System again ask your kind co-operation. t. 27th, 1988, G. F. Manning, Sec'y-Treas., pated, Set. eh; Port Perry Hydro System. Police of two countries intensified their search over the week- end for a pseudo doctor, believed to be a dope addict, who is thought to hold the key to the disappearance of Elizabeth Symes, comely 22-year old graduate nurse, who vanished from her Oshawa While the girl's frantic parents, who live north of Port Perry, Good Attendance. vainly sought news of their daughter's whereabouts, police traced the bogus doctor, who posed as.a Dr. J. J. Hubbell of Timmins, as| Police throughout Ontario and the United States were notified, but as yet the missing doctor, Who passed two worthless cheques in Oshawa, gress, "lr interruptions realize that same will undoubtedly cause consider-|1 SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. All Exhibits Well Filled. Black and White Show a Great Attraction. The Building was Overflowing with Treasures of Use and Beauty Fine Day The people's comment was that Port Perry Fair for the year 1938 was one of the best Fairs in many years. The day was fine. There was a good ccowd. Exhibits were of the best, and all classes well filled. A new and much appreciated feature was the Black and White Show. One hundred and eighteen pure bred Holsteins had been assembled through the good work of Mr. R. M. Holtby. These animals made a splendid showing, The rapid strides made by this popular breed had ample demonstration at the Fair, Fewer in numbers, but notable for good quality, were the Shorthorns. Their progressive owners had complied with modern requirements; and Federally blood tested their animals. There was a good showing of horses, sheep, and pigs. One of the greatest needs of the Fair is a larger building. The present structure is over-crowded. The exhibits are nicely arranged, but very little room is left for the people. Perhaps some generous soul will add a wing. It is badly needed: As usual, and better than usual, the ladies' work demonstrated their industry and skill. The cooking was tempting, but was well protected. Fruit and Vegetables were there in profusion, The Hobbies and Antiques attracted much atten- tion. Of these we shall give a fuller account in our next issue. The attractions included 1'rials of Speed, Hans, the Wonder Dog, the Three Willies, School Parade, Calf Race, Musical Chair, etc. A defect that can only be remedied by the co-op- eration of the public, was the constant crowding of the race track. It is a matter of surprise and great disappointment to note that adults, who should be leaders in preserving good order, are frequently lead- _ing in the other direction. The practice is both dan- gerous and unfair, and it looks as though it could only be cured by a tragedy such as that which occurred at Midland. ' The Prize List and further particulars will ap- pear in our next issue. High School Sports FIELD DAY WINNERS Senior Girls Pole Vault--1 Burgess Beare, 2 F. 75 yard Dash--1 Margaret McCrea, Densham, 3 Bruce Beare. 2 Ruth Carnegie. High Jump -- 1 G. Emmerson, 2 100 yard dash--1 Margaret McCrea, Bruce Beare, 3 Bryce Moase. 2 Ruth Carnegie. Broad Jump--1 G. Emmerson, 2 G. High Jump--1 Ruth Carnegie, 2 Hood, 3 F. Densham. Margaret McCrea. Shot Put--1 F. Densham, 2 G. Hood, Broad Jump--I Ruth Carnegie, 2 3 G. Emmerson. Margeret McCrea. Hop, Step and Jump--1 G. Emmer- Basketball Throw--1 Margaret Mc- son, 2 F. Densham, 3 G. Hood. Crea, 2 Ruth Carnegie, 3 I. Honey. gh Rblofss G. Emmerson, 2 G. ood. Junior Girls 50 yard dash -- 1 Marie Hood, 2 Grace Hood, 38 Jean Luke. 76 yard dash -- 1 Marie Hood, 2 Grace Hood, 3 Jean Luke. High Jump--1 Marie Hood, 2 Jean Luke, 3 Grace Hood. Broad Jump--1 Marie Hood, 2 High Jump--1 B. Aldred, 2 A. Col- Grace Hood, 3 Jean Luke. bear, 3 G. Carnegie. Basketball Throw--1 Grace Hood, 2+ Broad Jump--1 B. Aldred, 2 A. Col- Doris Mulligan, 3 Marie Hood. bear, 3 R. Moase. Relay Race--1 Form V; 2 Form II; Shot Put--1 B. Aldred, 2 A. Col- 3 I'orm III, bear, 3 D. Nasmith. Hop, step and jump--1 B. Aldred, 2 A. Colbear, 3 D, Nasmith, Pole Vault--1 G. Carnegie, 2 A. Junior Boys 100 yard Dash--1 Bill Aldred, 2 A. Colbear, 3 B. Sheridan, 220 yard dash--1 B. Aldred, 2 A. Colbear, 3 B. Sheridan. Half Mile--1 B. Aldred, 2 J. Chris- tie, 3 A. Colbear. Senior Boys 100 yard dash--1 J. Aldred, 2 B. Beare, Colbear, 3 R. Moase. 220 yard dash--1 J, Aldred, 2 Ivan Champions--1 B, Aldred, 2 A. Col- Dusty, bear. High Jump--1 B. Beare, 2 J. Aldred Broad Jump--1 B. Beare, 2 Aldred. Shot Put--1 J. Aldred, 2 B, Beare. Hop, step and jump--1 B. Beare, 2 INTER-SCHOOL FIELD MEET AT WHITBY J. Aldred, Port Perry High School Made a Good Champion--B. Beare, Showing. Inter-form Relay, Boys -- 1 Grade Whitby High School obtained perm- anent possession of the R. N. Bassett silver trophy at the annual inter- 5 ) » School field and track meet in which : 100 yard dash--1 G. Emmerson, 2 Whitby, Uxbridge, Port Perry and G. Hood, 8 M, Clarke. . «.. Bowmanville schools PATA 220 yard dash--1 G. Hood, 2 G. Em- Whitby has won the cup three years in merson, 3 M, Clarke, succession. 440 yard dash--1 G. Hood, 2 F. The winners took 77 points, Ux- Densham, 3 G. Emmerson, bridge 69, Port Perry 56 and Bowman- Half Mile-- 1 Bruce Beare, 2 G. Hood, 3 G. Emmerson, (Continued on page four) 3 2 Grade X, 3 Grade XIII, 4 Grade "Intermediate Boys A Successful Fair