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Watch your labol; it tolls when your elm e AS ERE I 1 subscription' expires. $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single copy. EDITORIAL *. "Such a "the iors Soren where' er we roam: "His first, best country ever is 'at "home." A WELL DESERVED TRIBUTE That was a fine tribute which Mr. George Me- Cullagh made on Sunday afternoon, when he re- ferred to the 'work of Premier Chamberlain, - | There has been a tendency, in many quarters to criticize Mr. Chamberlain's. efforts further war in Europe and the world at large. ~ Our task as onlookers in world affairs is a com- paratively easy one. But someone who knew the facts had to decide what should or should not be done. . It would have been easy to set the world ablaze, and to cause the "death of countless young men, But that way was not chosen, for which we 'who cannot fight, and all who would be called upon to fight, may be devoutly thankful. and well deserved. i. RN) THE HOME FORUM' 1s there a place in the family program for.the discussion of matters of public interest? If there is no place is it possible to make one? The physical difficulty of keeping the family to- gether for half an hour in any day is very great. Our interests are so wide spread, and our hours of sleeping and waking are so diverse that in many homes the family is seldom all together except at- meal times, and theg there are always "other interests to draw the several members in different directions. In spite of these physical diffeulties, it would be well worth while to adopt the suggestion made by Mr. George McCullagh to establish a: home forum. for the discussion of matters of public intereat. -It is an unfortunate fact that we e have too little understanding of many affairs that will have serious influence upon our own lives and the to avoid' . stitutes, and kindred organizations. we shall be in the heat of 4 Federal election, and ~ 3 the success 'of our future would be assured. - Because our home and municipal life 'are. 50 y! hore y a part of Canadian life as a whole, 'théré should be intelligent discussion of matters of wider interest in Canada and in the world. Such questions as public voting; choosing par- liamentary candidates; matters of trade with "other countries; the right to sell munitions to nation'at war, taxes, how they come .to be so great; are subjects of great importance to us; and they are of greater impogtance to our children. It would be a good idea to hold a friendly de- bate, and to learn the facts about railway amal- gamation. There are two sides to every question, Te vribute t-Premior-Ghamberletn. was-timely....... gud Hs. should know both sides. "This forum, which could have such a 'valuable . place - in the home, should have an 'even more im- . portant part in community clubs, women's in- Very soon then it will be very difficult to. learn the facts of any matter, because information will be so twisted to suit party purposes, that we may easily be con- fused. >0od AN AMAZING OUTPUT When we have even an occasional glimpse of the output of inventors, wonder possesses us. Month after month, and year after.year, the mechanical and scientific magazines have. been printing pictures and descriptions of these in- ventions, . The kreatest lesson to be Yearnell from this can-. > stant outpouring of machines and new produets is that the mind must he prepared for change, and 'the body must be ndapted daily. to new conditions. = 'Mere hard 'labor is not enough" for snccess in -_this-modern_world, Our children must be ahle to' TET = lives of 'our chitdren; This is particularly true "regarding what will affect the future. affairs--the water- -fiont, the renovating the town hall, new highway, filling in" the ditches oni the front street, how to make the rink of 'greater value to all the townspeople, the place of sport imtown-life--these-and kindred subjects could well . . should be encouraged. ~ tribute somethiag | of hil finess in our town- life, Little discussions about town. . ieach out and use the mechanical and sclentifie devices to save labor and increase production, It will be of no use _fo rall-against material pro- gress: It'is here to stay, (unless we destroy it by war) and we might just as well accept it-as-a blessing. Every invention widens our outlook and: in- be discussed in the home. -Why should the citizens place all responsibility for these matters on the Council, and have nothing * to say themselves? One safeguard should always be present. discussion should be constructive. - There Is no value in belittling the efforts of those who are "trying to do something in our town. There is a growing spirit of helpfulness among our young people. * val is ample evidence of that. And that- spirit If every family would con- The The recent splendid ice carni- ergases our capacity for enjoymen nt if we use it year. why as announcer, - PORT PERRY STAR PORT, PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1939 TY EAT REE RES A re Er ER 3 \ AT LENT TTR - PARES ER ARAN Feri It FA i as SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. Port Perry Has Gorgeous Display | ~ Nearly One Hundred i in Fancy Costume Last year the Port Perry Rink Committee ut on a Carnival that was a credit to themselves and to the town. ' This year they excelled themselves, a that outside the large centres, seldom, if ever, 'is there staged such a brilliant spectacle. In the first place the decorations were superb, most fitting for this "Royal" Mrs. A. J. Davis and her helpers had caught the spirit of the occasion, and a wealth of flags, bunting. and tri-colored streamers, brightened the rink throughout. At the south end was the band stand, backed by evergreens, brilliantly illuminated in red, white, and blue. Another pleasing feature was the fact that out of the ninety-five fancy costumes, sixty-five were home made. home made varieties (all good) frequently outshone those that were imported. Noteworthy among these were the "Easter Keg," "Papoose," Charlie's Aunt," naka and Maw," "Old Dutch," "Sweet Caporal," "Umbrella Man "--but continue'. The judges (Mrs. Broom, Mrs. Humphries, and Mr. Purdy) had 1a difficult task. Placing the costumes in classes was- a-good-move, - The Grand March was delightfully staged; the Maypole Dance, under dni rection of Miss Currie, was a pretty and creditable performance. 'program worked out smoothly according to schedule, with Mr. J. BE. Jackson * And, what is more to the point, the: The whole wisely, True education will take into account. - 'this wider outlook, apd will expect more from our children, with their better equipment, than WAS B "possible for the older generation. ~ Men such as those who are erecting the new 200 inch reflecting telescope at the Palomar Ob- servatory, California, show perseverance and in- -genuity equal to that' exhibited by the world's great explorers. Read description of the making of that 200 inch disc of glass In the éurrent Issue of the Readers' Digest. Then. consider what ad- - ventures peace can and does offer, ~T : F The p Falkner h -gkate: rythmic movement. - 6 4. 3 ----When-Gus-Pedersen came to Canada from "land a job. puzzled" him, as. he" explained to. a LY SWEDEN HAS A WAY Co REET : By Wm, 'Benson in "The Star Weekly" old, sick and well. It was fed to new- Sweden, he found it difficult to One thing. in_ particular born babies by the drop, and even to i Nearly every home had its own private still. It was sold in the restaurants, drug stores. and horses and cattle. one, book In actual practice, practically no men under 25 are given permits; [Beare--(5y and a woman under, 30 seldom gets countryman from ier he sought. 4d- __ vice: he ¢ buy me liquor FI although Il do mot drink, «I tell everybody I got him--but-don't seam.to_help none. » -1 § 1 "press a Canadian employer. in his own country a liquor store pass- ok is a badge of Jeaponsiiiiiey and good citizenship. at's the interest- saloons. ~ Just a century ago the government took over the distilling of brannvin as a state monopoly, but the wholesale The applicant 'must give a pretty full account of himself, and all in- formation is card-indexed for imme- diate reference if necessary. Is he married or single? If married ption of this potato brandy, Gus did not know that p of a liquor permit (*) was hardly to im- ing manner in which Sweden handles its liquor: problem -- by making the right to purchase liquor a reward for decency and temperance. And the little country had quite a drink problem on its hands before the|e present system of control took fget. By a curious quirk, Sweden had come since 1688 one of the hardest drinking nations, Up to then, Sweden had been a tem- perate, race--and .a sick one... The country shared in' the great - -plagues which swept Europe, killing hundreds of thousands of people. It seems that in that, yeir 'King John III "discovered" than brannvin, a liquor distilled from potatoes, was-& "cure for the plague if mixed with cer- tain herbs and spices. = Previous to that it had been used for industrial purposes rather than as a beverage. Whether "aqua vitae" really had * any effect in shortening the visitation of bubonic plague, or Whether it Just died out of its own accord as it did in other countries of Europe is uncertain, | but Sweden gave full credit to brann- - vin. It became a minor, hero and 1 a major 'beverage. It was looked upon as Aa cure-all, indispensable for young and " L which is 650 per cent, alcohol, continued practically unabated. Early this con- tury, when the open bar was flourish- ing in the United States and Cénada, Sweden did -an "about face" on the liquor 'question. The prohibitionists took an unoffictal poll, with this result: For total prohibition--1,800,000. For modiled prohibition, 20, b00, This vote: opened the government's eyes, and prohibition seemed assured for Sweden. But a young Stockholm doctor, Ivan Blatt, put up a staunch and almost single handed fight against it. He advanced the same arguments against prohibition as were to be used by its opponents years later on this continent--since alcohol was- easy. to make and bootleg, and since foreign smugglers were eager to find a mark- et in Sweden, it would be impossible to prévent people obtaining liquor it they wanted. it. Moreover, Fie. warned, contempt for a prohibition law. would lead to' the breaking down of respect for the law generally, The government decided to let 'Dr, Bratt. try out his plan for liquor. control, and since 1917 he has been head of the Swedish equivalent of the Liquor Control Board.. The Bratt system fs regarded as a model by many European countries, and it is interesting to compare it with the Canadian methods. Dr. Bratt begins with the basic requirement that no person under' 21 may.hold a pass - x 0) how many children" home does he live in, and how much money does he make? Are all his taxes paid--produce receipts--and to. what extent does he entertain? Has he ever been on relief? How much liquor, he is asked, does he plan to buy each month? And his ideas-had better be moderate. It won't be over. four bottles, anyway--two bottles for a woman. And that's if he's given "A-1" rating. If his char- acter and circumstances are not of the very best, he may have to be content with one or two hettles a month, And he must buy all his liquor at the same store, so that his purchases are all re- corded on his card, Should he be known as a wife-heater or an indifferent father, his-liquor. is cut off. If he be a good citizen when he gets his permit but later takes to excessive drinking, his pass book is cancelled, Public drinking is permitted--in limited quantities and with meals only. In a restaurant before 3 p.m. a man can be served an eighth of 'a pint of liquor with a meal. "After 8 pm. he can get a quarter pint.. © Women can never get more than an eighth. Seems like "discrimination against the ladies all through the Swedish sys- tem, doesn't it? _ But the authorities bluntly maintain that 'women cannot "hold 'their liquor" like men, and it's only done for their own good. There are few restrictions on the WHat 86tt of | . Fancy Dress, Ladies--1 Mrs. Ww. M. Letcher, (Chinese); 2 Mrs. H. Durkin, (Indian). Fancy Dress, Gentlemen--Mr. Wm. ish-Senior):2-C.--Reesor, ry r rformance by the' Toronto Entertainers was excellent. "Norman A.. eld the spectators spellbound as he glided over the ice on his single --it seemed to make no difference to his graceful, Johnny Dunne and Ernie Caddell did some very clever Original Dress, Boys--1 David Na- smith, (Papoose); 2 D. Bowes, (Devil) Comic Dress, Gentlemen--1 George Emmerson and B. Aldred, (Baby Snooks and Maw) ES Miss Jean Bowes, G Tn Miss R. C arnggie, Hopkins, Mrs. Mulligan, Mrs. Mrs. J. Rahm, Miss N. Ewers. Faney Dress, Gentlemen -- Anderson, Mr. O. Clff, Mr. J. Kerr; Mr. R. Burley, Mr. A. Anderson, Mr. Mr. IL (King of Hearts). . . Fancy Dress, girls--Miss M. Peel, (Little old Fashioned Ladm 2 Miss M. 'Bowes (Soldier). Fancy Dress," Boys--1 Wesley Jack- | son. (Canadian Herald); 2 Franklin " Comic Dress, Boys--1 Keith Allin, (Pat.); 2 B. Hayes (Girl Flapper), Couple in Costume--1 Mr. and Mrs. Gibson; (Grecian Prince and Princess) 2 Mr. and Mrs, Bowes (Court Cos- tumes), - Best_Couple Skaters -- Mr. Ralph trick skating and jumping, the latter being a breath-taking performance. : The music by Whitby Citizens' Band was greatly enjoyed. ; 'THE PRIZE WINNERS, AND THOSE IN COSTUME Comic Dress, Gentlemen -- Mr. G. Shaw. Comic Dress, - Boys--B. Archer, B. Gerrow, D. Bentley. Carnival Committee--DMiss G. Davis, Mrs. H. Stone, Mrs. R. Peel, Mr. M. Leteher 4 ¥ Corner, R. Mis. I. R._Bentley, Mrs. Mac' Fe IN « LIE A 1) or IH. Hovd, Mr. M Leteher, Mr Bowes: Fancy Dress, Girls--NMiss M. Hayes, Miss M. Griffen, Miss M. Densham, Miss S. Jackson. "Fancy Dress, Boys--Gordon Goode, Tom Cook, Jack Bowes. Original Dress, Ladies--DMrs. Dubec, Miss _D. Christie, Miss I. Ewers, Miss Partridge (Sultan). Original Dress, Ladies--]1 Miss I. (Sweet Caporal.) Original Dress, Gentlemen--1 Mr. H. H. Mulligan (Charlie's Aunt) 2 W. E. MacGregor (Umbrella Man), Original Dress, Glrls--1 Miss Helen Peel (Chicken); 2 Miss I. Mulligan (Snow Man), Honey (Old Dutch) 2 Mrs, Mac Beare| ~ Burley and Miss Ruth Carnegie. L * * Others in costume were: Fancy Dress, Ladies--Murs, Hughes, Mrs. Anderson, Miss C. Blewitt, Miss R. Brent, Miss- B. Cawker, Mrs. G. Hood, Mrs. V. Stouffer, Mrs. M. Goode, Miss' Spooner, "Miss Currie, Mrs, Lawrence, Mrs, C. Reesor, Mrs. C. _| O'Neill, Beare, Mrs.--M. Manning. « ) The committee received valuable as- decorating; "and Miss Currie .in the training of the girls for the May Pole Dance. Fhe-Port Perry Rink Campany.gake Letcher, Mr. G. -F. . sistance from Mrs" A_ J. Davis in the i M. Pyatt, Mrs. Love. Original Dress, Cerfopen lin R. Mr. V. Stouffer, Mr. Den- sham, Mr: B. Willard, Mr. O. gts Mr. R. Beare, Or riginal Dress, Girls--Miss J. Cook, Miss J. Hull, Miss M. Beare, Miss D. Peterson, Miss S. Begley. Original Dress, Boys--Geo. Waridel, 'Gordon MacMaster, Jack MacGregor, Ted Griffen. this opportunity of thanking "the citizens of Pore Perry and surrounding in pan the 1939 Carpjval a huge SUCCESS, Special appreciation is ex- pressed of Mr. Ed. Brooks, Mr. Harry Brooks, Mr. Ted Jackson, Mr. John Mr. F. Slemmon, for the assistance rectors as a whole. Farmer, Mr. Art Brock, Mr. L. Corner, they rendered,\and the Board of Dis sale of light wines, and none of, beer. But the latter is seldom stranger than three per cent.; differs most radieglly, from other forms of liquar contial fs in the edu- cational program that goes with it, and the manner in which the sales are administered. 4 Iti s not a government department, but a private company chartered by the state. But the company's profits are limited to five per cent, and all additional profits are turned' over to the government. - It is probably the only privaté company in 'the' worla whose shareholders break into ap- plause when the chairman announces that both turnover and profits are de- creasing steadily. i Originally the Swedish liquor pro- fits were earmarked for poor relief, but it was felt that this pia provide But where the- Swedish system|- an incentive to "push sales", Nowa- days, it is simply part of the state funds, = > The same government which accepts surplus liguor. profits, makes a huge annual grant to the Central Union for Temperance Education, which uses the money _for special courses on the use and abuse of alcohol for teachers, for distributing literature, and for tem- perdnce posters. .The state board of education: co-operates. Sweden maintains a staff of officials for whom Canada has no equivalent--- the supervisors of temperance. Officers in every commune in the country keep an alert eye on sales and consumption 'of liquor, When they find 'a "weaker brother" inclining. to over-indulgence, they try to win him back to temper- ance by moral persuasion. If that fails, the supervisor of temperance Ha% the power to cut off his supply. sin ex- -- treme cases, he may be committed to a state institution for the treatment of inchriates. st Year by year the consumption of liquor decreases----despite the fact that it is a good deal cheaper than in Can- ada. Dr. Bratt and his dssociates 'res fuse consistently thie" demand of pro- hibitionists for a heavy increase in prices, on the ground that expensive legal liquor pavés-the way for boot legging and smuggling. Both native and French brandy cost about $1.00 a reputed quart. Imported whisky is $2.50, port and sherry 65¢c., 'champagne $2.75. In Sweden nobody loses caste by be- ing seen entering a liquor store. It is not unusual to find a mother sitting heér-baby on the counter while she buys her allowance of spirits, - There is no inducement tar young people. to imagine they are being "smart" or daripg in entering a store. During the first 13 years of Sweden's liquor control "system the consumption -of spirits in Stockholm fell from 24 quarts to 12 quarts per head of pop- clined from 17,000 to 6,000; death from chronic: alcoholism from 26 to three; crimes of vialence from 100 to 17. It seems to the casual observer that the persistent campaign. of education in femperance is the most effective feature of the Swedish liquor. control system." And its officials boast: that bootlegging - has practically disap- peared, -------- el Lions Club Ban uet February - 10t ulation; arrests for drunkennessv des. FN al x) sla or rs x \ A) : 8 i N } \ . > A 5