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ee PORT PERRY STA SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. PORT PERRY, EDITORIAL ©. "Buch is the etriots bout, where'er we roam: His first, | best country ever is at "home." .. esl A CANADIAN FLAG . When & man of importance, such as Hon, Ernest 'Lapointe, says that Canada must have a national * flag, some notice must be taken of the statement. learn what the Canadian position is in the matter of flags and after consulting the Encyclopedia - Britannica the demand does not seem to be neces- sary because according. to that.authority we al- ready have a Canadian flag, designed on lines very similar to the flags of Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian flag has the Union Jack in the upper lett hand corner on a background of red, and on 'the right centre the Provincial coats of arms in the form of a shield. The Australian flag has a background of deep blue, with the Union Jack in the upper left hand | ot "solid 'bars of orange, white, and blue, corner, and one large and five small whit te stars on the blue background: The New Zedland flag has a "red background, the Union Jack in thé upper left hand corner, and four large white stars. The general design of the South African flag is different from the others, the-background being On the ~ white is a small Union Jack, three perpendicular red stripes, and horizontal orange, - "white and blue, in miniature. . Probably one may give a display of ignorance inn assuming that the Canadian National flag is sufficiently emblamatic of our loyalty and our unity as a people. . Referring to British loyalty Mr. Lapointe and Mr. King both beliéve that the Canadian flag should also bear the Union Jack. It may have been. a coincidence, but the follow- ing item appeared in the Globe and Mail in which the demand for the Canadian flag was reported. Oppose Entry in 'English' Wars. Montreal, Feb. 15.--Opposing Canadian participation in any "purely English" wars, the municipal council of nearby Ste. Gene- vieve de Pierrefonds has passed the follwing resolution: "That the electors of the village of Ste. Genevieve de Pierrefonds, represented by the council of the corporation, do not favor either participation in purely English wars or any ~military-political-scheme-whose-object-is_pre----- paration: for such participation; and that the -same; electors favor no other political program - Yi but a well-defined, unequivocal one providing' for strict territorial defense of Canada in pro- portion to our financlal means and our actual need." © It 'might be, remarked in passing. that never again 'will there be any "purely English" wars. If Britain goes to war again, our French-Canadian countrymen will have a busy time in territorial de. Naturally one turns to proper authority to - What we need {s not so much a vew flag (that can come if need be) ; 'but we do need an awakened: sense of Canadian' and British loyalty -that ex- - tends far beyond any particular design of flag. Don't let us fight over' the flag; but live, and, if necessary, fight for the flag. re ° «we A WORD FOR THE. "HON. MR. CONANT It has been a real Pléasure in the passing months to note the painstaking study which Hon. Mr. Conant is making of all matters pertaining to his office. It is even more pleasing to note the evident desire that justice shall be dispensed in such a manner that money shall not be the de- ciding factor,' The office of Attorney-General must 'reveal much of legal difficulty and inequality. Such elations--should-stir-any-fair-minded-man--to ONTARIO, THURSDAY, _| Ness. Government and the people of Canada : are now engaged in the liquor, busi- Every drop, of liquor. legally | made in Canada i§ made under the 'authority of the Dominion Government and every drop of liquor legally sold in Canada is sold under the authority ot a provincial government. Both Do- minion and Provincial. Governemnts derive large revenues. from this trafic: It is estimated that of the $150,000,000 liquor bill of the Dominion approxi- mately one-half comes back to the peo- ple through customs and excise duties, the profits on sales received by Pro- vincial Governments and the rebates to municipalities. [It is argued that it is just as bad for one to authorize an- other to do an evil thing as to do that | evil thing oneself. It is agreed that as between the prohibition of the traffic and its operation by the govern- ment; there is a moral Tassie, but as undo * In reply it is pointed out that the FEBRUARY 23rd, 1939 The Sweepstake © Mirage coor Financial Bost): " J k "The new attempt to legalize sweep- stakes in Canada for benefit of hos- pitals. and similar institutions, has little to commend it. Legislation to exempt such lotteries from applica- tion of the Criminal Code, if conducted by. provincial governments, has been introduced in" Parliament by Vital Mallette, M.P,, for Jacques Cartier, Tm from questions of public morals and public policy a decisive reason for rejecting the Mallette pro- poral is thut it would be neither prac- tical nor effective as a revenue-raising project. Several months ago The Financial ,. Post analyzed the results from opera- from G SCORE évening of this week. _ the number in future game Port Perry Wins obourg of 7to 6 Port Perry Lions Juveniles added to their goal lead 'in the game with Cobourg. Juveniles on Tuesday They now have five goals to the good. Here's hoping they keep them and add to 8. The game in Cobourg was fast and clean through- out, with good combination 'play. gave a fine hockey exhibition; but the Port boys were better, particularly in combination, } The Port Perry set up was--Goal, The Cobourg boys Gordon Car- make an attempt to remove these difficulties and inequalities in obtaining Justice for ordinary people. io) But the path_ isa thorny 'one, with precedent and official red tape barring the way. Long es- tablished customs and long established -officials will both be in the way of progress. Night ses- sions for magistrates, and indirectly lower fees for lawyérs do not sound very alluring to men . who find the administration of justice a matter of daily routine. Throughout the whole country there is need for 'a housecleaning in the matter of laws and legal procedure, Beginning with any municipality, it will be found that the years have accummulated a mass of by-laws, most of which while remaining on the books, are unknown to the people who are supposed to-obey them. This condition grows worse as the circle widens, Many. laws-are-hope------- lessly out of-gate, because conditions have changed so greatly. If some public spirited soul with time and ability could start on this mass and separate the wheat from thé chaff it. would be a splendid piece "of work. Hon. Mr. Conant has made a good start when "he is attempting to bring "The Lord's Day .Act" into line with modern conditions. If he can give opportunity for the decent use of Sunday and at the same time put teeth into the law to prevent the. commercialization of sport on' Sunday, the -| government ownership that to bring _ . | ment control would be to clothe it with between the private operation government authority and the sharing of governments in profits on the one hand, and public operation on the other, there is no issue." The reply. to this is that though the Government and people of Canada are now in the liquor business, yet, so far as many people are concerned, it is against their 'will, and that for a Christian church to ask for Government. opera- tion is a denial of principles. hy \ It is replied on the other hand that the Government and .people of Canada now bear full responsibility for the' liquor trade; but that they _exercise only partial control. It is urged that,' until it is possible to completely de-' stroy this traffic, that responsibility' 1 will continue, and that in the mean- tion of the Irish Sweepstakes, admit- tedly the inspiration for.the move to set up legalized lotteries in Canada. It showed that the aptofint accruing to Irish hospitals from the Dublin lottery ad not averaged more than 13% of the gross amount of tkket sales. It was also shown that the tremen- dous vojume of the annual revenue of; the Irish sweepstakes was achieved "only by violation of customs, postal and criminal laws of other countries, particularly the United States; bribery of customs and police officials. Unless the "Canadian lottery oper- ators extend their market to other countries by such deplorable means-- and even Mr. Mallette has not sug- gested this so far--it is- unlikely that the total revenue from Canadian Bill Aldred. McMaster four; Gordon Ho favor of Port; but the Cob With a record like this, 'home game. "The boys next have to Minden-Beaverton games. iles should have a full house next time negie; Defense; Honey, R:--Hood;- Edgar,-Seott; First ei] Line, Gi McMaster, G. Hood, T. McNeely; Second " Line, Bruce and Burgess Beare, Harvey Clark; Sub., 'Max Réesor was Referee. The credit for the tally of goals was as follows:- od two; Harvey Clark one. At one time in the game the score stood 5 to 1 in ourg boys rose to the occa- sion, and finally' emerged within one goal of a tie. Port Perry Lions Juven- they play 1 a meet the winners in the The play-off in Port Perry _is expected some time next week, time, in the "interests of temperance sources would total more than $3 mil- reform an effort should be made to' lions a year. Of this not more than make the control commensurate with $400,000 or $500,000 would go to bene- the responsibility. fiting institutions. The aid to_indi- ! vidual institutions would be negligible when this amount was divided up. Furthermore, the officially reported _experience of the Irish hospitals has shown that any benefit derived is offset by an increase in the operating diffi- (4) It is urged by those opposing the traffic completely under govern- a false respectability and to remove the odium which is associated in the culties of the hospitals. Since the public mind with this trade. "sweepstakes were started in Ireland, Attorney-General- will"have ang the Province of -- Ontario a fine service. If Mr. Conant can do anything to encourage the observance: of Sunday as a decent day of rest and worship, and to discourage the unnecessary en- croachment of profit making business on that day he will have done much to turn the tide to- ward more wholesome living. Every good citizen should welcome and en- courage these efforts by Mr. Conant to remedy defects in the machinery. for the administration fense, for there will be real danger to us-all. of justice. Eg Do You Think of Government Ownership | ed back into the general-revenue but be kept as a separate fund or funds for the following purposes: 1. To provide fnuds for the payment _lof interest. and amortization charges. Messrs. W. Chapman, J. Kerr, Harry Carnegie, and J. Cawker showed good sportsmanship in taking the boys to Cobourg and back, BLACKSTOCK - Mr, Osmond Wright, Road Supt, is in Toronto this week attending the annual Good Roads Convention. Miss Eileen Johnston spent the week end with her parents" Mr. and Mrs. and W, VanCamp. Cake and coffee were provided by the hostess. We are pleased to, know that Miss Mary MahafTy who underivent an ap- pendix operation in the Port Perry: Hospital recently, is progressing very favorably. f ----In"this~ RE has been-both-a decline in _volun- the placing of the retail sale of liquor tary private contributions to hospital under gove ernment: tontrol- inthe var---funds-and-a_sharp increase in the de- ious provinces 'has alteady had that mands for free hospital services. effect. The bringing of manufacture'. under government operation would not increase that respectability. Tt Is My Home Those favoring government owner- Town, and I am ship have also in view the time when it is hoped an enlightened public opin. | Part of It. jon will prohibit the traffic-in ihtoxi- | - cating beverages. If and when that day arrives it will be of greatest im- portance that the manufacture and sale of alcohol for non-beverage pur-, poses should not be in private hands. It is well known that one of the chief factors in the breakdown of prohibi- tory laws in the United States and in the Provinces of Canada was the oper. My 'town is the place where my home is- founded; where my business is situated and where my vote is cast; where my children are' educated; |W here my neighbours dwell, and where my life is chiefly lived. IL is the home spot for.-me. My town has the right to my civic loyalty. It supports me and I should "support it. My town wants my citizen- -- ho "of the Liquor Traffic? [Note--A recent report issued under authority of the General Council of the United Church, deals fully with the subject of Government owherghip of traffi Both sides of the "argument, for and againet, are fairly stated, and the matter is one for the serious consideration of the electors.) ~ Points of Difference . In spite of all the admitted evils of the private operation of the liquor traffic a group, both on the committee and the Board, find themselves unable "to "concur in any proposal involving public ownership and operation. (1) On the one hand it is urged that, while the liquor traffic exercises at present an evil influence on political life, that influence might be as great or even grehter under public operation, vide certain checks which do not exist at all under private 'operation, and which would render impossible the diversion of funds for propaganda and can- 2. To provide for efficient enforce- ment of liquor laws. 3, To carry on a' vigorous education- al temperance campaign by means of newspaper, radio, public lectures, etc. 4. To provide well equipped institu- tions for the care and, wh possibl ation of Tiquor TANUTACUFiNg --CON= ship, not my partisanship; my Triend-| cerns under private auspices which liness, not my' dissension; my sym- provide bootleggers with. the means | yy, not my criticism; my intelli- hy thy semi nd Se J ieee, oy to 0 A SRI rupplc education, bey churches, the liquor trade would enable: progres, Sin, the Hight 1. free; Boy Shits at trol is abundantly possible. (2) Again, on the one hand, atten- tion is drawn to the o great «danger ly- ing in the revenue to be derived from this traffic. If the publicly operated system: eliminated profits and sold liquor at or near cost, it would greatly reduce the price. This would mean a tremendous increase in the consump- tion of liquor, as experience has proven that the higher the price the smaller..the volume of trade. On the other hand, if the high price of liquor were maintained, large profits would come to the Government. These pro- fits would excite the cupidity of poli- The actions of certain politicians in Canada are not such as to inspire.con- fidence that they could be trusted to operate a liquor trafic with a mini- mum of Jevil. Graft and corrupt politics might still make this trafic an instrument through which injury would be done to the national life. . ticians, They would, also, relieve heavily, burderied taxpayers. .Any liquor traffic or to-detsroy it, would thereby mean a loss of revenue and an increase in taxation. Whereas as the present time a 'comparatively pmall number of people are personally inter- "In anawer to this it is urged that the| ested in the profita. from the liquor _ liquor' traffic could scarcely be in worse | traffic under the Government system, " hands than at present, and that al all the taxpayers of the country would publicly operated system would be un-' be interested financially, The financial der the control of an indepedent com. , argument wold be a potgnt one in op- mission, and that the work of that' positon to proposals of temperance re- * commission would be subjéet to public, form. scrutiny, The annual audit by the' On behalf of Government ownership, Auditor General, the annual scrutiny it is suggested that a means might he of accounts hy the public accounts found of meeting the situation, by committee of the House of 'Commons providing that any profit 'made from and F Provincial Legislatures would pro- the liquor business should | not be turn- Iah ! ot ab movement, therefore, to curtail the the cure of alcoholic addicts, 3 5. To Provide for the maintenance of dependents of alcoholic addicts under Institutional care, or 'of an™alcoholic addict who had committed crime under the influence of liquor and is serving a term. in prison, or of those persons who die of alcoholic poisoning, -6.-To-liquidate damages to-life-and property in case of accidents in' which it is proven that liquor was substan. tial factor, 7. To liquidate the damage 'to life and property resulting from any crime committed by any: one under the in- fluence of Hquor. In' reply to this suggestion it. is pointed out, however, that, if a govern- ment system were adopted, there is no guarantee that these proposed safe- guards would he provided and the dangers referred to might remain in full force, (8). Against government ownership the moral argument is with great earnestness; It is pan nted out that the liquor trade is an evil thing. Its operation, whether by government or private agents is wrong, and ob- Jection is taken to its operation being required of a government represent. ative of the people, and to the people's being compelled to participate in, the utong-temperance-lines;--to--pr Ts FTE tings re-botton a more rapid pace. They believe that hi others; the best things I should the elimination of private control and! _ "0 vo better, the worst things of the incentive of private profit is I should help to suppress. Take it both practicable and desirable because| oy) iy all, it is my town, and it is en- it Would mean that money now used to 41.4 to the best there is in me. promote the traffic and the consump- -- Municipal World tion of liquor could be used for con- i trary purposes, and that such a schenje| ~~ eT would lay the foundation for the ulti- SPECIAL DELIVERY POSTAGE FEE REDUCED mate abolition of this traffic. | =~ : On and after March 1st, 1939, the Special Delivery Fee of 20c. will be re- duced to 10 cents (in addition to the ordinary postage rate.) rere MOO ------------ A SMILE A smile is quite a funny thing; It wrinkles up your face, And when. it's gone, you never find Its secret hiding place. THE PRAYER PERFECT Dear Lord! Kind Lord! Grdtious Lord! I pray Thou wilt look on all I love, Tenderly to-day! tiki . Weed their hearts of weariness; Scatter every" care Down & wake of angel-wings Winnowing the-air. But far more wonderful it is | To sce what smiles can do; You smile at one, he smiles at you, And so one smile makes two. And, since a smile can do great good By curing hearts. of. care, \ Let's smile and smile, and not forget That smilés go everywhere. Bring unto the sorrowing + All release from pain; ee Let the lips of laughter Overflow again; J And with all the needy O divide, I pray, This vast treasure of content That is mine to-day. ° --James Whitcomb Riley. -- Nl iii Fein MORE SMILES other--*"Do leave tho baby alone. hy is he screaming?" he dare only showing him how to eat his cake." trafic through such government operation, ; ; a ' > ~ Geo. Johnston, --- We are sorry to report that Mr. G. Gibson, while oul tobaggoning, on Nionday night, had the misfortune to fracture some ribs when his toboggan The prize winners for the euchre were came in contact with a tree. F Mus. A. Henry, Mr. Osmond Wright. The regular monthly meeting of the The spot light skating prizes were W. A. of St. John's Anglican Church won by Miss Reta Swain and Mr. T. was held at the home of Mrs. (Dr.)" J. Taylor; Miss Pearl Handley and Mr. McArthur, on Thursday afternoon,ot R. Whiteside. A very suéeessful-cuchre and skat- ing party under the auspices of the on Tuesday evening, February 14th. Victorian Women's Institute was held _| range. for the buying of material to last week with the president in charge and with Mrs. Virginia Archer as Secretary (pro tem) in the absence of Mrs. H. Bailey. A donation was voted to "Save the Children Fund" and. alsa! one toward a gift for Miss Violet Summerhouse who has been dioscesan Cor. Sec. for fwenty-five years. Dur- ing that time her devotion to the work, her ready kindness and helpfulness in _any--diffieulty,--her--initintive--and--re- sourcefulness have been a most valu- able influence in the development of the work. + The "occasion is being marked by a personal gift in the form of a purse of money. A committee vas appointed to ar- make surplices for the choir. The qut- The young people of the United Church are presenting their pular play "It's Papa that Pays" a Hamp- ton on Tuesday evening of this weok. "Mr: Herman Hooey has returned home after spending a few days in Toronto. | We are pleased to know that Mr. G. Hooé¢y is" gradually recovering from the effects of a fall which he had two weeks ago, When hic slipped on the fee injuring his leg. His daughter-in-law Mrs. Herman Hooey has 'been helping Murs. Hooey care for him. Mrs, John Hooey has returned home Samells. The first game of the season was after a visit with her sister Mrs. II. - fit for the Indian Girl was reported to be nearing completion. The quilt was quilted "at the home of Mrs. R. Parr, the Dorcas Secretary, on Wednesday afternoon of last week; Mrs, (Rev.) E.'P. Wood and Mrs. Crawford assist- ing. The Study Book chapter "The Way of the Lord" was taken by Mrs. John McArthur, and a reading from the "Living Message" was-given by. Mrs. Parr. The program in charge of Mrs. Willan 'was as follows: Community singing with Mrs. Archer at the piano, a reading by Mra. Robt.- Hamilton "A Little Rhyme and a Little Reason", a reading by Mrs. W. Crawford "Blue China Dishes" and a reading by Mrs. Fred Hamilton "Out of Work". A very interesting letter from Miss L. Hambly, missionary in China, sent to her aunt Mrs. F. Bailey, was read, by Mrs. T. Smith.- The members were sincerely sorry to know that one of their number, Mrs: Percy Edgerton, was still seriously ill in Lindsay and arranged to have {lowers sent to her. The meeting closed with hymn '"Blest be the Tic that Binds" in memory of two members, Mrs. A. L. Bailey and Mrs, Howard Bailéy, who ave "in Florida. ' A vote of thanks was tend- ered the hostess for her hospitality and refreshments were served by the - played" by the Continuation School Hockey team was played on Thursday evening last week with Purple Hill as their opponents, ~The score was 7-4 in favour of the former. This game was followed by a league game be. tween Blackstock and Greenbank with a score of 8-6 in favour of Blackstock. "The monthly meeting of the W.M.S. of the United Church was held at the home of Mrs. N. S. McNally. ~ The Scripture reading. und prayer were taken by Mrs. Cecil Hill. Arrange- ments were made for the World's Day of Prayer service to be held in the United Church on Friday afternoon ot this week. Part of the Study Book chapter "Planning the Church" was taken by Mrs. Ernest Larmer, The program in charge of Mrs. A. John- son's group consisted of a reading by Mrs. R. Mountjoy; "New Year's Day and Every' Day"; a reading by Mra. - N. S. McNally "The Little Things Un- done"; a reading by Mrs. J. Wright, "Kindness", and a reading by Mrs. (Rev.) Bell, "Send It Joyiously". Re- freshments were served at the ¢lose by the group in charge. - ED He-~"The doctor told me a year ago that | must give up smoking or I would become feeble-minded. | following group Mesdames F. Willan, |v: Archer, J. McLaughlin, E. P. Wood, She---"Why didn't you then?"