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: * and impose their unholy Watch your label; It tells whem subscription expires § cents single copy. , $1.50 per year in advance. your PORT PER o ~~ EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, frbere'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." MR LINBERGH DID NOT GO Charles A. Lindbergh is a.famous man. _ point of publicity he has enjoy more than almost any other man. from New York to Paris; the kidnapping of his baby; his desertion of his countr _dence in Europe; his world flights--all have given him a smost spectacular setting. Such a life, with its almost u of experiences, is difficult. the whole scheme of things is t Being human, and having been provided with too much information and misinforn natural that Charles A. Lindber mistakes. He made a serious on but unfortunately he is not alone in making the same mistake. : He almost discovered his error in the very Quite properly he said speech which' he made, that if the United States was to this country would be under certain obligation to But he did not go far enough." _ the United States. The principle he set forth,is a good one. are all under obligation to those By that token the United States = tion to Great Britain and France for attacking the enemies of human freedom' in Europe, instead of - idly allowing the dictatorial power to grow and become a menace to freedom everywhere. . This fact is hard to léarn by those who live in peace and plenty. Yet fact it . France are protecting all lovers jof freedom, in- cluding "the people of the United Myr, Lindbergh should be able to see what is the - It is- overwhelming: The brain is not big enough to take it all in, when ] FAR ENOUGH, In ed and suffered. His lone flight he other person y and long regi- ; of nlimited variety o be considered, and things. nation, it is but makes us popular gh should make ¢ the other day; We are living creasingly difficult to think for ourselves. now, too, free speech, especialy of the more rad- ical kind, may protect Canada, - We who protect us, is under obliga- to be spoken; ideas, is the time is--Britain and States. real issue at stake when he realizes the full im- port of the partnership of Russian and Germany. He knows those. people better than most of us know them; and must. understan love of humanity, but greed for prompted this partnership. Should this alliance be successful in gaining contrdl, United States would not be considered sacred by the victors. That they desire evident both by word and deed in the world, notably in South Ame Canadians have no delusions a that threatens. _ada's action in entering the war people of the United States and brought them to a fuller realization of the impending danger, That it has increased that danger is unthinkable. Canada will be a source of supply, and in this way" will do her major part in helping to defend her own shores, and the shores of the United States. The people of the United States would be most s fortunate if Stalin and Hitler content with a victogy that did no! of the greatest 'and richest count Hitler -is in a different position to Alexander the Great--he still has 'many wo and the United States would be most desirable. >0d. GENERALIZATIO Very few people know all the facts about a case, when they are willing or even anxious to, pass judgment upon the subject. conclusions" is a very human failing; but it is a Aa a They have taken action... ---- honour they could not have done otherwise. ~ Can- HOW K d that it is not power, that has mountain top. the soil of the the drummer had world power is all countries of rica, io bout the danger 'In ~~ "Wall", was th has roused the . ° yije ourselves wit _should remain t include control ry in the world. rlds to conquer; Ne -- HEH may be studied. "Jumping to failing that an i in the World. \ Another cause of trouble is our tendency to t of troublé- Bete. . make general statements, It is dangerous to be" dogmatic-about what is going on around us, par- ticularly in matters of politics or religion. These snap judgments and generalizations are nearly always unfair. ing estimate of that person, On the surface our judgment may seem to be accurate; but when all the facts are known the judgment will probably be unfair, and-may make the life of our "victim" miserable for years to come. Another tendency, particularly in a small com- munity, is to accept the common estimate of men Of course this is an 'with the majority of people that we know; but the common estimate is seldom correct, especially when that estimate is unkind, + dangerous. The time is not opportune. building is on fire, and the firemen _are puting forth every effort to extinguish the fire, it is a poor time to criticize the brigade. to_lend a helping hand to put out the fire. That does not mean that the criticism is never The day comes when the fire has been quenched, and the fire fighting equipment is being overhauled, The advantage of waiting is two-fold--the Inter time is more suitable, and the delay gives time to. secure complete information about our pro- posed plan or plans for reform. "Life is a little journey of discovery'--Hubbard. The story is told of a hermit who lived on a "American commercial traveller, * turned his attention to the hermit: * "Say mister, how do you put in the time?" -and-thinks; and times I jest sets down." ~~ All the hermits are not on that mountain-tops. * "Many people "jest sets-down", forgetting that the most wonderful way to grow mentally, and-to pro- form the habits of thinking and inquiring. Every- - thing we see should remind us of something else. Minds accustonjed to this attitude can roam the seven seas even on the dullest day. eager to know, and there seems to be no limit to what may be stored in an eager searching mind, -The brain, with its millions of cells, has immense - capacity as a harvester, but, 'like any other: * harvester, it must be used. ; Autumn has come, and Winter will soon be here. The arrival of these seasons will bring -more leisure hours in rural areas. and should not be used in listening to the war news, looking at the funnies, or attending dances ----or even in extra smoking and sleeping, These will be the hours when" farm problems investment of leisure will be in reading and round table conferences among people who actually know the business of farming, If you consume more than you produce, some one must labour to make good the deficiency, We talk of this, that, or in terms that express our pass eid way and in a period when it will be in- Just prove embarrassing and even When a It is far better then if you have constructive to speak. * * * NOWLEDGE GROWS One day he was visited -by an In a short time absorbed the scenery." He then to, e response, "times I sets down h permanent entertainment is to They are All of them need not The finest and most profitable *« + 3» BRITAIN'S REACTION Joseph Denny i The shock of war came to Britain _ when on September 3rd, she declared are on Germany, It was both a tra-' gedy and also a reliefs It was tragedy dark; it was a relief for .it-brought to an end that terrible uncertainty that had hovered over her like a spectre : for so many months and years. The jmmediate object was to.save Poland, if at all possible, from being annihil- ated as the Czechs had been, and also to save humanity from those brutal tactics from which each would suffer as Hitler let loose his hordes upon each civilized nation in turn. ~~ It would appear. that the German idea is to make othér nations their hewers of wood and drawers of water Europe and the rest of mankind. In making her stand for individual and national freedom Britain could do no other as she struck atfHitler's evil . "(J doctrine, for he believed that he, was states as'Germany's "Living Space" to entitled to trample on other nations in the supposed interests of Germany and'to gain his own ends by his in- tolerable violence. To live as British- - ers in Europe under such conditions and in such fear was impossible. 0 Civilization rightly interpreted the British and Frénch declaration of war as belig morafly justifiable, Hitler had not an active friend. Russia wa but a watchful ally, perhaps, but n al, stery upon "victory which is inevitable will restore | more; At the other end of the Axis, been on # War basis, Italy remained passive, As soon as Japan learned of Rus- sia's pact with Germany she declared - her neutrality in the European con- flict.» Franco of-Spain declared him. "for Britain was taking a.leap into the self to be absolutely neutral, Jugo: slavia just united .in the face of an exterhal menace followed suit. + Germany was isolated against Britain, France dnd Poland who had the Turkish support and the deep sym- pathy of _all. the smaller states of Europe. Ana yh The issue is that of free democracy against the most barbarous" tyranny. For Hitler . ta be victorious, then Europe would be condemned. to an un-| ending continuance: of the alarm and: suffering that milliofis' have suffered for the past six yedrs. . "The allied hope and confidence and enable all na- tions to' breathe once more, Nazism must he rooted out with its arrogant claim to treat independent foreign be exploited for German ends, / - Mr, Chamberlain, firm and patient, did his utmost to' persuade Her Hitler to let non-Germans alone. This pacific endeavour having failed German must be compelled to abandon her! pre. sent evil cotirses. Mr, Hitler having put his trust in the sword by the sword he shall perish. ; Britain has set for herself a great task, 'For a long time Germany has . Now 1 Britain began to re-arm three years ago. Never be- fore has Britain béen so united, Bri. tain knows she has a- good cause and confidently contemplates that with complete preparations and coupled with the united military and financia; strength of France she will be able to outlast Hitler's resources, The war involves hardship and loss to all, for Britain faces a relentless despot. 'But her people will stoically, endure whatever confronts her as she replied that the conflict was inevit- able and that there os bie a can only be ope TTT wewos-- GRACE BEFORE MBAT "As we gather i : Round this board, * Round these chops -. We can't afford, Make us grateful Thus tp dine, When pearls * Cost less than stine! How much longer May we eat This Or any other meat , , , . Hurry, hurry, * Let us sup Ere the price of it Goes up! « --Mildred Weston in New York Sun | joyed by all. 'visiting at Mr. Treasurer to date. Y, ONT,, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 1939 ky 2] BETHESDA The Regular Meeting of- the W. A. was held at thé home of Mrs. Clifford Ward, on Thursday afternoon, Oct, 6th, with nineteen present. The Vice President, Mys, Wm. McGregor, open- ed the meeting with hymn 577 follow- bythe Lord: vayer in We after which the Minutes were redd. It was decided to hold a bazaar in connection with the December meeting, Mrs, J. Dobson and Mrs, OC. Croxall were ap- pointed to look after unniversary music, Mrs, 8. Mills wok charge of the, following program. Hymn 434, prayer by Mrs, S. Mills, Scripture reading, -Genesis 28. Mrs. Robertson of Uxbridge gave a splendid address on "Jacob's Ladder" which was en- 'The meeting closed with hymn $21 and_the benediction. A delightful lunch' was served by Mrs. Roy Hart. "Mrs. Ji Dobson and mrs, Gi Ward, A vote of thanks was tendered Mus, Robertson and the hostesses by Mus, ralmer and Mrs, Croxall, The Anniversary services will be held on Sunday, October 22nd, The alternoon' service will be taken by Rev, L. Atkinson of Stouflville at 2.30, and the evening service by Rev, Jos, Denny of Prince Albert at 7.30. Special music is being arranged for the occasion, | Mr, and Mrs. L. G. Brown attended Markhann Fair on Saturday. . Quite a number from here were at Greenbank Fowl Supper on Monday night. All report a good time. Miss Dorjs Ross and brother Mur- ray of Toronto, spent the week em with Mr, and Mus, E, Parish, Miss Lillian Ward of Toroiito, spent the holiday at her home here. Mr. and Mrs, H. Ward of Hamilton, S. Ward's on Thanks- giving. ' : -- ew w-- --_-- LINDSAY PRESBYTERIAL . By Mrs. J. Stewart MacFarlane The Executive meeting of Lindsay Presbyterial W.M.S. of the Presby- terian Church was held at Eldon St. Andrew's Church on Wednesday, Oct. 11th. The President Mrs. G. A. Lucas was-in the chair. Mrs, Sutherland and" Mrs, Burton of Eldon, led the devotional period at the morning ses- sion and Mrs. Lee and Mrs, Begg of Fenelon. Falls the afternoon meeting. Reports were encouraging and com- pared fairly well with last year. Aux- iliaries gave helpful ideas of work done. We had some practical discus- sion on our young people's work. Miss Winnie Allin, secretary for Girls' Or- ganization work reported two Cana- dian Girls in Training groups in Lind- say Presbyterial, oné in Lindsay under the leadership of Miss O. Farquhar, and one in Ashbunr under the leader- ship of Miss E. Stuttaford. The group in Lindsay are all ready working. Miss Allin wondered why what is being done in Lindsay and Ashburn cannot be done in other congregations. Mrs. Finney of Kirkfield sho recent- ly represented our President Mrs. Lucas at the Provincial Board meeting in Toronto, gave an interesting report of that meeting. Mrs. Finney asked why have not we every woman in our congregations in the W.M.S., and said if we had the spirit of Christ in us we would have them. The missionaries need our prayers, thit they may carry on, and we are asked to help strength- en the organization all along the line. Miss Doreen Bick, Cannington, sang 'a beautiful solo, accompanied by Mrs. C. Veale, Murs. John F. Brabazon re- ported our givings a little less than last October--$871.25, having becn sent to Mrs. Thorburn the Provincial Mrs, Thorburn stated at the Provincial Board meeting that our finance committee is at fault, if our finances are dowft. Each auxiliary in the Presbyterial are requested to try and increase their givings twenty-five cents per member. We are also asked to keep our W,M.S. giving during war time. Yio s Miss McIntyre extended greetings and welcomed the Presbyterial to Eldon St. Andrew's. pik Mrs. John Ross of Beaverton thank. éd the ladies of the church for their kind hospitality and also Mrs, Finney, for her splendid repbrt of the. Board meeting. The meeting was brought to a close by singing 'a hymn, repeating the Lord's Pgayer in unison, and singing the National Anthem. SAE PORT PERRY STAR The "Tank" Regiment What has been accepted by Oshawa residents and members of the Ontario Regiment (Tank) as routine and com- mon place is held up as unusual and exceptional by Royd Beamish, Toronto Globe and Mail staff writer, in an article in his paper. We herewith re- print Mr. Beamish's article in full. O-hawa, Oct. 12--There's- one bat- alion in the Canadian Active Service Force where the command "slope arms' doesn't mean a thing. There isn't a platoon commander in the en- tire organization, and when on active service the men are just as liable to be wearing black overalls as they are the regulation khaki. . You will never see a rifle when the battalion is on parade, and even men on sentry have only revolvers to keep intruders away. by The men's training exercises are designed to concentrate on developing leg muscles, and yet the battalion will never be expected to walk so much as a mile on active service. ' And although its men will count their time "at the front" in hours, where other regiments count it .in days, they know they will be in the thick of the heaviest going, and un- der the most concentrated fire of all. They are the members of the On. tario Regiment (Tank) at Oshawa, moholized as a unit in the second division of the Canadian Active Ser- vice force--the *shock troops" of the Canadian Army. _-4 Ofly Four Vacancies Virtually at full war establishment of 621 all ranks, with only four. spec- ialist vacancies to bu filled the Ontario Regiment has moved . along quietly through its early stages of organiza- tion until today, with its men in winter quarters and battalion activities in full swing it was preparing to settle down to intensive training in one of the most highly specialized mms of the service, t _. Working closely with the"infantry on the battlefield out tactical opera- tions based on the same general plan as an infantry attack, the regiment has a positive kinship with infantry and machine-gun units, but despite the relationship, it stands distinct from almost every branch of the gervice. Tank battalions never carry rifles, which makes pre-war drilling vastly simpler than in many other units. There are four companies in the bat- talion, but. these, instead of being broken up into platoons, are- divided into five sections, with three tanks to a section, hence the total absence of platoon commanders. . The Vickers gun is their weapon when in action, Fixed in a moveable turret, the machine-gun serves for both attack and defense. In heavier tanks the men have also a two-in gun to aid them. If the tank is put of action, the crew have Colt 456 re- volvers to fall back on. + The mystery of the leg-training ex- ercises for a battalion that is not ex- pected to march, is cleared up, they are.no tanks at Oshawa yet, but of- ficers and men who have trained in the machines at Camp Borden testify that you need strong leg muscles to keep yourself from being bounced around when the tank is under. way over rough terrain. . Lack of tanks has not prevented the battalion from learning the theory of tank operations, Formed up in groups of four, as they -will eventually be stationed in their tanks, squads of men daily go through the routine of "tank- drill--dismounted." At signals from their commanding officer they march toward their "objective", changing formation to meet theoretical man- oeuvers made by the enemy. +.Vickers gun and revolver practice lias made every man in the regiment familiar with the arms they will be called upon to use, and daily "sand table" lectures are giving junior of- ficers a knowledge of tactics which may be put to good use when real tank gaining can begin, . Every Man a Mechanic . But the most serious work of the moment is the training, the men are réveiving along mechanical lines, Complete automobile motors, cut away to show all moving parts, have been assembled in bne lecture room, where squads of men Jearn the mysteries of internal combustion engines. Every tank man must be a mechanic, for the success of tank operations hinges on the condition of mechanical equipment. ~ Lieut-Colonel E. Pearson, E. D., of- ficer commanding the Ontario regi- ment, is' mora than pleased with the progress of "his boys™ so far. They are in barracks in a vacant furniture warehouse now, sergeants' messes and men's canteens are being set up, and needed equipment is gradually filter- ing in from Ottawa. " Men are gradu- ating rapidly from elementary drill to more complicated phases of training and soon the Ontario Regiment will be able to say: "We're ready. Bring on your, tanks!" . ee tl NP Esther says she thinks we all should conserve all food possible during the war. She says she has put both her gold fish on half-rations, rn nae NOTE TL. Earl Howsam Seriously Injured TRACTOR CRUSHES OPERATOR'S BONES Earl Howsam, Stouffville Chopping mill and threshing machine operator, suffered. a broken right arm and right leg October 16th, when he cranked a heavy tractor in: gear. The machine lurched forward and pinned him for 'five minutes against the wall of a shed. i . From "his bed in the Toronto Gen- eral hospital, Mr. Howsam said the tractor had just been put away in its storage shed a few minutes before he lied to start it up again. ' . On the first spin of the crank the heavy motor started and drove the | snnckine forward. For ahudst five | minutes the wheels of the machin spun in the dirt floor keeping the man pressed between the radiator and the wall. hi To the Women of | Port Perry: Have you regis:ered yet? The 1.O.D.E, are anxious to get all their books straigh- tened. If you wish you may still register at the Library during Library hours. RAGLAN. Raglan people wish to thank the people who helped to make their roast chicken supper such a success, and-hope to meet many of those gen- erous people.again, -- A number of the Oshawa end Port Perry people attended the supper and by the looks of their faces, went away 'delighted with the good things pro- vided by the ladies. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller spent the Thanksgiving week end with Mid- land relatives. . | Mr. and Mrs, Frank Dring, daughter and grandson, also Mr. and Mrs. M. Dring, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs; Lloyd McKee and family, spent the week end in Toronto, . < # » Mr. Lloyd MeGahey and his mother visited Mr. and Mrs. Evans on Friday. A number from here attended the Blackstock Fair. Congratulations to the Cartwright people for putting on such a splendid show. Congratulations to the Ideal Dairy of Oshawa on winning first prize on their Percheron team; also to Lloyd Evans on_ winning the silver cup on his commercial team and first prize for .best single horse in commercial and Percheron classes. i MANCHESTER 'UNITED CHURCH "ANNIVERSARY ___ The Free-Will Offering and Anni- versary services will be held at 2.30 and 7.30 p.m. Sunday. October 22nd. Rev, Thos.-Wallace of Greenbank, will preach; special music by Greenbank talent, Editor and Publisher. SAMUEL FARMER, [Editor's Note, This interesting let- pressure of copy.) A "B21 South 'Fir Ave, Inglewood, California, Dear Me. Farmer: ' 1 have spent about tensmonths out in California and in that time have been privileged to see many things of interest and have been over much of Southern California and "parts ofs Mexico, but in 'all my experience I never witnessed anything like the past week and ca half. I left for Long Beach on September 16th, and ran into a sweltering heat which in places reached 111 degrees forcing suspen.' sion of work on many jobs, closing schools and driving thousands to the beaches for a cool spot in the ocean. On Saturday 1 visited the beach at Long Beach and noticed the waves were unusually rough and people were being constantly swept off the beach and carried out by the waves, and it wis common to see a small girl or boy going back into the sea with the receding waves until grabbed by some. one and rescued. Finally conditions became Wprse and the coast guards had to clear the beaches because of the danger. 57 were rescued in this manner at Long Beach alone, then a wale struck the coast in all its fury and-any little refreshment booth along the beaches had to go out to sea like mateh-wood. 1 was having a soft drink in one of these places on Sat- urday at 5 p.m. and at 7 p.m, this and" all the others were swept into the ocean and yesterday before leaving Long Beach for Los Angeles [visited the beach and old shacks, beach um- brellas, boats and bodies were being washed ashore up and down the-coast, It was a nasty sight, but many re- fused to heed the warning signals. I left for Los Angeles and on the way saw cars floating around in lots or low streets and many lomes half | under water. 1 returned to Inglewood lakes and people ninvooned in their cars and some in houses. All storm Sewers were blocked, and the flood controls which are like canals passing through certain areas were filled and overflowing. Some parts of Long Beach and Los Angeles also looked: like streets in Venice, I thought you might be interested in this news. Even U. S. battleships found it =o rough inside the harbour they had to move farther out to sea for fear of being pounded inland.. Trust you are wéll and please ac- cept my kindest regards, T. W. Clarke. > ---- -- LIVE STOCK JUDGING COMPETI. TION AT UXBRIDGE Arrangements ave now being made for the Annual Stock Judging Com-. petition for Junior farmers in Ontario County. _ This year's competition will be held in the Uxbridge district on Thursday, October 26th. During the day the contestants will visit the farms of prominent live stock breeders in the district where classes of stock will be available for judging and demonstration purposes. It is expected that gf number of com- petent judges from outside points will be present to assist with the competi- tion. > The prize list which has been drawn up offers twelve cash. prizes for both Seniors and Juniors and, in addition, several special prizes will be awarded, The special prizes include a cup do- nated by R. R. McLaughlin, Elmeroft Farms, to the contestant winning the highest number of points in judging of - Dairy, Cattle; Dunrobin Trophy donated by Major-General John A. Gunn for Swine judging; a silver Cup donated by A. S. Ross to winner in judging of horses; and a Book "Short- horn Cattle in Canada" from the Do- minion Shorthorn Breeders' Associa-- tion for the most proficient judge of Beef Cattle. The Canadian National Exhibition will award a shield to the high contestant in the Junor secton. SCUGOG'S CRIMSON SCENE Oh, for the hand of an artist To paint that beautiful scene, Of crithson and green on the hillside, All beauty, what did it mean?: To those looking on in wonder, It: glory will ne'er be told, As caught by the eye of people, A picture to young and old. An unseen hand fast painted Fvery leaf was tinted right As the sun passed over the hillside, God swept it slowly from sight. --Mrs, Geo. Webster. : \ ter was received a short {ime ago; but publication has been delayed owing to = under difliculties, many streets like Go