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i | { i ] a SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. = EDITORIAL _ "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home.» * WAR "BROUGHT HOME" BY TAXES (Globe & Mail) The Ralston Budget has revealed the unusual situation of a people virtually welcoming heavier taxation; welcoming it because it is a direct and businesslike method of meeting a natioanl need, They know the need. There is a_menace to be crushed, and the crushing of it will be costly. This is the essence of practical patriotism. The common-sense philosophy of the Canadian people is that it is beter to meet a partial levy by Ralston than a total levy by Hitler, They know Hitler's "stand and deliver" orders; and the or- ders would mean handing over everything we have, - . War financing now is on a sensible basis: pay as we go, so far.as that is possible. This means some sacrifice, in a financial way, but the peo- ple are ready for sacrifice in a much larger sense, "wre with a ten pound muskie. * :_. other, pny Aaa Te mg of peaceful occupation or rugged ambition. 2 =~ ili ee s--oustailine af narcanal . live longer than they did a generation ago; but families are smaller. One of the most needed factors for happiness in the future is that promoting conditions of life under which the individual may finl that he has a place as a constructive citizen. Co-operation is a valuable plan, but monopoly is destructive of true citizeriship. The ideal is good family life expanded into com- munity interest, with understanding and loyalty - to the country as a whole, In Canada we have room for both the adventurer and the settler. Our country has land for the farmer or the gardener. Here are forests, and mines, and fisheries. Here is much uncharted territory. What an opportunity for individual development The farms: that need labor can be more thoroughly worked. The resources that have lain idle these many thousand years, can be brought to the ser- nica of humanity, expenses. But there are many things that can be done without or cut down, even with benefit to the individual, a while than wear the badge of nazism forever. Another good point about the Ralston Budget is that it brings home to all Canadians the threat by which they are faced. There had been too much indifference toward the war, Its in- timate touch had not been felt. Now it is--in the pocket. - All the Canadian people realize that they are at war with an onrushing force that aims at the destruction of everything they cherish, AE ¥ ' A mild criticism is that funds for war pur- poses might have been secured by other levies, such as excise, tariff and sales taxes. But that would "be a- still -heavier 'burden. There collec- tion is costly. As the Winnipeg Free Press puts _ it: "Direct taxation has also this to be said for it: It is payable only by people who earn money. Indirect taxes are paid by every one. They appear, for instance, in every relief bill, which means that the Government imposes taxes on itself and pays out of one pocket to fill the This is absurd." i * iis And there is the other point: Payment of in- "creased indirect taxes would not bring the na-. tional need squarely before the people as does the direct levy on incomes. This was necessary to secure the first essential to .victory; an aroused consciousness of individual responsibil- ity for this country's safety, now and in the. future. The people have demonstrated bythe complete abseince of squawks that they can take . taxation medicine, ow 0 A LOVELY LAND Nature has done much weeping of late; but she smiled on Monday (in our district) -- Dominion Day--on'as lovely a land as ever could be seen. It is a land of succh fertility and beauty that it cannot help becoming the desirable home of mil- lions of people who now face misery and privation. Dorothy Thompson has pointed out to the fact that the coming of refugee children to America -- will be a-réal blessing. As she puts it--this is be- eoming an old people's country. Men and women Better be out of fashion for PORT PERRY STAR PORT 'PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY- 4th, 1940 The future may demand a less artificial manner of living, but it can be a future of plenty and con- tentment. Canada is a lovely land that should provide homes for the homeless, food for the hungry and individual development for thousands whose lives have been cramped and stunted. But monopoly and dictatorship are great ~ enemies of such a possibility. - - >0d ~ "HE SHALL HAVE DOMINION" Gradually we are discovering that this is God's land, and we who live here are but stewards of His bounty. , y Men who have done as they pleased during the past twenty years or more are remembering Mons, and are in their fear and extremity turn- ing to a belief in prayer. "For twenty years many of these men and women seldom went to church, and tq all outward appearances knew nothing of God or the Bible. Life was too full for them to be bothered about matters of that kind. Such lives have been praying for far different ~~ "blessings than those, which are now requested. People look upon: prayer as a spoken request, - with thé expectation of a gift. Many a prayer ot that kind lacks sincerity; lacks-the setting in which such a prayer could be answered. Our inmost desires, whatever they may be, are; our prayers. Our daily living is our daily prayer. Today we pray for 'peace, and we pray for victory. -- Do we expect that prayer .to be an- swered by a sudden. gift, or do we realize that our prayer may only be answered after great sacrifice? - Qur chief prayer today should be for faith, and courage, and wisdom to meet life as it unfolds before us; a One thing is certain--lives that are persistently careless of all that makes the true foundation of liberty, mercy, and justice, are not really praying for what is most needed. Much of -our present happy-go-lucky way of living will have to be sacrificed before "He shall have dominion from sea to sea". Canada is too good a country to be sacrificed "because of neglect-and pleasure-loving- selfishness. mentioned: Lo EE N Very few of our fishermen (and they were here a-plenty from far and near) drew blanks when the fishing season opened here on Saturday. George Brewer, of Toronto, cap- tured the biggest muskie, casting with a Buffalo bait--but he had a lively tussle for half an hour. That fish weighed 23% pounds, ; ¥ Bass from two to five pounds came to welcome the visitors, and were taken home in triumph. Indeed some beauties were caught right off the dock, and the new airship runway. Attorney-General Conant, came out to try his luck, and was rewarded THE FISHING WAS GOOD To list some of the other lucky ones there .were Otis Hamilton and party of Oshawa, with an eleven pound muskie, and two bass; Mr. Chute and family (they come every year) three muskies and a bass. Bert DeShane and Art Bowden six bass;. Fred Schell, Cleve and 'Ted Kight, and Charlie Bowerman, all 'secured their quota. All round Lake Scugog we hear the same story; and fishermen who had tried other lakes, report Scugog among the very best. A very con- gorvative estimate gives a catch of sixty-five good bass and forty fine lunge on the first two days. ) War Work Activities Splendid work js being accomplished every Tuesday and Friday afternoon at the war work rooms. = ° : On Friday last, .the June bale, the largest yet, consisting of the follow- ing, was packed and shipped to 1.0. D.E. Headquarters, oe 41 hospital gowns, 80 pairs pyjamas, 11 helmets; 110 pairs socks, 2 searfs, i 16 sweaters, In addition, during the month of June, 4000 surgical dress- ings and 21 blankets were sont to the Red Cross Society." : The C.GLT. girls made the collec- tion of the eoin bags last week, The total collection-amounting to $20.64. The girls are carrying on during the holiday season. a. Clu Ha) sik The most serious develop- ment of the war is seen In the fact that the President of the United States issued an order forbidding export of munitions to foreign coun- tries (including Britain) on the ground that for the pres- ent everything is needed for home defence, + + * The situation in Balkan countries is very complicated and dissension between Italy and Russia is almost certain to develop. ; LE "|. The war is being carried into German territory. Kiel and Munster have been bom- barded, 800 refugee children have arrived in Quebec, many of them from rich and titled families. : *. 2 0 § British warships may find base in United States ports, RD fda essen ib Power Boat . * 3 4 [RXR ARARRARARANNS 0 N A COA AAR AAAS AA ANSE ANS A AAAS ASA RSA AAA ASA ARNARAAAAN What We Can DO Whitby has set up a general War Work Committee, and Mr, H. Moore, M.P. 'came down {rom Ottawa to address the Ww. 'workers. "With--his-intimate knowledge of -what-is-being-done-by-the Government, Mr. Moore was able to give practical information of helpful methods of procedure by local organizations. Three Requests Canada's war effort is controlled largely by Great Britain, which' is sensible and necessary. When Ottawa asked West- minister what Canada could best do as additional service for war effort, three requests came from Britain, in the order here 1. Take care of our prisoners of war. 2. Look after "IFifth Column" emissarvies. 3. Provide homes for refugee children. Modern warfare has rendered it extremely dangerous to hold large numbers of prisoners in crowded areas. Parachute units dropped in an interment camp could cause great havoe. The prisoners are much safer in Canada at winamed points. The same is true of "Fifth Column' emissaries. Britain has plenty to do in actual warfare and many mouths to feed, without caring for these enemies. Canada has the food and the space. Refugees ~The third request--front Britain was for homes for the refugees. Some facts brought out by Mr. Moore were most sur- prising. : . The response to Britain's request has been most generous; but there is evidently a misapprehension as to conditions, for near- ly fifty per cent. of the ofliers of homes were made hy persons on relief. People who provide homes for refugee children must do s0 without remuneration. Two or three factors have influenced the character of the refugee children" that are likely fo come to Canada. They will be largely British. The fact is that very few: French children escaped. Of Dutch child refugees less than 200 are reported, and of Belgian children about 3000. i The expectation is that the children 'will arrive in Canada in the latter part of July. -y Many questions were asked by the workers as to the con- dition Upon which the children will be taken. - In the first place it must be understood that no money may be sent from Britain for the support of these children without: the consent of the British Government. Children of rich and! poor parents alike -will be utterly dependent. Conditions of responsibility for the children will be a matter for consideration between the authorities and the persons opening their homes for refugees. It is probable that the children may be taken for given periods--six months, a year, or the duration of the war, for instance. The matter of sickness, accident,. or other contingencies will come to the attention of all. / The main thing to be expected is that the children will be! offered a home with all the privileges of a home. Too careful serutiny of possibilities will need to give way before the generous impulse to help those who have suffered greatly. Interested persons may apply for refugees through the Chik dren's Aid Society, or direct to the Welfare Department of the Provincial Government. Buying a Bomber Groups of people in Canada, and individuals, have become interested. in buying a bomber. Two difficulties stand in the way. The first is the great cost. The atest type of war bomber, of the very best kind is said to cost $260,000. The second difficulty lies in the fact that all available bombers have been bought by the British Government. In point of fact there are no bombers for sale that have not already been bought. This situation does not prevent any group or any individual from paying for a machine already bought or helping to pay for it. Supervising Nurse The question was asked as to the attitude of the Government toward using large houses 'where a numberof children could be kept, with some suitable person in charge. Mr, Moore said the plan was not favouredj: but suggested employment of a super- Watch $1.50 per year in advance. your label; it tells when your subscription expires 5 cents a single copy Dale, Douglas G.-- Geom, A. (co), Agri. 1 (0). Day, Margaret J. -- C. Ali (1), Agr. 1.(2). Demara, V. Grace Lat. A. (1), Lat, Comp. (3), Agr. II (2). Dobson, Mina I. -- A. Hist. Geom. (2), Lat. A. (2), Lat. Comp. (c), Fr. A. (3), Fr. C. (0), Agr. 11 {¢) Apr Te) Gerrow, Lola MC, Hist, (1), Lat. A. (3), Lat, Co (¢), Fr. A. (¢), Fu. C. (¢), Agr. T (3) Hall, k. Louise--Geom, (2), Lat. A. (2), Lat C.(¢), Fro AL (3), Fr. C. (e), Ager, IT (3). Harvison, Lucille M.-C. Hood, C, Grace I (e) . Hood, 1. 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SASS ARRARNASR br a \ * : [> ' Wo : HIGH SCHOOL : .- Port Perry Lions Club i hy A POWER BOAT REGATTA i RS . i Saturday, July 6th, in co-opbration B : . with the Business Men's Asso- of Middle School Results Promotions in Latin from Grade XI clation, and the I. O. D. E. KEN Sins Th to Grade XII . o 75. and over, First Class Honours. | - Apostle, A.; Gerrow, L.; Hull, J; E Everything is trim and shipshape at the 8 Jo to Te --Becond Class on] Hood, M.; McDermott, G.; Mulligan, waterfront for the Power Boat Regatta on © a Si Bh lass -Honourst 1). yo Gregor D.; Stone G.; Simonds, Saturday afternoon, July 6th, Visitors are wo |e) Credit p09 to BATE A Wray, L. greatly surorised at the transformation there a Apostle, Annie M--C. Hist. (3), Promotions in French from GradeXI » Ale. (3). Apr 2 G » XIL CUPS AND TROPHIES Ai (0, Agr (2) WC : General Motors Cup, 225, Ist Div. Annual Comp. Ri Beare, Wm. T. -- Lat. Auth. (¢),] Apostle, A; Day, M.; Edgerton, W.; Areher Motor Sales Cup 151 Class " Lat. Comp: (¢), Fr. A. (¢), Fr. Comp. | Gerrow, L.; Hull, J.; Hunter, E; Hood é Sales Cup, 18 lass. * (¢). Mo MeDermott, -Go; Mulligan, D; Rert. Hutcheson Trophy, 210 cub. in. displacement. Xd tond, Olive Ho A. Hist. (3), Lat, | MacGregor, D Stone, G.; Simonds, Joseph Denny 151 cubic in. 4 passenger. 2 [A (e), Lat. Comp. (©). Fr. A. (3), Fr. | A+ Wray, L. i n's Associati 'ower Boat Tr , 3 hallo RS Jeli i db Business Mews Alladin Pavel Pans I'rophy i Comp: (ce); Agri 11 (¢), Lower School Promotions J AOSD ' * ww, Margare " i . Grade IX to Grade X J. W. Kerr Cup, Outboard Runabout " iy Soy Lx SB hd 1) de o Grade PAY Cephas Sleep Cup, Open Displacement i (2). Fr. Comp. ©, Aut Bb © | (Fuited in subject bracketed) Hi Goodrich Tire Co. Cup, 226 Clas ivisi $ Po ol 0 sironit: Hove Mars Zk i ch Tire G0 S40. B06 Clnss. 2nd Division 2 Christie, John D.--Agri. T (3). arte Anoassions) Rosy Marie At iS 4 . . . Ki . . , strong ran cnne! rench); SA Speed Boat entries are coming in from | Colbear, Leonard Geom. (1), Fr.] Robert Beharriel (conditional); Don- ut all points. A boat from Buffalo, capable of 3 | * ©) ald Carnegie, Kathleen Cook; Aileen A 85 "es we STOW Aten i a = PTLINT POSER | IN BUSSE LINGUS (PE RS I LTT RT Catherine Danny: Havold 1 OIL ELIT, wat IIo 0T Sates. ; . hide atenby: Clare Glass: Elizabe This is one of the fastest boats in America, ~~ §& |" (1: Co ae is en ih po 4 isco ous \ i written; in » Grahs "rench); Proceeds will be donated to the Fund #1 Crosier, Marjorie J.-C. Hist. (2),] et Portas Sonn © Fae £ R f ) of A. Hist. (3), Lat. A. (1), Lat. Comp Gloria Harding; Bernice Jemison; : or helugees. Be sure to buy a tag, and " mH Andi iu om coh ™ Eleanor Kerr; Ruth Luke (French); Ki see this rare sight. Ki EL Mary Mason; Irene Mulligan; Bruce McCoy - (French); Everett Nichols; Wilmot Phair; Jean Raines (French); Wm. Stephens, (French); Mavion Sweetman; Frances Steer; Ross Wool- dridge (French) Marguerite Waridel; Jean Ward (French); Ivan Kerry (French). Students "with: failures in French are promoted to Vocational Course in Grade X. FL] Lower School Promotions Grade X to Grade XI Wm. Aldred (Math.); Phyllis An- derson; Bob Allin (Fr., Can. Hist); Ruth Arnold, Donald Bowes, Vera Bruce, Gordon Carnegie (Math); Beth Diamond; Theresa Donnelly; Law- rence Bwen, (Can. Hist); Marion Fraklin; Gladys Goode, Maud Griffen; Ralph Hansen, Wesley Johnson; Flora Kerr; Lucille Mark, Helen MeMillan, David Nasmith, Donald Nicholls, Owen Reader, Robert Sheridan {Math.); Norine-- Stewart; Edna -- Samells; Margaret Symes. ~~ > o> - Myrtle Statio On Friday evening many friends from this disjrict met in the Sunday School roomy of the Church to enjoy a last, social evening with Miss. Elsie Smith who, after four years as teach- ter of Myrtle School, is leaving the making. Community singing and a couple of romantic guessing contests, suited to the occasion, took up the first Following this an address was read and a pair of » Kenwood wool blankets was present- led to Miss Smith. Refreshments were served, goodbyes said and best wishes extended to the bride-elect. Her marriage to Mr. W. J. Cadogan will take place in. Montreal on Satur- day, July 6th. The following is the address: "Dear Miss Smith:-- Since your. +» friends in the Myrtle neighbourhood , are under the nee ty of bidding you a reluctant farewell, we take this op- portunity of expressing our sincere appreciation of vour work end your interest in us while you have been in our midst. ' During your four years. of service as teacher in our public school you have willingly and gladly given your assistance on any and every occasion that made for the welfare of the com-, - munity. : As a teacher you have proved your- self very capable instructor and by firm yet sympathetic discipline have won the respect of the scholars under vour care. You have entered "heart- ily and helpfully into the various de- partments of church work--as a mem- ber of the choir, as president of the Young? People's Union, and as teacher of the Intermediate Boys' Sunday School Class. We extend to you our very best wishes for your future hap- piness. We could wish that the path- way of your life might be strewn with sunshine and roses, but He who orders our lives knows that all sun- shine is not best for the development of character which He wishes us to attain; so let us rather wish you many helpful years of happy service in the sotiety of those you love, that your interests may ever prosper and that vou may know the satisfaction of achievement filling all the,ddys with contentment and happiness, As n €oken of our high esteem and warm friendship we ask you to accept these blankets." . Mr. Russell Lunney left on Satur- day for a detention camp somewhere in the north part of the Province. There he will work with an Engineer- ing Corps, building guards of different' kinds around the camp and. making ready a general way for the reception of interns. (Continued on back page) =~ * i DS.T