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SAMUEL FARMER. Editor and Publisher. EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." i - go to church on special occasions, "tremendous task before it. REMEMBRANCE One thing we do well in Canada. We remem- ber with pride and due appreciation the sacrifice made by our soldiers in the War of 1914-18. All over the land churches were crowded last Sun- day by men and women who paid tribute to the men and women who sacrificed everything that wé might retain our freedom. It is well that these services are held in the church; for, (in spite of many false ideas con- cerning the church) that is where the faith of our people has had its beginning; that is where the ideals of truth and freedom and progress were taught--those ideals for which the world of to- day is struggling. The pity of it is that thousands of people only They forget that truth and freedom and progress need to be constantly taught. The fact is that we are reaping the harvest of blessings, the seed of which was sown by Christian men and women of a generation now largely gone. As with our daily food, we cannot afford to starve our minds and our souls by ne- glecting the weekly inspiration of church attend- ance. In this way we can best keep alive the ideals that make the British people the people of courage and faith and sacrifice that they are. °o 4p oo . A GREAT MAN GONE The death of Neville Chamberlain removes one of the finest of English gentlemen--a man who carried out what he felt was his duty, in spite of bitter ridicule, contempt, and violent opposition. Two great contributions Chamberlain made to British success in the present Struggle against Germany: Chamberlain gained for Britain a year in which that unprepared nation might fit itself for the Germany was pre- pared at the time of the Munich Conference. Britain. was not. 2. Chamberlain visualized the terrible thing that war is to-day; and his hesitation to plunge the nation into that melee of death and destruc- tion hardened the determination of the British people, and placed it on a more sensible founda- tion than would have been possible if in haste -they had rushed into- battle. The greatness of Britain is founded upon the character of such men as Chamberlain. They are men of widely differing views; and that very difference paves the way-for broad vision and wise statesmanship. These British sons have one character in common; their motto is: "Here'I stand--I can do no other". That firmness gives pause to all who think differently, and out of the seeming confusion of ideas there emerges, a solid foundation of good citizenship. Britain and her people may well mourn the loss of men such as Chamberlain. CRE I ~~ SAVE YOUR BACON T Hog cholera is menacing bacon production in _ Ontario; and it is evident that drastic steps will have to be taken if the menace is to be removed. The Department of Agriculture has recom- mended thirteen steps to be taken to stop the spread of this very expensive disease. These reventatives may all be summed up in three words -- clearliness, disinfecting, and jsotation. The greatest of these is cleanliness. Evidently the hog cholera disease is easily car- ried--birds, dogs, and visitors from neighbouring farms, should all be excluded from the neighbour- hood of the pig pen. It is even suggested that visitors should disinfect their shoes before enter- ing a hog pen. All the warnings and suggestions for disease shelter, ', prevention are useless if they are not put into practice. The great lesson that the farmer of to-day must learn is the days of simple, carefree farming are over. Corn borers, potato bugs and blight, rust, weeds, pests, and diseases, are with us to stay, and have to be reckoned with by all who attempt to produce crops or stock. The real menace to agriculture is the careless farmer, who spreads (lisease and weeds and pests. Look around at the neglected corn patches where corn borer eggs are resting, peacefully in corn stubble and stalks waiting to begin the work of destruction next year. * * * * ONE MUST LIVE TO FIGHT "The first call on-its production, in war as in peace, is to provide enough food, . clothes, warmth, shelter, and entertain- ment to keep its people alive and reason- ably contented".--Oxford Pamphlet-- "The Sinews of War." Undoubtedly Great Britain and her Empire are richer in human requirements and means of pro- duction than any other people unless it be the United States. But riches are useless without labour. This being the case, the greatest problem fae- ing any people at war is the proper distribution of labour. In 1918 it was estimated that every soldier at the front must be supported by the labour of three men at home. To quote further from "Sinews of War." "This process hays rone farther since 1918; the volume of equipment of a British division to-day has been stated to be about double what it was at the end of the last war. If so, about five workers at least will be needed at home for every man in the fighting army. It is almost true to say that the 1939 theory of man power is to put | as many men as possible into the munition. fac- 'tories, leaving in the army only as many men as are hgeded to drive, manipulate, and fire the ~weapons." But that picture is not yet complete so far as labour is concerned. We must remember that the FIRST essential is the provision of food, warmtn, ete. The army "travels on its stomach", and hungry people eventually cease to care who wins any war--one must live to-fight, and one must eat to live. Once more it is to be stated that the greatest problem is the proper distribution of labour. Na- turally there has been a concerted effort to man the factories. - But as there is only so much avail- able labour (in spite of all unemployment talk) if the men went to the factories, they left the farms and the ordinary employment of the small _ towns and villages. At the present moment this condition of affairs is not very serious because farm work is relatively less in winter; but if it becomes a settled policy to rob the farms of their labour to supply the factories, the outcome will be the cause of much trouble. Already there is talk of reducing production; and there is a veri- table epedemic of farm sales in this locaality. The British estimate is that it requires eight men to produce the food for every hundred of the population. With more machinery and greater fertility the percentage might be lowered; but there is a limit that must not be passed. "Unfortunately the war will likely be with us for a long time; and the labour program will need to be fitted to ALL the essential requirements of our people. One way in which to regulate labour so that the farmer may be able to retain his fair share will be to ensure to the -farmer reasonable re- turns for his work. own SHORES OF BRITAIN--Like hundreds of others, a shot. down German mber lies crushed and burning on the shores of Britain, many's ruthless air attack is breaking like an evil wave on the shores of Britain. It symbolizes how Ger- T PERRY STAR i PORT PERRY, ONT. THURSDAY, Bl Lith, 1940 '"We Shall Not Flag or Fail: We Shall Go On to the End. dl "We shall fight on the seas ado oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our Island whatever the cost may be; we-shall flight on "he beaches; we shall fight on the landing grounds: we shall fight in the fields and in the streets; we shall fight in the hills. "We shill never surrender, even if, "which I do not for a moment believe, this Island, or even part of it, is subjugated and starving; then our Empire across the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, will cary on the struggle until, in God's good time, the New World, in all its strength and might, sets forth to the rescue and liberation of the old." ~The Right Honourable Winston Churchill LJ ogee eP efoto ou oo uo 0 Se odo For ERRRRRAARY eT atu tate tte ta tet ta tate tata tete te tet ete tele ed Community | Remembrance Service Members of the I. O. D. E., Veterans, and the Volunteer Civil Guard, turned out in full strength to attend the Community Remembrance Service held in the United Church last Sunday. A number of Veterans and members of the Civil Guard from Uxbridge attended this service; and sev- eral Port Perry Civil Guards and Veterans took part in the Armistice service in Uxbridge on Monday. AA AAA Rev. W. J, H. Smyth conducted the service and gave the address--'"Things that Abide."' Three vir- tues were shown to be of abiding value in this chaotic - world--Courage, Faith, and the Spirit of Sacrifice. Thase are the virtues that are the mainstay of the British people in this time of war. They are 'The Things that Abide," a sure foundation for any human life. A The Scriptures were read by Rev. Jos. Denny; Mr. Arbuckle sang 'There is No Death;" and the Choir's anthem was: "The Souls of the Righteous."' Mrs. G. A. Woods read the Honour Roll: Peter Truss D. Wallace : Honour Roll of 1914-1918 Corporal Arthur Aldred Pte. Lieut. E. Mo f Pte. William Belknap , a Lieut. Charles Bruce Pte. Howard White hie; i h% - Pte. Robert Wilson 0, = 3. Liar .:7 Pte. Grant Williams Pte .Harold Clark Pte. Jack Britton Lieut. Arthur Doubt Since 1918 Pte. Dan. Elliott Pte. William Alexander Pte. George Fines Pte. Gordon Brooks Pte. Joe Fox Pte. George Brown Pte. William Giebner Pte. J.orne Brown Pte. Edward Grey Pte. George Bowerman Pte. Gordon Hood Pte. Edward Hooey Licut. Charles Carnegie Capt. Mortimer Clark Lieut. H. F. Ireland Pte. William Clark } Pte. A. Jeffrey I'te. Clarence Cook Pte. F. Jefferess Pte. J. E. Crawford : Pte. M. King Pte. Eyden Pte. H. Kettle Pte. J.. Elliott Pte. J. Johnston Pte. George Heayn ~ Pte. J. Laidlaw 'Sgt.-Major J. A. Hayden - Pte. J. Leask Pte. A. Hubbard Pte. Russell McGill Pte. A. P. Ingram Pte. R. D. Midgley Pte. J. L. Johnston . Pte. William Midgley Pte. I. W. McMillan Pte. A. Moughton Gen. Sir. James MacBrien Corporal Gordon Parrett Pte. Harold Parrett - Pte. Clarence Real' Pte. George Prentice Pte. Thomas Raines Pte. George Raines Pte. Arthur Shakleford Pte. William Roberts. v Pte. H. Slaughter Pte. Harry Roberts Pte. A. Stone Sgt. Alfred Steer Pte J. Summers Pte. C. Stephens Pte, I. Taylor © Pte. J. Sutherland Pte. A. Tarrant Pte. R. Whitfield A ANN ABTS is Rn] VOLUNTEER CIVIL GUARD Fall in at the Armouries at 7:30 p. m.--Thursday J. E. JACKSON 0. C. Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Command, Watch $1.50 per year in advance, 5 cents a single copy your label: it tells when your subscription expires FOR THE BLIND In PORT PERRY On Saturday November 16th Under the auspices of the Ontario Institute for the Blind This is a purely voluntary opportunity to give practical help to many blind people who because they are young and otherwise vigorous, re- ceive no Provincial help, and lack ordinary comforts and 'opportunities for personal development. A number of young ladies will sell tags in Port Perry in aid of this work on Nov. 16° JUNIOR WAR WORKERS The Junior War Workers will meet at the home of Mus. the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 8 o'clock. ---------- Social Evening A very pleasant evening "Was held at the Parish Hall of the Church of the Ascension on Thursday evening last week, the occasion being a re- ception to the new rector the Rev, W, Stocks and Mrs. Stocks. The Indue- tion services had been held at Brook- lin with a reception in the Community Hall following the service which en- abled the new incumbent to met his southern parishioners and the evening gave a similar opportunity to the Port Perry congregation to wel- come their new rector and his wife, A pleasant event in the program was a presentation to the newly-weds Mr. and Mrs. H. Arbhekle of an electric floor lamp. Both bride and groom made excellent responses and Mrs. Arbuckle, who has ben a worker in the Sunday School and a member of the choir expressed the hope that she could still be active in Church work. The veteran, Mr. J. C. Cockburn was a boy again and sang two lively songs. Under pressure Mi Stocks was in- duced to give a piano selection and demonstrated that Port Perry is for- tunate in acquiring a male pianist, a talent we have been rather short of. A sing-song and games were then indulged in, followed by refreshments Milton Goode on 19th at here which _closed a well-timed get-to- gether. We should have more of them. z to o> Presentation This Lddrens was presented to Mr, and Mrs. H. Arbuckle by the United Church choir, of .which Mr. Arbuckle is a valued member: Mr. and" Mrs." Herbert Avbuckle: Dear Friends: There comes a time in the lives of most people like your- self, when a few words of appreciation are most deserving; and we, the officers and members of the Port Perry United Church Choir, feel that this is an opportunity to express in the most sincere manner éur apprecia- tion to you for the services you hive so faithfully and efliciently given the Choir through the years you have been heen associated with us, Furthermore, as you have recently entered into the bonds of matrimony, we esteem it a great pleasure to unite with your many friends to tender to you our hearticst congratulations, and offer to you and your wife best wishes for a long and happy married life so well deserved by both of you. We shall look forward to a contin- uation of our happy association to- gether for many years to come, when Arbuckle will always find a wholesome and hearty welcome. ; | and Mrs. Myrtle Station The service of Remembrance con- ducted by the pastor, Rev. G. S. Ger- van, on Sunday night, was very fine. His subject was "Peace and Goodwill", Mr. Gervan said that we could not have peace and goodwill on earth until we have it, each one of us, in our own hearts. His' subject for next Sunday evening will be "The growth of God's Kingdom." Miss L. O'Boyle visited witi\frignds in Whitby on Monday. > Mr. A. M. Lawrence of Port Perry, were with relatives on Tuesday of last, week. Miss Reva Cooper who has been in Brooklin all summer has returned to her home here, Myr. and Mrs, Bill McCartney and children and Mr. Harold Black, of Norval, visited with relatives and former Sunday. The delivery of Toronto papers on Thursday evening was delayed an hour and a half owing to an accident near Peterboro when a truck ran out of gas on the C.P.R. tracks. The ex- neighbours on Saturday and but fortunately the driver escaped serious injury. The train from To- ronto was held up on Dagmar siding where the two trains are scheduled to Cross. Mrs. John Lawrence underwent an operation in Port Perry hospital on Tuesday of last week. Her friends will be glad to know that she is pro- gressing favorably, Mr. and Mrs. John Ross and son Chester of Toronto, Mr. James Law- rence of Malton Airport, attended the funeral of the late Mrs. J. A. Car- michael on Thursday last. Miss Hazel Vallieres of Oshawa, visited her home here on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrison and Gordon visited with relatives in Sea- grave on Sunday, Mrs. Jos. Greentree of Harmony, visited on Sunday with Mrs. Robert Chisholm. Shortly after ten o'clock on Satur- day night a car was speeding east- wird of the 9th concession toward the villagze. A hydro pole stood firmly fixed in the ground a-few rods west of the schoolhouse. For some unknown' reason the car came in contact with the pole resulting in a smashed car, cut and bruised occupant, a broken pole, disconnected hydro wire and a blackout for the residents of the vil- lages. Those who had not yet retired for the night were suddenly plunged into darkness and there followed much groping in the dark. We of today who enjoy the brightness of electricity wonder how our forbears ever got along with only flickering candles. Yes and we are told that when ma- tevial for candle making ran short, many times a saucer with grease in it and a bit of rag lighted, was commis- sioned as a substitute! When we think of the amount of work accom- plished by those pioneer women, we are amazed and almost incredulous. There was the spinning, weaving of homemade cloth for garments for the whole family, sewing, knitting, quilt making, lace making and Ine embroid- ery and so much of it done by candle light. To knit and spin was once a girl's enjoyment, but now to dress and have a beau is all a girl's employment. But those were happy days, too. They had their pleasures to compensate for the had days of toil and worries-- apple paring bees, corn Jasking: bees; parties and dance on week-day even- ings and on Sunday the whole family erowded into the. wagon or democrat and drove to chiureh where they en- joyed a visit with their neighbours after service. Mr. and Mis. Harry Spaulding and Mr. and Mrs, Murray Spaulding of Toronto, attended the funeral of the late Mrs. J. A. Carmichael én Thurs- day. Mr. Norman Hughson from his hunting trip on Friday. got" his deer. ~ Material for garments for evacuees in England has arrived. All who can sew or knit may help with this work if they care to get in touch with Mrs, G. S. Gervan, The funeral service of the late Mrs. J. A. Carmichael (Christina Hender- sosn Ross) beloved wife of the late John Alfred Carmichael, was held at the family residence at 2 o'clock on Thursday, November 12th. Mrs. Car- michael had not enjoyed good health for the past two years or more but her death came unexpectedly, never the less, on Tuesday morning. Before her health became such that she was forced to give up outside activities, she organized and taught the Faithful Workers' S. S. Class for many years, and was interested in the missionary cause and anything that made for better community life. Since the or- ganization of 'the Myrtle Red Cross, Mis. Carmichael was an indefatigable knitter and her services will be miss- ed. Rev. G. S, Gervan was her pastor and conducted the service. She will be greatly missed. Surviving are her three sisters, Mrs. John Lawrence, Miss Mary Ross and Mrs. in By Mole, and four brothers Walter, Hugh and William of Saskatchewan, and John, of Toronto, to whom the deep sympathy of the community is ex- tended. Interment was made in Grove- side Cemetery, Brooklin, returned He \ . ) Dr. George Lawrence, Lindsay, and | press from Montreal struck the truck © ra Se ay wg No, i po ' nr -- ES -- rn BA ATER Ti LT AA NTRS