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- i us one a L 21 { 4 3 : 2% y . 4 X * pais EET + SAMUEL. FARMER. ooo fies Editor and Publishes, ; oa F EBRUARY 20th, 1941 "PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, 0 ONTARIO, THURSDAY, Al EDITORIAL ~~ "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home.> ~-- WAS OSLER RIGHT? policy of the church, is greater than in the cass of either the Council or he School Board. There are no general elections here. AR - Any young person who will put intelligent "thought and energy-into Church work today, will be most welcome. The need for such workers grows with the years. The cry against the older people is quite un- necessary. They are merely carrying on because others do not seem willing to do the work. Offers to serve in Church work are far too few. This condition is common all through the country; and the only cure for it is for the young- er members of the Church to steadily serve when- ever opportunity offers, and to become depend- Sir E. B. Osler is reported to oe said that everyone should be.chloroformed at sixty years of age. Was he right? Much is being said today about the idea that young peopl¢ should hold public office, and that the old people should retire, and give the young folk a chance. What are these offices that should be filled by young men and young women? They come in four or five categories, each requiriig differing abilities &nd ideals. : Let us begin at home-- Council, Board of Education, Church, Social and Fraternal work. Our Council is not particularly old; nor" par- able workers who put heart and soul into the L; ticularly young. To those 'of us who know the tasks they undertake, or ave asked to undertake. members of that Council, the question of age is EE not considered. ~The municipal work is being One would think thet in matters of sport con- - : well done; and there has been no mad rush on the ditions would be radically different. But judging part of the "young" men of the town to seek a s oe BEC from the attendance at the Annual Rink meeting, He. . seat on the Council. Candidates of this kind do there is no eagerness on the part of the young ! not attend the nomination meetings; nor do they prople to assume responsibility even in the matter attend Council meetings (which are open to the % ! of sport. It means a great deal of work for those 6 public) in order that they may inform them- now carrying on . selves upon municipal matters so that they might y : + . 3 be fitted to serve the community as Councillors. Part of the trouble here, of course, is because | . : oe 5 many young people are not sharcholders. But The fact Is that municipal work 13 becoming the fact remains that there are more than eight, | a Specialized $poh yess and requires special and that was the total attendance--young and | study and training for effective work. old. I ) What is municipal work? Briefly stated it is-- i I N * * * + to secure the best municipal service in streets, " sidewalks water supply, electric light and power, ete, at the lowest possible cost. It is to guard the public interests of individual citizens wtihbut undue irritation to. the community. It is to in- { crease the industrial growth of the town without giving too great a price for such growth. And a similar duties, } Skill in these matters only comes with long service and continuous study. If young men of - ability have a desire to serve in this capacity, there is ample opportunity to enter the Council. There are not any too many workers yet-- In the meantime fortunately for Port Perry, ex- young or old. perienced men carry on, ' --- Ae ATR tat 1.0 Over in Uxbridge a Kinsmen's Club has been formed. One of its rules is that no man over forty shall hold office. The group of young men Welfare and Bodhty efforts have at the present time a goodly number of younger helpers. The Junior War Workers, the 1.O.D.E., the Lions Club, the Business Men's .Association, and the Fraternal Societies, all are contributing to the general betterment of the town and the for- warding the war work. And many of the active workers are young 'people. Any young person willing to help can find a job. In the meantime don't- waste chloroform. RC "Turning to the Board -of Education, 'the same general conditions prevail. - In that body there is a feature that is very desirable--the fact that at who formed this Club, have shown ability and en- ; no time is all the Board replaced by new members. thusiasm. It will be an interesting study to H There are always some of those experienced in watch the progress of this organization. Their . educational matters left to initiate the newer success will be hailed with delight by older good : members into the mysteries of grants, property citizens if these men actually prove that they ir. maintenance, and such other matters as will' en. can and will carry part of the community burden. : sure educational efficiency. It might be stated that the average AE of... . the Port Perry Board is well within the border nh - line. ? 3 : As to the results of the administration the schools will speak for themselves. "To undertake to. supply people a thing you think they need, but which they do not want, is to have your head elevated on a pike; and your bones buried in the Potter's field. But wait. The world will yet want the thing it needs, and your hones may then become sacred relics." + + 5 + In Church matters the opportunity for young people to enter the service, and help to mould the --Elbert Hubbard, ™ _ WHICH CERTIFICATE 'WILL YOU BUY? i AND HOW MANY? f= There are three methods for buying War Savings Certificates: 1. Sixteen War Savings Stamps-will buy a $5.00 War Savings Certificate. 2. By instrueting your Bank to take from.your account monthly a stated sum for the purchase of War Savings Certificates, 8. To fill in the following Honour Pledge. and buy War Savings Certificates i regularly as promised: TOI a mS RE, ; I, the undersigned, solemnly undertake that each month, commencing. . _. Veda § ~~ ame e---...I shall purehase War Savings Certificates to the amount of $._.__. 3 or that I will purchase War Savings Certificates on the dates here specified. FN] Rk me lS Amount 8. . Period... a THE MORE YOU BUY THE MORE YOU SAVE + War Savings Certificates are a direot obligation of the Dominion « Government. Held 7, years to maturity, they inorease in value 26% . > : Z Ti | Ed ERR " Fora$ 6 Certificate you pay.............. dass cis $4 : - Fora$ 10 Certificate you pay_........_...._.....0.......$ 8 Fora § 26 Certificate you pay......... a wan aie snnnnsvenant $20 : Fora $ 60 'Certificate You PY... oiaeeooennon.: ----. $40 pi ; For 2$100 Certificate YOUPAY.oooomooniiianinl.n 880 If you wish to buy, you ma do 80 at the Bank or Post Office or by Selvin ng to any one of re : he following canvassers--Dr, H, H. Armstrong, A.W. B ock, Jos Boyer, m. Chapman, hi ornish, om Cawker, Geo. Davey, Samue amen, Cooll os Boys . G, Hutcheson, R. | 8 Te Aline Jas, orn B B. Koch BJ Kent, W. M. Letcher, Dr. Lundy, 'E. R. - i =~ ii, X ott, G, Manni i L. Parrish, C, Sleep, Wm. Short, 22 (EH Allan Wallace, and RD Woon. ! NOTE While at the present time this is a voluntary matter, cifeimstaness may change the whole situation at'any time. The money. we treasure so much to- day may easily become valueless if neglect to invest proves indifference on our Sh hii This is the time to Prevent Buch a tragedy. 4 i 5 Pl "Some years ago when the old ice' rink was torn down our skaters were out of luck. It is true they still had the lake and I for one think no rink can compare with skating in the open around a big bonfire, and, with two wood yards adjacent, that is not hard to obtain, 1 However, we must admit "that the weatherman is a factor here. It is = only at intervals that he can be in- , duced to promote conditions which will produce smooth ice and even then in a few days he may pile a foot of snow over it. This is the main reason that dedided young Port Perry to demand a covered rink, and they got it. We have told the story before and may tell it again but not now, as with each telling it becomes more mirac- ulous and we would not believe it our- selves if it_was not for the rink be- ing evidence we cannot move. We , know that because we tried to move y it over.behind the P.O. but failed to budge it. Next year we are going to budget and raise enough money to move it. wy Well after the prayer for the arena had been answered, skating became popular and carnivals followed as a natural sequence. Ay first these were | very tgood but fn a few years they be- gan to slip. Maskers weakened in their efforts toe original, the attend- ance fell off and it looked as 'though Port Perry was through with carni- vals. Just at this point something hap- pened to arrest the folding-up pro- ceedings. The new!y chartered Lions Club wanted to put on a burlesque broom hockey match with the New- market Lions Club, who had a bugle .band to accompany - them, so they sponsored a carnival supported by a small group of enterprising citizens led by Miss Grace Davis and Mr, Geo. Manning, - In spite of "dire prophecy of dis- aster and bankruptey by the discour- aged Rink Company the Carnival went through and was a big success. 'We had never fad one like it. It opened our eyes as to what can he done in. a small town. The Royal Ica Carnival had come into being and it has now be- come an annual évent looked forward to by old and young and each year the | | i The Balliffs take overd ! . Cartoon from the London Difly Mirrors Not avallable Ty BritTsh Isles, 3 Lexperience gained has helped to im- | prove on the previous effort. This year the 'decorations followed along patriotic lines and 'hundreds of union jacks lent color to the scene. Music was provided by the Ontario Regiment Band who looked particular- ly fine in their scarlet tunics, which fitted into the color scheme, as they marched gloriously, but cagtiously, down the ice. We think the fellow with the slide trombone had the edge on the others, they had to slide with- out a trombone, i Johnny Dunn was back looking more boyish than ever and the girls all fell in love with him again. Only police protection saved. his white silk blouse from lipstick, Fifi the Clown was absent. Fifi has joined the colors and will be taking life seriously, if he can shoot straight enough. Fifi was missed, more par- ticularly by children under seven. and over seventy. The Rink Committee, we judge, are under immense obligations to those who gave freely of their time ana talent. Wes. McKnight came and cut the ribbon which set the carnival in motion and in company with Mrs, Mc- Knight, assisted Mr. and Mrs. Bates as judges. Their" judgements were eminently fair. Mr. McKnight did not forget to give Port Perry and the Cay- nival a splendid boost over the radio for which we all should say "Thank you, Wes." - A trio of young maidens in turn captured well merited ap- plause. The youngest, five year old 'Wanda Beasley, under the direction of her: tutor, Miss Jean Curry, gave a wonderful performance. Ann Auburn, a vision in pink from Copper Cliff and now with the Oshawa Skating Club, and under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, followed, Ann is about 'eight and is destined to go places if she can get ice. The third is Betty Gathercole, who we understand is also from Copper Cliff and about thirteen years. Ann gave a more fin- ished exhibition and in our opinion stole the show, It was hard to believe she relies on skates for motive power. We have seen humming birds who could not float in the air as lightly. We are informed that Miss Gathercole Watch your label; it tells when your . $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy subscription expires BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES ROYAL ICE CARNIVAL A BLAZE OF COLOR; A FAIRYLAND ~ OF BEAUTY AND GRACE WES. McKNIGHT DOES THE HONOURS, AND OFFICIALLY OPENS THE CARNIVAL The Carnival as seen by H. G, Hutcheson recently won a championship tawa, Mary Read and Ruby Stirling, duet from Oshawa, captuged applause servedly as did a EW duet from Varsity, Shelin Foster O'Hern, in a very pretty number." We must not give all the encomiums to_the females, it would not be fair to Dick McLaughlin who put én a solo you would go far to sce excelled, The Oshawa Skating Club, under the guidance of their instructors, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, has developed into an organization to- be-reckoned with in skating circles and Port Perry is in- deed fortunate in Raving them visit us in this generous manner, The members of the Varsity Club who come all the fay from Toronto to be neighborly and entertain us is an example that we might not only ap- preciate but copy. The musical numbers which brought out the ensemble in ravishing waltz creations were particularly pleasing to the large audience and when. John Bull with Britannia swept down the centre while the band played "There will always be an England" we knew the Empire was safe. : i Space will not permit a description of individual costumes but a list of prize winners is attached. There was one original creation that deserves special mention, Helen Peel, enveloped in an enormous Apple. Some had difficulty in guessing the character and thought it suggestive of Mother Eve, while a rude boy, wifo we suspect had been snubbed, said it was Apple Sauce, while a girl who failed to get a prize; said she was only- Apple Peel, but the four judges said she was « Pippin, Ja Jim Kerr as a surgeon in operating attire threw a scare into nervous ap- pendixes when he skated toward them, Miss Mary Stone as a Spanish Gipsey took all the. gyp out of Gipsey and we would have liked to have had our for- tune told. President Mansell Geivow. is for- tunate in being supported by: a body of active directors. A number of guests and peltormers assembled at Cricklewood Lodge for a late supper. before taking to the highway and home, "continue | a}-0t- , Tine in the Valley. and Annetta to Stay." 1 "Amateur Night" There was a. full house to greet "Amateur Night' in aid of the War Savings Certificates Campaign. | The Civil Guard paraded in a body. Mr. R. J. Harper presided, and in- troduced the Junior Choir (Mr, Fred Beatty, conductor), and they gave the opening number, The chairman explained briefly the nature of the campaign, and both the necessity and the advantages of in- vesting in War Savings Certificates. Reeve Letcher gave the official wel- come, and pointed out that in this campaign the Port Perry schools have given a good lead. The investment scholars only---is High School $504, and Public School $449. And they are poing on investing. Several of these vouryg folk have put all their bank savings in War Certificates. The initial canvass in town has produced some $5000, rvéported. That is by no means the total, as many citizens have been investing for some time, and will to invest. Eddie Michell acted as Master of Ceremonies, Lhe following general program was piven: Violin solo by Me, V. P, ars. Stoutler, accompanist, "Why Should We Fight for land 2" Eddie Michell and Son. "Four Desperadoes" a musical in- terlude--DMessrs. Dr. Rennie, George Stone, Cecil Hooey, Arnold Roach. Pie Ealing Contest. -- Four brave members of the Civil Guard were fed pie by four members of the 1.O.D.E. Harry Brinkman won. Total number of pies consumed, not stated, "Trué .or False" -- conducted by Eddie Michell. There were several winners, some losers, and a lot of fun. "Take it or Leave It" brought out the native lesty of the audience. Answers were few. Then followed the contest of the Amateurs with Mr, C. C. Jeffrey, and Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Stouffer as judges. Percy Densham, M.I. Que, was pen- alty timekeepr; and J. E. Jackson, Counter for the knockdowns, Contestants--Jimmie Hood, Scugog, "Greatest Assets Canada Possesses". Doreen Thompson, solo, "Wish Me Good Luck, as you wave me Good- Bye". Teddy Griffen, solo, ""Lariat Bill"--the rooting snorting Cowboy. Gordon Prentice, guitar, Lamplighting Kenneth Jack- "son solo, "Till the Lights of Londen Shifie Again". Leverne Beare, Tap- p= | Stouffer, Fng- de- Dancing, Greenbank, Jean Samblls, 4 years old, Scugog, "Our Empire Here "Bentley, duct, "When Pa was Court- ing Ma." Dorothy Tristram, reading, Setgrave, "The Umbrella." Keith Wilson, Manchester, piano number. The Winners--I1st Ross Dowson and . Douglas Bentley; 2nd Jimmy Hood; 3rd Teddy Griffen; Special Mention-- Jean Samells. The accompanists - included: Mrs, Stouffer, Mrs. J. Dowson, Mrs. RJ. Harper, Mis. J. E. Jackson, and mothers of individuals. The task faced by the judges was particularly difficult. There beings no division into classes, the juveniles carried off the honours. Notes--Due to the splendid co-oper- ation of the Oshawa Skating Club, it will be most fitting that our people attend the Oshawa Ice Carnival on March 7 and 8. Varsity Skating Club also gave ex- cellent demonstrations of fine skating. The decoration committee deserve thanks and congratulations. They did an excellent and truly artistic piece of work. . -- te @o---- | The Prize Winners Faney Dress-- Girls, 1 Georgia Brock, Beare. Boys, Jack Bowes. Ladies, 1 Mary Stone, £ Misses Owen and Platten, Oshawa. - 2 Megan Original-- Men; 1 Jas. Kerr, 2 Mac Hope. Ladies, 1 Helen Peel, 2 pies; H. H. Mulligan. Boys, 1 Bruce Gerrow, 2 Jimmy Hood, Girls, 1 Zula Jackson, 2 Miriam Peel. . : 5 Comie-- ¢ Girls, 1 N. Ploughman, 2 June Blewett. Boys, 1 Jack MacGregor and Keith Allin, 2 Bob James, «Men, (Continued on page 4) Ross Dowson and Douglas Mr. Short, Seagrave. . X ee ¥ \ a 3 i lr ry zmmaray yi dee 77