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SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. PO RT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, EDITORIAL THURSDAY, JULY ONTARIO, RIAL che wil FATES IER ORIEN C510 bl 4 Bids 10th, 1941 "Buch is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home." CONSCRIPTION | A serious mistake was made. by both Liberal and Conservative parties when the promise was made during: the last Federal election campaign that there would be no conscription of men for overseas military service. . That promise was made without knowledge, and it must be admitted that no one could for- see the world-wide turn the war has taken, nor the tremendous' danger that threatens all free peoples, We are all ready to admit that the promise was good political tactics in a country that is not naturally war minded. But -it is evident that political tactics must be abandoned, because the seriousness of the situation supercedes all promises, No fire chief promises immunity "from danger to his men when five breaks out, The world is afire in a blaze greater than history has éver recorded; and no citizen should be-immune from the danger involved in putting out that tremen- dous conflagration, Qur pioneer forefathers fought the battles that bought our present freedom. They and all their {amilies did all in their power to repel the Indian and other! enemies, Necessity compelled and fostered their courage. They did not live in a time like this when it is so easy to say--"Let George do it." They did not have the chance to criticize the Government for, in those early days, - the pioneers were themselves the Government in their own localities. They were self-reliant, "Properly speaking there should be complete conscription of men and wealth -- not only for military service; but for all other service. This is a mechanized war; and it is self-evident that the production of military equipment is even more important than the training' of large num-. bers of men for military service. Under conscription it should be possible to as- sign men to any duty necessary to the successful prosecution of the war. It might be that the duty involved regulation military training. It might be that men would be required in the factories. It 'might even be th%t a few thousand men throughout the country could be set to gathering the waste material so badly needed to-day. © It should;be that sufficient men be available for efficient farming. - At present we are acting like tit servants of = ~-- those fine "old aristocratic ~English homes (now gone to limbo) where each stood on his dignity; and would not degrade himself by doing the duties of the servant "below" him. There are signs all about us that this high-and- * Ld ---- --world--events. --The limits to the part she will | hwy N There is a rare story of ambition, determination, and final failure in the -- = ~ (1 EAA 5 ' din . ' Il q --D MAIL s -- Sr ei : i, a Sp. st oh © v mighty independenee may receive a rude jolt soon, and we may be glad to do whatever is re- quired of us. One thing is:certain, if the exigencies of the situation are such that conscription is essential to victory for ultimate freedom, then political party leaders should be absolved from all election promises, One outstanding fact should always be re- membered. This is a war of secrecy so far as secrecy is possible, We do not know what is be- ing required of Canada by the British authorities. It is quite possible that conscription of men for overseas milita service is not considered neces- sary by those in authority in Great Britain, Our Government leaders may not tell what they know; but what they know neccessarily has great influence upon the course pursued. * * * + QUALIFYING AS A CRITIC (The Blue Bell) It is one of the blpod-bought privileges of the people of the British Commonwealth to speak their mind freely--to praise, to criticize or to con- demn-- and they exercise it to the full. Petent to express a sound judgment; have | measured up to my own privileges and obligations und se won the right to appraise the achievements ot otlier people?" It's the old story of the man with the beam in his own eye demanding the privilege of ex- * tracting the mote from his brother's eye. It never . occurs to' him that until he acts up to his own opportunities his judgment of other hable to be worthless, The fact is that the way to make a better world is to set about making our own little part better, 1t is only by overcoming our own difficulties and measuring up to our own opportunities that we learn something of the ditliculties that other peo- ple must overcome. Sound judgment is largely the result of experience gained in doing one's own job well. "If each before his own door sweeps, the vil- lage will be clean." And in the larger arena of world "affairs, it is individuals, like you and me, who must set things right. Canada is already - playing a great part in people iy play before this terrible war is over will be set not- so much by her fighting men but by the great company of those at home who make it possible for them to fight the thing through. I asked the foreman: He HV AM 1 A BUILDER? I watched them tearing a building down, A gang of men in a busy town. With a ho-heave-ho and a lusty yell They swung a beam and the side wall fell "Are these men skilled; And the men you'd hive if you had to build?' a laugh and said: * Just common labour is all 1 need. Ica easily wreck ina day or two What builders have taken a year to do." And I thought to myself as I went my way, Which of these roles have 1 tried to play? Am I a builder who works with care, Measuring life by the rule and square? Am I shaping my deeds to" a well-made plan, Patiently doing the best I can? Or am | a wrecker who walks the town Content with the labour 'No, indeed! of tearing down? --Author Unknown y Not al-_ -ways do.they stop to ask themselves, "Am I com- A GOOD OLD WOOD BURNING TYPE'IN THE DAYS OF LONG-#G0 over a thousand dollars a month. Freight came in daily; GOOD-BYE "NIP AND TUCK" The engine puffed and strug- and school | gled, and 'crawled, until with a grand trip. forces of TYRANNY; UPON VICTORY; Wherefore Canada sends out a This .Rroclamation was read by Reeve Letcher in front of | the Post Office, Wednesday, July 2:-- A Call S=toArms WHEREAS Liberty is threatened throughout the world -by the And WHEREAS Canada of her own free will is pledged th fight for FREEDOM by the side of Britain; And WHEREAS the security and the welfare of every man, woman and child in Canada and of free peoples everywhere DEPEND. And WHEREAS victory cannot be assured without the help of every LOYAL CITIZEN OF THIS DOMINION; NOW BE IT KNOWN THAT there is URGENT NEED for stout hearted, volunteer for ACTIVE SERVICE in the Canadian Army. able bodied men to CALL TO ARMS ~ And charges all true Can: adians to heed and help. en at National Defence Headquarters, -- this First day of July, in the: Year of Our Lord one thousand ni we hundred and forty-one, year of Confederation. and in the seventy-fifth J. H. RALSTON, Minister of National Defence GOD SAVE THE KING building and operation of the Whitby- Lindsay Railway. It is a story of one of the passing phases of Canadian history. Three hamlets -- (Prince Albert, Port Perry and Manchester) struggled for supremacy. Port Perry won. A rajlway was essential to local development, and that railway "was bullt, "Tt served its purpose. New factors entered the picture, The rail- road is now abandoned; and its steel is to be turned Into war equipment to fight the enemies: of freedom. "Thousands of small places in Can- ada have gone through similar strug- + gles, and today are launching out up- on new lines of development, just as Port Perry is doing. When the Editor came here thirty- four years ago there was no talk of abandoning the railway' It was ap- parently a fixture. Its income for express and passenger service 'was children attending High School here put in long days to catch the morning train and lingered about town until}: the evening train took them part way home. It took some persistence and courage to come to. school on the "Nip and Tuck" in those days. Then there were gala days when the Firemen or the Orangemen would |' advertise a "Grand Excursion" and all and sundry would take in this great holiday event, arriving home in the "wee sma' hoors," tired, but fully satisfied with the wonders of trans- portation. At other times whole Sunday Schools would be marshalled to the station platform, see the approaching train, climb on board, and travel full twenty miles to Heydonshore Park, south of the County Town. 3 What a struggle there was to sur- mount High 'Point on the 'homeward flourish the top was reached, and we sailed mer rly down grade into Port. Upon one such occasion Jim Ward jumped off the back coach, ran ahead | and climbed on the front coach (there were only three) before the "Nip and Tuck" reached the Summit. __The_lhst_of these grand excursions was taken upon the occasion of the Royal visit. That trip will not soon be forgotten. In all this time the railway au- thorities looked upon our line as a sort of poor relation. No attempt was made to give this branch any business. Indeed it often happened that freight from the north would be shipped via Port Hope or Scarboro, and would come up from Whitby to Port Perry. Then came the auto, the bus, the truck. The. railway seemed. to make no attempt to meet these invaders. POWER BOAT REGATTAS HAROLD ARCHER WINS SEVERAL RACES Last Saturday afternoon at Port Perry a gay and colorful scene was presented upon the occasion of the Second Annual Power Boat Regatta at Port Perry. The business men and other citizens gave practical support to this event that-doés so much to put Port Perry *'on the map." There is a growing _interest in this popular sporting event. RESULT OF RACES CLASS 1-1 passenger, 4 cylinder 1 Thomas Strang, 2 Len Schmidt, 3 Cliff Mills. Time: 12 min., 38.2 CLASS [1-135 cubic inghes: 1 P. Buddell, 2 Len Schmidt, 3 E. C Inch Time: 10 min. 44.3 sec. CLASS IID" Runabout 1 PP. Buddell, 2 H. Archer, 3 T. Strang. Time: 11 min, 42.2 sec. CLASS IV-----225 cubic inch Hydro- plane, Div. "A""--1 A. L. Brinkman, 2 E. C. Inch, P. Buddell. Time: 7 min. sec. 15.1 sec. CLASS V---"E" Runabout--1 H. R. Archer, 2 L. Verner, 3 L. Schmidt. 0295 aur cubic inch Hydro- Inch, 2 P. CLASS VI- plane, Div. "B"--1 KE. C. Buddell, 3 1.. Verner. CLASS ih ~Open Class, Free-for- all--1 A. L. Brinkman, 2 E. C. Inch, 3 P. Buddell. Cups were donated by Cephas Sleep, Port , Perry Yacht Club, Business Men's Assoc., General Motors, Good- rich Tire Co., Archer Motor Sales, Individual prizes were donated by Beare. Motors. British American. Oil Co., Geo. McCrea, Lindsay; A. L. Mc- Dermott, Canadian Oil Co. Other prizes~--were bought with money collected from business men and private individuals. Imperial Qol Company brought their loud speaker. British American Oil 1. | supplied gas and oil to the drivers. officials Bob American Power Boat handled the Regatta with Mr. Schelling, of Buffalo, in charge. About $100 will be sent to British War Vietims™ Fund in Toronto. to > -- AT r PLEASANT POINT Harold Archer, ace driver from Port Perry, with his little miracle runabout "Dilkusga" pulled the hat trick at the Victoria Yacht Club regatta at Pleas- ant Point to take first place honours in three of the major events. The Regatta was the most success- ful event ever held at Pleasant Point and thousands of visitors lined the banks to see the exciting events. A total of $85 was realized for the Telex]. '| gram British War Victims" Fund. The Results ~~ - 225 Class A--Harold Archer," Port (Continued on page 5) Shippers found the new service more elastic and cheaper. It would have been possible to 'give a chgajr rate to Togonto by switching to the' Canadian Northern; but such a plan, that could have been a serious rival to the bus, was not attempted. After that the doom of the "Nip and Tuck" was assured. The railway authorities were nof interested ~ in Port Perry. Past bonuses had long since been spent and apparently there was nothing we could do about it. C. C. Jeffrey, and others like him, made a brave fight to retain the road; but it is gone. The milk cans, the cattle, and the hogs; the cement, coal, wood, brick and lumber will now trundle along new, roads, .and be handled by a different set of men. "Good-bye "Nip and Tuck", What is around the corner? " idm da FPhil pice) ah ha bY Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year In advance. § cents a single copy subscription expires EEE All Names in order of merit.. High School Entrance-- On Year's Work Leila Gerrow . Rena Harrison Annabelle Hillier Lucille Jeffrey Teresa Leahy Bernice Simonds Frank Prentice Keith Stewart By Entrance Examination-- JeantCook Ethel Lane Grant Bentley Arthur Colbear - Jack Cook Grade VII to Grade VIII-- On Year's Work-- Mercédeés Waridel Florence White Jack Blewett. Bert Corner « Bruce Hull Gordon Mark Morley Mitchell Donald Pargeter Hugh Prentice Bill Williams By Final Examination Helen Hayes Betty Cook , Robert Archer David Bentley Ross Harrison Donald Lane George Nott Roy H. Cornish, Principal Grade VI to Grade VII-- Gladys Conley Beryl Cook Merilyn Griffen Marie Moase Florence Nasmith Ina Rider Tom Cook Ross Dowson John Gatenby Gordon Goode Ted Griffen Douglas Hillier Bob James . Maurice Jeffrey ~ Stanley Lane Stuart Lane George Waridel Grade V to Grade VI-- John Adams Adam Deitrich Allan Gerrow "Robert Hall Jim Heayn Keith Mark i + S. A. Cawker, Teacher. Promoted from Grade V to VI Joan Bentley Mary Carnegie Margaret Colbear Jean Corner Doreen Hayden Joan Heayn Zula Jackson FFaye Johnson Patricia King Blanche McDonald Rilda Mitchell Annie Nott Barbara Prentice Dorothy Rider Marie Therese Tobin Connie Wheeler From Grade IV to Grade V-- 'Norman Aldred Douglas Bentley « Billy Brock Murray Davidson Thelma Gerrow Marjorie Hall Douglas Hayes Albert James . «Verna Lane \ \ Peggy McCullough Clement Ottenbreit "Miriam Peel Gwenneth Peterson Arthur Sheridan Ruth Williams Grade III to Grade IV-- June Blewett Bobby Brinkman Alan Cawker Arthur Cawker Howard Conley Helen Cook Marie Densham Anne Goode Jack Goode PORT PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOL PROMOTIONS Grade 11 to Grade III-- BS Names in alphabetical order-- Grade 1 to Grade 1I-- Bruce Gerrow | Jack Griffen Billy Harrison - Dawne Heayn Douglas Heayn Mary Howsam Arthur James Ross Jemison Wesley Lane * Billy Peel Doreen Playter Pauline Prentice Marjorie Rider Ruth Snowden Rita Tobin Doris Tummonds Peggy Turner Eunice W: Harris, Teacher Grade 1I to Grade III-- A Donald Chapman George Deitrich i Melville Gerrow FO Robert Johnston IN Grant Mitchell © | Jamie Ottenbreit ALT George Rodd Hey Bobby Rowland Bobby. Wheeler June Baldwin ' Georgia Brock iy Joan Cook {a Ethel Day Eileen Deitrich : Jean Dowson 3 Merle Harrison 5 Doris Hull hs Olive Irvine 4: Barbara Jackson g Lillian Risebrough A Barbara Woods [43 Lloyd Balfour Bobby Chapman Donald Cook Ronald Edgar Edna Fielding Bernice Gatenby Stanley Glass. Mary Margaret Gribbin Patrick Hayes Merilyn Heayn Mayrene James _ Hareld Jeffrey 3 Katherine Anne Johnston Marian Kight Roy Lane | B 'Wilma Owen 'Gary Playter Jimmy Rider Joyce Wallace 2 E. May Walker, ancliss | died in youth); G. V. Stovin, Teacher. Mrs. S. E. Allison There died in Port Perry on Sun. day, June 29th, 1941, a life long resi- dent of the Village, in the person of Margaret K. Sinclair, beloved wife of the late Stephen E. Allison. De- ceased was in her 90th year at the x time of her death. VA ; Mrs. Allison was home loving; and, di although quiet and unassuming, her ane children will" remember with ] : pleasure her - wide sfmpathy, and the HARES sound principles which governed the bh family life. That kindly oversight re- f mained a dominant factor in the home until the illness that ended her useful life. In spite of advancing years aid the limitations that age brings, Mrs. Al- IRN lion retained her faculties and an intelligent interest in the affairs of the day. Reading.was a delight. Deceased was married to Stephen E. Allison in 1870. Four children blessed their union: Elizabeth (who Catharine Allison; Josephine (Mrs. W. E. Graves) and Ward Allison: " tom 'Mrs. Allison is also ried by two brothers, Duncan Sinclair (Ottawa); Archie Sinclair, (at home), and one sister Mrs. W. A. Pirie, (Detroit). The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. J. H. Smyth, and inter- ment was made at Pine Grove Ceme- tery, Prince Albert. A large company of old friends and neighbours attended the funeral ser- vices and paid respectful tribute to a quiet life well lived. : ever 7, ' 27 Car th el Ca ' a £2 os