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rare YT A . TA PS SAMUEL FARMER. Editor and Publishes. THURSDAY, JULY PORT PERRY STAR " PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, 9th, 1942 LIER TW ; CAN Ih Watch $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy your label; it tells when your - subscription expires EDITORIAL "Such Is the patriot's beast, where'er we ream: His first, best country ever is at home. 'n C THAT VOTE OF CONFIDENCE It was just as well that the British House of Parliament gave Churchill that vote of confidence (476 to 25). It would have been quite awkward if his critics had been compelled to select one of their number to take his place. The jobs of critic and administrator are dif- ferent. But Churchill-mastered the first job con- structively.. Now he is mastering the second job, and doing it well. Lid ss 0» fa 'LAW IS A GREAT THING If Canadian guns cannot enter Alaska except as part of the Royal entourage the Japanese should be notified of this prohibition. It seems that there is no provision in the American cus- toms laws to permit entry of Canadian guns into Alaska. Perhaps it is too much to expect the Japanese to respect these American laws. How- ever, we have a Royal Canadian Air Force, It follows that we shall now have a Royal Canadian Army. The guns will get into Alaska in any case, 3 * * * BEGINNING AT HOME Democracy is like charity--it begins at home. This little paragraph by Dorothy Walsworth amply illustrates this statement. boy who enlisted said: . "I feel like somebody these days. I used to be just a guy that a lot of folks thought they could push around. If you go into the back door of people's houses, you don't get treated like folks that go in the front door. Sure, democracy is a swell idea.' But I haven't lived with it much of the time." ; It takes real character to treat everybody with the respect due to a human being. Really fine people don't have to bully people who work for them, or who serve them in hotels, restaurants, - and similar places, A good story is told.of Marshal Foch. He was passing some soldiers in a training grounds. One of the men (new at the job) did not recognize the Marshal, and in an 'offhand fashion asked for a match. Foch gave the match and passed on. The soldier's chum was horrified and told him - who Foch was. Startled, the young soldier ran after the Marshal, and humbly apologized for his rude- ness. The response was: . "That's all right, son; but don't try it on a Se- cond Lieutenant", g This will be a good time to learn that service is the true badge of greatness; and frequently those who occupy what have been considered in- ferior positions, render. truly great service, often under most unpleasant conditions. Dorothy Walsworth concludes an article on De- mocracy -in the Reader's Digest with this perti- The butcher "The, problem of putting democracy to work in our daily livesiis not a simple one. But unless we contrive to do it, we risk losing the ¢ssence of the very thing we are struggling to defend to the far- off corners of the globe. We shall not have true democracy until we are banded together in indi- visible equality, no man unnoticed or erowded out or less than his brother. The real triumph of de- mocracy will not be recorded until the dignity of human beings is recognized, until every man "practises equality in his daily rubs against the coat sleeves of his fellows," + so WHAT BRITISH WOMEN ARE DOING It may not be pleasant to think of this picture as a Canadian or an American possibility; but it is just as well to know what women are constant- ly doing in Britain. The following is taken from "Bulletin from Britain"-- Adelaide is a widow from the village, about forty years old. She has one son, serving with the army in England. She has three evacuated London children billeted upon her and her mother, who is an active old lady of eighty, is always prepared to mind the children when necessary and to do their mending. In this Adelaide is fortu- nate, because most people find it very difficult in- deed to get any sort of domestic help. Adelaide does a morning shift at a factory ten miles away, to which she goes by train. She bi- cycles four miles to the station, has a ten minutes' walk at the other end, and reverses the process in the afternoon. ¥ Her day begins with all the usual household chores -- taking down the blackout protection, _ lighting the fire, getting breakfast ready, see- ing that the children'are washed and dressed, and giving her mother a hand with the bed-making. The old lady does the dusting and sweeping after Adelaide has left, : - Because the village is right in the country, it is more or less self-supporting and thus, fortu- nately, her shopping problem is reduced to a mi- nimum, te Very few shop deliveries now take place and those only on special days -and within a certain radius, and it is usually necessary to carry a bag or basket to work and get it filled on the way home. Even a few groceries.can weigh heavily after a shift at the factory is over. Adelaide, who had her lunch in the factory canteen, drinks the cup of tea that Mother always has ready for her return in mid-afternoon. Thus fortified, she attends to the washing and drying of clothes, cooking, giving the children_their sup- per, seeing them to bed and a hundred other jobs as well. Te On Sundays she cooks a hot dinner for them all, writes a letter to the mother of her evacuees, works on her allotment and goes to chapel in the evening. nent paragraph: Massey-Harris on War Footing Plants work at Capacity Producing Armaments and Farm Equipment. Remarkable evidence of 'the extent to which a large Canadian industry can' swing into line and be an impor- tant factor in producing munitions for the war effort may be gathered from an illustrated booklet put out by Massey-Hartis Company, entitled "Implements and Munitions for War- time Needs." : A Shells of three different calibres, wings and spars for trainer .planes, light: and heavy bodies for transport vehicles, special mechanized equip- ment for various branches of the ser- vices, metal fittings for aircraft, links for tank treads, are some of the im- plements of war which the company is producing in quantity. To meet _the needs of the fighting fotces for more shells, more planes, and more equipment, the wheels of Massey: Harris war industries are kept turn- 3 ing to maximum capacity. The company has concéfitrated up- "on making shell projectiles, for. which Be ose thrée separate departments, e for 26.pounders, one for 60 _pounders, and oné for anti-aircraft * shells, have been equipped and put 'in- se to production, Modern automatic machines turn out shells four times faster than in the last war; and thousands upon thousands of shells come from these planta every week. Application of the latest manufac- turing methods has enabled. Massey- Harris to produce quickly equipment Tor mechanical units, It makes bodies for motor vehicles in several sizes, gun portées; trailer units for special services, many of which have seen ac- tive service in the Libyan desert cam: paigns. One of the company's plants is now operating on a 24-hour sched- ule and is turning out two-and-a-half 'times as many wings per week as!Mrs, Norman Prentice. were called for in the original con- tract, $ Harris Company has been given what is reputed to be the largest contract yet awarded to a manufacturer in the state of Wisconsin--a contract to make tanks in large quantities for the U.S. Army. While the production of armaments takes precedence, and rightly so, yet mindful of the need for farm equip- ment to offset the labor shortage and the importance of vital food produc- tion programs, the Massey-Harris Company has been making and is con- tinuing to make tractors and im- plements insofar: as materials are made 'available for the purpose through the administration and con- trol set up by the Government, which in the best interest of our maximum war effort, has deemed it necessary to curtail considerably the production of farm machinery, CROSIER PICNIC - = The 'Crosier Family met for their eleventh annual re-union on Saturday, July 4, on the shore of Lake Scugog at Port Perry. Almost one hundr persons were present. During the afternoon a program of spdrts direct- ed by Mr. Russell Crosier, was much enjoyed. The following were winners in the sport events: - Girls' race, to b yrs.--Donna Samells, Bernice Wilson, Betty Lunnéy. Boys' race to b years==Clifford Crosier, Don Prentice Girls' race, 6 to 10 years --Jean Marie Samells, Young Ladies' Race--Jrene Crosier, Dorothy, Pren- tice, Audrey: Ploughman, © Married 'Ladies' Race--Mrs. Gordon Prentice, Mrs. Géorge Samells, Boys' Race up to 16 years -- Ray Vernon, Robert Young. Lucky Spot -- Robt. Short. Shoe race--Mrs, R. Clark, Mrs. Ray Lister, Betty Gayfer. Tallest Lady-- In thé United States the Massey- | Young Men's Race --~ Gordon Prentice. | Married Men's Race -- Stanley Ploughman. Ladies' Ball Throw--Mrs. D. Lunney, Elva Prentice. Bean Guessing Con- test--Howard St. John. Ladies' Skip- | ping Race -- Mrs. Gordon Prentice, | Audrey Ploughman, Mrs. Ray Listor. | About five o'clock supper was served under the direction of Mrs. D. Lunney, Mrs. D. Catherwood, Mrs. A. Prentice and Miss Elva Prentice. 'After the supper hour, Miss Jean Samells, Mrs. Gordon Prentice and Miss Dorothy Prentice entertained were given by Mr, Dave Crosier, Mr. | Norman Prentice, Mr. Russell Crosier and Mr, Cecil Crosier. There was also community singing. A minute period of silence was observed in lov- ing memory of the late Mrs. Milton Prentice of, Sonya. Prizes were pre- sented to Mr. Wilson Crosier, Mrs. ! were respectively the oldest man, the oldest lady and the youngest child present. The following officers and commit- tee members for 1943 were elected: i President--Dave Crosier; Vice Presi- dent--Stanley Ploughman; Sec.-Treas. i --Sybil Wilson, Entertainment Com- !iittee--Mrs. Russell Crosier, Mrs. R. Hart, Mrs, David Crosier. Sports-- Aylmer . Ploughman, Irene Crosier, Geo. Samells, 'Thelma Crosier. Table Committee--Mrs, Alvin Prentice, Miss Elva Prentice, Mrs. D, Lunney, Mrs. D. Catherwood. Refreshments and grounds--David Crosier, R. Crosier, The 1943 Reunion is to be held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. D. Crosier, Altona, the first Saturday in July. Those present were, From Port Perry--Mr. and - Mrs, Geo. Prentice; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clark; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ploughman; Luella and Ellen Ploughman, Mrs. J. Ploughman, Mrs, Frank Vernon, Ray and Clare Vernon, Mrs, F. Munro, Thelma and Donna Crosier, Mrs. Alvin Prentice. with musical numbers. Short addreses|_ Geo. Prentice, and Murray Wilson who]. Uxbridge--Mr. Wilson Crosier, Mr, and Mrs. Allbright, Mr. and Mrs, N. Prentice, Dorothy Prentice, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Prentice and Donald, Mr, and Mrs, Robt." Clark, Marion Clark, Mr, and Mrs. Roy Hart. * Manchester--Mrs. W. W. Crosler, Mr, 'and Mrs, Wright Crosier, Mrs. Bickell. * : PE * Stouffville--Mr. and Mrs, D, Crosier and Irene, Mr. and Mrs. W. Malloy, Mr, and Mrs, Howard St. John and Gary, Mr. R, Young. Scugog--Mr. and Mrs. G. Samells, Jean and Donna, Mr, and Mrs, Aylmer Ploughman and Audrey. Sonya--Mrs. D. Dunney and Betty, Miss Elva Prentice. ' Goodwood--Mr. and Mrs. G. Wilson, Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Wilson, Bernice and Murray, Trenton--My. Chas, Wilson, Bruce and Sybil, Miss Norma Channell. Toronto--Mrs:--W. Short and Robt., Miss Betty Gaytly, M and Mrs, C. Crosier, Cecil and\Clifford, Mrs. Ray Listor. Stratford--Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosier. Raglan--Mr, and Mrs. Earl Tum- monds, Mrs. D. Catherwood and Ken., Mr. Jas. Medd. ' Buffalo, N.Y.--Mr. and Mrs, Bervil Riegle and Kyra, Miss S. Royce. Stayner--Mrs. J, Crosier, Harold. Unionville -- Mrs. C. Thompson, Marshall and Shirley. Brooklin -- Mrs, Dave Ross, Mrs. Rancier. Port Perry Public School Promotions (High School Entrance Results will be published later.) Names arranged Alphabetically Grade VII to Grade VIII-- Cook, Beryl Coulter, Claudia Griffen, Marilyn Moase, Marie Nasmith, Florence Rider, Ena Cook, Tom Dowson; Ross - DeNure, Mervin - Elmslie, Hartley : Gatenby, John Gerrow, Bruce Goode, Gordon Griffen, Ted Hillier, Douglas Hood, James James, Bob Jeffrey, Maurice Lane, Stanley Lane, Stuart Waridel, George R. H. Cornish, Principal Grade VI to Grade VII-- Bentley, Joan Carnegie, Mary Colbear, Margaret Corner, Jean Gibson, Ruby Hayden, Doreen Heayn, Joan Jackson, Zula Johnson, Faye King, Patricia Mitchell, Rilda Nott, nie : Nati Barbara Rider, Dorothy Sears, Rita Tobin, Therese Wheeler, Connie Gerrow, Allan Hall, Robert Heayn, Jim MacMillan, Roy Mark, Keith Nasmith, Stuart Sweetman, Allan Sweetman, Ross . Grade V to Grade VI-- Aldred, Norman NORMAN LUCAS Supervisor of Musical Comedies ,on the CBC Staff, HER EY Bentley, Douglas Brock, Billy Ce Coulter, Philip Davidson, Murray Hayes, Douglas James, Albert Ottenbreit, Clements Sheridan, "Arthur Tristram, Tommy 8, A. Cawker, Teachef Grade V to Grade VI-- Gerrow, Thelma Lane, Verna McCullough, Peggy Peel, Miriam Williams, Ruth Grade 1V to Grade V-- Cook, Helen Densham, Marie Goode, Anne Heayn, Dawne Howsam, Mary Prentice, Pauline Snowdon, Ruth Sweetman, Eleanor Tobin, Rita Tummonds, Doris Turner, Peggy Brinkman, Bobby Cawker, Alan Cawker, Arthur Griffen, Jack Harrison, Billy Heayn, Douglas James, Arthur Jemison, Ross Lane, Wesley MacMillan, John Peel, Billy G. V. Stovin, Teacher Grade III to Grade 1V-- Baldwin, June Brock, Georgia Cook, Joan Day, Ethel Dowson, Jeanne Harrison, Merle Hull, Doris Irvine, Olive _ Jackson, Barbara Risebrough, Lillian Woods, Barbara Chapman, Donald Gerrow, Melville Johnston, Robert Michell, Grant Ottenbreit, Jamie Rodd, George Rowland, Bobby Wheeler, Bobby Grade 2A to Grade 3 Gatenby, Bernice Heayn, Marilyn James, Mayrene Johnston, Katherine Ann MacMillan, Marianne Owen, Wilma Wallace, Joyce ET Ashton, Ronald Gibson, Billy Glass; Stanley' Hayes, Patrick Lane, Roy Grade 2B to Grade 2A-- Fielding Edna Kight, Marion Balfour, Lloyd Chapman, Bobby Cook, Donald Jeffrey, Harold Rider, Jimmy Warriner, Buddie E. W. Harris, Teacher Grade I to Grade II-- Aldred, Kathryn Cook, Dorothy Davidson, Sheila Dowson, Bernice Dowson, Donna Dowson, Joyce Graham, Dorothy Hayden, Faye . Herancourt, Eleanor Hooey, Barbara Kight, Nancy King, Anita Lane, Helen . McCullough, Freida Michell, Beverley Tummonds, Muriel Williams, Jean Bradley, Douglas Brignall, Charlie Gibson, Murray Johnson, Wayne Lawrence, Gary Owen, Jack Palmer, Garnet Peel, Paul | Reesor, Alan Robertson, Ralph Sweetman, Keith Wallace, Donald E. May Walker, Teacher v and damaged many more. which surprised the Luftwaffe on turrets are now incorporated ir craft. "Defiant"! night-fighter. BUILDING A "DEFIANT"--BRITAIN'S FAMOUS NIGHT- FIGHTER AIRCRAFT British "'Defiant" fighter aircraft have proved highly successful in night operations against enemy aircraft over Britain. the height of the night attacks they destroyed 560 German machines ¢ Their outstanding feature is the four machine-gun, power-operated turret, giving a wide field of fire During their first appearance. Defiant 1 many other types of British air- Picture shows aircraft workers rivetting the fuselage of a Myrtle Station On the closing afternoon of school the parents gathered with the pupils to bid farewell to the teacher, Mr. R.| Carter, who is entering the Air Force. After a program of recitations. and songs, little Kenneth Heron made a brief speech touching on the pleasant and kindly relation which existed be- tween teacher and pupils -during the past year and, on behalf of the school,® extended best wishes to Mr. Carter as he enters upon and continues in the new training. Beverley Stewart and Bernice Nottingham then presented to him a gentleman's toilet set in a leather case and an Air Force money! belt. Mr. Carter was completely taken by surprise, but made reply in Williams, 'of Toronto, were week-end visitors with Mrs, Williams' parents, ! Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Britton, The pastor, Rev. -G. S. Gervan, oc- cupied the pulpit on Sunday evening, bringing his message to the congrega- tion from Math. 10. Mrs. C. Harrison and Mrs. Gervan sang a pleasing duet. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed at the close .of the service next Sunday evening. Mr. Arthur Ward, who underwent a jor operition in Toronto General tal on Saturday morning, is pro- gressing favorably. The following is a list of scholars who were successful in the promotion examinations: Grade 7-8, Hugh Grant, Bernice: Nottingham, Doris Duff; 6-7, Beverley Stewart, Jean Duff, Jim his pleasant and ready manner. Fol- lowing this, each scholar was present-! ed with an Eskimo pie by the teacher i the good byes were said. ! At a quict wedding which took place in the United Church parsonage on Tuesday, June 30th, at 7.30 p.m, 'Reeva Eldeen Cooper, elder daughter 'of Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper, be- came the bride of Stanley Levi Linton, oldest son of Mr. Levi Linton and the late Mrs. Linton, of Perth. "Rev, G. 8. .Gervan officiated. The bride was charmingly costumed in a symphony blue crepe redingote ensemble with dusky pink turban and white acces- sories. Mrs. Hervey Painter, the bride's attendant, was very smart in a beige crepe ensemble with white ac- cessories, Mr. Hervey Painter at- tended the groom. The reception, which followed the ceremony, was held at the home of the bride's par- ents for the immediate family rela- tives and most intimate friends of the bride. The rooms were attrac- tively decorated with peonies, roses and orange blossoms, Lunch was served to the guests on the lawn.' Later the happy couple left on a brief honeymoon, for points west. They expect to reside in Whitby. The guests present from out of town in-: cluded Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Rodd and Mr. Thos. Smith, grandfather of the bride, of Manilla, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Smith, Mr..and Mrs. Percy Maynard, Brooklin, Mr. and Mrs. C. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. E. Baker, Mr. and Mus. H. Hopkins, Mr. Earl Linton, of Clare- mont. Congratulations and best wishes of the community are extend- ed to Mr. and Mrs. Linton. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hudgin and Patsy, little Miss Nancy Walters, Mrs. Douglas Cooper and Carol Ray, and Mrs, Harvey, all of Toronto, were recent visitors -with Mrs. IH. Hudgin, Mary June Lee of Greenbank anc Jean Bray of Prospect spent some happy days last week * with their grandparents, W. J, and Mrs, Cook. Mr. and Mrs. EK. Jones of Gormley, wore recent visitors with Mr, and Mrs. C. Harrison. Mr. Jas. Moffat and daughter, Mrs, Stewart McTavish, of Oshawa, visited on Wednesday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. Dickson, Mr. Harry Perrin, Mr. Gordon Per- rin and sons Kenneth and Bruce, of Leaside, visited on Friday with their parents, Mr, and Mvs. J. Perrin, Mrs. Bert Duff, Doris and Jean, were sitors in Toronto, an Thursday of last week. 1 Mr, and Mrs. Jay Bedford, Mrs. B. Bedford and baby, of Toronto, visited on Friday with their aunt, Miss L. 0'Boyle. Mr. and Mrs. George Leach and children, Mrs. W. McCartney and little one, were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Leach's parents at their home at Brown Hill. Mrs. James Mitchell of Manchester was with Mr. and Mrs. L. Mitchell on Monday. r . Mr. and 'Mrs. Clarence Holman of Dagmar visited with "Myrtle relatives on Sunday, Miss Doreen Wilde and Gordon, Marian Foster, of Whitby, spent Fri- Briand, Nancy Walsh, "Marjorie Val- liers; 5-6, Betty-Jean Lunney, Audrey Cook, Dorothy McCartney, John Kirk- ham, Franklin Leach; 4-5, Kenneth | Daw; 3-4, Patsy * Lunney, Dorothy Valliers, Jim Hamilton, Doris-May Heron; 2-3, Lois Daw, Carol Lunney, Phyllis Duff, Kenneth Heron; 1-2, Wilma McCartney, Hazel McCartney, Joan Carnochan, The Auxiliary of the Woman's Mis. sionary Socicty held the regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. H. Hudgin on Thursday afternoon, July 2nd. Mrs. G. S. Gervan presided and led in the worship service. The personal message of Mrs. Y, T. Zee New, to the W.M.S. membership upon the fiftieth anniversary of the work of the society in West China was read. Mrs, New is a member of the first graduating class of Ginling College and took post-graduate work at Columbia University. She is' chair- man of the Ginling Board of Man- agers in China and is now represent- ing the president, Dr. Yi-fang Wu in the United States. The second part of the chapter 3, "Cities of Refuge", of the study book was reviewed. It was seen that the church had a pro- gram for China in those days of chaos and suffering as she has today. The mission compounds to which the people flocked in times of war and confusion, because not only -cities of refuge but centres of relief and re- demption? Remarkable progress was made in the medical work and in the development of Chinese leaders as colleagues and in the workers' con- ferences. Most essential of all was the progress made in the building up "of a Christian Church. The Lake Scugog Lumber and Coal Co., Port Perry, were busy for several days during the past--week trucking. to their lumber yard a shipment of lumber which arrived here by C.P.R. | McKenzie 'and sons, cattle drovers' of Columbus, shipped a carload of cattle to Toronto on Saturday. : Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hamilton, Mr. hours of fishing at Portview, on Lake Scugog, on Saturday evening. They returned with a fine string of mud cats, . Mrs. Milton Hodgson of Oshawa, was a Sunday visitor with. Mr, and Mrs. Norman Hughson. Mr. W. Eyers spent the week-end with his family at Hawkestone, HAD CONSIDERABLE HELP Doris, a six year old child from London's East End, was evacuated to the country. "The farmer's wife took Dorisifor a tour around the place. She showed her the garden, the chickens, the stables, and finally they arrived at the pigpen, where an enormous sow reclined in the sun. in "Big, isn't she, Doris?" farmer's wife, "And no wonder," Doris replied. "I saw her yesterday, and she had ten little ones blowing her up," ~ Percy Waxman in the Readers' said the LL with Myrtle relatives. irs. George Williams and Miss D. Digest. FIAANOLDLS and Mrs. Harry, Stacey enjoyed a few i