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HARE REA (x 'Editor and Publisher, iy & ' s iad BES Meer) prow. a CBR | ae Ae SAMUEL FARMER. T PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8rd, 1042 subscription expires $1.50 per year in advance, SP 5 cents a single copy -'ent Events . EDITORIAL py A "Such Is the patriot's beast, whers'er We ream: His first, best country ever is at home." {} | ¥ : : DISCUSSION TOPICS There are three types of people in the world _who will have something to do with conditions in Canada after the war: 1, Those who Jyant to abolish the system of « free enterprise and regulate our lives "for the' good of the social order." ¥ Baty 2. Those who want to be let alone to develop their lives and the life of the country in which they live as opportunity offers. > 8. Those who are content to wait and study the social changes proposed; to look about them in practical fashion; and to help to keep the ship of state on an even keel; equipped to ride the chang-- ing sea of life successfully, : There is a fourth class of, people that do not 1 ; care until something happens that they do not like. Then they enjoy their chronic grumbling. 0 There is but little value in discussing this class of folk, Sometimes they rise to great heights of courage and heroism; sometimes they are terrible in destruction. : Great leaders have been able to sway these masses, for good or ill. Great leaders will still be able to sway them; but to what purpose? Group Number One will have for its slogan-- "the full dinner pail", plus shorter hours, higher wages, old age pensions, mother's allowances, state medicine, and lack of personal responsibility. Essential industries are to bc .'~*o enntrolled. t All problems are to be met by the 'Government, --Education, recreation, trade and commerce, im- } migration, new avenues of international trade py So Aw PAT RES -- = wll opened; re-habilitation of soldiers effected; and, AY _ all other things required by the public fancy. b' - Everything is to be accomplished by.the "press Md the button" scheme. But who is to press. the, 1 button, and what is to happen when the button is x pressed, has never been decided, Group Number Two consists mainly of people who have prospered fairly well under "free enter. prise". Some of them have prospered extremely well--too well for the comfort of those dependent ' y upon them. They certainly don't want change, : Speaking in general, most of us have done fair- ly well under "free enterprise." Of course we have, had our troubles and privations. But we are well fed and clothed, and enjoy many lux- "ries (perhaps-too many). So why bother about the few who have not these blessings? Accord- - ing to the general philosophy of Group Two, the people who don't enjoy: & fair share of life's blessings are_ themselves to blame in large mea- = sure, 1 ¢ Re pt Nn ee Eric A. Johnston says in "Canadian Business": "Business knows that free enterprise, operating 5 pA _. under. freedoms flags offers the greatest hope for 5 security and opportunity. But this dynamic faith sn free enterprise is tempered with an under- standing of the need for reform and growth of . social consciousness in capitalism itself, and for the leadership of progressive, alert. business men in planning to-morrow's world." : This brings us to the consideration of the at- titude of Group Three, People in this group do not see world salvation either in changing every- Yor i. { {| initiative, courage, and self-reliance. Nor do we with Grattan O'Leary that Government should have means of-- i "Providing the leader with a-research staff and a secretariat to keep him and his party in- rmed of developments and trends and national ' oods and needs." ~ So many problems interwoven with other pro- bleths confront the leader of today, that.unless he is correctly informed and wide visioned, he may introduce measures that will breed ultimate dis- aster; + . A. file slogan for leadership today would be that sign seen in every village and hamlet-- "Drive Slowly, School Ahead" There you have it. Don't be in a hurry, except in great emer- gencies, Let the school be ahead for two rea. sons. '1. To read, mark, learn and inwardly di- gest. 2, To remember the children and to try to visualize the effect' of our actions, not only upon ourselves but upon future generations, It is a fine thing to have ideals, to "hitch your wagon to p'star", ete. But it is just as well to have both' feet firmly planted on the ground of practical living When one essays to introduce measures to change our daily lives. We do not want to become a people lacking in wish to become so narrow that we cannot see the larger need for united effort in great public works of transportation, conservation and defence. * » * PROPOSED CONSERVATION IN DURHAM COUNTY "The preparation of the plan is the work of experts and for its accomplishment a body of scientifically trained men should be appointed; it should have among its members representatives of at least the following fields of investigation: Forestry (especially reforestation); soils; crops; live stock; wild land animals; aquatic animals; water. engineering; public health; agricultural economics. This hody should have powers to use pertinent information, wherever available, and to initiate field surveys necessary to round out that information; and then working at all times in close co-operation with administrative officers of the Government, to draw up a working plan of land rehabilitation. and' conservation. : "It is suggested that the plan can be most use- ~fully organized by river drainage basins, since "these form natural conservation units which can "be developed as convenient. The plan should in- clude estimates of the number of men needed, and where, and op what jobs, so that rehabilitation authorities shall have the greatest amount of in- formation on which to base their arrangements. "It is not conteniplated that the technjeal ex- perts should administer the personnel, camps, ete., connected with the program; that appears to be the function of the re-establishment authorities. The function of the technical man will he to define the works undertaken and to direct the measures carried out. This will require close co-operation between all concerned; and indeed the whole program will demand co-operation alike thing to put it all under government control, or doing nothing to better conditions. They believe "in its broad aspect and in its details," ity of the unexpected happening--the a time has come to use both to the ut- FAVORABLE NEWS Events are moving so fast these days, and the good news of Allied vie- tories is repeated so often, - that there is danger that we may under estimate the magnitude of the task that still lies ahead of the Allied forces before the final victory is'won, and Germans, Italians, and Japanese sue for peace. While there is always the possibil- r is NOT won yet. Indeed, Donald Gordon says this is the time to tighten our belts, and to be prepared to accept "iron rations." This i8 because our limit in available raw materials and man power has been al- most reached. Consequently "all-out" war demands drastic. rationing, and consumer goods take second place. The main thing is to keep victory coming our way. While there has been brave and continuous Allied fighting, it has been mostly defensive warfare, We have been piling up equipment, and augmenting our military strength. The most to follow up our advantage. The scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon; the sweep of Allied gains in North Africa; the increasing rout of the German army in Russia; and grow- ing disturbances in Italy, all point to a turn in the tide of events. : --Conservation Bulletin with the developments which logically Port Perry FIFTEEN YEARS AGO tory is in sight. The war may not end should follow; the collapse of Italy, the wearing down of Japan and the sure destruction of the encircled and trapped Nazi military machine, vie- in 1043, or 1944; but it may end too with an abruptness quite startling. Of ultimate victory we are sure, but 'Education put in requests to the Coun- | with p The first "authentic" photographs of the new Ford car were shown--had been driven more than 60 niles per hour, 40 miles per hour in second gear ~--but was not stream lined, This was Model "A"; replacing Model "T", Whitby and Port Perry Boards of ty. Council for Agricultiral Depart- nt grants of $500 each. igent accounts were discussed at by the County Council. lowing pupils were presented Public Schoal Con: First Book--1| cia Palmer, 8° punctuality, and ks -- Jean Me- ts, Ruth Hall, George = akeford, each 28 play -- "The Land of' bit, under direction of y of the College of ut on at the High 'people who have behind them an ugly | play put on 'at the Public . what of the peace to follow 7 It is not too soon for us to be thinking about that peace. In fact, it is essential that we do, for there is no guaging the hyman despair or the folly which may arise out of that despair, if, in those first * precious moments of peace, we do not begin to shape the better world for which men now suffer and fight and die. The greatest problem which peace will bring is that of employment, There will be no escaping it, even if we would, To-day in this country there are thousands of people working, history of unemployment and all the evils that entails, Strahge as it may sound, the war to them spells a se- curity which in peace they did not ; know. We agree with Sherman that "War is hell" but so is peace without employment. : have 'built up a mighty war effort. 1t has taken courage and stamina and ingenuity; these things we do not lack, It has meant sacrifice and this we gave. Are we less of a people in This nation of ours, we the people; Oa We a important hi war of Hid With the unfolding pattern THE SHAPE OF THINGS fs a basic right. Here then is. a Rh To COME promise on which we can and must MM. Boyd" butild. In all our thinking, fn all our 'all agreed that our: most problem" ls 'the winning of sive strategy in North Pei wad in Ruste, - . l'time of peace? With the same will 3 we use to wage war, 80 let us fight "| this social evil. ' Man's right to work planning for 'the 'post-war world let this thought be uppermost in our niinds, The solution for the problem fmportant step In sécuring and main- of unemployment {s the first and most. Mr. Churchill's Sunday speech has been translated into twenty-four dif- ferent languages, and the part inviting and urging the Italians to make a sep- arate peace, will be broadcast daily for the whole week by the BBC. There is less cause for optimism in the fight against the J Shanose Their fighters are reckless, ruthless and tough. They can live on little food, and have entrenched themselves in widespread territory, from which it will be hard to dislodge them. County Council No Reduction in Hospital Bills County Equalized Assessment is | Deferred. Matter of Port Perry and Whitby School Grants laid over until the January Session. it Reeve Letcher Presents Report re County History County Council Backs Salvage Collection. In spite of increased employment, and the freer circulation of money, the County Council at its Nov- ember session found no reduction in the hospitalization bills presented. A matter that demands early attention is the equalization of the County assessment. But the work has been deferred for the present. Another matter that has been deferred ia the ad- justment of the claims of the Port Perry and Whitby High Schools for the County Agricultural grants to those schools--$126.40 to Whitby and $245.00 to Port Party being still unpaid. The Department of Educa- tion agrees that the claims -made by these schools are justified. Reeve Letcher, of Port Perry, reported progress for the County Historical Committee. A considerable amount of of the work has been done or is in process of writing by members of the Committee. Special mention was made of the good work being done by Mr." J. H. Ormiston, of the Times-Gazette, who is preparing the County Active Service Roll. A County wide Salvage Campaign is being spon- "gored by the County Council. There is talk of the big coastal guns in front of the County Buildings being scrapped for Salvage, bnt that is not settled. PORT PERRY H. S. COMMENCEMENT ----The High School Assembly Hall was crowdedon Friday evening of last week with those interested in the work of the School and the progress of the pupils. It was the occasion of the Annual Commencement . Exercises. : Mr. A. M. Lawrence, Chairman of the Board of Education, presided. In his address he spoke of the School as © corporate business, with the Principal as business manager, the teachers as heads of depert- ments; the Board of Education as directors, the rate- payers as shareholders, and pupils as customers. = It is a school and staff of which we can be proud, and the speaker urged the students to take full advantage of the educational opportunities offered. Two items in the program are specially mention- ed-- the Valedictory by Miss Lois Wray (printad elsewhere in this issue); and the address by Mr. A. E, O'Neill, recline? FT ESE © Mr, O'Neill gave a stirring challenge to the young folk, urging them to lay a broad cultural foundation for their life work, There should be an eagerness to learn and to accomplish the best of which they are' capable, But he warned against too mach action with too little thought. There was timely advice in the words--*'Let your body rest at intervals to give your soul a chance to catch up." : THE VALEDICTOR "S.- \ By LOIS WRAY Watch your label; it tells whem taining a Just and lasting peace. ' Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, " staff and students of Port Perry High School: It seems strange that we should use the word "Commencement" to desig- nate the day on which we lay down the work we have carried on for so many happy years. "Completion" would seem a more appropriate term. "But that would not be life, for in this world everything that marks an end also marks a beginning, The end of one day.is the commencement of another. The end of one task .the be- ginning of a new one, The tree blos- soms, bears fruit, sheds its foliage, and immediately begins preparation for another crop. So it is with our education, What we have learned at High School, valu- able as it is, is only a beginning, The end of our school work merely means (gq #3uq uo panUIUH)