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SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher 9 PORT PERRY PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDA Y, JULY Ist, 1943 Watch $1.50 per year in advance. your label; it tells when your Subscription expires. 5 cents a single copy L Ting os EDITORIAL = "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country ever is at home.-- Goldsmith, 7 WHAT SHALL WE HAVE GAINED WHEN THE WAR IS WON? Certain signs are beginning to appear that lead us to believe that the war will end in victory for the Allied peoples. Some people will consider that a very conservative estimate. But the fact remains that we are not yet in a position to do : the shouting. Indeed, if we continue to indulge in. strikes, and riots, and personal greed, the \ shouting may be done by our enemies.. The question arises -- "What advantages will victory bring to the Allied peoples?" The most self-evident advgntage will be that we shall have established the fact that. we, as free i people, are able to take care of ourselves, and to enforce decent conduct among the nations. ' Next, we shall have inspired a wholesome fear "Council, =r rr question of ways and means of making this new world comes up. They are all for "winning the war." Nobody of sound mind is against winning the war; but we shall be in a bad pickle if no definite plans are made to change back to the ways of civil life. We shall be in a bad pickle if our people are not taught the need for thinking and acting differently than they hive been think- ing and acting in Detroit and Los Angeles. In another column is an address delivercid by Mr. Woods before the Oshawa Rehabilitation Careful reading of that will reveal much of what has already been done of practical value for the re-instatement of men gnd women in the service, and the hundreds of thous- ands of men and women now working in the munition factories, who will be released when the order comes to "cease Aring." EN address PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Address by Mr. W. S. Woods, AsSo- ciate Deputy Minister, Dept. of Pen- sions and National Health, delivered on May 12th, 1943, to Oshawa Reha- bilitation Council. [Note--Mr, Wood, of Toronto, some niembers of County Council, and other | interested persons were also present] | Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor 'and! Gentlemen--May I suggest that our | talk this evening be quite informal, | and that if, at its close, vou wish to! questhap me, T should be anly too ghd to reply. e DEst of my ability. The period of demobilization is the | most dificult one. When our million and a half men, with their wives and children, come back to peaceful pur- suits of civil life, the period of ad- Justment is going to be a tremendous. ly difficult one which will require the services of all the good men in the (nothing ta do with hi Compulsory Resinstate- now ment. This ment Act is being administered by the Department of Labour. Under this amcasure it has Leen possible to get men re-instated, but the ditficultios were not usually inc connection with the Luger industries, but public bodies like School Bours, ote. With regard to medical treatment, a nun is entitled to ne yews free med ical treatment for conditions not re If a Lad is wounded entitled to free hospitalization for life, but for condition lated to service, he is which have service he gs entitled to 12 months free treatment, The period for which treatment ny be given is governed by the length of service for Gomonths service he is en titled to 6 mnths treatment, and for ED months service, a venr's treatment, with allowances for his family, The bulk of these boys who are being di in the hearts of our enemies, and the enemies of human freedom. Not lightly will they boast of their greatness as warrior nations. Not lightly will they attack the liberties of their smaller neighbors. Not lightly will they se¢ize and de- stroy and kill, without fear of retribution. Unity of purpose is being established among the free peoples of the world. And that purpose is to maintain human freedom. ' . foolishness and wicked wastefulness of war ns a means of gaining territory and resources. How much cheaper it is to buy them, or earn them by service to hunianity. Except for pe transitory political power that these nations. could have gained had they won the victory, the whole war -would have been a terrible loss in property and in the lives of their citizens. War does not PAY. We shall have gained an immense respect for our young men and women on active service. They have proved that, in time of crisis, they have courage, initiative, and a keen sense of adventure. New records of heroism and military adaptability are daily being written. New stories come to us of the acconiplishment of the apparently _im- 1 3 possible. When. the emergencies of war actually visit show the good qualities that free people possess. From the point-of view of character, this is the most glorious period in the history of Britain and her Allies. wt 3 TR eed Such are some of the advantages that an Allied £. victory will bring; but the greatest advantage whl come from the fact that we have scen ourselves as in a mirror--good points and bad--and we shall have the opportunity to develop the good, and correct the bad.- : ) ' In some degree the end of the war will be the - beginning of the struggle. to attain those material and spiritual methods of living which we profess to desire in the "New Wotld." . od ' and some folk become quite annoyed when the Aggressor nations will begin to understand the our peoples, they, too, rise to the occasion, and ' 71 Much is being written and said as to the futuve, ! _is required for an "all-out" wi: It is a problem that will face every citizen employer and employed--"How can these people who have been fighting our battles, and making war supplies, be fitted into the day by day life to which we havé become accustomed 2" . Certainly we need to win the war, and we have capable men and women who are making certain of that essential, A different group can render an equally fine serviced by preparing practical, and o wholesome plans for living in this world that is being conquered for free peoples. THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS These are days when it is well to be "wi serpents and harmless as doves." The press has a most diflicult part to play in the present war. It can direct the attention fof the public to what { it can he constantly bringing to light matfers that are open to criticism. The latter course, is of course, the more popular, and sells papers more readily. But the 'fpet remains that grumbling or sharp tongued eriticism seldom do any good, largely he. cause the real facts of the case are not all avail- able." The Globe and Mail is certainly right when it says that Miss MePhail's remarks regarding the judiciary were ill-timed, and ill-founded. But, as a subscriber remarked the other day, "I am get: ting very tired of the Globe and Mail's constant fault-finding, but I don't know where to get a daily paper that is' not guilty of this popula: fault." ' The unfortunate part is that there is seldom any follow-up in these eriticisms. The public or mind is simply provided with one more reason( 7) -for not doing those things that are required of all good citizens to-day. If things ave as bad as they are sometimes pictured, it is time to marshail the facts, and take legal proceedings to have thein corrected. There is no need to be constantly-jriv- ing comfort to the enemy. y PORT PERRY HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL - Promotions, Grade IX to Grade X-- (Names in order of merit) . Bruce Hull, Myrtle Duff, Albert Corner, Doris Clark, Wilfred Otten- 2 brite, Louise Howsam, Helen Hayes, Mercedes Watidel, Grant MacMillan, + Gordon Mark, Joe Ottenbrite, Eliza- beth Fralick, Lloyd MacKinnon, Mor- ley Mitchell, Mac Christie, Jeanne Cuthbert, Lorraine Smith, Roddy Foster. BCs a" Grade X to Grade XI-- (Subject in which students have not been granted standing is shown in brackets) s» Edna - Gauld (Home Economics), Audrey Kerry, Barbara Spencer, Betty Real, Elsie Holmes, Beatrice Pilkey, Edmund Steer, Harley Johnson (latin) Keith Stewart, June Cochrane, Lois 'Reader, Bernice Simonds, Rena Harri- son, -- Constance Snowdon, Theresa Leahy, Dorothea "Wooldridge, Evelyn Reader. (All Lower School promotions sub- | ject to the completion of a satisfactory project in Agriculture. Students who * left at Easter must complete at least om 13 weeks farm work; re circular 27.) Middle School Results-- '(Giade XI Language and Commercial promotions in brackets) + Pa Re Armstrong, Marie--Eng. 2, Mod. Hist. 2, Geom. 2, Latin 1, French 1, Agri. 11, 2. : © Armstrong, Rose Marie--Eng. A Mod. Hist: 2, Alg. ¢, Latin 8, French 3, Agri, I, oi Carnegie, Donald--(XI Typing) . Cawker, John O.--An. and M. Hist. . 1, Alg. 1, Agri. 1,1 (Eng, Fr. Latin) Donnelly, Theresa--Agri. I, ¢; Geom. ¢; Mod. Hist. ¢; Eng. ¢; French c. Dowson, Robert--A. and M. History, c; Alg. 1; Agri. I, ¢; (Eng, French, Comm') Franklin, Helen-- (Commercial) Glass, Clare--Eng. 3, Fr. c, Latin 3, Mod. Hist. 2, Geom. ¢, Agri. 11, c. Guy, Flora--Agri. I, ¢. Harding, Gloria--Eng. 1, Fr. 1, Lat. 1, Mod Hist. 1, Geom. 1, Agri. II, 1. Hayes, William--A. and M. History, 1, Agri. I, ¢; Grade X Math, (Eng.) Hocken, Margaret--A. and M. Hist. ¢, Alg. 1, Agri. I, 1, (Eng., Fr., Latin) Hope, Merle--Eng. ¢, Mod. Hist. ¢, Geom. ¢, Agri. II, c. Jackson, Wesley---A. and M. Hist. 1, Alg. 1, Agri. I, 1, (Eng., French, and Latin) : Jemison, Bernice -- Eng. ¢, Fr. 3, Latin 2, Mod. Hist. 2, Geone ¢, Agri. II 3. Johnson, Doreen--A. and M. Hist., c, Alg. ¢, Agri. 1,1, (Eng., Fr,, Comm.) Kerry, Mavis--A. and M. Hist, ec, Alg. ¢, Agri. I, ¢, (Eng., Fr., Latin) "Leask, Betty -- A. and M. Hist. "1, Agri. I, ¢, (Eng., Pr,, Comm.) McMillan, Emerson -- A, and M. Hist. 1, Alg. 2, Agri. I, 8, (Eng., Fr. Latin) McCoy, Marjorie--A., and M, Hist. c, (Comm,) : Moase, Verna--A, and M. Hist. 1, Alg. ¢, Agri. 1, ¢, (Eng., Fr, ;Latin) Mulligan, Irerfe-~Eng. 8, Fr. ¢, Mod, Hist. 3, Geom. 2, Agri, IT, 8, ~ . Nicholls, Everett--Agri. II, ¢, (Fr. Typing) . : Nicholls, Donald==Mod. Hist. ¢. Peel, Helen--A. and M. Hist. ¢, Alg. ¢, Agri. I, e. (Eng, Fr., Latin) 3 ' Day, Kathleen--Agri I, ¢; (English, French). Three Persons will each Phair, Wilmot--Eng, 3, Fr. ¢, Latin ¢, Mod, Hist.'2, Geom. ¢, Agri. II, 2. Ploughm:ur, Norma-- (Eng, Comin.) Reader, Joyce--A, and M. Hist, ¢, (Ene) Steer, Frances--Eng. ¢, Ir. Hist. ¢, Geom. 1, Agri. 11, ce. Stone, Willic--A. and M. Ilist. ec. Alg. e, Agric ld, 1, (Eng, Fr., Latin). + Tristram, Dorothy---A. and M. Hist, Alg. ¢, (Eng. Whitmore, Allg. e, Agri, 2, Mad. John--A, and M. I, ¢ (Eng, Fr, Latin) + Wilkings, Roy -- Agri.'T 3, (Eng, Typing) Williams, Robert-- A. and :M: Hist 3, Alg. ¢, Agri I, ¢ (Eng. Fr, Latin) Students qualifying under Ci No. 27 must complefe at FE. R. McClellan, Principal. ---- tee F ishing Season Opens July 1st Fishermen! Bill Taylor is offering a handsome trophy for the largest fish (by weight) caught in Lake Scu- *lgog in the fishing season of 1 Take a look in the window of Taylor's Restaurant, and you will see the trophy. Make. your entry, Secure your fishing 'tackle, get up real early, gb fishing, and the hest of good luck to you, Don't forgef to get up early. Muskies of the large variety are early foragers, jo TE Hist. 2, ular least 13 weeks farm work to sceure standing. community: = I am of the opinion that we must plan now for yeliabilitation, for Hough | our efforts are now bent towards win- wings the war, nevertheless we must at the same time be planning for the days to come, It Is very commonly said by the authorities that the second war occurred only twenty vears later, because no planning took place for the days that "followed the first World War. I can speak from personal ov: perience, ahd most of you will remem ber, that there was little or no plan ning for rehabilitation while the wan was on, This. planning must, theyre fore, tuke place now. So So far as the men and women in the Forees ave concerned, they are plan- ning now, according to letters we re from men Nine Air Force Men, in a recent broadeast by the BEB.C, were asked to give their opinions on rehabilitation, amd these men gavelas then" opinion that plan- Wee receive letters all the time enquiring what is going to happen when this all over, One letter stated that two Lads, while sitting in their hot to- aether, got talking about what they would do after the war was over, They had been raised on farms and would like tovsettle on one towether 1s the Government going to give any assist- ance? This is a topic of convertion in mess halls, huts and hospitals. They ave_planning now, and that, after all, is the least we can do in return fin what the boys arc doing for us. There has been planning going on for a long time. In fact for almo-t three years this question of rehabilita- tion has been considered hy a general Committee, and ten sub-committees, meeting in Otlawa- the wembers of which all serve in a voluntary capa- city. They have sub-committees on! such matters as Demobilization, amd | one of the questions before this suli- committee is--- shall we release the men from the Army on their return, or shall it be as industry and voeation- al training clas ; 4 ceive OVErseis. ning should be going alicad now, sowill absorb them? There is a Sub-Committee to deal with the special problems of women discharged from the At the present time there ave 25,000 women in the Forces, and the objective this year is 50,000. These women will pro - sent problems when they come out. 'Work by the Committee 1% proceed ing--The Sub-Committee on Land Set- tlement, Vocational Training and Fdu- cation have already submitted their recommendations, and the Committee on Demobilization has just completed itsowork, The Committee on Employ - ment is still sittipsg, and 1 hope that groups like this across the Dominion will feel free to write in and make their suggestions! These Sub-Committees report to the General Advisory Committee, and the General Advisory ommittie reports to the Caljinet. If the Cabinet agree with the * recommendation, then it emerges from there in the form of an Order in Councijor Act of Parliament. The Clothing Allowance for six months' serivee is $35.00 less for les- ser servige--but the adequacy of this allowance is at present under consid- eration, Transportation, with travelling, ex- penses, is provided to all discharged persons to the point of enlistment or to the place of bona fide residence, Jor instance, if a man has met and married, say, in Alberta, and had cn- listed in Ontario, there is no point in paying his transportation to Ontario, when he has settled in Alberta, There has been passed an order pro- viding for ¢ompilsory re-instatement for men who left permanent employ- ment -- under circumstances not less COrees, favorable than at the date of enlist- Charged Irom ie services --dovetopredy weaknesses during training aft they have therefore heen seveencd ont and discharged as quickly as the weakn vevealed itself. Through our treat- ment regulations these discharged men are covered by health protection even though the disability from which they utter has no relation to their service, Aman who enters insurable cmploy- ment upon discharge can he ereditedy with the time spent in the sinee July Ist, 1940, the date the Un. cnployment Insurance Aet beeame of - fective, just the same as if he had po mained behind and been engaged in Forces munitions work, and One Department of Pensions pays the contributions of both cinplover and employee. the Civil provided for discharged men pof. this Preference in Service is war on the same basic as that applicd to veterans of the Gread War, of whom 17,000 po were appointed to permanent the Civil. Service amd 0000 in temporary positions Tin know, to tions in preference applics, ad von those with overaeas séiviee but not to crvaee in Canada only. Veterans Land Aot jo de signed to meet the shortcomings of the Soldier Settlement et after the Great Ware The new measure allow CHUTE np ta 0 ht the settler mins The now live an the Tuned for 100 years hefore equity. Thy Eto prevent the possibility of his tak cashing in on this 407, It ic expected clile on ty his coguity in enh. that many men will wish to stad holding neo industeie sor mines a that fecase af shutdown they will be sure of a liveliliood, But the most important measnie: is the Poot Order, and Driccharee Re-cstablishiment Thi nnemplovment, protects discharged men in- capacity forowork, amd also provides against acsictanee Tor Goemers amd those en- tering: haciness on their own qecount while awaiting veturns, or while leam- ing a trade or brushing uj on their shill, Maintenanee benefits md student fee may be paid to any lad who ean attain entry to a university within 15 months of discharge for a period equal to the length of his seivice. Li The rates payable while taking vo- cational trang, while ont of work, while awaiting returns on his farm, or while going to university are $141.20 per month to a single man, and per month to a married man plus al- Towanees for his children of the same vide as that paid to him while he served in the Forces, These rates are considered adequate today but em he re-examined if not found co at a latter date, - Following the Great War vocational trajning was only granted to those with a disability or to minors; thas only S80 were able to qualify. An-{ The first will be the million men and other 100 were settled an the Loud, swomen engaged in munition work, and the remainder almost 0 were They will reach the labour market iver a war service gratuity, The | Hirst, Next will be the men and present rehabilitation program applies to all those who » Canadian hoy or girl must be held down for lack of educational oy vocational training if we cafijive it to them, as it is to these fonng people that we look for our leaders in the years tos come, Ours is a program of opportunity combined with security --opportunity for everyone and scewdty for a given period not for ever. 1 question the wisdom of Tabelling a man a "veturncd soldier" for the rest of his days, Another phase of the rehabilitation program is the establishment of Wel- fare Offices in all large centres across the Dominion. 1 hope that Mr, Bass Dawson, our Toronta Welfare Officer, will act as liaison between you and myself. The primary function of these erve, J To the Home Folks Away from Home. to tell you of all the changes in Port Perey's population; but herve are a fow more that will keep you fairly well in- formed, You remember where Ted Jackson used to Jive, Well Gordon Reesor is Hiving there now, and Ted: has moved apron the front street (Queen St, by the way) and has been in the Charles Parish house for quite awhile, dab Carnegie is living in the house form. chy occupied by Mrs, Thompson and Mus. Emmerson, Sr, just opposite the Fabez Crogicr house up on Cochrane street, beside Jim Staley, Coming Farther this way on Coch- street Mr. and Mrs. 0 V, Lindsay, in the W, A. Christy house, Down where Hugh Lucas used to live ard. Myr, Mis. Howard Gibson. Walter Symes is in the Britton house vrposite: Beare Motors, and My, and Mec Wariner and family are in the hose: formerly occupied by the late Mo Mack arlane, Des Armstrong rane are and isin the Mellow hose just the other side of the Jack. --oneivage, and FL Avgue is in the vers house at the corner, We are delighted to see Mis, Arm- rome MacFarlane established in hor Mr. . Ewen has Loweht the Thory Willard property on Perey street, amd James Cawker who ses heen living in the Willard house ta purchased the MeKay property on doh street. > You will likely think a lot of this old news, own home apain, Itiss bat as 1 owas making the vounds, I thought the changes noted might be lista], We shall be missing "Giddy" Mae- Metter (Gordon). He in the city now, and iseextending his Enowledee of the printine business, He will be The Star Olive Will remember him with=plea- ures It is to be hoped he will he able to teach those city printers a thine oF Two, Arter Ti round ex- perience here from washing presses to some of a happy hoy wherever he ctling posters. Letter to Those on Active Service I don't know whether I shall be able fospitrh Wired --Mark--is--in--the late Mr and Mrs. Wm. Cutts, Th 4 Another loss to us, and the city's wa, is Owen CLitf, Just what the Boy Scouts will do without him, 1 "don't know; but probably he will ex- creise a bit of remote control. The Scouts ave not the only ones who will Piss him, for he was a' good head in a number of activities, not the least important of which was the United Church Sunday School. Owen believes we the Church, and supports it in prac- tical fashion. ' An interesting event will be the pri- vate sale of pictures painted by the are delightful artistic productions of the old school. Modernism found no place in their pictures. It will be nice th know that many homes will be graced by sketch of these talented artists, some Arnold Fallis and Jim Cawker have their call. Jack MacGregor and Don Carnegie have gone to work at Ped- T's. One bond the younger fellows are leaving v& We are missing them. Searcely anyone can Teave us now without causing a gap in our working organization. Most of the older folk are working longer hours, and are Wishing they could get help. Housewives are wondering how they are going to get along with their fruit canning, considering-the small supply of sugar for that purpose. Thirty-five pounds for a family of three seems small, when we used to use a hundred pounds. But we are not grumbling. Taken altogether, the rationing sys- tem is working: out well, and is not inflicting any great hardship. Sugar Seems to be the hardest to get along" with the reduced amount permitted. We have had a week of fine weather, and, first thing we know, there will he a complaint regarding the lack of Already the heat is receiv- ing gruarded comments. But complaint 15 renevally curbed if you say--*"Re- member the cold of last winter?" - 4 moisture, Cheerio, Yours truly, THE EDITOR. \ preference in employment for them and to work im close havmony with the Unemployment Insurance Commission amd in co-operation with National Se- lective Service, and I may say that ve have enjoyed the fullest eatoperation irom them, This program equips men for work so that they ean hold professional op vocational jobs, but the great prolilem af postwar ceonomy designed to pro- vide full employment for all our peo- ple is being studied Ly the Commitiee of Post-War Reconstruction, a com- mittee uf 6 olen outside the public ser- vice tis a basic assumption with | them that the basic requirement for Canadian prosperity and Canadian progeess at the end of the war is that every individual who is able to work and wishes to work should have a de- cent opportunity to J Not a real deal of publicity attending the work of this committee for the reason that its program will not: become of - feefive until the war is over. I just want to niention a few handi caps which our overseas lads will suf. for, In the first place the overseas men will be the last to he demobilized. S50. women with short service in Canada. I question the wisdom of retaining these people in the service and crea - ing a rehabilitation problem thereby until all those overseas are returned. The men, then, who have given most will enter the labour market last, un- less something is done about it hy conmmitteés such as yours, Another handicap lies in the fact that, during their thousands of temporary have been engaged by our Inigo way s absence many employees il- stems and by large industries thiat have agreements governing sdn- iovity rights with the unions. [I fuh not disparaging the preservation of seniority rights; I believe in this prin- ciple. It will protect many service men who left employment, to serve. Welfare Officers is not to obtain jobs for discharged men, hut to establish a But what about the boy overseas who Land thus gain seniority rights? tunity to work for an industry or-a railway as a vesult of war activity He his no former position to which to re- turn. He will be'at the tail end of the procession when it comes to enter- ing the railway service or the indus- tries to which 1 have referred. This is areal handicap. There is one way of solving this, problem My, compulsory legislation compelling employers to take a quota of overseas men. Sir Ian Fraser was sent to Germany following the Great War to «tidy this problem and the ef- feetiveness of this law which Had been pissed in that country, and after see- jie conditions at first hand his advice wis "No", The other way is'the voluntary way, and I wish to point out to you that the the voluntary not was sent ---- each one. volunteered to gro overseas, and I hope the community will feel-the same way and that we will be able to get busi- ness men to volunteer to give a pre- ference, Following the Great War int was known as the reat things were ac- by this scheme whereby pledged themselves to give preference to returned men. We would be glad of your suggestions regarding voluntary preference for discharged persons, Private initiative and freedom to act will be restored by degrees as soon as the welfare of the community permits it, If private initiative is completely restored in the post-war era und regimentation and control cor- respondingly withdraw then surely we have to rely on the goodwill of the community and of groups such as yours. boys overseas chose way one CARD OF THANKS The Committee in charge of the Navy League Tag Day would like to express their appreciation to all those who by tagging, advertising or help in an way, made the day successful, To the citizens who gave financially to this worthy cause, may we say -- "Thank You," went over in 1939, who had no oppor- A further donation of $3 has brought the total to $80.00. win a Ton of Coal at the Lions Club Draw, Monday, July 5th rt To = K: i) 2 EA 5) Eh LS 4 oR i 1 PR ER wt AS & HY 1% ANE, PRA 3 Fra Ta i% No Lk