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4 PIRY 4 LenB Watch your label; it tolls when your | Buktripiion apiren: | $1.50 per year in advance. "8 omte a single copy : Ah: 3 ef sade EDITORIAL " 'Such is the patriot's boul vison we roam, Ris first, best country over is at BoC oliomith: "protection of. property. T PREPARING FOR: VICTORY DAY * Years allo in the days of the South African War 'there came- news. of the relief of Mafeking or Ladysmith, We forget: which The war had dragged on for years, and jt was not totally popu- lar in Britain. The news pointed to total victory. On the night 6f the day when news eame, Toronto went wild. Men seized wash boilers and tin ~ pails, anything that would maké a noise. Nothing loose and burnable was safe.' Noise and destruc- tion were in the air, Half 'clothed men' and wo- men acted in utter abandon of joy. With memories like that as- warnings, business , men-are beginning to take- precautions for the It seam odd that such a. * program has 'to be adopted; byt humanity. has : Here is a clipping from. - the, Financial Post. that shows what is" kay to: ' be done. EPR = some curious 'streaks. ' Dept. groves Ready, Mantes all- employee plans for V-Day have been drawn up by some of the major department stores, Highlights of the plan for'one big Toron- to store: department heads to instruct own staffs -to close. their sections quietly and leave by ap- * pointed routes; elevator operators to. stay at their posts, prevent overcrowding; . drivers to continue on their routes until all parcels are de- livered; carpenters to throw up barricades around \ show windows from which all valuables will be removed. If perishables can't be economically " refrigerated, they will be disposéd of to employecs © or institutions. All paid orders for perishables thus disposed of will be filled 'thé next business day. C.0.D. and D.A. orders will be cancelled, customers' D.A. to be credited with amount of. i" purchase, _ L until all parcels are cleared to shipping dept. Mail order" conveyor belts will, run Standby staffs 'for vital | sexvices, augmented " police forces already are being orghnized at many ; points. : In practically. every community the day will be officially declared a holiday, with organized parades and solemn observances. It would be a good idea to organize a real Coun- . ty movement for the Celebration when the day ; dogs come. It looks now as though that day of Victory might be soon. A directed program of celebration would add much to its effectiveness, ; and save vandalism under 'the guise of patriotic : joy. There are responsible committees throughout the County that could take it in hand to make the Celebration worthy of the great occasion, » a LIE BE ' SYMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING Dr. Kenneth Rogers, . of Toronto, made a not- 'able address at the Lions Club last Friday even- ing. His theme was a plea for sympathetic under- "standing of the returned soldiers when they do come home. Flag waving and a royal welcome will be alright as a prelude; but the days and months and years that follow are likely to reveal the effect of the war on our men and women. Perhaps the day may come when peacefulness and steady employment on a routine job could 'become a source of itriiayon instead of a reason for thankfulness, . The rush and adventure: the hardships and the victories; the tremendous relief of tense situa-' tions; the romantic journéys tb lands, that had been nothing but dreams; the rush and roar of - Plane and tank; the necessity for implicit obedi- 'may be the feelings of some returned men. . feted. him, . going back to. England, and I'm glad. -he had better say nothing at all. " 'ence; the mapped course of lite with no pevadhal Sr responsibility. These all change' when a man "is on his own",' Those will be the days when the home folk and employers will have to - exercise sympathetic understanding. man 'or the folk affected by his erratic conduct, But he paid a big price for our safety and com- fort; and it will take many years to repay him for all he has done for.us. . : This story told by Dr, Rogers illustrates what Av aviator was just concluding his address before a service club in 'a big city. The, members had - He had been. the guest of honour: But this is what he said at.the conclusion of his speech: z "Gentlemen, -1 have been home for a month. But I am I can't live here." You don't understand. You have not been bombed. Your homes and families have been safe. - But they have been bombed in Eng- land. Their homes and loved ones have been de- stroyed. They understand." : The folk have treated me royhlly. * 8 ® & DIPLOMATS CAN BE TOO DIPLOMATIC Diplomatic language ddes not lend itself to spontaneous good-will, nor do the words selected with a fine tooth comb, always imply enmity. Prior to 'the recent Quebe¢ Conference, Stalin said he wouldn't be there, Those who know Stalin .as a man, and have studied his characteristics, . © say. that he meant what he said, only that and . nothing more. He wasn't mad, or out of harmony. 'He was too busy on his home front, and just' couldn't come. It will be a grand .day when a statesman can say frankly what he thinks, using simple, direct words. Diplomacy has been an edged tool for countless years. If a man can't say what he thinks in cases like that, perhaps Anyhow, the day for circumlocution is gone. -We are badly © in need of bluntness of a constructive kind. DAYLIGHT SAVING: Daylight saving has' always been argument. © Farmers didn't like it, and city and town folk did. ¢ In the summer, daylight saving is not so much a matter of importance, except it is hard to get the kiddies to go to bed in time to be up and at school at the proper hour. But in winter it often becomes a real hardship; and an expert would have a hard time trying to convince the average. farmer that the electricity saved in winter by daylight saving is worth the discomfort and hardship it causes in rural dis- tricts, It seems to us that the clock should Be put on, - and let us return to the days when we can get up ponding to sun time, It won't be easy either for the ~ topic for "the Port Pérry Observer dated Aug. 2, OBITUARY | JOHN J EFFREY Mr. John Jeffrey, who passed away on August 1st, 1944; at the age of 88, is survived by seven sons. _ Fred, who is manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, at Weston, Ont,, Frank at home on the farm at Prince: Albert; Clarence, manager of 'the * Canadlan| Bank of Commerce Branch, at Lash- ford, Sask., Arthur, owner of a pros- perous Creamery, at Millbrook, Ont.; Albert, on the old homestead farm at Prince Albert; Howard, inspector of | munitions at Oshawa; and Grant, at Port Perry; also a brother, Mr. 8, Jeffrey, Port Perry. Mr. Jeffrey spent his entire life in this district, and was a succehsful farmer, He took a deep interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of] the community, Was President of the Ontario Pine Grove Cemetery Co, for many years, and gave of his time and energy most freely and he with others are entitled to the credit of making] the Ontario Pine Grove Cemetery, the | beautiful place it is to-day. He was interested in Church life also, and for many years was organist and choir-| leader in the Prince Albert Churches, At the recent decoration services, Mr. 'Jeffrey was present and at his ad- 'vanced age, played the organ, to which amplifiers were attached, and a Port Perry lady who was present, said the .Six-of his sons were the bearers. 'at three o'clock in the Library. : music was very fine. The soft summer breeze carried the sweet musical notes hroughout the Cemetery. ' ' He was buried in the family a2) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert. 'service was held in the Prince Albert United Church. The Rev, W. C. Smith, pastor, conducted the service. , LO.D.E. Notes Scugog Chapter 1.0.D.E. will Joa their opening meeting of the! Fall season on Monday afternoon, Oct. 2nd, "It is urgently requested that: i eath member make a special effort to be 'present as there will be a number of plans to be made in anticipation of a most successful season, The personal property bags which were given to each member ag a sum- mer project are to be turned in at this meeting. Please. note 'this as the bags are. to be sent away shortly in order bo arrive overseas for Christmas. or 4 ts » DONATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED Anyone desirous of giving a dona- tion toward helping fill Ditty Bags for our sailors can leave same with any member of the Committee--Mrs. L. Corner, Mrs. C. Glass, and Mrs. H. Fitchett, The | Capt. R. C. Mellow Received Decoration Among 'those who receiyed honors in Italy we find. the name .of Captain R. C. Mellow; 'R.C,A.M.C;, who. has been awarded the Military Cross. His parents, Dr. F. E. and Mrs. Mellow, of Uxbridge, received word on Tuesday of last week of the high recognition made by the military authoritigs of Captain Mellow's bravery under action and further details will probably he 1x forthcoming at a later date, in the meantime his many friends ini Ux- bridge are highly pleased and extend their 'hearty congratulations to: him on receiving such recognition, EVENING AUXILIARY W.M,8. The evening auxiliary of the W:M.S. of the United Church held their regu- lar meeting in the Sunday School room of the Church on Wednesday eve, Sept. 20th. Mrs. Fitchett's groups had charge of the programme and introduced the new study book, "West of the Date Line". Our Vice-President, Mrs, R. Cornish, took the chair in the absence of the President, Mrs. S. Griffen. The Annual Banquet will be held as usual in November also the Sectional meeting will be held in Port Perry this year, i : i i" Perry. driving furiously. ture him after a struggle. ¥ --8 gun and handcuffs, phone call put in to Chief | and James' brother. James proceeded to do. sui plained. : However, Tucker was Ta At the Point of a Gun fat Friday dreting Holi 10.80, a little drama took place at Gordon Joffrey' 8 house south of Port As the story runs, County Constable James had been chasing Ronald Tucker, of Oshawa, who was In the chase the pursued car came to a standstill in a ditch near the Jeffrey house. Tucker jumped out, and James managed to cap- o things, essential in dealing with a man of this get his prisoner into the Jeffrey house; and hase James' statement at that time was that Patent was accused of reckless driving. that handcuffs were not necessary in such a case; but finally put them in his pocket and proceeded to the Jeffrey house, where he found James, After some questioning, Yomes suggested that that the prisoner be handcuffed. "Tucker whipped out arevolver, and, facing the police- 'men, demanded that they handcuff themselves. Having secured this halt in the proceedings, the prisoner took to his heels, jumped in the car, caped. By the time the handcuffs were unlocked, pur- was more or less useless. Why James did not have handcuffs, and why he did no t search his man for firearms, is not easily ex- and appears in court there next Tuesday, charged with theft (the car was stolen), and assault. But the constable lacked However, he managed ¥ lolmes, Holmes told him his prisoner, At that moment This and es- later arrested in Oshawa, The War has brought the airplane home to us in a very realistic manner even to those of us who have yet to travel in that way. At any hour of the day a glance in the sky will reveal one 'or more of these enormous birds which in a few moments may come roaring over our treetops seemingly with the idea of knocking off a chimney, and at night we go to sleep--or try to-- with their roar overhead and it seems 'hard to believe that flying is so new. However we picked up a copy of 1909, just 3b years ago, and it publish- ed an article from London, England with the above heading, which reveal- ed that the Imperial Defense Com- 'mittee had appointed a sub-committee to look into the possibilities of aviation and they had reported very favorably on "rigid dirigible balloons" for naval purposes and non-rigid, for.army pur- poses. The committee stated they considered these machines "may be- come very valuable to the army". Whereupon Sceretary Haldane an- nounced in the House of 'Commons that 'the Admiralty had ordered. "a rigid dirigible of the largest type and the: Government factory was very ENT Port Perry Lions Service was the keynote of the Lions Club nieeting last Friday "evening. Seldom has the greatness of the task been so graphically outlined. as it was upon that occadion, To bégin with, two donations to war seryites were. made--ong of $50 to the Salvation Army, and the other of $25 to the L1.O.D.E. for. ditty bags. That was the cash side of the task; but the other, that of sympathetic un- derstanding of the "returning men and women, was shown to be much more difficult to accomplish, The speaker who brought the mes- sage of the evening was District Gov- ernor Dr. Kenneth Rogers. After paying a very sincere tribute to the good work of thé Port Perry Club, Dr. fashion with the problem which many returned men would present, not only A FLEET OF AIRSHIPS Rogers - dealt in realistic] in themselves; but to the civilian popula- busy getting out three non-rigid bal- loons and two aeroplanes .for experi- Mr. Haldane added "The remarkable events of the recent all point that in the near future the aeroplane will be cap- mental purposes". few days ..... able of great results", The remarkable cvents were that Monsieur Bleriot had managed to cross the English Channel at a narrow point in an acroplane--as they spelled it in those days, and the Wright brothers in America had persuaded a glider to leave the ground and take to the air for a short distance, Secretary Haldane lived to see his prophecy wonderfully fulfilled and for all we know may now he sitting in an armchair watching bombers by thou- sands crossing the Channel that had been such a big hupdie for Monsieur Bleriot. By the way, what has our Council done towards a landing field for the London-China Ltd.? Don't laugh, 2 years ago 3 toy balloons were a "Fleet of Airships" which startled the House of Commons and they don't wake up too easily. Observer. tion as a whole, It is not possible to live for three or four, or even five years, in an atmosphere of. war, and then come home and settle down to the routine of a steady office or similar job. "How could a" man help being restless, when. visions of Dunkirk, Dieppe, North Africa and other battle fields come to mind? Those are the times when enployers and families will need sympathetic understanding. It will take time and patience to help these men and women to fit into civilian life. Another and urgent matter was brought to the attention of the Lis ~juvenile. delinquency, a matter of growing concern that will need prac- tical and careful treatment. Lion Noah Pitcher, who accompanied Dr. Rogers spoke of the Lions Maga- zine (Ontario), and urged that the local Lions make use of it to forward good news and good ideas, Deputy Governor Charlie Carter was on hand, and brought a message of cheer and encouragement, .Lion Bob Johnston was busy secur- help for the Salvation Army can- vass, / The next Club meeting will be Fri- SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher 4 To the Home Folks : Away from Home. "A few of us were talking of old times and some of the personal hard- ships of farm life. 1 remembered haw my feet ached when I first wore high top cowhide boots, after being used Lo walking the suroutiol London in light shoes. Then this story was told. of a youngster whose father bought him' a pair of these heavy boots, Thy pinched his toes. He made up his wind he would remedy that matter; so at night before he went ta bed he filled the boots full of peas, and then pourtd in water, The tops were securely tidd, Of course the idea was to stretch oe boots. They were stretched all right, for when the lad went to put on those boots in the morning he found the soles had been forced from the tops. It is said that his father was not pleased at the ingenuity of his son. Anyhow, the big boots did not pinch his feet that day. The army isn't the only place where men get footsore. We are still patting ourselves on the back in memory of the fine day we had for 'Port Perry air. Almost every other Fair round here has had a spell of rain. Oshawa had a big downpour on its main day. As golorful character in our local newspafler world has been moved fram this locality. "Scotty" Ormiston has been sent by the Times-Gazette of Oshawa, to Trenton, where the Osha- wa firm has purchased the Courier- Advocate. Scotty has been a score of years with the Whitby and Oshawa newspapers, and will be greatly miss- ed in Whitby, of which town he had become Deputy Reeve. He was in- tensely interested in keeping a reliable record of the Ontario County Armed Farces. He took part in every work that was for the betterment of his community, and was a well known figure at the Fairs, Plowing Matches, and such rural affairs as were of pub- lic interest. It is an open question as to who will be most lonesome be- cause of the change -- Scotty or the people of Whitby. It is not a simple matter to téar oneself up by the roots after twenty years of public service. He has many well wishers in this dis- trict, and we shall always be glad to hear news of him in his new home. There is more than an undercurrent of movement in Port Perry real estate. Rumor has it that a bid has been put in for the St. Charles Hotel; but as we zo to press, there is no word that the deal has gone through. The prospee- tive buyer is said to be going to fix up the property in good, progressive shape, if he gets it. Glen Owen is well on the way to making extensive improvements in his property. He has torn down the St. Charles Hotel brick shed, and is mov- Letter to Those on Active Service (disappear, More than person is visualizing a very at- tractive waterfront within' a year or 80, The old.down at the heel appear- ance of that end of Water Street will When Chiropractor! Mem- 'orial Park becomes a fact, with proper setting of trees and shrubs, and a' clean 'water front, that should make one of the most attractive front doorsteps that any village can boast. = Of epurse, this desirable result is not going to be gite thus to be made clear. one secured without overcoming many dif- ficulties, but that is 'the vision of Reeve Letcher and a number of other citizens. ~ Quite in Faring with this planning are ideas that Sam Griffen is begin- ning to put into operation, by a re- grouping of his coal and - lumber buildings, and allowing .a clear space between them and the lake, Birdseye Center is prospering, too, under the able management of Eddie Michell, It is a great change from the days when that stretch of shore was a clutter of lumber pile remnants, scrub cedar, scattered water holes and tumbledown boathouses. "It is wonderful what can be done by a person with determina- tion and vision. To cap the climax a couple of Uni- versity boys were in town the other day promoting the idea of a Youth Hostel, after 'the style of the Hostels in England and Europe of peace days. They had wheeled from Dagmar, where they had made happy arrange- ments, and were on their way to Bethany. - They could see good possi- bilities in Port Perry, and were much taken with the tobogganing and skiing on Scugog Island facing Port Perry. So you see we have our dreams. Perhaps when you come home you will help to make the dreams come true. Many strangers express sur- prise that we have not developed our manifest advantages before this. But dreaming and doing are two different occupations. However, our village did not die at the time of the great fire. Out of the ashes has risen one of the smartest looking villages in the Pro- vince, Nor did Port Perry die when the railway left us. Sweetman, Cook, and Raines keep us thoroughly sup- plied with freight. The C.N.R. express truck is a daily visitor; and Fred De- Nure is making a thoroughly good job of his bus route. He hopes to have a similar one to Peterborough soon; and is talking of putting on a bus to bring the High School students in from outlying districts. This is a sort of looking ahead letter. Triplets Born to Niece of Mrs. E. Hughes, formerly of Port Perry Born in Fort Erie, Ontario, to Mrs. Pilot Officer B.C., First boy was born Archie McDonald, and MeDonald, of triplets, all boys, Boundary Bay, on September 13th, and the other two on September 16th, Their weight over all around 11 pounds, Mother and babies are doing fine, Mrs, McDonald, the former Alma Jacobs, is a niece of Mrs. I. Hughes, a former, resident here, The great, great grandmother of the tripets died at her home in Buffalo, Sunday, Sept. 17th, 1944. She Mra. Mary Charsley; in her 93rd- year, and was was mother of George F. Charsley, who died'in Part Perry over four years ago. When informed of the birth earlier of the triplets, she said she would love to see them, and hoped they would call one George, which they did. Mrs. McDonald visited in Port Perry several times during Mrs. Hughes' re- day, October 18th, sidence here, very timely suggestion, viz, that a at last surrenders, Victory Day may be properly, regularly and uniformly celebrated. Oshawa and Whitby have already taken action along this line. A motion was proposed and carried making Reeve Letcher temporary chairman to set up a committee com- posed of two members each from the Council, Business Men's Association, Lions Club, 1.0.D.E.,.Leglon and from each Church, to arrange a program for V-Day Celebration. Ration Coupons which may be used Effective Thursday September 28th Butter--74 to 79 Sugar--14 to 43 inclusive Canning Sugar--F'1 to F10 Preserves--DI1 to D30 ing the old station building onto the- Yours truly, THE EDITOR, V-Day Celebration The Council was waited on last evening by a deputation from the Business Men's Association with a" program be set up so when Gérmany - | 7