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A -- Sere Watch your label; it tells when your Subscription expires. ~ $1.50 per year in advance 5 cents a single copy 3 PLA b EDITORIAL Buch is the patriots boast, where'er 'we roam, Bis first, best country over is at home.--Goldsmith. BRITAIN CLAIMS OUR CONSTANT LOYALTY As the final struggle for victory grows more intense, it is-but natural that there shall be misunderstandings among the Allies. Our loyalty to the British Com- monwealth will be needed more and more as the weeks and months pass. It is the business of our enemies to sow disunion among us. That is one of their main "secret weapons", It can be very effective, and will be used increasingly, especially as war torn countries are liberated. Of one thing we are certain, British in- tentions and purposes are not self-seeking in"these days. Her saorifices are enormous. The problems to be solved by her leaders are almost beyond solution. What seems to be right and necessary at the moment, may cause great trouble and the loss of many lives. Human nerves and emotions are in an abnormal state. *Oppressed peo- of war and discharged persons-are included, the total of those who have served or are serving would be 5,500,000. As early as 1943, more than half of all British womén (18 to 40) were in the Ser- vices or pdustry. Casualties to Britain's Armed Forces have totaled one out of every ten. More than 57,000 British civilians were killed and almost 79,000 injured by enemy action up to the end of August, 1944. Of the total killed, 23,7567 were women, and 7,260 were. children. No other nation has made as great a contribution to human welfare. * * » C. C. F. WANING? ' (Winnipeg Free Press) The CCF talks of soon taking over the Govern- 'ment of British Columbia, but in the recent muni- cipal elections in the largest city of that province it failed to elect.a single candidate for the council Devotional exercises were con- ducted by Rev. W. C. Smith, who gave an inspiring and practical address in connection with their municipal duties. He congratu- lated the Reeve and Councillors upon their opportunities for pub- lic service. AF f Reeve Letcher welcomed the new members and spoke words of appreciation of: those who had retired from the service. He made special reference to the long and helpful service which had been given by the late R. M. Holtby. FRA He introduced the new Hydro -- Engineer, Mr, Sulman, formerly Lh Wk yr too. As things are working out of dissension. Se bir Laie io fae told. For instance: in industry. All men between 18 and 61 are subject to ples are not in a position to make wise choices, nor can they immediately decide whether their liberators are their friends or enemies, for the shells, that liberated their city or country, did much damage, When it comes to the final peace settle- ments, these difficulties of motives and hi purposes will be accentuated. * In the days to come, it will be well to re- member that even our Allies may be wrong. vention in Greece was necessary, a point that was conceded by President Roosevelt in his recent address to Congress. Russia's requirements and her ultimate treatment of Poland may also be the cause x # It will be wise for us to be slow of criticism of British policy. policy may not always be right, but we be- lieve it will be honest of purpose; and based on a real love of freedom for all peoples. When we think Britain wrong, it will be well to remember the words of Sir John A. Macdonald--*"I don't need the support of my friends when I am right. am wrong that I need them." BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT Publicity regarding Britain's War Effort : RAR is overdue. For strategic reasons many facts have been withheld that cg now be Of the 15,910,000 males in Britain, between the ages of 14 and 64, inety-four out of every hundred have been ~Anobilized in the Services or in industry. "- Qut of sixteen million women between 14 and 59, seven million are in the Services or and five for the school board, but they were all left at home, With contestants for the mayoralty the CCF candidate was a close sécond, but he had only 11,711 votes out of a total of 84,783. ~The failure of the party in Vancouver was sim- ~ ilar to that in Edmonton-and other places, In overwhelming defeat and they, also lost a seat in council. It remains to be seen what they will do, or suffer, in the elections. in Toronto on: New Year's Day. : iE The CCE should be pretty well convinced by this time that it is not wanted as a political party in the municipal field. Its frequently impractical proposals and lack of a sense of financial respons- ibility algo Help to account for its rejection by the municipal electors, a British inter- NOTES AND COMMENTS _ Ontario Legislature is slated to convene Feb- ruary 16th. - Proceedings should be of unusual in- terest with an Assembly containing two such figures as Hon. George Drew and Mitchell Hep- burn, Almost anything can happen, : * LES ; That We believe in the need of a Dominion-Provincial Conference, The sooner the better. : SE, Pye Bele LY ren "Auto drivers are being told that they will have to make their tires last six months longer, as there will be no new civilian-supply until mid-summer. It is when I 2 ap Ro Wn ming 5, 7k a ean The United States Government is seeking to reduce and perhaps eliminate its wheat subsidies. If it can be properly arranged 'every tub should stand on its own bottom." * * * OPTIMISTIC : The face of Old Ontario is buried deep in snow; 'But the heart of Mother Nature lies resting down below. Tia There are riches in those snow banks, as every = draft. The number actually serving in the farmer knows, ~~ § : Armed Forces in June, 1944, was 4,300,000. He will see them coming to the top_of every stalk If the number of killed, missing, prisoners that grows. "To the Taxpayers | of Port Perry ing fame or any hand-shakes nor am I trying to upset tradition completely, just because I am one of your Councillors for this year, but I would like to obtain help from all the taxpayers, not 8 corner gossip. : ~ Mr. William (Bill) Chapman and myself are new members to 8 your Council for 1945. We can- | not expect to step in and do t wonders for your: village as we are just "green-horns"; but you can help constructively by writ- ing to us or to any individual in the Council, your grievances, your criticisms, also: your ideas | | | In writing this I am not seek-|. | | / on how: -certain "improvements 'i can be done--the things that should be done--how to obtain ts the money to do these things; he the post-war projects, the water (§ gystem, the lake front, the lake, eo. the garbage collection, the ro - atreets, the Town Hall, the taxes, ete. It is only through your help that we can serve you (the taxpayers of Port Perry) conscientiously believing we are doing our best. "One thing I would like to tell you all--that the financial re- muneration received by each Councillor for the year is onl I $50.00, so you can se¢ how muec time is put in, how many insin- ¥ \ (DE uating remarks, how many ver- their resources they find they are bal "calling-downs" a Councillor considerably short of the $1650.00 must take as well, for less than needed for the venture. There $1.00 per week--no man can fore in anticipation of the gen- please all people. | eral public's generosity they Talk is the cheapest form of have again distributed milk bot- amusement and it can be made tles among local merchants, the most expensive if carried too where the public can from time far, so please give us help, PUT to time deposit small and large IT IN WRITING -- your com- change as they see fit, for the plaints, your helpful ideas, and welfare of our splendid local we will do our best to serve you boys, -who not only sacrifice the efficiently. chs "comfort we call home, but also ' It is my desire to try and give are sacrificing their lives -- to you, the taxpayers, the infor- which we haye had brought mation that goes on in the af; home to us this past week in the fairs of the town. to try and have this paper, "The for which our deep sympathy Port Perry Star" carry a special goes out to their relatives. column entitled the "News from If any individual or individuals the Council" or some appropriate of the community should feel heading so you will be kept up- that they would like to contribute to-date on what your town coun- 4 Jittle more than "via the milk cil are doing and thinking about. bottle route" would they kindly - Get the clear-view of the whole get in touch with the above com- situation, write us and write us mittee, or any member of the again; if you have some ideas let [ions Club, and it will be seen to us have them--we can't do the, that it will be distributed equal- impossible; but you can help us Jy among the local boys. - do the things that should be done.' "yy, would also appreciate hear- % E. G. Michell ;,.0 of any change of address that tt has taken place within the last . : three months, if you will kindly Cigarettes for ~~ advise us at once, 4 - : We take this opportunity of So diers ": thanking everyone tho in the past have supported us so splen- didly in this work, and know we will have the same loyal support The Lions Club committee looking after soldiefs: comforts, consisting of Lions Fred Brock, | vestigated. I am going death of two of our young heroes] Ray Cook and Bob Johnston, con- template sending another parcel] to our local boys overseas for their comfort. In, considering Sr in the future. BOB JOHNSTON, Chairman, War Service Committee. (Telephone 89) ¢ of Cannington, He referred to the fact that but little interest was shown by school trustees in the nomination meeting. Lg Considerable discussion arose about school finances; and it was generally conceded that the -{ Board of Edutation is doing-a fine piece of work with as low expense as i8 consistent with efficient educational service. In the discussion re Hydro matters, it was pointed out that with Rural Hydro system, a bet- ter service can be secured at a lower rate. This idea will be in- This work is so arranged in Uxbridge and Can- nington. ~~. = The increasing use of Hydro Power is 'making' it necessary to extend the local system, and to ensure a tie-in® with some other electric system to ensure perma- nency. aa The Members Speak. Councillor Gerrow read a thor- oughly SRprecifiiivg note regard- ing the 'work &f Reeve Letcher. He advocated the establishment of--a garbage collection system. He also favored further develop- ment of the water front. Councillor Brooks told of his work on streets and sidewalks. Dealing with town planning, he -- {was of the opinion that this phase of municipal affairs should receive careful attention. Many educational advantages re roads are offered By the Province and the County. Through the good neighbor policy of adjacent mu- nicipalities, Port Perry is able to carry on its road work by borrowing road machinery which the town does not yet possess, and has not possessed for many years. Mr. Michell, a new Councillor, was wary -about promising what he was going to do as an officer. He asked for greater publicity of municipal work. Councillor W. G. Chapman spoke in the same vein. Private- ly, he told the Reeve that. if he fulfilled all the requests of rate- payers so far, he would have a busy year. H. G. Hutcheson spoke of his own municipal service and ex- pressed the feeling that 'the Council .would do good work. In the discussion as to High School costs to Port Perry, the Uxbridge financial statement was produced and) showed the following figures. The corres- ponding figures for Port Perry follow: Uxbridge Receipts in grants .... rsrereae $10,692 Port Perry Receipfs "in grants coe. $12,675 Uxbridge Agricultural : Grant _............. wend 96.00 Port Perry Agricultural Grant Loe SEAN $1870.00 Cost to Uxbridge Ratepayers .............. $11,753.00 Cost to Port Pérry Ratepayers .............. $ 5,000.00 Principal Cornish spoke of the growing school population. In a survey, he found 57 pupils at- tending Port Perry School that did not start their school life there, Mr. Mansell Gerrow expressed pleasure at the meeting, and felt Port Perry Inaugural Council Meeting that much can be learned at such meetings, He hoped that some industry could be started to hold the growing population which we now have. ~ Mr. Letcher told of steps taken to secure the re-opening of the Shoe Factory. The present dif- ficulty lies in the scarcity of shoe leather. Negotiations are still on foot; but will not be concluded immediately, Chief Holmes favored the gar- bage collection idea. Snow should be removed by the occupant of the residences or other buildings. Ronald Peel spoke of the Agri- cultural Course and stated that this study had not .interfered with the academic standing of the school. Mr. Smallman congratulated Mr. Letcher upon his accession to the office of Reeve for the thirteenth successive year. Mr. Letcher has done an excellent piece of work financially. - He felt that the small atten- due to the fact that things are going along smoothly. If any- thing is seriously wrong, there], would be a full house. Mr. Griffen spoke on behalf of the Business Men's Association |i by request. He praised the work of the past Council; and urged that steps be taken to invite people to come to Port Perry. He felt that the dump should be carefully controlled. He hoped for a supper meeting of the Busi- ness Men's Association ht an|i early date. Mr. C. C. Jeffrey spoke of Mr. Letcher's good work. Plenty of |! information is coming to him re business growth, as he is nomi- nally the Secretary of the local Board of Trade. ng He proposed that there be an opening maintained round the intake--some four to six feet.|¢ This should allow the escape of I John Raines, Assessor, spoke of his work. He found hardly any appeals. Apparently . the ratepayers were satisfied or were indifferent, He is looking for- ward to the day when there would be a County Assessor. The following Standing Com- mittees were appointed: Finance and Assessment-- Messrs. Letcher and Gerrow. Hydro and Water-- Messrs. Chapman and Gerrow. Streets and Sidewalks-- Messrs. Brooks and Michell, | Public Welfare-- Messrs. Michell and Chapman. Property and Parks-- Messrs. Gerrow and Brooks. itn. ssr------E AE A Pp = er == Gnor. Norman Gilboord Loses an Arm Gnr. Norman Gilboord, 24, Royal Canadian Artillery, suffer- ed the loss of his right arm as the result of injuries received in Holland, Nov. 26. Son of Alex. Gilboord, Roxton Rd., Toronto, he enlisted in 1939 and has been overseas since November, 1942. Norman formerly lived in Port Perry and received his education here. ~~ Hockey News Oshawa Junior "Bees" served notice that despite their youth and lack of size, they are not go- ing to be any "push-overs" in this South Ontario Hockey IL.ea- gue. The "Bees" are entered in this loop through courtesy of the S.0.H.L. teams, so that they can get some competition while Lawaiting action in the O.H.A., Jr. "B" playdowns, into which the "Bees" have been given a bye. They played their first game of. the schedule out in Port Perry "| touch with the outside world. 5 4 a ' AD PR SCALE Le REAL NRE) 4 dA SrA AO Ns CR Ast DBO AS 10 at ge LASr oi 4 » ] SAMUEL FARMER Editor and Publisher To the Home Folks Away from Home, There are just two classes of people in Port Perry these days. 1. Those who get out and down town somehow, generally because they have to. 2, Those who can't get out, and wish they could. The main topic of conversation is snow--here, there, and yonder; and the big question of the day is--How much of the "beautiful" shall we have by Spring ? But weather is unpredictable, and first thing we know we may have a January thaw, and be wondering what we can do with all the moisture. There is a coat of fourteen inches of ice on the lake, plus a heavy blanket of snow. This latter is so thick that the problem of reaping the ice crop is not likely to be easy. However, the cold snap has removed an immediate need for ice. The snowplows have kept our front street open, and we are in daily The a ! ! I= mails come in (sometimes a bit late), dance at nomination meetings is| und the buses stilt take the war work. ers to Oshawa. when necessary; but they certainly People go to Toronto lon't take the ride for pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brock left on Monday to spend the rest of the winter n Florida. Report says that our other Port Perry citizens (except Mr, Fred Beatty) are doing well, health has not improved as was hoped. Mr: Beatty's Mrs. "Jimmy" Read, was taken with a sudden illness and had to be removed to the Oshawa Hospital. from her daily walks up and down the We miss her rill; and those for whom she worked APES Letter to Those on "Active Service so faithfully niiss her even more. Mr. AE. Rogerson, who for some years was a resident of Lakeside Beach and of late in Port Perry, died at Oshawa Hospital, on January 4th, and was buried in Toronto, where he formerly did business as a coal mer- chant in the East end of the city. \ * * » There is considerable stir among the young folk, who are doing their level best to make a place for themselves in hockey. The townspeople are behind them; but the sledding will be a bit tough, for the boys find themselves in fast company. However, as one man remarked--*you learn more in a game with good players, than you do in a game with men you can beat easily. If the boys follow the puck as steadily and courageously as Ricky DeShane and Ross Roach, they will make their 'goals and win their games just as the lads of former days did. Port has a good hockey record; but some of our good players are playing a different game as you know. LJ * * Two more names have been added to the Port Perry "Honour Roll" and two more homes have been bereaved of a loved son, Tpr. Fred Andrews was killed on active service in Italy on December 17th; and Flying Officer Wm. Leahy, who was an instructor, lust his life on active service December d1st. All honour to their memory. Yours truly, The Editor: ES ast Friday and turned in a very fine showing while registering a 7-0 victory, The local lads flash- ed some pretty combination slays and -although they found the going a little rugged on the smaller ice surface," they man- iged to hold their own. In the other South Ontario loop fixture bad-smelling gases. at Uxbridge rink, there was no y result, game, unpassable, due to snow drifts so the game had to be postponed. According to a report, the Port Perry team will be much better than that 7-0 score indicates but had only two practices prior to their first game. ° because there was no The roads to Uxbridge (Times-Gazette) Tpr. Fred Andrews Mrs, Edith-- Andrews received official word last week that her son, Tpr. Fred A. Andrews, had been killed in action in Italy, on December 17th, 1944, Fred was 25 years old; was born in England and came to Canada when seven years of age. He received his education in the Port Perry School. nlisting in the early part of the war, he re- turned to Canada after being shot in the chest. Six months later, he volunteered to return to the front. On July 16th, 1944, Fred mar- ried Helen May Avery, of Toron- to.. Twelve days later he left to go overseas for the second time. He was associated with the Prin- cess Louise Dragoon Guards. Surviving him, besides his wife who lives in Toronto, are his mother, Mrs. Edith Andrews, and brother Charlie, both of Port Perry. - -- NOTE--As it takes almost a week to have a-cut made from a photograph from which to print, picture and fuller details were not available for last week's issue. } Owing to a fire which occurred in the premises of the concern which makes our printing plates, the picture of Tpr. Fred Andrews has been delayed in the making. Fortunately the photograph was saved, FENG RE SRT | Newfoundland, Flying Officer T. William Leahy Killed On Active Service The residents of Port Perry were saddened last Thursday to hear that Flying Officer Thomas William (Bill) Leahy, had been killed on active service overseas, on December 31st, 1944. Bill was born in Brock Town- ship on August 19th, 1918, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leahy. He started to school in Brock township. The family moved from Orillia 18 years ago to Honeydale, where Bill attend- ed the Yellow School. He com- pleted Perry High School, after the famliy moved to Port Perry, 13 years ago. Bill was employed by the firm of Jeffrey & Taylor at Port Perry for some time; later he worked for General Motors at Oshawa. He enlisted in the Royal Can- adian Air Force on December 13, 1942, receiving his training at Manning Depot, Angus, Eglin- ton, Pendleton, N.B. and Camp Borden, at which place he won his Wings on February 11, 1944, and received his commission as Pilot Officer. Going overseas in April, 1944, he was there only a short time, when he was promot- ed to the rank of Flying Officer. Bill was a member of the Ro- man Catholic Church. He was a quiet, unassuming chap, well liked by all who knew him. He was ambitious and always eager to help when opportunity offered. « He is survived by his parents; three gisters, Irene and Mary of Oshawa and Theresa at home; three brothers, Pilot Officer John Leahy, R.O.A.F., stationed at L.A.C. Edward (Ted) Leahy, R.C.A.F., of Sum- merside, P.E.I,, and Clarence at home, "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for hig friends." : Ca ag Wart v his education at Port tly