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: Watch your label; it tells + when your Subseription expires. * = $1.50 per year in advance 6 cents a single copy ee cs WK EE Er MAN MTL CA TT PO RT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ORTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 1945 ENTE) SAMUEL FARMER Editor and Publisher EDITORIAL I. 0. D. E. Ania) Reports ~ y Sid SCUGOG CHAPTER LO.D.E. WAR WORK COMMITTEE -- Letter to Those on; 2 Aad 3 Hit -- FINANCIAL STATEMENT LAR : Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, Bis first, best country ever is at home.--Goldsmith. ; e s - t neh ~~ JANUARY 15th, 1944 to JANUARY 15th, 1945 wos IN Active Service °* EE ate 1 : | : RECEIPTS i : CANADIAN INDEPENDENCE? i of the Jun ps 3 the Jaye pas Britain, DONALIONS iivepirieirirnensiiirionss essere sess sesssessssees etnies A $ 178.00 EE hr i % : : RI i the nation that had rich investmbnts in every con- Special Donations: BNE 1 Canada has dono a fine piece of work Jn the tinent has spent her all in the cause of freedom. by cial C LT 66 To the Home Folks ~ f v : war. It is a virile people that populate this land pecia Lanva Rai + rut i Bentereconin teess tad $8066.26 -- 8 of immense resources. But it is not a land that It is a gloomy picture for Britain but for one Port Perry Salvage Committee .......pecrininiinsiensessesennnnes 98.10 Away from Home, - 3 can afford to flaunt its independence in this day Jock 1 in) ERs Sula shove SI) ablier fants Fair Board woven 457 Y h folk nt £ ; British character stands unsullied in her tre- Scugog: Chapter 1.O.D.E.: our home folk are following the The beauty of it Is that the of great unions, . ? mendous war effort. * She is emerging as a nation Service Librarics Fund ......... radio news pretty closely these days, | will be forthcoming. Almost el To attempt Canadian independence at this mo- of splendid courage, and high ideals. That she Prisoners of War Fund We are hoping that the big news will | body has been buying War Bond . % EN will reniain "third place" is unthinkable, for na- 5h " break some day soon, And yet we| War Savings Certificates. Ever" ment would be an affront to Great Britain, and 2 I d Corvette Fund ................... : ' t with Britain and the other Dominions is so es- tional greatness is not founded on possessions, else I.L0.D.E. Blanket Fund .......... are not fooling ourselves much. We| children have their savings in A : a vould the Roman Empire still hold sway. Indeed, A em did a little too much of that last Fall.| forms, . 1 sential. It would be an affront at a time when ¥ p y. Layette iin : EAA : 9h ¢ vealth and temporal power may become destruc- Tm . But, no matter how tough you may i Britain most needs the support of all her peoples wealth a p p y m 184.90 ; ; Ai . , ive forces. Life has a million illustrations of ) find it out there on the front, the net| We had a little thaw last Satu: to retain her prestige in a world in which supreme tive $1102.97 3 ; 4 . ; that fact ! 'oo result is better daily, better than it| We don't know whether we wa power is the prize to gain, which is the under- ; Sale of Tickets for Draw eines, OSCR 24.60 h . : : J ' ' gs ; as been for years. It looks like a|big thaw or whether we are co lying cause of world wars. 7 oe This is no time to desert Britain. Canada is Fair Prizes ....... Vrs. ww 6.90 finish £ - ; ; young enough and potentially rich enough to be Sale of Sox Wool for Ditty Bags nish for Germany at least. to look at the snow banks for a Te Y BAER sotrsssrmtarmsosmsosmrmpn 82.051 Listening to Willson Woodsid ks. If it th hall all * To ti¥ to effect Canadian independence would , a strong factor in recovering for Britain the place RobBELES oo ivimiin on, 5.72 Isening to son Woodside, too, | weeks. t thaws, we shall all be to rob our people of an inheritance of trie she has sacrificed for our good, and for the good COUNtY GLADE eevee rm ra 646.15 there is a more hopeful note in the|to wear high rubber boots, for ® greatness based on service to humanity. It would of all peoples. JUNIOR WAR WORKERS-- - i international outlook, Realization has | sidewalks are nearly all gullies, be useless and foolish to claim that the British ; i come to ALL ofythe "Big Three" thut| tween two huge snowbanks, wi 1 For the past five years Canada has stood loyally Donation from Lions Club .....cceoveriiveeevnensnsens Tin a § 80.03 concessions and compromises will have | place for the water to get awa people have always been unselfish, and that there by Britain. Her increased stature in world affairs Donation from Port Perry Business Men's Association ........ 26.00 P erg y have been no abuses perpetuated under the guise h . to be made by all concerned. Thel roofs of houses 'and buildings is founded upon that loyalty. Her future great- Slo: bf -TICREts 200° DrAW onus mpi 62.00 : : of patriotism. The story of South Africa gives ness will be built upon a continuance of that Proveeds <3 Fnchros affirmative reference to the Atlantic | weighted down with the snow ang "ample evidence of what greed and lust for power Yul. = Candy Jn foREmest mindie of this 226.45 Chater is indeed good news, Fight- It is a big chore to clear those r, can do along these lines. But in the main the British Commonwealth of Nations: May we ever NAVY LEAGUE-- X ing pion must have had their fill of However, it will all come out ; b verdict of history is that the sense of justice and remain proud of that position, DONBUONG | jivivermsisssmnsssmiirmamminmrmsorsrmsiss assis sass mses 7.26 Glaty" by this time, and the business, some day. a f of service to humanity has been characteristic Port Perry High School ....... IE A a 18.10 of the hour will be to devise means > 2» of British dealings throughout the world. SPL I SE Port Perry Public School .. t ho-- 13.78 3 implemen: the Pour Bregon, ONE OF OUR BOYS Ae is rnin Perhaps the story of proposed "Canadian In- Lions CID wooo ensssssessssnn Cy 50.00 * 0» gl a bg istence to cpendence" was issued. for election propaganda. © Business Men's ASSOCIBtION ..ovvrerversessnonososssiosnsnsosn 26.00 on " tA oy andye ey voy Sxisio We do not know. But this we do know--we want : 114.13 The Lions Club put on a very suc- the protection given us by Britain; BIC n that. ©, he of it. Our loyalties are tied into the very PRINCE ALBERT-- cessful Euchre and Dance last Friday was. given in the days when we were looked upon fabric of the British Empire. Years ago Tenny- Donation 10.00 night, and there will no shortage of i as a liability, rather: than as an asset. In the son expressed our ideals in this matter i these I Tn al ed Rsnssnseptomonsststosmsiessssosions 124.2 cigarettes for the boys overseas for " "0 an days of pioneering, and for many. years later, r fies: ownship Grants ...... Bs. a Sessa severe * some time. The 1.0.D.E, have put on ™ . Britain stood by us. We had neither army nor ' 184.80 5 good campaign for the collection of "navy adequate for our own safety. But we had Sa of he glotious Dy SEAGRAVE and HONEYDALE-- 'books. The Yacht Club is always on Britain at our backs, and that was enough. : ky ly i Denson SIREN J "TRAMP. brs -------- 66.20 the hunt for magazines, The United ; i j i ! ; ' amp raries ..... . i Why is Britain spoken of as a "third place" Cleave to one another still? Fair Prizes ......... ge latices ore She Sine es power to-day? The answer is simple--because © Britain's' myriad véices call, Township Grants . wig - hg ow howe wee ig 3 she has spent her all in her fight for freedom. . "Sons, be welded edch and all, Sale of Calindars . eh rman on " 2% i as we om pe © She, who used to be mistress of the seas, nay.must Into one imperial whole, Sale of War Savings Lg ye we - td . u see, you 4 compete with the United States, yes, and may One with Britain, heart and soul! 806.06 ° Batten, 4 even have to compete with Canada. No "longer One life, one flag, one fleet, one throne! SAINTFIELD-- ¢ = = Eohe : : 1 y " : ' : & can she supply the shipping to carry the merchan Britons hold youp own! DONALIONS corinne crsissesessessesensessesensns vse 240,00 Looking ahead a bit on what is ES mie . Service Libraries terse PPT TTA 10.00 000 going to happen when you come home, Ge 2% pd ; Ho dS AS a Fi BE ol : x i -Corporal Victor Read, sg 1 5. Oshawa, Crandall (Marsh) ...14.16; Some of our local Nimrods were out |- ne so far as jobs are concerned, it is ance ' > HOCKEY! 6." Oshawa, Marsh (Crandall) ....14.50| on Tuesday of last week and were for- UNION SCHOOL NO. 14, REACH-- . encouraging to note how widespread | Mr. and Mrs. James Read, of : 1) i Penalty--Rocket. tunate in killing a fine red fox. Rab.| Donations -- Ditty Bags ........ceniin enn, 16.00 is the demand for civilian goods, and Perry, Ontario, celebrated hi fi, PORT PERRY WHITEWASHED Third Period bits are plentiful and their tracks are| TOWNSHIP Grant .......imin., SR ~ 5.26 we all know how empty are the shelves | birthday overseas in Italy on Feb BY OSHAWA INTERS. 7. Oshawa, Trimm (Potter) ........11.56|seen in the gardens. Perhaps the N 2025 { of theso goods. Topping the list is the | Victor enlisted in September, 19%. . S (By Jimmy Taylor) 8. Oslawa, Marsh (Trimm) 17.18 | deep snow in the woods is making it| PONATIONS FOR-- demand for 270,000 new houses in| 'ent overseas in 1940. He recy ig : "P S ih Trimm (2), Ho sev and | difficult for them to find food and they| Canadian Red Cross Society .........i.ivmummirmirinnn ern wer 800.00 Canada. Those houses will average, his training in Oshawa and § Oshawa Intermediates strengthened | a HR Tan. Lely H01i8y are being thus driven to look for their| Service Libraries Fund ........... $6000 to construct, and after they are| Borden; and has seen action in 8 their lead in the South Ontario Hockey| --Mark.- ; # ving growl the haunts of wah. Corvette Fund ......... -- constructed, they will have to be fur-|and Italy. 1 : League race Moms) night Phot hey aa na Mrs. Merrill Ross and baby Wayne,| Overseas Boxes, Service Men and Women nished. That will require a lot of Yous , B Sefosted 1 a or! hid Seam, 5:0, AL le S 'of Dagmar, have been with their| ra : ~~ 528.78 money; and ul will give " oe of : Wt . : : ' t of the constructive kind. The Edit ; M t on grandfather, Mr. James Dickson, since employmen wos by ok Oe beg foam, th Too { yri e ta Wednesday of last week. They expect GRAND TOTAL ig RI ART es arsenite sarsierapean .$ 8748.86 : Undeqhariensg play ° i he annual congregation- | to return home on Thursday (to-day). DISBURSEMENTS g team. Preceding the annual congreg : British Relief .vvvuovivveesrrsersessessssnns ress 668.14 E.. Although most of the play in the al meeting which was held on Wednes- Hinks Ee "iid 2.3m Mrs. J. Field Comforts. . = Seas Report of War Work -- Jan. 15th, 1944 to Jan. 15th, 1048 g day evening of 'last week, a hot sup- yle and children, of Oshawa, were | = '='¢ VOMIOLE wonniinmimnnn.. $isesriasiciare puna eniston iar osste ve SOR first period was inside the PoE Perry tor wis gnved. Tt wag all one could | Sunday callers at the home of Miss L.| Entertainment Expenses, Junior War Workers' Euthres 9.09 Associate Workers 1 blue-line, the local lads held the much esis rogerdlass of. rationing". Some) O'Bovie. : Workroom EXPenses cei W---- 8.30 Port Perry Seagrave NAVY LEAGUE-- Digvsemd Qfiewe team goorelens of the luxuries we were want to enjoy| Mrs. C. Harrison visited with To- Treasurer's Supplies . 2.80 Junior War Workers Honeydale 83 Ditty Bags, Total Value : or Liu Tron Dakin anger in former years were lacking, but we|ronto relatives from Thursday until Hie TAPES worries a 2.80 Prince Albert Saintfleld 6060 Magazines 3 ert made it 2-0 at the 22-minute mark | are discovering that we can live happ- Saturday evening. di ang: tor Be $ 45:00 FIELD COMFORTS 43 Books po d the scoring for the first period. | ily and healthfully without so many--| ~ The C.P.R. ditcher--if we may call| Calendars for Seagrave ... a » 45 7 Games es 3 e Soning 02 iis fee p ed and perhaps have less tummy aches. |it that, for there was no name on the Tickets for Draws ys " 3.00 810 Garments, Knitted ® Phonograph Records nt ¢ son Beda a an 2 3] Wien the tables were dleared and put great machine--came along on Friday Special Canvass Letters TI 4.66 42 Furlined Jerkinas the % wii Jon or aig hs away, Rev. P. L. Jull, of Brooklin, pre.| and cut a wide swath through the Special Canvass Receipt BOOKS ....coieirivnenvevorensssnesersserssions 4.60 S708 Vii Ry ayas X 5110 Collected by Yacht i 0 the net wide open. The Oshawa tears | sided at the meeting, opening with «| snow drifts on each side. of, the track, fh R50 Di Houdkivihints GIFTS TO SERVICE MEN the net wi ope AT 0 Ri: short worship service. O. H, Downey| Mrs. George Williams of 'Toronto, Postage, Excige and Exchange: ussifs AND WOMEN-- in gr took advantage of this and scored four was appointed secretary, Minutes of | Was down for the week-end with her Exchange on Cheques .............. Resco EAB A apr 2.10 196 Knitted G % ERs goals. Pargeter did not have a chance the oy Meeting. were: read: and ap- | parents, and brother, Mr, and Mrs, R.| Postage for Special Canvass Letters .... we 8.76 1046 - Total Value ............ $982.11 26 Oe cay me Christ 2 : Hid i er e stm 4 0). the Lusk, thive nasty all of Yhishs proved. No business arising from | Britton and Ross, Postage and Excise Stamps... HL 7.20 18.05 RALTIAH CLOTRING 10 Christmas Parcels to aisle. 7 another. In the third period, Marah | them, the first report to be received | Mr. and Mra. W. Dawe spent Sunduy PECIAL DONATIONS-- "| lor quitts and Aten in Servic = aps Wl, 0 pe tak his | Was that of the Woman's Association, | With relatives in Orillia, 8 i 500.00 1430 a . oy ti . ans 1" Furlined Jerkin J collected one more g i i given by Mrs, James Cooper. Funds| ~ Harry Briggs had his surplus hay| Canadian Red Cross Society .......n pe terest PLL yette bles 28200 Cigarettes total for the night, four goals and an were raised through the year by a hot | Pressed on Tuesday. Mr. W. Heron of National 1.O.D.E, Prisoners of War Fund ......ocvvvinnvinnironnns 25.00 1 Pair Shoes 3 assist. ds th 1. | supper in February; a concert in June | Brooklin was in charge of operations. | - I.0.D.E. Service Libraries Fund ssi Ben er 94.76 .14 Shelter Rugs 28602 Total Value ........ on : Marsh paced the winners vug "| put on by the Seagrave orchestra and| Mrs. Hervey Painter and children Canadian Red Cross Blood Donors' Clinic wo 16.00 ADOPTED SHIP (CORVETTE). Ee. a Whale AY inning business and social afternoon meetings | ©f Prospect were with "Elwood and| National LO.D.E. Blanket Fund ........... Gd 50.00 rn ala Para) ine Sigistiasin san Knitted. Garments 2 © he uncover Te iffer : i Mrs. Masters on Sunday. ; . = : ; § at the right time. Furey playing his held in if Son i uityine Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cook and Mr.| PARCELS FOR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN-- 9 Quilts and Blankets a Chnisioiss Paice it Ei Ary A Pi ne hy ap The Woman's Association is affliated and Mrs, John Bray motored to To-| Overseas Parcels (exclusive of knitted articles) ................ ' Fi - : airs Shoes BaTgisa LAN = ny Bos Re re ie i "well,| With the Woman's Missionary Society | Tonto on Tuesday of last week; taking | Cigeteliss Co ll 11118 ALarments 8764 Total Value .......... a hin. the winners". goal had only| and sent $27.00 to the Presbyterial| Cpl. Stewart Bray to Chorley Park 8 lb hy p oc ames sane? sees Te : 2d 6h . mn Total Val 0 L.O.D.E. SERVICE LIBRARIES® h: Rene Bn ww! ht. Yl treasurer. "The financial report of the | Hospital for examination, -Stewart's| Parcels sent by engrave ln : Re ia "197 Book i: Apo 30 Shots io stop all nig! hos Sunday School" was presented by Mrs, injured foot is improving nicely. Postage on above ............ VIARPPEIRIORE RAR. P---- arr errr 7.20 oa i RiFSONAL PROrEaLY BAL om Yori ion 5 3 4 ' . 8 well while Pa beey aa Painter A C. Harrison, with a balance on 'hand Jr. and "Me: | Rages Cooper and NAVY:LEAGUE-- : 26 Nursery Bags SiR Rags 1 the forward line for the Povts. | of $17.93. The church treasurer, A.| children and Mrs. Charles Cooper, of = Exclusive of knitted artic] 130.81) -- 1018 0 bestson the forward:line '| Parrinder, reported a successful year| Toronto, visited recently with Myrtle| Ditty Bags (Exclusive of knitted articles) ............... re 81]. -- PY pa OSHAWA --- Goal, Nash; defense, : Py = relatives CORVETTE-- . 87 Total Value ............ 217.26 Work Room Expenses ................ t- oo McMaster and Locke: forwards, Marsh, | financially and the substantial balance | * ' \ fusi knitted artic] ) 10.69 cMaster anc i fo » ' 367.69 on hand. The Missi &| Mr, and Mrs, Earl Cook of Oshawa,| Parcels (Exclusive of knitted articles) ....... iserrriren drt . Spm 3 Rockert ant Potter; alts., Demerse, of $367.69 on han he Missionary AE d Mrs.| . Cigarettes SPECIAL DONATIONS-- ' i ! were su r guests o J. an rs. RAR Ye rae fori ) CDE Barklay, Trimm, Crandall and Furey,| Maintenance report presented by Mrs, Cook Ipper Bus Postage and Express ..... ' oi : Canadian Red Cross Society .............. Wen ween § 500,00 9 LL HR D. Luery showed a slight increase over | Cook, on Saturday. Canadian Red. , 16.00 : PORT PERRY--Goal, Pargeter; de- . Coffee Makers sent by Seagrave bitin, MALTA dss. S108 anadian Cross Blood Donors' Clinic " . Eo fense, Edgar and Honey; forwards ast year and the amount allotted to) ae 46.16| LO.D.E. Service Libraries ............... sh ------g------_ LMI, gia ; Painter and Hocker alls. Myrtle by the Pastoral Charge was : : GRAND TOTAL ovis tinsssssssssisssssssmmsssssssssssmssssmimnenon § 8018.88 | National LO.D.E, Prisoners of War Fund ................. ves 26,00 M9, J i Bradbury, £3, reached. The election of officers fol- National 1.0.D.E. Blanket Fund . 65000 Vs Waylon, Williams, Mark and Brown, | te rE HO enn | GREENBANK RECAPITULATION ational 1.0.D.E. Blanket Fund ..........cmmun sian S000 1S : eh " First Period Hughson, A. E. Ramsay, E. Masters,| Mr. and Mrs. Bushby attended the Belende on hand Jan, 15th, 1944: $ 909.42 -- L/L Oshawa, Furey (Barklay) ......19.20 1 J, Grant; Elders remaining in ofice-- | funeral of the late Mrs. Bushby at b ALON SERRE ONE i ™Y - 200.00 gabe way 2 Oshawa, Rockert (Potter) ....2225| Rg, Mole, A. Downey, A. Parrinder.|Erooklin, on Mdnday of last week, Se Ri pe a AL SI. & Penalties--Honey, Edgar, Taylor. |0Organist, Mrs. Luery; treasurer, A.| Mrs, Balfe, New Liskeard, visited Receipts Jan, 15th. 1944 to Jun. 15th. 1948 : 8749.06 RECAPITULATION a er sf Second i Parrinder; auditors, I. Masters and|her parents, Mr, and Mra. Bushby, eeipia Jan, : * Shona fir ia Tr bh $4863.97 Cash Disbursements (as per Treasurer's RepoR) 4 Aris ber $3018.88 y Marsh Me aster and| Mrs, Luery. The meeting closed with | last Friday. ' 'ag | Ponation Clothing, Jr. Red Cross, Valued .......coiiiis. 56.68 4 fi nA Aa iiern 184 66 the ¢ benediction, . atid on page 6) Bishursements J, joib J oa Jan. 16th, 1045 .oovnsrsmmisrsniins, 3018.88 Personal Property Boga, Donated ....ivnininnminnninionn JAT88: § : ars. 8 hy on hand Jan, ' : 1 084.30 "| Donations: Quilts, Mats, b Materials and Garments . wii T8307 § a i a SEI RIE Chita Reduction in Stock RR rT Te as ; £5 i Deposit ACY Tor mmins, ar erin 20000 me 1884.39 $1584.99