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Nh aii Watch your label; it tells when your Subscription expires. $1.50 per year in advance 5 cents a single copy EDITORIAL Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, his first, best country ever is at home.--Goldsmith. BAND BOX HOUSES As you drive through the outskirts of any town or ¢ity you can see a number of four-room band boxes (with garage) being built. It is too bad that such homes(?) seem necessary for lack of money, or lack of foresight. Speaking of such houses "Electrical Appliances" has this to say in relation to the various house- hold conveniences which science has made avail- able: "There is one fly in the ointment 'about which dealers express concern. It seems that the, build- ers of new houses springing up all over thhsland are allotting kitchens of only the proportion of large cupboards. Space is wholly inadequate, As an example, a Toronto dealer told of visiting a recently purchased $7,500 bungalow, and finding * the kitchen so lacking in space that the housewife had to close the kitchen door in order to open the oven door of her range. This particular kitchen actually measured 6' x 8', which tells its own absurd story." No people can grow great and truly prosperous that are more concerned about going places than they are in making home the centre of family life, a place of comfort and beauty. The conveniences that science has nade 'available for housekeepers and householders are useless to folk who live in these tiny homes. They simply cannot be put in- to such small quarters. must continue to reign supreme. There.can be no pride in mother's cooking, no simplifying of household duties; no room to really rest and enjoy the comforts that should be the pleasure of all home lovers. Necessity may require small houses and apart- guents without gardens; but in a land like Can- ada, where land is abundant, every family should have lawns and gardens where they could give § sxpression to the freedom and beauty that is our natural heritage. ' All this brings us to another thought. An auto is a great convenience; but it can be a real curse, There are two great reasons for auto rid- ing--business and pleasure of going places and seeing things. This latter faculty of seeing what other people are doing can be one of the greatest assets of life. Think what could be gained for Port Perry, if the proper persons went to Stouffville and Ux- bride 'to get first hand information about their water supply. What opportunities there are for learning what inducements other places are giving for house building and factory establishment. No trip should be lacking in returns of this kind. Like bees, we should all be bringing the honey of new ideas to Port Perry hive--the home town. No- farmer should drive a hundred miles with- out gaining ideas that will give him pleasure and profit. Bob Holtby used to say that it was the farmer who went away from home, and kept his eyes and ears open, who succeeded with his work; that is, if he had the courage to put the good ideas he had gained from other farmers into actual practice on his own farm. Merely testing out the auto to see its speed There the can opener' -and Civilian authorities. limit, or how many miles it will go to the gallon, "is poor stuff for a continual program. We should always remember that every time we neglect our own community we give added opportunity to some other district to gain the profits that should be ours. Good homes for people who "take a pride in them, and in their surroundings, are the very foundation of our national life. And there needs to be room in those homes for children. 1 » LJ * AN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE Necessity is drawing the governments and peo- ples of the world closer together. The fact is they face co-operation or wholesale death. Here is a brief paragraph from a report of the work of UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Re- habilitation Administration) which gives a graphic picture of the task before that organiza- tion: ' "After the last war approximately $2,800,000 was loafted for relief in Europe. Yet the Conti- nent of Kurope was substantially free of the direct ravages of war, with only a few large patches of actual devastation, and the Far East wholly untouched by the conflict. The problems of relief then were serious, but in no way com- parable to those now confronting Allied Military The reconstruction of devastated Europe and of war-torn China and other far Eastern Countries and islands of the Pacific will take years." While self-help can accomplish much in re- construction, united effort of all the countries of the world will be essential. At no period in the world's history hag there been a better opportunity for international under- standing. In the personnel of UNRRA there will be people of every nation--all working for the relief of suffering. * A list of the relieving countries is well worth reading: Australia Iran Belgium ~ Iraq Bolivia Liberia ~ Brazil Luxembourg Canada Mexico Chile Netherlands China New Zealand Colombia Nicaragua Costa Rica Norway Cuba - Panama Czechoslovakia Paraguay Dominican Republic Peru Ecuador - Philippine Egypt : Commonwealth El Salvador = Poland Ethiopia Union of South Africa French Provisional Union of Soviet . Government Socialist Republics "Greece United Kingdom Guatemala United States of Haiti America Honduras | Uruguay Iceland Venezuela India Yugoslavia If all'these countries can work harmoniously to- gether, there should be some hope of permanent peace. ventio bus were considering it for a con- 'but the Raglan Knights and SICK CHILDREN'S ; HOSPITAL FUND The following donations have been received for the Sick Children's Hospital Building Fund, and the total of $68.60 forwarded to the Toronto office. Mr. and Mrs. J. KE. Jackson._._______ Girls' Baseball Club____ _____________ Sam Levinson ___________ __________ George R. Davey ________ __________ Seagrave Orchestra Club____________ Mr. and Mrs. S. Farmer. __________ _ R. J. Harper _______________ _ Mrs. Ramsay, l'oronto ______ ________ M. McDougall ______ ____ _____T. ___ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen. _____ ____ Mrs. C. Mountjoy, Burketon W.G Chapman_____._______ ______ Quite a considerable amount of sent from this district by organizations and individuals. Sat sa TSI a Te 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 money has been WELCOME HOME A happy social re-union of those returning from the armed services was held in the ~ of the Public Library. The affair was sponsored by the Welcoming and Rehabilitation. returned folk were present and each by a friend. These, together with made a happy party. The Community Room was very beautifully dec- orated for the occasion. Brief add were given by Reeve Letcher, J. E. man of the Post War Committee, Rev. W. C. Smith, representing the Churches; and S. Farmer, chairman of the Welcoming and Rehabilitation Committee. This was followed by Roll Call, which appears herewith: NAME and RANK Enlisted Residence Discharged? FO Kerry, D.L.C, June 1943 Port Perry Pacific John Tristram, A.B. Aug. 1943 Port Perry Pacific James Conroy, Cpl. Nov. 1941 oom Discharged. Roy Wilkings, L.A.C. May 1944 is " Ells. Kennedy, Tpr. Sept. 1942 "oo 4 Dennis Fralick, Cpl. June 1941 ** ** Jurope Oceu. I. Garnet Weir, Cpl. Sept. 1941 al Training Com, FL Guy H. Rainville, DFM. June 1940 "7 No.7, KTS, Tor. Harold Hayes, LAC. Oct. 1942 oo Pacific C. L. Brignall, Sgt. June 1940 I Discharged J. Starkey, L. Sto. Sept. 1939 row " J. D. Christie, LAC Mar. 1943 kv rok Pacific M. P. Holtby, F Lt Feb. 1941 a Discharged J. L. Sweetman, Sgt. = Ap. 1y4l Scugog Discharged J. B. Hayden, L Cpl. Port Perry Discharged Grant McDerniott, Pte. Sept. 1942 oo Pacific K. H. Hillier, Gnr. Sept. 1941 too Pacific J. W. Aldred, SL, June 1940 Toronto Uncertain Thumb-nail sketches of war experiences followed "I'ne King" closed informally by the returned men. this part of the program. community room Eighteen of the was aecompanied the Committee, resses of welcome Jackson, Chaire BUENA VISTA DUMP - on the waterfront, which was done and 'dumping ground. Signs were placed ' perhaps Oh! It's dump, dump, dump in the morning. E It's dump, dump, dump at night. It's dump, dump, dump the whole day long; But be sure you dump, dump right. Yes, friend you had better be sure about that as otherwise you will likely be called on by Constable Holmes who will accompany you to court for a tidy fine if you are caught abusing the town dump. : : A Two or three summers ago the coun- cil decided to close up the eye-sore dump at the foot of Cagimir street the old site levelled off and fresh earth brought in to make it a part of the proposed Waterfront Park pro- ject which is taking form. A new Dump site was chosen which seemed ideal and met with the appro- val of the Department of Health. This was up the old C.N.R. track at the north. It was out of sight and some distance from dwellings, lots of room and quite convenient, A road was built up the track and a fence marked the entrance to the forbidding dumping on the east side of the road and south of the fence. No extra teeth were put -in.the-by- law regulating it, as it waa thought John Public would . appreciate. this convenience and would not abuse it-- a sort of C,C.F. Socialism ideal--but would deposit their garbage so as to build -the line out into the waste marsh, This was a bit too Utopian, there were not enough socialists, anyway, it did not quite work out. The first shock was when they knocked down all the "Prohibit" Hdrobe by. signs and broke them up. Then they | quit dumping on the west side and threw everything on the prohibited east side. Some thought when they came in sight of the dump, they had gone far enough and began throwing cans out the car window as they Others with a box of broken glass would cavefully spread it along the wheel tracks. No wonder people are buying those new sympa- thetic tires--they know what tires have to suffer . When the fence at the entrance was piled high with cartons, boxes and barrels, someone thought it fun to set the stuff on fire--it would just scare the fence, not injure it. One man, however, showed he was a gentleman, He owned a hen- nery and came down to deposit two bags of feathers but seeing the sign, "Do not deposit any foul matter here", he took them home and buried them in his garden . 1 iy The highlight was reached when the parties .who had been dumping on east side in violation of the 'No Dumping" sign discontinued this prac- tice in favor of dumping their load right in the middle of the road, This closed the road to traffic, "You could not get in on horseback, let alone with a horse and buggy. No ordinary ~pushmobile-could-clear a passage and an 8.0.8. was sent out for a bull- dozer. One was located at Whitby and was soon on the job with an admiring audience, The mountains that dozer could push over and into the marsh was a miracle and in a short 'time had the place all clear and more than that, it moved back and pushed in a good layer of clean earth over the grave and' it now looks like a desirable location for a Sunday School picnic. The Knights of.Colum- 1 the Saturday Knights got ahead of them, Now that Alderman Gerrow has rescued the Dump, he will sponsor some legislation to protect it by putting. more teeth in the by-law-- wisdom teeth--there will be less So- cialism and more Imperialism with a good dash of Dictatorship. "Ver- boten" will mean just what it says in either English or Dutch. The east side will not be protected only by a sign, "No Dumping here", but by a 20 foot fence, so that anyone who feels he really must throw his tomato can on that side will have to bring a stepladder along with him. The west side will 'be divided into sections labelled, Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, and Himmler, so that you can dump your garbage on your favorite de- testable. Everyone will be russian to do that and no stalin'. "Fines for breaches of the Dumping Act will be stiffer and Constable Holines will make frequent inspec- tions.' 2 If these regulations fail, watch out for the appointment of a Garbage Collector. Humpty Dumpty. ARRIVED HOME ABOARD THE BRITISH-HOSPITAL SHIP 'EL NIL' Sgmn, Frank Densham, son of Mr. Pi J.-Densham, Oshawa, arrived home the early part of the week aboard the British Hospital Ship "El Nil", He enlisted in 1942 and trained at Toronto, Simcoe and Barriefield, going overseas in December, 1942, He received his education in Port Perry and was employed as a truck driver in General Motors before enlistment, His brother, Sgt. Frederick A. Densham, is overseas, and he has one sister, Rosemarie Densham, residing in Oshawa. ' Mr. and Mrs. Letcher, ial welcoming committee) refreshments were served, Impromptu numbers were supplied. AND--"a good 'time was had by all."" There will be an encore later. and Mrs. R. A. Peel (spec- then took charge. Light A sing-song broke forth. Appreciation Port Perry, July 24, '194b Dear Mr, Editor: At present I have but little desire to print my meditations; but this is a matter which in my opinion is worthy of comment. g Personally, I was very much pleased with the spirit of goodwill which per- vaded the first of the informal re- ceptions accorded the men and women of the Armed Iorces on Monday even- ing. The three speeches by the Wel- coming Committee were good, worthy of publication. The fitting and pat- riotic decorativé scheme had been ar- ranged by a master hand, and the charming hostesses were dignity and grace personified, ) The presence of the lady represent- ative of the Forces, added to that of the Service Men's wives, further en- hanced the uniqueness of the occasion. I might continue. These people re- turned, (and some of them again en- listed) have developed remarkably through their arduous experiences, They are an enviable group of talent- ed people, and possibly emblematic of youth, whose deathless message of un- stinted sacrifice is wafted to us from marked and unmarked graves. Port Perry and environs ought to be ex- ultant over the peerless record of their sons and daughters. And on Monday evening, how those guests of honour entered into the spirit of the affair with song and story! Would a lasting memorial of some 'kind in honour of these youth be too much to expect? Of what form shall it be? And who will provide this memorial ? (Signed) Wesley C. Smith. ESS Receives D.F.C. Flying Officer I. G. Kerry, who has been home on furlough, received a telegram notifying him of being awarded the D.F.C, F.0, Kerry left on Monday to pro- ceed to the Pacific theatre of war. Congratulations! DIED AFTER BEING MAULED BY BULL Leading a bull to the drinking trough on his farm last week, Harold Mountjoy of Raglan, was attacked from the rear by the animal without warning and was fatally trampled in his own barnyard before he could call for help or protect himself in'any way. The unfortunate accident ~hap- pened before breakfast. Failing to return to.the house, a son, Murray, went out to. look for his father and had just gone a short time when the family heard him screaming. They all rushed out to find the bull had their father down and was mauling him horribly. When they rescued him he was still breathing but could not speak, and expired shortly before | has purchased the property of the late medical adsistance arrived. t ' 4 r ' en tn Yen! i RAE LASS, / Lett wigan eam A chal nipid abot ha Usb abiish acral wale i dal le a » " ALE [5 y Sp lln big BL SAMUEL FARMER Editor and Publisher Jottings by The surest and most permanent foundation for peace will, be an in- crease of real intelligence in our Can- adian people. The process of pro- moting such intelligence is being car- ried on by many agencies, and the need is great--not because we are a stupid people but because there is so much new to learn, + * LJ Free enterprise must develop co- operation for the public good. There is no need for the evils of society to grow so great thatthe state must step in to enforce what good judgment and a neighborly spirit should have under- taken by individuals most concerned. * + * With riots and explosions in Hali- fax; riots in Guelph Reformatory; and great fires in Toronto and Sarnia, Port Perry beeomes a lovely place in which to live, es » The "Canadian Arab" is published in the interest of better relations be- {ween Canada and the Arab world. If we can be friends with both Arabs and Jews, that will be a valuable ac- complishment. * * * "The complaint that Canada is not doing her share in the meat situation is dying down. The Americing are discovering that we are eating less meat than they are. They have dis- covered, too, that Canada is doing her utmost to supply Britain with this es- sential food. * * * Good news was broadcasted over CBC on Sunday morning when it was announced that the boy (Gordon Webster) who strayed from the Ki- wanis Camp had been found. Hundreds of people had been looking for him, It is pléasing to note how thoroughly public sympathy can be roused to practical action in such cdses as these, The radio is a great help, i 06 8 Gradually manufacturing restrie- tions are being removed. After V-19 Day 32 orders that vestricted the manufacture of household appliances and consumer goods were revoked, Penicillin may now be distributed and used in Canada without restriction. Transportation regulations have heen cased. TE IY DO YOU KNOW? | Farm wages were $66.37 a month in Canada in May of this year --in 1940 they were $26.02 a month. . . "A post-war inflation, followed hy a vio- lent slump, would be a disaster for almost all Canadians, but particularly for those who have to face the task of re-establishing themselves in the post- war period."--Hon. J. L. llsley. 498,867 women were reported em- ployed in Canada in April, 1945, Only one pound of sugar will be available in ration books for July. Insects and tree diseases destroy annually about 700,000,000 cubic feet of wood in this country. In some New York City restaurants DAY by DAY the Editor desserts which are 10¢. in Canada are 30-50¢. at the present time. In May, Canada turned out 16,046 commercial cars und military vehicles. The value of Canada's grape crop lust year was $2,247,000. * * * The Canadian National Railways Sytsem has regular apprenticeship training for mechanics and engineers. The need for apprenticeship grows more urgent every year. There is so much more to learn, and so much greater skill is required, . LJ * Amendment to Constitution of the United States (Readers' Digest, July, 1945, puge 93.) "Livery person has the right to seek and hold employment, without impair- ment or said ight because he does or does not belong to a labor organiza- tion," ' * * * Much is said about the rationing of food. The same system will need to be applied to other human require- ments, Foresight in ordering is es- sential to the local distributor, There will be shortages in all wanted goods for some years, The householder needs to look ahead just as much as the dealer, } It is being suggested that an Ad-- visory Council be set up for smalls business, With the entry of some thousands of veterans into the busi- ness world, the idea is sound. Many will learn necessary lessons by ex- perience; but experience is a hard school master." LJ] * » Secretary of the U. S. Treasury Vinson is of the opinion that a high wage policy is of interest to everyone, That is true if production is in keep- ing with the wages paid. High wages, shorter hours, and limited production would ruin any business, unless, the consumer paid an exorbitant price, « +. In the Readers' Digest we note the suggestion that in the re-building of the world there is need of fewer architects and more bricklayers. * * » Patriotism should not carry its flag as a red rag, arousing the resentment ofl other nations, but as a standard of righteousness which will lead us to the other peoples of the world, «a A politicians in Can- ada who ave cldver enough to expose for alT to behold the humbug in the statement that any government, Rus- sian, or otherwise, can provide people with social security. Actually any so-called security that is given is pro- vided by the sweat and toil of the peo- ple themselves. Instead of political parties promising people social se- curity if elected to power they should be promising that they will do every- thing possible to enable them to pro- vide their own security. (Reprinted from "The Countryman') We agree. --I0d. Canadian Myrtle Station Church service on Sunday afternoon | was the last for some time. Mr. S.. Saywell is taking a well-earned holi- day for two weeks. As the congre- gation falls away during 'the hot weather, the Church board thought it! advisable to withdraw service during | August and the first Sunday in Sep- tember. So there will be no church service until September 9. The Woman's Association will meet! at the home of Mrs. Robert Britton on I'riday, August 3rd, in the vegular monthly and business meeting, Mrs, Britton cordially invites the ladies of the community to her home for a pleasant afternoon. Mrs. W. Dawe and Norma spent a part of last week with friends in, Oshawa, Mr, Dawe and Lois were in Orillia for the week-end and Lois' is remaining with relatives for a holi-, day. : Sgt. R. Mason, R.C.A.F., Lachine, Que,, is home on an cight day fur- lough. : Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jewel, of Col-. umbus, were callers on Thursday evening at the David Duchemin home, ! Migs Rowena Salten and Miss R. M. Lee, of. Detroit, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs, E. Redman. Mr. John Quinn was in Toronto on Saturday the 14th, when he attended the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. M. L. Quinn, Mr. Arthur Painter, of Brougham, ' Henry Lane but will not take posses- sion until spring. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cox, Mrs. R. Mason and children motored Yo Lake- field very recently where they spent the day with relatives. . Mr. Fred Fay and Miss Beatrice Denison, of Toronto, are holidaying! LT Mus. with the Bert Denisons and the Art Mitchells, Mrs. Francis Briggs celebrated her seventy-third birthday on July 16th, and in honor of the occasion her daughter, Mrs, Stredwick invited the following friends to take tea with her: My. and Mrs. Walter Hitching, of Toronto; Mrs. WW. Draper, Brooklin; Mr. and Mrs. W. Lymar, of Maple Grove; Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Stredwick and children of Oshawa. Miss Marjorie Cryderman, of Sutton is vacationing with her parents at their home here, David Luery is home again after a pleasant week spent with re- latives and friends in London, and Tillsonburg. Mrs. R. Long returned home on Saturday evening after holidaying for the past week with her son and his wife, Mroand Mrs. Frank Harrison, at their home in Indian River, P/O Jim Manderson, R.C.N., and Mis. Manderson are enjoying a rest at Jim's home here, } Mrs, James Cooper spent Friday with her sister, Mrs. Ivan Rodd, at her home near Manilla, : Miss Hazel Valliers, of Oshawa, is holidaying with her grandmother, Mis, T. Carey, and her sisters, Mar- jorie and Dorothy Valliers. A C.P.R. troop train of eight coach- es plus baggage cars, passed through here on Tuesday at 7 a.m., bound for Toronto. The coaches seemed to be well filled with men and officers, no doubt returned from overseas.- Mrs. A. Wilson, of Burketon, called on friends on Monday evening as she was on her way to Oshawa to meet her son of the R.C.AF., who had just arrived home from overseas. Mr. and Mrs. J. Latimer, of Raglan, Ross Latimer and Miss Speers, of Toronto, were calling in the village on Sunday evening. (Continued on page 4) atm Se lO - Pe r Ct RESTS ol PV i ay a et i gt wp Ey A et rs REN " y Yoo, ZA