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Watch your label; 't tolls when your 8 NM L ] L] $1.50 per year in advance 6 cents a single cupy Authorised as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. OR1 > EDITORIAL PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION On the surface Unempolyment Insurance ap- pears to be a proper institution to provide for the individual who cannot find employment. It never was intended to be a support to the individual who does not want to work; and who is of the opinion that "the world owes him a living." ; When Hon. Humphrey Mitchell is confronted with finding workers to fill 10,000 employment vacancies, and knows of 1000 capable men who do not consider farm work "suitable", he does well to put that thousand off the roll of Unemployment Insurance unless they take the jobs offered to them. . While there is much to be said in favour of lending a helping hand to persons who cannot find employment and face similar difficulties, the danger of pauperizing our people is ever present. Former Mayor McBride, of Toronto, had a slogan that could well be adopted to-day--'"Less wish- bone; more backbone." Struggle and difficulty are essential to good growth and best development. Social welfare can go too far. World events point to the need of a virile people. Only folk who know how to help themselves will be able to hold Canada Aas their possession. Every non-worker has-to be supported by a worker, This burden is becoming greater all the time; and malingering should be stopped when- ever and wherever possible. *« & % AN ILLUMINATING LETTER Not War Pensions Editor, Saturday Night: In your issue of June 1 you have a letter from Mr, Fraser Reid of Vancouver, in which he flays the Government for generous pensions to senior officers of the Forces. These are not war pen- sions, but retirement pensions to which the of- ficers have contributed on the basis of five per . cent. per year of their pay from the time they entered the Canadian Permanent Force, For instance, General A. G. McNaughton had about 32 years service to his credit when he was retired, and Major General Constantine had over 36. The most that can be drawn is thirty-five fiftieths of their pay at retirement. In other words, the service pension fund is on the same plan as a bank or civil service pension. It has nothing to do with war service, except in so far as the office or rank of the Permanent Forcé may be drawing a higher rate of pay than possibly he would have been in peacetime. Mr. Reid's further remarks remind me of a jingle found on an old stone.sentry box in Gib- raltar. It might be taken to heart by many Can- adians: " "God and the soldier All men adore In time of troubles And no more; For when the war is over And all things righted God is neglected, The old soldier sligthed." Toronto, Ont. J. K. Keefler. This question of large pensions is only one of many- controverseal matters, about which the pub- lic is generally only partially and not accurately informed. Freedom of speech carries with it the obligation of accuracy of information. The temptation is very great to make a point against an opponent by stating a half truth. Most of our political trouble is based on this fact. One should remember that when extreme statements and charges are made-- there are two sides to every question; and it is no shame to admit that we don't know all the facts. *« = A DEFINITION Just in passing it would be well to remember this definition of civilization ,taken from Ricard's Outline of Knowledge". "Civilization--the as- sertion of the mastery of the human race over nature, its self-subjection to law, and the develop- ment of law as a means of obtaining the highest welfare of the community at large." That definition would be well worth studying to-day. » » » "PEACE AT ANY PRICE" To have "peace at any price" as a goal for humanity is to admit that evil shall rule the world; that fighting what is wrong is useless. Terrible as the prospect of another war would be; constant appeasement and truckling to evil forces would be more terrible, and would event- ually destroy humanity. . The price of wholesome existence is struggle. We batt]e against a million foes and develop our courage and self-control by facing difficulties and "offences with determination and skill developed by 'experience. ve te Si, Just how far we shall go in meeting the demands of other countries (including Russia) is a matter that must finally be decided by the people. But the day. must surely come when we shall have to say "NO"--the day when the demands upon self- respecting manhood become intolerable. What is true in political affairs is also true re- garding the encroachments of the liquor traffic; the greed of extremists in capital and labour; and the deadly theory that people must not be re- strained in their actions, , In these latter categories human nature is rapidly nearing the breaking point. Human con- "duct has to regain more of self-control if civiliza- tion is to continue as a progressive peacefulness. No person or nature can live happily on a "peace at any price" basis, Nearly all of us are sinning along this line, on the ground that "it is none cf our business". when things go wrong around us. The fact is, however, that the results of this studied indifference are bringing crises many respects which will compel us to take dgbtice, if only in self defence. a $$ & ¢ oo The Community Memorial Hospital, Port Perry, deserves, and will need the support of every rate- payer in this district. Small subscriptions as well as large will be appreciated. : quiring two weeks' = GRADE VII to GRADE VIII-- Baldwin, June Brock, Georgia Port Perry Public School Promotions Names arranged alphabetically. Cook, Joan Ong i Day, Ethel a Hall, Cathryn Loros Hull, Doris McMillan, Aileen McMillan, Maxine Rider, Marjorie Tummonds, Doris Turner, Peggy DeNure, Fred ~ Gerrow, Melville Heayn, Douglas 'Owen, Jack Peel, Paul Raines; ei Reesor, Alan James, Arthur : . R. H. Cornish, Principal Balfour, Llo d Bradley, Douglas Brignall, Charlie -. Lawrence, Gary Palmer, Garnet Redman, Earl Rider, Jimmie Warriner, Buddy S. A. Cawker, Teacher GRADE V TO GRADE VI-- Aldred, Kathryn Bartley, Ilene Davidson, Sheila Dowson, Bernice Dowson, Donna- Dowson, Joyce Hayden, Faye Hooey, Barbara Hunter, Barbara Irvine, May Kight, Marion King, Anita Lewis, Donna McCullough, Freida GRADE VI to GRADE VII-- DeNure, Doris Dowson, Jeanne Gatenby, Bernice Heayn, Marilyn James," Mayrene Johnston, Katherine Lewis, Joan MacMillan, Marianne Owen, Wilma Wallace, Joyce Gibson, Billy Glass, Stanley Hayes, Patrick Rea, Gerald Rodd, George Royland, Robert Heyes, Irene Lane, Helen GRADE V to GRADE VI-- Seriver, Marion GRADE IV to GRADE V-- Brunton, Wendy SO. Chapman, Anne Cook, Dorothy , Fifield, Eunice Gerrow, Kent Gibson, Isabel Heayn, Barbara Kight, Nancy Love, Barbara St. John, Shirley Sweetman, Marie Sweetman, Thelma Sweetman, Thelma Fluke, Bobby McLaughlin, Ivan - Fielding, Keith Roman, Tony Rowland, Foster Sweetman, Keith Wallace, Donald Michell, Beverley: Tummonds, Muriel Williams, Jean ~ Gertrude Stovin, Teacher. GRADE III to GRADE 1IV-- Dowson, Doris Graham, Dorothy Ann Irvine, Barbara Keeler, Bernice Naples, Caroline Pryke, Doris Jean Rea, Nancy . Walker, Marilyn Williams, Helen Espie, Paul Lane, Billy Mahaffy, George Rider, David Scriver, Eric - reSUBSCRIPTION TO THE PORT PERRY STAR Owing to advance in the price of newsprint and other printing materials, the sub- scription price of THE PORT PERRY STAR will be advanced to $2.00 PER YEAR effective August 1, 1946 S, FARMER NO PAPER will be issued Thursday, July 26 This omission is necessary in compliance with the law re- holiday employees. GRADE II TO GRADE III-- Brown, Mildred Calbery, Joan Clark, Joyce Dowson, Carol Heayn, Sandra Honey, Morey Hutcheson, Eleanor Jeffrey, Donna Levinson, Norma MasMaster, Muriel Mooney, Kathleen Bartley, Merl Pickard, Miriam Argue, Paul Boyd, Clive Cornish, William Dowson, Jack Fluke, Gary Gibson, Gary Howsam, George James, Floyd MacMillan, Maccie Mooney, John Raines, Grant Rodd, Jack Tummonds, Gary Warriner, Dale Warriner, Garnet Woods, Dennis Eunice W. Harris, Teacher JBNIOR I to SENIOR I-- Brown, Peggy McLaughlin, Maureen Cawker, Grant Dowson, George Elford, Donny Owen, Ronnie Wallis, Jack GRADE I to GRADE II-- Hastings, Gloria Keeler, Marie Mein, Lucy Pickard, Esther Ptolmey, Ann Rea, Barbara Wallace, Muriel Watson, Helen Carnegie, Bobby Hooey, Gerald Hunter, Jamie: Kight, Jimmy Roman, Frederick Sweetman, Garry Tapp, Bill A. MacFarlane, Teacher. (High School Entrance to be published next week.) FALTER The Unveiling of the Chiropractic Memorial is set for Wednesday, 14th Day of August. OTICE PERRY STAR THURSDAY, JULY 4th, 1946 MR. ROSS STRIKE, HYDRO COMMISSIONER, VISITS PORT PERRY An informative address on the On- tario Hydro situation was delivered by Mr. Ross Strike last Thursday even- ing before the Port Perry Business in the Sebert House, The speaker traced the growth of Hydro power in Ontario from its early days, when 100,000 h.p. development was looked upon as a project that would bring financial disaster to the Proyince; and from which no adequate revenue could be expected. Now the output is between two and three million h.p. and does not meet present requirements, nor gs it suffi- cient to cope with the growing demand for electric power, particularly in rural areas, The outreach. for more power is very constant; and, in spite of ma- terial shortages and insufficient man power, the system is growing rapidly. Mr. Strike emphasized the co-opera- tive nature of the Hydro Electric sys- tem, which is not socialistic, but 1s truly co-operative. Government and people build the plants together on a self-supporting basis, Gradually the local municipality is able to buy its in- dividual unit, which has provided, and continues to provide power at cost. The speaker pointed out the neces- sity of maintaining an adequate re- serve fund to meet emergencies, and to finance initial expenses in progres- sive work. Mr. Hillier, who accompanied Mr. Strike, exhibited a talking . picture which showed in graphic fashion the actual process of Hydro-Electrle de- velopment. The vast combined operations of man and machine power were a revela- tion to those of us who turn the switch or press the button. Few realize what a tremendous undertaking it is to turn the course of a river or harness a rushing falls, The picture brought that immense labor. before us in most realistic fas- hion. The muscular men, and the powerful bulldozers did things that seemed almost impossible. And they did them in areas, sometimes of wild grandeur, sometimes in scenes of ut- ter desolation, The initial price that is paid for our comfort and conven- ience is much greater than most of us realize, * * * THE BUSINESS MEETING Chairman Mansell Gerrow presided at this meeting. No new business was introduced; but Reeve Reesor told of progress being made in various muni- cipal and other projects about town. No definite date has been set for the sinking of the test well for the Port Perry water supply but it is ex- pected that this work will be done in tha immediate future, The Palmer Memorial Park is being put into shape; but the work has been delayed owing to lack of men. How- ever, it is expected that the area will be pretty well grassed over by August 14th--the day of the unvelling of the Palmer Memorial. Roads and ditches are receiving proper attention, the later being tiled in some stretches on Queen Street. A letter of appreciation from Mr. and Mrs, Merlin Letcher was read, in which the Association was thanked for their generous gifts and the kindly spirit that prompted the presentation. The Annual Sports Day program has been arranged for Civie Holiday, and a specially fine schedule of horse races is expected, OBITUARY MRS. DANIEL FERGUSON A resident of Port Perry and its im- mediate vicinity for thirty-five years, Mrs, Daniel Ferguson (nee Matilda Stainton) passed away on June 21st, in Toronto at the home of her son, William E., Ferguson, . Born in 1864 on Scugog Island, the youngest girl of a family of twelve children, she received her early educa- tion at the Centre School, Later the family moved to a farm south of Sea- grave, and then to Brock township. . Prior to her marriage she taught music, and was organist in the Metho- dist Church, Layton. In 1898, she married Daniel Fergu- son. Twelve years later the family moved to Port Perry, where, except for a period spent farming, on Concession 6, Reach, they have since llved. The late Mrs. Ferguson was a mem- ber of St. John's Presbyterian Church, Her husband predeceased her June 9th, 1946. Surviving her are the three children, Aleta (Mrs, A, P., MacFar- lane), of Port Perry; Homer D,, of Hamilton; and William E., of Toronto; | also one brother, William Stainton, of Prescott, Arkansas, Men's Association, at a dinner maeting J SAMUEL FARMER Editor and Publisher Cadet Emile Donnelly from Port Perry High School, on guard duty at the entrance to the annual camp of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets gt Niagara-on-the-Lake. In a Cadet Camp of 1800 at Niagara, Port Perry Cadets (20) won the pen- nant for "The Cadet Corps with the cleanest and neatest lines the most times during the 12-day camp'. The following is the official report: "Honours for various phases of training and sports at the first of the Lake for members of the Royal Canadian Army two camps at Niagara-on-the- Cadets in M.D.2, were spread around the district, from Kapuskasing in the north, Port Perry in the east and Port Colborne in the south-west. At the conclusion of the camp on Friday, Major George Beal, M.C., the District Cadet Officer and Chief Instructor at Port Perry Cadet Corps Wins Pennant at Niagara the Camp, announced the following awards: Cadet Corps with the cleanest and neatest lines the most times during the 12-day camp: Port Perry H. S. which was in "D" Company, composed of Riverdale C.I. and Eastern High School of Commerce, both of Toronto; Sear- boro H.S., Niagara-on-the-Lake H.S. and Port Perry. Major L. i. Smith, officer commanding the camp, who made the daily inspection of lines, awarded the pennant to Port Perry which had the best lines of "D" Com- pany." Credit is due to Mr. Londry as Cadet Instructor, and to Lieut. Grant Maec- Millan as oflicer in charge of the Port Perry Unit. The meeting in the Town Hall, Port Perry, was not largely attended; but the folk who were there were Interest- ed in most practical fashion. Reeve Reesor presided, and spoke briefly of the need of a community hospital. He then called upon Mr. T. K. Creighton, M.P.P., of Oshawa, to outline the general work of hospital- ization in Ontario, with particular em- phasis of that service in smaller cen- tres. Mr. Creighton said that there are twelve such hospitals in Ontario, all of which are carrying on successfully, operating at cost. Speaking of local conditions, he said that, estimating the community pop- ulation of Port Perry, Reach, Scugog and Cartwright at about 8,000, the Port Perry Hospital should have from twenty to twenty-five beds, or about twice as many as are there at present. Most of the smaller hospitals oper- ate at cost, said Mr. Creighton; but the capital outlay for buildings and equipment require outside assistance. This is secured by private subserip- tion and municipal grants, Hospitalization has grown very rapidly, rising in Ontario in ten years from 23.6% to 78.10%. The equipment the nursing, the medical attention, and the cost are all better for the patient than they can be in the home, "This community center needs to provide self-respecting hospital ac- commodation for its citizens" said Mr, Creighton, Thea next speaker was Dr, M. B. Dy- mond, who paid sincere tribute to those who for many years had given such efficient hospital service. This service has been given as a private enterprise, with but little (if any) help from the municipality, The need for expansion is becoming more evident all the time, for hospital fa- Community Memorial Hospital Port Perry. THE PROJECT IS ASSURED cilities in other centres are inadequate to accommodate outsiders. Four years ago 509 of medical prac- "jtice was carried on in the home--now only 259%, And the cost of home nursing and medical attention is much greater. In serious cases where constant nursing is essential, that item alone may run to $15.00 per 24 hours in the home, to say nothing of the service of housekeeper. Not only does a hospital give better service than is possible in the home; but it is of real value in retaining the services of competent doctors in the community. Myr. C. C. Jeffrey, chairman of the provisional hospital committee, told of the organization, the application for a charter, and arrangements for public subscriptions. At this juncture, acting upon the suggestion of Mr. John Taylor, the opportunity to subscribe was given to those present. Mr. S. Jeffrey headed the list with a subscription of $1000. Tihs put good heart into the meeting, and until noon Wednesday, the follow- ing voluntary subscriptions had been made: Samuel Jeffrey ....o.oocceevvivennnn, $1,000 Mrs. Samuel Jeffrey .................... 6500 John C. Taylor ......cccocevvvvvirnnnn, Dr. M. B. Dymond .. Samuel Farmer Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Jeffrey ........ 600 James Staley .......ccoooevvviiiiiinnn 26 Robert Johnston, in trust ......... 50 Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Johnston .... 25 Counties of Durham and Northumberland .................. 6500 L ©. $3,760 ym BOY KILLED BY TRUCK Billy Meredith, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meredith, of Oshawa, died of injuries received by a truck that backed over him. JULY 24th is the Day Set for the LIONS CLUB CARNIVAL 4 -