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ifolbo Comments on Last Year's Tomato Crop By C. E. Mighton, Dept. of Botany, Ontario Agricultural College The 1937 tomato crop in Eastern Ontario was outstanding. In some parts of the district the average yield for ye; a gres r than In other parts of the district some crops were amost a total loss. Some fields suffered severely from blight while others had practically none. Consideration of the district as a whole makes one wonder as- to the reason for such a wide variation within a coimpartively small area It is the purpose of this and following articles to attempt to explain some of the more striking dif- First of all we may compare Wi &rn Ontario with Eastern Ontario. We know that last year the crop of ning tomatoes in Western Ontario was very light. This was fortunate for the growers in this district as it presented a market for what would have been an otherwise unmanageable surplus. Their difficulty was caused by too much rainfall in the early part of the growing season. Many fields were covered with water for some time after they were planted. This prevented the plants from making a proper start and also provided ideal conditions for the incidence of disease, particularly blight, both early and late. The disease which started early in the season later caused a. great deal of loss. Amount of rainfall also accounted for the fact that the crop in Prince! Edward County was generally so much better than that in Nor'.iumber-land. While Prince Edward was re-i delving a fairly regular supply of | rain during July and August, that sec-! tion of the county around Belleville j Northumberland was suffer- I Lakeview Women's Institute The regular monthly meeting of the Lakeview Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. John Martin, on Thursday. March 31st, 1938, with the President in the chair. The meeting opened by singing the Institute Ode followed by all repeating the Lord's Prayer. Roll Call was responded to by each : member bringing seeds to be exchan-1 ged. Moved by Mrs. -Gordon Metcalf, I seconded by Mrs. Chas. Haynes, That 1 gladiolus bulbs be purchased and each i 6(1 the meetings of the Ontai member be given some to grow for I Orange Lodge in Port Hope last w<5 the fall flower show, at which prixes I Mr- and Mrs. Douglas Ives of CM will be given.--Carried. | awa spent the weekend with rel Moved by Mrs. G. Metcalf, seconded ftives at Colborne and Brighton, by Mrs. Evely, That a 10c tea be held Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Goulding ai Thursday afternoon, April 7th, also I children of Toronto are spending tl a quilting, at the home of Mrs. Gordon I Easter holidays with their parents Honey.-Carried. | Mrs. Harry 8. Smith and daughter ' Moved by Miss Gladys Downing, j Shirley of Pembroke are vniting her seconded by Mrs. Haynes. That1 the [ parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Mayhewi Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCutcheji and voting son speat Sumfciv with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. M|y Mr. V. G. Cornwall spent East Sunday with his daughters, ToroS| Mr. A. G. Cracknell is attendli the O.E.A. meeting in Tor< week. Mr. Clarence Mutton was to Ontario Grand Lodge, hel< Hope, last week. Melvtille Beecroft, B.A., i staff, is spending the holid his relatives at Wingham. and Mrs. Gordon Horn THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, 7H RSDAY, APRIL 21st, 1938 $2.00 a year in advance; $2.50 to U. S. A. . Mallory spent a few days with friends in Toronto. Alic Mcintosh of Toronto is •ii Dg her father. Mr. V. G. Corn- ing from lught. Sec.-Treas. purchase the lininj thread for the quilt.--Carried. -Mrs. Peter Metcalf gave a very successful report of the Welfare and Sunshine Committee. Community singing was indulged in and enjoyed by all. Mrs. Martin gave a reading, "Status of the Andies." Mrs. Honey gave a paper on "Eternal Qualities in Life," which proved vary interesting. Miss Gladys Downing favoured with an instrumental selection. Mrs. Gordon Metcalf conducted a contest which was to be answered by "Duties of the Officers of the Institute," which was interesting as well as helpful to all. Closed by singing "God Save the King." There were present 10 members, of which 6 joined for ensuing year, and the pro- we had last year, thn ince regions with toe those with too little and a few that had almost an ideal amount. The results have been noted above. Since irrigation for the crop of canning tomatoes is impractical we are forced to be content with the rainfall as we get it. Howevi possible to overcome some difficulties created by an irregular supply of moisture. This may be accomplished by careful attention to the choice and preparation of the land on which the crop At a recent meeting of the Durham and Northumberland road committee, a four-wheel-drive truck was purchased. This heavy equipment, when it. lB use next winter should do much to of the i facilitate the removal of snow, which was not handled to the satisfaction of the ratepayers, during the past season. This equipment we understand, will supplement the county's power maintainers to provide a high-1 er standard of roads. hew. Mr. and Mrs, L. P. Keane and (fie daughter of Wellington spent Sunday wiih In-r paren-s. Hi. and Mrs. C. P. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Malonie and brother Jack of Toronto spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. W Peacock. I-M'r. and Mrs. Walter J. Ccwie and sons, Grant and Harry, spent weekend with her father, Capt. Harry Redfearn, at "Loughbreeze." Mr. and Mrs.F.Wr.C.McCutcheon are spending the week "with their family in Toronto, while Mr. McCutcheoii js attending sessions of the -O. E. A. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Row some Betty and Charles, and Miss Keith a Bass spent Sunday with friends at their former home,"Athens. Miss Bass remained for a visit at her home. Rev. and Mrs. P. Bruce Thornton and Mrs. W. V. Robsou arrived home last Thursday, after spending the, inter months at St. Petersburg, Tofnto *li »rbyn. tofeJjttchell, B.A., of the H. .pending* the holidays with her Oshawa. Clare Snetsinger and niece of lto, spent the weekend with her ier, Mrs. R. Snetsinger. and Mrs. Harry J. Ooyle of o spent the weekend with his ats, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ooyle. '. and Mrs. Douglas Mayhew and John spent Sunday with his } , Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Mayhew. j r. and Mrs. Jack Montgomery ed the sessions of Ontario Grand ig© Lodge held in Port Hope, last and Mrs C. R. Coyle, Mr. John e and Miss Marion Coyle, Toron-«_ ipent the weekend with relatives olborne. . and Mrs. F. S. Mallory of Tor-spent Good Friday and Saturday his brother. Mr. E. E. Mallory friends in Castleton. us.- P. H. Philp of Toronto paid a hurried calls while on the return Kingston, where with a party of she had spent Easter. William Hammond is a patient lurg General Hospital, follow-operation for appendicitis, and ported getting along nicely. one of the six-year-old twin of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Keating, operated on for appendicitis at General Hospital on Monday Florida. S^W?SS Wl .Batter wrappers ,f Egress OfTice 1 l_Lv : plants can grow 1 Rev. Father P. J. Galvin and fam- presence of air i ily wish to express their sincere ap-3 the nitrogen form- j preciation and thanks to their many arry on their work j friends and neighbours for kindness led with water per- and sympathy extended in their re-ent of nitrogen con-j cent sad bereavement; also wish to The result is that i express thanks for spiritual offering ickly yellow j and flowers. IN MEMORIAM CORNWALL--In loving memory of ur mother, S. E. Cornwall, who de-aried this life on Sunday. Apri! 25th. .vie and daughter Pearl of itford, also Mr. W. Whitehead and Billie of Toronto, spent Easter Mays with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. it Brighton, many friends of Misses Muriel Upset Boiling Water j n|d Jean Coyle will be pleased to Child Badly Scalded ! ]Wn they have returned home from - i < |>bourg General Hospital, where they A very serious accident occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chapman, Dundonald, about noon on Saturday, when their youngest child i Jackie, upset a kettle of boiling water ' over himself, one-fifth of his little body was scalded. The were deep and ha Sufff pearame. Therefore, if any soi! does j t possess natural drainage it should: artifi dally drained before being' )pped with tomatoes. This will aid i iteriallv in the event of too much Dn th* other hand proper prepara-1 essary that he be removed Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. The little sufferer was taken by motor immediately to Toronto, his parents and sister Ruth and uncle, Mr. Archie Chapman, accompanied him. Chapman gave his baby boy a blood transfusion and returned home Monday night. Mrs. Chapman, frantic 'th grief, remained until results of i-atment are known. It is remarkabio note that in ths family of seven-;n children no serious accidi ' " er occurred before. COLBORNE SCHOOL BOARD Regular monthly meeting of Colborne Union Board of Education held Monday evening, April 18th, 1938. Present: H. S. Keyes, appointed chairman for the evening; E. Quinn, W. G. Grant. E. O. Johnston, H. J. Mayhew, D. C. Peebles, W. A. Seed, B. McCracken. Mr. M. L. Drinkwalter quoted price for a steel flag pole for the Public School. The former wooden one was broken off during a storm last year. The question of a new pole was laid over until next meeting. iMr. Irwin of Belleville exhibited an elecric cleaner for blackboard brushes. No action was taken. iMr. Mayhew, chairman of Repair Committee, reported having pulled the fire alarm during a visit to the Public School building, when all pupils were out of the building in 45 seconds. The following accounts were passed: High School The Express, stationery ......$ 7.25 Reynolds & Keating, sundry . . Impeial Guaantee Co. Treasur er's bond ................... 1&.00 Colborne Public Utilities. W. ■ W.......................... 12.50 Colborne Public Utilities, light 10.52 Jas. Redfearn & Son. coal ____ 82.36 Public School Colborne Planing Mill, lumber 5.55 The Express, supplies ........ 5.75 Reynolds & Keating, sundry .. 7.10 Mrs. Riley, renovating room .. 5.00 Johnston Drug Store, supplies 4.21 Colborne Public Utilities, light 2.98 Colborne Public Utiliies. W.W. 12.50 COMING EVENTS Progressive Euchre, by the Ladies' Aid of Trinity Church, at the home of Mrs. C. L. Keating, on Wednesday. April 27th, 1938, at 8 p.m. sharp. Good prizes and refreshments. Everyone welcome. Price 25c. al4-21 An Easter Tea, under the auspices of the Willing Workers Society of Old St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Colborne, will be held in the Sunday School Hall, Friday afternoon. April 2t2nd, 1938. Admission 15c. Dr. Harold Hinman Engaged in Research To Control Malaria Dr. and Mrs. Harold Hinman and two sons of Sheffield, Alabama, spent a few days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hinman. Dr. Hinman is engaged in research work with the Tenesee Valley Authority, who- are devising ways and means to control malaria in that State. Present plans for damming the Tenessee River in many places will assist irrigation and materially lessen the danger from floods; but at the same time may increase the plague of mosquitoes, which is quite a problem In the South. It is with that the T.V.A. are lg to find methods to control. .A play, "A Wild Flower of the Hills," will be presented by the St. James Brotherhood of Peterboro in the Town Hall. Colborne, under the auspices of the East Colborne Group of the Women's Association of the United Church, on Friday, April 29th, 1938. Admission 25c and 15c. All cordially invited. The annual meeting of plot-holders in Lakeport Cemetery will be held in the Council Room, Colbobrne, tomorrow, Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. All interested are invited to attend. The annual meeting of the Wick-low and Vernonville Women's Institute will be held on Wednesday afternoon. April 27th, 1938, at the home of Mrs. G. Rutherford. Election of Officers. Roll Call--Pay your fee and join again. Cake--Mrs. A. T. Waite, Mrs. C. Waite, Mrs. J. G. Waite. Sandwiches -- Mrs. Skinkle, Mrs. Usher, Mrs. Turk. Mrs. C. B. Turk, Sec. An Uxbridge man was fined $10.00 and costs, with the option of 10 days in jail, when convicted at Oshawa by Magistrate Ebbs of selling improperly graded and inspected potatoes. AUCTION SALES --by-- OSCAR C. MORGAN, Auctioneer. Brighton, Ontario. Wednesday, April 27th, 1938, at 1 p.m. sharp--20 head Percheron and horses and colts, and several seta of heavy harness and collars, the property of Mr. Jack Harris, at the Paper Mill Barns, Campbellford. Terms cash x If 5 be an extended drought j i growing o'f the crop of •* ttep in this preparat;on. \ netrating roots of such j the soil so that, the I following, crop are able j eeper in search of mois- j loughing and cultivation i he planting of the crop ishes this. A third omething to sell aid be willing to pay, n Express will sell it. step i 3 the ; IONIZATION MEETING ~) - BORN E BASEBALL CLU SELLING OUT ALL STOCK MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST Great Opportunity to Save on the Following Lines: Hats, Scarfs, Purses, Hosiery, Collar and Cuff Sets, Hankies, Flowers, Ribbons, Novelty Linens and Numerous Small Articles. Don't fail to visit our store and get your share of these bargains, as all stock must be sold within the next ten days MRS. MASON Brunswick Block King Street COLBORNE BUSINESS CHANGE Mr. J. A. Rittwage having bought the business known as the Palen Mill, Colborne, solicits the patronage of the public. There will be carried FULL LINES OF MILL FEED FLOUR, SALT, ETC. CUSTOM GRINDING AS USUAL Your patronage will be appreciated J. A. RITTWAGE Phone 97 COLBORNE SPRING OPENING MFW f WATCH THE EAST WINDOW IViCl^l I THIS WEEK! SPLENDID ARRAY OF SAMPLES for Custom Suits and Overcoats for men and women, made by Skill Craft, Custom Tailors of the Dominion--none better. A SPLENDID LINE OF READY MADE SUITS AND OVERCOATS GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE OUR SPRING SHOWING of Hats, Shirts, Ties, Shoes, Belts, Suspenders and all accessories to men's wardrobe is complete. LADIES' DEPARTMENT shines with the newest in Dresses,Waists, Collars,Ties, Shoes, and the Oriental shades in Chatelaine and Kyser Hosiery. Also a full range of Lingerie, Gloves, etc. YARD GOODS in silks and other fabrics for dresses, blouses and trimmings. In fact we cannot enumerate all the small needs, such as Buttons, Buckles, Crochet requirements, etc. HOUSE FURNISHINGS in Lace Curtains, Chintz, best grade of Bats and Quilt Linings, Factory Cotton for hot-beds, etc. It is a pleasure to show you goods and quote prices Fowler Block V. G. CORNWELL Colborne