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Page Four THE COLBoRNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19th, 1945 CRAMAHE COUNCIL Cramahe Council met in the Council Chamber, Castleton on Friday, April 6th, 1945, at 1.00 p.m. Members all present, Reeve T. A. Chapman in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. By-Law 954 was duly passed for the erection of stop signs leading onto through highways. By-Law 955 was duly passed for the appointment of Road Overseers, Pound Keepers and Fence Viewers for the Township of Cramahe. Moved by Quinn, seconded by Heck-bert, That the Township of Cramahe order seven tons of calcium chloride for the Lakeport road and the Village of Castleton. Orders were drawn on the Treasurer as follows: P. A. Thompson, care of hall and park ..................................$ 7.50 A. E. Jones, lights in hall........ 5.13 Municipal World, supplies ...... 24. A. E. Wilson & Co., road ins... 175.00 J. H. Buttars, re ind................. 10.92 Salaries^-in part: T. A. Chapman .................. 25.00 J. W. Heckbert .................. 25.00 Chas. Quinn....................... 25.00 H. I. Allen........................... 25.00 O. E. Dingman................... 25.00 G. R. Beavis ........................ 50.00 Lome Darling .................... 25.00 F. Armstrong, constable ........ 8.00 S. A. Clark, assessor, pastage 66.50 Cramahe Tel. System, loan .... 500.00 Road account to amount of .... 633.85 Moved by Dingman, seconded by Allen, That the collector's roll be extended to May 4th.--Carried. Council adjourned to meet the First Friday in May at 1.00 p.m. G. R. Beavis, Clerk. SQUARE MILK BOTTLES After a year's trial, the innovation of square milk bottles in quarts and half-pints at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and other cities in the United States, has proved a success. Basis of the change from round milk bottles was the desire to conserve cold storage space and to increase truck loads. It was found that about 45 per cent more milk could be stored and considerably more milk carried in trucks by using new cases, more compact and lighter in make than the conventional type. These cases require about one-third less space inside the truck and save much work and time to the driver. Grocers and retailers say that they can put 36 square quarts on refrigerator shelf that held only 25 round bottles. DUNDONALD April 17th, 1945 No service at Eden Church next Sunday. Miss Marie Honey has returned to Toronto after spending two weeks at home. Mr. Ernest Mutton is on the sick list. Pte. Cecil Oliver, Peterborough, was home for the weekend. Mr. Clarence Dudley is spending this week at Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. K. Waite and Mr. Glenn Waite of Edville were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mutton. Mrs. Myrtle Nelson and family, of Shelter Valley, visited Mr. and Mrs. Archie Samons, Pleasant View Farm, on Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Petch has returned to her home at Markham, after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Honey. Mrs. George McDonald and Miss Dora McDonald, Edville, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Harvey, Colborne, visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Honey on Friday evening last week. Fit. Sgt. and Mrs. Gordon Morrison (nee Leona Stimers), Edville, visited Mrs. R. Stimers on Friday, and on Tuesday were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman. Miss Helen Petch, Toronto, and her nephew, Master Gordon Bayes, Mark-ham, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Honey. Master Russell Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pearson, is recovering after a recent operation in a Toronto hospital. We wish him the best of luck. A large congregation attended Eden Church on Sunday evening, April 15, the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Foreign Missions. The service was in charge of members of the Y.P.U. with Miss Betty Mutton, president, conducting, assisted by El-wood Wright and Owen Stimers. The choir was comprised of 19 young people with Mrs. Donald Chapman, pianist, and Eileen Wright, soloist. Sermonettes were given by Muriel Mutton, Shirley Packard, Marion Wright and Mrs. Douglas Mutton. The offering was taken by Douglas Mutton and Carl Chapman. Following the service a Fireside hour was held in the church hall and community singing of old familiar hymns and lantern slides on mission work in China were presented by Rev. Gordon | Adams. Lunch was served by the | Young People's Union. HALDIMAND COUNCIL Grafton, April 5th, 1945 Council met to-day. All members present. It was agreed that the whole Council would look over the roads at an early date and lay out the work for 1945. The road superintendent was authorized to purchase a Chevrolet truck, 1928 model, for $135.00. The Clerk was authorized to prepare by-law to change the salary of the Road Superintendent. The Ontario Department of Highways reported that our balance of Road Subsidy for 1944 would be $3952.79. The following accounts were passed : M. Rutherford ............................$ 50.00 Wes. Downs ................................ 30.00 E. H. Baggaley......................... 7.50 Lawless & Sons .......................... 4.10 E. Joice ........................................ 2.50 D. E. Boyle ................................ 6.11 Harold Hoskin ............................ 48.00 E. Corkery .................................. 15.00 Assessment error ....................... 10.00 Whillier & Co............................. J. H. Gale .................................... 9.50 Road accounts ............................ 851. W. E. King, auditor, Twp..... 100.00 W. E. King, schools .................. 180.00 The Clerk was instructed to bill the School Sections audited for $10.00 each, payable to the Township of Haldimand. The Reeve was authorized to sign a warrant for a tax sale to take place September 8th, 1945. Council adjourned to meet at Cen-treton on Thursday, May 3rd at 1 p.m. M. Rutherford, Clerk Eden Woman's Association The regular monthly meeting of the Eden Woman's Association was held on Wednesday, April 11th, 1945, at the home of Mrs. J. J. Mutton, with vice-president, Mrs. Earl Irwin in charge. A short devotional period followed by the minutes and roll A missionary banquet will be held the second week in May in Dun-donald hall with a guest speaker present. This is to take the place of the regular May meeting. A quilting will be held on Wednesday, April 25th, af the home of Mrs. Clarence Dudley. The program consisted of a piano solo by Mrs. E. Whittaker, readings by Mrs. Gordon Honey, Mrs. Roy Packard and a sing-song. Lunch was served. Spending unnecessarily is a defeat, on the home front. If you don't need it--don't buy it. $1,350,000,000 Eighth VICTORY LOAN Dated and bearing interest from 1st May 194% and offered In two maturities, the choice of which fa optional wait die purchaser, as follow* 18 years and 5 months 3% BONDS DUE 1st OCTOBER 1963 Callable in or after 1959 Interest payable 1st April and October Denominations (500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,00C ISSUE PRICE: 100% 4 years and 6 months 1H% BONDS DUE 1st NOVEMBER 1949 Non-callable to maturity Interest payable 1st May and November $1,000, ISSUE PRICE: 100% The proceeds of this loan will be used by the Government to finance expenditures for war purpose* The lists will open on 23rd April, 1945, and will close on or about 12th Mar, 1945. Applications for these bonds may be made through any Victory Loan Salesman, any Branch in Canada of any Chartered Bank, any authorized Savings Bank, Trust or Loan Company, from whom copies of the official ] application form may be obtained. Department of Finance April 1945 REDUCTION OF RURAL HYDRO RATES A further rate reduction to all rural hydro consumers on the first block of energy from 4c to 3.5c per kilowatt hours, effective on all bills rendered on and after May 1st, 1945, will result in an estimated saving of $300,000 a year. This was announced by Hon. George H. Challies, vice-chairman of The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of of Ontario last week. The rate reduction was a result of a stimulated program of new services inaugurated during the past year. Uniform rates for electrical service to rural areas were introduced by the Commission on January 1, 1944, bringing substantial benefits to 97 per cent of all farm and hamlet consumers served by the Commission, and re-sulting in an estimated saving of $500,000. The new energy rate of 3.5c on the first block, with second and third rates remaining unchanged, will be a substantial saving shared by all rural hydro consumers, Mr. Challies stated. Waxed paper for household use may be produced only in rolls of 100, 200 or 300 feet in future, according to an announcement by the Prices rnd Trade Board. Hydro Rural Wartime Extentions With labour and metals drained by war, an unavoidable limit is placed on the number of new rural Hydro services that can be installed in 1945. Nevertheless, your Hydro is extending essential rural services to the absolute limit of labour and materials available. About 8000 applications, made and approved during 1944, still await service, and many have since been added. These will be connected as soon as possible. It will take all the man-power, materials and effort the Hydro can command to bring service to these applicants in 1945. Those requesting service- along existing power lines may, in some cases, be connected before prior applicants who require lengthy extensions. We regret that many approved applications may not be completed before 1946. In 1944 your Hydro constructed about 400 miles of new rural lines, and added 9776 new customers. With some 1200 Hydro employees in the armed services or on loan to the government for technical work, along with the shortage of many materials critical to war needs, your Hydro has done and is doing everything possible to extend electricity to essential services. 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