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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1945 YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW... IF WE ARE TO SAVE OUR LATE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Thousands of Tons are Ready for Harvest Will You Lend a Hand? Food is precious--let's not waste it through lack of help! Now, in addition to our own needs, we must also help feed the millions of starving people in liberated Europe. This is a tremendous task, but it can be done, IF--we all do our share. This is the last harvesting emergency we are liable to meet Job! Help will be needed from August 20th MEN--Every possible Fill 1 I TODAY! FREE TRANSPORTATION For four weeks' service, transportation will be paid one way. For full season (August n will be paid both ways. NEAREST RAILWAY STATION ... NEAREST BUS STOP ..................... rvised by the Y.W.C.A. or Y.M.C.A.--but you *s and bla DOMINION-PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE ON FARM LABOUR AGRICULTURE - LABOUR - EDUCATION McCracken&McFadyen AMBULANCE SERVICE and E. McFadyen, Embalmer Undertaking Prices to Suit Everyone SERVICE THE BEST POTATO MEETING Arrangement is being made by the Agricultural Office of Northumberland County in co-operation with the Crop Improvement Association to bring authorities on potatoes to evening meeting at the farm of Arthur Morgan, third concessior Brighton Township. Mr. R. E. Goodin of the Ontario Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, who is a specialist potato culture, has been asked to attend to address the meeting. Mr. J. W. Scannell, chief of Potato Certification Services in the province, or one of his staff, has been asked to attend the meeting to discuss diseases in the field. The plan is to gather about 8 o'clock and spend an hour the fine potato fields to be found this section of Northumberland County. Then the group will congregate on the lawn to see moving pictures regarding potato culture and other matters of interest and hear the addresses. Agricultural Representative Ralph Banbury has arranged for an excellent coloured film on gardens, which depicts the life and control of many insects. Last year such a meeting was conducted in the good potato growing area north of Colborne at the farms of Chas. McGuire and Arthur Rutherford. This event presents an opportunity for growers of the county to exchange ideas and discuss their problems with specialists of the potato crop. "DISMISS--BUT WHAT OF A JOB?" A booklet, "Dismiss -- But What of a Job?" has been prepared to show the facilities afforded through the Dominion Department of Labour, in connection with rehabilitation of ex-servicemen and ex-service women. Also, the book contains a brief outline of the main legislative changes in wartime, from the Dominion viewpoint, affecting the conditions of employment in industry. The book will be provided to vocational and educational advisers in the Armed Services .officers of the Department of Veterans' Affairs and Labour (including the National Employment and Service), members of comittees interested in rehabilitation, larger employers and trade unions, and others. It is felt that the information contained in the booklet will be of value to most of those who have to do with any of the phases of rehabilitation problems. Those leaving the Armed Services may use their Re-Establishment Credit to buy tools, instruments or equipment necessary in their civilian trade, profession or business. £FK0M (IMAM TO CAIX1JTTA P. Your bank is a link between the man in Canada who has goods and services to buy or sell, and his customers abroad. The business ef your bank is not all done in dollars and cents. It renders valuable service to Canadian business in the far-off market places of the world, overcoming the obstacles of strange currencies, be they pesos or piasters, escudos or rupees. s commercial correspondents and business connections all over the globe, your bank often has the specialized information necessary to bring buyer and seller together, no matter how far apart they live. Year bank is able to gather information on the reliability of foreign firms, to handle letters of credit, to arrange the complicated exchange of funds, performing an individual, intricate and inexpensive service to importers and exporters alike; This feofore of Canadian banking has a direct bearing on your welfare. It has, through many years, developed the sale of Canadian goods abroad, resulting in more jobs for Canadian men and women. EASTERN ONTARIO CROP REPORT (From the Ontario Department of Agriculture Statistics Branch) APPLES-- Temperature has been ideal along with a plentiful supply of moisture Some damage to apples in the Brighton-Trenton area from hail on July 7th. Foliage is good in well-sprayed orchards while at least 50% of the commercial orchards were severely injured by scab with no crop. Foliage has improved to some extent due to the leafing of dormant spur buds. There was a heavy "drop" in tree fruits. Many apples are small, misshapen and russetted due to frost before the blossom, prolonged we weather during the set and poor pollination. Considerable injury from bud moth and leaf roller along with scab. Total crop will be less than 20% of last season with fall varieties the most promising. The Newcastle-Bowmanville area has a somewhat better showing for the late fall and winter varieties. PEARS-- Set of fruit very light in r orchards after a heavy "drop." Fruit is undersize but fairly free from insect injury. Foliage is good with trees making a strong growth. CHERRIES-- Yield very light in all districts with less than 15% of last season's crop. Size of fruit very uneven. Trees have made excellent growth. Considerable yellow leaf now showing In most orchards. RASPBERRIES-- Moisture conditions ideal and crop looks promising. Picking commenced last week. Yield should be at least 40% over last season. VEGETABLES-- The wet weather conditions reported previously this season have continued in most sections and this is the main reason for the big reduction in vegetable acreages. Plantings on high lands are developing much better than on flat and lower lands. Most vegetables are in need of more sunshine and the continued wet weather has caused slower development. Many growers also have been unable to cultivate their plantings satisfactorily due to shortage of help and continued wet. Most crops are two to three weeks later than last season. Very few early potatoes have been dug so far and the yield is ported light. It is reported that there is an increased acreage of late cabbage planted. CANNING CROPS-- The pea pack will be a little larger than was expected a month ago but not nearly as large as last year. It is felt that generally the quality will be better. The pea pack in the eastern end of the district is approximately 85% finished and from Brighton west peas are later and estimated ' packed. Plants having large acreages have been rushed, some canning until early morning hours. Only two plants have appearance of being over-contracted and these will have some loss. Canning of raspberries will be general the middle of this week and the crop is reported good in most sections. The corn crop is very late and tomatoes are patchy. CHINESE MARKET GARDENER GIVEN SURPRISE HELP A Chinese market gardener, working along against difficulties on a five acre farm in the Holland Marsh area, received a very pleasant surprise when a party of about 45 farm service camp boys called on him unexpectedly and spent a whole evening cleaning up the weeds on his vegetable crop without payment. The Chaniman had no equipment except a hoe, and his farm became very weedy. The boys noticed this, and decided to do their good deed. So one evening recently, after supper,, they lined up in cadet formation, shouldered their hoes, and marched to the Chinese gardener's place. As they passed the home of the chairman of the district growers' committee, he was sitting on the veranda, so they gave him t smart "eyes right" salute. On their arrival at the Chinaman s garden they found him panic-stricken. He tried to stop them entering his property, protesting that he had no money. The boys firmly took him to one side, and with hoes flying, did a commando job on his weed-infested gardens. Before dusk fell, they had cleaned every weed from between three and four acres of his crops of weeds, and as they formed up and marched away, they left behind a grinning and happy Chinese gardener who had benefitted from their tangible expression of their desire to be of service. ITS IN THE BAG It almost takes a magician to know what to do with all those odds and | ends of paper, envelopes and flatten-| ed cartons that you know are needed i in the waste paper salvage but seem i more bother than they are worth to collect. It's a paper shopping bag that | does the trick. Hang it in the kitchen i where it can conveniently catch those ■ odd pieces -of paper. When the bag is full simoly fold the top over and tie j with string. 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CIVIC HOLIDAY IN COLBORNE I Hereby Proclaim Monday, August 6th 1945 A PUBLIC HOLIDAY In Village of Colborne All citizens are requested to observe same accordingly! L. GORDON, Colborne, July 31st, 1945 Reeve need newTRACTOR TIRES? COME IN AND SEE THE GOOD/YEAR THE 0-P-EN C-E-N-T-R-E SELF-CLEANING TREAD OF THIS GREAT SURE-FOOTED TIRE MINIMIZES SLIPPAGE-SAVES TIME-SAVES FUEL! If you're eligible for tractor Mre replacements [your present fires must be worn our) make sure you replace with the finest tractor tires built ; 4 . GOODYEAR SURE-GRIP. fCOMPLETE GOODJ^YEAlt TIRE SERVICE STUDENT NURSES REQUIRED FOR Class beginning September 4,1945 Apply at once to SUPERINTENDENT OF NURSING The Peterborough Civic Hospital (Formerly the Nicholls Hospital) PETERBOROUGH Applicants must have High School graduation and be 18 years of age. Board, room and laundry supplied while training. Monthly allowance given after preliminary period of four months. Scholarships available for students of high standing wishing to do postgraduate work. Eight hour day, six day week. Three weeks holidays each year of the three year term. Affiliation with Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, in children's diseases. Affiliation also available for psychiatric training.