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ALLEN. Mrs. D»rward Jr^ ^ THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 1948 Subscription--$2.00 a year, $2.50 to U.S.A. Remembrance Day November 11th t God of our fathers, known of old, Lord of our far-flung battleiine Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine-Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget -- lest we forget. No. 187 -- Colborne HALLOWE'EN SOCIAL AT TRINITY CHURCH The A.Y.P.A., assisted by the Ladies Aid, held a Hallowe'en social in the Parish Hall, Monday evening, ;November 1st. The hall was appropriately decorated both inside and out for the occasion. The program under the direction of the A.Y.P.A. consisted of games and contests. Most hilarious of all -was "to pin the tail on the donkey." won by Miss Enid Rogers. There was a march past of those in costume, for the fancy costume Patsy Peebles won the prize. The prize for the comic costume was won by Ellis Sheldrick. The rector, Rev. R. E. Lemon, gave a fitting address of welcome to many new members of the Church. Miss Reta Turpin played a piano solo. Mrs. Neil Stevens gave two readings. The Boys' Quartette, Duncan McGlennon, " .Jim Blackhall, Clare Haynes, Donald Campbell sang four songs. Delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. George Maskell, in a few well chosen words, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dive, who were seated on the platform, expressed regret that they were leaving our midst for a six months' vacation in California. Miss Marlene Weston and Miss Grace Harvie, on behalf of the Choir, presented each with a gift. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dive made brief replies followed by the singing of "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows,, and three cheers and a tiger. Rev. Lemon closed the program by the benediction. There were 75 present at this most successful and pleasant get-together. Everyone expressed their appreciation of this sociable evening where the newcomers become better acquainted. The Installation of A.Y.P.A. officers will be held at the evening service Sunday next, November 7th. LITTLE HELPERS ENTERTAINED Mrs. A. J. Dive, leader of the Little Helpers, assisted by the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of Trinity Anglican Church, entertained the Little Helpers and their mothers in the Parish Hall, Wednesday afternoon, November 3. Mrs. R. E. Lemon gave an interesting talk to the mothers on "Prayer". Games were played, much enjoyed 1)y the children. The hall looked gay and colorful with its Hallowe'en decorations. About thirty-five, mothers and children, sat down at an attractively set table decorated with lighted colored candles, and enjoyed a delicious supper. Mrs. J. A. Corbyn and Mrs. R. E. Lemon poured tea. PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST The Colborne Public School Annual Public Speaking Contest, sponsored by the Trustees' and Ratepayers' Association, was held in Colborne Town Hall, Monday, November 1st, 1948, at 8.00 p.m. There were many children, parents and interested citizens to hear the twelve youthful contestants and the musical program. Mrs. R. A. Greenfield, a member of the Colborne Union School Board, was Chairman. In fter opening re-! marks, shf> welcomed all, expressed I pleasure at being present herself and j explained she had been called in at j the eleventh hour to pinch-hit as , Chairman. She did a splendid job as though prepared a week ahead. After the singing of one verse of "O ; Canada," Mr. R. B. Dawson was called ' to the platform and putting the num-Ibers in a hat asked the eight girl ! and four boy contestants, to draw a j number. I Speaker No. 1 was Joan Ruther-' ford, subject "Penguins". The next speaker was Joan Harnden, subject, "Irving Berlin". Paul Haynes spoke next; his subject "Lou Gehrig's Epilogue of Courage". The audience was entertained next by a solo sung by Lowell Harnden, accompanied on the piano by his brother Frederick. This little singer was well received by the continued clapping for an en-I core. "Laura Secord" was the sub-j ject chosen by the speaker, Betty McMurray. Ann Johnson chose as | her subject "A Sight Seeing Tour of Ottawa." Dick McCutcheon, the next speaker, spoke about "Johann Strouss." A duet was sung by Joan and Frederick Harnden; Mrs. W. G. Irvine was accompanist. Nancy Gif-ford, the next speaker, chose "Dress" as her subject. "Jackie Robinson" was the subject chosen by Royce McCracken. The next . speaker, Joy i Greenfield, whose subject was "Pat-1 sy Parr." A chprus in three parts j was sung by Room 4, directed by Mrs. | W. G. Irvine. Patsy Adams. the i next speaker, spoke on "A Trip to I Niagara Falls." The next speaker, ! Frederick Harnden, spoke on the subject, "Babe Ruth". Jane Dudley, the last contestant, took as her subject, "Sonja Hiene." Each contestant spoke audibly with good enunciation and clear pronoun-ciation, capable delivery. The material chosen was interesting and well compiled with simple language. With all these factors summed up it was most difficult for the seven judges to make final decisions. Mr. W. G. Irvine, principal, collected the score sheets and a committee of three tabulated the results. The first prize, won by Paul Haynes, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Haynes. Reeve Leonard Gordon presented him with the cup. The second prize LEGION NOTES REMEMBRANCE DAY MRS. H. C. McLAUGHLIN After a serious, lingering illness of nearly eight months' duration, Mrs. Hubert Clare McLaughlin died in Toronto General Hosptal on Wednesday, October 27th, 1948. The deceased, who was in her 23rd year, was born in Toronto, Elsie Gail, . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. j Tuesday, November 9. Brig. Gumming. Her entire life was lived ' d]errthe Kon™: Grfg£ Minister in Toronto where she received her i °f Veterans' Affairs and Major John Public and High School education, j w- Foote wul be 3omtly interviewed. Prior to her marriage she was an | Thirty years ago a young Canadian employee of the Canadian General j lieutenant went into action i: V.C's OF TWO WARS CALVACADE GUESTS Victoria Cross winners of both World Wars will be guests on Canadian Cavalcade during a special pre-Remembrance Day program to originate at Sunnybrook Military Hospi- COMING EVENTS The Willing Workers of Old St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will hold an Afternoon Tea and Sale of Home Cooking and Bazaar in the S.S. Rooms on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 13th, 1948, from 3 to 6 o'clock. Please keep this date in mind ! ol4c Colborne Women's Institute Electric Company. her of the Wychwov. I 5: -byterian Church. In this church on November 15, 1947, she was married to Mr. Clare McLaughlin by the Rev. Low-ther. Survivors left to mourn her early passing are, her husband, her parents, five brothers and two sisters. The funeral, which was largely attended, was held from the Chapel of McDougal & Brown, Saturday, October 30. 1948, at 3.00 p.m., and conducted by Rev. Lowther who had of- j with his regiment ficiated at her wedding. I beaches of Dieppe. "At the going down of the sun and in the evening we will remember them." Beneath the North Star ........ under the Southern Cross ........ midst Lon- don's teeming millions and in the lonely outposts of Khyber Pass ........ around the globe ............ wherever Britain's sons are found ........ this <by will be marked in reverent memory. The observence of anniversaries The pallbearers were three broth-1 he ministered to the wounded with-has, during the history of mankind, erg >nd three brothers..ta_iaw of the | out regard for personal safety, exerted a tremendous power. j deceased) Messrs. B. Cumming, D. j ried them from the exposed beach ! Remembrance of beginnings seems jCummJng John Cumming of Tor-! to the landing craft which bore them | almost instinctive -- be they the (tnto Delbert McLaughlin, Ray Mc-! back to England. Refusing an op-. birth of a great man--the founding j Laughlin of Colborne. Sidney Cassan j portunity to escape Dieppe with the ! gium, in the bitter trench fighting whch marked World War I. In the hand-to-hand engagement he percon-ally killed or wounded 11 of the enemy and took 25 prisoners and 12 machine guns. That was Brig. Gregg, who was sergeant-at-arms of the House of Commons before he re-enlisted in the Second War and was president of the University of New Brunswick before joining the cabinet. Six years ago a chaplain landed the shell-swept For eight hours The regular meeting of the Colborne Women's Institute will be held in the Library on Tuesday, November 9 at 2.30 p.m. Rol' Call--Methods of Storing Vegetable i for Winter Use. Convener--Mrs. G. McGregor. Subject--Variety. Lunch--Margaret Mackie and Mrs. Maude Kirk. Members are requested to bring donation of canned or packaged food) for Overseas Christmas Parcel. Visitors welcome. of i ia tion -- the emergence of a»f Brignton. last boat and electing to stay with his new religion or a social ideal -- the establishment of any significant t Toronto human enterprise. j Relatives and friends attendng the This is true in the simple and inti- l funera] from Colborne^were: Mrs. mate affairs of individual and family Elmo McLaughlin. Mr. and Mrs. Del-weddng anniversaries. It holds good bert McLaughlin. Mr. and Mrs. Ray in,national life --and also in religious McLaughlin. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tur-life -- as witne 3. Christmas and ney and daughters Mildred and San-Easte. dra. Miss Betty Carter, Mr. Winston It is good that this is true. Peoples packard: also Mr. and 'Mrs. Harry like individuals, need such firmly Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Cassan fixed and regular recurring land- of Brighton. Rev. H. ti- Partridge, marks or milestones to keep them a former resident of Cfflborne, and ': the Army Show during the late to Mr. Harold Harnden. I will be the singing guest. Songs fa- miliar to veterans of both wars will include "Bless 'Em All" by the Bor-denaires; "There'll Be Bluebirds over Interment at Prospect Cemetery. | comrades still on the beach, he spent two years as a prisoner-of-war. That was Major Foote, now a clergyman at Port Hope, Ontario, "and a member of the Ontario Legislature. Music for the Canadian Cavalcade program has been especially selected, in keeping with the Remembrance Day spirit. A panel of 20 veterans of both wars and all three services helped pick the music for the program. Jmmy Shields, who SUPPER MEETING FOR PRESBYTERIAN MEN The Peterborough Presbytery held Supper Meeting for Presbyterian ;n on Wednesday evening in Old St. Andrew's Church with Rev. A. N. Reid in the Chair as convener of the Budget and Stewardship Committee. The women of Old St. Andrew's provided bountiful hot supper for the 75 men present. The purpose of the meeting was to hear Mr. Clarence M. Pitts, a business man of Ottawa, speak on the work of the Presbyterian church. His address was listened to with: great interest. He reviewed the work of the several boards of the Presbyterian Church includ;."' the Pension, Board of which he Is Chairman at the present time. on the broad highway. They s remind that liberties dearljy must be preserved. We need these ( days as rallying points that we may j EDWARD E. DINGMAN BRIGHTON MAN PROMOTED - heri- ! In failing health for the past three "Wh-thisMhVught in mind let us j ^rs' Edward Erwin Dingman, pass- the White Cliffs of Dover" by Roy Roberts; and "My Buddy" by Norma i d swav at ViU hnmp !n Pramnhe I Locke. Mart Kenney and his orches- ?^litSt^^?00On.?,"day, i £wS?p Monty October 25 I ..^T™ V ^ ^ November 11th, at 11.00 a.m. deceased who was in hi- 65th : of Alt the Nice Girls Love a Sail- We, THE LIVING - They, THE' yea/w^ a lif€ i°nR "reXnt of tote ! or"' "What Do We Do in the In" DEAD. in spirit and in hold copclav^ eommunity He was a far. j fantry?", "Captains o f the Clouds" Mr. Carson Hubbs, manager of the Canada Packers' plant, Bamford, east of Colborne, has gone to Brantford to take charge of the plant there. Mr. Robert Keenan of Belleville will be n charge of the Bamford plant during Mr. Hubbs' absence. year after year. Remembrance Day let us pay homage to those who have gone to their Valhalla, and be in keeping with Mr. Gladstone's thought when he said: "Show me the manner in which a nation honours its dead and I will tell you with mathematical exactness the kind of people they Y.,3, "At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them." HERRON--SWEET by his wile, the former Gertrude May Andrus, three sons and one daughter. Bruce Carmen, of Peterborough. Harry and Benjamin at home, and Mrs. Fred Johnston (Edna) Peterborough, and one brother Waite.- of Canandagua. N.Y. The funeral service was held from his late residence on Wednesday, October 27, at 2 30 p.m.. conducted by j Misses Mastin and House, assisted bv I ittv. J. E. Griffith. Interment at Castleton Cemetery. Pallbearers: Messrs. D. Allen, Wil- j liam Covert I. A. Ghent, Frank Isaac.1 Harry Isaac and Cn.irles Quinn. j Relatives were present from Tor- i onto and Peterborough "Roll Out the Barrel" and "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag". Jimmy Shields will conclude with "The Lord's Prayer". Several veterans of both wars asked that a hymn be included in the program. More Indians live in B. C. than in any other province. There are 25,515, one-fifth of the national total. THE BABY TEETH The r,0 foundation or "baby" teeth are among a child's most precious possessions. If they are not properly cared for, the child's mouth may not develop properly, resulting in poor adult eating habits, speech difneuties, and a great deal of pain and discomfort in later life. The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Berry was the scene of a pretty fall wedding Saturday, October 30, 1948, when their granddaughter, Mary Lou Sweet, only daughter of Mrs. Olive Sweet. Toronto, was united in marriage with William Russel Herron, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herrcn of Colborne. Rev. T. '\TeKim. M.A.. of Lakeport, officiated. The Dride, given in mar;- ■ i.< her grandfather, wy; . a burgnudy wine garbardine - :*. with navy accessories. 3 cors^o of Lester Hih-bert flesh cououred roses. ' Miss Evelyn ^ nlay of Brighton, Ont.. as bridesmaid chose , ; blue gabar-, .._ dine suit v.-th burgundy accessories j Colborne until about ten yea. and corsage of pink roses. Mr. Dav- j she move<* Cobourg. SK; was a id Kernaghan of Colborne was grooms-j member </ "nited Chufch. In m;>n. Mrs. T. McKim played the ; church an; immunity organizations weddhfl music. j she took*=.. :.t,we and helpful part. A reception followed for the im- ! She was keenly interested in all soe-mediate relatives. Mrs. Olive Sweet j ial affairs. received wearing a brown dress w.?tn \ She was predeceased by her hus-golu accessories and corsage of pink j band and two sons She is survived and white roses. Mrs. Fred Herron | by four grandchildren, and several assisted, wearing « silver -••ey dress, j great grandchild: A former resident of Colb*$ne, Mrs. William Fowler died at the; bor ? r. and Mrs. L. W. Arkles on Thurs-.iv, October 28th, 1948. She had been in failing health for some time. ! The dec;.--ed, who was in her 88th year, was former Teresa Jane ; Stapiei. i .Iter her mar$iage to William A. Fowler, she resided in | NOTICE TO HYDRO-ELECTRIC USERS OF THE VILLAGE OF COLBORNE The present cut in our electric service (from 1 to 2 o'clock p.m.) does not save us the amount required. An additional cut has been made in our allotment. Our present quota is 2,800 kilowatt hours daily. Commencing Monday, November 8 WE WILL CUT OFF SERVICE from 5 to 6 o'clock P. M. daily MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE conserve in electric power or we will be compelled to make a further cut! Colborne Public Utilities Commission Remembrance Day Thursday, November 11,1948 Colborne Branch 187 Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L., and Ladies' Auxiliary extend to all Veterans, Members of Local Organizations and the Public, a cordial invitation to participate in a Service of Remembrance in Victoria Park, Colborne, under the direction of the Rev. J. W. Colley. Period of Silence and Placing of Wreaths on War Memorials at 11.00 a.m. Service in Town Hall at 11.10 Guest Speaker : Arthur Duncan, editor of the Bata Bugle, Batawa Veterans fall-in at Town Hall at 10.30 sharp black accessories nd to - re of red and whl|e rose... After ja honeymoon spc.-ii j tern Ofttario, they will res Haldimand Township. The funeral urday afternoon ii Church. Interment etery was held Sat-colborne United j in Lakepqrt Cem-1 went to Frederick Harnden, son of Mr. and T/lrs. Orra Harnden; he was presented with a cup by Mr. Robt. Dawson. Ann Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Johnston, won the third prize: Mrs. W. R. Baxter presented a cup to her. Each contestant was given a book. Mr. W. G. Irvine made these presentations. The Chairman complimented the pupils on their excellent oratory and' thanked the judges. By the singing of "God Save the King." the meeting closed. The firs •. Paul Haynes. j ill ente# the County Contest which will take place at Hastings on November 12. 1948. Paul is sports editor for the Colborne Express, so all our best wishes for more fins go with him. JOHN KERNAGHAN A well known resid-nt of Lake-port, Mr. John Kernaghan. passed away suddenly on Thursday. October 28. 1948, at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. William Kernaghan. He is the last of the ten children of the late David Kenrnaghan and Catharine Doherty. Mr. Kernaghan had been in failing health for the past year. HeMiad a quiet anri retiring nature ancF was much loved and respected among his many friends at Lakeport. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Reid of St. Pauls Presbyterian Church. The interment, was at Lakeport Cemetery. The pall bearers were Messrs. Arthur, Edward. Fred, Harold. Bernard and Bertram Kernaghan. Plan to Attend the Anniversary Services ---- at the----- United Missionary Church COLBORNE, ONTARIO* Sunday, Novemberl7, 1948 Services at 11.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. Speaker--Rev. Ward M. Shantz, M.A. Principal Emmanuel Bible College, Kitchener, Ontario Music Provided by Ladies Trio of Emmanuel Bible College Gospel Preaching Inspirational Singing John W. Colley, Pastor r