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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13th, 1944 Page Five THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, issued every Thursday morning by H. S. Keyes. Subscription $2.00 per annum in advance; $2.50 to U.S.A. Transient advertisements 12 cents per line first insertion and 8 cents per line for each additional insertion. Business cards not exceeding one inch $7.00 per annum. Yearly contracts at uniform rates. A. D. HALL, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, etc. OfiBce and residence King Street, Colborne MARRIAGE LICENSES AUCTIONEERS ARNOLD POOLE AUCTIONEER and REAL ESTATE BROKER. The under signed is an experienced auctioneer -- pays for the clerk, pays for the advertising, and guarantees a satisfactory sale or positively no pay. Sales conducted anywhere in the Province. Pure bred stock sales a specialty. Phone at my expense. ARNOLD Poole, Castleton, Ontario. Phone No. 10r23. S. E. ROBINSON Colborne - Ontario REAL ESTATE BROKER AND VALUATOR EXPERIENCED GENERAL AUCTIONEER Sales of Any Kind -- Large or Small Conducted Anywhere Lowest Rates for Guaranteed Service I Pay for Clerk and Advertising OSCAR C. MORGAN Auctioneer and Real Estate Brokei BRIGHTON Sales Conducted Anywhere at Reasonable Rates Several good farms for sale; also some valuable town property P. O. Box 288. Phone 245 38-6m WATCHES -- CLOCKS JEWELLRY Gleaned and Repaired Prices Reasonable W. S. BELL Jeweller -- Colborne W. W. D. McGLENNON (Successor to G. E. R. Wilson) GENERAL INSURANCE REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCING BRUNSWICK BLOCK Colborne PHONE 20 Ontario LIFE AND MORTGAGE INSURANCE THE DOMINION LIFE ALLAN J. TERRILL Representative COLBORNE - ONTARIO FUNERAL DIRECTORS E. QUINN FUNERAL DIRECTOR Colborne - - - - Ontario Day or Night Calls Promptly Attended MOTOR HEARSE Phonne 111 ■ - - Colborne, Ontario DUNDONALD January 11th, 1944 Service at Eden Church will be at 11.00 o'clock next Sunday morning. Mrs. Clarence Dudley spent several days last week with Grafton relatives. Messrs. Clifford Irwin and Bruce Davidson, Keene, spent last week with Mr. and Mis. Fred Irwin. Mr. George Downs, Saskatchewan, left on Wednesday, January 5th, to visit Trenton relatives, after spending a week with Cpl. and Mrs. Roy Packard. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wright, Marion and Eileen were guests of Rev. and Mrs. Bennett, Castleton, on Friday evening last week. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mutton and Betty visited Mr. and Mrs. Howard Samis, Colborne, on Monday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Irwin were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Douglas Morrow, Hilton, on Tuesday last week. Cpl. Argyle Packard, R.C.A.F., left on Monday of last week for Dartmouth, N.S., after the New Year's leave with his parents, Cpl. and Mrs. Roy Packard. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mutton and Betty were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chapman, Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert McLaughlin, Colborne, Mr. and Mrs. Earl IrwhL Dundonald, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mutton on Wednesday evening last week. Cpl. Roy Packard, V. G. of C, returned to Niagara on Wednesday of last week, after a weeks furlough at Friends will be sorry to hear that Sgt. Air Gunner Winston Packard, R.C.A.F., is ill of the measles. Mrs. Roy Packard recently heceiv-ed word that her brother, Pte. Lawrence Mutton, wounded in Italy in December, is convalescing in a Southern Italy hospital, from a shrapnel wound in the arm. SALEM January 11th, 1944 Mrs. J. L. Bradford is spending a holiday with Toronto friends. Sgt. Roswell Waite, of Mountain View, spent Saturday at his home here. As your reporter, I would like to pay my tribute of respect to the memory of the late Mr. Keyes. He lived a life so filed with kindness to others, that he will be greatly missed. It can be. truly said of him, as of few people, that he had not an enemy in all the world. On Friday evening last Mrs. A. C. Malloch very graciously opened her home to friends and neighbours for a reception to Stoker Rice, who was home on furlough, after nearly three years at sea. The evening was spent in games and dancing, after which-Mr. Robt. Blyth read an appropriate address and Mis. Mallock, on behalf of the community, presented Seaman Rice with a gold identification bracelet. He thanked the people and assured them of his appreciation of their kindness. Mr. Albert Irwin and grandson John enjoyed a bit of skating i the weekend. "Gramp." tells us he not had skates on for at least thirty-five years. This proves how we older ones can renew our youth. Miss Doris Heckbert, of Deseronto, spent the weekend at home. Most any man will listen to reason if it's money talking. McCRACKEN & McFADYEN Colborne J. M. BLACKLOCK Grafton MOTOR HEARSE IN CONNECTION Day or Night Calls Promptly Attended PHONE 38, GRAFTON BLACKSMITHING Clare Goodrich GENERAL BLACKSMITH AND HORSESHOING 2 Miles East of Castleton BUILDING MATERIAL Rough and Dressed Lumber, Flooring, Clapboards, etc CUSTOM SAWING W. W. MUTTON BRUNSWICK HOTEL Colborne First-Class Meals and Accommodation Give us a call when in Colborne LT.-COL. J. F. WOLFRAIM, Prop. QUEENS HOTEL COLBORNE FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION at Reasonable Rates GARAGE IN CONNECTION Local Agent for HILL, THE CLEANER, TRENTON FELIX J. MURPHY, Proprietor Nearly 250 members of the Canadian Army have won decorations in operations since the war began. More than 100,000 youths are n bers of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. CLOTHING FOR SALE^ LADIES' GRAY COAT, size 16; also Gray Pin-stripe Tailored Suit, 16. Apply EXPRESS PRINTING OFFICE, Colborne. J13x REAL ESTATE FOR SALE HOUSE on Percy Street, eight rooms, hard and soft water in house, hardwood floors, garage. Bargain for quick sale. Apply at EXPRESS PRINTING OFFICE. J13-20X VACUUM CLEANERS REPAIRED GUARANTEED factory repairs, adjustments, lubrication, etc. to Premier, Royal, Goblin, Eurica, Apex, Hoover and all other makes. New and factory rebuilt Vacuums and accessories. Telephone or write our C. U. C. Sales and Service Branch: Cobourg 119, at CANE'S RADIO SERVICE and Singer Sewing Centre. m-jx PoultryWanted Highest Prices Paid If you have any for sale Phone 52 - Colborne VERNONVILLE January 11th, 1944 Joseph Collins, R.C.A.F., of Winnipeg, spent the weekend with his wife at the home of Mrs. Alfred: Larry. Mr. and Mrs. Youngman, and Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith and son, Hughr) all of Toronto, spent the weekend j with Mrs. Wm. Broomfield and daughter. Mary. The farmers of this district are still busy on the land, raking hay and threshing clover. Mrs. Harry Fiske, Wicklow, is visiting her daughter, at Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Waite, and Mrs. Berryman and Joan, Cobourg, and two R.C.A.F. men, of Trenton, were guests at the home of Mrs. J. Deviney and family over the weekend. Mr. Leslie Pratt, of Grafton, and Mr. Harper, of Brookside, called on Mr. McQueston on Monday. Mrs. W. Warner visited Mr. and Mrs. Alec Woodruff last week. Mrs. Russell Warner attended the wedding of her sister, Marion, to Mr. Gerald Farreil, Port Hope, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. F. Herron, on Saturday evening. The young couple will reside at Toronto. Misses Irene arid Reta Drumm ha\;e returned to Toronto, after spending the past week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Drumm. Miss Marjorie Warner spent Wednesday night with Miss Ruth Mann, Castleton. .- Mr. Lloyd Ament, Toronto, spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. J. Learning and Mr. Learning. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Calnan entertained Mr. and Mrs. George Cooper on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Laing Broomfield have bought the farm owned by the late Sandy Wilson and moved there during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and family have moved into the house owned by Mr. Gordon Smith. .Pte. Russell Warner, V.T.D., of Kingston, is spending the weekend with his wife and family. Mr. Wallace Fraser and son Percy called on Mrs. C. B. Turk Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Woodruff and son, Kelly, and Mr. Allan Rusk have moved to the Collins farm at Cen-treton. On Tuesday night, January 4, 1944, fire broke out on the farm owned by Lieut. Chas. S. Rutherford, V.C., who is'serving" with the "V" G. of C The house, which was burned to the ground, was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and family, who were only on the farm about two weeks. Electric wiring is said to have caused the fire. The neighbours managed to save some furniture, but the-family lost nearly all their clothing. BROWN'S CORNERS January 11th, 1944 Mrs. J. W. Evely called on Mrs. Frank Chapman and Mrs. Archie Chapman one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Samis and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Van Waite, near Edville. Mr. J. W. Evely called on Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones one day last week, near Dundonald. Mr. and Mrs. S. Burbridge were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Jones one day last week. Lakeview W. I. will meet at the home of Mrs. Haynes.on Thursday, February 3rd, 1944, at 2.30 p.m. Roll call, question box; subject, Making a Will. Everybody welcome. SHILOH January 11th, 1944 Church service here next Sunday will be in the evening, at 7.30. Miss Rena Mutton, who has been ill of the flu, has returned to school at Colborne this week. Miss Ruth Mutton .s^u^he week end at Cobourg. Mrs. Chas. Lee is spending a few days with Mrs. Treffry, at Hilton. Mr. and Mrs. George Mutton received word from their son, Gnr. Lawrence E. Mutton, who was wounded, and is now in Canadian hospital in Southern Italy. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Mutton, Jean and Donna, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Delbert McLaughlin, at Colborne. SUGAR RATIONING Because the sugar plantations of the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies are still in enemy hands, there is no immediate prospect of an end of sugar rationing. Towels now cost up to $1,600, Chinese currency, in Chungking. Cream Permanent Wave Machineless Permanent Hair Styling and Shaping in all the latest styles Why not get rid of that Itching Dandruff and Falling Hair No need to have bald spots when you can have a new growth of healthy hair Give It a Trial ! MRS. LLOYD Phone 147 -- Colborne New Uniform HYDRO RURAL RATES Effective JANUARY 1st, 1944 The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario announces new uniform rates for electricity to all consumers served by the Commission in the rural areas of Ontario, to become effective January 1st, 1944. The new rates will result in a substantial saving to most Farm and Hamlet consumers, and their form is considerably simplified. The new rate system provides for the following: • A uniform rate to all Rural customers, now served direct by the Commission. • The elimina tion of service charges to all farm users. • The reduction of service charges to all Hamlet customers. • The co-ordination of all present Rural Power Districts into one Provincial Rural Power System with the same meter rates applying throughout to the various classifications. _The existing consumer classifications, totalling 11 in all, have been reduced to 5 clearly denned classes: i.e. 2 wire hamlet, 3 wire hamlet, farm, commercial lighting and summer cottages. New Rates Benefiting Approximately 97% of All Rural Consumers Are as Follows: FARM SERVICE NO SERVICE CHARGE. First Block of 20 KwHrt.* per Kilowatt of demand per month at 4c per KwHr.* Next Block of 60 KwHrs.* per Kilowatt of demand per month at 1-6/lOe per KwHr*. All remaining KwHrs.* per month at %« per KwHr.* Minimum charge $0.75 per Kilowatt of demand per month gross. Gross quarterly bill subject to 10% Prompt Payment Discount. This Farm Service rate applies to all Farms. In the. case of "Standard" Farms of approximately 100 acres the demand is usually 3 kilowatts and for these services the first block of KwHrs is 60 while the second block is 180. On larger farms these blocks will increase in proportion to the Kilowatt demand. *(KwHrs.)--Kilowatt Hours 2 WIRE HAMLET SERVICE Service Charge 55e per month gross. First 40 KwHrs.* per month at 4e per KHwr.* Next 80 KwHrs.* per month at 1-6/lOc per KwHr.* All remaining KwHrs.* per month at %e per KwHr.* Minimum charge $1.67 per month gross Gross quarterly bill subject to 10% Prompt Payment Discount. 3 WIRE HAMLET SERVICE Service Charge 55c per month gross. First 40 KwHrs.* per month at 4c per Kwhr.* Next 180 KwHrs.* per month at 1-6/l0c per KwHr.* All remaining Kwhrs.* per month at %« per KwHr.* Minimum charge $2.25 per month gross. Gross quarterly bill subject to , 10% Prompt Payment Discount. •(KwHrs.)--Kilowatt Hours. These new rates apply only to rural consumers served direct by this Commission in Rural Power Districts established under Sections 71 to 79, inclusive, of the Power Commission Act. They do not apply to consumers in rural voted areas or townships operating under Section 54, of the Power Commission Act. In the latter areas, such as the townships of Ancaster, Brantford, East York, Etobicoke, London, Nipigon, North York, Scarborough, Toronto and Trafalgar, the present rates will not be affected. As a result of these new rate reductions, Hydro Rural consumers will save an estimated amount exceeding $500,000.00 per annum. Experience justifies the expectation on the part of the Commission that this reduction in revenue will be recovered m a short time through the increased use of electricity in the rural areas. The application of these uniform rural rates will enable the Commission to later extend service to many areas not now served and to supply economically, consumers in the more sparsely settled areas. In most rural districts the new rates will provide a saving for the majority of consumers. The following examples indicate the estimated consumer saving in a district at present supplied under a rate of 6c per Kwrir. tor tne first block and 2c per KwHr. for the second block. STANDARD FARM CONSUMER A comparison in 3 months' net cost if use is ' Kilowatt-hours per quarter. Present 3 months' 3 mont 3 months' cost savin cost in under new in 6c and 2c uniform these districts rate distric 2 WIRE HAMLET CONSUMER A comparison in 3 months' net cost if use is 225 Kilowatt-hours per quarter. Present 3 months' 3 months' 3 months' cost saving cost in under new in 6c and 2c uniform these districts _[ate_districts $15.63 $10.38 $10.29 $7.32 $2.97 Space does not permit us to detail all of the changes in connection with the new Hydro Rural rates, such as those affecting commercial, industrial and summer cottage users. If further particulars are desired, inquire of your district Rural Power Superintendent or contact The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, 620 University Avenue, Toronto. THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO