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Page Four THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, MARCH 23rd, 1944 Indian Woman Broadcasts from London Mrs. Savitri Roy, who presents in English, programs of gramophone music in the British Broadcasting Corporation's overeas short wave service. She has lived in England for some years for the education of her children. Two are still at school, but her eldest son is now a Captain in the Indian Army. Mrs. Roy is an active voluntary war worker, and helps in the canteen at the Overseas League-- for soldiers from overseas.--BBC photograph. LEAP INTO SPACE: CAMERA CATCHES PARATROOP IN THE MOMENT OF ACTION Picture shows: A British paratroop in the Middle East about to make a jump. The camera catches him in the split second when he hangs suspended in the door of the 'plane about to "take off" into space. Colonel the Right Hon. J. J. Llewellin, P.C, C.B.E., M.C., M-P-, who succeeded Lord Woolton as Minister of Food, speaking at the British Broadcasting Corporation overeas microphone. Previously-- from 1942--Colonel Llewellin was Minister of Aircraft Production. He served in France from 1915 to 1919, and was called to the Bar in 1921. He was elected Conservative Member for the Uxbridge Division of Middlesex in 1929. From 1935 to 1937 he was Assistant Government Whip. Other appointments he has held since the war include that of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport and President of the Board of Trade.--BBC photograph. A MAN'S PRAYER TEACH me that sixty minutes make an hour, sixteen ounces on pound, and one hundred cents one dollar. HELP me so to live that I can lie down at night with a clear conscience and unhaunted by the faces of those to whom I have brought pain. GRANT that I may earn my meal ticket on the square and that, in aarning it, I may do unto others as I would have them do unto me. DEAFEN me to the gingle of tainted money and blind me to the faults of the other fellow, but reveal to me my own. GUIDE me so that each night when I look across the dinner table at my wife, who has been a blessing to me, I will have nothing to conceal. KEEP me young enough to laugh with little children and sympathetic enough to be considerate of old age. THEN when comes the day of darkened shades and the smell of flowers -• make the ceremony short and the epitaph simple -- "HERE LIES A MAN.' j NORTHUMBERLAND | AGRICULTURAL NEWS (By R. C. Banbury) j Peas and Corn A meeting of the growers of peas, | corn, beans, and cabbage for canning purposes, was held in Colborne town hall, on Friday, March 17th, 1944. Charles Quinn, president of Northumberland Federation of Agriculture, as chairman, outlined the situation ! in pointing out that the various food I boards were asking for information | on these crops and the growers had j no one to definitely represent them, j Consequently, organization under the j Farm Products Marketing Plan of the 1 Ontario Department of Agriculture | seemed a most desirable step. In j reviewing the presentation of the case of the growers at Ottawa, he pointed out that these crops would not have the strength of tomatoes owing to lack of organization. The pea crop was pointed out to be an important j one in Ontario, as 50% of the Canadian production is grown in this | province. Raymond E. Anderson, of Water-! ford, provisional chairman of the Ontario committee, outlined what had been attempted to date in regard to prices and expressed regret that an increased subsidy had not been granted to these crops, as was done to tomatoes. He pointed out that when the commodity scheme was fully organized they hope to collect 25c per ton of peas and 10c per ton of corn to supply funds with which the organization could function. The future'of the organization rests with the growers who will shortly receive a ballot through the mail, and unless the majority of them favour an organization scheme, it will be automatically dropped. Consequently, growers of these crops interested in having some head to present their case and work in their interests are urged to returi> the card promptly, voting in favour of the scheme. Tom Sirett, Provincial director of the tomato growers, pointed out the power in a co-operative group; that Ontario grows 80% of the tomatoes in Canada and that those conected with the industry were reasonably well pleased with prospects for the coming season. R. C. Banbury, representative of the Ontario Department of Agriculture in Northumberland County, asked for the feeling of the meeting in regard to establishing camps for farm help. It was generally felt by those in attendance that they were not prepared to employ the necessary i ber of girls or boys at 25c per hour to merit plans being made in regard. On motion of Gordon Thorne and S. J. Tinson, the following resolution was unanimously passed: "That committee to co-operate With the Orf tario pea, corn, and bean group be formed to represent Northumberland and the scheme be requested to include cabbage." It was remarked that the group might be known as the P. C.B.C. On the motion of Leslie Grill and Gordon Honey the following slate of officers was elected : President, Chas. Quinn; Vice-President, Stanley Mack-Secretary Treasurer, S. J. Tin-son. On motion of Gordon Thorne and Gordon Rutherford the following resolution was to be forwarded to the Ontario Department of Agriculture : "Whereas Ottawa has refused to increase the subsidy on peas, corn, and beans, and because it is felt that production will, consequently, not meet the demand for processed vegetable corps for the urgent food needs, the Northumberland County pea, corn, bean, and cabbage growers respectively request the Ontario the Ontario Department of Agriculture to consid-ed bonus assistance to producers for the 1944 crop." The meeting adjourned on motion of W. D. Haig and J. A. Rutherford. CASTLETON March 21st, 1944 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lovelace and Ted, Bowmanville, spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. J. Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McQuoid spent Sunday at Belleville with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blakely. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harnden and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Willett Bookout. Mr. H. Pomeroy, Ajax, spent the weekend with his family here. Messrs. Jack Spencer, Charles Burley, Alfred Pomeroy, and Lawrence Taylor are victims of measles. Mr. and Mrs. William Turk and family and Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Turk and family spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lisle, it being the occasion of Mrs. Lisle's father. Mr. Cephas Turk's bithdaay. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, Oshawa, Miss Huycke and Mrs. Roy Smith, Camp Borden, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Barton. Mr. Arthur Johnson, Ajax, spent the weekend at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Covert and family, Harmony, spent Sunday with relatives in the village. The Girls' Club are planning on a dance at the Community Hall on the 31st. Potter's Orchestra. Sorry to report Mr. Alex. Clarke being at Cobourg General Hospital for an operation on his ear. His friends all join in wishing him a speedy recovery. The funeral of the late John Leland Finn was held in the United Church on Sunday, Rev. A. Bishop officiating. Mrs. John Reid returned home on Monday, after spending the past week with friends at Toronto. Mr. Jack Dingwall spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. Elwood Moore. Mrs. R. Haynes and Mrs. Fitzgerald were tea guests of Mrs. Margaret Wolfraim on Sunday. A large crowd attended the dance at Mt. Pleasant School on Friday night. Mr. K. W. Somerville, Oshawa, spent the weekend with his family at Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Clifford May. Port Hope, spent the weekend with Mr. R. S. Newman. Mrs. Helen Baptist and Carl spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L W. Naish. Miss Laura Naish spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. Claude Taylor. Our mailing list has been corrected up to Wednesday of this week. Look at your label and see if you have been given proper credit. If you are paid up, we thank you. If you owe us, we wounld appreciate an early remittance. PROPERTY FOR SALE FARM, 75 acres, well watered and fenced, good level land, good buildings, on county road. See this one--$1500. 15 acres of choice garden land, good 6 room house and barn, hen house, within 2 miles of Cobourg. Priced to sell. 2 acres, farm land, firsts-class frame house and bank barn. Hydro installed--$1000. FARM, 87 acres, first-class buildings, hydro, plenty of standing wood, well watered--$5500 cash. FARM, 65 acres more or less, lot 34f con. 6, Cramahe Township, mostly workable, trout stream, frame house, 6 rooms, bank barn. SOLID BRICK HOUSE, 7 rooms, with modern conveniences, barn, half acre of land, in Village of Colborne. 150 ACRE FARM, in Township of Haldimand, with suitable buildings, hydro installed. This is a choice farm in good state of cultivation. Also several other properties listed. Persons having properties for sale are invited to list them with the undersigned. We pay for advertising. S. E. ROBINSON Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent PHONE 78r23 COLBORNE, Ontario FIGHTING MUD AND GERMANS-FIFTH ARMY PUSH ON TOWARDS ROME Jn the face of weather conditions which turned the battle area into a sea of mud, and desparate enemy resistance, the Allied Fifth Army in Italy is carrying one important height after another of the mountain terrain which bars the way to Rome. Mt. Roccamon-fina is row in Allied hands and German positions are falling in a grim struggle on Mt. Camino (7-12-43). Picture shows: A bulldozer pulling a heavy lorry out of the mud on the Fif'.h Army front near Roccamonfina. ECONOMIST An ever-present expert and council-ler for wartime housewives is Ethel-wyn Hobbes, who keeps her listeners posted with the latest information on nourishing food and up-to-the-minute shopping advice. Mrs. Hobbes broadcasts consumer information from Montreal daily, Monday to Firday, at 10.30 a.m. EDT, over CBC's Mideast network, and on Wednesdays she addresses CBC's National Network audience at 4.18 p.m. EDT. Probably because of wartime disturbances, little attention appears to be paid to the fact that this is leap year, with the privileges it brings ' igle ladies. i series of advertisements explaining problerr, mers served direct by the Hydro-Electric Pc of electric supply io farm er Commission of Ontario. New Hydro Rural Rates Reduce Your Bills Note the saving you will obtain under the new rate of 4c 1 6/10c, and %c in the following examples showing comparative quarterly bills for several commonly used quantities of energy: Where Old Rate Was 4c, 2c, 3/4c STANDARD FARM SERVICE HAMLET 2-WIRE SERVICE 3 Months' Kiolwatt YOUR Old Rate BILL AT New Rate 3 Month.' Kilowatt Hours YOUR Old Rate BILL AT New Rate 150 $8.60 $6.56 100 $6.93 $5.52 300 11.52 8.86 200 8.87 7.54 600 17.35 13.53 300 10.82 9.10 These examples illustrate the savings you will secure in your Hydro bill in Rural districts where the old rate was as shown above. The amounts shown are for quarterly net bills, including Dominion Government War Tax. The reduction in your bill in a district having a higher old rate (such as 6c, 2c, %c or 5, 2c, %c) will be proportionately greater than the examples shown above. Please note that the service charge for farms is discontinued, but the minimum bill for such consumer is $6.56 per quarter, for which amount up to 168 kw.-hrs. can be used. In a district having a former rate of 4c and 2c, this amount would have cost the consumer $8.29. Hamlet consumers have the service charge cut in half, but the minimum bill is $4.87 per quarter, for which they can use an amount of 83 kw.-hrs. In a district having a former rate of 4c and 2c, this amount would have cost the consumer $6.46. These explanations are given to help you understand the new rate. In our next advertisement, we will discuss for your benefit, the UNIFORM RATE. In the meantime, if you need further information, please ask your Rural District Superintendent. THE HYDRO - ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO