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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 22nd, 1937 $2.00 a year in advance; $2.50 to U. S. A. Go Through Colborne i A.T.Sirett Heads Holstein Club | Cobourg Presbterial W. M. S.! Fifty Miles an Hour " The annual meetng or the Cobourg j; This week twenty-seven summonses have been issued against motorists who it is claimed were all driving through the village . T. Sirett! well known breeder I of Holstein cattle, of Brighton, was i Presbyterial was held elected President of the Northumber- Church, at Port Hope, land Holstein Club at the Annual 1937. Meeting held in Brighton last week. I The ' President, Mrs. . Patterson of Toronto vith Mr. and Mrs. fifty miles per hour and ever. This, i Other officers elected were: 1st Vice-1 Wooler too, through the Public School area 1 President, borne Evans. Norham; 2nd! a ]a ' spite of prominent speed and Vice-President. Stanley Macklin, Co-. the year"wae read dTmw bourg; Secretary-Treasurer, Lindsay Ltr«n-- r,t wm™ -rw - m „nw,. „Di-tors, i^esL^ interestrng. showing much 1 ™T\ and Mrs- Wallace McCutcheon !jwork done. Mrs. Flindall of Smith-! an.d babe of Toront° sPent Sunday school sign warnings. Wednesday's Toronto Evening Tele-- gram had the following timely editorial regarding dangerous drivers and the usual small penalties inflicted in convictions. Anderson, Campbeilford; Fred Bruyea. Frankford; H. S. Wei- i ton, Castleton; Archie Campbell, Rose j J ' Mr. James Coyle jr. spent Sunday Terrill, | with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. vas iu charge. There wash. Coyle, Toronto, ttendance andjhe story of n,. ani(1 M,rs. R. E. lves of staynei Aim-1.visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. , and Bertram Hoskin, Grafton. field. Clear the Highways of Dangerous Drivers A perusal of the police court columns must frequently cause readers to wonder just how serious an'offence against-the rules of safety must be committed before a heavy and exemp-! were held. The record of a 10-year-lary penalty is imposed on the law-;°ld cow owned by Stanley Macklin breaker. I is also wowrthy of mention. This (Such a case was that in which ah™3 ent*?d in. *.0P f?r theflrst county resident was convicted of tlme Z™* t0 da,te has Priced 25,000 reckless driving on the Kinston road,' p?unds 3.7 milk and does not com-a heavily travelled highway. Evidence plete ner 365 day record tm May lst-was that the accused was speeding at j A. H. Martin, Agricultural Repre-seventy miles an hour. He first of all I tentative for Northumlberland County forced a pursuing po}ice car to take | was elected a life member of the ^the side of the road when passing a | club. V^ar ahead and then turned out to Speakers at the annual meeting in- The club has just completed a very successful year. Special prizes total-1 ling $35.00 were awarded at the 5 county fairs. A successful banquet was I held at which more than 100 were! ' We> tne members of the Cobourg present. The club won 4th prize in i Piesbyterial, wish to express our con-the R.O.P. A new member contest and itmueQ opposition to the L.C.A. and three wtll-attended barn meetings' especially the beer parlours." We appreciate the pledge signing in the Mission Circle and C.G.I.T. groups eluded E. A. Summers, Dept. of Agriculture, Bowmanville; A. J. Tamblyn, Orono; Fred Hubbs, Bloomfield, and R. M. Holtby, Port Perry, Director, 2nd Vice-President and Fieldman, respectively for the National Holstein Association. pass a truck on a sharp curve, gardless of possible traffic coming in the opposite direction. For thus jeopardizing human life unnecessarily the mad driver was fined the paralyzing sum of $15 and costs, scarcely a penalty likely to restrain him from committing the same offense again If so inclined. There are some drivers that are tempermentally unfit to be in charge of a car. This would appear to have - been an instance. In the interests of Answering the Secretary of the •safety suspension of the riglht to drive j Ontario Temperance Alliance, regard-should be more freely exercised by -n'£ the proposal for a referendum on •magistrates in such cases. The right,tne question of the sale of beer and! Gray; Beer Referendum Gets "No" From Premier •eported $7,868.47 j*1^ ^s parents. M, to the Branch Treasurer. $?■ McCutcheon. resolution passed and read by Ljf™' i}°rdon BaT! and chn&™* °* Gray was:-- | Pittsford.IS.Y., are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Ives. Mr. Earl drove them over and spent the week fend here. ^ ti Capt. A. G. Willoughby spent a fi days in Toronto. Miss Helen Loui Willoughby, who has been visiting friends in Toronto, returned " vith her father. that is caried on. Miss Marion Coon, returned Missionary from China, where she has been since H9>20, gave a very interesting address in the evening. A pageant, "The Two Masters," was given by Port Hope talent. The banners for Mission Circle and Mission Band were won by Frankford Young People, who deserve great credit for their work. Officers elected for 1937: Past President, Mrs. W. H. Ashton; President, Mrs. S. L. Terrill, Wooler; lst Vice-President, Mrs. J. B. Reynolds, Welcome; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. H. B. Neal, Campbeilford; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. J. Way, Wooler; Correspondng Secretary, Mrs. A. Nill; Tieasurer, Mrs. J. G. Findlay, Wicklow. Secretaries of Departments: -- Christian Stewardship and Finance, Wm. Jibb, Camborne; Mission Circles, Mrs. Floyd Ketcheson, Frankford; Affiliated C.G.I.T., Miss Helen Associate Helpers, of suspension is given to them for, wine in this province. Premium Hep-1 Honeywell, Castleton; Supply, Mrs. the purpose of protecting the public, i liuin said: I Partridge, Colborne; Strangers, Mrs. Their reluctance to ppply it is hard "With regard to the policy of the Wm. Calder. Grafton; Literature, Mrs. to Government, it is our intention to adhere to the principles of local op-t on, rather than submit to a pro-«« • • i , „ , , > inicial-wide referendum on wine and Municipal atid School beer authorities for hotels. Should Laws Amended tne Pe0^9 ot Ontario, by a popular decide in favor of wine and Among the many amendments to municipal and school laws, made In the statutes of the Province at the last session of the Legislature, which prorogued on March 25th, on which date the amendm. _____ Lewis, R.R. 1, Port Hope; Missionary Monthly, Mrs. Cooper, Cobourg; Temperance, Mrs. M. L. Hinton, Castleton; Press, Mrs. W. Gillespie, Vernonville; Peace, Mrs. J. J. Way. Rev. D. McTavish conducted the installation of officers. beer authorities, it would naturally! a pleasing feature was a duet sung allow- that it would be incumbent I by the two daughters of Mrs. Jibb, accompanied by their mother. It i ing wheth titled to two votes in County Council, persons who are electois because of tor or who are farmers/ sons, etc., are not to be counted as electors. The band office of the clerk or treasurer may a whole to decide otherwise ■-- omhinett with that of asses- be forcing their will upon a. muniei-Act has been paHty against its wishes. "Because of the geography of Ontario and the extreme views held with regard to this question, which views> seem to be localized in particular believe that a majority pon the Government to grant such uthorities in all districts, regardless ■f local sentiment. As a case in 1 int, I might refer to the vote re- 11 .i l.v3tv-!n Kh& -town-**- Pngersolf, - -iiich demonstrates clearly that the1 ieople there, by a large majority, fere very much opposed to the grant-ng of wine and beer authorities in hat locality. Having in mind the erdlcfc rendered, this Government annot and1 would not issue authori-within that town. On the other the citizens of Ontario as would ; fur- Mrs. M. Pennington is leaving Colborne Tuesday and sailing Wednesday, April 28th, on the "Montcalm' from Montreal to Southampton, t< visit relatives in England, Ireland and aootland, and also hoping to get a dimpse of the Coronation, if possible; ihd ""God be with you 'til we meet again." '. Miss Catherine Dougherty, Ottawa, daughter of Mr. C. B. Dougherty, is leaving for Halifax, and will sail by the S.S. Montcalm for England, where will spend the next six weeks the guest of Miss Beatrice SpenceriSmith, find will attend several of the Coronation ceremonies. Miss Spencer-Smith, wro has been lady-in-waiting to Her Excellency Lady Tweedsnruir, recently returned to her home in England. Mr. Dougherty was a Lakeport boy. Grafton Women's Instituted sor or collector. passed, entitled 'The Municipal Employees Pension Fund Act 1937" whereby Municipal Councils may establish a scheme to provide for pensions becoming payable to any municipal employee or those of local ' p commissions. Notice of assessment need no longer be sent to a farmer's daughter, sister, son's wife. Debentures issued by municipalities containing a provision that, if demanded, they are payable in gold or money equivalent to gold are not so recognized now as gold is not available for such" purposes. In' munic palities which hold elections on the first Monday in December, it is now provided' that no new election need be held to fill a vacancy occurring after October lst. The time for the Clerk of a municipality to make his official declaration of the results of municipal elections is changed from the day after election group, wet or dry, should force such views on minorities, or that the Government could successfully administer the Act under such conditions. 'With that in mind, I repeat, the Government is adhering to the policy of local option with regard to the ad-! ministration of the Liquor Control 1 Act. " - ' Sincerely yours, (sgd.) M. F. Hep- Municipal elections may beof NorthJAmerie held on the King's birthday (Dec. 14). ?nceredl his-°<" unless that day falls on a Saturday ™„ or .Sunday. Effective May 24th, i marshals may order installations Jack Miner's Birthday Known all oyer this continent and many other parts of the world Tor work in behalf of the wild life Jack Miner has -third year, hav-ilebrated on Saturday his birth-Into the seventy-two full years he has lived, he has packed activities ,nd enough to fill half a dozen and his work continues as he s the threshold into another buildings of fire extinguishers, alarms, fire escapes and exit doors. 1! New traffic rules say vehicles are to c be driven within a single lane. Coun- year. cils may limit the number of automo- He has through his ideals cultivat- bile service stations and public gar- ed a sense of humanity in the young ages. Milk Control Act, effective May boys arid' girls and the older folk of 24th, says no person, other than the Canada and the United States. He has owner, shall use nilk bottles, cans, produced what seems like wonders at cases or name of a milk distributor or his sanctuary at Kingsville. like which dairy, other equipment marked w'th there is nothng in the world. Here he the name of a milk distributor or has produced marvellous results culti- dair.y. Councils may control location vating the confidence of birds and of slaughter houses for animals or game in man, once the fear which fowl. A by-law passed to control man has instilled in the hearts of the smoke nuisance must be published in -wild life is removed. The birds and the local newspaper, the animals are more trusting and A Council may now offer reward for,the young life of Canada^more sympa- the capture of thieves found guilty j thetio of stealing any article of goods. Up which ) the present such rewards could be The annual meeting was held in the town hall on Thursday, April 15, 1937, with nineteen present. Among other business items the annual report was read, showing a balance hand of $78.00. The resignation the retiring President, Mrs. W. Hoskin. was also read. Mrs. J. Wilson was chosen to preside over the election of ofifcers. The former 1st Vice-President, Mrs. A. Heenan was made President by acclamation. lst Vice-Pres.--Mrs. N. Carruthers. 2nd Vice-Pres.--Mrs. W. Heenan. Sec.-Treas.--Mrs. F. Harnden. Dist. Director--Mrs. Carruthers. Directors^--Mrs. Lonsberry, Mrs. T. Johnston, Mrs. H. Cousins. Pianist--Miss Edith Joice. Assistant Pianist--Mrs. B. Spear. May Meeting--Third Tuesday, at Mrs. W. A. Hoskins', The Gully. i Voyage to Miss E. Coulson On Saturday evening, April 17th, Mrs. Rickard and Miss Eleanor tnt were hosfessess at the Parson-;e to a number of close friends of Coulson, who sails next iturday to visit friends in England id attend the Coronation. The even-as spent in games and contests, which a dainty lunch was served. Mrs. Albert Barnes and Mrs. R. J. Armstrong poured tea at a table suit-ibly decorated with flags and tall andles. After lunch Miss Coulson was resented with a miniature sail boat nth sailsjall set for a bon voyage. nice kodak, which the guest of honour assured her friends was much appreciated and would be made good use of on her trip abroad. _ BRING HOME THE BACON! Gome to the EUCHRE PARTY --, in -- Trinity Church Parish Hall -- on -- FRIDAY EVENING April 23rd, 1937 at 8 o'clock Admission -- Only 10c COLBORNE SCHOOL BOARD The regular monthly meeting of Colborne School Board was held Monday evening, April 19th. 1937. Present: C. L. Keating, chairman; Fred Armstrong, W. A. Seed, D. C. Peebles, Dr. W. G. Robertson, O. E. Johnston, W. G. Grant, Ed. Quinn H. S Keyes. The report of the auditors on 1936 acocunts was read, and on motion received and filed for consideration, together with the comments -and suggestions regarding a new system bookkeeping. The matter of a programme for the clebration of Coronation Day by the school children was discussed, and arrangements deferred until the programme of the Citizen's Committee is announced. It was decided to give a grant of money for procuring a sou-for each student, the Chairman of the Board and the Principals of the Schools to make the selection. The payment of the following ac-mnts was authorized: High School Johnston's Drug Store, station- COMING EVENTS The Barber Shops in Colborne will be closed every Wednesday afternoon and evening, starting April 7th, 1937. May 11th, 1937--Long to Remember Big Coronation Dinner and Dance by the Ladies' Aid of Trinity Church, at the Town Hall, Colborne. ery . w. 3.00 Griffis, supplies ...... Padginton, stamps ...... The Express, examination reports and meeting notices.. 11.50 Co'borne Water Works ...... 12.50 Public School Colborne Water Works ...... 12.50 Griffis, supplies ...... 2.44 Hall, Kemp claim in full 41.00 Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. C. Goodfellow Many friends and relatives called the home of their daughter, Mrs. Wm. Buchanan to express their best ' " es on the ocacsion of the golden ing of Mr. and Mns. Chas. Good-fellow, on Tuesday afternoon, April 20th, 1937. They were married at the Methodist Parsonage, Hilton, by the Rev. S. A. Dupreau. The groom was attended by Andrew Valleau, brother of the bride. The bride was attended by Miss Emma Goodfellow, sister of the Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow spent 40 ;ars on the farm at Codrington before moving to Colborne. Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow have three children, Mrs. Wm. Buchanan, Colborne; Mes-j srs Cecil and Wm. Goodfellow, Cod- in gold decorations. They received many gifts, among which was a wicker chair given to them by the family- offered only for horse stealing. Mothers' allowances and old age pensions wiill now be paid solely by the Provincial Government. If a School Board is all elected by acclamation and no agreement made at the first meeting as to their order of retirement, it will be decided by lots cast by the secretary at the next meeting. Pupils residing in a high school district who attend a high school or grade A or B continuation school outside their district, for any reason, are no longer county pupils but resident pupil®--in other words the county is no longer responsible for the cost of their education. House Cleaning Time at hand -- Splendid line of Curtain Nets and Chintz at Cornwell's, Fowler Block, Colborne. al5x with that realm of nature included in the life of the field, forest and air, because of the life of Jack Miner. There have been great constructive forces throughout history in man's relation to nature. Wordsworth taught man the spirit in nature after human beings had lost a healthy interest in it. Jack Miner has revealed the sympathy that should be manifest throughout all nature. North America has been blest in the life and interests cf Jack Miner. --Belleville Ontario-Intelligencer. Although the records are not yet complete for the number of cattle and lambs shipped from Western Canada to be fed for market under the Dominion cattle and lamb feeding projects, 53, 312 lambs and 21,521 cattle were transferred up to the 25th of March, 1937, for the fiscal year 1936-37 ending on the Ust of that month. FREE! FREE! Our Annual Spring Special One 14 Pint Utilac highest grade four-hour enamel -- and --■■ " ONE RUBBER-SET BRUSH 55c Value -- Both for 25c or FREE BRUSH with larger can of UTILAC This is a four-hour drying enamel suitable for all furniture, woodwork and floors. Remember, this is MOORE'S PAINT--The Best Money Can Buy--Always the Best Superior Paint Due to our large sale of Superior Paint last season, we have made arrangements with the Company whereby we can sell 1 qt. Superior Paint for 59c REYNOLDS & KEATING Phone 49 Victoria Square Colborne Sub»t riptic the »_eadin s taken at th Newspaper* Express Printing Office for all and Magazines at Club Ratei Elective Officers, 1937-38 Colborne Chapter O. E. S. Sister Edith Dunnett ____.... W.M. Brother Frank Tougas ........W.P. Sister Anna Solomon ____ Assoc. M. Brother Morley Webster .. Assoc. P. Sister Eva Tougas.........____ Sec. Sister Blanche Maybee ...... Treas. Sister Sophia Peebles . . Conductress Sister Marie Webster .. Assoc. Con. Sister Vera McCracken, Brother Morley Webster and Brother A. G. Cractenell ____Auditors Sister Ruby Fleming, Sister Marea Hubble and Brother Stanley Reynolds . . Trustees At the April meeting of Colborne Chapter, Order of the Easter Star, held the Chapter Rooms, Brighton, the annual election of officers resulted as above. The rest of the officers will be appointed at the time of Installation Ceremonies to be held at May meeting. At the April meeting a members of the recently Chapter in Cobourg wei jv. H. Shanty of Gormiby and his young people will preach in Colborne City Mission, Sunday, April 25th, 1937. 2.30 and 8 p.m. Special singing and music. All invited to come. The Woman's Association are holding a Coronation Supper on Tuesdav, April 27th, 1937, at 6 p.m., in Colborne United Church. Admission 25c. Orchestra music at the supper hour. Every-ne welcome. al5-22 CORONATION DAY COMMITTEE Reev--W. J. Troop -Ministerial--Rev. P. W. Roberts Legion Auxiliary---Mrs. F. Hodges Council--Fred Spence School Board^--C. L. Keating Colborne Legion--Chas. Bugg Horticultural Society^--John Bell Women's Institute--Mrs. E. Yarrow High School--F. W. C. McCutcheon. Public School--A. G. Cracknell. The programme proposed for the Coronation Day Celebration in Colborne, May 12th, 1937, as outlined by the Committe, is as follows: 9.00 a.m.^School children to plant trees in school yards. 9.30 a.m.--Local Ministers, Council, School Board, Municipal Officers, Men's Club, Legion, " Auxiliary, Women's Institute, and School children to meet at Town Hall and march in procession to Victoria Park, where a short service will be held. Following the service trees will be planted in the Park by representatives of Council, Legion, Wbmen's Institute,, and Menjs Club. After which procession to reform and march to Trinity Anglican Church for service at 10.30. Following the service trees from the Royal Forest in England will be planted in the churchyard. 8.00 p.m.--Community concert in the Town Hall, with local talent and ty singing, etc Admis-free. The committee is to meet Tuesday complete^ »i Every child taking part in the parade will be presented with a Union Jack and souvenir button, gifts of the School Board. DEATHS WORKMAN, Orpha Bellamy --At Oxbow, Saskatchewan, on Saturday. April 17th, 1937, Orpha Bellamy, beloved wife of W. R. Workman, and sister of Mrs. W. L. Hennessy, Mrs. A. Hatt and Mr. C. Bellamy, Colborne. Fruit Branch Head Office Transferred to Belleville With Mr. Clarence C. Stevenson in charge, the head office of the Fruit Branch of the Department of Agriculture has been transferred from Otta-to Belleville. Mr. Stevenson, whose office will be located in the Dominion Seed and Grain office building, on Front street, is the Supervisor of Fruit and Vegetable Inspectors in the territory from Ottawa to Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, who formerly resided in Wellington, have taken up residence in Belleville. number of. institutea I i welcome Paint Up -- Clean Up Pomp and Splendor For the Coronation In England the stage r one of the greatest s'l a. There is nothing to compare with the colour and pageantry of a coronation, and England is seeing to it that no one is going to be -disappointed in that of King George VI. Fashionable hotels have been sold it for months to Indian potentates and their retinues and the foreign millionaires. People owning large houses in London are renting them for the season. The Government has intervened to prevent profiteering and it is possible to get a parlor, bedroom and bath for as litle as $350.00 during Coronation week. Thousands of visitors will be accommodated in boats anchored in the Thames, so that many visitors will for a time next door to the British Home Fleet, which will also be tethered in the Thames as an added attraction. A liberal use of paint aldne would make a transformation in Colborne. and it is to be hoped that every citizen who can _ possibly afford the expenditure, will brighten up his residence and business place this spring. --See advertisement of paint dealers beng set in tiiis paper, vs of the; ' --"--:----'-• PAINTERS- Get our price on White Lead Donaghy's Colborne Hon. W. L. M. King to Open New Bridge W. L. Mackenzzie King, Canada's Prime Minister, who will be in London for the Coronation, has accepted an invitation to open the new $2,400.-000 Chelsea Bridge on May 6th. The bridge is of steel construction 700 feet long, 65 feet wide and has four traffic lanes and two pedestrian paths. It is of suspension type. The Bridge replaces the old Chelsea Bridge, the last toll structure in London. Built in 1858 the toll bridge was made a free passage in 1879. . Scotland is a particularly good market for what Scottish farmers regard as the best type of beef cattle, and buyers have expressed pleasure alt the steady improvement in type and class of cattle shipped from Canada. Especially in H936, there was a much more satisfactory proportion of young cattle, including a large number of well-bred cross-Angus types which are prime favourites in Scotland. Two carloads of Canadian alfalfa ied were exported from the Dominion Russia. 1936, and of gallon appi from Canada greater than insquent large pack s, the export of apples :o British market was 1 1935 by nearly 20.000 ■t figures being 205 415 and 188,050 x-ases in