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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 26th, 1953 $2.00 a year in advance--$3.00 to U.S.A. WILFRED J. RUTHERFORD Following a lingering illness, Wilfred James Rutherford died suddenly, Friday, March 20th, 1953, in his 58th year, at his home, 190 Victory Ave., Toronto, Ontario. He was born in Haldimand Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rutherford (nee Jennie Mac-Kenzie). After graduating from Col-. borne High School, he taught school for some time, then joined the Colborne branch of the Standard Bank staff. He went to Toronto where he was with the provincial succession duties tax division. For one year he served as a government employee on the Alaska Highway. The past four years he was an assessor with the federal income tax department. A member of Old St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, he was a Mason. The chief interest in life was his undivided devotion to the care of his son, Peter, now fifteen years old, who has been a cripple since his birth. He is survived by his wife, the former Doris Bain, one son, Peter, one sister, Mrs. C. Carruthers, Bowman-ville; two brothers, MacKenzie and Gordon, both of Haldimand Township. The funeral service was held at Old St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Colborne, Monday,- March 23rd, at 2.30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Ewart MacKay, Cobourg. There was an exceptionally large number of relatives and friends attended this service. The pallbearers were Messrs. Wm. Haig, Alex Rutherford, Frazer Rutherford, all of Colborne; Mr. S. Thomas, Mr. McAllum, Mr. Duff, all of Toronto. There was a profusion of beautiful floral tributes which were carried by nephews of the deceased, Messrs. Alex Rutherford, Wm. Rutherford, Jack Usborne, Malcolm Rutherford, Donald Kemp, Jack Rutherford. Interment in Union Cemetery, Colborne. Relatives attended from Toronto, Oshawa, Bowmanville, Kingston, and Campbellford. LADIES' AUXILIARY AND LOCAL ASSOCIATION OF BOY SCOUT MOTHERS The meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary and Local Association of Boy "Scouts and Girl Guide Mothers met at the home of Mrs. A. McGlennon on Wednesday, March 18th. The newly elected slate of officers presided over the business portion of the meeting. Mrs. G. Westrope, President of Scout Auxiliary Mrs. R. Teal, Secretary of Scout Auxiliary Mrs. C. Spradbrow, Treasurer oi Scout Auxiliary Mrs. R. Greenfield, Vice-President of Scout Auxiliary. Officers of the Local Association for Guides and Brownies: Mrs. C. McGlennon, District Commis- Mrs. D. McLaughlin, Secretary Mrs. T. Hetherington, Treasurer Sunshine Convener, Mrs. B. McManus Group Leaders--Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Redner, Mrs. Bilcox, Mrs. Greenfield. Miss R. Chaloner, guest speaker, as introduced by the District Commissioner, Mrs. A. McGlennon. Miss Chaloner spoke of the great import-i of the Girl Guide Movement and the invaluable training that is received by all those participating in it. She cited as her illustration, her own experiences as Captain and Organizer of the first Sea Ranger Company in Toronto. The speaker urged that the Guide Laws and Promise be stressed, especially the two Laws-- 'A Guide's honour is to be trusted," and "A Guide is pure in word, thought and deed." At the conclusion of the talk, Mrs. McGlennon, on behalf of the ladies present, expressed her appreciation to Miss Chaloner for her interesting and informative words. Miss I. Alexander reported on the Area Guider Training Conference held in Belleville on Saturday, March 14th. Mrs. Bilcox's group served lunch and the meeting was brought to a close by repeating the Scout Mizpah. GOOD NEIGHBOUR CLUB Good Friday Union Service IN TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH April 3rd, 1953, at 8 p.m. Theme: "WITH CHRIST IN THE PASSION." A Cordial Invitation is Extended to All! A business meeting was held in the Library on Friday afternoon, March 20th. Only nine members were present. Mrs. Dance opened the meeting with a short prayer that the work might be carried and blessed according to God's will. The Lord's Prayer was then repeated by all the members present. The meeting was given over to the election of officers which resulted as follows:-- President--Mrs. L. Gordon 1st Vice-Pres.--Mrs. M. Matthews 2nd Vice-Pres.--Mrs. A. J. Dance Secretary--Mrs. G. W. Connors Jr. Treasurer--Mrs. A. J. Dance Tea Convener--Mrs. A. W. Chisholm Sewing Convener--Mrs. G. M. Drink-water Assistant--Mrs. F. Farrow "• Quilt Convener--Mrs. C. A. Corbyn Assistants--Mrs. E. McLaughlin and Mrs. D. Harnden Knitting Convener--Mrs. C. A. Myles It was decided that Mrs. Dance should send $21.00 to headquarters, to cover 10c ai pound on the clothing (7 boxes, 210 lbs.) which had been sent to Toronto in February. We discussed the possibility of buying flannelette for babies' supplies with the remainder of the money. It was agreed upon that the next collection of clothing should be in the Library on April 24th. If you have any odds and ends of yarn, which you wish to discard, will you kindly bring them to the Library on April 24th. We can use them. --K. E. Connors, Secretary. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Lakeport Cemetery Board will be held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, COLBORNE Wednesday, April 1st, 1953 at 8.00 p.m. All Plot Holders and Others Interested are Invited to Attend C. A. Post, President. H. W. Kernaghan, Secretary-Treasurer. COLBORNE ROTARY CLUB The regular meeting of the Rotary Club was held at six-thirty Monday evening in the Queen's Hotel, with past president Delbert McLaughlin in the chair. Everyone was delighted to have Mrs. Irvine back at the piano a hearty sing-song was enjoyed, with Alf Dove leading. John Best informed the club that it would be expected to take some part arranging a celebration for Coronation Day. This and some other bus-5 was left over for the executive to deal with at its next meeting. The special speaker, Senior Major of the Salvation Army Harold Corbett of Cobourg was introduced by Chas. Wood. Major Corbett who has spent some years in India, gave a clear and enlightening talk on- the caste system which divides the people into three distinct classes. Each village is divided into three sections. The Brahamas or higher caste will not step over the line into a lower caste section and a lower caste may not enter into a higher section unless he is called. Among the lower castes, life is unsanitary, filthy and degrading, making it exceedingly difficult for the missionary to do any effective work. Redvers Brown moved the vote of thanks. Leonard Gordon won a fine set of gardening tools in the weekly draw. There were two visitors from Cobourg, Rotarians Russel Manning and Bill Peace. If you haven't sent your pink envelope in, do it now. MISSIONARY CONFERENCE AT UNITED MISSIONARY CHURCH The United Missionary Church concluded their Missionary Convention on Sunday evening, with splendid attendance throughout the services. Miss Yeo of Nigeria, Africa, opened the Convention by her challenging message on Friday evening, accompanied by her interesting slides on the work being done in her area. She put special emphasis on the wonderful work being done by the doctors and nurses of the United Missionary Church in the 40-bed hospital in Nigeria. There are now three doctors of our denomination at work in our hospital. Hundreds of souls are being led to accept Christ as their personal Saviour through their efficient work, and their opportunity to witness to these needy black hearts. Saturday afternoon Miss Yeo addressed the W.M.S. of the Church, emphasizing the need of prayer and the great work being done by our societies throughout Canada and the United States. She also stated how much the refrigerators provided by the U. M. Church W.M.S. societies are appreciated in the hot season. Her special prayer request was for the natives who are going out into new areas to evangelize during the month of April. Also she urged us to help them pray for 50 full time native ministers to go into Christian service out; of the four Bible Schools which are being conducted by our teachers on foreign soil. We now have nearly fifty missionaries in Nigeria, alone, supported by the U. M. Church. The majority of these are teachers, nurses and doctors who have left opportunities to make good money here in the homeland, to tell these who have never heard about the good news of Jesus Christ and His power to break the chains of sin and vile habits, and give new life and peace. Sunday morning, Mrs. Brebacher, a former school teacher here in Ontario, brought us a message of the great need, and the miles of territory allotted to the United Missionary Cii^ivL not yet touched She told of many*frue incidents of actual life on the foreign field. The Convention closed on Sunday night as Miss Yeo brought the final message. Each of urged to give of our best to the Master, and everyone present received a blessing. A total offering of $97.00 was raised during the Convention, and $70.00 donated directly to Missions. FIRST COLBORNE SCOUT TROOP Meetings, March-April, 1953 No meeting, April 3. Friday, March 27. Monday, March 30. Wednesday, April 1. Wednesday, April 8. Friday, April 10. LENTEN SERVICE. The fifth Lenten Service of the season, held in Trinity Anglican Church, Thursday evening, March 19, at 7.30, was well attended. After sing-a hymn, part of the Litany was read. Rev. Lemon read the Scripture Lesson, St. Luke, 10th chapter, verses 25--37 inclusive, the Story of the Good Samaritan. He made a few explanations, then the film was shown. It was most impressive and the story, more real to actuality see the setting. This service was closed with a hymn and prayer. There will be two more of these services. March 2©th-- "The Unforgiving Debtor" April 2nd-- "The Hours of Trial"--Part 1-2 A cordial welcome is extended to members of all denominations to attend these services. ONE-MONTH PERIOD OF MOURNING FOR LATE QUEEN MARY After a short illness, Queen Mary, mother of Queen Elizabeth, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday night, March 24th, in her 85th year. Plans for the funeral to take place at the end of this week, or early the following week are being decided by Queen Elizabeth and court officials. It is likely that Queen Mary will be buried at Windsor, where her husband, King George V, rests, and where her son, King George VI was buried just 13 months ago. A one-month period of mourning has been proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth. It is expected, however, that the Coronation will be held on June 2 as planned. It was the wish of Queen Mary that nothing interfere with that event. COMING EVENTS_ Palm Sunday Service at Colborne United Church, Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock. Rev. Thomas J. Blakely, B.A., B.D., of Hillsburg, Ont., will conduct the 11 o'clock service at Old St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sunday, March 29th. The Annual Spring Time Tea under the auspices of the Woman's Association of the Colborne United Church, will be held Saturday, April 11th. Sale of Home-made Baking and Fancy Sewing. Tea 25c--3 to 5 p.m. ml9,a2c - "THE GREATNESS AND SIMPLICITY OF FAITH IN THE CRUCIFIED SAVIOUR."--Fifth in series of sermons on "Understanding Jesus."' 11 a.m., March 29th, Colborne Baptist Church. Come! CRITES EVANGELISTIC PARTY The Crites Evangelistic Party from Owen Sound, Ontario. This Team, composed of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Crites and their daughter, offer a complete programme of gospel preaching, singing and instrumental music. A dynamic speaker, Rev. J. A. Crites emphasizes the Wesleyan doctrine of heart holiness and sound Bible teaching. He has been widely used in revivals and conventions in the United States and Canada. Mrs. Crites is a gifted musician. She plays the piano, accordion and organ, as well as leading the singing. She also gives readings at each In addition to preaching, Mr. Crities plays the trumpet and joins his wife in duets. Prior to entering full-time evangelism Mr. Crites ministered in the United States and Canada for eighteen years. He is a graduate of Eastern Nazarene College, Boston, The Regular Meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary, Colborne B.E.S.L. will be held on Wednesday, April 1st, at the home of Com. Warner, Lakeport. As this is also the annual visit of our .Zone Representative, will all members please be present. Also your gifts for overseas parcel will be greatly appreciated.--Elsie Rush, Secretary. Massachusetts. Rev. and Mrs. Crites are now conducting services in the United Missionary Church. IN MEMORIAM DAWSON -- In loving memory of my mother who died six years ago --March 24th, 1947. She has not gone from those she loved; Nor has she travelled far, Just entered God's most lovely room, And left the door ajar. --Lovingly remembered by Jean and family. Paint a room in xk the time THE WONDER PAINT Now in Gorgeous New Decorator Colors $2.20 £e per qt. again and 8sain< dries in 20 Leaves no laps or can be washed Williams' Hardware COLBORNE PAINT SALE Moore's famous SAN I-FLAT washable flat oil paint! 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