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Colborne Chronicle Established in 1959; Successor to the Colborne Express, (Est. 1366) and the Colborne Enterprise, (Est. 1886) Published every Thursday at the office of publication, King Street, Phone 44, Colborne, Ontario WILLIAM T. HARRISON -- Editor and Manager Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Subscriptions Payable In Advance In Canada $2.00 In U.S.A. $3.00 . (Authorized as Second Class mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa) Colborne - District Personals When you have guests or social activities, let us tell your friends about it. Just phone your news items to 44, The Colborne Chronicle. with Mrs. Hinton, mother of Mrs. Simpson. Mrs. Bessie Bland ipent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Hinton. Mr. and Mrs. J. Haines, Mrs. Hinton and Earl and Mrs. Bessie Bland attended a birthday party for Mr. Goldworth Hinton at Trenton on July 24th. Gold-worth entertained the guests with a description of the farthest northern island and the settlement at Alert. He brought back some flowers and lichen moss growing on the island. He also brought some beautiful pictures. He spent two weeks at Alert and on his return trip spent some hours at Thule in Greenland. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cox of Osh-va accompanied by Mrs. John Cockburn and Miss Marie Cock-burn, R.N., called on Mr. and i. W. W. Rose, recently. Rev. and Mrs. Simpson are spending part of his holidays Editorials Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kirkby and family of Port Credit accompanied by little Miss Sharon Rose and brother, Carl, called on friends here over the week-end their return from their cottage at Sand Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Campbell spent last week in Muskoka. DOWN ON THE FARM Bigger farms and fewer farmers are bound to mean changes in the Canadian rural market but not by any means a shrinkage in total industrial goods consumed by that market. A survey by the National Industrial Conference Board in the U.S., where the trend toward larger farms is a few years in advance of Canada, shows a very substantial increase in farm purchasing power, according to The Financial Post. The conference board reports: "Since the late thirties, the number of persons living on farms (in the U.S.) has dropped by about one-third from 31 million to 21 million, and the number of farms has fallen by a fourth, from 6.5 million to 4.7 million. Despite this drastic shrinkage, farmers last year bought about $40 billion worth of producers' and consumers' goods and services, compared with an annual average of around $11.5 billion during the years 1937-41. Valued at 1958 prices, total expenditures for production and family living averaged about $20 billion in 1937-41. Hence, in real terms, farmers bought about 50% more last year than 20 years ago." The explanation is simple. Larger farms not only mean far more revenue per farmer but also more machinery and other equipment and more working capital to operate them. One of the main troubles of the small farm unit today is that it simply isn't large enough to be able to use the most efficient large-scale machinery. Its costs are too high. It is like the village cobbler of the last century producing one pr two pairs of shoes a day trying to compete with the modern factory turning out hundreds an hour. Coddling the Cows Only a few generations ago, man had to bed- down on an uncomfortable arrangement of rope "springs" and horsehair mattress. Lucky indeed was the householder with a feather ticking. But times have changed for man -- and for beast. And, if anything, the beast is making faster progress toward complete comfort. Proof of the matter: An English cattleman now has his cattle sleeping on foam rubber mattresses tastefully covered by an envelope of strong plastic. It saves labour -- the mattresses are quickly hosed down every morning. It saves money -- straw is hard to get and increasingly expensive because modern field machinery doesn't leave behind as much straw as the old-fashioned threshing machine. And it makes for contented cows. Now they never get out of the wrong side of the bed. -- Financial Post. Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Campbell were in Port Colborne this week attending the funeral of Lorne Campbell of the Maple Leaf Milling Company. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith and daughter, Barbara, are spending their holidays camping at Lake St. Peter and Presqu'ile Point and visiting her parents, Mr. and C. A. Myles. Proclamation! CIVIC HOLIDAY IN COLBORNE I Hereby Proclaim Monday, Aug. 3rd 1959 A PUBLIC HOLIDAY in the Village of Colborne All citizens are requested to observe same accordingly! FRANK HARDING, Reeve. STEADY PART TIME LIGHT DELIVERY WORK IN THIS AREA A Canadian Company the Leader in it's field will hire and train an honest and reliable local resident to make deliveries to established retail accounts. ° Absolutely No Selling ° Reliable Type Individuals Only Need Apply Applicant must have transportation in the form of a car or light truck and have $850.00 cash. REPLY TO BOX 399 CONSOLIDATED HOSIERY OF CANADA DEPT. 579 199 Bay St., Toronto Eden W.A. Eden W.A. met July 15th in the hall with a small attendance of 11 members and 4 boys. The meeting opened with quiet music and Theme Hymn Collect and Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Lawrence Chapman was in charge of Devotions opened with Hymn 298, "Jesus the very Thought of Thee". The topic based on the "Mary Stewart Collect" was interesting and inspiring and given in parts by Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Frank Chapman, Mrs. Keith Stimers, Mrs. Whittaker and Mis. Gerald Dunk, Hymn 388, "O Master Let Me Walk with Thee", was sung. Mrs. Honey presided for a short business period. Programme consisted of a sing song of favourite hymns with Mrs. Whittaker at the piano, a vocal solo by Philip Chapman and one by Reggie Morrison, a piano solo by Eric Honey and a reading by Mrs\ Lawrence Chapman, "I Know Something Good About You". The meeting closed with the W.A. Benediction. Lunch was served by Group Three. The next meeting, August 12th, will be held at the home of Mrs. Jack Cowie in the evening at 8 o'clock, in charge of Group One. Obituary MRS. A. SEWARD Annie Louise Seward R.R. 2, Carrying Place, passed away on July 19th at Trenton Memorial Hospital in her 87th year. She was born in Croydon. Ontario, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John F. Keller. She was predeceased by her husband, the late Alfred Seward. Mrs. Seward is survived by daughter, Mrs. Alfred Minaker of Colborne and three sons, Ernest, Toronto; Lloyd, Colborne; and Norman, of Campbellford. She had one granddaughter and one great grandson. The late Mrs. Seward rested at the Weaver Funeral Home, Trenton. Funeral services were held on July 22nd in the Funeral Home at 1.30 p.m. Rev. D. Rutherford officiated. Interment was in Carrying Place Cemetery. Pallbearers were Keith Johnson, Charles Talmadge, Gilbert Waite, Ernest Irvin, Carman Carter and Harold Alexandi Mrs. Walter Dale will be visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Rice, Cornwall, and Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Rice and John of Mont-eal. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. McNally attended the wedding of her nephew, Mr. Weldon Rutledge and Miss Betty Parks in Bancroft, Saturday, July 25th. A get together in Cobourg Park was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Perc Hamilton and family of Millbrook, Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hamilton and family, Mrs. Wm. Taylor, all of Blackstock, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. McNally. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Teal, Bonnie and Ricky, visited Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Campbell, Havelock, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Campbell and family, T. F. Graydon and Mrs. C. Philp were Sunday guests, in Wellington, of Mr. Graydon's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Denyer. Mrs. Lillie Lowe visited at Alton Haynes and ecil Haynes last week. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Roy visited at Mr. and Mrs. Alton Haynes and came to see the Queen go by. Mrs. Frank W. Worrell spent a few days with her nephew, G. Lloyd Hawkins, Port Hope. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Worrell spent the recent two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Hawkins and left for a few weeks at Lodge Lorraine, Balsam Lake. BER-MAR Hairdressing Salon WILL CLOSE FOR VACATION from August 1 to August 11 BY LONG DISTANCE MBER -- IT'S TWICE AS FAST! Mrs. James McBride of Belleville was a Wednesday evening guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nobes. Mr. and Mrs. Ron McGillivray of Cornwall spent a couple of days as the guests of their brother, Mr. Hugh McGillivray, recently. Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Clarey were Mr. and Mrs. James Hill and family, Rockwood, Ontario, and Mrs. Kate Dulmage, Wick- Bilil Island, Ian Cunningham, attended the Bronze Arrowhead course at Boy Scout Camp, Presqu'ile Point last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Clarey and family of Cobourg and Miss Margaret Clarey of Toronto were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Clarey. Masters Teddy and Ronnie Boyd and Miss Kathie Boyd of Toronto are spending their vacation with their aunt, Mrs. Geo. Clarey and family. Continued on next page)