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79th Year THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1945 $2.00 a year in advance, $2.50 to U.S.A. HELP NEEDED FOR VEGETABLE AND FRUIT HARVESTS Review of the Ontario farm help Situation at a weekend conference of staff members of the Ontario Farm Service Force from all over Ontario, held at Port Dalhousie, revealed that a very serious shortage of harvest help will prevail during the harvest /season for fruits and vegetables, particularly during the two month period from August 20th to October 20th. presided over by Alex Maclaren, Director of the Farm Service Force, the conference received reports from placement officers and camp supervisors throughout the Province, and • except in Western Ontario, the need for workers to fill up the Farm Service boys' and girls' camps, and for placement on individual farms, appears to be the most serious of any of the war years. It was reported that the general farm labour situation has been eased by the onflux of Western Harvesters and by the use of prisoners of war in some areas. An analysis of the reports showed that there will be a definite need for 1,000 girls and women and some hundreds of boys to keep the farm camps up to their requirements, and to provide help for farmers on individual farms. The situation will become most serious immediately after August 20 and especially so after the high schools open on September 4th. Considerable stress was laid on a statement issued by the Minister of Education announcing that any secondary school or grade could be closed by the school board for a period not exceeding four weeks to permit the pupils to help in harvesting, processing, canning or preserving food. A further announcement from the Minister of Education reads as follows : "Pupils who re enrolled in schools or grades which are not closed and who during the summer holidays were employed in essential work connected with the food supply and whose services are required further, are asked to remain at their work during Septembe." Plans for the recruiting of the necessary personnel, both boys and girls, to fill up the farm service camps for the rest of the season were discussed and adopted. Any boy or girl, man or woman, giving four weeks' service, will receive free transportation one way from home to the place of em- { ployment, while those who remain until the end of the season, approximately October 15th, will be paid transporation both ways. An extensive advertising campaign to enlist volunteers for this important season was approved. PLANNING STEPS UP KITCHEN COMFORT Men must eat and women must cook, even on the hottest days, and getting "all steamed up' over this state of affairs won't help at all. What will help is planning meals and cooking so as to create a minimum of kitchen heat. The coolest hours of the day can he set aside for most of the baking and as much advance preparation of meals as possible. One-dish casserole meals can often be prepared ahead of time and can be re-heated over hot water to save a special heating of the oven. The tea kettle is often ansouree of unnecessary kitchen heat. Left boiling on the back of the stove it radiates j heat and its steam doesn't help to keep the kitchen cool. With stoves other than coal or wood, making fullest use of one burner, good housekeeping practice at any time, will help keep the j kitchen cool. Upper and lower parts of the double boiler may be used for simultaneous cooking and two or more vegetables can often be cooked together in one pot just as satisf ac - i torily as they can be cooked separ-' ately. VEGETABLES FOR U. K. $10,500,000 DEAL Under the terms of an agreement just completed, the British Ministry of food will purchase 746,700 bushels of Canadian dried white beans grown in 1945, and such additional quantities as may be made available, from the Special Products Board, the Dominion Department of Agriculture has announced. The British Ministry will also purchase from the Board from the 1945 crop, 4,375 long tons of dehydrated potatoes and 2,250 long tons of dehydrated cabbage, carrots, turnips and beets. The Ministry agrees to purchase an additional 10 per cent of these products if available. Total value of the beans and dehydrated vegetables is placed at about $19,500.-000. SOFTBALL Change in League Schedule-- Wednesday, August 8-- C.Y.O vs. Dodgers Thursday, August 9-- Cubs vs. Brighton Friday, August 10-- C.Y.O. vs. Gosports Dodgers vs. Grafton Monday, August 13-- Cubs vs. C.Y.O. Wednesday, August 15-- Gosports vs. Dodgers Friday, August 17-- Brighton vs. C.Y.O. Grafton vs. Gosports Standing July 30-- Team % Cubs .................... ............. 714 Brighton ............................ 600 r. v o boo Dodgers............... ..........571 Grafton .............. ............. 333 Gosports . On Friday evening, July 20th, the Cubs defeated the Gosports 11 to 7 at Colborne, and Brighton won from the Dodgers 17 to 16 .at Brighton. On Wednesday evening, July 25th the C.Y.O defeated Grafton 21 to 8, at Grafton. On Monday evening, July 30th, the Cubs won from the Dodgers 18 to 16, at Colborne. In an exhibition game on Tuesday evening, July 24th, at Colborne, the Dodgers defeated the Cubs 8 to 7. WHY BIGGER CITIES? By R. J. Deachman From time to time I have pointed out the necessity for the development of our towns and smaller cities, and urged that we should get away from the idea of building cities bigger in a blind worship of mere size. I had heard, in a vague sort of way, of a certain Commission in England some years ago which studied this problem and dug up some facts. It was called the Barlow Commission, named after its Chairman, Sir Montague Baiiow. It dealt with the distribution in Great Britain and pointed out that there were then 50 millionaire cities in the world. That is to say, cities of more than a million inhabitants. Concentration of population into large cities is a world wide phenomenon. It is a prdduct of our industrial civilization. In 1937 more than two-thirds of the population of Britain were in seven of these millionaire hives. In the United States the figure was one-fifth, but in Britain one-fifth of the population, nearly ten mililons, were in London alone. In his recent book "Full Employment In A Free Society," Sir William Beveridge singles this out as one of the problems of the age. He argues that this mal-distribution of the pop-plation is of vital importance, not only from the standpoint of the rational use of land, but also from difficulties which arise through the tendancy of large cities towards increasing costs of production, higher costs of living and consequently a greater burden upon the people as a whole. The time to check this tendency is when the nation is young, in Canada we are still young in the industrial sense. It would be singularly regretable if we should go ahead building up bigger cities while we ignore the opportunity for more efficient production, healthier populations and happier conditions which exist in the smaller cities, towns and even the villages of the nation. No one denies that there are advantages to certain types of industry in locations, in large centres of population, but there are also disadvantages. The fact that these are being recognized now should give the people of Canda pause for thought when they begin to re-fashion the pattern of our economic life after the war. Well what can be done about it? Sir William goes so far as to call for planned location of industries, that is government control. A better way is a cereful analysis of the difference in costs of operations in different locations. The facts alone, if we had them, would have a tendency to direct the location of industry. If something is not done about, the next generation is likely to curse us for our stupidity. It would be better that we should be remembered for the good that we have done, rather than for our failure to see the needs of the age that wis coming, the age which our children must inherit. COLBORNE STREET DANCE Record Attendance--Ideal Weather--Good Music and Entertainment Colborne Street Dance and Carni val on Thursday evening, July 26th, 1945, was the most successful yet, having a record attendance. The total receipts were about $2000.00, which is well above all previous years. The numerous games and refreshment booths were well patronized, while the younger people enjoyed dancing to music furnished by the ever popular Russ Creighton and his Variety Dance Band and others joyed the floor show or renewing acquaintances. The Ladies' Auxiliary to Colborne No. 187 Branch Canadian Legion, B. E.S.L., sold tickets on a coffee table, which was won by Mr. Hopper, of Cobourg. The $10.00 gate prize was not claimed. The $15.00 prize was won by Mrs C. Fish of Brantford; one $5.00 prize went to Mr. Louis Harnden, and the other to Mr. A. Muskett. A statement showing the receipts and expenditures will be published in due time. The Street Dance Association extends sincere thanks to all who helped make this dance such a splendid success. RED CROSS NUTRITION NEWS CANADIAN FRUITS Truth is stronger than fiction and the facts of nature oftimes amazing. For instance, did it ever occur to you that the farm is the greatest vitamin factory on earth. Yet, oddly enough, for vitamins come to us from plants, animals and sunshine. Food grown on Canada's farms or the back yard garden supply us with vitamins in their natural form. Ripe fruits, vegetables, and grains bring vitamins together with other nourishment straight from plants to our tables. There's no doubt that fruits would tempt the appetite by their ^TwUta^KeyV enticing flavour and appearance everu though they had little food vaia#^£ ^ ^j..?^' PERSONAL Mrs. C. Orser, Toronto, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Joslin. Miss Nina Bell, Toronto, spent a few days last week at the Lake. Mr. Robert Defries is home with his sister, Mrs. Dickinson Snetsinge Mrs. L. G. Cargill, London, spent few days last week with Miss Willena Keys. Miss Ethel Smtih, Toronto, spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Seed. Miss Helene MacGregor, Kingston, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. C. M. Allen. Mrs. A. R. Naylor spent a few days visiting Dr. and Mrs. A. Johnston, Peterborough. Miss Shirley Myles, Orono, is spending a few days with her cousin Miss Joan Myles. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Turney, Peterborough, visited Colborne relatives one days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Myles, Orono, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Myles. Mrs. D. L. S. Dudley, and family are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Murphy, Kingston. Mrs. Kirk is accompanying her husband Capt. C. B. Kirk on a trip on the S. S. J. B. Eads. Dr. and Mrs. T. M. Pine, Toronto, spent Sunday with Mr. J. F. Nelson and Miss Irene Nelson. Miss Dorothy Teal spent a couple of days last week with Miss Dorothea Hetherington, Belleville. Mr. and Mrs. Rolan Flynn, Toronto, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson Snetsinger last week. Mr. Ernie Myles, Dundas, is spend-a few days at the home of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Myles. Mrs. S. Turpin has returned home after spending several days with relatives at Toronto and Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Turpin and family, Oshawa, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Turpin. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Keys and daughter, Gaille, Quebec City, visited Sunday last. We have heard many definitions of friendship, but none more true to fact than this one of the little boy : "A person who knows us--and • still likes us." but on top of their other virtues thev contain vitamins, minerals and natural sugar. Thus, when fresh fruits are abundant and at their best, should eat them every day. It's easier on the family cook and vitamins to serve fruits raw rather than cooked, but if it's time for a change in the menu, serve fruit that has been stewed in a small amount of boiling water, in a tightly covered pot with the sugar added last, with all fresh food, raw fruits should be prepared as close to serving time as possible. To keep peaches fresh, peel and slice them directly into a fruit jar, sprinkle with sugar and cover the jar tightly. Berries too may be washed and hulled and kept in the refrigerator in a covered jar when conditions warrant. Easy desserts are accordant with summer when time is at a premium. Serve this seasonal fruit on your busiest day. Berry Fluff-- 1 cup berries 2 egg whites Salt i/4 to V2 cup sugar Few whole berries Clean berries, crush and chill. Beat egg white with salt until stiff. Beat in sugar and add crushed berries. Serve in sherbert glasses. Top with custard sauce and a whole berry. Amy kind of fresh berry may be used. Custard Sauce 1 cup milk IV2 tablespoons sugar Salt 1 egg or 2 egg yolks Few drops vanilla Scald milk, add sugar and salt. Pour milk gradually over slightly beaten eggs. Cook in double boiler till mixture coats a spoon. Stir constantly. Remove at once from hot dish, cool and add vanilla. Note--Any enquiries on food and nutrition may be directed to the Nutrition Department, Ontario Division, Canadian Red Cross Society, 621 Jarvis Street, Toronto 5. NEW RATION BOOKS Persons discharged from the Armed Forces are entitled to their civilian ration books imemdiately. They should apply to their nearest local ration board, taking along either their Department of National Defence discharge papers or a letter from one of the Armed Services certifying to the discharge. called on their uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. C. J. Goodfellow, one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teal motored to Toronto with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hetherington and spent a couple of days visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bellamy and daughters, Marilyn and Donna, of Cannington, spent a day last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. Masters. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Coyle, Mimico, visited Colborne relatives last week. Sgt. Jas. Coyle, who had ben visiting his grandparents, returned home with them. Cpl. Russell Peterson, R.C.A.F., is home on furlough after serving overseas for the past two and one-half years. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Peterson and son, Warkworth, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Piatt and son, Norham, called on Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Goodfellow on Sunday. 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY On Thursday, September 4th, 1945, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Waite, Wicklow. will celebrate the 50th aniversary of their marriage. They were married at Eddystone Church, Haldimand Township, on September 4th, 1895, the Rev. G. O. Black officiating. The witnesses were Mr. E. Black and Mrs. G. O. Black. Their daughter, Mrs. N. D. Smith (Cora), Toronto, will be 19 years married on the same date. RED CROSS CANTEEN AIDS HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN Today's veteran is able to use re-establishment credit to pay prem ! iums on insurance issued by the j Dominion Governemnt. On July 12th, 1945, Mrs. E. C. Hillier, volunteer director of the canteen at the Ontario Red Cross Warehouse in Toronto, presented a cheque for $400.00 to the Building Fund for the Hospital for Sick Children. This represents profits from April to July in this canteen, which is directed and staffed by volunteer workers for the benefit of all volunteers at the Ontario Division Warehouse. Canteen has been in operation three and a half years. Three hundred workers are fed here each week. Proceeds in recent years have gone to purchase mobile canteens for bombed Londoners. In April $600 was donated for the purchase of special invalid foods for British bombing victims who are patients at the hospital at Ilford. The canteen is closed for the sum-r.-.en and will re-open in September. THE WAYSIDE CHURCH "And I saw a little Wayside Church." --Grayson. Our Text-- "And David took his sling and ran to meet the Phillistine." --1 Samuel : 17 Our Verse-- "Oh Lord of Hosts who didst up-Strong captains to defend the right, In darker years and sterner days, Who armedst Israel for the fight, Thou madest Joshua true and strong, And David framed the battle song."--A. C. Benson. Our Sermon-- There is something of thrilling and inspiring character in that simple sentence or two that tells of young David's dauntless defiance of the Phillistine giant. Just imagine a man running to meet a giant. There is a great lesson for us in this story, however, for it is a description of the bravest and wisest way to face whatever giants of trouble and adversity may straddle your path and threaten to spill your soul with their savagery-David trusted his cause to God, he availed himself of the resources to hand, and he went straightway to meet the giant face to face. "I'll spill your soul here on the ground," cried Appolyn to Christian in the valley of Humiliation. The answer of the man of Christian courage was a prayer to God and a fighting front to the foe. Many giants cross the pathway of each of us, giants of temptation, trouble, tribulation. We can say that we have no armour to meet them, we can say that they are too big for us......... or ........ we can put our trust in God, use what resources of wisdom and strength we have, and gallantly go to meet the foe crying "Thanks be unto God, Who giveth us the Victory, Through our Lord Jesus Christ." - - , .--St. Paw], Our Prayer-- Give us the gallant'heart oh God, unwavering faith to meet whatever enemy of the right may bestride our pathway. Give us the courage to meet life's troubles face to face we pray through Christ our Hero. Amen. FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE PICNIC The counties of Northumberland, Hastings, Lennox and Addlngton, and Prince Edward will join together for a special picnic and opportunity to hear an outstanding farm speaker in the person of H. H. Hannam, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, at the Sandbanks, West Point, Prince Edward County, on Wednesday, August 8th. It is planned that the various groups might have a basket picnic at noon and that the addresses commence at 2 p.m. Everyone interested in agriculture is welcomed but President Chas. Quinn and Secretary Ralph Banbury of the Northumberland group, _ urge that directors make a special effort to attend in that they may glean many ideas from those in agricultural work in the neighbouring counties. GRAIN WEEVILS Insects in the granary have given considerable trouble to some North-1 umberland County farmers. Agricul- j tural Representative Ralph Banbury i has had some enquiry and points out j that the best time to fight them is ' when the granary is empty. If any trouble has been experienced, it is a good idea to take all grain now left in the granary out to be chopped for feed and to thoroughly clean every bin. In most cases, a complete spraying with coal oil in all cracks will kill the insects. A hand sprayer such as used for flies on cattle, and often has a quart sealer as the container, is quite satisfactory. If this can be done several weeks before the wheat or other new grain comes to the granary, it is all the better, as the condition can be checked and a second spraying given if necessary. A somewhat better spray is composed of one pound of pyrethrum insect powder added to each gallon of coal oil. It take sthis material a couple of hours to dissolve thoroughly and after being stirred up a few times the residue on the bottom may be poured on the floor as it might clog the sprayer. COMING EVENTS Watch for further announcement of a Rummage Sale to be held later in the summer by the ladies of the W. A. of Colborne United Church. The Annuad Decoration Day of Shiloh Cemetery will be held Sunday. August 5th, 1945, at 2.30 p.m. (Note change of date). Rev. F. Darnell, of Whitby, wiil be the guest speaker. ENGAGEMENTS Mrs. Gertrude Lee announces the engagement of her elder daughter, Marjorie Jeneva, to Albert Kime, of Hamilton, the marriage to take place about the middle of this month. IN MEMORIAM GILLESPIE--In loving memory of Walter Gillespie, who died August 3rd, 1943. He is gone but not forgotten. And as. dawns another year. In our lonely hours of thinking, Thoughts of him are always near. Days of sadness may come o'er us, Friends may think the wound is healed. But they little know the sorrow That lies within the heart concealed --Sadly missed and ever remembered by Wife and Family. x DON'T FORGET BASEMENT WHEN INSULATING HOUSE Every Canadian household that burns solid fuel this coming winter is going to have to get along on less-fuel than ever before because of war conditions that have cut down the available supplies, points out a bulletin of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating. Those who * don't insulate now will wish they had later because insulation, while relatively inexpensive, is one of the first requisites to obtaining the same amount of home comfort with less fuel. But insulating the attic or even the walls is not enough. To do so will save some heat from escaping. But the most overlooked spot in the house when insulation is being planned is% the basement. Here's what t<> do: check each basement window and, if possible, arrange for double windows. Check cracks in the walls and, if there is a basement door, get a double door or at least weatherstrip the existing door. Check your furnace, too, or, better yet, get your local heating contractor to check it for you. He knows how to make it more efficient and he can give you valuable advice, not only on furnace fitness but on firing and control methods too. Do all this now, advises the Institute, before the Fall rush comes. You'll be glad you did. RURAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT i Buy r ; War Savings Stamps ! Northumberland County has reason to be proud of its standing in the Provincial Rural School Improvement Competition. For the past many years it has been near the top and in 1945 it is again in second place with S. S. No. 3, Seymour, taught by Miss Audrey Linton, winning the Hon. P. M. Dewan Trophy. When the county contestants were visited by Public School Inspector A. A. Martin and Agricultural Representative Ralph Banbury, it was apparent that this school was outstanding in its improvement and the pupils, board, and teacher are to be complimented on their achievement. The winner this year was No. 4' Harvey, in Peterborough County. Mr. J. A. Carroll, superintendent of Horticultural and Agricultural Societies, under whose branch the contest is conducted, expressed gratification on the increased interest of over 100%, making 270 schools participating in 15 local contests. Judge John F. Clark commented, "This was the keenest competition I have been* asked to score." * It is expected that this contest will be conducted next year and schools that are interested should contact their inspector that they may be advised this fall, offered suggestions, and get started on their improvement, which will be judged at the close of school next year. AUCTION SALES -- by-- i S .E. ROBINSON, Auctioneer Colborne, Ontario Wednesday, August 8th, 1945, at 1.30 p.m.--Choice Percheron Horses, Dairy Cows, Implements, etc., the property of A. C. Mallock, lot 27, concession 1, Cramahe Township, iv2 miles south-east of Colborne. Terms cash.