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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 1945 COBOURG 14th BATTERY R.C.A. WELCOME SUNDAY Enthusiastic crowds lined the main street of Cobourg on Sunday morning, October 28th, 1945, to welcome back officers and men of the 14th Field Battery, Royal Canadian Aartllery, who had just returned from overseas aboard the S. S. Queen Elizabeth. First army unit to mobilize in Cobourg after the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, the parade on Sunday marked the final parting of the battery, and was led by the Cobourg Kiltie Band accompanied by former members of the 14th Battery and other veterans. Col. F. P. Lloyd, O.BE., V.D., who took the battery overseas in 1940, received the salute from Major Jack Drewry, present officer commanding and winner of the D.S.O. during the historic attack on the Calcar road gash in the German push. Others on the saluting base included Col. L. W. W. Slack, M.C., V.D., offiecr commanding the 33rd Brigade Group, and Lt.-Col. J. Roberts, E.D., officer commanding No. 3 Depot, Kingston. During a halt in front of the town hall, a civic reception was given the returning battery by Mayor Roy D. Dodge and members of his council. Many of the original 14th Battery were present at the reception. Anong the originals who arrived home Sunday was Sgt. George P. Lloyd, son of the former officer commanding. Sgt. Lloyd enlisted With his father, Col. F. P. Lloyd, and served under him for four years. Other original 14th Battery men who returned at the same time were B.S.M. H. W. Nelson, Toronto, and Sgt. A. E. Martin, Cobourg. Following the parade, refreshments were served at the Cobourg Armouries to members of of the 14th Battery and their relatives by the Battery's Ladies' Auxiliary- ATOMIC POWER BRINGS NEW AGE SAYS EXPERT Jasper, Alta., Oct. 30--Atomic energy was designed to become the basic power of a new industrial era, said D. H. Massey, senior member of the British atomic research party that worked for two years on materials for the atomic bomb, wtio has been relaxing in Jasper National Park. Automobiles, airplanes and ocean vessels, operated by atomic power, would be nothing resembling those used today, he said._ 3CHOOL FORESTRY COMPETITION, 1945 Last spring, the Ontario Horticultural Association sponsored a School Forestry Competition for the elementary schools of the Province of Ontario. Each of the five Forestry Zones was to have its own competition with prizes of $25, $15, and $10 for the three winning schools. Then the first prize school In each zone was to be judged in the provincial competition, for prizes of $50, $25, $15 and $10. In order to enter this competition a school board was obliged to purchase or rent a piece of land, or make arrangements with a farmer for the use of a piece of land on which the school children might plant at least one-half acre of forest trees. The actual planting was to be done exclusively by the pupils of the school. This meant the setting out of about 610 trees. The plantation was to be near the school, if possible, and on or near a travelled road. It was also to be protected from live stock. In addition to the setting out of the trees, and caring for the plantation, the competition Included a collection of forest tree leaves, pressed and mounted. Also there was to team of five pupils trained to enter a forestry quiz. Preparation for this quiz proved to be a real problem for the teachers as there was great uncertainty what would be expected of the pupils. Five schools had to be entered in zone in order to start the competition. Four schools were entered from Northumberland, one from Ontario County, and three from Peterborough County. The judging was done early October. The following were the results of the judging: Mill Valley School, S.S. No. 12 Haldimand Township, Mrs. S. B. Nel-n, R.R. 2, Baltimore, Ont., teacher. 2. Stewart Hall School, S.S. No. 10 Otonabee Township, Miss Alberta Anderson, R.R. 11, Peterborough, Ont., teacher. 3. Union School, U.S.S. No. 2, 3 Brighton and Cramahe Townships, Miss Mabel Chapman, R.R. 4, Bright- i, Ont., teacher. 4. Stockdale School, S.S. No. 21 Murray Township, Mrs. Nina Read, Wooler, Ont., teacher. 5. Thornton's Corners School, U. S.S. No. 5 East Whitby Township, 75,000 CANADIANS ARRESTED ANNUALLY Toronto, Oct. 24--More than 75,-000 Canadians come into police custody annually for major or minor law infractions, according to statistics tained by Commissioner Benjamin Orames, Salvation Army Territorial Commander. "The figures are proof of the great need for The Salvation Army's work among prisoners," said the Commissioner. "The causes go deep into the social fabric and into the problems of human personality. That there is great scope for efforts to ameliorate the causes and solve the problems ts evidenced by the figures on adult and juvenile delinquency. "There is also constant need for efforts to rescue those in trouble. For nearly 60 years prisoner reclamation has been an important phase of Salvation Army work. In Canada alone there are now 92 Salvation Army officers engaged in full or part-time prison and police court work, 33 of them devoting all of their time' to this work." This is one of the nearly 50 different social service and welfare activi-in which The Salvation Army is engaged and for which it maintains I institutions across Canada. Figures tabulated by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics show ' 63,074 adults were admitted to peniten tiaries. reformatories, training schools, prisons and common jails in 1943, latest year for which statistics complete. Nearly as many (62.-were discharged and the number in custody at the end of the year 10,862. In the same year, 12,225 juveniles were in court. Miss Erma G. Hall, r.r. 3, Oshawa Ontario, teacher. S.S. No. 2 Burleigh Township. Mrs. Tucker. Ansley, Ont., teacher. 7. Stone School, S.S. No. 17 Brighton Township. Mrs. Vera B. Teal, Wooler. Ont.. teacher. 8. Apsley School, S.S. No. 4 Burleigh Township. Mr. Leahy, Apsley, Ont., teacher. It is hoped that many more schoo's will enter this competition this next year. The land should be secured this fall in order that preparation may be carried out in readiness for the spring. A. A. martin; "A CRITIC'S COMMENT" A recent issue of The Gladstone Age Press, published at Gladstone, Manitoba, carries this thought-provoking article, from the pen of W. L. Belton. We believe it is worthy of circulation through our columns. THE SABBATH DAY "Are we to have a Christian Nation in Canada or aren't we? Well, if we are, something must be done about Sunday. The Sabbath Day, in circle I know anything about i longer a holy day in any sense of that word and in many places is no long< a day of rest. It is a holiday and day of dissipation. I wonder if anyone will challenge that as a general statement of fact? "Go to any town Saturday night. At midnight the last show is over and the town comes to life. At 12.30 or 1.00 a.m. Sunday the restaurants are crowded and at 2.00 some cars are still parked. And in some towns at 12.01 a.m. Monday--one minute after Sunday is past--the picture shows open sagain. So I am told anyhow. And all day Sunday, gas and weather permitting, cars run, anywhere from few miles to a few hundred in search of bathing beaches or what there is in the way of entertainment. Worse than that (or is it?) in many farm communities Sunday is just another day. In garage or workshop men toil at jobs that they were 'too busy to get at' during the week; and in city offices men are found writing up their books or catching up on irrespondence. "So this is Sunday In Christian Canada. Do you suppose such a contributes to progress ifi Christian living or to building a Christian nation? I frankly don't. Moreover, I see nothing ahead but extinction of Christianity unless the Sanctity of day of rest is restored. We have survived the nenace of Nazism but we face an even r grave pril right on our doorstep. We are ready to fight and die if need be vercome the Hitlers who openly defy Christian principles. We will never allow that. But we will be no better off in the end, if having defeated those who deny Christianity we fail to preserve the institutions by which it is maintained in our own land. The Sabbath day is the corner stone of these institutions. We are losing it, and so long as I write this HASTINGS VILLAGE LEADS NORTHUMBERLAND OBJECTIVE REACHED IN FOUR DAYS The Village of Hastings, with Ninth Victory Loan Objective of $55,000, reached a total of $56,000 on Friday of last week. This was the first community in Northumberland to go over the top. Hastings is receiving congratulations from all over the County on its splendid achieve ment. This was a record high objective for the community. Sales of Victory Loan Bonds were extremely satisfactory during the first week of the campaign in Northumberland. Officials said the loan is running ahead of expectations. With a record buying of Victory Bonds in this Ninth campaign it is expected that Northumberland will again have a very successful drive. A noticeable feature- of the campaign is the heavy buying of bonds on "time". This will naturally combat inflationary tendencies. The wave of buying is thought due to the feeling of many that a 3% Dominion of Canada Bond is an outstanding bargain. Many investors feel that lower rates of interest may prevail in the future. column, I conceive it my duty and my high privilege to draw attention to the fact. Again someone says : the Critic is preaching' Well, he is trying September Load Summary Primary power loads throughout Ontario for the month of September show an increase of approximately 65,000 horse-power or 2.9 per cent over the corresponding month last year, according to the monthly summary just released by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. The primary and secondary loads together show an increase of»3.1 per cent or almost 75,000 horsepower. As was recently stated by Dr. Thomas H. Hogg, chairman of the Commission, Ontario power loads have shown no decline since V.E. or V.J. day. This, he attributed to the fact that a conversion from war-time to peace-time produtcion is already going ahead. COUPON CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER Here are the dates various coupons become valid in November: Nov. 1--Meat, M9; Butter, 128. Nov. 8--Meat, M10. Nov. 15--Meat, Mil; Butter, 129; Sugar, 66 and 67; Preserves, P20 and P21. Nov. 22--Meat, M12; Butter, 130. Nov. 29--Meat M13; Butter, 131. No butter coupons, it should be noted became valid on Thursday, November 8th. Save all your waste paper! What! Victory Yes... and HERE'S WHY! Six. years of war have cost Canada a tremendous sum of money . . . much of which remains to be paid. Money is needed to co-operate with our allies in providing essential help which liberated countries sorely need. (This, in turn, will aid in maintaining good prices for Canadian farm products and help to ensure a high level of employment for workers in Canadian factories). Men and women who have served in the armed forces must be reestablished in civil life. So ... to provide this money . we must buy more Victory Bonds. Like all previous Victory Loans, the 9th Victory Loan is an obligation which we in this community must share together with all loyal Canadians ... another opportunity, too, for each of us to add to our savings. And if we save now, and put off buying everything we can do without until things become plentiful, we will help to keep down the prices of things we want and need. That, too, is an oblightion for every one of Meantime, our savings invested in Victory Bonds will pay us 3% interest . .. double bank interest. Bear in mind that this is the last opportunity we will have to buy Victory Bonds for a whole year. That is why we are all expected to buy double this time. The same rate of savings, as in previous loans will pay for twice as many bonds over the 12-month period. W^E in this community MHJST DO OUR SHARE AGAIN When the Victory Loan Salesman Calls Sign Your Name for Victory! POST WAR WHITE ROSE New High Octane Gasoline FIVE GALLON CANS OF MOTOR OIL (The economical way to buy oil) GOOD STOCK OF ANTI-FREEZE ON HAND Full New Line of Simms and Exide Batteries LET US CHARGE YOUR BATTERY ! 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