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Page Four THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1928. VERNONVILLE NEWS - January 17th, 1928^ Miss Muriel Haig, Colborne, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. C. S. Ruth-Miss Frances Drum was in Kingston last week, and also visited friends in Marysville. Mrs. N. Taylor and Miss Jean Mcintosh after 'a pleasant visit with lriends at Rossmore have returned. Miss Jean Snelgrove, Colborne, visited with her friend, Miss C. M. Robson, on Tuesday and Wednesday last. We are pleased to learn that Mr. John Broomfield, who has been quite poorly for some time, is considerably Improved. The annual congregational meeting in connection with St. Andrew's Church here is announced to be held on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 31st, at The Young People's Association and Winter School The bi-monthly meeting of the Young People's Association will be held on Friday night of this week. The meeting for this week is a missionary one and is in charge of Mr. Robert McMurray. It is a meeting on Africa, and is taken from the new book, " Drums in Darkness." Last week the Association sent two repre-t-entatives to the Winter School at Cobourg. in the presons of Miss I>ena Locke, and Mr. Robert McMurray. Quite a number from our Association were prevented from attending this popular school on account of the extremely bad roads, although several were fortunate enough to get in to a couple of the special evening features. The play. "Peo O' My Heart," attracted a tremendous crowd and the Indian evening given by Mr. Chas. A. Cooke, who was heard here with so Liuca- satisfaction last, fall, was a great success and pleased and delighted everybody. Missionary Work in China Rev. Mr. Bridgeman of the West China staff of Missionaries was here on Sunday last and delivered a splendid address on his work in the mission field. As a background for his address he told some "Life Interest Stories" and then depicted the tituation in China to-day. According to some of the reports that have come from China, from sources opposed to the spread of the gospel, it would appear that missionary work has been brought to an impasse, and long years might elapse before it could b resumed. Missionary work there is far from being stopped and missionaries are constantly returning •to their posts. The anti-Christian movement is abating and a better understanding is being developed between the missionaries and the Chinese. One out of every twelve of the great leaders of China are Christian and the best elements in Chinese life are favorable to the miiss-ionary and Farmers' Syndicate Meeting regular annual mesting of t}ie lonville Farmers' Threshing Syndicate was held a few days ago. The officers and a goodly number of the shareholders were present. The usual reports were heard and all Officers and Directors were re-appointed. A new record in the matter of dividends was not forthcoming, but quite satisfactory nevertheless. A dividend of . 28% is nothing to complain of, and that was the result of last year's operations. The high-water ' mark of three years ago of 37% was j phenominal, but these records haven't | the habit of recurring every season.! A successful season's operations de-j pends on a numlber of circumstances.: Bad weather, bad roads, wet grain, | all combine to retard the thresher's; work and increase the cost, and of course the yield of grain is a large j factor that influences profit. Oyster Supper The oyster supper at Castleton on Friday night of this week under the auspices of the U.F.O., is being looked forward to with the usual interest by many in this vicinity. Everyone that likes this delicacy is on the outlook for at least one good feed in a saason, and everybody knows that over there they are served up in good and .generous style. The way they do things has held the stamp of public approval from the first. Chee The Haldimand Cheese and Butter Company held their annual meeting ■' Wicklow on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 12th, 1928. Mr. Albert Hoskin, jne of the directors, occupied the chair. Mr. H. W. Howey of Belleville, Disti ict Dairy Instructor, was present to deliver an address and as he had another appointment for that evening his address was heard at the very commencement of the meeting. He referred to the high position that Canadian cheese had attained on the British market and the high honours f nd oommedations it had received at Colonial exhibitions, but regretted to say that during the last year or two Nrw Zealand was winning the major part of the honours at these exhibitions and was rapidly getting hold of the British market. We in Canada, he said, are not producing enough of the No. 1 grade article and are allowing lor- much of our No. 2 grade to go on the. British Market. Nothing but the best should ever be allowed to be exported. If the United States had not been hungry for cheese this last year rnd still hungry for it we might have gone begging for a market. They took practically 40% of our cheese and are after more. That is the only reason that the Canadian dairyman got nearly three cents a pound more for his cheese last year than he did the year before. Mr. Howey stressed the necessity of bending all our energies to produce the highest quality of cheese. In order to do that the patrons of the cheese factory must use every precaution and see that his milk is delivered in prime condition. Cleanliness and adoption of the best cooling methods must be the main desideratum of every patron of a cheese factory. If the best methods were generally adopted and adhered to he had no fears regarding the outlook for the future in regard to Canadian cheese. Northumberland County held a proud place in Ontario in the manufacture of high grade cheese and had iho Mistinctloii of ranking the highest in the" production of the No. 1 article. After Mr. Howey's interesting and very helpful address, the meeting proceeded to regular business. Reports were heard from the auditors, and the secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer's report revealed that three l.ad been considerable falling off in the output of the factory from the previous two years, but the increased price received for the product had helped matters out in regard to the The following officers were ap- Presiden-t--Mr. Jas. Thomas. Vice-Pres-- Mr. J. T. Robson. Sec.-Treas.--Mr. Jos. Calnan Salesman--^Mr. Jas. Thomas. The meeting adjourned to meet again in Colborne the first Wednesday ni March at the hour of 2 o'clock. Women's Institute Health Clinic The regular monthly meeting of the Vernonville and Wicklow Women's institute will be held this month at the home of Mrs. C. B. Tuck, on Thurs day, January 26th, 1938. Your correspondent has called up some of the officials of the Institute in an effort to ascertain the subject for this meeting, but so far with little result. We wish to be fair to every well meaning organization in the community, but inasmuch as we are debarred from attending the meetings the officials or conveners of meetings should see •hat the local correspondent is furnished With the proper information well in advance of the date of meeting, as well as a report of the meeting afterwards. This is very desirable, that is if they wish publicity to he given to their Institute matters. Wje have a suspicion that some health topic will be under discussion this month. The suspicion is well founded as your scribe has learned that one or two of the more prominent members have been "reading up" on some of these matters relating to their physical well being and have--oh well, perhaps we're wrong. At any rate the doctor has been invited out to give an address and doctors usually stick pretty close to professional matters. Perhaps the women folk feel a little overdone after all the holiday activities and desire to recuperate their strength before that trying ordeal of spring house cleaning comes on, or maybe it is just possible she wishes to take thesse precautions before she inaugurates any New Year activities. If it be true that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then this looks like a wise move on the part of our women folk. We are wondering what the doctor will be recommending for them, just now, as we are approaching that season when vital energies are said to he below normal. There are a great many nowadays that, pin their faith to inoculation. Perhaps some seru:' could he pumped into their veins that would have the desired effect. We hope to be favored with a full report of this meeting so that we can pass it on for the benefit of our read-Death of J. M. Kellie, ex-M.P.P It was sad news that came to this vicinity recently, the announcement of the death of Mr. James M. Kellie, ex-M.P.P., of Victoria, British Columbia. The late Mr. Kellie was an old Vernonville boy, hut has been in the west and B. C. for many years. He allied himself with the lumbering and mining industries of the Pacific province and frequently visited the ea^t, Montreal, New York, and also Londp/i, promoting these- industrrPST He rperSi- serrted West Kootenay for two terms in the Provincial Legislature. Mrs. Kellie was a brother of Mr. John Kellie and Mrs. John T. Rutherford of this place and also of the Misses Flizabeth and Annie Kellie of Colborne. men under the auspices of the Ver nonvllle Sunday School was held or a re ent evening and proved to be s verv successful affair. A pleasanl feat ire this year was the presence of a 1; rge proportion of the membership of he recently organized school at Oariiel. An excellent supper had been provided by the ladies of the congregation to which ample justice was give l. The programme part of the evening was given jointly by the two schc/ols and consisted of singing, recitations, dialogues, pantomines, etc. The numbers contributed by the visiting school were all much enjoyed. The presentation ot diplomas and certificates was a feature of more than ordinary interest. In the home school iwelve won the Robert Raikes Diploma for regular attendance and ten received special recognition for scripture memory work. The bachelor says: "Now that the courts are giving alimony to divorced men, marriage begins to be a little more attractive." Here and Tkere | Sund; Schcc S ip. jfcfork on the erection of the Minas Basin Pulp and Paper Company's plant ac Hantsport has begun, together with work on the railway siding connecting the plant with the main line of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. The value of the Western Canadian grain yield this year is figured at $1,600,000,000 by a financial firm making a survey of conditions at Winnipeg. Wheat is put at $563,-804,729; oats at $166,428,382; barley at $62,887,903; rye at $16,628,-381, and flax at $1,935,315. Hay and other grains are included in the grand total. The Eastern International Dog Sled Derby will be held this year at Quebec City, February 20, 21 and . 22, according to information given out by the tourist department of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The leading drivers from all parts of the Continent will take part. The race is over a 120-mile course with an average of 40 miles a day Montana farmers are hauling grain to stations on the Canadian Pacific Railway lines just north of the International boundary line in South-western Saskatchewan. Some 50,000 bushels are on the move there on sale to the Wheat Pool. It is remarkable that the Montana farmers are paying the duty and receiving about $5 per load more than if delivered to the elevators located along the Montana route. "The tourist crop is the next best crop to that of wheat in the Canadian West," said C. B. Foster, passenger traffic manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, visiting Winnipeg recently. "Canadians are now rig our splendid winters," he said. "It used to be our Pastom them, but we have since ----» - ----„--* - 3v< 5 and are profit- Recreating Old France at Quebec put c n in this continent, it v as reserved tor of Quebec to -rcdiscove - ball recently given in the t wo halls of the Assembly in the Ancier t Capital. Al- hundred years of cos re covered by the ball, t was the eigh-' v :hat was most prom nently featured lainly French historical characters who personated by the Hon. N. Perodeau, Lieute Governor of the province; Lord and Lady Willingdon went back a little further and represented Charles I. of England and his Queen, Henrietta Maria. Premier Taschereau came out as d'Agucsseau, Chancellor and Comptroller under Louis XIV., and Mrs. Taschereau went as Marie Antoinette, ill-fated Queen of France. Miss Yvette McKenna, the debutante granddaughter of Hon. N. Perodeau, for whom the ball was given, triking functions appeared as Madame Louise de France, daughter of Louis XV. In all some 1,100 guests came to the ball and, since every one had to state beforehand in what character he or she would appear, there was no duplication, and the result was quite the most brilliant function ever shown in Quebec or probably any other city in America. Guests came from all parts of Canada and the Eastern United States, and the Chateau Frontenac was at capacity for, some days beforehand to accommodate them. ing by it." Quebec City is preparing for a record winter sports season, according to Jack Strathdee, newly appointed winter sports director at the Chateau Frontenac. Mr. Strathdee 'comes to his new field of activity with a wealth of experience, having promoted outdoor sports in the Mus-koka Lakes region and more recently at the French River Bungalow Camps of the Canadian Pacific Railway. ! the Dominion Bureau of Sta^stics, I dealing with the calendar year 1926. ! The gain over the previous year was ' over 100 per cent., while Manitoba was the only other province with a ; revenue increase of more than 25 per cent. The tourist business for the whole of Canada has risen from : $83,733,760 in 1920 to $193,643,450 last year. It is thought to contri-; bute $100,000,000 to Canada's favor-I able balance of trade. j Of Canada's four great sources i of wealth - field, forest, mine ana i stream -- the forest has steadily I pushed forward until it now holds second place, particularly in the ex-| ports from the Dominion. For the ; 12 months ended September 30t.h ! last, grain and grain products ex-: ported were valued at $464,000,000; I metals $160,000,000 and newsprint $120,000,000. to which should be | added, to show the whole exported I wealth of the forests, manufactured I and unmanufactured wood valuec at SlsSsi.'MO.OOO. making the forest ag-I gregute §280,000,000. 1 A handsonee New Year's gift to the people of Canada is indicated in the announcement of reduction of ' rates charged by Express Com-] panies of the Dominion for ship-! ment of nackages up to 15 lbs. in weight and not over 3 Ms feet in ; length, width or depth, which has i been issued and filed with the Board of Railway Commissioners I for Canada by C. N. Ham, Chair-| man. Express Traffic Association. ! The reduction went into effect Jan-i uary 1 and it includes a continua-; tion of the arrangement under i which the Express Companies give j protection against loss and damage j up to $50 without extra charge on | packages carried. | Toronto.--The Exhibition at Toronto led all the fairs on the continent last summer with an attendance of 1,780,000, according to a report by E. L. Richardson, of Cal-i gary, President of the International ; Association of Fairs and Exposi-i tions. He states that fairs each year are becoming more popular and more successful, educationally and financially. More than 39,400,000 : persons attended the 2,368 fairs in j the United States and Canada this j year, and attendance has, in fact, in-I creased each year since 1910 by 1 abfoul 2,000,000. Investments in W:.l'::>r.« and grounds is put at i $250,000,000 and prizes each year | amount to $8,100,000. COAL The LOWEST PRICE in 10 years FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS Don't Miss This Opportunity! 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