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A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS AND FRIENDS olborw THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1950 ?2.00 a year in advance---$2.50 to U.S.A. Keating & Sons WISH THEIR PATRONS AND FRIENDS A Merry Christmas and a Bright, Happy and Prosperous New Year Season's Greetings WE AGAIN TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH ONE AND ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR W. J. Onyon A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year TO ONE AND ALL McCartney's Groceteria and Meat Market Season's Greetings To the many greetings that come your way, we should like to add ours--to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a , Htappy New Year Howard's Beauty Salon We wish to thank our many customers for their liberal patronage during the year, and extend GREETINGS TO EACH AND EVERYONE FOR Christmas and the New Year COOK'S MEAT MARKET AND STAFF WE EXTEND TO YOU THE Compliments of the Season AND SINCERE WISHES FOR A New Year of Happiness and Prosperity FRED SPENCE With kind remembrance of our Pleasant Associations and all Good Wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Bright New Year PHILP'S SHOE STORE We value this opportunity to express our appreciation for the friendliness of our business relations and cordially extend to you the Season's Greetings Cooper Home Furnishers BRIGHTON I DR. F. ROBERTSON, M.P ! VISITS ROTARY CLUB JOHN G. WAITE A prominent resident of this com-At the Rotary Club meeting on immunity during his life time, John xMonday. December 18th. 1950, the! Geddes Waite passed away early speaker was Dr. Fred Robertson, M.1 Wednesday morning. December 13th, P.. our representative at Ottawa. | 1950> at Cobourg General Hospital, Dr. Robertson in his remarks to j where he had been seriously ill for the Club members, discussed the eiSht davs- He had been ln P°or present world situation and Canada's ^ealth for several years, part in it. The speaker first traced the history of the Korean war up to date and said that although the situation there was very grave and definitely unsatisfactory to the U.N., still the chief menace was not China and the chief, front of action still remained in Europe and not in Asia. Robertson warned that The deceased, who was in his 74th I year, was born near Vernonville. son I of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. \ Waite (nee Harriet Duncan). When he ! was ten years old his family came to reside at Wicklow, where he lived : until 1985, when he came to Colborne. I "He was a graduate of the Belleville j Business College. The major part of his life not allow ourselves to be drawn into I sPent in farming, specializing in fruit a full scale war with China because I and dair»" farming. He produced'the: first of all we have no quarrel with ! best m apples, small fruits and dairy the Chinese people and secondly[herds. For several years he was a because China is such a populous and I Government Fruit Inspector for Nor-extensive country that she wouldilolk County and later Northumber-swallow up any army sent there, just'land County. After his retirement as she had done many times in the j he camed on a wholesale apple bus-past--and that this is just what iness in Colborne until 1944. when Russia wants us to do illness caused him to sell out. He Most of our efforts must be direct- f*'35 an active and faithful member ed toward building up a strong Iof the Umted Church, while at Wick-Europe, capable of meeting any at-1low he served as Sunday Superinten-tack from the East and holding until I dent> a S- S- teacher and an Elder the full strength of the Atlantic Pact ! of the Church. Since his membership .countries could be mobolized. Jln Colborne United Church he was | Russia's chief strength is in hei f* member of the Board of Stewards, i army, which now stands at 175 to 1 He served his community well also, | 200 fully equipped and trained divis- for many Years he was secretry-treas-| ions. Her chief weakness is in he; | airforce and inferiority of atomic j urer of the Wicklow Public School j Board, a commissioner of Haldimand j Municpal Telephone System, aiding' ! Our superiority in atomic prepare!- ^in its organization, secretary of the j ness is conisdered to be the onlv i Fairview Cemetery Board and help- j ! thing that has prevented Stalin from \ mg m the hard work of cleamnS UP | striking before now. We have aboutinnd beautifying that Cemetery. He : a year in which to prepare. If in that? Aas a member of the Orange Order. ■ time, we can show enough strength; °f a 1uiet' retiring nature, he was •on th^-greund, it may deter am a g°od neighbour and by his honest i future agression. and uPright business methods, made ; The chief obstacle in the way of many frien<*S- European integration for defence is He is survived by his wife, the ! the long standing differences between.former Sara Gertrude Winter, one i France and Germany. ! ^ Matthew, Kingston; a daughter, ! Canada's policy in the world crisis ! Mrs- J- c- Batzold (Bertha) George-I is to support the U.N. and to play our Itown' Britisn Guiana, three grand- part in the Atlantic Pact defence pr< gramme. . It is not considered wise for Ca; R-*--Vid a'lull lik'ision to Europe now. First, because we have no plus manpower and secondly, there is manpower and to spare in Europe now. It is far wiser for us to send the equipment for two or three divisions to Europe and allow the people there to provide the manpower that it would be for us to deplete our labour force and at the same time plunge into the expense of maintaining an Army abroad. Our present policy is good sound business and the tax paying public should appreciate it. If we through becoming panicy, overspend and over prepare ourselves for war, we may well destroy our economy and Russia would gain her way without firing a shot. We still continue to build up our strength at home and make any reasonable contribution to an European army that we may be asked to. If the Atlantic Pact Nations can maintain 60 divisions in Europe, it is consdered that these could hold any agressor until help could be rushed to the Continent | and then the attackers could be driven back to their home countries. At the last session of Parliament. ' our spending on military prepardness was raised to 1 bililon dollars per year, which is 40% of our national | budget. Canada's part in the Atlantic | Pact prepardness will consist of army I troops, light naval forces and fighter | squadrons. Dr. Robertson said that 1 Canadian fighter pilots are the finest in the world and for that reason our contributions in the air would be predominantly fighter rather than ! bomber squadrons. All this is going to cost money and we must be prepared to pay higher taxes if we are to remain free. Dr Robertson stressed that the Government must not only think of raising the money for defence, but must also launch a programme to check inflation. This will consist of higher taxes and possibly a savings programme similar to that operated in the last war. President Delbert McLaughlin in thanking the speaker said how grateful we were to Dr. Robertson for giving up an evening to speak to the Club and emphasized how appreciative all the members were of this very level-headed and practical approach to world affairs that had been revealed during the address. children, George and Lois Waite. Jacquelyn Batzold. The funeral was held in Colborne >d Church Brfday afternoon. De-ith, at 2.30 61cTock,"co'ndi5ci-ed by the Rev. M. R. Brown. Hymns were read and soft music was played by the organist, Mr. Floyd Edwards. Rev. Brown delivered an appropriate address. The pallbearers were Messrs. R. J. Armstrong, J. G. Findlay, J. G. Finley, J. W. Winney, H. Fiske, W. G. Harn-den. Colborne and Wicklow friends of the deceased carried the many beautiful floral offerings, among which were tributes from the Aluminum Co. of Canada, Montreal, and Aluminum Co. of Canada, Kingston; Haldimand Municipal Telephone System, Colborne United Church, Queen's Lodge A.F. & A.M., Kingston: Wicklow friends. Church Street neighbours. Interment at Fairview Cemetery. Relatives and friends attending from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. M. | H. Winter, Lindsay; Mrs. C. E. Rob-j erts, Cornwall; Miss Abbie Judson, I Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Van ] Luven, Napanee; Mr. Robert Corneil and Mr. Milson, Kingston; Mr. and j Mrs. R. A. Wilson, Peterborough. COLBORNE W. I. Colborne Women's Institute held a very successful sale of home baking and candy Saturday afternoon, Dec. 16th. 1950. in the Public Library. The. lucky tickets on turkeys were drawn by Mr. B. G. Barnes, with Mrs. Ireland and Mr. Dawson being the winners. To all who helped make our sale and draw a success, we «av thank you and the Comnliments of the Season. Mrs. A. Mackie. Press Reporter. PATRICK CLAREY A resident of Colborne for many j years, Patrick Clarey, died in Peter- j borough Saturday, December 16th, j 1950, after a lengthy illness. He was j in his 73rd year and was born in j Percy Township, son of the late Mr. ] and Mrs. Patrick Clarey. For several years he was employed by the late Mr. Robert Snetsinger and resided. at the Brunswick Hotel, i Later, with his two sisters and brother, he lived on a farm in East Col-He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. He was unmarried, he is survived by several nieces and nephews. The funeral took place Tuesday, December 19th, at 8.45 a.m. from J. M. Blacklock's Funeral Chapel, Grafton, to St. Mary's Church for Requiem Mass at 9 o'clock. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery. CARDS OF THANKS MfcDONALD--Mrs. Alex McDonald wishes to express her sincere thanks and appreciation to the many relatives, friends and neighbours for kind expressions of sympathy and beautiful floral tributes extended during her recent sad bereavement. Special thanks to Dr. F. Pember. x MYLES--Mrs. C. A. Myles takes this opportunity to thank her relatives, friends and neighbours for the lovely flowers, fruit, letters and cards, also the many acts of kindness, received while at her home and in Cobourg General Hospital, following her recent serious accident. Season's Greetings WISHING YOU A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS AND EVERY HAPPINESS IN THE NEW YEAR Colborne Dairy B. L. SPENCER Milk will be delivered on Sunday, December 24th. No delivery on iChristmas Day! TO EACH AND ALL WE WISH A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year McNally's Furniture Store IT IS A PLEASURE TO EXTEND TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS The Greetings of the Season AND BEST WISHES FOR A Happy New Year FOX'S CASH AND CARRY Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings MR. AND MRS. LUM KEE wish all their many friends and customers A Merry Christmas A Happy New Year Colborne Cafe 4 We thank our many customers for their liberal patronage during the past and wish for all A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year Post's Groceteria and Staff Colborne United Church Choir AND VISITING SOLOISTS will present a Candlelight Carol Service DUETS -- SOLOS -- MEN'S CHOIR QUARTETTE -- ANTHEMS Sunday, December 24th Holiday Dance TO MUSIC IN THE MORGAN MANNER -- by -- Percy Morgan and His Orchestra Brighton Town Hall Friday, December 29,1950 Auspices Colborne Chapter O.E.S. FAVOURS -- PRIZES -- LUNCH Dancing 10 to 2 Admission $2.00 Spectators 75c