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E X P ENTERPRISE E s COLBORNE CHRONICLE! Successor to The Colborne Express (est. 1866) end The Colborne Enterprise (est. 1886) § Thursday, April 1st, 1965 - $4.00 U.S.A. rer copy FIRE DESTROYS ABSENT COUPLE'S HOME Recent Graduate School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Belleville, were held in Education Hall, Belleville General Hospital on Friday March 26th. Among those graduating was Miss Judy Fletcher, younger daughter of Mrs. G. <Fletcher of Colborne and the late Mr. George Fletcher. Looking smart and impressive in their lab coats, each of the graduating class members carried a spray of eighteen roses, one for each of the eighteen months spent in intensive study culminating in this day's proceed. Lunch was served by the graduates to those attending the ceremony. ' ■•' ••• Those attending from this district included Mrs. George Fletcher and her two sisters, Mrs. Norman Thomas (Peggy) with her husband, and Miss Marilyn Fletcher Mr. Frank Quinn, Mrs. B. Summers, and Mr. and Mrs. Aud-ly Sheldrick Miss Fletcher graduated as a Laboratory Technologist. She intends to stay at Belleville General Hospital for at least a year and will continue her studies A fine old two-storey frame house, probably one. of the first built in Colborne, was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, at the junction of Church Street and Burnham Avenue, s During the very early hours.of the morning residents west of the house, smelling smoke in their homes, inspected their o wn-premises and furnaces. , Outside there was a typical March stor.ni. with. wind-driven snow limiting visibility. Mr. Gerald Fox, next door, west of the doomed house, said that;at;;about 3 a.m. he heard a noise, somewhat like a muffled explosion, put after examining his own home and looking around; outside he returned to bed, as he saw'no sign of fire. The fire meanwhile, was contained in the house by a stee'. roof and a heavy blanket of snow. Colborne Fire Brigade was ca! -ed at 5.55 a.m. and found the house ablaze Inside with fire breaking out from the eaves. Shortly afterward; flames leapt skyward as part of the roof collapsed. Because of the high wind and danger to nearby houses, Brighton Fire Brigade was called and attended to assist. The firefighters poured thousands of gallons of water into the inferno until about 10.00 a.m. after which Brighton Brigade stood by ir case of a further flare up. Examination of the house re vealed no sign of furnace explos ion. Immediately above the fur nace a large hole was burned ir the dining-room floor, the sec-floor and the roof. Only tw< Local Resident Wins Car the : i-'the hous caped burning, t ly scorched and by smoke and wa Today, the house stands, a dismal empty shell, the shrubbery around the outside still wearing a heavy coat of ice. Mr. and Mrs. Left Bradford, Mrs. James Carson of Elgi Street Colborne, winner of or of ten cars offered :n the annual Numbers Contest. representative Larry Walsh. -1290 major prizes, wo-th $100,000 offered.» Other prizes SJW.OOO l*eky...wW>. colour television. set-< 50 with Colborne Council for next Monday. Work will be resumed in two weeks time, and McCoy Construction Co. intends to have four additional outfits in operation so that installation of connections for householders may be completed at an early date. TIMMY'S EASTER PARADE OF STARS Art Linkletter heads the lengthy line-up of entertainers combining talents in this year's "Timmy's Easier Parade of Stars" which wVll be carried live on Radio Station CFRB, Sunday, April 4th, from 4.00 to 5.00 p.m. 25th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY On Sunday, March 21st, thirty- 1 one relatives gathered at the I h'l'me of Mir. and Mrs. Alton I Haynes to honour them on the: of their 25th wedding! Mrs. Haynes called during th< FLAG RAISING CEREMONY AT SOUTH CRAMAHE SCHOOL A delicious buffet luncheon was served at noon, with a presenta-ti< n of gifts in the afternoon. Mr. Orlaph Phillips, brother of Mrs. Haynes, who was to cele-, brate his 25th wedding anniversary on March 23rd, was also honoured and he and his wife were presented with gifts to make this a double celebrsf:^n. Those attending were i;ora Hi'ton. .New York Toronto. Scarborough, West .Hill, Brampton, Cobourg, Morganston, Corbyville Brighton and Salem. Close neighbours of Mr. and day. The Canadian flag was hoisted to masthead' by two Grade Eight pupils Brian Bellamy and R( Waite' before the assembled school, under the direction of the principal, Mr. Robert Millar. Because of inclement weather, all repaired to the school auditorium, where Miss Jewett spoke briefly on flags and their meanings. She also: gave an account of the background of Canada's j Speaking before i on FrM'ay'r March 191 ! Bellamy, a pupil of S I ahe .School, was awai in the 'township. IS awarded by the me RothweU of FIFTH ANNUAL AMATEUR CONTEST AT COLBORNE PUBLIC SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd, 1965 Sponsored by Your Recreation Committee • Admission: Adults 50c : Children 25c