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COLBORNE CHRONICLE Successor to The Colborne Express (est. 1866) and The Colborne Enterprise (est. 1886) PRINTED and PUBLISHED in COLBORNE, ONTARIO yar ropy -- $3.00 Canada -- $4.00 MSTRONG PLaD AT ke arising from i near the buildings 'iour prompted Mr. &my of Salem, who ig by, to investigate. ul Mr. Robert Arming on the ground conscious condition om the Are, and im-notified Mrs. Gene g, Mr. Armstrong's l .iter-in-law who lives in '.' orne. She in turn contacts >Dr. F. R. Pembcr and the F r> Brigade. * JQn arrival, Dr. Pembc Sfond Mr. Armstrong had Jed. f Sympathy is extended to RVIr. Armstrong's family. Pictutrcd here ar; the win by Ontario § .! Trustees' thercole; John Port- •. 1G. pf --:- ners of the secondi ry school and Mun^ipa Gcuncilloiv Whitby, first pr*i*e winner^ prepared speech sect .on of the Association' an i Ontrrio Hy- Mrs. G. E. McCaffei pui WOMAN KILLED Provincial Public Speaking speaking convener ( c lu ON NO. 2 HIGHWAY Contest finals held a the King it are Nancy OST&MCA and II ... Edward Sheraton Hi tel in To- Hcrmiston, 16, of Warkworth, ven, 17, of Ridgetowj i, secoiu.1 Mrs. Noah Gilbert. 24 yrs.. ronte Monday, Mai •h 27tht. third prize wi nnei; Ontario prize winner. V of Cobourg, was struck and The contest was co sponsored Hydro Chairm n George Ga- (Ontario Hyd o Photo) killed by a car driven by COLBORNE PERSONALS ded the Ontario School Trustees Annual Convention at the King Edward Sheraton Hotel, Miss Lynda McDonald of Algonquin College ;;! Ottawa spent a few days last week with her grandmother, Mrs. Gordon McDonald. Miss Colleen Redick and Miss Janice Caverly wore the guests of Miss Maude Connor,' at the Daffodil Tea on Satur nay afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Connors, Port Hope, called on Colborne relatives on Sunday. Miss Charlene J »nes, Toronto, was gurst of Mrs. W. I,. Matthews and Miss Maude Connors while attending the AY PA Conference at St. Peter's Church, Cobourg. Mr. James W. Smil Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Myl< Smith and Barbara, w here, returned with bin SPEED DANGEROUS ON PERCY STREET 'isiting Mrs. F. McGlennon traffic. A letter fror l a rosi- dent on Percy Stree , written Thomson and sons Ross and to the Council, sum s up the ion, and Miss Carol Pethick, situation now as it pplies to 11 of Toronto; and on Sunday traffic and children: •\v. and Mrs. Gerald Klein, Council of the Villa pronto. of Colborne. • * * * Dear Sirs: Mr. Garnet Haynes of Wood- You are no doubt a vare that tock spent Faster holidays Percy Street is a 30 mile per 'ith Mrs. J. F. Haynes. hour speed zone. However, » • * . there does not sec n to be 'apt. F. C. Haynes and fam-of Petawawa spent several 's with Mrs. J. F. Haynes. it. Haynes has recently urned from two months speed hmil Percy Stre Rii Mrs Clai ! Cha hour with impunity, lot imagine that on and Rick of Toronto Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Taylor family, Lakeport, spent tor Sunday with their mis, Mr. and Mrs. Alex WINS $50.00 BOND WOl Id want to limit the £ peed this road without m; any provision for enforcer An unenforceable law is \ vorse tha i no law at all. Ther hr' it i possible to drive at high spe >ds, and therefore the pol cing of Percy Street does not sem to me to be an i ndiu Mas Dor brated his eleventh birthday Saturday. His guesis lor dinner were Miss Janice Caverly and Master Robert Moore, Colleen and his three little brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McConnell were weekend guests f Thompson, 12 year of Mr. and Mrs Harry on, formerly of Col-•ecently won a $50.00 Savings Bond, iward was one of the or an art drawing con-nsored by Domtar Co. whose Trenton plant rry Thompson is en->s an engineer. Danny was the only < the Trenton plant to i prize. ■ at imposition. Furtharmore, there a r a many families with young children, including my own, living along this street, and the dangers of this situation are obvious. I hope that it does not take a fatal accident for you to provide adequate protection for your residents and taxpayers. Looking forward to your answer, I remain Yours truly, Walter Luedtke last Friday night, near the Mrs. Gilbert was employed at the Baltimore Hotel in Cobourg. Two Colborne youths.Wm. Robinson and Larry Tripp, were in a car following tho Knight vehicle at the time. The accident was investigated by Cpl. R. Parker and Constable F. Bbeau of the Cobourg Detachment, O.P.P. AWARD TO BRANCH 187 Several members of Branch 187, Royal Canadian Legion, attended the Zone F-? meet-in." at Frankford on Sunday; Branch President V. Bickeli, 1st Vice-president D. Irwin. Zone Chairman Bill Kilner, Zone Ways and Means Chairman Jim Coumans, :ind Comrade T. Goulding. They were pleasantly surprised when a certificate from the Dominion Command was presented to the Branch. he certificate was in recognition of Branch 187 having paid its share toward the National Centennial Foundation Fund. The sum of one million dollars is being raised by the Canadian Legion for a National Centennial project. President Vern Bickeli says that "ours is one of the few Branches in this District to have reached its objective, the money was raised by file co-operation of all members." The sum to be raised by each Branch is based on the number of members. EXPO DANCE at the Legion Hall Saturday, April 8th SMORGASBORD -- MODERN AND COUNTRY DANCING (Proceeds to Colborne Public School Expo project) LEONARD GORDON The entire community was bereaved when Leonard Gordon, Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of Colborne; District Deputy Grand Master (Ontario District) Masonic Order; Charter Member and Past President of Colborne Rotary, Elder, Steward, Trustee and Treasurer of Colborne United Church; succumbed to an illness of several months at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, on Sunday, March 19 He was in his 73rd year. Mr. Gordon was born in Clenvale, Ontario, the son cf the late Byron Gordon and the late Edith Leonard. He came to Colborne in 1933 and operated a hatchery. ?gg-grading station and feed store here for more than twenty-five He served four years on the council, three years as Reeve, and was appointed Clerk-Treasurer of the Village in 1949. In 1916 he married Gertrude Coulter in Glenvale. She predeceased him in 1964. In June, 1966, he married Ruby Irene Button. He is survived by his widow. Ruby, a brother. Roy, in New York, and a daughter, Lois (Mrs. Devearoux), who resides in Toronto. Leonard Gordon made a career of this community. H? rendered unto it, and its people, an unselfish service which will long be remembered. Typical of the comments on his passing are the following- "He had a steadying influence on the whole town." "He had a sincere and deep concern for people in difficulties." "Most people rub someone the wrong way occasionally, but not Leonard Gordon. 1 have never heard an unkind word about him." . The funeral was held from Colborne United Church at 2.00 p.m. o n Wednesday March 22. The Rev. Watsom French voiced the feelings ot the large congregation in the iollowing tribute: "I do not need to speak at great length upon that which endeared him to us all. Our brother's life has spoken. He has lived his life before us openly, manfully, sincerely, in his quiet way, these many years, and nothing that we can say now will detract from or add to that record. "Nevertheless, we want to say this: The service he rendered to church and community was an acceptable service. And today we give thanks to Almighty God for such a life lived, and for such unselfish service rendered." Interment was in Cataraqui Cemetery. Pallbearers were George Moore, Keith Clark, Thomas Cuthbert, Bruce Spencer, Harold Harnden, and Delbert McLaughlin.