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COLBORNE CHRONICLE - Thursday. June 22nd, 1967 Three Colborne Chronicle Established in 1958; Successor to the Colborne Express (Est. 1866) and the Colborne Enterprise (Est. 1886) Published every Thursday at the office of publication King Street, Phone 355-2107, Colborne, Ontario William G. Self -- Editor and Manager Member of the C.W.N.A. and O.W.N.A. Subscriptions Payable in Advance In Canada $3.00 In U.S.A. $4.00 (Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa LAKEPOIU Mrs. Harriet Clarke Sunday service at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church will be at 8.45 a.m. during the summer months, with Sunday School classes at 11 a.m. as usual. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Terry of Frankford spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Nel- Mr. and Mrs. James F. Palmer and son, son, spent the weekend at Lake Kenisis. J. Wesylyk, Jo Ann and John, Stephen Wasylyk, Toronto spent the weekend w:th Mrs. S. Wasylyk Sr. Carman Baggaley and friend of Cobourg spent a few days in Montreal visiting Expo. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Viva May were her son D. Baggaley and her sistter, Mrs. Elva Mc-Murdo, Cobourg. Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Palmer and children called on Mr. and Mrs. Davivd J. Palmer, Trenton on Tuesday. Miss Lynda Tutty, Wood- stock, spent the weekend at the h»me of Mr. and Mrs. E. Roddy and visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. V. Unwin, Sunday. ./ Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robbins, 'RR 1 Vernonville, have purchased the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston, who have taken up residence near Little Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Peebles, visited their son, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Peebles and family, Kitchener, during the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson, David and Dean, Trenton, visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. V. Unwin, Sunday. Miss Ursula Roddy, Toronto, was home for the weekend. Victor Graham, Toronto, was home for the weekend. NEGLECTED GRAVES OF NATION'S FOUNDERS In the course of an address at Wellington-Dufferin Nomination meeting, Town Hall, Arthur, Ontario, Robert F. 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C. Griffis, Phm.B. The Rexall Drug Store COLBORNE 355-2825 Nixon, Ontario Liberal Leader, had this to say concerning the resting places of the Fathers of Confederation: For a moment, I want to talk about a subject which must concern us in this Centennial Year. As a nation we have neglected the graves of most of the thirty-seven Fathers of Confederation. Most of them are forgotten men. Joseph Howe, that stormy patriot, o n c e wrote: "A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its muniments, decorates the tombs of its illustrious dead." For the most part, we have ignored these words. Almost without exception the gaves of the Fathers of Confederation are neither marked nor cared for by the nation they served so well. The condition of the gaves has been brought to our attention tM-ough the efforts of the Boy Scouts of Canada. As a Centennial project the Scouts spent nearly three years finding the graves of the Fathers of Confederation, and making minor repairs to them. On July 1st the Scouts with the help of relatives of the Fathers and government officials wil lhold special memorial services at each grave. This is a worthy project but we must go further. The federal and provincial governments must take immediate action to transform these graves into fitting monuments to Canada's past. We cannot neglect them as we have for the past many years. Eight Fathers of Confederation are buried in Ontario -- and let me describe briefly what conditions their graves are in now. James Cockburn, the first speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, is buried in Toronto's St. James Cemeterv. For years the grave's only marker was a decaying stone lying on the ground, half covered with grass and leaves. The stone's inscription was badly eroded and little could be made out except the name. By contrast, fine monuments to merchants, distillers and others surrounded this pathetic plot on almost every side. The Scouts contacted some of Cockburn's relatives and a new headstone has recently been erected. But the plot has a neglected look -- and there is no special government marker. Sir William Pearce How-land, minister of inland revenue in the first Canadian Cabnet ,is buried in a mouldering mausoleum with a rotting wooden door in Toronto's St. James Cemetery. The front of the mausoleum is unmarked in any way. Sir Oliver Mowat, a famous Ontario premier, is buried in Toronto's Mount Pleasant cemetery. A monument on the grave lists Mowat's contribution to Canada -- but the government has done nothing to mark the grave or care for it. George Brown, one of the leading Fathers of Confederation, is buried in Toronto's Necropolis cemetery. He has fared better than most; a special plaque on the grave does indicate his honoured position in this nation's his- BELL LINES By J H. Guest your telephone manager As my old Grandmother used to say many years ago, "Neither braggin' nor blowin' but . . ." and then continue on to relate some fine piece, of news. Well, you may have to put up with a bit of braggin' and blowin' from any telephone people you may know across the country. We're all basking in reflected glory these days following the impact our Telephone Association of Canada Pavilion has had on the crowds visiting Expo 67. Why, even newspaper critics are raving over the results of several years of planning and work by the major telephone companies in Canada who worked as a team on this project. The whirlwind tour of Canada via Walt Disney's Circle Vision 360° technique proved the most popular attraction at Expo during opening weeks. Some 36,000 visitors a day are crowding into the circular theatre in the Telephone Pavilion to view the wonders that are Canada. Canada 67 is leaving Canadians with a deep sense of pride in their country and visitors from other lands with a new respect and awe at the vast-ness and variety of our land. I hope yau will put the Telephone Pavilion high on your list of 'must visit' building; when you are at Expo. It seems to be the popular and "in" thing to do at the greatest World's Fair ever. Moving, whether it's off to the cottage for ihe s months, down the street, across town, or 16 a distant city, presents quite a challenge for most homemakers. Lists of of things to be done can help smooth the path, however. Could I ask you to please jot down "telephone" at the lop of that important list? And then let us know just as soon as the date and place of your move are set. By letting us know early of your moving plans we can clear up all the "behind the scenes" work and ensure prompt service when you move into your new dwelling. Although it usually takes our installers only a short time to install telephones in your home, much planning and work must be done in our switching units to provide this taken-for-granted service. When you let us know early of your moving plans, we can plan ahead to avoid any delay in serving you. When you are vacationing in unfamiliar territory - as many of us may well be doing this year - it's good to know that you can count on the local telephone directory for help. If you need a mechanic, a new fishing rod, a good restaurant, a doctor or a dentist, you'll find listings quickly in the Yellow Pages. And, if you are not sure of dialling procedures or just how to place a call in a strange town, you can turn to the front pages of the telephone book for helpful information. Seems hard to believe, especially with all the c cations of the future on display in the Telephone Pavilion at Expo 67, but just 91 years ago, June 25, 1876, the first public demonstration of the telephone was held at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. tory. In Kingston's Cataraque cemetery lie Sir John A. Mac-donald in a well-marked grave, and Sir Alexander Campbell, the post-master general in the first federal Cabinet. At one point recently the wrought iron fence around Sir Alexander's plot was in danger of falling down. And at Ottawa's Beechwood cemetery lie Hewitt Barnard, the secretary of the Quebec confrenoe in 1864 and the secretary to the Confederation delegation to London in 1866 and William McDougall, a member of the first Cabinet. You have to be an expert to find Barnard's grave. The headstone is quite small -- and on it, along with some other names, is inscribed the single word BARNARD". Mc-Dougall's grave is said to be in good condition -- but it lacks any spe«jal marker. Surely, it is clear what must be done. FIRST, the graves must be fixed up and special plaques should be placed at the grave and outside the cemetery g SECONDLY, they should be declared national historic sites -- and the government should become responsible for their care. If the federal government does not undertake these responsibilities, then the Ontario government should act to save the graves in this province. The condition of the graves of the Fathers of Confederation is symbolic, in a way, of how we as a nation have neglected our history. We must ensure that Canada does not become a nation negectful of its past; a nation without heroes; a nation without a dream of what the future can become.