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COLBORNE CHRONICLE - Thursday,August 29,1968 COLBORNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY On the evening of August 26th, with more than 170 entries, the Colborne Hor. Society, though still in its A»iJ"a.nc-y ootid be very proud of its effort to make Colborne . ;=,rtwiv beautiful. Everyone af the more than 00 pfopl>-who attended --some from as far away as Richmond Virginia - felt that this years Flower Show was a splendid success. ' We,;,dp appreciate, ' es'p e'cially those behind the scenes, Who put so much effort, work and enthusiasm into it to make it so. We were very fortunate in having Mr. Art Lescard from Cobourg- as judge. Mrs. Isobel MeGlennon and Mrs E. Simmons were the happy winlners of the door prizes donated by the Old Cherry Hill Cheese Company. Following is the list of the happy winners -- perhaps your name with a little more interest and verve behind it, will be included next year; Iri-cidn/tly our avid gardners Ihiave a very fine opportunity to hear a lecture on everything pertaining to the growing of tulips at the Brighton Agriculture Centre by Mr. Boers on September 6th, be seeing you. GLADIOLI-- SINGLE SPIKES-- (Names in order of merit) Class 1, White: Mrs. R. Oke, Mrs. Russel Teal, George Gumm,er. Class 2, Cream, Yellow or Cream : Mrs R Teal, G Gummer, Mrs. N. Whaley Class 3, Pnk: Mrs Oke, George Gummer, Mrs Whaley Class 4, Rose, Deep Rose George Gummer, Mrs Whaley, None Class 5, Salmon: George Gummer, Mrs Whalev. No"e Clas« 6, Li<?ht and Medium Red: George Gummer. Mrs Cecil Red, Mrs Len Bradford Class 7. Mauve: G^ffee .Gummer. Mrs Oke, None Class 8, Purple : George Gummer. None, Mrs Oke Class 9. Blue: No entries Class 10. Smokey: Geq? Gummer. None, None Class 11, Not otherwise Wed • Mrs Claude Fose, Mrs Oke, None Class 12. Miniature: G Gummer, None, None GLADIOLI-- (Miscellaneous) Class 13, Three spikes >like" George Gummer, Mrs E Simmons, None Class 14, Three soikes. different: Geo Gummer, Mrs Whaley, Mrs Bradford Class 15, Decorative basket: Mrs Whaley, None, None Decorative Section--. Cla*s 16. Basket Mixed Flowers: None, f^oree Gummer, Mrs J Corbyn Class 17, Living Room Table Decoration: Mrs T M Gresham. Mrs Keith Redner, George Gummer Class 18, Cup and Saucer Arrangement: Mrs Davd Duncan, Mrs Gre-sham, Geiorge Gummer C1a=s 19, ATTaHstemetit of Foliage without flowers: Mrs Gresham, Miss KathryYii MorrisoOn, Miss Edith Moore Class 20, Mantel Decoration, Any flower or foliage : Geoflge Gummer Mrs Oke, Mrs Simmons DAHLIAS-- Class 21, Single Bloom, Decorative: None, Mrs Oke, None ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR PRESENT HEATING SYSTEM? For The Finest in Custom Designed Total Home Comfort CALL: Harrison-Peacock COBOURG 372-3353 Ltd. Metered Fuel Oil Delivery 24 Hour Service Oil Furnaces, Humidifiers, Electric Air Cleaners and Air Conditioning SPECTACULAR WRECK At 1:00 p.m. yesterday liquid acid still remained in the huge 20-ton truck after an accident which occurred at 5:30 a.m. on 401. The truck, owned by Bulk Carrier Transport, went out of control and struck the abutment of Driver's Rest underpass; overturning the trailer and turning the tractor around to face the way it had been coming. ,.: The acid, Phthaltic Anky-"dride." is used "for insulation-material. A large amount of the acid Was spread over the shoulder of 401 and had turned from liquid to solid. Cobourg fire department was called to stay on the scene of the . accident in case of fire. Fire started at 7.00 a.m. and firemen used a dry chemical on the small blaze,: "Water could not be used on the acid," said a fireman. In the meantime, traffic was changed to Grafton and to Highway 2, causing congestion on Cobourg main streets. There was some trouble earlier in the day when large trucks tried to drive through the CNR 11 foot seven inch subway. Traffic piled up. A. Schofield, terminal manager and N. Brown, fleet superintendent of Bulk Carrier, came from Oak-ville, to the scene. Mr. Schofield said he estimated the damage to be $40,000. The tractor was travelling from Cornwall to Dixie Ter minal. Driver George Frank Wa-ine, 37, of Toronto, was treated at Cobourg Hospital for shock and a bruised "hip, and released. Class 22, Single Rlo-,^ Cactus: None, Mrs W G Smith,. None Class 23, Three Blooms, Decorative: Mrs Oke, None, None Class 24, and 25 No entri es Class 26, Three Blooms, Pompom (not over 2") : Mrs W G Smith, None, None Class 27 and 28: No entries Class 29, Three Blooms, Miniature (not over 4") : Mrs Smith, David Duncan, Nome. Class 30: No entries ANNUALS-- Class 31, Asters, three btooms, giant: George Gummer, Mrs Oke, None Class 32, Asters, three blooms, needle point: Geo Gummer, Mrs Simmons, None, None Class 3 Sand 34: No entries Class 35 African Marigold, one single bloom: Mrs Redn'er, George Gummer, None Class 36, French Marigold, five blooms: Mrs Simmons, Mrs Rutherford, None Class 37, Cosmos, five blooms: George Gummer, None, None Class 38, Cosmos, bouquet (mixed or alike) : Mrs Reed, George Gummer, Mrs Teal More winners next week Spectacular. Wreck On 401 A spectacular collision at the Driver's Rest bridge, north side 401, involved a 20-ton tractor-trailer and the concrete underpinning of the bridge. Telltale mark? were visible where the truck struck the concrete. But the bridge stood firm despite the terrific impaet. Suddenly the truck spun westward, turned over beyond the bridge to face in the direction it had come -- a hopeless wreck in one split sedond Top two pictures reveal plight of trailer following crash. Co-bourg's Albert Prentice is shown in lowest picture, an experienced workman planning the best way to clear the highway for westbound traffic. Cobourg was a hive of traffic yesterday with westbound movement de-toured at Grafton to Number Two and back again to 401 at Cobourg. This went on from early morning into the afternoon.