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WE'RE TAKING A VACATION NEXT BANNER EDITION AUG 4 Yes, we're taking a vacation, along with our printing firm, Richard's Printing Limited, which prints both BANNER weeklies. There will be nc edition of The Brighton or The Colborne Banner July 28, as we advised Charter advertisers to the Brighton BANNER some weeks ago. Like everyone who is looking for-ward to a holiday, we hope for our readers and friends, lots of bright sunshine and a safe, happy and relaxing vacation. MRS. DURENE .McLENNAN AND STUDENTS Swimming Fun For All 44 INCH 'MUSKIE' -- a real catch, in fact the biggest of his life for Bob Reid, 17 year-old son of Banner news editor William Reid. Bob hooked andlanded the 25 and a half pound maskinonge after a 25 min1 ute battle at Percy Reach on the Trent at Meyers-burgh Youngsters in Brighton and Colborne are travelling by bus daily to Little Lake, where they are learning to swim and important points about water safety. Mrs. Gerald Simpson, Chairman of The Brighton Home and School Committee which organized the program is "well pleased with the swimming program"and since all the youngsters who wanted to participate could not be accommodated in July, it is hoped to keep it going during August. For the first group, an awards night, probably this Friday is being considered for those who pass the tests successfully andparentswill be invited to see the progress their youngsters have made. In Colborne,the children come from as far as Lakeport and there too, the swimming program, supervised by the Recreation Committee's Bryan Hart is regarded as "very successful". This year, for the first time, adult evening classes are also being held. CARRIERS WANTED Be a BANNER carrier each Wednesday. We offer a generous allowance for each paper sold and for the sale of annual subscriptions. Boys and girls interested are invited to phone the COLBORNE BANNER office at 355 -2820. VOLUME I. No. A July 21, I96S NEWS FROM CENTRAL CRAMAHE BRIGHTON SEEKS AREA 'COLLEGE' WHY NOT JR. HIGH SCHOOL HERE? Centres where the new type of post secondary educational schools, generally referred to as "Community Colleges" are located, largely depends on regulations, currently being worked out by officials of the Ontario Department of Education, the BANNER has learned. The wisdom of the Brighton Chamber of Commerce in pressing for the rapid organization of a broadly representative committee to meet as soon as possible with the Minister of Education andCountyMPP Russell Rowe, is indicated by the fact that a Trenton area industry has been spearheading an effort to get one of the "Colleges" located in East Northumberland for several months. Members of the Committee are expected to be: George Coling, Past President of the Lake Ontario Development Association: Wesley Down of the ENSS Board, Clare Aldred together with representatives appointed by Brighton and Brighton Township Council and the Chamber. Urgency in establishing regulations under which the new type of Schools of Applied arts and Tec-nology will operate is recognized by officials of the Ontario Department of Education. Some of the "colleges" will be required by the fall of 1966, when the first group of students now in the four year vocational training program graduate. Benefits to the Brighton area of such an institution being located here, are discussed editorially in this edition. Another indirect result, might well be the « building of a junior high school in Colborne. This would have accompanying benefits of enabling younger students to complete Grades 9 and 10 closer to their homes and eliminate the need for Brighton's ENSS having to be enlarged as the area grows and high school age population increases. On the point of a Junior High School in Colborne, Reeve George Moore told the BANNER he was all for a junior high school in the community, without, he emphasized having a full knowledge af all the factors involved in the introduction of a "community college" that is not a part of our existing public, high school, university system. The main points'concerning the "colleges"are these: . all such institutions are likely to operate under an appointed Council of Regents. This Council -Seeks Area 'College' See Page 2 A double silver wedding anniversary celebration was held July 11 to honor Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Douglas, both of Toronto. Forty-five relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lovett of Carrying Place for the event. F/S John White and Mrs. White, daughter and son-in-law of Cramahe, Reeve Gordon Honey and Mrs. Honey left Monday last for Ramstein, Germany. He has been posted for a three year period. A family picnic was held at the Honey Farm prior to their departure . The UCW of Eden United Church realized a profit on the annual Garden Party held at Dundonald last Wednesday. The severe rain held up haying, but resulted in a larger attendance when the weather cleared late in the day. PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bibby, St. Clair Beach, Windsor, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. B. Summers. The Bibby's children, Bobbv and Carey returned home with them. Even When Bologna Was 15c People Felt Living Costs High Remember when sausage sold at two pounds for 23<^ Or cheese at 15<£ a pound? Or bologna at 15<£- coffee at 29<£ a pound and shrimp at two tins for 29 <£. Colborne's Everett Row-some remembers. These were prices on sale items in the grocery store he operated in the village 25 years ago. Mr. Rowsome and his wife had a long and varied business career even before they entered the grocery business in Colborne in 1938. The family gave up farm -ing at Athens in Leeds county in the Kingston area in 1926. They arrived in Colborne and purchased a bakery formerly operated by Claude Coon. Although he was new to the field of baking, the business flourished and Mr. Rowsome soon had two trucks on the road supplying baked goods to custo-Continued Page 6 MR. AND MRS. E. W. ROWSOME