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E X P ENTERPRISE E S S COLBORNE CHRONICLE SUCCESSOR TO The Colborne Express (Established 1866) The Colborne Enterprise (Established 1886) Vol. 4 -- No. 31 Thursday, August 9th, 1962 $3.00 Canada -- $4.00 U.S.A. -- 7c per copy I REMEMBER Good morning, friend, the sky is blue, The day is fresh and clear and new, Let's keep it shining clean and bright Till through the portals of the night It goes to join all those gone The days that shall return no The other morning I got up feeling 'as though I had been on a binge. At least as I would imagine one would feel after one ot those things. I never went on one of those noted escapades, so my imagination may have been at fault. However, I guess that I was as ugly as a bear with a sore head for, after putting up with my grousing for a while, my wife said, "For goodness sake, go doors and do something." So, still grumbling, I put on my cap and windbreaker, went out and started to putter around. I got some stakes and tied up some flowers that the wind had whipped pretty badly, then got out the lawn mower and cut the grass in the ditch, where it grows no matter how dry the weather is. The sun came out and I took off my wind-breaker. I stopped to rest for s minute or two. Straightened up and took two or three deep breaths and thought, "Gee, this is a swell morning. I feel like million dollars. Now what the dickens was I grumbling about anyway?" I came to the conclusion that most of the grumbling and petty quarrels that mar disrupt family life are the result of not having enough to do. So, next time you feel grouchy and want to scrap with someone, go out and cut the grass or if nothing better offers, dig a hole in the ground and fill it in again. I remember when I was just a kid of about twelve or thirteen, and we were having summer holidays, if we were going swimming or had a ball game on or something definite to do, we seldom got into mischief, or should I say trouble. The Miss Robertsons, who lived about where Lear-month's Service Station now is, had an old orchard between their house and where the Edwards family lived on the corner of Church Street. There were some nice harvest apples in that old orchard and L-fhust confess that we helped Ourselves quite frequently. The good old ladies used to catch us occasionally but usually we managed to slip away before they saw us. One day we were helping ourselves when we saw one of the Miss Robertsons coming. There were not very many apples on the ground and Blake Edwards had climbed up in the tree to shake some down. He did not see Miss Robertson coming and the rest of us sneaked away and left him up there. The kindly old lady looked up in the tree and , seeing Blake perched there she said "Why, Blakie, you wouldn't be stealing my apples, would you?" "Oh, no Miss Robertson", Blake replied, "I'm just looking for my banty rooster." Kids will be kids and full of fun and we wouldn't want them otherwise, but children have it too easy these days. If they are given an allowance, they should be made to earn it by having certain duties to perform around the home. How can anyone expect his children to develop ambition and initiative if they are handed everything without any effort on their part? The easy "No payment down" or "Pay next year" system of merchandising, that is so in vogue, is certainly not doing anything to build up the moral and economic fibre of our younger citizens either. Far too many wages and salaries are mortgaged so far ahead that, if anything happened to the man that brought in the money, it would be just too ily and maybe for We boast about ird of living but many things that could he i oved and much to the bet-of the majority of citi- Pla^round Activities £ On Friday night, August 3rd, Colborne Playground held their Talent Show in Victoria Park. Emcee for the night was BruCe Children who participated were as follows: Juniors singing "Geor-gie" and "Oh See the Clown with the Funny Hat"; Intermediate singing "White Coral Bells" and "Frere Jacque"; Barry C, Bryan C. and Jim B. singing "Indians High Minded"; Pamela Armstrong and Marg. Lynn, Charleston; Judy L. and Rhouda Lowery, tap; Bruce Barnes singing "Get Me to the Church on Time"; Gwen Pattison, ba'on; Pamela Armstrong, tap; Beverly Post, Marjo Felthuis, Cathy F. and Deb. Post, Hawaiian dance; Senior girls doing impersonations of local citizens; Michell Ingles singing "Sur le pont d'Avi-gon; Ardeth Tingley, solo. To bring the evening to a close there was a boys beauty contest which was won by Bill Ferguson. Thanks to the judges of this contest who were Mrs. Conquergood, Mrs. Ferguson and Ray Beal. The supervisors were very pleased with the children and their performances and also to see such a good showing of the parents who came out. Ann Brown will be replacing Diane this week as Diane is attending Baton Camp at New York. Shower for Newlyweds At Mecking's Hall , Over 150 persons were present at Mecking's Dance Hall on Friday evening, July 27th, when friends from the Salem and Dundonald communities gathered to honour Mr. and Mrs. Gary Whaley (nee Carolyn Blakely) with a combined shower and presentation. On behalf of the Salem community, Miss Lenna Chatterson gave the presentation address. A platform rocker and a chest of stainless steel flatware were the gifts from tis group. Dundonald neighbourhood presented the young couple with a miscellaneous shower. Both Gary and Carolyn expressed their appreciation. Dancing was enjoyed to music supplied by several friends. A buffet luncheon served to the large gathering, brought the evening to a close. TO CATCH FISH HAVE PATIENCE WITH WEEDS "If you want, more and bigger fish, have a little patience with weeds," Ontario Lands and Forests Minister, the Hon. J. W. Spooner suggests. He points out: "To survive and especially 'to grow big, a fish needs two things: food and shelter. In the shelter of the cold water plants such Elodea, Chara and Millefoil, the little trout hides and grows. In the shelter of the lilies rushes, bass and maskinonge do the same, and may never, however big, feel quite secure away from the underwater forest. "Today, there is a tendency to fill in or destroy beds of aquatic vegetation. Before we go too far, let us remember the needs of our fishes for spawning, food and shelter, and preserve the a that mean good fishing." Wicklow-Vernonville WI Meeting Mrs. Donat Hews entertained the members of the Wicklow and Vernonville Women's Institute at an outdoor meeting at her home at Wicklow on Wednesday afternoon, July 25th. Mrs. Gordon Finley read her thought for the day, "Important Words". The roll call, A Memory of School Days, was responded to by 16 members and 5 visitors. The sum of $19.00 realized from Mrs. Gordon Broomfield' travelling basket was turned over to the Treasurer, Mrs. Floyd BI1- A sunshine card was signed by all to be sent to Mrs. Allen Wills who is in hospital. The conveners of Standihg Committees gave brief reports. Mrs. Douglas Rutherford, convener for Home Economics and Health reported that henceforth apple juice with vitamin C added would be in the list of foods recommended in Canada's Food Rules. Mrs. Donald MacGregor quoted from the Canadian Association of Consumer's Bulletin. - Children' clothing may now be bought ac cording to the new system of (Continued on next page) Name Judge Willmott Chief Couiity Judge A signal honour came to Cobourg recently when Judge A. R. Willmott was appointed as Ontario's first chief judge of the county and district courts in this province. He will head some 70 judges in 48 judicial areas spread over some 400,000 square miles, in the province. Judge Willmott will occupy chambers in Toronto early in September. , He said that he expected to be in chambers in Toronto for two or three days weekly but added that he had no intention of giving up his residence here. "I won't give up Cobourg and the hills of Northumberland." Attorney-General Kelso Roberts described the new office as another step forward in streamlining of Ontario's coi It is tlx- fn-.-i !i.ii^Tlie county and district court system'-- which predates Confederation -- has had a chief judge. Judge Willmott's duties will be partly judicial and partly administrative. It is expected he will try cases in the province and will preside at the annual meetings of judges in the 8 county and district court districts. This system has been alone in Ontario ir lack of a chief judge. The new position was created by an amendment at the latest session of the Ontario Legislature, providing for reorganization of the judicial work of the county and district judges. In June, 1959, Arthur Roy Willmott, QC, was appointed a judge of the county and district courts, and a local judge of the high court of justice for Ontario. His first task following the official swearing-in on July 30th was to conduct the enquiry into the financial affairs of the city of Belleville. One of his recent cases was in Peterborough where he presided at the trial of the Havelock bank robbers. A difficult trial, with most evidence circumstantial, he won the admiration of the participating lawyers for his fairness and shrewd judgment. He was a partner in the law firm of Willmott & Irvine, and was Town Solicitor in Cobourg for 25 years. He has also been solicitor for the Townships of Haldimand, Cavan and Alnwick. A member of _____l council for six years, he was deputy-reeve in 1928 and 1929 and mayor of Cobourg in 1930. Always active in community service, Judge Willmott was a vice chairman of CDCI Board, and is a trustee and member of the official board of Trinity United Church. He was commanding officer of the Sabre Air Cadet Squadron, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cobourg, for 3 years during the Second World War and is still a member of the Rotary Club. Born in Stouffville in 1895, he is a son of the late Professor A. B. Willmott, first professor of minerology and geology at McMaster University, Hamilton. He attended University of Toronto and served with the Royal Engineers in World War I. He graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1921. A former president of the Northumberland-Durham Law Association, he was a bencher at the Law Society of Upper Canada for 12 years. In 1955 he attended a Commonwealth law conference in London, England. ; LEAKED GASOLINE BEING RECOVERED Trans-Northern Pipe Line Company officials say a corrosion in the Montreal-Hamilton pipeline recently discharged about 70,000 gallons of gasoline into swampland near Colborne. Most of the gasoline has been recovered an'd transported to refineries, officials said. It was recovered by digging seepage pits and then pumping the gasoline into transports as they filled. Teams are still recovering small quantities. Brighton Lawn Bowlers Visit Colborne On Thursday evening, July 31st, about twenty members of the Brighton Lawn Bowling Club paid a visit to the Colborne trundlers and spent two or three hours in bowling and having a social time together. The players were mixed up so that there would be both Brighton and Colborne players on each rink. Two games of triples were played. The competition was keen and there was lots of applause when made a particularly good The lunch of tea and sandwiches provided by the Colborne ladies was soon demolished and much appreciated. There were prizes for everyone. The highest scores were made by Miss Mary Hulin, Mrs. Morley Simpsort of Brighton and Jim Bell of the locals, each with a score of 25. The lowest score (no one knows how it happened) was brought in by Bill Irvine. If it was multiplied by ten it would have been thirty. Figure it out yourself. Another of these enjoyable events is being planned for the near future. Visitors always wel- Supper Served PICNIC HAM SUPPER Victoria Park - Saturday, August 11 Sponsored by Colborne Recreation Commission Admittance: Adults $1.00 Children 50c