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a- - r- -r--, vTrr Visits with sister after 60 years Irono eekl ime VOLUME 37, NUMBER 19 ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, MAY 23,1973 Rice Construction Orono swîm prograrnneoard submit proposal Two sister were re-united on Monday , May 21st in Orono having been separated sixty years ago. Mrs. Lucy Blenkin, Ross, Yorkshire, England, arrived in Orono to visit her sister, Mrs. R. Hollingsworth. Mrs. Hollingsworth recalls that she left her home in England in 1923 and has not seen her sister since that time. Mrs. Hollingsworth said that she had left home to marry Mr. Hollingsworth in Canada The Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications has rejected a subsidy to the Township of Clarke to build an Idition to the Township garage north of Orono. Notification of this move was received in correspond- ence at the meeting of Council held last Tuesday evening. A letter from J. A. McKillop stated he was returning the plans for the proposed addi- tion and stated the plans had not been approved at this time. "In view of the possible change .in Municipal govern- ment structure in this area. as as she had not received parental approval to do so in England. According to the law at that time she had to marry within twenty-four hours of arriving in Canada. Late in the 1960s Mrs. Hollingsworth received a visit from her brother who she had never seen before his visit to Orono. No doubt the re-union of these two sisters will be a most enjoyable event for both. well as the lack of provision for a garage extension in the Township's Need study any action with respect to the proposed extension should be withdrawn. The Council of the Township of Clarke. will attend a meeting in Millbrook in con- nection with the expansion of Highway 115 between the junction of Highways 35 -and 28. Lt is considered that this portion of Highway' 115 will develop into Highway 407. A tentative plan in the Township office shows the proposed Highway 407 running south west, from the junction of 35 and 115 at Enterprise. Irregularities show ,p from road closings The councUi of the Township of Clarke gave third reading to a road closing by-law which has stirred some interest with property owners in the Village of Orono. All the roads being closed are in the Village including a section of the fifth line west of Main street in the south of-the Village. The latter section of road is being closed in order that the construction of the second well may be proceeded with. One section of road being closed came under considera- tion when it was learned that the unopened road had been previuosly entered upon a deed and sold along with adjacent land as a building lot. Mr. Chas. Stapleton recently purchased this property froin the Orono Oddfellow's Lodge to whom the property had been bequested by the Estate of late Ray Thornton. E. R. Lovekin stated that it was not uncome for a person to hold deed to property which in fact was not truely owned by the person holding the deed. He said the Township had every right to execute the (Continued on page 3) Receives certificates of merit Sixteen students at the denoting their physical fitness Orono Public School received The tests include a 50 yard Awards of Excellence at a dasb for speed, speed sit-ups general assembly at the for strength and endurance school last Friday. The a- shuttie run, standing long wards are provided through jump as weel as'a 300 yard run the Canada Health and Wel- for cardiovascular efficiency. fare and are presented to The group above are aIl students who have completed pupils of the Orono Public a number of atjmaetip events School. ask approval Rice Construction Company asked Council to accept their plan of mobile homes west of the Wilmot Creek and south of No. 2 Highway in the Township. Deputy-Reeve Ent- wisle stated that couneil could not accept the proposal uniti it was studied in detail. A joint meeting of the Council, Plan- ning Board and Township Officials are to meet with Rice Construction and their engin- eers in the near future to con- sider the proposàl. Mr. Rice stated that the present proposal varied con- siderable from the original proposal in that now the development has been moved further west from the Wilmot Creek and will only include mobile home units. E. Walkey resigns from Clarke board Mr. Earl Walkey, a member of the Clarke Planning Board since its inception handed in his resignation on Thursday last to be effective immediate- ly. No reason was given in the notification by Mr. Walkey. Mr. Woodyard stated that he had contacted Mr. Walkey in that he might reconsider his withdrawal from the Board stating that he was a valuable member. Mr. Woodyard pointed out that Mr. Walkey had express- ed some concern over the fact that the Official Plan had not been finalized and submitted to the Ministry. It is a matter of record that the Official Plan was ready late in 1972 to be sent to the Government for their consid- eration but has now been re-opened and sections are being redrafted by the 1973 Planning Board. A snecial meeting of the Board was held last night giving further consideration to these chang- es. The Planning Board had considerable change in its membership this year with Deputy-Reeve, K. Entwisle, Douglas Moffatt and R. For- ester of the Orono Police Trustees sitting on the Board for the first time. M Walkey resignation was Last week a meeting of the Orono Swimming Safety Club was called to prepare for the coming season. Attendance at the meeting was most disap- pointing in only six interested parties turn out being con- cerned over the annual pro- gram which is held every July at the Orono Park. The program which over the years has had an enrolment of over three hundred children from Orono and district has always proven most success- ful and instructive for the children of the area. Of the six in attendance last week at the meeting only two were from the Village of Orono with four from out of town. There has often been criticism in that children from outside of Orono and the Township were included in the program but as of last week the major portion of the interest shown by parents was from outside the Village of Orono. Consideration was briefly given to charging more for the program if help was not forthcoming from the general public.However no decision was made and a second meeting is to be called in an Clarke museum The staff and volunteers of Clarke Museum and Archives are pleased to announce that the museum will be open for its second season on May 25th. Everyone is welcome between the hours of 2:30 to 5:00 and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, and Fridays, and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sundays. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. A yearly family pass may be obtained for $5.00 and yearly individual pass is $2.00. Since the closing of the museum last Fall, 1973, new displays have been created, rooms have been added, but , best of all, more and more people are now participating in the. museum effort. Although the displays have changed, the theme "Early Days in Clarke" bas been continued and extended with the changing of the former agriculture and lumbering rooms into two bedrooms. One bedroom is primitive and stark, and show dramatically how the early settlers made full use of the materials which surrounded them in the Canadian bush. By contrast, the other bedroom is quite elegant, Skafing club hires pro The Orono Figure Skating Club held their meeting on May 17th at Mrs. Janice Quantrill's with 14 attending. Minutes were read and Mrs. April Grey of Oshawa was hired for the Clubs new Senor Pro. Mrs. Linda McC*éàgh has been rehired as the Junior Pro on Tuesday. Miss Barbara Ann Gustar has been offered a Free-lancing position. The next meeting will be held on June 21st, 1973 at Mrs. Doreen Woods. left over in the hope that he would reconsider his request. Teachers escalate conflict with board Northumberland and Dur- reachers voted 92 per cent ham County Secondary School in favour of the action at their teachers escalated their conf- annual division meeting in lict with the county board of Port Hope, spokesman Jim education last night by voting Brechenridge, said. their negotiating unit the Brian Beilmore, a lawyer power to invoke sanctiomz (Confinued page 3) Ciarke taxes down by $15.on average The average home owner in Clarke Township includ- ing the Police Village of Orono will note a reduction in their taxes this year of a few cents over $15.00. It is considered that the average residence in Clarke is asses sed at $3,000.00. This fact was revealed last week through figures pre- sented by the Township Treasurer, Mr. H. DeWith. The reduction is noted in both the Township mill rate and the County rate. The Township general rate is down by almost 3.5 mills due partly to an increase in assessment and additional grant from the Provinde totalling some $15,000. The County rate reduction is 1.939 mills from 1972. The commercial rate in the Township changes only slightly from 1972 but it does represent a decrease of $182 for everythousand dollars of assessment. The residential and farm reduction amounts to $5.41 for every thousand dollars of assessment, The tax bill notes a slight increase in the education tax amount to .15c for every thousand dollars of ass- ment. effort to muster more support for the program. The second meeting is to be held on Thursday, May 24th in the upstairs room at-the Orono Hydro building. The meeting is called for 8:00 p.m. You are urged to attend this meeting if in anyway interest and concerned over the contin- ation of the program at the Orono Park this coming July. Hundreds of children from the area have learned to swim through the program and it would be a shame if a lack of interest jeopardized the pro- gram. to open May 25 and reveals how sophisticated and prosperous the pioneers had become in the space of a few decades. This room contains all of the comforts such as, a real bed with feather tick and quilt, a dresser, a potty chair and wash bowl, and even some children's toys. The pioneer cabin still remains as the central pivot in the early days theme. In addition to the above, a new exhibit called 'Religion and Fellowship" has been createdin place of the weaving room. Objects from different churches in the area are dispiayed and should bring back memories for many people. The archives room bas been retained the curiosity shop has been updated. and photographs in the photo gallery have been replaced with "new" history. The newest addition to the library museum complex is the large gallery which was created by raising the roof of the atticon the east side of the building. The gallery is about 12 feet by 24 and is finished in barnboard and beams from the John Allin farm. The library and museum (Continued page 4) Enjoys 85th birthday Mr. O. W. Rolph of Orono celebrated his 85th birthday on May 14th when he enter- tained his friends at his home. Enjoying good health and the visit of many of his friends he said it was a memorable and enjoyable occasion. Pictured with the youngster is Mrs. Roy Sawyer, Mrs. David Fields, his granddaughter, Lydia Carman, Mrs. Alex Carruthers and Mrs. Sadie Hamilton. happenings . .. FIRE CALL TO ORONO HOME-Last week the local fire department received a call to the home of Mr. M Mantel, Main Street. Mr. Mantel, who is a 'Ham' radio enthusiast saw smoke coming from his transmittor and called the department. His young daughter had shorted the batteries causing the smoke. PLANNERS TO BE QUERIED-According to a report in the Oshawa Times E. R. Lovekin, president of the Durham Central Agricultural Society, is to ask for a formal commitment from the Clarke Planning Board in regards the intention of the Board towards the Orono Fairgrounds. "I think we should get a commitment that our money will not go down the drain ", he is reported to have said. DON'tT BLAME YOUR DOG-If your dog begins to eat your evening paper or the Times there could be a good reason. Your editor when taking the papers out for collection a couple of weeks ago loaded some of the papers in a cardboard bock which contained a half case of canned dog food. RECEIVE ADQjTIONAL PROVINCIAL- The Clarke Puàc Library will receive an increased grant from the Provincial Library branch this year. The local Board will receive $7,294 instead of $3,512 as in 1972. All libraries in the Province have received increased sums in Provincial grants this year. Ministry turns down Twp. garage addition --4