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2-Or;ono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 20th, 1980 ©rond EleeMp Stmed SccondClass Mail Registration Number'000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication \ . Main Street, Orono Koy.C. Forrester, Editor GOOD LOCAL CAMPAIGN The election is over and the spoils of the local contest remain with Allan Lawrence, Progressive Conservative. Conservative. The PC candidate and his workers are to be congratulated in their win and in their local organization. It was a great win for Lawrence being faced with an Ontario trend that was opposing the conservative party. The victory was thus a personal victory for Lawrence and his workers It has been a family-team affair with Lawrence and his wife Moira over the past eight years in this riding and no doubt this combination meets with great approval throughout the riding. Congratulations are certainly in order to Allan Lawrence. Thé local campaign was well contested by all three of the major candidates from Lawrence to McLaughlin and Schamerhom. It was evident that during the campaign period all gave, their utmost in presenting themselves to the public for a concentrated period of at least one month. These candidates along with their workers are to be congratulated for without this effort gnd the organizations democracy could not continue. But now that the election is over lets hope we can settle down to a period of time of stability in Ottawa. AN ACTIVE CLUB IN THIS COMMUNITY The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club with this issue of the Orono Times participates in the sixth anniversary of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs. The local club is also looking towards its own sixth anniversary which comes about in May of 1980. During the past six years the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club has been most active in the community along with their sister club the Great Pine Ridge Kinettes. They have both been supporters of many community projects none the least the new Orono arena and such as the ball park lights. It is reported that the club is nearing its commitment of $20,000 for the Orono Arena and this amount is expected to be raised within the next few months or sooner .... a noteable accomplishment for the club. The club is involved in many other projects on a community basis and as well support Cystic Fibrosis. It is understood that some 80 percent of their revenue totalling from $10,000 to $11,000 each year is returned to the community in their community service programs. The local club has been most active in the Heritage Day program which has just been completed in the area schools the forepart of this week. With an average membership of thirty to thirty-five the work load must be considerable to give support to their various and numerous projects. The club has been active and with numerous future projects under considerSoh it is assured that this activity will continue. This community gains much from the Kinsmen for which yte all appreciate. • May this club enjoy success in its endeavours in the future with the support of the community as a whole. BOARD FAVOURS SKILLED TRAINING The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education last Thursday gave approval in principal for a skilled trades training for their students, The board is,to petition the ministry of education td find some process of monitoring enrollment in such trades programs. The board is also asking thé ministry for a long-range forecast to be undertaken to establish provincial needs. BARN FIRE IN CLARKE TOWNSHIP (Continued from page 1) endeavours being successful. It has been stated that heat from the fire actually ignited some of the firemen's coats. The main barn was completely completely destroyed by fire being an estimated loss $25,000. Fire chief Hayman also reports the loss of 21 head of cattle, 12 pigs, 7000 bushels of grain, 4000 bales of hay, # 2000 bales of straw, 10 tons of fertilizer and some equipment. equipment. Hayman also reported that some machinery had been saved from the building and placed the total loss from $40 to $45,000. He said the Letter to the Editor LETTER TO THE EDITOR Imagine, in your community, community, a bright, cosy room full of toys - a place where you can play with your child or meet other parents. If you like the picture you're looking at, a toy library, an idea that is catching on in many communities across Canada. To commemorate the "International "International Year of the Child", a group named H.U.G. (Help Us Grow) was formed by the Social Planning Council of the Town of Newcastle. I became a member of H.U.G. and proposed the idea of a toy library opening in Newcastle. The library was enthusiastically enthusiastically endorsed by H.U.G. and S.P.C. and is now in the process of becoming a reality. A committee has been working working very hard to set up this toy library. A toy library is a collection of safe, sturdy, stimulating toys of high quality, each for loan to children for their enjoyment and experience according to his-her development. development. The library provides space for children to play with the toys before deciding which ones they want to borrow. Parents will find that they are a good place to learn more about their children's interests and to teach them about sharing and making choices. The toy library will, hopefully, hopefully, be opened in September, September, 1980. It will be available for those who live in the Town of Newcastle, and will be located in the Trinity United Church on the corner of Church and Division in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. It will be open every Tuesday afternoon between between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. It will be necessary for a parent to be present at all times while at the library. There will be coffee available for mothers who feel like sitting and chatting while their children choose a toy. There will be a membership fee of $5.00 annually and $1.00 for each additional child in the family. This fee will cover operating costs and the purchase purchase of additional toys. We have drawn up a flyer that will be posted around town. The flyer pertains to the library's goals, policies and benefits. We shall be holding several fund raising events in order to purchase toys. If your children have old toys they no longer use or clothes that they have grown out of, we would appreciate them as a donation. You may drop off toys and clothes at all public libraries. We are holding a toy raffle and tickets can be bought at the Toy Box in Bowmanville. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of new toys for the toy library. As a community we all have a concern for the welfare and optimal development of our children. Therefore, please give us your full support and co-operation in this worthwhile worthwhile community project. For additional information contact me at 623-3613. Thank you, Barbara Walsh, Chairman, Children's Toy Library Committee. LETTER TO THE EDITOR The 1979 Christmas Seal. Campaign in Durham Region closed on January 31st, with a final contribution total of $81,497.00. ' On behalf of Durham Reg-_ ion Lung Associatiôn, I should like to thank all our contributors contributors for their generosity, which has once .again ensured the continuance of our work, against lung disease. I should àlso like to express 1 our very sincere appreciation to the Orono Weekly. Times, for its enthusiastic support both during the Campaign, and throughout the preceding year. Yours sincerely,' Marline D. Veater, Chairman 1979 Christmas Seal Campaign. Mainstream Canada Those Dangerous Polls property had been insured but this never eliminates some form of loss to an owner in the case of fire. Hayman said it appeared that the fire had started in the centre of the barn and had been noted by one of the boys on the farm when he came out of the adjacent pig barn. Some fifty head of cattle which were out of the barn at the .time of the fire were saved as were the pigs in the pig barn. ■ The tanker truck from Bowmanville assisted the Orono department of pumper and tanker truck. By: Roger Worth Some television programs are scrapped after a 13-week run because audience ratings aren't up to scratch. .Many new products don't hit the national national or international market because surveys indicate consumer consumer resistance, for whatever reason. Even do-or-die government government decisions are many times based on random samples of public opinion. In fact, "sophisticated" ratings systems, market surveys, surveys, and public opinion polls that supposedly take the pulse of the nation have become an important element in Canadian Canadian life. Roger Worth is Director, Public Affairs, ' Canadian Federation of Independent Business. But are the results of such pojls dependable? Do Cana dians really want poll results to affect something as fundamental fundamental as who will govern- the country? The question arises because of increasing public resistance to the rising number of pplls taken during recent election campaigns. Gallup, as well as the major major newspaper chains and television television networks all play the one-upmanship game, endeavouring endeavouring to upstage competitive media with' poll results. The media nabobs c'all it' freedom of the press. . What's important is that voters can bç* influenced by poll results,'particularly considering considering the inordinate amount of attention theyi receive. In facti poll results are given such a degree "of credence and authenticity authenticity by the media that even an incorrect poll can become become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Kendal News ... and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6 Several of the Kendal ladies attended the U.C.W, meeting at Kirby on Tuesday afternoon, afternoon, February 12th. They enjoyed slides shown by Miss Beatrice McLean of "Missionary "Missionary work among children of the world". Then a social time was enjoyed with the Kirby ladies. On Saturday evening the children of Kendal Sunday School invited the parents and the people of the congregation to a pancake supper which they served. This was followed followed by a very fine talent show which they put on. Much credit is due to our fine staff of teachers. On Sunday morning we were pleased to have the Kirby Cùbs and Beavers parade into the church followed followed by the Kendal Brownie Troup led by their leaders. They put on the first part of the service. One of the hymns they sang was, "He's got the whole world in his har '. Rev. G. Schwartz beganV n that hymn and wove a fine message around it, expanding On his scripture reading of the temptations of Jesus found in Matthew chapter four. Next Sunday Mr. Marvin Colvin will be our guest speaker. Sunday evening the couples' couples' club held a slipper meeting which was extra well attended. Mrs. Don Peddar's father, Mr. Savage passed away in Florida as the result of a heart attack. The funeral was at Sherbrooke, Quebec last week. He was 66 years of age. Sympathy is extended to the family. On Saturday afternoon the big barn on the former Earnest Patterson farm went up in flames. The present owner is Mr. Frank Hale. There were about a hundred cattle, free to come and go at the barns, with a large quantity of feed and next years fertilizer stored in the bam. The family were away at -thé time but the fire was seen as soon as it occurred by the skiers who turned in the alarm. An example of ihg inherent weakness in the system: two polls taken recently by Canada's Canada's major television networks differed by 20 percentage points on the number of people who >vere "undecided" about how they would vote, to say nothing of estimated support for the various political parties. , By overplaying poll results, Canada's major media outlets are asking for trouble. Already election polls have been .outlawed in British Columbia, Columbia, and the Quebec government government is taking the same tack on the referendum. Freedom of the press is a fundamental principle in Canada,' Canada,' but it carries with it the concomitant responsibility not to overemphasize such "news" as poll results for competitive reasons. The danger is that poll results results may influence voters to hop on a party bandwagon as they attempt to support a winner, rathêr than making a thoughtful decision on the basis of policy, leadership, and the issues of the day. St. Saviours Anglican church Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service-10:00 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. UNITED CHURCH , Orono Pastoral Charge Minister jRev. B.E. Long B.Th. ' Organist and Choir Director David Gray Sunday, February 20,1980 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45 WORLD DA Y OF PRAYER Friday, March 7th 7:30 p.m. St. Saviour's Anglican Church