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~yIf- J » fi8, Co-opmeraive Burns-i ýMoit9age At Annlual Meeting ORONO WEEKLY lIMES 'VOûLUME 29, NUMBER Il ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, TIIURSDAV, 3MARCH 23rd, 1967 'nie Orono Park Board, at a re- twept meeting gave approvai 1for 1fr. sponisorship of a Ceniteninial ýýeaik Bar-B-Q. The Bar.-B-Q wl W-elheld in the Orono Park in Jl 'fun is býeinglede by M1r. E. H. ame.Furthier plans for the PBar-B-Q are to be formulated lngwith notifying the Centeni- ~ Cfimittee of the prolgraim. 1REVIVE TENNIS A deegateipesh'1lxnwe Wjýrono Tennis Club met withth !-crk Board outining necessary ripairs at the tennis courts if th*s~ort was to be revived. Mlt- er onsderblediscussion the pqark Board agýreed to an expendi- hture of an amount of $1000.00 for Ë,ie restoration of the tenniq court Thswould be for a new surface m% the court. The Te-iLs Club is to pay a yearly rent of $2.00.00 icsfor the surfacing of the ýurt, are to be obtained and pro- ýVnted to the next meeting of the Rt was reported at the Board, vieetin-g that new chiJren's play .~up th'ad beeii purchased for thec park. This included two teeter ,,,tters andl a jungle swing. The 'quipment wil ho installed for --c this year. plan, AMateur Show The 0Orono piateur Athletie tenniai Amnateur Shom, this sumin- mier with funtis from the show going to hlp pay. off the artificial ice deht. The docision' was set by the Associ ation at a special mepet- ing held on Monday evening. Mm. Stirling Mather of Orono is in charge of the amateur show and i5i already advortising for con- testants- to register f or th e sho w. Mm. Mather states that it is the Intention- to 'hld the show the came week as the Centenal Steak Bar B-Q. Preparations are aiso underway to, hoki a -parade of antique Fire Engines the samne evening as the show. t li also the wish of the Commîitteo to con- clude the evening with a Centen- niaI Dance. Visit Four Schools ior Panrerport a mocst lnteres4tlug cntrtinngand edcational trip * oooto iast wveek with their leader, Mm, flamch, andi two menm- bIer's of the Ban<d organization. Theme er of the band not o- !Y poie musical entertainmient for ClaF4SeS Of one scliool but also 5rat la withi a school band to Joint- ly plaqy var'ous scores and undr"m different ledersh-ip. of four citiools uringthe cday andi heard some finje schlool bands play. CONCERT APRIL Znd.ï The Sundlay afternoon concert, April 2nd, by the Junior Baui s now well uinderwa.,y. The concert will be held, in the audlitorium -nof the Clarke fliigh Scho ol comenoýn- ing al 2:30. Plan now to attend and to eni oy the noix music pre- pared by the band for thisi4 con- cert FniayAnd Satur.' The Orono Figure Skating Club are holding their annual Çarnival [thi weekend at the Orono Rink. The Canival will ho hoeld for two niccessivýe evenings on Fridayand Saturday, March 24th and 25th. The program will not only feat- iire the local skaters but also Robert Emerson, Canadian Junior M-ens Champion. Plan iow to attend the last big L sk r Sho levent of the year a h rn Last Wednesday evening in the basement of the, Orono United Church the DurYlam Farmers' County Co-operative passed ýan- other milestone ln, the history of thrir organization. It was- at this annual meeting and banquet that a brief ceremony was held to burn the mortgage on the new miii and warehouse, north of or- ono. Conducting the mortgage humn- ing ceremony wa-,i Messrs. John Knox, present chairman of the the Board durirr, the construction Board, John Stone. chairma n of of the new miii in 1957, and Ernie Spry, manager of the Co-operative. One of the Iargest -gatherin!gs assembled for the annual meeting and banquet and to view the hist- cry record event of the evening. EntertaiQment wasý provided by Miss White, vocal soloist and "The Other, ilf", a Rock and Roll group from Bowmanville. The new mil which was opened on February 1, 1958 wa,5 built at a cost of $92,000.00 and in the first year a mortgage of, $3Q,00.00 was re.quired to finance the project. The Board of Directore respons- ible for the construction of the building were Messrs. John Stone, CarlosTamiblyn,, John Knox, Orme Fa,7Gen Pickile, Jack Hohues, Alvin Blewvett, Bruce Tink, and Emnie Bryson. SIX 3MONTHS HOLIDAY The Annual meeting,, on Wed- nesdayevig deciared a six month hoiiday with paiy for their manager, Mr. E. Spry,, who has been with the local co-operative since 19418 and man~ager iffice Jan- 11ary lst, 1950. The meeting also deciared a 3% diviciend on 1966 business aiong witli paying off dividlends deciar- ed in 1962. e-C4hCpdeciared sligd- crease in volume of bu5siness !in, the year 1966. The Durham district high school board on Wednesday niglit of last wcek approved a motion permit- ing stud(enits to ,take part in Car- eers Expo to h e lil at the Mcm- orial Centre ini Peterborough Ap-. il 18 to 21. A letter from the thmee Peter- borough schooi boards which are sponsoring the pro ject, said the orgýanization and deveiopment of thiis dispiay i9 well under - way. Already more than 40 booths have been aiiocated representipg more than 100O career fields. The project will feature career opportunities for- ail levels of ed- ucation from Grade 10 through UJniversity. It was feit that a display of this nature could pre- sent to students, parents, teach- ors', trustees and the general pub- lic a wealth of up-to-date career Lowery-Diüle A quiet but pretty wedding t. place in Kirby Unitedi Church oý Satumday, March 4th, at 2 p.me,. when Brenda Anu, daUghter Mm. andi Mrs. Frank W. Drinkiel, Bowmanville, Ont., became theî bride of John Wayne Lowory, s7ce. of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lowerye, R.R. North Oronol (Kirby). The ceremony was performi by Rov. Basil Long and Mrs. E. R. Bryson, o>rgani, playcd the we&- ding mïusic. *Given in marriage by hem fatà- er, the bride was attirod lina floor-length g4wn of white brocadeý styled wîth fittedl bodice, I)o lfi'y pointed sleove.& and petit treûm- Hem shoulder-length veil, flie from a peari studded circietha- piece. Sho carried pink roses awt £tephanotis. lier only attendant was tkC groom's sister, Mrs. Catherins, Switzer Who, wore a s4treet-lenutk dre.sis of Dior blueý Chanltilly IaR* with chiffon trim, white net chu>- eau, and White gloves and",shjoe.. Pink and white carnationg ïfasks- ioned hem nosegay. Mr. Bon Koýr- opatxva was groomasman wif Messrs. Melvin' Switzer anid lf f ord Long ushereld. The reception was held inth Sunday School Room where the bride's mother, wearing scarlet alpaca with blacik access-ories, re- ceived the guestsý. The groo'.' mother assistod wearing an zr blue and gold 'brocadè shoath, drlc-s \with whlite accessoies. Following the reception, itýe happy couple dteparteti for -- honeymioon in Tennessee mid Prior to their marriage, they, were pieasantiy surpriso d whee. the Kirby Commiunity pre.sete them -twith gifts of alumlinLim, It ware a Pelage bane and a pink;ý star quilt spread. Froin'Wlsmz ei-pkffyzes, tbey -received a lant Control' four-slîce tatr They wili reside in Toronto, information. This would ho of value, to ,stud-ents pflanning car- eers, and to teachers who could relate their sujbi ect areas to car- er opportuinities, The board was to Id the Peter- bor ough schoois planned to have their secondary school students from Grade 9 to .12 transportod, t4 tho exposition during sehool. hous.1 The lotter stated that st !&c, 1,300 students from schools out- side of Peterborough will attend. It wýa9 noted, however, that there are facilitios to handle an even higher number. The Peterborough boards ree- ommended- that rather* than have outlying students attend on a vol- unary basis, the ýentire grade 1v elsi should be sent se that ail could avail thoemselves'of the display. Wins Trophy Leskard Public School made a name for itself at the Kîwanis ,Musical Festival, in Peterborough las't week. In seven entries, the school won five firsts and two seconds. The Trophy for two-room s'hoswas won ln a thmee-part chorus with a mark of 88. Triple- trios, two part songs and school choir9 were among the othor on- tries. Shelley Battams, won first place la the vocal solos for È'xteen years ýand under.' Cong. ra tulations are due to the pupils ,-wo teadhers' and M Ars. R. Mer Lyte music superv7isor. NuAction Taken By Board lOn Tobacco Haîvest The Durham district high!schnoo boar-d, at a recent meeting, to-ok no action on a request by the Durham andc Northumberland Flute Cured Tobacco Growers Associa- tion to permit high school stud- onts to work in tobacco fields dur- ing September after tlhe oponing of the school year. The 'letter, written by Martin Postier, aýSociation secretary-, treasulrer, stressed that one bar- vestî Iay missied due to lack of ïaboý,r îmeanit the loss of a largea- mounti, of revenue for the area. "Th'e problem if bringing in tranisienit laborers was provaient in thec Delhii aea la.it summner, the letter stated. "I personally, have found high schooi students to he far superior tosçeme of the labor brought in and would hate to have to contend with 100 per cent tran- sient labor." lHe asserted most farmers would prefer local help but with a lamg- or acreage expected, they wil hesitate to lire students, knowing that just whcn hclp is needed most, they retumnto 5chool. The letter asked that principals be asked for their feelings la the Last fail tbe school board did not eiidorse a resolution fmom the Delhi high school board [request- ing the Ontario governmeat to permit attendance grants for stu. dents working on the tobacco bar- vest. E. G. Witherspoon, principal of Clarke High School, recalied a, motion by the,'government permit-,, ting students to work with.out the board'loging its attendance grant,. Lt was noted -that students in. Port Hope, Clarke Township anci Bowmanvillc lad worked on tIhe tobacco harvest iast fail dumling the early part ýof the school tr At* Port Hope, -35 students worIe absent the firet two weeks. Oroýno Park Board Plans Centnnil Bef Br-B-Q Board Approves Trips 'To Ceareers Expo' emm