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- ~-~------ The construction la 1968 of a '7,000,000 roformiatory, training centre and regional detention ueontre near Toronto and changes ,n policy of the Department of Reform Institutions will affect the ililbrook Reformatory. It lias been reportodthat wlien ~the $7,000,000 reformatory is àeompeted that hlai of the, pop- ulation atMillbrook will be trans- terred te tlie new reformatory. Tbr-is will include the addicts, al- 4.oholics and deviates. The maximumr security unit at Milbrook wll bc incorporated ia- ie a now regional detention cen- tre. It was tlie intention and plan ojf four counlties, Victoria, Peter- býorougIi, Durhiam and Nortlium- berIand te build a new detention cýentre on. a site at tlie nortli end cPf Higliwayj 115. This proposai is now, dead and will net be carried eut as the Millbrook Reformatory will be usod for this purpose. In the past muc'gii criticism was laid against the location of the Reformatory la Millbrook due niainly to its lack of facilities for trcating inmnates. As a regional detention centre this factor- will -nùt. be evidont. The reforms institutions de- partment staff feels tlie Mimico ,ellnic will get more lielp from dortors, psychiatrists and univor- sity workers who are 'reluctant in leave large urban centres. Two 'e regional centres te receive priority during the strearnliý-nng program, said the ininister, wvoulld be those for Çuie and Niagara, They would replace six j ails, "ome oftthcm pre-Confederation inodels. Botli Brig. Poulton and Mr. Kirkatr~kîre members of the selet comitte te Ontarie Go- fer eginalcentres. The brigadier poiated eut most antiquated county j ails lack any form ef w rk for prisoners.) "Thcy've been aliowed to, go te seed mentally just sitting ard looking' at each othier," bce said. A prisoner- would normally spend up te two months lu a county j ail, but he could strbeh it te as- much as seven moaths on ap-peal. Tlie big advantage of a cen- tralized jail lies la staffing it with specialists and providing re- habilitation pregrams, said the brigadier., Mr. Kirkpatrich said it may be îreeessary te- rebuild, after tear- ing downý obsolete sections of Don Jail, to liandle even the vol- ume of those awaiting trial. He said the John Howard Se- ctiety first prepesed regional de- tentien centres in 1957 'and we're -deighted Mr. Grossman is on- gaged la this program."I Orono, VOLUJME 30, NUMIBER 50 Weekly' ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, THURSDAY, want ta go on record as first ta wish you "Happy New Yeacr" and ta thank you for fcivoring us wîth your patronage. May every day brîng you and your family a full zmeasure of happinessa nd good heaÉlth. Cousesset Ontario Durham College will be the site et a series et busines smen's courses in management accountin g and effective super- vision beginning next February. The courses are aimod at Osh- awa businessmen and are sponsor- ed by the Oshawa Chamber et Commerce with the assistance et thc Ontario Departmont et Edu- cation. The courses last one niglit a week for 10 weeks and cest only $30. The first session ef thc man- agemenlt, ccounting course -will be held on Feb. 6. Sudh topics as "110w te plan a profitable eper- ation-forecasting and budgeting" and "translating financial state- monts into cash flow", wîli be ef- fered.i 1The effective supervision course will begin February 8. Athetc nowobleWon By Oshawa Man A good crowd was'present last Saturday, evening te take part la -the Winter Carnival held at the Orono Rink. Altliougli the--laek of snow eliminated some eof the attractions such as skidoo racing and snew-man building, tlie ev- ening did provide other features lncluiding contests, games and Santa made an early visit to the rink and greeted close ýto 175 young, children. To eacl of, !is young visitors lie presentod a Christmas Candy Cane. He -mnade lis entrance into tlie rink Dn a cuter and after touring the ice surface greeted lis young ad- Mirers la tlie top room of the -rinh. Along with tlie gamnes and rac- es there was a dciioitraition of figure skating by a few of the rnembers of the Orono Figure Skating ýClub and a brief hockey game played by the younger players la Orono. One of the major events of the êveing was the draw for the Snowmobile. The winner was Mr. Max J. Duetsch of Oshawa. Mr. Vernon Graham also won an ei- ectrice razot. Mr. Jack Williams, a centennial cake and Mrs. Chas. Armstrong a doîl. Miss Marilyn West and Mrs.' Kay Gustar were the winners of the bean-guessing contest. The evoning, free of any charge, was jointly sponsored by the Orono Amateur Athletic As- sociation and the Orono Chamber of Commerce. The Orono Public Sehool 2nd Annuai Talent Night held last Wednesday evening, December 2th, was attended bý a packed hall. This certainly showed the interest and support' of the par- ents and many friends of the students taking part, and the stu- dents gave a wonderful perform- ance right from thefirst to the last number on the program. 1. Junior Glee Club, were pu- plis from Grades 1, 2, 3, and 4, 0I'i e Orono Hydro Rates lim s DECEMBER 28th, 1967 Above Other under the direction -of irsbn,~p les and Mrs. Touchburn, "An Op- eretta adapted from Sleeping Beauty." 2. Keith Powell, a recîtation 'ÀBoys Wish.' 3. Grade Five (featuring Doug- las Black) - A selection from Il M.S. Pinafore.' 4. Grade Six r A play 'Tacks'. 5. Janet. Schoenmaker,, recita- tion Christmas Coming' 6. Patti Lunn, a piano solo 'On 7. Grade 2 - ACrita Play 'io he (Grinch SoeChristmas' an aaion oef the story by this ciass. 8. Grade Seven- A skit. 9. Gra.de Fur The Twelve Days of Christmras, Merry Christ. man, 10. Bonnie Dunlop playred the accordian 'The 01d' Spinning (Continued page 6) Garnet Rickard Awarded Corn Sil The Durham County Grain Corn Competition held their an- nual banquet la the Blackstock Community Centre under the aus- pices of the Durham County Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- dion. A delicious beef lunch was rerved by the women of the Blackstock, United Church. The speaker was Dr. Ramsis Girgis wlio is a plant breeder wth the Crop Productiion De- partment of IJ.C.O., was intro- duced by Don Staples of Orono. Dr. Girgis has studied1 both 1 i Egypt and Germany. Dr. Girgis' addrcss was ton the subject of developments ln corn. Something that causes a redening of the skin of corn kernels bas been report- ed by a number of farmers, its cause is not known, but it is net due to overheating in drying and it does not affect the germina- tion or yiel d from the affected corn kernels. Dr. Girgis sad re- search is now being' done on smaller corn plants te try and increase yeild, but, he warned that because a corn, plant was small it did nlot necessarily mean tt would be higlier yielding, this would only be true if the corn variety had been selected foi: high yield. Another developmient in the corn industry -is the more extensive use of single cross var- leties which produce more uni- form corn plants, but may pos- sess smaller seed. Dr. Girgis em- phasized that it is important te get the correct size of plate in the planter for the particular hy- brîd that is being grown, this varies witli Hybrid and kernel size used. Most of the cern that is now planted is of the Dent type, research is now being done using,.Flint corn. this it is be- ieved will lielp extend the area la which corn is grown. Following the address Harvey Wright, the.,Soil and Crops Spec- ialist. gave a report -on the corn growing conditions and the man- agemi.ent practices used in the ceunty this past season. The av- erage yield for the competition had risen from 83 bushel per acre la 1966 to 110 bushels in 1967. The.weather in 1967 was unusual la that May was colder than us- ual, making planting late. Thé cro p received the most heat un- its in the months of June rather than July or August which are usually the months receivîng the meost heat units. There was bura- ing wlwn Atrazine was applled in 2 lbs. of ehl but this did not ap- parently affect the final crop. Ia most cases 1 IL.eof'hi is te be preferred to 2 lbs. The best yields this year were obtained with stands of between 20,000 and 22,000 plants per acre. This was when alI the other practices were also at their best- such as drainage, fertility, weed contril, etc. Mr. Wright said in some counties there lias been atend- ancy to reduce the row width to 30 to 32 ladies and this could bo advantageous where the machin- ery,' especially the liarvesting machinery, can handle these row widths. The resuits of the Grain 'Corn Competition were announced by Mr. A. O. Daîrymple, the Durham County Agricultural Represent- ative. A special framed seroîl was prepared for the Durham Corn, King by Don Staples of Orono, The winner of, the scrolL is Cor-' esmore Farins, R.R. 4, Bowman. ville with a yield of 135.4 bushels per acre. At the banquet a com- petition was held to guess the number of kernels of corn in a jar, the winners wero Mrs. Glen Skuce, Lindsay and John Bonsma, Burketon. The number -of kernels was 1967. Centres The Orone Hydre Electrie Commission has one of the hlgli- est rates for electrical service ln Central Ontario, according te a report from the, Municipal Elc- tric Utilities and, Local Systomis as approved la July, 1967. The Orone residential rate ià tho second highest la the district beîng tepped only by Toronto. The commercial and Industria rates la Orono are the highest in the district. Orono's latest rate increase came into offoct la August of 1966. .The rates for Orono are: Resi dential Service net monthly bill for 750 KWH $9.20; Commercial net monthly bill for use et 1 KW on- demand and 200 heurs $3.80,- and industrial1 net monthly bill for use of 1 KW on demand 250- heurs, ¶$160. .This compares for the samo ýa mount of service la thc follewing categories, Bowmanvillo residoen- liai $666, Commercial $3.15, la-. dustrial $2.43. Ajax Rosidontial $9.09, Com-, mef-ial $3.33, Industrial $2.61; Georgetown Residentiai $7.29, Commercial $3.33,1 Industrial $3.15 King City Residential $8.70, Com- mercial '¶3.20, Industrial $1120; Newcastle' Residontial $8.28, Com- mercial *,$3.60, Industrial $3.06Y Oshawa Residential $7.45, Cern- ý-nerc!a1 $2.80, Industrial7 $2.80; Toronto Rosidential $9.77, Com- mercial $3.28, and Industrial la speaking with the Orono Manager, Mr. Mol Dewns, lhe did forccast a possible further -rate increase ln hydre rates in Orono due te an increase ln Interimn Power rates fromný Ontario Hydre, te the local, commission. Mr. Downs di d state that it now ap- peared that the Commission would net have te issue the de- bentues wich re-viously it lad intended te issue la theamount et $25,000'.00. wk ý,,à ý,à