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Taxes Municipal and educational tax,- es on properties in the Township of Clarke, and the Village of, Or- ,oe again increase this -year. Taxes on an average home in Orono with an assessment of $3000.00 will ilicrease by $25,99 Oro no0 VOLUME 31, NUMBER 14 A letter from the legal De- -Partrent of the Ontario Depart- ment of Education stated that the Department's Act did not re- fer to the need of a two-thirds ,Majrity to carry a motion. The local Public School Board was al- so referred to their own iawyer -who was of the same opinion. In this respect it now is apparent that the motion passed by a three to two majority for the establish- ment of an opportunity class. This was. disputed at the lastreua meeting of the Board. The Board at their meeting on .Monday.evening in the Orono Public School gave their approval to the draft plans for the Generai P>urpose room- to be constructed at the Orono Public sehool. Enrolment in the area totalled 844 at the end of March, up to tCe end of February. In a report it was stated that a transistor radio had been. sup- plied for the Kendai school and that Éducationa1 TV was to be Increasi whiile a sîmil.ar bouse in the Township of Clarke wili increase by $34.45. Total taxes on a bouse 1 assessed at $300000 will amount to $368.36 in the Township and a similar amount in Orono plus i water charges for frontage and 1 Weekly installed at Kehdal,- Newtonville and Kirby. A break-mn at the Clarke, Union scliooi was reported by Mlrs. Lowery with minor dam- age. A report on the book display held at the Newtonville school for a number ofdays last week was stated te lie very interesting. The-number of viewers was, how- ever, disappointîng, only 32 teacli- ers viewed the display of over one thousand new books. Mr. A. Gibson, principal of Kir- by schooi, asked when it was ex- pected tliat tliey would be moving into their new scliool at Kirby, He was informed that no definite date could lie set at this time. The school is tolie completed on April 28th. H1e also asked if it was possible to obtain wliat stud- ents would- lie attending the school and how many classrooms they expected at the school. This information is expected shortly stated the Board members. The Board .did not give approv- Il.<Contnued on Pige 4)'1 County Basis For. Education Inappropriate States Pitman On Thursday evening, April 4th the Durham Riding Associatioli of the New Democratie Party held a meeting at the Orono Town Hall. Walter Pitman, M.P.P., Pet- erb orough, was the guest speaker and lie tallked on "Problems in ^Ontario Education."1 Doug Moffatt, President of the Durham Riding Association, wel- comed everyone. H1e annoubeed the dance being held at the Lions Centre in Bowmanville on Satur- day, Aýril 6tli by the Women's Organization of Durliam Riding. HIe spoke of the importance of inemberships and urged everyohe to work at increasing the member- sh4pin Durham and Northumber- land and also to make sure that ahl renewals were in. H1e advised that a Federal Committee had been formed for Northumberland and Durham and that a nomina- tion meetiÉg would be held in the near future. Wilmer Hlui of Hampton in- troduced the guest speaker. H1e said tliat Walter Pitman was the first Federal Meniber for the NDP in 1960 and was a beacon of hope for 2 years. H1e ieft Peter- borougli and taught in Toronto until, 1965 wlien hie became 'As- sociate .Registrar of Trent Uni- versity, and in the October Prov- incial elections hie became MPP for Peterborough. Mr. Pitman said that lie was deligh ted with the enthusiasm shown in this area in tlie October elections and that le -feit tliat there was more tlian a good chance for the NDP in this rid- ing next time. H1e ire tioùô!ed his changing from. Federal to Prov- incial politiés and said . that il'h things lie was interested in were 110t going on in Ottawa,' they were going on i Toronto, at Queen's Park. "In education there will lie a wli 'le burgeoning. We are no longer a rural population. We must create a. more qualitative life. Urbanization tendency wl stretcli between Windsor and Kingston, mostly witbin 5 miles of lake", H1e mentional the sliooting of Martin Luther King. "There is the result of a certain kind of educ ation. We may see a war in the United States whichL wil make what is going i in Viet- nam look almost remote, distant and detached from- American So- ciety. There is a strugg'le going on now between, those trying to find civilized way for decent way of living for tbe negroes, and those wbo think that thse only wýay is violence. Tliey have an ed- ucational system in wbicb young People go through without realiz- ing indignities around them and wlio come out unconcern.ed. Our system is turning out sensitive and eoncerned people and we can lie proud of that in Canada. The Negro probiem. is not just a problem of race or colour, it is a problem of poverty. The Ne- gro and the poor and eiderly poor and the uneducated are al in the centre of cities in ghettos of dispossessed with slum and decay. There is sociaiism for the rich and free enterprise for the poor. Tbe people in Ontario in the last 10 years have learned and are sensitive and tlioughtful. Wben the blli to change edu- cation and boards of educatioïi came before the býouse, everyone voted for it. Ail people on al sides. of tlie bouse were in fav- our of the principies of tle ielli <Contimued on page 4) $26OO connectionis of $34-72 on a 66 foot lot, to bring the total to $403.08 ln Orono. The largest increase this year was establislied by the Durham County District Higli , Scliool Board witli a 5.9881 miii increasé. Times ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL llth, 1968 Swimming Group The Orono Swimming Club formally 'organilzed on Tuesday evenîng for another season. The club sponsors the, Red Cross swmiglessons at the Orono Swimming pool eacb year. It is the intention to again carry on this work this year in a Pattern similar to former years. Twelve persons were Present at the meeting- whicli was - chaired by Mrs., Douglas Allen. Mrs. W. H. Carman gave the treasurer's report in whicb an amnout of $261.69 was shown as a balance. In the election of officers the following were elected. Mrs. D. Staples. president; Mrs. Wmn. Grady, treasurer; Mrs. J, Wil- liams, secretary and 7 directors, Mrs. C. Hutton, Mrs. D. Allen, Mrs. B. Clark and Mrs. A. Moffat. 7 To This is followed by the Township with a n increase of 4.3673 milis on prýoperty in the Township. The Township public sehool board maittained their increase to a meagre .4571 milis. The rate for Township purposes, Village roads and Village general rate saw an increase of 1.5 milis far proçperties in the Village of Or- ono. At this time it is flot known to what exteht the basic shelter tax rebate will have in Clarke Town- shin. It is quite 'possible that it will offset the increase which lias been extelnded to the taxpayers through the Township tax bill. The new tax bis do flot carry any information on the shelter tax rebate as this information is tiot avalable at this time, states Mr. Milison; Township clerk. A new, feature of the tax bill this year is that taxes are to be paid in two, instalhnents. The first- instalment is due on June 3rd with the second installment due on November lst, 1968. Easter Services During this week early morn- ing church services have b >een held at the Orono United Church. The services, on a, daily basis, have commenced each mnorning sharp at eight o'Clocek and -have' taken a period of fifteen min- utes. Followilng the s ervice s cof- fee lias been served to those who could stay. Churcli service and Holy Communioni will lie observed God Friday morning at il a.m. Outiines'Objeectives 0f New 'Drama Giro-up Mr.. Kenineth Stubington of Newcastle spoke to the Orono Chamber of Commerce meeting held at the Northway Restaur- ant on Monday evening, outlining the growtb of Drama in the area over the past few years. The his- tory was brouglit up to the pres- ent and to tbe forthcoming festi- val to be beld during August in Newcastle. Drama 'in the area basically started witli Miss Joan Bennett in the Clarke High Sehool where class plays were lield om' a fest- ival basis, This was carried on for two years witli most reward- results, stated Mr. Stubington. H1e then, pointed out the success- fui staging of two-acts from Ham- let in the Simpson-Sears Festival whore Clarke won in Cobourg and placýed second in the semni- (Continued on Page 5) F urns Kt-y For The Last Time After tbirty-eigbt years in bus- iness in Orono Mr. Robert Gian- ville locked the door of bis feed miii as an active enterprise, lest weekend. In February of 1930 Mr. Gianvîlle uniocked tbe same door Vo bhis feed mili which lie bad then purchased from MRr. Ceciu Carveth. Previo-s to l'hi- date Mr. Glanville lied worked for Mr. Carvetli as a teamster. During this 313 years end th? years beyond. tbis Mr. Glanville recails many changes in the feed ard farm industry. He, recalis long bours as a teamster wben grain was liauled tlirougbout the district in one bundred bushel wagon býoxes and ail loeding alid UnIoading was done by bend and the use of bushel scoops. The building in which Mr. Gienville opereted bis business. (Continued page 6) Simple Majority Motion Carnles For 'Opportunilty' Class 'j $34,0OO Interim (ommittee Accomplishes Interîm Committee Accomplishing Nothing Mr. Lawrence Greenwood, ln reporting to the Clarke Township Schooi Board in connection with the lnterim Committee of which lie is a member, stated that the Committee lied accomplished very littie during its appointment. Notbing eat ail was accompiished at the iast meeting and other members, of the Committec feit the seme way, lie said. The Com- mittee was appointed to assist witb the change over of the scbool administration at the end of this year wheh- a two-county Board wiil lie formed. If it doesn't shape up better there will soon lie -no one attend- îng, lie'said. Mr. . Greenwood aiso said that the Committee wanted to know'if the individual Boards would make funds aviilable. fer the Commit- tee. Mr. Wm. -Turansky said, "Let Davis worry, lie set up' the new system." Ail members agreed and no action was taken by the Board to set aside any mioney for the Committee. 880 AcresBquint Fire burned- over '900 acres Monday evening and early Tues- day morftîng in the fîrst and sec- ond concession of Cartwright Townsbin. The fire o f unkpiown origin swept over the area whicli included som-e four hundred acres in merchantable Christmas trees. The Clistmas trees were Drinci- pailyowe by Dr. Bre,ý,lin .of Toronto. Men of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests assisted in fighting the fire and also supplied equpmeitfor the extinguishing of the fire. The Caesarea, Port Perry and Bowmenviiie Fire Departments: were alsýo rcpresented at the fîre. Mr. Kimmett of the Depart- ment of Lands alnd Forests in Or- eno steted that 880 acres had beýen liurned over by the fire.