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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER l1th, 1968 ORONO WEEKLY TIMES UAuthorized as Second Class mail, Post Office Departsnent, Ottawa) Publ'ished every Tliursday at the office et publicatio> Main Street, Pnone 109, orono, Ontarlo EDstablished in 1938 by R. A. Forrester Roy C. Forrester - Ed'itor and Manager Prime Minister Trudeau dropped somewhat of a bornbsliell receently when he stated that Ottawa would opt out of the medicare plan within a five year period, and turn the affair over to the Provinces..No doubt Ottawa would allow greater tax dispersment to the Provinces in such a move. It appears that Ottawa is considering getting out of a number of shared cost programs in social services and to let the Provinces have the full responsibility botli in costs and administration. If we are to have sucli programs as medîcare it seems more logical that they be administered from the Federal authority than, from eacli individual 'province. With ad- ministration from Ottawa such ýplans would be nationwide with equal opportunity for everyone. On individual pro- vincial basis, the scope could vary considerably across Canada. Today we hear repeatedly the need for equality of opportunity and a wider basis for taxation. This lias been cited as the reason for the esteblishing of larger units of eduaction which corne into force in Ontario at the begin- ning of the year. This is the same process as and the same conditions that exist in medicare w'hen one considers tlie whole of Canada. We feel that, Trudeau is reversing the dlock and is setting the stage for greater diversity across the nation in medicare. With the federal authorty having control medicare would bce handled on the same basis across the co.untry with everyone securing equal care. It would also give assistance to de.pressed areas whicli shall always exist. From this corner there appears greater justice in social welfare being on a national basis. We have often expressed in this corner the fallacy of continually trying to pay for capital expenditures out of current revenue. This practice can liand-cuff a munici- pal body or sehool board to a point where they must curb *other needed projects to the detriment of the community. * At recent meetings ýof lie Public School Board it is continually repeated that they have no money for pro- *jects whîeli tley eould undertake to a betterment in edu- cation. The Board lias in the past few years undertaken a number al captial expenditures in building additions to schools. Ïn ail cases tlie Board undertook to pay these costs out of current revenue over a short two year period. This procedure increases the present day tax rate for such works and no doulit cuts into revenue that sliould be used for operation and the supply of educational needs. This must have some cffect on tlie quality of education' that can be offered to the student which is deplorablq. Scliool7 Board.s or, municipal councils cannot put al their eggs in one basket because their field of operation takes in many fcets. It would seem more reasonable to extend the per- iod of payment for capital expenditures to be able to carry on other facets of municipal requirernent on an adequate basis. The Public Sehool Board at the present time appears to have a sum of $15,000 tied up for captial payment to- wards a general purpose room in Orono in 1968 whioli tley will not use for this purpose but at the present time can- not use it for other needed expenditures in improviug educational facilities. Up And DoAwn The Book Sticks Stay on To.p With Books Tliat's* the theme for Young Canada's Book Week (November 15-22). Tlie officiai poster shows ,n agile and mod-clad acrobat balancing on top of a round globe representing the world. Corne to the Clarke Pýublic Lib- rai-y to see this eye-catcbing post- cë. If your chld hias not been in- troduced to the Library. Young Canada Book Week is an upprop- riaite time to see that your young- ster "stays on top witli boks." Besides the poster, the boys and girls will enjoy our gay clown puppet wbo is on top of the 'world' too. To entiçe the reluctant rend- ers, we have some arnusing cartoon papeilbacks featuring Scliulz's "Cliarlie Brown" and Ketcharn's "Dennis the Mqenace.' Here are the tities: What Next, Charlie Brown? Here Cornes Snoopy You Are Too- Mucli,. Charlie Brown You're A Winner, Charlie Brown Hey, Pehnuts Here Cornes Trouble Happy-H1alf Pint For The Young At Ileart The Temple of Gold - Godman For Love of Ivy - Smith The Games - Atkinson Fair Tomorrow - Loring The Lilies of the Field - Bar- rett .The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter - McCullers MdclCentre - Baldwin TeLong Love - Bucký Karen - Killilea With L'ove from Karen - Kil- lilea1 Nixon - Mazo and Hess Outside There, Somewhere Kallen Juvenile Nonfiction What makes TV Work? Tlie First Book of Deserts Ail About Dinosaurs The First Book of Africa The Art of Africa Dorothy Robinson, Doxed CHRISTMAS CARDS 89e te $1.59 Also a good selection of individual personal Cuistmas Cards. You'1l enjoy these. GIFT WRAP Overseas Wrap 25 cents ORONO, ONTARIO Letter to Editor 1 Fraser Street, Part Hope, Ont. Nov. 6, 1968 The Editor, Orono Weckly Times, Orano, Ontario. Dear Sir: Mnay I impose on your good graces to publIsb the following brief tribute to tlie late Ernest Dent. Yours very truly, Chris MacKay. On October 27ý 1968 1 was grieved to learn froin a mutual friend, Mr. G. L. McGee of Orono, that Ernest Dent had passed on. Having salled out of Halifax ln the dark days of eariy 1940 with Ernie and continuîng in the s'aime formation until lis evacua- tion to hospital from Germany 'lu 1945 :and having retained close relations from 1946 onwards, I consider that, as Comi-ades in Arms for over five eveptful years, I knew hlm better than anyone outside his immediate famuily. As the 0.C. of a small, bighly techuicail Unit wliere -ability and courage were the' chef perquis- ites, I considered Ernie Dent to be without peer in bis own spec- il field. His skill at improvisa- tion was outstanding, lie could generally lie expected to have a power bouse operating in a mat- ter. of days after it bad been 'permanently' disabled by enerny demolition engineers before leav- ing in baste for the Fatlerland. H1e appeared to bave a sixtli sense in knowing wliere a 500 KVA generator, a turbine, 20 Mv transformer, etc. could lie 'liber- ated' by a srwift niglit raid and used to better effect on the Al- lied side of No Man's Land. In many ways Ernie was a genius and n'on-conformi1st. An ideal comibination in warf are, qualities which the "Old Sebool Tic" establishment could neithier appreciate nor understand. For brevity, one instance only. Ernie designcd and prod*uccd a mine detector 'and demonst-rM-te'd theý improvised model without arous- ing any interest or enthusnasm. More than a year later the mine detector by wbich armies moved and lived, was evolvcd with tri- umph. Except for the fact that it was factory produced àt was identical in principle with Ern- ie Deuît's borne made inodel of an earlier year. Wbile listening t the Rev. Kitchen's M'ost enlightening ad- dress in the Lang Mernorial Chap- el at Orono, I felt thait there were many parallels in civilian 1f e especially so with cîvilians wbo bave neyer knowu the broth- crhood of the battlefield, or the ORONO, ONTARIO blitzed town where "tomorrow" has been erased from tlie. vocab- ulary and lias assumed a nebu- lous farm, wlierc the men wbo are mcn, and the women who are. wamcn, stand out like beacons amang their fellaws, many ýof whom are far away in their "counting bouses', oblivious, to the "people wrongcýd a world awhay.". As a man Ernie Dent liad the quality of greatness to whicb mnany aspire but few can equail. He hiad a most definite. concep- tion of Mie conditions and thoughls which inspired Burn's fo Pen the lines "Man's inhuman- ity to man rdakes countless thousands mourn";, and could discuss sincere'ly Mis own convic- tions on the subjeet. In bis.own profession lie could neither be împressed nor depressed by the opinions or actions'of petty poli- ticians, or uninitiated' layrnen with ýan axe to grind. He travel- led in a spbere of lis own,, above anid beyond their influence, com- pletely uncapable of harbouring illilI, for any man. As a Wàrrant Officer Eruie wais rcspected and admired by ail ranks for lis courage, bi*s abil- ity, his cbeerfal philosophy un- der stress, and as a man. It Was my' privilege to have known sucli a man. Chris Mackay. FORMER ORONO CITIZEN CELEBRATES 1044h BIRTHDAY The oldest known person fim Ontario and one af the oldesi in Canada, Mrsi. Francis Jackson,. celebrated her birthday Iast Thursday, November 7th. A one time resident of Orono- and now in Fairview Lodge, Whit- by, Mrs. Jackson lias been con- fined to bed for the last sàx montlis but was able to sit up in a chair for tlie event. Members of her farnily and friends visited during the davy. Cal) your. licensed Plumbing & Mechanical Contractor Who selis> instails qnd guarantees CARMAIN PLUMBING AND HEATING Phone 983-5207 Oreno TELEPHONE 983-5207 r CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH ANA COMMENCEMENT in the High School Auditorium Friday, No1v'ember l5th at 8:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Mr,. W. Fo Thoma, B.A., Provincial Area Superintendent PeebruhNrhmebdDra Department of Education PIONEER 11-30/11-60 thechain saws bulit to professional standards ... preferred by farm operators! CHAIN the big difference PIONEER (À- cL 'SAWS is total engneering! ROLPH OMNIN A R DW ARE