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M us f%9? / 73(KK Sincoe early in October,, a sinail, býut dedicated group of volunteers lias been at work ini this commun- ity preparing the second floor of Orono's, new library for use as a museum for Clarke Township. The museuin, wbich will contaici art icles from Orono, Newcastle, Port Granby, Starkville, Kirby, ICendal, Leskard' and Newtonville, wiIl be open to the public Dec. 14 and 16 froi 6:30 p.m. tfn8:30p mn following a private opening I)cc. 1 0. It wil then bc cdow~d until the N w XYear, vh en it wi li be ope'n every Thursday evening froin 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 pin. There is no ad- rfýission charge, Unde-t its official litile of Clarke Iiluseum and Archhves, the mnfl euinbas takçen as its theme "Early 1)ays in Clarke." Th ruseuin consists of siç moins and two large halls on thuý, second floor of the Clarke Puble Lihrary in Orono whîch was o pen- cd last year iu an old brick bouse huiifinu18l2. 'Ile voluiîtary grour of flche cm is1 cisaimman Donald Tai vice chairmon lRobert fIrs. Rtobert Hlancock iý and Ray Dickson, frea; Each ooin in the ckvotcd to a pai ticulai car y diiys sn (1ark. lt ioàu etofthe hals be a dispiay of pictur( cerc and local scce1es various communities iý VOLU ME 35, NUIMBER 49 ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY', DECEMBER 8 Board OfOcrnoYtT r l'le Or-ono Youtfh Theatre held herannual meeting on Sunday evening with closefo thirty lu at- tendance. A good representation %vas presenf from the 1971 cast who weme part of the summer program hel d in Omono. Mr. E. H-. Samuechaic-sred fthe meeting with Mrs. Ana Newton as secretary. Mr. Samuel stafed that he feit the summer program, and presentafions were mosf success- ful. TPhe progr,ýai, he said, xvas snost beneficial flor the young people wls otook part and fIat flhe pr-ofesszion-al staff was as g-ood ais could be found. Ie pitdout that flic past board cif direcfrs have reicùm- m;endcId that the Th.eatre be con- tinued lu 1972-. ThIs ýundertaking hesaid was of beeIfo teP oi munity andi that the, communmity id have tise aalbc~clsf carry on flic prOgrýain. The fînancial 'report did show l'ie 1971 operation witli a current (leficit of $640.00. Total expendi- tumes reached $15,800.00 of whîch "&2 Of0I s for professiona[ sec- i w 'ý_ P enueés fotalied $15,1600O ineJi!iu a $600000 grant froin (bîarl YotliTheatre, $3,587.00 from ticket sales and $2,145.00 ln fionations. The aninual meeting appmoved the new board of directors a'; fol- lows: Mfrs. E. H. Samuel, Bow- pu-îli , \fr .. Barlow, Orono, Mr~. R. Forrester, Orono, Mr. Robt. Slîeî'idaiî Bowmanville, Mms. S, MNargIc ;, Cobourg, Mrs. Roy Saw- yer, Orono, Mr. M. Gilhooly, Bf ws- i'nicMm..Keý-ifli Allin, New- ('atie l's.J. Si(orks, Newcastlc, lVis A. wertbowmnvilcM H.~ ~ ~ ~ ~~a l nOhaa Ms ScBY. The above pîcture was tallen about 1912 show- tng a sinali portion of flic Corner store which af thaf time had flic Orono Post Office at flic soufh end. The major portion of flic picture is now Reid's Hardware whicli a flifme was, Henry's RUJSSELL LIEADS DEVELOPMENT COMI A commiftee bas beeî the Diamond Trianglet a brief for flic provinci ment on the nced foi nient-and joint plannir Port Ilope-Cobourg area. At a meeting held ir flown hall on Friday rE ives frmintfsc fwo towns on 11d iamilton township, eci _'l ;-,slOns )epufy-R( cr c"'t, ll f0chair thei ivlciew 111draw csp the1 of the Board of Direci mnembers of the castà past stinner. Mr. Samuel stafed Board had aleady mad mÈzieiu to the Qafari Theatreý( for assistance Agnaldiscussiono eraionof heOmono You Cd cocutltr vý-n glass cases.' in charge Oue- photogiaph is of Orme headed by Gamsby, "the, officiai greeter of insley, and orono," a well-known singer andl Hlaacock. sportsman in the early 1900s. is secretary, In a large frame is a picture surer. of Nathanici Powers (1787-1862), Museum .s and the harid-made knife he used ir apec ofto skin 99 deer he killed during r apec ofthe 30 years he lived at Kirby. The archives across the hall there will cortain many unusual items of ,es of pion- local interesf. sfrom the One of thec most unusual is a set up lu large book entifled "The Workes of tbe Iliglit Reverend Father Ini God, Gervase Babington, Late Bîshop of Worcester," -publishedt ii England ln 1622. À, The book origiaally beloaged ýý to a man in Florida who was a -4.e former resident of Clarke Town- ship. After bis deafli it was, sent 8th, 19'71 to bis sister la Newtonville, who loaned it to tbe museuin. Other items in the archives ini- clude, a copy book used ini the ýMITTEE 6th concession school ini 1854, an exercise book of 1850 from Anti- ýi set up by och School, and numerous Orono to prepare newspapers datiag back to 1896. Jl govera- The first and oaly minute book )r de velop- iu existence for the Orono Meth- ing of the odist Women's Missionary Society ini 1885, a minute book relatîng to Sunday School teachers -of the in Cobourg Orono Bible Christian Church inl ^epresentat- the 1860s, a Leskard blaicksmifh's sand Hope account book of the 1870s, and a 's appoint- poster from fthc Clarke Agricul- eeve Fost- fumai Exhibition of 1875 are also committee lu the archives. brief. Next to the archives is the Cur- iosity Shop, a room of odds and ends from a display of horses' smembers bits ýto a sîlver cup won by the . get ir werL a t m , la the C larke Foot- ball Le u n1901. A patchwork quilt coasisting of about 900 patches with the signa- that the fures of the persons who made if tde a sub- woven into the fabmic, hangs on ri Youth the wall. It is esfimafed to date again 'in fromn 1886 'to 1890. on Nie op- )uth Theat- .i ng. Hadvr.The bl ntieman walking dowu flic street is thoulit' to be flic former A. J. Stais.M.R Hall i, also, thoul,ift to be looking ouf of flic Post Office. The most unusual exhibit ini the museum 15 a collection of"boards frorn the bottomns of drawers in ,he Orono general store which were used as a diary by the store clerk duricig the 1920s 'and 1930s. Another curious exhibif is a collection of log books which be- longed f0 Capt. Williami SthIlker,' gandfaf hem of Miss Catherine Stewart, one of, the museum vol- unfeers. Capf. Staîker, a captain on the Great Lakes, who lived at Les- kard, mysteriously. disappeared while on. a voyage some fime af- fer 1884. Three rooms in the museum have been set up fo depict various aspects of pioncer life ini Clarke Township. The first, is made up as fheicnc- terior of a logý cabin, with fire- fies, and a display of pioneer place, wooden fumiture, iron ket- fools. Boards for flic wails are about 26 luches wide, faken from the old elevator af Port Granby which was dcmolished'about 1900. Thcy wcre obtaiued by a local farmer at fle ic ice, and purchased by the muscuin af a reccuf auction. An agriculfural room, decomat- cd wifh Indian corn, againsf a painfed background of sky and fields, contains varîous agricul- fumai tools made bcfween 1850 and 1870. One of flic tools is.a horse scuf- Aif Gray Heads Mr. Alf Gray was elected Reeve of Newcastle on Monday when he gained 231 votes, ciglif votes over Ken Lyall who polled 223. Doug Cunninghamn, incumbent reeve, po1]cd 154 votes ini fhe election. 1M.' Gray had been a member of the 1971 Council. Two newv members join Couacil ici the pesrons of Messrs.' Keith Barr and Breuton Rickard. Frank Ifoar and Fred Coucli safely mainfaincd tli ir sc'ats on Council, The recorded' vote for Council ,as as foll'ows: Frank Hoar ....... 356 Fred Couch ........ - 353 Keith Barr -......... 293 Brenfon liiekard ..287 Margaret Brereton . 233 James Beai - ... 24 William, Gordon ......... 217 $tu dents Find Jobs, Many students who commit theinseives ini June to returning f0 scitool ini September neyer dc> s0. An analysis of the destination of students was given to members of. the Northumberland-Durham Counfy Board of Education at 'rhsrsday night's regular meeting. It was compiled by the admini- istration affer a study of destin- ation of students ini flree of the areas large secondary schools. Fifteen of the students who said fhey woulid be back at school in, September got married insfead anîd 101 got employmenf during the summer months. A total of 74 lu the three schools transferred to other schools- ond a total of 32 retumned to Grade 8. .SoYsIe weuit fo cQllelge and into thc niursislg field, but a total of 64 were nof heard of again. What Are You Doing Takîng Gus Early Sunday morning Mrs. J. C. Tamblyn looked ouf ber back wiadow to sce a man siphoaing gas ouf of their car. On opening the kifelien door she asked "Just what do you think yoir doing?" "Taking gas" came the reply from the stranger who had parked bis car east of her home along 115 highway.' After a short pica to purchase the gas he took off with a second man to evade the police, fier for culfivating crops, made ini Orono abut 1850. Ini fli hall leading into the logging room is a display of carly lumbeming photogmaplis by the de- parfinu of lands and fomesfs, cnfifled "Logging Yesfcrday." The logging oom is made csp as a fomcsf scene wîfh trees, arti- ficiai snow and even a sfuffcd mink and muskraf. Confînued page, 7 A istory of the Cre Store "The Corner Store", on flic corner of Main and Centre Streefs in flic village of Orono, is undem- going a complefe face lifting. By May 1972 flic old building will be un reeognizable, According f0 flie flre new owncms, under flic name of Mar- ken Farrs.d, rplans inclýude fwo moem sores anýd fwo upstair~s aparfmienfs. Th7od store front will be replaced complcfcly. Even the norfh exterior wali xitls ifs familiar 5c f0 $1 sigu and the old lefterîng, J. R. Cooper, gencral merchant, wili disappear. Old timers wili remember wlipn ftle Corner Store was a genera~i store. Another generation remember only fhe cS to $1 store. A new gen- c aien- what will fiscy ecail ini yeams fo corne? Man'is making the change uow but years ago naimuj>u fimcs wýr me icponsible. At least four major fires have desfroyed build- irgs on firs ste, onu fthemore ihan luiuured ycaus of business acli tv. .1 ne lastfifle on fthe Corner -Siorec location fook place lu April of 18916 d'f toying fhe, Nashl Genm erml Store, Nelson Hall's Tailor Shop, Willia m Holland's Barber Shop and, on flic upper floor, tise Cutteil Printing Sliop. and flic A.O.U.W. (Ancient Order of Un- itcd Workmen) Lodge Hall. The large amea was then divîdcd into fbree, stores and an upper floor. WRar; a 1rull owncd flic building -sud accomding f0 a relative, ai- tiougli hearsay, Mr. Truli had been a> 'ia fcw days prcvious to flic fis-c, "I suppose you- have plenfy of -insuronceonoutflicbuilding?" As if turncd ouf lie did not, nom did Ms'i. flolland have insuranca on bis equipinent. The resf wemc covcred. rIul rebuilf but- wifli a false front on fthc upper part f0 give the impression of a second storey. The amen was once again divided lut o fhree stores. Nelson Hall, no doubf with flic longest coafinuiag business of any kind ini Omoo, had just been ,(coninued on page 3) An EtrainiAdPesn Evni yCl1arke Càtz, The Clarke Township Cîfizens and Rafepayers, Associafion lield a mosf pleasing and successful Yuletide cveniug iou Fiday of lasf week. The hall wis wcll dcc- oafcd for flic, occasion feafuriug fine enferfalument and' dancing. A group of sixteen squame danc- crs from Oshawa presented a num- ber of exhibitJoný of flicir danc-, ing and also assisted local dancers with the modern square dancing. Thec Countsy Four Quartette pre- senfed their harmonies on a nuin- ber of occasions and excifed tlic audience wifli fliir songs. An eiglif-piece dance baud of local musiciaus wcrc also ùicnle tempo for the evening. Of infcresf fo many was flic sale of home made herb vinegars by Mms. G. Butt and thc sale of decorafed candles by Miss Amay Morton. Pmoceeds from flic sales went fo the Clarke Association.