ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th, 1973 SeodCasm fol Regisfren Number-x 6 every Thursday nt the offite ofpulciê rMahinStree, Oronié. ontemio Phone 983-520] IT'S THE SAME OLD ýTORY Not too long ago the Northumberland and Durham County Board of Education went on record asking that their area and identity be retainied and that this area flot be amalgamated with the Ontario Board of Education, when the proposed Oshawa regional area is brought into force, The move by the Northumberland and Durham, Board bas a niost faniliar ring and can be traced up through the past number ef years with varieus moves to con-,solidate the educational system. Some number of years ago a coniglomerate of twelve individual school boards in Clarke Township eperated twelve smInâI school areas. A'miove by the province to, form the, twelve units into a Township area met with consider- able opposition and since the proposai was on a voiuntary basis inany of the Township sections continued Vo operate as individual units while 'others dl band together. Orono was one unit which stayed outside the Township area, claiming they would lose theirautonomy lover their educa- tional system,. Other sections voiced similar dlaims and were afraid their school might be closed resulting in a bass of community spirit. Orono did not loyin the Towinship area until forced to do su by provincial legislatiion, Al throuVgh this era, like today, it was theelected members, not the generai pubic who hield out for the retention of the statua quo. The formation of the Durham County High School Board by provincial legisation again brought forth the sane cry of protest as, it did flot more than'four years ago when the Northumberland. and Durham County area was~ brought inito lIife. it was inconceivabl e o put the educational system of'both couiiies und(er one board. it would rcsuIt in chaos and take years o implement. The people would lose con- trol over the systeým. Thie fact' remains that the system does operate sliotht, and it s 4mpiernritation in the begining. had~ 9 if anv maujor bok. h Board menbrý Aisd amnsr tion has beenredy available and aàppï,oachable. TI14e probiems cîted neyer eisted.> The Board of Education ini itself is a policy-mak:,.ing board. As such it can deal with a-large area with ease. The impienienVat'on of the policy is passed dIown throutgh the, administration and this ad- ministration can easily 'be adjusted to co-pe withi any size of an area. iV will be surprising if the Province attends to the wîshes of thé Northumberlanld and Durham Board. The province. through its proposai of the region must support the view that an area from Toronto Vo Cobourg is not too large-to be governed on the regional, basis., Municipal af- fairs over this area will certainly be more complex than that of education wh.ere they deal with one eomimodity, education, and on a basis ef simmlar standardt throughout. We expected more foresight and logic from the local IBoard of Education. LetrToThe aEd itor The Editor': The cost iof "progressa" is a point well taken in your recent editorial. You remind us 'that "unfortunately, our, spiraiiing de- velopment is bringfing about as- pects whîch -are: uncomfortable Vo live with," and you, pose thre question "where do you start - by recyciing garbage, burying hydro limes or driving pollution free cars? The question of priorities is the, crux of thre whole cilemma Yeu have put your, finger direct- ly upen the sere spot.j Speaking as a citizen of aver-, uge status and almited intellect, it would seem Vo me that ini this day and age we have te be cure- fui Who -we look te for advice. I have before nie seine writings from the great historian, Arnold Toynbee, s'one froijz Dennis Gal- or, g. Nobel pize-winning scient- ist; Stanley Gershmrran, speciafist in population data; J. Tuze ,l son, a Canadian scientlst of in- ternational distinction; and ,re ports of exhaustive research. done ut the Massachusset,5,Institute cOf T'echnolog contained in 1a' book entitied The Lmt fGro-wth. These are thc writ ngs, noV of long or short haired radicals, but' from thre pens of recognized spec - frqilats in their vaLrious fields. And thea unepoint,.that runla 6orn- mon Vg. ail these writings is, that'. .we do noV have too much time left t contêfiplaté the ~s" of cleaning' up thC- en.vfronment and, ehËnging the direction of-our se- eaiied ",prQgr:ess'X Many noi-re-, çurriýng resourees are aimost. up- in- the wron-g places. Waste gone. Populations are building hasbecome a way of life-anid it, must he ehanged. Rýecycing is i pothitg rnew. tV just means re-aisinlg rmaterialsý rather han pfillaffing the source: Vo dam, a pair of s59x ratlier than thrwthem aà Vo e>ilet and, third ý im ilr athe r aneut ontihe forests, to 1me0t doxvn'u serap Imetal'rather than- let it rust, Vo, make compost of leaves rahrthaù 'burn th-m. or Vo'- convert old glass iVito shiny neTKw bot Ves. And, whýlile we, are aV' it, we, could stop uacUil gôoods that are resigned Vo wear out fast, eut tihe costs of mnaking war and reserve' agricultural bandgA for, producing -foodi for future generation'1. This would be a good start- Now, in ýrespect, Vo thre prob- lemis of the ToronýP-Centre4 area (in which we a re included), would it not mak-e more sense Vo see commuter trafins carrying people than freiglit trains haul- ing garbage. Trains icarrying people have the advantagc that they ceut down on highway con- gestion and the attendant exhaust fumes. We have reached the stage of "devel'opment" in this area where the welfare of our community must take preedo-,nt over anl private interests whose ihlos- ophy of life is the acquisition of the fast buck and the environ- ment be damned. The slogan car- ried at the masthead of aIl Sier- ra Club correspondence seems a ingical attitude: "Net Bli3nd Op- position to Progress, but Oppos- ition to Blind Progress". Dump- ing Toronto garbage in Hope Township, te me, is blind prog- ress. Warren Lewes, Orono. Weekly Times, OronoP,_Ontario. Dear ^Mr. Forrester The Orono Figure Skating Club, is presentiing their first Inter- CI-cb Competition April 1, 1 973. The club intends to present -troph-, ies to ail suc'cessfuli competitors., We would deeply appreciate yo ur help in providing, one or more. of. these trophies. We are not'oniy seeking your financial.'aid but' your support as ,Zýembers of- our community. The value of winning a competi- tien wiil bc anueh enhanced by trephies representinig the interest anld support of the community. Enciosed is ýan outijuie of the awards we hope to have availabie for entrants., Time, is limited., Nancy Phiip a competition côn- vener will be, glad to receive, your reaction to our proposai at 983-5904. The executive sincereiy 1hope that you will accept oýur inivita-, tion to participate in, this evenlt. Coprdially yours, Nancy Philp, Competition Gonvener. NOTE: List of awards may be obtained from Mrs. Phiip. Mrs. John Forr-ýester, Mrs. Lloyd Taylor,' Mrs. Jean Allin and Mrs. Ken Henderson are holiday- ing in Florida for two weeks. This eoming weekend Mr. and ,Mrs. Arnold Wallace, wilL.,,bel leaving for the Bahamas. Mrs. M. H. Staples has returný- ed home from Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lycett re- turaned last week from a holiday in the South. The Orono ilortîcultural Soci- ety journeyed by bus to Toronto, on Wednesday to attend the Tor- onto Garden Club Flower Show: at the O'Keefe Centre. ac wow Dryq1L by BOWMWANVILLE CLEANERS- Pick-u~p and »elivmer Very TUESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY MATTS DILLIARe"DS and ekrbershop ftuw'.Ont. uerham ,Agr-News by Bob Watt May NoV Be Best- In the iast Federal Buidget,, 'one of tire proposais was the droprping of the Capital Gains on farmI land if left to a famii1y member tbroughf a r wlI. This xnuy on, the surface appear o selve ail our Capital Gain prob- lems, but there may bc a niumber postpone tire capital gain ax not do aw'ay M411h it. The family mcm- ber m-b.o finally seils it wouid have o pay thre Caital Gains back o starlt of 11972 t the time uf sale. Seconidly,-for the sake of good far-m nmanagemýient, noV hav- ing a son ake over a 'farm and carry on a profitable operation may crmate problems, 1V eould very weil be that the farm coufld slip because a son would not want Vo invest in an operation, whieh ire does noV own. Beýfore believing that this new ame~menVwill' soive ail yo'u- problemis take anm objective look t yor wn situiation andl per- haps sceek profeszsional adlvicon which youi cati obtain from youir lawyer, accôuntatit, banker, Mýin- istry of Agriculture andi Food personnel or anly others involved î!, tis field. 4-H Leaders Attend Coference- .One hundred and e twenty-six men a nd women from alil parts of Ontario represented. over, 1400) 4-H- leaders at the first Provincial' 4-H Agricultural Club Leaders' Conference heid in Toronto t the King Edward Hotel, February 23-24. The deleg-ates spent two days par icipating in workshops and discussion groupa whieh cov- ered varous aspects ef the 4-H Agricultural Club Program. These included resource materials for clubs, provincial and regional programs for the 4-H miember, publicity and programi promotion, 4-H on the national basis, new projeets, and new approaches. "14-H and the Community" w,,as the theme of Saturday's activities wliich included sessions on the image and the role of 4-H in the comimunity. Guest speaker at the banquet was thie Hon. Wmi. A. Stewart, Minister of gricuiture and Food. Specal innentduring the: co ýncluded visits Vo rdens for a hockey the O'Keefe Centre broadway musical attendîng the Prov- inca]Agricutural Club T ~~O r " ference from Dur- bamn county vfere: Bill Taniblyn, RR, 1, Orono, South- Durhami Dýaiî ybu- -and -Tom,,Barrie, RR, 4 Bom nvilie, South Durham Dairy lub. YARDLEY IIAND LOTION oz- $11 - PQLIDIENT Tabs or Powder - Large size Priced 87e VITAMIN 'CI 100 mg - Chewable Tuabs 100's Priced 88c., BORN FREE CREAM RINSE 9 oz. $1,58, TEGRIN -Medicated LOTION SIIAMPOO Priced $1,75 VASELINE NLURSERY JAR 12 oz ....$10 BAND AIDS 60 aEsorted Priced 99c. LEMON --UP, SIIAMPOO - 50 perceÉt, more. 12,oz ..43 MENNEN STICK DEODORANT- Priced $1.33 SGFT 'N DRY DEODORANT POWDER 7 oz, $1,67- 5 oz,$1.44 STT'S PHARMACY Je