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?-ORONO WEEKLY -*NIES, JANUARY 16th, 1973 okr on() weekl y t i mes Second Class Mail Registration Number 6368 Publishied every Wednesday at the office of publication SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada $3.00O....U.S.A. $4.50 CAR TAKES A CHILLY WINTER DIP-Mrs. Audrey Vey of Orono Estates escaped serious injury on January 9th when the car she was driving went out of controi as sne travellec w. the County road into Orono at Cob Hill. The car hit an old tree stump along the east side of the road and rolled over on its top intc' the streamn. The driver escaped by kicking out a side window. The fire department was caiied as the car had caught fire. Bsriefus Fro-mTown C ounIcil DESTRUCTION 0F PAPERS PROPOSE PROBLEMS by Shelley Loucks Town Council members were nt a mss when a by-law came - .Mayor Riekard suggested .hat the local museum boards he notified in order to preserve these documents, but council- lor Lyall said tbey were not old enough for the museum, but were good fro reference. *.The mnayor also said that the so-to-speak "Bonfire"l should flot; be held immediately." *..The clerk suggested' that they keep the records aside for a few months until they mnight be recognized by the museums. *..Councillor Lyaîl motioned the third reading of the by-Iaw, and it was seconded by councillorAllin. NEWCASTLE VILLAGE LIBRARY TO EXPAND dèstrction by Shelley Loucks uip to authorize thedetuio Following the vacating of the of certain records in the Newcastle municipal office the former municipalities which library will be putting the room were succeeded by the Town of to use, probabîy as a reference Newcastle. ind study area. The roomn is The way- an environ menta list sees it by Warren Lowes NO. 4 THE BREATH 0F LIFIE A newborn baby. emeirges from the womb and is suspendled froin the legs te receive a firm but gentie siap across the buttock. At that moment its respiratory system begins, te function and another human being becomes dependent upon the earth's atmosphere to sustain life. This cbild bas joined the tbree billion or so people who inhabit the globe, plus the billions of other lunged creatures who make up the animai kingdom. And ail of them breathe air - the atmosphere contained 'in that thin layer which envelopes the earth to a deptb of only about three miles and whicb is known as the biosphere. In the past, we humans have found breatbing the atmosphere such a . Srmal function, that we have given littie thought to * the quantity and quality of air that is available te us. As a rough and tumfble kid who did a lot of wrestling, the only time I ever gave it much though was when somebody tried to shut off my supply. Certainly, the prospects of choking to death *are somewhat dîsturbing. But, of recent years, we North Americans hav&~had our atte ntion drawn to a type of respiratory arrest which poses the possibil- ity of large numbers of people cboking together. The cause is air pollution. During the Warm,,sultry days of the 1968 summer, a weather phenomenon known as temperature inversion settled over certain large cities of America. Warmn polluted air was held like a lid over such places as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In those few days gas mnasks were brought.out of storage, air conditioning units were taxed to capacity and a general feeling of languor came over- large numnbers of people. This was considered a freak ocçurrence of a temporal-y nature, bu~t the general effects of' air pollution are in no way temporary. Researchers report sucb health ailments as headaches, anemia, poor vision, sterility, miscarriage, lung cancer and empbysema. The respiratory organs appear to be particularly vuinerable. Then comne symp- toms of mental distress and a general loweringc of resistance to disease. But the damage is not limited only to people: in the country there is of ten evidence of damage to livestock aie neld crops. F orested areas. such as the San Bernardina National Forest near Los Angeles and the Sudbury district in Ontario, have suffered a witbering blight. The developing situation is of such a serious nature tbat the causes of air pollution have becomne common knowledge., We ail know that air currents in motion pick up gases and fereign particles and shift tbem fromn place to place. These- contaminants fail into roughly seven categories: carbon dioxide, carbon mon- oxide, lead, organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, suiphur oxides and airborne dust. Wbat, then is the source of these pollutants? We can mention factory smoke stacks, incinerators, smelter furnances and other obvious sources, but few of us seem to realize that that major contributor is the internaI combustion engine which pewers the automobile we drive. The fumnes that escape from the eurning oi rossil fuels in, buses, aircraft, snowmobiles and automob- iles, constitutes a whopping 60 percent or more of the pollutants which hover above the metropolitan centres. Most Canadians recognize the fact that transportation is an important function in the operation of any modemn society, but to most of us the private autom obile is such a sacred symbol of success that we have iost ail sense of general economy. In terms of energy displacement, what mode- of transportation is the most efficient? If we are serious about controlling ai r pollution, surely this must be of major consideration. Considerabie research bas been done on this subject and, for the person who wishes to becomne informed, there is no lack of data. But for the sake of brevity here, let us consider this one set of figures. Suppose we set up a single corridor (12 feet wide) over which to transport a group of passengers in a particular time span. One experiment showed that 10,600 people rîding bicycles passed a given point per bour, trains hauled 42,000 people ýper heur, buses at haîf capacity carried, 60,000, while private automobiles carried only' ,600 passengers per hour. Study these figures ciosely. More complete study of this thesis will reveal that'at present we are indulging ourselves in the two most wasteful and destructive forma of travel possible - the private car and comnmercial'aircraft. Ànd we are doing it on a massive go-for-broke scale. Such widespread and carefree use of the automobile is robbing North Americans of their land, their air, their minds and their very lives - and this in the face of a growing fuel shortage that tbreatens to force rationing of supplies for household furnaces in winter. t can be said that our dwindling stocks of petroieum and metai are God's gift to the oul industry and the car manufactur- ers (creating jobs and -ail such econornic lures(C But, to an environmentalist, this kind of indulgence looks more like a one-way ticket to oblivion. "Anyone ban complain", I bear you say. "Anyone can cry havoc. But what is the ordinary citizen to do about this wbole, mess?" Someday, wben pressed by stili more gruelling circumstance, we North Amen.- cans mnay muster the collective intelligence to organize society more in consideration of the quality of life rather than in the pursuit of aimless growth. We must then tackle the problems of how to enjoy leisure. But, in the interim, here are a few suggestions: Patronize ail forms of public transportat- ion - buses, trolleys, go-trains, etc. - and petition governiment to institute more of sucb services. See that bicycle lanes are provîded near streets and àloiqg highways. If you must drive an automobile, select a vehcile which will carryyou at least 28 miles to the gallon of gasoline. Pick up worthy hitch hikers. Pool your rides with neighbours. Encourage the recyciing of ail old car nims - tne oia wrecKs LnaL clutter vacant lots, stagnate in ravines and cause distres; to the eye. Oppose the building of more super-high- way,, and super-airports. They are oniy robbing you of good productive farm land and creating more foul air. Put your snowmobiie in storage, for use ini case of emergency only and dust off your skis and hiking gear. Think of the generations of Canadians whIo are going to inherit the earth that we leave. Let us not just bow out and leave them a smoldering dud. directly across from the rpre- sent library in the foyer of the town hall. The library board had appealied to the previuoc council in the olf town. ot Newcastle for the use of the room, and the new area council carried the motion last Mon- day, .Japilary l4th. The library has now new opening hours, since January 1, 1974 and many people do not know about the chaNGE, SAYS Mrs. Lawrence, who has been librarian for the past two years. The memorial library is now open weekdays from 1 to 5 p.rn. except Wednesdays. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings the lbrary la alo open from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. POINT SYSTEM MAY BE USED FOR FIREMEN by Shelley Loucks Fire Chief J-. Hayman pre- sented to the new council recommendations regarding the organization of the town of Newcastle fire department. These included a proposai of wages for the volunteer fire- men in the town. He suggested a point system plan, of which the value of each point is five dollars. Variuos number of points1 would be given for each act of service in the fire department. For example - 3 pdints are given per cail of two hours or Iess and 11/2 points per hour of service which is over two hours. Also included was the extra remuneration for the fire chief s of $500, for the deputy fire chief, $350 and for the captains $250. Councillor Lyl suggested at the January 14 meeting that the head fire chief for the whole town be called "Fire Drector" to save confusion of the naming fire "chief", as there is a chief at each of the fire stations in the municipal- ity. SOLICITORS APPOINTED FOR TOWN COUNCIL by Shelley Loucks The new council for the Town of Newcastle motioned that there be a first and second reading of the by-law for the appointement of Marks and McNeely as solicitors for the corporation, in the year 1974. The third reading was motion- ed by councillor Wearn, and seconded by councillor Lynîl. The council enacted that the firm should forward its ac- counts for services and dis- bursements to the treasurer of the corporation. REFER TO NEW TOWN PLANNING BOARD Council of the Town of Newcastle referred the Clarke Fish and Conservation Club request to amend, a by-law to allow a club bouse along the Wilmot Creek to be used year round, to their newly appointed Orono Building Contractor Brick - Bloch- -Conerete Stone Work Carpentry - Cabinet Work Floors - Tule 983-5441 Orono1 Orono Brownies WED. 9th, 1973. We started the evening off witb a game, then formed into our sixes. The, Lepracauns bad, a perfect six this week. Congratulations girls. The newly enrolled brown- les, were taught how te tiE their ties properly. 'After tbiQ tbey played a variety ef games. A group of brownieswent with Tawny Owl for a short observation walk te look for several dîfferent items sug- gested by ber. Those passhng this test were: Julie Gray, Sheila Bougben, Shelley Gray Linda Stevens, Patty Blascb- ke,,Patty Quantrili, Tammy Madili, Carol Lee Parry, Sandra Dennis, Michelle Hartwig, Heather Watson and Cindy Keast. 1,300 GET WELFARE IN REGION There are about 1,300 people in the Durham region receiv- ing general welf are asgist- ance, a ccording -to Doug Johns, regional social servic- es commissioner. The largest number of people reside in Oshawa, the most populous municipality the region. Although he did not haveth precise figures, Mr. Johns estimated there were about 900 people in the city receiv- ing such assistance. The number of people in the region's seven other area municipalities, according. to, Mr. John's figures are: New- castle, 119;. Pickering, f82; Whitby 73; Ajax 57; Brock 35 ; Uxbridge, 24; and Scugog. 16. Remmbe bownesfor 5 ea rs Ago- this week bring your tbreej sticks, eacb the same size. The Canadian Ban] Commerce saw ane Orono Girl, Guides Sundav mornirig brea, but wt ne less te the pat Last week in the Orono Girl of the bank. The thieves Guides,' Miss Lydia Carman, mistake, had cut -the was enroiled by Mrs. T ait. wbich sounded the alarni During this enrolment sev- scared tbem 'off. This eral of, the girls in, the pack been the second time int were working and receiyed years that the bank bad1 badges. entered. For the rest of theeeng 70 year old Reeve the Guides played, several Runnals, of Hope Tsp. game andbad un.elected warden of the Ur There are still some candies Counties of Nortbumberl 1eft, which are ideal for gifts, Durham on Tuesday Jani aise several candie- bolders . If 18, 1949. His opponent you wish te, purchase ene get Reeve E.R. Woodyard in touch.with your nearest girle Clarke Twp. guide. Cost is- Candie $2.50 The evening of Jan. 22,1 and Holder .50c.' was made brighter by a1 PlaningBoar. Te fomertalent show and displaý ClarkengPlaningheBormerdfasb ions spensored by 01 recommended that coundil res- FiueSatn lb cind a present existingby-4aw The newly appointed P and that ne further action be ing Board will hold its taken in the matter. Thuis meeting in Newcastle on recemmendation would re- uary 22nd witb Kirtk Ent open the whole issue of this as chairman. Aise on the1 development along the Wilmot from Ward 3 'are coul, Creek and enly on the request Lynil, Sid Lancaster of the private club. Douglas Moffatt. ik of early mk-in, atrons es, by wire n, and shad three ibeen A.J. was Jnited riand- iua- A of ý1949, local iy 01 >rono Plnn- ýsfirst m Jan- .twisle board incillor *and [The People s Peak! BY SHEL LEY LOUCKS The endrgy crisis, especiai- ly in the euls and gasolines, is a topicai subject net only in Canada but tbrougbout the world. In a telephone survey on Tbursday the generai react- ion from local citizens was one of concern with some efforts being made to conser- ve energy especiaily by re- ducing speeds and turning back the home beat temper- ature. Mr. Harvey Partner said, "We have become too, smart too late." He referred to thE great debate some years agc wben the Federal government was defeated for installing the ehl pipeline into central Ont- ario. It should bave gone furtber at that time, he said. He said he was putting up the cracks and weatber stripping as well as turning the thermo- stat back. fle stated, that the installation of a humidifier provided more comfort at a lower temperature. Mrs. Fred Lycett is con- cerned about the energy crisis, and thinks tbat it will affect us and eur everyday living. For an example, sbe said that prices of our gasoline and fuel oil are already booming and will likely rise even bigher. She thinks that eventually our gas and oul supplies will be rationed. To contribute to the aid of the energy crisis, Mrs. Lycett reduces -ber speed when driving and keeps ber temperature and ligbting down. One man described the energy crisis as being, "ah- solutely devastating," and he tbought 'that it bhad "given everybody a shock". He blamed the crisis on the politicans but thought that one benefit was the fact that it would make us independent of $he Arab nations. Mrs. Willis Barrabaîl is also concerned about the crisis, but she thinks tbat it won't affect us if everyone is careful. She said it would benefit us because it wrnl make people realize the importance of our natural resources and their limitat- ions. Her family is lielping conserve energy by turming down the thermostat tr 'ý degrees during the day av. degrees at night. They are using inly necessary ligbts, and gas for the car. .Another man, who did not wish te have bis name mentioned, was not concerned at ail aboutJle energy crisis, althougb he thought that. it would affect him because of the lack of oil. He agreed that there would be a benefit, in that people would realize the importance ef our energy resources. He did say, like most others, he belped by turning down his heat, controlling lights and net driving tee fast.