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4-ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, AUGUST 28th, 1974 mobile hôme sf111 on dlisplay Newcastle Despite the fact that the mobile-home retirement park planned for the Wilmot Creek area was stalled by the Council of the Town of Newcastle last month, the demonstration unit is still on display in the Village of Newcastle and receiving a steady flow of visitors. Max Rîce, of Rice Constru- ction Co. Ltd. of Brampton, proposer of Wilmot Creek Cove, said that visitors to the unit are overwhelmingly in favor of the retirement park being established, as indicat- ed by their responses to a questionnarie.' Visitors, he said, are almost invariably pleasantly surpri- sed by the spaciousness of the home, called "double-wide" by the manufacturers becau- se is made up of two il-foot sections which are bolted together after they arrive at Iheir destination on wheels, making a home 22 feet wide and from 36 tf038 feet long. They are made at Hiensaîl, Ont.. by Bendix Home Sy- stems Ltd. The dlean electric heating, substantial insulation f0 Ont- ario Hydro specifications and the fact that ail rooms are on a single floor and, therefore ealy f0 maintain for elderly people, are also features appreciated by visitors, Mr. Rice said. The unit on display, Kendal News August has been a month of wonderful sunny days for harvesting the hay and golden grain, perfect weather f'or the ,exhibition. A bus loaded with forty-three people from Kendal, Newtonville and Newcastle took them f0o hear Dr. MeClure speak at the C.N.E. grandstand. This proved f0 be a very worth- while service, affer, which they enjoyed the 'exhibition leaving;Toronto at 9 p.m. Next Sunday morning the regular morning church ser- vice will be lield in Kendal church with Rev. G. Mont- gomery in the pulpit. There are a- number of workers from the Bahamas Islands harvesting tobacco in the Kendal area while other called the "Wilmiot" has two bedrooms, thiree piece and two-piece bathiroomns dining room, kitchen, ufflity room and a living room. wi th a wood-burning fireplace. Since the two hostesses at the Newcastle mobile home, Debbie Ewart and Jackie Snelders, wiîl be returning to school in September changes will be announced soon for visiting hours tu the demon- stration unit. IT'S THE ANNUAL TOWN 0F NEWCASTLE DAY IN ORONO INTHE MEMORIAL PARK Serving f rom 5.30 to 8.00 p.m. Prime Barbecued Beef, Baked Potatoes, Bun, Baked Beans, Western Style Coffee, Do±nuts, Relishes WESTERN ENTERTAINMENTWITH ~ FAYE ADAMIS 4, I COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC(î ALSO Tommny Gustar Tickets $3.00- 'chi ldren under 12 yrs. $2.00 Sponsored by the Orono and District Chamber of Commerce and the Recreational Departmentof the Town of Newcastle tobacco growers hire locfl, help or help fromn Quebec or one of the provinces across Canada. The average wage is $2500ü a day some even pay $30.00 a day to their help. This writer remembers; that in 1937 we paid $1.25 a day to the very best of workers who helped in the building of our house. 1Mr. Willard Perdue is visiting in this neighbourhood. He was manager of* the Adam's tobacco farm on the sixth line several years ago. Now he is a miner at Elliott Lake and his oldest son will soon be eighteen and will work in the mine also. Mr. and Mrs. George Ham- ilton of Yarmouth Nova Scotia and their two children Beth and Leah are visiting ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Stevens. Planning semninar trimmed A proposai by Durham region chairman Walter Bea- th to hold a regional planning seminar in October has been scaled down by regional planning and development committee. Instead of the nine items to come up for discussion at the one-day seminar of regional governments, committee de- cided to lirait topics to three. Coun. Mike Breaughý (Osh- awa) suggested the regional staff take a back seat at the seminar. ".We sometimes have to.put our priorities ahead of the professional experts," he said Chiairman Beath agreed, and added that provincial experts be invited -to attend as resource people only, not as leaders. "We want to control it,"' he said. Building a House? or remodelling your present one? Then COntact Floyd NiÉchol son LPholle" 981 )49 Oronô Orono Towing GENERAL REPAIRS Phone 983-5249 Orono The Furniture- Born HWY. 115 BUDGET WISE NEWCASTLF QUALITY WI-SE WE'RE TOUGH TO ýBEAT NEW FURNITURE ONLY LIVIN(ÏROOM SUITES,, BEDROOM SUITES DîNETTE SUITES, ROCKERS, RECINERS. LAMPS gnd LOTS MORE. COME ON IN AND BROWSE AROUND. NEW SHIPMENT 0F Mattresses & Box Springs JUST ARRIVED! NO SALESMEN TO BOTHER YOU.. TAKE YOUR TIME IMMEDIA'rE DELIVERY SAME DAY FINANCING IF REQUIRED NEW HOURS: OPEN MONDAY thru FRIDAY 9:00a.m. to9:OOp.m. SAT. 9 to 6 - CLOSED SUN DAY PHONE 987-5151 or 987-5161 What's A Mobile Home? Corne and see for yourself - in front of the Elmhurst Hotel, Newcastle. Wilmot Creek Cove retirement park wilI be good for the Town of Newcastle. It wiII flot only provide a pleasant home for the retired people of the area, but considerayble tax dollars to reduce your assessment. f£ ou bav e not x et1 seen our mobile home, drop in and visit. 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