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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 1, 1984 Grono o tekdp Eímt5 SLeond class Ml Registration Number 368 Published Every Wednesday at the officeof PubNcation -MagiStreet, orno RoyC.Forrester. Editor PATRONAGE, NOT SOMETHING NEW Patronage is not something new for in fact il dates back to the very beginning of this country and the democratic party system of government that we do en- joy as a free nation. It is easy to denounce but the practice is quite univer- sal for all parties and Douglas Fisher in a recent article reaches back to 1837 to what he contends was the first big patronage story of Canadian Party politics. There is not doubt it has grown over the years as governments create more committees, Crown corpora- tions, and agencies, etc. to which, whether provincial or federal require appointments, and these appointments, with few exceptions, are based on party service rather than qualifications. The slots to be filled today are enor- mous. Trudeau certainly hung the liberal washing out on the line when he left office but then Trudeau was never one to hide his feelings or intentions. The Blue Machine in «Ontario, in power for forty years, is another classic example and we need not go far from home to see supporters fitted into the Rent Review Committee, the Liquor Control Board and Conserva- tion Authorities. These are but a few. The enumerator today has affiliation with the Grits but when the Ontario election is hed sometime in the near future it will be a Tory supporter. Although we denounce the system, it is deeply entren- ched in our political system and if governments continue to play a greater and greater part in our daily lives it cannot, unfortunately, increase. [apringg,. ELECTION MACHINERY GOING FULL TILT Jean Capeling, returning officer for Durham Nor- thumberland riding, bas her election machinery well in place and enumeration of eligible electors is to be completed this week throughout the riding. Those who have been enumerated will receive a card in the mail within the next week. Advance polls are to be open August 25, 27 and 28 prior to the general election to be held on September 4th. The Returning Office for Durgam Northumberland is located in Port Hope. Over 50,000 voters were enumerated in the riding in the last federal election held in 1980. Travelling with Pollution Probe Caravan Tammara Boughen of Orono is spending the summer as a summer student working with Pollution Probe's Save Lake Ontario Caravan. She was with the Caravan when it pulled in- to Port Hope last week and will be travelling to a number of centres around the lake in both Ontario and New York State. WHITBY GIRL WINS OLYMPIC GOLD Ann Ottenbrite of Whitby on Monday won a gold medal in the Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles. It was the second gold to be won on Monday by Canadian swimmers. Ottenbrite took the top honours in the 200m Breaststroke event. There was some doubt earlier this year to Ottenbrite's participation in the Olympics due to a knee injury but the injury was overcome and a Gold medal resulted. Con- gratulations. Residents of the area are awaiting the Ladies Marathon race in which Sylvia Ruegger from Newtonville is entered. 100 JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS More than 100 Durham Region youths, aged 15 to 24, who have been out of school or work for at least thirteen weeks are eligible to register for minimum-wage jobs as a result of a program known as Work Experience Program and funded by the Ministry of Treasury and Economics, Youth Secretariat Department. A Whitby office has been opened at 416 Centre St. S. in the Durham Region Family 'Y' headquarters. The Whitby of- fice has received funds to place workers in 70 full-time and 40 part-time jobs. Further information can bc obtained by calling 668-3373 until August 20th. The program is suited for youths with a limited educa- tion and does provide an opportunity to gain some experience on the job. Kendal News The Ships of Saint John Where are the ships I used to know That came to port on the Funday tide Half a century ago In beauty and stately pride? In they would come past the beacon light, With the sun on gleaming sail and spar, Folding their wings like birds in flight From countries strange and far. Schooner and brig and bark entine i watched them slow as the sails were furled And wondered what cities they must have seen On the other side of the world. Frenchman and Britisher and Dane, Yankee, Spaniard, and Por- tugee, And many home ship back again With her stories of the sea. Bliss Carman (14 verses in this poem) The fame of the "White ships" of New Brunswick was world wide when Bliss Carman was a boy. From his boyhood memories he gave us in this poem a picture of the old sailing vessels and their disappearance when the steamships took their place. Town's Answer to Flood Plain repoit (Continued from page 1) nightmare to administer. The Town has found some of the recommendations of the Review Committee to be elaborations of other recom- mendations. Throughout the Town report they enmphasize that further flood plain map- ping should be the respon- sibility of the Province not the municipality. The Provincial Review Committee suggests the im- plementation of flood plain management be under the control of local municipalities rather than Conservation Authorities. The Town states it can sup- port this move providing cer- tain matters are resolved in- cluding additional costs to the municipality for addi- tional staff, remapping and modifications to present planning documents. The Town also calls for consistent regulations province-wide if such action is to be taken noting that watersheds do cross municipal boundaries. The Town report does con- clude that modifications to the present Conservation Authorities Act would be a more practical avenue to pur- sue than to implement the recommendation of the pro- vincial Review Committee. Not everyone knows that the first vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean by steam power only, was built in Canada by a Canadian, Sir Samuel Cunard, Halifax business man. He was to become the most outstanding, ship owner in North America when in 1883 he planned and supervised the construction of the "Royal William". This fully steam-powered vessel crossed from Quebec to Lon- don, England in twenty-two days.... and was the forerun- ner of a little fleet of four ships with a total tonnage of 5,000 lbs. which became the nucleus of the great Cunard Company of modern times. Did you sec the "tall ships" last week? Mrs. Edith Walton took us to see them in Cobourg on Wednesday, July 25th. Two were already in the beautiful Cobourg harbour and anchored at the wharf. They had arrived on Tues- day. The U.S. schooner Western Union was 130 ft. long and 94 ft. in height. The Captain told us that it's home port was Key West, Florida. He said they planned to go as far west as Windsor. He said that this was the last built of a long line of coasting schooners (1760-1939). Schooners used to be the main stay of the U.S. nation. There are perhaps ten of these schooners still afloat. The second ship was from Poland and had an all girl crew. They looked quite smart in their uniforms. Then the third ship came into har- bour about 11:30 a.m. We were there at nine a.m. so it Ala!i Lawrence nomination (Continued from page 1) means of the federal govern- ment and stated that during the Joe Clark government, the government did set a rate lower than the United States without any major problems. Lawrence said a second theme of the election will be the need for change. He said Turner states he is a man of change but in fact Turner is part and parcel of the Trudeau team and that 23 of the 28 member cabinet are those that were in cabinet with the Trudeau govern- ment. Lawrence said Turner was not a new man on the scene in Ottawa. He said the policies, people, ideas and patronage under Turner are ail the same as before and even, said Lawrence, the attitude of Turner to the Queen. Lawrence, a fo'rmer cabinet minister in the On- tario legislature and a cabinet minister in the Clark govern- ment, was nominated by Peter Zakarow, president of the Durham- Northumberland PC Association and seconded by Marion Manders, president of the Durham-East PC Association. Over the weekend, cam- paign rooms were opened by Allan Lawrence in Bowman- ville, Newcastle, Port Hope, Cobourg and Port Perry. Close to 400 attended the nomination meeting held in the Clarke High School last Wednesday evening. Peter Worthington was the guest speal5er for the evening was a long wait we could see it coming in, on our binoculars. It had to tack West then North as the wind was coming from the North West, a zig-zag path so it was slow in arriving. It was coming up from Kingston. It had two sails. i watched them furl first one sail, then in a minute or two the second sail. It seemed to happen almost as quickly as we would furl a flag. It look- ed like a pretty small ship to cross the broad Atlantic. If your ancestors came over before 1883, there was no other way than by sailing ship. Most of them knew they would never see their parents again. My ancestors were 23 weeks on the water. They were almost here when a storm blew them almost back to the British Isles in 1833. The Mother (Flora Dean Carscadden) died. They wrapped her in the Union Jack and buried her at sea but the father of 5 sons and two tiny daughters arrived safely and became the first citizens of Kendal. John came 4 years later. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cathcart left on Monday, Ju- ly 30th by bus for New Liskeard. They went with members of the Victoria Cat- tlemen's Association for their Annual Convention held this year in New Liskeard. On Sunday morning a fine outdoor service was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stapleton. The weather was perfect for an outdoor event. Mrs. Helen Wood played on a portable organ the old familiar hymns we love to sing and Mr. Barry Lane of Peterborough gave a fine address on the controver- sial topic "It's Enough to Believe in God." Then the service concluded with a most appropriate poem read by Mr. Frank Stapleton and composed by Rev. Aubrey Tizzard. A social hour followed. Next Sunday regular services will resume at Kendal at 11:15 a.m., August 5. In the evening a congrega- tional meeting at 8:00 p.m. in Shiloh. On Sunday, July 29th, Miss C.W. Stewart attended her brother-in-law George 1ofinouse s 6irthday party at his daughter Jean's home in Scarborough. There were the members of his family and a few guests, about 20 all together. It was his 75th bir- thday. Congratulations from the Kendal friends. Mrs. Eleanor Foster had her two sisters visiting with her the past couple of weeks. They are Mrs. Clarice Currie of Salem, Virginia and Mrs. Gene Milan of Danville, Virginia. They have visited friends and relatives in this neighbourhood as well as at Simcoe and Woodstock. It is very, very dry here. If you don't water your tomatoes you will lose them. They will either get dry rot on the bottom of each tomato or drop off. Did you ever fry sliced green tomatoes in but- ter (delicious)? Did you know that corn has suckers also. One stalk of corn grows up and on each side springing from the root is a short shoot. Pull those two shoots out and hill the dirt around the stalk of corn. Thus the cobs will be longer and stronger. Remember to press down the tops of your onions to prevent them going to seed. ST. SAVIOUR'S MAIN STREET, ORONO Sunday, August 5th 9:45 a.m. Morning Service Rev. A.E. Haldenby UNITED CHURCH ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE SUMMER SERVICES Newcastle, Kirby and Orono United Churches Aug. 5,12,19,26 & Sept. 2 Newcastle 10:30 a.m. I MAIN ST. AOOfNT l 1 1 M ig i