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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 20, 1985 Second classMaà Regýita nNumbe Wr 006 -Pubbished Every Wednesday at the office f Pubbeation Main Street, Oroè °ýy C orreste. Editor Can't Help But Be Impressed The Orono Town Hall and as well the Armouries building in the Village have to-be two impressive structures which are serving the community in a class manner. Surely one would have to be impressed with visiting these two buildings over the week-end as they played their roll in the promotion of the Craft Show and the Doll display. These buildings have to be an asset to this com- munity adding a flavour and atmosphere of the past which could hardly be captured by modern architecture. The ef- forts by those concerned in maintaining the buildings is a credit to them and is one that now many can enjoy. It wasn't too long ago that voices were being raised as to the demolition of the buildings but in the cycle of events both now serve a useful and colourful purpose in a wide spectrum of activities in this community. The main auditorium of the Town Hall, with stage and especially the balcony at the back and in its grey and blue decor was an ideal setting for the annual Craft Show. It had to add an air of class to the event. The Armouries building is the setting for another class effort in the Village undertaken and operated by the Orono Showcase. A once dreary interior now sparkles with outstanding displays and the feature of the doll display in the upper room was an outstanding event over the past week-end. Imagination and initiative, which often is lacking, is not the case as far as the promotion and interest in these buildings are concerned. They are an impressive feature of this Village and do gain favourable comment from visitors from far and wide. We can all take a sense of pride in that they exist as they do in the Village of Orono. -- ------------------------------ Waive Fee (Continued from page 1) would charge the required fees. She said in the interest of safety the former old house had been demolished which did exist in the flood plain. The property has been zon- ed Environmental Protection and an application of rezon- ing isrequired to proceed with procedures for a residen- tial use. Terry Edwards, director of planning, said only council could waive the fee charge. He also said that flooding would be no more than one or two feet. The application has been circulated to the various agencies and a report will corne forth from the planning department in the future. Counc. Hubbard stated waiving the fee was precedent setting and that other such examples, would now come forth which she expected would be supported by members of council. Town council briefs PAINT MARKED HOCKEY SWEATERS The General Purpose com- mitee of the. Town of Newcastle on Monday gave approval for the expenditure of $700.00 to replace hockey sweaters paint marked from hockey boards in he Bowmanville arena. The Eagles Junior C Hockey Club notified council that their new sweaters were now markéd with blue paint stains which paint stains council members were told were from the boards which were painted in June. It appears this is the second time this has happened over the l5ast few years after boards were painted in the arena. TO RECONSIDER SNOW REMOVAL TENDERS Council objected to a recommendation of the highest bid for snow removal and has tabled the recom- mendation for a further report from staff. Mel Hart- wig of Orono submitted the second lowest bid according to ccouncil members com- ment. Increase Hydro Rates 2.2 percent In speaking last week with Harvey Partner, chairman of the Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission he stated that the local commission had set hydro rates for 1985 with an increase of 2.2 percent. The rate increase now goes to Ontario Hydro for their consideration and approval. The Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission supplies hydro for Orono, Newcastle Village and the Town of Newcastle. The chairman also pointed out that the commission will finance their new building on Highway No. 2 east of Bowmanville without the need to issue debentures. Surplus monies were used as well as monies from the sale of the office building on King Street in Bowmanville. Kendal New s A hill is not so hard to climb Take one step at a time; One step is not too much to take, One try is not too much to make. Sure everything worth while is done By small steps taken one by one. On Saturday, November 16th some of the Kendal folk went on the bus to the Royal Winter Fair. On Sunday others with their families journied to Toronto to see the Santa Claus parade resulting in a small atten- dance at church. The choir led by Mrs. Helen Wood sang "Trust and Obey". The ser- mon was entitled, "Where is God's Kingdom?" Next Sun- day will be a very special Sun- day when the New Pulpit Bi- ble given by Mrs. Olive Kean of Orillia in memory of Will and Idella Langstaff. A pretty wedding took place on Saturday, November 16th, 1985 at six o'clock in the evening when Mary Isobel Lofthouse, niece of Catherine W. Stewart was married to Bernie Edward Martin in a quiet and per- sonalized ceremony in Kendal United Church. The service was jointly per- formed by Rev. Bryan Youngs-Ransom together with Lynda King, who read a story "The Gift of the Magi", chosen for the occa- sion by the bride and groom. The music-was provided by Bernie's family. His brother Ron Martin, of Kitchener played and sang a song ofhis own composition. His sister Cheri Ferguson of St. Thomas sang a song entitled "Forever Young!" The wedding party includ- ed Mim Wighton of London, groomsman Jean Kean, the bride's sister maid-of-honour and the flower girls Jenna Kean and Jenny Ferguson. The reception was a small dinner party held at Willowbrae Farm, residence of Catherine Stewart. The guests included - George Lofthouse father of the bride, Mrs. Marjorie Martin of London, the groom's mother, and Carrie and Michael Brown. Other guests included friends and relatives from Oshawa, Scarborough, Toronto, St. Thomas, Kit- chener and London. Following the reception the happy couple are now enjoy- ing their trip to California. The Kendal Women's In- stitute met at the home of Mrs. Kathy Munchton near Crooked Creek with ten ladies present. Mrs. Lovelene Cathcart opened the meeting with the Ode and the Mary Stewart collect. Mrs. K. Dykeman read the minutes and Mrs. B. Cathcart gave the financial report. The baskets for the shut-in folks were planned. We will need twelve baskets which we will pack at the Christmas Party. The Christmas Party is to be on December 11th in the Sunday School Room at 12:30'p.m. Then Mrs.- B. Cathcart read the story of Karen Ann Quinlan, a girl of 31 who had been in a coma for the last ten years. Mrs. L. Cathcart read, "How the Defenders Held Out on Bataan." which you can read at the end of this news. Some of you may have seen the show, "Su Proudly We Serve!" as the story of those brave soldiers airmen, and nurses, was com- memorated on the screen. The meeting closed with, "Oh Canada!" A delicious lunch was provided by Mrs. Elinore Terrill and Mrs. Iris Lambier. HOW THE DEFENDERS HELD OUT ON BATAAN The Bataan peninsula lies west of Manila Bay in the Phillippines. It is familiar worldwide because of something that happened there during World War Il. For it was only hours after the attack of Pearl Harbour that the Japanese went after the Phillipine Islands. They moved so swiftly and decisively that American and Filipino troops were forced to retreat into a defence zone, the Bataan peninsula. Depot areas were quickly constructed in the interior. Docks were developed along the peninsular coast. In the north, defence lines were designated. And then a fun- damental strategy was con- ceived. ,The American and Filipinos would stage a heavy resistance, forcing the Japanese aggressors to con- centrate their troops. Then slowly, almost imperceptibly, the defenders would withdraw. But as the Japanese advanced they would run into every booby trap American demolition engineers could devise. These tactics would be repeated over and over. And they accomplished their primary purpose: to consume time.... It was for this Bataan was famous. History records that after a gallant 98 day stand against impossible odds, <,the American and Filipino defenders surrendered to the Japanese. The cruelty of the enemy during and after the notorious "death march" t'o the prison camps will perhaps never be forgotten. But the real triumph of the defenders of Bataan -was that they wasted so much of the enemies' time. They stalled so long, forcing the Japanese to fight ten times harder than they might otherwise have had to, that the soldiers of the Rising Sun never caught up, never got back on their wartime timetable. Because of that magnificent holdout on Bataan, the Japanese military effort in the South Pacific never got on schedule. One Japanese historical record relates: There was an influence, a spiritual in- fluence, exerted by the resistance on Bataan. Not on- ly did the Japanese at home worry about the length of the period of resistance on Ba- taan, but it served to indicate to the Filipinos that the Americans had not deserted them and would continue to try to assist them". During that brave stand of almost 100 days, the Allies were able to organize the defences of Australia and other vital areas in the Southwest Pacific. Even at last, because the Allies were committed to "get Hitler" first they would nlot provide the Bataan defenders with all the supplies and rein- forcements and troop replacements and air support they so badly needed. Said General MacArthur of his heroic soldiers on Bataan "My heart ached as I saw my men slowly wasting away. Their clothes hung on them like tattered rags. Their bare feet stuck out in silent pro- test. Their long bedraggled hair framed gaunt bloodless faces...They cursed the enemy and in the same breath cursed and reviled the United States".....But they-hung on, they continued to fight. For 98 days. Until now, few knew the real story. For shortly before the beginning of the war, General MacArthur's quartermaster put in an order for some fuel containers, 18,000 empty 55-gallon oil drums. I said EMPTY. There was already plenty of fuel stored throughout the Philippines. But someone fouled up the order for those fuel con- tainers, sent 18,000 55-gallon FULL OF GASOLINE. This was nearly a million gallons of then unwanted, unneeded fuel sent across the bay to an out of the way St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. James Small Rector 987-4745 Sunday Servicç and Church School 9:45 a.m. KRIS' KICKOFF Starts November 28th Watch For lIt! ORONO. ONTARnmma storage dump on the peni, sula of Bataan. It was that fuel which fueled the tanks and the transports and the tractors and the generators, the war machine of the Ba- taan defenders. And conserv- ing as best they could for almost a hundred precious, bloody days, they at last ran out of the gas.... that nobody ordered. Orono United Church Rev. Fred Milnes Phone 983-5502 Sunday, November 24, 1985 Orono United Church Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:15 a.m. BIBLE STUDY Wednesday 8:00 p.m. Friendship Room EXPLORERS Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Upper C.E. Hall C.G.I.T. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Upper C.E. Hall UPCOMING SERVICES Nov. 24 - Welcoming New Members Dec. Ist - White Gift Sunday Dec. 8th - Sacrament of Bap- tism Dec. 15th - Sacrament of Ho- ly Communion KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 9:45 cm. 98"MOo i mmmm--.;--Jm