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4 - Orono Weekly Times 1937 - 2012 · Celebrating 75 Years Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Looking Back... Gleaned from past editions of the Orono Weekly Times vided by Rod Crawford, a former teacher at the Orono school. A retirement tea is being held at the Orono Public School this Thursday afternoon and evening. 25 Years Ago... Jeanne Staples was honoured last Friday evening at a retirement banquet and party held at the Baseline Community Centre attended by friends, family and coworkers in the educational field. Following the banquet Anna Marie Allin, a co-worker at the school with Jeanne Staples over the past 16 years, presented the retiree with a Royal Doulton Bedtime Story Figurine on behalf of those present. Jeanne Staples started her teaching career in 1943 in Burgessville teaching grades 1 to 4 in a two-room school and at a salary of $950.00 per annum. After a two year stint in Burgessville she moved to Ingersol teaching Kindergarten in that town for three years before taking up kindergarten duties in a Toronto school for five years. She then retired from teaching to raise a family on the family farm in Orono with her husband Don Staples. In 1965 Jeanne Staples returned to teaching in Orono teaching Kindergarten, a position she will hold until the end of this school term this month, a period of twenty-two years. Many words of praise were expressed by fellow educators for her commitment to her profession and her students. The evening closed with dancing with music being pro- 50 Years Ago.... The Armstrong family, which has been operating businesses in Orono for more than 100 years, takes another step forward Thursday June 14, with the opening of the new Armstrong IGA food market. When the doors open at 10 a.m., shoppers will find a new IGA more than double the size of the present food market. And the new store is just next door to the present one. William Armstrong Sr., president of the firm, traces the company's business history back to about 1860 when his grandfather arrived in Orono from England and started a harness shop. Mr. Armstrong's father went into the harness business in 1880, and opened a general store in 1890 in the building that now houses the IGA food market and dry goods store. Mr. Armstrong, who is one of a family of ten, started in the business 50 years ago. His two sons are associated with him in the Armstrong Stores Limited. Charles (Chuck) Armstrong is vice-president and William Jr., is secretarytreasurer. His daughter Mary Anne teaches school in Hamilton. And William Armstrong, Sr has three grandsons whom he hopes will someday enter the family business. Charles has two sons, David, 3 and Allan, 8 Vincent Gabriel Kirouac of Quebec City, is travelling across Canada dressed as a knight riding his horse Lionheart, on a crusade for peace and love. He averages 30 km per day on his ride which began on April 1 in St. Pacome, Quebec. Kirouac is pictured here on the 7th Concession just west of Best Road on May 24th, on June 3rd he was in Elie. Manitoba. months, and William Jr., has one son, Gary, 8 months. 75 Years Ago... A meeting of the business men and citizens was held in the Kumrite Inn Hotel on Monday evening with about twenty-eight in attendance to discuss pro and con on the daylight saving time for the village of Orono. All the business men were given the opportunity of expressing their views on the matter. Some thought it might hurt business with the farmers and some did not see why this should be, as the farmer could come to town early in the morning when the dew was on the ground and be back again ready for work in a short time. Mr. E. Hamm stated that if he couldn't make a living on the farm by working from six a.m. to six p.m., he would give up farming and he thought that every place should have the same time. For his part he did not care whether they had daylight or standard time. Mr. Neil Porter did not see much difference which way it was, as he dealt with farmers in the south of the village that were on daylight savings and also with farmers on the north of the village (who were not). Major Gamey declared that Orono was like an oasis on the desert, and that it would be more convenient for all if every place would adopt the same time. It was moved by C.T. Miller, seconded by W.E. Armstrong that the Police Trustees be petitioned to ask the council to take a vote on daylight saving in the village of Orono for the months of June, July and August at the election in January.