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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES Vol. 1. No. 44. ORONO, ONT., THURSDAY, NOV. 25 1937. Subscription, $1.25 Per Year. Fire Engine Has First Real Tryout In Four Years Eight Candidates Vied For Premier Honours At W.C T.U. Concert ° A SUGGESTION William Buckley and Mary Baldwin Win Gold Medals , The W.C.T.U. held their gold medial 'contest on Friday evening of •last week, when Will Buckley, of Button, won the gold medal against three other boys. Hiss. Mary Baldwin, Baldwin, of Orono, won the gold medial .against three girls. The meeting opened, with prayer prayer by Rev. J. II. Oisterhout. Mr. Harold; Maekliii, of Tyrone, President of the Temperance Federation Federation of Durham County, arid, chairman chairman for the evening, spoke on the work of We W.C.T.U. and told how the memlbers Wo-ruld have to work hard to get any results, He said that the W.C.T.IJ. continues, to work and that all would have to strive faithfully faithfully and to bring great pressure to hear so as to reap jamy success.- He tolld that when he was young it was the open bar, arid that the people people knew whait that was like. Temperance Temperance was more effectual then than at the present time, and 1 there were up oars and drunken drivers to contend contend with. There has been no progress progress made in the temperance cause lately, he told the audience. It is nut an uncommon sight to see drunken girls on the streets today, lairid we have gone hack iristoad of •ahi'iiil. Tie said that when & man was drunk in the olden days they drove horses and they had brains and knew enough to stay on the road; but today with oars when men drink their brain gets muddled and clouded, arid it is no time until their car is in the ditch, He declared that the members of the. W.C.T.U. must work faithfully and beep on trying, as the .biggest, curse we have to fight against today is the cursed bear parlors; (He then called on the speakers for the evening, four girls and four boys, as follows : (tills-- No. 1 -- Miss Marion Farrow, Starkville--"The Fatal Mew Tear's Day." (No. 2i--Miss Mairy Baldwin, Orono --"Poor House Nan." No. 3--(Miss Margaret Flintoff, Orono-- "Through the 'Gates of Prayer." No. 4--Miss Mildred Allen, Orono Christmas is like good times, both are just around the corner, (Soon the fathers and mothers will be wondering wondering what to send Jack or Dorothy for Christmas, or Tom and Mary will be wondering what to give father and mother. Let us decide for you: "What could he better than a year's sulbslription to the Orono Weekly Times for a year." Think it over, then come in and give them something something that will last them until next Christmas. Give them- the Times, --"The Victim," Boys--- Nlo; 1 -- Will h'uekley, Button --"College Oil Cans." No. 2--Glenn. Tnmbiyn. Orono-- "At the ISlroke of Nine." No. 3--Donald J-ose, Newcastle-- "The Boyish Story." No, 4--Keith Bren ton. No. 9 -School---"The Brewers' Slogan," After the contest was over the judges. Miss Helen Morris, Miss Wickett and Mrs. Jodi, of Bowtaian- vi'lle, departed to the basement - of the hiaiill to decide the winners. The entertainment for the- evening evening was supplied by the Garden. Hill quartette, Ewe's oreehstra and two little gilds- from Newcastle, Misses Patsy 'Senton and Muriel- Pedwell. Mr. Lawrence Dunbar, of Garden Hill, gold -medalist, rendered a number number of sollos that were greatly appreciated: appreciated: by the audience as were the two solos by the Newcastle girls. The orchestra enlivened! up the evening with their selections. After considerable time the judges made their appearance and all the contestante were called to- the plat-; form, where Mrs. Joel presented the winners, Will Buckley and Hiss Mary Baldwin with gold medals. 'She said she would have liked- to be able to give everyone gold medals as all the contestants contestants made very creditable showing's. showing's. Mrs. IRIajiney then extended a very hearty v.,1. of thanks on behalf of the W.C.T.U. to all- those who had in any way helped to make this a success, and also invited them to the 'basement of the hall where lunch was served. Fourth Of The Series On The Lord's Prayer Stubborn Blaze Gives Firemen Anxious Time Early Friday Morning OPENING OF DRILL SHED IN 1866 '-The following article, "The Opening Opening of the Drill Shed," was brought into our office for publication. This shed was used' for public, political political meetings and drill hall as, it -was the largest around this part of the country. It was destroyed by fire in 1924; Oro-no, Nov. 30, 186-6. Though the evening appointed for the entertaining of the members of the Orono- arid Clarke Volunteer Company with a supper, was unfavourable unfavourable on account of the extreme inclemency of the weather, yet we have pleasure to record its great success. success. During the early part of the evening things looked most- discouraging, discouraging, for though the Drill Shed was fitted up with all 1 necessary convenience convenience and magnificently decorated with loyal colours and other ornaments; ornaments; yet the night being so- dark and wet, a large number of guests, stick as had been prepared- for could scarcely. he expected. However, as the evening advanced' prospects 'brightened, arid when the time had arrived which was; announced for the ; supper there were over three hundred 'people within our large military military building consisting of miltary Office il-, lied Goats and other -well dressed and highly respectable ladies ■arid gentlemen. The supper which was" served up would- have done credit, to. the ladies- of the largest city of Canada. After supper which last about three hours, Mr. Samuel Samuel Wil-mot was called to the chair. -The -speakers present wore- Colonel Patterson, Colonel Ou'bitt, -Captain McLeod ; and Reverends Messrs'. McCullough, McCullough, . Young, Archer, Caldwell, Perritte, Sills and Oha-mberis, all of whom together with Mr. Wilmo-t, the chairman 1 , dealt with the subjects 1 assigned assigned to them in a most masterly manner, During the time of supper ' all were quiet and. sociable and after the -chairman called the meeting 'the large audience hung in wondering silence upon the outpouring of the loyal soul-s of each one of the -speakers. -speakers. During the proceedings of the evening a flag, the banner of our nation, nation, was presented to the Company in behalf of the young people of Orono, by Miss 'Cameron, Miss G airliner airliner and Mr. A. H. Moment, the latter person being appointed' to read the address which is given at the end. The meeting adjourned 1 at a late hour all going arway we think delighted delighted beyond 1 measure for it was without question, one of the best entertainments entertainments we have ever had the pleasure of attending. THE ADDKiEIS'S GtEtNTLiFJMlFJN,--We, the. Young people of the Village of Orono, hav- Mrs. Flintoff Sounds Alarm In Nightgown and Bare Feet iFire of an unknown origin broke out. at the home of Mrs. Adolf Henry mi. Park street, Orono, on Friday at 'around six ten in the -morning. Mrs. G. Flintoff, living next to Mrs. Henry's arose early and. was the first to notice the blaze. She rushed out of the house and awoke the occupants then ran to; the hall and sounded the alarm. In the meantime, the fire which started just east of the barn wals burning fiercely with the flames leaping leaping high in the -air. The house, situated situated about, ten feet from the barn, soon! caught afire and when the firemen firemen 'arrived they had two fires to contend with. A gentle west wind carried the flames- to the house which entered in the upper part of the store room at the rear of the .hou-se between between the clap boards, then entered the attic where the store room was joined on to the main part' of the liou-se, just under the cave. At one time it was thought the fire was- out but sm->ke was seen coming up through the roof around the chimney. A hole was -cut through the roof near the chimney and' flames issued forth. The firemen pulled- the hose to. the roof and went; to work and soon bad the fire under control. The damage to the barn was- slight, the east side wall being badly charred, 'but the. fire ha!d barely entered into the. barn, The house suffered the most, mostly from waiter. The west 'side of the store room was badly charred, also inside the roof, in, the attic and the bathroom scorched. AM, the rooms upstairs were damaged by water and in plaices the plaster is sagging and parts of the floor is starting to warp. The 1'os's is fully covered by ■ insurance. insurance. - 'Great praise ist due to the firemen for their quick response, and . -others who.. helped the firemen in their work. This is the first .real fire that the new engine has' been taken to since purchased over four years ago-, and everything worked with eloekl i^ precision. The ' engine engine i-s capable of. forcing a 500 pound, pressure stream into any fire and 1 Orono'» fire -equipment will pa* inspection at any, 'time. .--o---- 'Elekardt Bros, .'Swiss. Bell Ringers played before a large house on Wednesday Wednesday evening. The program was enjoyed by all present, and there was not a dhil moment in the two hours entertainment. All the members are first class artists in their line and it is one of the cleanest shows on the road today. (Continued oil page four) Pontypool United Church Forms Young Explorers Club Last Sunday morning Rev. J. II. Osterhout, preached thé fourth of the. scries of serm-ons -on the Lord's Prayer to a very attentive audience. The subject was "Thy Kingdom Come." When we puny this petition, said the pastor we pray, 1st that Jes-us may come into our own heart and life 'and: rule there supreme so that we will obey the laws, rules arid priridipll'es of His Kingdom-; 2nd, (hot ho will come -into the hearts and lives -of others until such a -state of society is brought about that the great love. to God' and love ' toman toman will be the, dominating motive in all our domestic, social, political arid industrial life ; 3rd, we pray for rli<- consummation of the Kingdom where all. who have been members of the kingdom h-ere shall: gather from the east : and west : .and north and -south to receive their reward around the thrton-e of God. It is evident that they who by accepting Jesus as Baviour arid thus become members members pf the kingdom will obey the rules, laws and principles of the kingdom, and will give of their time, talents and money to spread the kingdom. Midst of the parables Jesus spoke had a.a their subject matter the spread or growth, of the kingdom. - At the evening service the minister spoke on "Some things that cannot he shaken." . He. s-poke 'of thrones and empires and demo-cnaicies- being -shaken, and civilization itself being shaken- by the gréât war, but said h'e, when war and rivalry, and crime and sin and revolution li-ave done their worst some things abide, some things ear.niit be shaken. Kaii'n that : fhe right will finally triumph, h-o-pe :.of better things- to come and love that shall vet rule the world abide. God, --Christ, salvation . -and the spiritual and eternal realities • abide, these 'things cannot be shaken,. Very fine music w-a-s rendered! by the chair at (both services. MILITIA TRAINING The tactical training scheme for Officers -arid Ni 0. O.'s put on locally locally by the officer commanding I). -Company -Company excited considerable interest for the militia men, of Durham County. County. . Sonic twenty-five turned out from Toronto, Bowmanville, Tyrone, Port Hope, Millibrook arid 'Oron-o on Sunday afternoon -and, although the ooI'd weather detracted somewhat from the pleasure of , the outdoor scheme, they were able to stay out long enough to get several valuable points' for discussion on their return to the armouries. At the conclusion of .the discussion, discussion, hot coffee, hot dogs and cake were served and much appreciated. Major T. L. Dudley in charge of arrangements was well pleased with the interest, shown. RALLY OF°VETERANS A Zone Rally of all veterans will 'be held in the Legion Hall, Oaliawa, on the evening of Thursday, Deicem- her 2nd. The meeting will be called "Meet the President Night." All veterans in Ontario and! Durham Countiesl are invited to meet the new president, Colonel Alley, O.B.E. If the weather is permi-s'siabl'e a parade miay be held to the Cenotaph, Captain- Ebbi-nson of the Veterans' Bureau wild be there to discuss problems problems with any veterans'. Captain Fairweattier of the Poppy Committee will be a guest ; also- Oo-lonel !.. T. McLaughlin, D.8.0, of Bowmanville who will tell- of hisr experiences asi representative representative of the Canadian Legion visiting German Veterans this past summer; Do not- fail to he present at this ■meeting. FIRST LITERARY MEETING OF O.C.S. The meeting opened with the singing- singing- of "O Canada,", after which the business was taken up by the president, president, Thelma Myles'. Next came the reading of the school paper "OaC-iS" by. editor Lei toy Myles-,. Margaret Roy, president of the 1st group, then took charge of the program, which was as follows- : . Chorus by Pipilated Peptimists, "The Model School;" recitation by Glenn T-amlhlyn, followed by piano sold';' recitation by Adele Morton, "A Midnight, Tragedy. 'Scene from Twelfth Night--humorous Night--humorous : Au-dlrey Cooper, MaHvolio ; Lois Wood, Maria ; 'Wilfrid 1 Froste, -Sir Toby; Lloyd Myles', 'Sir Andrew ; Floyd Nickel-son, Fabian. Scotch reel by Gwen Tennant, Enid C. at the pian-o ; prophecies of senior pupils 1.0 years from now, Margaret Roy, Kenneth Shackleton ; dialogue, form ; another group song, "The Worry of School's." God save the king. STANDING IN POPULARITY POPULARITY CONTEST The following is the standing up to Wednesday evening. Pick out your favourite candidate and when you buy at Tyrrell's drug store apply the votes: to one of the candidates below below : •. GIRLS 1. Shirley Porter. 2. Audrey Billings. Billings. 3. Jean Forrester. 4. Betty Lin,ton. 5. Jonh Manning. 6 Wildla Hooey. ■ 7. Kathleen 'Simlpson. 8. Muriel, Reid. 9. Merle Carleton. 10. Joyce Tennant. 11. Mildred Richards- Richards- 12, Ruth Lunn. 13. -Shirley Payne. 14. Lenora Wood. 15. Lois Dean, 101 lOarol Stiaples. IT. Jean Rainey. . 18. Audrey Tribble. 19., . Grice Hudson. ' - 20. Helen Wood. 21. Mar-g-a-ret Jackson. 22. J'.ocnn Jean Lewis, 28. Dawn Moffat, '24. Joyce Lowery. 2'5. Loreeh Manning. ' BOYS , ,1. Hairy Rowe T.yr^eh. 2. George ■Shaw. 3. Marvin Lutin'. 4. Dean West. 5, Bob Cooper. 6. Dm m le (Continued on page four) At a meeting held on Wednesday evening of last week in the basement -o' the Pontypool United Church a Young Explorers Club w-a-s organized!. organized!. It was decided to make the membership fee ten cents which entitles- entitles- the new member to be an Explorer Explorer and -also to - one of the club pins. : ' - The meetings will be held every .Monday evening at eight o'clock sharp arid will -consist of the. opening ceremony of the Young Explorera As-' sdci-afiom Business' -Session, Exploration, Exploration, games and- closing exercises. The following officers were elide ted to hold -office until the beginning; of the. year': , Chief Explorer -- Ha^el Rennie. Recorder -- Jack Fisk.. Guard ---Nelson Wilder. Chief Guide -- Ian Cruickshank. Exploration Leader in Games- -- Earl Richardson. Explorai ivi; Leader in Socials- -- Malble Masters. Exploration Leader in Vrogram- -- Alvin Masters,. The group is for child*eh of public public school agv and -wiii promote Sunday Sunday ISlchooI and Junior Church activities. activities. \ The first; regular meeting will be field on Monday/November (22-nd, at eight o'clock at which time menibers will .be received and given, their Club pins. , After this meeting entrance 'to menibershiip. will be by invitation only and through the initiation ceremony. ceremony.