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A New Era • This week we welcome to the Orono Times fold Mr. Erie" James (Rick) Patterson a's a joint owner. Mr. Patterson comes well qualified qs a printer and will follow this line of work with the Times as well as being advertising manager. Roy Forrester will continué as active as ever in the operation of the Times and will continue duties as "editor of the paper as well as continuing in the commercial printing field. As former sole owner of the Times since 1951 your editor would like to thank all those who have supported this venture in your community. It is the intention of both Patterson and Forrester to earn this same support in the future. The Orono Times was first established established in Orono in 1937 by Mr; Roy A. Forrester. 'down memory lane The owners and staff at the Orono Times would like to extend best wishes to the Orono Orphans who this week hold their first re-union in Orono. The re-union will be a great occasion. As your editor recalls there were many columns of type cast out of the old linotype during the hockey season as a result of the Orphan's accomplishments. The Orono Orphans were a part of the community in such a manner that may never be realized again by any such group. Everyone at one time or another was involved, the Fire Department, the band, local organizations as well as a host of individuals. Those that supported the team were rabid supporters and many will remember the vocal encouragement from such as the late Stan Chapman. As our middle fold states, "Welcome Back" Orono Orphans) x NO WAY TO WIN FRIENDS One of the major obstacles facing the federal government's anti-inflation program program is the unwavering opposition of most segments of organized labour to the guidelines and the restraints , on contract increases. „ , It is a dangerous over-simplication to place the blame for inflation on the demands of the unions or on the disastrous strikes in the post office, or the Ontario high school teachers or in the pulp and paper industry. But, having issued that disclaimer, we believe that labour must look to its own house before too long. Its insistence on contracts in excess of 18 per cent annually and a desire to pursue negotiations as if controls do not exist only serves to isolate labour into a class within society, such as exists in Britain today. The postal strike and the teachers' walk out in Toronto, both originally demanding demanding settlements far above the guidelines, served only to alienate supporters of labour, to exacerbate relations with other segments of society and to destroy the credibility of unions as responsible to the whole of society. Canadian social structures are under severe strain. No segment can set itself up as the tail that wags the dog. If the tail feels it deserves priority over all the other parts then the operation fragments. And if the tail insists that if it does not get what it wants, it will shut down the dog, then without warning we find ourselves facing the ravages of New York, Italy and Great Britain. . from the United Church of Canada Cassandra's Corner As 1 write this article the TV news programme is showing the wreckage of the two cars in which seven young people were killed near Acton on March 6th. The details of this tragic and senseless accident you know already, but; I feel I still must register my abhorrence and anger against the never ending carnage on our highways. , In this area we are not strangers to * sudden death on the roads around us. All too often you and I have attended funerals where the deceased has.been a friend or» relative killed in an accident on a nearby highway. For a moment just think back on the.mumber of people you have known and who, over the past few years, have been killed in car crashes on Highway 35. » In a few more weeks it will be spring again and the migration to the cottage country to the north of us will begin again, how many pleasant week-ends art the cottage this year will become nightmares on the road home? -- I sincerely hope not even one. . ; This terrible accident at Acton will be • even more tragic if it does not prompt the authorities to enact some policy or guidance regarding the necessity of high speed chases between police and felons. I can only repeat what newscasters and reporters have said many times this week "NO CAR IS WORTH THE LIVES ( OF SEVEN PEOPLE." A "WATERGATE" FOR CANADA It seems that we will not be satisfied until someone uncovers a really first class scandal that we all can sink our teeth into and wax wise. *" The "Sky-shop Affair" had all the makings of. a good scandal -- a quick buck being made, influence peddling and members of the government compromised, compromised, but, to everyoné's annoyance, the whole thing fizzled out. Next on tt& scene was the RCMP investigation of contracts and contractors involved in building the facilities for the Olympic Games. For a time the rooting around for evidence made headlines, but, alas, it, too, has withered on the vine (along with a couple of buildings). Then, when hopes of ever finding out what really goes on in the corridors of power seenfed very remote, along came charges that Ministers of the Crown were interferring in the dispensation of justice. At last we had a bone to chew on, but, no, this one didn't gel either, -- the judge changed his mind and went home (with his bone). I do hope Councillor Lyall and Mr. Doug Simpson will continue to berate one another via this paper or there will be no fun in the news at all. A Night at the Ppera The fifth concert in the Port Hope Friends of Music series will be presented this Sunday night, March 14th at 8:00 p.m. in the Port Hope United Church. For this concert the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra is being joined by the 50 voices of Coventry Singers of Peterborough and 25 singers from Port Hope United Church ' choir, in addition to four young soloists, Nancy Hermiston, soprano, Janet Stubbs, mezzo-soprano, John Keane, tenor and Douglas McEachen, bass. The concert has been entitled "A Night at the Opera" by the conductor, Bruc.e McGregor and he is including only familiar operatic excerpts such as the Grand Chorus and Triumphal March, the Habenera and a fun-filled chorus from Donizetti's comic opera. Letters to the editor Orono Times Orono, Ontario Deaf Sir; As this exchange of letters to the editor between Douglas Simpson and myself is beginning beginning to show signs of shrillness shrillness and bitchiness on the part of Mr. Simpson-L would like to conclude my role in these exchanges with a few final remarks. 1. Contrary to Mr. Simpson's Simpson's remarks in last week's paper, I have attended Orono Hydro meetings. However, as these visits were made during the time that Mr. Simpson was absent from public life owing to his election defeat, he would not be aware of my presence at the meetings. 2. Again contrary to Mr. Simpson's remarks last week- -$20,000 per year is not my stipend as a Regional Councillor. Councillor. Here is how Regional Councillors Councillors are paid: ® Under the New Town set-up I and the rest of the Area Municipality Councillors (Town of Newcastle) are paid $5,000 per year. Regional Councillors who attend Regional Regional Council at Whitby (I may add, a proper place for the meetings) as well as the Area Municipality council meetings receive an extra salary of $11,000 per year but early in 1975, Regional Councillors Councillors added an extra $1,000 per year to their stipend. I was the only Newcastle Councillor who fought and voted against this move. When the raise was authorized authorized by a Regional Majority vote, I was the only Newcastle Newcastle representative to refuse the $1,000 raise. I still refuse to take it and I still remain with a salary of $15,000 per year. Even in January 1975, I could visualize the financial mess that our municipalities are presently in-and I did not want to be accused of making our financial position worse. by being greedy. I am quite sure that by now the readers of this paper are either overcome by laughter, vexation or nausea at these letters between myself and the worthy chairman of* the Orono PUC so I intend to Conclude this, correspondence with one parting shot--and it is not intended to be a cheap shot. It is quite conclusive that Regional Government here in Durham is not functioning well-a point that I have made many times by printed word and speech both before and since January 1, 1974 when this Regional Government came into being under Bill 162 of the Ontario Government. Maybe this bellyaching of mine about the drawbacks of the Regional Government is the base of Mr. Simpson's belief that l am "controversial". "controversial". , On the other hand, I can recall a news story from the front page of the Orono Times a few weeks ago-January 21, 1976, with a headline "Hydro Rate in Orono up 26.9 per cent." I did not hear nor did I read of Chairman Douglas Simpsons Simpsons of Orono's PUC objecting objecting to, this financial disaster that will be happening to the PUC customers. Could it be that Mr. Simpson would consider such action as being "controversial"? "controversial"? A no-no? . Thank you Mr. Editor for allowing - me to" rebut the writings qf Mr. Simpson. This all started over the problem of snow ['em ova I on Orono's main street--it probably wou ld have been less a bore to your readers had Mr. simp- Son stayed Out of the hassle or else stuck to the topic of snow removal omitting the attack on my political integrity. : . Kenneth E. Lyall POEM FROM LESKARD SPRING SUNSHINE ■ Sunshine, with your warming • ray, y':?;- You warm our earth for spring. You melt the frost around our land And make the Robins sing. Winters whiteness disappears, disappears, When you shine so bright And soon the ice and snow, Will no longer be in sight. Well. 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