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From the Orono Public School This group of youngsters the public school talent con- square dancing. Just one from the Orono Public School test on Friday. The group more feature of locals being delighted theii/ audience in ' were quite proficient in their part of the fair. ! I The darling of the show Four year-old Tammie number did not win her a Johnson of Oshawa with her ' place in the final standings father Stan Johnson was the she certainly turned the , dat-ling of the adult amateur hearts of those in the aud- - show? And although her vocal ience. ", Llew Hallowell, Orono, closely inspects the quality of hay and corn exhibits at the Orono Fair and points out *to the camvrman that since 'he middle of July there has been .a tremendous growth in the local corn crop. Llew attributes attributes this growth' to the one week of intense heat preceed- Home breakins up by 24 p.c. Home break-ins in the Region of Durham have increased by 24 percent over the past seven months according according to a report by Police Chief Jon Jenkins. Breaks ins into businesses have increased by 14 percent and thefts have jumped by 40 percent. Crimes of violence have however remained static "with the same period last year. Jenkins said it was a provincial overall trend and felt that the slowdown in the economy could have some bearing on the increase. Jewellery' are the most popular popular items being stolen. Traffic deaths are down 36 percent resulting in 14 deaths compared with 22 during the same period in 1979. Traffic charges laid has risen by forty percent. To improve Orono Creek culvert The Town of Newcastle is considering incorporating a sidewalk with the proposed alterations to the Orono Creek Culvert on Main Street north of the Millson Street intersection intersection in Orono. The Region of Durham are planning the culvert work which is located on Regional Road 17. The Director of Public Works is to obtain information information as to the cost of the proposed sidewalk and to find out if such costs would be applicable to the Town. This information is to be reviewed by the committee. Implications as to street lights in the same area are to be referred to the Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission. ed by a lengthy period of plenty of rain. He also states that the lightning storms create nitrogen in the atmosphere atmosphere and. when this comes to earth it is a natural fertilizer for the, corn crop. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September 10th, 1980-11 Local interest in flowers While some may view the Orono Fair as a place to be entertained or to view cattle pr watch, horse races there are others as Dudley Deeley who. t is a fine competitive exhibitor in the fldwer department. department. Mainstream Canada A Matter of Interest By W. Roger Worth Finally, some governments in Canada are accepting responsibility responsibility for their own errors errors and intransigence when if comes to paying bills. For years, suppliers of goods and services to government government departments and agencies have complained thal interest was not paid on accounts outstanding outstanding more than 30 days, a normal business practice. Bills lying dormant in bureaucratic bureaucratic baskets for more than a month were paid at the face value of the invoice.' Roger Worth is Director, - Public Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Meanwhile, business men and women across the country were paying 15% or more interest interest on money borrowed tb finance the sale.. At the same time, Ottawa and the provinces, have been quick off. the iqdrk when it comes to collecting fees,and taxes from businesses and consumers, consumers, automatically charging interest, and penalties on even minor overdue accounts. The 56,000 member Canadian Canadian Federation of Independ ent. Business has fought the interest payment battle on behalf behalf of small and medium-sized enterprises for the .better part of a decade, and things are indeed indeed changing. Quebec was the first province province to accept responsibility by paying interest of Unpaid bills after 30 days. Now Ontario has change'd its policy and will pay suppliers l°7o interest on accounts accounts outstanding more than a month. Ottawa also , seems to be moving in the same direction, considering changes that will eliminate the unfair practice. It is high time every government government in the counfry followed suit. Business' men and women should not be forced to pay for •the mistakes of civil servants servants who are sometimes slow in .processing accounts. Besides, if bureaucrats, knew late . payments' would cost money, perhaps they would move a little faster to get accounts cleaned up hi 30 days. » WAKEFIELD INSURANCE agcy 983-9438