The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

2-Oronp Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 4th, 1981 A NEED FOR FINANCIAL GUIDELINE Councillor Hamre, Town of Newcastle, at a recent special meeting of council lost out in her endeavour to have council set a financial guideline for the 1981 Town budget. There was not an inkling of support for the proposal from fellow council members. The Hamre proposal called for a five percent decrease in local municipal taxation in 1981 compared to that of 1980. She pointed out that in 1980 there was an 18 percent increase to cover the deficit of $400,000 and this matched with a 2.7 percent increase in assessment for 1981 allowed ample room for council maneuvre financially in 1981 and still reduce the tax rate by 5 percent from that of 1980. Harare's analogy is correct and she is in fact caUing upon council to operate financially in' 1981 with an increase of 15 percent in taxation over that of 1980 when one eliminates the cost of the 1979 deficit (and then adds the increase of the 1981 assessment. This certainly takes care of inflation and some expansion of programs. It has to be unrealistic to add the inflation factor to the 1979 deficit factor collected in 1980 as a guideline for budgetary purposes. It would also seem much more businesslike on the part of council to set guidelines for staff in their preparation of department expenditures. At least the initial submission could be more realistic and thus saving time and dollars on the part of everyone. David Sims, legal council for the Town also recommended that some form of guideline be expressed as an aid to staff. It*was stated*at the special council meeting that municipal taxes could not be reduced and that in fact a decrease was hopeless. Such a possibility may be somewhat difficult but it is not outside the impossible. If one were to hear all the comments along Main Street in Orono during a recent operation of snow removal the possibility of savings surely must exist. These remarks could be attributed to most public endeavours arid everyone is fully aware of what they see from day to day. One thing is most definite... if you don't try you never succeed. Yes, the guidelines' made for a good business; ( approach to realistic budgeting. i HERITAGE DAY A HOLIDAY? i The creation of Heritage Day in 1974 was a tremendous idea. This promotion! has caught on across the nation and has done much to cause us to stop and think of our heritage and the nature of Canada in its many forms. Unfortunately the Heritage Canada Foundation has become obsessed with the declaration of a national holiday which in fact will not in any way give more meaning to this special day celecbrated in mid February. The work ethic of Canada is part of our heritage and should remain as such. One writer contends there is a need in February for a national holiday, to help wipe away the-winter 'blahs'. Surely Heritage Day has muqh more of a meaning than 1 this and it has been fittingly observed throughout our ! educational system in the past. A holiday will not increase its meaning. 4 BUSY DAY AND NIGHT AT COMMUNITY CENTRE For residents of the area there is available oh Saturday the opportunity for either an early or late breakfast of pancakes and sauâages at the Orono Community Centre.. Serving starts at 7:30 a.m. and continues through to 11:30 The evening in the same locale will see the promotion of a turkey roll starting at 7:30 anti continuing through to 11:30 p.m. Its all in aid of the Orono Arena and Community Centre. SEMESTER ALL 'GO' FOR CLARKE The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education has given the final go-ahead for the proposed semester system at Clarke High School. The system, being promoted by principal, Jàck Taylor, will open at Clarke in September 1981 with the first semester. The second semester is expected to commence near the end of January 1982.' ALL BOWMANVILLE HOSPITAL WORKERS BACK ON JOB It has been reported that all hospital .workers at Memorial Hospital in Bowmanville were back on the job on Monday of this week. Service at Memorial was not interrupted due to the strike as only eight members of the Union were out last week. All returned Monday after the issuing of the injunction late last week. There are from 50 to 60 non-medical workers at Memorial. ' ONE WEEK LAYOFF FOR 6500 General Motors of Canada will lay off 6500 employees for the week of February 9th in an effort to reduce inventory of vehicles in the U.S. A similar number Were on a one-week layoff last week commencing January 26th. McArthur seeks NDP nomination Durham East Bruce McArthur, an Osh- awa and Regional councillor announced on Tuesday that he would tie seeking the nomination as the NDP candidate candidate to contest the Durham East riding in the forthcoming forthcoming provincial election. The announcement ended speculation that McArthur would seek the nomination. McArthur said it was an absolute necessity to replace the current M.P.P. for Durham Durham East, Sam Cureatz who has failed in every test during his term of office in representing representing the riding at Queen's Park. McArthur stated that the local NDP organization dipped dipped somewhat following the defeat of Doug Moffatt in the last provincial election but that it was now stronger than ever due to an ethusiastic executive. He said the NDP will return to Durham East in the March election. He said the main theme in the election in Durham East will be the lack of jobs and the need for security and a future for the residents of the riding. McArthur pointed out that young people were leaving the province in significant numbers due to Tory policy and a drop in the Ontario economy. The Oshawa councillor said the Tories have overlooked the needs of Durham forgetting forgetting about their 'Go East' policy. "We have been victimized", victimized", he said. McArthur spoke of the York-Durham Sewage plant and system pushed by the Tory government government which now is a most costly item for residents of the Durham Region. We will all remember the streamlined streamlined government we were to get which has turned out to be a cost to all of us. McArthur said he will provide a voice of reform and a process for more economy. He said if electors want more of the same, plant closures, high regional costs for such as water and sewers they would have to vote for the same. The candidate gave assurance assurance that the NDP were on the move and it was a necessity for change at Queen's Park. Kendal News On her first attendance at Sunday School, four year old Wendy heard the chorus, God is still on the throne, and He will remember his own. Next day the little girl's mother heard Wendy singing the same words over and over - but she hadn't got them quite right. She was singing, "God is still on the phone." This reminds me of my uncle who was a very busy doctor. One day he was no doubt thinking of something else when he sat down to the dinner table. He raised his hand to his forehead forehead to say grace and said, "Hello", much to the delight of the family. The weatherman tells us that the forecast is for below normal weather till Valentine's Valentine's Day. The farmers were hoping for rain to fill the cisterns and wells. Water is expensive to buy for the cattle. On Sunday morning we were pleased to have Mrs. Fern Foster at the console again after a period of illness. The children's story was acted out in pantomine by Peter Fonk and Murray Greenwood. Then the minister minister asked the name of this Bible story. It was David and Goliath. "Can anyone tell me the lesson we learn from this , story?", asked Rev. A. Tiz- zard. Janine Foster raised her hand and answered, "the bigger they are the harder they fall". Not 'exactly the answer he expected. The scripture reading was St. John 14:1-15,. The subject of the sermon was "the way ". On any journey we must watch the signs. We know the trouble we may encounter if we travel the wrong way on & one way street. Jesus said, "I am the way". He said, "l am going away." To comfort them he said, "Let not your heart be troubled, Jesus is the guide". The hymn says, "PH go with Him all the way". He has given us the direction. "Use me Lord, use even me, just as thou wilt and when, and where." In verse 2, "In i my Father's house are many mansions: If it were not so I • would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." As Jacob in his. dream saw a, ladder leading up to God so Jesus is the way up to God and he has promised, I will come and receive you unto myself. Mrs, Edna Kiers and her mother Mrs. Green have both been in Bowmanville Hospital for three weeks but now are able to be home again. Dd you know why February is shorter than the other months? Well originally it had thirty days. Then Julius Caesar introduced a reformed reformed calendar and decided to. name one of the months after, himself - July. As this had only 30 days and he wanted his own month to abpqafr important he borrow • , ■ .' ; V... ed one day from February. Later Julius Caesar's nephew, nephew, Caesar Augustus, also decided to name a month after himself - August. The same thing happened. Not to be outdone Augustus also borrowed a day from February February reducing it to 28, except in a leap year. St. Savioufft ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service -10:00 a jn. Rev. Allan Haldehby B.A. LTh. UNITED CHURCH Orem Pestera! Charge Minister Rev. Wayne Wright, BA.iMJMv Organist and Chair Director David Gray Sunday, February 8,1981 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. BIBLE STUDY Every Thursday 7 p.m. Friendship Room KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45 Ha imitons Insurance ; lIUUIB^m. IH" 1 " ^ Service Vander Stoop's Susan M. Florist and Greenery Sawyer Main Street, Orono * * w Office 983-5115 STORE HOURS: Mon.-Saf. 9-5:30 Fri. 9-9 Home 983-5270 Main St., Orono PHONE 983-9715 After Hours 987-4670 , . A CANADA COLUMN By John Fisher of the Council for Canadian Unity Canada is not known for violent earthquakes inflicting inflicting death and destruction. But each year, Canada records more than 300 shocks measuring 3.5 or more on the Richter scale. Fortunately for us, the more serious quakes occur in wilderness areas. But not so on the south coast of Newfoundland. In 1929, our worst earthquake struck Newfoundland killing killing 27 people and wrecking havoc in fishing harbours, ■The Newfoundland quake was* considered a major catastrophe because it registered a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale. In 1946, Vancouver Islarid was struck by a 7.3 on the Richter scale, but the damage was slight because it occured in a lightly populated area. Had it happened in Victoria or Vancouver, it would have been tragic. ' Newfoundland was hurt not by the earthquake but by a gigantic tidal wave, which followed a few hours later. It rolled into harbours lifting fishing boats onto the land. The retreating wave sucked homes into the sea. ^dost people died from drowning. Wharves end fishing equipment tyere wrecked. The wave came without Warning when Newfoundlanders were relaxing after the earthquake. earthquake.