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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 23, 1983 Second Class Mail Ftegistiiti&n Number 00*368 HAS DONE WELL The Durham County Farmers' Co-operative have now reached another milestome in their service to the farming comrnunity. From a meagre beginning 'ttiirfy-five years ago they have established a solid financial financial base and through the period of time have expanded both-in plant and in service. ■ It is a credit to the group and to the co-operative movement. It was stated at the annual meeting on Monday Monday by Harvey Malcolm that all co-operative have not been so fortunate financially as has the Durham Co-op. In fact he left the impression that the local co-op perhaps was an exception to the rule. No doubt, and John Stone in addressing the meeting implied that scepticism did exist in the early years. This is certainly no the case today nor has it been for the past number of years. A common interest and a determination is a good recipe for success. This the local do-operative has had over the past years and it no showsup in its financial status. Certainly it will have a long life and will continue to offer its services to the community. Congratulations. - ITS SOME KIND OF A RECORD The Town of Newcastle had to set a record with the approval prior to mid March of their annual budget and from all appearances it was accomplished most expeditiously. expeditiously. One would have to say it was accomplished in a most business-like manner, no open political.wangling over who gets what or when and on top of this never did we hear one councillor complain of the process. When the budget came to council in open session the accord had been reached and council members appeared appeared as of one mind. The budget has been kept within the five percent restraint program and yet through the proper use of reserve funds has been able devise a number of capital works which will be undertaken this year. This can only but help to make way for other projects in the futureanti within a realistric financial plan. It has been a long time coming but financial accountability accountability seems to be at hand. RETURN YOUR DONATION FOR EASTER SEALS We received word from Morley Watson, camapaign chairman fob thé Bowmanville Rotary Easter Seal campaign stating that returns were slow coming in this year. He aÿked that we pass along a reminder to return the pink envelope with your donation donation to help erippled children. A worthy cause so lets get behind the endeavour, to bring some light to some less fortunate. SCENE FROM "DJCAD ZONE" TELEVISED Tuesday night at seven o'clock on Channel 2 an interview was aired with Martin Sheen who some weeks ago appeared in Orono for the filming'of some scenes in the Orono Town Hall for "The Dead Zone". A Clip from the Dead Zone was shown on Tuesday night and it had been filmed in thé Orono Town Hall with local extras extras from the Village gnd area making up the audience. The scene included the grabbing of the child for protection protection as well as his entry to the hall., Sorry we didn't know about it sooner but only hear about it late Tuesday afternoon. Former Orond merchant murdered in Mexico John DeKoker, 44, a former partner in DeKoker Meats which operated north of Orono on Taunton Road was murdered last Wednesday Wednesday in Acapulco, Mexico. DeKoker, married with two children, was in Mexico ico City attending a christening christening of a Mexican's friend's child. DeKoker's body was found on a beach in the holiday city Wednesday night near a beachside amusement park. He had been stabbed three times with an ice pick with the motive believed to be robbery robbery The incident happened à short distance from his hotel to which he was returning after a iate dinner. John DeKoker was well known in the Orono area from the time, he along with his brother Neil operated DeKoker Meats on Taunton Road just north of the Village of Orono. In 1978 he started his equipment business. Prior to going into the butchering business he worked at Kendal News Just wealth enough to give and spare, Just health enough to banish care, Just friends enough since and true, What more want I? What more want you? Sunday, March 20th was cold and windy. The forecast said that an Equinoctial storm was on the way. However Kendal United Church was full of people; friends of Miss Ann Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Foster, who as a girl attended attended Kendal Sunday School, became a member of Kendal Church, sang in the choir and later played the hammond organ for some of the church services. Then she went to the University of Western Ontario in London. After graduation she taught retarded young adults in Cobourg for a couple of years. When her work took her to Toronto she became active in Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church. Four years ago Ann decided to pursue her studies for the ministry of the United Church of Canada. , Ann spent the summer of 1982 on a mission field in Alberta. This coming summer she will spend in Kenya, Africa and will leave for there in about a month, returning in September to continue her studies at Emmanuel College in Toronto. Following the first part of the service the announcements announcements were given by Rev. A. Tizzard. Then Ann was presented with a gift from the church by theChair- man of the Board, Mr, Ron Frank. A diary was presented to her by Mrs. D. Youngman, President of Kendal U.C.W. and a gift from the Sunday School was presented by Mrs. Dorothy Walker. In all her travels and work we the people people of Kendal wish her God's richest blessing. Ann told the children a story entitled "When we are sick". She read Exodux 3: "1-15 and St. Luke 13: 1-9. ' Her sermon topic was "Suffering". "Suffering". She brought us a fine message after which a friendly hour was spent in the Sunday School room renewing renewing old friendships. A special cake for the occasion had been made by Mrs. Loraine Evans., „ • Last week it was St. Patrick's Day. I was looking over some old letters and found this one telling of a vacation in Ireland. I thought you might enjoy it. It was six in the morning when we left our hotel. That would be early enough any where but in a sensible country country like Ireland it might just as well have been in the middle middle of the night. Everybody was still asleep. We hadn't wanted to get anybody out of their beds, so the night before we had decided to have breakfast along the way. It was a fine morning as we - drove along the coast road. As they say in that part of Ireland "It was so clear you could nearly see Canada". It wasn't until an hour or so later coming into a tiny village, that we met our first traveller of the day, a boy wheeling a bicycle a big grin on his face. When we asked him where we could buy ourselves some breakfast he said, "Well you could go all the way down to the cafe in the village only it's not open. Or you could come up to my mother's. She runs a guest house. It's just a bit up the road." If it was, that near - we thought we'd leave the car and walk. So off we set, with him smiling away, pushing' the bike. He was still smiling a mile or so later when" we followed him through two white washed washed gate posts, along a path, through a field and up to a farm house door. As he said, it was a bit up the road. His mother opened the door "Good Morning" she said. He asked her about breakfast. "Of course" she said, "Won't you come in." The breakfast that followed followed was a breakfast we should all have once in our lives." Fat little Irish farm sausages, ' bacon that tasted like bacon did, before they started rearing rearing pigs in factories. A loaf of- sweet tasting soda bread as big as a curling stone. Tea strong enough to bend a teaspoon. teaspoon. Eggs and scones qnd good farm butter, honey and freshly made jam. The cost was three shillings and a six pence. In our language fifty cents. It was worth the walk. The couple's club ..pent a pleasant Saturday evening March 19th in the S.S. room. To award scholarship in honour of H. Murdoch A scholarship is to be awarded in April at the Oshawa Kiwanis Music Festival in honour of Hayward Murdoch, a former resident of R.R. 2 Orono, who died of a heart attack last month. Murdoch was a former Mayor of the City of Oshawa and two years ago had been chairman of the Music Festival and as well has acted as public relations chairman for the annual event. Murdoch was a member of the Oshawa Club which is one of four promoting the annual festival and| 1 had always been a strong supporter supporter of the festival. It has not yet been decidlfed in what manner the awflrd will be presented. General Motors and also operated his own slaughter house in Uxbridge. John DeKoker along with his parents and other children came to Canada from Holland in 1950 with his father starting up a tobacco 1 farm in NewtonviMe. He is survived by his mother' and father, Peter and Nellie DeKoker, 1 brothers Neil, and Peter, sisters^ Su^an and Nellie, both of Brooklin and wife, Beryl. 1 • , The funeral service was held , on Monday at the Pinkham Chapel of the Thorne Funeral Home in Sunderland. Dr. Jensen showed pictures of his travels. . One wonders why the' Department of Education would choose the week of Equinoctial storms for the , Spring Break. The only good thing about it is it gives some of the teachers and the wealthy pupils a chance to miss those miserable storms and fly to the sunny south Florida or Rome perhaps. In 1929 Easter came at the same time as the Spring Equinox and we, seven hundred hundred teachers, went by a chartered train to Washington and Virginia for ten days. When we returned every bridge into Wood- bridge had been washed away except one, a train had derailed derailed near the fruit house north of Newcastle, The . engineer, John Kennedy, was killed. On this freight train was a car load of 18 horses, half were killed and nine "escaped. Foùr people left Oshawa after - midnight to go to their home in Peterborough. They crossed the Harmony bridge and travelled east. They came to a barricade as the next bridge was washed away. They decided to return to Oshawa. In the meantime the Harmony bridge had fceen washed away. They plunged into the gaping hole. Mr. Walter Morthop and Miss • Helen Wright lost their lives. Harry and Stanley Northop succeeded in making their escape after being carried down streatt! by the force of the current. , ' While all this rain was falling falling in Ontario the weather was perfect down in Virginia as we xyent out to the beautiful home of George Washington on the pictures- . qqe Potorriac River. March 25th there will be a card party in the Orange Hall, Kendal. April 1st the Institute of Kendal will' provide Home Baking tq be sold in the Newtonville Auction Barn. We are pleased to report that Mrs. Mary Carscaden is recovering nicely after her operation in Bowmanville Hospital. m Flower Den 28 David's Crescent Dried & Silk Floral Arrangements CUSTOM MADE 983-5423 St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service • 9:45 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A.L Th. United Church Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. Wayne Wright, B.A., M. Div. SUNDAY, MARCH 27,1983 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Church School 11:15a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. BIBLE STUDY AND hymn' sing Thursday 7:00 p.m. Friendship Room OFFICIAL BOARD Tuesday, March 29 7:30 p.m. ; GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE Friday, April 1st 11:00 a.m. Communion Service Orono and Kirby combined KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Church School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 9:45 a.m. Easter Thoughts Tilley Billfolds Assorted.-. Colognes* & Perfumes ^ Easter Novelty Candy , By Smiles & Cnuckles j>'-- Cards By Carlton Stutt's Pharmacy MAIN ST., OAONO, ONT. 983-5009 J. H. STUTT I; j| StUTt