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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday , April 2, 1986 (Brono ®BeeMp Stmesi Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication , ^ ■ M#ttStreet,Orono 1 ; Roy Ç. Forrester; Editor Who Needs Growth? . It has always been stated that municipalities needed growth to maintain a stable tax rate and we all came to believe this statement. The bid for industrial, commercial and yes, even residential growth, has been tuned to a high pitch and the competition is fierce. Mayor Winters used the need for growth as a main stay of his platform in the recent election as has numerous other policitians, far and wide. Growth has been the salvation for taxpayers. The announcement last week of a 9.5 percent increase in the tax rate for the Region of Durham and a 16 percent increase from the Board of Education has us wondering if we have been taken down the garden path during, the past. Jim Witty, chairman of finance for the Region of Durham, has made it known that the Region is one of Ontario's fastest growing growing communities setting residential'and industrial records for the past three years and is likely to repeat this feat again in 1986. When announcing the sizeable increase in taxation, 9.5 percent, percent, Witty said, "Rapid increases in growth have finally caught up with us and we are paying for it." What has happened to the old story of growth bringing about stability? But this is not the end of the taxation increase story. The Board of Education announces a 16 percent increase for Newcastle taxpayers and part of the reason for this monstrous increase increase is a reduction in enrolment, or if you would, a decrease in growth. Now we are hit with tax increases either with increased or decreased growth. Its quite likely a static community"would have the same problem of increased taxation and far above the rate of inflation. inflation. We would suspect the Town of Newcastle will be charged with some sizeable increases in taxation when demand for additional services services are requested due to residential development. Counc. Hamre recently alluded to this in a brief comment at à recent meeting of council. Will Mayor winters then be saying like Witty, our success is catching up with us and we are being forced to pay for it. We have, over the years, heard the former Mayor of Newcastle, Newcastle, Garnet Rickard, state that residential development did not pay its way in any community. It now appears that such a statement has to be valid and let someone else have the growth and the declines for they both sky rocket taxation. Happenings DONATIONS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen are looking. for suitable donations for a laWgi sale. All proceeds will g ) to Cystic Fibrosis. If you have items to be picked up contact Boyce at , 983-9506 or Eric at 983-5867 or Russ at 983-9183. Main pick up of items will be on April 19th. The sale will be held on April 26 at, 10:00 A.M. in Armstrong's IGA parking lot. Rain date May 3rd. LOCAL CHILDREN DO WELL IN BEAUTY CONTEST The Sunburst Canada Small World Baby Contest was held « last Tuesday.in Oshawa with two local sisters doing well in their respective classes. Amanda Griffin was the third runner- up in her class and received $150.00 towards the next level of competition while her sister Jodbreceived a participation plaque. plaque. - PERCUSSIONISTICKS WILL APPEAR ÂT NEWCASTLE With inventive arrangements of classical, jazz and contemporary, contemporary, plus traditional music of, Asia and Africa, the PERCUSSIONISTICKS PERCUSSIONISTICKS appear at the NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY HALL on Sunday, April 6th at 7:30 p.m. This is the final concert of Youth and Music Canada presented by the Newcastle add District Concert Series. Tickets are available at the door'. » DAFFODIL DAY - APRIL 4, 1986 Support your Canadian Cancer Society. Daffodils will be available at the Bank of Commerce for $2.00/bunch of 10. Sponsored by the Great Pine Ridge Kinettes. CLARKE MUSEUM OPENS THIS WEEKEND, The Clarke Twp. Museum & Archives wHl open on April 4th for the 1986 season. April & May Hours: Weekdays 12-5; Saturday and Sunday 2-5. The museum will be open oil Mondays Mondays and closed Wednesdays. An opening party will be held on Sunday April 6th. ' DURHAM EAST ANNUAL MEETING The Durham East Liberal Association is holding its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, April 9th, 1986, at the Memorial Park Clubhouse, Liberty St. S. at Ontario, in Bowmanville commencing commencing at 8 p.m. Guest speaker will he the Honourable Ken Keyes, Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services. The Honourable Mr. Keyes represents the riding of Kingston and The Islands and is the former Mayor of Kingston. For information information on memberships, 433-4240. Everyone welcome and refreshments will be available. 1 Kendal News May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU, Whether near or far away, May you find that'long awaited golden day today. May your troubles all be small ones, And your fortune ten times ten, MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU till we meet again. May you walk with sunlight shining, shining, And a bluebird in every tree, May there be a silver lining, Back of ev-'ry clout) you see. Educational taxes jump 16 percent (Continued from page 1) $38.728 million compared to $38.862 million - in 1985. The Board is asking slightly more than an additional $2 million from the Town of Newcastle with the total requisition being $11.668 million. Local taxpayers will contribute 44.5 percent of the total budget in 1986 with the province contributing 54.5 percent. In 1985 local taxpayers contributed 40.9 percent of the budget with the province picking up 57.6 percent. Co-op Meeting (Continued from page 1) member of the directors and serving as chairman on a number of occasions. occasions. Fran Rickard said he had been a tower of knowledge and strength for the co-op over this period and certainly had been most helpful to her upon taking oyer as manager last year. On behalf of the co-operative she presented Mr. Stone with a plaque, and an honourary life directorship in the co-operative. Mrs. Stone was presented with a bouquet of roses. John Stone, Glenn Stapleton were returned to the directorship' for another three year period along with Brian Caswell. Robert Allin ■ retired from the directorship after having served two consecutive terms on the board. Nadine Stapleton, Durham Central Central Fair Queen was introduced to the audience and spoke briefly thanking, the Co-operative in her sponsorship in the Queen contest at the 1985 local fair. She said she was looking forward in competing this summer for the Ontario Fair Queen's title. She said she had attended attended the Ontario annual fair convention convention and had meet the 110 fair queens who represent other fairs " across the province. ! Fran Rickard briefly outlined some, of the activities and promotion promotion undertaken by the Cooperative Cooperative over the past year which included Customer Appreciation Day, a Christmas promotion. Some major developments had been the purchase of an electric lift truck, the closing-in of the warehouse and a new conveyor. Glenn Stapleton, president of the board stated that the co-operative would have their computer system fully operational this year and that, an addition is to be added at the coop coop of some 1200 square feet to be used for office space and with the lower section to be used aÿ a garden centre. Sales remained stable at .Ijte eo-, operative during the past year compared compared with 1984. Total sales amounted to $2,378, j20 Vit.h a net savings of $85,273. The.' co-Qpcr^tivc declared a 4 percent Patronage dividend payment payment on 1985 business payable in 20 '"years. ■ Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrows, tomorrows, Never mind what might have been, 'May THE; GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU till we meet again. Wilfred Grenfell (cont) Soon Grenfell was sailing after a fleet of 1,000 boats which had headed headed north to Labrador's summer, fishing grounds. When he found them the Albert was besieged by small, boats filled with men, women and children clamouring for help. He treated about 900 patients. Help poured in after Grenfell returned to Britain and reported on the hardship and poverty in Labrador. Grenfell was given a . small steam launch, on which, no coal, being available, he and the crew were endlessly splitting wood to feed the boilers. His services were always in demand. demand. One night, as his launch lay, fog-bound, off the coast, a half- breed'Eskimo appeared at the door of his cabin and asked the doctor to come ashore, to attend to his ' daughter, who was, lying seriously ill. Grenfell was rowed ashore through the fog in the Eskimo's boat and the two men groped their way to the Eskimo's cottage. The sick woman was too ill to be moved to the Mission hospital, so Grenfell perforated an operation in the dark room where she lay. Her life was saved. (To Be Continued) Written'by Francis Gay The Lady of the House and I were fascinated when, we came across a blacksmith in a village through which we were passing on holiday' and his conversation was as fascinating as his work. - Do you .know why the blacksmjth's'leather apron has a fringe?" fringe?" he asked us, We had to admit admit that we had not even realized that traditionally, the âpron had a fringe. . , The blacksmith told us that, according according to ldgeild, when SolÔmon's Temple was completed the workmen were feasted and the blacksmiths protested because they were 1 left out. "You did no work in the building of the temple," they were told.- "But we made the "tools for the workmen," was the reply. So Solomon relented and said that a blacksmith- was to come to the feast and that as a mark of honour he should have a fringe on the edge of his leather apron. Every blacksmith since has been entitled to the same. , Song of the Lazy Farmer He sits on his horse at the end-of the field. It probably is a one horse outfit looking at "his ambitious neighbour disking with a huge tractor. tractor. The old Farmer's beard is blowing in the wind and he's puffing puffing away on his day pipe. The sun is high'er in the sky, the ground's unfroze and almost dry; the northbound ducks are on tl wing, announcing, that at last it'it spring. The best proof, though, that winter's done is that my nieghbour's on the run; with his big tractor opened wide, lie's working to maintain his pride in being first to plow and plant. Apparently, the guy just can't.remain in bed beyond the dawn nor quit until the day is gone. Just watching neighbour whiz about is all it takes to wear me out; as far as I'm concerned, he's won the contest 'tore it has begun. And when he's won, what has he got? Oh, sure, his bank account is not 'mpst always overdrawn like me; his credit reputation's fine 'cause ev'rybody knows that he produces with efficiency and that his livestock and his crops are always sure to be the tops. The trouble is, to keep that name he has to work too hard, 1 claim; I'd rather rest and keep my health than be half-dead and have some wealth. Let neighbour have his fame, I say, it's mighty fleeting anyway; and where I'm going next, by gee, what good will credit ratings be? St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. James Small Rector 987-4745 Sunday Service and ' Church School 9:30 a.m. ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister - Rev. Fred Milnes Home Telephone 983-5502 Manse Telephone 983-5208 SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1986 • Orono United Church Church School _ 11:15 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a:m. BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIPS Ladies Morning Group 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Manse Evening Group 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Friendship Room KIRBY UNitED CHURCH Chiflch School 9:45 a.m.' Morning Worship 9:45 a.m. ORONO, ONTARIO 963-5009 t.