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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 1, 1988 f ©rono Meefelp Cimes 1 I Secotid Class Mail Registration Number 0C0368 . I 1 Published BvnyWednesday at the office of Publication , ,g One Step Closer We have often heard Sid Rutherford'state that the lose of one species of flora or fauna on this planet brings mankind another step closer to annihilation. Canada's Dr. David Suzuki states it is estimated that through deforestation caused by, logging, farming, ranching and mining will eradicate one million species within the next 12 years and that if the rate of destruction of habitat and species continue all wildness will disappear within the next 30 years. A rather sobering thought and one that can be addressed if there is the will to do so but its a matter of present day economic and social goals not being brought on stream at the expense of the environment. May 30th to June 5th is Environmental Week and surely it is time, if we are concerned of our own future and the future of our children and their subsequent families, to take individual action and cause political action to protect the environment. To continue on the course of the present surely is the beginning of the end for mankind. All we have to do is look around at what we have destroyed in the name of progress through pollution of great bodies of water, the air and land and in such a short period of time. We make mountains of garbage and today have no anwser of what to do with it. Recycling is making some inroads but again too little too late even though we knew the problem had to be faced a decade ago. We cart do more but again there has to be the will and the pressure for recycling is not enough. At a recent meeting in Newtonville it was stated that some 60 percent of beer cans with refunds are returned while on pop cans a mere four percent are recycled as a result of no refund. refund. Why not class pop cans in the same category as beer cans and pass legislation that such be the case. "Possibly the answer here is the fact that the Ontario soft drink industry industry and container suppliers have prqvided some $20 million dollars to be spent on encouraging recyling over the next four years. It really is a small sum for the industries but apparently it is enough to allow their products to be low on the scale of recycling and keep the politicians off their backs. An economic gain at the expense of t!he environment. This is repeated over and over from industry to industry. Protection of the environment is more than a garbage problem and some will recall that Dr. Rosalie Bertell speaking in Bowmanville last fall said she was amazed that there was not an outcry over pollution from the Darlington generating station when it beings operations. She referred to studies in the United States which she claimed showed an increase increase in the instances of leukemia in areas where nuclear plants operated. _ • Last week we published a story in the Times where now the Atomic Energy Control Board is about to conduct studies as to the possible increase of leukemia in the area of nuclear plants in Ontario. This study has been brought about over studies in England where the instance instance of leukemia appears to be linked with the operation of nuclear generating plants. There is also concern over one instance in Pickering. The fight over low level nuclear waste disposal in this area, Port Granby, has been long and persistent but it may be only the tip of the iceberg. . Bertell and the AECB have both expressed a concern that should not be taken lightly. Another "Silent Spring?" Yes, we have a lot to think about during Environment Week and these thoughts should not be dropped at the end of the week. The general public must demonstrate their concerns, seek qualified answers, and demand action to retard and stop the destruction of the environment. environment. At what point the Fr.ee Trade debate After a week of debate on Free Trade the issue has become no , more than a power struggle between the provinces and the federal government. Even those provinces that have continually support the deal are now questioning the lose of some of their power. The Ontario stand on the grape and wine industry surely is almost a non-issue in that Ontario if to meet demands of GATT must make change by the first of 1989 or suffer possible retaliation through those Of GATT. The real issues are not being debated?. Is Canada giving up its * power to set prices for its energy whether for export or local use. And * most important is water a part of the energy package. Many say it is and appear to give reasonable support for their opinions. Will manufatcuring return to the U.S. and the case can be put that even many northern U.S. plants are moving farther south for cheaper labour. In Canada we have developed a greater scope in social services . than in the U.S. Are these protected becomes an important element of debate when Canada actually? becomes part of a North American identity. And last but not least, where are the plans to help offset those that will be affected and surely there will be some in such a predicament. predicament. No more power struggle - get to the issues. KENDAL NEWS, Francis Gay says; "We all have a secret dream. Jean Forest wrote to share hers with me, and I know she won't mind if I let you share it, too: In my dearest secret dream I own a cottage small, With one or two old apple trees, And ivy on the wall. 11's old-world garden then is mine, With flowers wild and free, Hi.d roses on the lintel ! u entice the honey-bee. \ v, oi'dvn where oft I sit The birdspng waking me each morn, 1 To say the day's begun. Through shady, latticed windows, I watch the sun arise. There's just a touch of Heaven In my dreamer's paradise. On Sunday morning the weather > was perfect- Let us hope next Sunday Sunday is as fine -when our far away Kendal friends are returning for Heritage Sunday. Kendal ladies please provide sandwiches or squares. There will be a social hour after the service, a time to meet and greet our friends. , On Sunday morning the choir sàng a song from their new book. , t ' nded with the words. "Let. Jesus Have Me." The scripture scripture reading, Isaiah 6:1-8; Romans 8: 12-17; John 3:, 1-17. Sermon: "To Error or not to heir? That is the Question." We were pleased to have worshipping worshipping with us qn Sunday morning, Mrs Mary Hamilton from Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and her daughter Leah. They are visiting her mother, Mrs. M. Stevens for a few days before going on to visit her brothers in Ottawa and Guelph. The Annual Salad Supper of Kendal L.O.L. 405 will be held this Saturday night June 4th at 6 p.m. in the Orange Flail; tickets $6.00. At one of our town churches there is a room where young mothers may leave their babies during during the service. On the wall of this room is a text from 1st Corintians 15 v. 51. Nobody knows who pinned it there, but few can resist a smile as they peep in at the line of babies in cribs and carriages, then see the text framed above them. It reads: We shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed...!" Perhaps you might enjoy reading somè quotations from, "The One- Room School" by Jean Cochrane. Teachers bid on jobs, hoping to undercut one another, and haggled over the number of extra duties they were willing to perform. The practice practice was at its worst during the "Depression" when there were hundreds of applicants for every available job minimum salary $500 dollars a year in Ontario. A real problem existed in the selection of a teacher during the thirties. In 1935 following the receipt of a large number of applications applications the Moose River School Board was faced with the task of oiled so 1 went oui and lay, down on the wood pile." "One lady teacher at Cochrane, Ontario had gone with a gentleman friend for a day to a small place down line. But they missed the train back and she had to stay overnight with some of his friends. She was almost barred from teaching and we had quite a time to get it settled." But for all that it was a cheerful enough life for a young woman who fitted into her community. community. She had a degree of status and respect. She was undependent. She could enjoÿ the community social life. Sometimes a lively young teacher could become the belle of a small community, someone new for the local boys to flirt with. One recalled a noteable evening when four young men came calling, each with a spare horse for her to ride. She went out with the enterprising one who slipped slipped around to the back door to get away from competition. That was one reason for the brisk turnover of teachers in rural schools. Matrimony claimed them. A community community in Ontario once had eight former,teachers living in it, all wives of farmers. Francis Bacon, on common truths often forgotten. It's not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us. learned; not what we preach but what we practice that makes us. Christians. My mountain ash trees are all out in full bloom this morning and they are a beautiful sight. "Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree." DEDICATION SERVICE In memory of Vi Morton Irene Murray Mary Morris Sunday, June 19 10:00 a.m. ST. SAVIOURS ANGLICAN CHURCH , Mill Street, Orono i 1,8.15 ac St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO SUNDAY SERVICE ' and CHURCH SERVICE 9:30 a.m. ORONO • PASTORAL CHARGE SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1988 Minister: Rev. Fred Milnes Organist: Mr. Ross Metcalf selecting one application. Just how should this be done? The four trustees read the letters. These contained contained a hand written application, copies of several recommendation, as well as copies of inspector's reports. Each member picked an application. Now how should just one be chosen? In true sporting fashion the four applications were placed under a blanket. An outsider was asked to pull one. One of the ways rural boards saved saved money was to hire teachers with a minimum of training. People could teach with what was called a letter of permission. For that all they needed was a board willing to hire them. For many years the education departments offered all kinds of courses to apply a little training after the fact. There were country model schools that offered a few weeks practice, there were part time courses, summer courses and a Teacher's Institute. Those provided professional enrichment. Most teachers say the best thing about them was that they gave rural teachers a chance to meet one another and talk things over. Farmers planted their potatoes on the 24th of May and dug them the first week of October when the teacher was attending the Teacher's Institute. Another thing rural boards did to save money was to hire women as teachers. By the 1880's statistics in "Ontario Teacher" showed rural salaries from $359 to $484 a year for men and $262 to $399 a year for women. Both men and women were expected expected to set sterling moral examples examples and as rural teachers had all the privacy a gold fish has, their behaviour had to stand up under 24 hour surveillance. 1 "One inspector thought my long brown divided riding skirt, made of corduroy and my spurs were not a suitable costume for the classroom, but I could not bring a dress, there was no place to change in a one room school." "This writer felt she mu si lie down or she would fall in a faint. But where? The floor was freshly ORONO GATES OF PRAISE BIBLE MINISTRY 5414 Main Street Orono, Ontario In ter-Faith Full Gospel SERVICE 11:00 A.M. Rev. Lyle L. West Office 983-9341 Personal Ministry Telephones: Church 983-5502 Manse 983-5208 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship ' 11:00 a.m. BIBLE STUDY Sunday evening at the home * of Bill and Jillian Stubbs 8:00 p.m. LADIES STUDY Wednesday 1:15 p.m. At the home of Marlene Risebrough KIRBY UNITED CHURCH 'Organist: Mrs. Martha Farrell Sunday Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Rev. Margaret F. West Res. 983-5962 Counselling «Welcome Back Former Students of Clarke High School ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009