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2-Orono'Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 23, 1988 IKeefetp Œtmea ; „F" i Second Ctoss abti RegteWitm Number WHH- ™ ™Published Every W?dnesday"atthe office of Publicàtidn . Il nStreet, Orono - • ' ' lt#y t «JPorrcstfr. Editor ,• - - - - J The Mandate is now clear Brian Mulroney and the conservatives through Monday's Monday's election have won a clear mandate to proceed with the Free Trade deal and Meechi Lake Accord. Having a comfortable comfortable majority across Canada electors have given the conservatives conservatives the right to proceed with their plans and directions for Canada. Although the majority exists there is still the fact that only 43 percent of the electorate voted for free trade, if free trade was the only issue. The opposition parties, Liberals and NDP, strongly opposed to free trade gained 57 per cent of the total vote. Mulroney does have some concerns of the electorate electorate as to the free trade deal. In his acceptance speech late Monday the Prime Minister did note this fact and continued by assuring Canadians Canadians that social programs were not to be watered-down or abandoned during the next four to five years. He also spoke of protection of the environment. Mulroney was gracious and humble in his acceptance speech. Although Mulroney and the conservatives were overall winners there were also other winners. The liberals doubled their numbers in the House of Commons and the NDP have a healthy core of members for the new term of office. The prediction some months ago of the death of the liberals is well buried by the election on Monday and the health of the three party system is more than fit and sound. There is little doubt that both Turner and Broadbent will leave their parties as leaders sometime in thê near future giving way for new leadership, direction and enthusiasm. It will make for a healthy democratic system which Canada has enjoyed down through the ages. ' The future will be interesting from not only the implication implication of free trade but also from the stan'ce and stamina of the opposition parties. The free trade issue, is by no means over, it is about to begin as many issues have yet to be negotiated between Canada and the U.S. and we do have the observation of the effects of this deal as it progresses over the next ten years. There will be, should be, interest as to local developments including the future of the box factory in Newcastle, the health of the three furniture-related industries in Orono and Quaker Oats in Peterborough a purchaser, of some cash crops from area farms. - There are many intersting aspects to watch none the least being the possible implimentation of the U.S. Omnibus Bill that will affect the free access to the U.S. and the plight of Ontario industry and the direction they may take. Above all it is a blessing the election is now over and the die is cast. Back to the drawing board It will soon be back to the drawing board for municipal, and in this area, regional,council. Surely for the region the first action of, any significance will be the development of a landfill site for regional garbage, that is, providing the Region has been sincere it going'it aloné without Metro. Time is flying and any landfill site is not a matter of an official sod turning and the next day a landfill site. Durham has really done little in advancing any move for lhnd.fill of its • own. , It was interesting to note* some weeks ago that following following a move by the region to go it alone and rebute any bids by Metro Durham officials were meeting with Metro officials, according to a news report. Just where does the Region stand other than just talk. rainy. The choir sang, "For 1 know who holds tomorrow. And 1 know who holds my hand." Scripture Luke: 7: 36-50; Ephesians 2: 8-10. There was the regular church offering offering followed by a special offering for Ralph Bamsey, R.R. 1, Newtons ville who lost his barn by fire fWo weeks ago. Sermon: The Scriptural Scriptural Way of Salvation. Next Sunday, Sunday, November 27th the feudal art: Sunday School will present a special If Friend, we greet thee, hand and , Christmas Service. heart; The, Government sent everyone If Stranger, such no longer be;/ south of the Sixth Line to If Foe, our love shall conquer thee. ' Brownsdale to vole. I suggested the ixfcwtonvillc voters hitch-hike to .Sutidav morning was foggv and , Brownsdale but the typist changed KENDAL NEWS There was . a time when house blessings or door .blessings on plaques plaques were common, not only on inns but on private houses too. Francis Gay liked this one: Hail Guest! We ask not what thou if to BowmanVille. I hope you all got baçk safety - Two girls 1 k Jew * n *^ e R-C.A.F. hitch-hiked fr °m Ottawa to Kingston durii?® lhe week (they were cooks). V /hen returning they perhaps left it too late. They got one short ride after another. The last farmer turned in at his gate when it was getting dark. They walked on and on in the rain. Finally Finally they could walk no more so they lay down, in the ditch, and slept. They awakeYted at the peep of dawn. There were no houses to be seen. Then along came an airman on a motorcycle. They climbed on behind and rode into Ottawa looking looking like two drowned rats. Fortunately Fortunately no one was up. It was July. The Airman took them right to Princess Alice Barracks. The first thing they had to get was new hats. The peaks were of paste-board and collapsed in the rain. Mrs. Audrey Underwood of R.R. 2, Port Elgin, Ontario NOH 2C0has completed the Underwood. Tree, called 'Chips from the Underwood Tree." There are 231 pages and hard bound. If you would like to look it over contact Helen Schmid. It can be purchased from Mrs. Audrey Underwood. Many Durham families went to Bruce. A man accused of stealing an overcoat was having his day in court. "Stole a coat, did you?" asked asked the judge. "Weren't you before me three years ago for the very same crime?" "Gee whiz, your honour," replied the man. "How long do you expect a second hand coat to last?" Kendal is sponsoring an Italian Night Supper on November 26th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Kendal United Church. Cost is $4.99 for adults, children under 12 $2,49 and preschoolers free. The Kendal Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. Catherine Munkton, of Crooked Creek, on Thursday afternoon November 10th with eleven members present. It was an extremely windy afternoon. afternoon. The President, Mrs. Dorothy Turansky opened the meeting with the singing of the Ode and repeating the Mary Stewart collect. Mrs. Iris Lambier read the minutes. At our Penny Sale in 1989 we are to have a sale of home baking at 2:00 p.m. Moved by Mrs. B. Cathcart second second by Mrs. H. Couroux that we again give a $200.00 scholarship to a graduating student of Clarke High School in 1989, who has taken Family Studies at Grade 13/0.A.C. level. Carried. Plans were then made for filling the Christmas baskets for eight shut ins. The Institute Pot Luck Christmas dinner will be December 9th at 12 noon, Thursday in the Sunday School room. There will be an exchange of gifts. Then Mrs. H. Couroux gave the Motto - People are like tea bags, you never know their strength till they are in hot water. Roll Call- Name a new Canadian Product. Then Helen gave her topic. Entitled: Entitled: The Courageous Life of Margaret Gourley. On January 18, 1979 she took a stroke that left her paralized from the neck down. She was 39, the mother of two teenage boys and a girl of ten. She was the sole support of her family. She held down a managerial position at G.M. and spent 2k? hours each day on the highway from Garden Hill to Scarborough. Scarborough. She has been able to hear but not ' to speak. Yet in the years since she has accomplished many things, including including writing a book of poetry, and painting pictures "in her forehead. In 1984 and 1985 she won first prize in the multi-handicapped competition al the C.N.E.lris Lambier Lambier brought one of Margaret's paintings, a beautiful horse's head, to show us. Margaret grew up hr Garden Hill and is known to some of us. I he meeting closed with "Oh Canada."" A delicious lundi was provided by Mrs. Eleanor Terrill and Mrs. K. Munkton. 'Silent Casualties,Vby-Willian and Jeanette Raynsford (continued from last week) That same evening 1 was informed informed that I would not be going to school until after Christmas, as I would be needed to pick and dress turkeys, geese and other fowl lo be sold for the Christmas season. Within a few days 1 found that I was doing about fifty percent of the farm work which gave the farmer and his son a lot more time to sit comfortably in the .house. Always I was told to work fast. In between other chores, I was expected to chop wood and keep the two stoves supplied with fuel. Christmas was coming and one Saturday when the family went into the nearby town to deliver dressed : fowl, 1 was taken along. I had about three dollars which I had saved saved while at Bon Air, and 1 spent all of it on gifts for the adults in the • family: pipes for the men, a china pitcher, a box of handkerchiefs and a brooch for the women. Three dollars went a ' long way in those Depression days! . Christmas Day, I gave my gifts to the Jamiesons. 1 received nothing from them. In fact, to my amazement amazement 1 found that they had no tree, no celebrations, no happiness for this special day. However, there was a big dinner that day, Since I always worked fast and did my work well, 1 was allowed time off. My free time 1 spent in the woods or walking along the shore of the lake, or skating on the ice, as 1 had brought» my skates from Bon Air. The Jamiesons did not want me to make friends with the neighbour's children, for they said the neighbours were always asking questions about them. They had had seven other veterans' orphans over the past few yêars, none of whom stayed long, due to the hard- * ship on this farm. These things seemed strange to me. , ORONO GATES OF PRAISE BIBLE MINISTRY 5414 Main Street OronO, Ontario Inter-Faith Fu8 Gospel SERVICE 11:00 AM. Rev. Lyle L. West Office 983-9341 Personal Ministry Rev. Margaret F. West Res. 983-5962 Counselling ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister: Rev. Fred Milnes Orono Organist: Ross Metcalf Kirby Organist: Mrs. Martha Farrow SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1988 1st Sunday in Advent, Communion Kirby . 9:30 a:m. Orono 11:00 a.m. Service of Prayer & Praise Orono 7:30 p.m. Everyone Welcomed, : ' EXPLORERS ' Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Main'Hall, Orono United Church ■ ' Hl-t : Tuesday, November 29, 1988 ,7:30 p.m,,-,- 9:00 p.m. .in sm. Last meeting until after Christmas. St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO SUNDAY SERVICE and : CHURCH SERVICE 9:30 am BIBLE STUDIES Sunday evening - CANCELLED Tuesday afternoons 1:00 p.m. at the home of . Dawna Hawkshaw 983-5882 Wednesday mornings 9:00 a.m. Ladies Study Orono United Church Wednesday evenings 8:00 p.m. : Orono United.Church 1 veryotie Welcome Stuff's Pharmacy ORONO, ONTARIO 963-8000