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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 1, 1989 Signs of the times The backroom boys of the corporate establishment played a big part in the recent federal election and the final approval of the free trade agreement between Canada and the United States. With that victory under their belt they are now establishing what appears to be the future style of enterprise within this nation. Lean, mean and mergers are the fact of corporate life. The garnit of events involve Gillette, Northern Telecori and most recently major mergers in the petroleum, beer and airline industries. There are many differing opinions as to how this will effect the Canadian consumer. We can bet our last pair of socks that industry will look after their own bottom line first. The major mergers do reduce competition and initiative in their own particular field of enterprise. It is competition and initiative that does keep prices at a reasonable level along with an acceptable level of quality for the consumer. The Japanese' car industry likely saved the North American industry from total distraction. None of the three mergers, gas, beer or airlines are really affected by the free trade agreement. Taking beer as an example it has been excluded from the free trade agreement so we can not expect competition from U.S. brewers. This is rather surprising for the agreement apparently devastates the wine industry. Why then was the beer industry opened up to U.S. competition. No doubt there is a factor in the fact that the Canadian beer industry has been one of the most inefficient operations due to a great degree through the fact that inter-provincial trade has been banned by politicians to keep the industry alive in their own province. "The same old thing" How often have you heard the statement about the Orono Fair - "It is the same old thing". Quite often likely and in many cases justifiably so. There are some things that cannot be changed and in fact should not be changed although they are, in fact, the same old thing. A line up of holstein cows will be the same today today as they were yesterday . Such lineups are the backbone of the fair whether it be cattle, chickens or horses. Its the competitive competitive edge for the owners that make the show and the general public must realize this cannot be changed. But there is need for change and there are areas in which change can be made. Let us make a reference to a statement statement of Bill Storsbergen who for many years operated a successful successful restaurant business at the New Dutch Oven, He often said a major change was necessary at least every seven years in decor, structure and/or menu. People, he said, get tired of the same old thing. Bill always put into practice what he preached and it worked. We realize that work on the fair is a voluntary effort on the part of many and we should surely respect the effort. But the comment of the 'Same old thing' is intensifying intensifying and an effort should be made to give those sections of the fair that can be changed a real shake-up. Year after year .as one enters the arena display at the north-east door the same old fortune telling machine with the same old operator and likely the same did reprints of fortunes is close on your right hand side. The first impression ... it is 'the same old thing'. Why not a shuffle around. Instead of straight lines of exhibits, which are decreasing, intérspere flower competition displays within other exhibts such as needlecraft, baking, apples. It may break the monotony of lines of sameness and would at least appear different. Include some educational displays relating to needlecraft, baking and floral arrangement giving an educational value to the event. Now with a portable outdoor stage a whole new era could open with outdoor theatre, a magician, dance demonstrations, comedy acts, and opur readers could likely add many more to the list. And its also a matter of merchandising entertainment. . . some form of communication with the audience that such things do exist at the fair. It must appear to tye different and must be different. Kendal News Remember that no boat ever drifts upstream. If it's up you wish to go, You must take the oars and row. On the 25th, 26th and 27th of Janbary there was ice everywhere. Between my house and barn it looked looked like a skating rink. Then it turned turned warm Saturday and Sunday with temperature of 6 degrees celcius or 42 fahrenheit, just like April with water running down all the ditches. The choir sang, "Whisper a prayer in the morning. Whisper a prayer at noon..Whisper a prayer in There will be a pancake breakfast next Sunday, February 5th beginning beginning at 9:00 a.m. Adults $3.50, under 8 years $2.00, pre-schoolers free. Proceeds to help our Sunday School. Communion service February 5th. We sang "Happy Birthday" for Chad Switzer's birthday on Sunday. Sunday. Scripture: Jeremiah 1: 4-10; 1 Corinthians 1: 1-13; Luke 4: 21-30. Sermon: "Ruled off tluefiendL" The Young Folks are theetmg to plan for the Youth Rally on April 15th. "Padre" Clifford Waite writes Joseph Duhaine sends a cheery greeting from Russia. He was staying staying at the Leningrad O.L.G.N.O. _m.otel camping grounds, and reports that he saw more people crowding i/to church there than he witnessed in Canada- He also sends a little joke. A t'ommisar was inspecting inspecting a state ldrm when he inquired inquired of a farmet about the potato crop and size of the yield. The farmer stated that, if the potatoes produced, were placed end to end they would reach God. The Com- misar, a strong Party man, said, "There is no God," The farmer replied: "There were no potatoes either." Francis Gay says: "I was reading recently that our ancestors did without sugar until the 13th century: century: without buttered bread, until the 16th; without coffee, tea and soap until the 17th; without gas, matches and electricity until the 19th; without radio and television until the 20th." It's food for thought isn't it, in an acquisitive society that appears to value possessions more than it does people. To quote a paraphrase, of the words of Jesus, published by the World Council of Churches: "I was hungry and starving and you were obese; thirsty and you were watering your garden; with no road to follow, and without hope, and you called the police and were happy that they took me a prisoner; barefoot and with ragged clothing and you were saying, T have nothing to wear, tomorrow I will buy something new'; sick and you asked: 'Is it unfectious'?" This is February, the coldest month of the year. No one wants a chimney fire. Prevent it by buying Chimney Safe-T-Flue and sprinkling sprinkling it twice a week on your fire. Sold in the Co-op. Prevent colds by taking a spoonful spoonful of Norwegian Cod Liver Oil each morning first thing, and later • in the day an apple. Monsignor Arthur Tonne 84, has just published the sixth book in a series entitled, "Jokes Priests Can Tell." Here's a sample, "There once was a pious young priest, who lived' almost wholly on yeast. He said, "it is plain we must all rise again, and I wanted to get started at least." Don't waste time looking for scissors. Have a second pair. Silent Casualties by William and Jeanette Raynsford (continued from last week) , We entered 1939 with talk of war. I had followed every news item 1 could find. Many farm families were purchasing farms for young men in the family as no one wanted to get involved with a foreign war. Being aware of my English background, I had made up my mind that, if Britain entered into war, I would somehow join the forces. However, 1 was reminded by the Jamiesons that I was a ward of the Soldiers' Aid until I was twenty- one. I was doing all of the farm work, mostly alone, and they did not want to lose a good thing. My little sow had a litter of pigs ■ which I raised and sent to market. For seven fat pigs I received $142.00 which I asked Hector Jamieson, to put in the bank for me. He told me that I now had a bank account. On September 3, 1989 war was declared and a week later Canada entered the war. In the following year J 'saw a great change in the neighbourhood, as many of the farm help, left to woffcin the arsenal in town. I tried to get tijork in the arsenal, but Mr. Aamieson telephoned and told them I was needed on the farm. I was becoming very restless and discouraged, as he was drinking a great déal and 'I learned that he had never puf any money in the bank forThe. j To me, no other events were as , important as the war in Europe. No • one in our neighbourhood joined up, but some were called up for thirty-day training periods. Every day 1 counted the time until I would be gone. I finished the farm work in the fall ofT941 and left the farm receiving receiving my medical in Peterborough and officially entering the army at Fort Frontenac in Kingston on November 11, 1941. Three months later, as I had enlisted in the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, I was on the staff of No. 1, Canadian General Hospital in Horsham, England. For the next four years, I served in the British Isles, the Mediterranean, North Africa, Ijaly, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Germany. While overseas I learned from the S.A.Ç. the identity of other family members, including my father, who was then living in the United States. Through a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation I was finally finally able to locate him. We corresponded corresponded and when I returned . from overseas at the end of 1945 1. sought him out, only to find that he had died. He had been buried earlier in the afternoon of the day on which I arrived at his home. Next week I will give the cori- The Rt. Rev. Douglas Blackwell, Bishop of the Trent/Durham area will be guest preacher Sun., February 12 ► 9:30 a.m. St. Saviours, Orono 11:00 a.m. St. Georgeç, Newcastle St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO SUNDAY SERVICE and ' CHURCH SERVICE 9:30 a.m. ORONO GA TES OF PRAISE BIBLE MINISTRY 5414 Main Street Orono, Ontario Inter-Faith Full Gospel SERVICE 11:00 A.M. * Rev. Lyle L. West Office 983-9341 Personal Ministry , eluding paragraph of the book, "Silent Casualties." Peg: It's a dollars and cents marriage. marriage. Meg: Sounds ideal. Peg: He hasn't atiy dollars and she hasn't any sense. Our sympathy is extended to Rev. Dr. Norman MacKenzie on the death of his wife Dorothy in her 69th year, after many months of suffering. She passed away January 24th and the funeral 'was from Leaside United Church on Thursday, Thursday, January 26th. They have one son and two daughters. They have a cottage east of Kctidal. m ORONO 'w PASTORAL CHARG Minister Rev. Fred Milnes Organist: Orono Ross Metcalf Organist: Kirby Mrs. Martha Farrow Secretary: Marlene Risebrough REGULAR SERVICES Sunday, January 29, 1989 . Kirby 9:30 a.m. Orono 11:00 a.m. EXPLpRERS Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Main Hall, Orono United Church January 25 - March 29 Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 - 1(J:30 a.m. Friendship Room * or Mixed Group Study Wednesday 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. Friendship Room .KIRBY ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, February 2, 1989 Pot-Luck Supper 6:00 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. ORONO ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, February 5, 1989 Plan to join us for a pot-luck luncheon luncheon after the service and stay for the meeting. Arrangements are being being made to look after the children during the meeting from 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. 100 Huntley Street Telecasts January 30th - February 3rd Mass Media, with Ira Stanphill, author and composer who has written written many famous hymns. Global - 10:30 a.m., Channel 29 - 12 midnight; Channel 47 - 5 a.m., Channel 3 - 7 a.m. Rev. Margaret F. West Res. 983-5962 Counselling Chapel Of The Air Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. Station WDCX - 99.5 F.M. As Winter slows down don't forget your VITAMINS Special on all PARAMETTES Adults - Teens - Children Stuff's Pharmacy ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009 nine.