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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 15, 1989 ™ ; rv .. Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 : Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication n Street, Onmo . lUy t. Fematcr. Editor Is there a new signal? If one was to consider the signals coming out from the Town of Newcastle of recent weeks the conclusion may well be that we can expect some change in direction. Mayor Hubbard in dialogue at the most recent meeting of council gave her evaluation of things to come and states these will be apparent when the budget for 1989 is finalized. Industrial development, transportation and by-law enforcement enforcement appear to be three areas high on the mayor's list and were so mentioned. There has been a dirth of industrial development in the Town if compared to other municipalities in this district. Many factors make for a good community in which successful industries industries wish to locate and the Mayor's push just may touch on some of these, that of transportation, by-law enforcement, control control on planning and development. Mayor Hubbard did refer to Estate residential as one area for refinement as to numbers and location. At the present time this sector is almost a decision of the developer. By-law enforcement has been at lose ends for a number of years and it was only recently that it appears the Town was willing to use the courts to bring offenders of the by-law conditions conditions to heel. A number of years ago former Mayor Winters made comment that day after day councillors and staff past by infractions of town regulations without anything being done. This may now be over as indicted by recent action over building regulations and permits. The longevity over the issue of truck parking in the Orono area in a residential zone has not, in any way, given residents the assurance that the Town is supportive of their own by-laws. Unfortunately it took the tenacity of some residents to push the Town to defend their own regulations. There ws no grey areas in the issue. People power does have its effect and the decision to call for a study of the Oak Ridges Moraine area prior to a clutter of Estate residential development may have been stemmed to a degree from a meeting in Kirby last week. At least it has brought the issue to the fore and ahead of any further development action. action. It was good to hear Mayor Hubbard's remarks on Monday Monday and especially the manner of intent to carryout these commitments. commitments. Residents must have the assurance that there is control at the first level of government and it is the local council members that have the final say in most items of interest to their citizens. Better things to come. Kendal News Love - Everyone needs it! How barren the heart that has never known love! The joys it can impart. Love is life's greatest blessing, And though loved ones depart, A bit of the joy remains locked in the heart. Sunday was sunny but extremely windy. Fortunately, there was no snow to blow. A goodly number were at church. The choir sang, "I walk with His-hand in mind." This was Baden Powell Sunday. 1 Brian Boudreau, a cub in the Garden Hill troop was presented with a medal he had earned by his Scout Master, Glen Foster, at the morning service. Scripture - Luke 4:1-13; Romans 10:8-13. Sermon: "Are we tempted beyond our wildest dreams?" After the morning service we were invited to the Sunday School room for coffee, compliments of the staff, and for cookies made by the Sunday School pupils on Saturday Saturday and selling at two cookies for 25 cents. I chose a moon and a star. One little girl told me she had made the moon. At 3 p.m. Kendal choir put on the service at Southaven Rest Home. Ten people went. This writer told the senior citizens the stnrv fl- • r ' •" I Newton, who wrote "Amazing Grace." I have often wondered if Newtonville was named after John Newton. Mrs. Ron Phillips tells me that no one is certain how it got it's name. There are several suggestions. However, since he was the curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire from the age of thirty-nine till his death, a , lad who grew up in his parish might have immigrated to Canada and named the village of Newtonville. I had a friendly visit with Mrs. Mulligan, Mrs. Fairbrother and Mrs. Mary Carscadden. Edna McCann says: My son-in- law Bruce is a member of our local Rotary Club. The first Rotary Club in Canada was formed in Winnipeg in 1910. Today there are clubs in every province and territory, with a membership of over thirty thorn sand. The motto of the club is "Service above Self." Worldwide, Rotarians contribute more than 350 million dollars annually to service many philanthropic projects. Bruce is justifiably proud to be a member of this wonderful organization. organization. The Kendal Women's Institute met at the new home of Mrs. Barb Holland at the west of Leskard on Thursday, February 9th with nine members present. The meeting opened with the singing of the "Ode" and the Mary Stewart collect. Mrs. D. Turansky read the minutes and' correspondence. correspondence. We received notice of an Agricultural Seminar on "Planning Effective Agricultural Food Promotion"- However, there was only one farmer's wife there so no one was, interested in attending. Mrs. L. Cafhcart's roll call whS: What is the th in ë y° u use most at your home? gome of the answers were: the kettle, electricity, the coffee coffee pot, the potato pot, you name it! All the guesses were wrong. Her topic was, "Plumbing and Sanitation Sanitation in the Goodf?) Old Days." St. Françis of Assisi one of history's true lovers of life, taught that dirtiness was a sign of holiness. St. Jerome was ashamed of his followers because they were so clean. St. Catherine publicly gave up washing for good, and St. Agnes ' reputedly died without ever having washed. Knowledge of sanitation in fact has been with us for centuries. More than 4;00Q years ago, residents of the island of Crete, built a palace that included a fresh water supply, a complete sewage system, and even wooden-seated flushing toilets. Nevertheless almost 3,800 years passed before the toilet came into widespread use. In Imperial Rome elegant communal communal baths accommodated as many as 3,000 people. However, bathing was not necessarily for getting getting clean. The baths were social gathering places, suitable for conservation, conservation, relaxation, and who knows what else. In Rome the sexes remained segregated in the public baths. While there may not be a connection connection such "friendly" bathing habits immediately preceded the Middle Ages, Europe's darkest years. Plagues swept across the continent wiping out 25 million people - a quarter of the population. Sanitation Sanitation simply did not exist. Among the, few great achievements of the Middle Ages were the remarkable castles built throughout Europe. They were small fortresses, cities under a single roof. Some not so small, contained as many as 1,500 rooms. Their defence, as we all learned from our history classes, relied in part on the moats that surrounded surrounded them. But alas, that explanation explanation is not entirely true. In fact the moats did provide effective protection from invading enemies but not by design. The castles contained contained no bathrooms. They djd however, have privies built into the outside walls that were dumped directly into the moats. The moats were nothing more than stagnant cesspools that must have been incomprehensibly incomprehensibly disgusting. Only a fool would have crossed through one. In 1609 London built a water system that brought clean water 40 miles. The use of the water closet flourished. Then came the Industrial Industrial Revolution. Millions of people moved from rural areas to the city for work. In 1778 Joseph Brahma' received a patent for the float-and-valve flushing system still in use today. While water closets became more common they were connected to cesspools by unventilated unventilated pipes. Not only did these W.C.'s stink to high heaven but they were also serious sources of bacteria and infection. The Stink Trap was patented in 1782. It successfully eliminated the smell but did nothing to stop the spread of disease. In 1848 The British Parliament passed a National National Public Health Act and required required that every house have some sort of sanitation: an ash pit, a ' privy or a water closet. From 1849 to 1954, 20,000 Londoners died of cholera. The Thames-the source of most of London's drinking water was also it's sewer!'The city had a population of 3,000,000 and no- waste treatment. All the city's waste flowed into the Thames. In 1859 Parliament actually had to be suspended because of the unbearable stench. In 1861 Prince Albert died from typhoid. In 1871 the Prince of Wales almost died . from typhoid. For 4,000 years the place where a person goes to do his or her "business" has never had a name. A bathroom is not just for taking a bath. The Israelis went to the "house of honor". The Egyptians to the "house of morning". The Tudors to the "privy" or "house of privacy" or they went to "Jakes" - Jack's place now the . "John". Sailors go to the "head". Another favourite is the "loo". Whenever a Frenchman tossed a load from his upstair window, he first hollered, "Guardez l'eau" - watch out for the water. It was shortened to l'eau and soon became loo. In 1880 toilet paper was introduced introduced by the British Perforated Paper Co. In farm homes' Eaton's Catalogues served. One editor or the radio said he had cleaned out his office and he had enough paper to supply every out-house in Bruce Peninsula. Our ladies discussed the huge blocks of farmland that are being purchased at fabulous prices north and west of Kendal. Is it for a huge incinerator or is it for a Sheik settlement, settlement, or perhaps a garbage dump? Your guess is as good as mine. But we must find out, the head waters of the Ganaraska must be protected. protected. Be sure and attend the . meeting at Clarke High School, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. And let's not miss the full Council Committee Committee meeting which is to make a decision on the Reid/Reynaert ap- . plication on Monday, February 20th at 9:30 a.m. in Council Chambers. The W.l. meeting closed with "Oh Canada". Next meeting March 9th at Mrs. D. Turansky's home. Lunch at the W.L meeting was provided by Mrs.. Barb • Catheart and Mrs. Barb Holland. Our sympathy is extended to Mrs. Bruce Catheart who attended her sister-in-law's funeral on Monday, Monday, February 6th in Toronto. She was Mrs. Bert Collin-s and lived for a time in Orono, when her husband was Town Clerk. A parishioner from the Fenelon Falls Baptist Church was concerned over how fast his hair was falling out. He went to his doctor and explained explained that he had a horror of becoming bald. "Doctor,'-' he said, "What can you give me to keep it in?" The doctor looked sagaciously at him, pondered the question for a few minutes and said, "A paper bag." Correction for last week. The lunch served after the Dorothy Mercer funeral February 6tjr was ' provided by Kendal U.C.W. and the Kendal Orange Ladies. Dorothy was a loyal Orange lady. It was-not the legion. We are pleased to report Ursula Smuck is home again after surgery. We wish her a complete recovery. St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO SUNDAY SERVICE and CHURCH SERVICE 9:30 a.m. ORONO GATES 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 Ministrv Rev, Margaret F. West Res. 983-5962 - Counselling ORONO _*7 * W PASTORAL CHARGE Minster: Rev. Fred Milnes Orono Organist: iRoss Metcalf , . Kirby . Organist: Mrs. Martha FarroVv Secretary: Marlene Risebrough REGULAR SERVICES Sunday, February 19, 1989 Kirby 9:30 a.m. Orono 11:00 a.m. i EXPLORERS Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Main Hall, Orono United Church BIBLE STUDIES January 25 - March 29 Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Friendship Room or Mixed Group Study Wednesday 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. Friendship Room WORLD DAY OF PRAYER • Friday, March 3,1989 2:00 p.m. Main Htdl, Orono United Church EveryoneW elcomed ! Thpme "Lord Teach Us to Pray"