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Thret Colborne Chronicle Established in 1959; Successor to the Colborne Express (Est. 1866) and the Colborne Enterprise, (Est. 1886) Published every Thursday at the office of publication King Street, Phone 355-2107, Colborne, Ontario William G. Self -- Editor and Manager Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Subscriptions Payable In Advance In Canada $3.00 In U.S.A. $4.00 (Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office D«pt., Ottawa) Christmas Busy Time For Bell Operators There will be about 6,300 Long Distance telephone calls made by people in the Great Pine Ridge area Christmas Day and the day immediately previous. This means that operators at Port Hope will be very busy handling a volume of calls approximatey 600 higher than last year, Miss I. Simpson, Bell Telephone's Chief Opeator at Port Hope, stated today. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day will also show an increase of a-bout 600 calls for a total of 6,200 Long Distance calls. The increase, according to J. H. Guest, Bell Telephone manager for the area, is part of a growing trend toward calling over greater distances. At oi time the long distance call w ' scarcely contemplated other than in emergencies or big business. But recent improvements in telephoning facilities, and, perhaps more important, the actual perience of speaking to friends and relatives hundreds and < thousands of miles away, have made long distance calling more and more a familiar activity. Station-to-station calls, according to Miss Simpson, are yom best bet on Christmas Day, and in both station-to-station and person-to-person calling, knowing the number is of great assistance. "In calling by number," she says, "you eliminate the time required to contact Information in the city or community you are calling, and unnecessary delays are avoided." For this reason the manager suggested people intending to make calls try to find out the distant number in advance. Even if the call is operator-handled, having the number available speeds up the process. Mr. Guest said distant numbers in many cases can be obtained by dialing Information at the distant point or if this isn't sible by calling the long distance operator and asking for Information in the distant point. "You might consult the pink pages of your directory to see if the Information can be dialed," he said. "In either case no charge is made for these types of calls." Christmas Day isn't quite the problem it was a few years ago, according to Mr. Guest, because the new system of alternate circuits has greatly expanded the capacity of telephone lines, but it is traditionally, and will no doubt continue to be, the busiest day of the season. Miss Arkils has taught in many schools in Northumberlanl and Prince Edward Counties and also in Belleville. Paying tribute to Miss Arkils, Boyd Moorecraft, principal of Breadner School, spoke of her dedication to duty and her exceptional talents as a teacher. Mr. McMullen congratulated Miss Arkils on her excellent, achievement during her 41 years of teaching and said she had come to his inspectorate highi > recommended. Mrs. Velma Baxter, her sister, a grade one teacher at the same school for the past nine years, is also retiring due to poor health and was unable to be present as she is in hospital. Gifts were presented to Miss Arkils on behalf of herself and sister. Miss Arkils responded by some of the amusing incidents through the years. thanking her friends and relating Her many friends extended best wishes to Miss Arkils and Mrs. Baxter on their retirement. CRAMAHE COUNCIL Cramahe Council met in the Council Chamber, Castleton, on Tuesday, December 4th, at 1.30 p.m. > Members were all present, Reeve Honey in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Moved by Blyth, seconded by Bedford, that the Council of the Township of Cramahe request the Dept. of Highways to transfer $1,300*.00 from road maintenance to new machinery, as per by-law No. 1145. Carried. Moved by Dingwall, seconded by Bedford, .that Lyle Chatten be appointed to the East Northumberland High School Board for the years 1965 and 1966. Motion carried. Moved by Cochrane, seconded by Dingwall, that all accounts to date be paid. Carried. Orders were then drawn on the Treasurer as follow: Wm. J. Troop, sec. S.S. Colborne, $2950.16; Colborne Village, S.S. Colborne debentures, 3602.98; Cecil Alexander, sec. S.S. 2 & 3, 2655.43; Ted Black, sec. S. S. 14, 1269.29; Robt. Edgar, sec S.S. 25, 559.57; Claude Rose, sec. South Area, 8256.32: Lome Darling, sec. North Area, 9305.49; Jas. Bird, sec. E.N.S.S., 30124.45; Counties' treasurer, county rate, 27170.36: Mrs. Harry Warner, DRO, Ward 1, 28.00; Harold Chatterson, DRO, Ward 2. 28.00; Lome Bray, DRO, Ward 4, 28.00; G. R. Beavis, election expenses, 20.00; Newman Co., supplies, hall, 19.13; Oran Day, slabs, hall, 10.00; Lome Darling, postage, etc., 18,12 Ford Cowie, conveyances, 4.40; John Cooney, stock valuator, 12.40; Alex Clarke, repairs to hall, 26.00; N. H. Doidge, truant officer and assessor exp., 101.40; Twp. Cramahe, rebate M. Sisler taxes, 11.80. Art Moore, RB ............ $172. B. Moore, RB, .................... 192. C. Taylor, RB, .................... 163. Allen Jones, RB, ................ 166. G. Quinn, RB, ................ 151. Herb Trottman, RB......... 153. Gary Taylor, RB, ............ 22. Herb Ducie, RB, ................ 26. Les Huycke, RB, ............... 22. G. E. Vanwicklin, RB, .. 30. Bruce Jackson, RB, ........ 30. Art Bailey, RB................. 28. Wm. J. Troop, RB, ............ 31. J. C. McKague ................ 300. Roscoe Metal Ltd............. 195. Valley Blades Ltd............. 195. General Tire, Oshawa .... 160. Cities Service Oil ............ 135. R. Chapman, rep............. 85. Art Moore ............................ 2. Council adjourned to meet Monday, January 4th, 1965, 10.30 a.m. HAPPY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB On Wednesday, December 16th, the Guild of the Anglican Church catered to a turkey dinner for the Happy Seniors Club which was attended by thirty members. There were some who were unable to attend. The dinner was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The only complaint that was heard was they had eaten too much. Before we sat down the Hymn, "Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow", was sung. After the dinner Mrs. Drink-water, President of the Seniors, thanked Mrs. N. Sheldrick and the Guild for the lovely dinner and their untiring efforts to make it a success. Mrs. Sheldrick replying that one thing had been overlooked and that was Bromo Seltzer. The following program took place with Mr. Mack as chairman: there were four games, passing a grape fruit with your feet, carrying a bean on a straw, putting clothes pins in a milk bottle, catching the most suckers; Miss Peebles, reading, Regular Christmas; Mr. Cox a stunt, The Pushup; Mrs. Stickle a poem composed by herself, The Happy Seniors Club; Mrs. Evely a joke, Hair Cut; Mr. Cuthbert, violin, Mrs. Coffcsn, piano d'u*et; Mr. Cox and Mrs. Quinn, a dance; Mr. Unwin and Mrs. Quinn, a dance; Mr. Dove, a harmonica selection; Mr. Dove, harmonica, Mr. Cuthbert, violin, and Mrs. Coffeen at the piano; the exchange of gifts took place with everyone receiving one; Mrs. Pomeroy, reading, A Friend; Mrs, Skinner, reading, 1 Wonder; Mrs. Cox, What is Life; Mr. Erskine, My Mother; Mrs. May, Thought; Mrs. Dale and Mrs. Arkles, piano duet; Mrs. Corbyn, a recitation she learned at school; Mrs. Hollinsworth, I'm Fine; Mr. Mack, a guessing verse, the answer being the rooster. The prize winners were: Mrs. Drinkwater, for catching th> most suckers; 1st Mr. Cox, 2nd Mr. Cuthbert, 3rd Mrs. Arkles, 4th Mrs. Coffeen. Mrs. Stickle won a prize on her poem on "The Happy Seniors Club". Many thanks to Mrs. Harvey who supplied the candy and also thanks again to the Guild for their untiring efforts for the lovely dinner. Wishing the Guild a very prosperous and successful 1965. MISS LAUREL ARKILS HONOURED AT TEA IN TRENTON Miss Laurel Arkils of Castleton who is a teacher of Grade II at Breadner Primary School at Trenton has resigned after 41 years of successful teaching. She was honoured on Friday afternoon to a tea in the school. Honoured guests at the tea were C. E. McMullen, Inspector; Mrs. J. Ward, Picton, a former pupil of Miss Arkils; and Mrs. Maude Harrison, a sister who teaches at the School for the Deaf at Belleville. Mininiurn Wage levels will rise on Dec. 28,1964 A Reminder--A Minimum wage of $1.00 an hour is being introduced by stages for both men and women workers throughout Ontario. The next stage in this progression occurs on December 28, 1 964, when the follow-ing Minimum Wage rates will be effective. ZONE 1--Southern Ontario and Major Northern Ontario Cities: Men--$1.00 per hour, Women--.95 per hour. Construction continues at $1.25 per hour. ZONE 2--Northern Ontario, except Major Cities: Men--.90 per hour. Women--.90 per hour, Construction continues at $1.15 per hour. ONTARIO County Boundaries Zone Boundaries ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR HON. H. L. ROWNTREE, Minister of Labour For further information write to: Labour Standards Branch, 74 Victoria Street,Toronto