02 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1964
Page
1
Early Saturday a barn and equipment at Young Bros. Oshawa farm west of Crooked Creek were destroyed by fire. Tobacco valued at 17000, a planter and implements were lost. a tractor and irrigation pump survived. Firefighters arrived at 2:45 a.m. after cars blocked access. Cause unknown. Fire truck from Orono responded.
The United Counties Council approved a mill rate of 12.00 for 1964 marking a 0.25 decline from 12.25 in 1963. The lower rate stems from higher county assessments totaling 4,749,585 and is expected to raise 1,016,995 to fund operations.
Three members of Trent University Site Development Committee led by Professor Denis Smith and Dean R. H. Sadleir and John Anderson toured historic buildings in the Trent Valley and Kawartha Lakes with Master Planning Architect R. J. Thom and Toronto architect Napier Simpson. The visit aimed to broaden the committee’s knowledge for planning the university’s permanent site.
United Church Women conducted an Easter Thank-Offering event on March 26 in the Upper C E Auditorium. The group toured notable regional houses and churches, noting Georgian Loyalist Regency and Gothic styles, then heard a devotional on Christ as the foundation and a hymn.
The Clarke Township mill rates for 1969 show a net tax reduction for most residents. The High School rate drops to 21.393 from 24.672, and township revenue changes modestly downward. Police Village areas see mixed shifts with police rate cuts offset by township rate increases on homes, while public school rates fall 1.5 mills residential.
Orono hosts a three day United Church seminar April 14 to 16 on The Church in The Country. Five conferences London Hamilton Toronto Bay of Quinte Montreal Ottawa, 362,724 families overseen by 1,470,487 people. Delegates will include 40 presbyteries plus officials, speakers and church representatives.
The Ontario Municipal Board will hold a hearing in the Village of Orono on Wednesday April 11 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing concerns a proposed municipal system related to an application by Clarke Township on behalf of the Village Trustees.
About 100 Anglican laymen from the Durham and Northumberland rural deanery will gather at Trinity College School in Port Hope for a two day conference on The Christian Laymen in Today's World. The Rt Rev G B Snell will open proceedings.
Rev G B Snell Fragan Bishop of Toronto will lead the conference. Sessions Friday evening and Saturday cover Am I a Christian and Am I a Sunday Christian. Continued on page 5.
William Edward Davey of Orono died at Memorial Hospital in his 91st year after months of ill health. A known local figure, he helped in the Klondike Gold Rush era, served 41 years as Orono Fire Chief, and was among Oshawa area's first Chevrolet salesmen. He was active in the United Church and local groups. Surviving are four daughters, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. The funeral was at Orono United Church with interment in Orono Cemetery.
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