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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
12
The Orono Weekly Times notes it is authorized as second class mail from Ottawa with advertising rates on request. It lists subscriptions at $1.50 and notes establishment in 1937 with founders R A Forrester and R C Forrester as publisher and affiliated.
Orono Memorial Community Park could expand summer activities with a dedicated supervisor. The Orono Athletic Association cites need for oversight of midget and juvenile ball teams and park use, proposing funding from Sunday picnics to sustain youth sports and park improvements.
The Senate Finance Committee issued a June report urging caution on rising public expenditures. It warns that a 20 percent drop in prices or loss of foreign markets could threaten fiscal stability. It calls for restraint, explains tax implications, and stresses leadership and sacrifice to protect Canada’s economic future.
The Hon. Welland S. Gemmell announced that Atlantic salmon have been introduced to Cedar and Cauchon Lakes in Algonquin Park. Biologists selected two gravel bottomed tributaries free of beaver dams for initial planting and spawning. Planting began June 12 with fry of 10,000 from Glenora Hatchery released at Smoke Lake air base.
The passage explains Atlantic Salmon migration from coastal waters of the Maritime Provinces and New England to freshwater streams for spawning. It notes parr as juvenile stages, silvery smelt after the sea, and varying times at sea before spawning. It also mentions experiments to domesticate salmon by raising them in landlocked lakes and streams.
Orono built a second tally in the sixth to lead Kendal 4 runs on two base hits and an error. Kendal was held to one hit after the fifth as Jones and Quantrill fanned five each. Crono’s Raye West led with two singles and a double as Kendal eyes a return game August 11 at 6:00 p.m. in Kendal.
Rain prevented the annual Newcastle baseball tournament from proceeding with plans for Labour Day weekend. A Carnival drew larger crowds and prizes including a Spaniel pup won by W. Dawson of Orono. Local winners listed include Mrs. Arnott J C Tamblyn and others. For sale a restricted building lot ad appears in Box No 136.
The article outlines high young tree losses, urging careful planting of one year old trees in moist soil and rapid field sanitation. It cites pests like apple scab, canker, buffalo tree hopper, aphids, mice, and weeds. recommends clean cultivation, bordeau mixture sprays, nicotine sulfate as needed, and buckwheat cover crops to improve soil.
Pruning to remove sharp angled crotches and cross limbs improves the trees. Heavy pruning reduces growth and production. Barnyard manure or high nitrogen fertilizer or grass mulch provides needed nutrients. Aim for eight to twenty four inches of terminal growth.
Anyone claiming to be prejudicially affected by the by law may apply to be heard by the Council at the upcoming meeting. The highway section to be stepped up includes the Lake Shore Road crossing south of the new crossing, covering Lots 11 to 14. Dated Orono Ontario July 31 1952.
Prize winners include Bowman ville H Woods P Gould and Bud Perfect. Also listed are C Bickle D MacDonald Newton ville L Martinell Kendal and four more at a distant, with Charles Grey and Newcastle noted among winners.
St Louis Cardinals hold a summer tryout camp at Kinsmen Civic Memorial Stadium Oshawa on August 11 and 12 with workouts for players over sixteen. The club touts its farm system developed since 1926 and offers expense refunds to players signed to a minor league contract.
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