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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
4
Snow blankets Orono with two feet of accumulation hindering traffic and visibility. Mussolini’s forces suffer heavy losses against a resolute Greek army. Britain could aid by deploying thousands to tilt the Italy Greece conflict and free ships for Atlantic use amid shipping shortages.
The Toronto Daily Star notes many rural councils seek two year terms by acclamation to save election costs. Clarke Township supporters say the present four year council, three by acclamation, has kept clerks’ records clean and administered wisely, deserving a two year term by acclamation.
A Clarke Township committee launched a nationwide campaign urging all earners, including factory workers and farmers, to invest surplus money in War Savings Stamps and Bonds to fund the war effort and ensure postwar security. The plea cautions against consumer excess and argues government backing is needed. organized in Orono on Tuesday evening.
The budget pro poses higher levies on motor cars phonographs radios and electrical appliances to curb civilian purchases and free labor for war work. It also eases duties on certain British goods while limiting imports from the United States and other non sterling countries through licensing. Petrol and silk are singled out for control with artificial silk production planned to replace Japan imports.
A reader explains Clarke Township 1940 tax increases. He breaks down county school rates and debentures, notes minimal township margin, and argues higher taxes fund schools even as grants fall. He urges prudent spending and cites past borrowing avoidance while stressing public pressure grows with every levy.
Weekly review lists war loan plans with multi-billion targets. rising expenditures and growing revenues. aluminum conservation. mobilization training. rising population counts and registration totals. Dominion Provincial conference in Ottawa. Commonwealth air training milestones. Wartimes Prices Board lease renewals. wage stabilization calls. munitions contracts. major non-interest bearing certificates subscriptions. dairy, pig iron, zinc exports controls. fair-wage orders on government contracts. naval construction leadership appointed.
Ottawa report says retaining daylight-saving time in Ontario and Quebec will save about 189000 horsepower on peak load power. The estimate was tabled in the House of Commons in reply to a question by George MacKinnon, Conservative, Kootenay East.
Button type Superba accordion with steel reeds 21 treble keys 8 base keys and 18 fold bellows. Size about 8 by 11 inches. Price nine dollars. Contact 54-1 Orono phone a 47 c.
The County Property Committee chair Reeve P Gooding reports on maintenance of county buildings. Port Hope registrar lacks a new typewriter. 1941 Board of Management to decide. Board notes 94 inmates at county home with 20 admitted and 5 deceased. Civil guard talk with Attorney General discussed. no action yet. Bridge rate equalization queried. clerk to request road office report. Sympathy sent to Ex Warden James Mc Camus and others. Patriotic grants total 10000 for the year, including 2000 to Navy League and 1000 each to Legion and Knights of Columbus Army huts.
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