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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1963
Page
1
A fire late Wednesday afternoon at J Sorensen's farm on 4 Gide Road, south of Orono, destroyed a barn and shed and killed six cows, 410 calves, 15 sows, a hog, geese and ducks. Hay, grain and feed were lost. no house was harmed. No fire department responded to the call.
The Advisory Vocational Committee seeks approval from Durham District High School Board to run Night School Vocational Classes at Port Hope High this October. Classes would meet one or two nights weekly from about October 10 to March 15 if enough students enroll. Courses include Auto Mechanics Drafting and Architectural and Mechanical Drawing, Blue Print Reading, Electrical Construction, Shop Practice, Welding, Bricklaying, Carpentry, Painting, Sewing, Cooking and Personal Development, plus Commercial subjects Typewriting Shorthand Bookkeeping.
A westbound car crossed the median and crashed head on with a tandem-trailer truck on highway 401 three miles west of Bowmanville. Four people in the car died, including Lester Vamas Susan Fudge and her daughter Brenda, and the truck driver Girard Nelanson. The surviving truck relief driver Paul Pepin, 38, of Montreal, was lightly injured. Debris blocked the road for over three hours as bystanders and police aided and a highway department loader cleared wreckage. The accident occurred near the site of another fatality the previous day.
At an executive meeting of the Orono Horticultural Society held at Mr. John Caldwell's home plans were made for a larger flower show to run August 22 in the 1.0.0.5 Hall. Most classes mirror last year with additions including a novelty arrangement class for men and a bridal shower arrangement. A silver flower bowl is donated by Barons of Canada for the top exhibitor. Additional prizes are promised.
A plan outlines advertising to be carried out later with personal industry contacts and posters. It notes that further details will be announced and emphasizes staged outreach to promote products.
The Merry Music Makers Club held its final summer term meeting at Mrs. M. H. Staples home. After a musical program the group socialized on the lawn with ice cream. June exam honors were awarded to Donald McKenzie Idika Rienstra Sally Staples John Duvall and Billy Caldwell.
Durham MPP Alex Carruthers spoke at an Orange parade in Port Hope urging Orangemen to hear his explanation of Ontario tax foundation plans. He cited support from three parties and Protestant churches, while the County Orange Lodge condemned the plan. Carruthers urged unity and Canadian flag support.
Worshipful Bro H Duvall of Orono Lodge was elected District Deputy Grand Master for Ontario District AF and AM at Grand Lodge in Toronto. He will be appointed today. Nominated by Rt Worshipful Bro C W Rolph, a former DDGM, the district covers Lodges from Whitby to Colborne and north to Port Perry. Duvall has 18 years in Orono Lodge, served as Master in 1957, now in fourth term as secretary, and is a Scottish Rite Mason of Perfection Peterborough Valley.
The Equitable Income Tax Foundation asks Finance Minister Walter Gordon to tax co operatives and credit unions like other businesses. It supports his July Commons remarks on raising revenue to close a deficit forecast at seven hundred million and possibly one billion dollars next year. It agrees tax increases on liquor tobacco and sales tax are warranted and cites calls from various groups.
Five County Orange lodges joined a three mile procession in Port Hope on Saturday to honor King William II and the Battle of the Boyne. Twenty five bands and several drum corps led a crowd rivaling ten thousand as lodges from Peterborough Victoria East and West Durham Ontario Northumberland counties participated.
Newtonville Public School reports grade promotions across Senior, Junior and lower rooms with names of students advancing from Grade 8 to 9 down to Grade 1 to 2. Prize winners include perfect attendance and highest percentage, with several honors indicated for seniors and juniors.
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