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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
1
The Durham Federation of Agriculture met at secretary J. J. Mellor’s home to plan a fall and winter program. A banquet is planned for the annual meeting in November, township committees and surveys are proposed to map job prospects for returning servicemen and health initiatives across the county.
A new Prices Board order allocates canned vegetables to priority claimants including armed services, war service canteens, ships stores and Red Cross with hospitals, logging, mining, and construction camps guaranteed supplies. After these needs are met, civilians face few restrictions on remaining stock, with more vegetables expected than last year.
Captain Harold Virtue Siemon of Bowmanville is among about one hundred Canadian Army Overseas officers and men named in despatches by Minister Col. J L Ralston. Slemon of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, born May 22 1913 at Enniskillen, moved to Bowmanville and practiced medicine before serving in Field Ambulance and advancing to lieutenant then captain. His father Dr Cyrus William Slemon resides in Bowmanville.
Trade Minister MacKinnon announced that the government will set a flour price for Ontario winter wheat for the 1944-45 crop year beginning August 1. The Canadian Wheat Board can purchase No. 1 Ontario winter wheat at 1.25 dollars per bushel Montreal basis, aligning with Western No. 1 Northern prices at Fort William. The move is a stabilization measure intended to keep mills paying the ceiling price, with the Board authorized to buy if prices weaken or supplies exceed eastern mill needs. Losses from Board operations would be charged to the treasury.
A 17 year old non swimmer drowned Sunday evening in Rice Lake near Bewdley after the boat anchor rope parted from the rowboat. The victim, son of Mr and Mrs Falls, was pulled under as a companion Ross Metcalfe watched nearby. Dragging continued Monday with Constables Pollard and McLeod assisting.
Edgar Nicholls a Port Hope area farmer reported losing 31 sheep over two nights to dogs one police dog and an airedale. Ten sheep were killed and twenty one mauled beyond recovery with three surviving after the attacks. The farmer shot one dog in the field and the other escaped during the incident.
Orono residents note the police trustees levy remains at six mills per dollar. Local families report travel and visits. the Gamsbys from Hamilton fished in Orono catching twenty speckled trout before returning home with Ken and Orme. Archie McLaren's rheumatic fever keeps his Massey visit in focus. his mother travels to Massey while Milfred Sherwin and Ern Hamm report early harvests in Victory Gardens.
The British Government plans to use prefabricated houses to provide temporary postwar homes. Once production is fully underway, about three months after tooling is ready, factories are expected to manufacture around 2,500 houses weekly.
The Orono Women's Institute held its monthly meeting under the War Work Committee with Miss E B Shenwin as convenor. Mr. Mellor spoke on what the men of our forces are doing and WWII topics such as robot bombing and invasion defense were touched on along with Normandy and Britain’s war effort. The meeting included a demonstration of tea biscuits and a lunch, and the Orono Branch plans to send five cases of honey to Britain this year.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board announced price ceilings for early apples, likely lowering retail prices from last year. Last season no ceilings existed for early apples and main crop sales only came under control on October 1.
A juvenile faces murder charges in the death of a four year old, believed to have been strangled. The case prompts scrutiny of wartime food controls and relief parcels.
About seventy five Swine Club boys from Durham and Ontario Counties visited Canada Packers Ltd in Toronto for an educational program. They toured the cutting and curing rooms, observed live hogs and carcass judging, enjoyed lunch, and watched slaughter operations at reduced speed. Prizes of cured ham were awarded to Ray Smith Ennis killlen and Neil Moffat Orono for live hog and carcass judging respectively. The tour included the ShurGain Fertilizer Plant and ShurGain Farm with Yorkshire stock.
A Hamilton ward of Bowmanville Boys Training School is held in Cobourg jail after being charged with murder in the death of four year old Norman Lamb of Ida Cavan Township. The boy surrendered at Peterborough police and was examined by a mental expert before the charge was laid.
The British Ministry of Food with the Navy Army and Air Force Institute and the Brit ish Brewing Industry arrange to fly beer to troops in Normandy using auxiliary Spitfire fuel tanks. Supplies should exceed levels in Italy Sicily or North Africa as civilians contribute to the effort. Army authorities say beer is a morale builder second only to mail.
A livestock buyer received commendation for adept assistance that kept the programme running on schedule, ensuring timely progress and smooth coordination among participants.
The Orono Women's Institute hosted a gathering at the Rolph home for a competitive member drive. Mrs Jas Eagleson’s group won and was hosted by President Mrs Rolph A. The program included Bahamas films by C R Carveth, community singing, and a gift of toilet requisites from visiting members. A lunch of cake and ice cream followed.
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