United Counties Council sets seven mill rate for 1944 budget
Northumberland and Durham Counties Council opened its June session forecasting a seven mill rate up from 6.74 last year to raise about 248 392 dollars for 1944 expenditures. The budget lists major items such as administration of justice charity and welfare debentures primary education roads and contingencies. A tuberculosis hospital project was discussed with counties share estimated near 85 000 dollars but rejected as too costly. Remember Orono Sports Day on July 3 at 2 p m.
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Northumberland and Durham Counties
Bert Reid
Toronto
Trenton
Belleville
Kingston
Butter Production Drops in Ontario May Output Falls
Ontario creamery butter production in May totaled 8,311,900 pounds down 2.9 percent from May 1948. Southern Central and Eastern Ontario show declines while Western and Northern Ontario rise slightly. Five month total for 1944 stands at 25,330,000 pounds versus 29,418,600 a year earlier. Durham County five month figures fall from 310,504 to 276,685 pounds. May 1943 output was 95,156 pounds compared with 86,241 this May.
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Ontario
Eastern
Western
Northern
Durham County
C W A C Recruiting Drive Seeks 5000 Women Volunteers
The Canadian Women's Army Corps needs 5,000 more women aged 18 to 45 in sound health and good standing. A recruiting unit led by Cpl Lois Pilkington will visit Port Hope Town Hall on Wednesday July 5 from 9 am to 9 pm to answer questions. Other unit members include Cpl Idona Fayed er Lance Cpl Sally Pret e and Pte Lillian Bailey. Over 16,000 women already serve in Canadian and British Army supports both at home and abroad.
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Canadian Woman’s Army Corps
Canada
C.W.A.C
Cpl
Lois Pilkington
Toronto
Town Hall
Port Hope
Idona Fayder
Cardinal
Ontario
Sally Prete
Peterborough
Lillian Bailey
Montreal
Canadian Womens Army Corps
Washington
London
England
Oshawa Presbytery Young People Regional Picnic
Oshawa Presbytery Young People held its annual regional picnic at Orono Park on June 21 with 78 attendees. Supper at 6:30 p.m. featured Glenna Wilson leading activities, a scavenger hunt, and campfire fellowship. Prior winner Simcoe Street, Oshawa, vies for the Sports Shield. next gathering set for June 28 at Greenwood Park.
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Oshawa
S. Littlewood
Orone United Chuch
Oak Lake
I Greenwood Park
Ration Time Table and Coupon Validity Update
Ration changes list coffee or tea coupons from 14 to 29 old book and 30 to 35 new book now valid with later dates. Sugar coupons F1 to 35 old book and 1F6 to F10 old book become valid July 6. Butter coupons 66 to 71 have staggered validity with July 30 expiry for 66 to 69 and July 20 for 70 and 71. Preserves and sugar items noted with updated terms.
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Canning
Budget Highlights Sees Tax Changes and War-Era Cash Needs
Government outlines no tax increases and end to compulsory savings from July 1 1944. Tariffs on farm machinery removed and 10 percent war exchange tax lifted. 1944 45 cash needs set at 6 billion dollars, borrowing needs 3.2 billion, with deficits about 2.535 billion. In-laws deemed dependents for tax and child allowances expanded, appeals period for armed forces extended to a year. Provisions for rapid depreciation and double depreciation on new capital, plus borrowing against refundable tax portions. Overall revenues near 2.617 billion, expenditures 5.152 billion, war expenditures raise cash needs and voluntary savings urged.
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Computing Corporation
Doctor McKenzie to Close Office Two Weeks
Notice that Dr. A. FF. McKenzie will close his office for two weeks from Sunday July 2 to Sunday July 16.
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A. FF. McKenzie
Salvage Day Planned in Orono Kendal and Pontypool
Urgent local notice calls Salvage Day for Saturday July 1 in Orono Kendal and Pontypool to collect papers for the war effort amid ongoing conflict. Citizens urged to prepare and deliver usable newsprint and cardboard for recycling and reuse.
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Orono
Kendal
Pontypool
Examination results of Orono Continuation School
Orono Continuation School reports promotions by merit across grades. Notable names include Mackinnon Cornish Staples Billings Lowery Goode Porter Farrow with subjects and failures noted. Promotions cover Grade XI to XII and X to XI with several students advancing or repeating due to Con and failed subjects.
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Orono Continuation School
Margaret Mackinnon
Alan Cornish
Carman Cornish
Anna Staples
Audrey Billings
Joyce Lowery
Shirley Myles
Donald Goode
Shirley Porter
June Goode
Clarence Farrow
Mission Band Picnic Winners At Orono Park
The Mission Band of Park Street Church held its annual picnic at Orono Community Memorial Park with many attendees. The event featured a swim in the tank and various relay and running races with the boys’ team winning the three team relay. First place in girls under 10 went to Kay McKenna, followed by Carolyn Jones. in boys under 10 Charles Armstrong and Keith West. in girls over 10 Shirley Flin.
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Mission Band
Park Sttreet Church
Orono Community Memorial Park
Mark
Kay McKenna
Carolyn Jones
Charles Armstrong
Keith West
Shirley Flin
Decoration Day Services at Orono Cemetery Noted
Rev R E Morton spoke at Orono Cemetery during Decoration Day services with the Orono Citizens Band leading hymns. Fraternal groups and local clergy attended as mourners placed flowers and plants on graves. A large crowd enjoyed quiet visitation after the service and races for children concluded the event.
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Fineweather
Orono
Masonic Order
Independent Order of Oddfellows
The
Sons of England
Loyal* Orange Association
Newcastle
Morton
Dewwdney
Counties Report Higher 1943 Surplus Over 1942
Auditors note a better financial position in 1943 with total revenue of 207 582.34 and expenditures of 199 087.88. Surpluses across general, schools, and roads total 30 305.44 for 1943 and 16 242.18 for 1942. A 41 101.26 balance due from the provincial government for highway grant awaits audit.
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Provincial Highways Department
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Orone
United Counties Council
Finance and
Special Counties Property Committees
Reeve C. R. Carveth
Special Schools Committee
Percy Stinson
Wiarden Kelley
Northumberland
Durham
Walter Sherwin
Susan Mary ‘McCullough
Walter R. Sherwin
Kathryn Ferguson
John McCullough
Plainville
Fenella
United Church
Centenary Church
Marshall Chatterton
John Berry
Robert Sherwin
Archie Sherwin
Hugh Sherwin
Cecil Roberts
Robert
Cobourg
Hugh
Thorchild
Alta
H. P. Dougall
Invermay
Sask
E. J. Murphy
Edmonton
Laurie
Cole
Newtonville
Milfred E
Wilfred W
Crone
Mary
Centenary Cemetery
Oshawa Presbytery Young Peoples Regional Picnic
Our Christian Fellowship
Helen Jackson
Bowmanville
Dawn Moffat
Joan Harness
Peter Chmara
Jean Fee
Betty Linton
William Ruthenford
Carl Flintoff
Orville Chatterton
Laverne Boyd
Ross Carleton
Greta Mercer
Pauline Robbins
Thomas Lihou
Howard Coatham
Joyce Tennant
Grant Malley
Donald Evans
Mont. Richardson
Greta ‘Mercer
Joyce Cornish
Audrey Cochrane
Jean Turner
Helen Wood
Raymond Lunn
Norma Jransberry
Mission Band Picnic
R. E. Morton
Jeff
Grace Glaamsby
George Jones
Bob Hall
Doreen Fowler
Doreen McKenna
Billy Armstrong
United Counties
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