Forrester Named Bowser Authorized Mail Title
R A Forrester receives authorization as Bowser for Second Class Mail under Postal Department rules in Ottawa.
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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
15
R A Forrester receives authorization as Bowser for Second Class Mail under Postal Department rules in Ottawa.
Orono Police Trustees approve a by law keeping the fire department inside the village until an agreement with the Township is reached. This leaves properties outside the village without fire protection and prompts urgent talks to avoid mishaps and loss.
A discussion of which level of government should relieve unemployment and fund public works. The piece argues the federal government must bear a large share of relief costs and lead in proactive unemployment measures, with municipalities and provinces strained by limited revenues.
The Canadian National Exhibition with the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies sponsors a color photography competition to boost fair exhibits and publicity. Five 2x2 inch transparencies from the 1954 fair cycle will be judged, with $350 in prizes and winners shown at the CNE starting 1955.
Durham Community Auctions re open Thursday June 24 at 7 00 p m Sales held weekly during summer Reg Johnson Auctioneer Hay in the field Milton Tamblyn contact for sale items New and used equipment Standard and Hydraulic Bissell trail discs tractor plows wheelbarrows wagons pickup service for dead or crippled farm animals Gord on Young Limited Cobourg and Toronto numbers listed
The Kendal Women's Institute hosts a picnic at Coldsprings on Wednesday afternoon July 14 inviting every member to bring a friend. Children also welcome at Kirby Strawberry Social with Leskard United Church W. A. on Friday July 2.
The institute plans a July 16 bus trip to Peterborough requiring 35 names by July 10 for Mrs Bowen or Mrs W Cobbledick. If insufficient, the picnic will be at Orono Park. The bus leaves Orono at 12 30 p m and returns 7 p m with a fare of 1 50. Open to non members.
Edward Rudd expresses sincere thanks to friends in Kirby and nearby areas for their kindness and support.
The Ontario Safety League urges the Legislature to keep the highway speed limit at 50 mph. A special committee, led by F. D. Tolchard, reviewed North American speed zoning and unanimously endorsed the report. They praised the Minister of Highways for resisting any increase so far.
In loving memory of John Gay a dear father who died on June 22 1946. Always remembered by his children and grandchildren.
A 27 page Safety League statement urges no general increase in legal speed limits. It calls for engineering traffic studies on controlled access highways before any higher limits are approved and notes 1952 to 1951 accident increases were higher in open country areas. The report praises trucking safety efforts and cites 1953 fewer commercial crashes than 1952, despite more vehicles on the road.
County Council weighs buying Hatfield Hall against expanding the Town Hall due to inadequate current office space. The decision continues from page one with a noted option of extending the Town Hall.
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