Agreement Signed For Clarke Township Fire Protection
The Orono Police Trustees and the Township of Clarke Council signed an agreement to extend fire protection across Clarke. The plan includes building expansion at the Orono Fire Hall, tendering for a new pumper, and splitting two fire areas between the Police Village and Clarke Township. Fire calls will be billed separately to each area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Township of
Clarke
Orono Police
Township of Clarke
Orono
Ross Mercer
New Officers Installed For Heather Rebekah Lodge
Heather Rebekah Lodge No 334 held its October meeting with Sister Alice Hooey presiding and Sister La verne Barraball as Vice Grand Visitors joined from Beehive Lodge Bowmanville Oshanga Ganaraska Port Hope and Maybelle Port Perry The centerpiece was installation of officers for 1963 64 with Mae Allen introducing the Installing Team and Grace Love District Deputy President welcomed Members elected and appointed officers were presented including Barraball Noble Grand Newman Vice Grand Allen Recording Sec Murray Treasurer Hooey Jr Past Noble Grand and other officers A semi annual report noted all accounts approved A social hour followed with lunch served by Velma Watson and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Rebekah Lodge No
Alice Hooey
Noble Grand
Laverne Barraball
Beehive Lodge
Bowmanville
Oshanga
Ganaraska
Port Hope
Maybelle
Port Perry
Mae Allen
Grace Love
Maybelle Lodge
Gladys. Gamisby
Ove
Hooey
Betty Newman
Ira Martin
Irene Murray
Lola Kennedy
Violet Dunlop
Betty Major
Jean Wood
Vilda Cowan
R.S.N.G
Hattie Wilson
Barraball
Lodge
Noble Grands
Love
D.D.P
Velma Watson
Orono Library Plans Book Sale and New Arrivals
Orono Public Library votes a 300 dollar purchase of adult books as new items arrive for junior sections and from Ontario Library Services. A book sale is planned for October 25 and 26 at the Orono Municipal Building with hours 2 to 5 pm and 6:30 to 8 pm Friday and 9 am to 12 pm Saturday. Remaining books go to Scouts. The library shelves are being rebuilt and cataloguing proceeds alongside donations and forthcoming shipments from Ontario Library Services. A financial statement shows a 422 dollar year end balance and 122 dollars anticipated for incidentals to reopening.
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Orono
Ontario Library Services
Norton
Extended Toll Free Local Calling Between Newcastle and Bowmanville
Local calling became effective October 6 allowing Bowmanville and Newcastle subscribers to call without long distance charges. C M Jones of Port Hope Telephone Co and J W Lowery of Bell Telephone say studies showed high traffic between Newcastle and Newtonville and Orono justified toll free service.
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Bowmanville
Newcastle
C. M. Jones
Port Hope Telephone Company
Newtonville
Newcastle Exchange
J. W. Lowery
Bell Telephone
Orono
Robert Hazelden Elected President Orono Athletic
The Orono Amateur Athletic Association held its annual meeting with about fifteen attendees. Robert Hazelden was chosen president and Douglas Allen vice president, with Horace Best secretary and Dean West treasurer. Directors include Mrs. F Lunn Mrs. J Barlow Bruce Tennant Lloyd Taylor Matt Snelder Earl Taylor John Moffat Charles Armstrong Tim Coa Lorne Perrault Ron Black Wayne Bailey Gary Cooper Everett English. The group noted little summer play but praised the July morning park program with 25 participants led by Miss Lynn Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Amateur Athletic Association
Robert Hazelden
Douglas Allen
Messrs
Horace Best
Dean West Trasurer
F. Lunn
J. Barlow
Bruce Tennant
Lloyd Taylor
T Snelder
Earl Taylor
John Moffat
Charles Armstrong
Tim Coa
Lorne Perrault
Ron Black
Wayne Bailey
Gary Cooper
Everett English
Orono
Lynn Bailey
Durham County Reports Low Incidence TB Area
Dr W D Jamieson of Toronto reported at a Durham Survey meeting that there were no active TB cases, nine inactive ones, and that Durham remains a low incidence area provided coverage is solid. Attendance reached 63 percent amid prior local testing.
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W. D
Jamieson
Department of Health
Toronto
Durham
C. A. Holmes
Port Hope
William Kennedy
General Motors
Charlotte Horner
M.O.H
Michael Wladyka
Ormond O’sullivan
Co Young
Northumberland-Durham
TB and Health Association
Kennedy
Association
Walton Street
Northumberland Ontario Apple Harvest Forecast Indicates Record Crop
John Ingratta of the Ontario Department of Agriculture forecasts the apple crop across Northumberland Durham and Ontario Counties reaching about 10 million bushels, led by the McIntosh variety. Weather reduced some yields, with marketing shifting to British Columbia and England. other crops like grain corn and tobacco show varying gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ingratta
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Bowmanville
Tus
Northumberand
Durham
Ontario
Ontarvio
Northumberland
British Columbia
England
Mr. Ingratta
Orono Chamber to Explore Winter Carnival Idea
The Orono Chamber of Commerce met at Brentwood Restaurant with broad attendance. A committee was formed to study a Winter Carnival featuring ice carving, harness racing, snowshoeing and a moccasin dance while other notes covered a Newark Newcastle joint project, bus shelter study, industrial land purchase by November 1 and a Santa Claus parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orone
Harold Burley
Newtonville
P. M. Lunn
B. Hazelden
H. R. Lovekin
Newcastle Chamber
Orono
Newcastle
Clarke High School
Lovekin
Orono Committee
Orono Times
Kay Lycett
Dickson
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Bowmarvlle
Hast and
West Beaches
Ontario Street
Merlin State
Area
E. J. D. Webster
Heather Rebekah Lodge
L.S.N.G
Margaret Graham
R.S.V.G
Mildred Rainey
L.S.V.G
Elsie Jones
Inside Guardian
Jean Lewis
Outside Guardian
Carole Boyd
Orono Athletic
Durham County
Bourg
United Counties
Apple
Duram
Ingratta
Chamber
Len Pears
Norwood Fair
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