19 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1967
Page
1
The Clarke Township Library monthly meeting notes a September loan total of 1052 books, up from the prior year. Fifty nine new books were added and demand for Regional Library loans increases. Teachers were contacted about class allotments. Mrs Beauchampton assists on Tue Thu Fri evenings during peak reading months.
In Orono last Thursday evening a three candidate meeting sponsored by the Orono Chamber of Commerce drew about twenty five attendees. Moffat Carruthers and Lovekin spoke on taxes education housing and national unity while touching on agriculture andOntario development. discussion followed on provincial jurisdiction.
F B Bill Hartnell renowned lecturer and broadcaster from CFTO and CALF I speaks at Orono United Church on protecting plants over water. He will also present introductions and judge gourds and Indian corn at the junior meeting prior to the senior gathering.
Lucky draw prizes of £50 each were awarded to Sterling Mather and S Bleck, both from Orono. The drawing took place last Thursday evening at the Oddfellows Hall.
Clarke Township council again refused to approve a two building triplex project on Princess Street. The Planning Board and ministerial by laws were cited, with Police Trustees and Board of Health approvals noted. Debate focused on zoning, future land use, and potential revenue versus control concerns.
Conservative candidate Alex Carruthers is returned to Ontario's Provincial Legislature with an unofficial 2578 margin over Liberal rival E. Lovekin. It marks his third term, with Newcastle voters narrowly backing Lovekin by 17 and Darlington Township favoring Moffat by 293. The 1967 vote saw NDP gains, Conservatives dipped, Liberals fell, and turnout about 70 percent of the 23,600 eligible votes.
Walter Pitman told the Canadian Club of West Durham that education will become a lifelong process with stronger emphasis on pre school years adult education and re education He warned of changes in education philosophy and environment noting that classrooms will use technology to teach and focus on acquiring knowledge rather than memorizing facts He predicted use of closed circuit TV to bring top specialists to students and individual computer tutors to handle complex problems He urged schools to adopt modern office methods to reduce teachers workload and criticized the social studies sequence for elementary grades as unclear due to rapid knowledge growth and obsolete ideas
Canadian Club event invites Bowmanville residents to Trinity United Church Hall on Wednesday October 25 for an informative evening with Larry Henderson famed TV news broadcaster and author. He will speak on world affairs and Canada’s role, drawing on his experience as war correspondent and journalist in Korea Formosa Indo China Cyprus Israel Suez and Asia.
On October 2 the Town Council passed three readings on a by-law to apply to the Ontario Municipal Board for annexing about 925 acres of Darlingston Township. Lands include township lots 12 18 14 and parts of 15 16 17 south of the CNR, owner names St Marys Cement Company Brookdale-Kinsway Nurseries Schwarz Bros and Voyageur Restaurant property. The move aims to provide Bowmanville with amenities and tax revenue. Darlington Township plans to oppose the application.
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