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Newspaper

Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 25, 1956

Page

9

Orono Band Plans Beginning Band Class Next Week

The Orono Band held its annual meeting and elected officers Ivison Tamblyn president Donald Hamm vice president Carlos Tamblyn secretary treasurer M J Tamblyn bandmaster Ross Allin Cecil Aldred Chas Gay and Jim Pollard Vernon Graham auditors A beginners class for bandsmen was approved with registration opening October 30 at 7 30 PM in the Township Hall boys over ten may enroll Instruments will be provided and repairs arranged for current instruments

Orono Band Ivison Tamblyn Donald Hamm Carlos Tamblyn M. J. Tamblyn Ross Allin Cecil Aldred Chas. Gay Jim Pollard Vernon Graham C. Tamblyn Lindsay Crono Orono

Orono Hockey Club Plans Night Meeting

At the annual meeting the Orone Hockey Club outlines plans for a potential venture with the Amateur Athletic Association. An open meeting is slated for 8 pm in the Municipal Building to discuss forming a club eligible for Juvenile Junior or ORHA entry and to support a home town team this winter.

Orone Tiow Amateur Athletic Associ Orono O.R.H.A

Pheasant Season Opens in Clarke Township This Saturday

The Clarke Township pheasant season starts October 27 and runs to November 3, with a limit of six birds per hunter of which four must be cock birds. The Orono Fish and Hunt Club helped form the Clarke Township Game Commission which released thousands of chicks locally. Local licenses are sold at Watson's Garage, and bands on some birds must be turned in to Game Warden Ken Tolie for study of habits and over-winter survival.

Clarke Township Orono Fish and Hunt Club Darlington Township Watson’s Garage Township Game Commission Ken Tolie Orono

Hallowe'en Masquerade in Fall Swing Friday Night

Villagers plan the annual Hallowe'en Masquerade at the Township Hall in Orono hosted by Hunt Club. The Drono Club offers prizes for best costumes and the evening features dances, spot dances, and a lunch during intermission, with rounds and square dancing throughout.

Hallowe'en Orono Hallowe’en Hunt Glub Drono Drono Club Jhail

Mission Band Plans Hallowe'en Party October 29

The Mission Band opens the fall term led by Miss R Barr with Gail Willis as president and several officers. Members are organized by age with group leaders listed. The year studies "Asia" and two meetings monthly include a Halloween Party on Monday the 29th.

R. Barr A. L. Hooey Gail Willis Fay Nicholson Jean Tamblyn Cathryn Hooey Sharon Willis Miss R. Barr Carol Wagg Judy Wagge Mary Lynn Bailey Anne Gilbank Hallowe’en

Shortage of trained workers hits United Counties Children’s Aid

The United Counties Children's Aid Society faces a worker shortage affecting all social work. Four field workers plus superintendent Arthur B. Finney in Port Hope handle 24 hour duties with evening and weekend calls. Funds from local campaigns and municipal grants fund care, camp plans, and shelter redecorations at Bruton Street, with provincial matches based on contributions.

United Counties Children’s Aid Society Dominion Arthur B. Finney United Counties Finney Port Hope Bruton. St. Shelter Board of Directors E Ag BP Mh Geert Roberts Evelyn Hall

Oddfellow's Lucky Draw Draws 195 At Dance

The Ordne Oddfellows Hall Trustees hosted a popular Dance and Draw with 195 attendees. Prizes included a Chevrolet Corvette to Stanley Ball and lamps to A M Bullock and Kenneth Blewett among others. proceeds aid the Hall Building Fund. The Farrow Orchestra and Drysdale's calling provided entertainment on Church Street. Plans call for a December event.

Ordne Oddfellows Hall Trustees Stanley Ball Leskard A. M. Bullock Orono Kenneth Blewett Newcastle Fred Adair Ay Cole Bowmanville Mary Bethegies Guelph Ont G. Boundy Port Hope A. W. Brown Oshawa Neta Patterson Farrow Drysdale Church Street Hall Building Fund

Pre School Polio Vaccine Clinics In Orone

Free clinics to vaccinate preschool children in rural Durham and Northumberland Counties begin Monday October 29 and run weekdays for four weeks with a second dose phase in the following four weeks. Eligibility covers children six months to school entry, with school notification and local appointment systems. Towns to host early 1957 sessions include Newtonville United Church November 8 and Welcome United Church November 19 among others.

Orone Durham Northumberland Charlotte M. Horner Medieval Officer of Health Newtonville United Church Hampton United Church

WCTU October Meeting Highlights Plans and Papers

The October meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held in the Sunday School Hall on Tuesday afternoon. The president led with hymns and prayer. Mrs Sutton led devotion, Stella Carson read on Peace, Mrs Walsh on Bingo, and a Thanksgiving program followed. The Silver Medal Contest was scheduled for Friday November 16 and committees were formed for Books and Medals purchases. Mrs Walsh presented a beer in grocery stores clip sheet.

Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Durham County Herd Second In Holstein Show

Durham County was runner up to Ontario County in the county herd class at the Hast Central Ontario Championship Holstein Show in Peterborough. York County placed third in a class of 12 head shown by 59 exhibitors from ten counties including Simcoe, Victoria, Northumberland, Peterborough, Hastings, Addington, Lennox and Prince Edward. The Elmcroft herd of George R.

Durham County Ontario County Peterborough York County Simcoe Victoria Northumberland Hastings Addington Lennox Prince Eoward George R

Halloween Penny Drive Replaces Doorstep Candies In Orono

Explorer Group of the Orono United Church plans a penny collection on Halloween to fund school supplies for an overseas mission. Village hosts will provide refreshments after rounds.

Orono United Church Charitage Fund Explorer Orono

Teachers Attend Conference for Better Education

Over 400 secondary school teachers gather at Lindsay Collegiate Institute for the first Annual Education Conference of District 9 6.8.8. OES faculty participate with Miss R J Barr addressing French authors and W W Watt leading a high school timetable planning discussion. District includes Orono Blackstock Bowmanville Campbellford Cobourg Colborne Fenelon Falls Haliburton Kinmount and other schools.

Lindsay Collegiate Institute W. W. Watt B.iid Orono Blackstock Bowmanville Campbellford Cobourg Colbourne Fenelon Falls Haliburton Kinmount

Evening Auxiliary Meeting Highlights Local Films and Turkey Dinner Plans

The Evening Auxiliary held its October meeting at Mrs. Chas. Tyrrell’s home with 47 members attending. Olive Millson chaired, a WMS rally report was given, a Thanksgiving story read, and a piano solo performed before viewing local church construction photos and wedding pictures. The group agreed to manage tables, decorations, and serving for a November 21 Turkey Dinner in the church basement.

Chas. Tyrrell Olive Millson Fileen Bilings Olive Courtice Jeanne Staples Judy Tamblyn Orone

A Forester's Pathcast and the Labour Market

A fifteen year old seeks a future as a forester across the Atlantic. The piece outlines education steps from public school to a university forestry degree, then civil service entry, noting low pay and long odds for a career. It discusses forestry versus seasonal labour and tempting factory work at General Motors.

Atlantic Ocean Canada General Motors

Why I remain in forestry despite hardship

A quoted reflection on staying in forestry driven by passion and a sense of purpose rather than conventional intelligence or praise. The speaker explains the appeal of hard work, long hours, and adversity, noting zeal akin to a missionary and a preference for meaningful labor over ease.

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Orone Hockey Club Mission Band Children’s Aid Society Oddfellow Maple Grove United Church Welcome United Church Shaw T.U. Meeting Police R. C. Forrester H. M. Mercer S.B. Rutherford Staples and Blewett Armstrong S. B. Rutherford R. R. Waddell Orono Chamber of Commerce Alli Allin Rowe Avenue Station Street Graham Park Hill Cemetery Road Highway Department O.E.S R. J. Barr B.A W.M.S. Raily Marjorie Best Joyce Tennant Adelé McGill Dora Moris
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