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Barrie Examiner, 12 Apr 1960, p. 5

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Barrie POnY Is Off TO Alberta purebred Arabian mare Tarona from Alberta and purebred Arabian stallion Count Dorsnz from England and on lease to Al Mnrahs Arabian horse farm in Washington DC Not Consulted rileming Claims OTTAWA CBFinance Min ister Fleming said Monday the government was not consulted by the banks beIore they decided to charge on increased exchange rate on American silver In Commonsrcply to Arnold Peters CCFTimiskaming he said the decision was strictly within the jurisdiction of the banks Paul Martin LEssex East then asked what the ministers attitude would have been if he had beemconsulted Constructive as usual Mr Fleming cracked The banks decided last week to set the discount rate on US coins two per cent higher than the rate for US paper currency were the cause of sale by Wil liam Iowa l25 Wellington Street West Barrie of Shetland stal lion Indian Shine to WI Maggs ECAF Camp Borden Monday FL hlaggs brother Robert had transported Tampa from Vermilion Alberta home of the Broken Arrow Arabs ranch owned by the Maggs to Wash ington to breed with Count Dor saz Mn Lowe knew FL Magga from business acquaintance and suggested to Robert that he might better return west with load rather than with an empty truck deal was arranged and Indian Shme one of 15 Shetland ponies on the Lowe ranch Dn Lnnd was on his way to Al berth Indian Shine was imported from Walgmuth Pony Farm Akron Indiana in 1954 Hets rare dapple chestnut with pure white mane and tail He won several red ribbons around Sim oce County competitions and is well known to county breeders FL Maggs is 0C of Camp Borden Fire School He has been in the RCAF for 17 years Dangers Of Excessive Drinking Must Be Impressed on Young TORONTO CWTile Ontario Liquor Control Boards newest member an Anglican minister told the legislature Monday there is urgent need for an education program to warn young people of the dangers of excessive drinking and alcoholism Rev Walter Downer PCDuf lerinSilncoc said the solution to the drinking problem is not more outlets for liquor or lines and punishment but the instruction of the young in moderation and temperance This is one of the programs hope to help put into action Mr Downer said during the budget debate We have to tell the young people of the danger of ex cessive drinking over and over again Mr Downer said he would bend every effort to help On tarios program on alcoholism which is to get under way shortly with establishment of two alcohol ism clinics Premier Frost has said the government would not interfere with Mr Downers Ont work What are we more interested inrevenue or control money or human lives said Mr Downer Albert Wren fLLab Ken inch Ilnd Carole May Plead Guilty LOS ANGELES AP Dr Bernard Finch and Carole Treg off will meet again briefly when they appear Thursday at hear ing on retrial of the Barbara Finch murder case The couples trial on murder and conspiracy charges ended in hung jury March 16 and they were ordered to face retrial May 23 The doctorland his onetime mistress sreacuscd in the gun shot slaying of MrsFincb last July 18 The Thursday hearing will give oral said Mr Downer wuuld be it REV DOWNER Bend Every Effort opposed by the treasury board ecause alcohol is one of the biggest sources of revenue to BIID Mr Downer former Speaker of the House also urged forma tion of select committee to bring the horse and buggy miles of the legislatureup to the defendants to chance to avoid retrial if they wish by pleading guilty It was reported earlier that Dr Finchs lawyer would agree to the doctors entering guilty plea if charges were reduced to manslaughter But District Ab tomey William McKesson said he would accept only plea of guilty of in der and Grant Cooper Finchs lawyer later de nied making an offer for the docs onorasinrwulomr Frost Rejects Report Clearing Daleys Deal TORONTO Premier Frost surprised the legislature Monday by refining to accept select committee report saying there was no collusion or lrn PIOPCX conduct in life land deal involving his labor minister Instead Mr Frost named one man royal oommiuion to make another inquiry into the transaction The committee on7 legislative privilege had just rzported its findings in the purchase by Labor Minister Daley of former Niagara Parks Commission property gt The committee also reported had voted to agatnst les era opposition amendment to its report saying the land deal might be considered lndlscrect by the general public because Mr Da icy ii public official UNANIMITY MCKING Rising in the House two hours after the committee reached its decision Mr Frost said Where the honor of minister is at stake it is not good enough for me tohave report lacking in complete unanimity in its con clusion Observers said the premier ex hlblted rare anger in announcing his rejection of the report and the appointment of the royal commis sion He named Judge Ian Macdoncli of the York County court and said his terms of reference would be the same as those for the leg lslature committee To examine all aspects of Mr Daieys pur chase of the 40am farm PROROGUE TODAY The labor minister has been the main target of opposition charges during Ontarios longest and loudest legislature session The session was to end today the first day of its 12th week The premier at the opening of Mondays sitting said an investi gation into the land purchase by the legislature committee was unsatisfactory The Iarrn was originally owned by the Niagara Parks Commis sion Mr Daley former St Cath arines grocer was named chair man oi fhe commission b1944 year after he was first elected to the legislature as Progres sive Conservative The commission said the land in 1945 to St Catharines millionaire Arthur Schmon president and FIRE CLAIMS THREE MANCHESTER NilI AP hrce persona died earlytoday in Iirc that mushroomed through twostarey Irama house Two members of the family survived father saved his year old daughter by dropping her out of secondfloor window of the burning home Tiros Observes Big Weather iirea WASHINGTON AP The largest sweep of weather ever observed by mana 2000mlle broad cyclonic cloud movement across the central Pacific showed up Monday on Tim films flown here from Hawaii The giant cloud formation covered much of the ocean area tween Hawaii and the equator and it has endured for much of the it days that the weather satellite has been in orbit William Shroud Tiros project manager for the National Aerolt politics and Space Administra tion told reporters thiswas the largest cyclonic weather forma tion ever observed He explained that he was using the meteorolog ical term for large circulatory movement and was not talking of the more localized hurricane and tornado movements We never could see circula tion of that size from the ground no matter how many observation stations we had he said general manager of Ontario Paper Company Mr Daley bought it from him in 1948 COLLUSION MGED Opposition members charged this year that there was milli aion between the labor minister and Mr Schmon and Mr Frost ordered the legislatures commit teeon privilgcs and elections to investigate the deal Mr Daley seconded1h move for the com mlttce investigation called Feb in Liberal Leader John Winter meyer said the evidence taken under oath indicated no violalt tion of consclnce and he did not believe Mr Daley had done anythlnx wmna But the purchase created con earn in the public mind he said Former Liberal leader Fan quhar Oliver said We agree there was no evidence of wrong doing but suggest the frame work was there in which there could havebeen collusion No minister of the Crown should put himself in that position Mr Frosts appointment of the oneman royal commission shut offjunher debate on the matter WANTS BROAD SCOPE Kenneth Brydcn CCFToronlo Woodbine asked whether the judges terms of reference would be broadeflhan the committees He wanted the judge to be able enquire into the alleged use by Mr Daley of parks commission employees to cut his lawn paint and build roads on his property The premier sold this would be taken care of US Main Offender In Pollution Of Great Lakes Debate Heated By JACK VAN DUSEN Canadian Prcu Staff Writer TORONTO CHOntario Re sources Minister Macaulay says most of the pollution in the Great Lakes comes from the United States side and the worst of fender is Detroit In heated debate Monday night on the eve of the proroga tion of the legislature he cited instances to support his claim the US were the main offenders and announced formation of Great Lakes working group or com mittee to make complete study of lake pollution this surn mer gt Liberaloppositlon leaderWin termeyer supported the Macaulay claims but said no solution would be found unless other jurisdlclt tions such as Michigan join 0n tarlo in studying the problem LONGESI SESSION The first session of the 12th legislature was to close today after the longest and one of tha nolslest sessions on record Lieutenant Governor Keillor Mackay was to prorngue the ses sion and give royal assent to long batch of bills and legislation Mr Macaulay said the Great Lakes committee willbe headed by Prof Langford of tho University of Toronto recently appointed to head special com mittee studying oil and gas drill ing in the lakes This committee is still holding public hearings and has not yet made its report to the government Mr Macaulay said all and gas drillers were verymlnor coutrlbi utors to pollution of the lakes More harm was being caused by Industrial waste garbage and discharges from the increased shipping brought to the lakes by the St Lawrence Seaway Ships toilets were being flushed into the lakes for ex ample Shipgentcring ports such as Detroit were also flushing all into the lakes before taking on new loads with very littlevcnn cem for the people who consume the water us cannon He told of huge pile of US garbage being dumped near the front lawn of SpeakerWilliam Murdoch Progressive Conserva tive member for Essex South who lives near Amhersthurg on the shofe of LakeErie Mr Macaulay said Americans dumped 4000 tons of garbage muck filth and crud on Boblo Island The island is fisher mens haunt owned by the United Statesbtlt on the Cana dian side of the lakeThe 0n tarlo government had issued fish4 In permits valued at $20000 in the area The muck was then removed and dumped short way away from the front yard of the Speaker of this House Mr Macaulay said he called certain general and the muck is now being removed and put where it should have gone in the first place He ch rge that industries around Detroit were the most serious offenders inwater pollu tion Canadian industries operat ing around Windsor were also fenders but to lesser degree Toronto Passes attestBudgei rHighesirTaxBaieIn Its History TORONTO CHA provincial sales tax municipal income tax and drastic belttightening were proposed Monday as city council passed the fattest budget and highest tax rate in Toronto his tory Council gt passed current esti mates for I960 totalling $130665 179 of which $106172900 must be raised by taxation The increase is $547326 over 1959 require ments The residential mill rate was formally struck at 501 mills mills higher than last year Controller Mrs Jean Newman said she would ask boardof con trol to discuss with Premier Frost fivepercent vi ewide sales tax Sooner or later we are going to have to have this if we cannot get higher provincial grants for education she said More than $42672626 of Torontos 1050 tax THESE WERE THE WILDRIDING lllKliliiS 0F THE GREAT tor to change his pleaof not guilty Remains of church built in 1030 AD are seen at Spires in Bavaria Germany Nfi16eorge NAIJE THESE rwo rinsr BARRIE SHOWINGS NOWAT THE Theme BEAT srannmn ran DIAMONDS FATS nolulNu nanny rams cannula nanNEr ran noun acns fireman ANIMAL Entertainment lMPERIAL IN EASTMAN 9W3 THE MILLS BROTHERS At 700nrnd 1000 BIG BEAT It 030 PLAINS liflllllllifllllll nctliinlliiltliitil roomlaws taw tihlill PUllEllS iNEtltIiiI 700 and $020 pm BOTANY BAY 50 pan Mllllllllli Wlsllllrsllllv 230 PM revenues are slated for education costs Alderman Francis Chambers said he thought it was time to discuss with the Ontario govern ment the possibility of MetroA wide municipal income tax Controller William Allen said sales or income taxes would be unworkable unfair inequitable and costly He said there was only one certain way of freezing taxesstop overvspending Mr Allen said the future of Torontos financespresented frightening picture The citys capital debt was about $27000000 in 1057 By the end of 1959 it had climbed to $40000000 gt math to aruggcstlon by IRIAN REBRIN Russian lan guage teacher at the Univer sity of BritishColumbla was told in March she would have to leave the country because she Wm stainless Follow lng immigration depart ment announcement Miss Re brin said she received and turned down more than two dozen marriage proposals from men hoping the union would prevent her deportation Swede Surelirina Not Security Risk VANCOUVER CF Peter Hammarskjold Swedish foreign ministry official says it is un believable that Irina fiebnn is branded security risk The nephew of United Nations Secretaryceneral Dag Hammet sklold mode the comment in reply to cable sent him by friend of the yearold Univer sity of British Columbia lecturer who faces deportation from Ca nada His message said Having known Irina Rebrin in Peking consider it entirely unbelievable that there could be any founda tion for the allegations in your cable Miss Rebrln currently is inhos pltal at UBC suffering bronchitis Immigration authorities have not announced specific reasons for classifying her securi risk Debafte Apartheid At Ottawa Soon mawa iCPlAbartheid and its permissions lnSouih Attica will be debated in Pullmad likely before the end of the Prime Minister Dlefcnbaker agreed in the Commas Monday Opposition Leader Pearson that the views of the Rousean apartheid be ex pressed through resolution It would be placeobelm the Commons after April 25 when the House reconven following the Easter recess Th recess beg gins Wednesday whe the cuc rent budget debateadds Timing ol the molutlbn will be dcllcato and the wording sug gestedby the government lsful most certain to be point of con tention in the House The Cana dian move would comefishortly before the Commonwealth prime ministers conference in hndon next month URGES SOFT APPROACH Mr chfenbakercautloned against any action that would force him to raise thcl pnrtheid issue at the conference llasald he fears for the Commonwealths future If the conference should attempt to become twist and jury on the conduct of mEmber nations Previously Mr Dial nbaker had said no beneficial would be served by ormal diplomatic protest to tha South African government He added Monday that outspokeocrltic isms now might make mattors worse and in the light of this the Canadian government has had sense of restraian re sponsibility However be added would also point ourthat if were not sitting where am with the responsibilities that are mine would express myself somewhat differently from the way am at tho momgnt CANADIth DUMP US SILVER TORONTO CWThinking up ways to unload extra United States coinage has become al most game here as Canadians rush to get rid of the silver now discounted at an extra two per cent by Canadian banks They are using vending ma chines pay telephones and tips get rid of the US change without loss Even church collection plates were weighted with US coins on Sunday Canadian banks announced last Thursday they would discount all US silver two per cent in move to drive an apparent excessof oins back across Ontario haval Minister cath cart said Monday the banks move was silly one No help to the tourist trade said John Fisher executive direc tor of the Canadian Tourist Asso ciation PREMIUM DROPPING The increased discount came in the face of steady drop in the premium on the Canadian dollar For the first time in 11 months the Canadian dollar has gone he market US coins became worthless in some Toronto stores and restauri ants and the Toronto Transporta its WM FIRST BANKlNG olv MODERN LINES WAS ESTABLISHED IN vetoes aerwesn 270 AND tale AD council consult on awsoen is canonno won ISSUINQJIRSVI cannon BANK Non IN loammuoum Mmmores aooyEAno cumuemsoa tion Commission refused to ac cept them Many vendingtmm chine operators met the lchal lenge by adjusting machinB so they wouldrciect US coins Ottawa Transportation Com mission also refused to accept US coins George Brady said the decision was made to keep the OTC from be cominga sink hole for Ameri can silver Most storeswere charging two cents extra on USquarter 812d one cent on dimes fandnick MAY BE com Mr Cathcart said the discount may affect the bumper year ex pected in the tourist trade He said he favored move to place an arbitrary parity rate on US and Canadian money We invite Americans over here and then We give them only 94 or 05 cents on their dollar he said The exchange rate ema nates from Wall Street but think our federal government should do something correct Mr Pearsons restraint Ilsa was evident He asked only that the resolution include the hope of this Parilammt that before it is too late some way out of the distressing situaan in South Af rica may be found and before further violence makesany peaceful solution founded on right and iustica impossible Engineer Tells Commons Body Oi WaterPlan OIIAWA CP $1800000 000 scheme to dIVert waters of the James Bay watershed into the Great Lakes was described Monday before the Comment mines committee Mining engineer Klerans of Sudbury who outlined the pro posal said it would he the great est engineering project in the world its said it would solve the pressing problem of providing more water for industrial use on the shores of the Great Lakes Resources Minister Alvin Harn ilton has said the cost would be prohibitive and Gen McNaughton chairman of the Canadian section of the Interna tional Joint Commission has de scribed any such diversion as im practical Mrukl ans scheme would be to trap the waters of several rivers just before they reach James Bay and pump them up through the Ottawa and French rivers into Lake Huron He said total annual revenue would amount to $100000000 from hydrp navigation and sale of the water to places llkn Chicago which has been requesting an ad ditional diversion from the Great Lakes for sewage disposal this situation Mr Fishersuggested that no discount be charged on nickel and dimes He hoped the banks would end the discount before the start of the tourist season Mean while he said if we exchange the silver with smile it may help reduce the irritodon BANK sracm An official of the Canadian Bankers Association said change in policy is unlikely til there is counteraction the balance of 115 ilve The Ontario Hotel Association recommends that tourists ex change their currency at Cana dian banks before attempting to spend it Managing director Clint Melville said hoteliers expectant fusion in beverage room sewing the new lScent glass of draft beer Huddnrt director of the Canadian Restaurant Association said the associationis not rec ommending any policy toits members It is up to the luv dividual lnw $104 on the New York money the lowcost Way lite line lowonce offseason Allglnolllsivei plan Heres the comfortable economical way to travel service continental priceiacoverev convenient on the trans you ay one low Wangmm accommodation all Even greater in AN savings for two or more ailing iroundvlfip together Manor MW LOW RATE FARES mm Iomusr CLASS from

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