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Barrie Examiner, 5 May 1961, p. 3

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Practice CD Operation Envisions Barrie County LOCAL EMERGENCY MEASURES GROUP AT WORK Dealing With Emergencies This is FlmlTlOUS ac count of MDCK civil dc fence opernllon called Oper ation Tocsin 1961 The haplt pcnlags recorded here did NOT occur Photos were taken at practice sculon earlier this week At am today Prime Mio lster Dlefenbaker announced that diplomatic relations had broken down and the internat ional situation indicated an im minnnf natiom emergency Following the Prime Minis ters alert Warden Montcalm Maraice summoned all members of the SimonaBarrie Emergency Measures Control and Planning Committees to report for action at EMO headquaflels in the county building Barrie Once asscmhlcd the members were briefed by Warden Maurice his eodrairmnn Mayor Willard szie ond coordinator Ray mond Atkinson BOMB DROPPED At 1220 pm five megaton bomb equivalent of 5000000 tons TNT was dropped on Cold Lake Alberta This was follow ed by two megoton burst at Fort William Ontario 10 min utes later The Cold Lake burst created blaze of light brighter than the sun which lasted approxi mater 15seconds People were badly burned asfar as 15 miles ircrn the urplosinn and the en tire area within limtle rad ius was filled with flying glass bricks and innumerable objects Most of the downtown shop pers and office workers at the lunch counters were killedJn stantly The entire city was panicstricken The BarrieSimeon 15th was receiving requests for aid lit Hillsdale Will Send Crafts To Display Here HILLSDALE YMIWCA ex tension here will send its Judo Club and original craftswoodv work projects tothegymdis play planned by Barrie for May 18 in Central Collegiate Tonight thelocnl is staging card party in its offices at 830 Meeting April 20 extension executive also decided that after May 13 the craft prpgramrwlll he discontinued during the sum mer gtam hencafcrth is on Friday evenings in the local park wea ther permibing Judo Club continues its pres ent schedule says secretary Ecctleslrall meeting twice weekly during the vacation pore iod while members continue to participate Informedthat 70 per cent of the Hillsdale membership fees would be retained by Barrie to carry the estimated advisory and guidance services the ex ecutive decided the move rea sonable one Balance of fees wouldbe re taincd by Hillsdale branch for services The arrangement is subject to review in June Executive members felt re turn of fees to Barrie would aid the group in view of the help received executive director and judo io structor Frank Cicero physical education pro from Buss Davey sample of these messages is the following received from lnnlsfll Township fire department Ser ious fire arurclflll Village Three with thirddegrco Fear two trapped Be one doc or one nurse or St John Arn buronce personnel One ambul ance needed At 1230 pm holding area for 500 vehicles was established between Highways 400 and ll north of Bond Head There were 10 busloads of elderly people and 15 buslonds of chil dren accompanied by teachers These were to be held at the area for six hours and 15 dia hetio patients were with them At 250 pm five megaton bomb blasted offshore Victoria British Columbia Another bomb hit Winnipeg Manitoba five minutes later Worse was yet to come The death toll took on enormous proportions PEPPERED Between 305 and 350 prim Canada was peppered with bombs They hit Limestone Quebec City Ottawa Argentla Saulte Ste Marie Larsen Beav er Lodge St John NB Hall fax Barhead Afinlboia Minot Saskatchewan Calgary Detroit River at Windsor and Burling ton Ontario Millions were re ported dead or dying FmOUT STARTS The winch at the time of the Burlington burst were from the southeast at all levels from 100000 feet All radioactive ma terials were sucked up into the nuclear cloud and carriedthwa wind in the direction of Peter borough The fallout covered an area approximately 40 miles wide and lowlevel wind tram Lake Ontario carried particles of radioadive materials into the southern portion of Simcoe County At 530 pm Warden Maurice addressed the EMO committee Ladiesand gentlemen this is message which feel should be heard by all present it is from the chairman of Peel County EMU control committee and reads as follows This area receiving 300 roentgens an hour Lack fallout shelters This re quires remedial evacuation area Brampton south Lack suffr Firsl Accident in 23 Years John Bowie 40 an ECAF airman stationed at was fined total of $3450 in magistrates court here Thurs day morning when he pleaded guilty to charge of failing to stop OPP presented testimony that Bowie failed to stop for stop sign when approaching Highway 11 from the Edg Road Provincialfolice officer testified on accident resulted which injured Mr and Mrs Ernest Husler Bowie told court he had never had an ac cident in years of driving The accident happened April police said WORKMAN rams DIES PORT COLBORNE CF Gaza Szalkai 56 was lcilled Thursday when befell from conveyor at the National Slugs Limited plant Now meeton plan an your hometo suit your taste You owe it to your rel to our Cnrrutherl about gulnnteed price or an individual defin or real value The Bull Pinning Mlll Co Mi 48 Anne Street South Phone PA 32100 Edgar London clent transportation Province advises contact SlmcoeBarrie EMO Panic increasing Caus ing highway congestion Some looting in areas now evacuated Casualities mm closer to bomb buist coming through PeePcan not remain because of fallout Recluse following nsslstnau FILL HOSPITAIS Thirtyfive casualties from the Burlington blast arrived at Col ilngwood at 538 pm The emer gency hospitals were being fill ed rapidly All highways north from the blast area were jam med with fleeing traffic Hun dreds of marching men women and children lined the roadsides in their bid for survival The remaining Canadian pop ulation is numbed with shock Thousanrk of persons have lost their sanity The effects of to days attack are beyond compre hension It is impossible to continue this narrative because of in creasing follout in the area WEATHER Synops large area of high pressure gering over Ontario kept sides clear during the night and promises another sunny day today Afternoon temperatures should rlso to near 60 this afternoon To the southwest poorly formed weather disturbance is spread tag cloud and showers north ward and this weather is mov ing slowly eastward Saturday will bring clouds followed by showers to Western Ontarlo and increasing cloudiness elsewhere Lake Erie Lake Huron White River regions WindsorpLondon Mainly sunny today Saturday cloudy with rain late in the day little change in temperature Winds light increasing to south east 15 tonight Niagara western Lake Onta rro Georgian Bay Kirkland Lake TimminsKapvskasing re gions Hamilton Toronto North Bay Sudhury Sunny today In creasing cloudiness Saturday With chance of shower in the evening not much change in temperature Light winds Eastern Lake Ontario Ball burtnn regions Mainly sunny to day and Saturday Increasing cloudiness Saturday afternoon not much change in tempera hire Winds light Forecast Temperatures Low tonight High mom Windsor StThnmas Sa 40 Kitchener Wingbam Hamilton St Cathann Toronto Peterhorougb Trenton Killaloe successes Kapuskaslng White River Moosonee sasssssssusos usuaaasss WARDEN MONNALM MAURICE one Thoma ATKINSON POMS T0 FALLOUT AREAS Examiner CITY AND COUNTY NEWS IN BARBIE FRIDAY MAY 1961 Summer Job Prospects For Students Are Rare Students bere might well spend this summer in the lib rary learning more because they wont be earning much in Barrie Summer jobs are ex pected to be scarce as perfect papers this year Local collegiates have no stu dent summer placement pro grams and arent planning to start now Job possibilities open to the citys senior high school sdbolars may turn out to be outoftown oneslike in Bracehrdige But last hope for young workers may be the Barrie office of the National Employ ment Service Employment officer Kelly says the tourist lndustry employs many students but note the industry Canadians Prefer No Hellfire Topic TORONTO CHHellfire and hrimstone are definitely not what Canadians lllre to hear about when they go to church Sermons on increasing relig ious faith and on greater contribution to life were found to take first place accord ing to survey by the United Church Observer the churchs official journal The Observer concluded it would be unwise to draw too many conclusions from the sur vey but that there was some thing in it for ministers to think about WALLWI ELECTRIC lt Iragrrsrbuggrzao SALES smvrci moron nemmr arrEeTwnrnm gtsomm anr at vcsona USED TRUCKS rain may carry Pickup INTERNATIONAL mm 1951 mrKENATIONAL Tur den ran monomer brow luckUP miéniurromn mm 1954 nonon Gunlln maker with meter rose ranyoo Ir stake nu none malty Truck can ensure szlasfl lass Marion 1952 mammoxar ION GAB CELEB r551 cne vrronnr rrcrr sStill 19 mahahrroxan mranrurounr rrox new row rrcxur Kn mmancnar now an mow larI maror acousron reruns ANl ranrrmo International MororTrueks makings doesnt flourish in the immed iate area STORE JOBS Factories here arent hiring an he says but stores could soak up small number of our teenage workers Education is the best ticket to good summer job The more you have the moreoni cancarn Salaries may range from $100 weekly down to fifth of that depending on schooling NES is open from 330 am to pro Outoftown students may register by mail or phone the office for job application form Reports have it ftratgsome jdbseeklng students are play ing legnlbookey fora classes in order to make out the forms Students from Alliston Elm vale Stayner and Camp Borden are urged to use the mail Guidance Department head at CenhalOollegiate Knox says the school has never had placement bureau When employers phone the school for help bulletin is posted indi Conclusion eating the sort of job available he says MORE STUDENTS He notes that there are few er jobs for students this sum mor and more students than last year Some high schools have placement bureaus he says Mullen guidance head at North Collegiate anLBxincl pal Hamilton work toge ther on job placements but ad out that this year summer work is scarce Grade 12 stu dents leaving school can easily laced Mr Hamilton says the others will have cult time getting work GOOD FORGRADS Ellie picturel Grim for stud ents looking for temporary summer work here Bright for graduating studentsemployers are calling the schools Get northbound when that last bell rings and start in tourist resort making beds guiding or waiting on ta bles But be sharp APPLY NOW the experLs suggest Scrapp ed It For Charity Mervin Robertson of Angus wait into the scrap business for the Snlvatlun Army here when his padrethook was strained by lifes necessities Ho wasaware the Army is about to pound streets and doors for money to build new Cita del in Barrie So into Angusho went as parttime temporary scrap eoll cctor He got $46 for the scrap slapped another so into the kit Blaze Damages Rool Of Home Fire caused an estimated $200 damage to the roof of home at 94 Wellington Street East yes terday afternoon Firemen quickly extinguished the blaze whichthey believe started from sparks from nearby bonfire Owners of the home Mr and Mrs OConnor were not when tbcelann was turn by neighbor MAXIMUM ElliMY MSUIIIIES litEyllfl maxirum homo ed in SAVINGS and presented the sum to St Capt James Gillespie HST DONATIONS one giving to the proled include Mayor Willard Kinzlo lunslated amount City Car and Roy Lem restaurant with $100 each Denis Sheard Ltd Parnswiék $30 Vail Taxi and mom Service Ltd Miss Leila Hunter and Bear var Rebekah Lodge No 190 $25 each Mrs Margaret Grasett and Mrs Agnes delom $20 Past Noble Granda Club and Four Hundred Grill and Grocery 15 ten dollars each from ltfrs Eva Leanox Brian Sleight walls Giles service station Barrle branch of Beneficial Finance Go of Canada Emery Engineering and Commuting Co Ltd Nortb land Plumbing and Heating Ltd Crompton Electric Barv rie Ltd Garden mu FENDLEYS FLOWERS Blake st PA emf GySTOM BREWED to fit your taste Something great has come yourvway ln lager beer Its the Kingsbeer flavourthe sparkle and livelyzip you want Because fincsbeer is brewed the careful way brewed longerfor finer flavour Next time call for Kings0lear and lively Kingsbaeré Custom Brewed to fit your taste so light fight iforithefYoumatom HART Dr do 400 at Dunlap Olhvcrleal PA 88026

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