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WORKMEN AT the Ruebon Corporation subdivision in Oin dles Road construct foam plas tic forms for basement Con Judge Marjorie Hamilton cretc is poured into hollow sections inside Hie farms and they are left in place after the job is complete to provide instant insulation proofing WERNER GREGORY tho developer of new foam plus in building blodr for construc ting poured concrete hasn Barrie is the test centre for what many builders agree may revolutionary ap proach to building At the new Rucben Corporn lion subdivision on Cundlcs ltond there are four basoments that were constructed in day yesterday by three men They nnd sound are not ordinary basements ihey ore madeot concrete fillcd foam plastic An ordinary basement tahes six skilled tradesmen two days to constnict linthon Corpora tion had been waiting eight weeks to find enough men to complete their prgiect in the citys itlo cod blem for them is man named Announces Retirement mans Former Barrie mayor Marjorie Hamilton has resigned as juvcrr lie and family court judge of lectitc today She held the post for 14 years Only woman to hold the office of mayor in Barries history Judge Hamilton was mayor 1949 so 51 and 52 She was ap pointed juvenile and family court judge in 1955 Judge Hamilton made the in nounremcntr of her retirement at the annual banquet tendered by Warden Arnold Vancise at Trinity Anglican church parish hall ycsterday Members of the county council and officials were guests The juvenile and farnily court over which Judge Hamilton prai sided for 14 years administer the Dominion Juvenile Delin qucnts Act and also Section 131 of the filmmal code dealing with common assault between hus band and wife or father and mother and children Also admin istcrnd are the Deserted Wives and Childrens Maintenance Act 53nd Child Welfare Aot under pro vincial legislation Judge Hamilton expressed ap preciation to the county council and officials or he close coop eration given over the years The juvenile and family court Jurisdiction was changed yea ago when administration of joy tice came under complete con trol of the provinoe Judge Modelling Contest Saturday contest involving skill in modelling with plastic kits sponv sored by Woo rth store in downtown Barrie will be held in the toy department tomorrow at porn Youngstersaged in and under will compete in senior class for 13 to 18 year olds and junior class for 12 and under Mrs Valerie Harndcn who is organizing the contestalong with Dave Harris said this morning that an entries had been received by noon and more were expected after school hours iludges for the contest are fire chief Dan Keast Mayor Bentley and McPher son managing editor of the Barrie Examiner Models will be judged on the ba or overail appearance Judge Hamilton enterod Bar rie municipal field in 1946 when she made her first run for com oil Women candidates were more or less rarity then and she went down to defeat The foliowiag year because of the death of bar husband the late Mercer Hamilton she did not run In 1948 she was asked to on an aldermans unexpired term and accepted The follow ing year she moved up to the mayors chair Judge Hamilton municipaiser vice was marked by many iirsts Among them she was the first woman to ever serve on the ad visory council of the Ontario Hy dro Electric Power Commission The Hamilton name is an old one in Simcoe County Her late husbands grandfather settled in Adjala 146 years ago The Hamilton lived in Northern 0n tario for few years before re turning to Simeoe County in Winners in each category will receive model hit for first second and third prize while first plaeewinners will also re painting and finish and dispfa ceive troph Low Low REGULAR any CLEANING PRICES Plain Dressas SkirhPfain1 Pants Ladies Slacks Mens Sui mt Service pm Pickup norm 728s HURONfA CLEANERS if many DRIVEJN LOCATION JUDGE MARJORIE HAMlLTON 1936 At that time Barrie had population of 7500 Werner Gregory the inventor Vof product he calls Foam Form Fmrnexpandable poly styrene the company moulds Hydro Office Staff Out Staff workers in the Ontario Hydra Regional office on Coll ier Street stayed away from their desks today as part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees continuing efforts to bar management while ne goh mg for better wage deal with the company Rory ODonai public relations officer for Ontario lfydro said this morning the walkout will have no effect on the customers fhe Regional office has no Contact with the customers he said Information and data on rural customers is sent to the data processing centre in Toronto by the Regional office said Mr ODonal and if they stay away from their desksoften enough bills will be late going out to rural oustmners Mr ODonal said the current walkout Vill not affect power traosmi 5K Springbudoet Is Indioated orrAWA cm strong Ifliinounce Plans To Build Large Steam Turbines TORONTO CF Toronto and Gait companies have signed mannfaeturing agreement that llrbring to Ontario the possibility that there will he spring budget emerged Thurs doy as Liberal House Leader Donald hiacdonald outlined proposed businessior the re mainder of the presentCom mons session Mr hiaodonald allowed six days for debate on budget should one be presented by Fi capabiluy of building the iarg nonce Minister Edgar Benson est steam turbines for thermal and nuclearpower stations 0n Until now Mr Benson has given no firm indication that he tario Trade Minister Stanley intends to introduce budget Randall announced Thursday this spring ments is assisted by Maurice Fagan chairman of the board of directors of Universal Stow tioos the company that is pro building atvo about of times the size of the average vcement block but much lighter HOLLOW SECTIONS The blocks are grooved and dove tallcd with thice hollow sections in the centre in which concrete ls poured under pres sure and steel reinforcing rods are placed vUnliko normal poured baseI ment tom the foam blocks dont have to be taken down afterthc basement is construc ted The work providm instant insulation is soundproof and cuts labor cost considerably Large builders and mith torsfr across the country representatives of the federal government and highly placed executives from Rueben Corpor atlon new all in Barrie yester day to see the basements take shape Barrie is not the first com munity to have foam form basement whole house was built by that method in Oakville lust year There are several in Lcamington But Ruebcn Corp oration is the first major build ing company to take up the technique Mr Gregory says he got the idea for FoamForm Sit years ago on acamping trip in Al gonquin Park slncenthat time he has been experimenting and perfecting it Last year he joined forces with businessman Maurice Fog an to form Universal Sections Ltd to manufacture and distri bute thaproduct Mr Gregory is the president of the company Mr Fagan is the chairman of the board nuns rooms They hope to build plants this year in Quebec and Vancouver in addition to the one they air ready have in Toronto They will be adding many prefabricated building compon nets to their fine and soon hope to market complete packages for building horn es Wiring would be included in the see REPAIR Now PAYlATER on our convenient conesr am EXPERT Mechanical Body and PAINT WORK Phone 7261 233 planters 52 rant connection HtiRANDVVIEW rono ADVERTlSEMENT In my THURSDAY in 20 1969 Islsur filtr connrcrrnonr nunarn VsHouui HAVEBEEN dvuew For SALES LTD BARBIE ducing the products as the pair demonstrates the new building technique Test Révolutiofiarv Building Technique tionr all that would remain to bcdnne would be plumbing and inside finishing its major boost to the pre fabricated home market said Mr Fagan it makes the mass produced homo real posslbfl fly and for the conventional pre fab home means base rlynerits canbe constructed quick Foamrorm ls now patented in 22 countries around the globe it was originally developed for highrise buildings where it pro vides saving in the dead weight plated on foundations it has it approval hie nnnn sharehold er in the company puts it this way Bricks were made by Egyptians to the some way they are today Now we really have something new Sc NEWS Irnsnmuamsn mar mourn mt Merchants Claim Base Borden Exchange Competition Unfair Angus and Allister merchant bavc sdioduled strategy res lion Sandy night to plan action in the face of what they any is unfair competition from the 8m Exchange at Borden The meeting to which nessmen from the entire are invited is slated for pm at the Angus Lions Hal Al labs president of the An gus Chamber of Commerce and the operator of food market said he is particularly concerned fbumd that civilians are being permit ted to use the Borden exchange The base exchange system was set up by the Canadian Forces with integration of the services to replace Ibo former NPF tnon Public finds stores which serv ed the air force and ms tllfnplo £31 Services which served the army Permitted to shop at the ex change are servicemen and their dependents reserve force per Campers May ImprOveSlrill iii Seminar three day camping semfn or sponsored by the Harris YMCA and Kotty Pine Spam ararnn at Mldhurst will bagln Thursday night at prn It the on Grove Street Staff Sgt Cain of the barrio provincial lpolice detach ment will show if ms on camp ing safety and National Film Board production on campsites and camping March there will be several members of the Canadian Fam ily Camping Federation on hand to lecture on group camping and to display aquipmwt supplied by Sportsarama On March 13 guest lecbtr from Colemanof Canada will demonstrate the correct use or camping equipment Registration is being heldat the YMCA and at Sportsorlm Fee for all three nlghts ls $2 per person of sonnet when on duty at the base retired Canadian Forces peron not receiving pensions widow of servicemen provided they have not remarried officers Illd men of foreign services and their do pendents and all defence do partmeat employees Olstomen in civilian clothes anto according om Lieut Run Gibbons of the Base informmon office said ay the stores receive no financial aid from the govern meat Profit from the base ex change are earmarked for recre ation services both at Borden and at smaller bases elsewhere in Canada Mr Zaba contends that prices charged at the exchange are be low thou merchants outside the base are able to afford and has indicated price war could re snlt if tighter restrictions as to who is permitted to shop at the base exchange are not applied Licut Gibbons however says existing regulations are being more strictly applied now than they have been for years On hand at Sunday nights meeting in Angus will be Col Oekcndcu base comman der Capt Stewart bass wrangeoflramucb born fonner Borden Officer Wins Merit llward former Base Borden attic er Lieut hire Crash has been presented with spcc lat base merit award Jan 23 byOol Hanna command or of Canadian trees Bass Obodo where Lieuf Crush is now stationed The award was made for his achievement as supply officer to the air cadet squadrons mppor bitihe hose He served under then Maj or Fighting Frank Worthington in 1940 and has had toursln Egypt Korea and Europe Ha is currently at Ya anode formerly Om Rivers al stockcontrol officer vartn no ANNIVERSARY PRIZES IFPRIZES WinAfrophyPlus KINGSIZE Moon KIT an Entries must Be In By SAT FEB 22nd 11 am Mayor Daanenst Fire Chief McPherson Managing Editor Barrie Exorniner DOWNTOWN WOOLWORTHS BARRIE SHOPPING PLAZA SAT sea 22 PM