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What price for minicomputer About 393500 say four companies By PETER DEPODESTA Examiner Staff Reporter Whats good price for minicomputer $93500 The city finance committee received four bids in the $93500 range Wednesday The bids came after council decided Monday to give local firm MAI Canada Ltd an opportunity to tender price on minicomputer for the treasurers department Sigmatics Corp Ltd of fered to sell the city the mini computer for $93500 By pm Wednesday two other companies NCR Canada Ltd and FourPhase fistems Ltd had sent of fers to city And MAI had trimmed its bid by $13380 to $93620 from $107000 The MAI bid includes $85780 for the machine and $7840 for pro ramming it The city coul lease it for $1843 month Herb Kirk city treasurer said Sigmatics could not reduce its price and declined an offer to submit second bid The company said its bid was the lowest possible he said The $93500 price includes programming the computer tlhhe lease cost is $2105 mon FourPhase Systems bid was $110597 to buy the machine or $2830 to lease it Mr Kirk said the city would have to pay for extra video displays and printers Mr Kirk said the city also has to pay for programming the machine NCR made two bids to the city for machines The com any now okkeeping machines for Quoted bids defended by committee members Members of the citys finance committee defended the use of uoted bids over tenders We nesday because of the few suppliers of mini computers The committee met to discuss quotes from four companies Sigmatics Corp Ltd MAI Canada Ltd NCR Canada Ltd and FourPhase System Ltd Of the four one bid was not changed one was altered significantly and two were new bias The finance committee had recommended accepting Sigmatics bid of $93500 but withdrew the recom mendation Monday at city councils meeting The committee decided to give the other companies secondchance Ald Alex Arthur com mittee chairman said the city had choice of either calling for the quoted bids or taking the longer more in volved route of calling for sealed tenders He said after reviewing consultants reports in Orillia and other municipalities the decision was limited to few companies The city asked for three ERNIE ROTMAN quotes from MAI Sigmatics and NCR but only two were received because NCR did not realize the city wanted quote If council feels we should go the long route and call ten ders then Ill strongly suggest we go to consultant and go through the whole bit Ald Arthur said He said the consultant will be able to take the various bids and put them laymans terms QUESTIONS USE Ald Ernie Rotman questioned the use of written quotes during councils meeting He said he was worried that the public might accuse council of showing patronage Ald Ed Thompson said Wednesday the committee should eliminate the mystique behind the selection of one company and present council with sheet of com parisons Lets ut forward our fin dings an give the reasons for the choice he said The committee did not decide from which company to buy the minicomputer and will review the four bids in more detail at the meeting next week Herb Kirk city treasurer said sealed tenders were not called because he knows what type of machine he wants for the city He said he contacted the three companies and asked for written quotes giving the general requirements The machine will be used for accounting engineering coordinates and tax billing into Collegiate Band may soon apply for squatters rights to the Major Brian Mc Cool Trophy as the presen tation of this trophy was made for the third year in CENTRAL row to the band just after the intermission during Wednesday evenings con cert Band director Morley Calvert left was more than happy to receive the trophy from Mr Atkinson standing in for Sid Oue president of the Kiwanis Music Festival Associaton of Greater Toronto Ex aminerPhoto Good interesting program at concert By MURIEL LEEPER It was an impressive sight Wednesday night at Central Collegiate Auditorium as the Barrie Collegiate Band filled the wide stage with nearly 100 students The sound was impressive too Music ranged from Bachs threemovement Sonata played by two flutes Carol Stebbings and Beth Wiseman written in the early 18th century to music written by the conductor and direc tor Morley Calvert in 1976 It was good program and an interesting one Several highlights brought special ap plause to individual students One that received well deserved attention was the obviously gifted young saxo hone soloist Glenn Woo ger He is natural musician who evidently also works hard at perfection He has facile technique and draws beautiful mellow sound from his instrument new dimension was ad ded to the bands usual program harp was im rted from the Faculty of usic University of Toronto Unfortunately the glamorous instrument was not placed to the front of the large band As result Nora Bumanis was scarcely heard and it seemedapity The opening Crown Im rial Coronation March Walton was richly or chestrated piece with regal overtones The Band had lit tle difficulty projecting the effect desired In contrast Wagners opening to the 2nd act of Lohengrin was marked by effective flowing melodic passages The six soloists who played the Comet Carillon by Ronald Binge unfortunately showed lack of precision and sometimes lack of true pitch This is difficult arrangement for concert band and requires both technique and courage of professional But the star of last nights concert was Morley Calvert As composer he has developed distinctive style not only leasing and musically ef ective but also style that has substance His Romantic Variations commissioned by the Youth Band of Ontario on grant from the Ontario Arts Coun cil is at times an intriguing composition It consists of an original theme and six variations The various movements were fine contrasts in style and texture The finale in the form of scherzo was not only exciting and interesting music but splendid showpiece for the young musicians This is good music eminently suited to youth bands It is com position that would like to hearagain The Armenian Dances by Reed which concluded the program is brilliant music It calls on every section of the band and demands much of the players It was splendid finale bringing rounds of ap plause that demanded an en core Sousas catchy March was played with ease and distinc tion by the young musicians Parks association director guest speaker for meeting Art Drysdale executive director of the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association will speak on Landscaping the Modern Home May to the Barrie Horticultural Society The program at Codr ington Street Public School will beginat8pm Mr Drysdale has served the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association as ex ecutive secretary executive director and editor of Recreation Canada since 1964 He has also edited Cana dian Nurseryman and Trellis both gardening publications He is the author of Gardening off the Ground published in 1975 and the same year began series of and half minute gardening information broad casts heard across Canada on CBC He has received the Ontario Nursery Trades Associations Junior Nurserymans Award and its Certificate of Merit and was given Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967 for his work with the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association supplies the treasurers department The minicomputer would handle accounting engineeringcoordinates and tax billing replacing two machines now used The first bid by NCR for Century50 was opposed by Mr Kirk because it used data processing cards rather than tapes or discs and did not have video display system The treasurer said the city would have to rent qr buy punchcard machine The price of the Century 50 was $50500 or lease fee of $1720 month Other extras include shipping charges The second pro osal for Model 8200 was oser to the citys requirements he said The price is about $93410 The price includes $83155 for the machine $2255 for an extra printer and $8000 for ogramming lease could th arranged or $2404 mon Mr Kirk and the com mittee will study the bids un til next Week and hold meeting to accept one Most of the bids Mr Kirk said were handed in just before pm Wednesday Elie Barrie Examiner CITYNEWS The Barrie Examiner Thursday April 29 197611 Talks may resume soon say Nurses at the Simcoe Coun ty District Health Unit expect to resume contract negotiations in the near future Lilian Fralick president of Local 37 Ontario Nurses Association said Wednesday Mrs Fralick said the 32 fulltime nurses involved in nurses the dispute are still waiting for Work from association headquarters in Toronto before going back to the bargaining table Toronto headquarters hopes to get talks going simultaneously at 35 health units across the province Chuckwagons perform Chuckwagons and chariots will race around the track at the Barrie Fair this year Dr Don Crowe fair board president announced Wed nesday that arrangements have been completed with the Canadian Great West Pony Chuckwagon Show of Calgary Alta to perform at the fairs free grandstand show Friday Aug 27 The Fridaynight gran Btand show at the fair gets underway with the sixhorse hitch show at6z30 pm The sixhorse hitch show will wind up heavy horse and commercial horse day at the fair The Chuckwagon and chariot race show Will go on after the sixhorse hitches The show visiting Eastern Canada for the first time sin ce 1967 lasts about 90 minutesDr Crowe said Fairopening night Tuesday Aug 24 Sonny James and the Country Gen tlemen will perform at the free grandstand show Wednesday night there will be 10race harness card Thursday night the Trans Canada Hell Drivers will put on their show Friday night will be the Chuckwagon and chariot races and again Saturday night there will be 10race card Barrie man has added new twist to the pet rock craze which has captured the imagination of North America Ross Ladouceur of Mary Street Barrie gave his brother Gary of Painswick threeton pet NOT YOUR AVERAGE PET ROCK rock Tuesday It took tow truck to haul the boulder to 209 Warnica Road where Mr Ladouceur intends to use it as lawn ornament Examiner Photo Jury to start deliberation Friday oncharge of murder By JOHN WROE Examiner Staff Reporter The jury will probably begin deliberating on the guilt or innocence of Eugene Robinson Friday afternoon Robinson 32 has been standing trial the last month for the June 25 1975 murder of his wife Karen 27 in the couples Alcona Beach home The Robinsons were owners of the Rolling Pin Bakery next to the house Barrie girl wins first in woodwinds at festival By MURIEL LEEIER Lynn Langford of Barrie was awarded the highest marks in the Brass and Wood wind solo section at Wed nesdays Kiwanis com petitionsinOrillia The firstyear student at Central Collegiate was awar ded 88 and 87 in two flutesolo classes The high mark of 90 was awarded to two Orillia vocalists Mary Jo Masterson and Gillian Isom and the only other 90mark of the day was received by Banting Memorial High School En semble Burgin Tuesday evening results were Boys Girls or Mixed Junior Choir Twoepart Alliston Junior Choir Mar jorie McKelvey 88 Parry Sound Junior Choir Miriam Gabel85 Junior Church Choir Small St Johns United Church Junior Choir Colleen Dearham 85 Alliston Female Voice Choir Open Elmvale Triple Trio Eileen Rutherford Elmvale 84 Barrie Central Collegiate Girls Choir Mary Wase Barrie83 Wednesdays classes in cluded school choirs vocal solos and brass and wood wind competitions Results were School Choir and In strument Class Grade 678 lnnisfil Central School Date Barrett Lefroy 83 Sun nybrae School Clara Bur master Stroud 81 School Choir and In strument Class Gr Sun nybrae Public School Clare Burmaster Stroud 84 Oakley Park School Geof frey Mulholland Barrie 83 School Choir and In strument Class Gr 123 Hillcrest Public School Laurene Horne Orillia 88 Oakley Park Public School Joan Lindsay Barrie 87 Gravenhurst Public School Mrs Drury 85 School Choir and In strument Class Gr 78 In nisfil Central School Dale Barrett Lefroy 82 Maple Grove School Evelyn White Barrie 80 School Choir and In strument Class Gr 678 503A Orchard Park School Mr March Orillia 83 Class 5033 Maple Grove School Evelyn White Barrie 86 Couchiching Heights School Beverley Hughes Orillia 85 VOCAL SOLOS Girls Solo 14 yrs and un der Colleen Skinner Hawkestone 86 Stephanie Trites Orillia 85 Kathy Tap scottOrillia84 Girls Solo 16 yrs and un der Cynda McArthur Orillia 85 Janice Leach Alliston81 Girls Solo 18 yrs and un der Mary Jo Masterson Orillia 87 Christine Hotson Orillia 85 Mary Hewitt 0rillia84 Boys Solo 18 yrs and un der Bill Towns Bracebridge 84 Steven Wray Alliston 83 Girls FolkSong 12 yrs and under Ellen Russell Orillia 86 Andrea Lovering Orillia and Leann McKelvey Alliston tied 85 Susan Adams Parry Sound and Tammy Breckles Orillia tied84 Boys Folk Song 12 yrs and under Andrew Chevalier Orillia 84 Ed ward Goss Coldwater 83 Michael Creasor Orillia 82 Boys Folk Song 14 yrs and under Gary Halbert Alliston 84 David McLean Orillia 83 Boys Folk Song 18 yrs and under Bill Towns Bracebridge 86 Girls Folk Song 14 yrs and under Ste hanie Trites Orillia 88 Coleen Skinner Hawkestone 86 Gail Hurlbut Orillia 84 Girls Folk Song 16 yrs and under Sheila MacLean Orillia 85 Kelly McCague and Cynda McArthur Orillia tied 84 Kim LeTourneau 0rillia83 Girls Folk Song 18 yrs and under Kathy Brennan Orillia 87 Gillian Isom Orillia 86 Cecilia Williams 0rillia85 Girls or Boys Folk Song 21 yrs and under Evelyn Reid Belle Ewart 82 Girls Solo 16 yrs and un der Kim LeTourneau Orillia 89 Laurie Graham Orillia 88 Sheila MacLean 0rillia87 Girls Solo 18 yrs and un der Broadway Musical Gillian Isom Orillia 90 Christine Hotson Orillia 89 Mary Wardlaw Cookstown 83 Boys Solo 18 yrs and un der Broadway Musical Bill Towns Bracebridge 87 Girls or Boys Solo 20 yrs and under Musical Mary Jo Masterson 90 Ladies or Mens Solo 21 yrs and over Evelyn Reid Belle Ewart 85 BRASS AND WOODWINDS Flute Solo 13 yrs and un der Lynn Langford Barrie 87 Lori Komarniski Alliston83 Flute Solo 15 yrs and un der Lynn Langford Barrie 88 Clarinet Solo 13 yrs and under Chris Harnett Alliston 81 Judy Giesbreclit Alliston 80 Joanne Gerrard Alliston79 Saxophone Solo 13 yrs and under Laurie Scott Alliston 83 Alto Horn Solo 13 yrs and under Joshua Strange Cookstown and Bruce Taylor Cookstown tied 78 Trombone or Baritone Solo 13 yrs and under 5012A Lloyd Lindo Alliston 84 Class 5012B Bill Munro Cookstown 82 Colleen For ward Orillia 80 Trombone or Baritone Solo 17 yrs and under Stephen Scott Cookstown 84 In the following nine solo Brass and Winds classes there was only single entry ineach Tuba Solo 13 yrs and un der Ian Mochar Alliston 82 Bass Solo 15 yrs and un der Dick Wilson Alliston 87 Tuba Solo 17 yrs and un der Martin Fleet Cookstown83 Tuba Solo Open Eugenie Bereczy Orillia 86 French Horn Solo Open Robin Bunker Orillia 84 Cornet or Trumpet 15 yrs and under Mike Dennett Alliston82 Oboe or Bassoon Solo 15 yrs and under Kathleen Daniels Midland 83 Oboe or Bassoon Solo Open Robin Bunker Orillia 84 Oboe Solo 17 yrs and un der Kathleen Daniels Midland83 Cornet or Trumpet 13 yrs and under Craig Thompson Cookstown 85 Terry Mochar Alliston 82 David Rioux Cookstown 81 Cornet or Trumpet 17 yrs and under Trevor Dearham Alliston 85 Jeff Hutchings Orillia 83 Cornet or Trumpet Solo Open Robin Russell Severn Bridge 83 Trevor Dearham Alliston82 Brass Duet 18 yrs and un der Douglas Page Robin Bunker Orillia 85 Mike Dennett Travor Dearham Loretto Alliston and Ste hen Scott Wesley Cookstown tied 83 Brass Quartette 16 yrs and under Trevor Dearham Michael Dennett Alan Hewson Andy Harasymzyk Alliston Arthur Burgin 86 Brass Ensemble Open Banting Memorial High School Ensemble Burgin Alliston90 Junior Band 17 yrs and under Class 858 Circle Boys Ranch Brass Band Bert Morris Cookstown 85 Class 85A Alliston Cowhand Band Mr Dearham Alliston 84 Whit 0rd Evidence concluded Wednesday afternoon in Supreme Court in Barrie with Paul Giffen director of Jennetts Funeral Home testifying as Crown reply witness His testimony was that Karen Robinson was not wearing any rings or jewellry when she was buried June 28 Crossexamination of Robinson was concluded in the morning after two hours of voir dire while Mr Justice Alan Goodman considered request by Crown Attorney John Murphy Mr Mur hy requested the voir dire Iiiesday afternoon after Mr Justice Goodman directed him to ask no more questions about Robinsons conversa tions with his lawyer Robinson testified that he told Bradley Johnstone his fatherinlaw most of the events the day his wife was killed Robinson had testified that tw0 armed men had killed his wife after forcing him to hand over the receipts of the bakery Mr Murphy suggested that Johnstone had testified that Robinson did not tell him about the day of the murder but Robinson said he thought Johnstone meant talking about the finding of bullet hole and shell casing in the spare bedroom of the house Robinson denied that he had confided in Elaine Gould former employee of the bakery Mrs Gould had testified that Robinson had once told her that he would be financially ruined if Karen left him She said this inci dent occurred after the Robinsons had fight in the bakery Robinson said his wife would never leave him and the fight in the bakery was between Karen and her sister Diane He said he acted as peacemaker in the fight after Irene Johnstone his mother inlaw told the girls to be quiet Mr Justice Alan Goodman told the jury Mr Murphy and defence lawyer Paul Her miston would make their summations of the evidence today and he would charge the jury as to the law on Friday Deliberation will begin as soon as the judges charge is over LOCAL AND GENERAL PLANING CONTRACT The city is awarding plan ing contract to Wirtgen Asphalt Planing Ltd at oted price of $22875 sub ect to the ministry of transportation and com munication MTC approval The company wil plane about 12500 square yards of asphalt off Dunlop Street this summer for repaving SHANTY BAY AUCTION The Village of Shanty Bay and St Thomas Church Shanty Bay will hold an auc tion June 26 to raise funds for community and church projects The auction starts at 1230 pm at the church hall 2nd Concession Oro Township GARAGE SALE The Barrie Jaycettes are holding garage sale May starting at am at 67 Dun donald Street Anyone with articles to donate to the sale should contact 7267445 8500 DAMAGE fire at Green and Ross Tire on Anne Street caused about $500 damage to car belonging to Edna Stibbard of 54 Penetang St in Barrie The fire started in the back seat of the car when employees were ming torch to cut the shocks off the car DRIVER INJURED Sylvia Brazeau 187 Mill St in Angus was injured when the car she was drivin was in collision with one riven by Alvin Kenneth Harden of Bracebridge The accident occurred about pm at the corners of St Vincent and Rose Streets in Barrie Damage in the accident was not serious ASSAULT CHARGE Thomas John Lewis 21 of the Queens Hotel will appear in provincial court Friday charged with an assault on George Dwinnell 26 Mary St Tuesday evening JUVENILES CHARGED Two juveniles were charged with the theft of truck from the Ontario Hydro yard on Tiffin Street The truck was recovered Tuesday by Metro Toronto Police SORORITY SALE The Xi Beta Pi chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority is holding garage sale Saturday May between 10 am and pm at 215 Lynn St in Stroud MOVIESSHOWN Feature length childrens movies will be shown each Saturday until the end of June at Cundles Heights Public School The films are spon sored by the Raggedy Ann Day Care Centre and the Bar rie Kinsmen Club Admission is $1 and show time is pm Seating is for 350 Phone 7289326 for more informa tion OPEN HOUSE Stepping Stone Co Operative Nursery School is holding an open house Iiiesday from 730 to pm The school is situated in the basement of the Essa Road Presbyterian Church in Allandale It serves children in south Barrie and lnnisfil Township CAR RECOVEREI Midland Ontario Provincial Police recovered car stolen from Ronald Dennis of Barrie Wednesday afternoon The 1970 car was found aban doned on Highway 103 with the keys in the ignition and the gas tank empty $500 DAMAGE Orma Paterson of Alcona Beach received facial in juries Wednesday afternoon when the pickup truck she was driving collided with concrete culvert on Katherine Street in Alcona Beach passenger in the truck Steven Deveaux had sore leg Damage was around $500 FINED 3250 Ronald Jackson 26 of Bracebridge was fined $250 in Bracebridge Provincial court for making false unemploy ment insurance claim Jackson failed to report par ticulars of his employment in his claim He was also ordered to re ay the money he had received from the Unemployment Insurance Commission GARAGE SALE garage sale sponsored by the Midhurst Recreation and Hall Board to raise funds for the upkeep of the hall will be held next Saturday May from 10 am until pm at Midhurst Community Centre An one wishin tosellany ar tic es are aske to bring them to the hall between the hours of and pm Friday April 30 Eighty per cent of the sale value of an article will go to the owner with the remaining 20 per cent going to the hall fund ARTRENTAL The Barrie Art Club sponsored Barrie Art Rental Wm 9911981 Saturdayinthe basement of the Barrie Public Library from 14 pm Several new pain tings have been added to the collection this month club spokesman said Seven of the new paintings are by well known Canadian artist Gor don Peters of Caledon East and three are by Barrie artist Norman Taylor Over 100 paintings will be available for rental or purchase MEETING PLANNED Barries Downtown Im provement Board will meet with downtown merchants tonight to discuss the boards program for the citys core area Presentations will be given by the boards development parking promotion and in formation committees and time will be set aside for questions and suggestions from the audience The meeting will begin at 630 pm at Collier Street United Church hall FIRSTAID The ambulance nursing and cadet divisions of the Barrie St John Ambulance brigade will hold their annual inspection and demonstration of first aid Sunday at 730 pm at the Barrie Armoury SPRING CONCERT The Barrie Boys Choir spr ing concert will be held May 10 at 730 pm at Georgian College Theatre The North Collegiate junior band and the sixth grade string ensem ble will be guest performers Tickets at $1 may be pur chased in advance at John Korens Barber Shop in Allandale and from per formers Tickets will also be available at the door CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES The Barrie Public Library has planned three childrens activities for May On May it will be Meet an Artist in which children from age five and up will spend an after noon with artist Allan Beckley Ma 15 Be Gardener wil help children age five and up learn little about growing plants May paste and pa party will be held for chi dren age five to eight years The ses sions wi be held at the childrenfs annex on Mul caster Street RUMMAGE SALE There will be rummage sale May at the Stroud Recreation Com lex from 11 am to pm rummage sale which features bake sale is sponsored by the In nisfil Eastern Star