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MARY SLOAN left has been Churchills librarian for 60 years but she has other in terests too such as playing the piano in the home she shares with her sister Miss Sloan granddaughter of man who came to Churchill in 1850 has seen contem porary homes such as those in the Valley View Estates subdivision ABOVE added to centuryold buildings like the hamlets general store RIGHT at the corner of Highway 11 and Innisfil Townships Fourth Line Examiner photos Churchill hasnt changed too much which is why residents like hamlet CHURCHILL Despite the new subdivision homes on the west edge of the hamlet Chur chill hasnt been one of your fasterchanging communities over the past few decades Im amazed at the few changes thereve been here says Margaret Jackson who with her husband Brian has run the hamlets general store torthe past 35 years Thats why peoplelikeit The Jacksons are relative newcomers compared to some Churchill residents such as Mary Sloan who has been the hamlets librarian since 1916 Miss Sloan naturally can remember few more changes For example she has seen the community grow to its pre sent size of 200 to 250 residents can remember when it was about 75 she says Miss Sloans roots lie deep in Churchill Her grandfather James Sloan came to the hamlet from Etobicoke in 1850 and served as the communitys first postmaster running the Post Office out of drawer in store which no loger exists His Ernie Alexander runs again for utilities commission seat Barries Public Utilities Commission tPUCi has to operate as business to keep costs low says Ernie Alex ander commission chairman Mr Alexander is running for reelection in the Dec municipal election after serv ing 19 years on the PL nine as chairman Your public utility is big business and must be operated as business to achieve the goal of supplying electricity and water at the lowest feasible cost he says The 49yearold Barrie native said in 1977 PUC sales will be over $10 million while Ontario Hydro is increasing its bulk power price by 33 per cent Jan 1977 He said based on the annexa tion study the PL will have to DANCER JAN Wermuth gets the final touches to her hair Saturday night before the curtain went up on the KitchenerWaterloo Musical Productions Annie Get Your Gun at Barrie Central TWO MEMBERS of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show prepare for the shootout bet ween Frank Butler and An buy about $3 million of capital material from Ontario Hydro This type of information he said indicates the size of the utilities operation and the need to examine every facet of the operation to hold our rates as low as possible Dependability of service is an area of great concern in the next few years he said Mr Alexander said the PFC has been told that if electrical use continues to increase by seven per cent year in On tario the province will face blackouts bv1980 If we can reduce this in crease to six per cent year the load forecasters believe we can control the problem he said It is in the interest of every customer to reduce con Collegiate Jan was one of the many decoratively cos tumed dancers who added spectacle to the music and comedy of the Irving Berlin show nie Oakley in Act of Irving Berlins Anie Get Your Gun The show was per formed by members of the sumption of electricity He said Barrie residents could reduce their electric bill by reducing their use of elec tricity during the peak period of 07 pm in the winter This will reduce the rate at which the utility buys bulk power from Ontario Hydro he said This saving would then be reflected in the utility rate to you the customer Mr Alexander is the presi dent of Alexander on struction Co Ltd and is past president of Ontario Municipal Electric Association and first vicepresident of Georgian Bay Municipal Electric Association He is also lncmber of the orinthian Lodge Sheba Shrine lub Rameses Temple and director of the Barrie Flyers Senior Hockey team Auditorium alive with musical magic fornnie Get Your Gun presentation By JOHN BRUCE Examiner Staff Reporter Barrie Central Collegiates auditorium came alive Sat urday night with the musical magic of Irving Berlin as KitclicnerWaterloo Musical lroduct ions KWMIJ presented Annie Get Your Gun The show based on the life of Annie Oakley tells the story of how Annie catches her man Frank Butler Annie meets Frank sharpshooter with Buffalo Bills Wild West Show and is unmtxliately smitten However because of her shooting contest which she wins Buffalo Bill is so im pressed with her shooting that he asks Annie to join his show and before long she is the star of the show But Frank whose ego is big as the sky resents An nies success and after she gets top billing in Buffalo Bills show he decides to join Buffalo Bills archrival Pawnee Bills Wild West Show Annie is brokenhearted about Franks departure and is ready to leave Buffalo Bills show when Frank realizes he loves Annie and returns to marry her OUTSTANDING Vickie Dyke fourthyear theatre arts student at the University of Waterloo was outstanding in the role of An Ill KitchenerWaterloo Musical Productions company and played to full house Satur successor was Miss Sloans father Edward From her childhood Miss Sloan can remember when the village ended at the brow of the hill west of Highway 11 In those days the hamlet had resident doctor blacksmith carriage shop shoemaker an inn and chopping mill all long sincedisappeared STILLSTANIHNG Still standing are the hamlets two churches An glican and United both built in the 18805 the community hall formerly an Orange hall James Sloan was first master and curling club though the present building replaced the old one in 1927 Then there is the new library opened in 1904 Miss Sloan has seen library membership skyrocket since then from 175 when the new building opened to 465 today Miss Sloan has noticed some changes in the life of the com munity since the hamlet began to grow When was child ac tivities except dances were all built around the church she says There was more com munity spirit Residents of the new subdivi sion she says rarely attend church and their main tie with the older segment of the com munity is the curling club But everyone seems to get along well she says including the immigrants Europeans Miss Dyke is an accom plished performer whose credits include the lead roles in Gypsy and Anne of Green Gables As student at Kitchener Collegiate Institute Miss Dyke won the KWMI pcr former award for her per formance in AnythingGoes Frank Butler was played by Reinhold Schuster newcomer to the KWMI company Mr Schuster who is an associate professor of ar chitecture at the University of Waterloo has long list of theatrical credits ranging from classical music per formances to successful summer stock run as Sitting Bull in Custer The highlight of the show was the imaginative chor eogra by of Alan Lund which inclut ed tumbling routine that drew heavy applause from the capacity audience Top marks also go to Terry Doyle as Charlie Daven rt and Tom White as Bufan Bill who combined with Miss Dyke and Mr Schuster in an excellent performance of the shows most famous tune Theres No Business Like Show Business Annie Get Your Gun was sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Barrie Lions Club and is the tenth KWMP production the auxiliary has rought to Barrie day night at Barrie Central Collegiate Examiner Pho tos Asians and so forth among the newer residents Its very nice to see the community growing she says For all its recent gains though the hamlet seems about to suffer one loss The Jacksons are looking for buyer for their store which sells everything from rubber boots to agedon thepremises cheddar cheese and Mrs Jackson susspects the business may end up as an anti que dealership instead of general store ONLY PLACE No one in the community does all their shopping at the store Mrs Jackson herself goes to Barrie for meat and fresh vegetables but the corner business is the only place in the hamlet where residents can buy lastminute necessities Its convenience store Mrs Jackson says They cant run to Barrie for every loaf of bread they want The way it looks now they may have to run somewhere to Lefroy if not to Barrie for while Its safe bet the hamlet wont be without store forever because p0 ulation growth is not expectet to stop at 250 second phase is planned for the Valley View Estates sublt division which will bring it to total of 62 lots and further growth is foreseen in the In nisfil Towhsip official plan now awaiting approval from the provincial ministry of hous ing which will give the hamlet population of 700 by the turn of the century The plan designates small amount of additional commcr cial land to serve the new in habitants and municipal water already installed in the new subdivision is an eventual possibility for older homes as well ct th housing red tape says mayoralty candidate Kinzie jungle of red bur eaucratic tape is making it almost impossible for home builders to hack through to lower costs says Willard Kill zie Mr Kinzie one of three can didates for mayor in Barrie says in his housing policy state ment the red tape is one of the main roots of the high cost of housing He said recent Housing Ur ban Development Association of Canada HUDAti report to the province shows Canadians pay $35000 to $60000 for house which would cost 315000 in United States Added to the cost he said should be an extra 320000 for 30year mortgage at 115 per cent bring the total extra cost in Canada to$69842 And he said this still does not consider the income tax relief on mortgage interest rates which United States home buyers get Mr Kinzie said most of the problem is with the citys zon ing bylaw Ive always been against restrictive bylaw its to am biguous he said What we need is clearcut bylaw in simple English He said if someone wants to build building according to the zoning bylaw he should an ly have to present the plans to the city administration for building permit But he said under the pre sent system the plans have to be approved by the city plann ing board and city council Under the present bylaw its such long winding road for approval he said We should put it down in simple English MADE AT START Mr Kinzie said any amend ments or chan es to the zoning bylaw should made at the start of each year not part way through it The fight for building permits has wiped out most of the small indepentent builders in Barrie he said leaving only large developers The increasing costs risks and delays make it vastly more difficult for smaller firms and independant builders to con tinue in the business he said He said thee has been some debate about the building of townhouses in the city with the implication they might have detrimental effects on the overall residential area was dismayed and utterly disgusted by such implica tions he said Mr Kinzie said the govern ments Assisted Home Owner ship Program AHOP which provides $1000 grant is not the real answer to alleviating house prices The city should use it if it is available he said adding but remember it is still our tax money The best way of attacking the problem is to get down to the basics by cutting the hous ing red tape he said bet ter attempt should be made to get houses on the market with less delay and less expense to the buyer Two straight wins on weekend for Barrie CoOp Major Midgets Barrie CoOps Major Midgets rambled for five straight goals over the first and second periods of Sundays York Sim coe Minor Hockey League en counter in Richmond Hill to earn 54 win It was the second straight win for Barrie in as many days having downed Aurora 96 at homeSaturday Richmond Hill opened the scoring on Phil Wards first of two goals in the game Barrie took over late in the period to score three goals The spree carried over into the second period withtwo moremarkers Richmond Hill came back with one goal in the second period and final two in the third Murray Iladley scored twice for Barrie Robbie Beekhuisen Jim Stevenson and Bernie Hutz had one goal each Greg Waldon and Tom Iedcn added lone markers to Wards pair Jim Anderson celebrated his birthday Saturday by leading the CoOps to convincing win over Aurora He scored three goals as well as teaming with Tamblyn and Steve Rinneard for strong More efficiency goal Jansen runs once more Ab Jansen wants more effi ciency at the Public Utilities Commission PUC in Barrie So he is seeking reelection as commissioner Mr Jansen said he ran in 1974 to atopthe repetitive acclama tions of previous years There was only one contested election between 1958 to 1972 for PUC he said also determined to study the relative merits of the com missions rationg policies and proce ures he said And to offer positive im provements Barrie resident for 20 years with business experience in Canada Europe and United States Mr Jansen said many changes to streamline ad ministration efficiency which he initiated were adopted by the MIC Satisfied qualityminded employees dont just happen they develop as byproduct of quality training and considera tion for their just needs and future progress he said Under such conditions empl yees inevitably respond in loyal and positive manner Mr Jansen said the strength of any organization lies in its personnel He is running against incum bent Ernie Alexander Ald Val Brucker and Claude Watt No meetings tonight for citys politicians With only one week before the municipal election most of Barries politicians will be carnpaigningtonight There are no meetings of the citys three standing commit tees ublic works finance and city evelopment because it is the fifth Monday of the month The committees usually meet the first and third Mondays with city council meeting the second and fourth Mondays The public works and finance committees have scheduled meetings Tuesday Dec the day after the election while ci ty council is meeting Monday Dec 12 The city development com mittee has not scheduled another meeting because three members Jim Perri George Harper and Paul Wessenger are not seeking reéection twoway performance oug Shedded anti Rinneard hit for two goals each Graham iiffcn and Tamblyn scored once Larry Gwilliam had two Aurora goals It was penaltymarred game with each club serving 41 minutes plus one miscounduct and two game misconducts CoO next game is Wednes ay at the Eastview Arena against Orillia Game timei5830pm WILLARDKINZIE snip snip Kiwanis honor Central student Liisa Tikkala of Central Col legiate will be honored at the Holiday Inn tonight by the Bar rie Kiwanis Club as Youth of the Month Miss Tikkala is Grade 13 honor student at Central who serves as president of the Girls Athletic Association and is in volved in tennis swimming and basketball She plays clarinet in the school band and serves on the student council In her other activities Miss Tikkala is first vicepresident of the Barrie Outward Bound club She hopes to attend physical education course at the University of Western On tario Breaking downthe barriers aim of physically disabled By PETER DEPODESTA Examiner Staff Reporter lot of peo le think were mentally retar id as well as being physically disabled but were not says Bob Kerr For 20 of the 25 years Mr Kerr has been disabled he has been employed doing office work Now he is one of the members of new action group starting in Barrie to break down the barriers between the physically disabled and nor mal people Most people he said are ignorant of the situation facing the physically disabled in small comminities Mae Tennisco broke her back in car accident seven and half years ago She is also physically disabled Mrs Tennisco said one pro blem she had to face is lone liness No one knows were here she said shop in the same small plaza because everyone knows me and is friendly dont dare move off These are the ty of bar riers put in front physically handicapped persons Mr Kerr said the first role of the action groug is to find the physically disa led people in Barrie and get them to meet ings GROUPS AIMS He said the group has number of aims including ac ting as an educatii social and recreational club working as task force breaking down the barriers working with other groups interested in the physically disabled andrmelp MAE TENNISCO loneliness ing normal and physically disabled people understand each other Were not looking for chari ty Mrs Tennisco said Were looking for cooperation from the community If we had cooperation in the community we wouldnt have problem says Mr Kerr Very few physically disabled topic are hired by Barrie irms He said most young han dicapped people leave Barrie for Toronto where the op portunities for employment and social life are better Many physically disabled people he said can function in the community doing parttime work athome BOB KERR cooperation Mrs lennisco he said is nvQQICGOfifiotetltlan Ia vowelIlIOQbOQQoIQlOOQO good example because she was educated before she became disabled learning to type do bookkeeping and payrolls Were living with our dis ability but we have to get other peoilc to live with it too he sait lhysically llttlltiltttpptd peo ple interested in the action group should contact either Mr Kerr at 137200 or Leslie lor don coordinator of special education programs for the parks and recreation depart ment at city hall 72071242 We hope to be group that is not here to play checkers every week he said We want to work to break dow acts in the communL the bar