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EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation 776 653° Classified Advertising 728 2414 All Other Departments 7166537 112th YearNo 286 BITSS FOR SANTA Nicole Preston of it Street Thorncrest St Barrie rein forces her request for IIushabye doll for Christmas by giving Santa laiis kiss during visit this week to Santas Dunlop East headquarters across from Memorial Square The Downtown liii provciiiciii Hoard has made the tacility available to ilie man mthcredsui llishoiirs are to pm Monday CAPSULE NE WS Tremor rocks city WELKOM Reutcr strong eartti tremor rocked this South African gold mining city today and first itptiils said at least one man was killed and several persons iiiiiired Smith warns on conference GENEVA Reuteri Prime Minister laii Smith said today the Geneva conference on Rhodesias future at lll have to be ad journed it an agreement he reached with State Secretary Henry Kissinger on settlement is broken Canadian team winners IEKING Reuteri tanadas Iiiiversity of loronto Varsity Blues hockey tcaiii today defeated hi hi Ilar tn the third match of their tour of thiiia before capacity crowd oi taboo to Iekiiigscapital stadium Snowstorm hits race VAL dlSERE Friiice iAli Orgaiiiers of the seasons first women international downhill ski race cancelled the event today after of the nearly ioo coiiipetitois had raced through blinding snowstorm in thetippcr Iiall of thecourse Newspapers publish IARIS ttlltt Most French newspapers reappeared today after printers ended two day strike protesting police eviction of strikers from the tabloid daily laiIsien Libere South Korea protests SEOIL tAli The South Korean foreign ministry called on anadian Ambassador John Stiles today to protest Ottawas re cent Imposition of global Import qtiota system freezing ltNllll imports to the level of 1973 Cabinet formation halted BEIRIJI AIi Foriiiatioti of Lebanese cabinet was snarled today by disputes over whether techntkIats or politi clans should govern the country following its civil war Oil price talks coming NIOS1A fyprus API The trgaiiization of Petroleum Ex porting ountries tOlEtt will hold its ministerial conference to discuss an oilsprice increase as scheduled on Dec 13 in Doha Qatars Iiiiiiister of petroleum said today NATO decision postponed BRISSELS Reuteri Defence ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization lNAIOI postponed today for at least several weeks decision on whether to use fleet of flying radar stations over Western Europe alliance sources said Food prices cut increase OTTAWA ttIi Iower food prices in November produced the smallest annual Increase in the cost of living in nearly four years Statistics anada said today through tednesday to tJtiand too III lliiirsday and liiilay and to in to noon and to in Satiir day It Nicoles commitment is anything to go by Santa will have an Inioyable tourney Dec she pio Iiiised to leaye him sand wicli and cake and carrots and apples for the reindeer ltltlllltlIlltIlO Funeral bill vote held iOtttiNtO bill to regulate funeral directors and their services in Ontario re eeived approval in principle In thelegislatureTuesday Liberals voted with the gov eriiincnt iii Sarto 52 vote which in effect defeated an NDI Ino tion for four month delay for passageof the bill Doug Moftatt NDI Durham IIasti said the NDI agreed with the bill In principle but had wanted more timeloipubliccomment He said the bill introduced in the legislature Nov it was being passed in la too hasty fashion Edward lood iL Waterloo Noitlii funeral director said the DI is good legislation repl acmg XISIIIIL laws which have Iiot been changed since the IJltls The bill would Increase to seven from live the number of Iiiciiibers on governing board determining licensing and re quire two Iiiembers from out sidetheprofession The Barrie Examiner Barrie Ontario Canada Wednesday December I976 CHRISTMAS MAIL STILL MOVING CUPWPO talks continue OTT AW ttli Negotiators for the post office and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers IIIWI ex pected to meet all day today as they continued attempts to work out their dispute over technological change in the post ofl ice As talks resmned hristmas tiiail was still moving through the postal system The union said Monday it would call mail sorters and postal clerks out on strike it thetalks failed But both sides met Monday Tuesday and again today with lull day set aside for negotia tioiis UIW leaders appeared rev taxed Iuesday as they entered lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllll Officials ask patrol for French islands ST PIERRE tCPt reply to the request Routine summer patrols in the past have been carried out by French frigate St Pierre residents who depend on the fishery and spending by about tattoo tourists who visit the islands each summer for their livelihood fear that the 2oo mile fishing limit to be Imposed by anada Ian will damage their economy NO EIUIIIM EXT lhc tanadian and French For the Northwest UIIII Ieiiiiisula on coast The French government Is said to be in terested in the possibility of finding oil or gas lieiic negotiating with tanada on the basis the beneath the seabed off St Authorities on the French Islands of St IierreMiquelon off Newfouiidlands south coast have asked the defence department in Paris to send coast guard vessel to patrol territorial waters that would fall within Canadian zoonote limit Senator Albert Ien the islandss represen tative in the French parliament and mayor of this capital of 5000 met with defence depart ment officials during recent visit to Paris Senator Pen said there was no Immediate goveiiiiiieiits have not yet agreed on how fish quotas to be set by anada within the Zoo mile limit will apply to St Pierre In 1977 French and other fishing vessels will operate under quotas already set by the International ominission Atlantic aiiada will set all quotas starting in tttTt The closest point of the islands to anadian territory is about it miles west of the tip of Newtoiindlaiids south Islandsare part of France Details of negotiations between Ottawa and Paris for accommodating within the anadiaii Zoomilc zone have not been Inade public In November the Islands became depart Iiieiit of France status similar in some re spects to tanadian lOItI The islands previously had been an overseas territory With federaltype colonial administration directed from Paris which also paid for all French area public seiviees move to other St here The change In political status was seen as strengthen negotiationswIthtanada RNIIIHN Itll Warned in advance by Senator Pen and Pierre officials that imposition of ilepartiiiciit status would not be welcomed because of Frances position iii the higher taiills and elimination of freight subsidies that would re Fisheries ts stilt thc laris government established six yeartimetable Tax and tariff changes are to be spread over the six year transition period and laris agreed to pay lOl harbor and airport on proieiiieiits long sought by St IIetrerestdeii French officials ieceiitly coiiipleteil plans to build second runway at the Islands only airport on the edge of this town An cststing runway was lengthened earlier and the new runway will enable smaller passenger yiets and is such as tis to land there An stlVltt between St lici re and Sydney now Is piovided by twin eiigiiIt piston driuii plane llllllllllIllllIllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllltllllllllllllllllllllllll Warns higher seaway tolls may divert ships to US IlA ttl= tolls on the St Higher Lawrence seaway might divert ships and goods to American ports says top official of the anadiaii ltrothertioixt oi Railway lraii sport and ticiiIriil Iorkers itlilll union lid Finn said it recent in teryiew that lit union Is eon Don be too hasty warning on new bill lt tRONlO itli legisla tiire committee studying the Ontario governiiienis proposed changes In family law was urged luesday not to be too hasty In approving the toll as it now stands leggy Mason representing an Ottawa based coalition of womens groups told the com notice the bill needs changes The lll supported by all three parties in the legislature was expected to be enacted by thristnias Ms Mason in proposing series of itiiciidiiicnts for con sideration said some sections particularly those dealiiigwith settlements alter marriage breakups need Inore work Ms Mason said the section dclmmg laniily assets for the purpose of divorce settlements should be expanded to include such things as an interest in business all money iii hank ac counts and Income from all sources She said the existing wording of the bill decides lamilv assets on the basis of JOIIIl list She said her group hopes changes would be Iiiade to al low judge to award spouse an interest in business oper ated by the other spouse Ms Mason also said the law should be changed to ensure that person entering mar riage contract has OlllSltlt legal advice on the consequences of suchaiiactioii lhe gioiipasked for an amen dtiiciit that would lttlllllt lawyer to provide an affidavit certifying that person had been ady ised of his other rights before entering tnairiagecon tract lRIID RICOI IRIiD Ms Mason said Saskatche waiis Homestead Act requires suclianaffidavit She said the Ontario bill states that each spouse has an obligation to provide for him self or herself but that section should be expanded to give the courts guides to follow Iii get ting support pay tiictits The courts would be told to take number of factors into account such as custodial ar rangcineiits for children divi sion of responsibilities in marriage and career In terriiptionsduetomarriage In another presentation four women lawyers from loronto asked the committee to throw olit the bill saying ll fails to ad dress the important issues laced by wotneii in marriage breakdowns Lynn King otic ol the law yers said the bill is complete failure In dealing with property rights support and marriage contracts She said the sections dealing with family assets are ludicrous because they cover such small pool of assets Federalism doesn work here says Quebec minister OllAWA The fed eral provincial coiilcrenccol fr Iiance ministers that ended luesday supplied more proof that anadiaii federalism doesnt work Quebec Finance Minister Jacques laiIzeau said at the conclusion of the two day talks Federal Finance Minister Donald Macdonaltl withstood common front at provincial ministers rejecting some mayor proposals concerning fiscal irrangeiiients and the Hank Act leavingtheproviiices profoundly disappointed in the words of Merv Leitch Al berta treasurer and spokes manlorthetront For Mr Iarizeau struek throughout that the provinces had been able to work out common stand for the first time the conference was fail ure like previous federal provincial meetings but failure with lll terence It ended in failure but there is difference this time in that if Isa blatant failure Ile predicted dire political consuiueiiccs will result from Mr Macdonald bucking the de mands and suggestions of all to provinces The disagreement centred on Ottawas intention to eliminate revenue guarantee payments to the provinces as of March it OFFSET LOSSES The payments are form of LOIIIpOIISIIIlOn given provinces for the last five years to offset losses resulting from the 197 federal tax reforms The provinces want four tax points about $860 million transferred to them as revenue guarantees Mr Iarizcau predicted that there will be major battle be tween the provinces and It tawa over proposed federal amendments to the Rank Act He delivered OIlll proviii cial statement Tuesday on changes to the Rank Act strongly objecting to plans to require quasi banking or stitutions to post reserves with the ltank ol tanada as char tered banks are obliged to do Quebecs Ill1tll0ll les taisses Iopulaires federation of credit unions is already preparing to battle Otv tawa on the subject Mr Iarizeau Indicated He said the only purpose of such move is to transfer ef tective jurisdiction over the credit unions to Ottawa from the provincial governments cernwl about attempts by the federal government to push up seaway tolls Mr Fin said some ships might go to inericaii ports rather than travel the seaway or that shippers might use the Missouri Mississippi system or rail transport from iiieticaii coastal ports The tliltl represents about ltoo workers employed by the St Lawrence Seaway Authority which operates tanadiaiiseaway facilities aiiaila has asked the to consider raising tolls on the Welland canal section of the seaway to cover operating costs aiiailaalsoisseekitigaii annual review of tolls on the Montreal Lake Ontario section of the inland waterway Rear Admiral Robert lim brell president of llltltIIIIIIIOII Marine Association ilMAi said recently that he wants the same level of fees on the Well and canal as XISI now on the Montreallmke Ontario portion of the seaway That would doubletollslorsoiiieshipsIiiov mg between the treat Lakes and Montreal The DMA and seaway cus toiiiers like the gram farmers have been lighting higher tolls successfully for six years but liansport Minister Otto Lang has said he believes tolls should coveroperating costs Tolls have not been raised since the seaway was opened in 1939 and the seaway has had an operating loss In the last three years Clip flame Examiner the meeting with senior post of lice officials Union president Ioe Davidson told reporters who intercepted him on his way to the meeting am always optimistic dont know about you guys welds She wants to be Priest Curling on tonight The first city of Harrie Mens urling League gets underway at the Barrie touiitry lub tonight at This is new type of curling league for Harrie Eleven teams have entered from the Dental Association General In suraiice Assoc Revel lllltllhtr tioiial Royal tank Brewers Warehouse lnemployment In suraiice ominission Harrie ity Police ictoria and Grey lrust Registry Office Re gional Assessment Office and Mciitlub The league will run for about If weeks with the top four teams qualify mg for the chain pioiisliip and tiie remaining seven teams entering consola iioiiliiial The Harries Recreation Department OtflltlIIZtd the league in order to make curling available to those who do not tieloiigtolocalclubs Workers sent home it Ht ixit li General Motors ol anada Ltd vati platit in east Metropolitan To ronto was shut down loi the night late Tuesday when man agement sent workers home af ter disagreement arose over denlopments Ill company union negotiations earlier in the day About 83o members of the liiited Auto Workers ilAWI union were ordered off their night shift alter 3ft workers did not return from the lunch room Iiiaiiageiiiciit spokesman said the group at so had appar ently not been brought up to date on details of teiitattve agreement reached earlier in the day between ticneral Mo torsaiidtlielAW The spokesman said opcr atioiis were expected to resume as usual today Meanwhile about iItlOtltl tiourly paid workers at Ste lhcrese Que Montreal and the Ontario cities of London Woodstock St tathariiics Windsor and Ishawa were back on the job luesday The IAW members had walked oll their jobs at midnight Monday night when strike deadline passed He said the union was going to listen to what these fellows havetosay When asked if the post office had changed its attitude bit toward the union in the last two weeks Mr Davidson replied think so The union held series of ro tating strikes in October to draw public attention to its complaint that the government has repeatedly violated its con tract coinmitinent to consult the union fully before in troducing technological change DENIES BREACH The government denies that it has breached the contract signed one year ago after sevenweek strike But Iost masterGeneral IcanJacques Blais acknowledges that there are serious differences in inter preting the contract The union says it is not op posed to changes which will im prove the efficiency of the postal service But ftJIW wan ts assurance in advance that there will be no adverse effects and it also would like to share WEATHER FORECAST 24 Pages the benefits from the changes CUPW executives decided at special threeday executive meeting which ended Sunday that they would take one more shot at the bargaining table be fore resorting to strike action The most troublesome clause in the yearold contract re quires the post office to give minimum 120 days notice of technological change and to consult fully with the union on methods to eliminate adverse effects If the problem is not re solved it is to be taken to special adjudication committee for decision which would be binding on both parties But the committee bogged down with disputes has not yet made single decision and the post office has been going ahead with changes Mr Blais has said there is nothing in the contract to ex tend the tztiday consultation period if agreement is not reached within that time In the meantime more than 5000 grievances relating to tech nological change stand unre solved No decision yet on recount move Yvonne Ilealey defeated separate school candidate in Elmvalo Wasaga Beach Flos and espra will wait few days before deciding whether she will seek recount Mrs Ilealey the current trustee lost to newcomer Joseph Klein icbbliick by nine votes Mrs Ilealey said she had decided not to seek recount but has received several phone calls from supporters asking her to do so Final figures are now available for the race between Bill Murphy and Gilbert Lesperance for the separate school seat on the public school board representing the north half of the county Mr Murphy defeated Mr Lesperancc 2197 to 1879 Cable still awaiting word on rate issue Barrie table TV Ltd has Iiot yet received approvle for its proposed 75scent increase in monthly rental fees Bob Alexander local manager said he has heard nothing from hishead office but will be in touch with it at the end of the week Sandy Saunders vice president of ommunica lions Ltd of Mississauga Barr rie able Is parent company wrote to the anadian Radio television Telecoinmunications onimission iRTi last week asking for urgent approval In the meantime Mr Alex ander said some customers are paying the $6 rate and some are not The company has said that should the new rate not be approved people who have already paid the new amount will be given credit Mr Alexander said the iii creased price was to cover costs of intalling microwave for use on Buffalo hannels and hannel is currently operating on microwave but the microwave Is not in full opera tioii hannel is not on microwave Liberals want debate in bus lines TORONTO itli Liberals have asked for special debate In the Ontario legislature on It cences granted Greyhound Hus Lines to compete on routes with the publiclyownml tray oach Lines Ltd James Breithaupt Liberal house leader said lucsday He said III an Interview the party believes the issue is of ur gent public Importance because the decision by the highway transport board could have devastating impact on bus service to smaller coiiiiiiur Iiities Liberal Leader Stuart Smith has said the decision to allow competition on profitable routes between Ioronto and Sudbury and Toronto and Hut lalo NAK will mean loss in revenue to Bray oach In the legislature Tuesday Mr Smith asked Tran sportation Minister James Show to give assurance that it issue will not mean reduction in service on iray oach routes to OlllIIlUIIllltS such HS Owen Sound and others in western Ontario cannot give assurance that they will not lose any of the ser vice they presently have Mr Snow replied Eddie Sargent tL Grey ItruceI said prominent on servative party lawyers had ac ted for companies at hearings before the transport board He said in the legislature the board is concerned about political interference at this point Meanwhile Karl Mallette president of Iray Coach said Tuesday after meeting with company directors decision must be Iiiade by midJanuary on service cuts to reduce finan cial losses if the Ontario cabi nets decision is unfavorable to Gray oach FLOAT ENTRY WINS OUTSTANDING TROIIIY Maple trove School now serves as home to large and Impressive trophy Its the Bombardier Ltd prize for the outstanding float in the citys Santa laus parade awarded this year to the oldlashioiied hristmas entry for which nine Maple Grove students were respon sible They are standing from left Kelly Taylor Wen dy Hopper Shari ampbelL iiidy Stratli and Karen Parr and sitting from left indy Melhatter Nancy Ilenry Kathy Linau and Melanie ireaves The float was constructed in Ken Mclhatters garage The girls estimate they spent over to hours each on the eti try Examiner Ihotot