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Police warn wear the belt Barrie police may start charging drivers for not wear ing seat belts if the number of warnings continue to increase Sgt Ralph Berry said this morning another 18 drivers were given warnings Wednes day night Tuesday police issued 25 warnings to drivers not buckl ing up dont know how long we can continue issuing warn ings he said If we find person twice then well charge him for sure He said drivers are facing $25 fine as well as $3 court charges for not wearing seat belts We dont like to charge peo ple unless its absolutely necessary he said Wednesday night 58 cars were checked during the annual seasonal spot checks and 40 warnings were issued to drivers Sgt Berry said Constable Gary Crowley safety oflicer and Cadet Gary Sommers stop ped cars on Blake Street Essa Road Cundles Road East Grove Street East Duckworth Street and Steel Street No one was impaired or even was considered to be im paired he said The police are also checking horns windshield wipers emergency brakes headlights directional signals seatbefts marker and brake lights There were seven warnings for faulty lights two for muf fler and exhaust systems two for turn signals two for brakes one for no drivers license four for no insurance cards and four for no vehicle registration cards Drivers are given 48 hours to go to the city police station with proof of repairs or information Sgt Berry said drivers should contact the police even if the repairs are not completed within the 4hour limit He said in some cases an ex tension can be given We try to be as understan ding as possible he said fhe checks are continuing at various locations in the city un til about am New Years day Drivers with clean bill are given small stick which allows them to reach over and unlock the passenger side of the car without removing their seatbefts City police bought the sticks from the Ontario Motor League The animal safety program has run in Barrie Since the City police force started in 1954 It is conducted in conjunction with an alcohol safety program sponsored by the Barrie Safety Association No stop for Santa at 87 Mulcaster St Santa Claus Will be making lot of stops in the area Christmas Eve but 87 Mul caster St isnt on his list Prisoners at the Barrie Jail arent allowed personal Christmas gifts There will however be lit tle something to look forward to this festive season for the 40 men who Will spend Christmas behind bars Friday each inmate Will receive bag of goodies an apple an orange some hard candies and chocolate bar passed out by myself and our staff said superintendent Frank MacDonald Similar bags were passed out by the Salvation Army Band which entertained the prisoners last week Saturday theres Christmas dinner featuring turkey and pudding and an evening meal with hot sand vich and Christmas cake on the menu Then there are the 10 to 20 games and puzzles that are to be presented to the Jilll this week by Mental Health Barrie as part of its Christmas gift campaign Its something we dont have at the institution at the present time said Mr Mac Donald Jail would hardly seem an en Joyable place to spend Christmas but according to Mr MacDonald depressmn is not the order of the day among prisoners Christmas around here is baswally quue cheerful day heobserved lhe superintendent said that more than 20 passes have been issued to date to prisoners ap plying to spend Christmas at home The 40 men wholl re main at UICjall are those who have not been here long enough for proper assessment or whose sentence requires transfer he explained Rally expected to attract 500 Barrie will be the scene of this years Ontario Snowmobile Distributors Association Sno Fari expected to draw 500 to 1000 snowmobilers from throughout the provmce The ride sponsored by USDA With the aSSistance of the On tario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs and this years host organization the Huronia Snowmobile Assomation Will beheld Jan 15 USDA run trails chairman Rick Hubbert said the snow machines will set out from and return to pomt near Anne Street Just south of Carson Road The hallway stop is to be between the 7th and 9th Conces Sion Vespra lownship north of Carson Road SnoFari is group ride over 50mife course in units of about 25 snowmobilcrs lhey travel wellgroomed maintain ed and Signed pilot trails Mr Hubbert said work started Sunday onthetraifs Its not race its not rally its soctal outing at which snowmobilers can appreciate the advantage of good trail systems and also meet and trade stories with other riders from throughout Ontario bonfire and old fashioned Winter cookout will be waitingatthehaffwaypoint Purpose of the SnoFari ac cording to USDA president Bob Hartnell is to create more public awareness of the con structive ceteinents of snow mobiling Its gratifying to know that at un ttiiioiiiiiiiii1WociiiIioaioooiiii Jane lfodgins library assis font at the Barrie Public Library shows some prints of paintings to Bev Evans The our work in association With the organized snowmobile groups of Ontario has had such pos1tive results The snowmobilers of Ontario have an exceptionally good safety record especially those involved With snowmobile clubs and assoc1ations From Ontario Safety League statistics we have learned that there has not been one snowmobile fatality that can be related to club or assOCiation members said Mr Hartnell SnoFari will launch Snowmobile Sportsmans Week inthe provmce We feel Ontario Sport smans Week Will create an at mosphere of awareness awareness of the benefits of snowmobiling that run the gamut from contributions the snowmobiler makes to the pro Vinciaf economy to the promo tion of the wholesome safe family sport enjoyed by hun dreds of thousands in the pro vmce says John Moskwa president of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs The host lluronia Snow mobile Association consists of over 3000 snowmobilers belonging to 41 different Sun coe County clubs The Snotari coprse is being developed by volunteers Also taking part in the event is the Bay International ltadio Communications Club Wliicfi Will post 50 citizens band radio unitsalongtheroute nun prints can now be borrowed from the library for month and can be renewed once The Barrie Art Club also has ism No doubt residents of Anteii Mills heard the sound of Christmas carols outside their door efiiesday night as this enthusiastic gt ip of carolers made their rounds The same group fias gone out for five consecutive years to raise money for the Childrens Aid Society In past years Iom Park has organized the group This CAROLERS MAKE THEIR ROUNDS IN AN TEN MILLS year Lois ltoberts was the organizer Paul Michael musw teacher at Minesmg Central School puts pump organ on float with Christmas decorations to ac company the carolers Ex aminer photo Puppies and kittens may be the cutest thing under the Christmas tree but the Barrie Humane Society doesnt like to see them there as git is It not good time of the year to give puppies and kittens to children lijspccially puppies Sure they re cute but its tiard to take an unbroken puppy into the house firistinas Day It might make couple of mistakes and be back to us by New cars says Mrs Beatrice Burke assistant manager of the Barrie lluinant tfiiiik of these living breathing animals in thcsamc terms as stuffed animals and other presents We dont encourage last minute hristiiias acquisitions rather tficy go to tool Worth and pick up stufch toy If they re thinking serious ly of adopting pet fine But it lficyrc not planning 13 years into tfic liitiirc forget it said Mrs Burke The Humane Socicty presents an alternative to person shopp mg for pets with its hrisfiiias Puppies kittens may be cute but not as gifts Six dogs and tfircc cats were adopted at that time These animals Will have familiarity With their new sur roundings by the time hristiiias Day arrives Iheyll enjoy the eXciteiiient said Mrs Burke Sfic expects that 30 dogs and 15 cats Will spend hrisfmas at tfic Itiiiiiaiic Society coiiipiiiid We would liatc not to have an animal adopted but would rather sec tficiii not go out than be brought back in few days Puppies fISl sit and cry when for Christmas The Humane Soc1ety office Will close at 430 pm Dec 24 Mrs Burke said the closing time was chosen to further discourage lastminute shop pers The office Will reopen Dec 28 at am Thats not to say the animals Will spend Christmas alone Mrs Burke and other members of the staff Will be at the comlt pound to make fuss over them Christmas Day And their Christmas feast Will include some of the especially good food donated Society party field this year Ilcc 13 Too many people she says they yc rctiirncd EASTVIEW DONATES T0 IIEER lilINl Jeff Jongnians lclt Bob Caicco and Mark Mctiiaig Eastivew Secondary School students look over goods col lcclcd by students for the Christmas Cheer Iund Stu dciit coiiiicil president Iaiil chsoc made lfic presenta tion of several boxes of food and $100 cheque to tficfiiiid Illxanimcr photo LOCAL AND GENERAL INAltilItAlMEETING The inaugural meeting of the 197778 Innistil township council Will be held in council chambers at the municipal ofr flees in Barclay Monday Iaii ltialttpin Itecvc William illlIIIIS and councillors Kathe Jans Iofiii an art rental schicc but these are original paintings Ihis rental schicc is field Young and William Iipplc Will be sworn in Incumbent deputy rccvc Blake oiistalilc won re election Iec ti however re count has been ordered in the close race between Mr on stable and former township deputy rccvc flon loopinaiis once month in the base iiicnl of the library Ex aiiiincr lIOlOl $fltit70WItll1D Kenneth llamclm of lcne taiigiiishcnc whose ll year old son Paul was burned by two older boys has been awarded $110170 by the imimal In jlllfcs OIIIIKlIStlllOll Board of Ontario The board was told Paul was field by two assailants who burned lllS arms legs and Sing cd his hair with piece of flaiii mg paper wrapped around stick Ilc suffered sccond dcgrcc burns the iiicidciil and skin grafts had to be done oii his right leg Cost nickel to see movie Barrics Imperial Cinema returned to old fashioned prices fiiesday for ttic premiere of movie on oldfashioned filiii making It cost only nickel to see the premiere of Nickelodeon in Barrie and other cities across aiiada The promotion brought in 300 customers double the usual at tcndance Iilf Wilson general manager of the Imperial said today Those who missed the film which stars Ityan ONcal Burt Itcynolds Tatum ONeal and Brian lllf Will have at least two weeks to remedy the oni mission but they Will fiave to pay regular prices $3 for adults $250 for students $125 for youngsters under 12 The iiickels collected Iuesr day Will go to the Christinas Seal campaign been out and Sllt said fhcn to tfic fiumane SoCiety at the Dec 12 party Christmas quiet day for homes for aged hristinas in home for the aged is generally quiet day Oldagc homes tend to stage their special hristmas ac lll ics in the weeks before Ilcc LL said tiddlcllows lloiiic adv ministrator Ictcr Laidlaw ficcausc most residents are either expecting company or Visiting rclatiics on liristiiias flay Mr Laidlaw said Ito to per cent of the titt who live at the Oddtcllows Iloiiic have already OIltl their laiiiilics for thristiiias festivities Illl moretodotliesaiiic The figure is closer to 30 per cent at lroic Iark Iloiiic ac cording to its administrator Ilzivid Johnson It also has 08 residents cilhcr home has any special program for Iiristnias Day other than festive meal for thosewhoreiiiam Very few wont be Business as usual Wfiilc most Barrie residents Will be reaching for second helping of turkey of shortbread Christmas Day the citys nurses police and firefighters Will be on tthob as usual Botli Barrie city and provm eiaf policeWill be up totiill stall over the holiday weekend patrolling streets Willi par ticular eye out for drinking drivers While oiin the healthier patients Will be home from the hospital Christmas Day We work as usual no matter what day it is says Deputy hief lteg Neathway of the Bar ric city police Clerk faces vote charge OltlfLA Iloward ltobin soii clerk of Medonte fownship said Wednesday he Will contest charge laid against him under the Election Act when he appears in court in Ehiivalc Jan 14 Mr Itobinson was recently charged under the Election Act Willi failing to do his duty as an elect ion officer The charge was laid by Julianna IIeiVieiix Medonte woman who ran unsuccessfully for the trustees post in Ward of the Siincoe County Board of Education in the municipal election Dec The charge was laid by Mrs IlerVieiix after she attempted to change her voting registra tion from where she was originally listed to second property located in different poll in Medonte Iownship Mr ltobiiison said date for his trial Will likely be set at the Jan 14 hearing lie was remanded to the January date one week ago in Elmvalc court With families or someone close to them said Mr Johnson Mr Laidfaw agreed but noted that sonic well iiilo their 90s haye Olllllttl friends and family and that makes it little more difficult At Itoyal Victoria lfospital tfic fact that Dec 23 is hristmas doesnt go unnotic ed The steady stream of fSIlOIS usually includes carolers There is special hristiiias dinner and usually favors on tfic trays courtesy of the hospital auXiliary said ad iiimistrator Don aiiieron And in certain cases Wives or husbands are allowed to eat with their spouses CITY NE WS The Barrie Examiner Thursday December 231976 11 Police seeking The Ontario Provincial Police are going to the com munity seeking better balance between police and the people they protect For years people have sat back and said the problem of crime in the community is the problem of the police says Cpl Wes Prosser community serVices officer at Barrie OPP headquarters His Job as crime prevention officer is relatively new one created in 1974 He goes to schools adult groups service clubsand anyone in business willing to listen to advice on preventing crime Leaving it all to the police has not worked he said Policing went on for years in the enforcement role and it has never succeeded in stopp ing crime he comments Any program you have to day has to have some kind of prevention theme to it Crime prevention is the theme talked about by seven community services officers covering the 12 OPP de tachments in Simcoe and Duf ferin counties and the Muskoka region The officers go into 831 classrooms in the region at least twice year With pro grams on different aspects of safety Officers also make presentations to adult groups There are number of themes we use depending on who we are speaking to said Cpl Prosser Peopleeaters is one program we have for elementary students warning them about the possible dangers of snowblowers lawnmowers and car engines Other topics include child abuse Halloween safety hazardous products and how to Drivers on Simcoe County highways could be stopped for spot checks by OPP in the future according to district traffic officer Sgt Andy Austin The OPP are considering us ing spot check program now in effect in Alberta and British Columbia says Sgt Austin He handles traffic for Simcoe County and Dufferin counties and the Muskoka region Provmcial police dont stop cars now he said because of highway speeds If we do use the checks it would have to be in wellfit areas he says The checks would operate us ing ALIJHI system which can test alcohol breath levels on the spot The OPP Owen Sound detach ment is now using the machine on an experimental basis The machine produced by an American firm has three lights on it indicating failed passed and warning ALEItl doesnt deCide whether you sfiould be charged With impaired drivuig says 0w wit to better balance identify them drugs and rape Block parent programs and bicycling safety are other areas examined PREVENTION THE THEME Crime prevention remains the theme one which has been growing in importance tor police in the last 10 years ac cording to Cpl Prosser We first got into it with safety information program back in 1966 but up until 1970 the men working on these pro grams were doing it parttime as well as their regular duties he said He said the program will continue to grow as its im portance is realized If youre gomg to have good protection youve got to have propfe involved he said Cpl Prosser says it is frustrating for police to try and solve rob bery when proper steps by the owner could have prevented the crime Community officers set out in 1974 to approach every business in their district goal Cpl Pro sser said district size and the number of businesses defeated Officers did hold series of eight seminars recently at Georgian College on shoplifting and security programs for busmesses Housmg fraud is another topic police are focusing on Fraud is one of the most rapidly growing crimes we have said Cpl Prosser but no one thinks it Will happen to them Information on fraud is something police would not have revealed 10 years ago he said It was gamble printing it because it could encourage some people he commented but you have to make people aware OPP consider check program Sgt Austin It Just helps to deCide Whether to take the per son in for complete breathaliser test Another aspect of the spot checks now used in British Cof umbia is chotce given to the driver If he is borderline case for impaired drivmg he is given the option of voluntarin sur rendering his licence for day In turn there would be no charges laid Men at the Barrie head quarters now use regular cars aircraft and two selective traffic vehicles to keep an eye on drivers says Sgt Austin He said the OPP are conscious of the extra hazard during the Christmas holiday season With drinking drivers Badar units are used in the two selective vehicles which are Circulated in the district With cost of $3000 for each moving radar and Sgt Austin Austin said the force hopes to buy more once there is the money Were taking hard look at different companies producing them hesaid NATIVITY SCENE AT ST MARYS In the midst of his priestly duties at St Marys atholic Chiircfi in Barrie Father John OBrien finds time for longstanding fiobby of wood working This silhouette of the lfofy Fainin above the church entrance is the latest result Made from plans pro Vided by friend of Father OBriens the lZfootlugh scene is one of three of its kind in Canada The other two one on the Saskat chewan parliament biiildings and one at the University of Ottawa are 24 feet high and Father OBrien had to reduce the plans Willi the aid of projector The faces and the Christ Childs body are set in front of the rest of the scene so that lighting from behind produces fian effect tExlt aiiiiner photo