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est ELECTIVES PROGRAM STARTS AT SCHOOL Electives programs have started at many schools in Barrie The programs allow students one afternoon week to learn skill or hobby directly not related to regular school work At Codrington Street public school group of Grade students are learning the basics of flower arranging from teacher Carol Bertram Above Debbie Stevenson and Darlene Slessor begin work on their arrangements Be low left Kathleen Lougheed is halfway through her work while Sandra Paul right puts the final touches to her creation Examiner Photos Retarded can become useful citizens Association director tells meeting People who think of the men tally retarded as perennial Children are wrong Eileen llankin of the Barrie and District Association for the Mentally Retarded told an executive meeting ot the nited Church Women of Simcoe Presbyterial in ookstown Monday They grow up just the same llLAKlI ONSIAHLIJ Constable wont say LEFROY lnnisfil deputy reeve Blake Constable isnt saying which position he will seek in the Dec municipal ection 81He said Monday nightlhe will attend an allcandidates meeting on Saturday but he declined to say whether he will run for reeve Reeve Bill GibblllS and Coun Bill Tipplc have announced plans to seek reelection but councillors Grant Andradc and John Cowan have not The meeting will be held at 1030 am Saturday in Leon ards Beach hall 10th Line of lnnisfil as anybody else does and so there has to be something to help them into adult lite she said And though the retarded were mce considered useless she said we are finding out that with proper training they are able to become useful citizens She said three per cent of the population is retarded but of these thrtxvquarters are only mildly retarded and can progress to level of learning ranging from Grade to Grade One retarded person in five is moderately retarded she said and one in 20 severely retarded GOOD EXAMPLE Mrs Hankin director of the associations sheltered workshop for retarded adults said residents of Progress House the associations year old residence for workshop em ployees provide good exam ple of what the retarded can ac complish rs llankin and her husband live at the residence but were very much in the background This is their home They make the decisions about it they take careof it She said the eight residents of the yearold home do their own cooking cleaning and other chores They do everything for themselves she said Super vision is very minimal In addition she said one current resident is about to qualify for nonrsheltcred job cleaning and doing laundry at local hotel another plays in bugle band and third is ac tive in church sings in the choir there and has won music EILEEN HANKIN festival prizes for her voice This last individual also shows exceptional proficiency at crochetiiig skill Mrs llankin said she herself has never masterml In that respect Im the han dicapped person and she isnt she said The association which star ted in 1953 with school for seven retarded children also operated daily nursery school at Central United Church The original school has been in corporated into the program at Portage View school Mrs llankin said she also hopes to see training centre for adults who have not learned to cope as well as the residents of Progress House Such cen tre would need much more supervision than Progress House does she said By making the retarded welcome and including them in their activities Mrs llankin said church roups can do much to give em sense of their own worth All of the things you do theyd love to do she said think probably church groups are able to help more than any other group in the community aycee campaign working more shopper lock autos The Barrie Jaycees Lock It and Pocket the Key campaign appears to be working The club recently surveyed shopping centre parking lot and found 25 per cent of the cars unlocked none had keys in the ignition The same parkin lot was surveyed in August fore the campaign and 50 per cent of the cars were unlocked Three per cent had keys in the igni tion Ted Young publicity co ordinator for the campaign said organizers are pleased with the results and believe the campaign has raised public awareness In launching the campaign to reduce car theft the club pointed out that Barrie Police statistics indicated one out of every three cars stolen here had keys left in the ignition Earl Snider Barrie police chief says he believes fewer car thefts involve taking cars with the key in the ignition He says it is little early to check statistics but he believes from personal observation that more cars are being stolen by thieves using devices other than ignition eys to start the cars He said review of the statistics would probably be done at the end of the year and he believes the campaign has had positive effect Mr Young said the club is now pre aring for the second phase its campaign in No vember Merchants have asked the Jaycees to remind the public to properly secure their cars and also lock their Christmas presents in the trunk out of sight Mr Young said this phase will likely be in in early November wit signs and brochures We are hoping that we can meet with the same success he said Barrie asks too much in annexation Kinzie claims 1n pollcy statement By RICHARD DUNSIAN Examiner Staff Reporter Barrie city council wants to annex too much land and is going about it the wrong way mayoralty candidate Willard Kinzie said today Mr Kinzie said in tele hone interview the city shou be looking at annexation of only about 10000 to 12000 acres in stead of the 20000 it is seeking from three adjoining town ships And in wideranging policy statement released today he charges that city council has not displayed the proper spirit of neighborliness in its dealings with lnnisfil Oro and Vespra townships and has kept Barrie residents in the dark as well He says in the statement he feels dutybound to settle this matter amicably with our neighbors and to present the citizens of Barrie and our neighbors with the facts However he said in the in terview he would continue to press for annexation even if no agreement could be reached with the townships But he said he is optimistic about reaching voluntary settlement in view of the fact that lnnisfil alone has offered the city more than 5000 acres for annexation He said he cannot put firm figure on how much Barriehwhich now covers 6200 acresshould annex until he reads through the consultants report on annexation prepared for the city The annexation bid is op posed by all three townships and goes before the Ontario WILLARD KINZIE Municipal Board Oct 28 In his licy statement Mr Kinzie arges that Barries commercial assessment has declined by hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years as the result of the negative approach and blocking tactics of present council members All Mr Kinzies declared op ponents for the mayors postcurrent Mayor Dorian Parker and aldermen Jim Perri and Ross Archerare council incumbents On the other subjects Mr Kinzie says he would give the highest possible riority to widening Bayfield treet He said in the interview the widening which would require provincial co operation should extend from Highway 400 northward well in to Vespra Township extend Lakeshore Drive and Centennial Park around the bay He said in the interview the immediate limit of the ex tension would be Mulcaster Street with any futher ex tension to be the subject of future planning after reassessment of the project encourage industry by making serviced industrial Free weekend parking urged by committee Free parking downtown on weeken Thats what the public works committee wants to try as an experiment until the end of December The committee is suggesting the city not enforce parking meter violations in the down town area starting Fridays at pm forthe weekend Ald Nelson Garrett said his only concern is the loss in parking revenue by not en forcing the meter violations Ald Garrett said the city will have to find other sources of funds Money from the meters and parking tickets is used to help finance more offstreet parking lots downtown Don Kirkpatrick deputy city engineer said the ad ministration suggested the idea during the summer but public works committee turned it down Mr Kirkpatrick said he does not believe there will be loss in revenue because the meter maids will still have to put in 40hour week He said the maids will probably be doing more en orcement during the early part of each week Doug Cherry Downtown Im provement Board chairman said the board is negotiating with land owner for property to provide about 100 free parking spaces Mr Cherry said the board hopes downtown employees will use the lot and leave the meters for shoppers METER FEEDERS He said the board would like the city to stop enforcing DEL OLE Ellie Barrie Examiner The Barrie Examiner Tuesday Oct l976u9 Conflict cuts down council attendance City council almost never held special meeting planned Monday Council members Del Cole Ross Archer and Val Brucker dropped out of the meeting declaring possible conflicts of interest Four other members Jim Perri George Harper Ernie Rotman and Paul Wessenger did not attend the meeting which was held to discuss $8804594 in applications for cancellation reduction and refunds in city taxes Only five members were left to vote Mayor Dorian Parker said in cases in which conflicts are declared council can meet and decide with only two members voting Ald Cole was the first to bow out because the city is refun ding him $7620 in business taxes He was followed by Ald Archer who is getting $2832 back in business taxes Ald Brucker declared his conflict because the city is paying the Simcoe County Board of Education $36006 in taxes for the Assikinack Public School property on Little Ave lie is the principal at Codr ington Street Public School Ald Janice Laking school teacher said he might have conflict of interest on the same grounds but was not going to declareit Ald Ed Thompson whose wife Betty is public school board trustee also did not de clare conflict of interest on the point The refunds were approved rking meter violations dur ing the weekend because most of the meter feeders are not working Mr herry said the problem is caused by employees of banks trust and finance offices who park downtown and feed the meters During the week this causes shortage of parking spaces for shoppers lAld Del Cole said during the week the Collier Street off street parking lot has about 20 to 25 cars but Saturday mor nings only about four or five cars Ald Cole said the city should not enforce the violations dur ing the weekend If it works fine but if it doesnt then well know soon enou he said Im in favor of gomg ahead and tryingit Three phases in program Only vandalism can ruin Barries chances of having central Christmas decoration display says Doug Cherry downtown improvement board chairman Mr Cherry told the public works committee Monday the board is prepared to spend $15000 in three phase project putting displays in Memorial Square He said the first phase slated for this year will cost about $7000 The committee is suggesting the city give the board approval to work with the parks and recreation department on the exact location of the decorations But if theres heavy van dalism after the first year then that ends the program Mr Cherry told the committee He said the plans include an 18foot high candle toy train six English lanterns on poles 15foot high giant snowman and an eightfoot high merry imp and snowy snowmans face This year he said the decorations can be in place by Dec with temporary elec trical connections The next phase will cost $3000 and the third phase which will include more displays $5000 Mr Cherry said the board will pay the full cost of operating installing and pur asingthedisplays LOCAL AND GENERAL 32500 STOLEN Barrie City Police say about $2500 was stolen from the office of the Wellin ton Hotel sometime over weekend They are unsure of just how en tiy was gained and the inci dent is still under investigation CAR BURNS The Barrie Fire Department put out fire in car at 204 Anne St Monday afternoon The 1968 Oldsmobile belonging to Nelson McCauley 63 Ade laide St sustained damage to the engine and dashboard FRAUD EXPERT private investigator will be the guest speaker at meeting of the Georgian Bay chapter of the Society of Industrial Ac countants of Ontario tonight at the Continental Inn former lice detective specializing in raud and bankruptcy in Toron to Daniel McGarry is president of Centurion In vestigation Ltd The meeting begins with dinner at pm SEPARATE ETTA RI Conditions of employment of board office and custodial staff will be discussed at this Wed nesdays meeting of the Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board Trustees will also receive ten ders for portable classroom for St James school in Colgan and discuss personnel Com mittee meetings wili begin at pm and the general meeting at at the Education Centre 99 Ferris Lane ENGLISH CONVERSATION An English conversation group meets Saturday morning mm 10 am to noon at the Barrie Public Library Mul caster Street Information may be obtained by telephoning 7281010 SCHOOLOMMENCEMENT Commencement exercises for graduates of Barrie North Col legiate will be held Oct 22 at pm in the school auditorium reception will be held in the school cafeteria following the formal presentation PHOTOGRAPHS The Barrie Public Library now has display of ho tographs showing the art the Byzantine Empire At the library until Oct 24 the exhibi tion includes pictures of the Cathedral of St Sophia mosaics from Ravenna delicate ivory carvings and decorative metal work RUMMAGE SALE The Womens Association of the Essa Road Presbyterian Church is sponsoring mm mage sale in the church hall Saturday Oct 16 from to 1130 am Anyone with articles to donate can call 7266262 or 7268810 for pickup WEEKLY EUCIIRES Weekly euchre games will start Tuesday Oct 12 at 830 pm at the Anten Mills Com munity Centre Everyone is welcome to attend and play TREESSTAY Barrie public works commit tee is not recommending city employees cut down any healthy mature trees on Na pierStreet After discussing letter from Mansell Powell of 97 Puget Street the committee decided not to take any action on his re quests Mr Powell asked the city to cut down two 20yearold trees on Napier and trim about five other 75foot high Carolina Populars Ald Del Cole said he is not in favor of cutting any healthy trees in the city He said he could see no reason to cut down the trees Mr Powell had complained about the leaves falling in the area BIG SISTERS Big Sisters Week began Fri day and will last until Oct Barrics Big Sisters wm have an information booth in Georgian Mall Wednesday Thursday and Friday evenings of this week and all day Oct aSaturday BAND CONCERT Barrie North Collegiate ban ds will feature the music of Gershwin Jerimiah Clark and Holst at concert Nov 18 at The Grade 10 band junior and and concert band will all perform Tickets at $2 for adults and $1 for students are available from any band student or at the door Pre schoolers are admitted ee land available in all parcel sizes striving for reasonable taxation structure and taking helpful attitude to industrys needs and problems Such program he says would stabilize or reduce residential tax rates and provide jobs for the 1000 or more Barrie youngsters who enter the job market each year run an efficient city hall with efficient and productive staffs wellpaid and well motivated by job enrichment posture In business over lRAHAM WRIGHT left teaches course in ballroom dancing at the YMYWCA Monday nights at pm Dan cing with him is one of his spending and overstaffing with no clearcut end in sight results in bankruptc he says show commitment to downtown Barrie through sup port of the Downtown Im provement Board bylaw changes and other measures designed to create core area noted for both business strength and esthetic values serve as strong leader to boost Barrie and make beautiful Barrie Ontarios most progressive city more than an empty slogan students Mrs Terry Cheevers of Barrie The course is to teach the basics of dancing variety of steps Examiner Photo 100 pe0ple dancing every week at the Ballroom dancing Whod want to take course in that In Barrie quite few people about 100 year for the past four years The course taught by Graham Wright with aid from his wife Barbara has about 50 in it this season And there are an additional two dozen or so who are experienced and join in tokeepuptheir dancing skills The course is not just for ballroom but for any large dancing situation such as group banquets says Mr Wright We have beginners thety who are afraid to get up at hristmas party because they dont know any of the steps We teach them the basics so they can lance and get more on joyinent from it hesaid The basics include old favorites such as the waltz fox trot or rhumba and bit of discotheque dancing like the hustle And we also do some specialties like barn dancing or polkas said Mrs Wright Another area the course covers is large group dances such as those popular at Christ mas parties or weddings Mr Wright learned dancing in England and is qualified instructor He has been teaching the Barrie course three times year for the past four years Usually enrolment runs bet ween 30 and 50 per course he said Already there are 48 going to the Barrie YMYWCA on Monday nights this season and he finds that is nearly as many as he can handle at once TWO OF THE MODELS Wadia Kirlos left models pharaohstyle Egyptian dress while Eileen Foster shows silcr gray velvet cape and gra silk print dress They wil be two of about 30 women of the Chris tian Womens Club who will model their own fashions Wednesday at 930 am at the regular meeting of the club at the Continental Inn Examiner Photo