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Its carnival time in Alliston Gregory Bramham above munches on his candy apple while he surveys the many rides at the car nival at the Alliston Potato Festival on Friday Below Cassidy Klowak squeals with delight as town country Correction An article in Fridays paper incorrectly named Jim Gib bons as the organizer of petition to stop the city from in stalling sidewalks on Harding Avenue in Barrie The organizers he said are Rick Wood and Gerrard Van Saarloos Construction value up BARCLAY The value of construction is Innisfil is way up this year says Coun Jack Young In July 124 building permits were issued The buildings had construction value of 81365319 In July 1978 132 per mits were issued but with total construction value of only $724695 In July i978 only one private swimming pool was built The total yearly construction value to date is 16672017 For the same period one year ago total construction value was 33607087 War game planned MILCON 79 large war game will be held at Canadian Forces Base Borden and the Meaford area begnning Sun day until Aug 25 Mor than 800 reserve army personnel from Windsor Lon don Oshawa St Thomas and Toronto will participate Those participating have trained for one year MILCON is the final test of all they have learned said Capt Jim Fer ron An award will be given to the best armored unit Weaponry skills and field tactics will be tested Personnel will spend the first few days at Base Borden having their weaponry skills tested said Capt Ferron For safety reasons the tests will not be viewed by the public she enjoys ride on the merrygoround The car nival is one of the many attractions at the festival held every year in Alliston Examiner Photos by Peter Hs Farmers in Simcoe County still have week left in which to take advantage of the student labor program Agricrew says Bev Rawn the programs co ordinator The program which started in June will finish August 17 but the two crews serving the county still have time available before then says Rawii Farmers still have time to hire Agricrew for those general cleanup and repair jobs she said Agricultural societies as well as farmers should take ad vantage of the low activity period between the haying and harvest seasons to get odd jobs out of the way Rawn says Agricrew is also available to any of the local agricultural societies to help with fall fair preparations and fairground improvement An Agricrew team of five students can be hired by farmer for $90 day which in cludes $15 rebate at the end of the program The crews are covered by One week remains for work proiect Workmens Compensation and bring their own lunches which makes Agricrew one of the simplest ways of hiring sum mer help says Rawn By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner bottleneck of traffic in Bar rie turns Highway 400 into parking lot Friday and Sunday nihts but police say the build up might be reduced if drivers use alternate routes Cpl Wes Prosser provincial police district community ser vices officer said Thursday police believe traffic this year is heavier than during the past few summers ENCOURAGING The gasoline shortage in the US may be encouraging Americans to head to Canada and Canadians to vacation here he said Whatever the reason traffic appears heavier on highways throughout the district this year The flood of cars pouring onto Highway 400 slows at traffic bottleneck in Barrie Too many drivers heading north drive Highway 400 and turn onto Highway 27 at Bayfield Street said Cpl Prosser When the flow of traffic reverses the southbound lanes clog Sgt Andy Austin OPP traffic officer said drivers might reduce the problem if they took other roads Instead of taking Highway 400 from Toronto motorists might take Highway 27 or Man gets month ai By LORI COHEN Of The Examiner man who exposed himself to three young schoolchildren in Stroud and offered them money to play with him was sentenced to three months in jail and three years probation in provincial court Friday Sidney Samuel Barmthorpe 33 former resident of the Adult Occupational Centre in Edgar was charged with com mitting an indecent act follow ing an incident April 19 outside Goodfellow Public School Testimony revealed Barm thorpe who was hiding in the bushes outside the school ask ed three young girls to come over to him and offered them $20 to play around with him When he stood up the girls saw his pants were down and he had no underwear on Crown attorney John Alex ander said that although the girls were unharmed the situa tion was draught with danger He asked that the sentence reflect societys abhorrence of this type of con duct Judge Leonard Montgomery said sentencing was difficult noting Barmthorpes retarda tion and difficulty with in terpersonal relationships revealed by the defence but said the paramount considera tion in sentencing was the deterrent aspect The accused was attempting to express normal sexual urges toward females but the whole episode was frightening for the girls Judge Montgomery said Simcoe County will need se cond family court judge if potentially damaging delays of hearings concerning children ar to be minimized says Don Jackson director of the Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society can see more cases going to court not less and were fast approaching time when well need another judge Jackson told The Exminer Friday Judge Morton hears all family law cases in the county The Childrens Aid Society has two regular court days monthly but delays of longer hearings involving custody of children are common Jackson said LIMBO The delays are hard on children who are in limbo and temporarily under the societys care pending the hear ing he said It is also tough on parents who want their child Jackson said The kid doesnt always Parade races dances highlight summer test parade marathon race teen dance bake sale and rodeo are just some of the events planned this weekend for Shan ty Bays summer festival At 530 pm today barbecue featuring steak 011 bun hotdogs and corn on the cob will be held at the St Thomas Church grounds At 630 pm tonight the CKVR No Stars try their hick when they may meet the Shan ty Bay Firemen for baseball game The game will be held at the Village Green The Fig Leaf Jazz Band alternating with Bill Jarvis and display of square dancing will entertain tonight at pm There is no admission charge but collection will be taken ActiVities on Sunday begin at it am with the annual yachtsmens service at Govern ment Dock Shanty Bay Ser vice will be conducted by Ar chdeacon Basil Tonks with Rev Sam Oba as guest speaker At pm community picnic will be held at the Village Green Completing the weekend will be organized games penny arcade and entertainment at the Village Green beginning at pm Highway 11 WASAGA BEACH Drivers headed to Wasaga Beach could ease traffic tieups at Barrie by using the alter nate route marked by highway signs That route takes traffic from Highway 400 at Innisfil Line and from Highway 27 and funnels it along Highway 90 to County Rd 28 to Highway 26 Instead of taking Highway 27 north of Barrie Midlandbound driver should consider using Highway 93 Traffic may enter Highway 93 from Highway 11 about km north of Barrie or drivers may continue on the Highway 400 north extenson to the junction with Highway 93 km north of Craighuist Traffic buildup swells and stops along Highway 400 when an accident occurs Cpl Pro sser said worse traffic jams oc cur on tha route because there are three lanes of cars and only one road shoulder to use for re routing traffic Sgt Austin said police are concerned about the high number of driving offences committed on Ontarios highways He said many driver are careless and drive too fast forthe conditions ACCIDENTS So far this year there have been 1669 persons injured in traffic accidents in District today Human relations course preventable say police which includes Simcoe and Dufferin Counties and Muskoka District Since the Victoria Day weekend this year 22 persons have been killed in this district Eight of Ontarios i6 Simcoe Day traffic fatalities were on roads in District Sgt Austin said excessive driving speed is usually involv ed in thse accidents and often passengers who are killed were not wearing seat belts Board considers changes By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner When board of education trustees review the human rela tions program Aug 22 they will likely consider motion to ap prove the revisions and allow for fieldtesing to continue in September Its up to the board to ap prove and amend the changes the Simcoe County Board of Educations director Jack Ramsay told The Examiner Hes the best Robbie McAleer l2yearold from Maple Avenue in Barrie received an award for best patroller of the day at the fiveday camp for safety patrollers in Oshawa last week McAleer won the award Thursday Oshawa Times Photo know whats going on and his status is undecided Its strange existence for him he said What appears to be reasonable time to us could be anetemity to preschooler Stayner Stayners third annual Harvest of Values will be held Aug 25 Organizers say this will be the biggest and best festival yet Downtown Stayner will be decorated and the staff at retail outfits will wear Western costumes Stayner Minor Hockey Association will host beef Second family judge needed says Simcoe CAS director Jackson said some 25 per cent of the societys cases end up in the courts While most of them are handled routinely during the alloted time 10 to 15 per cent require additional time Often as many as two full days are needed Friday But its out hope that at leas part of the program will be approvedfor fieldtesting during the meeting During June 27 meeting the boards trustees postponed full implementation of the program indefinitely and cancelled field testing that had gone on throughout the year pending revision and review CHANGES Changes were completed week ago and trustees have the revised program in preparation for the upcoming meeting The changes demanded by trustees were largely those re quested by moderate opponents who argued that the program did not openly acknowledge societys traditional and accep table moral codes While the revisions made dur ing the past few weeks do not actively support the Christian church they vigorously en courage the recognition lby students of churches and the role they play says Dr Robert Thomas the boards superintendent of curriculum Dr Thomas said the program did not make enough specific references to churches and their importance before the revisions were made He also said however that recognition of the church was implied before the most recent changes COMMUNITY EROLIS The revisions were made by the lGman writing team com prised of teachers who developed the program Several community groups have been invited to examine those changes Additional revisions could result through comments made by these organizatons Dr Thomas said Moderate opponents have been allowed input in the revi sion process but more extreme opponents who have called for outright cancellation of the pro gram were not invited to take part CKVR commitment praised by CRTC CKVR Televisions commit ment to produce three musical talent programs for the next program season is encourag ing said the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunica tions Commission iCHTCi Thursday The comment is contained in the CRTC decision on CKVR application to amend its pro mise of performance The amendments to the pro mise was asked for by the CRTC Feb 22 1977 and given at public hearing in Toronto March and this year Pleased with CRTCs com ments Doug Garraway direc tor of programs said The musical programs are just part of ambitious schedule planned for this season At the hearing we let them CRTC know we had done three special musical shows last year and they asked if we would continue said Gar raway INCREASE PRODUCTIONS He said however CKVRs decision to produce musical talent programs again this season was not in response to any demands by the CRTC but just desire to increase and strengthen their productions Although final details for this seasons programs have not been completed Garraway festival barbecue and dance and the Boy Scouts will sell corn on the cob Railway Park will be the site of crafts and antique bazaar and ladies softball tournament horse show and outdoor music concert are also scheduled The project prepared by the Chamber of Commerce is meant to emphasize Stayners reputation as the town of friendly people say organizers Highlight of the event is draw for two $25 gift cer tificates Plans for other events wil be discussed at meeting Tuesday Muskoka said Several things are in the mixer but no contracts have been Signed yet Last years programs includr ed old time fiddling country and westem and jazz In its decision the CRTC also said it noted CKVRs commit ment to strengthen further its investigative reporting and to increase the number of regional correspondents CRTC said it will review the resources CKVR proposes to allocate for development and production facility to enhance the licensees production capabilities CKVR created the position of news producer Aug and ap pointed Aaron Dyck to that position As well they hired fulltime newsroom cor ordinator The station also hired news stringer to cover the Coll ingwood Owen Sound area and stringer to cover York Region The CRTC asked for amend ed promises from Toronto star tions CBLT CFTO CKGN and City TV and CHCH Hamilton and CKCO Kitchener at the sametime In its decision CRTC said it is satisfied with CKVHs descan tion of its primary coverage area as consisting mainly of small cities and towns villages county crossroads and rural areas CKVR started in 1955 as CBC English language televi SlOIl network affiliate to sent rural audiences in Barrie Coll ingwood Midland and Orillia The stations coverage area has since expanded to include the counties of Simcoe Haliburton Parry Sound Dufferin and Victoria and the regional municipality of York said the commission 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