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Mvm Nun an inside Pioneer cadet Lt Rebecca Light first female to join the cadet corps in Barrie is now giving orders to men For more on her and the cadet system see todays Background page Ex aminer Photo San Francisco AP Photo $40 trustee increase Simcoe County Board of Education trustees voted Wednesday to raise their monthly hoiioraria by $40 to $390 The last increase in the county came in 1974 Maximum honoraria allowed by the pro vince for school board trustees is $7200 The increase for this year will raise local honoraria to $4680 per year with an addi tional $40 being paid each trustee for special meetings Penetanguishene representative Alvin Gravelle spoke against the increase and said the existing schedule was adequate in related move the board approved fourper cent salary increase for ad ministrative personnel covered under hoard policy 50 At the same time trustees voted to establish committee to examine the policy which is done yearly and assess the salaries of board personnel in relation to personnel in other industries An additional increase in salary may result from the study board director Irving Harris said Would double dog fine BARCLAY If your dog is on the loose lnnisfil is going to get you Coun Don Koopmans has recommended fines for dogs running loose be increased For first offence the line would double from the present $15 to $30 For Second of fence the fine would increase from $30 to $40 and for third offence the fine would remain unchanged at $50 Last year the animal control department spent $103000 on bylaw and animal control said Coun Koopmans Its time the responsibility went back to the dog owners he said during Wt ines days council meeting They have to be penalized accordingly Its the only way we can recover our costs Coun Koopiiians said that although the increased fines might hurt some people maybe theyll be more careful about let ting their dogs go Seeks zoning change Owncis of controversial group home in Churchill will apply for rezoning applica tion The Examiner learned Wednesday liinisfil council voted to take legal action against the home for emotionally disturbed children unless the owners applied for rezoning applicat ion by Dec 14 Following discussion with Reeve William Gibbiiis Jamie Macichie owner of the home said he would apply for rezon ing and hopes to refer to the home as specialized foster care home rather than group home There are less connotations to foster home than group home he said Problems about the home surfaced when neighbors complained that the home was in miitraventioii of an liinisfil bylaw The home which cares for maximum four children is in an area zoned residen tial Innisfils zoning bvlaw however oer mits families only in residential neighborhotxi Dies in car crash STAYNER 27yearold Collingwood man died Wednesday when the car he was driving collided with another car on Highway 26 about seven km north of here Stephen Young died as result of that col lision said provincial police The driver of the other car SSyeaIolti Sya Verwey of Wasaga Beach suffered minor injuries Damage to Youngs 1979 Datsiin is estimated at more than $5000 The Verwey vehicle 1977 Oldsmobile sustained $1800 damage Police said no charges ere laid Theyve got Christmas hit Elmo and Patsy Shropshire pictured in San Francisco recorded song called Grandma Got Run Over by Reindeer written by Texas musi cian Randy Brooks The Shropshires couldnt give the discs away at first But things have changed and now theyre selling like hotcakes around Playoffs revamped Barrie Minor Hockey Association teams which won four provincial OMHA Double titles last year have been reclassified as Triple The announcement was made Wednesday night at the YorkSimcoe Hockey League meeting The reclassifica tion will mean Barrie teams will have to face bigger centres in the OMHA playdowns this year Bernie Geoffrion has stepped down as coach of the Montreal Canadiens The an nouncement of Geoffrions resignation was made Wednesday night on the heels of two consecutive Montreal losses For more see Sports pages Lake position urged The Greater Barrie Chamber of Com merce has asked the city of Barrie to re confirm its commitment to improvement of lake quality in the area and to urge the pro vince to financially support investigative programs into the matter For more see the Today page Index today 13 background lifestyle entertainment sports oomicstv guide 20 classified Reports on strapping The director of the Simcoe County Board of Education reported in private session Wednesday on the strapping of two students over Midland schools public address system Irving Harris said today that the incident which he labelled inexcusable is being dealt with Because it is personnel matter it is being handled in private manner Syward Baker of Regent Public School strapped the boys suspected of stealing from classrooms as detercnt to other students The school had been suffering with mounting discipline problems Baker told The Examiner Gold reaches high LONDON AP Gold soared to new today in London and Zurich as the foreign exchange markets buzzed with news of oil price increases The US dollar rose in Japan but declined against most European currencies Gold was quoted at $45950 an ounce in London an alltime high before dropping back to $456 early today in Zurich the metal was trading at $459 The metal closed Wednesday in London at $44662 and in Zurich at $44050 after hitting $451 during earlier trading in the wiss cen tre That was the previous record igh The US dollar ended moderate Tokyo session at 23895 yen up from 23735 at Wednesdays close Dealers said the Bank of Japan sold about $30 million to support the yen Oil price hike ABU DHABI Reuteri Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have decided to increase their oil prices by $6 barrel the official Emirates news agency WAM reported today The agency said the UAE oil minister Mana Said Oteiba made the announcement before leaving Abu Dhabi today to attend Mondays ministerial conference of the Organizatitn of Petroleum Exporting Coun tries in Caracas it said the increase would cover all grades of oil produced by the three states For Saudi Arabia the worlds largest oil exporter it means huge percentage in crease in the price of Arabian light crude to $24 dollars barrel from 818 Civil war threatens TEHRAN CPI Irans four grand ayatollahs the countrys most revered religious leaders met in the holy city of Qom late Wednesday against the background of rift which one of them has said might result in civil war The four men all in their late 70s met at the sickbed of Ayatollah Seyed Golpaygani for discussions believed to have centred on lrans new constitution and the regional unrest in the northwestern province of Azer baijan Many of the Turkishspeaking residents of the province like other minorities have demanded regional autonomy Although one govermeiit official indicated Wednes day that Iran might move to federal system there was no confirmation by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini In the past Khomeini has contradicted of ficials who have taken moderate stances in domestic and foreign affairs weather Partly cloudy today isolated flur ries near the Great Lakes High to Frequent flurries few snowsqualls overnight and Friday morning partial clearing Friday afternoon low tonight to high Friday to Board expands suspension policy By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner School principals should have increased authority to deal with students behaving in ways potentially harmful to others the Sim coe County Board of Education decided Wednesday The exoansion of board policy on the issue was prompted by the expulsion Tuesday of three Midland secondary school students for involvement with illicit drugs Until Wednesday principals could suspend student for five days or recommend perma nent expulsion the boards action now provides the prin cipal with options which include second fiveday suspension at 30day suspension and oneyear suspension Permission from board administration or committees is re quired however In related move the board also voted to establish committee to examine the issue of 115th year No 286 Thursday Dec 13 1979 20¢ Per Copy the examiner serving barrie and Simcoegounl drug use in county schools the second such report commissioned this year Its report is tentatively expected in March The boards moral education committee chaired by liinisfil trustee Stewart Fisher looked into drug use but reported in June that the problem in the county if it could even be called problem was no more acute than that of any other board It recommended no action With these recommendations we are ad ding teeth to our rules Fisher said during the meeting It is the boards desire to protect inno cent students who may be hurt by peers said Tottenham trustee Frank Prothero The three students have been charged by Midland police Several trustees said Wednesday that 30 day suspension could cause student to fall too far behind in school work to catch up They said oneyear suspension makes more sense Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly Socreds play waiting game on nonconfidence motion Easy does it The 8th Barrie Girl Guides based at Grace United Church went roller skating at the Roundabout Roller Rink Wednesday night and then back to the church for supper crafts and campfire They took four han dicapped guests with them as part of program with the theme Aware Care and Share Here Susan Arnold right guide leader Tammy Woods left 9yearold guide and Maureen Coons guest try their luck Examiner Photo New school pact gives teachers 79 increase The Simcoe County Board of Education and its 1000 secondary school teachers ratified oneyear contract with wage increase of 7911 per cent during separate meetings Wednesday Acceptance of the oneyear pact retroae live to Aug 31 ended several months of in tense negotiations Board trustees voted in favor of the contract without discussion dur ing the meeting at the Education Centre Teachers met with their bargaining unit at the Continental Inn Barrie While president of the Simcoe County district of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation Bob Sporring would not divulge late Wednesday details concerning the vote he did say the pact was accepted by solid majority Teachers at the bottom end of wage grid Which is determined by years experience and personal education will receive 5414168 per year up from 813121 Those at the top of the grid will receive 830774 up from 328500 Makimum salary tor princ1pal alter several years of experience is $42800 up from $39700 Board contributions to employee benefits have not been altered Sporriiig did praise the bargaining approach used by the board and teachers Both sides sit as one unit and work out problems mutually as opposed to the con frontation of double team bargaining Chief negotiator for the teachers Gwen Anne Walker said the bargaining process had been fraught with incidents during an annual meeting of the county district Nov 23 major problem that had yet to be solved at that point was whether all the teachers in cluding principals and viceprincipals would receive the same wage increase While agreement had been reached on the 70 per cent figure for teachers the board had wanted to give principals and viceprincipals more modest increase she said Set fire to abandoned house man sentenced to jail term Barrie man who set tire to an abandoned house on Worsley Street causing $10000 damage was found guilty of mischief and sentenced to four months in jail Wednesday Glen Edward Rice 18 admitted that he and friend went to the residence at 50 Worsley St the evening of Aug 26 went up to the attic and set fire to pile of papers and garbage They then set the living room wallpaper on fire and left The Barrie fire department was required to extinguish the blaze Rice was also found guilty of theft after he smashed several parking meters in June making off with between $5 and $10 and was sentenced to one month in jail The court and this community are sick and tired of people like you going around and smashing other peoples property provin cial court Judge John Anjo told Rice MAN CONVICTED Arthur James Whitton 17 was also con victed of mischief in connection with fire at 45 Clapperion St Aug 26 and is in custody awaiting sentence Jan Whitton admitted to setting fire to teddy bear then throwing it into box of Christmas decorations while in the house one of several abandoned properties in what is known as the HBlock Whition has previous record including possession of stolen property break and enter with intent and taking an automobile without consent Chicago fire claims lives CHICAGO HEIGHTS lll iAPi Fire destroyed two woodframe homes in this suburb south of Chicago early today killing eight persons police said spokesman at St James Hospital said the dead included six children and two adults One person was treated for injuries and released singleteamv OTTAWA CP The fiveman Social Credit group in the Commons played coy Wednesday leaving the minority Conservative government guessing whether it faces defeat at the hands of combined opposition over its first budget Riled Liberals and New Democrats loudly made plans to bring down the government tonight when the Commons votes at 945 pm EST on an NDP motion of nonconfidence condemning the budget unveiled Tuesday night by Finance Minister John Crosbie Liberals vowed that virtually all MP5 would be in the Commons to support the NDP motion Social Credit Leader Fabien Roy however waffled on whether the Quebec group would vote against the government or continue to prop up the Tory regime At news conference late Wednesday Roy backed away from stand taken earlier by one of his MPs who said the party would pro bany vote against the government Roy said his caucus would make final decision today and noted that his party could vote for or against the motion or abstain NEEDSllPORT Support from the Quebecbased group is crucial for the survival of the Slgmonthold Progressive Conservative government which encountered barrage of criticism in the Commons the day after the tough tax imposing budget address Liberal House leader Allan MacEachen said lowand middleincome Canadians have replaced inflation as public enemy No in the eyes of the Tory government NDP Leader Ed Broadbent said Prime Minister Clark is guilty of reversing his May 22 election promises and urged Clark to dissolve Parliament and seek new mandate from voters The 1116 Tories face potential combined LiberalNIH opposition of 140 Should the Social Creditors vote with the opposition or abstain Canadians could be facing snap election call and be trudging through the slush and snow to the polls in midFehriiaryt The Liberals decided at their caucus meeting Wednesday morning to try to defeat the government MacEachen said the party would go all out to defeat the budget Were not backing away from anything all With Lucky for you not the Ayatollah Khomeini Police inquiry could be Jan An appearance before the Ontario Supreme Court on the Barrie police commission in quiry could come as early as Jan Brian Johnston legal counsel for the Ontario Police Commission said Wednesday the matter could come before single judge of divisional court on Jan if Richard Clarke solicitor representing Barrie com mission chairman Eldon Greer agrees Johnston said he was waiting for written response form laikc who would have to sign fomi agreeing to the request Clarke was not available for comment today six month wait would have been necessary for the matter to be heard before the regular three judges Johnston said The one judge court practise is new concept he said An18 cent gallon tax increase in gasoline announced in Tuesdays federal budget isnt the end of higher gas prices The reason increases from gasoline wholesalers Hans Zimmermann owner of BP gas station on Highway 11 was charged 193 cents gallon more for regular gasoline when his gas storage tanks were filled Wednesday 0n unleaded gasoline the wholesale price was even higher at 20 cent gallon in crease Gasoline prices here up20 cents gallon make extra money he said Station 71 Anne St said some gasoline wholesalers increased their prices before the new budget was announced pnce Tuesday morning he said In all the furor no one knew they went up Drinkers facing stiff hike lORONIO CF It will be triple blow for Ontario drinkers Jan when federal tax on alcohol increases Provincial markups on wines and spirits will climb with the federal duty and excise taxes on each bottle doubling and tripling the price increases for consumers This is because provincial markups are percentage ranging anywhere from 100 to 123 per cent of what has already been levied on the bottle On top of that some of the 2300 brands stocked by the Liquor Control Board of On tario are scheduled for regular price in creases to cover higher production and ship ping costs If they emulate past LCBO adjustments the regular price increases could add anywhere from five cents bottle to or $6 depending on the brand The tax increases in Tuesdays budget ac count tor ll cents on 25iiuncc llllit of ii qiior and iii cents on 25ouiicc bottle of table wine Radio Shack appeal set for Jan 29 By LORI OIIICN The Examiner Appeal of an Ontario Labor Relations Board decision against Radio Shack in Barrie will be heard in Ontario Supreme Court Jan 29 Stewart Cooke Ontario director of the ITnited Steelworkers of America says the union agreed to the court date to head off possible company move to stay the boards order Such move Cooke said could result in suspension of the boards order until the coin panys appeal was heard in the spring Radio Shack employees should not be asked to face any unnecessary delays in their efforts to win just solution and first contract he said The boa rd ruled last week that Radio Shack was guilty of bad faith bargaining and ordered wide range of remedies including payment of union negotiating costs and lost wages provision of list of employees to help the union reorganize and complete con tract offcr to the union The union has been on strike since Aug Frank Berry spokesman for striking employees said the iion could ask the board for an order of compliance forcing the com pany to implement the order but the union agreed not to do this in order to get the appeal over with as quickly as possible He said an appeal was expected and the union would rather it was heard in Supreme ourt as soon as possible rather than tying it up in front of the lower courts for months The order wont be implemented until after the courts decision Accusing the company of hiding behind litigation Cooke said the strategy of stall and delay has become the trademark of Radio Shacks approach to labor relations He said the rsistent use of the courts to review labor ggard decisions could under mine the function and authority of the board He called for legislative changes to ensure that labor board orders are immediately bin ding and to end needless delays in pro ceedings before the board Jerry Colella Radio Shack vicepresident would not comment today on appeal matters or on statements made by union officials Zimmermanns sales agent told him the newwholesale price was from head of lice The BF station said Zimmermann was absorbing the loss for now But ldont want my customers to think Dori Alexander of Alexanders Sunoco They automatically raised their own