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George Drew remembered Contrary figure ended career with distinction Georgc Drew was one of the important figures III ntario history He also was most contrary one He was politician and leader good one who had trou ble getting personally elected He was man who could apparently sense the spirit of the public but who could never unbend with it He was powerful public speaker Yet one who could seldom if ever really communicate He was man whose whole life was dedicated to public service yet who despised politics 1945 much of the atmosphere of The highlight of Drews political career came in June The son of an old Gaelph family Drew had been mayor of his home city at 30 He then riding of Wellington South in Nevertheless he was ele ad run provincially in his home 1937 and lost cted provincial Progressive Conservativedparty leader in 1938 And then in his first elec tion he had le his party to victory in August 1943 But it was shallow victory of course For he had only won With minority government And with 38 seats faced an opposition with combined 52 with the TCF holding 34 USED TO COMMAND This was situation which beset Colonel Drew man used to command So from his first moments as premier he was determined to get majority as quickly as he could Workers By LORI OIIEN Of The Examiner After seeing not the worst and not the best but representative sample of Soviet industries Laura MacDonald concludes workers in the Soviet Union work less lead less harried life and are happier than their Canadian counter parts People dont seem to work as hard said Mrs Mac Donald president of United Electrical Workers Local 545 at Canadian General Electric who recently returned from 10day tour of Russia They always had time to talk None seemed hurried and they ceit tainly werent moving at otir pace Although Mrs MacDonald said life in Russia is so dif ferent from Canadian life that the two are beyond comparison she did notice one striking similarity between workers in bot countries The only thing that made me think of home was thc women seem to work harder than the men said Mrs Mac Donald who laughed when one of her hosts verified her suspicion and said women like to work She noted women in highly skilled jobs in Russia and that men and women seemed to Work together well She said theres still resistance in anada to women taking these obs Women are still doing the dirtiest lowest paid jobs she said TOLRED HEAVY INDLSTRY The delegation of Canadian UE representatives toured mainly heavy industry in Moscow Leningrad and Volgograd as guests of the Soviet power and electrical workers union the most power ful union in the USSR Trade unions are simply branch of government and responsible for industry as whole deciding where plants will be located building them Township shows no BARCLAY Innisfil council doesnt play favorites even with is own council members oun lack Young was told Ihurday to improve the ap perance of his plaza Stroud Plaza on Highway 11 He was asked to manicure the boulevard in front of the plaza Although the boulevard is the property of the ministry of transimrtation and communica tions Young said he will inf prove the condition of the boulevard but cant do so IllIIIi COMPLETELY INSTALLED Don OHeorn Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service He was aided in this by what turned out to be hapless CUT group Only one member had ever sat in parliament before Angus Iaclhaili and good many of them had come off the bitter labor barricades of the 1930s They were an undisciplined crew and met tcctivc The last thing they wanted was an election but Mitch llepr burn who was back as Liberal leader after period in lim boi and lllcr Maclcod trapped them into defeating the government on motion they couldnt vote against and Drew and his election He won it handsomely He was sent back with 66 seats against eight for the and I3 Liberals Drew for once even had good win pcrsonallv He took After trip local unionist says SSR happier Lauara MacDonald back from her trip to the U$SR talked to The Ex aminer about her experiences hiring workers and so on ex plained Mrs MacDonald She said the government owns the factories and profits are divided between the state budget used for further development of the national economy construction of hotis ing schools provision of pen sions and scholarships for working people and the enter prise itself she said Increases in profit result in more money and services for the workers she said WORK SETS SAT IES Salaries are set according to need and type of work Mrs MacDonald explained with coal miners the highest paid workers in the country Manag ment and workers in an enter prise are equally paid although machinery and equipment is removed from the site Grant Andradc deputy reeve said the township cant really demand Young inr prove the condition of the lawn but said he thought the nicer the plaza looked the more business there would be Young was also asked to paint fence on the property deep brown not red so it doesnt hit you when you dric by The lawn should be as well groomed as the lawns in front SUPERIOR oNSmucnon Call 416 5338972 Sale Expires July 31 st nowhere near anadian stan dards Workers in the ISSR how great deal more authorin to make changes than their ana lian counterparts becatisc there is no private indtistry Mrs MacDonald noted If workers fuel management is not operating in their best in tercsts it is removed she said There is no strikes They simply have another way of making changes Among industries the ana dian delegation toured were the Vladimir llich Totor Works named in honor of Lenin the oldest Soviet factory dating to 1898 large centre with 30000 workers housing vaiiety of unrelated industries and favorites of the nearby Brewers Retail Store and Tircds Iltl and Garden store said Rob imon director of planning and development Lemon also ltititilli11illl the entrance to the plum slimmed and rounded As it is now the entrance coule plag havoc with car tires said An dradc Lemon suggested titiilllttll of this fall be given to Young or completion of all landscapi work large power dain In each place the group was asked to stay for the noon meal Meals were served without cost to all workers large meals served on linen tablecloths with fine china and always ac companied by vodka and wine which was poured liberally shesaid Everywhere the delegation went they were showered with flowers and gifts and people always spoke freely to them through an interpreter that re mained with the group the en on repairs to TVs Radios and Stereos For Quick Service Call STEWART manomcs 7289457 gt 74 PeelSt FITZPATRICKS GULF 360 DAYFIELD ST AT CUNDLES 7264205 TWO WHEEL REA his Toronto lligh Park seat by nearly 4000 votes This was one of our more colorful elections the Gestapo election known as There was former British army man named Osborne Dempster who ran some kind of mysterious operation in loft over garage at OPP headquarters An OPP corporal told CCF leader Ted Jolliffe about OstxnneDempster and said he was working for Drew and compiling list of potential subversives Jolliffe immediately tipped off the Toronto Star and for few days there were screaming headlines about the Drew Gestapo Drew undoubtedly welcomed this He immediately denied everything announced Royal Commission came across as Mr Clan and walked home with the election As for sborneDempster he had more than 4000 names on his list It seems his list probany came from the phone book But this was the apex of Drews political career at least as far as success was concerned He went through the 1948 election in which the party was returned with reduced majority He personally lost his High Park seat by more than 1000 votes He went on to be national Conservative leader but without material reware He concluded his career with distinction as high commissioner in the Inited Kingdom tire 10 days By far the most popular topic for discussion was the SALT 11 discussions under way at the umeoi the trip she said The Canadians were always asked if they believed the meetings would lead to world peace MacDonald came back with the feeling that Russians who are still recovering from their losses in World War II are friendly peace loving people Ellll IRIIII Industries in the USSR are equipped with several faciliics not found in most anadian inr dlistrics Each factor has its own technical school and workers are urged to continue their education She said one man she met started at his enter prise after World War II as plumber studied over the years at the technical school and is now lawyer for the iiidtistry All education is free she noted Factories have nursery schools and often large swimm ing pools Mrs MacDonald said and they are generally surrounded by parkland not in the worst area of the city as postcard to DRUMS ELMS GULF 62 ESSA RD AT BURTON 7373321 Deliver Telephone Books Full or Part Days Men and Women over 18 years of age with auto are needed in Barrie and surrounding area Delivery starts about July 30 1979 Send name address telephone number and vehicle insurance company name and hours available on DDA Station Toronto Ont M63 4A1 Please dont call telephone company Get your car in shape for safe summer driving For $6995 we will give your brake system thorough 16point inspection and install new front disc pads and new rear linings For $3995 we will inspect the system fully and install either front disc pads or rear drum linings For most passenger cars Drum and rotor resurfacmg extra OFFER EXPIRES AUGUST 41979 Canadian factories are and lux urv goods in Russia Mrs Mao Donald said something she noticed immediately As well she said the housing most of which was low rise white apartment buildings built close together was confining antr dians accustomed to more space and privacy would not likcthemshesaid The way they live is the solution to their problems she said noting the vast number of Soviets in the major cities What impressed MacDonald most about the Soviets was their intense love of their cotiir try and the pride people took in their work with the feeling they were building for the future The best example she had to il lustratc the extent of this con nern was workers in the automotive industry who volunteered to work without pay on weekends to complete the Olympic village which is slightly behind schedule She said workers often work without pay when they feel it is necessary It is out of concern for their country LTD Gulf and Demon is registered trademaik of Gulf Oil Carporation Gulf Canada Limited registered user exarminer iNyloynday July 1979 Farmers underpaid for loss of livestock bylaw officer BARCLAY The provincial money to tarmcrs whose government isnt paying enough animals are killed by wolves gbituafl By KEN WALLS Dnrntln IcKniuht Griffith Service was held May 30 at the Stonehouse and Whitcombe Funeral Home Grimsby for Dorothy Beatrice wife of Jack Griffith of Grimsby Officiating was Rev Derek Pringle Anglican rector Pallbearers were Sandy Sinclair Steve McNiven Lyle llystert Bun Ogilvie and Fred Ewcrt all of Grimsby and John Doran of Toronto brotherinlaw Prominent in Barrie for her sports ability and nursing career Dot was the youngest daughter of the late Robert Jack McKnight of Innisfil and his wife Ethel Banting of Ivy Essa Twp She was born July 28 191 at Killyleagh com muniton lnnislil in70n ti The McKnight family moved to Barrie in 1919 when Jack McKnight went into business on Dunlop Street They got residence on southwest corner Sophia and Small Streets now Parksidc Dr right across from Queens Park Dorothy attend ed public school at West Ward now Prince of Wales School then Barrie ollegiate Institute now entrali graduating she determined on the nursing protessioii and registered at Wellcsley Hospital Toronto World War II broke out in 1939 and after several years as private duty nurse Dot joinr ed the Royal anadian Army Medical Corps in which she earned notable service In 1949 she was married in Toronto to Jack Griffith construction engineer The McKnight family joined St Andrews Presbyterian hurch in Tarrie and in 1923 became members of the Lnited hurch of Canada at ollier St congregation Dots athletics at Harrie Collegiate were as star in fielder for BCI girls softball forward in basketball and all round in track and field Also in Barrie she was good at skating and swimming At Grimsby lack and Dot Griffith were prominent in golf curling and badminton She was lovely sociable young woman She was loving wife and mother leaving husband Iack son Rob of Hanfl Alberta and daughter loinne of Montreal dear sister Marie Mrs John Doran and brother Austin of Barrie predeceased by sister Mildred Sinclair and brother Ernest both of Harrie Early Week Special WASH and JET SPRAY WAX $125 Milt TUES WED WITH GAS PURCHASE Expires August 151979 FITZPA TRICK GULF SERVICE CENTRE Bayfield Str eet at Cundles said lnnisfils bylaw officer Wednesday Under the livestock and poultry protection act farmers are given maximum of $100 by the province for each animal killed by wolf said Roy Bridge hurchill man lost pure bred nannygoat with kid to dog June 20 Under provincial laws the most the township can give the man is $100 The kid itself would be worth $60 to $70 said Bridge But we have no choice the maximum we can give is $100 Thats cer tainly not enough The dog saidHridge literal ly tore apart the goat Whenever an animal is killed by wolf the municipality pays the farmer and the municipality is later reimburs ed by the provincial govern ment The provincial govern ment will not however pay for animal killed by dogs Why not come Downtown and fill out an ENTRY FORM before July 14 Midnight Madness DRAW You can Win Ist $1M shopping voucher 2nd 50 shopping voucher 3rd 25 shopping voucher No purchase necessarvl Prizes redeemable at at any Member of the Downtown Improvement Board in Barrie Draw held Tuesday July 17 1979 Titang Lu for Shopping Downtown Barrie WINNING NUMBERS JULY 7th 57 MATCH LAST DIGITS MATCH LAST DIG MATCH LAST MATCH MATCH LAST DIGITS MATCH LAST DIG MATCH LAST MATCH f5 813 It If wms $250 mom MATCH LAST DIGITS MATCH LAST DIG MATCH LAST MATCH 3TJCITII616 III Iii BE 73 HI aidllblf JDIGITS Ib LAST DIGIIS ajirjiziivi i3 712 JDIGITS if LAsuoioiis l2l 318 til 6391 isiio 91 IAST DIEiITS WINS $1000 MONTH FOR LIFE WINS $1000 CASH WINS S100 CASH WINS $10 CASH WINS $2 CASH WINS $500 MONTH FOR LIFE WINS $1000 CASH WINS $100 CASH WINS $10 CASH WINS $2 CASH jr ir 5i 191 wms $1000 CASH was $100 CASH was $10 CASH II was $2 CASH CASH $2 $10 $100 PRIZES AT ANY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE IN ONTARIO $1000 CASH PRIZES AND CASH FOR LIFE PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED FROM THE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED TORONTO ONTAR IO M40 3A3 t4i6t 483 1201 1376 BAYVIEW AVENUE NEXT DRAWAUGUST 4th Play Instant Scratch and Win IN CHANCE TO WIN The excitments catching on Watchthe next draw live on TV 630 pm