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the examiner Monday July 16 1979 Tells ratepayers group Smith wants our growth curbed INNISFIL Barrie should not be allowed to grow to Population of 125000 by the year 2011 because Lake Simcoe could not survive such rapid expansion saysDr Stuart Smith LHamiltonWentworth leader of Ontario offiCial opposition The SimcoeGeorgian Task Force predicted growth for Barrie and an increase in the regions population from the present 200000 to 450000 in report to the provmc1al government completed during 1975 Those numbers were dreamed up by someone in the government but they are excessive Lake Simcoe cannot support that many people Smith said following the annual meeting of the Bell Cedar Ratepayers Association at In nisfl Sunday He told some 100 members of the association the lake was dying and would survive only if action was initiated im mediately Provincial policy has designated the Highway 11 corridor as future growth centre and the City of Barrie is attempting to annex some 14000 acres from the Township of Innisfil to accommodate expected expansmn Innisfil is against the move and is appealing an Ontario Municipal Board decision that favored Barrie to the Supreme Court of Canada Im not saying Barrie shouldnt get any bigger but due regard must be shown for sewage treatment and the lake Smith said Barrie citizens to conTinuefighfing as Captain Ernie Finlay supervises firefighters Capt Finlay commands directs firefighting downtown revitalization spokesman The Association of Barrie Citizens ABC hs not given up The committee is likely to recommend approval of Its attempts to stop the downtown improvement prolect rezoning bylaw which will clear the way for an Ontario Municipal Board OMB hearing to be called into the mat The group Will make another deputation to Barrie general ter committee tonight pm at council Chambers The ABC group was out in full force last week at planning board to protest Barries proposed move The group is protesing primarily the loss of older residen tial homes that would be torn dOWn to make way for the pro ject total of 921 persons have signed the petition against the project Virginia CresswellJones will tell the committee tonight By STEPHEN NICHOLLS ENTERING RISKY We are mamtanmg our stand against the location of the Of The Examiner Entering burning building is always proleCln Says bref we 35 that the downtoWn When the Barrie fire department risky but it can especially be dangerous in reSIdential be retained as many other Cities have done and responds to fire call the first few minutes older apartment buildings such as those found downtown You go in there and youre up one or two flights of stairs and the fire smokes up the are doing as part of the whole idea of dOWntown revitaliza tion Prior to the deputation special council meeting will be held to deal with applications for the cancellation reduc of firefighting are under the supervision and command of one of the departments captains Ernie Finlay 23year veteran with Bar INNISFIL Dr Stuart Ontarios development where Smith leader Ontarios Liberal we cannot proceed as we have During the meeting he told alarming rate and our propen the associations membership sity to use all natural resources whole building said Finlay The mazelike party says it is time for the unspeed aheaduflur that Lake gimme is dying and without thinking Ofthefuture tion orrefund in taxes That SeSSion Will begin at7pm ries fire department is charged with that structure of the old buildings makes it people of Ontario to deal with resources are finite Smith that immediate action is need If we ruin the land water The committee will recelve letter from Tay township responsibility tougher for firefighters to locate the fire mounting pollution problems said following the annual ed if it is to be saved and air then we have let down that supports theSimcoe County Board of Educations deci Duringa regular shift the captain acts as and to ensure all the occupants have that threaten our very ex meeting of the Bell Cedar He also spoke of the acid rain our futUre generations in Sion to not bUild separate French high school in supervisor detailing work assignments to the men When fire breaks out the fulltime firefighters respond and it is that shifts captain who must first decide how to handle istencc We have reached stage in escaped When the chief or deputychief arrives the captain is no longer in charge but he in spects areas ot burning building and reports his findings to the commanding 0f Ratepayers Association at In Penetanguishene nisfil Sunday The Barrie Jaycees have requested permission to hold grass roots concert in Molsons Park The committee will deal with that request tonight problem that is killing off lakes in Northern Ontario at an most selfish and improper way Smith said An administrative recommendation will be introduced the fire ficer that Will declare Aug CIVIC holiday in Barrie The ad You have to size it up and decide whats Aministtration Will also recommend City council adjourn for going to be needed said Finlay You Unlookers sometimes makc ugus make sure everybody is out of the building before beginning to fight the fire If it is small fire the 500 gallons of water contained in the pumper will be enough to handle it he said larger fire After 23 years asa firefighter Finlay said may need extra water from fire hydrants he doesnt worry about the dangers involv Finlay said he often accompanies one of ed his men into burning building to search for The only time you take big risk is when victims or to help fight the fire because we youre going to rescue somebody But you dont like to send one man in alone in case dont go into fire without the proper equip something happens ment firefighters job more difficult said Finlay They risk being injured by getting too close to the fire scene and police and firefighters must try to keep them back town country Centennial Park pipe fixed The grass will be green at Centennial Park all summer long now that the irrigation system is back to normal Dave Thomas general foreman for the Barrie Recreation Department parks and forestry division and divers Herb Cloutier and Roger White worked all day Saturday to extend pipe that was buried in sand in Kempenfelt Bay preven ting the flow of water into the park When the sand shifted as it does every year the pipe became blocked Thomas explained The divers had to ex tend it 22 feet He said the end of the pipe was difficult to locate and was hard to move at weight of 300 lbs If the divers had waited one more week the pipe may have been impossible to locate Thomas said The end of the pipe which rests on tripod in the water had been checked last spring and was not blocked But the shifting sand means the pipe can easily be buried and must be moved approximately once every two years 1930 Ford destroyed here 1930 Ford worth about $6000 was destroyed early Saturday in single car accident on Shanty Bay Road Driver of the vehicle was Patrick Moore 30 of Orillia said provincial police spokesman The passengers Debbie Holt 27 of Orillia Katherine Carey 30 of Orillia and Edward Carey 28 of Orillia and Moore were taken to Royal Victoria Hospital with minor in Juries The incident is under investigation Local man cut in car crash Sue Tacon left of Snow Hill Antiques discusses her collection of glass bottles with Shirley Fon taine of Barrie The threeday antique show and sale ended Saturday at the Bayfield Mall Ex aminer Photo At Bayfield Mall Successful antique show ends There was something for everyone at the threeday anti que show and sale that ended Saturday afternoon at the Bayfield Mall More than dozen exhibitors some from as far away as Oshawa London and Toronto filled the main corridors of the mall with items ranging from Canadiana pine furniture to an tique trumpets and dolls Paul Tacon who runs Snow Hill Antiques in Tottenham with his wife Sue and son Carl said the show aroused quite fit of interest in local shop pers Tacons booth featured stain ed glass jewelry coins miniature china houses glass bottles and even antique ceramic bottles used to carry mineral water One bottle listed at $100 was more than 100 years old This bottle was made in Rotterdam said Tacon At one time there were so many of them ships used to carry them forballast The Tacons buy their stock where they can Many of the collectors items they sell are imported from Great Britain including the small Stafford shire houses worth over $100 While most of the booths displayed small collectibles several displayed antique fur niture pieces Jil Jilesen of Dusty Corner Antiques in Oshawa supervised display of quality antique furniture We sell mostly early American furniture from the 1920s and 1930s he said Its popular because its quality furniture Jilesen said his stock appeals mostly to middleclass buyers looking for good quality fur niture at lower prices than con temporary items dining suite that Jilescn sells for $1500 would cost two to three times that price from modern manufacturer To run Ontario Blackwell Drew worked in tandem Political history often neglects thc No men Pretty well every political leader has had his second ottcn work horsc who seldom gains the credit he deserves Leslie Frost had Jim Allen who as treasurer handch many chores and then AA Mackenzie who was his political chief of staff John Robarts had Charles MacNaughton who also as treasurer was always there making sure the machine was running Today Bill Davis tends to run his show on his own niorc than most but in his years in office you might have noticed When there has been trouble spot Jamcs Auld has been moved in to cool it Of all the second men Ontario has had it is doubtful if there has been one of the importance and stature of Leslie Blackwell in thc Drew rcgimc On dill0da basis and even bit more Les Blackwell actually ran the Drew government TIIE iENERAL George Drew was an army man His interests his character and his style revolved around the army In his political world ho was in his own concept thc commander inchicf His tnliltIIN wcrc with the grand stratcgics GETTING SCARCE And this furniture is still good for 50 or 100 years he said Wood is getting scarce so the price is going up Some of our pieces go back to the 18805 We dont deal so much in pine our furniture is mostly walnut oak and mahogany with some cherry and elm because those woods are undervaIUcd in the US Right beside the Dusty Cor ner Antiques was booth run by Gail Swainson of Antiques at the Log House an antique fur niture store in Hawkestone Mrs Swainson deals in primitives handmade fur niture made by early settlers and Canadiana items like the popular pine chests tables and cupboards Pine was popular wood for furniture because its easy to work with and supplies were plentiful in the last century Prices are going up for pine furniture said Mrs Swainson For Ontarioin his time he laid out the overalltargets and Its good investment The oldest item in Mrs Sain sons display was pine jam cupboard circa 1820 Smaller items included cooking uten sils buckets and small wood box used to store gloves Down the corridor at the booth run by Darla Milne and Norma Patriquen of Door To Yesterday in Barrie collec tibles ranging from antique dolls to depressionera glass pitchers wore on disolav The dolls are from private collection dating from the 1920s said Mrs Milne Dolls are at their peak for collecting right now theyre very popularitems During the mall show Mrs Milne sold very rare butter dish and mug made of purple slag type of glass The dish sold for$125 Theres collector for just about everything we sell she said Don OHearn Queens Park Bureau Thomson New Service planned the strategies for attaining them And they were good oncs The hard slogging in the field bored him So Blackwcll in effect was the commander in the field lTIITI SECOND Blackwell was in all ways what you would call tremen dous hunk of man Massivc he was six fect three or four in ches and built to scale He had been an outstanding athlete majorleague quality baseball pitchcr In tho First World War he had pitlt llttl thc Canadian Exptxlitionary forces to victory over the 19yearold Victoria Harbour man is in stable condition in Huronia District Hospital Midland after his car went out of control early this morning Daniel Larocque was driving 1971 Oldsmobile on Conces sion Road in Tay Township when the car entered ditch and struck tree Larocque was cut on the face Damage to the car is estimated at $3000 said provincial police spokesman The incident is under investigation Picnic table burned men charged Two Toronto area men have been charged with mischief for using picnic table for firewood on the weekend Steven Grove 18 of Downsview and Stephen Procher 20 of Toronto will appear in Barrie provincial court Aug 21 Police said persons dismantled picnic table at the end of Concession Road 12 and used the wood for fire Camping help offered locally young Canada works group want to assist community grous plan and implement camping trips The group hopes that by providing this otpportunity com rtliultliit groups will become educated in out oor recreational Members of the group can accompany people to camping sites assist in camp mechanics and provide basic instruc tion in orienteering canoeing first aid and nature lore These services are free but the community groups must be previously established By being experienced resource personnel we hope to make outdoor recreation available as community ex perience says Hank Thibideau senior member of the group For further information contact Thibideau Lori Nixon or Doug Trace at 7269300 extension 255 between 830 am and 430 pm US team made up mainly of big league stars Then he had lost leg and on his return switched to coaching being behind the bench for both the Toronto Varsi ty football and water polo teams As lawyer in the 19305 his dominant interest had been politics He was one of the leaders in the 1937 Port Hope conference which reorganized the Conservatives In 1943 he won in big way in Toronto Eglinton Liberal seat When Drew formed his government he named Blackwell AttorneyGeneral He automatically moved into the number two position he was that type of man Drew and Blackwell were quite opposite types and in fact they didnt like each other much They led quite different lives Drew probably spent threequarters of his evenings in dinner jacket or tails favorite haunt of Blackwells was Thelmas Thelma was handsome black woman who ran rooming house for sleeping car porters in downtown Toronto She also made the best fried chicken in Toronto and served it discreetly to chosen few with bottle of whiskey on the table in other words she ran blind Dig good many evenings were spent at Ihelmas by Blackwell and few of the more spirited members Blackwell of course was attorneygeneral Police inquiry put off It may be the latter part of August before decision on an inquiry into the Barrie Pelice Commission is reached It will be at least three to four weeks before any deci sion is made says Mr Justice Graham chairman of the Ontario Police Commission Toronto lawyer member Alliston tire destroys Winnebago By IRIS GADD Examiner Correspondent An explosion and fire com pletey destroyed Winnebago recreational vehicle and its contents the day before its owners Orlanda and Ronald Demianiuk oi Loretto were to drive it to Alberta Orlanda Demianiuk says small explosion occurred Thur say after faulty carburetor was replaced and the vehicle refueled Husband Ronald was driving the Winnebago and had just turned into the driveway when the explosion occurred He quickly pulled their four year old son Derrick out of the vehicle to safety Ronald and three passing motorists pushed the burning vehicle away from the house Within five minutes it was engulfed by flames The fire department arrived within minutes of the call but was too late to save the camper and holiday supplies of the commission has been ap pointed to gather information for the possible inquiry Ald Fred Ruemper one of the aldermen who have asked for the inquiry sid today he wouldnt be happy to wait another month for decision But Ive already waited couple of months said Ald Ruemper If have to wait longer Ill just have to wait The aldermen wants an in quiry into possible conflict of interest involving Eldon Greer Barrie commission chairman JANUARY FAVORED The ancient Greeks felt January was the favored time for wedding as it was sacred to Hera the goddess of mar riage Mw flamesJava