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mumw Peter left and Jacob Korevaar stood Friday be side the remains of their rw rr fathers dairy barnstone foundations and charred timbers One of the familys 10 children first spotted the fire Thursday night Neighbors help after barn fire By SlE ROUTIJFFE Exaiiiinchtaff Reporter Jack and Marie Korevaar found out who their friends were Thursday night They lost their large dairy barn but they gained the help of over 30 neighbors who found home for their cattle brought hay and water and donated food for their 10 children The Korevaars of RR Thornton lost the barn in fire one of the children noticed near9 pm Firefighters from Essa and Innisfil departments an swered the call and managed to save the ad joining milkhouse and bulk cooler and new implement shed nearby Neighbors were on the scene within half hour liff Sturgess from down the road pulled his boots on within minutes of call for help and was one of the first at the scene All we could do was pull the cattle out he said Friday afternoon standing near the smoldering ruins of the barn Korevaar says fire broke out on the second floor of the barn and believes it was star ted by fault in the electi ical Wiring went to the second floor of the barn he said Friday and saw that there was nothingto save So went down and kicked the cows out as fast as Icould All 73 head of cattle in the barn survived the fire despite the efforts of one heifer to get back into the barn on number of oc casions to rescue calf she believed was still inside LIVESTOCK IN BARN Sturgess once farmer in the area contacted three Barrie doctors who now own barn his father built in 1924 and got permission to house the livestock in the disused barn forthetime being Ernie Parker another Thornton area dairy farmer donated 75 bales of hay for the cattle late Thursday night and spent Friday af ternoon transferring 50 gallon tank of water to thc nowcrowded barn Theres no water there now said Sturgess Whats there is all froeii because no ones used it The cattle need 20 to 25 gallons of water day says Parker and about 30 bales of hay day Another neighlxir Ernie Murray donated straw for the barn as well Korevaar transferred his milks its little sooty but its milk says Parker to Parkers milk cooler for the time being and says he hopes to be in business by next week Ill set up shop in the im plement shed next week llt said Friday but first hau to take few days to get my head straight He hopes to rebuild but says intentions cant be fulfilled without the green stuff money He hasnt set an estimate on damage yet You cant set figure on what has been lost No insurance could fully cover it said Parker 80 PER ENI The maximum insurance think you can have is 80 per cent said David Marliiig another neighbor on the netn road The problem is in flation adds Parker 11 used to be that it would go up every three years on three year policies but the way it is now you should change your coverage every year Look at the cost of house insurance bariis lltttlllttlllll Its not the lirst 311 iii tilt area say neighbors although it is the first lllttltll dairy tire They tharns can go yip lll it hurry 515 iii Ivy than who lost his own barn to fire year ago lost llt headot cattle Ihey ltlst goiipso fast Dairy barns irt pni ticularly hard to toniptn titt for says Iarktr llairy tar mcrs ha to tigoin out ways to house water and niilk their cattle iivl stiil thi milk They dont err1 tiaxi power for stable cleaning says Examiner ttiitiittll lent lliiai linker auntie neighbor Work ha ircili tartct to get lht l11t turn back on its tot IItt liv ill Starr ITlectrir or up tIIl porary airing on the or yivmg silo until hit rt wiring Jviii lw Anti fowl and otte oi help are still comm from Month and neighbor thi Korevaars EVERYBODY Everylint who has been here has been er rlltt to me said Jack Kortaar Friday must thank an my neighbors lcaiit even count how many were here last night and IJIllthltlj couldnt rcnwniiuvr Women lai conic oui with Silliiltttit cotter and Itmtl lit with it liaycgivenii hay Its help he while he copiw with the to of hisharn Arts limitmini And at tin nmiiunt mpmg istakingiiiiatlo lihllllit dont want an tiltittli taken ht sairt lvoltnig toward the stillsinokiiitl remains of his barn Itstoosarlright now vt Htllt iilt tilili tt ova Iack Korevaar wants to be hack in business next week but he llaxid Iii liii ItIt and IIr iiie Iaikii iie two of the ltioiiitoii area farmers who spent lhiiistlay night and cant begin until his turn silo is rcwired Ed Laws of Starr Electric spent Friday putting up temporary wir Iriday getting hay and water for the Korevaars The two went at Marlings farm Iri day getting water ready in 42 viir¢¢ ing system to provide power to the milk cooler which sur vived the fire futgallon tank for the cattle while Parker had donated hay the night before IIx aiiiiiicr Photos The Barrie and District Labor Council is asking Barrie city council to join its fight against the federal anti inflation program In brief over the signature of labor council vicepresident Bob Dennis the labor group asks city council to draft resolution to the provincial government to participate in the federal program The agreement is due to ex pire Thursday In addition the brief asks the city to draft resolution to the federal government request ing that the an1iinflation pro gram as it now exists be ended as soon as possible The brief is on city councils agenda for its Monday meeting but is expected to be referred to general committee for recom mendation Final council ac tion if any would come April 11 two weeks from Monday Dennis said in an interview Friday he does not expect the provincial legislature to get around to renewing the agree ment before then The brief charges that cori trols have failed to control in flation especially with respect to food petroleum products hydro costs and government spending while producing uncertainty in the business community leading to declining 134 yr 44 The Barrie Examiner Saturday March 26 1977 Council asked to join figz by city labor investment appalling un employment and widespread harm to the Canadian economy MOST FEELING PINCH Business in Barrie is terri ble Dennis said Friday Most of the businesses are really feeling the pinch Dennis cites no unemploy ment figures in the briefI wanted to stay away from an argument as to whose statistics were rightbut said Friday everyone can agree unemploy ment is very bad at present It scares the hell out of me he said The brief says unemployment has cut purchasing power thus reducing sales and hurting business and has increased taxes by putting more people on welfare and unemployment in surance while reducing the number of contributers Even those on fixed incomes have not benefitted from con trols the brief says because the items with the highest infla tion rates make up the largest part of their budgets Dennis an unsuccessful aldermanic candidate in last years municipal election said the brief is legitimate con cern for municipal council like other resolutions which come before council for en dorsement and submission to higher levels of government BOB DENNIS end controls Dennis was president of the labor council last October 14 when the group joined labor organizations across Canada in oneday protest strike to mark the first anniversary of the antiinflation program About half Barries unionized factory workers were reported off the job for the day and about 350 paraded through the city in opposition to wage and price controls Public meeting asked on firehall request for money from city city resident has asked city council to hold public meeting before taking action on request for city funding of restoration of the old Collier Street firehall Ilarold Bairstows letter requesting the meeting is on the agenda for Mondays council meeting and is expected to be referred to councils general committee for recom mendation lhe firehalls board of management has asked council to contribute 330000 toward proposed $200000 construction contract for restoration of the disused fireball as cultural Centre am strongly opposed to the city granting any funds for the restoration of this eyesore Bairstow said in his letter ad dressed to city clerk Ben Straughan He said he believes many other residents share his views Bairstow of Ferris Lane said in telephone interview Friday he does not represent any group or organization Im just speaking as private citizen and tax payer he said The request for city funds reverses an earlier statement by fireball supporters that restoration of the fireball at one time slated for demolition would not require any munICipal tax money The rest of the $200000 is to come primarily from provin cial government sources with about $20000 in local private donations Date set for court hearing on property bylaw decision April has been set as the date for one of two court ap peals against extensive city work orders on 37 rental proper ties near downtown Barrie city officials said Friday The orders upheld in Jan uary by the citys property standards committee involve about 140 minimum standards bylaw violations on properties owned by developer Ed Jenn ings To be heard April in County Court is an appeal against the $25000 home destroyed in fire Iireiilglittrs were on the scent for hrsr hours Friday in attempts to sine the home of Ir and Iis lollanct Lush on the till oncessioii of Ilos Township The fire which began about 11lllpin destroyed the home and con tents Ilcputyhicf Alex iirrie said the cause of the $23000 fire is as yet undeter mined Ten firefighters and two trucks were used to fight the fire the first house fire in Ilos Iowiisliip this year Weve been very slack so far this year iiiric said Ihcres been nothing much more than chimney fire The Lushs son Harry was also an occupant of the house The family was not home when the fire broke out Examiner Photos by Pat iiiergis committees decision by Maple Credit Ltd holder of mor tgage on the properties Jennings himself has filed an application for judicial review of the same decision but his lawyer Roger Oatley said Fri day date for the case to be heard in Divisional Court in Toronto may not be set for as much as year The work orders involve ex ternal violations on properties in the block bounded by Owen Worsley Clapperton and Mc Donald streets also known as the block because of the laneway pattern Jennings told the property standards committee he plans to demolish the buildings and redevelop the block within two years after he buys the re maining five properties on the block He said he could not af ford to make the necessary re pairs on buildings scheduled for demolition in so short time $25000 COST He told The Examiner at the time of the committee hearing the repairs would cost $25000 to $30000 The committee gave him un til February 1979 to repair those violationsmore than degree murder next day Vincent Street in Barrie Judge orders more testing for juvenile second month of psychiatric examinations has been ordered for 12year old Barrie boy charged with second Judge Morton ordered the second month of tests Thursday morning in Simcoe Countys family court April 14 He is charged in connection with the shooting death of Geraldine Leona Cummiii 46 on Feb 19 Barrie city police foun Mrs Cummings shortly after pm and search led to the boys arrest in Bradford the The boys identity and where he will be while the tests are conducted cant be released because of his age Holstein club holds dance April The Simcoe County Holstein Club will be holding ban quet and dance April at 630 pm at the Legion Hall on St Tickets are available from club directors Oro horticulturalists plan clinic ro Township Horticultural Society is holding garden iformation day April at Guthrie Community Hall Bet ween 10 am and pm the public will be several resource people on hand to answer them third of the totalwhich were deemed to pose no threat to health or safety The remaining violations were to be repaired by June 15 of this year the date specified for all violations under the original work orders as issued by Lloyd Pearson property standards officer for the city In the event Jennings sells the properties the extension to 1979 is cancelled The Maple Credit appeal is based on contention that the clause in the order which can cels the extension in the event the properties are sold might hurt the firm financially if it had to foreclose on the mor tgage Jennings application for judicial review charges that the citys minimum standards by law is invalid because the citys official plan does not contain provisions related to property conditions as required under the Planning Act that one member of the property stan dards committee had an in direct pecuniary interest in the properties during the commit tee hearing and that the hear ing lost jurisdiction on variety of other procedural grounds v4