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Crowds iam Allistons Victoria Street for potato festival Allistons main street jammed as Potato Festival gets going ALLISTON Between 10000 and 20000 spectators thronged Allistons main street Friday as twohour parade got the spud captials annual potato festival going in earnest An estimated 175 floats bands farm implements and other entries filed past deep crowds along the milelong parade route as the weather man cooperated by providing perfect summer evening Later as crowds filled the streets and sidewalks as mer rymakers enjoyed games of chance midway parade bands and latenight shopping or headed for two dances and Monte Carlo night Human potatoes childrens wagonloads of potatoes truckloads of potatoes and potato harvesting equipment kept paradevwatchers remind ed of the reason for the festival in the town that bills itself as the potato capital of Ontario special guest was British actor David Hemmings in the area for filming of Coup dEtat at Canadian Forces Base Borden Hemmings rode in convertible near the head of the parade then joined officials on the viewing stand and took the DIB getting ready for Christmas 77 The September promenade storage of Christmas decora tions late night Christmas store opening and possible new parking in downtown Barrie were the main items of discus sion at Thursdays meeting of the Downtown Improvement Board Some discussion took place on the September Promenade but it was agreed to wait until Russ Wilson coordinator of the event had formed definite plans until proceeding further All the Christmas decorations used to decorate Civic Square are looking for home since the garage in which they are stored on Simcoe Street is to be torn down by the city Chris Prusinowski of the Town Shop volunteered the use of her garage providing it is large enough shed at the Barrie Cemetery was also sug gested as possible storage place CHRISTMASCELEBRATIONS Ideas centering around kickoff celebration to begin the Christmas season were heard and it was decided to have late night opening similar to Julys Moonlight Madness Closing would be 11 pm in stead of 12 pm It was agreed by all members present that more promotion of downtown store hours especially during the Christmas season should be undertaken One member commented that the store hours around Christmas time had previously been the best kept secret in town and this should be changed The Old Fashioned Christmas Eve idea include an official opening at Civic Square com plete with Santa hot drinks music and tree lighting ceremony Members also intend to begin looking for place for Santa to use as headquarters and an old fashioned sleigh to transport him from store to store The sleigh would also help parean spot Santas loca tion as he moves about the downtown area Suggestions were made that the downtown merchants begin their Christmas season earlier this year as the trend seems to be to moving to early or mid November If the Barrie Jaycees have not already set the date for the Santa Claus parade the D18 in tends to suggest that it be mov Laundromat Arcade Dry Cleaning lindys Bargain Centre Soft Ice Cream Cones I5 Cigarettes FREESOAP I0Off ANNE AND DUNLOP STS II AM II PM 7DAYSA WEEK GARRY McIl7SKEY donation ed ahead possibly as much as two weeks PARKINGAVAIIAISIF Garry McCluskey said two houses on Maple Street are be ing torn down and the owner Bill Ron had suggested that the area could be used for tem porary parking lease on property being us ed by the city on Simcoe Street is coming due at the end of 0c tober At the last meeting of the DIB it was agreed to drop all work being done in regards to the site until the lease was renewed This decision was reversed Thursday and work on grading and signs will go ahead WINTER ARNIVAI letter was read from Doug Cherry chairman of the 1978 Barrie Winter Carnival asking for representative of the DIB to attend meeting September 14 Gary McCluskey agreed it would be good idea to make donation to the Carnival fund the event is boost for the downtown merchants donation of $3000 was given last year by the board on the that the Carnival be mov ed back downtown from Molsons Park To do the city any good it has to be downtown Its great promotion for us its almost ike having mall and they do it for us McCluskey said 74 quc arms collect ors show the microphone to praise the parade and the festival Todays activities got under way in the middlesized hours with am potato pancake breakfast Other events scheduled for today include bus tours to potato farms an all day flea market and sidewalk sale baseball tournament English and Western horse shows senior citizens garden party firemens competitions in water ball bucket race and hose laying skateboard cont petitions antique farm equip ment displays and judging and shaveoft in the hearti growing contest Two more dances are scheduled tonight one is already sold outalong with an 830 pm concert at Banting Memorial High School fcatur ing music magic and comedy and beef barbecue 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LTD Real Estate Broker tfilh Matheson Illvd Misstssauga nlorio 4166258133 llW lRl JA 2125 II 730 PM Foremen or area head custo dians of the Simcoe count Board of Education will be we compensated for time spent on the job dealing with afterhours emergencies Board okays $25 for afterhours emergen The board this week approv ed rate of $25 for up to one hour of working time Satur days Sundays and holidays or between 11 pm and am on other nights The actual Walking tours offered by establishment staff Those interested in the color ful history of Penetanguishene now have the opportunity to gain information The staff of the naval and military establishments will be conducting walking tours of the town each Sunday at 11 am un til Labor Day and also Wednes day Aug 24 at pm The tours are free The starting point is the town dock tourist information cen tre Downtown streets and the dockyard area will be covered For more information call the naval and military establishments at 5498064 the examiner Saturday August 13 1977 anhour rate straighttime hourly rate of the employee applies for each addi tional hour committee report tabled at this weeks board meeting noted that the number of emergency callouts because of vandalism equipment breakdown and other emergen cies has steadily increased No other staff grou in our employ is requiree to be available for emergencies on 24hour sevendaysaweek basis and for this reason it would appear fair and equitable to reimburse them for such work performed the report stated The payments are over and above the salary for the more regular and planned activities for which they are responsible Lunch with Taylor gets $100 in Contact Celebrity Auction Somebody has high regard for Simcoe Centre MPP George Taylor or the food at the Queens Park dining room or both Top price during part two of the Contact Celebrity Auction Friday on CKBB Radio was bid of $100 for lunch with Taylor and day at the legislature while the House is in session Barb Richards of Contact reports that $586 was raised during the 90 minutes of bid ding over the radio raising the Contact Day total to about $1800 The balance was raised from an auction pancake breakfast and dance Saturday Funds raised from the goods and services donated will help Contact meet its operating ex penses after its Local In itiatives Grant runs out today The objective was $2000 Contact recruits and trains volunteers for organizations in Barrie and district Some of the other top prices rays during Fridays auction were $50 for Blue Jays baseball game in the company of CKVRs Steve Ruddick $39 for the Barrie Banner yard crew of Mark Vincer Paul Winger and John Beischer $40 for ride in an Ontario Provincial Police boat and $35 for will drafted by Paul Wessenger 330 DINNER The Kellys Car Clean car wash went for $28 dinner with police chief Earl Snider for $30 CKVR escort Ken Litford for $25 Steve Douglas afternoon for two at the Woodbine races for $25 Grant Forsylhe and Sherry Morres catering ser vice for $25 and two portraits by Debbie Richmond of the Banner for $26 apiece Bids of $20 were received for the Tiffany Party Rental offer to supply for party of up to 50 persons and day prospecting with Ray Ramsay of Raylloyd Mines The price of $18 to the Ex aminer managing editor for the day $15 for Aid Gord Mills of fer of trip to Toronto Interna tional Airport $15 for prepara tion of real Italian meal by Heather Hore of CKVR and $15 for dinner for two at Schulzies Steak House with Tony Pearce and Kathy Perraf of CHAY FM Moira Hunt bid $10 for per sonalized Ester egg from Con tact director Barbara Richards and caricature of fer from Examiner cartoonist Isobel Laurene went for the same price BARGAIN PRICE Jon Butler and The Examiner Superstars went for the bargain price of $8 the Able House Boys foster home will cut two lawns for $6 apiece and set of body side moulding from Watsons Auto Body was auctioned for $5 Handcrafted ceremic mugs and sugar and cream holder donated by Hartley Goodside were sold for $16 and Allandale Taxis $5 certificate went for $250 WELCOME The Employees of Mel Express Ltd Bradford To Extended Health Care and fits of extra health protection for themselves and their families the Blue Cross Extended Health Care Plan plus Dental Plan EHC provides protection against health ser vices not covered by the basic government health plan coverage for such items as pre scription drugs private nursing and private room accommodation in hospital Dental Plan provides basic preventive dental treatment to group subscribers including such services as examinations fittings and ONTARIO Dental Plan These employees now have the added bene As your Ontario Blue Cross cies and would not apply to time worked after regular crews or planning work projects for employees and outside contrac tors The new rate applies to foremen and area head custo dians only Regular custodians get payment for minimum of three hours whenever called to an emergency under the terms of their contract New date to be set The first meeting of the Bar rie Winter Carnival committee wiol be rescheduled chairman Doug Cherry said Thursday Cherry said the scheduled date Sept 14 conflicts with meeting of community organizations to discuss possi ble 125th anniversary celebra tion for Barrie next year He said the Winter Carnival meeting will probably be held on another evening the same week but no date has been set OPP ask for help Ontario Provincial Police are looking for help in their in vestigation of the death of Steven Ward Cardy 18 found dead Monday on Highway 89 west of Shelburne Cardy was discovered by motorist 10 miles west of Shelburne about am An auto showed he died of skul fracture Police are asking anyone who travelled Highway 89 between Shelburne and Mount Forest Monday between and am to contact the Barrie OPP detach ment at 7266484 VIII representative am pleased to add my personal welcome and look forward to serving you along with the many others in this region already enjoying the protection of variety of Blue Cross Plans Graeme Hingston 659 King Street East Suue 208 Kitchener Ontario 519 5784700 NZG 2M4 BLUE CROSS DIVISION OF THE ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOClATION