Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 2 Nov 1977, p. 15

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National Exhibition Centre the showground MaslL complete model circus in Canada FREDERICTON CP The National Exhibition Centre here became Showground when ONeill Bros Circus moved In for fall stay Its all quite simple ex Plained Bob Guthrie director of the centre You see ONeill Bros Circus is miniature exe cuted throughout at onesix teenth scale that is three uarters of an inch equals one oot So it goes into our main exhibition hall very nicely It is the most complete model circus In Canada and one of com paratively few on the North American Continent The model is joint effort of the ONeill family When son Hugh was junior member 20 years ago father James built him rough circus wagon for Christmas This amused the tot for time until brother John came into the family act and began to encroach on the playtime of the original wagon So the elder ONeill resumed the building of circus wagons At first he made models of fa mous tableau wagons from plans provided by the Circus Model Builders of America of which all the ONeill family now are members Then he went into the working ve hiclescages baggage wagons pole wagon spool wagons for the big tap canvas generator wagons stakeand chain wagon jackandstringer wagons seat wagons boiler wagon with complete com missary and two steam cal liopes Meanwhile Gilberte Mrs had broken number of sewing machine needles and tried her patience on com plete set of canvas tents for the growing show The roduc tion at the National Ex bition Centre here was that of 20car show as it might have red in any of the smaller cities and towns of the country back in the 19205 or 1930s In many types of modelling such as railroads old automo biles or ships you could buy the sets and Simply assemble the pieces according to the instruc tions Jimmy said but not with model circuses There are not enougi buffs working on circus models to make ready made miniature sets profitable to manufacturer can buy model animals at times and keep watching the toy shops for little human fig ures that can adapt for my purposes Otherwise the raw materials are just matter of the workers own resourceful ness Mostl its an operation of jigsaws ue pots plywood paint brushes and downright patience In recent years ONeill Bros Circus has made several ap pearances at the Fredericton exhibition METZ France CP Que bec Premier Rene Levesque said Tuesday he knew from the start that the RCMP were trail ing his Parti Quebecois Thank God we never had any thing to hide To be bit cynical we knew from the very beginning that lot of those jerks were around Levesque told reporters Tues day as he prepared to leave for Paris toda beginning three day offici visit Dozens of Canadian neporters SHOP TODAY THROUGH TO SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5TH WHILE OUANTITIES LAST WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT OUANTITIES PQ had nothing to hide Levesque covering his tri questioned Le vesque about disclosure by Canadian SolicitorGeneral Francis Fox that the RCMP had broken into Parti Quebecois dfioes in 1973 and stole computer tapes giving in formation on party mem berships and finances If can make pungent comment said Levesque for champion of democracy like Mr Trudeau it should be nightmare to have that kind of political police instrument Higher pay President Carter offers remarks prior to signing the minimum wage bill in the Rose Garden of the White House Tuesday From left are VicePresident Walter Mondale Rep Michael Blouin DIowa AFLCIO President George Meany Rep Mario Biaggi DNY Sen Jennings Ran dolph DWVa and Labor Secretary Ray Marshall partly shown in background AP Photo Lost oih arms but still farms FORT QUAPPELLE Sask CP Murray and Janet Bedel think of themselves as just normal people trying to live normal 1ifelooking after their farm five miles east of this southeastern Saskatchewan community and year old daughter Holly But Murray 26 operates his farm despite having lost both his arms The accident happened on warm summer evening two years ago when new baler began acting up got one of my arms caught up in the rollers he said in pn interview fought for an hour but just couldnt get it ree The accident happened about mile from the farmhouse For more than three hours Murrays calls for help went unheard until his wife Janet finally came to look for him Doctors who came to the farm had to amputate his arms to free him knew had lost my arms because didnt have any feel ing in them but while was still trapped was saying to myself lm going to farm again no matter what PLAerc AIR ECONOLITE 100 CRIMP srr BARGAIN PACK nouIIo PLASTIC BIG JOHN Ftwdfidiididid dd wddd dd ddddd ddd dddddd DEFLECTORS LIGHT BULBS NYLON YARN THREAD DISHPANS GARBAGE BAGS him wretumtoschool buthedecided toprove them wrong Adjustable 10 to ap prox14 Packs of bulbs 60 Or Ply oz balls As 100 watts sorted colours 10 spools to pack He spent SIX weeks In hospital In Regina 15 diameter5V4 high Assorted colours Gold or Green 10 bags Approx 26 CHILDRENS CARD GAMES 36 Regd ASSORTED FOILWARE 92 88° 0F FOR 2Ic DRESSUP DOLL PLASTIC DUST PANS 11 PLASTIC TUMBLERS izFOR SS PIZZA PIE CUTTER PLASTIC SPOON FORK REST FOR PLASTIC SALAO SERVING TONGS 88° PCE FUNNEL SET 88° FOR PLASTIC SPATULAS 88° JAR BOTTLE ALUMINUM CHEESE SLICER OPENER STAINLESS SPLATTER ALUINUM cur25 sucsn SCREEN 88° PACK OF SPONOES 88° APPLE CORER SLICER ALUMINUM BASTER Your Choice Only SISAL ROPE ALUMINUM HAMBURCER ORAPEFRUIT SPOON SET Your Choice PAN Eventually after two weeks in Winnipeg he was fitted with artificial arms and trained for two more weeks The artificial arms fit over Murrays head behind his neck series of wires enable him to manipulate the elbow and wrist joints and the hand books by shrugging his mart Price Only mart Price Only mart Price Only mart Price Only mart Price Only mart Price Only shoulders noon HANGER SCALE Its not easy It took several weeks to get the arms in the most comfortable position and with the heavy work Murray does around the farm breakdowns are not uncommon The wires might come off Once even broke the fore arms They say theres limit of 25 pounds for each arm but lift twice that PCE Pen know they are there all the time There are rub spots and sometimes get isters SMEEIASURE SET This is the first year he has been back running the farm by himself His brother Larry helped out in 1976 and his father helped with morning chores Two younger sisters 12 and 15 REVOLVING UTILITY now live at the farm and help as do some of the neighbors CUP RACK SANDER but Murray does all the combining COULDNT LIFT PAIL After first came back to the farm couldnt even lift mpgumw ggpzvc pail or handle bale It got me down at first but then found lhwas slowly coming back to where felt was doing some ng The problem is mental as much as physical If guy can overcome that There were several physical things he had to learn to do all over againsuch as dressing shaving eating and writing Even something as seemineg simple as opening door was major challenge If Im downtown and cant open door knob just have to stand there and wait for someone to come along When Im at home Ill get on my back and open it with my feet but cant very well do that downtown You hear that when you lose something you gain something else Its true for me because Ive got lot more strength in my legs than used to have USES FEET Murray uses his feet to change gears on the tractors and to operate some of the other switches in the cab He has put an attachment on the steering wheel to allow him to steer with his artificial hands and has extended some of the hydraulic switches to make them easier to reach Something he once enjoyed but cant do anymore is repair and set up machinery Repair is difficult especially where its something small and you have to feel your way around always liked setting up machinery but now its so timeconsuming you really have to learn patience It takes twice as long to use the tools he once operated so WOODEN FORK SPAGHETTI SERVING NAPKIN ALUMINUM KITCHEN FRENCH FRY easily He uses everything around him to make it as easy as SALAD BOWLS AND SPOON TONGS HOLDERS SPADE CUTTER possiblerubbing the adjustable wrench against tire to get the right settin or operating greasegun by leaning in to it with his whole ody didnt think Id ever be able to hook up the hydraulics Its lot work but then everythings lot of work work up sweat just driving Murray admits he sometimes feels down and thinks of quitting But the feeling passes and he goes out and does the work that has to be done STAINLESS STEEL 01 ALUMINUM STEEL GRATER BISCUIT ALUMINUM CAKE Gets 13 000 ears CHOPPER SHREDDER CUTTER SET COLANDER PAN ALUMINUM OBLONG Henry Brisbon convicted of murdering couple along CAKE PAN lonely stretch of interstate highway leaves Chicagos Cook 9ALuMmUM County Criminal Court building recently Circuit Court CAKE Judge James Bailey said of Brisbon in passing sentence You are an evil coward You are the lowest Brisbon was sentenced Tuesday to serve from 1000 to 3000 years in prison AP Photo

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