Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 4 Aug 1960, p. 2

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Excavators digginL in the ruins of tile old Bank of Nova Scotia building at Earrics Five Points Wednesday accidentally scthed through main Bell Telephone cable Central Taxi Gray Coach bus terminal and IZihe Barrie Examiner were blacked out for two hours and the city police deskmcn jumplt ed to his phone when he heard the alarms at Wiggins Fur Thomas Electric and GA sound off The bleak was re sponsible there too Every thing was back in order in TEE BARRIE Emma WAY 960 two hours4 pm to pm but Bell spokesman said to day the comapny would be pleased if excavators and con tractors would ask about cab les before they started work Wed turn somersaults to lo cate them he said Exam iner Photo DELEGATIDNS T0 COUNCIL Delegations to see the town ship council iook most of the day on Tuesday with regular business receiving only brief consideration until the evening Finance chairman Councillor Law suggested when council has to adjourn at 430 pm so that the reeve could attend meeting of the Police Commis sion that they should come back for an evening session so that another jay need not be taken to complete the regular business Members of council officials and staff were guests of As sessmentCommissioner Robert Sproule for dinner at the Barc lay Square Restaurant when delightful chicken dinner was enjoyed Assessor Sproulc plan ned to surprise his wife by not telling her of the arrangc ments However this backfired as she had left for home ear lier and did not attend the din ner Ross Campbell of Leonards Beach complained that the dit ches in the Christie Street area and along the 10th line were not taking the water away be cause the road culvert had heaved with the frost and was too high blocking the water He was told that the water off the township road was not the problem of the township but that the matter of the blockage would be investigated by the the water in the lake was said not to he the cause of water backing up Some cottagers had drained their kilohen sinks into the watercourse Mr Campbell where water lay stagnant FARM ENTRANCE BRIDGE William Boyer Lot Conces able to get trucks into his farm owing to the condition of the his farm Roads of the roads supervisor the ditch under consideration cluded the new drainage system road department The height of claimed This was at point sion stated that he was un bridge over big creek in front of the farm This bridge was too large to keep up with wood and he asked that some help from the municipality be given him to get proper entrance to Chairman Cochraae stated that it would be an ex pensive proposition to replace with steel culvert The mat ter was left to have report as there may be some change of Joe 01inski came again about the water allowed to pour over his land from the Cherry Creek outlet which was not in ia the South Innisfil ditch when that water course was opened At that time it is said that the owner of the land refused to sign the petition and the carrying off of theccreek water was aoLmade part of Olinski claims that every time there is heavy rain he is flooded out and already this year he has lost pit of potatoes Valued at $3 bag He wants some action on this matter which has been put off now for some years and claims he should be compensated for the losses he has suffered whilc the matter is left from year to year He was promised that some action would be taken this year CHARGED FOIL LIGIII Mrs Boyd of Carson Village says that charge of $160 has appeared yearly on hertax bill for light that is not near her property and for which she never signed She has refused to include this amotuit in the settlement of her taxes this year The charge has been there for some years and she feels she should have return of the total amount She was told by Clerk Ireton that it would be necessary to appeal it at the Court of Ile vision ltirs Boyd also asked about petition signed by the ratepay ers of their district to have street lights We have never heard what results were ob tained from the Hydro from that day to this she told Council The clerk stated that he had dro but had no further corre spondence on the matter ROADS AND BRIDGES bridges needed After that meeting be arranged ioc ly understood This is to be arranged BELLE AIRE BEACHES delegation came were told that so long as laws it was in order of weeks PLOW MATCH GRANT The refreshing long of True lemon Flavor SIX BIG l2 BOTTLES 72 FULL OUNCES 4l¢ FLU DEPOSH Association to help with plow match this fall in the Stroud sent the proposal on to the By This same subdivision was represented bya group who wanted to know what they were to receive from the suggested $8 to $14 that had been propos ed by the engineers report oa their roads and the ditch and much conversation and plan examin ing Councillor Todd suggested ally at which the engineer who made the plans would be pres ent also the petitions on hand that had to be signed so that the proposal could be thorough back again from this area asking permission to erect storage building on their beach in order to store their equipment They complied with the building by They confirmed the requests of the previous delegation and asked about the parttime traf fic officer who had been posted at their beach This service had bee missing for the last couple Eben Sawyer came to Coun cil to ask for grant of $25 to the South Simcoe Plowmens area This was passed with motion of approval MACHINE MIRED machine which was to be used on property in the Second Concession was lost in the mud when it was unloaded It was necessary to have special equipment brought from To ronto to remove it It was claimed that this re lsllltcd because ditch had not been completed by the contrac tor when the work was in pro lgress There has been hold back and deposit retained by the township to ensure that this work was done and it is likely that another contractor may be asked to finish this portion of the work IIILL WASIIED INTO DlTCH Estcouncillor Tim OConnell came to council and after lis tenlng to the complaints that were presented was about to leave without making any ad ditional suggestions It seems that the hill on the County road fronting his property was wash mg down blocking the creek below TOWNSHIP PARK Following request from the park supervisor it was agreed that council would hold spec lat meetiog in the park and make decisions on the numer ous matters that are needing attention there Let us stay in one group not spin up and come home with out any decisions Councillor Mrs Law asked The meeting was arranged for the end of the week 12TH LINE PARK Representative of the group of ratepayers ossociat as who are given the responsibility of looking after and managing the park at the and of the 12th line came to council with number of suggestions mostly that the costs should be shared by the township in proportion to the ownership 2080 per cent Council agreed with this and promised to look into the back allowance which they claim was still due them This group is one of the for tunate lot which have road end park for their exclusive use shared only by some of the local ratepayers who have help ed to contribute to the pur chase They bought land back from the lake and the park gives them water rights on good beach 8TH LINE CROSSING The rail crossing at the 3th Jane and Highway 27 has had the goahead from the Depart ment of Transport providing that the municipality widen the 8th Line at the crossing to at least an 18 foot width The di version will be eliminated and all traffic taken over the tracks to reelass on Highway 27 Both some sort at Barrie playgrounds Following are reports from two of the playgron supervisors early found park instructor Way ne Richardson preparing for the Field Day to follow with many children participating from the ages of seven to is broad running broad hop skip and lump ball throws and many races and won firsts such as Brian Curtis Larry Saunders Brian Dagnault and Greg Bowan end of the day with Bobby Nell snn coming first with the most points and Murray Perry com ing second aged to get in the finals and put Codrington out was successful after two games but the games must be played again because of disagreement in ages Every day is special day of to be held Aug 10 OAKLEY PARK EROCK PARK Thursday morning bright and The field day was successful plied Some evean were standiag litany mad outstanding jumps Points were added up at the with the most peanuts Tuesday morning Our boys baseball team man Two out of three games were played with Queens and Brock at other games week LOCAL AND GENERAL LIKE THE AIIABS Occupants of the permanent married quarters at Camp Bor den were advised this week to take tip from the Arabs and quiedy fold their tents at least weekly Reason to avoid kill ing grass tents on lawns should be moved The occupants were warned they may be assessed for damages to towns BIBLE SCHOOL The recent vacation Bible school at St Johns United Church in Elmvale drew more than 150 children from that com munity and the surrounding area Lime costume oldtime costume LEGION amen and two jackpots EASY WAY OUT ant not in Barrie ets He OPENING LOUNGE The Beetonio Hotel in Benton which recently received its li mce expects to have is Simcoe Lounge open by the end of this week LIBRARY HOLIDAYS Alliston Public Library will be closed from Aug to 20 in clusive Reopening date is Aug announcement sold 23 City Playgrounds Hives Of Activity The rest of the week will be spent preparing for our carnival With quite few families on vacation Oakley Park is running strong There have been no serious casualties other than cuts and scrapes which are cleaned and then bandages ap Duc lo the Carnival Tuesday July 26 Wednesday was spent in cleaning up the playground Thursday July 28 was Day Camp and the children made rib bon roses The group which fin ished first received prizes Friday Nationality Day the children were costumes IEples entlng the diffeent countries There were prizes for the best costume and tho bestlooking flag After peanut hunt there was prlre given to the person the Park was cancelled due to rain but returning to the playground at pm the children played base ball capture tho flag and sever Altogether It was successful dance group on the floor oldest couple on the floor from the far thest distance best mans old best womans Creemoro Legion is holding bingo today at pm with 15 regular games share the wealth Overheard at busy restaur She Oh dear this coffee tastes of oigar Just take the cup in your left hand dcarle most smokers are righthanded and they hold their smokes in that hand and you wont waste it FEAR 40 DROWNED RAWALPINDI Pakistan AP Forty persons are believed to have drowned Wednesday when boat capsized in the Indus River near Rawalpindi Tiventy one persons were rescued and 10 bodies have been recovered an still RUSS DAVEY Executive Director Last Thursday marked the halfway point of the leadership course and in the session we covered many ideas about the group and how it works evalua tion as an important leader and program aid and how to intro duce speaker Course partici pants also made their surpris ingly good first efforts at two minute speeches Here is an outline of the inforr motion shared about groups and how they workexpressed inter csLs capacity goals milled or background of group and its members the way the members relate to each other We also recalled that when group is meeting that different members assume different roles some of these being initiating activity or ideas seeking infor mation or opinions offering in formation or opinions elaborat ing conrdinating different in formatioo networking and finally testing proposed course of action There are many different at titudes which are carried In group some helpful to and some retarding the groups work These too were discussed Knowl edge of these factors and develv oping the ability to channel them effectively is essential if we are to perform our leader Onc of the silver screens newest and youngest scenestealers is Hayley Mills herself an actors daughter Above shes seen with Walt Disney and Kevin Monehie Corcoran during the filming of the new Disney Technicolor production Pollyanna which LTTLE HliYLEll STEALS THE SHOW NEWS OF BARBIE ship functions optimally The major emphasis though was on evaluation litany regard this part of the process with feelings which vary from toler ance to intense rcscntmcnt lion cvcr we shall briefly outline its purpose and value Evaluation is essentially the study and review of past oper ing experience It implies cr cal analysis of the quality of the relationships which have devel oped within group and between groups It implies willingness to measure results against ex pectations and if the evidence Indicates make changes in eith cr goals or methods or both Evaluation becomes resource for the continuous strengthen ing of the groupnnd the indilt viduals in the group It leads to streamlining methods rein forcing lmpurtant goals which have been overlooked or unmet extending the learning process It enables group to summarize the results of their work look ing at both strengths and weak 025505 Evaluation should be import ant part of all activity Evalua tion is done in the light of to agency objectives to group objectives to individual obleclt tives it comes from and through cxperieoce of people working to gather and must be cooperntive It should be continuous be cause of desire to improve opens today at Barries Roxy Theatre Miss Mills plays the title role along with Jane Wyman Richard Egan Karl Maiden Nancy Olson Adolph Menjou Donald Crisp and Ag nes Moorehead Matinee daily at pm and evening shows at 630 and 920 pm each part of each situation It is directed lounrd improvement We then applied this process to our own course to date and came up with some helpful in sights about the content method of presentation and degree of involvement of participants We also gained some excellent suglt gestions on how improvements could be introduced thus effec tively pointing out the great val ues involved In asking IVhat did we intend to no What did we accomplish What did we over look Where was it good Did we accomplish what we set out to do Where and how can we accomplish our task more cfleca tively This coming Thursday night we shall investigate program plan ninl and organization in the leadership section In Effective Speaking its How to Thank SpeBkEr In Parliamentary Pro cedurc participants will pre sent another round of twomfn ute speeches 13th NEWS From the INFORMATION BRANCH ONT DEPT OF AGRICULTURE TIMELY 11m Short of pasture Try strip grating advises Kinsshury of the Field Crops Branch Ontario Department of Agriculture Stripgrorlng fields will give you 20 to 30 per cent more grass than freelygrazed fields Use this figure nne new will handle about 110 of an acre With zocow herd you would need nplt proximater wo acres FIRE ALARMS Dont forget about hooking up series of fire alarm tndlcators to your housetobsrn intercom mualcaticn advises Hal Wright Farm Safety Specialist with the Ontario Department of Agricul ture The fire atom indicators would set off an alarm in the house Housetoborn lntcrcomlt munlcatlon is now available for about $75 NO REMEDY Theres nothing you can do about the Barley YellowDwarf disease concludes Dr Stan Young of the OAC Field Hus bandry Department Farmers are finding the disease this year in both oats yellow and red leaves stunted plants and bar ley yellow leaves and stunting The same virus causes both dis eases and Is spread by aphids Until some scientist comes up with resistant variety control is too expensive says Young CHECK FENCES Turning your bull in with the heifers this month Check your fences first advises Bill Ridge way farm safety expert with the Ontario Department of Agricul lure Make sure fences are at least four feet high As an ex CENTENNIAL DANCE An oldtime centennial dance is being held at the New Lowell hall Friday Aug 12 There will be prizes for the oldest couple on the floor resident in Sunni dale Township best oldtime dressed couple best square tected by signals system which will be under dual con trol Thecosts are tobe shared by the Board of Transport so per cent the Railway per cent and the Highways and Township to pay and half per cent each Work on the pr0lt tection will be started as soon as the township has widened its road FIRE HALL PARKING Fire Chief Owens brought to the attention of council the matter of parking in front of the fire hall He claimed that delay might be caused if the equipment had to go out and the way was blocked He was told that he might have the words No Parking painted on the doors APPAREL zllew new fr LvroXj In new glantruntniner Colour annotation Combination FIgnites an on more pest killer thse crossings are to be pro TODAYS Original tan finish nnwwner 25 mm with windshleld washers turn signals and loan mirror and whitewall am with economist cylinder motor MIDTO ESSA no suunntcsd cs equipped 100 WARRANTY 1968 FORD CLUB SEDAN WN MOTORS New Location ALLANDALE floor SPECIAL SALE PRICE $1399 PA 81851 YES WE CAN JUSI ABOUT SUPPLY AIL THE NECESSIIIES FOR WONDERFUL WEDDING IN THE WAY OF WEARING YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO VISIT OUR All Accessorla and Your Honeymoon Wardrobe can be taken care of at the same time For Coinplete satisfaction in FitaadSeleetion it is Advis sble to Order Well in Advance OUR LINGERIE DEPARTMENT Has the choicest Feminine Wear and Fine Selection of LUGGAGE is available on the mail We also have an UNIQUE SELECTION of EVENING GOWNS and PARTY DRESSES GRADUATION Drésses ARE OUR SPECIALTY Reasonable prices EDW KING STREET BRIDES SALON AND SEE THE MOST ENCHANTING BRIDAL GOWNS AND DRESSES BRIDESMAIDS AND MATRONS OF HONOR can ALSO BE mrrno wrrn COMPLEIEE NSELMBLES All Dresses Can he Specially Made to Your Size and Choice of Isr om at

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