Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 29 Sep 1961, p. 3

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Critics Air Views On Fair Plan 62 Operation Directors of Barrie Agricul tural Society last night held postvmortcm on this years Bar rie Fair Criticism of this years operA stion were aired by directors androutside organizations with an eye on planning for the 1962 fair One of the most detailed cri ticisms came in letter from the Knights of Columbus who operated the gates and ticket booths at the fair this year The KCs recommended that all streets adjoining the frar grounds should have restricted arking That signs and arrows should put up showing the route to gates That all exhibitors using the main gate must have car pass and pass for each per son in the vehicle That the main gate be closed after 11 am on Friday and Saturday That childrens admission should be cents That cigarette vending ma chines be placed on grounds That larger tickets should be printed and different colors asked individual directors to ex press thelr Views Del Cole in charge of indoor exhibits brought up number of points The midway could be im proved he said and the are hibits building could be dress ed up more it didnt look too hot to me this year Mr Cole felt that floor space in the building could be used in more interesting and at tractive way if commercial ex hibits only were used llc suggested that while booths of organizations such as the dc partment of highways and the Canadian Cancer Society had an important place at the fair they were static displays llmit ed mainly to pretty girls hand ing out pamphlets Mr Cole al so noted thnt 14 feet of floor space had been taken up by bales of hay which he said not even the farmers were in tercstcd in beyond looking at the tag to see who won what Mr Cole was also in charge of entertainment for the fair and told the meeting the Sim coe County horseshoe pitching used for each day ofthdiroii msrhndflhewnlmem suc The directors felt the Knights points were constructive and passed motion to extend thanks to them for their efA forts Chairman Allan Brown then Camp Borden Kids Win Awards In the Ontario Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals annual poster contest re suits announced today the nam es of three Camp Borden chil dren appear as top winners in the 941 year and 1216 age groups Jimmy Melville of 39 More Loop KathyCarnahan 12 and Suzanne Hachey 13 all of Bar ker Public School have won hooks for their prizewinning entries Entries were received from across the province and the dges Dorothy de Bruno Aus tin MargeryChildTJoanCh mcrs Laura Van Vetehen Da vis and Leslie Smart agreed thatthrCmFBGtd were of excellent quality and cess and could really be built into something The meeting was also inform ed that thr pari mutuel opera tion on harness racing had oplt erated at deficit of only $13 This is very good Mr Cole said considering the bad wea ther on one day and the fact that this is the first year we have tried this sort of thing He also told the meeting that officials of the Ontario Jockey Club had visited the fair and had been impressed by the track and the pari mutucl oper ation operation was raised and sev eral membersvoiced the opin ion that it had not been satis factory Director Ftsnk Hersey stated he had experienced some diffi culty in obtaining cooperation from midway operator Peter March Fair manager Bill Mnlcom son said he had no trouble working with Mr March in previous andTSkEdWTrT Hersey it he had not rang the 11 he way owner ll ang but it didnt activate the clapper Mr Her sey replied fully illustrated the need for kindness towards animals Certified Union thought the midway was Woes €15000 Newfoundland Loggers RAND FALLS Nlld as United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners CLC lat est union to woo Newfound lands 15000 loggers sent or gnnizers into thgrwoods todaL nfterannouncing it had been recognized as the loggers sole bargaining agents The union announced that the provinces two paper mills had agreed to recognize it and that every Newfoundland logger would be asked to complete an application form so that meet ing of loggers can be held The meeting would elect del egates for committee to ne new working agree nou emcnt is expected to be the dissolution of the Newfound land Bratherhood of Woods Workers 1nd set up to settle the violent 1959 loggers strike ifiltjcplacedhvmlocnlLoLthelnL ernntiounl workers of America CLO which had been on strike against the Anglo Newfoundland Deveio re You Buy Ftlfl Compare As To nnove Au PRICE Large selection To sun Ever sung We Invite our spec on obuutton STYLING nPAmING COLD srortAur saturutton Guaranteed warms runs Burries Exclusive Farrier who makes and sells furs only Dunlop St PA 34368 mcn Company The other pa per company is Bowaters The brotherhood had an nounced earlier it would dis band once the Carpenters were irecognrifedrNBWofficials were not immediately available for comment The llVA meanwhile plans to seek certification it was de certified by the legislature dur ing the 1959 strike before the Newfoundland Labor Relnt Board 1t charges Carp tcrs with raiding meeting be tween the two unions and the parent CLGlsexpeetcd later this month in Ottawa The Newfoundland Federation whimbwmfin state ment that the majority of the rank andfi le of the Carpenters Union was unaware of the un ion leaders4unethical conduct The question of the midway in organizing the loggers crummy Mr Malcomson said and thats the way it should be if itsrriot too ottractivo the people will go to the edu cational exhibits instead Director Jack Hughes told membersiobammeeting with Paddy Conklin of Conan Shows Mr Conan was inten ested in coming to the Barrie fair either on the basis of oneyenr contract or long term fiveyear contract The directors voted that the execu tive meet with Mr Conan to discuss the matter further The meeting concluded with discussion of the hydro prob lem at the indoor exhibits build ing Members were told there had been insufficient power in some cases for exhibitors this year and there would be less next year unless something was done committee composed of Frank Hersey Del Cole Bill ltlalcomson and Ron Mackia was appointed to discuss power needs with exhibitors and the fair electrician Del Cole in charge of indoor exhibits and entertainment and now drafted as member of the new hydro committee asked plaintiver Its easy to get on committee but isithere any way to get off these commit 335 have wife and two Wasaga Resident Diessilged 88 VASAGA BEACH Special After long illness Mrs David John Proctor of Wasaga Beach died Tuesday Born in Brampton Oak in 1878 Marie Ann Fewson mar ried young Englishman from Eanbury England in 1895 Mr and Mrs John David Proctor made their home in Tomato with summer cottage at Was agn Beach from 1922 Mrs Proctor was widowed some years ago and since 1945 has resided with her son Char les at the Beach where he ls hydro commiss er Mrs PratM storharbeen nfellingshealtb for several years Left to mourn her passing are three children Charles Wss ago Beach Mrs Eva Baker and Mrs Lina Ryver There are three grandchildren and three greutgrandchlldrcn The deceased is resting at Mathers Funeral Home Stay ner where service will be held Thursday night at 730 On Friday Sept 29 she will be laid to rest in the family plot in St Johns Norway at pm Mrs Proctor had been lifelong member of the Anglican Church GO TO MET NEW YORK CPJTbe Mel ropolitan Opera announced We nesday the addition of two nrpeg baritones Morley Mero dith and Norman Mitteimnn BARBIE HEATING Fuses PhoneIA 66531 Harold PEMnnexoun flndw erudunes RESTAURANT 319 Bayfieid St Above 400 Highway NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Dinners and Pearl Robson The old workhorse of the railway backbone of Com adll transportation indus try for many years the steam engines will soon be gone Out of service now the en glnes are being scrapped and in few cases said for dis CNIBIo Opera The regional secretary of the GNU announced yesterduy that Club 60 will be in full swing Jgaln this year ltlurdoch released the 1961 budget figures for the re creation club at $315 This means he said that the 56 blind persons reglsteredwith the Institute in the area will sin have the recreation facil es they need for the follow ing year The statisch of services were also released to The Examiner and these are ON officials said most encouraging Last year there were 61 blind persons being served in the area but four had successful operations and now have been transferred to the prevention of blindness group This leaves total of 56 blind persons in the area The function of the CNIB is one of extreme lmportancorto the blind Mr Murdoch said re cently staff visits these people nducts consultations helps them withcorrespond ence and arranges for compet ent medical attention if such is required Nine persons receiv ed aye examinations arrange ments for surgery or glasses medication and the result was the four persons who can now see Allowances and financial as sistance are awarded in extreme cases by the Institute Seven people were served in this man ner last year Braille and moontype books and tplklng book records are made available through the lib rary Seventeen blind persons took advantage of this last year Staff visited 10 people last year for the purpose of home teaching of Braille handicrafts social adiustment etc Steel St HS Mééfllim Steel Street Home and Sdiuol Association under President Russ Davey will hold its first meeting of the fall term Mon day night Registrsgon of mem bership will be tekenot pm tiollowed by the regular meet ng Parents whether new to the school or regular oldtimers will have an opportunity to meet the teachers the neigh bors and the new executive The program will be in charge the principal Smith willrintrdouee the staff and speak to the parents on matters of school routines and pollcie MARY or play purposes The Alien dnle yards of the ONE has been resting place for many of them but they will soon be gone from there Sharon loy perches prettily on the cowcatcher of one of the steamers te Club fill 58 Blind Persons Registered The biin can purchase spec tally modified games appli ances and raw materials through the sales room at the institute all at cost price Sev en were served ln this manner Three blind peoploeootinucd to work at industrial urpe jobs last year through the efforts of the placement officers There are three such officers on the Stuff Special concessions are ar ranged by the Institute in the form of reduced fares on trains and buses Five required and received this service last year 158 cases of prevented blind ness known to area officials These reported cases of people who were saved from possible blindness through wearing safe ty glasses The figure stated was 11 over the same time the previous year There are two new programs in effect this year One is the new adjustment program In tolkrto the regional advisory committee on Wednesday night Ontario division supervisor for field services Alfred Sparks said that this is the most im portant program to go into ef fect in years He said that the main problem with training the btlnd to be independent is the effect their families have in do ing everything for them The blind should have an opportun ity to be with elbow to rub shoulders and gain confidence he said lhreothermneWWgram the summer camp on Lake Jos eph at Maclier This new camp cost almost $400000 but Mr Murdoch said there is no thing like it in theworid It is recreation and rehabilitation centre offering vfacllitiesrbr 7000 blind people in Ontario Through programs like these and the efforts of the staffs all over the country the blind will eventually be regarded as al xnostrordinary peoplerwhoecan live and work in any commun ity and contribute greatly to society Murdoch sai FOIL EXPERT REPAIR WORK ElliNEH MDTBIIS YOUfl mrsnsn lnonos sauce manor VALIANT DEALER 75 Bradford st room on ma The Sorieunt Co Ltd BonsaiELAN WWQ smfsiiuocomoe sand the SARJEANT co LTD PA ram Rusting Engines Seen Gone Casey Jones that legendary railroad engineer would turn overlnbislrave ltbscould slush the CNR yard at Allan Ilia yards on the outskirts of Barrie graveyard for steam engines which once in rplred small boys to become raisin X1310 an were the engineers who drove them For the past few years 65 locomotives have been standing silent and rusting waiting for the day when they would be shipped to the scrap depot to be cut up salvage few of them ave escaped One was bought for $5000 by smell railroad in SouthCar ver Mussolinqu Another oer yard in tendon Ontario The ratanot museum be an in any purchased by Willis Elma of Asbland is Mikado clan enlt zine weighing 150 tons MnBIrron hopes to build 1000 feet of track put couple of coaches on the engine and aperlte it tourist attrac DO he does boy the engine the cost of servicing it and trans porting it to Asidand will prob btybeugreatutbucostot the locomotive itself Tbeenginowouldhavelobo sent to the CNR yards in In route or Montreal for testing and repairs and then sbl pod to Ashland as piece of fr The Mikado type engine was be Mum on no firsthandswnuoismmn Armand Plrwhoplm to use 1910 Other engines lying in or Water our place in Barrie public park The not whose original cost run into the rrdliions of dol the yard date back as far no 1907 The engines which were once the workborses of the Canadian transportation industry have lnra are bclnxslilppgdtojbovbgen made obsolete and un Findley Named Bonds Organizer Findlay of lloronto has been appointed organizer in the 1961 Canada Savings Bonds campaign payroll savings dlv Elf for Slrncoo County and Muskoka areas His territory includes Midland Penetang Huntsville Barrie Richmond Hill Newmarkct 0rll lln Parry Sound and Northl Day Mr Findley has been on or ganizer for all Canada Savings Bonds campaigns in the past Sales of bonds last year in his area totalled $00000 and campaign officials are hopeful of 1310 per cent increase this year Supervisor for the field region is Frauds of Toronto A5 of Mum 1951 magmae 1hcrcgion embraces suburban Tomato and Northern and North western Ontario Parents Request Bd Arrange Bide Mr and Mrs Robert Silman of 0m Station have written the Barrie Separate School Board asking it to arrange to have their son Robert 13 taken to school on the Barrie District Collegiate Institute school bus that passes within 200 yards of their home The district board refused to allow Robert on the bus and he travels the 12 miles to St Jose hs Separate School in by blade highway bus and on foot Norman Stoddsrt chairman of the transportation committee of the Barrie district board said today the only solution he can see is to have the separate school board work out con tract with the district board and the bus operator if Inch contract was approved by both boards Robert could then ride the school bus pay bil fare to Eemaratslchool board Elli co pay the dis ct collegiate board VAnd Em Will Have Ended accounted by diesel locomo vu an old engines up now good only for amusement or scrap but they still have strong sentimental hold over many of the oldtime railroad enginem Leslie Metcalf locomotiv foreman at Mondale lays Anyone could drive diesel once they are shown how even rl BuHhTsteam locomotive is different matter he says Some engineers could pull 50 can with locomotive and oth ers could pull 70 There was human element involved in the steam engine and driver was part of his engine He could feel it andthe better en llneer be was the more he could get out of 1m Ibeilefi unis liafbel coma another victim of prm gress and the long line of sil ent rusting engines in Allan dale and in other yards across the country will soon move out orme last run to the scrap WellKnown Entertainer Opens New Bowling Lanes lit Angus ANGUS Ont More in an 200 persons attended the attic lal opening of the Angus Bowl ing Lanes The ceremony was conducted by the wellknown en tertainer Gordy Tapp This modern bowling haven valued at $135000 and situated on Highway 90 is owned by Red Scott of Clinton Ontario lthas eight automatic alleys with underground ball returns and push button pin setters llirlapp arrivad with the own comment thug forgot to bring wagnli com pas John Hey welcomed guests then turned the show over to Mr Tapp who entertained the audience and in turn introduc ed Colllngwood Hamilton Ont and Les tavegrove Angus Mr Colllngwood is the Canad ian five pin singles bowling ch ampion and Mr Dovech is reputed to be one of the best bowlers in Slmcoa County The champ got off to bad start by blowing the first frame Mr Lovegrove ended the game wi score of 247 and the champ with 181 Following the game Mr Tapp awarded some of the door prin es Then as Cousin Clem be clmuenged Mr Dovegrove to bowl five frames The game was officially declared draw Over 80 teams have enrolled for bowling in the 1961 series and 10 of these teams are made up of players from Camp Borden Ioin Borden Dance Class CAMP DORDEN Approxi mately 115 children from four to 13 years gathered at tho Alexander Dunn Public School to enroll in the 1961 dancing classes at Camp Borden Sponsored by Camp Borden Community and School Associa tion the students receive in structlon in ballet tap live and ballroom The teacher Mrs Margaret Smith is well known in camp for her ability as an instructor msnnnsrc Aczxcr LTD is ucstor 51 NOTICE All prescription flies from Livingstons Drug Stor havo been transferred Io CIJSDENB PHARMACY 4DUNLOP Stillth VVVVV EARRIE DISTRICT CENTRALCOLLEGIATE EVENING CLASSES REGISTRATION OCT AND OCT Regular Classes Commence Tues Oct 10 Classes will he organized in the followin subjects if registration insufficient AEELEGTURALDRAFTING iILEALHEILTOOLING CART BASIC ENGLISH FOLK and SQUARE DANCING LEATHER CARVING SMALL soar Hauntmo 73a 930 pun MATHEMATICS for 1h TRADES METAL WORKING BOOKKEEPING and TVPING ISEWINT TYPING and OFFICE MACHINES ivoonwonxms MOTORth HaurcshA Ar FOLKAND SQUARE DANCING CLASSES will be sponsored by the Simcoe County Recrea tion Services and the and affiliatedwith the Night School pro gramnTbose who are interestedle get in touch with the director Miss Louise Colley Classes other than those listedrrnoy be formed if there is sufficientpinteresLLmlnimnnLcnr mlment of fifteen students would be expected classes will be conducted two nights each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays There will be re glstretion fee of Five Dollars payable at the first regular class Two dollars Willbc returned to the students who have on attendance record of 80 per cent or better Classes in Englishfor Neweansdisnsnreprovldedwithnntfcbnr Noncctlona are invited for sameness October 3s 1pnnpununuuun Mr Robert Mitchell Barrie Onhrio ADDRESS CITY TELEPHONE FFIFllllllHIIHHIHHlll You Will Be lnformodRogardlngThIH Barrie ginger Central Collegatg COURSES DESIRED SIATE GRADE AND SUBJECT ipnppwpnIhmnuiinnm PLEASE PRINT siding or Classes Fill out the following form and mail heron untilIIuuuulnuululfiIHIuIIIHHIll muuuumayuu4CmuimuannoCyunpuauuuiuu REASONABLEQUALIFICATION IN THE WORK on THE 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