Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 15 Jul 1961, p. 3

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BRADLEY BROWN AND BILL HARVEY IN BOAT RES CUE Safety In Boats Displayed At Dock Representatives of the On tario Safety League demon strated water safety measures at government dock at the foot of Bnyfiold Street yesterday About 100 spectators were shown the proper mounting an outboard motor the rules of the road in boat ing artificial respiration and water skiing tips Corporal Ted Giddcns of the Ontario provincial police mnr ine patrol remarked after the demonstration that the league representatives did afine ef ficient job He said people are getting more safety con scinus but there is still great method of should he in mfoat boat The deal of room for improvement In the evening films were shown on the dock The films dealt with various aspects of water safety and there was also travelogue One of the points brought out by the Safcty League was the maximum loading rccommenda tions for boats They suggest that no more than two persons maximum load for llHoot boat should be 410 pounds For each additional two feet in length one person may be add ed An 18foot boat could carry six people or maximum 1200 pound load HORTICULTURISTS IDEA Urges Gas Stations To DiSplqy mowers Membership in Barrie Horti cultural Society has dropped to 750 from 997 Charles Roach vicepresident told meeting of the organization in Trinity Parish Hall Mr Roach indiCEted that the drop had not been due to lack of interest in the society lt resulted from our inability to find sufficient number of will ing workers to canvass for members hesaid It was announced that trip gt to Leaside to see the Canadian Rose Show had been great success Between 40 and 50 members attended The trip to Stratford to see the play Henry VIII was alsoia very pleasant occasion Next tour in August will be the Toronto conservation area Members were invited to gara Highland Lily Gardens at Binbrook and to Midland and Penetanguishene joint Festi val of Flowers Aug 2526 Midland sciety has increased its membership 78 per cent It was announced that speak er for the annual district me ing of the horticultural so ie ties in Penetanguishene be John Clark The meeting will he held Oct 18 Speaker of the evening was Keenan Before judging the show the convener asked Mr Keenan to View the new bed of roses at Memorial Square and the garden of del pbinums owned by Knapp 161 Clapperton Street gt Barrie RDSE FANCIER Mr Keenan grows 750 varie tie roses in his home gar den in Toronto Usually he los es about four peryear Last winter he lost five per cent He attributed this to root trouble and spring kill At his cottage in Muskoka he billed his roseswith eight inches of soil and covered them with jumper boughs in the spring he had not lost one Keenan has travelled Europe extensively and would like to get gasoline sta ans this continent to beautify their premises with roses as in Eur ope He says there it just makes one feel good to drive into gas station flower deck ed He would sincerely like to see some test gardens for new or roses established He sug gested Barrielwould be an ideal spot for such project Mr Keenan was introduced by Parsons and thanked by McLaren Mrs Keenan accompanied her boss hand Door prizes were won by Miss Jessie Wright Miss Wade land Mrs George Martin Har old Cooper Mrs Nesbitt Miss hurkctt and Mrs Harry Foys DI Members were reminded of the societys competitions for window boxes outside planters and lawns Entries are to he in by July 20 VRose Show results follow One bloom HT red Mrs Harvey Knapp Mrs Webb One bloom HT white or cream Reg Garrett McLaren Bill LaVerdiere One bloom HT yellow orange nrsalomn Knapp Miss Pearceufieg Garrett One bloom HT pink or rose Mrs Helen McLarcn WI McLaren Reg Garrett One bloom peace Mrs Mills McLaren Bill La Verdiere One bloom HT bicolor McLareo Greg Garrett Mrs Helen McLaren On bloo gran flora any BARRIVE GOVERNMENT tsunprus sronr Ross 51 PA 60622 Waich for Announcement LWJGGINSJFU VZSDUNLOP ST PA 84868 33 415 No Time To Picnic Industries Report Just plain Vwork with no time for picniclting seems to be the rule in Barrie An Examiner survcy ycstcr day revealed that the company picnic as for as Barrie is con cerned is thing of the past Replies to The Examiner question Will your company have an employees picnic this year ranged from too busy boy business is good to no comment or undecided The survey did not take in all industries fn the city How ever it is safe to say that the majority of employees will not clamber onto train or bus for the oldfashioned day on the company colfll McLaren sin Laverdiere Greg Garrett One bloom any new rose in troduction 1960 Greg Garrett Mrs Doreen Dundas Whit McLaren Three sprays miniature ros es onycolbrs McLarA en Mrs Helen McLaren Three blooms HT any col ors McLaien Mrs Helen McLaren Three sprays climbers Knapp Mrs Adams Mrs Blake Lamont Three sprays polyanthas or floribundas McLaren Bill LnVerdiere Knapp Three blooms any variety in rose bowl Bill LaVcrdiere Mrs Harvey Greg Garrett Ladys Corsage Mrs Mills Mrs McLaren Miss Luck Boutonniers one rose three leaves Mrs Arbuthnot Mrs Lillicrap Mrs Helen McLar Ell Miniature floral arrangement of roses not to exceed Mrs Arbuthnot Miss Luck Mrs Helen McLaren Dining table centrepiece ros norm sprouts LEAN SHOULDER PORK STEAKSQ PETER ROWLAND IN DEMONSTRATION COMMERCIAL FUEL ermen for marked gasoline lic Works CHARLOIIETOWN CF The provincial treasury office has received about 4000 appli cations from farmers and fish permits to buy Contract Awarded For Dredging Iobs OTTAWA Special to The Ex aminerfvo dredging con tracts or Collinzwood and Port Mchcoll were among list of contracts awarded June by the federal Department of Pub mm leMINI SATURDAY JULY 15 1814 Presbytery Camp Seeks More Girls Slmcoe Presbytery Camp in appeals for increased regis tration in girls camps for the lslfiyMrold group More than 20 registrations had to be refused or Explorer girls beginning July and holding two sevenday camps The ilisyearold group is near ly filled but less than half of the usual number for the last camp is in This camp opens Aug 22 with Mrs Whelan of Beaverton as director Mrs Whelan is trained and cxerienced leader and brings many new ideas to this age group She has asked the camp committee to find the girls This is the most important agegroup our future church leaders she said Get out and find the girls All ministers leaders of asked to cooperate and make use of the hired staff Mrs Leu Wiles FourthSt Midland has registration forms They are also available from church leaders The camp is open to all girls of Simcoe County 200 Youngsters In Shear Plans Hot sumther weather has at tracted about 2110 children to Zheor Park playground activi as planned program lreeps the children active from am to 430 pm in the morning the children play games go on bikes have craft period singsong while in the after noon they take part in the swim ming program The children from the water safety beginners class to the senior class go to Ora Beach The minnows and fish go to Kinsmens Pond Shear has senior rirls and boys baseball teams Girls on tho team include Nancy Blogg Donna hiey Linda Flemming and Merelie Little team includes Kerry Emms David Johnson Roddy Kyle and youth grofips and parents were The boys works Helen McLaren HonDavld Walker works minister announced here that Ontario Marine and Dredging Ltd of Toronto had been award ed $12180 contract fordredg ing at Port McNicoll He also announced $100816 contract to the same company for dredg ing at Coilingwood Total contracts awarded by thé department during the month involve expenditures to killing $1429G304 This it cludes new works in building construction harbor and river repairs and mainten ace to existing structures con struction of highways and for dredging lan Dyer Thursday was backward day veryono wore clothes hack ards The children participa ted in backward games walked backward and even played backward baseball Prizes were given to the most backward children The previous Thursday was obin Hood day Prizes were given for best costumes to Christine van dcr Heydon as Maid Marion Freddie Kelsey as obinJlood and John Kibalkin as Little John Day Camp is held every Fri day The children go to Oro all day from am to 430 pm partner of the Ranger Canadian star of stage and television sits up and takes notice interested onlookers LllSllMllR snows are Joseph Vito and Vin cenra Martino children of Mr andllfro Tony Martino 35 Perry Street Barrie The three Martino children were T0 TRAIN SUCCESSOBS Conservationists Eye Youths As Members Barrio District Hunters and Anglers Conservation Club has done much towards improving conditions in the woods and streams For its efforts last year the group was named the top such organization in the province But it is not resting on its laurels It feels there is one phase of operation in which it has failed It is youth veteran member Harry Mor ren whose energetic activity with scouts and young conser vationists has been noted across the province believes it is our responsibility to select and train our successors NOT ENOUGH TO RELAX In an article written for the clubs bulletin Mr Morren says it is inadequate to relax waiting for the youngsters to ap proach and join the organiza tion He wrote These boys and girls have been raised among the dubious distractions of rad 10 television comic books and spectator sports If we want them in our crusade we must recruit them Modern children are taught to look after their possessions their clothes household furn iture and the car he wrote cs to predominate Mrs Ar buthnot Mrs Adams Mrs Living room arrangement of roses Harden flowers etc Mrs Helen McLaren Mrs Ar buthnot Mrs Aarson An arrangement of roses us ed with drier or treated plant material Mrs Helen McLar en Miss Luck Mrs Arbuth not 0pen tomen only an ar rangement of roses for study or desk McLaren From June garden an or rangeth featuring roses Mrs Helen McLaren Mrs Ar buthnot Mrs Lillicrap One spike dcpiinium white Mrs Caldwell One spike dolphinium pink Mrs Watson One spike delphinium blue Mrs William Noble Mrs Lillicrap MTSKL Caldwell Three spikes delphinium Pacific Grants any color McLaren Mrs Watson Mrs William Noble Special award champion rose of show McLaren Four Roses award four roses of any type McLaren al le $100 sense our CHICKEN WINGS ital men TOMATOES CELLO PKG MIN 29 BUEH Barrie Junior Chamber of Commerce has won two nation awards it was announced this week congratulatory tter from the Ontario Junior Chamberof Commerce stated that the Jaycees had won the Ban snorkels Crooner Warns TORONTO CPlDr Smirle Lawson Ontarios chief coroner said Friday snorkels should banned as dangerto chil dren His comment followed the snorkel drowning at Port Elgin Wednesday of Patrick Woods 16 of Midhurst Another youth as drowned in Hamilton be cause of snorkel earlier this summer iteams tried Barrie Iaycees Win Awards Top membership And Project first class membership and single project award Ontario Jaycee units took 43 awards and $1000 in cash in the competition The president of the Ontario Jaycees Lloyd Delaney said the efforts of the Ontario units are confirm are ation that this is truly Vince of progress Barrie Jaycees increased their membership by 90 per cent last year Past member ship chairmau Douglas Moore house said the members were split into three beams These to get as many members as possible The win ning teamate steaks at the monthly meeting and the los era ate beans The years activities were put into an album The format and content of this album were what won the butstanding sins gle project award I7 and SCREENS GAS AND ELECTRIC USED Transfers 9995 Do we make known the urgent need to care for the four re newable natural resources of the earth its soil water woods and wildlife Mr Morren noted that con servation in Canada is in its infancy it must grow he said and the youth of today must foster it TAKE THEM FISHING The noted conservationist suggested that naturalists ens courage the youth Take Director ow TO TAKE my among hundreds of local wouldbe cowboys and cow girls who turned out to sol the trained horse at Barrio Shopping Plaza Friday younger any youngster flshlng Take him along on field trips or bikes He suggests too that the club help scouts achieve their conservation hadges Many have already passed the hunter safety program Interest shown at scout age could lead to the formation of junior conservation club he Wrote This would not only help them become better sports men but better citizens he concluded Resigns Over Coyne Issue By JOE 13qu Canadian Press Staff Writer ST JOHNS Nfld 0P George Graham Crosbie big gruff friendly business execu tive wrote another chapter in the story of Newfoundlands controversial Crosbie family Fri day when he abruptly resigned his Bank of Canada directorship over the Coynerontroversy Thei rfnther Sir John Cros bie was the only member of the Newfound delegation who refused to sign the terms of union with Canada in 1949 Theiir father Sir John Cros bie was afinance minister at the age of 38 in the govern ment of preConfederation days when Newfoundland had many dynamic personalities An old friend describes sir John as the most dynamic of the dy namic men of his day In 1925 be founded the Newfoundland Margarine Campany Limited of which George Crosbie now is chairman All the Crosbies were strong personalities said friend Thay held staunchly their convictions which invariably them into the limelight UPSET BY INCIDENT But George Crosbie was upset about his involvement in the Come affair it shouldnever have hap got 11 grooms mm sheathbut even emanmsoeintothcfuturc we people who as long choose sun Lire um policy Callme today we can talk rt er tbgerher IFE assurance omunv or cannon ing had demanded pened he said just want to forget about it now His shortcut spade shaped mustache to at slightly You know Mr Coyne was one of the finest gentlemen ivo ever met He was very shy person who didnt at all seek the limelight Now me can mix with anybody businessmen or stevedores But Mr Coyne wasnt at all like that Perhaps that was his failiiug The swearold Mr Crosbie recalled the famous meeting of bank directors at QuebecCity which voted to to numb Coyne Mr Crosbiesrwas tho only nay vote When the meeting was over shook Mr Coynes hand and told him how muchI admired him Then walked out ignor ing the rest of the directors havent seen them since Mr Crosbies brief typewrib ten statement said he was re signing because of the lament able in stances under which Finance Minister Flem Mr Coynes resignation iif wait youll wail foreiIer When the Swedish people build car itpay built Swedish skill and pre are world famous And so the Volvoowners in countrim all over the globe will tell you that Volvo is built to last nod to performl Give Volvo the miansoupe test Bring any or you wantyou wont momma drive it Let Volvo demonsnate that youre really sitting behind the wheel of sensational car Now about optional 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