Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 17 Jul 1961, p. 3

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Building In City Is Skyrodketing The number of building per mits issued in Barrie in the first six months of 1961 amoun ted to 306 an increase of 52 over those issued in the same period last year Value at permits issued dur ing the same period was 495375 an increase of 31656 332 over the corresponding per iod in 1960 Referring to the increase Al derman Williams stated the earlier prediction that this year would see greater activity in all classes of building con struction is supported by the halfyearly report ALREADY SERVICE The alderman added that this years construction differs from previous years inasmuch as the mrrjor part has been car rlcd out on vacant properties already rcceivlng city scrvlccs He pointed out that this meant extensions to city streets were held at minimum rroxnav my 17 ml nu amour zmrmzn Salt Heavy Traffic Cause Accident Exceedingly heavy traffic has been blamed for an acclth on Highway 4m near the Hayfield clorcrlcalI Sunday night southbound car driven by Peter Burns David Street Brampton was struck in the rcarhy car driven by Bern ard Kowal Kingsway Cres cent Toronto driven onto the boulevard and rolled over No one was injured in the accident and property damage was not heavy oer officers are mu their investigation um During the month of June there were permits of all descriptions issued By far residential permits formed the largest remnant of this total with permits issued during the month fihe value or residential building permits lssuedto the end oi June this year amounted to 31432310 The same period last year saw permits in the value ofSMSMl issued The increase in this category ac counted in large part for the overall increase this year COMMERCIAL UP T00 However the increase this year of 3184857 to total of $536459 in the commercial clas sification is also noteworthy Commercial permits during the period last year amounted to 3501 The increase in dollar value of industrial permits this year over last was $73100 with the 1961 total to the end of June being $196270 as compared with 3173000 in 1960 Nonassessable and miscell aneous permits to the end of June 1961 amounted to $1330 on whidr was an increase of $611315 over last years com parable figure of 3719611 NEW BOAT TRAILER LIE FLIPPED BLOCK TRAFFIC Tried To Pcrss Are Injured hit the standing truck and bounced off into boat and trailer being lowed by the sta tion wagon Driver of the truck was Al fred Emma RR Orilllir while the drivor of the station wagon was Junia Raab Grand Island New York Police cstimalcd property damage as result of the smash to be in exclso of $4600 ALL FOUR BURT WERE IN CAR BACKGROUND Mpg To wanE Barrie Police orrawanrponr Charge Drivers Patrick Nicholson Ottawa In llccrdents correspondent for The Bar rieExaminer will be on Win dunng the Barrie police have laid drarg es against two drivers following accidents here last Saturday three weeks He has iovit or members of parliamfirlrt represent some of 50 or more constituencies Dug Campbell Wellington where Thomson newspapers St Cookstown has been charg circulate to write guest col ed with lowms the scene of an umns accident following mishap on Essa Rd and Micheal Coulter mung he mmnhums Donlca Drive Toronto faces careless driving charge also arising from an incident on Essa Four persons were rushed to hospital following an accident on Highway ll onevhall rrrlle south of the OrilliaOm Tow ship line shortly after pm Saturday Most seriously injured was Murray it Reid 61 RR Dor cbestcr He is in Soldiers Memorial Hospital at Oriilin with fractured pelvis dislo cated hip fractured foot and will be Conservative llan who support the govern ment from backbenches as cuts and lacerations His wife Ida and Mr and Airs Wilbert Woods of Iondon were also ad mitted to hospital with severci lacerations and shock OPP officers who investigated report that the accident occur red when the Reid car attempt Raab told police his boat was practically now having been in the water only twice before Minor damage resulted to the pickup truck but damage to the Reid vehicle was estimated at 51600 well as cabinet ministers themselves also Liberal and CCF MP5 who have spent much of the past eight months criticizing the gov emmcnt The first guest column Rd It is alleged that the Camp bell car sideswiped car he longing to John Stephens Cum bcrlaod St Barrie while it was stopped at the curb on Esa Rd Police say that Stephens chased Coon Hound Show Planned At Angus which will appear this week will be written by Hon Alvin Hamilton min ister of agriculture the car for more than two blocks before forcing it to stop In the other incident Imr driven north on Fasa Rd by Coulter attempted to make left hand turn and was in collision with southbound car driven by Janet Logan Queen Anne Rd Toronto No injuries resulted from the accidents ed to pass station wagon and crashed into the rear of pick up truck attempting to make It left turn from the passing lane of the highway The Reid car MORIN ARRIVES LISBON tAP Dr Jean Morin new Canadian ambas sador to Lisbon arrived aboard the liner Vulcanin Sunday Formation Grounds Muddy Beaverton Packed Saturday think pushed us out None oth the dignitaries on the grand stand We just did not have cr than King Billy and his help the heart That muddy race er red coat and all During our stop at the barn track was sea of soft soupy it had ruined downpour that mud and we just could not bear really softened the grounds and to watch the feet of the lovely made the mud as sticky as ladies muck into it It was freshly plowed field well past midafternoon and we 0n the entrance side of the still had to get out through the grounds lodges were forming town We consulted map and with their hands and practising mun that if we could detour Members and dogs of the Canadian Coon Hound Associa tion will work out at Angus on July 22 23 The show will be held in the park situated near the railroad to the east of the town The activities will start at pm Saturday There will be water race and dog auction fol lowed by night hunt Entries will not be accepted for the hunt after pm Saturday The annual meeting of the as sociation will beheld on Sun day The 1962 executive will be elected at this meeting On Sunday afternoon bench show open to all UKC regish ered coon hounds will be held READS UNION PARTY CAPE TOWN Reuters South Africas former chief justice Henry Fagan Sunday agreed to accept the leadership Trophies will be given for Best of Brood Best of Show Best Puppy and Best Canadian Brood Dog entered in the night hunt Policeman Hit Man Charged Charged with msaulting police officer and causing dis turbance is Albert McFadden 25 of Puretaog St Barrie following disturbance at the Barrie Arena Saturday night man had earlier been ad vised he would not be admit ted to the dance After heated discussion with police on duty he suddcniy punched Corporal Neathway Barrie depart ment in the nose FIGHTS FLAMES cars awn Tpr Wendell Hunter Granthams Landing BC2 is shown receiving letter of merit from Col Mi roy D50 CD Commandant of the Royal Canadian Arm oured Corps School Camp Bordcn The letter was sent to Tpr Hunter from the chief llllistonilarm Boy Has Hand Cut Oil ALLISTON special Law rence Calhoun Jr lost his right hand above the wrist in no accident on his fathers farm at RR Alliston The youngster was either helping DI playing around the haying machinery when his hand was suddenly caught in gt13 SIMPKIN We followed tho crowds from tiris area over to Beaverton on the other side of the lake Before noon thousands of cars had arrived and parking space anywhere on the streets was filled to capacity Free park ing which sonic oi the wain stores provide was filled Many shoppers from miles of police of Orangevllle as result of the action taken by Ipr Hunter to assist the pol ice during recent fire in that town lpr Hunter is undergoing recruit training at the school having joined the Canadian Army in January of this year ted of that Which afaim grmfihsght do to and from field around were doing their week end shopping adding to the jam Traffic coming through on 12 Highway was heavy This highway which takns the north bound summer tourists by way of 69 Highway through into the Parry Sound district brought passengerfilled vehicles of all kinds many of them trailing boats Reaching the main street this highway has double turn Within block and crosses bridge over the river In thrs block foot traffic was heavy just crossing the main street and the only policeman we saw was on duty holding up the highway traffic to allow the pedestrians time to cross safe PARADE GROUNDS to fair grounds which Is across the railway track to the east side of the town was the location of the parade tarma tlon and dispersal Most of those who were taking an act ive part in the parade got their cars out there ibat was be fore the big rain Some energetic organization had earlier in the year decided that the grounds needed level ling It had been worked over with some implement in parts andpwherr dry this working over was hardly noticeable The new grass was deceiving Seeing team of gray horses tethered to the fence across the park we headed that way The bursa were the steeds in be used by the procession leader King Billy the district grand marshal and his assistant It was fortunate we dwgnl to is assistance We foun ames aavirill member of Derryvrlle Lodge 561 dent of Can ifingtoh RR trying to get his horse ready for theparade He hadnever riden in saddle be fore nor had he even saddled horse Bis riding experience bare back The horses which had recently left the pastures Were sutficiently old enough to realize the seriousnessat the situation and to say the least they assisted wonderfully Having hadour own saddle horse when farming was part of our hobbies we showed the Grand Marshal and his asarst irnt when he arrived who turn ea out to be from lonislil Stew all Doually member of Craigvale lodge 605 He was there as guest and was to ride with the King as second in command After coaching came back and marched past could be heard on all sides topped by the bagpipes and the file and drums No two tried out on the same tune The road leading from the grounds back to form had been allowed to fill with vehicles some going each way and some parked on either side One drivers car became fastened to another and tow truck had to worm its way through In the meantime the deadline for the parade was reached The Georgina ToWnship police baild from Perrerlaw headed the procession leading the oldest Beaverton Lodge They marchi ed down the roadand back again The bandmaster big sixfooter had all the charac teristics of an army sergeant He finally opened way and the parade followed King Billy andhis companion in the lead it took more than an hour for the lodges to get out of the grounds and they were by then pouring into the already crowded downtown area where specla tors lined the streets and across the main highway We counted 15 lodges from various parts of Simcoe County To finish the day right we should have returned to the fair grounds when the parade finally and some assistance from strag glers who came to look we got the two steeds ready and King lly into the saddle to adjust fie stirrups All was ready plenty of time We backed our car out to the parade forming area and becometuck Who do you south we would rcach county road eastward that would bring us to bridge over the river and onto another county road northward which would inter sect Highway 52 again took more than an hour to ac complish Food and refreshments were plentiful The United Church led visitors by the hundreds We felt sorry we had not been on hand to help unsaddle the horses for we doubt if others could find the hitch we put on the girt which was western style without buckles We saw some older members of Innisiils lodge who were supposed to be transported by car in the parade if they ever found it Black was in charge and Bert Mulholland the driver The only occupant we saw was James Leonard Clifford Locldrart refused sug gestion that he should be rid ing In pause awaiting the takeoff he told us of having part in parade when the King of Belgium took the salute of Canadians on theirfirst arrl val in that country We did not thinkimuch of parades those days he stated saying he had later seen movie showing himself in the marchpast ilhis tbe blades andsevered Quick action on the part of his parents saved the boys life when they rushed him in Stevenson Memorial Hospital Alliston where blood transfus ions were necessary He is now melting satisfac tory recovery and will be con fined to hospital for some time STAMPEDE RIDER DIES CALGARY GP Willie Little Bear 25 year old In dian from Cardslon Alto died Saturday night from injuries suffered earlier in the day at the Calgary Stampede He was kicked after he was thrown from his horse in the novice hronc riding event from mul tiple head fractures Edema SCHOOL arm surname CCDmpletv Equipment crree Instruction QCerttBEd Air Station Pa 61668 WEB of the newlylormed National Union Party which hopes to co operate With the United Party against the ruling National par ty of Hendrik Verwoerd He was arrested by the Cor poral and taken to the police station in handcuffs He is sche duledto appear in coon on Wednesday Public Notice WE MUST SELL OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF USED CARS 71 YOU ARE CONSIDERING TRADING IN THE NEXT DAYS BE SURE TOSEEUS KRAMERS ARE OFFERING THE LOWEST usan can on COUNTY loss In smear TRADES accerrso LOW oowa PAYMENT BUDGET TERMS NO chMrcKs GENUINE SALE liltllllMEil Morons 145 BRADFORD 51 Pa 32449 BRADFORD ST Indie6652 TUESDAY LEAN TENDER CUBE STElllfS SPECIALS 89° TILLEYS PEilllllT nurrrn Finer 18 Jar Oz 29 our

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