Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 22 Aug 1956, p. 1

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SUBGEQNLTvCDR MACWER of Hall fax medical officer of the RCNs Arctic patrol ship HMCS Labrador discusscsthe condition of an Eskimo child with Mrs Bessie Parsons regisb cred nurse and wife of RCMPConstable Bill Par sons of Owen Lake Harbour already on its assistance was pay an informal call when radio call 92ndYeorQNO 96 mnmumafl Ivunmoummrtmun Barrie Legion Honored In Trophy Award For the second yeir running Barrio Branch of the Canadian Legion is one of five to receive honorable mention out of 88 branches in the Ontario Command in the van Someren Memorial Trophy competition The trophy is awarded annually to the best all round branch in the Ontario Com Sound and VTprollloerfiionerl at Baffin island The Labrador was way to the isolated community to for medical received 13rnrom Man 6063 mien Criminal Negligen ge Gilbert Givens 26 of Holland Landing was committed for trial Bradford court today by Mag istrate Gordon Foster on charge of criminal negligence arising out not an accident which occurred near Bond Head on Highway 27 dh Friday July 27 and in which Léonord Ruby 19 of Kitchener was killed Givens has been ai lowcd bail Police evidence was to the fact that the accidentocctlncd about 830 pmand the vehicle driven by Ruby had hit tree off the pavement and ricochctcd into hydro ppie The small car was totolwreck ahd Ruby was in the vehicle dead when police arrived There was circular mark on the boot pf the vehicle which was ap are tly made by the right head htgof the car driven by Givens Givens car was stopped some 200 feet beyond Rubyi car on the shoulder and was damaged lightly in thefront The rightheadlamp gs broken Gilbert éns admitted to police that hewos1driving the car ot the time Questio has to his condition Constable ones statv ed that his breath smelled of liouor and his eyes were blood sbotwi would classhim as bar der line drunk gt In 7a statement made to police and admitted as evidence Givens admitted drinking three pints of beer about seven hours prior to the accident Skid Marks There ward skid marks at the scene from whichpolice inferred that the impact was about ft in to the correct side of the con tre line They suggested that Givens had tried to pull in be tween two cars after passing one but the space had been too short He had pulled out again and had hit the loading cardrifih by Ruby in the rear Lavern Fountain 45 of Oriilia testified that he was travelling inthe opposite direction at the time ofthe accident and as he drove up the hill near the scene he had seen two cars intbe op posite direction about 50 yards apart coming down the hill third car thought to be that driv en by Givens was travelling in the opposite direction on the wrong side apparentlyottempting to pass the other twu Heard Crash The witness stated that about 35 feet away this third car pulled in towards hiscorrect side when it had passed him he heard crash and looking in his mirror he saw acloud of dust andthesmall leading car piled up against pole gt Arthur Colbert Bradford farmer testified that on that oc casion he was travelling aions Highway 27 in the same direction as the cars involved There were two cars in front of him Vos he started to drive upka hill near the AIR CADEiS SUMMER CAMP rumour appear in this no scene and third car which he beiiciIed was that drivenby Giv ens passed him Colbert was do ing 65 mph at the time He saw the car pull out to pass th other cars and then it went out of sight over the brow of the hi man Col van Somercn ivas tha grandfather of Mr Ross Rogers of Barrio The above announcement was made at meeting of the branch members held on smoudayrnig the highlight of which was brief address on the recent Legion Con vention at Vancouver by presid cnt Cecil McMullrin Comrade Me Mulkln has only recently come out of hospital after general check uP Following his address Comrade Al Harris showed color slides and two short films which had been taken on the trip UNronaseemuzhav GRAVENlfURST CF Flrev men called out to battle blaze iua lumber yard atnearby Bela said they were delayed for five minutes within sight ofthé burri ing yard by train at level crossing Fire swept TownHall early ing seuously damaging 131an ior of the building The total dam age estimated to be around $12000 The new town fire truck was brought into use to fight theblaze but new hose drier which was beng housed on the premises molest The offices of Staynerand Pro vincial rPoliccr also th building fsuffared sen us but municipal papers Cbairs used in the auditorium were scorched and the stage and decorations in the hall ere burnt Theexact cause of thef e1vhlch started inside in the centre of the building at abo pm is not known Second Callr Stoyner firemen worked on the blaze for about three hours iand immediately hfter recEived to call Beauty The mpetitinn for the local beauty title was announced to ay iture annual fall Ex on ofihe Barrie Agricmtural he prettiest girlsin Sim be unty are expected to par ade before the judges on the evening of4 Saturday Sept 29 éhfrclosiug night of this iyears Sponéored By Examiner Sponsored by The Barrie Ex aminer the beauty contest is be ing held for the first time in con nection witthhe localfall fair Contestauts are being given mple time to fill in the en which appears in thi closing date for entrie IS Sep 27 Photographs and vvital inform tiun about the Misslaarriél ho WWW throughout September as thecon testv night draws near The beauty queen will be ind Sponsored iBy lEXarhidér winners are decided upon by ME litSiAYLNER 10er Hill he ESTIMATED DAMAGE $12000 to Springbu Beach nearIWasaga Beach to dealwith cottage fire The cotton Oliver wa pas prevented from spreading to nearby property Weather Today Variable Rain Some Warme The weekhu been mostly sunny and cool for Angu with three days in 60s Today indicates cloudy with showers and becomingsome or later Temperatures were Aug 18 Aug 19 An 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Early belonging to Norman con the county and they must be ingle Age height weight and where they attend employed must st ed entry form Contast Staging The beauty contest will be stag edin the main exhibition ing the Barrie Curling Club VA special platform thatiwilihe used for the flower exhibit during the threedays of the fair is being erected by the agricultural society The contest begin around nine oclock in the eveui elimination until three top udges Lengthy ffrlzevlist Pri1es alreadyyannounced for mudeiling booi personal im provement course onlo free atyl ngs at leading beauty salon glamorous evening gown from one of the towns outstanding fashion shops complete driving course smart train case make up kit from famous name in cosmetics electrical appliances free portraitfrom photographic stud ewelry lingErieJa lpveiy wool sweater pair ofsh bouquetof es miersup ill race jewelry china nylonsaud linger lear nnra models Coop does have the gutted but the fire Vand then iubathing Final is Millie chosen by he the title winner iriclude complete ace and Barrie Chief of Police Edward aehlrbart has organised Cup to Car Club for tea gerstn townlhe object is to et mid do driven off the road and ihrtruct them in good road be haviour and the principles of mo tor mechanics The immediate plan of the club it torcbuildtwo cars to custom design and sell them With the money it is hoped to buy strip of land for drag where mem bers can race their cars individu ally against the clock llita¢lubwiiistaseifs first liability trial on September 15 The cars will follow route around the districtand will have to keep at prodetermined speed To en sure this there will be chccks along the course and marks will be lost inpropor1ion to the error of the time of the driver iThe club was first formed in April this year andhas its head quarters in large garage on Dun lop Street West Herc members meet every Monday for practical work or instruction by police of ficers unqualified mechanics iThero is membership fee of Sb together with 25 cents due for each night to meet expenses The roles of the club are strict To be came member the applicant must receive 100 votes of the general body Any member who falls foul of the law on the matter of the Highway TrafficAct or local by law must pay ancquai fine up to maximum of $5 into theclub fuuds By theruies of the club members must stop and help mot oristsin distress on the highway There is weekly inspection of embers vehicles and members are hicles do not conform to the to have to paySl into the funds Twrster Lake Severalpeople in Barrie saw twister travel across Lake Simcoe early Tuesday morning The black cloud tunnelling down into the lake wasfirst noticed at 820 nut between Oro and Big Bay Point djit moved south scrpasathe water in the direction of Jack soub Point flt Was like big black pencil aaidone observer 67 lLL IN HOSPITAL Harold LAlcorn manager of the Sterling Trust branch here suffered slight coronary attack on Monday noon andis in Royal Vfctoriaellcspitsl for couple of weeks He is reported to be rest ing comfortably but is not ex pected to return to work for sev ePal weeks SIMch gcOUeris lisizweéktv teStWillj Be¢FallaFairfFeature free modelling school course glamorous new evening gown and jewelry portrait by photographic studio lin gerie and other wardrobe items will be among along list of prizes awarded to Miss Barrie 1956 ed by local businessmen and mer chantsH Parade Through Town After Miss Barrie is crowned she will beiparaded through town in an open convertible along with other prize winnersjudges and fair board officials Rattles Collagen In Honey Harbor area BARRIE ONTARIO amen WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 L956 TwnrsectionsTlfi page cu fiWMAudAn Innu steindou bakeT llrive Honey Harbour Ar arevurging arr alllout drive against rattle snakes and district doctor has called for emergency supplies of antitoxius to be placed in known rattle snake areas He also advocates the publication of standardized procedure for snake bite cases gt All this has arisen out of the death of Mrs Helen lay of To ronto in Soldiers Memorial Hospir tal Ornlia on Monday after be ing bitten by Massassauga rattle snake near Honey Harbor last week That there are rattlers big Massaaauga types in the area was shown when group of teenage girl campers were on an overnight trip one night last week They had settled down in their sleeping bags after supper and the usual campfire songs do sunll Island in the Gloucester Pool district not far from Honey Harbour Some time during the night the counsellor university girl felt something sliding across her body and drowsin moved one arm She awoke with start to find snake curled around the am and with scream managed to fliug it off and arouse the oth er girls In the moonlight there pm the snake good threefooter with sixrattles curled up There was paddle handy and the counsellor used it to kill the snake Without anyth cr delay the roup pocket up andsuhcaded utlmrfinm andback six miles to camp In theniiddlo of the night They brought the dead snake back with them too for evidence and it was skinned the next morning Caused by Embollsm Medical authorities state that Mrs llays death was due to pul monary embolism She had been under treatment since Saturday and Dr Hall said she died of the blood clot which developed from her condition after the snake biteand reached her breathing organs While it was the worst bite he had seen the doctor was uotof the opinion that her life had been endangered by it The clot could have been caused by the treatment she had to undergo butnot neces sarily so Mild Tempered Species Zoologists state that the Massa sauga Swamp or Little Grey rat tle snake is mildtempered rath er sluggish species which prefers concealment or escape Its venom according to an Antivenin ln stitute of America report is not so harmful as that of Texas rat tier because oftbe shortness of its fangs and the small quantity of venom injected at bite There is no record of bite from this particular nrattie snake being fatal on any previous occas ion Normally afewdays treat RETIRES AFTER LONG SERVICE Ln Public Utilities massesauca ener ts when fully grown lg the earth The rattler is the hard to see Thirtyincheslqng brown or greyish coloring blends with only venomous snake in out ario and the area most infested are in theBmce Peninsula on Georgian Bay They are also found in numbersaroun Honey Harbour Windsor and ment is thoughtgufficient for re covery Stift president of the cot tagers association at SueMile Lake north of chey Harbor was of the opinion that every snake in the area should be killed No action will be taken until the executive of the association meets There is no hysteria here any way Inquest Ordered Overrullng the decision of men Attorney Thompw son of Barrie the attorney generall office yesterday dead on in uest into the rlpalhoWKv Mdby eilht Iyi 1er she was bitten by rattler at Honey Harbor First Aid If bitten by snake the victim must act Quickly it is essential togetto doctor as soouas pos sible restrictive bandage about two inches wide and put onsuffi ciently tight to slow down the blood flow but not stop it should be applied above the bite The wound should be cleansed with swabs but use each swab only once and throw away certain amount of poison will remain on the outside of the skin and re peated use of the some with will tend to add blood stream Whilein extreme cases the wnund is cut in cross fashion when adoctdr is not easily avail able this isnot usually necessary in this count The most im portant thing the case of snake bite is to getproper medi cal attention as quickly as pos sible HousevvifePIérces Eve Wiiil Fork Lifting Roast Mrs LlewBeaver offlio Don ald St severe injured berrigbt eye wheufsbe pierced it with heavy roast this poison to the fork as she was turningover Welland County Led Police can Landed in Ditch Awaits Sentence Milton MacChcsney 32 at Toronto who led the police 100 highway 490 on the evening of July 19 was yesterday found guilty of careless driving at Bnd lord court andremanded in cus lnitlllally ch gedh with crlmiinal II 53 llwllffl edfiw tabllfihliicgnssnt of the proce Cll on gt Police as deuce of follow ing Macchcahcya car for 17 miles south aloigfllllghway 40d ata speed of batifleen 100405 mph He turned off at the Aurora cloverleaf utout his ham and hid in th ushes Discovered by the police5MacChesuey set off again at thesame speed along sideroad for 11 miles He then turned on to gravel road where the carran off the road and and ed in ditch when the police fin ally caughtj up with him Crown Attorney Thomp son QC described the fiction as deliberate ttempt to escape apprehensio Qperahon Rescue at he The housewiferwas cooking the meata 21pouud roast of beefe for Central United Church Jun WITHBARRIE PUBLIC unions iorWoman Association whic was caterl Club dinner that evening The four missed thevlens of the eye by fraction of an inch ff itbad entered the lens Mrs Beaver would have last he ht of her eye The accident occurred before noon Her son was me at thetime mother to her physician CLittl who sen herto Ombby honor is new onvalescing mph chase for 11 miles along todyfor sentence until Thursday

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