Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 14 Aug 1967, p. 2

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ShipsGoodwill Visit Popular Midland Event One of the Royal Canadian Navys newest and steekcst ships was captured without fight in minutes Sunday morne ning as she lay at rest in Mid land Harbor The happy capture of the rishiprlherHMCS Nipigon wasbyr lit girls and their counsellors from Campltfarygrove in the Midland area The girls were membersof one of the groups which visited the shit during her fourday goodwill visit to Midland rThE Ifllfm Niplgon is one of the ltoyal Canadian Navy ships visiting Canadian cities and ports odthe Grcat Lakcs as goodwill gesture adding to the Centennial activities manned by these communities llllltSNipf igon arrived irt Midland last Friday and is scheduled to sell this evening for the two day voyage to Port Arthur so her next stop During the time she was in Midland an estimated 20000 people visited the ship The mornings were devoted Io tours by groups of children and usu ally includod party for the children on board the ship pro videdby membersof the crew During the afternoons and evenings the ship was open for tours by the general public with members of the shipsper sonnet standing by to answer questions about the ship her equipment and her operations The 140 girls from Camp hiarygrove hanging in age from to 12 years were typi cal of the groups of children who Visited the ship After be ing shown enough the ship they were treated to party in helicopter hangars on board with musical entertainment be Broken Leg Ends Match Last nigrts donkey softball festivities at the Barrie Fair grounds were marred by an ac cident to one of the partici pants Mike Calvert of the Jaycces team had the misfan tune to all off one of the donkeys on his way from borne plate to first base Calvert suffered broken left leg and was takcnto Royal Vic toria Hospital where be under went surgery last night He was listed as in satisfactory condition this morningr large crowd was on hand for the unusual spectacle with the object of Mixing funds for the Barrie interWard Softball Leagues Before the game was called in the last inning be cause of Ca1vértsiniury the score between the Jaycees and the combined City Council rie Examiner teamwes 44 log supplied by fireman rock roll band made up of crew members Members of the crew were in turn givcn tours to sltcs of his toric interest in the Midland area such as the former naval establishment nt Pcnetanguish one and Sainte Marie Among the lIurons On Saturday even ing the ships company organ led street dance on the pier On Sunday members of the Grey and Simone Foresters in their rosy uniforms were invited aboard for dinner 0n Satur day evening crew mcmbers had been the guestsof the For esters at their mess The Nipigon along with her sister ships intros Kootenay and MOS Sagucnay have been visiting Ontario ports since July lf Before coming to On tario they were at Expo 57 for about month Alter they re turn trorn Port Arthur the ships will be visiting Toronto from August 24 to August 29 and thcn Hamilton from August 30 to Sept From Hamilton with their tour of Great Lakes ports completed the ships will return to their base at Halifax One of the newest ships in the Canadian Navy the Nipigon was commissioned by Her Ex cellency Madame Vanier on May 1964 and represents the slatest development of the heli copterdestroyer antisubmarine team that has reaffirmed the HCNs reputation as most ef ficient and sophisticated anti submarine wartare force She is an Annapolis class desv troycr escort and it long with beam of in It and drought or almost 14 it She displaca 925 tolls fully loaded and is capable of speeds of about Ill knots The rounded contours of the ship are designed tucqunter ice accumulation and to help in washing away radioactive con lamination in the event of nu clear fatlout The ships crew gets protection from air pollue tion under such conditions by means of Canadian designed filter systemthat decontamin ates air brought into the ships air conditioning system The commanding officer op erates the ship under battle conditions from an enclosed operations room located deep withinthe ship so it cant be knocked out in an enemy at tack The helmsman who steers the ship also operates from deep inside the ship with all the infonrtetion he requires for maintaining the course being led to him by electronic instru ments Since the ship carries no armor plate the location of these vital Command centres deep within the ship is designed to provide protection for them during enetny action More than 4200persons attend ed the final sessions of the le hovahs lVitnesses convention on Sunday afternoon to hear Mills speak on Rescuing Great Crowd of Mankind out of Arriiageddnn Mr Mills representing the Canadian Headquarters of the Witnesses said mankind was threatened from twodirecllnns but not tom the East and the fWest Rather he from the direction of man unselh and from the direction ofithc creator Juan ll nations cheater nuclear or nonenuclear are equal to indecent Armageddonls not some hing wovhave lma tried or in nta1s it to End tBafrie Agassi vented cautioned Mr Mills He said that during the battle of Armageddon earthly rulers would actually wage war gainst God the Almighty By means of Jesus Christ though almighty God will vin cate His own universal sover gnty Do not laugh and trcat what we say as joke cautioned Mr Mills it God means any thing ou show practical wis dom take urgent action Acknowledge God as the versal Sovereign and that He is the source of evcl it onhaurgcdr ifsstated that each indtvtdua mushnow make choice he world rulers wltltithcir armies tween God and JesusChrist and unique Canadian invention used on the ship is the helicop tcr winchrdown system for landing helicopters during rough weather in landing cable is lowered from the helicoptcr as it hovers about 20 feet above the deck The cable Is attacth too reel onthe ship and as the helicopter applies enough power to kccp this cable taut it is tinchctl in to brinf the helicopter down to the deck This technique for landing helicopters enabets them to fol low exactly the heaving and pits ching motions of ship when coming in for landing and boobies helicopters to operate from the ship during any sort of weathcr that is suitable for flying The ship is also equipped with stabilizing fins to prevent it from rolling too muchduring severe wcathcr conditions These fins about four feet wide and nine feet long operate aut omaticatly to ensure that the roll is kept to maximum at about 10 degrees even during extremely bad weather The Nipigons basic weapons are designed for antisubmarine warfare The longest range weapon is the helicopter with range of 500 miles or four hours flying time It is equip pad with its own sonar system homing torpedoes and depth bombs Tent Crusade Opens Here The first Sunday night service of the Barrie Tent Cmsade at ruway Pentecostal Church was described as huge success by Rev George Tunlrs Large at tendance and good weather con tributed to the event Dr Hope Smith told of the personal faith and practice of Timothy Eaton who he said carried his religion into his bus iness He ctmed shop two days week Saturday and Sundays be cause he beiieved man needs one day to relax and one day to worship Dr Smith said that here was man who mixed his business andhia religion and became known as the most successful merchandiser in North Amer tea The cmsada continues each night Tuesday to Saturday and Sundays at 11 am and pm in the tent on Anne St North next to the HiAWay Church Dr Laurie Price will preach during the Tuesday night serv ice Mr Tle isolrairman of airtan manner Acousr it nor Wyevale Man 59 Treatedlo Barrie litter Car Crash Wyevale man underwent nugooey surgery at Royal Vic toria Hospital this morning as ruin of infratea he received in an ainomdrile accident near Cravtwstlon thghway so nasty today to hospital with head inluries is Ferguson Bladanere 59 of llyovelc the driver of car units was southbound wsafassengcrin his auto Cecil received ans to the head Operator of the other vehide funds was William Handy 7l of RE Barrie He received taclcl injuries His wife Annie was sent to hospital with pos sible leg tnhtry Ontario Provincial Police at Etmvate said Handy was appar ently making left turn in the northbound lane when the trait nowrrcd Damage to the truck was en timstcd at $1100 and lo the car SEE ALLZJTHEfl II LOCAL oran CAR RECOVERED Police at Duntroon this morn ing recovered car stolen from the Dangerfield Motors lot Sat urday afternoon The occupants were not found with the vehicle George Arbour ef Dangcrflelds reported the cor stolen at 448 pm UBCAPS STOLEN lorno Bishop of 27a St Vin cent St reported to City Police thntthe hubcaps from the front wheels of his car were stoicn Saturday before pm Hi car was parked on Dunlap St near Memorial Square Lrnnertv nouns Barrie Public Library hours have been changed for two week period From today until August 25 including Saturdays the library will be opcn from 11o 530 pmv only ADDRESSES KIWANIS Pcter Gill chairmnn oftho Nollawasaga Valley Conservn tionrAuthorily will addressrthc Kiwanis Club of Barrie tonight itfcetingstartshtBayshore Mo tor llotcl at this pm OPTIMISTS MEET gt Speakers from Alcoholics Ana onymous will address the regular meeting nfvthe Optimist Club of Barrie tonight at Army Navy Airforce llall on Dunlap St The meeting starts at so isms FREE INSTALLAmN FOR ALL NEW SUBSCRIBERS All The Games Football Baseball PlusTop Movies All YoursiBy Turning Your Channel Selector No Uhsighlly RoofTop Antennas Cable Television RecapIion Is The Only Real Way To Enioy Your Favorite TV Programs Colour Is Available On All Channels OFFER LIMITED TO ONE FREE INSTALLATION PER SUBSCRIBER FREE INSTALLATION DOES NOT INCLUDE FM nhv FULLER Noted Minister To Preach Here Rev Reginald Horace Fuller will take services at St Giles Anglican Uhunch from August 13 to Sept white the regular RECONNECTION SAVE $500 on holiday Mr Fuller 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