Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 8 Jan 1968, p. 3

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Years Coldest At 22 Below Temperatures dipped to de grccs below this morning Itfling car engines and throw in city lowing services into will race to answer hundreds of calls The coldest day of the year started with an accidentally Qripped ailraid siren which sounded about 630 am si milar incidcnt last year was at tributed to severe freezing con ditions The Base Borden weather bureau said the highest tempa erarura tor Sunday was six do recs below with weekend noutnll at four inohes bringing total snowfall to ix inches this year we Barrie branch of the On tarlo lilolor Dengue answered 25 toting calls on Sunday and received 75 calls from city mo rtorlsls in distress this morning tulo league officials said most of the cars had to be towed while others were started with booster batteries Private garages in the city received more calls than they could handle Towing charges ran from $251 to mo for sorvice call It poll or ten towing services in tho in indicated that 25 lo 00 calls were handled by most garages Alcoha Shell at RR Stroud answered 15 calls and Ga rage at lofroy had 25 Angus towing services had 30 calls toms garage had 75 Carsons onDunlop and Anne Streets hadsoiomcailsxndhlredln extra truck haigiturst on Hwy as had it to to calls this morning and over to calls yes tcrday to area ski resorts Patdr 1bwing service on Es sa Road had 15 calls this mor ning Graves Brothers on Bay fleld Street servimd over 25 calls by midmnrning and bor bee at Shanty Bay mived 10 calls Most garage operators raid cars had to be toned up to one mile before the engine turned over LATE FOR WORK Major corrrpanics stores and schools reported em ployees students and staff were late but most had arrived by 11 am Ontario Hydro reported no difficulties because of increas ed dcmand caused by cold Roy al Victoria Hospital reported no cases of frostbite Tomorrows temperatures will be moderate with the lowest reading at to degrees below and high of 15 to with several more inchcs of snowfall expcctcd tonight Base Borden weather bureau attributed freezing wnditlons provalent throughout Ontario to high pressure area at the southern region or the Great Lakes Lowest temperaan reported is 54 below at Ann strong northwest Ontario Committee Work Under Scrutiny By FARMER TISSINGTON Examiner Correspondent OTTAWA Special Should members of parliament perform committee work between par liamentary sessions without ad ditional compensation This question is likely in be debated this year when the Commons committee on proce dure meets to revise parliamen tary rules and regulations 111 issue was raised in Dec ember at meeting of the stand ing committee on finance trade and economic affairs Chairman Hcrb Gray LEssex Wmti pro posed that the committee met for three or four days in the week before the session rm es on January 22 The commit otec wants to hear evidence no number of departmental offi cials on the effects uf the Ken uedy round tariff resolutions Although it was finally ap proved objection to the special committee sittings was raised try several members Conserva ytivo MP Waldo ltfontelth said that unless the Commons made firm and fonnal commitment that members oi eommittées be paid extra for sitting when the House is not in vscssion the committee should not sit He explained that he was not objecting because he wants or tra pay but he does want some formal arrangement to cover such sittings He points out that it is unloir to some members who do no maintain residence Ottawa to meet additional living expenses in any event he argues that the tariff changes came into effect on January and it made no diifcrence at what time the committee dis cusses them But Donald lifucdonald tlr Rosedale said that MPs are paid on yearround basis and no committee should ask for additional romumeration to come back early and do what is basically its job Jack lrvine PCLondon sug gestzd that in lieu of extra rt mumoration committee mam brs be given credit on their house attendance records At present an MP receives his lull $8000 year unless he is ab sent without cause more titan 2t days For each day beyond that deduction of $60 is made in his pay The issue isalmost certain to be discussed by the procedure committee which may recom mend per diem living allow ance forcommittee members or credit against their 21 days They Still swim In Spite Most people have taken to snowmobiles sltis and skates but many Barrie youngsters spend Saturday afteroon swim ming in the 80 degree pool at the YMYWOA on Grove St Belween swimming classes which are conducted all day there are two openfswimming bours for children Glrls be tween the ages of arid la swim at pm and boys at 330 pm Open swimming at the 60 by 25 foot pool for theentire fam uily takes place on Monday and Wednesday between 660 and 730 Saturday between 530 and 30 pm and Sundaybetween oandé pm Teenagers open swims are Wednesday between and pm and Friday between and 10 mm gt or Cold The poolis available to adults on Monday front 50 to 130 luesday 12 to pm Wednesday moo to 130 pm Thursday 12 to pm and Friday 1130 to 130 pm Over periods in the pool are held during week instructors usually high sphool studtnrts and few adults conduct swimmioglessons Chuck Cunningham swarming instructor made first last week when he was presented with his Master ifesaver Award from the National Coun oil of YMYWIJA lheaward was given to Mr Cunningth after ofhis stu deuLs passed lifesaving course He isthe first person in the city to receive the award ac cording to physical director Bob Stephens retail Aextra large 511 Hospital THE only woman snow man mobiler in the lee iand Snowmobile Rally was Competition Keen Despite Cold Weather The first winter rally oi ice Iaud Snowmobile club drew 70 competitors in the subfrcm weather yesterday Snowmobilers dressed in pad ded fulllength suits helmets goggles and boots resembled space men as they raced over the two uphill courses set for the race Grand champion snowmobiles of the day was Bob iimloclr His lop competitor John Simcrda spilled at the last turn when he slid into post and lost ski Over 200 spectators from clubs at Alliston hfindcn and other areas in Southern Ontario braved the nine degree below rcro weather to cheer on the ram crs Winner of the circuit race John Simurda was runnerup for the overall prize Winner of the slalom race was Timlncir Top prize wont to Mr limlock after the two finalists were timed as they raced around the slalom and circuit courses other top snowmobilch in the rallys 250 modified class were lfoward lizzard who plach trrst and won 515 and Heather Davies only woman racer to win prize placed second The 250 stock class for snow mobiles was won by Grant Walls first and William Forbes second The sou stock class winners were iimlock first and Sim urda second The on stock class winners were Bill Prentice first and Barney Batise second Winners of the 372 modified classwere Jim Howe first and Bill Pren tice second President of Iceland Snow mobile Cluh said the suhzero veathervas perlect for snow mobile racing and the rally had gone smoothly with the excep tion of few minorcraclrups on the triolty parts oi the MISS FARM Pmch TMONTREAI or agricul ture department quotations Eggs Average weight prices wholesale in one dozen cartons surname humans rattle 7285951 OPP 7266484 in Fro VDriver course Proves Success in Barrie high HuiherDaties flit Port Curling second prize winner of the 250 modified aim of BOB TiltlLOCK was cham pion of the first snowmobile rally held at iceland Snowmo bile Club yesterday Winning the slalom race which includ ed 11 gates Mr Timioolr was LORD THOMSON snowmobiles yesterday Here she receives trophy from club president Hay Walton tied with John Simurda win ner of the urcuit race before final speedrace brought him top prize Over 70 com petitors irorn district clubs joined the rally Examiner Photos To Open New Packet Lord Thomsonof Fleet will press button tomorrow to start the twin presses and old crally open the new Orillia Pan hot and Times building Among the other dignitari at the official opening will Ontario Premier John Robarts Gillialnrcell general manager of Canadian Pros Gregory Clark one of Canadas most famous urnalists and humor is district MP3 and MPPS and several prominent Canadi an newspapermen The ope ng ceremony will take place in the pressroom of the new Packet building on 001 borne St at once has been limited because of limited space The public may tour the building between and pm when many of tho Packers so employea will he on handto demonstrate meth pub ation of bord Vihro luncheon mooning oi the pril lid Rotary 171th at to oowna legion Hall other guests wi Philip Deane foreign nfhairs fanalyst of vflmmson Newspapers and Farmer Tissiagton Ottawa cor respondent of Thomson Newsr papers ad former editor of thePanltet and Titties Hon Les former Ontario Tits mt students tafing part sdroola driver educationpmgram should have half as manyaocideots asthoso who havent taken such course according to statancnt by the On rloSafety league Mr napkin told parti pants in athreeday safety conference in Toronto thisweekeird thata study cube first 2000 graduates of Ontar schooiadriver ethP cation comes showed their ao cident rate wnslultthatot our or driveraiin thermos ge pm Attend Plant LORD THOMSON Pre er andfia of Oriiiia willfiso attend unootiolheltethuiidings opentogh been described as the most important step co the papers establishment in May of 106711 Padre rand nmes became daily newspap erinNovomber 1963 The new budding was called by visidugnewsmen the most modernof its kind for town comparable size Canada mshuctlon sitar in fallof you seeor hear of Hon Dniry former Premier of Ontario has been honored in New Years mess age sent to him at Royal Vic torin Hospital by Simcoe Coun ty Warden George hiacltay As you embark on the New Year of tabs in long honorlt able and Mic cares and ap proach your 90th birthday on Jan Zt Simcoo County Councd has directed me to deliver Ip praciative greetings from grateful county and to report their prayers to God for your restoration to health We want you to know sir you are revered by us because you are Ontarios oldest living former prime minister tNov it into to July 16 1M you are descendant of pioneer famil les who settled along the old Penetanguishéne Road tnow Highway in rats you were born in the family homestead near the hamlet of Crown tilt in Oro Township and still live on the farm marked by plaque erected in 1962 by tho Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario You were appointed secrc lary in 1909 of the Canadian Council of Agriculture and were the first president in 191i of the United Farmers of Ontario Your administration coal ition or the United Farmers of Ontario and Labour created three new departments high ways mines and public wel fare The letter cites several of th accomplishments of the Drury era the establishment of run ior agricultural schools at Ridgeiown and Hemptvillc and the enactment of social legisla tion such as the Mothers All owance Act the Unmarried Pa rents Act the Adolescent School Act the Dependent Par ents Act and the Adoption Act other accomplishments were the tripling of the provincial tree nurseries launching of tho countyprovincial rcforestntlon program and establishing tree send plant at Angus Your last years ofpuhlic service ware devoted faithftu Urge Citizens To Bid Police Among imaginative public ser vice projects that have been started in Barrie in sevual years operation Chochmate joint City PoliceBarrie Optim ist Club prolect to curb crrna apparently basyet to aclueve its aim it is not that crime is increas ing in the city its just that people arent calluig city police as often as the sponsors hoped they would Staff Sgt Alex lichetrick said the only calls thathave come from people who have mentioned operation checirmate were for tralficcomplaiuts such as snowmobiles racing up and down streets There have been oncalis from people observing criminal actr vitics The Bell Telephone Co illSlIl bated several hundred Checl mate Agent cards with their December telephone hills The cards have the city police telephone number on them along with the proper procedure for reportingto police flntelligent reporting otwhat suspndous nature may prevent merino from being victim at crane Dont wait to be victim to realize the oust the cards state Ooa of the most important things people should lmow about the projmt is that it is torthen protection and the protection of theiriellow citiuns in lorontowhere the pro gram first starledin Ontario more than 1050 persons called Metropolitan Toronto Police in Jan of tee otteriog information chromium pair of skis were stolen fromlforséshoe Valley resort Saturday afternoon Resort nitr oials aaldthey rented an un knownrnao pair of skis val uedat 5160 foran alteruoons skiing at $20 and hernever re turnedthe uiprnent REGULAR iLl 968 of the me Court for the County of btmcoe and interpreted as of import ance to Simcoe Ontario and Canada There are numerous articles on the history of Sim coe County and four books Forts of Full All For Beaa moss arttIM Your writings have recorded delible in Honor Former Premier In New Year Message to the olfices of sheriff county er llat The Story of Simcoe court clerk and local registrar Aunty and the autobiography Farmer Premier Your contributions are io the annals of our County our Province and our Country the leter says These uerc achieved through your lifelong adherence to mor al Excellence We encrale you CITY NEWS 1le BAHRIE EXAi Efl MONDAY JANUARY 1963 slnpaads puaalaam 10 rating slinpsaupam rpm precastgton 4583mm

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