Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 8 May 1961, p. 6

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MINISTERS DISCUSS ATTACK PROBLEMS LtCoi Vincent discusses an attack problem with Health Minister Moateitb left and Boating nuorateiieixtneanax Ups Death Toll By THE CANADIAN PRESS Water mishaps in re heavy traffic fatality tolls this weekend as fine boating wea ther moved into Eastern Cam eda countrywide survey by The Canadian Press showed 22 traf fic fatalities and 11 drownings all inEastern Canadabetween pm Friday and Sunday mid night EDT Road accidents took the lives of 10 persons in Quebec six in Ontario three in Saskatchewan two in Manitoba and one in Al berta Traffic was the only kill er in Western Canada Three youngsters in Wawa Ont were drowned when their homemade log ralt capsized in small lake Two Quebecers died in the Ottawa river Three other persons were drowned in Quebec another in Ontario and two in Nova Scotla Four other accidents con nected with weekend activities increased the weekend total to 37 Quebec fire took one life one person was eiectrocuted and another died in unknown circumstances in that province in Ontario man died when his rifle accidentally discharged Newfoundland New Bruns wick Prince Edwardlsland and British Columbia remained fa talityfree The survey does not count na tural deaths industrial accid ents or known suicides Three Boys DmWn In Lake lls Friends Watch or Shore WAWA Ont CP Three young boys were drowned Se turday in the icy waters of Mor rison Lake near here when their homavmade craft drifted about 50 feet from shore Dead are Roger Hoffner his brother We 12 and Jos eph Hammett 12 The Hoffner boys were the sons of Rev Theodore Hoffner Pentecostal minister in this community some 140 miles north of Sault ste Marie Police said it is not clear what happened but they believe the boys panicked when the fart drifted from shore They said several other boys who re mained on shore ran for help Bodies of the Hoffoer boys were recovered Saturday and ammettgboyls bodywakipeafwrownedi foundtoday Police said the boys ran into trouble when they tried to step from their log raft to another part which was floating free in the Playmates who viewed the accident said one boy attempted to cross on to the second raft causing the first to capsize About dozen other boys nannies grass You If your carrierhas not airivedby purl please PA Copy Will Be Delivered To Your Home ramsIs no CHARGE EORTHIS ssavrcs in VALLEY omvévounsstr CARS ANo TaucKs Defence Minister darkness at Tocsin Civil Defence exercis es held at Camp Petawawa Ont Friday CP Photo from National Defence weather The Ontario dead Notman Joseph Poissand 15 Friday night when rifle charged into his chest at the iolt of tractor he was driving near Chatham Oliver Defoe is of Meillcors Buy Que andDclacey Lepine 22 of Des Joachims Que Sa urday when hteir homemade boat capsized bn the Ottawa River JamesLeslie Pollard 19 of Janetville Saturday when his car left highway Lawrence Reed Bowlby 23 of Hamilton Sunday when his car crashed bridge support in midtown Tomato Wayne Jeffrey 28 Saturday when his boat capsized in the Black River in Northern Onta Mrs Fred Trevaskis of Til bury Saturday in collision between her small car and bakerytruck George Burgess anelder1y day when his tractor over turnedon road Roger Hoffner his brother Kye 12 and Joseph Hammett 12 Saturday when their home made boat overturned in Mar rison Lake near Wawa Raymond Rose 18 of St Ca tharines Sunday when he was struck by car on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Hamilton Roy Manning 48 of Cree more Saturday when his car struck tree near Barrie awaited return of like three on the raft who were helping build camp on the opposite shore of the lake Bobby Kort 12 said Harn mett weighted down with pack sack never came to the surface after losing his balance and falling off the raft Rye almost made it to show but he went back for his brother and they both drowned said Bohby it could easily have been me They were going to take me across but Joe Hein mett want instead was to go the next trip Bobby said he and some other boys threw logs into the lake in an attempt to save their In Boat Explosion SAN FRANCISFO AWTwo persons were reseued and two others were misrng and pre sumed drowned after 26foot cabin cruiser the Vickie ll ex ploded and sank in San Fran cisco Bay Saturday night Cause of the blast was unknown phone 2433 Pembroke area farmer Satinl friends HitchHiker Killed 0n Highway 401 TORONTO tCPl Provincial Police Sunday identified hitchhiker killed Thursday on Highway 401 as Raymon Gaf fney 17 of Believiile The youth was struck by car driven by Herbert llfiyasoki 29 of Toronto Police had trouble ldentifyin the body because papers found on it bore the name of another man Liz Taylor Better Her Doctor Says HOLLYWOOD AHActress Elizabeth Taylor feels much better her doctor reports after running slight fevercaused apparently by over exertion Miss Taylor is recuperating from nearly fatal virus attack in London two months ago Her husband singer Eddie Fisher cancelled an appear ance at charity affair Satur day night to igthrher lIe said reports cu ating at the party about Miss Taylors condi tion were exaggerated British Watch Spy Suspects LONDON APfheSunday Dispatch says more spy arrests are expected in the wake of the conviction of British diplomat George Blake on charges of spying for the Russians The Dispatch story Published without attribution said three dubious government employees are under close scrutiny and Prime Minister Macmillan must decide soon whether they will be placed on trial or transferred to less sensitive civil service duties Meanwhile the Sunday Otn server breaking out of re straints imposed on the press in connection with the Blake case said information Blake gave while memberof the foreign office staff led to the arrest and imprisonment by Soviet authorities of four Brit ish intelligence agents Mamwuvmlmmr cammoons stint unmusotoa ViBlent Storm Floods ake Huge Toll In US Even to Stupid Mistakes CHICAGO AP Violent storm and floods took heavy toil In deaths and injuries duo ing the weekend across broad sections of the central yelled Slates Property damage in the atombattered sections of eight states was in the millions of dollars Hundreds of persons were made temporarily home less The flash floods and severe weather including tornadoes gusty winds heavy rain and ball were blamed for at least 29 deaths Nearly 100 pcrsons were injured The American Red Cross in St Louis said arrangements were made to provide food clothing medical care and emergency shelter for an esti mated l000 famiiiu in north ceanal Arkansas southeast Mist souli northeast Oklahoma Kon sas and southern Illinois Severe thunderstorms condo uecl during the morning in many areas from Oklahoma and Rao sas northeastwnrd through the middle and upper Mississippi valley into the Great Lakes re glen FLOOD BATHIRS TOWN Tornadoos struck six com munities in Arkansas Sunday killing four persons fltreo oth ers were drowned in swollen streams in the stale Included were two persons who lost their lives in flash flood in Horri son Policeman Dies Trying To Halt Canadian Students Parity Raid moca NY lCP pm liceman on the campus of Cor nell University died of heart attack early Saturday while at tempting to break up panty raid by about to Canadian col lege students Campus police said the stu dents apparently from McGlll University and the University of Tomato were at Cornell to par ticipate in an initiation oerelt many for Kappa Alpha fratern ity Sgt Carlton Longley oi the university patrol was stricken during the melee in womens dor tory Four carioads of po lice battled to eJcot thc Cana dian students Police said Canadians were belli and deflnlt ely way out of hand Mike Barry member at hchlll university Kappa Alpha sold hchill students probably formed the majority of the group that raided the dormitory if Canadian students were in volved Barry said the McGill studean had just finished examinations and went down for wild weekend An official of the University of Toronto said no statement would be made until it had been determined whether Toronto stu dents actuaiiy were involved and what charges would be laid He said the university had no knowledge of Kappa Alpha in itiation ceremony or that Tor onto students were visiting Cor nell member of tne fraternity In Toronto said he believed one or two students mignt have visited Cornell during the weekend but nolnitlationceremonywos planned PM Urges DriVe To Back LONDON Ont CBPrime Minister Diefenhaker assailed his Liberal party critics Saturv day night as lacking faith in Canadarand urged his followers in the political weathervane counties of Southwestern Onta rio to ioinPrcmier Frost in new industrial expansion pro gram Jihe twoConsecvativeleaderL spoke at the annual meeting of the Western Ontario Progres sive Conservative Association taking the line that Canada pull herself out of economic difficul ties by expanding foreign mar kets and creating new indusi tries at home Mr Diefenhaker the banquet speaker in the evening said the Liberal party has been deriding and disparaging the strength and future of Canada at time when Russia is moving ahead with strong economic offen sive No political party ever sec ured powerhyvdowograding the country to which itowes its al legiance he said Mr Frost the principal oft ernoon speaker said Ontario must expand more rapidly in the next 10 years than it has since theSecond World War in order to provide more jobs Secondary manufacturing in dustry is the key he said Diefeohaker said Oppositions have their place but intend to tell the people of Canada what it is when an oppos on for political partisanship op poses condemns ridicules and AMPERIAL Now STORY OF THE CIRCUS Industry then ends up so often voting wlth us Russias economic potential poses terrible rendezvous with destiny all over the world he said Russia is moving for ward with alternate threats and smiles and Western nations like Canada have to meet the economic offensive with extra ordinary measures Canadas oetv1 trado agree ment in wheat and barley with Communist China was the greatestever step forward for Westem farmers andthe eco nomy as whole but admit tedly was not normal There will be lot more thats not normal in the eyes of our opponents or not normal in tbe standards nf yesteryear and we will sell to China Cuba or any other Gomunist nation but nothing of strategic naturalf The twister in Arkansas hit Midway waltevilic Clerkslose Pindnii Summitt and Oil Trough Three persons were killed at Summitt and one per son in Midway About 40 homes were destroyed in one area be tween Pindall and Yellvllle National guardsmcn were sent into Harrison community of 6500 after Governor Orval Faubda declared martial law Crooked Creek overflowed and sent wall of water 14 feet high through the streets of the northwest Arkansas town We men were drowned and an old erly couple was missing in Her rison Damage was estimated by Mayor Dene Hester at $5 000000 to $10000000 Tornadoes also pounded South Fork Mo about 60 miles north east of the severe storm area in Arkansas injuring eight per sons Eighteen were hurt in tornado which hit Vynndotte County adjoining Kansas City fhrnado winds lashed areas near Stamford in west central Texas northern Okhlaboma and in Madisonville Ky Many rivers and streams fed by heavy rains overflowed across sections of Kansas lul nols Indiana Ohio Kentucky Oklahoma and Missouri The Missouri River was near flood stage at several points in bits souri Tbe death toll in the Tornado which swept Howe and Reich artOkia Friday mounted to 15 Sunday with two rsons dying of inJuries suffer in the storm About 80 persons were injured ArsonCharge Husband Held TORONTO CF Hugh Tho mas Pattengale was charged with arson Saturday in fire that caused $2500 dam age to the home of his es tranged wife Mrs Pattengaie told police her tenant Catharine Burgess smelled smoke coming from the basement and when she Inves tigated found it full of flames Mrs Pattengele her son Mich ael and Miss Burgess took refuge at neighbors Fire rgreo queued the blaze within an our FAMOUS PLAYERS iHEAiRE run more EXAMINER MONDAY MAY ill abor Must Have Freedom WINDSOR CPI Complete freedomeven for stupid mis talus and undesirable members must be for the la bor movement President Dave Archer of the Ontario Labor Federation said Sunday There are those who would have the government pass laws that would seriously curtail the right of the union In function as free organization he said And as an organization of free men to make mistakes rlupfd ones To have within our renks poo who are undesirable for our reasons to have our strong people our week people our dedicated leaders and some who are not This is freedom It is lndlvia iblc There can be no freedom if it in restricted only to those people who do or say the things of which you approve In buntly worded address to the Ontario Federation of Printing Trade Unions he said It is no student that in countries where free trade un inn movement exists the th mocracy flourishes PRESIDENT TIEELECTED About 50 delegates at closing sesloos reelected President Harold Tomkinson of Toronto The federation spent most of two days coaslderinga slate of in pointed resolutions Delegates resolved to press for legislation against the re cruiting and importing of strike hreakers rats and scabs Tho federation struck at On tarlos threepercent sales tax elfectiva Sept it is among the most unfair forms of taxa tlon bearing most heavily on those least able to pay reso lution read The federation also voted to Fur Commercial Or Industrial Photos Portraits Possumt Film Developing CALL smut stable so Dunlap St PA sana WILLIAM lill IiiiS Over Hunts Now snowrNc Nighin at 730 11111 box Office Open at 515 p111 it om small am support the New Party Print ing unions in previous years have pledged supper to tho CCF The federation also aimed to cure its own ills resolution to iron out the differences of affiliated groups was si The resolution 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