Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 25 May 1961, p. 9

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Inquest Into manpower Twin Deaths Begins Today In BlelléVille oners inquest today will attempt to unravel the bizarre chain oi events that led to the kidnap death oi ioyearold boy and the subsequent suicide oi his culimaster The jury will hear evidence in the death at Tommy hicNevin iound hinrch 22 tied to tree near remote bush road with atrnnds ni rope around his mouth and neck An autopsy re port said he died oi exposure The night beiore Tommys cubmnstor Warren Williamson had been iound dead intho basement oi his home shot gun wound in his chest Pollen sold the deathswere relnlcd This was the sequence at events In the twin tragedy that rocked this normally tranquil city 115 miles onst oi Toronto Tommy ioit bishome into In BELLEViLLE CF corl minor the aiternoon at Monday March 20 tor hockey practice alter re ceiving telephone call No hours later man teie pnoned Tommys other well iodn creornery operator and said it you want to see your boy alive again iollaw instruc tions closely FOUND LETTER Doneid McNeviu the other iollowed instructions to go torn newspaper vendingbox where he iound letter demundlng $25000 in unmarked used no and 20 bills The note Inld he would be instructed on how to exchange the money or his son lie called police Tuesday morning hlnrch 21 Williamson arrived at the iiic Nevin home and showed notes he said he had4iound in his ear lie told police who interviewed him three times during the day the notes outlined ransom pro oedure and named him as in termediary in the kidnap mnt night Williamson was found dead by his wire and two adopted children suicide note lay nearby Police have reiused to divulge the contents at the note but Indicated it contained nothing implicating Williamson in the case Meantime an intensive search oi the Believilie area was un der wny Two provincial police cou etnhles driving along road eight milesnorthwest oi Belie ville come upon two sets oi iootprlnts leading into awoods and only one set coming out They entered the woods and lullnwed the trucks to where they cndetkat the body of little boy tied to tree Try An Examiner Want Ad Phone Pa Pioneer Village Opens June 24 Toan 36 nda Village the eioi tya picai iSth century Canadian community Will be opened om cialiy June it it was announced Wednesday nlgh The village will be located in the Lowacre Oriole Farm Battlefield Park near Morris burg is miles west of Cam and will stand as amern oriaiv to the battle oi Cryslor Form decisive action in the War at 1312 Memorials willube unvafied to the Loyalist American regi meats and pioneereettlers Dei fence Minister Douglas Hark ness and Britains Field Mar 5an Sir Gerald Tcmpier will watch no display at tactlm used duringthe battle The project is under the di rection oi the Ontariost Lawr ence Development Commission set up by the provincial govern ment in i955 to preserve histcr rlc sites and buildings threat ened by St Lawrence Seaway development SHOP and SAVE EVERY Ill 51 ClOWNlNGl mem SARE LEAN and TASTYCHUCK S9fi 160 NYLON Bnus WrapAround Zipper opens into Double Blanket Reg 1395 No1 VINEGROWN FLORIDA TOMATOES 14 Oz Cello Pkg Reg 23 25c W725 WITH ANY omenrilmnasa IN smite Fujly Cooked Croyovnc ReedyToEot HAMSI HBone Removed Defofled Reg 98 lb 9f FARM FRESH GRADE Reg 118 PATENT MEnililiiiiS HEALTH BEAUTY AIDS All At Le 1075 Off EXHMPlE CURITY DlAPERS Reg mobsters planks Reg 39a 379 19 wHotEslri CHQUSE PEIByélecti0n Tgo settle Rivalry Homnnuaaia1 Ce Next weeks federal hyeiection lnflle eastern Prince Edward island riding oi Kings could possibly be the deciding match in the political rivalry oi Tho ma Klekham arid Macdon nlds oinearby cardigan This time Mr Kickharn 60 tanner and stock dealer who twlce held the seat or the le erois is running against Mrs itiaraaret Mncdonald wile oi the late Progressive Conserva tivememher John Macdon old who died inoiilga instDeJ comber The on men comm me seatin thezeneral election at 1948 153 and 15 with Mr Kickham winninglhe first two and Mr Binodonaid the next two taut none oi thé victories were decisive The biggat was Mr Macdonaida 1134 majority in 1958 Aside from personalities the issues in the May is voting are traditional ones in island poli tim thecauseway and govern ment shipping fishing andiarm programs Liberal Leader Pearson on recent tourot the riding said no ammo roman MAY userlo the PC government was stoning no the causeway study oi the Planto linkthe island with New Brunswick nine miles away was started more than tour years ago and still is unfinished he said Liberal government would take immediate action HAD Yams The Comervatives say the Liberals had 25 years in oiiioe ito getcracking on the cause way but accomplished nothing Mrs Macdonald and the Com mons otherthree island mem bers all Conservatives have plugged hard on the deal PEi got in the latest iederaiprovim elal taxsharing arrangements It means an extra $lo000000 hetero 1957 they say They also talk up the recent government announcement at subsidies to the shipbuilding industry This is expected to assist the is lands inshore fishery The riding is weathervape oi iederei politcis on the island Since Conlederatlonv the Liber als have won elections and the Conner vativs nine but sinoe 1930 the winning candi date has always been member oi the party which subsequently armed the government Both parties have brought in their big guns Besides Mr Pearson Pickersgiil ion mer cabinet minister and other Maritime him have spoken or are slated to speak Mrs John Dleienbaker spent it day on the island this week gu haVe loch How easyto getlzthe hearty goodness of fealgtavyl Justyturnonthewarnnwater ovarbigltfiskychunks yourdogidbound tolové the Savory goodness of New KenI food emsfcbated

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