Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 23 Dec 1961, p. 1

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OUR TELEPHONES For Examiner Want Ads TeleA hone PA 52414 The telephone number to call for the Business or Editorial Dept ls PA 56537 LOCAL WEATHER Sunny and cloudy intervals Little change in temperature Low tonight high tomorrow 15 For summary see page Elite norm Examiner Batrie Ontario Canada Saturday December 23 1961 7th YearNo 300 Excitement mounts as Chris tmas Eve approaches in the Guergis household at Angus Like other children at this special time of the year the WHAT above trio are being especial ly good so Santa will visit them this year Their desires are simple Fiveyearold Teralan wants real walking doll lsmonthsbld Sargon BARBIE PEDESTRIANS WANT Faster Feet For Christmas Roman Catholic Church will be Santa Claus today revealed the contents of some letters he received this week from local citizens Hebe are examples of adfew of the things he was ask MayorElect Les Cooke No zoning problems in 1962 if you please Santa Claus Fire Chief Rely Irwin No more tires on cold nights and none alter midnight Barrie Pedestrians Santa give us taster feet to beat the IN NUTSHELL Victoria Tug Fights Gale VICTORIA CPJ cesstully rode out fierce ga salvage the freighter Spartan coast of Cuba Army Head Is He OTTAWA CP as adjutantgeneral 28year military career Anderson who MajorvGenerai Smith He The Victoriabased lug Sudburyll sue le and is continuing the light to hard aground all the southwest tiring MajorGeneral Smith will retire of the Canadian Army Jan ending will he succeeded by Brigadier is being promoted to majorgeneral native of Ottawa had been in charge of army administration since 1958 $100000 Blaze Hits Ottawa OTTAWA CPt iously while fighting building early today Rideau and Sussex store wine shop students organization Euromart Men Fa BRUSSELS Reutersi To Five firemen were injured none ser $100000 hourlong blaze in downtown The fire broke out in building at the street intersection discount house and quarters occupied by damaging shoe il Deadline officials of the European Com mon Market today failed to meet am deadline on nego tiations aimed at ushering group into its second stage Jan the sixnation politicaleconomic The negotiations in this Belgian capital sought to reach common form policy for the six member nations France West Germany ltaly Bel gium The Netherlands and Luxembourg Bank Told Produce Documents TORONTO be The Ontario Court of Appeal in ma jority judgment Friday ordered the Canadian Bank of Comlt merce to produce the account for the department of nation ruled the minister of national formation concerning the banks customer Switzerland and documents or acustomcr at revenue The Appeal Court revenue has right to the in thc Union Bank of Jr centre would squeal with joy il Santa brings him hammer and big brother Don would like new pair of skates Tiptueing down the stairs in hopes they wont walk signal at the Five Points Barrie Drivers Green lights and no pedestrians Barrie Industrial Commission er Ernie Birmann Please SanA ta bring us one more industry before leave town Even tiny one 1th chcr Smith An acclam ation in the 1952 federal elec tion Jim Lone traffic man of the City of Ba The winning at another can in the 1962 Lions Club draw This one is getting old Innisfll Police Department To catch anIOPP in our own speed trap when they let us have one Theatre Manager Don Klu loch Full crowds please Santa at our Sunday movies in 1952 Barrie Ministerial Associa tion Never on Sunday AldcrmnnEleet Les Jolliffe All want for Christmas are trees trees everywhere Mayor Willard Kinzic Bigger chickens fatter dairy cows and sharper appetites Alderman Roy Marsellus The chance for Allandale to annex Barrier Barrie Police Department Police cruisers that wlll do more than 30 miles per hour Eighth Grade School Pupils To get into ninth grade Ninth Grade School Pupils To he back in eighth grade 1901 Moyornlty Candidate Jim Hart Just one more chance please Santa Magistrate Foster No drunk driving cases after the Christmas weekend Stuff of The llnrrle Examin cr Merry Christmas to all our readers PLODDING MEMO SDMBON Yugoslavia AP Residents ota nearby village found an unusual way to ex press their displeasure with mailman they considered too slow in making his rounds They presented him with turtle IS SANTA GOING TO BRING US he caught the trio keep silent vigil for Santa Claus Their parents are Mr and Mrs Sargon Guergis Sr Simcoe Street tExamincr Photo Church Council To Meet In 1962 VATICAN CITY Reuters The Ecumenical Council of the held in 1962 the Italian news agency Ansa reported Friday night The date of the councils meeting has been matter of widespread speculation after the absolute secrecy of the Vatican on preparatory talks for the council during the last year Yes Readers There 15 Editor The Barrie Examiner Dear Sir would like to tell you of happy ekperience ggtbefihospilglmctween 1953 and 6000 March By Torchlight LONDON CPIThe spirit oi an English Christmas has al ways burned like oak aged brandy onh rich plum pudding This year the flameilareo brighter but with certain lev erish intensity Despite the recent wage freeze people probably have little more money than they have ever had belore They also seem more anxious and uncertain The shopping crowds are big ger the traffic jams lighter the gifts generally more lnvlsh and the satlrlats and cynlcs more lavage in their attacks on the crass ironies ol nuclear age Christmas conventions Pursues Inquiry QUEBEC CPI Premier Jean Lesage as called meet ing at the Quebec cabinet for next Wednesday to take action on an inquiry commissions re port on Montreals Jean Talon Hospital The 220page report has led to the resignation of Senator Henri Courtcmanche instrumental in ohtaininggovernment grants for 1037 The Senator collected more than $50000 for obtaining grants nd the commission termed his conduct unworthy of an honest citizen it is believed the governments first move will be to reorganize the assbod hospitals board of directors headed by Dr George Hori NotMore Than per Copy22 Page Transport Is Rushed Delays By rat CANADIAN mess The Christmas season travel rush moved towards its peak today as the holiday weekend got under way Not even blizzard Thursday night on the prairies was able to slow the momentum Snow plows were out in force in Al berta and Saskachewan and main highways were reported clear today In Regina it was reported that there were no major traflic dis ruptions and airlines railways and bus companies said all schedules were maintaincd Fri day N0 EXAMINER ON MONDAY TUESDAY YES The Barrie Examiner will not publish on Monday Christmas Day There will be an edition on healthy Boxing Day Congo Looms LEOPOLDVILLE AP An other showdown over Katanga provinces secession loomed to day after refusal by the provin cial cabinet to act on President Moise Tshombos unity pact with the central Congo govern ment The Katanga cabinet declared itselfincompetent to author ze Tshomhes agreementwith Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula Friday alter listening to re port in their meeting at the United Nations base at Kitona Santa December 18 1961 Trouble Again communique said it has de cided to put it ratification of the accord before the National Assembly the sole valid au thority on such matters The ministers said they do not have authority to pass on the agreement This led observers in Elisab life to speculate that the initial step may al ready have been taken in ulti mate rejection of the pact by the Katann regimei Majority sentimental the Ka tanca assembly remains to be determined most of the assem blymen having faded into the countryside with the tail of the capital to UN forces during the undeclared two week war Tshombe said assembly ratifi cation would take at least 10 days THREATENS ACTION Adoula served an ultimatum that his Leopoldville govern ment will take measures to force compliance with the agreement if it is not honored Both Adoula and the United Na tions maintain that Tshombes Cold winds following the bliz zard dropped temperatucs to about 20 below zero from above zero reading previously Heavy snow carried on winds blowing up to 55 miles an hour in Saskatchewan forced several hundred school children to stay overnight with friends in the Swift Current area but traffic was moving along most highways Friday The weather office said cm by Christmas by something which opears to he brewing in the Paci in Montreal the CNN forecast that Christmas train travel will be the heaviest since the Second added to trains caving for thc llioritimes and Toronto Coach bookings from Toronto mainly to NcwYork and Flor ida werereported heavier than usual SKIING ROPULAR Ski resorts in thc Laurentian area of Quebec are having Christmas boom Resorts report hardly bed left unbookcd for the weekend In Newfoundland the CNR this week started running two extra cralures might be moderated lVorld War Extra sections were trains across the island on Tues days and Thursdays to cope with the holiday rush Christmas shopping wu brisk in all centres but nowhere did it appear to be reaching record proportions The Christmas Cheer Board of Metropolitan Winnipeg reported that more families than ever he tore are asking for free Christ mas hampers Last year lat families had to be turned down and the figure is expected to be higher this year In most areas east of the Rockies snow on the ground promised to remain to give White Christmas Freezing Gale Hits Bethlehem AMMAN ReuterslA freez ing llosmile an hour gale roared through Jordan Friday as thousands of pilgrims and tourists poured in for Christmas Eve services in Bethlehem The storm which began Thursday night damaged houses and Pabsstinian refugee camps and also grounded alr plones to Jerusalem had last Saturday in toyland of one of the hard ware stores in Barrie My husband has been out of work for five months have five children ages from one and half years to 12 only had five dollars to spend on toys for the five children asked saleslady if she had any damgr aged toys we could get cheap and repair They didnt have any so was trying my best to gather up five dollars worth of toys Everything was more than could afford and to make matters worse my sevenyearold daughter kept begging me to get walking doll for her The price was $1295 Whilerl was trying toexplain to her we couldnt get it an elderly gentleman called me aside squeez ed some money into my hand and told me to get the doll and some toys for the children He had heard me asking about the damaged toys couldnt make him take the money back and when asked if he would give me hisname he merely said Just call me Santa Claus He gave me $30 and got the doll and toys for the children and some warm underwear they need ed so badly wish there was some vwayI could thank him He has made us believe there is Santa Claus If you would like to put this inthe paper you are welcome Thank youand seasons greetings Name withheld by request signature binds Katanga to the agreement and that ratification ls not necessary UN Undersecretary alph signed pact from Tshomhe at Kitona said upon his return to New York that he felt the Ka tanga leader acted in good lailh and that the agreement would lead to peace in The Congo ButValeriah Zorin chief So viet delegate to the United Na tions charged in an interview at UN headquarters that Bunche on American apparently had acted on orders from Washing ton Zorliig accused the United States of interference in internal Congolese affairs contending that it was trying to save Tshombes secessionist regime Eunche Negro and Nobel Peace Prize winner denied Zor lns charges in my to years of service to the United Nations my government has atno time thing had to do at the UN at no timeI Bunche who accepted the aver atlcmpted to give me any advice or instructions about any T0 SEA WITH ll cannonsmo Vuncouverfirehoat ls sport ing 20foot Christmas tree in the crowsnest complete with electric lights Capt Pollard and Pilot Joey Mclnnls are shown putting upthe last of 125 lights CF Wirephoto

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