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Barrie Examiner, 24 Feb 1962, p. 2

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Huge fires during recent antlvgovcrament riots left this scene of destruction in Gcarge town British Gulean View is from the town hall looking west This picture was taken em RAISE mm SATURDAY FEE Noted scar Officer Dies MONTREAL lCPlAir Vice Marshi Adelard Raymond 72 one of the key figures in the de velopment of the RCAF during the Second World War died Fri day after prolonged illness lie had long been associated with the Queens Hotel here and was its president veteran of the Royal Fly ing Corps of the First World War Air Vice Marshal Ray mcnd was called on early in the Second World War to help or ganizc training and manning by AP photographer John Rooney AP Vircphafo See Another Rejection Of Soviet Summit Bid MOSCOW Soviet officials today awnith an AngloAmeri can reply to Russias rcncwed bid to open the forthcoming disarmament conference in Ge neva at summit level The rcply was expected to be another rejection of the Sovch summit proposal but much inter est centred here on the word ing and timing of the Anglo Amcrican notes The interest was aroused by the new stern tone of tho brisk EastWest diplomatic exchange over procedures for the illcount try Contarcncé opening March 14 The exchange opcned earlier this month with polite Anglo American bid to open the con ference at foreign ministers level Soviet Premier Khrushchev in turn presented his counterpro posal also couched in polite terms for summit meeting as curtain raiser to the United Nationssponsorcd conference The United States and Britain subsequently rejected the Soviet counter proposal but left the way open for headsofstate parr tlclpation in the conference at later stage of tile disarmament negotiations if develop in Vwarronted it TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE FLYNN 93 nuNLoP 31 lAai Italistlcal sumour February WEEKS MOST ACTIVE STOCK Industrlnls iiiosseydercnson nioclliiinn BI is Fr 11 Power Dominion Tul Trans Mountain Mines and oils Dcllll Pacific Southern Union Eldon ombiil Wayne Petroleum AVERAGE 114 Average Stock Yields Banks to Preferred and stock 64 Common Industriala so liiinins Abltlbl Algonla Steel Aluminium Canada Packers is Candlan Bank of Commerce CaIIIadlnn Ceiunero Consolidated Paper blsilllerssengram Dominion Sto impurini all International Interprovlnclal Pipe Line MasseyFergus showinigan Steel of Ca Walker Grow TRADE FACTORS Steel ingot production in the week ended February 10 amounted to 130098 tons arise of 12 from the preceding weeks total of 136330 tons Output in the corresponding 1961 period was 110519 tons The index production based on the average weekly output during 195759 of 9610840 equalling 100 was 144 in the current week versus 142 week earlier and 115 year ago Department store sales inthe week ended February 3excced ed soles in the corresponding 1961 period by 22 Increases of 00 in Ontario 52 in Man itoba 131 in Alberta and 01 in EC more than offset decreases of 110 in the Atlantic Provinces 16 in Quebec and 58 in Saskatchea wan Retail sales in December were valued at an estimated $1725 241000 larger by 04 than the 1060 December total This fol lowed an increasemf 926 in November Total sales for the year 1061 amounted to an asti mlnted $16663602000 up 10 from slosozmmoo In 1900 Sleel CapacityWith the es tablishment of the rated ingot capacity of Canadas steel fur naces at 7006000 tons per ah num as of January 1062 the PriceEarning Ratio of stocks in ial industrial ludrx 000000 ounces short of record Khrushchev replied to the air llcd rejection with his latest note which In much stronger terms declared that he was grieved by the negative at lltudc of President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan The latest Soviet note handed over in Washington and London Thursday was followed Friday by Soviet press attack on the US state department for its speedy rejection of Khrush cheva renewed summit appeal The Soviet government news aper fzvpstla edited by hrushchevs sonln1aw Alexei Adzhubel claimed the state de portment rejected Thursdays notc without bothering to get acquainted with it in his latest message Khrush chev emphasized strongly that any break through toward dis armament could come only from the heads of government because they bore supremo re spansibllity to their peoples HAS NO CLUE But the message contained no clues on whether the Soviet leader planned to travel to Geneva for the opening of the conference regardless of the KennedyMacmillan refusal At Palm Beach Fla where he was spending the weekend for Week Ending is 1962 Volume 14034 43305 42545 30944 30611 711916 705900 52197 new scenic LELDS no vs 402 294 434 159 471 Net change up 94 Ill be up Sis unchanged up 07 up o7 up up as down 00 Year ago 4743 son 501 399 535 Year on 1449 1522 Iutio Feb 1560 14na 2168 7302 127 1110 1379 $571 mil 1470 1544 1370 1559 2554 3040 2818 1717 1516 1410 19 Earnings per share 1981 2169 1273 1115 ma 1401 1151 1715 1095 1743 1134 2211 zo54 1224 11115 1409 1435 impressive growth of the indus try in the last decade can be seen Since Jan 1962 when capacity amolnlted to 3631000 tons per year the net addition to capacity has amounted to 3195000 tons 01 1155 in the year 1961 the adddition to ca pacity amounted to 558000 tons or 77 the largest increase in capacity since the year 1952 During the year 1951 the indus try operated at an average rate of 875 of its capacity at the beginning at the year to turn out record 6356157 tons of steel ingots The current year has started out well with the industry operatedat 851 of its new capacity during the month of Januarywto turn out 565944 tons of ingots Not only was this an increase of 115353 tons or 756 over January 1961 but it broke the previous January record establishedio 1900 of 502152 tons Free gold output rose about in the year 1001 to 114700 000 fine ounces 6on output lastyear was 10500000 ounces above the 1053 level before the Shroppostwar rise in produc tion began and was only 11 high in 1980 However last years was much smaller than the average gain for the entire 195360 pcriodr portcd to have formally turncd nos President was re down Kilrushchevs latest de mund for summit mccting Thc presidents reply was ex pected to reach the US em bassy in Moscow sometime to day for rclny to the Kremlin The US government probably will make it public in day or two OliiCers Named By Publishers TORONTO CPlJ Grain gcr publisher of the North Bay Nugget Friday was elected president oi the Ontario Prov incial Dailies Association suc cecding Bates of St Ca tharines Honorary president is Kaye of Kitchener Officers named on the last day of tile OPDAs twodny an nual meeting included Garner of Pctorborough first vicepresident Rd hertson Cornwall second vica president Directors Binder Port Arthur Charles Dingman Strat ford McTavish Owen Sound Moore Brockville Ray St Thomas Wil liam Sootheran Niagara Falls Butler Kirkland Lake George Macgillivray Fort Wil liam James Anderson Kilche nor Hamilton Gait and Mckay Sarnia ADOPTED Mrs Raymond Cowan of Stroud has financially adopt cd Sal Tim Leung an eight yearold Chinese boy through the Foster Parents Plan Inc Montreal The foster parents have promised to contribute $15 month toward the childs support for at least one year CLEANED and PRESSED only flash 57 DUNLOP 51 LIONS MARKING 30m BIRTHDAY The Lions Club of Barrie celebrates the lath anniver sary of its cllartcr night this evening at Kennys Banquet Hall Speaker will be Tris Collin of Alontrcnlua Lions lntcrv national director Numerous hcad table guests are expected includ ing past presidents Ald Fred Smith will represent the mayor The program which in cludcs dancing to the or chestra of Neil tiurbubcsc is undcr the dircclion of Hal Forster and Bill Garner Tonight is perhaps the most significant event in our history said James Mac Lean club president TCA Boosting Most Air Fares MONTREAL CP An In crease in most passenger fares to go into effect April pro vided there is government np proynl has been announced by publiclyowned lCA McGrcgor the plcsl dcnt made the announcement Friday in disclosing the airline incurred substantial loss last year although passenger traffic increased by 20 per cent The deficit will not be known until the annual report is tabled in Parliament The reason he said is that more passengers than esti mated were travelling economy class in preference to firstclass The fare increases ranging from $1 to $16ch designed to narrow the price gap be tween firstclass and economy class travel Mr McGreger said TCA also plans to reduce firstclass ac commodation in line with the trend towards economy class travel Mr McGregor cited number of oneway fares to show the comparison be present and proposed rates DEATHS By THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto William Daw son 57 president of United Ci gar Stores Limited who joined the company in 1924 and be came president in 1949 of heart attack Toronto Dr Charles Gor don Fraser 77 Harbord Calla giate physics teacher for 40 years Parry Sound OntMarshall Wilson 55 zone manager for the Northern Electric Company Limited nWinnipeg got heart attack rites PICK hula AND DsLIVERY rvlceAfReularPrloe HURONlA CLEANERS PA c5428 mand at Trenton depots that turned out thou sands of pilots and air crew for RCAF planes When he retired in 1045 to re turn to private business he was in charge of the No Air Com Ont the largest RCAF training centre in Canada Made commander of the Or dcr of the British Empire in mi Air Vice Marshal Ray mond also was honored by France for his services in both world Wars in 1047 he was made chcvaller of the Legion of Honor and awarded the Croix do Guerra by the French gov ornrncht Gets Prison For Murder WOODSTOCK CPI Waller Robert Clark 27 Friday night was convicted of non capital murder in the rifleslaying Aug 215 of John Wilfred liliners 20 and sentenced to life linprlson ment The jury which returned the verdict after deliberating three hours found the Norwich arcs tobacco worker not guilty of copltal murder wltll which he was originally charged Clark who took the stand Thursday in surprise defence move accused the chief Crown witness 15ycorold girl of the shooting The girl had testified earlier that Clark shot Mlncrs with 22callbre rifle following night of joyriding in the car She said she and Miners were dozing in the back seat when Clark killed the youth MacLAREN Accountant Is Honored Barrie accountant has been elected Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and is now the only FCA in Simcoe County Alexander MacLaren 45 Collier Street partner in the accounting firm of Mac Laren and Company has been elected in recognition of dis tinguished service tovthe pro fession Elections are held at three year intervals There are only 236 Fellows in total member ship of 4126 Mr MacLaren became chartered accountant in 1045 and began practicing in Barrie in 1547 His firm has offices in Barrie and Midland iNrRonuciNo Hearing Glasses MAICO New Hi Clarity New Exciting Design New Big advantages get FREE BOOKLETmil MAIco HEARING SERVICE 1150 Yonge st Toronto WA 2311 Name Address Town idrlfting snow to the southern buffed and pulled and thous some cases were deep in drift ed snow Citizens Digging Out After Heavy Snowfall Once again old man winter ands of district residents broke out the shovels ashes tractors and salt thos morning to extri cate themselves from estimated eightvlach fall of light drifting fluffy snow Barrie residents awoke today to the prospect of digging out driveways and walkiwhlch in Barrie dcpartrnent of works reported most of the main roads had been cleared by morning but because there was no let up in the snowfall the five large plows and two small trac tors were bchind in their usual timetable At 10 am the Oak ley Park area was still aocked in solid and residents there were reported hard at it to get to work on time Highways around Barrie were reported uite passable this morning th snowpacked and clear sections in most cases Some drifting farther north on Highw 11 and 400 made driv lng trlc at times right un til noon Farther north st ii in the snow belt area of Woubau shone Peactnng Midland and Goldwater where snowfall is usually heavier than barrio the story was reversed today Midland reported about four inches of wet snow and very little drifting Waubnusheno had even less with an cstlmatcd two to three inches of light Horned Larks By BRIAN BAKER good indication that spring ll just around the corner was the return of considerable num bers of horned lurks to Slmcoo on Feb 20 These sparrowsized birds with striking black and white faces and two small tufts of black feathers on their heads frequent roadsldos and barn yards at this time of the year And like the snow buntings they appreciate few seeds cats or wheat thrown out for them each day Although we fondly think of crows as the true harbinger of WEATHER synoprlr An intense storm during the night gave snow and half of Ontario with two to four inches of new show already fal len many sections of southern Ontario will receive from four to six inches of snow accom panied by considerable drifting before the storm abotcs later to day Lake St Clair Lake Erie Lake Lake Ontario southern Georgian Bay Nio gara regions Windsor London Toronto and Hamilton and drifting snow tapering off to snowllurries this morning and afternoon Colder tonight Sunday mainly sunny but con tinuing cold Winds northeast erly 20 to 30 decreasing to north erly 15 to 20 tonight Hallburton regions Show and drifting snow changing to snow llurries this evening Colder to night Sunday mainly clear and continuing cold Winds north easterly 20 to 30 decreasing to northerly 15 to 20 early Sunday Northern Bay southern lirnagami regions North Bay and Sudhury Cloudy Willi periods of light snnw clear ing by noon Mainly clear and continuing cold tonight and Sun day Winds northeasterly 20de creasing to light tonight Northern Timagami Algoma White River Cochrane Mainly clear and continuing cold today and Sunday Winds light Forecast Timperatures Low tonight High Sunday Windsor 10 111 INSURANCE DUE Save with State Famis low insurance rates for careful drivers as See me CHARLIE HEYWORTH 140 Berczy st SEE HARRY PROMM in Oak St PA 64453 STATE FARM MUTUAL uhamlllrlrsuuucicomn HEAD OFFICE TORONTO enM llllllllll snow and its plow which ap parently had been out of action was back on the job today Highway 11 north of Drillin was reported heavily drllted end plough were busy most of the morning The same highway south of Orlllls down as for as Barrie was drifted badly in spots and township and Highways Depart meat which were steadily ploughing Highway from Cookltovm to Elmvoie was reported pau nble by snoop today with snow packed sections being sanded Number 00 and as to Allistcn was drifted in spoLs but quite drivable by morning Department of ill gt official said today that every thing nas flying on Highway 400 south of Barrie meaning all the ploughs and sanders Wen hard at it but reported there was nothing to keep people from getting through No snow was reported from Parry Sound district and roads in the area were bale Colllngwood was wellenowtd during the night and skiers will be happy to hear that four to six inches were rcportui to hem fallen in the Blue Mountain area all light and fluffy Industry Will Not Benefit From New Vocational Scheme BRAMPTON CWThe klnd of v0catlonal tion pro posed in the new provincial cd industry with th skilled men it needs Lindsay Vicepres ident of Canadian Gcncral Elec tlrlc Company Limited said Fri ao He told 000 members of Die trlct 12 of the Ontario Second nry School lcachcrs Federa tion that corporate enterprises place secondary school voca tional training at the bottom of Spring Around The Corner re Returning spring and the first birds to re turn in the spring they are use ually preceded by tho horncd lurks and often by gulls Looking over records no tlce that last year horned lnrks returned on Feb 11 gulls on Feb 12 crows blackblrds and redwinged blackblrds on Feb 10 killdecrs and thevivid yel lowbreasted nicadow larks on March 25 robins and sang spar rows on March 26 The best place to fecd these early arrivals is on compost heap or knoll in your house yard sprinkled at first with little litter or leaves to attract their attention FORECAST St Thomas London Kitchener tVlngham Hamilton St CAIIla Toronto Sudhury Earlton Kapuskaslng White River Moosonee $S Marie Mount Forest owmcammmmm BAYCIIY UPHOLSTERING ANTIQUE AND MODERN Beautiful Samples Free Estimates FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY PHONE PA 87438 BARRIE Upholstering Is Our BusinessNot Just Sideline 65 Bradford St the list of qualifications for em ploynlellt lllr Lindsay sold the high we ovum Wm not supply school currlculum should not be influenced by attempts to sco ondgucss business needs or by what business says it needs The curriculum he said should not be diluted with ya cetlonal courses just because many students appear to have only the ability or desire to take the easier subjects The trend to automation will likely reduce the need for the traditional skilled tradesmen and considerably alter the qunlv iflcatlons necded by those who are employed he said lndus try would likely continue train ing its own skilled men Because of the increasing complexities of their opilrationiN large companies are demanding higher levels of intelligence Industry believes completion of an academic course is bet tcr criterion of intelligence than any other kind of secondary course he said Former Secretaiii Suing President TORONTO CP Nulm Jacques former financial sect tary of Local 5911 lnternationtl Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers find Friday took out writ suing Local 598 president Donald Gillis for libel Mr Gillis and reform slate assumed control of the landfill lowlng long strike in 1959 The executive claims to ha 70 affidavits by workers thqt they did not receive full Strl relief payments shown in not records The oldguard officers have described the accusations as do attempt to swing the worker to the rival United 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