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Seasoned BEN HRAUGHAN nor osoua Administrators Are Nucleus Of City Staff While Barrie is an extremely young city as far as Canada is concerned no one will organ that it has already cstabllshcd Va reputation for having one of the most eiildcnt practical management starts of any cor poration in business today Perhaps one reason for this Is an unusual degree of experi ence familiarity with the Job and esprit do corps which exists in each of the citys well run departments Under the able overall guid ance of Welter Gigg City Manr ager the executive staff and department heads function as welldrilled team Mr Gigs recognized admin istrator of exceptional ability was recently elected as Presid ent of the Ontario Administra lors Association He actually Is Softball Baseball Key Sports In SportsConscious Barrie The year 1961 was by no stretch of the imagination competition between base all 1nd softball in Barrie SoItbail had die limelight almost entire ly to itself For the first time In many years Barrie was without major baseball club in the South Simcoe league But soft ball flourished Barrie and District Senior Softball Association and Barrio and District Ladies Softball League bottled for top spot for the interest of ions it ended In draw The mens league with four teams from Barrie one each from Mincsing and RCAF Camp Borden played from the end at May until early October RCAF Flyers won the championship The Barrie clubs were in the Merry Menagerie Iodies league with Varcoo Willt lows capping the championship sister club comprised mainly at juniors led the league stand ings but failed in the play downs However Barrie Hillcrest Monarchs won the Provincial Womens Softball Union Junior title secondary mens lea uc Barrie Industrial continua 1y provides topgrado players and in the past few years teams or the miller loop Smiths Dairy champions for two years running will pro bably make the jump to the EDSSA this year Thomas Elcc tric and Torgis Autuniutives previous winners in the Indust rial League elevated to the higher classification strictlyvioretun loop Barrie and District InterChurch Soft bull League has in excess at 10 teams each year Most of the games are play ed at the floodlit Queens Park Shear Park in Allnndaie is the secondary diamond Rogers Park and Codriagton School Park were used sparing Iy The city started construc tion of new park in the east End last fall It will provide ex cellent facilities when completed The city has one baseball park at the Fair Grounds It wasused for minor baseball in 1951 It is expected that senior ball willreturn this summer with club joining the South Simcoe group IS YOUR KEYNOTE IN BUYING FURS For 20 Years W16le has set the standards at QUALITY VALUE and CRAFTSMANSHJP moons HAVE WIDE SELECTION or cons STOLES JACKETS when you invest in sure theres usually substantial amount of money involved and naturally iwotime employee of Barrio He first served the municipali ty from 1949 to 1952 and re ioioed the stall in 1955 City Treasurer is the popular Jack Gable lie joined the ranks of civic employees in 1959 and since that time has proven to be topcalibre money man as is evidenced by his recent appointment as the treasury head Ben Straughan City Clerk has been with tho city since 1953 His capable martialling at office forces and reliable admin Lstrativc talents are considered to be second to none by elect ed representatives Eorrios City Engineer appoin ted in midvmel is young orco ful Gerry Tnmblyn He has remarkable grasp of the citys engineering problems for one here such short time and he and Charlie Large Assistant Engineer who joined the city in 1947 form an efiicicnt team Assessment Commi Lloyd Partridge is Iongterm city employee having joined the citys payroll in 1946 The only department head or manager with longer period of service is Wes Allsop manager of the Barrie Arena who joined the staff in 1945 and Holy lrwin Firs ChicI who has bee city employee since 1936 Police Chief Edward Tschir hart came to Barrie in late 1955 and assumed command of the force in early 1956 He was ocn companied by StafESergeant Al ex McGeterick who like the Chief came from the Kitchener Ontario Police Department The Superintendent of Public Works Bert Crass joined the city in 1952 lrafficman Jim Lowe In 1956 and Building Inspector Thris Spanls in 1959 Senior Assessor Myrlli Dean joined the Barrie stall in 1947 He too qualifies as long gne employee of the municipal Two more recent employebs oi the city are Planning Board Secretary Keri Johnson who or rived in 1955 and James Sav age Parks Superintendent who became an employee in 1957 MTKE mars EXAMDER TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27 DE School Courses Acknowledged Among The Besti Tailored technical training will be Ieaiured in the new vocational wing of Barrie Cent ral mfleglate which will bk gin operation at the start of the 1962 fall term This was revealed by Jack Ramsay an exstudcot of Cent ral who Is now secondary school inspector for the Ontario Department of Education in the past ellorts were dLr acted at titling all students into certain courses and making them all the same but under the new system the courses will be fitted to the students Mr Ramsay told the District Col legiate Board Now students will be taking courses they are interested in as well as suited for and we expect the result will be greatly increased at ademic standards The new look in the school system will include three basic courses of arts and science business and commerce and engineering and technology in emit field there will be five year courses designed as pre paration for higher education and fouryear courses leading directly to employment There will also be special Iw0ltyear supplementary courses in each area that may be taken by students specializing in the longer term in either of the remaining two fields Fiveyear graduates will re ceive standard secondary school honor graduation diplo mas whilo fouryear gradu ates will ba awarded appropri ately marked tiflcates Barrles tLo collegiate princ Ipnls Bowman of Central and Hamilton at North are currently conducting sur veys to decide which courses will be taught in which school Success of the new venture in education will be largely de pendent on coopcration be tween teachers ot elementary and secondary sools and par ents in assisting pupils in choosing courses in which they show the most interest and are bestsuited HISTORICAL PLAQUES THE SCOTCH SETTLEMENT 1810 Highland emigrants drivv en by persecution Irom the Red River district of Manitoba set tied here West Gwillimb Township JAKE GAUDAUR 15581937 native of Orillia Jacob Gill Gaudaur was one of the worlds greatest oarsmen Ath orley and Orchard Point Roads Oritlia 3T ImiONTHELINES Marks the garrison church built to 188638 for the military and civilian inhabitants Peuetang uishene you want the man tor your moneyl Quality Is the keyto hrr values hr quality brings you more for your money in longer wear finer styling and the feeling of utter luxury that comm only with the finest furs At Wiggins youll find selection of furs that is beyond compare in every Way your most economical for buy No sensational claims or fantastic comparative prices are made and you can depend on Earries exclusive funnier to supply you with simple soraightforward 1s GOIDKMW also about the furs you are REMEMBER it You aourirnow Youarurs KNOW yous vFURRIERl Billle EXCLUSIVE FURTHER WHO MA nos mo sous runs on LIA 84968 cAiL PA 66431 cONSTRucTLoNsI ROSE STREET DEVELOPMENT Why Our Road Led To Barrie IT WAS SOMETHING MORE ABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION THAN THE CITYS LOCATION CLIMATE OR AVAIL SITE IT WAS THE CHARACTER OF BARRIE AND ITS PEOPLE WE lIKED THE SENS BARRIE WE lIKE TO BE IN ITY OF ITS PARKS AND LANDMAARKS Heres Why We Believe Youll Be lied We Come 0N $88500 Down Only Units Left On This Plan MONTHLY PAYMENTS $7150 UNDER ONE NHA MORTGAGE Total cost only $13595 with brick from $13695 with stone front INDIVIDUALITY Vv FRONT tAWN 5011an Two NEw SCHOOLS QUALITY 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