Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 16 Mar 1962, p. 3

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th mt DOGCATCHER BOB HALLETT AND CHARGES Dogcatchers Duties Vary Charges Fond Of Keeper All eyes and attention turn towards the door The door opens and everyone shouts welcome and jostles one other trying to attract the visitors attention This was the welcome given it to me by the 11 guests at the Barrie city dog pound Seven of the dogs were run ning loose in the exercise pen Inside the building and out into the wire enclosure at the back of the pound Three others were in isolated pens This explained dog catcher Bob Haliett is done so that the other dogs can get used to newcomers II we put new dog in with the other dogs there would be one heck of tight niere is one other dog lying asleep in the back corner of an isolation pen He is in for observation said Mr Hallett The dogs are kept quarantined for two weeks and if rabies de velop they are disposed of and the head is sent to Guelph for testing The dogs brought in have 72 hours in which to be either claimed by their owner or bought for $3 the going price on stray dogs If the dogs are not bought or claimed during the prescribed time they are shot man picks up the dead dogs and Mother Oi Five Is Convicted Oi Shooting SAULT STE MARIE Ont GP Mrs Sophie Dyni 42 mother of five Thursday was convicted of wounding her hus band with intent to cause bodily harm She was sentenced to six months in jail but her lawyer said he would seek leave to ap peat Stephen Dyni 46 was shot in the left hip with shotgun last Dec 27 He declined to testin in the ease and the Crown reduced the charge against Mrs Dyni from attempted murder My intentions were to tell him to leave me and the kids alone when he was drinking but he never gave me chance she testified He jumped at the gun and it went off Magistrate lan Munro said Mrs Dynis actions showed in tent and that he was unable to find any justification within the evidence which would cause her to have such grave fears she would pick up loaded shotgun BEHIND TIIE WIRE burles them This is the only way we can do it at present said the dog catcher When asked the number of dogs disposed of Mr Hallelt produced his log book showing entry and description of each dog to the pounds quarters As leafed through the pages the red writing leaped up de strayed destroyed Very few dogs are ever pick ed up by their owners or are bought said Mr Hallett shak ing his head Excavation for anincinerator is in progress beside the pound We will then dispose ot the dogs by gassing them and dc stroying their bodies in the in cinerator said Mn Hallettl Plans for more kennels were also voiced by the dog catcher Eeing dog catcher is full timc Job said the sixyear veteran am on call 24 hours day and divide my duties be tween janitors duties at the public works building My main aim is not in cat ching dogs but in controlling them he stated Mr Halletts wages are paid through an agreement with the public works supplemented through his dog catching duties What kind of man is this dog catcher One hour is no time to make character study only hasty impression He smiles easily and has ready pat on the head and scratch behind the ears for all the dogs while keeping firm hand over his charges The dogs have limited amount of comfort with clean straw on the floor They are fed fox meal pig starter and bread bakery truck stopped by in the afternoon and Mr in Hallctt purchased package of doughnuts and tossed them to the dogs Spring is the rush season for the dog catcher The pound can comfortably accommodate about 20 average sized dogs If we get any more have to start destroy ing them said Mr Hallett The dog catcher works in con junction with Dr Stewart Has lett veterinarian for the On tario department of agriculture and the local officer for the So ciety of Prevention oi Cruelty okAnimals Gordon Eeswether City councils public works committee recently recommend ed an upgrading in the city dog pound operations One of the committee members and two of the SPCA members have Visited the pound recently said Mr Hallett Mr Haliett explained that these visits may result in the construction of the desired new kennels The city has recently pur chased new dog eatchers truck for Mr Haliett The truck will have to have alter ations before it will be able to serve its purpose but will be on the road soon Meanwhile of the 11 dogs at the pound only one is sold The rest including large golden collie small black and white border collie and moumful hound are waiting African ob LONDON Reuters Home Secretary Butler will take over ministerial responsibility hi the troubled Central African Federation March 19 Prime Minister Macmillan announced Thursday Butler thus takes over from Commonwealth Secretary Duns can Sandys and Colonial Secre tary Reginald Manding respon sibility for the federation whinn comprises self governing Solith Rhodesia and the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia and Ny asaland But Macmillan emphasized that this new organization does not imply any change in our pol icy toward the federation or any of its constituent territories Macmillan said new constitu tions had now been established for the three territories and the time has come to take up again the problem of the future of the eightyeamld federation and its relations with its constituent territories Plea Changed Three Times Magistrate Rules Acquittal How do you plead asked Magistrate Foster Guilty to being in the car but not guilty to having the bottle said Horace Part of Coilingwood in magistrates courtyesterday He was charg ed With possessing liquor other than in his residence No no said the magis trate Guilty or not guilty to the charge You can get me for being in the car replied Part but not for the liquor Enter plea of not guilty instructed the magistrate Oh make it guilty and get it over with suggested Part always give prompt courteous service no your doctor about our harmlcy next time he vflter prescription for van Prescription plckcdsup and delivered tron charge CUSDENS PHARMACY 14 Dunlop on Mass to Collier so Enter plea of not guilty said Magistrate Foster in de termined fashion Five minutes later be dis missed the charge against Part who left the court wondering at the vagaries of the law Provincial police constable Gunther Gall told the court he and charged the driver with im paired driving Part was pas senger and on searching the car Gall found partially consumed Before You Buy Furs Compare As To qvaam aerate WORKMANSRIP nrvn naova an ounce Lorre Selection ro suit Every about We Luvite Your inspection No Obligation asrvamo REPAIRING com sronaaz satlsfactinn Guaranteed wmoiiis runs Barrlcs Exclusive Purrier wholmakes and sells furs only Barrie Toronto Dlllllap St PA 34868 stopped car on Highway 27 bottle of whiskey under the pas senger seat and drinking glass in the glove compartment Part had also been drinking He was charged with possessing the bot tle but denied ownership Magistrate Foster said the evidence failed to prove the charge The wife of German Essa Township farmer was convicted in magistrates court yesterday of wilfully falling to care for chickens and dog left on the farm when she went to Toronto Defence counscl Yam lluber said 48yearold Mrs Katherine Hossbach had no sadistic tend encies but it had been just foolishness on her part when she left the form to go to To ronto where she and her hus band Oscar have home at 58 Mould Avenue She is the mother of five children offered Mr Huber LOCAL STATUE IN Frederick Cumberland resident of Allandale for 80 years is looking for new home Cumberland colorful rail road engineer riled Barrie re sidents more than 100 years ago when he routed the Northern Railway line through Allandale instead of Barrie The line wasnt extended into Barrie bus 211 1359 The CNR is now vindicating Mrl Cumberland by closing the Barrie station and consolidat ing its operations at the new Barrie station in Allandalc To Meet The Lord STRATFORD CWThe Gen eral Hospital has received $20 from 75yearold widow in Fort Wayne lnd to pay bill incurred during typhoid epi demic in 1911 We did not intend to cheat the woman said in aletter to the hospital board Her family was large one and could not meet all its debts at the time The widow said she wanted to meet the Lord with clear conscience PLUMBING OR HEATING GOT YOU PROBLEMS CALL BRISTOW OF BARRIE PA 6546 dummmud Full Line Of Bakery Products From Cur Own Ovens Specializing in HOMEMADE BREAD FRESH APPLE PIES Buttermilk Tea Biscuits Birthday Cakes and Wedding Cakes liiiVlEWrSUPER MILK BAR To order in advance Phone PA 66501 $20 Debt Is Paid Well she certainly would not allow her children to suffer said Magistrate Foster inspector Gordon Beswethcrlck of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ania mals said he visited the Hoss bach farm on Dec 15 and 16 with veterinary and police man He found fire hens and master that weighed only is pounds collectively They also found German shepherd dog that was extremely thin Neither the chickens nor the dog had any food and in the Ci NEED OF HOME Barrie Will Find Resting Place For Man Who Sidetracked City Mr Cumberland who once left Barrie nut in the cold Is being left out himself by the new move The lawn on which dale station is being converted to parking lot to handle bi creased business and CNS of ficials are afraid that the statuesque Mr Cumberland will become an accident victim The railroad is asking the city to find new place for the statue Mayor Les Cooke said the city had no grudge ainst Cumberland and he coud be moved to new location in the Allandalo business district his statue stands at the Allan Farmers Wife Fined $40 Left Chickens Dog Deserted case of the dog its water was frozen solid in the unheated house The temperature was two degrees below freezing IV The animals had been left un attended for several days said the inspector iiri Huber said Mrs Hoss bach was unable to return from Toronto because of severe mow storm She should have contacted the Humane Society ronto said the magistrate Mrs Hossbach pleaded guilty and costs Found Guilty Oi Obstruction Magistrate Foster said in court yesterday he was satls lied Bruce mom of Barrie pros deliberately obstructed vincial police corporal Arthur Kellogg He was giving judgment after hearing evidence in are case last week In finding McCron guilty the magistrate said the accused had also pushed car door pinning Cpl Kellogg between it and the car frame while the policeman was questioning pas sengers in parked car hicCron was fined $25 or 10 days in Jail in To to the charge and was fined $40 BLOOD Colonel Heuchan CD commandant of the RCASC School at Camp Borden is one of 1000 soldiers who will give blood this week as the Red Cross blood clinic visits camp Personnel from Borden station hospital will CLINIC lil CAMP BORDER assist in the Monday opera tion Unit with the highest per capito blood donation will win trophy which was tak en last year by Transport Company RCASC Clinic is being conducted at the hue Building Bordens physical training centre Ten New Members GBDA Promotion To Cost $40000 Ten new members have join ed the Georgian Bay Develop ment Association so far this year resulting in an increase of $5600 to the associations in come Neville Keefe general manager of the association re vealed today This brings the membership to date in 1962 to 43 municipal ities and no dropouts have been encountered so far this year included in new members are several that had previously dropped out They are Chesley and Ripley in Bruce County Owen Sound in Grey County Grand Valley in Dulferln Coun ty Dufferin County Council Elmvale Sunnldale and Tay Townships in Simcoe County Kearnney and the Township of Armour in the District of Parry Sound Applications are now being in vltedlfor staff assistant to help in the general work of the association The present directors of Zone Markdale and Parry Sound were reelected They are Stan Darling of Burks Falls Rus sell Quick of Trout Creek and James Stevenson Braccbrldge Newly elected directors in the Simeoe County zone are Stun Wallace of Collingwood and wil lard Kinzie of Barrie re lac ing Latimer of Allston and Griffin Barrie Gor don Mallion QC of Tottcnham was reelected Representing Grey and Duf lerin counties on the board of directors for Zone are three newcomers Brophy of Hanover Richard Hobbs of Dr angeville and Gordon Pyatt of Thorabury Bruce County Zone of the association will not elect itl 1962 directors until March 15 The new board of directors will meet in Midland lttorch 28 to elect its own officers and lay further plans for the 1962 work program Expenditures on regional pro motion by the association will reach almost $40000 this year Mr Keefe states BARRIE HEATING FUELS Phone PA 66531 Every glass of Dow has it Every sip reveals the smooth and uniform flavour that comes from masterful MULTIBLENDING of 36 perfect individual brews Always satisfying guaranteed to please Dow is the easydrinking best in beer Treat yourself and youll soon see DOW BRINGS

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