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Barrie Examiner, 17 Apr 1962, p. 3

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TOP CPL JAMES Jacqch is shown with his wife Irene and fiveyearold daughter Antoinette after he had been decorated for brav cry BottomCorporal Jaco ues is shown left with Troop er inn McPhnil ccntre whom he saved from gren ade explosion and Lt Rich ard Robertson who was in charge of the practice bombv ing party at Camp Borden Army Photos Corporal Who Risked Life Is Decorated For Bravery CAMP BORDEN Ont fastmoving corporal who saved young recruit lying four seconds away from death llnnd rigid and still Monday as general lost his place Cpl Jamcs Jacques as was decorated with the Queens commendation for brave con duct by MaiGen Bernatchcz vicechief of the general staff More than 500 soldiers were drawn up on parade as the gen eral began to read the citation The general glanced up once Canada In Chains Ii Treaty OKd TORONTO CMEconomist Larratt Higgins who worked for Canada on the International Joint Commission governing border waters says Canada will be put in chains if it ratifies the Columbia River treaty Mr Higgins waterways en ergy expert who served for year with the NC charged in an interview that under the treaty Canada is puppet dan gling at the end of strings manipulated in Washington He supported charges levelled early this month by Gen McNaughton retiring Canadian chairman of the NC that Canada was sold out in negotiations on the Columbia treaty Mr Higgins said the treaty calls for the wrong dams to be built and commits Canada to provide in perpetuity more flood control for the United States than is needed The Columbia treaty jeopar dizes Canadas future bargain lng position on other interna tional waters he added PLUMBING REPAIRS AND Installations Reasonable Roles BY C00P 259 lNNISFll sr PA 66531 admirineg atthe ramrodstiff corporal then back to the pa per in his hand There was an awkward al lence as the general began aguin and read from the begin ning silently until he found where he had left off The corporal an instructor with the Royal Canadian Arm ored Corps school here saved Ipr Ian McPllail of Peter borough from live grenade last Jan FOOT SLIPS The citation said the trooper on command lobbed his first grenade from the bunker where he and Cpl Jacques were stand ing His foot slipped and the grenadewhich explodes four seconds after leaving the hand fell back fpr McPhail lost his looting an the icy ground and fell on top of it Cpl Jacques yelled warn ing to others in the area and grabbed the troopers collar His hand slipped and he grab bed again for the collar and the slack of the recruits overalls The corporal threw the trooperwho is about In years oldout of the bunker and landed on top of him as the Gambia canonsv You Cart Help By Supporting The EASTER ORIPPLED chLDflEN Mail Contribution To KIWANIS CLUB OF BARRIE hand bomb exploded behind them Neither was hurt Tpr McPhail recalled Mon day that he realized it was desperate situation and his mind went blank REMEMBERS NOTHING He remembers throwing the grenade then nothing until he found himelf outside the bunker with the corporal The two have since become close friends The cool corporal who served in the Lord Strathcona Horse in Korea immediately ordered the trooper back into the bunker to throw the second of the two grenades alloted to him Cpl Jacques lives with his lvife Irene and daughter on toinette in Angus Ont COMMON DANGER Carbon monoxide forms when fuel such as gasoline has not sufficient air for total burning THE WXQVIINER TUESDAY APRIL 11 School Board Defers Action 0n Four Tenders For Addition Barrie District Collegiate Board last night opened four tenders for the addition to Central Collegiate but deferred decision as to contract Alter the opening tenders the Board went into committee of whole with the four re presentatives from the various firms Teller representing the Ontario Department of Pub llc Works and Miles Allison Boards architect for the addi tion When the Boards regular meeting was resumed it was announced that the tenders had been referred to the architect and the Building committee for more information The leaders included Emery Engineering 00 $168 05B Milne and Nicholll Ltd of Tor onto $1392750 Konvey Coastl ruction Ltd of hiurkam 51 512000 and Stewart and inch of St Catharines tif20l42 representative of the low est tender Milne and Nicholls remained until recess in clar lfy some points with the build Ing conunittce Fifteen tenders were received on the Mechanical Trade Con tract and five for the electrical contract Do Not Anticipate Staff Shortages Both Barrie North and Con tral Collegiate principals expect to have full teaching stalls this full Hamilton principal of North Collegiate advised the Collegiate Board lust night that Mrs Mary floss would teach Copyright Act Is Ratiiied OTTAWA CPlAftcr brief debate the Commons Monday night approved ratification of the International copyright can mention signed by Cannon in 1952 The Senate has already approved it The move will give Conadion authors and publishers copy right protection for English works published in Canada and industry spokesmen have said it will mean at least 55000300 year in United States sales State Secretary Dorion sold the principal advantage to Call ads of ratification will be in this countrys copyright rela tions with the United States As matters stand now Cana dian authors In English of suc cessful works must have their manuscripts printed in the 115 to receive US copyright pro tection If more than 1500 cop ies of work are imported into the 115 the work must be printed in the US to be sf forded copyright protection Judy La Marsh fLNiagara Falls said that ratification of the convention will not entirely offset the harmful effect In Cnnl nda of the US law concerning printing in the United States American authors who would have their works published first in Canada would lose copyright protection in the 115 Thus Ca nadianpublishers would be uni able to bid to be first publish ers of the works of American authors Miss La Marsh said that rati fication also will not lessen the urgency for amending Canadas own outmoded Copyright Act The proper course would have been for the government to have first cleared up Canadas legislative problems on copy right instead of compounding them by first ratifying the con vention CAMPBELL LTD Furniture Moving and Storage Conunercial Warehousing Agents for North American Van Lines PA 66555 NOTICE COMMENCING APRIL 17TH AND CONTINUING EACH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE SUMMER AND EARLYVFALL MONTHS THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SER VICE WILL OPERATE TEMPORARY OFFICE FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES ONLY ON THE PREMISES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE REPRESENTATIVES OFFICE AT 24 VICTORIA 5T WEST ALLISTON ONT HOURS WILL BE FROM 830 om to 430 pm PHONE HE564OI FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT NAT IONAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE 40 OWEN ST BARRIE PARKWAY 82468 Persons seeking employment and employers In need of help residing in the Alliston area should contact the Alliston Office Latin half days and Leslie Bodies upper school French Mr Eddie ls qualified in Europe but not in Canada said Mr Hamilton Mr Ham ilton also noted he had not received one application for this position The principal sold Mrs Lnking Would become head of the girls physical training de pertinent The board concurred with Mr Hamiltons recommendation that Mr Bodies and Mrs Laking be made acting heads of their Departments for one year OBITUARY TYSON JOHNSTON Tyson Robert ldlllston 65 died following lenthy illness at Pcnetnng General Hospital The funeral service offended by members of the Canodlon Legion was from the 11 Lynn Funeral Home to Elm vale Presbyterian Church it was conducted by Rev Vollsce Ill McLean Interment was in Elmvnlc Cemetery Pallbearers wcre iamos Stone John OHnlloran Eldon Courtneyv John Lambie Patrick ONeil Lorne Whitton Moumers from St Catherines Hamilton Cookavllle andStay ner as well as from the sur rounding district ottended the funeral The late Mr Johnston was born on October 21 1896 in F105 Township son at Dave in Johnston and the former Agnes Drysdale He spent most of his life in this township and he was First Great War Veteran and also served four years as veteran guard in the Second World War He was farmer Besides hiswlfe the former Jean Priest he leaves three daughters Madeline Mrs Qucsncll Muriel Mrs Hog an Phelpston and Vera tMrs McNubb Minesing There are also seven grandchildren three sisters and three brothers Mrs James Strnth Crossland Mrs Kidd Tor onto Mrs James Whitton Phe lpston and George and Joe Phelpstonand William of Barlt 18 546405 up to March 31 Average Taxes Are Up $1034 Tax bills for Barrie home owners will go up by an aver age of £1054 this year based on an assessment of $1000 Mill rates as follows were set by cityrcouncll last night at special meeting residential form 76 commer 89898 This is an increase over 19th of 345 mills In residential and farm rates and 4698 mills In commercial rates Barries budget for 1962 will amount to 329750Mfl just short of the three million dol lar forecast General munlclpnl costs come to $130700829 The citys bill for education Is 5104824107 Education costs are broken down as follows public schools COUNCIL BRIEFS SIGNS ON POLES The city will ask the Bell Telephone Company nnd the Public Ulllltles Commission for permission to hang signs on their poles on main arteries ad vrslng the public of the hours at night when parking is pro hibltcd ALLANDALE BUSES Night bus service on the Al lnndaleEast route will be sus pended April 10 This will re move three trips Monday to Thursday and one on Friday Lost trip Monday to Thursday Will he the 730 bus from Al lonLlale Lnst bus from Allan dalo on Fridays will be at 930 and on Saturdays the final trip Will be at 730 The night ser vice had operated nt 1055 of TAG DAYS Following tag days were au thorized by council Kempen felt Trumpet Band June and Navy League May It and 12 Barrie Bantam Soccer Club Aug 17 and 18 PAINTER RESIGNS MONTREAL CF Alfred Polish 56 one of Canadas greatest and most controversial contemporary painters re signed Wednesday from the two monthsold Quebec Arts Coun cil He declined to say why he resigned saying that the rea son should be announced by George Lapnlme Quebec cul tural affairs minister Try An Examiner Want Ad PHONE PA 52414 NO MONEY DOWN Payable Over Mlhl For Our Budget Sav ing Food PIonI EAT BETTER FOR LESSl Free Delivery Up To 100 Mllel KLEERPAK FOODS PA 60501 2102 collegiates 3371396 separate schools 352112 Three main items were re sponslblo for the increase in the mill rate The first payment on loyesr debentures for the addition to Royal Victoria Hospital amount ed to two mills The citys pay ment for the new county rcgis try office added one mill and halfmill increase was ac counted for by debenture pay ments on the arena roof The tax bylaw was passed with little comment from cools Mayor Les Cooke said it had been something of an achieve ment to hold the mill increase even slightly below the straight three and half mllls which had been forecast Finance committee chairman Frank Hersey had said earlier that the various committees and boards had cooperated fully with councils desire to keep their budget requests to the minimum Skating Club Donates $200 Towards Bands Trip To Fair Enrrio Skating Club has be come one of growing list of financial supporters of the Col legiate Bands trip to Seattle Worlds Fair in August The club has sent $100 cheque to the band in apprecia tion of the bands assistance at the skating carnival The elub WASHES STREET THEN SALTS IT minor traffic hazard was caused at the Five Polnts intersection ycstcrv day when public works truck washed down the street Unusually cold weather froze the water and caused ice patches to form second public works vehicle was sent out to salt the slippery spots $128 Is Stolen From Office Theft of 0128 from the Barrie YMYWCA offlce on Owcn Street some time over the week end was reported to police yes terday by director Russ Davey The thief or thieves gained on try through an insecure base ment door and then forced open the door to Mr Daveys office stated In the letter read at the Collegiate Board meeting last night that nithoilgh its donn tion Is usually only 3100 it wished to contribute the addi tional 3100 for the fund to take the band to Seattle The sdvlsory committee of the band sent letter request ing that representative of the board be appointed to the com mlttee The appointment was made so that the board may be aware of the plans and preparations of the band in Its trip to So attle Board chairmen Cliff Lockhort suggested that trustee Roy Christie be appointed Kempenfclt Trumpet Bandlt master Robert Lucas offered the bands services for thy collegiates annual cadet Inspeclt tlons The band ls offering to lead street parade The board referred the matter to principals of the coliegialcs Rem Bell asked that student choirs of the colleges of Montreal and Knox be per mitted to present program to the schools May Mr Bell said students wero university graduates engaged in mlnisterlnl studies Ihelr program includes lighthearted numbers Negro spiritusls and five minutes of fastmoving monologue he added The board decided not to al low chairs to come into the schools at that time as exams and cadet inspections are ap proaching THE BARRIE DISTRICT FILM COUNCIL PISSOHE THEIR 5th FILM TOUR MEDITERRANEAN TOUR at Barrie Public Library Auditorium WEDNESDAY APRIL 18th at pnisharp Hours of Boauflful Colour Sound Films Silver Colloeflon Evangelines lastminute accents to Smarter EasterSpring ensembles The gloves the blouse the perfect tone of stockings These are just some of the ways Evangeline can help you highlight for more attractive original outfitthis EasterSpring Come in and see these fashionright good value collections at your first opportunity Long gloves $298 and $398 shown nylon tailored glove sizes 57s In white beigeorblack 3293 Blouses $333$638 shown beautiful ruffled nylon lace blouse of line cotton 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