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Barrie Examiner, 23 Apr 1962, p. 5

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1w mursrn NOTES Snow Greeting For Vacationers By ILGS We came in with the Easter bunny and on pile of fro zen snow around the garage and abundance ice on the bay We stayed day in North Ohio and assisted to plant potalt toes which gave us claim to supply for next fall if we want to pick them up We made specially fast time home after our kinfolk in Ohio had wired us to endeavor to arrive early so they could spend Easter with relatives in Northern Michigan Found that th Virginie Nrn pike was fast way over and through the BlurI Mountains This road costs about zléc per mile to use but is paid by the users and not charge to pub lic funds Many of the transport firms send vehicles over this route proving that the saving on mileage and fuel makes it pay even at the heavy tolls for commercial vehicles This road connects with tour lane highways that cross Ohio and makm for iast and easy travel over these hard to drive moun talus MINER BIRD SANCTUARY We veered our course in On tnrio to stop at the Jack hiiner sanctuary on Lake Erie at Kingsville tor departing geese was over on April 15 there were still some thousands of these birds resting on sand bars out in the lake and ready to come into the hu ven at approximately pm when feed in the form of com on the cob was ready tor supper The sand bars were extended for miles and these Canadian geese were ready to come in and enjoy last feed before leaving for the Hudson Bay Mr Miner ir son of the late Jack was pleased to have guests from Barrio where he said his father was very good friend of the late Wright The Jack ltiiner Foundation make no charge for visitors and has statl attending the re quiremenfs of the birds many of which are quite satisfied to stay and play in the ponds and eat the free food provided We were unable to stay to watch the arrival at the lake geese that night as we had arrange ments to visit relatives turther on in Ontario Mr Miner said they had tagged over five thousand geese at his rest place during the win ter and many thousandsrnore came and went This all start ed with one wounded goose be ing cared tor by Mr Miner Ducks and other birds also use the place and many hund reds ot small birds are housed Famine Is Unnoticed By PETER ARNEII JAKARTA APIndonesias President Sukarno has spent so much time and money on his militant West New Guinea cam paign that near famine has crept across his nation almost unobserved For months Sukarno has been telling his people that the mil itary campaign against The Netherlands must have top pn ority no matter thebardship at home indonesias 96000000 people are in no position to argue be cause Sukarno rules by decree with the armed forces full Hacking indonesia today however is hungry and the full implica tinns are just being brought home to Sukarno Reports earlier this year at terrible food shortages in some parts of the sprawling archipel ago were denied by local authorities Then in midApril Sukarnus health minister Dr Satrio visited the indrnmsju district in West Java 60 STARVED TO DEATH He discovered 60 persons had died of starvation while 9000 had been treated at the one hos pital for malnutrition Many of the sick with distended bellies and spindly arms were found in empty rice warehouses Authorities in Indramaju had failed to report the famine to the central government appar ently tor tear of being blamed tor poor administration Offi cials in other areas perhaps have done similar coverup jobs When the truth ultimately reached Sukarno he appointed himself commanderinolriet of supreme economic operational command and said committee would relieve the situation Potentially the richest nation in Southeast Asia Indonesia is staggering under tan economic crisis that has diminished for eign exchange reserves to vir tually nothing Indonesia needs foreign exchange to buy rice the staple food indonesia has rich foodpro ducing areas Poor transporta tion racketeering diversion of tood to the West New Guinea trout and natural calamities keep food from moving from the have areas to the have nuts Rebellion and mismanage ment at estates and nationalized industry have hurt the internal economy Sukarnos guided economy which is pure social ism has not started to work inflation continues because of war jitters Although the date la this shelter and enjoy the quiet surroundings it is one of the most remarkable visits we made on our ten thousand mile trip GRASS FIRES COSTLY The Innisiii tire crew has been busy handling grass tires since the snow has left the dcad dry grass ready for match litany people will be summonsed for starting fires but first having permission to settle and already several have settled their cases out of court and saved the costs $35 fine according to the bylaw regulating tires in Good Friday morning the crew was called to fire on the 8th line where grass fire started at the rear of lb iirvcc Convalescent home had not be yond control and raced across the farm lands burning over 50 acres other grass fires are making the life of the tire crews full time job and will result in police action MILL RATE UP The general mill rate will be increased by one mill This in spite the fact that some of the school areas havtl come through with decreased require ments One of the expenses that may have added the extra mill was ten mills tor mad purposes The Council was divided on set ting this road rate The first motion was that nine mill rate be adapted This motion lost with Campbell and Torrens supporting The second motion was pass cd wiflt Cochrane Sawyer favoring GENERAL RATE The total including the police and other controllable expendi tures which the general rate provides tunds for was set at me mills The school rates have bccn divided into two cat egories this year residential and farms being charged 131 mills in area and the com merical rates will be 146 mills in area two north of the 3th line the rate will be 13 mills residential and farms and 144 mills on commercial properties Bradford District Hiflr School will require total of $3122145 Allistnn High Sahnol will ask innisfil tor $48854 and School Section No16 are budgeting tor 911526 Relief and indigean budget has been estimated at $15000 and motion passed to set that amount into the budget School Section will require $1317595 which will badoclud ed in the budget Twenty Negroes Carried To Iail ALBANY Ga AmTwenty niae Negroes were arrested and literally carried to jail Satur day during laydown in front of city hall after police ordered them to break up prayer meeting Assistant Police Chief Larrsey said about 15 officers picked them up nit the sidewalk and carried them to jail He said about halt were adults and half juveniles They were charged with disorderly con duct and refusing to obey an ottirer In Talladega Ala Negro col lege students sought to inte it is ai and the workers are returning Todd and TwoThOusand Cars Day Enter Borden From District By Mr COLLINS 1o thousand cars pour into Camp Borden every uork day bringing thousands at service personnel and civilian workers to their various jobs Over the paved road from Alliston over the gravelled road from Lisle over the rough Highway through Angus in all shape colors and sizes they come and they come in hurry The greatest trafiic flow to Borden is along Highway 90 and during the morning nrsh be tween 730 and ii oclock car every two seconds passes giv en point The morning traffic on this road flows westward ia continuous flow while the eastward flow is very small then whet the evening comes home the rover is true The majority of civilian work ers in Camp Borden live in the larger centres such as Barrio ltlliston and Stayner but the intervening country is well re presented However other em ployees travel long distance to work every day from such places as Collingwood Elmvnlc Moonstone and even as far north as Orillia Civilian employees at Borden Social Credit To concentrate 0n Quebec RED DEER Alta Thompson national So cial Credit party leader said Sunday night the party will con centrate its efforts in Quebec province in the June 18 federal election campaign Mr Thompson said in an in terview he will launch his na tional campaign in Quebec City May and Social Credit expects to win 80 and possibly 40 of the provinces 75 seats The party would have candidate in all 75 constituencies The Social Credit leader also forecast the party will win we seats throughout Canada with other strong regions being Sas katchewan Manitoba and On tnrio Mr Thompson said the Pro gressive Conservative image in Quebec province has declined with what he termed the collapse ot the Un ion Nationale party and the proven corruption of the Du plessis regime In an address in Old Sabin day night Mr Thompson stressed two of the partys main themes Establishment of mu nicipal development branch of the Bank of Canada to aid local schools hospitals and other civic projects and new man ketlng program for farmers grate Easter services at six churches Saturday They were accepted at one church ar rested when they retused to leave another and turned back at the door of tour churches The six groups of three per sons each some all Negro and some Negro and white persons made the attemps during morning services at two Moth odist churches one Baptist one Episcopal one Presbyterian church and Church of Christ group of two Negroes and one white student was admitted to St Peters Episcopal Ang lican Church THE NOW SHOWING LITTERva MAT was wee pm EVENINGSAT7IO 905 Musical Holiday of Fun for Everyone mil Emmiwrote Wm PLAYERS tltEAlRE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY Adminlllsllq LastsWorms Starts Wednesday lHIPPODROME Plus RAYMIE Box Office Opens 715 pm €912 3353M 426 35444 2716 MED£57 receive daily travelling at lowance 20 cents if they live from three to nine miles from camp or it they live over nine miles 40 cents even it they liv ed in Timbuktu If they live within the threemile limit they are not paid any travelling al lowance Every vehicle that is driven Into camp daily must be regis tered either by the Army Pro vost or the RCAF Service Pol ice All car must pass check point both going in and out and each car must have the an proved windshield sticker to get past tires points Traific rules and regulations are reasonable in camp but in fractions can bring fines or ii the offence is repeated too of ten or if it is serious then the onver and his car may be re fused permission to drive with in the camp bounds Every car must be insured for public lia bility and property damage be fore it is permitted in the camp Car pools are the most con venient methods for civilian employees and service person nel too to get to work at Bar den because the only road ser viced by bus is Highway to from Barrie Driving to work to Borden along the Alliston or Lisle roads seldom becomes complicated unless winter weather makes driving difficult However the road race along Highway 90 every day is as hazardous as any race track The paved sur face ls uneven in many places and the shoulders and ditches along the road are too narrow and too deep What may start off as minor accident may develop into serious accident within seconds as testmoving traffic piles up fire winter months are the most dangerous and traffic tigups two or three miles in lenflh are no tlnLU mon There have been many fateful and serious accident on this highway but fortunately they have not occurred during the rush hours Incl that must be attributed to the good sense of the Bordonbound driver ONE OF WORST One at the worst tieups of traffic occurred several years ago but it was not caused by an accident Cars were extend ed fromthe north barrier to Es as Station distance oi about six miles The day before po lice officer had been shot in To ronto by the Boyd gang and ru mor was that they were going to hideout in Borden As eacht car reached the barrier it was stopped and completely search ed Some of the employees were an hour late tor work that day it Is planned to resurface and probably reroute some of High way 90 this year and this should be welcome news to all car drivers This road was ori giually paved in the summer of ms The pavement was set on very unstable base and this is why the road heavrs like waves every spring Probably only few know as they speed over No 90 to work every day that part of this highway is the old Sunnidalo Road settlement road opened through the bush about 125 years ago Today the journey is only matter of minutes then with plodding oxen or heavy horses from Barrie to where Bordon stands today would take about five hours LEGION BINGO WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 I962 745 pm JACKPOT 523000 LEGION HALL 7i COLLIER ST IMPERIAL Tfitirftlwn rim AHAYLEY MlLtS IR rumum me NOW SHOWING EVE 100 and 900 marinara 77517154 mm mm BERNARD LEE ALAII BATES THE BARRIE EXAMINER MONDAY APRIL 1962 CHEIRONS HOLD SERVICE OTTAWA tCPt The fled Chetruns an association of vet erans of the Second Bottle of Ypres during the First World War held service at the Na tional War Memorial Sunday to mark the 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