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Barrie Examiner, 24 Jun 1964, p. 1

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25 vsnaur mrmwuszzwlflemumo wmm Local Weather rm Anniversary Cnntintuag to expand tuh mammary please no page two arms and Simaoe County loath Var No in Bradford Welfare Concern Of Mayor BRADFORD Staff Mayor Maganl of Bradford ex pressed concern today for the welfare of the people on strike at local produce plants and for plant owners as well its point4 ed out that if the plants are forced to go out of business as result of the strike which be gan Sunday evening were in trouble About 300 employees of two dlurd produce packing plants awna Farms and Holland Riv 5w minus as well as Federal Prior which is in West Gwiil lrr are on strike are members of local 110 lc7ernalional Brotherhood of nmstcrs Th community has not felt the pindr yet the mayor point cd out but he said this will be automatic because the firms pour weekly payroll of about 525000 into the town with ulation of 2300 Growers in the area who are not affected directly at present will feel the pinch da foods their crops are rea ar vest This would hein about two weeks when crop of la tsree will be ready he said JEEK GOVT ACTION Mayor Magani said letter had been sent to tha provincial minister of labor uryng him to try and bring abouta meeting between the actions to bring about some compromise ihis is an urgent cry Wed ebe lost without the ts lwyre the only bi in the community He said liais not to earned by incidentstso for am alarmed atwhat co happen He said that in event of serious disturban the OPP would be called in glle said the small local police one would be unable to 60 with riot ZCharges of damageto vehicles have been greatly exaggerated hesaid Therehas been no malicious damage but he said police have been asked to pro steél employeea leavlng plants still operati Which drey have aright to as well as those who are on strike Jgast night hundreds of sp laiors milled through the town drawn by news of the strike Lats yesterday Warren Wink ler lawyer for Federal Farms had his camerarsnatched and smashed wasattemptlngto leave ntgrio Damage zflum neforce winds torren tial rain and lightning lashed southern Ontario fuesdam caus ingf atleast one traffic death scores of injuries and wide spread property damage Roofs were ripped from build ings trees were toppled hydro andtolephona lines were broken hundreds of basements were flooded in several cities Van boats were smashed along tha shores of Lakes Erie and Ontario Toronto man was struck by lightning and another was ser iously burned repairing htdro Bradford wasinrured as she the picket line at the Federal the plant when pickets began throwing garbage at the vehi cle ills camera was smashed when he tried to take pictures of the incident mu OPERATING One of the firms Holland River Gardens closed down late fresday afternoon tempor arily United Farms and Tech eral Farms are both still oper ating public relations spokesman for Federal Farms Sam Crys tal of Toronto said today the company had no statement to make When questioned further he said the company was caught between two alternatives that of constantly being sskedto answer ridiculous chargesand sitting and suffering in silence He said he could see no merit in the company entering into verbal exchange with strik ers and waging the fight in the press Such move would not contribute to furthering of talks when they resume he said Yesterday two women were injured when an automobile was driven into group of strikers in front of one of the plants Mrs Maria Rocha 33 of was trying tto save her two yearold child Mrl Rosita suit fered dislocated toot when she was run over by the car BADLY anursm Another woman Maria Veloso as was badly bruised when struck by the same cdr The Maria Louisa Rocha was not injured Police said the injured wo were among about so pick cstly women who at ed to atop the vehiclefrom enter ng the Holland River Gar dens packing plant Pickets attemptedfo drag the driver from the car but were restrained by an official of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union officials said themin imum ratein the plants is 85 cents an hour and the top rate for mechanics is $130 an hour The union wants 311150 mini mum Monday Mrs Alice Augusta it of Eradford suffered bros ken leg when car raninto Farms plant Police have charged Rudy diymans oil Newmarket with criminal negligence in connec Hem man and woman were injured by falling debris when roof was lifted from tendon department store as 200 persons were evacuated Winds of 95 miles an hour were recorded in Hamilton while gusts reached loomiles an hour luyllamilton Bay transport tnick was blown over blocking the Burlington Skyway acdoss the mouth of the bay but no one was injured The sudden stormeasedjs it headed over Lake Ontario and who lived upstairlat tha ba kery buildingfs looking for orrawa cm The0ich tied with the incident sftion unleashed one of its tiere est attacks on Prime Minister Pearson in die Commons Tues day accuangvhlm of lyinsiaud misleading the House tocover up government censorship of CBC programming Mr Pearsouwasv not in the chamber when five Conserva tives and youetNew Democratic MP hurled bitier personal chargeant him for more than three hours The furore win ex pected to continue today The Opposition spokesmen rev pastedacmsationsthat the gov ernmentand Mr Pearsons of fice applied political pressure on the CBC to prevent the showing mentary about day in Mr Iienraons life filmedlast Octo 21 External Affairl Minister into New York State early to day Bow River and Erik Nielsen POIVYlmtwitdeMfheir Martin ross iust before the 10 pnn EDT adjournment tosde mend that Eldo Woolliams PC Io ammonium Ssnsdflllcdmdoyflum rum lMRS EILDA MURPlIYp pllaesfor her andhertchiidreu Paul 10 and Leslie Six Itospend tti nigh The chil drenvare from left Vincent statements that the prime min ister misled tho Commons about the TV program The deal did not have time tomakea ruling and Mr Mar tir was expected to press his demand at the opening of tn duys sitting Alvin illumiiton PC QuAplt of $35000 candid Tthocu suoanfiy or monthlold Stephen fourth child is witha nelyibor Examiner Photht Over ICBVC Censorship la made similar accusations aat Friday audewas expelled for the day after he refusedto El withdraw his remarks The prime ministers to saidMr Pearson likely would reslelg t¢o hiscritics today on auuoney enters usuald day Not More Than 7e Per Copy22 Page Damage May Run $100000 In Barrie Bakery Fire family of five is outof homo and bakery is out of business as the result of $100000 fire that swept main street building today Mrs Hilda Murphyand her children ran glng from six months to 10 years werelett homeless when smoke and water wrecked their apartment and furniture Already on relief from the city $57 month Mrs Murph said Ill have to go and see the city clerk Mr Ben traughan NOWHERE TO GO dont know what were go lug to do tonight she said Weve nowhere to go Mrs Murphy occupied the apartment immediately above the bakery 111a blaze which started be low the bakery kitchen at 415 am ylas reported by one of the four cooks on duty One of them Jack St Clair said We smelled smoke than it went puif We called FIBEMEN BATTLE THiCK BELCHING SMOKE AT FRONT OF DUNLOP STREETBAKERY Comprehensive Plan Sought For Mayors iissoc dicta inauguration by the prov luce of comprehensive medi cal care plan was urged Tues day by Ontario mayors and reeves attheir annual confer once resolution from the town of lhorold requested the medical care program to ensure persons living on low incomes espe ciallylarge families would re ceiva proper medical treatment it was passed without debate Mayor Philip Givens of for onto asked the Associationof Mayors and Reeves for support to have senior levels of govem ment not municipalities pay the cost of building and main taining hospitals fhe province must be told that hospital costs are charge on all the people and not only the small homeowner because all people are potential hospital patients he said the fire department and got out in hurry City policeman who arrived on the scene as quickly as the firefighters first warned residents of that and surround ing buildings that there was fire in the bakery GET OUT QUICKLY At about 430 they returned to tell about 10 families toast Wm by Many of the neighboring spart Fire Chief lrwfn all this afternoon Ihlt flu in Ifili burning in the float of the building and were not really sure how to get at it It was suggested by some firefighters that wall will have to be broken and floor dropped in order to let at the flames Well be amend couple of horns yet said another fireman Residents of one ed the sdlolnlng holl ls rm advised by the Ief that they may not he Ibisto occupy their apart mentstonlght ment dwellers had time to gath er only few things before the belching black smoke became unbearable Proprietors of adjoining bus lnesses were alerted and for couple of hours in the early sun light they raced in and out of their buildings removing im portant files Phil Euhinotf proprietor of Fast our Quick Urged By STEVE JONESCU Examiner city Editor Whenthe doorbell biared into my sleepy earsat 430 this morntug felt was either be ing disturbed by lost drunkor visiting relative But whenConst Ran Plc kept of Karrie 00 Police sviered my call felt immsdi trips haul realize the gravity of the situa tion Heavyblack smoke was belching from the bakery both front and back entrances The gloomy faith on the faces of the firemen told me that all was not well in fact worse icipated whose home my amliyir staying made fa tth choking smoke to Calm Me of howthe adminlltistious Corner Cupboard Bakery laid his business is closed for at least the next two months He estimated his property damage at more than 30 000 This includes three mix ars shelving and the floor walls and ceiling of his prem ser As the smoke swirled for hours furniture tn the bakery could be heard crashing through the floors to the area beneath where the fire started No one could actually sea the blaze and firemen who ventur ed too close to to battle area were forced back time and time again At leut two were over come and needed rest IDN OF MATERIALS Fire Chief lrwin said the fire fl believed to ban started in What was described as ton of grease and hakin materialsy in the belowgroan level cellar Around six oclock firemen appeared confident that every thing wss under control But within half hour and until 1030 everyone was aware that the blaze could get out of con trol and rip through the adjoini fog buildings gt Extrema water damage was caused the basements of the buildings occupied by sarieant insurance Malcomsonr insur ance and Lincoln Shoes Simmons Coat Store as were the other businesses which in cluded restaurant barber shop two dentists offices den tal laboratory and many apartments werc black with smoke SMOKE DAMAGE All will suffer from smoke damage the occupants said Robert Sariesnt Sarieant Insurance said his umagawss about new Malcomson oi Malcomrons Insurance couldnt hmrd guess as yet Ashos store employee won dered how the smoke and wa ter would affect tharleatber the shoes Mrs Murphy said tbs dam tage to her apartment was bout 510000 Firemen said they couldnt es timatc yet how much other no tual damage was done to the building but admitted it was extensive Six firs departth trudss including the new acriaiiadder were used in the vigil At press time firemen were still survey ing and keeping watchful eye on the scene About firemen ineludlngi voluntearl stand at the scene from thstims of the callrllntli well after noonhour nan Nonnum sheen immanenty carat Lodge saidtoday he doesnt see war in South Vietftlaut identiul theEii ho arid the Kennedy Johnson fru

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