Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 15 Jul 1968, p. 5

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lNNISlll DEVELOPMENT IS lnnisfil development is dis cussed by Councillors Elmer Gross tlett and Deputy Reeve Allan Todd when mad pnr New Bridge Asked For Essa Sideroad vBAXIER Staff Our council felt an overhead bridge was the best way of meeting the situation said Reeve George Davis discussing No sideroad tratiic problem in Essa He estimatcd new bridge would cost around 3150 000 Reeve Davis was asked bout motion moved by De puty Reeve Eugene Smith and seconded by Councillor MacDonald our the ONE be advisedilhat Essaicouockfav era proposal to close Conces sion 11 crossing with diver sion road along the east side of track and construction of an overhead bridge on No side road The latter extends from highway 27 north of Cookstown to countyroad 15 to Base hor den Questioned aheut financlrig Reeve Davis said iIthe pro lect is approvedthe Ontario de partment of highways would pay about so per cent of the cost and the railway willshare County Farmers To Tour Oxford ElnVfVAIE start in hers of the North Simcoc Crop and Soil improvement Associa tion whichheld their annual melting here last winter have been invited on farm tour to 0xford County on Thusday 15 lloug Ferris of Midhurst is president of the Crop Associa tion which has been carrying on an extensive program with ap preciated assistance from the Ontario department of agricul hireand food office at Barrie Alan Scott agricultural repre sentative has just completed list of soil and crop projects for l968which is to be for warded to all members ltis avahable to anyone else who is interested Bond streams own Kennedy ing knocked down by gram and other municipal im provements were studied da cently Councillors Grose and Todd both see great future tie in the remainder The to the township will be latlvely littlef he said DRAINAGE DISCUSSED Drainage problems at Baxter and Angus also are receiving prime attention Better drainage for River drive and Queen street in Ang us where rising waters at the Notlawasaga and Pine caused flooding last spring was dis cussed along withmethods of controlling the spring rirn 70 of water at Baxter where num erous cellars also were flooded We are anxious to do what we can on practical basis said Reeve Davis The town ship engineer Beckett has been consulted about the problems The council has accepted tender from Westeel Rosco Lim ted to supply pipe at total cost of $586250 subject to ap proval from the Ontaritrdcpart ment of highways bylaw to borrow stooooo for construction of tile stone or timber drains through the province or Ontario fund was passed following approval from the Ontario Municipal Board it was explained this money will be made available for the pur poses explained ANGUS LIGHTING recommendation of the Ont ario department or highways for lighting of highway in the Angus area was endorsed Thiswould provide lights from the intersection of highway on to ihc 3rd Line on the south to the intersection of so and County Road 10 on the north Approval also was given the Angus Area Parks Board to have lour mercury vapour lights installed at Angus Park with the suggestion added that they discuss the fcasibililyof renting lights from the Ontario Hydro Rental of yard light for the cost re Kruncovs sou Hoar lit IBULLHGHTV calf while trying bullfitghlér Joseph guest of Spanish bravo bull breeder Salvador light roadsters and heavy horses municipal parking lotat Baxter as well as ponies STUDIED velopmcnt tor innisfil which extends from Barrics southern borders to West Gwiliimbury tExamlncr Photo is to be taken up with the Out ario Hydro by the clerk liar old Bell 77 The Essa councirendorsed resolution from Royal Victoria Hospital Board asking the Out ario department of health to Sduih Ws Ascendant ingplanrtoholdaiunhr much and pending clay in the Coda town areaon fhrnsday August 19 The annual match ltull will be held on Wednesday October 2Wll the site and other details now being arranged Eben Saw yer former lnnlsfll deputy reeve is president of the association with Bill Thomas Thornton lint vicepresident and Jack campbell of Stmud second vice fitment Keith hlcttw Ii AL listen South Simcoe asflcultun al nprescntative is secretary The South Slmooe Plowmens Assmlatlon which IS affiliated with the Ontario Plowmcns Assocatlon assisted with the in ternational plowing match ar rangements at lnnlsfil last tall FIXONTARIO CHAMP Keith Robinson oi Cookstown tribute provincial champion placed third in the Ontario cham plonship competition at the in Cooksiown Plans Music Contest COOKSTOWN Staff An old tyme and western orches tra contest will be sponsored by the Ooolrstown Agricultural Society on Friday September which is week previous to the fair opening on Friday September 13 More than 1800 aUended the musical program last fall when 131 Perth County Playboys won the old time music con contest and Royce Richl hand his Coumry Cousins won the western division Thévisso win encourage and assist the es tablishmcnl of post hospital care facilities BuSihess IS Electing At ABC Animal Farm ay mu mom MILL BAY ILC GP If business isnt booming its at least bloating and barking neighing and meowing Occa slonally it even chirps Livestock Show Arrangedlit Oro MITCHELL SQUARE Staff Plans for standout livestock show which include classes for horses cattle and sheep are being made for Oros116th an nual worlds fair which is to be held on Tuesday and Wednes day September 10 and li Headed by Berna McKay of East Oro the Oro agricultural society hopes to present another exhibition of the high standard which markedthe 1967 centen nial lair Cattle classes include Short borns Herefords Pulled Angus Hoists Jerseys and Ayrshire Sheep classes include Leice ters Cotswold Lincolns Shrop shires Southdovvns Cheviots and commercial classes for Suffolk Hampshire and Dorset Horns There are horse classes for Guardiola uthlsflEl Toruno estate in the ouiskirts oiSc vilie Exclusive AP Wire photo chives is interestedi icalledWilmott ners Were Carl Elliotts Nova Scotlans from Ajax and Ray Rowotts long Branch band Wefve got cats dogs goats horses and often birds says Mother Mary Cecilia who within other Roman Catholic nuns operates the Good Shepherdjnlmal Shelter near this small Van couver island community 20 miles north of Victoria Well take anything in trouble says Mother Cecilia new 79 who riorglo years was mother superiorof St Marys Priory Cod created animalsas well as human beings she says Like us theyare Gods children and weshould care for them as such Besides the five nuns mem bers of the Sisters of the Love or Jesus an order founded by Mother Cecilia some to years ago in the Anglican Church and which she led to Roman Catholicism in 1911 there now Sirncoe 1968ltP1owing rumnmr tut year then be was shaded by Douglas field of mama and Ross Kennedy of Little Britain mic at ago Keith was one of Dams tlves in the Canadlln match in Britbh Columbia Winners of ma matches qual ity to like pk in geofigflu competi ons championships will be held in Wellington county near Guelph and competitors must win oi area matches to qualify Pm WINNERS Ewlnson won the three fur row and Idillty events at the last South Simooc county match pane Match nhlch was held at Lba farm of Ed llrnbm Concession lnnisfil our Wu Oct 18 1366 Ken Brown Richmond llili was runneMtp inbolh these evens Robin Frcnch of Cooks town and Bill Thomas of lhorn ton received rein mention for their showing the thrceiurrow event Tb openwas won saucy rim ol Sunderiand nbilethe best plowing behind team of horse was doneby Murray Groves oi Markham Russell row at Mineslng non them special and 14yearold Andy Newborns of RR Thorn ton the Eaton award DISTRICT mews ma aknma summon MONDAY JULY is 1966 Dance Hall Being constructed llt Hoe EDvoe Valley Centre ANGUS Staff Construc tion at small dance hall which is expected to be ready for opening by the end of August is the tutu new addition to Hoe Doc Valley recreation cen tre on the 111th Concession of Essa about three miles south of highway so Currently girlgulrlesr from Angus and Alltston are camping at the valley and enjoying the swiuuhlng at the well equipp ed pondharehery and other camping sports Other visiting groups have crowded the pic ruc areas are six paid workers andone volunteer at the shelter on its seam site overlooking the Gulf or Georgia Now in its seventh year the shelter cares for an average ofbatween 250 and Swank jmals Weve grown and grown and grown says Mother Cecilia l0f course we shall always hove financial trouble in this workWc cant carry on on less than 82500 month FRIENDS CONTRIBUTE The animals eat about Al 200 worth otlood each month The shelter started by Mother Ceeilia on legacy lcftto her by her rather now is largely kept up through do nations and hard work Weve put up three new lid says Mother Cecilia Weve got about 11 Wehave picnics booked for every weekend until Septem ber said iOssie Earle in charge oi the centre pro dictlng if there is good weather last years attendance figure or 5000 will be surpasscd Children at the so acre cen trc have been getting particular thrillsout at pony cart rides around the grounds Mr Earle often drives himsell for the smaller tots There are four pooiesAat the centre at the pre sent time year round recreation cen trc Hoe Doa Valley has ski dno runs and ski trails during the winterSleigh rides also are popular with the younger fry Besides the surrounding area manyhavr bcenvlsitlng the centre from Barrie Alliston Orillla and various cottage dis tricts or Simcoe County llal 11 Dan and Kathy children of Mr and Mrs Earle were driving around six year old pony named Flash when the park was visited few days ago All the children love the pony rides remarked Mr Earle buildlngs now besides two houses and one cottage We have quite wide ctr claof friends and It keeps getting wider all the time lady from Australia yesterday sent us letter with cheque for $120 She said eight others in Australia she knows leit us something in their will lady died in White Rock and left us $5000 Some day well have enough to live on The shelter activities them selves help with some of the financing The Sisters operate two thrift shops and are open ing book store The shelter magazine Pioneer Newspapers Filed At Archives MIDHURST Staff Much interest has been shown by Sim coe County visitors to the arch ivist oi the county museum in ivistof the countymuseumin newspapers telling of pioneer history Donation of files from The Orillia Packet dating from 1900 to about 1914 was among tha latest Norbert Moran county ar chivist has been busy listing the issues new cabinet has been built for them Among other carly newspapers at the archives are copies oi the Barrie Advance of 1895 var ious issues of The Barrie Exam iner over period of years and copies of the Alliston Her ald Beeton World Stayner Sun Orian Newsdntterandothers Records show the Barrie Ex aminer dates back tomb The first Barrle newspaper pufllsh ed regularly was theBarria Mag net the first issue of which ap peared on August 1847 in 1852 the name was cha ed to my the Northern Advanc Mr Moian cmphasrzed the acquir lngnetivmapers witfl eporis of Breniwoodhflnce VERENIWOOD Staff First named Wigglns Crosslng latter the Ontario Simcoeand Huron Rauway line was completed through here In 1855 this cone munity later was renamed Wilmott by railway officials be fore the present name of Brent wood was ad ted F1W Cumberland who was managingdlrectorof thc North urn Railwayjprovlded the name whencontacted by the postalde pertinent who obleded to Wil molt because oi its use else where Mr Cumberland suggest ed Brentwootl name of so buib of London England and thus the first post office was establishcdhore lilayt lost un der that namelLoulsiE Dubols was the first postmaster Old maps of the county which County historyhave been re events of historic significance Early copies of the Orillia News Letter weekly which operated from 1334mm last year were among those on file 1M1 MAPS date back as far as 1841 show ing the era when Mono and Mul mur townships were apart oi Simcoe County were among those shown These two townships are now in Duifertn County The air and temperature are kept just right for good paper preservation here at the arch ives said Mr Moran who ex plained materials may be but on loan and referred to later as well as donated permanently Opened in the fall of 1966 the archives addition to the mug scum was the major centennial piiioject oi Simcoe County coun CIVIC DOCUMENTS Mo interest has been shown all the time said Mr Moran resident of Barrie most of his life who moved here three ycars ago various books book lets maps photographs and newspapers concerning Simcoe Robin Moores Btorllruuo ceiving increased attention Nu merous municipal documEnts have been chives it was pointed outthc archives could effect an economy for mu nicipaiitles lacking storage space for old documents which should be retained We are glad to house them and they arecat alogued so they can be found and referred to again Mr Moran advised into New PAY ATElt Mechanical Body some worm Phone fiatnu DANGsaHELos anion St Barrio Sol inn lion in no Tho Strain alcoholism Abiitr Ittlrulntll ltlATINEE AILY EM placed ubihe ar Would Place omit Phatograph In Agricultural IVY 15ml Proposal to have photograph of the late Dntry premier nfOat ario from 1919 to 192 cuter ed in the agricultural hall of lame at the Coliseum building the Canadian National Ex hlblLlon park in Tomato has has been gaining support it was reported by member of the county commliiec oi agri culture Essa llccvc George Davis ol ivy hands the cow mittcc special subcommittee has been working on plan and assistance was sought from the Federation of Agriculture in addition to giving attention to therequired procedure there has bccn discussion about rais Ing the necessary funds About $350 would he required Another move to honor the United Famers Labor prElt ruler lluri thrown Hill who died earlyiu the year at the age of 90 is the development oi new reforestation area to ba known as the Drury Memorial Area This was considered most appropriate since blr Drury made cxtcnsive progress during his regime in promoting con servation in Ontario tract of land adlaccnt to County Road 12 at Concession Oro was suggestedfor the purpose and this is being taken up further The tract is next to planting area in which Oro school pupils planted centenn Hall Of Fame lal trees last year and is pre untiy owned by the county it is in picturesque location and could be enhanced tree planting and the installation ol picnic tables and other facul ties said committee stato rmnt Oro schoiil pupils have been marrying on planting program since ms with the centennial planting by grade to to children the highlight Publication of special bio graphy at Air Dmry with em phasis given his contributions to conservation also was sub gcsled and this is being taken upiurther Besides ltlr Davis Members at the subcommittee appointed by the county agriculture com mittee to act also include Wal lacc ltlcNeice of Angus sec retary John Narrawny of Cold water Gordon Todd Frank llcrsey and Walter ilrnnphreys of Barrie Keith McRuer of All iston lngram Amos oi Hills dale Basihlnson ot Pcnctangul shone and Mrs Helen Mayne of Midland secretary oi the Drury appreciation committee cuth 5m Denise Alexander who plays Susan Martin on Days of Our Lives had more than 5000 radio and 500 TV credits before she joined the show last year NOW PLAYING our South stuns v3 or trout or um ATVilliililttE DRIVEIN 3554 sort of MUSIC Starring Julie ANDREWS Chrislopher PLUMMER First DriveIn Showing at Regular Rates CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE RIhHfiRleA DRlVEIN integrals STARTS TUESDAY Wills MITIDIIHCIIIIE l8 Milli llzllii UIIITHNII THEIIISUIWIIIIHWNH C0 ell as Outstanding MAW PCIURIS Finals urn Lasr TWO DAYS Family Entertainment Honeymoon is No Place To Have one over

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