Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 5 Nov 1968, p. 2

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symmnaomk gammarim moua steamhi blind country and western siixer who is cohost of the cwrv series Sing Along Jubileelie has been hhod since birth and has no to hibitions iaboul it hand If youare born with his es you dont know the diiference htclieona said llst nlghtpln be tween ormaoces at the Wdl iflllon ls iniha second week oi two weelr engagement dream otel in Barrie where he sounds and volcesnoi picture ltc other people he added you have sight and you lose it thenyou work iow rdi overcom ing it it you have never had it then Wu nt miss it We have huiltdn radar system sixth sense if you lilre but its com mon misconception that blind people visualize they dont try they cant HASNX STOPPED At the age oi six someone pushed McKenna in root of lldcronhone and told him to sing and he hasnt stopped since Kicked out of music class at the school for the blind in Freder icton New Bnlnsuldr because at his interest In oedem music he still didnt giteop hope at career in showbusiness was kid who loved music and when youre kid you think you can conquer the world he said When Freddie sings lm no bodys child song about blind hey it comes straight from the heart Discussing his election from rrnisic class may years ago lic Kcnna says they thought id be bad influence on the other students because at my inter est in pops and country and we tern songs The trouble in my day was that the schools for the blind didnt seem to understand that person could make good living in the country or talk fields they wanted every body to concentrate on symphon ic music he added Id learn the classics sure ld learn them but it had few momenls iree ld go up and hang piano They kicked me out At ii Freddie McKenna has been professional performer for over 17 years But it hasnt al ways been easy fchat you used to do was make sure there was enough gas in the tank then it there was enough money left olsrnicr WEilTHER Cloudy FREDDIE MEKENNA blind country and western recording artist and cohost oi CEO over youd get room it not youd sleep in the car SIDE SHOW During those early days lite Kcnoa worked in whatever mus lcal jobs he could chTne iun niest he recalls was for side show in carnlvtli worked with trained horse actthey wanted musician to tilt out the card it was rough then lot of guys had diilerent trade to fall back on he said only know one You ate it lot of canned beans in those days the thing was you could heat them under the hood of the car but you had to be careful were you put them or else the Whole thing would got hielieonas first re was winning an allupcosepald trip to NM rndlo station in Wheel ing Va to perform on their jamborec The result of this puts Cool Oh Wednesday few showers are predicted Wednesday in the Barrie dis irictalong with cooler temper atures Skies are expected to remain mostly cloudy Thatcmperature will drop to tonight rising Wednesday to temperature outside ue Barrie Examiner was 52 Synopsislh series of weather disturbances moving through the Great Lakes gave cloudy skies to most of Ontario during the night in the northern secs trons oi the province cold air caused snowilurries This cold air is moving slowly southward and will likely cover all of Ontario by late Wednesday Toronto Hamilton Windsor Mhdoo Lakes St Clair Lake Eile Lake Huron Niagara Lake Ontario Hallhurtoo south ern Georgian Bay regions Main cloudy today and Wednesday few showers and turning coolv er on Wednesday Winds light Hightoday and low tonight at Windsor ht Thoinas Hamilton St Catharines andToronto 55 and 40 London and Kitchener 55 and 35 Mount Forest Wing harn Trenton Kingston and Owen Sound 50 and 85 Peter rank onions ironomo or Wholesale in retail carton eggs average weighted prices quoted by the department oi agriculture as of Monday Alarge 53M AinE dium 49 small 386 Egg Wholesale prices to country stations fihrecases quot ed by aco itee oi wholesale deals extra large 47441 iargdAGfi mcdiumii small 32 38 027 butter price Canadian Dairy Cpmmi sion tendeiable bu ing 40 score 65 selling tin elongingto lien ordChemical in had been sprayed with dn insectrepellent in test to out how much them couldsldier serious dam age to healtheven brain borough Kilialoe7and llfuslroka 50 and 52 Sudhnry North Bay Northern Georgian llay Algomn regions Cloudywith tow showers or snowiiurries today Mainly cloudy with tow snownurries on Wednesday Colder today and Wednesday Windsnorlh erly 15 High todayand low to night at North Bay Sudhury and Sault Ste Marie to and so Timagami Cochrans White River Western James Bay relt gions Mostly cloudy with law snowilurrics todayand Wednes day Continulng cold Winds light Hightoday andlow to night at Earlton 35 and 25 White River 32 and is Timmins aod Kapuskastng and to Moosonee inland to OilAWA Montreal Sunny with some cloudy periods today and Wednesday Seasonable temperatures Light winds Forecast Temperatures Low tonight high Wednesday Windsor 50 St The as London Kitchener Mount Forest Wlngham Hamilton St Catharines Toronto Pelcrborough Kingston OwenSound Trenton Killaioo Muskok North Bay essssssgsgasszis White River Moosonee iinirnins concepts of insurance pro gaming Large or small be sure you call TVs Sing Along iuhliee is currently playing at Earries Wellington Hotel Examiner Fhoto llulty and audience reaction to his resonant bass singing was guest spot on Don Messers Jul lice In Halifax Since Lan Fred dia has made about 20 guest ap pearanccs on that TV showas well assinging his ownreg ular series Sin Along Jubilee since 1961 fihe CBC has done the most ior me hidienna Freddie has worked with such notable country and western names Connle Smith Hawk shanv Hawkins and Cowboy Co pus He plays the electric and acoustic guitars piano ilddle mandolin and accordion At tlve feet in inches tall 225 pounds Freddie ltlélieono presents an imposing figure oo the stage NATURAL GRIN When he workshi hirmeli Freddie uses an amplifier and electric gultarand breathes deep ly into the microphone beside himJHe wears dark glasses stringbowtic white shirt with matching putt black hopsack jacket and charcoal gray slacks and hearty natural grin Married with two children Freddie calls Toronto his home now although hespends much of his time touring the country liis latest album he has re corded thrcc on the An label inatures songwitk which he has become dentiiicd Steel RailBlues its the biggest song Ive ever done said mo die lrn more known to rvit than any othersong While tuning his amplifier for number Freddie made cap sule comment on his personal philosophy on existence Every thing travels in cycles except people they just travel As you got up to leave Fred die wu singing im moving on and the feeling was ines capable all this hulking steel gray haired blind mountainol man needed was guitar microphone and people to hear him dream strictly in sound motto at momma arriet Policeflonstobié Vi To Pace fissauit Charge IBirrle police constable Brandt will our io maxi tratel court co He bu Montreal Georgian Bay TORONTO CF ibe Ontor lo Progressive Conservative Ae rodation Monday endoroeda proposal to study construction oi Momiie inland watertva tsetween Montreal and Georgian Douglas Dickerson son oi North hay Ont hisyoryhierle Dickerson told meeting of the associations annual convention that such study wouldonly cost couple of hundred thou sand dolla study started in mt termed the project practical but work newer started because oipoiitl cal problems Now constructicneost is esti Mines Minister Mao Law renee saidthe whole concept oi Northern transportation would he discussed at adcvclopment conference at the Lakehead in January out Continental innitay Coolta not to accept the ounces bgen chargedwith mulling Charlesbibiey oi With intentto slnu bodily hann Foil tin odeseatilt Breodm mofided then be bladeddn his ralnutioriirom tbeBIrrla force The police the re tlon add ordered Wei ildiirblrt lolly the charge According to the Dnon Pol ice Act constable can be ehargedfor so otteaee seniorit rted while hows on the area eventhough hehls resigned Chief fischbhert was reparr log to hold en tnvertlga on un4 der the Police Act when he onmnisdondecllnedtomot unordered by the commlsslon resignation Nowthat Brandt has been char ed thechletand the com mlssoo have called halt to their proceedings until the case has hegndlniensed with by the ihe police commission is made poi three men ll Corie gistrsta Foe ter syor hoberthentiey lhethrreenlen EVEN all in po on In hwme more seriousu The eotrunission is also the board appeal for any can stable who ieelalhat his case has not been illrly handled TONIGHT heyshoreithe Mark Hellman show QueensThe Changes and Darlene bean wwumbmddy hicKenna imperill lover no Poor Cow Rt Iluflu Oiiicials from the departoient of health and the departinent Di labor carried out exhaustive tests at the LuiklnRuia plant on Innisfil road yesterday and ounced that no health condition could be found thatntightvbe harmful to employees mm plus lviondo Can No dy PromLakeSimcoe BEAVEENN Ont tCPi The body oi John Maurice Ltpplogweu t4 oi nearby Can nington Ont was recovered from heavenon harbor Monday He had hen reported missing the night hetero by his family Beavenon is 21 miles south east oi Orillla on the cast shore at Lake Slmcoe statement released by Tidy chief oi the occupational health service Dr Rhlarlln meat of the Ontario department of health and Donald Stabler ln dustrial safety oiitcer tor the da pariment oi labor said they were of the opinion that virus type of iniection had been involved in the recent outbreak at the plant Last weenmore than neem ployeEs were sent hom complaining of noxio mes Government officials co no fault with conditions in the 19ycaroid plant iheyrecom mended that the anteontioue in full operation oiiiinofoui uterus AT lake torturous view As MONoAY T0 THURSDAY ror noasr or BEEF or BAKED PORK CHOPS Includes soup or Juice hot rolls 1s olee of potato vegetables delse beverage Speclol Children Kiniusky ricdjchicken NOQNHOUK SPEcIAL chuiar s55 IAKE our ONLY SAVE 15 them ESTAliltANT alter her swearing last night beiora Clerk Bin Sira ghanswears Ln Btrrles second mayor or the week Heather Method 12 HeatheriMacheod ls swom In ilsWeeks Mayor Heather liacbeod 12 Grade cight student atx Oakley Park Schoolls horrlas second mayor for the week Heather used all the tccohiques of modern politicsto get herscli elected to the honorary position Mayor Robert Bentley sold at clerk lion Stratighon She had campaign manag er and an extra running mate to split the vote the mayor said Heather won outagainst two otherrcandidntes lo herelection nmongGradc and students at the school She will hold oi 12 The mayo ewes one gram isvthc result of suggeslt lion put Iolhc school boards to the city by Mayor Bentley Each oithe four high schools and nine public schools will elect students to work with the mayor for weak The purpose of the program is to instill an understanding at city council government in the minds oi the successiul candidates the mayor said Eochmayor for the week will attend commuter and council Imeetings and sit in on the may ors city hall hot line program ottohklcy Park Schiiol as Mayor Hob Bentley looks on Heather grade student so sourcer worms LUNENBUEG NlSCFlf 11 Settlers whoiint came to this to south shore town in 1751 built hlodbouse on bill overlooking prlvatoers lotFICIAL will accompany hi or Ben ley on allhis oflcialaydutlesf the next week the harbor Women and children sought protection in the block ouse when the alarm was raised of iattadt by lodiuos or would Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie no orricw come of the new hospital building will be held on Wed use 61962j3su iilll OPENING CEREMONIES will be heidoutdoorstin iront of the new homltal building on Rose Street and wild be briei No seating will be available ooiroucraMouns oi be given from until it PM the new hospitlu budding will the conclusion ot the opening ceremonies The public arecordiallyiinvited attend on NOVEMBER 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