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WITH MALJ arteries more or less clear public works crews turned their attention locreating parking space area near the foot oi Hayfield stock all over the city this downtown Here small plou truck cleans snow from an StreeL Private cars Vwere morning Examiner Photo Barrie ReSidénts Dig Out After Blizzard Snow driven on icywinds throughout the night left many Barrie nd district roads im passable this morning and lo days freezing rain made driv ing even more hazardous Approximatelycight inches of snow was driven into fiveioot drifts in many areas Plowing crews were out all night on area highways but found it difficult to make head way against the blowing snow and freezing rain Inthe city Lakeshore Road was still closed this morning and Steel Street was reported next to impassible Cars stuck at the ends of driveways made going even more hzardous Blowing snow and windshield eoaLing rain resulted in fair to poor visibility Highways from Barrie south to Toronto were reported in fair to poor condi tion with moderate drilling and ice patches Highway 93north and High ways 400 and Il were patchy snow covered to snow packed with heavy drilling in spots Warnings about treacherous driving conditions issued last night were still in effect this morning Provincial police stationed in Barrie this morning reported that minimum patrol was in wettest Only point duty was be ing performed At one point last night all OPP cruisers were fulled off the roads complete Police report townships north south and west of Barrie were plugged completely this morn ing Elmvale OPP said that only oneminor accident occur red during the storm that late yesterday and that lraitic had been almost nonexistent during the night Alliston OPP were off the reads this morning According toStayner OPP main roads had been plowed but township roads were close to impassable In Barrie main arteries were passable in the early morning and plow crews were diverting their attention to clearing park ing space in the core area Sidewalks in the downtown area were dotted with figures strug gling to move what amounted to tons of snow from in ont oi their homes and places of business The towing business did roaring tradé last night and this morning Flashing amber lights marked the places where wreckcrs were struggling to re move stuck cars Some tow truck operators kept their vehicles off the roads last night because of icy treae cherous conditions The storm struck Friday morning crippling the major centres of Toronto Hamilton and London with between four to six inches of snow By late evening the snow had turned torfreczing rain in an area that extended from Hamil ton to Chatham Some letup was expected today as temperatures rise But hazardous driving warnims tor hghways will remain in eifect At London woman and two children were killed when transport trailer and car collided on icy roads just out side thecity limits No other persons one child are in hos pital with injuries In Toronto Walter Steciuk 65 collapsed and died of heart at tuck alter shovelling snow out side his home TRAINS DELAYED CNR officials said eastwcst GO commuter trains in Toronto were delayed by the storm stranding many commuters downtown At Torontos Union Station passengers waited in train cars while frozen Witches were disengwedso tmins could reach platforms Rushhour traffic in downtown Toronto slowed to crawl and abandoned cars lined many streets At Toronto International Air port some Air Canada flights were delayed while an antiicing chemical was sprayed on air craft One runway was closed during the day to clear the snow Tomato island oliicials reported runway conditions were impossible FREEWAY HAZARDOUS An Ontario highway depart ment otflcials said hazardous driving warning had been is sued on the MacdonaIdCartier Freeway from Windsor to Belle ville Trntiic on the freeway which had been enawling along the snowcovercd road at 20 miles an hour at London bogged down shortly after the lreening rain began Provincial police at London said the highway was unlit to drive on And there were more vehicles in the ditches along the highway than on the road bonrlon airport facilities were closed early in the afternoon The airport remained closed during the night and offleiak said there was no indication when it would be reopened At Sarnia all tour Great Lakes airlines flights for Town to were cancelled LOCAL GENERAL AWARDS NIGIII The Powys Hall Clip Clop Club holds its annual rivards night and dinner this evening in the Guthrie Community fin tre The dinner is scheduled to begin at 530 pm ANNUAL DINNER The Barrie Duplicate Bridge Club annual dinner is set for tonight at the Ponderosa Ilaneh in On The dinner which will follow presentation of awards will be at 10 nm LAW AND GOOD OhiiCES New Years Day Good Time To Take Stock By SGT RELPII BERRY Barrie Police Dept Among my Christmas giits this Year was calorie countcrs handbook It couldnt be giit for man who has everythng else because havent More likely giit that greatly need have begun to read it and am in TOWN amazed at the number of good ies that are not good forrme at least not in the quantity to which have become accustomed expect should make some sort of resolution about my condition on New Years Day New Years Day seems to be stuck taking time for all man runner LOUNGES Bsookdale Park InnThe inventions QueensThe Spoken For Trio WellingtonThe Playboys BayshoreBonnie artd the Rhodeltes ImperialShalako MOVIES RoxyLive ALittle Love Littl centres RECENE ROLLSSIMPSON TROPHY The Rolls andSimpson fro phy is presented to skip Doug Faubmlher centre right by Ross Simpson while rrnle mates Bill Mesley right and Goof Daviesaad Dick 06 in left 1de on The rinkwon 13 out of lo matches inllts league Eranliner Pho to THE DIGOUT was on in Barrie this morning alter nearbliuard dumped eight inches of snow on the city IIere John Gavin shovels off Elmvale the sidewalk outside down town store High winds and freezing rain made the job even more difficult Examin er Photo council Inaugural Set EbbWADE Stall Reeve elect Cecil French and mem bers of the 1969 70 Elmvale village council will start their pew terms on Monday Ian at pm it wasannounced here by Harold Nash clerk councillor during the past two years Mr French will sue ceed Alex McAulcy retiring county warden as head of the Elmvale council Mr liicAuIey was reeve for the past six years There will be two new mem bers of council in Elroy Godin local hotelman and sportsman nor of people businesses which must know how they stand and parents who plan to make nec essary adjustments in home pro grams in the new year dont generally agree much with special days and weeks when we appreciate youth drive safer or clean up our front yards feel that well order ed life willinclude paying at tention to the impurtant issues day by day But guess most people should periodically anal ize their position decide what is required and determine to car ry out their resolve Moments of decision they are called NO CONCLUSIONS Sonic things about which cannot reach conclusions are Since we cannot completely stamp out crime should police men accept the inuvitahle and join forces with those th mini mize the seriousness of and pen alties for crime Should we graciously accept the fact there will be few cries of outrage at the deaths and brutal beatings of so many pol icemcn during the past year or should we be resentful of such treatment Should we be happy about the entertainment value of the pres ent day crop or movies shown at Ontario theatre which keep our citizens off the streets or is some sort of censorship desirable after all Should we blame the weather man or the sanding crows for most car accidents and he more understanding of the or is strict enforcement still the answer or should we take middleoitheroad position in accidents should we continue to baby sit few rowdy teenagers ev ery time their parents want to shirk their own responsibility mly to have the parents enls turn on us because we did not handle them with kid gloves when they cursed and swore and kicked and spit at us orv should we refer these youngsters to those who insist that punish ment for wrongdoing is old fash ioned and harmful Should we continueto believe that concession is less profitable than discipline in any common lty And is it wrong tosaY that the weakness of democracy is thatit allows us to abuse the very freedoms it guarantees us And finally it sarcasm was forever purged from my system would have anything left to say Harry NEW YEARand may all your resolutions be practical and unbreakable drivers and Andrew ltlarltle newspape publisher Councillors Alex Cur rle and Ken Knox will begin new terms IlIr hlcnuley and Norman Crano are the retiring members CARNIVAL MEET The Barrie Winter Carnival Committee headed by chairman John McCann will meet Mon day at 730 pm in the offices of the Fluergency Measures 0r ganization The office is in the county building on lorsley Street EMERGENCY NUMBERS City Police 7285588 OPP 7266484 Fire Dep 7285131 Hospital 7289502 Sends Barries Greetings CITY New sun THE BARR EXAMINER SATURDAY DECEMEER St Giles Rector To Take New Post At Whitby Rev John Ronny rector of St Giles Anglican Church on Cook Street will end over five years in Barrie when he goes to All Saints thumb in Whitby Jan Io Perhaps the most interesting thing have done was my chuplainey work at Camp Hen dria said the swearold min ister Im glad to have had the opmrtunity to work and me here Mr Roncy with his wife Irances and children Paul Mary Martha and David came to Barrie in ion to re place the late Rev John Riddeil who went to St Clem cats Eglinton in Toronto Mr Roney himself was an as sistant at St Clements Eglin too for four years after his graduation from Natty Cell ego He has served as president of the Barrie htlnistcriad Itsso elation director of the Baru rie branch of the Red Cross and director of the Common ity Concerts Association Mr Roncy graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1949 with degree in engin eering IIe Worked in Toronto for four years before going to Trinity met several people while Church REV RONEY working there that are now friends of mine in Barrie he said He married his nie in her home town of Poughlrecpsie New York in 1967 Mr honey was made deacon in 1956 He was ordained to the priesthood in road Itis replacement at St Giles has not been announced Want Increases For Employees OTTAWA OP team picked from the highest levels outside government has recom mended salary tncroascs of Up to 29 per cent for the most sen ior federal government employ ees It report by the advisory group of executive compensa tion in the public service was made public Friday by the prime ministers office which announced that the document has already been approved in principle The pay recommendations at fect about 250 deputy ministers hairmen and members oi boards and commissions 400 members of the judiciary and about 600 senior executive offi headed by Clyne president of MacMillan Biocdel Ltd was established in February on the recommenda tion of tho SenateCommons committee on the public serv ice Its key salary recommenda tions would boost the annual fly at deputy ministershigh est noneiected offices in gov ernment departmentsto the following levels present maxI trauma in brackets Deputy minister 3437000 ter WWWD $2350 $40000 $31000 deputy minis1 deputy minister 123000Wrx 000 $26500 All those involved are excludzo ed from collective bargaining because of lheirhigh manages ment positions EQUALIZED PAY SCALE The prtmosals are designed to achieve greater equality in 5311 ary treatment to make public service employment more com oetitlve with comparable pinyment in private life and lead to greater efficiency The announcement said committee of senior officials has already been appointed for advise the govenrment on into plemcntation of the proposed salary rates and new pay sysq tam All new rates would be effeoga Live Jan 1969 In some 031595 salaries will be increased by rates not to exceed four per cent effective Jan 1968 vfi an To New City Of Orillia Best wishes from Barrie to the new city of Orillia were ex tended today hy Mayor 17 Bentley oi Barrie In letter MayorBentley said he wished Orillia which becomes city Jan success and even greater developmenL 0n the eve of joining the great community of Canadian cities said the mayor it is time to reflect on ourpast as sociations and relationships in the municipal field Your con tributions to Simcoe County and your participation in the county government have helped to mold the character of Ur region partieintion that leaves behind landmarks of true county development Tire attainment of city sta his in this day and age carries with it the responsibility oi leadership in bettering the ur banrural relationship it more clearly defines the need for re sponsibility in creating aware ness in the people of thead vantages and needs of regional government it is my hope said the mayor that the Two Cities of the Lake Barrie and Oriilia can participate in these re sponsibilities to our people to such degree that in years to come legislators will use our examples of eooperation and development as yardstick of $25300 Drainage rProjeci PassedBy Innistil Council scnoun Stafii with the necessary approval having been received from the Ontario Mun icipal Board Innistil township council has passed bylaw authorizing work to proceed on the uth line drainage scheme project This covers large area and mportant in preventing flooding said Rech Joseph Cochranepstating that flood waters had caused much dam age in the area which is south of here Estimated cost of the main drain was $19300 and the over all cost $15300 The council approved re quest to change the Clansman Lodge at Big Bay Point toa nursing home with the provi sion that it meets approval of the building inspector iire chiet and county health unit The council advisethd Snow to reuuest the township plann ing board for permission foal low lots rllzand as shown on plan 1042 he used for com mercial purposes Innistil township will share in the use of the Ontario Humane Societys animal pound at the south edge of Barrio under new agreement which just waits signatures Reeve Coch rana and the clerk Richard Groh have been authorized by Innistil council to sign on be half of the township Roy Bridge whose office is in the municipal building at Stroud is the Innistil oaninecon trot officer comparison to all those whoa speak of progress FORM PROTECTION ls always the aim in designing custom forms of coverage Call the trained people at sAfirEANT WW 21 Collier SL Barrie SEA loops For one out rerun in Bradford