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Barrie Examiner, 17 Apr 1976, p. 1

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74 VV WEATHER FORECAST Continuing recordbreaking heat today and Sunday with lmzy conditions and possible thunderstorms Low tonight 11 to 14 Chigh Sunday 24 to EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation 7266539 Classified Advertising 72824l4 All Other Departments 7266537 112 year No91 Man dies when hit by auto Thornton area man was killed Thursday and Barrie man injured when they were struck by car while walking on Highway 90 just west of Tiffin Street in Vespra Township Dead is Gary Brian Garvey 28 of RR Thorn ton Ontario Provincial Police said today he was carried 112 feet on the hood of the car and was pro nounced dead at the scene Taken to Royal Victoria Hospital with broken leg was Tim Walker of Barrie Police said the accident occurred just after pm Thursday when an east bound vehicle went out of control while passing another car struck the car being passed veered across the westbound lane and struck the two men who were walking on the north side of the road The accident is still under investigation Damage to the two cars totalled $600 Lightning hits herd Lightning killed 18 beef cat tle owned by Clifford Noble of Glencaim at the height of severe electrical storm that lashed Simcoe County early Thursday The cattle were seeking shelter under tree on the farm 25 miles south of Coll ingwood when lightening bolthit The lightening split the tree in two and killed the cattle in stantly Mrs Noble said Estimated value of the loss isabout$7000 Fire truck hit by car ALCONA BEACH fire truck headed for fire at Alcona Beach Friday after noon was struck by another vehicle on Innisfil Townships Eighth Line but continued on to the fire township police said today The truck was struck while passing another vehicle police said Damage to the se cond vehicle was $2000 with no estimate available yet on damage to the truck Charged with failure to yield right of way to an emergency vehicle was Lloyd Watkins of Downsview FLYERS PLAYING OOACH Darryl Sly and goaltender Grant Cole share the ceremonial champagne toast following Thursdays triumphant 30 win over Thunder Bay IVvins The victory capped long uphill battle by Bar rie against the defending Allan Cup champions Flyers faced elimination three times in the best of The Barrie Examiner Barrie 0ntario Canada Saturday April 171976 Committee is unable vs FROM ONE SERIES TO ANOTHER seven series Cole played major role in the Flyers final victory over the Twins Flyers had little time to rest however Last night they journeyed to Walkerton to open best of seven playoff series with the Durham Walkerton Huskies winners of the Continental Senior League Flyers won 54 and meet the Huskies again this evening at the Barrie Arena Game time is 830 pm Flyers play Sunday in Walkcrton back in Barrie Monday with games slated Thesday Wednesday and Thursday if necessary For photo and story of Flyers championship win over Thunder Bay see page 14 Examiner Photo Conservation officers crack down on poachers About 32 people have been charged with poaching rain bow trout and pickerel on spring spawning runs in the Huronia District during the pastweek Twentyfive people have been charged with poaching rainbow trout in the Col ingwood area in the past week ministry of natural resources conservation of CAPSULE NE WS Security is full alert BELFAST AP Security forces in Northern Ireland were on full alert today as Roman Catholics prepared to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1916 Easter week uprisin in Dublin that freed Ireland from British rule army headg quarters reported Nonaggression pact ATHENS Reuter Premier Constantine Caramanlis of Greece proposed today nonaggression pact with Turkey and peaceful settlement of the two countries disputes Sniper fire shatters night BALTIMORE AP Sni er fire from the upper win dows of rowhouse shattere muggy Baltimore evening One policeman was killed and five others and civilian were wounded before 19yearold neighborhood youth sur rendered to police Wham bam version of trial LONDON Reuter Moscow radio today gave wham barn version of Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharovs brush with the law when he and his wife were barred from the trial of dissident Crimean Tartar this week Company order to promote MANILA AP The Philippine government today ordered dairy company to kee 20 promotional icecream sellers past age 35 on the job ter the employer said they had lost their youth freshness and personality Scotland Yard on lookout LONDON Reuter Scotland Yard searched London today for debonair indrinker whom they suspect of be ing the mastermind hind the recent wave of bombings here by the guerrilla Irish Republican Army IRA Search for boy continues TORONTO CP About 75 policemen and 200 volunteers continued their search today for fiveyearold Toronto boy who disappeared Thursday while on bicycle trip near his home ficer from the Huronia district office at Midhurst said earlier this week Three cars have also been seized by conservation of ficers who are out in full force to ensure the game fish are unmolested on their spawning runs up the tributary creeks and rivers feeding Georgian Bay and IakeSimcoe Ten poachers appeared in provincial court in Coll ingwood this week and were fined $175 for using nets and spears to take the fish The angling season on rain bow trout opens April 24 while the pickerel fishing season doesnt open until May The normal complement of MNR conservation officers in Huronia has been sup plemented until the fish runs are over in another week to 10 days The runs could be over sooner if the warm weather persists Two poachers have been charged with taking pickerel out of season on the Talbot River at Camebridge on the east shore of Lake Simcoe the MNRspokesmansaid Also five have been charg ed with aching trout along the Col water and Sturgeon rivers at the north end of the Huronia district The number of poaching charges laid is down bit from last year the conscr vationofficersaid Rainbow trout began runn ing on the pretty River and Silver Creek about three weeks ago They began mov ing upstream on the North River at Coldwater and the Sturgeon River at Waubashene about the same time Pickerel started on their annual runs up the Talbot River and the North River around the end of the first week in April the MNR spokesmansaid The runs began much earlier than last year he said due to fast breakup of winter and the swift onset of mild springlike weather hairless llrii Mll NM Ni lrllNtl CLASS OF 76 to chop off Ald Alex Arthur came to the preliminary budget meeting Thursday looking for $400000 to chop from Barries budget Three hours later he left themeetin unsuccessful Ald Art ur finance com mittee chairman said he does not believe the meeting was an exercise in futility because the committee did take closer look at some ex penses He said the committee tried to cut the budget as low as possible but the administra tion had done good job The public works depart ment budget was in vestigated again by the com mittee for possible cutbacks to lower the tax rate increase estimated at about 73 per cent this year Ald Arthur suggested cut ting the $47000 budgeted for litter control This includes $20000 for litter pickup $17000 for the leaf pickup and $10000 for litter bin cleanup Ald Ed Thompson finance vicechairman said the special litter ickup rated by the ub ic works partment is one by pointment only and is se regulatiing He said the department is only spending the money necessary to operate the ser vice in the city Sanding and salting were also looked at the commit tee The cit as budgeted $60000 for sa ting in 1976 and $23000 for sanding Herb Kirk city treasurer said most of the money is already spent this year He said minimal amount is left for the November and December period Gerry Tamblyn city ad ministrator said it costs roughly $609 an hour to operate the four salt trucks and drivers in the winter and $238 for four sanding trucks Swee ing and flushing the streets as increased in costs this year with the city budgeting $72000 Last year Williams seeking party nomination Jerry Williams president of DeVilbiss Canada Ltd Barrie will seek the Pro gressive Conservative Party nomination for the Simcoe Centre riding This brings the number of candidates contesting the nomination to four Incum bent Art Evans the ridings member of the legislature for the past 15 years has an nounced he will not seek re election Mr Williams was coun cillor for Sandwich Township west of Windsor in 1958 and an alderman on Bar rie council for twoyear term in the late 19605 He is pastchairman of the Canadian Manufacturers Association of 55000 members and is currently resident of the Barrie Rotary Club His involvement in the community has been diverse since he moved here with his wife Ruth and three children in 1960 to head DeVilbisss in dustrial sales department Mr Williams has par ticipated in the Barrie YM YWCA building campaign fund drive the arena com JERRY WILLIAMS mission and the parks and recreation department He started with DeVilbiss in Windsor 33 years ago at age 17 and describes himself as free enterprise in dividual Married for 30 years he and his wife have son Richard in Windsor dau hter Karen attending Yor University in Toronto and another son Jeffery player with the Barrie Flyers Check those tickets for WflVtario numbers LONDON Ont CP The winning number for the first $100000 grand rize in the Wintario draw ursday was 80858 in series 56 For the second grand prize of $100000 the winning number was 71128 in series 23 Winners of third and fourth grand prizes each $50000 are persons holding tickets with numbers 85031 in series 15 and 81300 in series 66 it was announced during the draw that starting ril 29 five winning tic et numbers will be drawn each for grand prize of $100000 In Thursdays draw winr ners of the 68 prizes of $10000 are persons with tickets with the number 80858 in any series other than 56 Persons holding one of the 552 tickets with the final four digits 0858 win $500 There are 5589 prizes of $25 for holders of tickets ending in 858 Prizes of $1000 go to per sons with one of the 68 tickets with the number 71128 in any series other than 23 Holders of any of the 552 tickets ending in 1128 win $100 and persons with one of the 5589 tickets with the final three digits 128 win $25 There are 68 prizes of $1000 for tickets with number 85031 in any series other than 15 Winners of one of 552 prizes of $100 are holders of tickets with the last four digits 5031 Persons with one of the 5589 tickets ending in 031 win $25 For tickets with the number 81300 in any series other than 66 there are 68 prizes of $1000 Holders of one of the 552 tickets ending in 1300 win $100 and persons with one of the 5589 tickets with the last three digits 300 win $25 Drapeau once again defends Olympics saying they will pay for themselves MONTREAL CP Mayor Jean Drapeau has once again defended his posi tion that the Olympics will for themselves following the tabling of Montreal city budget containing no mention of expenditures for the 1976 Bus stolen in Alliston left in Owen Sound ALLISTON Gray Coach bus stolen early Thur sday from an Alliston parking lot was recovered un damaged the same morning in Owen Sound Alliston Police Chief Colin Anderson said Thursday He said the bus was taken between 1130 pm Wednesday and 530 am Thursday and was found abandoned at am by Owen Sound police who turned it over to Gray Coach officials inOwen Sound Chief Anderson said the thief must have been familiar with the workings of bus since it is necessary to warm the vehicle up for about 20 minutes before its brakes and other air operated equip ment will operate The bus had been left lock edhe said SummerGames Mr Drapeau said Thursday there are agreements in existence that cover Olympic financing and that the budgetsetting total spending for the 197677 fiscal year at $5647 millionwas calculated on that basis He added that if there is any change in these agreements the budget will grave to amended according We have good and sound budget the mayor con tinued The director of finance Fernand Denis is competent and satisfied that this year there is no reason to include anything for the Olympics The exclusion of Olympic costs comes despite an of ficial request on March 31 by Quebecs Finance Minister Raymond Garncau that the Dra au administration in clu in the budget the citys share of the Games deficit currently estimated at $200 million As in previous years Olym pic expenditures will be car ried on the citys books as accounts receivable in the expectation that the costs will be paid through the mayors selffinancing plan including the Olympic lottery and sales of Olympic stamps and coins As well as making no mention of the Olympic deficit the budget which calls for relatively modest 13 ercent increase in municipa expen ditures omits any reference to capital spending Uhr ifiarrir Examiner 27C 15 Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 85 Weekly 24 Pages ALEX ARTHUR the city spent $50000 Barrie has three street sweepers in operation this year and only had two last year which is part of the reason for the increase costs Mayor Dorian Parker ques tioned the use of car allowances by some city hall staff who do not drive for business In 1975 she said including Temperature records fall recordbreaking April heat wave brought temperatures of up to 29 to most of Ontario on Friday and was expected to continue for the rest of the weekend but with the possibility of thunderstorms weather of ficials said The highest temperature recorded Friday was in Wind sor where reading of 29 broke record of 27 set for the date in 1942 The temperature reached 28 in Sarnia where the previous record was 24 on the same datein1958 The reading of 25 taken Friday in downtown Toronto broke record of 24 establish ed in 1896 while the 26degree temperature at Toronto In ternational Airport was two degrees higher than the record set in 1958 Barrie churches pre aring today to cele rate Easter the greatest festival of the Christian year and to pro claim once again the story of the Saviour who con are $400 the mayor and aldermen the city spent $43569 on car allowances This year the projected figure is $48120 The police commission operates six vehicles one utility vehicle and van on $44000 she said Instead of paying out car allowances the city should rent three or four cars and make them available to the staff and council The finance committee agreed to discuss the car allowance system at com mittee meeting later in the year when study is com pleted Ald Bill Campbell said fairly large company studied car allowances and decided unless someone is driving more than 1000 miles mon th it is not necessary to put company car in action He said in most cases it is cheaper to let employees use their own cars and pay the allowance Mayor Parker also pointed out conferences and conven tions to the committee In 1975 the city spent $24190 sending people to events and has budgeted $23483 this year think that could be halv Players fOHOWing bras TORONTO CP Trial dates were to be set today for three Philadelphia Flyers players on charges laid after brawl during recent Na tional Hockey League game Ontario AttorneyGeneral Roy McMurtry said Friday Police said defenceman Joe Watson was charged with two counts of common assault two of assaulting police and one of possession of dangerous weapon Forward Mel Bridgman was charged with assault causing bodily harm and for ward Don Saleski with two counts of common assault THE TIME TO REMBER quered death and gave all mankind he in the midst of the troub es of this life Some churches will begin the Easter celebration this evening with vigil services other will greet the sunrise wavyw ed she said The committee left the figure this year final effort by Mayor Parker to reduce the budget came under the planning and development departrmrnt Mayor Parker asked the cm mittee where the furniture which is included in the budget would go total of $2060 budgeted in 1976 for Sexc ing cabinets $1035 credenza $180 planimeter $275 718 lie taphone $350 and sundry $250 Where in the heel air going to put sever filing cabinets the mayoraul lt3 Ald Campbell said when department starts getting in tu seven filing cabinetz it may be time to look at microfiliming records to save space Not one of the items deleted by the com The finance committee ii regular meeting Tucsd in will have quick rtvicsr Ll the proposed 137 budge before giving it to Kiri to prepareforcouncii The committee mew have final budgrt with council by the and of ill month and one of possession dangerous weapon Mr MCMurtiy news COHICILHU rd players in the 170 game last Thursday Toronto Maple Iicu be charged following investigation Police dying film of 1h played at IVIUpIL Gardens The fight tool plzrxi the penalty boxda cond period of ti which the Leafs won 54 llir fourth game of the last mi seven series which hw Flyers lead 21 was sciirriul ed for tonight in Tom 21 nu with SpiClZlIlllltl1iltl all are expecting Jllitll crowds for regular tummy morning worship In aminer Photo by Hot Kraiker

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