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Ellie iliarrir Examiner Published by Canadian NeWspapors Company Limited lb Bayfield Street Barrio Ontario Robb PublisherGeneral Manager Walls Editor Emeritus 4The Barrie Examiner Frldo Moy 2i W76 Public works passes buck Heiishuw Managing Editor to our police department Anyone who lives in quite familiar with the oafs young and old male and female who think 30 miles an hour is ridiculous limit Anyone has small children or pets has wondered what can be done to persudade the lower men tal orders we share this world with to obey the speed laws or even show little common sense and slow down on side streets Residents of the Tall Trees sub division have been concerned about the possibility of serious accident in their area and they went this week to the public works committee of council to see what could be done They got their answer Nothing In the best tradition of the civil service the public works commit as how it is not policy to lower speed limits in tee allowe the city Furthering the better traditions of the civil service the works committee passed the buck to the police department On the public works committee Barrie is Garrett Campbe training streets ment or death by So they policy capitalized of not lowering city street speed limits We wonder why has been set particularly or side are Aldermen Archer Brucker ole and Thev live on respectively ll Sunnidale Rose and Strabaiie streets in the city For some rason they are not bothered by the demented few in for early dismember auto can stick by the should that be this licy And we wonder why there is such lack of concern about the hot rodders Why We have couple suggestions not either change the policy and lower the speed limit to 20 or 25 miles per hour or introduce speed bumps pubfic There is obviously problem With Speeders on side streets It is problem that goes beyond policy and should be dealt with before there is serious accident Canada spending $100000 to keep bees living longer By ALAN HARMAN NAIROBI Kenya CP The Canadian International Development Agency is ding $100 000 to keep living longer The result of the first Cana dian project there aimed at helping the small far mer may be higher income for beekeepers For Kenya it may mean saving in foreign archange Producing honey is tradi tional African occupation but the traditional method has been destructive and wasteful This has involved smoking the bees out by practically sstting fire to the hive This usuall means the almost total estruction of the hive and the resident bees Old bees as well as the young are destroyed Although bees life span is isually only six to eight weeks thus cuts down poten tial production It also means product which has been described as something tending to look like used motor oil For the traditional African beer makers this doesnt mat terthey can skim the mpurities off during fer mentation HONEY IMPORTED But for sale or export as honey the product is just about useless The result is most of the honey sold here is from Australia and New Zealand Honey plays an important role in African religious and social life In death the family anoints itself and the deceased with honey as part the funeral ceremony In the social life of the family honeybased beer is an im portant ingredient at family conferences The Canadian project is aimed at boosting the cash in come of farmers in areas where the people have no The Barrie Examiner 16 Bayfield Street Barrie Ontario Telephone 7268537 Registration Number 0484 Second Class Mail Return tage guaranteed Da ySunda sand Statutory Ho idays excepted Subscription rates daily by icarner 85 cents weekly $4420 yearl Single copies 15 cents By all Barrie $4420 yearly 6ch County $3400 yearly IBalance of Canada $3600 year National Advertising Offices 65 Queen St West Toronto 8041710 640 Cathcart St Mon treal Member of the Canadian Press and Audit Bureau of Cir fculations The Canadian Press is ex clusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatch in this paper credited to it or The Associated Press or Renter and also the local news published therein The Barrie Examiner claims Fyright in all original adver tis ng and editorial material roduced in this news per yright Regis ration r203815 register 61 sated by its employees and um source of cash other thun their cattle and at the same time producinv commodity that will cut down on imports and eventually become foreign currency earner through exports The Canadians have in troduced new type of hive they figure will cut down on the bee mortalit and at the same time res in cleaner honey It is the topbar hive This has 30 bars each of which has comb hanging from it When the honey is harvested mly five combs are collected at time The beekeeper cun block off the other section of the hive so the smoke doesnt get to them P0 TE TIA SIDERABLE Already 2500 of these new hives have been built and pro duetion is continuing Far mers coops have built another 500 The potential dor the Cana diandesigned hive is almost limitless In one area where the Canadians have been workin there are an stima 250000 to 500000 traditional African hives Aid officials apart from the introduction of the new lives are also helping the Kenyan beekeepers in other ways They are giving advice in the siting of the hives as well as the marketingof the honey and are providing the small farmers with queen bees They figure farmer in vesting $50 or 360 can expect return of about $60 mon tha lot of money for any African farmer The beekeeping project is just one of 35 in Ken in which CIDA is invoiv at cost of $50million Four years ago Canadian aid was $5million year There are number of agri cultural projects which are part of general plan for the development of the Kenyan livestock industry UPGRADE ROADS One of these involves up CON grading the secondary and minor roads to help small far mers get products to market project just about to get under way involves thesestabiishment of an ecological monitoring unit lhis will study the capacity of the land for wildlife stock and humans It aims to collect statistics which will permit proper planning CIDA is also sponsoring research program on wildlifedisease tran smission Its longterm aim is to help establish facts on mixedwwildlife and stock farmin Wildlife is known to carry iseases which can be transmitted to domestick stock The research will among other things try to establish whether wildlife has developed antibodies to these diseases which might be used to prevent stock getting some them Education projects clearly show the advancement through Canadian aid mmber of years ago CIDA was involved in teaching secondary education Now the agency is involved in teacher training which is the biggest single project in Kenya BUILD CENTRE The training of Kenyan technical teachers has been carried out in number of countries but now Canadian assistance is helping Kenyan education authorities build training institution and con solidate their training irograms at home At Kenyatta University College there is business educution program beinv staffed by Canadians Because of the level of training in the country in this particular area it was not possible to bring in Kenyan teachers Aid officials predict that in another three or four years though they should be able to phase out the Canadian teachers In all about 70 Canadians are involved in CIDA projects inthecountry BUYING BULLION Owning gold coins not as simple as it seems By VINCENT EGAN Business snd Consumer Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service If youve been watching the commercials about gold coins you may have come to the conclusion that you cant is wrong by investing in the yellowmetal coins liiit there are no sure things in coin collecting no guaran icc that you will make quick buck even when the coins are gold ItitlllStlytlS such as Harry Schultz have been iwonniiciidiiig that clients hold ii ccrtnlii proportion of gold coins its insurance against economic collapse Such recommendations echoed in Arthur Haileys current bestselling novel The Money Changers have added greatl to the popularity of go coins and prompted thousands of people to take an initial plunge The plunge turned out to be more of bath for those people who bought gold in 1975 and have had to sell it at 1976s depressed prices The first thing the investor learns is the difference bet ween bullion coins which trade at value determined by their gold content and the considerably rarer numismatic coins which think this ones genuine seenis hes taken it all with him QUEENS PARK Rights of homosexuals debated in the house By DON OllEARN Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO It couldnt have happened even 10 years ago As note on just how much times have changed the house actually has had debate on the rights of homosexuals Liberal Margaret Camp bell introduced the private members motion that would have wmended the Human Rights Code so that no per son shall discriminate again st another by reason of sexual orientation or affectional preference And it was debated in the special hour set aside for private members business with two Liberals two NDPers and one PC sup rting it and only one mem gr PC opposing it There is no chance that such an amendment will become law in the near future Private members motions dont even come to vote they are regarded prin cipally as prod to govern ment And this government at least is certainly not going to take the political risk of catering to homosexuals if the NDP were to form government it probably would Rights for homosex uals is official NDP policy But the fact that today it could be brought up in the house as matter of routine is graphic illustration of the mood and mores of the day and the legislature it also can cause one to wonder just how much in tune with the times the attorne general may be politicalin with his latest crusade his campaign against por mgraphy Mr Hockey Alan Eagelson has retired as president of the Ontario PC organization It is re orted that now the Toronto awyer who zoomed to fame and wealth on Bobby rrs hockey stick will run in the next election are priced according to con dition popularity and scarc ityvalue The firsttime buyer is likely to be confused im mediately by the minute distinctions that collectors make in grading coins For that reason and others its essential to deal with reliable established ooindealer The dealer will guide you through such categories as proof coins that are in perfect mint condition struck from new dies and un circulated new coins with no evidence of wear or erosion right down to good which actually Eagelson was member from 190 to 1967 and was dis tinguished as member of the Chicago gang group of backbenchers noted for their furious and persistent heckiing Darcy McKeough was another member Eagclson was beaten by NDPcr Pat Lawlor but has never lost his intense interest inpolitics if he were to be returned now he would be automatic for the cabinet BELTS STAY SeatBelts Bob Johnston the PC mem ber for St Catharines who has been opposed to them delivered petition directly to the premiers desk with Z000namesonit woman in the Guelph area reportedly gathered petition signed by 24000 protesters And of course there has been good deal of other op sition to the compulsory it legislation Butitsheretostay Alberta in controversy about saving $1000000 By GIAL HELGASON EDMONTON CP It all started last March with the Alberta governments an nouncement of plan to save $1million The money would be saved by awarding catering con tract for the provincial home for the mentally retarded in Red Deer to private firm The work was previously done by members of the Civil Service Association of Alber ta CSA But the announcement by Social Services Minister Helen Hunley immediately ignited continuing con troversy Under the contract an Americanbased private firmVS Services Ltdwill manage dietary cleaning and laundr services at Alberta Sc ool Hos ital Deerhome for out $55million saving to the overnment of about million The saving will go towards improved facilities and pro grams at the 2000patient in stitution and the 400 workers affected will have their jobs either with the firm or the government guaranteed with no loss of pay or benefits Miss Hunley said UNION PROTESTS But the 29000member CSA promptly called for Miss Hunleys resi nation and requested ful inquiry into the matter suggestion tur ned down by Progressive Conservative Premier Peter Lougheed Anytime can save the people of Alberta $1million shoald resi Miss Hunley coolly rep ied adding that savings would come from bulk purchasing and reduc tion through attrition of 80 staff members Bob Clark Social Credit Oplosition leader was skep tical that money would be saved while New Democratic Party leader Grant Notley termed the decision response of dog matic private enterprise gov ernment determined to save money at all costs Hig lighting opposition to the private contract were concerns that guality of patienh care woul decrease employee benefits would not be rotectcd and savings wou not justify the move Bill Broad CSA president in asking for an inquir said VS Sergices now invo ved in 32 separate operations in Western Canada received rating in patient welfare 31 per cent lower than CSArun perations in departmental evaluations made prior to awarding of the contract Miss Hunley who has not denied the report said she is confident we can deliver the service as well if not better Her statements about irotection of staff benefits did not soothe the CSA believe employees who have worked for number of years are going to get real shafting Mr Broad said terming stupid and ridiculous suggestion by the minister that some workers continue as civil ser vants while others transfer to VSServices The private firm has failed to follow through on promises employecbenefits it made to workers at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton and now is making similar range of promises at Deerhome he said Miss Hunley however said transfers would only be made voluntaril and that she has instructe her staff to ensure that staff benfits are protec ted in such cases Also in dispute is the amount of money that will be saved through the contract with the CSU claiminfi $400000not slmillion wi total actual savings At Alberta Hospital the irovincial auditors records show the daily cost for each patient to the private firm was $398 last year while the governmentoperated facility at Red Deer showed cost of $353 Mr Broad said iii nits momm melansbad From the investment point view its probably wisest to bu the best categor availa lebearing in min cf course that the downside risk is also greater than on an inferior item If on buy rare coin ask the ealer to allow you to re turn it for full refund within week or 10 days if you are not satisfied When the goldbug bites you you will probably want to learn how to grade coms yourself Essential equipment in cludes fivepower magnifying glass and stan dard reference work such as Nation had share of adventurers By BOB BOWMAN Joshua Slocum of Nova Scotia and Sir Francis Chichester of Britain are famous for their voyages alone around the world There was another sailor who deserves equal fame in history He was Captain Voss who began voyage sound the world from Vic toria on May 21 1901 ac companied by Norman Lux ton who made his own mark in Canadian history later The two young adventurers bought an old Indian dugout canoe for $8 built cabin and equipped it with sails Their route was through the south seas to Samoa and then toAustralia By the time they reached Samoa they were broke Luxton whose father was one the founders of the Win nipeg Free Press taught the king of one of the islands to play poker and made enough money to continue the trip However they had difficult time getting away because the king wanted Luxton to marry one of his daughters There were many ad ventures including being wrecked on reef Luxton was injured and had to go to Australia in passenger ship but Voss repaired the canoe and sailed there alone Lux ton was unable to continue the voyage from Australia and returned to Canada but Voss was determined to com plete his trip around the world Eventually he arrived in Britain in September 1904 He had enough sailing by that But ii certain Suiiniritan as he journeyed came where he was and when he saw him he had compassion on him And went to him and bound up his wounds pouring in oil and wine and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care him Luke 1033 34 The world is in need of some great sermons in the form of good samaritans Faith without works is dead Br ow nd Photograde Coin World Almanac or the Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins Tokens and Paper Money If you already have coins that may be rare or valuable its best to get professional appraisal from coin dealer Never try to clean old coins you wont increase their value that way and the cleaning materials could cause irreparable damage Handle coin as you would recordby the edges to avoid fingerprints CURRENT COINS Here are bullion coins that are currently in produc tion It LAXin VWQ time and left the canoe called Tilikum on the banks the Thames River It was found there years later and its owners agreed to present it to the city of Victoria provided that it was displayed to the public without charge So the Tilikum completed its voyage around the world and has place of honor in Thunderbird park Voss didnt quite make it but his achievementwas remarkable OTHER MAY 21 EVENTS 1660 Possible anniversary Dollard Des Ormeauxs defence of Montreal against Iroquois 1765Canadas first agricultural fair was held at Windsor NS 1784 Large party of loyalists left Sorel Que to settle at Kingston Ont 1862 Macdonald govern ment was forced to resign The South African krugerrand This is the most popular of all current gold coins throughout the world It weighs exactly one troy oun ce which is nearly onetenth heavier than the avoirdupois ounces on your super markets scales and is 22 karat or 916 fine Its price is normally about six per cent higher than the going price for an ounce of gold on the London market recent bullion prices about $128 US and the spread bet ween bid and asked price is quite narrowabout $1 The 1947 Mexican 50 peso Despite the date this is current restrike of the 3yearold design The coin contains 12 troy ounce of gold 22okarat or 900 fine The price normally is about seven per cent higher than the value tilts old content 1915 Austrian 100 corona this is another re strike weighing 098 troy ounce of gold 22karat or 900 fine It trades at about five percent premium over its value as bullion The 1915 Austrian fiiur ducat Yet another re strike this large thin coin weighs 044 troy ounce of gold 23karat or 986 fine It sells for about seven per cent over the value of the gold it contains DOUBLE EAGLES Here are other coins that are actively traded although no longer in production The US 820 gold double eagle This weighs 097 troy ounce 22karat Coins dated from 1850 to 1906 are known as the Liberty head type while those minted from 1907 to the end of the 19205 are called St Gaudens and represent the full figure of the Statue of Liberty The most plentiful coins are those dated 1894 1899 1904 1908 1924 and 1928 these trade at premium of approximately 60 per cent over their goldcon tent value Other dates being rarer command higher premium The British sovereign Ihese coins bearin he likeness of various ritish sovereigns contain about 025 ounce of gold 22karat or 916 fine Becausethey were in production for century and half up until eight ears they are in plentif sup more than 300 million pieces and command iremium of onl 30 to 35 per cent over the go content Canadas 1976 Olympic series 5100 gold coin is being offered until JunelS in two series 14karat brilliant uncirculated at $105 and 22 karat proof at $150 The proof coin is regarded as the better investment because of is more limited production GOOD AS GOLD The basic question whether to hold gold coins at all is as controversial today as it ever was Certainly there are risks in ownership Coins are favorite target of burglars so if you do buy dont spread the word around because they are so easily portable and so readily saleable Ownership also entails costs the insurance you should probably carry the in terest you orgo on the money invested in the coins perhaps the cost of safedeposit box Will gold be of any help to you if cataclysm should come Its proponents claim that history shows that gold is the one thing that you can always exchange for what you might need in an emergency Others would argue that the lesson of history is that gold is always confiscated and its ownership declared illegal in any social upheaval Perhaps the surest course is to consider gold as an in vestment hedge If it declines your other assets are probably rising If it rises you could be in trouble with your other possessions Which do you want first the bad news or the even worse news