Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 24 Jun 1976, p. 1

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atn EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation 7266539 Classified Advertismg 72824 7266537 WEATHER FORECAST Warm and hazy today with few showers and chance of thunderstorm Showers and thunderstorms tonight anc Friday Low tonight 18 high Friday 25 All Other Departments Il2th YearNo 148 The Barrie Examiner Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 85 Weekly lBPages Barrie Ontario Canada Thursday June 24 I976 By PETER DEPODESTA Mr Deason said the employees Examiner Staff Reporter The updating of OMERS is not agreed to the citys offer of $25 province for conciliation and conSIdered 1n AIB rulings there was possibility of strike HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS How many Innisfil fire fighters does it take to stick globe on top of flagpole Oh about 20 Chief Crone had the honor of climbing to the top as volunteer firefighters gave all the support he needed During training session Wednesday night the men agreed to replace the globe and put up new rope Van dals have stolen the rope and flag from the pole on three occasions The globe had fallen off Examiner Photo Ref says Maloney tough but not dirty player TORONTO CP National Hockey League referee Brian Lewis told County Judge Pat rick LeSage on Wednesday that Dan Maloney of Detroit Red Wings is tough but not dir ty hockey player Maloney is charged with as saulting Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman Brian Glennie during game at Maple Leaf Gardens last Nov Maloney can give and take hard clean bodycheck Mr Lewis testified But there is substantial difference between tough hockey player and dirty hockey player In his opening address to the jury Crown counsel Robert McGee said that after Glennie bodychecked Detroit player Bryan Hextall Maloney ap proached Glennie from behind CAPSULENEWS Inco ruling scrutinized THOMPSON Man tCPi More meetings were scheduled for today as Inco Ltd officials and striking steelworkers continue their close scrutiny of ruling by Donald Tansley administrator of the federal antiinflation program Canadian wins superprize DUBLIN tCP GH Bodkin of St Thomas Ont won £400000 $720000 today in the Irish Hospital sweepstake super prize Israels security checks JERUSALEM Renter Sources close to the Israeli prime ministers office said today top Israeli official in charge of countering Arab guerrilla attacks was in Mon treal recently to check security arrangements made for Israeli athletes at Olympic Village Still face same problem ROME AP Italys Christian Democratic party was faced today with the same problem it had before the elec tion last weekend how to get the Socialist party to join it in coalition government without taking the Communists too No word on Vorster talks GRAFENAU West Germany AP State Secretary Henry Kissingercompleted two days of talks on United States support for majority rule in southern Africa with Prime Minister John Vorster of South Africa today with no announced concrete results de Azevedo is conscious LISBON Renter Premier Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo of Portugal recovered consciousness today 16 hours after suffering severe heart attack But doctors said he still stands only an even chance of survival and struck him on the face with hishand When Glennie fell to his knees on the ice Maloney took off his glove and hit him again either on the side of his head or on his jaw Mr McGee said Mr McGee said this offence has nothing to do with hockey INJlRIIIS MILI Glennie received sore shoulder small cut and mild to moderate concussion Its philosophy of hockey Glennie said You play the man You try to take him out of the play Youre not deliberately trying to hurt someone but you knock him doWn if you get the op portunity Asked whether he accepted being hit on the head from be hind Mr Glennie said hockeys physical game Im prepared for anything that might happen although dont necessarily think its right Matt Pavclich who was lincsman during the game said he saw nothing unusual in the game Another lincsman John Brown said Maloney is 100 percent aggressive hockey player he plays hard but hes not dirty Maloney was charged week after Ontario AttorneyGeneral Roy McMurtry announced that he intended to curb excessive violence in hockey The trial continues Painswick rec meet tonight IAINSWICK special meeting of the Painswick Recreation and Communtiy Association will be held tonight The meeting will start at pm in the oneroom school on Big Bay Point Road at Highway ll an association spokesman said Alf Chalmers recently resigned as president after the association decided to withhold funds pledged for the lacre park being de veloped by Innisfil council The Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE and the city have reached an agreement The 72 city employees who work in the parks recreation and public works departments ac cepted the citys latest contract offer by vote of two to one Gary Deason local president vote Wednesday was 33 to 15 in favor of the contract which includes seven per cent wage increase for said the final the employees Local 1583 1975 taken increase Other benefits include $50 year too allowance for mechanics and body updating of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System OMERS the employees pension plan and seven per cent wage deductible basic dental care plan even though they had been ada mant about nocost plan The contract within the Anti Inflation Board AIB guidelines is 75 per cent increase over in the contract men an School board to pass on lighting heating cost By PETER LESNIAK Examiner Staff Reporter Starting in September the Simcoe County Board of Education will pass on heating and lighting costs to community groups using school buildings In the past the board has encouraged the use of schools by community groups after hours and during the summer by providing the facilities free of charge Greatest use of schools by recreationally oriented groups is made in the sum mer Last year the school board paid $784 and $944 for Fourth high school plans get approval Draft plans for the citys iourth high school were ap proved by the Simcoe Tounty Board of Education tednesday and will be for wardcd to the Ontario ministry of education for continents nce ministry approval is received construction can begin as early as this fall with completion scheduled some time in the summer of 1978 the board was told The high school will be located in Allandale off Little Ave adjacent to property on which the city eventually hopes to build an indoor swmimmg pool The $5million twostorey building will be situated in the south west corner of 15 acre site owned by the board The first floor is Lshapcd and will include cafetorium lauditorium and cafeteriai music room kitchen and ad joining bake shop for voca tional students double and single gymn Administration guidance and health facilities will also be located on the first floor The second floor will be consisting of classrooms mainly and the library ac cording to the draft plans AMVEXA TION MEET JUL 12 IN TWP STROUD July 12 is the tentative date for public meeting on annexation in Innisfil township Council referred to that date Wednesday ni ght but made no decision because Reeve Bill Gibbins and Coun Bill Tip ple were not present Council opposing Barries plan to annex 13500 acres from Innisfil met recently with Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough Reeve Gibbins has said Mr McKeough gave good hear ing to Innisfils argument that the annexation bid should not delay consideration of the townships proposed official plan Deputy reeve Blake Constable said Wednesday the public meeting will be held in response to people who want to be kept informed about the situation The Ontario Municipal Board is expected to hold public hearing on annexation later this year HAROLD RICHARDSON SIAN WARWICK lighting for July and August at Goodfellow Public School inInnisfilIownship The school was used by the Alcona Community Group funded by Local Initiates Program grant LIP number of county schools were used by similar groups last year Wednesday the board changed its longstanding policy to conform with its new spending restraint and energy conserving goals But the change will not come into effect this summer because trustees decided it would be unfair to put such hardship on community groups on such short notice Trustee Frank Prothero said its time the board asked itself if it is in the recreation or education business Are we going to keep what funds we have for education or are we in the recreation business Mr Prothero asked He added he could think of long list of educational uses the money spent to light schools for community groups could be ptit to VOTIISSIIlTUFF Also the board voted to shut off airconditioners in its five airconditioned public schools and three high schools In the winter thermostats will be turned down each weekday evening and sub stantially lower on Fridays until early Monday morning Should outside groups wish to use facilities after school hours in the heating season additional energy costs Would also be incur red Mr Prothero said in the past the school board has been often criticised by municipalities for excessive spending But no credit was ever given for keeping schools open to the public nights and during the sum mer even though the board paid the additional costs The dental care plan which was council last week means employees have to pay all dental bills and submit them to the city at the end of the year The city sends the bills to its in surance company which compen sates employees for everything limited by city over $25 The city is still investigating the total cost of the plan and will be getting quotations from insurance companies The union had applied to the Wednesday City CUPE tal tiong that if the contract was rejected council had opposed the full dental plan an additional per cent wage in crease which was rejected by and offered the union Council decided to offer the den plan with $25 deductible clause The city is still negotia with the 29 full time fire fighters and the Barrie police Neither group has asked for den tal plan THEYLL PROBABLY FORGIVE HIM Gord Maclherson figured he wouldnt have another chance while Johnson Street School principal Cathers was out of the office he sat at the big desk Hell probably be forgiven After all he was given the general proficien cy award at the schools graduation Wednesday night iExaminer Photo 900 delegates expected to choose PC candidate By RICHARD DUNSTAN Examiner Staff Reporter As many as 900 delegates are expected to turn out to Barrie Central Collegiate auditorium tonight to pick the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Simcoe Cen tre riding in the next provin cial election The successful candidate will replace longtime MPP Arthur Evans as the partys standardbearer Mr Evans has announced his retirement as of the next election Four candidates are ex pected to vie for the nomina tion though the possibility of larger number cannot be ruled out until nominations close at pm to get ballots and take their seats and nondelegate party members will be seated only when delegates are in their places Overflow from the 950seat auditorium will be ac Innisfil deeds lakeshore SIROUD beying rul ing of the Supreme Court In nisfil council has deeded small lakeshore park to community association in Gilford The court ruled two years ago that Innisfil only held ownership in trust when the area was subdivided 30 years ago MARTIN WORSDALL ROY ARNOTT The deed now will be held by Shoreacres Association In corporated representing more than 100 homeowners Each resident will have equal access to the park deputyreeve Blake Con stable said Wednesday as council transferred owner ship RENTA RITION commodated in the school cafeteria and will be able to follow the proceedings via electrical hookup Candidates in order of their entry into the race are George Taylor Barrie lawyer and former school board trustee Bill Knowles of Barrie communications services manager for Blue Cross and president of the Tall Trees Ratepayers Association Derek VernonBrowne Barrie real estate salesman and interim president of the Allandale Homeowners As sociation and Lloyd Pridham reeve of Sunnidale Township for the past14years The successful candidate will oppose New Democratic Party candidate Paul Wessenger who ran Mr Evans close race in last years vote No Liberal can didate has yet been named JOHN LAW Theyre divided on capital punishment issue Capital punsihment should it be abolished or re tained While members of parlia ment have given their answer in Ottawa people at the Bayfieid Mall Wednesday were divided on the question John Law longtime Bar rie resident and former employee at the Barrie Jail said capital punishment should be retained in Canada particularly for its deterrent effect on the crime rate Mr Law said the government should not even consider abolition Theres deterrent factor in knowing that forlmurder you have to pay the supreme penalty he said believe in the Bible and Im Chris tian but also think the only way to stop crime is to make some pretty severe penal ties Martin Worsdall of Oro Sta tion said the federal govern ments decision Tuesday in favor of abolition was stupid Since temporary abolition of ca ital punish ment in 1967 said the crime rate in Canada has in creased by about 40 per cent Capital punishment should be brought back in he said If all gets is seven years for iling s0 meone were never going to stopcrime Roy Arnott Barrie resi dent said the federal govern ment is wrong in abolishing capital punishment in Can ada Mr Arnott said the coun try shold not be expected to keepanybody The cost of keeping criminals in prisons he said is increasing every year and the Canadian tax ayers are expected to pay the ill Harold Richardson of San dy Cove Acres in Innisfil Township said abolition or retention of capital punish ment is tough question to decide Mr Richardson said he believes there should be stricter penalties in the Cana dian courts if the federal government decides to abolish capital punishment If theres killing per son should stay in prison for life with no chance of arole thats my feelings said If the governments going to abolish it then theres got to be stricter enalties and they have to eepthem Renta Critton of Barrie said it is an awfully hard question and she was not completely decided on the answer Mrs Critton said her answer may be different tomorrow because of her in decision do think its deterrent in crime but then want to be more civilized in my think ing she said If something happened to my family and they were killed would want to do something back But Mrs Critton added if person in her family killed so meone she would not favor capital punishment Stan Warwick of Charlot tetown Prince Edward Is land said thinks tle federal govern ent made tile correct decision to abolish capital punishment Mr Warwick who is tour ing central and northern 0n tario with his wife said he does not agree with other aspects of the law including the Bail Reform Act But hanging was never the answer for murder he said Im concerned about the whole general crime rate situation Mr Warwick said people convicted of killing policeman should face hill sher punishmth than other people

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