Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 3 Jul 1976, p. 5

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Chris Evert of the United States peers down the Ceii tre Court at Wimbledon England Friday as she Army worms nibble way EVERT WEARS ANOTHER CROWN serves to Australias Evonne Gooiagong during the fiiiai of the Womens Singles of the All England Lawn Tennis Champion ship An event won by Evert AP Photoi through Ontario crops By THE CANADIAN PRESS Army worms insects which land are nibbling their way through crops in southwestern trict agricultural branches Two weeks ago the worst feed on cereal crops and grass Ontario say spokesmen fordis festation in nine years was re Fish samples to be collected TORONTO CP The Oti tario ministry of the environ ment plans to collect and analyze 4000 fish samples and 4000 water sediment and air samples during 1976 to check their polychlorinated biphenyi iPCBt content it was an nounced Friday Ill1 statenieiit the ministry said it is working with the tier partmeiits of natural resources and health in action and re search programs to assess and deal with PCR in the environ ineiit The ministry said the first priority will be to control dis charges during the manufac ture sale distribution use and disposal of the electrical eqiiip ment containing PCR PCR is mainly used in the making of electrical transformers and ca pacitors The intensified sampling and analysis program also will prov vidc comprehensive and con sistent data on PCB levels in Ontario fish for the assessment of changes in PCB pollution in the future the ministry said On the basis of data collected in 1075 the ministry has ad vised that eating certain species of fish from the Great Lakes could be possible health hazard when sampling indicates PCR levels in these species above the two parts per million federal guideline Smelt and bass in Lake On tarios eastern basin range from two to nine parts per mil lion Coho and chinook salmon catfish and eel are also in the same range throughout the Great Lakes the ministry said The ministry advises people not to eat more than one meal week of fish caught in the Great Lakes and women who are pregnant should not eat any Men sentenced to jail after smuggling attempt RRiPiO Ont CPi Two men seixirately convicted last month of smuggling iiar eotics into Canada were sen tenced Friday to niinimim mandatory sewn year peniten tiary terms by Judge Stephen Rorins of County Court Stephen David Ilrown 24 former bank tellcr from Lon don was arrested last October at Toronto international ir port by the RCMP aftei customs officers found 16 poun ds of quiiid hashish worth $23tttl1iiiii slide projector case Brown who gau his address as Southwick England pleaded guilty to the charge In seiurate case Michael Desmond Fisher of Toronto was thaigisi after in attempt was made to smuggle into tin ada 11 pounds of niaiiiiiaiia worth Si um lit the lIit bottom au of suitcase Fisher pleaded not guilty and said man in Jamaica asked him to carry the siiitcase to To roiito Sentencing in both cases was postponed last month by Judge Hortns awaiting decision con cerning his ruling In the case of David Alexander Shand LOII icted of importing 24 ounces of cocaine iliied at 524000 Shaiid Toronto art dealer was given $5000 fine and twoyear less aday reformatory term after Judge Rorins ruled that the minimum term was against the Bill of Rights and would be cruel and unusual punishment in his case Last week the appeals Ill sion of the Ontario Supreme our set aside Judge Rorins decision saying the minimum term was no contrary to the Hill of Rights raga Alliston 435476l Fully Licensed The Rustic Hearth Dining Lounge Char Grilled Steak Lobster Open every evening Tuesday through Sunday Phone ahead for reservations Lounge DOHCInQ Amateur Nite Every Second Wednesday ported in Essex and Kent coun ties attacking fields of winter wheat Ministry of agriculture officials in the two counties asked farmers to look out for the ptussibility of second out break this inonth affecting later planted corn The purplishbrown cater pillar which crawls otit of the ground at night to chew leaves and kernels on grain plants has been spotted in crops in the Niagara Peninsula as well Hardest hit in the peninsula area is Niagara North district where at least six farmers so far have called in aircraft to spray the caterpillars Aerial spraying costs up to $9 an acre and farmers risk damaging crops if they spray the ground But Norris Goag agriculture representative for Niagara North said the widespread in festation will cause heavy eco nomic damage unless the wor ms are sprayed He said damage III tew fields has already reached 15 to 20 per cent and entire crops could be lost Outbreaks also have been re ported in iialton Wentworth iialdimand and Niagara re gions in Niagara South Keith Clay an agriculture represen tative has issued an urgent bulletin advising fziriiieis of the danger ministry of agriculture spokesman said winter wheat farmers in the Niagara Peiiiii siiia stand to lose million in crops because of the in festatioii The spokesman said the 111m istry is receiving hundreds of calls each day from farmers seeking lltIHCt on the proper pesticides to combat the army worms The farmers are ad vised to check their land and if they find more than five worms per square foot it is considered serious infestation Estimates of crop damage I11 the southwestern area of the prmince will not be available until harvest time in late July said Lee Weber agriculture ministry representative in Es sex County Russ hard horticulture spe cialist III the Simcoe horticul tural Sitiilitll said an outbreak iii fields of heat and rye north of the area had been reported At 0W NIAGARA FALLS Ont li iie may not go on Sunday as planned but Phil Keller says he is determined to ride his re vamped diving bell over the Horseshm Fails maybe on La bor Day Mr Keller said in an inter view Friday he needs time to attach flotation collar to his craft find helicopter pilot willing to drop the diving bell at the brink of the falls and more time to test the craft Mr Keller 36 is carpenter formerly of Niagara Falls NY now living in Palm Beach Fla lie has been scuba diving for 15 years and was ii friend of the late Major Hill of the family of Niagara River fame William Red Hill went over the falls successfully and Major Iiill shot the rapids several times Radios gone TORONTO tCP iwo walkietalkic radios built for RCMP security work at the Montreal Olympics were stolen from the Canadian General Electric plant in the Metropolitan Toronto borough of North York about month ago company official said Friday Richard Martin general manager of the companys coniinunications and mobile radio division said the radios could allow person to monitor security police calls at the Olympics In hospital KELOWNA RC tCPi Former British Columbia pr niier WAC Bennett 75 turned to the intensive care min at the Kelowna General liospi tal early Friday two days after IXIIILT released No rooms MONTREAL tCPi About 30000 lastniiiiutc visitors to the Olympic Games expected to arrive without room reser vations will be able to find ac commodations through 15 special information booths at Quebec entry points the Quebec Lodging Bureau said Friday Bureau director Gilles Rerr geron said the booths located at air rail and bus terminals and Quebec border points will be linked to the bureaus comr puterized data bank Drops case TORONTO CPt John Damien racetrack steward who was dismissed by the On tario Racing Commission in 1975 because he is homosex ual has dropped Ontario Sti preme Court action asking that the Human Rights Commission review his case Investigate TORONTO iCPt Solicitor General John MacBeth said Friday provincial police will in vestigate police chase in which an 18yearold man from Paris Ont suffered severe ln iuries including the loss of let Are silent TORONTO iCI Ernest Caron charged with at tempting to kidnap the daughter of John Craig Eaton here on June 15 stood silent in prOHtltltII court Friday while Judge Maurice Charles set July it preliminary hearing date Crown Attorney Frank Armstrong asked the court to appoint lawyer for Caron 47 who he said has refused to talk to anyone since his arrest ex cept to ask fora cup of water week ago FRANKS SEAFOODS 196 Blake St 726lt937l Its Holiday Time Frank and Rinnie Tecklenburg DO THE COOKING HALIBUT CHIPS heme mode Cole Slaw Jumbo Shrimps Select Scallops Restigouche Salmon and complete selection of Live Lobsters SPECIAL THIS MONTH Lobster Dinner from Business Hours $600 Daily 11 om pm Friday It om pm Saturday Ii om 8pm Sunday pm pm CLOSED MONDAY M5 WI JOHN MINRO Shows feeling HAMILION tCIi The res igiiatioii of Jean Mnrchand as environment minister and from the federal cabinet illustrates the serious potential the bili ngual aircontroi issue has for dividing Canada Labor Minis ter John Munro said Friday Mr Munro said the resigna tioii shows feelings on the issue are equally as strong in Quebec as in Englishsixaking Canada and both sides are prejudging the government commission appointed to study the matter Prison term CORNWALL Ont tCPt Albert Andre 21 of Cornwall was sentenced Friday to two yeais less one day in prison on charge of criminal negligence in the operation of motor ver iclc Andre was charged in connection with traffic acci dent April 21 in which Francine LaFrance 11 of Cornwall was killed Ease rules OTTAWA CPI Starting next week the Unemployment insurance Commission tilltt will ease its rules to make spe ciai exceptions for claimants who have been ill or in prison Generally person must work eight of the previous 32 weeks to be eligible for bone fits Get training OTiAWA tCIt More than 3200 sea cadets will take naval training courses both afloat and ashore between midniuly and early September for periods ranging from two weeks to two months the defence depart ment announced Friday WALTER IIN JIIE CMIIINC WITIIIIYIIIIII IN CONCERT nun iuu no9 Mi TN ORILLIA 09m nous Tickets $400 tax incl available at Gordons Elec tric 64 Mississogo St Orillio Tel 3255763 The coach is waiting for his next beer The pitcher is waiting for her first bra The team is waiting for miracle Consider the possibilities Till BAI NEXVS WINCH Man charged MEAFORI Ont tCPt Frank Zahiitl 46 of Thorn btiry Ont Iias been charged with possession of stolen property following sixinonth investigation into the theft of lumber from three Toronto lumber yards Iolice reciwered $24000 worth of lumber in April behind barn near Clarksbuig about 50 miles east of Owen Sound Meaford is about 45 miles east of Owen Sotiiid Stiff fine IUIHINIL It The On tario ministry of labor says fines of $6000 levied iuesday iii roviiicial court against Peiii Iiiiie Investments Ltd of Scar borough Ont are among the harshest ever levied under the provincial Construction Safety Act Pembine was fined after ministry officials found unguarded and uncovertsi Stall well openings at row housing construction site last Itebrunry No comment OiIAVA tCI Keller determined to ride over falls the IIiiIiburton region recorded the highest average teiii pernture for the month since 1932 In Ioronto II was the war inest June since 1007 Two perutures in the north were to three degrees above normal while in the south they were to two degrees above the nor inal mean Rain was well above normal in southern regions Site coming PORT iiOllI Ont itI Mayor Cyril Iicwsoii said Fri day he has been officially iii foitiied by the atomic energy control board that disposal site for radioactive wastes will be chosen no later than Iiin 13 The IOII Ilo town council had once consitered legal action against the federal government if the cleanup of radioactive landfill from the Eldorado Nu clear Ltd plant had not begun by July However the mayor said council is satisificd with the July 15 late and is planning no legal action at this time Mackenzie King railway car The IICMI had no comment Friday on re ports that it has infiltrated right wing Iaiiiaicaii group in Toronto and is keeping Iamai can Prime Minister Michael Manley posted on the activities of the group New citizens OTTAWA CPI Forty eight new Canadians from it differ ent countries were sworn in as citileiis by Prime Minister Trudeau on the steps of iarIia iiiciit iIiII Ihursday in special Dominion Day ceremony Identified WOODSIOCK I1I It 177yearold youth found banged by piece of clothing in city police cell Friday was identified as Scott Waller Gabris of Woodstock The youth arrested for underage drinking earlier in the day was pronounced dead by Coroner Dr John RIackwuod about an hour after his arrest Police Chief James Miller said the youth was arrested on city street about am ilc said the cells are checked by police every 20 minutes Warm June TORONTO iCIl It was the warmest June in years in sev eral Ontario communities last month the Ontario weather centre said Friday North Ray recorded its warmest Iune sin cc 1049 while West Ginlford in TAT ON EAL IK IH NIH NH Hill IM SIEN WINNIPIIG ttl private railway car that Prime Minister IVIiIthIllit King used between Ittlltl and mill when he travelled across Canada has been purchased by Winnipeg company Neil linker owner of Win nipeg Supply and Fuel Co Ltd declind to reveal how much he paid for the 75year old car but said by the time it is fully refiir bished it will have cost about $Itlltt0l The Winnipeg firm plans to use the car for meetings and Itiiicheoiis of company exccii tivcs and guests it will also be available on request for display at summer fairs or to special groups Mr Ilaker said the car will be finished iii period furniture as much as possible The firm has reserved space on the Canadian National Railways system for the car to be hatich to Montreal for the lympic Games The car is piece of aiin diana that is rich in our his tory said Mr llakei who ad ded his firms bid on the tender was accepted by over larger ones submitted by Americans 13an mom FROM EMBRYO TO WOMAN IN 4V2 WEEKS been been at age The perfect creation otscienceatmost 309W 5555548 Th9 Borziefimnbar SOI¢9LTIPIL3LBZ ENTERTAINMENT PAGE CONTINUED ON PAGE Hits truck PORT SEVERN Out James Alexander Kerr 41 of Iiirry Sotnid nt was killed Friday when his car was in col Iisioii with it tractor trailer on Highway 00 near here provin cial police said snows ton on PRICE or um rsw nus to SUBSCRIBE save TNE GRYPNON TNEATRE COMPANY JULY SEPT at GEORGIAN COLLEGE TNEATRE Hwy 400 It Dotticrib St Ionic pm Ind HARVEY AH WILDERNESS by Mary Chose by Eugene ONeill THOUSAND CLOWNS by Herb Gardner Aug 27 THE MOON IS BLUE by Hugh Harbor Aug I62I THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUEby Neil Simon Aug 30 Snpt July to July I924 Subscription Prices plays evenings $1000 upper level $1600 lower level $2000 lower level Thurs mat $800 seats Box Office at Theatre 105 7284613 The PAV Couchiching Pork Orillio PRESENTS SAT JULY COPPER PENNY Admission $400 per person DISCO DANCING Admission $200 person Admittance restricted to i4 years and over COMING JULY IO FABLE MANOR Admission 5300 Fri Sat Disco Dancing ovory Wed starting June 30 Experience our fantastic Light Show Dance and listen to the ultimate In sound pmI Illl of tor hour club can 330 oin Admission SLSO III NOW PLAYING 750utby9 915Mhyii ADULT Hilliltllifli name is VictoriaShe has just ROCK HUDSON EMBRYO and ny lIIIiAtIUQI

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