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EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation 7266539 Classlied Advertising 728 2414 All Other Departments 7766537 Il2th YearNo 301 Oil spill hits Georgian Bay PARRY SOUND Ont CP Canadian Coast Guard spokesman said today that about 35000 gallons of diesel oil have leaked into Georgian Bay from the lake tanker Imperial St Clair which grounded on rock in Parry Sound channel Thursday Paul Roach said the re mainder of the ships cargo was in no danger of leaking and was being transferred to the Arctic Trader Shell Oil ship in an attempt to float the damaged tanker off the rock Mr Roach said the buoyant cargo would not pose any serious cleanup problems and imperial Oil owners of the 12600ton ship will be responsi ble for cleanup costs One of the ships 20 tanks were ruptured he said He said he did not know how many $600 rebates gags Weve wronggr BARCLAY ts that farmers who purchased building permits from lnnisfil Township this year will get an average $600 rebate on the per mit fees are incorrect Reeve William Gibbins told The Examiner this morning that the total rebate to township farmers Will amount toabout$600 The decision to make the rebates was made Wednesday night after township council passed bylaw to require farmers to get building permits for construction on their pro perty lhe bylaw was necessary Two races honor horse of year Barrie Raceway begins its Wednesday afternoon matinee on Dec 29 with feature packed program Raceway ended its winter program of Wednesday evening racing this week and Will begin the first of threeweek after noon schedule at 130 pm Wednesday Highlighting the program will be special races to honor Jambo Dancer and Barrie trainer Kent Baker Jambo Dancer named har ness horse of the year on the Ontario Jockey Club circuit as well as aged pacer of the year will be at the raceway for the Jambo Dancer Pace eighth race Kent Baker who conditioned Jambo Dancer this season for Flu shot paralysis hits Alberta resident EDMONTON CP pro vincial government employee is in hospital with the paralys ing disease that may be linked to the swine flu vaccine pro gram spokesman at the Royal Alexandra Hospital said Thurs day that John Macdonald 43 was admitted Wednesday He received swine flu shot Dec and began suffering symptoms associated with the Guillain Barre syndrome Dec 18 Doctors said the man is par tiauy paralysed from the waist down but is expected to re cover the use of his legs The spokesman said neurologists at the hospital treated seven other cases of the disease before the swine flu program was started All pa tients recovered and their cases gallons of petroleum products the ship was carrying lhe 435foot imperial St Clair was on routine trip from Sarnia Ont with cargo of furnace and stove oil diesel oil and and carbon gas he said it was travelling in the channel through heavy ice and in snowstorm when it struck rock about 15 miles offshore near this Georgian Bay com munity about 55 miles nor thwestolOrillia The channel is regular ship ping route used yeararound Mr Roach said An investigation has been started by the ministry and im perial Oil an Oil company spokesman said Ships captain Roland Goupil of Rimouski Que and 25 crew members remained aboard ship overnight ause the Ontario Building Code which came into force last spring has been amended to re quire permits for farm buildings The prOVinCIal code original ly did not requ1re farmers to get permits The code was amended however alter several farm organizations made representations to the provmce Rebates will be paid to farmers who purchased building permits from the township between April and Oct 31 this year We actually collected them the fees illegally Reeve Gibbinssaid owners Roger Ciffen and Robert Garner of Barrie was the unanimous choice as the eircuits leading nondrivmg trainer Barrie Raceway Will be mak ing presentations to and Stables of Barrie owner of the fouryearold pacer and to Mr Baker in recognition of their ac complishments The sixth race has been set aside as the Kent Baker irot Barrie Raceway will also be entertaining members of the Prague Selects of Czechos lovakia and the Barrie riyers Ontario Hockey Association SeniorA team Selects and Myers have twogame series at the Barrie Arena Dec Monday and Wed nesday were not linked to flu shots We are not sure if Mr Mac donaids paralysis is linked to the swine flu vaccine pro gram the spokesman said MERR CIBISTMAS TO ALL FROM THE EXAMINER STAFF Examiner ltolf Kraiker 15 Per Copy Carrier Home Delive WEATHER anecast innuni ry 85 Weekly 36 Pages Merry Christmas up goes PUC By PETER DEPOIWISTA Examiner Staff Reporter Barrie Public Utilities Com mission PUC isnt givmg much of Christmas present this year The Citys 13000 reSidential comnierciai and industrial hydro customers are facing 237 per cent rate increase Jan 31 Elson secretary treasurer of the commissmn said Ontario Ivdro is increas ing the cost of eiectricity to the PUC by 30 per cent forcmg the higher rate Were not passing the total cost to the customers because Ontario Hydro sells it to us at wholesale cost he said Mr Elson said usually the PUC tries to start rate in creases in March after the Rural customers face increase too ntario llydio is increasing the cost of electricity to rural customers about 23 per cent Jan Most of the 750000 rural customers served directly by Ontario lydro have received notice of the increase led Johnston public rela tions officer for Ontario llydro Georgian Bay Region said the increase conforms to the intent of the federal antiinflation guutclines The increase he said Will vary depending on the cus tomers consumption and cias siticution such as residential farm or cottage For example typical larm customers monthly bill of $38 Will increase by about $865 While residential customer in iowdensdy area With bill of $28 Will have an increase of $733 Mr Johnston said 1973 revenue for Ontario Hydro was less than costs creating $49 milliondelictt This year he said the dClICIi of $109 million is predicted Hydro bills Will be prorated For instance customer bill ed on threemonth period who has his meter read Dec 23 Will be charged the 1976 rate for fiis 1976 power and the new rate for the 1077 period Mr Johnston said it is im posSible for Ontario iiydro to read all the meters Dec 31 if it were possible he said the cost could be close to $1 million The prorated system is the fairest and the least costly method of billing he said Ontario Hydro has an obliga tion to keep costs to minimum The rate increase he said reflects spiralling costs facing Ontario Hydro Hydros total fuel bill he said which includes coal Oil natural gas and uranium is ex pected to increase by 31 per cent in 1977 Fire Chief issues warning on Christmas fire danger fire at hristmas time always seems worse than one at any other time of year and Fire fiici Jack McAllister IS is sumg Iist of 10s and donts to prevent tragedy Natural Christmas trees should be purchased fresh and green and kept outdoors or iii an unheated garage before being brought inside for decorating When setting up the free one or two inches should be cut diagonally from the butt Then set the tree up and maintain the water above the lcvei of thecut Before decorating the tree check strings of electric lights carefully for worn insulation broken plugs or loose bulb sockets Only anadian Stari Driving good on highways Major highways in the Barrie area are reported in good condr tion followmg lhursday nights snowfall Ofticmls of the provmcml ministry of transportation and communications this morning said highways are bare to CClilltrlhllt Willi some snow packed sections All highways fiave been plowed salted and sanded With only light snow forecast for Christmas Day and Boxing Day good drivmg conditions are expected for holiday travellers pSULE Two YSMHL teams expected at Bolton allstar tourney Fight spill with fire BOSTON AP The US Coast Guard Will try to burn off part of the lOOmilelong spill of heavy on that threatens the rich Atlantic fishing grounds of Georges Bank spokesman said today Olympic legislation passed QUEBEC CP The national assembly gave final approval Thursday to legislation forcing the City of Montreal to pay $214 million of the slbillion Olympic defied Kidnappers repeat demand MADRID Reuter ihe leftwing kidnappers of Maria Oriol Urquijo president of the Advisory Council of State repeated their demand today for general amnesty covering all political prisoners as condition for his release Ceasefire in Phillipines MANILA AP President Ferdinand Marcos ordered an immediate ceasefire today in the ighting against Moslem guer rillas in the southern Philippines Special powers in Lebanon BEiRUl Reuter The Lebanese parliament gave the government powers today to rule by decree in order to over come the legacy of 19 months of civil war Only two of the six teams of the York Simcoe Minor ilockey Leagues JUVfillit diVision are expected to be represented at the annual allrstar game in Bolton Sunday Barrie Allan Cook Juveniles and Richmond Hill are the two teams charged Willi the responsibility of putting together an allstar squad to meet representative team of the lriCounty Juvenile league Cook Will be sending nine players instead of the SIX preViously selected Aurora was expected to add three players to the allstar roster four were coming from lhorn hill Willi Newmarket expected to send another For reasons still cloudy they have apparently backed out of the 10m annual confrontation llillOitl Brett convener in charge of the all star game said he would have to review the Situation after the game Mr Brett of Barrie said he would go after the teams which did not participate in the all star game to find out the reasons why lhe purpose of HMS thing is to allow the boys in the York Simcoe League chance to play Witfi boys of their own loop in stead of always against them he said ltsessentially lunthmg Brett said he would have to look at the whole allrstar situa tion to see if it posed more pro blems than its worth Elinor McFadden an ex ecutive member of the Ontario PAPER CHRISTMAS In honor of Christmas Day The Examiner will not pub lisli Saturday Publication will reuiiise with Mondays issue Meanwhile We wish all our readers ii merryand safelirlstiiias Minor ilockey Association OMHA said he was staying out of the situation as much as possible and letting the two leagues work it out Mr McFadden oversees 22f teamsintheOMllA Mr McFadden said the pur pose ol the allstar games was to build up league spirit ive seen it work he said it does great things it brings the boys together lie pointed out that the an nual allstar game was co operative thing between the York Simcoe and iriCounty Leagues It doesnt take too much iii liucnce to kill it warned McFadden Representing Barrie at the allstar game Will be goaltenders Dave ampliell and iolin Collins along with Dave McCullough Olen Lay cock John iinder Mike Brooks Paul Delaney Jay Watson and Bob Kerr Ied Moore coach of the Cook Juveniles Will be assistant coach at the allstar game dards Association CSA ap proved lights should be used Only nonflammable decorations should be placed on the tree Chief McAllisttr also warns that the 7liiilttiiiis tree should be nonsmoking zirea Special attention should be paid to young children Never let young child play with inat ches or lighters and dont leave them unattended in the house After Christmas gifts have been opened throw the paper away Kwp the tree away from heat sources such as fireplaces radiators and television sets Neil Williams was Santas helper at the Kiddiscbool nursery school on Donald Street Thursday as Santa Claus came for quick Visit to the school Santa came to ask the Dont let the free block door way or window Switch the lights off at bedtime Chief McAllister also points out there are safety factors that must apply to artificial trees as well Electric lights should never be used on metal Christmas trees Floodlights can be used to light the tree but they should never come in contact with the tree and wrapping paper should not be allowed to accumulate around them Another area Where special care is needed is in the kitchen hief McAllister said ELF FOR DAY Winter peak demand period But he said this time bills will be prorated making the increase effectiveJan This means if meter is read Dec 23 for twomonth billing period eight days would be charged at the 1976 rate and the remaining 52 days at the 1977 rate its just not possible for us to read all the meters in the city on Dec 31 he said its simp ly physically impossible Demand for hydro increases drastically during the Winter months he said With the recent PUC bills the commissmn has iciuded in formation about the conserva tion of electricity Mr Elson said conservation is very important in Ontario espeCiafly since the critical period last week When hydro demand almost reached On tario Hydros production We are very concerned about conservation of power in the utility field he said Pee pie have to realize theres not an everlasting supply The conservation information adVises people not to turn on Christmas decoration lights un til after pm and then turn them off at bedtime ihere is also pamphlet ex plaming inc reasons conserva tion is needed in Ontario in cluding few suggestions to save electricin at home Barrie sWitched from generating electriCity at its own steam generator plan to Ontario Hydro in 1907 Woman killed in Innisfil 74yearold innisfii township woman was killed early this morning when she was struck by car on the 25th Sideroad between Concessions 1112 Dead is Mrs Johanna Du schel RR Barrie The name of the driver has not been released The accident which occurred at 1224 am is still under in vestigation by lnnisfil township police children What they wanted for Christmas and then pass out some goodies from the bowl held by his helper More photos on page 13 Examiner Photoi