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The Examiner is member at The Canadian Press CP and Audit Bureau of Circula tion ABC only the Canadian Press may republish news stories In this newspaper credited to CF The Associated Press Reuters or Agence FrancePresse and local Published daily except Sunday and NEWSROOM ADVERTISING Sean Finlay managing editor Len Sevick manager BUSINESS Marian Gough accountant Mum holldays the examiner Randy McDonald city editor SALESMEN 89 Mme news stories published In The Examiner Sheila McGovern assistant city editor Dan Gaynor Dorothy Bowland WEE KLY DY carrier amMcFMIamwire editor Ly Johnso can Mcpartand 90 cents gheExaralner claims copyriqht on alIorioinalnews and advertising material created sa serwn arrie an Simcoe Werner Bergen sports garb scum Vikki Grant YEARLY by cams em oyees and published in this newspaper turdayr Jan 1978 Claudia Krause Iiiestyle Dana Graham 690 Marina Quattrocchi photographer John zarecky RE PORTERS htr BYMNLBMHE WY ealstratlonnumber203615 registers CIRCULATION $4680 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THINK Forall Thumbs up To the 28 people who applied for positions on nine city of Barrie committees There are people in this city will ing to work for its betterment To Vince Eagan chairman of the Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board for suggesting that the board hold meetings in different communities in the county Great idea and we wonder if the Simcoe County Board of Education and Simcoe County Council will follow suit To Paul Martel of Angus whose collection of Boy Scout badges gathered over the past 26 years shows that he is concerned about youth and willing to work for youth SGOSODS Holidays Who says By WTRAYNOR MCFARLANE Two hurricanes hit our home recently and left in their wakes clothing and bedding strewn all over the place Our Youngest and Our Oldest were home for the holidays We guess it was the same in homes all over this area The word holidays is misnomer ftl holiday it hardly was for the parents The picking up after em syndrome is still with us all as article of clothing after article of clothing is still being discovered in vague outofway corners of homes sock under the sink shirt under the bed is that real Iya toque draped over the chandelier Eating Unbelievable appetites they have Turkeys and roasts just disappeared In our house we suspect some turkey even ate some turkey bones Mums slaved over steaming stoves while dads set tables breaking as they did so the odd piece of priceless crockery the sets are really odd now Arguments erupted between brother and sister with mum calling for order from the kitchen Sons stole dads jackets to wear to parties daughters literally littered the bathroom with myriad bottles of perfume hairdrying sets shower caps moisture creams and the western worlds supply of hair curlers Every time they went out for the evening mums fell asleep from exhaustion while do ing the dishes and dads napped while wat ching television Chains had to be left off doors so as they could creep in the embryo hours of the am Daily time schedules had to be altered to let them sleep late and nobody could phone home Thumbs down To the Barrie public works department for the mess at the Five Corners Wednesday Cars crossing Dunlop from Bayfield Street south found it impossible because of ice on the road The situation was so bad that by pm Bar rie city police had to be called to the intersection to direct traffic To snowmobilers who insist on driving their toys on ci ty streets Never mind the legality of the practise it is dangerous to the health of snowmobilers makes driving an automobile on city streets just little more dangerous and makes an awful racket To Ontario treasurer Darcy McKeough for his proper ty tax reforms arent really reforms but change in who gets our tax money This isnt reform it is just 7746 EngWING makework scheme for the provmce bureaucrats The Barrie Scene Barrie has been here longer letters to the editor Some solutions to Angus problem Dear Sir May take this opportunity to comment on the article Two Angus trustees upset Like them our family was upset too with the comments of Judge Anjo Ive known Judge Anjo to be fair judge If he intended his comments the Angus syn drome to instill in us desire to work for better community life and if concerned peo ple take it as such we all will benefit We have lived 14 years in the Angus area Embarrassment Dear Sir It was with shock and embarrassment that read last nights Jan writeup on the Swedish midgets COOP game Surely you must have realized that the boys and their coaches were still guests in our homes and in our city am sure their feelings must have been very hurt when they read this very rude report When Finland cancelled their plans to play here at the last minute this Swedish team of fered to fill in which feel was very gracious of them They never pretended to be in the same class as last years touring Djurgaden team They were very nice people and am sorr if we offended them am sure speak for the parents on the team Please show little more taste in the future Sincerely Anna Miles Barrie Interpreting the news and we know the problems and frustrations that the people are trying to overcome Mr Westover didnt go far enough when he stated that the military were partly to blame Are not the landlords who rented to these people just for profit not caring about their tenants effects upon the rest of the communie ty nor caring enough about these people to provide proper guidance are not the landlords more so to blame Our education representatives have to be more concerned with offering our young peo ple the opportunity to become more communityminded through academics and athletics This could be achieved by building high school in Angus The trustees of the village should be doing everything possible to unite the people of this community Only through incorporating the builtup area with the village of Angus can this be done know firsthand some of the problems our young people encounter and the sadness of parents when their children become entangl ed with the law Sorrow and disgrace are increased when the news media use the negative examples of few indiwduals to create an undeSIrablc view of Angus May we in the New Year of 1978 turn our ef forts from verbally defending our communi ty from external gossip to working together internally to actively disprove these com ments that we feel so upsetting concerned and proud Angus citizen EDITORS NOTE Thompson acting crown attorney made the comment about the Angus syndrome not Judge John Anjo Has Ford started running for president in 1980 WASHINGTON CP The 1980 US presidential election is almost three years away but former president Gerald Ford ap pears to be off and running for office Ford has not declared himself as Republican presidential can didateWashington observers agree it is far too early for such movebut his activities during the last few months indicate that he is testing the political climate for another try at the White House When Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin came to Washington for weekend talks with President Carter about Middle East peace proposals Ford also flew to town Accompanied by Henrz Kissinger who ser ved as Fords secretary of state the former president met briefly with the Israeli leader and the trio posed for photographs at Blair House And while Begin praised Carter for creating the type of climate which made possible meetings between Begin and Egyp tian President Anwar Sadat Ford reminded reporters of his administrations involvement in getting Egyptians and Israelis to negotiate the 1975 Sinai accord SUPPORTS TREATIES Ford also repeated his plea for Senate ap proval of the controversial Panama canal treaties Carter and Panamian leader Omar Torrijos signed last summer again noting that his administration did much of the groundwork for the agreement The treaties which would turn control of the canal over to Panama by the end of the century have become focus for con servative forces led by the man Ford defeated for the 1976 Republican nomination Ronald Reagan While Reagan another possible presiden tial contender has been getting political mileage out of rallying the opposition Fords support of the treaties has kept him in the pu 1c eye Carter realizing that he needs all the help he can get has encouraged Fords support and invited him to the White House for ceremonies surrounding the treaty signings Fords schedule in the last few months has been almost as busy as Carters was during the two years before the 1976 election Since Oct the former presidents travels have in cluded visits to Los Angeles Salt Lake City New Orleans Fulton M0 Whippany NJ New York Philadelphia Detroit San Diego andSpringfield Mass Hiswife Betty whom Ford has jokingly described as his best asset because of her POPUlarity also has been on the move avenmg to Houston for the national womens conference and to Moscow to act as hostess for nationallytelevised production of the Nutcracker by the Bolshoi ballet All this acttvnty has raised speculation about what would happen in FordCarter rematch III 1980 Time magazine has com missmned II which redicts Carter would probably de eat Ford an election was held now but by fairly narrow margin The poll found 54 per cent would vote for Carter and 41 cent for Ford with 15 per cent undectd In the 1976 election Carter drew 50 per cent of the vote Ford 48 be cent and other candidates two per cent Ford is not saying what his future plans are But it IS sure bet that he is keeping careful eye on Carters fortunes and on how his own performance is being received bible thought He delivereth the poor in his affliction openeth their ears in oppression Job 3615 The poor have special place in the heart of God Happy and blessed are all who share the same feeling Give and it shall be given unto you By KEN WALLS THIS BEING the first week of 1978 Barries quartocentennial year decided to dig up some history So out comes pamphlet printed by Gazette Steam Print It is dated Wednesday October 1884 Historical Sketch of the Town of Barrie Prepared for the Occasion of Laying the Memorial Stone of the new Post Office Customs House and Inspectors 0f fices It was written by the Hon Sir Hector Langevin CB KC MG Minister of Public Works Dominion of Canada THE YEAR 1884 was time of disturbance in Canada just as 1978 Confederation was threatened The story of Sir Hector is not particularly bright but have not had time to research better in Canadiana But history states that he got blown out of office in the election of 1887 due to corruption in the Department of Public Works which intensified the prejudice of By RANDY MCDONALD City Editor The Examiner Rabies continuing problem in the coun ty fYou bet it is And one we should be aware But theres the rub Those in control of statistics which outline the extent of rabies in Simcoe County apparently distrust the media Dr Woolsey inspector in charge of thc write your MD MP If you would like to write your Member of Parliament or Member of Provincial Par liament printed below are their mailing ad dresses If you send us copy of your letter it might be suitable for our Letters to the Editor columns After all if there is mat ter of concern that makes you want to write to your MP or MPP if it is not personal matter it should be of interest to your friends and neighbors too FEDERAL Dr Rynard MPNorth Simcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont Km 0A6 Ross Mllne MPPeeIDufferinSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont KlA 0A6 Sinclair Stevens MPYorkSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont KlA 0A6 Gus Mltges MPGreySimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont KIA 0A6 PROVINCIAL George Taylor MPPSimcoe Centre Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto M7A 1A2 Gordon Smith MPPSimcoeEast Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto M7A 1A2 George McCaguc MPPDufferin Simcoe Queens Park Toronto M7A 1A2 many Canadians that the vocation of politician was sinister and dishonest The quotation is from book titled The Canadians 18671967 which had 19 authors edited by distinguished historians Careless and Craig Brown published by Macmillan Langcvin was Sir John Macdonalds chief FrenchCanadian lieutenant BUT THIS COLUMN is not about Sir Hector Langcvin Its about the new federal government building in Barrie The history was no doubt prepared by some deputy in the ministry of 1884 but seems accurate enough It is much thc same as that contained in the early history of Simcoe County which was prepared and written by the editorpublisher of The Barrie Examiner the late Andrew Hunter Mr Hunter held that position from 1889 to 1895 when he was commissioned by County Council to do the history which first ap Reluctance is dangerous health of animals branch of the Federal ministry of agriculture told The Examiner this week that he docs not give out informa tion to newspapers as they ovcrplay and blow it out of proport ion Blow what out of proportion Is the pro blcm that serious that sccrccy must be brought into play The health of animals branch is called in when rabies has been diagnosed by vcrtcrinarian The branch is responsible for listing and alerting those responsible of the results If human contact is involved then usually the Simcoe County Health Units enters the scene Rabies affects the nervous system of mam mals It is highlyinfectious and potentially dangerous disease Treatment is long and painful just ask the 10 persons who under went the series of 14 injections for rabies in November Winter is bad time for rabies as animals are forced into populated areas in search of food Presently the problem appears to be in state of semislumber with reported cases kss than last year at this time But wait until spring when the annual in timation of skunks waltzes through towns villa cs cities into school yards and under porc1cs and garages the skunk is regarded as prime carrier of rabim And that is where the problem lies PROVINCEWIDE The extent of the problem if indccd there is serious one should be made available to the general public Rabies is not just con cern of Simcoe County its provincewide Dr Peter Watson medical off iccr of health fir the Simcoe County Health Unit says pro vincial statistics show and increase of 44 per cent in rabics to thc end of November over 1976 igurcs Public awnrcmss is essential to prevent repeat of last spring when group of school children had to take rabies shots aftcr cx amining rabid fox Thcrc are questions which deserve answers Is there problem and just how serious it it What is being done about it What areas are hardest hit What can we expect this spring What kind of educational program is planned it any to alert the farmer and city dweller alike of the danger of rabies and what to do if confronted by suspected rabid animal This reluctance to paint concise picture of the problem in the county is unfair and dangerous than just for the past decade pearcd and was copyrighted in 1909 He sold The Examiner to the late James Alexander Maclaren NOT HAVE the space available to rmrint the whole of Sir Hectors pamphlet which was kindly loaned to me by an esteemed old friend Rotarian Dr Ross nirnbull Following are some quotations Barrie has always enjoyed the reputation of being very healthy place to live well justified from the fact that some of the earliest settlers Messrs Sanford and Mo Watt Judgc Gowan Edmund Lally and Thomas Lloyd are still alive and capable of attending to business and of the other pioneers most of them died at their posts full of years The physical features of Barrie have somewhat changed during the last fifty years What was then dense forest is now cleared and largely built upon Until recent times the road from what is now the village of Allandale was alon the head of the bay with the wagon whces on one side in the water and those on the other side on the beach At this time 1884 the town is lighted by coal gas At some future period Barrie wi have electric light We now have magnificent reservoir of pure water in our bay and we depend for our drinking water upon springs and wells and for water for fire purposes mainly upon tanks and that have no waterworks or sewerage system Barrie has been farily well supplied with banking facilities for many years First the Bank of Upper Canada then came the Commercial Bank These two banks in course of time ceased to do business For the later years we have been ac commodated by agencies of the Bank of Toronto and Canadian Bank of Commerce We have also some private bankers in town The first church was an English church which until recently formed an object on the hill in the rear of town immediately east of the court house Erecth in 1834 the late Rev Ardagh being rector of the parish After this came the Methodist church then the Presbyterian followed ty the Roman Catholic Episowral Baptist and Congregational churches All these congregations still exist and possess com modious and handsome places of worship Sonic have ceased to occupy the sites of their original churches We have fine Town Hall Police Court Council Chamber and Fire Hall an Agricultural Hall and Grounds and lown Park Queens comprising about 12 acres The press has been represented as far back as 1847 by the Barrie Magnet first newspaper north of Toronto In 1852 the Magent became the Northern Advance In 1857 the Herald was started later becoming the Spirit of The Age In 1864 The Examiner commenced to exist In 1876 the Gazette commenced publication now owned by Nathaniel King At presen we have three local papers regularly issuix once week Our post office was first established in 1834 with Barrics first merchant Mr Sanford as postmaslcr In the early days there was no regular post office nearer than Pcnctanguishene to the north and Holland Landing to the south Between these two offices mail carrier passed on foot once week Later he was allowed to drop and take up mail bag on his journeys to and fro at Barrie This carrier was halfbreed of great en durance Some times he left Penetanguishene in the morning and reached here at night at once continuing his journey to Holland landing was back in Barrie the next mor ning In 1884 the Mayor of Barrie was Henry etor Barrie Found Hen evllasm1vlvln Clerk Treasure Josejrih Rogers Chief Constable and Police Court Clerk Names listed contain many like Caldwell John Brown Robert King Dr Ross Spencer Very Rev Dean OConnor William Boys Thomas McConkey Judge Gowan John Ardagh who served on council and school boards Yes indeed Barrie has been here for much luiger than the past decade before noon in case the poor dears were awakened Shame shame shame Then came the lastminute feverish pack ing as clothes and books were crammed into bags and cases making them practically unliftable hurried goodbye at the bus station and they sped off into the Big Smoke Yonder Yes theyve gone Yes we miss them Canadas story Founder of Quebec By BOB BOWMAN recent sto described briefly how Fran ce and Britain epended on private enterprise for the develo ment of Canada One of the earliest specu ators was Pierre du Guast generally called De Monts He helped Cham plain found the original settlement at Port Royal NS but lost his furtrading mo nopoly Then on Jan7 1608 he regained it for one year and sent Champlain to found Quebec De Monts might be regarded as the father of Quebec City It was strange that De Monts should have had opportunities to take part in the develop ment of Canada He was Huguenot French Protestant and Huguenots were not even allowed to leave France let alone establish colonies However Henry IV was Huguenot before he became Roman Catholic in order to be king of France So he gave De Monts some unusual opportunities When Henry was assassinated in 1610 De Monts and Champlain knew they had to find another backer and they gave shares in their company to the Prince de Conde member of one of the most famous families in France He not only obtained shares but was paid 1000 crowns year to be the contact man with young Louis XIII and his mother Marie de Medici who was the raal power behind the throne Conde was then sent to the Bastille and sold his shares to the Duke of Montmorency ad miral of France for 11000 crowns Mont morency was appointed viceroy of Canada and proved to be great help in the develop ment of Canada Montmorency Falls at Quebec are named after him When Conde was sent to the Bastille his wife went with him She was so beautiful that Conde felt it necessary to hide her from Henry IV when he was king When she went to the Bastille to live with her husband she brought several servants cook hairdresser and confessor we want your opinion Something on your mind Send Letter to the Editor Please make it an original copy and sign it The Examiner doesnt publish unsigned let ters but if you wish pen name will be used Include your telephone number and address as we have to verify letters Because of space limits public interest and good taste The Examiner sometimes has to edit condense or reject letters Letters to the Editor are run 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