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Countdown stage reached as Fair opening nears Preparation for the Barrie Fair has reached the countdown stage The fiveday fair featuring coun try music artist Sonny James and the iransvanada Ilell Drivers gets underway at am Tuesday at the fairgrounds on Essa Road Other highlights of the annual event raised this year to class status will be two days of harness acing chuck wagon and chariot racc show visiting eastern anada for the first time since 1907 mid way by onklin Shows and nu merous exhibits Hy Ill IIIIIII Iianiiner Staff Reporter tilt SIAIIUN Larry llinricanc McLean almost killed himself Saturday night Iltl the spectators at llariie Speedway loved hiiii lttlll in his Jillt ltS motorcy clc tlici1 year old Mississauga inan used special ramp to pimp incl 10 cars but he lost control itter landing and slid iiitoacoiicietcwall llie iioisv wide eyed an dieiiee watched as McLeans handlers rushed to pick him up tioiii stiaw pile and remove his helmet lll only form of protiiltoii tlei clicekiiii tor broken bones two ot lcleiiis iiieii marched him back to the laii dingrainpwlierilicnianageda teeblewae He looked lieioie as the crowds eliccis tell on lllltt lie was dressed ill in liite ecept tor the small red maple leafs on his sleeves lake the toliseiiiii crowd iii iiicieiit ltonic the stock careii lliiisiasls showed then up as ttillllll the fol Ilit li 1ot Iiaihtuge iii nts liiciii at iiil Seet liatic tiiiished second the tire 1oiis oid tiiie piano pinning The fair begins Tuesday with track and field meet beginning at am and senior hunter and jumper horse show at 10 am Sonny lanies only two per formances will take place lucsda at and pm at the grandstani The show as all other grandstand attractions is included in the price of admission to the fairgrounds Holstein show is scheduled for pin and the Miss liarric Fair on test is at 730 Contestants to succeed Susan Elliott Miss Barrie Fair of 1975 are McLean almost killed and the fans loved it preeiatioii for gladiator man who offered his life to the paying piihlic hungry for en teitainnient Mcl ean gave the people what they came for thrill that ar liticially stimulated the adrenal gland exhilarating the viewer the way drugs and al coliol might It was too much for at least one male teen ager who fainted and was taken away on stret cher by the St John inbnlance nicii McLean complained later of only sore back and left arm He said he would check iiilo local hospital and make sure no serionsdamagcwasdoiie Why does he do this sort ot thing endangering lilS life for money His response echoes the comments we have heard from the master daredevd and con man lIvcl Knievel Its the excitement McLean said it inakcsnicap picciatc life little more come fairly close to death and then wakcup in the morn ing and everythingis fine contest on Saturday George Smith ot llllllld was iiidged best iii the senior category and Ruth Abernathy of Oak wood hit was the best iiiiiioi tollowed by land He has jumped more than the 10 cars be cleared Saturday but he said the approach run was too small at ltarrie Speed way slick track also en coiilaged his bike to slide after big bounce on landing Mel eaii said His vitc Debbie said she thought lltlililll was gone hcn he crashed into the wall its nerve wracking for me and Ive tried to talk him oiil of it it upsets me lot but its what he wants to do Itebbie said She has two theories about why people pay to watch her husband think some want to see him crash see hiiii liiirl himself she said And some just like to secliinidoit According to tlerry Stiyniaii ski McLeans promoter and entertainment co ordiiiatoi with the Frank Qiieici Agency in Mississauga llceaii plans to make tour of the llttllttl States tinly tentative dates havebeendisciisscdsolar lanics 4tilli1tt ltriye Harrie The annual cciit is held in the iiro township atcna at tiuthrie lianiiiicr lltiilii 10year old girl plays well at Oro oldtime piano contest til illitll cis ot age iirci eroi tt kttiiw 10 oltt Zaire it izie play tug ixa tlii iii Sau shouwt itniti iiitttgstit hits it Sa ati iitii plane contest held tow islip ireiia at itlllttti laitza placed tourtti behind game competitor or the Hit lions iii the LIQQ FREDERI WOODS Funeral on Tuesday at the tuneial Frederck oiis tiai slit lliit who Ftidav ill be li ucsdm 11 in Si tary itiurcti io iiielia Riirial ill tollow Iar Leiiietery lr Vouls iy ed 111 Barrie tor 41 of his years orkiiig tor law firm beiore becoming an agent for trow Lite insurance company He was chartered Lite Inderwriter and past pcsident of the local association His record of community ser vice included three years on the yard of mtncation terms as esident ot federal and pr0lli ii Progressive onseryatiyc otu itii gt1 St Marys Church issisaeiis tlil Inc ettorts as catnpaigr iaaiagci prmincial clec ililiS lr outs was also stiying participant in coiiitiiunity groups that included the Red tross community concert as sociation church organtia tions and the chamber of com inerce lr oods is suryiyed by ll1S wife the tormer Gertrude Hayden his son Dr John Woods of algary daughters Barbara Airs John Roland and Joan Irs Kenneth loran both of loronto and brothers Frank Woods of Toronto and Edward Woods of Kansas City Mo SiliSTt Thiee older pianists ii the under lhiatcgoty The top iiitioi was lxtih beriiatlw it iakwisn tint white tieoigc Siiikli of iillia was the ties at eight people til hcadiii cotiipet tioi Gladys lit tit tit caiiie Siiilh last cai litttzi Siiiitti and bcr was Siti the loin tietotc liiii torziiec oi audience Harrie ttdtiiei in llarbridge The 7wo ottet iccoiiipaity the Kentpenieii thoiaé Group and they trael piano llid liltlillt illliSlS in the tumor Sktllill taint James lti Iownsuew liriye Barrie came second and lber ta Siiiipsoi of Shaiin Ray wasitiird ilt fiii SFTSJI II RFt URI RSi ilynipic lilil jump ctiaiitpioti lacek Si1ld of Poland leaped sex en feet inches Sunday to defeat Night Stones ot the tilted State in an iiteiiiational track and tield meet Stones inmped Sandy Stelmacovich Catherine Cof fil Sue Stelmocovich Sheila Car son and Christine Lucas Wednesdays activities incllude junior hunter and jum er show at 10 show and horseshoe pitching contest evenings grandstand feature is harness racing getting under way ani junior livestoc at DAYTIME ACTIVITIES Thursdays daytime activities iii elude junior hunters and jumpers at am beef show at pin and 130 pm pet show first ever at the fair at The pet show will feature awards and The set in categories ranging from best groomed to most comicallydressed is limited to owners under as of Jan except for special category for the 4lvtltltlVI 10 and The lraiisanada Ilell Drivers led by twins Bill and Walt Williams cats Md 113 fa fr lerhaps with venous ol the iides that arrived at the fun to come It year old liar iyl aldwelL Norton Ave inspects one of the midway ltarric fairgrounds on Satin day and Sunday llespilc the hot weather the onklin will perform hairraising stunts with family cars and motorcycles Ihursday beginning at it pm at the grandstand Shows titiltly ol the lltltu ittil stile crews asstiiiblid Sllt picpainii loi the liicday llariic lll which Friday is heavy and commercial horse day and will feature draft and commercial pony show at noon heavy and commercial horses at pm childrens pony and beef and dairy shows At the grandstand the sixhorse hitch show will begin at 630 pm program and chuck wagon races with the fanadian treat West Iony lnickwagon Show from algary at and the illlrlllllllllt chariot it pm Saturday will be the closing day at this years fair and will get under J6 he slailsliiesday SliiizirSoiim laiiics will pciloiin it the illllllllllltl tiiesday iiiitht tlIVaiiiiiiii lliiitoi Nurses ready to negotiate board position unchanged Iiiblic health nurses will be ready to resume contract talks itli theSiiiicoeoiinty lhstrict Health Board within month llert lleiinsoleil vice president ot itiitiirio Niirses ASSotlttlltlll Local 17 Siiiicoe touiity said today llut Ross Stephens chairman ot the health board said the nurses will find the boards bargaining position unchanged since negotiations stalled more than the months ago Mr lteaiisoleil attended province wide meeting of nurses at association head quarters in loioiito Saturday and learned that health boards will be hearing from the union soon The request for talks will come tioin the associations employment relations officer hesaid The dispute involves more than 30 nurses ciiiploycd at the Simcoe oiinty District Health liiit ell be ready when theyre ready ir Stephens said today but warned that the Road claims sixth death ril1liif short stretch ot tounty Road ti north of liliiiialc claimed its sith yie tun this year when Harrie man died in flaming singles car crash on Saturday Gunther Eltgtl 10 of 270 rawford Street was killed when northbound car iii liicli hea was passenger left the road hit two trees rolled over and burst intoflaiiies The driicr Lawrence tharles MeNaughton 30 of Rairie was taken to St Air drews Hospital Midland and treated tor minor injuries Police said today he will be charged with dangerous driy mg The tiiolctil itxcittttd at about ii in iii the ch ioncis sion of Tiny township two miles south ot lcrkiiistield Four ilarrie residents were killed lunc this eai in two car head on collision just south ot the of Saturdays ilJSli tltl liineo lenctingiiisbene woman died in crash on the ttitc spot where l1 llllgll died ioiiiity Road ii has seyeral curcs between icikinstield and yeyale north of tilimaie OPP search for escapee F1i1lZ iiiitario Pro inciiil Police are looking for man who escaped from Camp Iliilsdale eorrwtional centre 13 miles north of Barrie late Sunday Police said Richard tiignac of Toronto was reported missingat about to in He was in prison for driying offenses and he 1S not con sidered dangerous police said Camp ilillsdale is mi nimum security institution which houses prisoners in the last three months of their jail terms itllt boards offer six percent pay hike reniaiiistiiiii Weve made our position clear that we dont have any more money he said He said the board is still awaiting approval of its 1070 budget from the iiiitario Ministry of Health which he said is fit million short across the province and looking to the provnicial management board for more funds Mr Stephens said it is possi Me the Siiiicoe oiinty board wrll get less money from the province than it budgeted tor Were operating in the dark hesaid Nurses have asked wage pari with hospital nurses de Man dies of injuries MIDLAND An l3l111tlt motorcyclist died in hospital here Saturday more than two months after he collided with train in Barrie Ross lteacock lit lied of in juries suffered when he drove into the side of NR boscar The accident occurred around noon June 10 at the Aime Street crossing near lacobs lerrace Mr licacock tiad hecii treat ed in Toronto hospital and St Andrew Hospital Midland Date set for inquest PARRY StilVll An in quest into the apparent suicide of lenetanguisbeiie man will be held Friday Sept 31 cor oner In John lachay said today Kenneth toides was found shot iii the basement of his home July day atter police questioned him about missing girl iindy Knowlton of Midland liss Kiiowltiin found near tittawa on July tin harmed but apparently sutter ing amnesia Police said Mr tordes had ilt11 hei to asagi Beach and friends had go en tier ride ironi there hr MacKai Mlltl the inques will begin am at hc municipal building it leiie tanguishene Fair dates iall fair dates for this and neighboring areas follow Barrie Aug 3428 trillia Sept MHZ Stayner Sept 14713 Beeton Sept 1413 Iteavcrton Sept 1718 tookstow Midland Sept 1718 Lindsay Sept 2226 Uro rSept 24425 Collingwood Oct Coldwater Oct 12 Elmvalev Uct 89 Sept 17 18 $0 to Sept iiiatitt board officials say would require an increasi of pei cent or more it calculated soli lyonsalariei ltut Mr Stephens said the dil tereiice between the two types of nurses is cents per hour it lieallli unit niiises shorter hours and longer vacations are takcii iiitoaccoiiiit Full time nurses involved in the dispute currently make from $10000 to Slit 110 annually accordingloboardoliieiaii Mr Stephens said he also pcets the board to continue tls opposition to nurses second iiiaoi dciiiaiid toi lltiliilltllt We want to be iiiasters oi oni own dextini lll said Sonic ol the awards Illjlllt by llltIlIJlllIt1 are completely iiiliciiloiis llc IIltl iihitrators often have no con cpl of local coiilli lltill Muses here piincd iii one week pioiincewidc strike iii June to back demands loi legislation which would piiiyidc compulsory arbitration of thcii coiititict disputes and outlaw lutiirestiikis an arliitia way at 930 with poultry show Roadsterhackney shetland fine harness and hackney ponies will go on show at 1030 Arabians at 1130 and western horses at pm sheep show is also planned attlpan $1 adults Saturdays grandstand entertain ment is harness racing beginning Admission to the fair is $2 for for card iarrying students 50 cents for public school students and free for pre schooiers Parking at the grounds costs $1 CITY NE WS The Bniiie Examiner Monday August 73 l976 Annual reunion set for Foresters vets Siincoe toiiiily veterans of the l11l Woi ld War Will galliei iiitolliiigwomlSipt The ttlth aiiiiiial reunion of the lfii and Ill llattalioiisol the Siiiicoe Foresters Will he held at ltraiicli Itit ot the Royal ana diaii Legion at the corner of Ontario and ltaglan in Hill iiigwooil ltegisliatioii for the reunion startsat 10 Hey liowiici lailicol the Siiiicoe liiltlt1S itltlit lion Wlll hold scrrice at the cnotaph Mess tins Will be supplied for dinner at iii wzt of iegislialioii tor the LOCAL AND GENERAL UNT lllfl iI ItIISilS liiiiiliiii liliicinask and folk music Will be lcaliiied at tivehiiiii conceit Aug 1t at Moiions laik staitini at iii Iheliood ltiollici Miiich ltlltltill Jackson litiwkc Ilttl liltick ticck are among the in lists to pcrliiiiii The concert is sjmiisored by the tariie Ys Meir tlnb Advance lllktls at 50 each are available at Sams Mllllll lhc taiidstand oi the liaiiie fhaiiibci iil toiii ineicc Iflil IlltTlt Ii tariic lublic libraiy is of leriiig tree ciieu ot practit sessions in conversational lIiiglisli for those who speak lliiglish as second language The informal sessions Wlll be held iyciy second Saturday limit to in to noon beginning Sept lIinpliasiu will be on idioms and expressions used 111 day today speech Those in terested should call the libiaru Ill 72 ltlltl l3lltl2lllllll lhe itlnc Mountains truce lrail tliih will hold its annual end to end bike for ctpci itlitttl hikers Aug 2m and 19 The first day ltlktlfs will travel an ltt Iltllt distance from Swiss REA LL QNL ONE APPROA CL Hang up on obscene callers and do it gently says Bell My SillIIIAIctitlilt lCaiiiinerSlaff Iiiporter tivcr 100 years ago ltlll iler ilillliiln llell invented the telephone Since then it has become mini part ot our way of life keeping businesses operating and maintaining you link with the outside world toi ixoplecoiitinedtohonie There are at last count rt million telephones in aiiada However in recent years the telephone has become an object of fear harassment and an noyance for many people telephone ringing in the dead of night wakes young woman from her sleep only to discover there is an obscene caller at the otlici end of the line Attera gruellnigday at work businessman returns home only to reieitc series it harassing oi threate trig phone calls Many igeiiies ilt1illlils haxe 1p llllllltttl ill hand 31 itills but for Hell aiida tliic is really only oeippi llinL up id ltd iiizlougti eot distritt iiiariagertoi he lottisns ir Nitiiilliiugli iit iseit ta flic tckipictfi iliil it tl lp il Sinil its lii she realixes the iate tw call has 11 the plat um tlii tci iiei ii tiy vllltlliliw aw titisi it iiiettiod its possibiliy tie dialing tiuiiitiers rill1iiiil1itl chances are the same iiiiriitvet ill not be repeated Secondly and portant the caller some reaction recipient either or fear Mr Mctullough recipients never to git the caller an audience Dont gixe out any information dont slam the telephone down and dont use the horns or whistles suggested by sortie agencies Slamming receiver down even though nothing has been said indicates the recipient has been annoy ed Mr Mdullougb said Virtually most in is seeking from the annoyance adi ises all annoyance Halis mild lttl be remtiled it oi ii rid would iii LL the taili til tilllltliit lti sutil lloi attic itiii ls li itiiitr tsiiii sari lati ypes of it cottJtatt iii ii iii siitii ltl hiidrei flirtiitttttgl and nimeiitiy dialed incorrect in all iascs but the las the hang up method is suggested UTIIW BEII Hutu in the cases of threatening calls the caller may be getting his iolhes ti seeing the type of actioi that might result it the tails persist the recipient should notify the Bell tanada li1lS111tSS office in his area The basic approach to ob scene and harassing techhone calls is listed at the bottom page 12 of the telephone book People seeking immediate relief can haw permanent or its temporary change of telephone tiuiiibcr he said but Iits tines littilli the recipicti is the lilt tieai iiigthcpenal it it becomes necessar Rel analla does hate hc ri cans of invetiitai il lt l1 nth Mei wilé not tiioiator lic ails litit iii traie the li iliongti il Nliilt iiisis lliv photo company will work in to operation with the local polici department Ir Met uliougb said he could not disclose how the calls are traced That is trade secret There are sortie people who get their jellies by trying it beat the phone company lit explained Making an annoyance or oh scene phone call is crime and persons may be CmVltIHl uni dcr Section 330 of the riminal odeoftanada person making serious harassment call with intent to injure or alarm may be sen tenced to two years in jail Phone calls intended to alarm Nllr reunion is Further details and registiatioii slips are available from llaiold ltlvmis tzttiltodnevSt llarrie Ilie lfii and IN liiilliilltitis of the Siincoe loresters served in Fiance during the Fast World Wai llie Siiiicoc Iorestcrs are the lust Snncoi oinity regiment datini back to ttttiti lwo full battalions were raised from the icgiinciit during the llISl Wot Id We as well as further 2in 1111 who served Willi the lltiist iiid iecoiid tanadian divisions iii the lllSl World Wai Meadows to lievils tilcii liii lltlllilllls will he itteiiiptiiig to earn the liliic Mountains chevron and certificate For tiiitlicr infoiiiiation call Ilill ltiitciiiaii 71010100 SIII IIlllillt SIIUW The Human Numismatic stitllllill will hold coin show Sept 11 it the Hayfield Mall tiigaiiicis are currently looking loi club members who would be illiiig to assist iii the sctliiigiipiil llicsliiiw IIIIHJZHIHUUI iodu tilyinpic Athletes will he the theme of vacation tilile School Aug 23 to from 030 to it in at undies iiiiglitspiiblicschool The school Will he ijinsorcd by the new tiindles Heights thurch which Wlll begin regulai woihip scrvnc Sept at it in iii iindlcii Height ltllilti School lastor is Ilev Jack lillJttiJi tianics crafts bible stories Illl refreshments Will he ser ted liinsportation Wlll be provnlcd for children wh hch ltitltiiliilyfltltlslltfl For registration or iii loriiialion call 7211 3809 or 72 oi iiiiio iatrj penalty of gt4Iit1i or tip sis months in iir 1r toi Repeated irac mi iirr lie in arc Atieri Hell ialiiii 1i it iiilldiial or mirror 21s vliprione arr or iv all be cut ili li lii iioiugt said Bell aiza iiies rot keep stiiistics oi the number harassment calls made yearly The com party did at one time but found had no use for the figure The number of calls can vary he said Annoyance calls from children largely depend on whether it is school holiday and what the weather is like People who have non published telephone numbers may also recciic annoyance calls he said The caller Simply starts at T2Fr0001 and keeps countingupward out again Mr McCullough stressed that hanging up the telephone is the best way to end the calls