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At Ralph hearing Sergeant tells board hes scared to death By STEPHEN NICHOLLS OF The Examiner TORONTO Barrie jail sergeant testified Wednesday he ordered Randy Ralph to spray walls with fire hose Oct because he had seen fires in the jail before and was scared to death of what would happen Robert Henry McNeil 60 said he ordered he guard to use the fire hose because he saw smoke in cell corridor when they responded to an alarm McNeil was testifying before the Ontario Public Service Labor Relations Tribunal Grievance Settlement Board Ralph 30 =51 was fined 20days pay for his part in the inci dent and he is appealing to the board Prisoners said guards sprayed them with hose and left them to sleep in wet clothes and mattresses overnight McNeil Barrie guard since 1960 was in charge of the night shift when alarms sounded twice The first was false alarm but when guards responder to the second they discovered blue haze he said The sight and smell of smoke scared him said McNeil He said he was thinking of fire in Stratford jail only months before when eight prisoners died SAREI TO DEATH Im scared to death of fire said McNeil Ive been involved in tires in that place in two or three incidents and can see what can happen McNeil said he saw fire in the jail where paint layered eighttenths of an inch thick caught fire quickly In all my years Ive been there Ive had lot of trouble but Ive never figured they tprisonersi deserved watering down with hose Why would they deserve to be water down Dr John Postnikoff jail physician for 10 years said there has been decided jump in the number of prisoners he has to treat During the past two years he sees 15 to 20 prisoners at day Before that he would examine three or four men daily Injuries resulting from violence appear about every two weeks and include cuts bruises and fractures One prisoner cost the ministry of correc tional services thousands and thousands of dollars because he suffered broken leg while in jail and had to stay in hospital six weeks AlSE PROBLEMS Dr Postnikoff said the chief problems are closed quarters and boredom After six weeks prisoner exhibits pro blems and is reaching the stage where he may crack he said Dr Postnikoff said he knew the problem but is powerless to do something about it Dr Peter Watson Simcoe County medical health officer said the health unit has inspected the jail four times and is con cerned about the close confinement of prisoners Each man is allowed 16 square feet of livingsleeping accommodation but the ministrys new standard is 75 square feet said Dr Watson Roger Oatley Ralphs lawyer also entered transcripts of Grand Jury reports on the jail dating from 1960 The reports he said condemn the jail as outdated and in adequate prisoners to punish them Once it starts it goes off like fireworks he said McNeil said guards did not spray The hearing continues June Committee stuinnQ women in education Subcommittees study three separate facets of the report that is expected to take year to complete Donal said One deals with curricular and identify areas where sterotyp ing is prevelent studies that are sexist areas were womens role in society is examined and soon second subcommittee ex An ad hoc committee of On tario Secondary School Teachers Federation members from Simcoe County is studying the role of women in education The committee chaired by Barrie alderman MegODonal who teaches at Central Col legiate Barrie told the Simcoe County Board of Education Wednesday that its aim is To improve the quality of educav Flac criticized for sIurring Ramsay Simcoe Countys French Language Advisory Committee came under some fire from the school board Wednesday for what one trustee termed slur against board education director Jack Ramsay It is committee of the Sim coe County Board of Education established under the pro vinces education act and deals with matters involving the Frenchspeaking minority During meeting last week the committee passed motion infering that Ramsay was the person preventing construction of distinct high school for the Bench community in the Petttlnnmrishent area Forage display loragc Days 79 will be held at the Elora Research Station June and ti The display says the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food will be good opportunity to sec the latest in forage equip ment More than 10 major farm equipment companies will demonstrate new equipment for cutting raking billing and harvesting forage crops utting and forage harvesting demonstrations are scheduled for June Demonstrations June include forage harvesting in thc morn ing and raking and haling in thc afternotm Ihe HIora Research Station is three km south of Elora AINLRIISIHl NT Dont Blame Your Age For Poor Hearing Chicago lllA free offer of special interest to those who hear but do not understand words has been announced by Beltone nonoperating model of the smallest Beltone aid of its kind will be given ab solutely free to anyone answer ing this advertisement Send for this model put 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initiative He said there has been lack of women involved in the management area of this board Jack Ramsay Simcoes direc tor of education said the answers to many of its ques tions are available through members of the boards ad ministrative staff and pledged support THE DRNEWAY PROTECTOR protgt DRIVEWAY SEALER coal tar base sealer that protects and seals asphalt pavements from the destructive forces of the elements HIGHLY RESISTANT T0 OIL GASOLINE AND GREASE SPILLAGE WINTER SALT DAMAGE easy Illyou need basqueegee brasi AX aim THE FLtNTKOTE COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED 80 160 Station 10 McCalIrey Stteet Montreal Quebec HIT IN Yoronlo Ontario MSV JR for Letitia Heights By TERRY FIELD 0f Tbe Examiner The light is green and the elementary school proposed by the Simcoe County Board of Education for the Letitia Heights should open by the fall of 1980 Initial plans called for 1981 opening date but the need for the new school is so extreme the board asked the ministry of education to rearrange funding priorities The new school carries $950000 price tag and will house 425 pupils Many children living in that area are bused to Minesing because of overcrowding at the only school near Letitia Heights Portage View Barrie trustee Bill Straughan praised the provinces action which amounted to shifting of priorities An addition to secondary school in Bradford that was scheduled for 1980 is put back until 1981 In related actions taken Wednesday by the board dur ing regular session the lease agreement for the 35 acre Lampman Lane School site reached with Barrie was ac cepted and Millet Salter was named the projects architect The board will lease the land from the city for $1 year on long term basis The agreement includes costsharing plan for some recreational facilities Straughan said Salter was chosen because he worked on other schools of similar design and much of the work is completed in advance The move will save the board about $35000 Straughan said Eleven classrooms library and offices are included in the school to run complete elementary program Straughan told The Ex aminer the need for the school was made acute by the extreme growth in that part of Barrie during the past few years He said the board warned city council that it may not be able to meet the demands in the Letitia Heights for some time if its population swelled too quickly The board will likely deben ture for the cost of the project Township fire chief BARCLAY Douglas Rose fire prevention officer in Aurora has been chosen In nisfils new fire chief Rose is well qualified for the job said Coun William Tipple chairman of protection and communitv services the examiner Thursday May 24 1979 Letter writer takentotask The author of letter to the editor that appeared in The Examiner Tuesday was takentotask Wednesday by school board trustee who termed the contents inflam matory The letter was signed by James Cotter an opponent of the human relations program being proposed for countywide use by the Simcoe County Board of Education Wendy MacKenzie trustee for the Elmvale area told board members Cotters letter was inaccurate He wrote letter which find highly inflammatory MacKenzie said the program was not aimed at making Homosexuals as Cotter suggests and questioned his charge that list of gay bars is taught Dr Robert Thomas the boards superintendent of cur riculum and the person coordinating the program said the course makes reference to the existence of gay bars and churches in talking about the homosexual community Thomas termed the letter very misleading MacKenzie expressed concern that anyone reading the let ter would get jaundiced view of the programs content and the boards intentions May Ill 25 at WITHle TIIISI If youre planning to borrow or have loan with another financial institution this sales for you Were reducing our personal loan interest rate from 131210ot011°o per annum on loans of $2500 or more applied for between May and 26 1979 Complete details are available at 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