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hp up For delay in annexation bearing Mayor attacks lnnisfil By DENle LANTHIER Of The Examiner It appears Innisfil is delaying the annexation dispute as long as it can Barrie Mayor Ross Archer says but Innisfil coun cillor Jack Young disagrees lnnisfil won in February the STROUD Jack Webb resigned as president of the Big Bay Point District Association Ltd Sunday during the associations third annual meeting Dr Philip Stuart of Big Bay Point was named his successor Webb president of the association since its inception three years ago provided magnificent leadership and was the guiding light behind the association said Stuart Webb told members his con corn for the area however was partly selfish because he wants to retire in he area Although no longer president Webb will remain in the associaton as chairman of the project committee In particular he hopes to devote great deal of time to the restricted area bylaw which zones the Lake Simcoe shoreline as seasonal residential ottagers are concerned that with this zoning they will not be able to sell their homes as es Bl Followed through on policies with bold ingenious aCtions right to have the annexation dispute heard by Supreme Court of Canada but The Ex aminer learned Friday In nisfils lawyer has not filed in formation to the supreme court so that hearing can be called The information needed to carry through the appeal has not been filed spokesman for John Sopinkas office said Fri day The spokesman did not know when the information would be filed Until the information is given to the supreme court the court cant call hearing into the continuing dispute It appears theyre delaying it as long as they can Mayor Ross Archer said guess they probably feel they can do today Webb quits association elects Big Bay Point resident new head permanent dwellings Webb said he was anxious to see the bylaw amended to the benefit of lakeshore dwellers Kathe Jans council member said amendments to the bylaw now in the hands of planners should satisfy most people The Amendments she said would give cottagers the right to livn in their dwellings permanently if they so desired Open house meetings dealing with the bylaw will be held Aug 23 at the South Innisfil Recrea tion Centre and August 25 at Goodfellow Public School Mrs Jans warned residents to attend the meetings Be here she said its your last chance to complain Planning board members and council will attend the meeting to answer questions County forest fire engulfs 25 acres HlLLSDALE About 50 firefighters battled forest fire near here Sunday evening and managed to restrict the blaze to about 25 acres Richard Columbus Elmvale Flos Fire Department chief said today firefighters arrived on the scene about pm and battled the blaze for about three hours The cause of the fire is big mystery said Columbus It could have been the hot dry weather or hot sun It could have been anything We just dont know Firefighters from surroun ding fire departments Camp Hillsdale minimum security work farm and the ministry of natural resources combatted the fire Cabinet subcommittee George Drew Les Blackwell Leslie Frost kw after there were local votes and eventually the province became almost entirely wet Liquor never really became an important issue again SETTLE STRIKE Blackwell was influential in many other things One was very bitter strike in the auto industry in Wind sor shortly after the war Webb said he will also devote time to the controversial flood and fillline zoning He wants to see control of flood and fillline zoning under the jurisdiction of the municipality It is now under the jurisdiction of the South Lake Simcoe Conserva tion Authority Floodline zoning restricts ownes from building adding to or replacing buildings without the approval of the South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authori ty This could deny such an owner the right to build on va cant land or the assurance of the continued use of his proper ty in the event of substantial damage to or destruction of the buildings and is tantamount to expropriation without compen sation said Webb Webb said the association has problems obtaining informa tion from the authority The association acts as the umbrella group for ratepayer association groups in the area But the strategem worked Ladequate lm in Blackwell to anyone today and you get blank ilt lfixen Ill his own time his real importance was kiloo onix to lltosc te quite close to gmernmeiit and the liiliit the tiiiiiiall strong second man ii the Drew goycrir lllilll vs lllaclshcll wasii power ltillllt illl llt luolilest move ol the Drew regime was to in lltlllllt the ll oi hard liquor by the glass after the 1945 election This was almost entirely Blackwell production lhew llltllttl lll setting the original policy In fact it well could hie been lll idea But then it was left to Black well to put ll through By Don OHearn Queens Park Bureau lhomson News Service Once the poiiey ts decided subcommittee of cabinet was established to carry it out This was made up of Drew Blackwell and lll Frost then treasurer and minister of mines However aside trom his dislike of detail work Drew couldnt ldlltl lltl So he didnt sit on the subcommittee It was left to Blackwell and Frost to really prepare the ground iWhilc Drew and Blackwell were far from fond of each other lllt both were bold men and had mutual respect Frost lioc er was the essence of caution and got on the nerves of both ol them Vll lltltK This meant further strain on Blackwell for Frost really didnt agree with the bars illis wife Gertrude was strong prohibitionist iiid Frost publicly was reserved about lit uoi llhe future premier could see the political sense and went along with the gowrnment policy The two men drafted quite an ingenious program which Blackwell then an notinced on radio network and subsequently carried through The great llllltllllll was in meeting the problem that big it people generally tended to favor bars while great pockets in smalltown and rural Ontario opposed them Blackwell devised the approach of go ing bars automate call to municipalities of over 50000 population which then covered the pun inces five major cities and only them and llllllillll it local vote for all other municipalities For years The United Auto Workers had the whole downtown area of Windsor jammed with cars and there were hundreds of OPP standing by The situation looked both hopeless and poten tially dangerous Blackwell tackled it by first getting Labor Minister Charles Daley ta good minister in this field but in above his head on this one off to Europe on sudden trip which had unexpectedly come up Then Blackwell went to Detroit and called the leaders of the union and the company over He kept them there in bull session and in 24 hours had the strike settled But most characteristic of him were his integrity and his toughness In the 1940s there was still lot of hankypanky and greedy hands in politics This particularly applied to racketeering in liquor licences it was well known that licence cost $10000315000 in To ronto $7500 in Sudbury and so on These were straight pay offs And they werent going into party funds but into the pockets of top officials This drove Blackwell wild and finally he couldnt take it any longer One morning he called me down to his office and said Don Im calling them in this afternoon and telling them if they dont stop will jail them And mean it That afternoon watched the four top PC party officials in the province stride in the attornevgenerals office and half an hour later watched them glumly file out Blackwell ol course didnt jail them and cant say for sure whether the toll gate was ended but you didnt hear about it again BIG final note on Blackwell and on the Windsor strike As an aftermath of the strike charge was laid against George Burt head of the UAW in Canada and he was con victed and sentenced to time in jail One day had call from Harold Vaughan managing edi tor of the Windsor Star and personal friend of both Burt and myself Burt was supposed to go to an international conference in Europe Harold said but he was due to start serving his sen fence at the same time He asked me if would speak to the attorneygeneral to see if the start of his jail term could be deferred saw Blackwell and he said Oh hell Don tell Burt he will never have to serve that time With the lack of respect for law that has grown in labor ranks since then dont know if he should have done this But he was man who despised pettiness and this was his way without the awhile COURT WONT RUSH The mayor said the supreme court does not rush applicants who have filed for supreme court dates Coun Young claims Innisfil is not trying to delay the mat ter he doesnt understand the Barrie remarks Wed like to see this thing settled as quickly as they do said Coun Young The matter is proceeding in the normal legal manner he said And there have been no in structions from Innisfil council to its lawyer to hold up pro ceedings he told The Examiner today Reeve Bill Gibbins and depu ty reeve Grant Andrade were unavailable for comment ARTHUR DISAPPOINTED Its disappointing to hear that but its not surprising said Ald Alex Arthur its not surprising in view of what has gone on to date It fits in with the very con sistent pattern there has been since the beginning of the dispute said Ald Arthur At the original Ontario Municipal Board hearing In nisfil was not permitted to con test projected population figures forecast by Darcy McKeough then Ontario cabinet minister McKeough predicted population of 125000 by the year 2011 Innisfil wants to argue in front of the supreme court that it should be able to question provincial government policy at an OMB hearing Barrie and Innisfil tried to settle the dispute at special session held in January but re mained about 3500 acres apart Five Barrie aldermen later tried to settle the matter in private discussions but that too failed An OMB hearing had been scheduled April 30 but it was cancelled pending the supreme court ruling hearing for Final council meeting tonight deputation from the Barrie Horticultural Society will highlight the final meeting of Barrie city council tonight The session will be light one The society wants parking area in Sunnidale Park close to the arboretum General com mittee recommended last week the request be denied because street parking is available now The recommen dation says however that council will support the request when additional parking space is warranted The final rezoning amend ment for the downtown im provement project is expected to be passed Passing of the amendment will clear the way for an On tario Municipal Board OMB hearing of the matter petition signed by about 1000 persons was submitted to general committee last week in protest of the proposed move The association discussed the brief in deputation before the committee Council will likely ratify decision to protest to the pro vincial government the amount of per capita grants Barrie receives Its unfair Barrie should receive the lowest uncondi tional per capita grant of On tario urban municipalities says report Ontario Corrections Minister Gordon Walker pulls gtfigige fig the rope to unveil the new historic plaque com memorating the old Barrie courthouse and provin cial gaol Also attending were Simcoe County Bunimster Barrie iail courthouse historic plaque unveiled unveiled Sunday for the Simcoe County courthouse and jail Im glad this the jail is Many historical plaques begin with the words here stood Not so with the plaque AN Canadian Forces Base Bordens Royal Canadian Army Cadet Band was one the examiner Monday July 23 1979 Warden Bill Gibbins Barrie mayor Ross Archer OriIIia Mayor David MacDonald and other promi nent local people Examiner Photo by Nancy Figueroa still standing said Jay Cody chairman of the Simcoe County Historic Sites Board Cody was of several bands that played in the Orillia Scottish Day parade The day at tracted thousands from across Simcoe County who came to see Scottish dancers hear the skirl of the Photo by Lori Cohen pipes and to have good time Examiner Thousands see celebration of Scots life traditions ORILLIA Thousands of people turned out at Couchiching Park Saturday to witness the glorious traditions of the Scottish way of life at the second annual Orillia Scot tish Festival Arrayed in all their finery pipe and drum bands from across the province praded down the main street into the park as onlookers applauded their music and stamina as temperatures hovered in the 305 Along with pipe and drum music were highland and Scot tish country dancers in the Aquatheatre Tom Park of Anten Mills sang ballads of Scotland and Ireland and teams participated in tug of war in the ballfield Among those who addressed the crowd during the opening ceremonies were Mayor Dave Macdonald Dr Rynard MP Doug Lewis PCSimcoe North MPP Gordon Smith tPCSimcoe East and Jack Scott of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 34 organizer of the festival Organizers said this years festival drew as many visitors as last year and considered it success one of more than eight speakers who included Gordon Walker minister of correctional ser vices participating at the ceremony The plaque was erected by the Ontario Heritage Founda tion and sponsored by the Sim coe County Historical Associa tion It is the 900th such plaque in the province said Walker When first constructed in 1340 the jail on Mulcaster Street was considered bit of an extravagance for this wilderness community said Walker In 1841 construction of the courthouse began Both buildings were completed in 1842 In 1877 the courthouse was enlarged It was demolished 99 years later The jail was constructed at cost of 4000 pounds or about $10000 said Walker In com parison portable confine ment with 32 beds now being constructed for use at the jail will cost nearly $1 million he said In the 1840s it cost about 10 cents day to board prisoner Today it costs about $50 day said Walker Since 1971 the ministry has replaced about 20 outdated jails at cost of about $15 million each Until were able to replace this jail well have to make use of portable confinement units to relieve the obvious pressures in this area said Walker He said however that once the jail is replaced the future of the building lies with the public hope il would be ap propriately preserve he said Make sure there is viable use for it when the time comes MAYOR SPOKE Mayor Ross Archer speaking at the ceremony said he foresees the structure being re tained even after new building is constructed The jail will likely be used as historic site The jail was originally oc tagonal and designed to suggest the strength and endurance of the law It was built with wall battlements topped by two square stories with turrets Antique sale featured Mr Press Back others By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner In some circles Stan Cameron of Barrie is known as Mr Press Back Cameron retired from farm ing about four years ago At that time he took course in furniture refinishing at Georgina College Now he is busier than he has ever been Cameron buys turn of the century press back chairs for about $50 Then the work begins Together he and his wife spend hours stripping the chairs and refinishing them Often he must replace screws in some chairs He doesnt however replace them with the Robinson screws commonly us ed today They didnt have Robinson screws in those days said Cameron So use brass ones to keep everything authentic Cameron and his wife Lillian were two of many anti que enthusiasts who worked and browsed at the Antique Show and Sale Saturay and Sunday at Molsons Park Cameron says refinishing is just hobby He sells so many press back chairs however that those in the anti que business affectionatey call him Mr Press Back Some of the chairs he has refinished have been passed My Arnall North Arnall North of Beausejour Manitoba formerly of Barrie died Friday at Beausejour Hospital Mr North 67 is survived by his dear wife Edna his dear brother Gordon of Wood St Barrie dear sister Kay of Hamilton and dear niece Shar ron of Barrie Formerlv Warrant Officer of the Canadian Armed Forces and band master of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Band Mr North was member of the Canadian Legion the Odd Fellows and the Masons Mr North organist for the Beausejour United Church was born in Barrie Interment is pm Tuesday at the Beausejour Cemetery down in his family The others he picks up here and there At the show standing among numerous Queen Anne Face and Cameo Face press back chairs many people stop to chat with Cameron He has noticed one trend to the buying of his chairs its always young people who buy them OLD NOT INTERESTED The older people grew up with these chairs so theyre not interested in them he says Its young people or restaurants that are interested in them Although he could easily sell his chairs for good profit to restaurants he says hed rather see the chairs bought by young couples He usually sells the chairs for about $75 each His profit works out to about 50 cents an hour he says Often Cameron has stripped chair smokers stand or other piece of furniture that was bright orange or pink They always painted the wood in those days he says But to day people dont want that The show open to all antique vendors in the county was organized by Violet Cresswell of Big Bay Point Violet Cresswell holds an antique vase during the weekends antique show at Molsons Park Ms Cresswell was one of the organizers of the show that attracted people from far and wide There were numerous exhibits and displays and organizers said the day was success Examiner Photo