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barrie today Police youth bureau 104 cases han Barries youth bureau has handled 104 cases in its first three months of operation says Gary Logan Constable Logan says the bureau established in De cember after Barries police commission accepted city lice recommendation has ad an effect on policing Juveniles Because Im not in uniform and because dont drive blueandwhite patrol car he said in an interview today kids are responding to me can go into plaza in plainclothes and green car and Ill have them coming up and talking to me within five minutes he said But if go in there wearing uniform he added they wont come near me Its the uniform They dont likeit Constable Logan has handled everything from obscene telephone calls to shoplifting and assault he says handle anything to do with juveniles and they act exactly like adults in most cases Shoplifting is major pro blem says Constable Logan Chuck Kingsbury represen ting the soils and crOps branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Alliston and Mines Nobody has monopoly on that but do find it to be the number one problem He says while no official statistics have been released he estimates the main offenders to range in age from 12 to 16 years and says 70 per cent are male Runaways are the second worst problem says Constable Logan with 25 cases of the 1911 involving children who have run away from home Communication His responsibility is to get communication dialogue mov ing beteween the child and the parents says Constable Logan in parents amineit When child runs away in lot of cases the problem is in the home As an outsider you usually get people talking about what problems they are having and act as gobetween Sometimes the victory is only temporary however Some times youll be back within week with the same problem Constable Logan says be ex not zeroing in on he said but ex is ing farmer iraydon iiffen examine hay feed sample Friday at the North Sinicoe Soil and rop Improiciiieiit Associations seed and feed pects by the end of the year he will have repeaters rate of 15 per cent He says once child is caught its not up to him to decide what will happen on his own In the case of shoplifting the child wll be taken into the police office and Ill contact his parents he said Theyll come into the sta tion and we turn the cild over to them with an explanation as to what happened He says his job involves cons tant communication with other members of the force They have to know whats going on and need input as to another officers experience with someone that in handling for the first time he said He has had problems says Constable Logan At times the response from kids has been all wrong Theyre treating this bureau as an employment agency and thats not my job Found jobs He has found jobs for 11 youths and thats part of the problem he says The word has passed that show in lIlniy ale Friday More than 300 Sinicoc ounty farmers attended llx aniinei Photo Show real success 48 farmers show seeds ELMVALE More than 200 Simcoe County farmers at tended the North Simcoc Soil and Crop Improvement Association seed and feed show Friday at the Elmvalc Com munity Centre The days activities included judging of displays of forage haylage potatoes corn feed and maple syrup along with speeches by Willis Blair chair man of the Ontario government commission on property tax reform and MPP Robert Eaton PCMiddleseX parliamen tary assistant to the minister of agriculture and food Blair and Eaton also an swered farmers questions on property taxation and ntario future land use policies Paul Bertram convcner oi the grain and feed com petitions said the show was real success He said 465 exhibitors entered 180 exhibits in the various competitions and the judges had difficult lllllt choosing the winners lll several categories Highlight of the show was the selection of grand champions and reserve champions iii ninc seed and feed categories The winners in each category were cereals Beriiel McKay of Hawkestonc and Calder Hun ter forage seeds Don Bell of Midhurst and Henry lcit moldcr of Elmvalc first cut hay Bernel McKay and Henry Vanderwiclen of Mincsing second cut hay Don Braidanus of Wycvale and liciiicl McKay l1tubcr potatoes IIlmcr iratrix of Vaiibauslicnc and timer Marion of lcrkinsfield corn silage Ambrose ONeill of lllimale and Stephen Hicharr dsoii oi Midhnrst first cut haylagc Henry lcrmolder and Don Nelson of Ihclpston second cut Haylagc Albert Van Tastercn and John Van astercn both of Pliclpston Maple Syrup Eldon Atkinson of Barrie and ltussell arter of rillia Special awards presented to the growers exhibiting the greatest number of worthy tllr tries went to later Marion IIlmcr iratrix and ltosainc Morcaii of leiictang dledm found them those jobs says have sat down with businessmen and hope to keep doing that but cant spend my time looking for work for them Constable Lo an says the number of cases has handled in three months too many proves there is need for youth bureau Chief Earl Snider agrees lot of thought went into this prior to the boards accep tance of recommendations for youth bureau he said today If there wasnt need for the bureau it wouldnt exist Chief Snider says the increas ing workload Constable Logan is facing could mean the need for an assistant soon If he kee working the way he is now said we might have to review the whole thing and look at additional help on the youth bureau But then its matter of dollarsandcents Policing is an expensive business today Society plans public meetings The Harrie branch of the tario Humane Society is going public This year for the first time the branch wants to hold open public meetings during the year Previously the public and branch members could only at tend the annual meeting while the board of directors met about once month to discuss society business think there was lack of communication says Edith Madigaii 1077 branch presi lent Mrs Madigaii said two meetings are planned April 111 and liiiic at the Barrie Public Library at it ther open meetings during the year may be held she said This could be start she said Iat Neilly is waiting out the winter with boats in their slips covered with tarpaulins against snow and Ice The boating season starts in May flooding Gilford with sum mer residents from Toronto Examiner Photo Marina in Gilford serves Toronto boaters Hy SUE ROUTLHTE Examiner Staff Reporter Scott Neilly runs an es tablished marina in Gilford but its not Gilford people he serves We have one local man with boat here says Neilly who is preparing for this years boating season and the other 75 or so are all Toronto people People from Toronto are coming to Gilford each sum mer he says and paying bet ween $300 and $975 year for covered storage for their boats lhey pour into Gilford says his cousin Pat Neilly because it is the first community north of the city off Highway 11 with good boating facilities Gilford is the first conve niciit place as far as access goes says Pat who helps out summers at the Kon Tiki Marine and prices are cheaper on Lake Simcoe Lake Ontario is pretty big lake for anyone who is just an amateur to try out he says Another reason for the heavy Another month for site choice Harrie area residents have to wait at least one more month to see three possible sites for proposed Ontario Hydro trans foriiicrstation lcd Johnston public relar tioiis officer for Hydros Georgian Bay region said to day Willttl weather has delayed detailed inspection of study area in Barrie and Vcspra lowiisliip Hydro said in February three possible sites in the study area should be picked by this month We havent been able to assess the sites Mr Johnston said today lheres still lot of snow around which is preven ting the inspcct ions The study area includes Highway 015 west of Vespras Sixth oiiccssion and from Highway 400 least of Hayfield to Cundlcs ltoad west and Sui nidale ltoad north roughly to Midliurst Hydro wants to ptit the transformer station close to the Sustaining fund chairman Groves right shoWs cani paign promotional material to Norm Anderson director of lluronnia Symphony Inc and Don Deevcs senior branch manager with Mu nicipal Savings and Loan who is in charge of accepting donations at Municipals Dunlop and chI branch Examiner photo $10000 goal in fundraising effort Lovers of symphonic music have chance to contribute in tangible way this month The Huronia Symphony Orchestra is looking for $10000 in its an nual sustaining fund campaign It Groves campaign chairman says letters have one out to businesses in ustries and interested citizens in Simcoc County and funds are rolling in nicely though no figures are available at pre sent The campaign ends March 11 The 50picce orchestra founded in 1966 draws musi cians from across the county and far away as Gravenhurst The volunteer members range in age from late secondary school to those several decades older The orchestra is mainly in tended to provide place for area musicians with symphonic talent and to give them an op portunity to develop Huronia Symphony lnc the governing body also sponsors youth orchestra for secondary school youngsters and junior orchestra for those even younger The adult symphony puts on Huronia Symphony campaigns this month four concerts year usually at Harrie cntral Collegiate auditorium though plans call for concerts in other county communit ics someday Next scheduled concert featuring music from the theatre is March Zl The final concert of the current season will be given April 27 and will feature the music of Vienna Donations are welcome at Box 901 Barrie or may be turn ed in at Munici al Savings and Loan at Dun op and Owen streets eXisting thll0yolt transmis sion line which crosses the stydy area southwest to north west in Vespra Township Mr Johnston said Hydro still hopes to have single site pick ed and sent to the provincial government for approval with in few months He said the site will be picked on the basis of environmental engineering and economic con siderations The three alternatives will be taken to the public for deci sion if there is enough response to letters sent to aixmt two dozen ltxral interest groups including Pollution Probe ratetxiyers associations Con sumers Association of Canada and industrial groups Mr Johnston said there have been four calls for more in formation about the trans former site from the Barrie In dustrial Commission lnnisfil Township Consumers Associa tion and ratepayers group Station needed We dont really anticipate great deal of difficulty from local groups because the station is needed to supply the local community he said Hydro wants the $57 million station completed by 1980 because transmission station on liffin Street is expected to reach its capacity in three years transformer station takes the 230000 volts from the main transmission line and reduces it to 44AM volts sending it to smaller stations to be reduced before it reaches homes and in dustries Mr Johnston said the toacre sitc needed for the lowprofile modern transformer station will probably not involve ex propriation of land if the owner is willingto sell willingness to sell could be key factor to the final loca tion he said Semifinals open Thursday Barrie Flyers announced this morning the dates of their 0n tario Hockey Association Senior semifinal playoff series with Orillia Terriers The first game of the bestof seven series is at the Barrie Arena Thursday at 830 pm Second game is in Orillia Fri day with return to Barrie March 14 for the third game Other games March 16 Orillia at 830 pm March 18 Barrie at 830 pm March 19 at Orillia pm March 22 at Barric830 pm Tickets for Thursdays opener are available daily bet ween 95 pm at the Barrie Arena as well as at the Flyers practice tonight and Wednes day between 3010 pm influx of Toronto boaters is the increasing popularity of the sport The novice boater has arriv ed said Pat You cant go swimming or skiing safely any more because the lake is full of boats Customers coming to the Neilly marina which is run by Scott along with partner are regulars The Kon Tiki has been established because its been here since 1550 and most of the customers we have come back says Scott They get to know you and what you can do for them and they come back Good Summer The Kon Tiki Marine is hem med in by ice now but Scott says the boating season will open in May and business will kick up In the winter months at engines are serviced and Scott says he hopes to do snowmobile servicing next winter SlmpsonoSoars Ltd Reg and Wu rater to SimmonsSears Ltd prices The Neillys are hoping for good boating summer Last years rain and cold dur ing summer months hurt the boating industry along Lake Simcoe says Pat Two summers ago we were doing fantastic busines but it did drop off last year Gas sales were down and fewer people were coming up Most of the boats that will be used this summer are being stored at the Kon Tiki marina says Scott Storage rates for 1977 are $5 per foot per season for outside dry storage at the Kon Tiki while the price is $10 per foot for outside wet storage Prices jump to $300 year for 17foot slips says Scott while 26foot slips are $425 and 32foot slips are $650 The larger 3Gfoot slips are $760 year while 45footers cost $975 In addition to storage their marina privides mechanics and pumps at the marina The Barrie Examiner blic asked to blood clinic Red Cross blood donor clinic will be held Tuesday at Georgian College and organizers are hoping results will help make up for disappointing turnout at regular clinic last week short of the target of 600 units 615 Toronto 630 pm Only 482 uits were collected during the twoday clinic far The Georgian College clinic is open to the public Hours are 945 am to 245 pm in the general purpOse lab in the applied arts and technology building Last years blood donor clinic at Georgian brought in 181 Easter Seals campaign dinner Guest speaker will be Don Hart supervisor of service club relations for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in Jim Paul Barrie chairman of the Easter Seals campaign will also speak on local campaign efforts and Barries Tim my Tom Pinkney will be at the dinner meeting special guest will be Ken Reimer Lieutenantgovernor of the Huronia division of the Kiwanis Club Angus Lions nominate executive ANGUS The Angus Lions Club will meet March 17 to nominate members of its 197778 executive The dinner meeting will be held at the Lions Hall in Angus starting at Monday March 1977 The Barrie Kiwanis Club is holding its special Easter Seals campaign dinner at the Holiday Inn tonight starting at Special session set for city council at City council will hold brief special session tonight at oclock before sitting down to what promises to be lengthy general committee meeting Council is scheduled to pass bylaw during the special ses sion authorizing construction of sewage flow equalization plant for the Robson Leather Company The bylaw also authorizes the city to borrow $150000 to help finance the $221589 plant and to impose sewer rate on the property for repayment of the money over 10year period General committees agenda has 55 items requiring action Among these are proposed bylaw to license and regulate public halls the citys 1977 transit contract Two weeks ago the committee voted to send deputy city engineer Don Kirkpatrick back to Stock Brothers Bus Lines to seek better deal than the 10 per cent increase the company has proposed proposal by Ald Nelson Garrett that the city purchase transit buses At present the operator owns the buses your home 88 Battery incl Fire can strike your home and family any time of day or night Protect your loved ones with Sears batteroperated smoke detector alarm Shrill alarm activates before smoke and fire become dangerous giving you more time to escape ll2vot battery incl bleeps when it needs replacement automatically resets when the air clears Easy installation ULC approved 90R 019 501 SEARS BARRIE Charge it GEORGIAN MALL 509 BAYFIELD ST Enjoy it now Use your All Purpose Account proposal by Aid Gord Mills that general commit tee study transit service in the Allandale Heights area redrafting of bylaw re quiring council approval of building permits for the purpose of development control The controversial bylaw passed last year was repealed last month and council recommended preparation of new bylaw applying only to commer cial zonings and to some multiplefamily and apart ment residential zones proposal by Ald Fred Ruemper that the commit tee consider reestablishing housing advisory com mittee for the city the 1977 Barrie Public Library budget The library board is asking the city for contribution of $335654 toward proposed operating budget of $972 If the committee fails to com plete the agenda the leftover portion will be considered next Monday after the regular twicemonthly city council meeting ll ltr iui mm it Llflllll Guarantee Satisfaction or money refunded