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Who needs table Leslie Beckley of Barrie couldnt wait to get back to the table before startinginto the meal provided Wednesday evening at Molsons Park by the Barrie Chamber of Commerce The event was the 5th Annual Barbecue sponsored by the Chamber Bob Hollywood general manager says attendance was slightly down from last year as the date for the barbecue was changed and many people were away on holidays Everybody had good time and thats what counts Hollywood said About 160 people attended down 20 from last year Examiner Photo Police say loud music may have caused slayings CHILLlWACK BC CP Iv Police said Wednesday they believe that anger over the loud playing of taped music touched off the shooting July 18 that left three area teen agers dead and fourth missing Sgt Dave McLay of the Agassiz RCMP in charge of investigating the killings said at news conference that the loud music probably enraged the killer who struck as five area teenagers sat drinking beer in park on the bank of the Fraser River about 70 miles east of Vancouver McLay said that the weapon used was one of two models of 3006calibre rifle used in the First World War eraan Enfield or Winchester He also said that man resembling the killer was seen getting off bus mile from the site of the slaughter two or three days before the shootings The bus passenger carried what police believe was rifle wrap ped in brown paper and protruding from the top of his packsack Big holiday weekend Therell be no problem finding things to do in Barrie during the Civic Holiday weekend The annual Kempenfest is on at Centen nial Park and other locations and wide variety of activites is scheduled for all three days Therell be an arts and crafts show beer garden outdoor variety theatre sailboat races crossbay swim charity skia thon human kite flying exhibitions canoe race to rillia and more new event this year is the Super Stars competition with team from The Ex aminer battling city council and other local media in eggthrowing team dodgeball stein races and other events Saturdays schedule features the skias thon the crossbay swim kite flying and wind surfing exhibitions and sail past Sundays special events include canoe display and presentatiion of arts festival awards The canoe race Super Stars events and most sailing competitions are set for Mon day and the arts festival and Blue Sky theatre are on all weekend For more details and complete schedule see todays Leisure Page Annual skiathon All will not be mere fun and games at Kempenfest this weekend Barrie firefighters will hold their third annual skiathon on the waters of Kempen fielt Bay and proceeds will go toward muscular dystrophy The disease is major commitment for firefighters across the country and firefighters raise 80 cent of the funds donated to muscular ystrophy in Canada The 35mile event will get underway at noon Saturday man of similar description was seen poin ting rifle toward the Fraser River near the murder scene about 90 minutes before the shootings McLay said that the only known survivor of the massacre Ed Menger 15 of Clearbrook BC brother of one of the victims told them that tape deck in the pickup truck owned by another of the victims was playing loudly shortly before the rifleman appeared Earlier Wednesday the body of third vic tim John Den Hertog 16 of Rosedale BC was found about 200 yards from the scene of the killings Chilliwack coroner Dr Douglas Colledge said the youth died from gunshot wound to the head Colledge said the youth had not been stabbed Den Hertogs brother Evert 19 died when shot in the chest by 3006calibre rifle but also was stabbed six times in the chest Colledge said earlier that none of the stab wounds would have been fatal Kempenfest regatta Theyre off Barrie and area residents will have the chance to watch annual Kempenfest regatta sailing races and other aquatic events this weekend as part of Kempenfest 77 For details see todays leisure page Examiner Photo Molson Park dog show The largest outdoor dog show in Canada is on this weekend at Molson Park There are classes for every breed of dog imaginble refreshments and other attrac tions The event is sponsored by the Barrie Ken nel Club For more information about the long weekend event see Page Steamers and engines This is the weekend for the 12th annual Georgian Bay Steam Auto Gas and Anti ques Club show at the Cookstown fairgrounds If you want to see some old steamers and traction engines in action it is worth visiting For more details about the show see Page 385 buildings destroyed damaged Kite started Santa Barbara fire SANTA BARBARA Calif AP young man flew his kite on soft summer evening gust of wind took the kite into highvoltage power lines It fluttered flaming to the ground The result 385 homes and other structures destroyed or damaged $50 million in dam age 3000 persons evacuated 22 persons in jured 740 acres of brush destroyed shall always regret the part however in nocent Ihave had in this tragic matter the unidentified young man said late Wednesday as firefighters worked to contain one of one of 113th yearNo 174 the worst fires in this scenic communitys history am deeply shocked and saddened by the great loss and suffering which has resulted from the fire Santa Barbara wealthy community of missionstyle homes whose redtiled roofs lend Mediterranean flavor to the parched Pacific coast some 100 miles north of Los Angeles became panicked city Tuesday night as sheets of flame tore through the droughtdried brush of the Santa Ynez Moun tains Fire storms leaped erratically from canyon Thursday July 28 1977 to ridge leaving patchwork of destruction across the citys richest neighborhoods where some home values start at $250000 Fire officials estimated that 250 expensive homes were destroyed and another 135 homes and other structures were damaged Three thousand persons fled as the flames driven by sundowner winds which raced through the Chaparral brush that covers southern Californias mountains STAYED IN HOTELS Seven evacuation centres were set up but relief workers said few of the financially se 15 Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 90° Weekly cure refugees stayed there Most elected to stay at the 78 hotels and motels in Santa Bar bara major tourist area District Attorney Stanley Roden said the kite flyer identified only as man in his was in Sycamore Canyon when his kite was blown into 16000volt power line He said the string of the kite caused an electrical arc which either set the brush immediately below on fire or sent shower of flammable material to the ground which set the brush on fireAuthorities had first believed the blaze was the work of an arsonist 24 Pages the examner serving barrie and simcoe county CUPW leaders get authority for strike action it needed Some strong reactions to report on dying By THE CANADIAN PRESS Part of report on dying prepared for the Anglican Church of Canada has elicited strong reactions from some church leaders who say suggestions to kill severely retarded infants and terminally ill patients are dangerous Rev Randall lvany Albertas ombudsman said some of the language in the report makes me believe we must be heading for new master race The subject of severely retarded infants and euthanasia is dealt with in four paragraphs of lQpage report that covers ethical problems on death and dying The report commissioned in 1975 was prepared by Winnipeg church committee of 11 per sons with backgrounds in medicine theology nursing and law and will be discussed at Calgary synod meeting next month It was not intended as policy statement lvany an Anglican priest and parent of child afflicted with cystic fibrosis suggested that synod delegates tour an institution for the severely handicapped before debating the report Cookstown tot drowns in pool COOKSIOWN twoyearold girl drown ed in her parents swimming pool late Wednesday night Dead is Mia Meier daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Meier RR Cookstown lnnisfil Township police said this morning that the girls aunt Annie Ehninger was look ing after Mia and second Meier child while their parents attended wedding in Toronto Police said they believe Mia left the house about 10 pm while Mrs Ehninger was put ting the other child to bed fell into the pool and drowned No other details were available Milk price hike GUELPH Ont CP Ontario con sumers may soon be paying one cent quart more for milk says Grant Smith vice chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board Smith said Tuesday that notice has been given the Ontario Dairy Council that the board plans to increase the price farmers receive for table milk 30 to 35 cents hundredweight He said this increase would mean rise of one cent on the su rmarket price of milk The increase woud be the third for milk prices this year Smith also said butter prices might in crease 11 cents pound later this year Elepending on discussions taking place in Ot awa Agreement on the proposed milk price in crease still must be reached between the dairy council and the board before it can become effective he said Kept himself busy KINGSTON Ont CP The lawyer for Gaetano Licata 38 prisoner at Kingston penitentiary said in provincial court Wed nesday that his client had so much spare time he grew marijuana to keep himself oc cupied Jack Chong said Licata is serving an awful lot of time25 yearsso he has to find something to keep himself busy The Crown attorney had told Judge Ronald Delisle that search of Licatas cell uncovered 6753 grams of marijuana some of it partly in dried plants Chong said the marijuana was home grown within the penitentiary and that his client had been placed in disassociation cell because he possessed it The Crown attorney said that because Licata is serving 25yearterm he could not think of any penalty that would mean anything The judge agreed and Licata was con victed of possession of marijuana but not sentenced and was returned to prison Fighting in Ethiopia MOGADISHU Reuter Somali in surgents claimed today they had killed and Archdeacon Edwin Light the churchs general secretary said he believes no one has the right to take another persons life He also said he does not agree with the reportsinterpretation of what is human Sin ce severely retarded children are born of huraian parents they are human beings he sai Is It okay if hold his hand 24 local lifestyle entertainment Leisure sports comics 20 classified 21 22 23 HALIFAX CP Postal workers dug in Wednesday for long tough battle with the government by giving leaders of the Canadian Union of Postal workers CUPW authority to call countrywide strike if un ion demands are not met Delegates to the unions national policy convention gave thunderous approval to an emergency resolution calling for strike if necessary key demand is that the government with draw all disciplinary action against CUPW members for unionrelated activity The union said it would not sign new contract unless the government signs memorandum of agreement removing sanctions imposed against CUPW members since the 1975 con tract dispute Meantime striking members of the Ottawa local voted today to obey an interim federal court injunction ordering them back to work The Ottawa postal workers have been on wildcat walkout since last Thursday to protest the use of casual nonunion labor Barrie Day enthusiasm gains momentum in area Barrie Day appears headed towards setting record for the Toronto Blue Jays Barrie and area residents have responded with such enthusiasm to Barrie Day that it may well become the single largest city group to have its day at the Jays home game The Examiner has had to purchase an addi tional 300 tickets above the goal of 500 originally set the the Aug 28th game between the Blue Jays and the akland Athletics at Exhibition Stadium Fewer than 200 tickets remain to be sold Tickets are on sale daily at The Examiner 1i Baylield St Barrie between 830 and pm and again on Saturdays from 830 am to noon Tickets are $750 each This price includes bus transportation to and from Exhibition Stadium as well as covering the cost of get ting into both the afternoon game and the Canadian National Exhibition There are tickets available for those wan ting to be part of Barrie Day but would rather find their own transportation These tickets are $6 each The Examiner has received the support of city council and the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce in organizing Barrie Day All proceeds from the event will be turned over to the Barrie and District United Ap peal Those who have already purchased tickets will be able to pick them up at The Examiner office starting next week Man won millionaire lottery now claiming jobless benefits POTSDAM NY AP Gary Lashomb who won New York states millionaire lottery five months ago is reported to have filed for $95 week in unemployment benefits after being laid off his job at supermarket Lashomb 31 who last March won $1000 week for life could not be reached for com ment Officials of the Super Duper market where Lashomb worked until month ago were also unavailable But spokesman for the state lottery said Lashomb told other millionaire winners last Friday that he applied for unemployment deadine captured more than 1000 Ethiopian troops in new savage battles spreading through eastern Ethiopia Meanwhile Somali said it shot down four Ethiopian planes over its territory The Western Somali Liberation Front seeking to end Ethiopian rule in the eastern area said it annihilated big force of Ethiopian paratroops in battle for the im portant town of Daghbur In scattered fights in Bale province 250 miles south of Daghbur the Front said 810 Ethiopians died It claimed the capture of 10 townships in Bale LibyaEgypt truce CAIRO Reuter Libya and Egypt have agreed to peace plan worked out by Arab mediators to end their conflict an official Palestinian source said today The source said the agreement provided for An end to propaganda warfare between the two countries beginning Monday Aug highlevel meeting between the two countries in either Algiers or Kuwait bet ween Aug and 10 Meetings by joint military committees The source said the committees had in fact started meeting two days ago Tension between the Egyptians and the Libyans flared into four days of border fighting involving troops and planes at the end of last week Last peaceful step SYDNEY NS CP committee of concerned people for the unemployed of Cape Breton occupied Canada Works of fice here today and kesman said the Occupation would be last peaceful quiet step the group takes If the govennent does not come through then we will intensify and accelerate type of confrontation that is not really peaceful and quiet said Rev Al Maroun who is leading the 18 persons occupying the Canada Works office Sissy wins Sissy Earhart and owner Jean Pyatt Philadelphia flight instructor won the top honors in fashion show during the Week long I977 AllAmerican Glamour Kitty contest being held in Hollywood Fla AP Photo Stings problem TORONTO CP Dr Bruce Rowat direc tor of emergency services at Toronto General Hospital says the problem of bee stings is far greater than most people realize Dr Rowat said this week that anyone who has had serious reaction to bee stings in the past is absolutely crazy not to invest in bee kit which contains antihistamines anda ringe with epinephrine form of adrena in insurance benefits after being laid off from his $175aweek job as produce manager state labor department spokesman said policy prohibited revealing the names of per sons receiving jobless benefits He said however the lottery winnings are no bar to gettingthem As long as person lost his job is willing to work and doesnt have any earnings he is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits the spokesman said You could also have million dollars in the bank and collect unemployment Death can be extremely rapid Dr Rowat said That is why it is so important to have the drug available Dr Rowat was interviewed in connection with the deaths recently of two Mississauga Ont men who died after be ing stung by bees One of Canadas best known numis matists Donald Thomas died July 15 at his home near Mississauga after being stung Another Mississagua man died last Fri day after being stung by hornets while cleaning out his swimming pool An Oshawa man John FraserColdwell 58 died Monday and it was first thought cause of death was hornet stings as nest was found near where he collapsed and died An autopsy however has revealed he died of heart attack The worst months for attacks by bees hornets and wasps are July and August and beekeeper Ernest Hopgood of Toronto said in an interview that this summer appears to be the worst in 25 years Marx battle ends LOS ANGELES Calif Reuter bit ter threemonth battle over the estate of Bi yearold Groucho Marx ended at the ailing comedians hospital bedside Wednesday with judge appointing his grandson as per manent guardian During the bedside court hearing Marx blinked sleepin and answered only yes or no and Superior Court Judge Edward Rafeedie appointed his 27yearold ran dson Andrew to look after the come ians $2million estate The agreement to name Andrew Marx as permanent guardian ended fight between Marxs companion of seven years Erin Fleming 36 and Marxs son Arthur 56 Arthur Marx had challenged Miss Flemings ap lication claiming she had physically an verbally abused his father and supplied him with unprescribed drugs to keep him quiet few showers and the chance of thunder storms is the forecast for the Barrie area Friday Lows tonight will be 12 to 15 and highs hiday 22 to 24