Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 18 Oct 1977, p. 3

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if mw Restoration of death penalty Committee endorses call for referendum City councils general com death penalty We elect mittee hasendorsedacall fora re resentatives to settle nationWide referendum on poicy estoration of the death penal Committee voted 64 Monday to support resolution from Charlottenburgh Township in Eastern Ontario calling for national vote on the issue Last weeks shooting death of Collingwood Police Sgt Ronald McKean which has provoked calls by police fer return to capital punishment was not mentioned during the brief debate on the issue Author of the motion to en dorse the call for referendum was Ald Bill Knowles sup porter of capital punishment He asked opponents of the death penalty to join him in voting for the motion For those of you who think that its all right for murderers to run free youre not now voting for or against ca ital punishment he said ont see any reason why anyone would object to seeing it on ballot think national referen dums are poor way to settle policy responded Ald Fred Ruemper an opponent of the Midland most people missed them wmter Wednesday at pm fund the road completed Bylvadel AN Hacker to run for PC position Midland lawyer Fred Hacker has announced his can didacy for national vicepresident Ontario of the federal Progressive Conservative party Election for the position will take place Nov at the tys national assembly in Quebec City which Hacker an his wife Barbai are attending as delegates for the North Sim coe Progressive Conservative Association If elected Hacker will sit on the partys national ex ecutive and its sixmember executive committee Hacker Midland native has worked in number of federal and provincial campaigns including Premier William Davis campaign for party leadership in 1971 Last year Hacker was named first vicepresident of the partys Simcoe East riding association and member of the partys provincewide organizational committee He is also president and founding director of the Huronia branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society and member of the Midland Rotary Coub and Knox Presbyterian Church in He and his wife have two daughters Kim and Kristi Most missed snowfall Barrie had its first snowfall of the season Sunday sight Fat wet flakes fell on Barrie streets between 830 and am and melted before most people were awake to see Deluxe entral Taxi employee Keith Johnson was one of the few to be out in the snow There were few fat flakes that were gone as soon as they touched the ground he says This is the second successive year there has been snow in October and its sign of things to come according to the Farmers Almanac which predicts heavy snowfall this PQ member is speaker Pierre de Bellefeuille Parti the Quebec NatiOnal Assembly and parliamentary assistant to the Dr Camille Laurin Minister of Cultural Affairs will present the PQ view on Confederation at Georgian College He will be the second speaker in Georgians threepart series on the differing views on Canadian unitv de Bellefeuille is former freelance journalist presi dent of la societe historique des DeuxMontagnes and member of la conseil de Presse du Quebec Tickets are $550 and $350 for students and senior citizens Payment is approved city payment of $12000 toward reconstructiOn of St Vincent Street north of Cundles Road to the city limit was approved Monday by city councils general committee The money is to be taken from the citys developers levy The remainder of the reconstruction project scheduled for this fall will be paid for by Hudson Construction which is building subdivision on lands immediately to the west of City to ask for signal City councils general committee voted Monday to ask the Canadian Transport Commission to install signal at the level railway crossing at the foot of Mulcaster Street as soon as engineering design work for reconstruction of the street is The bottom bl0ck of Mulcaster is to be reconstructed next year along with reconstruction of Dunlop Street East Installation of the signal will pave the way for CTC ap proval of an antitrainwhistle by SEWING COURSES Cuflunder He said Canadas murder rate dropped in 1976 the ear in which hanging was of icially abolished and appears to be dropping even more this year Aldermen Knowles Nelson Garrett Ron Lynch Bill Camp bell Alex Arthur and Gord Mills supported the call for referendum Aldermen Ruem per Janice Laking Ed Thomp son and Ross Stephens voted against it while Mayor Ross Archer as chairman did not vote Ald Del Cole and Ald Er nie Rotman were absent All supporters of the motion plus Ald Thompson and Mayor Archer told The Examiner after the meeting they favor the death penalt in at least some cases Al ermen Laking Stephens and Ruemper said they oppose capital punish ment Some frills allowed in notrill homes If youve been worried about getting arrested for painting the wall in your nofrill Barrie home you can finally look for ward to good nights sleep City councils general com mittee voted Monday to allow not only painting but installa tion of garages landscaping second washrooms broadloom and other frills bv buvers of Quebecois PQ member of aw for the city homes built under the citys no frill zoning Technically the present no frill zoning bylaw outlaws in stallation of frills including wall paint and the other items mentioned not only by the builder but by the purchaser However committee voted to change the rules to comply with the original intent of the zoning which was to make homes cheaper to build and buy while allowing occupants to add frills when they could afford them Committee also voted to allow builders to install two frills painted walls and ceilings and broadloom at the time 0fc0nstruction Rick Bates city planning director told committee painted walls and ceilings are condition of Central Mortgage and Housing Corp mortgages and broadloom is often cheaper than other floor material Nofrill standards ply in two city zones one lowing singlefamily homes on lots with 40foot road frOntages the other allowing street town houses townhouses owned outright land included by the purchaser University gives look at campus Students from Eastview Secondary School will travel to the University of Waterloo campus Friday as part of nineyearold visiting program set up to introduce students to university life Over 50 students from the Grove Street school will visit arts and science claSSes where they will listen to lectures and seminars ask questions p01 form experiments and mix with university students Academic counsellors will be available for information about pro rams and courses university began the pro gram as an effort to give secon dary school students an impres sion of typical day in the life of UW student say or ganizers Ifttlrr rrqht rlrr tnrr lVr llht Hr lr rl mr lr By PAULIHIIEAN Examiner Staff Writer Dan Hill has been out of high school for five years now but in spirit hes never left The Zivyear old loronlon ian is suspended in adolescence youthful voice that sings about idealistic and unrequited love family and growing up in manner that teenagers can easily relate to It was young attentive impressionable crowd that gathered at Georgian ollege Monday for the first of Hills two Barrie concerts rthe St cond is tonight at pm and the feature performer lived up to almost every ex pectation From the time he padded out on the naked stage in jeans and stocking fect pick ed up his guitar and broke Ill to Longer Fuse Hill and hrs audience were one He got applause for every song laughs for every joke and anecdote silence for the Erict passages understanr ng smiles when his voice broke or he missed note Dan Hills audience which Crouter Don Hill at Georgian College Georgian Theatre audience captivated by singer Hill consists largely of teenage girls wants desperately to believe in him Hes their spokesman the singer who has managed to put their confused and often painful feelings and fantasies into words and they idolize him for it in wholesome platonicway The singer is aware of their trust In conversation after Mondays performance Hill noted that he gets about 20 fan letters week most of them from teenage girls lot of the letters say hope youre real guess by getting into the songs they leave themselves vulnerable and they hope lm not ex ploiting them in any way Hill said the doesnt write with that particular audience in mind Its simply the one that has responded most en thusiastically to his composi tions write out of what hap pens to me in my life But think my songs convey things that lot of people have been through but perhaps didnt know they shared with other people filll tftl friends an Johns Sewing Centre your Bernina Dealer at 162 Napier St Barrie Call 7264684 after hours or 726 4510 during the day Classes in Beginning Stretch and More Advanced Stretch from beginner to mens stretch wear For more information on the types of courses call at the store tree course of your choice with the purchase of Bernina Machine during Oct l5 1977 to Nov 15 1977 Johns Sewing Centre 162 Napier St 1264510 Ample Free Parking Wally In the mornings Monday to Friday there isnt another nirlio personality in Canada who llrl more people listening in than Hill filttiltlrltait tor world illll his Twrn Comanche for Wally Crouler In his own llllltltlt hft AM lrnthc Reports throughout the Ms Lucy Corriveau protes M8 Anna Kursls Sears figure way he carries on one to one Drivrrlt Min tor Airthr rr lilllvt morning sional consultant and fitter consultanth tralned technician conversation wrlh each inorniirer it linw fifth hit mi rift AM hrrrles oeriiig for News and from Camp CO Will show you in fitting Camps unlque Tru Ute his audience Because when hr lmvrd lirilci rlrtor ot lllt oninwnts at and 10 AM the unique Breast Form by Breast Form is available daily In talks you really get the itfflllrt that rrnnr rl llllll tor Mrrniy Hov Edwards hooks them all up Tru lite Meet Lucy Corriveau in our Sears Body Fashion Dept hes talking to you 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Octobor 1a 1071 Mew Special review committee to look at budget battle An $80000 budget battle bet ween the Simcoe County Grildrens Aid Society and the Egvincial government will go ore special review com mittee for recommendation before being settled by the pro Vince Hughes former Simcoe County warden and former CA member as its choice for the municipal seat on the commit tee with Barrie Ald Bill Camp bell current CAS member as second choice Orillia and the county are expected to act on mated by reducin expemeo while waiting for budget ap proval Last years budget was $134 million The CAS board of directors voted in July to go ahead with hiring five new staff members Keith Norton provincial theappointmentshortly and paying increased rates to minister of community and The province has asked the foster parents despite the fact social services has appointed Simcoe County CAS to trim that funds for the and SiskindaLondon awyer $141000 from its proposed 1977 increased pa ents had not as chairman of the three operatln budget of $1515 beenapprov by the rovince member committee million arlier this year the However Morgans adthein The Ontario Association of CAS voted to dig in its heels ceased payments have been Childrens Aid Societies is to after cutting the budget by only held back at the rovinoes re appoint second member while $35000 est until the bu get is settled Barrie and Oriliia city councils However Ed Morgan CAS said the CAS hired three of and Simcoe County council are accountant said today the the proposed five added to agree one third society is now looking at cut em loyees but has since failed Barrie council named Orville back of $61000 based on savings to ill two new vacancies leav ing the society with on one more employee than inJ He said two meetin have been held since Jul tween ministry and CAS ficials but Juveniles charged noagreementhasbeenreach Meanwhile the CASs preliminary budget for 1908 met be filed with the minist by Nov 15 less than moot awa Final budget for 1978 is Three Barrie juveniles have been charged in connection with four breakits and one at Bayview Dr Oct at 49 Wiliam St Oct 12 at 77 Holgate St and Oct 13 at 33 tempted breakin that occurred Granville St mt ue until January between Sept 30 and Oct 13 All three were also charged say police with attempted break and enter ONE WORKS WELL Sgt Frank Light of the Bar in connection with reported rie city police sa all three breakin Oct at 75 Holgate were charged in he last two St days by Constable Don Bulmer Sgt Light said today each of after intensive investigation the thefts involved only small The three are each charged amountsof goods with four countsof break enter The three are scheduled to and theft in connection with appear in provincial family breakins reported Sept 30at84 courthesai MEMPHIS Tenn AP Pat Tromon 13 has decided that one wheel would do just as well as two and has begun de livering newspapers on unicycle He said making his route on unicycle is little more difficult but also more in teresting Sears Sears for the special attention you need after mastectomy There is certain sameness to his music and hes by no means virtuoso on guitar but Hill is hard to dislike Hes open honest and friendly both onstage and off Like the adolescents whose sentiments they so if vividly translate his songs are bundles of commitment naivete idealism innocence and sincerity more pas sionate than profound Some critics have blasted him as drippy and super ficial Thats understan dable if another Dylan was expected If they had bothered however to see Hill as his audience sees him or as he sees himself child still trying to please to seek approval through my 52 songs they might better understand the chemistry that resulted Monday in perhaps the most soon taneous and affectionate standing ovation seen in some time at the Georgian College Theatre An expert fitter will help you select the breast prosthesis and bra best suited to your individual needs She will 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