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wodnesm WOMEN To Santa with love Dear Santa would like train set the bridge of the USS Enterprise but no candy Say hello to Mrs Clause and the elves please send letter to my brother These are some of the letters sent to Santa by children in Barrie and area The Barrie Jaycees and the Jaycettes helped the youngsters get their letters to Santa Claus by setting up number of drop boxes in the Cl few of the letters received are on to days Lifestyle Page Works in wheelchair WALKERTON Ont CP Audrey Turnbull hasnt let the fact she is in wheelchair with multiple sclerosis MS stop her from pursuing career Mrs Turnbull sells cosmetic products doortodoor is team leader with 11 women working under her and was top saleswoman in rural territories for the district last year It was 11 years ago that doctors diagnosed that she had MS About five years ago couldnt have cared whether lived or died she said member of the St John Ambulance Associa tion went to her home three or four times week If it wasnt for him taking time out dont think would have come back as far as have she said If didnt have my job to keep me busy dont know what Id do to keep my mind off myself Baptism controversy LONDON Renter The christening of Princess Annes baby has turned into con troversy because the baptism breaks church law Thursday even if it snow ttl Photo Says baby attacked OWEN SOLND Ont iCPi The mother of 10monthold boy who she says was at tacked by threeyearold girl in hospital last month says her son has recovered physically but still has occasional nightmares Cathy Traplin said her son was bitten and scratched on the face and upper body dur ing the Nov 20 incident at General and Marinellospital She said her son was being treated in hospital for the croup when doctor called her and her husband to say another child had attacked their son She said when they arrived at the hospital he was real mess with scrat ches and bites all over his face and back She said she was told nursing staff was busy in other rooms when nurse saw the inci dent taking place through window bet ween rooms She said she was also told the threeyear old girl sharing room with her son had climbed under the oxygen tent surrounding their son The next day Nov 21 Mrs Traplin said her son flipped over and fell about three feet to the floor from his crib She said the hospital has not talked to her about either incident After the Nov 20 incident hospital ad ministrator Al McIntosh said it was the first such incident at the hospital atherine Smith nursing supervisor said no changes in supervision or allocation of rooms was planned after the incident Comedian convicted LAS VEGAS AP Comedian and im pressionist George Kirby was convicted by federal jury Tuesday on two counts of possessing heroin for sale Kirby 52 was found guilty of attempting to sell an undercover FBI agent two ounces of the drug last March and of possessing heroin with the intent of selling it last March 29 Five days later Orlando Vasquez Houston lcx is shown at Houston ity Police Station with officer Mars Vasquez surrcndt red to police 5days after he and three companions broke into pawn shop but Vasquez fled to the attic where he remained until his surrender Monday he attempted bur glar took place Thursday AP Photo Singin in the snow Swirling snow may have diminished anticipated audience but the Sprucecourt Public School chotr led by Wayne Cooper kept singing The concert was the first of three to be held on downtown street corner in Toronto Other concerts are planned for today and Another album Larena Clark is working on her sixth album of folk songs Mrs larks last album was Heritage of Folk Songs Her latest is due to be released in February Story and Photos on Page 18 Examiner Photo Buckingham Palace said today that the baptism of Master Peter Mark Andrew Phillips due to take place at the palace to day will go ahead as planned But the law of the Church of England of which Queen Elizabeth is supreme gover nor says that unless there are grave cir cumstances or the childs health is in danger children should be christened on Sunday at their local parish church The jury made its decision in the fourday trial after two hours of deliberation Senten cing was scheduled for Jan 30 Wins $100000 TORONTO lCPI Surinder lixit of Toronto who came to Canada from India 22 Years ago collected $100000 prize Tuesday from the Nov 27 Provincial lottery draw lixit did not check his ticket number until this week because his third child daughter was born the day of the draw lottery spokesman said Admits to fraud TORONTO iPi Norman Stanley Lip son former president of Towers Depart ment Stores Ltd pleaded guilty in county court Tuesday to defrauding the company of more than $411000 during sevenyear period Lipson admitted four counts of fraud from the time he was appointed vice president of merchandising in 1969 until he resigned as president in November 1976 Lipson of Toronto will be sentenced later Killer winds hit LOS ANGELES lAIt Howling Winas ripped through Californias agriculturerich interior for second day today after killing at least five people fanning brush fires and trailing destruction along xikilometre stretch from Bakersfield to the Mexican border The violent winds blew down barns and airplane hangars toppled heavy trucks tossed chunks of brick and roofing through windows and whipped fires out of control as the winds roared through the states central valley Tuesday Hundreds of persons were marooned in cities in the valley and the Mojave desert jamming hotels cafes and emergency cen tres in churches and schools In the farm community of Arvin wind gauge atop the police station registered gusts of up to 1th kilometres an hour before the gauge blew apart San Diego Bay was put on gale alert Holds hostages MANILA Ali gunman is holding 21 persons hostage at United States naval base for second lay today The gunman believed to be Filipino refused to release the hostages in exchange for helicopter flown to the base at his de mand US armed forces and Filipino soldiers and policemen ringed white frame one story building of the Prudential Bank and Trust Co just inside the main gate of Subic Naval ltasc 80 kilometres northwest of here One hostage seen at window was pregr nant woman Navy officials said they did not know whether any US citizens were among the captives The batik is used most ly by Filipino employees of the base but US sailors going on liberty usually ex change currencies at the bank weather Cloudy with light snow today lcmr peratures dropping by toni ht to £1 to Snow continuing to lhurstay luial ac cumulations to 11 cms Lows to gt8 Highs lhursday 71 to 1131 your No 298 Wednesday December 21 1077 Carrier Home Dallvery 90 Weekly 32 Pages the examiner serving barrie and Simcoe county Barriearea weather station inquest iury suggested by By JOHN BRUCE Examiner Staff Reporter The coroners ury investigating the Sept aircrash here at claimed five lives sug gested Tuesday the federal government con sider setting up weather reporting station in the Barrie area After nearly six hours of deliberation the fivemember panel also recommended that new structures more than 500 feet high be equipped with flashing highintensity strobe lights and that modifications be made to the warning light systems on existing structures more than 500 feet high to make them more visible in periods of reduced visibility The jury in its verdict considered the weather prime factor in the crash of Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd airplane which killed the pilot and four senior ex ecutives of the company The plane crashed into CKVRs 1000foot transmission tower in light rain fog and low clouds Killed in the crash were John Mather 56 of Toronto Gordon Allen 61 of Falcon bridge Roy Cleland 41 of Onaping Kenneth Dunn 56 of Scarborough and the pilot Ar mand Hollinsworth 41 of Mississauga The jury after six hours of deliberation Tuesday ruled the men died when the lane struck the CKVR tower in limited visi ility and weather WARNING LIGHTS Along with possible weather station in the Barrie area the jury made two recommenda tions concerning warning lighting systems on all structures higher than 500 feet All such structures now being built or in the planning stages should be equipped with flashing highintensity strobe warning lights which operate 24 hours day the jury said Existing structures over 500 feet which have red warning lights should be equi ped with photoelectricsensing devices which ac tivate the lighting system placed at the loca tions of each light the jury said adding that there should be manual switch to turn the lights on in periods of limited visibility However if that modification does not in crease the chances of seeing the structure during periods of reduced visibility the lights should be left on 24 hours day the jury recommended LIGHTING SYSTEM The question of the lighting system on the CKVR tower and federal guidelines concern ing warning lights were the subject of much of the testimony heard during the four days of evidence In its decision the jury did not discuss the advisability of building new 1000foot tower on the same site as the one knocked down in the plane crash Evidence introduced during the in uest showed that the CKVR tower may havdbeen approved by Department of Transport in violation of its own guideline restricting the height of towers to 500 feet within two statute miles of recognized visual flight rules air way The CKVR tower was about 2000 feet from Highway 400 visual flight rules airway used extensively by pilots according to Dave McNall Barrie resident and pilot new 1000foot transmitter tower is being constructed on the same site Thedjurys recommendations will be for warde to the Department of Transport New lights for TV tower Television station TKVRs new 1tX0foot transmitter tower will be nipped with high iiitensity strobe warniiigxlights which will operate 24 hours day Jack Mattenley CKVR manager said to day the strobe lights were recommended by engineers who dCSigned the tower last fall coroners jury investigating the fatal air crash which occurred Sept when plane with five men aboard slammed into the sta tions threeyearrold transmitter tower recommended Tuesday that all new struc tures more than 500 feet high be equipped with strobe warning lights to make them more visible to pilots in bad weather The new tower should be completed by the end of January weather permitting Mat tenley said His major objective is to get the tower finished as soon as possible he said so the station can resume broadcasting at full power But for some CKVR viewers there will be no television for Christmas this year CKVRs temporary transmitting equip ment is not powerful enough to reach all of the viewers who picked up the stations signal before the crash he said Police to lay charges in seatbelt violations Police will lay charges against drivers caught not wearing seatbelts in this years seasonal spot checks says Sgt Ralph Herry of the Barrie city police Charges are being laid in response to high number of seatbelt legislation offenders caught Tuesday in the first night of checks on Harrie streets he says We did survey last night to find out how bad the seatbelt problem is in Barrie he said today and we found out it is serious Of the 85 cars stopped between pm and am 14 per cent or onethird involved seatbelt violations he says No impaired drivers were found The problem of seatbelt offenders isnt new one in the seasonal spot checks says Sgt Berry Of the 294 warnings handed out last year in the checks 172 involving seatbelt offences Police decided not to lay charges late in the checks because earlier offenders were releas ed with only warnings says Sgt Berry After last nights findings Chief Earl Snider has ordered charges to be laid starting tonight he said Trial date set in sex slaying TORONTO tCPJ Four men charged with the July 29 sex slaying of shoeshine boy Manuel Jaques 12 will go on trial Jan 16 in Ontario Supreme Court The case originally was scheduled for Feb 20 but was moved up after AttorneyGeneral Roy McMurtry wrote letter to the Crown urging that the trial be held as soon as possible Charged with first degree murder are Saul David Betesh 27 Werner Grcuner 29 Robert Wayne Kribs 29 and Josef Woods 26 Heavy phone traffic seen Additional long distance operators will be on duty through the Christmas holiday period in Barrie to handle increased calling loads across North America and overseas says Bob Welch Bell Canada manager for the Barrie area Between Dec 24 and Jan there will be 21 operators on duty in Barrie over the busiest 24hour periods Welch says they will handle an estimated 45000 calls originating in this area He says holiday calling is increasing by 10 per cent year Dialing your own calls to points in Canada and the United States is still the fastest and cheapest way he said Sunday discounts will apply Boxing Day and Jan with charges and discounts deter mined by the time zone in which the call originates he says Welch warns delays are possible despite in creased operator staff He suggests holiday calls made the week before Christmas would be the best way to avoid problems The legislation has been in effect for two years and drivers have had ample time to get used to it Drivers charged with the offence face fines of about $25 plus court costs he said Five other warnings were issued by police covering mufflers tailights horns and imlt proper drivers licences in addition to those given in connection with seatbelts said Sgt Berry Checks were done on Tiffin Bayfield and Dunlop Streets Essa and Lakeshore Roads and Burton Avenue he said Constables Gary Sommers and Roy Montgomery began the checks Tuesday at pm and will continue them each night until New Years Day In last years checks 462 cars were stop led during 10 shifts on Barrie streets with po ice looking for defects in emergency brakes faulty headlights and signal lights wind shield wipers proof of drivers licence and in surance information Drivers are given 48 hours once warnings are issued to go the lice station on Vespra Street and show proo of repairs After seatbelts fault lights were the se cond major problem po ice encountered with 36 warnings given for headlights and another 14 for signal lights Only two people were charged with im paired driving during the checks Drivers given clean bill of health were awarded small stick allowing them to reach over and unlock the passenger side of the car without removing their seatbelts Police bought the sticks from the Ontario Motor League The annual safety program has run in Bar rie since the city force began operations in 1954 hope they leave soon Were down to the good scorchl msude local ontortnlnmont lifeston 17 sports oornlco 31 ciaomod 28 30 Photo More than 800 gifts have been donated by the Barrie community to the Christmas gift campaign organized by Barrie Mental Health says Peggy Rogers volunteer c0 ordinator Drop boxes were set up Nov 19 at stores and offices in Barrie so that Christmas gifts could be receivied by patients at Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre nursing homes Royal Victoria Hospital and homes for special care she said We are very pleased with the results of our campaign Things started slowly but the community became aware of it during the last weeks Everyone has been very cooperative she said The youngest helper of the bunch Ryan Anderson 16 months of Kingston lends helping hand to volunteers packaging gifts Tuesday for distribution by Barrie Mental Health Volunteers gathered at the Blue Flame Room of the onsumers Gas Building Ferris Lane to package the gifts More than 800 gifts have been donated to the campaign Examiner Over 800 gifts donated in mental health drive Centre 17 years ago The womens institutes and service clubs in the city have been most generous in supporting us she said Members of Barrie Mental Health the Civitan Club the Jaycees and Jaycettes as well as other volunteers joined in Tues day evening to wrap gifts at the Blue Flame Room Consumers Gas Building on Ferris Lane The Barrie branch of Mental Health On tario consists of about 50 volunteers half of whom are based in Penetanguishene The branch began organizmg Christmas gift campaign for the patients at the Penetanguishene Mental Health Administrative changes says Fox Very strict control for RCMP MONTREAL CP SolicitorGeneral Francis Fox says administrative changes within the RCMP and amendments which he plans to make to the RCMP Act will ensure the federal police force is not involved in questionable practices in future While these changeswil put the RCMP under very strict control consider them in termediate until the McDonald royal com mission presents its report Fox said in an interview Tuesday The changes to the RCMP Act are to be presented to the Commons in January and will incorporate the Marin report on control and monitoring of the RCMP he said The report was published in January 1976 the result of an investigation into the force by fiveman commission headed by Judge Rene Marin of Ontario provincial court Its key recommendation called for the crea tion of federal police ombudsman with the responsibility of receiving and investigating all complaints against the RCMP TO BE OUTSIDE RCMP That recommendation to me means an ex ternal review authority that would examine complaints Fox said Administrative changes have been ordered to make sure the RCMP command always knows what is going on and what various departments within the force are doing Fox said Darby will be candidate fOr wardenship of county Morris Darby reeve of Tiny Township since 1971 announced Tuesday he will be candidate for Simcoe County warden in 19711 Darby is the only announced candidate for the post to be filled by vote of county council Jan 16 lnnisfil Township Reeve Bill Gibbiiis who said early this year he would be candidate in 1978 said Tuesday he will not seek the of ice He blamed his decision on the fact that his townships battle with Barrie over annexa tion is still not settled Elmvale Reeve Ken Knox said he had con sidered running for warden but had decided against it at least for 1978 The announcements were made at county council Tuesday as councillors heaped praise on current warden Allan Glassford presiding at his last meeting as head of county council Darby 60 was an unsuccessful candidate for warden this year losing to Glassford reeve of Tecumseth Township Darby served as county finance chairman in 1977 and has also been on the agriculture and reforestation social services and wardens committees Waverlyarea beef and seed grain farmer Darby is former president of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Associa tion and was secretarytreasurer of the North Simcoe Soil and Crop Improvement Associa tion for 30 years He was first elected to township council in 1968 and became reeve in the 1970 election MORRIS DARBY Reeve of Tiny