Blood donations down Barrie and district branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society raised total of 2437 units of blood at five blood donor clinics in 1970 down 134 units from the previous year President Don Jhittick noted that lower returns seem to be the trend in all clinics He said at this weeks annual meeting that the local branch is considering extending the clinics to lays from oneandahalf in the coming year Will address realtors Ed Harper president of the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce will be guest speaker at the next breakfast meeting of the Barrie and District Real Estate Board The meeting will be held March 29 at am at the Brookdale Park Inn YMYWCA theft charges laid Two Barrie youths and two juveniles have been charged in connection with two break enter and theft incidents at the Barrie YM+YWCA says Deputy Chief Reg Neathway of the Barrie city police Robert James Sutherland and Robin Lee Clark both 16 are charged with taking some construction equipment from the site Equipment was reported missing March and Constable Tom Bookey investigated Many apply for day camp jobs More than 90 applications have been received for summer day campjobs at the Barrie YMYWCA officials report Ap plications have closed for the 35 positions and interviews will be conducted over the next two weeks with final word to applicants by April Jobs to be filled are assistant camp director waterfront supervisor senior counsellor counsellor and counsellor in training Lack of interest by the Canadian Red Crt ss Socie ty toward its backbone of volunteers could result in loss of those volunteers That was the warning from Mrs Joy McNamara Ontario Division president of the society to the 75 persons assembled for Thursdays annual meeting of the Barrie and District branch at St Andrews Presbyterian Church She said that Red Cross has come long way since its foundation in 1862 by Henri Dunant Yet while the society has develoied tremendous reputa tion around the world it cannot become compla At Georgians 10th anniversary open house Ten years ago this October about 100 students gathered for classes in five courses in temporary quarters in the Barrie llala as new educational institution ieorgian ollege of Applied Arts and Technology opened its doors Today that same institution has an enrolment of more than 1000 regular students and an ad ditional 14000 parttime students in variety of cour ses in about 50 locations icorgians annual open house Friday and today was in honor of its 10th an niversa ABOVE iordon Arnold cues record in the broadcast booth of the college radio Don like assessment Here appeal procedure If you dont like on assessment notice the city gives you says Bruce Fraser you can appeal it all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board Fraser director of the regional assessment office in Barrie says directions on what steps to take in an appeal are on the back of every assessment notice Speaking at local govern ment seminar on finance and assessment sponsored by the Greater Barrie hambcr of Commerce at city hall Fraser said the immediate step is to approach his office If taxpayer feels his assessment is too high or too low he said he should come into our office and talk to the CRTC okays shutdown of one CKVR repeater OTTAWA The Canadian Radiolelevision and Ielecom munications Commission Cit TC has approved the shutdown of llaliburton repeater station which was part of the broad casting system of liarries TK VIiTV Channel 31 The station had been broad casting CKVlt programming to llaliburton area residents until Nov when operation ceased after the companys lease on the transmitter site property expired CKVlt told the commission the llaliburton area was receiving adequate service directly from the Barrie tran smitter as the result of significant increase in the height of the transmitter in January 1074 and there was no need to resume repeater ser vice in new location The Cltl accepted the CK Vlt argument after receiving confirmation from com munications department and CBC officials that service to the llaliburton area is acceptable without the repeater assessment director and get an explanation If hes still not satisfied he added he has the right within 35 days of when the notice was mailed to make an appeal to the regional office He said appeals are handled by court established by the regional registrar with chair man appointed as an ar bitrator The chairmans decision is delivered to the taxpayer Within days of the hearing of the appeal said Fraser And if he still doesnt like it he said he could go to county court judge The final area of appeal is to the Ontario Municipal Board says Fraser and that costs the taxpayer $25 in filing fees Few taxpayers make it to the OMB he said Fraser says only quarter of appeals get to an assessment board There are usually 1400 ap peals year on assessment notices and only four appeals get to the board he said Can afford to lose volunteers Red Cross must rekindle its interest cent since there are areas where we are less than strong Mrs McNamara noted that 90 per cent of lted Cross work is done by volunteers but we are in danger of taking this for granted IIIIS DANGER We need more professional approach to the personal management of over 20000 volunteers in Ontario in their training Its important that the volunteers know how vital they are to lied Cross Were in danger of losing these volunteers through lack of interest There are no clear goals and objectives to which we are working Were scattering our efforts instead of concentrating them he stated adding that strong society must recognize and define its needs clearly to check how effective it has been and what effect it will have Mrs McNamara also feels that there has been failure to measure the impact and relevance of Ited Cross activities The Ontario Division president added that each branch has brotherhood responsibility that at station iortlon is an ad one of the public school vertising journalism children to view this student psychology ehibit Friday ABOVE IIIII Susanne eyening The device called ieorge an adyertising II student prepares to make an exposure with view camera with settip used to teach students product photography IIill Doug iillbert was Skinner llox is used in teaching laboratory rats to perform programmed ac tivities on reward basis tlIutmincr photos by Rolf Kraiker Population growth in south means new separate school new separate school between Barrie and lhadford The Simcoe County Roman aiholic Separate School Board will investigate the possibility Trustee Bill Bolger recommended at this weeks regular meeting that committee be set up to find out just where the children do live and possible ways to accommodate them in the area which he described as rapidlygrowing The nearest separate schools to Innisfil and West lwillim bury townships arc St lolm iauucy in Barrie and Marie of the Incarnation in Bradford They are 25 miles apart Ilolger said This is very large area The southern end of the county is increasing considerably in population noted board chairman Vince IIagan Trustee Ross Saunders will chair the committee set tip to look into the question Tenders called in Alliston for road reconstruction ALLISTON Tenders have been called for reconstruction of two roads in Alliston Brian lauley town clerk said Friday Queen Street will be rebuilt between Boync Street and the CPR tracks and Duf ferin Street will be rebuilt from Victoria Street north ap proximately 500 feet He said the project will cost about $100000 and should take three months to complete The roadways will be com pleter rebuilt he eluding the installation of storm sewers curbs gutters and new pavement lauley said the project will not disrupt town traffic because the roads are in residential area and are not major traffic arteries The Work he added is part of the towns annual road con struct ion program Iendcrs close April 18 at 12 pm said in times we fail to accept Protection and assistance are still the main functions she emphasized While maintaining neutrality the lied yross must be actively involved in the pursuit of peace in the world she said and peace begins at home World Red ross Day is May it and the theme is Peace Through People The ltcd Cross has many strengths it has not yet begun to tap If we build up on our stiengths the results we can give to Canada and the World will provide us with more than quiet satisfaction she concluded ERIC BERGMAN lots too large Smaller lots are the key to housing By SHEILA McGOVERN Examiner Staff Writer Smaller lots are the key to cheaper housing says Eric Bergman president of the Housing and Urban Develop ment Association of Canada Bergman Winnipeg buil der told members of the Barrie and District Builders Association that the single detached house is still the most desirable type of ac commtxiation We can reduce its costs by reducing the size of the lot and the house if municipal ities will give us the go ahead hesaid But he added getting the goahead would need change in the municipal politicians infatuation with large buildinglots At the turn of the century 2500 square foot lot was considered the affordable house he said and it can be again But the house does not have to be square box it can be pleasing he add ed We must at the local level convince our politigt cians and those people who are already homeowners that we owe it to society to provide housing that is af fordable for our own young families IlIISlIlltTIONS Bergman said builders must also convince politi cians to speed up the ap proval process for land development Too many Zon Unemployment has to become major Unemployment has to become major concern of Ontario builders says Frank Hurley of the Ontario coun cil of the Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada llllIAt llurley told the Barrie and District Buildcrs Associa tion there are five ingrtL dients to the downturn in the new housing market the Antiilnflation Board rent controls mortgage interest rates gas prices and the fear of unemployment Builders can expect to see changes in the AIR and rent control he said and mor tgage rates are already dipp ing Unenmloyment must then become major concern Hurley said and suggested stimulating the construction industry as good method of reducing the rate ing restrictions placed on builders force construction of large houses he added This is true of Barrie he said where smaller Assisted Home Ownership Plan AHOP houses are selling as fast as you can get them up Bergman noted the federal governments AHOP pro gram and the Ontario governments Home Owner ship Made Easy HOME have been integrated to offer increased financial assist ance to wider range of lower income Ontario home buyers As builders we applaud this step he said because we recognize the marketing benefits of AHOP which has allowed us to pro ceed with the production of more modestlypriced hous ing The announcement will stimulate builders to build more houses that qualify for AHOI he added Bergman also noted that our economy is not as buoyant as we would like but prospects for this year arelookingbright Despite stocks of unsold homes in many parts of the country increasing traffic in show homes and dropping in terest rates are positive sign he said HUDAC anticipates bet ween 220000 and 245000 new housing starts in 1977 The target figure for 1976 was 235000 COIICBIII New houses would mean more business for other in dustries manufacturing appliances and furnit urc he explained Hurley differed with na tional IIIIIA president Eric Bergmans suggestion that builders cooperate and avoid confrontation with local politicians That method doesnt work in Ontario Hurley said Our business is in the political arena he said lets get out and mix it Builders have been apathetic for too long he said and business has gone downhill He urged local builders to become involved in local government as members and delegations before it Id like to see us down at city hall on both sides of the fence he said Time to get ready soon building metric In less than nine months you will be building metricyou better get ready fol1t Eric Bergman told Barrie and District Builders Association Thursday Bergman president of the Housing and Urban Develop ment Association of anada Illli said the switch to metric and standardizing of measurements will save builders layout tiiue and make estimating and draf ting easier directory of metric building materials will be available soon he said and IIUIA will provide training aids for workmen Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation MIIgt have metric co ordinators to help builders he added Mllt is prepared now to accept metric plans for pro jects starting in 1978 Ber man said involved in 233 Its nothing to get scared of if you go about it proper lyn