Business is good BryenWakeman and his family have been desrgning and building wood furniture for three generations Business today is good Today people ware willing to pay little more for something different but well made he says Wakeman designs and builds each piece of furniture he sells and says the cost of the Heading for Bahamas Three sailors keep coast guard busy WINDSOR Ont CP Three Ontario women who left here last week to sail their 29 foot sloop to the Bahamas have been keeping the US Coast Guard busy The trio and their boat were the object of two searches and rescue mission while still in Lake Erie Dr Kay Beadon of Windsor Olga Verbeek of Grimsby and Chris Majewski of Hamilton set out on the 6000mile journey last week in the sloop and II planning to sail lakes Erie and Ontario and the inland waterway of New York state before hitting the open sea They said on departure that their ex perience was minimal but Dr Beadon said she felt they would be able to handle any problems Last Friday the coast guard station at Erie Pa received radio call from the sloop giving position off Presque Isle lighthouse The radio call said the women were in heavy seas and winds gusting to 35 miles an hour and thought they should inform the coast guard of their position SENDS VESSEL As precaution the coast guard station directed Canadian research vessel to the area to check on the and If Neither the Canadian ship nor coast guard craft from Cleveland could locate the women They certainly werent off Preque Isle lighthouse coast guard spokesman said We didnt find out where they were and they didnt know either The next morning the coast guard station at Dunkirk NY received distress call from the sloop aground on sandbar Coast Ecuards from Buffalo and Dunkirk freed the at after second wide search coast guard spokesman said his im pressron was that the women didnt know what they were doing or where they were The latest position of the and If is unknown items depends on the amount of time involv ed and materials needed On Page Wakeman described wood fur 113th yearNo 215 Friday Sep Mg tom bar 13 1977 west at mm lt av 15° Per Copy Carrlor Home Delivery 90° weekly niture as being art of the Canadian lherfitage Its as entifiable as the maple ea Thinking about frost One Page columnist Jean Gables reminds us of an unfortunate fact Summer is nearly over and it is time to start think ing about frost Mrs Gable advises it is time to dismantle window boxes take down hangers and begin moving plants indoors She also lists number of activitis corn ing up for members of the Barrie Hor ticult ural Society AHOP in review major Canadawide study to detemiine the effectiveness of the Assisted Home Ownership Program AHOP has just been launched by HUDACs Social Research Committee The study to be conducted by Environics Research Group Ltd Toronto will assess the strengths and weaknesses of AHOP frotn the viewpoint of three interest groups HUDAC membership including provin cial councils and local associations federal and provincial governments and con sumers Bruce MacLeod of the Social Research Committee who tnade the announcement said the survey will be divided into two use Its back to nature these days even in the furniture business More people decorating their homes are looking for ge nuine and traditional handcrafted fur niture Several new wood furniture stores have opened in this area and families that have always been engaged in the business are experiencing flourishing trade See Page Examiner Photo phasis Phase to be completed by September 30 will examine AHOPs history objectives and operation along with complementary federal and provincial pro grams and review the construction of AHOP housing by province region markct dwelling type financing and other factors and also identify any problem areas in the AHOP program deadline Stronger enclosures TORONTO CPI program to rein force or rebuild several animal enclosure at the TOOacre Metropolitan Toronto Zolt was ordered Thursday after member of the board of directors said gorillas ant Cheetahs can escape from their exhibit areas and have done so Dr Avery Gillick member of thc animal care committee said the Cheetahs can escape any time they want to and that gorilla escaped last summer and uprooted plants until it was caught and returned to its compound He also said it was dangerous for children to lean over the fur seal exhibit Dr Gillick said that if the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food had not been lenient in the past the 200 or some of its exhibits might have been closed to the Dublic Inquest is planned GRAVENHLRST Ont tCPi An inquest will be held this month into the Sept death of retarded woman who drowned after wandering away from cookout on the grounds of the Gravenhurst Institute for the Retarded Coroner Fred Boughen said Thursday Patricia Ann Doucette 21 apparently slipped down mfoot bank into Muskoka Bay Gravenhurst is 50 kilometres 30 mileSi north of rillia Laws make it tough ST JOHNS Nfld CPi Dan Noel 21 laboratory technician and native of New foundland wanted to work in an Ontario hospital but he was told to apply for landed immigrant status first Immigration laws make it virtually im possible for Noel of Badger Nfld to take such job if Canadian citizens are available for any opening said form letter from Metropolitan Torontos North York Bransor Hospital Should you be fortunate enough to obtair landedimmigrant status we would be pleased to talk to you upon your arrival ir Canada the letter said Noel said the suggestion that news of Newfoundlands entry into Confederation ir 1949 had not reached Toronto probably was the result of some stupid secretary issuing the wrong form letter Rejane Jackson assistant director of em ployee releations for the hospital agreed it was mixup of form letters and said proper one will be sent Noel But the applicant who had sought work at about 20 Ontario hospitals has decided will stay in Newfoundland for the time being Declare own laws WINNIPEG rCPi An Indian reserve that sprawls across the OntarioQuebec bor der has declared its own bird hunting laws and will require nonlndians to buy permits The St Regis Akwesasne reserve on the St Lawrence River threatens $100 fines or imprisonment for up to 30 days for those who do not comply To back its decision which affects the opening of bird hunting seasons in Quebec on Saturday and in Ontario on Monday the reserve this week swore in 40 special game wardens Word of the action was given at the National Indian Brotherhood assembly here Thursday Stiff first fine THUNDER BAY CF provincial court judge upset with what he calls an ex cessive number of im aired driverssays he will fine motorists 2000 for first im paireddri ving conviction Judge Roy Mitchell made the an nouncement this week after 12 persons ap peared before him on such charges in one da ludges have many ways of deciding on how to fine impaired drivers Crown laywer said in Toronto Some jud es may simply hand out stair dard fine 311 or dou Ie the reading of breatbanalysis test reading of 110 parts of alcohol per thousand millilitres of blood for example might result in $220 fine Welcomes debate SAULT MARIE Ont CP Ed Broadbent federal NDP leader said Thur sday he would welcome an opportunity to debate the issue of separatism with Quebec Premier Rene Levesque Short in the saddle Twoyearold Sherralee Zammit takes the reins of pony Tally at stables in Torontos Sunnybrook Park Parents anting change from feeding dimes to mechanical horses in supermarkets can pay dollar to lead the real McCoy around corral for 13 minutes lliotoi Gas price cut TORONTO ICli Owners of Gulf il gas station in Toronto said Thursday they have declared war on Gulf til Canada Ltd and are selling regular gasoline for 82 it an ts gallon compared with lulfs posted priceof 90 cents Were damned tired of lxing dominated by the people of Gulf Tom Bennett said Bennett his father Arnold and cousin Terry Green are partners in the stat ion Weve been thinking about doing something for long time and we hope we have started real war Bennett said Gulf charges his station 82 cents gallon for their gasolinc and posts price of 909 cents for customers But most of the money we make has to go to Gulf anyway because we have to pay property rent of$100000 year to them he said Winning Wintario numbers on Page It Four children shot CLIMAX SPRINGS Mo AP Four children were shot to death Thursday by gunmen who broke into their home while their parents were away police said Two girls aged one and two and teen aged boy were found dead inside the house and another teenaged boy was found in the back yard Police would not release the victims names Deputy Sheriff Joe Vaughn said authorities were called to the scene by neighbors who heard shots He said officials believe one or two gunmen entered the house through side door The house had not been ransacked Climax Springs is in the Ozark Mountains in central Missouri Triple Tut The gold mask of King Tut appeared to have multiplied as it was shown to the press prior to the opening of the famous exhibit in New Orleans this weekend AC tually there is only one death mask of the Egyptian boy king as this affect was created by using prism over the lens AP Photo weather Partiai clearing tonight in the Barrie area Lows 10 to 11 Mostly sunny Saturday highs 20 to 22 the exami Darcys restraint plan no threat to Barrie John Langritige and his wifc May share joke as they display the miniature furniture they created during the past fiyc months The furniture is being exhibited this week at Taylor Place Senior Adults entre in Toronto as part of the centres weeklong openhouse celebrating its first anniversary lhotoi CHAY TV set air deadlines Saturday date for CK VR VitlV should be back on the air at pm Saturday while CHAYIM expects to resume broadcasting over its normal coverage area this weekend The television station has been off the air since Sept when an airplane uirrying four cxocutivcs of Falconbridgc Nickel Mines Ltd crashed into its 1000foot transmitter tower killing the four executives anti the pilot llAYs transmitter was located on KVRs tower However the station has cori tinued bmadcasting through small antcnna located at its studioson Highway 27 Jack Mattenley CKVR general manager said Thursday that the stat ions 400foot tem porary tower will be finished sometime today barring bad weather If everything goes as we hope it will he MARIA CALLAS lived in Paris Opera star dies at 53 PARIS Renter Opera singer Maria Callas died here today friends said She was 53 The friends said she died in her Paris home apparently of heart attack Born in New York of Greek parents she settled in Paris in 1966 The dramatic soprano was considered one of operas greatest actresses said we expect to bc back on the air by ti oclock Saturday night About 00 to 70 per cent of the stations nor mal coverage area will be able to pick up CKVlts signal from the temporary tower he added Bob Rowland llAYFM news director said Thursday that the stations new antenna will be mounted on CK Vlts temporary tower The new antenna should give us about the same coverage area as before he said but the fringe areas will not be covered as well as before The station will broadcast with about half its normal power output of 100000 watts he said provit ing reception throughout Simcoc County ner gt serving barrie and simcoe county By RICHARD DUNSTAN Examiner Staff Reporter Provincial belttightening wont keep Bar rie from breathing next year city ad ministrator Gerry Tamblyn said today Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough an nounced this morning that overall provincial funding for municipalities and school boards will increase by only 83 per centcompared to an increase of about 113 per cent which would have been expected under current revenuesharing arrangements The increase breaks down to 96 per cent for municipal expenses and 74 per cent for education The announcement came amid references by McKeough to restraint programs and even municipal staff cuts but Tamblyn said the announced figure should work no hardship on Barrie It sound better than what feared he said An incraisc of 83 is pretty close to the rate of inflation Tamblyn said he had feared the treasurer might announce that 1978 funds would be the same as for 1977 The city administrator said he expects budget constraints in Barrie to be much the same as this year when the city held he municipal tax rate increase to two per cent Somc municipalities said Tamblyn ap proved incrcases of 12 to 15 per cent These arc the boys hes McKeoughi aitcr still spending it high wide and hand some Tamblyn said McKeough said municipalities should apre no effort to avoid tax increases in 1978 and should look at staff cutbacks mainly at attri tion as their first economy measure utting staff by attrition means leaving vacancies unfilled when employees quit or retire but not layingoff workers Tamblyn discountcd the possibility of staff cuts for Barrie because the city expects to an nex large artas of adjoining townsliiszan The city has applied to annex about 20000 acrcs compared to current area of about 6200 acresi and the Ontario Municipal board is expected to hand down ruling on the ap plication late this year You cant amiex big area of land and cut back on staff at the same time and still pro vide the same service Tamblyn said Existing fundsharing fonnulas mcan pro vincial funds to Barrie will automatically in crease with the additional land and popular tion annexaton is expected to bring but sewagessm IARY MCKEOLGH belttightcning Tamblyn said today he has not calculated how much provincial fund would increase if the city gets all the land applied for The province has also promised help with the capital costs of developing the lands an nexcd Todays announcement by McKeough does not specify the funds available to each munip cality next year but is intended to give municipal officials an approximate idea of next years funding picture Trudeau to announce changes in cabinet OTTAWA CPI Prime Minister Trudeau will announce cabinet shuffle today spokesman for his office said New cabinet ministers are scheduch to be sworn in at Rideati Hall residence of GovGen Jules Leger about noon EDT The realignment of the top 32 members of the Liberal government follows Finance Predicts selfgovernment for Indians in Canada WINNIPEG tCPi prominent in dustrialist says Indian sclfgoveniment is coming in Canada perhaps as soon as 1982 and both Indians and the federal government should pre are for it In an dress Thursday to fellow Indians Jack Beaver retiring from industry aftcr rising to be president and chief executive of Fueloil spill said disaster VANCOUVER CP 1750gallon fueloil spill along Howe Sound northwest of here is major disaster which might take days to rec ti fy wildlife conservationist said Thursday Bill Otway executive director of the British Columbia Wildlife Federation said the spill from Canadian Forest Products CFP Port Mellon pulp mill extends for about 11 kilometres along the north shore of Howe Sound But Bernie Heskin regional director for the federal environmental protection service said earlier that while all oil spills are serious this one should be cleaned up without any major environmental damage Ralph Patterson CFP vicepresident said thclspill occurred overnight Wednesday when Bunker fuel line broke close to lp mill tank and the oil seeped into the mil sewer system He said em loyees thought they had con tained the spi but oil was sighted on Howe Sound at daybreak Thursdav ficer of Churchill Falls Labrador Ltd said As Indian bands are developing politically and economically the present Indian Act cannot be stretched to permit the degree of powers visualized for any meaningful Indian government In Canada Indian governments by the constitution legislation treaties and prac tice have the right to be separate and apart and right to permanent recognition The claim of Indian people for institutions of their own is not going to be abandoned Power cut by accident Power was out in the west end of Barries downtown area and the Anne Street industrial section Thursday night after tractortrailer backed into hydro poleon Robert Street Stan Bobbette of the Public Utilities Com mission tPUC says power was off from about 730 to 820 pm while crews worked to restore lines When Robert Quick of 141 Sanford St back ed the truck into the pole says Bobbette two line conductors broke The accident knocked out 441txrvolt transmission line when the wires shorted Firefighters were called to the scene after the collision when the power loss triggered alarms at the West Bend plant on Robert Street There were no injuries Minister Donald Macdonalds recentlyan nounced intention to resign Jean hretien 43yearold minister of in dustry trade and commerce has been touted as the likeliest replacement for Macdonald Marc Lalonde minister of health and welfare and francophone like Chretien is also said to have an inside track on the finance portfolio However his chances of get ting it appear to have diminished in specula tion in government circles recently BULLETIN OTTAWA Pi Jean hrctien was sworn in as federal finance minister today the first FrenchCanadian ever to hold the top port folio Morher Frank has left me for another manl inside local lifestyle entertalnment 1o theme page 390m 13 14 comics 20 classified 15 to 19 supplements CB odlflon