The Examiner la member of The Canadian lreaal CP and Audit Duretupt Circula NEWSROOM ongnusma mums Mum one ADC Only the Cenedlan Preaa may repub on news stories in newspaper Sean Finlay managing editor Len Seviclt manager Marian cough¢¢oumm Lg credited to CF The Associated Press Reuters or Aoonce FranceProne and local andy McDonald city editor SALESMéN Betty Armer atetutory may new stories wetland In The Examiner snails McGovern assistant cll dll Doroln Bowland Bill Curran county editor 8mean Gall McYParland mg° The Elelm claml UIhllll orlalnal new and advertising material created Werner Beroen sports editor Vikki Gram by hemp oyeee pt newspaper my Nov serving barrio and slmcoe county Mcnmmmm mm gagging ruminant Chris Montgomery lifestyle John and Copyright reclatretlon number 20315 register at Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Marina ouallrocchimnolomnner Milhm REPOR lERS CIRCULATION 600 National advertising offices 65 Queen St Toronto 0641710 no Cathcert St l6 Boylleld 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decision to the Ontario Just 27 days later the boards annexation decision becomes fact To date Innisfil has not won single round in the fight to save its land In fact the township lost more land to Barrie than the city asked for in its original application Barrie asked for 13500 acres in Innisfil The OMB gave the city 13850 acres Meanwhile township taxpayers have paid $182435 in legal and planning fees If Innisfil wins leave to appeal the OMB decision can it afford to add to that total If petition asking the Ontario cabinet to order new annexation hearing is successful and thats not likely considering the pivotal role of treasurer Darcy McKeough in the marathon OMB hearing can the coun cillors afford politically and financially to chalk up such huge bill for new hearing We think not If the reactions of township residents surveyed this week by The Examiner Thursday are indicative of most ratepayers the tide has begun to turn against spending more money on annexation Only Kathe Jans has reflected that sentiment on coun cil Praise police Dear Sir It has been brought to my attention as president of the Simcoe County Hotel and Motel Association OHMA that some of the local citizenry are upset with alleged police brutality concerning recent happening at local hotel personally cannot speak further on this particular event but can certainly inform your readers that in the many incidents have seen in this business over the past 10 years there has never even been so much as hint of excessive force being used by the Barrie Police Department Answering trouble call at hotel is probably one of the more distasteful duties the police must perform Much entirely unwarranted verbal abuse is often screamed at the officers by mob hystenc witnesses who are not even involved in the happening It is sad comment on the times to see this type of thing and Ive often admired the composure of the police officers involved Im sure that speak for many of my frien ds in the hotel business when compliment the Barrie police force for the dedication ef ficiency and devotion to duty they have shown in these most hazardous calls to hotel licenced premises Stewart President Zone 12 OHMA Bias report Dear Sir would like to publicly protest and com plain to CKVRTV on its coverage of an in cident reported on the Friday late news con cerning an arrest made by the Barrie city police of person who had gun in his possession and was in the process of robbing patron at Barrie hotel According to the CKVR reporter excessive force was used by the police on the person who had been disarmed In addition the reporter was very indignant that he had been write your mp 199 If you would like to write your Member of Parliament or Member of Provincial Par liament printed below are their mailing ad dresses If you send us copy of your letter it might be suitable for our Letters to the Editor columns After all if there is mat ter of concern that makes you want to write to your MP or MPP if it is not personal matter it should be of interest to your friends and neighbors too FEDERAL Dr Rynard MPNorth Simcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont KIA 0A6 Ross Milne MPPeelDufferinSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont KIA 0A6 Sinclair Stevens MPYorkSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont KIA 0A6 Gus Mltges MPGreySimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont K1AOA6 PROVINCIAL George Taylor MPPsSimcoe Ccntrc Ontario Legislature Queens Park Toronto M7A 1A2 Gordon Smith MPPSimcoe East Ontario llgislature Queens Park Toronto M7A 1A2 George McCa no MPPDuffer Simcoe Queens Park Toronto M7A 1A2 letters to the editor told by the police to move away He was also annoyed with the chief of police because of certain comments the chief purportedly made relating to treatment people using violence might expect In view of what recently took place in Collingwood where policeman was brutally gunned down without any thought of his rights can certainly understand why the Barrie police might use more force than the cams of powder puff after disarming per son who took lethal weapon into hotel Since the CKVR reporter usually reports sports news Im sure he has witnessed more violent treatment between players at foot ball or hockey game without raising his voice giean he witnessed at the aforementioned inci nt trust he will make himself available at the next arraignment of the persons charged with murdering the Collingwood policeman to en sure their rights are protected Under the circumstances consider the CK VR reporter to be completely biased and felt the reporter was over reacting to the situation would like to congratulate the Barrie police for resolving possible ugly incident in such way that all innocent persons were unharmed Paul Newton Wasaga Beach Mall would help Dear Sir read recently in the paper that officials of the Ontario housing ministry advised 0m to ponder the question of mall asked for by Fudas think it is time Oro council gave its con sideration to Oro not Barrie or Orillia Fudas is good Oro business that seems to cooperate with every organization in Oro and as far as can see is good ro tax payer It is located almost halfway between Barrie and Orillia handy place for all Oro residents to sho mail woullsave many gas miles to the large centres also Fudas will be located by an overpass and they already have taken the money and time to make safer entrance off Concession of Oro hope the council will consider Fudas request and allow the mall to be built Lorne Wass ro Voter upset Mr Editor At meeting of Wasaga Beach council Tuesday Oct 25 Reeve Ernie Thomson em barrassed those who voted for him by sacrificing the dignity of his office to get into rsonal agrument with his neighbors am ashamed for him It seems several people on Grand Avenue are unha about the fact that no parking Signs line th sides of the street The neigh bors took up petition asking council to con sideir removing the signs from one side of the ma Reeve Thomson also lives on Grand Avenue He likes the no parking signs ap parently because they keep down the riffraff who come to private parties held by his neigh bors and who park PHiggildy piggedly all over the road It was obvious that bad blood exists bet ween the reeves and some of the persons who delivered the petition Reeve Thomson should have recognized that he has conflict in this matter and sim ply let the petition io to the proper committee and be considered other council members who are not ersonally and emotionally in volved in the spute Instead he took nearly an hour to argue with and insult the people who had come quite properly before council with simple requestthat something be considered It is beneath the dignity of the office of reeve to use that position to gain personal advantage in fight with the neighbors The reeve owns the town an apology Bruce Arnold The toll shady looking character at the end The Barrie Scene x1 lly KEN WALLS GO WAY BAtK to Nov 1926 when Bar ries Grand Opera House the home of stage productions was razed by midnight fire The examiner edited by James Alexander Macllzarcn wrote This was one of the grwtcst tragedies in town history For many years the Grand was the home of fine produc tions with companies actors and actresses who bccamc dear to the hearts of local citizens GRAND OPERA HOUSE owned by John iowcll was located on Collier St south side near lappcrton The site is now occupied by Irvines Carpets In its heyday Barries Grand was tylcd after Torontos Royal Alexandra Three levels of seating with boxes of elitc families orchestra plus two bolaconics Every time walk into the Royal Alcx Barrics Grand flashes into memory Its curly history of theatre is all stage shows opera drama musical comedy with Ncw York productions and casting sym phony orchcstra worldfamous musicians in concert the great AngloCanadian Leather to Band from Huntsville which was Canadas best no kidding folks annual ap pcaranccs by such touring groups as Guys Minstrels Capt Merton Plunkctts Dum bells and the Marks Bros Stock Co This writcr plans to do other stories about Shaws Huntsville Band and thc Dumbells in later columns ONE OF THE FINEST theatres of its day in Ontario was the way one Toronto critic descrile Barrics cultural ride and joy And it was operated in first ass manner by By RICHARD DUNSTAN There goes the neighborhood That seems to be the response from at least one Letitia Heights resident to the news that city council has given the goahead to the provincial government to buy 25 homes in the sprawling subdivision for rentgearedto income housing In letter to The Examiner one Chaucer Crescent homeowner says the province should instead spend the funds to buy or renovate existing homes for lowincome ren tals and leave these lowerpriced homes in Letitia Heights for people who really want to get ahead It is to be hoped that this isnt the typical viewpoint of Letitia Hei hts residents because in most cases it wou be stunning bit of hypocrisy Its bad enough to be looked down on by anyone because you cant afford the going rent and have to have government hel to put roof over your head Its intolerab to be looked down on for that reason by people who cant afford the going mortgage rates and house prices and need government help to buy their own homes As everyone who reads real estate ad Powell The best of everything in furnishings accomodation service and courtesy to patrons Naturally orchestra seats cost the most and the subscription list contained the names of prominent families of county and town The higher you got the less for seats There was the second floor gallery and the top balcony called by patrons the gods If anyone was cau throwing debris down on the ark seats he ad to answer to Powell and he was tough allowed no tomfoolery Never needed to call the cops remember one night when he tossed an unruly patron out the front door on his Dressing rooms were modern as 1900 at le went Orchestra pit could handle up to 20 ayers plus conductor WHEN GOOD MOVIES hit the scene the first runs from Hollywood played the Grand in Barrie on reserved basisi Among shows the writer recalls having seen there Birth of Nation Rudolf Valentino as The Sheik Buster Keaton Fatty Arbuckle Among the great band concerts were those given His Majestys Grenadier Guards and the Coldstneam Guards also The Banderosa from Milan Italy Yes indeed Barrie didnt just come into exxstance around 10 MR POWELL always accommodated local poops in his bookings There was the Barrie retta society with annual performances of ows like the Pirates of Penzance Iolan the Mikkdo and HMS PinaforeAnd the Kiwanis Club of Barries annual Min strels starring Bill Craig Oliver Cameron Bill Griffiths George Hubbard Howard Felt and many more of those stalwarts of 1922 who brought the first service club to Barrie Bad to look down on your neighbors vertisements knows Letitia Heights has been pushed as the AHOP capital of Barrie AHOP the federal Assisted Home OWner ship Program was set up to make home ownership ible for peoople who would not otherwise able to afford homes of their own It pmvides loans and in some cases grants to reduce mortgage payments to af adable levels Nothing wrong with that it certainly doesnt make an AHOP homebuyer an un desirable neighbor But it doesnt make sense for that homebuyer to object to neighbor who is getting another type of government help subsidized rent from the Ontario Housing Corp Our friend on Chaucer Crescent also suggests that city council may have deliberately pushed all this OHC housing into Letitia Ben is because council member dont want one unfortunate people living next door Thats not fair The city asked the province to buy 32 homes in Barrie for lowrental housing and the first 30 offered to the provin ce developers happened to be in Letitia Heights Council actually CUT that number to 25 to avoid overloading one subdivision Grand Opera House showplace of early 20s Edmond Hardy charter member was musical director and pianist assxsted by such talentail local musicians as cometist Viv Sim mans drummer Ray Simmons trombonist Joe Clark definitely not the Joe Who clarinetist John Scott Allens grandfather and violinists George Powell of Barrie and Lorne Arnold from Cookstown ANDY MALCOMSON handled all ticket reservations from his downtown imurance of fice also Cunard steamship and Grand Trunk Railway bookings in addition to supplying The Examiner with the latest news of lawn bowling curling and pigeons In return for advance publicny Mr Powell always sup lied passes to MacLaren and Wa Is and amilies Thats how Maurice and the two junior Walls Kenneth and Mildred became theatre buffs at tender age LOOKING BACK Examiner files found the names of many famous actors and singers who performed on the sta of Grand Opera House Such as the Doly Sisters before height of fame John Griffith and Elsie Janis in her famous impersonations Madam Albani Madam Schalki Madam Trebelli and the English tenor Whitney Mockridge THE THEATRE was completed in 1896 at cost of about $80000 It was opened by the William Owen Stock Co That was well before my time During World War One the Grand was favorite entertainment spot for the more cultured soldiers of the 76th Canadian Expeditionary Force and the two overseas battalions the 157th and the 177th from Sim coe County most who were winterquartered at the new Barrie Armoury in Queens Park Another column to come will be about the 76th Bn As very sntall boy on Mary Street the writer used to toddle over to the park to watch the troo at drill accompanied by Ross Cowana Harold Sprott bible thought Neither was there any among them that lacked for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold and laid them down at the apostles feet and distribu tion was made unto every man according as he had need Acts 484 35 One deed of Christianity in action is worth volumes in words Remember it was the book of acts something they did we want 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borrowing anything but her friend offered and MLady accepted Now during the wedding ceremony some in the church somehow put his foot on the hem of the gown As the bride and groom entered we all stood up The ripping of the sheer chiffon sounded above the soft music of the organ MLady blanched hardly daring to look down at the dress Sure it was torn great gap not unlike the maw of Great White shark grinned up toothlessly at her The clod was all apologies and reached down trying to hold the pieces together as if some invisible miracle glue had been applied to the two sections MLady grabbed the ends of the dress and shuffled out of the church tears glistening Someone borrowed safety pin and tried to patch things up but it was too obvious So MLadyjust held up the torn ends and when intggduced to guests shook nands with her left ha The fact that it was borrowed weighed heavily upon her and to cheer her up we asked her to dance We were hardly on the floor when iomans high heel ierced the untorn side of MLadys borrow chiffon and the garment became as two Fearing fist fight we ushered MLady off the floor all the while marvelling at her ex letives sat out the rest of the dances while she kept glancing at the airvconditioned gown with unbelieving eyes Told you not to borrow we told her somewhat smugly Then ducked At the end of the evening MLady by this time her hair was awry and she looked like someone from Dorothy Lamour movie afer being thrown to the crocodilestottered out of the hall to the sorrowing glances of those assembled There has been no more borrowing and our friend who had loaned her the gown in the fir st place was very nice about it all She took one look at the remnants and promptly but rather politely told MLady she could keep it She didnt wear it much anyway she said On special days such as wedding an niversaries we still fly the gowns remains from the flagpole on our lawn It seems to teach us lesson somehow Canadas story Casualties were heavy By BOB BOWMAN In May 1814 Napoleon had been captured and imprisoned on the Island of Elba This led to most important development in the War of 1812 in Canada During July and August more than 12000 British troops were released from Wellingtons army and sent across the Atlantic to fight the Americans They landed at Quebec and moved up the St Lawrence in smaller boats to the critical sec tors one of which was the Niagara Peninsula The Americans trying to capture Canada had scored their most notable victories in 1813 They raided Toronto twice swept through the area from presentday Windsor to London and occupied most of the Niagara Peninsula The battle of Lundys Lane on July 24 1814 had helped turn the tide but the Americans still held the strong Fort Erie Gen Drum mond commander of the BritishCanadian forces in that sector made unsuccessful at tacks on Fort Erie and lost 905 men The Americans only had 84 casualties and it seemed as though it would be impossible to dislodge them Then Wellingtons veterans began to arrive They were just in time to helprepel surprise attack on Drummonds position out side Fort Erie although casualties were hea The BritishCanadians lost 609 mer and Americans 510 There was another clash at Cooks Mills about 10 miles from Nia ra in which the British used rocket oils This time American casualties were 67 to only 19 for Drummonds men The Americans began to grow prehensive about their position especial with winter coming On Nov 2nd US observers in the lower Niagara area saw large number of mdcoats and field guns being landed at Fort George and it was decided to evacuate Fort Erie On Nov 5th Canadian trol under Capt Fit zgibbon he appeared history earlier when Laura Secord warned him about the American attack on Beaver Dami was sur prised to see Fort Erie goln up in flames he Americans had destroy every building and were withdrawing to Buffalo They never got back again OTHER NOV EV INTS lossIroquois signed peace treaty at Quebec lionWeekly public markets were mtabllshed at York Toronto urnLongest drydock in the world opened at Saint John NS