Barrie Examiner, 8 Nov 1977, p. 1

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involved Examiner Photo Two persons suffered minor injuries in threevehicle accident Monday at about 537 pm on Bayfield Street near the Georgian Mall says spokesman for the Ontario Pro vincial Police in Barrie Theresa Micks of Orillia and passenger in her car were treated for minor injuries after the collision which resulted in an estimated $4700 damage we threecar collision Monday on Bayfield Street at Georgian Mall left two persons with minor inuries An estimated $4700 damage resulted from the collision which happened at about 37 pm Police are still investigating the accident Above is one of the vehicles Collision iniures two were called to the scene when woman was reported trapped of the three cars but werent needed Vincent Marchildon of Penetanguishene Theresa Micks of Orillia and Edith Boyn ton of 249 Tiffin St in Barrie details on the accident Hot words precede OK Members of the Simcoe Rescue Squad in the drivers seat of one Police have identified the three drivers as Police would not release any further for companys bus stop Travelways has won approval from city councils general committee for its bus stop at the Continental Inn on Dunlap Street West but not before some hot words were said on the companys conduct in setting up the operation The firm has been using the Inn as the Bar rie stop on its OrilliaBarrieToronto run since last week in apparent violation of the ci tys zoning bylaw General committee voted Monday to amend the bylaw to permit the bus stop and ticketselling business The committee action will go to council next week for formal con firrnation Three aldermen opposed the move and one Ald Alex Arthur said his vote was pro test against the firms action in settin up shop without waiting for council approva Ald Arthur said he agreed the Continental Inn is the proper site for the operation but noted that Travelways began using both its present location and its previous location on upper Bayfield Street in violation of zoning standards Thats twice in row that weve been stamped on and dont think we should allow ourselves to be stamped on he said Ald Nelson Garrett and Fred Ruemper also opposed the zoning amendment Ald Ruemper said he did not believe Travelways should be allowed to operate the Orillia BarrieToronto run at all because the opera tion hurts smaller communities Gray Coach has opposed the Travelways Its up to Queens Park route along with Greyhounds service from Toronto to Sudbury and Buffalo arguing that their competition on these profitable runs cuts into Gray Coach earnings and hurts Gray Coachs ability to provide service on lessprofitable runs to smaller communities The Highway Transport Board has given Travelways and Greyhound permission to continue on the controversial routes but the issue will not be settled until the provincial cabinet rules on Gray Coachs appeal of the boards decision Ald Ed Thompson defended the proposed zoning amendment saying the city should en courage progress rather than try to block it Ald Ross Stephens said the question at issue was the good of the city and think what they TravelwayS are doing in the long run is right Marshall Green partner in BayLane Pro perties which owns the upper Bayfield Street site formerly used by Travelways appeared before committee earlier Monday to withdraw his firms request to rezone the Bayfield Street property to permit the bus stop operation Travelways left the Bayfield Street site last week following dispute with BayLane over the meaning of notice to vacate the proper ty Green says the notice was legal formali ty which was not intended to force Travelways to move while Gerry Stock Travelways vicepresident says the notice itself did not indicate that Travelways would be allowed to stay Council votes to stop deer hunt Tosorontio Township council passed mo tion last night to have the deer hunt presently being held at Canadian Forces Base Borden stopped immediately Representatives from CFB Borden attend ed the meeting but say today it is not up to them to have the hunt stopped Alex White fish and widlife officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources who approved the hunt says the hunt could only be stopped by an order in council from Queens Park Toronto Major Ross Mooney Base operations and training officer attended the meeting and says it was learning experience There was really no animosity shown towards the Base at all The meeting has its Just dropping in For look at what its like to be paratrooper in training turn to our County Page Youll see 80 jumpers from the maroon beret course at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa descend on CFB Borden complete with parachutes rifles clothing food rations snowshoes cook stoves and toboggans Its all part of paradropping practice procedures for the air command flight crews in Petawawa Examiner Photo Winter fair contest The 1977 Queens Guineas Competition will be held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Nov 18 and 13 North Simcoe 4H Beef Club members have completed re quirements for entry Between May to 15 and Oct to 15 each steer to be entered had to make minimum daily gain of 21 pounds and weigh minimum of 850 pounds Those with steers entered are Kevrn Brown RRI Barrie Scott Brown Shirley and Anne Mason RR4 Coldwater Kevin Beswick RRI Elmvale Helen Hawke RRl Goldwater Hugh Caldwell RR opened up further communication which was required Mrs Irene China demonstrator who at tended the meeting says she feels it has all been worth it Some 30 Tosorontio township residents demonstrated outside one of the barriers leading to the base yesterday The hunt was authorized by the Ministry to cut down on large deer population they say Representatives from local Rod an Gun clubs were invited to take pa rt in the hunt but problems arose when hunters who did not belong to clubs wanted to hunt also We want to hunt in the rest of the township which is outside the base demonstrator said Shanty Bay Robert and George Thomson RR Orillia Dale Giffen RR Minesing Tom and Janet Merett RR Minesing and Tricia Downey RR Minesing This year there are 338 steers from 29 counties to be shown in the six classes at the fair The show will take place in the morn ing and the steers will be sold by auction in the afternoon High annual sales The slaughtering and meat processing in dustry in Canada has annual sales of nearly four billion dollars and ranks fourth largest of all manufacturing industries in the coun try The industry ranks third in cost of materials usedover $3 billionand spends about $6 million every day on livestock In recent statistics released by the Meat Packers Council of Canada the total work force of the meat industry is listed at 33000 people who receive 391 million dollars an nually in salaries and wages The industry contributes over $20 million annually in income taxes and spends nearly $25 million annually for fuel and electricity the council notes In size tonnage or dollar sales the meat processing industry which is the largest food industry in Canada has nearly tripled its sales in the last 10 years Red meat production in 1976 was record high37 billion pounds and consumption hit new record high1744 pounds per per son Analyzing teed samples The ministry of agriculture and food is reminding dairy farmers that this IS the time to have feed samples analyzed for pro tein and mineral content Hay haylage and corn silage are the feedstuffs which should be sampled as they vary the most with regards to protein Along with feed testing farmers can take advantage of the ration formulation ser vice computerized program which ro jects the most suitable grain mix for teir particular needs This is done by taking into consideration the feeds available and the level of production Information on feed testing and assistance with ration building computeriz ed or manual is available from the Alliston or Elmvale offices of the ministry of agriculture and food As done for regular housing Loans for mobile homes urged OTTAWA CP report on the mobile home industry says the federal government should remove the roadblocks to financing this lowcost form of housing The report recommends that Central Mor tgage and Housing Corp CMHC make loans available for the purchase of mobile homes as it now does for regular housing It also recommends the Assisted Homes Ownership Program AHOP which provides lowcost loans for lowincome home purchases be expanded to include mobile homes and suggests establishment of mo 113th your No 260 Tuoodoy Novombor 1977 bile home mortgage insurance program The report was prepared by sixmember study team from government and the mobile home industry named last April to look into problems the ailing industry The industry provided 28000 units about 13 per cent of all new housi starts in 1974 But sales have declined consi erany since then Mobile home purchasers cant get mor tgage with terms longer than 15 years and they also have to pay interest about two per centage points above regular rates CMHC has refused to accept us said John Fraser president of the Canadian Mobile Home Association representing about 300 dealers and manufacturers Were saying Look we can build an affordable house but without proper financing the mon thly cost istoohigh The report envisions mortgage insurance program developed by the federal govern ment and private lenders which would reduce the risk to lenders and allow them to lower in terest rates and extend the payment period reducing monthly costs The report also recommends that all 15° For Copy Corrlor Home Dollvory 90° Wookly mobile homes brought into Canada from the us meet Canadian comtruction standards The report also says mobile home parks should be eligible for lowinterest loans and grants available under the federal Residen tial Rehabilitation Assistance Program for upgading older neighbcrhoods These funds could be used to improve older rundown mobile home parks It recommends that CMHC provide mor tgage loan insurance for lenders making loans to developers to assist in the de velopment of mobile home parks 42 Page the examiner serving barrie and Simcoe county 43451 Sales income tax cuts needed ECC review $40000 will be spent on courthouse artwork FL GHT FakMAriaN stag1E Ilzkt What time Is the next fare increase nsrde local 10 lifestyle entertainment county sports comlcs 14 classified to Supplements Sears 20 page Kmart pages Not seeking leadership MONTREAL CP Newspaper publisher Claude Ryan disappointed prominent Quebec Liberals Monday with the announcement that he will not be candidate in the partys leadership race The 52yearold publisher and editor of the daily Le Devoir ended weeks of speculation about his political future with the statement that he would be happier and more useful by remaining in his current post than by joining political party man identified by police as Carlos Poree 35 is escorted by officers to cen tral lockup after he was arrested in con nection with shooting spree that wounded 10 persons in New Orleans Mon day AP Photo 10 gunned down NEW ORLEANS AP former In ternal Revenue Service IRS auditor ac cused of wounding 10 persons in crtywrde shooting spree was said to be depressed by unemployment and marital problems Four of the wounded were in critical con dition today and paralysed maybe per manently from spinal wounds doctors said Carlos Poree 35 had been acting dif ferently since last Dec 17 when he was fired from his $19332ayear government job said his motherinlaw Dorothy Broussard The IRS will not say why Poree was fired Three weeks ago Porees wife Diane 34 left him Diane and her father Alvin Broussard 61 were the first victims Monday Shot at Broussards house in quiet section of up town New Orleans near Tulane University both are partially paralysed with wounds of the neck Police said that after Poree shot them he drove three miles to the middle of the city and gunned down eight strangers Poree was booked with 10 counts of at tempted murder one count of resisting The Ontario ministry of government ser vices will spend about $40000 on artwork for the Simcoe County Courthouse in Barrie Five pieces of artwork by Barrie area art sits ranging from $25000 statue to $107 pencil and ink drawing are to be installed at the courthouse by Nov 27 the ministry says The commissions were awarded Monda by the ministrys Art Advisory Commitee fol ow ing compeition which began last February Ron Baird of Stouffville will design tripartite sculpture with sensitive orienta tion to the wind for the courthouse court yard for $25000 Roger Kerslake of Hawkestone was awarded $5000 commission for ceramic tile mural mounted on pine boards An evocative tapestry illustrating emo tional experiences will be created by Maire Aiken of Gravenhurst for $4500 Allan Craig of Craighurst was awarded Toronto girl is Miss Canada TORONTO CP Catherine Swing 21 of Toronto was crowned Miss Canada 1978 on Monday beating 28 other contestants in nationally televised contest First runnerup was Andrea Eng 21 Miss Vancouver Second runnerup was Leslie Wagner Miss Manitoba and Shannon Tweed 21 Miss Ottawa Valley was third runnerup Miss Swing who was Miss Toronto is in her third year of university majoring in English The new Miss Canada is five feet six inches tall and has brown hair and brown eyes She is the eldest of three children and lives with her parents in Toronto She was crowned by Yvonne Foster of Saskatoon Miss Canada for 1977 In addition to her work at York University Miss Swing has studied theatre and hopes for career in television See photo Page arrest three counts of simple battery on police officers and one count of armed rob berythe alleged theft of car at gunpoint Poree was taken to hospital with serious eye injuries and severe facial cuts suflfered in scuffle with police at the city jar ATTACKEI COP Police Sgt Tony Buonagura said Poree attacked policeman and that Porees face hit the floor in the ensuing fight Buonagura said the prisoner was not beaten Sextuplet dies ROTTERDAM AP Dennis Nijssen youngest of the Dutch sextu lets born Sept 18 died early today hospita authorities an nounced The sevenweekold infant underwent an operation month ago for perforated in testine His condition improved after the surgery but he suffered relapse Thursday and did not res nd to intravenous feeding hospital officia said The other five children boy and four girls were reported in good condition at the Leiden University Hospital where they were born Dennis the weakest of the babies from birth had been transferred to the Sophia Childrens Clinic in Rotterdam to be cared for by team of specialists Mall objections seen 0R0 STATION Special The Ontario ministr of housing will likely have con siderab objections to sho ping mall in Cm Township if its propose final size is 400000 square feet Howard Campbell township reeve said Monday Reeve Cam bell told Rocco Fuda who proposed sue development that the ministry wont approve mall in Oro Township if it is too big Fuda the owner of Fudas Foods has pro posed mail which could reach size of 400000500000 uare feet for the present store site on Hi way 11 near Concession of OroTownshi dont think wed have chance in the world of gaining approval for mall which would reach 400000 square feet Campbell told Fuda deadline $2000 commission to create carved red cedar panel mural and Margot Anderson of Utopia received $107 commission to create ncil and ink drawing of the courthouse allowing renovations in 1877 Asked if the art commissions should have been reexamined in light of the rovincial governments drive to balance its udget by 1981 spokesman for government services minister George McCague said today that because the competition opened last February he feels it would have been quite unfair to the artists to cancel the competi tion Hearing date is tentative preliminary hearing for two escaped prisoners charged with firstdegree murder in the Oct 12 shooting death of Collingwood police officer was set tentatively for Dec 12 and 13 in the provincial court in Barrie this morning Gerald Chater and William Frederick both 21 and their lawyers appeared in provincial court today for the third time in as many weeks to try to set date for the hearing William MacKenzie Fredericks defence lawyer said last week that Edward Greenspan Chaters defence lawyer would not be available for preliminary hearing un til next January Provincial Court Jud Don Inch said that date was unacceptab and told the two lawyers to get together and come up with more suitable date law student from Greenspans office told Judge Inch today that Greenspan is schedul ed to attend another hearing in Toronto on Dec 12 and 13 but she said she would find out if Greenspan could rearrange his schedule to attend the hearing in Barrie At 15 gets life Convicted murderer Ronny Zamora 15 looks down as he is sentenced to life in prison by Judge Paul Baker back ground Monday in Miami Fla Zamora was the subject of the TV Insanity trial that received wide publicity in September Zamora was charged in the shooting of an elderly Miami woman AP Photo Saves energy but OTTAWA CP Stan Cattroll thought government would be rateful when he decided to insulate his asement to save energy Instead the suburban Nepean resident learned the basement improvements he planned would increase his municipal taxes so the money he saved on his heating bill would not matter Cattroll estimated an annual saving of OTTAWA CP Permanent cuts in per sonal income taxes and reduced provincial sales taxes are needed to restbre confidence in the national economy the Economic Coun cil of Canada said today In its 14th annual review the federal economic advisory agency says an eightto 10per cent tax cut over two years would put $200 more ear in taxpayers pockets This woud add an additional estimated total of $2 billion year to the economy stimulating more productive activity Provincial sales taxes should also be cut by one per cent on consumer goods except for gasolinealcohol and cigarettes the council says Cutting sales taxes would cost the ro vinces about $1 billion in lost revenues an nually But if they were rmanent the strengthened economic pe orrnance well in to the 19005 would help restore much of the foregone tax revenues through tigmréowth in sales employment and income council predicts In generally gloomy review of the coun trys economic prospects well into the 19805 the advisory agency says the government must introduce new tax measures to get the economy roll ing The modest tax cuts contained in the March 31 budget and repeated by Finance Minister Jean Chretien in his Oct 20 economic state ment are inadequate by themselves of stimulating new investment and economic activity Business and labor leaders as well as op osition parties in Parliament have also calling for reductions in personal in come tax rates and in sales taxes for the last several months Jobless total down slightly OTTAWA CP The number of jobless eased slightly during October to 787000 from 798000 month earlier although the seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 83 per cent Statistics Canada reported today The actual unemployment rate without allowing for seasonal variation was 73 per cent in October down from 75 per cent in September but well above the 66 per cent unemployed in October last year $6050 by installing the insulation at cost of less than $500 The provincial assessment office told him the finished room would add $9578 annually to his taxes Two charges dismissed speeding charge laid by an Angus businessman against Barrie OPP officer and counter charge of careless driving laid the officer against the Angus man were ismissed Monday in traffic court Zaba of Angus charged Constable Ed Kowalski with speeding after he said he clocked the officer driving at about 85 kmh in 50 kmh zone in Angus Sept 17 The officer charged Zaba with careless driving saying Zaba nearly hit his cruiser three times as he drove through Angus to the scene of an accident Justice of the Peace Ron Trachey dismissed the speeding charge sayin Con stable Kowalski was speeding in the ne of duty He also dismissed the careless driving charge against Zaba saying he thinks both men colored their stories to favor their respective versions of the incident Sentenced on assaults 47yearold Orillia man convicted on two counts of assaulting police was sentenced to jail term Monday in county court in Bar rie Carl Edward Bursey was sentenced to two concurrent terms of nine months definite and three months indefinite on the charges by Judge Couture Bursey was found guilty on both counts by county court jur Oct 31 He was charg in connection with an in cident involving the Orillia detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police Feb on Highway 11 near Highway 1213 Police witnesses testified at his threeday trial that Bursey kicked and punched two officers while they were arresting him for impaired driving and driving under suspension weather Wednesday cloudy continuin mild Lows overnight to 11 Highs We nesday 13 to 17

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