the examiner serving barrle and slmcoe county Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 16 Bayfield Street Barrie Ontario LAM 4T6 Elio Agostini publisher Saturday Nov 12 1977 NEWSROOM CIRCULATION ADVERTISING 7266537 7266539 7266537 BUSINESS 7266537 CUSSIFIEDS 72824 Hard choice for Canadians Just as Uncle Sam means the United States to most people of the world the RCMP means Canada Most Canadians have unbounded respect for the RCMP and with good reason The image of the lone RCMP officer representing law order justice and Canada in trackless wilderness is romantic one but one that even today has certain amount of truth The RCMP from the time the force was first formed have represented in many ways all that is finest about Canada As with any organization the force has had its blems For the most part the force has solved the pro blems One problem facing the force though can only really be solved by Canadians That problem is security The RCMP is the main security and intelligence force in Canada pro Canada has long tradition of hardwon civil liberties It also faces as does every western nation the task of combatting those who take advantage of civil liberties so they can put an end to civil liberties Canadians have to ask themselves which is the more dangerous allowing the RCMP and other police forces to ignore civil liberties for few while trying to protect them for most or allowing those who seek to end civil liberties the same rights and protection as those who want to maintain civil liberties It isnt an easy choice to make It certainly is choice that should be made by all Canadians and Parliament not left to the police to make letters to the editor Tree planting for 125th year Dear Sir Our city fathers are often at odds over various issues but there must be one they are all in accord with and that is the cutting down of city trees Throughout the older inner core especial ly here is profusion of stumps indicating the last years cuttings have lived in Barrie four years and in that time have seen small forest of love ly old trees come down Streets such as Sophia Collier Owen Mulcaster Clapper ton Worsley have all suffered the axeman Someone 50 or 75 years ago had the foresight and appreciation to plant all these trees but that feeling and effort seems lost today Barrie viewed from distance still ap pears green but careful study will quickly show the majority of remaining trees are Thanks from Jays Dear Sir Our first season was success The 1977 Toronto Blue Jays broke the best attendance totals ever achieved by an expansion club In fact there were only six teams that out drew the Jays last year All of them were pen nant contenders You played major role in creating bit of history We hope you will continue to par ticipate in the future Your support is greatly appreciated Thank you once again Yours truly Mike Nash Director Group Sales Toronto Blue Jays It can be done Dear Sir My wife and came to this city 32 years ago and commenced business Nov 1945 by hard work and sincere effort we are suc cessful in that business today The people of Barrie and district have been good to us And we in turn have tried to be good to our community We supported various appeals throughout the years and continue to do so as responsible people must do Our present obligation is to the United Appeal of Barrie and District United Appeal represents number of agencies that all of us need and must support The appeal has to be answered by all of us Now Just take look at yourselves in the mirror and be honest Give Give until it hurts Barrie has always boasted as being On tarios most progressive city As city that cares Now is our chance to show just how much we care for each other Let us be able to boast that we have put our own United Appeal over the top like most other communities do And be able to boast that we truly are progressive city and that we do indeed care for our fellow man Lets get together fellow citizens and fellow businessmen and show that it can be done Yours truly Bill Clark we want your opinion Something on your mind Send us letter to the editor Please make it an original copy and sign it We dont publish unsigned letters although pen name will be used upon request Include your address and telephone number because we have to verify letters but we wont print your address should you prefer Weve found that short letters are the best read Because of space limitations public interest and good taste we sometimes have to edit condense or reject letters Letters to the editor run Wednesdays and Saturdays Send yours to Letters to the editor The Examiner Box 370 Barric Ont 1AM 4T6 now on private propertyeven these are disappearing at an alarming rate We are on the threshold of our 125th an niversary Could we not celebrate it with large tree planting campaign By our 150th we will be green again Sincerely Paul Martin Barrie Help now Dear Sir Did you know that Buffalo NY has gone over the top in their campaign for funds for United Way this year Also closer to home the City of Brantford has been successful in reaching and surpassing its goal We all know that Barrie and District United Appeal has failed the past couple of years to meet its objective What is the reason As hard working volunteer one of hun dreds let me say this this year the young people of this community are working very hard for the Appeal the retired folk have donated generously people from the outlying districts have faithfully been mailing in dona tions the 13 agencies canvassed the whole of the city in successful residential blitz NOW The question is what about the heart of this city its lifeblood as it were We need the help of all professions businesses corporations and WE NEED IT NOW Surely Barrie is city that looks after its less fortunate citizens We must all give until it hurts You say three are hard times there are hard times in Buffalo and Brantford as well as clear across the continent too Its YOU and its ME TOGETHER IT WORKS FOR ALL OF US THINK ABOUT IT BARRIE CAN GO OVER THE TOP TOO LETS ALL GEI INVOLVEI Joan Ryckman Volunteer Worker Barrie and District United Appeal Rem em brance Dear Sir Many of the items that are reported in our newspapers are both thoughtprovoking and disturbing At times am certain that many people must feel very discouraged For tunatel however there are moments that fill our arts full of ap reciation Such moment di recently occur with my Grade class at Maple Grove School The pupils were asked to set down their feelings on paper about freedom democracy and Remembrance Day These selections are from their own con cerns and inner thoughts In these times of tension and worldwide problems believe that your readers both young and old might reflect if they could share their thoughts Yours truly Lower Teacher FREEDOM By Heather Storey think everyone should be peaceful think we dont need so many leaders think that countries should not be fighting They should be united and people should live peacefully think people should have their own rights REMEMBRANCE DAY By Darren Muller Remember that many people died Remember to be peaceful Remember to wear popp Poppies are the colour of ood Remember the people who fought FEELINGS ON THE WAR By Heather Storey feel that there shouldnt have been war Many peo le died The poppy grows in the graveyar FREEDOM By Mark Ruzylo Im glad we have our freedom Because if we didnt we couldnt we couldnt do anything NEWSROOM Sean Finlay managing editor Randy McDonaldcity editor SALESMEN Shelia McGovern assistant city editor Dan Gaynor Bill Curran county editor Ly Johnson BillMcFarlanewire editor Barb men Dana Graham John Zarecky ADVERTISING Lon Sevlck manager BUSINESS Marian Gough accountant Betty Armor Dorothy Bowland Gail Mc Parland Vikki Grant Published daily oxcopt Sunday and statutory holidays WEEKLY by carrier YEARLY by carrier 90 cents $4680 BY MAI Barrie REPORTERS CIRCULATION 54630 John Bruce CLASSIFIED Jon Butler manager Paul Delean Rum ems supervisor Linda Halkes asst manager SMcofucgollNTY Manna Richard Dunstan Freda Shinncr Andy Haughton pmGuergis Karen Akmwn Judy chkey MOTOR THROWOFF Scott Haskins Peggy Chm Alva LaPlante 39 Y9 Rudleigh MacLean Dana Homewood Elaine Porter ELSEWHERE IN CANADA Sue Burke Gary Prlngle 83850 year WM 60 RUNNING AFTER muR MOTHERS APRON SIRINGSVOURE ON your tryou DONT LIKE THROW HIM ourRi6NT EDNNO Oi ï¬t If TON The Barrie Scene By KEN WALLS We that is the City of Barrie will be celebrating our QUARTOCENTENNIAI next year 1978 That is this communitys 125th birthday According to learned English linguists like Mrs Vern Betty Stewart and Dr Allen Fisher consulted by the writer quarto centennial means 125 century plus quarter Barrie in reality has existed since the very early 1800s It started with the NineMile P0r tage from Kempenfelt Bay to Willow Creek When the government of Upper Canada took over administration and set up the county system the area of Barrie was included in the Township of Vespra By RICHARD DUNSTAN dreadful mistake which could do real harm to the cause of Canadian Unity is being made in Barrie right now And now is the time to call on the man responsible to turn back while he still can The mans name is Bob Bentley He used to be mayor here hes rent review officer at present He has pleasing personality an ex tremely good mind and deep love for his country like him But this week he is dead wrong This week Bentley ran an advertisement in The Examiner calling for support in class action suit asking the Supreme Court of Canada to make Rene Deves ue show cause why he should not be remov as premier of Quebec Levesque says Bentleys advertisement is in direct conflict with his oath of office as pre mier in his attempt to break Quebec away from Canada This action could believe give direction and purpose to the concerns of my country Bentley says It could also worsen those concerns Im no lawyer so wont comment on the obstacles which may lie between the start Bentley has made on this project and the results he hopes to achieve But the more obstacles he overcomes the closer he gets to his target the more harm he willdo Remember Nov 15 1976 just year ago next week On that date Levesque and his Parti Quebecois drew some 41 per cent of the In the year 1853 Barrie was incorporated as village within Vespra In 1871 Barrie became town separate from Vespra but within the County of Simcoe The separate village of Allandalc which was mainly in the Township of Innisfil amalgamated with Barrie in 1897 It was in 195 that Barrie celebrated its tooth birthday The centennial started on New Years Eve and continued through the year The climax was in the first week of August when we had Old Home Week howling success in every way organized by special committee spearheaded by the Cham ber of Commerce with backing by Town Council Old Home Week unlike Expo 67 was no Bentley action dreadful mistake popular vote in the provincial election All from separatists HardlyPolls at the time showed less than half that proportion of Quebecers favored separation from Canada The lesson from those figures is that there IS substantial number of Quebecers who have no desire to destroy Canada but who for variety of reasons the prospect of bet ter government than Robert Bourassa Le vesques predecessor provided or the op portunity to ressure Ottawa or just chance to hol their heads bit higher prefer Rene Levesque to the other can didates Its just these people who are crucial to the unity debate who must be persuaded to vote for Confederation rather than separation whenever Levesque gets around to holding his referendum And its hard to imagine what could turn them off any faster titan group of Ontario Anglophones trying to unseat premier they like and respect even if they do reject his ultimate goa Bentley has in the past said and done lot of things calculated to remind these Quebecers that some of us Anglophones in cluding Bentley himself want them for fellowcitizens and would be heartbroken to see them go Let him not now undo the ood he has done Getting Levesque and his estructive ideas out of the premiers chair is not our job but the job of the people of Quebec after we gave done all we can to get him out of their earts QuartoCentennial next year 13 is right name for anniversary hangover for Barrie taxpayers It paid for it self With the help of every community organization service clubs athletic clubs churches fraternal and cultural groups SUPPORTING ROLE Patricia Hamilton is an actress from Barrie graduate 1956 Central Collegiate now playing supporting role in Who Has Seen The Wind new Canadian moVie Pat is the frustrated schoolmarm who surrenders her post to younger modern teacher godsend for the kids in small prairie community It is based on Mitchells bestseller the story of boy growing up in Saskatchewan The movie has been nominated for 10 Canadian film awards although not best picture Leads are played by Brian Painchaud Douglas Junor and Gordon Pinsent We look forward to when Bob Stinson presents The Wind at one of his Barrie theatres Pat Hamilton studied Drama at University of Pit tsburg and postgraduate in London England before settling in Toronto She has appeared in feature roles on stage in Toronto but is best known for TV commercials and programs for kiddies for instance Polka Dot Door ENJOYEI LOMBARDO Guy Lombardo is gone and with him the sweetest music Remember hits like Boo Hoo Little White Lies Seems Like Old Times and many more Lombardos music was easy listening melodic and danceable As young musician of earlier years like others used to consider his music corny Thats called square today Along about 1947 suddenly began to enjoy the music of the Lombardo boys Guy Lebert Carmen and Victor Especially the duo pianists For Old Home week came su estion that we should try to obtain Gay Lom ardo for big ball in Barrie Arena not necessarily cultural But we couldnt meet the gig fee and settled for Mart Kenney and His estern Gentlemen The arena was packed Every Centennial event was success Thanks to the si ificant community spirit of Barrie aroun 25years ago REGULAR PATRON Mrs Art Coxworth of Strabane called to say she was regular patron of the Grand Opera House and has complete set of 1921 and 1922 programs She reminded me of two popular annual pearances by the Jiggs and Maggie an Mutt and Jeff stage shows from the Little Apple of those days Also the old tearjerker Uncle Toms Cabin NOW AT HOME Buster Clark the aging former pro hockey player about who we wrote in sports column now resides in his home town guess which one He has beautiful daughter Heather Farar an exmodel who used to pose for Chatelaine She has new cosmetic shop in North Toronto named Cheek To Cheek Wowie Think of Farrah Fawcett The Examiner la member of The Canadian Press CP and Audit Bureau at Circula tiona ABC Only the Canadian Pros may rcpubllsh new stories in this newspaper credited to CF The Associated Press Routers or Agance FrancoProne and local now stories published In The Examiner The Examiner claims copyright on all original news and advertising material created by It employees and published In this newspaper Copyright registration number 203015 register 61 National advertising ottlcos 65 Queen st Toronto 8641710 Cathcart St The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actuain occupied by that portlcn ot the advertisement In which the error occurred whether such error to due to the negligence oi its servants or otherwise and there shall be no liability for nonInsertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid tor such advertisement For all seasons Every time UFO lands TRAYNOR MCFARLANE The Strange Ones are with us Nobody seems to pay much attention to the fact but we do we and friend called Mur weve been watching them watching us or ears now Strange Ones are mostly from Mars The invasron began some 15 years ago and is still going on insidiously If you watch closely you can tell them from The Norm Most city and township councils have some of them as members Note the strange decisions made by these bodies Being normal is just living being married taking the youngsters out for stroll in the park talking about RCMP bugging and swallowing The Strange Ones would have it otherwise Got weird neighbors Do they mow their lawn once week in the summertime Do they flush the toilet at am Ever see woman in supermarket ripp ing plastic covers from umpteen packets of streaky bacon to check the fat content Know anyone with strange name such as Snandyplans Men who havent burned their bras Anyone who lopes rather than walks People who are forever going on diets and not kee ing to them Peop whose eyeglasses are always dirty Bosses who countermand suggstions just to be awkward People who take apple sauce with turkey and cranberry sauce wrth pork Peo le who still watch Hockey Night in Cana Watch them friends Watch all of them Theyre taking over Right now we have the Intelligence Service checking our friend Murphy twice weve caught him eating his soup with chopsticks One never knows For some day Rebellion incident By BOB BOWMAN Although Britain and the US have not gone to war with each other since 1815 with Canada the battleground there have been oc casions when war was narrowly avoided The Trent Incident in 1861 was described last Tuesday In 1859 the shooting of pig on San Juan Island off the Pacific coast brought British and US forces to the scene In 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to send US troops to the Yukon unless the Alaska boundary question was settled the way the Americans wanted However the first serious incident after 1815 was result of the Upper Canada rebellion in 1837 Mackenzie was de feated in Toronto and established base on Navy Island above Niagara Falls An Ameri can was killed in the action There was great deal of bitterness on both sides of the border owing to actions during the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada and the Caroline incident added fuel to the flames Nov 12 1840 Canadian named Alexander McLeod was drunk in tavern in the US and boasted that he had killed the American in the Caroline He was arrested immediately and charged with murder Britain then con trolled Canadas foreign affairs and protested that the raid on the Caroline had been legal because the ship was guilty of piracy for aiding Canadian rebels McLeod therefore had only done his duty under military instruc tions The US state department refused to with draw the charge so Lord Palmerston who was then foreign relations secretary but later became prime minister of Britain instructed the British ambassador in Washington to tell the US government that war immediate and frightful would follow if McLeod were executed Cooler heads prevailed as they did in other instances and the US released McLeod while Britain made mild apology for the raid on the Caroline OTHER NOV 12 EVENTS ImCanadian force destroyed German Flats on Mohawk River NY tinBritish citizens protested Quebec Act 1820Presbyterians of Quebec and Mon treal petitioned for share of clergy reserves mailExtraordinary dis lay of shooting stars caused alarm in Cana 1856Grand Trunk Railway opened service between Quebec and Toronto bible thought Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ For In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily Coloaalana 28 Dont trade In reality for form and tradi tion It will put you in religious grind run you in circles and leave you iritually starv ed and confused When was last time you went to church when was the last time you enjoyed it