12 the examiner Friday Dec 30 1977 Snow hill and holiday ideal for family fun Tobogganniiig is great fun at any age and all ages were represented at the hill iii Sunnidale Park Thursday Lisa oulter protectively positioned at the centre of her tobog Hit with crutch Men convicted of assault Two Angus men convicted Wednesday on charges of coin moii assault against neighbor have been remanded to Jan 19 for sentencing in provincial court Judge John Anjo found Linden tummings 24 and Iflinard Greenlaw 20 guilty Wednesday after rejecting their claims they were provok ed into fighting in selfdefence The two were charged Sept by the Ontario Provincial Police in Barrie after Dalton Williams suffered minor head injuries in fight with the two Williams testified he was drawn into the fight by Tumm ingsreenlaw and third unidentified man who blocked Dramatic drop his way on street in Angus Sept by stepping in front of his car He said Cummings accused him of bringing guns over to Greenlaws house in an incident the night before and then began swinging at him Williams testified Greenlaw became involved once he had struggled with ummings over to the trunk of his car saying Greenlaw hit him repeatedly over the head with his crutch until it broke Williams suffered cut to the head in the fight but said he had no hospital care for the in jury He told Judge Anjo he had been in previous fight with Cummings and said he had gun seems delighted with the prospect of another run in the company of mother Judy McMahon Examiner Photo also had problems with Greenl aw ummings and Grecnlaw flatly contradicted Williams on the stand saying he had threatened them the night before with guns firing them off in his nearby yard and had attacked ummings in the Sept incident after stopping in front of Greenlaws house and calling umiiiings over tummings said the two began arguing about the gun in cident and said he acted in self defence in the fight which followed suffering cuts and lumps to his face He said baseball hat was thrown to him during the fight but after struggle tor it with Motor vehicle fatalities down l8 per cent Snow TORONTO Driver and passenger fatalities in motor vehicle accidents in Ontario dropped 118 per cent in the first nine months of 1977 says James Snow minister of transportation and communica tions He says 712 people died in ac cidents between Jan and Sept 30 this year dramatic drop from 807 during the same period in 1976 Snow credits the drop with traffic safety programs and the support they have received from differentorganizations In all 95 lives were saved he said in press release And think the credit for this sharp drop must go to the news media the police and the various safety organizations throughout the province Their constant support of traffic safety programs par Hohday ticularly Ontarios mandatory seat belt law has made the motoring public more aware of the benefits that can be derived from safe driving habits SEAT BELTS HELP Snow said ministry statistics also show drivers and pas sengers wearing seat belts are 10 times more likely to survive collision than those not wear ing the belts In the first six months of 1971 212 drivers were killed in motor vehicle accidents in which seat belts were not in use he said The number killed while wear ing belts is 50 During the same period the number of passengers killed in accidents where seat belts were not used was 132 compared to 19 fatalities among passengers wearing belts Snow expressed concern however overa 173 per cent in break for City Hall City hall is open this week but aldermen and members of civic committees and boards twill have week off No committee meetings are scheduled for this week However they Wlll swing back into action starting Wednesday when the citizens advnsory board meets in council chambers at city hall General committee of city council will meet Jan at pm in council chambers and the core area study committee will hold public meeting lan 11 at the Sunnidale Community eiitrc to discuss the 11 downtown revitalization pro posals ity councils next meeting is set for Jan 16 at pm On the agenda will be general commit Coming to Barrio PERMA sumr Never Wax Your Car Again GUARANTEED tee motions calling for tenders to demolish the ollicr Street firehall and authorizing $03000 loan to the 125 Aniiiver sary omiiiittcc to finance ninemonth birthday party for the city Planning board will meet Jan 17 at pm Ill council chambers at city hall crease in the number of drivers and passengers injured in highway crashes this year The number jumped from 4mm in 1976 to 57694 in the first nine months of 1977 he said With fewer fatalities an in crease in the number of personal injuries is to be ex pected he said But the driverpassenger injury rate over the first three uaiters of this year is far tm igh even with 27 per cent increase in the total number of accidents Im sure the number of in juries could be reduced as well as fatalities if motorists remembered to buckle up every time they got into their cars and stayed alert behind the wheel Snow says recent MTC ministry of health study found that seat belts also reduce the severity of injuries to accident victims Our study found that serious injuries were down 36 or cent during threemont study period following the introduc tion of Ontarios mandatory seat belt law in 1976 compared to similar period in 1975 Snow said Minor injuries were down 11 percent The study found head injuries were down 16 per cent neck and cervical spine injuries down 18 per cent chest and tlnracic spinal injuries down 22 per cent pelvic girdle injuries down 30 per cent and multiple injuries down almost 28 per urnt Look out below Sandy Schols is agape with enjoyment while Mrs Mary hristiaans keeps an eye on the traffic as the two tear down the sliding hill at Sunnidale Park Thursday They were among the many sliders who found Thursdays ideal conditions too good to pass up The weekday frolic for school children will end Tuesday with the return to the classroom Examiner Photo BARRIE oruruiiicuiiic COlEllA DT Complete DentureService 264721 149A Dunlop St Member Dentorist Society of Ontovio centre and friend Kelly Which way is up Lynne Parent 12 of Barrie demonstrates an unorthodox sliding style on the hill at Sunnidale Iark Thursday It was perfect day for sliding clear aiul crisp and dozens of youngsters took advantage of the conditions to put arioiis styles of sleigh and sliding device through their paces tICxaminir Photo Barrie Williams he threw it away He testified he had lost two previous fights to Williams who is twice his weight and had to be carried away from one withinjuries Greenlaw later testified he hit Williams with crutch after telling him to stop the fight He said police later question ed him about the incident and charged him refusing to take his statement although they took statements from Williams and eyewitness Larry Mothers who supported Williams ac count at the trial Defence counsel lohii llerlihy called the fight one of consent between three inert who had been drinking but Judge Anjo said the case was an obvious one of assault Judge Anjo said Greeiilaws guilt in committing assault was obvious and rejected umm ings claims he was the real lt tim believe you were there to good Williams into fight Ir said He set sentencing of the two in the assault trial over to Jan 11 along with sentencing on two separate break enter and theft convictions laid against the lwol ti Macmillan new Rotary president AI Macmillan program supervisor at Georgian iiIItge will take office July as the new president of the Rotary Club of Barrie lie was elected earlier this month to succeed Jack ltorster who becomes vicepresident thers chosen for ltotarys 157787 executive are Bob Hunter secretary laul Robins treasurer Gord oiitts sergeaiitatarms and Ernie Ir Vine George Joliiistoiie Lou Ktrstandoff Dr Syd Muller and Burt Iopp directors WIN TRIPS AND PRIZES OEARN YOU OWN REGULAR WEEKLY INCOME 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