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Harry Barron V. .-. ,,... ins: Inuv` Ahd(:'X`H1In rows: .-c plow; rm nlinnimr net 2000 1 box; fun: ntock mo nugar kn-t 4mp`em(~n yjouhve n: plow hm`: IVT) \ I \v Mowq FARM The em: us X cm. Phone / ,: L4 how, 1 _ __` W4 ;,'1`s. 0 `tray Pnxy . Perc} -.1. n x The ` yu Rfl r`|H` '1 ll edi A -up--out-tn Application for permission to erect two more electric signs were read at Monday evening's council meeting. ,If this sort of thing keeps on Barrie will soon be able to dispense with its street lamps on its main business thoroug - fares. One was for a gasolene service station and the other for a a brokerage offce. Signs of the 7 times? M N$ww%$w$*w*$%%i*%*ww%%w$w*: l\p...l-LI...-... J. `friendship must be stormproof Vice-President Fred. Page Hig- gins of Kiwanis international, speaking at Ladies Nightin Bar-` rie last Friday, said that true and that it is this sort of friendship which Kiwanis seeks to build on. it is indeed a high aim, and one ; which any organization cannot go far wrong in adopting. It was 13 below at'White River last Friday morning, 8 at Chap- leau and zero at Sudbury and North Bay. j I`immins, with its adversity to sending out weather reports, has not been heard from, 1 but we may expect a despatch on I the first hockey match in the gold 1 camp any day now. 5 .D_oubtless_ there are some peo- ple who will be able toedetect a measureable uan_tity~ of iron`); in the case of t e man who c ose, three months in Castle Banting to living at home and supporting his` wife. _ , Page Four ggneisv _ _.__..._---v i The anniversary services in con- ; nection with the Oro United church were held last Sunday, Nov. 20. By re- quest of the congregation. Mr. Fergu- soh. the pastor of the Guthrie charge, took the services. _He gave two excel- lent sermons. In the morning hechose ` for his text, Ye have 8. field to plant and a. church to build;" in the evening On this rock will I build` the church." The spea er referredchietly -to the in- visible -church of Christ showing `what its mem-b'ershipis -composed `of: men and women oi. .any'g'roup or denomin- aation` who; assemble for the purpose of ` Specialization in stock breed- ing or other lines is just in its in- fancy in Simcoe County, but pro- gress` is being made as instanded in the Royal Winter Fair success- es. It is the very fact thatthese victories have been won against competition backed by almost un- a limited resources that makes the 4 victories all themore noteworthy. ....,.. uuuuwaa an M15 l'cl.lgCI' spnere. Simcoe County is not a county of showfarmers, but even so `they did not fare-so badly in Tor- lonto. `Bacon hogs exhibited -bv .?Wilkinson and Drennan of the Al- ;liston_ `section scored marked suc-_ a Ecessagainst all comers. So did . Hunt'er s Ayrshires and Warnica s_ ; ;'Herefords. it is nothing new .for ` `Dyment s horses to carry off hon- -ors against international competi- Ition and they repeated this year. I-Successes were also scored in ,black foxes by not only Barrie breeders, but by those in.other partsofthe county. The same` goes for sheep, chickens and also. `pigeons. In apples, Hamilton ot Collingwood carried off high hon- 0l'S. ' A OTS. { vuvwn V W U! A. But the Winter Fair also serv- ed to show that the average good farmer, in Simcoe County or "else- where, particularly the one who ,specializes along some one line, is `profiting greatly and meetingvwith ` ' air success in the larger sphere. ` (`.lll1l v {Q An-untu- suuuuua |.U SCI. HILU [Q9 money. The Examiner has no desire to detract from the splendid work which is being accomplished by the so~called gentleman farme`r. The fact that the Winter Fair this year had more and better _stock than everbefore shown in Amer- ica can be attributed in a large measure to his efforts. The very , fact that he is able to import; stock at great expense and to train ,4 it in comparative luxury is suffi- cient proof that he is doinga very desirable worl<. - I D..L L"L - V I1 QIIHUII M IIUII Illa ' other words an exhibitor to succeed must not only have ample funds at his disposal, but must make a study of his business for show purposes. The task of win- ning prizes in the livestock divi- sions especially requires a trem- < endous knowledge of how to fit 1' animals to get into the money. 1 The Examiner hae"n.-. Ann:-`A L. . ,- -_ -.... n..vnuA\ I'fI'l.l\ 'I`he casual visitor to the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, who takes even a slight interest in agricul- ture a`nd_ stock breeding and rais- ing,..comes home with the thought uppermost in his mind that the big" fair, which has become more and more international in scope with each succeeding year, is pret- - ty much a rich man s proposition. , In Oir ulnrdc on a..k:1.:a.,... L- . --- --" J" `"""J 1 lights on` their conveyances after 5 nightfall. it is time that all com- 2 plied with the law, as continued ; neglect to do so is apt to result in . an interview with the police mag- : istrate. There is another and: . perhaps more important. angle to ; ; this situation. The continued : failure of the farmer to comply 1 with the new regulation is liable, i should" an accident occur, to get , him into serious trouble in the} civil court. Already in York Tp. r one farmer has been sued for 8 $2,000, following a rear-end 6 crash of a motor vehicle into a E farmer s rig after dark. ` - An exchange , says :-, Com- plaint is made that many delivery menx and other drivers of horse- drawn vehicles dovnot yet carry nitrhff-'9]! H- :o 4:..- 41...; -11 -- vourov U6 DUUIGI GUUVIL) Islgarts of Simcoe County. -The re- `r _ abilitation will bring `back many and memories to those who took 1' part in ama-teur dramatics or trip- - d the` light fantastic in these 1* `ails a generation or two ago. 5 . . ____L__ _ r. Not all the thrilling deeds of , police officers belong to the Arctic . or to Ontario's hinterland. There 1 are plenty of jobs"'ri`ght here in 1 Simcoe County which call for I nerve and courage and the voyage } V of inspector Rae's men across C Lake Simcoe and back it!` the teeth of at lashing gale last Sunday v would do credit to a much more a primitive setting. Just~becaus`e the V` scene is laid amidst civilization, however, should not detract from its merit. snvxcoz AT WINTER 1-`gm TINA l\l'|"""` f. 030 STATION -aw HEJU WIIUII HIGH ientre of social activity in the` rural, Darts nf Qimnnn Pmmh. mt... .. % 32 V MULCASTER Asr. IS OUR ADDRESS 1- %'.ffa.`Zf. :52. f"l'E.na to all your wants in the ,lineof. The attempfnowbeiing made 4 `to reorganize divisions'of the Sons of Temperance hereaboutsr. recalls ,` ,the days when their halls were the 1 :(`l~|nf`rA AF cnninl nnJ.:..:L- 2.. LI- - qsuvu anuuec. nawxestone choir 1 Fished the.'m\_IsIc for the evening. worship; Mr. Ferguson is a.~.very i.'l_u- en-t speaker and also a .singer. At the close of the morning service he sang a. solo entitled "Opens rthe Grates or the Temple . Mrs. Muir and Mrs. Gilchrist gave aiduet. I-Iawkestone choir furn- iished thejmusic for the avmno ..u....mg =uul: nang*on and hope for `the best. They placed their fate en- tirely in the hands of Skipper Ross, a Lake Simcoe sailor of many years experience, and they are all loud in theirpraise of his dex-terous hand- ling of the all craft, riding the crest of one ge wave after an- other. _There was six inches , of_ . when it pulled into Couchiching J , Lake, Ross did not speak once dur- ; ing the entire trip, not even when a. * monstrous wave swept right over - the boat and had another followed , disaster would have been certain. When_ he stepvpedinto his Iboathouse at ..03;illia he simply said, Never ful "that there were no casualties, but he is also disappointed with his mission. He feels, however. that the `constant checking up of "Thorah lsland,has, fora time at least, put a damper. on moonshining. . ~ ""v"` uvu.'uu: snorm. rrovmcial Officers, of course, are not sailors. -They state their experience almost beg- gars description. They could do `nothing but hangon and hope for` the Thev nhinnri `l-Rain -9-4... -- nomewara Journey. `The channel between the main- land and Thorah Island was com- paratively calm, but {once `out in open water the boat was called up- on to withstand the full shock of a terrific storm. Provincial Officers, Of course- mm nn+ ..'I....... ,mL--- .,_....a.... V -uuuuuz. zcaulbs. _ On the island Officer Harwick had I taken ill, complaining of pains and stiffness all through his body. It ' was decided to take him to Beaver- ) ton for treatment, and he was later ; taken to the hospital of his home town of . Bracebridge, threatened '- with pneumonia. He and his fellow officers were drenched to the skin. ' Chief of Police `Church of Orillia, and Provincial Officers Kelly and Wright also ocomplainedt of illness and remain_e'd' in `Beaverton to re- cunerate and to `be with Harwick. Withskipper Ross and his son. In- spector`Rae, -Sergt. Greasy, and of- cers Kendall, Law, Purvis and Wright the party set out on their homeward journey. hIIl\lI$ `-1-- 5 zauu JUHU uexore daybreak. It was a , mile walk to the Warren home. The boss of the house seemed quite un- concerned. He demanded to see the l warrant and after having` been shown a provincial blanket docu- them; now being used in such cases, he invited the officers to go to it. A search of the house and those of his brothers revealed absolutely nothing. A scouring of'the island brought no :better results. (1.. 1.1.- 2-. STOP ;_)utting' it off and come In fn Rm: Inc +1.... ..au.uz- U1 an inch deep in the side : 3f the boat. Skipper Ross states that had he known the facts at the time he would most certainly have turned -back. /' Chilled to Marrow The men were chilled to the mar- row when they arrived at the is- land just before daybreak. It Walk t Wnvvnn `Inn-nun "`* , ,L\.uuIUl.' uuii-.'!'Il8ElVe. The 22-mile trip to Thorah Island was rough eriough. The swish of the waves continually sprayed the oc- cupants of the `boat, the water freez- ing and `coating their clothing with ice; - Just out of the `bay their launch ran into an ice field and an exam- ination of the craft has since reveal- . ed a gash twelve feet long and a quarter of an inch deep in the of the bOB.t- glfihhnv `DA-'~ --`--` C, ..... ...-.. uuguuucr H1 tnese parts." By 5 a.m. Sunday the officers had gathered quietly at Ross `boat- house on the shore of Lake Couch- iching`..Oril1ia, where Captain Ross and his son were waiting. The or- iginal plan was to take a cabin cruiser, but the swing bridge. across the Narrows hadclosed for the sea- son. Inspector Rae was forced with the necessity of making` the trip in an open launch or calling of? the raid. The weather was raw. but the bay fairly calm and he chose the former alternative. 1.. oo_.....-1.. 4....-.. -- -- - - - '- | --._ vu avvuvlvll u Leaving their homes in the dark- [ ness of early Sunday morning the officers motored to Orillia. With Inspector Rae from Barrie were a Sergt, Greasy and P. C. Law, also ' Inland Revenue Officer C. R. Ken- dall. Officer Purvis came from Coll- ingwood, Harwick from Brace- bridge, Wright from Midland, and Kelly from Orillia. Wviththe party were also Chief 'Church of Orillia and Constable Montgomery of Beav- erton. It was. all in all, the most pretentious police raiding party ever gathered together in these parts.` Bu 5 n m ~.Qn..A.... 4.1.- -m2 _ . -vi; naallvt The; visit was tantamount to going hunting ducks with -a `brass band. The approach of the officers could 3' be seen for miles and plenty of op-- ie oortunity given to cache everything. is it Was, however, a quantity of` moonshine whiskey was located in a boat and Bill Warren is today (Thursday) appearing in Orillia charged with having it in possesion. The police were not satised with N that visit. They had information 1' that the Warrens, Bill and his two 3 brothers, were operating three large < S stills, manufacturing moonshine on a largescale. They planned to 1 double. up on the moonshiners with a urprise visit before daybreak and at a time of the year, when they/_ would be least expected. ` V Found Nothing All to no avail. however. The ten officers scoured the 1,200 acres com- prising the island, a blanket of snow making the search most difficult. ' The illicit stills" 3had apparently ' all been buried underground follow- ing their visit of a fortnight pre- vious, all trace being hidden by the snow, a factor which the police reckoned with but which they thought would not foil their plans, for they had fairly complete details as to location and equipment. Tmnvina n....'.. L-----~ - -' orders to clean it up. - This was more easily said than _done. Two weeks ago he, with his officers, visited the Island, situated five miles off the eastern mainland and twenty-two miles 011 the west- ern, in daylight. ' `L_' _;_'_!L A 'e-'r--' (Continued trolgn Dan 1) I Inspector `Rae's di_str1'ct, he received nrders to clean it Thin `WI; mnrn Aoa1"vv --3-I J-`-A-- Barrie Town Council believes that in asking for something` it should ask for plenty. Orillia pet- itioned the Department of High- ways to keep the highway between that town and Barrie open throughout the winter. Barrie Council, made it read between Toronto and Orillia. It's Grav- enhurst s. Bracebridge s and ; Huntsville s turn to speak. I axunu guts W111 in some measure often bring to your recollection the friends you still have here. Mr. Spring in a. few words expressed much thanks for the lovelygifts and hoped that the friends and neighbors would often visit them in their new home. ` . -The remainder `of the evening was spent in games a.~nd"dancing and before disp`ersing all Joined in singing Auld [ Lang Syne. auuu Aaoulbll wxu =08 your DOPUOH for many years. May ki-nd friends sur- round you and God's blessing be very richly bestowed. As an evidence of our esteem and friendship we would ask- you, Mr. Spring, to accept this lamp. and Mrs. Spring -this cutlery and Made- line this set. We trust that these small gifts will in measure your recolleatinn +1.. 9..o...,:.. l.1Ul\i"` Dear 'Friends,--As you are about to leave this place for your new home in; Barrie, your neighbors with whom you_ I have lived so long and so pleasantly` could not let the tie be broken without i expressing to you their appreciation for all the kindly acts you have done, . and also their regret that you are now going away. In -the rush and worry of life we are prone to forget and to un- derestimate the value and importance of good neighbors and it is only when occasions such as this occur that we are brought to a. realization of this. This part of Dn-nisi has been your home for solong; all your life youhave taken an active part in helping to I change it from forest to fertile eld. and have witnessed many ups and downs during the process. Our best wishes go with you. We trust that good health will be your portion for manv vnnru `M .-... 1.1-; 1-1-...- Farewell Gifts On Tuesday evening, Nov. 15, about fty of the friends" and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spring gathered at their home to spend a social evening withqkhem before their removal to Bar- rie. During the evening Mr. Spring was presented with an` electric reading lamp, Mrs. Spring with a set of stain-' less steel cutlery and Madeline with a pearl-on-amber dressing set. The fol- lciwving address w 5 read by '1`. E211- r c <:- ' `l\A.... .TN...l... 3., i%&mw&mi&&w& l%%&&%%$%%%i%$i: $4` c'rnnI "tn an It was stated at a recent meet- ing of the Town Council that pol- ice taxi bills were running about $300 a year. As a matter of fact total hills last year amounted to $154 and this year so far to $130. The mistake` in calculation was made on the basis of two months bills, amounting to $27, being passed and paid at one sitting. Jusl Plilg n1lo Your lechic Socket , S'l:ROUD .'0KK`& %Ml 13 ELIZABETH `ST. ": urual. Ina! `your lfiuhfi fvdann nun- thy 0;`. the nan'1e Radiola. Yet price of $215.00. .Au'rHomzan m-mu-zns SEVEN 'I'UBES% After Five `vnuot In performance 5` `LII ----:~ * " The ever perplexing problem of what to give for Christmas can be solved very appropriately by giving a Christmas Bank account. As a gift from Father-or from em- ployer to employee-what could be more practical, suitable or lasting? A Savings Account begun in this way and add- ed to on other occasions through has started many a young person on the road to success. Give a Bank Account for Christmas. Seasonal covers are provided for Christmas Bank Books. en. - n - - -- - . ' V %7 What Shall We Give ? 1. Mamet M. C. Wizle. Mam! 3 nu--uu-rIl;I nws of Barrie and district. Thursday, November 24, 1927. IIUHU A An: ,|oca.l and d end the Ex Al4I\ . gnd unm- ITl0hIh.~&' Jurnls-xhin per annm Grain. Sale Ill `.1 ,.-V ~ GRAIN _60 tons 1 gram: A of 14- In. I-10179101 p,.;,;,',. VPE` gprl nphnn 11 in '1 uunn! X1 nnd aw ..ln\nu mode! AH auaruq oak ex: room 0 Put (Ink Blntlm` b0C h('.l burnr-r ( pnrir-v .~ h.'P.:!~4 BRYSON ;YM0R'lEY