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L1la t ndx-V to` servzce. ~ County roads are being built this year where most needed, Mr. Scott ;states. On road No. 7, Angus to Brentwood, there is four miles, 1 mile south of P rt .\Ic.\`icol1. a mile through the swamp south of \Vav- erley. half mile between Coldwater and Eady. t1n`ee-quarters of a mile between Dunedin and Maple Valley,` a mile between Bradford and Bond. Head, the same distances east and: west of Alliston on road No. 3. :1: mile each west of Beeton on road 1' and south of Alliston on road 10. North of Thornton a mile and a: 4 half stretch has been completed and` on road 15, a half mile in the village! of Elmvale is under construction. and a mile near the Beach is being built. ` V 7\T.-`O-nun11n 61-ucnwn in 1-nnn|11 "Inna-.\ . 'lsow THISTLE IS WORST I I 1 I'VE SEEN-S. L. PAGEi The sow thistle just now is the worst I ve ever seen. stated Stewart L. Page to The Examiner yesterday. Sow thistle thrives on low land in wet weather and Mr. Page ascribes the increase to the fact. that during` the last threel years the` weather has been wetter - than usual during the growing season. A....LL.... u...d-3n;-.nL1n uvnnrl :e 568.5011. Another notlceable weed is sweet clover in alsike. Sweet clover is a real crop. said Mr. Page. but where the farmer is growing other clovers for seed he had better leave the sweet variety alone. As the alsike ripens before the sweet clover the result may not be as bad as it appears but; certainly a lot of sweet clover has nu-.+ {mi-A 4-`Inn ale.-n Halt}: CE1'La..l!ll_Y It .lUL UL :\'-':'I:`'. cut got into the alsike fields. IOVER 4,ooo MARKERS NOW ISSUED IN BARRIEi Darrxe V1:-.V21.1 3l.' J.Ul lu.l_\i were 10 deaths, 4 marrxages and 7 births. I A A An I my Dlllll. Naturally there is mudh loos-.~.~, gravel on the county roads at this` time of the year, and the heavy; traffic and unfavorable weather are; proving a considerable handicap. Robert Payne. issuer of motor ve- hicle markers in B.-'m'ie. reports thwt to date he has is=ued more than 4,000. high water mark for his of- fice. This is 770 more than at July 31. last year. s ,,,___g ____--.1...1 AL. `.5! u 0].. J _\\.uA. The demand exceeded the esti-' mate for he had to send to Toronto for an additional supply or mark- ers. ` ` . RING AND UMBRELLA F OR DEPARTING CITIZEN I U11. U11: ---A saving of from $2 tb on every dress at Sarjeant King's great dress sale, 2 .._L_!.__ Q._______ ;_I__ ____ [eavy Rains Retard thel Work-Power Machine . is Purchased. .-_- 1A AAA`-`us A I~|nuv:nIUnr.~ nut`, I . I I Barrie vital statistics for July t have-`estimates that fully 50 per cent. cessive iof the seed would shell out before 5 losses being threshed. - Some of the far- . fmers were more fortunate than ,grjcu1_the rest, about 25 per cent. of jmatestls crop being in the barns be- gat \vaS Wet Spell. l Much! Much hay also was spoiled. in the,Proba'b1y 5 per cent. was uncut whereibut 10 to 15 per cent. lay out uch asunder the repeated soakings and Crown lwill be of no use except for bed- would ing- Dnn+n nv-up] nn\\v\ s`~nu.n Jnuunmnzl *2:,| L,'`--*' '"-'`*'`a ' ' ' ` - - - "*- *'~"' "" _ `They invariably commence their Lwork by attending :1 service of Holy 1Communion and one on leaving for 3 another point of labour. Their sinu- ,'ing of the I\'unc Dimittis put a new ;'mean'ing to` this ancient song 0?` Simeon. The service at 11 0`c]cok was very imp:`essi\'e and in`. 3 The Crusaders c:1n'_v with them .-1t\\'0 flags and :1 standard he.-min}.- Tthe words God is Lave." 'I`hes `are used at the service of welonme which cvmcludes with the lmlessing of God on th:`ir work and as they jour- Jney from place to place. `\ lr\_.-;_:__ `V r\.._._ .v. `uuxg. Roots and corn were damaged `on low lying lands. but where lthe land is well drained these crops are coming along ne. Pastures are unusually good for `this _season of year and spring |seedangs of clover and grasses .benet by the abundant moisture. `Potato growers are not much af- fected as their crops are mostly ion light soil. There is some dan- ger of blight from the excessive ,moisture and heat. Potato acre- age is about ten per cent. greater than last year. I` I V:1s17on nni-`of-n :vu~v\nn-nun Luau -12131. yctu`. F. J. Kirvan. potato inspector, Guelph, told The Examiner yester- day, after a visit to Muskoka. that he saw places where a whole acre out of`three was covered by water land ruined while on other plots many drowned patches were noticed. TIYL-.. AL. A....._...._ _ 7_-`|J EIGHT CRUSADERS VISIT ALLANDALE Mayor Mdcuaig has proclaimed Monday next, Aug. 1'3, as `Barrie s civic holiday. All offices and stores are supposed to close. .'Mnnu ni-znnu xvi avail them- llULI\JCKlo When the farmers could not harvest they turned themselves to the plow and as a result there is 25 to 40 % more plowing done thanis usual at this season. For fall wheat seeding there should be no lack of moisture in the ground. I A group of Church Army Crusad- ers, sixteen men and six women. from England, are visiting this Dio- cese. They are young men who have given up their secular calling, have passed through the Church Army Training College in London, been commissioned as lay evangelists in the Church of England, and are dedicating their radiant young man- hood to full-time service as lay ev- angelists in the Short Mission Dept. of the Church Arniy. The Sisters are doing splendid service amongst! women and girls. They. too. have! `been trained in the Training Col- lege. During the summer months. these Soldiers of the Cross" be- -come hikers, evangelists of the way- lside c-arrying on a crusade of posi-= tive witness, reaching all sorts and conditions of men `by glad song and convincing testimony and by the lpreached word. i T<`.in~h1> nf fhnen (v-11:-,1ove ens`-nt lHe1pfu1 Messages From Lay Evrmgelists at St. Georges I 1Jl't'iIL'Ilt'l.l : U1K|o Eight of these (`.ruse1de1`s spent the week-end in Aliandale conduct- ing services in St. George's Church. Owing to the incl ment weather. the outdoor services in the evening had to be abandoned. On Sund:1_\` vafternoon these joy-lbrin;_:;in.g mes- sensejers gladdened the he`arts of the patients in the Royal Victoria Hos- Ipital by singin-g beuutifu]1_v and iheartily hymns and sacred songs gand clmting with the "shut-ins". EWANTED IN BARRIE ! ON FRAUD CHARGE ,.--.. ,..._, W ,,.,.--. 'Ca1)t:1in J. Rnge;:. `-.=:`:2-1 is in charge, gave the address on the Church Army which has over six- ty branches of work for others. throughout the Old Country. his ext being Rejoice in the Lord A1\\'a,v. Vkn nlftnuun.-... anr\u|1I:r\I\ #5.. IIVl\V\lul'\V\ |_\ puyu1.ut`u p The evening service was well at- tended when a sister preached a most helpful sermon on courage and a captain a m-ost powerful senm-on on the Prodigal `Son and the ever-loving Father. All who attended ngrreed that these Crusaders have had :1 won- derful training and :._:'i\'e great in- |sp`iratlon. Their example and tneir joyous n1es~. their halnnc-ed and wise policy and their simple-hearted devotion make them a blessing: wherever they go. I \Vantec1 in Barrie on :1 charge of passing` a \\ Ol`[h1`.~`S draft on :1 In- ca! bank after h:1vin_2' convinced ai `hotelkeeper of its genuine-ness andi having him endorseit, J. J. Turner, Jr., of Peterboro. was taken into custody at :Sp:11'1`o\\' Lake. July 31.| A warrant had already been issued. by Petewboro police for the theft `of an auto ,.in that city and he wrns returned there for trial "before being brourxhrto Barrie. Annnan in "IQ 1,-nave AP nrrn T6 n. IJCA1l_-Q |JL\)Ll_`-|l|. |.U l_)(l.lllCu I Accused is 23 years of age. It is said he recently purchased a plane in Detroit, syzccceding in charging lt to his father. but the fraud was detected. He callpd a Barrie hotel- keeper on long distance and repre- senting hlmself as his father, ne- gotiated the $75 `bank draft trans- action. .11 n :13 . The afternoon service for women and girls was conducted hy the three sisters who gave 21 brief ac- lcmmt of their work in mission vans. clubs. homes for poor women and children. rescue \\'nl`k in the thick- ly populated D1l`isl1S. The ovnninrr carving u-on u-c.`l1 of- R. V. H. RECEIPTS NEARLY BALANCED EXPENDITURES At the monthly meeting of the R. V. Hospital Board, held Tuesday afternoon, accounts to the amount of $2480 were passed for ayme-nt. -Receipts for _the mont were $2895. There were 8'31 hospital days, of which 142 were chargealble to municipalities. There were 8'3 patients in the hos- pltal at the close of the month. Rnvnrnl additions to` the X-REY l -=Sa_ve at Sarjeant & King s| dress sale, now going on 32b N6. 32 12 PAGES FALLING TREE CAUSE OF TIE-UP ON MARY STREET. Limb Falls Across Power and Telephone Cables. The interruption in the light- ing service during the electrical storm of last Thursday evening was not directly due. as many suspect. to the storm itself. but; to an unusual happening on Mary St., near Ross, a large limb of a maple tree. 12 inches in dia- meter, breaking orf near the base and falling` across the telephone and power cables, injuring both. Wnxv *`\1-I"'\7 YI`I;Y\11+l) l'\\' \'\'If\I`l) 11.. auu PU CL LTIUICB, lllJUl|ll`c'. UUl..llo For thirty minutes or more el- ectric lights in the north section of the town ickered and caused wonderment among householders. Finally the current was entirely shut off to permit repairs. which were of a hazardous nature. It was after midnight before they were completed. although the lighting service was restored by 8 o'clock. Y3! _____.__.1-_ 1\!_._1..-_ C U UIUCA. Fireworks Display The height of the broken limb can readily be imagined when it is known that its tips rested on the power cables on the opposite side of the road. The wet leaves proved a ready conductor of the high voltage current, gradually dried up and nally caught tire. the ickering lights giving the appearance of an illuminated Christmas tree. The telephone cable, too, was damaged to some extent. but only four private ser- vices _were cut off. _._-__ _____J..__ _- -3 VILCD VVCIC LLIL Ull- `Civic employees. workmen of the Bell Telephone Co. and Hydro were engaged in restoring` condi- tions and it was no small task, particularly that of removing the large broken limb. The tree is quite old and in a state of de- terioration. Its own weight. coup- led with the high wind, was pro- `bably the cause of its collapse. Sixteen members of the -Barrie Golf `Club went to Midland on Wednesday of last week to play a friendly game. They lost by the following sco1`e:- Midland Barrie . TT......-.. 1 Y"D__._ `X A /\ fender. _ `The two Collingwood boys In the Ford. Jim Mc`Dermott and Gordon Mitchell, did not fare so` well. Their car turned over four` times and came to re_st one hun- dred feet away. Wmdows and wheels were smashed. ~!'l`1n ununul man um: g in a I McC1inton . . . Robinson. B. . . Duncan. W . H. Ross, D1'...... Beck. W. F. . . . Sheppard . . . . Robinson. G. . Wilkinson . . . . O H are, M. . . . McLaughlin . . Playfair. N. . . Brandon . . . . . Uambie, J. T. . Westman . . . [ * Unusual Place BARRIE GOLFERS LOST MATCH AT MIDLAND Total T1 Total The 'County tournament will be held in Midland on Aug. 1.3. 14$. and 17. `CAR RUNS INTO HORSE MOTORIST IS CHARGED In a collision between a horse and a car at Dr. 'I`urnbull s cor- ner on Saturday afternoon. the horse was badly cut and the motor vehicle. also sutl"ered Peter Sehandlen of Ferndale was driving his horse and hxggry east on Elizabeth St. and .105. Clayton of Ivy. heading` homewards. was turning` on to Bradford St. at the same time. In 111aki113: the turn Clayton drove his car into Schand- len s horse. which was so badly cut that profuse bleeding followed. The headlights of the Ford were forced back and broken by the impact. .f"ln'nl-` Chan-nul An :nun.+.'.~nH..,.. Sanitary Insnetor Bowman re- ports the health of Barrie good, there being` almost an entire ab- sence of contagious diseases. Even measles and mumps. which were so prevalent. have been reduced {to a couple of cases. -.---~w- V1.1--.anJl\l|I|\I|V A ceremony 1n celebration of the irecovery of the hull of the his- ggoriic schooner Nancy will he ' ed at Wasaga Beach at 2.320 'p.m., Tuesday. Aug`. 14. All in- {terested are invited. ALIl}lKl\.Ls Chief Stewart. on investigating the smash. found a bottle of rub- bing alcohol in the car :`.nd laid a charge a_:rz_z,inst Clayton of being drunk while in charge of a car. When a2`i'aig'ned on Monday mornimr. Clayton pleaded not guilty and was remanded until lAug. 10. ...v.-v v-...v-v v - - - - . uv-- `Charged with indecent assault on a seven-year-old girl. \\'. Webb. aged 23. of .\I:1rks St.. B:n'x'le, was arrested 'b_v Chief Stv\\':1x't ()n Aug. 1. On .\Iond:1y mornin.-.: he was given a preliminary hearing before Police Magistrate Jeffs and sent up for trial. H. H. Creswicke appeared for 61-nn ilnfnnnn wheels were smasueu. `The youn men are still in a serious congition. At Tuesday noon, Mitchell was still uncon- scious, and his companion remain- ed in a semi-conscious state. In this issue Chief Stewart gives warning that paper and other sweepings from stores must not be swept out into the street. ` Ll AG]: 11- 1.1 ` the defenc. FIREWORKS DISPLAY NANCY" CELEBRATION .:-_... FACES SERIOUS CHARGE TOWN S HEALTH GOOD Incident .-'I`z1kes in Electrical Storm. SECTION 1 _PAGES1 TO 4 -1 J1 UUUGILL .0 Battle . 1 MacLellzm . 1 Garrett . . . 1 B1`ys0n..... . 1 Jamieson 1 Wadsworth: . 1 Ellis . . . . .. . E Esten . . . . . . 0 Cameron . .. .1Rave11..... . 0 Boys, J. . JJKIIXI` Boys. W. A. . Webb, J. . . Dyment . . . . Wadsworth. R. Hubbard `l"l_LL1, almcum E0 nu. nu`. uuyu: ca- ressed: his regret on leaving: arrie and spoke. of the many valuable friendships he had form- ed. He would, however, continue to be a very close neighbor, he said. stores are suppuaeu w uwac. `Many citizens will avail them- selves of the opportunity to visit other places as no local sports or other special entertainment have been arranged. BARRlE S CIVIC HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, AUGUST 13 PIVBI an M18 C.l.0_88 OI Due muuuu. Severa1 add1t1ons to` X-Ray equipment, aamounting to $-80*7,o were ordered. The Property Com- mlttee was authorized to make repair to west verandah, replace defective e-avetroughing and to do some interior decorating. or tertxnzers. Plans have been made to visit some elds grown` from seed that was not certxed in order to. make comparisons from the standpoint otnproduction. . kn vunnmuusvvlvnn `FA! two we .. .11, Following the custom of the last few years regarding Potato Field Days, it has been thou ht advisable to have two days t is year instead of one,- on account of the increased interest in the production of Certied Seed. Dwuhinma An dinnnnes and mar- `DPOGUCIJIOH OI Ueruuwu Duuu. Problems on diseases and mar- keting will Ibe d-iscussed vbg Mr. John Tucker, Dominion otato Inspector, and Mr. O. W. Lash- aipe, who is in charge of this d1s- trxct, while Mr. N. J. `Thomas, Dept. of Chemistry, 0. A. 0., (lnnln11 1171'" +,II`ID 11n'+.}10. auestion Lil-|Ul1JH! WILL M of fertxlizers. Dhuun Laura y-v...r-- ---- --V--- ---- - ~ - of roduction. iphe pro ramme for the two (13%; is as ol1ows:- - _ H . ednesday, August 15, 4 P-13- shar at J. `T. Cassin's, 2% mile! sout -east of Alliston, lot 6, con. 1A A 'Fnnnv'v\an-1` v 14. of Tecumseth. `Thursday, August 1'6, 4 pm. sharp, at 'Cecil Gal1augher s, 8 miles west of Everett, lot 10, 13011- 2, of Tossorontio. 7 NO'1`E--sowing to the busy sea- son, the time has been advanced. to 4 p.m., which means that each one should provide themselves with lunch, as the pro `ammo 1i l:elyko;)ntitr!a`ue untii '7.80T or o c . . ea .0032: wi besee1"VrIee! 325 -vadio andxcar fbatteries chau- hl An..-` `Ann -ml Jaluonunn h WI`-`I? CIT to--It Wed and Thurm, August 15 and 16 | Debi . bfmchemistry, _C., Guelph, will take up'the qe5t1n A9 'Pnvhvnr: DU|u|Ull'UGBll UL lll 14. of Tecumseth. "1nuvun`n-n Anionic: ""'1$l(I.lO Ina CB!` 'DBU'lJ9l'l8!5 tinny.- bd. called for and delivered phone 120, uamig Radio & `Electric. 82b FIELD DAYS - A--_;.-n. IE --J `ll SUNDAY ACCIDENT *41oo cunts I I-W0 places Were wun Uy JLUHUI. : gir_1s._ Peggy Wood and_ `Sheila . Grifhn. l the foregoing are I fromthe Queen City. Of the Sim- coe countv -girls Norma Gaudaur ; (19th), daughter of the well- known oarsman. Jake Gaudaur. ; Orillia, was first with Margaret White of Allandale 2'1st. R. '_,Manning of,Elmva1`e and R. Eaton I {of Orillia were 82nd and 38rd res-' _|pectively. s Thompson of Toronto was last year's winner. I Many Close Finishes 5 In addition to the trans-bay :.swim there were nineteen other - events with as many as a dozen rfcom etitors in some classes. The ' num er of local entries was no- - ticeably greater, due no doubt to 5 the work of the Kiwanis swim- 3 ming instructor an dto the impetus given this sport by last year's meet. `Although no records were broken there were several finishes 3 that were won by only a fraction of a second. Two of these were I the `100 yards for boys over 16 5 and the 50 ards for girls under I 16. In the atter Jean Lay took_ an early lead which she held until _ within ten feet of the nish when t Clara '0rd gradually pulled up and _. won by an eyelash. ' run 'rJ'_-J........-. mourn 1: Eng pup. Plucky Perforrnnnce of Thelma Bottomley 4- Event Won by Mary Cuson, Toronto; from 47 Entrie;--Large Crowd Sees Ontario Chunpiomhips and Other Events `Thelma Bottomley, ten-year- old Toronto girl, was a very much talked of person at the swimming meet held in Barrie on Monday. Aug. 6. This little lady entered in the across-the-bay swim and swam the distance in ne style,` nishing as strong as when she accomplish such a feat is some- thing that has not been hereto- . fore seen in this part of the coun- try. Last year the work of the youngest swimmer in the race-- 14 years of age--ca-me in for favorable comment, and no won- der the swimming of this plucky little ten-year-old on Monday was started. . For a lass of her age to generally praised. l The mile swim was the big fea- . ture of the second annual swim- ming meet'to be held here under the auspicesof the Canadian Ama- teur Swimming Association (Ont- ario Division). Forty-seven * (six more than last year) essayed to swim the bay and all but one made the distance. Instead of deciding the race on the time basis, as was done last year, the women were given a handicap of six. minutes over the men and three over the boys., Mary Casson of Toronto, a winner of many championships, nished first and won the Queen s Hotel `Cup. No time was taken. The second senior woman to n- ish was Edith Moore, who` was sixth. Inthe men Bert Gibson ,(8th) was the first to land, with Frank `Scott next. Two junior boys, E. Kennett and M. Griffin, were second and third, while next two places were won by junior nlhnla `Dan-av Wand and `Sheila Ten-Y%earvOld Girl Finished In Across-the-Bay Contest At Monday s Swimming Meet` W011 Uy an Uycluuuo - Bill Hastings. gave a ne ex- hibition of high diving off the tower and did a number of clown stunts off the high board which greatly amused the crowd. The diving competitions for men and women also brought out some very clever work, these features prov- ing amongithe biggest attractions of the programme. . No and of fun was caused `by the efforts of two score or more i... .....11. +1.... mm-new nole. One lad tailed much avetau anu a. sub w. hard work and only such an` indefatigable and thorough worker .. Tan. mmvnd himself could the etforts or two score 0:: Iuuzu to walk the greasy pole. One lad who tried it grabbed the pole as he` fell and hung on desperately, nally dropping into the water. Then it was learned that he could not swim, and. one of the swim- mers dived o the dock and help- ed him in. Douglas Agnew of Bar- rie nall copped the flag at the end of t` e pole. ; THE ~ ARIE EXAMINER UH U). Luv yvun - `A Big- Crow _ Despite threatening skies, abig crowd -gathered on the waterfront to see the natatorial contests. It was estimated that well on towards 000 people saw the sport and fully half of these were from out of town. On the esplanade and on two -at cars seating accommoda- tion` for a goodly number had been provided. and sold at a price which netted the committee less than 15 cents a chair. Those who avail- ed themselves of thisseating were able to witness the events in com- fort. Rain kept oil , there was but a slight east wind, the water a -n mnderate temperature aura Q A but slight east wlnu, we Wuvca. was of "a moderate temperature anda little sunshine was all that was needed to make the conditions ideal. Altogether the day was a decided success. For this J. .D. Milne, chairman of the Board of Trade committee in charge of the affair, deserves the major _part of th-e credit. The undertaking en- tailed much detail and a lot of wor_k_ and __only such `an! as Joe roved himself have carrie the project through to such a degree of satisfaction. Mr. `Milne assuredly deserves the sincere thanks of the Board of Trade and of all interested in the .....A& 'l- IIV IV gneuvaw In the following list of winners _ there may be some wrong ad- dressesof contestants as I number neglected to state where they were from when making their entries. ,,,__e_ 1...`- -L..I- `luuog unni- Irom W119}! ulusuug vuvu vuugu.-.- 50 yards fre st 19 boys under 12-1, A White . riilia; 2 Reg. Wilson, Allandaie; '8_, L. `brash, Allandalo. -- Time 4'8 seconds. I.` 1..-- ..a...l'.. .-3.13` `inow .l.|IIl(lIlUo Juluv -Iu uvvvuupu 50 yards free style, girls under. _-'1`_}_:e Winnrai N I!,L -_ 65th You. 12-1, Esther Garbe, Queen City Swimming `Clwb~ 2, Mary Carthy, Toronto; *3, ' argaret Gribble, Barrie. Time, 41 seconds. 50 yards back stroke, junior 'r1s, Ontario championship-1, 'olIy `Bailey, `Toronto Women's S. 'C.; 2, Peggy Bailey, `Toronto Women's IS. C.; 3, Peggy Wood. Parkdale |Do1phinets. Time 36 seconds. secunus. 50 yards free style, junior boys. Ontario cham ionship--1, Russell Waters, Broa View Y.; 2; Murray Griffin, Central Y., and Ernie Kennett, West End Y., tied for [second place. Time 26 seconds. -unn` --_--.1... A--- _J.-.1- -oc-um-nu- l 100 yards free style, women, Ontario championship.--1, Mary _Casson, Granite `Club; 2, Edith Moore, Parkdale Dolphinets: 3, Mollv `Bailey, `Toronto Women s S. c. `Time 1.12 3-5. 100 yards free style, men, Ont- ario` championship-1, Bert Gib- son, Central Y.; 2, Russell Waters, Broadview Y.; 3, Tom Lansite, Central Y._ `Time 1.03 3-5. Coming as it did on the eve of the Nancy celebration at Wasaga geacg %1_1.1A_.ug. '14, addres_of av: 1 iams, we nown im- f{oe Countgi 1l';ist1orianFbfore the iwani* ' u ast ri ay, was? most timely. From one so well informed on the early history of. h1s_county, dating back to Cham- plain, and from one \_vho has made the collection of historical data; and relics `a lifetime study, or` hobby. _if you wish, the address of Mr. Williams. who is well known, as editor of the iCollingwood Bul-I letin. carried an intenseness which ` `it might otherwise have lacked. Tn in+$~nth1nina- f-Ha ennnlfnr 50 yards, free style, boys under 14. Simcoe County---1, F. Hair, Orillia; 2, J. `Thornton, Orillia; 3, D. Renton. Time 38 sec. I-'5-6`yard's, free style, girls under 14, ` !Simcoe ~County-1, June Thompson, Orillia; 2, Esther Garbe, Tent City; `3, Isabelle Hen- derson, `Barrie. Time 41 sec. ll1I.-__._ 1.- ___.__ A_.__. _.-___\ |.'rH1-: NANCY S PART IN HISTORY TOLD. I13. Williams Gives story to Barrie Kiwanis Club. 'lD Hllglllo UDIIUIWIBG IIEVU lllUl\I:u- In introducing the speaker` Kiwanvian J. A. 'MacLaren, the` chairman` of the day. referred to the fact that '-Mr. {Williams had almost single-handed` been res- ponsible for the establishment ofx the Huron Institute in Coiling-l wood, with its 6,000 exhibits of` historical interest and importance. . as well as playing an important part in the rehabilitation of the schooner `Nancy. County Has Done Well `Thanks to those who `had in- terested themselves in the deeds and exploits of the men of yester- yea in Simcoe County, the_people . had since done well by the pioneers and defenders of the country, Mr. Williams said. 'He picked out the Champlain Monument at Orillia as 5 the -outstandin piece, of sculpture] on the `North merican continent. n and among other memorials en- | pumerated the Martyrs .Shrine, the column in. Tiny at Lafontaine. the markers in Penetang, the cairn at Wasaga Beach, the mural ! paintings in Penetang and Col- ` lingwood public libraries; the Huron Institute at Collingwood, and the various monuments to. the heroes of `Simcoe County who gave their lives in the Great War, at; Waverley, Oro, Barrie and -other: laces. He paid tribute to the! omen s Institutes in `South Sim-I coe, at .Stroud and Lefroy. for; having undertaken the work of` historical research and to the press of the county for the voluminous ' articles which had appeared from time to time. I Vaclav V U V c c o n vi To those; who are. interested Mr. Williams address was an old `story particularly well told. Hel went back to the days of Cham-. plain and referred to 'Simcoe asl the cradle of civilization west of the Ottawa River. He traced the history of the Nancy from the day of its construction at Detroit; in 1789, the art it played as a transport in t 9 War of 1812-14 and develo ed his story in such conclusive ashion as to leave no dou'bt in the mind that but for the Nancy, Canada might easily: not today exist, the geogiraphyof | the North American continent would present an_ entirely different picture. v A m~.+.1n of the history of the -of workmanship and beauty. 1768` "by Irorsycn, `IVu:uu.1`uauu uu. I of Montreal. at Detroit. One of: the ownershad written to his rm that it was a perfect masterpiece ` The timber for it had been cut out `of an oak forest. The schooner was orginan `7-5 feet in length. 85 tons and ha a. drau ht of eight feet, loaded; "Phroug the eorts of the Nancy Committee it had been rais- ed from the bottom of the Not- J.-..-..-nu -1939 115 17:11-n_ vflgpgal ONE CAR TURNED 7 ovm FOUR mas AFTER COLLISON picture. A little of the history Nancy is appropriate at thistime, Mr. Williams said: It was built in 1789. `by Forsyth, `Richardson Co. of Montreal: --- ----~ -3 --.34-J-gm `A `:5 A00!!! I 90 Iron: we nowom 01 one nun- ltawasaga after 115 years, laced on cement piers and house . The "(E1'u?C<[ }3'az '{{u,' }>e1{s') BLACK KNIGHTS A'l'l'END SERVICE, CENTRAL CHURCH .. ..... ..,. ....... -. [l In conclusion Mr. Williams , stressed the value of historical soc- .!ieties in all parts of the county, .|if for nothing else than to de- 3 monstrate that we are not all , forever chasing the almighty dol- , 1ar, -but are giving at least some of ; I our time to the work of preserving Jsome of the history of our coun- I try. '20th Cent_ury Challenge to Knighthood is Subject. The Sir Knights of Royal Black Preceptory No. 601, Allandale, in full regalia. led by the band, par- aded `for Derry Day Service to Central United Church on Sunday morning, Aug. 5. They were ac- companied by members of The Lady 0range Benevolent and Lady Trge Blue Associations. --..:I.- LL- :v.n1n\-\nu\J- IIvl\l\"1\l\\\ A .I.rue nxue Assucmuuus. I Despite the inclement weather the congregation overowed into the church gallery. Rev. A. E. Baker, minister of the church, spokeon The Challenge of the 20th Century to Knighthood (Text, Judges 6-14). `Poi-`m-vina~ +n H-In hiefnrin since \l.I'.'&I, uuugt.-.5 U-1.-3}. Referring to the historic siege of Derry and the No Surrender motto of its gallant defenders. the minister asserted that it was char- acteristic of our people to honour men and women whose achieve- ments reected the investment of eternal values. 1IV..:J.L 2.. IVAJ. -u.-.1-. 4-Ln nnnnn :4-vv Emcuuvrxon nus wuzx 4 G1 IIICIIIUCID 5 .v While the twentieth century, despite Federal action, was mark- ed by the multiplication of grand- iloquent titles, imposing regalias, lofty slogans and large member- ship enrolments these he declar- ed in themselves were but as sounding brass and tinkling cym- bals. Knighthood exacted person-I `a1 and sustained sacrices in the. interest of the common weal. I FIWL- 4.-........|.:..4.L ......L.....- ..L_11-.... Ublfllul vazuea. Faith in God` was the security of heroic men and women. Citing Gideon as an early representative of such heroism the speaker de- ned his character in terms of patriotism, faith, truth and love. I`!.I_-._).. ...-.L'l!..-- .L'..:J.L ........ ..-. :4-nu---vy-...-- .... -., --v.v.- -.--~.. -_. . Gideon s sulblimefaith was ex- pressed in the alacrity with which he dismissed from his army of 32,000 men all but three hundred. With these he completely routed Israel's foes and brought forty years peace to his people. Mr. Baker pointedly queried what would result if fraternities and churches dismissed from active service their fearful and reaction- ary members? nfknn O-1-an +uvnv\+:nI-`rs nnvuirnvuv lU.UClCh UL bI{C UUIIIIIIULI W551: I i The twentieth century challeng-; -ed true Knights to an offensive a-1 lgainst the forces:- (1) Seeking`. {to destroy home and family life; ('2) prostituting womanhood; (3) of materialism (Mammon wor- iship); (4) `seeking to destroy ,proven means of grace. viz: the public worship of God. the `Sacra- ment of the Lord's Supper; prayer iand class meetings, `the authority of the Bible; (5) of war. I Mm `Robot! tlanlnunrl rlirlnnn vi!-`n, Urges Dedication for Ser- vice as Knights of Cross. U1. LHC JJIULU 1. Wfu 3 \"7 U Mr. Baker declared Gideon with- out God was unthinkable, adding `that only as champions of God `could Knighthood reflect true; chivalry. The members of the [congregation were summoned to lpersonal dedication for service as Knights of the blood-stained cross. ,.,__ INIEFA ,, {LEAVE PERMIT AT HOME ` PAY $5.00 AND COSTS; ---5.--1.. `(an -any Ivov\l\ -JvvUlAl\.\.o vavuu Miss Audrey Clifton sang with` clarity Beside Still Waters while `Centra1 s splendid choir rendered God is a Spirit." I `The practice of driving one s `car rvithout a permit on your per- `son Is an: expenslve one, as many motorists are nding out these. days. Five such paid $5 and costs in last `Friday's traffic court. The fact that they had left their per- lmits at home was not accepted `as an excuse. In all fteen set- ;tIements were recorded for var- iious offences. I [Nancy `went into the Nottawasaga :River on Aug. 13. 1814, so that {next week s celebration is well itimed. iMr. Williams expressed [the gratitude of the committee to ;the county and the province for nancial assistance given and said the federal government was short- ly to be waited on for a grant. for .it was felt the rehabilitation of the. Nancy was of national interest and importance. 7.. ____.I.._.... `II . '|1T'l'l!_..-.. Speeding Auto. Strikes Another on Wasaga Beach. ` Llvvncuvvvcn. VA: sung, ---- -. The Ladies Aid of Central United `Church will serve 50c ,meals in the church hall on Aug- ust 11. 31-32:}: Tim Telly s -Canucks. violin, sax, trumpetiaousaphone, piano. drums, at Cookstown, on Friday evening. Aug. 17. `Round and square danc-- ing. Admission 25. 32b Minesing United `Church "garden `undue Wat` 110` 1 5 Rf .7 W .LV.l.1I1ESlng _Unu.I:u 'uuu1.'cu gcugucu party, Wed., Aug. 15. at J. W. 0rchard's. Stayner orchestra and quartette. Good supper, good grog:-ammo. Admission 50c and In 32h A'great orchestra at Pavilion. Cookstown. on Friday, Aug. 17 b -3 $_..L._-I '1"" lazze" ~= la. % .5 |'l1|II|IIII0II.III|IIII0I0I0I0I0I0I0!- comma Evmrs E SERMON-BY PASTOR -" 131115 a bayuv u.\..-an uavunmry _.... P5611 For certain owers the warm. ` moist weather has been very fav- arable. Tuberous begonias, for 80043 example. W. J. Justice has some `and double ones six inches in diamet- 821) gr. _ _ - Cut wheat Badly Sprouted and Will be Fifty Per Cent. Loss- Even Standing WheatVCrop is A ected-Much Alsike and Hay Destroyed Two Collingwood Men Suffer Serious Injuries. (By our own icofrespondent) Wasaga Beach. Aug. 6-A serious accident took place. on the beach, Sunday evening about 6.30 when a Star coach in turning near Oak-- view was struck by a Ford coach travelling at a high rate of speed. The occupants of the `Star were uninjured and the car suffered merely a. broken front wheel and fender. _ -rm... d-urn nllunuwnod hovs in Farmers of this district have-, been hard hit by the excessive`: rains of last week, the chief being in wheat and alsike. P11 ,_ A Y'\,_., -AW` I EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DOES CROPS DAMAGE Stewart L. Page. district agricul- 7` tural representative. estimates?` that 75 per cent. of the wheat '1 cut.at the end of last week. Much !. of this has sprouted: that the i; stook, fully an inch and where,` lying on the ground as much as`, two or three inches. One X Hill farmer said that he would.` not have enough good wheat to provide his own seed, while an-, other stated that some of the} sheaves were grown so tightly to-I gether that it took two-`men to! pull them apart. Wheat thus] badly sprouted is good only for| feed and there is always a dan-3 ger of it being spoiled for this purpose by mould. For feed. the wheat would not be worth more: than half the ordinary market! value. l . wcwvu Not only did the cut grain` sprout, `but the exceptional grow- ing conditions caused growth even in the heads of the standing grain. Mr. Page said he had no recollec- tion of ever having seen this be- fore. He did not think that the] sprouting on the uncut wheat would run much more than ve per cent. A__ 1-11 ___L_-1 3, J1, , 1,2,, ,, rv-.As`?a'l'1 wheat is the big grain crop of this county. the total loss will run into thousands of dollars. n--- --.-- .....-4 u... -nyvn.-sa... V- uv..~.._a- It was impossible to do any- thing with the alsike in the elds. owing to frequent rains. Mr. Page COUNTY BUILDS 20 MILES OF ROADS Hea` oularly that of Tuesday, July 31. :have played havoc with road building operations in the county there being about 20 miles of coun- |ty roads under construction at the present time. West of Dunedin, on the road to the Beach and at other `places, the county during last iweek -had to provide teams to pull motors over impassalble spots. gDue to the rains. work was brought, :pracztic:11|1y to a standstill. I .-mu...-:....-.... 7.... can he nan Faun- Exceedingly heavy rains, parti-V -`J5 |.CL||.I\.\{lAJ nu L5 ..:~........-.. *C`ha`irn1an Isaac -Scott of the Coun- ' ty Road'Commission last Thursday announced the purchase of a his: power maintainer and scarifier, c-aiterpillar drive, at a cost of $3,500. This is the first power machine thei county has ever owned. It is now working Ibetween Midland and Coldwater and giving satisfactory service. INA... -`1: unnn nnn knintr `hnf fhi! Rain on Thursday night of last week interfered with the weekly band concert in .Queen s Park` and also kept down the attendance at the presentation to Frankl Doyle, who is leaving Barrie to` reside in Orillia. The program` was gone ahead with despite the rain, however, and the pavilion was well lled with admiring cit- izens when the presentation of a gold K. of C. insignia ring and a silk umbrella was made by Mayor MoCuaig on behalf of the band committee and citizens generally. D` Arcy I-Iinds. an old Barrie boy now visiting his childhood` haunts, was chairman. and Deputy Reeve V. `E. [Knight also spoke. Mr. Doyle was euloized for the val-: uahle work he ad accomplished` in band circles and for his un-5 failing interest. `He was, in fact, referred to as the mainspring in the band's organization and one whose place it will be most. diicugt to fill. Mr. Doyle ex- -ms:-rua+ nn lnnvina 4