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u:a.uuAu5 mu. nu.-B`... \IQ --_-. Two outstanding features of Dr. Bryce's address were the announce- 'ments that over 1,300 new preaching` stations had been opened by the Unit- ed Church since union and that thel nance department was now prepared to pay interest on bequests during the life-time of donors ranging from 5 to 97 per cent. according to the age of the ' :contributor. Such gifts could be des- 'ignated for particular work in the 1 church. -__ .. , ..,_i:..__ .5 uh... \uA\-u. yu- In 1928 the congregations of t church contributed $2,887,000 to t Missionary and Maintenance Fund. --u -. Iu1_..4-_L.. `D A `D 1 LVLLbaLUlAa1y auu 4.uw..uu............ - ..--... Rev. W. R. Clements, B.A., B.D., Secretary of Simcoe Presbytery com- mitteea stated that $22,461 had been paid in out of a total allocation for the Presbytery of $42,000. Reports in his hand indicated contributions in sight of $40,000 leaving a possible de- cit for the year in -the Presbytery of $2,000. By a standing vote is was a- greed that each charge should strive to exceed its objective and place Sim- coe to the forefront in the Victory Ap- ..-_1 n-r..u.`.. en.-tnnnb not-nnind `the. UUIIU peal. chair. Once Foe, Now Friend ) EH8 IOI'I1'OI1I; 111 um V1\;uuA_y cur Walter Sarjeant occupied `the GENERAL SMUTS FRANK H. HURLBURT the I the SIX cmmis Allcmdale Business Man A Prfssrser 01: Gen.Smuts _ u l r` Y...-.Av:nlr (`nu-ml-Ilrnll I-I{1_r-lb;r't Slime Co. Shoes. Farm Service Charge Is Cut to $2.50 Month in Class 3. New Line to Big Bay Point; Also for Craighurst and Crown Hill. Big Reduction is Made In Rural Hydro Ratesj Harry Tideman. district superin- tendent for rural power lines, under the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, has been advised of a. new scale of rates for rural customers in this district. effective Jan. 1, 1930, by which a substantial reduction is made. In this area the large majority of customers on the rural lines are either on hamlet service (the mini- mum) or on light farm service. Under the new scale. the hamlet rate is cut from $1.80 to $1.50 a month. while in c1ass`3 (light farm) the service charge is reduced from $4.55 to $2.78 a month. When the ten per cent. discount is taken off this it brings the charge down to $2.51, which is practically the $2.50 promised by Premier Ferguson during the election campaign. "I"1-u-. 1,41,-nnH hrunu -nivn In Hun `Dar- uuxtus uuc CAC\.A,A\.uI \.a.uLpa.A51A The kilowatt-hour rate in the Bar- rie district remains at 5c and 2c, but Innisl receives a nice reduction from 8c and 2c to 6_1-2c and 2c. The kilo- watt-hour rates. as well as the service charges are subject to the customary discount of ten per cent. Rates Compared Class Old Rate New Rate 111 1"r-...1..A. on 1 on 5-1 In Oldriate 1B-Ham1et ................ .. $ 1.80 $1.50 1C---Ham1et .. . . 3.30 2.33 HA-House lighting 2.25 1.72 IIB-Sma1l farm ...... .. 3.45 2.33 III-Light farm .... -A 4.55 2.78 IV-Med. farm (s.p.) 4.75 3.00` |V--Medium 1'3 ph.) 5.75 4.17 .VIA---Heavy farm 7.35 5.17 'VIIA--Speci2.1 (5.1).) 10.90 7.72 New Lines Planned [ Starting this coming spring. it is 1 planned to extend rural Hydro services E both north and south of Barrie. Onei line is to run from the Mill Road a-i cross to Craighurst. down through i icrown Hill to the Shanty Bay line and itake the latter off the Barrie feeders: which are carrying too big a load now. Av\nI*P\n:n- `lino n.-911 run a1nnn- Han 1,'IHn I \VLAlk-ll (LAC \.a.LL_vuL. LUU IJL5 a. Luau uuvv. > Another line will run along the 13th i . ,concession of Innisl from near Little's gj Hill to Big: Bay Point and will take_ the north end of Innisl o the Barrie `feeders. pr- -_.. 4..- -1..,- .a__ ncn _....J.-._-...... ..... t I LCCVICL -3. I There are already 250 customers on` the F`enne11 s line and the load is so rheaw that another transformer will have to be installed. A third line may ibe carried up the Iakeshore as far as Sandy Cove. A+ `MI ;-no!-'o Dnint and nfhnr cnrnrnnr-I $KI.ll\.l_y \J\} V C- I At Minet's Point and other summer 5 property, including Shanty Bay, there are 125 customers of which Shanty Bay has 72. Cundles has 18 and be- tween the C.P.R. and the Forestry Sta- tion 50_ H.P. will be needed at Mid- hurst. Bob. Peacock, who is putting in a service station, is the rst to have the juice" at Midhurst. Stroud ha.s| 22 light users and the prospects for in- ' crease are good. Craigvale will prob- ably be reached in the spring. llvu "I"'Anrv:nn nvnwncnn hn nr\1nIr\n ONLY TWO NEW FACES u.uL_y UC ICGUIICLI Ill l/Ill: Gjlllllsu Mr. Tideman expressed the opinion that the lower rates would result in a considerable increase in the number of 1 rural Hydro customers. Persons in-i terested may get additional informs.-I I ltion from Mr. Tideman. tural representative...and N. W. Harri- son, district agricultural representa- tive for Rainy River, left on Monday for Lafontaine where they will con- duct a short course lasting four weeks. Mr. Harrison. who has a knowledge of 4 the French language. will act as assis- I tant instructor to Mr. Page. During the absence of Mr. Page the local of- fice will be in charge of his assistant, E` `I \Ta`I1nc | Stewart Page. local district agricul-1 i x I-`DC VVAIA LI: u . F. J. Nelles. The Toronto Star published 9. rumor on Tuesday that Premier Ferguson would enter Federal politics at the next election and would probably be succeeded by Hon. Wm. Finlayson. ! SHORT FARM COURSE i GIVEN AT LAFONTAINEi EXTENSIONS IN 1930 Lwuuc 3.00 ' STEWART L. PAGE District Representative Department of Agriculture. Two cases of particular interest to` -farmers were heard in Barrie Division Court Tuesday, when Tudhope-Ander- | son Co., Orillia. sued two farmers on notes given for machinexgv. Judge Ma- ihaffy of Bracebridge was pwsridinzg and 3 3_the lawyers were M. B. Tudhope. K.C.. i for the plaintiffs and J. R. Boys for` the defendants. Farmers Said Implements Defective ; Cases in Court. Ulu DELI. UuA_y uu .uvL,o cuyua u/VALL5 vus.un. In West GwiI1imbu1'y,E. J. Evans beat Herman Lennax. a member 6f' the, township council for six years, by I 42 votes. Chas. Lovering had another: of his close finish in Matuhedash but came out on top again. In Me- donte Clarence Buchanan was re-e1- ected deputy-reeve by 17 votes. Einllnuylnn ic 1-ho rn.-..nxhnv-chin nf fhn `nsrussn NOTES 1 on Mncmum. The action was bmuqhi agziizist :W. T. Hillock of Con. 2. Iimisi, near ' Lcookstown. the amoum involved bEI`.`,'.' ` |$60. Defendant stated that he bought ]a. set of disc harrows from the plat`.- `tlffs in June 1928, signinv the usuai or- ;der and notes. When he tri d out the `machine on land in which there were `some strmes he found that the divs would bend. He also clnixnnd that the machine would not cut the gzeund I jproperiy as a good set of discs clr-es. Hillock refused to pay his notes and- sent the machine back. It was contended for the defence that the defendant had no righ` to Isend the machine back without rst calling upon the plaintiffs to correct the alleged defects; and further that discs were not supposed to go on stony ground. Judgment was reserved. ' Suit Over Mower The other suit was against John Mc- Gibbon, who lives near Lisle. Defend- |a.nt s story was that he bought a mow- er from plaintiffs for $108. When he tried it out it made a roaring noise. | Opening the gear box, he found the gears were grinding. When he notied `the company -they sent an expert who simply partly unmeshed the gears. De- ffendant used the machine for a while {and then sent it back, saying that he I Charles Denney. the veteran reeve of , lEssa., emerged victorious from the con- ? ict on Monday with 5; majority of 36 ` over J. Harold Bell whom he beat a; year ago by 17 votes. Notwithstanding i the bad roads the vote was heavier; (than last year, a total of 1,066 as com- ` jpared with 975 in 1929. Norman Cox- ' `worth was re-elected deputy-reeve by; acclamation. I I Arnold .... .. Blackstock Higginson . Whiteside Returned in North MICHAEL ASSELIN Once more Reeve of Tiny. DENNEY BEATS BELL BY 36 IN ESSA 145 UV oau UVCA ucu. uuuuuau. The Tiny representatives had to fight for their seats, Asselin beating Robbins, 445 to 360 and Lacroix de-L feating Simpson 408 to 387. . 1 LL77 _ _.__.1_-.. 41.... vu 190 `FOR COUNCILLORS 102 FOR REEVE 1, n 11. A 11- .1o3 122 Would Have 300 Men From Stanley Barracks Succeed Fliers. `I tollingwood Bulletin) The proposed abandonment of Camp Borden brings from a correspondent a letter in which the \\ 1`ite;` says: In the near future the 1):.`l"Ill!lCllL force garri- son now stationed at Stanley Bu;':acks will have to vacate owing to the grounds being required for Exhibition purposes. This will mean either the construction of H82. barracks or the removal of the force to Camp Borden. where accommodation is available without the expenditure of any further public monies." From this the thought arises that before the County of Sim- coe there lies the opportunity for a possible good stroke of business. It is ythat through its representatives in parliament, the county council and the municipal council, representations be made to the Government with a View -5 1__....___ r\,..._._ -n..._.:.... ..s:n......I inn ' I 1 Monday's details are: iE`EW ESE HR GAMP WEE?! IS SIIEGESTED --an-... ..,....,......-- -..- .. In Essa there was another close fight between Chas. Denney and Har- . old Bell. only 36 votes sepamtiug them. ' Tn `I nl'+ I_nvH`|ivn1nn-u `D T `Divan: The Collingwood Bulletin Commends Plan to Government. Alla/\.LC I/U |/IKC BIVJVCALILIICLAU WILLA Q vnpvv lof having Camp Borden utilized for accommodation for the 300 or more men now in the Stanley Barracks at Toronto. The benet to the county would be obvious. while it is possible that such a suggestion might prove a solution of a difficult problem for the Government. Such a plan would effect a large saving to the country and in a measure justify the large expenditure at Camp Borden. Just at the moment, with elections occupying attention the matter. of course, cannot be acted up- |on. but upon organization, it would `appear to be good business to have it `included in the programme and slated Ifor early action in the New Year. Co- }operation from o.hcr parts of the county willbe necessary. but no diffi- ,culty is anticipated on this score. The ,subject is certainly worthy of (misid- : eration. | ! nuusun nu. un.\.\.y\. nv dition of the gears. His Hnnor's jud'zm.nt was '3. plaintiffs should put 111 ma:-hi"~ satisfactory mazmer and make : iowance of $20 on the pricp in :1 fendant. un 4:5 L\l Luv wou id `dition : -r-r: , The organization meeting of Barrie Council will be held next- Monday morning. A committee will be named to strike the standing committees for the year. Tn I-kn nunninrr #1-tn nnnnr-H uv1"1 rnnnf LAID JLQA. In the evening the council will meet again to transact general business and Mayor D. F. Mccuaig will deliver his inaugural address. So far as is known at present there is nothing of parti-r cular importance to come -before this meeting. I 'T'I-xn nnunn n6 lvc innn rnnck c-nf AIACCDALAE. The council at this time must set a date hr nominations to fill council vacanries in ward six and one seat, on the Bvard of Education. nu :_ _..;_z-x_.,;-_1 ;L_L __ _1-_;2_.. nut. Ll anu. UL uuuuuyxuzn. It is anticipated that no election will be necessary to ll the three vac- ancies. TCOUNCIL HOLDS FIRST I MEETING NEXT MONDAY 1 Last year's councillors. C. Whiteside, 9F`. Higginson and H. Blackstock were `re-elected. the polling strength being sin the order given. DISPUTE OVER wAc~r?f % IN DIVISION COURTi f The polls are Xnoated as f'\1`.~m'.'s: :1, Elmgrove: 2. Braden`s: 3. In ; 4, Angus; 5. Cookstown: 6. Thornton: 7, `Baxter; 8, Utopia. EFFECT BIG SAVING JACK H. RODGERS Ball Planing Mill Co. Managing Director. 114 .7 NI). 8 Total, r-I1 No. 2 280 575 659 669 ` uuwu uCyuuy'1l:CvC u_) Ll vuu;o Following is the mt-mbe1'ship.of the 66th Year. BUCHANAN RE-ELECT ED IN MEDONTE GEO. C. BROWN A ` ` L . ` { ' `X ; PAGES [ glgsug-vAF'll':1f % % T . _5`j m93cT1oN 1 5000 Copies . T Qt. :\' l\;mq I Page: 1 to 4 ` _ . _ V . V Bugea ;.:..__._:_ Z ron & Go. Seedsmen, etc. mfs" :30? 11:8. {575 25 36 38 30 48 102 41 34 FOR COUNCILLORS 44 60 41 53 an FOR DEPUTY-REEVE "5i"12"'EcTo1"_5F TI-T13.-KIWANIS CLUB OF BARRIE FOR THE YEARWNINETEEN H__UNDRED AND THIRTY ` I Boer War Ca;-Jtive Gowan street resident, who served V through the South African War and was a prisoner of General Smuts. ing given first in each case, with the deputies in order where there are such. A111ston--W. J. Cunningham. , Adja1a-James Ronan, Athlone. Bra,dford-Dennis Nolan. ' Barrie-I-I. H. Creswicke, J. R. Rog- ers, Chas. W. Lowe. ' Beeton-John Carlton. Co111ngwood-W. A. Tom, .1. W. Smith, T. Stephens. Creemore, Isaac -Scott. Co1dwater-C. E. Stevens. ` Essa--Chas. Denney. Egbert; Nor- =man Coxworth, Thornton. I 1211.... 1 zu..1.: n- ..... .. 1:n-M1.-u-+nn County Council, the reeve s name be- I I ` umu L/UAWUL bu, J.uu1uuJu. 3 F1os-J. Field Downey, Phelpston, Albrt Toner, Phelpston. 1-.....;..an /nc...~..: rank AHr:nr1n1n V\'U.hI`.`L ; Me&onte-M. Drennan, Hillsdale; C. `Buchanan, Coldwater R.R. ~ur:.`lI.....A -r n 1-_1....V.u. A T `Du!-my EULLJIL In Tay, D. W. Curry, last year's deputy, beat out Leslie Archer, a for- mer deputy, by 347 to 344, while T.` . Potter won the deputy`s chair by 351 to 320 over Geo. Sheehan. rnl... rrI...... uuuuuu ...-.4-no-nu.-..~ `hr. -I On` T Capt. James ' Andrew, a veteran skipper of Lake Ontario, died at Oak- ville on Jan. 6. aged 85 years. He was 9. brother of the late W. C. Andrew of Barrie. A1UE1`h Luucx, rucxyauuu. Innisf11--A1fred Webb. Allandale, R.R.; Fred W. Peacock. Stroud. -mu--;..\....:....1.. run-.. Y.-u..\.n:....n rNn1A_ I'O.1`D., rrcu VV. rcauuun. ouuuu. Matchedash-Chas. Lovering, Cold- watex`. vuu-....I.....L.. ll T-\IIo'|`FIO!'\V` `u:11:~An1n- I` IJ'd.b. U'd.b W CH. Nocta\vasaga--Ge0. W. Glover, C01-` lingwood R.R.; D. A. Vancise, Stayner `DDA ' UQLLIU11, U. D LlllJ1n'.VI ': , .\u.u-,`nu~.. Orillia Town-H. A. LARose, Jas. `Doyle, Phil McLeod. {No-n4_`I .`l' T !".v-nurfrn-r1 mrn .Qfah'nn' [jJU_y1C, run J.VLL..|.JC\.Iu. 0ro-H. J. Crawford, Oro .Station;v M. Beath, Shanty Bay`R.R. I Pentanguishene--M. J. Tessier. Port McN1co11-R. W. Fenton. Stayner-Wm. Hawkins. Sunn1da1e-Jos. Spicher, Staynex" R.R.; Thos. Bates, New Lowell. rn--. vs 1!! I1 .... .. `n . n A . u . . u In`4\o\I\I\` XVII, Luuo. .|Ja.vl:B, ;\cvv uvvwuu. I 'Tay--D. W. Curry. Penetanguishene; `T. Potter, Waubaushene RR. | rn...........-LI-. `lunulu Tlinnu DnnnM- I ruucxu u. FULUI, Dastnc, .na.a.\a. -4 Victoria. Harbor-Edwa.rd .Dutton, `Midland `R.R. ` Ill...-L I1.-.1111.-I-.uun "lAn-an Y `lnnna 1 .DL|L'l1l1Ll'd.H, \/Ulu waucx 1\c.I.\4. Mid1and-J. B. Hanley, A. W. Ruby, Jas. Caswell. u \~r..-;-.............. 1-4.... 111 r-11.-m-m r'4n1, l.V.I\:. '2. | Ori,l11_a Township--Wm. J. Jnhnston. 'Uhthoff; J. S.. Drinkxvnfer, .O1`:i11i2. 4-...:1u- rn........ `L1 A 1' n`Dnm-. 'I nL- In Barrie Division Court on Tues- day before Judge Malmffy of Brace- bridge James Arnold sued George Les- lie for wages amounting to $126. Les- lie paid into court $66. which he had oeted the plaintiff before suit was brought. The plaintiff had worked for defendant for 66 days without any denite arrangement as to what wages ` he should receive. Defendant. main-i tained that for a man of his age (68 years) and capacity, a dollar a day and board was fair wages. Plaintiff claimed that he should have received 82.00 for the greater part of the time employed and $1.50 for the balance. The Judge thought that under the eir- I cumstances $1.25 a day was a. fair wage. and commented that if the plaintiff was receiving less than he ex- pected and if the defendant was pay- in: more than he thought fair, the fault lay with the parties themselves in not having made a. definite arrange- ment Ior a fixed rate of pay. Gordon Longman for. the plaintiff; Donald F. Ma.cLaren for the defendant. 1.. J.'Ulb=5, Vvauunuoucuc J\I1\I. Tecumseth-F1'a.nk Wilcox, Beeton; lJa.s. Bradley, Tottenham. fl'Hnu_1\.I' Aaann Dav-'Irin=Nn1R' WA. ' slits. .DIu.uu:_y, ;uI.~u::uua1u. Tiny-M. Asselln, Perkinseld; Fa- bien Lacroix. Lafontalne. Tossorontio--John Kiernan, Everett. Tottenham-J. J. McKnight. Vespra-James Doran, Midhurst; |A1bert N. Ford, Barrie, RR. 2. I7] _A.....1- 1_v....I.-.. 1:!.:.........: f\qu6bA I LVLIUIGLIU 811-111 West Gw111.1mbury--Edigar J. Evans.j Bradford. . 35 16 30 O1 19 15- A. C. KENDRICK No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 Total 51- 20 c. LESLIE cnzrrzcx G. Barr ..... .. G. Buchanan E W. (Motors Ford cars. 46 13 30 1'7 66 i 369 . 386 338 343 217 256 246 ,a long, long way. While operating in the Pretoria dis- trict. after the Boer capital had fallen into British hands. the regiment to which Mr. Kendrick was attached was sent; to hold a pass through which a . British food convoy was expected to `come. They took up their position ht [the appointed place, reinforced it with `barbed-wire and remained there for three days and two nights. Relief was expected long before that, and, nally the British bezan helioerraphinq for the promisetl assistance. The messages were intercepted and answered by the Boers, who pretended to be the re- lieviner column and early on the morn- ing of January 31. 1901. the enemv fell upon the British, wiping out. helf of them. ancl taking the rest prisoner at what. became known as the Battle of , Modderfonteln. en- -._ H4- ........ -.- 11'.-urn `knew-inri fn- T -1" A. C. Kendrick Captured at Battle of Modder- $92,776, in Levies Out-_ fontein. l standing; Also Bill ` for Atherley. 5 ' nununr,-In-re nu.-rut I En ' Boers Laughingly Kept Pris- `P ` W N` oners Pay Records, Highways Not Crime-Sheets. F0m_1 1 B. Johnston .. 33 R.J. Reynolds 92 A. Robins .... ., 15 W. J. Russell .. 32 A. swalles 20 A` C. Kendrick, 5 Gowan street. A1- landale. is particularly interested in the visit to the Dominion of General Jan Christian Smuts because Mr. Ken- drick is probably the only man in Canada, who enjoys the distinction of having been a prisoner of the s`.a-`,e"- man-soldier `during the South African War. ` 11.. Iuvvnn `Inns-vu -in T'|nh'|ih WEI`. Mr. Kendrick was born in Dublin and joined the regular British army in 1899. In January of 1900, while he was only 19 years of age, he went to the Boer War as a corporal in the 24th Regiment South Wales Borderers. He saw a good deal of ghting in the year that followed and was wounded in the root at Kerry's Siding. The young sol- dier soon recovered and was back in- active service with a sergeants stripes. ' During his campaigning in South Af- rica Mr. Kendrick marched from Mapl-= Leaf. where the troops landed, to within 12 miles of Pretoria which is i 1In411.-. nnmmH~m-r in Man `Dv-nrnrin dis- Keen 8.ESC8uC-wunuxg uwc. I He struck us as 1-1-~ a. rafher, kindly man. said Mr. Kendrick in dis- 1 ~ns General Smuts. His estimate f the Boer commander was in start- ling contrast to the lurid stories cir- '-ulated back home" during the south African War in which the Boers were ; described as inhuman demons who ' (Turn to mac three, please) ;\/X"W.1G`3I'I()I1LI-3111. When the prisoners \VF"`. `herded to- gether by their captors the command- `er, General Smuts. came up and look- ed them over. Seeing that some of It.hem were wounded he ordered, his men to go down to a. nearby creek and ,bring up water to bathe their wounds. `Thic was done and the injured were made as comfortable as possible. r~..........1 Gvnnfc A! Hnnf 4-lav Innlnad `made as Comxuruwn: an puaauuc. General Smuts of that day looked vastly different from the well-groomed man of the world who just visited `Canada. Like his comrades in, arms`. he had oassed through great hard- ships and prlvatlons in defence of a` cause that was practically lost. The; Boers were dressed in ragged clothes! and wore long shaggy beards. Even! General smuts had a plentiful crop of foliage that hid the lower part of his ` keen aescetlc-looking face. mr-r- ..L......1. ave as I-mlv-mr a v-afhp1~_ Reeve Asselin and deputy-reeve La- croix were successful in Monday s battle of the ballots in Tiny township. I Thos. Greer, Wm. Preston and W. J.i Robb are the 1930 councillors. Polling` was held at the following places: No.` 1. Wyebrldge; 2, Leta.1ve s; 3, Lafon-l talne; 4, Wyevale; 5, McAve1a s; 6,! Gibson. -nuvu-uni 'I'\u!DT'r"r'|v_'D`ll!lE!V1'.'! : "rwo FORMER REEVES ARE RETURNED IN TINY. INCIDENTSA RECALLED 74 90 107 105 83 43; This Makes a Record in` Maintaining the Personnel. 336 LEIGH TON S. CLARKE Clarke 8: Clarke Tanners. 46; 387 Es ycoamn sumo: .SHOWS sumus Although the expense column shows a total of $1,030,152, bank loans made up $330,000, so it actually took $700,- 152 to finance the county business `for the year. The biggest items of ex- penditure were those on roads and schools. On roads and bridges $222,674 was paid out, half of which is refund- ed by the Government. There was also $61,774, for the county's 2030 of pro- vincial highways payments. For schools `there was paid out $188,434. 1 -' " - I Albert Chamberlain, who organized! `he British Welfare and Welcome Lea- I gue. Toronto, 23 years ago and has long been its president, has resigned from 7 uthat organization. Mr. Chamberlain [ {was a speaker at the Barrie Kiwanisi ;C1ub some time ago. A financial statement issued this week by County Treasurer D. H. Cole- man shows the finances in a healthy condition *"".h a surplus of $57,420.86. Indebtedness to the bank on Dec. 31 was the same as at the same day a year ago, $170,000, but the assets are much in excess of this. The largest of .`.1ese is $111,000 to come from the Gov- ernment in refunds for expenditures on roads and bridges during 1929. Next in importance is unpaid levies from municipalities, these amounting to $92,776 as compared with $26,000 at the close of 1928. Another large item is over $30,000, Ontario County's s='~1ar:e of the Atherley Bridge. ' It will be noted that the interest ($10,- 891) on this bridge account is over half the original share which amount"- ed to $19,560. In addition to current assets, the county has fixed assets in buildings, land, machinery, etc.. a- m:>u_nting to $207,300 and has no de- benture debt. E. J. Evans, Gwillimbury,_ and C. W. Lowe, Barrie. Port McNico11 provided the closest: `19cI.ion in the county of Simcoe this year. last year s reeve, R. J. Wilson, beingbeaten by one vote. I I "I"1n an/'\vII\ Ivvna `I00 I-A 110 Qru-n'1nA UCJU5 Ul'.'U.L'C.H U] U115` VULC. ' The score was 120 to 119. Spoiled! ballots numbered three, all unmarked. Probably these voters had p1'omisc'd both candidates. There will be no re- : count. E Fancy dress carnival at Mlnesing. iwednesday, Jan. 15. 2b I .. . . 7 .. Dutch supper. Presbyterian Church. Allandale. Jan. 16, 5.30 till 8. Come and enjoy a. real Dutch treat. 2b .... ,po,,,,n at CC I The annual meeting of Innisl Hort- ! iicultural Society will be held in the Community Hall, Stroud. on Wednes- day. Jan. 15, at 8 o'clock. 2b I i "Blundering Mr. Brown, Friday, |Jan. 10, Community Hall, Stroud, by 'Thornton Continuation School, aus- pices Stroud L.O.L. 234. Admission 35c gand 25c. 2b 1 Dance. under auspices Churchill 'Baseba.1l Club, will be held in the Or- ange Hall, Churchill, Friday evening, January 10. Beatty's orchestra. Gentle- men $1.00. 2b The public is invited to the informal coming of the new wing of the Colle- giate on Friday, Jan. 10. Afternoon ' tea will be served from 3.30 to 5.30 in the new Study-Libra.ry. Tea 15c. 2b PORT McNICOLL S REEVE I BEATEN BY om-: vora! Dance in Township Hall, Mldhurst, Friday, January 10, under auspices of `Hall Committee. Admission 50c.g |Lunch provided. Miles Orchestra. 2b I - . . -, ,,_,,, .- . .. , __.__-__ -__-_,__,_. _ Keep dates January 15 and 16 open i ,t;or Lady Windermere`s Fan under the` iauspices of Barrie Theatre Guild in {Collegiate auditorium. Tickets 75c. 2b BARRIE, CANADA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 9, 1930 Although taxes are high and the county rate has been steadily mount- ing, it is evident from the election re- turns that the ratepayers do not hold the increased taxation against the reeves and deputy-reeves. Only six of the 1929 council will not sit with this year's body and of these four did not after themselves for re-election. These were Warden Gratrix, Reeve Coates of Orillla. Reeve Hambly of West Gwill- imbury and Deputy-reeve Knight on Barrie. The others were S. Ste- phens of Tossorontio who was defeat- ed by John Kiernan, a. former reeve 01 that township and R. J. Wilson of Port McNiool1 who was defeated by R, W. Fenton by one vote. J. Kiernan, P. McLeod of Orillia and T. Potter of Toy are former members who return to the council. `Novices in so far as the deliberations of this body are concerned are Edgar J. Evans, former U.F.O. re- presentative in the Legislature from South Blmcoe, and Chas. W. Lowe of Barrie. 1.. fnu 1`| 121 I"\!vVvV1v `Incl uncut : $700,152 EXPENDED [ighways and Education F orm Biggest Items in Accounts. LEAVES VVELCOME ILEAGUE (Turn to page three, please) COMING EVENTS ' FRANK HAMMOND Radenhurst as Hammond In .. -I a`AI Former Premier of South Africa, and present leader of the Opposition, who praised very highly the British Com- monwealth of Nations in addresses at Ottawa and Toronto last week and was heard by thousands of radio listeners. Rev. Peter Bryce, D.D., General Sec- retary of the Missionary and Mainten- ance Fund of the United Church of Canada, speaking at a luncheon meet- ing on Tuesday in Collier St. school room to a representative group of min- isters and laymen from Barrie and the ` surrounding district announced that I Sunday. Jan. 19, had been set apart. {for Victory Day collections by direc-' tion of the General Council executive committee throughout the church. - v\,, | In a concise, masterly manner Dr. !; ;Bryce lair.` bare the nancial position I1; `of the church. While the church had 1; [paid her way since union he indicated C [that a pre-union decit and the legal .( [costs of union had added a specialit burden on the resources of the church Iv !which it had not hitherto been able to I :IT1C8t. At the beginning of 1929 this he litngunted to $504000. As a result of a 1 suerrial effort a few laymen had given t {$375,000 towards the discharge of this f lobligation. The church at large would be asked to make up the balance in `t [the victory collection on Jan. 19. While 1}` ;stressing the importance of a clear It ; year for 1930 Dr. Bryce reminded those it ;present that the 1929 allocations of `s ?the church must be met in full to ac- Icomplish -this result. This could be idone by the stronger congregations of the church accepting responsibility for amounts in excess of their Presbytery allocations and by every charge doing its best. The Emmanuel College ap- peal, crop conditions in the west and lthe slump in the stock market had each increased the difficulties in lreaching the budget of 1929. _;_;-.__1:..... at WILL OBSERVE VICTORY DAY United Church Even on! Jan. 19; Dr. Bryce l Speaks. I Clarence Buchanan was re-elected Deputy-Reeve of Medonte on Mon- day, beating George Barr by 17 votes. Murwood Drennan was given an ac- clamatlon for the reeveship. R. J. Reynolds, Ben Johnston and W. J. Russell were the successful candidates for councillors. By divisions the voting went as !o1lows:- IHAD `hE'DT1"f`\7_`D`lIlNT1:`