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FOI{1Vl-GROUPS i . FOR DISCUSSION! BY FARMERS; New Trial Is Ordered In Gauley-Hydro Case Hydro Pay Appeal Costs ulllnlwtnu nnuu |lA\\I nu-nu.- A meoting in the interests of I). F, McCuaig. K.C.. will be held` in the O(ldfolluws' Hull. Monday, Muxni I1 2118 p.m. J. C. McRucr. K.(3.. J`m`-l onto. chairmzm of the spI.`uk(-rs i cmnmittcu of the Ontario Libz-rnll Association, will be l.h(* chief ::p,-nk-i | in` v {PARKING CHANGES !iARE SUGGESTED LIBICRAL MI'Il'l l'lNG MARCII II ___n, ,r I\ iPub1icSchoo1s Concert 3 First of_End in Barrie: C()NFlDEN I`lALLY, IT WINKH ` Mather. I just. can't. t,hx't-ml thus; ncerllo." Why. son? _ "Well, L-vvry tum I got. thn lhn,-ml 5:10:11` the (.`_`y'L`. it ` l___ ..__ 'l`|1v- :-;p-cml :mnvniHz-:~ rm pzu'l npprvinl.4-(I :11 the pm. C mm-hm,: In-lrl in lhn D/I:r;1I~ 1r:nl("s (-nurl rtrnn. an .l:nm:urj. 22, pr(~_s't-nlml its H-purl. :1!` H1 - pu|)li<'. mot-ling on Mr-n night. Hurry 'l`wi. is: c-hair- mnn, zmrl Llw nth:-r tm-m- burs of Ihu cnmnliue urv. Juhn Wzntsnn, Ralph Wt-znymnuth am! William C':.'n`m`x'. Th!` l`f'[)()l`|. was adnpletl by Hm xrwc,-lint! and will be forwnrrlod lo the Town Cmmcil fur x:rm. tion. Mvmhvrs of lhn mummif- 1.00 were un:|nimuus: in pr<:~ scntim: the report, whit-h H-- cnmmtrndcd us fnllnwn: 1 Anal non-Linn nu. hull. LUU WUIU lllli|H|IHUl.l.`$ Ill \.`\/hit` 1. Anglo pzzrkimz rm sick-s of Collivr St.I`('<-t. 2, Huvv p:n'kin1.{ pm! on one side of Bilyfit.-M from Dunlop tn Collivr 3 /\rHYIn nnrkimv nu F I --.v....... ... .,.... ......... I Former well known merchant. lpassed 1-way Monday. after 3, 1 illness. in his Both year. _.__.._.?.., ._..__.. ...._..... 1I'UX'I1 IJLIIIIUI) ll) L.UH|(`|' DllL"'l. 3. Angle parking on Simtrun Street. it is the opinion of your 'cofnmiH'ee'1.hat Simeon S!,rr~.nl, could very easily hv :i1z1(l:- into n splnmlid pnrkixut :men by hav- ing flour! H[.{hYS inslzallc-rl :mrI supcrvi.-;im1 or thn p::rlu'nxz maintained nn SnIu1'd;1_v.<. Wt`. would also rt.-crnnmonrl Ihnl. signs be put up nn ljli7..'b*1I1 and Dunlop SU`L`l.`LS', clin-ctim: the motorists to the parking lot. 4 '|"hn Ihn Tnwn hr nu lull Su[)[)Ul'L Ul LHU (YiUl(.lI(lEll('. Herbert Hughes, Sholburm-, pru- sidenl of the Dufferin-Sim(:m- Com. scrvntivc Association. oponvd t.h<,- mecling by welcoming the larzzr` crowd and dc(.-luring, thal "|h-I 'I`0ric.s of Duffcrrin-Sixm.-no are not all dead yet." He rt-qneslerl C. R. McKeown, K.C.. Omnrgeville. former] M.L.A. for Duffcrin, to 2IHSlll11(' the chairmanship. as it was necessary fm` him to rc,-l,u1`n tn Sholburnc for tho opening of :1 co-upcrativu. Ml` Mt'KPnwn nflnr :1 shnrl ,`ll\I`l'f`H , Examiner Classifieds cost :but do big job. I ITHILO SH ..lS IUI' [)i|l'KIllg HHS. 5. That the merchants be rt`- quested nut. to ]'):u`k lhoir nwn cars on Ia`1izuboH1 nnd I')Ln1Inp slrnots between lhv hmnzw. uf 8 am. and 6 p.m.. and rm Sutur- XTlULUl`I.SL.'S IU UIU [)'dlKlllj, IUL. 4. That the Town he NF quested to clear anrl level any lots that they may have avail- able at the foot of Mary and Tn- mnto streets for p;n`king Inls. 5 "l'h::l lhn rnnrr-hnnfc hn rr-.. OPEN SATURD.-\Y NIGHTS ;sMiLEi ii WHILE Mr: nu ....-\..--..-. ..--...-. The Barrie Examiner office is open every Saturday even- ing from 7 to 9 o'clock. for the convenience of those who wish to pay for subscriptions and classified adlets and the trans- action ot other business. -. nun.-nu.` u. -..` my...-.... ting nm<.~ndcd pnrkinxz rm hull: (P8 prnhihilwl Sim:-I. m Stu-v-1. 'cct. nmillbe What 11d enrlid 1 If ,n.,_v ..,.1 .1. 4 _ Ex-Merchant Dead ROBERT A. STFJPIIICNS 1 1 little] LIN` U|)L'lllllf. , Ul H l.'U-ll[)L'I`ilLl\/ll. MI`. McKcnwn, after :1 shnrl .*:pl'(-(`H called for nnminm.i(ms. Mr. Rmvv wus nominlocl twice, vorhnlly from the floor of the convt.-nlinn by '1`. S-. ' PM-klnsnn`: rnngevillc. and `Frrd W.l ezu:m:k. Sl.roud_ and in writing: by John T. Scott, '!`hm'nL(m. and R. P. Coleman. Shelburm-. hnlh return- vd .s0ldicrs. I Ann Huunlyhnr Ihn nnnunniinn furl . who C . long I CIRCULATION 1 01? LIBRARY ; SHOWS JUMP} A. P. Gilmore Is Candidate For Dufferin-Simcoe Iinnlerl as I.il)cra1-Pr()gr0ssive c2m~ lrihlntp for Du[fm`in-Simc0c~_ I 'i'lm circulatmn of Barrio Public l.il)r:n'y totalled 79.786 last year, an incrr.-;i.se of 3,512 over the previous; L _`,'(-at`. it. was indicated in the an- nual report. of the librarian_ Miss l.ila McPhL-c. which was pi'esent.c-d in tho l.ibi'aI'y Board at the annual ,m-r-tin;.:. Monday evening. More `th:.n 26 p('l' cent, of the (rirculatirm [was ntm-fi(:ti0n. ; W. A. Bell, principal of King Ecl- lxvanl School. was elected chairman all` the Board for the ensuing year, 5 ~:iu-i-r-eding Mrs, J. E. M0ntagu- `Leeds, who has presided during the ' ijlilbkl two years. ` (ininmittecs of t.he Board are as ;t'.)|lnw.~:: Fll15J! l('(' R. G. Norman. ` ('ilIlll'n'1.'ll'lI H. A. Sims, Rev. E. 11.1. il.uii;1; l"i'op1~rty -H. A. Sims. chair- Evnan; Mrs. William Cmssland. Mrs. l.l. l-`.. Muntagu-Lcncl.s; Book - Mrs.|, 1 iii. 3. Atkey, chairman: Mrs. J. A. {Ma<~l.z-.i'l.-ii. Mrs. J. E. Mont.ag.i- il.(ac(|.\' Rev. E. E. Long_ ` Libi'arian's Report, l I 1 'l`h- report of the Librarian was-,| In part, as follows: "It. is with mixed feeling of sut- ir~'t'act.i0n and regret. that we look zlmrk over the twelve months oi ilttiltl. We were sincerely grieved by illw l::::.' of Miss '1`hex'c.sa Cuvanagh. iwhn h'l(l always been such an in- i('l`(.'SiC(i and sympathetic member .4'f the Library Board. In March, Miss Emma King resigned from thc inn-n-rl nftnr unruinnv fuithfullv fnri ]:More Tho.rTwmZ`6` Per Cent. ! of Circulation Non- I E ~ Fiction Last Year iw. A. BEL'L, CHAIRMAN`: I __.__._ IWHSS I"4HH`llH Alllg I`U5|gllI.'(.I LIUHI |.IIL.' glnnrd uftvr st-rving faithfully for '25 yours. It was through Miss King's ( lItl,('I'(PSl in the children that the ;S1ory Hmir was first undertaken, lin l ;:ll`i'l('. Late in thp fall. Miss` 5; l`lll/.:IlH'l.l1 Booth found it m.-crrssury itn L1l\"' up ht-r duties as s(.*crt.-lary- `tr~::.suI'r-r. after holding that officu I fur ll In-Ziru l It was the first concert of M513 `mud in Barrie. the first time, as far V` as the records go. that all the pubhc I }.`Ch(x(,)lS combined to present a pub- lic schools` concert. In the prepara- !' mm. and arrmigoment of the en- I terminment. those in charge tried to i give a faithful portrayal of the day- by-day work of the classrooms, par- gticularly in those courses of study [which are either entirely new or `have undergone considerable change i `n the forming of the new curricu- :_ llum. (Turn ta page three, please) 10 I I-Pupuls Show Their Ability As Indicated By New Course of Study I (`(1 .S0l(1l(!I`S. I After thanking the (.-mwontinn ful`| the nomination and thc vH'(-(-1iv-.- support he had rocoivt-d in ntht-r (Turn to page star, prcase) I _...m__-___... . [ Liberal-Progressive .. nun... (Turn to Page 3 Please) First of Its Kind (Liberal T-WPrTo7gressive Candidate ` Chosen Youthful T Tonssorontio Native Picked At Alliston ! Andrew Parr Porry" Gilmore. '28-ycur-old bnrrisim`, and nntlve son of '1`o.ssomn1in Tmvnship, was tho unanimous ('|mi('e of a large and on1husin::1i<-. r-unvr-ntion in A1- Iiston Tmvn Hull. Monday after- oon, as I,.ibm'nl-Pru;:rossive candi- date for Dnffvrin-Simcoe in the election on M:u`<-h 26 turn r::v...m-A n\-urln unnllnnflnn uuzcuon (H1 1VlilH'H `all Mr. Gih'nm'(\ mndo nppli isome time ago in join ihe ,Canadi.-m Air ]?`or(-0, has pass lmedicul lost, and may be uniform lwfnrv very long. unmzu~ried. Ten nllwrs were 1 mod but wilhdrvw. "l`hn nnvnynu-xnn nun: nrltlrnl: liner! but \VllH(llT`\V. The crmvontinn was aritlressed by the nmvly-1-lnr-l~r1 candidate: D. F. McCuz1ip;_ KC. :1 vzmdidute for North Simc-00; C-'lpl.. Milton Stalt, 'I`m'onlo. :1 velorzm M the South `African and Grvznt. Wars; F. H. `Nvndhnm. '1`m'0nto, Lilacml organiz- er; and Hm ntmwinevs who retired from 1hr`. con1(*sl,_ I rm... 1-I-uni:-n1'|I1 nr Hm rmlhnrinrl '1rOm Inn c()l1l('.\'.I,_ The ('h:1irm:m of the gathering was R. A. Suthc-1-lnnrl. Stmud. the retiring prr`. wilh J, Austin Richardson, Sh(-lhurm`. n:~: secre- tzlry. I r`.nnI'irlm1(:(- In Kim! ' nary. Cm1[irlr~m~,t- Kim: A rosolulinn was adopted amidst applause. 1-xprr-.<;sinL{ unbounded |confidcnnt- in lhn nrhninistrntion -.`-E nc Ln... ur 1'. M.-u-lmn-/In `Kinrr. '-"-"__'_' I The first ii1l'I'l` uf 1| .\'vt`im: of til"-'19 i(`(`ll Ono-Day l~`m'm (,`mitm'vvi('v. \v(,-ru hvlcl lust \vvvk nt VlL\'l`_\`. (`mth-i in vie nncl Midhurst. Tho ]1Lll'pn.\`(* of W these nw(`t.ing.~' was to (`I\'Di}llI\ tht`11\' nvw Simcoo Fuclvmtinn of A;:ri| ('lliilll`l`. and `in wt up rli.~'('u.~:simt groups in ouch omnmunity to ("lll- I suliciatv tho wnrk of tho l`(`("`!l` Gt-nrgiun Buy l-':n`in<-r.~" (`mit'oro~nm- ill Bm'rie. Euvh Ct\l\f(`l`('ll<'l~ uni mulvr w:~,\ with mi l`\'t'lliIl[1 nwvtinu upon in tho farm folk of tho vomniunity. In vnoh 1:11:41`, at local cuminith-u 1`w~pru- .~`m\ti1i;: lucul m'_u`nni7.;itinn.s_ tuul; l`i'tIll`;1i' of m`1'2uu.:vxm-tits. hnn;itl lv1vl.i-an, l*`.diu'utimml l)in-rtuxr Hi` the` F`i1`.\`t (`nnpl`l`:lti\'` l`:u'lu`r.~. Hnvrie-, and intvriin Svcr<~tur_v vi` the Fvdorntmn. spukv on thv x~h~.nll- i`l\L1t` of tho m`\\'l_v furmvd Cmility l*`c'dorutimi uf .`\grivulturi`. Let u\ `H_ do for :u.:rivu1tin'o thv Suniv thn'.`~ ' migh jub that tho (`mizulhm l\Il:m-x- I H f:u?t1ii'i`i's' .`\. liens niunv tur tho l11lllllfil(`i\lt`\`l`$ 1' cam tin it it the pl`l`.\l`lll t`m'm I\l`).1ill1l I.:ltli>t)s p.w~tf.l i`o.~\\1|l'c<`_\ fur thi.~ purpusi`. 'l`h2\t iitls` "1 is happening` IS amply bt\rm~ out by that fact that fiftvvn pl`U\'it1(`l;ii; t'm'm m'3.::u\i'/.ution.\' i1:l\'l` now .'itl'xl': iutod with Him` Ontario l*`w*lm~utin-if of Algrivulturo, an-`l .\`t`\'\`n (,`\uuti~.~i lmvv svt up (`nungv i\l`ll\(`i\(`.\'. 't`hv!i*` Dmmnmn l"z`dvrution has new nrvwii RI\1.!t`d fur the` opvninu of :1 pm`nm.n ` out utl'ice- in Ottawa. Tho l`\`&li tmt-ll will (`nun-. of (`t\lll`.\'(`. wtwn it `.<" lvarnod \vln~llu`r thv tzirnwr mi tlw. hack (`ull\`\`.\`.\`i(Vll intvnds in lozwci this bllSlll(`&\' tn (.`:oni';z<`. as ho hm!" so often done botnrv. or \\'lu~tlu~r `.\~~ `` will n.`\\`ulno his l`lllI.(`ll.\`hip and support the muvomvnt." : At Va\.w_\'. over ninvty pi`l`::nn:-`i were` prosmit on V\'cdm:. ovvu-1 ing. Fobx`uar_v ill. to hear Mm`g:mI Stewart give his report of th-`i Georgian Bay Farmers` Coiit`u1`m1cv.l1 Ho statvd that. in his upinion_ mn.w,~u; such cont'ex`ences should be holdir throughout O_ntm'io to get pmpln` thinking about tho new (`()ndiii01`5|( [facing the farmers at tho pi`osL'n! I time. At Guthrie. on the following , evening. this report was given by 1 A. G. Muir. and at Midhurst. on F_`riday. February 23. by Roy 1>{lck- i: 1.108. Mr. Hickling stressed the urg-I` ent need of farm organizations to'l. (Turn to page jam`, please) N] l conlldcnco In me numnm:-'.u`uuou '-`L R1. I-Inn. W. 1). Mn('.km1'1,ie King. and r: him on the effi- cient prosecu1inn of the war by the Lib(.-ml Gov(-rnm(en1.. Next, Cl`Il1V(`lHiUl1 Closnrl Am-1' :-rm. discussion, a resolution wn ` 1'~:e(l ihnt the next 1.ihera1-I`r<"-`r-_. vo r-rmvention for \Duffm`n1S1mm(~ he :1 ulose(l" con- I vcmion with :u'(`rr'rli1(`d delegates. Several :;)e:1ke1`:s sluled that. it was am zmnmuly that wvll-known Con- sex'vativo.-4 should he present at 1 LibeI':Il-P1`r)g|`e::HivI` vrmvontion and influence and vnte fur the candi- date. rm... ...,\..:n.. ,ln..rh.,l Hm; lhn r-nn. 1081.0. .- Thu lT](`(!lil1;.{ rltwidt-(1 that the can- didnle wnulrl he :1 Liberal-Pro- `grns.s'iv(-." (:.'m | Nntivv of Rnstmunxl. Pnrry" Gilmurv. lhv l,.ibural-Prr)- :.;r(.~:;siv_- czmdidzm-,_ was born at Ro:4~mm1t, Toszsnrontio, on June 10, (`Fur-n. Lo paun l.IL'r(:e. ptease) {Yorkshire mB:;`eZ;:->iers I Plan Big Stock Sale 5 At Copaco Next June The Suulh Sirnme Yorkshire Breeders Club held lheir annual meeting on l"v.brL1:n'y l6_ at Alliston, `and made plans for various activi- ties thruuyghnul, 1940. C. D Sproule, Craigvnln. presirled. A special fea- u1x': of the pmgmmme for the year will be the cumhmed sale of breed- ing stuck and field day to be held during the first week of June at who C<>))nl.'u Plnnl, Barrie. Breeders inlc-resttxl in r-nnmgzning to the sale wen: ux~;4-d to make preparation right. away In :J5suro: that only the bust mmnuls would be offered. I\;......,..... ..!....omI uv Rrnnn `DESI IIHHUIIIS WOUIU. DC UIIUFEU. 1 Directors elected are: Bruce 'Cow.'in. Stmud; Almon Baxter. Al- 1li5!.rm; J. Gnllziugher, Allision; ICL-cii Brethi.-,I._ I'hurnton; John D. Hamiltnn_ Cn1;.::in; C, D. Sproule. Crui;_.',vnl(.-: Gm. A, Wilkinson. A1- _lisLnn; and Bill New, Craigvale. The follnwing Wl,'I(,' elected to the exe- cutivv.-: Pr.-:'.. Almnn Baxter; Vice- Prc-s., Jlihli 1). Ilnniiltmi; Sec )!- `|'I'rens.. F. A. I.:ish|t.~_y; Com., Bill New and C. I). Spmui(:'. Auditor, ('mm`;z,+.- [.::w'x'cm:(-. Allisiun. George Wilkinson was namvd representa- tivo rm the Sirm.-r>r:'C0unty Federa- Lion of AL:1`Icul1ur0. Plzms were nuidr: U: have the breeders list their stock for s.:iI(_- with ihe offices at g the Di-p;ir!Incnt. of Agriculture in .[th(- county. TEN WETEDRAW :.GuiIfy On 3 Charges Of Forgery, Two Men Given Prison Terms I Rene Gut.-mzttt.-. 38. and Gaston `Lalondo. 2|. :zppr_-:u'ed before Mag- i.~:trm., (`umpmn Jr.-ifs here Inst Wedm-sdny Imrl were found guilty of f0r;_.(t.~x'_v In all ('.:u-In-Hu hnz; far-ed :4 mm! 01 Iorgs.-r_v In all. (',=u-meH-- has Iaced a total of ten r-hzugv. or forgery here, andx [last wcc-k ht: was charged with. three offence-s. He was sentenced to one year and eigm months on each lot the three (.`h Ll'}. ,( 5, the sentences to run concurrently, I ',n|l\I\t'(: u-hm ha: knnn lrzunzllinrl 10 TI) L'UH('|lI`l'L'll'J_V, I 1.alondr:. who has been travellinx: with Guvnettv). was sentenced to 11! months on each count. the sentencv es also to run concurrently. 4 Thu Hnrnn 1-hul`Ut\-: urhinh thav fan: I5 Meetings Following Up: The Georgian Bay g Conference `GS also to run C0ucul'n:uuy. The three charties which they tac- cd last wt-r-k where` brought here from Cochranc and Timiskaming `Districts. |:Seek Membership for 1 Chamber of Commerce Next. work business men and others will be approached to Join the Chamber 0! Commerce being organized (or Blrrle. The aim is to get 100 members. It is felt. that a live organlutlon of this kind can do much for Bu.`- u-h application lho Royal : passed the ho in the iNo. 9 MSUU LIIU in the {Ta 7 Q HALL CROWDED THE * BARRIE * EXAMINER p::::`:::6 WELL ATTENDED -rung". 2 ncum al l0sl.| by it =_: vunnm-r 1hci~\uHiug lva\-v _ CUUVH no hm ||\l. .s lh evening .. anernm IIIIAV. Member for I 1925, who is 1 candidate for ism Year l `= A PASSES AWAY ; A IN 63RD YEAR Well Known Toilor And Prominent Member of ` Mosonic Order Cnmin;.: as :2 shock 1.0 many frit-nrls thruuizlmut town and Coun- ,ty. the death of John Wardman M!-rrick. wvll knuwn Barrio tailor` and nnv of the most. prominc-nl [members of the Masnnic Ordor in Sim('()(- County. occurred at his ro- sidoncr-, 34 McDonald St... about 10 p.m. 'I'hur. Inst. He was in his: 63rd _v(.-an Deceased had been ill' for nnly nnv day. Cause of death xmns hon1m`rh.'-no of the brain. 'T`hn fnnnrnl urn-nir-n urn: hnlrl nl VV'l.`i ll(`ll'lUl'I'l1u"I.{U 01 HR.` Dl'i:l|H. The funtpral service was hold at. U`|(- family residence on Satux'd;_v 'ufto.rnnoh, followed by intern:-;-nl. m 'I`hnrnt cmnctery` ` Eur-riuirur urn hic urifn fm'rnr\rlv In 1903, Mr. Merrick joined Sig- ;nvt Clmpler No. 34. Royal Arch |'.`/1:.: and after going through !th<- (7haix'.~'. became First Principal gm WIS. H(` was Grand Suporin-I ]1r`ml-~nt nf Gomgizm District Nu. 9. | in 1922. ml.. mI......;..I,'.. ,.n.uu\.oi:n1 uriH~. HUN }I|'7'H, J |xn urzz. . Mr. I\/I('rrick's cmmoctinn with fthv knights Templar datvd bnvk l ' I912. whvn ht` hoczuno :1 nmxnln.-r of {Mount Calvary P1`vcoplm'_v Nu. 12. II" 1938 he was hmmrod with lhw ';u---I uf Prvsidim: Pr~('(`pt<:r. In I 11;.-u. 1933. at the limo Hf UK` Pip;_'ITo1Be Used 1 Instead of Wood Stave; ` ACHUII In use irun pipu was lak-`| ,_|vn ihc Town Cmmcil on re--; :iuviiiiiiviidziiiuii of (3. G. Rvid. cnn-] . .~ullin;_=, i-ngim~ur of the pmjevt. .1 Cnuncil hold two spvciul nu`:-`u _|im.',s this wvvk: mm on Mnnday ` cvonim.`.`. and anntiior late '1`uesd;i_.' afivrmmn, whon the whoiv nmttvr [was tliumughiy diacussocl. Pending. FipUS.\`ib1(` action in the courts. many _l('l:`1ails were not made available. Resolution Adopted ,l i The rvport of the committee of '.|lhc whole, adopted at Tuesday at`- v:toi~noon`s special meeting. was as 3 A foliow.s: ' n "Ll-nyinn nan-nfnllu nnncirlnrnd Ohn . ulnl . I typo, l IUll\l\\'.\I I] "Having carefully considered the 1 `mpinivn of the Town Solicitor its 1 pr:-sexitod tn the committee re-i garding substitution of sewerage] pipe material: 'i I That special committee on sew- `(t 0 disposal be authorized to take -{t e riecessary legal steps on behalf- Jlot` this council to adopt the recom-1 mendauou m` Ly. H. Reid as to new- Hon. Earl Rowe` Again Nomineel Dufferin-Simcoei SHOR`i|:-_l_'TL`._LNESS Tory Candidate I. IIIIIILI4 I\.\)VVL': I Dufferin-Simcoc since 4 National Conservative u` the riding. V EARL ROWE Y\. I Pfn-sin CI-nun: R. A. C. McIcLeun Heads Liberal - Progressives Of Dufferin-Simcoe, R. A. C. MacLc-an. Alliston bar- rister, heads the Dutferin-Simcoc Liberal-Progressive Association Im- the coming year_ the election hav- ing taken place following the enn- vention in Alliston Town Hall on Monday afternoon. The rntirinyg president. R. A. Suth0r1:md_ Stroml. was named honnnn-y presidcnt. nnmr nffir-nrr: and rr=nrr-:r-ni.n`tiv- named n()n()l'Hl`y [)l'L'.\lU|.'lll.. Other officers and represcnLa`tiv- as on the executive were olcclt-(I as follows: first vice-president. '1`. J. O'F1ynn. Shelburnc; second vice- president. Dr. C. W. Ellis. Bradford; third vice-px'e.sidont. Alex. Hunter, Mclancthon; s(:c1'etary-t,1'c:1surmz Ed" gar Whitesidos. Alliston. F'.vnr`1I1ivo momhm's-Alli: H. wnuesmcs. l\lllSLUIl. Executive mmnbm`s~-Alli: E. Dunn, J. D. Bnwnrmzm; ()r;1m.I,(~- ville_ J. A. McBri(l(-, Dan Curry: Innisfil, G. C, Allan, G. Rcivu; West Gwillimbury. A. ll. Kidd. Rus- sell Dwyer; Essa. O. Turnbull, Rn.~.s Arnold; Tecumseth. Mr. Fm'l)vs, E(l.*\ Houghton; Tossomntio, Archiv` V` Ovens. Harold Handy: /\(lj:1ln_ Wil- mer Palmer. J. H. Rose: Mulmur. C. Hand_ A. I_.awrencp; Mono, Ilnrnltl Marshall, Ernest `Dndrls; Mc=l;mu- lhon, Dan Broderick, J-.)lm Mc/\l- lister: Amaranth, John lln.s11'nw: W. H. Gillespiv; P.r:1rll`m`d. Pony Stevenson. Ben Cnllixlgsz Bet-.t.n-1. W. C. Hammnll, J2un(`:4 [`hnmpsmx: Tntlenhnm. M. S. Brzmrlrm. F`. ll. Keogh: Sl1clb1u"m>_ l`. I". Brown. T. J. O`F`lynn: Co0ks1nwn_ ll. P`i: r. J. Cause; Thornton. R. I). llonry, A. E. Morris; Lofroy. G. C. Allan, G. Roive. I |Jubi1ee Assembly 1)!` 1h(- S0v(.~roi,<.;n (.`v1'(.-:11. I"rim'y, l\'ni;.:ht.s Tmnplnr of Canada. in Ba1`ri0. Mr. Mm'ri('k w is accorded one of Ilw ()l'd<)r`s high- est honours in` his olucthm as Grzmcl Regi:~'tr;n' fur 1933-34. with tho title of "Rt. Eminent Sir I(niL:ht." H ... - in 101$! 1|1z|| 1\lh' I\IIm~rir~k 01` "KL E.IT`|lI1(!lll. nu` 1\nmnL. It was in 1918 ihzul Mr. Mm'rir~k joined I3zn`riv l.nri;zo of l m`fv(-,li S('r)1li.\`h Ritz-_ and in 1930, I10 w:\:< 'I`.I".G.M. of that lndgn. Mr, Murriuk also htvcnnw n nwmhm` of Spry Chapter. R.n. Crnix, in 1918, and after going through the (~h:1ir.~;, bu- came M.W.S. in 1932. !\lf.. n/nu-winb xuzn hnrn 2:1 N.-urnm Unanimouslf Chosen` As National Tory ` CRITIC lVl.W.B. In 1:104. My-_ Merrick was born :11 N(`Wl()l1 Robinson on March 21. 1887, :1 .'~'.nn of the late William Merrick and Emily Wardmzm. He \vn:< l)mu;;hl, in in llmt Cmmmmiiy until :15 :1 young man he (`nine 10 Barrio, Ho look up the trade or 1.ailm'in;: and for .. short. timn was in Kll(`l1l`l`l(`l` and in tho WUSL llv r1`iin`n(`rl In P.;|ri'i<~ over 35 _v('m'.< :lL'n :m(`l lind I'v.x'irl~tl hero crmiinunusly vvvr Slll(`1`. [Iv ,1 _,4 n, i__ _ :,,-_ III III(` VVl'-`L ll\` I\I|lIIll'II l\l nun: rc-.x'irl l was n1al`1`i(`d :11. Cnuksluwn 35 you * ago. He had wnrkod :15 :1 tnilur f H10 Into E. 'l`. 'l'_vr(-1'. nlsu I'm` .1. Craig and H. J. I`wi: until I npvnod his own shnp nlaovo 1| Bank of Toronto. 13 years ago. mt 1\Ilnrc-inla-.o'u1:u: ._:: .rh(\I`r1hl"v' bank 0! 1'0l`0nLO. [J ytars um. Mr. Merrick`->`wm-:.~a .momb0;- nf C|'.`HiCl` St. Unifvd Church. I'm'mm`|_v Metl1nrlis1_ which he had :1t1.<~nrh-rl rogularly vvor .s in(~o x-mning In Bur- rio. Hp was :1 rlcvnul L'hur(:hm:m and had serw-d nn Hm (`.nnm1it1.v-p 0|` Stewards for snmo ya-nrs. In-inu elected mzuin thi_\ _v<-nr fur a four- year Iorm. 1 Amnn Mr Mm`rir'k`s L'r(-M in- EXAMINER CLASSIFIEDS no MORE QUICK WORK !_V(`flI` Ivrm. Among Mr, Mm`rir~k's ;:r(-at ten~sts was music. and ,-. ( Turn to page sir, please) JOHN W. MFIRRICK ` Barrio tailor. who died 'I'hur. vvemng last aftcr a bI`l(`f lHl1C.\`S. mi his 63rd year. He had a distinguish-E ed record in Masonry. I "W, | C lot` pipe. cozztuined in his letter mi the Mayor and Council dated Fen-1 ruary 26. 1940. as vurivd by his 1-t- I to.-r to the sanw parties dated Feb- 1 _ruray 27. 1940." I F`.nsvimvm"< I.nHm'< :\ l'Ul'El_V 4. HPQU. i LSSH (WHO X`I't`SDyI.`I'liH1 I ~X"-D- En2i1`t`1"S 1<`W`|`-`= iwill present play Rainbow Cm- The letters forwarded by the <`<`l`.-ltage". St. Georges Hall. Alltuxdzzle. sulting engineer to the Town March and 6. 313 Council. were considered at thc' Junior symphony `presented by Monday and 'I`u'esday meetings.!B.C.I. students assisted by Toronto "Fhe one dated February 26. was asjartists, in Auditorium. Monday ev- follows: iening. March 4. at 8.15. Admission (Turn :0 Page 3 Pieasa) Jtic _ 3--9b lixzuninvr (flussilit-(l Atllt-ts usually bring all kinds of quit-k results every \\'(`(`k but it is only possible to list a few. Here are just two examples from last week. A ual nuhln umlt-In um: In-:1 week A valuable watch was lost. The finder looked up The Ex- aminer and sure enough the watch was listed as lost. It xvas l`l'l.lll`l1(`d and the findt-r got $33.00 l'(`\\'2ll'd. ll hu-ml uuun haul 1| (`:|H' lllll Raising of Isue of Conscription Is I Attacked 1 2.00 r-warn. A local man had :1 Hall listed for sale. Ho sold it Thursday night after dociding on the eight replies quickly revolved. Prominent Mason BARRI E, h(` H11- WONTARIO, CANADA, FEBRUARY 29, 1940 ag Essa Farmer Acquitted on Counti Of Bur-ni"n_g Barns lKiernctn Benef'1tI Library Chairman Of Doubt, Says 1 vIj"'` IUDGMENT GIVEN Started in~Henhouse- By Accident or ` ` Incendiary L l),-claring that he had a reason-lg ahlv doubt as to the guiit of the ac- " cusvd. Judxzc W_ T. Robb fuund Roy Kicr1mn_ 35-ycarmld Essa Township farmer. not. guilty of arson in con- nvclinn with :1 fire which destroyed his barns and mnhuiidings early on lhv morning of Nov. 2. 1939. Tim (`mo was tried in County .iudgI"S Criminal Court. last week. and judg- ment` Wm. given Monday afternoon. 'T`hn fi'rn wax invrwiirzniod hv (3.. Llfu |-UL` LHli.\llIITlUllb ll(}l'THl1Ell.lUll ilk nn open convention in Allismn Town Hall, Friday afternoon last. The hall was crowded to capacity with an overflow gathering in the Magistrate's Court Chamber below where the speeches were taken b_v loud speaker. The number included many women. MI` now! in fnl-mt-rl '['I1n . IHCHL KIVOH 1VlUl1(`lE|y 21.lLL'l`HUUIl. Thu fi'ro was investigated by C. W. Caskvy, inspector of the Ontario Fire M:u_'sha1`s Department. and Provincial Constable W. B. Elliott. Allistnn. Crnwn Attorney Frank Hammond prosecuted. and the ac- cused was doftrndr-d by John F`.| W(m(l!~`. B.'n'ri(\. .. nu ,_, v\,.,:,I R lIL'l nun `LJlll.ll\Atl_y \.l.l\:uAuhAvn Mrs. James Torpey (nee Eliz- abeth Houluhan), Minesing_ was born at Eimvale in 1868; this is the 17th birthday celebration. Mrs. William Gibbons (nee ,` Annie Shepherd). Con. 8, Innis- fil. was born at Roche's Point about. 1876. v:,..... r v.,mAnm- 99;: nun- More Than :1 Denial Hie: Iionour reviewed at. lunglh the evidence pnxsenled in this case. The main points have already been rx-pm'ied in The Examiner. Dis-' cussing the defence evidence sub- miltod. the Judge said it was `more than a denial.` Mrs. Kiernan,l who impressed me very favoralmly. lzlid all in her puwer In save their buildings. Surely if she W('l't` uw:ar(-, nf any plan of her husband in fir.-| |... |...:I.-l;...... ..|..\ . ..IA (.0 mn The Examiner heartily con- gratulates the Leap Year Ba- bies" of this dist1'ict-al1 those who celebrated their fi1'st.Ibirth- day in four years today by vir- tue of having been born on Fe`b~ ruary 29. A: than vnnr 1900 was not 8 ruary zu. As the year 1900 Leap Year. not being divisible by 400, those over 36 years of age now "lost" a birthday and had only one in eight years. nu-.. r'<.\......-. uu\In`\nml Innn uuu uu:_v unit; In -...5.u. _yv.u.... Mrs. George Hal-berl (nee Margaret Rebecca Arnold), A1- liston. was born at Ivy in 1864; her 18th -birthday celebration. Illf.... f.....n.. m......-.. {:11-\l\ 1:`l:r._ KII`I (III III IIl'l p\l\'VL'l Ill h(`lVl_' Ll|"|| Ibnildings. ZIW?ll'(` hot fin- his buildings, she would not Inn hvr condition -she was vxpvctituz ul baby in about :1 month) have run!` |()\ t'l`fil'1(l.\` immediately she dis- L'UV0l`(`d the firo, tn rmnsc her ncigh-t hnrs. But this she did and clothed only in H night dr(-ss and bed slip- pers and :1 coat. over the night dress. I am satisfied she was thus vlnthvd. oven on hot` mvn stat!--I mvnt. But in this she is (-nrmb0rat- [rd by Mrs. Whtteside. who was an} vxcollont witno:<.< and quite disin- `f!`l ('.\`tt`(t. Sho sn_v.< Mrs. Kicrnan d1`v\'- hvr small children, ulsu in night, nttirv. tn hm` house nft.m' thc tire and that. she was clothed only in night dross, hvdromn slippers and a usual. -"I"!-tn u, nun! Air! nu! uunl, - nnnrl I 1;sLn mrmuay celeoraunn. Mrs. Hugh Fisher (nee An- nie May Armstrong), RR. 3, Slayner, was born at Sunnidnlc Corners in 1884; her 13th birth- (Ian: ilD()1U. HJIU. Victor L. VanALtcr. 228 Dun- Iup SL, Bzlrric, was born at Georgetown in IBR4; this is his 13th birthday celebration. l\/Irv: Hnnh Fiuhnr (non An- Lzllfll day. Jul` Hon. William E:-.rl Rowe. member of the House of Commons for the riding since 1925. is that National Conservative candidate for Duffcrin-Simcoc in the Fcdeml Election of March 26. cv-u:._ __ _,_. , any. , John Fzlris. Conkstown. was born on Concession 6, West. Gwillimbury, in 1888; his 121.11 birthday. Y-uvvunv Y2` Rn-,nv!c:\H I'`.lnrnI:\ln mrlnduy. James E. Beardsall, Elmvule. was born in 1892; his Hm birth- day. 11`. V Tzmelnv 50 High SL. any. E. V. Tz1nsIey_ 50 High SL. Barrie. was born at Shcllburne in 1892; his 11th birthday.` a. .1-o. uu Essa Road Prosbytermn Y.P.S. L-H1 nrncnnv nlnv Rninhrnv Cni- -- COMING EVENTS - LEAP YEAR BABIES CELEBRATE TODAY dmxuu '.l'hLu'sday, Feb Guthrie Are-na_ admis- (In p.n'Ly: A son was born tn Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Camnrnn, Angus. at Angus in 1936; his first birth- - day! ` 1 Molly Craft. demghter of Mr. Z nnd Mrs. Arthur Craft, 70 Bur- . l.nn /\vo., was born in R.V.H.. ,Bnrrin. in 1936; her first birth- rluul ~ 1n mun; ner elgmn I)u'1.uuu_y. * Hugh Kenney. Anten Mills. 5,was born there in 1920; his ifih birthday. 1'-I.-xr-vv Rmmnu Arnnc. cnn nf murm on-muay. William Irwin. Rnsemnnt, was lmrn in 1928; his third birthday. Ynic Faith Ylnlrlmin rlnnuhfnr nu...-..uu us. nuanuu nu. Setting aside the rumour that ho! might retire to devote his fulll time to business, Mr. Rowe accep- ted the unanimous nomination nl, nn nnnn nnnunniinn in Allin-Inn Fred Lutimer, Angus, was born in Angus and is celebrat- ing his 11th birthday. Fred T. Mulholland. Stroud. was born at Craigvale in 1908; his eighth birthday. (He has a silver mug. with his name and date of birth engraved on it. presented by the Toronto World to babies born Feb. 29, 1908). um... 1:11:11... 11 ..... .... D1 ) I) `mm mrumny. I-Inrry Kenneth Amos. son of M1`. and Mrs. Walter Amos. Ed- onvnle, was born 1924; his fourth birthday. Williuvn II-utin Rnqnmnnl was n ::.u.u:..u 1.. u...... -1 |Prin_-ipnl of Kim, Ed ':n'd S(:l1)Ql.`, nltw-lnrl 4-lmh-m:m Barrio Public} 'l'|'ll1ClDZlI 0| rung Iuuwillll DlZlIU"I.| `(`l(`(.`l(`(1 clmirman Barrio Public | `I.ibr.'n'y Bnnrrl for thv onsuing y(3ll`.| One of l.he chief features of Edn- iention Week" was Open House" in Barrie Collegiate Institute Wednc-.4-| day evening last. The B.C.I. Orr.-`n-l estrn played in the Auditnrilun [throughout the evening. Attendance `was about 500. an increase over I.:~.t lyezn` when the affair was held in! `the nfternrmn. ` ` Fe:n1.L11'es M` the prnp,r:nnmn in HM`; ';:)'mn::siun1 included a 1,:irl.;' has-l k(-Lbnll gznne: 21 dance by the girls` nl` ')R- nvmv-icne hv air]: nf RR Lmrll Ll! uuunua -uunu J. Lu. nu, A|l\l\lIn Mrs. William Pearson. R.R. 2, SLz1yner_ was born in Meaford in 1908; her eighth birthday. Hunk Knnnnv Antnn '|\/lillc, `burn m urw; ms Lmru mrmuuy. Lois Faith Baldwin, daughter of M1`. and Mrs. Currie Baldwin, Craighurst, was born at Craig- hurst in 1936'. her first birth- day party! A mm was: hnrn fn "Open House" At B.C.|. ; Attracts Many Parents] - I day! I-`rnnces Scnletlu. d< 1llf:'.`ht(`.l" of `Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sculettn, H0 Elizabeth SL. was born in R.V.I-l.. Barrie, in 1936; her first bi1`lhtlzI_y! , .__.._ . _._/t,_.,, _ ..._-_._ ( l)ill'I'Iv dny! F`I'n llldlly WUIHUII. ' Mr . Rowe in formod 'I'h<~ Examiner that. he was rmming as :1 National Cnns(:rv.'-`tivn cnnrlidat,n in full support of National Govt. policy of Hon. Dr. Robert J. Mzmion. u.-.. .. .. `Is. your subscripl.i0n paid ! .Z:)C. D`?!-'J| "Express Yourself", staged byf Stu_vnox~ young people. sponsored byl Minesing young people. Tuesday. March 5. in hall. Adults: 25c. child- ren: 15c. 9b n-nnnn On fink I).-\uualI': lnlnrlv F0113 MIC. Ulll Dance to Bob Powell's Melody h Mon at Oddfc-llnws' Hall. Barric.`_ every Thursday and Saturday even- - ings. cnmmcncmg at 9 o'clock. Men! 35c. ladies 25c. ' `iltfbl Sm: Nnw Lmvnll VP. Umon's 3-I oac. mules zac. *uuul See New Lowell YP. Umon's act comedy. The Little Clodhnp-E per". Wednesday evening. March! 6. at 8.15. Come to Weslev Churchi Hall and be well entertained. Ad-, mission 25c and 15. Sipbi ____j. ---.. Farmers naturzilly look "to The] Barrie Examiner to: farm sale mts. um..."--. ` |.Ll1'(.`S prnp,runnne nsium ll by : c-xerciscs by girls of `.113 and 4; pzunws by girls of Firm. zdzmccs by girls :21` EC and 21); ml L-xo,-rciscs by girls nf SC,` I.` I7nI~n1 =. . WILLIAM /L BICIJ. A new trial has been ordc-rod in the case of Ona S. Gauley v.s. The Ontario Hydro-E1ect1`ic Power Com- mission. Judgment was handed out on Monday. in the Court of Appeal, before Justices Mzlston, I<`isl1m' and Henderson Mrs. Gvuley being al- lowed the costs of the appeal. Thin um-2 an nnnnnl hv H10 rip- 1oweu me COSLS 01 Inc uppuux. This was an appeal by the de- fendant (Hydrm from the judgment of Mr. Justice Roach. pronounced at. Barrio on November 9. 1939, on the answers of a jury. z\wzu`din;.{ lhr: pluintiff $12.000 dnxnagcs for thu- deuth of her husband, I-I~mvnrrl F`. Gnuloy. who was C1(`(3ll`0(`lIl(.`d whom he mum in Contact with 21 fnllr.-n 'p0wcr line on :1 mad in tho 'I'nwn- ship of Essa in the County of Sim- mm D .1 (nl'fm~ k',(`.,. zmrl J '13`. Snip 01 114558 IH [NU L-UllHl,_Y (ll s`lHl' cue. D. .1 . Coffee, K.C.. and .1` F`. McG:u`1`_v, for me defendant; Pnfm` White. K.C.. and N. E. 17 hipps_ for lhe plaintiff. .Iud;:n1nnt of the court by Mr. Justice. Mns:1m1: " . . `I for those roamms I am of npininn that the jury pm(:(~.ed(:d on :1 wromz principle and that 1h(\rc must, be 2: new trial. limited hnwevvr. [0 HH- question of the quantum of dam- nge to which Iho plaintiff is (`n- tillorl. The (it,-f(`ml:m1, is (~n1.itl-(I !r>- |th(! Posts: uf lhis :'.mw::l in any event." __Z_._/o,_._._~__ _H_ u. ..u--. um. A|.ll|J\.|I4 u. lvlnllnlu. I In addition In Mr. Rowe. the chief speaker at thu convention was Hon, Wesley A. Gordon. Hniloybury. Minister of immigration. Minc-s. :m.l Labor in the Bennett Gnvm`nmm.l. from 1930-35. Others who spnkn were Rev. A. W, Downer. M. L. A. and Dr. G. H. Campbvll. Oram:z.~- ville. both of whom zi'iI'mvri lhvir Iull support of the candirlalt-. Hnrhnrl I-Yilhns` Rh:-Ihnrnn mu-.