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'5`; Deplaripg thart ~ 2.',_ pre-hlstorlc times ` NOTTAWASAGA REEVE AFTER WARDENSHIP What might lmve meant either 2.: hnnrrn in HM: (`nnnfv (`nnnpil rw f'~o HON THOS. A. CRERAR nn-1 Douglas Step11ens, Barrie Boy ,is Outsta11ding VVi11ne1'. {CLASH WITH MIDLAND Over two hundred birds were placed on display in the Armouries Wednesday, when the Barrie Poultry and Pet Stock Association opened its tenth annual show. Owing -to some misunderstanding in the offices of the Provincial Departmental of Agri- culture, the Midland Association was given the same dates as those chosen by Barrie, which effected the local show as far as entries were concern- '('>r1 V.7}Iiln fhnvn Inn!-n v-inf no vnnun speclzu I01` une nest puuet. This is Douglas rst year as a poultry raiser and exhibitor and the `boy's surprise and pleasure at his success was almost worth going to ;the Show to see. Part of his win- ;ninfgs are due to the fact that the ;bo:.' started right with the John S. ;l\Iartin strain of Wyandotte and the {rest is due to the beautiful condition [of the birds resulting from proper 'care. Douglas says he is going to keep his cup if possible and that he will be in next year s show with an- other collection of the white beau- ties. `Dilln 7|/Tnlnnnannn uvn- n-...J-LA I-an lsumv as 13.1` as en'l:1'1eS -ed. While there were not as many exhibitors as in past years, the qua.l~ ity of the entries was excellent. I \Nnr1nnn11av wunvrdnnv snarl nan! A1.` llby 01 L118 entries excellent. 2 Wednesday morning and part of ithe afternoon was taken up with the ljudging of the various classes. When this was completed the -result show- ed Douglas Stephens, of Barrie, a [teen-age lad attending high school, no be `the owtstaiiding winner of the ,show with a collection of White jwyandottes that won him 3 rsts, 3 seconds, 1 third and the biggest cu-p ioffered. Beside all this, he gets a ?specia1 for the best pullet. This in Dnntrlaz r- vnnv n: -:1 Takes Active I11te1'es1` in ).[u11ic1pa1i`r_V; Gets ' .-\(r<:1mm1 ri011. Demon.stratio11 in Killing and Dressing Poultry for Market. : the centre of the stage. ; and Angora Rabbits were outstand- , ing pet stock features. _ llarwood attracted l/ICS. Billy Malcomson was another boy to carry off a silver cup, which he won with his collection of Black Bantams. Billy also proved a win- ner with his pigeon sand chinchilla rabbits. _ The biggest entry in the bred-to- lay class was the Barred Plymouth Rocks, with the Partridge -Wyan- dottes coming next. Among the fancy breeds were W. H. Wnight s Blue Orpingtons, a ne lot of Hou- dams and Crested Polish from Mil- ton. Black Spanish, Black :Co1'.nish, 5 White and Black Minorcas, Annconas ; and Hamburgs were all well repre- sented, while Wvhite Leghorns held Chinchilla A pen of exhibited by W. H. G. much attention and the owner was kept busy an- swering questions about this new kind of fur farming. During the afternoon of the open- ing day a demonstraltion in killing and dressing poultry for the market was given. Entries came from liings-"ton, Willow(lale, Beeton, Oril- lia, Midluml Hawkestone Shanty Bay Hilton. in usk rats Following are the representatives for the 1930 County Council: Adjala--Jas. Ronan Reeve. 1liston--W. J. Cunningham. ` Bradford-Denis Noland, Reeve. I B:u'rie-H. H. Creswicke, Reeve; IJ. R. Rogers and C. Lowe. Beeton-John Carlton, Reeve. Colling1voo(l-W.'A. Tom, Reeve; J. W. Smith and Thos. Stephens. Creemore--I. Scott, Reeve. Co1(l\vater--A. C. Robins, Reeve. Essa-Chas. Denney, Reeve; Nor- man Coxworth, Dep.-Reeve. Fln---\V. F. Dnwnr-v. l?nr2vp- Ah lHd.H. LU.\\V'Ul'LIl, 1JUp.'J\.Ul:`VC. F105--W. F. Downcy, Reeve; Ab. Toner, Dep.-Reeve. ' Tn11iQfI]:A, 1., `K/nhh Wnr>vn- W | 10I1L`l', UCI).`11B6V. Innis1-A. L. Webb, Reeve; F. |Pc-acock, Dep.-Reeve. I ?\lnh~hnd:\:h __ C119,: T.n\m1-.1'no- u Hflgv onLc-}.I. D1`-m::;\n, Reeve; C. Buchanan, Dep.-Reeve. MirHm1rL_..T, R, Hnnlv T?nmm- A J.'JLlCIlU.IIk.lIl, 1J(:`[J.`l\.(JVU. Midla11d-J. B. Hunly, Reeve; A. W. Ruby and J. Cz1s*.'.'ell. Nottawasaga-G. W. Gdover, Reeve; D. A. Vancise, Dep.-Reeve. n1'iH1`-.1 'T'\vn :W _T In}-unai-nn VV. 1\rLlUy iillll U. \_4Z1bvv'|:.'lI. Orillia T\vp.-W. J. Johnston. Reeve; J. S. Drinkwater, De-p.- `Reeve. n..m:.. u T....n.,. 1>,.n..,.. 1 BEVE. O1'i11ia-H. Larose, Reeve; J. Doyle and P. McLeod. Oro-H. J. Crawford, Reeve; Morley Bearth, Dep.-Reeve. Ppnnf:xnm_.M 'l`nc=imv Dmnm 1JU_VlB ZUIU I . AVICLACOU. Penetang--M. Tessier, Reeve. Port McNico1l-R. Fenton, Reeve. Stayne1:--W. Hawkins, Reeve. Sunmida1e-Jos. Spicher, Reeve; lThos. Bates, Dep.~Reeve. 'I`av---n. Cur*ni=_ Rmavnr F` DnH>m- .nte1'eSTCU IH n1Ul.HCl})ill lH'c|Ll.(.'l'h'. 1'11.` `and parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Webb, were among the early :~'cttlr:rs of the township, coming from lnglzmd 75 years ago and set- tling: on the farm adjouming` Um` of Re e\'c Webb. His father, Gc01'r4- Webb, served Innlisl as councillm l"-. ninn x-nun; and Four \YD11`Q 21` 1.4. nrauley, uep.-Reeve. Tiny-M. Asselin, Reeve; F. La- croix, Dep.-Reeve. Tossorontio-Iohn Kiveman, Reeve. "I`nf.f.p11}um'n-.T, .T, 1MnT(nio'111: Rnava Iuxus. Danes, uep.- Tay--D. Curme, Reeve; F. Potter, Dep.-R.eeve. '1`:-nilmst-'~f.h--.4F`. Wilt-mt, `Rommo .T uep.-1weve. Tecumseth--4F. Wxlcox, Reeve; J. L. Bradley, Dep.-Reeve. T`i'nv-4M'_ A1::ph'n_ Rmrsvpe T4` Ta. 1.oss0rom;1o-uonn xueman, meeve. Tohtenha.m-J. J. McKnight, Reeve. Vespra-Ja.s. Doran, IReeve;. A. Ford, Dep.-Reeve. V,;_` `~,;- ,) Victoria Harbor - Ed. `Dizttfion, Reeve. -' 111 n -n- 1,,,_, 1-: 1-1 _ 1-. UHCOCK, 1J(;`[J.`1VBC`VC. Matchedash Chas. Lover-mg, '3 ccvx. W. .Gwillimbury-E. Evans, Reeve. (Continued on page ve) Eight Pages It is but natural that Alfrrrd 1.. Webb, Reeve of Innisl, should be .i;\7nte1'ested in municipal matter:<. His Ito-1-and nzn-cmtc, Hm late M1`. and Whiz. ve. A. L. Webb was born in Innisl forty-one years ago, where he lm:-` lived all his life, following the call ing of his father and g`1`an(lf2LLl1c-1'. 21 n'v- .~on of the soil. He owns one of the nest farms in the township, lot 22, conccsison 12. Four years an-n lan 1~.nl+ n nn nnuy l1nmn nnuln. il ll'U" .~Ull UL L111: bun. Ill.` uwun uu\:| farms ago he built a ne new home, equip- ped with all modern conveniences. Fifteen years ago he mz11'1'ic(l Mar- garet Latimcr, of Stroud, dauyrhtci of the late William Laatimer, assesosi of the township for many years. Four children, two girls and two boys, comprise the family. Tn rnlirrinn Ra:-vn Webb is an An- Stroud, daughtcz In religion Reeve Webb is an glican, having been connected with St. Paul s Church all his life and a church warden for many years. He is a member of Minerva Lodge, A.F.. and A.M., at present occupying the: chair of the senior warden. In; politics he is a staunch Conservative.`; and has never been swayed by pass- ing fads. Wnn 1- van 1': Mr. Webb was 1 REG ,, l,._, ..,. ._(,... P, ship at the nomination H`.l'(?Ll`;:, \':m.-lc .-;l'o"'c(l that he :11? 9 ' gra 7 of m11nici1,~ul all` V." .~ '.i.-; :'.l".';I;.'.~' been and wt-1':';<-tic in vs`-mtevvr takes ad we prmlirxt for him mt-.:1y years of .~:ervi(-e in his native town- ship, in the county, and in the pro- vince. PENSION BOARD MEETS JAN. 15 The January meeting of the Old Arm Pensions Board will be held Wednresdav. Jan. 15th. About 45 mg fads. .A I, Four years ago Mr. Webb V elected as councillor for Innisl. Two '1 )years ago he was elected as Deputy-ll Reeve, and a year ago in a hardjtf fought three-cornered contest wasjl elected Reeve. That -his services as`! head of his municipality have been;E satisfactory is evidenced by the fact '. that with the other members of the ; council he was given an acclamation l Reeve A. rm, servcu mmsm as councunm nine years and four years z1.~ un mm Ammm :3 ueuianxlg mam -me cave man OI ,2`, pre-historic was innitely more civilized than we are to-day, Lady Claire -Annesley, spea-king rto the Women Canadia.n.~Club Friday af- ternoon, made a strong appeal for the support of -the world peace move ment. Mun a w.nA.-....~ .'.........a.:....... 5.... 4.`..\ L. `Webb, Of l11';1sisfi` 10I'UI1'C0. ' Special aternoons on Dairy Cattle, Potaltoes, Weeds and Weed Control, Soils and Fertilizers, Insect Pests, Fungus Diseases, etc. There will be an afternoon each week for live stock judging. TWENTY-SIX JUNIOR I FARMERS TAKE COURSE Twenty-six boys are in` attendance at the Junior Farmers Short Course which started this week at -Lafon taine, and will continue to the rst week in February. Undnr an snnprvisnn of Sfpwarf VVUEK III. 1`CUl'L12lI'y. Under the supervision of Stewart Page, North Simcoe representative of the Department of Agriculture, a series of lectures, demonstrations. and judging contests will be given to cover general agriculture. The pro gram is as follows: Special poultry days, Jan. 9 and 10, lecturer, M-r. E. H. -Marston, B.S.A., of the Poultry Thanh. 0,A,(`,, `ID. 1'1. Dept., uepL., U.J\.\.:. Veterinary Science, Jan. 15 and 16, taken by Dr. W. E. Baker, 0 1`oron co. Q.-m:nl n4'4-m......~... l\"\ n..:.... r~..+u- `JUDGMENT REVERSED % 0R0 DRAINAGEECASE A final decision was reached in the dispute between Mr. Henry Packard and Mr. A. A. Watt. of the 4th concession of Oro, over a water course, when the award of the Town- ship Engineer and County Judge were set aside by a higher court. Th`: 11 11`Ii fDI` r-ramrx nnrinr Hwn hm-h- `A. A. VVat-t_ _S_ucccssfu1 in His Appeal in 1 ac]{a1'd ` I)1'21i11;1ge Award. -1-1e can do, continued `Lady Amnes- .`k I; LIIEIIIUUU. Labor Pledged to Peace The Labor Government is apledged = to peace, said the speaker, and the support of the `League of Nations is the most important thing forl which the party stands. - `-`-There is nothing -more ~thril1i-ng- ey, than to go to Geneva and there ook down in that council chamber of the League upon the fty-three representatives of as many nations, black, brown, yellow and white, gath- ered together to work out and safe- ly direct -the destinies of their people. '- We have come to realize that it no longer possible for nations to pro- gress without each other. We are learning more and more every day how interdependent nations are, especially in coizmierce the selling of wheat, sugar, coal, etc., commod- ities that have to be sold in an inter- national market. Since the war, there have been 7,000 miles of new tariff walls put up. This fact pre- sents problems that might so easily` create difhculties. misunderstandings, bitterness and even hatred. Incor- porated within the League of Nat-| ions is a. special committee to rl.2:il with matters of this kind. Nineteen (Continued on page four) \`VU1'U SCI; dlu Uy d. IllgIlUl' CUUFL. The matter came under the Ditch- ies and Watercourses Act, whereby `Mr. Packzu'd sought to have 21 water- `course changed which carried water Iacross the C.N.R. tracks onto his land. The engineer for the town- ship of Oro, Mr. :G,. Cavana, in his award ordered the culvert across the railways tracks to `be closed, which would prevent the water in question `gfrom owing over Mr. Pa.ckard s iland, and an open ditch to be con- structed across the centre of Mr. Watt s land to provide for the dis- `lposal of the water. l\/|'v- Wnft nnnnallnd `r.n Hm (`.mm`rv IPOSZU 01 B118 VV'd.Ll;`1`. 1 Mr. Watt appealled to the County `Judge against the award, but Judge Wismer upheld the award of the en- ginneer. Mr. Watt still felt that the award was a great injustice and ap- .pea1ed against the decision of Judge ! Wismer. I rmm _,....m,! 1-mm.:nn- +,mL- I'\l',`llIf1 :n 1sme1'. The second hearing took place in Barrie on October 22nd last, W. A. lBoys, K.C., appearing for Mr. Pack-_ artl ::n.d R. S. Ro`oe1'L~:on, I{.C., of Toronto, for Mr. Watt. Judgment was roserve(1 to give the defenda.n:t s counsel an opportunity to put his a1'g'ume11ts. in writing. `no nal (lrwicinn \\'n (rivrm nnl a1'g'ume11ts In \\'rn.1ng. The final decision was given oni< _January 2nd, and the Referee point-1: ed out that the engineer had assumed to go up stream and re-arrange thei , g'e of the locality, which he} |'v: :1 `no :~s-~2orit\v' to do. and that the` 21` am! in qr `Lion was made \'-.'iL!1out_ jui'it1ir'tim1 "mi. 111:1 hzivn beenf ._..L `XJA L`. LL, I.` in`-vv Yusrlrrn ` 31,` 177: ill [I L-[U11 \V(lD lllttklll \`-I rm} >":()Ll1(l set aside by the County Judge. . 5 Wednesday, 46 ' )'new applications are awaiting the -ibo.'1rd s consricleration and will be ' ]fdea1t.wi4ih at this time. Word has 5 } been received by the secretary of the . slboard that two pensioners have died n;since the last cheques were issued. 1 These were Mrs. Hannah May Grol e gan, of the House of Refuge, and` n Harry Brown, Utopia. `H1 21 I'So"l/0 I1 O.A.C. .-_n-{morn ing about the neck -like a mill stone until a number of Q ` would make every possible e`ort to * meet their allocation -plished fact, the church found itself -13 me united unurcn or uanaua. The speaker poimted out that shortly after Union was an accom- > with a heavy decit of $500,000, some of which was the result of the litigation which marked the banding _. together in one body of the Meth- odist, Congregationalist and some 1.. Presbyterian churches. This decit, increased by interest, has been hang- of the church Toronto business men pledged them- selves to pay off $375,000, with the [ understanding that the churches of 1929 and not go further into debt. In spite of the outside circumstances and con- ditions, such as the tidal wave d4is- , aster and the slump in the stock . market, that undoubtedly will affect I the collection of church money, thelj speaker felt that persisetnt and earn- , est effort on the part of every , church member would result in suc- cessfully meeting the church obliga- tions. Un n,Hnn+n,l 4-1-.n+ nlnna Ian;-I lnnnnu To wipe out a decit of $500,400 is the chief objective of -the United Church for 1930. How this may be accomplished was outlined in an ad- dress given to a gathering of min- isters and laymen in Collier Street United Church Tuesday noon by Rev._ Peter Bryce, -D.D., secretary of the Missionary and Maintenance Fund of 1 the United Church of Canada. Tho chnnlzov nnirnfnr` nnf fhni - ------- I Lady Claire Annesley De-u clares Peace is W01*ld s Only Hope. I T tII(Ti:D CHURCH WE'LL { : WIPE OUT DE;E'ICIT:i.! IPI-an to Hold `Vict01"y` Sun- day, Ja11uar_y 19th, for this Pu1'pose. Ho indicated that plans had been prepared for the holding of a Vic- tory Sunday, January 19th, when throughout the entire church a spec~ : ial contribwtion toward this end ` would be taken. 1\/Tu (In.-on-.n+a onn~..n+nun n4` Qhnnnn. VVUUIU. DB 'la21JiIl. I Mr. Cleemnts, secretary of SIITICOEI Presbytery, stated that a little over'` half of the $42,000 alocated to thisl dis-trict had been remitted, and from, the present outlook the total amount] collected would fall short about $2,000. It was agreed that every charge where possible should exceed its alocation to make up this amount. The r=l1nw-`hp: 1-pnl-pspnh'>(l at H19 IDS 3.l0C1Ul0I1 `E0 TIIZUKB up U115 ZJJHOLIIIE. The churches represented at the meeting reported where they stood with respect to their allocations. Collier St. Church, which is allocated $4,500, has overreached this mark and has already collected $4,700, through the co-operation of the var- ious church orgarxization. . _ Tho mpntincr um: vmall ::Hnnrlnrl,| IOUS CIll1I'CI1 Ol'3l'l.lZ3:BIO`I1. . The meeting was well attended, ministers and laymen being present from Allandale, Minesing, Stroud, Angus, Thornton, Elmvavle, Dalston` land Guthrie. ` AGED WOMAN KILLED BY ` i TRAIN AT PARRY SOUND| .... .._, we .,`..-.. I4\I .. ..u.,.;...5 "the train whistled and came intoi view, Novensky said. Both of them jl-upe(1 to the side of the 1'iqht-o`f- `;`.~.'z1y. Then the woman shouted some- i ;thin_; about the sleigh and as the train 1'u;~uhed down upon it stepped into the track. Novensky, trying to` save her ,arrived at the track again only as the engine dasehd by. :1-XYDRO INSTALLING THREE 1 MoRE TRANSFORMERS HERE The load on the Barrie sub-station` of the Hydro plant has reached a` point where additional transformer capacity is required, and three 1,000 k.w.a. transformers are being installed. These transformers arel being built with Scott taps in order 1 to provide for the` two-phase distri-I lbution system in Barrie. ' An m1f.rlnn1- will hr- l Urges Women Help Create Strong Disa1-manlent Sentiment. ouuon syswm 1n Dil.1'1`lC. An outdoor sub-station will be} erected at Fergusonvale to serve a` ton-mile rural line to Plat.-lpston, Hillstlale and C1'aigl1u1'st. lElection Expenses of Dr. SimpsonandJ. F orgie The expenses of Dr. L. J. Simpson and Mr. John Forgie, in connec- tion wi.th the Provincial Election in Centre Simcoe on October 30th last. are given as follows : umu. u. u. u.r.;.uu4v.zv41 Personal expenses of candi- dnfn ,, A, ,. . $ KBPSOHZLI CXPBIISES 0'1 ca,nu1- N date ......................................... ...$ 4.10 00 Advertising ..... .. 139 20 Rent of Halls 240 50 Committee Room expenses... 62 75 Miscellaneous ......................... .. 68 92 -v.-w. .......................... .... ..... ...,. V-.- V. Certied by Gordon Longman, Ofcial Agent. s To tal DR. L. J. SIMPSON V]Z3:iA*VI'ie, ()41T1t.;ario,'i'>h: Ja.11uary 9, 1930 `IPUIIIC UJ. L116 H1611 HG Il'd.l.l cuptureu ygwvere wounded, Gen. Smuts ordered . that water he brought from a nearby `_ creek `to bathe their wounds and re- fufresh them. Later the Boer soldiers '_';narched their prisoners about ten` miles back from the place they were _ baken, and relieving them of their _ arms and ammunition, turned them loose, because they were so hont of rations they could not feed lliihnm, I Y Man s modern inventions for the innihilatzion of his fellow man can bring about greater destruction in the shortest possible time than has ever been known in the history of the World, said the speaker. Ii war between great nations should come again, the hundreds of civilian aeroplanes now in use could at oncel be commandeered for war service. Down: from `the air would rain high explosives, deadly gases and killing disease germs to destroy great cities and the defenceless women and chil- dren. There would be no possiblel escape in this kind of warfare and the greatest sufferers would be -the non-combatants. rm-In A.-mn.1,m 1mm... 1"... ..,a,:..,...nl A. C. Kendrick, of Allandale, ha.-: the distinction ofdbeinlg the olnly man living in Cana a w 0 was ta `en `prisoner by Gen. Jan Smuts, who last week was Canada s guest. Ken dnick, who is an Irishman by b`i1't`i1. was serving in Africa with the 24th "Regiment, South Wales Borderers, during the Boer War, and it was at ;the battle of Moddersfontein when "the greater part of his unit had been wiped out that he was taken -prisone-1'. ` T~Fn um: nnlv ninnfnnn whnn inn 1J1'lUHC'1'n He was only nineteen when he signed on at Alderslhot and was sent out to South Africa in 1900. Just `before leaving England Kendrick [was given the rank of corporal and `later won his sergea.nt s stripes for {valor on the -eld. Qnnla].-Snrr n-F l-dc rnnnl-innr un-la (1.-'n V M18111. ,` In telling the press of this ex-I " erience, Mr. Kendrick stated that ' regiment had been instructed to ' ' old -the pass at Moddersfontein to _`protect and insure the safe passage` '_ of a British convoy that was` ex- pected to come that way. About 4 `o'clock in the morning the British _'troops were surprised by the Boers, I who had surrounded the detachment ; in the night. With true bulldog ten- I acity the British held out for three days and two nights, but were nally forced to surrender. They were i fortunate in falling into Gen. Smuts hands, who treated them with the i greatest kindness. Rmwrrnzznf. k'nnrlv~ir-L was wnnndpd in. PRISONER OF SMUTS I EX'I'0L-.53 BGER CAPTOR[ A. C. Kendrick, .-\[lzu1da1e, VVi11 N<:\'v1' b`<)1'g0t Gren- 0ral's J~Iindness. esnouia never Iorgec mm. me was `impressed with his ne character, ,even though he was an enemy. The K}enera1 s consideration for those he d.taken prisoner won Uhc respect ' f the Br.i aish soldiers. Noticing that lome of the men he had captured Aware wounded. Con. Smut-s m-rim-pd I g1'BbLLBS'L KIIICIIIGSS. l A - Sergeant Kendrick was wounded in ` the foot at Kam s Siding, but other- wise escaped the horrors of war '_}\{i1;l1 no bad effects. Follnwinxr 1-.hzr~'Rhsw Wm-. hp. camel `_<\Y`lT..l1 110 Dan EIIBCES. ` Following the`BIoem' War, he came` out to Canada and for twenty-five years made Toronto his home. Four `years ago he came to Allandale, lwhere he has established himself in a tobacco, news, stationery and con- fectionery business. vaiur on me new. _ Speaking of his meeting with Gen. eral Smuts, Mr. Kendrick said he ?should never forget him. He was iimnressewd with his: ne ('h2.r:`m,fr:r, 1 ---j 2 STORMY SCENE AT INAUGURAL`; MEETING OF ORILLIA COUNCIL Says Cave Man W as More [ Civiiize Than We Are} :`.~\me1-man .\.ewton. I11 , Mayor Johnston challenged any` `member of the opposing faction to '5 resign and again run for Mayor 01' any other oflice. The possibility of i anotl1er election in Orillia is mooted. !ORILLlA`S FIRE 1."oss-1N 3 1929 TOTALLED past; year was -with these 13 were `chimney res. The re loss in $98,225 in 1928. $96 re al'.11'ms were rung`, Orillia for the $17,425, compared A total of and of false aarm and 44 .... .. n............ ....... ....... l The next sitting of the Supreme Court of Ontario at Barrie will open `Feb. 25th, when M1`. Justice Garrow will take the assizes for the jury trials and Mr. Justice McAvoy the` non-jury trials. 1 |l l'SOT1al expenses OI CaYl(1l- date ................................. .. Advertising Renrt of Halls ............... .. Commni-1:tee Room expenses... Miscellaneous ;u4-.. u \JJAAV Personal expenses 1 date _ -C. '1`. Stephens was elected Mayor f Co11ing'woo(l by accamation, none f the other nominnees qualifying. V. A. Tom Reeve, J. W. Smith s 1st. Deputy and Thos. Stephens s 2nd Deputy also got acclamations. a.v'v(aA ................................ .-\pA.unIu uh} Certied by W. M. Thompson. Official Agent. NEXT ASSIZES FEB. 25th Total ........ .` non-comDatant.s." I Lady Annesley began her address with a brief outline of some of the great reforms women have been dir- ectly responsible for, or in which they have taken an active pa.rt. She paid a gracious -tribute to Lady Astor for her courageous stand in -the in- terest of temperance, and mentioned many other British and European women whose various activities were being linked together to bring about] better understanding among the` peoples of the world, the most im-l portant step toward universal bro-I therhood. I T nknu `Dinnln-AA 4-n Dunn,-. MR. JOHN FORGIE 41 1. vLwuuu z of candi- Q $17,425 387 00 231 20 133 50 277. 92 66 00 es AiThe ?ouiiry Show This Year J 4 >9 I The new wing of vthe Barrie Col-l legiate will be formally opened onl Friday, January 10th. The `building. will be open all afternoon for in- spect-ion and the public are cordially invited to come and see the new ad- dition. In +1-m n\7n1:w:r|rr M Q Mnlnnlp H... `om -ICIAI. OPENING I B. 0.1. ON FRIDAY U.l|vlUll. _ In the evening, at 8 o'clock, the building will be declared open by Mr. A. Hay, a former revered teach- er and principal of the school. A11 address will be given by Inspector Levan, also short speeches by local men. Following this a musical pro- gramme will be given by the stu- dents of the Collegiate. - I"hpw> will hp rm admission r-hnrrmn UCIPLS U1. LHB L/Ullgliil/B. There will be no admlsslon charge and every citizen 1s welcome. AT CANADIAN CLUB When times are slack advertising! in The Advance will help your busi-I TIPSE, msi-L REPORT KEEPS? A co. CLERK uuassmc! o u 1 u 1 ' Pomt Halsed by ML1111\:1p.:1, VV01-ld Declared all \V1'011g'. VVHHB llllgl Il`d'\'C meant e1t.".e:.` 21 change in the County Council or fit: Old Age Pensions Board `with re \spect to the oices held by Co"`~`.y Clerk J. T .Simpson was a 1;-a.1'ag`1`a`,Vh L in an editorial 1`ece~nLly printed in the Municipal `vV'orld. The article stated that members of such boards (Old Age Pensions) or commissions: when appoin-ted, become 0i ce1's of! the municipality and are not eligible to be elected a member of a coun- cil or sit or vote therein. My Qiwnxann uvlnn in :~nn~..n6-nun n4-` (DH 01' S11? 01` VOICC Uel'C1I1." Mr. Simpson, who is secretary of the Pensions Board, had his attention drawn to the article and immediate- ly communicated with headquarters at Toronto. In his letter Mr. Simp- son asked to be advised if there had been a ruling by the depantment on this poinrt, as he felt the matter should be` made clear -before -the meeting of the County Council on `Jan. 27th, in order that he could be sure where he stood. rm, ,.,,.\1.. ...1.:,.k ....._ ...V.,.:.m.: ..l Since Mr. Simpson is :1 valuable t o"1cer, both as County Clerk and `1Pen.=.ion Board .`ec1";-1_a1'_V, it :1 re- 3'1ief to know that his , will not v`1m.\'e to be lost in either case. ' ment `to that effect and has also ` be introduced at the next session of * Provincial Parliament to cover this sure \VIlEl`U 118 SLOOU. |' The reply, which was received all day or two ago, stated that the com- mission, and law clerks of the Leg- ' wislature, the At.to1'ney-Genelral s De- l .partment, and a large number of ` the solicitors of municipalities were j .all of the opinion that the staltementy` `in the Municipal World regarding the ` idisqualication as members of thel` lmunicipal councils was entirely I wrong. It is understood the At-; torney-General has issued a stated stated that if there is any possible doubt in this matter, legislation will point. Sinrn NT)-, Qimnsnn i< n vnlnnlwlp `Members of 1930 County Couhicmil " l Mr. George W. Glover, who has` been elected Reeve of Nottawasaga by acclamation, announces that he will be a. candidate for the Warden- ship of the County of Simcoe for 1930. Reeve Glover has been a val- ued member of the County Council for many years, and for the past four years has been chairman of the Finance `Committee. It is thirty years since Nottawasaga has been honored with the Wardenship, and Geo. Glover would make a worthy representative to grace that position. ;.-.1.` ;;;u..;. .n. \.u\;.4;v.-4 ` w New .VIiniste1' of Railways, -Gets .-xc-` clamation in Brandon Seat. V01. Lxvif Wi\Io.A 45.