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V01. X0. 1'\'=o.'43. me, unt. The success of this _vea1* ;~: cam- p`:wip;n was considerably helped by do- lnatlions from T`o1'ontto residents who have summer cot.ta'g'es close to Bar- rie and by a large subscription re. ceived from one of Ba1`ric s proml inexmt citizens; 'T\'lun nhn n4` +1-an Dar` (`I-nee llflellr C1 LIZETIS. The aim of the Red Cross is to serve the community of Barrie, a,nd with such splendid support the or- gxamization will endeavor to dispense the mon.e_v collected to the very best advantage. Financial Statement 1935-36 Receipts (`ac-11 nn 1-`and , , , ,$ R24 98 Cash on hand . . . . .. Local receipts, campaign . . Cash value of donations in kind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lJl.5Uu1a::1nt:A:-La [Civilian work {Adniinistimion expenses .. `=iCash value of donations in Linn` =LaS.I1 value ()1 uuuuuuna ! kind .. Ca.' and stock on hand . l The United States Bureau" of A'<,rr'jcul*tu1'a1 Economics reports that while the wheat Supplie.< in the 19:56- 37 season will be more than sul- ci(-n.t for rloinc-stic requireinents of soft red, white, and hard red win- ter wheat, the supplies of liurd red spring: and durum \\ l1(3ELtS will age-.in be below the milling` needs of the country and will a}.,>`a.in. be supple- mented by e.\:po1i:~: from Canada. ?rnLK sums TALK : AT CANADIAN CLUB Speaiking on Folk Son_L.= and ;'I`1-mlitionzil Songs of the British lPc-oplc, at the -Women's Canadian iClub last week, J. Campbell Mc- Innis, professor of music, reading and public speaking: at the Univer- sity of Toronto, stressed the wzilue of musical festivals. ~ Taste does not come by experience, lie said, and one does not have to make music to ap- preciarte it. TT1`Y.`I`n("l1(`Pf`i h\' the nresident of preciarte 11;. Introduced by the president of lthe club, Mrs. Monagu-Leeds, the speaker gatve :1 very instructive alk on music, eniphasizingr the fact that ordinary people, people of every class, could learn to appreciate music without` knowing how to read notes ` or make music. His batik was well received by the large auidence which lled the Library Hall. Ll 7\/Tnninnl Fnafivvnle vrnv. urnnrlnv-F11] ' l`n(`l'C` \VZlh HOE OIIC H1 D21Fl'lU- 5% On his subject, the speaker said 1.thnt folk songs were the foundation `of all music in thp world; They -`atre most important inwtihe history of `music and 1iterat`ure, he declared, i'because it springs from the hearts `of plain men and women. It has the gexpression of all Ll1ll`l,".`,'S that people `ldo in` thr,-i1` evenvday life. From - these little tliimrs gcrorat compo:~`.-e1's llater put. them into order that en- ? `lmm-1-(l tlwil` heaut'_\ , which appealed iltn m: Des turkey, nmn: Ul .uxr. Albert Praltt. Rest single clckon. lsaac Spom'.<. Best single goose. .\'lr.=. D. Crz1h:1m. Best single duck. l`I2'.<. T. (`mtln-in. Larmzst blrd in show, A. D. Pat- Vforson. Exhibit coming` longest (llsl tI:m(-0. Mlrs. Donald =.\lcKa_\', F.ln1v:1lr=. l\.'lll(|Ik', ,,, ,., `nII((l LIN` lJlDl'Zil'_\' Fldll. i Musical festivals gave wonderful advantages to musiciams in competi vtion, Mr. Mcinnis stated, outiining ithe remarkable adavuces made in :Great Britain and Western Canada ithrouxzh them, and he regretted that H1m'(,- xvas not one in Barrie. - On his m11v\1'on+ +1~an cnnnlrnv :-air` LU US. The development of music from the folk songs to present day opera and the various phases of music can be compared with the English lan. guage in that scholar ook the llanguage from a despised s ate, rais.-, ing it` to such a. standard that its inuence is felt in a quarter of the world's population. Mr MnTnnia urn: vtnvv rnnnln in WOI'|(l`S PUPUHLEIOFI. Mr. Mclrmis was very much in favor of teaching` the folk songs 'to our children. Beethoven. armnz-erl ten volumes of English, Irish and Scolfclh folk songs, considering it one of his greater works. Music should be a primary subject, as it is re- lated to everymhing we do; therefore it should be salrted with children. Disbursemexmts >/\1c1r 1;'1{m\'f{ 1847 Established Eight Pages 815 302 $2714 41 1030 566 4-pun. ./~.,....,.... ...-..`._., Buye1's were present from Toronto and o aher centres. 'l'holr mlvir-n \\'1.~` 1hat' the market should be held :1 week earlier. We are, ho\vm'0r, doubtful if prices would l1:`\'n boon as grovod hard this been done. Had the Christmas market been :xd\'m'ti.=ml earlier it woudl have been lar_2ror. NOMINATIONS IN \ rwps. MONDAY On Monday next, Dec. 28th, nom-I; inations for municipal ofces will bel held in the townships. It is a big day for electors when those holding office are called upon to give an ac-: count of their .stewm'dship. lndicu-1 tions are that there will be many l acclamations, but. one can never tell I Th lnnial f'n\L'nl1in Hwnrn (`n-l acclamamons, Dub one can IlL`VL'1' uuu | In Innisl township there is con- siderable agitation over the mudil that is being made of the townslii1:, books for the last ve years. What effect. this will have on nomination` clay remzniris to be seen, but doubt; le$ there will be a lively time. 'l'l1r. 1 %dit is not yet coinpletecl and the: ,.'xe.=ent council believe they should` L ..,.n...n,l n nlnnn nn H1. qihi-.1. - mt 15 not yet C0mp10'1eu anu Inc; be returned to clean up the situa- tion. E 'TYI..,...,. :3 Hmln +n1L- n6` -In nlnr-Hnn' won. 1 'I'hm'(,- is litttle talk of an 01cc-tion; in Esszx. where the present` council` .'1ppezu'cd to be giving` g.:'cnc1';iI sutis ` faction and the nances of the town-{ ship are in good shape. ` Yn \7n: . ratemwe1`s ex- smp m`(` In groou snupu. ln \7e; .' `atep:1_\'e1`s p1'(-.ss(*d the opinion tl1::.tv-Llxis ycur'.~ council would be _L`l\'L`l1 an :1cclzLma tion, tl1oug'l1 ex-Reeve Alex. Wilson and J. Binnie. 21 former councillor, may try a comeback. O1'o s nances are in good sl1u.p and tlwrv is little talk of an olec-; tion. 5 In Flu; un nm~lnmn1`lnn is lnnkml tion. x In F.o.< an acclamzmon rs looked for. 'I`inv nu-nncnc fn hnvp nn elm-tinnl. for. Tiny promisos to have an election ind :1 lively time is looked for at 11* nominantion meeting. Tn I2--.u-H`m-A 'Rr-nvn (`.nnmh.< is. Ten Tons of Pouitry at , Barrie Chris[I_r1_a}s`I\_/I;arket`i FIGS. Best turkey, male or female, .\Ir;<. L-sovf 131*-:mf+ 1! '- 11 mm 1 n anon meemn-g. In Bradford. Roovp Coombs is, sec-king` 1e-olection. and judging from _` his past record he will get it. W ether or not 10r0 is opposition. n Orillia there promises to be 1: in competition for all oices. :M`a_vor Ben Johnston will be opposed, as will Reeve Cramp. r*..11:y.m.mnA will nl=n hnvo am VVIH K.(`C\'(` {T111111}. Collingzwood will also have an election. Mayor Kohl will be oppos- ed by cxReeve J. W. Smith, and -there are severa aspirantts for the reeveship. Hog` prices 1-egisitered avnother ad- vance of .10 cents at Tuesday s mar- ket on the Toronto stock exchange, but camtzle were steady, with a small offexrng. Bacon hogs sold 21:`. $8.40 to $8.50 off trucks. At outside poinlts was an upward swing. At Barrie $7.90 was paid; Brantl`ord, Kitchener, London, Peterbo-ro, smu- ford, $8, and $7.75 at Chatham. Pn+g+n;m aw: gnnuaurhnf. hixrhm` t.i1i.~f Ioru, us, anu '1.1a an \.;u'a:u1'au1. Potatoes are somewhat higher j week, with $1.15 to $1.20 per pai*l by wholesalers for Ontario Catoew, with 15 cents higher to retail trade. In his last major address before leaving` this continent to resume his work in India, Dr. Stanley Jone-s made a. plea for a union of churches on this continenst, which would in- clude the protesaxnm de11o111inations, each having its local government, but belonging to itlhe General As- sembly, The Church of Christ in Ainrnvir--:1 seulmy, Amerlca. PARKs COMMISSION . HAS NICE BALANCE ` to mls pnase 1n J_:10l. H .1 ' The matter of children s1idin,,- ' ,down the bank in Bayview Park and - destroying the shrubs .mext to `the ' irailway tracks was discussed, and tho` `chai1'man \\'a.~,` authorized to have ` ,` ` some ba1*1`ier plmc(e(l to prevent this I ' Members of the Commission this ' jyears are: M. D. .\Io1'rison, chairman; "j,.-\. H. Goodall, sec1`e1a1'_V; J. 1`). M01 ' _ irison, t1'eu;~'.u1'er; Phil. Love, Jas. Mc "`I\Iz11'ti11, W. .1. Blair rand his \vo1'ship 1)'Ia_\'or H. G. Robe)-t'son-. Members "'.a1'e appointed for 21 tln`ee-yea1' team " and the 1'eti)'ing' members at the end X` ` of 1`.!?.(S arc Phil. Love zmd Jz1.<. Mc- L' I .\Ia1'tin. 1 'T`I-.n {nn~unic.-inn .n1on trn Ht]. 1 urday was the best in many years. As to be expected, poultry was the main feature, mid it is estiinaheed that upwards of ten tons of turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens changed hands. The market: building` was packed, with dozens of loads outside. There were so-me ne displays, many going` to a great deal of trouble, but it all added to the occasion. The quality of the fowl was better than\ Barri-e s Christmas market on Sat\ in past years, and birds changed hands readily. There was some disappointment at thc prices. At the opening: of the market turkeys were held at 30c a 1b., with geese and chicken at 20c, but there were no bids. Turkeys then dropped to 25c and those who sold at this price were wise, as the bulk sold am from 22c to 24c. For geese, ducks and chickens, 16c to 180 was the prevailing` price. `. Twelve prizes "to the value of $35[ `Pwere offered and the judges, Stewart] `L. Page and K. N. M. Morrison, had quite a task in making the awards. A. D. Paiftterson, of the Vespra Tur- key Farm, had the largest turkey, a {-14.1}: vmnn--nlrl hirrl_ M1's. D. Luck. l\Vil1 Close Year with ax` Sllrplus on Hand of Nearly $500. The Parks Commission held the [nal meeting of the year on Satur- iday, when all odds -amd ends were cleaned up. The treasurer an nounced that the year would close with a balance of nearly $500 on hand. un..:1.. +1., `Dunn (`nnr\n1lc:ln`h dirl haind. While the Parks Commission did not undertake` any major actlivity this year, over $300 was spent in i equipment for children in thl? parks [ and a rock garden was conustlructed 1_ in Bayview Park. There were more , picnics and faumiiy gatherings in! the parks this year than ever before and some conside1'a.t:ion. will be giver to improving facilities for catering. to this phase in 1937. . I`.ho mnH;m* nf r'.`i1ii(i1'Pn s1idin_- i .\1a1-Inn. 1 The C0mmis.~'io11 eiigaged Ed. iZeih1' :15 pa1`k.~' . nt. in tin: ;. zund he gave olitiro satisf21c- ltion, but` in the middle of the sea \lSO]] he was ot r'e1'o(l a more remuner- ativv 1:111-_\'e2u'-round position, which` he acceptned, with U1 1;ood \vishes of `the Commission. Robit. Langma.n.,1 his zlssistunfc, c'.u'1'ied on to the 011-: .ti1-.'- szitisfaction of all. 'if0l` 1'. 3'l`, \\"lllCl1 l'Sl.ll`E(l us luuuws: ] Past President, H. Walker; Presi- I dc-nt-, Smiith Campbell; Vice-P1-esi- iident, Ralph Hickling; Sec.-Treas., '|Don. Mc.-\1'tliu:'; Directors, Melville '|Crawfo1'd, Ross Z\'IcMill2tn, Ea-rle 7 l Reid; Sports Conmiiitrtee, Ken. Gil-I. |christ, Geo. Pearsall; Auditors, Geo.l ' lllolt, Ken. Gilchrist. ` Following the business, Alex. and i:I\'eilda, -the host and hostess, lhrew 1 open their home and a jolly evenin;e `llwas spenlt. Lunch was served at -' imidnighxt. Before dispersing` the ir.(\\'l_\' elected p1'e.~:ide.nt extended a L` :heavty vote of thanks to the host ll ` and l`l0Sal~(}?S, which wz;L< heartily en- - `dorsed by all present. 'Dhe Uro Jumor ra1'n1e1's um. am the home of Mr. A. H. Fletcher on {Dec-. 8th, \\'l1e.n- (-:ip:l1te(m members a1.. the roll call, with Smith 1`("znu)l)(-ll in the clmir. The main {business \\'v.Is the t+l(.-ction of 0lllCC1`S ifor 11937, \vl1ich resulted as follows: D....o- 13I~no:r`nn+ LI \Kf-Allcnrf Presi- lono JUNIOR FARMERS 1 ELECT 1937 OFFICERS 1 1 The Cln'is.tmz1s spirit is liovc-1'ir.._I` over Barrm and d1. and every ofl'o1't is br.=in_: i`.`.:;dn- to see that no f:1mil_\' will bv without` cheer for the Holy Day. 'llx. I.'iu--n1i_- ('lu'n n< in rrsl I _CHRlSTMAS CHEER TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN BARRIE: r HOI_\ uuy. I 'I`h.~ l\'I\\':mi.< ('1u'n. as in Vs!` y0z11`s. will di. over 400 par- `cols to hn_\'.< and 2-`ir`.<. Miss Scott-. V.O. nurse, and .\Ii.<.< .\IcMahon. `school I`,-u1`.'<(.`, have been co-o`poratin;: '-in locating: boys and grirls who :=.-re deserving-: and have a complete list ,'['he Red Cross rooms were :1 busy lspot Monday nipzht when the parcc-1: :were made up, to be ready for dis 5tribution Wednesday might. rm... (`1\vi=+m`n\c Chan? Committee B T11I'1< ` :3-mg 21 to 25 '1b.,| G305, J_)l1<-ks, Cl1i<-kon 1()(-, To `.200. 1 -tribution Woclnestiay nagnt. The Christmas Cheer families in need, and abouvt'150 hampers are being` distributed throughout the town. If anyorme knows of a. family who would be made happier by some assistance, i1 will be appreciated if this is made known to some organization. The various churches are also do- ing everything possible to see that none of their members are forgot-, 9.... I ~ Committee ` `are looking: after the older folk and HOG PRICES ADVANCE The Oro Junior Ia1'n101's nmt. an \n I-unnin rd` Mv A W, Wlefchar on, . I tuhi; ' bag ` nn- Du ECENTRAL SUNDAY SCHOOL % HOLDS TWO CONCERTS'_ 1 : Central Sunday School oicialvs! this _\'L'2ll' decided to divide the` school for the Christnias enter1,'ain-' menlt. On Thursday evening last the . beg'inner.~: amid priinary classes, un-' der the directionn of Mrs. Keetch, enjoyed a fine p1'og`1'am of gziiiies, caro1'ls, etc. In the midst of the merriinenrt, Samzzt Claus appeared and disotributed candy, fmit, etc., among` the boys and girls. nn 'I`11psd;1\ evenin2' the annual the boys and g'11`lS. On Tuesday evening school conceiwt was held, with a good-_ ly number present. The program was put on by the older members of the school. The C.G.I.'l`. group presented two plays, choruses were .given by Miss Smitah s class and the Merns Bible Class, directed by Mr. R. G. Houghton. Mrs. E'the.1'ing*t'or'. s class presemted Christmas with the ' Old Woman in the Shoe; Jack Cameron and Mrs. Smith favored with readings and Ph-yllis Cainemii ` and Lloyd Colpittls rendered vocal 3 solos. v '1`1m nv-nn-1`-::n'I xv`-,1: an-mmred hv solos. The program was arranged by Miss Elsie Cloughley. KIWANIS TAG DAY NETS $125 FOR CHRISTMAS FUND Oldest paper in the County In spite of the inclement weather on Saturday, the Kiwanis Princesses met with a generous response -in the tag: duty. Nick Thomson informed` lithe Kiwanis Club on Monday even. ing that $127 had been collected for the Christmas cheer fund. This is about` the same as last. year. A vote of usppreciation was unanimous- ly passed to the nine captainus who worked so hard. 7]`!-\nr|`7L` '01-o ulcn n\'+.m1dpri La worked hard. 'I`hanks were also extended Lo Leighton Clarke and Norman Clarke, who donated over 400 p`ali1's of lea- hher mitts, a pair for each boy and girl on the Christmas cheer lislt, and to rthe Lions Club for tiovs supplied 1 E Barrie cit'ize`nu,s and people in thei surrounding districts are turning out Lamd buying like they have not done since 1929, according to nierchanfts in every line of business who were questioned by the Advance this 5-week. Grocers, butchers, dry goods, haberdashery, ladies wear, jewelers i all acclaim bthis Chrismas seiatson as ` the best in many years. x a\ .. , .. . 7 A> Merchants Report Best // Christmas Trade since 1929} | mu. uuav A - . . . . u .._, _, - `Some state that business f0] C-hristmas did not really start` unfvil Sizirturday, but that since then they have been kept more than busy. 1 Ohers say that their trade began in the last week in November and has I been increasing daily since. And they don -t stop at saying they are , sure their sales will be away ahead , shown `.1 considerable upswing in of the December rush of last` year, but add that the year to. date has business. ,. I . More buyers and less necessity of L sales-talk was voiced by ne21r1_\- every merchant mpproached, and the people know what they want arm] are buying better quality goods. A. `E. Smith reported that his sales have increased over last yeuarr and that [the grade of furniture being bought :18 far better than in 1935. - 1 m . ____ _._:__ 1:4 La! LICUI/CL uxuu nu Avvuu - Tobacccm-ists have been doing a fast moving business and withom hesitartuion they starte that sales are mvay ahead of any years since 19? Reeve s Jewelers say trade is ho1d~ inp: its own and that the usuzxal class of merchandise or perhaps better is lbeinp: bought. Trade began Carlie : and has kept up, Mr. Reeve stated. T-TLx]'\nI'ri`m:}1nY\7 has hnpn :1 medium arm nus Kept up, mu . Reeve sI.~a.t.t:u. llIl:1cL_v Habex'd`a\sher_v has been a medium busine . by many gift shoppers. Ono cidedlj nwrchzmt yravn his idea of the in~ year. Barrie, Ontario, Thursday, Deceinber 24, 1936 i "ii" I ' Ohristlnas is the season of kimi~T `ness. Chrisitm/As celebrates the com-`i `ing of Christ into the world, and the `heart. of the Christ message is love-- i1ove expressing itself in natural `channel of friendliness and gzoodxvill, love lat su"e1'eth long" and i: kin . If we halve kindly emotions, let them have itrheir \\';;y and b10~'~'un into kindly 1hou_s.,>'hL;~ and k`En(li_-u Aanzlc I.nt Hun r'w:n Child Sllirit. Oi key r'a1-m, naa me 1a1'g'esI, LuI'Kt3'_\', 84-lb. yeIa\r-old bird. Mrs. D. Luck, Mineaing, with 742 lbs. of poul,t`1'y, had the largest load, with Mrs. Al~ her Praltt, Inn-isl, second wih 658 lbs., and Mrs. R. H. Brandon, Ed- gar, third, with 412 lbs. Mrs. Don- ald McKay, Elmvale, came the long- est disamce and had over 300 lbs. I into Kmcuy ll10uj.,"nL.~ ELHU i\lxl\Al_ dqeds. Let the free child spirit ovgn-hea11t.ed friendliness prevail. F61` lhis is the chi1 festival, cele- _b1`ating` 15110 birth of a Child, the wonderful Gliver who gave Himsell for mankind. Let us carry the rv.1..'..:..tm.m =rr\i1'H' 1-l'n'nnrl'1 `nlll hp fnl- . for manklnd. Let czu-ry mu: Ohrisltmas spirit through 3111 the fo1~ I. 1<`-Wing days =tlha:b come and go withl al; their measure of care or pain ax plasure, and bear in our he'arntis Lin im;is'pi.ration and love, 11ea1'ing abovc all the sounds of eantxh and sense, the song of the angels heraldin-g the birjzh of the Saviour: of mankind. ' i The hog market gave indicwtionsl of` being strong to steady, with how," being quoted alt the First Co-ope1-u- tiiie Packers at $8 live weight and ;1_0;65 dressed hot on the rail. I .-hinlepng and 1-`owl were slow mov- ;1,U.6b dressed not on we run. . Kiltickens and fowl were ink, bringing 12c to 14c and llc to 13c, respectively, as the market ap-, peared to be g'1u/txted. Turkeys and `geese dressed were stezudy, turkey prices ranging` from 18c to 20c and geese being quoted at 10c to 12c. 1 F3922: nric-es: :A lame. 27c: A med-; bemg quoted at we 10 14c. Egg prices: :A lame, 27c; med- ium, 25c; A pullets, 22c; C 5:1-ade, 1(~`m lulll 16c. {crease in quality and sales by say! ing that in the last few years people bo1mg*hI`o_ many ties at fty cents and were not sanbised. This year they are buying more ties at 75c and $1 and are well pleased. `, Sn it is in other Lines. Th! gf` rs arew-Irnanirrrous ` that""`the ` housewives -are back on the bette1 cake and pudding standard. They are putting in all the extras which they had cut down on in the last few years. Also little dainrties. f1'ult.s, nuts and other commodities are being sold in profusion in pre- paration for the Christmas feast. l Wnmrm hnvn in\'.21.ded and m'actlcal- parmiory for the Lznnstmas Ia\.. I Women have invaded practical- ' 1_v taken over the stores displayixu` women s wearing` apparel at differ` ent times of the day. Mr. Crew at` the post_o1ce told the Advance thatl navrnv 11:5!!!` hp . S0 manv Chl`iS=t~ the post_orce tom Lne Auvance ulzu l never had he seen so many ` mas cards since he has been post-` `master. One might safely sa;-I there are twice as many as last _v,. .1 and to take care of them we have practically doubled our staff pnd arr still working: overtime to get` thI`0L1_9,`l`, ` the unusually heavy mails, he! . stated. n nuns-u chin nut} in avprv T19: stated. l O.n every side and in every line` business is reported as booming: Early this week the re'5.z'uh1r C.N.R.' passenny:e1' and freight trains we)`-| having` diculty in running on` schedulue, so heavy was the expres:<,`, ba;:_Q=a;;'e, freigrht and passengers mak- ing ready to observe the Christmas SEELSOI1. rm..,. nL..:....h+.m..= much has hr-on Prize Winners ` Best young turkey, female, A. D. Patterson, John Hutton, Stayner; R. Brandon, Edgar; Mrs. D. Luck,. Minesing; Mrs. Donald McKay, Elm-` vale; 7 entries. `Rumcxh mmmvnr malt: hirkev. A. D. 1, The Chsvtxtmzxs rush has been` away ahead, but in the main it has b merely kept pace with a better 1` business trend that has been de--1 `eidedly not-ieeable during: the entirr-`V 1 "noun THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT STORE `.ViNDOW BROKEN, I . '{"\'JO SUSPECTS ARE HELD .. . . . .1 ,,.,..,-._ ,.r I.:.... ` I COPACO QUOTATlON S` Zl1`l8l' U10 Dreaxxng OI `UHC \\'lIluO\-V. . Sho1't1y after seven o clock, whihv M1". Hill was out to his lunch, M1-.~ MacDou'g all, dry goods store owner, nexut door to the shoe stiore, saw two ` men in f1'o~1mt of the shoe store. ,P0]icn believe 1hat the vtwo men held nlxvoro responsible for the smashing of `ltho window :-:-nd the `theft. u,,....:..... .,.1..N. k..,m1,:....- "1-u \r-.,. Two `u'unsient.s' are being: held 21:} . in connection with the sxiizisiiiiiy; of 21 plant!` 1.,-`lass window and the 111017 . of 21 pair of boots from Geo. HiI1 s shoe .1-tore, Essa Road, .'-\ll~anda1e, Molay night. The men were pick:-d. up by Con slablcl -Geo. Price in the Allandaln _\'zu'd.< of the C.N.R. about two hours after the breaking of M10 window. .Q:hn1~tlv srfi-nv envnn n (~1nnL', \\"`\ii4v i LIN` \\'ln(l0\V ':I`1l(l LHU UIICLL. l Hearing` glass breaking`, .`I1':~`. _\I::<~ p Dougrull xvem out to investigate and '1; . saw the Hill stiore window smashed. '+ 2 She notied Chief Stewart, who with Constznble Harry McDonald inves:Li~ t gated. They searched the Allan- G dale secior for the two men seen t by M1's. MacDouga1l for over an t slhour and a half without result. 5 7 Later Constable Price received word - from the Allandalel railways oices 1 than` two mnn were l0it'e1'ing' in t-hel ,_\'ards. He picked them up, holding it - them as suspects. 1 . . ______ It `gurrms or NEW. i g REGIMENT MEET\ |Cmmni`r1o<~ will ?-o(losig`11 1 Colors of GPO) -Si111(-we 1 F(n-es1`(:rs. Uutant, acted as sec1'eLa1'y. A commitee was appointed to S`lI]')1'ViS8 re-desig'nin'g the colors of the new unit. The Foresters are affiliated with the Sherwood Fores- ters of England. I non-{mammal nnnnnihtpps were an-. |tel`S OI r_.11g1auu. Regxmenrbal committees were ap.. pointed, and nancial arrangements of the new regiment were complet I or] ` vale; '1 enmes. Best young male turkey, A. D. Patterson, Mrs. D. Luck, Mrs. Albert Prautrt, Mrs. D. McK1aIy, Mrs. C. PH. J40-lmston, Barrie; 6 emtries. Rnzf nnir of gnrimr chickens. Mrs.: lpany. Major Gordon Longwwm, Barrie, will command headquarters compan_\'. '|wiflw headqua.1ters at Barrie, and tht 5 other company co1mnn.nde1-s are as follows: A. Compan-y, Owen t`Sound, Major William 'l`u1'nuy, Flesh- nrton; B Company, Meaford, Majo) .Jas. E. keenan, Owen Sound; C" ' Compapny, Orillia, Miajor J. D. ' Clark, Orillia; D" Comgany, Pene- l tang, Major W. M. Thompson, Ponc- tanzg. l L 2 r .j.Lie_:ut.-)ol. Mc_1`Jq112_uu_1-eau pne ,;_1:g _ df"B THe `a`x'n:'1Tg'a'1ated 'reg-I-' ment. M'aj-or C. E. McRae, Toronto, formerly of St'a_vner, is now second, in command of the Forestrers, where Q as he previously had been placed ofce1' command'm~gj headquarters com ~ M:n`m- Gnrdnn Lnnmxvm. Barrie. vicourses ` S. L. P` tural re] men am, Mr. I banquet led by ~- u n.m.1.1,. J The three \veek.s short courses in. .'-\g'ricu1tu1`e and Home Economics`, `held at Hillsdalvv, ttsrmimlted on` Friday last with a banquet`. with about 21 hundred present. The xcourses were under the direction of P`21lg'e, North Simcoe agricul-. 1'ep1'-. and fty _voun_2`i and \\'om(:n xvm-e )'ef.,-'i.'t'e1`ed. \ 7 R/Iv Don-1; uvnc I`11'.|il`I1\!.\H. nf fhrn NHILLSDALE SHORT COURSES i CLOSE WITH BANQUET; I HUG \\'OlU(.`I1 \V`,`l'() )'L f.,"I.`3L(.`l'L`ll. \ Page xvas. chairman. at the and commlmity singzing \V1l6 Mrs. P1','.`t , with Miss Eva Rumble at the organ. Jack Barr proposed the must to the Home Economics class, which was respond- `ed to by Mrs. Bruce Brown. The `toast to the A9'1'icu1t.u1'21l Class, pro- I I D 5 plied `to by Max Craig. Mianninq,-; Fizgemld proposed a toast to the visitors, which was w3.=pon(led to by Mr. Goo. Barr, reeve of Medonte_; A. A. Toner, retvo of Flos, and Miss .~\1m:z11 Gantdn, president of the |W.A. of `he Hillsdule United . (.`L.. uni. i E I E u `1 posed by Nliss Eva Rumble, was re- ` ' VV .I'\- 01 `INK 1lllI.\llilI`C \JlIIL'C\l Church. Dr. Gamez. 'l`:mne1', .\'I.L.A., in al short address con'grat~ul~a.t`ed the` members of the short courses on their enthusiasxn. l\'Itambe1's of thral -s\ta' of -the c0ux'.~:c.a also spoke. '1`l1c_v I were Donald Bell. Bwrrio; Mix: Helen ~Meik]ejohn, ]'r1slitut<- Branch, To- ` ronltlo, and .Mis'.~` ,\l. E. .\lci. Port; l Dover, in.<.n'ucLo1- in public l1ea1th_ " nursing. l l hlmr ifrmws nn H10 nrnsrram in-: nursing. I Other items on 1 eluded violin solos ` ilzmd, and 1'e:1d?'rg'.< ` ,M\o1'rison. 1 ------- 5 Wm. 31-Connsll. :1 well known` I-,m'm.er of Flos township. dropped [dc-a(l on tl~.-:- >.1l'Qt in Elmvale on 'I'l1u.rs last. He had come to the village to zmu-nd the Christ'm~as poul- try market in the fire hall and when jusft. outside tho buildimr collapsed. Medical aid was summoned, but death was almost instantaneous, and the body was removed to Bishop's undertaking plzurlors. s ------ : EFLOS FARMERS DROPS i DEAD 0.`! ELMVAI..~':'. S'!'.l J40-hnston, ua.rr1e; 0 enrunes. I Best pair of spring chickens, Mrs. I D. Graham, Thornton; Isaac Speers, Thornton; Mtrs. F. A. Richardson, Midhurst; Mrs. T. Guhrie, Shanty Bay; 6 entries. Best.` pair of geese, Elmer Dyer, ' `ltarndale; Mrs. A. Prautt, Mrs. T. R. Woulson. Utopia; Mrs. T. Guthrie, Mrs. J. Duncan, Shanty Bay; 8 en- tries. : 'Dnn+ v\n:u n rlnnlzc NT:-c F. I EII1l`_ Wrden J." S. Drinkwarter was pre- sened with a smoking set by Asses- isor Archie Fyfe, of Orillia town- ship, at a banquet last week. Mr. Fyfe in making the presentation said ` it was in recognition of the honox 1 brought the townslp by having their , reeve as warden this year- ut.-C901. McDonald read the `1i`s'*_ u-..._.. T?-`Fir-`T:"?T'Tn nn1aT'a"1a te'd 're-i- tho = pro_sz1'am in- A. Burr. Hid ` I\Ii.~';' 1\'Iar;:are: ,30vE0 $1000.00 00010000050 FOR 000 00033 WORK ,'v1ce~s renaerea Dy our organizamon. ii The Society also wishes to thank ;t.l1e men and women who are con ' lnecfced with the different.-;_0'Fganiza- tions Uhzvt made the canvass of the ` town. These were as follows: Ki- wanis Club, Lions Club, Kinsmen s Club, Legion, the ladies teams and the Knights of Columbus. Pi hilp Hm r~nllp(~f.nr.= nndpavnrpd 'J"he oicers and workers of the Red Cross Society wish to express Itzheil` sincere appreciation to ixhe people of Barrie for their splendid co-operation in making this year's camptmign a success. While the re- ports are not all completed, the re- `turns of the campaign will exceed $1,000.00. Wifln wie mznrngqinn nf r-nndence. 1 . . V` . Ann 15 to Serve Colmnuulty and Help All who are In Need. .$,l,UUU.UU. With his expression of condence, the workers are determined to do eve1`_v1'tIhinAg' possible .to relieve dis- tress in this community, and wifch this in mind the public is invited to advise the officers of any cases that they feel atre entitled to the sak- vices rendered by our org`anizat.ion. i "I`Ik,. Q.-mio.+.xr glen uriqul-mt: fn rmznilz 'tne lxnlgnts or b0lun1DuS. Vlhile the collectors endeavored to see everyone, there is no doubt that some were missed, and if these pamties will telephone 994j a collec~ tor will call, 01' they can mail sub- scriptionsto the treasurer, Mr. R. G. No1`man,'B'ank.-of Nova Scotia, Bar rie, Ont. The l`l(`l`A n'f' `l .l1l.< vpar .= cam- trues. Best pair of ducks, Mrs. G. Laud-; er. Edgar; Mrs. A. Pratt, Mrs. T.-A Guthrie, Mrs. W. G. Richardson. ; Mrs. A. Caldwt-11. Shanty B'ar_\'; 5 en-: Eries. `D.-mi hndrnw n1',)1n nv f'nn1nln `TV: 1