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uy Lut: ooclety, Iggtigated involving` ',.-'5 courrt hearings. NH`. F`, H.nmmnnr{ n ;u2u'u1v- n():~p=I:1l 101' the }_)_as't. vr', yr_~n.r.=. and who rreshxned recen'.1_v.| was the 1-wipirxnt of an attractivr: string of pearl and a blasket of owers at at special meeting` held at the homo of J. J. McTnta;:g'a1 pre.=i- | r`r-11+ of the Hospital] Board. Rev. M W. Hnslip made the presentation`. Miss Hilda McDom1)d, . cent of thv PrAnoh;:n'r Genera1 and 1\Ia.rinr; Hospital for the East vr- resimned rnr`:=nMx~ . 3RussELLFKEENAi% ans rwn YEARS IN REFORMAIURY `IILZLII. ` YTihe key man in the case was Frank Fischer. In 21 previous hear- ing Keenan claimed he bought the goods found in: his possession from Fischer. At that time his honor ;thought best to adjourn the case until such time as Fischer could be brongiht in as a witness. Keenan `stated he was guilty only of receiv- mg. `[_f_n,Dv,,,. AH-. E`:n`I.m. :.. tL.. L. I On triral before Judge Dudley !Holmes in County Court on Mon- 'do.y, Russell Keenan was found guibzy of breaking, entering and theft and was sentenced to two years less one day determinate and one year indeterniimate. 'T`we1ve charges were preferred ag'-inst Keenan by provincial police in connection with llooiling of cottages at Mi!1et s Point. 1He was defended by Gordon- Long'- iman. Jug. However, with Fisher in the box ithe story in detail was told to the `court. He said he had met Keenan in Buiwash and had come to visit him in October last. They went to M:i11etz s, visited the cottages and ex- lried the loot home on their bac . `He then went to Sudbury and was lawayforabouvz a week. On his re- turn he visited Keenan, who said he expected iihe police at any time and that he, Fisher, would do the right thing by leaving in a hurry, which [heT did. nnnn.n,.H-... -..2AL u__ __:_:.: .- U1 nu (rays in nrocxvlue g`aol. Fishe1"s evidence was quite frank. He told the court he did not mind helping a friend with a bit; of break- inlg and entering . That is how he made a living. He also said he spent a third of his time in gaol, but mostly on vagrrancy charges. U`,.,....... :. 1_:_, 1,!` , v - v MU UIU. In connection wi`.h the visiting of cottages on Feb. 28uh, Fisher denied being` there. He showed the court how it would be impossible since he was am the time serving a sentence of 20 days in Brockville g'aol. evidence was nnitp Fmni. .........`, .... .w,,.u.u._y vAI.uL.\,a- Keenan in his defence claimed absolute innocence and declared that the foregvoing evidence was a fabri- caftrion. In connection with the February episode, he stated there was a second man` with Fisher, who was supposed to be in the car. He said .he paid $2 in the ail and $2 in February to a strange 11112.11`. He ,pleaded poor heal-th and said a doc- |t-or s ce1vtica.~t`e would show 100 per lcent. disability through` asthma. Mrs. Keemm s 1-.p.:+.imnnv rimm- |Iua_v UL an increased cost 01 $2,100. .To take water for the new well ] from the same source as the present ` wells it is quiute probable that the t ow from existing wells would be very much diminished, if not shop-r, .;ped entirely, while the pump is be- -,;ing` opera.t.e(l. Other ar_tesia.n wells . ,mdgl1t also be u`ecte zrnd the Com- ,lmission felt that i- would be very - 5 desirable to avoid interference with `,})1'es<-ntllo\\'im.-,' wells if possible. l|Ad(ltionz1l d(.-velopmenvt work on the 1 part 01 the con,.11;.ct0rs \\,'i1l be -_x1eL-e.<. on the upper level an ac- -. coun. of the proximity of ne sand. l.-`m z1(l(litionul ve ftt of screen, ~ t\ven.t_\' feet in all. W ` be 115011 and l pumping` equipmenv: to handle the iincrea.~'e(l volume will be larger. ` T]1n lnuvn nnunnn :,. L,.:..-. ....I_,_I Town E11gi1j1(-01' Gets Raise of $200; Laborers 3750, Per Hour. 14`. ].<`isl1m- Gives Details of Looting of Cottages at Mi11et s. CE1l`L. u1S':1D`111l;y mrougvn asmma. Keenan s testimony dea.l with her husband's poor healdh. She (Continvued on page ve) At the monthly meeiing of the Water, Light, and Gas Co1111ni-asion, held on March 31st, it was decided to alter somewhat the contrac`. made for the new well. I .. - . _ --V; nun. nu." Ivulno The Iruternation-all Water Supply (golnipany hdavinf completed a test oe `.0 a opt of 170 feet, sub- mitted thetiir log slhmlving formations encountere , \vhic1 S10\\'S two water bearing strata, the 0-ne from which our present artesian supply ob- tained directly below the lirwrdpan, 'Wh1Ch 1s_ found at a. deptlh of 125 mm 129 teet, and the other directly l2i.b((iVh';he l}11ardpan. They are satis- e t 't t e upper formation, al- though without as niuc-11-a1`t,(-siun head, is much the larger source of supply, and while they would no; guarantee more ;han the amount stipulated in their contract l`.re.n glthe lower source, they pointed out `that an ~addi.ional 5_00,000 gulloiia could be_obvtzu11ed _ trom the upper `bed. Wuth the lllf0l'll12.Ltl011 now available the Commission consider- ed it advisable to anticipate rn:~quire~ ,men.s a little further ahead and ar- 'rzmged to amend the present con- tract to provide for a guarnteed production of 1,500,000 gallons per !day at an increased cost of $2,100. I .TO take \vnf.nr fnr `Jnn nnur umll l~ . . l(_`omm1ss10u to Enlarge the Office Buildings and '1 Increase. Wages. nu\.A\.(.I~`\u xuuuuu wxu UU mxger. The town council is being; asked [to inc1'ea.~'c the debelltuw: issue to {provide nv::.ncin.g' for the Water- xworks Department to $15,000. I 4']`7l...\ 4u.1.:..A,.....n_ ___.., , v-nu - .uvAna .u\.1.ruAu|u:uv L/U cp1i),UUU. 1 `The thirteenth power bill" has been received and shows a credit to the local Commission of $6,312.58, in addition to which the equity of `the local Commission in the 0"!'m'io (Continued on page fw- Established in the _Year Eight Pages 3347: ' SPOHUUIICU p1'L'5L`llLB(l uUd.lL \Vl`-I1. I It was decided to purchase a new Reo one and a half ton truck at 1. net cost, of $1,100, the old Fora" truck to be -turned in as pzm; p., ment. Quoations _ were received from six dealers on various makes Yl`he Reo decided on is a 1936 model; but in every way as good as the 1937 model. Town Engineer Gets Raise Deput_v-1 .e0ve Wiles presemed ul motion that`. the szxllary of 1:]. 0. Raw I son,_ town engineer, be increased from $1,300 to $1,600 a year. Mr. Rawson, he said, was a 24-hour :1 d1a.y man and a faithful servant ol 41.. mm-. 9 `Ivan no-.-and rlmc `Ah. V01. XCI. No. 6.` CH|LDREN S AID WORK REVIEWED AT ANNUAL MEET` I Cjncil Buys New Truck; Boosts Salaries and Wagesl Irom l,JUU I0 v).I.,UUU 2). 313211`. i\ll`.| the town. I't was a.g'ree(1 that Mr. Rawson was entiled to some con- sidertion, but that a $300 raise w:x. In her steep. Finally a motion was. %ed that the e11',<:ineer s salaw l)(~ $1,500 11 year as from January 1.41 Jlnctf ' Aid. Mills, chairman of Fire andl Police, introduced a motion that R.` Irwin, fire truck driver, be given an increase of per month. mal his salary $1,060 a year. Irwin l1`ll(l saved the town money in various ways, said Aid .\Iills, and some con- sideration should be given him. Th. motion p:1.<. with little opposition. Laborers Get Boost {The report of the Board of' Works, p1'CSOn[(?(ll)_\' Deput_\`-Reeve; \Viles, 1`('('0n11nCIl(lC(l that the soul:-` of wages for laborers be raised '0, .'5 ." (-1115 per hour, .<'tzu'ting Maj." 1st. to comply with the minimum \\':1g'e sczilc. 'l'he rt-port pa~. with-l out any criticism. `Thc~ report also s`.'a.ted that dur- ing January, February and Z\Iarch.| H .046 loads of gravel had been put n the streets and 320 loads of llf in the flood area, making a total of 2,792 yards. -. . , . 1 !o\V 2'73 C11l1(11`(`H Underl ' Supervision; \V0rk is ' Increasing. $ Pap_e_r"`i1'1' the C['Ehe Iannual meeting of the Chi]- rn'n .: Aid Snr-ipiv n ? the (`.nn`n.+v nf `s!-'_) COLUIT I1GZ11'lY1'gS. Mr. F. H-ammond. president of the local society, presided at the mee`- ing, which was not too we1.I attend- Dd Mr T. (7 Wnbnr n-P +111: 11, ..__.-j BOARD RE-ELECTED :|.u1.g ()1 H10 unu- of the County of 1 the Shelter Tues- 1 repomts showed a in `he work 01 ivna cases WEH3 H1` 403 visits and unuge. J. Mclntaggart, past president ofi lthe Penetamg Club was Qresent and `urged a strong representation of the Barrrie Cub art. the inter-club meet- ing in Penetang next" Monday night. Midland Club will also attend. T '1` Qhnnanu n1-un`m-nun... .-V4` 4-L.-. |iV1lUliU1(l L,IL}D win also amend. J. T. Simpson, chairrmam of the Barrie Boy Scout Ass'ocia.tion, re- ported tha the boys had collected and shipped nearly 15 tons of paper, or which they received $11 a ton. H'his will be used `-0 make a pay- ment on the Wildmna-in Camp site recently purchased. C, C, Psn-anne flV`|Y`I!\I`lI'1('l` H-uni L'UCUllLd_Y [)Ul'Cn`aS(`.`(l. I C. C. Parsons announced tl1aL' Miss Virp:inia Drew, graphol-ogist of the Globe and Mail, would be the speaker at the meeting on April 19. U116 ZICJLIVIL-y. Prizes of Eversharp pencils were presented to the winning team in the recenrt attendance contest. Of the] ve teams, Bert Robertson s team was high, winrning the prizes. Harry T.wis-s team was next, then Tom Sinclair, Bill Graham and Bill Par- tridge. I .T l\/lr-Thf.-,1(ra-521+ nae.-f `r\YDQr'n11:+ n4 A correspondent Writing` to the Canadian Churchman gives -the in- teresting informlavtion that W. A. Boys, K.C., has been: a member of the choir of the Anglican Church, Barrie, for sixty-one years and still continues his membership. of `the time through which we are passin_2', when a great many parents are unable to give their children proper m:1invt.enance and care, and 21 [great many o`.her parents are very Inegligenvt in their res'ponsibi1ities to- wards iheir children. {Plan nnun `A4-` 4`|..n nkllrlunv. ...`L:I,. \Vd.I'US LDEIF CI1llUl'(3Il. (The care `of the children while they are in 0111` change is one 01 lthe important fetastures of the work. We feel that the care that they re- ceive could ha1`d~1_\~' be improved up- nn. '0 mm: f'n1`1nnn1'r> dn1~ino< lm lug, \'VIllC'Il \VZ15 HOD 1300 \V8l.l Z1\17IGn(1- ed. Mr. L. C. Ecker, of the De- partment of Welfare, was the speaker -vi` the r,-\'mwi11_ and gave a compre- hensive review of he aims and ob jecfs of the department in regard to Children's Aid Societies and so- cia.1 work in general. Tn rn\n'r-xvinrr H-m vvn: nf Hm on. We are fortunate during the your in having no changes in the personnel of the staff of the Shel- ter, and we blelieve Miss Burncld "l1(l her capable assistants, who have ,no\\' had some years of experience. are carrying` out their duties in :1 very cznweful and efficient manner. l `lw results of this can l_)e,sV(-:.en ' ' anyone who visits the Shelter and notice-s the mm:ny evidences of their careful training`. Indeed, we are (.L'l\`VL` CULHU H2J.l'U`l_\" UH .lIllp1'UVl:'(1 l.Ip I wfh :1 complimented upon `his lg.` s_t1`an-z`e1`s, who are somewhat sur- ` prised at. the conduct of the Shelter children. | ff`A-\4-inn.-`A A71 v\nn-1; n.-an-..-.\ I LU plilfl ECIIVIUES. E. A. Ryan, chairman of Boys land Girls Work, reported that 124 lbooys were now enrolled in the `K-W Club and they were now busy on a bird cage contest. Members should visit the club room and see the activity. Pri7.nc n1 Wvnv-churn nomr-He 1-lrnvc. l U18 (.lCpl'(3CldIl0Il. :T-he chief asked t.hia.t Constablei Jas. Case be appoinuted assistant lsanitary inspector, as this would: Imakg a mn available at all times fox 3 the meddca1o1cer of health. Coun- cil agreed to the request and the up ! pointmernt made. I Will `Not Meddle with Closing ! I Hour of Beer Parlois I A communication from the Liquorl Comrol Board advised that the mun- icipality hucl the right to deternsinu by by-law the hour at which beer parlors should close after tenl Vo clock. At present the b0\`Cl'L1gL:` rooms may keep open till 12 o clock.u lt vs Ihn C-nvm'nmrmt ,c lmlnr Inlr. Chief Stewart will be allowed $150 21 year for ope.ra.ting his car. `All agreed that this would not cover the depreciation. -T-`I10 nhinf nclzrui i ]'1i'.1f (`.nn=+nI.ln moms nmy Keep open `.111 12 c10cK.| ``It s the G-ove1'mn0nt s baby, let! them look aftor it; we don t want, to n1edd'I(3 in the thing, \\'-5 the` comment made and endorsed. No action was taken. lt`..~.:u.......I .... ........ ..;..'_..\ Barrie Kiwanis Club did not have a special speaker tait Monday m'ghTt a meeting. Committees got *og.ethe1 to plan activities. W, A Wvnn r-Main-nmnn nf` Drum COMMITTEES REPORT AT KIWANIS CLUB MEETING 1 Rev. Dr. Malcolm Campbell, Mod-I e1'a'.o1' of the Presbyterian Church; nin Cammda, was welcomed by the congregation of St. Andrew s Church, Barrie, on Tuesday night 'and was imtroduced by Rev. Dr. ,J. S. Shortt, who held that high ofce lm 1934-35. Tn 1\r:4~ k..:.. ...IA........ 1\.. r-.....-.L,n. l ! MODERAT)OR PAYS VISIT TO ST. ANDREW S CHURCH - 111 1:164-63D. I In his brief address Dr. Cvampbe]]= stressed the need to-day of men and = .women living ~`.1'ue Christian lives: Our big task as Christians is to do God s will; just be ourselves, do- : iing the simple tasks that come `oi D 1:9. - Mon nmi wnminn xv-`hn In-um +1., um: va.nnu`a1 meenng dren s Aid Sociemy V1 Simcoe was held in day night, when rep year of progress salvaging human lives. [T119 v-pnnrf nf Tncr :1. me slmple tasks that to ' lus. Men and women who have the A [peace of God in their hearrts bring` "pr3z1cv `o those with whom they come 3 in contact. TL.` D..,._L..,...:.... r 1- ` 1n COIILEICT. I The Prosb_vte1'ian Church from; E21_st to West was doing: much to; ,_:):r1n_2' =1)cl>ut tlw Kingrdom of God : 3' JLIS` (oing the little thing da~ lb) day. In our cl1urcl1 we hzivo nc [pope 0): l)i. but we are all king-5 I land D1`1I1('r`.~`. \V(* are all wo1'kir.v;:l `t0;`I4tl1c-1*_1'()1' the bottr~rmcnt of our; cofnngumty and country, helpiny: `.0 l,bnn'g about tlw l\'ing' of God Ion earth. Tn II`na:I\:v- +1. '\T...l .....4 ..... .._._____1 I Tn closing the Mod;1':=.1o2' appealed =for :1 grcatr-r zxpprocizition of oppor- tunities presenting: niiexnseives to live the Christian life. ! UH Uil1'LI1. Receipts at the Midland cu: [office for `he _\'ea1' ending I\'Izu~( (totalled $133.960.68,compared $138,-H010 the prr~\"mv< year. (Cntinued on page seven) UII \\"clS EBKCIL (Continued on page exgnt) customs; ` endin I\'Izu~ch 31] f38.comm1rod with xvi th IIIIUS 21l'l(l COSIS, E15 IDHOWSI Burglary 6, one convvicted, one investiga-ting; attempted burglary 1, 3 dismissed; petty theft 4, no clue; -, receiving 1, convicted; false pre- lltences 1, summons issued; vagraney .3, one dismissed, two w1'thdraw: ;; .'breach of L.C.A. 5, convicted; .|breach of town by-`law 10, convict- led; petty coniplaimts 26, all attend- 40d to; auto acciden*`s 5, all attend- Iedto. .| EO r' This. Thir r0011 rl1 Power Bill Gives C`/redit of | 5 $6,312.58. `ASK FOR LOWER RATE salvagmg` numan IIVBS. [The report of Inspector W. J. Justice showed that there are now 273 children under the care of `aha Society. Since the last report 128 comp1r'a.in*s were investigated, in- attendances. Eighteen children were made permanemf wards and 19 tem- porwry wards. Sixty wards were plcaed in foster homes, 24 of whom were returned land 14 were 1ega.l1_\' adopted. Under the Unmarried ' Parents Ad`, which is administered by the Society, 83 cases were 111- magfirraifpd invnivinn` An? vichc and I S V01ViI'|1. ,' 310 children and 41 court . Barrie Hydro-E'Ject.ric Depalment zihad another successful year, t`.~.(~ met prot for 1936 being $13,609.- ]i31. 'I"he thirteenth power bill ,r:ivc.= 3:21 credit. of $6,312.58, and the 10c".-1} .:prot accounts for `the balrance, 3 137,296.73. In addition. Barrie : `,equit_v in the Ontario Hydz-o-E1er:- nitric System increased during the F ILUILULH A Iife-long Conservative, thv elder Mr. Rowe was pa1't.i(m1a1'l_v pleased with a specially 2`1;u:.op,'1'a;)h<-; picture he received from Rt. I-Ion. R. B. Ben~ne `., and he frankly looks forward to the da._v `when anotthei bi1vt.hda_v will bring` a picture from| the Premier of Ontario simply auto- graphed To Dad. ni1nn-I-'11 R7 H10 vozn-2 intlvn (innit I William Rome, 21 pioneer 01' 011-1 tario, and father of Hon. Earl Row~2.\ Ontario Con.s:-1'\'u.-ivu louder, c...~; berated his 87th birthdaiy on 3. day, April 5th. On Sunday he a guest at his son's home, w1~._-1: many old friends called to do hi` honor. A IH`n_'lnnn- f`nn:-nmnnun C-`1 . grapneu "10 lT]1ou",-`h 87, the years have dealt kin'(l`l_v with William Rowe. Tliougzh he has led a s`t1'enu0us life, with plenty of hard work, he is still ance-straig'ht and only dimming eyesight seems `lo mark the pas;~:in_u of the years. For well over :1 cor.- tury the name of Rowe has been closely linked with Ozntario. Hon. Earl Rowe s g`randfather, John Rowe, born in 1817, came to Can- ada from Eng.-,'lan(l as :1 boy of 14, and died in 1902. For some years he drove a stage coach in and about ;Muddy York, and no doubt. passed on to his son and g'1'andso'n `he low of horses -that plays such a large part in the tradition of the family to (lav. William Rnxvn was hnvn iv 11!. me Lraumon 01 me Iamuy um _day. William Rowe was born if 1860 in Cartwright township, On- ~ario County. The family latex [moved to Weilingihon County. Forty- .'one years ago he came to Newton `Robinson, where he has since re- sided. In 1889 he married l\'Ii.<.= Isabella Watson, a native of Simcoe County. There were four children. The report of Chief Stewart for the month of March shows 69 cases dealzt with, with $100 collected in nes and costs, as follows: T2In~rrT-yr-17 R nna nnnmir-1-ax} nnn POLICE COLLECTED $100 IN FINES AND COSTS IN MARCH `Barrie Hydro Dept. Shows . Net Profit of $13,609 I 4 n Eqllify in Onfzwio T-T_\'(`1m E]och'i<- Svstom Now .411 An nnn 1-rx Earnings : Domestic Light . .. Connnercia] Light \Va1o1' Hvaters i i : Street Lig'l1`.in:_* Commercial Power Rtmzxl Powvr . . . . . Clil-1 WUYK lIl gexleral. In reviewing the work of the past year. Mr. Hammond, for the board, referred to the fact `hat the ..-cal year for the Society had been chxamged last year, so that it now ends on March 31st instead of No-1 vember 1s't, so `he reports present- ed really cover a period of a year and a half. Dur'in._2* the past "year steps were taken to have the So-| ciety incorporated under the Ontario Companies Act and `he Society is now an incorporated body. A much needed oice for the inspect-or and staff was erected adjacent to the Shelter by the county, and while small, is serving he purpose. It became evident to the board` that the work had increase so that one man could not hope to do it, and Mr. Gordon F`os`er. of Barrie, was appointed assistant `inspector, cc iinenciner his duties on Feb. 1st last. He g'i\'es promise of becom- ing a valued member of the stall`. -F`.(\Y' 5! TII11'Y11 |K3`l` (VF \7DQ\`E \\'n ] \'J\Yl I I `Dc-duct: Cost of Power Purchased GROSS PROFIT on Sale of Electric Enm'g'_\'. . . Deduct: Ope1`z1tin~1,: and General Exp r-nses: .\I:1in*`.L-xmnce and Operation of: Di.<.t1'ihut.ion S_v. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,287.15 Sub Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 745.79 Meta-1's . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . 827.07 I Sta-eet Lightivng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (373.35 Line 'I`ransfomners . . . . . . . . . . . .`. .. 167.55 Motm"'l'1'ucks and Utility Equipment 919.69 (including dep1'ecir.11.ion on trucks. $445.62) FATHER OF HON. EARL ROWE MARKS HIS 87th BIRTHDAY }V\}l\.JII 053,028.58. J Barrie, Ontario, Thursday, April 8, 1937 Birthday Greetings (V HHIUCQ on page three- REVENUE ILUX. Despite his 87 years, Mr. Rowa- is still keenly interested in his farm, though for the past year 02 two he has taken things a bit easier. He` never owned a motor car, 'good driver is fast; enough for him, and he has alwralys kept a few the best in the dist1'iot. Mr. Rowe, whose experience has run from the cradlinvg of wheat, when each sheaf had to be bound by hand, to the day of the combin- ai`-ion reaper and bhresher, insists that the horse is the logical source of power on the farm. l ufihnn unn nap `I-1nr:r.\e vnn r-nn `of whom Hon. Earl Rowe is tlul `youngrest son, the o`.~hers being Wat- `sovn, Russell and Mrs. Herman Len- nnv HLL" El \' 1119111001` UI EHO Stan. For a number of years we have had to report that our work has been increasing year by year. This 111i,~:raht seem somewhat discotmaging, bud: it is only one of the inciden's U1 [JU\\'L`.l' UH CHE 1211111. 6 When you use horses you can `produce both the horses and their `feed, he remarks when the subjectl I :of gasoline equipment is broached. l uumm. +.hm`p is Te-51.1 nhnnfv +n do g'i.lS0llll(`. BQUIPIIIBIIL 15 Ul'U'cLCI1CU. While there is siil-1 plenty to do| abou a farm and plenty of real hard work, a. lot of the real back- breakin'g" labor has been taken: out of it. thanks to machinery, said Mr. Rowe. Apart from that, farm conditions have not changed much. In the old days there was plenty of Wqrk, but there were lots of people Willing to work on a. farm, and both labor and *he cost of living were much cheaper. Of course, machin-i ery has cut down the number of men needed on a single farm, bur`. I suppose other sources of work have opened up. Mr Pnwp is nrmui to have heeni nave npcnea up." Mr. Rowe is proud to have been a fzwmc-r and he is the first tb ad- mit that if he had his life to live over again he would not hesitate. 'He would be a farmer again. Orillia business men have ap- proved a new lighting system for the to\\'n s main street, which would require 126 horsepower as -against the 15 h.p. at. present. The plan iv: tn huxm 113011 nnwnwad Ho-hf: gtrllnrr me 1:) n.p. at present. 1ne plan is to have high powered lights strung diagonally across the street, e1iminl ating the need for standards. I I At -the 1-egcular monthly meeting` of L.O.L.`No. 9947, a 1-esolutionl was adopted highly commending Honl. Geo. S. Henry for the leader- ship _2'iven in the recent debate which was successful In having the Assessment Act passed at the last session of the Legislature appealed. 3 an .p1ua,uzo.oo. I Operzt`~.ing )`(3S11].'-`S and the liquid position of the department justify 1. further d0\\'I1\V`|Z11'd revision of rat` to Ban'i(- consumc-rs and the Com- mission have already requested L1` Hydro .0 make a further analysis o our rate structure. T?nxvn`mn n fn-run Hm. mun A4` ,.ln,.&...'.. _V(.-ax` by $10,227.07, now standing` at $103,028.58. 1 I nnnvn-`~'intr wzciiliu nnrl fha Hnuifl our 1'21|.L` .$Il'U(.'Ll.lI`(3. Revewue from the sale of electric- ity reI'lec.t-s an improvement general. ly in low] condition-3, ea1'nix1g'.< fro. sales. with lower rates in effect fo the last half of the year, l1avinp,' in creased $1.753.75 over the previous year. Of this amount, $1,120.91 l derived from the increased numbr~ of at rate waiter hezuters installed. Domestic consumption shows zw increase in kilowat hours of 4.37 per cent., commercial lighting 7.81 per cent. zund power 9.11 per cent. ACCOUNT VVil1 Not Maddie in Cl1a11g-! ing Closing Hours of Beer Pa1']01's. $112,338.25 . 70.46363 53,087.08 32,325.61 18,969.51 1,178.66 0,133.39 510 nn 106.62! 39.00 $41,874.62 111 `-Ht` })I.'UJ(3(.'I.. I 'Tlhis week mi letter was issued by the warden, C. D. Stewart; J. `ii! Simpson, county clerk, amd the` ,chairman of the committee, setting for.h -the su'g`g'estions \v'i:th regard to {the scheme. It was forwarded to the rural school secretaries of North Simcoe. The need for conservation of our tree and vvtarter resources] tthrougrghout this province has become; .increasing;l_\' apparent in recent} _\'ears, the letter points out. Floodl disasters on the one hand and ex- treme drought conditions on the other have `pointed out that atten- tion to these problems is long over- due. In Simcoe, as in other coun-L hes, -a conservation committee has been appointed to study the various problems and to take such steps as` seem desirable to stem the wastage of our most valuable nlattural re- sources. It seemed to the commit-i tee thlaut the starting poimt should; most naturally be in the rural schools. We are, therefore, seeking` your co-operation in this 111a'.ter. 'Tll1(1 rrkr-nnnnmulmnna n-P 4-Ln am l uuuuee are as IOLLOWS : 'T1hat -each school board should sponsor a coronation tree`-planting project for its school ~1his .,;year. `That the tree--p1anting for this year nu'_g'ht -be chiey limited to specimen or single tree planting`, us-D ing selected trees obtainable in the raeighbovliood, or purchased from 2: commercial nursery. In (`(`l"l 5llH K0{`f.ln11e \lY]1n1`n nnanln T`]1e Conservation Committee 01 the Simocc County Council, headed by Reeve Geo. Barr, of Med`onv`e.| urges that as manrg,-' trees as possible | Ibo planted this year to aid in tlv-l consewation scheme. Rural schools- are asked to sponsor a coronugrtionl tree-planting: projec-.. M. A. Adam- sonl, supol-iniendent of the .\'IidhursAt Forestry Station, will act in an ad- visory capacity in assisting` schools in `.he project. 7Tllni,e wnnk yn lntfnr unuc iccnml luv. your co-operauon 111 this n1aA`.ter. 'TIhe 1'eco1mnendwa (1ons of the com mittee are as follows V'I1l1n+ .0-.1011 at-I-unn`| L.....-I ~'L---13 x.uu1uit:H:IzL1 uur.s'e`1'y. In certain sections where ample grounds and facilities are available a windtbrelatk or shelter beI't p1antin_2' might be conI. `Trhn nnnilu L-.11nI1]r` L.` .. nng.-;111, De con~. `T919 pupils should be required to ldo "t-`he actual planting` of the trees so far as pos.si'b|]c. | If. \\" "nlsn szncrcrnmfnrl H-m+ m.l...,.1 NEW TAX ACCOUNTING! It was'also suggesied that school boards ,9;ivc consideration to the planting: of :21 arbore`..um or demon- stration woodlot in cornnjunction or adjacent to `the school grounds. 'Tlh'~is project is mainly for consider- ation of planting in: 1938. but plans should be made and such plans sub- mi-ited for approv-all at an early date. `The recommendations of the com- mittee have -the full approval of the school inspec4t.ors of the district, the communrication says. I Isu 1211` as p ` RURAL SCHOOLS URGED TO PLANT; TREES THIS YEAR` I I Port Hope has a radium industry which produced Trust year 28 g;ram- mes of radium. It sold at $25,000 per g1`ammr- or a total of $700,000. Tihe Barrie Junior Farmers and] ;Junior Institute held their monthly |meetings on 'T'uesda_v night, when! matters pertaining '.o the groups were discussed. `The Barrie Juniors then met and heaa-rd an interesting talk by Stanley King`, who recenrtly returned from a trip "0 South Amer- ica. Ray Lougzheed, the president, presided, and I\ I rs`. Page led in com- lmunity singing`. Whiin \"iQif.irr in \Ymu ('1:-Im;n.~ RN`. I ll Capacity of New Well Increased to \1,500,000 Gal I BARRIE JUNIORS HEAR [ ABOUT SOU'I7H AMERICA! u1uI1IL_v Slmgflng`. I While v1'sitir:,;: in New Orleans Mr. King` decidv-tl to see some of the world and shippr-rl on :1 large bo-ad of over 6.000 tons as a pantry boy. The rst s-`op had been Rio de' Ja11ei1'o. W'l1(:l'(` the prettiest harbolg in the world. which `was beautifully! illuminaled -rut mi}.-`ht, and the mosaic] stree-`s had all made an impression Ion the youth. J\1nn+;m:.Inn nut` 13....... AL.-. Un Lne _v0uu1. Montevideo and Buenos Aires were also spoken of, and in: the lat- 'ter one inighrt ride across a. city Of. 3,000,000 people for the equivzilc-n1: of Three cents in our money, eithm on '1! street car or in the subw-a_v. SItan' had seen the Mardj Gras in full | swing` and claimed that the confetti on the .~:`.1-rr"t.~ was between 9 and 12 inches deep and the milling. crowds xvm-:2 so large that on-0 coul(l' not move at will. `LT.-. .-..:.I +1.... +1.. ..:.--___ _.r r1_,,u nob move um Wlll. I l He said that the rivers of South America were all so muddy Lhad you ! couldnvz .~:v throurfh an ordinar,\'; glass tumblr-r of '~Zlt(3)'. H0 had taken two or ihrr-r~ short sido trip ; away from the coast and found that wild roses and orchids groxv in pro- fusion. Pnisonom snakes wero 211-; [ways a mt-,~na(-<-. he said. Wood wz1.~,; scarce for buimingr and thv S-"`rr-r*t.~, were lint-d" with concrete housvsl with adobr: hvinsv: usr-d in tho outly-5 I imp: districts. I n.. 41... 4.4.` 1-.. 1....) .L..... J: I nu: (lISU`!(LF. `. On the v-vt11rnAh'ip he had stoppvd nil Rio and vi~it.r! 2: dentist. who. he claimed. was the real painlo.~'.< d<-n-, rtist. He had br-(an in com'e1'sation with the doctor zmd did not f-oalim-I ithat tho <:xv'.2-action had bonn nwdn until ho \\'n.< shown the nb. dl | tooth. ; The town council held a lengthyl Lcssion Monday night, when consider- able business was transacted. All members were present but Aldermen Garner and Jay. In committee of the whole various contenviious mat- ters were discussed axnd all corre-' spondence presented dealt with. H. wnl: rlpr-irlpd fn nnrnl1`hsn n m-u-I