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tlxeig COPACO QUOTES Ii. U. .`V0l'lIlilIl. :\. Williams and G. O. $312.45 50 UV 1:04 OH _$275.Z nmure, a a winner. (Estevan, Sask., Mercury) There be times and circumstances ` when it is permissible to forget the tribulations of others, and this is an instance. There is moisture in the _2'1'ound down from two to four feet. and more on the way, in `this droue`h' s('o111';1`(l i`er.v`io11 that was doomed to revert to desert. For the deni'/.en.< of this region it mat- ters little just now that Russia is rounding up bunchc.= of political mists for the national sport of mass executions. or that Germany is goose-stepping and telling the world that they won the Great War and are ripe for another raid `of Europe, or that the Jams and Chin- ese are bombing: each other off the mapp. The big things in this neighborhood is that the long` drought is over. Since Monday it has mined and snowed and rained again; slousrhs, culverts, ditches `and duprouts are lled to capacity, rural rcouncillors are busy distri- buting millions of bushels of seed and within a week everyone will be busy on the great gamble with nature, and this time it looks like R \!Y11\1'I9'l' UUY \\'Ul'li Ill L`\'L l'_\' l)U.".\'ll)l(` \V'cl_V. Our executive board has faith- fully and diligently attended to its num-urous duties. The doctors in the various towns and villages in the county have given a great deal of \'oluntar_\' service and their as- sistance is very much appreciatr-d. The police officers and the nurses (Continued on page four-\ VVU l'L`(_'L`lVL` ll'Ulll ill` (llHL`l`L`llL officials throughout the county. Those in charge in the different municipalities have always been ready and wiiliing to assist us in our work in every p0.=.=ib1(- way. 0111- n\'nrV11fivn knnvri in-:1: 4'niH1. ' i1[)[Jl`UCl2lI.L`(l. Fee-ling: reforr>nc"- was niurlrl to the passin_2' of Dr. A. T. Little, who had been deeply intm`e.<'(l in th-P: Society and grave freely of his time without ihouglit of reimme1'a- tion, to tho welfare of the child:-en. His mmnory will long be che1'ished by all who worked with him in the intwests of the Children ;< Aid So- ciety. ' lll1iU1CL' Cillrlllil. The grant was cut in the es'.1- mates from $200 to 3100. After hearing` the delegation, all agreed !hat the 3200 be 1'esto1'ed. Offer Condolences .-\t the opening of council, Mayor Robertson referred to the loss of two prominent ciiizz-ns since last meeting`. Dr. A. T. Little had been for many years medical officer of health and had served` the town faithfully and well. Lieut. Col. D. H. MucLaren, father of our deputy-reeve, had been for many years a useful merchant, then an officer of the Crown, fullling his duties as a citizen of the commun- i`\~ n kn}-.nH-` n4` `Ln nAI1nn:` `kn -.u_v. Report of Inspector The following report was present- ed Tnspcctor G. R. Foster: Tn n1-ncnnfino` Han nnnnnl 1-.-win:-` UU Hlb[JL'L'LUl' U. l\. 1'U>'LL'l`Z In p1'esent,in_: the annual r-moi-E for this yea)` I would first like to mention the splendid co-operation wo receive from fli" difl'e1'ont nmn:n1o Hanan.-.1nnn+ Han n,-.~.-.4" The. Society seeks publicity in DV(}]`_\' possible Way in having wm'd.= adopted to good honieawhiciri is one of its main functions. A number of womo;-n .< and girls or- ganizations throu-,2'hou`. 1110 coun-ty tak-~ a Ii\'*.}_\' interest in our work and make donations of monies and supplies. which are very g'rt:-atly appreciated. I izuxvn C2111: U1. I i Won-lino` 1*nf'n1'r>11r`v- xvn: mnrir. fn UL"|1' CZHISC. For a number of years we have had to report that the work of the Socic-t_v is inc1'easin_2', and this sit- uation continues. It would seem that a portion of the population is (gradually losing its sense of re sp0nsibi1i`i._V towards their children, and that whwn troubles and mis- fortunes assail them. instead of t1'_vin_r: to surmount them, they im N iiiediatry throw up the spon'_;e and their children nd the Society is the only place where they can be `taken care of. 'T"l.- Cnninlnv ~r\r\1on ..n1.i.'..20.. 2.. C2J.).'1`lL'!U OX1 Dy 'll'l D0C.lC4E_V. Mr. F. Hammond, presidve:nt of the Society for many years, pre- sided at tllm inec-Ling`, and in gziving the 1'(1])01't of the board, referred to changes made during the pas` year. Mr. W. J .Ju.=tice, who had been the in.=,pecto1- for 50mm thirty _\'ea1'.<, had been forced to relinquish a good deal of iho lmavy duties owing" to ill lvalth, and Mr. G. R. Fo.=tm', who joined the staff early in 1937. had `hrmn nnnnintr-rl incum- 1`U.*'Ll.`l', \\'IlU _IUlIl(l LvllL' SL-2111 (_`Zl.I'ly in 1937, had been appointed inspec tor. Mr. Justice, however. is re- tained in a consulting capacity which will allow him to take such rest and care of himself as is neces.=il_v to n1`(se1've his health. From its inception M1`. Justice had p1'acticall_v be-on the Children s Aid Society and the splendid oiqaniza tion we have at present is due more to his energy than to any n`.hm' r-mica. l.lL`d.U1 UILJZBIIS. The report of the inspector show- lewd` something of the work involved in this county, and the address of Mr. M. A. Sorsolieil, former De- puty Minister of `Welfare for the province, revealed someithing of the worth-while value to the citizen- ship nf our country of the work carried on by The Soc.ict_v. T\/Tr F` T-Tnmmnnri nw1=1'H`nI'I1+ nf in me snezuter on Tuesday nigm. It is, however, regrettable that only a very few citizens are interested enough in this humitarian Work to attend. The ChildreIn s Aid Society has at present 264 children und-er its care. These children, through no fault of their own, have in most cases been neglected by parents or` deprived of parental home life and all that it means. The Society s- aim has ever been to give such children an opportunity to become- 11 .:p:Fnl ritizpn Q, 1111 I135 Vl' op} useful citizens. The vcxvunvvl A4 The work of the Children's Aid Society of Simcoe County for the year ended March 3151, was re- viewed at the annual meeting held in the Shelrter Tuesday night. It is. however. rpxrm-rhfnhlp that rmlv (lULlL`>' ZLS Z1. CIILIZCH OI CH9 C0n1lTlU.n- i`._V. On behalf of the council, he} wished to extend to Deputy-Reeve MacLarL='n and his mother sincere . D-'puty-Rr_-c-ve .\IacLaren thanked nu-n1ber.< of I11: council for the. L0'.:L-11 and expressions of sympathy D shown. | Society has 264 Children. Under Its Care; \V01'k Inc1'easi11g. OFFICERS` ELECTED LOOKS LIKE A WINNER Established in the Year Eight } zu:,~ IHUHLI1. Ala. Mills, chairman-of nance, in recommending the change, said that the assessor would be busy for the next few months and could give little time to collecting taxes. At present there were $113,000 of taxes outstanding, and something would have to be done to get this in. At present Mr. Lally gets $1,500 for the dual office. I`: would mean $100 extra, which was not provided for in the esti- matuc-`S. The town council on Monday night dispensed with the services 01 H. A. Lennox, relief officer for the past year, and engaged Thos. Grant as from April 16th. The oices of assessor and tax collector under E. S. Lally, on recommendation of the nance committee, are separated, Mr. Laly to con-tilnue as assesor at an increase of $100 in salary, and F. W. Kennedy is engaged as tax collector at a salary of $50 per month. Alrd l\/[Min nLo.l...-.....n a3 A...-...,..\ Then how about the Barrie .-\_2'1'iculturaI Society? asked the finance chairman. T`l1n n-u.-.y.+ ...n.. ,...L :.. 1.1.- ..._y: Enlgage Tax Collector l And New Relief Officer] V31. X011. No. 6. 17:. VV. Eennedy and l`hos.i Grrant New Oicials; $100 Extra Cost. COUNCIL MEETING Originally allowance was avail- able only to indiyzcnt. vetcran;< at 60. Later it gave the War Vet- m-un.< Alowance Board the discre- tion to make the grant to vetcransl at 55 if they were unemployable by reason, of physical or mental disabilities. rr\L_ ......~,...+ 1.411 R1-An: H-an KS. The speaker told of visiting` a school where fathers spent Wednes- day afternoon with their children ~ in school, instead of playing golf as ~ they used to do. I'h<-` young: people to-rla,\' look to their elders for ` ;:uidanc~. To-(lay there IS a re- ward home life. The SCKHC enact- ml at the ,Coronz1tion of our King last. year made us realize that Theil .\la_iesties had set a standard 01 home life. which means a greal deal. and we are more and more _:rivin;: rst place to our children. `In the last twenty years great strides have been made in gaining technical knowledge. To-day this knowledge is being more used to l"l('lD employees. This is the science of human engineering that is being studied and applied. Many employers of labor to-day are equipping their plams with labor- saving` devices to add to the com- fort and _ enjoyment of those who work 'fdr them. This is putting human engineering first. By shar- ing with others our knowledge and our means. We are fullling our 1, highest goal in life. markable change in our attitude to lljk ..;H-...,. I In Ontario we aw changrinyz our ` ideas about education and the placc , of youth. Too Ion:_: we have bzen holding up the pot of gold as the : Youth have heen r-ducat' ed with a View to how much they could earn ind0l1a1'.<. To-day om- phazis is placed on the health of ` the child' and the opportunity to [broaden out so as to achieve thc movt in livinig. More interest is 3 being taken by parents in the we]- i fare of their children. ,1 ,,3,,:Lz_--. _ I -v x,u,n.uu..<,u In 1.4541 vy\.n In En_<:lan the youth problem i. being: solved` through camp activ- ities and interrcst taken by even I His Majesty the King. There need be no bad boys if they are given l"he proper un(lm'stan of life. i There may be bad homes and bad l'.L z1m:'", or bad communities. If l these are made right the boys will be riszht. 1 ... I`u...L.....'.. u~,. nun. nLnnn-7nn- nu`. GIVING YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY) He preferred, he said at the out- set of his address, to forget about, his subject and talk about his ex-} pxrience of the last ten years as he travelled about the coumry.i Some people feel rather pessimistic these times, but being an Optimist, he was very optimistic about the future. What is optimism ? Helen V . . . .- \,`,............, -.....,. ' Keller describes it as Faith which . leucis to achir.vement. Faith is necessary to-day if ever it was, as we wonder what is going to happen in Europe and throughout the world. `V m 11 1. .3 . n The Science 01 Human Engin- <.ering was the subject of an in- teresting address griven -at Kiwanis: Monday night my Hr. William Tamblyn, headmaster of Forest 1-Iil` School and intern:-Itional president of the Optjlnists Club. 17, .__,.1`_...___z L. _....x .1. ol._ _..A. I vv u;nu. Mr. Tamblyn recalled that a few lyears a_u'o at an -;ducational con- ference of the League of Nation: at Geneva, 43 nations were repre- scntwd. The first to be heard were rtpresentatives from Germany, who rtold of what was being done for lhe youths of that country in camp life and other activities. Hitler l .-eizvd on this and won the admira- tion of youth. Mussolini had also given much attention to youth mu- cation and gained their allegiance. Every country is making an effort to win the youth, as it is realized that on youth depends what the i future holds. In Sweden and Den- . mark the educational program car- ` ried on for _V'0u'Ili and older people has resulted in those countries be- ing raised from poverty to the wealthiest in Europe. T 1'I`...._I.....,l L,-. ..A..LL vsun`-`I ...... l J IIULCLI VVCL I; c Burglary 1, two boys arrested and sentenced at St. Catharines; pety theft 10, two convicted, eight unsolved, six bicy-ales s'to1-en f1-om_I B.C.I.; mentally ill 1, committed; malaicious damage 1, investigating; breach of town by-law 1378 9, one convicted, eight awaiting trial; breach of town by-law 1401 1, awaiting trial; breach of L.`C.A. 8, - convicted); motor accidents 8, all attended to; petty complaints 68, all attended to. 1 '_l`hv .\ <-ivm-(= of }111mzm E-n- _..r:im-m'in`: Now .l3<-1115;` ;\pp`:1od. The report of Chief Stewart for March showed that a total of 104 cases had been dealt with. Fines and fees amounted to $30. Cases listed were : , v,_,_,, _,_____A___; (H.\'DllLl1t`\. The present bm drops the 55-` year age limitation and makes the. allowance available under the board's discretion to men who, hav- ing seen service in a theatre of act- 'nn.| war. and unab1r- to re-establish; Customs and excise collections at-' the outport of Barrie for the scal year ending March 31,1938, were $68,100.00, an increase of $5,500 over the year ending` March 31, 1937. ` POLICE FORCE DEAL WITH 104 CASES DURING MARCH] CUSTOMS AND EXCISE COLLECTIONS HERE UP IOV1n_1[ an UUIIIH IOVUU, DUI. lI1l'UU'].fH various 1w'1. on the part of their parents. they are not equippcd for life. To help such children is ful- -Hing: the command of Him who posluon. . ~ Ken Morrison announced that the` meeting next Monday night would be held at Churchill, with Mr. Wm. Newman, ex-M.L.A., Victoria, as the speaker. .\Ir. Sorsoliel gave three reasons why we should be intereshd in neg`- ...... ..-.`. lwcted children. First. from a standpoint of pure selshness. Neglected children are a source of danger in any community; with no :<`andards of life, th'_v drift into evid ways, which may contaminate the whole communit._\'. Second, be- cause of the economic possibilities of the child. Citizenship of the right type is important. Those who would come to our shores, from must measure up and our gov other countries to certain s.'andar(l$. ernments s.p-end considerable in assimilating them as citizens. Yet we have children born in our midst, of our own flesh and blood. who are neyrl-meted and become charges on the state. Is it not better for our governments to spend money on saving: such children for so- cierty ? The third reason is from :1 humanitarian viewpoint. These nemlectud children are capable of loving: and helm: loved, but through flux nnrf nf hhnir vn v-inn 4 iv in cnnt an The speaker was introduced by C. C. Parsons, who happens to be a cousin of Mr. Tamblyn. The banks of the club were very ap- propriately etxended by W. R. Mc- Vittie in a poem of his own com- position. ` `Kan Morrison announced that the` i Nine Thousand Children I In Province in Care of C.A.S; IE11' VVUTK. Society that h(.-lps: to restore to those in need the opportunity to liw 21 full life has achieved the highest dr_1'1`C-0 of civilization. If we are foHower;< of the Master, we must put our nrinciples into prac- tien and help those in need. \r n 1-,: "Our nest contributions to our day and g'ene1`ation is tho t.hin,r:.=. `we do for the underprivileged, said M. A. Sor.=.o-lie], speaking at the Children's Aid SocieIy annua metinfz Tuesday night. Mr. Sor solit.-1 has spent the gzroater pm : of his full life in teaching and wal- fare work. Q,.,.nnv Hun? 11.r.1n: 4-n vncfnvn fn SI'V1Ce m tneatre 01 act.- ` ual war, and re-e.=fab1ish- lthemselves 1n employment on ac- count of physical or qconomic dis- nhinu .lD; Joyce HODSUII, b1`U\VIl nlu. Th; proceeds go towards buying boks for the Oro school library, which is proving` a success and greatly aids both teachers and pupils. ` ":' 'T`}m nmrf r-nnrmvf. will he at Shan- pupils. The next concert will be at Sharn? {ty Bay later in the month. 1\`I of hea.dqua1'te1's com- pany of the Grey-Simcoe Foresters 'sta1'tcd pre-camp traininyz, on Tues- 'day night, with some forty present. Srerszf.-Inst. Riddcll of `thn Royal Canadian R:-gziment, Toronto, is the instructor, with Capt. Campbell Raikes in charge of training of the company. Tn:+1~nr-Hnn will for tho 1`. Hmel company. Instruction will for the rst time be given in aircraft defence, and also in defence against gas, as `V1311 as in the use of small arms, in- `eluding ries, Lewis `guns and mor- +51- mgm, Apru am. .The banquet was postponed from February 25th, owing to the death This will be an opportunity to hear Canadian problems discussed -by able men. Tickets at 85 cents per plate may be obtained from members of the executive of the I Barrie Conservative Association, of W. A-. Boys on Femruary 20th.` I Payne s Book Store, Robertson s Drug S`t-ore and W\e!bb s Jewelry Store. - N b1'O\\ 11 run; Jean nul;(,'I1lu.suI1, nu Actors: two plays from Crown Hill, Beauty Parlor and Joshua s Visit. r..urL.-nv cnV|n':- `F`Innnn1- T.nr: v1s1t." Cowboy songs: Eleanor Lee, Hawkestonc; Garnet Litster, Rug`- by. `R! Par-ifsnnntr nm-i.: M('Kav. I Lnere W35 3. Sp`lTl(1l(1 aueuuancn: art the third Orro township school amz\".eur contesrt held in the Com- munity Hall, Edgar, on Friday nig-h`t. Much credit is due the teachers in the ne talent display- red by the pupils. The winners \XIC-`YD WI'8 I Music wxth ment: 7 gxrls from S.S. 1 5. M1. min ~ny4 J..!'UHl D-D. 10. I Music with own accompaniment. Ruth and Douglas Wilfshire, S.S. 7; Peggy and Theresa Berry, Mary Eyers, Hawkestone. T'\nnr-ino~- 'FnH( Ant-mp .Qhir1r>V R.iY. "C0llIlE U1 puyaaucu v: \:\.u . . V . . . . V \ .... I abilities. It is believed that approximately 5,000 wrterans become immediately eiigible under the provisions of the hill. 1 i1ecitatio11s: Doris McKay, `.5 15; Joyce Robson, Crown Hill. Th: nrnr-ppdxz srn towards buv : FORESTERS TAKING UP I AIRCRAFT DEFENCE! Citizens of Barrie and district will have an opportunity of hearing Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, Conser- va'L.ive header in the Senate, an-d Col. Hugh Clark, ex-M.P. for North Bruce, at the banquet being tend ered Hon. Earl Rowe by the local Conservativve Association on Friday night, April 8th. .'T'}m }mnnn.s=+. was nnshnnnpd from IL_V(. 1`S, nawxeswne. Dancing: folk dance, Shirley Rix, Dorothea Caldwell, Crown Hil'l',_ tap dance, Joyce Robson, Elsiel Switzer, Crown Hill. 7\`l'11:lr-inn: ' Vnvnnr. TM-!(ll5l1`rI. swlczer, urown mm. Musiclans : Vernon LeCla1`c-, Crown Hill; Jean Hutchinson, Ed .lr-+nr:- hvn n1n\'< fr-nm (".vn\\'n ROWE BANQUET FRIDAY` NIGHT GOOD ATTENPANCE AT EDGAR SCHOOL CONCERT There was a splendid attendant: t Hm ffhird Urn tnwnshin school Barrie, nfarig, T.i1ui;s21ay, 7, 1938 outside accc_>mpani- from Edgar, 3 girls The Senate on .\Ion(lay gave third iwuling to the y.z'overnmcnt bill to broadvn the qualications under which Ox-.~'m'\'icc men may receive! war veterans z1ll0wanc(~.~'. Sin;:lc| man will `get $20 21 month and mm'- ' ri(.*(l men $40. Iv--m..,, .-.__ ..__..:u ; w..,-11 I Importance of Work In the province there are 50 so- eis-ti -s and some 1.800 chidren are rt-.<<'u-(1 from nerrlect and squalor e\'m'_v year. Any rrroup of people who re: 1.800 Clll"l`(ll`(`n ew-.ry yr-:11` is . doing a great piece 01` work. To-day there are about 8.000 \\'Z11'(lS of C'hildren .= Aid So- cietins in the province. These are being moulded into good citizens- Sim-ly a work worth-while. Unmarried Parents Act The work of administering: the Unmarrie(l Parents Act comes un- (lair the Societ_v s' work. There are some 2,500 children of such parents in `he province look~e:l after by the C..-\.S. Think of what is involved througrh no fault of those childrrm. The parent.= do not want thmn, and fathers refuse to assume respon- sibility. They are just like other child're.n, to be kickud about or to be cared for. The action of par- ents in bringin-,r: such children into the world cannot be condoned, but why visit it on the innocent chil- .dr<-n'. Th~=- Children's Aid So- cieties adopt nearly 900 such chil; dren every; year. They are placed in homes only when the right homes are found, and invariably they become `useful members of society. ' ~ ou\.A\.'_y 9 Yes. those giving their time to Children s- Aid work are doing much that is worth-while. Ull`LU it`. We are passing lliroug`h unrest in Chan;-;ed conditions. and some- times it is hard to get away from the beaten path, but we must get 21 new conception of things as the world p1`0g're; The Welfare De- pzirtmr-nt has introducvd new ideas in e`i`z1(lii1fx of societies, et.c., \VhiCi` a few _Vear.< 21120 were not denmeri 11c-ee: The Childrr.-n'.< Aid So-' ciety is :1 busine:<:< institution and `.iliin5.-'.< must be done in :1 busin<. like way. There is a tendency to mt away from institutional care 01' th- children, as there is too much 1`:f.!'i1`ll(.`11tltlOn. Life should not be 21 re;:imentaIion. and the shelter is not 1' :11 home life. Freedom and jo_\'ou; can only be full when thc child is roared in :1 family home. 1 i i 9 I CUXlL'l'ULli, UFJCK EIIIU L115. This adid-tion will mark the second since the original builoing was constructed in 1931. With the increased growth in trade, a larger w~=.rehouse was found necessary and this was builit in 1936. The office . has been handicapped by the present accommodation, which is so limiied as to necessitate a night; shift. A said, Suffer the childrr-n to come unto Me. \U. r\\or\ .-..~.. . H...,...m1. ..-..,...L .uuu. I I All materials for constructionl have been contracted by Barrie` firms and local labor is being used. J. Littlejohn is doing: the concrete |\vork, with Wm. Rusk superintend- ing the building. Firms supplying materials are the Ball Planing Mill, .~'\llandalr~ Supply C0,, Scott Bros. and Sarjeant & Co. made avaname. On the recommendation of Hy- -dro engineers, the oil fuse cut-ouis in the underground` pits on Dunlap and Elizabeth Sts. are being re- placed. This work requires the ser- viva: nf an mmert cable snlicer. : , i Due to an overcrowded condi-' tion, which has been feh increasing- rIy in the last year, directors of the First Co-operative Packers of On- 4 tario have approved an addition .to the building which will increase the ofce space. Thp T151? nfnn will hp an fpnf. hv me omce space. The new ofce will be 40 feet by 35, one storey high at present and costing approximately $4,000. It is To be constructed to conform with the pgesent building, which is in concrete, brick and tile. Thin airfinn vi 111511-L Hwn '-"H15 X031`. Z1150 [!12l[ Zl Hul'b'L`1'_V OI _\'oun._s:' l1a1'(lwoo be plzlntml`, say 500 or 1,000, maples, bee -ch, ash, etc. In about seven years these tn-o.< would be re-:1(l_v for plantlng where rv-quirod in the town. A resolution was passul that the council c0-opr.~I`ute as SI,l.,";;'t?S"lEd. ' lpoaunued on page eight,` placed. 1'n1s WOl`K requlres me ser- vices of an expert cable splicer, and as the Commission are anxious to avoid inconvenience to the public arrangements have been made to have Harry Hayes, of Toronto, do the necessary work on Sundays, imrzo-inninrr novf .Q11nnv 1-ne necessary worn m beginning next Sunday. 'I`]-um-p mu: fpn nf the oegmn1ng next ounuay. There are ten of these pits and as the work in each is estimated rho take from three to four hours, service interruptions on Sundays will be necessary for ve Sundays to complete the work. There will be no work done on Easter Sun- day. -\H-nnsca 'Rrndf'n1-H Qt. T.nnir::1, uay. Allandale, Bradford St., Louisa and Blake Sts. and the section north of Collier and Ross Sts. will not be affected by these interrup- ELECTRIC SERVICE AFFECTED SUNDAY Attention is called to a notice of the llectric Light Department in Lhis issue that service on Eliza- beth and intersecting streets will be interrupted on Sunday morning from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., and on Dunlop St. from 1.30 pm. to 4.30 p.m., to enable them to make changes on the underground system t-hat;.are considered very necessary. ` The underground system was in- stalled in 1924 and it is only nat- ural that in the intervening years defects in the equipment then used have shown up and` that improve- ments in the design and safe oper- ation of such equipment have been made available. I`... 4-`I-..-. u-nnnvnvnnnann Ir? W`). I NEW OFFICE BUILDING AT COPACO TO COST $4,000 IIVE welgnt VVCTQ (]UOD(`(l Eli -)U.OU. A cable report recewed at noon .to-day re'port_ed the __ma5et 3:, Ln wea:k-...`_-- - Customs and excise collections in Orillia Port for the scal year end- ing March 31, were $156,174.66, an increase of $35,442.25 over the prerwous year. ` A drop of 300 from last week was noted in First Co-ope1'ative Packers of Ontario quoiatyions to- day. Bacon ho_Lr:~' dressed on the rail brought $13.20 per cwt. and live weight were quoted at $9.80. A cable ma-nm-1* war-pivpd at nnnn The Society would like the town to co-operate by supplying a man. to water and cut wv.(ls in the rock` ganlc,-n. and also supply snow fence] or barbml wire to protect the` shrubs at the rock ,<.rarden. The area ut the \\`~'. part of the town reforested last year has been &`_.l'L'll}1l1'kLli.)l(: success, with nearly. ` "1 the trer-s thriving. The Society` `;_i;:g'es:s that more zrees be planted `S-`-`m.- year, also that a nursery of \'nIInn' l1nrri\\'r\n1i ho ninnfnrl`, cnv curry on. G. 0. Cameron. secr said that besides the $1,500 paid n wagzes, etc at the fair, the greatt-1` part of the $3,600 prize money is spwnt in Barrie. I Thncn in Han rln1n'o*nf.inn worn W.| VVUIU, 1.. U. VVIIIIEUHS illlu U. U. Cameron. His worship assured the delega- tion ihat serious consideration would be ziw-n the request. Lnfr-1' in nnnnnil it wn: rlrnr-idr-d woum no mw-n me 1`CqueS1:. Later in council it was decided ` to incrc-asse the grant to the fair this year from $100, as placed in l \he estimates`, to $200. ' er exient than doc,-:< [I18 I311`. R. G. Norman said that the n- ancial picture of the fair board was rather distressing. There were a 10`: of ne buildings and equip- ment, but these were on land own- ed` by tln. town and all the assets belonged to the town. Tllr lia- bilities at present amounted to $3,886, and members of the fair board had to give their personal 'g-uarante-u for the money borrow- ed. While the .-ociety got an ex- tra grant, the g'o\'ermnent : how it must be .<'p(-nt. Other towns support their fairs to a great- Barrie. Owen Sound ;.',`l\.'L.'< $1,000. Lindsay $800, Wood.`-`took $500. In Midlaml when they were about to lose the fair, the busine.-.< men of the town _,"1l1l' anleed support to carry on. Last fall the gate r~:L-eipt.-' at Barrie fail fell down $1,000. The 1.icture, however, is not hopele:<.~. C01lc\.:' sions have been sold for this year's fair for $1,100. The fair is the bigzgest a(l\'e1'ti.~`ing' agency Barrie ha:<. The fair is a community af- fair in which all should be inter- ested. The fair hoard. however, will have to raise $3,000 if it is to carry on. (3 O (`,nmm'nn anitl cnmw in rv, .\'])i'[lL H1 l)2U'l'lL'. Those m the delegation were W. O. McI\'i1mon, R. G. Norman. A. \K7nH~ '1` D \\/'|Hnn1a run] (3 0 U. .`\lCl\lI1HOI1, VVa1t, T. D. F51 n1 nvnn Irma somm SEEKS I J AID or couNcIL| President Mcliinnon said that the fair board was in nancial diffi- culties at the pro-esnt time. While they not an additional grant from the Federal Government last year, the prize money had to be increas- rd. At the present time the fair board owes between $3,800 and $3,900. Due to circumstances over which ilie board had no control, the attendance. at the fair last fall was away down, but the full prize ).|.UU was pzacea in me estimates. 4 ! monry had to be paid. The Agri- cultural Society is more of a ser- ninn nlnk H .,. ..n+ u unnn..u-_ `vice club. It is not z1mone_\'~ making institution. but 11 lot of money is spmt in The town. Last year ovvr $1.500 was .=p.n`t in wa_qc:<.e1c..1~i;;`l1t in Barrie, and the prize money cheques are most- _ l_v all cashed in Barrie. The board was planning to approach the I township councils for a ,:rant, and I the co-operation of the Barrie coun- `cil was urged in the interests of the fair. D (1 \7........... ....:,1 4...; H. `:v1_i l Cullufil.` DU(.'lC|.,\' IS lllU1' OJ. 21. `L1- Midland` expects to have the new scheme for re-nancing her obliga- tions in operation shortly, and pros- pects for the future of the town are promising. Several new indus- t1;i-ens are opening this spring, which will give employment to a large n11ml'x::x'r , Horticultural Society Asks Co-operation . C. D. Stewart, president` of the Horticultural and Town Planning Society. wrote advising that a sur~ \'e_\' of the town showed that a great proportion of the trees on the . and boulevards of Bar- rie have almost reached the age limit, and few trees are being planted to take their place. The Horticuliural Society has appomted a strong: committee for town im- provement and the service clubs? have appointed repr_. on the committee. The program for 1938 includes the planting of 50 to 75 trees, maples, elms, (-tc., on boulevards and p;ore;~:, with solid planting of banks at three of the town's entrances with evergreens. All such planting to be subject to the approval of the Board of Works. ln 1939. should the mem- bership of the Society justify it, if is hoped to . ihis pm1.- in}.-; with . and in 1940 fur- thur shrubs will be planted, and po: bulbs in the gores. The rock garden on Elizabeth St. will be maintained. nu r. - . -. 1-1 .1 A deputation from the Ba1'1"1e Agricultural Society, headed by President W. O. Mcliinnon, appear- ed before the town council on Mon- dlay nig'ht, u1'ging' a larger grant from the town. Some years ago the A'gricultural Society got a grant of $500, then it was cut to $300. `then to $200, and this year only 3 $100 was placed in thc'estimate.<. Pvracirlr-n r 7\Tr`T\'innnn tnirl final`. H15 Relief costs dropped -$81 from ,,..'.he, preceding ,_Vv-esek, accordin-g tq gures released at the relief office today; Compared ~wit_h the same week last year, gures showed an increase of $89. Three single employables were struck from `the list on April 2nd. On April 15 all employables on on rolls will be on their own. Indigents Employables Food . . . . . . . . .$197.83 $206.52 Fuel . . .. . . . . . . 74.15 52.10 Clothing .. . . .. 1.1.13 1.3.35 Shelter ... . . .. 28.00 nun 1nA an OIIEILEI` I H.H.R. 1\/l'u'4~nnHr [Work of Children s Aid For Past Year Reviewed. .. . C1 othin gl . IJUD SW6 number. 1'1..l'l-IV. . . . . Miscellaneous H e1 RELIEF EXPENDITURE . DROPS $81 LAST WEEK :T21s Ll'21])1']1-H(`. s of Nam-]_\' $-1.,0on; '.l`m\'n h'cil(1s All ` Liquid ;\s; GOOD NEWS FOR SINGLE _UNEMPLOYED VETERANS