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THE - BARBIE ~ ADVA. C__E ""` `H `~"** V "W `"'"" `lllullbllb, '4. Q= .1\J\VIAll Juauutcu uy mu: chamber .\Iondz1_\' <:\'en1ng, \ve.1`e S11(ll1.eSu1;_s it Secures for hundreds of denl_\' the victims of ant usera unexpected atiack by Alderman`; That Barrie council is graced with : Jalllesa "110: Out Of 3 Clear Sky the presence of tihzree clothing mer jumllcd 10 hi5 feet and enquired Why! clmmts, all of whom declined to share the members of the press should be` in the order for six suits for the _ . . . l {:llO\VC(.l Ihe prlvllege Of Sn10l{lI1g`p0]ice force thus Setting an exanlple while the council was in se.-:sion,l in municipal procedure that other while niembers of council were re-: councillors will have to think twice quired to await the motion for coun-j about when a melon is cut in their ` cil `to go into committee of the whole; pm-tjcu}ar e1d_ before t.he:.' could indul_9;e in thef T}m_ B21.1'1'ie, after much dilly- joys 01' 1:1_\'1n:_: a smoke screen. Edallying, has at last. taken the im- I-lzwe they been smoking; ? asked` portzmt xzmd necessary step of ap- the ma_\'o1-, looking.-' toward the op- pointing: a. qualied sanitary inspec- ;,-ositc cu1`nv1' in search of 1'eporters,`t:o1- and tlmt; it. is not likely that he I hadn't noticed it." will be ;~:ad`dle(l with the zldditional 1,.,, 0 -n ,.,., -1` ,. 41` L...- 'Dhe_\"\`c '_u'ot two pipt.-.<, and 21 cigrur." complz1ine( Jamc.~. I don't think it they s110J`11(1 be able to 5 us run ? " \\C KKILI L: I Just then the council w.:s 1'e. ` into committee of the whole and aw l:11'_2`c \*:u'Ex-?._\' of (-i.:'211*.~:. cigzL'1`ettes,`C pipes, etc. ,m:uie their :1pp<-:11'z1nce1l as council p1'cpzu`ed to . down`, into the I>11.~'im-.~.~~' of c1'e'.1 Lin_<: if` smoky ha /.c~-\\ ith .~\Idcrnmn James ` 1c~:u`.in:' Lh~ 1n-ot-c.<.~:iox1 by pulling an ` unbo1ie\':1bl~- umoun: of smoke_ th1'oug..-"h :1 1:u'_r:e black pipe and look-\ ` inp: quite happy and .<:1ti. ' Return Fmm Flozida to Find Home Here Runsacked; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. I-Ieym-R Mr. and )I1'.~r. J. W. Hamilton, 93' Berczy St., on their return from} Florida on F1'id:1_\', discovered `ihati their home here had been ransacked: from one end to the other and that a considerable quantity of valuables, had been stolen. E , . .~\m0n}.:` the \':1riou.~'. items livstedh as missing: are: u Inrgre o1d-fashioned carving knife and fork, a set of 5 game cm've1-s with ivory handles, one dozen stainless steel knives, large, and a dozen small; I Winchester rie'; in brown leather case, 1 pair of \.x4;.\u. A-Ina . . .n..n.uuAL . `'* ilton, Berczy St., Fi11c15}*1]< *1` Many Valuable Articles? `" ltity of 1Ur~:nn-:1/tn! a.v.n.uua.J y Missing. (Please turn to page ve) VIT _;u|, L\lu ,n!n.., u \._\u.\. \.-4` nu" complained .-\1de1'man; it's fair thutj 1 1 , V No.7. nu u ;u... .,.u... smoke when: 1 Enas Sp] to one_ lud its kim "Ci months 911d I resul:s 3. nan`; l=lHo1ida.v Here In Honour of Royal Visit _I)jYou Know? That the heavy snow storms dur-I ting the month of March cost the: town of Barrie many hundredvs of, d01lzu'.~:, a full account of which will be presented at next council meeting i at the request of Alderman James. !`l`.1-..4. ~1... ......... n..1.-. l\`(\v1r\ anal- / uuu Auunvunuuu :'1Vl1-at the Advance classied page ' has sprung._-; from a minus quantity of the top 1'an~kin'g pages of` kind in this dit.1\'mt in a few months, a. groxvth justified by the l1`esul`is (lh Ullli LCKILIUJII VJ. 4LL\.|\4LAl|oIrAl. l.IE~AAl\o\Jc g That sharpening picks alone cost 1316 for the month of March, and that g.-'21:; .fo1' Uhe trucks hr:2iu1ing i snow zimounvted to $82.50. ' Tildi. the police have details con cerning a certain garage which 13 said to be better equipped as a p;zun1)1in_<,- joint than a repair shop, and that some action is conteinplvaned in the near future if the condition is / not remedied. v I ~r-,,v ,,-,,, ` ,.............. ...,.... `portzmt ~ `tor likely l I duty of collecior of m`1'ezi1`s of tax- H. Sha1*pe}Chos:en for Sanit_ary: In_s:pc_ g__c>r That the postal box at the station 1 is :12. couple of sizes too small to ac- l commodate all the mail that finds ` its \\'z1_\ there to catch he late t1'z1in.<, and that this condition migvht `eu:. be 11llC\`l2li;-C(l by in. 21: i lul'_`4'(.`1` .~=i'/.e(l box, but isn 1. l`hnt B2ll'l`iL` is looking` l'o1'\\1;i1' to` 3. u l)Llll{l7il1f., boom this sunnnei` due to` `Llw .\`.ll()l`l1l_L'(,` 01' 1l\'1lll21l)l(} houses to` zicconiniodzito :1 llLllll.l)vl` of zuldition-_ ul fznnilios who will be moving; here W in i~mm0vtion with Camp Borden ac-" ! (Please turn to 1):-.:o foul`) = ,, I Monday, May 22, will be a public holiday in Barrie by pro- clamation of Mayor Robertson in honour of the visit of the King and Queen to Toronto on that date. Board of Education has already proclaimed the day a school holiday, and from all advance notices Barrie will take on a deserted appearance, as hundreds will migrate from here to the Queen Citly to pay tri- bute to the Royal couple. Wednesday, May 24,, also being a statutory holiday, ecbool chil- dren will benet by two holidays in the one week. Local stores and business places, with the exception of banks, may not observe the Maly 24 date. ._. ..._.__ H hunting: boots, yellowish colour, with I . ` Ldeer throng laces; 2 whxte cunvz1s`| _p'.1ck .~':1ck.<, zx brown box filled with; `REL: ,_ 4._.AI.1,. _ L-.. -1` 1..., ___ l:|.c\.s\ .-u\..., u nuuuu uv.\ nu-.u vvnynnl if'1;~nl1ing tackle, a box of keys, quum-`l ltity linen sheets and towels in- itiulled C.lC.1-1., a small jewel case containing: old-l`u; brooches : earrings and u long watch chain, set of small tliizlmond studded studsl for evening: dress, ve coloured` . I A n . - .. I I 1 l l wunnnu. I E A small part of the above goods` `were recovered by police in an old ` ,. on Theresa SI. used during the` ` winter months by 2 youvths sentenced I to the Industrial School. Police have in their pomession evidence that the boys sentenced were connected wihi Ithe theft of all the goods listed above, the major part of which may ` have been disposed of. An Impressive First Gambling I oints Operating In Baxxie and Districtsh Police Determined to Wipe`D1J.1]. Moments Out Alleged Hot Spots; _ . - in Barrie, Allandale and: 5""`g ` 3 P'" PA 1ur;.__,_;y,_. 15-;_,.;_ - has its dull moments.. M0 Chm`,9;es that there are hot! and at; 1\Iinet s Point, pa1'ticulv:i.1`1y on? spots" operating in Barrie, Allzmdale Sund0zv_\'s, have reached the ears of local police and as a result there. will be a close check made on the] . I suspected estzxblishiiients. If there ' 1 `zippears to be sub. 'g1'oumds, it is the intention of the police de- pzxrtinent to conduct :1 number of raids with a View to clr-zminp; up the . condition reported`-. \l7'l.,.LL,... r... .r. f \I1/|1r'\ r1*l`lI`u`\`\1:\`\A)` Luuululuu Lcyux. Lcu. Whether or mm such _2`zunb1'u1g joints ourish on the scale reported! 1......" .. 4.1.:~ /111`-r\ AL /)-4 l...'o,.I.. Dollar Fines for Motorists Who Exceed Porking Limit _,~...... ..w...-.. ..... .,..., .,-..... .- is not deiiizely know at this date,' but if such is the case, police are p1'epzn'-,d to take the ; in! 11- nd and (mick down, [)i1l'HCL111I`]_\ :- on the Sunda_\' drinking and gamb-'1 ling` that is a11c'_v:odl_\' taking place in` zhrec or four e.-tab1i. centres in the ltzxrrio 1-1{(.`.~` pride in` hein.L" 1'e:i.~'m1:1h1,\' frrin of this I L_\`})C .. \ 1 uu. u..w,un.. Arggnnxx .~...,. ...\, ,.. ` ren.~ onnhl\' type of ille_L:'itlm:1t) :m:=.'~v-".'-,-nt ;"`.!l_ l1f,`l_ lpolice are determined to wipe out _ `:m_\' .~`l.lL'l'l I)l4':(.'f .< as m:1_\' exist, either in the town or on Uhe out;~:ki1'ts. l ' .~\llef:ed frequen ce1'.< and operzltersi ml` these (lives would be well advi.<-l Led to divert their attention to other. `forms 01' entertainment or be pron pared to face the music in police `court in the near future. 1 ikeckless Driving charge Follows Car-Truck Crash I _ I i Reginald Lemay, Bra.cebr1d\ge, will `face ::i. c11a1'ge of reckless driving as In result of an accident which occur- .- n . 1 , - BROWN & C0. DELIVERY TRUCK DAMAGED WHEN STRUCK BY BRACEBRIDGE CAR. I. .\...vu-u, -2; uu u.\,\.-us, . . y v v . . . V . . V . \tI/IL lred at 7 p.m. Saturday evening, in` which a truck owned by Brown &, damaged when struck by the Lemay car on Blake St. |Co., Dunlop St., was extensively >\-1-Iva van uamtnv wu- ` Accovdiing to Chief Stewart, who ,investigated the accident, the truck` was parked half on the boulevard ' and half on the side of the roadway ballot out in the opetn witlh the wall for I-.1` table. Grown up (he was 21 in Febi'u2u`_\') _;'1'own further up, in fact, than any otiher man ever known, Robem; Wadlow, 8 feete, 814 lncl`1e.~1 tall, cast his first vote in the civic election in Alton, Ill., re- cently. No secret ballot for him, ho\\'eve1-. He got into the poll- ing` booth all 1`i_2'ht, but it didn t lend him any privacy: as the ad- joining: one did his father, Harold F. Wz1d1ow. So he marked his ... .m...-, --... Minet s Point. Barrie, Ontario, Tuesday, April 18, 1939- Town Passes By-law Pro-l, viding for Tag System of] Checking Violations of Parking Rules. (Please turn to page ve) 3;, cm. kirts. ` Jperzxtorsi 311 advisw`. to in nnli:-.x 1` Ejnanie Police {To Wage War ;;`:On Speeigrs `Will Take No Excuses from! `_ Speed Demons, says Chiefi } ---Prepared to carry Out` . Intensive Campaign in: ' Interests of Safety. i i 1 1 Chic!" 0!" Police Alex. Ste\\".11't has `x'eque. the Advzmce to warn all` nmtori. that there is 3.-'0ing' to be`. :1 \'iL'01'ou.~: L-:1n1p:ii;;`11 in la1'1'ie to (',l'LlL`i( (lawn on 1'ecl and speed ducmons, of which the town hast` an over supply. Several picked up`, over the week-end will ace cha.rg'es' of reckless driving and speeding, while one motorist clocked on Blake] St. doing" in the neighborhood of . sixty miles per hour, will, according; to the chief, be called upon to pay 1!. heavy ne. HVF1... . . . A ,.,l llndl Inlnt|\']\' "If\+QAi it llUiL\ _\ llllto I The . limit, clearly posted; in Barrie ,is thirty miles per hour, rraml all exceeding: this limit will want` to be prepared to pa;_v a dollar a mile for the excess speed, the chief: wlnzrns. In other words, a sixty-mile- an-hour motorist should` be prepared to pay thirty dollars and costs for` his hurry. urn1.....- .. n..,....nn+ A:m-new-aw! fru- I1he1-e is a agrant disregard for =stop signs, speed limits and careful` driving generally, and this is going to stop. We will take no excuse` `from speed demons, declared the` IUD nutty. ` chief. in public capacity Monday night, when orders for six suits for the police force were pass- ed by council, the three cloth- iera serving on the town body, Aldermen Lower, Garner and Twiss, gracefully declined to take any part of the order by reason of their position. Suits were divided among Messrs. Knox, Todd, Craig and Mer- rick, with Craig and Merrick receiving two suits each by reason of their names appear- ing the second time in the draw for allotment. Reeve Demands` Action When Matte: About to be Put 0!! Gang Swoops Down Again `on Barrie Stores Motorists who exceed the allotted time limi-1. for parking on Barrie sl main streets and who return to nd a tag" dangling from the vehicle, will know` that town by-law number 1425 is being enforced by the police deplzirtinent. The by-law, which calls for a payment of one dollar to the town clerk within 48 hours in lieu of the issuing` of a summons entailing furtlher costs and a possibly greater ne, is designed to asisst in aiding traffic regulation in the town. Alderman Twiss suggested that in- stead of an offending motorist being called upon to pay one dollar, that a warning tag be placed on the vehicle stating that a town by-lawl had been broken by exceeding the parking time limit and requesting` that the oil'ense not occur again. . I - - I 1:! n v ,,:..L..J -..A. 4.1-"; |lBe1ievec1 Seine Gang That I Stole Cities Service Safe, Week Ago---Snatch Pay Telephone from Wall. l `For the second` time in as many ..\veeld.<, the office of the Citiesi Service '_2'z1. stziition was entered' Sunday e\'enin_e' b_v tliieves who pri- fed the lock from the door and tore 't1he pv,n_\' telephone from he \vall._ `After filling: their car with gasolinel from the pumps. they are believed` to have attempted other burg'laries' in the town. The British American l1eadqua1'ters on Victoria St. near the C.N.R. tracks was uzilso en- tered` t.hrou;;;h the forcing of Iihe lock ion the door but nothing of valu `was stolen. An attempt to breal into the Barrie Wholesale proved fu- "\\e have to appmnt one some- time and we are only putting` this off, Reeve l\IzicLaren . .-\ldei'mz1n Clark's motion that ac- tion be deferred on the mr..tter wars pu.~t.~-"ed with :1 mz1_io1'it_\' of one. de- fezitinjr the T`.vi.<.< motion to zxppoinm 21 Sztnitary In: at the present meeting. (Please turn to pz1.r:e four) Stolen Barrie tile when iihe thieves were `stopped by :1 chained door after breaking through two locks on `an outer door at the rear of the build.in'_:. Cur Recovered In Toronto Police believe the same gang which` TWO MEN ARRESTED AT GUN (Please turn to ulzige ve) 'Il--__-.I.-.I 'II-I!..-.....'.. l POINT AS DETECTIVES IN CRUXSER RUN DOWN WANTED CAR. `Mounted Policeman |To Patrol Town Barrie citizens will have the pleas ure in the near future of gazing up- on a mounted policeman and indulg-. im: in a feeling` of security that the knoxvledge of having: :1 Mountie in the midst may bring to some. Bar- rie s Mountie will not wear tille- L.r:1 rml coat. with _4'0l(l braid, but will be attired in the more` somb_re blue uniform and his steed will he :1 bicycle which the council ihas ugrreed to purchase at the re- ;r111e.:: of Chief of Police Alex. Stew-! l art. I 11 .. . . .- -. ,1 a, .... .. .- ...-.... ,-.. May we also express our ap- preciation of the patience and kindly interest displayed on the part of subscribers in the ad- vancement of this newspaper, which is now in a better posi- tion than ever to render the type of service our subscribers are deserving of. Due to extensive alterations in the mechanical department of the Advance, considerable delay has been experienced this week in the publication of the paper. To our many subscribers who have been enquiring, may we pass on the famous but little believed statement of the father who, while laying the shingle upon the son's nether -region, exclaimed: This hurts me more than it does you." I`, I, .-nun.-..v.u.. 4:... \.u-....- . .... 5.1.`. ..,.~..\. .~.., \. \,.......... u.. u\......\. attired 1n=ore:St. l`I., Toronto, spotted the car and steed|,<:m'e chase. After a fast (lrivr: of a several blocks they were . re-l in f0i'Cl!lL` the \'ehi('le to the curb qllesz Stew-' and zippi-elir>nrlin2' Kenneth Berl.:~.rd lnrt. `and David ROl')l')ll1.'~', hoh of Toronto, Followin_: rm. series of break-ins in, whom they arreste at {run point. the outer section of the town, Chief! The two men were returned to Ittewzirt 1'01-wzirded the following: re-I Barrie by Chief of Police Alex. lqtlest to council through Chairman: Stewart and nzzppeared before 1\Iac'is- lof Police D. F. I\lL'1cLaren: `trute ('omp'on Jellln. who iv-iii:1rided l I beg` to make 1l1e suggestion tihatl them till \\'mlne, April 19. `| (Please turn to [m5_'r> five) trial. for John F. Woods Again Heads Barrie Conservative Assosiation I .7 I John F. \Voo popular Barrie bm'rist.er, was re-elected president of` the Barrie Conservative Association, at the annual meeting" of the orp.'z1ni-I` zzvtion Friday evening in the Odd'i vfellows Temple. He will be zissist-1 [ed by Norris Webb, vice-p1`esi(lent;` Mrs. H. Meredith, second vice; Mrs.i C. Noble, third vice, and W. M. Din-` 'woodI_v, secretary-treasrurer ,all mem- bers of last year's executive, who. 'werre returned to office for 1939, to-' I grether wihh the chairmen of the var-I | ious wards. [ 1938 Executive Returned at : Annual Meeti11g---Gordon Ford, Toronto, is Guest Speaker. LHEIL Llll. UIICH-WU IIUL ULLLIL csguunu | _\1&Lyor Robertson pointed out that the use of such com-:e9_v cards was attempted on a previous occz1. but that motorists only laughed at the inlou and did not appreciate the attitude of he town. Courtesy will now cost one dol- lar, the mayor stated. ` Late Paper It was quite late when the queso tion of appointing a Sanitary In- spector arose and some members suggested passing the matter by he- ` cause of tlhe lateness of the hour. 1 It wouldn t ii:-iwe to be brought up at this time of night if wet talk- led less and tended to business, {ecvc .\IzxcLa1'en stated. Do we lhzive to have :1 Sanitary Inspector? z1.~:ked Deputy-Reeve Mills. I Harold Sl1'ar1)e, former Barrie boy, at present working as a l6Ci111i(tlJ.!'A at the University of Toronto, Wm chosen by council Honda) evening to ll the position of Sanitary In- spector following na. somewliut stormy session in which the matter of {he Sanitary Inspector was passed by the boards entirely at one stage, only :10 be revived for denite ac- tion b`_\' Reeve D. F. MacLaren, who challenged fellow members to either take 21 denite stand on the matter or be releg'ae.di to the ranks of a grroup of old women. {Qualied Man Chosen to Commence Duties on May First---Appointment Fol- lows Lengthy Discourse. Do you want to eat rotten meat '3 shot back Alderman Halbvrt. .\I:_._\'O1' in 1'ea1iL_\' the town Sanitary In.~:pecto1'. {obert.;-:on poinied out that :11reud~.y had a I . _ ' We have to appoint some- .time putting` this \o", stated. l \1,1,._.. _.. rv1___1.)_ A. ;L..:. .... ; vu, 4u.\, vu. .uu.;.u.\... . L1l\.'\4\|~ C]m`k s 'tion pu;~',. u, `of one, .fc-z1ti11g1 121 i I. When Roy Emms, Barrie electric- ian, parked his car outside his resi- !dCncc on Elizabeth St. about 8.30 a.m. Thursdlay morninyr, he returned a few minutes later to nd that the wehicie had disappeared. Local police, notied immc-tliately, b1'oadc~.iat- ed :1 dr-scripeion of the car, together with the license number, and at i 12.30 Det.ecti\'e.< Richa1'dI. and 11-IoIme.<, while (r1'ui.~=in:_-` on Gen-.21`d . 1 n. 11 m 1 Sccnml` and third vice-p1'e.~'i(lents, to;:et1hc1' with the prr-: will be `members of the Riding executive. lBzn`1'ie will send ninety-tliree dele- |::iz:te:~: to :he convention, comprised ;of 33 ladies, 33 men and 24 juniors. comprisetl of 12 men and 12 girls. `The executive will compile a quali- led list which will be submitted for ;approval at a meeting of the _org`a.ni- ,zation on Mlay 16. l "l`l..-..C.I....L 7-1. ur--.1~ ..1...:..._.-__ Alderman James Scores Press For Smolitg `uuuuu uu. .-. .-,v ;.v- ` Pro:-idcnt John Woods, chairman `of the meeting, in `a brief address, istutt-d that it was highly important ' in time:~' like these that the 'g'vamT old traditions of our forefathe-rs should !be exemplied. U\lT.. r\1lv/\ n11 nu. LIIIVA Ln niu.-. 4... -ux. \. .... any .... vu- We owe all we have to give to- .the Conservative party to return us (Please turn Ito page four) Ten Pages --Then Entire Council J oins` in Puff, Puff Pastime, with Alderman James in/. the Lead. { Four members of the press, hud dled in a corner off the counci c.-\'ening', sud I -1.` -- ,1_,,1._ m__