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THE - BARBIE -_ADVANCEI ..... \4AJ` \....w........._~, ..-._,..--.... Ruth Johnson-Eng1ish C tion. Evelyn M:Ldden--English C tion, English Literature, C History, Geometry, Physics. Margaret McKee---Englisll position, English Literature, etry, n\..~..v-__ a:r.....-\-.. ~n.....1:..1. Shirley Murp11y--English Litera- ture, Geometry, Physics, French Au- thors, French Composition. M1 . and Mrs. E. Duncan and son Bruce and Mr. A. Purtan, of Thomhill, spent the week end with M1`. and Mrs. E. Johnson. Mrs. V. Hayes, of Brool~:1in. is spending some time with her mothe1| and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Dicke.-. M1`. Poole and Mrs. Eddy attend- ed the weclciing of Mrs. Eddy's nephew, Mr. Beverstock, of Phelps- ton. ::Street Frolic - Da.nce- Beauty Contest POST OFFICE SQUARE--- AUGUST 17-:18'w-~~Bz%7{REE nmxm/m,mz Please Note: Res. Phone, Summer Months, 1213 up para um. nun --nu-ac-s )rrI< .cu-vxqx-aapox-.;1y-n>=o;:-3 PHONE 665 7.95 A" W. H. JOHNSON & SON WMACHINE SHOP Mrs. M. O Brien. of Toronto, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Duncan. Geo. R. Bums and Elsie A. Burns, D s.C. 82A DUNLOP ST., BARRIE Chiropractors and Electro Therapists Cause. of Diseases Removed Hay Fever Quickly and ler1na11e11'i:`.y Relieved OFFICE PHONE 405 (K- _- .._ c---av `vain \a\o f'\Idu IaHIn% BEFECE s_QUAR1:----XUc:UsT 17-"18 m~BA.RR1E L10Ns;i$cLUB Recondition, Clean, Grind and Adjust Your Mower and Thoroughly Oiled by Skilled Mechanics. WEST 0R0 DILLE 7RECONDlTIONED, GROUND AND ADJUSTED We Pick Up 49;; biivez 52.00 each and up 'E CELEBRATED M .I -AND--- C --THE. WONDER MOWERS- 56 MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM A MOWER FOR EVERY HOME ` Minesing I Continuation ;S.cho. Results Trade In Your Old for a New Also AGENCY for the Composi- Canadian Composi- Canadian Composi- BARRIE Com- Geom- MGWERS For Sal e [smash mow_men To Storm Razes Oriiiiu District . ] 'P" _`.'`%cd One Killed, Barn, Crop Burned nnrnm fn nrnxwms ` with the plough will be given at the 1939 International Plowing Match` and Farm Machinery Demonstration of the Ontario P1owmen's Association! will be held this time at Brockvillsi for the four days, October 10 to 13} inclusive. Two North of Ireland champion plowmen have entered the' lists to challenge the plowmen of North America, and the Ontario As- sociation has made a gallant reply A team consisting of two Canadian champion plowmen, accompanied by the manager of the Association, J. A. Carroll, will tour England, Ireland and Scotland to compete where pos- sible, particularly at the Internation- al match to be held in Ireland about the micldle of February. 3 I A further incentive to prowess` Grades IX. Lo X.--Glenn Beilby, Phyllis Cavanaugh. Jean Downey Alan Johnston, Albert Maw, Allister MacDonald, Margaret. Parry, Ray- mond Tracy, Lorne Wilson. Grades X. to XI.--J0an Kirton Theresa Kirton, Mary Knapp, Mar- shall Mayes. 11:21 .1I.. *..L ....I I I Mountain lakes are now stocked with trout; dropped from airplanes by parachute. A a.....at:- .... ....... .. :_. x1..M-._.\...... r ........ 5/C ' A trafc museum in Nuremberg, Germany, has probably the world s largest collection of model trains. I This has been made possible` through the establishment of the Tra.ns-At1a11tic Class in this year`: competitions. The first prize win- ._-.. .._ n-:.. ..1....,. ...:n ....... m .-. n-A1,-1 UUAALybvAvAvAAu. ;.;.n. AAALJII 3...... ..--. ner in this class will receive a gold medal, the second winner a silver one, and together these winners will be` sent on the trip to the British Isles. Competition in the Trans-' Atlantic class will be open to win-5 ners of local matches. Last year's meeting at Minesing,' Ont-., was attended by approximately. 125,000 people. This year judging by the keen demand for exhibition space for machinery, and taking in- to consideration the prominence oi] Brocl-:\`ille and the facility of 2113-1 preach from No. 2 highway, this; year's international match should` prove a record. ` l.lLUIJL- ` This community was shocked on| Tuesday when it learned of the sad` death of Fred Thompson. Fred was` __ well known by all the peop1e'i around here. K E c C Miss Edna Sherring is visiting with: Miss Blanche Webb at Big Bay" Point for a few days. Mr. Leggett, of Toronto, visited at 1 Fred .Jobbitt s over the week encl,t Mrs. Leggett, Irene and Jackie re-31 turning home with him. Mr. and`E Mrs. Jobbitt also returned with J- ` them. & t __lIcGUIRE STROUD 92 ROSS STREET "45.o0 Vol. XC.l.ll. Nu. 9' . . . 0' A v1o1ent electrxcal and ram stonn, n_swept, across many sections of On- ng tario over the week end, taking one: Eallife, destroying crops and uprootingi _ . trees and disrupting` Hydro and tele- phone systems. 3. TL .....- A.-- -4: u... ... I Robb. Morrison. who has lived in `Utopia for some time, left with his parents. of Moonstone, for their home `in Roselea, Alberta, last week. Mrs. Fisher, from the West, is vis- iting her mother, Mrs. Ellis. :pi;'.S. Their entire crop of wheat,` irazing of the barn. William Scott and his son Earl. 30, of East Oro, a few miles south of Orillia, were knocked down by lightning when it struck and demol- ished their barn. They were stand-1 ing in the doorway at the time try-I in; to keep out of the ruin. Whilej the storm raged they led to safety] three horses, nine calves and :1 dozen` I barley and hay was cle.3t1'oyed in the l A lightning bolt entered the house! of Jack Smith, Dunlop St.. Orillia, by way of the clothes line and the rear door. Little damage was done] The home of Fred Chapman was! slightly damaged when a bolt went! through the roof. l ..-....- .. ..\.....;._, "nu uuuu: 1xu:uub.J Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Arnold are visiting the latter's brother in De- I troic. Mrs. Fred Zeihr and baby, of Bar- rie, visited with Utopia friends last week. The blinding storm was also be-I lieved to have been the cause of a head-on highway crash at Hawke- stone Corners near Orillla, that sent four young people to Orillia hospital. Doug1as Ritchie, 30. of Sudbury `broken ribs; William smaith, 25 lsudbury, broken jaw! Currie Wilson 'Tillsonbu1'g, head lacerations, and Albert Parsons, Tillsonburg, fra.ctu1'ed `shoulder. head injuries and concus- sion, were the victims of the auto collision. They are progressing fav' : ourably. I Mervin Dobson has returned home after a. holiday with Barrie friends. 1\r.. .....a up... pu._._,, , - - < family and M1`. and Mrs. Leslie Dob- son. of Barrie, visited Mr. and Mrs Beaton, near Oro, on Sunday. I Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dobson and I .,_ ...... \J .1`, ....... .. I It was one of the worst stornis of the year, and in its wake was left thousands of dollars property dam- age. Some areas were pelted with hail, particularly the Orillia. district, where the fatality occurred. The body of Alan Flemming, 36, wa: found early Sunday morning in a eld on the farm of Bert Nichols Sebright farmer, eighteen miles east of Orillia. He had been struck by lightning while picking` blueberries. 1 rs .... .... At A--....... 1.1.... .v....._ t .-.-r. .... .. .._, ..... .. ...... F... V... commission. Ten sailing craft of the Orillia Champlain Yacht Club, caught in their weekly Saturday: races oif Couchiching Beach Park, [were upset and their crews ung in- , to the water. They hung on tc their ioverturned craft until rescued. I The Algwan Club met at the home of Mrs. J .Briggs with an attend- ance of ten members and three chil- dren. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. John Addison on Sept. 5th. Those on the committee are Mrs. Addison and Mrs. E. John-I The hail came like a. sweeping ,cu1`tain across elds and stretches of -water, blotting out everything more than ten feet distant. Benches and tables in the Orillia Park were lift- ed bodily and overturned, and camp- ers at the municipal motor camp had {a hard struggle to hold down their items. A wedding ceremony in St! Paul's United Church was interrupt- ed when the lighting system failed ,and the organ went out of order. ' BLAMED FOR CRASH An attempt to nd Flemming Sat- urday night was given up as hope-l less. but early Sunday morning the. search was resumed and his body was discovered in the open eld. Hand and thumb were burned where; `the lightning had struck. It is be- ;lieved he was holding his belt buckle at the time, as his watch and chain just above the belt, were fused by `the bolt. The watch had stopped `at exactly 4 o'clock. Flemming `survived by his wife and three young r-r\I'\r- rrvI.m.n n...-. ..:..|.a. |......u_-.... 1:.. no ...... --D .. -__... ` ...... no .......... .. Scores of trees were blown down across highways and power lines in the Orillia area. The electric and telephone systems were put out 01 A-l`.. r\..:1I:_ nL-____v-:_ 1r-_x_.. 1-11...- I ~_--j: Barrie, 01;a1*io, Thursday, August 17, 1939 -.. -_, ...., ...-.. ...... ..-..\..v _,u...uu There are eight; brothers liv- UTOPIA E Susan at the Window . .. ........_._, vvvnah You are cute," Susan whispefed I could touch you." At that the squirrel began to talk to her. I Mr .1.....u. ._.___ -4.-. ____._- ___,,__. I Susan sat very still and Mr. Robinl began to sing to her, "Cheerily` Cheer-up! over and over again! -Susan was delighted. She had heard him in the tree, but to hear him like this and to see him so close ` was exciting. I I'll shut my eyes," Susan saidfi and see what happens. She shut _them tight and counted ten very lslowly. Pop! Susan's eyes were open, and there at the window was Mr. Squirrel, blinking and winking at her. Susan wanted to clap her,` hands, but she sat very still and} watched him. What bright eyes he} had! What a funny little .face'![ What a. bushy tail! _ I A117,... _ __.A.- n -u_.__.. _N.`..___-. ..-D..-- ...... ..-.. .. I don't know what you're saying,` rsuran answered, but I'm sure you . I Ham. u n . .. .uu_, K154! I Middle School Bruce Armstrong-Geometry, Latin] Authors, Latin Composition. vv V\,_L..4- n.,...1:_,|. z-<..._.......: ` (A STORY FOR CHILDREN) Susan was at home alone. Her daddy had gone into the woods to market to sell eggs, her brothers and sisters had gone to the berry pas- ture to ll their bright new pails with berries. `cut; trees, her mother had gone to` I Susan had wanted to go to the berry pasture; she had had her pail all ready in her hands when her I mother said : _-_....--.., .......... II-vvuvsn .v. .....\..u. uunvohu Windows are nice things," she added to herself, for there. on the sill, sat Mr. Robin Redbreast. ur\I_ u - ..-- ...v uavnnnw -...n... so they had all gone off at Iast and Susan was alone in the house. I 11 sit at the window," she thought, and watch for Uncle Jack." uvn-.-., . ....-, .,.... ..-... `yum... 4.-uu4\.u..w. I Ch, Susan breathed, you deax, little thing. I have never been so close to you before. How red you; breast; is E" you won't believe possible TILL YOU SEE THEM Shoe Sale SAVINGS Still Going On ..uuuu.u, um... v-...r ....... .. Harman Beeton--Eng1ish Composi-I tion, Canadian History, Geometry. Physics, Chemistry. Muriel Ca1'son--English Literat-ure. Beatrice Davis--Eng1ish Composi- tion, Canadian History. n__,.__-_. n._..1:.,1. z~<...__.-....: Uncle Ja she criei. } Were you watching for me, little `Susan 'J" I Yes, .-she said, and she told him` all that had happened. Do you` know, Uncle Jack, there s more than` one way to be happy and if it isn't the way to the berry pasture it s sitting at the .w'mdow watching. I`ve had 3 wonderful :time 1" When he had nished talking he beagn to wash his face, ta1~:ing his_` time about it . Around and around went his paws until Susan thought she would laugh out; loud, he was so funny. He stayed at the window 2 long time as if he thought she might: be lonely, and when he had gone Susan said, What a happy visit; we had together! Now I`ll shut my eyes again and see what hap- pens. One-two-three, Susan began, f0ur~ve-six. u... .. ...... .._.-_ ...~.. 5 .... .. ....... eyes. A cow, Susan cried. she! put her hand out and rubbed the` cow s nose just to be sure the cow was really there. Did you come from the pasture to see me ? she '35}-zed. The cow tossed her head. Susan laughed. she and the cow were becoming good friends, just; as she and the squirrel had, and the {robin too. 1 I ! Uncle Jacl-; saw them as he came `along the road. The cow was just leaving. Uncle Jack thought, LiLt'.~; Susan is waiting for me. As he {same closer to the window he sa'\'v| ,-that Susarrs eyes were shut tight,` 50 he walked on tiptoe and ma `be- i neam the window. . . . Eight-nine- ten! he heard Susan say, and up came his head like a Jack-in-the- Box just as .'Susan"s eyes opened wide. ANOTIIER FRIEND `Susan `heard a moo and her eyes opened wide. There at the xvindovr I was a cow with two gentle brown` .__..... u . -..... n n....,.... .. .. 1-11.,` 34 Dunlop Street an--aw -xx-upu 1 Quart of ICE CREAM Is Equal Io";That in -' ` r I 12 ::::;; ghee! - Ice Cream IS a. food, and :1 most Llelicimxs one. Valuable proteins, carbohydrates and fats are present in Ice Cream in abundance. Keep healthy, vital, with Olympia Ice Cream! Fact No. 3 Fact N9. 3 --.., I Herbert Shelswell spent Sunday at New Lowell. Mr. and Mrs, J .She1swel1 visited with Mr. and Mrs. T. Neville. of Stayner, on Sunday. n-11.- A1 ____ __ ru..1. .__..L _.. u__ 1.-...- OLYMPIA `Library School I Compl_e_t_ed Here A number of social events were `held during the course. One after- noon a boat; was chartered and sev- eral pleasant; hours were spent on the bay. Included in the course of training was a trip to several lather libraries in this district. Ori1- '1ia, Coldwater, Midland and Hillsdale were the chosen libraries to be visit- ed. short stops were made at Cou- lchiching Beach Park and the Shrine ;au Midland. ' ' -- - "' .. _a 2.4---_ During the past two weeks a. Pro- vincial Librzu'_\' School has been held in the Barrie Public Library. The school was under the direction 01 Miss Dorothy Carlisle, Librarian in Chief of the sarnia Public Library. These librarians who have complet- ed this course will go back to their 1ibrai'ie.s wit-h a new idea of the Ipossibilities ahead of them and a \\`icler knowledge of library methods `The correct methods of classilying, `catzilogiiixig, mending and other de- partments of library work were touched upon and library work in Ontario cannot help but be improv- ed. with the inspiration wihch the 2..- ,.._... ._ .nnn _ 1 1r\f\f\ The last afternoon the Library Board tool; the class for a. ride around Barrie and out to Midhurst Park. Afterwarcl they entertained them to a delightful tea at the home `of the chairman, Mrs. Montagu- 'Leeds. The inspector, Mr. Angus l1vIowat, and Mrs. Mowat, were pres- ent. The mayor on behalf of the town of Barrie presented each stu- dent with a booklet of interesting views of the town. ve < have given. ., .....,.-. .. -.~--- .. ---..-- ..--- nelcl m 1938 and 1939 Ten Pages Barrie Marion Dov;ney-English I iion, English Literature, ( History, Geometry, Physics. v-.._n_ v-\_.._.... 1-.\.-..1.--1-