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` airistzmzs Rush 1 ( At Post mace Get One and One 011 Three Lui Md. nu .\\'\L.LA;. LU.\A.\Ul.'Ll LUL ceccling his aubhorityz ond:-(1 by rived the who wood Moved by 1`.e(',\'e .VIuL'L:1rL-n, THE (-:.1-gm; NOTIFY THE (`().\"1`ii.`iL 1`U:Ls' '1`H.\'1` COUN- CIL WILL REQ LTEl~:E Tllli Lu.\"1"i:;\L,"1`0i:s T0 [AVE UP TO Tin-.' :;'HCl{-`EC.-`. 1'ONs OF THE COZ\"1` ..-\(;T AS TO WOOD >1'1'.\\'lj l'H E ANI) T21.-\'I` NO ONE IIAS ;\U 1`lIORI'11 T0 BIND COUNCIL 01: THE COR- :`(;;`__;i";o;\ TU A2\'1' \'AIci.\- TION OF sl ECIFIC.-\'l`I0`.\':5 \Vi'l`l1OU'1` THE E.`{I LICi 1` AU'1`l10R1'l"x' 01" COUNCIL. As a resuli of this niotion. at iollowing legal aclvice town's solicitor, the Li111.1it)l`i)ICLl L110 shipment oi` in responsible for 11:} |'..\' sec-1 Aldcrinun Ted Twiss, lhutz. UL l'L'i_`uJ\'.Ll. M A `. 1 I u 1 `I1 311 L i dl'- I i 1 engineer, ] i Lhe ` The town has \\'21.`>'hCCl its hands of jack pine wood .\,'LLlV'(: pipe and \'\i'ln,` insist on. the original spec'1catioi1s'I for Douglas Fir 01' Norway Pine` being, strictly adhered to. . I .` For best results try the Advance] Classied SccLion, which is now serving hunclreds in this cii:t1"1cL eicieutly and economically. `Sentence Is Suspended in Theft of School Furnacef GEO. Dl`.(.\`i{i-.`LL, I"L.;:N' '13`. . ., is ` On Dec, 12, Constable Peters ap- C0.\'\`lC 1`l;`i) 01-` '1`HK~J1-"X UK" ' pmm.-ndccl Drinkcll riding a bicycle. l<`UR.\'.\(JE 1"itO.\l u.-\:-l'xLl.`\l:i on 1110 Base Lino. He denied the. S()lIUOL-l-.'Al{L I)UNi).-\5 :'\ .-J- chm'g<.- at 1i1'sL, the constable Lesti-| ' r.p.\ n\' I un..u:. mL\n(;1:. 1 ram I;H.m' r-hnnuinxr am chwu on. 1- 5 Aug, um L When George Drinkell. F105 Twp.,`,2 and th goes out to stcal someming, he]fron: of doc:..n`L 1001. George abole EL furn-npunciazy ace from L110 Base Line School. i\vit11 the Tn v\r\H{`-:\ mun-r nn \7Vnrlnnx~rlnv,. ECU l1'U1l1 LHL` Dilbu Luuu: ouuuux. ` In police court on Wednesday. Georgu, aged 18, pleaded gumy w, the charge. He admitted selling jti to Morris Chalk, of Pex1eL:Lnguishene,` as scrap iron for $2.75. _ \Vm (`.1r-nmnr n. ('h()n1 t1`l1Sf.(`.(`_.} lib llllll) HUM LU]. 17.1.10. ` Wm. Clement, a school tru.sLec,}(_ living on me nimh concession ox'}t F105, Lesmicci than he had been in--`t _` formed by the caretaker, 21 b1'0Ll1C1`1,I;.,11`1` of Lhe accused, of the Lhert. of the' IF 1'u1'nz1ce. Provincial Constable PeLers[ga5 of Elmvalc, was called and toget11ex'5ba1` with Mr. Clement, went. to the; _II school. where the theft. was 6011- ms fumed. The furnace had not been D111 in use for several years, Mr. Cle-`the menu testied. - IV {`l\\'\"I` .1 III I.` !3'l.'"'l`I:`l?\` `nu ""' ' """ " """"- ' "" """ p`ut_V-rceve, W. J. Mclvlaster; c0ui_i- l$0UGL,`S Fl . .. . ., , "`_' 1,53 Jglmeu J` C` Hm15'i In 2 list 01' tvpical uses, we find` Dl`..\ur.1.L. 1 11-. 1 M - .. m` On lLp- . H0"11'~1 B411`I ~111: - instcd for Dounugs F11. heavy Sm.uC_! co.\'\'ic'i'i-;;) or ()";)l'l.*llL`l1(.iL'd bicycle! T`<'"111S1-R90Ve, N01`Va1 1W1 . - .. . ~~ . .- _ , , , . , ` . . _ . ~ ` 1 _, _. 1 . , , tuial timbers, lfl`.1\V8.y cais, oo1ing1 .h.())l L-.\.'11.X.L\i Baise Lilli`. the B1*`1t.l, (iLpuiy-1ec\e, VV. A. Ap- `ma oormn. mocks i1m,,. Wmd0..{ i)L':<;>.'is .x.;- ~i-.~.ug.- 111 testi-11391'11`I~`3 601111011. L. Rail-`sonic, F11-L11` ' D ` _. .. ..D...... .. .- , . . . . . , . , . . . . , . 'nc` dcci'.=-, sl' `K and Li `ht. coo er- Ll~..\.\l~.l) ().\ >l.~llL;`il.. L11.-\h(.-la. ' lied, ldLL`l` ciiuiigiiig his story, stat- ; Hunter, D. K. Hzuwey. .3 1 m`_1'1k A mi: "11 Eih. b .1; G - Tiis. 111411; the can` was stolen on Dec.` djam ReevC Denis O'LOal`y;I;:">1?`ll"L l)`()bel"m K` l l:1S0s',l1ld`JS;31l`L`Su , _' . V . `. _``_ . _ . , . _ 1 Y _ in ` i .c.. .i...i `.., W hen (;coi':,c Di llllxifll. l~ lo. l`\\1... Lii.it he latci ioiind it 111'; _C`_~mFuv J- 11- Ryan: -1011 L1"1l .md chuck bodies wlepxlone poles goes Lo soiiictliiiig. he ; lroii:_ oi his brother-iii-l:\w's. Earl; W1!"m1_ P< 1`-`1`4>011- _ l m.Cmed., mine Lillmem cl.o$Sm.mS_ doc. ll 1. Liciucc fui'ii- pUll(ltl5, on the 10th concession, 5`"d3l'-Rcwev J05 513191191" ` ' ' . , , `_ . , 1 , , _ . . , 1plywo0ds. interior and exterior rm- G;1)11.,,L.Wl,llC`,LCd LE2LI)1C3cdVV:3i:::d`1f; Later he clmngccl his story again,'l1'oT,?:o1EMO5' Jim` B" POua0`lisl1, XVOOD STAVE PIPE, dock and D , nu 1 6 :2 . - ' - . . . . . . . . 1r:1il ' ' Lies barres e oe ; d ll'Ull1 Line `with the iron furnace in it. l`10Pu1'Y'1`l3V'0. H. M. Barker; COUI1-I `W3 ` E 1 V n r an ` _ _ .- .. . ' . ` _ ` . _ I . . .. ammmed It :LLLOl(lll1{__ , to the constable, and said; p10s_Reeve_ A. A_ Toner; deputy liiiboui mm s I _ ` U. , ` that on Dec. 2 he reinoved the . , v . - JACK PINE tlo (i:l.l(::"1O[:.f I1tmumm` ltl1'llLlC(3 from the school and came LV0'RighieVv' r}aug;11et0g5Opce01-.u nm_l]'Oh`i" General construction. teleI3110110' as ."i .,.... . ; __ _ _ . , . , ii . . . -- . - _, ._ U_u5LeC' back to the Dundas home, wheie he Kidd D018-S (111~1tCU. 1111111118 1111111015, DOX onwthc concession _oi`i$' a 3g1eME1_aDful11 d: :`e_g:1 aggdpgizf : hlatclicdash-Reeve, Leshe Borrow Ezhglxjlicilcagane Dues ties 51 OS pup ocimilieiel wzcufgi the t he`i't t1ie1Thy used 133 of the money fol council Chas Harris Earl Richarg but a good gmde of common mm` 4 0' u ,. , __ _. . I - 1 ' , _ .- . r and bought. gioceiies with the Son_ C_ Everett Coutts` bei` useful 01 a .va11ety `of puiposes. , _ _. balance. 1 For exposed woik it 1S MODER- togethei . ATELY DURABLF... vjgh Clelnent the` In L119 Ba -T19 3510} he Ch8.ngEdlj`j`:`i*"`j`-"`*` . ." . _ . , _ swr, an d d 1 In view of this professional sta- con- Dundas lhn 511% 111111 t ?1a1'efihthati - tistical information backed by the . . . - . n I no inr ; v 1 .mmU.1', 1-It-nf1v1\1]`1lLL'11;(`1d theft or sale Oflti-J16 ofuxwtiaczal. the - `I opimons f malny who have had in 101 scum 5021 s, . d testified - VI'lgitl"lte Jefls placed Drinkel years of experience in Tm g ..: . i ` ` ` ` *. h*'-?j'- woods of various types, oge er C0.\s 1ABLE PETER: .011 one year's suspended sentevncei ormia hocke t Wm ed with the fact that th council has. Provincial Constable Peters testi- on provision that he post ' two` the Bme Con ; -eagle rstmc Voted am t we useeof mi ' . . . ._ . . y .. - 5 jack ed that following his investigation sureiies of one hundred dollars eachl h-hm gm 1` - -`Lg S . mt at the Base Line School, he had and report to the provincial police! age :,geam_,;-egg `0 3se:S_::,l :1; einifiaomtopltailigregniit) prI(t); is check m )1? Morris Chalk Mionce mmh' Monday, the .\dv:mce was ln- about. time Barrie stood up. for ?t`11C:1'~11`1g1113< bC11sC0\'011`$_d 111811 -_ 111.01. Earl Dund:is._ charged with brea.k-! formed to-any by Bob Bibby. rights and demanded what it speci-| 111111:$1_ __1"V1Y 1_ 0011 C9-1\el1)'8C_ 111D4~~lllg and eiiteriiig the school house At this game I the chestcreld ed. There is no occasions for be-' 0111` ._111111u 10131156 1111111 81 1 and with stealing the furnace. had` suite being rained by the hockey coming chicke11-hea.rt.ed and taking a. 192: Chevrolet. Ownership was the C114,-39 wimdl-awn when he ap- ! club will be }`drawn for and what the Northern Wood Preserv rs t1`11C`i1 10 G90 D1'iI1k811- ll3111`0d- i mvardcd to thcg lucky winner. or any other rm desm to ` ` ebt7CUIlU. l:b'1`lll. 3: Hairy Reynolds, 1939 deputy, is 1 opposed by Councillor Thos. Cook. 1There are four in the field for coun- g cillors, Dalton Banting and Clif- 1, ford Lockhart are seeking re-elec- gltion, and John Hunter and Wilbert u?B1ack are new aspirants. , There was a good attendance at H the nomination meeting last Friday, [1 but very little excitement. Ex-Reeve. ,_ A. L. Webb was nominated for reeve _ and while he had considerzxble cri- ticism of the 1939 council, he failed ,to qualify. Reeve Todd gave an ac- jcount of his ste\v:u'dship and it "iseemed to be the opinion of most .that he should have another term. Innisl tmvnship. will have an qeletction for deputy-reeve and coun- Icillors, bur. Reeve Orville Todd was [given an acclamation. to serve a. `r second term. > 1LY...u-u 1')n.nn1r`l;. 1non zinnnn in PARCEL DELIVERY DOUBLE THAT] OF LAST YEAR-LETTERS BY THOUSANDS COME AND GO. I -, Reeve, Irvin Luck (accl.); De- . I `puty-Reeve, A. M. Tudhope (accl); .' glcouncil (3 to be elected): J. A.| e ` VVooclrow, Cecil Chapel]. Norman L. Stocldart, Albert. Slielswell. SCll001`l if Trustees (5 to be elected): William` ulwoodrow, Smith Campbell, Duncanl .s`Campbell, John Caldwell, Robb. Cald-' clwell, J. D. Gilchrist, Andrew Bar- Lliolamew. Nomination I Results In } i The District| `KALLISTOX REEVE STEPS , UP TO MAYOR'S i W. J.- Cum1inglm.m, reeve [listen for many years, was 3 mayor by acclamation. Two ;the eld for reeve, F. S. } and .1215. A. Kerr. The old members of Essm Council (Please turn to page four) ESSA COUNCIL RE-ELECTED One of carrier. ELECTION IN INNISFIL ELECTION `IN ORO the most Here you _ .---.-.~.-v .. THE - :;ARRIE - ADVANCE A vLLL, ha]. auu hlldtll ! 1das went to P8116-g the iron for $2.75. C for groceries < effective ghting units with the British Forces in France is see a ne picture of one of them and its ere xv _q)at1~o11j11g' be -L-.-a.--....-,.r..-.-....~.. - _ .-_-- , ,, AN EFFECTIVE NEW WEAPON UL ISL` ; elected ) are 1111 Hacketcig CHAIR A {Ald. Twiss Gives Views { : On Iack Pine Pipe} jNo Accicients -.-... ..-o..-~....y... It sounds like the bill-of-fare at- the Ritz, but that was the menu . for the Christmas dinner for in- imat.cs of the county gaol. " The boys had a wonderful Lime, 1 all thirty of them," said Governor '1lEd. Garrity when questioned about 3 ' the Christmas Day activities. 3|. Anti hL-La 9 Int nf Hncx vncf nf ncl 3*. F ., gz ggjnsznms Emnerw it Enoye at lam }R0.iST GOOSE \VITlI ALL TIIE` TRIMMINGS SERVED TO 34) I I{I:50NERS IN GAOL ON H ClililS'J.`.\IAS DAY. V01. Xcm. N6. 42. West GwiJlimbury-Reeve, E. J.` Evans; council, Frank Allen, Vicmr` ]Turner, Percy Selby, Fred Welch. I E; Essa-Reeve, Geo. D. Banning; dc- iputy-rceve, coun-I icil, Isaac Jcnnett, _`Ho\\'a1'(1 Bzxntillg. ` .1 Tlll'lllnD'l1:pDn11n ?\Trn'uo1 r XXV u ` I I I 1 Roast goose with dressing, mashed! jpotntoes and gmvy, mashed Lu1'nips,| mince and apple pie, candies, nubsl . and cigarettes. ` \\.`U' \\" AULL UV\;`1' JICUIXI Lilli 1b".`..`.L. Judging from the bill-of-fare, Bar- rie gaol should be one of the most Ipopular spots in to\vn-at C1n'is1u.as| | time. I EIGIIT IIJXC \JllLlb|/Lllblb lJd_y uoUL.lVll/IUD. , And like a lot of the rest of us, lthey had 3, good meal Monday on lwhat was left over from the feast. Tnrlrrinrr fu-nrn fhu kin nr (`nan D.u~ While holiday week ends us- ually bring their toll of motor accidents in evqry community, Barrie was singularly free from this type of calamity this Christ- mas season. Not :1 single serious accident occurred within the limits of the town, according to pulice records. There were two or three cases of minor accidents resulting in scratched .fen(lers,. but nothing` of a. serious nature causing` extensive pr(;pc-rty dam- age or personal injury. lCL'\v'U. K1. VV. JVLILILIIULUU; UUUHUH. . ` B. Ritchie, Thos. Coopei`, John. Kidd. , Mz1tcl1cd;1sh-Reeve, u Vcspra-Reeve, Walter E. Downey; deputy-reeve. Andrew Cumming; council, Chas. Harris, Richard- ~'iif~i%i"< Ontario, ThIIx7&1 a3rT13Ec?Ei57e}E3',*i939 mnmon game or the season In the Barrie Are}\a at 3 pm. on to-day this chestcreld being rnffed hockey f`dra.wn thu TOVVNSIIIPS IIAVE ACCLA.VIATIO.`v'S _ _ I One of the heaviest; Christmas mails on record was handled at the local Post Ofce this year, accord- ing to Postmaster H. Morren. Thousands upon thousands of I Christmas greetings were despatch-'| ed and received at, rrie and par- cel delivery doubled ver last year.I Santa. Claus was pa ticularly gen-i erous in his gifts of -Large packages, this season, hundreds of which were. delivered locally. The Christmasl rush of mail brought temporary en1-| ployment to thirteen local citizens,l seven being` required in the Post Olce and six outside to deliver the mail. Every parcel was cleared from the Post Ofce Christmas night so that there would be no disappoint-| ment from delay. Christmas mail! fl`()ll1 England was late in arrivall this year due to unsettled conditions; occasioned by the war and it was not until Tuesday night and Wed- nesday morning tha.` the E:1;l`:;i!- mail arrived with its quota of eager-` ly awaited letters and parcels. th the Bren Gun behind the lines. I Despite the fact that the entire: council voted its disapproval of the use or jack pine wood pipe supplied I `int 111:: :\Tnv't.hnx'21 XX/'nnrT Dvntnt-v.'11'c Ratepayers Fed Up On` Having These Deals Put1 Over on Them; W111 Findf Out Who Gave Author-; ity to Proceed, Saysl Works Chairman. ! ! i lune U1 _jdLh pun; wuuu. pipe` .3LLppuL'u ` [by the Northern Wood Preservers ` `Ll"C1., of Toronto, in substitute" for `Douglas fir or Norway pine, as call- ed for in the specications, 8. length or this pipe has been laid on High St. to-day, Alclerman E. A. Twiss, ' chairman of the Board of Works, told the Advance last night. Alderman Twiss is denitely op- ' :posed to the use of the jack pine" `unloaded in Barrie by the Northerni` Wood Prcservers on the gl'Ol111d:`: "that; it is inferior in quality to thei wood specied. ` Mr. Twiss presented the Advance. with extracts from Canadian Woods, Their Properties and Uses," in which the relative values 01` Douglas Fir, Jack Pine and Norway ,|Pinc are outlined. U .I ""T`|n wvn r-1 n-\nnu-fn nF #1-\n .-urn Llff,;h;*cvzgmlzigfiority of the 1.,m,_`. Horsburger was also Clifwgetl with mym._$ of Bm.1.ie`m.e fed up on hm._1theft of $71.00 from Donald Thomp- i \ ing these kind of deals put over on Wm NEW Lowe mrmel" 0 Sq) them and as far as I am concern-327` 1_ _t bl R ed there is going to be an end to Acwmmg to Coma e Owe` ac" it. There will be no jack pine 1)ipe!C5ed had used with my consent and if thel people of Barrie permit it, watched the Thompson Iamily go to church and had slip- wmlped into their home and removed i ` not be bet-ause I have not issiie-dime ,m"-V from Mr` Th0mp`51}'5: suiliicent wa.1-ning and p1`otesi'.ed _V"1"`mg clothes` The money 'a1 V strongly against it" said Mr. T\\ lSS.l1e:t01:e$ a`n_bu `anal d?u.ir', t N i L The extract reads: Chg; gel pea CC Em '3 O 18 Fb tD0UGf4 1_ _t Not guilty was the plea entered 1 re sress a easic im1., 1135- to the charge of breaking and en- 9,000; equivalent` tel-mg niaximum\ load per 13,800. . I` A (*1! DIN}? ' per square inch, 3 fibre stress at square inch, the general store End post ioice at New Lowell on Dec. 19. As ithe Crown had insufcient evidence fn v\\In(-r- +hn < nhnvn-n if uvf1'\_ urn :- r I Fibre stress at per square inch, bre stress at. m: square inch, 10,100 I -vz\-nu... JIUXC bblchb ill: ll1'cl.AlU1UH1 JUZXU, [JUL 1 10,100. ` 5 ! N NORWAY PINE j Would be almost. equivalent Lo E 1 Douglas Fir. = nnrvrvv A C1 nun H`LlK'lJUul' wuuxa. | telephone `poles mining box- `es and claws, piles, ties, silos, pulp (chemical). It. produces little clear lumber, a. ber for variety of For it, is Hr... ...`...u n? then um-\f`.am~inn.-.1 of-a_i I1.l.I1aL1X .|.lUL`i4{LD,l.Il`:. ` view tistical information, thel of many had: experience handling together, the has: ztgainst the use of this pine pipe, I am prepared to protest its installation to the limit. It is, Barrie up itsi the is other firm dew , I '1`u1:.\'s I)0\\'N ENGINEEIN RE-f COMMENDATION AND cmzm TAILS Ins .-\U'I`HORI 1`Y AT A.\"\ I~.'I\H~Zk(.'vE.\"i' MEETING. PIN E n`|n.-it. J. IAVIH elastic $5,900; nnuiunn-n rn concern-` _ to`. Constable Rowe, R pip(,cused Thompson and thel-Ialluly it ,1-nuped V ' . . .. r. i$SuL.d.Lhe mom Th01111).5011S Iworkmg was` M1. T,iSS|1`esto1'cd all but. one dollar. ' ~u--....|.\....,m.. ..1.-mam: n~..n.v +n hr. t I. limit. 1bs.`c equivalent 1 load, per: U13 ladL1LaC ll U111 UIJC I11 IAUKS Llllbl 111 1 Cab` l Alvin Horsbu1'g'er, aged 18, 2113- ed them without experiencing any peared before Magistrate Jes yes- resistance. B terday on three charges Laid by Jas. Hart, Barrie garage owner, n|Pi'ovi11ciu1 Constable Rowe, oi` C0l- tesuiiicd that a rear window of his lingwood. He was sentenced Lon,-a1`a.ge had been raised on the nig,`nx: tiuce months in the county gaoi! oi` Dec. 6 and that l:cy.~:, -.1 119.511- on two of the cliarges, sen*.ence.s Luilight and a fountain pen were _ nu: concurrently. |c.mong the articles stolen. I D1ncuHnn- nnr. xmiltv tn the theft; I\/fr, \Vhilx~ i\T(=\vinn1'l:ot Q:-i.l'.')L!` mm 1 s `r imaws, Mine: and Herrell j Sentencedon Wednesdqg lchristmus Spirit Aids imbibersl _|1'Lll1 (.'UllCU.1'1'\`.'J.lld.y. : Pleading` not guilty to the theft. 01' one fox fur, three coon skins and six skunk skins (the sluxnk.-s weml` not exhibited in court-) from Mr.'I Stacey, of New Lowell, on Dec. 1 i.;. Ho1'.sbu1`gcr claimed that he did not, .:sLL-al Lhe furs, but sold them for; 11l1OLhC).' man whom he re1`us.ccl Lo; .lndme. The skins were sold L0 l\/I1'.'i `ellvlyers, Barrie fur dealer, for $11.50..` I I don't. thin}: I'll tell, was the- laccusoc1`s reply to the Crowu`s re- 6. liqucst to name me` man whom he" | I 2 ..,.1 .1 1.1. _ r. . e[J.V1._YU1'5, DU I don't 8 accusoc1`s Q quest `sold the Do yo" for him I migl`. Horsburs lhnfr n5` 1 H wear Refuses ` Iack Pine; TE-neii as skins I 1 And fiush Nets ` ] Three Months; , . 1'CROWX\' HAS INSUFFICIEN1` EVI- , DENCE, so TIIIRD CHARGE or 1 BREAKING INTO NEW LOWELL` n GENERAL STORE 1s wn'n-} ; DRAWN. ` u\A.I.L-)U\.l 3 Anya; uu nu. \JLun u u . \4 1 'qucst. he: ` sold furs for. i` you feel like going to gaol| `for " asked L110 Crown. ` V might as well," was the reply. Horsburger witn _}thefL Jlgrr;-11, Lowell on sup; -. \ A,...,....1:.~~ on Pin.-n-+n\-\`ln `Dz-nun nn No drunks" was the report of Chief Constable Alex. %te\v:u`t when questioned as to how local citizens who choose Christnms as an annual occasion for mak- ing whoopee behavexl themselves this seasoll. \'..A .. ...-_ ...I.. .I......|. 5`.......1 I-:.. IJIIJ DISK!-DUII4 Not at single drunk found his way to the station cells, which a. very nice record indeed for at town the size of Barrie. `'I"31nocn Iuvnmn vi (`nun `unflnm I1\ cl; IAJVVII LUU bllali Ul L)d.ll.'lCo There were a. few `under the influence, t11e Chief confessed, but because it \\/its Christnms they were kindly escorted to their homes instead of to tl1e less lisspitable police quarters. Apparently the Christmas spirit displayed by the police force mutchetl the Christmas spi1`its" consumed by some who imbibed too freely, and nothing mnrn nnrnn nf it IIIUIU uauu: U1 Ila All of which is as it should be---ut. Christmas. \ LIIU KJIVUVVU. 1l'd.Ll IIIDLIUJUICLAL U\/IUUIIUC Lto press the,,charge, it was with- 'd1'2.wn. The British Ministry of Shippingll Eare planning large cale constructioni iof oceanj-going'~vesse1s built of re-; ginforced concrete instead of steel. as; Ithcy require less steel and skillodj `labor. Concrete vessels. have proven' to be entirely seaworthy. though] `heavier than wteel and slower. I [on us as `just as good. especially` in the matter of 21 sewer which is` required to give years of service: and is a. highly costly article to 113-`, place," declared M1`. Twiss. i I \XIhr.-rmrpr the nnthnritv r-nmn fnr 5 I Jack pine as a wood stave pipe`: has fa11en.Jy the wayside followmg an cx11c1'gm1L meeting` of the town` council this morning, ELL which every member was present. The council rcfu.socl to accept` this wood,-1 of which there is four carloacls -in. Barrie and one pipe laid, which wli1`3 have to be taken up. tun.` 6'.\n an \Vr\l:'\1V LIXKLUC, L|UU.l.U.1 cu LVL1 . L \V.lED. L Wherever the authority came for, the contractors to proceed and lay! the length of pipe that is alreadyi installed on High st., I do not knov-.~.: but I intend to nd out at the next} lmeeting," Mr. Twiss declared. {Barrie Siores l_epo_rt_ l Judging from reports of Barrie lbusiness men. Santa.'s pack must .have been lled to overowing this Christmas, as he deposited thous- ands of gifts throughout the com- gmunity purchased at local stores. ? A gnnmv nf rnnrnanntnfixm cfm-ncl guxuxuuy pLu'U1li1bt1Ll an 1UC8..l SLUICS. ' A survey of representative -stores reveals that Christmas business this ,year exceeded that of the past few Eyears by a considerable margin. urr\I........ ........ .-. .....A.:...._1.1.. :.._......__ , .._, --.__-..--....-- ......-a.... E `There was a. noticeable increase in the money available for Christ- mas gift purchases, one prominent storekeeper reported. While many ~-so-called 1uxury" gifts found their Gina Ghzistmas Trade aged 32; Milford Miller, aged 30, and Andrew Herrell, aged 20, charg- ed with me theft. of :1 Citizens` Dairy truck with breaking and en- tering Jas. Harts Garage. Bradford {and theft from Whites Service Sta.- 1tion at, Ne\vmarkeL, were sentenced yesterday by Magistrate Compton Jeffs in court here. 1' ntnn n.-.4 mr.'n,... 1.... ....-ix- Three Orillia men, Charles Law, SL.. and with breaking and entering. Laws and Miller Year Denite I` Year Indenite I Counts. ucua ll]. cuuu. 11L'1'C. Lzlxvs and Miller, both with :1 number of previous convictions. re- ceived sentences of one year defm- |ite and one year indenite in me 1 Ontario Reformatory. I-Te1`rn11 hrnnmmp nf `hie non and |\JuLuLlU IVUAU1H.l'(1.LU1y. Herrell, because of his age and due to the fact that his previou-.~; record was less besmirched, received one year definite and six inonrns indenite in the same institution. 'r'hn 1 1-. ran Iiynu-n ms... .\.m.-: o .. 4 I-. 1% Three Orillia Men Sent to Reformatory uxucuxuw: 111 but: azuuc xuamuumull. I The Lhrec were removed to the ,county gaol to await transfer. ' Evidence in the case of Laws and Harrell was taken at a previous sit- `.ing of the court, when Miller re- quested an adjournlnent in order to secure counsel. John Woods ap- peared on his behalf on Wednes- day`. T\/TI'Hnr vnarlnrl nni'lfn fn H-an fh1'on uay. Miller pleaded guilty to the three charges as Laws and Herrell had. `previously done, and the evidence was reviewed briey. Constabie Peever, of Orillia, told of locating the Citizen's Dairy truck on the i2nd COI1C(,`bSiOl1 oi` Orillia Twp. about .150 yards off the highway, conceal- sed in :1 bush. He apprehended the [three men on the highway iahorii. ldistance from the truck and [L1`!'L`:;(--" ' resistance. I 7.... 1hr.-.47 h-....;n H.-.-. .\..n..... QUIULI5 hilt` ill UAULCD DLU1Cll. I Mr. Whibc, N\\"111L1l`liCL gu.1'ag,:3 aura _re1`reshmcnt stand opcmior, testified ithat a rear window of his $L.LD- lishment had been broken and m:-`r'- jchandise L0 the value of $150 tam-.11 icigcirettes, tobacco, pipes. cliocolaua `b'EL1'S, cLc., to the value of $72.30 ;`.'.'er'e recovered near the truck. } On behalf or his client, Milford ..iMil1e1', Mr. Woods stated Elm. LXO- :- cused had a history of unemploy- -imcnt \V'11iC11 caused desperation of Vlrnind and tiim; his previous con- `uictions were the result; of Lhe irrecessity for money. His mcxiacr, Ea widow, was given the sevcmrzen ".1, , .,_.,__ L- ..,._... ran.- `ysunauy school Concert Enioyed { \ Jtglst Baptist 1 First Baptist Church", C1apperLon`\. ~ SL., was lled to capacity last Thursday evcning for Lhe annual Sunday School Christmas concert. staged by members of the Sunday `School and enjoyed by all who at.- tended. -mm n....:.,..1 .-.r Card!) r qt: r`.i`u=- , ...- ., ! ginner: I "X-Vx way into homes this year, there was la. continuance of the tendency of the past, few seasons to purchase. more of the `'practical things. Clothing stores reported a splen-~ did increase in volume over the- previous Christmas, with many pur- overcoats, etc., taking place. I All in all, Rnrrie mprnhnntc nfhngn chases of larger articles such as nuvcxuuuvh, t:bU., buxaulg piace. All in 8.11, Barrie merchants whose stores presented an attractive Christmas appearance, and who in- vlted Christmas trade through well- prepared advertisements in the local press, are more than satised with. the public response. rva\.\v|I, ...... a'~v -._ (Please turn to page four Eight - Pages .. \.|`4c Fo11r)\ving` is the covering motion` passed after 21. heated session in` which Engineer G. G. Reid, 01` To-` romz,-. we. sc\.'cu-ly censored for ex- nnnrHnn- X-\u'.. n n O-I1ru\tfvv .