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. ""-":----------- ---------------__..___. Barrle, Ontarlo, Thursdav. Ja.m12.rv 11 1mm bundle of -1 an n... , mu L\:\.UlH.` f a warning the Wasaga he C511` n1nnrr_ ofcer news- .u u: a. u, 511'." It is a 5? Well. why does it. `look so much like 3. 3?"-Natioua.l 3 Zeitung. vv aauga ' plung- at his mild little b It. look . SIP," S g sloppier every No Chance "Look here, Jones," the boss raged_ ookkeeper, your; day. ` Just like a. 5!" ,vu. paW p` Quite the Contrary E The harassed husband was relax- ing condentially to his friends de-` tails of his wife's extravagance. I well, you know, consoled the other, life is like a. game of chess. In your case. it's check-check-- check, eh ?" I N'n im-9 LL -- mnulpullea all the tools Apprentice: Yes, all `I haven t got all the that yet."--Hjemmet, C4 ._:__ uoming Along Carpenter: Well, Willie, sharpened all the tools?" Yes all an; ALL Gkud did." J. Ulll . you when you secretly married Dick: mv arm was ner Iatzher ro told him his daugh He n_ea.r .4.-. H1 say. He nea my arm o'."--News and What Helps One Helps All Salesman: I have a. book for 5 `How to sing in 10 Easy Lessom Lady: But I haven't ordered SH.'lP.rhnn- In- I.--A Little She didn't. jg Says the Office Sage Goldilocks was a. wise girli stop to enter into a I i .. -, .....5 m m 1.-sasy Lessons. it." Salesman: No, but your neighbors} lid`!l Tom : V011 whnn A118. Was her unn L. ;um uucl ms friends. 3 Did Miss Florence ;-'pay any of your bills ? J clnef coroner.--No, sir. ` "Do you live with Mis - "Yes, sir, for the last 20 _- "Do you pay board r1times--but what's that t( :`_you ? added Mr. Sullfvz nantly, you`re a good .p< ) he (`,HV1Kin*nnrl .1". ..-.. , ,._ --...... uuulmcl p1`0DCSE- ed, he declared the Roman hier- urchy murdered Ambrose Small and ` The motive, he said, was $100,000} Jo the Roman Catholic Church. I With a. parting statement; that J I have sometl1ing to say about the! lJ3.suiLs," Mr. Sullivan left. the \+....,. : xuccu r " I certainly do, stranger." ,_ W... u\,\;U1uHlg' Lo going i`o1'w.'11'd in bags the respective units. overseas this mail will by members of the Div of the Canacliuii Postal C also COn11)1'i.5CS experienc trained in the Canuclizul vir-A u! just the contrary---pawn- -pa.wn.-Mont.rea1 star. aaultu. ne a.II`irn1ed in: From the witness box van said he had found ` was stripped down of he. $2 in the bank and $17 ii and left, with a $3,000 'pa1'asit;icai gang` which her, and she has been muz'dered. 'T`hau I-r--! `-- WU1V".l' SWEAR. Mr. Sullivan, declaring: I am theosophist. I believe in the tram: migration of souls," refused to swes on the Bible as he thought it to sacred. He airmed instead. F'1nnq H-.n ....~..__ uu uuubulue. Sullivan was the chief corone who could throw l'atz1.lit.y to "com shall be l1ea.rd. I/Vnmm inc; CIIGBG. Shortly after the inquest opened to-day, the jury foreman said he and his fellow members had sul- cient; facts to bring in a. verdict The Crown counsel, saying he had` no wish to suppress or hide evi-[ dence, said there were witnesses tc be called by J. C. Risk, represent- ing Miss Florence Small, and the chief coroner ordered the inquest to continue. Sllniuan mm. u.- - were no lights where the road 1 river ended. Shnrnu nun _;__ No Chance 9. Jnnnc" L... uvnu uuu. you nad; Hid daughter 2" say. nearly shook ."--News and Vim-H` ... ...,..u5 u.u vcn olgy beach road and the jumping on the running: ripping the car top. Crown counsel prot;est- lared Roman him` v \A\-\A z `Ottawa, Jan. 5, 1940.-111 prepara- non for Ca.nada. s first war loan ef- fort of the new world war, a Nat- gts ional War Loan Committee and 21 `Wn counsel had National subscription Committee l --suppress evigare in process of formation acrosv ' Lid Qanada, and will be organized iv 1` L time for the initial elfort on the % Florence n-mu ...: U, nm~mm~.:.. ...-.. 4-, 1 Canadian soldiers when serving in a theatre of actual war will be able Vu` to send their correspondence free 01 O postage, the Honourable Charles G v),_,bPower, Canada's Postmaster General . announced. is privilege is likewise extended to members of British, Dominion Colonial and Allied Forces also serv- m ing in a theatre of actual war, and -1: to officers and men serving in His Majesty's Warships or Allied War- ', ships aoat. Rlmh r-m.m........x.... -- . ` ";`_' * '41`? 51'a11S-:"""_`7 5-11 : 5119 H17. H01 `[e5:~:5:he1`etfI111S8d _swear White, the Hon. sir I _` _11Eht 11'. too the Rt. Hon. R. B. a.{fnmed mstead. Hon. E. N. Rhodes ; mitcllleg bgx MI`. Su.l1i- (?_h3-- A. Dunning T lfnhe MISS Small Xncxal Treasurers are: 1' money to, . Campbell ,P.E.I.; E nk and 921'`) .-n u. . _ _ _ ,, .1ur....,:...._._. .., _ tuung have yml tools?" 1, 1940 n U, 511'." Miss Small ?" Le years. .y ?"-Some- '5 to do with /11`. Sullivan, indig- .po1it.iciau." Lhe car being driver rnnr] nnrl thr- IUJD I L11 but the saw. 1e gaps out of Copenhagen. or warning signals ended and the deep an Ly 51310 Views. M Wu.` D.u_m_, u...a_a. IL uunmng The nine Pro` 1 -`Miss vmcxal Hon. Thane her tO|A. Hon. Angus L ' in her purse-Macdonald, Nova Scotia; Hon. C. '1` , debt by a`!R1cha.rd, New Brunswick; Hon..J. 1 Surrounded -Mathewson. Quebec; Hon. Mltcheb [1 doped and F. Hepburn, Ontario; Hon. Stuart ! S. Garson, Manitoba; Hon. W. J icked a ufoE_,Pa,tterson, Sa.skat,chewnn- T-Tnn cm-.. uuc LJdUZl( At. this sap-a1'u.Le h`I\il1n' FA- I. .:unz11t:1' SUDSCTIDEIOIIS. In announcing the acceptance by; 1Mr. Dunning or tho r.'hni1'nmns`ni;` of the National Subscription Com-` I Ixnittee, Mr. Ralston said, `C:a11:1cia I _v..........,.u5 Lue rJ1`021C1e1' sale of the bonds to the public. This commit- tee will have the active co-operation, of investment; dealers througlioui Canada, a. number of whom have already done considerable work `:5 the preliminary organization. I The First Wax` Loan will provide` Canadians, as :1 whole. with their rst opportunity to pa1'ticip.ite ii: Canada s war eflort. To enable everyone to subscribe. it is incli-g cated that bone; will have :Iei1."m-3 inations as low as $50 each for` E smaller subscriptions. [ annnnm~irm- rhu ..,.-....L..-r v we mu. non. R. Bennett, and the Chas. Dunnimr T`hn mum , cwuuuuc war Iront. ' The National War Loan Commit- tee, under the chairmanship of the Hon. J. L. Ralston, K.C., M.P., Min- lister of Finance, will be composec I of ve former Ministers of Finance V Canada s nine Provincial I`reasurers' and more than 200 representativr_.` citizens, resident from coast; to coast The ve former Ministers of Fin- =ance are: the Rt. Hon Riv -mmm... 1, , ,--_-.... Ivulu Enjoy this food in your home. You can get Dried or `Pidded Canadian Fish with all its goodness retained for your enjoyment. Ask your dealer. You will nd i very economical,` too. ......... hill) auuLA'AJ1lCu 1` Hake, Cusk, and Pollock, and s1 Herring, Mackerel and Alewives . -qL.---A` " 0 Even if that dauntless sherman didn't luck, today, he can have sh for -supper . will like it! have any . . and be Your dealer can secure Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish in you no matter how far you are from open water. You can choose from such-Dried Fish as Cod, Haddock, mks, Cusk_ and nap ......L he I 1 u ... . vuunnuwn Luau war loan e1- he LI` >rocess iv) eort the!` war front ' ALSO REPAIRS T0 .,..uuu uu, uuc ' Hong Inning Pro~ urers `ova Hon. J. A Quebpxv T-Tnn 1\,n+.~.1.,.r um .L\u.1u1SM-.'I'S OI Fin- Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas PI]. Sil` T-T!-`-hrv ha-anon wu. my 1'no1na:, Henry Drayton . 3. the` and nu. HA- EJIIIWI. Please send me your free 52-pa Tempting Fish Recxpcs", cnntainin and economical Fish llccipca. DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, OTTAWA. '15 indeed 1'-artum ning has agreed important task. ;Minister of FE": ` (`."In1I`nin` con;:;c'.i;1 with `... .Dngz1(1lC1` J. Acton. Lieut.-Colonel F. T. Worthington, _the camp commandant, who is yggreatly interested in The Army's ef- lforts at Camp Bo1'(Ien, 1'ecei:`ed the -clock and handed it to Captain W. Thomson, who has recently been appointed to the work at that cen- tre. i your 52-page Booklet "100 h R:':ip':_~s", containing I00 drlighlful ..I 1:: 1. V such Pickled Fish as as . . and every one of ifferent ways. ..,.u...;. I to the troops, a Base Army Post' Office has been established for the centralized control and handling of mail for Canada's overseas m11iLa1'y 01205. This Base Post Oice is manned by experienced` Post Oice` peixsonnei 1'0.-,"ul:u'1y enlisted in the 3 CLl11iL(U'.U1 Active Service Force, The ` Base Post Oice is the Home Depotl` and Trulnilig Centre for the entire` personnel of the UV'01`.SClS units 01' the Czmadian Postal Corps. [2 this T-}:1 Dn,-c nvx..... , -- . premises were ` })I`O,"l`2`U11 provided the Barrie mu: uuua1ng's equipment. _ " Official opening exercises of the held on a recent by a group 01 talented visitors from Toronto, under me zulspices of the Toronto Citi- zens Committee, President Smith, of Kiwanis Club. pre.s'cntec' a clock for The Army's Hut. Mr smith was introduced to the large crowd by the Divisionn 1 Command- . er. Brigadier J. Acton. Lic-ut.-(`,nlnm=1 W rrI 111-... o (From the War Cry) The Army`: work among the ser- vicemen in training at Camp Bor- den, Ont., has now been extended by the erection and equipping by the Camp Commandant, of a. com- modious recreational centre thal serves the need for both a. gymnas ium and an auditorium in which the men gather for games and pro grams. Four hundred chairs were provided by The Army as part 01 the building's Oicial nnnninn ----- ~=~~ . M Presentcgd To Soiziiers By Kiwanians FREE BOOKLET \lA L.'_...;.U and also 1 the Victory L *5: ('.11:'Lng the last war m ideal man for the job." _.,____.____j;._._;_.__. ;.nmuAuLl.' M1115 l\'11'. Dun~ to undertake this His e.\:pe1'ience as FE ..:;:o and also in Loan make deal man for Hm inh" 1`31't.u1mte that Mr. Dun- Iinrlnrfnbn nu -page Booklet ning Page Three w mm-aua. _ I I I h-_ As the result of arrangements aways ad made with Great Britain, the Post- would die yug' master General has authorized spec- gm` lal rates on parcels mailed in Can- yu didn't ada addressed to Canadian troops you` Said her 31 serving in Great Britain and F zmce _ H ,` Commencing January 1, parcels Mother` J mm5 addressed to troops overseas will be and, bring it to ." accepted at a. rate of 12 cents `nmn,1y Ueturnm` pound, with .a. weight limit; of 1] couldnt nd 3 ` pounds. This is an appreciable re- heres 3 rk.`yu C auction from ordinary parcel post ram; j A pompous nnri ,._,. ...-., an uuivai ab 065131113.-| tion, be delivered without the col- lection of postage charges. Soldiers who are not in a theatre of actual warfare and who have full` mailing facilities at their disposal do not come within this arrange- ment for the present at least, and British postage is required on cor-1 respondence from members of the Forces in Great Britain addressed to Canada. , A: ;-_,, .,......u. 7-- Dlllp zuluzbb. I Such correspondence received in Canada will, on arrival at destina- T31-if-icvh ....,.l_ _- - /jj__ Pme E o;sial I Priviieyes For : War 2039 Troops un: max: to nd 3. ha broken through the WORK GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY \l\4|IlJS(U\/A` m mans to am: .1oops or the C:u1zzuia.11 Actixx Force serving" 0VC1'.:E1S, Lherr room for improved co-ope1'z1- 1 the part of the mailing pub-] THE OPENING OF OUR 20 Owen St Barrie .u.uuu FUSLZU Base Posb npnrn-r: i u...- - ...- AJA\AhlUlJi1 U111! naclizul Corps, which )1'i.scs experienced oicials Postal Ser- ...., . \/s)l/ unwc ucpa1't;- ng its utluoguz L0 facili- spatch 01' mn ilq m n ` \-IL uni? urmg to `N V nrano. PHONE 1412.! .- uvuouua LUIIDS OII I Olllcc mails arc; 1'di;1g Lo fomlztnionsi labelled no UIHLS ()n n ,...:..n` W wmgm mm of uuLuuI1'l3 nnd switch. M roclgyou can throw ` ; A TIl'\Y\1V`\r\Ivr~ ..-A ._. .,..:,., uuJl.`uL`U E0 5 units. 011 a1'1'iva' , 1 mil be handled 1 Divisional Unnl (Tm-nu mh-`I-|~ Au nu ul. u1 marm packing of Promptness Assured Repairs Called For I'\nl3----- J ALL MAKES OF j FOUNTAIN PENS __ ,. vwuuu Delivered. 1.1. I.-X1658 SUHDIE 1' followed, your mail troops with a minimt muwy aclcuessing. The need for proper pz not be Loo strongly Flimsy cardboard boxes tissue paper are entirely Strong` containers and ti ping paner am Accnnl-in` AUIJU VV-`5 Q Regimental No. in $l-an ..... .. auu E1151 in the 1 ? LL. nnuuc 111 stock and that . `plies were being delayed. Gosh." exclaimed the be ,pose thev nrn r'rru'-nn- 4.. ~- . pun 1 nave :1 pound of so-n asked the small boy, running` ; the shop. ` I` I m sorry," said the assist: and started to explain that they .11onc in stock 1'1'o.\:1 s Jplic-s beimr rla-1-=vmr' 4' pompous and impatier !was having 21 prescription "VVhen the preparatioii xv` _~1'eacly she said: I real] ; wait any longer. I will , little girl to fetch it. The chemist; hesitated. a . ing dubiously at his cusbc Wmarked: This stuff is dea on. madam. I think you jtaka it." i -girts is worth considering: ' Mrs. Kulper-Say, Miranda, did PS Rastus give Liza an engagement V1 ring for being engaged ? . Mirancia-No, Mis Kulper, he done m better dan dat. He give her an en- `me gagement wringer for her electric , wash-machine. __. ace ml Customer--This photograph makes an` 18 d me look older than I really am. by Photographer-Weli, that will save 35 1? you the expense of having one made dic 'nC_ later on. 00; if` . Boss--Sam, I notice that you work ing '1 about half the time. If this keeps few . up, I'll have to let you go. 1931` 1" Sam-Weil, you see, Boss, I'se jes the-` doin' what my mammy done told 3'93 me. T _ Boss--Your mammy told you! I 5116 ``_cannot believe a hard-working wo- (11191 `D man like your mother ever told you D1917 5 to 10211` on the job. Sign sam--Sure nuff she did, Boss 393* she clone made me promise to al- ed- ways remember: A half a loaf ls Di better than none. Of 3- id I`- I Le d ___. Dr. always had a presentiment I gm" ;_ said the chorus 18 they _ And didn't, after all, did Th 5 you?" girl friend. mm 2; Jimmy, find a, switch gal. and me." ar 61: A. .._.;.. up, 1.11 nave Do let; ya mam: Custbme1'-This photograp real}, ( u:u.C11 Lneir destination to loose and careless Iaulby addressing. need rm- nu-rxnnn .....,.,u uzuu ua.I;. 1-16 I .-:-u Then, too, the practical value of [gifts is and Wisze Post Oice, Canada. so place your return address upper left-hand corner. Iese simple instructions are I, your mail mm .-....,.u. H-- MODERN I have 031)?" boy. 1`Unninr.- inrn uuyu, LuoIal'uUDl0I1S 1 r will reach t minimum of glay. 5 no LU me." (returning afterward): switnh `Mn us impaltient woman ' made up. r 4 3 : was near] really cannot 1 longer. send my` 0 n l... This Ls" pnr|,ieu1:Lrly the case in re- gard to the packing and {l(Idl'(.`.s'Sln,`_." of parcels. A number of parcels! and letters already sent will not: reach their intact oxvine packing and noims 9 to 6 Regiment or Unit, hesit`::t.ed. and, look- customer, re- deadly pois- Von mmhr M I ::11`.ere;1 the `the solcliers` are any com-I cu. I ~ boy, I sun-` try to blackj . UL) uu. L-hat he'd t1.e edge u.uy [JUL5 ' ought to Lq.):hl/illlL. hey had 3:) sup-3 \.n.A\1LU ` is still 1 tion on he. rn1.:., nvn VAC DBL IL aph Llly 5 . o. s, Collingwood, Jan. 5.-A verdict of accidental drowning for both Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bell was returned the coroner's jury to-day after minutes deliberation. The ver- dict said We can come to no other conclusion. Mrs. Bell, married in Stayner a ` was Miss Gertrude Small, sis- few ohurs before the double drown- of Ambrose small, millionaire theatre owner. Whn di. or 3115 , the` LU al- District Coroner Dr. D. Corcoran, Elmvale, thanked Chief Coroner Smirle Lawson and -Crown mam Counsgl W. B. Common, K.C., for the 1-zmdly and fair way in winch had treated all witnesses. 11_ did SAID Mlmmmwn A Long Walk The M.O. looked at the youth : feet and rejected him. You could n't possibly stand the long marches son," he explained. The would-be recruit burst tears. "'.Vh_\' are you so upset?" asked Llio doctor. Well, sir." replied the youngster` I walked 217 miles to get here . . I and I can't bear the thought of` hvalking back."--Lonclon Daily Mir-i mt lntc guy. now wnat did she 51 Nothing--she was out," V reply.--Employees' Magazine. Anticlimax Counsel was cross-questioning a wimess in an important case. He! I asked: And on 11th July you say you called upon Mrs. Murphy. Now what did she say ? I object. my lord. to the ques- tion," interrupted the opposing coun- sel. Then ensued an hour's erce [argument between counsel, and in the end the judge allowed the ques- tion. -AA....z -_ v uuab pub on 101` the shore. As the boat drew near, the in charge threw a bundle of paper ashore. The captain sent this bum newspapers. he shouted. you've read them, he wants to whether you want to be rescu Ashington Collieries Magazine. .__:.4 Something to Ponder The shipwrecked party had spent many long months on the desert is- land. Then at last a large liner anchored in th boat; put; off for the As fhn hnn+ n--- ~~ '- e bay and a smart. pxcl/C: IIIVGSIJIQEIUOH. . The investigation came to its `clinmx yest.e1'd:1y when at double in- ;,quesL was opened here under Dr `D. Co1'co1':1n, ox" Eluwalc, coroner.` j with Chief Coroner Dr. Smirlie; ` Lawson assisting. and W. ` B. Com-] Imon. KC anmm -- - ,_ -.. .uA. ouun imvu uuys 1-aver. nantly, "you re ~p (3 dead wolnan with envxsioned car D me mystery or her brother led tu.'s110l1{$` the foggy roz . : murderers jumping tl - 3 Com.,' board and ripping` ca: `plate 1'11vest;igat.ion. ` T1191}. E15 Cl`0\Vn COUHS` R0 -.1 in- '1quc:;L Mrs. Small. C01'co1'nn. E1-.m'alc. cnmnm. 'mm mm: Aucu UV/l3l'S(3`1S. Althoug,-11 the Post I mom. 15 doing utn tame the despawh from troops C11 Service c 1-`. mm .. uLu1ut'I' an we hands of a. parasiti- D cal gang," the jury was told by Patrick Sullivan, who clashed in ], turn with the special crown coun- sci, with the chief coroner and with ,, the evidence of medical experts who` had denitely placed the deaths 01 Miss Small and her husband of a ':few hours, Warren Bell, as being J by drowning. ` , ,-,. .; n A n.r..,. - ~- '9 Mr. and Mrs. Bell came to their u_y UL uwulng. 1 jdeaths on their wedding night, Oc-V ,tober 26. The next; day their ca)` `was found three feet; below the sur-- face of N0tta\vasag'a River, at. Was- agzt Beach. Mrs. Bell's body waz` recovered from the water that day` Mr. Bell's body was not`, found umi!` . L`.VO days later. I Rnlnhrm nf +1.. I-- ~ talc Lawn urctb mey tnoug quest very fair, and 4 mended in.st;a.1lat.ion of signal at the end of t Beach road o which the ed. ....._, uau The death Mua. Lea an witnesses. pct. 01 A111 DT05 owner, vpnrc arrn ..__._._:__._j._______. Ontario, Thursday, January 11, VERDICT REFUTES PAT SULLI- VAN `S CLAIM VVOMAN WAS MURDERED BY PARASITICAL GANG. .____.. __.__..__ Garirmie Smaiiowned With `Canada's `i:i Spouse, Collingwaod Fury Findingf war Lean mm VERDICT RFIFITTWQ ham an.. -...u-uuulcbll I He .d ;he say I ! of `."--London VJUC. Thc volume of n steadily i11c1'cz1.:siug'. 1 ton of mail passes dz Base Post, Otiice for men overseas. AlH1nnuh r- * ` Anticlimax was l"V'I'\E1- .... bu. jury made special mention 01 1C1 . that thev thmmhf. fhn 4.- nu btll) cms bundle After uem. wnnfe 9-n 1..-us u_y maue spec1a1 they thought the in- ery fair. and mm 1'9!-nr-~ up ouuxc. V came then? Oc- ca) 2 surf lS2l!_"n. Pivrxr of ur... cuu U1 me V` car ; .A\lLLl4\4uu A1 M31" know ) rescued."- I Mn anoinn 3C aura. u, n1llll0I1Li1` who disappearea 20 uuuuguv UIJU 11.1- also recom- 1 Of `.1. urcarninn