The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Warden Ne Entertains At Banquet` W. O. McKinnon was re-elected president for 1940 and Bert Warnica rs! vice-prosiclem. when L110 Barrie Agricu1tm'a1 Society met for its annual meeting in the council cham- ber on Tuesday. `F`in'1nr-nu nf thn Qnniafv Qhnm r-nn. UCL UH Lucauay. I V Finances of the Society show con-| sidemble improvement over past; years zmcl the statement \\';is fav01`-i ably 1'emm'I'.0d upon by those - I ent. Despite the fact Hm: ' i111~1'fv'-1':~d with :1 part, of the HP. nn. .1... nrdh-H; . gnu .\ lllK"|l acL'1\'iLi.s. nut prot was $1399.52. Gross Mn` \ v' 1 V H11 11 1)illL H` ,:.,.(.<., _ uu \\ A.` -\ x /U .'.A;'.. expcx`1c1ii`ux'cs (Please turn to page four) County Rate Unchanged Finances Bess On Bank Loan Reducezl to $100,000-Tax Rate to Be Maintained at Four Mills. Last yo-.u"s Simcoe Co1mt.y tax rate of four mills will be retained for 1940. it was decided in the clos- ing hours of the opening session 01 .1 Ll-_A LI~n ..nn.. ...|_.... u .-...._ _-:--: ...D .. the year . u. wnnv u: when it was decided that one mill should be provided for road H111i1`.It`HllI)('L` and improvement and three for general purposes. At, no time in its history has the Anson`:- vbJA:A|At, vx ounxlna Ln... 1.. ......1. .. A..- g-.__-__ --.--- --- -..-..... ,,...,,w--. the county been in such 11 ne nan-` cial situation," County Treasurer D. 5. Coleman declared in drawing at- tention to a reduction of $130,000 In the bank lozm to $100,000. ... ....\, ........ .....-.. |.\I vAvu.vvVa The rate will provide 357.670 for road purposes and $179,010 for gen- THE - BARBIE - ADVANCE uuu, the the rec-ipts nnr . ` mu. nu . \,..u...u - I \\'CL\'()l`5 lived i1 - of Rochdale. A 1 I 1 living in :1 do; as the Hung tried se\`eml r'onditicn. Fin these Rochdalr. n!` + n u~1`nr-hxlnr -3. ...... .. .... ,. . ........ _.....-... The rst. is the story of 1511: A Lwenty-eight hungry weavers whc sug pioneered the Consumer Co-opera-lam Live movement. These twenty-eight in the smrilltextiie town cm England. They wei'e.0f c1ep1'es:si0n decade. known cot Hungry F`m't.ies," and htuhcal remedies for their` V Finally in the year 184-ill) Rochdale pioneers hit. on the C1` principles of the co-operative move-`an lY1`n,.....\ Here are three examples of co- operation on a grand scale. r-nu- L :,_ u-- _L...... ..n u... erul needs. a. total of $230,680. Appohmnenbs were as follows: Boards of Education--Bzurie, Ven. C. A. Moulton; Collingwood, Douglas McArthur; Midland, T. M. McCul- lough; Penetang, Geo. Copeland; Allislon, Peter B. Thomson; Brad- ford, Fred Doan; Orillia, Geo. H Brown (three years). Roy McGee (two years), Hugh W. Grant (on: _,......,. Council granted the Simcoe Coun-I. Ly Library Board 3200 and appoint-! ed the folloing directors-The War- den (one year), Mrs. J. E. Montagu- `Leeds, Barrie, and Rev. A. E. In- gram, Midland; two years, Mrs. J. M. Mitchell, Collingwood. and Rev. G. D. Kendell, Bond Head; three years. J. C. Prior, Coldwater, and J.` D. Bowemmn. Alliston. l (Please turn to page eight) Its Aims and I Accomplishments SECOND IN A SERIES ON CO-OPERATION Q9-gperation, (Please turn Need for Economy in Pub- lic Affairs Stressed by Various Speakers. NEARLY 100 PRESENT (BY DAVID SMITH) Bradford Bakery Scene of Suftday Shooting page . _ elght) Record} E co-Vi A 0( suggest-is . and cc -ugh! ` crowded \v(_\1`c. of Limo mown council hrn! .. . A thc mam - {Community Frogress is ' Piannei At Public Meet! Many Suggestions Offered." for Public Betterment at Meeting Calied by Dr. W. A. Lewis - New; Hig'11way' Proposed. ` ._.. I I I I 1 | i Barrie: Ontario, Thursday, "January 25, 1940 flock of constructive critims1n% suggestions and ideas for national `and community betterment wore into a. re1at.ive1_\` s,I1u:`L .~-32.:-0': at :1 public xnu~:'-i:.x.,~ in L110` I `council chamber Mondzxy evening. 1 called by D1`. W. A. Lewis. and sup-; I pmtcd by m-:*mbers of Lhe Liam ' Club, Ki\`.`:mi.s Club. 'i\:\\'a1 CGv.;;.Cl] I and citizzens. of B:x1'rie. I 1 The purpose of the meeting, 2!` loiiiimeu by Di`. Lc\\*7.>. was if) , lcure some constructive ideas for the Iwelfare of the tmvn, which inighi `be brought into being thmugli the co-operation of the service clubs, toxvn council and citizens generally. Highlight of the January sessions I for members of County Counil, Court House officials and other dig- nitaries from town and district is the annual Wa.rden s banquet. This year was no exception, and on Fri- day evening nearly one hundrg guests of Warden Percy Neff sat down to a turkey dinner at the American Hotel. The spirit of good fellowship overowed the dining hall and was apparent throughout the entire building which the party` took over for the evening. Reeve John Carlton. of Beetoni veteran of many siinilar occnsions' capnbly lled the position of chair-, man. The toast to the Warden wml ably proposed by Deputy-Reeve W I D. McLeod, of Nottawasaga. I R. Loffree, head of the c01mne1'- cinl c`.epz11'Lment- of the B.C.I., was elected chairman for the mect;ing.: and zulother meeting of similar 11:2- turv will be held in about three weeks time when committees ap- pointed to look into various phases` of the work discussed will bring in! their reports. i v First matter considered was thcl proposal to approach Hon. T. B.i ,McQuesten, Minister of Publici `Works. relative to the building of! 21. double lane highway between? Bradford and Barrie. It was sug-! gesled that the contolu` of thel landscape should not be destroyed` by such an aclditioll. but that the natural beauty and scenic value or `the hills remain unaltered as far_ asl possible, as this drive presents onei (Please turn to page ve) 1 Victorian rder 1 Nurse Made 2243 ; Vissiis In 1939? I ALL REPOI~`.'1'S PRESENTED AT A':\'l\'UAL MEETING ARE MOST ". CUUIKAGING. T11e.roporL of Miss Lawson, V.O.; Nurse. ms the hlgluligm of Lhl` an--1 'nua1 ma-eLin;,~ of the Victorian Order` 3. ~n.,.n~ 'l`.\,~v~yn Mun nnh '1.-Ir} nu \ uh \'.L'xL' u14xLu.: uLu LIA: 1.`;.).'I. \Jl tlm... 13.261 \`.'L:`.`u free '\ isiLs_ 139 part. paid and only 231 paid the full; fee. The nurse a.t.te11ded 24 con- nement cases, made 241 pro-natm Visits, 374 Ob.~.LeL1'ica1 visits, 436 in- fant visits and 204 inst1'uct`xve visits` Other visits included 603 lneclical and surgical, 48 wc=11-baby clinic: \\'e1'e Tuzlcl. with 105 babies registerec` `and a total attendance of 504. D. F. MacLa1'en, president. pro- sided at the mepting. which was ibur, poorly attended. The work huc: been carried on very smoothly um eiciemly during the year, he said TI. i: thn nivn nf the VON tn :m`\/P `secretary, said that nine regular meetin{:s had been held in 1939, with an average attendance of nine. The substantial contribution made by Iovenden College, the result of a successful bazaar, was much ap- ipreciaied. The Field Committee. {under the leadership of Mrs. T. 5Lowe, assisted the work greatly by supplying dressings, etc., for the nurse, looking after small expenses and seeing that the nurse was pro- perly equipped. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. had generously provided the nurse with oice spact `which helped considerably. The new :quarters for the baby clinic in thf |1\/Lasonic Temple building facilitatec (Please turn to page four) In her report. Mrs. MacLaren. t:1uLu:uu_y utulug LIN: yuan, Lu: IL is the aim of the V.O.N. to an `M10 need such service. I - , --,,, --_ ,, U1 U.l'.'LL, A Lot-(11 1 rhn-1-\.r Guests were welcomed by Warderl Nerf, who paid special tribute to 111: opponent, Reeve Geo. Barr, whom he defeated in a close contest for the Wardenship. In a brief address. Warden Nefl` outlined the develop- ment M Simcoe County since earliest times and expressed the as- surance that in the present great conict the citizens of Simcoe Coun- ty would give a. good account of themselves in maintaining the Brit- ish traditions that have ever beeni upheld in this county. E .Al.lll Ull 0: 2.243 ' 1939. 01 ; 1'71`. musband Shoots Wife Then Tums Gun 0n Self 'iTl1ieves Loot Car Q ! Get 0ver $400 ` Beauty Suppiies! I BELIEVE SUPPLY CAR. TRAILED, BY PAIR. AVVAITING OPPOR-` TUNITY TO RIAKE THEFT. 3 Thieves with an eye to beauty; culture made a. successful getaway; winh over four hundred dollars: worth of supplies of this nature from; `a parked car on Owen Street Friday: ` evening. n...__....| 1"`-.. I..._..I-.-.... .....: .. . .......u. Samuel Ray, barber and novelty? lsupply agent, 92 O Connor Drive, To- ronto, parked his car in front of Mr. Peacocks barber shop on Owen St., just off of Dunlop, on Friday evening and while he was busy in- terviewing Mr. Peacock, thieves were busy depriving him of his stock-in- trade, which was locked in his auto- mobile. Entry to the machine was gained through prying open the sidv ventilator, which permitted the `thieves to reach in and unlock the door. Mr. Ray told police that he had been similarly robbed in Toronto on a previous occasion. Two men in a car were noticed to have pulled in alongside the Ray car when it was. parked and it is believed that they; were following, awaiting an oppor- tunity, which arrived in the short space of time that Mr. Ray was inl `Mr. Peacock's barber shop. I 1:\n11.....:...,.. ... n-,. 1.-.. -r .__-.x ' New cnmmnge 0% Kiwanis % Is To Defeat Al Isms Following I stolen : I A i ties, all I One portable piece dresser sets in case, 24 karat` gold plated: two gross mcn`s noel:-| colours; Lhinriing shea1's, combs, two pairs hand elettric LlEp-'5 pers, tl'iir1_v dozen collar and tie sets l`{l'/In) 3 radio, eight dozen pair's~ 0110 three gross ten- I I v barber A I . in lrxrge box, 5,000 Regent "b1ar3':`-s, also ints. and lighters. 'l"u.-3;` vvalue, $407.65. ~.V..D throng , -......... .-nvuuw. vvc nlubb Cl It is just gwent,y-f1ve years sincetcommunism, Fascism, Nazism Kiwanis came into being. At first all other isms, with enthusiasm; its motto was We Play," but ihwanis must face a new outlool was soon discovered that this wasjmust see that politics are cle a poor structure to build on, so the!` It must see that men are ell motto was changed to We Trade."i to our municipal, provincial There did not appear to be any-: fecleml bodies who will serve thing fundamelal in this for 21 people and not themselves. foundation. so the motto was again! Through the generosity of changed to "We Build, and Kl- Morrison, manager of Cop wanjs has been building ever since. favors in the form of Co The 400,000 boys` and girls clubslsausage pack:--.ges `were distrit organized have built a lot of betterfamong the V'iSitvint5 Kiwanians. Riverdale Kiwanizms, over twenty` `strong, paid an inter-club visit; co: the Barrie Club Monday night. `;Bi11 CockbLu'n. a member of the vis-f iting club, and a. Past Kiwanis} Governor and International official,` was the speaker. I Commenting upon the eiciency of the new snow plow attach- ment which the town purchased for the grader at a cost of $590, and which was demonstrated to council on Monday morning fol- lowing the week-end heavy snow storm which tied up many roads in the vicinity, Alderman Ted Twiss, chairman of the Board of Works, reports that with the new plow a particularly bad sec- tion of the town in the vicin- ity of Codrington Street was ploughed out in thirty-ve` min- utes with the new attachment. The same job last year under similar conditions took the grad- er and thirty-ve men three days to accomplish. This year there is :1 lack of men to do this type of work, Mr. Twiss declared. Adm Economy Classieds good ....-.- .-.- ~....-., .......,.., -...n.. \l\l|uA" v First word of the shooting was fgiven at 12.30 Sunday morning as little Joan, fully dressed, stood out- !side the door of Russell Warfolk, inext-door neighbor, and called to `him: They're both dead. They're 'shot." I I Bradford, Jan. 21.-Tragedy struck 'deep 1:1 3. Bradford family shortly `after midnight, Saturday, when `Frank W. Stephenson, 32-year-old baker, shot and killed his sleeping lwife and then sent a rie bullet ucrashing into his own prain. r\.....~1........_1 I... ;u_.. _\_-L, _.__,_ A EThey re Both Dead, Girl | of 5 Calls to Bradford 2 Neighbor, Tl1ey re Shot --....._-_.a --.... --... V... ; Orphaned by the shots were two fdaughters, 9-months-old Marilyn,_ `who was sleeping In the death room [above the bake shop, and Joan, 5 `Chou-6~ ......-.. ....v.,... us. D`... u..,, yuuvy. Chief Constable Wallace Reeves and Provincial Constable C. F. Dean 'foun(i Mrs. Stephenson lying in bed, the bed clothes drawn up in it nor- mal position over the still gure. Two bullet wounds were in the ihead. Beside the bed, sprawled on the oor, was the fully dressed g- iure of the husband, one hand still igrasped about the stock of a small .22 calibre rie. There were two fempty shells on the oor and one I I > in the rie. Close by was the crib in which the baby. then aroused, zlay. She was immediately taken over to Mrs. Warfolk s. Warfolk, who had just retired, `nunied the little girl into the house and while Mrs. Warfoll-: at- !tended to the comparatively com- fposetl little girl, the husband ung ion a few clothes and ran up a ishort block to get, the police. I ru.:,.r n.-._..i..n_y- ur..n_.... n .... __ =Gouniy Asks Govt. Centmllgal Costs News of the tragedy swept through the village and left members of the community stunned and wholly un- able to account for it. Hours later, (Please turn to page four) ASK ELIMINATION OF EXPEN- SIVE FORMS OF PROCEDURE" -BELL INQUIRY IS CITED. ` , u Barrie, Jan. 22.-ExcepLion to the- `increased cost in administration of justice in Simcoe County was tfzken by council at. its closing session, and a special report of the legislation ',committee is to be forwarded to the ` Attorney-Generals Deprwmient. The report was as follows: In view of the excessive and ap- :pai`enLly inc:ie;ising' cost of the ad- miiiistration of justice in the Cr>u1i- _ty of Sinicov. n. 1'0:/mt ex:un:i`:(- oi `whit-ii, the Bell inquest, at Coming- iwoocl. plzutccl an npparo1iL.1_v L111- 1 ..._ 4-,:.. u V... l`i\ 41., citizens, and the inter-clmnge of `ideas through Kiwanis has built a. `lasting friendship between Canada `and the United States. I _ } To-day at the twenty-fth mile- ;stone .21 new and a bigger challenge `faces Kiwanis. We must; defeat. Zcommunism, and Ki- wanis outlook. It must cleaner. `It elected ito and lfecleml the `people I rrm.-mmx- n- ~-~~-A-~ * ` Financial Statement. Best!` in Many Years--W. Oil McKi1111on Re-elected asiv President for 1940. BABY LIES` IN CRIB .,- -........ J uances of the county, and Lhls his committee recommencl: ALLo1'ney-Geneml be re: ...-.. ...- ..rx-._._._.. :1 nd unfair Imrden manaer of,` (3;;pa.c.(;_`v: Copaco r-.1r'.;mnr: `mm-a A:..o...-:...._.. , V - --- -- \/u`JL\4U -,i::=.ges distributed Ei;1`hi`- 1 ;15:(`s Ir` .5. ht) Ken the Bradford Tragey I Barrie Fair Profit Is__51,399.52.