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1qu Weekly MONDAY end THURSDAY Expect Small Surplus Town Spends $500000 At the town council meeting Monday night Mayor Mayor said he hoped all members of council would be present at the nomination meeting to be held on Friday night Ald Reginald Ayrcs chairman of the reception committee gave verbal report on plans for the civic recognition of Smith who has retired as town clerk and treasurer Theevent was held at the community house last night Ald Fralick introduced mo tton to have street light erected for house on Puget St The mo tion was adopted It was pointed out that it costs the town 11 an nually for each street light When Aid HenryNorton point ed out that the printers had omit ted his name and that of Aid 86th YeorwNo 83 AUIHOIIIM It KONG CLASS BAIL IV Till POST OFFICI DIPANENI OHAIA Although starting out theiyear 1949 with deficit of $44000 it is expected the Town of Barrie will end up the year with smallsurplus This was the opinion expressed by Reeve James Hart chairman of finance at the council meeting Monday night The total expenditures of the town for 1949 will exceed half million dollars Mr Hart explained in referring to the state merit which covered the period to November 15 Included in the receipts for 1949 is an item of $3359031 tak en from the reserve account It was decided to use this money to help offset the deficit carried over from 1948 The property committee went over its budget by $557065 in mak ing the alterations to the tire hall and market building It was es timated this work would cost $5500 but it actually cost $1107065 Most other committees remained fairly well within theiribudgets Here are the principal items of expenditure to the end of October Collegiate levy $2426965 Colle BARR BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA EXA ThirteenYearOld Driver in Hospital glate debenture 5441335 Public school levy $9241291 Public school debenture $529801 Separate school $0792 County levy $5327510 Police commission $24500 Librar $851006 Parks board $6646 Garbage collection $12774 Town debentures Property Committee THIS BOY age 13 lies in bed at the Royal Victoria Hospital after driving truck into two cars and then over bridge on Highwayll He suffered broken leg His mother seen here came down from Sudbury after she learned of the incident The lad had left home the previous night without advising his parents Examiner Photograph by George Cadogan iriuasow NOVEMBER 24 1949 Two Small Boys Escaped from Wreckage Ulllll AUDtI IUREAU OF CIRCULAIQONS Section lPoges to William Merrick from the hockey Fire slmav File ha and market buiid gfi 5135051gttmgggefdmyfgg Isllmoes Tod haiipriiigiiiieiild ance as Last County Counc1l heifer eflub notlthe printing eom ux zToglgil gang forge mieeocounei Water Light Fire Committee Among the relief accounts was Fm brlade and Chief $017687 11 letter asking final reading by council the town to pay $50 month to person about to be released from Council decided that since the per son was Barrie resident the ob ligation should be accepted Re liet and welfare accounts to the End of Nov 15 totalled $938472 Another account for person claiming to be an indigent was turned down it was stated this couple had property that could be sold to pay the hospital account reply will be sent to thecounty clerk to this effect Vehicles on used car lots were being parked so that men going to work and women pushing baby buggies had to get out On the road said Aid Norton This will be referred to the police During committee discussion Aid Fralick was chairman and he announced that he would not be acalidfdfih hbffEICCtlbh On motion of Deputy Reeve Hart and Aid Mrs Ilamllteii the customary honorarium of $500 was made to the mayor Aid Hamny referred to news paper lzeport in which it was said he had asked some Jaycees to leave the council chamber He pointed out that hp had been in the chair only few momnts and some other persons had been asks ed to leave the council when re port in connection with their busi ness was to be discussed He had not known there were any Jayces in the council chamber at that time Referring to the financial state ment Mayor Mayor said the poll tax was joke when only two persons had paid it in Barrie this year The clerk said notices were going out to others The cotmcil gave third reading to bylaw toraise $675000 for the publiCschool board This bylaw will new go to the municipal board for approval before the letter Wasread from the Ma sonic Temple Company in connec tion With the rightofway for lane between this roperty and Dunlop St Council reed to sign the agreement withthe company letter was received from the Bell Telephone Company faith nounci notice of application for Karl interim increaSe in rates The application will bernade to the board of transport commissiOners ifr Prize Winners In sanitarium JAMES HART ment $84457 Fire truck drivers $261599 Street lighting $7900 Hy WhotWe Hove for You ml 53950 Welfare Hospitals $428236 Welfare for The Inside indigents $803085 Printing and Reception Page Printing $292846 ZaElmvale News Reception $92464 340001 Medical Correspondence Finance and Assessment Assessliient $512073 Salaries Xouthful Speaker speakingto large congregation lAround Town Weddings 6Commuriity Concert Womens News 6ltural Correspondence 78 rte Bowling Reports elker Stores Christmas Gifts 9Edltorliils Letters Features lbOBrien Letters Week at Ottawa IlFor Parents Only News lBMarchburn Farm South Sim coo Womens lieGeneral North 51W ienntiiony slit Boye Pulls merit lHPOItS Features Bowling Ite ports lGNellls Rubber Footwear llTheatrea Barrie News litPersonals Churches lauadio Column 2021Bobinson Hardware Opening zzLegals Sales Mineswed diets zeGenenlNews Rtoi Praises 19yearold Beverley Rowe 236 Elizabeth Street Barrie who is studying for the ministry eliver ed the sermon at Trinity Anglican Church Sunday evening An inspiring and very satisfy ing address saidRev Joseph deP Wrighti rector describingthe ei fort ofthe youth whois inhis second year at Wycliffe College Toronto The conncilfdecided to protest the applicationfor increase on behalf if the Citizens of Barrie $ll60214 Pension $2008 Law costs $109317 Elections $62973 Liabil ity insurance $127928 Workmens compensation $81905 Remunera Last session for 1949 of the Sim coe County Council opened M011 day at the county buildings Barrie with all of the 49 members present Declaring the session open Evans KC Warden touched on salient points of the past few months He referred to the visit of he GovernorGeneral and party to this area as an outstanding ocea sion and praised the arrangements of the tourand visit as being well planned and carried out Later in 90 siss2an3frisrr232 SeSSIOH 1n 49 Pens Briefly reviewing county works he lauded present road works and plans as satisfactory in scope for county of this size He pointed out two bridgesone at Alliston and one at Anguswere built with an other one Kirkpatrick bridge to be started He offered condolences on behalf of the council to Deputy Reeve Jack Cowan of Midland in the loss of his son through polio and to William Robinson MP for Simcoe East in the loss of his wife TWO BOYS age 12 and 13 were pulled from the wreckage of this panel truck at Crown Hill The 13yearold boy had been the driv er The boys brilught the triik down this bridge and landing in the creekfthe truck struck two autos Although the small truck was almost demolished the boys escaped with only broken legs on to councillors SL491 Honorap the meeting motion was passed He also paid tribute to Mr Cow ium to mayor 5500 Interest on authOIlZlng 1011 0f apDFGCialiOW an for his part in the rescuing last temporary loans 55142055 Discount to Clarke chairman of the Hur summer of six men from thewaters way from Sudbury Before going over the NOMINATION NIGHT Examiner Photo by George Caddgan $2300 Salvation mmmtCWCEW immahd burst Park $50674198 on taxes $209295 Grants Ohio Association Nettleton manager of the Bank of Toronto of Georgian Bay after boat acci dent Town planning 5300 Recreation Barrie and others for their work Two new members of the coun 325oo Bathing beach 5500 BMW in connection with the arrangelei were welcomed cultural societyosaoo Community house $800 Chamber of commerce Arm rescue $500 Hospital $3000 Agricultural society $1000 Traffic lights $1331 Board of Works General $5304945 Land fill $2 11751 Disposal plant $557145 Con tingencies $103807 Over expendi ture in 1948 $4400920 Registryof flee $9060 Grant to teen agers $100 UnemplOyment insurance $103292 Nightsoil $42075 Market building maintenance $4829 Housing Cen tral mortgage and housing $11 KM Blinding inspector $43762 GRAND TOTAL OF EXPENDI TURES $50269062 nacsirrs TO OCTOBER 31 Taxes $42007240 Ontario re roads $1064418 Ontario re LCBO $302165 Ontario re fire and pol itic $838052 Police eouit nes and fees $408278 Poll tax $10 Licenses $447686 Dog tags $16050 Building permits 93114450 Rentals $721880 Percentage added to taxes $09795 Lotssold $225810 Tax certificates $5730 Parking meters $554963 Sewer connections $379134 Re serve for tax arrears $3359031 Miscellaneous $243201 County health grant $58265 GRAND TOTAL OFRECEIPTS tha Sign fOllowd and Reeve Hart pre Piibiiespctltinijfontet letter was read fromC Stewart relating to the New ton property It was suggested ttheoption should be torn specific period all Bugs Drop tel GOod Start Three wolf bounties were claim in Simcoe County eeks ago but only one since lengthy diseus sentedamotion that the land he Offered to Mr Newtun at $100 an 811 Carl Peacpek Stayner claimed $25 bounty for the skin of blithebaggedlate in October in ottawasaga township acre town will retainan option to uythe IandbaekJThe option 1d expire after five years The motion was adopted Iiiout three ments Special mention was made of the hospitality banquet at Mid GovernorGenerals party The Warden mentioned the im portance of the International Plow Matches to be held next fall near Alliston and spoke of the actiVIty already under way on arrange ments for the event BCI Students Win Two Carter Awards Robert McLean and Anne Met calfe have been announced as win ners of the first and third Cartel Scholarships for Simcoe County The winner of the second scholar3 ship wasa Midland girl Margaret Sykes The scholarships are awarded an nually for general proficiencyon as many as 10 upper school papers Robert McLean winner of the first scholarship valued at $100 had the highest standing if any student in grade XIII at the Barrieand District Collegiate Institute last year with eight firsts in his upper school subjectere is also winner of the BCI Centennial Scholarship and DominionProvincial Univer sity Bursary At present he is at tending the Unlversity of Toronto The winner of the third scholar sh tiled at $40 Anne Metcalfe is inner of the Kiwanis DominionProvincial Un Bursary anda Univer sity of Tortmto BursaryTSheis a1 so attending the University of Tor onto The title students will be among those who graduate at this Fridays Commencementexercises at the col legiatinstitute Th own of Barrie still owes $1939388 ton the renovations to the townghall Thiswill be financed over period of three years presented the town hall council meeting pndit 830 the build ing was$1809888 Tn 111 lild outstanding mxmlllmg Th townsordbondsfrom are serveae up to raisetheiirst attire balance unediwouitl be an When the Made Jul ingvthe tourby the cuchre Friday They were tAnthony Beck WasagaBeach and Reeve Lawmn Robinson Elmvale 2R orts of standingconimittees heard and semaliesoiutions ndade The resolutions were re iterred to various committees for report The meeting was adjourn ed until Wednesday since counell members wereto travel to Toronto Tuday on visit to the Royal Win ter Fair COMING EVENTS tzzzzl Dont forget the dance at Edgar hall Friday night Nov 25 Good orchestra 83b Lefroy Public School Christmas concert in Community Hall Wed neseday Dec 21 83b Bingo Thursday night Nov 24 at 815 Market Hall Mulcaster St Auspices Barrie Band 83b St Andrews Church bazaar tea and sale of homemade bakingFri day Dec 36 pm 8385bT Dance at Ivy Orange Hall Fri day Nov 25 Music Stroud Moun taineers Lunch counter 83p Euchre at Allandale Orange Hall Tuesday Nov 29 Good prizes Games to commence at 830 838411 Old tyme and modern dance in Orange Hall Allandale every Fri day night Admission50c Lunch Counter 83b Dance at Hawkestone Hall Fri day Nov 25 ST SimeoeJtamg blers orchestra Snack bar Ad mission50e 83p Stroud Womens institute pro gressive euchre Thursday Dec in aid of Hall Fund Good prizes Commencing 830 83b Stroud Hockey Club dance and Nov 25 Stroud Community Hall George Mul hollands Orchestra 83p In Grenfel Church Tuesday Nov 29 PlayfDaffy Dills Super comedy by Beeton Dram atic Club 815 pm 8384p Innisfil Horticultural Society an nual meeting Monday night Nov 28 at Mrs EdSloans Churchill FRIDAY NOV 25 BARRIE TOWN HALL Tomorrow night the annual civic nominations will be held The nominetlanmtln will be opened 139 and nomin ations will be closed one hdur later There will be nominations for each of the 15 seats on the town council including that of mayor three public school board seats and one seat on the public utilities commission The election will be held on Monday Dec 12 Orillia Girl 151 In Simcoe County HistoricalConlest Winner of the Grand Champion ship in the Simcoe County Histori cal Scholarship Competition was Mary Rigby West Ward School Orillia Runnerup was Eric Rey nolds Cookstown Winners were announced at the opening session at Barrie Monday at the town hall lnBarrle Mrs Toner IdO Destroyed Phelpstcin= me By Fire Tuesday Fire destroyed the home of MrsMary Tonerat Phelpston on Tuesday night Mrs Tonerhand her daughter MissMary Toner had gone to bed for the night but they Were rousedby the fire alarm signal over the telephone line As soon as Miss Toner woke up she could see the flare from the garage next door She and her mother escaped fromthe house and some of the furniture was saved The fire apparently started in the garage of Jerome Shanahan It started about 11 oclock and was fanned by high wind The fire soon spread to the house of Mrs Toner who is sis ter of Mr Shanahan Although the substantial house was of brick the fire soon spread down through the roof to the iri terior The flare from the large garage and the house could be seen for 10 miles bucket brigade was organ ized to save some of the nearby The home of Peter Fallon Was also threatened This house Was occupied by Mr and MrsFallon their two small children and Miss Leone Kennedy sister of Mrs Fallon Water to fight the fire was ob tained from the home of Mrs Joe Loftus and other neighbors was believed that Adrian Graddoek was one of the first to see the fire and spread the vzilarm The firemen remained an the dwellings The volunteers were scene until after two amByz of the County Council and prizesi were presented at the Wednesday session As well as the $30 prize for wini ning the championship Miss Rigby received $50 for Winning Group and only the work of the firemen later assisted by the Elmvale fire brigade and Wasaga Beach arrived on the scene later Fire trucks from Barriel which includes schools with three or more classrooms For his runnerup position in the championship Eric Reynolds re ceived $20 He also won first place in Group 1schools less than three rooms for which he received $50 Other winners Group 1Audrey Martin USS No 11 and 14Vespita Anten Mills $35 Albcna Lozinski SS No West Gwillimbury $25 Arthur Mumberson SS NO Sun nidale New Lowell $15 Group June Givens Prince of Wales Barrie $35 Bruce Poppleton King Edward Barrie $25Alex Hamil ton Victoria SehoOl Barrie $15 Annual commencement Alimembers please attend 83p Progressive euchre at Stroud Community Hall Dec 0g lghuitst Com idilfl Nov counter 830 sharp Auspices WI Admission 35 Members bringing lunch 25 and volunteers saved adjacent dwellings Mrs Frank Marley movedher ill children out of the house to Ia friends for the night gonnan Thousands Parade in Barrie morning the garage had beat boni pletely razed and only shell of lthe Toner house was left standing There was high wind blowingi Miss Toner who is employed at the Bank of Toronto in Barrie and her mother were the only occu Ipants of the houlse that was de stroyed They have sineebeen making their home withreltttives in the village Here comesvrsanta Claus