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RIDAY AND SATURDAY CONTINUOUS SATURDAY 230 THEIR FUNNIEST PICTURE GREAT SONG HITS 14qu vISTAVISIon rival EVES ADULTSJSc MATS ADULTS so CHILDREN 25c ALL TAXES INCLUDED rN ABOV anions STllllTS NEXT TlllllllY FEB 24 THEY WERE THE MEN WHO SAW THE HORIZONS BEYOND THE HQRIZQN FOUR DAYS COINS Milli NEMAscoPE Showing At Clnpmascope Prices ROXY rAMous PLAYERSTHEATRE MIDHURST In Finals Midhurst hockey teamhas gain ed the finals Come out Friday at Elmvalc and checrjthe home nail town team Homc=i ql McGinnis care home from hos Ital Also the Mr Poole and little Coqkeglrl was Injured at school is able It be around again in Hospital Jack Howey is patient in the Royal Victoria Hospital Film 5th Heep Friday March9 open for him Our BibleHow It Came to Us shown by representative from the Bible Society in the United Church Everyone is wel come canvass for the society will be made some time after the OHA or vnnsanDurap GAME Sl Michaela meeting All other denominations are cordially invited to attend Position in Fergusonvale Miss Ruth Cook has taken position at Fergusonvalc Miss Kay Horner of Newton Robinson spent the weekend with her cousin Mrs Lynn Ru ll clidrai séFvlEE Regular service in the United Church on Sunday Feb 26 at 330 Sunday School at pm Valentine Party Miss Mavls Coutts counsellor for the Explorer Group held Valentine party in the SS room on Saturday Everyone had very enjoyable time Mavis serv ed the girls dainty lunch Any girl who has reached her ninth birthday is welcome to join the group They meet at pm on Saturdays in the SS room Hockey Dance Well see you all at the hockey dance Friday Feb 24 Horticultural Meeting Dont forget the Horticultural Society meeting in the reforestry hall on Tuesday March 21 ANCIENT RACE The Sinhalese race is believed to have entered Ceylon from India about 600 BC DIAL 4427 0908 rap IIIIrmtCx wanna 50111 or FOB our ottoman SATURDAY Moor DANCE FEBRUARY mo LEACOCKHOTEL ORILLIA We Jwill Okf ou in theifollowing weeks so make your reservations early at the STEPHEN amtmm 1N OEILLIA Tr Is 7m LEACOCK HQTEL For the finest inliaccommodationxwith television and private baths in all the tastefully furnished rooms atymore than rea sonable rates WE TEREO ALL PARTIES WEDDINGS iaANQUTrrs CONVENTIONS SALES MEETINGS NGEVERYSATURDAT 10 nonhuman ND ins HESTRA Council Dircuss Police Salaries Council met specially on Feb with Chief Ring of the township police and discussed salaries The chief presented proposed sched ule which although below the rate which prevails for other municipal and provincial forces would as hestatcd enable him to keep the good men he had and obtain new material in compell tlon with the other forces Each councillor stated his opin ion of what would be agreeable These ideas were averaged out and proposal submitted to Chief Blogg The manner in which the pay increases would be gradua ted would be based on the pay offered for rookie while on tem porary probation then for his services the second six months and then for third second and first class constables as theygot the service which would entitle them to grading Service with another force pro viding the man came with re commendation would carry the same rating Merit marks gained through special service and com mendable police work might en title recipient to as much as six months service would in rat ing Promotions were also in the re commendation by the ehief and the offices of corporal and ser geant were mentioned The pro posal made by Council is still un der consideration by thc chief The offer was considerably lower than the amount requested in the chieis suggestion lnnisfil police are members of the Ontario Police Association the chief being member of the Provincial Chiefs Association GILFORD Mission Band The Gilford Mission Band held their second meeting of the year on Jan 31 The executive were in charge of the worship service The president Opened the meeting The Mission Band hymn was sung Roll call was answered by each member naming Canadian river Francis Sawyer read Psalm 123 Four children had birthdays Carolyn Hughes Jean Anne Saw yer also Peter Holmes Mrs Russell read letter from Miss Laura Steele of Dieamere East Africa thanking the Band for their Christmas jparccl to the Waif Schpol where she teaches Mrs Todd read letter from Mrs Neilly acknowledging the card which the children had sent her WlIlllE she was in Wellesley Hospi ta The hymn God Secs The Lit tle Sparrow Fall followed by prayer closed the meeting Each group had chapter of their study books told them and games refreshments completed the meet ing Willing Workers On Feb II the Willing Work ers met at Mrs Griffiths Eight girls were present The meeting opened with the club verse The minutes were read and adopted Roll call was answered by show ing the wardrobe chart Helen Sawyer read her notes Mrs Griffiths and Mrs Dales talked on the blouses Meeting closed with The Queen Mrs Griffiths and Doris served lunch The next meeting is on Feb 25 WMS Meeting The February meeting of the WMS waslheld at Miss Reba Roth wells with 13 members present The president Mrs Paul Russell was in the chair and opened the meeting with hymn and prayer All reports from the secretary were received The Christian Stewardship see retaryread short paper called Crumbs by Dr Young Mrs Kengave talk on liquor lad vertising The literature secre tsry Mrs Boyes was absent through sickness ltwas announced that Lefroy had accepted the invitation to join with us on the World Day of Prayer and assist with the program Mrs Girvan Sawyer was in charge of the worship ser vice with MrsPriestly and Mrs Lou Neilly assisting Mrs Russell gave good report of the executive meeting that was held in BdrtonAve Church Barrie Mrs Frank Kell read prayer from The Prayers of Peter Mar shall Mrs Eben Sawyer gave portion of the study book with Mrs Kell assisting hymn and the Mizpah benediction closed the meeting Week In Toronto Mr and MrsChute and Carol were in Torontolast week attends ing the hardmrerconventiomv Orlllia Visit Mrs Wilford Neilly and Mr and Mrs Lou Nellly Sr were in Orillia on Friday visiting Mrs Findley and Miss Isabelle Neilly Saturday Guests Mr and Mrs Meigher of To ronto were Saturday guestsof Mr and Mrs ShermanTodd on day evening at the homeof Rev and Mrs Sanders After Heng thy discussion it wasd Gcnorol Wages Salaries in general were dis cussed at the lame meeting Coun cil madesome ruggutfom but no general increasewas recommend cd Reeve Glbbins Deputy Reeve Sproulc and Clerk Ireton are It tending the Rural Municipalities convention in Toronto this week Father And Son Night At Scouts An intercgting enjoyable evenlt ing was spent at St Pauls on Tuesday week past when the First Troop lnnislil Boy Scouts and Cubs banqueted theirfath era The dinner was served by the Scout Mothers Chaired by Denis Sheard who acted for Morris Martin Chair man of the Scout Committee re marks were confined to an out line of the work that has been accomplished by the troop since organization Merit pins were arranged to all who have been in regular attend ance for the past year and men tion was made of Cuba who will soon graduate to become Scouts After the dinner and toasts the floor was cleared and the troop put on an imitation camp firel This was very realistic affairl with the Scouts ringed around electric fire and the darkene room with the visitors in th background asSeout songs and tales were enjoyed The committee and leaders who have organ and kept this band of boys in interested training are to be commended There is little doubt but the effect of this wi last these lads throughout their lives and little do parents need to worry about sons who have gone through the Scout training We were reminded of our trip to the Coronation in 1953 On boat which left New York we were together with the Canadian Scouts who were chosen from all parts of Canada to attend Cana dians were few on this boat and it was with considerable pride that we watched these Canadian Scouts as they paraded on the decks and showed courtesy to all passengers PoliceWill Assist Sofe Drivmg Week The Federation of Agriculture has set aside safe driving week on the 20th to the 25th of this month The week which is pro thr vinoewide is sponsored by the county Federation and the Attorneyfienerpl lnniafil Township Poice have arranged to have car check and brake test test up On the 8th line Here farmers may take their ve hiclcs and have them checked and tested and if they meetthe safe driving requirements they will receive safety sticker It the vehicle needs someattention or adJustment they will be allowed to get this attended to without the necessity of visitto court which happens if the vehicle is stopped on the roads by the Pro vincials Chief Rlogg will assign me of his men to take charge of test and it is expected that the local Federation groups will endeavor to get the farmers togcooperate with the tests Safe Driving Week it is hoped may help to reduce the accident toll through out the year Womens Institutes Will Repeat Skits Those who missed the oppor tunity to see the very lively and enjoyable skits that were held at the South SimcoeWomens In stitutes gathering at Cookstown recently may have an opportunity to see some of these at Stroud the evening of Friday the 24th whensorne will be puton by the local Institutes assisted by the other groups whoseskits will be repeated COSTLY BRICKS Minesat Yellowknife in Can adas north produce gold molded there into 60ltpeund bricks ton of ore yields threequarters of an ounce of the metal Eaeh brick about the size of building brick is valued at about $25000 ed the Canadian champion flush on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17 DON WALLACE winner Of do 1956 The Telegram Trophy at the Newsboys tourney Monday Maple Leaf Gardens Wallace must be regarded as one of On trials and for medal at tarlos chief hopes at Olympic ous decislonover British Empire nmsteur junior welterw ght champion Mickey Bergen Wallace Olyni Hope BARRIE BOXER wms Canada will have few good prospects llor crownlng as Olympic champions this summer in Australia but at least we do have one hot hope from Barrie vlo Stroud Thats the general opinion around amateur boxing experts after the 24yearOld Stroud farrn and hydro hard rock Don Wallace whhcked the whey out of Mickey Bergen Montreal Canadian and British Empire junior Mondny night in Maple Leaf Wallace Finds Range Retired for year and with just one bout K0 over highlytout ed Don Ross two months ago at Palace Pier to go on since his return Wallace notoriously slow starter found the range right from the beginning of his ee round fight with Bergen who never managed to getyn tracked against thevmnorthodox Simcoe County southpaw Mondays show was the33rd annual carding of this event be gunin 1023 at the Gayety Thea tre Toronto as the idea of Rev John Gibson present at this years boutsand promoted by the late Lou Marsh and Charlie Ring and nursedualong by such as Tom my McClure Elevon Rousing Fights There were 11 rousing fights for various newspaper trophies and awards Lyle Parker brother of British Empire champion James fought in the fourth threerounder for the Globe and Mail Trophy was easily defeated by Ekhard Cur zon Montreal Quebec middle championCurzon had too much firepower for sluggish Lyle ren dered that way from avflu bout as Ekhard copped an unanimous decision Wallace entered the ring in the fifth bout for The Telegram Tro phy and when it was over Bergen was only on his feet through courtesy of the Barrie belters layoff Don would set his man up then fail to finishhim with com binotioiis On the other hand Bergen in trouble moved smart ty to the inside and clunglike burr Bumped Heads The two bumped heads in the opening minute Bergen getting cut Wallace abruise Still in the initial round Wallace smash on the chopswith sweeping left hook that bounced the Montreal Welter onto his britches for eight count Not enough tim remained for the rock to nish the job In the second round Bergen ac quired cuts alongside the left eye and on thenose tomatch the welter champion at the big Toron to Newsboys Parade of Champions benefit boxing show Gardens Toronto one on his forehead Again it was all Wallace The final lhree minutc session followed pattern and Wallace was carcer breath ing hard when reachedthc dressing roomwhile Bergen pre sented quite thumped up spec tacle It was good go Lack Training Material mihe main difficultyconfronting Orv Dash Wallaces trainer and handlerin prepping his prize for Olympic trials is lack of available material to pit against Wallace Nobody with prospect want any part ofthc Barrie bomber They suddenly find reason to be three other places whe con fronted with the thought of meet ing Wallace inside ropes with no escape hatches Aside from Ler Parker now doing his fighting out of Joey Bagnatos Riverside AC Barrie was not represented by any other fighters match not having been made for the secondpearl and Olympic prospect in Bushs oys ter Paul Kenny current Ontario amateur lightweight champion Willie Frankel Award Aside from the winnerfs tro phies there was Willie Frankel award presented to the gamest loser by Chairman Charlie Ring This went to substitute in the eighth bout fullybearded John Morgan who was thrown in with Bob Bowles Buffalo the New York State lightheavy amateur champion Now thisMorgan is unique character genuine Cam bridge University England grad uate now lecturing in engineer Toronto in preparation for full professorship there fiction writer Well this chappie had suitably proportioned torso propped up by pair of pins with kneecaps that looked at each oth er and feet that pointed in sep arate directions at the same time that may not make sense but thats the waygit was ter with the inexperienced coll ege mans heart It beat undaun ted through fearsomcseries Of ing drawing at the University of SOund like the brainchild of But there was nothing the mat Section 2Pages to 16 Essa Teachers Discuss Grouping Within Classroom February meeting of Essa Teacher3 Council was held in An gus with Mrs Shirley Riley pre siding representative of dup heating machine company gave demonstration of the areas newly acquired equipman hool managemnet and rcgulalt ti us are to be discussed at the March meeting Mr Thompson concluded his directing of the discussion on Reading begun at the last meet ing He felt that the teachel should be sympatheticftoward the retarded child without pltying or forecasting the rcstU dodo him or forsaking therest of the class in an effort to help him The teacher should find out why child ls retarded whe ther the mom physical or psych ologicalthrough anaysls clinics and tests The grade in which the child actually belongs should be de termlncd so that he might be helped from there with individual help he suggested Grouping of pupils depends upon the number of pupils in the classroom as well as known pledge of how far apart or close together they are in terms of progress at school Details concerning the spelling bee were clarified Every school reported contestant Lunch was served during tho mccting WYEBiuDGE Formal Dance ltlr and Mrs Leslie Davidson were among those who enjoyed the formal dance at the Royal York Hotel on Wednesday night Feb The dance was sponsored by students of Teachers College of which Leslie is one Mr Robertson and pupils of SS Tiny were hosts at acard party at the school on Thursday School Card Party Feb good number attended and played progressive euchrc and few tables of five hundred Prizes for euehrc went to Mrs Douglas Plumbtree and BudPres ton Consolation prizes were tak on by Mrs Leslie Davidson and Mrs Ridout silver collcc Linn was taken and bounteous lunch closed the evening The teacher is alnling to raise enough funds to take the pupils on bus trip inthespring Weekend at Home Cecil Townes Algoma district spent the weekend with his wife and son here Birthday Party Margaret Carruthers entertain ed number of young friends at abirthday party Wednesday evenv Home for Weekend Herc Lummis who is working in thecity Was home for the weekend Dinner Party Among those who enjoyed Metal snowshoes SGT MIKE RYAN of Broad view Saskatchewan displays new type of snowshoe being test edby the army at Fort Churchill Manitoba Made of durable light magnesium the snowshoes at tracted the attention of trappch agid Indians who wantcdto buy em CP FROM NATIONAL DEFENCE family dinner party at Mr and Mrs Bud Prestons Saturday even ing were Mr and Mrs Pres ton Mr and Mrs Noel Sims and Mr and Mrs Leslie children avidson and boys Mr and Mrs Bill Mooney John and Richard MacDonald and Mr andMrs Ed MeWattcrs ln Toronto Mr and Mrs MeWatters mo tored to Toronto on Sunday Father in Hospital Mr andMrs Angus Rawn visit ed the forhiers father Rawn who is patient in Royal Victoria ospital Barrie tilIowa nggart Toronto spent the Weekend with Mr and Mrs Archer Salisbury Toronto Visit Mr and Mrsr Raymond Eaklcy and Jon and Mr and Mrs Wilson Luffman and Sandra are spending couple of days in Toronto Weeks Holiday Helen Hounsome is spending weeks holiday in Ottawa and To ronto Sunday Visitors Mr and Mrs Charles Houn some visited Mr and Mrs Ernest Hounsome in Midland on Sunday Morgan never even wavered just kept coming on managing to land the odd blow on his own behalf The good crowd of over 7000 gave the captain rousing hand when he left the ring proving that courage is not confined to the untutored Ah yes with script such as that Mr Morgan couldnt exit back to the sanctuary of the campus without punch line Quoth he thoroughly enjoyed it Amen OLD rm MODERN lllilllilllli SATURDAY LUCKY SPOT DANCES Torn Pattenten orchestra flllllllilWWS nuns Collier st ADMISSION soc punches flush on the beard Mr Aosrrcs THE snn 0F msurnnts Oh well we wanted to enlarge the kitchen anywayl Ane lodjng water heater is poor gypsy to enlarge YOUR kitchl en es ecially if you arenot IN SURE What about YOUR In surance4docs it cover EXPLO SIONS Call us to be sure STEVENSON lllSllllHllCI as mar roi Insurance at moms 85 Dunlop St PM 55 windorder to assist with Ebudget Ol Bodrds cind Commissions requiring grants are requestedto make applicationtothles Town councilllbéfore MarchSthf I956 oTSTaAuGHAN the preparation ofrhe