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

AN NUEPLS DEN NEWSPAPER Serving THE TOWN OF BARRIE AND TOENTY OF SIMCOE Since I864 89th YeorvANo 53 Authonnd at Second Clan Int hr the nut Ollie Dec1mm Ottawa Uht iarru Exclaim BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA WEDNESDAY MAY I953 121 Member Cu wNA uwd Audit low Circulation macaw Moqurxwmuesa and FRIDAY 5c single copy Section 2Poges BARRIE CENTENNIAL 1101011 snow FASHION Slltl OPES AT ARENA oN INIIIIIIIININ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS ClllITICK Chairman EXHIBITION OF NEW CARS IS LIKELY TO TOP I952 SHOW One of the highlights of 1953 in Barrie will be the CentenE mal Motor Show which opens on Fri lay in the Barrie Arena fgiving the public its first opportunity of seeing thousands of The Show which has nov becomo an annual affair had Ls beginning onlv last year when the Chamber of Commerce decided to widen its range of activities to include this new project Such was the success of the event however that immed iately the 1932 show came to close it was announced by the of directors that another show would be held in 1933 Since that time however it was approved by Town Council that this would be Barrios centennial year Thus the llltlUl Show beconws one of the towns fillSl majortwcnts un der the ccntcmial category show ing as it does the amazing progress which has taken place in thcauto motive industry during only part of these past 109 years he Idea of motor show was actually proposed at directors meeting in February 1952 and the main burden of carrying the idea to maturity was left to fourman committee comprising Chit tick chairman Bob Morrison Lorne Jackson and ltcg Wclham secre armanager of the Chamber Ilhrough the excellent work this group did come the outstanding success tiich anointedthe opera lion of the twoday show last year Cars on display this ycar will be cxlIitllcd by Harold Hill Limich Chrysler Plymouth Simcoe Mo 111 Promo Aliment Danger =ri IIIm lillimitod Chev rolet Oldsmobile Mor rison Co Ltd Illlcrcuryn Lincoln IMotcor Jackson Motors Etudc baker Barrie Motor Sales Kaiser lsrazer Henry Corby Motors Ltd tFord Monarch Justin Mo tors Austim Harold Jory Stand dollars worth of the new cars which have been introduced this year and providing an excellent glittering spectacle for this important year in the towns history ard Triumph Vzau Motors Ilriill3 tHudson nzani Doug Smith French Motors lDodgc DcStztol In addition there plays of parts and accessories of all types These will be shown by Bat Harris Auto Canadian Tire stones Tire Service Electric will be disI orpora lion Firestone Tire and Barrie Spring Service The arena thmr EI be marked It lanes iron north to south and on It lltlLl the deal ns Will show lie mothIs in which they deal All the in features in body design llltl cciiantcal im provement will be seen while the color schemes of hc them selves wzll add very bi note to the Show During the past year there have been some startling new developments ill the automotive ins diary trends and the majority of these will be seen the ow Al though there will be no actual over Iheeountcr Cash sales orders can bcwlaccd for any of the cars or ac cessories which will be on display Under the seating accommodation on the east and west sides of the Arena the motor accessories will be shown and there will also be refreshmcnt booths and washrooml Flu ltowevcr be out at the lX poll $1 Lllltl Members Will 101 ill gt 1y of their stands exhibitors th Clout lllll inze handlingl the carni from the ouds who attended Last year the first tlllle such showngull been hciti in Barrzo for the past 10 years L210 overall 11 ltllttulltfellgtllt was 3316 which lt in excess of the anticipated number Rovicuinp the show at its con facilitics IVJIILIDIC 111 these sections cinsnin then Sandy Coulisent that this year especially as li l1t kN The twoday on lruiay night from 1130 911 On tzcre Will be No p111 and pm and in tie ewn 111 izom pm until 2139 9211 There wtll be an official opening performed by Mayor James Hart on Friday cvuniin at pm Sandy LlllL extiibitzon bcgms OWLVLT Conits and Chitticl Mil also speak at this time on behalf of the Chutn chr and the show connnittee Again this your the some motor Ishow committee has ClillCti out all the arrangements and the Chamber of Commerce is comin vlewor CARVDlgPHLAY A1 52MOTOR snow IN ARENA lcARs ACCESSORIES GENERAL ADMISSION 25c rum gsntunnnryi AND FOR THE LADIES to 30 FASHION FOR led with eight psychological testsi which judge the individual melon ists visual acuity ination gt lltf ctInmnizn that it wall again be cane if being bigger and ecll better display than in 1952 Although prtnctpally titlt1gricd to appeal to the motorist the how null HIM cater to the to nine taste highlighting as It does with llllllUlt show the latest styles in wearing Llppillcl At the south end of the Arena platform will be erected and on this the fashion Iigtlt being run by Zellers and Graham and Fleming With com mentary by Mrs Barbara Wheeler of CKBB will be staged The platform will also be used by livepiece orchestra which Will5 give musical selections during both evenings general admission charge of 25 cents will be taken at the diff1 erent sessions and this entitles patj runs to all facilities being embodi led in the show It is anticipated that there Willi be between 30 and 35 cars on dis play One of the centennial high lights however will be the show mg of 1906 Tudhopc which hast been loaned to thc Chamber oft Commerce through the kindness of Gordon Smith of CFOR Qrillia lThe organizers IlilVC attendants on hand dressed in the clothes of 100 years ago for this feature of the exhibition are planning to At the present time it is not known definitely whether the Lab atts mobile safety unit which was at the available parked outside year and proved very interesting part of the show tractortrailer show last year will be Due to its size it was the Arena lastI it is specially constructed and fiti color discrim glare acuity These tests prog steadiness and reaction time vide an estimate of the drivers api titude and many visitors last yeari took advantageof them Also with safety motif will be the shtiwing of lms inside theI Arena Screens will be set up ml the southeast and southwest corn ers of the building and two pro jectors will alternately give lm show provided by Jackson Motors and Morrison Co Ltd Films of safety and educational nature will be shown Tram 77 pan p111 lo plm p111 to 1130 pm As Important as the car SPONSORED BerE BARRIECHAMBERIOFCOMMERCEi you drive yatie thcdclothcs you wear and the ladies can View all the tioweSt Sasonal styles at the Fashion Show LORNE JACKSON TWO DAYS