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Barrie Examiner, 29 Jun 1953, p. 12

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By consanmsxsr On Saturday four trustees in cluding the chairman of the Cold water public school board resign ed It was reported Monday council would likely ask them to reconsider if the resignations stand nomination meeting must be held to fill the vacanczes on the sixmember board The resignations made at inter vals during the day to Mrerilton Eplelt secretary of the board were the aftermath of stormy and pro longed meeting of the titistees the previous night The action follow ed criticism by two trustees back ed up by two of the women leach crs Those resigning were chairman Norris Walker Frank Williams Mrs Gladys Hall and Mrs Hazel Tipping The last three named were elected to office for the first time at the last municipal election Still on the board are Cecil Robinson and Mrs Gladys Manning Crux of the dispute was the up setting of salary schedule set at the May meeting The schedule and the budget for 1953 were an ranged by the four members who have since resigned The other two trustees had been absent from the important May meeting on the grounds they were too busy to at tend The schedule for teachers other than the principal was $2000 start ing salary with yearly increases of $50 unti $2300 maximum was reached The principal and one teacher had already resigned leav ing two tcachcrsstill on the staff Neither of these officially notified the board of dissatisfaction with the new schedule and the date for withdrawal of contracts passed At Friday nights meeting the twp trustees not present for the schedulesetting session asserted the experienced teachers on the staff should be raised to $2300 At late hour with members pcstered by heat and mosquitoes coming through the open windows an amendment to the schedule FOR EXPERT REPAIR WORK rnrucn morons Your Donor rDESOTO DEALER lO RossSt Barrie PHONE 5735 as unaniy Pemiit ting $50 per year increase for teaching experience This meant one teacher who received all last year will neceive32250 an the senior teacher will receive an increase from $2150 to $2300 supply tcaclmr who has been en gaged full time will be entitled to $2200 salary due to four years previous experience early in her teaching career When some of the implications of the Friday meeting sank in one after another of the trustees submitted resignations Those withdrawing rmented the pressure brought to bear which broke the salary schedule and some said they refused to continue toscrve in the midst of the wrangling which marked board meetings in recent years At this weeks meeting of the Telephone Commission lack of personnel will be the foremost item on the agenda Chairman Coulter who is leaving Cold water and secretarytreasurer Rus sell Burns have both resigned ef fective June 30 Race Meet June 24 Sponsors of the race meet here today June 24 were hoping for good weather The track events guaranteed by four local organiza tiom are in aid of Goldwater Community Centre Prize money totals $1000 representative committee has been hard at work on arrangements and many well known racing enthusiasts have an tercd horses for the various events Sunday School Clones Special church service at 11 am Sunday marked close of Sun day School activitics at St Mat thias Anglican Church for the summer months Prayers were read by Jimmy Polkinghorne Elizabeth Hall Helen Pcden and Beverley Smith Lessons were read by David Hall and George Macona chic Sidesmen were David Pedcn and Wayne Williams Many of the scholars formed the choir suit able address was delivered by the rector Rev Robert Wigby New Sweaters for Team Coldwater softball team trotted onto their home diamond Monday nightktJune 22 wearing their new green and yellow sweaters for the first time They met CPR Signals AllStars in an exhibition game which Coldwaler won 14 to Greenwood of Goldwater and Hughes of Signals got home runs To Speak at Niagara Following service at Hampshire at 10 am on June 28 Rev Dick of the Christian Fellowship Chapel leaves for Niagara on the Lake to address Daily Vacation Bible School Teachers convention TWELVEYEAROLD Peggy Smith 47 Gunn St is the happy owner of new pup this week Peggy was one of the Winners in the nationwide Canada Dry test and was allowed to choose her own From there Mr Dick will go to Saskatoon as an Ontario delegate to conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Canada Daily Vacation Bible School will be held from approximately July 15 to Aug 15 at Goldwater Mount St Louis Jarratt Hampshire Moonstone Medonle 12 and 16 and Maple Valley Start Building Bridge Thursday morning highways department crew started building pedestrian bridge across Cold water River attached to the high way bridge where Highway 12 merges with Main Street They had the job completed bythe next day at pm As the road bridge is too narrow for vehicles and passengers at the same time coun cils over aperiod of years have been urging the government to in tsall walkway for pedestrians Council is having the approaches compleled this week This will in volve some sichalk at the Main Street entrance and alteration of protective railing on Gray Street Motor to Algonquin Park Goldwater remen took motor coach trip to Algonquin Park on Sunday Also visitingrelatives in the park were Mrs Council and son Arthur Miss Edna Walker and Jimmy McKenzie Thief Enters Service Station Last Thursday night screen was removed from the window of washroom at Vivians Service Station and wouldbe thief en tered the building It isbeh the family police dog who was in the station frightened the intrudr awayas $14 change wasleft un touched in the till andapparently no goods were taken Theserviea station has been broken into three times in recent years The Late Mrs Armstrong Mrs Margaret Arsmlrong pat ient for the past year at quua Lodge private hospital here passed away onher 93rd birthday June 19 Shewas confined to bed for only clay funeral service was held at Fergus on Monday afternoon Mrs Armstrong who was the former Margaret Gibson Bayne of West Garafraxa was predeceased by her husband 27 years Lewis Arm strong who principal of Port McNicoll Contin uation School is son Alsosur viving are another son and four daughters Golden Wedding Mr and Mrs Clifford Leather dale of Brantford formerly of Goldwater plan to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at Jubi lee Island GloucesterPool of the Severn River on June 30 Jubi lee Island fitting place for wedding jubilee has been in the Leatherdale family for great many years and was formerly owned by Curt Leatherdales fath er the late John Lieathefdalef Mrs CliftLeatherdale wasthe former Laura Ball ofWarminster Mrs Argyle Eplett and Mrs Lloyd Letherby are palnningre citals for their music pupils om managar recently retiredgjs slogan con tress Huronia Honors McDowell Shrine Meeting An informal meeting of the dir ectors of the Huronia Historic Sites and Tourist Association was held on Saturday May 30 at the Martyrs Shrine Port McNicoll on invitation of Father Lally SJ and the Martyrs Shrine and primarily to honor Franklin McDowell of Toronto an honorary director of the association and au thor of Ihe Champlain Road Representatives were present from Stayner Penetang Midland Wasaga Beach Orillia and Barrie Prior to the meeting Mr Mc Toe visit orso Bm matter of fees from Wasaga Beach and Waulzausbene was brought up Copies of the Jury Survey have been distributed to each marshtr municipality to the number re iqucsted Other inasmuch was given regarding place mists of Huronia key folders advertising and other association matters reply was received from the Ministcr of Highways dating that consideration was given to the immilation of coverleat at 4the intersection of Highways 4100 and 11 sh girls to Huronia was to take pace on June 29 and the itinerary iluded Mid hursLBarrieElmv area Pene itanguishene Midland and Honey Harbor An interim tnasurcrs report ifrom Hamil covered the large dis trict prize puppy froma large assortment Dni Alan Secord Toronto veterinarian choseS Jet for her an elghtweeksold black cocker spaniel shown with his new mis utcs of previous meeting on Feb 16 in Midland was reported by the secretary The proposal to tag Christmas trees being ship ped from this area with tourist promotion material had been tem porarily abandoned because of dif ficulty in securing waterproof en velopes which couldbe readily at tached to trees Tom Johnson retiring head of the information branch of the On tario Department of Publicity had been contacted Best wishes had also been sent to the retiring de puty minister Tom McCall and to his successor Col Crowe It was recommended that plans he made this summer to take Col Crowe and his new associates on tour of Huronia Wasage Beach had reported no new developments regarding Nam cy Island Other detail regarding dues from DowellJohnMcIsaac of the CNR Museum Train at that time visit ing Midland and the directors were the guests of Father Lally and the Martyr5 Shrine at de licious dinner Father Lally traced the assist ance which had generously been given by Mr McDowell both to the association and 151138 Shrine through news reports radio broad casts and general public relations coiinsel through his position as head of public relations 101 the CNR Central Region until retire ment early this year The Shrine director told the as sociation We are keenly interest ed in your work and also that the Martyrs Shrine was currently dis tributing 50000folders on Huronia in the cities of the United States that literature on the Shrine was nowravailable in 10 different languages and would Soon be printed in an 11th Curator Jury commended the museum train as an outstand ing example of visual historical education and paid tribute tothe work done for Huronia by Mr Mc Dowell Father of Huronla Edwards past president of the association suggested that Mr McDowell should be christened Father if gHuronia pointed out his constali encouragement of the Huronia concept and asked him if he would consider becoming semiofficial public relations coun sel for the association In this con nection secretary Cranston editor of The MidlandPenetang uishene Free Prem Herald presentl ed the honored guest with an In dian headdress In his preliminary remarks Mr McDowell paid tributeto the work of the association as whole and in particular to its early president Edwards He informed the meeting that he was considering writing book upon theStory of Standing Rock great pagan legend and felt that CollingWood waSLmissing majoriourist potenl lial in not doing something about the village of that name Amlatlon3usineV Joan no to Monarchs own ybankabkmliyptoxmnnthsto Volgothenbomvthis link summer 8mm Museum at Owen Sound Jury reported that on his last visit to Owen Sound there had lbecn considerable discussion of plan to start local museum and She had promiscd to come from London to assist in any way He reported that he and Mrs Jury hoped to devote day or two each week in the latter part of the summer and fall to completing the survey of the area preliminary re port on which had already caused so much interest It was agreed that the next re port would be submitted in draft form to the association executive for discussion prior to issuance and lthat if Mr and Mrs Jury would advise the secretary in advance of the approximate timing of their proposed visits to various munici palities an effortwould be made for simultaneous local meetings of association members Protect Historical Sites Mr Jury reported on the per isonnel and plans of the advisory iboard to protect archaeological and historic sites established by the Ontario government through the provincial minister of educa tion Chairman is Dr Mc Ilwraith of the Royal Ontario Mus ieum Other members are Father Lally SJ Jury of Western University Prof Carelcss of the University of To ronto Leslie Gray vicepresident of the Ontario Historical Society Prof George Stanley of MC and the association secretary Cranston Among which are being placed under pro tection are Fort Nottawasaga at Wasaga Beach Fort Ste Marie and II Fort Penetanguishene St Ignace and St Louis and the chmnevs near Goldwater the sites in this area Set School All members and friends of the Huronia Association were invited by Mr Jury to accompany him and the students at the summerschool of Indian archaeology on tour of historical sites in this area which will start at pm July from the officers quarters Penetang uishene Cadet Smith Orillia asked about possible development of the Ca hiague site Mr Jury pointed out that he had no notify logical trio could be rein 94 stated there but thatlnd chain of tube ed In addition the provision of his own salary the reproduction 4w Mar for example had put up $18011 over several years notin nest for labor and Pcnetang was pro viding 3891 in two years Mr Jury was presented by ii of Canada Overend with Huron Indian folg con effigy pipe made by Mr and Mrs Ivor Brown Orillia from na tive clays it was higth com mended by Mr Jury who express ed the hope that similar pipes might be made available for tour ist souvenirs On motion of Norman Clarke and Garnet Smith it was unava ously approved that the thanks of the gathering be expressed to Father Lally and the Shrine by letter for the hospitality received Publicity for Am Mr McDowell suggated that the association might arouse further publicity for the area by inspiring number of press editorials or stories on the naming of highways in the area as for example The Champlain Road The Huron Trail etc Mr Jury told of plans to seek Champlains grave in Quebec this fall and suggested that letter from the association extending good wishes for the Champlain Society of Quebec would be an ex cellent goodwill gesture He also suggestec that framed picture of the Champlain Monu ment in Orillia be presented to the City of Quebec and that he might discuss with Archbishop Roy possible annual Ceremony in Huronia linking the two adjoining provinces Approval of these sug gestions was voiced following motion by Overend second ed by Mrs Wheeler and to be ar ranged by Mr Overend and Mr Jury May Be Last Year Here The latter told the meeting that 1954 might be his last year in Hur onia There was considerable pres sure from Southwestern Ontario to have him return to that area He intimated however that he would like to continue his work in Simcoe and Grey counties but that it he were to do 50 member municipalities would have to make their desires clearly known to the provincial government discussion followed regarding tourist promotion photographs both in color and black and white and the association members are to tary was asked in the SunA otogr Members are to be notified rc garding ayailabiiizy of various Hurnnia souvenirs place gals etc and the prices BLAMES WAR K068 NIREAJ iCPMontr Colbngwood coe ch Colo who hog water for lawn N35 early eveninl purposai in the hours were blamed when home in Montreal North was burned to the ground Fire Chief Charles St Amour who formed his men into bucket brigade because there was no water promote said we are left without water for hours at time PEEDATOIS TOLL PRINCE ALBERT Sash CP Agovernment report says wolves destroy up to 50000 caribou deer elk and moose every year in Sas hatchewan SPEED moons $6450 up TERMS $1000 DOWN Con nALsiou sir Models on Display URRYS as BAYFIELD STREET ron coMrmNr EYE CARE CONSULT Noel Stephenson RO OPTOMETRIST OPTOSTS DUNLOP committeekooms Business arising confine ProgreSSive Conservative

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