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as mum amass Servingw TEETOWN or null AND COUNTY or argon Since l864 titli lunar Clan QWJLA and Audit In MbNDM and new Stowcm BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 Uhriliarrt 89th Year440 109 gmaum JW l953 l6 PagesTwo nuv FINALiaESuuS 9m COOKSTOWN ANNUAL FAIR Twelve schools took part in the special parade which was held in conjunction with the opening of the 9lst annual Coolmown Fall Fair on Friday afternoon Hollows School took first prize for banner marching and depart mept with Steeles Corners School second place In the class for costume or school colors Ros School was first with Mid dleton School taking the second prize Eight Womens Instilutes com peted for the WI display special and this was won by Alliston with Bond Head in second place In the horse race 228 class Hcslip Everett had two firsts Hawkins Everett had one second and one third while Somerville Orangeville had one second and one third Gee Whiz entered in the free forall by Mr Madill was first in the first heat and second in the Second heat The Somerviile entry was second in the first heat and second in the second heat An otheriSomerville entry took sec ond and third place Grain and Seeds Wheat fall half bushel Ist Wil liam Milligan Cookstown 2nd Mrs Ken GouldBceton sixrowed half bushel Ist Mrs Gould 2nd William Milligam oats white half bushel lst Mrs Gould only en try red clover half bushelflst Kathleen Mumberson Cookstown 2nd Mrs Gould Potatoes and Roots Barly potatoes lst George Car ruthcrs Ivy late potatoes Ist Otto Connor Bradfdrd 2nd Ken Robinson Cookstown Swede turn ips Ist Otto Connor mangolds long lst Stan Cook Cookdtown mangolds globe Ist Otto Connor silage corn lst Ken Robinson 2nd Otto Connor Garden Vegetables Hubbard squash lst Linda Jen nett 2nd MrsB Graham Cooks town squash any other kind Ist Otto Connor 2nd Harry Couse Cookstown parsnips lst Mrs Borden Nixon Cookstown 2nd Mrs Earl Carr Cookstown two pie pumpkins lst Mrs Nixon 2nd Mrs Carr cabbage lst Harry Cousc 2nd Otto Connor cabbage red Ist Otto Connor cauliflower lstOtto Connor six tomatoes Ist Mrs Marwood Cookstown 2nd Mrs Graham watermelon lst Otto Connor 2nd Ken Robinson citron ist Henry Davis Cooks town 2nd Otto Connor yellow onions ist Mrs Gregory Barrie 2nd Harry Cousc potato onions Isl Mrs Earl Carr 2nd Henry Davis beets globe Ist Ken Robin son 2nd Henry Davis carro in termediate Ist Mrs Earl Giuliani Otto Connor carrots 10nglstHar Cause 2nd Otto Connor sweet rm Ist Harry Couse 2nd Otto onnor Fruits Mrs Gould took total of eight firsts in this class Mrs Carr had one first and one second while Henry Davis had one first Dairy Products Ken Robinson took the two firsts in the two butter sections Mrs Ken Gould took the prize for maple syrup For hens eggs white Mrs Westlake Cookstown took first prize with Mrs Workman Egbert Second For hens eggs brown first prize went to Mrs Smith Cookstown and second to Mrs Nixon Domestic Science Loaf of white bread Ist Mrs Holt Thornton raised buns Ist Mrs Holt 2nd Mrs Workman Egbert oatmeal cookies Ist Mrs Carr 2nd Kathleen Mumberson wheat muffins lat Mrs Carr 2nd Mrs Ben Steers Bradford cookies four varieties 151 Mrs Turn to page seven please To Humbercrest Over ihousand Women at first lwo Days Free loblaw Cooking School Expect Over illlll by End of Week Over thousand local women had heard Mrs Elsie Clay Rogers expound on her famous cooking theories by the end of the Tuesl day afternoon session of Loblawsl Free Cooking School in the Roxy Theatre With capacity crowds expected for the remainder of the week the internationally known home economist should have on tertained grand total of more than three thousand by Friday Each day all of Mrs Rogers fabulously cooked foods are being given away among members of the tail cherry and cheese treats stuffed wiener casserole toadin theholc Yorkshire pudding al mond rice French dressing nut bread dark cake with dark ic ing and party coffee She had prepared for her audi ence on Tuesday creamy baked haddock fillets steamed fruit pudding Wiener supper quickie chocolate cake and sauce des lserl tulip apples with whipped cream Swiss hearts cowpuncher casserole sugared twists choco late nut fudgc squares pate Chin audicnce by means 01 lucky draw ois cooked salad dressing winter and 15 women are receivin prizes of bags of groceries from spon soring rm In addition the Mon arch Refrigeration Co is giving the daily prize of an electrical appliance On her third annual visit to Barrie the renowned cook is draw ing crowds by her exuberant per sonality alone If former years are any indication crowds will be lined up on Maple Ave by the end of the week to get into the early afternoon school conducted from 130 to 330 pm Mrs Rogers has an easy informal manner with her audience and cs tablishcs friendly atmosphere in the theatre without using mic rophone Her stage preSencc is remarkable even in the midst of cookmgand she is assisted through out the sessions by two assistant cooks Mrs Herbert Noble of Bar rie and Mrs Pearl Show of Gait Frigidaire refrigerator will be given away on the nal day Fri dayto the lucky draw winner Wednesday Menu This afternoon Mrs Rogers had on her menu wide variety of main courses desserts and snacks She will be cooking eggs and minute rice with cheese disha lemon meringue pic with cream wafer crust brown bread savory sausage Swiss cookies little Christmas cookies orange date cake blueberry tarts stuffedsole llets baked beans Hawaiian date and nut loaf frosted meat ap petizer brownies rainbow marsh mallow fancies barbecued spare ribs Chinese sparcribs Louisiana squash hot potato salad with wien ers cabbage and beet salad meat loaf parsley rice Dutch bread chocolate brownie ie neighbors cake and White ristmas cake Her menu on Monday afternoon included rainbow cabbage salad Fish Feastl Nanaimorbars choc olate pudding butter tarts min ute rice dinner plate peach pie raised doughnuts individual sand wich loaves haystacks corn muf ns baked beans egg and bacon salad coconut meringues snow squares orange petal fruit cock lfruit salad Swedish gingcrsnaps pork tenderloin pie marmalade rice chicken fricassce with spinI ach dumplings French coffee cake blitz lurlc coffee cream lling cheese canapcs peanut butter quickies pastry crown tarts and pineappledate ice cream Prize Winners Winners of groceries at the Mon day session of the cooking school were Mrs Anne Churchward Letitia St Hope Connolly Royal Victoria Hospital Mrs Arnott 61 Broek St Mrs Henderson 57 Cum berland St Mrs Thelma Tomp kins 69 Essa Road Mrs Reta Poole Letitia St Mrs Mary ODonnell Mincts Point Mrs Ag nes Robson 09 Essa Road Mac McDonell 152 Codrington St Mrs Ludlouz 189 Berczy St Edith Patterson 51 Ecclcs St Anah Bailey 159 Dunlop St Mrs Janine Dezicl 77 Donald St Mrs Ray Moran 81 Maple Ave Mrs Wilson Knapp Ecclcs St Mrs George Dusto of Minesing won the first prize an electric broiler on Monday afternoon Other food prizes went to Mrs Hurley 73 Henry St Mrs Robertson Simcoe St Mrs Reginald Mills 170 Kempen REQUIRE MORE MUSICIANS FOR BARRIE BAND mamasm Joe McNeillie announced today that he would be receiving applications for chairs in Barrie Citizens Band Some members have not been turning out even irregularly and they must vacate uniforms The band now has large in vestment in instruments and musical Iibmry and with in creased publlc interest there is demand for its services Any good musician will be welcomed but the band would like to acquire especially more comets Clarinets tromboncs and needs oboe and bassoon MoNcillie would like to interview any musician athis store or at the band room Monday evenings at 730 The band is planning boos ter concert in the Roxy Thea tre for Sunday evening Oct 18 and has been working on new program Next public ap pearance however will be at Barrie Exhibition OUNCILLIKEIYIODESIROIMINSFA lF PROPOSED LAND DEAL FOR HOUSING tors THROUGH SAYS DEF REEVE MIR By virtue of adopting motion presented at special meet the can have already accepted our the position that they could do this big of Town Council on Monday evening possibility exists that if Council goes ahead with land deal which was men tinned in this particular motion it will mean in the words of Deputy Reeve Greer that Council will destroy mans farm and his livelihood rlEn Deputy leave was referring to Newton wellknown local farmer on portion of whose land Cililicll holds an option which it has been suggested should be taken Lo allow North York firm Bioxnm Construction to come in and build houses There was full attendance of members at he meeting and num IBorrie Moose Lodge Award felt Drive Mrs Marjorie Fisher 59 Gowan St Mrs Nancy Sawatz ky 54 Owen St Mrs Hooper 16 Grenville St Mrs Alvin Bass 72 Ecclcs St Mrs Martin Goerk 74 Ecclcs St Mrs William McKee 150 Wellington St Mrs Aiken 79A Wellington St Rae Pincivero 119 Clapperton St Mrs Sharing Stroud Mrs William Cook 102 Bayfield St Mrs Beaver 10 Donald St Mrs William Binnie Cundles Mrs Charles Bell 193 Bradford St Mrs Lorne Orser Cundles Miss Bidwell 134 Collier St On Tuesay afternoon the win THREE THETMEMBERSKOEI102 MooseSquadron Air Cadets with plaque which was ber of members of the public in cluding Blau secretary he Town Planning Board and of icinls of Bloxum Construc lion Reason For Meeting Ills Worship Mayor said that he had received last week from Mr lair informing call him that there were some men it om buy Toronto in town wishing to some town property They were in terested in building houses and that was the reason the meeting had been called Newton Street Property Mr Bluxom told Council llllll he and his ussocratcs had looked over certain property in town but they were particularly interested in the Newton Street property where there were 30 lots Mayor Hart asked if the Town owned any other property in that area and it was pointed out that apart from those 30 lots there were another six on Newton Street south of Grove Street Alderman Bibby tlxcn iskcd whether Mr Bloxoms inquiry about the 30 lots on Newton Street was in cffectthc land which Council had agreed would be sold to Central Mortgagc and Housing to erect the subsidized rental housing scheme Mayor Hart said he understood that was the case Questioned by Reeve Huber Smith Mr Bloxom said that he would build as many houses as he received mortgages for His purpose in coming toCouncil was to find out what they would sell their land lfor so that he could go ahead and awarded to Barrie Lodge Loy al Order ofMoose in an international community service comlt petition The award was made in recognition of the work the 15 bags Emcerles local lodge has done in promoting the squadron Left to right LAC John Gray FluSgt Jack Morris and LAC Mick Mc were Mrs Alice McKecver Letitia St Mrs Roy Clermont 115 Sophia St Sadie Brown Queen St Turnto page seven please ENTRIES UP All CLASSES FOR lO4rh ELMVALE FALL FAIR BEST IN HISTORYPRESIDENT This will undoubtedly be the finest fair we have everhad in the history of the F105 Agricultural Society said Reg Bertram president following the official opening yesterday afternoon of the 104th Elmvale Fall Fair Entries this year are up and are of better quality in all sections he added Our big day is to morrow tpday Wednesday We are expecting the biggest livestock entry that we have ever bad If the weather holds out we will also have our best home race entry that we have ever had Yesterday one of the biggest crowds ever to attend the School and Childrens Day thronged the grounds despite grey skies For tunately thtL weather held out and the childrens colorful school par ade went ahead as scheduled It was big day for the youngsters and their costumes and regalia provided bright splash of color Large crowds witnessed the gaily decorated floats as they took part in the parade depicting such things as the Coronation of Queen Eliza beth Iirthe First Thanksgiving various phases of rural domestic life and an excellent float show in an early Canadian school Announcing the winners later in the afternoon Raikes County Weed Ispector said that the judges had had one of the most difficult dutieslthey had ever had tamer form inrecent yEars due to the excellent showing which was made byathe children who took part in the parade and by the floatSr Bertram welcomed those who attended the opening ceremony on behalfof the Societys directors and officials This wathjzllMth year that the fairgifad been held ERNEST atone ram piste OfgCoilier Sire United ujrch in Barrie who will uccecd new Hazelwood asrininistcr of Humbercrstnited Church To mnto He has been mfnigter of ilesviUnitedChuich Mimi10 romKlrkaindhk Flosand they owed debt of gratitude to the businesbmen or ganizations and individuals who had done so much to make it the sucessitwas Robert Elliott MPP for Haulih touwho opened the Fairgsaid that it was greatpleasureand privh email set will was a1 Ways very memo to return to Elmvale A3 they got older many Farming is in my opinion the most interesting job in life he added want you boys and girls to know that this is great country youlive in There are wonderful bunch of people right here in this community and there no place in the world like gbod old Elmvale Mr Elliott said that as young ster he used to take great de light in watching his grandfather Mr Madill exhibit and take prizes at the E105 Fair There is great spirit of com petition here he added You should all get into it so you can enjoy the experience win prizes and become better citizens through that experience believe you are already doing that through your school classesThere is very strong competition for championship be tweenSchools today hope you will all go on to be some of the best farmers this country has ever turned out he added School Parade Prizes Best marching in procession by public school lst Elmvale Public School 2113 Waverley Union 3rd Tiny SS 21 school carrying bcstdispiay of flags banners and badges list Flos SS 12 2nd Tiny SS 3rd FlosWSS most artis tic represeufative oat by oneroom school lst Grossland SS 10 2nd Flos SS 15 3rd Phelpslon SS most artistic andrepresenta tive floatby tworoom school or over Ist Elmvale Public School 2nd Wyevale 3rd Waverley 583 public school wearing nicest cos3 tumes lst Flos SS 15 2nd St Patrick PhelpstOn3rd Flos SS school coming longestdistance lst F105 SS L1 12 miles an Flog SS 1711 miles 3rd Tiny SS 21nine miles school having greatest num bet in parade lshFlos SS 13 2nd F103 5312 3rd Flos SS 15 special by Frankcpmis Saleswandi Service for mochartistic representaw tive float drawn lSNlccormick uactoipCroasland 10 special by Rawnfs Sales andServiceg for moat artistic and rpresantntive oat drawn by MasseyMartin tractor rios ss as Then McCuaig Cup for most artistic representative float wouhrroraland $510 Linden Sunny and Cool Healthful NAir Frost Close id September weather brought mixture ofj sunshine and shade this week with rain on Sunday night Monday brought acrystal clear air and cloud studies to make nnartist rave particularly when viewed from Penetang Street area with its general outlook Tuesday was variable and this morning promises sunny and cool with no frost yet but 32 early this morn Temperatures were High Low Sept 20 73 r51 Sept 21 61 44 Sept 22 53 39 Sept 23 early 32 Chase by Police Youths Arrested In Band Head Early Friday morning thieves tried to enter Spence Feavers gar agebut police overtookthem and arrested 14yearold girl Two boys escaped after raceacross the fields with PC Harry Sparling in hot pursuit stolen car from Niagara Falls was abandoned there Later they entered Percy Reynolds garage and made off with his car Wallace heard them as they left and he and Walter followed them to Cookstown Here they lost track of them when they circled the town and returned down Highway 27 to No where police arrested them MrReynolds got his car back with no damage done to it urn MOOSE loner HONORED AWARDED PLAQUE FOR SERVICE MW 102 AIR non SOUADRON For theirwork in sponsoring the 102 Moose Squadron Air CadetsltBarrie Lodge Loyal Order ofMoose were recently given secbnd place in an international community servrce competition in which total Canada and the USA Their prize magnificent plaque waspresenlcd to the Regional Dir ector for Canada in Floridzidur ing the annual convention It was brought to this country and on Friday evening in Toronto it was handed over to two members of tlieBarrie Lodge Allan Carson chairman of the civic affairs com mittee and Julian Ferguson MP for Simone North the Lodges new est member The first prize went to an Anter ican lodgerwith membership of 354m The Barrie Lodges entry in the competitiOn was on its sponsorship of the local Air Cadet Squadron andwwas in the form of brochure covering its activities in this aespect It was accompaied by letters from local civic dignitaries Supportin claims and also by newspaper ippings ol the Squad rons activities from The Barrie QElcaminet In econgratulatory telegram Premier Leslie MErost=said wish you would convey to Barrie Lodgemy deep appreciation of the wonderfulwork they are doing in sponsoring and alternating the Air Cadets infBarrie and hope of 3000 lodges took part in ulations to them in their winning of this highaward whichl am sure they justly deserve From His Worship Mayor James you will convey my hearty congratj have the mortgage and other fin ancial details worked out Reeve Smith Our policy here is that if we sell land we want houses bull uickly hed by DeputyVBeWe Greer Mr Bloxom said that the houses he had in mind would be about sixroom and would sell in the neighborhood of around $10 000 to $10500 Alderman Harris Have you looked atany other property within the town Mr Bloxom We have looked at different portions of land The rea son picked that land Newton Strect was because it is already serviced Asked if in his building of hous es in Barrie provided an agreement was reached with the town he would hire local help Mr Bloxom said everything possible would be local labor supplies and materials Reeve Smith then pointed out that the property they were speak ing about was not service North of Grove Streetthere were no sewers and no water Committed To CM Mayor Hart interjected to point out that Council had committed it self to the CMllI regarding these lots but he went on to add that they had some other land under option immediately to the east of Newton Strait ii llazt Alderman Bibby believe that offer for that land for their burial in program gt think we would be selling the Town down the river if we let this land go from llllS project in view got the work that the Department To Planning and Development have 3pm into it think in inirness to the De partment lll Vittw of the work done on for years back that we should consider selling this to not own another party at this time Council will be Selling the Town doun the river if it does Committee The Whole tee of the whole with Hectic Smith in the Cllull to discuss the matter Alderman Kinzie said that itlic land if the deal were approved lwbuld have to be sold under their Eusual terms that buildings would llillt lu be erectid within certain time Aldcrmmi Harris said ilm although he did not like the idea of working with verbal offer he felt that they should consider llllS matter first Alderman Boormzin asking again if this were the land covered by the CMH scheme inquired as to wlmt had been done on it Mr Blair said nothing had lic tually been done on the land as they fwcrc just waiting final approval Tlfc Ontario Land Surveyor was now preparing the final plans Alderman Boorman Does this mean if we sell this land that that otiier housing work would go Alderman Bibby Yes All the work we have done would be thrown out would not agree to that com mented Alderman Girdwood Alderman Harris We have made an offer to the Department of Plan ning and Development As far as am concerned we should leave things as they are Better Deal After being told that the land in question had been offered to Civil at $160 lot unserviccd Alderman Paddison said he felt it would baa better deal if they sold them to this contractor at the figure he had men tioncd $500 Alderman Girdwood then asked whether Council had inquired into this new contractors ability to build houses and his financial circum stances He felt that the whole thing should be left over until such time as they had all the information ne cessary Aldenman Harris We discussed it regarding CMIH in Council and we decided to sell this property think we are obligated The question was then asked by Alderman Paddison Are we defin itely going ahead with this Planning and Development thing It has been hanging fire for while Alderman Kinzie It has all gone through At the present time it is just going through the routine stage Town Has Option Mayor Hart then rose to his feet and said that these men had come from North York to see if the town was interested in selling property The town was in the positiontbat it had an option and if they did ex ercise it he would go so far as to suggest that the tovm pay more than the option called for They were in won by Allandale Bowlers Hartcan1e the following mp5 sage Permit me to offer my most sincere congratulations to Barrie Lodge on the excellent results ob tained through their efforts with the Barrie Air Cadets and winning such highaward in recognition of very excellent work message from SMarsham secretarymanager of the Previnf cial Committee of the Air Cadet League said Please congratulate Barrie Lodge Loyal Order of Moose for their outstanding con tribution to Canadian youth One other message from George Ross genefbl manager of the Air Cadet League stated lWe were delighted toiearn that the Barrie Lodge Loyal Order of Mensa had wouhighhonor for outstanding community service We realize thatrsponsorship of the All Cadet Squadron played an impart ant part intbat program Would you be kind enough to convey our congratulations to the officers and members of the Lodge tor well deagrvcdrecozmtiom Tounml then went into conunit lfhcy could indicate to these North York builders that the town would sell them the lots to the cut Ncwton Street This would allow tlm town to investigate the lms ability and financial position in the meantune and it would also give the builders an opportunity to have mortgag company come in and have look at the property and de lcide if they would finance it He felt that in this way they might be able to make some deal with them When we have property avdil able think it should be brought before the ratepayers added orliart It is public businm All lthcse men are asking is whether the town would be willing to sell Council would have to state the price for the lots Should Consider Selling Alderman Paddison would like to suggest we consider selling this property When the Planning and Devclopment people want to build we have an option on other pro perty We could let them have it This Department of Planning and Development is moving so slowly that if we hold the property up for theni it may be years before they get going Alderman Kinzie however point led out that it was not the Depart lmcnt that had caused all the delay in getting the project under way Turn to page two please Midhurst CPR Theft Police are still investigating the theft of 20 steel bars which were stolen yesterday from CPR tool shed at Midhurst The bars weigh around 100 pounds each chln ldr Greene Resided in Barrie During War Years Canadas top jet pilot Sqdn Mr Raymond Greene of Ottawmn Who died tragically during distill of acrobatics at the National Air Show in Toronto on Saturday Was wartime resident 0me to He and his wife moved to from Ottawa around 1945 when was posted to Camp Borden Roux Ottawa where he had been at Uplands for some time mutual friend they contacted Mr and Mrs Mayhew of Bi Wors ley St in the hope of findingac commodatlon and while for place to live they stayed with them for about two weeks The later resided on Clapperton Street The couple resided here for in year before going to Contraband had kept in touch with Earth friendssince that time Khalid Mrs Mayhew last heard from Mrs Greene when they were in Ohiogwhere he was stationed at Wright Patterson field to tubes test pilots course as an exchange officer with the United States Air Force Before coming to Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force Sqdn Ldr Greene bad laden resident of Belleville NZJ The pilot had flown jet since they became standard equipment His plane crashed intuiLaha Om tario on Saturday afternoon before the eyes of more than 60000 per sons crowding the Canadtah Ulional Exhibition waterfront Diving for second run along the waterfrontLhe failed to protein in time afIErrdoing loop Besides his widow Sqdn Greene is survived by fiveyeab old daughter anda sixweekeold sop Mari Sells Tractor Back roOwner Gets Carfin Deal Smart work by PC Neil Cddo dock of the Town Detaphrdehhg OPP was responsible for thf taps tors automobile Tture of man the police havevben looking for since lastweck often he perpetrateda The man SteVn blink no address drove Corby tractor and said lb to trade it on $1100 for the 1m to ithe deal had greenaired can unknown be above mixed threesome of ers lefttorignt Ar re who was to have thggcariv hum was only after this 18 9V9 re