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THIS WEEKS ISSUE 6990 Copies l0 CANADA THURSDAY THE BARRIE EXAMINER BARRlE ONTiii 3t Yearsrho rn INJA Sect Bong that 1ch chit lPogcs to 1Road and Rail Traffic Halted as Blizzard gHALI OPENED Blankets This District AT BURDEN Seed Potato Growers Achievement Day Held Freedom Wlhmdav Activities of Men and Wooten in the NavylrmyAir Force final Parade of Year Tonight liiiit the triad parade for 1924 of ill ntrr tirnpatv ircy Iv Src lidcsliit Ille scrvcl Barrio The feature is turkey and lrrio on range lop prim turkey best Lilo ic corn Them it lillull for ii some in chicllci ing the rev Pay parade is other finitii altcruitls ll will be lit feed and coffee ll lllL ititllb illitsr Tire Mens Dlltllilii Yuletide dinner re turn cf A10 Catiadlrrll Army Us Centre rug with walking preud step and their high And they have be proud fir their new rail has JttS been open dly bccorriirri show Lice izl le tip particularly ple barlzilreiinpr vestruc is it re funds rr derived from Im In general 2i club room IA done in mm ilc ii elabor St Airman Wins DFC locatls but ilcasoii to lTit ic riii Liv rtl ezvcs Ytlriiv for it cithi IQ phi3 billlLIs cornirirttec lorrrt li vvtlt Funcue Setd lilgtlt Casual it wan is for with IH wr ii llcc Thurday tfvtllll Ll riitiirc and Wet lllllll illi1c plail are tinder way for all corri panics cf the bat lltlll to enter the Ilniiiiriion of Itfle Associa tion lflltl competition ll re serve llllllr in zrnada will partici pate in the tourney and one target will be fired in each of the three SINQKIJJR months latutat February itltlwh WM Wmi=l Md March ter of trxrirrlzi rr lml 31A ill Lil tire it ircelii lob lliliby Here on Leave DH W01 Robert llrbby Mrs llrli by and three sons arrived iii llarric Ii up yesterdaj for Visit with relalncsh pm my here and in Stuyrretz llob enlisted IslHi Mm in the lttAl four years and four months ago and has been stationedlliizliijdji VIIIRImliugpvxlnucn mostly lll the West if late he has iplp been Station Sergeantilajor at No Air Observers School Portage La Prairie Man He has been posti ed to MontIon prior to goirrit over seas ligttlij illcl Erio officer were Hr ll elected Warde allarric has been posted to Iictoii at No SFTS ramp Borden and The lit CTcrrlcnrrial Scholar No McKiriglilto Iicton Flying Officer Austin lllclltriiizlitl ltCAF Station now holding unitlFUND For the past year he was stationed bitterly in charge of Ilqulpmcnliship Fund has now reached $0000 Section land donations are still coming in EIt is hoped that the objective of Bark tolllarriefield gSlaJllltJ will he rerchid before the IN Ray Williamson son of Mileril ofr lit45 and Mrs Williamson Peel St1 Tm mm mlwi pHg he who has been on furlough at lrislcmmmm 11 iLt home was called back to BarrieEmwutc llre obiect of tlii fund is lpelzli lGiorgi near lxirigstori form mum HUME cc amtC nccdy student through university The first award from the fund will 0745 ibe made at the Commencement ord has been received of triclEiC 1916 arrival overseas of Cpl Antliony Falling Tony Lee son of Coloirel $G000 reconCd LU dun has vcdirc lay Mayor of liarzie for serotonin lN llic lcoe ror oc1r llvtlll liltinl irvrce liltl In lltltllllllrll llllgt the Mile Ileprcsintativc luije thanked the donors supported tire cverrt anion lwerc included the followi lland Cirirrnbei of Vuirnieree lilllll lliiiild of Trade Ilarie haiir her of oriirrieice rrllia Iloaid of Trade and Sirncoe oirrity orrn cil Tuber Unit Method lIrirphzrsicd laliilng on the seed produced ii Sirricoejounuj Ilarold White isrde of the Dominion seed potato certification ll crnpliired the value of the tuber unit intthud of seed selection Mr liitcsrde stressed this llltllllltlllfl for dis case control and second for the selection of irriproved strains and better quality Referring to the potatoes grown throughout Ontario Mr Whiteside said the results from the seed grown in Sinicoc last year justified the methods used and he noted that several carloads of seed potatoes were sold in Sirncoc last year for distribution throughout the pro vince Mr Whiteside noted that the de rrrarid for seed potatoes has been so low this year that some grow ers have been selling their crop for table stock He warned growers to get seed early because there might well be shortage next spring on account of too many seed potatoes being sold for table use Some Potato History King ieorgc VI our Gr bratirig his ltlth birthday Duke and Duchess of York in he was christened ago ship has inspired members of and was typified by visit to the Western Front few are GOD SAVE Albert II ascended to the Throne in December 1036 just eight years Since being crowned King ictllgt VI has endeared himself to the hearts of millions of his subjects similar strain His Christmas messages broadcast througli icious Monarch is today cele lSorn leceriiber ll ltllfi to the Tiork Cottage at Sairdriughznn llc iedcricl Arthur ittilgt Ills leaderl the armed forces on all fronts the front lines iii Italy and our nths ago On the home front during the bitter months of the blitz the King remained illisoui London at Buckingham Palace and was shining example to ll the war workers and other crvrlrans who were enduring out the Empire have become feature of the Yuletide season ruml mull Couriers set mt THE KING Iourztx li gta ll Allrn lmrtls tll ate tri arrri lloizlerr lrr busscs moved in or of ll on ltttminy lly run the roads were itrrieritly opened to per lltllttlt zvrce is likewise halted prsene train due in Barria er the noonirour from lororio drrl nrt arrive laesday the train ben1 cancelled All frciiiht trains lkeie halted The main tr irilile was south of Il ric parti cularly in lororrto Trartis arrived ll ie from the north but the trains tltllfl not get out of the is 13 lc exceptwn cf the iili rbout 830 pm didinit arl 11 day night until nearly lr litlll lo for lheriorth all day frzn ilarrie Tucsdav morning but one completed his roundsl and township roads were not 3ill mo laws ll raziana is morn Hayfield ill Met YWCA lire passenger trarir due lllim li re It was the first train out of expel by the Siirrcoe special committee Tour LUll ardcri George Banting ilrlt jwllll Hilall library billionaire HOSTESS HtlUSE IN Blair seer Dcpx vziiined int the room words informality reigned were the officers mess by either end is massive stern fire place ten feet across whit3 the chairs and chesterfields are in maple or red or blue leather Off tbe main pirielled room is snack mi in comparison but which iwill sea l0 easily and comfort lcilillt and wiitirii room As well as the rest room there is also triri ladics room which simplifies problem for feminine visitors ar ll Sunday in camp originally for rueu only liioreneral Worthington till MC Mll Camp Command er perforated the opening cere monies assisted by the centres new rnrriandaiit Col Bren nru When the general cut tape across the doorway to mark the of ficial on ig and highranking izruy off is tltgttd the thrcsh old the Servicenuin bring back hyly in the doorway hesitating ilut the general and the colonel chorused welcome to them put them at their case and the men Once the ice was broken by few friendly Ive been around good many years as soldier practically all my life and never saw better place than this General Worthing ton told them Im wondering bout transferring my headquarters uphere he added with smile lle tendered his congratulations to the men for their touch of magic in pulling this out of hat as it While outside blizzard howled around the building Col Brennan lRCtVL GCllilt Clark of Barrie and blockcd for miles around Rccve narlcs luva Examinations are being written at the Barrie Collegiate and while Ilie rural pupils were able to reach CommunityCame as War Memorial Proposed by Chamber of Commerce Lee MC now serving in Italy hoe misled Vim 80M and MIR Lee 101 Clummrton Siqiand the interest has been turned BarricCpl Leo enlisted in the CilIYinCk ml the fund SW0 the adian Armoured Corps in SeptciiiJv lowl The mmml 10 Willd Scanncll of Guelph gave general talk on the history of po tatocs and referred particularly to the development of new strains explained the purpose of the new us of Bradford meeting place It vasa quiet cosy true with the iiiltlllgt of the Auxilz spot for just such night where lary Services last week all ranks from corpmal down could ourcd Regiment in Italy in ref cial constable at Port Credit isnow 189 Dunlap St Barrie Prior to was employed afiidrriirrymdL Week or two gt to Canada has been expedited for er ranks slated to proceed on spe clfic duties tory continuous Uservice overseas erman ber 1943 and trained at Orillia and bemle 19 Vin depend Camp Bordon He is graduate 01 ter srze of the fund at that time Ashbury College Ottawa and forms the 01m biscuve 311000 is or member of the GovernorGonerlime dglhcm Vi be annual in 15 Foot Guards RCSCIVC ltcrcst S450 at the three per cent iVictory nd rate Meet in Italy Scoresarfnntercstcd pamrts and TN Ford who is with friends have already contributed the Lord Strathcona Horse Arm t0 the fund Chairman 0f the fund Cockburn and treasurer Morrow have tabulated the do nations as follows 55 have con cent letter to his parents lrcrcI tells of meeting another Barrie soldier whom he had not seen foilibllled from $10 10 $19 eaChl nearly year He writes Lastthavc contributed from $20 to $24 night had quite pleasant sur Cach 14 have contributed from $25 prise when bumped into Ken to $29 each 10 have contributed Astringe Barrie boy with tlief10m $50 to 399 lm 13 have C0D Potatocs were originally found in South America and were taken across the Atlantic to Spain about 1550 The Europeans did not take to potatoes at first but Germany and France encouraged their spread in usefJIhespeakcrrclateditliabin Germany the soldiers were ordered to plant potatoes while in France Louis XVI was instrumental in in troducing their use thrdughout the land He put potato blossom in his llapel and Marie Antoinette Turn to page three please Monthly Business RCDs had just finished supperitiibuted from $100 to $499 each Meeting ls Held and was sitting inthe lounge read thave Contributed from $500 t0 $999 ing when someone came up and each have contributed $1000 said Your name is Ford isnt it each There have also been scores Last time saw Ken was December 1943 At that time in much more southerly section of Italy You can imagine we had quite talk slnce andany member of the commit we know lot of vthe same P90letee will be pleased to explain it further to any interested person The fund has been approved as an income tax deductible charity Bradford Aliman Home FO Lorne West former provin Recommend Thirty home on leave after having cozr Pensions in Simcoe plated tour of operations 35 trips over enemy territory Formerly of Bradford his homeris now at Newton Robinson F0 Westiflvv as navigator in allalifax witty the Snow Owl Squadrdn of Lon UH The Old Age Pensions and Moth ers AllowanceBoard for rSirncoe County met in Barrie last Tuesday and favorable recommendations for 30 of 31 applications were made Oneapplication for mothers al lowance Was refused CWAC Graduate at Kitchener Among recent graduatesirfrom No CWAC basic training centre Kit chener was Pte Dorothy Mildred Bell daughter of Mrs Emilie Bell plications of several pensioners for increases in the present amounts granted torthem Pensions recommended were as follows Barrie Midland Port McNicoll Colliugwood Orillia Adjala Flos Innisfil Medonte Nottawasaga Off Tay Tecumseth Tiny Ves pra West Gwillimburyf2 SgtDo Life to enlistmentJLSeptember Pte Bell Soon to Arrive on Leaves The first group of 450 Canadian soldiers returning to Canada for 30 days leave underthe new rota tion leave scheme are expected to reach their homes during the next In addition return approximately 700 officers and otli These also will air rive home for Christmas to enjoy 30day leave All ranks with five years satisfac are entitled to apply forleave to Canada under the rotation scheme First preference goes tothose vvho have served against the enemy Nextofkin will be notified of ar rivals under existing arrangements and with due regard to security ltgt ACCLAMATION AT ALLISTON The Alliston municipal council lhas been returned by acclamation The 1945 administration will be Hunter Mayor Mackenzie Beattie Reeve Council Bow Ross Williams Patton Merritt Sidney Knight Lorrie Whiteside Pub lic Utilities Comnzdgglon Boyes Mom Single copies of The Examiner cents At all newsdealers or this office SGT DOUGLAS KING of donations of less than $10 each 1111mm also considered the apf By Barrie Lions Club The monthly business meeting of the Barrie Lions Club was held last Friday evening and several members presented their views on service and its various angles report on the work ofthe Sea Cadet committee and the Navy Lea gue of Canada was presented by Bob Leishman recommendation that grant be made to further the work was carried Harold Darch spokeof the Lions British Child War Victims Fund and stated that tag day would be held Saturday December 16 Walter Coutts referred to Jan uary as month for enlisting new members He pointed out that it was time for honoring Melvin Jones the founderof Lions clubs and the general secretary Mr Coutts reminded his fellow Lions that the Barrie club had always been among the leaders and he urged arspecial effort toget worth while new members into the club next month Fine Job Printing Prompt Ser vice Fair Prices tfx uglas KinngS Medical Corps His body riddled with enemy ma chine gun bullets iii France last August Sgt Douglas King son of Mr andMrs Dennis King 39 DonaldSt Barrie arrived home on crutches Monday morning While he is making favorable re coveryhewill require medical at tention for many months to come We wereriear Falaise he told The Examiner reporter had just run across an open field when German machine gunner got me Both arms both legs and his stom ach were drilled with shot Sgt King said he owes his life to astretcher bearer named Pte Smith of Hamilton As soonas King was downed by enemy fire Smith rac ed across the field with jeep lifted the wounded sergeant onto stretcher and speeded back tothe casualty station Within two min utes from the time he was wounded Sgt King was on anpperatlng ta ble and had been given shot of morphine lurn to page eight please Tire Barrie Chamber of Com memo is ciidcavoring to promote Community Centre as War Merri orial and the surrounding town ships are being contacted for sup pggtillic resolutioniadoptcd at the board of directors meeting last Monday evening follows The Directors of the Chamber of Commerceiecoriinierid that spe cial committee representative of the townships of Innisfil Vespra Oro and Essa with the Town of Barrie beformcd for the purpose of establishing War Memorial Community Centre This commit tcc would consist of the Reeve of the Township and one other to be appointed by each township and the Mayor of Barrie and one other to be appointed by the Mayor and also the President of the Chamber of Commerce The idea as discussed by Cham ber of Commerce directors was that money spent for war memorial should be invested in living memorial The Reeves of the sur rounding townships the Mayor of Barrie and the President of the Chamber ofComrncrcc will meet to discuss the matter further There has been Suggestion that the proi jcct might be to promote com munity recreation centre OEA Invited to Barrie By Baard of Edugition kit TAG DAY FOR WAR ORPHANS ON SATURDAY tag day in aid of the Lions Britksh ghild War Victims Fund is beiiig held in Barrie on Saturday This is being sponsored by the La dies Auxiliary to the Barrie Lions Club The committee is convened by Mrs Laurie and 40 young girlsiwill do the tagging Ina circular being sent out by the fund chairman Harold Darcli the following information is given Ever since the ruthless diabolical destruction of lives and property in Great Britain commenced Lions Clubs in Ontario and Quebec have been caring for homeless children whose uncomplaining parents died that we might enjoy more peace ful world While we have raised and spent more than$280000 for this purpose alone and are at pres ent caring for 1097 boys girlsand toddlers in properly supervised homes the need is steadily grow ing and We must now have your assistance if we are to accept the challenge Just think In the City of Lonlt don alone 500tlmes as many homes as we haye in Barrie have been completely demolished leaving thousands of parentless waits home less and ill distress Surely it in spires in us faithfa duty trust and an obligation TheLions Club of Barrie has as sumed the responsibility of raising $2400 to provide for 20 children this year All of this money must raised by public donations dur ing the next few weeks Wont you help Please send your cheque payable to the Lions British Child War Vic tims Fund to Boyles Barrie or place it on the Christmas tree which is in every Barrie bank for the purpose for the alleviation of those in need Lions bear the administration costs lt Single copies of The Examiner cents At all newsdealers or this office Every cent will go It is expected that an OEA re 1gional conference will be held in Barrie early in 1945 At the final mecting of the 1941 Board Monday icvcning Trustee Robertson lmadc motion that an invitation bel lextended for the conference and SchOol Attendance The enrolment at the Barrie Col legiate for November was 474 in the academic classes and 82 in the commercial department The aver age attendance was 937 per cent Enrolment and attendance at oth er schools Were as follows King Ed ward 275 88ft Prince of Walcs 525 027i King George 25 945 Victoria 397 92 school nurse showed total of 025 children inspected first aid treatments 34 physical inspections 16visiori tests 45 homevisits 20 PTE this was adopted The report of Miss Carson communicable diseases dental defects 30 dental defects corrected 40 bad tonsils defects corrected 12 excluded With pcdictrlosis exj eluded withskinf diseases Prefer Nine OClockv At the November Blur meeting Turn to page eight please Bingo every Friday night in Le gidn Hall Own St 830 sharp 15 gamesrBSC 43tfb Rummage and novelty sale in the Market Saturday Dec 16 under auspices of Rebekah Lodge No 190 50b Afternoon tea and sale of Christ mas gifts Saturday Dec 16 26 clock Trinity Parish Hall auspices Parish Aid 50p Dance at Orange Hall Ivy Fri day Dec 15auspices Federation of Agriculture Beattys Orchestra Admission 40c lunch included Door prize and lucky spot 50b Christmas program Salvation Army Hall 60 Collier St Thurs day December 21 Major Dixon of Orillia will preside Special fea ture visit owaanta Claus Adults 15c Children 10c 5051b school Tuesday in lime to write their papers many stayed in town overnight rather than attempt in get home over the snowblocked roads It was the second severe storm of this winter and while there was not as great atrowfall as earlier in December the winds were more severe and drifts were piled high and wide in all sections of the county Tuesday night the winds died down Snow plows were put to work clearing the main roads and throughout the district got to work digging out in the crisp December air of Wednesday morning EX roe DIES 0NDAY 0F vulture VMrs Christina R00 189 Bayfield St Barrie received official notice on Tuesday morning that her son Ptc Alex Roe had been wound ed and died the same day The wire from theDirector of Records Ot tawa reads as follows Minister of National Defence deeply regrets to inform you that B87069 Private Alexander Richard Roe has been officially reportedJ area as result of wounds received in action same day If any further information becomes milable it will be forwarded as soon as received To prevent possible aid to our enemies do not divulge date of casualty or name of unit The wound which proved fatal Turn to page eight please hundreds shrapnCl Cvlllllllllti ls llH il illl ll rand or have cup of coffee Bul ing to secure furnishings for the building and it is hoped that it will be in operation early Year It will be available for lllQlll in the new bers of the CWAC to stay overnight in Barrie or to spend their weekend leaves here more particularly it was planned as centre where soldiers could bring their families and Sunday visitors Besides officers from Camp Headquarters who inspected the premises guests of honor included Former Photogropher Here Winner of DFC Arrives Home in Toronto Bearing stillvisible scars of 70 wounds suffered hen the big Lancaster bomber on which he rode as navigator took heat ing duringa raid on Stcttin PO Jack Farquharsou DFC came borne to visit his mother in Toronto last week This and another previous occa sion on which his plane had two of its fobr engines knocked out oneiof them gigging completely severed from the wing stand out in the memory of the Canadian on an RAF station Five members of the crew were badly shot up including myself by JU88 on our way to Stettin be related held onwas liongasr I77 count and our wireless operator the highlights of his tour in the RCAF took over to finish my 1gb He got the CGM for his work in helping get the plane back to England And Farquharson failed to add it was for his work on this flight that he himself was awairdedthe DFC Jack Farquharson enlisted in Barrie early in 1942 was en gaged in the photography business here under firm name of Parqu harson and White Single copiesiofThe Examiner cents office At all newsdealers or this LCpl RodgersReturris FromOverseaSWOunded One iof thesoldiers arriving in Toronto last sunday morning on thehospital train Which brought the wounded that had come over on the hospital ship Letitia landing in Halifax on Friday was LCpl Rodgers son of Mr and Mrs RobertRodger RR ThornL ton The patientswere removed by ambulance toChorleyPark Hospit al for further operations and treat ment There those who had come to meet them had an opportunity to talk with them LCpl Rodgers was welcomed back by his parents his sisters Mrs Mel Cook and Miss Anna Rodgers and twobrothers Donald and Albert Anothr broth er Pte Meldrin is taking his basic training in Orillia This returned soldier was ableto walk with crutch though the broken leg is encased in cast reaching almostto his waiSt His speech was difficult as it is not yet recovered from the operation on his Turn to page eight please CPL party of CWACs stationed there During the evening the Service mens band under the baton of W01 Austin contributed musical selections e4gt GORDON WALL SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY Gordon Wall of North Bay was sentenced to five years in Kingston Penitentiary by Judge McGibbon when the jury brought in verdict of guilty at the general sessions of the county court held in Barrie last week The case took up three days before all the evidence was completed Charges of breaking and entering and of receiving stolen goods were made by provincial police against Wall following the theft of $2550 inbonds and papersandothermonr ey from the Allistonia Hotel Wa saga Beach in July 1943 The ease was heard before Judge Harvie last Januaryand Wall was found guilty and sentenCed but new trial was ordered on an appeal The evidence in the case showed that Collingwogd police had seen the accused in their district the night of the breakin Three days later 21350 bdiid was cashed in Ni agara Falls and the name Wall was signed on the banks debit slip Wall was arrested inNorth Bay September 21 1943 The $50 lbond which was cashed was the only one of $2550 worth of bonds stolen that was negotiable Th remaining$2500 were in registered bonds Through his counsel John iWoods the defendant pleaded not guilty on both counts Frank Hamv mood KiC prosecuted the case for the Crown In passing sentence Judge McGibbom recommended that the It monthsserved by Wall in the Barrie gaol be considered in granting time off his fiveyearsen tence for good behaviour Given Three Years Joseph Mesgda charged with stealing tires and car from Lobr lavvs Groceteria4 Orillia pleaded guilty and was sentnCed by Judge McGibbDn to serve three yearst Kingston Penitentiary The accus ed was not represented by Counsel and he changed his first plea of not guilty togguilty annkHam mond KC prosecuted for tli Crown WHE AT FOR LI VEST00K Wheatiedtn livestock onfar in the PM Provinces during inertiai4 will was muesli mated at 465 millionbushels as compared with 60 million buhels in 194243 tn 30mm Readandbsdllxliner