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wotthe following topics and later weekend at the CGE plant MacDonald Bell Telephone manager right explains the intricate to John Mitchinson CGE wo This modern 701 dial PBX system replaces switchboard and the the old manual changeover was made withou tion of telephone traffic The system cat ers for interdepartmental co as well as outgoing and incoming calls It Group Discussions RuraISund AINEW TELEPHONE EXCHA ing $19000 was brought into operation last arrie Above relay system rks manager are initially trunks the any disrup mmunicatton av Evening For Kiwanis At Ivy Bariiic Kiwanis Club led by theSwaln Ted Nettlcton Charles president Emerson Swain en joyed an evening of fellowship and discussion with the rural peo ple of the congregation of Christ Church at ivy and number of auriculturally minded county not ables on Sunday Nov Mr Swain read the lesson at evening pFayer conducted by thej lay reader Arnold Banting Rev BevanlMonks preached tha serum on Christian Coiflllllssio Discussion on After the service our iscus sion groups gathered inthc church hall Each group discussed each reported thegroup the general chairma Should farmers control pro duction in order totmaintain pri tea at reasonable level Are there too many restric tions on bank accommodation if 40 hogs bought anew car in 1939 how many hogs are re quired for the same car today and how much above $3050 hundred should the price of hogs go Should all teachers rotate from school to school The discussions were led by Beverley Jennett and Charles New ton in Group One Harry Smith and Harry Hancock in Group Two Lee Banting and Bruce Wilsonjn Group Three Stanley Applcgate and Ted Nettleton in Group Four Divergent Opinions Many divergent opinions were expressed and some profitable de bating followed which Was inter esting and instructive Greetings from the congrega decisions to ingended with all joining hands FORHURONIA ParsonsMr and Mrs Ncwionand Parsons for the Kiwanirns Gordon Caldwell of Oro replied for the county guests Consldcrablo humor enlivened the proceedings throughout the evening The ladies of theWA headed by their president Mrs Beverley Jennett served refreshments and old Banting led brief period community singing The even and singing Auld Lang Syne JolntEllort This program was developed as joint effort bythc Christ Church WardensKen afld HarrySmith and two Kiwanis committees rep resented by Norman Synnott and Charles Newton Lee Banting and Bcvcrlcy Jennctt also assisted Kiwaniaus and ladies present were Mr and Mrs Emerson fin Harry Hancock Mr and Mrs Harris Mr and Mrs Ted Nettleton Mr and Mrs Charles Newton Cecil Norris Charles Norman Synynott Dr and Mrs Ed Wilson Mr and Mrs Neil MacDonald Mr and Mrs Graydon Kohl Bruce Wilsoh Others present and taking part in the proceedings were Simcoe county Federation of Agriculture officials Gordon Caldwell persi ent Ernest McArthur vicepresid out Mrs Robert Kell Form For um convener Cecil Chappell sec retary Don McNabb fieldman Lion James impson general man ager of CO ACO and Kiwanian Bruce Wilson sales manager were also guests The Department tioo Were expressed 1hyllalr¥ Smith and replied to by Emerson of Agriculture was represented by William Kell of Barrie office Immigrantstconomic StimulusloiCanada Immigrants who have conic to Canadayin the peaceful invasion following World War II have giv en tremendous stimulus to the country economicallyv speaking according to thesenior liaison of iicer of thedepartlnmt and cit izenship and immigration in On tario Andrew Thompson Addressing Womens Canad ian Club audience there Wednes day evening he emphasized the fact that the more than oné and half million newcomers are pulling their weightan Canadian lifefilling the countrys need for an expanding labor fore 3and creating jobs NotAll DPS Not all the the peasan cl two year period from 1953 tol855 Canada lured 1043doctors from Europe and England 3589 gineers and 22895 teachers professional pe 0f the immigrants who have come from Englan uring the past year 18 pa cent have been lprofessiondi people The immigrants nvcalso been bringing money into Canada aver $55000000 $190000000 Theyre notlall DP ti the years 1945 and 1951 39 per cent had boughttheir own homes and half of these homes were fullypaid for The more people we get pay ing taxes thé higher standard of livinglwell obtain Cltlzenship Dilemma Canada is faced with dilem main citizenship variety of patterns There is no majority groupftoday only 47 per cent of all Canadians are of British ck ground butrather tremen cus variety of people fact that is challenge and agreat op ty in eakerhad some criticism oLthc derogatory sense in which the term DP wasused in refer ence to that half of the people who immigrated to Canada be tweeil 1945 and 1949who were displaced persons These people whohad left theirlcountries be cause of their political convic tions should be known rather as distinguished persons he felt Making Great Contribution He pointed out howmany among them were intellectuals HO extensions and ten trunks power plant in the exchange giving 48 volts DC and 90 volts imately $3000 Swain Mr and Mrs Charles Grif the opinion of mr theessence of democ gt offers nonrestricted and puncture stricted service to the offices that is to say certain offices can dial direct to de partments or trunk lines while other lines still pass through control board There in use 47 extensions and five system is designed to carry small AC cost approx rvm Barrie Rotarians To Albion Club New York State Members of Barrie Rotary Club left for Albion New York State where they will beguests this evening of the Albion Rotary Club The part will be returning to Ba late tonight During their visit the Bar rie club plan to put on program of four speakers for iheAlhlon club near Bochee tcr each of whom will de scribe some part ofllfo in Barrie The speakers wiil cover municipa Aftlug schools health an lndllstry in the town WILLSPEAK Barrie and district people may have the privilege of meetihg sin hearin he noe tlcfihrflmo grid eievlsidn com mcntator at the annual dinner of the Huronia Historic Sites and Tourist Association whichnilll be held in Trinity Parish Hall Coll ier Street on Wednesday Dec Dr Fisher is graduate lawyer from New Brunswick whohaa de voted his life to publicizing Cun ada and at present he isexecutivc director of the Canadian Tourist Association key dinner are available to the public at $150 and John Fisher wards Huronia directors say Come and bring some friends who are concerned with the preserva Business sessions of the associ ation including election of flofflc ers and reportswill commence at The president is Didacc Gn exof Honey Harbor andGrant Mayor of Barrie is fat vice presidept LNorman DCltirke of Barrie is past president HA Cranston of Midland is secretary andJ Hamilton of Goldwater is treasurer Elizabeth Cook of Wyebrldge winnerof the associations $25 scholarship at the Unlversity of Western Ontarios summer school of Indian archaeology and this will be presented at the annual dinner Tickets for the dinner are available at Barrie Chdmbe of Commerce office half hour film on historical highlights in North Simcoe pro screened it was reported at the last dir ectorsr meeting in Midland that the Ontario Archaeological Board plans to erect historic site plaques inHuronia as follows David Al lanson Jones Beeton Sir William Osler Bond Head NineMile Por tage Barrie Penetangulabene Road Craighumt Admiral Bay iield Peneianguishens Schooner Town Wasaga Beach Also under eonslderatlon are plaques for Jacob Gills mill at Coldwater and the African Church Oro near Edgar eremony Today The new Oro Township of flce building on Highway was officially opened at 230 prn today at ceremony at tended byllonE Drury former minister of present sheriff of the County of Slmcoc regdelfitiox oro hlall twnldite run on John Thc finenew building will hguae all township elite and the cnmpleted Ree Lloyd Scott indicated Tickets for the turv will be the principal speaker after tion of our Historical Heritage Th street back and complain rte town council agreed Monday to rearrange meetinu Regular meeting will held on Monday Dec and 11 It 780 mm Erika councilmeetings will ho Ibcldcn Monday Dec and Thureday Dec 21 and on expected that on then ecu callous council will meet at pm lftcr committee meetings Following mammals Lion of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce council agreed that Boring Dly Wednedny Dec 26 shall be declared holiday letter was received from National Grocers Orlllll suggesting that Christmal Eve Monday Dec 24 should be declared the customary holiday tbbreby affording long weekend for nice staff The letter was forwarded to the Chamber of Commerce who replied that the mer chants of Barrio were not in favor of the Idea BARRJE NTARIo CANADAWEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 1956 in wo fAcclamaiion lllior All in Sunnidale Sunnidale experienced one of the best attended nomination inectlngg in township history on onday in the new community all at New Lowell All the presont council were returned by cclamation Council for 195 will be Reeve bner it Deputy Re ve csley Bates Council oyd erdham Culhlm Gilbert three vacancies on the hool board have been filled by lamatlon by George Rodg Harold Orserand Leonard blnson Nearly Coét$300 To Parkiilegally Barrie Arena Park Motorlataln Barrie who offend ed bysparklng at Barrie Arena whenthoy fore Council on Monday request of the Barrier ommission bylaw was troduced controlling parking at thayarena It prohlbtod persons from leavingveblcles there when Vera not attending sire function at Thefbylaw ca Acclamafionf For westGwilllimbury There will he no election in West Gwdllmbury Township this year as the present council have been returned by acclimation These arc itcevePercy Selby Deputy Reeve Herbert Hughes Councillors Robert Weatlakc Wil fred Kneeshaw and Edv wards For the first time the nomini ation meeting was held on Mon day afternoon in the new Bradi ford community centre building ere was good average turn out despite the stormy weather but the meeting was relatively hulet with nothing contentious ClerkTreasurer Ken Tu lin chairman was Also nominated for the relays ship was former reeve Herbert Hughes who is the present dea puty Ben Steers former de puty and Councillor Westlake were nominated for deputy reeve Stan Cairns was fourth nom inee for council Returned for twoyears on the school board were Stanley Cairns Joseph Gordon and Orville Hughes nominated but declined tostand feela deep sense of of the Town of Barrie anent asphalt paving program should not faced the possibllftymta maximum line of $300 when new bylaw came be Monsoonlemonade Davis Webb was also set the maximum penalty for the fiencc at $300 Aiderman Lester Cooke said dont think anyone expects to pee someone fined $300 so what the point of having it in the ylaw Alderman EgWilllams point out at an ordinary parking vlolation wn cost $1 and that was in effect moreserlous off ence Alderman Paddison was of the opinion that no bylaw was dont know any reason for $300 but see no harm in it Voicing the opinion of many other councillors that there should be more realistic approach to the subject Alderman Cookain troduced an ramendment setting the maximum fine at $25 which was agreed byCouncil So now illegal parking at Bar rle Arena can east the offender maximum £525 Aims to frighten Wounds Yelling Man Ouislde Home William Thompson of Angus fired shotgun intending to frighten man who was about ing and yelling outsiderhis home and wounded him in the leg The accident occurred on Mon day night and Ernest Barker 42 of Angus was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital with pellet in his left calf Thompson said he fired the first blast of the singlebarreled shotgun into the air and theme and load into the ground ltis thought that one pellet may have ricocheted off the frozen ground and hit Barker Thompson has be cli withwoundin use MESSAGE FROVi MAYORELECT vided by Delawana innlwill be humility in beingacclxfimed Mayor hadfhoped that th re at least another candidate qualify lzens of Barrie the opportunity to election HoweverIwill with GDds helpand to the best of my ability attempt to carry out the duties of this high office The coming year will be one wh with making many majordecisionsannexation city status the use 91 the former postgoffic franchise and mhny other problems would hope that Council will continue on with the perni would be thus giving all the cit express themselves at an ere council willuhe faced decision as to natural gas for the more heavily travelled streets oftBarrie If we are able to continue to secure 507 subsidy aswe haveapprovat now for the streetscto bepaved next Spring the own or Barrie should save money over the yearly oiling program with its each Spring ior preparation out and feel that th 11 progressively carrying out resultant tearing up of streets and you wouldhave good twelvemonths or theyear instead of st Thereis alsoneed for much dramagework be carried gram of the past fewyears oi afcontinulngv portion each year Is wise policy unusually costs less to do and for all then proper job once continual maintenance andrepair we must rememberfthough fthat Government is two way street sound business udgemgnt must temp Thus it these matters inorder that our mill rate is kept atthe lowestpossible level would wish that Council forllssl be progressive ln their thinking andactlon evenriftlheodd error is made rather than merely stand snow Remember even turtle gets no Where untilitsticks out its neck we ldalso extend to everyone the nvttatlon to atten ncit meeting andtftheyhave roblem to bring it before your representatives those gave Council rather than ill 15 free govemme a1 interest in titch FIRST WOMAN FOREMAN ON PETIT JURY MRS LEAH BENNEHDI Orll ia yesterday became the first woman to actAs foreman ofa petit jury in Simcoe County Mrs Bennett is costlng clerk and housewife She has two children Eunice 14 and Beverley 10 and her husband James Bennett lsa realtor This was the first time that MrsBennett served on jury while women are called to jury service they have the privilege to refuse to serve Councl Returned Election School Trustees Vesiara Eoliowing riofiinhtiori new tag on Monday Nov 26 in Mid burst hull returned to office for 957 by acclnmatinn in Vespra Township were Reeve Roy Hick ling Deputy Rech Carman Downey and Councillors Everard Harris Walter Forbes and Don ald Bell There will however be an election for school trustees as Mrs Viola Luckrhas qualified for that office and spoke of her do sire toassist in any way at though the position if elected would be new to her Other trus teas are John Patterson Leonard Cumming and Wilbur Walton Monday Dec is the date set for the electic malfunan for Mayoraltv There Will be thrceAway bat tle for the mayoralty lnColling wood as Willam Clark John McLean and Allan Carmichael address to the jury the defence pert Cpl HaroldWhecler OPP their families it wouldnot be mumo cmnut can gnum munarm gvan Acquitted etious Firecharges jury consisting of one woman and 11 men yesterday folind Frederick Smith 35 of Coulngwocd not guilty on two charges of placing explosfvesubitances with intent to cause an explosion in building belonging to Mrs Margaret Lighthouse Id of Colllngwoo on May l0 and setting allght articles with intent to burn premises belonging to Mrs Lighthouse on the same so mlnutesbetore arriving at Circumstantial Evidence At the conclusion of the case for the prosecution the defence called no witneuea but in his counsel Hartt of Toronto suggested that the evidence of fered was all circumstantial All the evidence originates with Nobss commented counsel No one also suggests that it was there major point of evidence for the prosecution was the frog mentary finger print found on five gallon can of Napthalene gas ollne found at the scene which corresponded to the left index finger of the accused Defence counsel pointed out that an ex had given evidence that such print could remain up to two months There is no suggestion that it was put there that night bill of sale in the name the accused was also pointed to by the Crown Attorney Thompson QC as being major piece of evidence pointing to the guilt of the accused Counsel for the defence suggested to the jury thatconslderlng the debris around the building inhabited by Mrs Lighthouse her sons and unusual tofind piece of paper bearing Smiths name Questions Credibility Mr Harttquestioncd the cred lbllityof the evidence of some of the witnesses for therprosocutlon andvwdflwmevidmc of all the explosive isubstances found in the shed which was slight was not seen when the fire Was first put out by Earl lecovérod by Mra date The jury was out for the verdict Ontario Fire Marlhais Depart ment was called by tho prosecu tion yesterday to give evidence of tho explosive substances found in the shed adjoining Mrs Light houscydwelllug on may to Quostioned as to the explosive force of the thing found Inspec tor Blahop explained that ex plorlva force of gallon gas oline was equivalent to 80 sticks of dynamite five gallon can of nlpthulenc gasoline was found to which it appeared had been attached homemade bomb Had ruptureclthe can sad spreadthe gasolineall over the shed The vapor mixture at the top of the can would have added to the force of the explosion and the whole thing would have added up to violent explosion sufficient to wreck the dwelling Matter of Safety The hearing of the case came before Judge Harvie on Mondaywhcn exhibits entered as evidence prompted His Honor to enquire of the prosecution as to the safety in court The ex hibits reielredto were number of bottles of coal oil bottle coo tnining gunpowder identified as riflepowder fire cracker anda railway torpedo HisHonur was assured there was no named late danger Lighthouse Evidence forylthe prosecution on the first dayywu to the effect that on May 101 fire wugdhn this bomb expidded it would have coveredlrr tboe Iriyniorntngdn the back ahadof the propertyiby flames when she awoke about 41 am tomakeherselt sleep of tea The fire was put outrbcfore it got Nohes but was found and pro duced later Explosive Power Lionel Bishop Inspector of the bold byiher ison Earl Nobea whoscvfamllyshared the house withbil mother Turn to page three clean EXClu Feature EXaminer Starts Ken Series on Curlingllidil its 30 series of20 weekly art lcles by Ken Watsonof Winnipeg generally acknowledged our next edition Friday Nov Canadas foremost authority These articles have vbeen spe cially preparedby Mr Watson with view to reaching the smaller curling communitles of were nominated on Monday even lng and quallfled Gordon Branift the present mayor was alsonominated but will not run for 1957 gt Charles Kennedy is reeve by acclamation For deputy reeve itoy Allen and Garfield Case both qualified Harry French Phillips and John Harmon were elected by acclamatioh to fill vacancies on the publicrachuiol board ffeginald Johnston elected by acclamation to the only va cancy on the public utilities Nominated for council were Larry Smith Robert BushAllck McDonald Mrs IrenechGeachie Archie Kennedy Lou quue Bert Conron William Hogg Harold Twigger and McAllist Of these Harold Twigger Mc Alllsterand Larry Smith did not quality There are six council members to be elected Foe SHOPPING The Barrio Examiner published in four sections day30 pages in all the annual Christma ping edition wh merchants tell of Canada endgthey are appearing through the initiation of the Can adian Weekly Newspapers Assoc lation in selected member papers in all 10 provinces including Bar rie it is expected that Mr Wat son will be visiting Barrie some time during this winter Winner of more prizes in big timc curling than any other skip in Canadian history Mr Watson whose book is widely read wtll writeonscme of tbeae subjects he Examin IceManship For Ladies Only Swin Mn ladyl Curling lhenl Curlings New Look Watch The Left Foot Weight Controllraffic Signals The Spring Shot to With Per sonallty Curling By The Clock lco Amnesia Line7the Crossfire dle Spins VaccineFo Hollow Eoua stencils roomsIssue on curling Mrs LighthouseShe saw the liaisonisd Hiafirst curling pméwas butter knife Organizedand founded the first provincial high school bon apiel in Manitoba in 1939 now the largest in the world Chairman Dominion Curling Association High School Commit teams Chairman Manitoba Curling Junior Committee resident strathcona Winnipeg Efltflfll Manitoba Bon spiel in 1923 WonJlrst trophy in Mention Bunspiet in 19gb when 21 Skip of Canaan Curling Championship rinks in 1936 1942 1949 Won Manitoba Provincial Gailsmplohabips in 1988 194127