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will also be considered from Cleommfv The questionsonAhocxaminh CQCLJJVldLQll kilklamW tron paper will cover the following The OWNmg Information 15 LITHOIIIED AS SECOND the county will be eligible and zipl 10mm 515 plications must be made to Tl Simpson March of standing obtained in an exam ination to be held on at Barrie in topics County up to Confederation in 1807 ment including powers and duties of county council mark on an outline map of the county towns lands highways railroads at least ti tors Simeoe Maycir Chairman Of Appeal for Children Town Council Mayor was appointed local chair your accepting this post for your man for the Canadian Appeal for Children campaign which opened nationally on Feb lions would be bank meeting likely will Qualiajarric committee com prising representatives of various organizations It is not probable made here iron is jointly sponsored by the Canadian Council for Reconstruc Nzitlonal ouiietlflifmihmld Nations Appeal Canada GovernorGeneral guished patron 77Fl0m AMcDonald cial organizer Mayor received the following let by national campaign is part of the United Nations Children and is worldWide ef fort to save millions of innocent children who have bcenmvictims of international strife THIS WEEKS ISSUE 7850 Copies CLASS HAIL PO BENZ OAIA 85th YeorwNo Historical Examination Again Being Sponsored Grant $300 Prize Money Entrance school pupils will tliisr The prizeswill be divided into year again have an opportunity toltwo groups The iirst group will compete for $300 in prizes awarded be for pupils in schools with tor the Sinicoe County Centenary Scholarship The contest will be in the the Siiiicoe County teachers or fewer the second lgroup will be for schools with examination on four or more teachers The money and geography of is provided by the County Council Awards ineach group will be first 50 second $35 third $25 form of an history Grade Vlll pupils throughout The winners each group wil be eligible to compete for the grand championships with $30 as first prize and $20 as second prize county clerk before 10 The awards will be on basis March 25 The standing obbined high school entrance subjects pils from Orillia schools The been sold for factory and new Memorial and will be provided fora dance hall firehall Last year all the prizes in the The TOWiiHallseeii on the ieft second grouping were won by pu substantial brick building was constructed other prizes were won by pupilsllld has SCIVOd 215 Dummonifirc hall and council room It is now occupied ONTARIO CANADA THURSDAY FEB BARRIE Memorial Recreation Arena Beeton The Town Hall at Beeton has Recreation Arena being constructed where space and council chambers about 15 years ago concert ball by Bob Cameron available to the pupils who will be writing the examination ANNIVERSARY DATES Reference Hunters llistory of Simeoe County ltilFirst white man to visit the lluron country now known as North Simcoe 16495011V1Z15511C1C of Fathers Bre beuf and Gabriel Laleinont also the disappearance of the Huron tribe of Indians from this part of the country interesti1680La Sallc passed through on Alronccr settlement of Simcoe llwlmportaiit anniversary dates lerescnt municipal govern lContcstant should be able to boundaries townships villages rivers lakes is historical vc points of areas important for the following his way to Illinois via the lluinber tourist resorts reforestation pork packing sports small fruits boat building truck gardening River crossed Lake Simcoe and winter thence to Georgian Bay 1793Lake Simcoe named by Gov ernor Simcoe in honor of his falli cr Capt Simeoe RN WilliSigning of treaty at York by Wm Claus Superintendent of Turn to page eight please military centre potato produc on apples tobacco grain eleva lJOrigrn of place names in At Mondays meeting of Barrie local committee His Worship the his choice or deputy of We would appreciate locality For your informationmrll pro vincial and national organizations are cooperating and will be re questing their local groups to ap point delegate representative to your committee Us Robert Scott McArthur TransCanada Cyclist Travels in visitor in Barrie on February 11 was Robert Scott McArlhur transCanada cyclist 74PM Bayearaoldwcycliscclefb shis homein Vancouver last August and pedalled across the prairies and through Northern Ontario down to Montreal vln the east hehas visi tedlhc Niagara Peninsula and Windsor and isintenlding to head back for British Columbia shortly Scotty was warmly dressedVand his bicycle and baggage indicated he was equipped for the subzero weather His bike was decorated with flags and pennantsc and the traveller carried number of neWSpaper clippings of his experi ences His Worship stated thatdona received at any He urged the citizens to this worthy appeal be called to upport hat personal eaiwass willb The Canadian Appeal for Ciril ionh throu UNESCO and the for Children in Excellency the is the distin His piovin at Toronto Mr er This appeal to raise $10000000 Appeal for in all sec ions of the world No CALLS Lli BE MADE pass from Barrie Vltownship cementblock build adhere in April 50 by 110 feet was built in 1945 radiant heating in the concrete heating unit is thattrucks coated Jusucc McRuer mirtteVes are being set up in all communities themayor of each municipality assume the chairmanship of the Of Cook Construction Co in Use on Distric this district are kept open with snowplows hiredfrom Cook Con struction Coipiybf Barrie This firm which has expanded its snow removal equipment now haseight big plows and two snowblowers There are also gradersmnckbulldozI ers that couldbeused in heavy blnckades LThe Ontario committeeViune mThc Town$cavcngerinColling lerthe eochairmanship of Chief wood has given notice that no Docal com calls will be made where boxes are inadequateor access is poor ray in advance for your Exam inc Classifieds and save money It is desirable that Flows and Snowblowers Rme New Trinity Rector Hundreds of miles of highways in Connty of smeucand Jal townships take advantage of these units and they are thus able to get the snow removed on several miles of highway without ahcayy outlay forequipment truck By 1934 he had few more trucks and he came to Simcoe County with contract to gravel Highway 27 between Barrie and GeokstDWn VSince that time Mr from the agricultural society How Mr Cook began to build aperm rvfilseomthemouthwestcorficrof liner andElizabethstreetsijustoutSid Trinity Anglican Church at Bari He will assume his duties pf the first buildings in Canada wrought iron pipes were laid down Allan Cook started in businessat Galt20yearago with oneismall car has carried on and developed his bush For few years he rented space everwhen this property Was sold anent building for his expanding business gt REVCaD GROSJS BA Llh hasbeenappointed Rector of the Barrie toWn limits in Vs ra rie Rev Mr Cross is known to many members if Trip feature Of this building is the ity Parish hayingserved few years asrector of St Thomas Church at Shanty Bay early in the war He Will come to Barrie from VSt Pauls Church at Lind say and Mr and Mrs Cross and daughter Barbara Jane will make their home at the rectory 130 Col lier St Bishop Beverley MA DD Bishop of Toronto con ferred with C01 Lee the peoplesmardengou rlnityw withAJR prinson the rectors wmnr and expressed his pleasure in ahnounclng the appointment of Rev Mr Cross to Trinity Angli can Church He succeeds Rev floorfMr Cook says this was one to employ this type of heating and embedded floor VV Heat is provided fromanroil fur nace and thefloor isalwaysinarm Mr Cook points out that this is particularlywadvaptagous for mec anics who are oftenon the floor working under trucks and other equipment Another advan in the concrete tage to the radiant Turn to page eight please Entitled andleather goodsare ing made the new nruilicipal building has been completed and monster carnival on Feb ll attracted crowd ratepayers had authorized an ex penditure of $15000 arena council chambers CAs fortlie annual meeting in the lib VJnlks to Soroptimisfs does stated Dr Ives of riiruvrstnlnn everyone The arena section of of 1100 About $500 was ealized for the arena fund The to build the dance hall firelhall and LOCAL CONSTABLES PLAY IN ORILLIA ARENA FEB 19 Our local police force ire set to send battalion of some 2030 cops to Orillia to defend the laurels captured last year To date this season Barrie hold onegame edge in the twogame series having won their home game by 63 Score Thls Thursday Feb 19 is the date set for the clash scheduled to get under way at pm Orillia forces have 14 prizes ready to be given away to ticket holders and varlety program featuring the classic clown Dumbo Also there will be 10 members if the Orillla Skating Club demon strating their progress to help rwo MONTHS llodder of Flesherton plead on Jaii31 ed guilty in the magistrates court llolur St here on Feb 11 on charge of ob trining $27 from Clancy on conviction for on Bradford St nea the neighborly policemen Kelfresl Allandale Ircniblay was 310118 lial by Imam or Worhkbb travelling at high speed onya iz rg dig He to organiser are Centre ten wmulleany onA Anderson Allzindalc approaching 4lt wmcn he 15 now selvmg He evidently applied the brakes foolish escapade was the cause of several charges at the same time or BARRIE NED $20 struck careless driving Aceording to evidence of RUARY 19 l948 this extent right of way frorii wan St the clei=k was asked to write letter and caused serious skidding Hisl car went completely around that of Anderson who came to astop he curb Sid ent from the ance to explain group plan for ed out Section lPoges to lCounCillors to Obtain Estimates to Cemplete Town Hall Alterations A11 members were present Mow APlNUXUlMVCl 548000 has lttillleipal authority for such levy with day night with the exception offpm herEmUHS 10 Town0m it VOW from like rateplem Rem Clark Md mos was millad and the Town Council or seslwhm me Mayo mm me Situation me Cm dunng committee diSqSlOll Monday night passtd lllOllOlliwdg the same or the Chamber 01 cussioi COUNCIL tasking the property committee toicommerce grant me Deputy Reeve blmg definite CSUHVW lllClreplied that the town hall was cost for the balance of the work ling mm Ald llainbly introduced the dis cussion on the town hall when MIMIP 3351 insuring 23 civic em loyees Tillbismmd phi1cwunlssmd be WC it LOllld not be left would be participatiolir insurancelsemwlO the mum before will DC CHIC is and would mum Me and Cw authorized for payment Ald GritH lu ed fh Vde dent insurance and hospitalizationm illlpmtw 15 me hf ipiTzsy 10 wing edd With benefits it would be necessaer Dummy Clerk 8mm explained fllLqALll all in emme for 35 pm com of the employees that the contractor Charles Alcx ifdblliwinmuum he memOd to participate Aid Griffin poiiit imdcr referred mums the Iifu Fwy mm me board of works LitllllLCl James Ihoiilsoirwlio ittlW Lqkii bidi 50 employees had turned down this horned paymem obi it 598m 10 dam coverage before because Deputy Reevea Sked EVhOESIlllCIL Pilinth ld 1pran Aid tortilla etiiizivniiianortrha rmwares mmi 1013031800 W9 pard lllllll llitVlllL them referredi Referring to financing the bal thclr share of the cost lioweveixll V1 they had taken on the Blue Cross wunu up ailce of the work Ald James said thc Council had autloriut hmpn Im flirt Fm iwmdumlaeiion and Ald James 1charruiiaiihtlif Iderswod SZQOOO was to go lilin1L Obi13141005 gigolljsithe property committee also said the $llcs Vthls year Depuw this wits the procedure to be fol Home 11 Wde to know how lowed ithe work could be completed for Dopmy Home nd AM Gm this amount if the elevator alone fin each declared that the council wt gomg cost $10000 Ashoultl at least have list of the During the dlSCUSSlO Imam accounts Ald Loughecd pointed out lllls Aldr Grim 5de What had that in in contract of this kind tliellPPCd the 50 Pipe in the architect was charged with the rc bimemmll The Mill0T Said he knew sponsibility of looking after the in Who buugm it and the money 35 teresls of the person for whom the lmid l0 19 Radio Villve company wmk M5 being done Ald Griffin said this pipe belonged Mr llart said he wanted to know 10 10W lid thal rm had the outside figure for the balance Km 59 ll of the work and he asked how wasl Following the passing of the mo it going to be financed His Worship tion asking the property committee rG Mayor said the money could to bring in definite estimate on be put in the estimates the same as the cost Deputy Reeve Hart said the Chamber of Commerce grant lthcre should be definite plan for iMr llart replied there was no muni financing the balance of the work Ice Storm Stalls Traffic Oars Trucks Helpless representatives were presi London Life insur Two insurance filed When Ald Pouther asked if anything was going to be done about the Allaiidale dock the Mayor said the member of parlia ment had been inVited to attend council session and speak on this matter When Ald Ayres inquired re garding the responsibility in cori neetion with fencng the CNll to the CNR Ald Ayics said the fcircc was down and there were several children in that area Ald llambly inquired regarding firc escapes for the town hall and Ald James said there were stair ways at the front and rear and there would also be an elevator Ald James understood outside fire escapes would not be neces sally for an omegbmldmg 1lliit the thirteenth was an was impossible to accomplish very unue day for motorists who much until midnight when the to roads and ii member of the ammo was en ig Hys OWCVCI The most serious accident was most of theVaecideiits minor nature Early in the evening rain began fallin and it froze as it came down While scores of sanding tiucksveirc out in the district it felt the matter should be referredl to the commission and the councrlREEvE was no place for Such discussionl were of in the latter part of the afternoon on Highway 11 on hillnear the 7th concession of Innisfil transport ltllCK was proceed ing as slowly as possible down the long grade southbound bus also proceeding down the grade was unable to slow down and ticizing the operation of the arena and he was afraid the Junior hockey team might be lost to Bar rie if this continueli He said the matter should be discussed in council Ald Ayrcs member of the Arena Commission said he glided Yalong the ice into the rear of the big truck The bus was damaged to the ex lined $20 plus costs of $1775 by Magistrate Foster here Feb 11 on MEETING PLANS At an executive meeting ofdhe Barrie branch of the Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society held last Thursday night tentative plans were made for the annual meeting in March0 Mrs Derry OSullivan is chair maii of committee to arrange and damage of $300 to the car WAD mmnm Group WA of Collier Street Regular cuchre United Church baking sale Fri day Fcb 20 230 pm 8p Dance at Baxter Feb 27 1948 rary hall tito or three weeks be fore the annual meeting of the County Association Hall ElizabethSt Hall Feb Naphtah managing dlleC Music by Paxtons orchestra lieflmgv Balllc Oldnge tor introduced Miss Helen RobDancing from 930400 1w 25 pin Speaker son the social worker who re Friday Feb 20 Gmord Hall Bromwrch Subject lsiacls 12 Gently came to Barrie from To Suddenly Returns W11 Dance ronto tosucceed Miss Gladys Mc two plays by Ch 185 St Mary Wtme Kay gt after Lunch counter Admissigg Marysparish Hal comer of Mu1 Reports were presiith by tho grogressive euchre Utopia caster and McDonald Sts STues follpwingcclothingcommlttee Schoolyousc Wednesday Feb day Feb24at 1781 p111 ecorb Mrs Kenneth Cameron volunteer 581195 Admlssmn 350 ZSLGood prizes Everybody wel come Crokinole party FridayFeb 830 pm at Goughs Crown Hill Admission 31250 Ladies please bring lunch 8p Old time modern dance Orange Hall Allandale Friday Feb 20 auspices Local 670 AFL Lunch Barrie Community Concert As sociation presents the Columbia Trio in Collier St United Church on Monday Feb 23 at 830 pm 78 Wednesday Eeb 25 LA to the of RT afternoon tea and sale of homemade baking 3530 pm Bingo 815 pm Orange HallsAl landale 8b Newton Robinson Sunday School concert Wednesday Feb 25830 pm Two oneact plays by YPU and other entertainment Admis sion 35c and 20c 8b committee Kenneth Robinson Womens Canadian Club Thur publicity George Cadogan policy committee Adjutant Straeh an special projects Naphl tali In the absence of President Ken neth Mickleborough Mrs OSullivan acted as chairman Hall BBC representative Speaker Michael Barkwa in Canad Mi esing Orange Hall Mar YMCA Mar Di ass moisten Euchre and dance Craighur On Hobby Photography stitute in aid of Barrie and Di trict Memorial Hospital Admi sion 40c Lunch counter nolds orchestra man puts his own trade mark on his picture by the work he Stayner in his address to the Sor bptimisHlubat the regular din ner meeting in the Cdmmunity House on February 10 Dr Ives whose hobby is color photography showed colored pic lures taken during trip to the Hudsons Baydistrict few years ago Thse brought out manyxin teresting facts about the people Hhatedistrietvwhoaremestlys Indians Amseries of slides Sherwin Parish Hall Friday Feb 20 at son Sp nsored beiEast Home and School Club to rat in European countries concert Here Next Monday Evening was also shoWn by Dr Ives who apparently has more than one hob by Dr IVes explained thatthe pictures of his owers had been taken so that their beauty could be enioyed all winterV The speaker believes thatano matter what camera one uSes per erct picturs can behad ifqthe directions are read and followed carefully 473 Victor Knox accompanied by Lloyd Tutford sang several songs which were greatly enjoyed by The table decorations for the dinner were very cementum rid out in Valentinemanner COLLINGWOVOD BOLICE SALARIES Police Constables in Colling wcpd now receive $1450 per an num with an incretiser of $50 each siximonths until maximum of $1850 is reached sergeant re ceives $1900 per annurn Officers were gtynVan increase of $150 yearV retroactive to Jan 1948 large delegation of women representing all the womens or ggnizationkiMollingWoodrgva present at last weeks meeting of Collingwood Town Council to dis cuss the possibility of reopenlng the WellBaby Clinic wlilch liad beeniu operation there for tile past twentyMavens Ardyth Walker cello Richard Gregorpl music of Beethoven Mendelssohn and Haydn There will also be Amer belted1n anindivlduu smur or Tremblay RR Barric was causing injuries to Mrs Anderson MING EVENTS WWW party will be held Feb 24 830 pm in Orangg VVBritishlsrael World Federation party in St pday Feb 26 at 830 pm Library Subjectrinne World 01Three 8b Seed Display and Crop Week Vasey Orange Hall Mar 72 Orilliav Elmvale Parish HawkMidlandviowmarl Mar5 to 430 pm ddily79b Community Hall Friday Feb 20 Auspices Craighurst Womens In Rey 7813 White Elephant Sale at Trinity lpm Spea er Mrs John Mitchin if End York debut at Town Hall in 1946 The next year he and composer Pa Nprdoff formed twopiano team tojaccompany the celebrated dancers st 86 money for rehabilitating teachers 78b ship Mayor digent patient was authorizedand over for further information year 1947 was referred tothe fin rent of about $2000 and Aid Merrick said he wanted everybody to know he had riothSLY been running down the arenal sengers were injured Peter Jare commission He had asked Haryyi Two of the senior county comb mor 314 Catherine St 813111 Mllnc some questions regarding cillors were very seriously ill in tent teem and law matured $240 Melntwgsstig North Bay bruises andLSevere shock Jack Foley547 Brock Ave fToroiitO broken nose Mis Fred iHarwick of Elmvale severe gash the operation of arenabmi they had been answered to his 0001910ch SBlleaCliO Headded Port McNicoll went home during that he WEIS just as Strong SUPthc January session of county Porter of JuniorA hockey as anylcouiicil and he underwent ser Midliaiidhospital last week ExWarden GeorgePatterson of 0110 ious operation Feb 11 He wasEon the face soon making good recovery va COPS Douglas Roberts AlllhOIlly was granted 01 the Following thecouncil session in and Provmcm C5 Town Navy League to hold their annualaanuam Benson of Penelsend of Barbe arrive and mid tag day on Saturday April ltang went to Northern 0ntartoered 151 31d The mlured were where he operates lumberbusillater taken 90 ChurChm Where letter from county assessoiwness and he later went to United WW were attended by Dr Frank Eric Simpson suggested that theiStates where he took in He re Sbannonrw WWWm 10W COUUCil make the appinl turned to his home and was taken Hundreds 9f cars and trim mCIlt for Person to work On the to the Midland hospital where he fem males throughout the new System Of Valuating Property received some blood transfusions Strict One lull0n HShway 90 This was referred tothc finance Mn Patterson is chairman Of bflween Camp Borden and Ba committee athe health committeeofmsmcoe riewas blocked for some time County Council and MrBenson Whlle operators or two is chairman Of the nance com trucks worked to clear the road mmee Several cars were unable to climb Paddy Dunns hill on High way 2627 andthetravellers made Turn to page eight please The Canadian Legion wrote asking that their premises on Owen St be exempted fromtaxi ation The clerk was advised to write the Municipal Board for ad vice in this regard lt Order extra copies earlyfrom the Examiner ilntgernatiOnalPlow Match lSimcoVe Chunty in 1950 WEDowney 1948 President Walter Downey of Minesing be neaLLLindsayniiLinctoria was elected president of the On County next mi theloeale will Euro PlowmcnisnAssociation at the be in Brant Cormty and the dir Thecouncillors voted to accept an invitation from the Chamber of Commerce to attend their an nual meeting on Wednesday Fb 25 TheKiiianis Clubfwds granted permission to holdnits annual carnival on the Post onto Square onJuly 131415 The club will be advised to vrite to the CNR officials regarding the use of their right of way on thislannual meeting held in Torontoiectorsdecideti to accethrim quuare on February 10 At the same vitation from Simcoe County for 1950 The last International PlowingMatch in this county was held in 1938 not far from Mr Dowrrys farm Includediiniheideputatiwaverem the following Warden Walter gt iddleton WilburReid chairman of the county council committee on agriculture Stewart Page and Floyd Lashley agricultural representativeseandothers Warwick and Son Who have large farm on formErV aiiort linr Tecumseth Township near Alliston have offered to makeV this property available for the plowing match in 1950 Red Cross WorkrsjVVf GreatlyNeed More Aid Roomsll$ DunlopfSt Alinost every afternoon through the weekfrom twoto fiveoclock theVRed Cross Rooms at 115 Dun meeting decision was made to letter from Ore Township Council indicating Vawillingnessl to pay half the cost ofrplorwing boundaryitreet was referred to board of works This street is part of thewold PgnetangwRioad Partofit is in Barrie but the only resident lives Tn Oro Town ship letter asking the Mayor to act asrchairman for the Unesco CanadianAppeal for Children in Barrie wasrreferred to His Wor One hospital account for an in two others were ordered held Avfinancial statement from the Chamber of Commerce for the ance committee olumbla Concert Trio will present concert in Collier Street Unit ed Church Barrie onVMonday February 23 This will beithgfsecond ina seriesbing presented by the Barrie Community Concert Association this Winter The three rising musical stars are Ariana Bronn Victim MraGr or made his New ricatedhouse Markovananddsolinwn aitourTAriantrowremade herdebut inarecltal at Carnegie Hall and she was engaged fer the Carnegie VPops series in the Spring of 1946 and 1947 Cellist Atdyth Walker has pliayedover NBC and is well known The repertoire Ottlte trlo is from the chamber Wits Schubert Dvorak Mozart 11k muslcandeacb artist will ftown halland repbrts fromthe Areporton dijgllssill4fjhL 10 fse age busy mang the clothes which Red Crossruslics to the aid of Ontario fire victims and sends with very shi to the women and children in he coldr homes and schools of Monday is cuttingoutday Tu day and Thursday sewing both hand and machine is done day quilts are made Weduesday the rooms are opened to tile of service men for noona This work Of Bed for itself There sanitary inspectorfthe fire chief and the building inspectorare published in another column PREFAHRIGATED CONCRETE FOR CNlt BMDGESV Prefabricated concrete is ow Ibeinlgused by the Canadian tional Railways in the construction of bridges Under this system the lbridge is constructed sections ndl assembled much like prefab WALTER DOWNEY hold the International Plowing Match in SimcoeCountyin 1950 Mr Dowhey who was Warden of Simcoe County in1939 has taken leading part in the On tario Plowmens Association and has advanced through the office to the senior chair At the annual meeting this year MrDowney was chairman inthe absence of the retiring president William Clark whowas in the 1n7magristrdtdscourtfraiigeV Jl1iilLVJiillqlnAj ville on Febriiary 10David Gar V151 tea 91Wen tinkel 270 Palmerston Ave Tor deputation fromSima Sloan onto Wasned so and costs for try attended theVannualfmeetmcrtp transporting pota which were IQXtnd invitation or the 10 below minimum grade Emil werq national Match tobe heldherc not properly marked 011950 Thistyarthe match Will