THIS WEEKS ISSUE 8050 Copies AUTHORIZED AS SECOND CLASS IAIL LO DIPL OTTAWA 85m Yeorbiom4i9w HOUSE OF mrs FIRST WITH THE BEST IN BARBIE CONTINUOUS snow SAT 230 pm in MGMs comedy hi of ihe year Ila 28 Je JAVe Eve Shows at on SAM noonm COLOR CARTOON BOWLING TRICKS AIIEND riir FIRST SHOW Fox NEWS MON TUES DAYS ONLY WW BURGESS MEREDITH io KER Md MUURE DUttltfm 0515061106016 mounting Ivipeml WMMWHIH lllMUNll 1111111111 GWlNN CRISP tilt 010 1111111 0101 TECHNIVCOLOR THE Melody Time and Aint Misbe Bell THIRD ANNUAL MINSTREL 300w DEC AND 10 When staid bankers transform themselves overnight into consum mate clowns when judges doll the inagisterial sternness for thel hearty laughter of ii blackface son when sobervisang business men and leading lights of the corn munitys professtonal world turn overnight into followers of the greasepaint tradition then there is something stirring in the neigh borhood And that something is the third annual Barrie Lions Minstrel Show slated to run on three niglrt stretch December 11 10 These jolly performers have re hearsed regularly for sortie time arid Craig Hamilton director of the show is busy with the finish ing touches as the grand opening diaWs nigh Lilly Leislrnran aird Peggy Naphtali members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Lions Club have had no endof worry as to how to dress and apply makeup to the allstar actors some of whom stubbornly refuse to wear the longl dress with bustle but prefer it with sash The program Itself is divided iirto two parts with specialties add ed prior to the curtain Songs like havin will be heard bouncing along the sound waves with all sorts of musical arrangements ac companying them There is no doubt about it the Sleepy South hardest hit For three revolutions of night and day they are going to wander into the deep fathoms of slumber world Among the performersare Bill Warren Wilgar Art More Bob Leishman Mario Giacomclli Betty Kosman Frank Craig Vic Knox Alf Shepherd Mac McBride Jeannette Caruso Penna and Ed Ineson Reg Ayres will also be prominent character in the Show biit nobody knows where COIWDICAL ANNUAL MEETING BARBIE DEC11 The directors Of Simcoe Coop Medical Services met in Barrie Tuesday night and made plans for the annual meeting to be held on Saturday December 11 The secretaries of the 50 local grovesthioughout Simcce County will be entertained to luncheon at Robindale Inn This gathering wiil be addressed by President Ray Loughced and the annual meeting SCREEN TREATS STARTS WED MAT DEC 3w otuln 6153 envelop gt SAT THURCFR an lrt ENTERTAINMENT 2ND ACTION HIT GIiost TOwn Renegades tMON3TUElWEIgti MATwED290 Notch Two Hit Show tutuiiiriiitti0111i 1110011161011101111006 PLUS 2NDBIG HIT IN TECHNICOLOE MEN6 SHIPS or THE US NAVY in The Score Land ROBT Narratiopgyr MONTGOMERY TAYLOR VAN HEFLIN PATRONS NOTE Commencing Monday Dec 13th The Roxy Box Office will be open daily from to pm for gt THE SALE OF GIFT TICKETS IWJ 1e will follow at pm Financial statements are being mailed to more than 3000 members in the county An invitation is being sent to William McCarthy of Shelbur President of the Ontario Federa tion of ColopMedical Services to attend the annual meeting to be hcld in Barrie EXCORIATES COMMUNISM Rev Lawlor of St Marys iChurch Barrie kept the members iof the Barrie Junjgr Chamber of Commerce spellbound at their reg lular monthly dinner meeting held at the Community House last iThursday eveningwhen he Spoke lstrongly against Communism He began by stating that com munism is extreme socialism that is state ownership by the con fiscation of all private property He centinued would define communism as the doctrine of dialectical and historical material ism advocated by Karl Marx and 01 Which TthBOlShVist thristS claim now to pOSSess the only gen uine interpretation Speaking on cOmmunism in Rus sia Rev Fr Lawlor said that ac tually only about three per cent of the population of Russia belong to the Communist Party and there is no Other party to which the people may belong In other Words there are about 194 million Russians who are not members of the only party permittedto exist In describing the operation of communism he told of conditions in Rumania and Bucharest All employed people in Rumania are subject to voluntary work They areforced to give about 40 hours ofunpaid laborevery mopth In Bucharest gangs ofvolunteers are uSd to clanf and sweet the Streets to perform cOnstruction Gris usually done during hours of rest Apdfon holidays Thev work men in Rumania have no more right wrest FatherLLawlor Went on to pres ent the communistic attitude to trampled from the minds of the people and in place Of God are the party leaders do muh more with fire than he can with lukewarm water And some day those Russian fires that are now covered with the suffo cating ashes of communism may with the help of Gods wonderful grace burn upward to enlighten and warm the world with pas sionate fiery allenveloping love ofGod In concluding he said We stand at crossroad of destiny perhaps unprecedented in history But we mayrest assured that no perman ent solution of the worlds perils and evils will ever be attained without return to humble ac ceptance of the will of God ty have been concerned With airicoe potatogrowcrs who sell seed nouneeirients from Washington andf potatoes to the growers iii the US Ottawa North Simeoe growers have $30 North Sinrcoe seed potato growers with all its nonenergetic fever 000 interest iii the matter =about 534000 Already this year has stormed the town like tidal Wm uenmms surplus of the orders tire in the thousands of wave and the Lions Club are the potatoes in the Maritimes the 1111 Willi 11 llll1ltl$lllndllt growers there were shipping potaI toes across to the market iii the United States US were obligated to pay out millions of dollars on price support basisl teed certain price arid the rnoie potatoes shipped across fiorii Caii ada meant the dollars After paying the support price for inillioirs of bushels last year the of potatoes embargo seas with the RCAFias an and thirjoltmtatijork religionhowiLhadliterallibceii He said God can it BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA THURSDAY DECEMBER 1313111611 WIN 106111110011 SIMCOE um German workmen enlarge loading hay at the new British base at Schleswigland Germany ut into operation to speed up the air lift for hlockaded Berlin he airfield was formerly Luftwaffe nightfighter base The runways were extended and loading bays enlarged to accommodate the larger planes which will be used mainly to fly coal to Berlin and railway line has been extended to the field to speed up loading British liastnigs aircraft are on runway in the background embargo wrll affect the North Sini Iotato growers in Sirncoe foun irr the past week IbglLtist year American farmers paid that more seed Will be wanted in the Spring This perturbed the because they An Ottawa order indicates tiiat these potatoes for seed will be able to go to the United States under permit Government The US farmers were guaran Jllren apparently to protect the farmers iii the Maritimes the Can mom mums of adiair Government has announced the Government la support price program How ever no potatoes Will be bought by the Canadian Government until Government had to dump tonslApm 194 froin According to recent estimate the 1948 Canadian crop of potatoes is set at 92435000 bushels about 18000000 bushels above the receht fiveyear average To save GoVernment millions the US decided to introduce the However it is not expected the HYNeirieiSHReiates HuroniaStOry 161550 II Nettleton manager of the now went on the Warpath in earn Barrie branch of the Bankrofilo CSI 77 ronto was the guest speaker at the Panic now reigned throughout Rotary Club of Barrie luneheondiuronia After burning 15 villag es lest they should serve as shel ter for the Iroquois the Hurons scattered far and wide Fort Ste Marie stood alone like shepherd without sheep mission villages chapels residences and flocks all were gone The work of over 20 years was destroyed ISickat heart Raguencau the superior at Ste Marie looked about him for new and safer spot future is the placing of sign posts that might serve as centre for and markers to enable those who his band of devoted missionaries are interested to find the location He finally decided on Christian Is of these historic sites Mr Nettlc land On May 15 1649 Ste Marie tori was introdtrccg by Frank Ser vais The following are some notes were transported by boat and raft taken from the address of Mr Net to their new home 20 miles away tleton The new Ste Marie the second On July 1615 Father Joseph which the Jesuits built onChris LeCaron of t11eRecollct order tian Island was an impregnable left Montreal with returning par stone fort surrounded by deep ty ofHuron fur traders They ar moat rived at Carhagwa north of La On this island there were gath fontaine on August it having cred about 8000 Hurons in the taken 33 days to travel the 700 autumn of 1649 Although safe miles by canoe or roughly 20 miles from attack the Hurons on Chris per day Champlain who was tian Island had made no provision following arrived few days later for food and during the winter dis and LeCaron celebrated the first ease joined forces with famine By Mass in Ontario on August 12 1615 Spring half of the population had with fire arms by the Dutch on the Hudson River and remembering their ancientlratreclo fzthe Hurons meeting on Thursday Nov 25 Mr Nettleton is vicepresident of HutI onia Historic Sites and Tqilsll Association and is endeavoring to publicize the rich historiealback ground of Simcoe County not only for the residents of the County but for the benet of the thousands of tourists from the United States who visit Canada every year One of the projects for the immediate Lalemant the new superior of perished On June 101650 the the Huron mission was practical 13 priests with the hired men and man of great organizing ability soldiers in all 60 French and about Afterrviewing the wide and dan 300 Hurons entered canoes and gerousrcld to be administered he headed for the French River and decided to concentrate the separ Quebec After journey of 50 ate missions into one stronghold of days all arrived safely at the capi the faith The site he chose was fat of New France The Huron that of Fort Ste Marie near Mid mission was ended land which you have all Seen and Such gentlemen was the trage WllICITiS now being restoredr This dyof Huronia If Champlain had strong new headquarters was built by the missionaries in 1639 The Hurons strong friend Champlain was dead and the pow erful Iroquois now being supplied in their wars against the Iroquois it is quite within the realms of possibility that athc dreams of Champlain might have come true and if so the whole of Canada might today be part of French empire iAccidenf Highway 90 Last Tuesday Night CFO Morley AinOti ISAWctrded DFC Among those who went to Tor onto on November 22 for cita tion by Viscdunt Alexander Canv adas GovernorGeneral was Fly ing Officer Morley Arnott 61 Camp Border was proceeding west Brock StlBaIpje and was in collision witha car Morley Servd thre years over drive bl MrrMCGugan 147 Isa 3i bella St Toronto One of the gunner and made 45 missionsrOVer vehlds was making a1 ft turn enemyltcrritOry He was awardedvnd the other was passrng theDistingriished Flying CrOssz acMrs5Powellisufferedisevere cuts F0 Arnoltsanother and othe relatives Went to Torontoto attend to the camp BordenHospltalThe the investitiire Morley is now em ployed bythe CNR as brakeman Tuesday night AcclciimiBlackbprn Mayor OI Stayner UIIIII End of November There will b5 no municipal elec tion in Stayner this year all the posts onCouncil the Board of Edu cation the cemetery and the Hydro Commission being filled by accla mations Acclaimed as mayor was WhA Blackburn for reeve Woods for council Olham Stanley Cranston JamesvWheeler of year to date Perry Edward Finn and Norman Atkinson for Board of Education Nov 25 43 25 Wheeler In Watson Alex Nov 26 44 39 Culham for the Hydro Commission Nov 27 43 33 Linn and for the Cemetery NOV 28 34 29 Commission Baker Nov 29 32 26 Nov 30 37 TRY ADIEXAMINER WANT AD 37 Dec EI Evans won another acclasiia titrattons held 12 Fitday given but there Will be contest for the niiigham will be oppesed by fozrn it air acclainatioii as Mayor and Dep for owaii councillors Mayor llSenson arid Deputy Iteeye Thomas Morris her has resrgiicd as Reeve of West wrll contest the ltceves chtiir llei Embargo On Potatbis Will Not Stop Shipments Seed from North Simcoe tested by the following live men William nell Joseph Vernon Robert West Wilson and lercy Reynolds were won by aeelatnation as foi an accident on Highway 2627 at iwas evacuated and then set on fire The valuables of the missionl lCONTlNUE 1011 not joined forces with the Huronslley hadloaned There was an accideriton HighI way 90 east of the gravel pit on car driven by VJD Polen 0f time and onepart time office and to her right arm and wastakqn Powell car was damaged aborit 20 Emil and the McGugan auto about Saturday Moming My MiraWarrieiicaiuiiued gg BARRlE EXAMlNER 1948 1n the Village of Bradford ion as Reeve at tire annual noni lite liltl Ma jmt in Alliston William at itcliilliiitlfifl ti as teevc chair lteeve iiElam tiii Reeve John Botterinair At Midland Oliver Sirrith xvor Reeve Alex Macintosh is op Reeve Herbert Iayloi Iteeves chair Councillor won an acclazrzatmn eptity Reeve At Penatang the three senior woii acelainatnins Hunter lleeve It iiy rosing the i1 Veteran Councillor ictor Tur hvilliinbury and two councillors The four council seats will be con Melbourne lIdwin Ftii Iwo school lake Melburne Law trustees won aeclamations In Teeumscth Township the seats lows lleeve Fred lluntei Deputy Reeve Leonard ltairsorne coirn eillors Albert Gilroy George Lisk and Edgar liercey The school trustees are Thomas Harvey Max well Mitchell John Bartlett Adjala Township will have air election for all ollices Wilfred OLeary will contest the Ifeevr chair with the present Reeve Joseph Parker Tire followingl live will contest the four eonncili seats Melville Crawford Claudel Ilall Arthur Caldwell John Small and Lewis Ward TWO ARE INJURED IN AUTO SMASH lNORTH OF BARBIE Property damage exceeded $1000 and two persons were injured in Paddy Dunns Hill north of Barrie last Friday evening Barrie Taxi driven by Frank Elliott was travelling north and turned out to pass another vehicle When the driver saw an approacli ing auto he applied the brakes Sec 4POges 21 1k IMPERIAL NOW PLAYING Night prices Adults 29c plus 6c tax Children 10c plus 20 tax Matinee Stat 230 prices 25c 120 incl tax Sat after 300 all seats 35c incl tax VVVAV vy vv AAA THEYRE IRAVEUN AlUNGSlN61N6 llll SONGS 011 THE 1010 THAT runs in Mucus 42 I34 vAYAAf iiit 50111161110 11111111111 1Htiltll iturttts Paramount Release EXTRA Jingle Iangle Jingle Ill Be Sheing You FIRST BARRIE SHOWING STARTS MONDAY DEC BECAUSE HE LOVED HER 1111665 Whylfehad them ring the bells and the taxispurr around on the pavement and their struck earl approaching from the opposite direction The southbound Car was driven by William Fieghen 92 Helen Ave Toronto Tire driver of the taxi sufferedt severe concussion passenger in the taxi Alex McPhec of Midhurst was cut and bruised The taxi was damaged to the extent of $500 and the Ficghen car to about $800 Prov Cons Donald Allen investigated lt CAMPAIGN NET OVER $2000 Harris Redmond campaign man ager reported that well over $2000 had been received through the yearly canvass of the Victorian Order of Nurses at the Board meet ing in the Community House on Monday November 29 This can vass Eileeeded any previous one Sixteen members attended the meeting President Burtonl presided Miss Russell reported 569 visits during the past three months The Order of the Eastern Star had pre sented her with $25 to be used for cod liver oil or other necessities for needy families WEA Stock very ill patiiht and the Past Grand Nobleof the Rebekah Lodge had provided them with an infant layette Hazel Miller district supervisor of the VONwaS guestat the meeting She discussed with the tional Office Barrie is one of the few branch es of the VON in Canada not re ceiving varimunicipal grant rTheir canvass funds are their main Source of revenue and are used chiefly for nurses salaries one full telephone rentals and the upkeep of the nUrseTS can The VON scars have always been gifts frOm the staff andpup its of Ovenden College new car was presented at the college closing last JUfleff adian Legion have stated an in conducted on Saturday Nov and board matters relating to the na TRYAN ExAMINEnWANTain ButtEr Down The Cents Handmade household articles in usxr 0900061100 plugnll RUSSELL IANNEvs Itarring 7AllSINilili as ALSO SHOWING Host To Ghost 81 Clock Cleaners Allsopp and Sinclair Attend Arena Meeting Sinclair of the Arena Com mission and Allsopp man agar of the Barrie Arena attend ed the November meeting of the Ontario Arenas Association at T0 ronto recently Mr Allsopp is vicepresident of the 0AA About 60 were present including representatives of new arenas at Collingwood Simcoe and Sarnia Meetings were held at Hart House and inspection made of Varsity Arena representative of the insur ance underwriters was present Poppy Day Sales VetCraft Wreaths Total $122692 The Poppy Campaign Committee of the Barrie Branch of the Can crease of more than 100 prcent over last years results from poppy sales in Barrie and Camp Borden Nov 11l The gures revealed by com2 mittee chairman Joe Jewell show possible record breaking peace time sale Gross receipts from pop pies and vrggiths totalled $122692 10 $387733 Camp BOldellconllibul discussion on public liabiliy ad ed $106 to the gross amount With fire insurancer Other discussion RCAF Depot 13X contrlbutmg all was mainly regarding operating amaling average 0f 15Cp91 man costs of the arenas and heatT Approximately 65 girls stood on street corners and made doorto door calls for the better part of the dayin Barrie Fourteen members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion acted as team captains and were responsible for alloting streets among the girls COMING EVENTS Barrier Wolfrims Canadian Club Library Hall TuesdayigDEc 830 pm Musicalpiogram 49b ing equipment Chief aim of the association formed one year ago is to bring arena managers and commissioners together so that they may discuss and solve com mon problems thatarise every day in the operation of an arena gtMeetings are held once each month at various localities The 0AA met in Barrie last February The Minstrel Sh0w staffs at 815 pin sobgthciieq early and secure afgood 15830 the way of cOmbined Spool holde ers and pin cushions were for sale atythe market on Saturday morn ing Knitting and crochet bags While there haverbeen some fros4 made from salt and pablum boxes ty nights in the past Week it can not be said that winter has ar and fashiOned with draw string rived with the beginning of Dec top had been made by the same ember few flakes of snow have vendor fallen from time to time but gen Two live Indian Runner ducks erally speaking the weather has and adrake were for sale out at been unusually mild for this time the curb for peach and covered with drapery material Butter had dropped from 73c to 70c pound Eggs were BBC for jumbo size and 65c for large Homemade butter tarts sold at 500 citizen The main topic of conversation at the market as elsewhere on Saturday morning was themunv icipal nominations Pine crest7 DANCE CENTRE For gag hilarious time dont 11115911115 dance F1111 for all featuring the fBumps Daisytbs thgffcpkcy piggy Tickets nowbn sale at lunch counterpr the New Kents Ball Limited number miles North of uniwon Timmy9i go one mile west toward ADMISSION 50c C11