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AN fllflllNT NEWSPAPER Serving The County of Simcoe Since 1863 87th YearNo 92 DAYS SNOWFKLL 18 NOV number Class Weenies of Canada NA and Audit Burnu of Circulation To Excavate in December Clip 10 BARRIE ONTARioCANAoA THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30 1950 OnlyPart of NewRVH UnltWill Operate Until Residence Built xi Excavation for the new Barrie and District Memorial Hos pital unit is scheduled to begin shortly It was announced fol lowing special meeting held last Thursday that the new unit would not include lnirses residence as previously planned The contract for the construcw lion has been awarded to the Toronto firm of Richard and II Ryan for the amount of $541800 The nurses rcsulence would have cost an additional $120000 The planned hospital unit nowi consists of the hospital bed unit the new boiler room and the laundry building The contractors expect to be ex cavating all December It has been agreed that no work will be done on the construction during the months of January February and March 1951 At the first of April the company will continence actual work on the construction effecting saving of over $7000 by waiting until Spring VLA Course in Home Building On Again Here The Veterans Land Act course for veterans in the Barrie area wlp wish to build homes under the plan is being held agaln here this winter The first lecture was held on Tuesday Nov 28 at Barrie Dis trict Collegiate Institute Other lectures are scheduled for Dec Dcc l2 andJan The time of the lectures is 745 pm Officials state the course will likely include about 12 lectures Other dates are to be announced The courses proved decided success here last winter with many veterans attending and good number of them deciding to build with the aid offered The syllabus is an ambitious one dealing with heating plumb ing electrical work carpentry masonry plans and blueprints Also the nancial aspects of the plan are outlined fully The course is being conducted on Canadawide Scale Locally courses are being held in Barrie Newmarket Oshawa Midland and Orillia directed from the Region al Office at Newmarkcf The ac commodation at Barrie District Collegiate was obtained through the coopcration of the Depart ment of Education Mayor Candidate Grifn amount of cash on hand in Sep Chunge Saves Money Another change made in the ori giuiil plans to effect ii saving has been to allow reconversion job on the maids quarters and boiler room building instead of buildinal new maids quarters over Illl new boiler room The present building which consists of boiler room on the main floor and plaids qtltirtcis on the second floor is to be moved west some 100 feet on the hospital grounds and is to be re convertcd into twostorey maids quarters It is expected that this revision in the plans will save another 20 or 25 thousand dollars The hospital board has rcceivodl authority from the Department of llculth to accommodate nurses in house on Parksidc Drive which they are in the process of buying iThis is being allowed only as temporary measure It is agreed that it will be ini possible to operate all the beds in the new hospital until new resi dence has been constructed There will be insufficient nursing staff to comply with the Department of Healtlrreguliitions and space in the new building will have to be set aside to provide lecture room facilitiesfor the student nurses The new unit will provide ob stetrical medical and pediatric wards Of these only the obstet rieal will be used when the build ing is completed in the Spring of 1952 providing there is no change in the situation regarding the nurses residence The new kit chens and laundry will be in oper ation but the childrens and adult wards will have to wait on build ing of the new residence rThrce Possibilities The hospital officials were faced with three possibilities when con fronted with tenders exceeding the tembcr of this year The tenders were higher than originally ex pectcd largely owing to the rising cost of building materials The board could either do nothing start the planned building pro gram with the knowledge that they were short offunds or start building program they knew they Turn to page three please Slates Plalloim in Interview Sound administration pretty with the railway to get the prop well sums up my objective in run ning for mayor of Barrie Deputy Reeve JGriffin said invan in terviewwith the Examiner believe my four years as chairman of the board of works will be an asset to the town One of his chief objectives will be improvement of the disposal plant facilities which would result in cleaning up of pollution in the bay the deputy reeve said fBut dont believe the main disposal plant should be where it is nowl have heldallarongfht the plant should beat the edge of the town and am able to state thatwe of council who have been looking into the problem have ar ranged to acquire land fromwillow mommaum mmwm new Wmuwf pa4 lt ii think if weexparid the present plant we will be committing future expansion to that spot Many peeple object to it being there in the centre of town and besides that the land is lowlying and would require pllingpto the yektent of at least $40000 Mr Griffin said another of his TTEOBTSIWOUIITICOWJhelpfslablllz the tax rate by having sewers side walks and similar services installed 100 per cent on local improvement p1an instead of increasmg the debenture debt awhich has been done in the past am in favor of healthy recrea tion for all peoplepboth children and adults inll pointing out that he served for asyearonBarrtie Rcreationouncilor dalso served onthe County Councilsrecreation they Subject What the Second Settle Water Lots He will press for fcleaning up of theflongaWaited survey of water committee lots adjacent to the town Mr Griffin said He explained that this wasnot possible in the past because ownership of the land was not determined He said survey of the land has been arranged through cooperation of the town works department and the CNR It will then be possible to allow erec tion of boathouses and other buildings db certain lots he said Mr Griffin was cbndent that Trees erty for the disposal plant Ive always stood for sound in dustrial expansion and intend to carryron with that idea Mr Grif fin said He pointed out that he took an active part on the Chamber of Commerce industrial committee which resulted in establishment of Lufkin Rule Co and Lannom and Wellinger baseball company here He also assisted in reestablishment of Collins Beverages and Hutchings Transport Co here and in bringing Turn to page three please Old Tyme and Modern Dance every Wednesday Friday and Sat urday night at Club 79 Admission 50c 86tfb Dancing every Saturday night Masonic Temple 17 Owen St Sponsored by Barrie BoxingC1ub under management of Orv Dash AW T9r92b Dance at Baxter Friday Dec tothe music of Paxtons Or chestra Dancing from 930 to 130 86tbe Olde Tyme and fnodern dance Allandale Orange Hall every Fri Garfield Case President of Huronia Assoc Garfield asc was elected president of lluroulu Historic sites and Tourlst Association for 1951 at the annual meeting held Tuesday at Rolilndulc Inn Barrie succeeding Norman Clarke of Barrie Mr Case formerly of Owen Sound and Bradford is now residing at Clarksburg where he operates fruit farm He was Ml for Grey North from 194448 Dr Edward Ilall prcsldcnt of the University ofiWcstorn Ontario was the speaker at the dinner lie was introduced by ll Cranston retiring secre tarytreasurer and thanked by Mr Clarke Over 70 people were present from the Huronia area extending from Owen Sound on the west to Billlle on the south and Orillia on the east with Georgian Bay as the northern boundary full account of Mr lliills address on History as it Re lates to National Unity will be REASON FOR Tlll JOVIALITY of Chamber of Commerce President Griffin and Rev James Ferguson chairman of the RVH board is that the hospital building fund went up1 by $31150 as the cheque shown was received by Mr Ferguson The money is proceeds from the Hospital Benefit Night staged at Huronia Drivein Theatre last summer The event was ar ranged through cooperatlon of the Chamber of Commerce and owners of thotheatre Louis Hagey KC and William Summerhayes The money is to be directed to the furnishings fund vrPhoto by Smith Studio published in Mondays issue BDCI Band in Second Concert at Roxy Theatre As public service to the com linunity of Barrie the collegiate lband will present its second con cert of the autumn term in the Roxy theatre at 830 pm on Sun day Dec Doors will be open to the general public at eight pin sharp silver collection will be taken at intermission to provide funds for the scholarship awarded lcach year to the pupil ranking highest in academic and musical proficiency who proceeds to uni versity after graduation This year James Bewell is to receive the award of $100 at Commence ment on Friday December Holly Spiers member of last years horn section ranked with Jim but chose toattcnd Normal School instead of university The band will present change of repertoire playing transcrip tions of Wagner Secchi Beethov en Handel and Grieg The second half will move into modern com posers It is hoped to have the collegiate glee club sing some Christmas music between parts one and two The first half hour Of the concert will be broadcast by CKBB from 830 to pm EUCHRE PRIZE WINNERS Winners of the quilt blanket and pillow case draws held in con junction with the BarrieWomens Institute euchre at the LTB Hall on High Street on Monday were Harry Burdette Mrs Mclnnie and Marion Smith The euchre prize winners were ladies lst Mrs Semmons 12nd Mrs New consolation Mrs McLeod mens lst Mr Cleary 2nd Norman McEachern consolation Mrs Gapp Remember the Soroptimist draw on rtheibeautiful fur coat pm December 22 now on display in Regina Curl Shoppe window Have yourticketsTeadyebecausrwerm call you 92b Bazaar slale of Christmas gifts homemade baking and afternoon tea 7St Georges HallfAllandaler to 6pm Wednesday Dec Auspices of the Glad Club$ 92p Lefroy Public School Christmas concert in Commuhity Hall Wed nesdayzDec 20 at pm 192b Simcoe Presbytery Young Peo day night wAdmission 50c Good ples Union annual skating party Coming of Christwillmeanl 92b The North Simcoe Cnop Im provement Association annual meeting is to be held atElmvale Parish Hall Tuesday afternoon Dec 130 to 430 Dr Stinson head of the Soils Depart ment OAC will be the special speaker All interested in solls and crops are invited Arthur Weill Pres Morris Darby gtSecy4 92b Dance Guthrie Community Hall Friday Dec Music Tom Pat tendens Mountaineers Admission soluton to the parking problem at 506 Lunch counter 920 Post Office Square fund completion Modern and Old Tyme dancing of arrangements for the lane be at the Oddfellows Temple every tween Mulcaster and the square Thursday and Saturday night would be tighteved simultaneously Music by Simcoe Ramblers Ad with thpcompletlonlofrthgmdgal mission 50c= Ind music Lunch counter 76tbeiwiube held at Barrie Arena on 7131 15131513 WeellPEr 5992 Friday evening Dec 1from to De at pm inITB Hall 1030 High Stipeakerifievr EWAa Coulr TTBzaar ahaaitrhoohni to an heldin Sunnidale School Satur day Dec at 230 pm Auspices Sunnidale Sewing Club 92b Admission 350 92b For an enjoyable evening make it point toattend the progress ive euchre every Thursday evening at 830 pm in Utopia School Ad mission 25c Lunch free Good prizes 9293b Turkey banquet will be held in Guthrie Hall Tuesday Dec 12 at pm under auspices of Utopia Ball Club Tickets will be avail able until TuesdayDec at the Secretqrys ViviaancCann Uto pia $150 per plate Dancing to music of Walter Beattys Orchestra will complete the evening Dance tickets will be available after sup perat 50c per person for those wishing only to dance Everybne 92b welcome 10211 Santa Claus Special In This Issue Today we draw the attention of our readers to the 32pagc foursection issue of The Barrie Examiner The merchants of Barrie are welcoming Old Saint Nick with Santa Claus Special You will find the Santa Claus Special frpm pages 116 sections and It is replete with Christinasshopping articles hbmw pn would and photos of suggested Yuletide gifts alohghvith mcsmges from merchants It is quite the most comprehensive Christmas shopping special we have yet produced and the editorial staff hereby commends admanagcr Bob Chittick Bud Brock well and George Hill for their extra efforts Bob made the heads and typography for the two special sections Now We have had production problems but the staff tore 111150 the stream of ads and copy and photos with energy and the 32pages have been produced entirely in three days along with normal job work The volume of stereos almost swamped Ray and Doug in the casting and cutting room but they got them out somehow and We let them know that at long last our big new latest model stereo saw should arrive today and the work should be much easier and faster With this issue we find ourselves away overset with news copy So something has to be left over to Monday including many columns of news and pictures Also included in the leftovers is the page of comic features So there will be five pages of comics next Monday to catchup Editorials have been shifted to page two for various offices at elections reeve by withdrawal Cowan member council who was the other nonl inee for reeve councillors acclaimed are Douglas this Four Harry Cowan Morris Jack Dunlop all presently on coun cil and Andrew Swaile comer to council although he has election served on Medonte Council George Kingsborough declined for reelection Two school board 110 stand trustees Hughes and Cecil kell who were council or public ominated vacancies ibdard Those nominated were Reeve Andrew Dunloi council George Harry Cowan eleqted Doug Steve Dunlop four Devitt Harry Sainsbury George Kingsborough MrsR Sheppard Andrew Swaile Robert Maconachie Arthur Insley Herb Stevens Ralph Aitchison Argyle Eplett Lane public school board four to be elected Dr Hughes GR Lane Cecil Robin son Jack Walker Jack McClaskell Herb Stevens Ralph Aitchison Candidates Speak Oscar Eplett was chosen chair man of the nominaticin meeting ton who were installed as Noble and called on the candidates for Gnnd and VlcepGiund of IOOF reeve to speak Andy Dufilop said Lodge No 63 at ceremony held he had needed some time to he recently in the Oddfellows Temple come familiar with his duties after on Collier St Morris Cowan Jack Acclamations in All Offices Al Coldwaer Three Newcomers Althuogh many were nominated taking office in midsummer wheii Coldvateriexreeve Ernie Miller accepted outcome was that there will be nojob in Barrie He explained the factors which had resulted in the Andy Dunlopwas acclaimed as63 mill rate pointing out that the by Harry Continuation School debenture yearslnew re truck and public libraryHUr nancing were uncontrollable ex penditures Where possible coun cil had reduced expenses After expressing his thanks to clerk Chester Martin for his assistance he declared he would stand for re In declining tostand for the reeveship Councillor Harry Cowan stated his business would prevent re him attending County Council in elected by acclamation are Dr June and it would be difficult to Robinsop attend the Fall session owing to the Newcomers to the school board are hunting season After predicting alub Abe bison ariHWJACJLMLC IELJEQFFWW WOUIHTIlkeb also acclaimed the lower Mr Cowan said he would Chairman Mord Millard resigned again beta candidate for council from the school board becauseril pressure of business and Major Lane who has served two eanterm alsowithdrewa The nomination meeting day night was one of the quietest on record There were no conten tious reissuesRaised and none of those Who served on the 1950 school board came under criticism It was gen erallyegreedg aceordlng to the re marks of thosewho spoke that the village was well served duringthc pastvyear There were fourteen 11 for the four seats on council and seven were nominated to llfour on the public seho Turn topage three please l4eAOchclIellovvs LodgeyNo 63 CARL ouncuouogym Carl Greenough andGeorge Wal Citizenship lrTEnicssor Alan Klein of arrir Examiner Huronia Theatre Hospital Benefit iLibraryiBecoming Vital Agency ALaIIcLIiltd as Secorro Class no Post 0114 Department Ottrwa EMBER RECORD Over Foot In Simcoe County Commonities liii day ltl tir iiliiai vii iegaidiii inch as lto1l1tt agency in the field of adult educa tion and at that iztgtlt on is fil dnappeai ig Miss Else Dunn told lltl 11ltl1LllLf at the peiieial meeting of the Simcoe ounty Libiarj tiiiiiii1vr last Jetinrsdai The county librarian felt that more and more libraries xeie assuming their iiglitlul place as acme itiil agencies in then CiillllllltlillliS This is not jiis idle theorizing she went on to Itllliillx liie litll itits of the Siziicoe tounty Lib iary imperative aie to degree gthrnid by the demands of it nieiubii libiaiies The more re iiuesls for book and service lioin Utl the lllil We are but not ioiily that the happier and more hopeful realizing that vou are per forming sincere and much needed task in developing think ing community and enriching the lives of the individuals who coni prise it Hopeful Outlook Despite the eeipieseiit nan cial problem and its resultant problems of insufficient stall none too large book stock and inadel quate means of book distribution Miss Dunn said that when she looked at the whole library picture she saw Very hopeful one Highlights of the 1950 news in the countys 30 town and village libraries had included Coldwzitcrs ichange lroin llSStltflillltlll to free lpublie library Bond lIeads trans fer from deposit station to library membership library moves made at Strond Beeton and Bond llead iand the appointing of new lib laiians at Barrie Berton and Bond llead llolly and Creighton had joined during the year as deposit stations both sponsored by their local Federation of Agriculture group She mentioned that the Says Recreation Program Teaches the School of Social Studies ed powerful talk at the Bar rie Kiwanis Club dinner Mon day at Community House In trotluced by Craig lrof Klein spoke on Recreation Dont think you learn demo cracy any other way than by participating he declared The essence of citizenship is learning how to get along with our neighbors It is the essence of learning how to get along with ourselves and you learn it on the level of participation University of Toronto present Prof Klein pointed out there was job to be done in selling Jemoeracy in this country and the recreation program right here is doing just that It was playing the game not just to win Organized recreation gives people training in way of life to produce better to morrow he explained reck Goldwater Man ls Recovering jured list Tommy had received broken ankle1asxeraled knee andbumslgrossel JOhn WEbsm the arms and legs and was in C0 serious condition for time follow ing the train wreck early week GEORGE WALTON sisteis Vlm Jones and Lois Hodges were installed as Noble Grand and ViceGrand respective ly of the Bedver Rebekah Lodg at the some ceremony zieiile no Lad diva dining llli year 31 lfiiliiet llilltltl ltlll ldlliil of Stioiul luolie liliia spiring intrzes iii the litiiy its early noni speech he had made of tin 31 itd will iepional lllilill naming in iiltii water Any aitiie thinker izitel itad it he 15 to be broad in until and spirit lie lll be pioyaied with the iight lgtook llu it no tllillll just to provide bun with bonus ll iip to ini uellieaii nditiiiiial in tll tillllllllllll to inspiri the people llltl iisilo for readni it may be teaclni but soiiiciine interested Miss Dunn tell that Illtrt words had been ieiil challenge to libl rarians trustees and educators novations in the county library service had been made Large selections of chiltiiens books had lilrillia Votes for Beer and Liquor Stores ithe opening of liquor store and Mrs James Kitchen was advised in telegram from National De fense Headquarters Ottawa on Monday afternoon that her son Thomas injured in the troop train crash was off the dangerously in tlit flltltlgtllll antitsciwltc of to and lit image lilliil of Wye ule who laid been poieoi of tilt MONDAY AND THURSDAY 5c Copy $300 Your 32 PageswFour Sectioris Falls in llilhtllly tiepiisit station tie ftui if 1lti had fallen Swap Ml fJanszi llt 11 ll igiiliiil liiliiisday in Miss llllll qiiiiti with an llpplttliilliill one low must assume the responsibility Innovations laile During the past year cveia in been sent to rural deposit stations iliirn to page three please Orillia voted lnesday to permit brewers warehouse in the town which has been dry since 1007 Unofficial re ills of the plebiscite showed 3046 voters were in favor of the liquor store while 2120 were opposed Supporting the brewers warehouse were 3932 against were 2429 Under provincial law the wets required 60 per CIlt majority in each case late vote tabulation gave the liquor store question 010 per cent and the brewers ware house iilli The plebiscite cliiniixed spiriti cd twomonth campaign between the Orillia Temperance Uiiioi headed by DM 11 Church and the Orillia Volunteer Workers htiaded by Stanley Cleverley There were times when the Cain paigning threatened to turn to vio fence Only last week brick was hurled through the apartment win dow of Alderman Wilbur iltll and time sts had lllffltllll everywhere iluuivei tour snow clearing feds wiiilteii tiadilf all day and no main urteios and ti Cramp one of thewet campaigners Attached was note giving the ald erman 24 hours to leave town it iiilelllgt of many years lilflvllilt believe November lize llli we show clogged iys and niotoi we re kept iilsiillttli clear There was little wind and drift mg on iot pioblem Trees ee illlltl down by tons of shoe and many branches appeared illl thr poiiit of breaking The lllligt department here porn1 inost highways in the iisziiit iii coveted with packed snow but that plows working coli hillllil all day were able to keep them opiili for traffic llaiiie liiblie Utilities Commiss ion and the Bell Telephone Co reported they had no undue trou ble during the storm but hydro cegt were still working well into the evening on breaks throughout llle llsllltl Hydro olfltllils said short cir cuit and otlnr trouble were itilllzifl when the heavy snow weighted down wires and ill some cases presstd branches of trees down or poles and wires ne llltlllDtll hydro crew said he came upon one of the most beautiful winter scenes he had ever seen at Bonsecours lleacli near Barrie He said trees along the side of the road were weighted down until their bran ches almost touched the road As tlie front of his truck touched the branch the snow shook loose branches sprang up into their proper position The fall eased after nightfall and became mixture of snow and rain Thursday morning residents were greeted by sleet Motorists arrivcd downtown in Barrie to find Dunlop Street and other main thoroughfares were cleaiedkif snow from club to curb There was an inch or two of frozen packed snow but the churned up piles that had trapped many motorist had disappeared Many comments were made on the fine job the town crews had done throughout the night The three plows grader bull dozer and snmvloader of the works depnrtment were in opera tion with the snow being taken away by six trucks About 18 men of the town works depart ment as well as the truck drivers worked all night ThreeWay Contest for Reeve in Innislil Four Run for Council for the rcevesliip in Innisl TOwni lappear that everyone is reluctantr to start an election Many have lasked me to stick and as someone has to do it am stating that will the candidate for council next Monday Reeve Clifford Lockhart moved that Clerk Allan be chairman ship With Reeve Clifford Lockhart Deputy Reeve Blythe McConkey and Allan Todd contesting The three were norninatedat the nomination meeting held last Mon day Deputy Reeve Bruce Cowan was elected by acclamation Council offices will be contested by Charles Sproule George By ltGS There will be threeway race Lloyd Cumining Both school area boards were area elected by acclamation They an Area No James Rainey Joel RWGBeMMH and Erank wan Ray Lougheed was nom iinated for N0 Area board but la did not accept statement by George Constable had the effect of abolishing doubt on whether there would be an election for council in Innisl Previously all councillors had gone candidates for various offices if it lof Constable Thomas Cook ahdiasreed Area N0 lsoon as these speakers are heard The chairman of No area Reuben Lucas gave brief report only so far as to say theywould bei appeared there would be an elec tion Mr Constable sa It would the meeting and this was School Boards Heard First It was decided that the school boards be asked to give their reports preceding the council as sually the meeting breaks up as He mentioned that they were hesi tant about building in Lefroy un til it was ascertained what would be done about the present high school there If that district were to go into an area then perhaps Turn to page two please swvv Excavation commenced this week on new threeclassroom and schoolmplayroomtrunit of St Marys Separate School The new building isvbeing erected at the corner of Berczy and James streets on the northeast corner of the school grounds opposite the present building modern onestorey flatroofed building the new School unit will be suitable to add to at some future date The new building will consist of playroom equipped with small stage three classrooms corridor principals office teachers room boys and girls washrooms and utility room containing the mechanical and heating equipment The architect is James Haffai of Toronto and Emery Engineering and Contracting Co Ltd of Barrie have the general contract for the job The George Abbott Co iiLtd of Toronto has been awarded the plumbing and heating contract original plans Exccivdiidh signed 15 Marys Schqdl BU yr The building is to be of rug brick construction The present StMalfS school building has four classroomsand registration of approximately 210 pupils Each classroom in the new building will have its own outside exit at ground level The classg room dimensions are 24 by 36 feet and the dimensions of the entire building are 110 by 65 feet school board chairman Anthony Decarie announces that the new lschool is expected to be ready around June 30 1951 building Committee consisting of Anthony Cancilla Alvi OConnor and John Moore land secretarytreasurer of the school board working on the time making it other new the distri and the continuation building would