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iii tsunmntsr Museum MONDAY Serving AND arm summer Since 1863 5c Copy $300 Year b7th YeorN0f 997 Member Class Weeklies of 1de CWNA and Audit lure of Circulaliots RRIE ONTARlO CANADA THURSDAY DECEMBER 28 i930 IIi7li=ifovs cli$lw 22 PagesvThree Sections Election picture lEarly Mailing Helped PO RVH Unit Contract is Signed Ismith Campbell is Om Reeve Townships Get Through Christmas Ru l1 PIEIIilgIeSIIIIII tScott Stoddart tor Deputy Yea D=Y 11123 instinct$131222 lFive Run for Council Seats mints of ttl the hope that it public sightloan I9nl310Id tint ti llukt llll iii VlE post office liltxlllttl roiin with the etltiits til the lttI IliiI Isuhmlhh IIIII IIIIII IIIIIII IIUIIIIIIII wam MM Itixeiy tioi tindiinu of llitlIV and it ini It1Il lolI II tttt INHIIIIIIIIIIII ftiiitstiiias loud luztttiastvi hide to tii lug continued 10 ring tit Al ruitstrurtion merit to surriss eotge DEPU RE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII iIIhmnwn Id xi cumin ouiit of extra ll ixlltl The post sttr tiiuiiketi the pub if the lllill pits unusually heavy ful completion IoutsLinding gogylyhsljlh llic for the Ioiiidtiitioii and lune liilllt through it thc pledges must be paIId promIptIly lo ct an officiit rcccip or Lttlll iiiIItntttt lilt st man of puiiittd out II II llCh lump tiiciil ltllltliit and Intxpeiti ptllitl Weighing clerk sta 1950 it Is nerrssury tor the nti lim tr II gmgt mklum iciicttl for llitlltLltiptlillltlll lllrlltll In the llllil pioytd to II treasurer to receive the money it lAiIIit All th hut pm hmhhh en Loon III inviting the lobby iiittips by lice Hi Receipts latctl i1l lllluIiii lI hayior aiIiIdI IL II II II II IIIIIILIIWVLIII WI hrrm LU ldentlyIinet uIitii tltlIltlll IIspunsI 110IHI IxtIii iItUIgItIIiiIIlgIrI month tiirottt tout lie eotiii itczitist It time ti 31mm xhI mum and Uulhuhhhlhc 5mm lcul cup for mum III mm In lbeuks llp Invited iiiucit etilliiIZiiccis were weir ti Il tti tux purposes ill be sent out Mi Campbell 111 lltliilll Cllltllttl Qt Winn Wl li ll lilt will ktllll lllllt llllV after the first of the vrur to he tllllil not entzst Elli election mtii Will It tiutn usual Ionion aii II IV II James Quinn lllowevt iestiltutt in mm new taken to another 5Ltll wry0m who Im wnmhmm Ii Uh Int hIrh1 you to oittoii iii up It it they have not il Iiid tliLiltiit IOR LI LU Ituil llllltt hi it bicatist tlit iii Itt lllk Ht 9111 luuJiuc illitl iii llltlt Monday Janus tidrcss torrcspunticntr and the other lUililLt send remittances to the Barrie itllltl to out Admltl and District Memorial Hospital will in tii tioii for lt Sim llik PWMIll fund Box it Barrie put lttt uith toui ois ii if lllltnntrtition utId the num Tiioiiizis Agnew Chum and nugulng hmkg llHoLpli tiieiiictir and mid for received one Mlfmd WW cuiied at about lllt same lililt Another in iiiit tin till FOR COUNCIL lithium hmwthVI uh hmhhmh Ink tI1tiIeiiiiii up tit two spei Ii Leslie Bruce irst allowing its to later toiict Iiuoiiis dowi tisI llllLtls Wit Reginald Crepe itrate Uh tho incoming load rHinzsent llliill lt tlllllt um II II Clitiorti ilawite litsult of this is that the Intnilhaiidled tiit lt This made eon or leave at nltlwrlls llrug Scott and ll htoiitlnrt Home Itntitioii iiItctiIiIi iiicii Mtb chumi Elmer Johnston ltlthlltS tlt lillillltlll llltlilllt spnre available on the Store opposite the Post Office the Ulfltv Mi lltlilltll tas illbli by itll Idhop out Shmpd down wtht the Stair wade ii In tiooi for other Uil in It rie Iioiiiiiittd tor liittlf icttc lll people lullttltd at the hall to lIIIhmhgg uh duumt 1031 tartwls tI down slightly tin AN IMPORTANT FUNCTIOV in mg promLN Ur Banhi was rv tr the talks by the nvmimIIcs alzid oIIs Ulllttllltllt Ic th ltllVEv Bi Timido of 1M ti bottomed on Wednesday DH 13 when llltltnliitltl ioi tui ll till ll liltiillwlltllltlli UllI Wm IIIEIIIlIIlII Rf IIIMIIIII1 StltiCLlOli the new memutmi unit at ltoyal ltTlUlltl 1105 Ll LN FOR COUNCIL Hum ltiiat llltIll ltllttttcs would DU 11 One issue Jan pliill was signed Signing on tithull ot the hospital boutI we lt 11 CPHUV iltlllitllt Qil 111 lltiiltl Sttpcrintcnr nh 11 Itt lll II llllt ctgt ll Illilt loll II llm Md m0 John Shepherd Tm 11 Wbl Patti Brazcuu right gcucral iiiitiitigcr of Richard and 13 lin llSU borne II Iploitiiiiz ir It and other IlOl tai ltldl II II II III III II II II II II III thrlJl llllt by he that ll silmldh Mum bunt Rym gem ldl Lontluwlh Mud bl 11 Of Im lm Mllhttltill iltllltlllmil lllalI it Il llgtwlliu 1ka CW Ll1l hmm hpulwk ilccember 10 which has publicized itlv Slllllm llltll SllOWll looking 011 215 L118 Shilling took place at lilt Hospital llltlll is the foundation of nliinilhlirhati Asseiin lltl do not so pointed criticism was dir hmml mm las the closing late for local de tlirrt will not be on issue Frank Newton architect who mudc lilt plans On h1nltititii affairs lletye Arthur Dow mind criticism tiiiti it stiiiiiiiuttsIrctiti at lllt council as ti whole and cry for Ciirisliiizis letters 01 he mintr ur pluit Bums wales II cd over the lllLt iltltltl It fun 11 mm blmd machih in 31110 mil10 AI Dec 10 but the ofitcc Will he Lelonlony alt the 51m All th in 01 ll lnll 1loiltll 45 lriiday tlllltthd the high costs that date the increase over last open for subscriptions and the first sod was turned by HOV Ml lltttltt lot the County assessment depart hear was 9300 llrlmlllt orders le plant tillJill FOR REEVE lloweyti the peak day for this will rcupcn on luesday inorn Donald Brown year was yet to be reached it ing Jan 195i James lutton came Tuesday ntCtlllbtl 19 when There Will he just one Issue From Examner Fles Also was against the rats of FOR DEPUTY HERVE 52000 lettets went through tin of The PViimincr next week James MMHSO mWth Th record mu JMl Roililr ilsst lItit Simpsons saary from 00 to $1000 Dont fur IMl VdilUSL I101 0m dd In an tlHkl publication Ill pet he puts It gasoline allowance llOlll the went as 10R COUNLlL ltltluzl IAti it II II bi rcsumcd Htll tlii issue of 01 3100 in addition to his sIliiI IIIIIIIIIIIII III IIIII IIIIII AISLWIII John Currie Isinootniy as could be cspcctu tli Mmth III III More WSI 11 hm hm Shhwn mwhhnh UHIUIIIII III III IhIIIIII IIIIIIIII TI 11 II IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIII IIIkIIII IUII long to Raymond Silmllsoll Tmmbon 1IIIILL SUIL more tlltllllts more tlttlrfs IiJIneticml by it he complained In tutu he II lies wiicn tie stI vts tart tllliil ie lt ownsiip ztss smen ll Alllsulllit scd hit to llltllllCllibli iiw JAN IreTown clerk in Burton countrr of nildtttlldltiilll Iivertiiiivi Alum dlgm Tam ll Lllll up mm dHsmnlhlr Gillespie id five veirs of JZImCCllIInm reports Barrie assessment for llllIIeiioti iii sciiiiiiiiiil id md Smlm l0 lh mdlltl III 0001110 SyltnUll Inc md 0m Som pages We have 112 Pages II work by the its ir has cost the was 38051892 ttn inCtc MAR 17 lllllill licrs otisl limld mlliICh 52 In lhmnghh hhhm thI thu ll if II over 1948 Town sement iiI Owen Sound Iiits ltil eotuian thhhhhh UNI121110 my cum lot lJOlgtilncaesltctildhcidHiS deflt ll 720 won rst bu at ctcastd million doll In two IBziv ciiiiiiipioiisinh idL Has seen ver II II mailers who he quid this year Population at end of l9119 wzisi ill 30 Iowii otiiicil ttpottl Idmg to mmml REEVE Iacchmmhomm noon diqcovcrod mmy itd in year and half at it cost II of Sihtltl ro is not five wrapped parcels sccurcly thl mm or mm bu hand so according to assessor needed for alterations ofmrmll llNm Smith Campbell Thursd mm MIIS 10R Rpmh llltllil iiiatii tinge1 of the euk igt tl writ of Arise iiips noininatitni metuni to point out that tax bills an litInctltllmt as nwdcd in the town IttiiIitd on tilllliL to do ittltlllllittlllii Hilton for fill io is like volcano Aliittt littt dont forget that slinlllloiies ttllltlitlttit for council haw to havi extra litlltll toi itlmid tunt for while then least two mom That would cost ll NM lllt tnwnghip minimi spot at 1mm itivoctitiiiu 11 change lll township He said this would probablylllltlWlWHIt litlllllll Gillls 11 work out Ic 33 cums hhriciiaiued that the road superintend hogld mi 11ltIII Show of Llll 15 paid too iiiucii and could take it more active part ill the works de tiiiiii the depart int costs too minii money to rIt he said hands on the sttbj are beingr planned for our readers in 1951 mg to leave their Jobs through ili Today had planned 16 llV Dctcmber 18 tbottt 130 ultititis liltl others llltllded nickM IllWtwn at But would lllit Mimi st nil in tltlllllld sworn we derided add him 10 Hall Alllilii aim Elms rImvllu mlfliillblidl WDEPW Inaincd at post office undeliy red almaznmlrggdgc Bow 13mins Visit 13hr lll it Iitililnllgil headquarters iillgilflffrhkOIIIIIIllItIqum Mme VllIlqumIII 331011 llroPIbly tlL FillKl illld lllt Si ll 0f $1300 Roy NI smddmx hulnbcrs fromZiv on raptliir ric bent 61 in cmibmon ml WWW ml Bum momma When all the council dt HUHSI Ol dulCDuLnllU it is nowmo mm We jOb Mr Lloyd 3C0 II addq JANI GMBOHd Head Community ial Hospital Fund announced tiiatICIIIn0 IOIIIII III IIIFII IIIIII IIIIII IImnm I10 lingl lIIIII Gillespie said claiming the road FOR COUNCIL mom 00 mm llall officiaiiv opened by lion Earil Turn to pave three please SUDm K1 md lUllldlll Show Opera the Kellh Gllleslc up to Rowe Igtlilltlllt llllt lllL Sllndl bllhll and In hts Nth year he braved mud part Lin and do other jobs George AI McKay somewhat 1mgelI was addressed IAN BIIIII gIIIIIII IV III l1llll bottles of beer Thats all Show heath amend IhLIIII MIC Albert Forrester Ewe from Sister Maan lt11 JL lttl meeting last Friday and brotiuiitl 35 Fm by Tender David AI Cooper AS IISIIHI the pOSIIIIaSIIIII saidI town planning b0dld estimates IHunlelS Bag did not obJLctcd One small one evidently came iut of larger parcel Wrapped Chrisimas style it was addi cu Gran from Neil The other 01 IIdI Mr his scorn to vii over 10 tiictxtingsI 1h suggested that the position of I3 Ilng In arrie It It wot owner lifelong resident of OlO he allholomgw there were 100 Or more 195 ld million dollars in 1040 iiigiicst on dewpumtwmm Shomd bL ll dredged only to name Of person Itcord iou outed one man enlh line only they were frightened of now lives in house on the sev pd by hIndcr There are ycs 11 $0005 llll0iiien on council who never th 1k FOR REEVE JAN lZTWll Wright offers to Mr Gt 101 WC l0 Sll from the Site of the log cabin iitthgit someone else could do the job pay twothirds of the balance iiccd Nominations for Elmvalc Village ed for the council were held in the Elmvalc Parish Hall Frid evening Dec 22 Clerk MlSS Annie Burton presided Fisher Ganton ltiicsc and many of theIlcttcrs are Albert Orton yet undclivcrcd People should in FOR DEPUTY REEVE struct their friends of their street Alvah Stewart addresses which should always be Claude Dumop included in the addresses on 101 over the mm gathctmg FOR COUNCIL New tel5 M1 Thomson sad Acciamations were received for Dalton Jermey A5 or ThurSdaV 14 200 more all seats on the council and school 7m reality Minnil rabbits were garnered in ad month 50 id lite pa Vlclttm lmstom lamb psed 8120 tlhtl 123mg boardRcevc Lawson RObmsm W8 JAN 18 3300 ptckcd Buriedition to imir of fox Approxl H0 3150 Criticized Officials 101 er rr 10 mac 05 returned as were the four counci mot hemizin the tax bills Sever CCCll Robinson at the same time membCrsI FredI websten William Arena to witness worId champion llmdlkl ll hunk limb Ddll I1 II II thc 1mg Mmth jal persons rose and objected on MCFaddcnI Ha Rowle and RIVAI figutIc skater Bdrbdl Anti Scott 111 II Cooper Skating Sensations of 1950 FIheddmqufs Ill IllLilILd IFS aIlthiTTame Three members were giten ac JAN EBBGeneral and road levies 3120 331higgghjl Iggy hmmLouf Efvhf clamations on the empty school for 1950 as set by Simcoe County board seats Archie Tram William council Showed substantial InI lst plentiful sonic htlillLlS icltttcdnt they put them down so that we II ithat when his assessment went up which he was born Tie nona ltor less There are plenty of yet posed Hume umth 1th mmhh Boxing Day hum llt bpptltd luenarizin who we for the erai who could handle to job trict MCanlldl Hospital unit liicistauid by the Biiiiie Gun Chit WantCd Itemized Bills Itownship for 27 yr admitted he Mr iiiicspie said fund needed approximately 3250000 brought home bountiful supply 11 590105 ll 100$ 01 Day 10 lekImisscd the previous two nomina Read Superintendent Besse was Thc citizens of Barrie and lot of rabbits as they scouted the areth0111 against 115 50H 01 lllillll litioti meetings but said he intends tdefendcd by Reeve Woodrow aftcr were to misc $76000 50 that Mr Iaround Iv Iknow what they lhOtthhLI They to attend them in future ur to pagetwo please Wrights promise could become Somewhere iii the vicinity 0052 themselvesv HCII g0ll the seals along With thelWD Slltmg FEB 20William Moore who Triffor three seats In Wltitton and Howard Ritchie fill crease over the 1949 amounts 5m fortheIlEgguhfflgraw paying for Trustees In by Acclqmation Voting will be the order in F105 man Clarence Atkinson returned on New Years Day when the rate for another term Lorne Archer payers of that township turn out to elect their new council for 1951 An election is certain with two way contest forthe reeveship head ing the ballots Reeve Walter Mid dleton and Deputy Reeve William Archer are seeking election to that post The deputy reeveship is an acclamation with Councillor John Lamble receiving the only nomina tion forth pg 717 Council will find fourway con WArcliie Wain less and George Wicklum two sitI ting members will be opposed by Leonard Argue andTerrance Loft us seeking election for the first time Three seats were open onrthe fiveman school board andreceived acclamations George Minty and Lloyd McKnight stayed with the board for second term in the un contested seats while the open seats were filled by school board chair Friday afternoon December 20 not to hold an election in their town ship this year They returned their entire council of 1950 to office by cclhmation at the annual nomin ation meeting and filled three school board vacancies with former members Fourteen were nominated for the eight offices but the new contest ants withdrewItheir memes during the meeting to leave the council and school board intact Remaining inofce for mother year are Reeve Earl Richardson Deputy Reeve Roy Hickling and Councillors Carman Downey Walt er Forbes and Donald BellFor merjtrustees Douglas Ferris Ross Harris anchercy Ford filled the three schoal beard vacancies ting the reeveship IAndrew Cumming Roy CHIC ng and Bert Ford Donald e1 was nominated for deputy farewell Behold Cameron fourth bardboa withdrew in mm It also returned and newcdmer Pearcy McGrath ClerkThomas Smith was chair man for the nominations Arthur Middleton Reeve Middleton seeking reelec members Reg Burton and Watson Copeland gt Kings Counsel lion dealt on cbunty matters He stated that the county was in very good financial condition for the year ending 1950 Speaking of the erection of the Kirkpatrick bridge MITMiddleton made it known that the contract had been let for $31000 and quelied the rumor that the county would have tosupply the lumber and concrete besides ReplyhigIthhe ratepayers later in the meeting Reeve Middleton felt this was not the time to build another county home Although thehome at Beeton hodsshgin mates it has an accommodation of 72 This he stated could be par Turn to page two please CVesprctI Twsp Re nsCouncil TruSteeIs by Acclqmu on H1Veshpra ratepayers decided in council andboard memberSf Arthur IWalt was chairman Iof the nomination meeting and Township Clerk Coutts conducted pro ceedings and presented financial report and brief report on the years activities gt The main issue under discussion by both candidates andthe rate payers who filled the township hall atMidhurst far the nomina tionswas the card system of asI sessment The council members as group felt that although the system was as yet long way from being 100 Township Assessor Campbell Raikes had done the besthe could Deputy Reeve Hick llng eiiplalned to the ratepayers fYou cant rectify the horse and buggy days in one year The card system he stad had been hard decision to makepbut the county had been assessed from 10 to 100 Mr Raikeshas had tre mendous job The top value in farm land had been reduced 25 to $3750from $50 per acre to page three please it bought shoe business in 1900 sold FEB 21After one day of Hos pital Fund campaign $6000 had al ready been contributed FEB 24A report from the House IofIIICOInmons in Ottawa included an propriation of $200000 for public building in Barrie FEB 27An immediate start on paving the duallane highway be tween Toronto and Barrie would be made stated Hon George Doucett Minister of Highways MAR 3Flyers John Bobenic scored winning goal in overtime to edge St Michaels College Majors 32 and cop OHA Junior quart erfinals three games to two MAR 10Guelph Biltmores elim inated Flyers with winning 43 out to Maher Shoe Stores JOHN GLADSTONE CURRIE of Barrie IwasI named by Attorney General DanaPorter last weekend as Kings Counsel Son of the Rev Dgiild and Mrs Currie of Steyner Currie KC was educated at Hamilton Collegiate the University of Toronto and 05 goode Hall He wascalled to the Bar in 1930 He was located in Brantford before coming to Barrie in 1940 He Was married to Ruth Gibson of Brantford in 1933 and they have thre Ichildten Hugh Heather and Elspeth Mr Currie is an elder of St Andrews Presbyterian Church member of Kerr Masonic Lodge Barrie Lodge bf Perfection and Spry Chapter Rose Croix the Scottish Rite An Ialderman for three yearsite is new on the Bar rie Public School Board Among other offices Mr Cur rie is secretary of Simcoe Centre Liberal Association director of Barrie Community Association vicepresident of Barrie Branch Victorian Order of Nurses former director of the Red Crass and Chamber of Commerce member of the University Clubof Toronto Lambton Golf Club and Barrie Golf and Country Club He is also member of the Canadian Chalrmnwaltsopemnzremmkl BaitpdiatiaridthEmmi ngunty Bar Association 01d Tyme and Modern Dapce every Wednesday Friday and Sat urday night at Club 79 Admission 50c 86tfb Dancing Ierery Saturday night Masonic fTemple 17 Owen Street sponsored byarrie Boxing Club under management of Orv Dash 969be Dance atBaxter Friday Dec 29 to themusic of Pardons Or chestra Dancing from 930to 130 I861fbll Olde Tyme and modern dancet Aliandale Orange Hall every Eri day night Admission 50c Good music Lunch counter 9699bT Ladies Auxiliary to the cana dian Legion are having bingo no2 815 pm at the Legion Hall Owen St 15 games 25c Everyone welcome No one un der 16 please 99b Annual nomination meeting for the Village of Angus Will be held at the public schorri on Friday eiiening Jan commencing at pm and lasting hour for the election of trustees for the Said village for the year 1951 991b The annual New Years euchre and dance auspices Gilfofd Hall on Friday Dec 29 Bell and Rob erts Orchestra Admission 500 Lunch provided 99p Dame Craighurst Hall Friday December 29 Gordon Kells Or tam Lunchbounter 4912 Town Blanketed in Snow Greets ChUrchgoers on Christmas EveI With Christmas failing on at Monday this year special evening services on Christmas Eve were held in almost all the town churches Church goers were greet cd with cold clear night and ground blanketedJWith snow for their journeys to their places of worship where carol singing and Christmas services ushered imhe feast of the Nativity Midnight Mass The traditional midnight mass was the first Chr tmas Day ser The annual meeting ofthe shareholders of the Stroud Tele phone Co Ltd will be held in the Community Hall Stroud on Wednesdayian 17 1951 at 2pm for the election of directors and other business 992b Guthrie Cpmmunity Hall will hold theiriNew Year daince Fri 133 Dec 29 Music by Tom Pat tendens Mountaineers Dress op tional Admission 50c Lunch coun ter 99b The lm ZWestern Hands Are Sure is to be shown at Collier St United Church next Sunday evening at pm It is the life story of one of Canadasgreat doctors Dr Archer of Ali berta 99b The annual meeting of the Sim coe County Federation of Agricul ture will be held at the Guthrie Community Hall on Thursday Jan commencing at 130pm Stewart past president of the Provincial Federation of Agricul lure will be guest speaker All rural people are cordially invited to come and help elect their new Board Iof Directors for 1951 991b All roads lead to Stroud Com munity Hall on NewYears Night Menday Jan Come and join in the fun and dance to Tom Pat tendens Mountaineers from 930 estfxafrssion WcTOTTlII Admissiorr$tcachi lunchrinr eluded also door prize 9899b strong gate Dec 21 26 19 Ivicc at St Marys Church and Cen tral and Burton Avenue Churches presented special Christmas music by their choirs in the form of pageants on the eve of the holy day At Collier Street and St Andrews Churches carol candle light services marked Christmas Eve and Trinity Church held choral communion service at 11 pm withhjmnatfd carols sung by the choir Carol singing and special choir numbers with an ill ustrated scripture and sermon sto were featured in thc evening service at First Baptist Church Carol singing beginning at 1115 pm preceded mass at midnight at What was supposed to be swan Hot Meeting song turned into lions roar when Mcdontcs deputy rcevc Charles Swailc announced his retirement from municipal politics at the town ship nomination meeting last week Mr Swailc who is nearly the age of 75 had spoken briefly once but was reused to address the packed hall at Moonstone second time to answer criticisms of the 1950 coun cil by onetime recve Orton Usually softSpoken the retiring deputy rccve was plainly angry and hit hard at actions taken by Mr Orton when he was rceve and councillor At the conclusion of his fighting speech Mr Swaile was supported by loud cheers and ap plause directionl of the church organist Miss Margaret McKinnon had Miss Joy Rolston as soloist Just be foreImass the boys choir under the direction of Rev Father Caley entered the church in candlelight procession to deposit image of the Child Jesus in the Turn to page three please BelowZero QVer Christmas Holiday SegasIOn icChristmas holiday was green inToronto but Barrie and district Were presented with an abundancer of snow and below zerotemperatur Marys The choir under the blizzard raged throughout Sunday afternoon and on Christmas day the thermometer had dropped to 15 degrees below zero Only ahigh of two degrees was reached on Box ing Day and the lowest was again 15 The temperature took slight rise Wednesday afternoon reaching high of 15bpt also indicated low of 12 below coupled with cs as seasons greetings wild Dec22 31 21 Dec 23 30 21 Dec 24 35 Dec 25 15 Dec26 15 Dec 27 15 12 Thc meeting was one of the Shot test in the history of Medonte old er residents mentioned When his turn came to speak as nominee for reeve Albert Orton condemned almost every important step taken by the 1950 council Mr Orton said reports became current throughout the township that the council was going wild spending money like water That was the whole trouble with this years council they stepped too fast asserted the former reeve When it was decided to build new office they tried to put it on somebody elses property and had to be prevented from doing Soby Turn to page six please Cookstown FszHFWJdQd RECENT REMODELIJNG ofcooksiown post office wasa milestone invhistory of the town and also an important event in the annalsrof the Coleman family which has operated the post office for 17 years The present postmaster Henry ColeI man is shown above in the doorway flanked by three ofthe carriers andMrs FrankBrolley Who was filling in for her husband The menshown are Bowen and Charles Russell The postmastership first came into the Coleman from left Elmer Graham Ray faintly in 1873 when the present postmasterb grandfatherHarryIColo man was appointed Henry has held the position since Jul 1943 His father Frank took overin 1912 The interior of the office has been entirely chap ged nun complete redecoratton and installationd new con wickets and office furniture The Iqtgracl foyerrhas 108 new boxes remodelled plamnglass proves the exterior of the building