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Saving Since l8 88th Year NO 98 Al WOW KIWI on THE TOWN OF BARBIE AND COUNTY OF 813100 BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27 l952 0112 Timur Examinvr WMuWMIaa hmmwmm Dunbar Club out and mu Cirodubs Farm Buildings Crops and Stock Destroyed Essa ToWnslIip Iire Tliiriy thousand dollars worth of farm buildings stock and newly harvested crops were lost when fire broke out in the bay mow on Thornton farm late Monday afternoon Ross Chipchasc 38yearold Essa Township farmer saw the hard work of three years destroyed within few hours lh blazc broke out about 530 lLL for seven years pm while he tho threshing neighbor whose his lurid was helping with on the farm of plOpirly adjoinsi she and her husband bought tho lSOocrc form In Essa Township getting on thiir fcct vhcn Mon and were just ings FIVC buildings were burned to the ground in the fire trapping 25 pigs bull and 85 hens which all burncd to death Only five pigs escaped from the burning build Fortunately the young farmers cattle and horses were out to pasture in addition ushels of wheat about 1900 bush els of oats and mill grain and 50 tons of hay which he had just fin iShcc harvesting Tho Chipthase farm is located about mile west of Thornton Village Hard Blow loylakor Mrs Chipchase is taking the hgrda After farming Mm the farmer lost 600 days firc destroyed their work of lscvorul years The stock and lbuildims were partially covered lby insurancc Fire is believed to have broken out In the hay mow next to one of the two barns which were de stroycd in the blaze The hay was green and in the hot weather no air was getting into the mow prob ably starting the fire by spontan eous combustion The burncd bodies of the animals were found in the ashes of the buildings after the fire Fourteen chunks aVCrage between 85 and 100 pounds were among the swine lost sow and 10 young pigs ready for marketing burned 150 lcrnruionhze two please may at CNE Tomorrow The Barrie Collegiate Con cert Band travels to Toronld tomorrow to compete In the Camilhn National Exhibition band contest The bond will pray at on at the Dufferin Gate entrance handstand and is entered In Class II for adult bands from towns and clues 110 over 100 000 populoiion The band was entered In the adult class rather than the youth class on the recomm dation of the secretary who felt that owing In he Barrie groups reputation It should en ter an open competition The school musicians will play in class with four ndult bands fromToronto Woodstock Hon over and Norwioh The test piece for the adult claslslhololkm Balfour Vagina Willing owers and Frank Stuns MONDAY WY and FRIDAY 5c inglo copy 16 Pages Two Sections WI Horticultural Show at SlIoIId Has Iii Entries There were 90 entries of excel lent quality in the flower and vegetable show held in Stroud Community Hall last Wednesday Aug 20 under the auspices of the Stroud Womens Institute Top point winner among the 11 Institute exhibitors was Mrs Small with 36 points Mrs Black was runner up with 35 points In conjunction with the Womens Institute show vegetable and lower Show was held by pupils of Knock Stroudl and No If School under the supervision oi Campbell There were 80 in this section all of excellent quality The committee in charge tho day was made up of Mrs A119 Black Mrs Campbell Mrs Hubbert with Hrs Earl Wice acting as bouvener Fendley of Barrie was jnd Department ofAgrlmifttxre Ai liston judged the vegetables ow ton when fire deStroyy and crops on their pa three and Lorna nine ME AND MRS ROSS CHIPCHASE with their children who were playing in thq yard of the farm home at Thorn 30000 worth of buildings stock nts 150acre farm Monday even ing Left to right are Harold seven Mrs Chipchase hold mg baby Bonny age seven weeks Mr Chinchase Brian Two men uric being held for questioning in connection with the mo that destroyed an 80foot high grain elevator at Phelpston Tuesday morning The owner of the elevalor Robert Millstone of Churchill was taken in by provincial Police yesterday morning Toronto taxi driver William Hadad was arrested in his cab in Toronto early yesterday and charged with arson in connection with the $30000 re which threat eried to wipe out the village The firo destroyed theold wooden grain elpvaztor which was empty and for time threatened the ONE sintiongstores houses and hotel Firemen from Elmvole and Phelp ston and number from Barrie could do nothing to stop the fire from which flames roared 200 feel into the air The 34ltyearold Toronto man waspicked up at 220 am on Toronto street by police scout WIDSJUHIOTTTOP scorerinstauauon much to their regret and thatol the audience they had no altetnl set tickets were funds car which stopped his cab He was taken to police headquarters and questioned by Detectives Jack Nic olucci and David Cowan an is being held on charge of or laid by provincial police Constable James Freeman of Elm vole is in charge of investigation in that area Search for two men seen by onlooker at the sceneof the re staTted soon after firemen and rovincial police arrived from Bar rie and Ehnvale were seen entering the elevator shortly ater 11 pm and about 20 minutes before the alarm taxicab was seen near the elevator which had not been in use for twoyears citizen jolted down the li cense number and province wide alarm for the car and its occupantswps broadcast by police calicng IMOnclay By Citizens Band BowiewPorlk BarrieCit12irs Band gave an other of their popular CODCEIIS on Monday night at deview Park but were forced to cIOSeiat Zdark because of the fact on arrange ments had not been fully complet tive oscious and here and There fhy special efforts sale of telvisiom havebeen The two men QT lighting and riels becoming more band Fire was elieved to have started by spontaneous com bustion in the hay mow next to one of the two barns destroyed in the fire The young Thornton farmer lost 25 pigs bull and 85 chickens as well as his newlyhar Vested crops and five buildings in the blaze which he first saw from neighbors farm where he was helping with the threshing Examlner Photos by Favero Arson PlIelpsloII TElovIIlor Fire Aulo lasl Night On NewHighway Barrie Fire Brigade had call about oclock last night by tele phone from someone in the vicin ity of Tiffin St to the effect that car was on re on the new high way bypass On responding they found that at Hudson car was blazing badly just north of the bridge on High way 90 If wgs too far gone for an extinguisher and they used the booster tank but the vehicle was total loss The owner could not be located at the time but later Barrie police reported that the driver was Cecil SippingOf Downsview It was lat er stated that the registered own er of the vehicle was Fred Sand ford Of woodbridge The blazing car was noticed by Jack Rogers resident nearby MINING RECORD ABOR DAY SERVICE AT POST OI=I=ICE On Monday next fels will be open from 8m to 10 am but no nonction on money order and savings bank can be accepted There will be no deliveries of mails either intownorontberuralroutes The street letter boxes will be cleared once cumming at pm Mails will bereeeived and despatched as usual Ship Launching Ar Midlandon Thursday at Noon The launching of the SS Gordon Loitch largstibulk roartier freighter under Canadian registry will take place at 12 noon Thurs day Aug28 LnLMidlaud Ship yards Mrs GordonC Leitchwife of the presidbnt olelbe Upper lakes and St Lawrence Transportation Company will ciate at the launching eerern industries reached record value of $228000000 in 1951 Products of Canadas mining in COMMONWEALTH runrsrrns lilSlT IIIIIIIIs MlllllllllSl PIIIIIIS By RGS Monday this week although few were aware of it this county was visited by delegates from every country dot the ritish CommonWealth They came by buses having entered minds week ago and previously toured the Province of Que bec They then left Ottawa and by way of Pembroke toured the Ontario Provincial Forest reserves spending nights in tents and bunkhouses usually kept to provide accommoda tion for reserve of firefighters in cases of forest fires They came into Simcoe County Monday morning and their first inspection was the seed extracting plant at Angus After thorough survey of the methods used there of obtaining firm seeds and preparing them for Shipment to many parts of the world the convoy moved on to Springwater Park where the Mid hursi United WA had lunch ready for them The convoywhile escorted by ha Provincial Police car was in charge of officers Of the Depart ment of Lands and Forests 113A Short Wave Radio mobile unit equipped with short wave radio accompanied the tour and followed the police escort unit was constantly in lunch with thevarious radio channels on the frequency used by the Depart ment and could pass along mes sages to and from officials to head using quarters at Maple or listen in on While we stood by an official walkiebalkie specially made up for their own use heard tower man in Algonquin Park being asked to walk across to where truck was stalled and aSISl in getting it opemting The tower man replied that he could be ihere in less Ithan half an hour Another message for bat teries needed for the radio was sent to Toronto and arrangements made that the batteries be sent with police car that was to meet the con voy The walkieytalkie followed in car at the rear ofthe convoy and could advise the lead car if any trouble developed along the road The following countries were represented some with one dele gate and others with two or more United Kingdom Australia New Zealand East Africa India Pakis tan Kenya North and South Rho desia British Guiana Jamaica Malayan Union Nigeria Sudan United States Various depart ments of the Canadian Govern ment and alsoprovincial govern ments of Newfoundland Quebec and Ontario also had delegates on the tour Talks With Delegates In moments not being taken by lectures and demonstrations of various features and reforbstation developments locally we under took to interview as many of the overseas delegates as possible Gerraty chairman of Vic toria Forest Commission Austra lia was rst We asked him how the Canadian Forestry program appealed to him He stated that in his country they were doing similar type of work In the tract of forest of which he was in charge they had been growing and plant ing trees for 25 years or moreand his was only small part of what was being done over the continent Much of the fruit lands havg been developed by conservation program which included reforestlt ation and irrigation he stated Turn to page seven please ers were of excellent quality and the classes were well filled Plans for the school childrens show began in the Spring when 225 packages of veg bios and ower seeds were ibuted mong the school pupils In the evening following the show er5 John Cowan president of the Institute wolbm ed everyone and thanked allwho had donated prizes and help in any Way to make the afternam success Winners of three duo prizes were Black Mrs John Morris and Mrs Bruce Cowan Allan Lennox showed four films which proved to be educational as well as interesting display on the platform by Mr and Mrs Ron ald Fox local orists added much to the show SO DIFFEREN 75 YEARS 60 Fred Grant has MC Reminiscence beginning on page 10 of todays lune rst appeared in ThoExannor in March 1932 Youll get may chuckle from this article for its humorous Thetitlo is In Those Good Old Days Things Were SO Different And of gt course they werethat 15 years ago in Barrie Not may left around here number them so well as Mr Grant ltgt CALL THE EXAMINER FOR PRINTING PHONE 2414 Dancing weddesnay Friday and Saturday nights atan 19 Ad mission ladienl 75c Old tyme and modern dancing 90 loftam Mao Jonasand bis Heptones every Friday at Pine Highway 27Admiosionl sou13m Tho opening of the new Woods SchOOl will take plan on Friday evening Aug 29 at oclock Span cial speakers 93 vol were 3101205 at Pine Crest Fun galore Wool 15o 991ml byMac JII3m diihalm an levers Friday Nita 9809 Iaitwr Crests milesnorth Barrie on Gala Sunday Mldnitedance Aug gaewimmd hobo tnble at the Em 688 Alulrmn British CummOnweaIlII Foresters at Springwater ParIll