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I HAVE THE ONLY DRY-CLEANING PLANT wrmm -YOURREACH, oursmz THE cm. 1 AM A PRACIICALA-TAILOR AND READY TO xrrznp` TO REPAIRS on ALL CLOTH!-`.8. Goods. called for and delivered. Prices rguonnblo. Cleaner, Presser and Dyer _l09DunlpSt. : BARRIE : Phone22I BARRIE %- % ALLISTON Qbvenbgg} 6011693 XXIX 7I.`Hf`TI\`H\YlET A 993$!` "II\H IHIKT (I VV. FIRTH Thu:-aday, January 28, 1928 -1 SIJPER SIX Herr Burchmann of Berlin was recently giv- en a 3-year sentence for robbery_and laughed heartily, thinking it a good joke. It seems that in addition to being philosophical, he also has a sense of humor. The joke lay in the fact that he had already been given sentences aggregat- ing 208 years, for committing some 500 rob- beries, so he didn t mind three years more. A neurologist declares that excessive 1`)ian_o'_ practice may cause nervous disorders. Partl- cularly among those who have to listen to it. Dr. Agnes Rogers of Bryn Mawr declare ? that algebra is more amazing than radio.'_? I And, B.C.l. students would probably add, more ? fearsome. ' ` Edgar John Lambert, the '1`<)28 Warden, iS_i a butcher by trade, but this does not necessar-_ 3 ily mean that the estimates are to be unduly? carved or the tax rate reduced, just because he knows where to make the best tuts. . 3 A recent poet sings of the rhomboid trom- bonal omnivorous Me. His omnivorousness has evidently led him to eat something that doesn t agree with him. ` LONDON LIFE REPORTS` ~ $s5,ooo,ooo INCREASE ---- I KDOW the name U! Luc W|ILUlo_ The Examiner would be glad to receive com- munications on problems concerning the town itself, the county and the townships and villages Reports presented at the fifty- third annual meeting of The Lon-_ don Life Insurance Company indi- cated remarkable progrezs in every branch of the Company's activities. The new insuranceissued during the year exceeded $85,000,000, with a, gain" of $12,000,000 over 1926 and, is by far the largest increase in the` Company's history. The total busi- ness in force approaches very close. ly to $300,000,000. The total assets `exceeded $44,000,000, being an in- crease of nearly $7,000,000 for the year, and the income exceeded 812,- 000,000. or an average or more than 81,000,000 :1 month. -nm comuany completely paid for $I.000,000 montn. The company completely the equipment required for its new head office. and in addition shows an increase of more than $800,000 tor the year` in its free` surplus. which now stands at 31.852340. _ `nun LI... nnvnnnnu nnnfg gr .WIUlJn uuw cum-us u... .,-,....-,---. In 1927 the company adopted an increased scale of dividends to pol- icy-holders, making substantial ,a.d- ditions to an already very favor-_ able basis of distribution. The 1301- ` lcyhoiders of the London Lite have always had first consideration and- this is undoubtedly one of the rea- sons why its business: is growing -n rnI\ItV_ :%&%wi&&w**%&$w$: >x< = [EDITORIAL COMMENT - in vxc * ` -x< Iona way I no rapidly. Iago Two TWO MILL BOOST IN coum RATE (iconvt1nue&-tr_om page 1) educational expenses -of the fol- lowing year. `until such time as county levies came in- He realiz- ;ed that this could notbe accomp- lished in one year, but if the tax rate was maintained high enough over a period of years this desir- able` condition would eventually resu t. - '0: :1 u .1. ,, ,,,e,, _Q_q It was said that the provincial government had intimated that highway work was to be done this year` on `the Minesingi Road to Midland and Collingwood and al- so considerable ermanent work on the Orillia big way. " E_____ .1` ______I.I -I_- L-_- L- L_`-- \I|| anew `cannon-I cones: vv- Council would alsoilieve to take into consideration the building of a new registry office at-a cost of , 345.000 or the renovation and en-- `largement of the present `one at a cost of $20,000. Treasurer Cole- man added. ` " I Buy Advertuoq` Thlnci. LETTERS TO THE PRESS The people in Barrie and district do not take -full advantage of discussing localand general topics through the press. The Examiner is will- ing and even anxious to have its readers ex- press their opinions in the columns of this pa- per. Even if these opinions do not agree with -ours, they are welcome, for only through full and complete discussion can the `public`_ be in- formed rightly on current topics. . I1 :. ..,\n.3Ia1a Hunt rnnnv nit-I-n`-Inc dn 110+ Write Old Manwinter. has been perf_ormi_ng some" queer monkeyshlnes of recent weeks .-and the present winter bids fair to 0. down .as'one'of the most `unique in the anna s of thissectioh of the province. l\ast*Friday a blinding snowstorm, driven by a high wind gave old-tinfers their chance -to again repeat; Ontario never dis- appoints. , Saturday morning it was 10 below zero. Sunda the weatherhad moderated and_ "on-Monday t was thawing. This is not the first i time this winter the Old Fellow has performed the same stunt. One never knows what's com- ing'next. - _ _ . Inna` nun-IA:-c Fnr lnetam-A realize and an- -v lug HEAL. ` ' . Local curlers, for instancegrealize and ap- preciate this very fact. With romptness and precision they brought thespos poned Tankard games. on last Saturday on a few hours notice. Thehockeyists might well take a leaf out of the 1 curlers book. They might advertise their games in the following manner: The Weather Having`TurnedColder ' ' at Noon today, a Hockey Match Will Be Played Tonight, etc. _ r The public would soon adapt themselves to `the new orderof things; So "far the onl ersons heard to complaiifare the manager 0 t e rink and the season ticket holders who paid over their money in advance. - - * n..4 4.1....` 39 nlnni-u nF t-imp huff Fm` H18 Old * , of `this. district. it is our belief that .a-wider_,dis- I cu'ssion _ . of public questions would not only? `prove an important and attractive feature.__of this paper, but would be a distinct benefit tothe fistrict, and help in the solution of many prob- ems. ' . . ` `. forward In a Steady EQVRKIUU cuuu la IUUL uuuug vuv by one new industries in its line of march and will in time present a united line of successful wealth- sources to the world. The year 1928 will `be a good . business year in Canada. The next year should be even better. And we may not reach the climax of the present wave of prosperity for some time yet. ` -- I &lVWIIn- - uvvrv- --' Financial Post--We do not have to look across ` the -border to nd ta country that 'is,growing in i wealth" and prosperity. `Here at home we are gain- ing more-. rapidly than most of us think; moving` forward in a steady advance that is recruiting one I H , -_ -___ :__.I..-L...!.... 8... 14... Man A! mnvnh Qua Win .. -~.. % ' ""`-v, . Stopping. the Paper Bracebridge, Gazette-My "feelings were very badly hurt last week. A man came in and can- celled his subscription. `Of course the loss of even one subscriber is regretted. .But the sore part was that this `many seemed to think his threat of stop- ping the paper would make me change my policy. It hurt me much to thin-k__that any one could im- a ` agine he could make me say anything or keep me from saying anything by a threat. Loovo Out the Small Town Stuff" Plugue. Toronto '1`elAegram--.Sma.1l town stuff. These `? words never "had a place in the language ofocom-Io OI 0113 ll: 13 puuuy uuu uawv able to say nothing at all. Not Even-Handed Justice Hanover Post-Rev. J. J. Mellor of Picton was sentenced to 13 months at -Guelph Reformatory for an unspeakable offence against ayoung girl under 16 years of age. Bob. `Cook of Orangevillegot. 10 years and 80 lashes for a somewhat similar o-_- fence, though there were extenuating circum- stances in his case. Our much-vaunted British Jus- tice-does not appear to have been fairly distribut- , ed in these cases. I Incl!` money 111 a.uvauu;._ But there .is plenty of time left for the old! Fellow to still hit h s stride` and it looks now I that the traditional saying Ontario never dis- i appoints" in the matter of a real, old-fashioned winter, even though for a reatiy shortened period of time, wiiironce aga :1 come true, for r at time of writing -Centre Simcoe is in the grip of `a raging snowstorn1_ and lpiizaard such as, VWII IIQIIUJ Ill $119 IUIIII. Ul IVE! yvlluunvuauc Probably no other one thing is a better index to a town than its weekly publication. Very of- ten that is about all the stranger has to gorby in making up his mind about a community. If the newspaper that falls into his hands is a bright-looking sheet, full of news and `has a prosperous air, the stranger is certain to judge that it was published in a live, progressive town. at me OI Wflullg 'LaUllLIG Quuuuw 19 on GIIU Q4 raging snowstorm and blizzard` old-timers delight in .ta1king~about. ' Milverton Sun-If you have nothing good to say of oneit is policy and discretion as well as charit- ..`l-dn J-A an`! uni-`kind Q4`. R- . - me me 01: small. vluugvan . \ _' The `wider a. man's knowledge of the world the\ surer_is that man's hold on the certainty that there are no large cities and no small towns except, per- haps, Montreal, P. Q. rm... .........a.-.a. .1 .'a+.'.u 3. nnnv-91v n multinle of naps, Montreal, r. -4. The greatest of cities is merely a multiple of small Villages. The .'Canadian who knows" all the ` _kinds"of -people there are in a village of 1,200"? oeople, knows all the kinds of people there era in thewgreatest city on the English-speaking earth. _: U II oLpT_w`1N'1"m*_s rabuumlnas OPINIONS OF OTHERS Growing Proupority MANUFACTURERS Ll!-`E BREAKS RECORDS ulau Chambers of Commerce are frequently blam- ed for not getting out more boost literature to be sent abroad. Those who raise these com- plaints could do a great deal themselves by sending out the literature that comes into their own hands in the form. of local periodicals. n..,.t...1.1.. ..,. r\`~` M... u.:...... :3 .. I-mHm~:nA1.v Another 4-ecord in new assuranc- es was shown by the forty-first an- nual report 0: the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. New bust- nsss for 19-27 amounted to `877.'5'f8.- 008. bringing the` Insurance in force atbeoember 3!. "1927. to $402,554,431. ___'_L_ -1 4.I.- IVA-`nun-nus nun GB llwvwnuvvn v-p ovuu. vw y-~-,-- _,_V The assets of the Company are $76,083,181-. an.._1ncrea.se or $8.750.000. or this over 8-97,000,000 is invested in government. government guar- anteed end_~mun!o1pal bonds and more than $29,000,000 in. first mort- gagee on improved real estate. T -n--_.....a.'. am -Dnnnulnnhlnsm :1-A 3556! Vu uuysvvvu own. an ---- -. Payments to Poiioyholders also constituted a record. Death claims amounted to 82,412,066: matured Policos. Annuities. etc.. $8,119,065 and Dividends to Polioyhoiders, 81.- 811;217. In addition the Company set aside I1.$)58.8'52. as dividendsto pol- icyholders to be paid during 1928. nrnlnn mu-nlncn in 1927 WBPG IOYIIOIQBPB E0 09 yum uurauy `union Surplus earnings in 1927 were very satisfactory and have made possible `an increase in the scale or dividends .pe.ys.ble to policyholders tor the-fourth consecutive year. , A ten-year-uxu 00)! was uuuunuu by a large eagle near `Mount ver- eon. I-11..- `hm: he succeeded in heat- ing the bird on without being eer- \ lnnnhy hnrf. ' '11:; um Iur loualy hurt? Good Advice A ten-year-old `boy was attacked my a Inmrn anal: near ~Mount Ver- i1i:oEfs WARDEN BORN mummron Despite the mild weather, it has been airy- ingl winter for due class of our citizens--the CUT CTS. . V ' Edgar John Lambert has been reeve of istayner nine years and has therefore been a member of the County Council for the same period. He was elected to of- fice three times as a result of con- tests and six times by acclama- tion. His administration has been a progressive one, particularly in the matter of good roads, which are thepride of Stayner-. This is the,* first occasion on which the wardenship has gone to that town. This-fact and that of Mr. Lam- bert s good record weighed heav-~ ily. in the balloting. l _ Tn nnHn'lm:+,inn M his nlnctinn uy. m we pauoungo In anticipation of his election iasi: week's Stayner '!Sun publihed a short biography of the new. war-_ den, The Sun said: . cm! 1 1'...;...1-.....'+ 3. n mavn n! aen, `rue Iaun sum: E. J. Lambert, is a native of Hamilton, having been born there 49 years ago, and is therefore at the zenith of his mental and phys- ical powers. He moved from Ham- ilton to a farm in Flos on New Year's Day 1903. Bachelor life on a farm was not to his liking for Ed. dearly loves company. One year was enough for him so he lost no time in securing a life partner who has `been a true help- mate in looking after his physical comforts and in inciting him to his best endeavors in life's battle. .___v__.._ -1 3-..... IIID IJUBU Ulluvuvvau an. gnaw - --u-we--. After eleven years of farm life he bought out McBeth s but- ch_er business in Stayner which he conducted. successfully for a dec- ade. .He was first elected to coun- cil for 1917 a_nd in 1920 aspired `to higher honors and was acclaim- ed reeve, following John `Co-nn. He succeeded so well inrthe dis- charge of his duties that for a sec- ond time in 1921 he was again` returned by acclamation. In 1922 some people got the idea that it was time for a change, but failed to get enough to think as they did so Ed. was undisturbed in his gl _ry for the two following years. In 1924 ` Councillor Hawkins thought it was his turn but `tie said there were `enough cattle owners in town to swing the vote in favor of the old war horse when they remembered something Cduncillorawkins was alleged to have done that did nlot please `them, so again he headed the poll. Nineteen twenty-six was another acclamation for him. Councillor Miller was persuaded to think it would be nice to see how County Council conducted -things but somehow the majority of the rate- payers did not see eye to eye with him and E. J. won outin his third political ght. This year the posi- tion wasvhis for the taking. -To re- Tl-IIL unm: axmmtn j Higher radiator with vertical lacquered` radiator shutters-on no other- car under 32,000. Hudson excepted. Colonial type headlamps and saddle lamps. Bendix four-wheel brakes. Silenced body construction. Five-inch tires, a full size larger than used on any other car of this weight and price. Wider doors, for easy entry and exit. Worm and tooth disc steering mechanism. Electro-loci: type of theft protection. Adjustable tire carriers (for fitting with or without trunk). Fine grade patterned velour upholstery. Wider. higher. form`-tting seats. New instrument board,.iinished in polished ebony. grouping motometer. ammeter. speedometer. gasoline and oil gauges. Starter on instrument board. Steering wheel of black hard rub rwith steel core. "mg! 2. horn and throttle controls on steer- ing wheel. 1-1-us COUPE $1115.00 New aiz_e-larer.*longer, wider. Inside and nui- $3.` nap. `IIOJIQ QIIIIO-O'n1_.l\I\ nn llfhnlt af Ilildf The Toronto Star is advocating that people whose cars come to grief when commandeered by the police in an emergency, or they them- selves suffer injury on such occasions, be re- compensed by the Government. All very well; but what about the police themselves? Even they are not protected against this contingency and are personally liable for anything which may happen while driving an auto on duty. Certainly the Government should do something .for both the civilian and the officer. THE` coAgH _$1_06A5.00 Details`. Ybd `Will Non All` prices f.o.b.; Barrio, fully equipped. sEl?AN;~$l1_5.00 g&%&&&&&$&%%m&. g TH]-2LE'1'I'ERBOX 3; $&%w&&wa&wm%mmm .I.'ne IAUHAUL` UL _J.uv I-lat: nnnnnnn -u l I Dear 'Sir:-II the Town Council refuse the opportunity or getting Barrie in ahead or the majority oi| towns in Ontario on the Air" map by not giving every possible on- couragement and tinancial help it necessary to the proposal of the Jack V. Elliott Airservice and Fly- ing ischool to establish themselves in or near our progressive town. it will be nipping in the bud".Ba.r- rie's first chance to become air- minded," a chance that would rank our town with even the large cities of the Dominion with regard to rap- id transportation both to and from outside points. In... fnhn-A nf aviation is assured. PUT BARBIE on AlR" MAP The Editor at The Examiner. p; ;|_. tug..- A-..-Al Outslue points. The future of aviation is assured. In the country to` the south of us at least 29 different manufacturing E companies building planes as well as many accessory companies and transport companies advertise each month in themagazlne Aero ED1- gest. 8.1 e. _ | Am-nn .10.: in 1-`akin: It: nlace in 5681:." El 6. I Aer-on ice is taking its place in Canada 0. There are -already sev-B erai ying sch_ools in Ontario. frhe, De I-Iavilland Aircraft Co. oi. `Bon- don. England, propose to establish. a plant in Toronto at an early date; and the air-minded" `of Toronto: have formed the Toronto Flying} Club incorporating a flying school. a ex-ating from the Leaside drome. `Nfnnr knrn awn I-urn nu $1-n-an Av- ADVERTISING THE COMMUNITY V Those who read their weekly newspapers and carelessly throw them aside, overlook the fact that they are not doing all for their town and district that they can. If those newspapers instead of being destroyed, were `placed in` wrappers and mailed from time to time to friends and relatives at a distance, the good that could be accomplished would soon be reflected in local growth, says The Carleton Place Cana- dian. ` .-_--1___.- -2 r~__--_.--..-- ....- _--..-..lL1.. L1`-.. IU El ?!-Llll LFUIII C118 LJCGLUU Ul'UlllUu ow there are two or three ex- cellent stretches ot flat land in and adjoining the town, in (act within a few minutes walk of our business section which with a certain amount of work would make splendid alr-_ dromes. So. why not get i at the start and assure ourselves o a good air standing. perhaps even being made a base on the Dominion Gov- ernment's proposed trans-tcanada air mail route? 7 Man.` that nlbknu 4-`\|n 1:560-an nu El!` man POUIBI I hope that either this letter .or the matter which it contains, pos- sibly in the form or an editorial, will get before the citizens-of Bar- rie and more especially the mem- bers of the town council, for their serious consideration. through the columns of your paper. e . `Yours truly. AI-R-M`IrNDiED" v -ws cur` u cw: w-w-- The January meeting of the Ves- pra 'U.F.O. C1ub was held at the home or Mr. and Mrs. W. Fraser on Jan. 4. with agood attendance. At- a ter the` business was over._ the time was spent in prozressive euehre. G. Wingrove and Miss Violet Brown won the prize for the highest num- ber of points. while Earl Icarson and Mrs.` E. Rennick captured the booby prizes. A hearty vote of thanks was given to- Mr. and Mrs. Fraser; A cnnclv unnn6Iunsu C: `\n`II:Q *3 `II. ';;?11ext meeting is being hen! at Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell ; on Jab. 1.. cauitulate Mr. Lambert has had six acclamatione ;and three contests in which he has; been victorious." VESPRA U.F.O. cLUa |E|E)\< MW Bodies-lalgeriiil Raomfiira-`ax NewAppeamnce fmm Radiator taTail Lights Fmer ttings-fbur Wheel Bmlees-" High Compression-Lang Life Motar8) AnAmazingPrice . .13.! ` _ . .x*;:`%. Bryson & Morley Iormeu ngnuy uu uuiciu l,UpI\.a. it is possible that many citizens do not write for the press because they shrinlgfrom having their names appear in print at the bottom of a "communication. As a rule, a letter to the Edi-_ tor should be printed with the writer s signa- ture. The Examiner is glad to make an excep- tion under certain conditions. A letter, without entering into personalities and without attack-s ing the bona fides of an individual, presenting constructive suggestions in regard to questions` concerning the community or the country at large, will be welcomed even if anom de plume is used. Of course, the newspaper must know the name of the writer._ "FL- [`...n.-vain-noun urnn`: kn O"Qd +0 rF,(`.P_iVP. One look at the new Essex Super-Six will convince you that it will excel in popularity the Essex which has 'ust coni- pleted the most successful year ever achieved y 1 8!!- cylinder car. Fran`: radiator to mil light it is a smarter, more beautiful _- , _. 4.`. - t _--.- A RA ;fI From smarter,` be_auti.ful car than even the Essex which preceded It. And In P61`- formahce it surpasses in smoothness, reliability, speed 133 A--- -1 L-_.I12_.. Ll-.4 .5`...-lag.-I 1-Toagv nnrnnrn afn an f rormance It surpasses In srnoornncss, rcuauiuuyg oyuvu ..... ease of handling, the standard Essex owners are so proud to acclaim. You get an impression of completeness and ne q ty_in Q the design of every detail. From the new pattern Colomal _ lights-the higher, narrower radiator with vertical shutters -the heavy sweeping fenders-the rubber-covered running boards -- the new improved steering mechanism and the steering wheel similar in design and construction to that now used on the very latest and very highest priced cars-there is outstanding reason for pride. The bodies are not only new and roomier but are so designed as to give a lasting, solid, rigid service. The roof is atter-the car is bigger in fact and in ap earance. Door ttin , hin es and locks are impressively su stantial and lastingly au ' The world's largest sale of six-cylinder cars became an Essex achievement solely because of merit. `Showrooms: Bradford St., `Barrie. Pho_ne 845 _`a \ cw BARRIE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS EWTARIO :i{.i;1-Quip"1TaEiZitE2sE E312} 's3:Tgi}aEf `M1{i`c.`Art',' 'cl{{v'{- unfnnnl wrnnnk nrnnhncinn mtainnw (law-Inn Oh!` Qnnra A'i$Sf"E'S3EiI'iz'3f o&`$3 63:12: a5 sK$'r`.w HEALTH RECORD EXCELLENT. LIMITED NUMBERS FOR PROSPECTUS ARPLY_ To APRINCIPALS ~ Real Dry Cleaning It is not an uncommon sight in Barrie and elsewhere to see a young girl with her` feet clad in pumps, uncovered by even rubbers, breaking. the trail through the snow and slush, `followed by a big healthy fellow wearing three-buckle goloshes. Something ought to be done about` this,~ but it is not likely that there-will be.