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Barrie Examiner, 15 Mar 1928, p. 12

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Sometimes an investor may receive small divide_ndsf~ -for a time, but these are usu ally., merely baitmto encourage additional` investg. ments, which are eventualiy lost. This-`_'does.;i1ot-F` appl , of course, to securities marketed 'by_-.,rE_`-, puta 1e` financial concerns; but refers"-to the blue-sky kindwwhich are readiiyre_cogniz`edr~ by prudent business men. V ~` ~ T ` \XI|snn ha:-nnl-arl in inane} in un`l-nnurn ah-u-Ire $1.97 NOTHING ELSE TO PAY Thuedly. Mil-eh 15. 1928. 7.` 139 VD! Op and Carry or R0. .... run ya uunu Luv all U1 SIUU uu. Preliminary tests made at Selfridge Field, Detroit, are reported to have excited the inter- est of several well-known aviation experts, in- cluding Col. Lindbergh, who witnessed the de- monstration. Great secrecy surrounds the de- tails of the invention, which hasnot yet been patented. Major Lanphier, army flight comman-p der, is quoted as saying that while it appeared * to have great possibilities, it was too early...to tell what might come of.it. Tkt n I`\f\"I\ nA..`J L- _..._- ---""- V ` 5 V` ` NEW MYSTERY MOTOR . Recent press dispatches give accounts of a` new motor, which is said to run without fuel, being an electromagnetic affair, which draws its power from the air or ground. ' Prpliminaru fade wmrin n+ QA1..2A..... 133-1; Toronto has a city hall scandal on its hands, and the wonder of the innocent bystanderis how the politicians have managed to keep the offenders out of jail. Probably this is no secret to l`oronton`ians. It is now in order for. Mgon- * treal, that terrible city, to enjoy a good hearty laugh. . Magistrate Mccaughrin and M. B . Tudhope, lawyer, of Orillia, debated on the Spare the rod, spoil the child question the other night. Inasmuch as the magistrate upheld the affirm- ative and had the last say, it `is unnecessary to ` say who won. Federal notices warning Canadians to file their income tax returns have made their annual appearance. Some might not mind the income tax providing theyvcould skip the car and radio` installments for a month or two. :&ww&%w&%ww&%i%&%: % Emnmwucmwmmr * $%%ww%w$$w%$%*$&&$a A medical expert has just decreed that toe-*` ing out strains the arches. He maybe `right. ; We do know, however, that toeing in strains ` the nerves. it proposed to five Chicago policeinen1de-- finite official rank. Heretofore many of them have been classed as rank officials. ` ' ' uu. tutu uvutulj. nuu a uu1uu1_ VI 5cu>LU11v3'Eless discovered. them the next morning. Pockets areisaid to have been xfirlst invnted about the 15th century. And a dutiful: wife HAIIHHACC :4:-nnunvnrl Hanna I-Ln ..A..L ...-....!.... IIIDLILO While no sensible person would `say thatall stocks are swindling devices, it is perfectlysafe, to class many of them assuch. It may be that somewhere, sometime, a person has`bough\t rake, stocks onhe st?ength of promotion literature_ and has realized a profit on his inveftment. But ! if such be the case we have never heard of` itl,-.1 ('_`...._.-L!...-.- tuna Hla..AnJ-nu ! sunny: ..A--!-. . ......'II It doesn t pay to talk back. A Philadelphia- woman calkd a judge a disreputable `vlllain` and he immediately doubled her sentence. - V A fellow named English wild] `ploy shortsto p`f1 with the Chicago Cubs this season. Oh, Mayor;-` Thompson! ` V ` ".9 _,V ,, y VIBHUIIV IJBIQIIIUFU IIIFIII When tempted to invest in; unknown stdcks . Paco Twelve VIIIIW UV I\I\Il`IIla_$L\v\ib UIIWII IJIIIVIVKIKI \IIVIIUUI V y In our own county, there were many threats . last year of: t'owns_`withdrewing from county govern- '`ment. In numerous other countries the same things are discussed quite frequently...-;And why is it that such comment seems general iwhere the work of the county council is concerned? ,The reason is simple enough.` The county coun`ci s havejoutlived their usefulness. They have been expensive in theirup- hlfeep`and' much ofythe work done `by them,could _.be better dealt with by thehrlocal municipal bodies, who are in closer touch with matters now dealt _,with by . : -much scope of activity. The more enquiry there is ' into ;~their`.activities the more will-be the demand- for` the curbing of their powers orfthe abolition of ;' the body entirely. Every .municipaiity.in this-coun-~= ing burden -?v `.4. - 5 the county councils. _They. have been given too . `ty is gr-oaninggunder the weight of taxation impos-ix. ; d by..th`e county council. How much_ longer will they be auoweggto continue with the ever-increuil-Ht, mentary p_urp`oes. -----v V- _ -....-----. _ _-._..--- Porcupine Advance--With. parliament in session at Ottawa " again,-xithe `average `newspaper. can scarcely avoid noting the abuse of the rankin8 Dri- vilege. The trunking system is supposed-_ to be de- signed to permit -members of parliament and` the `officers of the Government_to use the mails free fo'r.s'ervice in the direct interests of the people of, the country. This form of use of the franking pris- _vi1ege is of course used to general advantage, .bI_1t_ the system is extended to permit` the `free `use ofthe -mails for all sorts of political propaganda auditor, ` what may properly be termed selsh business pur- ` poses. Let politicalfparties and individu'a_ls pay for i their usegof thewmails, and have the franking pri- vilegeconiined strictly to legitimate mail ervice in ` the interests o`f_`the-people tndy tor strictly parlia. i IIIVIQU |llI\A'VIIV lllucvlyul VVHIIUCAG 0 i We are over-governed as it is, and there is..tco v much waste. "May the_.day come when even muriici-' phlities will `be -governed by commissioners who will V receive prqper pay for their work, end `give all their ; time to looking. `after their particular districts. f T51 nnvo'..nn1n nnnnin +LAUn chain mm`... I-lungs`: L - *Voqli"AboliIh Coulity C6_IIncil , V jWinc}'xe5t:e'r P`rss--.Wi1l th time 'soon come. when, county councils will be done away with? nn._x `....--4.:.-...1 ..-- 1..- u.-.- ...........;..o .n-..1.1 ....:. -11 WI II III N HMO; \-ooau vvanoxvoy E I I M 0 I l\ Jvvl, IVIUW VVU?|ylI IS! A storm such as last week s provides great food for the conversational fireside league. We have the bearded fellows who tell you how they use to walk over housetops and wait for the big storms. to clean their chimneys `and reshingl__e_,,i their roofs just to sav putting up scaffolding, ' and all this sort of th ng`. However, we heard one last week which caused the conversational league to adjourn for the evening. A citizen told of finding a hat on Owenstreet and on picking] it up discovered a man's head underneath it.` \X/I-nr mu rlnar man unn rn nn in uhnr nun: vqu:u_ uuuuuy uuuuvua vuu no uvup away vvucuo .What~prac,t_lca1 use re they anyway? `Could not all they` do, be"divided*between the Provincial govern-__ men; and.-the municipal councils? ' nr- ...... ....... ................: .. :4. :. .....1 41.....- L. LL ... cu--...-v - ------, Almonte Gazet e--In `these days when we have formed the habit of signalling the decease of re- latives by a gaudy funeral `scene, whether we can properly afford it or not, therevis a sharp lesson for ,us -in the way in .which Earl I-Iaig`s remains were taken from the railway train to Dryburgh Abbey. The casket" was conveyed in fa simple -Scottish farm cart through the great gathering of mourners, and when `the Abbey was reached the hearers carried it through the ranks of the British` Legion to the grave. Is it notin simplicity that there is the most telling dignity?` A farm cart carried the remains of the greatest `British general of his day to their last rest- ing` place near the ancient home of the Haigs. . ' Some.D'6n _t Know When `to Stop ` A Bracebridge Gazette-Frank Wils_'ont,w _.M.P.P. Windsor, and three other members supported a re-` solution for the. sale of beer by the glass.-_It was promptly opposed by `Premier Ferguson. The slight- est tendency towards old time bars and! the Fergu- son Government and Liquor Control will be wiped of! Ontario s slate. There. are always some who donftvknow when to stop. I I Illa OGIIID `ll IIIUIFIUO EU IIIU GUIUOI \ The past twelve months have been e och- 1 making ones in the automobile business. T e in- dustry has never passed through such a period of advancement. it has been a1mt5st'revo1un- tionary. it would seem that the auto" has: about reached the acme of perfection. It has been dif- ficult forthe average citizen to kee pace. Next Friday and Saturda four or five di ferent-mod- els each of twenty wo different makes of auto.- mobileswil-l_be shown in Barrie under one roof. They represent a value of over $150,000. It is a grand chance` for the ever-increasing number of automobile enthusiasts to brush ug; on. their technical knowledge. A art .from t at the ef- t'orts of Barri e s motor eaters are worthy_.of -a visit`, the invitation` having been extended. Bar- rie is not different from other towns and thous- andshave attended such shows wherever they. haveb'een held. ltis quite the thing to take 2.. u... u ..a..\.. el..-.-'.....- Hana. Annie . llaV`UUHpI uwluo as to `tour nu in the Motor Shows these days. I Llirlll all 500950 IE 69 unlit wwlub ulvvllp 6 J . ` `-"W The motor car, of course, 15 abused. So are ` moving pictureys-,".and both are an influence for : good when properly used. In today's issue of The Examiner a local dealer tells.of selling a man his first truck without` any payment down. That man is a fleet owner today, with` five trucks paid for and a flourishing business. That is thrift. Many other similar instances could be quoted and they are not allconfined to trucks. The same principles apply to the autos. ' V` Tkn nnclv I-urnfun niunni-.He I-`nun khan Ar\nr|`1_' 9% 55991995. `Cl? 9193599 5` K39?` VTJO `T he motor car has its knockers.` There are those who"blame_.al1 the ills of the country on its entry into our daily lives, but"the motor is here to stay, whether we wish it or` not.` The motor industry is admittedly the largest` in the United States today._ It is. rapidly becoming so in Can-. ada. We doubt very much` but that it represents more capital right here in Barrie than any single industry. It` is not so much a case (7 business being injured-i-it is simply beingldiverted. 'l"I-an rnnl-nv nor AP nrnn-an {e nkncln Qn nu-A :`:ll`r';ld`F)`;1_.-l".;"i'd. ar3li'.-,la1`r;c?;?v:;3a;-for A next week in the Armouries. .It is not so much % thef-act that a_ motor show is to be held that l [..we wish to"stress, but rather ;.the_'_, lendidspirit of co-operati_onfand amiability w ich marked Lits promotion -and . preparation. The _Examiner has` always be.lievved that co-operative effort on thepart of any` particular line of businessor` group.of-businesses, backed by a public-spirit.e.d newspaper, cannotlhel but bea winn_er-gan influence for good in t e community. Given a fair break in theweather the Motor Show will be recorded the success. it deseryes. ` . of any kind, it_f7is"a'fwise precaution to first con- sult_y`ou_r. banker. His advice will always been the _side.o.fAsafety and may be `the means of a- voiding serious"t1os. - ' `~ ~ . 7 ..u".. LL- --_- _ `in, ,1, -1,4, ,J` -- IL LI!- L|Isl\n1\.l Why, my dear man. 3rou re up to your eyes v in snow, the citizex? sai . . ' an/,... ....4 n.-,..;.-v.,. .. 1,.-.` -2 1.-.. ......I.........u.." vvlwu H: Clout sl JIUIIVI Iuvivl IIV|rVu I50 I . uvuu; ave c , 'j_i?l.1"%%e':I.2lSe.0f l_}1`e Wy_-elpridge lady it was`?di_V vI;_:`1'get}"`)"tI1_at`%s'j1_` d_id nqt; consult her banker. 4` "iIExr`iv}:1'E7M_5'rdn _sH`ow fl2H eEX'am'iner.: takes some` pridef this week in prse nt`ix_fg its Fitst"A.nnua1' Motor Number, one" we k.'fh 'ad'vance~of Bu",rie s First Annual`;-Moto Ckwutnl \o\- nnnutnuu. 4'.-.J' QnL'.....I4n'.. -` ormtons or om:_ns `Abuse of Faulting Pl'iVilO[`O Sihlplg Dignity LII 0||\.IlV, Lllir VIVIQUNI LFDIIVII Yes, and tl1ei'e s a load of `hay underneath me, replied the deluged one. ' T Hlaui` 77 on`.-4 `ska n`\n:vu9-Inn kn` `kn iilnnal-0` _ _ " IXAIIINIR ' Poicea \ fsessori-at an Orange sa "Sarah Boothand the Booths and .co_ncessio`rl and the Hurst's between . 1 (Coatinued from age '9) e -/ha'i:"_bei'1_;'an Orangeman, . it is also only natural 'N'ixon~Hurst should be an Orange-V` titan, and an active one, as were his g5i`ebe`ars'.`*, -`He is the r _ & over one hundredH"~years old`. This was b_r_o ' ht `over from Ireland by his gran father; on his mother's side, who had received it in turn.` front- his `father. It is in a splendid state of preservation. Mr. Hurst's great- grandfathers on both sides ?--were prominent `Orangemen, `while at pre'sent_his wife is Worthy Mistress `of. ` Allan-dale` L.O.'B.P. -`and? a_ -son _belongs_to'-the,_Q.=Y .B;.. - -s - 3 ~- : Ald."IT\ii"st s mother's n I ems" was the H,urs'ts` were very early settlers in Innisill, ..the Booths-on the 12th the 11th `and 12th. ~` '.lf_h`e countr was, of eourse,4practiea1ly all bush in those days `and there was _no sale forthe timber. Mr`. Hurst's grandfathers hauled their grain to Brad-ford by oxen and then carri- ed it to Holland -Landing, there be- irw rm lnrian Anne M... r.r..n..'...s x : that-s.j' cud` pos-1 tdaring the. eighteen years he ; J : 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I cu u no IIUHIIIICI uanalng, mere oe- ing np bridge over the Holland "w"`Ne')`<'tt,';;v;ai3wth`".2:x1;a3;"but the guests had departed. ` '~ ~ . ". 1113 Store nun AY mo SATURDAY j.Are TheA,Last Days That You Can Get One` These Marvellous Sets of Avgcoon om 16-17 TOTAL ' ( Each Set Contains the -Following: Ten`! Full Size Exquisite Toiletries Nationally. l-Aclvertisecl at the Prices Listed , Below.) 1. Vivani Exceptionnel-Fs.ce Powder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Vivani Exceptionnel Tissue Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Vivsni Exceptionhel Rouge (Waterproof) . . . . . . . 4; Vivani Exceptionnel Dcodorant . . . . . . .` . . . . . . . ., . 5. yivsni Exceptionnel Coaconut Oil Shampoo . . . . . 3. Vivanij-Exc`eptionnel Toilet Waterj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 7. Vivani Exceptionnel Skin Whitener . . . -. . . . . . . . 8. Vivani Exeeptlonnel Perfume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Vivani Excebtionnel Bath Salts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1_0. Vivmi Exceptionnel Brilliantine . . . . . . . . . . . . .- A1` ASK vouRBANKERt - In this issue of '1`he`Examiner a stock sales- i man, sentenced to prison at Barrieifor his share in fleecing a Wyebridget woman `out of her money on a crooked stock deal, tells how it was done. At the present time Ontario seems to be fairly seething with suchdisclosures. The Gov- ernment has found it necessary to strengthen the law and the Provincial Police are very ac-` tive. There must `be as many gullible people in the world as ever, despite the fact that we are supposed to be living` in an age of enlighten- ment. i - -- 1:11-21- __,. ---_.'1.1 -;_.' u- . ..-....!I-I- ..-......... _ 9} v.---u .-- v- ---.--v-.`--.-,--- -Aw. Wu MU? I ' . Born- -i Whitehurch Township, `North York, Mr.Hurst's people ,came north to Innisl to stump and _ _ to thrash, As x lad he attended school at -Painswick and Big Bay L -Point; -but the farm held no -lure for him so he took up painting and , pwperhanging. For ve. years he J was foreman finisher forvthe Office Specialty `Co. at Newmarket, but _that is the - furthest he has ever ` lived away, from Barrie, where he _ has been for twenty years. His, wife's name wae;El1en~ Burton and [they were married at Allandale; 4 xx Ajd. Hurst site for Ward Five.` :'I`h=is is hisr-t `xioliticql venture- _ In`coun`c1`I'whenj e-`speaks he ale ways. says isomethinrand hechas rovoni` himself an e_xcellent* lis-; - ener. .:He` has a reputation of be-l 1113 an effective worker at any- thing `he mjdertakes, doing it with- out ourish-. These _admire.ble- qualities have stood him in ood `I stead on many an occasion an are ; reflected in the condence whichis 1 placed in him `both -municipally * and fraternally. _ 1 today in a;1ittle.ov,er half an hour. riI`e`1;,to'thVe`nearest mill. The trip took three days. It can be made 1).... `ix. 1If'I_:;.`-I___.__1. m,,,,, L I . .` _?A_?_._,... , Advertise 1:1 The Examiner the paper wxtn we clrculauou. After the'distr_ibution of complete sets all the intlividual V items will Q be` on` sale at the above prices. NAME .... .. ADDRESS Nationally Advertised in Saturday Evening Post, Harper s Bazaar, etc., to re- tail for a total of $10.00. 1 Yours -`fan-_ the Gift Certi- . cate below and a small ser- I vice charge of. . . . . . . . 2 . . [he P_E(_)PLE S CO-OPERATE] E STQRE _ ._-.-- on I'\.._ -_ EA Phone` I ul. UUIIIU Ul ll .-.. ....... ....,, _ . That a motor could be run withoutfu;el seems preposterous at first glance, still so. many Seemingly impossible feats have been accom- plished in harnessing the ungseenforces of na- ture that one is hardly justified in being too skeptical. When first proposed, the X-ray, radio ` and many other epoch-making` inventions ap- It-peared just as incredible. - - 1 nn 441:: n#l-1n'Ln/I LL.` A... .l...!.. ;..-__ L- l BRING THIS: CERTIFICATE WITH YOU u \Jl\rtAV\JLarh I Anna 9.`; yr---`, ..--- -.-... .~deIivered with an order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782:: 5, LBS. BROWN SUGAR ~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER, pasteurized . . . . . . 42 TIGER` CATSUP, uarts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19: bottle SPECIAL BLEND OFFEE, freshly ground . . . . 60 lb. _jExtr_a Quality CHICKEN FEED . . . . . . 2.5 II. for 75 `Thistle Brand PEAS,.reguIar size, No; 2 sipve . . . . 15: CHOICE COOKING DATES .-~1. . . . . . . . . 2 lbs. 23 Pure Orange MARMALADE, Harvest Brand`, 16 oz. 18 QUAKER CORN`FL_AI . . . . . .. . . . . . . :3 for 25 PURITY OATS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 per pkg. FANCY SOCKEYE`SALMON. 1 lb. tall . . . . .`. . . . . 45 SILVER BRIGHT SALMON AT SPECIAL PRICE People's Co-`Operative Store 1d Ll_3S. `GRANULATED SQGAR, Cash __,!LI_ -_ _..J -_ uoooononoooooiooooo -- QUALITY SERVICE -- WEEK-END% SPECIA_LS whiz 01m.-tizatz, entltluhe.ho!d1rcoo2uc6mplcae$:o.oo aetofxofusiumdrwlouanadanallyadvertiudVivani Exceptionnel Beauty exactly as described herewith. _ Redeemable Only at Douglas Drug Store 1 W`_- -_I_ -1 , ,, , .___.-v ---. - 'l`?eonlyhn?:tu:'holdeuof&us cctdcnu III nl you pum dnour cotnpleuuouvenltocto 110 Includes {tom 1 ngm In full. 83! IS OBTAIJ anon ornusc LAST WEEK S BIG STORM The second week of March. 1928, will go down in history hereabouts as the week of the big blow and the deluge of snow. It has given the natives something to talk about. Early this winter The Examiner published an article by Fred Grant. a former Barrieite, on Old Time` Winters. Had he been here last week he woul`d have witnessed the scenes he depicted in his article reenacted. This statement may be ch_al- ; lenged. There are some who will tell you last week s storm was nothing like old-timers, g gone and almost forgotten, but the storm-.-five days of it--was voluminous to suit the most` exacting tastes. We have had all thesnow we- want this winter. thank you, Mn Weatherman. A L'f\1rv| on/V11 no 1no- lIlA`!,B I\Iu\Ir:r`Aa mu-An` __(_}it Certicate GOOD ONLY MARCH 16-17 aeoholdeu otidau In $137. wh1l_chu: ....""... ma..- $10.00 $1.00 C33 1:25 33% .75 75 075 36 won. use l|l\vl vutuun '.W6n"the other `hand, the new device may be 3 found to have no practical value. Further tests and developments will be necessary `to deter- mine whether it is to revolutionize the automo- tive world, or be discarded as just another" ,_dream which failed of realization.

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