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Local Phoe Men Receive Awards at Meet of [ Plant Council. VVe view with alarm the tre- mendous increase in the County levy and burden of taxation which the ratepayers are compelled to pay. And. as the County Council has no say as to the amount being spent from year to year and no` idea what levy will be required to ! pay their portion of the twenty |per cent. they are now required to pay annually toward the cost of construction and maintenance of Provincial highways. and whereas: the municipalities in the County have no means of raising revenue other than by direct tax on lands. 'therefore we ask your honorable body to seriously consider the ad- visibility of asking the Govern- ment to assume the total cost in- curred in connection with all Pro- vincial highways and thus in a measure relieve the ratepayers of the heavy burden of taxatio-n `which many are unable to pay. And that .'-1 Pnnv n+` +k;- ~.-no-nln of 'Simcoe at their next session be asked` to take immediate steps to endeavor to have the Department of Public Highways take over the whole cost of the construction and maintenance of the Provincial highways in t-he Province of On- tario. Y1 ? with Collegiate; n King George and Miss Janet WI_iLTAj_E VV \JU\.lo An action for damages in the civil courts was immediately taken by John Tracey against Nicol. who then. through his solicitor, W. A. Boys, K.'C., entered an appeal against the conviction. This was heard by Judge Wismer and last week he gave judgment quashing the conviction with costs. v--. . -... .v.u gvrnunnuu Following -an auto collision in Alliston. John Nicol of Essa was ned $50 and costs for reckless driving by IP. M. Hogg of Colling- wood. A_. ,7!` 1' vvao maucu 1U1' HIS arrest. Prosecution was instituted by i Game Warden MacGregor who laid ~ a charge of obstructing an of- ficer. MacGregor came across Ke- hoe and two others. Nov. 12, on the ninth concession of Vespra. It is alleged that the men had a shot gun: and a rie which they hid on MacGregor s approach and refused to give proper information when questioned by the Game Warden. This is said to be the reason for laying the information against Ke- hoe. Later, it is alleged, accused admitted having the guns and pro- duced them. Thos. Kehoe, 291 Chrictio St.. Toronto. failed to appear in police court on Monday morning: when his case was called and a warrant was issued for his arrest. D1nnnnnI1`:n.. --... I A ' ` LAC auu Llltf .\UuLIl. > J. Ball, divisional toll line sup- ervisor, gave a talk on line main- tenance and W. H. Spear, division- al equipment engineer. spoke on equipment. Local executives. A. A. Smith. R. M. Price and F. F. `B1-ittain, also spoke briefly. `MAN FAILS TO APPEAR, BENCH ISSUES WARRANT IUCCIH ubcu iucuuug U18 11119 This new line will form part of the all-Canada route to the west. It will relieve the present line (through Barrie) of practically all t=he through business north of Or- illia and shouls make for spe(-(liar long distance service between Bar- rie and the south. `I `D...11 3:. 1 - -of the big items is a new toll line from Oshawa to North Bay. 150 miles. It will run zilniost as straight as the crow flies and 12. ; miles of t-he line will be m'(-1' pi"- vate property. Bl`lCl)l`l(lZ`} will `be the rst town touuhml after leaving Oshawa. The poles will be white pine c1'eosoto(l with an ap- Iproximate life of -10 ye:u`.<. It will be construr:t(=(l for cari'im' L-.;L1.7;;- lment and f'mu- wires will have a lcapacity of 68 inessagcs simultan- geously--Morse. telefype and tele- lphone. Airplane photography has Ibeenv used locating the line. l Thin nour Hr-in 1Iv:ll 4',`...... ......L ._1? LC: wux Ll]. ut:1 MICE uenlnetc. On behalf of the Johnston Club. gHenry Mclnnis presented to the school a shield hearing the names of students of the school who had won outside scholarships. I '11-- `.4. A .:c_vuu1u'3, u1a1'5'cutL K/cUl|'llll}. ,'. After a solo by Angzus McNabb. Mrs. Ord presented the prizes in English Composition to Constance Hinds. Constance Hardy. Vera Lyons. Gladys Wilson, Eria] Wat- terworth. Bernice Jenmett. n k,.Ln14` -0 LL- T_1,__,L. rm! u.La.Ln: uLL .V1Vt:ll. l)Ul'_Vl dUXl('.`S`, I-181` en Bell. Elma Henson. Bertha Garside. Georgina Spearn. Agnes Reynolds. Catharine Brown. Laura Martim. Elizabeth Huse. Dorothy Price. `Clara Campbell. Phyllis `Smith. Rita Murphy, Eva Barnard, Ruth MadMartin. Nellie Pickering, Verna `Green. Doris Winterbottom, Margaret MacArthur. Helen Gar- rett. Victoria Barnard. Esther Thompson, ,Evel_vn Hill. Norine Firman, lMe1rose Partridge. Bessie Wallwin. Cora Beeton. Joyce Reynolds, Margaret Canning. O cnnln kur Av\.ruvI\~ N'v..\Y-'|._L AVL v.J\.uU\Jl- ` Next came the presentation of trophies: Kiwanis Shield for girls athletics. by Albert Bryson to Form 2A; Examiner Cup. by W. C. Walls to Sanrly Noss, intermed- iate champion, 1928 Field Day; T. R. Coulter Cup, for road race. to Wallace Hedger; Grafton Cup. senior champion. Field Day. Wal- lace Hedger; ML-Conkey Cup, jun- ior champion, Field Day. Ros; Dodd; Rodgers Cup.`best platoon of cadets on inspection day, Elgin Harris (ex-pupil). The last four were presented by A. J. Sarjeant. Girls who won in the Field Day events had their prize ribbons pre- sented" to them by Miss M. M. Gor_ don as follows:-4Chrissie Scott. Marie M'c`Niven. Beryl Jones, Hel- v\ 13-11 `EL.-- 17-...-. OLUIC CLKLVJ. LKIC DIICULIIC3 \\ VIC |lllL'lo After O Canada. Mr. Hay, speaking in a humorous vein pre- sented the Andrew Hay Schn1:1r- ships to Arthur Girdwood. Upper `School and Parker Mc.\Ii11an, Jun- (ior School. `I A , ,, T__ :! 1 .* :- \,CIII.o UVC1 IIUA luul \(|p(.|.kIL_\ ulnl Ln u or three hundred persons were turned away. unable to nd even standing: room. On account of the crush the programme ..\vus pushed along with as little delay as pos- lsible and the speeches were brief. l Aftnu f\ f`..nn.ln VT`. VIA" The annual Commencement Ex- ercises in connection with the B. C. I.. held last Friday night. prov- ed a `big attraction too g'rez~.t, in fact. for the size of the auditori- um. as it was packex fty per `cent. over normal capacity and two Av Hana,-. kunzl.-n,l v\r\tsl-/\v\.v \1v1\\I1\ A deputation from the executive of the Barrie Board of `Trade vis- ited Orillia last Friday to confer with the !Board of `Trade of that town on the question of keeping Highway No. 11 open between Bradford and Orillia, the Dept. of Highways `having announced that the road would be plowed only as far as Bradforidl, fol1owing,a re- solution of isimcoe County `Council recommending no plowing of roads for motor cars in this county `dur- ing January and February. The subject was discussed at length and finally it was unanimously re- solved that the two Boards co-op- erate to have the decision of the Department rescinded. The Orillia Packet and Times , reports the meeting as follows :-- v'l'|1.- `7ina_131nnar`nv1+ D W {Q}-Q1019 Auditorium Was Inadequate For Crowds Who Attended. Long List Get Prizes, Scholarships and Diplomas. PACKED HOUSE AT COLLEGIATE COMMENCEMENT CONVICTION QUASHED .`..`|`|...__:_. _. V -.........v wyuu uunuq "(_Turn to page three; 1;lease) AWARDS PRESENTED `SECTION 1 _PAGES 1 TO 3 Conference with Farmers Shows Much Favorable Opinion. COST IS NOT HEAVY This Point Emphasized at Meeting Held in Orillia. OPEN HIGHWAY MEANS `MUCH TO MANUFACTURERS CIRCULATION THIS WEEK vI.;1"E"ect First of Year j4j15o% comes I: v.-. .....-.. ......... an-v|4"vua.n5\u\C uv yum .L-xo Ball `Planing Mill G0. vs. Fred Ross. An action to recover $283.~ 40, an account for work done by plaintiffs for defendsant. Bo s & Boys for plaintiffs; M. B. Tu .hope LU]. u`CLClUU`aLl In John Tracey and `his wife. Ellen Tracey, vs. Jno. Nicol. Ellean `Tra- cey claims $1,000 damages for mo- tor accident. John Tracey s claim is for damage to car. doctor's bill. dentist's bill, hospital bill, etc.. a total of $800. Tracey is a farmer in Adjala and Nicol is a lumber- man in Essa. The action arises out of a motor smash on Victoria St., Alliston. Aug. 19, 1928. R. G. Agnew for plaintiffs; Boys & Boys. for defendant. Transferred. to June Sessions for jury trial owing to illness of a material witness. David Htard-ing vs. A. A. Rouse. An action for $822.25 damages resulting from an auto collision on the provincial highway in Oro~ Tn.. July 9, 1927. Hardring is the well- known aviator and football star at Camp %Borden and Rouse is a mer- chant in Hawkestone. Boys & Boys for plaintiff; M. `B. Tudhope for defendant. Adjourned to Dec. 14. 71-11 ,`l'\I_,_!,, _, 11-1: an 6-0 Nine civil actions--2 jury and 7 non jury--a-nd one criminal case had been set down for the December `Sessions of the `County Court, which opened on Tuesday afternoon before His Honor Judge Ross. As the criminal case. Rex vs. Miles. had been removed from the docket. by order of the Attorn- ey General it was not necessary to call a_ grand jury. Only one jury action. IMacdonald vs. Roi. on the civil list was tried and when the panel for this case had been select- ed: the other petit jurors were paid off and allowed to go. *The Docket The civil list on the docket was asfollows: Bernard A. 'Macdona1d vs. 'Cat'heri-ne Roi. An action for slander. `Thompson & Thompson for plaintiff; Finlayson & Dudley for` dtefemdant. l _- 7'l\_._-_-- -...I -1.2.. ---!.l.'_ '!11_.. 4 AUTO ACTIONS IN SESSIONS LIST Not One Criminal Case; All Cases But_One Adjourned. "55:? 'i1e"17e}?n'e, "1\`a}; ."`1$i;tat. ed that she had not used the words ascribed to her and that as far as ucuxcu uu: uueguuuwl. Wm. `Thompson `of Penetang an- peared for the. pllainti and his chief witness was S. Gendron. gen- eral merchant, member of the Mothers Allowance Board and a former member of the Council of that town. Mr. Gendro-n asserted that the defendant had told him that the plaintiff was drunk while driving his car or was driving his car and was drunk. Mr. Dud- ley question-ed him closely on the exact words alleged` to have been used and referred to him as a prominent memb-er of the com- munity which distinction Mr. lGendron modestly dis-claimed. 1:... LL. _1_p_..-, - ._...v. ..--v -v- van`. I an In this action Bernard Macd on- ald of Penetang claimed $500 dam- ages for slander, alleging that the` defendant, Mrs. Catherine Roi of Tiny, had stated that he was drunk while driving his car at the time of a motor accident in 1927, thereby imputing to him commission of a crime punishable by imprisonment. The defendant denied the allegation. WYV! 'q`hhV\V\Av| `A9 'Dnu-Ln.... .... `The only case tried` at the Dec- ember "Sessions, before Judge. Ross, on "Tuesday was a slander; action in which the unique fea- ture was that a mother of four- teen children was the defendant. Verd'ict was for the widow. Tiny Woman Wu Sued for $500; Jury Finds That She Did Not Make Statement that Plaintiff Was Drunk While Driving `His Cai'; Testied He was Sober; First Jury `Case for Both Lawyers. Will be breathless with excitement when you read Edison Marsha11 s thrilling mys- tery and adventure story of a beautiful girl -a great detective----a prowling tiger--a mysterious murder--- Mother of Fourteen, Widow Given Verdict TIGER TRAIL STARTS IN THIS ISSUE OF THE BARRIE EXAMINER In Slander Action] THE xv uauuuza lucaua uuu p.l.'UV151UIl. A new front is being installed and the interior of the store re- modelled. `It is expected thatthe store will be opened for business in about a-week. - Arnold Bros., `Ltd., proprietors of ArnoId s Markets, are locating in `Barrie, having leased Wm. Moore's store alongside his shoe store. `This company has a large number of stores in Toronto and is branching out into the province. It handles meats and provisions. ...-... 1...; 2. 1.-. -.. .-.._;-11_.1 BB in Uuunmuua uuxuauuu Colonel Price pointed out yes- terday that in _the past, when. with certam exceptlons, the jurisdiction of a County Cogrt was limited to its coumty mumcxpal boundaries. cases arose where counts were held up ctue to _the unavailability` of Judges. W1th the new arrange- men such hold-ups" will be elim- inated, Any Judge vsflthm a stat- ed? district can be d-`etaxled for work in any county of that district, I ("Egbert Correspondence) J. Gol1ing'er s_ barn, together with its contents, was destroyed by re on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The fire, sup osed to have been caused by over eated buckwheat, started while the family were at di-nner and made such rapid headway that W. T. Irwin's clover machine which` was in the building` was saved with difficulty. I-`an 1:IrI| m$An1n Iivlln units. ANOTHER CHAIN s*Tom: IS LOCATING IN BARRIE` uuuuuuay. All the live stock was saved. though a few hens were destroyed. ,-_-. --_,,-..-..-... ....... .., .. .........' I-Iartrnan & G0. vs. J. E. Carroll and John Boyes. Action on a prom- issory note for $450 made by J. E. Carroll and: endorsed by John Boyes. Plaintiffs are private bank- ers at Clarksburg. Carroll- is an implement agent at Thornbury and Boyes is a farmer at Churchill. F. G. Evans for plaintiffs : Frank; Hammond for Boyes. Ad-journed till Dec. 18. | BARN AND mcoN1*1-iiiiws I DESTROYED AT EGBERTI usuuauu. -r.Lu.JUurneu DO uec. Z6. W. E. Knowles vs. A. Fenson. Plaintiff asks for a -declaration to establish his rights to go to and from his millpond and dam belong- ing to his our mill at New Low- ell. Boys & lBoys for plaintiff; Donald F. MacLaren for defend- ant. Adjourned. Date to be xed. U JJUUJ .l.Uo `Thomas Kirbv at al vs. Min- m'e Mitchelil. A claim for $2,. 773 belongin to the estate of the late Robt-. nglish. The parties are from Alliston. Boys & Boys for Jaintis; R. G. Agnew for de- feqvan. Adjourned to Dgc. 28. vnA1Iv1nn Iva A nuJu-urucu LU U80. 5.1.. D. E. Magloughlen and "wife vs. D. W. Luck and N. Luck. An ac- tion for $1 000 damages for in- juries resulting from an auto crash, Oct. 20, 1928, at Cumber- land and William streets, Allan- dale. -Plain:ti s live in Allandale and! defendants in Minesing. Boys & Boys for plaintiffs; Frank Ham- mond for defendants. Adjourned to Dec.- 19. *'I11........... 1 }:..1.-- -1. -1 __, Ir- DU UC lllkcuo Walenty Galka vs. John! Mc- Gibbon. An action to , rec- tify a mortgage. Both parties are from Lisle. .Boys & Boys for plain- ti`; D. F. MdCuaig' for defendant. Ad1j`o-ugned- to Dec. 21. 1m.....1......1.1-.. -...1'.__.u-V -7 yaxcuuc After a logical summing up of the facts and` exposition of the law by Judge Ross the jury retired and later brought in: a verdict for the defendant, Mrs. Roi. -on -----vv - . _v-- This alteration and rearrange- ment will take effect from the rst of the new year. It has been ef- fected after several conferences between the Attorney-General and the County Court Judges, and is designed to bring about greater co-operation between officials and a more effective administration of the law than has prevailed in the ast. `By cutting down the num- er of districts from 21, under the old: arrangement, to 12 under the new scheme, it is possible to-place more counties in each district that '1 heretoforeuand thus make avail- able from time to time more Judg' as as occasions demand. .f`A1noun.1 Dwina '\I\:`I+l'\I' A115 cvnn, for defendant. Adjourned. Date to be xed. nr..1......-. I-1-11-- --_ -r,-,7. -- -I. IIUIIIFDUIIU In addressin the jury both lawyers asked: or a lenient hear- ing as in each case it was the first experience of the counsel in plead- ing` a case before a jury. As both the case for the plaintiff and that for the defendant were placed be- fore the jury in a clear and con- cise manner. the lack of experi- ence referred to was far from ap- parent. ~ she kne-`w Mr. Macdonald: was so- ` ber so that she would have no rea- lson to make the statement. The defendant had some difficulty in undtersttanding the questions of her own counsel and those of Mr. Thompson. Tn oAAvAen:nm 4-`Inn -3-nuuv Lad-L imuuz. CANADA, munsnmr, DECEMBER 13, 1923. ysvco u; but: `11`cu1`\JUllllIl1LLBB. DUO =Craig'hurst Public `School con- cert and C'hris'tmas tree to be held in Community Hall, Dec. 20, 8 p. m. Admission: adults, 25c; child- ren, 15a. 50b Old-Time danc-e, under auspices of Young Britons, Friday, Decem- ber 21, in Orange Hall, Allandale. Hunter's orchestra. Ad-mission 75c and 25c, tax included; 50p Box social and concert. Orange Hall, Minesing, Friday, Dec. 14, under the auspices of the Vespra Veterans Club. Admission 2~5c. Ladies bringing boxes free. 49-50b ` L L .LU\.. DUI) Remember the Ivy School Con- cert a-rd Christmas Tree in the Or- ange Hall on Friday, Dec. 21st. Aidlmission 25c. 50p Do not miss Christmas concert given by pupils of `Stroud School in Community Hall, Tues. Dec. 18. Adlmission 25-c and 15c. 50b Trinity Sunday `School -Cantata. Thornton; arrival of Santa `Claus and Christmas tree, Thursday, Dec. 20. Admission 25c. 50b Box social and: dance will be held in the Township Hall. Mid- hurst, on Dec. 28, under the aus- pices of the Hall Committee. 50b x(`m.:n.1........+ D..1..1:,. .c-1.--1 __-- \J1.a.u5<: 1.14.11. ,1-xuauuuus, 1`l'lud_Y, Dec-. 14. Hunter s Orchestra. 50b 'StiPeter% Sunday SchooL Ddhr esing. Christmas Tree and con- cert, Tues.. Dec. 18. 8 p.m. 25c and 10c. 50p Pnn1nn1hnv~ fhn I\I\7 qn]'|nn1 nnn, Concert in Guthrie Public School, Friday. Dec. 21st, 8 p.m. Admission, `25c and 15c. 50b Clapperton St. Baptist Church annual Christmas Tree and En- tertainment. Dec. 18, 1928. 50b `hn-n + 4-`.wm..n+ (\1.-l.Vl`.'.-.... n........ DCLUGJLLIIICILL. 11:5. 10, Lane. UUU Don't forget O1d~Time Dance, Orange Hall. '.A11anda1e, Friday, _'St. `Peter's Min-I f`L..!..L.......... fl'1--__ _ numucr UL u`1bhL .lcLaa .u.uu1 9.1 uu ;au As far as the IS1mcoe Judges are concerned it groups the-m with two counties instead of three. the new arran ement being with Parry Soun and Muskoka instead of with Dufferin. Halton and Peel. As far as accessibility is concern~ ed the new grouping will not be nearly as convenient as the pre- St one. Hint 11740,; 519 ,:$&$&&m&mww&&m g COMING EVENTS E` l>I0I<>I4>X<>I<>I0I0E>X0I0I<>X<>X<%% Vcsfgiioh 5 record of_ performance _is one of which any poultry breed- `er might be proud. 1 EU LU}. \ll1ba1 lUu `Of the 100 birds 60 registered. Of these sixty 44 laid 200 eggs or more, 25 got advanced certicates (`225 eggs or more) and 9 ran ov- er 250 eggs, the hardest working hen producing 2381 eggs during the year. Only one bird in the whole huendared was penalized for small I eggs. `Quinn n IIII\l'Il\4IlJ -1.` .......L`-._..-__.__ Ila]. L J L'LUl'1'Cllu Mr. Morren entered 100 Barred Rock hens in the Record of Per- formance compe-titiom last year. Complete official returns are not yet available but there is every indication that these birds have registered the highest ock aver- age for Ontario. in: 4-1.... `Inn 1..:..,J... an ...__.:_L-___.1 For years Barrie has been known among poultrymen as a centre where many high-class birds are raised. New laurels in this line have been brought to the town by a pen of Barred Rocks owned by Harry Morren. Mn Mnuunm ,....4........J 1nn n._...._.1 `The -condition o.f `His*Majesty King George `has continued to give ,`hlS people throughout the Empire deepest concern. Last night a large part of .on-e rib was removed, a small portion of another. and the whole infected area at the base of the right lung cleared of pus and liquid. As a result of the opera- tions, it was stated: that there is a real `belief for the first time in several days that the King has a chance to recover. This morn- ing"s early bulletin said, King George's condition continues sat- . isfactory. HARRY MORREN S *HERS ARE REAL PERFORMERS (Empire Anxious For Him uu uuv uuucgxabc uurary. `The balances of Government grants in connection with Cadet _upkeep and National Defense in the hands of the treasurer were ordered transferred to Principal Girdwood of the Collegiate and Principal `Morrison of the `Prince of Wales school, to be expended our: uuaxu wan muau. Trustee Hinds_was the only ab- sentee. `k1 -___ L1:__ Jl.., _,1-I 1 I I - `A new arrangement of dis-tricnts for County Court Judges was an- nounced this` week reducing the number of districts from 21 to 12. A. 49.... nu 6-1-un1Qu'w\nnn Tnzlrv-nu awn ocuucc. I New blinds will bn purchased for the `Collegiate at a "cost of $108 and! $50 was granted for additions to the -Collegiate library. `Tho "\n1a1\nna ax? I'nn-..--u-..-L blIC_Y cuc aypuuibcu. Before this amendment was made, it was claimed? that these ap- pointed trustees had authority on- ly on: matters appertaining to sec- ondary schools which are to a very considerable extent supported by grants from the county sxauua .u. uu1 Lue county. The amount of business before the Board was small. 'l`..n-n.-.4-...-. `I'_T!...J.. __-_.. L`L- - -" ` Uncertainty as to the status of members of the Board of Educa- tion appointed by the County Council was cleared up at Monday night s session of the Barrie Board of Education. Replying to an en- quiry from Trustee Sarjeant on this point. the `Secretary quoted an amendment to the Act made at the last session of the Legislature, giving` members appointed by the County Council the same status on school boards as elected mem- bers, provided they are residents of the high school district to which! they are appointed. I `pnpnvln 4~L~i:- nunnnplannut ---- rlCLl.IVC1yn ' The elected officers. together] with those to be appointed will be - installed on Dec. 27. J 4lal.'4\ll\JLV Al LUKIN IVHIAN V Last Thursday night Corinthian 1 Iodge A.F. & A.M. elected its of-i cers for 1929. J. Ferris. Goodfe1-l low was made W.M. with Harry} Milne and" Gordon Lonrrma 51. Senior and Junipr Wardens res-' pectively. . "F1-m ..1.\,.4....1 -m:- V ' Powers Not Restricted to Matters Connected wit] Teaching of Elementary Agriculture in I School Suggested; Miss Ethel Garside and Campbell Appointed to Prince of Wales Staff. Avst-|l\Jl\ LIIVILD rINl:; The subscriptions for the Can- adian Gladiolus Society s show to` be held: in Barrie next\ August are coming in very satisfactorily. local citizens apparently appreciating the value such an exhibition will have as an advertisement for Barrie. Among the donations is a handsome cup presented by Mayor Mc`Cuai'g. It is to be offered for the best seedling, the winning: spike to be named Miss Barrie. 'ELECTION AT CORINTHIAN Thursd-av night (`.nrin+.`hi.n-n . l0;illia and C. -E. Marshall. Oweni Soun:l. G5 representatives were present at this -Plant Council which is made up of employees on the thirty exchanges in the district; from Br'acebrid9:e and Parry Sound on the =morth to Bradford on the south and `Chesley and Owen Sound on the west. The I.~0.0.F. Temple was the scene of the gath- ering. afternoon and evening. The meeting` of the employees took place rst and was followed by 3' lgenxeral meeting at which execu- uocla U1. 1llULUl.' vellvlcles. ' Whereas it would appear "that through the proposed. increase of E the gasoline tax (which we be-f lieve- to `be a step in the right di- rection) the Government will se- cure sufficient revenue for the construction and maintenance of. all Provincial highways. . RD +1`IoV'o`n1vn -nnnn1----J- 'n1--L an ; Luvulclal mgnways. Be it therefore resolved: That` the County `Council of the County } _A NEW ARRANGEMENT OF JUDGES DISTRICTS ADD l/La.lllUn Whereas t-he Honorable the Min- ister of Public Highways has an- nounced the intention of the Gov- ennment to increase the tax on gasoline, which increased tax will be paid to a `large extent by the users of motor vehicles. 7knmnnn :3. ------1-` A-- " uuuubly pusseu: Whereas the `Department of Public Highways has complete con- trol over the construction and maintenance of all Provincial highways. said Provincial High- ways being largely constructed for the benert of the increasing tour"- ist traffic. '| I7L-__._ .1 -rv -- -- --' euuu bu l..ut:11' VIEWS. Jos. lSpicher. Reeve of Sunni- dale. gave the gures showingithe cost of construction and mainten- ance of Provincial highways in Simcoe County. This cost. he showed. was increasing very rap- idly. 1928 gures being more t-han double the cost of 1927 with a possible -increase in the same pro- portion for 1929. One-fth of the cost has to be borne and paid by Simcoe County ratepayers. Resolution Adopted At the close of the discussion "the following resolution was unan- imously passed: I Wnrnnn I-LA vT\------J---- --- ' " uuucu an _bCCl`UL211'y. `The chairman. after briefly stat- ing` the object of the meeting. ask-| ed for discussion and a large num- ber of those present gave expres- sion to their views. T..- :o..:..1__-. `nun n rv The increasing burden of taxa- tion due to highway construction formed the subject of a vigorous protest from a gathering` of Sun- nidale and: Vespra farmers. held in the hall at Sunnidale Corners on Friday evening. Dec. 7. The resolution viewed with alarm t'he increasing cost of building roads and called upon the County Council to take steps to have the Government assume the whole ,cost of constructing` and maintain- ling` the provincial highways. John Forgie presided and D. Culham `acted as secretary. "Finn oh-:~iv-nan n-l-`J-..... L..2..L"l-- ._L_L County Council Called Upon to Take Immediate Action Towards Having Govemment Assume Whole Cost- Reeve Spicher Shows Simcoe s 1928 Share Double that of l927-Increase in Gasoline Tax Approved. Sunnidale and Vespra Protest Increasing Cost of Provincial Highways MAYOR GIVES FINE CUP Tho c11kcn~nn4-3.-.n.. 1.5`- 1.1., /-1 Tbunty Appointees Hacve V Full Status on the Board, `y me At the annual meeting of the . Plant 'Cou-nucil for the Bell Tele- [Se : phone 'Co. for this district, held in e be, S Barrie last week, `Plant Supt. ht Price presented medallions to sev- in en :Barrie men for prociency in 1. First Aid work. `Those to receive Ce of them were IF. `B. OiConnor. -A. J. fBirch2.`.'d, ;Ab. IHo,9, an. R. J. Berry. That J. A. Flannery, G. E. Cooper and ounty G. E. James. I=mstructor s certi- ==___, cates were presented to J.` A. ,F1an.nery. Barrie; W. Delegran. JP lO;illia Owen )w to " iP1ant>Council - .1. __A. ' \70VUI'llHlUIl`lvn This started a discussion which continued for nearly an hour. and which was taken: part in by W. -C. George. Thos. :Brown. M. `T. Mul- caahy. W. H. (Plowman and others. Mr. Mulcahy. as chairman of the Industrial Committee of the Board of Trade. agreed! that Orillia would be seriously handicapped` in get- ting industries unless the highway was kept open for motor traffic during the winter. For that rea- son. and because he was convinced that in the long run it was sure to be done anyway, he was strongly in favour of trying to prevail on the Department to reconsider their decision. `He moved that. to this end, a deputation: be organized and sent to Toronto. Farmers Viewpoint 'Re*cognized The discussion which followed was temperate in tone, and there was a general disposition to recog- nise the point of view of the farm- ers. and! try to meet it. M. T. Mulcahy said a contractor had sug. (Turn to page four, please) vanxxyucll uuu LVJJSS Dye Ha. The Property and Supply com- mittee recommended the purchace of fty new single seats for Miss Burkitt s room in the Victoria school to replace the old: double seats. ILL `LJUHUUIS IPUOU. The Management committee` re- commended the appointment of Miss Janet Campbell and Miss Et`he~l Garside to the Prince of Wales staff at salaries of $1,000 and $900 per year respectively to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Miss Frances Campbell and Miss Byne Ball. `Tho p`I`!\V\D?V"'1Y 4-nnJ Qn.....1-- ......- 14. .u.. '1 C'11'b'U!l. The Finance committee recom- mended` payment of accounts for supplies, etc. amounting to $1,395. and reported that after paying the salaries for December there would be balances on hand approximately as follows: Collegiate $1.080. Pub- lic 'Schoo1s $680. Tina `M! ...... -..L --4----- -- DC! Illa -A letter from Mrs. Alex. Singer of the Barrie Women's Institute recommending the work of the Society for the Advancement of Music in the schools was referred to the Management committee. al- so the statement re the teaching of elementary agriculture in the King` George school by Principal H. H. -Pearson. TTVL- T_'_, _, for Ca-diet upkeep and boys and girls physical training purposes. a statement of the disposition of these monies to be furnished the Board at the end of each school "l1'YV`I 4.ruuL\. term. A \Juu11\,ll. pzcmuullg. I I Thos. Eady. divisional toll and] traminission engineer. w'a< thei iehief speaker. He gave a talk, il-{ lustratedi by moving pictures. on ettoll line development for the com- inng` year in Central Division. One .After the banquet, there was a `Luvcv VVCLC pl`t:SeIlL. ` iprogramme of speeches with Ed.E IJames. president of the Plant I I I Council. presiding. I Thnc Woxy A .... .~.:......1 4._11 ,,,1` ,,.....u uzauy are uname to that a copy of this resolu- 'tion be forwarded to Thos. Simp- lson, Esq.. Clerk of Simcoe County to present at next session of the County Council. GET MEDALLIONSW FOR FIRST AID Hleeuug an Luuuwa .-- `The Vice-`President. R. H. Starr. presided. "Mr. Starr explained that, on seeing the announcement that the idea of plowing the road had been given up he -had written the Department, and received a letter conrming their intention to act in accord! with the `County Council's resolution. This, there- fore. was official. `He was inter- ested because, as Industrial `Com- missioner, he knew how much it meant to the industries to have ac- cess to Toronto by truck. Nearly every industry that negotiated with '0ri11ia wanted to know whether they could count on this. 'Severe Handicap Industrially T-he `Barrie representatives, all of whom spoke briefly, said that the `Board of Tradle in the county town was unanimous in favour of havin the highway kept open. They % elieved `it could be plowed in such a way as not to interfere with sleighing. `They pointed out that it was going to be a severe handicap to |Simcoe industrially if the manufacturers were not going to have truck connection during the winter on the same basis as their competitors further south. Other counties were asking that the highways -be kept open during the winter, and it seemed rather out of step for the County of `Sim- coe to oppose the idea. They sug- gested that the two Boards arrange to have a deputation wait on the Government. IHLI- ..Ln-Iu-;` an Jdnnvnnninve 1tv1n:n1n