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A weekly nowspnptw h~vnl.cd tn the inlorvsts nt the Town of Barrie and the .~:urr0umlh1g m)unl.r_y, i::sIu-d at the Post Office Sqnmw-, Barrio, vvory 'I'hur.~:rlny, by `J. A. MncI.m`(-n u-ditm-) nnd W. C. Walk: (mnnngcr), fowners and nublisht-rra. Tho Barrio Ftxnminr-r is n ~'rn-mber of The Canadian Wookly Nowspnpor.-z Assn- 'ciaon and nr (Imss A W1"!-Mil-5; or (`nnndn. . P. J. Kil-hour was elected sec1`etary-treas- urer of Ommio County Councils` Association last week. Was his name responsile for the cholne? M.P s. will have :1 busy time if they acknow- ledge! 1111 the "I.eadership" h;1Il01.s received from thvir cnm~;l.it.\1ent.s. Robert. C. Stanley. chairman of Interna- tional Nickel Co. Ltd. of Canada. received $204,550 remuneration in 1938 for his services us head of the board. It. seems enough. A banquet. was held at. Niagara Falls, N.Y..` 1.0 celebrate the 24th birmclay of a tom-cut. Many who have their midnight. slumber dis- turbed by the "t.oms on the back fence have very din`:-re-nt. 1`veli1w;s towards felixw lon- |.xev1t.y. A o Atijoumnwnl. of the Senate Doc-.1us0 the Commons has sent no legislation to the Upper Chamber after being in session over a month, makes plain the need of the admonition to parl1amenmr'mn:<. GM on with the country's b\1siiwss." .\ The writer of :1 letter 10 the Pet.erboro Ex- aminer culls -.1t.LenLion to the fact that of the 12,603 persons enmied to vote at municipal elections in that. city. property owners are oumumbereci 1302-1 by votes in me hands of L`n:l.nL.\`. A similar trend is reported in other cities. This is part,ly '.).(!(`0lli1t(`d for by the high building costs and heavy real estate taxation prev-.1ilinp; in recent. years. \ Though it has always paid its way and has never been under govermnent supervision, the town 01` Aml1erstburg' has put through a re- l"lmJ.ncing of its debenture debt which has made possible a reduction of 81,2 mills in the general rate, bringing it down to 2524; mills this year. also it cut 01` a half-mill in the pub- lic school rate. making :1 total easement 01` 9 911118. Amhrstburg is indeed fortunate. mys: "i'll('l'1' is nu tiullhl that lhr lu`u:lItl_\' liglilml stun` ('u[)llll'f`H th4- Inn.-at lm.-mu-::.\', :uni II -tm-.-4 nut lulu- 1 great (ion! of vmnm-tn .-::-Iisv tn n-.ilr/.u thv pt-oplc.` will shop wh(-ro lhv lmi-,ht liglits :in-. It is nftn-n t.'l'ltl`gt'd thul pt-nplv gt: In lurgzv m`nt|`t`.~: tn slinp be.'nus- th(- Hl.t!t'k.\'. urn l:u'p,i-r ur thv t'hI\i('t' lwttx-1'. lt. is equally true that ova-n lur;:vr stm-ks nnd hc-t- tnr (.'h0i(!t' will not attract u lm_\'<-r unluss the st-In-s are brightly lighted. it is . in ninth thut the shnpping dlRU'i('l nr But't ::ln \\';:s liglilvd hy hull` n millinn extra: lights (luring tho (`ln'l.s`tn*ms .wn.~`nn. BuslnPss men in H1!` (`il._\' do not w:i.-atv mnnoy an (extra lighting unloss it is in hl'tlt[..{ good rvturns. 'i`heir expt-ntliture tut` t.htm.~:unds ut` dnllurs on spu- ciul lighting lirings gum! l'('lll|'llS_ and tho vxpon- dituro of just :1 litlln h_v I-`nrt lit-in inert-lizmts in the m0(lm`ni'I.at,inn of slow` lighting will lilu*\vi:~'u bring hnndsnmv l'(`lltl`ltS. 'l`h(\ slut:-ma-nt that people",- are Mtructed tn the bright lights Hr thv city is more than just. :1 rr;nv~i': pi:-('1-. It is :1 truth that is worth 1'-m(-nihm-inu." TIIURSDAY, I"I'.l%RUARY 23. 1939 THE B/\-RR|E EXAMINER 1.`ulu Isl}.-lnul 1 [IRA Page Two EDITORIAL NOTES Jr\|\I\lI_ I..I\l \I F..~4l:xbli::lmd 1864 EDITORIAL Hl`1l .\l|'| I` H` In |\nHu'l' ' Counsel for 21 Toronto motorist., (:lmrg'e(.l with mnnslzulghter in connection with the (le11t.l1 of a cyclist. (leclmocl Lhul. our drivers] found with 21 smell of liquor on their l)roal.l11 were being .'~:ubjm~,l.od I.o u reign of l.m'ror". What. about the "reign of t.m'ro1"' for othn-r mol.orl.~:L.~; who huvv Lo -xpm'lmm- l.lu- luv/.:u'(I caused by drunk on Lhv lxip;l1wu.y.~:`? Tho H0ssl)m'uI|p;l1 llntvl ul. .`~`.uskn,l.nnn_ Susk., nwm-cl by Lhv (`!:1n:ulmn Nntimml Imilwuyx. had an 0pm'nl.ing (lo1'ivll. ml $18,131 in I937 um! still 1'1n'l,hor wnnl. behind lusl. _y::ur with :1 loss of $22,763 on UN` yv:1I".~: n|wr:\l.im|.~:. In l.lu-xv l0ss\.<'. is includvd no ml.m'u-.v.l. cm the $:;,ms'7.45e) inv0sl.(`(l in the m1l,m'prisv. ll, w:1.-4 .-unruly u saw 01` (?X1.l'11Vu.;;`Xll1l. nptimi.-.-m um! pumr .IIIdL'.IlH`l|| which Spa`-nl, nvvr l.|n-no. mu! :\.l\:Ll1'n1IlII:)nm for In lmtvl in :1 -it.y tho slzn of H1l.';|(:ll.l)un. ]1\ -1.1: talk. lllluu uuu nu. H... imukimv; :1 living`. Gndmuh Sun- day. in dvnlim; I-Inbnn phi:-lrnn. uny. In uuun-;, u.-.. .. ....`.. . "taking (-hickvn.~: lrmn Ihv farm in I! after the woman nl` lhv Imusv has 5 feeding in prnspvvl of urzim; Hw rum cinl plnrpnsv is Hm mumwsl kind n1` 1 deal with." And mu wnnls \vvro I r:ll stiff .`Jt'n1l`H(`c` A \x.'i.~'n and just xnau,-in SUBSCRIPTWON R ATES `Anywht-1'0 in Cnnndn. $2.00 :1 )/(`.'Il`; in United sum-s. $2.50 u yom-, my- able in advance. Sinpglo mph-.~:_ 5 ;_rc.-ntga. Subs'.c1'ib-r.-1 wiuhing 1: dis- 't`0ntInu(> paper :1! ('XDil'llHml nl` pm`- iod paid for are exp:-u-It-d In nnlil`_y this nffim lwfnrv u:m- ml c-xpiry. ____ SUNl)AY RADIO ADVEIRTISING ; Orangovillo Baum-r- I`hn Midland Frvo l`n-as is on solid ground when it argues mm the Cinvtrrmnnnl at Ottawa should take steps to mu mixvorlising from radio programmes on Sunday. It is bad vnnugh tn bl- compellod to listvn 1n sonw uf this :1d\'-1'1i.\`ing' on week days. without having nm~`.< :;on. of good tastol I and propriety outragzod on Sund:\y.<. Thu ino(:.n;'_1`1Ii1_\- of the setting in which :1 whole lot of this Sunday nd~ vm'1ising is presume-(1 is an Uffl`H(`\` and :1 shock 1: good tastv. The vnjny1m\nl of listvnim; In u h_\'mn.' sa(`1`0d music or some l)vuulit'u1 n\'m'1\n`v is m:n'r-` when tho lislonvr realizr-s mat it is simply :1 pm-ludn ..n.~u:l.n -.13:-nu-C iminu OLD 'l`llAlNl!\'(`. MAIN-`. (`llAI{A("l`F.R Soaforlh F.xposi1or~ I`hisgom*rulinn is. .'| In: prone to look upon lhv religions 1)vlu'fs and tr: of our forofatlwrs as harsh and cold things : link` prone to t nrg'01 that it was this s:nm~ rel training and bvlivfs that made a man's word :1: us a bond and developed a 4,-hzlrzncior than was at one hundred (`ems nn the dollar on any In Thu Clwistian rvliginn has nvvor injure-d any or any m:m`.< munlry. On the other hand, it (on much to say, perhaps. than H is 1hu- furgotf of the Christian religion, and mu lack ul um its principles. that lies. at the rum uf much I present day unr:-st and trouble. Toronto Tvlogr-.un EX]t)l`05SA`(i in d<)ll:n`s. lhv t ignr~ 05 for defence` -.in- ht`(`(\rnil)[.Z tun !untu. fut` tin gt`a.~`p of tin` ordinary man. but it is v\'1dt`Itl that nvithx-r ux~` pcn;w nor effurt is being .~;puI`vd_ and that tlw rm`:- i it does not come to an end in uittu-r war Hy rm agreed pezu-9. "1! bring bankruptu_v tn stmtt` of H11` nations involved. That this will lw n~uli7.~d by the dictators is the hupv expi`v.'ss-`(.1 in the (`Ull(`lUdlIlg p'.mi- graph of the latest white pap:-r. Wvllingtun is r-- ported to haavv said at Waite-rlnn: Very we-ll, gentle- men. we shall sew who van punnd the longest." Suh- stitute pay for "pound" and the ptn':is might Imtay express the xeellngs of t 1'mm'-er tftt:nnne1`1u1n, [1911 um Ilsu'nl'r ll`d||(I'.\ um: u I: .< .,n_. r .~*nm- r`ummnnpIav(-. l'\'(`|`} d(I_\' udw-r1ising. L.-\R(`.l~`.sT l l'RSI-`. A l)E(`lI)lN(i l-`A("l`I)lt nrunto 1`vlogr-.un m II; |\. .. 1.... 4`~.nv..u..` I...-1|... m .4..r.\...... .. .. . ...,..... 'vor injurvd any mm - is nu it is mu forgzotfulnvs uf upplyim root of uf nu in figur- fur the mien! lhzu vd_ llw I vilhvr \var or .'m 'up1c_v in n L. Minn lilv Inn ; training .1 and :1 3 rohgious word as good acivr that rated III III! primin- ['1 '~.i\u /\n .lh- DRIP-ll'l` l.lGIl'l`S AND IWSINI-ISH Througlmut, Ontm-in, Hun-iv hus Llw roun- tatlon of hnvmp; on of tho nmsl. um-m'l.ivo business .-'.ect.l0ns rmmmz mo towns of the prn- vmce. The plr-asimz; offvm. is luv In tho numy up-to-date :~:l.0ro l`rnnl`.~:. 1.110 lilwrul usv of 01-` e(:t.rlcIt.y in the windows and nulnmuus (`loc- tric signs. Not. only urv wvll lip.-ht.vd stmwa pleasing` to the (`yo but Ihvy nro :1 nmms of, Increasing businos.~; ucti\'H._v. lH.\`(`1l.\`.\`h1g' this matter tho I`mw.x'-I`h~vi-w ul` l`url Mriv, (ml... SIIYSZ "l`hn|'n E: nu duuhl l1;:h|l`d?lHl`I` l CUHUIlUU|ll('.`> `HUI `,;l"|l[).\ modilws on which concos be-vn granted either in th lean nr Cunudizm 1m`ifl'.~`. l..\u.\ft.- 4.` -..~..,l.-n... unol n]U(.llll('> UH WIIICII CUUL`V.'.\`lUXl.\ lI4ll|| in tho Ann-vi-I bringing-1 benefits to p1'UduL`t'l' and <~nn.~'um-I (l`. Tho tn-my. said Mr. King. mark-3 `val :1 1'u1m`n in sound or`nnumi(-,"_~ - s C`:-.\-n nr-nu.nn|n nu! I-xllcux BUHII` [)l{'H'l't`lll'l`h lll|ll\`l ||l(' IJKIUBHI prefc-rencv. but thu gr:-at :idv:in1:igo,~:! to Canada :19: :1 whole would fari outweigh (H1_\" dis:1d\':iri1;igc that] might cumv to particular aroa.<. Cun- [uv:`.~iui1S had been I`o:('<=i\'c-d in the ' United States market. to cumpmsnlv i fur miicossimis .s`\irrnndc-rod. In ad- dition Iu ihv direct b0l1(`fiL\' n'(--i\`- led by Canada undo)` the trvnly wiili ihc Unitcd Status. Crmndn also 11-- vm-iw-d buiwfits undvr tin: inns! fan -i ored nation .'u`rang`-im-nt of all mm-' (`L`.\'.\`iUl1.s gin-n by Ihv United Status- in the United Status-Lliiiu-(I I\'in1;- `dam agrnemeut , Thv C`aiiad:i-Unit:-d S(.'l!t`S ngre-o-I men! had paved the way for lin- Uuilod Status :igrm=im-m Wllh lhv Unilvd Kingdu-ni. It was liw gmu Prnnn-nl uf l`nn.-1:!-i unit! Hun PI-inn. |.llllll'U l\lH].{LlUlll` ll \Ncl.\ |l|\' }{ll\" ernnu-nt -:1` L`:m:ulu. said (hr Pl'lllll` Mini::ter, that nmdc possible "the! COMPLETING _THE CYCLE `.*1(`I`ipli\'1- u|' lhv I nun-ml I 'E"niE BARRTE Exfviilikifi, Fsziii. ';'.w"n`.. k'iu'x' j:-_.___: valryin;-_ p.'n'ty lhi ||.n In 1:: H`lll.\'l DP ngrrivulnn-v. 4: p~n<.nnf-xn proaucu. ' Currently popular and worth :1 wide and- ience is the story, its origin unknown, about two little girls who wore l`1'isking about in :1 lstmlnge g'urclen. Soon one 01' them ran to her mother and saitl, This garclen s :1 bad place. mot.he1'. I've been all around and every rose- 'bush has sharp. long thorns on it. n..,....mn.. I\nv- urnnll cleft)!` nnmn ckinnina nn By /-\griaJ 11 :1 lhv I \\-i be I 1. I IllI'l'. ' H1` iaa I I x` 1 [HIV] UH ('.`{l`l px'uvIicull_v \\`h!1(` thnsv in .4\nv\:L nu: \U| sll'I L". Hrnbutiur i thv govt L`.I>I'> .lI Suvh ; u could x ....\...u - (`;m;u!i'.m I-`lug >n imrud1x('x-zl in nu '..u- -. .1. In mm-:1 :2 'quil:1hl(\ udvm-;1u'r '|'U\VN /\HH|`.HH.\II'Z.'\a"|' I'M HII` Plrllau, `I'|u- |".:znmIu-`I. I: m `WI I lmw lulu |nn*'.'; |.......,|. ...` ..I ll... \/..u.. OLD S()l.l)lERS NI-I\'ICR DIE 5'1`.-\\ NF.R Tvd IS .4 .`{ `horse \\'hn I'e.fu. In Stu]! \\'-r`m: B(l(`.\|IlI(' hh grunt ugv H0 is nwm Ihv ("mun-:l'J.n' I{;u'1'\' LllC.n.<. S!.x\'1\.: A LOT IN THE WAY YOU LOOK /\'l` 11` ` The optimist and the pessiniist. for all their anonymity, get together l'requent.ly ~in anec- dotes, says The ROLIl`i{l.I1 Magazine. Tile man- aging tiireetor of the stock exchange of Stock- holm, Sweden, put them side by side recently in 9. story he credits to the English. The op- timist," he said, sees :1 light where there isn't any, and the ])(`.`~`.SlliilSl} comes along and blows it out." vrnuu..... Yuvrusa Dhnlnu rliciinrrnichnri hnhk Some Thinkabout: (Copyright) An ext-cutor s duties start with applying for probate: they continue through advertising for and paying debts, getting in the assets, realizing them, paying Succession Duties, setting up trusts, making distri- bution to the beneciaries, up to the final passing of accounts before the Courts. It is a lengthy process, replete with formalities, full of traps for the inex- perienced. (3 \When you entrust your estate to a private executor you entrust it to one who, in a great majority of cases, will act in this capacity for the first time, and who will necessarily find it diicult, having his own business and family, to give your affairs his best attention. q By appointing the Toronto General Trusts your executor, you will be employing a Corporation whose business it has been for fifty-six years to administer estates. Its knowledge, gained from wide experience with every type of estate and estate problem, will be concentrated on the efficient fulfilment of your Will. W invite your inquiries. '|`0IHL\"|`0 I;nj:\'r:%IEuL 'rm'rs Asscts undcr udtniniszration CORPORATION THE Ol`, QXIIILS. ul`('uI., 11.5 .~;mu nun nun; Humorist, Billy Van has been the spark- plug at many a sales meeting. Sometimes, in ` such groups, ho hnl(l.~: up :1 largo map 01' the ` United States. On il., soxnewhem, is :1 black patch, small as :1 1,humb1mil. Now. gentle- men", he asks. what. do you see on the map?" Almost to {L man the answer is. A black spot." But. he counts the day saved when one or two of the salesxnen reply instead, "A lot of clean white Lm'ril.m'y which is wide open for our product." (`In-rnnilv nnnnlnr nnrl worth :1 $257,000,000 William Lyon Phelps, clistingxnishotl book critic, knows the strange pair. too. The possi- mi'sl., he explains. looks :11, :1 bottle or what- ever you please and wmls, "O. woe, it's huh` gone." The optimist, eyeing tho szmw contain- exult.s. Great. il.'.<: still half full!" n......,...:..a nan" van hoe hnnn Ihn v:nm'k- nusn nus Suulp. lung, Luunm uu n.. Px'esenl.ly 1191- small sister oamnskipping up the path and cried. Mother, I love this place. I've been all around and every thorn tree has such pretty roses growing` on XL." mm 01- on nrlrl nnvthintr in 1.11959 narables SUCH pl't'.Ll.y rusvs gxuwxug, U11 1. To try to add anything to these parables would be .1 risk seeming pompous-so these lines shall leave the 1'eacle1'--perhap.<; where they found hlmm picking as pleasant :1 path as possible between indefensible optimism` and tlehilitming pessimism. I