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Barrie Examiner, 24 Aug 1939, p. 1

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.14&h Year While farmers have found much In complain about in the prevalent _rains this summer. it has been just what. the doctor ordered" so far as Simcoe County's wide forest reser- lvatinn and conservation areas are <'nncm`ncd. 1:. ...o r.... .. ol\rnn_\unn1( nm'ind.l no said. At Springwatcr Park there art` morv than fifty acres of reforestod area given over to the public as a park. Thousands of cars pass through the picturesque park and` roads there. not to mention the num- ` hers who stroll leisurely dwwh the more scenic pahts. '1'hn firn hznarri at the mark is. |VIll.lII|lA.`cl, \\1I\A Ann, p4:-nu . If we (`an get rain about twice a work it is ideal for our business", lw said. 1 A4 Cnrinlnnzlfnr park there scemc pants. The fire hazard at park is probably greater than at any other forested area in the whole county. and yet the general puhliv has ap- parently seen fit to npserve all fhv Carr necessary to preserve the trees. Onlu mun Firn `trees. . . Only One Fire I There has only been one fire at `the station this year. The office `vvas immediately informed and; H-quipmem. was on the scene sr; \qu1('kl_v that only about five trees were destroyed. A high wind was` hlnwmg at the time and only a few minutes` headway would have been needed for the fire to reach ser- ious proportions. Tm <:-pnn cf the fire. near the, Pnlrance in me parx. is nuw limin- od with a sign. large enough to he av lvnry rlv-finite dr~lerrc~nt to those who might not be careful. which reads: "This is the result of care- lessness. Be, careful with fire." All scaswn there has been a night- ly patrol made of the whole forest station area. The patrol is on prac- ~ tically all day on holidays and week-` and: pl`Op0l'Il0nS. q The sceno cf `hf? (.,m-an". 1;. the park, is now mark-k ..,e mm. :. cinn largo enough at ` UCBH) `ends. Barrie Fire Brigade was sum- moned to a fire in an automobile. `parked on Dunlop St. in front of Brown and Co.'s store. about. 5.30 p.m.. Friday last. When the 1111:- men arrived. the blaze was out.g bwith little damage done 1 RAIN WELCOMED He DL'L'E!ITlC IUSL. Fires Left, Burning When the rest or the party ur- rlved back M the car about 3 p.m.. Dr. Loftus was nowhrsrc: tn bv found. '~lhey feared he might. have taken a heart attack and sem-ched until 6 p.m. Failing to get any trace. they , _cqggql_ in neighboring, arn1,m's._,._and. f alo'notified friends at A'ptn and Phelpston. who joined in the search, which went on most. of mo night. Fires.wero left burning in the hope. he would see them. _ Search Resumed . The search for Dr. Loltus resum- ed .nt daybreak, 'l`ucsda_v, with ru- nowed vigor. About 7 n.m.. Herb. 'Mzlilleau. uno M` ii! sourclwrs. whu had trailed ,him with n dug` found] \vlIeI'i-'_|io.l1iI(l slept in :1 bed of ferns. He was then trailed to ihv pnint where he win: discovered. :1 bout five miles distant in the bush from when-v he had started his wzm- I derings. Snnluvrl With Rain l ..__._._.__.~_uy._:.g ..- FIRE DAMAGES CAR 13:..- n..........I.. ....... {Excavating Now Flyers Barracks t Camp Bqxfden "BACK-TO-SCHOOL" EDITION TODAY kEssEi_riEE;IMENT i LEAVES CAMP 1 AFTER TRAINING Busy Week by i\I_on-l orm:m- ent Unit from Windsor;] 1 Strength About 100 | With a strength. nll ranks, M!` about nno hundrr\d_ tho E.<:~`(`x r\'(`X1i-I menl. Hank). Windsor, hrokn CEIHIP after a \.V(`(`k'S. training 21!. (Jump Borden at Hm wvukvnd. 'I`hv uni? was in command of l.1`-(7ol. Jmm-< H. Gow, Windsor. | )'D?l|.ul: iil. Luv run In Ian` \'\'V'\|\. 1 The Ont.m*in Rouilm-nl ltnnkul; Oshawa. left fnr home thv wvc-kl. before, afer an- intensive.-w(`I\k`::' training in thn use nf tanks. /\|:w| dopm'tin;.: worn oiuht nxm-pr-rm:n-` ncnt units of the Royal Cnnnrlizml Army Service Corps from Halifax." Saint John. Qur`b0(' City. Mnnlrt-ul.}` Ottawa. 'I`0rnn10_ Hnmillnn nnrl Lnndrm. , ,,,,_ ___, ,3. x I I I I The Examiner is publish:-d in three sections this week; he sure to read them all. In: cnlolllinn In Hun l\rn rnnvn- sure to roan mom an. In addition to the two rogu- lar sections of the paper. Tho Examiner presents this w('('.k :1 special Back-to-School Edi- tion. in tabloid style. It con- sists of sixteen pages. replete with special articles. news stor- ies. illustrations. and advertis- ing. and designed to app:-.uI es- pecially to partmts and their children, who will he going back to school again on Si-pt<-m- her 5. In hie crrnnlinrr In uzn-1-ni4. her a. In his greeting to pan-nts. teachers and pupils. llnn. Dr. 1.. J. Simpson. Ministt-.r of F.d|wu- tinn. urges that "the sump finn- splrll that has develop:-(l in tha- pnst between home and !~Z('Il0III continue to flourish in tho fu- ture." ' /a`____ __ ._..... .. uerlngs. Soaked With Rain Dr. l..oftu::. slutod hv had risvn a- bum 6 a.m.. and had gzono nu [)i(`k- lng blueberries and walking. as In- thought. in the direction ur Hu- car. It was believed that he was actually going farther away. Thu wanrlm-nr ms: snnkml HH`l1lIl1l\ Winners In Contest ` For Innisfil Gardensi Winners in the vn|np!`l.iliI)I1 fur gardens and hnmv .surrnundinL:. . sponsored by ihv ll1niSfilHl)l`|i('IIl- lural Society, wt-rp zmm-um*(-(I ml the Sncit-t_v`.v nnvw-r xlmw h-Irl nil Churchill ytrstvrduy. 'I'hl- <-unl<-M`; was divided into two pars, nun ho-` ing for narrlr-I15 on f:n'm.< and Iht-` other for villnmvs. Thu slundin;,- uf; tho twelvo t-ntrit-s war as fnllnww 3 -- ,,:,__. n/I...` 1-...` r'...,, !Fre<.AiM\M?V:VVCrnt Revisits Barrie K Had Longest Ticket Yet Issued (I(`H.\ WCII` .\\'U|l`\l unnu- lowing htsarlinmer (is-m-r: grr`-uping, n(ratn(~. lawn lming. quality. qunntiiy /\dver1.is(- in The -Inere many yuala ngu. un':u nu : ;.g A Victoria Interview Just before he left Victoria. Fred W. Grant of Vu'l<.ri;L l -(' well known tn olrlc-r I-lurrlt-1!:-s Inn to most roadvr.-4 uf this pup lhrnugh lhe m`l.i-la-s. (:nnlrilmh~c{ h him to The l".xmn|nt-r, tlruppvrl n` to town on 'l'lnn'.\'rlny for a fvw rl;-3 among his r.l(l fric-nds hvrt-, Sm!` Fred relirnd from his wnrk rm 1h newspaper in Victoria. ho has lm ample time tn I-njny his lxkim: fa travel. And wlwn ho crmws l<`.:a.~ he never fails to visn hls ul haunts on the` .vlmr(-s nf Kr-rnpm feldt Bay. To take lus. pr:-son! trn he purchased what is (loscrihnrl : tho long:-st travel ticket vvvr i: sued." It was for 26.000 mll(:S ur was 12 feet long. n....:.... H... cum nrnuinne \U('l`k W85 [6 ll'lfl lung. During the twn ;1rr~vi wvvk . Mr. Grant enjoyed a happy r(~unun with his brother. Harry_ and hln` 9ister..Nellie Mrs. Chas. B. Hei- mer). at the 1atter'.~' farm i)(': Il`E Cornwall. It. was the first time fur them to be together in rwer 50 y3E|l':~. Harry has been a resident of .N-w` York City for a half-century. Thg other member of the family, Mil-` ton. who was in the livery bu. I here many years ago. died in 1897 ` A Viotnrin Interview ` I VVIH Ill nding vhlinnr [Frontenac Construc- tion Co. Gets Contract actually going lill'l[ll'I' uvvuy. The wanderer \va:~` snnkml through and through with tho lwa\',\' rain which had fallen lhruu}.`.lmut lhv` Into nflcrnmm and during lhn night. He was chilled and wn:< in a wouk- cned condition. but Inanngod (I walk back to lho cm` by taking In--I quent rests. . hr l.nfln< was llu-n ru.\'hu`(l In SECOND NOT LET Nine Light Tcnks and Eight Planes Arrive 'l\.L,I\.l'. nu (`mnp Hr>rtI(- (`.nn1I'.'I('l I vigln huiltlix 1,(-ndmxxz fur \' has l)(`(`lI It-I relrllvliun Cu 4.. ...n..n.nn..: lElllHUlllIl`l'llll' |)(`('H mark- | l?v..v.u-din 'h:n.\` :IlI`(':lt|) l)(`L _llll. I l`;mk St-hunl (?nnlI':n(:l Not Let R Nu 1|IHlUlIlI(`(`lY1(`lIl. has yet been vnurlv us In wlu-lh<-r nr not :1 con- lI`;l(`l.|1;:; In-1-n 2I\\ 1Il'(ll"Ll for the $100,- 000 huilulmp, fur the (,`nn:ulizm Arm- urt-rl Iip,hlim; V:-hi(.~|l-s School. tend- vrs fur whit-I1 ('ln.\`(`(l on July 10. Nilw Nmv 'I':mkS With Ihv :rriv:u| by train in Bar- riv _w-::l-wl:u_v nr nino light. tanks `frum |*1n;,'l:mtl. tho (funzurlian Arm- |mu'-d Viuhlim: Vvl1'=<".v:s' School now [has 1-luw-n liulul Izmks zmd twelve '(,` rdt-n-|.lu_vd :Il`InUlll'l`(l carriers for nun u.nrnn_:t*\' I Xl'(lV:H_IlIj `will (-nnmri: [has :Ilr(~:I(l_v 'l`zmk S:-h I l\l.. .. l.'II F3l1'`I'1 sitlir ||)(`(`|(`(l lhni - m (`nnm I . V('l`_\' pun: 1ht- Sr-Inn l'|rHl Iwn I. . . ~- - nun Iin lhv pus! fmv r|:uy.\'. $ Twt) :`.|u-(`i:1| lynx (`:ll'S. with 1| Til`- iv-rl lvnm:u:r- nf .<~vr-my-fivn tnns each, Inrrivt-rl an I`.:rrir- _v<-. and V\.'l,`I'l- an Hu- Snnww Street siding. II was: mum-ip:n:t(~.d thny-. would be [Lulu-n in (':-mp Hurrlnn for unload- 4- - ..:.u., u,,|s.v It is un- `Indian Gm Killed ` Crossing Highway quem vests. Dr. l.nflus xvns Nu-n ruslwd tn` lhv homo of u omnsiu. Mrs. Lulu-_\'_ in PeI\otam:\1ishvno. wlwrv hv re-` ceived medical atlenlinu H0 is now feeling fit again. - _. ...../0* "w.:nlv(i Ir, (In me way ne wuulu llkr m In thvm Gnnv-gc Beck point- r~rl hnm um In me outside the Pem- hr-rvnn Building the other day and {told m- F1 :-(I was off on another mp wnh tho lnngest traveling tick- :(`1 ow-1` ss>u(-d. We went nvr.-r to chat with him. "Yes, that's right-" Fred told me. -.. .~ .....r... Ohvnn nlnnon Pl` ('1) pl(';I 3.1-Inn!) l[)l'l,".l` ('I}.',lll U1 mly In-uun. ()`nnlI'n ......nnn..I I nn `Pl'.1:|x`l4I on wmcn ut: uua x-.'v>1`l-.m'_[ {nr several years. Hr:-Im-nl ri--:: mean rest in . II mvnns :: life of activity 4 lhv things; he has always ml to (In the he would o.. ,|.. Ohnvh (`.nm-no Beck noin'.- \'\ u . I huil >rtI('II. fun . I". I. Waurlhinultm. M.M.. mnnumlinr: lhv Svhrml. was :u: wxlh this addition 10 oh: Ir.-uimmz r-qnipmonl. The huh! tunlzz: :II`l`iV(`d here 21 . mum. H51:-,. ;--.u -vu- 2 rr. 1: gwge three, please) ri<-H. fur Hw 1-roction of the '|im:.x' fur the Air Force. ` \\'hi(-h vlusvd on July 12. -1 In mu I-`mn1.enac Con- {`u., 1\'inp,.v.lun. though no `Ir-nl of Ihix` seems to have in lhn prr-ss. nu! I'm-Ilu-hni|r\Iin|1'_ which Hfl \'\'l'I'I- nu un- nx: :u1| lny. It llwy wuulrl he f `.1-|'dm1 and unln; ll'||H:1(`.\'. l:mk:< nrrivvd nn three ml \\'('l`(' mu tho Simcno .1: .. H uum ny. VERY ()l`lIl.:\R ` The` Harrie Exznninor czuwiod 28.- 450 Imus of Classified .\dvvrl`.~.nn: in 1938. with an x|V(`l`:Ig1\ n{ 109 ad- lets pm` issuv. Results hawv rl-mv il. .1 Inn IIII-`II nnul.` I :; m:I(l- this week on the xilding programme at -H n.~. _v-nr uml (`nnsuquunu_y nu Inf llw entries was all hI'l'n-uli. Well kept and \vn.~4 hnw ht! dnscrlberl n.. Sgm-inl [)I`ZllS(,' was giv- lx<-:~ fur Hm way they look- llw lw.-ms and gardens. In-rl with making the h0lTl(' wwnvv-, tlwy make it beau- hr .~:nirl. "'l,'hc wonder- tlu-av s-ntrnnts have to ac- .n<-h finv results is an n 'llw_y urv (H be highly I-rl Iv-r lll(`ll' beautiful gar- llllp l\'H|I"II nu ........-... 4-mh|`v I (lay. it is un- II Hw lwn hux cars COH- x'lI1\I"' plum. Several urrwr-rl on Friday and lawn! Si(HllL'.. .. .........__ ll'l`l.. U. l)'w::l-y. Bcavcrtnn. ;:nil an inquest would 1 lrw fur lhv bui|ding.wh1ch 1-ighl bzirmck rooms. |u-nun .r hululuys'.' If so you |"r-.-I Hrmll. six {out two r-r l"rc-rl is fortunate- lmvv reached the retire- nlnlv still in the pink of l hr- has always been at .41 physical strength. Hr,- :. rvcuptivc mind and 2: V 1';-ta-nuvv memory. with will |('lS\ll`(! he has mar" mlv tn his literary wnrk. lv- hr mnsiderable abil- 1lu- r-nmplt-lion of his l1l:H`l1 on WhiCh he has . ,. I... ..-.unv--_.l unsure ml:-r\'1I'\w-ri by M1`. Mer- 1" Vwmrla Daily Times ;nff_ and the following mlu~l:- was the result: /\il`|ll:IIll'S mu /\ir |*`r>rN-. Sl.=Ilinn, n. :I|: richt-r by up- "M lmmhing training uI1 nf (Ir-livcrios with- .. .l.....- .1 ht-r huthing guit in `\ `hr t-rr>:4.<-(1 SuddCf'l- v|- nf lhc road to the I`I':- 1-wvrvvd his car --:uw,hl lhv ynungstc," r |'vln-~ said She was xx. giving so many 1. Hv I'l'|)nr1f`d a de- nu-nl, in the various var and consequently n... nnirin urn: all n In p\.I lnVu|u\. ..-. A JOB WI-ELI. DONE "You certainly turn out an nim- jub." said an cusmnwr of The Exam- iner job priming dvparlmmu lhv nther day. Efficwnt \vnrlum-n, large- nssurlmenl uf now typo and gnnd n\acl1iI\o|`_\' are rospu|1sibh~ -vlvl Indian girl. wm killvd Monday, n...n.. hiuHu[v7 . u'l'w" Kl]ll'(.l IVll.lllIlcI.y Iv Rama highway. wn: wnlkihg tn- m~hmL( for a swim I1t'|'. My :1 var which |l'lV(`l) by Herbert. |....-nah Aun Tn- vvn Hy um rmxxzh /\ve.. \lto6 No. 34 1. was (`x- ` frcighled lnmlod Lu- ItaIia;t_1 His vxporivnvv ripened through from Suullunnpton on August 5. and: mm. _V,.m._\. n.idmm. Rnd smdy in`roturm~d to Barrie last week after, Italv Rev Father l')d\vm`d F Cx'0ss~ 5P'~`"Q 3 l't`W days in Ottawa andl` ' ` ' ' 'l`m'onlo. land. eldvst son of Mr. and Mrs.` _\ dc ml. ` r C` t. V iildlg William (`.ros.\`l;u\d. 84 Wm'slv_v St..;`"_ mi 0" hehfp "_` 3? S 5 ls back homv in his nzmvr Canada. ' ` ( ` pa U` `n m" l . A ` ` _5day afternoon. when Father Cmss-, ready w `m` H (H M H land was given the opportunity of`` Church. . . l A _.__Am`. imectlng mm\y old friends. and tell- fl THE BARRIEL + E3XAMlNE;]3_;::_:;?;; i ____T \..lllll'CH. A studvnt in the Angel- icn Univer- sity. Rome, sinct` Septem- ber. 1985, he: is now engapb , ed as assist- ant secretary ..r um nan. ManLost in Bush F_or- l_f_)ay a1_1c_l Night ll| Dl'L`|\'|Il) of the Din- wsv of Toron- to with head- quarters a I the Archbish- np`s Housv. He will also carry on work at St. August- in 5'~`mi- Fr 8 w. (`rosslund ary. Pnlhnr (`,rn.<. mm his father a: 'dogi`ox`s from the Uii'lvei`sil_\' `S _ f T(.nn`0; ' or Doctor of` VVRTI t n V` lltldl, pl ( >ld( ill Hf N19` is : socretiii`_v*$ of with at the ~ ' A lwr. hi` l l `1l)l\.mny. and S Sm.ipt_ L or _:l.l0llS Club. iliaiikvd nvvi` tho iiiIi`- : i ;Cfl\ti?F`\` ii Sab(:1."\dxjSCl.ip!:ure' both: :*:))p:?:\`:v_ ;`Illetl"\]iE;(il\\-Ei`llstilfl lliilllgsd ] ii wiici ioo aim. in ome. 5 4 t` * ` " -` "-"-`- Liiigiiisticailly. he is very accom-` `Jllterbiig Coiitvsi , p1L\~h9d_ in addition to having con.` Tliv Jl`l'It`l`bllE (C-iitosi wzis ri llt`\\" \'(`I`$ali0nal ability in Latin. Italiaii`,"WT1l\k1l` locally and niiw`m`vd Ii` Hind French. he is master at Heb-`Wk? `hf Tam." S`-t `h'~` < `l All *4 ,l`0\\'. Aramaic. Greek and Syi-iac.:hlb"i0n W35 E`\'l`l1 W fll`ST lllI=lh'~, -`in which the Bible early was wripiwith competition thp sucoiid night. lg;-n` -Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leo. Barrio. \\ t`l`l` ` work ; When interviewed by The Exam. first. and received 55 cash, and Miss, at :\ugust- : inei-_ Father Crossland was loam` Marjorie Baiii and Charles D0lll`iL`ll}" ` ine`s E. (~_,.(,ssla,,d Ito express himself too freely on the`. Barfit`. were Seclld. rCt`i\'il\Z_ 53- ` `political situation existing in Italy.', A tealure was_a demoiistralmii of`: Father Crosslaiid met his father at 1 but he gxplainefi in simple lan~`i1`-`ill "JM_l'bUZ!"'lS" _b.\` `W0 Vlnsl Cherbourg. l -`raiico. on July 7. aiid,guage. his reaction to the mindsl'_m Obhawa " X10011-)`8l`-Old; iozelher the)` ioui'iic)'ed through land thoughts of the People. "sh'1-" 3`! -7a M`3."- '1."h"-"W England and Scoiliiiid. 'l`iie_v sailed` (Turn to Page 3 Please) (Turn to Page 3 Please) Isjogd by og Slll(1t`H' 10 mg [ml-V R 0 [n `_ ` v i E3? 1935 n.- `tE*~`{` . . .( Iw ` ' $l,)_`?_ socrvt.=n`v H `" mu - ` "' S)! Vh \,N_Sa. rters ` and ] W, : i in \;'l e ' (:1 work wh . : ugust- , 5 Fr P 1| ('`rn,\`sFnnH `0 ex an Pegxple Ar;ti-German `5 Pro-British, Says Fr. Crossland was LAD LEAVES some QUICKLY |Boy Slightly -Hurt D Struck By Automobile At High and Bradford Struck by an automobile at low- 1 er High street at Bradford street, ` about five o'clock last night. Ross 3 Cook, twelve-year-old son of Mr.]4 and Mrs. Albert B. Cook, 57 Innis- I fil street. was given treatment at a Royal Victoria Hospital by Dr. Nor- ` man W. Rogers and later removed to ` his home. He suffered a cut over the eye. He was not seriously in- jurcd. 'I`hn Inc! was nn his hiovnlc-.nrn- Thc lad was on his bicyclc-pro- cccdim: snuth toward his home when the bicycle was struck by a . cm` driven by Norman E. Synnott. '20!) Elizabeth street. which was turning north into High street from " Bradford sreot. A Valley Taxi car was near at hand and rushed the bay to the hospital. . I)1 I`l'L'Klt.'.\5 LIIIVIII5 uuu unuug uv -`eturn to t c cenq of an accident. A f` ay"1wa12iIra" cei{1sr5'ta' Jrrs at M: * lishm Tnlnsdnv, Dr. Edward Loftus`; Suffers Trying Experience |Comini'ed Ii -'or Trial For Reckless Driving Sequel to July I2 Crash! Gnnrgp McFadden of Orangeyille was committed to trial on' a charge nt reckless driving and failing to gcenq of `I...."`Il`n..`.3x'L-.. "L" l`Vo($."r\'F:`s"' Iflc 56 AT. ')y lVlHglSl.l'!L|.l,' L,` listen. Tuesday. to in nllnrrnrl I H8101}. '.l'llCS(lil} . , It is alleged that McFadden was 1 the driver of the truck which came ` in collision with a buggy in which ` Arthur Wilson. Tccumseth Town- ship funnel`. and his family. were riding on the night of July 12, near Br-elnn, on their way home from the Bent on serious duty. Barrie Firemen enjoyed a little joke yesterday whlch caused them some inconvenience perhaps. but also gave them I hearty laugh. The Rrlwade was culled out Barrie Crownedi 'Coll_i:1wgVwoqd Girl Wins The Brigade was called about 9.45 mm. to Box 45, in front of the store at the corn- er of Bradford and John Streets. The alarm rang. but when they got there. there was no one to direct them to the supposed blaze; in fact. there was no lire at all. But travelling south on Brad- lord Street. as fast as his little legs would take him, was a wee boy. probably about three years old. . - .. no IA nl._ 1 Lions Club Street F: Beauty Contest, cu Dance, Success vlu. The amused firefighters Hg- urcd he had climbed the pole five feet to the box. pulled the lever. and then "beat It" in great haste. _ __..-.. Fnvured with ideal weather, the Strmtt Fmlic. Beauty Contest. and hum-v. staged by Barrie Lions Club to raise funds for school milk dis- tribution and other welfare work in` town and country, went "over the top" as a huge success Thursday and Friday evenings last. Post Ot- ficv Square was crowded both inights. with a crowd estimated at |5,000 each 1-vening. . .... ,. u _..... .._......s ..t 55...! VISITING: AT APTO .v,\unr x:cu.n !'\'\_|lI|I(.. ,` Although the exact amnunt M tho`, :1"! prnccods was not availablv to- : day. Arthur N. Crapper, general ` chairman of the event. stated that , tho not profit would exceed lastl year. when thv sum raised wase. ahvut $1.000. He expressed thvl` thzmks of the Club. the c0mmiUcC.| and himself for the generous co-I npv.\r:uim1 received from the Public; I-`hm! mmnf nf the shnw was thv` I i 4` nwomo. I t A delightful reception was held ` at the home uf his parents Sun- 5 day C1-oss-," oflv` meeting 3` mg stories of his experiences in`. lmly. } Holds Several Degrees ` 0p(`l`:llI(\I1 rocmven xrum me puumzg Final event of the show was the; drawing for cash prizes. which took place shortly after midnight Friday.l Nam Morris better known as "Miss` 5 . I-`nthor Crocxland now holds threat "do:grocs-~B.\. from the to!` S.'I`.D_ ibivinity. and S. L.. or Ii-i 5CCl\`iHN` 1n Sacred Scripture, both` `=0! which he obtained Rome. Y ;nm.icoi.-nllv hn it unrv novnnx- 1 I TWO 375- N IGHTS Frolic, and 'Yb_U'rH INSISTS 1 ON LONGER TERM ON THEFT: COUNT Everybody held their breath at Malton airport, Toronto, Aug. 16. when this gleaming new plane was The strange spectacle of a 20-year- old youth being handed a term of , three to six months in the Ontario| : Reformatory and then demanding a _`definite term of nine months. was . seen in Barrie Mzlgistrak-.'s Court. ,yesterday morning when George , Dank, a batman at Camp Borden. , pleaded guiliy to the theft M an . $85 camera from his SLl[')Cl'l0t`. "If I an? nut in H1!` winter. I Ynitlhll Former Batman at Camp Bor- den Refuses Three to Six Months; Demands Nine and l Gets It Loses Way, Wanders Miles From Friends } $85 trom ms Supcrmr. . "If I get out in the winter. might be tempted to start snmething else." ` the accused pleaded. It I got, nim- , months, I would come out in the spring and be able in get. a job." He was not represented by counsel. I I ' M on. nr-I-nnd'k'. nwn rvnllest. I| He not represenma my cuunsen. I ` At the accused's: own request, I ' shall sentence you to nine months _ in the common gunl." Ivtzngistratc Jeffs stated in acceding to the unns- 1 E uul request. l I pnlirn inutifind lhnl. the man was. `um request. l Police 1,est.ificd that the was l` V arrested in Barrie on August 16 and later admitted puwning mo canmra in Toronto for $17.50. He had left Camp Borden with the camera on [July 28. | . (`,1-nuln A1.tnrnnv F. A. Hnnmmnd, July 28. I Crown Attnrm.-y A. Hnnmmndl |p0int.ed out that the accused had on- cupied a position of trust as batman to an officer and should get. s0mr-- thing more than thirty days. He `had -.two .nx-evious convictionsmtor V thing than tmrty days. nu `had ntwo previous convict.ions~.Aor theft. I _.______.___:.___:_. Orange celebration in Barrie. The buggy upset. causing tho horse to bolt and throwing the Wilson fam- ily info the ditch. cziusing them ser- ious injury. __._.__ 4.- ._._..._._. Tqlronto` 1939" kindly ('m1.~'m1t,od to: draw the winning tickvts from H churn. mi.-so nvivn nr mnn vm:l1 went in} , both nights. proving a ve1`_'v color-; ' mvcrcial News. 'l`m`ontt>-ttmnnmitod churn. First prize of $100 cash went to A. McDougall. Bm'ri(-.-, with Num- ber 1767. Second prize of $35 cash was won by C. L. Robinson, Fern- dale. with Number i637. Third prize of $15 cash wont to M01 How- ; ie. John Strm~t_ with Number 920. :1} Miss Barrie Crowned `fl The Beauty Contest was staged ful attraction. The judges 4 Miss 'I"m*onto"_ Miss Merle Foster. well` know Toronto sculptrvss. and A. CA, J8l'nl`Fl)l1. vdilm` of tho Daily C`nm-: h {very fax-'m`2it1l_v nn thv quality of` tho ttnntestmits of whom thorn xvvr-3 .\'(`Vl`l\. A pro-viow was held Thurs- day evening. with finals on l"rida_\' i evening, . hicc Wrzuivvs Gl`(`l`l1. 17-\'vm'-old`! MISS k`I`ill1(`t`S uu-rn. ll-_\l`(||-\u\.A Collingwood girl. i.<,"Mi. Barrieni 1939", and She was a \`m`_v wnrthyj winnvr of the title. In addition to` $20 cash. slw was p1`nsmm3d with a ` . ribbon bearing her title, and a bou- 'i quot of fl0\voI`.<. by "Miss Toronto," -!1V1iss Green had also (`1\ptul`\`d tho ~|ti(les of Miss Wasaga" and Miss. ` Collingwood." ` Mic: 7iln\n Ht`\\'iH }H2ld 20. v'-` Off Assembly Linc; and Into the Air. (1 Canctdian-Built Fighter Soaked wlth rain. chilled through and through, and in a very weaken- ed condition. Dr. Edward Loftus. 55-year-old Chicago physician. spent, an arduous day and night, Monday, wandering in a dense bush in the Thunder Bay district. near Penetanguishene. 'l"hn Inst man nnw fnnnri iq rh- Collmgwood. . Miss Wilma Hewitt. aged Wa- ` saga Bench. who was Miss Barrivl 1988." Captured second plan` in this; ynarlx` contest. and was awarded $10 ; and a bouquet of flowers. the pro-} somation being madv by Mr. .Iamv- i cnn |son_ Miss Delphine Plouffe`. aged 21!. Wnubaushemx was the wixmer of; `third prize. $5 cash. and was prv-$ sented with the prize and a bouquet `. of (\\V(l'S by Miss I-`0s!m'. After-| `wards the tlxrov wilmors had thoivl pictures taken. I I Rnh Pn\unH's Mnludv Mon nru\'id-f __._-,_Q-.. Advertise in The Exnminr-r. ; pl(`Iul`PS Izuwn. I Bob Powell's Molcdy Ms-n pru\'id-'_ Nd music for the Beauty Contest {and for tlm danving before and af-`, `ter. which was vujnyed by hun~i dreds_ i` `I :-`I4!-an \lIu'luar nu-neirlnnt nf fhf`. ]DaITlt`. were bccunu. n:\.'t'|\'lng ac. [ feature was a of: [real jitterl)ugging" by twins` [from sixteen-year-old; `Shirley Joan l (Turn 3 1 evening. Miss Fraxwv Grovn. I7-year-old ` mu ........m.4 n .-I iq -`Mica Fl:n~1'io.l BARRIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, I939 'Innisfil Will Provide i Tuberculin Test for | Childgen of Schogkl Council Agrees To Give M.O.H. $200 Extra For This Work l on the subject had been furnished - ,by Mrs. Nelson for the meeting and that nothing should be allowed to '-`school when this work is `being ' The question of the tuberculin test for school children. which was so thoroughly presented to lnnisfil Council by Mrs. Dwight Nelson. rep- Iresenting the Stroud Women's In- stitute. some time ago, was again considered, with Dr. Shannon, M.O.1 H.. present. at the regular meeting lot the township legislators, on Aug. 14. A quantity of literature bearing it was felt by members of council` stand in the way of Innisfil children: receiving the best and most up-to- date school inspection possible. It was agreed with Dr. Shannon to have these tests. which involve two visits to all schools, made this year at a cost of $200.00. Children not at done can come to Dr. Shannon's o- fiee at no additional cost. ` A Record Session `i The agenda was heavy. and thc;` Council made a record when. with 5` time taken off for meals. they spentl eleven hours before adjournment `was finally reached. 1 Mr hnnnnllv nnrk r`;n'nt:+kn1`, R 4 FEHCLHHEUISHUHU. The lost. man, now found. is re- covcring from his experiences. brought about while picking blue- berries. ulklln knnrlrn:-in unnnkl hie uyhnv-n_ Day s Work of H Hoursi Makes Record For E i This Body i 1 . , ties they had experienced in trying. - ors of meat killed and dressed by wvas nnauy reaeneu. 1 Mr. Donnelly. park caretaker. receptacles and the Clerk was in-l structed.,to oblta-in; these. _ I ' The Pedlar `Prnble"m H. Ferrier and Cliff Carscadden jlaid before the Council the difficul- to handle t.he pedlar problem. Some butchers were doing an honest. strair,'ht-forward business, but oth- ers. they claimed. were using their privileges as producers and purvey- themselves to carry on an extens- ive peddling business of cured meats. canned goods and groceries. It. was agreed that no one should `stressed the need of more garbage 1' `be molested or hindered who con- ifined himself to a strictly hutch- er's business" in the commonly un- `derstuod sense of the term. Seven More Hospital Patients Notices of seven admissions Jiospltals of persons unable to pav 1:) I u ,1 Following are the Upper School ;` oxzunination results written an thv _Barri(- Collegiate Institute. . -- Abbreviations: English Compo- ` _ sition. EC: English I..ilerzmn`v, I``.l.;] ; Canadian History, CH; Ancionl I-Ins-` Hor_v. AH: Algebra. A; (`.<-omotr.\'._ _ G; Physics. I`: Chmnish'_v. (`DJ `Latin Authors. LA: Latin Conn?-"} >1 non I..C: Frem'h Authors. V/\l '\`P`re1'1ch Composition. PC: GC`l`m`"` iAuthors. GA; German Con\positiw,n1L. UGC; Agriculture, Ag: Bomny'- 31- " I Zoology Z: 'I`rigonomotr,v. T. L! First Class Honors. 1: second` f ` Class Honors. 2: Third Class` Honors. -33: Credit. c. ` rm." r.\n.\...;.m cludnnic hnvn hnmu AUGUS17 TAEETING Upper School Results Barrie Collegiate Institute LARRY WHITBY S scone HIGH, C.G.S. -L--- `were received from J. T. Simpson. `Count.y Clerk, and given the 1l.`fl`-ill !('onsidc1`u1.inn. ` A 1-Iuhn fu-nm Mu-Q 'I`r:ovn(n' of ;('m1sIde1`m.1on. ; A claim from Mrs. 'J`ruynm- of i'I`n1'onto for a broken door glass in hm car. while visiting the Tnwnship Park, was presented. As no (evid- `nI`\r`r\ was m-nsmr-d us On how ll vms '|'.'-H`K, prcsonu-(1. Ms nu l:v|u- ilnnce was presented as u`brokon. the Council disclaimod the `Township respmusibility. Nm-"mun Wimo was rr-funded $2.00 winner. Other winnings were: first in small display, small decorative `vase. small decorative collec- tion. and three vase collection (prize. motor rug): second in large display. floor vase. open class. amateur class and cor- sage; third in maroon sp'kes. zlncludetl in the prizes were two \ fdining table centre pieces. I E. A. Williams. Barrie. also attended the show and had some entries, He took first for i,_basket of Pieardy. second for `&ll)I-argket of three colors. and three DEFFIES. While hundreds sought his where- abouts. spurred on by a reward of $100 by his brother. Frank Loftus. it remained for n gallant St. Bern- ard dog, owned by Herb. Mailleuu. Tiny Township farmer, to discover the man's whereabouts, about 8 n.m.. Tuesday. after being missing since early Monday afternoon. The re- ward was paid Mailleau. Raised at. Phclpston Dr. Loftus. a brother of Frank Loftus. Apto. and Mrs. J. Hall. Phelpston, has been visiting his brother. He was raised in the Phelp- ston district. and is well known there. Du`:-Ipinn nlunhnu-vino Township l`(!Sp(mSlDllll._V. No1`fn_an Wice_.was rc-funded dog tax 'fnr`l93R. as he claimed` hp had no dog. Auto Claim Refused Ed. Smith of Barrie wrote claim- ing damages for rvpairs to car. His wife. in returning from Alconn Beach. Inst contrnl of the car and It turned over on the 8th cnncessimm In view of the fact that this road has been regularly gone over with the maintainer. the insurance cnmpanv refused to (`.0llSld(`l` the claim. as In r-videnco of any nt-gloct nn the part [of the Township cnuld be shown. Grant to Plnwmon A deputation cnnmust.-d of T. G.- Roive. Bruce Cuwan and Thos. Swmdle intc-rviow(-d the Council rm hohnlf of the South Simt-no Plnw- I"t.-N .4. y.Inncp\ K ` Larry Whithy. youthful Bar- rie glad" fan. had a fine ree- 'nrrl of prizes at the annual Canadian Gladiolus Soeiety 'show in Stratford last 'l`l1ursdty. l"ridz1_v and Saturday. Larry. who was accompanied to the show by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Whitby. and sister Barbara, was second in the en- en sweepstakes and third in the grand sweepstakes. In the open sweepstakes Larry scored 73 points. only six less than the \\'innnr vlll I11 l.|ll.' uuumn u-...\.\.\ . . (Turn. {.0 page please) man we men 33-34;, with ALLEGED BALA HOLD-UP PAIR ARE REMANDEDI `Held in Custody to Appear at Bracebridge Tomorrow ` Afternoon. I I Charged with the armed robbery of the branch of the Royal Bank of Canada at Bala and theft of $1,970, on August 2. Edward Davies, 39, Lafontaine St., Montreal. and Louis Wall, aged 32, Montreal, will ap- pear in court for further hearing at Bracebridge at 2 p.m._ Friday. August 25. 'T'|1n hair nnnnnrn hnfnrn N[RI!iS- August 2:). The pair appeared before Magis- trate Compton Jeffs at a hearing in Simcoe County Gaol here yesterday afternoon and were remanded in custody until that time. They were not represented by counsel. Duo in nvm'm`nwded conditions in HOI. I'[)X`CSClCQ Dy CUUHSUI. ' Due to overcrowded conditions I the Muskoka Districltsol at Brace- bridge, the two me ere brought to Barrie over two eeks ago and lodged in the County Gaol here. Tlurncrvnnn iq gtill h(\iI`\I'Y r-ar- IOOQCCI In U10 puuuty Ll'dUI HUIC. I Investigation is still being car- ried on by the police. with a hunt. in progress for a third man be- lieved to have been implicated in` the daring daylight hold-up at the |Muskoka summer resort 3 weeks ago. A provincial police inspector from Tomnto headquarters is in [charge of the case __?.__za.__...___. Picking Blueberries A party, consisting of B:iL" Kelly. his grandson. J. Sproulo, I'(u`0ni0, Frank Loftus and Dr. Edward Luf- tus, went picking blueberries across the buy from Penctmiguishmic in El thickly wooded Men of Tiny Town- Ship. AI fire} hr vzlnvnrl :1! Han nnr whiln Barrie Band. under the direction of Glen Morley. will present a con- cert in Queen's Park on Sunday evening. cnmmencing at 8.30. tn...........,. .... L... .....n..-..n.......-. uyilll vcvcunug, \.\IIII|||\.'lI\.InI5 up I)-llll. Fealurcn on the programme will| Ibo selections played by the band's popular brass qunrtetle, Bandsmen Walls, Flcetham, Gribble and Clark. The band will play excerpts from Balfo's opera, The Bohemian Girl"; the Pilgrim chorus from Wa;zncr`s Tannhauscr"; the French National Dufilc March. "Le Smn- bro-et-Mouse". and a mndlev sr-.lec- lion of yesterday's songs _j_ Barrisaaa Eoncerf On Sunday, Queen's Park, Feature Brass Quartette `Remain Of V/Youth I Found By Dragging E No Inquest Planned Tho remains of Gordon Gross, aged 20. Belle Ewart. who was drowned in Lake Simcoe off Belle Ewart, Wednesday. August 9 last, were re- :-ovcred from the water Saturday Aug. l2_ after intensive dragging operations had taken place fnrl `three days. Rm-num-v was Pffenlnd lhrouzh Inrcv days. Recovery was effected through the efforts `of `ihe police and Hilliard Lang and his Tnmnto iifesaving crew. Scrgi. Wilkinson. Provincial Police. was in charge of the po- iico search. . _.. ~:/9`,g_...__j_ ..____._/\3;.__... Haven't you :1 friend who wnulu like to soc a copy of this week's Ex- aminer`? For sale at all news dealers nr this office. !<'nncr`rncd. 1 Except for a threo-woek period. gllho whole summer has been ex- -r~(~l1ent from all angles of reforestry. `M. A. Adamson. Superintendent 'nf the Ontario Forest Station at `Midhurst. told Tho Examiner. _._. __... ..|.....o o...i.-n n x 1 \ ."\I1 4->"||1 Summer Favorable W For Reforestry Work1;:*. ~--- o--.:__.__?________ 3 \ . I '~.':|rrl I :|'..- 1 Only One Fire Reported atv Midhurst So For This Year snip. At first. hc stayed at the cur while the rest of the party went inln the bush picking blueberries. With thr- tdea of picking the fruit, Dr. 1.ot`lu~ wandered away, thinking he wnuld not. go far from the car. Ituwovur, he became lost. Wirnu l.nH Run-ninu

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