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to the sorrowmg ones. ( Ex-Wardens Hamry -Carter and J. J. D. Banting, `being in the room, were asked to take seats on the dias simd later asked to say a few words. "(Ex-Warden Carter said he was pleased to know that the affairs of the County were being well looked after since he had occupied the W'arden s chair in 1918. He noted that many repairs had been made to the County building: and now it com- pared favorably with any in the Province. He hoped the members would have a pleasant and protable cnueinn [Ulla (Continued on page three) At a special meeting of the town council on Monday morning` a by-law was passed authorizing; the issuiiig` of debentures to the amount of $54,000 to defray the cost of the Iermanent. pavement on Dunlop and Elizabevth st~reet;s. . Tn:-nnn Du~nn+nvI nnzl T?n:H*`nvn 17.11-- PAVEMENT ON DUNLOP AND ELIZABETH COST $54,194.92 mizaoenzn sereens. James, Proctor and Redfern, En-' gineers, presented the final estimate of $49,014.88, with $2,450.74 as their fee, being` 5 per cent. of the nal estimate, and $2,729.30 for other expenses, making` a total ex- penditure of $54,194.92. The nal estimate was itemized and included the cost of excavations, concrete base, wearing surface, curb and gutter, old broken sidewalks, base reinforcemenrt, concrete sidewalks, storm sewers, manholes, catch basins. concrete castings, etc. The Corpor- ation holds back 20 per cent. of the final estimate, or $9,764.92. n mnflnn nf Alrlnrmnn T-lI1Y`l !I.l1lP nnzm esumate, or .).`),(u4.:m. On motion of Alderman Huxtable and Reeve Rusk, the Clerk was authorized to request the County Council to guarantee debentures to the amount of $54,000 for the pay- ment of same. 1+ tuvnn Ilnnillntl H1-19> +or\:1or: 11:: Va- menu 01 It was decided that tenders be re- ceived for the removal of snow from the srtree-ts and walks during the coming winter. RURAL PUPILS IN SPEAKING CONTEST x `An. interesting feature of the Trustees and Ratepayers` day last was the public speakin`,-,' cun- test for the boys and girls of the rural schools. fairs during; the last few years prizes have been given for best speakers, the various school competing. This year, through the efforts of the A-gtricultural Representatives, Messrs. Cockburn and Webster, it was de- cided to have all who won first prize at the school fairs compete at the annual meeting of the Trustees and Ratepayers Association. C. E. Wright, M.P.P., and Earl Rowe, M.P.P., each (lvonated $10.00 for prizes and four prizes were award- ed to the boys and four to the girls. 'l"lnn1-n urnrn civfpnn nntm'e,d the Associ.a- ' tion convention in Baarrle on SzLtur- ` At the rural school ` Boys and Girls From Rural Districts Know How to Express Ideas. V*o1f 1}i N0. 40. ed to the boys and Iour to me gmris. There were sixteen entered the ` competition, ten boys and six gri-rls. These came from almost every part of the County and much interest was ` taken in the contest. Each speaker ` was allowed four minutes and the hour spent listening to the boys and girls was perhaps the most protable and interesting of the whole pro- grannne. The judges were J. Gar- vin,'P.S.I., Rev. Atton of Cookstown and M. D. Morrison of the Advance, Barrie. They had not a little diffi- culty in awarding the honors. The subjects chosen were all original and dealt with in an original way, show- ing; that the boys and girls in the rural districts are resourceful and . l capable. DA`! Winnnva 1_)Uy VV 1|un:.La First prize was awarded to Har- -old Watson of S.S. No. 4, Adjala, who spoke on Jack Miner s Bird War-:11, VVHU 5})` Farm. Qnnnr Farm. Second prize went to Reginald Miller of S.S. No. 5, Vespra, who chose for his subject School Sports. Thin] nrizn to Georze Orr. S.S. Sports. Third prize to George Orr, No. 6, Tosrsorontio, who told of A Trip to the Czmzulian Northwes t. P`o111't}1 prize to Danny Watson, S.S. N0. 5, N. Orilliu, who spoke on Why I I.ik(.- the Farm. U111 Iv Auuv..:.a Mary Carr, S.S. No. 6, Tosso1*on- tio, was 1l\\'2\l'(l(.`(l first prize. She spoke on Hot Lunches in School. Josie Campbell, S.S. No. 6, Me- dontv. was second, speaking` on l\'<-epin`L' Boys and Girls on the Farm. Frzmcis Loftus, Vespra, was third, Hp0u.kim: on Value of Birds to M2111." .-\llot Ferris wz1:~'. fourth. She told about the ."1`eut Wembley Exhibition. All the other speakers were de- se1'vin;2: of recogrnition. (`.nrn-u-n l?n(v-tn-< nf S_S. N0. 5. servxngz: oi 1-eco_u'nmon. G001'_g'c Rog'(:1's of S.S. No. 5, Summlule, spoke on The P-nnco of Walt-.<." uI:n:.. n.-.mm- QQ \'n 22, \`nf- W2llL'.~'." _ V Willie Dx`z1pL-1', S.S. .\.o. 23, Not- ta\\'u.~'zL_g':1, .~`-poke on Forest; F11'0s. (".lifTnv-ul (`.l:n'k. S.S. NO. 3. Orillia `.Zl\\ 11.. .~`-polic "r`0x'Csn nu-u.. Clifford Clark, S.S. No. 3, Omllla, on How to keep Boys and Glrls on `tho Fzmn. Tnnl: I?n\vnn]:l; Rnnfnn nn (B111- `tho 1*`-.u`m." Jack I{eyno1(l;~:, Bceton, on Ca zula." Y)ruv '1`-nv1nv TnncF|1 nn A Vic The I\'ovember Session of the County Council opened on Monday afternoon, with most of the mem- bers present and Warden J. E. Coombs pr1'esi(ling`. In M: mhlrnss of welcome to the zula." Roy I`z1yIo1`, Innisl, on A to the Toronto Exhibitio11. Walter Ball, No. 4, Essa, on can claim to have been Llnivim: slow- I) , for so violent was the impact that the electric light at the point where they collided was put out of com- mission. It is not known whether either party will prosecute, as at present they are trying to settle the matter obherrwrise. Boy Winners .. t\1Ivr\ vi] (1 Girl Winners n n xv- I` 23, Not- `nrnut Wivnz," , The Visit `|LeCHASSEUR PLEADS | . GUILTY or ASSAULT; Is Remanded T'lZ`i11. F:-i(1ay, \Vhen .] udgme11t \Vi11 B0 Given. l Garnet Keith Lechasseur, alias Michael J. Cody, pleaded guilty in police court on Friday morning on a charge of assaulting Wi11`rid Mc- Master of Utopia with intrmt to maim or do grievous bodily harm. LeCl1asseu1', who was not represent- ed, elected to be tried summarily. \X7w'H-`v-I11 l\/lnl\1Tnu+n1- c+1fnrl in H10 "by Hon. G. S. Coombs presiding. In his address of members His Worship said that we `should be very thankful to the Giver of all things for the bountiful har- vest this year. Statistics show that the Province reaped one of the larg- est crops in its history, and Simcoe County shared in this bounty. Dur- ing the year we have been very for- tunate in not havin_ef any accidents on our County roads, for which the County is held liable. This reflects great credit on our representatives, and especially on our engineer. It was gratifying to know that consid- erable hon-or had come to the County during the last few weeks. West Bros. of Thornton had won first prize for honey in Eng;land. The Boys` Pig Club of North Simcoe had won first prize for a car load of hogs in a competition of nine car lots from various parts of the Pro- Vince, and South Simcoe had taken second prize, and these two were so near that the judges had a hard time to decide. In the judging con- test the team from Elmvale had se- cured second prize. Representa.~tives of the Highway Commission had met in Barrie on July 15, and the War- den had attended a meeting` of all the Wardens of the Province called Henry to discuss Highway problems, and doubtless much good will accrue from these meetings. With representatives of the County the reforestation plant had been visited and satisfactory progress was noted. I`m.1-niinp` `m the sad side. since e(1, elected to DC T/lVle(l SLUHIIl2l1'lly. Wilfrid McMaster stated in the witness box that the accused had worked for him on his farm at Utopia for two months previous to the assault, but had been paid off the Friday previous since he was no longer required. During that time there had been no trouble whatever between the two. On Friday Le- Chasseur had seen the roll of bills McMaster was carrying when the latter paid him his wages. Le- Chasseur had stated at that time that he intended going to Montr_e;? 'T`l1n 1-aef rm ? NTl`lWn<:TD`I" .K` SIi ,()YV 11$- NC` intCU(lC`(l _f:01ng L0 LV1UIlLl'_(;".;C The rest of McMaster s story as- sumed the proportions of a melo- drama, a murderous assault in the dark from an unknown assailant, a ight and pursuit, a hand to hand combat in which the dazed victim chokes the assaulter into submis- .-inu VF!-.n 1n++n1- ninnr -Fnv V`Y\()1'l`\Y CIIOKCS me assaunter 1I1Lu SLlU`Illl:'- slon. The laxtter pleads for mercy and 1s brought into custody by the victor and some friends. flninm nn+ +n Man cfnhln nhnnf victor and Irienus. Going out to the stable about seven o c1ock Monday evening: to do his chores, McMaste1' was struck over the head by the beam of a scale as he stepped inside the door and the lantern he was carrying was kicked out. He was struck twice be- fore he knew what was going on, then his unknown assailant broke for the door. .McMaster attempted to grapple with the man, but was struck again just above the left eye. 1 He ran on out in pursuit and caught j him near the road. A strug'g`le fol- lowed in which McMaster was struck again on -the side of the head, but managed to get hold of the other s collar. LeChasseur then called out, Have mercy, it s Keith, establish- ing for the rst time his identity. McMaster asked him why he had at- tacked him and was told that he had i gone broke in Toronrto and came . back to get some money. William Rich a statement gave which he had got from the prisoner - in an intmvvinw nn Nov. 19. At that Wllllarn men gave a sLa.LemuuL f in an interview on Nov. 19. At time the accused gave his .1ame as ` Michael J. Cody. On Friday he ieft i the employ of McMaster and re- turned on Monday for the -purpose of robbing him. He had bought some clothes in Toronto on Frid:J.y and ` had gone broke. In the Union Station he alleged he heard a well- dressed negro and another person talking about a hold-up which had brought them a large amount of money. This, he said, gave him the idea of holding. up McMaster and robbing him. Taking: the morning train he arrived in Baxter about snnnvx LIA...-t kn cniri hn nrv-nntrml tram he arrived In Daxter auuul. noon. Here, he said, he arrane;ed with a foreigrner to buy some pota- toes which he believed he could turn over to Toronto at a prot to him- self. To get the necessary money he planned to rob McMaster. With this in view he effected an entrance into the stable while the owner w.'-is at supper. Clearing` away a xzzinrlow from which the rear door of the house was visible, he waited for ` about ten minutes. He found the iron beam, with W0lJ1'l1t attaclienl, be- longing to a set of scales -on the floor of the stable. With this he struck McMaster as he came in the door. Mr. nger prints to Ottaxva to ascertain whether or not there are any other records against him. LeChasseur said he was in the American army during` the war. He is of `French extraction, born on the Island of Jersey, off the south,of Emxlaml. He has no near relaitives in Canada, but has a few friends down on the coast. W at. Tmuia uvlan n-nvn mrxrlir-Lil Rich sent the accusecl s l coast. Dr. Lewis, who gave medical at- tention to McMaster, said he found evidence of four blows, two scalp wounds, each of which required one stitch, a- wound over the r1_-.nt eve which required two stitches because an artery had been severed -Ind was spurting` blood, and another bruise beneath the eye. No permanent in- jury was done, more than that there would always be a scar over one eye. Appa1`entl_V all the blows had been glzineimz ones. `\`lv .Tnn`\ nskml Mel\Iasrte1' and the Dec-n g-;Iz1nc1n.: M1`. Jelfs asked Mc1\IasrLe1' and accused a few questions after. Mc- `.\Iu.. helped by 1\'Ies.~;r:~'. Mill-tar amll IVIape:<, had brought LeChu::seur Into custody. The prisoner had nothing: to say for himself in extenutzti-)n, but said all the witnesses hutl tohl the truth. He Z!SS(:l't(3(l he` was Si1LQ'1(.', a. laborer, .-\n_:lic;m in re- li_L`ion, and :1. moderate -;l1'inke1'. 11.: never haul a home. In the e:1r1_\' : he worked with `clxe Cun- adian Steamship Lines, bo:1nIin;;_.-' in Toronto. He was remzmdezl *.i`.1 Fri- day, Nov. 28, for sentence. 'I`1m nmn-r mid much -`:1-mlit xvam IOFOIILO. nu vvua 1'L'Iuu.uucu znu 1'11- sentence The court said much credit wan due to McMastc1' for his conzluct and ooumuxe, and the promp-`.nes.= with which he brought the m'`.:-: into the hands of the law. |F.ducz1tiona_1 Value of the Canadian ` .\'a.t1onaI E.\"h1b1(t.1on. `r'n\I\V II`n:+zn- QQ \7n A Vnwnrn I10l'.C(l. Turniing to the side, last session the reaper of death had called an ex-member of the County Council in the person of Mr. Joseph Pierson, ex-reeve of Tecumseth, who was la.id away only last week. Mr. Alfred Beardsley, County Messen- ger, was also laid away since last session. No ofcial was better or more favorably known. He was` born in the building and lived there practically all `his life, and there wasn t a more faithful oicial than Mr. Beardsley. Before the session closes a ttin~p; tribute will be sent to the sorrowing TTiv-Warrlnn: T-l;1mrvCm-ter and "5cnoo1 rams; _ Blanch Ray, Acljala, -on School Fairs. "I"kn v\u:r)na uvnva nrarnnfnzl fn Fhn .\a.t1ona1 1n.\"n1omon." Maxy Foster, S.S. 1\:o. 41, Vespra, on School Fairs." D1-sunk Dav A:I1'nJn .nn Q:-`hnn1 prizes were presented to the girls by Mr. Wright, and to the boys by Mr. Earl Rowe. W13(a{:?;~'i*,,W6$rio;?T>Thday, izdvniber 27, 1924 WARDEN S BANQUET} 1WAS BIG SUCCESS} One Iilundred and Fifty Prcsollt; Gold \Vatch For VVa1'den. The War(len s banquet, always looked forward to as a pleasant feature of the County Council ses- sions, was given on Wednesday (.\'v,I`l- in},-' in the new dining hall at the American hotel. _J. E. Coombs, the popular Warden for 1924, sh )wcd -his usual good jiudgirnent in thr: ar- rangements made for his one hun- died and fifty guests and a inosrt en- joyable evening was spent. 1`l`.e:-1e sessional functions are looked for- ward to not only by the sitting re- presentaitives, but also by those who have served the County in yezms gone by and a great many ex- Wardens and ex-Reeves were in at- tendance. Several were also present from Dufferin County Council. A large contingent from the Wral-den s home town, Bradford, where the is held in high esteem, were there. among: them being Warden Coombs aged father, and also members of his family. To enrtevtain his 2110 sts Lhe Warden departed somewhat from precedent and had two young ,,iirls from his home town, Misses Nolan 1 and Pingle, come and render several duerts, which were enthusiastically received. Ernie Ryan and J. Black- more "also con-tribusted to the -enter- tainment by songs. A+ Hm .'hr>1tl table were seated Boys, J'\.(.)., M.r'.; L). L. wr1gnL, M.P.; E. Jamieson, M.P.P., and Earl Rowe, M.P.P., the latter acting as master of ceremonies for the evening. The toast list was lengthy and uhe chairman asked that brev`tv be observed. mt... +.-.-m+ +.. +41: T(ino~ wan urn- talnment by At the head table were His H.011-or Judge Vance, W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P.; C. E. Wright, `MD - F`. .Tnm1'nnn. M.P.P.. be observed. The toast to the King was pro- posed by His Honaor Judge Vance, who said that this was the first time he had attended a Wa-rden s banquet . since the time of ex-Warden Wood. . He considered .it was a more honor- able position to be Warden than a member of Parliament, and the Warden gets more real pleas'1r'=. out of it. The County Councillors have ` perhaps more troubles than any other body, as they -have their different niunicipalities as well] as the County are affairs to look after. People ; eii-mplaining of high taxation, caused mostly by the war, but they should ; not complain, as the money spent to -, spent. - win the war was the best money (-\ er In spite of what many say, His Honor believed the world was getting` better, but there is still a great deal of evil. He often thought that too much attention was paid to edueaition and not enough on other things that go to make good citizen- ship. To the Warden and Lhe Coun- ty Council-lors His Honor extended best wishes. '1. M ('1 F`. Rmrrr Wnnvn of Counfy Legislators \Vi11 I-I-ave Light Session ; No Acci- dents on County Roads ; Finances in Good Shape, Says Trcas111'e1'. best wishes. To Mr. C. C. Begg, Reeve of : Collingwood, fell the task of propos- : ing the toast to the Warden. We honor our Warden and hold him in very liigh regard, we wish to express 5 our thanks and appreciation of his ` hospitality to-nigiht and t.hr)ug`n-out v the year, also our appreciation of his ` services to the County cluri.-mg the - last seven years, but especially his services as Warden this _ve:1r. Mr. Coombs was elected Warden, said the speaker, because he was cons:d- cred capable, and was one who > would do honor to the higih position, ~ and now as his term is olosing; the - members know that they did not ~ make a mistake. As spokesman for s the County at the banquet tender- ed by the Lieut.-Governor early in ~ the year the Warden won the re- spect and admiration of every mem- - ber of the County Council. We ~ were proud of him. '|7`.Y-Warrlnn C. Enlett added :1 few proud 01 mm." 1 Ex-Warden Eplett :1 . words of appreciation of the den"s work, and on behalf of the members of the County Council pre- sented His Worship the Warden with a beautiful gold watch suitably en- grayed. Warden Coombs was deeply touch- ed by the kindly things that had been said. Lt had been, he said, a `pleasure to serve as Warden this year. He had promised when elect- ed to give his very best, and if -he had failed in any way it`was not intentional. Tnhe co-opera-'.i3n of every member had helped to make the work pleasant. The oilieials of the County had assisted him in every way. Credit was due the Clerk, the 'l`reasu1'er and the Eng.-"inner, who were all able and efcient oflicials. For the 1n:L gift he wished to thank one and all and he would 1'ememl)er with pride the 48 Coun- cillors and others who hail contri- buted to the gift. W A T-lnvc m-nnnsml the t-):L. to `-V211 ~ l muted to the gum. W. A. Boys proposed the t-)zL. the Parliunients of Czuiatlu. He re- ferred to Warden Coomhs as :1 man who a1\v21_\'s conducted himself with (ii_g'nit_\', ability and (li.'~: tincti)n. He rep1'e:~.ent;~: an important County :1.`. is llinpq the office with credit to himself. 1{e_Q':.11` the P211-lizinients of Canatl-u, M1` .Bo_\'s said as` Cliivf Whip of the Conservuti\'e party he was not feeling` very good, but had learned to take niatters as they come. He was not going to enter on any political discussion, but told of a few amusing` incidents in the House. F` 17` \X7..m1m+ MTVT3 urn: ninn:mi House. C. E. Wright, M.I'.P., was pleased to be'present. His education `H the County Council "lad helped him wonderfully in his duties n w as member in the Legiislature, and he advised all young members cf the County Council to prepare `..nr.-m- (Conunued on page eight) Aurora eleven Collegiate soccer home grounds on nnnn, The 9111119 Uolleglate 0-umlt 1.-U on me Saturday after- noon. The game was fast and the _ going` fairly good. The two teams are very evenly matched and Aurora was lucky to score the winning point. Jack Crosier kicked the win- ning goal, which hit one of the Bar- rie full-backs and angled between the posts. Holman, Johnson and Hulse star- red for the winners. As the Aurora `team were anxious to play one of their teachers, Mr. Johnson, ex- captain of the University of To- ronto Association football team, the Barrie eleven ag,`1'ee(l and played one of their own teachers, Mr. Heath., Fox, Cowan, Lawson and Campbelll turned in a ne game for the losers. Carson did well in goal. The teams : Aurora - Forwards, Shropshire, Stewart, Mal-loy, Crosier, Holman; halves, McBride, Hulse, Knowles; defence, Johnson, Conn; goal, Hayes. Barrie---Forwards, Campbell, Law- son, Welch, Tebo, Cowan; halves, Copeland, Drury, Reburn; defence, Vnwr T-lr=nf.l1: Q1051]. Carson: S11b.. AURORA KICKERS WIN FROM BARRIE 1.0 IN FAST GAME TOWNSHIP FATHERS | DONATE BALL snnaml I-I011. E. C. D1'm'_\;' Suggests C11a11ge.at C0m'en`ri0n of T1'ust0es and Rate )a\'01's- M-an ' I 1'0b1on1s u 7 D1SC11SSCd. LJOpe~l`a.`n(1, Urury, Ltenurn; uemexlcu, Fox, Heath; goal, Carson; sub., Chantler, Sinclan`. Motors Collici On Elizabeth Street Knock Team, Champions of` Innisl, Ba.11quetted; New Trophy. A very pleasing and successful community g`et-togetlier affair took place at Knock on Monday night when the Innisl baseball league players were presented with a ne silver moun-ted shield by the members ln 4-lan 'l`nuvncl1iin nnllhii. T11??? `(IVE lsilver moun-ted smem Dy Lne niuxnuers of the Township Council. There are four clubs in the league, Stroud, Knock, Holly and Tollendale, and Knock being the winners in this year s series, had the honor of being: the rst holders of the shield. It will have to be won three years in succession to become the possession of any club. The money for the shield was not taken from the township`funds, but donated by the members of the Council, Reeve W. ' H. Martin, Deputy-Reeve Geo. Les- .lie, and Councillors Geo. Arnold, Harry Reynolds and Harry Stewart. r\.. lhfn.-..lnu nn'l~.+ n knnnnnf 117-.1: 1.LaL1_y J.u:_vuunua auu suns, .w\.n....... On Monday night a banquet was held in the Community Hall, Knock, when the members of the various clubs were invited, together with their supporters and any who wished to come. The ladies of the com- munity served an excellent supper, such as the Knock ladies are famed for. A short prog'ram was then ` given in the school house, where the u presentation was made. `Mn. I-`knb r`n1lVnn nc 1-dxnivnnnn yl UDCXl`hcI.l:lUll W as unuuu. Mr. Chas. Cowan, as chairman, explained the natuii-e of the 12'ather- ing. He said he was not looking` for public honvors himself and would not make a speech. He was, however, interested in spoiits and was p:1a(l to know that the boys were -being: en- coumgetl. Baseball and all clean sport helps to bring` out the best that is in `boys and girls. The eyes of the public are watching` them and it was up to them to play the game rm Hm gnnnw`-. `IL was up LU uu on the square. nnnvn `N H, the Reeve W. H. Martin was then call- ed upon to make the presentation. He was pleased to see such :1 ne gratlleringz`, but it was cha1':1ote1'istic that wha.teve1' the Knock people umlevtook they made a success of it. Last year Mr. Scutlamore, who was president of the Innisl baseball league, had 21.])D1'OlCllCll him to see 1+` Hm Cmmml wrmltl lo .<:o1netl1nm league, had approached mm L0 see if the Council \vould do something; in the way of gyivint,-: a trophy of some kind to the league, as it would be an incentive and create more in- terest in the game. In lliscussing; the matter the members of the Coun- cil knew that they could not take township `funds for such :1 thing", but they agwreed to supply the fund them:~:e1ves. A shield was provided and must be won three times to be- come the posse. of any club. As Knock clu-l) were the winners thisl l _year the shield would 5:0 to that - .1` mi. hm.- hm! Ix`-,I\'rul trnnnl 2|ll(l lllubl, Ul: nun LIILUU uuu..a uv ux, clul).|` club. The boys hzul })l21_\'(.`1l 5:001]. clean ball this _\'L'Z1l` and he hoped the knock l)o_vs would win ugzain. The Reeve said they would like to have [0110 S0n1(*tl1lI`lf.`,` for the gsirls also. as the Knock girls hatl :1 re-\ cowl to be proud of. 'I`h(.-_\' had not lJ(':l'.`11 bx.-a.te11 in nine _vcz11's. It was up to the ;:i1'ls to get after nr-.\'t _vear s council and see what COUl(l be (lone. It.wa.s a little early yet for political speeches, so he would not say an_vt.l1in~g' alomr that line. nnnmhv-Rrmvn Lnslirx was next call- not zm_vtmng' mom: Ina: nne. Depwt_v-Reeve Leslie was newt ed upon. He was not prepared to make a speech. He assu1'e the audience, however, that :1 little later` on he would be preparerl to say some rthings to the people of the town- ship. (`tlnnm-illm~ Con. Arnnld said he One of the first bad automobile accidents to occur on our new smooth pavement occurred on Sun- -day night in front of N. Dyment s residence, when Mr. Ed. Lewis of town and Dr. Joyce of Port Carling, driving` a Chevrolet sedan and a Ford coupe, respectively, collided with serious results far as the two cars were concerned. Happily each of the two cars had but one occu- ' pant and neither were ir' 1. The scdan apparently got tlu vrslt of the mix up as its running 1, `,1 was partially torn away, its fro. 4' axle was badly bent and the left front wheel rlainaged, its left l1eadli;.';ht and radiator were left .~ta beyond re- pair, as well as the left fender. The Ford suffered a badly bent front axle and smasl1e fender and head- light on the right side. The left front wheel now spoils the symetrical beauty of the ear. - l`hi- wnv the two cars collided and smp. Councillor Geo. Arnold said was not a platform speaker. He was in\tereste(l in clean sport and base- IfV.....L2........I .,.. -....... ..:..I.u.\ Iontrol %S%eLcondary Schools By County Board Suggested LcaLCu All \.n.uu or-u;u uuu -1 (Continued on page eight) beat the Barrie outt 1-0 on the Q-.+n~.-.1-axr n-Ffn\-_ At the annual convention of Sim- coe County Trustees and Ratepay- ers Association held on Saturday in the Collegiate Institute a resolution was passed that in the opinion of the Association it would be to the ad- va11tag;e of secomlary education with- in the County to place the manage- `ment of secondary schools under one County Board and that .the County Council consider the matter. nu ,,,_,|,A._:_,_ _,_,_,_ ___L ,3 ,_ able address by the Hon. E. C. Drury on Some Phases of Rural Education. Mr. Drury explained that he was not speaking` as an ex- pert along any line of education, but there was no political issue at stake and he felt free to give the present; system a good shaking` up. He in- timatetl at first that he did not like his subject very well, as he was not in favor of the distinct division of education into rural and urban. Education is pretty much the same whether obtained in a rural school section or city public school. No vocational bias one way or another should be given in any school. It is wrong` for urban schools to give an education that will t a boy to be an artisan only, or for a country school to turn out boys fit to be famniers only. What parent would dare say to his boy, This is the oc- cupation for you? The respon- ` sibility for the choice of a life work rests wholly with the boy. If we are working` at s-oniezthing: that is worth while and that we like we have got the rst great reward of ` lifel,1 that of doing` a thing one likes we . l 1111 A LI.._. -I____I,I 4.... _`.L1:- \JULl ILIL l.,UIlD|\ll;L huh lll(A|4|I\4\_La I\he resolution arose out of a very i What then should our public schools do? Our universities and high schools are a great thing, but we ve got to depend for most of our education on the public schools. Four years ago the gu-res referring to that very thing stated that 93 per cent. of the children nish their education in public schools. Of the remaining` 7 per cenfc., which go on to high school, bwt 3 per cent. reach Lmiversity. These gures have ` changed but little. A ....L.l,. .-nhnnl n,lunnOnn +1-.nn \..ua.u5Cu u up Juuuc. A public school education, then, ought to put in the hands of the ' boys and girls ax` effective key to a higher education, and more than that, it should give them the desire to turn that key. It is true there are some unlettered men who be- cause they are of an inquirin_e; and receptive turn of mind are able to pick up a good eduea.-`Lion. Peter Veregzrin, the great Doukhaboor leader upon whose life a successful attempt was recently made, could neither read nor write, yet he was considered to have one of the best general educations in the country. That key is the three R's. It is a key that can be used to open Won- ? derful store houses. I gained my Hear 'I'1:ompson Blood, enteltainer, under auspices Collier St. Methodist Choir, Fri(la_\'. Dec. 5. !`<.....L....1 7\/T,.LL.n,l:n4- Tn:]:r\rv A1,] .311 uuvu, .v;iua_y. uuu. u. Central Methodist Ladies Aid will `hold a sale of useful and fancy `articles, homemade baking`, candy and afternoon tea in their school room on-Friday, Doc. 12. All wel- come. 39-4 Collier St. Methodist Sunday School Anniversary, with Rev. Man- son Doyle, on Sunday, Dec. 14th. Entertainment on Monday, Dec. 15, including` the p2\_S,,"Ci1l1'C entitled The Spirit of Religious Education and linowledge. Keep these events in Inilltl. ` beauty 01' the The way the two the position in which they came to rest are as l)ufl'lin;: as they possibly could be. It would take the wisdom of :1 Solomon to dete1'min(- the se- quence of <-\'ent.< which brou;-;ht the cars into their final position, or the pe1'.`~'on on whom to lay the. blame. Nzttu1':1ll_v both lntL`1`(`$tf'(i pzu tell a sonwewhut difl"(-rent 5101') and hold the other to blame. Lewis \\'1l>'. com- Iine: ulonyr lrz1 street and when the collision occurred had p:u'ti:1ll_v made the turn onto lCli'/.:1h<-th . Dr. Joyce, who. by the way, im~ Ap1'(-sse the curious throng` which giatl1ere as being` ))m'tiall_\' inel)1'i:1t- ed, was tl'?l\'l`,iill1j;' <-'.1: on l".li'/.:Lhr~tli street, holdiin_9,' to the centre of the road. Appzu'enrtly he did not see Lewis until the latter had p:n'tizill_\' made the turn, and then s\v('1`\'ed to his left to escape him. 'I`he two cars collided. Which car struck the other zxmidships has not been deter- mined, that is one of the 1n_\'sterie.< whiich Solomon is needed to solve. At all events Lewis` west-hound sedan was swung around till it faced east, with the coupe jammed between ' it and the north`cuirbinp: on Elizabeth street. Somehow or other the two let wheels of the Ford managed to get; up onto the sidewalk, one and one-half feet above the pavement, without being broken. Neither driver BARRIE FIREMEN STAGING PLAY ALL ABOARD DEC. 3-4 Barrie is to have :1 big home talent show soon, thanks to the Fire Department, who have just com- l}JlCtC(l a1'1'21x1;z'e1i1en#c.< with John B. Rogers Pro(lucin_e,' Co. for the stag`- inp; of All Aboard, a fast, snappy, musical comedy ol_' merit. This show is one of the latest and best of the rm s ofl'erin_L':~: and will be seen here as it xvas shown in New York, with all special scenery, cos- tumes, etc., on December 3 and 4. It y.;`iV'CS promise of being` the best of its kind ever shown here. BARRIE LODGE 1.0.0. F. ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1925 On Tuv.~:tlu_v ni1.:'l1t the elective oflicmta of Barrie Lodq.-,'o No. 63, l.0.0.I"., \Vl`l'(.` vlectml as follows : l? nnnm-1.1.. \l,C.: .-\1~f.Pn-`l1, V,C 9 |l.U.U.1 ., \Vl,`l'(.' l`l(fCL(.'(| HS l0ll'U\VS I R. I)um1e.1.1;, N.G.; Art Pu}.-;h, V.G.; 1'}. I... ;\IcMillin, Rec. Sec.; `Geo. Coles, Sr., Fin. Sec.; W. D. Clifton, T1`eusu1'e1`; 1*}. Bu1`p,'es and Ed. Stevenson to Hall Board; Ant Fer- guson as Trustee. I\hn nthr-r ninmxn will ho nnnin`1*.o:-:1 }.','U5UIl 215 1l'USLL'L`. '1lhe othc,-1' ofccrs will be apointed when the elected olccrs are installed the beginning` of the year. I 'l`l1n tlwlrrl llr-0'l`f|(i wax: rAvn.mnlinrI |Ll1L` UL`g`llllHIl),',' ()1 L110 year. - The third dcp,'1'ce was exemplied on Tuesday night. \ Quality footwear at the prices you pay for o1'dim1ry footwear, with foot comfort and proper tting thrown in. is: Hm _:m'vir-,0 Carnv-I-T.nv1.hnrt COI`l1I01'C 5l..I1(l p1'0])Cl` 11TJ'Elg `EIITOWH in. is the service Carey-I-Lurlburt Shoe Co. have 150 offer. Why pay `more for less comfort?" Coming Events (Continued on page seven) Eight Pages Ieunty Council Assembles In I Final Session `of Year 1924',