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A meeting of Essa Council was held at Thornton on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1924. All members present, Minutes of last meeting read and conrmed. 'r\ 11 41-. u -1-.- LOWEST PRICES 20 Owen Street BARRIE HAMPTON E. J ORY - King Block, Barrie SURANCF:F;rn_ `ifs. Cnuuualfu Plain CI... AII.nruno\` ESSA COUNCIL The Welcome Sign People Shop Where They Feel Welcome 1{0VY.15 TEE TI_ME.. UIJIVIILVILILV ILAYKILD Telephones : Oce NOBODY asked you, sir, said the coy maiden. And in matters of buying, as well as in affairs of the heart, most people like to be asked. Often, indeed, they insist on a proper invitation. He is a. wise Inerchant. who keeps the welcome sign constantly before the eomlmlnity in the form of .~.\D'\ ERTISEMENTS in the home paper. There everybody sees it---f0r ADVERTISING is the light of directed attention. Speak up. Light up. I*Iund1'eds of good customers are listening for your message and watching for your welcome sign in The Northern Advance. mun: ........ \.\An Report No. 1 Roads and Bridges presented by Coxworth and Denney and passed for paymenrt : ' 1'\_..`.) f`....1A.. -....._1. f`..- n _._.) DD IVILIIVIL I UKULK 183, Residence 549. un4l\A yuuu-..u 4v. klu.bJAll\;AuD`- Robt. A. Arnold, rods wire fence, lot 4, Con. 7,A,6.00; Geo. Dunn, 55 rods, lot 2, Con. 7, $13.7:2; Percy Arnold, 18 rods, lot 5, Con. 8, $4.50; Geo. L. Davis, 30 rods, lot 19, Con. 8, $7.50; I. Lennox, 10 rods, lot 19, Con. 8, $2.50; R. Brooks, 25 rods, lot 25, Con. 10, $6.25; John Goodcwin, 60 rods, lot 17, Con. 10, $15.00; Fred Coulson, 120 rods, lot 7, Con. 3, $30.00; Wm. $12.00; Alliston Herald, printing voters list notices, $13.30; Robt. A. Arnold, grading lot 4, Con. 7, $6.50; R. C. Mooney, repairs to road N .1045 12. Con. '7. $5.00: Mllaknkn T-Tna- H ... 4.\. .u. ;.uu.u -xu.uu. l" 7 Report No. 2, wire fence bonus, presented by Jennett and Morrison and passed for payment; 1),.1..+ A /\......1.1 "A _.__x_ _._:_A_l .pu.uu; n. L1. Mooney, repalrs to road lot 12, Con. 7, $5.00; Muskoka Hos- 9pital re E. Finch, $46.50. Danna; KT. 0 ......- 1.'..___ L______ R. G. MANUEL Mgr. Phone 721 An unfailing mark of a gentleman is consideration for others. He never hurts a.nyone s feelings if he can help it. Others will judge you, not by what you can be, but by what you are; but you must judge yourself, not by nhat you are, but by what you can 9, $27.50; Russel H-ood, 40 rods, lot 11, Con. 2, $10.00; Vernon Cole, 60 rods, lot 11, Con. 4, $15.00; Sam- uelv Gordon, 60 rods, lot 14, Con. 5, $15.00; John B. Cunningham, 43 rods, lot 20, Con. 3 (20 cts), $8.60; H. Denney, 40 rods, lot 20, Con. 5, $10.00. nnnnr-H :11HnIn~nnrI .fn man} -3+ iliirby, 110 rods, lot 25, Con. 3, uuu yuocuu 4.v:. `I|w.vAAA\.u:u . David Gauley, work Con. 9 and 30th sideroad, $111.90; Hubbard's Hardware, $3.22; Jas. King, under- brushing 15th sideroad, $34.42; Pedlar People, for pipe 6th Co11., `$37.40; T. M. Brown, 185 yards giravel, $27.75; Dan. Shaw, work on Bell s ll, $699.13; John S. Dutton, repairs to grader, $610.00; Cooks- town Advocate, printing tax slips, C'our.1cil adjourned to meet Cookstown on Monday, Dec. 15, 10 n_m_ l 1 I I Some fty years ago, while Bee- lveys were made and costs of con- struction were estimated upon ex- tending the old Northern from King` (.`;ity to this place. It was nally de- cided this could be done for an initial outlay of $15,000. About -the same time the Hamilton North Western was under COI'lSl(lf:`.l'KLL'lOl'l. This is now owned and operated as part of the Canadian National System, and extends from Hamilton to Barrie. This was nally built at an outlay to the County of Simcoe of $344,000. The question of which system this district should adopt was left to a vote of the people resident here at the time, and out of a vote of two hundred, nineteen, or only a small portion cast their ballots for the extension of the Old Northern and an outlay of $15,000 as against $344,000. The Hamilton North Western was constructed and put into operation about 1877. latter date the Railway, alive to the situation of a shorter route from Lake H111-on to Lake Ontario constructed a direct line from Owen Sound to Toronto. It now develops that the C.P.R. has a shorter and more direct route from the two lakes memtioned and there- fore is in a better position to handle, not only the passenger, but also the freight trade. quence the Canadian National Railway System, in order to gain a proper share of the business must get better, shorter and more direct .routes. Recently, at a meeting of the di-rectors of the Metropolitan Railway System, it was decided that, as the Schomberg branch line of that system was not self-sustaining, it must be torn up and the land sold back to agriculture. There was one other alternative and that, the branch might be sold to other parties. Could System take over this line and by building` a few miles of new roadway extend it to Beeton, there connect- iing with the Beeton-Collin=g'wood branch line and by this not on-ly give the districts through which it passes a direct line to Toronto, but also give their `system the shortest route between Lake Huron and Lake On- tario, and therefore be in a position to compete on even terms with the Canadian Pacic, something they are not able to do at present. By a fur- ther extension of about fteen miles from Meaford to Owen Sound our public owned system could favorably cope with trade from the latter port. This is not a new idea, but has been spoken of at intervals for some time, and if it would be a benet to `our public-owned system and the dis- trict, could not the people of the towns affected elect delegates and present the proposition to the Dem- inion Railway Board and endeavor to come to some understanding `?-- Beeton World. not the Canadian National Railway_ _ At a ` Canadian Pacic , As a natural conse- ` I ` CANADIAN NATIONAL BRANCH ` LINES W. M. Dinwoody, Clerk. The Northern Advance A.\..l.aavAInI4I.lAL: o,von:-uh After revelling; in visions of the future, Mr. Drury swung over to the realm of practical politics. At present our secondary edrucati-an is in a state of stasis. Its control de- pends wholly on local initiative. It is however, possible through recent '1eg'.isla.'tion to take hold of schools and co-ordinate them within the County on the initiative of the County itself. The vsrhole school system may be placed under one Board `in the County. Such a system would bring a lot of benets. In Simcoe there are three Collegiate Institutes, four high schools and several continuation schools. These are run locally, with no considc. 'tEon as to where they ought to be placed. Many boys and girls pass out of public school who live a long way from any secondary school and are too young` to go away and board. These should have the opportunities for a secondary education within a short distance from home. By the time they reach the Collegiate In- stitute stage they would be old enough to board away from l`on\e. Why couldn rt we have higfh schools and conwtinusaxtion schools placed througlhout the County so that every child could reach -them, and maintain one splendidly equipped Co1le:.ri'1te to which all might 9,10 at a later stage. This would be possible ind-er the manairemenut of a County Board. f\nu ...1.ununHnn 4,. nu.-...,..1L .. s7\.LA`I4Au.ADn Mr. Drury said he did not expect to see the things he had be"1 recom- -mending to come in the_' .ent gen- eration. Ever since D ,ns wrote -his wonderful educatia. ial novels when teachers thought children were just so much grist for the mill, there has been a tremendous body of in- ertia in the teaching profession. At one time teaching was a stepping stone to every other profession. Teachers became such not for the sake of the work and as a result the profession deteriorated. Till we sweep out the old stamdards and 1n~ troduce sensible ones no Minister of F`.th1nn+inn uyill kn uikln +n n-inn up n .......,.,,e...-..,. \IA .. .,........, .,.,...... Our universities, too, present a problem tha.-t might be solved by a County Board. Just now they are overcrowded and burdened with ex- pense. Sir Robert Falconer, speak- ing` to Mr. Drury a short time agro, said, I see no reason why under suchasystem the counties should not concentrate on one great Colilegiate Institute, which in rc-ality would be a `junior university, which could take the students through -two or possibly three years of university work. They could then go on to a great university to complete their research work in their fourth year and then gradua/te. Profound results would be derived. Education would be cheaper, easier, in closer touch with the homes, and 2; great educational stimulus would be given to places now outside educational inuence. LFULIIUCE 551151018 on Educatlon w11l be 4 reasonable system. A -lr`#Au `II\'WI\11:b\ ... LllLlu lll LIN: }.)LlU1`lC SCDOOIVS. is worth anything he begins in his teens to know the form of thouxght he would like to develop or the oc- cupation he would like to take up. 11 a J The unlette-red man is now able to` my command a large wage and an edu- cation is no longer the key to bert- ter salaries. But within the boy a strong bias_is developed for one line of thought or another. One likes science; he wants to get a grasp of it for its own sake, not for the sake o.f exams. Onne thin.g attracts hi-m, "another repels. The boy has really developed a desire for something he thinks. worth doing. The best boys we ve got are those who don't want to get exarms. only, but want to get a grasp of things. Our high schools are too prone to say to a budding Thomas Edison, Wc ve got nothing or you, `get out ! Girls fare better .han boys. There is, after all, only one life occupation for a girl to- -ward which her own disposition urges her, in ninecty-nine cases out of one hundred, and that is that of home maker, wife and mother. Girls take exams. better. T-hey have not the urge along a certain groove that boys have. They are more re- ` ceptive to a general education and there could be nothing better thani that young mothers acquire a broad, ` general education for the sake of the boys and girls of the future. Could , we not better our edrucatiuonal system if we would only ask earnestness of ` the boy and a desire to learn, and provide a sytsem such that he could follow his bent and acquire a broad education. There is greater ' fmeedxom in the colleges in England. ' The inclinati-ons of a boy are in- quired into and he i-s then placed in the hands of a tuitor who directs his education to his own needs and tinolinations. The boy gets his de- ghee if his accomplishments warrant it, but not on the dead level exam. system. Our own ediucational system is too arbitrary. It is a lad- der, the bottom of.which is the pub- l-ic school and t-he top rung the uni- versity. There is no proper getting- off place between the bottom and the top. We need a better system than shoving the boys and girls over the hurdles (exams) every once in so often. Sometimes in order to get uniformity we neglect the CS-l sentials. 1.1., 1-\,,, ,. -I '- 9 OQX.........O. ..C.9 b.vv.. uucun a uuuc A There is also to ` seven per cent. V them the desire to 1 them in the public 5 is wmwth avwthinw (Continued from page one) education, said Mr. Drury, by the contacts I made in life. yet I ve only got one man's experience to fall .back upon. In our- English litera- rture we have the possibility of tap- ping the experiences, the minds, the accumula.ted education of scores and hundreds who are willing to give us the best they have. Our public school education ends too soon. A normal boy or girl n- ishes at the age of 12 or 14 years. Cou`l(ln t we get the older boys and girls back with an extension course of some sort, free of exams. and no burden to the teacher-a course after the three R's have been taught, for the 93 per cent. who are not go- ing on any further, which might give them a little impetus ? "l`L.,....-. :.. "I-.. +. L,. ......_:.IA..-.1 u_- CONTROL WscHoo1.s% BY COUNTY BOARD PHCS I10 lVlII11SEel` OI able to gwe us a X. . Anuyvuuo ) be considered the who have within ) use the key given : schoolvs. If boy _2: e devolrm nr the no. cnosen as mnows: Hon. Presidenrts, the Warden and Inspectors Garvin. Longman and Day: President, Rev. A. L. Atton, Cookstown; Vice-P:resi(1ens, W. J. Goodfellow, Stroud; A. E. Muir, Shanty Bay; Sec.-T-1'eas., H. R. Wil- son, B1`a Execultive, Mrs. Wm. Todd, O1-iI.11a; A. Brownlee, Barrie; Mrs. Thompson, Penetaiig; I. H. McMahon, Hawk:-stone, Inspectors Garvin and Long'man of Barrie, and Day .of Orillia; M-rs. Potts, Lisle; Mrs. Hewson, Duntroon; Miss Rix, Cnown Hi]-1; Mrs. W. Sage, Eden- vale; Mr. Brown, Glen Huron, and Johnston, Minesing. A nominating: comzmimtee for the dag. consisted of Messrs. Anton, Gar- vin and Wilson, and a. resolution committee of Messrs. Osborne, Oro; Reive, Innisl; Mortrison, Essa; Brown, No-btawasaga; Misses Wagg. Midland; McLean, Churchill, and Mrs. Buntion. ' rlnnn-ninn ml-` `MI'..... 117... In...) .1 Lne SCHOOL IS leVlE(l Irom me section. W. M. Gockburn addressed - the meeting on Co-operaition between 'Ilruxstees and Ratepayers and Agri- cultural Rewpresentatives. He prom- ised thait his department would help in every way the branch meetings of the Association by sending them speal moving` picture rms, both educational and comics. He advo- cated the development of commun- ity meetings, and having delegates to the O.E.A. give reports on their re- turn. To complete the co-operation he asked for heamtier and stronger support from the school boards. Financial assistance is always wel- come, as they need it in putting on school fairs and giving prizes. Tihere are sometimes 40 to '50 en- tries in a class at the school fairs. No other fairs, barring the C.N.iE., can boast as many entries for the number of classes as our school fairs. Eight of these fairs are put on in Simeoe and help from the townships is always appreciated. Trustees also help when they ar- range places for stock, have tables erected and covered with paper, and many other details. T?r.\v Wm Mnwvi: nf +1-in `Du.-yin- lmrs. nunton. A (leputation `of Mrs. Wm. Todd of Orillia and Inspectors Garvin and Longvman was appointed to ask the Counrty Council for a grant for the Association. Inspector Longman addressed the _ Association on How a Rural School is Financed in place of Warden J. E. Coombs, who was unable to be ' present. He showed that there were four sources of revenue, the school ` section ,the township, County and Province. Each school section in a ` township gets approximately $600 ' towards the salary of its teacher, or more according as the township is assessed. Of late the Gavernment has been liberal with grants. '[`he.;e de.pend on the assessment and salary of the section. There is a regular grant of 20 per cent. on salaries from $400 to $600. The lower the assessment of a section is the lower the rate of grant it gets. There is also a grant up to $90 given on the quality of the teacher s cerbicate. `Amother grant is given on the basis of equipment and accommodaltion. Special grants are given for work such as manual training, fth class, art, physical training, horticulture, (bomestic -science and the pos.;es.=`.on of a good school library. The Coun- ty supplements the Government grants`wi-th an equal amount. The rest of the money needed to carry on the school is levied from the section. w M m...m....... ...1,i,.,,.s,.,: . n... many OIHCT (lC`I3.1l`S. Rev. Wm. Morris, of the Provin- cial Association; Mrrs. Todd, of Oril- 1i-a; Earl Rowe, M.P.P.; C. E. Wright, M.P.P., and F. J. Webster also gave addresses. nmnnl-e fnv Hun nnn1ino~ Vnuv uvnvn THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1924 also gave auuresses. Officers for the commg year were chosen as follows: Linn Dw~.=:.lmm_~ Hm uI....,l.w. .....,1 I` A newspaper man in Elmvale was last week ned by Police Magistrate Hews'on of Penetang tor assaulting some boys whom he believed were guilty of annoying him on Hal- lowe en. We, therefore, ask you-to accept this tea service as a small token of our regard for you, and with it goes the very best wishes of this Council for your future happiness and pros- perity. On behalf of the Council, J. E. Coombs, Warden. Miss Creswicke was taken by sur- prise aml could only express her ap- preciation in I thank you. `[115 SUCCCSSOF \V21S .appo1nLe(I. . Wnwlr-m (`.rmmil1a in :1 Fmxr urnrrlc V 'j_J1`{;`ClI1.l0I1 ]l'1 "1 IHZIUK YOU." Warden Coombs in a few words expressed the esteem in which Miss Creswicke was held by the members of the County Council, and said that the County was losing an efficient land popular official. He assured Miss Creswicke that the very best wishes of all the members was ex- tended to her in her new sphere. 1'Bpl'S8TlT.aIUV'e-S. In any County it is imp-)rtant to have good, efficient and obliging officials, but particularly is it so in this large and prosperous County. In fullling the duties of the office of Assistant Treasurer and Managing` Clerk, you have been all that could be desirecl. We have in mind not only the general way in which you have looked after the work, but we have particularly in mind the diffi- cult and responsible task you had in your duties the illness of our late lamented Treasurer and until his successor was .appoinLed. We. thm~m"nrp, sack vm1.fn am-nnf me Iouowing address . Dear Miss Creswicke-We, the members of the County Council of the County of Simcoe and the four members of the Provincial Legisla- ture of this County, on the occasion of your leaving the service of the County to enter into that high walk of life, the holy bonds of matri- mony, do not want the occasion to pass without placing something on the records of the County to show how much your services have been appreciated by the Council and the representartives. Tn nhv (`.nnntv if in i*mn.-n~+v.xn+ 1-n A pleasing event took place at the close of the County Council session on Monday, when Miss Ida. Cres- wicke was presented with a beauti- ful silver tea service. The presen- Lotion was made by Councillor W. Williams, who is the oldest member of the County Council, and he read the following address: Dom` 'l\/Hg: (T-rp:winkn_Wn Hm MISS cREswicKE PRESENTED wm-1 SILVER TEA SERVICE` READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS.` lBarrie - Marble - Wooks a.a..r:..:.v.L.n. -L\IuI.I JJI UVJ-LUJ. 4311.15 JJLUUA, .IJa.vJ.J.J.U lNSURANCE-Fire, Life, Casualty, Plate Culau, Automobile. TICKET AGENT-Canadian Pacic Railway and Steamship lines. Likewise Cunard, Anchor and Anchor-Donaldson Lines. Bookings to every part of the world. Service unexcelled. Travel C.P.R. DOMlNl0N EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS Tlnhhnnl - CW3- 1R ! D--I.-I--an- HAO Memorial Tablets Qorner Stones Markers Monuments Canadian 8: scotch Granite PRICES REDUCED JOHN F. MURPHY, Prop. Telephone 734 79 Bayeld St. - Barrie. lBARRlE S BEST LAUNDRY [LEM BROS. Phone 616. Other Troubles Women Often Have Relieved by Lydia E. Pinklmn's _ Vegetable Compound ve etame uompounu advertised m we ` ontreal Standard and I have taken four bottles of it. I was a very sick wo- man and I feel so much better I would not be without it. I also use Lydia E. Pinkham s Sanative Wash. I recom- mend the medicines to my friends and I am willing for you to use my letter as 3 testimonial.-Mrs. M. W. ROSE, 580 Notre Dame Street, Lachine, Quebec. Doctor Said an Operation 'Dv-nvnu+ Anxnv-fa _uD..-t....... ...... ..:n Laundry called for and delivered Prices reasonable Workmanship guaranteed on all familv Washing Lachine, Quebec.- I took Lydia E. Pinkham '5 Ve etable Compound because I suffered witg aim in my left side and back, and wit weakness and other troubles women so often have. I was this wa about six months. I saw the Ve eta le Compound advertised in the Standard and I have taken `mus IN LEFT sums AND BAIEK '_l`l_1_e~Simcoe Marble Works navvsvn LlIll\J all \lPCl GLIUII Provost, Alberta.- Perhaps you will remember sending me one of our books a year ago. I was in a be condition and would suffer awful pains at timel and could not do anythin . The doctor %aid I could not have c ildren unless went under an o eration. I read testimonials of Ly in E. Pinkham | Vegetable Compound in the papers and a friend recommended me to take it. Aft?!` falzina flwrna knff-lam Y Iuannvnn a Irlend recommended to take it. After taking three bottles I became much better and now have a bonn baby girl four months old. I do my onse- work and help a little with the chores. I recommend the Vegetable Compound to my friends and am willing for you to use this testimonial letter. -Mrs.A.A. ADAMS, Box 54, Provost, Alberta. 0 AUTO LICENSES 156 I100 Good Investment. Dehenturg `Rn `ml Dunlop at Mulcaster Phone 31 HENRY & COWAN Houses from $800.00 up for sal e. . W. BELL,-'.[(S({I-1-El`12?. Farms, all sizes and prices. G. W. J. EASTMAN Prop. Phone 277 7 OWEN STREE1` Masonic Temple Building Everything in Real Estate Roomed Brick, all conven- iences, for rent. lease to suit. Several other comfortable places for rent. EVERYTHING IN REAL ESTATE . . --:----, --apnoea-Jul. Successor to J. Arnold Insurance .. V -- xunauua rentuxg or the Town of Bar . 5} Per Cent. Issue. I I'..___-A-A- A ` For real value see us. HENRY 8: COWAN FOR SAL To Place-c;1r`(')rde-1:' for EL-1Vi<;1um-er-1Memoria.1 Five Points Page Seven- Let us get it let- tered and ready for setting early in the spring. A large stock of all kinds of gran- ite and marble to choose from.