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SCHOOL BOARD ans} AFTERTOWNCOUNCILJ Among: the song; and (lance num- bers is the I Want Six Girls group. Those composing` the group are Misses Mona McCau.~:land, Glad_\-'s Keenan, Lillian Hinds, Ethel Hook, Hazel Hill, Irene Gowan, `Laura Teasdale, Clanice McKenzie, Cora Brown, Lillian Russell, Jean Van- atter, Isobel Pouoher. $1.. I\.___.. C 2 .. ~-.........1 ...'l.....'.. nvucz, amuunn ;uuuu\,:. M1`. Oscar Shank is general chair- man in charge, and working` with (him are V. L. Vanatrtcr as pub]~i-city chairman and A. H. Fe]-t as ticket chairrnan. During` April the vital statistics for Barrie were 16 bivths, 16 deaths and_6 mar:`ir.;:9:. Em mtilb mm Abmazmte VFIRE DESTROYS BARN I OF THORNTON FARMER On Tuesday evening of this week the barn of Russel Coullvterr of Thom pon was totally destroyed by re of unknown origin. Tlhe blaze seemed to o1'igrirnate in the straw stack out- side the barn and a. suspicion is felt that a spark from a passing traain stunted it. The railway tracks cross Mr. Croulter -s fann a sihort distance from the barn and three freigvht trains passed it in quick succession on Tuesday afternoon. The_re was noticed abou; 6 p.m. and the entire building was in ames shortly after- wards. -- /-I 1. 1 .. -1 1: REGULARLMEETING ` INNISFIL COUNCIL vv ua. uu. Mnr. Co'u1terlos't a considerable amount of oats, buckwhe-a~t, hay and sheaf oats, as well as three head of cabtle, a sow with a libter of seven pigs, annd a large number of geese and other fowl. All his farm imple- ments were destroyed except a plow and a harrow. The barn was partly covered by insurance. Innis-1 Council met at Thorn-ton on Thursday with all members -11 deck. A heavy (locket of business was dealt with and ar1'an:2;e1ne11t.s were made for 2:. special meeiting on Monday evening Ito discuss the road con`strucit.ion question. Tl/In I)....A--L.. ..-L` T `I'\ ,\.1.....- P. (`A Road I )-u1)lem;s' "Disc-ussed; May Buy New Im]_n'0Ved Road (;`n-z1(1or. Demands Ar-.ti011 011 Request For Funds for Two New Boilers. I \.vAAouL ux.-mvu xluuuvlvnnu Mm. Beatty, of J. D. Adams & Co., Indianapolis, Ind., was present de- monistratin-g the Adams Leaning` Wheel G-traders and Road Patrols, and 21111 but sold the council an 8-foot mole board construction g.rader. The entire council seemed forcibly impressed with the superiority -of the model grader M-r. Beatty had with him and the saving of wages riat wiomld en-sure, but were hesitant in giving an order for it because of the gtradems already on hand. Lt seemed gene1'ta`1-`ly agreed that if the graders on hand at present could be sold to the county, the Adams grader with a back ditcher attachment would be a good investment. Reeve Martin said than: in this opinion the Adams grader would do as much work as the present two put together. ll... `D-.. `D....tt.'A ....._ ...a.,........A- ......l vuv lIA\ou\.AAu uuu yuv V\l6\/Iallkala Mr. Roy Beattie was present and showed the council some maps let him by Mr. J. McViear, Provincial En.g'ineer of the Department of Highways. On these ma.ps were to be (lesign-ated the roads on which construction work was to_be done,t the beats, and gravel pi-ts. Under the new system the patro1~men s road beats were to be extended to ve miles. The 6th, 8th and 13th lines of the township were the most travel- led, said Mr. Beattie, and one of the three or parts of each of them would have to be repaired if the roads were to be kept up to standard. The 5th line from the railway into Belle Ewart needed to be brought up to standard and the 4th line east of Churchill was getting impassible and `should be scaried. Ilt would also be necessary to get time books for each patrol man. Mr. Beattie was very favorable to the purchase of an Adams grader. The Old Champion might be sold to the county, he tliougwlit, and a lot of road needed to be gn~.xde it` the council was to live up to its estimates. A construc- tion _g-`rader of the Adams type should soon pay for itseli` in time and labor. (Continued on page six) TENDERS LET FOR NEW BOWLING ICLUB HOUSE On Friday evening the Barrie Bowling` Club held a well zuttendcd l11('L"Uin,g' in the Police Court Cham- bers for the purpose of making ar- rangements for the construction of their new club house. The plans and specications for the building: were approved by the Joint Stock Co. at their las-t meeting`. The tender of the Barrie Planing; Mill for the con- struction work on the building` was accepted, while the plumbing` con- tract was let to R. Wolfenden. The only other tender, that of R. F. G-ar-` rett for both plumbing: and build- ing, was higher than these two com- bined. A building committee of D. W. Lenmox, H. Tideman and C. H. Beelby was also appointed. The work of moving the old structure has already begun and the greens are being prepared for the rst open torunament on May 25th. REPORT v.0. NURSE | . snows BUSYMONTHR Made 298 Visits I11 April; Helping Those VVho Are In R0211 Need. At the regular meeting` of the Executive of the Victorian Order of Nurses held on Monday last, the re- port; of Nurse Munro hr the inonth of April clearly Sh]OwC\l that the work of the V.O.N. in Barrie is worth wvliile. Besides Iifteen nurs- ing` cases carried on fir-)n1 the previous month, twenty new cases received. attention, including: four medical, four p1-enz1tal, three ob- stetrical and nine infant obit. 193 ..,.M...\. ..v.......\..., lAI\4IlAL|Ill;., .&\I\A.l. 'p1'e1'1'.1T-'1'1, nursing visits were mzule, inciudi g 46 obs`t0trica], 3 infant obst., 8 can-ser, 48 chronic, and 48 others. Besides this, 105 non-nursing visits were made, 46 infant we1t'=a.1'e, 22 prenatal, 3 postna.t;a1, 9 social wel- fare, 4 clinics and 18 miscellaneous. This made a total of 298 visits (lur- ing the month. Fees from non-in- `:`u1'C(l, $37.75; from insured, $25.00, making 21 total of $67.75. Cnn,.....1 ~...J.,. /\ L1... .. 1- LI. ..L LL .. ...uu...;, u cu-.u; u; mun-IU- Several spoke of the work that the nurse was doing`, part-icularly among |t.hose who could not affoml to en- gage a nurse. Mrs. (Capt) Spark-s, who comes in daily contact with many people of this class, said : uIF..,_.-. .,.-..,.....-1 -L...-..._-A:-., 1 25-1 IIJ yuulan. u; euuo uuuaa, noun . From personal observation I feel that the work (lone by the Victorian Order is of real value to the com- munity. I have been in homes where the nurse has worked under very unfavorable circumstance-s. Many m-othems who cannot possibly affortl to turn away from their homes in times of sickness are happy to know that an experienced nur.~:e'J will come in and look after the sick without having` to stay all day when they just need attention for an hour or so each (lay. After hearing`. Nurse Munro .s repout for one montlfs work I feel that a woman capable of doing; all that has been accomplished in this one monfch, would be hard to (lo with-ouut, and the citizens oughrt to k.n-ow more about the work done, especially among the sick people, who without the nurse's help would fare very poorly. VT`.l.,. ..........L -1.` u.,. L..-___.._-__ -1. _.._ Expressing' severe criticism of the town council for its evasive action in regard .to`the $3,500 grant asked for in order to install new boilers in the West Ward school, the Board of Edn- cation at its meeting` on Monday night sent 21 sharp mancluate to the Mayor of the town requesting either assent or refusal of the council to grant the money. Trustee R. A. Stephens, after reading a motion seconded by Trustee Dr. Richardson, that the secretary be insrtructed to forward the attached letter to the _ Mayor of the town council, laid the following` letter on the table : I ,avv;._y. The report of the t.1'easurer show- ed a balance on hand of $200. This, with the gjrant of $300 from the town council, and monthly fees col- lected, would enable the executive to carry on for four or ve months. A. L1... ....L--1- __.:11 _-,,, 1, ,I_,, I n.u.Lx_v uu ;u; ;.uuL ux llVl: luuuuula. As the schools will soon be closed, and as the baby clinics are now held ,in one of the sohools, it was felt that some other quaiiters should be secured, and a commibtee was ap- pointed to try and secure the vacanfc` rooms in the Masonic temple build- ing`, recen;-ly vacated by Radio Tim. BOY HAS NARROW ESCAPE WHEN KNOCKED BY CAR While playing` on the roadway on Burton Ave. on Mondaay aftemioon, Norman Appleton, 7 year old son of J. Appleton, was knocked down by a car_driven by W. J. Rapsow, of 567 Strabhmore Road, Toronto, and sus- tained a fractured collor bone. The lad had run out from behind Thos. P1-ince s roller directly into the path of the car. Rapsow pulled up short and picked up the boy from beneath the car. No blame was attached to him by the police, to whom he re- ported immcdia.tely. BARRIE GIRLS DEFEAT ORILLIA In return for their defeat in O.1-il- ]ia the prevzious; week, the staff of the Barrie branch of the Woolworth Co. administered 21 22 to G beating to the O1'il`1ia Woolworth team in a game of softball in the Aguwicultural Park on Wednesday afternoon. The home team got away to a big start and swatted the ball for extra bases at every opportunity. The teams: (N.-il1n LI.` ...... ..l n.....1..._. - 'n'-..-I Lvv \,u.._ upyuxuuxllby. l.>IlU L(."zuIl`5; O1-`il1iz1--HowzmI GzL1'dnc1' c, Hazel Gardner p, Miss Snider lb, Miss Do- herty 2b, Mdsss Prcece 3b, Mziss Roe ss, Mr. Thompson rf, Miss Blakolv If, 1\`Iir.:: Hancock cf, Miss Mclien-non, sub. 'D......:~ 'Mr_. `!7,,, 1 Bar)-ie-1\/Ir. Wounch c,. I. M-cLc1- lan p, M. Lockxhart lb, 1. Precce 2b, `D. Henson 3b, V. McKenzie ss, Z. Simpson ss, L. Wiseman If, Mr. W. Robinson rf, M. Nixon, sub. 1Ymm:w.. 1 v..:.. -n n.-______,___ Dhe re brigade stanbed the k o well with a run to a chimney .re at Mr. M. Gray's, 24 Bradford St., early Monday morning. yu-mu-nun 1;, an. .VuLUl|, swu. Umpires--L. Vair, R. Simmons. On March 26th we made applica- tion to you, pursuant to section 42 of the Public School Act, to raise the sum of $3,500 to provide for the installation of new boilers in the Prince of Wales public sdhool. Six weeks has elapsed, but no denite reply to our request has been re- ceived. We now repeat the applica- tion, and request you to pass a by- law for borrowing the necessary money by the issue and sale of de- bemures. As you are aware, you have authority under this section to pass a by-law wit.hout submission to the ratepa_\'e1's and we ask you to do so. lf for any reason you do not care to do so, it is our inten- tion to request you to submit the question to the qualied electors, pursuant to subsection 3, but We have no right to ask that this expense be incurred. until you refuse to pass this by-law. H\I7,. L4`l..!..'l. ........ ..._......ZLL..... ....,. T=Th11rsda,y, May .14, 1925 [FAMILY TANGLE IS ! I BROUGHT T0 COURTi `Midland Man TRe-Mm-vies And Family Seek To G01" Propem-ty. A strange family cang'le got into the courts on Monday, wvhem an ac- tion between Clhas. S. Hill of Mid- land, playintxifl`, and Ira D. Hill, ll/Irrs. O1-ara Joliniston, both of Midland, and l\/Irs. Annie Gravely of Fairh-aven, N.Y., defendants, was heard by Judge Wismer. The plaintiff told a sad story to his solicitor, W. A. Boys. He was 82 years of age, a Unites States army pensioner for the last 60 years, g'et.ting $72 per month. He came to Midland in 1888 and bouzzht a few acres of property. On one lot he built a house worth $2,500 to-day. All his property had been put in his wife s name to protect her in case the witness, who was when in poor health, died. It also served to pro- tect the plain-tui" from a $600 debt he had left behind in the United States. The money that had gone into the property had all been his own, not his wifes. 'Fhree or our 1 ..,`-.._ ..A... 41.. -1 1 usnigrn, but when it came back it had v...., ..v.. ..... . . . . V ... vn. LVIAL _ve~ars ago, the old gentleman couldn t just remember which it was, his wife died. In order to straighten up the family nances all the chil- dren, one son and thre daughters, had sigvned fguit claim deeds, giving all the property to the father. The quit claim deed of one of his dau54h- ters, Mrs. Eliizabeuth French, was still in existence and she was, therefore, not one of the defendants. One copy of the quit claim had been sent to Eai-1-haven, N.Y., for Mrs. Gravely to n-ot been properly witnessed. The deeds were never regtistered because of that, but were given to the father] `to take care of. Later the witness i had got married a second time, much to the disgvuest of his grown up fam- ily. He himself did not regret it/at all, he said. He was taken care of I Well and had no complvaints to make. ' them. They even came along and Some time ater his marriage he ound that his deeds and other do- cuments had been meddled with and he took them to his daughter, Mrs. Johnston, for safe-keeping. Accord- ing" to the witness storyit was three montlhs before an`yv oh`ing else occur- red. Then when he went to get his papers from Mrs. Johnston she said that his son Ira Hill had taken them down to Senator Bennett's office. Host )f the documents were at Bennett s, but the quit claim deeds were missing. Mr. Hill, Sr., then had some other deeds drawn up, but this time his children would not Sign said that the others had been burn- _,I rn1,, A,, . 1 .1 . 1 ..-nu. vxlsav v|I\. uuu\.;a uuu u\.l.AL uuL1r ed. The witnses asserted that he had never authorized the burruing of them. A . .. .. <. On cross-examlination the old geetn-1eman s story was shaken but little. He was 92 instead of 82. He had advertised for a wife after his first wife- s death and had mar- ried one of the applicants a few weeks after meeting her. He con-I fe-ssed that he thou_9,1ht it was his new wife who had rummaged through his papers and so he had taken them to his daughter. He didn't remember any agreemnt when the deeds were signed that the property was to be kept in trust for his chzildren. VT`L.. .....A 'I .... `[1211 ...1.....3LJ..-.1 .I.`l__L Anylav 4.. mu.-u A.\lL H... n. A u - ; \ n L . A. The son, Vlra Hill, admitted that the deeds had been signed by the (Continued on page four) SOUTH SIMCOE LEAGUE SCHEDULE TJ;.3;r.i.o;;' READ THE AD'\/'1uic`L`1.:m'ivu:uN.L.>.! V01. LXXIV. N0. 12 Some week-s ago at a meeting ofl the execwtive of the C11'i1dren s Aid Society the matter of nding homes for some of the ch.'i1dren in the Shel- ter was discussed and valwious scheme-s suggested. A member of the Board suggested advertising` in some of the county papers. It was decided to try this and a ve-`inch advertisement was sent -to a number of -the papers in different parts of the county, with a request for co- operation in this needful work. The papers approached all generoustly inserted the advt. for two issues grzutis. As a direct result of this fourteen boys and girls have aliread-y been placed in suitable homes, and inquiries are still coming in. The Executive of the Cliild-ren .s Aid So- ciety are g=ratefu.l to those papers for their splendid contribution, and vvoultl be pleased to hear from others. CHILDREN FIND HOMES THROUGH ADVERTISING OR0 TP. BEGINS T0 i BEAUTIFY HIGHWAY Guthrie Gore T1'a.11sf.'o1-Inod Into Beauty Spot; Old- Fas11i0ned Bee. The community spirit of the citi- zens of Oro was exemplied in tangible results accompislhed on Tlhursday last when an old-f-ash.~ioned bee was held to icreate a beauty spot at the ;;'ore on the Provincial High- way at Gutxhrie. The idea originated with the Oro Horticultural Society, a live org`-anizsrtion but a ye_.ar old. .v-\-`bowt fty took part in the da_v s procedings, some workingin -the fore- noon and others in the afternoon. The land was rst pllowed, dxisced and harrowed, and men worked wnith spade, hoe and pick till a perfect seed bed was made. Hon. E. C. Drury brought twenty-six maple trees form his own bush, which were planted on the three sides of the gore. Native _ spruce and shru-bs from the nursery were also planted. 'I`lie waste stones were used to make pillars at each end of the gore. Supe1'in?tend'ing' this work were Wm. McC`uaJig and Arthur B-ell, among the oldest residents of the towrnslhip. T.he committee in charge of the day s proceedings were R. J. Hall, Ernest Coates, Arthur Bell, Thos. Craw- ford and John Wi`g'g'ins. Others who took an active part were Bert Guest, T. H. McMahon, Jas. Stoddart, Jack Ansdell, Chas. Jermey and Mr. Geo. Vickers of Barrie, who was boss of the whole job. AL.....A. If v... .. ....-....Ll.\.. A! $1,... |.lA\. vvuun. Jvuu About 5 p.n1. a number of the ladies of the community gafahered with well-lled baskets and an ap- petizing lunch was served, after \vIhich Rev. Mr. Jones as chairman called on several for short addresses. Hon. E. C. Drury was the rs`t speak- er and expressed the belief that the l3arrie-0.r.i1h'a Higihway would be one of the most beautiful highways in the province. Irt connected Old On- banio with the vast pl-aygrountls of the north, and tourists from all over the province, as well as from the United States, would pass over this road in increasing numbers year by year. He paid tribute to the Oro Horticultural Society for stanting this work, and all should be proudto help in beautifying` this well known I-VdAl\4Ao Mr. 'W. Fin-layson, M.P.P., who has been deeply interested in the scheme, said it was a pleasure to see the re- sult adready achieved. This high- way was one of the finest bits of roadway in the prwovincial system. It was of gravel construction and bet- ter than the finest pavement to motor over. The residents of Oro had shown enterprise in talning up the matter of beautifying the h=ig'hway. M1`. Geo. Vickers thoug1h t it was the end of a perfect day in results accomplished. The Oro Horticultural Society was to be commended, and the beauty spot vfls destined to be a source of pea-sure to many in the |,1...m ,. ...-nu . u. uu\-O days ` uu._v .3 LV \.uu-x,- It is the intention to seed the gore and later on to erect a shelter in the centre. :NOTlCE Beginning Sa.turday, May 16, jit- ney fares will be 5 cents cash. No tickets will be issued. Large gps, baby carriages, etc., charged as one passenger. 7| ! `D `LITTVTH A `DJ 17` uua -u_y an IV . We think your committee are fully cognizant of the necessity for this improvement. Needless to say, the Board has very carefully gone in- to the matter and satised itself not only that the improvement is aet- ually necessary, but that it will save the Board an annual expenditure which is now being` incurred in con- nection with pumping water and ex- tra fuel. If your Honorable Body would like to get further informa- tion re_9,varding' the work we will be (Continued on page four) T. R. HUXTABLE. PARTING OF WAY AT 1BARRlE' PRESBYTERY Meeting Marked By Tense Feeling Between Two Factions. On Tuesday Barrie Presbytery, as such, held its final session before the consuvmnnati-on of Church Union on June 10(ah. The meeting was no swan-<]:ike passing` out; it was not capped by ju.b`i1at.ion on either side, but it was a tense struggle for the mastery, a g1hrt to the nish, a st,-ormy climax :to a stormy year. T3-.. 1 T_...... .. Y7\I.._.._1,. 1.. LL- Statistics recemtly puldshed put the tubal number of telephones in use at 22,937,000, this gure being made up as dllows: America, 15,- 840,000; Eunope, 5,903,000; Asia, 683,000; A-ustralasia, 389,000, and ,_.-`u"1-Zea, 122,000. vvvvv J vntdnnnaas WV `.4. uvv.u._y Jysuo Rev. Hanna of Elmvale, in the absence of Rev. M:cGi11ivray, occupied the Moderator -s c1haJir. The reading of the minu~ ces by Rev. Neil Camp- bell caused the first note of dissen- sion. Rev. Alex. Rintoul took ex- ception to their fonm. No minute had been made of the motion at the last regular meeting to condone the irregrurlanity of the petition from Angus, which `had not come through the session. Mr. Rintoul `also held that the` minute wlhich stated that be- cause of the Angus petition, a com- mission had been -appointed with P'resbyIte1-.ia1 power to disasolve the co- operartion in that charge, was wnonrr. The protest had only been asking: the Presbytery for inforlnaxti-on as to- who were entitled to vote. It did not. ask anything in the way of having the co-operation dissolved. The min- ute, however, would indicate that the people of Angus took adtion to have that co-operative scheme dissolved, and that was an injustice to them. T)P\'IV T 1|/TAT f\lI A-I-' `D...-..1-I-'.....l LPIII` u . . \ . . . Luv uu unJu..wu.\. vv uAA\.-Anna Rev. L. McLean of Bnadord held bhat the commission had been ap- pointed wdth Presabyierial powers. It had been appoih-ted because the Mzoderafoor of the cxar-ge would not give Ibhe peoprle justice. H An. 44-... uni!-A.`l w.-T....L..,. .-CM nu. mu, \.u -u. uaunvvu b 1 Are the printed minutes all right in the opinion of the Presby-. tery ? asked Mr. Hanna, and Rev.. Curri moved that they be adropted. Rev. McEwen pointed out that the whole quetion was Are ohe min- _ utes cor1'ee't ? not (ho they satisfy 6-Wan A.-.nu+ 9 vnvwhl \IIlAA\.\/II - the court ? -n 1- -up mu. vvuLu . Rev. J. McNa-b of Midland re marked that the Whole aiair, includ ing the appodnvtment of the commis- sion, had arisen out of the petition. (Continued on page 've) `TheRitzRevue May 26 and 27 Somerthing nerw--Horse Races at Barrie on Wednesday, June 10rbh. 1`! ... Cominng'-The Ritz Revue, -at Grand Opera House, May 26 and 27. |100 Barrie people in cast. `rt\`r\v1 1... I.O.D.E. Rummage Sale, Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. Part proceeds for Victorian Order of Nurses. Anyone having goods to be ca1x1e=d for telephong 639. . INORTH ISIMCOE LIBERAL ` CONVENTION AT STAYNER Aboum one hundred a/:/cended a meeting of the Liberal Association of No1+bh Simooe in Stayner on Friday last. The chwir was taken by Dr. A. M. M.cFa~ul, the president of the As- socia.-tion. A genenal daisouissi-on took place relative to nominartiing a candi- date for the next election. The feel- ing of the lnee/Ding` seemed to be in favor of putting a ca11d'ida.te in the eld and it was leflt to the execu- tive to call] a convention at a later (late to seleot a candidaxte. The old executive with few exceptions were 1'e-elected. l \. -\.A\.ut.\.u Hon. Duncan Marshalul, Proviincial Orgranizer, was the speaker, and he spoke at some `length, eulogizing the Prime Minister, Hon. Mackenzie King; as the statesmam of the hour. The Conserv-a oive panty was severely criticized, particularly Hon. Arthur Meig1hen. Discussing` the tariff, he claimed manufacturers were never more prosperous and the high tariff platform and blue ruin speeches of Mr. Meighen were condemned. Hion. Mr. Robb was able to show that Canada was payrinsg her way and with more trade and a g'reater volume of business the country would prosper. Coming Events World : Telephones Eight Pages In the Harringfton Adams Inc. pro- duction of Tihe Ritz Revue, in the Opera House here on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26 and 27, it is clear that the Oddfellows Lodge is makin:.y a big` bid for the favor of the t,heat1'e-g`oin_e; public. Torrey Mc- Kenny, the director, arrived last week from New York and no time was lost in grcttinp; busy. The show has been sstaged with marked success in some of the largest cities in the States, this being its premier per- formance in Canada. nu :- I.\lLIAIc.AA|\/\. nu you-unu- The performance takes the nature of a vaudevlille show, starting` out. with the usual opening` choruses, and then sexing` to a series of scenes, from an amusing` skit Sli 10W1iI 1_9,' people `buying tickets for the performance, throug`h the rehearsals, and on to the revue proper. The latter is foundegl on the well known publication, T11'e Vanity Fair Magrazine. Each and every department of the magazine is represented by either a dance ballad or an aniusim,-' take off or huies que, .=.tart.ing with the cover and ending` with the advertisements at the back. mu; uu\,A\u The costumes are new and beauti- fu=l,_ and the scenery is unique. Some of the well known local 1`hespians who will take part in the leading` roles are Mr. W. Craig.-', Mr. W. Pritclizlnl, Miss Czltherine Ross and Miss Janet It}(l\va1'd. : . 1 1 v