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_ '$ " -:=`-3'34`!-.`i=:. -`x '73"- `g`',f ,- l-_.. ....... \.v...,,.....\,.J vvLCL.l\Cu wucu ,it was jammed between the plat- form and the train. The driver re- ceived serious bruises and a slight concussion. The train was delayed {for an hour before the cm was ifreed. ....... uu\L vvua uuxggcu many 16 1 Lawrence crashed into the gas it approached the station. `lcar was completely wrecked in mm. .'...........: L..L..._-__ `L, T. McNabb, Lt. D. - 'I').-nu.-.M....c (1.4 h 1-` n\AAv\.I;lllJl4 LJl.'4l`lls) I Stause Bakogeorge, proprietor of ithe Olympia Restaurant, and Grant iMoncrie", who happened to be in 'the Oilympia at the time, were the two Barrie men privileged to Wit ness this unusual Sl_',`i`liI. Due to the ' nature of their work, which demands privacy to turn out successfully [thugs do not usually operate beforc Em: audience on the main stree of :2 `town, so the two local cit.izen.=~ who ]h.'. rnrgsside seats can claim an ex- iperirance that few can boast of. 1 Their curiosity getting the better iof them, Mr. Bakogeorge and Mr. illoncrie` started to sroll down the `sidewalk towarii where the three iwere _;'r*ntl_v fondling the Hzlfe and {making it perform cartwheels near jthe curb. To their surprise the {three . stopped \vrappin2' jthcir :irm:< around the . little isafe, and rememb0rin_L: that they had bn. el. jumped in their coupe. and fo1`;'ett`ii5.: to turn in &l..\:.. 1:m.1.4.` .,4,I 7 - -v ; VITAMINS PLUS { Bofore coming` to BZlI'l'iG U 1111113.-'.< are believed to have fez .. \\.v\III\.y nllu JII1.',l7L u_L', LU Lulu 7011 their lights. . :1wz1_\' in the `night in the direction of the (`..\'.R. Estation, from whence they headed out Simcoc Street and a\vu_\'. urn-n A -...-n _- -... 1TRAIN WRECKS CAR BUT DRIVER LIVES .,..-.. ........ vucu. cycb were not ae- ceiving them, two well-known citi- zens of the town had to agree that there was nothing else for it but that three men WERE rollin,, Zel- ler`.= safe along the sidewalk, and more than that, they were apparent- ly going` to make an attempt to `lift it lovingly into the rumble. seat. of `a Chrysler coupe parked conven- iently outside the store. i RINGSIDE SEATS (u,____,__ 11-1,, The few pedestrians on Barrie s main street at three-fteen a.:n. [Monday gazed in awe and wonder when their attention was drawn `towards Zeller s Limited, where three men appeared to be engaged in the unusual business of rolling a g'oo safe out the front door and along the sidewalk. After second and third look, just to make sure that their eyes were not de- citi- man: flwnn -11n4- I-1-U." ----um -~--- ' Loca1 Citizens Scare Off , Trio Attempting Abduc- ' tion of Zel1er s Safe at 3 am. Monday. .9`... in usuguu anu UU 1eeL W100. The skating rink, used in the fall of the year by the Meaford and St. Vincent Agricultural Society in which to hold its annual exhibition, was a frame structure built 36 years ago. Its roof was partly de- stroyed by fire a few weeks ago, with damage set at_ $1,000. The new steel roof had just been com- pleted at a cost of $950. The rink was about 180 feet in length and 80 feet Wide. 1:\_-.,_ nu - .. /I .-. -- ~ (Continued SECTION Pages 1 tc Section One _. ....vu ` Bztrrie the three feasted or. 11a_2'e eight) . . . . V . . . V u Lblylll e His when ;ween Oliver; the __ ru. 1 to ONE .......v..u 4.uL mun: uuan ouu Leec. l Meafor-d re brigade worked for three hours to keep the re con- ned to the two buildings. They only managed to save a portion of the curling rink, which is over 100 feet in length and 60 feet; wide. 'l"`Ian -1...s.:..... ..:_1_ .-_- I 2 Blazing timbers, which sent `fze ames high into the air, brought hundreds of people to the scene from miles around. Flames shot over 100 feet in the air and en-i dangered several homes. Dense smoke drifted through the air and burning shingles and sparks were carried for more than 500 feet. Tl/f.....L`....,1 4:..- L._:__,,1 1 Meaford, Dec. 19.--~Meaford Agri- cultural Hall, used also for skating and hockey, and the nearby curling rink were destroyed by fire early yesterday at a loss of over $15,000. The loss is not covered by insur- ance. -rn Unusual Christmas Card Agricultural Hall Complete! Loss, with Nearby Curl- ing Rink Partially Dam- aged. Winter Sport Home Bums L_(Lss 515,000 M Meajgrgi ThieVe_s Wrestle t _-:__: Vol. X(TT. N0. 43. MAYOR SPEAKS An appeal for citizens of (`an- ada to become Canada conscious first and Enipirc consvcious next `as voiced by Earl Rowe. former provincial lo-.uier, at. thv annual meeting of the Innisl (o:i Association held at Strourl Friday evening, at which oicc-r.~' for the coming year were elected. 11.. ..;.......`I. -..L -; 1', . ,, u . .1_\'. living `ink. rst `tely gale- blaze was are. F0!- are now . nuun ucavuy. The Junior Conservative Associa-l 't1'on laid plans for a euchre and ;|dance to be held at Lefroy during !the month nf .Tnnu:~ny _country first and the Empire sec- . (`*1 """` ;utilized in manufacturing 6.-'ood= ithat the States were given prefer-i lential tariffs on. The day has come! when we must think of our own: \ 1 0nd. he declared. , A house divided must fall and] the King Government with its huge! n1ujo1'it._\' has failed to meet the} iprohlr-m.< of the people in a fair yaml square manner. The $30,000,-. !000 being: spent for defence mightl `well he $100,000,000 next _\'em', for {the European picture is steadily _:'rowin~r_r worse, he stated. 3 His Worship MaS'or H. G. Robert-1 1.4011, of B:u'rie, also spoke briey. The following ofcers were elect-l `ed for 1939: 1 '..___ - _.. . . I President, L. Webb; 1st Vice,: Geo. Martin; 2nd Vice, Robt. Red-43 lfern; 3rd Vice, Thos. Reynolds; r [Treasm-er, Wm. Ingram; Secretary,` [Frank Beatty. . rm... 1-....:.... n ..... --~ - - ' I -.`.\.:.uu5. I A local wag has suggested that| the deer, arriving on the Barriei .~vhore in the early hours of the' morning. p2'oba.b1_v took 21 look down the street and seeing: three thugs wre. with Ze]1o.`. a- safe on the main di-:1}.-', keeled over and died. feeling.-' that civilization was no com-' pu1'i.~:on to the happy hunting`. I g1'ov.1n`: ;." I'VL . p n -\.. \... \.uI\.l v mu] removed. * A full-y.-'rown doe. weighing about !150 pounds, was di; at thu foot of Rodney Street early Mon- !ria_\' morning` by George and Lloyd l`Smith, Blake St., when they went. Edown to the water s edge to tak:,>~ "the temep1`zxtu1't.- of the water mv %o1'der to detennine how soon the `bay might be expected to produce a sheet of ice upon which to skate: .\r`IInvr';hn- L- LL- c<...:n. 1,,,,.u . ,,,..,-....,.. : 1 Chief of Police Alex. Stewart? `notied Game Warden Buie of the di: Buie will have the ani- mnl rnmnuml Saw Thugs Wrestling with; Safe on Main Street andj Keeled Over after Sw1m- ming Across Bay. o I i I ._-......... ..... vlnv .w....... rnuuc neacty. We now purchase $25 worth of Conservat goods from the States for every $2'tion worth they purchase from us andgdance L4 Canada's unemployed could well be the month of January. [Deer Dies iHeart Failure .,v..c,....... There were out. d erh. u-.u..n...ymvu J.\Il. mu: 1u.uy`auAul. 011116., A lifelong resident of Thornton, `Mr. Corbett is well known through-` out the entire district and is stillj actively engaged in the insurance! business. I Subscriber Renews for Fifty-Sixth_'IEme RED CROSS NEWS MI 132 articles given: .u.....c_ um announced 21 midnight! `Eta dawn dance. commencing` at 3:12.01 Sunday morning, when Bill {Ohliis and his ten-piece band will Wprovide music for what is planned; 1 jto be a gala event. The new hard- iiwod oor will provide an excellent aland spacious dancing area. Follow- 3}ing' bhe opening after improve- riments are made, it is planned by -:thc management tod hold weekly t'dances every Friday and Saturdagc r evenings. T\....:..... 4.1.- 1 . 1 -- tg During the week of January 3rd erextensive alterations W111 be made _gto the main oor of the market Tbuilding, under lease by the Kcn.1e;.' iRol1er Drome Co. Ltd., and the` ifa('ilitie.~' of this sport centre will not be availabe during that time, `Fred R. Kenney told the Advance 1 to-da\'. KUIIIAIIE. _v\.uu. vvukv uu:Lu:u. He struck out at the Anglo-i American trade treaty recently con-' cluded declaring: that a high pricei Ind been placed upon the people 1 Canada for the peaceful relations] `as had maintained with the Re-[ Qublic to the south. am- `r\I\!iI .u..m1........ on: .......n. _::| Barrie, Ontario, Tuesday, December 20, 1933 v " | iadditionul fourteen hundred square :feet of hardwood oor laid. The [entire interior of the building will :be painted a sky blue and new fcrepe paper decorations installed, Aywhich will make this one of the `finest roller drama and skating cen-' `tres outside the larger cities. Announcement of the grand open- ing followimr the proposed im- provements will be made through naner. | Duriiigi: the shut-down, all remain-I ling vertical supports will be re- jmoved from the building and an will] -lug nn:...L-.! _ ,1 ,_; The damage, much of `which ,to the telephone switc11boa1-d and`! jother equipment, was estilnatcd 211; t[$l.30.0()0 .b_\' Beg`. Johnston. tele- phone . - vv <. WV I 9 Previous to the closing down for altemtions and improvements, Mr. Kenney has announced midnight` [to dawn (innr-9 (~nh\I\1nn:-Cu. ...I Thornbury.---WhiIe re th1'eat;en- r',ed the Whole community early Sat-' Iurday, Florence Andrews, 20, tele- {phone operator, stuck to her post ifamid swirling smoke and put lthrough call after call to warn the Fsleeping citizens. Firemen from Collingwood and Thornbury fought; the ames, which began in the G. D. Binkiey block and destroyed the, \.T.. 1 \:t. 11_vx 1' [Roller {b?3a{A ;To Undergo 9 Improvements . . I ` Headless of her danger, and` `choked by 1'ume:<, .~'h\c stuck to her.` Vpost until the whole town had been] faroused. Asthe re came nezu'e1', islne put on her hat and coat so she, could . in the building` until Lhe| I I very last minute, then leave on the 1-11:}-1 Finz11I_\', with the 10 feet away, she ` and with eyes red-1 smoke. walked on I l x . 1 l E I . ` (Continued on 1 I, MIDNIGHT TO DAWN NEV`/J 1 YEAR S DANCE ANNOUNCED { JUST PRIOR TO CLOSING DOWN FOR EXTENSIVE IM- PROVEMENTS. I An unusual and original Christ- mas card has been received by B.C.I. Principal A. R. Girdwood from a t'o1'mer pupil in the person of Walter Thomas, now en_:rz1:::-(1 in the Deisel engineermp: p1`ofe. in 71.. TTQ -m... ,.....,z :- .. /\ v .uuauun lib 111 1'_\'. ` `Sticks to Post as Flamesi , Wipe Out Business See- , tion of Town-Investiga- % tion Requested. I i Operator Heroine In 0 51501000 Thornbury I"'ir_e_; DUIHU `IIIOIIDIIS. I Mr. Mitchell is a brother-in-1a.w of Margretta L. Beil, pro- plietress of the Queen s Hotel, where he is now resident. Mr. Mitchell s paintings have received recognition in art centres throughout Canada. Two of -his splendid canvasses are to be found in the hotel, one in the dining room, said to be the nest horse picture by a Canadian artist, depicting horses at pasture on the Sabbath, entitled The Day of Rest. In the lobby of the hotel is another exceptionally ne painting of an ironwood tree situated on the edge of a trout stream spanned by a rustic bridge, the loca- tion of the scene being` in the Kimberly Valley, ten miles north of Thorn-bury, Mrs. Bell : former home. Reproductions in the War Cry this week are of the Chri. Child in the Manger and the Wise Men bearing g'i1't:<, 21 picture in rich colour which adorns the front cover, while the back cover is that of a homey rural winter scene entitled Sunday )l01'nll1'_2`. Mr. Mitchell intends doing` a number of rural scenes in the district surrounding Barrie this winter. ;u.1u:ut:u, A.Ii.` some months. My 1|/In. In keeping` with its custom of many years, the War Cry. ofcial weekly publication of the Salvation Army, which is we]- comed in many Barire homes, carries a number of full-page pic- tures in natural colour on the Christmas edition, which is being distributed this Week. 01 special interest to Barrie residents is the fact that the front and back covers of the publication this week are reproduc- tions of the work of an `outstanding Canadian artist, Thomas W. Mitchell, A.R.C.A., O.S.A., who has been a resident of Barrie for some - Outstanding Canadian Artist Is Resident of Barrie `ey destroyed the! Hail, four stores and the, \/ 4ns|1A|\4A l\-DA` bllzlll closed her board I t-1-ilmned from 1119' >111. The remen 11 pa}.-`e four) A unique display of choice poul-l try that has caught the public eyel `and drawn favorable comment fromi many, is to be seen at Hepplcstonis butcher shop, where close to a ton of dressed fowl of every descrip- tion is to be seen strung on racks covering the entire front of the store. ...... _..,...~,. -..,.,..u.\....._u, 1lLu1\':.`.`4lUH ill the U.S. The card is a compo.=itc[ picture, depicting Mr. Thomas and che various lines of the Deisei en-1 rrineering business in which he is bnterested. uvvn u- I A custom common in England,` `but not often seen in Canada, Mn: Heppleston s disp1`ap' of Ohristmas` dinners cat/`-hes the attention of` passing motorists, many of whom stop their cars for a better view` of the choice exhibit. [ ---- 2 l Now that the Provincial Govern-I Iment is trying: to put the squeeze `on relief expenditures by allotting reduced quotas to municipalities, re- cipients have in some cases shown {a sudden and intense desire to joinl up with chiugli organization; par-ls ticularly xvealthy ones. 1 TI`..- 1- _ 1,`; . u . .,.........._v n \.uu.u_\ uucc. Here is a letter received by one benevolent clergyman mcently: (Continued on page ve) School note: Attendance at Barrie! .~<-hools has shown a decline duringi the past month due to many students ! I being conned to their homes withi . 1 colds. ` C 5.w\, no Or l ll throw your sheet out unun c ul :1, the back door. Thanks for them kind words, we; tickled nigh unto (lca1;l1 say i to learn in this thumb-handed manne_r` that Ll1i:~' column has alreacly gained :1 l'ollowin_L'--or :11; least :1 follower. lt .: ce1'L2xinl_\' public. ll:1t1ci'i21j_" to have :1. Following the publication of this` column in last; week's paper, the fol- lowing` note written on onion skin; paper (minus the onion) was found: plugged in the keyhole of the office} door : Unique Poultry Display Little Willie's gone to bed With a bad cold in his Head, His red nose is very runny And he rolls his eyes so funny, As he calls for water, quickly, ln :1 voice that's hoarse and thickly. Nor Headlines and Hooey ls certainly screwy, I've never read such bunk before; But the children just love it Q.-. ....... ..- _--- -" `- lnnisfil Tories Elect Officers Er Coming Year don't mind the vocal static ' the echo in the attic,` the bloomin shells that clut'l ter up the oor! [EADLINES K 'l'f'I\ 100193?" -the I With C.S.M. Wm. Blogg presiri-j :ing, the following prog'ra.m was en-l, fjoyed, with many outstanding per-j sonages in civil and military life; A taking part : n ..... -..; wnanuxnqs, `tall: - ! ! Dinner and sing-song, song lead-9 ler, Sgt. ~G;eo. Burns; the King, Lt ] -.u. 1 hon. An event of outstanding: ll1l.0l`.~t! gin military circles took place Ht thel |Ba1`1'ie Armou1'_v Thu1's(l:1_\' evening when the Headqua1'ters L'ompan_v., iGre_v and Simcoe Foresters. held: their second annual dinner, com- memorating: the second anniversary of the re-org'anization of the Regi- ment and the taking over of com- mand of Lt.-Col. C. E. McRr2a, M',('1, ` = v Vl For the eigh1.y-sixth time the ',books revealed a balance on haml: '3:1l't:-1' all outstanding` account..~I had? Lbeen talcum care of. The <-:x. bzll-l -UHCC this _\'ezn' amounted to .$4l1.2Sl`- _`z1.< :1}.-`z1in.~'L $373.65! u year ago. A; 1 . . l` \`cr_\' lIL'l)ll1`afJ,:llljQ' repoli of lshe suc-i ;L'c.<. opr:1'u110|1 ol' the ;- 0v1eL_\ I01; I the _\`r.-ur w.-1.< ])}'9.'~`~f T1l0(l. T ;` ()t'l'u~m-.< elected for the coming; I lerm \\'m-p - l u v J.vI2II vvluc. Fire Chief Geo:-..2`e C. E. Grant said it \\'as impossible for his men to save the rink, for when they ar- rived with the pumper the entire building was a mass of fiame,~.v. heir attention \\'as directed to sav- bhe curling` rink. It was a Lu ky break that there was no strong: wind blowinyz or homes would have been threatened," '.:e said. .\lr.<. Stephen Guys. about 500 feet from the rink. first: saw the blaze and innneiliately phoned in the alarm. The blaze was the worst in ve years here. Fol- lowers of winter sport now without loca? facilities. Two remen were slig'htl_\` injurecl _n fi'ghtin:: the blaze. William I-latch and William Cranney both had large . pierce their foot ani 1... 1. -v -- " L. a dozen : lLt.-C01. F. F. Worthington, I MAC M M ('1 A 1:1 1'7 I x]Service Diploma Presented 1; to Sec.-Treas. Irwin Mc . ` Mahon at Annual Meet-| ing-Success1"u1 Yea..r Re-; f ported. I I vnnv l(l:\aIlCDu ! i Following: the supper :1 [)l`0gl`8.h1: pvas mijoyed at. bhe Community; Hall. fa feature of the evening being` the `ipres-Ientation of aservice dipioma to} Irwin McMahon. whose services to] the organization have been such as! 1 (Continued on page eight) ____:_______________ `Second Annual Dinner Grey animcoe Foresters_ @010 Society ?Holds 86th ;;Annual Meet I --o Vu.uxyuI:u. I At the conclusion of the bu. limeetinfz the members and friends of ithe organization repaired to Central .`P1'es-b,\'terian Church, where a splen- gdid oyster supper was provided by) [the ladies. 13-11,, - Direm-Lor.=: K .GiIch1`ist, (Ioz1t.<, I-I. f'r21\\'I'o1' J . .eed. S. ('mn})!>ell.` T. Luck. 0. (_`1~z1wfo1'd, .\I. Cru\vt'o1'd,7 `A. Bzutholomew. ` [.zui_\` Di1'ecto1'.<: Mi.<.< F.I\'z1 Luck, ..\1r.a. 0. Crawford, Mrs. Robt. HaIl,7' ?;\Irs. Wm. Scott, Mrs. Victor Ross 5 -`H!'H`n1~:- xxr. \ LL. - ` .... .. nun. unuub, Aura. VlCL01' K055. ! Auditors: Wm. .-\. Johnston. Geo. I A. Campbell. 1 A4 4.1.. A,.V-I ' ` -` .... `. ..-..,. 4 3 Pz'e,~xid-nt, John W. Walker; lstj `Vice. 1`ho.<. Fletcher; 2nd Vice, Geo. 1Pe211`. Sev.-T1'ezx.~:u1'e1`, I. _\I(-.\Iz1~ I hrm I 3 John W. Walker was elected I } president of the Oro Agrin-ulturai !Societ_\' at the ei;2'ht_v-sixth annuzxlj in1oetin.2' of that o1'g'z1niz21tion held at; Oro Commtmity Hull F1`idu_\' even- fingn .-..,,~ ..l.....,.r 1..-,-; unzu LIIUL mm had to have medical attention. The nearby residence of Ja:<. Brock . `as kept soaked with \'.':1te1' tn pre-{ "Ont it from burning. I I ,`DESERTER BEING RETURNED HERE ;\. ith M.C., c.A.F'.v.,C Guest Speaker at Mili- tary Banquet. This wife ` has got to Police Alex. Advance on 1` ring to a numl _l__... I uv char; I... L: .wunuuu, ML. U. unver; U18 l"Regiment, Sgt. R. Easton. Pte. Le- > Gear; Our Allied Regiment, Sgt. R. .-!Dinning, Pte. Firman; chai:'man .= `yremarks; toast, Dominion of Can- Jada, b_v Lieut. Eric Wilson, respond- ed to by Hon. Earl Rowe, M.P., gland D. F`. I\lcCuaig, K.C., )I.P.; solo, Sgt. Geo. Burns; extenlriinp: conltzrattxlations to Lt.-Col. C. E. -;_\rcRae,. M.C., by Capt. C. D. d:Raikes; reply, Lt.-Col. C. Mc- -|Rae, M.C.; solo, Sgt. Albert Sugar, y Underneath the Old Umbrella; in- -troduction of speaker by Lieut J. Chittick; address, Lt.-Col. F`. F. ..Wort}1ing-ton, M.C., M.M., C.A.F.V.; iremarks, Mayor H. G. Robertson, -{LL-("ol. Alex. Cowan. Lt.-Col. E. -:w9H.'nv 14- (1-1 xv 1.1 In -x l......-\ u.. ruux. uowan. bt.-Col. . . iWalker, Lt.-Col. N. E. McDonald, ietc.; toast, H.Q. Co., by Mr. D. F. ;MacLaren, Reeve of Barrie; re- ? sponse, Mlajor Gordon Longman; Qadjoumment for sing-song, frames, etc. TORONTO SALESMAN IN HOS: PITAL AT MIDLAND. ('oldwatei', Dec. 1f).--Jo.u. Lawr- `,om-e. :1 salesman for :1 Toronto tire Jcompany, is in St. Andrew s Hospi- Lal at Midland after 21 miraculous e. from death at Waubaushene. He drove his car into the side of a train and was dragged sixty feet. y T/.\u:rronnn nw-n;~1-in.-I .'..4.... 1.1.. .|......__ Canada First Policy is, Urged by Earl Rowe in} Address at Annual Meet- ing. . 7%?