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Jleveri Changes in County Gouncil \ \\ \ \ \ M N \\ \ At the inaugural meeting of the|f town council held at 11 am. Tues- day morning, the following standing committees were named for 1940: FINANCE Reeve Donald MacLaren, Deputy- Reeve, Wm. Garner, Ald. Chas. Lower, Ald. H. J. Buchanan, Ald. Goodwin and Ald. Clark. PUBLIC VVORKS Ald. Ted Twiss. Chairman; Reeve MacLaren, Deputy-Reeve Ga.mex', Ald. Halbert, Ald. Cubitt.-Nichols, Ald. H. J. Buchanan, Ald. Padd'1son.' Ald. Clark. POLICE Ald. W. J. Buchanan, chairman; Reeve MacLaren, Ald. Cavanagh, Ald. Brennan Ald. Cubitt-Nichols. Ald, Twiss, Ald. James. PROPERTY Ald. Chas. Lower. chairman; Ald. Cavanagh, Ald. Brennan. Ald. James, Aid. Goodwin, Ald. W. J. Buchanan. PRINTING. RECEPTION AND ADVERTISING Ald. Geo. Clark. chairman; Ald. Paddison, Ald. Lower, Ald. Halbert, Dep.-Reeve Garner. WATER, LIGHT AND FIRE Ald. E. James, chairman; Ald. Goodwin, Ald. Twiss, Ald. Brennan. nu.` v~,u,-,,.. Ald. Halbert. .. --.. .,......... nu . BEETON Reeve-John Carlton (x). BRADFORD _R,eeve-J. E. Coombs. COLDWATER Reevc--Ernest Miller. nu. .. --v.~..-..-..\.` WELFARE Ald. H. J. Buchanan, chairman; Ald. Cavanagh, Ald. Brennan. Ald. Cubltt-Nichols. Ald. Twiss, Ald. Pad- dison, Ald. W. J. Buchanan. Deputy Reeve Garner Remarks On Lack of Chairmanship Searched Records Back to] 1920, But Gould Find` No Precedent for Pres-! ent Action. 1` is the first time since 1920; that a deputy-reeve has not beeni named chalrmah of a committee.` That is us far back as I havel searched ,t:hc records and I do not `know how long before, but believ- ing that and one would knowingly, Vol. XCII1. No. 43. il'ire Brigade Elects Olficers I For the Year! I _.\,.,.., ....,,,.... ....... -. COLLINGWOOD Reeve-T11os. .W. .~`.5l.`~1'!I111i1l%` D6- puby, J. Herbert Irwin. CREEMORE Reeve--J. R. Lawrence. I ESSA ' Reeve-Geo. D. Banting; Deputy W. J. McMaster. I |O. B. PATTERSON ACTING CHIEF! 1 FOLLOWING DEATH OF CHIEF? I R. J. WOLFENDEN. At the annual meeting of the! Barrie Fire Brigade, held Tuesday I evening ,t;he following ofcers and members were elected for the year I 1940 2 l v Lee; Linemen, C. Carley, R. Sim- Acting Chief, O. B. Patterson; De- puty Chief, S. Sherlock; 1st Lieut.. A. W. Fraser; 2nd LieuL., F. C., Lower; Capt. Hook and Ladder, H. Hook; Secretary, J. H. O`Connor;' Treasurer, 0. Williams; Steward, G. Coles; Chef, Wm. Livingston; 1st Branchman, 0. Williams; Assistant ; L. Caldwell; 2nd Branchman, J. H. .O C0nno1'; Assistant. G. Baldwin; 3rd Bra.nchman,, G. Coles; Assist- anL, N. Green; Axemen, C. McMu1- kin, D. Millar; Hydrantmen. L. Mill- er, Wm. Stewart; Tralc Ofcer, W. mons, Wm. Livingston, D. King, C. Anderson; Truck Driver, R. Irwin. ~n_,,,, _,,. .......... .., -....,.. .....n.., ;u. 1.: :1 All- Representatives to Fireman's As- sociation of Onta.rio-G. Coles, C. McMu1kin. | Representatives to simcoe County ' Firemen s Association-H. Hook, N. Green. I _ Executive Committee--G. Coles, G. Baldwin. L. Caldwell. His Majesty recently made a tho-rough inspection of the Empire's 4 seen looking over an anti-aircraft; gun and its crew well forward in Representative to Benet Fund- F. C. Lower. ~u,,._, .. ... ._ _ . _ - Aud1t,ors-R. O'Connor. \I\MA\A n uu Simmons. J. Council ggrintmenlsi FLOS Reeve, Albert A. Toner; Deputy, Walter Middlebrook. INNISFIL Reeve--Orvi1le E. Todd; Deputy, S. H. Reynolds. (Please turn to page ve) l The council made the following appointments to municipal bodieszi `Dnnv-A he 1:I.-z......:..... n-.. `T -n _.,,. ......... ...... ..n.uu\.u*.nu uvuAwo . Board of Education, Rev. N. R. D. Sinclair, John R. Boys, Nicol M. Thomson; Library Board. Mrs. J. A. MacLa.ren (three years); Parks, Phil Love, Jas. McMartin (three years); Board of Health, J. D. Wisdom, A. F. A. Malcomson, M. J. Brennan;l Citizens` Band, Major Gordon Long-' man, Andrew Carson, Deputy-Reeve` Garner; Fire Chief, Acting Chiefl Oliver Patterson. ll ! mittee. slight the deputy-reeve by leavingl, him off, I take pleasure in second- ing the report of the striking com- E In these words, Deputy-Reeve Wm! !Gm`ncr informed council Tuesday `morning that while he was not istrenuously objecting to the report| 101' the nominalaing- committee and `lwould facilitate the progress or council by seconding its adoption. he; was not particularly pleased with u : The King Among His Soldiers in the Front Line 5 A by-law was passed authorizing` the borrowing of fty thousand dol-| lars to meet current expenses until `taxes levied were colletcted. I At the rst regular meeting of the 1940 town council Tuesday even- ing a light slate was dealt; with. Following were the chief items of , business : On motion of Deputy-Reeve Gum-i er and Alderman James, 2:. letter of sympathy will be sent to the fam-, lily or the late R. J. Wolfenden. I I .-.- Q..- _.___._ .-,, .-.,..-,,,_ For ve years Mr. Wolfencleni served as re chief and the depart-; iment, operated in a very efcient: manner, This council regrets hisi ling," the motion read. i I y On motion of Messrs. Clark and] !W. J Buchanan ,21 three months` {honorarium will be paid the widow |of the late re chief. Town Council ` Committees` i A motion was passed permit,t'mg3 ratepayers to pu1'cha,se prepayment tax receipts allowing 4% per cent. per annum discount as of the instal- `lment dates, June 25 and Sept. 25. rrw... :.4..u... A-4.... -1: LL- ~rr:._.._._:- . . . . . . . ~ . . ....,, V uuyv. The invitation of the Kiwanis Club to attend the municipal meet- ing next Monday evening was ac- cepted by council. 11...._. _____ ._ ....... .... ....u.. an. L- ....__L , Permission to erect a neon sign on the side of the Cancilla building at the Five Points was granted. `TI\":l'|r\`:l\>-1 ....... :...\.... tv... luv-w ..-- -..... ........-.. nu, 3 ...... u. Notication was received from the Department of Transport that ii- 'censes for town vehicles would have ' to be purchased direct from the de- partment, as they were not avail- |able through the local issuing omce. !Harry G. Pack | Again Ghosen %L-V_m_--.9Ii'!i!P!2v2= SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITIES RE- GISTERED IN EACH OF 14 POLLING SUBDIVISIONS-COUN- CIL VOTE CLOSE. l Orillia, Jan. 2-Mayor Harry G. Pagk was re-elected to oice by a. [majority of an even 900 over his lopponent, ex-Mayor J. B. Johnston, lin the annual municipal elections lhelcl here yesterday. Mayor Pack ,rolled up large majorities in even; lone of the fourteen polls, and n- Jished with 1,519 votes to Mr. John- '.ston s 619. This will be the mayor's `third term of office as chief magis- `_ trate of Orillia. , ;, . ,,, u._1_1 4--.. |VAhh|l\I V. v........ ` A very close contest was held for the eight council positions, and only forty votes separated the eighth and `,ninths candiclates. Alderman Carol `Calms led the vote with 1,364 total, while Alderman G. D. Raney came `next with 1,289. A newcomer to !m1micipnl office, Arthur J. Truman. `made an excellent run for third' ;place with 1,274 votes. The other `successful candidates were: Cleve ._. , n ,1, L` "Barrie; 011taL1:i J an-ua.ry 4, 1940 What Town Council Did THE %- BARREE - GE vvuun \.u -.uuu--.u.-. nu. (Please turn to page eight) {Bearded Lio_n ilyall Jason Guest 1 } New Years Baby`; lARRIVES AT HOSPITAL \VI'lE.\' 1940 IS BUT FOUR MINUTES ` OLD. Lyail Joson Guest, weight, 7I1 pounds, 6 ounces, the rst baby ' born in Barrie in 1940, arrived at : the Royal Victoria Hospital almost; 4 in time to celebrate the arrival of the new year. The bells were still ringing, the whistles blowing, crowds in gay spirits everywhere ` were still re-echoing the welcome to 1940 when this new 1940 baby ar- rived at four minutes past twelve. 1.. 51... .....:..L ..r LL... t_..__u._1 n..._... In the quiet of the hospital there .. was excitement. among the nurses, whose privilege it was to greet per- haps one of the very earliest babies of 1940 in all Canada. `Just to be Jack Sexton, aged 45, Cundles, a, New Yezu- s celeb:-ant who ac- cording to Crown Attorney Frank Hammond, bearded the lion in his den when he entered the Provincial Police office while in- toxicated and in an argumentivc mood, paid a ne of ten dollars and costs, amounting in all to $12.25, in police court. here yes- terday. 4 sure it wasn t a 1939 baby, which ' would have been almost 8. tragedy at such a strategic time, they check- ed the radio. the telephone switch- board, train time-just to be cer- tain that their best hopes were realized. There could be no mis- take about it--Lynn Joson Guest. rst child of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Guest, Rural Route 4, Barrie. was a. New Year's baby. rn, 1:- .....1 12.... p-n......a. ......1 -r-,..11 Sexton was wamed that :1 re- currence of this action would resuit in a much heavier pen- ulty. _ -...- .. ........_, . To Mr. and Mrs. Guest and Lyall Joson, who brought, distinction to, this district through his arrival with the new year, the Advance extends `congratulations and best wishes. When the smoke of municipal elections had cleared away and the votes were counted, eleven new faces emerged victorious to take the'1rL places on the Ciiunty Council forr 1940, first sessiore of which meets Tuesday, Jan. 16: 2 Fnllnwiha ic H1,-` Pnwunlpfn Hcf nf January 9, play Express Your- self," by stayner Y.P.s.. in Stroud Community Hall, under the aus- pices of St. James` Y.P.S., Stroud. Miss Juliette Gaultier De La| Verendrye will put on a. concert pro- gram of French-Canadian Folk _Songs at the Canadian Club, Thurs- day evening, Jan. 11. (236) Read the Advance Classieds. Iti pays. --Coming Events" In His Den Criticism of Snowplowing is i f Hear at Councili `Gertrude Small Died dfllfowning .DR. FRANKISII UAKES POST MORTEM REPORT ON VICTIMS OF AUTO PLUNGE. Flames 7lmot E`mm Wails As Scores are Trapped l The post. mortem report on Ger- trude small, issued by Dr. E. R. Frankish, shows that her death at Wusaga. Beach last October, was due to drowning. She came to her death shortly after her marriage to W. G. Bell, who also drowned when taheir car plunged into the Notta- lvwasaga River. .....\-uuu_y, uuu. Avd Following is mg complete list of` those who will act on the county`` body for the year. Changes in per-; sonnel from last; year are marked thus (x): I Dr. F1`a11kish's report. tells or sand`. found in Mrs. Bell's ears after her I body was recovered from the water, and a, bruise on her right hand. Other scratches and bruises were noted in the examination. Cause` `of death was undoubtedly that of? drowning, the report. concludes. l Contusions also were found on` the body of Mr. Bell and nearly] the whole forehead was slightlyl swollen and a shallow abrasion over the bridge of the nose. V|1r:..._ Y:11...........p. (V.\..-.11 uunnknucpinun mu. ~......., \IA Vllit -.....v. Miss Florence Small yesterday` telegraphed Premier Hepburn at St. Thomas a request for a postpone- ment of the inquest into the death of her sister, Gertrude, who perish- ed with her husband soon after their wedding when their car plunged into ` Georgian Bay. near Midland. -nu... : ____ ..... :.. ....\.....I..1.\A tn kn Lighting Contest ; Prize Winner, \.;-an. -,.\~.. _......_,, . . . _ . . . . . _ _ . . ... The inquest is scheduled to be- `gfm at Collimgwood on Thursday. Criticism of the manner in which the snowplowing is being done in a. number of wards in town was voiced by some mem- bers of council Tuesday evening. Chief complaint appeared to be that the parties responsible were not getting` out early enough and that in a number of places lawns and boulevards were mis- taken for sidewalks, with some- what devastating effect upon the g`l`8.SS. The man is very conscientious and called to see if there had been any complaints. There had not been a single one at the time, but if the work is not be- ing done as it. should be, we certainly want to know about it so that it may be remedied, commcaltetl Ald. Twiss, el1ai1'n1an of the Board of Works. I Prize winners in the Public Util- ities Christmas lighting contest have been announced by the judges. Many beautiful lighting effects which contributed materially to the ap- _ _ . _ _ _ __ -5 1.`... 4...... .-....... :.......~....&.-all New Year Is Welco3ned_ \;\Ja1vAAuIuAvu\.I. Alnluvvn _~.._, .. ...-.. ..., I pearance of the town were inspected! by the judges and the arrival at a, decision was not an easy matter. 1 (Please turn to page four) I Two well attended dances were the highlights in New Year's Eve celebration in Barrie. At the R011- er Drome, Russ Creighton and his Canadian Mountaineers played to an appreciative crowd of about two hundred and fty, while Bob Powell and his Melody Men entertained a slightly smaller number at the Odd- fe11ow's Hall. u ~-_._,., _,g L. - q ---....- \.., . ALLISTON Reeve-Jas. Kerr (X). ADJALA Reeve-Dennis O Leary (x). BARRIE Reeve--D. F. MacLaren; Deputy, Wm. Gamer (x). ! On New Year's night; a. large igathering attended the annual Ki- wanis Club dance in the Oddfel1ow's PERFECT SCORE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE-NO HITS, NO RUNS, NO 1 ERRORS. I jg Worse Than War, Says Veteran-SaW Trapped Child Screaming at Win- dow. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 3.-- Twemy persons perished to-day when they were trapped in the Marlborough apartment hotel by ames that survivors said seemed to shoot right out of the walls." Scores of the hotels 200 residents , ,, _ _.g__ F... .----.... .... \lh were trapped when the ames `blocked every stairway. Forty were linjured, of whom at least, 25 were taken to hospitals with burns and injuries suered when they jumped from windows. Firemen found three persons dead _sho1't1y after they reached the scene `but it was two hours before they were able to ght. their way to the second oor, where additional bodies were found. Screaming women and children jumped from second and third storey windows into the icy streets. Many were trapped in their beds- Others ran into the aming hall- ways, where remen found their charred bodies. The residents of the hotel were routed from their beds by the re shortly after 6 am. Many ran out :.~. u.n:.. `\;rv<` ,.1,.u....,. \1.\:-.|_|_....,.. in their night clothes. Neighbors awakened by the screams of those trapped inside, brought ove1`coa`..s and coffqe to those who ran bare- footed into the icy streets. The temperature was ve below zero. One woman, hysterical from fright, was seriously injured when she writhed out of a reman's grmp as he carried her down an ice-coat. ot el F it` e 20 Die In Minneapolis `Burglaries Lead Month's Crime Be1_r_t Shows i S125 COLLECTED IN FINES AND COSTS BY BARBIE POLICE DE- PARTMENT. I Forty-t.hree cases were demm with" by the police department. during. the `month of December, it was. rsvealed in the report submitted. to. council Tuesday evening by Chief. of Police Alex. Stewart. The rather. serious crime of burglary was prominent, no less than seven cases being record- ed. in which three were convicted on two charges, two are awaiting trial on three charges. other charges were: Petty theft 3,_- 2 investigating, 1 no clue; that of- auto 3, all cbnvict-ed; reckless: driv-` ing 1, withdrawn; vagrancy 11- 143 days; wilful damage, 1, dismissti keeping liquor for sale 1, dismissed; drunk and disorderly 1, convicted; permitting drunkenness 1, convicted: other breaches of the L.C.A. 4 con- ` victed; breach of Highway Trams Act. 6, convicted; petty complaints 14. all attended to. `.-.._, .,... Midnight shows at the three theatres a.ttra,cted fairly large aud- iences, while many private parties about town paid tting tribute to the occasion of the ushering in of the New Year. Vvhile it could not be truthfully said that all who drank a toast to 1940 did so with standard H20`, those who tapped the wine cellars did so with such discretion that not a single 'celebrant found his way dir- ected by an officer of the law. There were no motor accidents despite the heavy snow and slippery streets. Hall, where the Melody Men again played. 1ur:..1..:...Lz. ,.1.-__.- _; LI .. ,.... -4-. w vvvv ...~... .~.. Fines and costs for the munthz totalled $125.00. FIVE BELOW ZERO nely In Barrie` (Please turn to page ve) REEVE D. F`. M:LcL.-\REN TAKES OVER IRIPORTANT FINANCE | POST FORMERLY HELD BY DE- PUTY-REEVE J. M. MILLS- OTHER CHAIRMEN AND COM- MITTEES CHOSEN.