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The Sarieant Co.Ltd ` INSURANCE INFORMA'I'ION Protect yourself, your fam- ily and your saviwgs by having adequate insru-am-,e for your car. Remember . . one accident may .:e the cause of complete un- ancial ruin ! xnxwuu 25" .vv`-u r\I RED CROSS NEWS Come To The LUNCH AT FOR COMPLETE Miss Betty end with her DUNLOI STREET Page Thr-ee PHONE 94 13` nus ; `VI Mr. Bill Hare, of Toronto, spentll the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W.e J Blair, Burton Ave. | HRNSS //// ///4 Mrs. J. Trask spent Saturday in Toronto. Mrs. L. Henson spent; Friday in. Toronto. i I BMEPAIRS, Iva nnrwrnn. THAT WHERE 10 HARNESS MADE TO ORDER. News of All andale LET US nooron THAT BROKEN HARNESS nun- mc. THE SLACK WIN- TEE M_oN'ms. [6WRBi:Es TRIP mu-:s 1. `ii.""AEIJ:N 130-I (` iII(`r.-\GO $20.21) NF.\V YORK $18.45 L05 .-\.\'GELES $74.05 Doe spent the week` parents, Rev. and Mrs.; visiting in Ver- Mr. and Mrs Vol. XCIII. No. 49. ' [,1-/[CA 00 spent Bebekahs& Oddiellows Enjoy So_cia_l Evening At last week's meeting of Barrie Lodge, I.0.0.F., 9. social evening fol- Ilowed, at which the members of 'Beaver Rebekah Lodge were present in large numbers, as well as 8. num- ber of invited friends. With Rev.l 1N. R. D. Sinclair as chairman, an! enjoyable program was presentedi followed by 21 tasty lunch served by] zthe ladies. I Featured on the program was :1 sing-song led by R. Corbett and C M. G. Smith with his accordion; tar. dancing by Barbara. Coles and Bob- by Balliston, solo by M. Love, \vith!3 Angus Ross at the piano; :1 quar- tette by Messrs. Coles, Corbett, Clarke and Morris; a skit, The Wedding of Ruby Taylor and Amos Jones," of Amos and Andy fame was very amusing, the costumes and make-up being most elaborate. The cast included: A. Cleland (Ruby); R. Corbett (Amos); H. Coles (Andy): .C. M. G. Smith (parson); F. Col- 1ins( Ruby's father); T. Grey and W. D. Paddison (Mr. and Mrs. Craw- lford); T. Clark and L. Glenn (W `and Mrs. Kingsh). A wedding cake ;and confetti were nal touches. ; Some weeks ago the Grand Mas- `ter of the I.0.0.F. requested a.1.` =lodges to honor the memory of Thos Wildey, the founder of Oddfe11ow- ship on the American Continent in 1819, and 9. talk on the life of Wildey `and Oddfellowship in general was _given by M. D. Morrison. Mrs. J. Mills, a member of the Provin- `ciai Rebekah Assembly, spoke on the. ' origin of the Union Jack, our F1ag.l `H. G. Robertson. P.G.M.; G. Morris. N.G. of Barrie Lodge, and Mrs. Mc- .eKenzie, N.G. of Beaver Rebekahi lLodge, spoke briey. ; 1 Mrs. C. Bell spent, Friday in To- ronto. ._ . -- . -n,,,,,.,,, -__,__; Mr. and Mrs. A. Boynton spent 5` a few days in Gravenhurst with 3 ; their daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Cor- 1 ! beta. , u - -- -- .,,, ,,,,u ,___ 1-|:II.. I uuuu. Mrs. L. McMaster and son Bill) 3 f spent a few days in Toronto. Mr. Henry Nichols, of Ori1lia.,|1 spent the week end with Mr. and `Mrs. Bert Nichols, Cumberland St.f David Watson, Cumberland St., es-` caped serious injury when 9. car driven by Jack Patton swerved to avoid the child, who was sleigh- '` uriding on a nearby hill. The child`: escaped with a few bruises and 9'9 twisted leg. - William Dunnett, a. Copaco em-' ployee, is gradually recovering from a knife wound on his left thumb. lwhich he received two weeks ago. -- - _ C`, , -4: ucu.-__: .....v-. ..v -....-.._.. -.... ..v..... ..c,., Mr. Les. Poucher, of Winnipeg,` has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. `C. Poucher. __ .... . u -- ,,,,. .-_,_ Mrs. Glen Kell, of Kingston, spent| the week end with her parents, Mxni and Mrs. T. Booth, William St. I William Wilson, of Emmanuel Col- , was the spealzer at both ser- es on Sunday at Burton Avenue, nitecl Church. On Monday, Feb. 12, Mr. and Mrs Yorke held a. euchre for the, :.B.A. There was 9. good crowd in l..ee11ciu11ce. The winners werezl Ladies, 1st, Mrs. C. Hoclgson; 2nd. Mrs. A. Hunter; men's 1st, Ellis O He2u'n; 2nd, Mrs. Corbett. Re- t'res`nmcnLs were served later. \I - u |nvLw4 . Miss Jtmn Clark and Mr. and Mrs I I . E .McFa.dden visited in Gravenhursl on Sunday. I u -p:__ v-u,:_ 'r\I..I_ .: rn..........&- .1. I V -..ru4u.uv_y Miss Elsie Black, of Toronto, is {spending a. few weeks here with her mother on Bradford St. | I I -- --,,.__ _,_ _ _-, 1 ....... -.. \tA4 ..-......-v... ....-. ` Mr. W. Black, of Hornepaynef `spent a. few days at his home on` Bradford St. 5 ` The gathering was sponsored by the Women's Association, Group 3, of Burton Ave. United Church. The tIl`.JI`.1{S and appreciation of the aud- |ience were expressed by Frank W | Dobson. ` The church was crowded to the 1 doors to hear this interesting talk. ' IIa.nkie" Shower A h:1nkie shower in honour of Miss Beatrice Sim was held at her `home on Caroline St. last Thurs- day evening. Miss Beatrice Johnson was hostess. Friends attexudinrg were Beatrice Johnson, Phyllis Johnson. Edna. Gordon, Thomasena Gordon. Frances Maxwell, Nancy Thorington. Margaret Lougheed. Mrs. Herringotn, Phyllis Ferry and Lil Traviss. L ___1_x_L __..- ..1.........: the. wan, l an Lmenipt at a better Interesting Address Jim Hunter, talking reporter of the Evening Telegram, gave an in-` Le-resting address at the Burton Ave. United Church on Friday evening, Feb. 16. He pleaded for a. Canadian unity, am acceptance of national re- sponsibility, and 21 full use of the franchise. He asked that there be understand- ...-.3.... .... .........`-.. -... .. . . . . ... .. .......... .... mg and promotion of that under- standing` among the people of they rnnyiua x-.u_y A.n LU l/LIV .:nun.u .uu..u % Court: whlst was played. the w*ln- Air Force. `net's being: 1513, Phyllis Ferry; 2nd. * , Nancy Tl1o=rlngt`on; consolation prize. E I . ` Mrs. Herrington. . mgher Rank . ` Miss Sim is leaving: on Friday, Connoisseur: "I have a Sargeant. {March 1, for Peterborough. where painting in my home. I pshe will enter the hospital as a Friend: Tlmt`s not.hi2:r3. I lxnx-P; `nurse-in-training, :1 general housecleaning in mine." Barrie, Ontario, Thursday, February 22, 1940 {Joy-nine: aim 5 Three-iknth Term] ;_ Brantford.-The shadow of the - Gestapo falling across his home with 1iHitle1"s invasion of Czechoslovakia land the bright picture of Canadian life which he had read in Mazo do ' la. Roche's Jalna, brought Dr. Felix 'iRedlich, manager of one of Czecho zslovakiaxs biggest sugar rms, direc- Qtor of one of the country's biggest 1` -banks, to Simcoe with his wife and stepdaughter to become a tobacco farmer. ` At 55 I have died once. Dr. Red- : ilich said. I have lost everything O I loved and lived for, but here in! t ,Canada I can begin to live and love! _';again. It is a bright, new life I am!` beginning." - -_.--....a.....L:A.... V I A i 3.! M1`. and Mrs. A. Hooper Friday in Toronto. 1..., 1-,-._._._u_ 71-:n :_ _.:_:;.:..... :._ ! . I Midland, Feb. 16.-Robert Merk-I lley and Wm. Thompson, both of! Midland, appeared before Magistrate: C. F. Bick in Midland police courtl .vesterday charged with stealing a, I --.. M-.. :...-..u.:.... nv-\r] nruf-nvv-an I - .yu-.\..u..._, ..-...--~. . . . . -_ .._-V."_,,_, [car and breaking and entering |Hogg s grocery store in Coldwater. - ";~--`-`d\-Q ,`1....L.\.1 4-.-. kn 6-wind kn n I ;4.u55 u b\l\4\4LJ guy. \4 .-. .,--..... .. ..-.. I Merkley elected to be tried by judge on the charge of breakingl and entering the store, but pleaded guilty to joy riding. He was fmedu $25 and costs or three months in gaol. He took the term. mu-.._-.~--~ -1..-.:~: ....+ m.:1+.. +.-.| Once Wealthy Czech Begins Liignew Here` Midland Mayor East Simeoe National Government Candidate; 5.... -.c .,...... .,.-- ..... -. . Thompson pleaded not guilty to` stealing the car, but pleaded guilty to the breaking and entering charge. He was remanded two weeks for sentence on the latter charge, and judgment was reserved on the car theft charge. PAL RETVIANDED FOR. SENTENCE AT MIDLAND FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING. ISUGAR KING AND BANK PRESI- DENT CROSSED 600 MILES OF GERMANY AFTER HOIVIELAND ' INVADED. I J S ...-D......_. A ring squad or a concentration `camp was but a whisper_away from Dr. Redlich when he .fled Czecho- `slovakia. a. refugee among the rest {of thousands. He had great wealth "in his own country, but only 20 pounds in money were in his pockets when he crossed the Czech border .vict.or in a. battle of Wits with an 'o1cia1 of the town of Pilsen, whose fear of a. Nazi commander-in-chief led him to let; the Doctor of Laws and 11 other refugees escape. E While citizens of Canada have `been free of any serious conse- iquences of the war to date and `some are beginning to wonder ';whether or not a. war is really in progress, citizens of the land of the `hentlier are well aware that a con- ict is being fought and entertain fears that before long `uh-5 battle will be on a much larger scale. - ..`......J .... ...v. ......v. Mrs. Frank Hill is milion, A1ta., with J. Duffey. v - .....#._ ..- z~....a...,... C Man. Who Cashed Bogus Cheque Here Amits Twenty-Six similar Offenses` News From Scotland `CANADIAN ARIHY MODIFIES EDUC.-\Tl0I\'.-\L REQUIREMENTS L ` I Otta.w2t.-I-Iereaiter Canada's arm- ed forces will accept {our years oi 1` Vuqatlolxnl School training in lieu; 1` oi` matriculation wherever matricu- 3 lation is required by present regula- ' tions for entry to certain services` 1' or for obtaining` promotion. Th` 5 course must have included Englishyi and mathematics. This agreenient t was reached recently at 9. confer _t 1 once between representatives of Nat if 3 ional Defence and representatives 1 ot the Educational Services Branch`? of the Canadian Legion and the`. Canadian Association for Adult Edu-1 cation. This will simplify entry in-; 'to `the skilled branches of Army and- \'.' representatives`*_"`*"`-- Branch? The Cheque cashed 1 B31719 '3-5 at the Clarkson Hotel where Mont- Edu- 1 80mm signed the name William in-:Snumlers" and stated that he was to and: 3 empmyee Of the Ben T`31e13h` '.Compa_ny. He 15 about fox-t.y-vc ,years of age, a suave conversation- nigher Enlist. who has been living luxurious- ,ly for many months on money col- Sargeanhlected in this manner. Bradford. home." `Gru.venl1u.rsL and Huntsville were have other i::r-:1 nearby centres also victim- by this individual. I l g E I I Midland, Feb. 19.-Ma.yor Oliver. H. Smith, of Midland, was chosen National Government candidate for East Simcoe constituency at one of i the 1a`1'g'esl'. conventions seen in Mid~ lland for many years. The Y.M.C.Al [auditorium was crowded on satur-I ! day afternoon. ` Mr. smith was chosen on the rst ballot over two other nominees I |Ceci1 Frost, of Lindsay, and Lloyd` Letherby. of Coldwater. Several! others were nominated, but with-` -drew, including Col. William Fin- layson and Col. George Drew. E I do not mind admittihg that iti is not long since I supported the` Liberal party, and I would not ap- pear on this platform if it was not in the interests of a. national gov-| ernment program, said Mayor 0., H. Smith. If I am elected as member for East Simcoe I will de- mand to know why this riding has been treated in such a. shabby man-I I Mayor Oliver Smith, the candi- date, Was born and raised in Mid- |1and and received his training as 8; Vlawyer here with the late Senator 2 W. H. Bennett. He is 44 years of )l I 3! . ,1 4.1. ___ I , , , -_.,~. .,1___-_ \OLIVER B. SMITH CHOICE OF` ' OPEN CONVENTION OVER| FROST AND LE l`HERBY-LARG[' GATHERING. : port he had received in the riding by his election in four out of ve contests and promised to give whole- hearted support to Mayor Smith's` candidacy and the national govem~l ment aims. | Offers by Hon. Dr. Manion and other party leaders to co-operate with the government in the war ef- fort had been rebuffed by Macken- zie King, who had intimated by his actions that only partisan Liberals; would have any say in the nations} aairs, Mr. Finlayson stated. A1-4| though democracy is at stake, Prem-1 ier King insisted on ruling by party` patronage, he charged. 1 1 Col. Finlayson referred to the sup-| u. .....-.._y. Lawrence Gartner, of the Medical Corps at Camp Borden, is spending a. week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harxgv Gartner, Centre St. .. p ;-\L.,,_,_ ;_ _,_.-_..-n George Dudley, local lawyer, said.` the open convention was proof or` the sincerity of the national move- ment. age and is a. widower with one` daughter. He was reeve of the town in 1935 and 1936 and served over-I . , ,._,A| yum .-.. any ...-...w u .. ....u........ with the 116th Battalion John S. Drixxkwater, of 0111118 Township, presided at the conven- I g:___ 1 In a letter to M.issJosephineGior-i gianni from her cousin in Glasgow.` cotland. mailed on Jan. 19, is the ....:..........L:..._ A.I....4. ....... ".11.. Inn.-nn `..v....-...., .........,.. V... - information that unusually heavy snowfalls have taken place this win- ter, that the schools, closed in June as a. precaution against air raids have not re-opened since, and t.hs.tI- men are working day and night dig I ging air raid shelters for the popu-`| lace. William Montgomery, man of I _ L many aliases, who left a. bad tastezy/4 =u1 the mouth of a. local hotelman`: . when he cashed :1 bogus chegue for ` 1 him for $39.00 a few months ago,: Jlhas been apprehended in Hespe1ex- _ ` and removed to Kitchener gaol, _ 3 where, according to a. police circular tstreceived by Chief of Police Alex _e Stewart, he has admitted his will- 1) ingness to plead guilty to false pre- ` It tenses at 26 different places in On- , tario where he alleged obtained L_`l1'u::ds by the fraudulent chegue I ____.L__ I 1 1 the will war signicant: paragraph reads: ' 2 are all in for it here. Within. next two or three months we`. certainly know that there is a: ' Guns Shoot Eight Miles I The six 1,500-ton destroyers of the 'Royal Ca.nadia.u Navy are equipped` `with 4.7" guns, which can throw: about 9. box: of metal 3. minute as` far as eight miles. I Mrs. A. Muise, of Ottawa, is spend- in-._; some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Gartner. .... , ALL __ ! y I _a___- Food by the Ton i The daily issue of foodstus to; feed an army division of, for 111-.` stance, 16,000 men, takes on gigan-: Itic proportions. Eight; tons each of: beef, bread and potateos, one ton of" jam, another of butter, as well as [28 pounds of pepper are required.% Torpcdoes Travel Fast I A type of torpedo used by the! British. and the Royal Ca.na.dian `I1 Navies consists of a hollow stee}:. `body and an explosive head. It i:. lcylindrical in shape, twenty-two feel i ; `long and twenty-one inches in dia-3 meter. and weighs over one-and-a-" half tons. It travels at 2. speed of !about fty miles an hour. I I ! Ian for Soldiers ` some forty orders for jams and? marmalades have been placed by: the War Supply Board since Novem-| L-.. :4 L- u_...._ 1-u-...,..:..r... .....1:..4....:! Iv!-A um.`-rm; ..n....-.. .......... ....,....-- lbet 1st to keep Canadas enlisted` |rnen supplied with these nlcetiesu lThe combined orders represent 9] total or $14,500 and include straw-{ berry. raspberry and plum jams and` i orange marmalade. Ca.na.da s War Purchases Since the outbreak of hostilities and up to February 15th the War Supply Board has placed orders hav- ing` 8. total value of about $125,000.- Canadian War Squibs `. The Mutual Life of Canada.B1'anchi Hofce, which was transferred from` .'Ori1]i.-'a tn Bunie on July 1, 1935,f 'lmder '.-uni mrmagement of T} -`C. Ph?.11i;:s, is .P.`I1'. returned to Oril-` `Lia .r.r..vi_=,~ "rm-`K "_`1-.v.;- local staff, Mr. J. C`c\:$'.~: ~i=v'-. Miss B. Strachan, {will bu LO Orillia, Mr. T. C _ _ I Phillips remninmg { tct; rep~:csmnative. p in Ban'ie as dis- u-en. Mothers` Allowance Mothexs allowance claims were dealt. with as follows: 10 recommend- `Cu, 1. Luxuocu. Recummencled claims were from& Amazon 2, Collingwood 1. Midland 2,! |-oriuia 2, Medonte 3. ' V i `TRANSFER MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE 'T0 0RILLIAl an-.4. gun. .u...... -- ......- .,.-..-. The Copaco held another dance on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Members of the orchestra. are: Plano, A. Pet-cy;'f violin, Maurice Logan; accordlan,` W. Boswell; sax, Brow'nle" Gates;` traps, P. Church. I Mr. and Mrs. W. Bone, of Maple spent Sunday with Mrs. C. Bowen. 4 The Red Cross wishes to thank ``the following for donations received = during the past week: 5 Mrs. H111, Ze1ler s, 229 Elizabeth 'St,. Mrs. Jarman, Mrs. Withers. 3 Number of articles given out was v ` Just the Thing! I He was showing a friend around `his ultra-modern house. ; There are lots of points about it nthat, I like, said the candid friend. "`and there are some that I do not understand. Why, for instance, the iround hole in the front door ?" .,-L-_ 5- -x__....I.... 1..LL.......nI Bryson s Homemade Ice Cream in ntvnvvmv inn lVI"DI.`A`Il' IS QUALITY ICE CREAM A Suggestion: BUTTERED PECAN BRICKS as-in IJ1|I I:\ an-\.. PHONE 39 LOOK FOR THE SIGN Public Meeting In The Magistrate's Court At 8 p.m. Iuuu AAVAV :u Una`, ..v.... ....v- Oh, that's for circular letters." OUR OLIVE. NUT AND PIMENTO SANI)VVICIlES ARE ALVVAYS A TREAT 4|;-\.. Sund Gowan St.