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ducing more automobileslhari ever Member Anitas cut of Chairwo Yeaignoim sen ml The First Column Random Notes On This Tlial llld life hi on the increase Even within th town limits there are more and moze animals being seen Foxes are nutrition and few ptltlllllgt have been report ed In some sectors of town skunks ire almost as numerous as house Ciit llaceoons are also on the increase mother raccoon and MW young ones have been seen in gardens on Davis street and fresh corn has been stripped from the garden of Reg Garrett In another part of Barrie James McFadden reports episodes with raccoon One night Mr McFad dens dog chased an annual out of the gardai and into the nearbyl swamp There was noisy fight and the dog has iioi been seen since Mr McFadden believes the raccoon must have killed his dog orn has bson taken from the liltladden garden and trap was set The raccoon was caught but he broke free from the trap llzic coons are tough and not many dogs can kill raccoon said Wil liain Stewazt who keeps few of the iritcrqnling animals as pets Flying plumber Airplanes are now quite common but the first flying plumber we have heard about is lcorgo ltcimott of limits ville Mr Beninit has small sca plane near his workshop and he occasionally uses it to fly out to summer sorts where his services are required Ex Tlie box office talks it is not newspapers criticized thi show as and not Sliffltltllll national for the Canadian National Exiiibititiii Toronto Saturday Night says the agrco but each has Olsen and Johnson paying ou American dollars that the CFO and Barrie dlStlllCll are needed more in other ways But once again Canadian citizens are buying tickets to the big show by the tens of thousands That seems to satisfy the general IIliIlllti agcr of the CNE Town forests produce Refores tation in some European countries was started as meansof consor vation but the making money for the municipall owners Zqiich in Switzerland operates forest which maintains conservation measures provides picnic grounds acts as birdColorod African Episcopal Met sairctuaryand it also produces surplus of $12000 year forests are alsoi fund of the municipality ric had similarforest the taxes could be lower by two mills yearn gave on Township its prcse name eb usiness Simcoe County Mare an 500 cat ing places are licensed by municiw pal councils and it is estimated they have more than 3000 em ployees With few more res taurants the housewives of this county might be their own kitchens and cat out century when thousands of Negro underground railway settle in Simcoe County prevailed on ti Food costs money Whether one cats in restaurant or at home food still costs money While some goods and services are showing slight declines in price the cost of food is still going up Average prices of food are now more than double the period from 1935 to 1939 This has sent the cost of liv ing index to 160 points highest in Canadian history concessions government agent He made ed by the Negroes The townshi was named Oro after an Africa community on the Gold Coast Al Springwatcr Park some vis itors have been surprised to find deer playing about outside the fences 0ftllC deerruns few the forest station his deer have jumped the fence As matter of fact have been released from the en closures and they now roam freely throughout the hundreds of acres of the forest station Quite often these animals returnto the centre of the park where they appear comparatively uriconcerned abOut the crowds of people when the Teetotallers mighthave been of fended to read recent Gallup poll which indicated that it was the less educated Canadians who were surname and so he called himsel George Darkman Township of 0m in the County among those With only public Simcoe Home District and Pro school education 42 were ab stainers Perhaps it would be in uteresting to have the findings of poll which would indicate the scholastic ratings of those who re cover themselves after joining alcoholics anonymous Motor industry booming Fig ures for the first few months of this year indicate that there are more cars than ever on the roads and the motor industry is pro OnvWednesday afternoon Aug 17 at the Barrie bathing beach the youngsters before in history Fbrlrthe first three months of 1949 GenemLMo tors produced million vehicles andshowed profit of$166000000 But the GM of GM thought the present rate of production would bring the supply up to the demand by theierid of this year So it ap pears that traffic willnot bedltr inishingas long as the Jsupply of fuellvholds out lt GC alike monstratiou desclution fbr Kiwanis Slfffircampaign One of the resolutions passe and to be enacted upon at the re cent Kiwanis ccmvention in At lantlc City but on the beach Whereas the protection ofjlife Again this year an enjoyable limband propertyragalns loss by feature will be that every con accidents of all kinds re Sins an teatant receives prize andprac extremely serious problemprwand tically every whereas further importance and ptizelribbon for placing necessary gain in safety measures are possibl of attaipmbnt in in an ethbway at Home mm the farm Now theref 1Klwan nual report Anyone ds odist Church at Oro on Sunday rc This called one of the most interesting money IS turned into the revenue periods in the early history ofSim If Bar coc County hundred years ago 150 Negronfamllies settled here and fume early part of the 1915b were attempting to flee their bond age in the Southern States via the able to close up government of Upper Canada to set aside tract of land for these fugi tives In 1820 the government set aside that section of land known in the Township of Oro commencing at Shanty Bay northward for three Settlement llliitlte district began about 1830 shortly after LtCol OBrien was appointed as the home at the present site of Shanty Bay named after the shanties erect Foi time the community pro solicitous persons hate reportetLLO DLdlmtwithhesecondand Adamson superintendent of third generations the descendants that some of were attracted to otherfields where they obtained work mOre to their few deer liking However during the time community was most prosperous the Negroes constructed their own church which still stands The firsiwill ever to be prob ated in Simcoe county the will of one of the former Negro slaves The slave had no other name at first than George For legal pur poses he was obliged to assume The will inpart states In the total abstainers from alcohol name of God Amen George Among umvermy graduates only Darkman man of color of the 24 were abstamers whereas will enjoy their fourth annual junior regatta This ispstaged especially for the young er fry with races and water events for nonswimmers and sWimmers VA full afternoons Sport is as sured and this yearsprogram will also includthe water safety de life saving raccwill beheldv during th afternoon under rules and regulations prescribed by the Royal life saving society Winners receive gmedallions from the so ciety andteach year the winners names appear in thesocietys an under 14 years of age Minis interestedin entering this event may obtain particulars tat then administration entry receives fo setters thatthe patrols dst To Leave Oro Township Home it nt my dcccasc The will went on to give the land MTVwhite man who hadrishovm him kindness in the failure BFhis family to appear The land ultim ately went to the white man Sam uel Leslie Richardson is treasured vaults of the Simcoe county cour 38 15 This will house in Barrie is owrm 11 He is James Thom in the township and ies and towns Simcoe of an early Vince of Canada yeoman dortlers malliFVPSf LBiQ Splash WedneSdaY Afternoon Swimming events inthe free style ior events as their fer ability and start equal ming classes members have their Red Cross increase over unlifying in our gr nd to mention theiaiibejc Maiden even inductor 70 fv Drury recalls hearing star ies about the slaves escaping from the States At certain times of the year Negro folk song would be sung in community after commun ity moving ever southward from theinorthern states to the slave states When this songwas heard by the slaves they knew that it was the best time toescape and many would start out although only few reachbd Canada Farm life did not suit the major ity of the slaves who had settled and junior beach patrollers There is no age limit in these two sen This annual regatta sponsored by the Barrie bathing beach committee with the pro gram organized and administered deep waterto whichmany attempt by the recreation council The events will show the pro gress in some cases rather astound ing ofctheadvancement made by ered to be matter of education many girls and boys who have been frequenting the beach dur felt the added enjoyment for those ing the summer months and the who have the ability to use this considerable number who have piec of equipment was well Worth been taking the Red Cross swims Ithe effort Many of the class The recreation cOuncil point out are again function miiable furltic an BARR THE LAST DESCENDANT of the Negro families who settled daily in Cm Township in the early part of the last century to re inain on the government granted land was James Thompson 12 who came into Barrie to live with his brother John Allan not siitfiticntl aiiadian Thompson 82 Sanford Street last year James Thompson is now patient in the Royal Victoria Hospital His brothers CNE is mm example by family are the only descendants of the early settlers left in Centennial Recalls Interesting Phase Of Simcoe History The centennial service at the give and demise unto Rebecca my beloved wife jointly with my two sons Frank Friend Darkman and Alfred Zones Darkman and their heirs forever all my estate provid ed they make their appearance on my estate within five years after George was one of many Negro slaves who managed to escape to Canada and find their way to the settlement that had been set aside in Cm Township He settled down to become one of the more indus ltrious farmers of the settlement Like many other Negroes who had passed through the underground railway he had escaped slavery hoping that his fam Today there is only one descend ant left in the district of all the colored families who settled there son now over gradually over the years they drifted to the cit However the frame church re mains to remind the residents of group of set include races back stroke brastgand side strokes re Distance events include theflut ter kick and the prone glide Two special races are included position upon ithe patrol isbalsedv upon their wa accordingly all andWillingly given efforts of these is again qualifications iclrare held every Wednesday to mimebeachandltls tinnaldnviiatiotrfi placed expected that this year will show the numbers 830 in the ily would fol competitors minimum moan cm IA not we omen mummy mm BAiiai Orlando MOND Continued to add to the building mark to $1181738 new dwellings in Barrie There were two large permits issued tween at $35000 Reports have tirin Bradford St Essa valued at $13000 Permits issued iington and Grove Rose dwelling $0000 Marcus between Campbell ing $5000 rcns welfare and health on Bradford between Essa body shop $13000 Granville Burton Centre between Main innisfil and Robert $35000 Vincent between old Smith Drury Lane between Grove Wellington dwelling $4000 $2500 Marcus between Campbell ton and Grove dwelling $6500 District Masonic Choice Stayner was being given the appointment reflected in his advancement the ranks of DDGM strong one min 1926 Lodge Stayner came ficers Association Since Oct 28 1928 he has had membership Scottish RiteMasonry have been kept minimum inson beach andgwater facilities and the smoothn lss of the water and swim ming pr gram are in no small way dependent upon the efficient voluntary patrols Their work has ecome even more exacting with the placing of the diving barge in toswim regardless of their own doubts of their ability However this used this facility is consid for thenot so competent and it is There is no doubt that many been attempting parents of children competing in the junior regattawill be on hand view proceedings and an addi syeryone to came to the beach on ti terenthusiasts andnlsc it is ex pectedto be amaZedi at the ad vanced ability showmby the many It is expected that will number near athef 200 the 39 permits issued l2 wero for now houses having total value of $71800 The tigurt places lltli exceptionally One was for new factory to be situated on the north side at Victoria Street be lniiislll and Robert valued stated that it is to be sporting goods McAteeof Meafoid obtain ed permit for body shop on Mimi in with home the cup for between Brock and tho ow lllll Emerson Webb 05 Drury Lane cast on Drury Lane between Wel dwelling $5000 MacDonald 50 lenetang east on lcel between Grove and Austin Bowman Stroud west on and finitui lii vitil Caroline ndwelling $6000 James ttlllllitisitl of scitii voluiiicc Brennan l7 Owenivcst on Francis nun William Stewart between Donald and Henry dwetl llaivor ilaldwni llill Lorinox Del Town of Barrie on Collier be tween Mulcastcr and Owen occu pied as an engineers otlicc child unit 59100 McAfco Mcaford west Brock and liay 51 Dultorin west on bltyecn Ilolgate and zinip Bordon iilmvale dwelling $7000 Mrs Robert Spring 21 Centre east on lh limHml Stunts day and Caro no dwvmng $5300 Grimmlbrought home is soon to be re 49 Em or on Victoria between placed by new one also donated by the council of Simcoe county ll factory Gleii Gilchrist 0ft Blake west on Fellow and Duckwortli dwelling $6500 Har 52 Dunlop west on and Morris 37 Alfred west on Alfred between Wood and Jacobs Terrace dwelling $2500 Saso Roxy Theatre north on Elizabeth between Mary and Maple altera tions to mm of present structura jployod by the land and forests dc cm 0f Orl LERO partnicnt as one of the junior man rigors at Algonquin Park drownedI on Thursday night while swimming with companion ranger at the Kyle 49 Essa Rd cast on and Caroline dwelling $6500 Emerson Webb east on Drury Lane between Wellington and Grove dwelling Allen 54 Eccles west Mimi Johnston of the 14th cont on Drury Lane betweenWclling cesslon01Vesprallis home was Elisa hol 0fth 003 was lh situated about ten miles east 00215 25 in by William Pratt 224 Bradford north on Napier between Puget Rw BRO BLACKimN of liighly honoredby of District Deputy Grand Master of Georgian District AF and AM at the Masonic Grand Lodge which met in Toronto on July 23 1949 His record for Masonic activity as to is very He was made Mason stepped up in 1940 to Master Mason in Northern Light In 1949 he be vicepresident of the Of to an absolute dwere rteformed into composite mxtennedrtu TWWEIT readinessfor su in an In nesday afternoon to admirei my efforts of Barries young wa Seven Months Building fSGe Driving Campus Exceeds Million Dollars Building reports in July declined and Norma thliltlL $1500 in value to certain degree but limp the recordr breaking figure established in tlicltimllaig so too short period of six months There iii Shifurd west on St Vincent be were 39 ptfmlls 509d bOOStlnb lviilii Conn and Shannon lill Jatrtts fliillll on Nap ook and Diickwor Sidney Asriu ttt gti dzvc mg $3000 Thiri uric l9 smaller llrirl totalling $3202 LOCAL an FIGHTERSWIN COUNTY CUP The train from the Barrie fi lll 111 ii om Volatile lllitil Silllliiv Aiiiuultuial Park Wednesday toinoon They won tllt cup deflating thi sreontlpiaco tang l1illl in th hose raci Illlrt initiute and lilltllllt lillt seconds llllll liiv inimite and liaii lr tonn captained bort lllckling lilt Caldwell an liill Wosl Ilic liarric tram entered onl Vwai llll they lost Hardball an othr games verc played durin gtlllt day mens Association Allistoi Midlan and itrnitang rJre also entered from The cup which the Barrio inc 1no hicf it if llltllltlllt pridp in bringing the cup to Barrie for th time lrwin feels Vespid Youth 10 Drowned Thursday Al Algonquin Park litton AuJohnston 18 of Vcs pra loivnsliip who had been cm Spark Stayncr hours later The body arrived ing after being flown from Whit ney in Algonquin Park to Hunts ville train and then taken to Stayner afternoon Fred Watson of Toron to of tlie Gospel Hall will conduc the service Una of Walkerton He graduated this Stayner High School after attend lt Incasc SCEOOL HAS EXERCISE August ducted Exercise Wagon Weeks followed by the second and first year cadets respectively their particular areas in prepara tionfor the main exercise to fol low One hundred the move and the smooth way in which everything operated was an indication of things to come On Tuesday the fest year cadets put in platoon attack onpdsi tionsbeing defcnded by the2nd year platoon Mock artillery fire and attack by an aircraft heighten ed interest in this phase of the ex ercise but on completion no one was in accord as to who won Both sides claimed an overwhelming victory In the afternoon of the same day both groupspatched up their differences and they cooperated in laying out DL An aircraft from the RCAF Station Camp Borden then dropped parachute and free drop supplies to the ground force Wednesday both year groups company and they proceeded to Petrol Point and SupplyPoint in Kfnmunitiiiw om antiy guide This was probably the as important phasa ofthe exer and everyonevpitched in and sale its great success Thursday morning was occupied Lia practical demonstration of edR tLdav ctlopbe1ng waterrzdemonatrm EXAMINER AY AUGUST 15 i949 the 251th an lireniins Association Ullll amcnt at Midland lene wrth six seconds over 20 by cMulkin was firelt Sid Money two tltlliu during tho afternoon lbw We and the tugM21115 WORSHIP Grant Mayor is seen buy lllcnilitrs of tho Volunteer Fire igHARNESS RACES He was the son of Mr and Mrs The two boys vcnt swimminglLmhhalt 0ft VCOlllIIEWOOdr Make about eight Oclock on Thursday Believe took three straight heats evening The Johnston boy dived off wharf into the water and hi text Frocf0rau 300 bccnicnovatcd in the past two 01 CV 93m 00 failed to come to the surface His mile mmce one three years The adjacent comb from Psalms 139 Search me body was recovered about two in Stayner about nine oclock on Friday even It was brought to Barrie by The funeral servicewill be heldl at his home in Vespra at 230 this The youth was the younger son of Mr aners Lincoln Johnston He issurvived by his parents brother Arnott and sister Mary Elizabeth athome and sister year from ing Minesing Continuation School WAGONfMEAFORD From The Camp Borden Citizen This past week August to 13 the RCASC School con at the AFV range at Meaford First and secondyear COTC cadets in con junction with No 22 Cooks Course made practical use of the prin ciples they had learned in the past Thecadets were formed into an RCASC transport company and on Monday August moved off from Camp qBorden torMeaford in three groupsr COmpany HQ made up the first convoy and they were On arrivalvxat Meaford Monday afternobn the platoons laid up in Recreation CpunsellorKen Robr and Mrs Phyllis Moody playground and beach supervisor are bothinsistent upon the fact that thevsatisfactory functioning bf vehicles made and THURSDAY One SectionmPoges to8 Afstl NH PAID 7367 AS OF HARCH 1949 Opened In Barrie lvli th3 ll ll ilr li Carcand Courtesy Competition In the above picture from left to right are Provincial Constable Beaman Synnotr general chairman of the local committh in charge of the campaign Ce cil Norris and His Worship the Mayor SMITH STUDIO PHOTO giing the first Kiwanis Safety Emblem from Cecil Norris president of the BarrieKiwan is Club The emblems are part of Kiwanis 3Safety Campaign in Ontario to encourage nsafer driving Purchasers of thccmblcms from Kiwanlans become partimpants in the ll Hundreds Gather Mark Centennial frican Church Yesterday afternoon dozen Ne groes and seven hundred whites gathered near Edgar in Oro town ship to mark the centennial of the iAfriean Episcopal Church The Negroes present were des cendants of the early pioneers who had lived in 010 from 1820 on lATOllR Lin More than 1500 fans turned out for twilight harness meet at Orr iLakc Saturday evening it was lhe first meetheld on the new track built and operated by Cecil church for so many years Mr Drury told the story of the Negroes from the limo they left the cotton plantation in the south em slates until the present day He related this phase of history to the larger story of race relations Further details of Mr Drurys Thirtyseven horses from such tirlclynsepaiatcd points as King ston and Windsor turned up for the racbs necessitating two sec tions being run in the Classied WRIdS address will be published in the ram The last descendant to live in August 18 issue of The Barrie Ex the township James Thompson amincr was unable to be present He had livcd in Oro until last year and now he is patient at the Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie Although the old 10g church is no longer used the building has Special speaker for the occasion was Rev Gearo of North Buxton Mr Gearo is descend7 am of some of the early Negro pioneers of the Oro community and he met many friends at the service Make driven Believe owned by Clarence and in the freeforall God and know my heart try me and know my thoughts And see tcry grounds whcre scores ofthe Make eve LOCkhaIU carly settlers lie buried have been lPat Lee Edwards 322 Petcrl Aubrey angles 2433 worth levelled and cleared stone cairn if there be ahlWiCkd Way in Crusader wray 445 Tony Mac has been erected to commemorate menahd lead me In the way ever Grattan Freeland 604 Scott lasmlgy the names of the early Negro famil ies John Woodrow reeve of Oro was chairman for the service yes terday Mnsicwas provided by thc Orillia 100E Band Pctcr Harvester Summervilleil Rev Hugh McTaggart of Edgar Billy Whistler Waples 23 introduced Mr Best former Billty GEattan cafnalhaniqiif Hmschool teacher in the district who vvcs er xprcss ng es JOCrcad oem he had rtte MacGregor Madill 55 Jean Mac The pgem depicted 52 if the lnxiggill2gl45 219 35 early services conducted by the Negroes in their church and other 224Ciasg $209 onevintercsting incidents of their hist milc ory Van Waples 11 Wander Wilfred Sheffield Negro Eff Col HarVOSlOI tileflleyl 22 Earl Todd liingwood and Miss Hazel SolomOn 1309 333 Flora L00 SUIhHWFNegio of Toronto twerc soloists Vllle 46 Lima Lee Kingsmn for the special occasion Accom them time to 57 Lord Parih Allman 88 by M155 Mary Cummgham 0f read the names the cairn and Times 219 213 35 0111118 The accompaniment Was also to step inside the church and provided on portable pedalpow spend few moments where the cred organ Negroes of hundred years ago Ernest Drury former premieri had worshipped of Ontario and resident of Oro Among those present at the star was introduced by Mr 9Woodrow vice were Dr McPhee MVP iMr Drury said he was proudiio Simpson countyiclerk War be speaking from behind the old den Evans KC and several lpulpit which had been used in the other municipal officials Nine Holes After Creed Four UhdenParg For New COurSe Record course record and golfing his it Startin butii atlirei tory were inztde at theBarric Golf Bob McDonaldnand Hos22mg zandCountry Club last night when bidge Creed Lburned up the Emerson Creed shot sub par nine with afour under parrdund round of 66 onthe par 70 course of 31 to shatter the previous But what made the record mbre holerecoidbftritzuwhicli astounding was the fact that the byJimmy Willis last nine holes were played in al most complete darkness Pointer Waplcs 75dr Mac Ab bey Walt 65dr Times 215 25 215 35 217 25 219Class $200 Distance one mile The minister urged all to make better effort to be better Christ ians He quoted the words of afamous Negro You can play some kind ofa tune on the white keys and some kind on the black but to get harmony you must play them both In conclusionRcy Mr Gearo dc clarcdi Think of the beginning when my people rst came to this land They knew God Nonthey sleep but the torch is giverto and we must carry Em The service was held in the shade of the big trees on the burial grounds to the south of the log church Following the service the Distance Classied First Division $200 Distance one mile Dolly Todd LandersilZ Miss Lee Todd Wray 31 Danny Rock et Madill 24 July Todd Guy 53 Dintyr Henley Summervilie 45 Preakness Win Roe 66 Mol ly Mead Kingston 77 Mac Mc Killop Bullock 88 Times 219 15 220 25 Classified Second Division $200 Distance one mile Toby Patch Madilll 11 Bud Etawah Brown 22 Sarah Ax worlhy Waples 33 Chillo She han Vincent 45 Darky Range Freeland 54 Mac LeetBudd 66 Private Harmon Guys 87 Patty Mac McMann 7dr Times 227 230 tion by use of aDUKW Later in thefday the Isl year cadets car ried on driver training while those in their 2nd year formed ii Motor Ambulance Convoy and went on combined scheme with the RCAMC The MAC operated from noon Thursday till 0600 hrsl Friday and the cadets received some valuable night driving ex perience While the cadets were busying themselves with setting up pla toon areas marching offiDLsL forming composite companies and driving another group from the school was also Obtaining valuable experience No 22 CoOks Course under its very capable instructors was making life more pleasant for the officerscadets and other ranksl present by always having hot meal ready when the troops came home Despite the fact that they worked long hours and had to have meals ready at the oddest times schcock always worm cheery smile Friday afternoon the cadets cooksand their lnStructors return ed and everyone had plenty of praise for the exercise As one 51 pt on the labour pamed by an enthusias of about 35 people To playtbisrotind he of three automobiles of ashlights we em cars droyedciwn airway the beam ofiiash 11 ill the ball Whenevej readiness and all communicat