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Barrie Examiner, 17 Nov 1949, p. 1

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WW see YdrNo 81 BARRIEENTARIofEANADAmURsoAv NOVEMBER l7 19491 cwIc NOMINATIONS r4 AT THE TOWN MALI IE DISTRICT COLLEGIATE gluon NOV 25 bylaw woo introduced IOARD NOTES vWw 2Rho town now mung int Mendy night to provide for November meellng of Barrie District Collegiate Board war heull the mud civic nominations to be held on Friar November Monday evening in the board room at the school Chairmen hwmnml nut proud co cones Morriwn MBB Dreng holding the IIIhath It on no Trustees presen were rs cutter hour but Clerk Ernest wmmgmclmg 33 3m mm The council chamber in the town hall will probably be well Blair and George Johnston clune could not be put into filled on Friday evening November 25 That willnbe the night gm mm mu 1of the annual civic nominations and the present indications im mum are that there wlll be an election in Barrie this year SectiOn IPoges to EWM Vegetables at Holland Marsh Edwin Wilson First Candidate In Field In Mayoralty Election Donald Crosblc convener of committee wrote thanking the Board on behalf of the Student Council for the prompt and eec live measures taken to improve tional electric stove has been in stalled ln the cafeteria and is fully appreciated by Mrs Archer menccment Exercises would be an invitation to Bound members to assist ill presentation of awards gProf It Lower of Queens University will speak Night School report or October disclosed an attendance of 8824 per cent Enrolment and teachers in various classes was Art Mr Tompkins 12 Mrs Wildmun 15 Mr Knox 19 Bookkeeping Miss Hughes 12 Leathemork Mrs Cavanagh l3 Sewing Mrs Gil len 18 Mrs Welham 19 Short hand Miss Coleridge 15 Show card Writing Mr Hill ll Typing Miss Coleridge l7 Woodworking Mr Smith ll Physical Educa tion girls Miss Core 18 Chem Istry for UPSES Mr Heath 12 Total enrolment was 215 Mr Bowman in his report for October gave tho BCI total cn rolment as 770 with average at tendance of 7l39 or 9587 per cent October was busy month at BCI the principal said especiallyl for boys athletics Junior and senior teams were entered in the COSSA rugby series BCI won lonship of Georgian Bay District Interim report cards were sent out Nov to all students below 50 ports also indicated the teachers opinions on the reason or difficulty School parties were held Oct 14 by Boys Athletic Society and Nov by the Girls Athletic Society Bowman reported the BCI Key vsehangr2ughtavllt occasion This is new venture for these boys the principal said and they will have to do consider able pioneering since they are among the few Key Clubs in On tario They have already under taken number of services and carried them through very well The chairmanof the Board pre sented the Key Club with their bell and Secretary Felt gave the gavel Afspeclal Remembrance service was arranged by Miss Rick Ilrd and was broadcast The speak er was Harris president of Barrie Brahleh of the Canadian Le gion and meIrIberroflthe Public School Board An inventory of ruipment posv sessed by BC Band and held in trust by the Board was given by Fisher BA dir0ctor Mr Fisher reported that although total assets were listed in value at $6042 this was an approximationbasd on current prices The library of music was very rough estimate without real value as listed byvlr tue of rapid deterioration dueto handling The instruments were saleable at list prices Two instru ments were listed an approval and it was hoped to payfor them tIOm the 1949 grant or the Board per cent in any subject The rcI the boys lunch room An adds Principal Bowman polntcdl out that the annual BCI Com1 held Friday Nov 25 and extended Mitchell 53 Basic English Mrs Harvest Home was held laSt Holland Marsh with carloads from Toronto coming to view the cold stor age plant packaging and storlng houses The tunnel Butte elections will be held on Monitor Dec ember 12 with the poll open from It mm to pm Blooming Victor Pluckcd West Gwilllmbury Township holds crate of fresh carrots products of the reclaimed marshland Reeve Hughes was member of the welcoming committee week at the of visitors near Bradford Reeve Herbert Hughes of Town Band Officials AskTaxpayers Barrie can have town band the MCKBY Cup 10 lr Chamv can out of this statement and substltute has is the avail ed lntention of the bands present executive They feel that the band has donelt9 but has been difficulties of equipment and good job to date struggling under lack of funds therefore incenti They state thatvhecause they are nonprofit organization they must get help from outside agild Willmapprove the byiaw fogbulk grant and yearly sllowance when theygo to the polls in De cember If approved the grant from the town as set out in the bylaw would allow for an lnltfl grant of $3500 and$1500 yearly This would provide uniforms instruments and other equipment and maintenance The Executive also feels it would provide incen tiVe to an organization that has net been developing as it should despite efforts of small group of people to keep it alive The final result could be well garbed band fully trained and available for all public functions Property Committee ActSUpon sand former which wbuld likely fbllowna great advancecould To Support $5000 VoteOn Dec 12 second to none To take the bandmastor In Mr Churchill and the executive feels thatnow is the time to go ahead with complete sprucing up and rteorganization Mr Churchill was bsndmas tor for the Legion of Frontier men at Edmonton for two years He took employment at Grand Pralrle Alberta and there organized 32pleoe band composed entirely of school Inchndrgn He went overseas as assistapt bandmaster with the 49th Edmon ton Regiment While in England he was pianist and organist with the Canadian concert party known as the Tin Hats and touredEng landwlth the group He is now building inspector for the town of Barrie Gilbert Wiley new president of the band this year and aimember since 1923 says moneyis what is needed not talent There is more good talent present in Barrie now than therehas been for yours But we cant offer these people unyihihghntil we get the funds for better equipment and unforms Mr Wiley states lot of this talent is among newcomers in town who are working in the sev eral plants started recently Their for park concerts and other affairs the executives confidently state It wont be easy Bandmuster ijgrt Churchill states but says with the grant and the greater re sponse from band musicians now made Were going about now withopt the grant says Geo Wilson vicepresident but the money would assure suc cess Were issuing an open invitation t6 all new and former bandsmen to come out to rehearsals They are held every Monday evening in the market building on Mulcas ter St Wed like to stress thatnew bandsmen are specially welcome Also that if Barrie approves the grant well be able to get decent equipment and train young players completely Mr Wilson points out the band has competent and enthusiastic Fire Chiefs ERecommendationstalent is just gong to waste as For RoyalVictOria Hospital Recommendations of Fire Chief Irwin for re precuutionsat the Royal Victoria Hospital are to be carried out Rev James Fergu son chairman the hospital board told the regulariboard meeting at theresidence Monday He saidthe property committee The chairman secretary and chairman of nanc were author ized to visit the Department of Education in regard to preliminary proposaljor new building and re portvback at December meeting The annual grant of $50010 the jschool band was atlithomcd Perrulssiony its giantess lot Grade10 classes to attend the took immediate action before the lboard meetiugfor safety consider ations He said the notion wcs taken Vdespite the hospitals nan cial deficit and the fact that new wingrgfgr the residence is in the discussion stage The board fully approved the action Estirnates are being called on the following points of the Fire Chiefs rocommendatlonr sealing of the many holes around pipes etcg Lin the basement end freplasteringf of fceilings etc whereiredulred 2Flreprooflng of door from be merit werlishop to corridgr far as Barrie is concerned he said Beginners could be encouraged and trained he said so that the Installatidn of escape ropes inl Rands reserve 0f players would be maids mm gt increased and would assure turn out about 30 at all functions omlgigglsaalgnthgf tgirggogadlng At present the band can only count on about 18 turning out Bingos designed to raise funds for arbeginners band are now be ing held but so far only little money has been raised Players feel that its enough practice at home and attend re heusals withoutghaving to spend Construction of standing out side the thirdoor washroom with ladders from mthe alanding to the secondvoor balcony and from there to ground 61nstallatl0u of re alarm sys tem within the nurses residence and warning bell in the residence connected with the hospital Chief Irwins suggestions f0r the time raising funds Mr Wiley says Thats why were appealing to the town Were willing to give our time towards building One of the best bands in the province but we cant do it without financial help from the =peopleof Barrie The president saf the band now hasSome old unit this in fairly good condition but many of them are too small for present players Uniforms cost about $50 each and abbut 10 are needed Describing the bands pres ent equipment as antique he said many new instruments are needed lresentday prices of instruments might show where some themouey would go unsold uewsaxophone Mouldgcostabwtwil from bone $259 comet 5300 ipehisll Tll bmleoeptly noduired li used boss born from boilerrobin are being held pend ingputcome of plans for building of the new wing The property reportwas submitted by GFrlcke chairman oflthe property subcom mlttee Retires trout Practice lfotie Was lit cmlllot be ly hottheband alon young plai la younger From Post Office Square If someone brings in some tulips that have bloomed outside in Nov1 ember The Examiner staff wontl be surprised On Tuesday citizen brought in violet plucked few minutes be fore from where it was unconcern edly growing beside the post of ice ln recent weeks two Easter lilies in bloom have beambroughl id the attention of the paper Ppovmcss WHEAT Albertas 1049 wheat crop was estimated Ill 96000000 bushels EDWIN WlLSON SantosClaus COming To Barrie Tuesday Santa Claus will arrive in Barrie at 230 pm North Pole guild Barrie time on Tuesday November 22 Santa and 16 big floats he has brought with him will be companied by more than 60 clowns elves gnomes and ani als most of them walking along beside the parade to greet entertain the kiddies ands will also be presen to pro vlde music for the thousands of oopsexpeotedtoegni1dm BlLL HINTON FIRST wnefis wig WNNER 33 BAND $Ioo SCHOLARSHIP proceed to Bradford Street Then it will go along Bradford Elizabeth Bill Hinton now enrolled at the Faculty of Mediclnc Uni pnd Dunlop to Mulcastcr up Mul caster to Collier and back west on Collicr to the Oddfellows Temple WSlY Toronto is he winner of the scholarship of one hundred dollars awarded ferherc Santa will leave his sleigh and eight reindeer to greet the by the Barrie Colleglatc Band Bill is former solo cornetist children in the Temple Aided in coming to Barrie by the and past president of the band Chamber of Commerce and busi Tllls new award will be given nessmen of the town Santa will annually to the member of the have the following floats with him Mother Goose Peter Pumpkin somme outsmart ing in scholastic and musical tetra onkerand Cinderella prociency who on graduation ig Bad olf Candy Train all Ele phant Blind Viking Ship Doll Mer proceeds to hlgher education at an accredited university in ryGoRound Four and Twenty Cdnada The dlreotor execu Blackbirds Pied Piper Old Lady in the Shoe Dragon Doodle Bug tlve and lmembers of the band decide the recipient and of course Santa with his sleigh and eight reindeer with tinyl elves busy elrjfrksmp The 1949 scholarship will be taken from funds acquired at Goes to Calgary the bond benet hockey match in September it is planned to raise future awards by means of band concerts Fewer Hospital Patients lln Barrie Loot Month Compored with Oct 48 The October statement submit ted to the Royal Victoria Hospital Board at its regular meeting Mon day showed patient days in Octo ber last year were 2256 while this year for October they were 2066 at drop of I90 Average patients in hospital for the month also dropped There were 728Elnf0ctober last year and 666 in the same months this year Other statistics for October 1948 and 1949 are obstetrical cases 60 44 Xrays 228 441 out patients 67 94 peak number of patients in hospital 85 85 blllCh inBarrie He had served BUCEXAI AN John Young Buchan well known here as manager of the Borrie office of Industrial Accept ance Corporatiou and Niagara Fin Iance has been promoted to man ager of the Calgary branch of the lsame company He will leavefor the West today by motor to take up hisnew position His wife the former Wanda Watterworth will remain in Bar rie for time at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Wat terworth 60 Ross St with theirl son Peter age tWO Jack Buchanan came here in the Spring of 1946 following his dis charge from the Army asifirst manager of the newly established Industrial Acceptance Corporation overseas ferthree years as capl tairr in theleyal Canadian Army ervic Corpsi He and Jills chatnan werefmarriod in the o1946x Industrial Acceptsnc Corporation for 12 years Beforthe War 1hei was withthe Telonto and Peter borough inIRothesay NB He was with dianank 0109 Nov 303 wBazaa branches Al nativeoflgeadmg Alberta he lived most of bisgilife Um Han mg COMING EVENTS E231 Federation of Agriculture meet ing Stroud Community Hall Mon day Nov 21 811 Grenfel Federation progressive euchre SS No School Tuesday Nov 22 pm 81b Bingo auspices Barrie Band Market Hall Mulcastergstq Thurs day Novl7 815 pm 81b Old tyme and modern dancing Orange Hall Allandale every Friday night Lunch counter Ad mission 50c 81p Dance at Guthrie Community Hall Friday Nov 18 Music by Stroud Mountaineers Admission 50c Lunch counter 81p Thornton United Church bazaar hot supper WednesdayTNov 23 Bazaar pm supper 58 pm finality children 35o 81p lBazaar MrBuchanan has been with thelChurch AWApafternoon tea sale of Burton Avenue United fancy work and jcandy aprons to pm 3310st draw and bingo at night ov 30 815ch Remus Ac aftrhoon tea vteacup Wednesday Grunt Mayor has announdclthat he will not be com dictate and this leaves the way open for new Mayor for 1950 The first person in the field as candidate far the Mayors chair is Aid Edwin Wilson While Ald Wilson is the first to dcclarc his intentions it is expect ed that comethlng may yet be heard from Rcevc James Hart and Deputy Reeve Charles Griffin However neither of these senior members of council has yet made definite slaternent It Is also possible that some other members of council may con test the Mayors chair And there is Always the possibility that some person not now member of coun cil may be candidate Interest in the contest for Mayor always sets the tempo of the civch elections It is altogethrr likely there will be contest for the deputy recves chair Charles Griffin is that present holch of that seat bull Aid Clarence Corbett hassald he will be candidate Ald Reginald Ayrcs and Aid Vern Hambly have also Indicated thcy may be candidates for this seat With some of the alderman scek ing higher seats and with at least two retiring there will be several aldermzmic seats opened This will almdst certainly mean con tests in most of the wards SCHOOL BOARD In addition to the interest in the council election there will also be interest in tho elcction of public school board trustees There nrc six members on theI public school board and three areI elected each year for twoyear term At the annual election last De cember Alfred Harris was re elected and two new members were elected George Cadogan and John Dobson This year the three candidates whose terms expire are John Gable Charles Newton and Rev Sinclair DD Since Dr Sinclair has retired from the active ministry and has At Alliston Friday debenture ialie the moved from Barrie he will not be candidate However it is believed Mr Gable and Mr Newton will seek reelec lion Several members of home and scho associations and others have in Icated an interest in the work of schoo board and it is expected ill be an eleco tion again this year The main interest on the public school board is regarding the plans to build two new schools These schools will each have 12 classrooms and it is expected work will get under way early ln1050 The ratepayers have approved issue to finance this project PUBLIC UTILITIES On the public utilities commis sion lhctcrm of Stewart KC will expire this year Mr Stew arl won an election two years ago for twoyear term and he plans to be candidate again this year Robertson member of the public utilities commission won an acclamation last year for twoyear term The third mem ber of the public utilities commisv sion is the mayor The annual nominations will be on Nov 25 and the elections will be held in Barrie on Monday Dec 12 The polls will be open from 10 am until pm Appoint New Clerk For Simcoe County Session Next Week The final session of the Slmcoe county council for 1049 is to be held lntlle county building at Barrie beginning Monday NovI It is expected new clerkedm vertlsed for by the council for some time will be appointed to place of Simpson clerk for the past 27 years Mr Simpson has tendered his resigna wecowot one thriftyup SimOOOCOunty Hogs Third at Empire Contest Four sides from two hogs rais year ed in Simcoe County Were judged featuring entries RT HON GARDINER Can adas Minister of Agriculture will visit Slmcoe County when be ad dresses meeting atAlliston Town Hall on Friday Nov 18 at pm standard time The eminent cab inet minister from Saskatchewan will speak at Liberal nomination convention in the federal riding of DufferlnSiincoe This riding has beenheld forthe Conserva tives the last 25 years by Hon Earl owe himself formercsb inet moisten However since the federal election last June there has been revival by the Liberal supporters of DufferinSlnicoe With the next federal election probably four or five years away the nomination conventionto be held tomorrow night will probably be the first in the Dominion of Canada for the next election It is expected that Richard McCul loch former Mayor of Orangevllle will be one of the leading con tenders third place winners in the British Dairy Shows bacOn competition from all parts of the Empire The sides from hogs raised by John Hawes Stayner and Hor ace Ego Coldwater came within four points of first place How ever in the opinion of Shged of Sheed Thomson 8r Co London the Simcoe County bacon should have been judged first Mr Sheed firmly stated in let ten to Morrison of the Firstflooperative Packers 381 rie processors of the sides Iu my opinion your bacon should have comelop wrote Mr Sheed and the judging seems to be very unsatisfactory as can see no justification at all for knocking off five marks for avor when the bacon was not odoked and eaten but merely sniffed The sides were entered by the First Cooperatlve Packersl who gave prizes of $5 each to Hawes and Mr Ego Canada stood high in the corII detition the first six pcsinf held by Canadian producers High est points wore 91uwhile therSirnI coe County sideswere awarded 87 NEW PLANT FOR GAS $6500000 gas conservation plant is being built at the Leduc oil field Alberta to process we gas as well as propane and butane gas InitialsYouths plaa Guilty To 40 Breaking lt 9By RGs In crOWded court Bradford Tuesday four men pleaded guilty to total of nearly 40 chargesin breaking and entering summer cottages townshipof Innisfil Bruce Ward who the others was not triedlllsjcourl selwaslnobablento attend and he the gt the credit ofbeing thelealier byg

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