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Bass Lake cmopmfiw asale TotProvince ls comng ny no5 The Bass Lake Coupcratlve Park is no more The final meetv ing to accept and wind up the cf fairs of this first venture into cooperative park was held in Barrie on Tuesday last week At this meeting after accepting the final statements of the audi tors the members present moved the return of the membership fee to all members plus the repay ment of all outstanding loan units with interest the outstanding in debtedness and the adjustments The First Column Culture And Sporis in April ny wxw Now that spring has arrived of ficially winter activities are waning This is true on all local fronts culA tural social andathleticihdoor and out gt Week today is All Fools Day which ushers in very important months During April many not able dates occur it brings Good Friday and Easter Sunday this year at the latest possible date The 22nd of the month isknown as Easter Monday which is hol iday only for bankers and lawyers most of wliorn dont need it any way meaning mainly the latter Easter Sunday this year brings birthday for Her Majesty And of course yours truly and Hilda and Harold Nodoubt thereare many others For recognition just let this column know and join the club no years are divulged except the Queens whichis 1926 April 1951 will seetheice out of Barrie Arena and it would ap pear that according to our sports authority the manager will have his hands full with the initial spring attracuons Havent heard anything yet about the annual motor show but Barrie positively will be privileged to havethe Na tional Ballet of Canada nMon ay April 29 Imagine hat The very next night coildbe opening ofithe wrestling sear son at Barrie Arena You see what mean Thats my skips expression anent missing broom Winter culture music concerts figure skating the arts etc and winter athletics hockey curling bowling skiingrbadminton etc are rapidly bowing out of the pic But there will be no inter Cultiire and athletics we will ve continuing as the Ballet and heGrunt and Groan artists take over Allsopps Auditorium ori suc cessive nights Much more on this later One thing the pee fprmers have in commontights rostannual meeting ot Royal Victoria Hospital edication ervices of First Eapt Venturing early into May we ote that the annual Liens Club Buffetfisrdated fo th this time at he REV BRENN president of the Barrie Ministerial Association discusses plans for the final week of the Crusade for Christ with Evangelist Leighton Ford and his team and temporaturowiscfi as arrived at between thcnew owners the Province of Ontario and the Cooperative be paid and the latter be dissolved The sale price to the province was $18000 Thisdid not repre sent the prcscnt value but was figure agreed at bythe Cooper ative which would repay all in debtedness costs and interest ac cumulated There was no pur pose in selling at profit as it would simply have to have been distributed among the member ship many of whom have since gone to other parts of the coun try or are deceased Even then small sum will be turned ovcra to the cooperative branch of the Federation of Agri culture which helped with the original organization of the park lioliday Place for Farmers The idea was brain child of William Wood at Alliston who felt that it park was made available to farmers they would then take holidays there came ially if they were nonhuman loan unitoffltfl invested 10 help finance the development However not too many lnvast ed in the loan units and thepark was purchased through the assist ance of Harold Hale of Drillia who knowing of the Bass Lake property and that theowncrs were desirous of having it become park told Mr Wood of it in doing this the lands which border on the south side of the beautiful lake havebeen preserv ed for public use $10 member ship was arranged which was in tended to allow the member the use of the park when they wish ed Mortgage Arranged whenthe loan units did not sell mortgage was arranged which was used to cover the par chase of the property and add some buildings During the past few years the park has become very popular especially with town and city folk but thefarmers did not take advantage of their holiday resort as was anticipated Development of Area Many especially in the local area around the park spent much time and gave considerable in developing the facilities Grounds have been graded and trees have been removed splendid picnic area has been de veloped Much credit for this goes to the hardworking agri Homer James and lrv Chambers left The final meeting of the Crusade will be held next Sunday at the Barrie Arena cultural representative Stewart Page lie and Miss Colley as secre werc instigators in getting much volunteer wprk done which has made start on what may become one of the most beautiful tary provincial parks in Ontario it is goodthat ithas become link in the chain of provincial panics as only year ago the dir ectors had felt that at least part of it should be sold for commer cial development so that funds could hcmadc available tofur ther develop the picnic area The south part of the propertyhhs huge area of top grade gravelgand this alone could repaythe pro vince for more than their entire investment standing committee was set up by the Cooperative to advise and assist the parks department in further developments Tories Convene Moot4 cm duo ma Ml outc Mflmkflflafl Llsfltlg trict Crusade For Chris into its third and final week The services which are holdinightlylt the Collier Stahot United Church at eight oclock vii continue through Sundny Marchydt The Crusade originally scheduled for on two weeks hasan held over for sthird week dueto the overwhelming response 350 have signed DccislonQardat indicating thattbey were making response to turn their lives over to Jaus Christ Mr Ford was cislons were not due to himself or anything that his team have done hutuidclcadris working in our midst of the success of this Crusadepond gives an theicrcdltto The meeting tlnuc throughout the week Mon day through Friday in the Collier Street United Church will have their closing serviceoi the Cru sadc in the Barrie Arena next Sunday evening It isfelt that there willbe capacity crowd for this final service Choir Dir ector Irv Chambers isariticlpating choir of some 300 people to blend their voices in song The Crusade team will again be appearing on CKVRTV tonight at 605 pm and another of the Billy Graham Association films East ward to Asia will be shown on the Late Show at 1130 tonight in order to make tickets avail able to anyone who has been un able to attondany of the services thus far Mr Ford has suggested BFystem called Operation An drew This program will enable those persons who have been un able to attend any of the services to obtain reserved seatticketshy contacting their pastor Persons who have been attend ing regularly may get two tickets by promising to bring to tho crusade meetings one who has not attended gt gt1hcrrw1ltbehrarryfre diseats available inspite of the few re served seats for the Operation Andrew Over half of the seats nightly will seat those arriving first and claiming them He refuses toaccept any which will corp Midland April Three Orillia men and one res ident of Orillia are among the possible names to be placedbe fore Simcoe East nominating eon vention of the ProgressiveCon servative party at Midlands Park side Inn Thursday April Orillia men are Carter QC Austin Cook formermayor and Dr Rynard Lone cand idate from the west end of the riding so farisOliver Smith QC chairman of Midland Public Utilities Commission Dr Bynard who gave Liberal member Robinson of Mid land hard run in the last fed eral election is strong favorite to be named again Riding officials said theyare seeking prominent speaker for the evening CHURCH CELEBRATION NEW SAREPTA Alta CP Seven Moravian churches in Al bertawill celebrate the 500th aha niversaly of the founding of their denomination in Europe They are at Bruderheim Bruderfield Gossip columnists Sunday Sun Beats All Prosecution The Stayner Sun last week forcstallcd any possibility of prdsecutloo under the Lords nay Act by publishing the Sunday Sun on Thursday As the front page bulletins ex plaiocd it was two days early to beat unlocked for com petition from Tomato The Sunday Sun four page insert in the regular weekly edition of The Stay ner Sun discussed thedan ger of being prosecuted un der the newsless Sunday act and of the libel law plaguing Publishereditor David Phillips claimed that it was the only Sunday newspaper with guaranqu circulation 750 on Thurs at more than days lie termed the premature she died Heimtal Hobbema Jasper Place and New Sarepta Edmonton publications an unexpected development which might well mean this will he the Flore Broley last edition of tb Sunday Sun SWimming course Opehs Tomorrow Night at Bardia Registrationstrom Town and County swimming classes at Bardla Pool are pouring in fast and enthusiasm is high Young people from as far away as Part McNicoll and Elmvale have regis tered However itappears that the greatest number of part pants as in former years Will come from Barrie Opening nigh Tuesday March 26 and instructors Mrs Mrs Margaret Tremblay and Fred Buckland are prepared to handle classes at all levels of ability They will assist those who come to fit into the class most suitedtotheir presenrt skills and interests In Barrie the looking af ter registrations and car pool ar rangements Anyone who is driv ing out to Bardia Pool and has ly reo ested toiniorm Mr Dodds exccu vs secretary YMYWCA Those who want ride should call the before noon on Tuesdays mrectorofmeimimming one at theCourt House 13 room for extra passengers is kind otherinformation may bé obr tained fromMiss Louise Culley iZPéfieséwa Sections Thus tar in thescrvicesavcr careful to point out that these dc LEMUEL MILLS vBarries oldest rcsldcnt Lcrn uel Edward Mills died inRoyal Victoria Hospital Saturday mom ing He would have been 105 years ofagc on may Mrl Mills had made his home with his only son Reginald 110 Kempenfelt Drivcslncc 1950 Funeral services willbe held this evening in Barrie and to morrow afternoon at Shannon ville his former home He will be buried in Piston Remarkablyaetive until few days before his death hceojoy ed walking in the fine weather and boating on Kempenfelt Bay pastime he had been fond of since his youth when he lived on theBay of Quintp He used to rnw nine miles to Bellevllle where he worked in tin shop from his family home on Big land in Prince Edward County jBorn nearPicton in 1852 he Was the son of armer whowas also Methodist lay preacher Ofarlrislr stock his ancestors scti tied in New York stath and ar dvin Canada as UnltedEmpire allstsi hellfiredslukgmmfl amily farm until he was For 67 years be operated general store at Shannonville near Believiilc He retired seven years ago Predeceased byhis wife in 1952 be is survived by his son and four grandchildrenr Teddy Carol Anne Faye Mr Mills used to cpolt his own breakfast porridge every morning and followed radio soapnperas religiously He still had good eye sight and hearing He could quote passages from the Bible by heart heritage from preacherdather Mr Mills came by his longevity naturally His father lived tothe age of 94 and hlsmother was 100 years and six months old when Locked Tank YoUths Freed By total Police Two youths Wayne liarkor 15 and Don Arholdilti both of Bar be locked themselyes in an army tank yesterday afternoon and had to be released by police The tank on afiat car on the railway siding at Aliandale station waiting shipment to Georgi The two youths clam bercd on climbed into the body of the tank and closed the hatch after them Arhum With fliem stayed outside thn the boys wanted to get out they found they could openthe hatch The boy outside called some men and Duker who lives nearby and saw theboys cl onto the flat carcalled the Barriepplice Af ter shortgttmc the batch Was openedby the pollce randthe tank cr were rescucd Takeniron Motel Bus alpassenger RCAF us was stolen from motel at Barrie V53 urdaynight driven 104 eaand Johnny and Betty Scottiel Barrie Groups Seek Written assurance Representatives from Barrie The reason for scepticism was news release dated March from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests whichfitatcd that all zoological exhibits in On fario Provincial Parks were to be disbanded except for perhaps tow native birds in explanation the Ministcr of Lands and Forests Hon Clare Maplcdoram was duot ed as saying Contrary To Policy it is contrary to the depart ment policy to keep caged anim als and birds in provincial parks For this reason all zoological ex hiblts in these parks will be and ually disbanded by releasing or disposing of the inmates to muni cipal or other private exhibits it is anticipated that in few selec ted cases limited number of native water birds may be re tained Confronted with this Mr John ston said that the news release must have been mistake He elation In Conservation Urges Reeve Speaking at the anniversary meeting of the Orillia Fishand Game Conservation Club at Or illia lastflhursday iloy Hick ling Reeve of Vespraslated that the futureprosperity of everyone in Canada was dependent on con servation He urged the closest cooperation at all levels of gov ernment and between govarnments and conservation clubs In Simcoe Countywehave ap proximately 675000 acres of clear ed land he said About 35 of this or 235000 has been kept in reasonably good state of fer tility About 40 or approxim fatcly270000 acres needs imme diate attention with minor or ma jor soilbuilctng program being uscdseflhe balance approximately 170000 acres of marginal land needs very special treatment or should be planted with tree Simcoe County was planting at the rate of about 15000 trees per year and the total acreage will be 14000 in thocouotv The annual county budgetthis year it is $12000allotiled for the addition of about 400aares to the county forest each year Turn to page five please groups who met with George Johnston MPP for Simcoe Centre on Saturday afternoon were sceptical of the assurances given respecting zoologic ex hibits in Springwuter Park The meeting with the member had been called expressly to clarify what was behind the re moval ofanlmais and birds from this park which had been going on lust week and was expected to continue this week had seen the Minister that morn ing and had received his assur ance that there was no intention to make any radical changes at the park only to reduce Ithc amount of game Personal Visit Mr Johnston had also been out to the park where he had spoken with the superintendent of the station andhad been told that all that was being done was to reduce the stock and remove some enclosures which were in need of repair Plans were for bigger ponds and enclosures but with less stock in them Grant Mayor representing the Ontario Tourist Courts Association the local association of tourist courts and theltotary Club said that Springwatcr Park was the only tourist attraction Barrie had to offer if we do away with it we are going to be missing ting boat Comervation in Practice Ross Cook conservationist said that the park was perfect spot to show conservation in practice and yet now there were indications thirirwasta be dispoilcder Parsons representing the Barrie llortlcultural Society and num ber of other groups said it was one of the fincstsmall parksgon the continent and attracted nuni eraus visitors from the States Harold Forster said that part of the trouble may be thatliarric had taken the park too much for granted in the past It had to be admitted that there was oven stocking to degree amon the exhibits The meeting asked MrJohnston to further enquire intq the mat ter and to obtain from the Minis tcr ofLandsand Forests in writ ing the proposed plans for the ore of the park and the assurance that it was not the intention of the Department of Lands and Forests to disband the zoological exhibits there The meeting was arranged by Emerson Swain Kiwanis Club of Barrieand was under the chair manship of Roy Iiiekling Reeve of VVespra who it was agreed should chair all followup meet ings Among the groups repre sented were Barrie Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club Kiwanis Club Conservation Club Lions Club Kinsmen Club Barrieliorv ticulture Society Barrie Red Cross Society number at the meeting paid visit to the park later that after noonat the invitation of the sup erintendent to see first hand what was being done clan We mama um or Glamth Reply ONEKILLEn AT BRADFORD One man was killed and two were injured when acar ran out of control and drove into the back ofa parked truck on Holland Street Bradford early Sunday morning Dead is Dietrich Pirch 22 of Bradford German immigrant who arrlvchn Canadarabout year ago Taken to hospital with indeter minate injuries were Bert Shoul dlcc 20 and Manfred Weisser 20 both of Bradford Bradford Pol lce have not determined yet who was driving the car at the time of the accident Ruffian GiVeSHosiilal Televiston set Jhursda at Senior Asr semi annals Districhull egiatc institute the Collegiate Band officially handed overga tele vision setitd Dr Delancy representing the Royal Victoria lfospltalBarrieu Aided lngtthis proieet by the RCAF Training Command Band under Flight Lieutenant Clifford Hunt the Bandexecutive acknow ledgedthe cooperation of the local of the Musicians union in allow ing the program to be held During the assembly Arthur Morrow treasurer of one of the Band funds and member of the Advisory Committee of thelBand welcomed EmersonSwain to the platform Through Mr Swains help as manager of the Slmcoc and District Iooperative Services the Bandwas enabled to make the presentatiooat this time in receiving the set from Dawn Campbell band president Dr Delaney speaking on behalf of the the band executive for theirrgift stating that it would provide diver sion and entertainment for many people in years to come Dr Delaney former band member himself urged those stu dents in the band to appreciate to the full the opportunity offered them in the collegiate to further their music education Headlt vised them to keep up their music participation as well as apprecia tion rafter leavingschool TWO lNJURED Royal Victoria Hospital thanked