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Onions Main IncOme mnnivjkoncok Examiner Stall Rtporlcr To housewife or oabopper on out is Justanother vegetalr le fed to asalador to put on hamburger for sometimes little thing which inevitably bringstears But to thousands of people con nected with the llollbod Marsh vegetable industrythe main source of wealth for Bradford andtha southern part of the countyonions account for the largest portion of income and the hardest type of work Throughout the growing sea son whloh beginsiin May the crop must be continuously weod ed and sprayed for variety ol reasons It is dusted to keep the weeds down sprayed several times to wordoff maggots and cultivatai time and again to keep the ground loose so that air can circulate around the roots 0f the growers working hours half the time must be spent on his onions On an average farm on the Holland Marsh about 15 acres live acres are seeded with on ions Whatever other lob the grower may be doing at the time his mind is never at rest for he knows his onions are walling This preoccupation with his malorzcrop lasts throughout the summer and comes to head around the Labor Day weekend when pulliogtiroe draws near PULLING EASY Pulling Is relatively easy process with but one man re quired to run the pullers The garden tractor has attached to it two circular counterrotating discs which spin just under tb surface of the ground and heap two rows of onions together One and half days is requir ed to pull five acre field The crop is then left to dry in the sun One week of dry weath er is usually sufficient About week after pulling comes the process of topping Several years ago before com bines came onthe scene toppers run by pulley belts attached to the pulleys of tractors were us ed to drive the machinery These toppers required one man to dump the bushels of untapped onions into the machine1anoth er to push the onions down the grader someone else standing Now the combine the sweat anduthe by the grader throwing out the bad ones and another man putt ing empty bags on and taking full ones off The bags then were sown and piled HARD WEEK With the topper the days work would usually total maximum of 800 bags day and to fann er wilha possible 3000 or 4000 bags day this meant at least week of long hours of sweaty backhr akingwork Wltll the development of work is still there but so is the potential l800hags day Few growers on the marsh have their own combines but those that do are steadilykept busy for at leasta month going from farm to farm doing custom work for their nelghbours NEW DENTIST Allislon has new dentist in tb person of Dr Blair who moved to the village re cently from Elmira with his wife and two children The Blairsare living in the Ilillcrest subdivision and Dr Blairsjof ice is located intbe Windsor HoteL aoosrnooxs Camp Borden lending library this week added rnore than 250 books allowing summer pim chases of new books and loans lrom the Simeoe County circuv lating library BLOOD DONOR CLINIC The Red Cross is holding blood donors clinic at the new PT building in Camp BordenI Sept 15 to 18 for soldiers and civil servants Mem rmnvns Victoria Harbour Provincial Police are investigating two re cent breakins and thefts at Goldwater Public Schooin In the last one $10 in cash was taken from Junior Red Cross donation jars New PRINCIPAL There were two new faces on the stall iwhen Byog Public School opencdits doors in Staylt ner this ee They are priné eipal Mrs Ciarencc Cloke for inerly of Penetaiigand Mrs Cafe Dickinson CEECK Lonnnnns Loiterers around downtown Penctaog restaurants arefaciog t3 cracktlolvn Peiletting Police Chief Jack Arbour said this LOCAL ANDGENERAL ence to be held at Halihurton at dren Mr Kingstonwas one oi as fishermen lost in Nonnum berland Strait in June storm The fund has now passed $419 HARMDNY WEEKEan Barrie Barbershoppers will be among those attending the van nual SPEBSQSA Fern Cottage Harmony Veekend at Orillia Saturday and Sunday More than zoo members and their Amen vnovmx waives wniu Omen FOLKS Loan Policemen Hurt Scuttle With Boys nnmoir AP Four police men were injured Thursday night ina scuffle with several teenage boys alter anotficer was struck witba chair whenhe sought to break up reported gang gather ing Five youths all Negroes were arrested and charged with felon ious assault MINISTER pins Rev Samuel John Thomas wives are expected rFortnerh 33 Methodist and SIGNS OF WINTER sure sign that summer has endedwas the fact therewere only two visitors to Barrie Rot ary Clubs meeting Thursday During the summer guestsbad been in the neighborhood of 15 each week This weeks guests were Cec Grosskurtb Weston and Gil Wright of Saskatoon United Church minister for morethan half century died Thursday at Gravenhurst Be ginning church workas lay preacher he held charges in southwestern Ontario and Cali fornia Two of his Ontario char ges were Minesing where he served some time and Cree more He had retired in years ago Rotarys Inlemalional Aspect handed By Dist Building gestfor us more neighborly World warn the theme of District Gnvernor llarold Blacks address to Barrie Rotary Club at Community House Thurs day The international aspect of Rotary is too olten neglected commented Govemor Black This year the district eonferi the ehdrot this monthi going to stress international service the help ofyour club The speaker went on to Anole that the Barrie Club had ona thisparti ularrfieldlby lubs acrosstbe border ng tape re rdin th Africa net Governor was thelguestotthe club at its regular meeting on the occasion of his annual visit Wednesday night hehad met the directors and many of the members at an assembly held at Mayors Mot el Chairman of committees had presented the reports and an informal discussions had follow ed on the work of the club an Rotary Ladies of the loner Wheel supplied light refreshment In coocludlnghls addres to flieelub the District Governor touched briefly on the work of tary Foundation The charge for this service is from eight to 10 cents bag Tbecomhine can be worked with six people but this is skel eton figure and eight ornina is the most convenient number of helpers The marsh farmers usually work in gangs of three or four families They do one crop first and then move on to someone elses This way the help is available and outside hiringywhieh Is get tlng increasingly difficult is not necessary The cembne is pulled along by the tractor TOUGH OBS One man is located beside the grader sorting out the bad on ions another watches over the bags taking off the full ones and attaching the empties His job ls perhaps the hardest since he has not second to lose while chang ing the bags The onions tumble out in profusion and 50 pound bag can be filled in or all se conds After he takes the bags the loading platform another man must take them off the combine and set them on the ground standing up so that the women following along can sew them up with their large curved needles and strong cord Many timesduring the work the women must run to catch up with the combine and sew the bags as they come off the as sembly The dust from this job hovers over the workers and in only few seconds man is completely covered except for his eyeballs and to th with thick layer of lint itchy dust Thisismade more irritable by the rivers of sweat which pour down amaus back and Facing these conditions of filth sooner PONTIAC imvrssvrmsmi mun SutVIcr enucarzo smch rs INNISHL ores lines We were among the few tram our district who watched the Pa rode of Champion 11 livestock taking their bow on Farmers It the Canadian National Exhibition Wednudsy We can well member when leimen predominatedon tbtl their day at the big far However lb home dlsklctiaces were scarce on the big grounds yesterday It was not only those from our area who were missing The crowd was the smallest we hadever seen Buildings were thinly lied and the grounds had so few people on the move one might ave thought it was Sunday at ternoon It was the heat yet there was nice breeze drifting across the grounds though one had to get into the shade to realize thk The midway shows simply tool time off during the hottest part of the alternoon and many of the rides operatedwlth one per son who rode only if it was in slated they wanted to go Howeverll the people from our county werc absent at the Paradeaf Champions this did not apply to the livestock Hugh es Brothers of lnnisfll were in there with their Percherons who had come through with llve firsts four seconds tw thirds three fourths two Ill one sixth and Junior Championship for twoyearold mere Right up with them in the same breed was Mervin Saund era of Shanty Bay who with single team had two firsts two seconds one third one fllthI and reserve Grand Champion Heand the Hughes Brothers put in team each to make the prize on fourhorse hlteh In the dairy cattle with Guem seys Stuart MacQuarrle of Gil ford and Ivan Wright of Cooks town had their nameswell up on the prize list MacQuanle ale had senior bull take third These herds had bard competi tlon with such cattle as owned by Jack Fraser and Henry lorden The Black and White parade was well presented on the whole but not with stock froni our county This also appliedto the beef herds The Herdords bad the battle of the century wb on Three Children Barrie Public School Board chairman lack MacLaren told the first meeting efthe board Wednesday anold gentlemen had noticed children playing in llcquil Nine Convict Three lls Ioundins Nine men charged with being found io at Angus Canadian Legion premises Aug were ac quitted Thursday by Barrie Mag istrate Rennicks Three others charged with the same offence were fined $10 and costs All 12 defendants pleaded not guilty to the joint charge Barrie Ontario Provincial Polt lice Const JIH Shepherd said he and another constable and corporal from OPP walked into the Canadian Legion premises and saw beer bottles on the tab les The coimt was 561 pints of beer and seven ballpints he added There was also beer being sold behind the bar William Sauer he answered Crown Attorney Kennedy had been convicted for keeping sale Aug 13 at Barrie Magist rates7Court Sauer had been running the bar he said and hard work weak man can not stand up but the Holland Marsh is not for weak men ThisLaborDayr with the tem perature in the sun hovering round 105 degrees combines Were out in the onion fields leav ing long trails of red andwhite begslined up and down like sen tries watching over the workers as they labored in the grime and sweat and heartache price of onions had dropped to so centsfor 50 pound bag Hundreds of thousands of bags would he sold andlustras many stored through the winter when they would be ripped open and regraded and sold for better price or so thefarmer hoped Theyhad justheard that the inheritava below tbe bord er without the born that hnd usually been distinguishing mark for good Herefordi gave our leading Ontario breeder centres that allowed the visitor tanks away many at the chm PWPWlllnlnu However ere were mono of the meal herd in the antriea 11 county did notfget down In the hog aeetloo the Reserve Champion Boar win went toArthur Morrow and his daughters Cookalawn with their 700 pound Yorkshire Doddsworth Duke which also took the Grand Champlonship against any unlin al other winners from Simcoe County were QPever of Cook stown Gallaugher and Son Alliston Robert Black Coon town with Yorkehlres and Johnston of Hawkestone with Landrace bun One parade In which we were not very proud of Simcoea part was that of the Junior Farmer Ml Clubs Among the hundreds in the marchpast from most of the counties in the province and er the South Slmcoe banner were three representatives and none from Simone North Our own biggest county inst was not on the ball We had couple of tickets to spnrefor the grandstand show and lust around live we met up with the lennoxes from Tollen dal who were on the return end oln lovday visit which hnd taken them to Ottawa and other plac es They joined us at the show and we all were well pleased with the performance which is really good one and one which every Exhibltlorl visitor should see The evening was much more easily enjoyed there than in bot room The crowd on the grandstand only about halffilled the seals and lust before the show started everyone moved to fill the high er priced seats which hadnot been takenleaving the tops and far comers vacant If you have not yet taken trip to the Ex dont delay as the big showvis well worth days sightseeing 0n Streets County CllS akes 0n Case Barri hours Hewanted to know Why were they not at school gt Mr MacLaren said he told him to see City Police Chief Edward Tschirhart which the gentleman did Tschirhart said today he no Simcoe Chlldrens Aid society and it is now looking alt er the three children The family says CAS manag ing director Don Jackson have been on the street for week and it is hoped the father will soon resume his responsibilities and continue to look alter them Meanwhile Gas is sending the children to school until things are once again hackto normal Suspect Foul Play In Lenders Death DURHAM cof Foulplay is suspected in the death of 57year old William Thomas Martin Lauder Durham provincial police spokesman said today Landon former professional hockey player is believed to have died of injuries received in fight earlyMouday in Glen elg Township field six miles east of here Assistant Commissioner Wilford Franks of the provincial police criminalrinvestigation said Lauder and several ofhis relativeswcnt to the field for drinking bou Commissioner Franks said In spector Needham of the CI is investigating the incident and had questioned several Tor onto men The dead man Was captainof tbe OwenSound Greys hockey teamin 192773 He had also been hockey player in London 0nt Hamilton Boston and Buffalo can man TZ FOR ml or one woman no nerve mass 14on names Dunlap st park during school PA€6474 C9nclert In by Eight instrumentalists have ap plied for manbersblp in Barrie City Band alneealt recruiting campaign began Aug says muslc director Ken Hauler LCBA Mr Holder said he has high that it this trend motle uei Barrie will soon poucu concert blade to numbers omnparable with cities tucb In Detroit branth and other large muslcmlnded entree To Introduce the new mem bera to the public the band committee bai Proposed that big concert begivea one Sunday in November The performance would include highlights from the theatre world of musical Ihowl well as popular works and new concert band uale will be introduced Final details will be published as soon as arrangements are completed Tbenew members all from Barrie an Paul Hunnc Eccles street baritone Luttrell 11A Essa road saxo phone BarrEt Muir 123 Coding ton street baritone Donald we 27 Dunlop street the pool Les Parhnso 14 David son street clarinet Crew landfill Davidson Itflfl 20 phone Rayner McCullouth IN Anne street comet Stuart Bell to Ecclea street euphonlum Mr Holder says be eager to point out that women lfl al io welan to Join theciu band Any able member of the can munity is eligible lormember slilp he stresses Mr Holllat say It has olten been found that Inch sections as the flutes larlneta oboea bassoon and French horns conllet of large number of talented young lad let This la largely due lotbo tre mendmu growth of lnilrumeatal music In the high admin of On tarloha said where one finds large section of the fair in performing at high standard of musicianship Director Hollicr asked that applicants cootect him at Grove street east of come to the next city band rehearsal in the market building Sept 15 Propose Eldon IDooley Greer As RotaryDistrict Governor Eldon Dooley Greer charv ter member of the Barrie Roteiy Club will be one of two candid ates standing for the nomination of District Governor team at the District 701 convention to be held atHallburton Sept 17 28 Peterborough Rotary Club it is understood is also sponsoring candidate for the governorablp Frank Pattersonl group of the Barr Club plan to go to the con ntloo to swim omen support their candidate and to supply part of the twoda pro gram If the Barrie Club suc cessful in having RotarlanvGreer nominated to office the election takes place at the annual coa yention of Rotary International next June this will be the first time that member of the local club has filled the post of Dirt rlct Governor SNOW lNNORTH BEARDMORE CF snowed Thursday in this tiny northwestem Ontariocommunlty the first snowfall reported in the province alnce last spring The light fall melted in short time rasr astlsr roa TIRED HNARD LtiNT entounrui ennuiv sort You HOME wirn COOP when newrubberlike wall paint with amazing features Easier gt painting than you ever dreamed possible Paint mohinhau the usual time Use either brush or roller For smooth richfidish coor stowins SATIN comes randy to use drias in twenty minutes without unplaos not point odor Ideal for walls calling and woodwork Its really washable You CAN 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