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lt lt zl slysng 11 curve 13714 ltuw at LL Reeve Burns Wales of Tossorontio included INDEPENDENT NIWBPAII Serving THE rows or BARRIE AND cornrr or SIMCOB Since 1864 99th Yen rwNo 40 Orillia Rate 369 Assessments Up Bills to increase no 309 nulls council at 15 week artre consid the whole polar monthly 0de int Ari Oiin was struck meant tiifl Ina Wed pin At lllXL lJ courtrzl rim tax bylatv will he footballs pus and Mayor John ll Muclsaar 1y xp tel to inle rfiilllliltlLt in XiIlLlIlilllOl of the rule llrrauw Milka 215 been coin pfrtily rt ed iblillfl the past year and been the 931 tax rate is based In on nsiszie of about it llllilluil dollars onupured to about million lJnt your coin pznis of the with year ago are difficult 7L rate For ruoe=y owners to deform ine hour the new rate will affect tiirni at will lie Iilttrv to null liply their new assessment by the rate of 305 and coizmarc the re sult with the amount taxes they paxi under the old assessment in 1933 in most cases the new assess ments are much higher than in 1933 but the lower mill rate will oflsd this considerably llltl check of this years budget indicates that in most cases riliia taxpayers will face higher tax bills this year as the amount of money being spent is $75085 more than last ylai This years liltl on the new assessment is 369 If last years expenditures had been based on the some aswssinent the rate would have been only 326983 Another comparison possible is on the basis of last years mill rate of 833 mills on the old assessment This years expenditures based on that old assessment would have meant mill rate of 938097 more than 10 Inills higher 0m 0D0 The First Column CASUAL COMMENT By KEN WALLS local authority being sonic what short on hockey news this spring has come up with an almanac which states there will not be any good weather until June Meanwhile crocuacsrwhich appeared several weeks ago surely disappeared Saturday and the new golf pro on arrival today must surely have had bleak outlook down the course have almost come to the con clusion that there is little need for the recognized mediums as regards some dissemination of news Word of mouth travels far faster and farther When story is told the first time usually it has consider able resemblance to actual fact But with each passing along the item under discussion seems to acquire added details with slight authenticity Itcv thc Ilon Davies Speaker of the Ontario Legislature didnt get any answer when he asked Odelegates to the provincial barbers convention Who cuts the barbers hair Why its the same chap who wakes the bugler Somewhat belatedly would like to acknowledge Christmas gift from Chairman Fred Cunningham of Simcoc and directors including of the FlueCured Tobacco Market ing Association in the form of box containing some 26 packets of cigarettes all prbducts of this pro vince It was revelation to learn that so may brands were the pro duct ofCanadian tobacco fields and manufacturing firms The box Old Kentucky Sweet Caporal duMaurier Buckingham Guinea Gold Virginia Ovals Winlt Chester Wings Capstan Black Cat Philip Morris Exports Vire ginia Rounds Camel British Con sols Sportsman Players Mild and Medium StateExprcss Millbank fMacdonalds Pall Mall Gold Flake Craven Plain Cameo and Spuds The swift Current Sun told of three farmers of the Success Sask atchewan district who during one of the bitterest days rescued stalled motorist whose gas line had frozen After they got his car ready to proceed he said Just minute boys think Ivc got something that you should really enjoy after that cold job He reached under the seat brought out bottle of rye and removed the store wrapping Then they discovered that the contents were frozen into solid mass of ice It was either 90 below the day or else that stuff is well watered in the West Also delayed in answer do ap preciate having received not from Mrs John Walker ofVancouv ver top ranking local and county golfer during her residence in Barrie when Mr Walker was CNR divisional engineer Their son indf daughterinlaw Mr and Mrs R0 bin Walker are now living in Vic toria having returned from Mal aya where their son was born Mrs Walker says that she and John still play golf and have be come ardent golfers also that she gets together emery week with Kay Kennedy Monger to catch up on Barrie news She sent along humorous clipping from The Vancouver Province about southern woman advertising her husband for sale Inasmuch as also received clipping from the West about the reverse situation maybe they could be connectad the clippings that is in later Turn to page three please Autholind Wood Clan Ina ly cm PM office Duncanat Ottawa or here in 1946 and three years later he was promoted corporal and in 1951 was placed as sergeantinchargc Actingsergeant Wright Went to Orillia in October 1952 from Mount Forest where he had been in charge of radio communications Prior to that he was stationed at Arthur SGT HARRIS at right who has been transferred as scrgcantinchargc Mount Forest Regional HQ is seen here with his successor Corporal Morley Wright who was in charge of the Orillia detachment prior to his transfer here Sgt Harris joined the municipal detachment Windsor London and other centres Four Principals Oi Roycil Opera Cbmpony Are Here Tomorrow Nighlin Final Concert at BDCI that an opera had been televised in Canada Since Joan Hall came to Toronto major western cities citals this year and with the Toronto Symphony Or chestra on their subscription con Four principals of the Royal Gem of Mamh 30 and 31 Conservatory Opera Company of Toronto will appeal in the third competition Nos Futures Etoiles concert of the Canadian Artists from Winnipeg in 1948 to study Jon Viekels 115 during 1913351 Series at the Barrie District 001 with Dr Ernesto Vinci at the Royal til yealS men to 311 enquble legiate Institute Auditorium to Conservatory of Musicshc has cs 1305111011911m®vmlan muSlcal scene Saskatchewan he moved first to Winnipeg for further voice train ing and then to eastern Canada on tablishcd herself as one of the foremost mezzosopranos in To ronto star of the CBC Opera Company for which she has sung many roles including Suzuki in Madame Butterfly Marcellina in morrow evening Patricia Snell soprano Joan Hall contralto Jon Vickers tenor and Donald Gar rard baritone with John Coveart at the piano will present operatic excerpts scrJatory of Music The Marriage of Figaro Azu first year in Toronto he made ex The conceltg Vthh the final cena in 11 Trovatoye and 110 tensivc concert tours for the De 1nthc1954 SCllCS sponsored by the vanna in Bigoleuon as Well as partment of Education and was Conegme band begins at 830 being very valuable member of Tum to page three please pm the Royal Conservatory Opera Patricia Snell know to Toronto Company Chances for her many T0193 in While Stlll in Winnipeg Joan the Opera Festival and with the CBC Opera Companyeame to To ronto from Lcamington when still very young She entered the opera school of the Royal Conservatory in its first year and has been leading ligiht of the company ever since appearing in almost every production Her rolcs include the Contessa in The Marriage of Figaro Musetta in La Botheme Nilanon in the opera of that name Hall gave numerous recitals and competed in Manitoba music fes tivals In 1950 and again in 1952 she was finalist on the Nos Futures Emiles program and in 1952 too she took second place in the Singing Stars of Tomorrow program She returned two years ago to her native Winnipeg to sing Aida with the Winnipeg Phil harmonic Choir and her other ap EVERYTHING IN SATURDAY FIRE As result of fire which broke out in their home on Saturday afternoon family of sevenliving on the Camp Borden road were left home less and this year She appeared as pearance with large orchestras in Demwed in the blaze was Desplga Mozarts C051 Fa elude peiformanZe in 1951 in the sgfiggfid gaggegf Eng rum Verdi Requiem with Les Concerts Highway 90 west of Barrie When the fire broke out Mrs Marion Shipman and her five children were in the house Mrs Shipman and the eldest boy Billy 13 carried the younger children to safety The family lost their pet dog Trixie in the flames Mr Shipman was at work at Camp Borden when the fire broke out The family are presently staying with neigh bors until other accommodation can be found Symphoniques of Montreal and Gianni Schicchi with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Miss Hall delighted Toronto aud iences with her interpretation of Suzuki in Madame Butterfly at the 1953 Opera Festival of the Royal Conservatory Opera Com pany arole which she first sang with this company in 1951 Her penformonce as Miss Pinkerton in Menottis Old Maid and the Thief has been seen and appreciated in many towns of Ontario including Her radio work has been exten siveand includes appearances on the finals of both the Singing Stars of Tomorrow and N05 fu tures otoiles programs as well as with the CBC Opera Company Her latest role with the company was Nanetta in IFalstaff Miss Snell has been seen as well as heard Last season she sang the leading role of Donna Elvira in Mozarts Don Giovannifor CBC television This was the first time RE DESTROYS COOKSTQwN BARN DAMAGE TOTALLING $5000 resulted from fire which sviiept threestorey barn belonging to Les smith Cookstown Rm around 930 Sunday morning destroying 900elghtmonthold chicks Cookssown and Innisfil fire brigades were called and alr mm thoughquickly on the scene were unable to savethc building With the aid 01s wind however theywere able to avert nearby building Containing 1800 tWOmonthéold Chicks catching fire Pctcrborough Joan Hall won the 1953 Singing Stars of Tomorrow womans first prize She has appeared in several in solo rc was soloist winner of the Montreal CBC native of PrinceAlbeht scholarship at the Royal Con During his BARRLE ONTARIO CANADA MONDAY APRiL l954 Uhr harm Examiner Ionian CWNA and Business and professional men from Barrie were told by leading lawyer in the life insurance business on Friday even ing that the trend toward government control unit regula vtThe speaker was Leighton Foster QC general counsel of the Canadian Life insurance OfflCElS Association and he was addressing the Barrie Lions Club on the subject of The Spirit of Enter priseills Significance to Canada Canadrans are becoming aware of their Countrys greatness and its limitless possibilities Mr Foster said but not so many understand the reasons for it He wondered how many people appreciate the significance to Canada of the spirit of enterprise and the importance of maintaining business climate which favors private enterprise As an illustration of how the spirit of enterprise had proved of enormous benefit to the nation Mr Foster described the origin of the life insurance business in Can ada Prion to 1845 there were no Canadian life insurance companies Citizensof Canada West in those days hdd to travel as far as Que bec City or New York City to pro cure life insurance In that year one llugh Baker made the trip to New York on horseback by stage coach and river steamer and returned to his native Hamilton to organize and establish the first company in 1847 The same spirit of enterprise on the part of an individual or small group of in dividuals had characterized the origin of practically all our other life insurance companies he said Mr Foster continued Today there are 31 active Canadian life insurance companies operating un der federal registry in addition to Six British companies and 24 Uni tcd States companies Several other Canadian companies operate exclusively under provincial licen ses In addition more than 20 Can adian and United States fraternal benefit societies are active in Can ada Ten ncw Canadian companies have been organized within the FOSTER QC last 15 years While some of them are small they are all making rpm gressand should survive to add to the proud record that no policy holdtzr in Canadian legal reserve life insurance company has ever lost dollar through nonpayment of the amount guaranteed under his policy at death or on maturity since the first company was es tablished in 1847 As matter of fact the smaller companies that is companies other than the leading ten companies now have almost double the per centage share of the total business today than they had 50 years ago 13 per cent compared wrth 74 per cent Monopoly is certainly not aterm that can be applied to the Town Planning Board Blair secretary points out that there were 22 permits issued in March 1953 amounting to $114 950 Last month there were permits issued totalling $80600 However one of the reasons for the boost in the permits value in 1953 was due to the fact that the French Motors garage and show rooms permit was issued then There were six dwellings built in March 1953 and also last month Below are the details ofbuild ing permits issued last month Dwellings Spence 105 Sophia St West at 205 Toronto Street builder self Fred Webb SophiaStrect East at 109 Codringtonr St builder self Dennis Moran 149 Worsley St on lot Anne Street builder Har ley Howey Midhurst Ross Saun ders 61 Penetang St on lot 10 Eugenia St builder Hill and McKnight 126 Cook St Mc Kcrroll 136 Cameron St Orillia on lot codrington St builder Joe Longtin 83 St Vincent Dr Laurie 151 Hayfield St on tion of the Canddian economy had dangerous implications the life insurance business The spirit of enterprise is also apparent in the change in the posi tions of the leading companies during the past half century The company which was in eleventh imsition in 1900 is in second posi tion today the company which was in eighth place then is in third place now the eighth company now had not even commenced busi ness in 1900 Turning to the expansion of Can adian companies outside Canada the speaker said The expansion of the business of Canadian comp anics to foreign countries is most dramatic example ofthis spirit of enterprise Prior to World War II the Canadian companies wrote pol icies in as many as 64 foreign coun tries Today 41 per cent of their total premium income comes from policyholders outside Canada At least two Canadian companies have more business outside of Canada than in Canada No one fact could demonstrate more clearly that Can adian life insurance companies are well managed and offer their poli cics at reasonable rates else they could not do such large foreign business in competition with the strong local companies they meet inthcUnited States in Great Bri tain and in other countries where they transact business Continuing with thc internation al aspects of the business Mr Fos ter said that Canadians buy their life insurance in the widest and most competitive policies of Canadian companies Pointing out that life insurance knows no trade barriers he said that British and UnitedStates com in Canada and Canadian companies are wel comed in the United States Great Britain and numerous other coun tries He said too that the spirit allround competence of management have served to enable the Canadian com panies towrite upwards of two thirds of the life insurance written in Canada despite the strongcom petition from British and United panics are welcomed of enterprise and the States companies longterm nature of the life insur ance contract the quasitrustee re lationship between makes it insurance liabilities Sound assurance beneficiaries or assignees regard ing the standing of any particular companythe reliability of par ticular agent or the fairness the terms and conditions of the different forms of policy developed to meet the wide variety of human needs There has been at Dominion Superintendent of Insurance in Canada for more than 75 years Today he has competent staff of some 50 fulltime actuaries aud BUILDING PERMITS VALUE Is DOWNBY $34 AS COMPARED 10195 TOTAL There was decrease of $34450 in the value of building per mits issued during the last month as compared with the total for March 1953 according to the lateststatement issued by 450 IN MARCH lot Letitia St builder Total $52500 flood 60 Cook St Repairs and Alterations Fralick 15 Shanty Bay Road con vert second floor of Canadian Tire Store into offices at 98vDun10p St West builder Dennis Sheard Painswick Menger 16 Holgate St convert to duplex buider self Bauldry 189 Owen St alter single dwelling into two apartments builder self Total $4000 Garages Fraser Bracebridge addition to garage at 169 Tiffin St builder self Tuck 73 self George Holloway 112 Cook St ad builder self Dundonald St builder ditlon garage Total 600 Bayfleld St builders 15 television aerials Total $225 international market in the world He explain ed that British companies have never written business in the Uni ted States and United States com panies do not write life insurance in Great Britain but both British and United States companies write business in Canada offering their policies in competition with the Explaining how the role of gov ernment in business is very deli cate one Mr Foster said that gov ernment regulation of business could be beneficial and helpful up to point and cited the life in surance business as an illustration He said Government regulation of the life insurance business in Canada down through the years has been good for the policyholders and good for the companies The policyholder and company and the necessity for adequate provision for future necessary laws and their rigid enforcement by competent experienced public officials are an to policyholders their Miscellaneous Smith 114 Blake St construct six tourist cabins replacing old cabinsvfrom single to double Drs H111 Shan non Postnikoff office building at Bertram Bros Griffin 49 Essa Road extend lumber sired buildervself Cum mun Audit lumu oi circulation wucomes SUCCESSOR TO DETACHMENTWV Government Central Economy Holds Dangerous Implications leading Lawyer At lions Club Local Sea Cadet Raise $275 Navy league Tag Day Sea Cadets from RCSCC Barrfe raised $215 during the Navy League tag day heldJn Barrie on Saturday Despite the Intense cold about 20 cadets were out mak ing the rounds of the business section during the morning and remained tagging until about pm Navy League headquarters for the day were at Commun lty House Arrangemean were made by Charles Wilson chafrman and he was assisted by Lleut Cunningham commanding officer Lieut Bill McBride and Sub Lleut Taylor all of RCSCC Bar rlc Provision for hot meals for the cadets was made by Reg Ayrcs who also assisted in totalling receipts In addition to covering the town some cadets canvassed hs far apart as Angus and Camp Borden and Shanty Bay Seventh Synodical Society WMS Will Division of the lie asthe intervening Presbyterials Matthews 1100 nesday and Thursday ing and experienced eivil dictions laws The spirit of has been controlled but ed by them Kiwanis Speaker GASKIN the speaker for todays Barrie at Community House son local auto dealer DELUXE SERVICE Convene Tomorrow The seventh synodical society of Toronto and Kingston of the W0 mens Missionary Society Western Presbyterian Church in Canada will convenc in St Andrews Church in Barrie to morrow afternoon at 230 pm The gathering is being held here Tues day Wednesday and Thursday and the sessions are open to the pub The synodical comprises 12 Pres byterials and there will be dele gates here from Sault Ste Marie Sudbury Kingston and Gall as well The mornings will be given over to business discussions On Tues day afternoon the speaker will be Miss Ruby Walker regional secret ary and on Tuesday evening Rev Alan Munroe MA DD will address the meeting Miss Freida secretary of National Missions will bring greetings from the Council on Wednesday after Rev James Milroy MA BD Moderator of the Synod will bring greetings from the Synod at that time and on Wednesday evening Miss Margaret Kennedy will speak on her work in the Bhil Field India Luncheon will be served in the lecture room of the church on Wed St Andrews ladies are serving complimentary dinner to the ex ecutive members on Tuesday even itors examiners and other trained servants There has also been Superin tendent of Insurance in the sev eral provinces since as early as 1879 Ontario The high ranking officials such as Roy White head QC in this province are sworn toenforce the laws and reg ulations in their respective juris Life insurance in Canada is the outstanding example of business supervised and regulated by the government in the public interest Nevertheless the companies have always enjoyed freedom of action within the limits of the insurance enterprise rarely handicapped and never extinguish of Hamilton President of the Studebaker Cor poration of Canada who will be dinner meeting of the Kiwanis Club of M1 Gaskin who will deal with public and business affairs Will be intro duced by Kiwanian Lorne Jackr Vancouver has the most hotels 00 ofiany Canadian city MONDAY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY single cupy l0 Poges Two Sections Barrie Canadian Legion Branch Has 25th Anniversary The 25111 anniversary of the formation of Branch 147 Barrie of the Canadian Legion will be cele brated this year and plans are like ly to be announced in the near future as to how this historic land mark in the Branchs history will be honored Some time ago the officers and members of the local branch dc cided that 1951 would mean the celebration of the first quarter century in the Mouths develop ment and meeting was held re cently to discus the matter general committee was form ed headed by President Al Giles chairman and composed of Burton Truman Williams Bibby Jewell Flem ing Congdon Smith Harris Scotty Taylor Snclgrove McGibbon Rev Burgess Col Lee McMulkin Couch Millican Perkins James R055 Hardy Earle Williams Mrs Adams Mrs Lindsay and Cliff Kelly The first business meeting of the committee will be held on Sunday April 11 when various projects will be discussed to finance the celc bration which will be observed in an appropriate manner suitable to the occasion During the past 25 years the history of the branch and its mem bers has been marked with many notable contributions not only to the work of the Canadian Legion as whole but also to the develop ment of the Town of Barrie Throughout that passage of time the keynote of Legion activity in the town has been progress and today in many spheres of activity the branch continues to make its valuable contribution to the Lc gion and to Barrie It was in 1940 that the proposed purchase of the Legion headquart ers here came up for consideration and building committee was formed at that time composed of Harris chairman Thomas Burton Andy Jones Ken Ramsay and Earle Smith In the following year the present building was tak en over and since then it has been modernized until today it contains cxcellent meeting and recreation rooms including very fine TV room for members and their guests During 1953 the Legion mem bers played an important part In assisting the organizers with the Centennial celebrations To them also fell the responsibility of mak ing the arrangements for the par ade and divine service in the Arena to mark the Coronationbf Queen Elizabeth 11 That same year also saw them introduce the Wright Mem orial Trophy to Barries Outstandn ing citizen of the Yera The Le gion members have also done great deal for the youth of the town organizing as they do such activities as minor hockey lea gue and minor baseball ELEVEN TENDERS FORADDITION TO couer BLDG total of 11 engineering firms have submitted tenders to date for the construction of the proposed new $150000 addition to theCoun ty Court Building in Barrie According to Jack Coleman county treasurer this high number isa very clearindication that con struction firms are anxious to get ahead with this years building programs Only three tenders wem received for the addition to Simcoe Manor There are three localfirms with tenders in Emery Engineering and Contracting Co Ltd Denis 1Sgheard Painswick and Bertram ros Tenders have also been submit ted by Cathcart Contraction Co Carroll Contracting Co Ltd Rol mac Contracting Co Hughes Richards Ltd Ruliff Grass Con struction Clo LLtd and Pullam Cofistruction Ltd all of Toronto Dick Construction and Engineer ing C01 Ltd Welland and Nap Beauchamp Construction Co Pen etang Tenders close Wednesday April at4pm gt The new twostorcyairing mea suring 90 by 50 feet will be built to the rear of the present build ing with the entrance on Poyntz Street It will house the County Health Unit County Recreation Services County Library Juvenile and Earn ily Court Childrens AidSocicty main office Childrens Aid Soci ety Barrie branchmffice and the caretaker The county has been paying ap proximately $5000 year in taxes to the Town of Barrie to house these services Pcntland McFarland and Baker Toronto are the architects Wall ace Carruthers and Associates Ltd Toronto are the consulting engineers for structuraler and the consulting engineérsfor mean anical work are General Engineer ing Cou Toronto lt ABBEY APPEAL AIDE Boy Scouts have contributed 162 pounds sterling to the West minster Abbey Appeal Fund in re sponse to request from the Chief Scout Canadian Scouts sent one hundred pounds as their contribu tionhthrough the Canadian Spout Brotherhood Fund