Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 17 May 1954, p. 5

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9ihANNuAi FISH DERBY MONDAY MAY 24 First to Break Ladies Open Softball Season The softball season will officially get underway tonight at Shear Park as the Barrie district ladies group makes the first break from the starting wire The newlyformed CGE ladies will open this evening in Allandale with Edgar RCAF the visitors while defending champion Barrie Greer Aces open Tuesday night at Queens Park against rejuvenated Oriliia Another opener tonight takes place in Elmvale when that towns entry entertain always powerful Newmiirket Dixous Edgar make their home debut iednesday against CGE and both Nowmarket and Orillia will stage their home openers Thursday against Barrie Greer Aces and Elmo vale respectively CGE will carry four wellknown veterans in their openinggame lineup Pitching will be Lil Wright formerly Lil Travis who was star with the defunct Allandale Royals and Copaco teams Dorothy Knapp viil patrol the tough short slop grounds Kay Bowen will han dle second and Mickey Stubbs is up with Orillia Robbin Lennox is Again at short The outfield will again be Iiazel Wright Dorian Parker and Betty Reid What is likely to be one of the leagues top batteries again is pitcher Dot Miller and catcher Lor na McLean Miller will have an un derstudy in Betty Bishop who is reported to have pitched in St Thomas before coming to Barrie Another experienccdadition to the squad is Muriel Hillier an out fielder who has seen action in the sunnyside League in Toronto along her career There should be plenty of rivalry when the two Barrie entries tangle but fans will see what each re Skaiing Club Meet Wednesday Municipal Bldg Annual meeting of Barrie Skating Club will be held in the municipal council chambers on tiediiesdoy evening of this week at 815 All members and other interested persons are asked to attend Reports of the skating activ ities of the 5354 season will be presented by President Walls Secretary Mrs Leo Landrevlllc and varlous com mittee chairmen The election of the board of directors for 195455 will take place and plans will be dis cussed It is expected tth the club professional Miss Mar garet Nlcld of Hamilton will be present Miss Nieid his signed to instruct again in Bar Baitie of Atlantic Anniversary Service for Sea Cadets WOMAN STRUCK BY AUTO AT FlVE POINTS Margaret Dubeau 21 of Pen ctang was taken to Itoon Vic tori Hospital last night for observation after she was struck by car at the Five Points around eight oclock She received slight abrasions to the right cheek and nose and slight bruises to both knees According to police she was crossing the Five Points walk in cast across Clapperton at the tlme Edwin Scott 21 of has Barrie was driving east on Dunlop Street and turned north on to Clappcrton Ile told police that he failed to see the woman until the last moment The woman was taken to the Slmcoe Medical Group where she was treated by Dr Little She was later taken to hospital FLOWER ARTIST Robert Holmes Toronto artist SPONSORED BY BARR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE BARRIE EXAMINER MONDAY MAY 17 I954 TwoCar Accident last Night Front Of BDCI Driveway Damage amounting to $150 was caused last night in twocar collision at the driveway to the Barrie District Collegiate institute but no peronal injuries were re ceived by either driver According to police Ross Sutton gm of RR Barrie was travelling inar the centre of the roadway intending to make left turn into the BDCl driveway He told pol ice that he signalled his intention to do so Erie Garrett i9 of 181 Shanty Bay Road told police that he did not see any signal and attempted $50 and to Garretts $100 zt llacicans Magazine ric next season who died in 1930 painted more than 100 varieties of Canadian wild flowers slated for the first sack presentative has in these openers This gives the towns new entry wealth of experience in the infield and with the abundance of youth ful rookies to fill out the roster there is evidence that this club will show steady improvement as the season progresses The team has uncovered youth ful but snappy catcher in ileatlier MeGrcgor who shows plenty of po tential and good third baseman in Marilyn Robertson The starting outfield Consists of Betty McDonald Mildred Anderson and Sylvia Churchill The training cinnp roster hasnt been trimmed down to playerlimit as yet and there are several others who will likely be given chance to show against Edgar in the open or must rate as top contenders to re peat in the championship run They have added one of the Countys top performers in Muriel Lamb form erly star hurler with Midland Muriel does not intend to pitch this year but will take regular duty at second base TheAces have most of last years titlcwinning sqtiad back with the exception of few changes Vcrda Wilson has definitely won the in itial sack replacinchth McLean who is reported to be absent from this years diamond activity Edna Daley who played well in her rook ie year has been shifted to third base to fill the position left vacant by Marg MacFailandwho will line Mdcleanl Magazmo The First Column Continued from page one in CH of some 15 million dollars lhfs huge new aircraft is the last word for passenger service and power Later it is to be placed on the run between Montreal and Vancouver The regular overseas flights began on Fifiday May 14 from Toronto four times week each way and next month will be daily Prior to the inaugural TCA plan ned proinaugural test flight and decided to supplement the crew of 10 with passenger list of some 60 representatives of press radio and One seat was allotted to the Can iadian Weekly Newspapers As scciation As current president was phoned on short notice and asked to nominate someone to fill that seat ltdidnt take long to ponder that one nominated my self Now have no intention of pre senting travelrg on England and dcscnpiion of London which would be the height of something on couple of days experience Afer all there are many people now residing in Canada who are natives of the Mother Country and we even have one from Surrey on the staff Further to that two writ ers from this newspaper spent some time in Britain last spring and presented their versions atsome lcngwh do hope to give few personal impressions in later col iunm something like comparisons of the London underground tube Syéjilcm with Torontos new sub way cteotcra My story should be on the air trips east and west courtesy TCA cant think of enough adjectives to fill the wonder of it whole new horizon of travel has been pencd for Canadians which brings London England as close to Mon rcal by air as to London Ontario by rail The Super Constellation Is four turbocompound engines which pulled us tilirough the air at iround 325 miles an hcur Trip vcr wasat 17000 fcct Back the ouzsc was different at 12000 feet Iver northern Ireland past Iceland ind iien Greenland upio 20000 far as Quebec City and then the apain gradually lowered his air craft to Montreal iOHN NIAGARA talks about Why Niagara may be good place for youjto borrow MONEY We agree with people wh say dont borrow money unless you muSthowever when you do have to borrow money we thinkNiagara youll want to do business youll want when you borrow Youll rate service high isthe kind olloan company With Here are some features on your list were sure At Niagara we do too We like to think were promptsome loans are made in 20 minutes And politeour compariy has been designed to serve our customers Almost every one can borrow money at NIAGARAwhen they need it our plans are flexible and on many amounts at 24 month payment period can be used Reliabilitywill be important to you too Our business started in Welland Ontario over 25 years ago Were assocrated With the Industrial Acceptance Corpbration whose Merit Plan has bee used by hundreds of thou sands of Canadians to buy cars appliances ctc were in allCanadian Company coasttocoast And here aretwo additiona with Otet 80 branches from points about Niagara Loans Rates are lower on many amounts so you et more for your money Loans to $1500 are life insure no extra cost to you when you can get this family protection why do without it If you need money for any good teasedTina drop in or phone anytime FINANCE COMPANY LTD tunnel or mutual iiiitiiiili ill mm 4640 THE WILSON BUILDING BARRIE AliCooadlaotcomponyh on 60 em new iDANs moss WY toms mastitis lows mm Meanwhile Barrie Gm Aces magazines from all across Canada took no notes whatever on the trip so must think back Fin of all most overseas travellers usual ly plan ahead for months had little over week and it was very busy one having to be in To ronto three days at an advertising convention Passpont to get vac cination clean up desk bit pack ing rush to Malton for domesfic flight on North Star Just before aking off there the stewardess handed out copies of afternoon paper Saturday May ll and all over the front page were pictures of crash the night before It was comfortable flight to Montreal and on the same craft met several newsmen from To ronto Hamilton Windsor and Lori don off for the same experience One thing missed Somebody forgot to state that all the guests were invited to reception in the Mount Royal Hotel to meet the TCA president MeGregor it was pouring rain in Montreal but went out to have dinner alone at the Indian Ilnom and then decided to kill time at show Passed night club and found the feature attraction was Gypsy Rose Lee Decided this would be bit bare and eventually selected Miss Sadie Thompson Incidentally on the same movie fare at Loews was musical short which featured Raphael Mendez the trumpet star who was in Barrie for Old Home Week and that alone was worth missing the re ccption and Miss Lee Back to the Sheraton and decided to wander into the PiessClub Which caus ed mc to get to bed several hours later than planned my my they are friendly bunch those Mon treal newshounds Now we will have to continue TWO DIVISIONS of Sea Cadets from RCSCC Barrie attended divine service in St Andrews Presbyterian Church and Mass in St Marys Church yesterday morning The occasion was the anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic The cadets paraded from the Armoury to the churches and in St Andrews Church in extending wei too because Seotty will hardly give up the Last on Friday and as next Monday is May 24 we will not nave paper and consequently no What was the weather like in England last week Well this is graphic description FAMOUS CAVES The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky this seminar in the Middle come has some caverns with ceilings 300 Wednesday and probably finish feet high MHz05 m5 no okas MVEW 8am 5am WERE YOULL 56 FA swarm 57 745 slur0509 FAMLMS 451 OMA armres 77520014 0F 775 0L0 W0le l5 gt area SEVEN works 0F m5 waew IS var souw 6m mu as FASCIAA r50 av star LAKES Feecaries 45 may mes TlR006h 01mm quvAts AliD LOCKS your Ontario Travel Hostess invites you to use this coupon for FREE information about Ontario oNuuuo DEPARTMENT or TRAVEL eunucm ON CECILI °C MINISTER said that it of the cadets 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