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Royal Canadian LegionGive BurSaries Promote Education Next month over 500 students go back to school with assistance valued at our $75000 from the Royal Canadian Leg ion This is the total amount of Legion scholarships and bursaries given each year at branches provincial commands and Dominion Command The amount may be higher because interest is growing and some of the 2000 branch es may have established scholarships or HIJH liiost of the awards are bursaries bas ed primalii on need The are avail able to chi dren of ease cemen and in some cases to elfservicemen them selves Howeverflelafivel few awards nowfallintothe latterca egory The Legions continuing interest in education is an outgrowth of situa tion whidi develo ed in 1938 When Bri talns Neville hamberlain returned from Munich and announced that we were to have peace in our time the Canadian Legion was not convinced The WIMWVTVTITSBWIIEI rsecond cation more training Weapons and tac tics were far more complex than they had been in 1918 So the Legions first consideration was to provide ersonnel with an opportunity for mproving their education When war did come the Legion was ready At the overnments request it presented bod vigorous educational rogram for the troops At the out break of war LLCol Wilfrid Bovey another noted Canadian educator was chairman of the Legions committee He was also resident of the Canadian As sociation or Adult Education This hap py coincidence engendered coopera world war wouldcail for higher edu tlon between the two groups which as sured the success of the venture The federal government agreed to finance the educational program based in ely on correspon encs courses whfch eventually cost about 36 mil lion Dr Gibson devised textbooks and correspondence courses which covered work ranging from elem ntasyschooltoseniocmatricuietionri Chatwin organized university leave courses These were held in every unit varsity in England asrweil as in centres in Scotland Northern Ireland Rome Fiorencriaris Brusselsthent and Copenhagen Wherever Canadians served the co respondence textboks werp familiar sight Some 200000 aervrcemen and women enrolled in over 11000 classes of all grades Over 8000 took advantage of the university courses CLES text books were the only ones to reach Can adians 1n prfsfdnerofwar camps lhrough an arrangement wrth the Inter national Red Cross the Legion sent 60 000 texbooks and 34000 other books to these camps In addition 900 univer sity courses were sent to the prisoners of war The rogram was unqualified success It ach eved its two objectives Thous ands of rehabilitated veterans took the first step into successful future when they first opened Legion textbook From thepointofview of educators one of the most striking features of the rogram was that the uniform textbooks had the approval of every province The courses met the entrance qualifications of all universities Plastic Bags Are Dangerous The Canadian Institute of Dry Clean ers has spent thousands of dollars in the past two years warning of the dangers Y2 emunixe me of using the thin lastlc bags covering cleaned garments or household duties particularly near small infants The in stitutes concern is apparent Dry clean ers have found the bags convenient and inexpensive means of covering garment until it is delivered to the cus tomer Several years ago after large num ber of infants somethered in the plastic bags being used as mattress and iilow covers ue and cry was set up or an allout ban on the bags The bags were also banned until the dry cleaners inl stitute promised to spend considerable amount of money on sdvertisingin anifivnrlls appifefiifif in attempt to educate their customers as to the dangers in reusing the covering In the past week there have been at least three children die as direct result of suffocation when the bags became wound about their heads We feel the dry cleaners have done their duty and fulfilledtheir obli ation The responsibility now lies wit the parents or guardians of small children There is probabl not parent in Ont ario whoyhas not eard ofAthgirisk volyedmheLisebftlie plastic covering Newspapersrhavefipurposelynirsplayed newsstorles ofeach death attributed to the bags editorials in all apers have warned of the dangers and gns printed at the expense of dry cleaners have been prominently displayed This coupled with the extensive advertising campaign promoted and Said for by the dry clean ers has reache every home ailing to one Examiner 1e Bayncld street Barrie Ontario mommy Auousr m1 IN THIS GAME THERE omiwa across Russianh Scientist Explains Detection PATRICK NICEOLION OTTAWA In the monastic my building In suburban 0t tawl crowd of over 100 men and few women waited in the and painted auditorium Some urly man stood in groups at the 00 of seats in this ball which was Intended by its monkish bulidul for religious purposcs They filled all the seats that layu cept three aisle chairs in the row Soon ookinggrcr haird woman in silver shaded dress and red and white floral hat accompanied by gravefaced man in his middle forties clad in natty light my suit were ushered into those seats of honor They might have been the par ents of the bridegroom or close relatives of the deceased But the solemn quiet was mislead ingirwr had not gathered for such family event tired little old man was led in by two men they sat behind table facing the assembly and Immediately beneath the ceiling hook once intended to suspend crucifix The escorts and the guards around the doors were but scantily camou flaged by business suits For this former religious centre Is the headquarters proofRC KWICHKO TEE CURIOUS The auditorium was filled with iourneiists and casting men eager to hear from his own lips the personal story of Dr Mikhail Antcnovich Klochko the Russian scientist attending an international of chemists in Canada who two mornings previously had tip toad on stockinged feet as he carried his toothbrush past his sleeping Russian roommate out of his hotel room and towards freedom The guests of honor were Immigration Minister El BARRIE CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS Contrasts in Polk By FISHER Director Barrie Collegiate Band In the last fortnight two events have occurred in the en virons of Barrie that were of significance than the communities in which they were take precautions at thé tsetofsucil€1d 1° M°Fidd1 campaign iind then gradually forget theurgency of taking the rescribed safety measures The parents ave been warned The rest is up to themselves ids on August 11 and is DoWn Memory Lcine LsNbeceoLerALetcmc An important event was the big Len fldfihmmfiflméie was long list of fine speakers nofoicnic of July 27 1911 atJack sons Point largest in six years held in honor of Herbert Lennox MPP lg the Conservative Association of Nor York Riding By actual count there were 18600 men women and children in the grounds recordbreaker in num bers It was an event where and when farmers from all partsof the riding got together More than 8000 peo 1e gath red to listen to speakers on topic of reciprocity All manner of at tractions were of ered for amusement of thousands of visitors from all parts QLYprk aniLSimcoeJrherclosingevenH was dancing followed by fireworks Forty automobiles formed parade from Sutton to the grounds Vincharger was George Gooderham MPP Eight bands provided music including the 48th Highlanders and chers fromAurora Markham Barrie Canningtonr Malvern Other Editors Views DRlNKlNGANLDRiWNG Gravenhurst Banner livery time we read of an automobile accidentin whichJiquor is involved we know there are people who feel this is aconfirmation of the evilsof drink rummmz it alcohol and gasoline are poor mixture but which is really to blame the alcohol or the gasoline or both with an erraticism which Many of todays ills are symptoms of our age rather than evils in themselves For example what would make young man consume literal uarts of eer over period of one day behave closely sembled insanity and end upmdriving down the wrong lane of the highway at The Barrie Examiner Authorised second mu ran oflica Department Ottawa info Sundays and Etltutory Holidays excepted murmurs wantssubmaar amen swatin Minn vane McPEERsDN Mln suitors chances wanes Business ounum oases suntan neuronal ur noon year mute on Unlvcrsi Ayn 1mm no term iidnntreai rue whom ui VII bor acres Canadi my fish Association The Canndi Audit uumu of Circulation The CnnldflnPren no vs Encmm re the an so ubliontlnn of all in mm In this apnrcre ted it Th Ann tlfl Preu or All 11 legit published thtlllé Chthcsrt shirts were listed at 605 to $1 Up in he rel off the rise was the Presidents decisio MENS CLOTHING 50 YEARS AGO Styles shown in the BarrieSaturday Morning of July22 1911 by Todd the clothier were of mens suits with coats halfway down to the knee and sleeves longer than now Panama hat gloves and cane were indispensable Prices brought it memor of experLtrades he mwmn wofimg for daily but were in Contest at Shelburné and the First Mariposa Folk Festival at Orillia The even tenor of Shel burnes wp crowds pf over 3000 each night who jammed the dirtfloored ar ena to punctuate performances of 99 contestants with their ap plause Orillia took it more ur banely under the stars as folk song artists from across the nation presented programs from traditional and popular songs of our pioneering ancestors to an audience close to 2000 As an adjudicator at Shelburne was vaguely aware of the fact that the listeners were drawn from the immediate farrn district and that they were versed in the fine points especially the idiom and style of old time fiddling As guest of Peter McGewienfmulafianother adjudicator was in better proportion with living costs of 50 years position to assess the audience ago Suitswere $18 to $20at $15 on sale regular $16 $1750 at $137and $575 special wason fivopiece suits in homespun at $690Jensou corner was reminder of fall from Lov ermgs coal and wood yard with prices varied according to early buying from among its devotees $865 tonindfimsior 90 miles an hour to his death Surely we cannot blame beer as the sole cause Intoxicating beverages are readily av ailable totlibse of agebut so are gas olineand automobiles So for that mat ter are candy and op thatare su posed to do irreparab damage to tee and digestive systems While one can easily sympathize with theviewaftheprohrbifionist light of so many tragedies which are apparently attributable to drink the problemseems to he psychological one rather than simple matter of prohiblt rtment of the Attorney Gen eraloftOntariohaebeen doing research on the problem of excessive drinking The resultswhenpubiished should be interesting SFURTO INFLATION Buffalo Evening News The stock market saw the Presidents whole rogram of vast new deficitfin anced efence spending as highly infla tionar andit reacted accordingly But mar etrise which reflects do read ettingronvinflatiou Va quite dii erent morning patronizing the Mariposa Festr val If Waysi mick down to low as regularmwmmm lakeside resorts of afficiandos of the burgeoning cult of folk music which maintains folksong clubs in such cities as1omn to and Montreal and which numbers many university stud And upontheseandiences am certain thatvthe future of both these summer attractions de pends N0 UNION PROBLEM ALLEN FISHER phrasing and their infectious rhythm and made the top eight finalists flamersonalitynpoise and performance of Al Cherney however with richer than average tone and welldevel oped left hand made him the repeat champion for 1961 The day of the Old Tymo fiddler is actually ended He has been replaced by the professional Shslburne mmnins revelation of music in its natural hab iitct and ohthe Alover of music which appears to be in all of us when it is presented in terms which wecanund land LEACOCK MUSEUM Before attending the Mariposa Festival we paid our respects to the memory of Canadas greatest humorist by visiting the Leacock museum As we sat on the veranda facing Brew ery Bay and took in the idyl Iic surroundings of sunny Mda lture other towns which clamor for social and economic transfusions but do little toward maintain ing bloodbunk came away from the Marl posa Festival with mixed lrn pressicns Itopened aptly en ough with the Orillia Kitties playing several marches of World War vintage Torn Kim es the first singer accompany ing himself with 15atring lute established the keynote of the evening performance Aug ust 18 but his assisting guitar ist competent though he was broke the spell for me when he joined Kines with jazzlike improvisations to what were bil Into the tradition of folkvsong but unfortunately she did not dimlrlle JMMJhLS ol songs of her province giving us instead her fascimile the Hibernian An elderly gentleman Mr Abbott of the Ottawa valley struck the most authentic note of the one tire festival as he sang in wavering voice of the exploits of the lumberjacks and the power of barley when distilled In barrels The comments of Alan Mills in the symposium which followed were as excel lent as his French Iroquolan and English songs He pointed out that folksingers are the only musicians who can make raesuccess ofiabadvoics He offered no apology for this pointing out instead that the folk singer sings for the love of singing and that he never fails to communicate with the audience In this he may be led as Canadian folksongJhLmHonesg than other types gap widened in the wellreceiv edperformance of the duo Inn Tyson and Sylvia Fricker They ended with negro spirituals in style reminiscent of Peggy Lee The York County Boys performed in Blue Grass aty le or at least the immaculat elyrgrovmeddictionoifem kn fer so informed us but by that time was wondering if the allCanadian Mariposa folk of music performers AMERICAN PANELIST The symposium closing the afternoon session had an Amer ican on its panel He should be congratulated for discovering our great Canadian fault which desie to mim ic Americans He in his turn censured several performers for neglecting their own heritage to music Féstival would uncover folksongs and styles anything truiy£anadianrfhed that were definitely American Pot lung to wait TRULY CANADIAN Jacques Lebrecque in his firstsong ustlfi rapped andeatihsVenice Folksong Festival of 1849 and his ap pearance attratford in 1955 He held the spotlight for the rest of the evening magnifi icent performer with foot clogger and agultarlst for as sistants with delightful sense of humor and of repartee and with program drawn from our largest store house of folk music There may still be some who prefer Cockney accent to the Canadien patois but The Metropolitan Opera meyJumumouwere mphmay um 1mg fractured Eng not perform next season be cause of union trouble wlth it= orchestra but no such prob lemwiil ever hold up the Shel hume Contests The contestants dont understand what the word overtime means Along with Al Alward of the CBC Symphony the two of us sat from Seven oclock on Friday evening un til fo out eight final late and six of thesé were dis covered after three oclock Sat urday morning Hardly per son had left the arena thou sand dollar prize may have been responsible for thi but nothing except pure ated Vince Mountford whose Rabelaisian jokes sustained him as the worlds marathonmaster of ceremoniesThe whole Shel burne affair could be consider ed unfairio organized music for in nine boom of playing not single sheet of music proached by sixy an id whose concerned expression was understandable when he spoke dont want to visit the house he said how much would cost to visit the wash room My wife directed him to an attractive guide with gwhom he went into whispered consultation At the end he lickDUMYturned trluniphantiy toward his slightly older sister who stood farther back It dont cost no thin he shouted and disap4 peared within As passed Lea cocks photo in his library imagined that he had broad erthhnusualamlle as though he rflished the thought of small boy toiling the commercialism ofour ag snouno ENVY onnmrh Envy is not an admirable lish with the Gallic inflections and learned on Friday night thatm kind is growing The highlights of Saturday of ternoon were three traditional ed together and the singing of Alan Mills Finvola Redden of Halifax was practically born singers rather improperly Eunch Midposa Fesuv He found strong seconder in Alan Mills who remarked that even in instruments the violin is more traditional instrument lnCanada thanrthe guitar Th could believe after hearing Jacques Carigan the footclog gingflddler from Montreal He could easily have won the nov elty class at Shelburnehad be taken the trouble to enter sudden shower catapulted the willing listeners out of the grounds into their waiting cars and brought the afternoon per formance to precipitous close did not return for the last performance because of other commitznaits It was my lam But am certain that some where inthe Oval at Orillia there was tousleheaded gen tleman nonetime professor of economics and writer of hist ory who sat in whole And am sure that he smiled more than once and applauded every note and every word of it lcn Falrclough and Justice Min ister Davie Fulton interested respectively in legalizing the en try into Canada of this latest Canadian resident and in safe guarding him Dr Klotcbko told his story in Russian paraphrased into En two or three times the doctor interpreted for the interpreter Our latest compatriot is stocky man standing perhaps ifivefeetrhis grtylngsandy hair cropped widemonrtacbe bris tling and strangely pink color gh on his cheeks gleaming through light tan Iii hands at first shock as he shuffled palt pets and his head betrayed rhythmic twitch But otherwise be was cahniy selfassured ex ceptwhcnhlscolormsesshe described his grievances AGAIN IIIE BOSS Tilallcelned be the élul tothestrnngo ease of Dr Klotcbko He is little man apparently suffering from the little mens delusion of persecu tion He looked somewhat fig ure of fun in his oversize Mos cow suit with its grotesquely overlong sleeves draping his wrists and its concerttna pants bunched on his shoes But his shoulders certainly carried The directors of the Kurnakov Institute of Chemistry in Mos cow where he worked had re stricted his ruearch and kept him short of essential equip ment They even banned the publication of many of his aci entlfic reports he has accumu lated over 300 such But so too Ottawas 11 Research Council although not Commun ist forbids government om ployed scicntists to publicize certain of their work found it significant that At no time did Klotchko suggest he had quit Russia because he dis agreed with communlsms un democrch processes Yet he did let slip the admission that mrm ridden year of the great Stalin purge he had ceased to be member of the Communist party posslbly he was expelled and his life hung by thread In that bloody year he admits he lost all four of lean Now he is more indignant describing the squalor of his bachelor quar ters in oscow just one base ment room four times burgled and ventilated by window which served only to admit the exhaust fumes from trucks out side am now an old man and am afraid of nothing and dont want my life work to be wasted he confessed sadly The 55ltyearold doctor may en joy in Canada the years remain ing to him His needs are sim ple fatfree diet ample cold coffee and his scientific books But if he lacks money he al ready has plump offers to write or lecture about Russia Famous Reporter Dies In England LONDON Reuters Ward Price the elder states man of British foreign corres pondents died Tuesday imp nursing home at the age of 75 Price was the first journalist ever granted an audience with Emperor Hirohito of JapaoT ye began his colorful eer covering the first Balkan War In 1912 with the Turkish Army From then until he visited Ti bet in 19507 Price and the worlds crisis spots were always close together Ian Macleod Britains colon ial secretary once described him As 1qu greatest war re lporterf BIBLE THOUGHT Moses said Because the people came unto me to enquire ofGodExodns 1515 True worship is the expression of praise to the God of grace who is revealed today in the Cross of Christ er route trait but we Barrie folk should be excusedfor envying Orillia its association with Leacock or was Lurned one mumfiremanny beautiful Caught pa ching Park with its superb evenhad the audacity tobrlng along footcontrolled contrapl tian with which he operated piano accompaniment for his glance dmtlntl urtivelyio seeit Wat matter from risebased on prospect dochware in the audience of sound economic growth what touched notto ask for anytax increase at less until next January The rapidly stepped up rateofdefen spending in she is financed strictly Withprintlngd Theawhole rogram wit to now PnornsaroNAr Several former fchampion didntfrenclrtlie finals partly because they engaged navel fiddling before setting down the open class and so suffer ed slightly in intonation Tw yearcldtEllenRuthWe er unpacLofaanHnu Paul Winslowcharmcdthe udlc with ir soured Champlain memorial its Aqua theatre its location gended garden plots Sunshine Sketches andthereby deserve no creditnfor the first but nssuredlycivicminded zenamusthave contribute to the rest and for this there should bas meed of arecogn ticn That they ma taln sum ScenicDome rnll mi AllInclusive lures including nadir berth etc Airline one never Canada linking continenh Information and morvaum 11 CINGMARSE TeIJAIABZIW Mronunsr our