nost usual THE THREE class winners In tho Elmvnle Fair baby show wal to hear who won the sweepslake trophy 0n the left is ninemunthold Angela Ritchie daughter of TWO YOUNG HOPEFULS pose with their hopes at the Elmvale Fair yesterday Gor don Kidd 12 left has his hir and Mrs Grunt Ritchie nf Elmvaie In the centre is threeweckold Connie IlIaw daughter of Mrand Mrs Floyyd Maw and on the right is the eventual winner Tim bope on rope and Leonard Strath 12 has his on strap The boys will be showing their animals at the fair and my Sexton son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Sexton oi Phelps ton The classes are broken into under six months six months to year and one year to in months prestige whentheyjolnt 4H Club next year Examiner win would mean little more Photos Early Stumgï¬ione Fences LongLasting And Practical fly STEWART PAGE IOurI last talk about farm fenoes was mhuutflfesfump fence and stumping machines but we did nut discuss how they were built have nobas yet been able to discover much firsthand information as to the ut by piecing together various bits of information the follow ngpractices seem gleaming of the stump fence to have been SURPRISINGLY NEAT Stumps of good sizehtwo to three and even four feet in dia ROBERT SHEER meter at the top were used to build the fence around the field eing clea After the stump was dug out of the ground the heavy roots to one side of the stump were cut off short so that when in place in the fence row on one side the flat rout sur face would lie at an angle of 95 to 100 degrees to the ground The partially trimmed stump woulduhenbemmandled or freehauled to the fence line and levered into place with the rootsof one stump interlocking JilflLthLadjoiningMumkSur plus roots were trimmed off HARRY WILSON Wilson Succeeds SE The appointment was announc ed todavof Harry Wilson advertising manager of The Barrie Examiner He succeeds Robert Shrier who will as sume the position of general manager of TheGaderich Sig net Star weekly newspaper in Huron County Mr Wilson assumes his new duties September 25 He joins The BarcleiExaminer after con iderable experience wit the advertising department of The Chatham Daily News Prior to oining the Chatham newspaper he was with Famous Players Canadian Corporation and spec AEAdMénager OIVExaminer chandis He won many na tional awards with the company Mr was charter member of the Chathem Adver tising and Sales Club He is married and has eight children Mira WilsoAannifamllLvdliioirk him in Barrie in the near fut Mr Shrler joined The 15th iner in 1959 He had formerly been the advertising manager of The riaeatictonwinlm Herald He was active in several com munity activities and was charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Kempenfelt Bay presi dent of the Central Ontario Ad vertising and Sales Club for 196162 and the resulting fence was of ten surprisingly neat and straight from six to eight feet In height Where the stumps were con siderable distance from the fence line large log drags something after the fashion of stoneboat were used to move the stumps into line or some of the stumping machines may have been equipped to carry the stump into placew One thing we do know is that well built stump fence was the mostoolprooLfenceofvthr time andlasted longer than all but wellbuilt stone fence Even goat sometimes found this kind of fence too much for its ingenuity and farmer who knew his own fenceswould hesitate to tackle stump fence at night it was much quicker and safer to hunt for agap or gateway CLEAEED FIELDSIT00 So much for the stump fence Stone fences also have had place on some Ontario farms although To much more limit ed extent in addition to mak ing fence that promised to last long time if well built the stone fence provided ban dy way of getting rid of the field stones and boulders In Simcoe County some ex cellent examples of stone fenc es are stillrto be fonridat Per iunsfield Waverley Vasey and several other areas where clear ing the land of boulder and field stone was an even greater prob lertn than getting rid of the for E5 my opinion some of the ibestJtonaJeocese nettle pro vinee are torbe found inthe Guelpbarea where flat lime stone building stone was plen tiful Many miles of neat stone fence probably well over 100 years old are still in good con dition and appear to have been built by master craftsmen from the old country doubt if any one today would know how to hulldxucbadurablenence with out the use of mortar This completes one story of pioneer or oldtlme fences To finish our story on fences how ever we should at least sum mouse the more modern de velopment of wire fences in cluding electric fences which we hope to do before too long An Examiner Want PHONE PA bull LOCAL AND GENERAL TAPE RECORDING Burris Kiwanis Club board tape recording of the highlights of thsjoth annual international wnventionflollnwingtbsWInn meeting Monday at Community House This was the largest In the history of Kiwanis and also for the City of Toronto July Gary Maw and Bud Good orhsm of Central Collegiate Key Club were guests ACIING ASSISTANTi Gordon Todd of Barrie form erlyof Churchillpis acting by Simon to th Ichuer atAiliston pending polntment Mr Todd is plornn graduate of 1919 from Ontario Agricultural College GETS NDMJNATION Bruce burden lawyer from North Yorkigotthenomination unanimously for lieutenant governor of Division Five OQM when Kiwanlans from 14 clubs met at Barrie Com munity House in caucus last week BEETON CNR AGENT Guey of Fooies Bay has been appointed CNR agent at Beeton replacing Robert Wat son who retired in May CharlerRonnalls of Bamrwas the relieving agent during the summer months aseasrraans Essa Townships appeal again st the equalized assessment of the County of Simcoe will be heard in Barrie court houso Friday Sept 29 st 10 em NICOLSTON BRIDGE Work on the new thrcelane bridge at Nicolston over the Nottawasago River on Highway 39 between Cookstown and Al liston is progressing rapidly and it will be open shortly Traffic is diverted over Bailey temporary bridge GETS PRIZE SPLIT 4Knlghtsof Columbus draw at Beeton Arena found fiveway tie for the $2000 prize money last week So $400 each went to Ouie Flynn Barrie Ted Morrow Totteuhem Pete Elan nigan Schomherg Glenda Pax ton and Harry Matson Schom berg John Rutherford and Fred Dow Beeton AUSTRALIAN EMUS Six threeweekold emus have arlved at the Avifauna Zoo logical Gardens wasaga Beach The strange flightless bird spades were shipped from Syd ney Australia by Canadian Pacific Airlines BULLETIN EDITOR Frank Bayes formerly of Banishhas taken over editing FRESH CUT CHICKEN the weekly buiistin of the XI wsnl mus or St Catherine for Sen ember in the absence on District Council No it of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children will meet at Barrio CommuniUHouse on Thread Sept 26 at 815 pun James stcett ofla Coilingmod is MI QII 18 Ifllï¬lll nro selfmen Michael Wisd er Craig Fred Smith and Rev John Riddel MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Presidentelect is Dr Patrick Brueelnckhart of Sud Jury will Mulder today the charge of rape against threo Ailistoa youths by 16yearold Barrie girl that she was assaulted the three youths near shear Park in Bar rie Aug the remainder of the crown evidence against the boys and ASSAULT TRIAL Mom Thought Girl Visiting Supreme Court sil male Gisrges were Yesterday the board heard discrepancies between the story me new tells sad that told at preliminary hearing said that the girls world had end ed when pm her ordered hour of rat rn to her home was passed that perhaps she then decided to throw her lot in with these third season NORTH BAY Whitfield of Oriiiis was ac clained district governor by 200 Rotarians attending district conference here Tuesday He will succeed Palmer of North Bay when Mr Pal mers term expires in 1562 bury Dr Rose of Aur orristhe chairm speaker is Dr Hastings of the School of Hygiene Uni versity of Tomato CURLING STEWARD Mike Magus owner of Bay view Terrace been reappointed steward at Barrio Curling Club for his Opening mens dinner is Wednesday Oct as mvnnunL CPiCowden Dinner restaurant Require Applicants To Sign For CAS Employees of Simcoe County and City of Barrie Childrens Aid Society will in future be required to sign contract when being hired This information was passed lo the board in session here last night It was explained that the present employees of the so eiey will also he required to sign the new agreement The reason for the revised contract was recent dispute with social worker who claim ed the society did not fulfill its agreement with her when she was dismissed court case was threatened but an agree ment was reached out of court HEADS DEALERS MONTREAL CP Albert Bear of Toronto Tuesday was chosen president of the Federa tion of Automobile Dealer Asso ciations of Canada ruunsnav sprouts FREE FREE FREE 50 LB BAG POTATOES WITH1000PURCHA$E 12 LBS the police after the return of her daughter and the telling of upset and didnt know what to don police the following morning on the advice of her husband that In his estimation the mute ter was clear case of rape Referring to the mentality rat What chance did against the actions of the three accused apprehension youths was case of good police work that they were more or less forced to try the case on the evidence of the girl herself beard defence counsel iohn Liv ingstor state he would offer no defence evidence Mr Justice Wilson 0n tarlo Supreme Court was ex pected to deliver his charge to the jury at sessions this morn ing The three youths facing charges are Frank Kysalka 19 Edward Berry 20 and Robert Paddison 20 all of Alliston During proceedings Monday Jhuourtheard psychiatrist testify that the alleged victim of the assault had the mea tsllty of 10yearold child ersterday evidence of youngsters mother tended to bear out the fact that the child was slow The mother testified that al though the girl had been told to be home by pm on the night in question she had not returned by nearly midnight at whlcbtime the mother said she went to bed Asked why the door was locked the girls mother said she thought her daughter was staying with girl friend She said she had not called he incident because was too She said she phoned the Crown prosecutor Burbldgc his charge to the jury said ng of the victim he asked she have He added that the of the three Mr Livingstone told the jury boys tutimony where she admitted having been picked up by other boys riding in their cars pnrk ing nthe country with them and necking plaioant indicated that she and girl friend were picked up by three youths in car while walking on Dunlop Street She claimed the youths would not let them out when they reach ed point near their homes but Instrnd made motor tour of Barrie and district young thï¬ 17 girl was finally driven home and she alleged the boys then drove her to point near the park where all three of them attacked her individually ihers are number of real in Air suggested Livingstone He suggested He also pointed to the girls Earlier evidence by the com Coin Club Marks First Anniversary Huronil Numismatics Assoc iation marks its Ant snnivsss nary tonight It Vitsircgol monthly meeting in the inyï¬ True Blue Hall at 730 Since the club was formed In September year ago It has increased its membership from 17 to 61 Plans are underwsy new to form link with the c131 at Midland and Wood committee between tho three clubs will study plans to improve all three clubs and as sistcolncoilectorrfn rt er Barrie Weather Is Viriable I931 The summer of leer is still giving pleasant weather and has been modsrste throughout with no great extremes Back on Jan 15 the temperature to zero or below nine times February had zero or below twice with 15 below on Feb but it stayed from to eight times The lummeLflnLJnLu treme and with 80 to 85 three times July gave as twice only and 80 once but was in the seventies for most of the month August had top 84 on 3th And 10th and on the last sy September started on the first day with itsbut made at on four occasions 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