Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 19 Oct 1956, p. 1

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DIG DEEP was no misnomer for demonstrétion staged yesterday by the 4th Canadian Guards at Camp Borden and tended by officers from central Com mand The object was to show howln fantry prepared defence position to with Stand enemy attack with nuclear weapons The total time taken to prepare com ponyis position wwglvcnos 360 Iman hoursfhut thisfigure wouldIvary with the different types of soil weather and types of defence storesavailable Although the south the area of the monstration was taken was remnrkable hen one viewedrthe depth of diggingandlhe complete revet ting which wasundertaken YSection posts stiy sandthe time comprisech Ismailvlopen trenches about sufficient to contain two or Collier Infl 0wen streets andlthe old My late lighlaat the Burton Avon and EssaRoad intersection be rehsbliltatcd Emma Eieetrie ls stall the equipment The costo the lighten the post olfice corn er will H343 it is estimated that the Aliandale lights will $333998 Purchased three ears ago the latter lights Ido no comply with department of highway regu lions Their Ire abilitatiun gs been requestedthrough the pol cc commission Equipment wlli bepurch through ii Emms from Gen at Electric and Northern Elec The traffic committee of town councilwas given authority to in atail the lights onamotlonof Aid Harry Michiest Monday cv tank in forward position was dug in to the turret and camouflaged while at the rear of the company defence position was an artillery gun position so well dug in that it was difficult to find even for those who knew whereit was To test this latter enings council meeting Member would Make Waterfront fOIhIejIof Finest cnn President DonaldGoidnn positionawhich was fully timbered and sheathed inside with corrugated galvanized ironisheet and had underground uving ac commodatlon and ammunitionstore ton truck filled withsandwas driven over thevtop withoutany visible effect The lovver picture shoWs thegun emplacement with the muzzle of the gun st rotrudlng outof the earth Above Guardsmen Gallagher Re frew Gulliver ofsusIsex New Bruns wick anclIKL Ni Harrington fromNovaBcnr tIia man well dugein threeLmen oomiaotédto deeprshelters wplacemean nsby tunnels only high ough for man to rawl through Too Many FriIlls Education Costs WorryI Count Town ccuncI agreed Monday night to request ntative approv ai tronI tIhe mu icipal IIliumd to its entures or new eightroom school on Johnston enhrgmg Street being planned by Barrie Public School Boar auditorium members dered if the room with no allowance for the fact that caused some discussion among council Deputy Reeve ray Mills remindc taxpayers were goi ing considerably over 50 per cent of theirtax money for education with the new high school raising taxes slightly over three mills Andnow theyre Aid Paddlson also won town was spending ground shelterfromwhich there is an escapetunnel to the rear DRIVING covarnsv Its strange how some motorists who wouldnt think of violating other laws willwantonly disrc gard the highway traffic tact Those qualities that characterize men and women as ladiesund gentlemen are oftentossed aside when they place themselves be hind the steering wheel at amo tor vehicle arkdal Standard Mur uncil that be pay talking about in too much money on frills in schools auditoriums loud speak ers and restaurants payerswere littletired of edu cation costs going up all the time he felt ndIas long as there are frills theyre going to keep go ing up prov basedon ost If Mayor Eldori Greer reminded council members that the school board wasan electedbody 32 cause of continualcritielsn of its actions the town had trouble each year getting people to stand for election to the board The last public elementary school built in town Oakley Park sixroom school with audi toriumcost $136000 The tax AI is willingvtanrrangcsa meeting between the raliwiiyfs centra re glon Ivicepresident and council to consider the disco uing of the use of Barrie St on and the moving of freight sheds and tracksIto Allaridale The move wouldfollo sug gestionjrom Julianll Ferguson MP1 for North Simcoe that th station be turnedlntq restau ant which thetown badly Ineedr inthe opinion of the federalrmem her copy cta letter written to Mr pardon fonraided to town council by Mr Eerguson outlines aIleanffor revamping the Barrie rant into ne of the fin ered to provide more parking downtown thfc restaurant nounMM Mus suggestion Whos running this to Dominion house or the town co cil queried Aid Jril PaddlsIon when the copy of the correspond enee between themember and the railway president was put before council at its regular or Monday night thought space was for parkingff In his letter Mrl Ferguson who states that he had made his original suggestion with regard to theIstatiun seven years ago told the CNRpresidentthat ab tcr Jour years Barrie has seen thelght SECOND EA TEX LY Mr and Mrs Stuart Howell pf Baystairs Lodge were very agree ably surprised to find tth an Easter lily which was planted out in theingarden beside the bay has now three large blooms asthey do not yuanDinner Fred Dixon will he the the shame County eesand Batepayera uoeia ion annual meeting and banquet be held at Stayner Aiena on do Oct23 Mr Dixon comesslroln Guelph islweli qualified It the points of vie olIthe tee teacher and ratepayer wu ateacher for37 years and alderman in Guelph for five Years IHe isaiso considered rea wpabie authority on antique furniture Sséifi Apple Defy Sailitday IIch 20 Sltnrd on 20will be Boy Eco AppleIDIy lor Bar fie district The Scouts will cover theZbueiness section Lon Friday nlgllt SellsonBIF 11ng will be trunks pm to DaveMcClymont will have general charge Iasalrled by ClifleeetgarthTaylnr for Allandaleand Wilfred Cado gan for the east end of tow oo small Already Dill Boa surging th BDCIBand doubling upof class parties midnight classes were the main features of the prlncipals hionthiy Ircport presented to the BDCIboard on Monday urdocal field day wns held on Sept 25 in the Agricultural Park This isa long distance from the school and we were well pleased with thedttendanee and deportmentot ourstudents The following were the champions iris Margaret Drury Juven beit Intermediate Boy lJuvenile Ralph Knapp Junior John Mc Dowell Intermediaterdim Joseph soIn Senior On Saturday Sept29 the anI a1 TudhopeThornpsop Meet was heldIfat Orillia in the GAO eld fon Lake Couchlching We had fineday an excellent at impml The best of weather was enjoyed by the 25 contestan id in this years Centre and West SimcoeI Branch of the On tario Plowrnens Association match on Wednesday The unusual finer warmweather drew large crowd of inter ested spectators to Keith Rowelis farmo Highway 28 aboutthreemlles north of Mlneslng piowin mdtch wasIhcld on this same fa in 1907 49 years ago and our of the contestants at that time were among the spectatorsI on this occasion Di 26 contestantsthis year 14 under 20 The award for the best plcwlnan under 16 went IIsiiiéehhg Inie ested Municpalitlesyg or New Ceilegiatei Extension lo Clarence Lensdowne at uni csing who also took the class award donated by theliwanis ClubIof Barrie Allan McNabbaiso of Min esing took the top awards In the npenclaas forI tractors and the utility class and the special for it view the that the new colieglste at present under eon Jgf gmd competition The standingsoi theschoois are Bnrrie 68 Midland 58 Orillia 51 Colilngwood 41 Barrie 8615 Orillip 79 Coilingwood I58 Midland 47 Thus wewere fortunate to re turn with both the Thomps and Tudhopc Trophies 0urdthletes are to be congratulated and highly conunend Miss Macdonaid find Mr Kettle or very expert coaching Rugby Teams To date our lunlor Rugby team hasplnyed two gam Barrie vs MidlandZD5 Barrie vs Coiling wnod 221 This team shows promise under th reetion of Mr Psutks Our Se ors under Mr men get underway this week naclaecordlng We were pleased to have re xfurn to pageIthree please structionls already too small the board of BDCI is asking the in terested municipalitiesto meet ing on Nov loconslder plans or an extension At thesame time the presentarehitects Mes srs Page andsteelc of Toronto hav been asked to prepare plans or an seditious the newlines iate of12 standard lassmoms one shop and one homeeeonomics room It becameVevident that the new collegiate would be too small on completion soon after enrolment this year BDCI enrolment fig ure for 1956 is 1232 and it is an ticipated thatthe enrolment next year will be in the neighborhood of1400 BDCIl was designed for 950 students and the new colleg iate hasoniy Iroom for At the regular meet ng of the BDCI board on Monday the ten der at $7900 from Jelfery and Sons Midland hardware for tb This was the lowest of four ten ders received by the board the highest amounting to $9825 The board decided that the cornerstonedaymg ceremony in connectionrwtth the new colleg iate should be left to next spring Approval was given for $100 grant towards the expense oftak lng Grade 10 students to the Royal Winter Fair best plowed land in the tractor classes The award loathe oldest plow man went to John McQuillan olColiingwood windwaa place second in theutiiity class for th iolntei plow and second for th best going horse plow team Following the match on sat downlto turkeybanouet Edcnvalcflnited 3th The chairman of the the president of the Partridge and the Trend of East York was amon the guests After the dim nwards were presented by donors reeves of the local tovm nter plowEd Spichcr Mervin lralick Mirroring Jolnter plow uhder airVera Bowman Steyner Jointer plow utility ner Clarence Lansdowne hiineslng David MawJ Minesing NoI an Soulcs Stayncr iffen vMinesin iiilneiiingH Floyd Maw Minesing Joe Johnston Stayner Tractor sodEldred BowmanI Stayncr Graydon Giffcn Min esing Winston Peacock taynerI openAllan Mc Nabb Mlnesmg Doug Gllx MI eslng Tractor utility Bert Maw Minesing Art Maw Minesing Utility classAlien McNabb Doug Glitch Aiex liicNabb Bert Maw Art Maw GrsydIon Giften Specials Tractor plowman Don Bell Best tractor iand Allen Mc Nabb has under iiiClarence Laos owne Oldest piowrnanJohn McQu ian Best going plow teamMervin FralicIk IJohn MIcQuilian EssnItractor NIabIb Essa Fraiicku Walter Downey specialLarry MawI Ho show Harry Priest Wylie Bowman Ed Spichcr John McQuillan George Sgule arse special Mervin gm Priest Minseing John McQuillan Collidgwood George Soulee Stay Tractor stubble under 16 ndcr 20 specialAllen Mo

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