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20fogefihreeeslechons lumber huts wannau Anon flcuwhuul DNiEsb QM isrrm OF Walloon Jatjryaim II To the peopleof Barrie and the Berri hammer Myhuabandsldaadlwolddliketotake gt ifopportunlyfto ex press ourllncere gratitude and heartieiuhanh toallot you or your Iolidcrful response to Sldl benefit me the mlny kindneues shown III are ever deeply appreciated imooejO itonvenefi two of the 515euts the th largest governing body in he largestcounty Minnie Mayhew the deputy Townsh wil Victoria liarh lon on Mon 11 it disoordently seems as it cc cvbr since Ba record unusually ulI ew Years nd one eight followed at 2mu ipallties piano department oithejniusic téac college at the VUniverslty of Western0nt arloand Mrs Poole is his consultant They are making an extensive Vb otlLCan student the Unltcdstate th year tray ung withvthelr own ciel trailer rd woman to winnin sit onVSiIneoe County Council ee shipof Ta Th first who rved nly doe term Middleton en in i948 vv Doacn Newcomers following doughty fl2 ill be making their debut in nty acouncll seats Lester ke Barrie Charles Kennedy Garlield Case Colllngvmod an Gray Creemoro Me Denpcy hssa township Campbell lnnisiil Township Minnie Mayhew Tay Town Midland new Anthony but ve served eeve Arthur Evans of Brad are considered leading can for ardensltlp Mrs Evelyn Hi5 deputy reeve ohcmlingu Beach are new grand pianos tna Jan Cohen gasheave mat Grays ESSAReevo Williini Peacock Deputy Reeve Mervyn Denne ELM ALEiteeveLawsonRo ton Dcpu Reeve Earl Tree WEST WiLLIMBURYRec Percy Selby Deputy itce bert Hughes MED Nmaéeveraeros ton Deputy Reeve Dalton Jermcy lcr DeputyAiiceve J1 Pinchln NOTTAWASAGA eeve James Patton 11 my Reeve Norman Habggod lam Bergie 11 MIDLANDReeve William Kel To our wonderlul friends Betty nd Paul Megan ano Phylla Favero Ray and Lorraine Gariepy flilp and Mabel Emma and the fold boys who helped to make the game the success it was and the countless others who shared in the organization ot this game we can only repay and friendahlp Walls oi the Barrie Ex miner and iul andgcncrous coniidbutlons of iorthmuch at their personal thus with simple thanbyou aadour steadlast admiration We would nko to manual word oispeclal thanks to to Steve Joncscu for their wonder time money and eiiort They an to helpfurther the progress of benefit and took great care to see thatrwe were interned at all tildes on the growing tom and the work that was being done by everyone to iorward it The sincere interestlbey took in Sids wellbeing their wonderful chart in the benefit will always bring us gent infection and good cheer To all oi you in Barrie we can and sat stony thank ydu easing our financial burdens or your irlcndsblp andior bringlug us such hap pines by your lhoughtlulness May you have happy New Year nnd may God bless you all Your very sincerely SID AND FRANCES McNABNEY Vlctora Harbour Wllh full slate of candidates or the office of Reeve our coun cll beats and three seats on the school board heavy vote was recorded on Monday Mrs Flor ltcevewith margin of 18 votes over her opponent James Sinclai Mrs Belcher recorded 224 votes Mr Sinclair 206 Elected to Council were Ern est Cadeau 257 Theodore Barond Beumisli 187Unsuéc Isadore Bressctte 170llver Sav age 144 WIltekASSEHD 91 Elected as school trustees were LorneBall 141 Mrs Bud Todd 128 William Grigg 117 Home cesstulwere Mrs Robert Murray WVVcrnve Morris 55 Toy Township Mrs Minnie Mayhew was elect ed as deputy reevc wlth avhcavy Iweather Today Changes earning Snow Cblder ihe leek Ir had milder snowu Lake slmcoelsxail roaen over hnd shaniies are on Kenipenielt Today lndl tea gtcolder this alternoon First Meeting gural meeting of espra oiiice Barrie on Mondays Those in attendance wereall the mem bers ofthe 1957 councih There were no all had received anacelama l0 aid in November Rev JS Veals residenth sing tend George Johnston MPP alsoa resident Miami in Vespr the township clerlr Earl Richardson and toad sup vi oifl conducted Iollowed Ihestateduhat by we with type of workwhi needs dlvm guidance Yo reader service to your so to 205 FredSavage 188 Winslow Witl mostly Quiet Light espra Coun II Council washeld inthctownsliip new members at the nomination meeting in slow wfltdirccted remarks gt doing yo éan puttosilenccpthe of ioolishmea He had variety of problems to deal countyEiéctionsiii majority over her opponent Mor vyn Gngg Mrs Mayhew had 450 votes Mr Grigg 2m Layircnce Parker Was elected to the vacant seat on council with 3i7 votes Unsuccessful cand once Belchcr was returned aLJatcs were Ambrose Swailc Z72 Vern Romney158 0m Township heavy poll oi l20 votes was recorded at Oro Township elce tionsheld on Monday Kenneth Gillespi lth sailgvotes Lhadm clearjinuontytorxreeve over his opponents Andrew Bartholomew 383 and Lloyd Scott 273 George MacKay had been acclaimed deputy rceveltihe nomlnatloil meetings Both the glmtlon torj council and gfor school trustees were close ought contests Elected for council were GO don Caldwell 561 Albert Forres ter 51 Lawrence Fraser 51 Unsuccessful candidates were quatrTudhope 5187 Clariznce Smith 470 Gordon Caldwell is ne fr toOroreouncll Both nd Erase gstaiéarr trustc Howard Campbell 2835 Harold Husband510 Berna MeKay 702 Mrs Lorne Rice 508 At an inquest Vlnt offloplllarkcr new of be onlywo accrdent on rummagi as possible realized that councils ixmam Mayor Firé Marshal To Investigate flhc0ntario Fire Ma hels iice is investigating the tire which destroyed twdsiorcy 5um mcr home at Belle Ewart earl yesterday Thehouse was occupied andbelenged to Claude Bearec formcr Torohto eon trollcr Damageds estimated at some Expens furnishings and valuablevcollcctio oi china were ostin th blaze or which no explanation an beiouud lnnis gado fought the tire Vbu couldldosllttlo than keep from spreading to neighboring cottages iNJiJRED eterah the First World Dougall MéDoiigall oi Min cts ioiat was taken to Sunny brook Hospital on Friday otter he and fei receiving rib in Ho isstlll rat the hospital for observatlon and treatment front tire 01 the Wear whiclv he had been driving at the time had blown and marks on the road in showed was ersble portion outlines of alcohol Foreman oi the jury was the right wood Marsellus PTPbémS ceremon In his lnsuguratlonal addressto full council chamberot Barrie on Monday night His Worship Mayor Willard Kihzle gave the three major problems facing the new council as an nexation the question or naturalgss franchise and theuso oi the old postptilce building Decisions on these matters will atiect Barrie down through the coming generationsksald the MayoriHelndded thathe hoped the new council would also continue the projects start ed in 1956 such as permanentlypaved streets replacing or worn out sidewalks and the building or sidewalks where none existed andvthe planting of trees Lack oi Interest Mayor itinzie regretted the lack of public interestshown in mun lclpal aiinlrs particularly at nom inhtlon and election days and ad vocotcd that councll shouldlstudv any means possibleto engender public interest The introduction oi two year term or the elim ination of the ward system might be ways at achieving this end At thefsame time the Mayor Issued cordial invitation to the public to attendcoupcil meetings 17 believe councildebate ls en hanced whcnan audlence ls pres Em sinaugnratlon Ceremony Aldermen for each ward were brought to their seats in the traditional manner by the Town manéger JGlgg and sworn in by the Town clerk Straughan The procedure was followed with the Reeve and Deputy Reeve and finally the Mayor took the oath oi office Thc 1957 Council is word Ji Pratt Horse Ward Williams Cqughlin Ward Hamid ddt son Morro Edsoh Wicc Churchill Ward Marsellus Williams Reeve for 1957 in Murray Mills Deputy Reeve Lester Cooke Theme on Dedication lhe Detlicational adfircss was given byliequnA Nullmeyer allowed by prayer by Father OBrien For his message Mr Nullmeyer based his theme on the word ded ication exemplifying what each letter stood for in municipal gov effort ernment dedication diplomacy instruction courage action time impartiality obliga tion and noblenessu Yours is wonderful privilege but great responsibility con cluded Mr Nullmeyen Five Formchsyors the inauguration of councilwbrc ilve former mayors of Barrl Blair 1935 GrantMayor 19474949 Judge RALDIA Me wlll today attend the in tOttawato receive from eneral Rt Hon Vincentmssey Med or outsta ding bravery in VCpl McKinney is at pres ent se in with BCAMC at Camp na in may vestitu superb gallantry andeli iciency under the heaviest shelling while serving as a1 medical assist ant wlthuthe 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian gt egiméut from April 1952 until he was taken pris oner in October at that year in