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busy day on the Mansfield Santa had Saturday at Warns Of Hazards At Yule The gift of safety at Christ mas is suitable for the ole family and itwill last them lifetim Long clectric of inspection superintendent On tario Hydros Georgian Bay Region said today If youve ever seen Christ mas tree burned outdoors under control you can imagine how quickly dry tree in your home can burst into flames he warned Decorated Christ mas trees must be properly cared for so that they will not 0e fire hazard So that everyone ill Ontario can give his family the gift of safety this Christmas Mr Long has recommended some safety measures which will help prevent tragedy He sug gested Dont put up the tree too early and store it in cool place Keep it in waterfilled con taincr Never place the tree vh will block an exit Ornaments and such thing as cotton batting used for de coration should he tireproot and circuits shouldnt be overloaded with holiday lights Check all your treelighting equipment for frayell wires cr ncked or brittle insulation brok en lamp sockets or damaged lugs Throw away or rep eleriorated lighting sets Always buy Christmas tree lights which have been tested and approved by the Canadian Standards Association Testing Laboratories Such equipment is identified by the CSA certi fication mark large en closing the letters SA Turn off the tree lights when you leave the room or no out Buy only electrical equipment SANTA HAS Rubber Canada Ltd Chrisl mas party held at North Col Season and electrical toys bearing the CSA approval marking The CSA mark aLso indicates whether lights are safe for use Outdoors Outdoor lights have weather proof sockets to protect them from moisture and heavier wir ing than required for indoor lights Never use electric trce lights on metal Christmas trees There is always the danger that metal parts on the string of lights will touch the metal trce Instructions provided by the manufacturers for lighting equip mcnt should be carefully follow ed The safety features built Into equipment may be nullified by careless or improper instal lations and use If planning extensive holld lighting for your home call competent electrician to do the work When the holiday season is over take down all outdoor lighting equipment and store it until next year Lighting equip mcnt which is left on the house yearround may deteriorate more quickly from the effects of summer sun and heat Industrial Bank Makes More Loans OTTAWA CPIThe Indus trial Development Bank ap proved 195 new loans for total $9923000 in November com pared with 80 loans for $4202 000 in November 1960 monthly report showed today This brought the total for the first two months of the banks fiscal year begun Oct to 322 loans totalling $15200000 com pared with ns for $7525 000 year earlier lcgiate He is shown here handing out gifts to some of OBITU JOHN McDONALI For 31 years an employee of Ontario Hydro John Reaford McDonald died at his residence 68 Eccles Street North on Nov Born at Thornton Ontario on July 1911 he was the son of John McDonald who died in 1934 and the former Isabella McDonald whose death occur red in 1922 He had remained on the family farm at Thorn ton until he was whenhe joined ifydro and worked first on construction in various parts of Ontario until 1934 when he became permanent resident of Barrie He was Presby terian In llldl he married the former Elsie Beriault of Bar no Besides his widow he leaves son Rodney and daughter Marge both at home There are also two brothers Willard Bar rie and Elwood of Porquis Junction Ontario and sister Lorene in Arthur Ontario The tuneral was held Dec with service held at theJennett Funeral Home Barrie Burial followed in Thornton Cemetery CLARENCE ATKINSON Clarence James Atkinson of New Flos died in General and Marine Hospital Coilingw od October after an illness of only few days Born April 15 1am in Flos Township he was the eldest son of the late Vilmot James Atkin son and the former Lydin Jane Harvey After he was In ried he moved to farm across the road from the family home He was an elder of Zion Presbyterian Church Sunnidale Corners served on the board of managers and he was treasur er for five years He had also served as school trusee for SS No 11 F105 and F105 School Area No for about 17 years Surviving are his wife the former Alice Maude Wiggins ot II More than lat children at tended YMYWCA gym cen tre program Saturday morn ing Some of the youngsters are shown reaching for bas ketball thrown by instructor Dave Keybo This gathering held at Oakley Park Public cmummuensmmm THIS CHRISTMAS DONT PAY DIME PAY IT ALL on TIMEI with Your Convenient International CREDIT CARD Available at MOSTYNS MENS and sruonms wean 40 Dunlop St PA c1101 were lrigtuilvrvr7van School climaxed the sale of candy to raise funds for the IIT or run National YMYWCA iner Photo Exam Whflhhhhmfiifimfliflifiiiflfififiifilmmmmflml 33 ESSA RD Eve Lennox Germaine Lowe mnzflmflmmmmwaEcm PRECHRISTMAS SPECIAL MON TO THURS till DEC 20 acummcnmunmwmuevmmw PERMANENT WAVES complete By Appointment Amfifimaflflzzhhmmfimhflhflhfir omens 695 750 Shampoo and Set At All Times $l25 EVES BEAUTY SHOPPE ALLANDALE OPERATORS Wampu Only 850 1000 1250 PA 39571 Gwen Smith June Johnlton the more than 300 children who attended the event ARIES Sunaldalc Corners to whom he was married on June 26 1937 and one daughter Elaine Mrs Campbell Steelct of Tor onto four sons James and Harold of Toronto Dale and Murray at home There are also two sisters Myra Mar Harold Pearsont of Alliston Lillian Mrs Elvin Pearson Thornton and one brother Elmer Atkinson of Deep River Ontario and nine nieces and nephews The funeral service was held October 12 at Zion Presbyterian Church Sunnidale Corners and was conducted by Rev James Ritchie Stayner and Rev James Jack Cnbourg Burial was in Ebenezer Cem etery Elders ot the church were honorary pallbearers Act ive pallbearers all cousins ot he deceased were Keith flar vcy Alvin Smith Omar Atkin son Wilfred Atkinson Percy Lawson all of Stayner and Norman Atkinson of Coiling wood LOCAL AND GENERAL TURKEY DRAW The local Sea Cadet Associa tion will hold turkey draw at meeting of the associations ladies auxiliary Wednesday All cadets are asked to turn in tickets to lzsGrove Street East as soon as possible TRINITY PARTY Trinity Anglican Church Sun day School Christmas party will he held Wednesday from to pm for the jualor de partment at the parish hall Mrs Ralph Carson is in charge TEE BARRIE EXAMINER3 MONDAY DECEMBEJI 18 I361 Presbyterians Hold Concert Children at East Barrie Pres byterian Church Sunday School held their annual Christmas concert at Johnson Street School Although the weather was cold and windy large number of parents and friends were present to enjoy the var ious presentations Among the guests were Revr Ross Adama minister of St An drews Presbyterian Church Barrie and Alderman Earle Williams and Mrs William program was presented by the children With Mary Jean Foote reciting the nursery and primary classes sang son carols Caroiers are Kind was presented by the Junie nil junior high classes In this act the manger scene was pl sentcd The Night Before Christmas was enacted by the intermediate classes with Mary Calvin Carolyn Pink and Shir ley Groh reading Merriment was caused when The Mouse Bradley Wilson complete with tail lost his ears laterspaced throughout the program were performances by Gary Bell recitation Mary and Joan Colvin piano duet Wayne Lackie piano solo Sisters Shirlt icy and Marsha Groh entertain cd with their accordions Mrs IIIcKinnon played the piano for the carol singing by the audience Santa arrived with presents for the children and an added bonus of oranges and sweets Car owned by Denny Doncr of Shanty Bay Road is towed away after accident Saturday night on Blake Street it was the second accident Mr Don er had been involved in that HAS TWO ACCIDENTS IN ONE NIGHT night Car received an esti mated $400 damage in the two accidents Examiner Phototl meat and teachers Mrs Oscar MacPherson hirs Jamcs Footc Mrs Gordon Howard Mrsl Gor Robertson Miss Karen Cecil Burridgo and the don Williams Bill Williams organized Superintendent Dave McCly Taxes Affect By FORBES RIIUDE Taxes are being debated to day not only because of the bite they put on individuals and companies but because of what they may be doing to the econ omy People have always grumbled about taxes and the higher they got the more they grumbled but so long as their effect op peared to be only on the indi vidual or the company the ten dency was to put the objections down to human griplng Now howevel they are ac cused of drying up the invest ment money needed for the countrys expansion and grow ing employment McKinnon president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce speaking at re cent press conference drew at tention to another point This is the possibility that government commitments made in houm postwar times may in volve heavier taxes than the of arrangements Every child will receive book and bag of candies DALSTON PARTY Dalston United Church will be the setting for the Dalston school Christmas party Thurs day evening Pupiis from grad es one to eight will attend Kempenlelt Band Escorts Santa Claus To The City Santa Claus came to town on Saturday An Air Cadet color party led Santa and his parade through the main streets of downtown Barrie Following the color party was Mayor Willard Kinzie dressed in an Indian War Eonnetand driving his green 1934 vintage car Members of the Barrie Kem penlelt Trumpet Band who provided the marching music also added to the vividness of the spectacle They were dres sed in colorful clown costumes There were 14 decorated floats including The Old Woman in the Shoe The Queen of Hearts and Elmer the Safety Elephant Santa was seated with his eighth reindeer on gold and white float Santa stayed the remainder of theday at Zel iers Travel Arrangements AIR SHIP BUS BAIL HOTELS RESORTS cnmsns CAR RENTALS 0x Johnson and Co Ltd en scszs 101 human anrrla World Wide Service Lazy st Toronto EM salsa BARRIE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION NOT ICE PLEASE NOTE THE LAST DATE FOR DISCOUNT Canadian Press Business Editor concert ore Than Iust People But WhoIeEconOmy economy can afford when times are not so good He said There is too little conscious ness that the present system of economic organization which is so heavily taxed has never been exposed to seriously com potiiive conditions in peace time period It was born during the war and has carried on dur ing the long period of postwar reconstruction but it has yet to be proved that it can function at all successfully during peace time conditions ot full supply and extreme competition He recalled that when he was young banker in northern 0n tario it was common for group at people to get together to grubstake prospector 1f the prospector something they had chance for big gain and if he didnt they didnt worry too much anyway PEOPLE ARE CAREFUL With heavier taxes however people tend to be more careful with what is left over and less ready to go into such Ventures Mr McKinnoa like other commentators sees great im portance in the tax study ini ated by the Canadian Tax Foun dation at Queens University He hopes it will throw much light on the effects of taxation on various phases of the coun omy At present there is dearth of information upon which to base enlightened de cisions In general not much hope is expressed for reduction in the amount of taxes required Gov emments are being urged how ever to refrain from commit ments that would enlarge their requirements There is widespread opinion VON YouR HYDRO BILLI Due to the large number of accounts whichrhave to be processed and balanced before the Christmas Holiday period the last discount date for all reg uiai billing has beenadvanced to MONDAY DEC EMBER lath i961 Your caoperm and 5515 ance by paying your bills early will be most ap preciated at this very busy time of the year As usual accounts may be paid at your Public Util ities Commission office from am to pm Monr day through Friday or payment maybe made by mail using cheque or money order and enclosing the small stub portion of the bill All customers mailing their payments are reminded that in order to qualify for discount envelopes must be post marked not later than the last date for discount If mailing payment after pm on the last dis count date please takeqyour envelopgdirectiyld the BarriePostOffieéfAcfiunts may also be paid at eitherbranches of the TorontoDominion Bank There is small bank charge to too that some reallocation of give encouragement where it is most required Is voun assr our for IIOIISE HEIING NOTHING DOWN Easy paymentsnver values on monthly gas bills $4e° Insulin elmufm him an furnace in eludlnl labour not an min connect with numt lerlfng blah mm lllflll $530 amnesia nin1tfnmlen OHANGEOVER CAN BE DONE IN FEW HOURS Units for all types of home heating FREE BURNER SERVICE MmmersGu s1 ronomo sr taxes could he made that would National Sea Cadet Regatta Planned For Summer Of 1952 The first sea cadet national sailing regatta will he lleid in the summer of 1962 This on nouncement was made by Com mnuder Ted Aggctt national president of the Navy League of Canada Entries will be invited from every division of the league across Canada but the number or participating crews will be limited by the number of avail able saiiing boats It is expected that this first in the history of the wyearvold league will be popular one with sea cadets who range be tween 14 and 18 years an of ficial said Many of these young sailors have already competed in sail ing races held locally or at camps but never before have they had the opportunity of test ing their skill against their na tional fellow cadets he said The national president report cd that under the supervision of Stevenson OBE Mon treal who was acclaimed Can adas Sailor of the Year in 1960 the leagues Montreal branch has been asked to stagl the regatta According to Jack Thompson president of the branch indica tions are that the request will be approved by his committee Menzies Scrapes In By Seats CANBERRA RcuterslPre micr Robert Menzies Liberal Country party coalition govern ment will have margin of two in Australias new House or Representatives final results of the national election held nine days ago showed today The last result declared at Moreton in Queensland state gave the government candidate lead of 110 votes EleventhHour Gifts to delight him in the Nick 4+ SHIRTS in handsome new collar styles $500 SPORT SHIRTS in highstyle fabrics pat Items $500 hrs In uptotheminnte patterns colors $100 HANDKERCHIEFS mannlzea in mono styles 2s¢ iilvornwsan designed for allaround comfort $165 enemas designed for style and comfort $495 The Store That Quality Built ESTABLISHED moi