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THIS WEEKS ISSUE 7850 Copies AJIHORIZED AS SECOND CLASS IAlL DEPL OYTAIA THE 85th YeorNo Drury States Urban Folk Gained Artificial Advantage Over Farmers lion ll llrury former Premier of the Province of Ontario has long been it student of economic affairs relation to agriculture particularly in their Mr Drury has prepared comprehensive treatise on the subject which we are publishing vcrbiitini time ago this material was delivered as an addrss to one of thr larger clubs in Toronto and more recently it was delivered at KiwanisFarmer meeting at Midburst Agriculture is iltlLl basic Some lhere are worlds of strafigeti the basicindusit not only of Can types of fariniiigwimrliei uaiden icia but of all the world iiiitcs by far the greater propor iioi of all wealth which it oiig frtiit growing ing potato growing all lltiiii niorc labor pcracte than the old type grain and hay itiiittt If conditions had been we should ing itll1tt it produces the life depends ilie care and custody of that must ttltllllt or all material assets the ies in the hands of the flood normal have expected eiy substantial increase in farm popu iation rather than decrease Conditions however been normal tragically tiiiderinaniiedeven 111 te undeiuwnuancd sured by the yardstick oi popula tion Uttlatio farms aie not pros pering Another ttllllt Mill farmers For Canada which is of necessity an extrirtirrx country the greater of exports If have farms Ontario pat farms originate tadiani farmers not is pioperous as they should if Canadian agriculture is not iiolrliiigits own it becomes mat of iieeoconccrn to all citizens wiistuan and totitiityiuanI alike tragically Mea uood ltlilllllo yardstick relative prosperity is found in real Tiiriiimnmuatint militia16Wlvtmtucs We hitvviui other sections of the national econ omy Canadian farmers are not me due Gumllil Jim Hummus in my mum CHHW acre including buildings was Silt dian agriculture is not holding its own for this since 1910 1ii that yeai During reached S70 There are SCVLlillHYilllllk$ by yell on 638 197 lime which mhuw plpmny my be before me and war boom year wusumd In applying mesa was $48 the same as 111 1910 shall apply 1110111 to Ontario the may hm9d Hm mo piovliice Willi which we are most familiar and which is indeed the banner Province of Canada both in value of farm products and in the advancement of agricultural nicth mmlly 51 mm 11 111Cr0i farms is less than the value of the buildings on them and think this is true lfone of gulou were offered hundred acres of average Ontario land but without buildings on con dition thatvyou should build lli on an adequate houseiaud barn you could not afford to accept the offerAiftei you liitti wscllinp value Would be less than the cost of the buildings Visual evidence is found in the abandoned and farms too apparent eVerleicreiil 0400 abiindoned farms in Old On tario according to an editorial in You can confirm this by examln The UlObCi 11151 Silllltg Tlmlls mg the figures fol wwnship popu ands of acres of the best land in iation in our own County township marked its peak in that year and since their has decreased in manyi iii tanees by niorethaii half in 1881 rural popu i351074 and In 194ldthc fi lirst World War it depression much and value doubled and itLbltd the value of land itself Meanwhile building What about it is com cost ods First movement population in free society this is pretty accurate iiteasure of relative pros lt is law of nature tlitil living creatures tend where they can get the llllUSl for Men are no ex ception to this universal law They tend to up where they can get the best llVlltf for the least work lheyccnsus year 1881 inarkcda turning point in the rural popula iltittr in that year in practically allthe fully settled sections Of On of all Canada rural population reached its peak perity CH 1110 least effort built partly abandoned tario and indeed Western population thorns and wild apples according to The Farmers Advocate There are thousands farms thatcannot quite be classed as taibandoncd Often the house is occupied but the land lies idle pretty good neighbor iiOddput least average probably little betller Within milciof our galte there are three such farms good farms that in the past have sustained families The houses are occupied and are kept up the stables are empty two the barns are slowly going to ruin tNot 3a turned for yearsehay and pasture neighbors Production not fraction of whaikiit used to be or what it could be under better conditions when the Worlds great need is food when our bloodily won vic tory may be lost for lack of food something is Something is very ln ncar Ontario growing every oiliCt in all Onttir was urban iation population 575830 gums were 1449022 and 2238633 respectively an increase of 97948 rural and 1662785 urban ln 1881 Ontario was 70 rural In 1941 it was 38 rural and 62 urban Sincethen while figures are not available it is certain thafithe trend has con tinued at an accelerated rate These figures however do not tell the whole Story Northern live and 30 urban prosperity furrow been in the inter sold to Ontario has been opened up and accounts for several hundred Ithousand people many of them classed as rural lively few of them farmers There has been the overflow iiiom great cities into the surround townshipsmany scores of itthousands were classed as rural really urban There are the huge numbers who live in the country along the highways and drive to and from their work in val and lliis time compara Gentlemen Somewhere eriig Thopeople are leaving the farms Where dqthcy igoI into the towns That and not any unusual increase in population is the cause of the There are further huge numbers housing shortagean urban phen cianchd in servicing the thigh mnehon not rural What do they do in the towns The answer to wrong itowns ways and in the tourist trade Population figures in terms of this maybe significanfi occupations are not available It At the Centennial of tho Barrie appears certain that Collegiate iiifee or four years ago sinceltitii in Ontario the number of Dr Ed Gallie related libat iilhe those engaged in farming hasde class from which he graduated for ty odd yeais ago about half of the The way explanation oftlus Con gtaduaimvcame from the farms In dition is the coining of labor sav one cuirentelass of about the saline inachineiytto the farmer One slablothere were orilyrthieem man it is said can do as much four twonk as several used to do howetier creased several hundred thousand In the 1080s attended the old In 1905 speaking to the Ctanadiaii school at Crown Hill corner built Club in Torontul drew attemtionddreconomy oflandintthezgore refto rural derpopuiaition already bE WhEIQbWtO side roads met the Pene comingxserious The Globe gave tang Road the schobi ground as a1 fills Extreferredap iothe y0LillBLQad From the school 80 to 90 there inre hheJeadiiiig edit day coiniplime Iliiiisuuwn young falmetfirgmgup camefour ductiors two lawyers country even though it did not agree with two cieiigyinen due of iWhOull be came Church of England ibisliop mmiwrmeUMsonMOIir tthe same school though in another 10 artilin diuriiiig sthe 1past ten pears miiyonmmg0nintoa profession aipuiblic school rteacher Fanmers sons are leaving the farms more rapidly than ever be fore but they are not going into Qie professions Why Is itbecuuse they are less ambitious less clever or industrious Nonsense There is only pne possible answer Fur iiiersare no1onger able to stand the cost of educating their sons for so they take jobs It is useless the to lamentoode crease of farm population The linen Who uSed to bind sheaves the field are new inJhefa iiiairing seifbindersliiow far is thistrue It would be true if ling of rtihc period agriculture had been fully developed 111 probably is 1true in certainparts of thegrain giowlinig West It is not true in Guitarto Iln Ontario sixty mg was not fully developeddivas in fact in very undevelbpedrcon 1dlilotl Ai thattime probably 75 ofiOnItariio faiim produce was sold mittengrain and une eciitoria Sdl at the lbginj years ago iarmJ the professions instead1 iAll tires facts and please remem iber they are facts notatheories or opinions JpOlllllI irrefutably to one conclusion Farming the occupa ition Of the country is not holding its own reiativexttothe occupations urntine hownc Again the question whyi in later issue The Barrie Examinerwiil publish the bailan of Dnurys address in as crudeoo to Now the 0rd invary Ontario farm icommoniy feeliis all itvgrows and buys feed besides It reguires no igiieat knowledge lessee that this type of farming in spite oflall the labor saving machinery Hwouild naturally mean an increase rather ithana decrease of farm population SLlPlERY ROADS mean morechance of ACCIDENTS BEWISE INSURE New and let us paythe damage oMsoNss INSURANQEiAGENCI 34mm 3735 ALI 41DunlopSt This is an architects drawing ofthe Trenton Memorial WHUSDltHHHCCUI1101SIZOIIG01 which wziswcil and truly 1ziid1by the Hon Russell Kelley Ontario Minister of Health at colorful ceremony recently The plans pre BARRIE EXAMlNEB BARRIE ONTARIOCANADATHURSDAY JANUARY 15 1948 Section 2Poges io12 in pared by Chester Woods call for building three stories titii biisenie ii tTOf bfiCkfcmicrote and Stclc6iTstrtttitW and modern in every detail The building will be of an Lshape and will have private wards with nine beds 20 beds in SCltllplthleWWflldSzrlb in thepiibiiewward tutu in LllelSOlllLlOii nursery central sterilization and emet gciicy fracture room spacious stiii rooms modern labor atory business office and many other modern necessities Barrie Kiwanis Club Had Last weeks Kiwanis meeting was deviled to hearingreports of the ailotts Conuniltees of 1947 The twentyfifth Anniversary year under the presidency of Roy Chris tic wds successful one tilldllt Club starts on the second round in This ymr 1948 marks the healthy condition Nine new members were received into the Club duringr tiieycar and it is now ltlllllll the hundred iiiiik Highlights of the year peiliaps were the work done by the Agri culture Committee ithe Bathiiiii ilcach Coiiiiiiitlfeettlie Boys and Girls Committee and the Child son of Mcdontc OVER GARBAGE SIGHT TOR SCHOLARS ELECT it HARinE CHAIRMAN OF NEW FineRecord of Sentice 1947 HIGH SCHOOL AREA Herbert Mortin Dies December Scavengers me menace to put In call in all house cat hage eon aiileis llyesigti which requires CNii trim may account for poor grade of some school children doctors de standing in class does nut necessarily iiidicte inferior iii lcachms iiuuid coopeie with iliysiciaii to ensure that children are illVfli 21Jllltl eyesight where necessary to studv and to avoid eycstrain lit health holder tnly to deposit their substantial which can be kept ltili healthv itithorities tllJIlC easily attack oi material discarded only in paper parcels or carboard cartons lleibert Martin age 30 of bee ton died suddenly New Years live ANN High 5mm Dishml while tiaVellin home Hit comry its inaueural mcctinet in 1lltttlt High School at in on ill18 with the 11 Board members present They are as fol McKelvey Adjala Arthur ll Bates Town of McDonald Villager of Beeton Robert Arnold Twpof elaze that loose point out strays arbaue telleri and parent snow plow fimilv Board held Dtltilig the day he had been em ployed on sanding hiacliine work mg on county roads of the davs 1ll he st ipptd ati short time and then complained of feeling ill Whitesides proceeded to take N111 county plow truck and it was 1illlliL the trip that the yiiiiiie iian expiiezi hortly before 11 pin 1riivi Consa arl lirueger of llond ilead called Dr Carr of Cooltsiown cor oner aiid ordered January fair chance throttle the closel It pays to read the Adlcts SUITS OVERCOATSV Boys Heavy Breeches to 14 years $395t0 $495 Boys Windbreakers to 18 years $495 427 isms US FOR YOUR WINTER CLOTHINGg lows Twp Lorello for Alliston Georgii YOUNG MEN MENS lNSlOCK $2950 to $4950 All sizes in stock from $2895 55m year as township clerk and treasurer for Robin home silo The former Moonstone gen eral merchant now in his 8151 year still as active and spry as ever began his 55m year in the job this year which is believed Zi past niorteni Welfare Committee FreelKcllyT Efe reportingr for iltCAiIrlCttlttire Com iiiittec referred to four meetings with farmers of the district to prizes donated to various youth or ganizations and plowing matches Smith reportcd on thc Bathing Beach project fivc year plan has been mapped out by the Kiwanis and Lions Commit tees for the development of the new Park and at the end of the second year good progress has been made The Bathiiiig Beach is scrvl ipga lone felt need As many as thousand have used the Beach facilities in day vl Reporting for the Boys Girls Committee Griffin said that last fall an open skating rink was provided at King Edwaidi School at COSiOf $200 it is inl operation this year again This cOmmittec sponsoled an Education throughout the district 5311 years and period of 53 years headed by Jack MacLaren had Club lwoman at Catnip Borden iii poor circumstances and needing medical $100 Several crippled children were sent to the Hospital for Sick Children for treatment and four children given tthiecwceks holi day at Blue Mountain Camp ness or death HASBEENGRADED TEAIRCROUNDS paring completedrrat the new Barrie Fair GieTds IhiS new tiack is laid out according to to be record for the combined WEAR BARBIE Mr Martin leaves his unfeLandl MENS AND BOYS er at Ileetoii 55 DUNLOP ST Anative of adjoining Tay Township Mr Robinson has lived in Mcdontc on the same farmsincc 1890 He operated general store at Moonstone for 28 years and is well known baby dang ELECT mos KIRK WM or LOL 3168 At the annual meeting of 101 following were elected for 1948 Wor Master Master wILF Hirer The late George Snmth of Vcspra was one of the oldest clerks in this part of the coun ty from length of service serv ing from 1854 to July 1907 COMPLETE iNSURANcE SERVICE 3166 officers Thus Kirk Dep Harry Lynn Chaplain James Rec Secy John szsdcyn lrin SccyLionel Dawncy lrcns Richird Henry Marshal lortingtoii Lecturers Robt CoalE lson Jeniictt Committ port Rainey Gilroy Fred Jo 1son Vincent Edi Scott The above Officers were elected and installcdby Past County Mew tgr Knapp 4Tp BANK lLOANs Al NE Current bank loans in Canada millions iii NOClllibCll Post Coufsucccedtzil himr and is still in office after FOR RE LIGHTN The late Charles Grant hed served 53 years as Orllliatown clerk and treasurer until he re tlred in 1928 and this was said to be record at the ime iing 7n nAiivtiy Essa Archibald Currie Twp of West Gwillhnburyf Harvey Twp of lecumscth Wilson Village of lottenhuinDalt0ii MC Tossorontio Charles Ccrswell chumseth Twp School Area Board Philip Coates SSE No 10 Adjala Mc Cague County of Simeoe Present also were King Deputy Clerk Tecumseth Twp Stewart High School Inspector arid Horton Public School inspector The meetingiwas called to order by Mr King representing the town ship with the largest population in the High School District Harvey Simcoe County was elected Chair man anng McCaguewas elected ViceChairman Horton was appointed acting secretary The Committees of the Board are as follows Property Messrs nold Cerswell al Night meeting Father and Son law now in Simcoe COUMY 55 Cllp meeting and meeting at Sunsh pied children needing treatment Camp The BC1 Band W33 38515 Christmas Cheer pareels went led bY$200 Oil lrip i0 MOIWOKL t0llti children few days befOre $100 was donated to assist Barries Christmas Each parcel contained IOpicseiiiatiVe 10 13110 BOY 5001 an article of clothing pair of leath Janrboree ill France The Mount er mms gift of Clarke and market Jimmy Ski Clllb WaSSPOnSOIed by tOy candy and oranges family the committee and $500 contributed at Everett in need was also assist The Child Weuare CanmlLieewed in cooperation wtth Toronto Fl ING AND WINDSTORM he $1 PROTECTION states Ilie Financuil was new high of $1985 millions iotal represents an increase of $554 millions in year and reflects iii creascd demand for loans due to larger inventories higher and increasedindustriai operations Cracken Twp This wE REPRESENT rue FOLLOWING FARM COMPANIES WAwANESA MUTUAL INSURANCE co FARMERS CENTRAL iNSURANCEiCO PERTH MUTUAL INSURANCE co WATERLOO MUTUAL INSURANCE co CONTINENTAL INSURANCE co NATIONALUNION INSURANCE 00 ONTARIO FARMERS WEATHER INSURANCE co LLOYDS OF LONDOL Alter Barrie Est Isms prices not in use the demand on reserves would be eased ltQ Read Examiner Classifieds busy year The Committee partici Crippled Children realizmg 23 man repented that after an ex penses were paid $60 waslefit and handed over to=tihe treasurer care was asststcd to the extent of The Flowrcommmiee 99m qw ers eleven times in cases of sick 1947 Warden of iAililanScott for the Karnival Committee reported net profit In September Clinic for Ctip lOf $4i3737f01llie 1947Kaimvai pied Children was held when 45 Triibwte Was paid to the leader chiidlrcn were examined by three ship given by Presxdent Roy doctorscfrom 1heospital for SickChristie duringJMLalso toErnest Managemem Childrenh The Ontario Society for Lewis for this splendid contribution Bit85 McDonald Crippled Children repent that there as editor of the weekly bulletin +A TsilNiSUR cGrackyen Ar iMessirsrrMclgelvehr Duulop SEWWO PNONE 4427 Transportation Messrs ALWiison Currie Collies AEXBL Theactingj Ait the invitation of La Federa ted to notify an tion des Scouts Catholiques de la Province de Quebec selected Rover TiScoutas tlhe oldermineinbersr oi the Boy Scouts movement w111acc0i puny group of Laliedenation Ito Bariies new race track has been vers on longrange exploration 3er in Quebec next summer bus drivers that ltransportation contracts which cx pired December 31 Rnwedtethe en The Board is advertising for SecA Treasurer next meeting of will be held at 200 pmJanuary 16 inltlie Allisfdh Council Chamber 1947 would be of June 1948 The the Board Latu Hon Earl ROWG MP has bite of SDQCIflcailonS dFaWLUBbVthe the finest harness racing stables lnnniun+ anadianiottingPAsseeiahpa for am my at his jam at halfmile tracks Expectations are that it will be the best halfmile track in Simcoe County when completed The ends are 50 feetwide and banked one inch to every foot The back stretch has width of 40 feet and the home stretch fa width of 60 feettj Both stretches are 600feet long Newton Robinson Unlike most tracks in the counJ ty there are to be no bliildirigs ontheinfield In time it may be developed as asports field and possibly bleachers will be built The infield is now at park as large as the agricultural park and the cbmmittce iin charge of develop ing ithop that it will some day become park for baseball foot bail soccer andothei games At the present time racing is at its peak not only in4 Ontario but alsoJiLSichej 96llanJlill son racing is sponsored at thvvar ious fail fairs and towns like New Hamburg vOrangeville and Grand Valley hold futurity races every year Some of the best harness racing in the country is heldat New Hamburg Orangeville has taken over from Penetang to become the centre of harness racing in terest in this district andoneof the more important centres in On tario Almost all the racing in this district is of the harness variety although there are occasional sadt die races at the larger fall fairs ing the track surface next year deal in this direction so throughout the year sheep during fair time Mm THAT HES CLEANER Hos Schedules toCut Power in Emergency Waples of Midland alsb owns the stable and many in dividuals have onexor tWo horses suited for this type of racing At most of the tracks saltered throughout the county the whole iace cunnot be seen as there are buildings of some form within the infield InuBarrie the midway sndvall exhibits willbe outside the track and the track itself willbc fenced on both sides with cedar posts to prevent cars from cross fiae Ontario Hydmlniecnic Pow Commissidn wasTohly preparingl for an emergency when it adViscd municipalities recently that 11 may be necessary to reduce their power load frOm time to time by as much as 16 per ceiiit or eveii more The advice was contained in bulletin whicn the Kitchener Pill lic Utilities Commission made pub tic LA cm last night being iprepairc purities win be quickly if sieett ice out large unit If Such colitELriigen litre municipalities may venediciianigesniaieiraiiste of poiWer lby rotating various in it itrieis or inrterruptinghhe serv1c where it will do titheleast harm explained the spokesman tPorwier reserves are in he 1be position ifth were at the start of the diinioiuit regulations he added Water storage is down cause of ittllb light rainfall mesptmse by idiomtic oonswmers in voluntary censervation could be Nether Some consumers fonget come careless in their use of elec niche said tithe spokesman 11f oil would to burn all their radios when Gusher zing =5415AN1T05NESERVICE spokesman said milieu schedules are thatthe munici position to act snow linock ninlssietn Thesurveying was carried out by James Diamond last fall and chairman of property Bren nan arranged with the Cook Con structiOirCo to grade the track The finish will be japplied to the VSpols gonnamoreidirl removed WWMHA th dz big to 9r Perspiralionslainond odor removodl re main llCU Willbenmclfif fire 1m to sufficient hardness However it is hoped that the winter snows and spring thawswill do c813 bright as everklook likeiinwlf great limovzo THE RIG CL BAnmnE When the track has been com plated it will be used for race meets during ihefall fair and al The only sumci building for which there are de finite plans at the present time is shelter containing four rows and of about Boypens to house pigs be THIRTY MEMBERS The legislature of Prince Edward island isooimbosed or 30 members 3m Dunlap st