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THIS WEEKS ISSUE 7875 Copies JTNOIIIED AS ucou CLASI IAIL IO 03 OTTAA Review Town 85th YeorvNo 14 Recreation Program in Annual Report Prepared by Ken Robinson The second annual report of the Barrie Recreation Council has been prepared in niimeograph form and its 30 pages include comprehensive review of the 1917 program together with sugges tions for 1918 The report was prepared by Kenneth Robinson rc tion counsellor Copies of the report have gone forward to representative each of the organizations that have pro vtdcd financial support Excerpts from the report fol low it is hoped that this report will bear witness of tiie ncc sity for continued growth of the overall program in will attempt to show icipal recreation throughout the province in general and offer local statistics as evtdence that re creation far fioni bing fad has become vital and important part of our democratic way of life Sporting endeavors for the younger generation definitely in creased during tiie year Improvl ed social and cultural relationshipst between boys and girls in youngdr age groups were definitely cni phasized under the supervised playground program With the provincial viewpoint in mind it can be safer said that the steady large increase in math ALIIIIRMAV REG AYRES who is in his second year on the Town Council was recently apE pointed to the Barrie Arena Corri mission for 1918 He is President of the Allandale Lawn Bowling Club Born in Brentford lingi hind he joined the army at the BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA THURSDAY APRIL 1948 MANY DELEGATES ATTEND ANNUAL OEA CONVENTION Thousands of school teach ers trustees and other school officials have been in Toronto gt the first part of this week at tending thc annual convention of the Ontario Educational As sociation Hundreds of the delegates were from Simcoc County and included representatives from urban and rural schools Sev eral teachers and trustees and others attended from Barrie Presiding over the opening session of the convention last Monday was the president Rev Sinclair DD of Barrie Dr Sinclair has taken an activc interest in educa tional matters for several years and he advanced through the offices of the OEA and was elected to the highest office one year ago Exotics or How INSTITUTES HELP HOSPITAL The Womens Institutes itlV been very active on behalf of thc= iHirabcth St lhuisday April 11 LOL Iiltiti itill in Barrie rind Distri Memorial Hospital Fund Here are few of the recent examples The Painswick WI have made elaborate plans for cooking school at the Roxy Theatre on Thursday and Friday afternoons progress has been achieved Close age of aiid during the liirstlApril and when Mrs Lorraine to 100 municipalities now have organized recreation programs In cognizcd and are receiving vincial grants Si one mun palitics employ fill me directors Great War served in France Foli Ballantyne most popular demon lownig his discharge he was oni istiator and well known to Barrie ploved at Toronto and beer ie isl sistant sales manager withtlic George Fuller ProvisionCompany charge The demonstration is being ar and three hat assistant directors Later he went into partnershipiranged by the Painswick WI anieans of raising funds for the STAFF IN BARRIE Mrs Phyllis Moody was taken on the staff in April as beach andi playground director and office secretary During the summer months Mrs Moody also acted as iillllltlng instructor with the assistance of Ross Bradley Underi the playground system with fouii playgrounds for 10 weeks of the Turn to page five please Airplane HangarBuilt On Kempenfeldt Bail 45ftsquare sheet metal Iran with his brotlicrinlaw in the elecw trical business and called iipi for service at the of the iSecond World War Discharged for medical reasons he was with the Singer Sewing Machine Com pany until they closed their store in Barrie He then bought otit Mrs Stoplicnsons Restaurant in Allandalc which he continues to operate Bertram Bros installed the con ncw Barrie and District Memorial RedCross Campaign Now at $5660 illy Rev Lewis Chairman of the Barrie Branchi The Red Cross iliipiligil ingl npaign in Angi ditable Ivy at full returns art The oiui aiy vork IS ik none the work of the camping you have not to made Mutts inpaign vith ctlalferty Nova Scotia your Maria Cat It is on such voluntary pend to tenth our objective have littll lied ll curtailed in it generousl in Cantor wit11m will proceed un tar lili Harries 5000 Hand and gracuiusly all they can If on may to it with office 11 St or imurcr at the Bank of that we must now de the other which the pr am of EoMING EVENTS lunhnwonlBnhmchnm ilitchi p11 Hi ang Dance la April ltlslth bf pr tilill If gain Thin ay lridiy nd 11 Atiiillsrlult by only Dance in itilllll liall Hospital Fund The interest of all 110 Will WHIHL women is assured not only for the WWII itilvltfilltl sake of seeing and listening to Mrs CHli Ballantyne as she shows by new DEUIUH 1V liitltic 111111Flid=l appliances and new methods thiiAl1ll very latest in the choicest cooking 181110013 Admission Title one could wish to enjoy It isicoiinter hoped that the comfortable seat ing of the Roxy will be timed to it 7111i15 tChurcn April the utmost on April it and The Coulsbns Hill Jim rs would like to furnish room or perhaps Meat Stlppt enfel ision Tie Lefr Continuation 1111 II 194 Pa ons OlCilCSilo Dancing from 100 liuniinage lo liinity lllall Saturday April 10 WA Doors open am liluo llavcn LOBA llNi rangg llall dabetli and District women will be mitt 1m lartsl Allsthi 1419 Ringo Mo 191 April ticket 14L PllClp ril Admission 30 lllli Music by Slltillti MotililiquonpnnUH Lunch llli United School of WA will hold lll Collier St Unit Api 17 at am ltp tlltl eucl fundlcs Friday April Auspiees Wt llistlitlit Admission 25 Ill o1ont miss the big bin ddlcllov Ieniplc April 0110 Valuable prizes All for 1001 Cl and Admission 25c includes ntrai linited ilec illlbCtlllalf lump 1h tomans Christian Icniper lfnion will pr out the film ond iiri wn in St An Lecture Room on Tuesday Ho llicatrc Mr Ballantyne pitai liund Tic ets from mem bers of iainsiiick Womens Iii Pairsnntte soc 131 Annual meeting of the County 730 131111151it Lodge of Sinicoe South at it pm llcnry Holmes Coun make grant of $125 The Coul Commencement to be held in Lcl iy mast Graham Mccuichcom son Junior Institute is an organiza troy Community Hall April it County Secretary 14b tion from Bradford 815 pm Admission The Elmvale WI are planning 25c two splendidcommunity aflairs at Elmvalc in aid of the hospital The Guthrie WI has made grant of $100 for the Barrie and mu has been erected in the pagt crete capped cribs and constructed District Memorial Hospital few days on the waterfront of the building At later date fill will be The hospital committee are very grateful for the interest of the Kempcnmdt 333 near fool Ofplaced in the hangar and ramplnstitutcs Maple Avenue The hangar has been built by Barrie Aircraft and Supplies and will be available for the useptltcwy nubiicT local firm has been granted 11 cense by the Air Transport Board and the hangar has been provided to meet the requirements of licensed air harbor The building has been so erect ed that the 45foot opening on the south side will permit easy access for planes that land on the water 0nce inside the hangar it will be possible for planes to be hoist ed out of the water for their weekly inspections The roof carry the weight of the planes PHONE LINES BUSY DURING neurons The twotelephone lisat The Barrie Examiner handled hockey inquiries at the rate of about 1000 an heur last Thursday night Sat urday night and again on Monday nightwa Calls came in scrapidly that it Wasiiot necessary to wait for the telephone to ring Almost without exception each time receiver was lifted the was hockey fan at theother Till the line Only titlescore was given out and the line was then briefly disconnect ed to permjt another query to come in During theibuSIGStrourr on ThLday night a15minutecheck on one telephone revealed that 127 calls were recbrded Doubling this figurefor the two lineSfthe rate per hour was slightly more than 1000 calls On Thursday night when the score wa for atimerit Was ElirpfiSiifg 1191i Irany persons ask Who for Womamwering 7OawaT for will be constructed to permit planes to be rolled tip out of the water and into the hangar kmhandling aircraft will be installed atthe endof planked walk along the side of the hangar temporary door has been installed on the north side of the building but this will eventually be replaced by largerl door that will permit the entry of vehicles such as trucks Windows will alsobe put in later in the season Members of the Barrie wing oft the Simcoe County Aero Club arel planning to resume their flying trussesliaste been designed toactivities assoon=astlieiccgoesci out of the bay Directors of Recreation IniThis Area to Attend Conference Apr 9l0II Three recreation directors in this area and sevoral members of re creation committees are planning to attend sessions of the Provin cial Recreation anference to be held at Oshawa on April 10 11 Friday April civic dinner will be tendered to the delegates and the speaker will be Premier George Drew The Ontario Prem Nine Lions Clubs ToBe Represented April 2nd1Meeting Lions from Cannington Beaver ton Orillia Coldwater Midland Penetang Alliston Owen Sound and Barrie are expected to attend meeting at Trinity Parish Hall on Friday April when the speaker will be Walter can Fish er of Queenston Ontario Mr Fisher is 2nd vicepresident lEt diatqeicoiTnonj Francisco California last July He is secretarytreasurer of com pany that operates the Dulverton Fruit Farm at Queenston Numerous washouts and several and every Frid $50 to Barrie Dancing commencing 0c and 14151 at the lolly Farmer ay April Fund Play Aunt Tillie Goes to Town by Cran Ilill YPU Minl esing Orange Hall April pint Auspices LOL 731 cents Dance Midliurst Township Hall Friday April Lunch Dancing Ronalds Auspices LOL 731 Admi cents prizes each day demonstrator Look for our ad vertisement day April 1315p Admission lib eouiit rchestra ssion 50 1314p llridge cuchre dance Churchill llall Wednesday April auspices Ir Farmers Federation of Agri ltiire and Womens Institute muowmg FirSlilroctcds for Clllldlltt al for Memorial Hospital ledwu Ladies bring lunch Admission 50c 14b Nettleton Speaker At Meetingin Orillia Electrical Contractors The ctrical contractors of this list planning oneday conference to be held at Graven Cooking School April 89 Roxy burst in May and delegates will be 14b Dance Ivy Orange Hall Tues Auspiccs Ivy Junior Farmers Half proceeds for Eur opean Childrens Fund ofL ns International havingbeen Mountaineers Stroud Admission 50 cents ch Ljickyvspotprizes North Simcoe Federated Jun annual meeting and banquet Mid hurst Township Hall Friday April 16 pm sharp Please secure banquet and membership from your local director tickets before bridgesundermined caused considiVrfliiesday April LlodeFIerti erable damage to Nottawasaga roads ier is Minister of Educationwand it isiunderx this department that the physical fitness and recreation program has been developed in Ontario Other speakers will in elude Prof Ott Romney from the United States and leading recrea tion authorities of both countries IMiss Louise Colley recreation director for Simcoe County Ken nethRobins6nofBcriandGorr don Stephens of Midland will be the three recreation leadersfrom this area attending It is also ex pected that some committee mama bers will als make the tiip tel 25 offmore sessibns the telephone inquiries were not an mrmsmke themselves Answering the queries with such zrapidifyr aExaminer oprator occasionally realizd af for he had hung up the receiver that he hadgivep the score withl out saying which team was in the lead However systemwas soon worked out whreby the standing was given coteand this made ft pbssibleto answer sueh large number ofqueries The information was obtained from the local Canadian National Telegraph office In addition to the queries re ceived at the officeof The Examzi iner there were hundreds of from the telegraph company all season Others have passed on in formation received by telephone and in other ways For the glimes since Barrie won the OHA championship the Roxy and Granada Theatres have also obtained period by period scores to flash on the screen and when other games are bookedat the Bar ie Arena the Flyers out of town Scores are announced Read Exminerj Clotsltleds Jtmssapsyemdhyji Smoke Shop and Jacksons Dixie Corbettrhas obtainedthis service BEAT PORCUPINET 133 THIRDGAME IN TORONTO HT ijd game of heBarrie Fly Gardens on Monday found the same omcialsuis in the rstotwo games in the Northland Ken Holmeshaw veteran OHA referee and Kenneth Sparky Vail ofthe NOHA staff Vall is native of Meaford7 andm starred on defence for Newmarket meon when Porcupine combines All03mm Junior nals at Maple Leaf they won the Memorial Cup in at Timmins 193233 Sincethen he has been Vail and Holmeshaweidd to Show that they meant business right from the start and at 215 ruled Greg Bourassa speedyPor cupine winger off for boarding Bourassh we follovJed at 645 by lRangariep Barrie defence star and captain or booking ibut shv ingfai possible gem in so doing Werhemcs roared With Gariepy off fer the rst goal Roger Mineault tallied on pass from Jimmy Campbell at 647 MAJon DARCY HINDS of Barrie died athis hbmehere lastThursday Iiihis eighty years he had calorful carer hailing been activein the political life of ionizing for some tiine witty Irishman Mr Hinds gained fame as poet song writer lawyer and raconteur The rst part of the game Was featured by twolovely saves by the rIVal netminders Shorthand ed the Flyers were backed in their own endwhen Meger broke out and passed to Reid at centre Jerry Reid went in with lots of time and only Berron tq beat Few goalies thisseason fooled Reid but the Porcupine boy did by getting foot quickly to the corner to save his cage min Turn to page eight please VicePres tary Marie Coutts Secre 14b Theatre pm Forty big lucky invited from the zones of Oshawa Mrs Ballantyne North Bay atidSudbuiy At recent meeting in Orillia members were present from Bar rie Parry Sound Bijacebridge Port Carling Gravenhurst Mid Orange Hall Alliston Friday Aprtion and it was on the basis oi TWO SECTIONS The Examiner this neck is published in two sections of eight pages each There hair been three sections each week for some time but List week end was the Easter Season and our plant was closed not only on Good Friday but also on Saturday so that it as im possible to set as much copy as usual luthcrmorc iic have been shitting machinery and equipment into our new print in plant and composing room and some time has been lost that way Next week we hope to resume publication of larger paper Two RAIiWAYMEN WIN CERTIFICATES iron SAVING LIFE Commissioner li liii ll lger 0151 if the Ontario lio icial lOlicc will lJt iSaturday afternoon April pi ent certificates lliilil for life saving to two iilliilliillliN tioiial liaiii ltltll Sitllll Ill17 Mel Barrie and Hart inltoii iborest St Parry Sound we working near the Allandale Cfxll Station when they heard cries for hcip from out on the Hay lh and by means of half rowing and half pushing the boat through oltt ice they managed to reach 11 cil TUILS Mr lolcs age 31 otl shore clinging to He had golic out to his fishing After hall an hour 111 ill fretL mg waters Totes was ltCttttl and taken to shore 110 ii speechless rov Cons Russell Lacknq stcd the party when tli lroceedsufor 1105 reached the shore prepared I11 port on the rescue and this forwarded to Commissioner StrinI ger Lllie Conin sioner of Polict made the details known to the Royal Canadian Humane Associa this information that the Life Saving Certicates were awarded 1lie presentation of tlic certitiw catcs will be made at pm April in the Magistrates Court Room at Barrie Prince of Wales Pupils Easter Program at BCI Skating Party at Arena The pupils of Prince of Wales School gathered in the Collegiate assembly hall on Wednesday af ternoon March 24 for pre Easter assembly which took the form of twohour program in which all the classes participated The program included songs by five choral groups folk dances by two folk dancing groups three plays drill rhythm band sel ection and pantomime and choral reading selectio The un ison reading of the Easter story land and adjoining miinicipalitiesfrom St Mark and an Easter President Alex McKinnon of Barrie introduced the speaker 7NcttletmvofBaigrierwhoigave talk on the printiples of batik ing and businesspractices The speaker was thanked by Noel Andrade of Stroud vicepresident The next meeting will be held at Orillia on April and tickets are available from the president Read Examiner Classifieds With Smashing 133victojry over Porcupine Combines championsbf the NOHA at Torontos Maple Leaf Garde before 6112 paid attendance Monday evening BarrieFlye won the AllOntario Junior hockey title and place in the Eastern Canada finals Thellap Emms coache ckBarrie Clubfwinners of the OHA title took the Northerners out VLIIECLSIWQ style with three straight wins in the bestoHive series Combines were bolster ed by three importsior the playdowns but ifuldmotcopewith Majer fdfene Gaiif the speed and allaround ability of theFlyers At Schumacher last weekBarri beat the Combines 63 and 51 in the first two games They were preparedto play the fourth game at Barrie rena last night but it was not necessary as the locals fin theinit1a1 goal iShed the Series in Toronto Monday night it the first two games the Porkies soored is timehoweyer theydid not lead at the end of the first period FlyerS came right back Tfromithat Opening setback for fivestraight scores as theperiod ended Itwas 91end Of the second Combines had brief flurry as Barrieeased up in the last period but intlie final twoiminutes for total of 13 Onthe night and it could easily have been doub but thegood play in jhe nets of Roland Form of omblnes G11 Mayer of iiiestoodmdifvthlimie re markable stops thatrtookthestarch out of the Porkies And now its into the Eastern Canada finals for Barrie FlyersMontreal Nationales wonthe Quebec title Halifax St tm localsgshowed what theycould do with three quickgoals Marys won the first two games ofivtheir playoff from Inker man Rockets Ottawa Valley winners Inkerman and Halifax wereduetoplayithe third game last night at Ottawa If Halifax wonthen Montreal and Halifax play and the Winner meets Barrie Dates and venue are not settled yet but the games are not likely to start before April 10 at Montreal or Toronto Flyers will have better than week to rest and prac tise for the next big step towards the Memorial Clip hymn brought the program to close Thursdaymafternoon iefscbeol adjourned to the Arena for an all star hockey match by pupils chos en from the school house league followed by ap hours skating party for all pupil Nailing nor trade with the munists is motto of the Alliston Chamber of Commerce Midget Hoe Saturday Afternoon Phistafltl Section leoges Of Horace Bour held last Mon iy night the EXAMINER to8 THIS WEEKS PAPER iACCGpt Resignation Heath of BCI at iecling of the liar Collegiate Institute esignntion of 11 eath as ilriiiiipl was accepted and lboat decided to advertiSe for to fill the position 311 ii wll continue on the staff Science Master The ii of resignation titted illittit and read by Secretary ll fiilifn it apply more cut continue II Horse Falls on Davis St evening last week ppcd and fell on Davis and sutlcred broken to teiidii iny regnatron ipal of titel$arrie oi Institute to take effect he Iltl of June am doing this low so uti Will hawtniie to or sit early date few years will iii tr liS ones for principal and fol that wiring inan Ci during the arging of they and in the irgai tion aros hope in viceprincipal and cnncc Department if it 111 three years haw been tl int and pleasant and Suffers Broken Left Leg set out from shore in rotvboatjAnd Must be Destroyed it and now hope to enjoy fe appreciate the llltt cooperation if the staff board and students nore years as tcaciicr Willi lisri responsibility This decision may appear to in lmlim iatlicr sudden but believe it is and it was decided the iioiild ljl destroyed in the bist intcreslsoltlic school Ilcatli fllAIRMAN MORRISON Foiloi oi the re ling of the let of resignation Morri on 01312 chairman of the board and ppm ginadi the following remar home illt each mogi lantern on the but ill The letter of resignation we hm 11 lliave just heard read ironies to all my was made and of us With mixed feelings and yet hose who know Mr Heath ap in im mud 11mm Thu ireciatc that such letter was llitllli the horse proceedingwritien because Mr Heath has al round the curve and down tlieiwi considered himself last slirltt llitllllt just beyond llart 11o when the accident occurridn For the tirst time in Harrie is 111 the running for ii Stanford irqnuxiuiniiiaa Ilc during his long and suc tTlllll to page eight please key Here 13Phi The success of our local boys has arger depended on the generosity of the following publicspirited citizens Who haVe taken rsto the Midget mike3 Tm trophy above mentioned places William was by the Toronto Bell Garner McCullough George Allilct Club last season and the Wrig TN 11 Symwtt 14 Emms with fourgoal lead over lord look like champion ship material Brought up tlir ugh the Church Mrs Timmins George Dangerfield Doug Ramsay Peter Sinclair Cecil Cook and Howard Norris Other entrieshavc been quite League these Bai ie boys along 0Y1Vl0u 0i Barrio In hOCkey CIT with the Bantam Flyers are spon 319$ this year Wlih fOUIICamS all sored and financed by the Barrie Scullnals and nalsBantam Junior Aclub In its Midget Juvenile and second year in Midget the JUNIOIA Yourupport 0T sat Flycrs have eliminated such teams urdals that IS neng to DU Oshawa Ciharines 7T177 lhe midgets OVel the l20P and Hami on and play eir Tickets are on sale at final game for the championshi Electric GarnerisMenls Wear and with Stratford on Saturday April Ayrcs Coffee Shop or from the at Barrio Agena commencing at players Mitts25 Children for 25c charges ngi Against Th ree Local Fishermen Suspected of Snagging Local lishermen have been lCLUB MEMBERS EAR TALK 0N awaiting with interest the decision Magistrate Gordon Foster ln rliargesclaid in February by Game Overseers Gordon Buie and Randy Haines against three local men in Barrie 134Porcupine GAMEALLoummo JR FINALS Maple Leaf Gardens March 29 PORCUPIN VGGMBINESGoal Perron defencevTe1ford Mon tigny centre Campbell wings Kovich Mineault alternates Frap porti Domenico McGinn Keefe Bourassa Bragagnola Clements BARRIE FLYERSGoal centre Reid wings Meger vero alternates Bingley Gtiarda iSt Pierre Ray Mayer Barrett Aikin McNabney NOFFICIALS Ken Holmeshaw Toronto Ken Vail Timminsn FIRST PERIOD PorcupineMineault Campbell 647 BarrieReid Mege 1205 Barrie ikini 1241 BarrieMeger Reid St Pierre i320 BarrieReid Favero 1755 BarrieMeger Long 923 Penalties Bourassa Gariepy Clements McNabney Bragagnola Telford SECOND PERIOD ILavero Reid Meger BarrieBingle BarrieMayer Meger McNabney 10 BarrieLong PenaltiesGariepy Long THIRD PERIOD 11BarrieTMayer Gariepy 107 12 PorcupineKeefe Kovich 846 13 PorcupineDomeni Keefe Kovich 14 BarrieBarrett St Pierre Aikin 1810 BarrieAikin St Pierre 1915 16 BarrieMcNabney Mewbong 1953 Penaltiesfariepy shanties had been found certain devices with hooks at tached which the oveiseers sus peeled of being used for snag ging The magistrate in delayed judgment March 24 stated can didly thathe was not in favor of such an unsportsmanlike method of shing TheTharge readtak King sh by nieanSotherfthanangA ting Agreeing with defence un sel John Woods the magis rate commented much as might like to cannot convictpnder the sec tion in which the reharges were laid and must dismissithe cases Speaking to members OftlIC Rotary Club of Barrie at their luncheon meeting Thursday Mar 25 Mr Hill Chairman of the Canadian Affiliate to the World Calendar Association out lined the proposed changes to be made to the present Gregorian calendar if and when the nevir World Calendar is acceptedLio Jack Gable and Dr George Sey mour and President Walter Stock leiand Fred Kellyof the Kiwa Club were present to hear this no ed speaker Sbme of the outstanding advan tagesof the proposednew calen dar were Ditto first monthof each quarter would contain 31 days and the next two months of eachquarter tain 30 dayseach Important publib holidays wouldfallAon the same eaclL year The first day rmarrwouldfallpraf78un day ac year an tli irs mob of each quarter would start with Sunday Depember 31 would be celebrated as Year End Day and in Leap Year June 31 wouldbe celebrated as Leap Year Day Mr Hillstated that the present calendar had come into use in the year 1742 and that as fariback as 1854 there hadrbeenagitation to adopt the presently proposgd World Calendar Hexfurther Stated that the new calendar Would not reguire adjustment for 3000 years REVLN SINCLAIR on ofBarrie is in Toronto this week where he has been presidingvover the annual convention of the On tarlo Educational Association It 1435 was at the convention one year ago that Dr Sinclair was elevated to the office of president of this greaLJrganlzation He 15 also Chairman of the Barrie Public School Board this year House of Commons last ee Mr Hill wasthanked on behalf of the Rotary Club andguests by Frank Servais isIEMTOCOLHNGWOODe BOB Included in the listot centres ceiving Federal approprla public worksaspres Collingwood harbor classed as $3000 revotcd in all to completeWork started last year on theorist tion the gharbor This ofthe impr sanction restart to The anon Chamber