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Barrie Examiner, 28 Apr 1952, p. 1

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SPRING EMMY mun Sowing THE OWN RARE AND COUNTY Ol SMCOI Since 1864 8801 YeormNo 48 The First Column SPRITES ll KEN WALLS Signs of the Times Niagara Camp braces lllcnlulitts to many hundreds of men from this district who spent part of their summers at the hLSlOHC training grounds in the old days of the militia and be tween 191043 inclusive when holi days were given over to the 2ndj Grey and Simone Fori was Battalion esters flearue The camp abandoned in 1010 and all army building and installations removed 511 51011 tool ov and trees brought Minna Camp comingI summer What about Cayuga One thing that will 131 lowed by those head the boat trip Ontario on the Cayuga ing for Niacziia is across La For the Foresters from Simcoe County that was usually the hith light of the lwowecks But after 73 years Canada Steamship Litlcs decided to ilbttlillllllit llic scrvicc and lack of between lortmio Qiielnston NiagaraonthcLake for passenger traffic it carry many thousands used to of passen gers every year and at one time fouTl boats were on the same Fun out of Toronto the Chippewa Cor ona and Chicora besides the Cay ago They wore out and were not rcpliced CSL has the Cayuga up for sale and there has been some flt Parks Tomrnisu the site and did fine job ofliaiidscapingz with gram Now the cold war has back into use with 1121 amioiincennnl that it will be used by South Ontario 111 fantty 11111 for training during the Community Concert Campaign Week Open Today The annual czmpnlxn of the Barrie Community Concert As sociation opened today and will continue throughout this week or until memberships are sold out for the 195253 series of concerts This evening dinner for workch is to be held at Cot ller St llnitcd Church with Mayor Mrs Marjorie Hamilton special guest of the associa tion it is expected that about 75 canvamm and local board members will attend Chairman of this years cam paign is Miss Margaret Sinclair who with her committee is working with the Community Concert representative front New York Albert llobimon Campaign headquarters are at Stcphcns Mens Wear on Eli abeth St Any present members will be contacted by workers if they have not already renewed their subscriptions any members are missed or if new members wishing to join are not contacted they are asked to get in touch with rumpalgn headquarters Memberships will not be available after this Week At the end of campaiin week artists for next season will be chosen by the executive and local board ENTERED $1100 final load of passengers at SOUTH SIMCOE WOMENS INSTITUTE members are on fourday tour to New York City One of the three char tcred bases which left Barrie Friday afternoon picks up its Bradford The women are en BARRIE ONTARIO CANADA MONDAY APRlL 28 up homes tomorrow night C1111gt attic Examiner ummuwmma bmmma Moronatom 95 South Simcoe Womens institute Members Embark on MY Tour John JL of the big city the WI ladies will be returning to their Ninetysix women travelled to New York on the bus trip most of them members of the South Slmcoc Womens Mamba Eta mun not an lawnu cc mm iChosenlibiral for federal Riding Ontario HONDA rim ram totem 10 PagesiTws=m Oshawa TimesGazette John Lay 39yearold nephew of the late CanadianPrime Minister Mackenzie King was candidate by Ontario Riding the federal byclcctlon in the chosen on Tuesday April 22 as Liberal Association to contest riding on May 26 ballot was taken among the 400 Liberals present at the convention in Whitby Town Hall to select the intimate Tho two nonnneea were Mr Lay and Robert Harris format Mayor of the Town of Uxbrldge and lifelong Liberal When 111 result of the ballot was announced the galaxy of Liberal personalities present showered con gratulations on Mr Lay and his 11111115 On the platform was Mr Lays mother who 15 the late 1111 King Large llali Packed Despite raring storm the large Life Underwriters Will Canvass For Red Shield For the Salvation Armys annual Red Shield campaign commencing May the busi ness section will be covered by the Barrie group of the Simcoca Nfllhkoka Life Underwriters Association Cole George Liv ingston and Harold ll Darch compose the committed in charge of this project During the past few years the life underwriters as an sister of ihall was paCited before the meet 1111 started Nomination of Mr Lay who lives at Pickering was propos led by Glaspell and seconded by Frank Chapman Local Progressive Conservativns litlal week chose Mayor Mickie Starr of Oshawa as their candiv date for the byelectiom The CCF party will choose its candidate on 1riday The byclection was neces sitatcd by the resignation from the House of Ontario Liberal leader Walter Thomson who was one of the speakers last night in his election address Mr Lay Isaid Tonight stand before you perhaps the least known of any of the candidates presuming them selves to you was not bom here but am here now an resident of the Village of Pickering own Turn to page five please Massey organization have undertaken the canvass of Barrles business section for the Red Shield cun piiign Institutes Several other women in the county who for mum Toronto Where they travelled by Burmlou merly lived in the southern townships went along on the and front there to New York by bus After conducted tour tour Police were this morning investi gating an overnight theft in which thieves took $1100 from the cash register in Prysons Grill Eliza talk of another group running it this summer but nothing definite yet The trip across Lake Ontario took two and onehalfhours But Turn to page five please Old Sundays FRED GRANT starts another reminiscence article in The Ex amincr today to run in fgur in stalments Read the rst on page It is entitled Sunday in Those Old Days Was Different From Others 11 was published in this newspaper in January 1932 and is reprinted with additiOns by per mission of the author Air Cadets Parade in Bar micro Ammonium oh 1v rentals week in Canada In Dilute OAS Marmot11mg thetocal Squadron ND 93 Datamation tile 113 the bcth St No attempt Was made to remove any goods from the premises and cntry was gained by roar win dow The case is being investigath by Cpl Bob France CAR TURNS OVER AAT TOWN tIMITS QCCUPANTS HURT Two Toronto men Gordon 0g 26 Dixon Avenue and Douglas Dixoh Queen Street East were taken to Royal Victoria Hos pital Barrie Saturday night after theiri car skidded and overturned near the town limits on Highway 11 Ogg received head injury and minor abrasions while Dixon who was later allowed home suffered from shock and back induries Damage to the car they were in 1952 model was estimated at $1200 Cause of the accident has not been ascertained but police be licve the rear wheels skidding on the gravel were responsible for turning the car over Oggs condition was reported as satisfactory atthe hospital RpriDtQlio passing the Cenoaph com mandan officer no nil4152111111 is hid den behind one of the flag titers but Mm W135 and mm Mm umiwmwam editor Ottawa cm iginality Mr Wells said he was born in Mitchell Ontario and came to Oriliia by accldunt when 18 months old spent 16 years there and it was mutual satisfaction when he later went to London Ontario Orillia claims Stephen Leucock ibut lie was born in England and when he wrote Sunshine Sketches of Little Town they were peev cd at his characterizations But Orillians have never claim ed Frank Carmichael native son one of the continents fines landscape painters Mr Wells outlined his own back ground which includes small town life police court and other report ing on Toronto daily and bump rie to Observe Weelt KENNETH McNEiLi WELLS ADDRESSES BARRIE JAYCEES By GEORGE HILL Kenneth McNeill Wells who with his wife the former Lu cille Olllc artist produced three books woven around their log cabin home in Medonte brought to the Junior Chamber of commerce at Barrie Community House Thursday night an unusual message presented with whimsical humor and or ing up against the flotsam and jet sam of Major Browns court In Toronto hc metagirl and ho said What she swin me dont know and she will probablyspend her life wondering the same thing She was cultured from London England and like himsolf had de cided that she wanted to live in home of their own on land of their own They spent week in To ronto and withhis weeks salary and little mere they looked Turn to page Ngvo please lRoad Block Hairs lDriver Police by Four Charges 11 Davis Queen St East To ironlo had four charges laid against iliim following Sunday morning icscapade in which he tried to es icz pc police and was finally trapped taxi road block on Clapperlon St bridge on Highway 11 but did not istop although his car was exteri sively damaged When he was Monmoutnmlew ho was lsighted by police on Dunlap St He was finally forced to halt lwhcn he swung south on Clapper ilon onewaystreet and saw taxi which had backed out from thc curb blocking the roadway lie was arrested by PCs Morris iScragg and Grenville Wood and lchaigcd with drunk driving care less driving dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident CentralUniledChuich Glee Club Great Demand for Repeal Concerts Annual concerts of Central Uni ted Church Glee Club have been outstanding musical ire ts each spring and the sixth on arch 26 27 and 28 seems to have surpaSscd all others judging by the large at tcndances and repeat performan ces scheduled for the future Directed by Choii Leader Ar thur Smith with Mrs Robinson accompanist and Pickles in charge of lighting the performances were well Staged with changes of scenery for each group of numbers The chorus of 23 voices was well balanced Tin tone with pleasing blending liar mony The program was well selected with tuneful humorous and appeal ing groups and with an effective nale of more serious numbers The program which speaks for itself was as follows Dutch num jbcrs Little Dutch Boy and Little Dutch Girlwords and mu sic by Allan Roberts Jerome Biainin and Lcw Sherwood In An Old Dutch Gardenmusic by Will Grosz lyrics by Mack Gordon ar ranged by Claire Stafford Tip To Through The Tulips With Me music by Joe Burke words by Al Dubin arranged by Claire Staff ord Whistling Solo by Eldon Tuck come between groups Under transportation was The Surrey With The Fringe On The TopRodgers and Hammerstein arranged by William Stickies Bi cycle Built For Two Barbershop words and music by Harry Dacre In My Metllv Oldsmobilemusic by Gus Edwards arranged by Joseph Wood Come Josephine In My Fly Wfwords by Alfred Bry an music by FredFisher An accordian solo by Mrs Gui don Dyer was 1116 intermission number Turn to page two pleasel moatwhirl Dancing Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday nights at Club men 51 Da 48th Thornton Orange Hall Wednesday April 30 LOL 10 Bennys orchestra Dnncing9130 Lunch counter wcdnesdayvApiil 30 11111 Adailssiou ladies 50c gentle 43 Trinity Parish Hall cqntiert feat if bring music by Canadians of 12 New Lowell Hall different nationlities Nativa cos tume Admission 50c Tickets avail able at Barrie Frontch Foods 4849 Hard time dance pygmy lion Legion Admission 50c Re resinpenla Rummage Sale LTB Hall High 4850 SL Saturdaeray can Aus pices LTB Lodge No337 4850 3Rummo sale on Saturday May inOd ellows Hall Collier St With Doors open amSt Moms lad es adieu Club Tuesday May 830 can St Andrews Presbyteuan Leanne Room Sneakcr Charles zen Toplc Can Food Keep Pace Bophlalio 48 mm can pith very gratifyingresulta EACH11131111 inc mmaeis Davis hit the iron railings of agth1501 group Ccinaclian Panorama Presented In Brilliant Dramatic Program An evening of varied dramatic entertainment was presented here Tuesday evening in the one wu mun theatre of Phoebe Erskine MacKcllar Thadolentcd monologuist rccital isi and tress took her audience from urn settings back into the al atmosphere of 17th and ntury Drench Canada and east to west coast of folk ltltl act and Fiction was Canada in CAR HITS OTHER OFF ROAD OPP CHARGE DRIVER John Kriiwec 47 Sheffield Street Hamilton was charged with care less driving after he rammed til rear of car driven by Mrs Garvin Midburst on Paddy Dunns Hill Highway 27 Saturday night Both cars were travelling north at the time and Krawoe is alleged to have come over the hill at high speed After the force of the collision Mrs gGarvins car was driven upthe embankment into of trees KraweeS car skidded for distance of 241 feet after the impact Neither driver was injured Damage to Mrs Garvins vehicle was $150 and Kra wees $400 LEAFEOM CAR ORIlLIA BAKER ROBBED OF $33 Two men Thursday night leaped out of car and attacked Fred Rolhwel bakery employee in Oriilia robbing him of $33 The attack took place about 130 51111 when Mr Rothwell was walk ing toward his home Taking the $33 the two threw away the wallet ran back to their car and drove off Mr Rothwell immediately notified police but search failed to find any trace of the men directOr nudfncootiipanipt of entralijted ChurchGlee Club spntiamtieltithnel and eta potion lilieproduclion of their concert entertainment Porsonnel of the 1952 club churns are Musical Graham momma Ruby Givens Mrs Dyer er and Dilector Arman tales Of No the title of her dramatic program 118V11 from her own original mon ologues and works of Canadian poets With gentle humor 5110 was in turn an old French Canadian lady of pioneer stock reciting the poetry of Henry Driimmond migrant to the Western prairies and figure of early French Can ran history She reached dram DYOuvllle inltcr iginl no lugue based on true story of the time of the fall of New France to the English For Mrs MucKellars appearance in Barrie the club held one of its special open meetings and Hill crcst School auditorium had ca pacity audience of members and their guests Modem Poetry Mrs MacKellars first group were modern and were staged in simple setting made effective by the use of soft coral lighting She was gowncd in brilliant red agains the blending background Her interpretation of poems by Canadian Robert Finch once win ner of the Governor Generals award and welldmown modem poet Her choice was mainly satir lical opening with Toronto Cross ing scene on downtown city street where welldressed lady in iivelldressed car waited for the lights to change staring at the people standing in the rain waiting for street car The lyrical mas tery of the poet who saw the city streelsas rosary of red and green was made even more brilliant by her studied cutting intonations His second poem Vanishing Breed was subtle attack against the lady of distinction Mrs on the back of magazine Her other selection from his works Selection Samaritan Mrs Mac Kellar dubbed the telephone one lady of means holding tele phone conversation with an unseen person expressing her desire to adopt two childrenrefugees not Canadianswas an attack on racial prejudice and satirical expose of the rich philanthropist Turn to page lave please Equation Match 1111 Wiley 1053100 an ancient indian woman Scandinavian vim lion for ltd speak tonight 8081 vpnn nicotin being held in tho We Public Library Hall to discuss tho findings and recommendationsof the Mas sey Report Dr Kidds name is synonymous in Canada with the term adult educationmas result of his long association with YMCA work and the new audiovisual education field He isan author and lecturer of note and his pres entation ofthe ofa panel discussion of the report and his impressions should prove most in teresting Avgrouptvof county speakers will also discuss the report from the point of view of their varied fields of vocational interests The public meeting which is be ing sponsoer by the Simcoe Coun ty Committee of social Services in cooperation with the Simcoe Coun ty Arts and Crafts Association commences at 815 pm Fire Chief Irwin Chips Ankle Bone While at Car Fire Following an ankle accident which he sustained when attending car re at Con 14 1111115111 Mon day Fire Chief Irwin has had the damaged lirxrb encased in plaster While running from all re truck to the burning auto the chief stepped in hole in the ground and wrenched the ankle An iayv revealed that bonehad been chipped Doctors waited until Friday to let the swelling down before putting on the cast Members ofteniral United Church Glee Club 1952

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