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Barrie Examiner, 6 Jun 1952, p. 2

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don one high taTts today we go in To route for the shopping space you mined me It would be an exaggeration to my my mm were heard at the other end of town and in any case it could never be proved because doubt if any ciniiixpooplewould be smitest that time an immediate inn pmrlon After having samplal II few sniff of the subterranean Air which filtered up from the Yonge Street subway excavations am convinced that the North lAmerlcan custom of talking through one nose is sensible At least it is safer than breathing through MW hm that iacial appendage from WEEKS The Store for Men the store of fashion which he prefers no you we have the larg est selection since we opened to help make Fathers Day one he will long remem bar It smsou or ADAM HAT Gilt Certicates the only my to choose the correct color also and style Why it was even relief to find the sanctuary of the stores even although it seemed that parti culaI day was going to mark the end Of the world At least one would judge that to be the case ludging by the speed at which counters were stripped of goods and after experiencing narrow cs capes as hefty amazom of women left the imprint of ovcrsized mitts in the small of ones back at the same time intonlng Get out of the way budwillya The shopping spree and why it was ever called that Ill never know consisted of becoming em broiled with seemingly endless procession of women who milled around explaining to their com panions such things its0 course it would never fit Millie and the color is Shocking well per haps Millie might suit it after all While such discourses carry on the sales girls are really on the ball as us Canucks Would say But modom this and at this point some unmcntionablc ls waved alrin around makes even ordinary mortals look like divine goddess As the optimistic cus toner with the unVenus de Milo proportions considers our sales girl comes in with the condescend ing punchlinOWcll anyway pretty good replica Thus dldthls columnist become acquainted with the art of shop ping Now whcn overhear wo men talking about separates the profile shape the empire out line am no longer in the ranks of the uninitiated as hitherto al CUFF LINKS though will make confession Id rather be LSmutlyylul by Forsythe 339 museum FIRE CHIEFS AT LINKS and curs FIRE AID PLAN in sets or individually Continued from page one crable damage that could be caused by fire That had been discovered during the past world war when 80 of damage caused was through fire in cities like Hamburg Tokyo and others Bomber Command feels that fire is still the greatest dostruclt tive weapon One of the products of the atom bomb is fire he stated The onlydifficuitythis time is that the problem has been mag nified some thousands of times The speaker went on to tell his listeners that he had been inter ested to hear talk recently by military spokesman who referred to the fact that Canada might be apt to lookupon the concentration of industries in the United States as the main target in case of enemy attackon the North American con tinent While we may feel we are only secondary tangets it was interest ing toflnd out the position regard ing bombers and primary and sec ondary targets said Mr Hurst It was apparently discovored that 60 the bombing during the last war was on secondary tangets and not on primary targets We cannot be too smug here as we possibly were during the last war One year ago in r11 the Fire Marshal was changed with estab lishing fire civil defence system in the provinceProblemsdn con nection with fire were presented to the chiefs throughout Ontario It was felt that service should be organized with one eye to peace time and one eye to war One of the primary needs was to int grste fire departments through county setups It was felt th welshould en deavor to orga ictgunty fire services as oneuntt one Per SOX FOR DAD sour reportable for If tcd Of them Mr urs expan l00tol95 Immannan DRESS SHIRTS 395 to 195 Smart styling by Forsyths or fibrils all collar styles single or French cuffs whites strip emplsln shades in all sizes SMART TIES 1001250 Choose lie Dad mm the goat selection in Barrie Wool Nylon hose in plain They hadto set out the frame supermodels RJELTSI0Dup Welcome Wagon FRIENDS onour AT DINNER in the Queens Hotdk Barrie on Friday evening May 30 in honor of the members of the Barrie Agency of the Excelsior Life Insurance Comp any and their wives The occasion marked the presentation of the Gerr eral Managers Trophy to the Agency in recognition of their outstanding sales results in 1951 Harvey Manager of the Barrie Agency left work on which civil defence could be built and also establish good operational peacetime plan Mr Hurst pomth out that fol lowing along this principle it had been decided that the fire chief from the largest municipality would be appointed the district deputy fire marshal Mutual Aid Scheme The speaker explained that mu tual aid plan was between fire de partments and not between all municipalities in county Only those which had organized fire de partments game under the proposed overall jurisdiction We do not go out to help those municipalities that have not seen fit to start helping themselves thinkyou Willagree that that Is only fair hercommented Such scheme had been func tioning in number of places in cluding New York where all fire departments were set up under mutual aid plan It made better use of existing equipment avail able The speaker went on to say that while talking to an official of the Toronto Fire Department he had put the point to him that with two large second line firm raging in that city could skeleton service be provided for the rest of the city Weisaid fno and that points out that Vndnuriclpality could be ex pedted to deal with real fire Mr Hurst added Infurthcr explanation the speak er said he was referring at this point to very serious fire in which perhaps half of city might be in flames or where half of city was exposed to the possibility of fire sweeping through it Local Setup Dealing with the question of how such scheme could be set in being the speaker said the municipal of ficials should draw the matter to the attention of their councils and dis coverwhether they agreed to the scherrie Li it were favored gen eral plan could be worked out in Simcoe County said Mr Hurst VON TAG DAY IN BARRIE TOMORROW Tomorrow Saturday June the Barrlcbranch of the Vic torian Order of Nurses will Canvass for funds through the annual tag day Convener of the tag day this year is Mrs Seymour Her assistants are Mrs John Payne Mrs Laurie Mrs Walls and Mrs Stut ley Leyland Headquarters will be at Community House The VON asks the public for financlal support only twice year in its fall canvpss and tag day in the Spring The VON nurse Miss Lor raine Somervllle ls available at all times through doctor or 1a direct call She is rea dy to answer all calls regardless of whether the patient is able to pay or not The VON asks for public support of its tag day tomor row there were groups of fire depart ments in the north and others in the south with blank areas in the centre due to the sprawling na ture of the county Nevertheless the plan could be worked out well to certain degrees Referring to Halton County where mutual aid scheme has been in operation for some time the speaker added The blank spots there are beginning to be in terested in how they can participate in this plan All they need to do is set up fire department Following an informal discussion on technical firefighting details Chief Irwin said hope that each one of you willogive me fullco operation need it to carry this job on and make success of it and make this plan Work feel the fire chiefSin this county will cooperate with me How Long Has YjOurfMottress Been in use We ask this question because your health and comfort and that of your whole family depend upon sleeping on avfirm well construct edmtesslittwand In good condition And new bedding is still moderate in price Witness this featurevalue glnner Spring iGood Duality Mattresses AllSizeSr GOOD mattress will gIVO you your aret Penetanguishene zmsanmmmnnmarmtmz LOVE Cm ford will visit Barrie and Miami within the next few the world 39 Your car ignition rules the days and Will call on friends The Lords Day Alliance He Willi wheels go round Keep than turning by regular cheek appreciate hearty welcome and response when called upon Val Liable work is being performed by this organization to safeguarding Is shown receiving the trophy from Cox General Manager of the Excelsior Life Insurance Company Others appearing in the picture are left to right Dyment Malcomson Archer MacKay General Sup erintendent of Agencies Kenny Beacom As sistant General Manager Price Thompson Cleverly Hinton Agency Assistant Donald Loucks Dugan NW Simcoe Conn Men Arrive From Korea Jun OAKVILLE June 6Anothcr largo draft of Canadian soldiers on rotation leave from Korea ar rivrd at Vancouver yesterday Personnel will be carried by special troop train which should arrive in Toronto on Monday June at am Among those returning to Sim coe County points will be Capt Hi Howard RCHA Bar rIe Capt Rivers Camp Borden Cpl Bowen RCASC Penc RCEME tangulshene Cpl Tucker RCEME Orillt lia Gnr Brasscur RCHA Gnr Mohan norm Iillid land GnrM Moreau RCHA Mid land Pte Pridham PPCLI AthQ Assistant Superintendent Lunney lone Spr Taylor RCE Culling wood Pie Thorogood PPCLI Oril lia Cin Wood PPCLI Angus TRY AN EXAMINER WANT Ladies MACHINEQz SWAVE PECIAL $350 $5 coLD WAVE $5 $1 MACHINELESS WAVE $450 $500 Special oil treatment for fine or frlssy hair HAIRCUTS 50 MEN CAMERON 60 MAPLE AVE PH 4351 YOU CAME APPLI sens The re REPEAT SPECIA spouse was so terrific stocks of GE Kettles and Irons were completely sold out who missed these Sensational 01 fers WE AGAIN REPEAT THIS SPECIAL IN GE APPLIANCES Electric IrIIrILIIS Sold in most stores for $1495 YOU SAVE AS MUCH AS $500 WHEN YOU BUY AT LEV ITS featherweight regular $1495 Value NOW BROUGHT TO YOU AT THIS Curr STANDING SAY4 for Canadian workers against com Inertial exploitation and enabling the individual freedom use the day for worship rest culture wraRsImsN WW AUTO ELECTRIC SERVICE CALL EXAMINER FOR BARRIE ONTARIO PRINTINGPHONE 2414 socaWymmw TEA BAGS SHOGOMOC MOCCASlNS by Palmer Mclelian Mens Womens Boys on TAN LEATHER sows Hand sewn longer wear water repellent MIIIIIIE SHOES 54 Dunlop St Barrie WALK THATBLocK SAVE YOU SAW BOUGHT YOU CAME to the opening of our Store at 33 Collier Street YOU SAW that that our For those titers live poul IN ANYTHING APPLIANCES iwn ARE SfllLL THEs it was small crowded floors unevennot at alllike new store should look BUT YOU BOUGHT the high quality merchandise offered at such Outstanding values at terric savings for you And we will continue the same high quality Same low prices We Will Accept as Cash or Down Payment Anyth ing You Have Around It IS Worth Money To Us YES 1Tradeln Everything Scrap metal hides wool horsehair fea try WELL PAY YOU TOP PRICES WHEN You TRADE ON ANY or OUR NEW FURNITURE FURNISHINGS pr CARRYING ON THE TRADING BUSINESS ESTABLISHED BY MR LEVIT OVER 45 YEARS AGO gt ARETHE EIRsT OF UR WEEKLY SPECIALS SPRING EILLED MATTRESSES More stipckshavebeenpurj chaseato brmkyoututs WAIIAssof sensational Value jmmruuncs mm Ratings on Easyfirms Work Cloilns+vhateverf pa one

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