Page Two ..___...__.____......_____, }a boy with palm. w!ms'r.- farmly urt- lon :1 farm, and having :1 '.':--.'y hard time of it. We p;'rw':'1~ ap;m- uncm: for this buy an lwu um-<'.'s.~:iun '. -- -v, 1. v.. ..... fx-Inna! '~\ "I-lmwslly. dc.-nr, lhu thought, she might be u I ......_.._........ _ .. ._. __ I L,'n:~'.(- mu. (1. In mu. m. Lillian Sheppard. whu is nug- ing in Midland, and mu m Ipunsrxr in cunn(:cl.inn with } 'y0ar was the rental of tin `writer. - -. .. . , L` __ VVIILKI: , Case No. 9. Is :1 buy whu vw: ru- `cently moved to this rnuni:.puli*. `and who was badly burm-:1 wh.u just an infant, and we had ha." down to 'I`m'0ntu whc-ro hv win up |erat.ed on and was m the hw.~:,)im ;for a number cf weeks. He is xxrm home, and seems Iv) bt gnltixxg : very nicely. Wv have hu.l n; zn.-`an expense in this case us yet. u< wv wvre able 1:: h:n.';: the n1IIni-ip'.lE1; Hook ZINC!` the hnspitzlir/.:11irm. In [no dmrbL there will be oxpc-n.w 1 lnnmn in H1}: 1--.--4n u/h -n 1IlIHli::lll'A' The amount of money |have rpem on lhc: nbuvu lycar In date is $122.00. w, 44:.-__. . .1`: ,..... . ` In addition to Lhi'~:, wv haw- plied tn date over 300 quart" .,f `at a cost to the Club uf $111.31 Club also saw fit to ;4x`::n1 :: < 0l'l Of $25.00 1/`) {hr Ontxrm S UUUIL` Ill um.` Luru. and special bouts ; From the l"ik-,9 of The Northern Advum-4-. Life insurance, likewise, rcmlcrs you a two-fold service. 1. It guarantees nancial protection to your family. 2. It helps in the upbuilding and (Ivl'( I1.-'1'. of your country. CANADA'S TRADE; roam-zs AHEAD Before the war Germany held third place; in world trade. and that position has now] been taken up by Canada. Shipments of; huge quantities of war material to the Unitedi Kingdom and other Empire countries have' more than replaced Canada's lost markets in; Continental Europe. And in addition in-! creased orders have been obtained from na-] `Lions in the Western Hemisphere. Steps are being taken to extend trade with Central and South American nations. and with this end! in View a mission headed by Trade Minister'i Macxinnon is to proceed to the West Indies; and the Latin American countries. 7.. .|... .r__-. .......I..,\ ..._.~.-o|.... -c`,4l.... nu... I`.-.n Fifty Years During the past twelve months Canadians have in- creased their insurance with this Company by a larger amount than for any other year in thv past (lvcndr. Dlutrlol IN-.-d.-.~ n ESTABLISHED whirh wv IL L-.1:~:.-.3 Um 5-1 In) nn THE LONDON HFI . STORY ?- nnly ro: bttuunliful ,'Is|IL'l upplizmc-(A nuh-1 rl I874 'l`luII-stluy, l')-memln-.r 19, I940 (IIILI LIIC LOGLIIJ TIIIICALLQIL LUk|lll-L ICE. ' In the frst twelve months of-the war. Can- t "03 F ada's exports to South America increased by Y91`Y * 62 per cent. to 321509.000. Argentina andi "1 -73 Brazil nearly doubled their purchases and!P91W every South American country bought more} 15 53 ` Canadian goods. Germany and Italy. as well: ha`? as other European countries. are now barredi 5091! by the blockade from trade with the Westerni `"35 1 Hemisphere. and the Ottawa government isi C91? taking every advantage of the situation. The} F151 contacts and trade thus gained will undoubt-; 15131 edly be largely retained when the war is over.} Gulf (Nun nf Ohn nrinninol dnfioc nf fhn 'T`I'Qrln'nat.I0 I_,.uI -umclr. .m.nn Vl'lI|,:||y $77.45` llfm . I'll:-(-liml Byhuv Passed . -.'n ('n|lh(5ll p:1:~I"(-(I :: bylaw fix- 'm [)I:x'.'(':; fur 1h~ municipal rnw: `nvrl I`..v- :n'n.nir\?in1I wvlnrn. V 'c_\ `ullnwvd hm` "XII `II`l` , . $11.00`. but milk. $Hl.:'J .n. -1.11. I'.. I .IHll A`| 1i1rA- `HM. `i'l().()()0 . 4 $30.4()0 `\ I'll |lI" IlllllllLl]1IlI yr nmmir11in1.{ return- 'mmin.'nli Dec. 20: my 3. Deputy return- I'ntri<.-k'.<. Ward, R. ur ...I n I" [Il"\"IIIl'U VVIKII cl l)i(:l wm`k.-4 by nihm` friends, to- l.':H-1`inL{ nrldress; he rH:i)1.'Il of West Ward Dr. Robert Ross k for Ihv south, pm- "ht-r<~ hv (Ir.-szigns In nu` Dnr-I-inic untl "uramsnou and vvxucy camps. Returning to Canada in 1919. Dx-.| _.R:'.!gers resumed practice at Stroud. where he remained until 1926, whon kVIaI|.l.l'I'h ml hull m J:mu:n'y ~:<:unin::1iun |)(.';.{iI\:~` 'l`h.v- l'ul)li(- Schuuls ur Ii'u- huliduys . . . ::mn1I'1 d`-I .sun- 1 1` ...n. 11". \. vv.||u. ll. k.. 'Inri;: Ward. "R. J ::\~ivi'=: Wnrd. E. W. :u|I/. 'l` Tllrn Ht-`.VS nr zmdvnrtising H vw` I"ny vxpnnsr-.' and rlunn1'mn. $25.00: 3;5.()0; typv-writr.-1'. rm; and npplinnt:(`.s'. H: mm! $231.04` .\I' utknu \\':I.s' because I Humm-ist. H1`. w.'u`u, r.. vv VV:n'd. '1` main. "l:'r-n. A bx`:-:11!-nu) : lhv rm! 0-!` N')\'- uuml. -It-3.11.1:-9. wurk nf rrlhn.-I` n\mi.'l:xb!y hold l('l'I|i (I<'l_Y, .\\IlI" um nll tho buy cvlt-.~'.<, and lhv :mu,lim.{ frnm my of the rule ll....l.... ..|-..x..l,l |`V (ll IIIU lillL' l I`pl(`l` should 'l`h<-re will be r nn the (`V- Hw (,`um.{1`(-[.{:1- . Go()I'|C' ulnar lvnrrhm` 0! "n`m(l with :1 u-Ln kn Lug up It-\A5\A_v A\t(|LAIL\l VVIIL u Lllk nun AL) u-\.A.v one of the principal duties of the Ti-adeil` Ministers mission is to determine the kind ofi, t goods and material required by those coun- I 3 tries and those which Canada can buy down} there in return. While some of the countries! may not have a great deal of foreign ex-; change available with which to pay for Can-; adian goods. the mission should serve to clear I up the situation by personal contact and in-! vestigntion. This trade link with Latin Am-`V erice. should prove beneficial to both ends oil i the continent and go far toward establishing a real Pan-American alliance. based upon` t mutual interest. in the long` era oi` peace which: 1 F ii I i 5 V the world is looking forward to beyond the?` Will`. Ill` llL'.`I Rncci] O/".1.--1 '.`I|.',l|h U7 -ipls and in 1890 Dc.-bvn- Egypt was the grave of Napoleon's first and` only overseas adventure. And it is now prov-i UI. Lalllbb FL 11 CCAIICD ul. \.uu SUBSCRIPTION RATES ...u.__.. :. rv........z.. on nn L. .. _.._\;: ___._ EGYPT IS GRAVE OF MUSSOLINPS AFRICAN EMPIRE AMBITIONS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1940 LORD LOTIIIAN STILL SPEAKS ,4 1 -LL:.... 1 THE BARRIE EXAMINER 1'2`:-I -ah) inland IRRA -` (Cuntinued from Page 1) " " wllh the Grand Trunk Pncxfic C.-n ' structjon. .-i.\:1_\- rni\~.\' west of 7,*"-mearst. ahead of steel. In 1912. Dr. Rogers took over thu -_wDl`l\CUC(' of the late Hun. Dr. 1.. J. `-*Sim`ps\1n at Sfmud when fho latter ffgnoved to Elmvalo. In 1917. he was _,:L\ppoin\ed Med-ical Omccr with nu- wsdyal I-`lying Corps at Camp Bor- W.-n.and at `Kwpuskusinag mtermnont Later in the year. he wont ' versoas. where he \vas at.tach:'cl to `- -"Brdmshott and Witlcy camps. Rs-trnrnina in (`Anndn in 1919, D1`. E93931.- he came to Barrie. and took O\ xl`_ the practice and property of tho km` Dr H \VaH\\-in an Y\.`Y:\r\' sH`m`1 (HF pl t'llCk' RHICI pI'L1pt'l l_\' U1 LIN.` Adi! I Dr. H Wallwin on Mary strcox. whvrv he was located at the `(line of lhis death. On the` death of the law r A 'l` 1 111.; hm 10'}? Y\u- nr\nnI'\ H15 GPEIKH. \Jl'1 KHQ` (.1.`LH[`l U1 ([10 RNA" Dr. A. '1`. Lime in 1937. Dr. Rogora, was appaxntcd Medical Officer on Health for Barrio. I l'\.v\nneg.J 1IvI\.I n --.nmn)u-n- AI` "N-in- ll It'1llUl [UK KJAIIIIU. Deceased was a member of Trin- ity Anglican church. Bzwrio. and` was Rt-cim-`s Warden of St. Paul's. Anglican church. Xnnisfii. for sev- eral ,vc.1r.~'. He served two years as a member of Barrie Board of Edu- cation. He was a member 0! Kerr: ladge No. 230. AF. and A.M.. and of the Scottish Rite. 18th degree,. and \vas a Past Master of Minerva Lodge. A.F. and A.M.. Stroud. Dr- Rogers was active in Board or Health. Victorian Order. and Red Cross affairs. and in 1934-35 was chairman .uf the Child Welter Committee of Barrie Kiwanis Club. He was a memtber of the Veterans` Social Club of Barrie. Y`n4\nn|3A:I nun- '1 Aauv.-An nl` un.-I, I|)l'|1ll KALID U1 DEIITH". Deceased was :1 devotee M vari- ling the tomb of Mussolini s ambition for the |establishment of an Italian empire in North ]Africa and dominance of the Mediterranean. Napoleon landed near Alexandria on July 1. `Nelson destroyed the French fleet. The Egyp- tian expedition, planned by Napoleon as the beginning of a campaign to conquer Britain .through the route to India, became a mere adventure. By a brilliant stroke of strategy, he took Cairo and gained control of the country in three weeks. But he realized that his campaign was a failure, and was more ldeeply convinced when he could not take `Syria. __A._.... :._ .- ..--. :0".-ii? in nu nvnn .....-nn+:w-um 1798, but within a month thereafter Lord ; more disastrous form in the smashing of Mus- solini s fleet and the rout of the flower of his expeditionary forces at Sidi Barrani. Grazi- !ani's army entered Egypt three months ago. `moving '70 miles beyond the Libyan frontier, Ionly to leave themselves open to constant harassing by the Royal Air Force and bom- bardment by British warships. There was nothing very brilliant about Graziani's plan of campaign. But it may be that he was not entirely to blame for the adventure. There were reports that Mussolini insisted upon a drive toward Alexandria and Suez. and that the marshal had refused and oi`- 'fered to resign. Taken in conjunction with `the ill-fated campaign against Greece. it {would certainly appear that pig-heacledness |and not military strategy was at the back of 1 both those expeditions. _..-.....: 1_:.--.....vr .. nnnl-lnnn LJJLIKL. History is now repeating itself in an even` uvuu UlI\)u\. v.,n`.n.\-.v.u..u. Mussolini has proved himself a reckless V political gambler. He staked the honor and the life of Italy upon Hitler as a winner. He thought the war was as good as won when France fell, and that all that remained was the dividing up of British and French ter~ ritories between Italy and Germany. When he saw that Hitler could not invade Britain and that the Germans were mopping-up the Balkans, he gambled on a grab at Greece. and lost at the first throw. Italy must now decide whether she prefers to come under the dominance `of Germany as a protector or make peace with Britain and retain her national freedom and independence. If the Italian people could have the choice in the matter. they would cancel once and for all Mussolini`s unholy alliance with Hitler. _. .\j 5 l ` There is much more in a name than Shakespeare supposed. for it is not true that iIceland by any other name would have ac- quired the reputation of being an island com- posed entirely of ice. In an article entitled "Iceland `Land of Frost and F`ire'." by Vigfus I Finarsson. in the October issue of the Canad- * ian Geographical Journal. the writer debunks E the popular idea of the island. n:4,_-L,_n ,-._ `L. .__:.:.n_ _p LL- nLI.....A.:.. 7.... \JCQ\al\IL JILILV JIIIIILIIJ Anywhere in Canada. $2.00 E1 year; in United States. $2. 50 :1. year, my- nbie in advance. Single copies. 5 cents. 7 VA life-AT ADWRT Dr-ncinni and ..,l.,...-.. ...... \dC- ...... ......-... E Situated in the middle of the Atlantic, Ice- l land forms a stepping stone between the Old iworld and the New. Mr. Finarsson says It .is the largest island in Europe after Britain. j having an area of 40,000 square miles." The `country is mountainous. consisting of vol- !canic rocks. with a large lowland area in southern sections. numerous fjords run into ;the central part of the island where the; gmountains are capped with perpetual snow.` ?"Iceland." we are told. is the most volcanic ;country in the world." Over one hundred .eruptions have been recorded since the is- : land was first inhabited. In later years. how- `ever. eruptions have not been so frequent. l and most of them have occurred in the centre Eof the country far from human habitation. iHot springs and geysers are to be found all over the country. and these are being brought more and more into use for heating and other [purposes Water power is said to be enor- lmous. i The climate of Iceland gives the direct lie ito its name. for we are told that while it is particularly warm in summer, it is not :umm nnlri iv-\ nyinfnv rm-m ~n-uonv-\ farnr\nvnfnI'n| uuu ya: uu,LuuLAJ vvunun ALA 0\|AlllAl\/A, AM In Al\lU l I ivery cold in winter. The mean temperaturei iin January at Reykjavik. the capital, is not i below freezing point. and that of the summer 5 is degrees. In Reykjavik they very seldom `shave snow. The people of Iceland are de- iscendants of Scandinavian Vikings. and it ;was Leif the Lucky, an Icelander. and not 'Columbus. who first discovered America. ;Fishing is the chief economic factor of the ?,island, which is washed on the south by the ` Gulf Stream. Thousands of ships of different snationalities fish around its coasts. Agricul- il ture is undergoing greater development, par-| lticularly in stock raising. ` -r_,u-._,u u_-u_,,-, ., \v-,,,,, ,-, ,,_,u :., -,_,, [ ------- "J --- *V`-"' -"'~"' i Iceland belongs to Norway. and its occu- |pation by British and Canadian troops has `aroused new interest in the future possibil- `ities of the country. It will. of course. be `handed back to Norway after the war. but for the time being it is held because of its lstrategic importance as a possible jumping- iofi` point for :1 German attack upon North America. Perhaps. if it changed its name. the island would be more inviting to tourists. `Ito whom it is said to offer great attractions ,;`'to those who love the open air and the pleasures and recreations. afforded by na- ture. Hitler in his last `of his love for Mus ilove him any more. ICELAND IS NOT SO ICY Ou. sports. His n`rJS1. familiar role` in this respecl was that of u fisher- man and hun1.Sx`. and he never fail- cd to go north for the humm-.1` soa- son each year. He was presxdvmt of Barrw Curling Club in 1939. and lwas an ardent supporter 0! hnckcy in Barrie. In addition. he liked lrap~ shooting. and baseball. In other words. he was an all-mund sports- A` man. His hobbies included does and ` books. Qnuwninh-\.1 a.-o. hns u-ifn nu-n~..\-in llU|M\). Survi-ring are hrs wife. formerly Miss Margaret Jane Quibell. Fen?- `lon Falls, and one son Thomas. :1 student m the Faculty or Applied Science and Engineering, Uuive"- lsity of Tomnto. '1`?-vn fnnrn-nl tnlpna nl-nu: 9`:-nvn hie speech made no mention Mussol`mi. Maybe he doesn`t n nvn any UL 1Ul\|I1kU. The funeral takes place from hie late residence. 50 Mary street, at 1.- 30 p.m.. Thursday. for sorvxce in Trinity Anglican church at 2 pm. Interment will be in Barrie Union Cemetery. under Masonic uu.SpiCt`S. I I IL. IJI-\I\I\l|_ I..I\I uvlll 1|..l\ Established 1864 | A weekly new.<:pnper devoted to the interests of the Town of Barrie and the sL)r1'n11ndin country, issued` .. 4:... ~n....a nn-:..- c.~...m-n n.-..-Mn nunrvr Pmun-urinu Early copy in news or advertising is appreciated. '3 Dllhlu run: nrlwluti Tho .=:weo~plng British victory in the desmts nf Western Egypt may well pmvv :1 lurning point in this war. I am mt one of those whn see any possibility of an early end to the _glnu:glo. But just as the axis (rnninwinvu nnnl 1hn'il' u-wt m-nut `rln- Vvlrn nun u -u......,,, ,.,...... . ....., an the as {ill Ii9,P1(`i`.`= met their first great `de- feat in lhv battle for Br-itain. so thvy hzlvv nuw mvl. their sccmid in the first phase of the butllc for A1 - rim: that Mussolini should have p.-1v*d the way for his (latent in Africa by his ill-adviser! adventure in Greene. Thu in_v.x*tcry oi` the latter nnw bu- cmncs at loayt a bit m'm'o clear. It nvppoar.< pmbaIblr- that tho Duct.-. having been infnrmr.-d by his In- Loltigmlcu Service of the coming Bl'Hi.'~`h attack in Egypt. sought to divert thv attention of thv B1'iti.=h by jumping into Grcoco through AL I bania. It is pi't.'baJbic also that nut` near-Eastm'n army could hat have won :~:ut-h a s`wN`|)im{ victory had not me mm'alt- oi` the Italians i't-ach- (I an all-timv luw. The 1'(`.s'ignalimi, ui Mznwhal Bad-omit. and the disap- poai':nit-t- nr iulim,-I-.'ui_s lt\.s'. limits, uro 41-H indications of how sex-ims; arr things In I-taly. It is [00 soon tut Nay that I<`:wci:an is tnitvrinxz. It is not tun soon to say it has b'(`!l bad- Iu 1-`\n`lIl\V\ unrl vrwlu 1-nl|nn:u\ 2|! .'\-l'|\Il rica. ` It is one at` the ironies '01` this war HUI IOU Fl)(Hl [U SH_V ll ll.I.\ Ul'(`lI Unlu- 1y shaken and may x.-nrlnps-v nl any Unm. 'f"\n ur\n(nn|u.\I\n'vu nf Hun vi!-Inn-v UIHIS. The u::ns0qm-mcas or the victory in North Afriucax may be so far- r(-nchin}: as to bu Inculcutnble. It is` nu socrot. for instance. that Mm`- shwt Wuygzmd h.'1:< established hi'm~ =v1f in I*`rontch Nurth Africa. and it is no secret that he is considering thv |)1`(`.~'4 and c or thrnwingz in his lot with the frvc ["rc=nch fr)rc(`.' of DvGaull(-. The victory in Egypt will be .1 great encouragement to any londuncy there might be in Woy- g':md`:< army to en-npomlo with the British. .|,,4 ,,.A, ,1 . All I | -cu. L1 is no secret also that our old friend H:riHe S<-lla.~'.~*io is operating: from his hcndq1r:|rtm`s in Khmtuum wlth :1 very lnrgo force of i1'r0gu1nt'24t mud hopes to drive one Itnlinn army into the Red Sea. ` ........ --.........-._ t nu. nu ;\.\,u up... ROPE TIGIITENS Besides the obvious m'ili1ary con- scquc-ncos uf victories such as those in Gvoooc and Egypt. the `diplmmnic t-omaoquences are also profound. A few w(sl:~k.< ago there was home pos- sibility thni the Suncr faction would seize cnn`lm1 in Spain, and that Spain would openly cnoperatol wivth the Axis. The two major `flu- linn defeats have ended any such` pns.~*S`bilil_v durimg this phase of the-1 urn I` war. 1 An immediate hardening of the` |Rus.=ian attitude has also beeorne nppsn-en'-in my opinion. as n di-l rect result of the It:1Iian debacle in` Albania. Moreover. from every en- slaved (.'0un11`y in Europe comes word of an ever-increasing spirit of resen-tmcnt nn the part of the op- prer<=ec'| peaple. and ever-increasing evidences of open resistance. r._ n_:.. ......... :1 :. .....o... 0- -1. tents. J. A. Ma'cLAREN. President and Managing Editor; W. K. WALLS. Vice-President and Business Man- agar. - . ...~..--.. .1. F- . .. ......-_ In this sense it is strange to equ- sidcr how Hitler himself has created ltho very monacc whlch ho, hlnxself. `most feared. He shouted for all the world to hear that Gt-1'n1any 1'em'ed being encircled. To forestall tha-t oncirclcrncnt he said. he made war. His own Sl.lCCCR\` in that war has an- ..:....1..,1 \..:.... 1... .. var... .-.r nnnmincl [I115 U\'\'I| 5LICCL'.\\ HI Hldl, \Vil| Hub L'll'| circled him by :1 ring of enemies' innitely more hostile than any whlch he himself had conjured up In his diseased lmaginalion. When Germany is llnally over- thrown in this war there wlll be a manifestation of joy not only in 0'.`-l ery country in Europe outside Ger-| l l many. but within Germany herself. output vsnnn l\VEIIYI'.`I I l Il]l4l.'4-I`/B IIXVBVVILID I There could be no greater xnistnko than to imagine that the more de- font of Mussolini in this war wouiai end the curse or Hitlei-ism. An even! |gi'e-utor mistake would be to im-; [agino that the complete defeat 01 ; the Italian armies in Africa and! Greece would end all our worriesi in Ikn 7\Il.vlHnu-unnn-an YZ`unv. if` urn: Lll'l.'(.`CI:` \`\'ULIlU L'll(l (Ill UUY \\ U|llC.\I in the Meditorriuiean. Even if we! wcro able successfully to invade It-! xly herself we would have to hold; all csnnecting links with Germany. if \\'L` w0x'c to be sure of kccplngl Hitler from helping his faltering, 132119.110:-1', `Phi-rn is M` Nnxrst-_ nn mu-snon of` Thorn is. of course. no question of Hitler helping Mussolini or Italy for tho >'11kC of the lzillor. Anything that! l-litlcr due: in the future. as in thel past, will be to help Hitler. He is} will aware-botter aware than thol rest of us--that Italy is about at thel and of her ecxnomic tr-ther. But ll cnmyilotely miss my guess if Hitler; permits Italy nver to get out 0! hisi {.,"`.`:lSp again witl1m.11 21 desperatel struggle. l-iv will. at least get and} keep control of Trieste and Fluml. it it over appears that Italy is on}; the point of being knnckect out uh` this want I 1 D21 mner. ' l 1 l Our enemy xn this war 1.: Hitlmzi Our task is to beat Uermzmy. Wei mus: ncvcr nIl`.`v\v anything tu divom ; I-ur one-r'gie.< from those ends 1 LIBYA NEXT The British arnwy in Egypt is now mmxn striking distance of Libya: Thu mechanized forces are moving with ('h:n`acteristic speed. The lay.- out of tho bamleiield itself is made; to order for the British. A, nlvnv-\IrsI\n lpnnum nu-ul.~n-n ..v-. LU UIUUX IUY Hit` DYUIDII. ` A5 everyone knows modern arm-1` ms must maintain communicati<.\ns.. A.-\.- the British advance their task simplified because of their combin-1 atiun of sea power with land power.I But as the Italians retreat, their! plight is made the more difficult` because the only roads in the en-. tire country are within gun range` of the xnassive British Fleet. 4 u. - _,,. II ,. . . ... ..... .u....-..\ .4 . - . . .-u . --.-` It is probable Ihat the position of} the army in Libya has in any evem been gaming worse and worse as the Royal Navy more and more suc- i vac-ded in driving Italian ships from! the Mediterranean. I ("A-......... 9,. ............u a_. ____ _.--_| ..n pt'ilL'L' umc strcngtn. !-arranged wiih the TOWN Of Barrio In 1938 Libya exported goods va1- to amx the ma stamp. In this way ued at 108362.000 lire. Her imports over 1350 curchs were distributed were 881058.000 lire--almos1 all whjh_ when com~p]91ed_ ghoujd u- from Italy. More than one-quar1er_ mount to over $0500.00 in War Sav- or this amount was m food supplies. ing Certificates. In other words, it was costing Italy Another very import,an1 War 59,-. more than twice as much to feedvice activity has ben the arrang- UR` LV1L'CHU.'ITiIHl'8Il. Contrary to genera} impression, Libya does not help Italy teed hcr-` self even in peace time. on the com trnry. I`taLv must help to feed Libya even when the armies there were 1 a1 peace time strength. In 193R Lihvn ovnnv-nu] amnde nun], TOWN OI lJI1I'I`lL` illlu Mu: sununuiunug uuuuuy, man-:u at the Post Office Square, Barrie, every Thursday morning by THE BARRIE EXAMINER LIMITED; With it is incorporated The Barrie Advance_ estab- lished in 1847. The Barrie Examiner is a member at The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association` and of Class `A Weeklies of Canada. _ I '1~vvg`I'tN'n'r11nvrt\\v 13 A rrvma BATTLE FOR. AFRICA ,....nn.\l... I3.-High ntnlnn-u lTLER'S ANSWER Ia:-\ ...x..I.l I...-. .-... .+.~nnonw no. THE BARRIE EXAMINER, BARBIE, ONT.. CANADA AS I SEE IT By Elmore Philpott Llrbya as the mun export re-Iurn<' from that country. H`.-my Inrun in thn llnlimv nmnv In ,l.inn in Nm-'th Afrir-:1. rrom {nut Cuunlry. How large is the Italian army in that part of Aft-icu~-m' rnthvr how large was the nrmy befurv tt.~ on- nrmous losses in this battlv? in February. 1039. in the British Pur- llamunt. Mr. R. A. Butler Lzavo the tlgurus us 32.000 men. When war broke nut the army was knuwn 1.0 mi-mbcr 120,000. that Is` thrvo army corps, two white and mu: nntivv. We are `not nllnwucl to kn ;-w tho, nu-murleal strength of tho British armies in the Near East but they are admntc-dly less than the Itnlinns. Our tramps are well (`(.|lllp}')(!(_| rm` thc kind of fighting the-y will have to do if they vpunc-tmtc right into Libyn. it is im S(_`L`l`(`l thnt thv tiri- tish urmy lacks tnriks but the Bri- tish army has plenty nr thv kind nl arnmurucl curs: which nrv nmst vi - Tcctive in (lost.-rl. figlitixig. For lhv wh-win length I)! thr- Lil)- ynn coast tlmrv strut:-has the 1.120- milo highway which WJIS Mum)- lini'.< rent cnnti'i-bntimi In ('lVlll7.?l- ll inuy W(`ll prove to be thnt thu rule of l":is1.'- ism will lw (l(`Cl(l('(| upon whnt was ' (mo of its lllI(`Sl civil :I('l1l('V(`lIl|`Hl.'~`. ` Wlll-IN IIENITO I-`ALLS S<)<)f1o1` or mu.-r Inn llnlimxs will be l(nmrln-cl L`(In1|)lL'l(.'l_y nut of this war. VVh(1h('r that time is at lmml no mun mm tall. But if and when it does l!'[)])(?ll the impruv<:m(:nl in the Briti.<'h wur qaositinn against Hitler will be enormous. Ev!-n if--- nu I thinly ..m-4..:..,,m.. f`.nI'n\'unI.x| t l I (ll.lCL'U EIIHIUSI LU |l|l' Villllllllll pilllll. In :1 nut.=hr-ll. ruh-u. mu` nuv:.l l'm'ccs n-::uw pinm-(l tn thv M('(llll`l'~ ranonn becuu.<'(,- of Italy's ('tlp.',:1;.{L'- ment in the war. wnuld nmkv all the dill'c-rent-0 in the world in mi} life and d(.`1llh sItrug';:l(- nzgninst tho submzn'ine&: in tho North Atlantic. That is why complete defeat of ll` nly when it comes will ct-t*t.z1inl_\' mark the l)(.-uinxming or the em: for Hitler. Innn uvlll-. H-.uIu nut nf 1|\n uy..v l`lIllL'l' \NllI UL` L'llUl'HlUU-3. l`4Vl'll ll"'| as I think cm`t:nin-- lhv Gvrmun.-4 will gt-1 and hold :1 :-on nullct rm 1'00 Adrinlic. our mu-val task wil| be re- duced almost to tho vanishing: pu_inL In an I\lI IL \II"l rs-Innun Jul` nun` nuv SUCCESSFQJI: BON;)_SALE Citizens should be highly gratified with the favourable sale of $48,000 debentures to `complete the financing of the new sewage disposal system. The funds cost the Town of Barrie 3.07 per cent which is undoubtedly the lowest yield basis on which the town ever sold any of its securities. The high price at which the debentures were sold was due to, the good financial standing of the Town of} Barrie and to the state of the high-grade; bond market. When an issue of $80,000 was` sold just a year ago, the price paid for the funds was 3.47 per cent, indicating nearly half of one per cent improvement in the year. Very few municipalities can boast of such al successful sale of their securities. :_.. -`.1. , ! 1 I 3 0 1; "E S: 2 1 i i z 5 > 1 i i and long dismxlcu calls ac-cumuiatudu nomu c\'L'x'y uulul wuvn. ; The K'uwanis Club has 211:9 : gum`-' aniced the out-"f--pocket c-x:r)e.1.vc. of the Simcoc County B"ar.ch m the Wnmcn's Organization that islx Hostess Hnusc at Camp Bordon. This is entirely a voluntary organization and funds] are required to pay the postrigzvl operating the by the lccal committee who 111*! range the various shi_fL= at Borden.` The club has also taken :1 very` active part in the collecting fmg the various WLII` services. chief of which. of course, is the RH] C:'ns<.l and towards which the club enn- tributed $150.00. They also ca-op-I armed with the Auxiliary of the! bard (`I-ncc (:n`ni\'.' xviih! n` `nur l I'lll/lL'l'. 1 Even with Italy nut of the war. I-lillor and the Nazis would be wry `far from being beaten. llillcr will not go down to defeat witlmul m:-.!:- ing one or mnrc- dc-.~rpcrn1e :lllCm|)lS to beat Britain. Above -vcry`hEnq else we Should nvnid being over- con-fldL'=nt merely bec:1u.sj<,- 41! tom- pomry stxccessvs, hmvevcr .~pv<-'nc-.n- lnr pun Iar. (Continued from naae one) butcd so far over $300.00 to this activity. The canteen iv. operate-cl at cost and is manned by the wt)- men of the town and organizezl by the Women's Canadian Club. 'I`hesc- rooms are available week days- from five o'clock to midnight. and S-a~Lurdays. Suncllays and holidays from two o'clock to miciniehi. and are used chiefly for ping pong. writing. sing songs and .1 place for the soldiers to meet their 1`rienrl.<. From December 9. 1939. 1.0 N0'.'(`m- | ber 30. 1940, there have been 30.263 men who have made use or the Active Service Club. I 'T`h1c I-Ink -an nnnv-ul-nc uI u-L'l\'! 'l.nL* f\{.'ll\ U DL`.I'Vl\.'l.' LALIU. 6 | This club also operates \\`C.`t`k1_\'~ dances for the men of Camp Bor- den. Through the courtesy of the| Knights of Columbus. who have donated their club rooms. these dances are held upstairs over the 7Act!ve Service Club ronms ever) jwcdnc-: night. and from fjv."y ;to sixty selected men from vurmus lgmups are bt'nugh|' int Iwn. .where they are cnterlaincd :11 :1. ' dance sponsored by the Active Svr- I jvice Club and at least fifty of {hr ieharming young ladies of Burma :1 : is our duty to provide trzms-| `pomrution and see these girls safe-E My home every other week. I L Tho KiI\\'nniS Club has :11? slum`-I 19YKmEs ACTIVITIES REVIEWED` _Red Cross at BFZIIEO wnn the result that this was able to augment considerably. 'l`}-nrnnul-1 me Allxllmry our Karnival. U1 Hltfl with` orgnnizntionl their funds! tho r-munnrnfinn of the consncieraemy. 3' Through the co-opomtinn of the` ,Llons Club and Kiwanis Club. the! [Headquarters Company of the )Grey and Simone F011-.rxer.s were [Supplied tobacco when they were first organized and belore ihcy re- -ceived any pay. | "I"hr:mu-h tho r-0-(marntinn of the -'CelVL'd Through the co-operntinn of ;Owen Sound. Midland. Penotzmg {and Orillia Clubs. the Barrie Club` i\VS able to orginize and super- ivise the furnishing of the men" iecroniion Hm for Grey and Sim- coe Forcisters Battalion at Camp `Borden. This is a building 2i`xl20' which has been very tastefully 'furnished and where the men will `be able 10 got together in mmfort gduring the coming winter months. It is hoped ihe official opening and presentation of this fllX`nlll.lY`(" `may be arranged for early in the !New Year. In Am-lnr in atinwnlnica that gain nf New Year. In order to stimulate the sale of `War Saving Stamps and to encour- age thrift in our school children the 'C1ub presented every child in Pub- lic and Separate schools in town` with a War Saving Stamp card with the firs! stamp attached. and have iarrnnzod Barrie , [ duico nntivitv hm: hpn fl-m n.rnrnL1- IAUIVIJ IIIIAIIIKIAV \)All.All u- -..---., l The untimely death of Lord Lothian, Brit-! ish ambassador to the United States. was asl much a casualty of war as any that occurredi in actual battle. The nervous strain endur- ed by our leading` statesmen must be tremen-| clou's and the wonder is that more have not| broken under it. The rapid decline and. death of Mr. Neville Chamberlain after his retirement were the direct result of the strain and responsibility which he sustained prior to and after the outbreak of the war. | 7-...) 7..L\-:..... nIIf\I l\ `s\nr\ rd` hinrh 1-nnrnll nrly from rm` diexum! pulnls whurn they are umublv In get home rm Itmvu n.- wee-Icmuls, by tlw listing nl 'hr.~'- nu-n`.v~: nwnwss so lhni any or the xnt-mbrws uf thv Club who felt so ill('Hn('(l may .-u'rnn;.g(- to enter- lndn thx-an hu_v:: rm tlillnwu`. Care has bcon lnkt-n In .-u~lm-Ting tho typu of Chap`: wv feel wuuld onjwy ynur hn. untl uny nf you who unulrl nrI'nn;z(,*1h hmk after twn nr more for SLIurl.'ny duimwr, or In any other time n! your cnnvnnivnrm. 11- u..... ......u.u ,....um.c Yin: 1\h.m:..l im; {ur gmnpn of anldlcrs. \nrlicu|- I no muuo mr nu-m. Your `Ex:--ulivu saw M In nur- mzn k 75 pm wont. or tho um um- Cf.'(?(l.s Tn-om um` unnunl Knrnivnl for War Sm`vi(u- work. Ynur ('3umrnit- tr-c, thnrornre. was given um`n'm- innmr-`Iy $1.5 7.":.l|() fur W~'n~ .`a`m'vlm`.~I and .*`I1il`l I1.-1:4 nvt-1' .$7()0.()() nvnilnhlv. but fr-N Hm! with ma pl`-)L{l`!`.'~'.*( M the Wm` m`m~(- nnd v.'u'im|s culls WHI lav mndv upun u um! for that rm .-um hnvv nut 1-x`pnmlo(l (Hlr n(-!hi- '.ir`s bvynml th uutlinml :l|mv(` I (`hild Wt-Harv Annthvr nl|1`|l:lIl(Hn;{ rnvpnrl wns that ul` lhr- (`him We-lfnrc Commit- Woo. Proemm-I by its 4,-hnirmmn. l.(~i;.:h1nn C`l:n'kr-, tho !`f'p )x'Y `I.-. m0 fulluws: l`h:- (`mnmilla-v hm: h:u| nim- --v"|m)Ivrl 1-hilrlrr-n unrh-r i1~' .~:upm'- vislvm lhis pawl yum . which have I`(([llil'(`(| lrr aim: nl nl` \"lI`h)ll.`~' kinds. I'[(-rvunclr-r i.-: .'n hrlr-f .~41Imm.'1ry 0!` hm-h case: 1`-\4 1\r.. I A Unnhl! uirl h.-nil Oln(.`l' UITIC` Ml _VUlll' ('UHV"ll|('Yll!l.`v| if th:-y wwultl cunlm-1 Ilnn. N:-Illu- tun nr Blll Crnig nrI'nIu.: may bf` mndo fur lhvm. Vn..u- 'l i`v:u-::l'nn- 2.-nu: Hf In (unr- "n('h r (:n$~o No. I. /\ young girl had p`;`Hu nhrmi 5 nr 6 yvzns` nan, nnd hnr 10;; .x-tnrtvri In mvn Lmublo re-5 mntly. Wr- w('l`- znhlv 1') nrmngr for :m np<-mllnn. which was V('l`_\' .911:-rrcssfxnl. cmrl sho hm` l)r!('rI Lzninli. back In thr` cllniv r(`guInl'1_v. 'l'h0 paronts in 1his on.-'0 h:l'J{` lmkml aft:-r ms: of all :IppH.'ln{!(!S which ukn M-nu luul On knur- ilIU'l' (`U51 In NH app She hm hm] tn hnvn. IVua.. KL. ') l`hnc V sne nus mm L!) nnvnr. Camp No, 2. Thus: Is 11 girl who! had pulin in 1h(- rnment epidvmiv,` and who has hurl U 15:) buck h thu- clinic pt-vvx-:1] timr-,~', and w(- hnvui .~:uppH(-(I thmn with npplizmcns. | (-120 Nn 1! A hzw who had D0110: .~Hl]`)pH('(l Invm Wlln 7lp]'Jl|iHI(7l.'8. I Cruse No. 3. A hny who had H0110; in the rem-m (-pi(l(-mic. and w(- wom- Em'tumit<- onnuuh to haw, him taken '0 the Bluo Mmmiziin Camp 01' thu Ontnriu Sm-it-iy for Cripph-(I Child-I ren r:~.r ;. 1.hr(.-(- wo(`k.s' p(`I`i()d. The (Jump did him so much good that they :n'r.'ingi,-d for him to slay for the S(_`.{:UHd lhrvv W('L'k!~?, nud in both cases we hurl the {author of the boy pay lhv must of his vxp0nhL>.: lhoro. Case No. 4. This is u girl that we! `nnun hm! .mrIm~ Inn` i-.-urn fur urmml L115!` N0. `L 1111:` IS u gut Linn. wu: ,have had under our (run: for some years, We have su-ppliud her with new boats and lifts. which arc ncc-` esxary as she uutgrows them. Thcl mother is on mothor`s allowance} and we helped out with huspitaliz-| ation for thu buy this summer. lie was: counting on working all sum- mer and o:n'nin;_ some munvy ti` help out. but tinfrwtunuteiy had sickness 1110:! of the limo. part of it in the hcspitul. with the ruault that he \V.'lS more of :1 liability tn the! r..mH.. nv,.h.m..n. than 7111 new-1. no w;1:<. muru m u uuuurL_y u: LII family exchvquer than an assct. fhun ?\h. R 'l`hix' iu :1 hnv whn wn 1iJIHH_V L.'.xL'nL'quL:| uluu nu uno... ' Caro No. 5. This is :1 boy who was injured some years ago. and whom we have bocn helping out in N10 ~`upplying nf appliances. _ ("nun Nu G A hnv uvifh n()1i0. and I L0 and 211081` ul UllbUi.La.i\ Ul mu: wax. I Lord Lothian was a man of high moral. character and personal charm, andhiswidei experience in state-craft and diplomacy. not` to mention his intimate friendship with Pres- ident Roosevelt, rendered him an admirable ambassador to Washington. It has been well_ said that no one has done more to bring home I to the government of the United States the seriousness of the war situation and to im- press the American people with a sense of` responsibility in the struggle. Lord Lothian`s! last message was a direct appeal for financiali backing of Britain in her struggle. in which; the future of American freedom was involved`. That message was contained in a prepared| speech which was read in his absence a few} hours before he died. It proved to be the; great ambassadors valedictory. and its in-l fluence will be all the more effective because` of his sudden passing at the post of duty.! "He. being dead. yet speaketh." ` _ ~`uppIymg H! zuppnuncc.-2 ; Ca.'~.e N0. 6. A boy with polio. and we paid half of the cxpen~:es of new appliances this summer. insist inng that the parents pay me uthcr half. as we felt that they wvre well able to do 50. r-...,,. 1\Yr\ '7 'T"\ic Eu 5. hurl I-nap nt` This is 21 bad case of ._-._._._._:.__._-. Czopyourown wood and 1' 1` will walgvtz 3` 1 . -V 1].`; E /'-MI. 1 fl) `I I 44 I a a II II com Jflfca District Office-24 Dunlop Street Insufaaff` Cgfrnpany 5 .,.......... .,..-.... Conpzrcgntinnnlists of Rugzby will: hold :1 social and mnnslt-r Ch1'i: mas tree on (.'hristm:u.< nighl. ` . W Hnwlu:.:tm1(-`has been in :1 s'.;m~ ufl excitement in r.-rn.x'(-qu!-mm nf lhv! Post, Office bl-ing mrrnuvvri 1: :n` private hzmsn , . . Rev. R I`uyu, l):ni- I Esunn. is quite ill . . . The [*)pwur1h' `hcznguv is 0lll`iShiHL{ ant BrnclI`um! . . , Al, the r.-loclion nf nffim.-rs furl r'l..O.I.. 694. Brndford. J:Im!`rs (.'nn`.<~r'[ I was clc-ctc-d WM. and Cu], Tyrwhill 4D M C. . , . Tho wedding ttmk f:l;I('r- ~|rm Dc-c.9m CI`.'|iL{V2I|(` n!'Nl1.~'s Amm- y caaa 0/fice -l.ondon.Can.ada DR.N.w`Tf{0GERs; M. 0. H.` PASSES` IN 56jrH YEAR`