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THE VOICE OF HALTON HILLS SINCE 1866 125th YEAR NO 72 40 PAGES SINGLE COPY GST- HALTON HILLS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2nd 1991 A true officer and gentleman escorted to final resting place Colonel John Barber ED CD MA was the epitomy of the phrase An Officer and a Gen tlemen say friends of the man who died suddenly last Thursday at his home in Georgetown at the age of 87 When they coined they phrase An Officer and a Gentleman they must have had the Colonel in mind said former Mayor of Georgetown Steamer I soldiered for him and anyone one of us in his regiment would have gone to the wall for him Bill Collier who also served with Col Barber as part of the Lome Scots Regiment in said he was a very fine man and highly regarded by his men and in military circles in Canada as well Col Barber had a long and respected history with the military evident by the large gathering of Lome Scots and Royal Canadian Legion members who moumed the man at his funeral service Mon- dayat Knox Presbyterian Church in Georgetown His military career began in the High School Cadet Corps from 1918- 1923 He was born in Georgetown the son of John Barber 191 and Alberta Barber nee Bessey and attended Georgetown High School After graduation he entered University College at the Univer sity of Toronto in 1923 and graduated with a BA in 1927 and an MA in 1929 During this time he was commissioned in the Lome Scots Regiment formerly the Halton Rifles in Oct 1925 In June 1940 he was called to ac- service with the rank of Major and served overseas from June 1941 to April 1947 In April he was eventually promoted to the rank of LieutenantColonel He returned to reserve status and was appointed Commanding Of ficer of the Lome Scots in Feb 1949 retiring from command in Dec 1954 He continued to serve on the primary reserve Ottawa and was promoted to Colonel in He was appointed Honorary LieutenantColonel 195763 and Honorary Colonel 196382 Mr Emmerson recalls that even though Col Barber went on to become a wellrespected man in the military he never forgot the men he led to war I left the regiment I met Col Barber In England remem bers Mr Emmerson he was stan ding with all the brass and even though I was j ust a buck private he introduced me to them all He was also generous with his men said Mr who told how many of the privates would go to Col Barber to borrow money and he would always give them some so they could enjoy a night at the pub Halton Region Chairman Peter Pomeroy said he was saddened to hear abpout the Colonels death He was one of kind He represen ted what Canada was all about in the 1940s and before he said ad ding our community owes a great deal to veterans like the Colonel Col Barber was also respected outside of the military just for the type of man he was John McNally a member of the Halton Hills Chamber of a friend of the Barber family and remembers Col Barber as a gentleman He was a very kind person I remember when I was growing up he used to take me for boat rides and I guess he knew what Id really like to do was drive the boat so hed Members of the Lome Scots Honor Guard fire a volley of shots over the of Colonel John Barber in true military tradition Herald Photo ColonelJ RBarber let me take the wheel and steer his boat Col Barber was also respected as a businessman in the Halton Hills community His business history began in when he was on the permanent staff of the Hart House Theatre until 1931 He then became a member of the Toronto Stock Ex change until 1944 In the meantime he became a partner in Amos Bar ber and Company from In he purchased Elmer Thompson Insurance and Travel Agency and years entered into partnership with J Murray Henley to form Barber and Henley Ltd retired from ac tive participation in the company in but remained a director with the company In his spare time Col Barber was a member of the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto the Empire Club in Toron to and the Royal Canadian Legion Brahch 120 Georgetown Col Barber was married to Sybil Mary nee Jones in 1949 There were no children and Sybil died in December 1986 Hills Mayor Rues Miller said the town will miss Col Barber He was one of the finest gentlemen I ever had the privilege of meeting Noel for North Halton said the town of Halton Hills will sadly miss Col Barber for his contributions and the time and effort he put into the community Col Barber was buried at Green wood Cemetery near his father John Barber who led Georgetowns early industry with the Barber Paper Mills Board trustees toe fiscal line By LISA BOONSTOPPELPOT The Herald Georgetowns Halton Board of Education trustee Dick Howitt was one of 11 trustees who voted to reject a policy which would have in creased their driving allowances Trustees at the boards Sept meeting had the chance to increase their travel reimbursement on board business to 305 cents per km from 1990s 30 cents per km and in crease itinerant teachers monthly flat allowance to from in But 11 of the school trustees at the meeting voted against the in crease Even though it was a small in crease I voted against it because I think its time once again to send the message that we have to hold the line when it comes to increases in our budget said trustee Howitt He also felt the boards mileage rate was sufficient in com parison to mileage rates in in dustry In the evenings agenda the boar ds superintendent of business ser vices Jerry Jenkins included a list of mileage allowances from nearby boards and businesses which revealed the highest mileage allowance is cents per paid by the City of the lowest is 266 cents per km paid to employees of the Hamilton Board of Education the Roman Catholic School Board pays cents per km the Regional Municipality of Halton offers its employees 33 cents per km the Town of Oakville pays cen ts per km Town of Milton 315 cen ts City of Burlington 376 and Town of Hills 33S cents per km An Inside Look SECTION A Police Beat Community Focus 4 Council Briefs 3 Money Matters Legion 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