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"Gets Two-Year Term On Indecency Charge," Kitchener Record. July 18, 1934. Page 10. ---- KINGSTON, Ont., July 18. - (CP) - Charged with gross indecency, Raphael Lavign, of camp 37, at Barriefield, was found guilty by Judge E. H. McLean, of Picton, here today and sentenced to two years less one day determinate and one year indeterminate in the Ontario Reformatory. In giving judgment. Judge McClean stated that it lay within his power to sentence the accused to five years in penitentiary with lashes but in view of Lavign's story that he had been drinking, he was imposing the lighter sentence.

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"LOCAL REGIMENTS UNDER STRENGTH," Kingston Daily Standard. May 8, 1913. Page 2. --- Officers Have Hard Time Recruiting. ---- Men Are Too Busy to go to Mimic War or Take Interest in Militia. ---- Indications are that there will not be a large number of soldiers turn out to the summer camp at Barriefield Heights this year with the local regiments. A number of the officers, who have been seen, state that they have experienced considerable difficulty so far in the matter of recruiting. The extraordinary demand for labor, and the many attractive openings on all sides, seem to be too great an allurement for the young men.

The 14th P.W.O.R. recruit class is not up to the usual standard, and from present indications the Corps will be much under strength this year. Last night there were only about 25 in the recruit class, while formerly the recruit classes have been much larger.

When asked as to the reason for this, an officer of the 14th stated that while the men as a rule liked the idea of attending ca camp their 5 employers would not let them off for the two or three days under canvas. This seemed to be the stumbling block in the way of securing good recruits. This year the corp's strength will be considerably under 300, while the full complement of the corps is in the neighborhood of 500.

The officers of the 47th Frontenac Regiment also have a pessimistic story to tell about efforts in the way of recruiting. They point out that the regiment is wholly recruited from the county, and that at the present moment there is a great demand for lavor or the two lines of railway which are being constructed though the county, the C.P.R., and the C N…, and that the steady work and the many splendid openings are going, have taken the bulk the youth who otherwise would available for the midsummer of the camp. The scarcity of labor also renders it impossible for many of the farmer's sons to get away for two weeks in the busy time. So it will be no surprise to the officers if the regiment comes into camp considerably under strength.

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"Camp School Being Held At Barriefield," Kingston Whig-Standard. June 21, 1933. Page 3. ---- Major R. G. Whitelaw Is In Charge Expect 250 Will Attend ---- The District Camp School, which will be continued for the next four weeks, opened on Monday afternoon at Barriefield Camp under the command of Major R. G. Whitelaw of Headquarters. There are forty-five in camp at present and this number will be augmented until over 250 are in camp. The District Camp School is primarily for the purpose of qualifying for officers and N.C.O.'s of the non-permanent active militia.

Candidates are in camp from all over the district at present taking the complete qualifying course. For those who have already qualified in Part One at Provisional Schools there is a course starting in July which will last for two weeks. In all throughout the camp period there will be twenty-five courses given, which will include the course for signallers, qualifying and visional telegraphy and also a course in riding for senior officers. Over 250 applications for the camp school course have been accepted, but It is expected that this number will be exceeded.

Yesterday afternoon examinations were held at the Camp School for French interpreters. Those comprising the school attend as individuals and at the conclusion of the course examinations in the works covered are held.

The Second Signal Troop under the command of Captain Rees, with Lieut. Stroud as second in command, will carry out ten days unit training at Barriefield Camp while the Camp School is being held, in order to take advantage of the messing facilities. and the administrative arrangements so that all can devote themselves to actual training for the full ten days.