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iv COVERING THE TERRITORY EETWEEN FORT WILLIAM AND KENORA. THE NEWSPAPER SERVICE OF THE DRYDEN DISTRICT | rospero: Year to All PITT IS MAYGR BY ACCLAMATION The splendid attendance at the nomination meeting Monday evening indicates the increased interest that is being shown in civie affairs by the ratepayers. were over by eight-thirty and then speeches were given. Kach one of last year's council gave a resume of the business of his committee, all of which were very interest- ing. Mayor Wood's remarks were received with much interest also and although his name was again on the hoard, Dr. Wood said, that after five year's in the Chief Magistrates chair, he wish- ed to retire for a time at least Among the speakers, Dr. Ding- wall's remarks were of special interest. He ridiculed the ab- surd propaganda of the election two years ago and pointed out that Preden had every reason to expect unprecedented develop- Nominations ment with the opening of the Trans-Canada Highway. The doctor also stated that it was up to the electorate to select a Council who had the initiative and foresight to cope with the situation and that Dryden was in a most favourable position to nical training beth in town and at the pulp mill and these were necessary when $200,000.00 was invested in public utilities and a yearly expenditure of $80,000 was at stake. Seventeen were nominated for' councillors, namety : Thos. Proud- foot, Chas. Coombe, W. D. Dick- son, T. A. Miles, Fred Orr, Herb Milde, C. J. Wright, M. Bowes, R. J. Pronger, Cen An- derson, L. Greenhill, A. Bridge- water, J. E. Harris, «J. S. Wilson, Dr. Morison and Dr. Dingwall. Most of the nominees were pres- ent and gave short addresses or declined the honour as the cas might be. For mayor, the names of Dr. 'Wood, Alfred Pitt and J. S. Wilson were on the board and with the failure of Dr. Wood and J. 8. Wilson to qualify, Alfred Pitt was elected by ace- iamation Tuesday evening. When the time for qualifying had ex- pired, ten candidates far coun- cillors were au!™enced. These are: M. Bailey, A Bridgewater, W. D. Dickson, J. BE. Harris, T. A. Miles, Dr. Morison, Thos. Proudfoot, Frank Willard, J. S. Wilson and C. J. Wright. From these ten candidates, six will be selected at the poll, on Meni, January 4th. Every voter is urg: d to cast his vote. We should not let this oppor- tunity pass without a word of praise for last year's council un- der the guidance of Mayor Wood. These were councillors: Bailey, and Proudfoot. efficient. manner, 'this body of men guided Dryden over one of the most difficult years in her history. In spite of relief and an increasing demand for donations o"®iarity they managed to add some noteworthy local improve- 'ments, namely the.splendid new 'ele@dric wiring system which h 'eliminated - practically all the trouble which was so common from this source, and still leave the town's finances in a sound position. A record worthy of the highest praise. ac as on his return to civie affairs and can rest assured that with his past years of experience as Mayor of this town that year's council will sail through the year as smoothly as did the one just past. z . Town of Dryden Applications will he received by Jee undersigned until January 8th, 1932, for two auditors for the Town of Dryden for the year 1932. Applicants to state salary expected. The lowest or any application not necssarily accepted. J. E. GIBSON, Clerk. at Dryden this ond ecomber, 1031, 1231, ! 2, select candidates who had tech- J. | + Mr. | fore and this year's success will Pronger, Miles, Paterson, Wright In a quiet but: We congratulate Mayor Pitt next: SCHOOL TRUSTEES RETURNED BY ACCLAMATION There will be no election for school trustees this year for the three members of last year's board whose terms were finished, Messrs J. A. Pitt, Geo. Wice and T. Whiteley were returned by acclamation. The other members of the Board serving a two year term are, Messrs H. Humphreys, F. Foulis and A. Buchanan. Messrs A. G. Ripley and D. Reid were nominated as trustees but failed to qualify, thus mak- ing an election unnecessary. THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Dryden arrayed in holiday garb was the admiration of all who came to town as well as local residents. The numerous strings of coloured lights at in- tervals across the principle streets and the beautifully illu- minated tree at the corner of the busiest streets were certainly lovely to behold. The town hall also was seen in brighter attire and made a pleasing picture with the many coloured lights. Nygren, who did the decor- ating is to be congratulated and those responsible for the idea, highly commended. We wonder now why it was never done be- certainly establish town decor- ating as a regular practice. FIRE DESTROYS DINING PLACE, WITH COOKERY One Hundred matey Workers Near Ignace Battle Devour- ing Flames IGNACE, Ont., Dec. 29--In a fierce blaze shart roused 4 he whole complement of camp workers, numbering 100 men, to give battle to the flames, the cookery and dining hall of trans-Carada high- way Camp 1H3, 15 miles west of Ignace, were razed to the ground late last night. Believed to have started from an overheated stove, the fire. wiped out both buildings, but, heroic. efforts put forth i the men saved the camp supplies and ! the huts accommodating the workers. Before the last flame was ex- tinguished emergency measures were under way to erect new cookery and dining room quaart- ers and to rush to the camp supplies of bread and provisions that operations would not be interrupted. Gong Sounds Alarm As soon as the fire was dis- covered, the camp gong sounded an alarm and in a twinkling the men had tumbled from their beds to organize a fire-fighting detachment. Under the direction of Charles Tund, food supplies were rescued from the burning cookery, while blankets, soaked in water, were placed on the: roofs and walls of the huts to protect them from scorching flames. ; Word of the fire was dispatch- ed to G. L. Archibald, divisional' engineer, lgnace, who started the telegraph wires humming for | supplies of bread to be rushed to the camp, coupled with an ur- gent call to Kenora for a new! dining hall to be sent in sections. to replace the one destroyed by the flames. Temporary arrangements i Barly this morning Patrick QO' oii Crawley-MceCracken overseer, had temporary arrange- ments in hand for breakfast to be served as usual. A spare hut and two large tents were brought into service until new buildings are up. Camp 1H3 is in the Kenora division of the Trans-Canada' highway, | : i E (I'ort William Times-Journal) i which i diseases. anoth That the New Year may be filled with happiness, cheer and prosperity for all its friends and readers is the sincere wish of the Dryden Observer rn ry | GRANT RING, The Gone of Disease Disease germs are responsible for much of the illness which afflicts mankind, leading to dis- | comfort, suffering, incapacity, and sometimes death. Although they are unseen, these germs are our most deadly foes, and if we wish to escape their ravages, we! must constantly war against | them. In order to cause disease, the germs must, first of all, gain en- trance into our bodies. As long as they are kept on the outside, they are unable to harm us. It follows then that our first line of defence is not to allow them 10 enter our Lod.es. This all sounds very simple, but it is much more difficult to accomplish than it sounds. If we are to succeed, we must know something about habits of thuse germs, for we cannot see them with the naked eye. We must know whence they come if we are to prevent them from com- ing. We must know how they gain entrance to the body if we are to put up barriers to keep them out. Disease germs do not, as far as we know, grow in nature out- side of the human or animal 'body. They may exist for a I time, but, in oeneral, they die off comparatively quickly, be- cause they cannot resist, for any length of time, light, ps drt ticularly the direct rays of the sun, and drying. Tis means that, in the 1ajor- ity of cases, the spread of disease germs is direct, fron one person to another. In some cases, the spread may be indirect, that is, the germs may be carried by some third person or object, but in such cases, the time must be relatively short or the germs will die. As stated, disease germs live and thrive inside the body. The various germs which cause the communicable diseases with we are familiar in this country are usually found in the nose and throat. There they grow and give off their poisons which are the cause of disease. These germs eave the nose and throat in the secretions from those parts. It is the transfer of the germ-laden secretions, from one person to another, which accounts for the spread of most of our communicable These secretions are spread, in a direct manner, when they are sprayed around by coughs and sneezes, or by loud talking which sends out droplets of saliva. Saliva is deposited on eating and drinking utensils. The fingers may become infected with nose and mouth secretions, and may pass on the germs to whatever they touch. This transfer may be controil- ed if not stopped by the avoid- ance of the dangers mentioned. Coughs and sneezes should be directed into a handkerchief; ene person should not talk into M.D. 9 Health Seackee OF THE Ganadian Medical Azsociation Hdited by EY ASSOCIATE SECRETARY ing utensils should be thoroughly washed before being used, and common drinking-cups, in the home or elsewhere, abolished; hands should be kept from the face, and he thoroughly washed before food is touched. concerning Heath, the Canadian Questions addressed to | Medical Association, 184 College Street, Toronto, will be answered personally by letter. All roads will lead to Waldhof tonight where a big Frolic an Dance is being staged by the boys of camps 1G1 and 11, *o see the old year out and the new year in. The affair is being held in the Community Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Perduss are the pat- rons. Major Bell is in charge of arrangments. Notice of Claim Anyone having accounts again- st the late William H. Smith will please forward them to] Mrs. William H. Smith, Waldhof, for settlement. 118. er's face; eating and drink. Yn COVNTER oF CHECK BOOKS CARBON LEAT CARBON BACK STYLES ORDERS TAKEN AT THES OFFICE The Dryden Observer Will 1932 End The Depression? Last week we made several assertions, that may need elabor- ation, before going along with our solution. We said, in part, and meant in toto, that no advice so far given, had been acceptable, nor no prophecy so far made had been fulfilled. There was a little issued for Christmas entitled, "Oh Yeah," writer had gone to the trouble to compile the prophecies of President Hoover, Roger Babson, Calvin Coolidge, Chas. Curtis, and scores of others, and the only answer was "Oh Yeah." Meaning thereby, that nothing had been done. This was an American publi- cation, and so of course, the prophecies of our Dominion Premier and his satellites' and followers did not appear. But these prophecies are as pertinent to us in Canada, as those made in the United States and just as futile. We sometimes wonder where the big men have gone! We often doubt whether there were any big men! We are becoming very sapient these days! The demagogue still gets us, not through our reason, but by our emotion, our sentiment, our curiosity, our love of new dis- covery. Anything must be better than what we have. : We are really tired of think- ing. Never was the expression, "Oh hell what's the use,"" more unpopular, because of its vulgar- ity, yet more general, heoniise of its easiness. We e are doing noth- | booklet presents whose floundering, kidding us sciously, and themselves perhaps unconsciously. In proof of this, ask yourself, what are you doing to end this depression, (how we hate the word.) Are you voting, working, praying, or are you shoulder- shrugging in your dilemma? As a matter of fact, do you think it a depression? Does it grip you in your re- | lation to your neighbour, if you are well salaried, incomed, com- fortable and contented? Really, we think it is existent, and with the pessimism of 1931, permanently existent, unless something more ameliorative is found than the various solutions offered that all centre upon "Capital." It is not the transitory gleam through the clouds we seek, but the ever enduring sunshine, in that supreme egotism, that makes for unpopularity. We would abolish the jugglings of tarriffs, the manipulating of capital money. We would lock elsewhere. We hope what we have to say, ing because our "hig men" are c | holiday with his mother, con- | | Soc and Jersonal Miss Irma Milanese, RN. of Winnipeg, is visiting her parents at Bedworth. J wk % Miss Constance Kerney, of Winnipeg, spent Christms at her home in Dryden. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bennett, "of Sioux Lookout, are the guests of their daughter, Ruete. Mrs. George Rettie Edgren was up from Port Arthur to spend Christmas at his home in Dryden. * * * Max Ray returned to Fort William: Sunday after spending Christmas at his home here. a*® * » Miss Mona Morris left Sunday for Regina after spending: the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. M. Morris. Ross Hambley, of Winnipeg, is holidaying at the Milanese farm at Bedworth. LJ ® Miss Marjorie Bennett of Port Arthur, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. George Ruete. * LJ] ® ; Miss Mather of Port Arthur, formerly of the Dryden Public school staff, spent Christmas in Dryden, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Scott. *® * Rex Gates returned to Winni- peg Sunday, after spending the Mrs. . B. Gates. [ J LJ ® Martin Skillen of Fort Willi ) is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. { Li. Skillen. ; ® ® ® Misses Frances Foulis, Len McRae and Alice Wilkinson, who are attending Manitoba Univer- sity at Winnipeg, are spending the holidays at their vespestiee homes in Dryden. oe © © Jack and Connor Hardware Company take pleasure in an- nouncing the winner of their Free Nail Guessing Contest to be H. Hoffstrom of Wabigoon. The total number of nails containe ! in the sealer was 825. Mr. Hoff- strom's estimate of 813 being the nearest correct. The ladies wrist wateh, along with the best wishes of this store are awaiting a call from the winner. Dance Postponed The Dance, advertised to he held in the Kagle River school- : house on New Year's Eve has been postponed until January 15th, on account of the dance Whas at fault? Are you ready for such an emer Complete automobile insurance safecy your drivi I, BE, GIBSON, Agent will be of interest in future So being held at Waldhof." 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