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a + THE NEWSPAPER SERVICE OF THE DRYDEN DISTRICT 74 COVERING THE TERRITORY BETWEEN FORT WILLIAM AND KENORA. J) VOL. X. DRYDEN, ONTARIO, JANUARY 15th, 1932. No. 3. ROAD CAMP WORKER KILLED BY ACCIDENT The first fatality by accident to happen in the Road Camps in this District occurred Tuesday forenoon at Camp 1HT7 at Tache, Ont., when John Nirva was in- stantly killed as he was struck hy a piece of rock flying from a blast. The tragic accident happened under the most unusual circum- stances. to dinner when a rock thrown by a blast from a distance ofi 1000 feet came hurling down and hit Nirva, who was in the centre Ten men were walking | of the group. No other man was | 3 i hit and only the one rock came in that direction. 24 Dr. Morison, Coroner, and Prov. Const. Erickson, of Dry- den, left for the scene of the accident the same afternoon and accompanied the remains ta Dyv- den. Prov. Const. Carr of Ignace was also at the scene of the acci- dent within a few hours. The unfortunate man had just come to the camp a month ago from Sault Ste Marie. He w thirty five vears old and was a native of Finland. He is arrviv- ed by is wife and three children living in Kainosta, Waasan, Fin- land. He had only been in this country three years. At NEW COUNCIL MEETS COMMITTEES APPOINTED The mayor and members of the New Council met Monday, morning for the purpose of be- ing gworn into office, the follow- ing taking the necessary dec- laration: Mayor Alfred Pitt and HIGHWAY WORKER A HOME FOR THE SEVERELY INJURED IN POWDER BLAST Kenora, Ont., Jan. 13--Report of an accident at one of the Trans-Canada highway road con- struction camps, at Birch Lake, on the Manitoba stretch of the road, was received here Tuesday, and the injured man, Jack Lynch, is now in Kenora hospital suffer- Councillors Bailey, Bridgewater, ing from serious injuries. Wilson," Wright and Willard. Adjournment was then made till the same evening for the regular meeting. Mayor Pitt presided and Coun- | Lynch was engaged as powder man in blasting some stumps, and in blasting operations on Saturday last, one charge was slow in going off and Lynch approached to see what was the matter. The charge exploded as cillors M. Bailey, A. Bridgewater, | he came close giving him serious . i | i H. Morison, J. S. Wilson, C. J Wright and F. Willard were | present at the evening session: | ¢ ¢ Dr. Morison, who was unable to be present at the morning session was sworn into office and business was then proceeded with. After the minutes of the j brevious meeting had been read { the | time of writing, funeral arrange- ments have not been completed, but it is believed burial will take place here as there are no re- latives in this country. More Magazines Wanted Where are those magazines vou promised to send down for the boys in the Road Camps? Contributions are coming in slowly and it isn't because there is a scarcity of magazins in town. ~ gather up a bundle and send it to Beaths. The magazines arc then dispatched to various camps in.the district and the bovs are most enthusiastic about the nlea- sure they give in the camps. Do it now, send every magazine you have read and put aside. Beaths do the rest. your cold away with D-EASE Pleasantly and efficiently, Kold- Ease vapor des- troys the germs ' checks the spread of the infection, " y Price 50¢ Bg For Sale by DRYDEN PHARUACY LID. an afford foct Your INSURANCE see J, E. GIBSON, Agent ou ca C fo ne It isn't much trouble to and confirmed, accounts to the amount of $1,639.82 were passed for paynient on the motion of Councillors Morison and Wright. The necessary motion giving Mayor Pitt and Mr. J. B. Gibson, Clerk and Treasurer, the author-! ity to draw, accept and sign! cheques and carry on the bank- ing business of the Town was then passed. Committees appointed by the Mayor were announced as fol- lows, the first named in eac: case being the chairman: Electric Light -- Bailey Bridgewater. Roads and Bridges--Wright and Bailey. Police and Sanitation--Willard and Morison. Finance--Morison and Wright. Water, Sewer and Fire--Wil- son and Willard. Property -- Bridgewater an Wilson. > The by-law appointing a Med: cal Iealth Officer was given the three necessary readings and Dr. Dingwall was appointed M.H.O., and with Mayor Pitt and Councillor | Willard to act as the Board of Pealth.© A welfare committee was ap- pointed on the motion of Coun- cillors Wilson and Bailey, the following Councillors being sel- ected: Dr. Morison; F. Willard and C. J. Wright. Thos Cunningham was appoint. ed Weed Inspector on the motion of Councillors Willard and Mori- | moved that one! son, who also copy of the Municipal World be ordered for the clerk. Messrs Righey and Gammon , were appointed auditors for the Town for the year 1932, at a salary of $150 on the motion of Councillors Wright and Morison. following estimates for Jompensation were The Workmen's C made: Telephone $1,500; Electric Light $2,000; Fire $400; Water Works Maintainance $1,000; Water Works Construetion : $1,000; Sewer $1,000; Roads! $1,600; Policeman $1,500. There being no other business the meeting then adjourned at ten o'clock on the motion of Councillors Wilson and Bridge- water. Continuation School Library Will those people who have attended the Continuation school within the past eight years look through their books at home for books that might belong to the school. Even those who are ab- solutely sure they have none have found some. During the past week, hooks that have heen lost for five and six years have been brought into school. There are still a few more that we should be very glad to have re- turned. If any one has books, no longer needed at home, that would be suitable for the school library and would like to give them to the library, they will be very acceptable. Card of Thanks Mrs. Skene and family, of Ox- drift, wish to thank all their friends and neighbours for the kindness and sympathy shown them during Mr. Skene's lens illness and death, injuries. The injured man was rushed Kenora General Lynch is a native of Toronto. A sister, Mrs. M. Kehoe, resides in Trenton. Dryden Boy Scouts And Girl Guides The Toy Shop took care of nearly one hundred children thi vear. About 50 children in Dry. den, Oxdrift, Britton, Eagle River and Dinorwic were sup- plid and the remainder sent to Manitoba, Alberta and Raskat- chewan. Enough money was | subscribed to pay the postage and to include in each parcel a bag of candy and nuts. The following letter was sent to Dryden from Manitoba: Franklin, Man. Dear Girl Guides and Boy Scouts and all who helped to make up the parcels : I want to thank you all for sending my daddy a nice parcel of games and toys for my little brother and I. They are a great, pleasure to us as we had so little | before. Thanking you very much and wishing you all a Happy New Year. Yours sincerely, Winnie S. The above the first letter we have had and the scouts anc guides ave vory glad '13 have brought a little brightness into other children's lives. We desire to thank Mr. McFadyen for the use of his store and to all those who helped us to bring our toy shop for 1931 to a successful finish. 16 18) HOCKEY Kenora will play Dryden High School in Dryden on Friday, January 22nd. This team is go- ing through to play Fort William and Port Arthur, so they will dish up a real hockey game. hospital | Keep the date open. Hockey at eight followed by a dance in the Pulp Mill Hall. Admission for the Hockey 25¢ and 15e. KOTICE OF MOTION A petition having been presen- ted to the council siemed by a number of the ratepaycrs of the Municipality, to have By-law No. 296 abolishing statute labor in the Township of Van Horne, re- | | i | pealed, notice is hereby given ; ? 'at this meeting enough assurance that at the next meeting of the council on February 1st, at 8 pm., I will move a motion to the above effect. Any ratepayers wishing to present his argmment against this being done will be given a hearing at the meeting. Signed Jno. Gibson, Councillor. Tax Sale Adjourned "The Sheriff's Sale of Lands for arrears of School Taxes in Onihell Clanenlidated Schon! Soe. tion, in the Townships of Wabi- goon and Redvers, District of Kenora, which was advertised in the Ontario Gazette and in the Dryden Observer, to take place on Friday, the 8th day of Janu- ary, 1932, at the hour of Eleven O'clock in the forenoon at the Sheriff's Office at the Town of Kenora, has this day been ad: day of January, 1932, at the same time and place. For further particulars apply at the Sheriff's Office, Kenora. Dated at Kenora, this 8th day of January, 1932. I. D. MacCallum, Sheriff, District of Kenora. | and journed until Friday, the 29th | EXHIBITION The question. of a suitable building to house the annual Exhibition of the Agricultural Socity has been discussed and dismissed so often that it's a brave soul who dares to broach the subject. The present executive of the society however seem to have the necessary courage and dur- ing the past few weeks, the sce- retary, Mr. Austin, has written to the various school sections in the District, pointing out the many advantages of such a build- ing and asking for contributions to the building fund. Besides housing the Exhibition, he pro- poses that such a building would solve the problem of a suitable place where frmers can dispose of their products, in other words an agricultural hall and market combined. A building at least 150 ft. «< 30 ft. is suggested. The eost of erection and equipment is estim- ated at $2,500. Such a building would mean an immediate sav- mg of $200 per year to the Society in rent, while the rev- enue derived from the rent of market stalls would equal about $500 yearly, thus making a total income of $700 per annum. So it can be seen that the hall would pay for itself in four years including upkeep and in- surance. Some contributions to the building fund have already been offered, the seeretary advises us, and if an average contribution of $25.00 were received from each school section in the Dis- irict;, the undertaking would he possible. We think this is a splendid idea. There is no question of the need of a home for the Annual Fair. Every year it's the same story, the exhibits are praised and regrets are express- ed that they could not be suit- ably displayed. On the opening night last fall the curling rink was simply packed, there wasn't even stand- ing room and many of the ex- hibits were ruined almost heforve they were seen. The writer and others were forced to stand on the table holding the onion ex- hibits in order to even get » glimpse of the speakers which was certainly no more pleasant for us than for the onions. In fact the lack of a proper build- ing was the only unsatisfactory feature of an otherwise succ ful Fair. Most of the speakers remarked on this too. 85- Everybody realizes the import- | ance of agriculture in this dis- trict, and it is quite evident what a big part an Exhibition plays in encouraging interest and competition in all branches of agriculture. Besides it's the best way of telling the rest of the world about what we can do here. Taken from every angle the building is a necessity and will be built ultimately in any case so why not now. The annual meeting of the Agricultural Society is next Wednesday, Jan- unary 20th. Wouldn't it be a fine thing if the Directors could have of financial assistance to ahead with this worthy under- taking. RINK NEWS Skating Tuesday and Thurs- day, 4 to 530 p.m.; Saturday afternoon, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, tomorrow night Hockey match 8 pm. No skating on Friday night, January 22nd. as Kenora Hockey team will play here--Skating Saturday night instead. Thursday, January 28th-- Mocassin Dance, 9 to 12 p.m. Early in February--The Car- 'nival. Notice A meeting of the executive skips of Dryden Curling Club will be held in the Agricul tural office on Sunday, January 17th, at 2 p.m. Canadian Legion B.E. 8S. L. Dryden Branch Annual meeting held in Town | Wall, on Sunday, Janvary 17th ~ 2 an Pir Aet A And at 280 nom Prosidant go HOCKEY On Sunday last, the Dryden Hockey Team, along with thirty | or forty supporters motored to Camp 1G1 at Vermilion Bay for the second clash with 1G1 boys. After parking our cars and fil! ing our pockets with some of the surplus heat in hut 13, the next move was out to tne about a quarter of a mile cut on the lake and oh boy how the wind did blow! The bell rings, the boys are away, and for the first few min- utes looked as though an over- time would have to be played to get a count. Dryden fellows were a little sea sick, looking through the clear ice and water below and Eagen Ray informed ; the boys that the water is quite cold this time of the year. The , big pair on defence--Clempson | i "and Sfreddo got going, bagged a couple and the other boys felt they should do something to up- hold the name, so got busy and with the exception of Mike Walie and the goalie, each scor- ed. Count Sfreddo drew the only rest in the cooler for trying to tap the goal keeper. On the whole it was a nice clean game and we are hoping to sce the teams in action again soon. Saturday night 1F1 plays in Dryden. This should b a real battle, so Dryden fans turn out hind your team. L. Withrow will bandle the bell. Ladies' Auxiliary Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Cana- dian Legion, B.E.S.L., was hell at the Central Hotel on Monday evening. The president, Mrs. J. P. Gor- don, was in the chair and the reading of the various yearly re- ports revealed a tremendous amount of splendid work that had heen accomplished during the year just ended. Election of officers then took place, the preisdent, Mrs. Cor- don, and the secretary, Mrs. A. Paterson, first stating their de- sire to withdraw from office owing to other duties. Officers were elected as fol- lows:--Hon. Pres. Mrs. J. P. Gordon; Pres. Mrs. W. H. Brown- hill; 1st Viee Pres. Mrs. E. Collison; 2nd Viee Pres. Mrs. G. Horsley; Secretary Mrs. Flem- ing; Treas. Mrs. D. BE. McRae. Following the completion of business delicions refreshments were served by Mrs. Gordon. and 'show the world you are he- arena, | WILL 1932 END THE DEPRESSION ? This is a further contribution | to the series of articles, two of . which have already appeared in this paper. Nothing showing up last week, the logical inference of the read- er will be that the author was too depressed to do anything about it, and in this assumption the reader is probably correct. Depending upon vowels, we "have heard five different pro- nunciations of the word. De- prassion, depression, deprission, | de prossion and deprussion. We really think the last one might be proper, because according to (Continued on Page 4) ANNOUNCEMENTS Town Hall--January 27th, af; 8.30 -- Admission 25¢ -- Rebekali Social =Whist and Dancing--- Homemade candy for sale --- Everybody Welcome, * * * * St. Luke's AY.P.A. will hold a ski and snowshoe tramp next Wednesday, January 20th. Mem- bers and friends please meet ai the Parish Hall at 7.45 pn. Tunch will he served on the re- turn to the Hall. * Ed Dryden Continuation School will hold a Whist Drive and Dance in the Pulp Mill Hall on Friday, January 22nd. Whist starts at 8.30 and Dancing at 10.30. There are valuable prizes for the Whist and Russell's Ramblers will play for the Dance. Admission: Gents 75¢, Ladies 50c. Proceeds are in aid of the fund for the school piano. 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