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aes @ Announcements | ww and (7 | THE EWSPAPER SERVICE OF THE DRYDEN DISTRICT rr COVERING THE TERRITORY BETWEEN FORT WILLIAM AND KENORA. J) VOL. X DRYDEN, ONTARIO, APRIL 15th, 1932. No. 16. -- IIIS | \ == The C.W.L. will hold a Tea Sale at the home of Mus. Brnewein on April 21st. =x ES * hold a St. Luke's Guild will 1 Sale of Homecooking on Satur- day, April 30th. # @ & The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L., will hold an Empire Day Tea on Saturday, May 21st, in the Pulp Mill Hall. * *® @ Easter "Lily Rebekah Lodge, No. 153, will hold their Annual Whist Drive and Dance on Fri- day, April 22nd. in the Pulp Mill Hall. Proceeds will he in aid of the Dryden Red Cross Hospital. # 8 B MAY 24th---EMPIRE DAY---- Guides of the First and Second! held a whist drive and dane Jompanies - will gi a demon-| in the Pulp Mill Hall, on Friday Companies - will give a demon- the Pulp Mill Hall, Midday stration of First Aid, Signalling,! evening last. There is no local = 0; ' 2 . Dances, Camp Fires, Skits and | event that is more cagerly look- Songs, proceeds to be used for! ed forward to than the Vimy camp equipioent. Later in the! dance, not even the Armistice evening the local Association | [ence it is not surprising that . oy . a will have a dane oceeds 1o this year's celebration. was an he used for. badges for scouts] outstanding success. Nearly 250 and guides. attended, the building being tax- SOCIAL Mrs. Poli n vot urned Satur- day after attending the Cana- dian Legion, BESL. Conwven- tien in Winnipeg. J. 0. Gough was a business visitor from D; this week. Mrs, Gibson spent a few days in Kenora this ik * * #* Colonel TL. P. Cooke, K.C., Ken- ora, paid a business vigit to Dr yden this week. Mrs. Rhoades was a visitor from Ignace this week. 2 Sk Pa H. J. Donnely, Barrister, Ken- 2 J) ora, was a business visitor to town this week. wo % A. Paterson is spending a holiday in Winnipeg. Mrs. Montgomery of was in town Wednesday. Tenace ES # * Mr. Russell Barker, general merchant of Oxdrift, is driving a new Six Speed Special Inter- national Motor Truck, purchas-: ed from. J. .8. Comer of The International Havvester © om- pany there, According to latest figures, 1931-1932 winter had 8&7 per cent more weather than normal. At last something practical heing done to end the depression. i ago -- Easter Monday, April 9th--in the early Fifteen years morning when, with four divi- sions in concert and in line on 7,500 yards of front, Ecurie- | Souchey, the Canadian corps, 100,000 strong, crashed through the German lines, swept over Vimy Ridge, took the guns in Farbus and Goulot Woods, and covered the Southern attack by making Thelus village and Folie Farm secure. A magnificent triumph for the Canadian coups which meant much to ultimate victory. To celebrate, and iin commemoration of this never-to- be-forgotten event, the local branch of the Legion, BE.S.L t 1 i ed to capacity. The hall, trans- formed as though hy the wand of a magician into veritable palace of delight, has often ap- peared attract hut never more enticing than upon this oce: ""That's we, splendid the mayor, 'who with J. Bell, and Dr. HO. Mor in an appearance. Comrade C is known as an amateur elect rician, but it is extremely doubt- ful if his efforts to beautify by illamination could be excelled by professionals. Te and his able assistant, B. Dearden, were the highlights and spotlights of the evening, and the Legion President was the recipient 'of countless congratulations on their behalf, There was. keen'. competition in the whist. The: winner proved to he Mrs. Fred a » Pinkerton, in the ladies; Miss M. McDonald gaining the con- solation prize; while of the gentlemen, Mr. I. Wintle was' the victor; Jimmy Brown cap- turing the consolation. The holder of the lucky draw ticket turned up in the person of Ab. Berrey. Among other features was the raffle of a Beauty Doll, by the Ladies' Auxiliary, and the sale of delicious home-made candies hy Mrs. Robina Fleming. The ladies of the Auxiliary provided an excellent supper, for such a large erowd, no light task, they surmounted all diffi- culties and there was "No com- plaints' on that seore. Thanks, a lot, to Mrs. II. Mercer and her efficient staff, amd the same to all who have helped with the! work of the Auxiliary. | An American police ¢hief has banned ukulele-playing after dark, Town of Dryden Applications will be received until - April 18th next for the position of Water Works fore- man for the: Town of Dryden. Pruties to be explained by the undersigned to commenes on | st: Applicants s quali 0X a vd plumb. should must 1 ications ave anid er' state salary expected. The lowest or any application necessarily accepted. J. 3. Chairman not WILSON, Waterw or i; o | INS URANCE .M.Cl's Ladies' From the moment the two: : Mrs. D. Brownhill, Pres. Auxiliary, and Mr. J. Winterbottom, Pres. Legion, 'set the ball rolling for the dance,! until away in the early hours of | the morning, happiness and jollity reigned supreme. in no small measure due to the excel- lent programme of dance musie supplied by the Russell Orches tra. There was a buzz of excite ment when it was announced that Mv, Stein Thorsen had kindly donated a handsome prize for a sweepstake dance. This! was won by Huy Brown. | winners were: 1st Spot Hilda Olsen and, pe) e, W. bi 8 2nd Spot Danc M and Mr, J. evening al and a wonde bring ahout result entails lot of work and the warmest} thanks of the Legion are due to Mr, J. 8 Wilson, for the use of the hall, and to Co s (Clin- ker, Dearden, Sherwood, a Cole and Benson. Overheard at the damce Ste. ef a3 such a Pretty Girl: "I wish that good-looking man would give me his seat." Twelve men got up. The awakening of China is at hand. At any rate, a Pekin firm recently secured ten thous- aA Ann AV pTon Panes men Awan £23 1 hy cde Gd CEPOL, | | 'three , fixed periods, at Tie brent j ra diate "heen found THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO © APRIL 12th, 1897. The progress of the town of Wabigoon in the past few months | "had been truly a A hreaker : in November a log shanty, in January two buildings; in Feb- rnary, buildings rising almost: like magic in the dead of winter; now, a complete town, oeneral stores, a bakery, livery, three-story hotel, lumber vard and numerous residences. --Free Press. RADIO WAVES THAT| WILL HELP OVER- COME FATIGUE | | | on SPLENDID 'ROAD W ORK STOPS All camps in the District nn. der "the Northern Development crelief plan closed Wednesday and men and teams are arriving in town daily from A watchman will the camps. I be left at each camp site and there is no infor- "mation available as to when the work on the highway will be rve- 2 : i sumed. FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL The report of Mr. S. Public School Inspector, Shannon, should | REPORT be of interest 'to parents of the' ADDRESS ON GARDENING item of interest on the programme of the regular meeting of the Women's Instit- ute this month was the address on by Mr. Rush of The chief Gardening the Dept. of Agriculture. Mr. Rush dealt with vegetable gar-| dening and the growing of small fruits and. among other things ' named the varieties of seeds and berries most suited to this nor- | thern part of Ontario. He also explained why our frésh vege-! tables are at times unsatisfact-! ory. The audience was quite surprised to learn that three varieties of apples could grow here quite smeeessfully. The whole address was full of in- terest and a deal of bene- fit can be from the very Lelpt ul information Mr. Rush cimparted to his listeners. Most of those present had pencils busy with notebooks, so that none of the inform: would A machine that generates | scholars attending public school. short radio waves which over.) He states that the proficiency come fatigue and stimulate theland progress is quite salisfac. mind was described in an article tory, departments excellent read the other day by the writ- throuchout the school. Work of er of this column, Tt was ex fhe caretaker is excellent and plained that the results aftained the instruction in agriculture is by experimenters, who demon- Dheing ably taken cave of hy Mr. strated that high-irequency env. MeKinney, also speeial mention rents generated by vacuum is made of the painstaking and tubes, when properly applied, effective work being done by 'rest the weary brain and ve Miss Locknig among the prim | as an antidote to fatigue." "ary pupils. The performance It is suggested that the busy throughout the school is of Ligh excentive "soon might be able eharacter. 7 F when important matters are Report from the Penny pending, to retire behind a screen! shows an amount of $2.7 for a few minutes, place his on deposit at the end of Febru! head hetween the electrodes of far t K2.030 a year ago. an electric wave generator and il Hoth on the list return to his desk revived as to wovinee with 38% of its mental and hye 1 power. the Penny Bank, JLECTRICITY ON THE FARM The amazing revolution that electricity is bringing about in the farm indus is such as to stir the imagination of the most matter-of-fact person. Formerly, for instance, the farmer had to depend upon the sun alone for his haymaking. Now, when fall comes, with an electric hay- making machine, he can dispense with the sun, can stack and cure his erop no matter what the weather, Air is driven along ducts through the stacks for 'these being de- termined to maintainthe temper- re at a uniform degree, Much and still more money are saved. Similarly, electrie cur- is used to ensure a contin- uous supply of vegctables and fruits. Bleetrje cables laid in the soil enable the farmer to all the necessary heat and as desired. Tt has that a definite fluence exerted. upon vege- tableg by the passage of eleetric current through the soil in which they are growing, and that they not only come to maturity. earl ier. hut are of a better quality than those grown under ordin- ary conditions. Very soon many a praivie farmer may resort to the use of electricity to help ripen his grain especially during when HET oF Son 18 the wet harvest. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH THE WORLD? The peoples of the earth are to-day confronted with a condi- tion that threatens their very tern. Taformation has heen received {rom ho Dept. the +t that a fee of one doll- ar will 1 charged for each ex- amination paper written by stud- of Bdue ation to ents in the lower, middle and npper school during the June final exams. A percentage of scholars will be passed on the vear's work without heing ve- quired to write the final exams. To be passed a student must have 66 and 2-3% marks for the "The latter docs not apply to upper school where all must write in finals. GUILD CARD PARTY Leck of space last week pre- vented us reporting the very successful card party held the previous Thursday by St. Luke's Guild. About a hundred attend. ed and the innovation of bridge along with the whist tables proved very attractive. Prizes were wou as follows: for bridge, Tadies" First Miss Mona Morris, Consolation Mrs. Cullen, Cent's First Ugho Binda, Consolation Mr. C. Witt; whist, Ladies' First Mrs. Larson, Consolation Olive Lewis, (Gent's Tirst W. Moorehonse, Consolation The door prize was won by E. Elliott. A delightful musical program and the serving of refreshments | ended a most enjoyable evenings entertainment. LADIES AUXILIARY MEETING a splendid attend: ance at the regular monthly meeting of the Ladies" Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion, BIS. 1, which was held Monday evening, There was skeet. ,individual's and to the eommun- existence, The most astute] The meeting was held at the statesinen of the world see that| Central Hatel and rs, D. some great calamity ig about to| Brownhill, president, the befall civilization, but they have | chair. no remedy therefor. No human| The most interesting feature organ has any remedy for | of the evening was the report pre of world-] of the Convention, held in Win. id as 'organiz- Hp last week, which was giv- Go religiol, n ue with branche's dele. Politic and Big Business any- te, Ton to offer AI What! Mpg nf now? Is there practical, | the Broce ay true, veliable and certain to esting and en | which the people may turn to branch had come in a a great for velief? There is! There is deal of praise from all quarters oly + one remedy for human ills! for the splendid work that is is only one hope left! heing carvied on locally and the hy in on any radio lecture by exceedingly large membership Judge Rutherfor d and hear the] which the local auxiliary boosts, | Seriptural explanations | larger in fact than branches in, \ es of Bible prophecies re-| towns ten times larger than lating to present conditions and Dryden. wing (od's announced veme- Plans for the Ewpire Tea dy which spells the Ll of were made and the serving of present oppressive civilization. refreshments closed the meeting. On CK.Y. Winnipeg, Sunday np, at 5.30 p.m. (Advert, ) DISEASE PREVENTION Friend--Well, I see in the A rebellion due to the lack of | evening paper the doctors have sugar in the porridge is not | discovered a new disease. f new. It has been known to crop Wouscholdor--¥ or the love ue -- Prop oryr pad fee Fn Ahn LEE ~f 41, LAr I 1 IIE fs FRC ar ey average Lowily. [tire wy wife sees it! Clicity matters, he missed, ROUNDING OUT CANADA BY BUY- ING LABRADOR All this talk whet buying Labrador to round out Canada leads one to think of the chop who took a ham sandwieh to a banquet. If there is one thing that Canada has plenty it is ice. . And since the iceless refrigevat- VOICES There is no sound that so vi- brates in the heart as does that of a human voice. And when it has -indness, sweetness, beauty, and love mixed in its elements there is nothing to compare with it. i Long after those we have known and loved bave passed to silent lands, or have been long separated, there remains that voice. Physical beauty in a measure fades away, but the beauty of a well-modulated voice only grows with the years. It may carry youth all the way through its, Journey. Aud all the strength of trial and test. of sorrow, of disappointment, run along with the human voice. se No matter what expression you give to your face, you cati- not disguise your voice. Its genuineness and sineerity--ov the opposite--stand out. For the voice is what you ave. It isn't so mueh what you say as how you 'say it; or uather, how wou feel it. PE The voice of a leader iis al- "ways one earning respect. Half the course of itary directed by a voice. Blindfold the dog and yet he knows 'his master's voice.' There are no two voices in the world exactly alike. A pleasing voice is greatly to be preferred to a handsome face or a highly educated mind. Voices are the strings upon which great character plays its has been or came to hand the deman: I Cos ayer e demand 00 Nobility, strength, fine- grows daily less. ¢ 4 a Canada has too much wheat Loo Tove: are All ocfiend rors alia ial i ALLURE e yo voice. and too little market, Canada has too much copper and too little market. Canada has too mueh of many other things and too little mar- And now they would have! Canada go out and buy too much ice for there is no market. That would bes rounding out {apada wih a vengence. ADVERTISING IS CHIEF SOURCE OF REVENUE Publicity is. a newspaper's | stock in trade, and it is to the ity's interest just as mueh as' to the interest of the newspaper. itself to see that a newspaper Is adequately recompensed for pub- becanse if a news- iy properly supported, it is able to. render broader and more effective service to the community. IPree publicity ld he no more expected from a news- paper than free advice from a lawwer, or free medical -adviee from a' physician. Most publish- paper ers are always willing to go move than half way in giving publicity to deserving causes; it takes money to conduet a newspaper and its advertising space is its chief source of rev. "BLUENOSE" - CLUB- FIND WORD'S ORIGIN Members Of Maritime: Provinces Club Find Frost And Rum Concerned In Their Old MEN Sobriguet After much investigation, a group' of members of the Mari- time Provinees Club of Montreal have come upon a fairly satis-. factory explanaaion = for «the term "Bluenose" which is ap- plied to the province of Nova Scotia and its natives. Generations ago, it seems, "the natives of Nova Scotia were ae- tually noted for a purplish tint a which winter frosts or too much mm gave to their noses. This wag long before the Canadian National Railways spanned Nova Scotia. It was back in. the days 'when Nova Scotia built famous wooden sailing vessels and sent famous skippers onto: the Seven Seas. The schooner "Bluenose' of Tamenburg, Nova Scotia, whieh holds the International "Schooner Racing Trophy, owes its nams and its fame to tradition hand- ed down from the days of "wooden ships and. iron men." somes. mproving Signs of business enue, A mean hard nck to the ehap who See had just explained th his sweet. Only a fool will pay twice for! heart that he couldn't marcy the same experience. | her because trade was so poor. EET rTe sr I 2 i Sleepy? No Pep? T of s hat's a sure sig spring is an ideal preparation for disturb the TRY A BOTTL tonic, WAMPOLE'S PHOSPHO-LECITH down feeling that affeets so many at this time of tie : year. Phospho-Lecithin is exceedingly palatable and does not 16-ounce Bottle for $1.25 E AND GET BACK YOUR VIM. Tire and that you need a spring IN correcting that lazy, pun 4 digestion. ---- 29 wo