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THE NEWSPAPER SERVICE OF THE DRYDEN DISTRICT Zi COVERING THE TERRITORY BETWEEN FORT WILLIAM AND KENORA. | VOL. X. DRYDEN, ONTARIO, AUGUST 19th, 1932. No. 34. ® THE COLUMNIST If T was not cordial the other morning, when 4a rap came on my office door post, it was lke- 'cause I was figuring, how to p make a hundred and fifty units "#" pay a thousand dollars worth of drafts. 1 am never benevolent during > these moments, at all other times, I am courtesy itself, and rather pride myself on my plac: idity, in fact so far have I car- ried this, that some of my de- tractors have likened me to a sheep. So my "Come in!' was not earty, because I was bothered, and I was still further disturbed at the appearance of my visitor. Dirty, dispirited, and on closer look, diacopie. His quest was a meal, this [ arranged. Then pity and re- morse seized me, and I became human, and saying, inaudibly of' course to my banker, "To Hell] with the drafts,"" I addressed | myself with sympathy to my! fellow creature. : First I gave him a wash in several waters, then I saw to his meal, and after much mental balance between five and ten cents, handed him a nickel cigar. They are quite good,and I sal- ved my conscience, knowing that a friend of mine in Wabi- goon smokes them altogether, and fequently, treats me to the brand. My man was shady fifty, sun- ny sixty, pleasant of manner, and with a mice voice. He was a fireman, out of work for two years, and came immediately from Ottawa, whither he had gone from New Westminster, one of a numerous gang of Dominion wide out of works, converging upon our capital city to interview the Prime Minister. His story may or may not have been true, it sounded; straight to me, and as I men- tioned, but did not detail, be- fore, his scalp or skull had a five inch longitudinal cut, sear- cely healed, bearing mute testi- mony to some fracas. His story was: That gathered in 'Ottawa, fourteen of the lot, finally eliminated to seven, were chosen to talk with Mr. Bennett, and that the rest congregated somewhere; he said, the Market Square, waiting the result of the conversation. Suddenly, from this and that direction, all sorts of soldiers and police smashed into the assembly. Even an ar- moured car .appeared. My nar-| rator 'found = himself on the ground, felled by a baton. hence, the scar. Taken to the _hospita., | sewn up and at once dismissed.' now tramping back to British' Columbia. ! No complaints came from him, he was merely dirty and hungry. He needed a friend, he found one in me. It might have been anyone else than I, doubtless had and will, before he gets home. I was-curious about his views, and said, "When you get back to New Westminster, and find yourself, as I hope, once more an employed citizen, will you vote for Mr. Bennett? I cannot print his reply in a family news- paper! i And then I mused. * ED o% 'What is wrong with Mr. Ben- nett? Possibly the most sincere, hard working, idealistic Premier in Canada's history, and yet go where you will, the common people do mot hear of him gladly. Did he promise too much be- fore the Election, or is it the re- a | os to neglect ur INSURANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS A dance will be held in the Pulp Mill Hall on Saturday evening, August 20th, from 9 to 12 pm. "The Snappy Five" will play. Admission gents 50e, ladies 25c. * 0H * Keewatin Baseball Team will meet Dryden here on Saturday, August 20th, at 6 o'clock. This promises to be a real game so be sure and see the encounter. DECORATION DAY SUNDAY NEXT, AUGUST 21st Rev. T. Cann, Eagle River, will conduct the service at the cemetery at 2.30 p.m. All ex-service men to meet at the Pulp Mill Hall at 1.30 p.m. Decorations to be worn. All desiring to take part in the parade are requested to he on time promptly. Sergt. Major Doyle will be in charge of the parade. Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis of Minnitaki announce the engage- ment of their only daughter, Nellie Frameis, to Leonard Reg- inald, eldest son of 'Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Weare of Minnitaki. Wedding to take place early in September. Announcement Mr. and Mrs. H. Pope of Dry- den, announce the engagement of their only daughter, Edna May, to Mitchel Lataryn, som of Mr. and Mrs. Lataryn of Regina, Sask. The marriage will take place at Dryden on the 27th day of August. After the ceremony a reception will be held at the home of the bride's parents, all friends welcome. THE SNAPPY FIVE The splendid reputation gain- led by the 'Snappy Five Orches- tra' has been solely built up on its musical ability. In the brief time of its existence the de- mands upon the orchestra has {been nothing short of wonderful. Already, it has played in some "of the most successful dances throughout the district, and is booked up for numerous import- ant engagements during the winter months. . Just two weeks ago, at a dance in the Pulp Mill Hall, the "Snappy Five" made its bow to the Dryden public and their rendering of a fine musical pro- gramme on that occassion was crowned as it deserved to be, with complete success. So keen was the appreciation of the: ef- forts of the Orchestra that the "Snappy Five" have been ask- ed to put on a bi-monthly dance in the coming season. It is to be hoped that they will do so. For a summer dance, the hall was comfortably crowded and everyone spent a most enjoyable evening. The dainty lunch 'was all that could be desired, and the service exceptionally good. The individual members dom- prising this talented orchestra, need no introduetion--Mrs. Li. Beath (piano), Mr. Osear Green (violin), Mr. Robert Higgins (banjo), Mr. Claude E. Stans- field (saxophone) and Mr. Les. Withrow (drum). : Tomorrow night, Saturday, August 20th, at the Pulp Mill Hall, the "Snappy Five' are due to appear at a public dance. An opportunity mot to be lost to enjoy the strains of a well bal- anced orchestra. action of depression? : It ig possible he will come out big man, yet I do not believe this will save him from the wrath of the voting lowly, and now there are many such in the Dominion. . - : ! * se Are my theories wrong? Mus- ing am I bemused? I believe the concepts of the professorial economists, the poli- ticians, the statesmen, the tariff tinkerers, the trade barterers, are futile panaceas, to do Justice to humanity. I am told by many friends that the down and outs, the unemployed, the grimy, the restless, are so of their own _J. E, GIBSON, Agent fault, in most cases. And pon- dering, I go to dinner, LEGION PICNIC " (To late for publication last week) Despite the unsettled state of the weather, well over 200 happy juveniles and a large crowd of of the Ottawa Conference a big, grown-ups attended the amnual picnic 'of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Dryden Branch of the Canadian Legion held at Thun- der Lake Thursday of last week. The President, Mrs. W. IH. Brownhill, who had spared no effort to make the affair a suc- cess, had a wonderfully efficient troupe of helpers to assist her. Everybody lent a hand and the result was that the kiddies in 'the line of refrehsments enjoyed; themselves 'to the "full" with everything from luscious ice cream downto the humble but nutritous peanut. In providing a programme of sports, the Auxiliary obtained the co-operation of the Legion and the various events were run off without a hitch amid tre- mendous excitement. The results were as follows: 4 years and under--B. Hewit- son; C. Wintle; Joan Coward. 5 and 6 years--Peggy Winters- gill; Joan Hewitson; Dorothy Davies. Boys 7 and 8--Trevor Coward; is Clinker; Gordon Alexan- er. Girls 7 and 8--G. Mercer; M. Harris; E. Wintersgill. Boys 9 and 10--J. Dempster; J. Gammon; D. Dempster. Girls 9 and 10---dJ. Morettin; Audrey Winterbottom; Joan Hooker. Boys 11 and 12--D. Ernewein; Alfred Ansley; Harry Lappage. Girls 11 and 12--Nine Proud- foot; Jean Noble; Mary Cooke. Boys--Douglas Hateh; Brian Crawley; Jack Cootes. Girls 3-Legged Race--Esther Mercer and Beth Mercer; Jessie Cole and Rhoda Davidson. Boys 3-Legged Race -- Roy Evans and Douglas: Hatch; Frank Cullen and Brian Crawley. Girls Race 13 and 16-- Addie Cole; Ruth Winters; Jessie Cole. Boys Race 13 to 16--Roy Evans; V. Pronger; Douglas Hatch. Girls Egg and Specn Race-- Addie Cole; Rhoda Davidson. Wheelbarrow Race--D. Hatch and Roy Evans; Fred Clinker and Geo. Bowes. ° : Needle Race--Ray Hatch; Mac Wigle. . Ladies 100 Yards--- Mrs. HH. Wintle; Mrs. Couch; Mrs. J. Hewitson. : Gents 100 Yards Race-- Frank Moore; Fred Clinker; Dick Coward. 3-Legged Race--dJack Benson and Mrs. J. Hewitson; Paul Morettin and Mrs. F. Clinker. Thread Needle Race--F. Clin- ker; C. Wright. Almost at the last a drenching storm, threatened to mar the en- joyment of the crowd but not even the terrific downpour could dampen the enthusiasm of the gathering. Those who made the homeward trip in trucks experienced rain like the proverbial "ecats and dogs,' but arrived at the Mill Hall soaked: to the skin; full of pep and all extremely happy. Perhaps the most pleasing part of the 'entire afternoon was the kindly 'action of ear owners who provided transportation. Al- most without exception every truck or car in town rendered assistance and the President de- sires to express her sincerest thanks for their generous help. Without their aid a picnic would be out of the question. SOME SUNFLOWERS Instead of worrying about a poor crop Ken Hdye is faced with the problem of where to store his sunflower crop this year, so great has it flourished. They have grown to such prop- ortions that Ken is now negotia- ting to dispose of some of the stocks te Municipal corporations for telephone poles. Well, any- way the sunflowers are now 10% feet high and are growing at the rate of two inches daily. Scott's Store will continue to do business under new manage- ment 'and is not closing as has been rumoured. Goods will be sold as usual, and at reduced EASTERN STAR PICNIC HUGE SUCCESS The first picnic and what we hope will be an annual affair, was enjoyed by the members and friends of Silver Star Chap ter, O.E.S., at Eagle iRver last Thursday afternoon, when weather conditions could not have been more suitable for such an event, Cars assembled at the Masonic Hall at 2 pm. and conveyed the picnickers to Little Eagle Lake. Some engaged in swimming while others sat around and en- joyed the beautiful scenery. Returning from the Lake to the Camp a sumptuous supper wag enjoyed by all Many thanks are. due to the Eagle River members for the labour so ungrudgingly given in order to make the outing a pleasant one for all. : It is no easy task preparing and clearing up for a company of about one hundred people and the committee in charge heartily thank everyone who loaned cars and who helped in any way to make the outing the huge success that it was. FRUIT TREES FLOURISH IN ~~ DRYDEN This week we paid a wisit to the farm of Mr. A. L. Orvis in Van Horne Township and what we saw was actually a revela- tion. If anyone had told use we wouldn't have believed it. Just back of their lovely home Mr. Orvis has a regular orchard or the nearest thing to one that the writer has ever seen. Several plum trees of different varieties are so loaded with fruit the branches are drooping to the ground. Some are wild not yet ripe and there are several trees of tame ones, one in particular was loaded with good sized ripe plums and the ones we sampled were delicious and very sweet. Three large crab apple trees are also laden with fruit, as fine as any that are imported from other parts of the province. Al though the apples appeared ripe as far as colour goes Mr. Orvis the middle of next month. Cherries and other small fruits are also grown in abundance. The care and time that Mr. Cr- for the. experiment with fruit trees is mainly just to prove trict and he certainly has achieved that. : Father McDougall from St. George and Mr. and Mrs. J. Ritchot of St. Norbert, were the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Skillen. M0 LJ 2954.40.21 -Pathfinder Tread TIRE LIFETIME GCUARANTEE COME AND SEE YOUR LL iBIZE 49 out of 100 PREFER GOODYEARS Durance Bros. & Co. prices. D, W. Scott Estate. DRYDEN ONTARIO says they will be at their best| g vis devotes to this hobby of his 4 is amazing and his chief reason|} what can be grown in this dis-|BE Man., || SOCIAL & LOCAL M. Einarson, of the Royal Bank staff, left Tuesday to send his vacation in Winnipeg and at his home in Lundar, Man. * * * _ Mrs. O. H. Pronger and sons Vernon and George have return- ed after spending a holiday in Winnipeg. x * * Mrs. J. A. Payne and two children have returned to Eagle River after visiting in Dryden the guest of Mrs. Thos. Graham. * * * Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gibson have returned from a holiday spent at Kenora. ® % % Lester Pronger has returned after spending a visit in Winni- beg. * * Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Wigle and Mrs. H. Morison left Sunday for Kenora, where they will board their car, which was shipped by rail, and will motor across the western provinces to the Coast. » * » MelIntyre of *» Miss - Patricia Rainy River and Miss Claire Boisenault of Winnipeg were the guests of Miss E. McDougall last week. * 2 Miss Alexina McDougall of Lorette, Man., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Skillen over the weekend. * *» 2 * Walter Hardie from Port Arthur has been spending a holi- day at his home here. %* * ® Harry Johnson, Fort Willian, is holidaying at his home here. The following pictures will be shown at the Strand Theatre: August 29th-- 'The Man Call- ed Back." September Ist--"Cis- co Kid."" September 5th--'De- licious."" September 8th--' 'The Cohens and Kellys in Holly- wood."' September 12th--'Hotel Continental."' September 15th-- "Five Star Final.' September 16th-- "Top Speed."' September 22nd--'Frankenstein."" Septem- ber 26th-- 'Drums of Jeopardy."' September 29th -- '""Amatuer Daddy." Auto Accident Every 40 Minutes in August Last According to the records of the Motor Vehicles Branch of the Ontario Department of High- ways, motor vehicle accidents during the month of August, 1931, averaged more than 33 per day. Included in this number there were 77 fatalities and 1025 persons injured. This record, be it understood, for the province of Ontario alone, and not for the whole country as one might imagine from: the size of the figures. . The causes of the accidents recorded were various, but it is noteworthy that more than one fourth of the motorists involved came to grief while driving on the 'wrong side of the road and 'almost as many were driving too fast for traffic and road con- ditions. : Miss Rosaline Madder of Win- nipeg is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. O. H. Pronger. 3% 3* * Frances Cooper of the Winni- peg Tribune was a business visitor to town this week. * * » Mrs. Jos... Hollingshead and three children, of Winnipeg, were the guests of Miss Ivy Pronger over the weekend. 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