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kind of man could be employed at full time and would save the County a lot of money. Of course the County Councillors, some of them, at least, would lose a fat job. but the County would be the gainer in the end. The ordinary County Councillor, unless he is a civil engineer, or has had exceptional road and bridge training under one, is no more fit to superintend the building of roads or bridges than a printer is to fill prescriptions in a drug store. The mere fact of being the Reeve of a municipality does not make a man know any more, nor does it make him proficient for a job for which he has had no attaining. One citizen on Monday told THE CHRONICLE that he thought it would save the counties of the provmce a mint of money if the Government would insist on supplying the plans and overseeing the erec- tion of all bridges costing over a certain figure. The Government could supply the engineers at a nominal figure, and, with their knowledge at the disposal of the various municipalities, a more sub- stantial job would be secured that would in the end cost a lot less money. The Durham Road Bridge is down now. It will cost a lot of money to take the “remains” out of the river. A new structure will have to be erected this summer. When the contract is let, we hope Superintendents to possess certain qualifications along road-building lines. But do they? There is only one man who should hold such a position, and that is a man who has had a thorough training in the work, knows the game from start to finish, and one who can, if the necessity arises, provide the plans, specifications and other data necessary for fkn na.---.:_._ ._ -A' n The proper place to rest the blame is on the whole County Council. They are the ones who should have seen to it that a proper and competent man, a man fully qualified in the art of bridge- building, was in charge of the building program, and with the authority to change as deemed neces- sary, any of the plans, to suit the changed condi- tions as they arose. It is about time that the citi- zens of the County made a protest against members of the County Council voting themselves into posi- tions which they are not qualified to fill. It costs too much money. There are other phases in County work, too, that. to our mind, are run fast and loose. There is a law in effect now requiring all County Road QI‘“AH:“L-M .‘ 7 There is no one in particular to be blamed for the collapse of the Durham Road bridge. It is folly to blame the inspector; he was there to work under instructions. There is no use blaming the County Roads Commissioner; he was not a bridge- builder, and possibly did the best he knew how. There is no use in blaming the engineer; he is hired by the day by the Council, was not on the job enough to keep in touch with it as he should, and it is questionable anyway if he could have made any radical changes without consulting the members of the County Council, who knew possibly less about it than he'did. a lot of stuff for a time under certain conditions, but when the time comes that something out of the ordinary happens. then is where the professional, with his better experience, rises to the occasion, changes his plans to suit the changed conditions and erects a structure equal to every strain that will be placed upon it. The amateur, on the other hand, blunders along on his original plans, wastes a lot of time, does a lot of guessing, and if he does com- plete a good job, it is attributable to good luck more than to good management. It is the same old question of the amateur vs. the professioPaL The amateur may get away with In our opinion, this bridge could have been built to withstand any flood of which the Saugeen River at this point is capable. Our reason for mak- ing this statement is that larger and more important bridges have been and are being built in much worse spots than this, and when completed, they are there to stay. The destruction of the County bridge on the Durham road near the cemetery Sunday morning has set a lot of people wondering just how much it costs this country as a whole to have amateur road superintendents and bridge building super- visors. Like other municipal bodies, the County Council (and Grey County is possibly not one whit different than any other) get together the first of the year, appoint the chairmen of the various com- mittees, and start out on a twelve-months’ cruise of extravagance and misdirected energy. While there is no manner of telling whether or not the Durham Road bridge would have stood the strain if built differently, still the people would feel a whole lot more satisfied were they sure that every- thing human had been done in the building of the structure to prevent just such an occurrence taking place as happened last Sundav. Whosmsr is afraid of submitting any question, civil, or religious, to the test of free discussiou,is more in love with his own opim than with truth. â€"WA TSON. PAGE 4. Published every Thursday mornin at the office, Garafraxa Stzeet, Durham, Ontario, y Frank lrwm, Editor and Proprietor. The Chronicle is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of $2.00 per year, 31.00 for six months. 50 cents for three months. To any address in the United States of America, $2.50 per Kear, 81.25 for six months. 65 cents for three mont 3. Foreign subscription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers ASsociation THE DURHAM CHRONICLE EARLIER ELECTIONS THE PUBLIC PAYS Thunday, April 29, 1-026. V3156 Some of the chiefs in the Riffian army have as many as 27 wives, so when one gets bowled over in the war, it creates a horrible amount of widows. â€"-London Advertiser. ’ his wife ought to call him “Colonel" hair with military bru egotist is the man who thinks just because he Sheaâ€"St. John other people wouid. Miss V. George, a London scientist, savs O the human skull is changing in shape. Our are growing longer and narrower, she says. wonder, with seven months winter and the of coal soaring. them “go.” Just wait and see. The fellow who has done the most kicking about the “,cold backward spring” will be the first to do likewise in the hot weather next July and August. The two Meaford editors at present. As soon as the ma are staging a scrap (13 get fit for travel, we intend running over some afternoon and watch Road conditions are the most changing things just now and hardly safe for a weekly paper to comment upon. A road that is blocked tight today may be open for traffic tomorrow. Now that the Ferguson Government has made known its redistribution bill and has done away with the riding of Centre Grey, what will The Tor- onto Globe find to yap about? The professor-lecturer isn’t the brings things home to you that yOI before. What about the laundrvmal knowledge that the citizens of the place ar them will move the Council to greater toward town cleanliness and by next mid we shall scarcely know the place. Let’s and see. The citizens of the town can, with little effort, be of inestimable assistance to the Council in the work. If we but keep the' front of our own premises in spic and span condition by cutting the weeds and raking up the stones, we do not think it will take very much persuasion to have the Board of Works see that the debris is hauled away to the dump. On the front street, especially, the business men could work wonders by looking after the fronts of their own premises, raking up the stones and other accumulations in neat piles, when a man with a team and wagon could soon haul it away. This will not take much time, will be good exercise, and will as well help to keep down the tax rate. If all this work is to be paid for and the Council has to hire men by the day, it will most decidedly cost money, and this outlay we will feel in our tax bills. This year we think we have a Town Council that will go at least half way with the citizens in an endeavor to make Durham the cleanest looking town in this section of the country. They cannot work alone, however, and to succeed, must have the whole-hearted support of the citizens. The work, too, must be commenced with the first appearance of growth and kept up till the frost next fall kills it. The practice of waiting until the burdocks and other weeds have smothered out the grass and then cutting them down is not a good one. Burdocks are' an eyesore, but if taken in time are easily killed, and the improved appearance of the place will amply repay any trouble or expense incurred. The time is nearly upon us when the grass will soon be growing and with it the weeds. Would it not be well to start now in a campaign to clean cated? A clean town is a progressive town, and it is marvellous how soon the tidiness habit grows upon a person or a municipality. No matter what arguments may be made for or against the December elections, the proof that those municipalities which have adopted the plan are enthusiastically in its favor should count for something. 0n the other hand, what a difference an election in December would make! The holiday season has not yet commenced, and with a better assurance of good weather, it is reasonable to suppose that a greater number of the electors would feel more in- terest in the result and turn out ingreater numbers to record their ballots. stock and in anything but the rhood fo-r {uming out to cast their ballots. Just why elections were ever intended to be held on the first Monday in January we fail to un- derstand, nor have we ever heard any person give a reasonable reason. Along about the New Year, the weather is cold and often not fit for the older electors to turn out and register their approval or disapproval of matters municipal. This is also the holiday season, or shortly after, and nearly every householder is too tired of the hustle and bustle of the festive season to want to bother about turning men. By holding the election in January, the tail end of the holiday season as a rule sees many of the business men tied up in straightening up their woulq meet with the approval of the electorate almost NOTES AND COMMENTS LET THE CITIZENS HELP CRISP COMMENT _-’ ~â€"' “.luV‘ :, we have an idea of what some :turer isn’t the only man who to you that you’ve never seen the laundryman? ma_tter of the expense that [p to the Council. The of the place are behind THE DURHAM CHRONICLE ) greater efforts next midsummer, Our faces says. No the price all try that On Thursday of last \Vm'k. the final meeting. so far as ”10 Durham congregation was concm'nml. Hf the North \Vellington I’x'trsln'tm'ial at the Women‘s Missionary Surinty M the [*nitett Church was huh! at Palmerston. This meeting was tlm final winding up of the fm-nwr Sau- gcon Presbyterian], with which the It is to ho. regretted that a mom infin'mativo report could nnt. hr- 0!)- tainud this \ka. but. with the lim- ited timv at. 0111' dislmsul. thP in- augural meeting of the \V. M. S. of Grey Prosbytory will haw to he passedflgver with this_ htjiof syhopgjs. Utl'm'ings \wrv taken at tho after- noon and owning llll‘OHIlgS. and \w understand a most gvnvrnus I'v- spons‘v was the result. The evening meeting opened at. 7.35 p.111. with the singing ef a hymn by the assemblage. t'ullmved hy prayer. The evening's ninsival [H'Ogl‘tlm was pruvicied by Mr. George King in Still), with a selection from a mule quartette. The larger por- tion of time devoted in this session was taken up in an address by Rev. 1). t). MeGi‘egni', minister of St An- drew’s Church, London. Feliewing the singing of a hymn hy the cun- gi'emition. and a prayer of thanks- giving. the meeting was closed with the benediction. J. Shaw. van Snund; Virv-l’rc'siâ€" dvnts. Mrs. ’arklmm. Um-n Suund. Mrs. Lugan. Mc'nrnl'cl, Mrs. Putt-rs. Durham. Mrs. Stnplvs. Humn'vr. and Mrs. Lzmghml. van Sulmd; livrnrd- mg: Svrrvlnr}; Mrs. J. J. Douglas. ()wvn Summit dlnrrvslumdilm Surrv- tary. Mrs. \\'. H. Smith. Durham: Sewrvtary nf Christian Stmvardship, Mrs. S. H. Brc-vsv. Chatswurlh; Snoâ€" rvtury ul’ \‘cmm: Pvuplv's “Turk. Miss Evans. ”won Smmcl: Svrrvhu-y Mis- sion Hand. Miss Slvwnsun. Holstvm; Swrvturivs nl' Finanrial (lunmlittm‘. Mrs. Gallagher, Mvufm-cl. Mrs. “'1‘!- sm. Uwvn Sunnd. and Mrs. 'Rc-v.‘ Latter. Hanan-r: Strangers St-t'rn- tary. Mrs. (llm'. Blakn'mm'k. Prim-- \‘illvz Supply CummittmI Sv(_'rvtar,\,'. Mrs. Louis Long. ()m-n Sound. Th0 duh'gatcs In the Coni'vrvm'n B'am'h wmm In consist. of “I“ n!“- lim‘l's and ”Hum HHN'I'S In hv ap- pointml from sum" 01' tlw I'vmuh- centres who “'01-“ unahlo' to M prvsvnt owing m Hm inumssahlu conditiun 01' lhv ruaals. 'l‘lw after- nmm svssiun vlusml with tho sing- ing_nf ths- National Antlu-m. 'l‘lw m-purt nt' tlw nominating cum- mittm' and olm'tiun Hf oflicvrs ful- IUWNL stv lz'Hvl' lwilu.’ aftvmvm'ds installml by Mrs. Young nf Toronto. Praym' fur llw nflicm's was ntl'mwl by Mrs. J. B. Frasm' uf Uwvn Suuml. 'J‘hv arrangmnvnts fm' lln- m-xt annual nuwlmg \w-rv discussml, and Um «1:120 and placv of [In-Ming: U?“ in HM- hands 01' Hm vnnnnittvn. Fe.»llo\\'ing are thv ol'lim-rs r-lm'lml: Hmmmry l’rvsiclvnh. Mrs. J. H. Fl'asvr. Mrs. «tank and Mrs. Gardiner. all «31' (Mom Snuml: "I'PSiIIo‘IH. Mm. I"II"V‘\ '.l AmIIIIgsI IIIII fPaIIIros III “10 MIN“- HOUII sussIIIn “I‘II' IIl summarx III ProsInII-rial II\_ .\II“..~'. IIIIIII-s Shim III ”“01! SI.;IIIIIII “III I‘IIII~'IIIIIIIIIII aIIII Bylawu IIV )IIS \IHIIIK. I“I-IIIIIIsIIIIIa- Iiw III ”II' IIIIIII“IIII IJIIIIIIIIIIIIII- III IZIIIIII'IIIIHI Bram II "IIIIIIIIIII I‘IIIII :I IIIIssIIIIIaI“y :IIIIII“I'ss In “I'. .II-aII how of Human. IZIIIIIa. Mrs. I.:IIIIIa\\' (If (NI-II SIIIIIIII 1.“:I\I“ an I'\(‘I‘“I'III solo. and [HilM'I' “as IIIII‘I'I'I‘ In .\II“S. IIImkI 5 (If ““0” <IIIIIIII. Tim mroling :uijmirnmi fur lunch at 12.30, fnlli'm‘ing whirl: Hu- ai'ivr- 11mm svssinn nlwnml at 2 n'rlnck. This svssinn was upc-nmi by “in singing «of a hymn. i'nlinwml by Hm srrip- tnru wading by Mrs. Jim; Smith of Durham. Mrs. Rutln-ri'm-«i of mwn Sound tin-n [ml in prnyvr. 'l‘lw rumi- ing of the minntvs of thv morning svssinn fullmx'mi. The Tuesday morning session opened with two streams of repre- sentatives of the uniting societies entering the church and mingling in a procession to their apponnted places, singing with the congrega- tion the. processional hymn, “The Church’s One Foundation." This was followed by a communion service of the Lord's Supper conducted by the Rev. '1‘. Elmer Kenny of Owen Sound, assisted by twelve ministers including llev. W. H. Smith and Rent J. E. Peters of Durham. Then came the roll roll, followed by the upâ€" pointment of committees. the nom- inations and resolutions. 'l‘he elus- ing prayer of the morning session was delivered by Mrs. Logan of M ea fun I. DURHAM MARKET Corrected April 29, 1926. 9 H033 ............ $13.25 eat, ................ 1.20 ((52 1.25 The representatives present from Durham churches were: From Knox Church: Rev. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. J. S. McIlraith, Mrs. John Bell, Mrs. R. R. Gatton and Miss Myrtle Koch; from Queen Street Church: Rev. and Mrs. Peters, Mrs. P. Gagnon, Mrs. A. C. Kinnee, Mrs. William Wiggins and Miss Margaret Law- rence. The initial meeting ofthe newlx- created Grey Presbyterial of t a United Church of Canada was held in Owen Sound on Tuesday morning, afternoon and evening of this week, with a large attendance from the various charges in the Presbytery. INITIAL IEEI'IIIG 0F GREY PRESBY'I'ERIAI. Dnrhm Delegates from Local Unit- ed Churches Attended Opening fleeting [n Qwen 80nnd_on Tnee- «laxâ€"I Good Program Presented. New Officers Elected I'ssarv. It is $310 in sz‘n that illnugh the "lf‘nfln'l‘s of Knox ('hllH'il III'H‘ t'llh‘l' the 110“ Prosbvtorv “ith un- IDOUHllPd IIIIHIIIsiasnI. it “as “iih considI- {lbll’ ll'gli‘i- that. tlIm stâ€" arm! ('OlillI‘PiiflllS \\itiI ”l0 IIM :Issn- ciatns IIf many yIIaIs standing. Durham Mun-ch has sn 1011;: Mon ammo-MM. thv transfm- of Durham l'nitnd Chm-ch mmgrvgalions tn Hm Hwy Proshylvry making this “N'- ussam'. It is safe to suv that ”much Mrs. (RM) W. H. Smith, Mrs. R. R. Cattnn and Miss Mal'garol. Mc- (iirr won“ in l’almvrslon last. Thurs- as clvll‘uah's fmm Kmvx l'mlmi church attvnding Hm vom'ludim: \V. M. S. cnnVOnIinu Hf North “TWINâ€"'- tnn proshytvriul. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brawn z-vmrnvd from thvir Milton’s sojourn in Flm'ida 'l‘uvsday night and mu- Mr. \\ illvt SUP”. aHIfIIIiing 01100" 9 l niwrsih. Kin gslIIII. is iIOInI- \isit- ing his faihm'. Mr. H. J. SUP“. for a fmv WI'I'ks. Miss Mun “(‘KN'IHHP \islimi iII (hum SmnIIl Hm first of tho wank. Mr. \V. Caldm' is in TOIIIIIln this \vm'k 0n husinnss. Miss Eula Burnott. of tho [Tnivmg Sity nf Wmtm-n Hntarin. Landon. ViSHWl at hvr lmmv llvl'v nvor Hu- \W'vk-vnd, I Mrs. “271. Vottutt was in Toronto from Tuesday to Saturday 0f last week \‘i.‘~.‘itim.,r lwr sistrr, Mrs. Wil- liam McPherson. Mr. and Mrs, tlharlvs Brown will crlrhratu thv guldvu anntwrsarv of their \Vt‘ddltng rm Saturday, May 1. 'l‘hoy will 1w at. homr t.“ rvrvivo ttwir t'rit-mte! from .‘i tn 6 1». m. ! Missrs ltt-llv Ray and Mary Mor- rison Hf “(WINCH haw returm-ct tn 'l‘urnntn at'tt-r slwndiug‘ tlm wintor mnnths at, ttwir hmnvs. Miss Ina Burnvtt, is Visiting: frivmts in 'l‘t‘vrnntn. Mr, t). B. Lawrnnrv lt-t't Tuesday for 'l'm'unto and vxtwrts to ho ah-t svnt fur a muva 0f mnnths. H0 motnrmt (1mm in his new Chev. marh. tho first. lnral mutorist to attempt. a trip at any distanrn out nt' tnmr this" spring. Mr. Ward Km'h of Quoon's Uni- versity, Kingston, is Visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Kuch an}! fagfily._ Mrs. Hopkins visited in Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops and other points in British Columbia, as well as in Alberta and Saskatchewan. She re- ports a good trip, an excellent time and appears much improvml in lie‘fl‘ltllnl'ron'i lwr extended visit, Mrs. James Hepkins returned a week a o from a seven months’ trip to the “est, where she visited her sisters, the first visit they had had tOgether in forty years. thile West Mr. R. finale}? I)?" E'x'é'ié'; is visit- ing for a couple of weeks with his dagghtey, Mrs. H. S. Grid. Mr. George L. Reid, daughter Eliza- beth, and son Geo . also Mr. Gil- bert Buerger, all 0 Bayport, Mich motored over and spent the first of the week with the farmer's aunt, Mrs. J. W. Bogle, and Cousin W'ill. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bradley of Winnipeg were in town over. the week-end, the guests of her arents. Dr. and Mrs. Wolfe. Mrs; radley arrived in town Thursday night. but Mr. Bradlev, who was east on a trip to New York and other Am- erican and Canadian cities, did not reach here until Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley left Monday' morning for Winnipeg, and returned 9}: way of Detroit. Chicago and w-â€"â€" wnu‘. Minnea' olis. Thef’exppct E'arrive hogap .t‘ i§_ Sqturdqy_nlght._ SOCIAL AND PERSONAL A. NOBLE, Dealer, Durham D. Mc'l‘angy __Som Flesherton Quality â€"-â€"the finest you can buy in a low- -priced car, is provided by Chevrolet. The Quality built into a Chevrolet assure: economy from the time of your purchase through the entire life of the car 10ft Tuesday is In ho ah- mnnt‘hs. H0 nvw Chev. mutm'ist to distam'v (ml v v,‘_ PEPTONA A lire-at 'l'unic'. HIHH‘H\"~ 'r» Mum! and amwll'lv ....51.00 REXALL Syrup Hypophosphites \Vill tun“ Hp 1hr tic-Mm :1 mi {lmwlihn 11'» HI, huHI.- $1.00 KODAKS Films and Supplies 'l'lw Him in lhv xviiuxx WV fur g'mul lvic'llll't's. YOUR FILMS DEVELOPED MAX - I - MUR WALL PAPERS 'l‘lw \o-rgx‘ lutwst. lhm‘! mus wmm: «~lll' luz'gv :o~.~'«n'tmo-I:l. ROOM LOTSâ€"-BALP PRICE McFadden’s Drug Store Th0 annual «'hm-vh pm'ml. ham Lodgn, No. 169. l, u. u be held on Sunday uu-mnu t0 Knox l'nilmi ('lum-ln. TO ATTEND CHURCH w.\-II .‘Vl"l“'l Tuesday, where she will take radium treatment for her trouble. Her daughter, Mrs. Renwivk of Tun-mu... came up In See her last week. and with Mr. Aitrhisnn, awunipmw-«l the patient to 'l‘nrunm, Mr. Walter Dunbar of Detroit is visiting at his home in lenolg. Mrs. Thomas Aitrhisun. “110 has horn ill in the heapitnl livi-u zur sym0_tim0,_ was _t.ak0_ti_ to 'l‘nruiizn Mrs. Warnock. roturnod to iwr home It Gmiorich last, \wok Eiff~~r spending a few Wfll'kh‘ with iii-p daughter, Mrs. R. M. Sparling. hum, Mrs. Sparling and two Childl'i'n my at present visiting Mr. Swirlimfs mother at (hrgill. Mr. H. Mi-imsliii is Visiting hounds thjg week in Clifford. ‘ Mrs, Currie hu receiwd mm that her son. Russell E. Currw. who has been {or some time n. 9.. West. first. at (Henry and lum- at Champion, Alberta. was coming: linst and intended to make his lmmw hum in the future. Mrs. Currie has iu-fln It her home It Collingwnmi {m- ~ rune time. Mr. Currie expects in 3mg“. here in “It? course of a \‘H‘l'k (W h: a. Mr. and Mrs. Harry (lullvn u!“ h... trait are visiting the laihwk use-p, Hrs. William Palkiugham. .h-.. 1”:- a few days. port a plenum wjntor. Tlumgh gleaned to Rt back (0 ”1111' ““me era. the ’ were Pvidently nut much in) With the SOON-SM?!” ”Hit greeted them Hm murmur. .« "'1‘ their arrival. Syrup \\’ill tun. awn-lib WEEK FROM SUNDAY Don‘t miss :I 3‘an mvnl . of Hm .\l a _\‘ 9. “’agos ul' Sm h Hunt one? of a luv-w .31..; w the fllwakvr. sun! wt 4 he SIM. \Vt'l'c' Hi HM! the: punishmvut hu- H was I weapon of th [Inkling their mum-m This was not. an». 'l‘lm merely Christ's «miss tlwr M flllm‘ I‘Plium unflmw 00 um long a Al. Hm I‘ tho mass. | . [ow “u gamma“ hi 'l'illv livn (IHN' "1|th ll m'n What] The da 3‘ HII MI Ami xx IH LIVED IN DURHAM “1! \VII ch llulif‘n {Irv 1 In {NH edumm need HI ”IDS? l undvm loss Um INN-mm the amour: of those In 01(- mvim Minn 01mm: ID} Wm- pem r11 2 8h! M I M indus mph l Jon-IO. pun 2dr Hu- n 0" gaqu-' unnato- n and: “‘0. I‘ll“. 0| Mn!- 1) n 34‘" fighting. u ununl '0!" I“ a half a ludlc- I I") ”III Uil th( 8H ll“! Ul’ d Thursday, April Th. M m; \l Save H