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The quality of the fire engines produced by the company controlled by this pioneer Canadian manufac- turer is attested by the present en- gine in uSe in Durham which, after 32 years’ service, is still in good re- pair and able to throw three good He was the man who built the first fire engine in Canada and his engine sold in every province in the Dominion. His engine won two medals at the Philadelphia Centen- nial in 1876, one at the World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893, and a gold medal at the Western Fair, in London. The death 01 John 1). Ronald a week ago Sunday is of more than passing interest to residents of Durham. Mr. Ronatd was the man who built the firs: steam fire en- gine in Canada, and the man who built the present engine in use in Durham, purchased as far back as 1894. Mr. Ronald was a native of Paisley. Scotland, where he was born 95 years ago. He came to Detroit when 18 years of age and later moved to Chatham, becoming a partner in the Hyslop and Ronald Steam Fire Engine Works, in 1856. In this plant every form of land and marine engine was built, and the company also built steamships and tugs. Unless reasonably well informed on a subject, we are of the impres- sion that a person’s “opinion” is not worth much. At this, we do not wish to insinuate. that a person should he devoid of opinions. He should, though. he prepared to listen to reason, and be open to conviction when a worth-while argument is put up against him. There is no plum ll‘ this. modern, progressive world. for the bull-headed and cannot-be-changed ideas that are entertained in many quarters. Not a bit. A Chick’s balance, university scientists say, is auto« matic. A baby’s is not. A Chick's muscles control its legs. A baby must learn to control its legs by using its brain. A baby which has learned to walk has learned more than the oldest hen that ever flut~ tered after is head was cut off. Life is harder for human beings than for animals because it is richer. A PIONEER MAN CFACTURER A chick can walk as soon as it brvaks. from the shell. A baby can- not walk for many months. There- fore, a chick is smarter than a baby. There is still another argument we have in mind which, though lu- dicrous in the extreme, is not more so than some of the conclusions that have been reached in arguments we have heard. It is quite evident to us the point the temperance lecturer wanted to bring out, but what a different an- swer he got from the man in the back of the hall, who, quickly form- ing an opinion, jumped to the con~ clusion that he was right, and glib- ly answered: “It shows where all you teetotal fellows go to!” “What was it the rich man called for in hell?” he demanded frantical- ly. “Was it whiskey? No! Was it rum? No! (crescendo on the last ‘No'). It was water; clear, cold sparkling water from some brook or mountain stream! Now, broth- ers. what does that show?” Barnum, the great showman, was more than fifty per cent right when he said that the great American public liked to be humbugged. When we hear some people giving “auth- entic” information on topics upon which it is very apparent they know very little, we think of the temper- ance lecturer who was one night holding forth on the evils of the strong drink trafiic. _ :-â€"â€"~,â€",â€"-.â€".; :":::_;._::::t:.:::â€"_':‘_:_~J Some one has truthfully remark- Thursday, January 39, 1937 ;ed that a . man’s business ability ' ' ,_ _ w: icannot be judged by his adeptness _- " ’ f in banging the nose ball in the side FORMING OPINIONS r'pocket. It doesn’t pay, sometimes to jumps If YOP'VG 80t a million (1011313, at conclusions and form an opinion your "11°33'11" 33198 may be referred on any matter on which one is noti to as temperament. If you haven’t. at least partly informed. Theretheprdmary public tabs you as a are, in every community, some? plam everyday darn foot . peOple who do this and, for some: We congratulate Barrister Currie unaccountable reason, they seem to 0f Newmarket, 3 former Reeve .Of. acquire e following. Whether they Durham. m successfullyyontestmz know anything about a question or the mayoralty Pf hewmarket, not, they simply wzll have their where he now resxdes. . lie was el- opinion, and, right or wrong, seek ected to the .chief position of his to force other possibly betterâ€"in- home town wnfh a majority 0f 338- formed people to agree with them. Ll,“ Grey v, 1" her divorce pro~ Usually they are wrong, but that ceedings against her famous hush. makes little difference to them, for band, gharlie 91131311,", describes they are Johnny-on-the-job when h"? as a b?33t° LV1d?ntly Char-v the next question comes up. he s occupation of throw_1ng_custard Whosoever is afraid of submit- ting an J question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the truthâ€"WATSON. year, 81.25 for six month-£65 cents for three months. Foreign sub- scription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly News- papers Association. at the oflice, Garafraxa Street, Durham, Ontario, by Frank Irwin, Editor and Proprietor. The Chron- icle 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, 25 cents for one month. To any address in the L'niteq States of America, $2.50 per PAGE 4. Published gvery Thursday morning Children should be tannedin the sun, a doctor says. In olden times Um woodslfed was the usual place.â€" Kingston Whig-Standard. a chance to translate the minister’s remarks to another old retired marâ€" iner. Captain Williams. The latter was deaf. and the minister's voice of- ten failed to reach him. One night at a neighborhood gathering Captain Williams in the course of a vivid narrative, had referred to the “big tire in ‘81." “Was it the concensus of opinion,” said the minister, “that the conflagration was the result of some accident or the work of an in- cendiary?" “Hey?" said deaf Cap- tain Williams. turning to his faith- ful friend for light. “What he wants to know." called Captain Loveless, in ‘ his shrillest tone. "is whether the big flre was sot or ketched." Captain Low-loss had strong 0bâ€" joctions to what he called the “new minister's high-bum talk.” The captain's own language was of a primitive» and unadorned variety. and nothing pleased him more than been so in Quebec' province it is thought the tragedy in Montreal never could have happened. a score more injured in the rush to get out of the show house in which a minor outbreak of fire started a panic, is a tribute to the farsight- edness of Ontario provincial offi- cials. In this province the theatre “Exit” law is very strict. Had it been so in Quebec province it is The Montreal" theatre disaster of Sunday of last week. in which 78 children were crushed to death and Barney Parsons has been ap- pointed the new train announcer at London station. Barney, we un- derstand, has always been a rather decent sort of fellow heretofore. 'Stoo bad. Now he’ll have to learn another of those foreign languages for fear some of the passengers in London station will understand what he is saying. Another good man gone wrong! Huron County Wardens are se~ lected on the party politics system, one year a Liberal and the next a Conservative, the members of the County Council of the proper poli~ tical faith selecting the Warden for that year. Personally, we think there is no room in municipal life for party politics and trust that such a proceeding will never be ad- opted in Grey County. The Kincardine Review says that a married man may be down, but he’s never out. That may be true of the Kincardine married men, but not of those in Durnam. One mar- ried woman in this town says that before marriage she could never get away from her future hubby. Now, she never knows where to find him. A disastrous fire was recently averted at Forest, due, a newspaper dispatch says, “to the abundant supply of water available through the new waterworks system.” Dur- ham should be similarly equipped in case of need. With us it is not a question of whether we can afford it, but, rather, can we afford to be without it? A. Durham woman was called out of bed at five o’clock one recent morning to answer the telephone, and the following dialogue ensued: “Hello.” “Hello.” "How are you this morning ?” “All right.” “Well, then, I guess I must have the wrong number.” A country is not made great by the number of square miles it con» tains, but by the number of square people it contains. The Dayton, Ohio, News is responsible for the above assertion. The News has a wide field in which to start a rous~ ing missionary campaign. Lita Grey, in her divorce pro~ ceedings against her famous hus- band, Charlie Chaplin, describes him as “a beast.” Evidently Char-- lie’s occupation of throwing custard pies is not so humorous in the home as on the silver screen. We congratulate Barrister Currie of Newmarket, a former Reeve of Durham, in successfully contesting the mayoralty of Newmarket, where he now resides. He was el- ected to the chief position of his home town with a majority of 338. Deathbed confessions may be all right, but somehow or other they always remind us of the fellow who Wants to bet his money after the election is over. And still another one was heard to refer to the South Grey Elec- toral District as the South Grey Electrical District. One Durham citizen informs us that he thinks this Government Patrol system should be all right, once it gets working. A Chicago mother is dead as the result of spanking her son. Any eight- or ten-year-old boy can see the moral in this. There aren’t many of us who can not enjoy a jokeâ€"on the other fel- low. streams of water when the occa- sion demands. NOTES AND COMMENTS tampon-or unromm is not very much elike' the Prince of Wales. Though he is several years younger he appears to belong to an older generation. We doubt if he has the. Not Like Wales Emperor Hirohito is no much .like' the Prince 01 Though he is sgvgral years L- -___ _ new emperor has not objected. Prob- ably he feels that so long as his sub- jects can cry “Banzai” with such heartiness his throne is secure. the cmwds immediately fell upon their faces, not daring to lift their "3'08 to the royal countenance. But. when Hirohito appears they stand up in his presence and cheer. The th P handed it to his Admiral that it. might prOperly be dealt. with. His PWDIe have a new and cUrious emo- tion for this sallow, solemn looking .Wmm: man. l’ntil 1924 when the imperial ruler passed along a street a dog on the ship gave birth to nine puppies and it was decided that three were as many as should he permitted to live. The others were about to he cast owrhoard when Hii-ohito heard of it. He stayed the execution and USN] to amuse himself hy tending the puppies and playing with them. Later on Hwy were sent to the Imperial palac'v. where they are said to'ho flourishing: today (even unto the shroud and third genera- tion. tin his twentieth hirthday he gave special orders that the Sililm‘S in the Japanese navy should share .in the honors and spot-ial festivities fwvrv thm'enpi'in provided for them. Never Touches Honey At. Gibraltar the Governor invited} the l’l'lllt‘t' to a race meeting and an American naval officer arranged a sweepstake for the benefit of the visiting Japanese. The horse won. and the American. quite naturally, handed the money to His Royal Highness. But no Japanese Emper- or in history had ever been ‘known to touch money, and besides Japan- ese royalty is not fond of gambling. The Japanese in the royal suite were in consternation. But Hirohito re-‘ ceived the money andasubsequently, handed it. to his Admiral that it I’I'im'm gum m-clm's that ”my slmuld ho allumul t0 ('nnu- closvr. Thml hn askml his royal brothers and HM gmltlvnwn in his suitn who we're occupying tlw from, swats to 1mm! down 50 that. tlw Viow uf tlm sailors might not be ohstl'uctml. One day His trip hmmlonml him but his mhwalhm lwl'nro'ham! had hI‘Oaclmwd him., It. is related that one night he sat nu tlw dka of thn Japanvse war- ship “Katm-i“ watchmg mution pic- turns. 'l‘hv (‘WW H: Um ship had c‘l‘qm'oh-d Hn tho' check (0 SN! the Show and had been crowded back so that thn mon might not approach too near the Royal prvsvnco. But tho s11m11 11f his must anxinus n111m1111ts 1111 11111 t111111i.~° 1111111. It is difficult if not in'ipnssihlu for 1111 11utsid111° in get anv clear idea of the 1°I1a1°111rt111° 01‘ a Japamme En11111101° in Japan. H11 is not 1111 11xhii1iti0n. H11 is not 111 1111 \isit11d. 1111 1111115 not. make 3111111111115 \111i1°i1 11111 quot11d.H11 is 11 n1°1°111 nusivrinu» l11°11$11111°1.BU*. Himhiin M11111 1111 took his° world t0111°,c:1n111 into the 011111. 115 it. \\'111°11.. and mam 1113011l11 had 1111 111111111°11111itx 111' 1111- sawing him. ln ono important. rospovt ho. is dill'oi'ont. from any of his pi-odi-m-s- son's. HP has had a \Vostm'n mluca- tion and he has handled about. tho world living tho first of his long lino mm- to haw lott his kingdom. Ho also «11 Mars in tho Fm'opoan ta- shion and plays Fln'opoan game's such as golf and tonnis. Ho likos tho old .lapanoso spoits of fishing swimming and \xivstling. too. He is fond of “ah-hing hasohall ganivs. ln tt-nnis ho- usmt to tako rc-gular in- strurtion from lx’nmonai. tho. notvd .lapanoso playoi'. who was hado to; forgot. that his pupil was tho i-ogont.‘ and i'omomhei that ho was mowh a‘ \onth \\ ho dosii'od to loam to p13) a docvnl #81110. It would lm no flattvi \ to sav that Hirohito gaw Knmonai Since the war .the personality of a reigning monarch is of much less importance than the personality of 3 Prime Minister or a Foreign Sec- retary.B11t this generalization does not apply to Japan. and that is wh3 the character of the new Emperor Hil'Ohito is a‘ matter of the llrst im- portance to .the world generally. In a sense he is Japan. While Japan has been modernized in many res- pects its awe for its Emperor re- mains 11111'hange1l. Its regard for its royal famil3 is part of its reli- gion. This regard is 1llust1'ate1l b3 a little story Anne Hard tetls in the New York Herald Tribune Magazine. An .\n1er.iean 1111111la3'l111‘1ki11g out; '11! a hotel window in 'l11kio wast amazed to see hundreds of men in,l the sheet below with their little‘ brooms. s33'ee11‘1ing tne dust into! pretty patterns to make it more beautiful for the young l’1'1111'e lliro- 1 hite, who was expected to pass that 33'a3'. Probably the new King does not regard himself as a. 1:01! but. if his 1111111110 wish in ell1i1133‘ him with s11p‘ernatu1'al attributes it is not. likel3' that he 33ill seek to 1lisal1use. them. BRIEF GUIPSES OF JAPAN’ S EMPEROR Kindly and Considerate Different From Others THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Prince‘s gift of getting fun out of things, and no doubt. he has been so rigidly trained that he does not un- derstand what it is to get boredfilli- went through his appalling official program without the slightest. sign of impatience. It is related that when he went to \‘lSit the Duke of Athol in Scotland he. heard the Ja- panese anthem played on the bag- pipes and expressed himself as pleased with it. Making a speech in the London Guildhall he showed his royal composure to good advantage. He began reading from a large roll of paper. It became unwieldy and he lost his place. There was a dead tsilence as the young Prince wrestled 7 'in a gentlemanly manner with the roll. His hearers were wanting to shout or scream to relieve the ten- sion, but he was calmness personi- fied. When he got the paper straightened out he proceeded where he had left off. Why should. he permit himself to get nervous be: cause a crowd of people, most. of whom could not trace their..ances- try for even a thousand years, were waiting? He probably considered. that most of them were lucky to be' within sound of his voice. i The picture is thrilling and there are many laughs. The story has to do with the struggles of an ambitious mill worker who loves the daughter of a steel magnate. to rise in . the world. How he wins against. almost insnperalile handicaps is graphic- ally pictured. l'vaturv at, the Veterans’ Star tlmatrv on 'J’hurscluy and Saturday of this wvvk. \ll thv momhm» 0| thn ('ompam' Iulhmml Hm Homing mvtal from (me slagv to auotln-r and many 01 the gigantiv fmnacvs, Bvssemm's, mixm‘s and cum mtm's. as “011 as the ladlv train, play :1 big part in the produc- tinn. "Stm'l l’rofcrrml” will be tlw During the filming of the picture one of the big scenes in the produc- tmn was the tlt‘SlI‘llCllOll 01' a cum- plele lmlle train carrying many tens ul’ nmlten ll'lel l.al \ [milieu of the nail: nacl hack \\ as weakened, so that “hen the twin “ith its buxden 0| iecl hut steel leached this point, the track enllapsml. ennsing the ladles to spill their centenls of liquid steel «luwn the. hillside “hell! Vera Rm- nehls and Vigel Bat-rte \\ ere stand- ing. When the rights to “Steal Profor- rod” were purrhased by MetrOpoli- tan I’icturrs Corporation, the first mow was to sum! 3 company of players to the heart of the steel in- .luslryâ€"--|’il.tsmn°gll and its environs -â€"~\\'lwr«_- Um big scams \wro photoâ€" :l'aphvd. Realism in mulion pivturvsâ€"this has [won thv demand of the mutiou picturv public over since the screen bmamo an entertainment factor in (Hernia) life. Public Demand For the Real Thing In Films is Gratlfied in “Steel Preferred. REALISM KBYNOTB OF Mrs. Janws Banks Hf Riverview, Spo'llt nwr tlu- \wck-vnd assisting Mrs. W. Hmn'nv in caring for ”Mr mner. Mrs. Wilson, who has been wry pnm'ly. suffering from an ab- scvss in the ear. ' Mrs. Elvin Laybournv 0f Tugasko, Sash. is slwmling thv wiuu‘r at tho old lmmv. hvlpim: t0 nurso her mnthm', Mrs. R. Banks. who is still wry ill. Mrs. (Rev; J. Morris of Woodstock is visiting lwr pan-unis, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Limin. Mrs. Cumin of AM“ street. had the misfortunv last Satmday to fall 111. 111-1' hmnn and sustained a frac- tured arm as :1 11191111. Mr. G. B. Lawrvncv returnod this \wok f mm a six weeks" business trip nut West. Mr. F. 1;. \‘ickvrs 0f Rvnf'rv“ \‘as in (mm nwr last wenk-vnd \isiting his mutlwr. Mls. J. W. \‘ickm's, and his sisters and other l'vlatiws in and amund Durham. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. \‘irkors and fa- mily arrived in tmvn \Vedm-sclay night of last work and spent. owr the work-0nd with his mother and sis- ters he‘ro. As. reported last wrek, Mr. \‘ickors has been sent out. tu Saskatchmvan to Open up that runn- try for thr’ ant'rrw Machinm‘y (30.. and is. thr first rvm'osmitativu to be 5011'. tlwl‘e. 1-3. H. from New Brunswick. to be with her on hpr natal day. Other members of thu famny from nearer home were also [H'PSFHL The Chron- icle joins in wishin'g Mrs. Virkers many happy returns; Congratulations to Mrs. J. W. \‘ickers of tmm, who last Sunday celebrated her 77th birthday. Pres- ent on the da‘y. observed very quiet- ly, wero sons Frank. of Ronfrew and SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Elvidge. .md Mayor and Mrs. Murdock are. in Toronto in at- tendance at the Hydro Commission meeting this week. DRAMATIC PICTURE to Advertise in Tho Prvshytm'y \wnl. into prixalu session for the members uf the rim-â€" Rev. William (Janus and lim'. 19.x. Bmws. lmlll ul‘ Markdalv. made ap- plication for a Chang-n of pastoral" at, the 01024“ of llw confvrvnce yvar. These will be dealt. with at, the next meeting of l’rvsllyler)’. “Books and Reading” was Hm wh- ject of an admirable addipss aim in': the afternoon bv Rex. D. M. Sulandl. business mama MP of Hm I nilml Church publications. At. the noon luncheon hour, while the members sat around the tables in the basement of the church. Rev. Ernest Thomas of Toronto delivered 'a very fine address on the subject of “Evangelism” which was greatly ap- preciated by all. Reports Were Excellent Excellent reports \\ ere P810“ ml from the various committees regard- ing the progress ot the “Mk thi m: ah the Piesmtei} anal the collm llnlis reported with regard to the Main- tenanee and Extension Fund was ex- eeptionally gi'atif} ing. Charges Are Ro-Aarrangod A re-arrangemout of the charges of Molntyro and Maple Valley was announrml \x'hm-uhy tho two congru- gatiuns will unitv. with Rev. Hugh Shannon, the present pastor, in charge. Mr. Shannon, however. made application for a change of pastorate at. tho closo of the confor- moo year. lung“ of Sympathy Rev. W. H. Smith of Durham. the chairman of Presln'tery. presided, 'and the business was disposed of with as much dispatch as possible. At the morning session a resolution of sympathy was passed with regard to the death of Mrs. lRe\'., JJi. Pet- ers of Durham. and a letter ordered to he f or\\'arded to the bereaved hus- hand. The seeretary was also in- structed to send a letter to Re\'. Dr. .I. B. Fraser. who is at present in a Toronto hospital. impressing sympa- thy in his illness and hoping for his complete reeoyery. 1 ' Matters 0! routine principally characterized the meeting of the Grey Presbytery of the Toronto Con- ference of the l’nited Church of Canada, which convened on Tuesday of last, week at Knox church, Owen Sound. with a good attendance of both clergy and laity. There were sessions in the morning and after- noon, and a number of matters of ilmlOl'la'llt'e to the various charges in the Presbytery were introduced and dealt. with. GREY PRESBYTERY ’ FIRST 1927 IEETING Hold but Weak In Owen Sound. and Ask tom.- Chango of Patents. Mixed Grain, Hay ........ [Pumatoes. per Eggs ........ Chickens ..... Ducks ....... Geese ....... Grantâ€"4n Nurnmnhy. on I": January 14. 1927. in Mr. and (Bordon Grant. 8 daughter. [t was alildren’s Da.\ 1:1 11 .11., country community in 4». 1‘ 1 very young and inexpeiu 111. 1 11 ,_ ister seemed to he somc 1111 1;“ concerted by the row of '1. 11.111 and girls in their surehmi 11111, sat in front of hin..\fl1 ...1 starts, which seemed to get . '1 - 1 where, he suddenly stopped. his hands. raised his eyes to L and with a beatiflc smile said; what is so sweet as the face of . tle upturned rhild ?"â€"«Life. The next meeting will ... - Erskine United Church. \* a . the fourth Tuesday in A: luv. Erma! 'l‘hams wa~ ‘ mutant-unmet {01%le retreat for the clergy of I" ‘ some. time during May m- .l 3y only for a short time ”My; _ . afternoon. They dealt vnth u , ,..,‘.' mull“ m the CODdUt" H' H “A here. This is a regular 1m... w It I“ meetings 0! Preshyh-p « ' DURHAM MARKET flu-41!. Jul-r! 20, 192: *fii} Corrected January 19 BO RN Hull Hmnw ml {rum M'rl upull his adm had Inward m llrly intm'vs! Ring Marimhl Hm Lnnmm ‘1 W-O-QNOHOMO In“ “I'UH' HPiIlIHI‘. ‘ hem-I \\.'«.- .'IO\\I‘\I'X‘. SiluleIHI.. tench-.1 I “3“”) II. inc HIIIII p.('kt'd II I‘ll] In H. my I’IIIuc-I “I0" in 1 ill“) “I“ ‘ num “'8.- not. all-”m lflrrnmm «uh ""1". again In» "into “I Qum'll \M In; lad} child I .~' to ask III' molassvsf BARNUM TAL wane-anon. HP l'o‘lflfc' flarmmis showman Mll‘inaloa's I (.110 London \\'l J!!! 3N Ill th Hm \\ h l0 HH- ham mun the ea the ( Dvu SI Thur: An In