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|girls, An- under his must base acquaiw- by those mily could rever they artily ac... ‘3 Opinion. uded with :1 Tuesday John Mc- TORONTO 'ven by nequal- anufac- mnlete. Tuesday eek. hison en- s. 956. k. 750. lmnts 73c. these rLali’cy your limited so nent made »n Canada BS . .150 I'I‘V . . .'.58c. HS , ()nt. .vmte. :t Clover 1C9 u- Tarnish ISHIS 'lres 19$. ock v.0..oo .o- .co‘oofioh’o. 'ICBS ..10c. GS I'ICG I]; ..20c. ..32c. . 58c. . Ontario ..39c. Synef 320. 21 1'- 250- SAUGEEN RIVER BROKE All. mobs This Spring’s Flood Highest In River’s Known History, With Smallest Damage Reported. 1â€" ‘Stream Almost Back to Normal Now. VOL. 61.â€"NO. 3174 For some days locally it was thought we were going to be with- out the annual spring flood on the Saugeen. so nicely had the ice and snow disappeared, but the warm weather of the preceding few days thought the river to the highest peak 1n its history about 4 o’clock last Sunday morning. The year 1912 was the highest ever recorded. when the waters rose to six inches higher than the concrete fire en- gine stand behind the Calder Block, but on Saturday evening the mea- suicd height was ten inches, or four inches higher than any pre- viously recorded. As the peak was reached at 4 o‘clock Sunday mOrn- 111g. according to those who were watching the dams in town, the water above the the stand rose even higher. though no measure- ment was taken. Fortunately, no serious damage was done. and with the exception of the taking away of the McNab bridge on the second concession of (Henvlg, and some fences carried down stream. we have heard of no big: losses, The absence of ice and the weather turning colder on Sun- day no doubt helped to keep down the losses. The annual "going out" of the Mekowhnie dam was frequently predirted. but as usual this stuc- ture withstood the floods. the only loss being one of the upper plates which had to he sawed off to let some logs through. Out at the Darkies’ Corners the waters rose until they were running across the road. some of the hydro poles that were inundated took on a danger- nus lean. but there was no damag experienced in this quarter. County Bridge in Danger At. Hanowr the. Country bridge was reported in danger and would haw been damaged had the dam above it given way, but for- tunately. everything held. Locally tlw «I, P. R. and t). N. R. section gangs had a busy time of it clear- ing the hrii‘iges of floating logs and timlwr but. managed to keep every- thing elven. For the biggest flood in in recorded historyit was the most lucky one. but with the colder weather and a lowering stream of \Va‘lfi‘l' all danger is now thought to he past. The dam of the Durham Furni- ture Company on the Rocky Sau- geen. three miles north of town. had a close call from getting washâ€" ml out. and a couple of inches more water would have spelled disaster. As it was. the river rose over the hanks and a thin stream of water rommenced to trickle over the fill on the north end. It was easily taken care of but had the river con- tinued rising would in all probabil- ity washed out this side of the dam and beside the cost of repairing the factory here would have been closed down for some. time. Humied cellars in the \icinit\ of the river are. the “OISt casualties reporto'd in town. but. as this. is an annual afi'air the residents in the Vicinity of the stream are becom- ing used to it and their only worry «11111113: the spring freshet is "how high?“ FRILL AND FURBELOW DECREED FOR MILADY Fashion once more has put her seal on frills and t‘urbelows. but not) hetide the reckless woman who lets her heart overrule her headâ€" zinl too mam run‘les ruin the ilixtlim oi her silhouette. Paris and .\'e\\ \oxk liaxe gixen a detmite pl :11 1 in the fit?“ mode. to the lin- 2111 ie nee k\\eal. the collar-and-cuff sets. linen and pique vestees and “illstLOills and e}elet embroidery 5110\1‘1t‘ss blouses. liitei estiiis: arrhals in the realm oz' 11‘1"'\\ear are the manv smart \est sets \\ l111-l1 are made \xitli and \xithout collars and with extra Mill's. These are made of a printed Paris and New York Give Definite Place in New Mode to Lingerie Neckwear. 11:211111lie that is an imported material and guaranteed to 1etain T> o1iginal 1‘1is11ness at all times. 'Ihe 1lesi2ns axe mostl} of small 131111111s although there are occa- .~ :;11111l ones done in the modernistic 1111111111‘1xxith exceedingh efi'ectixe 111s111ts.Tliese \ests. too. follov» the 1111111 to“ ard elaboration in the use 11‘ tine txills. lace edgings. linen MINORS and contrasting pipings. Some of the vests are m__ade with trucks and elastic at the sides to in- sure good fitting. Others have short rape sleeves. while there are seyer- al models made in front sections 01th and attached at the bottom. The colors in these are limited to White and the pastel shades. Waistcoats exploit heavier --maâ€" terials. including broadcloths. linen. crash and pique in silk and cotton. These are shdwn exclusive- ly in small printed efl'ects. P119 plain white waistcoats receiving very little attention this I???- wfi‘VI- â€"v‘w Tlm'e are a few models of the latter hmwvex‘. shown with sleeves and in louse style. but made of the Silk pique. 0n the whole, the trend seems to‘be toward printed waxst- coats. Close Call at Rocky Dam TH E . .‘ DURHAM CHRONICLE MASONIC BRETHREN ATTENDED FUNERAL Late Arch. MacDonald Was Laid to Rest in Latona Cemetery Last Friday Afternoon. The funeral of the late Areh.Mac- Donald. whose death at Calgary, Alberta. was reported in these 001-- umns last week. was held Friday afternoon from the residence of his uncle and aunts. Mr, Duncan Mac- Arthur and the Misses MacArthur, last Friday afternoon. Considering the condition of the roads there was a large attendance of old friends from the Latona vi- einity. who gathered to pay a Last tribute to one who was most p0pu- lar in the neigthrhood. The fun- eral service at the home and grave was taken by the Rev. Mr. McW’il- liam. Presbyterian minister of Cha tswort h. The deceased was a member of Strathmore Lodge No. 53, A. F. A. 311.. and the funeral here was held under Masonic auspices, about thirty of the brethren of Durham Lodge attending in a body and condutting the Masonic service at the. maWside. The pail heaters \\ e10 eight 01 the Masonic brethren heing MPSSIS. G. L Giant E. D. Mutilocklin. H. Riddell. J. N. Mur- dock. D. B, )IcFarlanc, B. H. war lis. 1}. H. )lot‘fat and J. A. Graham. Snow Has Disappeared, But Condi- tion of Roads Still Bad and Mo- toring Generally Not Pleasant. OUTSIDE ROADS ARE IN POOR SHAPE The disappearance of the snow and the opening up 01' the highway from Guelph t0 Owen Sound has made the roads navigable, but they am; still far from pleasant for tra- \ e . There is still consicgerab'le frost in the ground as anyone will tell you who has used the highways. and as for the back roads they are yet in very bad condition for motoring. This is caused bv the frost com- ing out of the ground and in se\- eial places close. to Durham there are soft spots which. once into. it 1equires a team of homes to get back on to 111m g1ound. Little can he «lone tor this condition. which will 1emedv itself quickly, but for the mesent those who haVe no rea- son to use the roads are well adâ€" \ised to leave their cars in the ham for a few davs It is possible. howexer, by careful drixing to get almost anywhere on the Prmincial highw ays. but drix- ing should be slow and careful until all the frost is out and the roacimen get a few days on the roadways with the drags. “It won't be long now." PRESENT C.N.R. SERVICE NOT SATISFACTORY Durham Not Only Town That 0b- jects to Getting Its Mail in the Afternoon. Patrons on the C, N. R. lines north of Harriston are attempting to have the former time-table rein- stated so that. letters received may be answered the same day. At. Harriston the morning trains are scheduled to arrive one hour later than previously which makes the transaction of business rather com- plicated. while further up the line such as Port Elgin and other places it is impossible to secure the mail and get. a reply back the same day. Then there is considerable dissat- isfaction with the travelling public owing to the long wait at Palmer- ston. where the London train ar- rives around 9 o‘clock and the pas- sengers going north have to wait a couple of hours before being able to proceed on their journey. To have the former time table again placed in operation would be wel- comed by all towns on the C. N. R. Southampton and Owen Sound branches and would assist shopping facilities greatly. The arrival of the morning papers in these towns in the afternoon is also unsatisfac- tory. Camilien Houde, comparatively unknown Montreal man, who defeated Mederic Martin for the mayor’s seat “by an over- whelming majority? of 20,000 at the Montreal civic elections. DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1928 Representative Gathering of Her- chants Monday Morning Decide to Hold Usual Day During Summer Months.â€"Gommence In May. THURSDAY CHOSEN FOR HALF HOLIDAY Durham business places will "be closed every Thursday afternoon during May to September, inclu- sive, and the stores will be open every Wednesday evening. This was the decismn arrived at hst Monday morning at a meeting ff the business men held in Morloc ’5 store, and the holiday selected and the conditions governing it were the same as have been in force here for the past number of years. .In fact, this had quite a lot to do with it. The surrounding community has become accustomed to the Thursday afternoon closing, and, judging from the crowds in town each’W‘ednesda'y night they appreâ€" mate the fact that the business men of the town are doing everything in their power to make their shopping problems in harvest time as easy as possible. The proposal from Toronto that Ontario adopt a uni- versal day for the holiday and sug- gesting Friday afternoon, was not entertained, the merchants being of the opinion expressed in The Chronicle some weeks ago that these weekly half holidays are sel- ected for the convenience of the business men and their patrons and not the commercial travellers. Merchants Back School Fair At the election of officers Mr. Herb. Cross was again placed in the president’s chair and R. L. Saunders rc-electcd secretary- treasurer. There have been the principal officials of the Merchants’ Association in town. and while there was also a committee, the bulk of the work always fell on the president and secretary. This year a special committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. D. C. Town, P. Ramage, T. M. Mc- Fadden. T. Henderson, J. J. Smith and Frank Irwin, who. with the 0f- ticials of the association Vs ere to form a committee to work with any othe1 of the toxxns committees to get behind and boost the County School Fair to be held heie next October. This committee was appointed, not with the idea of usurping any- body s authoritV or take a\\'aV their tl1unde1. It VV as felt that the School Faii was too big a thing to be. lett to two or three to pull cofl‘: it will take the co-operation of the Agricultural Society. the mer- chants. the manufacturers. the Red (.1os:Dau:‘l1ters of the Empire the cl1111c‘l1es. and the citizens. if it is to bea success. In the absence of a Kiwanis or similar club in town the individual committees of the town will have to function, and function harmoniously. if the School Fair is to be a success Ten Thousand Here It is estimated that last year fully ten thousand pupils and their friends invaded Owen Sound for the School Fair and there is no reason why a similar number or more will not come to Durham this fall. This means a lot of work on the part of the local residents to cater to their needs, a work that cannot be put off until the last minute and the merchants on Monâ€" daV felt that the time to organize was the present. work out the de- tails and when the big day comes be in a position to entertain our Visit01s in a proper manner. Dur- ham has neV- er Vet fallen down and if she does so this time it will be because of lack of organization and co-ope1ation. seemed to be the geneial opinion at MondaV‘s meet- ing. - With the magnitude of the task before us. and the honor of the old town at. stake the merchants are the first organization to make a move for Uountv School Fair Day next October. They evinced no deshe to run the shoxx but rather 2;p1essed themselxes as willing to help out and \\ ork “ith any of the othe1 committees fan the success of the undertaking. Another thing brought out at the meeting was the benetit to the town in the organi'zation of a club of some kind composed of all citizens of the town who were interested in the welfare of the community. It “as suggested that it might be called the Boaid of Trade. the \\ e1- faie Club. or some other such name and should include an Classes 1n the etivmmunity. It might be neces- sary to have a club room and to hold regular- meetings, and one suggestion was made that the com- mittee get. in touch with the 01d officers of the now defunct Board of _ Irade and reorganize. Monday's meeting of the mere chants was the best attended and most. enthusiastic held here in sbme years and if this enthuSIasm Keeps up we see even better times ahead than we have enjgyed in the past. There were three operations for removal of tonsils at the Durham hospital Tuesday morning. These were Mrs. Thomas J. Moore of Mc- Williams, Playford Schenk. so of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schenk f Egremont. and a young son of Mr. and _Mrs Joseph Snell of town. Eddie Miller“ grandson of Mrs. Alex. Nevin of town. is a patient. having undergone an greration for appendimtis last F rida, Gordon Mche of Flesherton. a patient of Dr. Lively of that village. was operated upon Monday for ap- pendicitis. Dr. D. B. Jamieson was the surgeon in charge in each case'. OPERATIONS AT HOSPITAL Everybody Must Work Giant tri-motored planes Owill carry the passengers, who Will be invited to take golf, tennis and swimming equipment with which to vary the luncheons, dinners, fetes offered by all the cities of which they will be_ guests.__ Leave New York June 25 and Visit goints _in Whole United States A modern version of the motor-3 cade in which, 20 years ago, hund-1 reds of proud automobilists toured the country, was announced from New York on Sunday when plans were made public for an aerial ar- fiosy y in which 200 passengers will- 3*“ 7,820 miles, visiting 32 cities in 42 days. Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto are included in the itin- erary.‘ AIR TOURISTS T0 Starting from New York and Washington, the party will fly westward to Seattle, down the Pacific coast and across the south- ern United States to New Orleans, thenfie northward to the starting pain Present plans call for a start from New York June 25, with a few planes leavmg Washington earlier to join the main party there. The first night will be spent in Boston. The itinerary then includes Mon- treal“ Ottawa, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Des Moines, Omaha. North Platte, Cheyenne, Rock Springs, Wyo., Salt Lake City, Boise. Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso, Dallas, New Or- leans, Atlanta, Winston-Salem, Richmond, Washington and New York. Because of climatic condi- tions Mexico was omitted from the tour. The tri-motored tour planes are to be supplied by the United States manufacturers. Government agen- cies have co-operated in determin- ing the route offering the most from the standpoints of sightseeing, edu- cation and aeronautical enterprise. An aerial tour-master, conductor and mechanical stall” will accom- pany the party in smaller singleâ€" motored planes. Mr. \Vard Koch. B, A., has been awarded a National Research Coun- cil Bursary. These are awarded to the best. qualified graduates of any Canadian unixersit3 in order to encourage research along lines of economic importance. His partic- ular line of research is in Plant Patholog3 which is a comparatively new science rapidl3- growing in the Domiion, especiall3 1n fruit and grain-growing districts. \Ve tender our congratulations to Mr Koch, who is making a name for himself in his chosen profession. WARD KOCH, B. A. Durham Boy’s Outstanding Record in Research Work is Rewarded. Thursday . F riday ‘ . . . Saturday Sunday ... Monday . . . Tuesday . W ednesday The annual Easter dance of the I. O. D. E. was held in the Town Hall on Monday evening, and the usual big crowd was present. With music supplied by the McDonald orchestra a most enjoyable time was had by all. Folio“ mg are the temperatures of the past meek, with the highest and lowest registered eVery day during the preceeding 24 hours Rain and Snowfall for Week Thurs, warm, rain ........... Fri” warm. with sunshine Sat., cloudy. with rain ........ Sum, colder, with snow ...... Mon” cold. snow ............. TtiéSZ, begbming warmer Wed., qmte warm ....... TEMPERATURES OP PAST WEEK Bpfore Return. W. T. R. Preston. An unexpect- ed dexelopment in the celebrat- ed 850, 000 libel action instituted against F. W. Wilson. publisher of the Poxt Hope Evening Guide and W. T. R. Preston of Port Hope shoun aboxe, by General Sirp Arthm Currie. former com- mander of the Canadian forces. developed when Mr. Preston was serx ed with a notice re- questing his appearance for ex- amination fox discoxery HELD SUCCESSFUL DANCE GETS SCHOLARSHIP VISIT CANADA 8 am. Max. Min. 56 6:2 50 59 17 56 mmm Km ”.1. ”e" .mnuw .mo 19 FORMER BENTINCK GIRL HAD EXTENSIVE TOUR We received a most welcome letâ€" ter from Mrs. Kenneth Greer of Toronto, a former Bentinck girl, in which she acquaints us with a wonderful motor trip taken this winter and incidentally speaks of the pleasure she had from the weekly visits of The Chromcle which followed her throughout the entire journey. Mrs. Greer will be better known to our readers in Bentinck as Marie Mighton, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mighton oiwthat township. The letter was written at Harris- burg, Pennsylvania on the last leg of the journey home, and is most interesting. It says in part:__ _ "We have toured the United States from coast to coast and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, making a total of 14,000 miles. Leaving Toronto November 3. via Niagara Falls we visited Cave City, then to the Grand Canyons of Arizona, via El Paso, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. Each week we 1eceived The Chronicle at our for- warding address. We drove through the Santa Fe Trail across the Maiave Desert into the state of California, taking in the giant forests of Northâ€" ern California. making a total of four of the seven wonders of the world we have seen on our trip. Then down to San Diego; again we received The Chronicle and we all enjoy it like a big letter from home. Here we experienced an aeroplane flight in a sister ship to Lindbergh’s “Spirit of St. Louis”. Ituwas quite thrilling. Coast to Coast and Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico Motor Trip of Mrs. K. Greer Was Most Enjoy- able Trip.â€"Weekly visits of The Chronicle Kept Her in Touch lWith Durham and Vicinity. “Owing to unfavorable beach weather all along the Pacific coast, we knew Florida was the only and last winter resort, so via the old Spanish Trail, which is the most southern route through the United States, and on which we visited many towns in Old Mexico. we fin- ally reach Miami Florida. On this trip The Chronicle was appreciated even more than ever through the vast desert of Arizona, prairies and mountains of other states; even the rest of the party, who are not ac- quainted with Durham, enjoyed the paper so much and it certainly has giVen us much pleasure and kept us in news. Mr. John Parslow, a resident of the Old Durham Road, three miles east of Priceville, died Saturday morning after an illness of about two years from cancer, from which he was a great sufferer, Mr. Parslow was 56 yeah: or age and came to the farm on which he died some 35 years ago from his par- ental home in Proton Township, a mile and a quarter south of Swin- ton Park, where he was born. The deceased was married about 30 years ago to Miss Margaret Wilcox, who survives, together with twp daughters, at present teaching school, and three sons, two at home and one living in the United States. Three brothers, his sister and his mother are resid- ents in Western Canada, and a bra- ther, Robert, lives on the adjoining farm in Artemesia. Mr. Parslow was a” man highly regarded in his community and the funeral on Monday afternoon was largely attended. The service was in charge of Rev. Mr. McCor- mack of Priceville and interment was made in the McNeil cemetery at Priceville. Mr. Parslovv'was a cousin of Mrs. James Hopkins in town and Mrs. Wesley Arnett in Glenelg, who, with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whit- more. Mr. Arnett and Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins were present at the funeral. “We are pleased with Florida weather and {found llhe Atlantic Ocean. which is warmed by. the gulf stream ideal for swimming. ARTEMBSIA RESIDENT Mr. John Parslow Had Been Resid- ent of Old Durham Road for Past Thirty-five Years. Chauncey Depew, famous Amer- ican after-dinner speaker, humorist, politician, railroad magnate, who died in New York in his 94th year, after a brief attack of pneumonia. “We are now on our way h0fne.‘ DIED SATURDAY $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. There will be only one team this year to represent Durham in the Ontario Amateur Lacrosse Associa- tion, and they will play in the juvenile series, according to a de- cision reached at an enthusiastic meeting held in Mayor Murdock's office _9n _'_I‘uesdga‘y evening: While there is plenty of material around town to form an intermed- iate team, it was not deemed ad- visable to. enter one, as the expense of Operating two teams was felt to be beyond the financial capabilities of those interested in the national me. It will be hard enough to nance a juvenile organization. what with the expected scattered district, the few games to be played any the long distances to be travel- c . JUVENILE LACROSSE IN DURHAM THIS YEAR No Intermediate Team to Represent Town in O. A. L. A. Series Was Decision of Meeting Held Tuesday Nightaâ€"Twelve-man Game Not. Favored Here. . The ofl‘icers elected for the com- mg season were: President, J. N. Murdock; Vice-President. H. A. Hunter; Secretary, Bowman Jamie- s_on; Treasurer. Fred Murdock. Committeeâ€"Dr. D. B. Jamieson, R. L.mԤaunders, and P. Gagnonx The meeting was very enthusias- tic, was well attended for an or- ganization meeting. and, with some money in the treasury the juven- iles will start the season full of hope and confidence Just \\ h t the grouping “in he will not be known until the districts are a1 ranged by the Ontario executive, but with the deaith of teams up in this part of the country there may be considâ€" erable travelling if any fair-sized grouping of teams is made. Despite the apparent enthusiastic reception accorded the twelve-man rule by the delegates in Toronto, it is felt locally that going back to the old system in vogue when lacrosse was at its zenith, is not going to help the game very much in the smaller centres, The ten-man rule was adonted some years ago for the reason that the smaller towns found it difficult to secure twelve men, and going back to the old system will not boost the game Up in this country: With twelve playing members, this means that each team will have to carry at least sixteen men. and as lacrosse has been a dead issue throughout rural sections of the province for some years and la- crosse players have not been devel- oped in any large numbers, a good many of the towns would find it hard enough to get ten players, let alone tvselVe. Hoxxev.er that is not the main reason for dropping the intermediate game in Duiham. Lacrosse has gotten into a had rut in the past few years, towns play- ing the game are few and far bet- \\ een. and uith the increasing cost of travelling the smaller centres naturally passed out of the picture and quit. TUESDAY’S CONCERT PLEASED LARGE CROWD Entertainment of Presbyterian Choir Was Enjoyed, With Sing- of Mr. Bullen of Dundas Street Church, London, a Feature. Mr. Bullen of London is not un- known to a Durham audience,.as he appeared here some weeks ago,’and without any reflection on the local talent taking part. we might say it was his excellent performance on his previous ViSit that was respon- sible for the large turnout on this occasion. Mr. Bullen is a‘ baritone and, possessing a rich, full voice, under full control, his interpreta- tion of his different offerings left nothing to be desired in his renam- ing of "The Bells of Donegal”, “Tommy Lad”, “Little MW”, and “The Watchman”. ' . The chair‘was taken by the pas- tor, Rev. B. D. Armstrong, but his duties were light and he lost no time 4 in presenting the different artists to the audience. Amongst the local talent taking part were Miss Jean Harding. who gave a piano solo; Mrs. McFadden and Miss Weir, a duet; solos by Miss Elizabeth Harding, Mrs. Lauder, Mrs. McFadden; readings by Mrs. E. S. MacArthur and Miss K. Firth, both of whom were accompanied in solo by Mrs. McFadden; and violin selections by Mrs. C. Howell and Mr. Jack L’awson. The choir, too. gave several selections which were much appreciated. Mrs. J. H. Harding .was the accompanist for the- evening. The choir of Durham Presbyter- ian church presented an excellent entertainment to a good-sized house Tuesday night that was very much pleased with the various of- ferings and left the building feel- ing that they had had the privi- lege of listening toene of the best programmes of its kind ever given in the local Presbyterian church. With the exception of Mr. Bullen of London, a frequent entertainer over the radio, the programme giv- en was by local talent and showed once more that Durham has many artists in its midst capable of pre- senting a most meritorious'ofl‘er- mg. Clerkâ€"‘fDid you get rid of any moths wnth those moth-balls you bOtht‘L” _ MES. Dunâ€"“No, I tried for five hours, but I couldn't hlt a one.”