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01’ .tock. new 71.5 W€ urham *’,WM 'ham. '1 :hen. OUU. well. well, and again, well! News- paper editors are not genearlly excit- able when news breaks, they are so used to it, but when the news flashedl into this sanctum last week that Bob; Edwards, he who only so recently had carried the Meighen Banner of Tory- ism throughout the length and breadth of South-East Grey, had definitely linked up with the United Farmers of Ontario. it caused a tremor of wonder- ment to flutter up and down our edit- orial spine. Enough was too much. Leader or 101'? IUD, 1]] “Ian"; Township Signfd_ on the Dotted Line Former Candidate Linked Up With U.F.0. No more the Ruby Robert from thei central portion of Grey’s famous town-‘ ship would sit in caucus with the high- brows of the Tories; no more would we be able to find out if Mr. and Mrs. So-and-So are still voting the old tick- I et. and that Jack Tweedledee had shifted his allegiance to Miss Mac- phail because he hadn’t been award- ed the caretaking of the school. Life could never be the same, politically,“ now that Robert had fled to pastures new. and from our seat in the lonely sanctum we could see him sitting up near the U. P. O. throne of grace leading the vote canvassing gang and . telling of all the old wrinkles thel Tories used to resort to before they had been taught their lesson. We could even picture him. when Miss Mac-‘ phail dramatically arose and exclaim- ed. "Now who will stand at my right! hand and pull in votes for me?” ar- ising and volunteering to be the pol- itical Horatius to protect the people’s representative from Grit and Tory harm. and the people themselves from the rule of the Grit Etruscans and the Lars. Porsena Tories. ‘ A good many other pictures arose in our mind of the good old days that had gone by never to return. and for the life of us we could think of no cause why our once beloved candidate who went down in the barrage of 19:26 had so soon deserted the old party. We might have been wonder- ing yet were it not for a mysterious little bird that whispered the explan- ation in our ear. * ‘ ‘ ‘1‘- -- Last Week and Is Now Full- fledged One Hundred Per Cent United Farmerr-Bllt Pigs IS Pigs and Here- by Hangs a Tale. It seems that Mr. Edwards. who is!2 one of Glenelg's leading agriculturists.'11 raises a few pigs once in a while by'1 way of exercise. Once they are in con- 1 dition he likes to get rid of them. and ‘ with this purpose in view he loaded up a bunch one day last week and! started for Markdale. Arriving there there there were no buyersâ€"save one.[ the U. P. 0. buyer. Like other organ- izations of its kind the U. P. O. has rules. and in this instance. at least. stuck to them. The U. P. 0. buyer would buy the Edwards grunters but on one conditionâ€"no one but a mem- ber of the U. P. 0. could sell to the organization. The former Conservative standard bearer backed up a little at this. but the buyer was adamant. Finally. Mr. 3 . P1 L's-w __ continues as fast as he started my be a lance corporal or some day get to even a battalion sergeant major in the 62.-â€"â€"NO. 3216. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE : but we HELD UP IN RETURN FOR HOSPITALITY Recent Holdup in Saskatchewan Local Interestâ€"Bandit Escaped Has Not Yet Been Found. To be held up at the point of a re- volver in return for a free meal and offer of a night’s lodging was the ex- perience of a westerner, Whose name is not available, who is an employee of Robert Reid, of Webb, Sash, a son of Mrs. Peter Reid of Durham. Mr. Reid has a farm a few miles e' from the village of Webb which is c worked by this man who resides there 1: alone with his dog. On the evening of January 16, which was particularly 1. stormy, a stranger knocked at the door b of the dwelling and was asked to sup- r per, and on account of the storm. of- r fered shelter for the night. The way- t farer. however, refused, and after eat- \ ling. left, returning shortly and holding 32 up his host at the point of a gun. As 1 the householder raised his hands, the 2 bandit hit him over the head with the z i,gun barrel. knocking him unconscious. 1 {At this point the dog decided to take . Ea hand in the proceedings and attack- 3ed the hold-up man to such advant- . [notified and searched the surrounding :.territory. but no further trace of the‘ GOES TO ENGLAND Adolphe Menjou, the world famous filmstar,isfinishinghislastfilm in the United States before settling permanently in London. It is understood that he will produce his own films in the Old Country. do of Accidents 060 Evening in Glenelg When ganists Came to Grief. was found. DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THU RSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1929. ‘ Affirmative Was Good ea: Has The speakers had their points well . 861 l and arranged, and brought out many ex- fa] cellent points in the advancement of be their argument. The affirmative based as a re- i its debate on the fact that in speaking crc of poverty that kind known as “abject” dr Le ex- 2 poverty was not intended. A man may . be an honest. decent citizen. earning a :me 15 good livelihood for his family and still ee Of be considered poor. It was this toil, ne- ;on 0‘ cessary that his family should not . want. that developed character. Pov- muffs erty strengthens the home life be- h 15 cause of the interdependence of re- P‘ l and‘ “flatly lack of ambition, and this could not e door build character. Character needed sac- ° sup- rifice to develop it fully. While the rich m. of: might contribute liberally on occasion 3' W90" to charitable and other schemes, this Ldvant- practised. Patience fostered self denialx 3‘ and I and poverty produced patience and hu-§ vho by mility. The poor man was humble.i‘ able .to sympathetic. more likely to see the ‘1 “,5 “fie need of his fellow-man than the rich. 1 his the who were inclined to arrogance. ‘ .ped on Poverty strengthens the home life, 3‘ The and it was from poverty that our great 33 W?“ men had sprung. Toil develops strength aundmg of will. The poor labor and the rich do Of the 1 not. It is this labor that develops our. character. Riches led to pleasure and} ‘too much pleasure was detrimental to ) lcharacter. Amusements were a good thing up to a certain point but beyond ARTY that were a menace. Poverty taught a! man to play fair. something that" riches would not do. “5335‘ Negative Side Spoke Well '1on- ‘ Miss Beaton was the first speaker for the negative and brought out a good , many convincing points. There is no ,ortunate use denying that at the outset the Bunessan Debaters Defeated Edge Hill Bset Debate of Season Said to Rain Taken Place at Edge Hill Last Wed- nesday Eveningâ€"Rev. E. Hayes of Town Was Judge. Rev. Ernest Hayes of town was the} judge at the Bunessan-Edge Hill de-L bate held in the Edge Hill school house on Wednesday evening of last week. and in talking to The Chronicle said it was the best debate he had heard for some years. As Mr. Hayes seems to be a popular judge for these affairs and has attended quite a number in the ipast couple of years, his opinion is worth a lot when he makes such a statement. Bunessan team was declar- ed the winner. The debate was, “Resolved that pov- erty has a greater influence on char- acter than riches.” The affirmative negative and were represented by Miss Hazel Beaton and Mr. Clarence Rob- inson. Each speaker was allowed fif- teen minutes, with an additional five minutes for the first speaker on the affirmative. universities and made it possible receive an education. Wealth was 4â€"“ â€"--l forcing the people to live in improper localities. in improper houses, did not were not overbearing in They contributed liber- ritable schemes, endowed 1d made it possible for UL“ito make the had a coach : Trushinski of fused a playi ‘H. A.. but wh {the N. H. L.. vyond {ht a HAD NARROW ESCAPE WHEN ICE GAVE WAY Joe Snell, Local Ice Baron, Went Over Flume at McGowan Dam Tuesday When Cutting Iceâ€"Monet! When Durham’s local ioeman, Mr. Joe Snell evidently must have been think- ing of that old song, “A-sailing I Will Go” when chipping me at the McGow- an outmeal dam Tuesday morning, and before he knew it, “a’sailing he hag ;ven ” on a cake or ice that broke off the main pack and took him over the falls, down across the spillway, and out into deep water at the foot of the ‘apron, where he was imprisoned and unable to make his way ashore. His predicament was soon noted and wil- WV -â€"‘ _-, re 01 He was a vex-{painstaking golfer and {Per‘Qit took him three hours. to reach the he drove into the ling hands rescued him from his un- comfortable position, little the worse of the accident, but perfectly _ wet. Mr. Snell gets his supply of ice 03 the McGowan dam, and during the winter part of his duty is to see that the ice does not encroach on the main dam sufficiently to push it out and wreck it. It was while engaged at this' that the accident occurred. ' Mr. Snell takes his “ducking” with good grace, and the chaffing of his friends good naturedly, but there very easily might have been a much more ,serious tale to tell. The drop over the f ails on to the concrete spillway must be in the neighborhood of ten feet,and as the dam is constructed or solid con- crete, he might have been stunned and drowned with no one being the wiser. Help Playing Good Hockey, They Have Durham’s two hooky teams, senior and junior, have been going great guns during the past week, and barring the game at Markdale this Wednesday. which they hope to win. too, they have come through Without a loss. 7~ -L-....AA VU“‘V V“ V “on. v v .â€" LU On Monday night the seniors stepped over into Walkerton for the first‘ clash in the N. H. L. and surprised the homesters by eating them up 6 to 2. tc Then had the Walkertonians 5 to 0 at a: the end of the second period. We , fl haven’t been able to get very much out a of the players so far, but we will say n that the fans who stayed at home didn’t ‘1 ‘expect such a score. In fact. they p would have been satisfied with a much 5‘ smaller one and would not have been unduly shocked had the locals failed 2 lto make the grade. Walkerton have 'had a coach all year in the person of Trushinski of Kitchener who was re- fused a playing certificate by the O. H. A.. but who evidently got one from {the N. H. L., for he appeared on the ice Monday against Durham. Last Thursday night the Durham 0. ,.H. A. intermediates trimmed Flesher- llion 7 to 1 in what is reported a good igame. The Flesherton rink is small J ‘zand the team gave a much better ex- ' i hibition than when here. Durham t , scored seven times, and one of the “players informed us that that is all 3they could score. There was little _ combination indulged in. d The juniors. too, have been going. ,1. i strong and have won their N. H. L. Edistrict without a loss, though the '1‘ 1 fiplayed the worst game so far this sea- ly' son, and now that they have got it out . of their system will likely settle down to business. Hockey teams and play- was Durham’s. game gives Durham the local 011A. district without a loss. The crowd in- vaded Markdale with Special train. lunéhwasmed- More Information ' Wanted Re Paving Council Decides to Go Further Into Paving Prowsitlon Before; _Commit- Council last Monday night saw con- siderable discussion of the plan to pave our main street this spring, and while the general impression prevails that the paving will be gone ahead with, the Council went on record as wanting more information before any commit- ment was made. “Something has to be done” seemed the general belief, and that “something” can scarcely mean anything but pavement. Any other improvement would of necessity be a makeshift which would last for a few years, and in another decade the town would be back in a similar posi- tion so far as our front street is con- cerned. strength of what was at present he- . fore the Council. He thought the town should have some assurance “in black. and white” from the Provincial Health Department that the contemplated dis- posal of the sewage was acceptable to l , them. He did not doubt the engineer‘s 1 statement but thought the matter should be more fully gone into, as it would be poor policy to go ahead with ting Town To Outlayâ€"Alternative Plan of Pavement Met With General Approval and Will Likely Be One to Be Adopted. thig-nrenkband then find out that the Health Department would insist on something else. To Interview Engineer The net result of the Council discus- sion was that it was carried that En- gineer Proctor be asked to come to Durham and interview the Council, V.-râ€"â€"â€"â€" ~ . as yet hazy to them, and straightenl the whole matter out. One pleasing note that was struck was that there was to be no delay in} the proceedings. Either we were go- ing to pave or we were not. The work would have to be started the first thing in the spring, finished around the first 'week in July, and no undue interfer- ence permitted with business or the tourist traffic. UV“- The paving is to be laid under a town-frontage tax plan, the town to assume the payment of $20,890.35 and the property owners $21,609.65, making a total of $45,200.00. This was the plan . most generally approved and will mean‘ that residents will' be called upon to pay the following frontage tax in the sections named: From Durham Road to Chester St., 24.9c. per lineal foot. Chester Street to C. P. R., 22.90. C. P. R. to River, 26.90. River to 175 feet south of Saddler street, 33.3c. Saddler to South, 14.5c. This, if paid for in one year, would -n-Afl A This, if paid for in one year, would mean a tax rate of 4A mills; spread over a period of 20 years, 3.8 mills. The matter of the water mains was also gone into, but as there was no in- formation and rather a lack of it, it is 1 a reduction in his pool room license fee. This was higher than in any other A‘--â€"A-:1 -AA“n- when went further and stated that he be dealt session of the Town $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. JUNIORS WIN GROUP WITHOUT A [088 Locals Beat Walkerton 2-1, Winning Their Group Without Losing a Game. â€"Probably Meet Southampton Next. The local juniors came througn Tuesday night with another win, when they handed the fast Walkerton sextet the short end of a 2-1 score. thus win- ning their N. H. L. group without los- ing a game. ~Am4‘ "'"O " U The game was all a junior game could be. It had the crowd on their feet 90 per cent of the time. and while perhaps the play lacked the smoothness of senior hockey, the kids certamly made up for it in aggressiveness and willingness to give all they had. Body checking was the vogue all through the game on both sides al- though Durham seemed to have slight- ly the better of it. Lavelle in goal Lbs Angeles thoroughfare. Mr. Ben died Tuesday of his injuries. Presenting the Tiny Print for Law V'UL. The game opened a trifle slowly as though the teams were feeling each other out. Seven minutes from the face-off Churcott netted the rubber for Durham’s first counter. Two minutes later the same player beat the Walk- erton goalie with another, this time a shot from the boards. This ended the scoring for this period, and though the teams battled hard neither could count again, although both goalers were tested time and again. The second period was the most hec- tic of the game, both teams pressing hard, at times throwing four men up the ice. in an effort to net the puck. However the period closed scoreless, the count still standing at 2-0 for Dur- erton secured their only counter from a scramble in front of the Durham nets, Laveue having no chance to clear. did for Lavelle Wilson Mcflraith Churcott Schutz 0°09 Intel-m" 'edJa' “5 are Playing in point to a large crown as them on the special train. A retail dealer in leather goods wrone to a firm in Whusetts ordering a TEMPERATURES r03 PAST WEEK 1. def. r. def. scored as follows: VanHome ‘I