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ife of your N SPELLS 81111385 ith :ANADA of Durham George and the steady »r Oil at r. he says 1101] a: to death just Moved can pro- il a law (by: ‘| ’ THE ”UHAM CHRONICLE kirk 0 Grey Young People ' Attended Banquet VOL. 64.â€"N0. 3284 South Grey (1.. F. Y. P. 0. field 3 Banquet Friday Night in “dale.â€" F. R. Oliver Wu Toastmaster. pices of the younger members of the t arm group of South Grey attracted wide attention last Friday evening. It was held in the Armouries in Markdale and the whole electorate was well re- presented by over four hundred people who all enjoyed the excellent banquet which the ladies of Annealey United church of that town catered for. F'. R. Oliver, MPP. for South Grey acted as toastmaster and welcomed “God Save the King”. The toast to "Canada" was pr0posed by Miss Mar- jorie Ritchie who told of the wonderful development of Canada and the Oppor- tunities for further advancement in the future. Mr. Alex. Sim of Holstein re- plied and mentioned the peaceful rela- tionship between Canada and other countries. especially with United States and urged that the hand of friendship be extended to the foreign population of our fair land. Mr. Wilfred Anderson prOposed the toast to “Agriculture” and advanced‘ as his theory of the depressing con- ditions, over production on the part of the farmers and the use of outâ€"of date methods. Miss Macphail respond- ed. calling Agriculture the basic indus- trys of the countryâ€"of any country. Miss Macphail emphasized the need for co-operative marketing of farm pro- ducts especially in foreign distribution. Mr. William Stephens proposed “Youth". In this period of one’s life the foundation of character is laid. A man is master of his destiny and if he has faith in himself. high aims and high ideals. he can make himself what he wishes. “It is better to have tried and lost than never to have tried at all". Miss McKessock in replying com- mended the youth for their fearlessness and hope and urged that the older ones have faith in them. Rev. Dr. Solant of Ottawa addressed the audience on farming conditions in Denmark. Dr. Solant visited Den- mark when returning from a conference at Geneva and while there studied the agricultural conditions of that country. He opened his address by saying that he had no fears for the young people of today. The dreams and optimism of youth were the hope of the nation. The question before Canada at present A "Festival of Youth” under the sus- s "How to secure a contented and suc- cessful rural population”. Denmark seventy years ago was about the poor- est country in EurOpe. A Bishop be- lieved that a remedy was possible in finding some way to apply his theory that "The culture of the mind must preceed the efficient culture of the soil” l and after much study advocated the school system now in use in Denmark Only for one half of the day are the pupils taught by a teacher. The rest of the time they sit in conference with the teacher and discuss among themselves the various questions arising on any t0pic they care to introduce. Adult schools are run altogether in: the latter way and everyone attended the conferences. Dr. Solent commented on the remarkable grasp the average farmer in Denmark seemed to have on any subject introduced. Denmark also leads the world in a co-operative mar- keting system. The producer receives ~eventy per cent of the price charged the consumer in Denmark while in Canada only forty per cent is returned to the producer; this is due to the superior marketing of Denmark. Dr. Solant stressed the need for deeper thought. wider use of reading material on every subject. particulme agricul- ture and the sane discussion of prob- lems at their source. ' y. vyvuvâ€" v-â€"â€" â€" , During the evening Miss Helen Mil- to the expense. ligan gave a violin solo. accompanied $850 stands as by Ethel Derby; the Messrs. Campbell tions. of Egremont sang a duet and the Street L' Misses Goheen gave an excellent exhi- bition of folk dancing. Community The regular singing was led by Dan Luesing of which followed Hanover. After the banquet the hall l mess problem was cleared and the gathering enjoyed monthly batch several hours dancing. amounting tht -L‘. -_ -muifi‘fl cussion of m3ny~ faith problems. the Use of Extinguisher Soo suarant ' - Out Blaze Before Much mm: 5:: Councillor Smith as chairman of the Fire and Light Committee had canvas- Done. - sed the business men for opinions on __,.___.. Last Sunday night a car from Strat- the street lighting system. The major- he restoration of bowls 10% limped into town in trouble and it? were for t pu ed into the Ford garage for treat. and stronger lights. - is obsOIete and the ment. Apparently the gas We was the old system plugged and when the owner disoon- prover bowls of modem (19318” w“ nected the pipe line the gas ran down be attached. The old howls are said to on to the ,hot exhaust pipe and became be too W 10" ignited. For a time it was thought the here was a dilemma. W‘EChfmwouldbedamedbeymdre- systemhadofleredtoglve thetowna _- _- -_L .__...._a -4!“ 1... a...” “I'l- mmem met mm- mg? ‘t n: CAR TOOK FIRE AT LOCAL GARAGE Last Sunday night a car from Strat- fo? limped into town in trouble and pu ed into the Ford garage for treat. ment. Apparently the can be was plugged and when the owner discon- nected the pipe line the gas ran down on to the ,hot exhaust pipe and became 1ghit2ci:"§é}'d£ihié it'wis thought the machine would be damaged beyond re- helpful to Four Appeals Hard and Reductions Made ma- Two- Hour Session.â€" Regular Council Meeting Followed, Court of Revision j Mel Monday Night The combined meetings of the Court of Revision and the Town Council were. held in the Town Hall last Monday night and as a result the Council had quite a late session, the final business not being completed until nearly half: East elev'en o;clock. There was not much business before the Council but the sitting of the Court 0! Revision took up over two hours and it was nearly 9.30 when the final hearing was dis-â€" posed of. There were four cases heard. the Cal-- der Estate being the first. This appeal '6sz on the assessment on the building known as the Jackson plant. Mrs. Calder for the estate addressed the court claiming that the $5,000 assess-- ment was too high. This was what was paid for the building some years ago and since then it had been unoccupied, the roof had partly fallen in. and as the original purchase price had in- cluded the cost of the whole building, machinery and all, she felt she was be- ing unjustly treated. The assessment was reduced $500. C. C. Elvidge appeared for Mills 85 Paterson, who are handling the Mc- Kechnie estate in town. The complaint was that the building now occupied by the Bank of Commerce and R. Burnett’s store was assessed too high when com- pared with the assessment of surround - ing properties. The assessment was sustained. Smith Bros. were represented by J. P. Smith in a complaint that their bus- iness assessment of $600 was too high. This had previously been 8500 but fol- lowing the fire a couple of years ago had been reduced $250. It had been raised this year to $600 when it was thought the former $500 was sufficient. - LL- “Anna- ..V“ .-v v-â€" The firm also objected to the manner in which they had been treated by the Court of Revision last year. They had appealed for a reduction in their as- sessment for ‘the eight months during which they were 0 t of business in re- Council had decided they had nothing to do with it and that it was illegal for them to rebate any taxes. The 1930 Court held that they could not‘ reduce any 1929 assessments that had been 1‘, _ all: AUUV mv-uâ€" â€"_'__ _ finally passed, but recognized that something should have been done. They accordingly reduced the assess- ment for this year only to the am0unt of $1,000. The case of H. J. Snell, owner of the local waterworks system, was a rather funny one. He had been assessed $850 on his former system, but following the installation of the new mains on Gara- fraxa and other streets last summer when the pavement was being put down his assessment was raised some $10,000, making a total of $11,250. He felt this was an injustice as he had installed the new mains at a cost of $10,000 at the request of the Board of Works to be prepared for a better system when it came, and from which he did not derive any more revenue than under the old system. He thought the interest on his investment of $600 per year on an improved system that did not bring in any greater revenue than the old one, and which had been installed on the request penalty. rv--“- - At this juncture it should be pointed out that the assessor should not be held at fault. The waterworks system ac- ccrding’ to its worth should be assessed at his figure. but members of the Coun- cil stated that had they known Mr. Snell was to have his assessment raised to such a figure they would never have consented to the agreement. Had the town put in the mains as was at first pr0posed the town would havebeen put to the expense. The old assessment of $850 stands as a result of the delibera- $90, and the Long a: Daly account of $27 5 being put through by resolution. The Councillors also passed three months pay for themselves. Another account that had been hanging fire for some time was passed, the ten per cent holdback of the Standard Paving Co. The Council accepted their $20,000 bond, double the amount of the holdback, as security for the term of ‘6? tfié Council, was sufficient DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA. THURSDAY, JUNE 5, '1930 PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS NOW BEING OILED Grading and Gravelling Has Been Completed, and Oiling Expected to Be Finished in Course of Couple of Weeksâ€"Roads in Town Also Being Looked After. For the past month or so the grad- ing machine has been planing of! the roads in this section that are under the jurisdiction of the provincial depart- ment and this week commenced oiling. The first strip to be applied was the highway immediately north of the pavement in Upper Town and running as far as the town boundary. At pre- sent the oiling is going on between Hanover and Durham, the machine completing the work as far east as Allan Park yesterday noon. It will arrive here in a day or so. Following this we understand the road between here and Chatsworth is next and then from Durham to Mount Forest. It is expected that the whole work will be completed in about two weeks, though there is a possibility a strip of the road between here and Mount For- est may not be in shape for a few days. When completed it is thought the dirt road will be in as good shape as the concrete and a lot more satis- factory to motor over._ Town Streets Repaired During the past few days the county scarifier and planer has been in town tearing up some of the dirt roads on the back streets and making them more passable and smoother. This was one of the arguments used when the main street pavements were laid. that the maintenance that formerly went on the front strees where traffic was heaviest could be spent on the back thoroughfares. Evidently the council is keeping faith with the idea, for we are assured by W. S. Hunter, the chair- man of the board of works, that the back streets are to be looked after. The matter of oiling will no doubt come next, and it is necessary in some sections. Whether arrangements have been finally completed for this we do not knowabut believe that something is to be done to remove the dust nuisance. CHOSEN OFFICIALLY Dr. T. D. Pattulo, who was unanim- ously elected leader of the Liberals party of British Columbia at the convention of the British Columbia Liberal Association at Kamloops, British Columbia. Chronicle Advt. Found Man’s Money Hareld Harrisori of Egremont Recovered Sum of Money Lost When He Advertised for Its Return. That it pays to use the newspapers. and especially the Chronicle for publi- city purposes, was well demonstrated last week when Mr. Harold Harrison of Egremont dropped over one hundred dollars on the street between A. 'I‘inian- ov’s and the Prince Cafe. Mr. Harrison decided that'he should advertise for the recovery of the money and dropped into the Chronicle oflice and inserted an advertisement offering a reward. 'wvuâ€"vâ€"â€"v vâ€"_ v _ The recovery of money or valuables depends upon two thingsâ€"the public- ity given and the honesty of the finder. In this case the finder was honest and both the loSer and the one who picked it up were the better of! for the eXper- ience. The money was picked up by Harry Ryan of town, son of Mr. and _ -- L.-- “- -m-l -" â€"â€"_ -â€" Mirs. George Ryan, who promptly re- tum‘bd it to the owner, who was pleased to pay a satisfactory reward for its return. Alex. McDonnell, young son 0‘ Mr. by Mrs. Rivers Owen Sound. Mrs. D. and Mrs. 'Wilfred McDonnell, was B. Jamieson’ Miss Kathleen Milne, Mrs. badly injured Monday afternoon when D. Town and Mrs. s, Rowe, vocals solos he fell from his tricycle and received by Mrs. C. Middle ro’ of Owen Sound a cut on his fact which required a accompanied by her sister-inJaw Mrs. couple of stitches to close. He also had Horton also of Owen Sound. and were his ear injured when his head struck much enjoyed. During the afternoon the sidewalk and bled profusely for a Miss Alice W on behalf of the time. We are pleased to learn he is cm“, presented Misses J. Weir and dams as well u could be expected and Margaret Hunter, and Mrs. A. w. H. will be ”0““ m ‘ “w ‘1‘” Lauder. with silk hose. who are lawns â€"â€"themiddleofthisinonthfor ' . Itwasam months'tourofnuropo. Miss |MELÂ¥E§2ngnkmmM of plied‘lndthankedtheiadiesfortheir Serious Accident At HollandCentte Cecil Myth of Vane! Held W A most untortunate accident occur- red about 11 o’clock Sunday morning when a car driven by John Wilcox of Toronto went .into the ditch near Hol- land Centre on Highway No. 10, turned over several times, and seriously injured the occupants. As a result of the acci- dent Mrs. John Wilcox is in oven hospital suffering .. from a fractured spine and severe bruises about the body; Mrs. Cyril Wilcox has 'a broken knee cap and other injuries, while the driver; John Wilcox has tour stitches in his head, and other members of the party were badly shaken up” The car was coming from Toronto to visit with Cyril Wilcox, in a serious condition in Owen Sound hospital, and is said to have been occupied by seven people. some of them children. It is said that the Wilcox party were on their own side of the road and were nearing the top of the grade when they met a car coming in the opposite dir- ection travelling on the same side of the road. Both cars are said to have been travelling at a good rate of “speed, and Wilcox, to avoid an accid- ent, pulled his car over to the left side C110, Putty“ 55w w v- v.-- _-_- to avoid a head-on collision. Before he could right his car after swerving to the left it had gone into the ditch‘ and is said to have turned over three times before it came to a stop. It is alleged that .Blyth is responsible for the accident in having been driv- ing on the wrong side of the road, but as the report of the accident stated the driver of the car did not stop, and a further report says that he did and returned to the scene of the accident, there is no very authentic evidence to go by. Biyth was subsequently ap- prehended and brought back to Owen Sound, where he appeared before Mag- istrate Spereman and was remanded for la week without bail. “A FLORIDA EVENING” INTERESTING LECTURE Good Crowd Enjoyed Dr. Watson’s Illustrated Talk Friday Nightâ€"Fine Musical Program by Members of Queen Street Church. InjdehénCsr'l‘ooktoDflch. One of the most interesting and in- ‘ structive lectures heard in Durham for some time was given by Dr. Watson. of winter in Florida, named his talk. “A Florida Evening” and by his interest- ing talk. assisted by excellent lantern slides and many exhibits of natural products of various kinds transported his audience to that southern resort for an hour. He gave various statistics showing population. real estate values and natural and industrial products. He described the climate and also the numerous insect pests. With the aid of lantern slides he took his audience through the various summer resorts showed them the wonderful vegetation. the contrasts between ancient and modern architecture and of especial in- terest to the children. one of Florida’s chief exhibits, the alligators and croco-' diles. Quite a few of the slides dealt ‘with the fishing there, showing many 1 varieties including sharks. saw fish. etc. ’The exhibits included various sea- shells, specimens of coral. sponges, star fish. sea weeds, moss and various sam- ples of the weavers’ art. I The musical numbers on the program consisted of piano duets by the Misses Glass of Georgetown and Mesdames Padfield and Staufler, piano solos by Misses Elizabeth Kinnee and Norma Gagnon and vocal numbers by the Misses Smith. Rev. H. S. Fiddes occu- pied the chair. . 7 __“__ ___‘_‘ I'"" _ After the program refreshments were served by members of the A.O.T.S. class under whose auspices the entertain- ment was given and the evening closed with the National anthem. The annual birthday tea given by the I. O. D. E. Canadian Greys chap- ter, was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon, with a large attend- ance. The hall was artistically decor- ated with lilacs, tulips and peonies. Miss J. Weir and Mrs. G. Kearney re- ling poured tea, while the ladies of the chapter served lunch. The two-storey imitation cake was prettily decorated by Mr. T. Henderson with the I.O.D.E. crest on each side of the second storey. ANNUAL BIRTHDAY TEA wgst m mo ms {may on W year .H .was born at Durham. On- eldest son William At the Min: doothheownedono-of farms in thispmnt the the 3: most province. He was keenly interested in church and school matters, also civic aaairs. and since 1919 has represented Division 1 onthecouncilboardottheruralmun- icipality oi Loreburn and as a member oi this body his business ability was greatly appreciated by his colleagues. Besides his widow deceased leaves three sons, William, Archie and Ray- mond all of Elbow district and five daughters, Misses Margaret and Bertha at home; Miss Elsie. teacher at Mile- stone; Miss Ethel teacher at Parry; Mrs. Sellars at Findlater. He also leaves one brother Robert of Durham‘ and six sisters all of whom with the lexoeption of Mrs. I. A. Petch of Elbow lreside in Ontario. 1 The funeral was held on Tuesday on the arrival of the train from the south. the services being held in the Elbow United church and by Rev. E. J. Cheg- ' win assisted by Revs. L. A. Muttitt and D. J. Vaughan of Loreburn. The church auditorium failed to accom- modate the large crowd gathered to pay citizen. Interment was in Elbow cem- etery. The pull bearers were Messrs. Edgar Book and J. R. Dodds, members of the council; James Bartley and A. Ellison, neighbors and Robert Webster and E. Warrilow of town. Many beautiful floral tributes were received and included pillow from wife and family; gates ajar from the coun- cil; wreaths from the directors andl staff of the Elbow Co-operativeAssocia- tion; the Agricultural Society and Miss Annie Barlow; sprays from the fol- lowing Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Petch and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ellison and family, the Edge families, Ladies' Aid United church, Elbow Lodge United Partners, Elbow United church, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Ritchie of Regina; Wm. McNally of Lumsden, pupils and staff .of Milestone school, the Milestone Circle girls and Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and Nellie of Milestone. Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr. W. A. Bell of Re- gina, Messrs. William McNally of Lum'sden and Robert of Flndlater, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sellars, Findlater. Thomas Young, a respected resident of this town for the past nine years. died at his home in Upper Town on Saturday last following an illness of some months from an inflammation of the nerves which finally settled in his brain. Though ailing for the greater part of a year, Mr. Young was able to be around periodically, but was taken seriously ill some three weeks ago and confined to his bed for the greater part of that period. In 1896 he was married to Miss Helen Fiddes of Brant Township, near Ches- ley, who survives, with a family of three daughters and three sons: Ethel (Mrs. Stanley Arthur), Otterville; Hazel (Mrs. Roy Rawn, Caledon East; Helen and Clifford at home; Clarence at Rouleau. Sask., and Donald, a medical student. but at present at his home here. Two children are deceased. Surviving also are four brothers and four sisters: John of Owen Sound; Rev. E. 0. Young. Manitowaning; Walter. Onoway. Al- berta; George of Edmonton, Alberta; Mrs. Mary Nichol. Owen Sound; Mrs. (Dr.) Henry (Annie) Ignace, Horthern neighborhood and spent the whole of his life in that township until nine years ago when he purchased the A. 8. Hunter farm in Upper Town, which he has conducted ever since. He was a good farmer, honorable and upright, and was making a success of his busi- ness here. Normanby Township in the Hampden London. and Miss Elizabeth. Toronto. The funeral was held Tuesday after- noon from his late residence and was largely attended by many from his, old home in Normanby as well as by citi- zens of town. The service was taken by Rev. H. 8. Fiddes of Queen Street church and interment made in the cemetery at Hampden. Many floral tributes we laid on the casket and the pail bearers were old friends and neighbors from his former home at Hampden. (Fromm Luebum Build) :i'vestWnglnn-n OBITUARY THOMAS YOUNG \-â€"â€"'"r â€"wâ€"â€"-' V Mrs. Fred Hessel (Mu‘fiha). $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. was Kntherlne McAtmfle. «lighter of Mr. and mm. 1;. nuance ' of this place, WhO' lust nuht at Column“ lull. Toronto.wusoneotucluso(¢7¢nd- antes who were created their diploma. was McAum'fe heeded the madman: 51.1.. W- metheawudmcofprtlesenddlm 86th ennui m a. reception followed. In uttemmg highest mam; for the yeuinsolu-geecmwumme hasnotonlyemercedtmmhertnlnmc withhonortohenelf.buttoherhone J. Belt: and Rev. W. P. Smith. This was the tion class.whtch human-u prune given by Dr. J. m. Heads St Michael's townuswell,andittswtthnnenulne feeling of pride thntwetenderherour personal congntulnuons and mole of the community roundabout. mu uumwluan _. m rum mom Wentlladlontoudlu'nmw What with minutes and peculiar oc- currences the township of Benunck lg lured is something for which even their owner does not attempt to ac- fast Mr. Hopkins was loading up his wa- gon with grain when the accident oc- curred. Hehadsevenbagsofoatsand twelve of wheat loaded and was in the act of putting on the seat when one of the animals. a rather skittish beast, took exception to this manoeuvre and bolted. The team was standinc on the barn floor and had been driven in over the regular cangway. Pacinc :them was the customary bank barn 5V... v wâ€" wâ€"â€" v cioor some eight or ten 'feet from the ground and it was through this door the animals bolted. was a broken wagon tongue. , thmmummchm- The damage was negligible. ”air; Henghan left on Monday for Windsor. where she is a delegate to the provincial annual meeting being held there this week. very pleasing and concise speech et- tended a cordial welcome to the visitors which was heartily supplemented by Bro. E. Siegner, WP. In reporting the annual meeting of District No. 8. Order of the Eastern Star. at Milverton. last week. the Sun says that the meeting was very largely attended by representatives over a wide area. Representatives from this vicin- ity present were those from Owen ty. and A. R. G. Smith. wood Mn. tendent of Western Ontu'to. who comes from New Humbug. Wm County. Full Information mending the comm- istntton oi the not. a well :3 sm- tionstormedestructtonofweeds.m Townstup,movedtvoteotthnnhto the spotters of the d:y.whlchwu|ac- onded byw. D. Ruth. Deputym of Bentmck Township Ind unlit. W. maintain-MM mun-u- omelecttonnemmtcuw ANOTHER CHIMNEY me WEED ADVISOBS MEET REPRESENT LODGE AT WINDSOR CONVENTION tumult. for itself and