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The question of a ditching machine was brought up by Reeve ”Bell. It was found the contract allowed the use of one of these machines. and some of the digging will be done in this manner. The formation of the soil around Dur- ham was not conducive to the satisfac- tory use of the ditcher, however, and it was problematical how much of the work could be done this way. Connty Council Report Reeve Bell presented his report of the last meeting of the County Council. It was short. owing to the fact that only two or three matters of interest to Dur- had had been deal with the last ses- mit the names to the contractor. Married men. or those who had the support of parents. brothers or sisters, were to be considered first, then came the unmarried laborer who paid his board. but all were to be given as fair consideration as possible. With the resident engineer they were to deal with the matter impartially with the idea of doing the greatest good to the great- est number. It will be a problem. and the decisions may not meet with the approval of everybody. but there was nothing else to do under the circum- sion. The big one was the city of Owen In a further discussion it was brought out there were names on the list who were not residents of the town; The Council were unanimous that only res- idents of Durham should be furnished with employment. Further the Board of Works and the Clerk were appointed a committee to go over the list and sub- some forty-odd men would be required. These would have to be worked in shifts, a week at a time. to accommod- ate those out of work as there were over a hundred names on the list and it was the intention to deal fairly with all. 'l’o Employ Only Local Men The question was entered into fully by the Council. The work had just started. and according to Mr. McIn- tyre. the resident engineer. when the work was fully under way he estimated of the contractors had told members of the Council that he would hire whom he liked regardless of whether he lived in town or not, and that there was no- thing in his contract specifying any- thing or anybody. These matters were, however. straightened out by Clerk Rose, and the statement of Mr. Hunter, chairman of the Board of Works, who stated that the contractor had been very fair and that everything would be smoothed out in due course. Me or not, the rumors created considerable interest and the coundl chamber was about half filled with the unemployed. their friends and sympa- thizers and others. Through their spokesman, Mr. Alex. Graham, they ex- plained they were present to ascertain if possible what was being done for the unemployment situation. It was point- ed out to the Council that but very few men were being employed. and that even these were not being picked from amongst those who were in the greatest need of employment. Some men who had had good jobs all summr were be- ing taken on by the contractor, while others. whose summer work had been light. were still forced to remain idle The men wanted to know. Perhaps the biggest question before the Council was the unemployment sit- untton. For the past three or four (by: there have been many rumors go- ing around. It was reported that one Dalian Workmen To Be Employed “It’s three o’clock in the morning, we’ve danced the whole night through.” This was a popular song a few years Ito. and must have been in the minds 0! some of the Durham councillors on nonday night in a session that did not adjourn until after the midnight. “It’s one o’clock in the morning. we’ve talked the whole night through.” At that a good night's work was done, many enâ€" tanglements in the yarn of municipal mangement being straightened out. I'V‘iw M“ ”"II VI m. who has just been re-el- ected t9 the poet of Chief mais- any“ the fifth time. Mfuhfloymtonuym‘ol MWmlem-o! GETS mmmu .».â€"-NO. 3309 THE DURHAM CHRONICLE capttal ‘10:- an illustration of which was laid be- fore the Council, and this opinion was later concurred in. The citizens of the town wanted the sidewalks cleared of snow during the winter. As citizens they had the right to demand it, and also to pay for it. Heretofore the work had been done with a plow unsuited for the work, the result being a poor job. If we were to clear the walks of snow, then by all means secure a prOper plow. The idea appealed to the Council and a new one will be ordered immediately. The bylaws providing for the Janu- ary elections were passed, and the nominations will be held on December 29 at 7.30 pm. In case a poll is neces- sary the voting will take place in the North Ward at the Library, Joseph Firth, D. R. O. and George Hay. Poll (Berk. In the East Ward, D. B. Mac- Councillor Hunter objected to the Board of works being held responsible for the whole unemployment situation. It was the duty of the whole Council, and while he was willing to take his share he thought others should take theirs. He stated that during the past summer he had tried to run this de- partment as economically as possible. The Board had fixed up a few streets, and had gone to considerable outlay to straighten out the town dump. The next day some one had been there and it was in nearly as bad shape as before. Something would have to be done. Re- ferring to the Library drainage he re- ported having taken this up with the board. and the discussion brought out the fact that the library was desirous of connecing up their sewer with the main sewer. The Council came to no decision but were of the opinion if the library wanted this accommodation they should pay for it the same as other taxpayers. Private citizens had to pay for these connections and the whole cost of the construction most certainly should not come out of the public treasury. Min Hunter favored the purchase of a snow plough at $75 us MIC ml: W311], MIC‘I (£13116 3 shop, 'with E. McDonald and Roy Wiggins, West Ward with Howard; McDonald and Norman McIlraith. I Another question was the dispute be- tween the townships of Collingwood and Euphrasia over the upkeep of the town line leading northward from Heathcote. Reeve Bell was appointed a member of the committee which was to settle the dispute. Committees Reported Councillor Smith as the chairman of the Fire and Light Committee report- ed on the street lighting programme which has been under consideration for some time. In the neighborhood of the town square new lighting is to be put in as an experiment. with an extension of the system if found satisfactory. ;Sound’s request that the council sign ,an agreement whereby certain lands in Derby and Sydenham townships should revert to the townships. They are now 'within the corporation of Owen Sound. The reason for the request was the condition of the big hill leading into the city from the south. Under pre- sent conditions the building of the highway and its maintenance was un- der the jurisdiction of the city. They had approached the Highways Depart- ment for assistance but were told this could not be done. By turning the lands back to the townships it would become a provincial highway and the county of Grey would then become re- sponsible for the building and the maintenance. Reeve Bell objected. as this would mean a loss to the county of 20 per cent. on an expenditure in the neighborhood of $75,000. He thought Owen Sound should be held to their bargain. made when the cor- poration became separated from the county. In this he was supported by the majority of the council. and ap- pointed a member of a deputation that went to Toronto Tuesday of this week to take up the matter with the High- ways Department. WATER BOY T0 CHIEF From water boy to National Park Superintendent, is the oustandlng achievement in the life of the new Superintendent of Glacier National Park. E. T. Scoyon, who, although only thirty-tour years of age, will take up his new duties on January 16. 1931. Bylaws Were Passed DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930 At the recent banquet of the returned men of Durham and district a collec- tion was taken up amounting to nearly $35 which was ordered turned over to the Hospital Board. This was an ex- pression of gratitude toward the local institution, and in making the dona- tion the returned men thought they would thus show their appreciation by contributing to an institution of gener- al interest rather than to any particu- lar society. Mrs. G. 8. Kearney of town under- went an operation in the local hospit- al Monday for mastoid. Drs. Bennetto of Hamilton and Jamieson of Durham, were the surgeons. Mrs. Kearney went through the Operation well and her condition is reported satisfactory.. passed over to the Hospital Board the sum of $300 to be used in the main- tenance and upkeep of the local insti- tution. is: How do the ladies expect to make any money on such large helplngs at so small a priceâ€"fifty cents? Any- way, it was a most successful evening, and the playing of the High school orchestra during and after the dinner was much appreciated. The annual fowl supper of the Wo-I man’s Guild of Trinity church was heldi in the town hall on Monday night. There was a good crowd, a good feed,‘ and a good time. The mystery nowi Work on the new water tank at the. At midnight last night the Chronicle tOp of the hill has also been commen- ‘ was in telephone communication with ced. but with only a few days since the the residence, learned that Dr. Jamie- contracts were awarded, it may be said son’s condition was about the same, and the work is merely getting shaped up ' no operation had been performed up to for better progress from now on. Des- ‘ that hour, but could obtain no infor- pite the storm the workmen kept at itl matron as to what time it was to take and have already completed the ditch place. This was most satisfactory news from the north side of the C. P. R. and it is our 1101” the patient may re- tracks, up the hill to the vicinity of the cover his usual good health without an Central Hotel. operation. It is a little early yet to prophesy, but during the last few days consider- able work has been done in getting a good start in the laying of the water mains in town. So far only a small gang of men has been employed. but in the course of a few days it is ex- pected possibly forty or more will be engaged in excavating and laying the pipe. So far, all the pipe on the job have been brought here by truck, but if the roads become much heavier the balance will have to be shipped in by train. Ontario is going to miss Hon. Mr. Ferguson, but in his transfer to the High Commissionership, Canada will have at London a man who has all his life been an ardent imperialist, Can- adian and Britisher, and who goes to his new post backed by the confidence of the Canadian people in his ability to represent the Dominion as can possibly no other available man in the country. Possessed of a personality that inspires confidence, a rare business ability, and the knack of mixing in any society, Canada may well congratulate herself that she has a son who can so worthily represent her. Contractor Here and Good Water Main Work Now Under Way Hon. Mr. Ferguson was Ontario’s strong man. He was the pride of his friends and the envy and admiration oi! his enemies. He was at once the best liked and best hated leader of any polit- ical party in Ontario within the memory of the writer, but even in their hatred his enemies had to admit his many good qualities. He was known to his enemies as the “Mussolini of Ontario” and to the members of his Cabinet as one of the fairest and squarest men who ever sat in the Premier’s chair. There was only one Howard Fergu- son. We do not know what would have happened had there been two. He was an outstanding man in every way you looked at him, in leadership, in astuteness, and in his ability to carry the courage of his convictions to his audience and merit their ap- proval. Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, without doubt the most outstanding public man in Ontario, for the past ten years the leader of the Conservative party in Ontario, 0 and for seven years leader of the Province, has resigned his posi- tion as provincial first citizen to take over the Canadian High Commission- ership at London, England. His suc- cessor will in all probability be the Hon. George 8. Henry, the present Minister of Highways. Premier Ferguson Resigns Office The Red Cross Society has recently Being Made.â€"Work on Water Tank. Has Also Been Started. mgh Column-loner at London and Will Be Sworn in Within Few Days.â€" HAD GOOD CROWD HOSPITAL NOTES Wednesday .......... TEMPERATURES FOB PAST WEEK 8am. Max. Min. Snow Thursday ............ 13 22 11 a Friday .................. 11 1s 11 3 Saturday .............. 16 as 6 1 Dr. D. B. Jamieson, went to Toronto at once, but. subsequent improvement in his father’s condition allowed of his return home Tuesday night. On Wed- nesday morning word was received here that an operation had been decided on and Dr. and Mrs. Jamieson left on the afternoon train for the city. Dr. Jamieson spent last Saturday in Owen Sound and but for the storm in progress at the time would most likely have spent the week-end in Durham. Instead, he went to Toronto on the af- ternoon train and on Monday was tak- en ill with acute bowel trouble. His condition was so serious that his son, Hon. Dr. Jamieson of the Old Age Pensions and Mothers' Allowances Commissions, and Durham’s most out- standing citizen is critically ill at his home, 56 Chestnut Park Road, Toronto, but just how serious his condition is, was not known at midnight last night. Report That He Was to Undergo Oper- ation in Toronto Last Night Caused Considerable Anxiety in Townâ€"His While this time last year sleighing was general it is not thought the pre- sent mantle of the beautiful is here to stay and considerable good weather is looked for between now and the new year. HON. DR. JAMIESON SERIOUSLY Ill. other truck from Meme; ancl Bofi'râ€"{d for Dobblnton, loaded its cargo on a freight car here after battling the storm all the way. from Toronto. Over Saturday and Sunday the tem- perature rose and a light rain fell for' an hour, making the roads very sloppy, but this week the mercury took another mm) and real winter weather prevailed. This Wednesday night the storm seems over, the roads are getting opened up again, and with no more Snow it will blizzard raged Thursday and Friday. letting up and becoming softer Satur- day and Sunday, only to have the mer- cury drop to a new low level Monday night when it registered two above zero. A glance at the weather report in another column will give the tabu- lated report of the temperatures. While motoring is not over for the season by any means, and cars are getting through, they are having a tough time, and no one is out for plea- be possible to get around on wheels t: nearly all points. sure. The first or the week“ a firuck took nearly five hours to come from It was a gran' storm that came out of the north, east, south and west last week-end. It started from the north- west, but before subsidmg the wind practically boxed the compass. Snow. lots of it fell. and a real mid-winter Roads Are Blocked; Weather ls Cold HA8 LUCKY STAR A. P. Dawes, a native son of Van- couver, who woke up last week to learn that he had won 3409.500 with a$2 .50 sweepstake ticket. Mr. Dawes drew the horse Caligny II which ran second in the Irish Free State Sweepstake. Badly Crippled and Plenum Driving Over Until Spring. l7 Game Warden Roiston of Owen Sound was in town yesterday afternoon and as is his custom called at the Chronicle office to say good-day. In the course of our conversation Mr. Rol- ston asked us to give publicity to the necessity of all those who contempiote hunting foxes with dogs to secure u permit. The permit costs nothing but must be secured to comply with the law. This is published as a warning to any of our readers who have neg- lected this little regulation as Mr. Roi- ston says it is not his desire to have to lay any inxormation tor infractions of the game laws. We extend our hearty congratulations to Mrs. Robert Hill of George street who on Monday celebrated her 9lst birthday. Mrs. Hill ls still smart for a woman of her years. enjoys good health and apparently has many more years of life and enjoyment ahead of her. ed home having left the usual wish for many happy returns of day. A pleasant birthday party was held at the home of Mr. James Tucker, 2nd concession, Egremont. on Wednesday, November 26, when the children and grandchildren remembered the fond parent and arranged to all be at home with him on this, his eightieth birthday. Mr. Tucker is hale and hearty and though taken by surprise enjoyed acting host to the loved ones who thoughtfully planned this fowl supper. Four years ago Mr. and Mrs. Tucker celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and 'now, passing the four-score years with 'mind and body well and strong. have 1much to be thankful for. Mr. Tucker keeps so well that he has his wood cut for next winter and has poles enough cut this fall already for a big wood bee. Besides children and grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. John W. McKechnie, of Bentinck were present, the latter the only member of his family around the old home. One brother and two sisters live in Western Canada. At the con- clusion of the supper Harold McKech- nie proposed a toast hoping the com-1 pany might spend many such evenings together. After a few hours of chat and oldâ€"time story the company return- RAILWAY MILEAGE INCREASING Dr. Endicott told of the many exper- iences he has had in the mission fields he has visited in his capacity as the Moderator. He also dealt especially with mission work in Africa, Japan, India and China. Dr. Endicott had previously spent seventeen years in China in the mission fields and gave a specially interesting message from there and urged the United church to put forth its best effort to aid this war ridden country in its time of need. Rev. H. S. Fiddes, the pastor of the Queen Street church assisted Rev. Mr. Smith during the service. Pleasant Family Gathering Was Held at Home of Mr. and Mrs. James Tucker Wednesday Evening 'of Last Week to Celebrate Farmer’s Eightleth The congregation of Queen Street United church joined with Knox church in the service on Sunday even- ing to listen to an address by Rev. Dr. Endicott, ear-Moderator of the United church of Canada. EGREMONT CITIZEN "‘ EIGHTY YEARS OLD Ex-Modentor of United Church Gave Good Address to Large COW REV. DR. ENDICO'I'T ' - SPOKE IN KNOX CHURCH mummmtheumtedsum Birthday. 'ro SUCCEED FERGUSON Hon. George 8. Henry, Minister of Highways in the Ontario Cabinet. who will take over the reins of the Premiership of Ontario when Pre- mier G. H. Ferguson resigns to be- come High Commissioner to Great Sunday Britain. PERMITS ABE NECESSARY CONGRATULATIONS! $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. Christ. end the body is life. If we would know the fullness of life we must ebide in God. The truth of God can only he expressed by the living. The life of the Christian was the world's expression of God. His lord- ship esked “What kind of 1 God does our life give expression to?" was the church of God. when ordained to priesthood it ms of the church of God. when consecnted o, BishOp it was of the Church of God. In the Holy Communionwcdwenmmmandfie Marnie. Wemyonthe (Continued on page I.) throughout the Christan life. We were baptized. not into the church of England. but into the church of God. When I was ordained a deacon it 'l'thlftofGMlsLfle Christ came as the life and light of man, life in all its fullness. St. Paul's prayer was that you may be filled with the fullness of God. The great work of Christ was to bring man and God together. We are work- ers together with God. This thought a great deal about the universe, and the greater we make the universe the greater we make God who created it. God is life. Life, the great fact of this world was breathed into man by God. The life made man great, not mere strength, for some animals were far stronger. and “let me say without offense, more beautlful" than man. The great note of Apostolic testi- mony was that “Forgetting those things that are behind and pressing forward to the things that are before." We would not look back to any one age and call it the “Golden Age" but there is no age from which we have not learned some lesson. The one great thing in this world is life; inert matter, however vast. meant nothing. The most important thing in the world was life and the preservation of life. Life pointed us to God. We have learned Continuing with the sermon His Lordship urged the development of the historic sense, and spoke of the great value of the consciousness of the his- torical conception. It enlarged our vision to view the accomplishments of the past. it gave us a clearer perspe .2 . tive with which to view present dim- culties. and increased the magnitude of our future outlook. We must not forget the value of history; never-the- less. there remained the present and the future. Trinity Anglicen church lest Sunday pulled the four-score inert. On Dec- oelebruted his 45th yenr in the ministry. being ordained in 1885 end coming to Durhunthetsuneweektotnkeup the work in his new perish. Twenty- two years ago His Lordship wss elevst- ed to the bishopric of Monti-eel. It was quite prOper therefore. thst His Lord- ship should preach the eightieth enni- versery sermon to his first congrega- tion. Ten years ago BishOp Farthing preached the seventieth anniversary service, and Judging by his present physique will in all probability be celledupontotake charge oftheOOth anniversary when it is held ten yeers Before commencing the sermon His Lordship said that he was particularly delighted ‘be here for the eightieth anniversary of the parish of Trinity church, Durham. One other event peraps not generally known made his visit a great joy to himself. Forty five years ago Sunday. as a young man, he was ordained to the ministry of the Church of God and licensed to the par- ish of Trinity church, Durham. Here. therefore on the forty-fifth anniversary of his ordination he was preaching at the eightieth anniversary of the par- ish of Durham. There had been a great many changes in that time. apparently for the better. The church interior was now a credit to the congregation, and he was glad to see the progress in evidence. fountain of life; in thy light shall we see llgh Perhaps no one word could better: make the text of the sermon was a special service to the Masons at 3 o’clock Sundny afternoon. rector of the perish. but he enjoyed his visit just the some and spent many busy minutes enquiring after those. It is 42 years since BishOp Farthing .left Durham. but in that time has never forgotten the town or its citizens. It is true that he met very few here over His Lordship had three services while morning the text was from w-the Speck!