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Reeeve Lembke of Sullivan stated that it would be cheaper to feed them than to raise 040.000 for road construction and by thls tnxatlon “put 77 men where they (the unemployed) m." Hon. Mr. “may pointed out thtt the mated“; to be mad ln construction repteaent lobar, but have lamb“ w Pointing out that it had been stated 77 Grey county men would be employed Reeve Brigham of Hanover declared that the main questlon was to try to help the unemployed by creating con- structlon work. The towns md villages suflered most in this respect. he assert- "I! we are going to chase the farm- ers of! their farms. what is this county and the province going to come to?” he asked. stating that the farmers could not afford to pay for paving this year. mm to see more good roads in Grey county but the taxpayers are hard hit, lors. Reeve W. 1. field of Colllngwood township declared that the great ques- tion was "Where are we going to get the money to pay for it?" it paving was undertaken. All the councillors would Although there was a great deal of discussion about road matters the mat- ter of paving this year was only dealt with and that briefly by three council- Hon. Mr. Macaulay outlined three principles to be followed in road mat- ters this year: to keep down taxation, to maintain the present road systems or the province. since he declared it would be poor economy to allow the ex- isting roads to go to pieces, and to take steps. without unduly burdening the taxpayers, to provide employment. Chief Engineer of Municipal Roads R. C. Muir appealed to the council to‘ grant an additional $2,500 to the Owen Sound Suburban Area Commission to enable them to carry out their pro- gramme of maintenance work, along with the minimum of construction al- ready planned. The Commission was considering reducing the mileage under their control unless they received a bigger appropriation he declared. of any paving work being done on pro- vincial roads in the county this year, this matter being left over for discus- sion at a later date. Hon. Mr. Macaulay assured the council that his department would not undertake any such work without their consent and approval. On Tuesday night Hon. Leopold Mac- aulay. Provincial Minister of Highways, met the Council and delivered quite a lengthy address, which is reported in the Sun-Times as follows: Hon. Leopold Macaulay. Provincial Minister of Highways, Deputy Minister RM. Smith. Chief Engineer A.A. Smith and Chief Engineer of Municipal Roads R.C. Muir were in the city on Tuesday‘ evening and conferred with the Grey! _County Council regarding road matters] For two hours the council heard ad-z' dresses by these oflicials, setting gorth the stand of the province in road mat- ters and asked questions regarding the work. Nothing however was done as re- gards the coming to any decision as to whether or not the council will approve this summer and without a continua- tion of the paving programme will in all probability remain closed. Reading the deputation were Messrs. Peter Ramage and Dr. J. 1”. Grant. The former presented 33mm to show that paving was not as big an eXpenditure as many might think and the latter placed the condition of the working men and their desire for work before the council. The working men oi Durham wanted work. not direct relief. place before them the unemployment situation as it exists in this county and to request that the motion passed last January requesting the Provincial Government to do no paving here this year be rescinded. As a result it is like- ly the -vote will be taken some time to- day and on it will depend whether or not paving is gone ahead with and the plant 0! the Consolidated Sand dz Gra- vel 00.. here Opened tor operations. To date the plant has not turned a wheel A deputation at about 40 from Dur- ham wuted on the County Council at [invitation Asks County Council ' . To Consider Unemployment Situation VOL. GILâ€"NO. 3390 by Nit». coat of the Commission’s work. He stead that the city of Owen Sound had “11m: played the game” 3nd pointed out thet the Communion”: ap- (Oonttnued on me 5.) SM]: Road Question Mr. R. H. Muir then appealed to the Council to grant an additional $2,500 to the Owen Sound Suburban Area Commission, thus giving the Commis- sion an addition“ $10,000 to spend, the Questioned by Reeve McCauley of Flesherton as to which provincial high- way in Grey County he considered the busiest he said No. 6, to Guelph. Next he placed the Mearord highway, on ac- count of summer traffic, and lastly number 10 highway. Although this was the direct route to Toronto, the local traffic was not as heavy as on No. 6, he explained. Mr. Smith declared that. although some 25,000 men were employed in road work throughout the province last year, mm year only 5,000 men are so em- ployed. Answering a question by Reeve W. H. Hunter of Egremont he stated he quite appreciated the fact that Grey County owes between $32,000 and $34,- 000 for paving on the Durham road, which the province has not yet asked the county to pay. He stressed the im- portance of tourist traffic. Mr. Smith, in answer to a ques- tion by Reeve W. L. Taylor of Osprey, stated the Council should figure out the amount of paving they would ap- prove on the basis of $4,000 cost to the county per mile, this to be payable in July of 1933. He did not believe any plan to distribute the cost over a num- ber of years to be feasible. On an as- phalt paving job about a hundred men would be employed, and where mater- ial had to be provided even more men would find work. Hon. Mr. Macaulay pointed out that the contracts call for" at least 75 per cent. home labor. ! He informed the Council that the province had found it absolutely nec- essary to pave seven miles near Shel- burne on No. 10 highway in the swamp. Only a mile of this work will affect Grey County, but the materials for the work are likely to come from Grey. In concluding, Mr. Smith pointed out that highway construction costs are a13- proximately 25 per cent. lower thk year than in other years. ter road to Toronto and the Meaford highway was the most suitable route, he declared. Deputy Minister Speaks Deputy Minister R. M. Smith then outlined three plans for paving work 'in the county this year. There are 62 [miles or unpaved provincial highways {in the county, nine miles between Thornbury and Collingwood, fourteen miles between Chatsworth and Dur- ham. 28 miles south of Chatsworth on number 10 highway and 11 miles be- tween Durham and Hanover. The last mentioned was in fairly good condition, he stated, and the work was not pos- sibly as pressing as on the other three roads. The Department has received sev- eral requests from Owen Sound and other municipalities to deveIOp a win- In concluding he stated that he fail- ed to see the advantages of postponing all work until next year. j The present system of financing roads in the province is not likely to be changed for some time, in the minis- ter’s opinion. He pointed out that in 1931 the counties authorized the spend- ing of 50 per cent more for roads than did the province. The province paid the counties $5,500,000 more than the coun- ties paid the province for road work, this in spite of the fact that the prov- ince’s revenue. especially from succes- sion duties. dropped considerably, while the counties’ revenues are steady, he' claimed. Hon. Mr. Macaulay sounded a note of optimism when he stated that, although Canada and Ontario are at present passing through a great crisis, it must be borne in mind that greater resour- ces and sounder institutions exist today than ever before. All should have faith in the future, he declared. many of the activities of city, town villages and country are wrapped up in the roads and the trend is towards the highway transportation. In the future it will be necessary to devote a consid- erable portion of the taxpayers’ money to roads ii Grey county is to keep pace with other parts of the province, since the need for roads is as great as ever. consumption of guoline in the first six months in 1932 is over 6 per cent greater than during the same period in 1931, although the number of motor licenses has dropped eight per cent. A great anotupooulutodayuafew years ago because now they must be paid for but statistics show thst the The annual street dance of the Dur- ham Hockey Club is being held here tomorrow (Friday) night. As in the past, good music will be provided for both round and square dancing. It is expected a big crowd will be on hand. I Let every man and woman work to 'earn every honest dollar possible. Then {spend it to maintain to the best of their ability a decent standard of liv- ing and to insure that that standard- shall be enjoyed by the family after the breadwlnner is gone. By that means, Mr. Dunning believe the wheels of industry will most speedily reach a normal gait. Without criticizing the honest pur- poses of people who proposed plans for basic changes in existing economic system. or without even passing un- favorable judgment on the plans pro-1 posed, Mr. Dunning said that this was not the time to experiment. He argued also against the extreme chauvanism and narrow nationalism, which he said has characterized the post-war era and ,left each nation trying to live within iitself. For 150 years the world had been building business on a basis of inter- national trade, he said, and that ex- perience could not be suddenly wrong. He hoped for a measure of success from international trade parleys, but pinned his faith to the Empire econ- omic conferenceâ€"not for a magical re- vival of business, but for a reforestation on a broad and more lasting basis. I A new formula by which to better business conditions in Canada was pro- posed to the London Rotary Club at Monday’s luncheon by Hon. Charles A. Dunning, former Minister of Finance for Canada and now president of the Ontario Equitable Life. Former Minister of Finance in King Government Addressed Rotary Club at London Mondayâ€"False Economy Warned Against. Following the degree work was a ses- sion of short addresses by visitors and members of the local lodge, and the serving of light refreshments by the Rebekahs concluded a most enjoyable evening. WORK HARD, SPEND, DUNNING’S ADVICE The hot weather of last Friday night did not deter a large number of the members of Grey Lodge of Odd Fellowa from turning out to an exemplication of the second and third degrees in the lodge rooms here, when the work was ‘ put on by teams from outside. The work of initiation into the second degree was taken by a team from Paisley, while that of the third was exemplified by a team from Owen Sound. It would have been hard to choose between eith- er of these teams, as their work was very much above the average, and the local members were more than de-O lighted with the evening’s work. I HOCKEY DANCE TOMORROW As this is being written (Wednesday) the barometer stands at 29.2, with the probability that the rain is not yet over. LOCAL ODD FELLOWS HELD BIG NIGHT June 16, there was no rain at all. The total rainfall here since the lst of May is 3.46 inches, and while a considerable fall over a short period, is not nearly sufficient on the light land of this sec- tion, which could stand a fairly good rain nearly every day. Week of May 5. .29 inches; May 12, 1.71; May 19, .36; May 26, .04; June 2, .33; and June 5, .38. During the week of of the dry, hot spell, both hay and grain crops were beginning to show the effects of lack of moisture. On Tues- day a total of .35 inches. or a little more than one-third of an inch, fell, the first since the 11th of the month, when a fall of .03 inches was recorded, hardly sufficient to lay the dust. By weeks the rainfall since the lst of May The rainfall of Tuesday of this week was about the most welcome thing this section of the country has experienced for a good many days, and as a result Served Refreshments at the Close. TUESDAYS RAINFALI. WAS WELCOME VISITOR From Owen Sound and Paisley filmed in Degree Work Last Friday of next week is Dominion Day. and coming after the local half-holi- day, the Durham merchants have de- cided on keeping open, not only on Wednesday night, but Thursday after- noon as well. It was felt that the stores being closed from Thursday noon to Saturday morning would be too great an inconvenience to the general public, hence the change. This change is for next week only. STORES OPEN NEXT THURSDAY fine, for any term not exceeding one month. 11.8.0. 1927. c. 249, s. 13. (h) washes or cleanses cloth, wool, leather, skin of animals, or places any noisome or offensive thing, or conveys, casts, throws or puts any filth, dirt, dead carcase or other noisome or of- fensive thing, or bathes in any lake. river, pond, creek, spring source or fountain which is the source of supply for such waterworks within such area [as may be fitted or defined by order of‘ the Department of Health, or causes,1 permits or suffers, the water of any sink, sewer or drain to run or to be conveyed into the same, or causes any other thing to be done whereby the water therein may be in any way tainted or fouled, Shall for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding 320 or may be imprisoned, without the Option of a (g) lays or causes to be laid any pipe or main to communicate with any pipe or main of the waterworks, or in any way obtains or uses the water without the consent of the corporation; or (f) Wilfully- alters any meter placed upon any service pipe or connected therewith, within or without any bulld- 1ng or other place. so as to lessen or alter the amount of water registered; (e) throws or deposits any injur- ious, noisome, or offensive matter into the water or waterworks, or upon the ice, if the water is frozen, or in any way fouls the water- or commits any wilful damage, or injury to the works, pipes, or water, or encourages the same to be done; (d) Without lawful authority wil- fully opens or closes any hydrant, or obstructs the free access to any hy- drant, stopcock, chamber, pipe, or hy- drant chamber, by placing on it any building material, rubbish or other ob- struction; the water, gives it away, permits it to be taken or carried away, uses or ap- plies it to the use or benefit of anoth- er, or to any use and benefit other than his own, increases the supply of water agreed for, or improperly wastes the water; (c) Being a tenant, occupant or in- mate of any house, building or other place supplied with water from the waterworks, lends, sells, or disposes of (b) Wilfully lets off or discharges water so that the same runs waste or useless out of the works; (a) Wilfully hinders or interrupts, or causes or procures to be hindered or interrupted, the corporation, or any of its officers, contractors, agents, ser- vants or workmen, in the exercise of any of the powers conferred in this Act: Section 13, Public Utilities Act Every person who Below we give sections of the Public Utilities Act as it affects the Durham system, and we trust water users will read them and thus keep themselves from any liability of prosecution for innocently breaking any of the rules and regulations. This is the .finding of the local Pub- lic Utilities Commission and is passed on to users of town water in Durham for their consideration. Speaking to the Chronicle Secretary Elvidge said that those measures were necessary it the local waterworks system was to be a success, and he pointed out that in too many cases users of water were not obeying the law, and were allowing their lawn and garden taps to run over too long periods. There was only one end to thisâ€"the raising of the rates- as the waterworks must be made to car-‘ ry its own costs, and these costs could be collected from only one source. the users of the system. onlybeusedrmm6t083.m.and6to 9 pm.” from hose connections inside the house will be charged lawn tap rates. Water for “Anyone “31118 town water for TEMPERATURES P08 PAST “It I an. tux. Kin. Run petual upkeep On certain lots and at present heve nude 11 good stert. Any plot holders interested my get partic- W from any of the officials. A big improvement shows to advan- tage on the several lots that were taken down and re-seeded. These lots had got too high and were rough and weedy. About eight or nine inches of sod and earth was taken of! and hauled away. The trustees are greatly indebted to those who have so diligently and csre- tully sttended their on lots. ‘ Levelling and seeding of the old school ground took a lot of time, but is in good shape now and is ready to be surveyed out into lots. The annual bee at Maplewood Ceme- tery was held on Tuesday, June 14, and a good number turned out to help. Much work was accomplished and many improvements through the ceme- tery show the benefit derived from the bees. The grass which had attained a great height was cut, raked up and hauled away. At the recent graduation exercises of Mimico Hospital, the names of Misses Janet Annabel Frazer, Mount Forest, Mary McKerroll and Maude B. Sprung, Owen Sound, were among those of the MIMICO HOSPITAL GRADUATION The board of directors of mplewmd A man giving his name as Joe Flet- cher, Ottawa, was picked up on the street here Tuesday night by Chief Scott and lodged in the local lock-up. When searched, Fletcher, who was pos- sessed of quite a large-sized jag, was found to have in his possession a bottle of rubbing alcohol. Owing to the illness of Magistrate Laidlaw, he was taken to Owen Sound and will appear before Magistrate Spereman on Friday, charg- ed with B. L. C. A. - The High School board has engaged the services of Mr. Irvine Sharpe for the coming year in place of Miss Phip- draws larger crowds than before, ls expected to be bigger than ever this year, and the public are invited to join with the members of the Order. The members are asked to assemble at the hall at 2 o’clock. The date for the holding of the an- day afternoon next at 3 o'clock, when the brethren will assemble in Durham ANNUAL DECORATION The ladies of the club served lunch during the afternoon and evening. silk scarves. His score was 3 wins and a plus of 17. The tournament was one of the best yet held here. and, with about the right number of rinks was completed short- 1y after 10 o’clock. MAPLEWOOD CEMETERY BEE with the following results: Wilkinson, Owen Sound, won first, and the woollen blankets, with 4 wins and a plus of 20; Downing, Paisley, sec- ond with 3 wins and a plus of 20 to annex the knives and forks; Eidt, Walk- erton, third, 3 wins and plus of 18, for the sweater coats. The fourth went to Shoemaker of Paisley, who got the adding much to the enjoyment. Rinks were present from mnovet, Elan, Brussels, Paisley, Mount Forest, Welk- erton, Chesley, Dundnlk. The plny tournament is over for Inothet mt, this annual event having been held on Thursday of lest week. In :11, 21 rinks took part in the play. a perfect day at Cemetery at 3 o’clock, When Large Crowd Is Expected. Durham's TAKEN TO OWEN SOUND annual service, which each ENGAGED AS TEACHER SERVICE SUNDAY 57 $2.001YurinCmndn;$2.50inU.S. -|worth:lototmoneyt - wlckGovemmentm â€" ailment 3018‘ mm: ’4'.- We: at mm 1 - Inter; for $57,013.50. 35 NW wen pm-c; .oarm'nmmam- The huppy event we; brought to a closememmnerchamteruucotthe home in which it w held when all of evening were happily spent in music and singing and in the interchange of memories recalling to all events and folks of by-gone days. Tint inherent, mmmbleumto The company afterward adjourned to the lawn where several photographs of the group and of the bride! pair were secured. The remaining hours of the ored couple. proposed by Mr. Robt. Ledingham, was responded to by the son, Mr. John MacDonald, who re- called to the enjoyment of the guests some amusing fumily experiences. Toasts were then the order of the hour when many amusing anecdotes were exchanged. Rev. Galloway. the toastmaster, called for the following: To the 30-year Bride and Bridegroom, proposed by Mr. Jas. Ledingham. of Dornoch. and replied to by Mr. Mac- Donald; a leap-year toast to all poor bachelors. a number of whom were present. was pr0posed by Mrs. Robt. Ledingham of Durham. and responded to by Mr. Lachie McKechnie, of Glen- elg; a toast to the family of the hon- in the warmest terms spoke of their success as parents, their high esteem as neighbors and their valuable service, which. during all their life-time. they have given to the Christian church. Mr. MacDonald, in replying. thanked all and hoped that he and his wife might have health and strength to continue the many activities enjoyed by them in the past. ‘sented her mother with a beautiful bouquet of roses and peonies, while the latter entered laden with gifts which were placed on the table to be opened iby the happy recipients. These. an ex- quisite silver tea service and tray. and other valuable gifts, were eloquent ex- pressions of the respect and esteem in which Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald are held by relatives and friends. At the same time letters of greeting and con- gratulations were read expressing the good will of many friends and rela- tives, who by reason of distance were unable to be present. Rev. Galloway in making the presentation read to Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald an address which cake long since forgotten by all but herself. At the correct time the cake was illumined by thirty bright candles and was photographed before the bridegroom of thirty years was called .upon to extinguish them in the time- honored way. At this juncture the toastmaster, Rev. J. Galloway, called the guests to order and asked Miss Ulva MacDon- ald and Miss Jean Ledingham to per- form pleasing tasks. The former pre- which was perfectly ”ranged end serv- ed on tables suitably decorated. A three-story wedding coke occupied its prooer place, before the bride. remind- ing her no doubt of another weddimz “WW newts mm. m wu so on B'tm‘du' afternoon lust when Mr. and