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So far as Durham was concerned Civic Holiday was quiet. With no local celebration. and several in nearby VOL. 66.â€"â€"-NO. 3396 patronage and Durhamites were repre- sented in 311 of them. At Owen Sound. Civic Holiday Spent At Outside Points while at Merton. where the Old 1 ”8’ and one Association held their 1 annual picnic. the crowd was also 1 large, it being estimated that between 1 ‘M had 3.” m in ‘ttem. " The leth former resi- I dents irom Toronto, United States ; pointmaswellasaiargecrowdiromt nearby sections. commenced their cele- 1 bration on Sunday with special ser- 1 vices in the churches. In the evening - there was a special open air service, 1 ieatured by the band 0! the Owen sound Salvation Army. Monday morning there were events on the mill pond. Swimming and div- t‘g contests. with prizes for the var-' ious ages of boys and girls, kept the committee busy until well after the; noon hour. the aquatic events beng closed with a duclr chase which caused! no end of fun for the spectators. and. a lot of hard work tor the contestants} including the duck. In the afternoon the Opening event'- was a box lacrosse game between the Runnymedes oi Toronto and the Dur- ham team. It was an interesting con- test. and ended a tie. 6-6. litter the game the crowd repaired to the park where an old-fashioned. picnic was held. and various races and1 other events staged for the benefit of the younger element. The older ones had the time“ or their lives meeting school friends of from twenty to for- ty years ago. many of whom had not met since they started out into the world on their own. It may not have appeared particularly interesting to an outsider. but to the former scholars and residents no better programme village square where the prizes of the afternoon were distributed and a short programme provided. after which the dancing. round and square. or. as they say now in particular society. old-time and modern. The music for this was provided by the orchestra of the Can- adian Field Artillery Band of Toron- to and the Dorey Bros. orchestra from Proton. During the afternoon and preceding the activities of the evening, the Can- adian Field Artillery Band gave an al- rnOst continuous concert at the park and on the square. the programme be- ing interspersed by solos by Miss Marâ€" jorie Watters. soprano soloist of Ye Old Tymfe Village Quartette. who also gave several sacred numbers' on Sunday evening. The success of these Flesherton pic- nics is a wonder to other towns. where something similar has been tried and has sailed. The secret seems to lie in the co-Operation of both village and out-oi-town committees. and the fact that those away from home want to set back. and those at home want to have them. The personnel of the To- ronto committees. too. has a lot to do with it. There’s Charlie McTavish. head of the sales department of General' Motors at Oshawa Bill Hemphill. with the T. Eaton 00.: Alex. M. Gibson. superintendent of Toronto District pos- tal service; B. E. Field. head of the Burton E. Field 00.. customs brokers, that Flesherton successfully carries through that which many larger places have fallen down on. andâ€"they’re com- ing back next year! CHARLES Dl( KENS” Sir Henry Dkkrenâ€"s. Judge at Old Bailey. London. England. Retires at Au of Sir Henry Dickens. K.C.. only sur- viving child of Charles Dickens, the novelist, is retiring (mm the position of comomn sergeant of the City of Lon- don. England. which he has held for 15 years. In this office he sits constant- ly as a judge at the Old Mey. 'sn- Henry. who is 84. is the oldest judge still upon the bench. He will pre- side at the 01d Balley during the Sep- tember and October sessions. and will then step down for the last time from the heneh which he has adorned tor so long with distinction. 84.-â€"OIM Judge. THE ”UH'AM ’ CHRONICLE T0 RETIRE First Game Tomorrow Nightâ€"Furni- ture Company and Bachelors in Sud- den Death Pinataâ€"Final Schedule Game Last Friday. DATES SET FOR SOFT BALI. FINALS Pfiday, August 5, Tuesday, August 9, and Tuesday, August 16, are the dates on which the finals of the Durham Softball League will be played. This is the decision of the executive and the Bachelors and the Furniture Company will meet in a sudden death game to- morrow (Friday) evening to decide who shall meet the Hockey Club in the three-game series for the title and the Duflerin Cup. This final series begins between the first and essary it will be played as arranged by the executive. As originally planned, the second and third place teams were to play a sudden death game to de- cide who would meet the first place holders in the finals. As the schedule between the first and second games. This arrangement is to allow for the big Sports Day, which comes on the 11th. If a third game should be nec- finished, however, the Factory and the 1 Bachelors are tied for second. place and a the sudden death game will decide the :‘ final league standing and the team to i go into the finals. 1 Furniture Co. llâ€"Bachelors 10 The final game of the schedule was . played last Friday night and, as be- fitted a deciding game, was a close battle, an extra inning being necessary before a decision was reached. The final score was 11-10 in favour of the Furniture Co. and this places them in a tie with the Bachelors for second place. Had the Bachelors won this game. it and the default by Students, would have tied them with the Hockey the very end. This win for the Furni- ture Co. puts the‘Hockey Club in un- disputed possession of first place, and gives them an edge in the finals. Married Men 9â€"Single Men 8 An exhibition game of the Married r ‘stake the game was closely fought to â€". crowd. and resulted in a win for the former 9-8. Some very spectacular. plays were pulled off and also some' very poor pieces of work were witness-i ed. At one stage of the game the Singles looked to have the game in the bag. when they had the bases loaded and the heavy end of the batting order coming up. However. three smart plays gby the Benedicts. cutting runners of! at Ithe plate. retired the side without a score. "Ab" Kress for the Bachelors. and “Zack” Aljoe for the Benedicts did the hurling and both were nicked for plenty of hits. although their as many runs as were earned with hits. The teams lined up as i’ollows: I Married Menâ€"Aljoe. p.; W. Wilson. 0.: R. Burnett. 1b.; M. Lauder, 2b.; 1. .Elvidge. as; K. Long. 3b.: E. Schutz. "rig E. McDonald. cf.'. H. Kress. 1f. Single Men--A. Kress. p.; H. Dean. c.: Glenholme. 1b.: F. Murdock, 2b.; N. Ritchie. 55.: Matthews. 3b.; Black. rf.; 12. McGirr. cf.; Snyder. 1f. CANADA AT THE Umpiresâ€"N. McIlraith. Lauder. Canada's representatives at the 01- ympic Games now in progress at Los Angeles are ably holding up the pres- tige of the Land of the Maple Leaf. While not winning every event they are entered in by any means, they are winning enough to show that Canad- ian athletes compare favourably with the best in the w.orld Up to the present the Canadian record is as follows: Naughton. Vancouver. won Olympic title. * 800 metres. Menâ€"Alex. Wilson, Mon- treal, secmd: Phil Edwards, Hamilton, third. 100 metres. W! Montreal. second. In Wednesday's events. on which no information was available at time of going to press, Canada had entries in the Men's 50.000 metres walk. the Men's zoo-metres dash. the ladies‘ 80-metres hurdles and the Men's 1.500-metre run. The Canadians in these events are given an even chance of being among the first three finishers. Up to Tuesday evening Canada was in third place among the nations represented at the Olympiad in the total number of points scored by her athletes. An important position is the result of starting in a small way, doing the little things carefully and well, and then being prepared to accept the greater re5ponslbllltles. , August 9, with a week ’omenâ€"â€"Hilda Strike. OLYMPIC GAMES DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, Board’s Requirements $1,310 Less Than Last Year, We]: Will Mam a yv- High School Estimates Are Down This Year The requirements of the High school this year have been estimated at $4,- 040, a. matter of $1,310 less than last year, when they asked for $350. This and may be taken into consideration when the rate is being struck for taxes, A decrease in teachers’ salaries is re- sponsible for one mill of this saving. the balance being from increased grants from the government and the econom- ical way in which the business has been handled by the board. means a saving or approximame two mills on the assessment of the town, In e Public school estimates, which e for something over $6,000, there is also a saving of about $1,900, another three mills. Whether these savings are to be passed on directly to the ratepayers by a lowering of the tax rate will not be known until the rate is struck, but among several of the higher taxpayers it is felt that under present conditions the same rate as last year, 52 mills, will give the council a certain amount of surplus money, something which they may need to COpe with unemployment this winter, as well as other necessary expenditures which are bound to crap I | up. MINISTER CREATES STIR IN GODERICH Stops Steamer from Leaving Port on Excursionâ€"Quotes Lord's Day Al- liance Act. A sensation has been created at God- erich by the action of the Rev, George A. Mcnean of Toronto, Secretary for Western Ontario of the Lord‘s Day Al- liance. who Sunday morning invoked the Lord’s Day Act to prohibit a steam- ship excursion on Lake Huron. sched- uled for this afternoon. The steamer Manitoulin of Owen Sound, formerly the Modjeska of To- ronto, had made such an excursion a week ago from that port, at which time about 75 peOple had enjoyed a three- hour trip out on the lake. When the steamer made ready to leave Sunday the minister. flanked by local constables, was on hand to in- form the ship’s officers that the pro- posed trip was contrary to the Act and that prosecution would follow if the voyage was made. As a consequence some 150 people. the ship’s capacity, were disappointed and forced to change . their plans. Being Paid Teachers. Act Is Quoted The protest of ship’s officers and local citizens that Sunday trips were made regularly from other Ontario points, was overruled by an interpre- tation of the Lord’s Day Act. stating that the trips mentioned were part of regular schedule and as such were per- missible. Another alleged provision al- lows a man to hire a yacht and take his family for a private jaunt on the Sabbath if he so desires. An officer of the Manitoulin stated that the trip the previous week was absolutely devoid of any rowdyism or noise. and mentioned that the orches- tra aboard played sacred music throughout the cruise. On Sunday the ship remained fast to the dock while hundreds 'of visitors swarmed aboard inspecting her appointments. The Manitoulin, skippered by Cap- tain Norman McKay of Owen Sound, Operates regularly between Owen Sound-Windsor-Kiiiarney and Sault. She carries a crew of forty-four and it fitted for passenger service. The ship is owned by the Owen Sound Transpor- tation Company. The Rev. G. A. McLean was a visit- ing occupant of North Street United Church on Sunday. He took the occa- sion to express his pleasure over the victory for the Lord‘s Day Alliance that morning. and publicly acknowledg- ed the co-operation of the Goderich police. Friendâ€"“Where are you going?" Mr. F.-â€"“To Dabney with my wifeâ€" we are going by air.” Friendâ€"“But there is no air line to Dabney." Mr. F.â€" “There will be by the time my wife is ready.” Thursday Friday Saturday .. Sunday ..... Monday Tuesday Wednesday I'EMPERATURES FOR PAST WEE]! 8 am. Max. Min. Rain Thursday ............ 61 70 49 __ Friday ............... 61 68 54 .22 74 51 52 Man Criticpuy Ill Necessitaflng Imme- dhte Operationâ€"Now on Way to Be- THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932 Performs Operation In Mid-Ocean It was three o’clock last Wednesday morning, and there were few sounds about the ship as the C. P. R. liner Duchess of Bedford cleaved the waters or mid-ocean on her way to Montreal. A slight vibration indicated that the vessel’s poweri‘ul engines still pulsed tirelessly, and the shadowy gloom of passageways, decks and public rooms was relieved only by a few night lights. Suddenly there was a clanglng of bells in the depths of the engine hold. “Half speed ahead” flashed the engine room signal, and then, a little later, “Stop." The night engineers looked at each other questioningly as they obey- ed orders. What was wrong, they won- dered, as the big ship slowly slackened speed? The weather was fairly calm, and the few awake on the boat hardly noticed the roll as the ship lay idle in the trough. Lights glittered Irom certain win- dows on the main deck, and inside the windows white-robed figures flitted about completing preparations that] were hurried. yet deft and sure. They' had to be deft and sure, for upon the” success of the major surgical opera- tion that“ was about to be performed depended the life of the young man just being placed on the operating table. An unsuspected and suddenly deveIOping ulcer had perforated the stomach lining. necessitating surgical Eattention immediately. V Operation Proceeds Two exceptionally competent sur- geons were passengers on the Bedford, one a Toronto man. and they willingly agreed to help the ship‘s doctor when he roused them. When the Bedford docked at Mon-‘ treal on Saturday. the patient was out! of danger but still very ill. and was rushed to the Montreal General Hos- pital to convalesce. And those who had taken part in that tense drama in mid- ocean at the dead of night shook hands and hOped they would meet again as they went their reSpective ways. One of them. Dr. F. C. Marlow. of 647 Broad- view Avenue. Toronto. returned to that city to relate his unusual experience to his friends. Dr. Marlow. who is assistant to the chief physician of the Toronto police force and a. prominent practising sur- Igeon. officiated as senior surgeon at Lthe mid-ocean operation. He was re- Eturning to Canada on the Bedford af- §ter doing postâ€"graduate in England. ' Q. 0 o o ? Adultxonal asswtance was men by a ‘trained nurse on board the ship, and 5by A. R. Bazin. son of Dr. A. T. Bazin. Fnoted Montreal surgeon. It, was a doub- covery. Associated with him at the opera- tion was Dr. William Beggs. an Eng- lish surgeon from the Liverpool dis- trict on his way to a holiday in Can- adad. while Dr. J. J. Benny of Man- treal. the ship’s doctor. acted as an anaesthetist. 1y unusual experience for young Bazin. The man on the table was his churn R. E. Curran of Kansas City, with whom he was returning to this continent af- ter a course of medical study at Edin- burgh University. where they had be- come close friends. DI’RHAM BOVVLERS SUCCESSFUL Two rinks from Durham. who at- tended the bowling tournament held in Hanover Monday of this week. came in for prizes. A rink composed of T. Henderson. A. Hay. T. Goodchild and 0. Hahn. got second prize in the first event. each receiving a fancy wool blanket. This rink played with Goder- ich for the trophy. Goderich winning. A rink composed of J. P. Huner, Will Hunter, J. Firth and Dr. Pickering, got second prize in the third event. each receiving pillow cases. ternoon 0;) a reckless driving charge laid by Traffic Officer Hood under in- struction of the County Crown Attor- ‘ney. Both pleaded guilty and were fined .315 and costs, $21 in all, and had their jdrivjng permits cancelled for 30 days. Thirty-two rinks from Hanover and the different towns around attended the tournament. On Wednesday of last week a rink composed of Messrs. Sparling and Garland. Mrs. S. McIntyre and Miss M. McKenzie, took the first prize at a mixed tournament at -Hanover. the prizes being thermos jugs. As an aftermath of the accident half a mile east of Ceylon two weeks ago, Blain McFarlane and John Petty were before Magistrate Laidlaw Tuesday at- FINED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING SOFT BALI. LEAGUE 10 H0”) SPORTS PROGRAM The advertising is out announcing a big Sports Day for Durham next Thursday afternoon. and patrons are assured a full afternoon of varied amusement. There is to be a men’s softball tournament, and a girls’ game between the famous Owen Sound Wa- wanekas and Durham. A lacrosse game; at 5 o'clock between the Camp Borden‘ Fliers and Durham will be a stiffly con- tested aflair, as the Fliers are in the lead in the tri-county league and are a heady. hard-playing team. In addition there will be a step-danc- ing contest, a fiddlers’ contest, horse- back races and other novelty enter- tainment on the grounds, the whole affair to start off at 1 o’clock by a par- ade of teams and contestants from the main corner. Durham Band is to sup- ply music during the afternoon, with pipe music as an additional feature. At night a big concert and dance will be given in the town hall. The famous McQulnn Sisters Company, with Dad McQulnn as comedian, have been engaged, and with a Dominion-wide reputation patrons will have the oppor- tunity of listening to one of the few high-class concert companies on tour this season. After the concert a dance will be held in the dance hall. the music being supplied by the McQuinn orchestra. This promises to be one of the best days held in this section for some time, and with a popular admission fee of 250 for each amusement a big crowd should be on hand. Patrons of this the first celebration to be held in town in some years, will not only help the softball league but the Relief Fund as well, as a portion of the net receipts go to this worthy cause. OFFICERS OF LACROSSE ORGANIZATION ELECTED At a meeting of the lacrosse players in Mayor Murdock's office on Wednes- day evening an executive and manager for the local box lacrosse team were appointed, to handle the team in the present ~exhibition games and in the expected group games in the fall. The following were appointed: Hon. Pres, J. H. Harding; President, J. N. Mur- dock: Secretary-treasurer. Fred Mur- dock: Manager. J A. McLachlan: Ex- ecutive committee. D. M. Saunders. C. B. Lawrence, Robt. Campbell. Thursdny, the 11th Int, to Clo-e With Concert and Dance a Main.â€" The meeting expressed sympathy with Mr. J. H. Harding in his present ill- ness. and the players spoke with grati- tude of the efforts and time which Mr. Harding had given on «.e team’s behalf in the past. HOpe was expressed that his recovery may be in the near fu: ture. MRS. HENRY MOFFAT Mrs. Henry Mofiat. of Glenelg. pass- ed away in her sleep at her home on the third concession last Tuesday morning. in her 76th year. We would refer our readers to Traverston corres- pondence for the obituary. W'ALTER BLACKVVELL ' Walter Blackwell. Atwood. a former resident of Durham. passed away on Thursday last, and interment was made on Saturday at, Atwood. Mr. Backwell left here upwards of 20 years ago. He was a member of Grey Lodge of Odd Fellows, and Messrs. A. C. Kinnee. H. Falkingham. J. A. Graham, '1‘. White more and Wilfrid Thompson of the lo- cal lodge attended the funeral. The late Mr. Blackwell, who recently re- ceived his 25-year jewel, was ill only two days. An effective disinfectant for poultry? houses deveIOped at the Dominion Ex-l perimental Station. Lennoxville, Que. and one which is proving entirely satis-j factory for washing poultry equipment and houses is made up as follows: Dissolve three-quarters of a pound of concentrated lye in as small a quan- tity of water as possible. It will be necessary to do {this several hours be- fore it is required, as the lye should be cold when used. To this add one and one-half quarts of raw linseed oil. slowly. stirring meanwhile. Keep stir- ring until a smooth liquid soap is pro- lduced, then gradually add one gallon of commercial creosol, stirring con- stantly until the fluid is a clear dark brown. Use one-half cup of the mixture ‘to a gallon of water. ‘ FIND NEW' DISINFECTANT OBITUARY $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. St. Paul's Church Held Anniversary Full Church In Attendance at m 011 SN”. and Good Curl at Gar- den Party My Evenings-lav. Csnon P. N. Inn-din; Special m- The 25th anniversary of the build- ing of St. Paul’s church. Emmont, was held last Sunday and was a most cue- cessful affair. Only one service was held. at 7.30 in the evening. but the church building was packed to the doors. The special preacher for the oc- casion was Rev. Canon P. N. Harding of All Saints' Church. Windsor. His sermon was based on the supernatural mower of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost. the speaker said. had worked in the hearts of the people from the early Christian days. and that influence was still a dominating one in the lives of present-day worshippers. This influence makes for success in the community, the church and the in- dividual. The churches today are faced with many problems. They need more faith in the power of the Holy Ghost. It is the Spirit ma'nifest in the lives of each Christian individual which makes ifor happiness. patience and joyful en- durance in the hearts of individuals laboring under the difficulties and strain of the present. -.. { D’Jrham choir united with that of St. Paul’s and provided excellent music for the service. The rector. Rev. J. Billingsley, expressed regret that Rev. A. A. Bioe. of London, rector in charge of the building of the church. was un- able to be present, but who sent his best wishes to his former parishioners. Many were present from Holstein. Dur- ham and the surrounding district The annual garden party on J. Johns- ton’s lawn on Monday night was also most successful. Besides the usual amusements there was a varied pro- gramme, but unfortunately the Chro -- icle reporter had other things on hand that day. could not be present, and the programme has not been handed in. We are told. though. that it was an exceptionally good one. Amongst those taking part were the Queen and Rahn orchestras. James Hargrave. Mrs. Mc- Guire and daughters of Holstein. Miss Mabel Sharp. of Durham, and others whose names we could not ascertain. Rev. Mr. Billingsley was chairman. Lunch was served at the close. REVENUE OF PORT AHEAD 0F LAST YEAR Seven Months' Figure for Toronto Port ls Leading. Despite Drop for July.â€" (‘ustoms Fall Off. Despite a drop of “20.000 in cus- toms and excise revenue for the past month, in comparison with July a year ago, the cumulative total for the first seven months of this year is still 8878.- 176 ahead of the parallel figure for 1931, says the Toronto Mail and Empire. From January 1 until Saturday. it was revealed by Collector of Customs J. H. Bertram, customs, sales tax and excise revenue totalling ”5.543.401 was collected at the port of Toronto. In the same period last year the total was $24,665,225. Revenue in the month just past was 53.250364. representing a decrease of 5420.264. in comparison with the total for July. 1931. oi $3,671.128. There was an actual gain. said Mr. Bertram. in last month's sales tax and excise revâ€" enue by itself. but it was not suflicient to onset a sharp dr0p in customs duty receipts. This customs drOp was attributed by Mr. Bertram to a cessation of imports and withdrawals by importers waiting the Imperial Economic Conference. Particularly if a general lowering of tariffs is agreed on, a gain in customs revenue is anticipated at the end of this month or early in September. Aside from January, last month was the only month this year in which a gain has not been registered in the combined to- tal of customs. sales tax and excise rev- Ch“? . Man ploughs and plants, and digs and weeds. He works with hoe and spnde; God sends the sun and um and air. And thus 3 “Men’s mine. He must be proud who tuls the son And turns the heavy sod; How wonderful u thing to be In putnershlp with God. No matter how many women you wife has she nlmys buys a lot mane the minute you offer to take her on MAKING A GARDEN