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Durham Chronicle (1867), 8 Sep 1932, p. 2

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Special values in Scribblers, Loose Leaf Note Boon, m Pads, Inks, Fountnln Pens, etc. "Road improvement will only make it easier to avoid accidents; it will not prevent themâ€"the driver has the final responsibility," warned the speaker, who added: "The Government has done everything in its power to make it dif- ficult for an accident to happen, but 1001 drivers have. apparently, found a method of overcoming every obstacle put in their way, and not only contin- ue to have bigger and better’ accidents themselves, but bring trouble and sor-i ards are met with added care by the Safe driverâ€"but they are all the same to those people who seem to renkmber nothing about driving a car except the position of the accelerator,” and also that "accident statistics show that most accidents occur on straight roads, under what are usually considered the most iavorable driving conditions.” President Mahony drew attention to the {act that "it is the reckless driver who gives many of the so-called dan- gerous locations their reputation. Rail- road crossings where the view is ob- structed, blind curves and similar haz- man or the Highway Advisory Board of the Government in a radio address as part of the Ontario Highway Safety Campaign, sponsored by the Motor Vehicles Branch, Department of High- ways. Ontario Government. In twenty-three months Since acci- dent reporting was made compulsory in Ontario, there have been over 16,000 serious accidents reported to the Motor Vehicles Branch. These accidents have taken over 1,000 lives and brought in- jury to almost 15,000 others, declared Thomas J. Mahony, M.L.A., president or the Ontario Motor League and chair- kt“; BIGGER AND BETTER ACCIDENTS THE PENALTY FOR FOOL DRIVING dered, doubled up in the box and bur- ied in this lonely spot. The spot where the bones were found was reputed in early days to be the site of an Indian encampment and years ago anthuarlans wanted to carry on excavations but the owners at that time refused permissionâ€"Orangeville Supt. Watson of the cemetery says the man’s head was of peculiar shape, with one side of the head indented. It is thought possible the man was mur- While Dundas workmen were engaged in grading the land north of the Grove cemetery, which the town recently bought for a cemetery addition last week, the bones of a man were turned out from a comparatively shallow grave. From general indications the man must have been buried sitting up. The fact that old hand- -wrought nails were found near the remains indicates that it was buried a long time ago, prob- ably in a box like a modern packing case with the body doubled up. Murder ls Theory in Finding Bones. fore. This win also entitles him to a tree trip to the Royal Winter Fair as guest of the Ontario Government. Con- gratulations to this young Sullinvan junior Iarmer.â€"Chesley Enterprise. Lowest Prices C.P.R. Tickets - Week-end - Toronto and ‘lm $4.25 part in the judging competition at Markdaie in June and won the ONE shield for the highest points for boys who never won in this competition be- mon Ash of 12th Com. Sullivan, Sullivan Boy Wins Judging Contest Talmon has won the iourth p11: bacon litters twice in succession. {mirth prize amounts to $22. Win "he Two Years in Some-don Talmon Ash, President of Sullivan Agricultural Society and one of the most progressive farmes of that town- ship, won iourth prize for boss in the bacon litter competition put on jointly by the Agricultural Departments of the Pure Drugs at car was evidently travelling at a good rate of speed, as it skidded over forty feet after the brakes had been applied. The speed being retarded by this time, the bumper of the car struck the mm coach, it bounced, back, causing no ser- ious damage, with the exception of al bent bumper and scratched tendenâ€"l adent was narrowly averted at the railway crosslng in Ripley, when a car driven by C. McDonald, of Detrolt, PAGE 2 SEE OUR DISPLAY School Supplies McF'ADDEN’S DRUG from; Jonesâ€"Bill, have you seen the notice of my death in this morning's paper? Friend Billâ€"Yes, where are you speaking from? 1 Jones picked up the daily paper and was astonished by seeing an an- nouncement of his death in an acci- dent. He immediately rang up a friend. And it is equally imperative that the drivers of pleasure cars and pedestrians co-Operate in an effort to put a st0p to the senseless, needless killing and maiming of humans on Ontario’s streets and highways. It is to be expected that the use of commercial vehicles in the province will continue to increase. It is therefore of the utmost importance that drivers thereof take warning from last year’s appalling experience. Last year 110 commercial vehicles are official figures, furnished by the Motor Vehicles Branch of the Ontario Department of Highways. It is difficult to understand how dri- vers, expert enough to be in charge of province, in one yearâ€"yet that is On- tario’s record for 1931. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS FIGURE LARGELY IN AUTO ACCIDENTS paign, Mr. Mahony concluded: “Here is my advice to motorists, whether mem- bers of the Motor League or not: First, study your own driving habits, and be certain that you drive carefully and reasonably at all times; second, lend your assisatnce on every possible occa- sion to spread ‘Safety’ information; third, do not permit boasts of reckless- ness or lawlessness to go unchallenged. 1 I have said nothing to the pedestrians! tonight, because I feel that it might be thought thatI stoks from prejudice, because of my position. However, I be- lieve that one word of caution is es- sential. Last year 255 pedestrians were killed by motor cars in Ontario, and 2,808 were injured. For your own sake, be careful!”â€"Canadian Motorist. Asking particularly the many thou- sand members of the Ontario Motor League to co-operate with the High- ways department in an active and per- sonal way in the Ontario Safety Cam- row to sensible users of the highways.” THE Prince of Wales Trophy, one .of golfdom’s most envied possessions, has just been decided on the spectacular links of the Banff Springs Golt Course, a mile above sea level, in the heart of the “Canadian Rockies. This year the trophy went over- seas to an Englishman, down from Oxford Univer- sity, a newcomer to the ranks of champions who made the long trip a week ahead of play. He is W. A. Sime, Bedfordshire Golf Club, Bedford, Eng- land, who is seen shaking hands, with the runner- up,- Gordon MacWilliams, Bowness Golf ('luh, Calgary, one time Alberta champion. Mr. Sime won the final, four up and three to play, and the Decide Golf Prize On Roof of World . - -â€"â€"â€"»vvâ€" v, GET TICKETS AT OUR STORE ‘It’lchenpertogomewhmmmuw .1R.“_Two For One” Bargain fare to Toronto on: Retur; free on: ........................................ August 30, 81, Sept. 1 1 ........................................ September 1, 2 or 3 6 ........................................ September 6, 7 or 8 8 ........................................ September 8, 9 or 10 Archie Young, 15, of Englehart, spent last Saturday night in the bush naked because he was unable to reach his clothing on the banks of the Blanche place Sept. 20 in the Congrega chapel of Wendover, Berkenshire, land. The wedding of Miss Joan MacDon- ald, second daughter of the Rt. Hon. Ramsay MacDonald, prime minister, to Dr. Alastair Macklnnon, will take place Sept. 20 in the Congregational in connection with a bank robbery when he tried to buy an automobile with six hundred half-dollars. cent pieces that got Jack Walsh in dutch at Milwaukee. He was arrested was sentenced in County Court at Co- bourg last Friday to serve five years in Portsmouth Penitentiary. Morton has a wife and six children. Convicted of arson, Robert J. Mor- ton, farmer of the Cobourg district with her career. $9,500, a superior court jury at Los Angeles decided in awarding that a- mount to Miss Hazel Mills, of the stage and screen, who sued a surgeon for 75,000. Miss Mills charged the sur- geon with a negligent operation which made her leg “unsightly and interfered Clawed by a polar bear in the zoo at Madison, Wis, James Caravello, 9, of that place, was in a critical condition Sunday. The boy climbed to the limb of a tree beside the bear cage and fell from the limb to the t0p of the bars. While he dangled there, his feet caught, on prongs, the bear ripped at his hips. They‘d stay there until it pointed downward at such an angle that they lost their grip. Later they would get aboard for the upward ride. 1‘ Interesting Happenings Briefly Outlined for the Busy Readers News in Brief Everything i: Medicine for man or beast H THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Lay-out. shows the two. champinns being congratu- lated by their opponents; and the Prince of Wales Cup with the Banff Springs Hotel in the background. Mrs G. F. Dewolf (right in bhotdgfhiflh) of Vet: non, B.C., who defeated Miss Jean McMillan, of Calgary, Alta, in a. close fight that was only decide! on the 13:13 hole__by one up. vâ€" way '5"; O The Brewster Cup championship was decided at the same time over the Banff Springs course. It was a woman’s championship and was taken by Mrs G. F. Dewolf (right in photogranm nf Var- game was refereed by “Bill” Thompson. genie of the Banff course, who is seen standing bet the pair. A large gallery (alloyed the play. "‘1‘... n_-____A.-__ I1 tun." A policeman ran up, “stand back,” he bellowed, “don’t touch the corpse until the coroner comes.” Just then the corpse awoke, “What’s all the excitement?" he asked. “I’m awaiting “Tck! Tck!” said a crowd as it gath- ered around a youth slumped over a shotgun alongside a curb. “It’s a pity such a young man being a gang vic- of near Cheboygan, Mich., wanted to see the eclipse. No lenses of a $500 telescope were stolen from the Indian River Scenic Tower and found in his possession. He pleaded guilty and was fined $50 or 30 days in jail. died suddenly from heart’failure im- mediately after saving his horses from fire when the barn was struck by light- ning and completely destroyed. Andrew Hunter, an elderly farmer of Bathurst Township, Lanark County, was missing. It was feared they also had perished. A munitions depot at Chitila, Ru- mania blew up during last Thursday night, hurling shell fragments which wounded a number of inhabitants in that and nearby villages. One soldier of the watch was killed and the entire guard of 16 soldiers and one officer The governor of the island of Mal- lorca in the Mediterranean, has insti- tuted a campaign against bathers who appear in the streets insufficiently clad Several British and United States women have been fined for appearing in bathing suits which the authorities considered too scanty. ! Explaining that he once had been cured of a stomach ache by indulging in a spoonful of honey, a juvenile was granted suspension of sentence in Hamilton recently after he was charg- ed with stealing a hundred pounds of comb honey from a Binbrook farmer. The lad stole the delicacy over a period of time, and frankly admitted that he had eaten the whole quantity without assistance from friends. Earl Wall, 18-yeax-old Indian youth The Brantford Municipal Railways Commission has approved the city council’s recent recommendation that motor coaches to replace the present street car system be given a trial in Brantford The trial service will com- mence on October 1, to continue for two months peze of a leaking balloon and lived to tell hospital attendants about the experience. He landed atOp a string of telephone wires which undoubtedly saved his life. Beaver Cross, Philadelphia parachute jumper, fell 1,500 feet at Norristown, Pa., last week, entangled on the tra- home on Sunday. river. Archie had been bathing and the strong current carried him down the river and he was unable to make his way back to where he had left his clothing. He turned up safely at ” Thompson. genial pro [seen standing between An Old Dutchman, returning to Hol- land was asked by a friend what in his estimation was the strangest thing he had noticed, and he replied: “The United States has many wonderful Institute of Washingtoh, is said to handle problems 10,000 times as fast as the most adept mathematician. Patrolman Bonner, of Maywood, 111., has apparently won the dubious honor of being the eclipse’s only casualty in America. He went blind Thursday, 24 hours after looking at the sun without smoked glasses. Doctor's said he would She was the eldest sister of l Bennett’s mother, the late Mrs. J. Bennett, of Hopewell Cape. Admision to Concert 35c PLAN OF HALL AT Mo] at Hopewell Hill, N. 8., list Thui‘sday, at the age of 96 years and six months. Death came after a few weeks’ illness. MARY BISHOP WINTOI’R Piper, Dancer and Singer. smith of Ripley, 1 while at work in ; Heart failure was death. _ my... VV 0 U o Mmy.sa.mdArciimAnderson ”.mmmmdwthemmmes whilesprtnknngmepowdgrmashed ray's farm at Woodville, 12 miles em of Beaverton. a. friend to go hunting and I just fell asleep for a moment." NA 600an Canada’s Che! Entertainer and Singer ALSO PIANIST Tap Dancer Judging all S k and P ers’ trottin -r driver conte sâ€" tractions. oultry classesâ€"Farm- s, saddle races and lady ills and other at- September 13 and 14 1932 ‘. gin on funds granted by the Carnegie The Show Hall will be oopen in the evening from 7.30 to 10 pm. Durham Band will furnish mufic. Admission 15c Children 10c. surviving aunt of Rt. Hon as Canada’s leading Novelty Entertainers, also Sing ers and Dancers .. Mary Stiles, died AT McFADDEN’S DRUG WILLIE BELL, Comedju stops constipation. It brings out the poisons which cause gas bloating and bad sleep. McFadden‘s Drug Store. HOW GERIAN REMEDY STOPS CONSTIPATION is ideal ‘AAA- I GOOD LOOKING FOODS All Seats Reserved

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