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For Public School Trusteeâ€"Samuel '1‘. W. Thomas thom, D. B. For Mayorâ€"Bert Stonewse. W. H. 3366, J. B. Duflleld. ' For Reeveâ€"W, 8. Hunter. For councilâ€"Robert Campbell. (has. Nodepoke Following the close of mg nomina- mmmakmmsmvomdto lechalrtortheewmmmdamedup- n the town manner, m Rama. r a Mutant of the year’s finances. accruing to Mr. Rama’s report the ”’3 finances are in a autumn: mum at. presentmestandmg be-f Ismuchmesameasayearago.me u situation is slightly better than a‘ umflncollectiomotlmtaxes nountmgtomwmfluagunstm- ilsohotyur. mtummalso ”coma-mew, 33.56854 being WmIMuagamsamuzm fl. muncolleaedmmswl -.~â€"~- paint-ate. MW, formant ugh limthemotm acmmmmmaxmuu Ilwmm. Armin-i mdfnl of people left in the hall. Little interest seemed to be taken in Quiet Nomination Meeting It is a at many years since a Dur- Im nomiflhtion meeting was as quiet s the ofie held on Monday evening. anination meetings as a rlle are the bee where the citizens get a. chance » griticise the actions of their muni- pai officials. and ask pointed ques- bw regarding the various items of Other public oflicials who received :clamations were Ralph Catton. who as the only one nominated for the iblic Utilities Commission, and Messrs unuel T. Chapman, William D. Erwin. Id Thelma Whitmore. Public School Reeveâ€"W. 8. Hunter. peaceful usuallly as a Donnybrook} Ir. Monday evening's meeting. how- i inwaemoreammelmes of a} mating of a mutual admiration so-' ty. and those that attended in the, pe of “seeing some fun” left earlyé d by the time the last speaker had]- macs. The last two named replace '. D. B. JamiesOn and W. J. McFad- nlcipal affairs this year and nomina- ms were far below the mark of other is. only twenty-two names being posed for the twelve elective offices] the hour of 830 when B. H. Willis, rn Clerk. declared the nominations at), the following names had been r. n lites mm For me Tenn; Been 33 Years oia on magi; with W. 8. Enter as Reeve for'See- Record In Arctic. a Yettaâ€"Only One (III-axe in the. 00-61. Cameron under Replacing: A vetemn at northern exploration, m Campbellâ€"Two New ”110,0an Joseph E. Bender, who would I necessary papers with the Town at. It was alum a foregone con- flon that there would be no contest ' the mayor’s or reeve’s chairs, when the conclusion of the nomination eting on Monday night only Mayor ass and Reeve Hunter were in the ld for these positions. With eleven alumnusyear. mistactbecameEmbouttwoweenégo. Ibntwbenuwtnne mm for the; WimthedeathofCapmnBermeris 'niJCInnbh-‘n A. nminnne nm‘tonl' “111A , . ninated for the six council seats it. s conceded that, there might be a nest, but. with the five members of : year’s council. Cameron Lauder I the only newcomer to signify his mfion of entering the field. The 1935 ncil is composed as follows: Mmbythemimdmeim WWwenmdeemedor 'ltbmnyacemunyumnm'dfl ummwmhavetobehadm. man of nominees expired Wed- 5 u noon, and only the required? tor the town crimes had filed? Cameron Lauder, Thomas Charles Moflat. Bert Stone- unmmanm- In By Acclamation 69.â€"â€"No. 3522 George McKechnie, Cameron Lauder, Agoodcrawdwaspre- aentandanenjoyubleflmwasapent m Canadian Greys I.O.D.E, chapter werehostessesatadmcemmewwn hall on My evening. mum for W was played by the Mount For- which most of his northern travels ,were accomplished. i The navigator was born at L’Islet, ‘Quebec, on Janauray 1, 1852, and was i the son of a sea captain. Thomas Ber- ,nier. He got his first command of a lvessel at the age of 17 and made my {trip in charge of a schooner when still Ea youth. He established a record for ‘the round trip in a sailing ship from .Canada to England which stood for many years. Temporarily retiring from *uhe sea Captain Bernier accepted the {governorship of Quebec jail for four ‘years. but could not resist the lure of the ocean and resigned this position. i Recipient of Honors Honors poured upon the veteran sail- ,or and explorer. He had enough medals to cover 'his broad chest, including the Imperial long service medal and the Confederation medal for his services to the Dominion presented by the Earl of Willingdon when he was governor-gen- eral of Canada. . The Hanan Catholic church also be- stowed wition to one of its faith- ‘iul adherents when Captain Bernier‘ .was given the title, diploma and in- 3 siznia of Knight of the St. Sepuichre: Equestrian Order. I The veteran mariner always insisted} it was the life at sea that kept him hale and hearty. “I have known the sea since I was two years old,” the cap- tain mice said. “My father was a sail- .or and he made sure I would be one.” In 1904 Captain Bernier went to Kiel. Germany. to buy the famous was ordered, instead, to take Royal Northwwt Mounted Police to Open the 1 first. outpost of the force on the shores of Hudson Bay. ‘ Even after this, Caan Bernie:- did notglveuphisideaofatrIptothe north pole. Two years later he began again. He did net reach the pole but it is to Captain Bernie:- that Canada is indebted for the Mon of many islands in the polar region. schooner Arctic in whim he had hbped to make a trip to the north pole. He was disappointed am: he had made Dyeparations for the voyage, when he not break the tradition.” His predic- tion came true for he died in the home which was shared in his affections with his quarters on the Arctic. the ship in which most of his northern travels l The son of a mariner, Captain Betr- lnier went to sea at an early age, get- ting his first command of a vessel when {only 17 years old. For a quarter of a century he steered his course in the Arctic seas and was the best known white man of the frozen north where he was popularly known as “The Bear”. In addition to his exploration lech he considered his life work, Captain Bernier found time to travel in many other parts of the world and crossed the Atlantic Ocean 269 times. To people who would remonstrate with. him for the risks they believed he took on his voyages of exploration, the skipper would always reply: “Never fear. My grandfather and my father died in their beds and I will certainly ECanadian flag on Cone he found the lost recou- 'cloaed a life which was full of hardy ;exploits and adventures. The captmn’ s iname will always be linked with the Fdiscovery or many Arctic areas of which hetookpossessioninthenameofmn- iada. Among uhese are Lincoln Land, {Ellesmere Island, Melville Island, Prince 30! Wales Island, North Somerset Is- land and Bellot Island. CAPTAIN BERNIER CALLED BY DEATH It 1.0.0.3. SPONSORS DANCE 14 a. vessel when quarter of a ' ’urse in the best known north where the veteran tor set the of 10 11 DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1935 3 Over 100 friends and neighbors gath-‘ i eredmthehomeoer.aners.Ben- M" ’0‘“ WM “0°- “‘0'. ‘jamin Coutts on Friday evening in hon- 3 Dongs]! in om Grubâ€"Funeral - M Prioevflle. 3 or of their 25th- wedding anniversary, and presented them with silver cutlery m ! ’An addreiswasreadbymsschnstene’ Mr. John Mwnofommncres- EMoOuIIouch and presentation was made cent. Toronto, and has dwshtfl 1085’ iwnm MoOullooh was m“ werefomxerresidentsotprtcemne. Messrs WmAdwn JM‘Brownandi Mr. manwhombommth: WW9“ short speeches. stunneofamlgtownsmp,hsdnved .TtheUr.O.Clubmenta'ssang“When torsnumberotymmlmdonbut. YouandIWere Youngmgs‘le", and more recently reddedin'roronto. Withf Mrs. G. Mighton, Jr., sang “8nverhjsdaughter,‘hemwau1m: 'lhreadsAmmgtheGo. ” Thenelgh- atlmdomandm retm'mng with° mmmmwmmrothersottheholmymdwhentheg Lancing Innohwasserved at add-mm nem'loyearsoq -C.‘ inn. and Mrs. Benjamin Counts Feted by Friends Who Presented Them With ; Silver in Commemoration of the Day. 101'.de 0mm begnn‘home-l Homesmmmmwcm mmonawtarmoawmmeynow mam.mben0fm The" teddeonthemmofaen-mumotbomhmer and W mflxnnwmmrmdwmmwmmm mm,twomamomdamr,omfvhmmmmw.mw There is a humorous side to it, too! It reminds the writer of the story of , the railroad wreck which took place on i a high bridge. Two trains came togethâ€" 3 er, crashed, and knocked each other off the high bridge to the riverbed be- low, with great loss of life and proper- ,Ity. At the inquest a Swede who had. witnessed the accident was called to give evidence. Asked by one of the learned lawyers as to his opinion on the . accident. {he said he did not have any '2 other than he "had said to himself: “ “Well, this bane one hell of a way to?1 run a railway.” It was perfectly with- l] in the right of the railway to cancel a'1 train on which no passengers were an- ’ ticipated, but to attempt to do so “on' the quiet among themselves” without; the public being informedâ€"well, we were for a time a little Swedish, l However, the train was finally run, the passengers arrived safely~ and A Happy New Year was had by all. Bennett, something the public forgets iwhen the weather is fine and the go- 'ing easy. Private passenger cars, too. tare used extensively on good roads, and 'it is only when a storm develops tint 'the people turn back to the railroads and yell their heads of! if they are placed at any inconvenience. The only point for criticism of the railroad auth- orities is that the order was issued by the powers higher up and not adver- tised. Had the general public known [there was to be no train on the Dur- ham-Palmerston line of the 0313* they could have come by some other {route or never have started out. CELEBRATED 25th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY blocked, sits back and yells for the gov- ernment to do something about it. The railroads, on the other hand, look after their own right of my, and if there is a storm, put out a snow plough. They Local residents were somewhat twifi- ged New Year’s Day as to whether the 'local C.N.R.. noon train from Palmer- stontoDurhammdcouwmtoDur- :hamthatdayanditwas not until {about 11 oclock that final word came itm'ough from the powers that be that owing to the number of passengers» board the northbound main line trains, .the train would come through. Prev- iouslyt the announcement had been 'made that the train would not run, but {no general public information had been zg1ven out by those in change of adver- :tising. At the last minute a reverse de- :elsion was made, and the train came ‘in as usual. It is only fair to say that Ithe order to cancel came through Mon- tread, so far as we can find out and not {through any act of the ofliciab in charge of this system of the road, and was done in an effort to enforce this ;“economy” we hear so much about Whose days. On a through bus route, the passenger business has been badly cut into, and as a result railroad rev-l «mes have fallen considerably, so that in the last analysis it is the people, not the railroads, Who are primarily to Added to this was the storm of Mom- day night and Tuesday. This, it was thought. would interfere with the bus service which, when the moads get Locfl Residents Gran-Eyed and Toll. neWearyLookmgande New Year's Train Into Duh-m.â€" 0n Again, Gone Again, Home Again, Finnigan iawards of officers of me British Em- Railway one up in the peâ€" - and .. .. :pire Order that go to dominions. Ai She numbered among her close ‘the last 8001 Of the game in the see- Itotal of 22 memberships in the British friends Sir Wilfred Laurier, George and iEmptre Order go to the dominions, and Brown and Mackenzie Bowen, and was! 81:: minutes after the game started of these Canada has 16. ‘a relative of Sir John A Macdonald. MoGirr and Herman bmke through 1 Nursing Profession Recognized : She and her husband crossed the :on one of their many rumes than had ‘honored most of the women receivingiocomm the early daysof Canada. from 31on inside the blue line was .mm on errands of mercy. had mirlnoon me mice was taken by Revjfmzt of the soul mouth but new. |Tpace in the list. . cuauw; NATIVES :3: «twat; ’33"? o. s. 3%.?“ m. g... . m... . r, , o , , E TRA!" WRECK VICTIMSEHunter. Fraser Grant, and J. A. Gr» :bound 1:; We mot $1200; I At rrioevflle. 341. mainland. Koontookapenalty for MnJohnMWnofmmeres- :‘Whfidmtamblembmedtogowomedefeme cent'mrmtouxdusdwghterwsei meln'mmnto.andm her matundwtandwentinforhisown morereomtlyreddedmnmm mic“; mmumma da- undamrthemwmunetmwme ‘ I “W“9.m,mmmmmmm _'mabletom'e. _._A_‘_. 4-4.- Lk.‘ ' In addition to the three knighthoods gdeam, she retained large holdings in ,into the lead oh a, vague mmwm for Canadians, five out of a total of 11 ithat State. .effoat by “"Hap M00111- um “um" Mc- awwds of the honor of Commander ’of 5 She crossed the prairies with the dis- .Ilraith after about. six minutes of play the Order of the British Empire dis- .tinguished company who were present :tbe 100an were unable to hold the tributed among the Dominions go to '.at the driving of the last gold épike for hard-driving Colts at bay and the Canada. Canadahasu of the 201theoompletflonoftheOumdianPacificdunestersttedflnmmdmenwent entitled to the salutation of “Sir", Philanthropy, devotion to duty, en- terprise and heroism in the field of avi- ation. and long unselfish services, won Canadians their place in the New Year’s list . The humblest of workers shared place with these in high posi- tions. Colonel Albert Gooderman. Toronto philanthropist, is created a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George; Charles William Lindâ€" say, of Montreal, «blind philanthmpist and manufacturer. becomes a Knight of the Order of the British Empire (civil division); and Hon. J. A. (misholm. chief justice of Nova Scotla, is made a 44 lmr titles, eight or them to wo- men. It was the third occasion for Canadians to figure in the King’s hon- ors since the custom was revived by the Canadian Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, a year ago. Three kmghhhoods go to Canadians Carl Hunter. Colonel Fraser Hunter in the King’s New Year honors and ;,F‘raseernt MajorF. LomeCrosbyM awards made public Monday night, and Guelph and T. 1". Ray. "... yen... (to a» vausb wc on: mm W. gum UN :1 lawns Us“ In man H. Hunter being opposed by the old political life. She was the danghter of ar-,horse John A. Ferguson, while in the late Alexander mcdoniud and the field for Deputy Reeve are, we be- ’Eusetta Sophia (nee Goodrich) Mac- lieve, two newcomers for the higher po- ‘donald. of Inverness, Scotland. and a sltion, although old in council experl- descendant of Simon Fraser, discoverer ence. They are 5, M. Patterson and A1-'of the Fraser River. in Britten Camu- |bert Ovens. both members of last year's bia. council. This makes a shake-up in (mi Mrs. Hunter was born in Beneviile. council field, where William Aldcom, a Ontario. on January 10,_ 1844, and was councillor last year, will have as his the mother of four children. of whom naming mates Henry Oowan, William two, Mrs. Blanche Sommerville and J. McDougall and William J. 'Ilhomp- Oolonel F. Fraser Hunter, DB.O., MP. son. This means there will be at least P» both 0f Toronto, anvive. Surviving two new faces at the 1935 council board, .8180 are five grandchildren: R. Hunter and, if Mr. Aldcorn is defeated. three. Grant. Chicago; W. G. Fraser Grant. In Holstein, where three police trus- IK.C'., Toronto; W. Whyte Hunter, Min- 45 CANADIANS INCLUDED $233 52? xiiimwaifiidufi’i lieve, two newcomers for the higher po- sition, although old in council experi- ence. They are S. M. Patterson and Al- bert Ovens. both members of last year's fairs seriously. made no exception for 'of Sir Wilfmd mutter, Sir John A. 1935 and a busy and husky afternoon deonald, William Lyon Mackenzie. was spent. As a result we see Reeve W. :and other famous figures in Man At the Egremont nominations at Hol- stein on Monday afternoon, this old township, which takes its municipal af- All Positions on Council to be Contutedi and TwoNewOounduonSmtobei Egremont Township To Have Election [N KING’S HONOR us"- :1 I‘Ircxgotcize :‘gmfimresmence with Dr. ______,- ----.._. Mrs. Hunter was nine days older than hree Knighthoods and Forty-two !Sir William Mulock, and the chief Jus- Other Honors Awarded Citizens of :tice of Ontario, a lifelong friend, acted the Dominion.â€"-Eight Women in the .as one of the poll beavers. Others were Numben.â€"Largest List Since Titles Colonel John Bayne Maclem Colonel Restored. 5A. E. Kirkpatrick, Dr. David Jamieson. .____..__.___... Sir Henry Pellatt. W. R. P. Parker, K.C.. a relative of Sir John A. Macdonald. 310th Ind Wm bmke through same andherhusbandcmssed mononeoftheh'nwmflmhad continentwimfluelateTHP('I‘ay-PEY)'flIeOOItsfiedinah\0t.AMapfiSS O’ConnormmeearlydawotCanada. fmmMoGix-rmmebhelme was TheremamswerebmughttoDur-Mectlnducnmthnmedmhome hamSImGaymymotor mmulzéahck. («mmmtmpem o'clocknoomandtaken toner latefltyfwmmmmnhewas Railway. me up in the that period and scored She numbered among her close the last goal or the same in the sec- friends Sir Wilfred Laurier, George 00d Brown and Mackenzie Bowen, and was Six minutes that the game started a. relative of Sir John A. Macdonald. M06117 Ind Wm bmke thmugh are and her husband cmssed the ononeoffllch'n-nymflnthad oontinmtwimurelate'r. P. ('I‘ay-Paynthe Colts tied in a. knot. and a pass O’Connorm the earlydawothnada. lfl'om M00111- Indde the blue line was In Dakota, the late Mrs. Hunter wasi P1391118 their first same at the sea- known by the nicknm of “The sontheDuflnmNoz-th Western Hockey Duchess of Dakota" It was on a quar-Mssociauon squad dmpped a 31 de- ter-section of her land that Sitting “$10!! to the Chesley Colts in that, Bull was killed and to the time of her town last Friday night After going death, she retained large holdings in into the lead on a, nlce combination have excelled in the world of art, litera- ture and statesmandup. In Dakota, the late Mrs. Hunter was from its early pioneer stages to the present has been deeply felt. To her at Widely travelled and read. her in- fluence upOn the progress of Canada I Thrmghout her long and active life FMrs Hunter was known for hsr re- .marka 51y keen intellect and her clear :grosp of important political questions. both national and international, a qual- ity which proved of great Issuance to her husband during his long political career as a member of the Mowatt Gov- ernment, and to her son in his own ex- perience as a soldier, author and mem- ber of Parliament. The prominent lady was laid to nest Sunday from her Durham home. On The passing of Mrs. Hunter marks the severance of a link with the ays of Sir Wilfmd Laurier, 811' John A. Ills. KATE mmm Mrs. Kate manta. widow at James H, Hunter, former MP3. for South Guy. and one of Durhlm W's best known residents, died at her Toronto residence, 16 W Gardens. on But- urday, following a long nines. She was 92 was of age. OBITUARY $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in If mm. Tye. E. Kelterbome. Robinson, DURHAM N.W.0.H.A. TEAM DEFEATED BY CHESLEY wereammsbort,ltwasmoreorless 3 question of how big the score would be. Lack of space at, the last minute before going to press will not permit adflfledwowntotthegame. but the goals were scored as follows: Boise-r tied the score whw the visitors goals of the game, but the Durham boys sandwiched nine in between. and {mm the second pedod on bad coup- 'plete charge of the game. } The game which was advertised for p.15 did not get under way until 31- most an hourlaterawinghothehte arrival of the Milvecton players who were held up by blocked roads. In the first period both team were more or i Playing befone the lamest crowd to mmODMgammyears.ml-_ hlm's yellow and bhckchdo n, A, Intermedutesdetutedflxetlstaner. meunonem aoore of Dumamâ€"Tucker. Mflvertonâ€"Smith. Durhamâ€"Currie (alone). Durhamâ€"Raymund (Eividgm. Durhamâ€"Raybould (Tucker), Durhamâ€"M001”. Durhamâ€"nudge (Eastman). Durham Elvidge (Raybouldt. Milvea‘tonâ€"Tye ( Currie)