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The Waterloo Chronicle Published every Thursday by David Bean & Sous, Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario. | SUBSCRIPTION RATESs It was l‘ecenfly minted o“t by the ‘gricu]' CO EMPNTDCEPR ROMMMD MMMOTWN N7C ACUIIIIUE Jacobs t'n‘de .nm.' p“to"nl ;:.ifi tural representative of North Simcoe that a CoZl 10 ol nle barishiqBere here Jast conservative estimate shows that 75 per cent. The fact that some Waterloo industries are 2 o es of the farms in Simcoe County are underâ€"|working ovértime is encouraging and con8tiâ€"| "ware the ::m:":“.'n::";o" way manned. This situation, it is declared, is|tutes an augury of brighter days ahead despite‘h-_ygv ts nay" Piinnostation astounding when one considers the thousands the pessimism prevailing. otlpiy fell of 40 per sean"" . _ Sir Thomas declared that more than anyâ€" thing else it will call a halt to the dropping price level of commodities, stimulate trade and inâ€" dustry and assist in bringing about a fairer distribution of the gold reserve of the worldâ€" the malâ€"distribution of which is so largely reâ€" sponsible for the fall in prices of commodities in all parts of the world. Sir Thomas White, minister of finance at Ottawa during the war years and a close stuâ€" dent of world economic conditions, is a decided optimist in the matter of the abandonment of the gold standard by Britain. He characterizes it is a necessary measure in the circumstances in which she found herself and will probably prove a blessing in disguise to herself and the world. The suspension of the gold standard by Great Britain is commended by high financial authorities with striking unanimity. It is stated that financial and economic crises arise from time to time which make it necessary for governments to temporarily suspend the moneâ€" tary standard which can be easily maintained in normal times when trade and finance pursue a natural and ordinary course. Even before the war Britain suspended the Bank Act three times during the 70 years from 1844 to 1914 owing to panics which occurred from woverâ€" speculation or economic disturbance. This impounding of the metal prevented free operation of the gold standard and reâ€" sulted in "a hideous, purposeless and unreal fall in prices," declared Mr. Churchill. > That this precious commodity is playing an allâ€"important part in world conditions is very evident from the utterances of public men. in United States, per year .................. $2.50 ADVERTISING RATES On application. Advertising copy must reach the office not later than Monday noon to insure insertion. Declaring that if gold accumulations in the United States and France continue without other steps being taken, the continued fall in prices and destruction of credit will "reduce civilization to bleak ferocious barbarism", Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill urged in the British House of Commons recently that the new naâ€" tional government call, without delay, the "most powerful possible conference of nations to investigate the "abstraction of gold from its normal employment, as a medium of comâ€" merce." He said that accumulations of gold by the United States and France lay at the root of the world‘s distress. The two countries named held between them twoâ€"thirds of the world‘s gold supplies. A very large part of it was sterile and played no greater part in the world‘s operations than when it lay in the virâ€" gin rock of the Rand. The gold, he said, had been taken out of a hole in Africa and put into a hole in France and the United States. Waterloo, like other municipalities, has been giving close attention to the matter of unemployment and the means available of giving work to those without it. It will be heartening to the unemployed to learn that a number of undertakings will be embarked upon in which government assistance to the extent of $30,000, the same amount as last year, is to be granted towards the projects undertaken. The list of work approved totals nearly $60,000. It includes sewer and storm drains which will absorb almost the total amount, water mains, cleaning and widening the creek, cleaning out pond in park, and tree trimming. It was also desired that buildings be also inâ€" dluded, namely the proposed extension to the market building and alterations at the Central School, but these were ruled out as the governâ€" ment is not giving assistance for the construcâ€" tion of buildings. Any work undertaken under the relief scheme must be completed by March Sist. The construction of necessary public works at this time with the object of giving employâ€" ment will be generally approved since those out of work must have assistance whether it be given by furnishing them employment or by direct relief. The former method of assisting those in need is the better and more desirable plan, enabling the worker to support and mainâ€" tain himself and family through his own efforts. There are many out of work through no fault of their own and all they ask is a job that they may look after those dependent on them. It is also likely that a certain number of the single men, unemployed, will be among those to be given employment in Northern Onâ€" tario. CONDEMNS GOLD ACCUMULATIONS THE SUSPENSION OF THE GOLD STANDARD ACUTE SITUATION CAUSING DISTRESS RELIEF WORK IN WATERLOO ‘ This, the Post emphasizes, explains most of the farm distress, the curtailment of the ‘farm living standards, the breakdown of normal buying of farm machinery and the living off capital. True, it is stated, farmers have had some measure of prosperity during and followâ€" ing the war. Between 1914 and 1920‘ the index of relative farm purchasing power\ranged beâ€" tween 95 and 118â€"the peak year, 1917, showâ€" ing it to be double the present figure. In the meantime industrial wages have advanced and held most of their advance. Industrial wages, despite a ten per cent. average drop since 1929, still stand at 107 per cent of preâ€"war figures, while the farmer‘s "wages" have been cut by 41 per cent. While it is emphasized that inâ€" duatrial wages cannot be brought down to preâ€" war standards, it is urged that if farming is to continue as a great basic industry and farm buying power is to be restored, a point nearer to equilibrium must be found. Taking the immediate preâ€"war hundred as a base of 100, the price index of all commodities now stands at 102, the Financial Post points out. The prices paid by farmers for the comâ€" modities they buy now stand at 127. The index of farm prices is now 75 and runs as low as 54 in the case of grains. Putting all these figures together one arrives at the figure of 59 which represents the ratio of prices received to prices paid. The farmers‘ relative purchasing power today (measured by preâ€"war standards) is 59 per cent. of what it should be. The figures serve to indicate that the prices of farm products have fallen to a far greater degree than the prices of the commodities the farmer buys, including the equipment for his farm. & Some illuminating figures have recently been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture which are of interest.to Canaâ€" dians as well as reflecting conditions in Canada that the farmer has to face. These recommendations serve to direct attention to the state of public opinion and the need of the authorities doing their utmost to correct conditions. That they realize the situaâ€" tion and are bending their efforts to meet the difficult problems which confront the country at this time is apparent in the expenditures on public works being made in order to give emâ€" ployment. The coâ€"operation and support of all citizens should be given so that the greatest measure of relief possible may be afforded in a way which will be most beneficial to the inâ€" dividual as well as to the community. of ableâ€"bodied men out of work in the towns and cities and walking the highways, The state ment is made that if the farmers could afford to pay for help to do ail necessary work;, it is safe to say that there would be little or no unemployment in Ontario at the present time. Most of them, it is emphasized, cannot afford to pay even tem or fifteen dollars a month for the extra man or two who could easily be emâ€" ployed in useful work around the farm. This situation, we venture to say, is comâ€" mon to many communities and is one which constitutes a real problem. Commenting on the matter, The Simeoe Reformer has the following observations : Among the recommendations endorsed at the meeting were declarations favoring the proâ€" vision of unemployment relief funds by the conscription of surplus wealth through special steeply graduated income and inheritance taxes, disapproval of the present policy of unemployâ€" ment relief because the wages offered are greater than the farmers can afford to pay for hired help and the consequent attraction of men from farm work into the relief camp; an immediate reduction of interest charges to not more than four per cent. to farmers, making provision for safeguarding the small and needy investor; immediate and substantial reduction in the cost of government. "He has touched upon one of the most serious phases of the present acute situation, one link in a vicious circle that is causing wide spead distress. The farmer, receiving discourâ€" agingly low prices for his produce, cannot afâ€" ford to hire men. Therefore there are unemâ€" ployed who must be supported by the communâ€" ity in which they live. This increases taxation and reduces purchasing power, thereby again contributing to low prices for farm products. Rural people were challenged to organize for united action at a conference of the U.F.O. officials and members held last week when the present situation was described as the "worst crisis agriculture has faced in Ontario". "Something is radically wrong with our system of living when farmers have not the manâ€"power to harvest their crops, when in many cases they prefer to leave them in the field because the returns are so small, while at the same time thousands of men, women and little children in the cities have not sufficient sustenance to keep them alive. It is difficult to put one‘s finger on a constructive suggestion to solve this problem, but it is certain that our leaders should be devoting their thought to it, because it lies at the root of the existing deâ€" pression." ' DEPRESSION HITS THE FARMER CALL FOR UNITED ACTION Rev. and Mra. W. J. Yaeger of St. Jacobs made eome pastoral calle on some of his parishioners here last week.. Mrs Sippel of New Hamburg, Mr. Raymon and Mre. Horman of Stratâ€" ford «pent a day at the parsonage guesats of Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Laâ€" mack. Mr. John Boegel of St. Clements epent a ple@asant day with friends in the village. . â€" Mr. and Mre. A. C. Shants and Mr and Mre. Emil Wilke of Kitchener spent Sunday with friends here. Mra. Smith of St. Jacobs apent a day with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Huehn. | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner apent a day with friends in Elora. Master Billie and Betty Shants of Kitchener «pent a few days with their aunt. Miss Maud Engelter. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Martin and two children and Mr. and Mre. Ellas B. Martin visited Sunday with Mr. and Mre. Menno Martin of Milverâ€" ton. Mr. and Mre. Winnifred Stumpf and Mrs. Rosa Hummel of Kitchenâ€" er and Mrs. Anthony Starr of Bamâ€" berg spent Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mre. J. Gies. Little Miss Emeline Steisa of Paradise Lake spent the weekâ€"end with friends in the village. Friends will be glad to know that Mrs. Menno Brubacher, after her long illness is improving slowly. Her nurse, Miss Gertrude Doerbeckâ€" er, has left for her home in Kitchâ€" ener after nursing her for several weeks. Personale. in their gai 6 ft. high ar tatoes, last abundant, 0 good sized ; Remove To\ Remove Town Scatle. The town scale hae f10m the main street, to be almost in front The place has been levelled and in the more beautified and walk extended from | church to the crossir street. Condition Improved. Surprise Party. On Saturday evening a number of friends and relatives of the Twin City pleasantly surprised Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner. The eveming was spent in a eoclal way, after which a tasty lunch was served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Huras Sr., Mr. and Mrs. W. Huras Jr., and children, Mr. Eckâ€" hardt Huras and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. H. Schedewitz and son of Kitâ€" chener. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Putzich, Mrs. Herman Pagel and child, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schmidt and chilâ€" dren, Mr. and Mre. Gordon Schmidt ’nnd children of Waterloo. Record Siztd Yields. A number of large ripe cucumbers have been shown and exhibited that were grown in gardens here, weighâ€" ing 3%, 4 and 6 lbe. respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner had in their garden potatoe stalks Over 6 ft. high and on taking up their poâ€" tatoes, last week, found the crop abundant, one hill alone yielding 18 good sized potatoes. In 1927 Canada‘s consumption of sheep and lambe stood at 6.09 the. per capita per annum, and by 1930 ths had increased to 1.10 pounds is really impressive. With our pre sent population of about ten million people, *the one pound increase re presents 10,000,000 pounds, or about 300,000 animals, or eight per cent. of our total sheep population. Crop Report The production outlook for agri culture in Ontario is excellent, acâ€" cording to reports received from representatives. ‘The harvesting of & record crop in several lines of production about_ completed and most Of it has been garnered in good condition. Pastures in West ern and Central Ontario have been good and recent rains in the eastâ€" ern sections have greatly {mprovâ€" ‘ed the condition of this very imâ€" portant crop. Live stock has been in good conditionyâ€" Farmers are well advanced :13: their work. More afterâ€"harvest cultivation has ‘been done this year than in any recent seasons, Soil conditions have ‘been favorable to the prepaâ€" retion of fall wheat land and early sown crops are looking well. Fall ‘powing is well advanced. Market ing conditions continue extremely discouraging. roughly. is seemingly small, but it O. A. C. and Macdonald Institute, there is still a shortage of accomoâ€" dation despite the Opening of tife students dormitory in the new milâ€" lonâ€"dollar administration building, and the building of a new residence for girls. Students are housed in the old burear‘s house and the agriculâ€" tural engineering building, while approximately 40 are lving in priâ€" vate homes. In addition to the reguâ€" lar students it is expected that short courses this winter will enrol more than 1000 boys and girle. With a total of 395 new arrivale enroled for the present term at the 0. A. C. Tearf Wins The O.A.C. Dairy Judging Team in the contest at Springfleld, Mase. won first in the judging of cheese; second in milk; third in butter, and ffth in ice cream. The team was placed 4th in a clase of teams from nine colleges. This is an exâ€" cellent standing for the O. A. C. boys. They are to be highly congraâ€" tulated. The members of the team Record O. A. C. Enrolment Figures furnished by Dr. G. L Christle, president of O. A. C., re veal that the registration of new students this year is the largest in the institution‘s history. Personals and other items as told by Waterloo Chronicle correspondents. Improved will be & HELIDELBERQG from the crossing . front been the and DISTRICT NEWS _been removed _which used to of the garage. filled in and spring will be a cement sideâ€" he Evangelical ig of the main ) ‘heir poâ€" the crop felding 18 Miss Nellle Ellis left last Thursâ€" day for Kitchener where ehe enâ€" tered the St. Mary‘s hospital trainâ€" ing school for nurses. { The anniversary services of the United church at Plattevillie were held on Sunday. The Rev. T. E. Sawâ€" yer, pastor of the church, was presâ€" ent for the morning service, while Dr. Dobson from Alma College, St. Thomas gave an interesting serâ€" mon On ‘What you have in your hand.‘ The evening service was in charge of the Rev. Mr. Laing of Embro. Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, on October 2, a son. Use Homeâ€"Grown Feeds During the year 1930 Canadsa im ported approximately 4,000,000 bushâ€" els of corn from the United States and over 5,000,000 bushels from Other countries, principally Argenâ€" tine. A large part of this was used for feeding purposes. This looks like an enormous amount of feed to be imported in to a country that is esgentially agricultural and ahould be selfâ€"sustaining to a very large deâ€" gre in feed stuffs. Feeders will do considerable toward helping the agâ€" ricultural situation by insisting on homeâ€"grown feeds. With prospects of a very large crop of excellent corn in Ontario this year it is not too early for both dealers and farmers to begin planning to dispose of that crop. Ontario corn, properly dried, is the equal of the best imported feed corn; Ontaric corn properly seâ€" lected and carefully handled is suâ€" perior to imported strains for seed purposes. Last year Ontario exhibitors set | up a record by forwarding to (‘hl-' cago the largest exhibit of grain and small seeds of any Province in the Dominion. This exhibit conâ€" sisted of 111 entries. More than } 40 prizes, including two championâ€" skips and a reserve championship, came back to Ontario. Due to the ever increasing inâ€" terest taken by Ontario exhibitors iu the International Grain and Hay Show, to the more attractive preâ€" mium list and to the fact that corn can now be shown, it is expected that Ontario will this year be repreâ€" sented by the largest exhibit of grain and grass seeds ever sent to Chicago from this province. H. C. Ohristensen. _ They were couched by Professor Sproule of the Dairy Department. Reforestation Work Farmers generally are taking inâ€" Creased interest in â€" reforestation work and it is interesting to note that over 6,000,000 forest trees were distributed from the Governâ€" ment Station at St. Williams alone iu 1931 to reclaim waste land. More than 2,6000 private landâ€"ownâ€" ers procured forest trees last spring either for reclamation work or for windbreakse. The nursery stock at the St. Williams Station is in excelâ€" lent shape and more than 8.900,000 trees will be available in 1932 Many Ontario farmers are now preparing exhibits of grain and amail seeds for the 13th Internaâ€" tional Grain and Hay Show which takee place at Chicago, November 28th to December 5th. Prepare For Chicago Grain Show Mae s en . s Psn P sd . wes t :+ .. * Te g#* PLATTSVILLE Evening rates (7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. local time) are considerably lower than day rates on "anyâ€" one" calls. Night rates (8.30 p.m. to 4.30 a.m.) are lower still. UOCDE 2ERDIY CECTO 8° ARIIECNCNCT, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Snider and j family spent Sunday with Mrs. Wm. iThorne at Lyndock. i Mrs. Flattâ€""That girl across the hall has a singular voice." Husband (ferventlyâ€""Thank hea ven it ian‘t plural." Mr. and Mrs. Urbin Snyder and daughter Helen of Bloomingdale spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Seibert. _ â€" Misses Mildred Weber and Helen Ernst spent Sunday with Miss Mabel Martin at Yatton. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weber visited with Mr. and Mrs. Sid Snyder‘s at Elmira. Mr. Vernice Schmidt and Misses Charlea Kolb and Almeda Kolb spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eph. Weber. Mtr. and Mrs. Clarence Schmitt and sons of near Waterloo spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schmidt. 2 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lichty visited with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Lichty near Breslau. A Mr. and Mrs. A. Einwechter and afternoon. a family spent Sunday with Mrs.‘ Mr. Albert Strub of Kitchener Arthur Becker at Kitchener. |called on friends here on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bruder spent. Mr. Edwin Arnold of Kitchener Sunday with friends at Elmira, and spent Sunday afternoon with friends Monday guests were Mr. and Mrs. here. Howard Reinhardt and daughter| mm en mammans Gloria, and Mrs. Jim Hett and @ â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"® daughter Audrey, all of Kitchener.! | WELLESLEY 1 The news was received last Tuesâ€" day of the death of Mr. William Sylander of Kitchener, who was killed near Listowel. Mr. Sylander formerly resided in this village. . Mr. Ion Weber of Vineland spent the weekâ€"end at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. David Bearinger’ and family and Mrs. Josiah Shantz spent Tuesday with friends at Chesley. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Klein und. family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bauer at Kitchener. ; Recent and Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Snyder were Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McGregor and sons Douglas and Donald, Mrs. R. Hintz and daughter, Miss Verna Hintz, all of Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberts and children Doris, Arthur, and Edith, and Mrs. Hurst, all of Woodstock. Pumpkins may be quite plentiful this year, but it is doubtful if there are many quite as large as one ownâ€" ed by Mr. Harvey Snider weighing 75 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Seibert, Misses Elsie and Edna spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hess and Mr. and. Mrs. Harry Capling at East Zorra. Extravagant? . . . not a bit . . . for night rates are always inexpensive! What could be worth more for what it cost? Then came the news that he must leave town on busiâ€" ness. She wondered how she could stand the wait until he came home. But Jack, wise fellow, knew how to bridge the gap. Promptly cach evening at nine he called her over Long Distance and told her all the things she wished to hear. Hospital days were lonely. Of course, her friends did all they could to keep her cheerful â€" her room was a bower of roses â€" but how she looked forward to evening when Jack could sit by her and talk of his day at the office. The Bank for Savings CAPITAL $6,000,000 RESERVE ""BANK«#*TORONTO GERMAN MILLS W hither Bound? PEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT "So many people are like a sea starting on a trip without any papers or charts" â€"Babson. A regular saving of only $4.52 weekly in this Bank will, in four years, become $1,000. Have a definite objective like this. It is amazing how savings GROWâ€"when you save regularly. 1h: 1 _ Mrs. Martin Kieswetter and son Wm. visited with Mrs. Theo. Hanâ€" ‘nusch, York St., Kitchener, and also ‘called on Mr. Theo. Hannusch at |St. Mary‘s Hospital on Sunday afternoon. Rubbing it In A news item informs us that "Cinâ€" cinnati, the only American | city named after a Roman hero, is to reâ€" ceive a gift of a bronze wolf from Rome." Aren‘t we seeing enough of the wolf these days without having bronze replicas presented to us? Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kaufman, Mrs. J. Kaufman and Mrs. C. F. Ottman spent Sunday with friends in Kitchener. Mrs. Agnes Hergott and Mrs. John Perrin and daughter attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Peter Ruth at Formosa. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bexter of Calâ€" gary, Alta., were weekâ€"end and Saturday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Schopp. _ Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Jahn Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wagner spent a few days last week with friends in Uncle Sam‘s domain. Mr. John Voelker of Kitchener was a business visitor here on Friâ€" day. _ _ _ D Mrs. Edwin Arnold of Kitchener, who has been a patient at St. Mary‘s Hospital for the past three weeks, is staying at the home of herl!ar{- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin RKiesâ€" wetter. and may have to undergo a serioug operation. _ _~ _ 0 . Miss Elsie Miller of Galt is spending a few days at home with her parents. _ tD oc e w Mr. Louis Moser of Waterloo called on friends,here last Wednesâ€" day afternoon. / _ _ _ _ _ The many friends of Mr. George Dorscht will be sorry to hear that he is seriously ill at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baxter and family of Sarnia, who were holidayâ€" ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Woiwade for a week, returned to their home last Friday. . _ Mt. Harry Kumpf is spending several weeks with friends in the Grimsby district, _ _ 8. . and Mrs. Syivester Schopp. Mr. Joseph Leis is seriously ill RESERVES $9,000,000 BAMBERG 317