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*4 Local authorities laid â€" charges against Fred Tuffnell, under The Canada Evidence Act. The charge which was heard Tuesday. resulted from Tuffnell making a false declaraâ€" tion about relief. Tuffnell swore he had been resident in the eilty for 3 years, when he had been here only 5 months. dibiic Tauffnell pleaded gullty in police court and Crown Attorney Bowlby ailowed him to be put on suspended sentence after & eevere leclure by Magietrate Weirt in granting Tuffâ€" nell suspended sentence Magistrate Weir placed Tuffnell on parole for 1 year. Tuffnell will report to the police each month. The accident occurred on King street, east, when Mr. Shantz, proâ€" ceeding east was turning unto Cameron street. Mr. Hoelscher was about to pass the Shantz car when the impact occurred. Hoelscher was taken into custody and a charge of eriminal negligence lodged against him. He was released on a $5,000 ball on Monday morning. Mr. Edwin Hoelscher, R.R. No. 1, Elmira, figured in an automobile acâ€" cident in Kitchener on Sunday morning about four o‘clock, which resulted in severe injurles to Mrs. Percy Shantz and less severe to Mt. Shantz of Kitchener. Mre. Shantz wasâ€"removed to the K.â€"W. Hospital, where it was found she was suffering from a deep gash over her eye, «eâ€" vere cuts to her knees and a badly wrenched arm. MADE FALSE STATEMENT AND SENTENCE SUSPENDED SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT Mr. and Mrs. Percy Shantz in Hospital.â€"Driver of Car Arrested. Second Deputy Reeve H. E. Ratz, well known lumber merchant, in view of the fact that Waterloosis to have two instead of three represenâ€" tatives on the county council for 1932, will probably accept nominaâ€" tion as a member of the council. Council Members. J. E. Frowde Seagram, who headâ€" ed the poll with a vote of 1111 in the last election, is said to be willing to serve for another term. The other aidermen who have signified a willingness to serve the town in 1932 are Aldermen Albert R. Heer, chairman of the market committee, Cyrus W. Kraft, chairman of the sewer committee, Fred Toletzki, chairman of the garbage committee, and Norman E. Ratz, chairman of the publicity committee. Ald. C. Schondelmayer, chairman of the tewn property committee, will reâ€" tire at the end of his term. Deputy Reeveships. First Deputy Reeve Clayton Dotzert, who was honored with an acclamation in the last election, is expected to be returned by acclamâ€" ation. He acceptably filled the office of chairman of the finance comâ€" mitteeâ€"and also_was quite active as a member of the county council. Reeveship. Reeve Wal§r W. Frickey is the only candidate to announce himself for the reeveship thus far and he doubtless will receive an acclamaâ€" tion. Reeve Frickey has served as chairman of the Board of Works and also as representative on the edounty council. e ation il no new candidates qualify after nomu.ation. Last election was a keen election fight, Mayor Uffelman defeating his two opponents, former Mayor Dan Bohlen:â€"r and Ald. W. McKersic. For ‘.c reeveship, W. W. Frickey scored a victory over his opponent, Gordon Raymond, local glove manuâ€" facturer, by a majority of 211. Mayoraity. * \ Mayor Wm. Uffeiman, who has served one year as chief magistrate, will be a candidate for a second term. It is the custom to honor the Mayor with an acclamation the second year, and it is unlikely he will have opposition. The retirement of Ald. Schondelâ€" mayer and the new change in the Municipal Act, giving Waterloo two instead of three members in the County Council, means that the Counci) wi!! be returned by acclamâ€" ation if nâ€" new candidates qualify after nonu.ation. REEVE H. GRIFFIN Of Ayr, who was reâ€"elec There is little stir in Waterloo municipal circles although the day of nomination is fast approaching. Mayor Wm. Uffeiman and members of the council, with the exception of Alderman C. Schondelmayer, have announced they will again be willing to serve for another term. . There are several former Mayors Mayor Uffelmap and Members of Council to Stand for Reâ€" election with Exception of Alderman Schondelmayer.â€"No Change of Membership on School Board and Public Utilities Commission is Anticipated. â€" Nomination Meeting to be Held on December 28. Election is Not Likely in Waterloo SKCOND SECTION THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Reeveship. by 7 Lucins Parmalee, internationally known as the cleverest forgery euaâ€" pect on the continent, who for many years has operated during the Christâ€" mas rush, was blamed for the Hemâ€" ing crlme and three persons who were in the Heming office IMdentified him in a pelice photo. At the time Inspector Crocker expressed the opinion that Parmaiee had no hand in the fraud, and held that it was an inaide joh _ A light snow was falling as the Prime Minister, atepping off hie priâ€" vate railway car, was greeted on the atation platform by 11 of his cabinet colleagues and a score 0r more high Government officials. _ Mrs. Rose with her only child was alone in the Guelph home when the police made the rald, and she firet learned of her husband‘s plight when Chief Constable Rae and Detectives Sharpe and Barrett informed her that he had been arrested in Detroit and that they were looking for the Heming bonds. to the capital early.Sunday evening, apparently ready to set in instant motion the machinery for the openâ€" ing of Parilament early in the New Year and the meeting of the Imâ€" perial Conference in midâ€"Summer. Rose was caught when he allegedâ€" ly ettempted to pass once of the crdera in a Detroit shoe store. Deâ€" tectives said they found in his pos seesion seven of the $100 fsames and ’ihree of $50 denomination. At his botel room, they claim to have reâ€" ’covered other blanks. The woman was overcome with grief. She eaid her husband had worked as usual until noon on Saturâ€" day and upon his return had told her that he was going to Peterboro to visit h/ parents. No mention was made of a trip to Detroft. Rose, the police point out. thus profited only to the extent of $45.10, which was paid in cash by Mr. Hemâ€" ing. PREMIER BENNETT RETURNS FROM HIS HOLIDAY looking fit and eager for the mountain of work awaiting him at Ottawa, Premier Bennett returned â€" It is claimed that Rose made a complete confession, admitting that he forged the $3,000 cheque which was used to obtain the ordevs frauâ€" dulently, and that he perpetated the swindle unaided. Caught by the Detrojt police, it is alleged, with $2.400 worth of travel lers‘ cheques issued at Hamiiton Sat urday by C. W. Heming, steamship agent, Burritt A. Rose, the C.N.R. ticket agent at Guelph, was placed under arrest on charges of forgery and ultering, and at midnight was o» his way to Hamilton to custody of Detectiveâ€"Sergeant Joseph Chamâ€" berlain. ' P. S. D. No. 5, at Boehmer Shoe Repairâ€"A to G, J. K. Shinn, D. R. 0.; H. to O, Jacob Niergarth, D. R. 0.; P to Z, Johrl Bauman, D.R.O. P. S. D. No. 6, at Waterloo Bedâ€" dingâ€"A to L, Jos. Weiler, D.R.O.; M to Z, Clarence Schmidt, D.R.O. P. S. D. No. 7, at Town Hallâ€" A to L, Walter Lovegrove, DKR.O.; M to Z, Fred Kudoba, D.R.O. P. S. D. No. 8, at Town Hallâ€" A to Z, Norman Bolduc, D.R.O. Alleged to Have Stolen $3,000 by Forgery at Hamilton. GUELPH MAN ARRESTED IN DETROIT, MICH. P. S. D. No. 2 at Harmony Hallâ€" A to L, Fred Schlote, D.R.O.; M to Z, Chas. Bolduc, D.R.O. P. S. D. No. 3, at McPhail‘s Biâ€" cyele Shopâ€"A to L, Elmer Heinâ€" \I')icll{,OD.R.O.; M to Z, Ed. Foerster, P. S. D. No. 4, at Krueger‘s Reâ€" pair Shopâ€"A to L, Jas. Lockie, R.R.O.; M to Z, Henry Koehler, D.R.O. Polling Subâ€"Division No. 1 Royal Bankâ€"Aâ€"to t â€"Geo. Gle DRGQ.; Moto Z, Ted Scha D.R.O. * and west ward, Mrs. Winnifred H. Tweed. As no new candidates have| Coun( announced themselves it is expected| the present members will be reâ€"? ~ o rmmene elec:;du'fw actfll:{"a"gm l | Popular Reeve of Waterloo ublic ihtres ommission. For the Public Utilities Commisâ€"| Tp. Banquets Colleagues sion, Edgar J. Fischer and Snm' Tuesday Evening. Schaab are the two whose terms S mns expire. It is expected they will beJ PRESENTATION TO returned by acclamation. List of Polling Places. ] RETIRING REEVE The following is a list of the} sros~ polling places and election officials . A most enjoyable banquet was for the municipal election at New)|that held Tuesday evening at the Years: | Walper House, Kitchener, when Polling Subâ€"Division No. 1, at Reeve I. C. Haliman of Waterloo Royat Bank._Avfo.â€"{r.hGgo'Glgisu‘_Lm"llship was the host to members: n pas 220. TV P C 1 School Board. f The public school trustees whose | terms are expiring are: North ward,| John H. Engel; east ward, Wm. P.( Kn-:ss; south ward, M. E. Braendle, Waterloo‘s veteran former Mayor John R. Kaufman intimated he might be a candidate for the counâ€" cil. He will wait until.nomination night before giving a definite deâ€" cision. noo Oe o on Nen Ee Te TR EIUEE Former Mayor Dan Bohlender, who has given some fifteen years‘ faihful service to the town in vurious offices, declined to say whether he would be a candidate for the council or public utilities comâ€" mission. PCP AD unnteaindd itnintiatihert.inb4 to be candidates for the council or public utilities commission for 1982. They are former Mayor L. F. Diet rich, Dan Bohlender and John R. Kaufman. The former states he has given many years of valued service. to the town and informed the Chronicle representative he is en-J‘ joying a rest from the cares of public office and other than conâ€" tinuing his membership on â€" the Separate School Board, will not ac(;:-pt municipal office at this time. and aldermen who have been ';(‘edw Schaefo er, Former Warden Oliver, chairman of the Suburban Road Commission, said the Commission cut down road expenditures by some $4,000 this year in accordance with the policy of retrenchment. The people of the county were heavily taxed and he believed it the duty of all municiâ€" pal councils to curtail e?enditures wherever possible in order to reâ€" heve to some extent the burden of the ratepayer. | _ 8 the rategayer. Mr. Oliver said he prized the mcquaintanceship of Reeve Hallman Warden Shaw. County Warden Shaw said in the years he was associated with Reeve Hallman on the County Council he had known him as a man of Yleusing personality and marked ability, alâ€" ways endeavoring to use his influâ€" ence on the right side of questions. Mr. Hallman served as chairman of the most coveted and important position, that of chairman of the road and bridge committee. He is held in the highest esteem of his colleagues who hoped that he would continue his interest in the further progress of the â€"township and county. _ _ _ _ â€" | Dr. J. Scott Hogg of Preston, Medical Health Officer, said he was privileged to know Reeve Hallman who was a valued member of the Board of Health. During the past ifew years he was active in helping to bring about a correction of the nuisance caused by the Kitchener and Waterloo sewage disposal plants at the Bridgeport dam and Grand River, He spoke of the new policy of the Board of Health of visiting the 29 schools in the township once a year and lecturing pupils on how to avoid bacteria germs by proper care of their health. Reports to hand show that instruction in the care of health given some 1400 pupils is getting splendid results. The above candidates are prominent and widely known farmers in Wilmot Township and will contest the office of Reeveship. a firm stand on the side which he deemed right. Mr. Hallman‘s presâ€" ence on the council board, and sound judgment, will be missed by his colleagues, said Mr. Groh. Tribute to Retiring Reeve. Toastmaster Cassel called upon C. T. Groh, whom he introduced as the coming reeve of the township. Mr. Groh said during the past eight years he had come to know Reeve Hallman intimately and found him fair and conscientious and an unâ€" tiring worker in municipal affairs. On important questions he took Another interesting feature was the reading of a well composed poetry written in a humorous vein by Miss Snyder which appears on page 14. REEVE VALENTINE ZOELLER | DEP. REEVE E. B. HALLMAN During the evening sincere triâ€" bute was paid to Reeve Hallman, who retires from municipal office. A pleasing feature was an eddress by the prospective reeve, C. T. Groh, who on behalf of the members of the council, Board of Health, and officials, presented Reeve Hallman with a fine club bag. In a fitting reply Mr. Hallman expressed his deep appreciation of the gift and the kind sentiments expressed by his colleagues.. officials. County Clerk Sam Cassel acted as toastmaster. â€" Addresses were given by Reeve Hallman, Warden Shaw, and others. Reeve 1. C. Hallman Honored by Fellow Council Members _A new issue of Bank of Montreal notes in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 is now being placed in circulation. The issue is the first since Sir Charles Gordon, G.BE., became President and thereâ€" fore the first upon which his porâ€" trait and signature appear. In addiâ€" tion to the President‘s portrait, the notes carry the portraits of General Managers, the $5 and $100 denominâ€" ations having the portrait of W. A. Bog and the $10, ©20 and $50 deâ€" nominations that of Jackson Dodds. BANK OF MONTREAL ISSUES NEW NOTES N. At night, E!rody Shantz, Erb St. West, had his car damaged whep hit by a machine driven by R. A. Kenzie of Kitchener. The fourth mishap took place early in the morning when Dalton Lichty, drivâ€" ing on Erb St. West, struck a bicyclist but the latter escal;-ed inâ€" jury. In all the accidents little dnm-l age resulted. [ On F‘fld&lou accidents were reâ€" ported to Chief of Police R. Clarke. About noon a car driven Igchsidu', Foyer collided with Eldon midt‘s car on Moore Ave. In the afternoon Clarence Dentinger‘s car hit a car driven by Ed. Stuekhart on King St. MOTOR MISHAPS Candidates for Reeveship in Wilmot Township. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 IN WATERLOO Fire of undetermined orlgin, Satâ€" urday evening destroyed D. C. Thomâ€" son‘s flour mill in Orfilia. The value of the building and its con: tents are estimated at between $25,â€" 000 and $30,000, partly covered by inenrance. a member of the township council and served four years as councilior, two years as deputy reeve, two years as first deputy reeve and four years as reeve. Concluding, Reeve Hallman again thanked all present for the tribute paid: him and said he would conâ€" tinvue to follow with keen interest the progress of township and county affairs. LC EOM B LTeson toâ€"day. | A large barn on the property of M. ooonarpranne dnrmuna ie 'Easton was destroyed shortly after 1914 as Waterloo Township assesâ€" seven o‘clock, and soon after a big sor, succeeding the late Tilman S.‘straw stack on the neighboring farm Shantz. In 1920 he was Iérst elected |of Duncan Miller caught fire and Sm oo e n tm hk i i of Waterioco County, who banâ€" quetted members of the council and other officials at Preston toâ€"day. Others who spoke briefly were Dr. Henhoeffer, former reeve Allen Shoemaker, councillors Frank A. Klein, Wm. Tilt and Chas. Moser, S J. Adams and Mayor Uffelman of Waterloo, Mr. Russel, Mt. Forest, Col. Ross of Toronto, exâ€"Warden "Grifiin of Ayr, Clerk P. A. Snider, Mr. Kieth of the provincial highâ€" way department, Levi Lichty, counâ€" ty road supt.. and others. Fitting Reply by Reeve Hallman. . "I am deeply touched with the warm words of praise expressed by} many of my colleagues and friends, many of whom came long distances to be present," stated Reeve Hallâ€" man. He referred to his early life. His first public office was that of steward of a country church at Hawkesville. He later served six years as school trustee, followed in Retiring _ Reeve for Waterloo Townhip, who banquetted Township and County officials on Tuesday evening. over a period of 15 years, and alâ€" ways found him courteous and ever striving to further the interests of the people of the county. _ In addition to the Christmas marâ€" ket the regular Saturday market will be held as usual. The market has had a remarkable growth until today all the available table space for vendors has been aliotted. Townspeople should bear in mind that while the doore open at one o‘clock the market rules cal for no buying until 1.30 o‘clock. The feature of last year‘s market was the wonderful display of choice fowl, including turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens, and next week‘s marâ€" ket promises to be no exception. Other produce will include butter, exge, . fresh _ meats, _ vegetables, apples, etc. J _ The Waterloo Christmas market will be beld bn Thursday, December 24th, at 1.30.o‘clock. With favorable weather conditions there promises to be a record attendance of both farmers and townspeople. ‘ Choice Lot of Fow!l and Proâ€" duce to be on Display. CHRISTMAS MARKET ON DECEMBER 24 WARDEN J. J. SHAW MILL BURNS I. C. HALLMAN |__ No cause could be detected for the Easton fire, the barn not being wired for electricity and no person having been in it for some hours. The etraw stack on the neighboring farm was much too distant to have caught from fiying aparks, and farmera held the theory that a firebug had ignited the barn and then turned his atten: ton to the straw stack. __Mr. Eason‘s loss was fixed at about i!5,000. a cow, calf, horee and 60 tons of hay and atraw going up in smoke. \ (Continued on Page 15) _ Mr. Boehmer _ was proceeding north on Albert St., Kitchener and ;Ule car driven by A. Fischer, Centreâ€" ville traveiling â€"east on Conrtland Ave., collided at the middle of the Intermection. ‘The Fischer car jump en the curb and after narrowlv miseâ€" Ing aevraral trees and a verandah came back on Courtiand Ave. The car driven by Mr. Boehmer stopped at the curb after the severe jolt Both care were but slightly damâ€" aged. Mrat Boehmer, who wae with Mr. Boehmer at the time of the smash was not seriousiy injured and Mr. Fisher, the driver of the other car, was hot injured. Carlo Boehmer, 92 Queen St. N., Kitchener, sustaiged painfui injuries in an auto crash on Monday evening due to fcy pavements. Mr. Boehmer is euffering from a broken collar bone and 3 cracked ribs. ’ Although the fire inquiry in proâ€" gress at Rockton, to probe the series of barn blazes in Wentworth County, has thus far disclosed no proof that a firebug is at large, some support was given to this theory on Monday when two fres were added to the elready long list of disasters, CARLO BOEHMER BADLY INJURED _: AT KITCHENER Both farms are located on the Galt Road, five miles from St. George. was burned Two More in Wentworth While Probe in Progress.â€"Others In North. ‘The Community Christmas Cheer Committee are very grateful to the financial ahd industrial concerns for €0 generously contributing money so that Christmas cheer may bo given the chiidren and the needy families ofi Waterloo. Persons who have not as yet had the opportunity to contriâ€" bute may leave their subscription with any of the local bank managers. BARN FIRE EPIDEMIC IS UNABATED The parade committee promises another wonderful parade this year which will attract many thonsands of people. The parade will start from the Mutual Life, corner King and Union streets, at 2.30 o‘clock sharp on time. It will be headed by the Waterl0o Musical Society Band unâ€" der the direction of Prof. Thisie, the Waterloo Boys‘ band and the echool children of the public and separate schools followed closely by Santa Claus. At. the townball square Santa will talk to the children and distriâ€" bute many hundred of stockings well filled with good things. f Everythng will be in readiness to give Santa Claus a rousing welcome. The committee in charge will have Arrangements completed in good time and will help Santa to distriâ€" bute about 2,600 stockings to the children. At the same time the neeâ€" dy families will be remembered with a hamper or basket filled with good things including meats, groceries and Christmas candies. _ The Community Christmas Cheer Committee has been working hard pianning for the big parade and to help Santsa Claus in his work of proâ€" viding cheer for the Waterioo kidâ€" dies. Last year Santa was a little delayed by the stormy weather but this year he promises to reach Watâ€" e1l0o sharp on time. ’ A radio message that Waterloo children have long been looking for “hu at last arrived from the North Pole announcing that good old Sanâ€" ta Claus will pay his annual visit to Waterloo, arriving on Thursday afternoon, December 24th. ‘This anâ€" nouncement will be welcomed by the hundreds of children in town, who are eagerly looking forward to this big event of the year. CHRISTMAS TREE AND WONDERFUL PARADE SANTA CLAUS â€" COMING TO WATERLOO To Distribute Over 2,600 Well Filled Stockings to All the Children. Following examination of the bottles and contents by an official ot the Seagram Distiliers on Monâ€" day, the labels, purported to those Oof this firm, were found to be forged and the liquor of illicit mapufacture. Ontario Liquor Control Board seals were also fake, it was stated. The men will appear in Stratford on Satâ€" urday [uwuo Kousseau, Toronto, are in Stratford jail, charged with breaches of the LC.A., following the seisure by provincial police of 81 quarts of llqno‘r .t‘ Listo wel last SBaturday. ARRESTERD FOR SELLING _ tillery.â€"81 Querts of Liquor Seized at Listowel. __ The mechanical device has been in the posseasion of officials of the Unt versity of Toronto for «ome coneldâ€" erable time, and has been found to he satisfactory after thorough inâ€" apection. . Mr. Heaton said that efforte were made to have the proâ€" Auct available for the present threahâ€" Ing semmon. He promised that the apparatua would be available aarly next year. The attaohment records Operations of the eeparator, and de â€" The Teseo ran into a terrific gale ’yesterday after leaving here for Civita Vecchia, 300 miles across the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the Italian mainâ€" land. It lost its rudder and its masts were awept away. . After twelve hours it was only twenty miles from this coast. After many yeara of experlmoni-l‘ work, the profeesor Of physics at the Ontario Agricnlitnral College, Guelph l has perfected a contrivance for teatâ€" ing threshing machines which will practically eliminate the danger of fire. providing certain precautionary measures are carrlied out. Fire Mar, ehal Heaton announced Friday after noon during the apecial Wentworth fire inquiry at Rockton. ‘ About 100 persons were reacued by the cruiser Trieste, after hours of struggling efforte to launch boats and short life linea to the foundering vessel. Thirty safiore and marines were thought to have drowned when the Italian tug Teseo eank in a storm off the coast of Sardinia Sunday. Device Perfected by O.A.C. Professor Announced by Fire Marshall. ’ An enviable record was disclosed lin the annual report of the Sudbury medical officer of health, Dr. W. J. Cook. ‘The only outstanding "epiâ€" demic‘" during the year was one of twins, said Dr. Cook. Six sets of twins were born in the city during the past 12 months. Twin Epidemic Hits Sudbury Woolwich Township. Last January the electors of Woolwich township witnessed a lively election fight for the reeveâ€" ship between A. A. Snider and â€"Byâ€" ron Letson. The latter, who had served one year as reeve, was deâ€" feated by Mr. Snider, the vote being | Councillor Tilt, elected to the Fcouncil in 1927, has definitely anâ€" nounced he will be a candidate for the deputy reeveship and will opâ€" |pose Councillor Klein. If the latter | decides to seek higher honors there will be an interesting contest as Jboth councillors are well known in | the township. â€" f Councillor Voll, it is understood, will seek nomination as deputy reeve as he is the senior member in point of service. The entire council was reâ€"elected by acclamation in the last election. The nomination meeting will be held in ;,lhe township hall on December 28th. Wellesley Township. Indications at present are that Reeve Peter A. Wagner and memâ€" bers of the council will be returned by acclamation. There will be one new councillor needed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of deputy reeve Louis Baechler. The members of the council are Reeve P. A. Wagner and councillors Jacob Mansz, G. J. Voll and J. W. Burnett. Would End Threshing Blazes by Invention It is also probable that & candiâ€" date will be named to regresent the district in which Reeve I. C. Hallâ€" man resides. The other member of the council is Charles Moser, wha_will stand for reâ€"election. Names of possible canâ€" didates mentioned to make up the slate are J. J. Strong and Albert Goettling. s 4 mee e n e e t e Ne ’ Deputy Reeve Groh yesterday inâ€" formed the Chronicle that he has given about ten years service to the {Lownslu'p and being the senior memâ€" ber of the council, is entitled to promotion to the reeveship. If former reeve Kinzie steps into the contest a lively contest is promised. Fight for Deputy Reeveship. l Councillor Frank A. Klein, who has" served for a number of years in the council, believes he is the logical successor to C. T. Groh as the township‘s representative in the county council, and is expected to contest that office. It is rumored that former reeve Simon Kinzie will be a candidate for the reeveship to oppose Deputy Reeve C. T. Groh. Mr. Kinzie, in the last election, was defeated by the present reeve, I. C. Hallman. =â€" to the personnel of the various councils for 1932. In Waterioo Township Reeve I. C. Hallman, who kas served for many years, has announced that he will withdraw from municipal life at the end of the year. His logical successor is C. T. Groh, first deputy reeve for the past several years. May Oppose C. T. Groh. With the approach of nomination day in the townships in this county, there‘ is comidera_ble speculation as Election Contests in Waterloo and â€"_â€" Wilmot Townships SAILORS DROWN ‘ownship, Reeve Zoeller COUNTY‘8 LEADING WEEKLY ISPAPER The fire marshal auggested that it might be advisable for farmers to thresh in the fielda rather than run the riek of losing their barne, and said that while operations wore earâ€" ried on indoors as a convenience, ha doubted if the time and labor saved compeneated the farmer for the Tisk involved. He thought it a mistake to drive tractore into the barns, and axâ€" pressed the opinion fhat some other meane ahould be found to haut «epâ€" aratore. gressing favorably." Static electricity within the blowâ€" er was the canse of many Ontario farm fires laat year, Fire Marchal Heaton added. Just what caused this peculiar condition he could not say. but the feeling had been â€"expressed that machines shonld be grounded. The official thought the speed of the mechanism | within the â€" separator might produce the current, and said that in many places officiale had deâ€" manded that ground connections be made, regardless of whether threahâ€" Ing was done inside the barn or in the flelda tects defects which might reanlt serfously. An "uncomplicated plenrisy" has been developed by Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill as a consequence of the injuries he suffered in New York. recently when struck by a taxicab, but the noted British statesman was described by his physiclans aa "proâ€" BRITISH STATESMAN Candidate for Reeve in Waterloo Township who may be opposed by former Reeve Kinzie. The present council comprises Reeve Valentine Zoeller, E. B. Hallâ€" man, deputy reeve, and councillors Milton A. Schmidt, Simor Ditner and Albert E. Kerr. be a contest for this office as well as for council as several new candiâ€" Gates are said to be seeking municiâ€" pal honors. * Both these cancidates are widely and favorably known in the townâ€" ship, and Monday, January 4th, will witness a lively battle of the ballots. For the deputy reeveship, Milton A. Schmidt announces he will be a candidate. It is rumored there will Deputy Reeve E. B. Hallman, a well known farmer of the New Dunâ€" Gee district and president of the Farmers‘ Coâ€"operative Creamery, when interviewed yesterday by the Chronicle, declared he would conâ€" test the reeveship against Reeve Zoeller, who he understands seeks reâ€"election. He has served the townâ€" ship as councillor and deputy reeve since 1920. With the valued exâ€" perience gained during this period as a member of fhe township and county council, he believes he can be of still further service to the retepayers of the township as reeve of the township, and therefore will be a candidate for that office. _ Reeve Valentine Zoeller, in conâ€" versation with the Chronicle repreâ€" sentative yesterday, declared he would be a candidate for the reeveâ€" ship for 1932. He succeeded John Herber as reeve in 1928. Reeve Zoeller stated that with his long experience in the council he could give valued service to the rateâ€" payers for another year. If he is cpposed by Deputy Reeve Hallman he is quite willing to let the rateâ€" payers decide who should be their Reeve for 1982. _ Since the above was written the Chronicle representative was inâ€" formed that Byron Letson, who conâ€" tested the reeveship last Januar 1 would oppose Reeve Snider, whi?e deputy reeve Schuett would again be opposed by Wm. Hemmerich. Wilmot Township. One. of the most interesting conâ€" tests in many years is promised in Wilmot Township where acclamaâ€" tions have been the order for the past few years. The Chronicle understands that the present council members are willing to stand for reâ€"election for 1932 and it is believed that the enâ€" tire council will be returned by acclamation at the nomination meeting in the township hall on December 28th next. The members for the council, Wesley Howlett, Milton Weber and Edmund Schwindt, were elected by acclamation. 505 inst 356, or a majority of 149. l?he contest for the deputy reeveship was decidedly close beâ€" tween Chas. Schuett and Wm. Hemmerich, the former winning by najority. The vote was 428 against 419 412. C. T. GROH IN ACCIDENT