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_ Britain; U.S. Hope to W M saing _‘ _â€" Agree on War Débts\. m mas . som is Premier a Hon. Ramisay Macâ€" had genterday. ies Fe aed Piok f 'Muuu.'i IY‘ * or â€" m tions in connection with war debt revision and trade between the two Canada Prepares to Negotiate o . Prime Minister R. B. Bennett preâ€" m discuss such subjects as â€"American trade, wheat curtailment and silver production with President Roosevelt at Washâ€" ffon ty w of American adherence to a pact un::: vhiuc‘-: Kcllogg Briand signato wo agree consult each other in the event of a threat of hostilitiee, was regarded stock and In Paris the French government declared for speedy stabilization of currencies as essential to restoraâ€" tion of confidence, but reaffirmed fts decision to maintain the franc‘s gold standard. Private indications were that if necessary the franc In London the Government subâ€" mitted a budget for the ensuing year, promising £1,000,000 surplus at its end. may be devalorized if the pound and United States dollar are scaled down, and some sections of the French press began expressing doubts over the advisability of the rigid â€"gold standard policy. HON. W. D. EULER OPPOSES WINDSOR RADIO STATION Hon. Alfred Duraneau, minister of marine and fisheries, admitted in the House of Commons that the London radio station would eventually disâ€" appear. â€" â€" _ Mr. Euler said that last year he had charged that the Windsor staâ€" tion was controlled in Detroit as its programs â€" and . advertising . were American. He underatood now that the merger had been effected. Mr. Duranleau admitted the merâ€" ger had been carried out. It, was planned to increase the power of the Windsor station to 5,000 watts and eventually, he said, the London station would disappear. Mr. Euler asked why a station on the edge of the province was selectâ€" ed. Colonel Sdney Robinson, (Cons., Walkerville), said 51 per cent of the “OY of the Windsor station was owhled in Canada. It was built at the cost of $250,000 and maintained only a studio in Detroit, A station of 5,000 watts was too bighâ€"powered to éerve the Windeor area, Mr. Euler said. It was de signed obviously, he said, to serve ‘Detroit and surrounding American territory. County Council Want Dismissal of Manager of Old Peoples Home Recommendation Carried 10 to 4.â€"Warden Hoffer, Reeve Hallâ€" man, Snider, Wagner and r'fhaw Opposed.â€"Reeve Ratz of Waterloo in Limelight in Moving for Dismissal.â€"Waterloo Representative Defeated In Move to Cut Road Estimate from Two to One and a Half Mills.â€"Much Business Disâ€" ELMIRA AND HESPELER WANT COUNTY TO PAY COST OF SECONDARY CLASSES Reeve H. E. Ratz of Waterloo‘ &&ld Deputy Reeve Freeman of Welâ€" lestey g‘p were the prime mcven‘ calliwz for the dismissal of manager H. W. Martin of the Old Peopf’s Home at the County Council meetâ€" ing, A)mril 19th. The council by a vote of ten to four recommende! to the Board of Management of the Old People‘s Home that the{ dismiss Martin on the ground of incomâ€" petence, and asked that copies of the resolution be mailed to the Kitchener and Galt city councils.. Four members who opposed the recommendation did so for the reaâ€" son that the matter should be left in the hands of the board of manâ€" wement to take action as it saw fit. arden Hoffer and Reeve H. E. Ratz opinions on the matter were not the same. Recently Manager Martin was granted six weeks leave of absence owing to ill health, Warden Hoffer, who for a numâ€" ber of {ura was chairman of the board of management, could see no reason to take any hasty action. He g:inud out that where a man d served sixteen years caro;ul consideration must be taken of comâ€" rl-inu made in order to determine f tbo‘y were serious enough to call for dismissal. Reve Ford of North Dumfries favored giving Martin anâ€" other chance. Reeve Ratz explained that Martin had been warned reâ€" peatedly in recent years. It was true that the provincial inspector highly recommended Martin‘s work, but that does not fizzt on me, deâ€" clared Reeve Ratz. . Do Not Vote. Councillors hsnn. Mosack and former Warden Bingeman did not vote because they were not fully aware of charge against Manager Martin. It was nguudâ€"' that the mattér be brought before the counâ€" cil in committee and then in open council. Reeve Bieth said it was a matter of choosing between the â€"'"'.iof"'v’v’ififin Hoffer and fi te. If they differed how the council be expected to Prepares to Negotinte. posed of at April Sessions. $36,778 SPENT ON‘ t e ol mt n oi e m aieal] _ _ * N. C heke AMEANHNNE CABINET MINISTERS i&.::: %mmam Hit by Motor Car and Death Information. © _ With a fine crop promised for the| who for many yeats Maintenance of cabinet lw.i‘- ' ‘:; hoiX we l“l“- t tlo” !::On t pro , farmers are a fl .3 automobiles cost "."_.P”?!g‘?‘ morg w“-w spirit than some ;t._l-“ flwhz..: Ontario $36,778.09 during 1938%, ac cording to Norman Hipel, M.P.P,, for South Waterloo. He has just reâ€" ceived a reply to a series of quet tions directed at the government during the last session of the legisâ€" lature. Wages and expenses for the cars in 1932 amounted to $19,147.64, the 1eturn indicates and it is presumed the difference between this figure and the $36,778.09 is the value of the 11 heavy automobiles. _ _ _ There are 11 automobiles kept up with 11 chauffeurs to operate them, Mr. Hipel learned. s Costs and meintenance of each car for 1932 is tabled as follows: prime minister, $3,145.64; treasury, $2,844.84; health, $2,944.68; provâ€" inclal secretary, $3,308.06; highways, $3.715.31; _ agriculture, _ $8,211.03; mines, $3,085.28; attorneyâ€"general, $3,476.39; lands and forests, $4, 329.10; welfare, $3,490.29 and works, $3,226.15. . Operating costs, incuding wages were down slightly last year from 1931. That year the figure was $19,â€" 418.10 and the previous year $16,â€" 404.94. ‘The yeare before it cost $16,397.15 to run the care. â€" _ The figures are generally higher than those of 1931 and much higher than the ones of 1930. / HEARS CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE CASE Magistrate Weir Reserved Judgment In Case Against Mrs. Evidence for the crown was finished at noon on Thursday in the criminal action nfflinnt Mrs. Annie Brown as a result of an accident last October in which several (?er- sons were injured. Provincial Conâ€" stable Lemon said the rut on the highway was sufficient to cause car to swerve. Mr. Ames, driver of the car in which his wife and young son and Mrs. A. Driessen of London were passengers, said Mrs. Brown was drivins fast when nccfident‘ occurred. Jos. Kochut, who was driving two car lengths inhind. said he saw the accident and did not think the accused was travelling at an excessive speed. Evidence for Defense. Counsel for plaintiff placed Mrs. Brown on the stand. She said a sneeze likelx caused her to lose control of the car, which ulisped to side of road and then swerved across in front of the oncoming car. The fact that she left her home in Stratâ€" ford at 8 o‘clock in the mominfi and took until ten o‘clock to reac the place of the accident, indicated she was not driving fast. _ _ Counsel Mcintosh contended no case was proven against his client and asked for dismissal. M:fiotnte gle:‘r reserved judgment until April 9th. & Ratz. Reeve Groh said he did not know if charges were true. Reeve Ratz and Mayor Sturm were praised by Deputy Reeve S. Kinzie for their stand in insisting that the Martin affffair be aired. council should supgort its lfiechl representative on the board, Reeve Ten Support Motion When the vote recommending to the board of man‘foment that Manager Martin be _dunhnd, was taken, ten voted in favor and four against, with three not voting. For, Freeman, Howlett, Bieth, McKersie, Ratz, Ford, Kinzie and Groh; Ratz and Groh had two votes each; ag:inst‘ Hallman, Shaw, Wagner and Snider. Those not voting were Flynn, Mosack and Bingeman. _ There have been repeated efforts in recent g:-n on the part of sevâ€" eral members to bflry about the removal of Manager Martin. At a recent mutlnfi of the board of management, Mayor Sturm called for the dismiseal of Martin but the other two members, Warden Hoffer and Mayor Willard of Galt, were opposed on the ground that the comâ€" pf-lnu did not warrant it. A comâ€" romise was reached by granting hnrtin six weeks‘ leave of absence A determined effort was made by Reeve H. E. Ratz, Waterloo, Reeve Shaw of Hespeler and Deputy Reeve lelo;dfloflto r'cdwi-’ .t.hb’md tax ation for another ?.m"-m or from two to 1% mills, Onln vote being "\h.o%" were the only supporters. A motion adopting the twop:m road tax rate was then _ ‘The road committee‘s estimate s sompared 3'5: l olha as com: to a ago. Te ono mi rale will provige about $76,000 and the grant will pa _%l;& ies ont forniap io hoads, td Waterioo, Given Interesting _ | l _ /23°% p," ve him a chance to regain his Vote Down Motion. MOSCOW SENDS BRITISHERS TO PRISON some months ago. An appeal will be lodged agminst prison sentences imposed by a 80 viet court on L. C. Thorton, chief construction engineer of Metropoliâ€" tanâ€"Vickers Electrical Company, and W. H. MacDonald, his crippled felâ€" owâ€"worker, it was learned Wednesâ€" day. Two British engineers of Metroâ€" politanâ€"Vickers Electrical Company, and 10 Russians, some of them emâ€" ployed by the same firm, were given prison sentences at the end of their sixâ€"day trial on charges of eabotage, espionage And bribery in connection with the Soviet electrification proâ€" gram. Three Britons were ordered expelled from the country. One Briton and one Russian were acâ€" quitted. â€" L. C. Thornton, chief erecting enâ€" gineer of the company, was senâ€" tenced to three years‘ imprisonment, and W. H. MacDonad, 28â€" yearâ€"old crippled member of the British staff, was given two years. The prosecuâ€" tion maintained Thorton had conâ€" fessed in a preâ€"trial examination. MacDonald pleaded gullty and was wentenced despite an eloquent plea tor clemency by his Ruseian counsel, A. A. Smirnov. Big, middleaged Allan Monkhouse, Moscow director of Metropolitanâ€" Vickers, John Cushny and Charles Nordwel!, engineers, were ordered deported within three days. They will not be allowed to return to Rusâ€" sla for five years. F. A. Baby, chief engineer of the Ontarié Hydro Commission, receives "less than" $30,000 a year reâ€" muneration, including $5,000 as general manager of the Wahnapitae power development, and only seven other members of the Hydro staff receive ‘‘in excess of fm,ocm a rt"â€"only one over $14,000â€"it revealed in a letter received by T. J. Hannigan, secretaryâ€"treasurer of the Ontario Municipal Electric Association, over the signature of Hon. J. R. Cooke, chairman of the ‘comrniuion. HYDRO SALARIES The letter states that no increases in salary were given “3 member of the commission or the Hydro staff during 1931 or 1932. On the other hand, the letter declares, an averâ€" lfn of $1,500 was reduced from the nine highest salaries in 1981 and "further substantial reductions were :nncll;3i2n the salaries of these men n I" TWO APPEALS GRANTED AT WATERLOO COURT OF REVISION There wore three appeals against mesessment heard at the meeting of the Waterloo court of revision held Friday night. A. G. Shants was granted an extension of five to ten years for payment of grading on Elizabeth street. Charles LAphardt was granted an exemption of 69% feet of his frontage of 139 feet for payment of gas main constructed on Union St. Mr. Liphardt explained that the frontage of 139 feet for payâ€" ment for gas mé@in was on a corner and with the C.N.R. tracks across the lot it left a triangle making the lot of little value. Because his lot was a corner one Thos. Clayfield asked exemption of @idewalk tax. No action was taken. PROGRAM BY WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE MEMBERS PROVES INTERESTING Blenheim _ Sewing _ Circle The April meeting of the Women‘s Institute was held at the home Of Mre, Alvin Lautenschlager last Wedâ€" nesday evening. Several readings on "The Life of Robert Burns" were given by Mre. Horbert Madter, Miss Selina Spaetze! and Miss Romola Madter. Mrs. F. E. R:g also gave a reading entitled, ‘"The Potter‘s Saturday night". hl.u. G. R. m%'m gave a paper on the subject of "Our h-uâ€"fi.a We Should Do With dered by Mre. Alex "Suocessful Cake Making", wase preâ€" sented by Mrs. A. Futhor. Suggesâ€" tions for next year‘s program were then given by Mrs. W. 8. Foote and gave a ] gave a xpor on "Current Events". In the white layer uk': contest, Mrs. W. Spactzol was awarded first prize, Mrs. E. 9. Brown second and Mrs. A. Lantenschlager third. After the meeting dainty refreshments were ences Range Up To Ten Years.â€"Charged With nce of winter wheat and pas fields which appear to have Officers with Mrs. J. Good as President. MADE PUBLIC NEW DUNDEE du *\ PROVE FATAL |â€", . C5z .2 s Elect at 1.45 Thursday morais 20th, as a result of injuries in a motor car accident on of April 18th. He was in year. Dr. Weliman, who the deceased, stated an inc be held. The noez ca Fred Laing, aged 18, is cha criminal ribs and severe cuts to his =M He regained consciousness on Wedâ€" nesday morning and ugun‘ quite bright but the shock to his systéem was too great and he passed away surrounded by his family, early Thursday. The late Wm. Heuhs was born in Baden. lanmlnfi‘t:o blacksmithing trade at New burg. he later joined his father in business at gimd his father in business at f1»'odh;¢en. Coming h:o 'mr!o‘o ortyâ€"four years ago, he e in the {luchmi:hn;tmiusmon- tinued until nine years m'!or 17 gonn he has been care at the t. John‘s Lutheran Church. He is survived by a wife, one daughter, Mrs. Wes. McKersie, one brother, Albert Heuhs, of Lansing, Mich., and six grandchildren. _ Inquest Yesterday The inquest ordered by Coroner Dr. Welliman was held Wednesday efternoon at two o‘clock. The juryâ€" men are: Wm. Henderson, Wm. P. Kress, L. W. Hogg, Fred Krueger, C. Heppler, C. Hamel, L. Holle, L. ;(lopp, G. M. Hoffman, Norman Helâ€" er. % Rev. C. S. Roberts conducted the funeral services held at the house on Sunday, with public service at St. John‘s Church. Interment was made in Mount Hope cemetery. WATERLOO WOMAN NOTIFIED OF BROTHER‘S DEATH IN ACCIDENT Charles S. MicKle, aged 53, presiâ€" dent of Mickle, Dyment and Son, lumber merchants of Gravenburst and Toronto, was instantly killed near Orillia on Saturday night. _ He apparently was etanding be «ide his parked car on the highway 5 miles from Orillia when another car aldeswiped "tho open c:: door. The other motorist a! inves~ tigate and found u% with Mre. George Harper of Waterloo received word of her brother‘s death early on Sunday and with her husâ€" band left at once for Gravenhurst. leg almost severed. _ ~ MORE INSURANCE PLACED ON BOOKS AT WATERLOO LIBRARY creased the insurance on books to $8,000, at Mond?‘l meeting. The building is insured for $20,000 and DUIICEIT 1B INBMICM LDE WEDRTT RMT fmllhfnufl $2,000. About $2,000 additio; will be J)Inccd en books. The secretary, Miss Roos, was inâ€" structed to forward a letter of appreciation to Dr. C. W. Wells for an oil painting presented to the library. KITCHENER RELIEF RENTS CLAIMED TO BE EXCESSIVE The city of Kitchener relief office received word from the Ontario govâ€" ernment that rents paid for families on relief is excessive. The governâ€" ment gave notice that the next cheque to the city will have $7,000 deducted for overpayments of rent eince last October in accordance with limits Axed by board. The local committee consider thig action unâ€" fair a~ . are making protest. Advertising Gets Quick Results A farmer in Ayr district is certain that advertising in the Chronicle pays. He inserted an ad "Seed poâ€" tatoes for eale" and in two days all were sold, the supply being not equal to demand. The annual business mesting of the Blenheim Mennonite Sewing Circle was held at the home of Mrs. Moses Baer last Wednesday afterâ€" noon. The following officers were elected: _ president, Mre. Joseph Good; viceâ€"president, Miss Barbara Cressman; eecretaryâ€"treasurer, Miss Luella Shants; lookâ€"Out committes, Mre. Ed. Feick and Mré. Rdgar Hallâ€" Elect Officers. New Dundee Notes. The Willing Workers wt the United Brethren Sunday 1 will present a special program at the church on Wedesday evening, May 8rd at 8 o‘clock. A missionary phyt‘ et, n'rnwnlno and musica! num bers will be features of the program. Mr. Arthur Lautenschlagor was enccessful in capturing several prizes for his horses at the horse show at St. Clements and Linwood last week. He was awarded one first and three seconds at St. Clements and two firsts, three seconds and one third at Linwood. Rev. 8. Gondie of Stouffville was in charge of the communion service at the M.B.C. Church on Sunday. _ Rev. Moyer of Preaton, a represenâ€"| friend tative of the Ontario Prohibition |is putt Union, occupled the puipit of the| they « United Brethren Church on @unday v:\‘y ‘. on‘l?. a Continued on Page 3} The Waterloo Library Board inâ€" _MoLOor CAF ANRQG DORIB|poose promises to present him with cesc\ â€" AFTER AN ALL farmer of Linwood district came to his death Sunday, April 16th, when bit by a CP.R. freight train and no blame is attached to train crew for the accident. ‘This was the verdict of the Coroner‘s jury in charge of Dr. Kalbfieisch which on Monday heard witnesses. Evidence showed that McTavish had attended an all night poker game party where he drank two bottles of homebrew beer. So exhausted from lose of «leep it is bélieved he fell asleep on the C.P.R. tracke and was decapt lated when the three cars passed over his body. A feature following the inquest was the arrest of Allle Koebel, Linwood farmer at whose home the party was held. High County Constable Whiteside made the arrest. At Kitchener Tuesday morning he was charged with sellâ€" ing liquor and keeping a common \nmlu house. He was granted bail unti) May 19 in order that he could toontlnne seeding operatons at his farm. At the inquest Engineer Chubb told of seeing McTavish 200 yards away but could not bring his heavy freight of 27 care laden with wheat until three cars ‘had passed over the Story of Party Edgar MacTavish, brother of the victim â€"and several others gave eviâ€" dence which brought to light the hoiding of an all night and all day poker party and later resulted in Allie Koebel‘s arrest. He told Oof himsell, his brother, Milton Deckert, Robert Deckert and Ernst Wolfe being at Koebel‘s home about midnight on Saturday, April 15 to play poker. His brother Gorâ€" don did not play but drank two botâ€" ties of beer for 20 cents at the Koeâ€" bel home. At seven o‘clock in the morning. after the poker game had been going strong seven hours Gorâ€" don McTavish left and the men were still playing poker at five o‘clock in the afternoon when word came anâ€" rouncing McTavish was killed on the C.P.R. tracks. Miss Hilda Deckert told of Gorâ€" don McTavish coming to her home at 8.30 Sunday morning for breakâ€" fast. His appearance indicated he had been drinking. Another witness John Schleuter said he eaw Mcâ€" Tavish on the Main street at Linâ€" wood but was not drunk, although he seemed to have had some liquor. About 11 o‘clock McTavish apâ€" proached Harvey MacPherson near the C.P.R. tracks, asked for a match and said he had had some liquor. Ruth McKay, aged 12 yeare, told of seeing a man on the tracke with one arm across the rail while going home from Sunday school at 11.20. She was frightened and hurried away. (Continued on Page 5) COUNTY ROAD TAX WILL BE ABOUT $76000 Waterloo Objects to Paying Twice for Indigent Hosâ€" pital Patients. The town of Waterloo fears that it may be called upon to pay twice for the treatment of indigent paâ€" tients for that town at the K.â€"W. Hospital. The matter will be investiâ€" gated and the county council at Wednesday‘s session appointed a committee to confer with the Hosâ€" ptai commission and report at the June session. Kitchener and Waterâ€" loo own the hospital and pay one sum for the cost of indegent patients {im the Twin City, treated at the hospital. If there is a deficit it is made up by the two municipalities. If Waterloo is ‘ aso required to Half Mill Cut ‘The road and bridge committee recommended to the council a reducâ€" tion of half a mill in the road tax from 2% mills to 3 mils or about $12,000. This is the third reduction made in two years by the committee. Two mills will be about $78,000 on the assessment but short of the $80,000 the government agrees to pay a subsidy. 2s pay through the county council it would pay twice. _ _ _ _ The amount expended last year on county roads was $125,000 and the amount raised by taxation $95,000. Waterloo‘s reave declared that the road and bridge committee should keep the rate low as the taxpayer could not afford it. Much gravel had been put on the roads last year and little maintenance was needed. He could see no reamon for big expendiâ€" tures. _ Reeve Wagner of Wellesey replied to Reeve Rats in part as follows: . "If you got around the country you would find the farmers are thinking about other things," Reeve Wagner said. "They want the roads in good shape. 1t is follows like my friend Rats who by hauling logs is putting them into bad shape and they should hoeip to pay for them. Why always taik about the road APPROVE FIFTH FORM * CLASSES IN FALL _ Evangelical Church _ Dr. J, F. b-hm‘mmd from the Ontario Assoâ€" 300 VETERANS AT GATHERING AT LEGION HALL AT KITCHENER Col. W. M. 0. Lochead was elected president of the local branch of the Canadian Legion at the meeting held Friday night at which some 300 forâ€" mer membere of the 118th batalion were present, many coming from outside points. Rev. James Fleming was the guest speaker and spoke of the part played by the veterans in the work of reconstruction since the War. Brief addresses were also made by Rev. G. Taylorâ€"Munroe, Col. E. Bearrie, Dr J. K. Honsberger, W. G. Weichel and Frank Selke. The El mira quartette, the Twin City minâ€" strels with O. Weichel and Fred Krug assistng and others enlivened the program with well rendered seâ€" lections. The officers elected follow: presiâ€" dent, Col. W. M. O. Lochead; vice president, Col. E. G. Barrie; treaâ€" surer, Harry Reeve; secretary, W. R. Bailey; executive, A. Morris and Mike Weichel of Elmira, Fred Wesâ€" son and George Wilkins of Waterl00, R. M. Gillespie, Ray Elvy and Rd. Wismer of Kitchener. NOTIFIED OF DEATH OF BROTHER IN NEW YORK Besserer, Kitchener, late Saturday night, announcing the death of his brother, Fred, aged 51. The brother had not been heard from since 1926 and was believed dead. His bod: was in the morgue at New Yor{ and identification was made by a slip of paper in the clothes of the dead man with the name of Wm. Besserer, Kitchener. Mr. William Besserer and his brother, John, of Hamilton, went to New York to arrange for the funeral. Another brother, Jacob, resides at Kitchener, and one sister, Mrs. Fred Toletzki, at Waterloo. Conforming with the recent anâ€" nouncement of Honourable E. N. Rhodes, Minister of Finance, it is understood that the local banks, together with the Trust Comjumy will commence the slightly re uienf will commence the slifihtly reduced interest rates as of May I8t. The tg}l’eneral bank rate will be 2%%; sAt. of (':I'he W.u;}:o Trust and avings Compan %. Officials o;“ Tge Waterloo Trust and Savings Company, in speaking of the lower level of interest rates, have this to say: _ â€" C "‘For some time we have been inâ€" timating to clients that the Governâ€" ment would probably effect arrangeâ€" ments for lower interest rates on the part of banks and Trust Comâ€" fll'liu. Government and municipal nterest charges have become a heavy item, and it is hoped that a reduction in the interest allowed by these institutions will assist the Dominion and Provincial Governâ€" ments, as well as municipalities, to arrange for reâ€"financing, or new borrowings at lower interest costs than have recently prevailed. Wallenstein News Notes. A gracefully soaring hen hawk attracted local attention as he spiralled the sunny, breezy heavens on Sunday afternoon. |__ _ _ _ On Thursday, April 20, a baby daughter, "Eleanora‘", was born to Mr. and hn Edwin M. Bowman of R. R. 2, Walienstein. _ Daffodils and dandelions are alâ€" ready returming to the gold stanâ€" dard here in this picturesque localâ€" ity. _ Mr. John F. Martin moved his household effects to his new home in {'Iondale on Tuesday of last week. . e Local landscapes are smilingly mottled with the living green of fall wheat fields that weathered the winter unusually well this year. Oponh\f with Sunday afternoon and evening services on April 20, evangelistic meetinge will K. conâ€" ducted each cvcnln& excepting Tuesday, throughout the following ed several first and second prizes on his fine horses at the horse shows held at St. Clements and Linwood last week. _ Twoentyâ€"two horses were tethered Word was received by William orument Passes Legislation Enâ€" abling Twin:City Schools to Found Classes. Bank and Trust Company Reduction in Interest Rates To Commence on May First tyingâ€"poles during the morni }xc of the m %.nmm": ennonite Church last Sunday. r. Charles Matthews was awardâ€" several first and second prizes n the Martin auditorium, WALLENSTEIN s Splendid Year, â€"â€" No h&-.hmhr. MEET AT KITCHENER IN APRIL, 1934 and the nation face a serious situaâ€" tion and there is an t need tor rebgious awakening.. Prayer was offered by Rev. E. D. Becker, of Arnprior, and later by Rev. 8. R. Knechtel, of Kitchener. William Sweitzer, reeve of Steâ€" phen, and Joseph fioodnll, village trustee, extended the welcome of the municipality, and Herbert K. the municipality, Eilber that of tio conference records, Rev. K. Grenzeâ€" bach; statistics, Rev. C. R. Kauth; ways and means, Rey. H. H. Leibold; finance, Rev. d. F. Barthel; eduâ€" cation, Rev. J. B. Densil; guhlic morals, temperance and Sabbath, Eilber that of the congregation. heads of committees for the c g year will be: Conference reâ€" tions, Rev. S. R. Knechtel; episâ€" copal Fund |and ;Spointmonh (to be elected by committee) ; quarterly Rev. A. F. Stoltz; resolutions, Rev. N. H. Reibling; women‘s work, Rev. L. H. Wagner; church union and federation, Rev. J. P. Hauch; memâ€" orial, Rev. W. Y. Dreier. _ Rev. Dr. Stauffacher of Cleveland gave a report of the mission work of the church as a whole. Last year the church raised over $380,000. The local session had contributed $2,803 towards the deficit in misâ€" sions. At the evening meeting Rev. W. J. Zimmerman of Bridgport preâ€" sided. The speaker of the evening was Rev. Dr. C. H. Stauffacher, of Cleveland. His topic was "The Misâ€" sionary Situation in Recent Times." Bishop J. F land, Ohio. In the afternoon the Missionary Society was in session and the folâ€" lowing officers were elected: Presiâ€" dent, Rev. A. E. Pletch, of New Hamburg; viceâ€"president, Rev. L. H. Wagner, Listowel; treasurer, Rev. W. J. Zimmerman, Bridgeport; secretary, Rev. W. Y. Dreier, Milâ€" verton. Rev. J. P. Hauch, D.S., of Stratford, was elected delegate to the General Board, with Rev. A. E. Pletch of New Hamburg as alterâ€" _ Second Day Sessions. _ _ The second day was opened by Bishop J. F. Dunlap, D.D., of Cleveâ€" ed at the meeting of the Albright Brotherhood, which concluded the afternoon session. President, R. A. McGillivray, Kitchener; viceâ€"presiâ€" dent, J. C. Heidemann, Stratford; (Continued on Page 5) For many years The Waterloo Trust and Savings Company has been allowing 4% interest on deâ€" posits, Under the new rate, it will mean that people will be getting inâ€" terest on a yearly basis of $3.50 for each $100, or $35 for each $1,000. No idea holds as to the probable duration of the lower rates. It will derend probably on Governmental {)o icy with respect to interest rates n general, Any move in the future ulon%‘u h;;her level of rates would find The Waterloo Trust in line. In reference to interest rates on Guaranteed Investment Receipts issued by the Trust Company, it has been stated that these will not be changed until June ist. At that time new certificates will be issued on a basis of 4% for periods of one or two years, and 4%%% for periods of three years and upwards. On outstanding Investment Receipts the Company will continue to pay their present level rates,â€"4%% and 5% â€"until maturity." Starlings are again nesting in finpless rural mailâ€"boxes and one such nest recently inspected conâ€" tained enough hay to furnish a fair meal for a mule. The 69th annual session of the An:> unusually heavy dew last Thursday morning was followed by increasingly heavy frosts for the following three mornings, on the last of which ice a quarter of an inch thick formed on standing pools. _ â€" Seod.in&opontionn began on the farm of Mr. Abram W. Martin on Saturday, and were followed by u-cdinf in fenernl on Monday when fields in all directions featured this picturesque springâ€"time activity. _ Hydro inspection was in progress here last Thursday along the Waterloo â€" Hanover {ine. Next Lord‘s Day morning, April 80, Mennonite church nerv&-n will be held at North Woolwich and at Three Bfld,u. Sndalaect Wncs ce q iT c ma onl S&ifiuul ‘‘Profit and Lo@s," based on Matt. 16: 26, was the totlc disâ€" cussed by Mr. Goetz of Hawkeavillie in tl'n nudltorlmln service held there on Su evening. lr.nwom A. Buimer soid a fine fveâ€"yearâ€"old Belgian horre to Mr. Daniel M. Weber of "Riverside Farm" last Monday, _â€"Downy little goslings in golden liverie The following officers were electâ€" (Continued on Page