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'% State Medicine Proposed 1£. ; * where ! d 8 y 0 Eli on in ~ 4 the hte T, 62 ber in da te M Drastic changes in the relief tem including a partial state n cine plan for indigents was . yesterday. Hon Dayid Crolli, we‘fare minipter, laidnloré the vremier and his collufi:-. details of vastly imâ€" portant changes which it is underâ€" stood are contemplated for the very near future. Briefily, the plan proâ€" CIOCE . I 1.â€"Medical _ service â€" whenever necessary to everz indigentâ€"man, woman and child, and for war veterans and their families if they are â€"receiving â€" relief from â€" the Federal Government. 2.â€"Joint payment 13' the provâ€" ince and the municipalities of 25 cents monthly for every individual on relief on the basis of twoâ€"thirds from the province and oneâ€"third from the municipality. _ 3.â€"Formation of lncal commitâ€" tees of the Ontario Medical Assoâ€" ciation on a county or city basis, which will distribute funds made available by the province and the available by the province and INC mnnicinalitfe-. 4.â€"Every indigent patient is given the right to choose his or her own doctor, and to change doctors own doctor, and 1O ENUANEE MMEOTUS if not satisfied with the service reâ€" ceived. Pioneer Farmer of Waterloo is Called to Reward Amos Weber Was One of First) pu,. jismissal of Pat Langridge,|, Vendors at First Market.â€" | formerly of Preston and the @ppOINtâ€" | Funeral Held Yesterday. ment of Noel Campbell, Preston, as | ismmc jailer of the county jail at Kitchener, | One of Waterloo‘s best known}‘“ hi; stead was not only not conâ€" and highly esteemed pioneer farmers | sidered by the Hepburn administra:â€" | died on g.mrd. in the person of tion but never even thought of, acâ€" Amos Woeber, at i;' farm home wegt‘ cording to Norman O. Hipel, Liberal of the town, oneâ€"half mile inside the 1 member for South Wateri)o and town limits. The late Mr. Weberwpeaker-desigmte of the Ontario| made a wide circle of friends in this . House. district ag well as in Pennsylvania! \r. Hipel‘s statement spikes the where he frequently visited. He|rumor which has been current for d have cfilebrated his 84th some time that the dismissal of the y next May. |jailer was "only a matter of time" B“’_“ly ‘!”(’flb:? '»;l(e h‘f‘f" l)»‘:' 0':‘!141-'! that Mr. Campbell was "on the ias Weber, Mr. Weber was)«po.~ ror the posliion. iMr. Campbell on the homestead near Conesâ€"| »a) admitted that he was an appltâ€" in 1851, spending his early life \\., 4 At the age of 21 he moved L-l"l‘(tflrllfl“ gl:vemorsmn.ld red i & oo es "Mr. Langridge is considel one the farm now occupied by h's*.n the most efficient officers in the hterâ€"inâ€"law, _ Mrs. â€" Emmanuel . where he farmed for more | OU8t® and his record has been a 62 years. He was married on!sp]?m[ld one," declared Mr. Hipel. ber 8, 1872, by Rev. Abraham| Cmm e en o n to _ Miss_ Hannah uanin...\’. ASMUSSEN, ML.A. datighter of the late Mr. and Mrs.| ‘\VNOUNCE’S HIGH’WAY Martin of near Martin‘s Meetâ€"| _ *** ing House, north of Waterloo, who | IMPROVEMENTS predeceased him five years. He sns was of the Mennonite faith and one| in 1 brief statement on Monday, N. ?‘f t:lie olgest members of Martin‘s| Asmussen, M.L.A., for North Waterâ€" eeting HHIWE: loo said that the eurveyors from the One of First Market Vendors. Ontario Department of Highways had The ln:e hM"- oV:l'eber was k“""“) peen in this district looking over the as °["“'i ofmtfm.’}erl: ozl ::2 "&’::e:;‘:‘;l proposed improvements in the highâ€" |. district, He was one of the first| *"*}>; * vendors at the Waterloo market| At least three projects will be done s 3 s 8 *â€"\this year, he eaid. These include, the Â¥hen it was extablinhed in, 1470 it | Wirve ay Worners corners and set continued a regular attendant when [ "*4! Pito"* of road needing attention. ho martket way fransfersed to the|!In SUH sock an interview with the ow matket Luilding erected in|HSon. T. 6. McQuesten in the neat 1910. For over 42 years Mr. Weber‘ future he eaid. was a familiar figure at the Saturâ€" en enre n rorran} °_0 "~ CCC lom vPD wWENNINC day market. During nearly half a century in which he attended market he made a wide circle of friends who will regret to learn of his passâ€" PR During the past years Mr. Weber: was accustomed to make frequent trips to the home of his son Sydney near Elphrata, Lancaster County, where he spent the summer, and was very well known. His ’last tr'i_p ing. Ed e o d e e stt T was in 1929, shortly after the| death of his wife. Mr. Weber‘s grandparents were natives of Pennâ€" sylvania, coming to Canada an settling near Conestogo where Mr. Mr. Weber‘s father, the late Elias Weber, was born. _ 20. ATE HEALTH INSURANCE MEREELY C Couniee i He is survived bE four sons, Israel | of St. Jacobs, Elias of Yatton,| Sydney of Lancaster County, Pa., Amos of Waterloo; and by four dnu,hun, Mrs. Daniel Cressman, Bt. Jacobs, Mrs. Sydne‘oertin. 8t. Jacobs, I‘n. Aaron wman, St. Jacobs, and Mrs. Aaron Weber, Conestogo, also surviving are 52 grandchildren and 22 great grandâ€" childrenn. _ One son, ‘ Emmanuel, who farmed with his father on the: Waterloo farm, died suddenly in June of last year. His only brother, Daniel Weber, died suddenly in the K.â€"W. Hospital, aged 72, one year ago, while his only sister predeâ€" ceased him by 40 years. _ _ 6 ENS m e C ORRCOINC A simple and impressive funeral service was conducted yesterday afternoon â€" at _ Martin‘s Meeting House where the services were in aquoot Mmmg es ae NE ch-rs‘of Rov. Thtglu Reesor of Markham and Rev. Urias Martin of Waterloo. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. wllls Cenp s e e cce en d The plll-‘b.lfln were: Daniel Cressman, sldng Martin, Aaron Bowman, Aaron Weber, Menno Marâ€" tin and Jacob Martin. MENNONITE BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSES ; 140 ENROLLED ‘The Bible School in session at the First Mennonite Church in Kitchenâ€" er closed its first alix weeks‘ term on Saturday. To date the average dafly attendance is 100 with an enrollment of 140. The night class has 10% enâ€" rolled. Fortyâ€"Ave of the students aro from the United States. The closing day was attended Thick students, come of 100 mites to attend. Hon David Croll, welfare OSES; _ | haby son, Leonard, by two yOUNRU!| _ %, °_ ou, ROLLED |sisters, Leavea and [freone and two | carly reside brothers, Oliver and Eidon. farm, not f/ sion at the| The funeral was held on Sunday | Orive Nets in Kitchenâ€"| afteroon at one o‘clock from her| An active ks‘ term on |late residence on the FowlerOswald | wood one 4 rerage daily | farm to the Brick Mennonite Church |tyâ€"six of the enrollment/at E‘mira and was unusually large| captured b has 102 enâ€"{in attendance. Burial was made in\ forty agetr« tudents aro|the adjoining _ cometory, . Biahop | Newsettes, The closing | Moses _ Brubacher of Meidelborg,| Local a any former| Rev. Oliver M. Snider of Fliora| more fave came over dale and Bishop Jonas Snider of Waâ€"| colonies th hoau Adbepsiveiny vea‘ + 200 um > i6 40 MiH Tax °â€"._ > Rate in Waterloo ‘The Waterloo Council are making . â€"â€" Chairman ‘om‘_(uepuuluflu(olw ~ j ‘ the striking of the 1986 tax rate. : péauktimaly . timates are being prepared with ‘aterioo Public School Board possible epeed and it is expected that u?du annual striking of estiâ€" the various boards in the tOWR WA! |mates meeting in private session on have their requirements budgeled iD | Tuesday, Secretary Braendle stated the near future. In 1934, the Righest |that a rough aggregate total of exâ€" tax rate ever levied in WEIFUU |penditures nc DORTG WHs viz.. 42 mille. was made due to the |around “Io.m‘ 12% mill estiâ€" necessity of spending an extrs $16.â€"|mate of last year resulted in a G00. A reduction of at least 3 mills |$3,000 deficit, he said. . Several is looked for this year. No definite|teachers had requested increases in statements have been made as to . No major repairs were conâ€" whether two or more collections will ted this year. In reviewing be made. the rate, he commented that one TE L naroiretin ons mill means about $5,343 to the Stolen Car and Goods Are Found Delion Car, Which Disappeared on Night of Postoffice Robbery, TGo\ver-mellll Has No Intention of Replacing Langridge. By our Conestogo Correipondent) The Delion car stolen at the Doâ€" minion Tire plant during (Monday night of last week was found parked on a Kitchener street some time after the theft. After It had covered over &0 miles of road and It is claimed i~ contained some of the loot taken during the Kienzle store robbery in Conestogo the same night. Mayor H. E. Rats.â€"May Change JAIL GOVERNOR in 1 brief statement on Monday, N. Asmussen, M.L.A., for North Waterâ€" loo said that the eurveyors from the Ontario Department of Highways had peen in this district looking over the proposed {improvements in the highâ€" Mome sn At least three projects will be done this year, he eaid. These Include, the curve at Wagner‘s corners and sevâ€" nral pieces of road needing attention. He will seek an interview with the Hon.â€"T. B. McQuesten in the near future he eaid. sSILVER WEDDING OF MR. AND MRS. F. W. SNIDER On Saturday, February 9th, Mr. ind Mrs. Fred W. Snider, Albert 8t., Waterlooâ€"observed their twentyâ€"fifth wedding anniversary. During the day they received the congratulations of their friends and were recipients of numerous gifts. â€" Mrs. A. Wideman Dies Suddenly Married Only Four Years.â€"In Year. The death of Mrs. Aaron H. Wideâ€" man occurred last Friday morning mt her home, one mile southeast of Wallenstein, following a lingering illness of ten months‘ duration. ‘lhe was th; ln;;;ui;l:&ht& of the late Jacob Bauman and Mrs. B.ll.l. now Mrs. Joseph Wideman of New Jerusalem. She was born near Erbsâ€" ville 28 years ago and was married four years ago last October. C EOM Rmte ies dons de uies She is aurvived by her husband and baby daughter, Alice, by her mother, by five brothers, lon of Floradale, Jacob, Rdward and Irvin of New Je rusalem and Cleason of Waterloo; and by two aisters, m?._. l-n‘:.lnd A M en ooo ca Bauman, Floradale, and Miss Minerâ€"| ty dinner was serve? i0 MMUD 2 °° va Wideman of New Jerusalem. She guests assombled from eurrounding was predeceased by her father and localities. haby son, Leonard, by two younger Mr. and Mre. Weber will take up slaters, Leavea and Irome and two early residence on a West Woolwich brothers, Oliver and Eidon. farm, not far east of Wallenstein. ‘The funeral was held on Sunday | Orive Nets 20 Rabbite. mfieroon at one o‘clock from her| An active rabbit drive toward Linâ€" late residence on the Fowlerâ€"Oswald | wood one day last week, aome twonâ€" farm to the Brick Mennonite Church |tyâ€"six of these rambling radonts wore at E‘mira and was unusually large|captured by a semiâ€"circling band of in attendance. Burial was made in | forty aggressive hunters. the adjoining cometery. Biuhop | Newsettes. Moses Brubacher of Meidelbers, Local apilaries report the much M.mn.mnm-mumuowmam dale and Bishop Jonas Snider of Waâ€" colontes this cesson than during the terloo conducted the services, se (Opatinued on Page 4) Likely for 1 ound in Kitchener. REMAINS ON JOB WALLENSTEIN Jerusalem. She | KUON@ as her father and |localities. by two younger| Mr. and Irone and two | carly res! Bidon. farm, not held on Sunday | Orive Ne clock from her| An acti Estimate Committee ‘Metâ€" on Dr. Enfi:l, chairman of the Watâ€" erloo Public School Board, came in for considerable criticism at the moemof the Board. Members of the felt that the chairman had acted too much on his own initiaâ€" tive in regard to the appointment of the temporary school nurse and the purchase of supplies of coal. In reâ€" turn Dr. Engel stated that the measures were emergencies. Sickâ€" ness was .snvnlent in the schools, he claimed, and a delay in the appointment of the nurse would incur some risk As far as the claims were concerned, he felt that he was riiht. and offered to res:g:. Member#s however pointed out t }they were merel;hoflering construcâ€" | tive criticism. ey approved the appointment of the nurse. 2,843 Children Examined. According to the health repom‘ from the Waterloo Public School Nurse, a total of 2,848 children were 'm,leected durin{ the past month. Treatments of the putills numbered 179. One hundred chilâ€" dren were found to have defective teeth. Eight nupils Tteceived glasses at the expense of the Rotary Club. CHOIR DIRECTOR John Bruegeman . cf â€" Evangelical Church Honored at Banquet. Members of the Emmanuel Evanâ€"|scope should be covered Dy INC gelical Church choir and friends Agricultural Societies. This is a step gathered this (Thursday) evening to toward the wider work carried on mark the 40th annivermary of the\by the Highland Asricultnnl Boâ€" founding af the choir. Choir Direcâ€"|ciety and the Royal , Agricultural tor John Bruegeman, who has held Society of England. ‘These organizaâ€" that office since the choir‘s incepâ€"| tions have large amounts of capital. tion, is being presented with a|Each society does research® work and handsome chair. The. address and issues a large wellâ€"bounrd annual reâ€" Wnlenhtion are being made by W., port which is a summary of the . Shantsz. Miss Ruth Perschbacher, year‘s investigations in live stock organist for several years, is being'l»reeding and field crop work. presented with a reading lamp. Mrs. ‘The report of the superintendent lOtt is reading the address and E.‘is always listened to with Jreat W. Shuh, president of the choir, is |attention by the delegates. Mr. J. making the &resenutlon. ‘The occaâ€"| A. Carroll gave his second annual sion is in the form of a banquet'zuddress since he took over the work celebrating the choir‘s forticth birthâ€"! of J. Lockie Wilson. day. Waterloo County â€" Fairs â€" were CErATLLCZEAS 28 ho mene Aelawatan A fortunate escape occurred when an unknown driver craghed into a hydro pole on the Baden Highway on ’l"l'ldlly and snapped off the pole, disâ€" rupting the service for some time. A alight cut over one eye and a badly damaged car was the not loss. When glaring headlights on a parked car blinded him, Alfred Bergâ€" mann, Waterloo, driver of a truck, craghed into a tree just over the curb on Weber St., in Kitchener on Friday. News of the death of the Rev. Joâ€" seph Showers, in Pennsylvania, reâ€" cently was reported here. Mr. Showâ€" ers was formerly the pastor of the ‘United Brethren congregations in Hawkesville and Conestogo. Logging And Ice Storing Activity. With last week‘s appearance of good aleighing, hitherto curtailed teaming activity has been mume:l. FORMER LOCAL PASTOR DiES Ice is being cut and taken from the Hawkesville dam and the clear waâ€" ter lakelet of the Wallenstein clayâ€" works and stored for summer use. Loadsa of logs are also piling up in the yards of the local sawmill, three or four weeks of sawing boing exâ€" pected to begin about the first of March. Farmers are receiving cash for their present supply of J0gs. Weberâ€"Martin Wedding. _ + A pretty wedding took place at the East Wallenstein home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Martin Tuesday forencon when their second daughter, Luida, became the bride of Ephraim 8. We ‘ber, eidest son of Mr. and Mre. Menno iM. Weber of West Elmire. MOTORIST HURT IN CRASH Following the ceremony, which was solemnized by Bishop Jease B., Bauman of Kast Wallenstein, a dainâ€" ty dinner was served to some fifty guests assombled from eurrounding MOTOR CAR DAMAGED we‘p FORTY YEARS Chiocf Hoad of Brigade Since us on 1e sb aunh n A ‘unique record is «Of m! A. Karges, fire chief of loo fire department. in Febsuary, 1910, Mr. Karges took over the load erehip of the fire fighting foree and since that time has been respontible for the «mail losses incurred as the result of fire damage. _ farm loans outstanding. The Hepâ€" EXHIBITION tm gopermment is vail to teol saat es it lose enough on these loans : in the ordinary course of events, , CONVENT10N without having the Federal author~ ties stepping in and permitting reâ€" ductions. ls HEI‘D Under the Federal law covering the sityation the Ottawa boatd eni S I likes c ue sduchione and i mmpugmmpeommpant ns Wilmot Society Represented at &Umflmw"‘%'.‘.fl : remedy for it Toronto Annual Convention a hance the lon that if Otte to of. Fairs and Exhijbitions -ll:l:p‘r:;iucflo. .;: n:'n ;:;n emd: | Associations.â€"Grants :u;y to a’unm the entire co,;t of | Not to be Lowered. jloans in Ontario under the farm The annual convention of thn‘ Fairs and Exhibitions Association was held in the Alexandra room, King Edward Hotel, Toronto, on 'l‘h:nhswy and Friday, February 7th an i The name of the Association will probably be changed at this‘session of Plr{iament and in future be known as the Agricultural Societies Association. â€" â€" The suggested change has been brought about by the officers of the Association who feel that wider scope should be covered by the Waterloo County â€" Fairs â€" were highl(!' spoken of by many delegates. Mr. Carroll said that the convention had been arranged to deal with the most important problems of Agriâ€" cultural Societies, and he hoped a solution or at least assistance would be provided. Management, he said, ‘was the most important factor, deâ€" termining success or failure. He announced that a special period had been set aside for the particular problems of secretaries and treasâ€" urers. The meeting was held at 4.30 on Thursday and was presided over by the secretary of the Wilmot Agriâ€" cultural Society, with about fifty in attendance. e Town of Waterloo Dr. Booth of the Dominion Marâ€" keting Board, Ottawa, responded to the request of the Fairs Association and gave an address on the Natural Products Marletinfi Act. Professor L. P. eimseol, Axflmla tural Engineer, of McDonalé Colâ€" lege, Quebec, formerly of New Dundee, (brother of Mrs. John Bowman), gave two very fine ilustrated lectures which were much lappnciuted by the seed growers and the fairs convention. _ The _ Superintendent‘s _ report whowed thZ 12 societies had found it inadvisable to hold fairs in 1934 but 7 inactive in 1933 conducted fairs dmring 1934. A total of 292 fairs were held. _ â€" The questionnaire sent to secreâ€" taries showed the gate receipts =iegher and the quality of exhibits iter. 0 â€" C Wet weather grants were given to 45 4ocieties. As the amount availâ€" able was $10,000 in 1934, it enâ€" abled the department to pay 90% of the difference between the gate receipts of 1934 and the average for three normal years. It must rain before three o‘clock in the afterâ€" noon on the day of the fair or the wet weather grant cannot be paid. ‘The Superintendent‘s observaâ€" tion was that his visits to 40 fairs from Dresden to Williamsburg, near Quebec, eon‘ngfetl h)im ‘flmg“m Mpomeny Nesn o s n d was a gut‘ difference of efficiency and enthusiasm of boards of direcâ€" tors and officers. The chief objective of an A.srl- cultural Society is agrieultural eduâ€" cation. Directors are urged thereâ€" fore to keep this fact in prominence in all its plans and work. _ 1y IF ME NT Et en A number of fairs visited could extract vrnter educational benefits ? providing better judging faciliâ€" es and by mnkinfi some changes in mnmmn of judging. Some fairs ortunately did not provide pens ‘‘rhe Buperintendent th u-mr-u. e Superintendent tho cards should have the name of the exhibitor. The grain, snn seed and clover sections should receive more & licity and attention at faire ham fair was referred to. There the femeures »Bamiplee ‘ot The grain were to be done about :-.Pdcdg- mfio ig ‘nadymu-mtheonfireco-tol loans in Ontario under the farm loans legislation which the provincial Legislature will be asked to impleâ€" ment this coming seapion. Recalls Waterloo _ Cattle Market Friends of Waterloo‘s pioneer historian, Mr. Jacob Strobh, will be leased to learn he is enjoying &ill.' health. In September next he celebrated his 87th birthday. Mr. Stroh recalls when the first livestock market was established in Waterloo in 1860. It was located at the square opposite where the Kuntz Brewery is now located. There were e oi en e nc sheds erected 30 x 50 feet and farmers in large numbers attended from far and near to purchase cattle and pigs. Hepburn Cabinet Meeting. INDIA MISSION WORKER TO VISIT KITCHENER Kitchener and Waterloo are to be visited this weekâ€"end by Commisâ€" sioner E. Hoe of London, Ontario. Commissioner Hoe is a retired Misâ€" sionarÂ¥ Officer, who has spent many {yun n India, of which country he will lecture in the S. A. Hall in Kitâ€" chener on Saturday cvull’:s. iMusâ€" tntimflu same with colored views. He also conduct the morning service at Kitchener and at seven p.m he will be with the Waterloo Corps in the Hall on King St. Former Farmers â€" _ at Wallenstein ‘ Nonagenarians Jacob Oswald of Kitchener and Sidâ€" ney Snider of Hawkesvilie, School Trusteess 60 Years Ago. (By our Wallenstein Correspondent) Formerly lamil:f residents here for many years, and members of the Eo e en same Board of Trustees for Bricker‘s School more than six deâ€" cades ago, Mr. Jacob B. Oswald of Kitchener and Mr. Sidney B. Snider of Hawkesville, are a team surpassâ€" in{lj unique in their nonagenarian attainment of years. Mr. Snider reached his ninetieth milestone early this month and Mr. Oswald passed his ninetyâ€"seventh one last October. The Salvation Army Corps in SPECIAL SERVICES HELD AT UNITED CHURCH Waterloo First United Church was the scene of two apecial services on Sunday, the morning service being under the auspices of the Boys‘ Work Board of the church and the evening service marking the inaugural of the Men‘s Club work which will endea \vor to build the evening attendance up. ‘Gray Rivers delivered the sermon . in the morning, while the pastor epoke briefly in the evening concernâ€" ing the "SBpecial Doctrines of the United Church". A male choir of 36 members filled the choir loft. Percy Club aesisted the paetor tee of the works program in Waterâ€" loo, under the chairmanship of Ald. Wm. Henderson Jr., it was decided to raise the cost of the foot frohitage for olling roads and then covering them with chipped stone. The board felt that some of the roads which in the past had been treated every year could now be left until every third Iulorln& a_ heart attack on Saturday, Mr. Murdock MacGregor, ;;"&:'ifâ€"."ir'.'i."if MacQregor, w& 'l\-la n“‘z: in bis 2'.':&.&.‘5?"‘" To oL RoADs LEss OFTEN PRINCIPAL‘3 BROTHER DIES At a recent meeting of the commitâ€" Opened in our Wallenstein Correspondent) ;â€"-â€"-â€"-â€"- Wiow VESTRE N interference Brings pprame World‘s Largest W.â€" Due to the remarkable skill of curâ€" s n Cabinet Meeting. »“u“wmu_ '-t':id womrmvarimane 'l;-et-hc.u.‘ -:-'l'- . : 7 hwdflznm“@u"umm“ Disaster _ plunged the . VUnited about recent action of|ating table. mflummmmwamm :mwbfi.mw.mmu..uommuwm zhn """",_‘.‘“‘"‘“"‘“"‘”““M"-".‘.""‘";’;';""' the !F“& .L_._b""...'."‘._.' induced to take up action again uD |""""" 0"A ____o roe ang rain to pick 48 t of the Men‘s â€" Frieads in Brief Sojeurn in .-u."it;'w"""m' epital, John Puckering, an gardener tives to recount tales of what he eaw while he was "dead" on the hoopital operâ€" ating teble. During the operstion Puckering‘s heart stopped for four and oneâ€"half minutes before it was induceg to take up action again unâ€" ‘der the work of the surgeons. "What. I saw during my brief spell of death," he says, "has made me regret that I ever came back. I was surrounded by thousands of people, theme were three that I knew. ‘They nodded and smiled so happily that I was overjoyed to be dead. Pennsylvania i Farmers Worse Hit _ Than in Ontario Mr. Sydney Weber of near Elrhnta. Lancaster County, Pennâ€" sylvania, who is in Waterloo this week for the funeral of his father, the late Amos Weber, pioneer farmer, who died on Saturday, drew a fine contrast of weather and busiâ€" ness conditions in this district and in that in which his farm is situated. The damp weather in Lancaster County, he said, is felt much more than the zero weather here. The temperature during this winter has been hovering about 15 degrees above the zero point, not quite cold enough to take the du:{ne. out of the air. He informed the Chronicle ‘ref'nnnudve that the climate in this district is much more healthful. Due to the remarkable skill of curâ€" In the district in which he farms, Mr. Weber said that more farmers are running short on the yeat‘s revenue than are breaking even or showing a profit. Produce and stock prices are as badly hit in the, American county, if not worse, than in Waterloo, he said, with farmers finding it much more difficult to earn a living. â€" Cutters and Cars Number over 175 (By our Wallenstein Correspondent) The funeral of Mrs. Aaron Wideâ€" man, well known yonnls Wallenstein woman, which was held on Snndlf. was one of the largest ever held in this district. 100 horses and cutters and 75 motor cars were necung to tnn:rort tWe large crowd whi attended the funeral at the home here and then at the Mennonite Church at Elmira. The cortege was obliged to ’Elm into two seetions on the trip to mlfi-. the sicighs {oing by one route and the motor ve! icles by another. e To ww d PDetihdrendi ‘The Mennonite Church at Elmira was crowded for the simple but imâ€" pressive services conducted by Rev. Oliver Snider assisted by Bishops Moses Brubacher of Heidelberg and Jonas Snider of Waterloo. A loudâ€" "te.k" in the basement. of the church enabled the overflow gatherâ€" ’ing to hear the service. Waterloo County Colder More Healthful. HOUSING SHORTAGE REPORTED Kitchener.â€"Information forthcomâ€" ing from a Kitchener real estate man shows that the economic depression in not affecting the shortage of reaâ€" sonably rented homes. Try to pick up a small residence for small rent, he said. It can‘t be done. There are no, more. There is a shortage of housing in the Twin Cities. It is oxâ€" pected that building operation will be more in evidence this year than it has been since 1929. NEW MENNONITE ‘ BIBLE SCHOOL RECORD A new term record attendance was set up with the opening of the second term of the Ontario Mennoâ€" nite Bible School in Kitchener on Monday. The enrolment is now 90. In the previous mession the memWers numbered about 42. 90 Year Old Citizen \ * Passes to Reward Mrs. |-|..: B. Bowman Was One of Early Pioneers of District. On Sunday evening there passed away one of the communit{- oldest citizens in the person of Mrs. Barâ€" Bara Bowman, relict « of ‘tlno _I.nu BBFe EDMIMRONY NENCDDUC OO a~ Henry B. Bowman. The late Mrs. Bowman had been residing for some Lun at the home of her sonâ€"inâ€" w, Mr. Andrew Freeman, where .hohdb::nhfllf::dmefil&onm previous t passing at the age of 90 years, 10 months and 28 days. ‘There survive to mourn her passâ€" ?, two sone, John B. Bowman of mira and Menno B. Bowman of Filoradale; two daughter» predeâ€" at Large Funeral Weber States Climate in CONESTOG®O 110 miles south of San Franciseo ‘Tuesday night and navy vessels, F0 sponding to frantic‘s O 8 calls, rushed through fog and rain to pick up Commander Herbert V. Wiley and other survivore of the 80 crewâ€"memâ€" bors. ‘ An explosion ‘probably tore the Maâ€" con apart, navy men believed. A wireless message told of a ‘"bad caâ€" sualty" in the air. â€" Rocket Brings Ald A red rocket shot into the darkâ€" ness when the Macon struck the water 17 miles off Pt. Bur. Curling spray flowed from bows of nearby n".m,.umeyspodtothnraâ€" cue. The thrilling message, "All ourâ€" vivors recovered," was assumed to mean all the Macon‘s crew had been saved. Pn ‘The rescue of Commander Wiley, only survivor in the 1933 plunge of the aireh@p Akron, fatal to 73 men, was announced in a message approxt mately three hours after the mishap. ‘The Macon was returning with surâ€" face craft from manoeuyres off Southâ€" ern California. Commander Wiley flashed his first SOS at 5.15 pm. (§.15 pm. ES.T.) and so swiftly did the navy ships plow toward the disaster that the rescue was reported at 7.35 p.m. "Bad casualty," eaid the first warnâ€" ing of the impending disaster,. which added the ship "was falling". Then came the final 808 call saying: â€" ‘‘Will abandon ship as soon as we land on the water somewhere 20 miles off ‘Pt. Sur, probably 10 miles at The U.S.8. Memphis apparently was the nearest. Shortly afterward it messaged seven lifeboate full of the Macon survivore had been picked up. ‘Then came a ‘aconic message from ‘the U.S.3. Pennsylvania, flagship of the United States fleet. M Radio men here interpreted the message to mean the navy had resâ€" cued its own, and the help of merâ€" chant ships would not be required. wlf;:.;;:;;;fl&; located," it said. "Assistance no longer needed." .. Used Rubber Rafts Men of the dirigible Macon put off the craft in rubber rafts when it came down in the Pacific, it was learned. $ Esteemed Couple 42 Years Wedded ‘The 42nd wedding anniversary of Mr. and ‘Mrs. Peter Strauss was obâ€" served by their children and grandâ€" children on Thureday night, Feb. 7th, when they pleaeantly surprised their elderly â€" relatives. _ Mr. and Mrs. Strauss became bride and brideâ€" groom at Formosa R. C. Church on Feb. :th, 1893. Prior to her marâ€" riage, Mrs. Strauss was Mise Mary Rittinger, daughter of the late Mr. and Mre. Valentine Rittinger of Forâ€" 24 mosa. She is sixty years of age. Her husband was a native of Bamâ€" berg and is 67 years old. It is of considerable interest that in her family of 15, there was a set of triplets. Only one of them surâ€" vives at the present time, viz., Miss Kathleen Strauss at home. A wedding cake was one of the chief items of interest at the eupper which was given to the parenta by their children. The members of the family reâ€" maining are (Mrs. Fred Kiesner, Mrs. Roy Miller, Mrs. Jim Watchorn, Mrs. Harold Lackenbauer, all_of Kitch ener, Mre. Fred Thiel of Zurich and Meesre. Olto and Alfred Strauss of Detroit, Mich.. Rawin, Alvin and Magnus all of Kitchener. Mr. and \Mrs. Straues have 18 grandchildren. Well Known Brick Manufacturer Dies Warship Finds Seven Boats Henry D. Dakmer Was In His 74th Year.â€"II] Several Months. The death occurred at his home here, after a few months‘ illness, at 2 o‘clock on Monday afternoon, of Henry D. Dahmer, in his 76th wWl The late Mr. Dahmer was born and brought ? here, and was marâ€" ried here on January 6th, 1883, to Susannah Hess. He spent nearly all the years of his maried life here and in the vicinity where he was a widely known _ manufacturer, . operating three brick manufacturing ’lflm. Tm-tox'yun ago the family moved to village, where he has been a halu esteomed citiszen since. Bealdes sorrowing widow there survive to mourn his passing, Q,‘r and Mrs. Poter Strauss Had Fifteen Children, Including Triplets. & i t / tC .. S CAUSE €3 C3