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Officers appointed were: Superinâ€" tendent of Bible School, S. Bowman; Assistant. Sherman Miller; Class leader, J. W. Schweitzer; President of Ladies‘ Aid and W.M.S., Mrs. C. Playford ; President _ of _ Senior League, Edwin Thur; Intermediate League, C H. Cornwell; Junior League, Miss C. Edier. The official board members are: J. W. Schweitzer. E. S. Otto, S. Bowâ€" man. M. Miller, Peter Hindry, Wil liam Bolender, Edwin Thur. O, Schmidt, W Thur, Menno Snider, C. Dreisinger .A. A. Mansz, D. B. Hoffer and C. Shub. ELMIRA.â€"Excelient financial reâ€" ports from every department for 1937 were received by the annual congregational meeting of Zion Evangelical church, here. ‘The total amount raised by all societies was $$,574.33, with missions alone of £791.20. It was a fighting speech from the Conservative Cabinet minister who broke from the party before the 1935 election and led his own Reconstruc tion party of which be is the one reâ€" presentative in the House. Wins Much Applause Speaking in the debate on unemâ€" ployment policies, he laid down a manyâ€"sided attack â€" on _ Liberal achievements and plans and when he sat down received as much applaneel from the Conservatives as from thel other Opposition groups. Canadian municipalities are being forced to the wall, Mr. Stevens claimed. instancing the default of Moose Jaw, Sask., a few months ago. ELMIRA ZION CHURCH HAS EXCELLENT YEAR OTTAWA.â€"The Federal Governâ€" ment is quibbling over trivial constiâ€" tutional points while every municiâ€" pality in Canada either is baukrupt o verging on bankruptcy, Hon. H. H. Stevens (Recon. Kootenay East), charged in the House of Commons. Intolerable relief costs have placâ€" ed Canadian towus and cities in their financial plight and there are only two alternatives openâ€"widen their revenue field. or relieve them of unâ€" employment burdens, he said. Inâ€" stead of zoing to the root causes of distress in Canada, debt and taxation, Parliament has been drifting along. i Intolerable Relief Costs Bankrupt Municipalities rign workers. The cuntgmgn was eatured by work of e young noo‘:le's team, composed of members of the various Y.M.C.A. clubs, which :ibtnined a total of 200 subscripâ€" ons. Addressing the workers assembled at the closing dinner meeting held in the Y.M.C.A., E. D. Lang, veteran worker on behaif of the institution, said he had never before seen such ontlnulum and loyalty among camâ€" KITCHENER.â€"Reporting â€"an inâ€" crease of nearly $1,000 over last year‘s subscriptions, the Twin "Y‘s" financial campaign came to a close Saturday night with subscriptions totalling $19,000. While the amount raised is $2,000 below the objective of $21,000 required for an increased field of endeavour, it is expected a large amount will yet be subscribed by persons thus far not contacted by canvassers. f $19,000 Subscribed For the Two "Y¥‘s" Filting tribute was paid to the reâ€" tiring chairman by ‘Rev.C. B. Méyer, Dr.F R Harvey, W. M. O. Lechead, Carl Krank, and Reeve Albert Heer of Waterloo The Stewart Berlett referred to in a recent issue of the Chronicle as having been arraigned on a drunken driving charge was not the Stewart Beriett of Pandora Avenue, Kitchâ€" ener. The editor is pleased to make this correction KITOHIINER.â€"â€"W. J. Mots has reâ€" signed the chairmanship of the adâ€" visory board of 8t Mary‘s Hospital, a position which he had held for the past len years, He has been made an honorary memiber. IS NOT GUILTY OF DRUNK DRIVING RESIGNS ASs CHAIRMAN AFTER 10 YEARS SERVICE REBHAT Y aP onindniiiilnilarecinis i hidwit. bi _ ‘"We‘ve repeatedly asked you and your city councils to discuss such matters as these in the past, You come back and give us a statement in words that everything‘s O.K., but when the time comes to take action, they turn us down." Mr. Cassel cited particularly the purchase of 85 acres of land for the House of Refuge, last year, at a cost of 1 enA ie t t d seindoalithanta? AutnnsAntoict "There are certain members on this board who may as well not be here. They‘re no good," retorted Inspector Samuel Cassel, clerk and !reailvxr'er of Waterloo County. 6 "We have not approved the purâ€" chase of these ventilators, even though they may be a necessity, but you have gone sahead and bought th,c“r’n“anyway.” declared the mayor. ’ (Yl'l‘A‘X'A,â€"R. J. Deachman (Lib., Huron Nbrth said the Government‘s attempts so far were aimed to halt vnemployment and not cure it. He suggested reducing the sales tax so that general purchasing power could Te increased. brought before not bought," he continued. Heated Debate (Continued from Page 1) Sales Tax Cut To Give Work; Deachman Idea STEWARTâ€"WARNER 5 TUBE CONSOLE 1938 VICTOR MODEL Reg. $69.95 ]â€"Values Such as these BELONG On the Front Paae ||| SACRIFIGE SALE OF BATTERY Rapdios .95 â€" » AL. & L2 S hedtarice Ee eeeeeneeeeieneneneeneenieeeie Ee eeeeeeeeneninh w]) _9 TUBE, ALL WAVE __} Uses 6â€"volt battery, 150 hours operation without ""We‘ve 7-§otniow"g;2v:;;“;;:ey from these poor devils who can‘t afford to pay their taxes. and then lated your agreement with the cities of Galt and Kitchener," he deâ€" clared. "Now, afier the barn and land episode totalling $19,000, you comeeruk and hit us on the nose with the proposal of a $50,000 reâ€" gistry office." The only way in which a municiâ€" pality can keep within its income, continued Mayor Serviss, is to "push do:m' t!le lid" on all expenditures. ‘"‘To be perfectly frank with you," broke in Mayor Serviss, "if I did as I liked, I would authorize payâ€" ment for both, but if I abided by my better judgment as I intend to do, I would not. From your viewâ€" point, Mr. Cassel, you unfairly charge us with failing to coâ€"operate with the county of Waterloo. Putting yourself on our side of the fence for a while, you will find that you have not only failed to co-l operate with us, but you have vioâ€" ‘"‘We felt we of the county had done our utmost to gain your coâ€" operation, but as we had utterly failed to g:tr:t, we went ahead and built the ," related Mr. Cassel. *"I feel sure if you men thought this ’nuwu' over conscientiously you would be willing to pay your share of the barn and the land. $9,000, which he. said was verbally sanctioned by the city of Galt, but which they have since failed or reâ€" fused to pay for. He admitted, howâ€" ever, that the county had built the barn without the required consent of the two counties. SPARTON 1938 WESTERNER 1938 BRIGADIER 5 TUBE SET Regular $57.95 5 Tube Console Demonstrator. Special 1 _keep within its income, Mayor Gordon suggested that the Mayor Serviss, is to "push| board meet in the near future and lid" on all expenditures. |draw up a constitution ofyrules and got to get our money|regulations for the management to e poor devils who can‘t abide by. In this way, he believed, pay their taxes, and thenthe cities of Gait and Kitchener and 87 * 346.50 Reg. $109.50 _ "With the present system, Mr. Cassel, in which you purchase venâ€" tilators first and tell us about it afterwards, you‘ve got ‘the cart beâ€" fore the horse‘ and that‘s certainly not good business." _, In the opinion of Mayor Gordon, the whole system of management at the institution is wrong. "Nothing should be bought without the approval of the board. We are supâ€" posed to be the board of directors and if we disapprove of any proâ€" posal, which we have a right to do, that should be the end of it," he stated. \ . ‘"There are ten other men who have a vote just the same as we bhave. Any capital expenditure must come before council for a vote or they‘re just not made." ‘ _ "Mr. Cassel, if you are boss of the county council, as you apparently are, you must remember that Mayor Gordon and myself are not the bosses of Kitchener and Galt city councils," stated Mayor Serviss. * "If you don‘t pay for that land, there‘s going to be a different agreeâ€" ment between the county and the municipalities," replied Mr. Cassel. "I‘m not going to coax you to pay, but if you don‘t you‘re not playing the game with us" you come along and attempt to "draw the blood out of us," he exâ€" claimed. 6 TUBES â€" ALL WaAVE Regular $149.50 1937 CONSOLE 1938 CAVALIER TABLE MODEL ibe â€" Regular $57.95 844.95 Sale Price [ Says Federal Plan Dead _ Leopold Macaulay, Conservative Llender. maintained that federal unâ€" employment insurance was as "dead as a door nail" for this year at least. However, the minister of labor asâ€" sured the House that he would try to do something definite in the matâ€" ter. Farguhar Oliver, Grey South, only independent member of the House, voted with the Government on the division. On a straight party vote, the moâ€" tion was defeated 57 to 22 after Preâ€" mier Hepburn and Hon. M. M. Macâ€" Bride, Minister of Labor, had exâ€" plained that the province was giving the Federal Government at Ottawa "the right of way" in connection with such an insurance schome. A. Baird (Cons., Torontoâ€"High Park) submitted a want of confidence moâ€" tion, charging the Government with failing to carry out definite promises that it would adopt jobless insurauce in this province. Jobless Iosurance ‘"I‘m not saying the present sysâ€" tem is dishonest, but it is only fair we should all have the right to our opinions. That is the way in which a city does business," stated Mayor Gordon. the county could make a fresh start at the House of Refuge from "scratch". (Continued from Page 1) 9 TUBE TABLE MODEL Regular $99.50 MARCONI 5 TUBE CONSOLE Regular $79.50 155 King W. Phone 4280 Kitchener 359.50 E-w‘!.&!'.!.-.._! ’