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‘Conscious of the fact that the pubâ€" tic takes the men at their face value, Mr. Hougham said, and assumes that modern service stations, as compared ‘with the old time "greasy pig" gas pumps, reflect satisfactory working conditions, leaders in the industry resolved that it was time that condiâ€" TORONTO, Feb. 27.â€"Botter workâ€" ing conditions are long overdue for ene large group in industry today, acâ€" cording to Geo. S. Hougham, secreâ€" teary of the Retail Merchants Associaâ€" fion. "The smiling and cheerful serâ€" vice station attendant is taken for granted by the average motorist," he said, "Although the motorist sees the same man early in the morning, late at night, and every Sunday it never ©ccure to him to ask the boys when they sleep. The general public has little knowledge of the narrow price spread and long hours of labor affectâ€" ing service station men." Buschienâ€"At St. Mary‘s Hospital, Feb. 25, to Mr. and Mre. Frank Buschlen, Schneider Ave., Kitchâ€" ener, a daughter. Hillerâ€"At K.â€"W. Hospital, Feb. 24, to Mr. and ‘Mrs. W. C. Hiller, Lanâ€" caster street east, Kitchener, a daughter. Wilkenâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Feb. 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Herb Wilken, El mira, a daughter. Schmidtâ€"At St. Mary‘s Hospital, Feb. 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert ESchmidt, Glasgow street, Kitchenâ€" er, a daughter. Maguireâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Feb. 24, to Mr. and Mrs. G. Maguire, Strange street, Kitchener, a son. Scheunemanâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Feb. 24, to Mr. and Mrs. William Scheuneman, West Ave., Kitchenâ€" er a daughter." Kellerâ€"At Breslau, Feb. 18, to Mr. and Mrs. James Keller, a son. Schmidtâ€"At Kitchener, Feb: 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Schmidt, Van Camp Ave., a son. * Fhompsonâ€"At Stratford _ General Hospital, Feb. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Â¥Fred Thompson (nee Irene Welkâ€" er) of East Zorra, a daughter. > Sherkâ€"At New Dundee, Feb.~24, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sherk, a son. Stoltzâ€"At Galt Hospital, Feb. 14, to Dr. Frederick B. Clause®, president of Waterloo College will be the guest speaker at the First United Church Men‘s Club luncheon on Friday. The #inner will begin at 6.30. The executive of the recently or ganized group have extended an inâ€" vitation to the ladies for the event. Wagierâ€"In Wilmot Tp., Feb. 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey ‘Wagler, a ‘‘Greasy Pigs" Of Old Are Gone; Service Station Men Now Bright Young Canadians Conference, and Miss Marion Reed, of Bartonville (Hamilton), Fellowâ€" ‘i‘ convener. r. Wallens, it is understood, will attend ‘the international protestant mfih 'nflmiu at Amsterdam, Holâ€" Siralt TR "Conference, . piams uring co e, were made for young people‘s work for the next & or seven months. The fall convention will be held at the Ontario Agricultural College in Dr. Clausen Will Address Men‘s Club P :cmbm at‘umtha Executive onference 0: oung People‘s Union in the Twin City over the weekâ€"end conducted the morning service at First United Church, Waterloo. Jack Wallens, of St. Catharines, ’uidol;. of nl(l; United Church oung People‘s Groups in Canada, was mcr his subject beâ€" ing nge *ou” Others tak part werd Bruce Laing, of Fenwick, president of the Â¥oung People‘s® G flige e‘s Gr b‘Ot.hn tak!::m" n b Laing, of Fenwi _f Impressive Se First United Is Scene Of II_L. and Mrs. Elmer Stolu; Roseâ€" tions be brought into line with the general trend in all industry. Mr. Hougham said that the majority of men engaged in the business of sellâ€" ing gasoline today are bright, wellâ€" ducated young Canadians, many of them . college graduates. He said that just recently a group of men in this business approached him and, pointing out their conviction that their line of business filled a definite place in the business world, asked that his association help them staâ€" bilize conditions in the industry. From the determination of these young Canadians to find a proper placp in the business world of distriâ€" bution, said Mr. Hougham, came the formation of a retail gasoline dealâ€" ers‘ association which will hold its first annual convention in the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on March 20 and 21. With such sights greeting our eyes it seems hard to believe that one of our residents reports having seen a cardinal at the back door one of cardinal at the back door one of those warmer days a week ago. It _ Another scene of winter activities can be seen down at the dam where the cuttin gof ice has been in proâ€" gress. The ice blocks are loaded with an improvised elevator to the waiting trucks and in the short the whole process is carried out in rouâ€" tine echedule. Just when we all thought that our worst storms of the wintor were over, that theâ€"moisture of the upper regions must surely have been showâ€" ered upon us in the form of rain or ‘the frequent snow storms we‘ve enâ€" joyed (?) along comes another heavy enowfall and bluster on Sunday. Unâ€" fortunately many of the country roads afe again blocked. About the middle of the forencon the shrill ;piercinx of the village fire siren was heard above the howling of the wind. ‘News soon spread around that the ‘conflngntlon was in New Dundee, where a garage first fell victim of the firemen were called upon but due to winter roads they were not able to gade, hastily summoned together, at once set out but road conditionsâ€" snowdrifts in places and icy sheets in other stretchesâ€"greatly hamperâ€" ed their progress. However all reâ€" ports indicate that the brigade did great service in bringing the blaze under control. Several times this winter the services of the Baden Thy way of plenty power and peace, Open to one and all; Who in ‘Thy presence seek reloase, And on Thy mercy call. Arise! then Christian, at God‘s call, This joyful news proclaim; Rise up! triumphant from sin‘s } thrall, ~ And boldly preach His name, Thy loving peace doth satisfy, It brings a sweet release; To all who on Christ‘s grace rely, Who ‘bid vain strivings cease. Thy gracious power for all mankind, Oppressed by sin and grief; To rise renewed in heartâ€"and mind, In joyous full relief. Thy Providence of plenty too, , Thy way of bright surprise; Foundationed on God‘s promise true; Not for the worldly wise. Spring Around The Comer? Which One? ‘ EESTY l ® All fulness doth possess; Oh God! of good forever more To give is thy behest. Thy woudrous joy doth fll the soul, It makes the life complete: It‘s healing billows ever roll Pure from the mercy seat. The Caristian â€"E. Val. Tilton. THE WATERLOO (Ontario) We regret to report continued ill health of Mrs. J. P. Livingston but trust she may soon show a definite improvement. _ Mr. Lioyd Jacky of St. Agatha was removed from the St. Mary‘s Hospiâ€" tal the middle of last week to the home of his sister in Kitchener. Lloyd, who was the victim of an acâ€" cident while splitting wood in the bush a couple of weeks ago when a piece of steel from the wedge pierced his eyeball, is showing deâ€" cided improvement since it was found necessary to enucleate his left eye due to an infection having peneâ€" trated the eyeball. Baden added its quota to the hockey special _ which passed through on Saturday night enroute to the Bruinsâ€"Maple Leafs hockey game in Toronto. Personals. Mr. W. J. McKeown of Knox Colâ€" lege, Toronto, was the weekâ€"end guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Miller and occupied the pulpit of Baden Presbyterian church at its services on Sunday. Miss Beatrice Snyder of Toronto is visiting at the home of her moâ€" ther, Mrs. Ed. Snyder. Mr. Howard Gordair, who was inâ€" jured when he fell in the Dominion Linseed Oil Mill a week ago Saturâ€" day, was brought home from the Kâ€"W Hospital on Thursday. We are pleased to learn that he is resting more comfortably as he recuperates at his home here in town. Recovers From Operation. Many See Game. ‘is to be hoped that this little mesâ€" senger of spring has found a warm shelter for these stormy spells but will also soon prove to be a fore runner of those balmy days we all look forward to. More than 1,000 Canadian indus tries located in over 100 municipaliâ€" ties benefitted during the year through General Motors purchases, which for the 12 months‘ period totalâ€" more than $31,000,000 for all of Canâ€" ada. This sum, it is explained by H. J. Carmichael, vicepresident and general manager of General Motors of ‘Canada, represents only material purchases, and is exclusive of the company‘s tremendous wage and maintenance bill including its factories at Oshawa, ‘Windsor and Regina, and its subsiâ€" diary companies in other cities, Genâ€" mlouqormm.mn- nual wage and salary outlay of nearly Alan tl; Ii{ucelles. second mt.hj. tary to the King, agreed upon today with George T. Summerlin, chief of the state department‘s diviâ€" sion of protocol. Smnmerlit.i,.mt’c'{l Lascelles dw&r: in agreement t the King an. een are to come directly to Washington from Canada. They cross the border at Niagara Falls. TheI will arrive here on the morning of June 8 and will be welcomed by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. ‘ En route to Hyde Park or during their m at the Roosevelt estate, they will visit New York and its world‘s fair. After spending two daysâ€"June 8 and 9â€"here, they will g with Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt to Hyde Park, where they will pass one or Recovers From Injury. WASHINGTON. â€" George and Queen Elizabeth, mair visit to the United States, will spend time both at the White House and at President ~Roosevelt‘s home in Hyde Park. . King, Queen Will Visit White House, President‘s Home OBHAWA. â€" Approximately $156,â€" 000 was contributed to the industries of Waterloo by expenditures of Genâ€" eral Motors of Canada, L‘lrnu, dur: ing the calendar year of 1938. Last Year G.M. Spent $155,000 Here CHRONICLE Mrs. John Wagner attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Clemons Esâ€" baugh at St. Clements. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schweitzer in the nineties. He removed from here to Stratford forty years ago. While residing in Now Hamburg he made many friends who regret his demise. He was born in. Waterloo in 1863. He.left there as a young man and _ Miss Myrtle Carty spent last weekâ€" end with her parents at Kinkora. _ _A number of women spent Tuesâ€" day afternoon at the quilting bee with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dietrich. ness men, when Con. F. Danneker passed away in the Stratford Genâ€" eral Hospital following an emergency operation after a short illness. The deceased was for a few years a resident of New Hamburg, where he carried on a bakery business here and Clayton Oesch from Tavistock g?ent_l_ond_ny _evening with Mr. and Con. F. Danneker (By Chronicle Correspondent) NEW HAMBURG.â€"Death removed one of Stratford‘s best known busiâ€" "Legislature" "Is Subject of Meet Mrs. Harvey Desslor with 26 ladies charge of the meeting. The meeting present. Mrs. Abram Sauder had opened with singing the Institute ode and repeating the Lord‘s Prayer, followed by song. The roll call was answered with "Countries and Their Governments". ‘The meeting was then turned over to the legislation committee with Mrs. Alfred Schnaerâ€" inger in charge. Mrs. Walsh of Bresâ€" lau favored with two solos. Mrs. Edith Snyder gave a paper on Legisâ€" lature as it affects Farm Women and ic-.nsdn in the League of Nations. Miss Florence Dessler gave a paper ‘on "Social Service". Miss Marion ‘cl_omou. buymanship leader, gave a talk on "Cottons" and Helen Beaver continued with a talk on the buying and caring for sheets to get the most service out of them. A dainty lunch was served by the committee in charge. The March meeting will be held on March 14th at the home of Mrs. Orval Groh. Mrs. John Osch. ‘Church heild its February meeting at the home of Mrs. Thomas Vickerman of Speedsville on Wednesday afterâ€" noon with fifteen members present. ‘The meeting opened with the presiâ€" Meet at Kossuth ‘The scripture lesson was taken by Mrs. Rdith Snyder. Mrs. Lioyd Beaâ€" ve gave the Study Book "A New Church Faces a New World". Mrs. Hazel Stranks and Mrs. Abram Sauâ€" der gave short readings. Mrs. S. Reist conducted routine business for the Ladies‘ Aid and plans were made to hold the annual quilting at the March meeting at the home of Mrs. Edith Snyder. ‘The roll call was answered With My Favorite Hymn. ‘The meeting closed with the hymn "I Need Thee Every Hour" and prayer The Maple Grove Women‘s Instiâ€" tute held its February meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the home of The Women‘s Missionary Society QOrange Pekoe Blend JOSEPHSBURG TEA | Leo, 19â€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lee of Millbank, occurred on Thursday. The lad, who came to Milbank with his parents 15 years ago, had been ill for two years. _ Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Alvin and Elmer and two sisters, Myrtle and Marie. Eonducnd ar Ror. 9, R" Dtorecson conducted . 8. E. Stovenson, pastor of Millbank United Church. The duneral service was held at the Schreiterâ€"Sandrock _ Funeral Home Kitchener, with Rev. John Schmieder officiating. ‘Cemetery. . Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon for Mrs. Ermeâ€" stine Ozerwinski, 81, widow of the late Fred Czerwinski, who died at her home, 29 Willow St., after a She is survived by three daughâ€" ters, one son, one grandson, one broâ€" ther and one sister. Her husband ‘predeceased her cight years ago. went to Cloveland where he was enâ€" gaged in the baking trade {for six or seven years before moving to New Hamburg. He married ‘Miss Mary Schnelder of near Listowel. He was a member of the Oddfellows Lodgo. / &‘ week‘s iliness. A native of and had resided in Waterloo since that time, YOU KNOW THAT afterncon at 2.30 o‘clock from the family residence, Stratford. The serâ€" vice was conducted by Rev. H. F. Gruhn of Zion Lutheran Church with interment in Avondale Mausoleum. ‘ William Reich i (By Chrenicle Correspondent) ‘ NEW HAMBURG.â€"The death ocâ€" curred at Kitchener on Friday last of William Reich at the age of $% years. ‘The deceased was born in Germany in 1856 and came to Canada 55 years ago. His wife predeceased him 15 years ago. Surviving are three sons, William, New Hamburg, Rev. Ernst of ‘Stratford and Charles of Sunnyside, five daughters, Mre. Alfred Schmidt, Mrs. Harvey Adams and Mrs. Ernest Clark of Stratford, Mrs. Edgar Haas and Mr. Alvin Al lensen, ‘both of (Kitchener, 21 grandâ€" MILLBANK.â€"The death of Lorne ho extra charge for use of our Walsh Funeral Service 160 King St. 8. â€" Phone 677 51 Benton St. â€" Schreiter â€" Sandrock Mrs. Ermestine Czerwinski homeâ€"like Funerul Chapel. was made in Mount Hope Rosenberg, Germany, trusively a n d without any signs especially trained PAGE THREE HOME two