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Sunday was a happy day for Mrs. Katherine Schaner of Heldelberg, being the celebration of her 85th birthday which fell on the day be fore. _ All her grandchildren, being the nine children of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Schaner of St. Jacobs and Mr. Arthur Vozel of Erbsville, gathered at her home to congratulate her and wigh her many more birthdays. The happy affair was arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Schaner of St. Jacobs. Mrs. Ephriam Waeber, Eldon We ber, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Weber and daughter Carol were Sunday guests at the home of Mervin Waeber in Kitchener. Sunday. Rev. G. H. Barthel of Kitchener conducted â€" preâ€"communion â€" services in the Evangelical church on Thursâ€" day evening. This was followed by the quarterly conference. Miss Lydia Martin of Stanton, Mich . was a visitor at the home of George Weber. Friday At the conclusion of the meeting refreshments were served by the hostess, Mrs. Hollinger, and her asâ€" sistants. Signaller Edward Amos was home for the weekâ€"end on his last leave before going overseas. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smider, Karl Mae and Mary Snider called at the home of Ananias Shants at Kitchenâ€" er, Sunday The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. McMichael. About 25 members of the St. Jacobs friendly ‘W. I. met on Thursday evenâ€" ing at the home of Mrs. Gordon Holâ€" linger in their monthly nfeeting. Steps were taken to sponsor a tenâ€" nis court in the village next sumâ€" mer, Miss â€"M. Schnurr of Linwood, district officer was present and asâ€" sisted in opening the "?uymanship" course to be continued‘at the next meeting. W. 1. Meets. Travel by Bus to U. And Save Money Special Low Soldier‘s Rate 1% Cents Any member of the Active Service Force in uniform will be carried at this rate. Tickets must be purchased at ticket offices onlyâ€"not on busses. GERMAN MILLS SOMEW}mRE,plothy,nulb-fin;aed drivers are bucking vainly at piledâ€"up â€"snow heaps, jolting miserably over frozen roads, snowâ€"packed and rutted until every mt turn of the wheel means a jar. But you, lucky fellowâ€"what does winter mean to you in that sleekâ€"lined honey of a 1940 McLaughlinâ€"Buick? It means simply the sweet purr of a hundredâ€"plus horsepower Dynaflash straightâ€"eight with the pull to master any going. It means micropoiseâ€" balanced smoothness to keep you forâ€" ever free of vibration‘s annoyance. It means taking the choppiest, worstâ€"rutted roads in stride, while soft coil springs on all four wheels soak up the jars before they ever reach you. It means travelling in snug, weatherâ€"tight Bodyâ€"byâ€"Fisher comfort no matter what‘s on the weatherman‘s bill of fare. inimum, 10 cents) ST. JACOBS The model illustrated is the McLavonimâ€"Buick RoapmastTi® fourâ€"door touring sedan. A. C. HALWIG MOTORS Pontiac, Oldsmobile and G.M.Câ€" Trucks Camada Coach Lines can supply you with bus tickets to any point in United States including BUFFALO BOSTON CHICAGO CLEVELAND DETROIT > PITTSBURG PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON For information and tickets s consult Be sure to get our prices on transâ€" portation to U.S. before you finally UNION BUS TERMINAL FRED WESSON | ,â€" Phone 3679 â€" Kitchener MUGGS and SKEETER DONALD DUCK we can save KITCHENER So pardon us if we laugh at winterâ€"and especially at the old idea that no one buys cars until the spring buds show. _ In McLaughlinâ€"Buick you‘ve got an allâ€" season carâ€"the kind of car you ought to be handling right now ! When are you going to do something about getting one? °_ Mr. Laurience Snyder returned to his home on Saturday from the K.â€"W. ‘hospital where he has ibeen a patient ]for the last two weeks and is, we are pleased to report, making satisfacâ€" ‘tory®progress. ‘Condition Improves. \ MMrs. Harding of Durham was the ‘guest of her daughter, Mrs. Larry E. ‘Miller and ‘Mr. Miller on Tuesday. Mr. John «B. O. Schmidt highly esâ€" teemed resident of Baden has been seriously ill with pneumonia but his condition is now showing some deâ€" finite improvement. Y.P.S. of Livingston Presbyterian Jan. 28th. at the Doon Presbyterian church was to have been held on Church. Monday night last but has been post _ Irvin Wenzel of Kitchener spent poned to February 6th. e Mr. B. Schumm, tmedical student at Western University, London, was the weekâ€"end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schumm. Mr. Douglas Livingston of the Stratford Perth Regiment spent Satâ€" urday with his parents, Mr. and (Mrs. Alex Livingston. Mr, Bill Rittinger of the Oshawa Tank Division spent the weekâ€"end with his mother, Mrs. Ed. Rittinger. Miss Evelyn Snyder, nurseinâ€" training at Toronto General Hospiâ€" tal spent the weekâ€"end with her moâ€" ther, Mrs. Ed. Snyder and family. Evelyn has been off duty for some months due to an ulcerated eye conâ€" dition but here eye has improved greatly and she hoped to resume her duties when she returned to the city on Monday. Miss Jean Harding of Toronto was a weekâ€"end guest of her sister, Mrs. Larry E. Miller and ‘Mr. Miller. BADEN Mâ€"44B BEATING OLD SOL TO IT! Rev. Dr. Smart of Galt will conâ€" duct the servce on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28th. at the Doon Presbyterian was held at the home of Miss P. Watâ€" |son. Rev. Walter . Patterson »occuâ€" {pled the chair for the evening. After the opening exercises the reporte of the year were read and approved. Paisiey. The highlight of this part |of the evening‘s program was the ‘prmnutm of a beautiful chair to ‘Rev. Patterson. ‘The Young People‘s ‘Society also presonted him with a ip‘" of lined gloves. Rev. Patterson empressed his appreciation of the ‘pleasant relatons that had always existed between himself and the conâ€" gregation of the Doon Church. He also thanked thent for their lovely gifts and the gracious expression of \good" will which accompanied them. Lunch was served by ladies of the congregation. * | The Doon Patrlotic Society will hold their next meeting Jan. % at the home of Mrs. Harold Slee. Rev. C. Tilbury conducted the serâ€" . vice at the Doon United Church on Sunday afternoon. After the service the annual business meeting of the[ church was held. Rev. Tilbury preâ€"| sided. Miss Kate Bowman read the minutes of the previous business meeting and presented the secre taryâ€"treasurer‘s report. Stanley Kinâ€" ze spoke a few words concerning the work of the Sunday School. Miss Audrey Teet presented the secreâ€" ary‘s report for the Sunday school. The election of officers for the enâ€" . suing years then took place as folâ€" lows: Elders, Stanley Kinzie, Cecil‘ Fisher, William Thoms; Stewards, Miss‘ Kate Bowman, Miss Eunice Teet, Mrs. Chas. Hatt, Mrs. F. Hobbs; pianist, Miss Ethel Hatt; . asst. pianist, Miss Eunice Teet; secâ€" . retary, «Miss Eunice Teet. Closing prayer was offered by Rev. TiWbury. . ty of Doon, Presbyterian Y.PC.E. of Preston and Young People‘s Society of «Lincoln Ave.. Galt. The early part of the evening was spent on a sleighâ€"ride which was very much enâ€" joyed. After theâ€"ride the young peoâ€" ple mot in the besement of the Doon Preshbyterian Charch where games were played. ‘The presidents of the societtes, Miss Jean Burgess of Galt Jack Freeman of Preston, ‘Miss Doris Wilfong and Edwin Mitchell of the Doon Societies. Lunch â€"was served by the local members. Edwin Mitchell presided at the meeting of the United Young*Peoâ€" ple‘s League on Sunday evening. The opening hymn was "I head the Voice of Jesus". followed by the Lord‘s prayer. .Mr. Mitchell gave a short reading from the Pathfinder and also read a letter sent from the Presbyâ€" tery. Miss Eunice Teet gave a short topic on "The Story of Jenny Lynn". Ten minutes were spent in a song service. The closing hymn "Take Time to ibe Holy", was sung followed by the ‘Mizpah benediction. Rev. Walter Patterson of Preston conducted a farewell sermon at the Doon Presbyterian Church on Sunâ€" day afternoon. A sleighâ€"ride party was held in the village on Thufsday evening with {our societies attending. They were: Doon United Young People‘s League, Presbyterian Young People‘s Socieâ€" Elect Officers. Hold Sleighing Party. Tue following members were olect is in oi n ntenint on the Doon h at the aunual meeting, held Tuesday ovenâ€" ing. Mrs. C. Tilt and Mesers, Geo. Weaver, Chas. Plumtree, C. Wright and W. A, Blaschke. A good attendâ€" ance featured the meeting which The Doonâ€"Blair ladies‘ auxiliary to the Freeport Sanatorium held their monthly meeting at the home of Miss M. Panabaker of Blair. The pre sident, Mrs. F. Cornich was in the chair and two ngw members were welcomed. (Ms.‘H. Baer and Mrs. W. Tilt were appointed visitors for January. The local auxiliary is doâ€" nating five dozen tea pots to the San. It was announced that the next meetâ€" ing would ‘be held in the form of a party at the home of Miss P. Watson Doon on Fab. 15. At the close of business dainty refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. N. Sipes and Mrs. W. Tilt. All showed good balances on hand following the business session the evening took the form of a farewell party in honor of Revy. Walter Patterâ€" son, M.A., who leaves this week for Young People‘s Meeting. bHold Annual Mosting.. Ladies Auxiliary Holds Meet. c3Â¥ t . $ members were oloct AAZ eoggr h at the held Tuesday ovenâ€" it and (Mesers, Geo. Plumtree, C. Wright _ Mrs. A. Nadrofsky of Plattsville has received a letter from her broâ€" ther, Pte. Wolfe, who enlisted in the Saskatoon Light Infantry and is now "somewhere in England". "Well, tomorrow is Christmas Day," he writes and I expect everyâ€" one is in good spirits. I wish d could be with you for the day. But after all I am only about 4,000 miles away, just a short distance. "It was quite a trip we had, four days on the train an dseven on the oat, and I was not a bit seasick. We had a very fine crossing not very rough. One night on the way over 1 â€"made $33 dollars playing a game called "Crown and Anchor". The letter is dated December 24, and he was then in a training camp in the southern part of the country. He expected to go on leave in a few days and was going to London to see what the city was like, Mrs. Bert McGarvey and daughter Lorraine awere visitors at the home of Mrs. Leo Wintermeyer of Kitchenâ€" er on Thursday. * Mr. and Mrs. Jay Shuh and daughâ€" ter Martha of Kitchener spent Sunâ€" day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weaver. se raye w ag~~ / P PP orar C GP en . LOOK AT iT ... TOPS DOORKNORG, JUINK MARBLES |...WHAT HAVE YCOU GOT i‘ TO &AY FOR YOURGELFE" )__â€"‘ Mr. and Mrs. F. Hobbs and daughâ€" ter Edreld were visitors in Galt on Saturday. BROTHER WRITES FROM _ SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wintermeyer spent Saturday evening with relaâ€" tives in Kitchener. Norman Frey was a visitor friends in Waterloo on Sunday John Cassel! attended the funeral of the late Mrs, Lena Knarr of New Dundee on Saturday afternoon. William Cassell of New Hamburg visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cassell on Sunâ€" day. i Miss Emma Kinzie of Kitchener spent the weekâ€"end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Kinzie. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright atâ€" tended the funeral of the former‘s mother the late Mrs. Henry Wright in ‘Brantford on Thursday. a few days at the home of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin. PLATTSVILLE THOSE PROSPEROUS ESTABLISHED 1817 ‘"A BANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOME‘* Waterloo Branch: J. R. BEATON, Manager with Rev. A. Jones of New Hamburg officiated at a quiet wedding in the Baptist parsonage on Wednesday, Jan. 17, when Ruth Schiedel, daughâ€" ter of Mr. and Mrs. Schiedel of New Hamburg to Elgin, youngest son of | ‘We had a bg convoy of battle ships and destroyers with us, so we were quite safe. There were also _airplanes on a large aircraft carrier. The plane has to take off from the large aircraft deck carrier. I saw one plane crash into the sea one day. The men were saved but the plane sank in a few minutes. Considerng the cold and inclement weather the dance put on by the ‘Plattsville firemen, was fairly well attended. The town hall, where this event took place, was artistically decorated with red and white streamâ€" ers, flowers and iballoons. Luella Clements‘ Orchestra of Brantford was in attendance and an enjoyable evening was reported. A number of prizes were donated as an added feaâ€" ture also several "tap dancers‘" presâ€" ent entertained. Bullockâ€"Schiede! Wedding. "Well, life is a great adventure and my adventure is not over yet. but don‘t worry, I‘ll get back to good old Canada again." "At night it is all blackoutâ€"no lights in the streets and the traffic drives on the opposite side of the road to what they do in Canada. Hold Firemen‘s Bail. "We are in a training camp here with lots of nice chaps from different parts of England and Scotland and some of them are awfully hard to understand. & Montreal Curb Market Canadian Commodity Exchange * Branches: â€" Hamilton â€" Windsor KITCHENER . BRANCH 107 King St. West Toronto Thnrilhy smmowns BONGARD & COMP A NY 80 King St. W. â€" TORONTO stock BROKERS AND BOND PEALERS COMMODITIES, GRAI P % By WALLY BISHOP â€" ‘Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Fleuty of Embro attended the Firemen‘s Ball. held here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Grimes and Mr. and Mrs. J. Hockton motored on Satâ€" urday afternoon to Toronto and atâ€" tended the N.H.L. game held at night. . Miss Phyllis English of Brantford spent several days this week with her parents. Misses Beatrice Barrett of Haysâ€" ville and Margaret Fenn of Baden spent the weekâ€"enl at their respecâ€" tive homes in the village. Albert Rush who spent the holiâ€" day season in London has returned to town. t William Battler who was on the sick list is still confined to his bed, throughwhat hamlgHFaam though somewhat improved. Weekâ€"end visitors from the village to Kitchener were Mr. and Mrs. A. Nadrofsky, Mrs. E. Doan, Misé Ruth Doan, Mrs. J. Hockton, iMiss Ida Moâ€" theral, Mrs. Geo. Edwards, Doreen Harmer, S. Green, Gerald, Clair and Jack Harmer. Miss ‘Merle Kennedy wh recently underwent an operation at Woodâ€" stock Hospital returned on Sunday to her home here. ‘Miss Marion Fengusson of Thamesâ€" ford was a weekâ€"end visitor at her parental home in town Mrs. W. S. Fergusson is confined to her home thrugh illness. R Mr. and iMrs. Ernest Bullock of Plattsville. After a honeymoon spent in iNagara Falis, the young couple will reside with the groom‘s parâ€" ents on their farm one half mile south of Plattsville. By Walt Disney Winnipeg Grain Exchange New York Curb (Assoc.) 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