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J. G. Hurs John B. Sau Buchanan gav the work don Trustee Cosfor The annual school meeting of the St. Jacobs section was held on Thursday evening. Owing to the bad weather, only seventeen rateâ€" payers attended. These took a fieat interest in every item of siness presented, the discussion being quite general. A new trustee was elected in the person of Mr. Marvin Smith. Two names were submitted to the meeting as candiâ€" dates, John B. Sauder, the retiring trustee, and Marvin Smit Smith receiving the mai votes. The other t Messrs. Thomas C Buchanan. Mr. W reâ€"elected sectio Christmas Service. An interesting Christmas service including the annual children‘s gzognm was held at St. James urch, Christmas morning. There was instrumental and vocal music given by the senior choir and by the junior choir and also by indiâ€" vidual members of the school. The church was filled to capacity. Perâ€" haps the most outstanding feature was the address by King George VI which was heard by the meetâ€" ing by means of a radio which was installed for the purpose. The other chief feature was the preâ€" sentation of awards to Sunday School pupils who had perfect unâ€" interrupted attendance for in the once case, 5 years, and in the othef, ten years. â€" The following had a record of ten years‘ perfect attendance: Walter Schaner, Mrs. W. Schaner, Alfred Holst, Irene Kenesky and Marvin Smith. Those with fiveâ€" year _ records are Arthur Kenesky and Florence Stroh. Annual School Meeting, s ARTILLERY PRACTICE A gunnery class at Petawawa Training Camp i§ shown as it prepares a field gun for firing on one of the big camp‘s artillery ranges. PLANES_IN FIGHTING TRIM are an absolute necessity for the unceasing battle British bombers are carrying to the enemy. One of the big 14â€"cylinder radial engines is being unshipped from a ‘ «_ Beaufort bomber for complete overhauling. ST. JACOBS By J. G. Hurst (Chronicle Correspondent) WATCHDOGS OF THE BRITISH FLEET are the swift destroyers. With their ability to turn on a dime, and run down enemy submarines, they are an invaluable supplement to the British fleet, as Mussolini and Hitler have learned to their sorrow. This "tin can", as destroyers are popularly called by sailors, plunges through billowing Atlantic. Mr. and Mrs. John Bierman andl Miss Gladys Bierman spent Saturâ€" day at the home of Mr. and Mrs_f Oscar Beam at Waterloo. Master Bobt port road, W 1 }~ 1t 6 dbiunitaetitatt Master Jerrty Brown of Elmira is spending the Christmas holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Schmitt. St. Paul‘s Lutheran Church held their annual Christmas festival on Thursday evening. The program consisted of recitations, songs, a pantominc, "Silent Night, Holy Night", and concluded with a pageant. ‘"The Manger Window". King Street in St. Jacobs presents a fine holiday appearance, with the hundreds of colored lights strung across the street and the wellâ€" decorated tree at the corner of Albert and King streets, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schmidt and Mr. and Mré. Alf. Schmitt spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Herthan Schaefer. delegate to the Provincial Trustees‘ and Ratepayers‘ Convention. Mr. Warren Smith presented the auditâ€" or‘s report. The meeting adjourned by singing the national anthem. 24â€"Hour a Day Activity. _ _ The Cosford machine shop is working twentyâ€"four hours a day on war orders. Colorful Street. A Enjoy Christmas Festival. ERBSVILLE By Miss Versie Schaefer (Chronicle Correspondent) y Daniels of Brid iterl00, .j%»»â€"emmpnt Fad OLD SOLDIER LEARNS NEW TRICK Hon. J. L. Ralston, Minister of National Defence, is shown here as he tried a Bren machine Eun during a recent training camp visit. Col. Ralston, a veteran of the last war, took a delight in trying the new weapon. Police rushed to the "gruesome" scene, to find a transiert curled up on the tracks with his head bolâ€" stered up on a rail. The man was identified as Bill Kozak of no fixed abode, and was lodged in jail, charged with intoxication. A flier roared down the rails less than ten minutes after the man was removed from the tracks, acâ€" cording to the chief. The woman according to the chief, telephoned the police deâ€" partment and: excitedly explained that a man was lying on the C.N.R. tracks, and that "his head has been cut off". Transient Sleeping Is ‘Gruesome Scene‘ ‘Chief Constable John Hicks of Kitchener, revorted ‘on Thursday that only the timely warning of a Kitchener woman saved the life of a fransient celebrant. PART OF THIS PACE IS MISSIN( Controller Dr. Fred J. Conboy, representing the City of Toronto, said that the Health League‘s work in the field of Nutrition was one of many activities now occuâ€" pying the attention of the League. Dr. E. A. Hardy, Chairman of the Toronto Branch of the Health League, Dr. Cordon Bates, Direcâ€" tor and Mrs. J. Wesley Bundy, Chairman of the Women‘s War Work Council, spoke briefly. Dr. B. T. McGhie, Deputy Minâ€" ister of Health for the Province of Ontario, who was Chairman of the meeting, commended the Health League for its activities in the field of nutrition and assured the audience that the Department of Health is conducting an aggressive program in the Province. "If the people of Canada are to build up their strength to withâ€" stand the strain of war, they must ~ive attention to the imtfomm facts concerning the nutritive vaâ€" lue of food they eat", Dr. Tisdall told the meeting. He said "that a study of Nutrition was as an imâ€" portant patriotic duty of Canadian citizens as actual fighting in the front line. "Everyone should eatâ€"one> at least half a pint of milk per# (1% pints for children) some been : At the final meeting, when the total enrolment met at Central Technical School, Dr. F,. F. Tisdall, Director of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, summarized the work studied in the classes. TORONTO.â€"Nearly one thousâ€" and Toronto women have just concluded a six week‘s course in Nutrition under the auspices of the Health League of Canada. The women attended classes held in 27 public schools in Toronto and stuâ€" died a course prepared b{la Comâ€" mittee of experts® in Nutrition. The classes were led by graduates of courses in Home Economics of the University of Toronto.. â€" Nutrition Course Completed by Nearly 1,000 Women e fly thousands of his big Hudson is ) Atlantic convoy. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weiss and son, Jimmy visited with Mrs. Thomas Cuthbertson at Bright on the holiday. 00 Mrs. Hall end Miss Doris Ruâ€" therford of Toronto were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lefrancois for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lee and daughter, Marilyn spent Christâ€" mas with Mr. Lee‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lee at London. Mr. _and Mrs. Eldon Sherk and son, Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sherk and children, Marion, Verâ€" non and Kathryn and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rosenberger and son, Elâ€" verne visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘l’-l. Sherk at Centreville on Thursâ€" ay. Rev. E. Gingerich visited with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Weber at Mannheim on Sunday. _ _ f A number from here attended the Christmas programs at the Mannheim and Roseville U. B. Churches on Sunday evening. _ _ Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hilborn of Aberfoyle visited with Mr. and Mrs. A. Hilborn on Sunday. _ _ _ __Mr. and Mrs F. E. Page and Miss Ellen P;}e were guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Foote at Paris on Sunday. _ _ _ Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Cassel of Plattsville, Miss Dorothy Cassel of Brantford and Elmer Cassel of Ottawa called on Mr. and Mrs Joâ€" siah Cassel on Saturday. _ B Miss Vera Hilborn of Kitchener visited with Mr. and Mrs Alva Saltzberry and Mr. and Mrs. Gorâ€" don Hallman on Sunday. § Miss Dorothy Bean and â€" Miss Dorothy Shantz of the Toronto Bible School spent the Christmas vacation wi% their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bean and Rev. and Mrs. S. S. Shantz. Mrs. Leander Cressman visited with Mrs. Wes‘ey Battler and Mrs. May Tew at Washington on Satâ€" urday. ____ _ The pastor, Rev. E. Gingerich, delivered a brief Christmas mesâ€" sage at the conclusion of which he conducted a service of personal dedication <for the officers and teachers of the Sunday School for 1941. E. B. Haliman the retiring superintendent was made the reâ€" cipient of a book with the address being read by the secretary, Russel Saltzberry and the afiresen- tation made by Willard Hallman. The annual distribution of gifts was also made to the children. Sewing Club Meets. The Bee Happy Sewing Club met at the hame of Mrs. Gordon Lee on Monday evening. and F. E. Page; Senior Bible class, Albert Chapman and Mrs. Ed. Stoltz; cradle roll superintendent, Mrs. Weston Sararas; home deâ€" partment, Ada Bingeman; missionâ€" ary, Alta Stoltz and temperance, Mary Kaster. reedinge oine Olfonn Sore.. * rei "The o Norman Kaster, the assistant superintendent then read the exeâ€" cutive committee‘s report of the appointment of teachers for the new year, which was as follows: primary department, Mrs. James Haner and Jean Hallman; Juniors, Miriam Hilborn and Irene Kaster; Intermediates, Quentin Hallman and Weston Sararas; young ladies‘ class, Mrs. L. H. Cassel and Mrs. F. E. Page; young men‘s class, M B. Snyder and E. B. Haliman; Ju nior Bible class, Gordon Hallmar of a : nsive scripture lesson an e_)_(m._enfit[ed. "‘Christmas Hallman. Following the singing of Christmas carols and the reading Morn" was given by the primary taryâ€"treasurer, Elgin Miller; and executive committee, Mrs. Gordon Hallman and Mrs. M. B. Snyder. Christmas carols were then sung after which several contests were enjoyed under the direction of Weston Sararas. A lunch was served at the conclusion of the evening. U.B.C. Christmas Program. A Christmas program was preâ€" sented at the United Brethren Church on Sunday morning when the Sunday School and church worship periods were combined for the eccasion; The superintenâ€" dent, E. B. Hallman occupied the chair and the opening number was sion during which elected for the new Du-ingthegmgnmwhichcorm- ;ditspeecezbyvarhupe!ms. . Page, the chairman, gave a few wellâ€"chosen remarks and Mrs. Weston Sararas made the presenâ€" tation of one of John Buchan‘s books to Mr. Hallman on behalf of owned by Cameron Bock and then retindwtheu'lh‘eaye.nuloe_ Mr. Cassel is 84 years of age w Mrs. Cassel who stil} does all of her own housework celebrated her 73rd birthday on Christmas Day. They have four children, nameâ€" ly: Mrs. L. VanSickle of Hamilton, Clayton of Plattsville, Mrs. L M. Hilborn and Lincoln of New Dunâ€" dee, also 16 grandchildren and 4 great grandsons. Bible Class Christmas Social. The members of the Junior Biâ€" ble Class of the United Brethren Sunday School held a Christmas social at the home of their teach his class. Rev. E. Gingerich was in charge of a short business sesâ€" munity, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah \he still takes a keen interest in acâ€" Cassel, who are the second longâ€"|tivities at his flour and feed mill eotmu'riedum&l:inNewDum which he has operated here for dee, will mark their 54th wedding tlgepgstwe-n Born at Speedsâ€" annivemqmsmjmuryvmeml has was a son of the 5th They were at the|late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hilborn homothcw';pnnnu.mmdmmumnyo;m late Mr. and Mrs. Abram Hallman |four out of nine boys were millers. inlazvl;dby &e&v. J'aoobnov-flehlo:h:hmteqimfllqhotbfl man spent early years of | parts province, including 96 their married life on the farm |A Drxm&hm,fleusudt. where Mr. Cassel was born, one Bfii‘:n‘ and Kitchener. © |___ mile west of here. Later they| Three years ago on Oct 29th, farmed three and oneâ€"half miles 1937, Mr. Hilborn had the honor |=â€"â€" west of here on the farm now of throwing* the switch at the w ombignWMkmm ee‘s yireet ighiing systege _ (Mo re! to e 24 p. | dee‘s sys ton c !r.Cgsnlhuyomofmwfih _A lifeâ€"long member of the Unitâ€"| p;. Libohn&:addnuotthhe- munity, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah N. Dundee Couple Will Mark 54th glhnlh‘n Correspeadent) NEW DUNDE were pe lion feet, a gain of 13 cent. The iron and steel mu‘try was featured by the marked acceleraâ€" tion in production for war purâ€" poses. The output of steel ingots meatâ€"packing industry. The inâ€" spected slaughterings of hogs were 3,464,000 head against 2,322,000, a gain of nearly 50 per cent. An exâ€" ceptional increase was recorded in the consumption of raw cotton, from 85.8 to 142.8 million 1{ounds. a gain of 65.7 per cent. e outâ€" put of newsprint was 26 million tons against 2.1 million, a gain of 25 per cent. The outward. shipâ€" ment of lumber in the form of planks and boards was 1,788 milâ€" in the first nine months â€"of 1939. Advances were shown in silver shipments and coal production. The gain in the index of manuâ€" facturing was 26 per cent, the rise having been from 112 to 141. The manufacture _ of _ flour (e{gl’\t months) and sugar (nine months) recorded gains of 8 per cent and 10.5 per cent respectively. The steady demand for bacon resulted in considerable activity in the jed the Fried tnm.igl gathering |which was heid at the home of Mrs. Allan Fried at Roseville on !Christmas Day. ; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Weber jand Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Weber and son Paul, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Cliffrod Weber at Kitchener (tast Sunday. _ * *** my. Th¢ mining industry recordâ€" ed a gain of about 13 per cent in output. Advances were shown in base metals, while gold recorded a recession of nearly five per cent. Receipts at the Mint were 3,662,â€" 991 fine ourftes against 3,842,269 resulted in a considerable expanâ€" sion in industries supplying conâ€" sumption goods. . e The advances g;producfive opâ€" erations, states review which is issued by the Dominion Statisâ€" tician, _ were â€" well distributed throughout the Canadian econoâ€" connected with the war, while inâ€" of plants and for war supplies led comg;;ed with the same portion of 1939. ‘The index of the p volume of business averaged 142 against 119, an increase of 19.6 per cent. The gain of neor:z oneâ€"fifth in _ productive was mainly due to war expenditure. Contracts placed for the building to expansion directly in industries Marked expansion in business operations occurred during the first nine months of the present year, says the official review of trade and industry in Canada, as Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Guthrie and children, Miriam and Rae were Marked Expansion Is Seen In Trade and Industry Realm Mr. and Mis. Arthur Musselman and dmighfier, Ruby and Elgin and Oscar Musselman visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Zeller at Breslau on the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wanner, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bean, Mr. and Mrs. Willard: fier and sons, Larry, Wallace Kenneth, the Misses Ivy, Reta and Dorothy Wanner and Ward Becker attendâ€" New Dundee Rural "'_ivle;! Company for the past 6 years. and Harry Goettling visited with Mr. and Mre. Alvin Duench at Waterloo on Christmas Day. A lifeâ€"long member of the Unitâ€" ed Brethren Church where he taught the senior Bible Class in the &flrd.fluml for over 22 years, Mr. Hilborn is a past presiâ€" dent of the Board of Trade and served as secretaryâ€"treasurer of the local school board for 18 years. He has also been president of the Amos Hilbern, who is known as New Dundees oldest business man, i ie e mmeal on , Jan. spi fact that Mr. Hilborn has been in 'mhedtbtwfieputkwmonthl he still takes a keen interest in acâ€" tivities at his flour and feed mill &:ich h:ohn opentedhgn for past ears. Born at Speedsâ€" villeinlls:hnwutlonoltbc late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hilborn and comes from a family of whom four out of nine boys were millers. He has also operated mills in other Celebrates 83rd Birthday on Tues. So Says Official Review Of Trade and Industry Mr. and Mrs. William Goettling The increased production of milk, eggs, and other animal proâ€" ducts places a great strain on the constitution of domestic animals. The large amount of matetials reâ€" quired by the animal body to proâ€" duce human,food makes it necesâ€" sary that the ration for the domesâ€" tic animal contain much larger amounts of food constituents than is the case undolxatural conditions where producti is limited. A balance must always be preserved between the ability of the animal to consume rough foods that are turned into human foods, and its disposition to remain in normal health and to produce economicalâ€" ly. This raises research problems that require the utmost skill on the part of the Dominion Department of Agriculture scientists in animal Warâ€"time conditions have seriâ€" ously restricted the export market although Canada has already amâ€" ply demonstrated that she can proâ€" duce more and better tobacco. When conditions become more normal, the ultimate possibilities of the expansion of flueâ€"cured tobacco _ The extent to which the Produc- tion of tobacco, particularly flueâ€" cured, will develop in Canada in the next five years will depend largely on economic factors, acâ€" cording to Dr. N. T. Nelson, Chief, Tobacco Division, Dominion Exâ€" perimental Farms Service. The capacity of Canadian manufacâ€" turers to buy and use more doâ€" mestic leaf in their products, their ingenuity to prepare it in agreeâ€" able and attractive form, the conâ€" sumer‘s taste, the relative per capita consumption of tobacco proâ€" ducts, the British market, and the farmer‘s ability and opportunity to grow the crop profitably are a few of the contributory factors that may be mentioned in this connecâ€" Possibilities Of Tobacco Production valued at $869 million, against # million, a gain of 35 per cent. e value of imports was 5&7.7 million, an increase of 49 per cent. _ A reorientation of external trade was made necessary by war deâ€" velopments on the continent of Europe but considerable gains were recorded in theâ€"total value of both exports and imports. Outward shipments, exclusive of gold, were cheques cashed at clearing centres totalled $24.7 against $22.7 billion, a gain of 8.5 per cent. This gain was recorded in spite of a resul.w- tion in stock and grain speculative In the banking sphere, notice fi demand deposits averafied $2, million . during â€" the rst nine months of 1940, a gain of 4.2 per cent over the same period of 1939. A marked increase of 16.4 per cent was shown in current loans to comâ€" mercial and industrial ‘concerns. The total was $953 pillion against $819 million, the a¢erage for .the first nine months of last year. The portfolio of security holdings rose from $1,501 to $1,598 million, a gain of 65 per cent. Bank debits or of 65 per cent. Bank debits or cheques cashed at clearing centres Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wright and family and Miss Jessie Hall of Islington; Mi. and Mrs. David Hall and family and Morton Hall and family of Plattsville; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall and famik of Galt; and John McDonald of Ayr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Meyers and daughters, Maraleen and Shirley bisited with Mr. .and Mrs. George Falk at Shakespeare on Christmas Day. against 112 in the same portion of Baer are attending the ten day short course on "Farm Mechanics" which is being held at the O.A.C., Guelph. s Guests of Mr. and Mrs. David McDonald on the holiday were: Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Merner of Varna and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Turner (nee Edith Merner) of Clinton were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Hallman. Miss Alma Bechtel of H ler was the guest of Miss Elle:gge for a few days week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gildner visitâ€" ed with the latter‘s mother, Mrs. H. Bickle at Kitchener on Christâ€" mas, Day. _ _ 2 fiac!s at the home of Mr. and rs. Perry Thompson at Washingâ€" ton on the holiday. Pte. Allan Holtzhauer of Valcarâ€" tier Camp, Quebec, Mrs. Holtzâ€" hauer and daughters, Shirley, Ruth and Audrey of Galt visited with the lattor‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Schweitzer on Thursâ€" Elgin Musselman and Elmer 96 King St. West â€" Kitchener "YOUR GLASSES STEELE‘S Will give you complete YOUR EYES