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I, 'l yelp Defeat Al/atb/it"'")""',""""',":": Major Sims then lieutenant, joined the Fusiliers in May of 1937. He was appointed captain in July of 1932. He was an officer in the Second Infantry Brigade transferred to the corps of reserve from 1931 to 1936, when he was otticer. In July of 1940 he again joined the active umt. Capt. J. K. Sims Promoted to Major Capt. J. K. Sims of the Scots Fu- siliers of Canada has received pro- motion to the rank of temporary major, it was announced by the Fusiliers this week. k C. F. Price,. Optometrist I III; St. West - Kitchener Phone 2-1986 ONE OF her Cals: Clnldmr égcpynxr: IIXGIJSHMEN pa YOUR CCMMis CANADA'S MAGNIFICENT new hospital for her soldiers in Britain was inspected recently by the Duke and Duchuss of Kent. Here the duke reviews his guard of honor. The hospital is one of the _ best-equipped anywhere. - are thorough? examined a STEELE'S Will the)” a!” YOUR EYES F. Show" LEE Hudson. hr»! It TMF. “(NT TRAVELLED wives of the R.C.A.F. is Mrs. E. P. rurrtrird shown hore with iN 1 ., 'l ' a hwhnnd She's accomp aniod Loading Alrcrattsman Harlin: to the various ”mums: u mra‘s When they reach the Pacific cont. she'll have chalked up 7,000 mun. HMEN puu<v at Long Island en route to Canada where they will join the _ TO RIGHT: Windham Lacey. polo player; Deryck Kennard: Major Donald grnup at dinner: Edward Listen: George Cadmus and Harold Pinscnt. “We will be just as near defeat as we were in 1917, if the Royal Navy is defeated." Mr. Mellow: as- serted. Emphasizing the tremen- dous sacrifices being made by "the people who occupy the front tine", he declared that "ninety per cent of the Canadians hardly realize there is a war in progress". He added that until recently. the American people failed to realize the Royal Navy's importance but now they have illustrated new Jervis Bay will live forever in the annals of the Boyd Navy", the speaker said, extolling Curt. Megan for giving his life that a convoy of 34 out of 18ysttips might be seed. Spain's “Invincible AM" met defeat, and leading up to ”can months to recall the Graf Spec episode, encounter: at Sldl Bull“ and Narvik. the ten of Genoa. and the epic Battle of min Buy. "The heroism displayed by Pt Fprtre.rty, Pea-Mad hip crew of - "erinacomitee4GiA ,,,,,,,v,emv_ ___ rll'f mm naval mm. a: slum the with M!“ Irs Briish Navy ‘Cuclusive har' In Present War fooeleisrts. has: in'm y}:- muuvl, nun.- - "M "er Club at their regular diam - Ttte .Brtlish "Vt"!!! ty the ne heroic pan (I, - um) Wham; Before the beginning of the busy season in cheese factories and cleameries, it is advisable to have all weighing apparatus inapected, if it has not already been done, by the nearest inspector of the Weights and Measures, before starting operations. sures Branch. Dominion Depart- ment of Trade and Commerce. should be cleaned once a week and all essential parts lubricated at least once a month. with the repair and replacement of scales in weighing machines by the oractice of cleanliness. and fre- quent lubrication. Sella. any oiBeiaieot the gleights am} Mea- Yunnan can save much of the ex_p_en_ge incurred? in connection Old You Buy_VOUR War Saving. Advise hmas Keep Scales Clean, " Lubricated It. _""." iiubi Faaa- u and ”at“ . VII. at...” was]. m but "ttHitt-a-tttoaths-id A a ’d " "tintii Wtrtrtetatet-bm * otrertttehrht".ttt- fimwuwmm .B.ritlVir at the calcium at] " vial. can. Tod-y! " . This!" -.At Rat. 2, Kitchener. ; 'h"rth. 3 March 26, to Mr .and Mrs. Clif- ('seherrer-6t Linwood, March 30,6 ford Trussler. a son. I to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scherrer, a Coe-At Lisbon, March M, to Mr. l daughter. l and Mrs. Milton Cook, a son. A ')gtarrtr-At Shani: Lana, Man-h Rt l --_e_-e.t .___ ,‘_._,__ I daughter. I ':mmtr--At Shantz Lane. March 31.: 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Daub, a son.) "deer-At St. Jacobs. March 29. to, i, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heer. St. , Jacobs. a son (stillborn). ; Peeray the K.-W. Human; March 31. to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley f L Martin, R.R. 2, Waterloo, a', daughter. l Ptrhs--At St. Mann's Hospital” March 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert', I Parks, King St., Preston. a son. i P1'lt.'Iaiie, St. Man‘s manual March 29, to Mr. and Mrs. George Williams. Bridgeport, a daughter. Pte/dr-nit St. Mares Hosaital' l March so. to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest? Reeve, a daughter. j l'hy1Vrartrt--Ai Kitchener. March , 27. to Mr. and Mm. W. Dank- [ wardt, 12 Hilda Place, a son. _Wiitmm--At Walkerton, March 27. ( to Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Will- l son. formerly of New Hamburg, _ a son. 'lvoget---At Patton, March 14, to Mr. . and Mrs. Harold Vogel. a son. Waener--At RR. l, St. Clements. l March 25. to Mr. and Mrs. Carl l Wagner, a daughter. ( (nal-_A' Maple Grove, March " i to Mr. and Mrs. L. Ball, a daugh-r ' ter. (Weber-At St. Mary's Hospital, March 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Gor- don H. Weber, Kitchener, a son. Mttehett--At Grove's Memorial Hospital, 2.Tit March " to Mr. and Mrs. wrence Mitchell, _ RR. 2, Elora, a son. I Rergo8t--At St. Clements, Maréh 25. to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Her- gou. a son. l Fear-At St. Mary's Hospital. March 31, to Mr. Md Mrs. Sir- l enus Fedy, Kitchener, a t"ttg 1 lTrussiqr--At New Dundee. arch J 26. to Mr, and Mrs. Clifford. a I Pt"t.Htr...N, K-W Hospital, A til l, to Mr. and Mrs. George 'IW' berdt. Cedar street north. Kitch- ener. a son. ' lht.tnehms--At K-W Hospital, April l, to Mr. and Mm. John Koetachen. King street west, I “Miocene; 'ef-ttrite A l to” - t - , pri l, to Mr. and "It en Sta:- pler, RR. 3, Kitchener, a dung - ter. Puhor--At K-W Hospital. April 2, to Sur eon-Lieut‘ and Mrs. Charles gisher, a daughter. thratdintr--At Kitchener. Much 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Spel- ding, 178 Kent avenue. a dim- tor Gorhor--At Went-slay. March 29, to Mr and Mrs. Omer Gerber, a son. Wnir---At Elan. lurch a. to Mr. nnd Mn. adv-rd Waller. a daughter B_--At Waterloo. March 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bruins. 61 Union street can. a daugh- _t'T (stillborn). . .v.vvv ‘-,w.,.vv, M'""'"'"..-. W' -.----. -------- tal cattle, 8,505,300, $300,007,000 (By Chronicle Correspondent) (8,474,600. 33303944100); sheep, A- NEW DUNDEC-Mrs. Gordot 452.100. 323.816.0110 (3.305.800. $S2,- Egerdee. who has two brother 511,000); hogs. 5.881.800. ”.451; {that have both been bombed on 000 (4,294,000. 359113000); hens of three homes in Woolston. Eng and chickens. 60.201360, sum land, is again able to furnisl 000 (58,509,800. “1.”,000); tur- IChronicle readers with a vivid de keys. 2.508.300. $4,938,”) (2,470,- scription of the plight of the peo 000. 34.326923); gig”. 302,000 h. Piglet; ifl"r, of thencentre: ove 24 l T ' _ _ . ,lwhi t Nerries" ynigtlyu iglfltt 1tt'td . Mt-tttttt drop their deadly bombs. 000); total poultry, 64,142,000. 350,- This week she received a lettel 782.000 l$6M06,290, $17,002,000). from her sister. Mrs. Albert Wir The total numbers and values of farm live stock in Canada in 1900 are estimated as follows, with the 1930 figures in brackets: Homes. t,- 857,600. $179,842,000 (2.024.340, $189,768,000); milk cows, 3,094,700, $197,259,000 (3.873.500. $179,007,~ 000); other cattle, 4,070.0” $170,- 748,000 1f,6o1Atlf1,t1si,0fr7,000t; to- lynch Imam mu. L31, .. $1.00: ' you-"Ii auua it $2.00; and special new low combustion rate: ~on he Waterloo Citadel: all other murmurs. - tum-u 1nNematu. ub- howl-mum will; I Mflr; nil-II- nmpoueyot aha-Ip- uon. Romantics-let wmwhwm'beo-oclec- tivmtsltt-ahttrrartrbe-t mmuwmuu- Ion-cod. Alla-mu ar-tthath-ge- bembbeltouloelhlbn. "Mum “than” ruminant-.5- ”din-plum - II "a- d ___ it'), Elii'etti?ihi'gghl; Mauve-today L"gttet mulch“- d vim m --'_" a! 2:... l. t'f2m tre. will ti? --_---_e "gagging; BIRTHS - MARRIAGES DEATHS LIVE STOCK OR PM Atwyaus liquids} you ter Att-qt."-..- MhmdMl. NEW BATES of the Week in the County aibt Morur--ApriI 2, Aiexander E. Metler, 304 Maple street. Kitch- ener. 56 years. B"eshi-April l. William Mar- sh'lll. Listowel. one month. Mcfhtrmie1r--April I. Bernard Mer. [ Cormick, London. Ont.. formerly l of Linwood, 55 years. "teM--At Listowel, March 31, Mrs. ' Isaac Reid. Listowel. 67 years. Doerimr---At R.R. 2. Milverton. March 31, Ferdinand Doering. 93 years. Baird-At Kitchener. April I, Mrs. Elizabeth Baird. Krug street. 79 years. Petetr-At Listowel, March 30. John Fetch. 92 years. Grotr--At St. Paul's. Minn., Aaron Groff, formerly of New Hamburg, 73 years. FrartMirr-At Kitchener, March 31,, Glenard J. Franklin. formerly of Clifford, 23 years. Mimr--At Elmira, March 28, Miss Barbara Miller, 83 years. . Bo-at-At Aldersyde, Alta., Til-i man E. Bowman, formerly of Centreville, 69 years. Gterf----At Kitchener, March 28, Mrs. William S. Gurton, 8 Betz- ner avenue, " years. Porbes--At Hespeler, March ar, Mrs. George D. Forbes, formerly of Brantford, 72 years. 'Engtngt---At Listowel. March 27, Olive Jennie Hanna. so years. MeLtaghttrt--At her residence, 28i Lawlor Avenue. Toronto, on Thursday. March 27. Annie Young, beloved wife of the late Levi McLaughlin. former of Kitchener, and mother of Leon McLaughlin. Ayr. Ontario: aged l " years. Mttgaet---Near Bright. March 28, Miss Margaret I Milgau, " years. M~Al hogan township. Marchl 29. Henry ose. Sr,, " years. ' Bett--At Stratford, March M, Rev. W, D. Bell. 77 years. Clutch-anew!“ Hespeler. March 30, John Chesttrrman, 72 years. l 0mm...“ Kitchener. March 30.1 Mrs. Ida Girlinl. M Lancaster St.| west, BO years. L land. is again able to furnish lChronicle readers with a vivid de- scription of the plight of the peo- iple in some of the centres over lwhich the Nerries" tty nightly to drop their deadly bombs. - This “reel: she _r_eceived a letter Sim-Goodwin - March 29, Leading Aircraftman Douglas Sim of Ottawa to Miss Elsie Goodwin of Kitchener. Mart-tKoh-March 29. Arthur B. Hart to Miss Catherine Caroline Smith. both of- Kitchener. Behetikr-Pmttirt--March 29, Albert Raymond Scheiftey of Pings] to Miss Audrey Florence Rose Pon- tin of Kitchener. NEW DUNDEC-Mrs. Gordon Egerdee. who has two brothers that have both been bombed out Ir. Pe homes in.1eoolston, Etyl- N. Dundee Woman Packs Groceries For Overseas Use BLAIR.--Mrs. "ham Fun-lo 'mediately lending iii, Gieti GK The total crop of all feed grains and son have left for Manuela: as .slte could W to her sister in Canada for 1940, including outs. after spending a few months with which has given'Mn. ree, the barley, rye, corn. buckwheat. pen, hements. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. idea of packixg a box meet-lea 90d mixed gram. but not inbui- M i. to send over ere. My of In. ptr wheat, amounted to 10.9 mil- .BADW.--A, pretty house wed- Egerdee's neighbors and friends hon tong This cmp W almost ding took place last Wednesduyfwho have heard of the situation the ptme Mt amount " that Of the when Miss A. Dedela was uniteirhavf already contributed sum- P'evm year. At the m time, m marriage to Mr. Milton ttttcite,?,?,, by giving much-needed however, the number} of grain- stetter of Baden. Rev. Mr. Green tinned goods, and surely in this comRunutg “in.“ units op farms was the officiating minister. land of peace and plenty there (all classes of live stock and poul- ------------ are other: in the community .uv.epmrerte.d to an animal units who will also aid by 'tirrCltatse.wat.inereaatsdtpvtenpkr" N Dundee Woman ME I few can: of some of the cent, this the gupply of pain feed . neeesaities of life and "tigidt',',', per animal unit has been geduced Patti: Cr-a", le Phe..h°m° of Mtw Elf. _mt 31993,, tens. WW with MS (Twenty years ago today): WEL- LESLEY.-'Ihe confirmation class of the Lutheran Church, CS, was examined on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Reble of Linwood offi- ciated. He was made the recipient of}. {ins elet? bag by his class. V A new industry in the form of a "mute tarm" has been establish- ed in our midst. WA‘I'ERLDO. - The attendance at the regular weekly market was perhaps even larger than last week. Butter sold at from an to tte 1 lb. and eggs were disposed of at tht a dozen. MANNHWM.--ahe timbermen are busy in our neighborhood " mnt l . Aive em Mo my): HA%VILL£ - Mr. Simon Cruikshank and family left on My morning for the West. Mr. and In. Cruikshank made my .tr.iends during the time they tr_to-tttsirtreith_epuddms, and unexpected dam crane d e mum _pa~ ”not”; .LWetmter,.intirrof Chicago. iiiiGimiiii%rmitiiikt" "Hi“ -" h; wit- vs. a drunks um. ". In“. I. deeided to be the itiiCFiiiiiiiFirjeriiiiq -"-_" 3 ii 'oar'1',rifi','tceTi,h, 29, Allan Bast of Phi ipsburg to Ida Searth of Kitchener. EM Ma rriages Deaths _iftj,t)_ii.:/ t)i/rhy'ica tes less than in 1939. Values rem-in- ed the same as in 1929, Values re- mained the same " in Quebec, Ontarip, Saskatchewain, and AI- Alberta. The average value of occupied farm lands in Canada in 1940 was reported at $24 an acre, a decrease of $1 per acre from the 1939 value. Declines in land values were re- ported in Prince Edward Island. Nova Scam. New Brunswick. Ma- nitoba. and British Columbia. The greatest reductionoccurred in No- va Scotia where avenge land va- lues 'yere.reetled _at7350 an acre sweaters and tithe; mania. Twenty cal-loads of supplies for Greece have already been turned over to the British Red Croce by the Overseas Committee to replace materials the British organization lost through bombing just prior to shipment. The contribution com- prised large quantities of hospital supplies and woollen comforts in.. cluding 20,508 surgical towels. 49.040 sterile dressings, 12.135 scarves. H.499 pair socks. 10732 m'led bandages, Moo pillow “In. 2.000 blankets, 5,580 caps and Supplies amountirg to $15,000 are being shipped to reeoe by the Canadian Red Cross Society. Nor- t",.'lrci',t',grgf,,t; chairman Cen- tra ounci , announced yesterday. These will help replace materials the Greek Red Cross had to dim from war work to alleviate the suffering caused by the recent earthquake. he pointed out. The Socier received an appeal for aid from tlaeegmk Regents and had respon at once ordering shipments of woollen comforts, medical and hospital supplies Care of the 40,000 Greeks made homeless by the disaster has been a heavy drain on the Greek Red Cross supplies and the situation was complicated by indiscriminate Italian bombing of the destitute victims in the earthquake area, Mr. Sommerville said. The Greek War Relief Fund has also forwarded 't00,000 to the Canadian Red Cross with the re- quest the Society purchase relief supplies on their behalf, Mr. Som- merville stated. The Fund is being used to buy ambulances, bandages, surgical instruments, sterilizers, X-ray nrt',',',',',',') cod liver 011, Vitamin , serum and iodine. Shipped To Giéece Total $25,000 Red Cross Supplies next week. Main Bt., " soon GidiGi;ChiG box. will _be sent the beginning of Southam ion. Throu. d; -hkr,0fG traiiihxG GFiiGii iGGn"iiiiiiiG", learned 'l)'ft"tLlJl'nf'he%u'l: Hatch Slut. ain‘t“ city and Jgt,tr'LY,U'g ------------ ended in par Jo t the names of the various establish m Gm CROP ""i'lentivutinTii,ttota"o1N; M.ry..rtuitetoid,tdo,priht-, _..‘. ____» 7 MODERATE mm AND INFORMATION FROM FRED WESSON - KH‘CIIBNBR - PHONE b4469 ”if; FARM LANDS VALUE Gray Coach Lines Ymmhmctutqttg....mnt "ur-ttmm-tit-ve trlttrtmret-todathur-.... For Your Next Outing CHARTER A COACH io-tegg,";,,",,::,::',',',::, 5:, At neBULLAS Lb FURNITURE STORE Mum-uhdmmemy "tttehmeetttetM.t-arut,eeh. an M m 1.,.irate. " 108m smu- m [11cm - "ONE 7-7365 was 10 CHOOSE YOUR mm....Yua-hh _ ELMmA.---Mrs. Barbara Miller, ttlt, died Friday night at the home lot her daughter, Mrs. William Icahn. " King street, following an illness of ten weeks. Born at Park- way. (German Mills), she was the former Barbara Smith. Her hus- band. John Miller. predeceased her 21 years ago. Surviving; are a daughter. Mrs. William Hahn, and three grand- children. PLArISvnat--runera1 service for Miss Margaret J. Milgau, 73, of near Bright, who died Pride) at Bellvedue Nursing Home, Wood- ‘stock, was held Monday afternoon at the home of her niece, Mrs. John ISchearer. 13min] was made in the (ninth line Evangelical cemetery. Rev. Mr. Melanin otriciated. Death was due to a stroke. She had been in two weeks. Miss Mil- nu was born Jan. 18, 1863, near Bright. She attended the United church. Surviving is a brother, Moses Milgau. of Bright. One brother ieeeemtsed her in September. LmWooD.-seixed with a stroke, Bernard McCormick, 55. of Motion. Ont., died Tuesday evening at St. Joseph's Hospital. London. follow- ing an illness at tive days. lie, had been in poor health for some time. Born near Linwood. a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McCormick. he worked for 33 years with the C.P.R until his retirement three years ago. His wife, Laura Regan. whom he married " years ago. me- deceased him in 1939. An adherent of the Roman Catholic faith, he was /d member of the League of the Sacred Heart Altar Society. Holy ’Name Society and St. Joseph's ‘Union. [ Surviving are two brothers, Thomas of Glenallan and Joseph of Linwood, and two sisters, Sister Mary Beatrice of Sacred Heart Convent. Kitchener. and Sister M. Bredilia of St. Louis convent, Wat- tet., l brother and sister prede- to 0.68 tons, compared with 5'3 tons for the previous year. m [In " West Kitchener Wad Ite, tetat was! 911-1esd grains FUNERAL DIRECTORS FEDY - WALSH Mb Mal-m Milan Mullahs: Millet M9,”?