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Blackmore, Don Grimes; social committee, Doug Grieve, G. Harâ€" mer, Cameron Shantz; Executive: President E. Rhodenizer, past Preâ€" sident L. Catton, Gerald Harmer, Philip Grimes, L. Etherington, S t h oo ie o e en in n t Rennick, Syd. Green, W. McDonâ€" ald, Frank Parkhouse. Legion Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of Nortn Oxford Branch, No. 264 of the Caâ€" nadian Legion was held on Thursâ€" day evening at the Scout Hall of Plattsville. The election of officers for 1948 took place and are as folâ€" lows: President, E. E. Rhodenizer (second year by acclamation); 1st viceâ€"president, Gerald D. Harmer: 2nd viceâ€"president, F. W. Parkâ€" house; Sgt. at Arms, J. Simpson; parade marshall, R. W. Fergusson; secretaryâ€"treasurer, Stanley Renâ€" son Gary and Miss Nellie Buchan of Bright were Friday evening viâ€" sitors in Plattsville. Mr .and Mrs. George Thomson and family were Saturday visitors at Galt. which was attended by many relaâ€" tives and old friends from Ayr and Pattsville districts. A funeral service had been held Quite a number of residents from Plattsville and vicinity were visitors at Galt on Saturday tc attend the Santa Claus parade held there. ~ Mr .and Mrs. Weir Graham and E430. ACMCIIME® AAELE CC fl.‘l’_,fl;‘h'n, sisters predeceased him, viz., Pa., Miss Isabelle Hall and Mrs. John W. Maus of AKI Deceased was a heart specialist and was widely known in tmeon- Mr. and Mrs. Clair Harmer and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Harmer and sons were weekâ€"end visitors at Galt. former Maud Perry of St. Thomas. one sister, Dr. Janet Hall of Woodâ€" stock and a brother, Oliver Hall of Toronto. Three brothers and two Hall of Plattsville, Andrew Hall of Ayr, Thomas Hall of Harrisburg, The funeral of late Alexanâ€" Ritchie Hall, LKâ€" m, C.P., was held on following arrival from St. where interment was made in the MHall family plot : Rev. R. A. Steed of Ayr conductâ€" Dbr. Alex Hall Burled at Ayt. Following his medical course at McGill University, Montreal, he studied extensively in London, He is survived by his widow, the time for people on the sidewalks. But the Ontario Highways Departâ€" ment warns it is never windowâ€" shoppi.ni time when _ walking across the street or when at the wheel of a car. A little care buys a big bargain in living any time of Mrs. Douglas Brown of Halifax N.S., is visiting at the home of Mr. Mrs. F. Brown. viceâ€"president, Mrs. George Thomâ€" son; secretary, Mrs. Roi Habel; treasurer, Mrs. Geoxg: Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Habel attended the funeral held on Monday at Kitâ€" chener of the late wife of Herbert Kaster, cousin of Mrs. Habel. Elmer Doan and Mrs Roy Main apâ€" pointed convenors. Mrs. Rex Harâ€" mer gave a report on the Boy Scouts Association held at Galt reâ€" cently. Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Harvey Blackmore. Mrs. Chas. Fulâ€" cher offered her home for the next meeting. The December meeting of the local association was held at the home of Mrs. S. Green. The folâ€" lowing officers were appointed for Depug Grand Master Mr. H. Bowâ€" er of Wilson district paid an official visit. Other visitors were Rev. Daâ€" niels of Ingersoll and district secâ€" retary Jackson, and Ayr also was represented at this event. A number of residents in these parts were glad of the recent rains to replenish the shortage of water in cisterns. Club Plans Two Parties. The December merting of the Mothers‘ Club of Plattsville was held at the home of Mrs. Clive Batâ€" tler on Thursday evem.nf with 12 members in attendance. It was deâ€" cided to hold a crokinole m the Scout Hall December 29. . E. L. Schneider and Mrs. Harvey Blackmore, convenors. It was also decided to hold a euchre pan‘ in the Scout Hall Jan. 14th, with ber 14, 1948: President, Mrs. Cecil Allen; Mason‘s Lodge Meets. _ The Union Jack and Legion hag wett used for the firat thie, F. Parkhouse satis factory report u’zo.h'z camâ€" It‘s Christmas windowâ€"shopping 178 been involved in a series of fights| ‘"The Star of the East", accompaâ€" at a Baden hotel last Saturday )nied by Miss Fenn. The third chapâ€" night. On a call from the hotel| tbr of the study book, "Committed Constables Len Meyer and John|Unto Us", was very abg reviewed Munro responded and arrived to| by Miss Grace P lav:g find that one of what had evidentâ€"| Christmas decoration added m ly been a series of sporadic outâ€" to the spirit of the program. Mr. Carl L. Ritchie, who underâ€" went an operation in the Kâ€"W Hosâ€" pital last week is doing as well as can be expected and his many friends wish for him a speedy and complete recovery. A Kitchener woman and a Presâ€" ton man were arrested recenurx by Provincial Police on disorderly conduct charges after thefy had been involved in a series of fights at a Baden hotel last Saturday night. On a call from the hotel bi district and for many years h:rfind farmed in th Bldyen disâ€" trict where he had :})&t the greatâ€" er part of his life. He was a memâ€" ger of the Lutheran Church in Baâ€" en. Mr .Louis Bennett Obituary. Mr. Louis Bennett, a former reâ€" sident of Bflen. died at Kitchener early on nday morning. The lete Mr. Bennett who was 81 years of age was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett and Mr. William Bennett of 742 Vine Street Preston is a brother. Funeral services were held from the Stagerâ€"Pass Funeral Home and burial too kplace in Preston Cemeâ€" One sister, Mrs. William Erb of Detroit also survives. lady who was 63 years of age sutâ€" The Mrs. Ruby was a daughâ€" and was born at Crosshill on October lith in 1884. She was a died in infancy. A private funeral service was ?:M on Thursday an:rdngou at her te residence follow a pubâ€" lic service in First Jennmhe Church with burial taking place in the Steinman cemetery at Baden. Rev. Merle Shantz was the officiatâ€" ing clergyman. Mrs. Gordon Schmidt mfifig;"lm.mo-mm» ensviller of Waterioo; and Ethel at home; seven sons, Lorne, Stanley, Floyd and Elroy, all of Kitchener; Percy of Nithburg; and Lioyd and Earius of Toronto. There also surâ€" vives one sister, Mrs. Peter Steinâ€" man of Baden; three brothers, Samuel and Noah of Baden and Dmklol?rmnmdei‘htglnd-‘ The deceased gentleman had been in failing health for about a week. He was born in the Petersâ€" Mrs. Weber rendered a vocal solo, Rt. Wor. Bro. E. V. McCormack, D.D.G.M. of Wellington district AF. and A.M. with his district secâ€" Peace and Goodwill". Mrs. N. S: Hill led the devotional, assisted by Mrs. Harry Borgh and Mrs. Clare A very fine Christmas program was presented at the monthly meet'm% of the Ladies‘ Aid and W.S.W.S. of Evangelical Church on Mrs. Harry Borgh and Mrs. Clare H. Weber. Christmas customs in cidegd mficoi-.' A!\ernn:l): .t:: was serv baking ta penâ€" ny sale were sold out. A splendid sum of money was realized. â€" Georgetown, paid their official visit to New Dominion Lodge No. 205 at New Hamburg on Monday evening. About 50 masonic brethren were in attendance. Wor. Bro. H. J. Borth, Wor. Master, was in the master‘s chair. Following the work in the lodge ropm, the brethren enâ€" joyed a social evening and lunâ€" cheon in the Craftmen‘s Club. cur mission fields was given by Mrs. Ross Merner, Mrs. Clayton Becker, Mrs. Strauch, Mrs W 1'1éhe;nnu:’lbamrot t.heguél: . s Church, held iibm?efl[on Friday afternoon, Wvum with Mr. and Mrs. Gillis Fenn of Plattsville, parents of Mrs. Baden Meat Market have taken up which was vacated by Mr. and Mrs. _ Quite a number from Baden atâ€" Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. ‘We Press on in a Fellowship of NEW HAMBURG Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Lichty of the , ““7 ere -.' a ; " in’ I' a» By A. R. hold and Jean Wilheim Pauli, Shirley Pauli, Aud Steiâ€" ner, Grace szogk,Audny% NEW HAMBURG.â€" Certificates and diplomas were presented and awards given at the annual comâ€" mencement of the New Hamburg High School in observance of Acaâ€" demic night. New Hamburg Students Are Awarded Diplomas me and Jim and another ‘g’u‘?' made him." was Mrs. L. Bingeman led in the deâ€" votions, Mrs. Andrew Cook read the Christmas story and Mrs. Schmidt offered prayer. The viceâ€" president, Mrs. D. W. Roth presided fol;h the business session after ww a _ short program was given. \ . Mosig contributed a piano solo and a reading was given by Mrs. John Bowman. At the close of the meetâ€" ing 'tlhe members held a bazaar which proved very successful. The pupils of New Hamburg school, as noted in previous buâ€" dget shave been very successful in adding to the good tation of the work of our splenflid teachers by winning so many scholarships. Other younger pupils will come alom hope to take the similar sch ips and academic awards. in the meantime we may, I hope, make some humorous observations pending the drilling and training necessary to «walify for those fu ture awards. e have two young men, who are our neighbors. Their Christian names are Peter and James. I am quite sure they are not known at school by those names, more than likely they are known by names as su?ested by their arp&nnceâ€"pmba ly ‘Stout‘ and ‘Slim‘. I was walking dawn The New Hamburg band has sevâ€" eral instruments on hand and any g:nung man who wishes to join the d is asked to apply to any band member. Free tuition will be given by the bandmaster, Mr. Sheppard. The December meeting of the Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid was held on _ Wednesday afternoon. day eveninf to further discuss the high school area for this district. Representatives were here from Tavistock, Plattsville, North Eastâ€" hope, South Easthope and East Zotra besides the local council and school board. The meeting broke up without any final plans being made and another meeting is to be held in Plattsville at a later date not yet decided on. > tation of the play "Christmas Everywhere". Roll call was anâ€" swered by a %}wution from the works of Sir Walter Scott. Hosâ€" tesses were Mesdames Walter Hoâ€" stettler, H. Hostetler, L. Johnson, N. Jenkins, J. Wileide{,hold, li Hoâ€" stetler, A. Hahn, H. Voege, Misses Graff and Mabel Hahn. A meeting was held in the board room of the local school on Thursâ€" fFranke on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lnn.luu Roth of Waterioo spent Sunday with the former‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arâ€" thur H. Roth. Mrs. E. Barton and Miss Vera Hoffman of Stratford, Miss Greta Wilks and Miss Alice Lyons of Toâ€" ronto spent the weekâ€"end with Miss Louise Boettger. Citizens of the village and disâ€" iEnarey on hand to be pregued y chi n on hand to y Santa Claus when he mamn;ian nual visit to New Hamburg on Satâ€" urday, December 13th at 230 p.m. Alvin Forler and Richard Ritz attended the l4th annual meeting of the Ontario Minor Hockey Asâ€" sociation in Toronto on Saturday and attended the Maple Leafsâ€"Caâ€" nadiens hockey gme at Maple Leaf Gardens on turdn‘]m'ght The main feature of the Women‘s Institute December meeting on Monday, Dec. 8th was the presenâ€" and son of St. Thomas "lpen-'t- the veek'm with Mrs. Hilda Hoâ€" stetler, Jacob St. Mrs. Nnnnlhhnol'anbfl vuun?-tvw'fllpv. Mrs. H. C. Voege, St Peter‘s Luâ€" mm- adulothY alurh-m awnkvhhh«mm Mrs. E. F. Scherer. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Fullard of Toronto and Miss Constance Thomas of Hamilton were weekâ€" end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. N. nold over the weekâ€"end. Misses Delores Boehler and Maâ€" deline Luft of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Boehler and son Wayne of Stratford :2::! the weekâ€"end with Mr. and Chas. Mr. William Frank of Guelph visited with their father, Mr. Ernst Franke on Sunday. Galt were weekâ€"end visitors with the latter‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Haffner. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Arnold of Hamilton visited with the former‘s and dnuflter .Shirl:y‘oâ€"f Milverton spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Mrs. George ratnaway of Kitchâ€" Wikko: of Incompletely burned cinders are a valuable fuel, advises the Canaâ€" dian Institute of Plumbing and Heating. They are needed for banking a fire, and burning them may save as much as 15 per cent of the coal bill. Cinders can easily be sifted from the ashes. Marie Mosig. The general proficiency awards were presented by Councillor C. ‘O. Kruspe, as follows: Grade 9, NH.â€" C.S. award, to Ruth Steinman; grade 10 N.H.C.S. award, to Grace Stock; grade 11, NH.C.S. award, to Glenn Bier; grade 12, School Board Medal, to Joan Strauch; grade 13 George A. Smitih award, to Lois Kraemer and Rose Marie Mosig. ‘ITwo Blondes and a Redhead Jean Porter â€" Jimmy Lioyd Miss Doris Smith presented the academic proflciemg awards. Other gruentations included: Grade 9, C. . Kruspe Shield, to Freeman Roth; grade 10, W. R. Hostetler shield, to Audrey Steiner; grade 11, O. H. Becker Shield, to Kenneth Riehl; grade 12, Bank of Comâ€" merce .S'l‘lie_lfi',.tg Jean Brenner; and "Under the Tonto Rim Reeve W. R. Hostetler presented secondary school graduation diâ€" plomas to Jean Brenner, Mary Elâ€" len Christner, George Pennie Joyce Rannel);h.loan Strauch and Norma Wilhe The honor graduâ€" ation diplomas were presented to Olga Dick, Marcelia Heldman, Lois Kraemer, Josephine McPhail, Rose Marie Mosig and Patsy Pauli, by R. C. Luckhart, president of the board of trade. â€" SPECIAL ADDED HIT â€" Monday â€" Tues. TWO SMASH HITS! ‘Brute Force‘ Friday â€" Saturday It‘s terrific! ‘"THE PERILS OF PAULINE" Betty Hutton â€" John Lund Billy DeWolfe William Demarest Every Wed. & Thurs Continuous Sat. 2 to 11.30 de 13, NH.S.C. award, to Rose TABLEWARE TO THE LADIES (Adult Entertainment) Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn ZANE GREY‘S In Technicolor atarring â€" ADDED ATTRACTION â€" Ginger Rogers â€" Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple THE MAGIC BOW Motorists must see danger to avoid it That‘s why the Ontario Department of Highways urges that windshields be kept clear. Fog and frost inside or snow and ice outside causes scores of accidents each year. So, remember, rain, sleet or snow is the cue to "go slow". ‘The Invisible Wall‘ Don Castle â€" Virginia Christine ‘They Met In The Dark‘ James Mason â€" Joyce Howard "I‘ll Be Seeing You" Mon. Tues. are together again HUMPHREY BOGART LAUREN BACAEL That Man and that Woman "Canyon Passage" Pity the men in her life (Adult Entertainment) (Added Technicolor Hit) "Dark Passage" Stewart Granger and Phyllis Calvert (Adult Entertainment) DEC. 15 â€" 16 â€" 17 DEC. 11 â€" 12 â€" 13 Dana Andrews Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward IVY i+