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» JH.S. The trash that has been layed for road surfacing on some counâ€" ty and several Kitchener roads, snould be prohibited. Comprised of about 99 percent *tar which softens up to a thick «ream consistency every warm .ay, and about one percent rushed stone, the surface is yuickly and we would say very «heaply put into place. _ s s J HS. | _ Rev. A. G. Jacobi, new presiâ€" Waterloo‘s ball team is still dent of the Evangelical Lutheran playing superlative baseball, It is Synod of Canada, took over his the feeling of many baseball fans new duties Tuesday. He ended his tnat the ‘Figers can keep up the duties as pastor at St. Mark‘s Luâ€" tremendous pace they have set. theran Church, Kitchener, Monâ€" Here‘s hoping they are right. fday. after serving for the past 18 JH.S. â€"years. * The new pumper has now been: He succeeds Rev. Pr. J. H. Reâ€" delivered to Waterloo‘s fire hall.‘ ble, who has served as president it is a pretty slick looking piece for the past 28 years. t equipment and well it should _ Rey. Mr. Jacobi was elected for ve. The price would merit gold a fourâ€"year term at the Synod handles on the doors, although _onvention in June at St. John‘s tnis is probgbly not standard fire Church, Waterloo. He is a native ,uenting equipment. of Waterloo and had been a memâ€" 4 J.H.S. ber of St John‘s Church and a The male is supposed to be the) stronger s&x, but some of them are sure suckers when it comes to v»dressing in the hope of pleasmg‘ the soâ€"called weaker sex. While it was evident that Waâ€" â€"terloo county police were doing everything they could to straightâ€" en the mess out so that normal traffic could continue, it was just too big a job with the tremendous number of cars on the road. Heat is, of course, the main toâ€" | $230,407,000. Further good news pic of conversation, regudleu of|came from the nation‘s capital where you go. Probably not in | when the Bureau of Statistics reâ€" the lifetime of anyone now liv::s ported recently that Canada‘s doâ€" has there been such a severe mestic exports continued at a high sustained heat wave. People just|level in July, reaching a value of don‘t know how to combat it and | $393,100,000 â€" secon? hig hest even talking does little to alleviâ€"\ monthly total on record. “j):?“g, mls:lrey ‘have seen that] _ _JUY revenues of $389,924,000 makes a fi of sense and wmch]exceeded expenditures of $343,â€" we have been preaching all sumâ€" =’f4’°00 :’ ‘:.?5’”0'%“'"‘:“’; mer. That is the discarding of| P!US the nance partmen woats and ties by a lot of office $8id, was due largely to higher workers. Frankly we cannot unâ€" t8* returns. derstand why anyone would foh| In the first four months of the low such a silly custom for the fiscal year beginni;n# last April 1, :«ke of convention. revenues of $1439 858 000 outâ€" In manner of dress for keeping | wool, the women are far smarter than the men and manage to get‘ away _ with about the same! «mount of clothing as could be| made from a man‘s pocket handâ€"| kerchief. | Some men are still silly enough w believe that to hold a job or please their customers, they have to be uncomfortable in a collar,a tie and coat. The comical part of | this viewpoint is that the customâ€" er is usually attired in a cool‘J sport shirt, or in the case of the‘ ladies, a sun dress. j Vol. Je No. 3§ We have heard many reasons tor business being poor, but the inust recent is that the heat is so â€"evere that buyers are staying hume to avoid it. This could be in the case of the man that wears a tie and jacket, but for most of the ladies, we widn‘t think they wore enough wlothing to make the heat a seriâ€" uis item to consider. J HS. An accident last Sunday night on the Freeport bridge tide up traffic as far back as Preston and practically back to Kitchener. _ From all appearances, every man and his dog that owned a car, was out for a jaunt before goi;gto bed. Never have we seen traffic in such a mess in this vicinâ€" ity. What took place would probâ€" «bly be normal for Toronto, but who wanls this area to get like Toronto. Those buying such a surface should have a little more knowâ€" lecge before they toss away the taxpayers money, and a little more consideration for the ownâ€" ers of vehicles who must travel The fact that this bridge and the vicious turn leading on to it has been allowed to exist this fnn}, is nothing short of criminal. In fact the engineer who planned the turn and the narrow brid?e, shouid be made accountable for some of the thousands and thousâ€" ands of dollars damage done by his stupid planning, not to menâ€" tion the lives it has cost. The two cars involved in this most recent mishap did not seem to guffer an undue amount of damâ€" age, but the newer of the two was hanging over the steep embankâ€" ment with only the safety cable holding it from a considerable drop. â€" travel it Its‘ hard to understand why so many persons when going for a short pleasure jaunt in their car, will always head for the clogged ‘raffic arteries leading in and out ul a city. We often wonder if they are afraid to be bdy themâ€" elves on a country road or are they just too lazy to wash the dust off their car. Next to the terrific heat the main subject for local conversaâ€" tion is the plan to build numerous small dams on the streams and creeks leading into Waterloo, . Trouble is that in a matter of 2 * "*V Â¥LI PV TYMILRELVV lew weeks, the roads are without | tne tar coating which has been‘ A bookbinding industry, estabâ€" picked up and deposited on every |lished over 40 years ago in Kitchâ€" This is, of course, something that should have been done long «go, but wasn‘t. No one or two big dams can posâ€" ibly conserve water like a numâ€" ber of small darfis It may look more spectacular, but the benefit is not there. While we do not know how much red tape is actually involved in this venture, it looks from here Around W aterloo it and truck that happens to JHS J.HS «+‘ BOOKBINDING FIRM .. MOVES TO WATERLOO Local Cleric Takes Over Synod Post Government Back In Black Due to Higher Tax Returns OTTAWA. â€"â€" Canada‘s Governâ€" ment operations jumped back into he black last month pushâ€" ing the surplus in the first four months of the fiscal year to $230,407,000. Further good news came from the nation‘s capital when the Bureau of Statistics reâ€" ported recently that Canada‘s doâ€" mestic exports continued at a high level in July, reachil? a value of $393,100,000 â€" second hig hest monthly total on record. In the first four months of the fiscal year beginnig last April 1, revenues of §$1,4 ,852.000 outâ€" paced expenditures of $1,209,451,â€" 000. Finance Minister Abbott warned, however, that the surâ€" plus is no indication of how big surplus the Government will have Official installation ceremonies for Rev. Mr. Jacobi will be held Sept. 23 at St. Mark‘s Church. Rev. Dr. F. C. Fry of New York, president of the United Lutheran Church, and Rev. Dr. Reble wilt participate. No successor has been appointâ€" ed to replace Rev. Mr. Jacobi at St. Mark‘s Church, During his caâ€" reer he has served in parishes at Conquerall, _ N.S., Morrisburg, Ont. and Rose Bay, N.S., before coming to St. Mark‘s in 1935. Rev. Mr. Jacobi was elected for a fourâ€"year term at the Synod convention in June at St. John‘s Church, Waterloo. He is a native of Waterloo and had been a memâ€" ber of St. John‘s Church and a graduate of Waterloo College, _ Hallman Family Hold Reunion The firm of J. C. Lehman and Sons, presently located on Queen St. North, Kitchener, will be setâ€" ting up its new headquarters at 10 Dupont St. East, Waterloo, The firm‘s namg will also be changed to Lehman Bookbinding. The concern is buying the builâ€" ding presently occupied by Imâ€" perial Refractories, Ltd. The latâ€" ter company will be vacating the quarters about the middle of Sepâ€" tember. ener, will move to Waterloo about Sixty crisp oneâ€"dollar bills, one for each year of their married life, were presented to Bishop and Mrs. Eli S. Hallman in honor of their wedding anniversary at a family reunion last Thursday. Sometime after it relocates the bookbinding firm will likely add new members to its staff. Twelve workers are presently employed with the organization. About 2,400 square feet of floor space is available in the new building representing approximâ€" ately twice the amount now in use on Queen St. The business was started by J. C. Lehman before the First World War. The firm has been in the present premises about 30 years. _ _ When â€" Mr. Lehman â€" retired about,two J'ears ago, his son, Arâ€" nold, Boug the business. ; About 100 descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hallâ€" man attended the reunion party held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Snider, RR. 2, Kitchener. Relatives were present from the United States, 'Forunto, Barrie, Selkirk, Galt, Preston, Plattsville, Bright, New Dundee and the Twin Cities. as though a heck of a lot of it will be byâ€"passed in favor of speedy construction. With the PUC of both Waterloo and Kitchener mining every drop of water they can ,et out of the ground and spending numerous thousands of dollars in so doing, it would seem that this body in both cities might be expected to get behind the effort to restore some of the water where it will do the most good. \CHINESE LEAD ‘CITIZEN PARADE ::.t‘.lu end of the fiscal, March 31, "The experience of the past few ilme‘" has shown that by the four months of the fiscal year have elapsed about oneâ€"third of the total revenues have been collected while only about oneâ€" quarter of the expenditures have been made," he said. was 4.5 rer cent under the June record of $411,700,000, but was 6.1 gt cent above last year‘s July tal of $370,400,000. The o%um in June and July partly t declines in the Januâ€" aryâ€"May period but were not sufâ€" ficient to put trade in the first seven months of the year ahead gs_gxporh in the same period of Government â€" Plans Over Halfâ€"Billion School Expenditure For the sevenâ€"moath gleriod this year domestic exports had a vaâ€" lue of $2,386,700,000, a decline of 3.3 per cent compared with $2,â€" 467,100,000 in the corresponding months last year. 1952 The province contributed about $60 a student to help local school authorities, Mr. Dunlop said. Teaching’ children with belowâ€" normal IQ‘s was a big problem ‘facing education. Mr. Duniop said Ontario will have 1,000,000 students waiting to start schooi by this time next year. There now are 900,000 stuâ€" dents in Ontario schools. The minister said some educaâ€" tional areasâ€"not Ontarioâ€"tend to take the hard work and competiâ€" tion out of school work. This, he said, can never be done until the hard work and competition are taken out of life. The province, he said, will heln out in this by contributing $250 per. student for specialized teachâ€" on oo reain eename w m / | _ The Saskatchewan yield is exâ€" bected to average 227 bushels an Cr"ZE" PARADE |acre for a crop second only to last year‘s reco;d output when 343(5,.â€" â€"Chi |000,000 bushels of wheat, 109,000,â€" N esst group of ney cananion 101900 bushers of cale: Sn dooueo ie largest group of new Canadian ci tizens in 1952, the Bureau of Staâ€" Shels of barley, 10,000,000 bushâ€" tistics said Tuesday. They numâ€" ©!s of rye, 5,000,000 bushels of ber 3,021, approximately oneâ€"third |SPring rye and 3,700,000 bushels of the total 9,103 who were grantâ€"| Of flax were harvested. _ ed citizenship certificates last| The acreage reduction in Alâ€" year. ( berta leaves little hope of meeting Practically â€" every nation â€" of| the 1952 record 419,000,000 bushâ€" Europe was represented in thejels_ of grain. Alberta prospects new list. Persons of Polish naâ€"| this @utumn point to a total grain tionality were second in number harvest of about 398,000,000 bushâ€" with 1517 while UTS citizens who | els. 2 BRITONS GET WHITE BREAD TORONTO. â€" Education Minisâ€" ter Dunlop said Monday the Onâ€" tario government plans to spend $59,500,000 on Ontario schools next year and another $9,000,000 for universities. "These are the basic essentials of our educational system." Nearly oneâ€"half of the new Canadians were over 45, and threeâ€"quarters of â€" them â€" were males, more than half of whom were married to Canadian citizens or nationals of other countries. The females, numbering 3,279, most of them married, reported their husbands were Canadian citizens in 71 per cent of the cases. Practically every nation â€" of Europe was represented in the new list. Persons of Polish naâ€" tionality were second in number with 1,517 while U.S. citizens who became Canadians numbered 646. Government control of the millâ€" ing industry ended at midnight last Saturday and bakers were able to use whiters flour in loaves lrgs of price control. Since wartime days bakers have been required to use flour with a minimum extraction rate of 80 per cent. Bishop Hallman, age 87 years, and his wife, aged 80, from Akâ€" ron, Pa., were the guests of honot. They attended the Mennonite Conference in Kitchener during the weekâ€"end. LONDON.â€"Britons bough t white bread this week for the flrit time in 11 years. _ was chairman for the rrotram which opened with a minute of silence in memory of departed members of the family. The singâ€" ing of several hymns was led by Mrs. Willard Kinzie of Barrie. Short speeches were delivered by Bishop William Hallman, misâ€" sionaryâ€"onâ€"furlough from the Arâ€" gentine, Leonard Snider of Waâ€" terioo and Clarence Hallman of Plattsville During the evening a group of nieces and nephews sang a hymn composed by g‘uhop Eli Haliman. Colored moving pictures were alâ€" so shown by ‘firilm Milborn of scenes taken at the sixtieth wedâ€" dinxn\nivorury of the Hallman‘s on August 9th. The history of the Hallman family was outlined by Bishop Hallman. Bishop Lewis Fretz of Se_l\kir_k gave the closing prayer.. ng. The July domestic export figure J. Riley Hallman of Toronto 1954 Ecli May Be E Until 2050 The eclipse after sunrise merits special attention because of color variations which occur only at that time of day. An eclipse is produced by the moon _ sweeping between the earth and the sun. The shadow cone of the moon sweeps out the path of totality over part of the earth‘s surface, this path is narâ€" row â€" on this occasion no more than 100 miles. with the past of totality running across the centnlngurt of Westâ€" ern Nebraska, northeast to Minâ€" neapolis and across Eastern Canâ€" Cutting has already started in parts of Saskatchewan and Alberâ€" ta despite a late start and higher than average hail losses. Reduced acreage in Alberta has cut proâ€" duction there, while Manitoba authorities predict higher proQucâ€" tion than last year. . This year‘s wages are expected to range from $6 to $8 a day, a slight drop from 1952 when most workers were getting $9. Inâ€" creased farm production costs are blamed for the decrease in the wage scale. * Crops are nearing maturity much earlier than expected, the warm and sunny weather of the last few weeks ripening grain quickly. Experts believe there probably will be no other solar eclipse whose path of totality is so close to Ontario until well into the next century. Farm workers across the counâ€" try have started their annual inâ€" vasion of western Canada to help bring in the second largest grain crop in history. â€" The three prairie provinces have asked for at least 4,500 men and they expect to have their quoâ€" ta filled shortly. Some 50 to 100 workers a day are arriving at western areas. The general starting rate is exâ€" pected to be $7, with combine operators slightly higher. Army Bands Thrill 4000 Combining for the program were the Royal Canadian Regiâ€" ment Band, which recently arâ€" rived home from Korea, and the Royal Canadian Infantry Band, which finished a session in Europe. About 75â€"80 bandsmen participatâ€" ed. Prarie: Workers Paid $6â€"$8 Day Two Canadian The benefits of life as an army bandsman and an outline of duâ€" ties were given following a conâ€" cert presented by two crack Canâ€" adian military bands at Kitchener park last Sunday. _ â€" A crowd estimated at about 4,â€" 000 attended the concert and maâ€" ny rated it as one of the finest band concert programs given in the Twin Cities in a long time. "They were well drilled, tone was good and the band ensemble very pleasing", Kitchener bandâ€" master George Ziegler remarked. Expect 13,000 At City and County Schools When schools reâ€"open â€" next Tuesday, public and separate school officials in the Twin Cities and Waterloo County expect a toâ€" tal estimated enrolment of over 13,000 pupils Among the ranks were bandsâ€" men from India, Australia, Holâ€" land, Scotland, Beigium and the United States, as well as Canada. About 3,400 fl]p“s in Waterloo, Kitchener, Bridgeport and the county will enroli in separate schools. Three new schools were built in Kitchener during the st 12 months at a total cost of &)0000 St. Michae!‘s Separate School in Waterloo, costing an estimated $240,000, is exF:tted to be finished by January. e school will have six rooms and a kindergarten Te y 1 Mas n 3k i B Waterioo, Ontario, Friday, TeR C * d cs,, to there | lagt week. sun, z Duff W ining , said Nestâ€" ehu-fi last Minâ€" | wilt retu Canâ€" ver. x healt \erliot.: ‘on p y at :'r'heguq in i ; mo widons Increase At f\_'v Hospital a fum period of the year. _ _ The age incidence ?pem to have altered somewhat. About onéâ€"third cu.:d are in g.he‘ nd:;‘l: age groups accordingly name flgllyfile paralysis has been OVER 700;000 CANADIANS GET OLDâ€"AGE PENSION z. Duff Wilson, medical health , said 10 patients were disâ€" ehlrfi last week. Most of these ym returning for checkâ€"ups, ment said recently the number of Canadians receiving the federal government‘s universal oldâ€"age A total of 701,565 persons in Juâ€" ly received the $40 monthly cheques which are paid to those 70 and over. The figure is an inâ€" crease of nearly 84,000 since the g:st‘pnymenh were made in Janâ€" iry, 4952. Payments now total more than $28,000,000 a month. The Banking Sitamese Twins 4. Multiple cases in families, schools or groups are sccurring mugl! more frequently than forâ€" It takes two to tango, or so goes one of the popular songs of the day. According to Bill Knechtel, local manager of the Royal Bank, there is no similar song with a banking motif, but he does reveal the interesting information that it takes two to open a safe deposit box. 4. It is now refsonably certain that personal contact is the means whereby the disease is spread. 5. The possibility of healthy carriers as a source of infection cannot be overlooked. is Rgmié&':t;m:&h to impliâ€" cate flies, sewage swimming pools with the spread of the disâ€" ease have failed. T. The symptomiless and aborâ€" tive cases constitute perhaps the greakest mf“ in the transmisâ€" sion of the disease. At the same time there is an impression that these cases are not present in the general population as frequently as formerly. BUCRDUINCNIS UMIVCISH! DICâ€"@ pensions to?ged 700,000 in July A total of 701,565 persons in J Doucett Advocates Plan To Eliminate All Level Crossings HAMILTON.â€"A provinceâ€"wide scheme to eliminate all railway level crossings, was urged Tuesâ€" day by Highways Minister Douâ€" cett. In an address before members of Hamilton‘s Automobile Club, the minister promised wholeâ€" hearted support from the Ontario Government. We are willing and determined to latinch a program to eliminate level crossings," the minister statâ€" ed, " but we need a threeâ€"way movement, with leadership from d ig d i oee 1 ONTARIO TO AID RETARDED TOTS TORONTO.â€"The Ontario Govâ€" ernment intends to pay $250 for the education of each retarded child in school in the province, Education Minister Goodfellow said Tuesday, "One key is held by the cusâ€" tomer," explains Bill, "and the uther by the bank. As one won‘t work without the other, we both must be present each time the box is opened. It‘s just one of those extra safety precautions banks take." Actually, having a safe deposit box is much like having your own private safe. If there‘s any difference, it lies in the fact that banks, being specialists in these maiters, generally provide a bigâ€" ger, better and more secure “s&:(e" than the average individâ€" ual. oo ooo omm en oe Seonn the federal government." Municipalities should not bear the brunt of the cost of overheads and underpasses, he said, but Otâ€" tawa authorities must coâ€"operate with the provincial gevernment and the railways to see that in time, all of the dangerous crossâ€" ings were e)iminlm Stressing the need for full orâ€" ganization against the rhm acciâ€" dent toll in Ontario, the nister declared it was not speed violaâ€" tions that caused loss of life and limb so much as attempts to pass on hills and curves. He said the grants will be made available to parents‘ groups affiâ€" liated with tfi: Ontario Associaâ€" tion for Retarded Children. Classâ€" es are llrnd{ in operation in 11 cities and will open in seven more this fall. OTTAWA.â€"The Health Departâ€" A check at the i of the ,mm«ou hfi;hpfiovnfllflflu W HMospital, a slight drop from e health officer gave seven :on polio and a few commâ€" fiedhecnlwelntoboin- hain incidence and its maâ€" tations are more evident over Magistrate Kirkpatrick found four transport drivers guilty of besetting in Kitchener court "l‘uuday and each was sentenced to one week in jail. high pressure fog equirmen' t and seven lines of hose. With the adâ€" ditional power, the department will have a total force of more than 2,200 gallons of water a minâ€" ute. Norman Horus, of the 'l‘oto‘:-o firm mnuhcl.ur'mé the truck, France Foamite Company Ltd., the official presentation. Officials were present from Waâ€" terloo Council, Waterloo and Kitchener firemen and Waterloo police department. Waterioo‘s fire figh force is m“flymflbm- bat fires. A new pumper vehicle, ordered some m-ud& livered to the fire on Monâ€" ber of e is available. A trailer lndbmemaddmonlome Deliver City‘s New Fire Truck The new engine, which has a pu-nlupoverotuo&‘uoma minute, brings to three the numâ€" Before handing down his zudc- ment, Magistrate Kirkpa , reâ€" marked: "Admittedly it is the worst position I have ever faced on the bench. The men before me are normally law-al_)idin&cc‘ifims but they sought to inflict their will on men not associated with the strike, and to keep them from lawfully performing their duties. Charges of besetting against three others, Reid C. Crawford, 9 Water St., Leo Furlong, 130 Roâ€" £er St., Waterloo, &nd Laverne Sllis, 24 Whitney Place, Kitchenâ€" er, were dismissed. Other charges arising out of the same incident against the seven were adjourned until Sept. 29. WATERLOO COLLEGE GRADUATE DROWNS Four Truck Drivers Jailed For Week ‘"The important consideration here is that the strikers were atâ€" tempting to rob men of the freeâ€" dom that men abroad are willing to die for," he said. Bishop and Mrs. Hallman Observe Golden Anniversary A former Waterloo College stuâ€" dent, Gordon Aggerholm, 22, of Rodney, Ont., was drowned Tuesâ€" day night in Lake Erie at New Glasgow, Ont. _ _ (By Chronicle Correspondent) Some 75 relatives attended the golden wedding &nniversary celeâ€" bration of Bishop and Mrs. Maâ€" nasseh Hallman, &lnnheim. Wedâ€" nesday afternoon. â€" He said that the unions had large funds at their disposal to pay for fines. Mr. Aggerhoim is reported to have suffered cramps while swimâ€" ming and although artificial resâ€" piration was applied for some time after he was pulled from the water, he failed to revive. He had planned to attend the Ontario College of Education when the new Fall term opened. He attended Waterloo College for four years, majoring in French and German. While in Waterloo he was preâ€" sident of the senior graduating class, and a representative of the students‘ legislative â€" executive. He was active in intraâ€"mural football and took a leading role in the French play. _ ‘ He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton John Aggerâ€" holm, Rodney; one sister, Mrs. Donald Gillies of Kitchener; three brothers, Axel of Montreal, Carl (o)! Chatham and Eric of London, nt. The happy couple received maâ€" ny congratulations from their guests in the living room of their spacious farm home amidst a setâ€" ting of gold and pink gladioli, ferns lng a basket of 50 {ellow roses, a gift from the family. _ He will celebrate his 79th birthâ€" day this month. Mrs. Hallman, the former Lizzie Ann Erb, is in her 76th year. The couple were married on September 2, 1903 at the home of the bride‘s wrenu. Mr. and Mrs Enoch Erb, Waterloo. ® Rev. L. H. Wagner of the Zion Evangelical Church performed the ceremony. Two attendants at Mrs. Haiman‘s ardent love of flowers was evidenced by the nuâ€" merous window boxes and flower pots gracing the verandah. The rooms were bright with geraniâ€" ums, petunias and ferhsâ€"all of which she planted and cared for herself. Colorful pots of gloxinias and begonias fllred the sunporch winâ€" dows and large dahlias in assortâ€" ed colors fronted the beds along the house. Although no longer engaged in active farming, the Bflmop still assists in many light chores about the farm and takes a keen interâ€" est in all phases of farm work. . 1. Predict Waterloo Population Jump to 13,000 This Year Attendance at Waterloo Summer Playgrounds Rises at this institution was changed from a midget ground for chilâ€" dren under seven years to a seâ€" nior recreation area for youngâ€" sters 7â€"14 years. PRESTON.â€"A Waterloo man, Jerry Rieck, 23, was charged by Preston Police with causing a disâ€" turbance and released on $50 bail Saturdag night following a chase in which two Preston police offiâ€" cers rescued the accused from posâ€" sible drowning in Cherry‘s mill Constables T. Livingstone and J. B. Rae, in response to a call, went to Riverside Park. Near the entrance to the park Constable Rae walked over to a couple and questioned them. The young man The total attendance at Waterâ€" loo‘s summer playgrounds for this season was 20,054â€"an ifcrease of nearly 3,000 over last year. More facilities and areas together with a broader program were claimed responsible for the greater enthuâ€" siasm. With the addition of one extra day this season, 901 children reâ€" gistered while only 742 signed up for last year‘s sessions. The greatest boost in attendâ€" ance was noted at Our Lady of Lourdes School. The playground Waterloo Man Rescued After Preston Chase Two playgrounds, one senior and one midget, were added this year and the program, particularâ€" Said Worth $75,000 Edward Koenig, 202 Frederick St., Kitchener, brought a large 407â€"yearâ€"old family Bible with him when he came to Canada two years ago. Recently, he said, he has been advised from the United States ‘ that the book may be worth about $70,000. Two ancient Bibles with an esâ€" timated value of $75,000 have been brought to Kitchener by two recent immigrants from Germaâ€" ny. One is said to be over 400 yledars old and the other 225 years old. the wedding, Mrs. Carrie Shantz,| The members of his family brides maid, and Mrs. lIda|share his interest in Christian Schmitt, maid of honor, and the / work. All are actively engaged in flower girl, Mrs. Edmund Cressâ€" various functions of the church man, were present at the golden and Sunday School. wedd"“ anniversary. / Thara wars Ros ahildran Wiren A smallert Bible, claimed to have a value of between $2,500 and $3,000, is owned by Fred Stuetz, a Kin‘f St. barber, who came to Canada about two years ago. _ _ _ S The Koenig book was printed at Wittenberg, Germany in 1546, only 32 years after Martin Luâ€" ther translated the Bible into the German language for the first It was the only family possesâ€" sion Mr. Koenig carried with him when he fied frm the Russian Although retired from active ministry he still supplements in the local church if the pastor is absent. His memory is very keen and he is capable of quoting a hr1e number of nrirture verses faultlesslyâ€"a habit formed durâ€" ing his ministry Bishop and Mrs. Hallman spent their honeymoon at _ Grimsby Park, crossing Lake Ontario to Toronto On their return they took up farming at the home of the groom‘s father, Mr. Jacob S. Hallâ€" man, near Petersburg. A busy ruâ€" ral life followed and althoufih asâ€" sisted by a maid, Mrs. Hallman immediately had to pregnre meals for her husband and three hired men who were required to run the large farm. In 1905 Bishop and Mrs. Hallâ€" man united with the Mennonite Church in the community. In 1907 he was ordained a minister and in 1910 a bishop. _ ___ _ . Two Old Bibles A number of horses and stock were kept and fed and the presâ€" ent eightâ€"hour day was nonâ€"exisâ€" tent at that time. Throughout the e:e.rs many laborâ€"saving devices ave been added to the farm to ease the work and no hOrses are presently stabled. ex Waterloo has added approxâ€" imately 600 to its population during the past year. Kitchâ€" ener has gained by 2410 and Bridgeport b‘;:fll‘dx.d 81 more citizens mak the present Sg uuoining Urhigenort ap proximately ‘1.!88. P aP Waterioo‘s 1953 figure is gocud to bor)un over 13,â€" . Kitchener‘s population Â¥. |\ There were five children born to Bishop and Mrs. Haliman. Those hvir‘:g are: Vera, at home; Jacob C., Waterloo, and Elverne, ‘ who aperates the home farm. \ There are three grandchildren. The Kâ€"W Optimist Cl:b, which sponsored bus trips for the youngâ€" sters; Waterioo â€" Park â€" Board, which provided the park rvil.ion and grounds, and the Waterloo Tennis Club, which supplied the use of the tennis courts, assisted the playground workers in carryâ€" ing out the various programs. Also the Waterloo Lions Swimâ€" ming Pook was made available to the youngsters, the miniature golf course in Waterloo Park and the Waterloo Arena Commission proâ€" vided roller skating. Various business concerns also donated prizes. started to run and disobeying poâ€" lice instructions to stop he ran across King St. The officers purâ€" sued him and Reick, police said, ran in beside Cherry flour mill where he had hurdled a fourâ€"foot fence and landed in the mill raceâ€" way in 12 feet of water. KITCHENER CADI TO BACK POLICE ly that of the seniors, was exâ€" panded to include several addiâ€" tional activities. Attendance was always high when picnics and special events were held. Reick was rescued from the mill race by the two constables. "It was a close call for the young man who, when faken from the water was in dazed condition," police said. "In some cities, if you obstruct an officer, a billy would come crashing down on your head. That doesn‘t happen here. But this court is going all the way to give full support to the police in their efforts to control crowds." In the evening the members of the church gathered at the Hallâ€" man home for an informal recepâ€" tion. A short program was given and moving pictures of a trip tak â€" en by Bishop and Mrs. Haliman to the Canadian West were shown. Gifts were presented and refreshments served zone in Germany in 1947 and it it has been in his family as long as he can remember. Fines of $50 and costs were leâ€" vied against two Kitchener youths Wednesday when they were conâ€" victed of obstructing a police offiâ€" cer. Fined were Walter J. Tytko and Stanley Silfort who wouldn‘t move along when asked by a conâ€" stable. The Bishop and his wife reâ€" ceived many beautiful gifts The family presented them with a combination radio and record player and the grandchildren gave them some records Organ â€" music was rendered during the afternoon by Elverne Hallman. The twoâ€"manual instruâ€" ment was constructed by Jacob Haliman who manufactures them. After the luncheon and chorus was presented by the family and a humorous Pennsylvania éutch readinx was given by Jacob Hallâ€" man tribute to the parents was given by Verna Hallman. "This court is going to stand behind the police in matters of this kind," warned Magistrate Kirkpatrick. . From a table centred by a gold and white wedding cake the guests were served lunch and tea. is now 52,773 and Bridgeport The Twin Cities® gains are the highest natural increase on record. Kitchener‘s As se ssm e n t Commissioner, R. V. Alles, said the city‘s gain is primarâ€" illy‘dwe to the large number of New Canadians coming inâ€" to the city and the ablity of local industries to absorb them.