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Urges Poppy Day Support This Saturday will be observed in mbc‘iin H. J. Gellatly, chairman of the Kâ€"W Pow&‘!‘und. this week m pealed to public to assist t! z.ork of the poppy fund commitâ€" "It has been the custom throtgh the years to place wreaths on the elnohm on Nov. 11 and also to give tions to assist in the work of the poppy fund commitâ€" tee," he said. Mr. Gellatly pointed out that the poppy fund is not H:‘r_'uq- c;:t in the Federated ities relies solely on Poppy Day for funds to assist needy veterans. Prominent Ontario industrialist Andrew Travers Thom, 71, of 108 Queen St. N., Kitchener, died sudâ€" denly Friday at his residence. _ His wife, the former Jennie Margaretta Micks, whom he marâ€" ried Oct. 10, 1906, survives. _ "We do not have personal canâ€" vassers but ask that you be good enough to forward your donation direct to the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Poppy Fund," he said. Industrialist, A. T. Thom, Dies at 71 â€" He ;ri'};re;idat and general manager of the Waterloo Manuâ€" facturing Company, Ltd., for the Mr. Thom was also president of the Construction Machinery Comâ€" pany of Canada, honorary presiâ€" dent of the Canadian National Exhibition and a director of Freeâ€" port Sanatorium. In addition, he was past presiâ€" dent of the ‘Wateriloo Cham‘"er of Commerce, viceâ€"president : 1d diâ€" rector of Sheldon‘s Ltd., G:It, diâ€" rector of the Walker Press, Paris, Ont., and a member and former director of the Scottish Rite, A.F. and A.M. . on Other survivors are a brother, David C. of Regina, Sask., and a stepâ€"sister, Mrs. Reginald Smith, Victoria, B.C. _ _ _ 0_ NEW HAMBURG STUDENTS TOPS AT FIELD MEET Born Jan. 7, 1883, in Watford, Ont., he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David M. Thom. Forâ€" merly of Toronto, he resided in the '¥‘win Cities for the past 26 years. _ D Funeral was held Monday with interment in Park Lawn Cemeâ€" tery, Toronto, Tuesday. Rev. F. G. Stewart of St. Andrew‘s Church and Rev. J. D. Wilkie of Montreal officiated. A member of St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian Church, he was also a member of the kirk session of the church. â€" NEW HAMBURG. â€" The 10th annual track and field meet of the Oxford â€" Waterloo Secon d ary School Association was held at New Hamburg Fountain Park last Monday afternoon. _ _ _ _ __ Mark Buehlow of New Hamâ€" burg was senior bo(!': winner with 18 points while. Gerald Forâ€" ler, also of New Hamburg, came a close second with 16. Results were as follows: Junior Girls: High jumpâ€"Barâ€" bara Wintermeyer, Jeanne Bulâ€" lock, Mary Kirkpatrick; T5â€"yard dashâ€"Mary Kirkpatrick, Jeanne Bullock, Carol Dietrich; basketâ€" ball tossâ€"Francis Ferguson, Betâ€" ty Quandt, Janet Grimes, Joan Jim Sommers of Tavistock copped the junior boys‘ title pilâ€" ing up a grand total of 20 points and Ron Phillips, New Hamburg, Mary Kirkpatrick won the juâ€" nior girls‘ events with a total of 19 points and Carol Dietrich of St. Agatha was runnerâ€"up with 14 points. _ _ _ _ . Margaret Forier won the senior girls‘ title with 18 points with Katie Habel of Plattsville second, amassing 13 points. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pupils from Tavistock, New Hamburg, Plattsville and Wilmot Township tpok part. _ _ _ _ |_ was second l-fautschild, Carol Dietrich, Jenne Bullock, Viola Cotey, Dorothy Schippling, Marion Wettlaufer; relayâ€"Mary Kirkpatrick, Joyce Going Anypwhere? You can fi, places with the Navy while you serve g\urull and your country. joy _ travel, _ adventure, good pay and Fresti(e. Acâ€" quire new skills as a sailor in one of Canada‘s modern new fighting ships. Age limits: 17 to 25 (29 with certain trade aunliâ€" fications). Education: Grade 8 or better. Go glaces! See, or write Naval Recruiting Officer today at DO YOU WANT ... The Naval Recruiting Station (By Chronicle C 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. 1 night 8 to 10 P.M ADVENTURE? TRAVEL? OPPORTUNITY? GOOD PAY? PRESTIGE? CHURCH NEWS MISS SNIDER THLLS OF TRIP _ Devotions were given by Miss Sarah Wegenast. Mrs. }itanley Schweitzer presided for the busiâ€" _ Mrs. John Shannon read a news item cautioning parents to cultiâ€" vate good taste in TV programs. churches, people and ample illus trations. 0 She interspersed her talk with quotations from English poets. She was introduced by Mrs. Harâ€" old Good and thanked by Mrs. W. G. Cressman who presented her with roses. Miss Lillian Snider told of a trip to Eni‘:lnd, Tuesday night at the U.B. manuel Evangelical Women‘s Auxiliary and Women‘s Sotiiety for World Service in Waâ€" terloo. A talk on the pioneer residents of New Hamburg was presented by Owen Hamilton and Ernie F. Ritz outlined the history of newsâ€" papers which have ‘been pubâ€" lished in the town. The president, Mrs. Strange, presided for the business session. A donation of $25 was made to the flood victims fund. Mrs. Roy Luckhardt reported on activities in the W. I. booth at the Interâ€" Bullock, Teresa Hinschberger; running broad jumpâ€"Mary Kirkâ€" fiatrick, Marlene Honderich, Eriâ€" a Lass and Barbara Grimes; standing broad jumpâ€"Margaret Kirkpatrick, Barbara Wintermeyâ€" er, Jeange Bullock; softball throw â€"Joan Haufschild and Carol Dieâ€" trich, Â¥vonne Thibideau and Ceâ€" cilia Novak, Viola Cote and Pearl Baechler. Senior girls: high jumpâ€"Joyce Wiebe, Barbara Grimes, Nancy Kirkpatrick; 75â€"yd. dashâ€"Marâ€" lene Honderich, Kate Hebel, Barâ€" bara Knights; basketball tossâ€" Joyce Wiebe, Margaret Forier, Grace Pauli, Karolyn Doering, Reta Margetts, Kate Habel, Joan Berge, Doris Taylor, Margaret Scherer; relay â€" Nancy Faer, Christine Eifert, Barbara Knights and Carol Bricker; Joyce Wiebe, Margaret Forler, Janet Stoesser and Joyce Barth; Dorothy de Haan, Ruth Gascho, Lenora gaun- ders, Barbara Wintermeyer; standing broad jumpâ€"M. Kirkâ€" patrick, J. Buillock, Carol Bricker; hop, skip and jumpâ€"Barbara Wintermeyer, Mary Kirkpatrick, L. Saunders; softball throwâ€"Caâ€" rol Dietrich, Cecelia Novak, Carol Bricker; softball tossâ€"Ruby Wagâ€" ner, Joan Berge, Lila Doering; running broad jumpâ€"Kate Haâ€" bel, Margaret Forler, Marlene Honderich ; softball tossâ€"Marlene Honderich and Erika Lass, Joan Berge and Mary Scherer, Kate Habel and Ruth Doering. Junior boys: Running broad jump â€" Jim Sommers, Ronald Phillips, Peter Klem; 100â€"yard dashâ€"Jim Sommers, Jim Doerâ€" ing, Earl Schweitzer; 220â€"yd. dash â€"Jim Sommers, Ear) Schweitzer, Dohnald Faulhafer; 440â€"yd. relayâ€" Jim Sommers, Oliver Brunk, Gerâ€" ald Seltzer and David Steinman; Ronald Phillips, Douglas Phillips, Earl Schweitzer, William Myers; Jim Doering, Douglas Brown, Morris Schneider and Ronnie Wettlaufer; high jumpâ€"Douglas Philips, Ronnie Philips, Oliver Brunk, William Myers; sholâ€"gutâ€"â€" Gerald Seltzer, Joe Mohr, Peter Klem; hop, skip and jumpâ€"Jim Sommers, Douglas Phillips, Ronâ€" ald Mathies; softball tossâ€"Peter Kiem and James Doering, Oliver Brunk and Joe Mohr, tied; Ronâ€" ald Phillips and Douglas Philips. Western Ontario artist Clare Bice, (left) discusses his painting of London, one of 65 canvasses in the Seagram "Cities of Canada" collection, with Colonel James M. McAviâ€" ty, a viceâ€"president of Seagrams. The paintings, back from a worldâ€"circling, 30,000 mile tour of b;s:uth Ameriea and Europe, will be on display at the London Art Gallery until Novem 9. x (Continued on page 4) PLATTSVILLE. â€"The Plattsâ€" ville branch of the Women‘s Inâ€" stitute held their October meetzlg in the basement of the Uni Church. There were 30 members and two visitors in attendance. Mrs. George Smith presided. The following members were appointed as canvassers for the Canadian Institute for the Blind appeal: Miss Clara Seipes, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. J. Snider, Mrs. George Harrison, Mrs. Mel It was announced that a bazaar would be held in the basement of the church Dec. 3rd. Cryderman, Mrs. Leslie McDonâ€" ald, Mrs. Edward Hewitt, Mrs. Douglas Bell, Mrs. Clarence Hali~ man, Mrs. David Hall, Mrs. Reâ€" ginald Schrane. _ l l Mrs. M. P. Fallis presided for the program. Mrs. A. Baird preâ€" sided for a short Thanksgiving devotional. Mrs. Edward Hewitt spoke on the motto "Life is like a ladder, every step is either up or down." â€" ”"””k w" e e national Plow!i Match. Mental healtfiags were distriâ€" buted to the members and the group decided to place a wreath at the cenotaph on _No!. l}‘. 2L _ Members will assist the Guides and Brownies with their tea and bake sale on Friday afternoon. {Continued from page 4) Hamburg and District Community Centre, Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Hosâ€" pital where a room was furnished to the value of $750, Huronia Hall and others. _ The group realized $45 for exâ€" hibits shown by the Institute at Drumbo Fair. In 1932 they started a move enâ€" couraging the teaching of music in schools when the home and sc ho ol committees interviewed the four school boards. Again in 1934 they campaigned to have electric lights installed in the schools of their coverage. For many years they presented two medals to the two highest standâ€" ing entrance examination pupils and placed first aid kits and picâ€" tures in these same schools. _ _ Mrs. J. Gofton gave a short, life history of Pauline Johnston and also recited one of her poems. national Plowi ways worked umdfutl{y and sinâ€" cerely for the aims of Institute work, "Home and Country" and no doubt they will be looking forâ€" ward to their golden anniversary as they continue for the good of their community. As early as September, 1915 the ladies were busying themselves in a booth at the school when the net proceeds were $55.30. It is not only in recent years that they have ‘been entering competition at the Wilmot Agricultural Fair for in September 1922 their earnâ€" ings for exhibits were $29.25. Many other novel ways of raising money were numbered among their efforts such as Poverty Soâ€" cial, â€" Bazaars, â€" Thimble _ Tea, Punkett dinners and auction sales in addition to the usual catering and homemade ‘baking sales. Early in the history of the orâ€" ganization the programs were forâ€" mally arranged one meeting at a time but in later years the sysâ€" tem of arranging a whole year‘s program and having them printâ€" ed was adopted. _ _ In 1929 standing committees were introduced and have been responsible for a varied program with each convenor taking charge of her own. Man{ short courses sponsored by the Institute branch at Toronto have been taken adâ€" vantage of in sewing, cooking, psychology, nursing, etc., some of these being held in conjunction with other institutes in the disâ€" A penny collection was started in 1931 and the proceeds from this used to provide cheer and flowâ€" ers for the sick and shutâ€"ins in the district. Educational bus trips and tours have been arranged at various times. â€" A Tweedsmuir History book is growing under the able direction of convenor, Mrs. Wilmer Roth. For the past five years penâ€"pal letters have been â€" exchanged among the members. An honor was bestowed on our branch this past fall when Mrs. J. W. DeMarâ€" bois won the Guelph area award in the Tweedsmuir competitions with her oil fiainung of a scene on the Nith River and her picâ€" ture then went on to be given the Central Ontario Area prize. Likeâ€" wise the sixâ€"yearâ€"old girl‘s outâ€" fAt made by our group won the District prize. trict District prize. In 19£ members were assessed a fine if they did not answer the roll call but for the past four years members have been dividâ€" ed into two sides for a roll caliâ€" attendance contest with the winâ€" ning side being awarded a dinner sponsored by the losers. . _ The records reveal that this branch formed 40 years has alâ€" B IRT H S Chapmanâ€"At Kâ€"W Hosg‘m. Oct. 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Chapman, RR 2, Petersburg, a son. Brubacher â€" At Kâ€"W Hospital, Oct. 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Brubacher, RR 3, Wallenstein, a daughter. VandeyIâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Oct. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vanâ€" deyl, 15 Maple St., Elmira, a daughter. Grahamâ€"At St. Mary‘s Hospital, Oct. 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Graham, RR 2, Bridgeport, a Cornellâ€"At Plummer Memorial Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, Oct. 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Cornell, 136 Brock St, (nee Alice Shoemaker of Waterloo), a son. Hammerâ€"At Stratford General Hospital, Oct. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hammer, Baden, Leisâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Oct. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Leis, RR 1, Waterloo, a son. Pollâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Oct. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Poli, RR 1, Ayr, a son. Kieinâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Oct. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Klein, 9 South St., Elmira, a son. Eppâ€"At Kâ€"W Hospital, Oct. 31, to Rev. and Mrs. Henry Epp, 76 North St., Waterloo, a daughter. Kleinknechtâ€"Dechert â€" Oct. 30, Margaret Jean Dechert to Franklin William Kleinknecht, both of Linwood. Yungblutâ€"Lotz â€"Oct. 29, Evelyn Catherine Elizabeth Lotz, RR 1, New Hamburg, to Walter Wilâ€" liam Jacob Yungblut, RR 2, Taâ€" vistock. Uffelmanâ€"Oct. 31, Mrs. Mary Anâ€" na Uffelman, 25 Bridgeport Rd., Waterloo, 82 years. Blockâ€"Oct. 31, Irvon Block, 14 Arthur St., Elmira, 65 years. O‘Neillâ€"Oct. 31, William H. O‘Neill, 19 Water St., Elmira, 93 years. Schaubâ€"Nov. 1, Mrs. Emma C. Schaub, 56 John St. E., Waterâ€" loo, 70 years. NEW HAMBURG.â€"Miss Clara Schaaf passed away suddenly last Thursday at the Kitchenerâ€"Waâ€" terloo Hospital where she had been a patient from the previous Monday. _ Although in failing health for some time the death came unexpectedly at the age of 67 years. She was born April 14th, 1887 a daughter of the late William Schaaf and the former Louisa Gartung, and she was a lifelong resident of the town and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She is survived by two brothâ€" ers, William, of New Hamburg; and Henry of Aberdeen, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Melvina Currie and Mrs. Marion Peine, both of New Hamburg, and Mrs. Minnic Ball of New Westminster, B.C. A brother, John, and a sister, Mrs. James (Louisa) Gough, predeâ€" ceased her. Funeral services were held from the Futherâ€"Omand Funeral Home conducted by Rev. A. F. Buehlow. ness. He was in his 82nd year, being born on August 20, 1872. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Killian Schmidt. â€" Schmidt died very suddenly at the home of his daughter and sonâ€" inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. George Diaâ€" mond following a lingering illâ€" For a number of years he farmed in North Easthope. He was a member of the Lingelbach Evangelical United Brethren Church. His wife, the former Maâ€" ry Jane Wilhelm, predeceased him in 1935. He is survived ‘by three sons, Elroy of Srringfleld, Mass., Wilâ€" fred, Stratford, and Eric, RR. 4, Stratford; six daughters, Lualla, Mrs. Harry Daum, RR. 4, Stratâ€" ford; Edna, Mrs. Miller of Kitchâ€" ener, Lily, Mrs. George Diamond, RR. 1, New Hamburg; Helen, both of Kitchener. Twentyâ€"eight grandchildren and five t grandchildren also survive. Fun- eral services were held on Wedâ€" nesday conducted bLRev. M. E. Reuber assisted by Rev. Krauth. RR. 1, New Hamburg; Helen, Mrs. Milton Lindner, Gadshill and Misses Minnie and Myrtle oi New Hamburg; one brother, Wilâ€" liam of Kitchener; and six sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Doss, Alpena, Mich.; Mrs. Annie Carnochan of Elmira; Mrs. Ma;{)ie Hoffer, Elmira; Mrs. Jacob Weber and Mrs. Ed. Amos JOHN SCHMIDT NEW HAMBURG.â€"Mr. John (By Chronicle Correspondents) M A RR I AGES MISS CLARA SCHAAF OB T V A R Y DEA T HS irs. Ed. Amos Twentyâ€"eight is now on display at See them now and make your choice. . . . 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This pert little headpiece on hand at time of going to press. Many others just as inâ€" triguing to try on when you visit the â€" Millinery Section, Queen Street Main Floor AT LEFT â€" Clutch coat of pure alpaca, to wear wrapped or loose. Back fulilness fails from a deep V stitching . . . the stitching repeated on dipping collar andâ€"tuxedo front. Sleeves cleverly cut=eallâ€" inâ€"one with back. Chic with a French accent. This one here at time of writing, in beige tone, size 12, at $69.50. Many others just as delightful, for you to try on when you visit the â€" _ All shapes, sizes and prices. * All Rubber Dolls * All Rubber with rooted â€"fu‘iw 4;1* a teach (Pea Some to keep the children C !vormin for the you All the new COWBOY AND COWG?‘L GAMES saran hair Walking Dolls Doll Clothing Doll Prams DOLLS 3rd Floor Fashion Section Visit The Homeâ€"Makers‘ Floors S © oS 1t 4 Holsters _â€" Guns Shirts and Chaps As featured in HARPER‘S BAZAAR (3‘% i PaAd t /44