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Honour Mrs. E. Ritz At Roseville Shower Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dubrick and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Woelfle and Laura, Elizabeth and George Reist were among those who atâ€" tended a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Henry Schreiber at Roseville in honor of Mrs. Edgar Ritz of Kitchener, formerly Miss Effic Schmitt of this place, whose marriage took place on Saturday. Gifts were arranged in a decorated wagon dawn into the roomâ€"by Donâ€" ald Schreiber and Orville Fried. Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by her sister, Mrs. Lorne Freid. Quilting Get everybody on your farm to be a fire warden. Crack down on smoking in or around your barns. Insist that no matches be carried unless in tight tin boxesâ€"and not at all while threshing. See that the lamps and lanterns are filled before dark. Always hang the lantern well upâ€"snapped on with a good strong snap. Don‘t takes. chances with kerosene oil or gasoline. Don‘t tamper with electric wiring. Keep your lightning rods and cables in good repairâ€"always. Fight by preventing fwes. NORTH WATERLOO FARMERS‘ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO Waterloo _ â€" _ Ontario AYR FARMERS‘ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 5 Ayr _â€" _ Ontario HOPEWELL CREEK MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Maryhill _ â€" _ Ontario NORTH BLENHEIM MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Co. Bright, Ont. The monthly community quilting was held at the home of Mrs. Isaiah Eby on Thursday with an attendâ€" ance of 15 ladies and 4 teenâ€"age girls (juniors). Two quilts were completed which will be donated to Red Cross work. Jacob and:. Mary Heimpel acâ€" companied Mr. and Mrs. John Heimpel of Nine Pincs to Erbsville where they attended the funeral of the late Albert Grosz and also called on Mrs. George Heimpel at Heidelberg. 80 Mr. Reuben Eby and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Oswald and Alice visited with Mrs. Ada Harlock near Petersâ€" burg recently. _ Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Becker attendâ€" ed the funeral of Mrs. Mary Boos at Waterloo on Saturday. _ TIME TABLE BUSES LEAVE KITCHENER EASTBOUND WESTBOUND WILLIAMSBURG Mrs. S. Henkel of Shakespeare C. F. Price, Optometrist 96 King St. West â€" Kitchener Phone 2â€"1936 8.05 a.m. 10.35 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 5.00 p.m. 7.45 p.m. b 12.30 a.m. YOUR CGLASSES to TORONTO aâ€" Daily ex. Sun. f b â€" Sun. & Hol. c â€" Daily ex. Sun. & Mol. (Eastern Daylight Saving Time) BVU$ TRAVEL INFORMATION AT C) Never was the need for fire prevention so great as it is toâ€"day. Why? Because buildings are next to impossible to replace. Because farm fires destroy food along with the power to produce it Fires are the Nation‘s loss are thoroughly examined at STEELE‘S SEE US â€" When in need of New Shoea or Repairs â€" WE CAN ‘SA'VEE.YOI‘J’ M?mNEY Geo. Bader, 162 son, ater 64 King St. 8. WATERLOO Dial 8â€"8192 Will give you complete satisfaction if YOUR EYES By Mrs. Ezra Becker (Chronicle Correspondent) 120 King St. E. â€" Kitchener Edwin L. House 8.45 a.m. 11.35 a.m. 3.55 p.m. b 7.15 p.m. c 8.50 p.m. b 9.55 p.m. LONDON SHOE STORE AND REPAIRING spent a few days with her daughâ€" ter, Mrs. Walter Durick. last week. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Shantz and Wayne of Elmdale were recent visitors at the Isaiah Eby home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schreiber and Mary Ann, Donald and Glen, spent Monday at the Ezra Becker home. Visitors ‘and callers during the past week at the "East View" farm were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hallman of Kitchener. Maxwell Becker and son Bruce, and Orville Fried and Donald Shoemaker of Shoemaker Ave., Fred Becker and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ritz (nee Effie Schmitt) and Mrs. Dave Schmitt of Kitchener. : Mr _ and Mrs. Wilfred Hanley, (Mrs. Dennis Haniley, Mr. Patrick ‘Dohcrty spent Thursday at Guelph. The Misses Elsie and Violet Marâ€" tin entered training at St. Mary‘s Hospital on Sept. Ist. 8 e Mr. and Mrs. Anson Erb of Didsbury, Ailberta, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Snider of Waterloo and Mrs. George Snider of Bridgeport visited Mrs. Henry Feick recently. Recent visitors of Fred Asmussen were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weisler, Margaret, Joan, Shirley, Audrey and Dorothy Pierce of Galt. _ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wideman and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Snider visited Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Erb at Wallace on Sunday. _ â€" Rev. and Mrs. Simon Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Snider called on Urias Snider recently. _ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Feick and Mary visited Charles Holt on Sunâ€" day â€" â€" Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brohman were Mrs. Louis Doerfler, Elmira, Mrs. Eldon Haliâ€" man, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Shantz and Betty Cairine of Grimsby. __ Ruth Feick spent the weekâ€"end with Frieda Hiebert in Kitchener. Wilfred â€" Otterbein _ and â€" Miss Marie Jones of Preston were Sunâ€" day visitors of Ed. Otterbein. Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Feick, Mr. and Mrs Henry Feick and Mary visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Noles in Doon on Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Logel of 4th of Peel spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tony Foerster. _ _ _________ Mrs. Catherine Doherty and Paâ€" trick and Miss Anna Doherty spent Saturday evening at Elmira. _ _ Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Doherty of Elmira spent Sunday with Mrs. Catharine Doherty. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mr. Ross Calder has left for the fruit country for a few weeks. _ __Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Giradot and Mrs. Ellen Hanley spent Saturday in Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Eisenmenger, Linwood, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Besinger. _ _ _ Pte. Gerald Linseman of Camp '?ordon spent Sunday at his home ere. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Kennedy, Mr. Charles Korman, Waterloo, Miss Esther Kennedy, Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Starr, Billie, Wayne and Bobbie, Glenallen, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Kennedy, Glenallen, Mr. Gerâ€" maine Kennedy of Millbank. _ Mrs. Walter Allison and son of Waterloo spent the weekâ€"end with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Moser. Miss Hazel O‘Grady of Dundas is 'sl.pencling some time with friends ere. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dietrich and Mildred and Betty s&ent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vollâ€" mer. Mrs. Catherine Doherty has reâ€" ceived word of Sgt Chas. Doherty STRASBURG By Miss Doris Feick (Chronicle Correspondent) By Mrs. Jas. Kennedy (Chronicle Correspondent) HESSON _ In 1878 he married Laura M. Woodward, who died in 1935. Surâ€" viving are one son, Dr. W. S. Lackâ€" ner of Tuscon, Arizona, four daughters, Mrs. R. H. More and Miss Laura M. Lackner of Kitchâ€" ener, Mrs. E. H. Winn of Niagara Falls and Mrs. J. H. Bone of Galt and eight grandchildren. One sisâ€" ter, Miss Melvina A. Lackner of The Pas, Man., also survives. A daughter, Miss Evelyn A. Lackner, who was a missionary to Japan, died 15 years ago. pany for 30 years, during which time he served both as president and viceâ€"president of the company. He was a member of Trinity Unitâ€" ed Church. _ Ill only a short time, Rev. Wilâ€" liam Berberich, 81, died Thursday night at the Kâ€"W Hospital. Death was due to a stroke. Wellknown in Kitchener. Rev. Mr. Berberich was an Evangelical Church minisâ€" ter, preaching for 30 years in Illiâ€" nois and Canada. He was ordained in St. Jacobs in 1882 and came to Kitchener in 1919. David Shellenbur%‘ Mitchell, and Mrs. Jacob Neeb, North Easthope. One daughter, Mrs. Edgar Woods, Hanover, died 20 years ago. Also surviving are one brother, John Kaufman of Baden, one sister, Mrs. Henry Schart of Milton, N.D., 24 \g_rg_rgmbildren and 13 great grandâ€" ago. The late Mr. Lackner was a director of the North Waterloo Farâ€" mer‘s Mutual Fire Insurance Comâ€" A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Berberich, he was born on April 5, 1861, in Waterdown. His wife, the former Matilda Reutlingâ€" er predeceased him on Sept. 28, 1939. Rev. Mr. Berberich attended Zion Evangelical Church. _ __ Surviving are one son, A. U. Berâ€" berich of Kitchener, and two daughters, Mrs. Frederick Ernst of Kitchener and Miss Emma Berâ€" berich, at home. He was the last surviving member of the Berberich family. died at his home early Friday morning after a few hours‘ illness. He was born in Hawkesville and received his education at Hawkesâ€" ville and at the Freeport Academy United Brethren Church Boys‘ School. He farmed until 31 years Mrs. Harmon Letson Taking ill while on a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Irvin Beeler, 4 Chapman street, Galt, Mrs. Harâ€" mon Letson, 77, died Monday night in that city. Mrs. Letson, who was born in Walkerton, had been makâ€" ing her home with her daughter, Mrs. William Hare, 603 Guelph St., Kitchener, prior to going to Galt on a visit. She attended the Unitâ€" ed Church. Surviving are eight daughters, Mrs. Hare of Kitchener, Mrs. Wilâ€" liam Hammer, Kitchener, Mrs. Alâ€" bert Gesinghaus, Erbsville, Mrs. John Jones, Conestogo, Mrs. Joseph Napcleon, Elmira, Mrs. George Evans, Toronto, Mrs. Charles Cross, Galt, Mrs. Beeler Galt, and four sons, Walter of West Montrose, Joâ€" seph, John and Irvin, all of Galt. One sister, residing in Western Canada, 56 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren also survive. et Wilker, 79, a widow for 46 years, died at the home of her daughter, ln.il'-:‘ob Neeb, wfli‘goneuâ€" sion orth Easthope, Sunâ€" day after a twoâ€"year illness. Born on the 14th line of East Zorra she was a member of Sebastopol Luâ€" theran Church and was a daughter olmehtelr.andlnmn a’rgu Wilker. rvivin are Mrs Jain: Keuith, Tevimlack, Mrs David The funeral will be held Friday afternoon when memorial services will be held at 2 o‘clock at the Harold Gray Funeral Home, Galt. Burial will take place in West Montrose Cemetery. Mark 90th Anniversary Of St. Matirew‘s at Conestogo Alfred William Burchatsi NEW HAMBURG.â€"The result of a heart attack, the death of Alfred William Buchatski occurred at his home here about 6 o‘clock Friday NO EXTRA SUGAR Extra sugar will not be allowed for home pickling, according to an announcement made by W. Harold McPhillips, London, Prices and Supply Representative of the Warâ€" time Prices and Trade Board. _ The official pointed out that there have been a number of apâ€" rlications for extra sugar for pickâ€" ing but if persons w_ish to use suâ€" ;;:f;; .“;;s..‘;‘;__v,- they must take the same out 02 their present allotâ€" ment. Industries canning pickles will have their demands limited to 70 per cent of the amount of sugar they used last year. This applies only to firms who were in busiâ€" ness in 1941. Enfiland for the third time r. and . Mrs. Wilfred Hanley spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Weber at Elmira. he is back in Halifax safe from Mirs. Loonard Wilker WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES FOR PICKLING â€" To commemorate the 'lnleresfing 12200 PeZRM!! Of RAlilchener to event the Ladies‘ Aid presented a. ?E;:‘hy Jean Jackson of Glenâ€" pulpit lBibl?:l' g:e f:ltl::y LSef:hool a| * w A o t Reinhartâ€"Wagnerâ€"Aug. 22, 2 gl{::‘r'c‘: allt‘egist:r, pre:em;jg uemfl ence Leo Reinhart %o Kathe?';:e spectively by the president. Mrs. | C"_“"""‘* ner, both of Galt. Walterâ€"Stroh, by Stuart Esch and Stasivkâ€"Whiteâ€"MAug. 29, Stanley by the League president, Allred} Stasiuk to MrsyJ. White, both of Sc'll!te‘nk. isb Tose Kitchener. e celebration came to a c Crosbyâ€"Bryantâ€" with a comm.unit{ service on Wedâ€"| Crcsby of HespAe‘llegl: to%li\gegg? nesday evening for which Rev. L.| ant of near Durham Kalbfleisch of Elmira and Rev. K.| * Knauff of Heidelberg were the | Te _ speakers. A social hour followed he service. ,_ _ Former pastors _ and â€" others brought their greetings by letter and were conveyed to the congreâ€" gation by the pastor, Rev. Wittig. evening. Mr Burchatski was doing his chores in the barn at the time of the seizure and his sudden death was a severe shock to his family and friends. Born in Wilâ€" mot township on December 11, 1890, he was the son of Mrs. Frederick Burchatski, New Hamâ€" burg and the late Mr. Burchatski. Married to Miss Louisa Eichler, 1915, they resided on a farm on the Huron Road for a time and in the spring of 1920 removed to New Hamburg where they have since resided. The departed man was a member â€" of â€" Trinity â€" Lutheran Church. Besides his wife, three sons, Edâ€" ward and Earl, New Hamburg, Floyd, near Tavistock and one daughter, Elizabeth at home surâ€" vive. He has one brother, James, Stratford and a sister, Mrs. Zeno Zehl, Hamilton. There is also one grandchild. At the evening service, Rev. A. Jacobi of Kitchener was the fesâ€" tival preacher, and he inspired with a forceful message. The choir of St. James‘ Church, St. Jacobs, halfâ€"hour memocrial service held in the cemetery with Rev. S. J. Wittig .dd.redl:g the gathering. After this service the congregaâ€" tion gathered in the church when Rev. J. Mangelsen of Ellice Townâ€" ship, who is a son of the congreâ€" gation . by adoption, preached the anniversary sermon and Mr. Boyle and Miss Marjorie Stroh of Kitchâ€" ener delighted with two songs, for which Harold Stroh accompanied gave the special music for Merner died at her home, Peel St., on Saturday morning in her 83rd year. This highly respected citiâ€" zen had been in feeble health for some time following a stroke a week ago and had been seriously g Noah Stroh . â€"ug: Ihtthe;’; Lutheran congrega celebra its 90th anniversary, with special services on Sunday afternoon and L-n_rce' congregations attended the services. The event opened with a ill since that time. The daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. Theobald Litt, Sebringville, she was born in Carrick Township, October 23, 1859 and on January 1, 1895 was married to George Merner, who survives. Following their marriage they resided for a time in Sebringâ€" ville and Dunkirk, N.Y., and reâ€" sided in New Hamburg since 1913. A zealous church workers. Mrs. Merner was a member of Zion Evangelical Church and was acâ€" tive in the Ladies‘ Aid and Woâ€" man‘s Missionary Society of that congregation. _ _ _ _ _ (By Chromcie Correspondent) ELMIRA.â€" Benjamin S. Shoeâ€" maker, 84, died suddenly on Sunâ€" day afternoon at the home of his daugnter, Mrs. Sylvester Ziegler, Floradale. He was born in Waterâ€" loo County, and was married to the former Lydia Brox. After farmâ€" ing in Pilkington Township until 1908, he moved to Elmira, where ‘he resided until 1933, when his wife passed away, and he took up residence with his daughter. He had enjoyed good health, having driven his car on Saturday. _ She is survived by one daughâ€" ter (Miriam), Mrs. Lesie Bowman, New Hamburg and one son, Bert Merner, Omaha, Neb. There are also three grandchildren, two broâ€" thers, Edward Litt, Tuscan, Ariz., Jacob Litt, Sebringville, and a sisâ€" terl, Miss Elizabeth Litt, Sebringâ€" ville. Surviving are two sons, William of Elmira, and Wesley of Pilkingâ€" ton Township; five daughters, Mrs. Sylvester Ziegler (Mary), Floraâ€" dale; Mrs. Thomas Howlett (Cathâ€" erine), Elmira; Mrs. Israel Shoemaâ€" ker, (Melissa), Woolwich; Mrs. George Bauman, (Elma), on the old homestead in Pilkington; Mrs. Abraham Bauman (Lydia), Floraâ€" dale. Twentyâ€"two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive with two brothers, Joseph and Noah of Woolwich Township, and ‘three sisters, Mrs. Noah Lichâ€" ty of Floradale, Mrs. Jacob Dreiâ€" singer of Elmira, and Mrs. Dilman Brubacher of St. Jacobs. Mrs. Philip Ganci Mrs. Philip Ganci, 51, of 33 Peâ€" ter street, lgitchener. died at her home Wednesday following a lengâ€" thy illness. Deceased was born at Vieta, Italy, April 17, 1893. She was married in Italy on Feb. 14, 1914. She is survived by her husband, three sons and four daughters. The funeral will be held from the residence Friday morning with services at St. Joseph‘s RC. Church, of which she was a memâ€" ber, at 9 o‘clock. Interment will take place at Woodland Cemetery. Percy Alexander Graham NEW HAMBURG.â€"The death of Mrs. Percy Alexander Graâ€" ham at his home in Strathroy, was recently announced. Mr. Graâ€" ham was z)rmerll! a resident of New Hamburg e practiced law here in the year 1912 and moved NEW HAMBURG.â€"Mrs. George to Strathroy in 1918 where he since rflctioed his profession. He Y:l’l elected reeve of Strathroy in Pulpit Bible Presented By Ladies‘ Aid; Many Former Pastors Attend Or Send Greetings. Benjamin S. Parkhillâ€"Jacksonâ€"Aug. 19, Gordon Cecil Parkhill of Kitchener to D_grothy Jean Jackson of Glenâ€" Chislittâ€"Rossâ€"July 10, Pte. Claude Chislitt of Edinburgh to Nan Ross of "Villapo!l", Rosshire, Ritchener, a son. Birminghamâ€"At RR. !, Millbank, Aug. 28, to Mr. and Mrs. John _ Hlemingham, a son. 41 Aâ€"At _ Kâ€"W _ Hospital, * Charles Leppington to . Rui;; Catherine Murray, both of Kitchâ€" Milhausen, 127 Queen Street N., Kitchener, a son: Aug. 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arnold, 12 Cherry St, Kitchenâ€" Help Smash The Axis! 1941 DODGE, 14,000 miles Let a Forbes "Like New" Gar Save You Money 1939 NASH, motor rebuilt 1938 DODGE, like new. 1938 LAFAYETTE, heater 1937 DODGE 1937 PLYMOUTH 1931 CHEVROLET 1940 DESOTO, radio and extra good tires. 1940 DODGE Club Coupe, 6 passenger 1940 DODGE, 3 passenger To Heip Smash the Axis 10 Water St. North R. A. FORBES MOTORS CALL THESE SALESMEN FOR AN APPOINTMENT C. R. Coffing, Sales Manager â€" Walter Stevens _ â€" Dopcer â€" DeSorto Saues anp SErvice FINEST USED CARS IN WESTERN ONTARIO . . 30 TO PICK FROM: SEDANS COUPES 15, _ Safe clothing for women workâ€" ers is of major importance to inâ€" dustry. The LA.P.A. make a few suggestions. They are: Roll your sleeves; take off flowing neckwear; have no loose ends to catch; wear a hairnet; wear low flat heeled shoes; dress for your job. . _ The memorandum states that 800,000 workers are now engaged in Canada in providing the necesâ€" sary materials or in manufacturâ€" ing war munitions. Of this number 120,000 are women. In some plants women equal or outnumber men and in the next several months women will be needed in increasâ€" ing numbers to carry the war proâ€" duction program to its peak. In spite of al} warnings to woâ€" men workers in industry accidents caused by the wearing of unsafe clothing continue. The Industrial Accident Prevention Associations in their current memorandum to industry urge women workers to dress for their job. Lacknorâ€", George F. Lackâ€" . ner, nowg N., Kitchener, 81 years. Berberich, Park St., aged 81 years. DRESS FOR YOUR JOB KITCHENER Aug. 27, Rev. 1939 CHEVROLET 1938 DODGE 1935 CHEVROLET 1941 PLYMOUTH with heater 1940 PONTIAC, very small mileage 1940 DODGE with heater 1938 FARGO PANEL Newly painted, extra fine tires. 1937 CHEV. SEDAN Delivery 1931 FORD, long wheelbase @â€"COACHES Good tires and paint. Lloyd Bartman returned to his home at Gowanstown after a few days visit at the Ervin Dahmer home. â€" The Forsyth team of Kitchener and the local ball team played an exhibition game here on Friday evening which resulted in a win for the home team. Pte. Percy Holie of Barriefield is spending a few weeks leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Holle. ’ Mrs. A. MacLean, Mr. and Mrs. John MacMillan of Kitchener and ’Mr. Leander Euler of Detroit were ‘visitots at the Henry Ebel home on Sunday. Mr. Russell Stroh left on Monâ€" day for London where he reported for military service. Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Delion of Kitchener were Sunday visitors at the Wm. Delion home. The John MacDonald family has returned from a holiday at the beach. Mr. and Mrs. Boyle, Marjorie and Harold of Kitchener and Rev. and Mrs. J. Mangelsen of Ellice were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Stroh. _ Miss Ruth Beckerson and grandâ€" daughter, Patsy Payne of London, were v friends here recently. Mr. n% August Eisenbach andflu?tu.lis!onidAym. and son Victor, lately of s were visiting friends here early TRUCKS Fred Jesson, 74 Snider St., Waterloo By Nosk Strob Bert Stevens Phone 8â€"8487