Waterloo Region Record from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada • 3

CIRCULATION 14157 A Smith Gives Answer 3 Mills To Tory Bid Waterloo Has ICE CARNIVAL EATURED ewer Births ititeu White proposed i'l'cl fl necessary for th attorney 2 Lose Lives I in election will result in the sel jng been reported previously th Vs By Hollywood Talent Scout Aircraft Student Killed at Galt cash Police say Are Numerous every five years section however the' situation vif these are dry I have no apolo perhips having this opportunity appearance Provincial 19171920 19231926 $1200 num 97420 nm Mayor Sees Unfair Board Seek Road Link With die North 1921 192 V19371 Music Agricultural Grants Affected i selves through the ballot box than for the government to function in an atmosphere of uncertainty sincerely trust that the com Kitchener's current epidemic of robberies continued unabated today with the announcement that thieves stole $6573 from the offices of the Martin Transport Company yester day The money was taken from a cash box police say but more than $55 also in cash in the bottom compart ment of the container was overlook ed by the robber Police said there was no evidence to indicate that anyone had broken into the building Estimate Session Adjourn at 2 AMj $249217 Involved address unknown from 1915 to 1927 19161 27 19191 24 8 (1922255 (1925 19 4 Delegation to Enlist Support at Convention 1 'I Kelly to ace Robbery Charge Condsble It Bringing Man to Kitchener Rate Shows Decline rom 299 in 1920 To 135 During 1939 Kitchener's effort to secure a road to the north may have the backing of the Ontario Good Roads asso ciation at the convention of that organization in Toronto next week Mayor Meinzinger intimated today His worship stated to obtain hopes 'to with the has been County Domination Of House of Refuge Displeases Mayor Kitchener's Public School Board retained iU 1939 mill rata for IMO when it met last night Originally scheduled to meet as members of an administration com mittee to which the press Is not adr mittad trustees found shortly after eleven o'clock that they still had time on their hands and accordingly went ahead with the business of their estimates which was not scheduled to sosna up until tonight $249217 INVOLVED Shortly after two ib when the elected representatives finished with their bout with figures run ning into thousands of dollars they found that their rate for the year stood at 11J mills exactly where they had left It about the same time last year In other words Kitchener taxpayers will be asked to dig up 824921777 with which to finance the public schools program this year Salaries always the big item' will amount to $18620050 this year the trustees figured The i total is "ap proximately $2000 above last year's figure 1 Other estimates compiled by trus tees are as follows: Water fuel light and power 910000: janitors supplies $1800 educational and office sup plies $5JS7 furniture and equip ment $500 insurance $122020 de benture payments SM47M2 man ual training and crafts $1800 home economies $400 auxiliary and pro motion departments $750 agricul ture $550 physical education health and safety department $1600 summer playground agement committees dries $270134 Clement January IS when judgment was reserved The plaintiff MotburgcrLsought to recover damages in the sum of $120 from the township tehlch refused to buy 2200 yards of gravel from the plaintiff When employees of the township went to the Mosburger farm they found that the gravel con tained too much sand to be of any practical 1 value to them The de fence claimed that they had not contracted to buy 2200 yards of gravel but wvuld take up to that amount If it proved satisfactory Judge Clement stated in his writ ten judgment that it was oouvtrui it the gravel in the Mosburger pit was ever up to government standards and that the township was com pelled to buy gravel of govern mental requirements otherwise the ropd work subsidy might be held Up court further held thnti hnd the plaintiff dug a half dozen test holer as he had been instructed to do he would have learned how the gravel lay When the gravel digging machine was placed in operation it quickly demonstrated the absence of a gravel his honor ruled "One is surprised that the de fendant directed the machinery to be placed without first ascertaining whether the test holershowed the proper he added It is not a case for costs lhe court ruled I Hydro Commissioner Asks Indorsation Of Hon Euler GALT eb John EL Hott Galt 19 of Ottawa a student at the Galt Aircraft Sdhool was killed yesterday when he fell be neath the wheels of a truck carry ing KM tons of cement After hearing witnesses Coroner James Mulqueen said there would be no inquest Three other cadets said the acci dent occurred as Galt tried to swing aboard a passing transport truest The youth they said grabbed a lower rail of the moving truck and 'thwi slipped under the wheels when he tried to grasp a higher rail The big dual wheels passed over his head they said Galt reported at the air frame mechanics division of the school on Sept 25 and was to have been grad uated on March 31 The fatality was the first since the school opened and the first traffic accident in the town since the beginning of the year It was the second death in Can ada 7f aircraftsmen in two days from mishaps On Wednesday at Halifax James Colquhoun of Rose mount Que was killed whenstruck by a heavy piece of metal not serious is at least inconven ient as many people have to carry their water some distance One well in! this district is supplying 14 fam ilies One woman is seHing water to her neighbors and getting as high as 10 cents a pail However those who have wells which are still yielding water arc helping others less fortunate and as one resident who does not speakEnglish any too well puts it in ex tending an invitation to his neigh bor? to get water at his well: "God gave me water I give you water If i I no give you water maybe God not give me Nearly every home in town is PsiiiiiinnH with ttnft wnlpr ris The elimination of grants for agri culture and music as announced by Premier Hepburn In his budget speech may reduce the revenue of v' Waterloo Public School Board by $226 The financial statement of Braendle secretary showed that the grant last year for agriculture was $208 and for music $18 No grants are to be paid for art but the Waterloo schools never have re ceived a grant for this subject The announcement of Premierv Hepburn said grants "for such spec tai subjects as agriculture music and would be eliminated Whe ther there are any other subjects in the Waterloo curriculum affected is not known immediately urther Mr Braendle points out it is not known as yet whether the agricultural grants to which refer ence is made are the grants for teachers or for the! schools The grants for teachers are known to have been cancelled 4 i The revenue of Waterloo Public School Board from grants last year i was $5275 The board setting its rate this week estimated receipts from thta source for 1940 at $4200 The budget speech Indicates that the actual grants will bei below 4500 "I don't think they would discour 5 age schools by cutting too far into the grants for thesespecial sub Secretary Edmond Pqquegnat of the Kitchener Public School1 Board said today i 1 far as art is concerned how ever we received anything for three years and we have a pretty fair art department You can see xfrom that the art reductions refer to public schools "If going to cut the agri culture grants it may make quite a difference We receive about 90 per cent of cost of this department from the government If they cut that' out we i like Mr Pequegnat said Cut in the grants for agriculture music and art by the Ontario De partment of Education as indicated in the budget brought down i in the Ontario Legislature yesterday will not seriously affect separate schools Inspector Walsh stated today The effects will be felt however but he did not believe they would be im portant enough to warrant any dras tic change in estimates Separate schools in line with pub lic schools have been receiving grants from the government to sup port these various courses Ih total they have averaged about 25 per cent of the costs In some of the courses they have gone as high as 50 per cent i While he was not prepared to give accurate figures he estimated the in revenue resulting from the cut would run into several hundred dollars for Kitchener separate schools rom thia rather formidable total the truatoea deducted welcome re i ceipta az follows: Ontario depart mental grants $28000 rent $30 fees and sundry receipts $2723 contributions from other boards to ward attendance officer's salary $817 grant from reeport Sana torium for resident teaches balance from 1939 $2227 Chairman red Schneider did much to atone for the inconven ience imposed upon his eelleagues by the lateness of the hour wham midway through the proceedings he suddenly called off die business cd the evening and ordered that lupch be served It had been an anrtual custom on estimates night for the members to twit Mr Schneider on the absence of refreshments as toe midnight hour rolled around But last night he was a step ahspd of therq Without waiting for prompt tag the chairman summoned an at tendant from his packing plant and had spread before the beard mem bers a toothsome repast It Was treat" and the trustees enjoyed theff selections from among eight varie ties of cooked meats topped off with pickles cheese bread butter and coffee His worship stated delegation will endeavor the aid The mayor stated he attend the convention works committee whit authorized by City Council to rep resent the city which is a member of the association Kitchener needs an outlet to the north through Teviotdale The mayor said the Board of Trade In augurated this movement a couple of years ago and he believes the full support of the Good Roods Association should be secured Such a road connecting Kitch ener with the north would bring much traffic and business to this city that is now being diverted to other centres the mayor contended in of Kenhctlj Sand lhimiltn I killed I CL Case Revolves Around Purchase of Gravel 4 i agent Bond 13 building contractor wsi the crash Th accident occurred laxt night at Hannon five mile southf here when a car driven by Sandes kW eclion of candidates whose views with respect to the effective prose cution of the war will be clear and unequivocal To that extent the hand of any government will be strengthened and gies to offer in helped to bring forward BEST I far as North Waterloo is con cerned I sun quite satisfied that the Hon Euler is the best man we can have to represent us and that he will do everything in his power to put into action the wishes of his constituents "While thanking you therefore for your invitation I am quite sure yon would not expect me to accept unless asssurance were given that your association is sincere enough to endorse the candidature ef Mr Euler in whom I have the utmost confidence and whose distinguish ad service to the nation has defin itely proved outstanding in representing the and! Can ada" i John Elliott Galt Crushed by Truck President rank A Kitcheners vice presidentShantz secretary treasurer Percy Shantz 4 iCitchener The meeting' will be held in It llT be necessary for the attorney general' department bear cost of upptySng irniiscript of tj evl drtce free to defence la v4 in previous case of till kind the de partment never kefued uch a request Mr Sifn will rev eaitha re mit of hi interview on hl( return toj Kitchener ionmrrvw nr In Rail Crash Minor Accidents i Hall was rv teased after treatment but Well ta recovering freyn mul tiple JareraUonv and a brails and hta condition is report! fJr men were on their to Hamilton front Welland aud kid mark an the road showed that Sandra attempted to top She car aijo equippea wnn a son water cis nrti' rM nK iKi 71 wi I th hT mnt of irst Mennonite it iu uiiu pi nuuuij I 1 vvn I i enuren jjivnenener 4 lies unu iigniiiiE vuruuii uuiniesuiig Kitchener Znich Accord KITCHKNKIt (INTAIHO RIDAY HHIJAHY 1 1940 convener Gordon Steiss Jacob lessen make up committee Miss Mary Louise Young convener and Miss Wilhelmine Jansen ballet in structress Miss Marguerite Sweitz er casting committe Earl Myr Mrs Earl Myr Mrs Marion Smuck Les ter Verch ticket sales Judson un ke advertising Carl Rooke Charles Krigner and Miss Mildred Hahn program and music Dr Broome and Charles Wolstenhome choreogra phy Earl Myr I i Orchestra: Charles Wolstenhome Ridley Miller Claude Chislett Irvin Lang Petersen Julius Zeller Herbert Hintz Douglas Janke Ted dy Denver Martin Murawsky Wil liam Small Graham Melross Mike Slauenwhite Albert Eldred Charles Wolstenholme Jr MEMBERS CAST i i The cast: Patty Jane Scully lor ence Johnston Norma Bechtel Dorothy Bauer Sandra Lang Paula Matlow Carolyn Spellman Betty Boehmer Mary Costello Mary Dal ton Betty Harper Marion Hollinger Betty Kay Carol Krug Shirley Nutter Mary Schafer Betty Schlee Ruth Scnneider Mary Shirk Peggy Shoniketv Eleanor Ainlay Jean An derson Corcen Bailey Joan Barber Joan Bauer Ruth Bauer Joan Bech tel Ruth Bechtel Bob BenderMarjorie Braniff Paul Broome Diane Jean "Cameron Betty Daub Dorothy Davies Janet Ditoer Doris Dotzcnroth Marion Eckel Elizabeth Euler June isher Julie Gammon Anne Hamilton Jean Hattin Bar bara 7Hemmerich Diana Hunter lorence Jones Ellen Kaden Betty Kalbfleisch Katherine Keller rances Mary Krug Desta Leavine Verna Legge Joan Anne Leinweber ay Linder Judy Macfftllum Mary Joan MacKenzie Rosal JMcKinney Marilyn Miller Donna Milner Edna Moore Marion Mundjr Patsy Nes bitt Dora Mae Nixon Philip Rason Maureen Richardson Jpan Ritzer Marilyn Ross Patsy Sauder Caro line Schaefer Patsy Schaefer Caro lyn Schlee Elaine Schmidt Brita Schneider Suzanne Schuster Diane Seagram Shirley Seagram Barbara Seebach Ruth Shoemaker Mary Jane Slater Dorothy Stoltz Alice Stroh Miriam Voelker ran Turn to Page 11 Defence Counsel I To Discuss White Plea With Conant 'j Kenneth Sim Modale eounacl for the defence with Ray MMvei of Galt In the trial of Reginald While for murder here last week' last at nobn todnyjfnr Toronto on bfllne Before leiving Mr Sim that would akr th opportunity I ON 'i (ht murder ciiHvkthiii ilht Atlnr ncy Gcneial Conant aixlmentber of Hie llall i util tit AlihM i i By Record CorrepondeHl NEW HAMBURG eb The water shortage in this district is not as Serious as in many Ontario communities a revels As far as can be learned 'only one farmer in tljis area is without watr and must drive cattle about a half mile The supply as one farnjetj point ed out is due to the fact? many farmers have drilled wells Another farmer said he had a drilled weft 75 feet deep which has 68 eet of water at the present time 5 In the village itself Certain sec tions have tteen his hardej tfian others Only few wells (in the lower section of the village have gone dry In the Stoney Creek Autb Skids Into Train Two Other Injured Pally average numbar copies In month of Januaiy Circulation one year ago 13107 1 10 years ago 11024 compos Rldi of a five man Hou of Refuge Ito rd by the County Council for admintetrallon of the Institution I hardly fair to Kit chener Mayor Melnrlitaor Indicat ed today in a statement in which he aid the county by ki doing I further violating th lting agreement with Kitchener I was com hat surprised )at riday whetuJ st in st the board meeting and found three repren Utlcr of the county functioning ati board th mayor commented i LIMHTI Til TWO It was pcnlyiiated at the ixiard that Iber could hardly be atiy fut ure i deadlock with the predomin ating vote of County Council mem tx rs nd I frIy admitted that uCh wa evidently the hte war ifxUl Mid agreement between Kite lieb er and the county with rrx I to the npcrttionf the House of Refuge I Illi In exLttenc and under Ita terrna the County I not privileged to any more than two members Galt and! Kitchener with ony one repre enutjve each or the board h'r abaolutciy ft chance The present situation njcsn that the county I absolutely In control n( the institu tions administration "TrreeiCUve of any arguments th county may adv anc In support of tu new move the domination tabliahed is not in aceord with the principle of democracy tor which the mp're ifighttog at thu time ERROR PRINCTAL Wr are looking forward this year a 4 LIa amsIs aM ik 1 1 a hl PVUlg 1001 IVWSH wmswv I agreement with the county in the mattrri of relations between the city and the county in the ad mill ij tr i of their foinv interests This action on the part of the county author! tic is hardly in the advancement of this hose I do not w(h to appear too critical but haying rzri eijultr I cannot help but county has erred in rir cipie Tlie first showing of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" ambitious ice carnival presented by the Skat ing ClulL was well received by the fairly large crowd attending the nt the auditorium last night The first carnival attempted by the club with a purely local cart apart from a few visiting skaters welt repaid tne executive ror ine fnitli it placed in its abil ity Highlight of the show was the solo by Miss Barbara Ann Scott Ottawa Dominion junior' champion Her grace and verve brought rounds of applause Even in the most dif ficult movements the young girl lievef' appeared awkward The Ottawa miss was encored five timejs before the gallery was willing to let her rest After each appear ance sthe enthusiasm of the audience seemed to increase I Miss Marilyn Ruth Take Toronto also performed satisfactorily in a difficult "Gypsy Probably the best local effort was the pair Miss loraine Ducharme and Wallace Diestclmcycr Another club pair Miss Carol Shields and John Pinder in a difficult act (en titled and gave the show a professional air Miss Patty Jane Scully juvenile soloiSt of the club followed by the "Children's ete in pro vided an effective curtain raiser for the show BALLET WINS APPLAUSE The ballet under the direction of Sweitzer was well received by the audience as was the rat precision number Viewing the show was a Metro Goldwyn Mayer movie talent scout The 'H scout took numerous action pictures nf the show totake back to Hollywood for consideration there The costumes and decorations of the i rink were well done and in keeping with the gefu raHjquality of the shotv 7 The committee in charge included: Chairman Dr A Broome theme and skating director Earl Myr cos I tume convener Mrs II Mqrris assistant costume conveners Mrs A Scully Mrs Allan Shirk: propel lx J'X i New Hamburg oman Sells Water at 0l Cents a Pail last two years of the war! The births each year from 1913 to 1927 follow: 123 131 135 139 119 136 172 134 156 151 143 132 159 152 The number of newcomer shou ed a marked decline in 19 to III births from the total of 152 in 1927 and has steadily decreased tine that time until only 52 children wer born to Waterloo pegente in the town In 1939 The decrease in the yearly rwa tratiom atJhe Waterloo municipal office since 1928 is due to the fact mat more ana more birth have occurred at the hospitals MORE AT HOSPITALS Since the number of newborn to Waterloo parents at the hospital were not recorded until two years ago the birth rates for the past ten year eannot be computed with degree of accuracy At this time however the poinL has been reached where there are more children bom at the hospitals than in the homes Of the total of 121 in 1938 69 were at the hospital and 52 in the homes igures indicate' too thai the rate in the first decade of the present century were well over the 20 mark The number of birth in earlier years were: 1902 80: 1 903 581904) 89: (1905) 82 (19061 84: 1907) 92 (1911) 99 (1912 114 Record for the years Trom 1908 to 1910 ar4 not birth rate today less than half of that of 25 car ago' The rate hit a peak in the Osgutxie Hall Coin of Appeal 1920 of 29 9 birth per lIXX) of pp 1 The condemned man ij Without ulatton In 1915 it wa 27 IT Last year und am if the app to jM orerd the rate was 13 5 The largest number of births in any year on record occurred in 1920 when a total of 173 sons and daugh ter were born to Waterloo parents The town's xpulation that year was 5744? 117 LISTED LAST YEAR Last year there wore 117 birth figure bemg the total number to Waterloo parents at the hospitals as well 5 within the town Th population of the town reached 8623 While the rate I shown to be sub jecl to wide variance it was cvn prior to 1927 than igure Same As Last Year I' Judge Clement has given written judgment In favor of th de fendant in an action instituted in Division Court by John Mosburger agalnst the Township of Wilmot 'Dowdsll atted for the plaintiff and Walter McGibbon for the de fendant township The action claimed of eon tract and wa heard before Jud "One at a time That' the new order of the day in I Ontario bei erage roomnLCopie df ihe order signed by De pup' Com missioner Arnold Smith rre in the poMcssion of all Twin City hotels and the new ruling 1 being rigidly enforced 1 Mr Smith further rule thi board frowns on the practice of placing' more than one glass of b)er per 'customer on the beverag room table at one time Qn hockey nights when Abe de mand for beer between peuods in Variably keep waiter of? certain local hotel on the jump it ha been the practice of patrons to' order two or more beers at once I Moreover the new drder stipu lates tst the I board will not toler ate th peddllrig of beer fron table to taRie In other words waiters have been instructed not tg fill tray with beer and then distribute In the future a customtgr must give his order to the waiter who in turii will relay it to the Ji)p man In short patron will wait longer to assuage their thirst and waiters will walk farther and possibly Hater THE THIRD PAGE I 7 Jxteal limpenlurM: 6 18 noon 23 1 27 Hun tomorrow rlwe at 718 am an Mil at t49 were 191 ji death 198 19181 en 30 Z9 9 233 skidded into the hgm waj turned 1 round dragged a saw ft then Its I Wins ii Btnsu uiuuiMs Dr Bell of Birbrok i Coillt JUCWlDCnt was driving hi ear behind td eBand VWUI MMsmvsss er machine and saw th accident said that Sander was pmKed be neath the car Dr Bed placed the: four men in hi car and toDk them to hosvital Bond died on the wr to hmnitsl nf a' fractured skull and ractured jaw Bond 1 survived by his widow and four children hi father four sister and two brother AnHnquest will be held Limit Purchase Of Hotel Beer I Cugtoqiers Get Only One Glass at a Ticne 7 1 11 I Robbery Epidemic Continues Unabated Hydro Commissioner Albert Smith MLkA for North Waterloo' look to "the North Waterloo Con 1 servative Association for assurance I that it will support the candidature of Hon Euler before he con Ider accepting The invitation to attend their conven non Saturday Unless assurance be given that the association i sincere enough in its policy to endorse the candidature of Mr Euler ray Commissioner Smith in his to the Conser vative executive committee he doc not believe the association would expect him to accept its invitation REPLY 7 Commissioner Smith was invited by the North Waterloo Conserva tive Association to be present at it convention Saturday in view of the support he gave the provincial pre mier in his vote of censure of the federal prime minister The reply reads: you for your leper of eb 10 inviting me to attend your convention and expressing appre elation of my recent action in the Ontario Legislature i is no question in my mind that in peace or war but particular ly in war when doubt or dissatis faction arises is far more sails 1 satently higher prior to 1927 than' Tiirrnrv inr irv neonir in up given I UUlil UV tnv opportunity to express them Lerage up to 1927 atx'ut 23 pcs School Revenues May Be Reduced urther the total number of births ded into the engine the iain in each of the 15 year from 1913 to 1927 with the exception of two yai i was higher than the number of 121 rank Well 50 txindi Ont in 1938 and 117 Jast year The two i and Hall 37 Mount Hsmiltoo years when the stork' visits showed pother passenger in the car were a decline were 1917 and 918 the injured and taken to hospital IUOU population in IW it was I and last year 13 5 The total have i been known only dunes the past two years hospital figure not fiav HAMILTON eb 16 i Toll of a level crusting arcichcnt Statistics supplied by Bi rwep a pawenger train and auto due Waterloo clerk show that the mobile reached two tmtav jith thr rate 27J 233: 224 216 203 CONSISTENTLY HIGHER "1 1 'j ii i 1 Kitchener Public School Board Rate Set at 11 A iJv ''it I I 11 Street Car Passenger Has Narrow Escape Icy stress today continued to ex act their toll of bent bumpen an4 crumbled radiators as Kitchener po lice added almost hourly to theil lengthy list of minor traffic acci dents I No one was injured but one per son came perilously near being crushed beneath truck She is Mis Vera Ratz King street west who was pulled back by follow employees of the Mutual Life Assurance Company as she was about to alight from a street car in the path of a slithering truck which according to the po lice pained the street ear Other accidents in which damage was done involve a truck and trailer and a milk wagon a street car and an automobile Many car own era reported their machines damaged John Kcllv 17 I arrested i in Cornwall by police of that toui'N is coming to Kitchener under escort to face a charge cis robbery while armed "in connec tion with the recent holdup of the bank District Inspector A Piilmer of tlpe Ontario pro vincial police admitted today "That's all I can say at the mo the inspector said Just when Kelly will arrive here and make his court could be learned Constable Sydney Cook is bringing him to this city where he will face trial: Tlie Baden bank was held up on Jan 10 lone gunman making off 'with aboiit $000 in cash Police say Kelly had more than $300 in cash on his person when he was picked up in Cornwall Shantz Reunion Set for July 3 i The Shantz family will hold a general Reunion in Waterloo Park July 3 it was decided at an execu tive meeting of tlie family associa tion at the home Shantz Clarence street last night It is the custom to hold a general reunion every five years The last such meeting (was held in 1935 at which time about 3500 members attended The tlrsli general reunion was held in 1913 riiui the mpxt one in 1930 The lattpr attracted 4500 people and led to Jhe decision to bold them every bye years Officer! elected Ifor the coming event wire: President rank A Schantz Lincoln Shantz I Record Stakt Photo At top above arc shown the mayor and town councllmen ok Hamelin presented by the Skating Club Ice Carnival Thd Pied Pipcr of at the auditorium last night Left to right are Sheldon Muter Hahn McKinney and Harry Schondelmayer Below5 arc four (of the Juvenile skaters left to right Dorothy Bauer Sandra Lang Carolyn Spellman and Paula Matlow I Ice Carnival Witnessed '7 Chr I Vi vuglAwl 'm 11 1 ML MM Kwyjiw 1 wW UMHWWW A I 11 WM I JUK L4 Ml it! 7 9 '77 Jr WM WE WWW 4 IB AWDBWWMM i.