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_ Sees Subsidies for Farmer To Boost Farm Production army, in flight for 300 miles. made an unexpected stand tonight at the base of the Gulf of Sirte, on a line running due south of El Agheila. Pursuing British vanguards esâ€" tablished immediate contact with this main force of the enemy reâ€" maining in North Africa at a point which still is more than 300 miles car in front of the service station and approached a car containing four men, one of whom suddenly thrust a revolver in his face, with the warning "get out of here!‘" Chief Constable Edwin Scherer of New â€" Hamburg immediately conâ€" tacted provincial police. who threw out a dragâ€"net As quickly as he told his story in New Hamburg. the unknown man departed without leaving his name or address Says Threatened With Gun (By Staf Writer) After an exhaustive search for clues in connection with a report Tuesday night that an unknown man was threatened by a gunman in front of a New Hamburg service station, provincial police stated toâ€" day that the story evidently oriâ€" ginated through a perverted sense of humor. Desert Army Makes Stand "It appears that this story is the unidentificd man‘s idea of a joke. {of after thorough investigations. we believe the report to be just a hoax." High County Constable Harry Noble of the â€"provincial poâ€" lice here, states The unknown man was a moâ€" totrist who related to a New Hamâ€" burg woman that he got out of his The speaker went on to deal with the government system of recruitâ€" ing, deploring that the system| "should be on a basis of equality.} Give agriculture the same privilege as industry, if privileges are being: granted," he declared, pointing on the one hand to countless cases of, farm labor shortage, and on the| other to cases where industries were allowed to retain 2]~yearâ€"oldl men called up for military training| "because they were said to be inâ€" dispensable to industry. l Officials Present Among the officials at the Twin City Milk Producers‘ banquet on Wednesday were Bert _ Hughes, presiden: of the Ontario Milk Proâ€" ducers‘ League; E. C. Hallman, viceâ€"president of the same associaâ€" tion and past president of the Twin City Producers‘ Association, and Lloyd Burkhardt, president of the Twin City Milk Distributors‘ Assoâ€" ciation. Also present were Louis O. Breithaupt, M.P. for North Waterâ€" loo; Mayor W. D. Brill of Waterloo; Ald. A. J. Cundick of Kitchener (acting in Mayor Joseph Meinâ€" tContinued on Page 10) Stressing that price is a necessary factor to achieve the desired proâ€" duction boost on farms, the speaker predicted that "subsidization will come down the line of agricultural products in the near future". He emphasized that the government, in order to make its priceâ€"pegging program succeed, "must, through a system of bonuses, give the farmer what he needs". At the same time Mr. Robinson warned farmers as well as city residents that a period of drastic curtailment of production of numâ€" erous articles lies only a few weeks or months away. "If you haven‘t been thrifty, then be thrifty now," came the warning note. _ _ _ _ _ "Industry has the right to say men are indispensableâ€"agriculture has not. Through the whole present system there is unfairness," Mr. Robinson asserted. Police Regard Story As Deliberate Hoax By Unknown Man (By Staff Writer) Special speaker at the annual Twin City Milk Producers‘ Associaâ€" tion meeting held in Waterloo, M. M. Robinson of Burlington addressâ€" ed a crowd of several hundred on "Coâ€"operation and the War Effort". He asserted that the government had failed to "read the signs" and "now has us in a serious situation where we may face a food shortage. "On top of this problem we now have another with which to conâ€" tend," the speaker continued: "the problem of proper organization of our manpower and womanpower." Mr. Robinson is a representative|of Black Shirts, ftalian East Africa, on the Canadian Food Distributionlon the situation there. Council, and an official of the Onâ€"‘ For five years after the Italian tario Federation of Agriculture. He{ conquest of Ethiopia, Italians pourâ€" deplored that importance of the‘ed money into East African terriâ€" production of foodstuffs in Canada|tories. Boastfully, they declared had only recently been brought to that by directed industry, unity, the fore, where it had nceeded seriâ€"‘national pride and the vigor of a ous treatment at a much carlier|reâ€"born state, Fascism would build date. ‘in Africa a new Roman Empire. Price Is Real Factor Italian â€" genius for colonization Stressing that price is a necessary, would establish new standards for factor to achieve the desired proâ€" the world. Stresses Need of Thrift At Annual Producers‘ Meet THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Vol. 85, No. 8 ort of Tripoli. the main Axis CAIRO The German desert Name Gordon Weber President of Twin City Milk Producers; Howard Gies Elected Head Of Toronto Group (Waterloo Branch). All the councillors, and the town clerk, also spoke briefly. Committees were a inted as follows: road and brm;;, James Riddell and H. H. Kropf; fire and light. A C. Fischer and E. Luckâ€" Reeve Walter R. Hostetler took offic> for his 10th term as reeve at the inaugural meeting of New| Hamburg village Council, and congratulated councillors on theirf return by acclamation. The reeve | also congratulated James Riddelil, ! the sole new member of the 1942 council. Reeve Hostetler paid high triâ€" bute to the New Hamburg ‘boys‘ who are with the active service forces overscas. declaring that the cal‘! for freedom had been well anâ€" swered by New Hamburg, and that "for the size of the town we do not have to take a back seat for any municipality". ‘"The statement shown by this council for 1941 could be a credit to any council," the reeve said in | his inaugural address. He pointed out that council was starting tho‘ year with a "substantial balance", and that although there was no large expenditure on the horizon, "it should not be our policy just to sit back" I Back In Council For Tenth Term The deputy reeve‘s statement arose out of a discussion on the type of stop signal advisable at a Waterloo intersection, that of King and William Sts. It was agreed that a stop sign at this point is esâ€" sential, but where Deputy Reeve Sturm â€" favored the twoâ€"corner, standing traffic signal, other counâ€" cillors advised installation of the single, overhead type of stopâ€"light. At Three Streets. Praises Local Soldiers (By Staff Writer) The need for some definite reguâ€" lation governing "stop" and "cauâ€" tion" _ traffic signals throughout Ontario was stressed to Waterloo Council Monday night by Deputy Reeve Herman Sturm. Largest Circulation of any Waterioo County Weekly Newspaper The Bonacorsi report strips the mask. It tells a story of graft and corruptionâ€"of troops in rags while contractors made millions. "Let the truth be known", Bonacorsi exâ€" claims, as he make these direct charges: "Every town and city has differâ€" ing signs, and it creates definite confusion with drivers," the deâ€" puty reeve asserted. "For the safeâ€" ty of all, some definite government regulations should be adopted in connection with traffic signals," he emphasized. Ethiopia would be the wonder co!'g_ny gt the 'l‘wentieth Century. When British troops marched into Addis Ababa and Mussolini‘s East African Empire crumbled to dust, they found a revealing docuâ€" ment. It was a report written in April, 1940, by General Arconoâ€" valdo Bonacorsi, Inspector General of Black Shirts, Italian East Africa, on the situation there. Sturm Wants Regulation _ Governing Trafic Lights Graft and Greed In Italy‘s Empire lc d e e oc Adding a note to the alderman‘s ‘, |report, Mayor W. D. Brill stated As N. Hambmg Reevegthat "tax prepayments are such this year that we are going to try itpganamar to get through the year without Town‘s Statement Called a bank loan, if possible". Loans "Credit To Any Council" amounting to only a small figure ue | were necessary to assist Waterloo Reeve Walter R. Hostetler woklm its financing during 1941. . Council finally agreed that Waterloo Deputy Reeve Deplores Confusion Created By Varying Traffic Signals Through Ontario. (Continued on Page 10) it The Week in Pictures OTTAWA.â€"Canada‘s young solâ€" diers, according to wartime stanâ€" \dards, "the bestâ€"dressed men" in the Dominion, are shortly to be jissued with a smart second uniform (to be worn off duty, it was anâ€" nounced at Defence Headquarters here last night. Soon Issue Dress Uniform _ # To The Canadian Soldiers© WarerLoo, Ontamo, Friat, Jaxnvary 16, 1942 ment â€" the walkingâ€"out dress is what â€" its name indicates",. said Majorâ€"General _ B. V.. Browne, Adjutantâ€"Generak "a ‘best suit‘ to be worn when*work is done for the day." The boys who form Canada‘s Rumoured recently as a replaceâ€"| â€"hence the issue of an extra uniâ€" ment of battleâ€"dress, the new uni-‘fnrm." form will be issued in addition to:_ Economy enters into the picture, the fighting dress which has proved| too, it was pointed out, two suits itself the most practical dress ever|having more than twice as long a designed for battle conditions. life as one "It is decidedly not a r(‘p‘la(‘(‘-[l".e Officers‘ Unifortn would be advisable to have stopâ€" lights erected at the intersections of King and Allan Sts., and King and John Sts., as well as at the King and William Sts. intersection first mentioned. It was decided that such action was advisable for complete protection of local school children. Clerk Norman Bolduc was instructed to write the Deâ€" partment of Highways for a reâ€" commendation as to what type of traffic signal would be most deâ€" sirable. King street, it was pointâ€" ed out, is a provincial highway. The session was the inaugural meeting of Waterloo Council, and the 1941 standing committeck of council were left intact, with the exception of two changes: appointâ€" ment of Ald. F. B. Relyea to the sewer committee, and appointment of Ald. Fred Hughes to the properâ€" ty committee Members Unchanged Mambers of the various Waterâ€" loo boards and commissions were also left unchanged. The town planning _ commission, _ however lacks one mamber through resigâ€" nation of Rudoiph Potts. Filling of this vacancy was left in abeyâ€"‘ ance. : 4 Mayor Brill pointed out the lights would "curb speeding" on South King street. Ald. F. B. Relyea, head of counâ€" cil‘s office committee, reported to the meeting that Waterloo finished the year with a bank balance of $5,260.73. He pointed out that 95.5 per cent of the 1941 taxes were coilected. Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill is shown as he made his historic speech before a jpin‘t“se_ssi(’)‘n‘of Parliament during his ‘‘Walkingâ€"Out" Dress To Be Issued In Addition To Regular Battle Dress HISTORIC SPEECH recent visit to Ottawa Army â€" teoday are typical young Canadians, the kind of chaps who wouldn‘t think of going out for the evening in their working clothes, who wear their best suit on Sundays. Because they are in the army there is no reason why their standards should be changed â€"hence the issue of an extra uniâ€" Smartly cut, quite like the jacâ€" kets and slacks worn by officers, even to the brassâ€"buckled cloth belt, the new uniforms, issue of which is expected to be made early (Continued on Page 10) Bingeman The following are the officers for the year 1942. Hon. president, Rev. H. R. Mosig; president. Mrs. E. G. Hammer: viceâ€"president. Mrs. C. Forler; treasurer, Mrs. Geo. Morâ€" ley: secretary, Mrs. John Bowman; pianist, Mrs. E. Ritz; asst. pianist, Mrs. Mosig; flower fund, Mrs. T. Lautenschlager: service committee, Mrs. V. Rehberg and Mrs. L. Organize Lutheran Ladies‘ Aid Group At New Hamburg NEW HAMBURG.â€"The annual meeting of Trinity Lutheran Laâ€" dies‘ Aid was held at the parsonâ€" age. Mrs. Hammer, president. was in the chair. The treasurer‘s report showed receipts for 1941 of $288.98 and exâ€" penditures of $219.94 . The main feature of 1941 was the rally held last fall at which 500 members participated. A hearty vote of thanks was exâ€" tended to all officers especially the treasurer. who had completed 12 years of service and the secreâ€" tary, Mrs. John Bowman. who has worked efficiently for 10 years without missing one mecting. Officers. Schumacher‘s right hand was mangled when it became caught in a roller after he had slipped while walking behind a carding machine at the plant. The injured man was rushed by Dr. T. M. Robertson of St. Jacobs to the Kâ€"W Hospital, where he was immediately opcrated on by Dr. Harry Lackner. Norman Shumacher of St Jaâ€" cobs, is recovering this week from a serious hand injury he suffered while at work in the Canada Feltâ€" ing Co., at St. Jacobs. St. Jacobs Man Suffers Serious Hand Injuries Hand Caught In Factory Roller. Name Mrs. Hammer President (By Chromele Correspondent) County News , Wartime ? Wage Control â€"Instructions The accused. apparently due to frustrations in youth. developed the character of a Dr. Jekyl1 and Mr. Hyde personality.". A. W Boos. Kitchener lawyer. explained in police court Wednesdavy in deâ€" fence of his client The client was a Toronto man. Norman Heinbacher of Brock St. who pleaded guilty before Magis trate John R Blake to theft of $343 from the St Jacobs Creamery at St Jacobs, during December The Bench remanded the accused in custody until next Wednesday for sentence The Warden of Waterloo County (who is likely to be Reeve Charles Stager of Hespeler) will head the gencral committee, while other committee members are: Reeve Herbert _ Strebel _ of _ Woolwich To#Wnship; Reeve Ed. Huchn of Wellesley Tp., and Deputy Reeve Amos Wilkinson of Wellesley Tp.; Reeve Lorne B. Weber of Waterâ€" loo Tp.. and Deputy Reeve Robt. The new county committee will, deal with any emergencies arising | in the line of agricultural producâ€"‘ tion in Waterloo County,. co-npori ating with township representaâ€" tives. The group will lend aid tn' Dominionâ€" and provincial governâ€"| ments in seeking methods of inâ€"| creasing agricultural production. Committee Members | Purpose of the committee is to canvass each‘of the county‘s five townships to secute information on farming conditions in an effort to learn what may be done to boost wartime â€" agricultural â€" production. Sectional committees are also beâ€" ing organized. Agricultutral Representative E. L. McLoughry, secretary of the new organization, announces forâ€" mation of a Waterloo County Agriâ€" cultural War Committee. Sectional committces are also ht‘-I Additional men asked to act on Karl Docnitz. ing organized. ‘the committee are: Reeve H. E â€"â€"â€" â€" The agricultural representative Ratz of Waterloo: Deputy Reeve , . approached Kitchener City Counâ€"|jEdmuna Schwindt of â€" Woolwich MONDAY cil on Monday, secking appointâ€" ; Tp.; Reeve Fred Forwell of Elmira: & . ment of a council representative| Reeve Walter Hostettler of New AMtack Dutch East Indies to the general committee. Council, Hamburg and Reeve A. W Eltherâ€" BATAVIA. N. E.1 Japan named Ald. Irvin Bowman to thv‘mgmn of Preston vading armies have struck b Dos“'; . L5 * aund mr in a longâ€"anticipated momg in tate of theit respertive! To cope with the difficulty exâ€" provincial governments. ‘perienced in recent years of carryâ€" Interpretative Rulings on lhl‘iing the addresses satisfactorily to Order have been issued in bulletin | the large crowd which attends the form,. and these may be obtained|seed fair annually. the committee on application to any Regional|decided to install a loud speaker in War Labor Board. the market building. Interpretative Rulings on the Order have been issued in bulletin form. and these may be obtained on application to any Regional War Labor Board. Employers and employees in the national field should address their communications to the Secretary, the National War Labour Board. Ottawa, while those in the Regionâ€" al category should address themâ€" selves to the Regional War Labor Board in care of their respective provincial governments. In general, National employers are designated as those whose operationsâ€"such as transportation and public utilities, etc.â€"are interâ€" provincial in character. or those industrial | activities â€" particularly mining _ and shipbuildingâ€"are closely related to the national war cffort as a whole. Regional employers are considâ€" ered those in which the operations of the industry or business is deâ€" finitely within provincial or muniâ€" cipal boundaries. In this category fall most war production plants. all sections of retail and wholeâ€" sale trade, and services. etc. Since wage â€" control, together with price control, have become integral parts of Canada‘s warâ€" time design for living, the Nationâ€" al War Labor Board has considerâ€" cd it necessary to demarcate, for the purposes of the administration of the Order, the respective jurisâ€" dictions of the National and Reâ€" gional Boards. As detailed in the advertisement appearing elsewhere in this issue. these instructions define what are national industries falling within the scope of the National War Laâ€" bor Board at Ottawa. and those that come within the jurisdiction of provincial, or Regional War Laâ€" bor Boards. The National War Labor Board has issued instructions to Canadian employers and employees in reâ€" gard to the Wartime Wages and Cz%st of Living Bonus Order (P.C. 8253). Defence Counsel Bees related Dual Personality" Reason for Accused‘s "TIaking Ways Committee To Canvass Area To Learn of Farming Conditions. â€" Name Committee Members. (By staff Writer) (By Staff Writer) Name Ford Kumpf ~â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Head_ of County‘s $1.00 per Year| = Y _â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"‘2nd War Loan Drive | _ The meeting named Agricultural Ski Troops Storm Nazi Lines Representative E. I. McLoughry, _ LONDON.â€"Skiâ€"spod Red troops and W. C. Barrie of Galt to arrange tonight were storming the German the display at the provincial seed defence cog at Orel. 200 miles ifair, and appointed the following southwest of Moscow, and were reâ€" iprogram committee for the annwal ported on the verge of overâ€"runâ€" county seed fair in Waterloo: Fred ning the Rzhevâ€"Bryansk Nazi winâ€" Snyder, Waterloo (chairman); ter line which already has been Ralph Hilborn, New â€" Hamburg; picrced Amos _ Wilkinson, _ Wallenstein: . ,g:_‘;‘i:“éafi_h"h' Elmira: W C.‘Indication of Malta Campaign {J. A. Carroll To Speak NEW YORK.â€"â€"T!\Q .Itah'an GQ\'- It was pointed out to the gatherâ€" ©"Ament has requisitioned "ships |ing that John Carroll. director of Which hitherto have been permitted fall fairs for the Ontario Departâ€" to. navigate for private concerns. |menl of Agriculture, has accopted S2‘8 a Romc'_dlspatch‘ broadcast toâ€" an invitation to be guest speaker at 3aY by the Vichy radio and recordâ€" the county show. The association ©4. by CBS. This might point to has asked A. W. Mason of the NCW Axis operations in the Mediâ€" O.A.C., Guelph, to do the judging. lorranoz'zlu_\..'Brmsh m\llt}iry ‘expe_ns to the court that the accused, as a high school lad, was removed from school to take over his father‘s business due to ilIness of the lat ter. These responsibilities heaped in the boy did not make for a norâ€" mal. teencaged Jlife. the ceurt was told Ski Army Ready To Strike KUIBYSHEV.â€"A huge new RUIBYSHEV.â€"A huge new "ski army" from Siberia is about to strike the Germans a "crushing blow" amidst the snows of the western steppes where the toll of German dead. wounded and missâ€" ing has mounted to 5.500,000. Rus, stans declared today He now has lpses or sprls. apâ€" parently to make up for lost time. and he disappears now and then." defence counsel continued ‘The theft was the work of an amateur and he left a wideâ€"open trail" Crown Attorney WOP Clement BATAVIA, N.E.1.â€"Flying Netherâ€" landers and their Allics apparently American and Australian pilots), it was announced tonight, have struck two Japanese cruisers and two transports, and shot down four planes in trying to smash Japanese footholds on Borneo and Celehes south of the Philipines agreed that before been necessary .t witnesses Hit Two Jap Cruisers E. Cowan of Waterloo Tp.; Reeve William Allison of North Dumfries Tp.; Reeve W. Howard Shaw of Ayr Reeve Wm. Witzcl of Wilmot Tp.. and Deputy Reeve Gordon Hallman fo Wilmot Tp.; G. H. Doâ€" brindt. public school inspector for North Waterloo:; J. C. Walsh, Sepâ€" arate School inspector for North Waterloo and Charles Howitt, pubâ€" lic school inspector for South Waâ€" terloo. Waterloo County Crop Improveâ€" ment Association directors met at the »agricultural offices in Kitchâ€" ener, Saturday. to make plans for the Waterloo seed exhibit at the provincial seed fair in Toronto durâ€" ing the week of Feb. 9th. Arrangeâ€" ments were also completed in conâ€" nection with the annual Waterloo County Seed Fair, to take place at the market building in Waterloo. March 4th. The North Waterloo County drive comprises Kitchener, Waterâ€" loo and surrounding district, and personal of the various committees is now being organized. Commitâ€" tees to be formed are employees, sales, citizens. and public relations groups. It was officially announced yesâ€"/ terday that Ford S. Kumpf of Waâ€" | terloo has been appointed generalr chaiuman of the North Waterloo | Second Victory War Loan for 1942. The general viceâ€"chairman is W" H. Somerville, also of Waterloo. | To Be Held March ith at Waterloo Market Building ; Also Arrange Seed Show For February 9th Appoint W. H. Somerville Viceâ€"Chairman WORLD‘S W EEK tBy Staff Writer) this man in â€" troubl produce â€" Clement has never It‘s not character It‘s News at a T HE NEW YORK.â€"The Italian Govâ€" ernment has requisitioned "ships which hitherto have been permitted to navigate for private concerns." ‘said a Romce dispatch broadcast toâ€" day by the Vichy radio and recordâ€" ed. by CBS. This might point to new Axis operations in the Mediâ€" terrancan. British military experts “arc predicting a campaign to seize Malta. that its large Ax troops " a have ~: bitterly LONDON straight thr Tunisin was \Blasting Operations BA PMA VIAQ, N. BJ Japan s inâ€" vading armies have struck by sea und mir in a longâ€"anticipated invaâ€" sion of the Netherlands East Indies, carrying the war in the Pacific to rew battlafields. but* the islands‘ defenders are putting up stern and enstly resistance. the Indies‘ comâ€" mand announced today State below Reinforcements To Far East SYDNEY. Reinforcements from Britam ind the United States are on their way to the Far East, Ausâ€" traltan Nuvy Minister J. M. Makin announced today in a speech in which he foresaw security for the domimion asurinst ~any menace" Establish New s SINGAPORE Demand Drive Into LONDON. â€" A foreign source whose information in the past has almost always proved correct reâ€" ported today that the friction alâ€" ready noted in Hitler‘s army comâ€" mand has spread to the navy in a sharp dispute between Grand Adâ€" miral Erich Raeder and the subâ€" marine â€"commander. Viceâ€"Admiral Karl Doenitz. LONDON.â€"The Daily Mail, in a despatch datelined Madrid, said toâ€" day reports from Rome indicated German shock troops would attack Malta within ~10 days or three weeks." The dispatch, by Special Correâ€" spondent Harold Cardozo, said Gerâ€" man reinforcements had been reâ€" ported pouring into Italy to points from Brindisi to Syracuse, and that scores _ of _ coastal â€" vessels were carrying "~vast quantities" of amâ€" munition â€" and supplies for the gathering army. \Tightening Noose On Nazis pot |_ CAIRO.â€"A vast Axis air assault in the Meditcrranean appeared to ’b« well under way tonight as Gerâ€" \man and Italian planes battered unceasingly at the British Island of Multa, bombed British communicaâ€" tions across Libya, and attacked \Impermial troops attempting to enâ€" cirele the forces of Ltâ€"Gen. Erwin ‘Romme] TUESDA Y Report Troops May In Japs‘ Path SINGAPORE.â€"Demolition squads of Royal Engineers carried our broad _ and destructive blasting operations in the path of the Japanâ€" ese invader today, effectively easâ€" ing pressure on British forcesâ€"conâ€" tinuing their withdrawal along a line 150 miles above Singapore. unply RANGOON, Burma.â€" Reinforceâ€" ments by land and air forces, the latter including Canadian and other Commonwealth pilots, have arrived in allâ€"important Burma. They were the first known to have reached the Far East in more than a month of war, but more are on the way. LONDON. â€" Continuing westâ€" ward advances by the Red army. steadily drawing tighter the noose about the Germans in the stronglyâ€" held salient of Mozhaisk, 57 miles west of Moscow. were announced today by the Sovict Information Reinforcements at Burma Burcau in Moscov District announced tonight that the Panamanian tanker Norness was torpedoed by a submarine early toâ€" day 60 miles south of Montauk Point, Long Islandâ€"the closest apâ€" proach yet made to North Ameri< ca‘s east coast by enemy vessels in the Second Great War THURSDA Y Torpedo Ship Near U.S. Coast _ NEW YORK.â€" The Third Naval Axis Air Attack Under Way titer Cantg\ METALS, RAGS PAPER BONEL, m Help wi THIS WAR nE it heccorts apore mm Melp WIN TWIS WAR PHONK 2â€"i119 11 WEDNESDAY a¢df Tink ispe t litara French Tunisia \ _ British drive M 1t lA Nazi Navy Attack Maita h ebserver announcer ad sunk (: maden wit) lestreved ~;