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THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Vol. 85, No. 22 Court Rules No Third Degree Methods Used On Dr. Heitt From D. J. Coffey, K.C., of Toronto, defence counsel, had come the suggestion of "third degree" methods at the conferâ€" ence which was attended by Col. C. H. L. Sharman, chief of the narcotics division, Ottawa, Cpl. G. R. Johnson of the R.C.M.P., and J. C. M. German, K.C., special crown prosecutor. . _ â€" TORONTO.â€"Judge Ian Macdonnell ruled at the trial of Dr. J. E. Hett, of Kitchener and Toronto, facing charges inâ€" volving furnishing of narcotics for other than medicinal purâ€" poses, that there had been no coercion on the part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to compel the 73â€"yearâ€"old physician to reveal information at a conference here April 18. When Mr. Coffey made this remark the judge asked the jury to retire while the court decided if evidence which was to follow was admissible. Cpl. Johnson, who was on the stand, completed his evidence and was followed by Col. Sharman and Dr. Hett while the jury was absent. Judge Macdonnell ruled that on Dr. Hett‘s testimony alone he was unable to find coercion. Dr. John E. Hett, 73â€"yearâ€"old Kitchener physician, went on trial today before a jury on a charge of "prescribing, giving, selling, adâ€" ministering or furnishing a drug, to wit, morphine, for other than medical purposes, contrary to the Opium and Narcotics Act." He had pleaded not guilty through his counsel, D. J. Coffey. J. C. M. Gerâ€" man is crown counsel. Judge Ian Macdonell presided. _ _ _ _ _ Defense counsel asked his client| be allowed to sit beside him, but his honor refused, so Dr. Hett went into the dock. Mr. Coffey argued that, as much of the evidence was couched in medical terms and as such was highly technical and be-l yond his understanding, he felt it was necessary that Dr. Hett should be at his side. His honor said that if it should be necessary for Dr.| Hett to elucidate and instruct. counsel, opportunity would be afâ€"| forded. | In outlining the case to the jury, Mr. German spoke highly of Dr. Hett‘s reputation as a physician, and in the investigation of cancer and its cure. Mr. German said the crown hoped to show that, during the years 1941 and 1942, Dr. Hett supâ€" plied morphine to one Clara Merâ€" rick, alias Clara Martin. He admitâ€" ted that the complainant in the case had a previous criminal record dating from 1929 to 1939, in Calâ€" gary. Winnipeg, Seattle, Saskatoon and Toronto. The majority of the convictions were for theft. Mcloughry Urges Farmers‘ Aid In War Scrap Drive Agricultural Representative E. I. McLoughry today made an appeal to Waterloo County farmers to conâ€" tribute to the national salvage campaign. He stated all scrap maâ€" terials on farms should be gatherâ€" ed and given by the farmers to salvage organizations in their viâ€" cinity. . Mctals, scrap rubber, paper and rags are listed secondary materials vital to the war effort, as these arâ€" ticles can be reclaimed and used for war purposes. Tin cans and Meinzinger Promises "Fight To Finish" on Housing The Kitchener mayor in recent weeks, has been headini a move to have countless workingmen‘s homes crected in Kitchener, and particularly to having the federal government continuing with its housing plan. A committee, headâ€" ed by Mayor Meinzinger also urged that the down payment reâ€" quired under the federal plan be reduced from 20 to 10 per cent, and the resolution was endorsed by city council â€" KITCHENER â€" Mayor Joseph Mecinzinger said before he left to attend the Federation of Mayors and Municipalities convention in Ofttawa, this week, he will "fight the housing question to a finish". At a recent meeting, Mayor Meinzinger warned that "unless eel something is done at once, the government will step into Kitchâ€" onmrmemramoeso omremecomuees ener and crect a couple of hundred| _ KITCHENER â€"Rev. Arthur H. houses on posts like they did in Getz, of Philadelphia, leldersh’ig Hamilton ‘education secretary of the Pari Kitchener‘s chief magistrate was and School Board bf the United named chairman of a committee of Lutheran Church of America, will Ontario mayors three months ago be in charge of a Christian educaâ€" to study housing conditions and to tion conference, here, this week. bring in recommendations at the The conference is being held at St. Canadian Federation‘s convention.‘ Peter‘s Lutheran Church. Kitchener‘s chef magistrate was named chairman of a committee of Ontario mayors three months ago to study housing conditions and to bring in recommendations at the Canadian Federation‘s convention. He said today that the "housing problem" will occupy an important place in the convention agenda at Ottawa this week "I am particularly pleased that city council saw fAt to pass a reâ€" solution asking the government to Degree (Continued on Page 10) Features Largest Circulation of any Waterloo County Weekly Newspaper Prominent Grocer Dies Following Brief Iiness George M. Hahn, Waterloo merâ€" chant, died at his home, 47 Spring Street West, Sunday morning after an illness of about a week. Mr. Hahn was born in Carrick townâ€" ship and was 72 years of age. He was en%l,ged in the bakery business in aterloo for many years and for the past 15 years has been associated with his son, Elmer, in the grocery business. 2o i e ce c oo eeeed O aenen Aen en ie o Cel He was a member of Emmanuel make Duke St. a "stop" street at Evangelical Church and of the Ontario St Action of council folâ€" Canadian Order of Foresters. |lowed closely assertion by Magisâ€" Surviving are one daughter, trate H. R. Polson that the interâ€" (Violet) Mrs. G. A. Werle, Kitchâ€" section was "dangerous". Surviving are one daughter, (Violet) Mrs. G. A. Werle, Kitchâ€" ener, one son, Elmer, two brothers, Harry Hahn of London, Ont.. and Fred of San Diego, Cal., three sisâ€" ters, Misses Margaret and> Mary Hahn of Waterloo and Mrs. Elizaâ€" beth Hickman of Stratford, and five grandchildren. "I cannot emphasize too strongly the necessity for all farmers takâ€" ing part in this campaign," Mr. McLoughry stated. "Every farmer has plenty of scrap on the farm | that will be valuable to the nationâ€" al war effort. I urge them to gaâ€" ther it and make it available to the country‘s industries so that it can be converted into the impleâ€" ments of war." The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the residence to Emmanuel Evangelical Church. Inâ€" terment took place in Mount Hope cemetery. Rev. G. F. Barthel, assisted by Rev. H. A. Kellerman, conducted the services. glass are two other items especialâ€" ly designated by the representative as being of particular value. _ continue the Housing Act and to extend 90 per cent loans on houses costing up to $3,500," stated Mayor Meinzinger today. ‘"This motion has received wide support from municipalities from coast to coast in Canada and should go a long way in satisfying authorities that the acute housing shortage is not a localized condition," he told The Chronicle. â€" Mhyor Meinzinger pointed out, however, that he will stress the (Continued on Page 3) Rev. Getz in Charge Ot Meet The body of which Rev. Getz is | secretary, comprises over 4,000 | congregations in the United States and Canada and over 1,700,000 bapâ€" ; ufidmmemben. o'lie is at pncen!' visiting grou congregations in the Canada Em Warernoo, Ontario, Frmwar, May 29, 1942 The Week in Pictures TORONTO.â€"Faced with a shortâ€" 'assened that, :vgtéile the bet;! ceuill; i ing price was a pound for age of beef, Toronto retail meat Lost" best.. wholesalere‘ yeslerday merchants have protested to the asrcq 29 and 21c a pound for this Wartime Prices and Trade BoArd class, against what was described as “un-| Meantime, retailers said today explained and unnecessary delay that the supply situation in Torâ€" in dealing with the situation desâ€" ‘onto was the worst they had exâ€" pite earlier promise of immediate perienced. Packers said that the settlement." \Government had "frozen" all catâ€" Decision to lodge the protest was tle being killed today and diverted made at a meeting where butchers ‘the supplies to fill army needs. Take Steps To Correct Kitchener‘s "Menace" Corner The magistrate‘s opinion was given during hearing of evidence in an accident case in which Mrs. Ben Recoskie suffered the loss of a leg. A pedestrian, Mrs. Recoskie was crushed against a pole by one of two taxis which collided at the intersection. Serious Beef Shortage At Toronto O The council also held that conâ€" sent should be sought of Mrs. Hartâ€" man Krug, owner of one of the corâ€" ner properties, to lowering of a high stone fence which blocks \{igw of the intersection from one side. Ald. Alfred Mustin, chairman of the traffic committee, said the question of "stop" signs at the inâ€" tersection have been debated many times. "The committee was at odds on the question until tonight," he stated. â€" Ald. Irvin Bowman contended that no "stop" sign was necessary, Eointing out that there is one a lock on either side of the Dukeâ€" Ontario crossing. "It‘s a miserable intersection," replied Ald. Mustin. "Three ways to the intersection are downhill I don‘t think a "dangerous intersecâ€" tion" sign would cover anything. I feel there should be "stop" signs. The only argument against a stop sign is that it would slow down traffic too much," he stated. "I went out and viewed the inâ€" tersection with the traffic advisory committee, and there is no doubt about it being a very bad corner," stated Chief Constable John Hicks. Director of National Selective Service, Ottawa. . Technical schools throughout Canada are humming with activity as men and women are trained at top speed to keep pace with increasing manpower requirements of the armed services and war industries. Under the lgppartmon( of Labour‘s War Emergency Training Program, young men are trained to become tradesmen in the Army and Air Force. Older men or others discharged from the services and women are learning trades to take up battle posts in Canada‘s war factories. These photos show 'pre-ehlmment classes of the RC.A.F. At left, radio mechanics are being initiated into the secrets of complicated instrument panels. A student receives instructions in aeroâ€"mechanics at right Photosâ€"Public Information. ELLIOT M. LITTLE TECHNICAL SCHOOLIS HUM TO KEEP WAR MACHINE GOING â€" City _ council, *The best way to make it safer is down at least part of that stone ‘"What if a building were erected right on that corner?" asked Ald. Bowman. "I don‘t think the city would let anyone build right out to the corâ€" ner," replied the chief constable. (Continued on Page 10) Her husband predeceased her 19 vears ago and she is survived by three daughters, Misses Edna M., Agnes I., and Jessie A. Hogg at home, four sons, W. Leigh, George D. and Walter F. Hoggg at home D. and Walter F. Hogg at home |one sister, Mrs. George Hogg of ‘Toronto, and by two grandchildren. Widow ot Coal Company Founder Passes Away Funeral services were held Monâ€" day, May 25, for Mrs. Katherine B. Hogg, widow of William Hogg, founder of the Hogg Coal Comâ€" pany, who died at her home, 215 King Street South, Waterloo, Satâ€" urday evening, after an illness of one month. Mrs. Hogg was 81 years of age. She was born in Galt but had .been a resident of Waterloo for thé past 55 years. . Entombment was made in Woodâ€" land Mausoleum. Services were conducted by Rev. D. I. Forsyth, pastor of First United Church. Assistant Director of National Selective Service, Ottawa. PAUL County News Plans Complete For Waterloo . Cattle Show _ Students who left the Collegiate | April 17 to engage in farm work or in food industries will be granted their standing on their year‘s work. Pll'incipal Merritt told The Chronâ€" i icle. Entries in the cattle judging competitions and the girls will be welcomed to Waterloo by Mayor presentative, said today L. E. O‘Neill, director of the Ontario Livestock Branch, Toronto, will ofâ€" ficially open the "Black and White" day in Waterloo Park, June 6, sponsored by the Waterloo Holâ€" stein Breeders‘ club. The 19th annual Waterloo Counâ€" ty Giris‘ Achievement Day will be held in conjunction with the cattle show. Mr. McLoughry said the two events are being combined as a "gasoline saving venture". W. D. Brill. J. D. Innes, Woodstock will be official judge. Addresses will be delivered by J. R. Henderson president of the Canada, and C. Graham, fieldman for the KITCHENER.â€"Principal R. N. Merritt said today regular day tlusses at Kâ€"W Collegiate will conâ€" clude, Tuesday, June 16, the same day as departmental examinations commence. School Classes Close June 16 Supplemental examinations for students whose standing on their year‘s work does not permit their promotion, begin on June 17 and wi'lé continue for three days, he said. weeks. The various departmental examâ€" inations which start June 16 will exams have been set for June 25 and 26, the last Thursday and Friâ€" day of the month. Women Answer Industries‘ Call KITCHENERâ€"C. W. Boyer, manager of the Kitchener Unemâ€" ployment Insurance Office, said toâ€" day that several Kâ€"W women have responded to the call for women for war industries. "Our employment department has been experiencing much diffiâ€" culty of late filling orders from inâ€" dustrial plants for women workâ€" ers," stated Boyer. "This means a retarding of industry in its camâ€" paign to turn out vital supplies needed by the armed forces: We are certainly encouraged by the interest shown by the women who have responded, but we need many more." "Our department will be glad to receive applications from women motivated by patriotic impulse who desire to do their part as acâ€" tual war workers," Boyer conâ€" tinued. ‘"We will put them in touch with firms needing women or with the war emergency classes at the Kâ€"W Collegiate where they can train;" he stated. E. I. McLoughry, agricultural reâ€" $1.00 per Year Fierce Battle Nazi protector of Bohemia and Moravia and Gecrteaso purge moster for Naziâ€"conque territory, has been wounded in an assassination attempt in Prague and the threat of swift and terible reprisal execuâ€" tions hung heavy tonight over old Czechoâ€"Slovakia. _One Berlin broadcast said Heydâ€" rich‘s wound was not expected to prove fatal but gave no other inâ€" timation of the seriousness of his condition. Another said the attack occurred at 1 p.m. today on the Progueâ€"Berlin highway but within the limits of Greater Prague. Reuters heard the Vichy radio say late tonight that Heydrich‘s condition is grave. _ _ _ â€" Whoever fired the shot apparentâ€" ly escaped. The German n-g:r:ald a reward of 10,000,000 crowns (worth $235,000 at the last quoted exchange rates a year ago) would be paid for his capture. Would Send Canadian ____ Japs Over To Japan Nazis Driven Back On Two Fronts In Russian Push MOSCOW.â€"Russian troops battâ€" ling on the Kharkovâ€"Barvenkova fronts were reported to have beatâ€" en their way forward in both areas and capturing large quantities of equipment. The midnight Soviet cammuniâ€" que last night announced the Red army had consolidated its gains before Kharkov while defeating No Docket For June 2 Session KITCHENER.â€"When he opens the General Sessions of the Peace here June 2nd, Judge E. W. Clemâ€" ent will receive the customary white gloves, there being no crimâ€" inal cases on the docket. As a matâ€" ter of fact, if his honor were to reâ€" ceive white gloves because there are no civil cases on the do¢tket, Judge Clement would receive them tooâ€"there isn‘t any docket. _ Sheriff G. H. Gillies said today it will be the second time in seven years there has been on docket. He said he doubted if it ever happerâ€" ed before that time. _ "I guess it characterizes the peaceful habits of the people," he Wilmot Reeve Sees Bumper Crop In the opinion of Reeve William Witzel, crop conditions have never looked better in Wilmot township. He said heavy rains of last week and the holiday weekâ€"end did an ‘"inestimable" amount of good. "What I am saying about my own township, I believe goes for the remainder of Waterloo Counâ€" ty," stated Reeve Witzel. Provided we enjoy good weather during the summer, I am sure the grain and hay crops will be bumper ones." Reeve Witzel said _ Waterloo County farmers should be able to harvest their crops without too much labor difficulty "provided weather conditions are proper‘. Libyan triangle based on Toâ€" bruk and Ain el Gazala were Urges Increase in Donations To Kâ€"W Federated Charities KITCHENER.â€"The Kâ€"W Federâ€" up to 66 per cent of the objective ated Charities‘ objective of $140,000 Chairman Schneider â€" told Th reached only the $90,823 mark, Chronicle. Saturday, Chairman N. Schneider; ‘"We realize that all employe of the Kitchener committee said. are faced with a great numbef « He expressed regret that "donaâ€" deductions," he said, "but it is ver tions o? some industries have been evident that the spirit prevailin discouraging," but pointed out that in some factories is far differer some have increased their donaâ€"|than in others Some have falle tions by 100 per cent over last year. down badly and are below la May Die of Injuries LONDON. â€" Reinhard Heydrich, tions by 100 ’gfl' cent over last year. down ‘‘The $90,823 total brings the subâ€" | year‘s scriptions for the two communities are at minion Government to prevare to send all Javanese nationals enter into a peace treaty that does not provide for such reâ€" As Nazis Begin THURSDAY Libyan Offensive forward in an "in the Izyum direction," by the men of one rifle unit, and that in another sector the Germans were in retreat after having failed to ford a riverâ€"an attempt that was broken up by Soviet artillery firing at short range. The Germans last 1,000 dead in that river action, and Soviet cavalâ€" rymen stabbing 40 miles behind the German lines in another area slew 2,100 Germans. Enemy On March Again CAIRO.â€"Axis mobile columns, supported by diveâ€"bombers, were moving eastward toward British forward positions in Libya today in what may be the opening phase of the enemy‘s longâ€"awaited "springâ€" offensive" in North Africa. A â€" British communique â€" anâ€" nounced that the enemy columns, including tanks "in some strength," started an advance yesterday. By nightfall, the Axis columms had not reached the imperial main posiâ€" Axis Planes More Active The advance coincided with inâ€" creased German and Italian aerial activity, particularly over British Moscow Says Nazi Counter Offensive Stopped MOSCOW.â€"The Russians, fightâ€" ing with their back to a river, have brought the German offensive in the Izyumâ€"Barenkova sector, 80 miles south of Kharkov, to a standâ€" still in the most important sector and have gained new und in imâ€" mediate counter-n{tag frontâ€"line dispatches reported today. The Russians captured a height dominating a strategic town and seized a village, the reports said. At the same time it was reported that Cossack cavalrymen had made a big scale raid about 40 miles deep into the German lines, killing 2,100 enemy troops on another sector of the southern front. While the conflict in the Ukraine thus progressed after two furious weeks, the Arctic end of the 2,000â€" mile front also quickened to life. Two More U.S. "Invasion Generals" Reach Londoc London.â€"Lieut.â€"Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, chief of the U.S. Coffee and Tea Rationed; Sugar Quota Cut; Jail For Violators ‘ Ottawa.â€"Introduction of tea _ and coffee rationing and reducâ€" tion by oneâ€"third in the existâ€" ing sugar ration was announced _ today by Donald Gordon, _ chairman of the wartime prices _ and trade board. â€" Germans Launch Surprise Attack Against Russians Moscow.â€"The Germans have launched a massive surprise ‘"‘We realize that all employees are faced with a great numbef of deductions," he said, "but it is very evident that the spirit prevailing in some factories is far different than in others. Some have fallen down badly and are below last army supply services, and rived in the British Isles today to join the American military opening a second front on the continent, it would be Somerâ€" vell‘s task to see that the esâ€" Lutes, ‘chief of operations for or the supply services and Brig. Gen. Charles P. Gross, chief of since sugar rationing started, will be maintained. Effective immediately, the sugar ration is cut from threeâ€" must be cut by oneâ€"quarter. Special regulations have the force of law behind them and, while the use of coupons or tickets is not being resorted to, Mr. Gordon said prosecutions will be launched against those who fail to obey the regulaâ€" a week to oneâ€" tion of tea must be cut by one kova front south of Kharkovy the assault under an umbrella of Nazi planes, frontline disâ€" patches reported early today. . heavy artillery into the battle and the ferocity of the fl‘hl:z mounted _ hourly, but mounted hourly, but Red armies were declared holding steadfastly to their positions. On the Russian right and centre, Marshal Timoshenko‘s men _ were reported _ slowly moving forward upon Kharkov itself but with his forees on the defensive about Izyumâ€"Barvenâ€" kova the whole of the action stood in fateful balance. WEDNESDAY contributions while others TUESDAY MONDAY In Libyan Desert