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__ President Roosevelt is taking a personal hand in the matter and discussed it at length with responsible officials before departing on his Caribbean inspection tour. CAIRO, Egypt.â€"Longâ€"range British bombers attacking Naples started "large fires" at oil refineries visible twenty miles away and caused explosions and fires on main railway lines, according to a communique issued tonight by Royal Air Force headquarters. _ "One wellâ€"placed stick of bombs straddled the oil refineries and started fires visible twenty miles," the communique said. A near miss registered at the railway station resulted in hits on main lines. Exâ€" plosions and fires were seen. ATHENS.â€"Greek troops have advanced to within a mile of Porto Edda, the Italians‘ southernmost sea base in Albania, a Government spokesman announced early today. In that area, he said, the Fascists are retreating rapidly. He reported, too, that Greek gains are continuing along the entire front despite bad weather and stubborn Italian resistance at some points. (A United Press report said that hardâ€"driving Greek forces had captured a walled town between Porto Edda and Argyrokastron dominâ€" ating the entire coastal sector of Southern Albania and keystone of Fascist defenses there. UNDERSEA RAIDERS STRIKE |\Women‘s Association of Waterloo NEW YORK.â€"Undersea raiders struck at a convoy of merchant County had a crowd of over 600 at vessels about 500 miles west of Ireland today, apparently torpedoing. the Galt arena for their skating at least seven ships, while two other shipsâ€"one of them only 25 mlleslparty which was held Friday night from Irelandâ€"were bombed from the air. |\to make up the associations gso Distress signals were heard here by Mackay Radio over a 1.4-h0m“donation to the Junior Farmers‘ period until silence veiled the convoy‘s fate. At least one ship was ambulance fund. Distress signals were heard here by Mackay Radio over a 14â€"hour period until silence veiled the convoy‘s fate. At least one ship was sunk, as indicated by the presence of survivors aboard another torâ€" pedoed vessel. â€" â€" â€" 0 ooo â€" During that time, planes bombed the 276â€"ton British trawler Kilâ€" gerran Castle 25 miles off shore and the 56â€"yearâ€"old Yugoslavian freighter Cetvrti, 1,937 tons, 150 miles distant. ATHENS.â€"Collapse of Italy‘s central defence line in Albania with the mass surrender of 5,000 Fascist troops was combined with new strategic gains in the south near the coast to precipitate another disâ€" organized Italian retreat on a 100â€"mile front, a Greek Government spokesman said early today. _ Greck mountain troops hurled Italian defenders back to new heights near Delvino, about 25 miles northeast of the seaport of Santi Quaranta (or Porto Edda as Mussolini named it in honor of his daughâ€" ter,. Edda, after his Albanian conquest). TO RELEASE SHIPPING FOR BRITAIN WASHINGTON.â€"The United States will shortly teleaseâ€"thousands of tons of merchant shipping to help Britain maintain her supply lines against devastating inroads of German sea raiders, it was disclosed today. o o ho â€" * s o BRITISH BOMB OIL REFINERIES FASCISTS RETREATING RAPIDLY OTTAWA.â€"By import license, taxation and tariff reduction, Finâ€" ance Minister lisley moved to prevent dissipation of urgentlyâ€"needed foreign exchange on nonâ€"essential commodities and to increase trade with the United Kingdom. _ _ 8 o In a miniature budget address the minister announced that Canaâ€" dians must get along without a wide variety of imported processed foods, clothing, cigars and cigarettes, passenger automobiles, and many other articles purchased from the United States and other nonâ€"sterling countries. Richard Stokes, Labor, had asked assurances that "no further naval or military bases would be let to the United States . . . or union be enterf®d into or irrevocably committed . . . without the Government first giving opportunity to the House for full discussion." Fearing that Britain‘s maritime losses may develop into an "Achilles heel", Administration officials, during the past fortyâ€"eight hours, have perfected plans to release every seaâ€"going ton this country can spare. _ 5,000 FASCIST TROOPS SURRENDER BUDGET ADDRESS Entry of these commoditie will be totally prohibited as from today, except when they originate in British countries, Newfoundland, and such places as may be designated as sterling areas. CANADIANS MAY GO TO NEAR EAST LONDON â€"â€"The Canadians may be thrown into Britain‘s increasâ€" ingly important campaign in the Near East. They are rated among the hardest striking formations in the Allies‘ growing army and many strategists believe"powcr should be concenâ€" trated in the Mediterrancan sector in an effort to beat Mussolini to his knees Nothing has been decided one way or the other, but it is learned that a final decision regarding the disposition of the Canadians may be expected as a result of the visit of Hon. J. L. Ralston, Canadian minister of national defence, and Maj.â€"Gen. H. D. G. Crerar, chief of the Canaâ€" dian general staff, to the United Kingdom. LONDON.â€"Clement R. Attlee, Deputy Leader in the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, said today that any plans for a union between the United States and Britain could be arrived at only "after prolonged discussion by the legislative bodies on both sides of the Atlantic." Mr. Attlee, who spoke for the Prime Minister in his absence, said he was not aware of any proposal for either definite or implied union with the United States. DISCUSSION, BEFORE ANY UNION PLANS ATHENS.â€"A Greek spokesman said the Italians were withdrawing, two new aldermen elected northward from their vital Southern Albanian sea base of Porto Edda Edgar Gies and F. B. Relyea and the main land base at Argirocastroâ€"apparently abandoning hope former received 884 votes for effective defence of those strategic towns. . mz latter 754 votes. Harry S He said that the Fascist army before Premet, in the central front.| (Continued on Page 8) â€" He said that the Fascist army before Premet, in the central front, likewise was in retreat. ITALIAN FORCES STILL RETREAT NAZIS BOMB MIDLANDS * The mayorâ€"elect was mayor of Waterloo from 1926â€"28. He has also LONDON.â€"The German air force smashed at the Midlandsâ€"both Served as alderman, deputy reeve eastern and western sectionsâ€"last night and early today with explosvie and reeve. In 1939 he was warden and fire bombs, and in at least two towns in that area there were Of Waterloo County. casualties. The electors returned three In a town in the Western Midlands a number of houses, a church @ldermen of the 1940 council. They and police station were damaged but the raid there was comparatively are Dr. F. F. Hughes, who headed short. !lhe aldermanic poll with 1,011 Fires spranc up early in the raid but none was serious. An un. Yoles; Fred Toletzki, running secâ€" Fires sprang up early in the ragid but none was serious. An unâ€" determined number of persons were trapped in basement shelters in the destruction of homes. the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, said: "I anticipate that thefiw'iu want to kngw the general facts of the financial lituflt’, which I shall give stronger," Sir Frederick Phillips, under'â€"nw' cretary Al the British Treaâ€" sury, declared when he urriveJ-by Clipper today Le to'.’llhlnl- GREAT BRITAIN "NEVER STRONGER"* Switzerland.â€"A conference between ministers of the E:'fiu'lh Axis and France to seek a ce ww and closer collaboration was in rl here tonight. 4* : omm mdv%u:tr?m ‘3'1% ‘33“ -n-k.d % 1ano, + possibly in Munich. _ * T > SPEED UP OIL DELIVERY * , _ BUCHAREST.~Increased railroad, hfilh“’ and construcâ€" tion to deli of Rumanian to was 5 ie n un e o e 5L in n o. o,, enc ns alrige manianâ€"German trade treaty in Berlin today. I€ . | Anmmntammamummw'uw\ tmuwwyrum_mmmmmuu on which they are situated in a decree mwmmm‘ United States properties. * BEEK "PREPEACE" sETTLEMENT blem Sir Frederick, who said he expects to confer With Secretary of the NEW YORK.â€"The financial condition 6f WORLD‘S W (Continued on Page §) It‘s Nows at Wednesday THE â€" wis=:Flect Catile '_Cli%b Heads At TE _ Ansual<County Meeting _ :l Heavy Snow Decremote =" During Waterloo‘s Elecfion Over 600 Attend â€" Junior Farmers‘ Party After the skating party an enjoyâ€" able social was held in the Masonic hall. At the hall, E. I. McLoughry, |agricultural representative, showed some moving pictures of the Canaâ€" |dian Rockies. A presentation was ‘made to Bruce Beer, former assistâ€" ant agricultural representative in |\ Waterloo county. Mr. Beer is now assistant manager of the Eaton Hall ‘farm at King, near Toronto. George Reist, president of the Waterloo \Junior Farmers, read the presenâ€" tation address and Miss Margaret JWood made _ the presentation, { which was a leather utility case. | During the evening a sing song was led by Norman Weber and |Miss Rhea Snyder. A lunch was served. The program at the hall | was attended by almost 400. That state medical service is "a coming thing in Canada", was the conviction e)&ressed by © several members of Waterloo Council, in session Tuesday night. Following a discussion upon the subject, the matter was finally referred to the Board of Health, on a motion by Alderman W. M. Bean, seconded by Alderman Fred Toletzki, Discussion on the subject resultâ€" ed from reading of a resolution forwarded by Stamford Township Council, petitioning the Dominion government to establish state mediâ€" cal service. Stamford Township asked council to add their approval to the scheme. Matyor McKersie expressed the belief that in a way, municipalities are in a better position to handle hospitalization cases than is the government. He stated that "if we (Continued on Page 8) "State medical service has met with considerable opposition. I hardly think we‘ve given the subâ€" ject sufficient attention to endorse it," Alderman F. F. Hughes told council. Deputy Reeve Honsberger and Alderman Herman Sturm favored the introduction of state medical service. They maintained there is too great a number of poor perâ€" sons who are in need of proper medical attention, and who fail to get that attention, either because they cannot afford it or are afraid to ask for it. The local mayoralty contest between two popular men, Mayor W. McKersie and Reeve W. D. Brill, resulted in a handsome majority for the latter. As there is a reason for everyâ€" thing, it might be said that the returns repreâ€" sented an allergy on the part of the electorate towards fifth consecutive terms. The retiring mayor has served his comâ€" munity well. His is the satisfaction of having done his duty during his four years in office. The mayorâ€"elect is a man of exqerienco and ability. His tendency to weigh all questions ‘Albert Heer, â€"who contested the mayoralty during the past two years, was elected to an aldermanic seat. He polled a vote of 897. The State Medical Service â€" Discussed by Local Council ong with 934, and JWV. W. Frickey, who ran third w_itl,]: vote of ng Waterloo‘s elections closed Monâ€" day night with Reeve W. D. Brill as the town‘s mayorâ€"elect by ‘a majority of 285 votes over his opâ€" ponent, Mayor Wes. McKersie, who The Junior Farmers and Farm The Chronicle Reeve Brill Accorded hj-rlti In May: Twoâ€"Year Term Granted All Elected B * ‘, ,’ § :"‘"v;'; * ",- w /. is S e ww'â€"“ P e e B e o2 _ ie e = C TE ";’ Waterloo‘s Election (By Staff Writer) (By Staff Writer) icle‘s EDITORIALS Snyder | Inspector Dobrindt states that !rural school children are also takâ€" |ing an active part in the drive to sell war savings stamps. Purchase ‘of the stamps is encouraged in all class rooms, and there is a hearty response from the children, states lthe inspector. Junior Red Cross Is Strong Body In Waterloo Schools As usual, the town this year will work in collaboration with Waterâ€" loo Welfare Department. The Welâ€" fare Department collects the toys and turns them over to the fire department for renovation. The toys are then returned to the Welâ€" fare Department for distribution. Two truckâ€"loads of toys were collected last year, as a result of a "toy matinee". Price of each child‘s admission to the theatre was a toy. A similar event will likely be held this season. G. H. Dobrindt, P.S.I. for North Watetloo, announces that "ninety per cent of the rural schools in the North Waterloo inspectorate have a Junior Red Cross organization, and are doing all they can to help in the war effort". The inspector states that chilâ€" dren of the schools lost no time in selecting a president, and naming a body of officers to head each orâ€" ganization. Their work is guided to a great extent by suggestions in the Juninor Red Cross magazine, it is explained. He expects the juâ€" nior organization to be 100 per cent complete in the near future. Fire Chief Albert Pagel and members of the degv.nrtment are wnce again making paius to repair and redecorate Christmas ~toys. The department has been a staunch friend of needy local children for many years. The firemen have purchased a supply of bright paint, and are getting their workshop in order. The department states it looks forward to the work almost as much as the children look forward, to the results. So long have they} been at it, that the repair project is now regarded as an institution. Fire Department Again Repairing Old Christmas Toys ADr. F. F. Hughes ./,... ... 1,011 Fred Toletzki w fy c .0~ 934 W. W. Frickey â€"5.k. ... 927 Albert Heer __..; 3. ... 897 "Are you in :vot as a warâ€" time measure the Local Government Extension Act, 1940, of the munidmlncouncil elected for 1941 holding office for the term of tw6o years?" Yes ......scucsoumnfhurmitecone BW No ... ml:muminccgwons. BTD Harry J. Snyder Edgar Gies: F. B. Relyea Wes. McKersic Majority for Br RESULTS ORPOLLS 6. MV UCE olsc Public Utilities carefully and impartially hbefore expressing opinion or advising action, is a quality which should be the possession of all municipal heads. He is a man capable of directing the affairs of a community during warâ€"time. Approval of the twoâ€"year term by a maâ€" jority of 249 votes came as a surprise to many. The electors ruled that as a warâ€"timeâ€"and a warâ€"time measure alone, the extended term was economically advisable. It is not to be taken that the electorate favors abolition of annual elections ; they have no wish to gradually lose sight of that wonderful, democratic right: government of the people, hy the people, and for the people. ___ _ _ _ s O 378 623 285 Supt. D. J. Emrey stated that the roads department was not ready at the moment for snow clearance, but that it would take only about three days to get the equipment in shape. Three trucks will be emâ€" ployed to keep county roads open this winter. County Department | Soon Ready For "Winter In Earnest®" The Waterleo County road deâ€" partment was caught off guard by the heavy snowfall last Saturday. Only a portion of the snow fencing had been set up. The rest will be crected before winter can set in in earnest, according to the departâ€" ment. Officials at the county buildings pointed out yesterday that the snowfalls of this week mark the earliest ‘heavy snowfalls in many years. When the shect of snow first descended, county workmen were busy with fall road maintenâ€" ance. Mayorâ€"elect W. D. Brill of Watâ€" erloo. He has served Waterloo as mayor, reeve and deputy reeve, and was warden of the county last year. Elected Harold Freund Plebiscite "Are you in favor as a warâ€" time measure under the Local Government Extension _ Act, 1940, of the municipal council elected for 1941 holding office for the term of two years?" Yes o 1,970 No ... 3,305 John Lauman Frank Shantz C. L. Rason (Edorials continued on Page 4) Harvey Graber E. A. Sauder Defeated A. M. Bitzer Lionel Boehmer Defeated Frank Price Defeated K. E. Bornhold _. Ivan Shantz .. J. G. Brown .. J. H. Franks . E. Lillian Breithaupt George Mallack, Hatrry James William Kartechner W. R. Mason ols William KoeKler ... A. J. Cundick ... ... H. W. Sturm f Dr. S. F. Leavine Clarence Seibert .. Gordon Honsberger James Washburn Alex Schafer George Gordon Alfred Mustin Irvin Bowman Kitchener Election Results Public School Board Public Utilities NORTH WARD soOUTH WARD wWEST WARD Elected of the Week Aldermen Defeated Defeated Elected Elected Elected 3,142 2,513 2,886 2,745 2,401 2,248 2,248 2,191 2,136 1,972 1,954 1,926 1,534 1,426 1,338 1,113 886 716 539 385 463 339 249 173 Waterloo County Engineer D. J. Emrey said the heavy snowfall fall came so unexpectedly that the county was unable to place snowâ€" plows in service until Sunday night. Fortunately, _ Kitchener, Waterloo and district apparently was more seriously affected than clsewhere in the county, he said. Fred Wesson, Gray Coach Lines‘ Kitchener manager, said thai while schedules were set back about half an hour Saturday night, at no time were buses unable to get through. Travelling, _ however, . was _ "exâ€" tremely difficult", he said. A half dozen or more cars were abandonâ€" ed on No. 7 Highway between Kitchener and Stratford, according to _ Provincial _ Traffic Ofloorx Edward Mitchener Motor traffic was slowed almost to a standstill throughout the day and up until midnight Saturday. For the first time since its inception thirty years ago, service on the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo street railway was disrupted entirely. The serâ€" vice was supplemented by crossâ€" town buses which were rushed in to carry the heaviest passenger loads ever recorded between the two centres. Manager Oscar Thal said the passenger list was swelled by the thousands of persons unâ€" willing to risk using their autoâ€" mobiles on snowâ€"filled streets. Street car service has been susâ€" pended until Monday. "Had a wind accompanied the snowfall, I don‘t know what we, would have done," Engineer Shupe T‘ stated. Lorne Brubacher of Kitchener, sales agent for the Holstein Club, reported to the annual meeting of the organization that total sales this year amounted to $30,129, which represents a potential inâ€" crease over sales of last year. He Heaviest Snowfall In Years Cripples Transportation Kitchener, Waterloo and district started digging themselves out from under the heaviest snowfall in their history, late Saturday night and early Sunday. City Engineer stanley Shupe, by swiftly organizingka gang of 75 men and 23 trucks, managed to keep all main arteries in Kitchener open to motor traffic. By noon on Sunday all streets in the city were reported "open to traffic‘. A fall of 16 inches of "heavy" snow was reported during the day. ____ _ Chief Constable Ernest Moreau said it was the heaviest snowfall Waterloo has experienced in more than 20 years, and was the more serious coming so early in the season. summer. Chairmen of the Shorthorn and Holstein Breders‘ Clubs are Cleve MacDonald and Noah S. Snyder, respectively, both R. R. Waterloo. Agricultural Representative E. I. McLoughry of Galt is secretary of both clubs. Both cattle clubs reported a sucâ€" cessful year. The work of the clubs scribed to the. respective annual on the flefiâ€"d'a-y There was a good attendance at the annual meetings of both Holâ€" stein and Shorthorn clubs, alâ€" though snowâ€"plugged roads in some districts of the county preâ€" vented the record attendance which wasâ€"expected earlier in the The speaker, a prominent authorâ€" ity upon the subject of animal husbandry, dealt with livestock problems. of interest to Waterloo farmers. Hon. J. G. Taggart, chairâ€" man of the Canadian Bacon Board and minister of agriculture for Saskatchewan was to have been guest speaker, but only a few hours before the annual meetings comâ€" menced, it was learned that he was unable to be present, owing to a case of laryngitis. He was to have dealt with the recently concluded bacon agreement with the British Government. _ Prof. R. G. Knox of the animal husbandry department at Ontario Agricultural College, was special speaker yesterday afternoon at the joint annual luncheon of Waterloo Holstein and Shorthorn Breeders‘ Clubs. Annual meetings of both clubs took place in Waterloo, the Holstein breeders meeting at the Lutheran Parish Hall, while the Shorthorn Club members met at the Town Hall. The joint luncheon took place in the basement of the parish hall.. Holstein, Shorthorn Clubs Discuss District Problems Traffic Slowed Almost To Standstill; Street Car Service Disrupted; Believed Heaviest Fall In 20 Years. Prof. R. G. Knox of O.A.C. Speaks In Place of Hon. J. G. Taggart, Bacon Board Chairman, Who Was Unable To Attend. Chas. Thorn, R.R. 2, Galt, Elected President of Shorthorn Breeders; Henry Bowman, R.R. 2, Petersburg, Elected President of Holstein Breeders; 1st Viceâ€" President of Shorthorn Breeders Is Henry Schmidt of Crosshill, While Amos Wilkinson, R.R. 3, Wallenstein, Is Elected 1st Viceâ€"President of the Holstein Club. (By Staff Writer) \_"We have lost what representaâ€" tion we did have, and now we 1have no womdn whatever on any Kitchener board," she said. "I think it is a mistake, and we woâ€" men should strive to have women elected to offices." In the jury case, plaintiff Peter Merg! claims $500 damages from defendant Henry Grein, as a reâ€" sult of a car crash at the interâ€" section of Waterloo and Louisa streets, May 3ist. Grein filed a counterâ€"claim of $200. One of the nonâ€"jury cases also concerns a car accident: Seranus Martin vs. E. J. Hasner, where plaintiff asks damages of $375. The second nonâ€"jury case concerns a real estate transaction between Ernest Ziegter, plaintiff, and Peter A. Schmidt. Ziegler claimsâ€" $468 damages. There were two nonâ€"jury cases and one jury case on the county court agenda which commences this week. Judge E. W. Clement presides. The meetings are jointly sponâ€" sored by the Departments of Agriâ€" culture and EGucation, and are inâ€" tended for discussion upon current agricultural and educational trends. An appeal is being made at the meetings by Agricultural Repreâ€" sentative E. I. McLoughry and Public School Inspector G. H. Doâ€" brindt for coâ€"nperation of trustees in regard to potential farm labor problems for next year, and imâ€" provement of rural schools in the county. Defeated in the Kitchener alderâ€" manic race on Monday, Miss E. Lillian Breithaupt urged â€" that Kitchener women not give up their effort to gain representation on civic bodies. She ran 14th in the aldermanic contest, but polled 1,534 votes. Miss â€" Breithaupt _ states "naturally I was disappointed at losing, but pleased that I received so many votes. One Jury Case On County Docket At New Hamburg traffic was disâ€" rupted entirely, according to Chief Constable Edwin Scherrer, who reâ€" ported the worst snow storm in the town‘s history. Deteated But "Comes Up Fighting" First N. Waterloo Trastees‘ Meeting At St. Jacobs North Waterlbo, took place at St. Jacobs on Wednesday. _ _ ‘ The annual Waterloo seed fair will be held on March 5th, it was decided at the meeting. The meeting took place in the agricultural office, county buildâ€" ings, Kitchener. President of the association is A. R. G. Smith of New Hamburg. E. I. McLoughry, agricultural representative, is secâ€" Waterloo County in an effort to learn what quantity of good seed is available for next spring, the Waterloo Crop Improvement Assoâ€" ciation decided at its annual meetâ€" ing, Saturday. s County Survey To Find Good Seed pointed out that shipments of cattle were made to several states across the border. First of a series of rural trustees A seed survey will be made of wo Nonâ€"Jury Cases