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%,‘ “’ â€"| worLp‘s WEEK _ The words "terrible urgency" were used by William S. Knudsen, defence commission production chief at Washington, in demanding "the impossible" of United States industry because the situation demands it. Last night, an authoritative source said several da{s might be reâ€" quired to find the "ideally suited" man for the job, which was vacated by the recent death of the Marquess of Lothian. NEW YORK..â€"The Columbia Broadcasting Company‘s correspondâ€" ent in Belgrade declared in a broadcast tonight from that Balkan capital that more than 50,000 German troops have moved quietly into Italy presumably to embark for Libya and Albania to aid Italian forces, according to information reaching highly reliable sources in Yugoslavia. URGES U.S DO "THE IMPOSSIBLE" The import of two words has had an unmistakable effect on the American citizen‘s attitude toward the aid his country is giving Britain. It has been brought home to him that bottlenecks exist in the defence program, that Britain needs more help and faster help. Thus with one stroke reported in a bare announcement at British headquarters, troops of Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Middle East commander, seized two points of a triangle of Fascist resistance in the western desert and on the Libyan frontier. "These two officers with revolvers in hand, induced their men to defend the position," a dispatch said. "However, both officers were shot in the Greek advance. That was a sign for a wholesale Italian retreat and abandonment of the height." In a long discussion of the proposal at a press conference he said it was still in the exploratory stage and would require time to work out both here and in London. CAPTURE THREE MORE FORTS (Reuters News. Agency reported that British mechanized units were attacking Bardia itself, and that about the town heavy fighting was raging.) e ' The offensive, far from slackening as had been expected in some quarters with the ouster of the last invading Italian from Egypt, apâ€" peargg agtually bq_be gathering power, the British command declaring: NEW YORK.â€"The "terrible urgency" of increasing war production in the United States if Great Britain is to receive adequate aid in time is being driven into the American consciousness. _ _ â€" DECLINES AMBASSADORSHIP LONDON.â€"The News Chronicle said today that David Lloyd George had declined the ambassadorship to the United States, although pressed strongly by Prime Minister Churchill to accept. 0 ___ Mr. Lloyd George, the paper said, refused the post in consideration of his advanced ageâ€"78. . CLAIM GERMAN TROOPS IN ITALY Tuesday CAPTURE LAST IMPORTANT FORT CAIRO.~â€"Britain‘s army of the Nile claimed its first big victory on Italian colonial soil and simultaneously crushed the last important Fascist threat inside Egypt‘s borders by capturing Fort Capuzzo, just within Libya, and overwhelming the bitterlyâ€"fighting Italian garrison at Salum, five miles from the Libyan border. CANADIANS AT WORK ON GIBRALTAR SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND.â€"A detachment of a tunneling comâ€" pany of the Royal Canadian Engineers, composed of hardâ€"rock miness from every province in Canada, is now engaged in tunneling work on the Rock of Gibraltar. First Canadian unit ever sent to Gibraltar for duty there, the enâ€" gineers are doing a vital job in connection with the defence of the stronghold guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean. "SMASHING ADVANCES" IN ALBANIA ATHENS.â€"Smashing new advances on both ends of the Albanian battlefront were reported by the army battling retreating Italians in near Arctic conditions. An Italian general and a colonel were killed, military dispatches from the southern front said, when Greek forces driving toward mlona, one of the three remaining ports held by the Italians, stormed and captured a bitterlyâ€"contested height. CAIRO, Egypt.â€"Britain‘s army in Africa reported today the capâ€" ture of three additional Italian frontier forts, and reinforced by fresh Australian troops rolled on toward the important Fascist base of Pardia in the counterâ€"invasion of Italian Libya. _ â€" WASHINGTON.â€"President Roosevelt announced a sweeping new plan for helping Great Britain under which the United States Governâ€" ment would take over future British war orders and release the materials for use abroad on a lease or mortgage basis to be repaid in kind after the war. Under this plan, planes and guns, for example, would be leased to Britain. After the war, if they are still in good condition, Britain would be expected to give them back. If they had been destroyed, she would be obligated to furnish the United States with equivalent weapons. The president likened it to a man lending a neighbor a hose to put out a fire in his house. The Greeks declared that in brinÂ¥in¢ the two towps under their guns their troops scored a brilliant victory likely to have a decisive influence on the Albanian campaign. Wednesday GREATER HELP PLANNED BY U.S.A. NEW YORK.â€"The Columbia Broadcasting System reported reâ€" ceipt of a wireless message from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, which said that authoritative sources "stated German forces are now concentrated in Taranto, Italty, and that a certain number are in Turin." No precise figures are available," the message said. ATHENS.â€"Greek machine gunners were reported raking the Alâ€" banian towns of Klisura and Tepeleni from surrounding mountain pez‘aksdin an apparent prelude to a major effort to drive out the Italian defenders. LONDON.â€"Britons 36 years old were ordered today to re;inter' January 17â€"18 for duty with the armed (ogl * l (By Staik Writes} The new callâ€"up by the Ministry of Labor and National Service _While there may be reeveship is expected to make about 250,000 more men available for Britain‘s @lections in all five townships in fastâ€"expanding army, which the War Office described only yesterday Waterloo county, January 6. the as "the weapon which ultimately will force the submission of the Only one defiuite and the 12- enemy." teresting will be in Wilmot = War Office figures said Britain now has about 2,000,000 men doing ship. where Deputy Reeve Wilâ€" military service, with another 1,000,000 in the Home Guard. Registraâ€" liam Witzel has announced his inâ€" tion under the Conscription Act begins at 19. tention of opposing Reeve Milton d C onmags "~ NEW YORK.â€"Submarines in shipping g:‘nu of the North Atlantic torpedoed two tankers and a ter. On Britain‘s eredit side was the reported capture of a German ter. At the same time, New York shipping les sald the Belgian liner Lines. Was more man a mamih uinmepertag and prommainy look ‘The Tinkt ines, was more a mon had been ferrying food and war materials from New York to Britain. 36â€"YEARâ€"OLDS TO REGISTER GERMAN FORCES IN TARANTO TORPEDO 2 TANKERS, 1 FREIGHTER DRIVE OUT ITALIAN DEFENDERS CAIRO, Egypt.â€"An Italian retre coast tow«:© Derna, 150 miles within by lg)galumr_ Force observers while BRITISH CLOSE IN ON PORT T he Chrogzz'cle Wishes All . Pressure on the enemy is‘itéadily'inréi'e;.ii’r;gfiis‘ new forces arrive." (Continued on Page 8) msccss« Doing "Bverything Possible To 4 * S ‘Meet Postâ€"War Conditions The townsh% of Waterloo and &; town of m:at:glo'g were close year in county tax totals. Waterloo was sh‘hg to& ofi the township, showing a of taxation for county purposes of $36,113, while the township of Waterloo was billed for $35,166. Fire hazards are undoubtedly introduced into homes at Christmas. Handled with caution they are harmless, but to handle them with the reckless abandon felt by some during the fesâ€" tive season is to invite disaster. A Christmas tree placed near a source of heat such as a radiator, fireplace or stove; careless treatment of packing material and rubbish ; use of Christâ€" mas tree lights which are not of an approved electric type, and smoking near theâ€"Christmas treeâ€"these represent a few of the things which are capable of adding a few more unâ€" fortunates to the annual list of Canadian women and small children who lose their lives or are scarred for life. 4 Surely Christmas is a time for happiness and celebration. It should{ not only commence happily, but should terminate in the same fashion. Whether or not our Christmas will be free from destruction and injury remains with each of us. A little time out every once in a while to check up on tree, lights, and anything flammable to see that they are not in contact with a dangerous source, will not be illâ€"spent. This is the way to spend a safe Christmas. Both home production and that of the United States have benefited by the virtual disâ€" appearance of Germanâ€"made toys from the Canadian Christmas trade this year. To numerâ€" ous refugee artisans who fled from countries dominated by the Nazi flag, Canada and the U.SA. have become a new home. New indusâ€" Santa Claus will make his rounds this Christmas as usualâ€"war or no war, calling on wellâ€"behaved Canadian boys and girls. His stock of toys, according to the National Revenue Deâ€" partment, is larger than it has been for many years. _ Workshops throughout the dominion are not responsible for all these toys. Much of this line of manufacture is imported. _ The town of Waterloo and Watâ€" erloo township are the heaviest taxpayers in the county amongst The bright decorations associated with Christmas, and the home containing them, may be reduced to ashes, and joy may swiftly turn to sorrow if care is not exercised in the handâ€" ling of Christmas decorations and lighting effects, warn Fire Chiefs Albert Pagel and Harry Guerin of Waterloo and Kithener The entire county total for all townships and towns was listed at the office of the county clerk as $191,761. Waterloo Heads List of County Taxpayers at $36,113 May Be Reeveship In All Waterloo To Vol. 88, No. 51 War Won‘t Stop Santa Claus Let‘s Have A Safe Christmas Waterloo Township Runs Close Second In County Tax Totals; County Taxes Paid by Other Municipalities Given. The Chronicle‘s Features EDITORIALS v-'-syii:ry DL Bo 0n €2,207, JAE ‘2., 22; New Hamburg, $4,419; Ayr, The remaining municipalities in Waterloo County are taxpayers in the following ratio: Wilmot townâ€" ship pays $22,363; Preston, $22,046; Wellesley township, $20,908; Wook wich, $18,762; North Dumfries, §‘1‘32‘_6§0;_'Ha_gelex_', $9,424; Elmira, setâ€"up. Waterloo‘ ment under the PRESIDENT DE VALERA‘S TURN President Roosevelt has established a preâ€" cedent for President de Valera, if he happens to be interested in precedents that will help Britain win the war.â€"Globe and Mail. Try to keep cool on Christmas morn when ‘"the kids"â€"rush downstairs at 4 a.m. and start banging drums and blowing horns all over the house. It‘s Christmas only once a year, and we‘re children for only a few yearsâ€"so what‘s a little sleep, after all? Further increases in Canadian livestock production, states the Current Review of Agriâ€" cultural Conditions in Canada, are expected during the 1940â€"41 season with feed prices reâ€" maining low relative to livestock prices. The metal toy produced in Canada and the United States shows commendable improvement over the German and Japanese toy, which used to dominate the market. These metal toys are much safer for the child as they possess rolled edges, in contrast to the sharp edges of the Japanese and German product. A reputation for durable and saleable toys has been built up in recent years by Canadian toy manufacturers. Canada‘s doll population is now mostly homeâ€" made, and its doll industry ranks with the best in the world. The Dominion‘s doll exports are many times larger than its imports, which serves as proof that Canada is becoming one of the leading toyâ€"producing areas of the world. Electrical experts claim that most houses do not have enough light, but certainly one place where there should not be too strong a light is over the mistletoe.â€"Toronto Star. Total numbers of livestock at June 1st 1941, will likely be the greatest on record. tries have sprung up as a result of this. The German toy industry, relying upon home arts and handicrafts, began to decline with the regiâ€" mentation of industry. in the county Note and Comment LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION The _ engineer wm&l!i‘mreented County Engineer D. J. y on the "excellent condition" of Waterâ€" loo county roads. "Roads are going to play a bigger part in Ontario‘s war effort this time than ever before," Engineer Fellows asserted. Council is in final session for 1940 Must Maintain Roads County Council Hears to conserve financial resources, roads must be kept in perfect conâ€" dition, especially during‘ war time, District E:eglneer A. N. Fellows, Ontario highway department, told Waterloo county council Tuesday. Hold Short Courses In 13 Counties KEEP COOL MISTLETOE (Editorials continued on Page 8) While every effort must be made ‘While we do not talk of the fear of the Week Frmwar, Decemnen 20, }1940 0 CHRONICLE As explained by A. W. Taylor, secretaryâ€"treasurer of the Waterloo County group, if the change in the act is made, counties would vote on whether or not the assessment was to be made in that county. If the majority of farm land owners in a county approved, the lc per acre assessment would be levied and collected by taxing authoriâ€" ties and then turned over to the City council, Monday night, agréed to Mr. Hipel‘s request withâ€" out any discussion. _ Although slightly more reluctant, county council in final session yesterday consented to attend the meeting. A resolution to this effect was adopted at a meeting of directors held in the Kitchener Agricultural office. The resolution will be forâ€" warded to Hon. N. O. Hipel, Minisâ€" ter of Labor and Welfare. Although both factions have reâ€" fused to meet throughout the past year and the county council has on several occasions appealed to the government for an orderâ€"inâ€"council declaring the countyâ€"city agreeâ€" ment void, Hon..N. O. Hipel this week asked each body to appoint a committee to confer with him. The meetirg will be held in the county buildings here Friday afterâ€" noon. County Federation Wants _ Farm Lands Assessd for Dues The board of directors of the Waterloo County Federation of Agriculture favors a suggested alâ€" teration in the municipal act so as to allow the assessment of imâ€" proved farm land at the rate of 1c per acre, the assessment to go to the Federation of Agriculture. The fourâ€"yearâ€"old dispute beâ€" tween the city of Kitchener and Waterloo county over operation of the House of Refuge, located in Kitchener, may be terminated when county and city committees confer with Hon. N. O. Hipel, minister of municipal affairs, this afternoon. 4â€"Yearâ€"Old Dispute May Terminate Toâ€"Day Dispute of the House of Refuge commenced over four years ago able difficulty dur "couple of years" in perienced labor. As a result, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain production, "Despite "Why worry about reforestation and soil depletion which won‘t boâ€" ther us much for 20 years or so? Because the situation sooner or laâ€" ter would become so acute it would be injurious," declared Mr. McLoughry. "In England where there are 350 persons to a mile, the country is 30 per cent forest, while a similar ratio is re{)orted in Gerâ€" many. _ They‘ve learned their lesson and we‘ve got to learn ours," he asserted. Mr. McLoughry expressed the belief farmers will have considerâ€" nstructive Mss e for scHools throughout the county u:uspring.'houvulbolhlppod in from Simcoe county. lederal government‘s handling of the war, than in any other courmâ€" ty in the vince. They‘re in it nndmgombdotbdrpm If they intend to do any talking. they‘ll wait until afterwards!" Reviewing . work done by the mlcul&rdeomnlmohmm year, agricultural representaâ€" tive said that an intensive reforesâ€" County‘s War Effort Praised As Outstanding in Province Of Municipal Act. Waterloo Federation of . Agriculture Favors Suggested Alteration (By Staf Writer) So far as agriculture is concernâ€" County and City Committees To Confer With Honâ€" N. O. Hipel, Minister of Municipal Affairs, On Question of Operation of House of Refuge. Agricultural Representative States He Believes There Is "Less Talk Against Canadian War Contracts And the Government‘s Handling of the War Than In Any Other County in the Province". (By Staff Writer) the next County News Representing three to four weeks‘ pay to the average employee, the Blue Top _ Brewing _ Company, Kitchener, this week paid its Christmas bonus, amounting this year to $7,390,. highest in the comâ€" pany‘s history W. P. Renaud, viceâ€"president and general manager, said the bonus was paid in the form of War Savâ€" ings Cortificates Blue Top Bonus Totals $7400 In W. S. Certificates Another shipment of exceptional quality Holsteins left Waterloo on Tuesday for F. L. Heilman & Son of Cleona, Pa. Shipment was made by A. B. Brubacher, saleâ€"manager, of Bridgeport, who has been doing bujiness with this firm for a deâ€" cade. Still another shipment is being gotten under way for Palmyra, Pa., about Jan. Ist. A small shipment went to New Jersey last week, while this week a small but select shipment went to Port Colborne. Federation of Agriculture for its own use. The directors also decided to hold a series of meetings in the townships this winter. The purâ€" pose of the meetings will be to acâ€" (Continued on Page 8) Splendid Shipments Of Holstein Cattle when the existing fiveâ€"year agreeâ€" ment between the cities of Kitchâ€" ener and Galt and the county of Waterloo terminated. Botk_cities Mr. McLoughry revealed that hog shows in Waterloo county have been cancelled in an effort to prevent an outbreak of hog choleâ€" ra. Referring to livestock, he asâ€" serted that "Waterloo county peoâ€" ple are particularly suited to raisâ€" ing good livestock". "Last year was one of the toughâ€" est seasons I ever remember, and a lot of the grain farmers have got is in bad condition," Mr. Mcâ€" Loughry stated. He also urged stricter enforcement of corn borer regulations, pointing out that in 1940, 48 per cent infestation of corn stocks was reported. ‘"‘The horse‘, he added "is in the background to mechanical equipâ€" ment and will be more so during present conditions. Waterloo can boast some of the best cattle in Ontario, and while I have no comâ€" ment to make on the recently conâ€" cluded bacon agreement, I am sure county will be maintained." _ "Cities should always keep in mind the fact that anything which affects the county and the farmer will ultimately have its effect on the city," the representative statâ€" ed, urging closer coâ€"operation beâ€" tween urban and rural residents. ‘"They should sit down together and figure things out so that agriâ€" culture is treated in an equitable manner. The main thing is to stop this beast who would devour us!" Despite the war, the Waterloo seed fair this year was the most successful ever held. A larger one is planned for 1941, he revealed. At present a survey is being made to ascertain whether farmers have sufficient seed grain to carry them through the spring. _ _ this, I am certain Waterloo counâ€" t,’.', Vwi_ll keep its end up," he deâ€" (Continued on Page 8) $2.00 per Year