Wagner rapped council for "spending money hiring a lawyer to write a letter and registering it". "I wasn‘t going to come here today, "I‘m no schoolboy!" he conâ€" tinued. "If they want to take me before a judge they should have taken me and they‘d probably have learned a great deal they don‘t Wagner stated that when the ‘snowâ€"fences were removed, the adâ€" joining road became blocked with snow and remained in this condiâ€" tion throughout the winter. f "In the letter which I received, the council, according to the lawyer charge me with making a settleâ€" ment with Brenner and Runstedtler without the knowledge of any members of council, and demand an explanation of the settlement," Wagner continued, stating that "they even threatened to take me before a judge and jury to get deâ€" tails of the settlement." { (Continued from Page 1) Runstedtler and the township over placement of snow fences by. the municipality on their respective properties. Each time the townâ€" ship erected the snow fence, the two farmers allegedly took it dewn. REEVE HUEHN RADIO‘S TWO TOP COMICS in the laugh battle of the century! â€" ADDED ATTRACTION â€" i AICIDAV TLE l . | {elsC/A ! MQDERATE RATES‘AND INFORMATION FROM FRED WESSON â€".KITCHENER â€" PHONE 24469 NOW PLAYING GALA MIDNIGHT SHOW NEW YEAR‘S EVE ATTENTION LADIES â€" Every MON. â€" TUES. â€" WED. â€" THURS. BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL STEMWARE»r WM. A. ROGERS SILVERWARE Lâ€"WTE Gray Coach Lines FEL & SAT â€" JAN. 3â€"4 MON. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! For Your Next Outing CHARTER A COACH as ROCHESTER MARY MARTIN VERREE TEASDALE THE MERRY MACS VIRGINIA DALE A Parsmenat Picture with _ The man who gave America its greatest thrills | Let every member of your party enjoy all the fun of the trip there and back. Pat OBBIEX RLOO Theatre =â€" "I didn‘t say you. I merely said "Wilkinson" sold the logs to the township," retorted Wagner. "You looked at me when you said it, just the same," . concluded Deputyâ€"Reeve Wilkinson. _ _ _ "I didn‘t sell any logs to the township. I couldn‘t do so because I haven‘t got any," insisted Deputyâ€" Reeve Wilkinson when asked to reply to Wagner‘s charge, by Reeve Huehn. The deputyâ€"reeve said it ;was his late father who sold the ogs. MON. â€" TUES. â€" WED. Bette Davis â€" Herbert Marshall ‘"‘That‘s not so," declared Reeve Huehn, breaking into Wagner‘s address. * ___"I‘ve spent 16 years working for Wellesley township," he went on, "and you see what thanks I got last year, so I think I‘ll just conâ€" tinue this year letting other men do the work and if the taxes go uUp, then they‘re to blame and not me.‘ . Reeve Huehn and Wagnier clashâ€" ed hotly for a moment when the exâ€"reeve charged that "Huehn bought logs from Wilkinson" for use in the Hawkesville bridge. * 092 4CP @ > Alice "THE LETTER" REVIVAL TUES. 10.4§5 p.m. "DISPUTED PASSAGE®" but I thought I‘d come and let the ratepayers know what kind of a council they‘ve ioat. They threaten a man and then haven‘t enough inâ€" testinal fortitude to carry it through. LbA inck 0! +/ 1aACK ?»gz‘t‘l% Reeve Huehn, returning to the â€" ADDED ATTRACTION â€" THUR. â€" FRI â€" SAT. IACC, payNM hn rAYHE ~ 0 grRe ® b“-"‘. . 3 are ere §0"9" "_ _ WOes Alien Jenkin® * Wncs Ralsto" * flleho\n Broth@"* . Ben Cartet Belty ' Questioned by the audience, the treasurer expressed the belief that the townshi? would not be at liberty to utilize a portion of the $12,000 Clergg Reseéerve, as it was to be invested in education only. ‘"Wilmot township used all theirs on roads even though they weren‘t supposed to 1 guess no one paid _ _"We were given to understand that we would receive an additionâ€" al subsidy on over-exgenditures during 1937 and 1938, but when Reeve Huehn and myself went to Toronto to argue the case, the hlfl\- ways department kicked over the traces and refused to pay subsidy on those of 1937," he stated. "We did however obtain a subcid{ on overâ€"expenditures for the followâ€" ing year," he said.. 0 â€" Treasurer Barbour said the townâ€" ship did not receive quite as laï¬e a road grant from the Ontario government as expected. The treasurer said the township‘s bank interest charges was reduced substantially during 1940, due to increased collection of tax arrears plus a decrease in road and bridge expenditures. "According to the scheme, by the time new machinery is required, there would be sufficient money on hand to buy it," he stated, revealâ€" ing that Welleslef townshir’s road equipment has all been written off under the heading of depreciation. Bank Interest Reduced. Township Treasurer Cecil Barâ€" bour, in a lenï¬thy review of the municipality‘s financial status and receipts and disbursements during the past year, told the meeting that the Ontario Highways Department is urging municipalities to give a cheque covering depreciation on mechanical equipment to the townâ€" ship treasurer annually. en preventing the assessment from| Deputy Reeve Cowan stated that fluctuating through improper work|township arrears are now reduced by the assessor. . $18,000 and that relief has dropped Addressing the meeting, Reeve|to almost half He pointed out, Huehn reviewed his stewardship| however, that where tg: total levy during the past year as head of the|for Waterloo township was during township and as a member of counâ€"| 1940, $35,166.75, this figure was ty council |_ _ _ 8 _ [â€00 higher than the vear nro. ’ Reeve Huehn stressed the need|vious The tow for purchasing a new power grader|county $14,113 75 for the township and expressed the | in 1940, it was p belief the matter should be made| Education Costly, an issue at the nomination meeting,| "We can‘t be but little or no further mention|we live in an are was made of it, other nominees|no bombers or apparently agreeing with the reeve| strossed Councill that the proposed new et}uipment his address, a; would facilitate removal of surface | ars t, “allssao PDe water, improve township ditches| the war to 9 and aid materially in opening Of| 5;,,,» a s roads after the spring breakâ€"up. Referrin to to Reeve Huehn said the equipment| counc; gl:ujg ‘ "Why didn‘t I get the job?" he| "If it were not for such bodies asked. as township councils, I don‘t know Will Pay Man His Worth. where we would get our finances," Reeve Huehn replied that he was|he asserted. The amount a townâ€" "sorry Mr. Freeman offered his Ship council spends itself doesn‘t services at such a low figure as $65.|amount to a "great deal", he adâ€" "We have had the experience that ded, pointing out that such items a man can hardly do the work for|as gravelling contracts and relief $75, let alone $65," he stated. accounts must be approved reâ€" "As long as I am in council, we|spectively by engineers and govâ€" are going to pay a man what he‘s ernment inspectors before any acâ€" worth and get a good job done,"|tion may be taken by the townâ€" he declared, stressing the need for|ship. preventing the assessment from| Deputy Reeve Cowan stated that fluctuating through improper work|township arrears are now reduced by the assessor. _ _ $18,000 and that relief has dropped i ealiian se d ns venrond Sertanil "un‘ in nrtens. f w ond Cc o ooo on lthe west district of the townslai&: Deputy ‘Reeve Cowan regarded and hired another man at $100,|council‘s reâ€"electien by acclamaâ€" ‘when he tendered for $65. tion as "an incentive to continue _ "I would point out that the rateâ€"| working in the township‘s interâ€" payers had sufficient faith in me|est". Referring to talk of abolition to elect me to council for seven|of such bodies as township counâ€" years, but of course it was not the|cils, he pointed out that township ratepayers who appointed the asâ€" council acts as a _ collecting sessor," he declared, charging counâ€"|agency for a number of other boâ€" cil_with "overstepping the mark".|dies which spend that money. fence to snow fence posts, Reeve Huehn asked exâ€"reeve Wagner to account for 340 rom purchased in the final year of the latter‘s term of office, but they reached an imâ€" passe]u. in this discussion as in tuturei ti they committed a serious offence|underway to provide eac by tampering with the snow fence school child in Waterloo placed by the township. with from six to ten you ratepayers wherever it is at all|stand half the cut and the railroad possible," the reeve stated. "I think|company the other," he stated. we did the right thing and at the| A member of the county reâ€" same time kept these two men out forestation‘ committee, Deputyâ€" 93 jail," he :t:tï¬d, poin_gnz out that Regve Wllpnson reviewed plans the fence moved back, as we alâ€"|freight rates being reduced by 50 ways want to coâ€"operate with the per cent. ‘The government will “Ibelievetbemowteneecon-havetobemhlï¬izedorï¬ei,ht troversyhubeennettlednlm-ntumdmednchurertrfln or cently received a letter from the|feed may be brought to Ontario Crown Attorney at Kitchener sayâ€"|from Western Canada. ing that the two men (Brenner and| "From a federal member, I Runstedtler) want the fence moved|have received almost assurance back 100 feet. If we can do it, I|that at the first of the year, the am sure the two men will havejlatter course will be taken, with Brenner â€" Runstedtler _ snowâ€"fence episode, asserted that Wagner had the "settlement" which he (W ner)uidhehndmadeolthem.aq ter. Snow Fence Controversy Settled. â€" ADDED ATTRACTION â€" aced by the township. _ |with from six to ten you Diverting suddenly from snow|for Planting during the in 1940, it was pointed out. Education Costly, Says Councilior ‘"We can‘t be too grateful that we live in an area where we hear no bombers or machine guns", stressed Councillor Carl Ellis in his address, appealing to ratepayâ€" ers to "all do our part in bringing the war to a successful concluâ€" sion". Referring to township education, Counclilor Ellis pointed out that county $14,113 75 for road purposes PRAISE TP. Phantom Submarine Free Parking Cor. Duke & Ont. Ste. Monday, Tuesday, Wednes JANUARY 6 â€" 7 â€" 8 ‘A Night at Earl Carroll‘s‘ After Sunday Wm. A. Rogers Silverware to the ladies â€" Thurs., Fri. Treasure O‘ Gold Dinnerware _______ to the ladies. iJnifario farmer to break even on| R.A.F. TACTICS CONTINUE | hog nact un “‘;nwg':‘kï¬' WITH THE BRITISH FORCES OUTSIDE BARDIA, Libya â€"The mm t °°°,.'; “'ltanannlrï¬orceeoneentntedlh.eflvityinthe&rdhndmtoday mm::‘“'v MManltwnmtoimpedetheBï¬thhhndfommmundmgflwLibm outpost. ht::dn:ed.‘hm’“mi,m Italian bombing in other parts of the desert was at a minimum. ;:od "'; d‘e‘fe:o‘rs‘n" or The Royal Air Force continued the tactics it has employed since mm&m ta"i0 |the start of the British offensiveâ€"heavy bombing of Libyan air fields "From _ a federal member ltokeeptheenunyonthemundumud:uponible. that at the first of the year, the WASHINGTON.â€"The White House said today that more than 150 latter course will be taken, with prominent United States citizens had urged President Roosevelt frelghtnmbeingmdueedbyso“mkgittheletuedpolicyofthiseounhxtodoeverythln(thnm per cent. The government will| be necessary to ensure the defeat of the Axis Powers." stand half the cut and the railroad Tbemp,comwlnn{‘edim lawyers, authors, educationists, ou:pnny%othsr.;’hhemte& ‘u_tit‘on.and religious and bor leaders, set forth their appeal in a mam r onl a Anaws aa _ aw ‘TEXAS RANGERS RIDE AGAIN Ken Murray â€" Lillian Cornell need be. It doesn‘t : a poorhouse when he charged. * Touching on the ! it _ affects : Cané Reeve Wilk doanenn y ter Gardiner was "u "Even though th es ons same purpose as Mr. "I feel, however, that something will have to be done to help the Ontario farmer to break even on Thursday â€" Friday â€" Saturday JANUARY 2 â€" 3 â€" 4 John Howard _â€" Elien Drew Akim Tamiroff in board of management of the county | Canadian troops to cross the Atlantic since the war started, bringing m-amamumunm.ummmmmmmm Toh ym ied maciha Tt mtc mrpninath, mo,t Pas Bgs) oopanipe which brought themn io a further substantial reduction in N&dhnï¬umdmmwm MGWMh,wflmmmmmmdwmu-mwwmm- ï¬ll‘hcï¬eeï¬':glw-h‘m voy. In the words of one arriving ,“flude&n:h:lr‘uowonb a hi more eptravednally uen i line Atiemiy seas Swhy Letobs "HULLABALOO®" NP NY 1 in ‘*'â€"â€"â€"~-â€"“vj--;~-â€"â€"~ WOROC ECCC ®IDS SVEBenE Were WUCReu se o u,..wg",_'.‘:.-':........:-*":'"ï¬..‘ fast en o dR g_&grw‘%mummmwuu&“m .â€"..:'-Mâ€" tly over a year ago. |COld terrain, _ = _ _ have every reason to believe i are e | year clared, amidst loud applause. _ |8th CONTINGENT IN ENG â€"â€" ADDED ATTRACTION â€"â€" The Management and Staff join in wishing all A HAPPY NEW YEAR The â€"township paid the Rose Hobart on in Willis Thornton, writer for the NEA syndiâ€" cate, writes that thereâ€"is a lot of talk in the United States about "Aid to Britain," but asks what about "Aid to Canada"? Mr. Thornton The situation is fertile with potential reâ€" crimination. Into it Mr. Churchill may have cast new seeds of dissension. It seems time for some more resignations in Italy. Etiquette would demand General Graziani‘s epaulets. But Mr. Churchill is demanding Il Duce‘s political scalp. And unless Herr Hitler can soon do something momentous for his partner, the only question about egaulets and scalps would seem to be the order in which they are to come off.â€" Christian Science Monitor. Lack of promised equipment is the main theme of the Graziani apologia, and this is set against a pathetic reiteration of the bravery of his troops. Evidently the General expected I1 Duce‘s wrath to descend on Italian soldiery and has invited it for himself by an implied criticism of the manner in whichthat soldiery was supâ€" ported by the authorities at home. | Sees "Heavy Cloud" Over Meeting|their numerous problem Councillor _ Lorne â€" Johannes|trouble is that we don‘t pointed out to the meeting that|know what we want, an ‘"the township can use the money get nothing," he asserted EDITORIALS outfits removing the snowâ€"this would be efficient, and the money would all return to the ratepayers, if the farmer were paid a little for exorable command, for the failure of Italian arms in Africa. thod, "and the farmer can stand this saving, where almost everyâ€" £hing he has is pegged today." that this would be a cheaper meâ€" costs us about one third of the taxes". Councillor Ellis said that lack of gravel on township roads during "Canada is our next door neighbor. The United States is justified to the fullest degree in giving Canada any aid that seems mutually beneficial. More ships to Canada implies deâ€" velopment of larger and better base facilities in Canadaâ€"an added defence asset to the hemiâ€" sphere. Ships, arms, any aid granted to Canada seem more likely to revert into eventual hemiâ€" sphere defence assets than aid sent direct to Britain. Yet so far as the proseowtion of the present war is concerned, they would be equally useful to the British. "Might it not be well, therefore, while there is so much agitatiom for ‘All A“x;n,\flrï¬lb'. to TOKYO.â€"The newspaper Nichi Nichi today . quoted "reliable sources" as saying the United States Government had been urged "to advise American residents in Japan to leave not later than January 31." WASHINGTON.â€"An authoritative source said President Roosevelt will propose shortly that the United States construct at hg: speed a great number of merchant ships to offset the inroads ma by Nazi planes and submarines on Britain‘s merchant marine. U.S. RESIDENTS TO LEAVE JAPAN e ‘"True, at the present moment, Canada would use those ships and defence sinews of any kind against Germany. Canada is at war with Gerâ€" many. But that is Canada‘s problem. "The tiny Canadian navy has already suffered severe war losses. Surplus or overâ€"age destroyers or other naval ships, even merchant ships, might well be transferred to Canada, thus building hemisphere defence directly. A Canadian navy capable of holding up its share of continental defence would be a continental advantage. â€" They urged that all possible be done to promote "resistance to the plausible but fatal arguments of appeasement." U.S. TO BUILD MANY SHIPS . BOn Mbar in ToX Mantnt ie i tedistndadivinteit t is ds rosmsiwtine ds hi ca c 20. The to co ts at the front, made no estiâ€" mate of mmtalhnmm de.‘d,_ but Wu was extremely high. Removal By Farmers Councillor Arthur Hachborn faâ€" BATTLE FPOR MOT "Aid to Canada" (Continued from Page 1) Mr. Hallman appealed to farâ€" mers to present a united front in an effort to deal effectively with their numerous problems. "The trouble is that we don‘t seem to know what we want, and so we T Canada As Food Base _ The value of Canada as a food supply base for the British Empire was stressed w E. C. Hallman, official of the Waterloo Federation of Agriculture. "If Canada were not here, the Empire would be in a tight spot. But there‘s plenty of fog(_i, if we watch it," he stated. will see the turnln% point, and it will be in favor of tain." Relief Greatly Lowered P ie en ayk t there was "considerably less relief in 1940 than the year previous". He stated that in 1939, relief averaged 48 families month, at an averâ€" age cost of gle.;ll per month, while in 1940, 18 families per month, at $749 per month. _ _ _ saved through no election during the nextcltwo years." He noted a "heavy cloud" hanging over the meeting, which he contributed to conditions overseas, but declared that "right waill prevailâ€"this year (Oohtinued trom Page 1) | It is wisely suggested that nowâ€"not in the springâ€"is the time to clean seed. Work done and plans made during the winter will decide to a considerable extent the success of the 1941 crop. THE OLD AND THE NEW We can hardly be sorry that the old yeas has passed, when it was a year of war. The new year enters upon the same situation, but it brings the feeling that the end of conâ€" flictâ€"and a British victoryâ€"are much nearer. The fine manner in which residents, firms and clubs in the Twin City and district looked after the needy and helpless during the Christâ€" mas season, shows that the hearts of these people are in the right place. There is no abâ€" sence of charity, no lack of kindness here. If all hearts and minds throughout the world could work in such kindly coâ€"ordination, there would be no Naziism and Fascism, no ruthlessness and no war. Canadians feel that they are fighting the battle of the United States and that this war is a war to retain all those things which we on this continent have learned to love and to cherâ€" ish. We also feel that the front line trenches are in Britain. If Britain falls then Canada and the United States will be next. We have welcomed the help the United States has so far extended, but we need more and we need it fast. The faster and the greater the aid, the sooner the war will be over. If the Americans would feel better by extending aid to Canada rather than to Britain, all well and good. All we say is do not quibble or delay.â€"London Free Press. turn more closely to the possibly greater advanâ€" tages of ‘All aid to Canada‘?" This is the problem of the United States, not that of Canada, and it is entirely up to the American people. The facs are that the United States has already given Canada considerable aidâ€"more than most American or Canadian people appreciate. However, if it will help the American conscience to give to Canada rather than to Great Britain, all well and good. As far as we are concerned it is all in the same pot. Note and Comment =! CREETINGS DO IT NOW! KINDNESS | <~*‘ hopes realized in 1941. wish for all good things ahead. nww DIAL 3â€"3631 We write you a New Year‘s King and Queen Streets GOUDIES n yoy" We pick all makes of _for a Store Cath