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PAGE EIGHT Waterloo Twp. Electors : Waterloo ToWwnship Electors : Waterloo Township Electors: To the Electors Of Wilmot Township Waterloo Township Voters : "Thunder Birds" Gene Tierney â€" Preston Foster Though a few votes short of the number needed for election, I do appreciate the help given me Monday by so many, and take this means of expressing my thanks. 4 DAYS â€" Starts Monday 2 â€" Revival Tues. 10.45 p.m Phone 24419 Ralph Brubacher Big Technicolor Hit My sincere thanks for the splendid support you gave me at the polls on Monday. I will endeavor to do my utmost to merit the conâ€" fidence which you placed in me. Your continued confidence in returning me again as Reeve is deeply appreciated. Sincere thanks to you all. * My sincere appreciation for your support at the polls. . Thank you one and all for the fine vote you rolled up for me Monday in electing me as a member of the Township Council. I will try to prove worthy. Special street cnrrzervice after the revival Gordon B. Hallman A Happy New Year to All! Lorne B. Weber Mr. and Mrs. Orval Martin of North Woolwich spent New Year‘s day with Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Marâ€" tin. Mr. John Martin was the guest speaker at Benton Street Baptist Church on Sunday night. Pte. Rudolph Schneider of B.T.C. Chatham, spent a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Schneider. Mr. and Mrs. Sumuel Martin and family spent New Year‘s day with Mr. and Mrs. Ibra Martin‘s near St. Jacobs. ° f Miss Annic K. and Lovina K. Brubacher â€" of _ North _ Woolwich spent a day with Miss Harriet Bruâ€" bacher. hat tA 9 h Avidiichn ioi onl inss ie ntinbiectat ied « bacher. Fire Razes Home of Mr. and Mrs. August Schneider Crooner Bing Crosby and Dg:‘lph'lno and Velma spent: HOLLYWOOD.â€"Bing Crosby‘s New Year‘s day with Mrs. Carl 20â€"room home was destroyed by fire Schneider at Heidelberg. last night. His wife and four chilâ€" Mr. and Mrs. Onias Weber and dren were taking down Christmas family were Sunday visitors of| tree decorations and the fire is beâ€" Mr. and Mrs David Weber near} lieved to have started from a short Macton. |cireuit. _ _ 2o l Mr. and Mrs. August Schneider and Delphine and Velma spent New Year‘s day with Mrs. Carl Schneider at Heidelberg. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lautenschlaâ€" ger of Petersburg spent Sunday at the home ® Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ottman. Mr. Earl Stevens has returned back to Toronto to his business. "The Big Store" Irvin Moss HAWKESVILLE "Les" Klie By Mrs. Aug. Schneider (Chronicle Correspondent) THE MARX BROS ALL WVEEK THE WORLD‘S WEEK (In Washington, Navy Secretary Knox said that there were always enemy ships»atwaap_aul._ Ng\v ‘Brit- ain, but that "to the best of my knowledge there is no unusual conâ€" centration at the moment." He had been asked at a press conference whether the navy had information of a concentration of Japanese shipâ€" ping at Rabaul presumably for an attack on Guadalcanalâ€" or the Alliedâ€"held part of New Guinea.) German Lines Are Crumbling Before Russian Offensive Moscow. â€"The Red Army of the Caucasus advanced along both banks of the Terek River toâ€" day, driving the Germans back to the northwest and west from newlyâ€"recaptured Mozdok and breaking a salient the Nazi forces had thrust forward more than four months ago toward the Gmnw y oilfields, Russian reports said.. The swift Russian recapture } yesterday of Mozdok and Malgoâ€" _ bek, 14 miles southeast of Mozâ€" _ dok, was considered a major vicâ€" tory like those of Stalingrad and | Velikie Luki, where the Red Army continued its offensives. _ Army contimu‘ued its offensives. The Ge lines appeared to be crumbling in the most imâ€" | portant sectors, the Russians said. as the Nazi command stiffened resistance at some points only to | _be hit at others by the hardâ€" | \ driving Red Army. . Big R.A.F. Bombers Strike At Germany For First Time _ ; Since New Year‘s Eve LONDON. â€" British bombers atâ€" tacked targets in the Ruhr last night to top off a dayâ€"long Sunday |assault on Nazi strongholds which ‘included a smashing rain by United States heavy bombers on the St. ‘Nazaire submarine base. [he is undergoing treatment for a !fl-(-t ailment 1 Mr. Sylvester Grubber of Linâ€" f\\'uud was a Sunday caller on his parents, Mr. and Mrs, P. Grubber. Three of the RA.F. craft were reported missing from the night assault. DNB, German news agency, said a town in the Ruhr suffered damage. â€" It was understood that only a small foree took part in the raid. It was the first time since New Year‘s Eve the big R.A.F. bembers struck at Germany. Objectives in Western Germany were attacked that night and mines were laid in enemy waters. The last heavy raid was on Dec. 21 when Munich was attacked by a large force of bombâ€" WASHINGTON.â€"Eight Japanese destroyers were discovered off the northwestern end of Guadalcanal Island last Saturday, the Navy Deâ€" partmert reported today. and were attacked by motor torpedo boats which definitely scored a hit on one vessel and three possible hits on two more. This apparently was the latosli Japanese attempt to supply their troops on Guadalcanal since they‘ dropped about 30 F:lrachute cargoes ‘ on the beach at Tassafaronga Dec. 27. The parachute supplies werct bombed and strafed by American army planes. | Mrs. Crosby. the former acress Dixie Lee, and their sons escaped safely from the buildine. The crooner was at the Belâ€"Air Country Club when the fire broke out and hurried to the scene. Fire Chief Joseph C. Reeder tenâ€" tatively estimated the less at $250,â€" 000. All of Crosby‘s valuable horse racing and golf trophies were deâ€" stroyed as was his prized collection of musical recordings. Torpedo One Jap Slight damage to the torpedo boats by enemy bombing planes was revorted in the communique, which gave no further details of the destroyer action. Gunners L. Beggs and R. Cookâ€" min have returned to Camp Petaâ€" wawa after spending a (tenâ€"day furlough at the home of their parâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Beggs and Mr. and Mrs. E. Cookman, respecâ€" tively. Mr. and Mrs. E. Tabbert and {~mily spent New Year‘s Day with Mr. and Mrs. C. Tabbert of Linâ€" weood Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Beggs and family were Sunday visitdrs with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Burnett of Tralee The many friends of Mr. Anâ€" thony Newton will be sorry to know that at present he is a paâ€" ticnt in the Kâ€"W Hospital where â€" Messrs. Edmund and Elein Cassâ€" cll of Glenallen were Friday callâ€" ers on Mr. and Mrs. L. Bog&s_ Would Transfer many people, in this area?" comâ€" mented Comm. Ezra Strasser. Reviewing â€" the. year‘s . work, Chairman C. N. Weber referred especially to the difficulty in seâ€" curing help. He suggested that some blind people in the district might be able to assist in certain dutics.« â€" information on â€" the sug?estinn. (Continued from Page 1) j from the Canadian National Instiâ€" ‘ tute for the Blind a destroyer which actually took | New building accounts of $7,500 part in the Dieppe raid, which and a $300 account on the electrical gave us a vivid picture of the work in the new building were exacting requirements of modern passed, as was a $6,000 payment on warfare, and the contrast in ships. | the mortgage. Among the ships that happened The commission decided to seek information _ on . the sua%es(ion, from the Canadian National Instiâ€" tute for the Blind. e WALLENSTEIN (Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1) 1y Earl Tabbert ((hronicle Correspondent) MONDA Y Warship in Solomons rus wA IERLOO _ (Witarie) cuB20X1CL8 W.M.S. Meets at West Montrose â€" . with a fair attendance. During the afternoon a quilt was made for the afternoon a quilt was made for the Red Crou_'_llhi:fl_vy appointed president, Mrs W. Howlett, conâ€" ducted the business and arrangeâ€" WEST MONTROSE ducted the business and ments wel;emu.:elorthemm meetings for year, a/ Iwo members to lake &"’.:Eu“'fi the program for the month to them. Lunch was served by the hostess. Supper will be observed in the United Church on Sunday afterâ€" noon at three o‘clock. Sunday School at two o‘clock. The‘ reorganization of the Sunâ€" day School was held last Sunday. A slate of officers was presented by a nominating committee, nameâ€" ly: Supt, Ralph Howlett; viceâ€" supt., Harold Letson; secretaryâ€" treasurer, Grace Woods; asst., Thelma Uberig. Teachers: Mrs. J. E. Snider for intermediates; Mrs. E. C. Woods for juniors; Muriel Srider for primary; Jean Woods for beginners A temperance and missionary committee were apâ€" pointed to prepare programs quarâ€" terly. Hear of Death. Appoint Sunday School Teachers The many friends of Rev. J. W. Newbery, a former pastor of the United Church, were grieved at the news of his death on Sunday at New Lowell, where he made his home since retiring last summer. Mr. Newbery was in charge of the pastorate of Bloomingdale, Freeâ€" port and West Montrose for nine years and served untiringly under many difficulties, covering the long distances with horse â€"drawn veâ€" hicle. Mr, Newbery and his family ‘lnndcared themselves to each and all and the community extends its ‘J.curlfull sympathy to the beâ€" reaved family. _ . over 5,000 Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo men and wemen in the armed forces. At the end of 1941, there were the names of 19 men who had paid the supreme sacrifice, on the honour voll. On Dec. 3ist, 1942, this roll; ‘ had expanded to contain the names | of 49 Seven are prisoners of war. While the deaths of so many men have touched in some way, almost| every home in the Twin City, the| | Twin City is proud of its record of‘ achievement in the war to date for| ‘\no less than six of its sons won| | military honours during the year| ‘for gallantry and devotion to duty., Three were airman, two of them,| | brothers, and the other three were | infantrymen. _ â€" Lo § Sgt. Geo. Whitehead of Davidâ€" son, Sask., Geo. Melitzer and Ivan Letson of London and Ed. Israel of Allenburg spent the holiday weekâ€"end _ at their â€" respective homes. cated by Mr. and Mrs. E«iga;' Letâ€" son. The year was also marked by visits to the Twin City of at least two highâ€"ranking military nmcials.‘ | namely Lieut. Gen. Kenneth Stuart, chief of the Canadian general stafl‘.; and Majorâ€"Gen. Jean Knox. highâ€"| est ranking woman officer in the; \British Empire. 3 Mrs. â€" Bessic â€" Schmidt _ spent New Year‘s day visiting_ friends in Emira. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Letson Jacâ€" queline and Gwendolyn of Waterâ€" loo called on friends in the village en New Year‘s day. â€" Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Israel were Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Israel, Miss Maud Israel and Raymond of Kitchener. Miss Teasdale of Port Elgin and Mrs. Earl Hampel of Fergus reâ€" turned to their duties in the local chool on Monday. The trustees at S.S. No. 6 for the year will be Messrs. Joe Brohman, Amos Martin and Edward Geisel, wino will hold the office of secreâ€" waryâ€"treasurer. Mr. Levi Letson will again be the caretaker. Mr. Floyd Howlett of Victoria College. Toronto and Messrs. John ond Leonard Wylie of Tornto spent the vacation week at the home of Nir. and Mrs. Wesley Howlett. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Herriott, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dodds and Miss Ethel Dodds of Conn spent New Years day with Mr. and Mrs. Walâ€" ter Letson. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Marriott and {[nmily spent the holiday in Guelph at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonâ€" ard Brydges. Past Year Pilot Officer Bert Paige. first Waterloo county man to win a decoration, received the Distinâ€" guished Flying Medal. His brother, Pilot Officer Frank Paige and the late Pilot Officer Rert Shoemaker, won Distinguished Flying Crosses. The Twin City‘s name was far from â€" despoiled at epochâ€"making Dieppe where three of her sons won signal honours. Next highest award to the coveted Victoria Cross, Sgt. George Hickson was! awarded the Distinguished Con-‘ duct Medal. Signalman "Bud" Ray received the Military Medal and\ Pte. John Carroll was mentioned in‘ despatches. _ ‘The W.M.S. met at the home of Mr. Bob Uberig and family have uken over the home recently vaâ€" A Day with Buy WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES | Regularly ‘Continned from Page By Mrs. B. C. Woods (Chronicle Correspondent) communion n to be in port, so that we had an opâ€" portunity of seeing them, were the former Royal Yacht, which is now a destroyer, and the Sultan, a 100 year old ship now used as a trainâ€" ing ships for engineers. . While travelling around the harâ€" bour in a launch, we met an interâ€" esting sailor. This man, a Canadâ€" ian, and his son were brought back wounded from Dieppe, and the son died from his injuries. The father bas adopted another sailor, an orâ€" phan, who looked after his son when wounded. s A trip through the submarine base was most enlighfening, one specially â€" interesting â€" demonstraâ€" tion was methods of escape from a submarine under water. This we watched through the glass walls of an enormous tank filled with water. After a splendid lunch in the Officers Mess, we were first given a realistic A.R.P. demonstration in which incendiaries, bombs, gas and wounded were taken care of. Smoke bombs added realism to the show, and the rescue of wounded from a high tower by ropes was very interesting. A Sailors‘ Chapel. Our next call was at the base ch@pel, the Chapel of St. Ambrose. Dedicated on December 18, 1935, this chapel has many unusual feaâ€" tures including emblems of many submarines _ arbund_ the _ walls, among others. that of the ‘"Thetus" which was lost and afterward reâ€" covered. It has since given a very good account of itself. All the furâ€" niture in the Chapel was presented by friends. _Then a hurried visit was paid to numerous buildings in which naâ€" CGounies Department Store WED. King And Queen Sts. KITCHENER Department Store Hours Parties by Appointment THURS. SATURDAY CLOSING 6:00 P.M. Maple Dining Rooms Also Announcing An Earlier Saturday Night Closing For The 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. SATURDAY CLOSING 8:00 P.M. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE LUNCHEONET TE This Will Close At 8:00 P.M. With The The most impressive feature of the afternoon was a review of four thousand trainces with band and ©verything. val training, physical training. and drills, were going on, and a mess where 1000 men are fed at one time. x § While everyone connected with the enormous base is working most strenuously, they still have time to lsok after fifty acres of potatoes on the grounds, although we found it difficult to believe that fifty acres could be found for such a purpose. After being given afternoon tea i+ the Officers‘ Mess, we were takâ€" in around the nearby city to see the bomb damage. For this trip and the other little motoring we did while at the base, WRENS were the chauffeurs. . There are a large number of WRENS employed «ut various tasks around the base. An Ancient Inn. It was a day packed with interâ€" esting and instructive sights, and vwe were sorry to have to start away on our long journey in our bus, to our headquarters. The trip was broken at Liphook, where we visited the Royal Anchor Hotel, which was built in 1416. = The rooms in this hotcl are all named after famous people who have stayed in them, and bear such names as Nelson, Samuel Peâ€" pys, William Duke of Clarence, the Duchess of Kent, etec. In front of the hotel is a fine old chestnut tree which is reputed to be 300 years old. Altogether, our day with the Naâ€" vy brought home to us that Briâ€" tain‘s greatness has come from her Navy, and that the spirit of Nelson is still carrying on. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (NO EVENING SHOPPING) Mrs. Leo Boppre, Alexandra Ave. ANNOUNCEMENT: Just One Big Hit After Another SAT. 40 Department Telephones DIAL 3â€"3631 Gordon Reese, 51 John W., Witerloo Réagan «: DESPERATE JOURNEY® Thursday â€" Friday â€" Saturday CAPITOL ‘"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" Free Parking corner Duke and Ontario Streets. Virginia Bruce â€" James Ellison Preview Sunday Midnite 12.05 and Mon. â€" Tues. â€" Wed. This Is The Enemy MON. â€" TUES. â€" WED. *Careful, Soft Shoulders‘ "Glasbake" Ovenware to the ladies â€" Mon., Tues., Wed. First Soviet drama of Europe‘s heroic resistance to the Nazis. . . . A new kind of war film made in besieged Leningrad. Fay Bainter â€" Hughk Herbert Vera Vague â€" Carolyn Lee Henry Fonda â€" Lucille Ball BARTON MacLANE Ozzie Nelson and Orchestra "The Big Street" Added Attraction Added Feature with