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County Farmers In Serious Predicament Claims Road Committee Paid Selves Too Much Reeve Herman Sturm of Waterâ€" loo, Saturday, charged that memâ€" bers of the \za!erloo County Committee paid themselves $425. lust year and that this payment wis contrary to the county stipend b law which allows committee memâ€" Lers $6 a day and mileage The Waterloo reeve said that at the next session of County Council he would demand that all the roads vommiltee members who took $425 lust year pay back to the county teasury "every nickel of it that is in excess of $6 a day and mileage for cominittee attendance." â€"â€" THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE "There is no byâ€"law to authorize such a fee and there is nothing in the statute books that gives memâ€" bers of a county road committee the authority to pay themselves onything more than $6 a day and m:ileage." Reeve Sturm claimed. Blame for the situation | was placed on Reuve Fred Forwell of Elmira by Mr. Sturm, who said that Forwell "is the man who last year instigated barring the press from all committce meetings" und that ne (Sturm) is ~going io demand, that all our committee meetings be thrown epen to the press." tue members and $450 for the chairâ€" man." Vol. 88, No. 4 The public is "entitled to know v. hut is going on." Reeve Sturm deâ€" vlared. ~Had the press been adâ€" mitted to the Roads Committee mevtings the public would have found out about this fee of $425 for The town of Waterloo. "largest iaxpayer in the county setup," is being ignured by County Council in committee _ appointments, â€" Reeve Sturm also charged. "Every atâ€" tempt to put Watcrloo on any of the â€" importint comtmnittees this year," he claimed. "was snuffed out." Plead Ignorarce of Payâ€"Rate Law In a _ stattment â€" replying _ to charges by Reeve Herman Sturm of Waterloo, that Waterloo County rouds committce members "paid themselves $425 last year contrary io the county stipend bylaw," Chairman Edwin Huchn, Wellesley reeve, Tuesday said the committee was "not aware" that the system was wrong. â€" "The worst that can beâ€" said ogainst the committce is that we have followed the system handed down to us by previous committees ard we had ro reason to believe they _ were irregular," he said. "Every member of the committee bas at all timesâ€"acted in good faith in this." Members of last year‘s committee "were under the impression that they had only received that to which they were properly entitled," be replied. "This is the first referâ€" ence to overpayment, even though the present system of payment has vontinued for the last 12 years, and previous to 1933 the committecewas paid at a higher rate than they are row receiving." C None of the committce members had any knowledge of bylaw 957 passed in 1933 providing that memâ€" bers be paid at the same rate as for vitendance at council meetings, $6 per day plus mileage, Mr. Huehn suid. Says Allowance Act Antiâ€"Slump Measure KITCHENER â€"Guest speaker at ne of the most successful and best sttended North Waterloo Liberal Association â€" meetings ever held, Hon. Brooke Claxton said here Monday night that the Governâ€" ment‘s â€" Family Allowances . Act, operative this coming July, will raise the living standard of 3,500,â€" t00 Canadian children and open for them new horizons of health, eduâ€" gationl and opportunity. During his address, Mr. Claxton, who is minister of National Health and Welfare, paid glowing tribute to L. O. Breithaupt, federal memâ€" ber for Waterloo North. "You couldn‘t have had a better member down there than Louis," he stated. ‘‘There is no member on better terms with other members of the government and also members of cther partics. No one knows better how to got things done. Ottawa needs men like him for the days aâ€" head." Dealing with the new welfare leâ€" gislation at length, Mr. Claxton said that apart from the "new deal" they would give Canada‘s children. family allowances also would be a "great means of distributing purâ€" chasing power, of getting real moâ€" ney into the hands of the people who need it every month." S ing 2o t o L : BPD AoRWIER ONOATIN PV NNE ETY CC "Family allowances will en@bl€ c) oriage is described as unusual. them to live in better house$% t0 |/tho hay shortage is particularly wear better clothes and to bUY seyere in Eastern and Northerm more things that Canada makes @and ‘Ontario and in Lincoln and Lambâ€" grows and needs. A good PrOPOTâ€" j{on countics in Southern Ontario. tion of the family allowance PAYâ€" ‘Road conditions are improving, but ments will go to the farmers aCr0os$ some county roads are still blocked, Canada. A goodly proportion will |rspecially in the London and also go to industrial families acros$ \Kjngston areas Canada â€" _ The report said live stock generâ€" "This monthly distrmbution | of money to Canadian families will be one of our . greatest guarantee® against a possible deprc&smn." Canada ‘The report said live stock generâ€" "This monthly distmbution of ally is in good condition, but blockâ€" money to Canadian families will be‘ed roads have interfered with shipâ€" one of our greatest guarantee® ping considerably against a possible depression." Because of the heavy covering Mr. Claxton said Sit William Beâ€" |of snow. farmers look forward to veridge, the British economist, had plenty of soil moisture for spring regorted that _ no â€" satisfactory |crops, particularly in Wesatern Onâ€" scheme of social insurance could be nrfi: counties. | _ The week of February 12 to 16 will see a great influx of the leadâ€" |ing livestock breeders of Ontario ‘into Toronto for the annual meetâ€" ings of the various purebred liveâ€" stock associations, both provincial und national. All the meetings are to be held at the Royal York Hotel, nd from Monday morning to Friâ€" day night there will be a constant round of business sessions, consistâ€" ing of mectings of Board of Direcâ€" tors and the annual sessions of the various organizations. The followâ€" Waterloo county farmers and residents of many towns and villages faced a serious situation at noon, Thursday, as a result of continuing fierce gales and heavy snowfalls. Added to this, and probably more serious than the blocked roads, is t.l:e dire shortage of water which is becoming more serious by the hour. The agricultural representative explained to The Chronicle that the scearcity of water is due to the very light rainfalls during last fall and the subsequent sudden freezing and unâ€" usually severe weather. He pointed out further that the sudden drop in temperature during Wednesday night and Thursday morning would further aggravate the situation. (The mercury dropped to about 20 below zero in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo arca during the night). Livestock Men Meet In Toronto Feb.12â€"16 As Water Scarce and Roads Blocked Fierce Gales, Heavy Fall of Snow Closes Schools, Isolate Many Sections E. J. McLoughry, agricultural representative, expressed fear that in some sections, due to blocked condition of roads, farmers will find it impossible to even draw water from creeks afd rivers, resulting in a serious situation with livestock. County Engineer D. J. Emrey reported that county snowâ€" plows have been working day and night in an effort to clear main arteries, but that high winds hurl the snow back on the roads almost as quickly as they are cleared. Monday, Feb. 12â€"â€"Ontario Shortâ€" born Club; Ontario Large Yorkâ€" skire Society; Ontario Berkshire Socicty; Ontario Tamworth Socieâ€" ty; Dual Purpose Shorthorn Club; Ontario Swine Breeders‘ Associaâ€" tion i=g is a list of the annual meetings which are being held throughout the week: Tucsday, Feb. 13 â€" Canadian Shurthorn Association; Canadian Jersey â€" Cattle Club; Canadian Swine Breeders Association; Canaâ€" cian Hackney Horse Society; Canaâ€" dian Standardâ€"Bred Horse Society; Ontario Abcrdeenâ€"Angus Associaâ€" tiun; Ontario Hereford Breeders‘ Association; Canadian Pony Socieâ€" ty Wednesday, Feb. 14 â€" Canadian Hereford _ Breeders _ Association; Hiolsteinâ€"Friesian _ Association _ of Canada; Canadian Guernsey Breedâ€" ers Association; Ontario Shcep Breeders _ Association; . Canadian Hunter Society; Canadian Hunter, Suddle and Light Horse Improveâ€" iment Society. e _ Thursday, _ Feb. â€" 15â€"Canadian Sheep Breeders Association; Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada; Ontario Percheron Club; (‘ntario Horse Breeders Associaâ€" tion. â€" Friday, Feb. 16â€"Ontario Cattle Breeders Association. put into effect without & general system of Iamily allowances. Such‘ allowances had been adopted by n ore than 30 countrics The main riason this was done was because wages were directly related to work und not to the family of the ; wage carner. The bachelor reâ€" crived the same wages as the man who brought up a large family. The Canadian system of allowâ€" »r ces would provide the "most genâ€" vrous scale of benefits that exist (Continued on Page 8) Blocked Roads Cause Shortages The shortage of water is reported to be general in the province, even in Bruce County, where such a shortage is described as unusual. }norlhwcst wind continued blowing | â€" Mr. and Mrs. John Gile, 6th Conâ€" the snow about yesterday morning. ‘cession, Wallace Township, have reâ€" 'Thc temperature was ten degmcs"cci\'od word that their son, Pte. |helow zero Thursday. {Glen Howard Gile, 22, was killed I Highway Is Clear ‘ir action early in January. | (By Chronicle Correspondent) | Enlisting with the Royal Canadâ€" _ WELLESLEY.â€"Th@highway is ian Artillery on June 12, 1942, he !â€"lear despite the heavy storm, but proceeded overseas in September, the east and west roads are piockea. . 1943. . 1. The temperature hovered around 15 | Surviving in addition to his parâ€" | below _ zero Thursday morning. ents are four sisters and two broâ€" [Last night‘s storm continued this, thers. I morning. _ _ _ _ U o es 1 oi Camkhe All schools were closed Wednesâ€" day and Thursday and no Linwood students attempted to reach Elmira High School. â€" tions were so bad on Wednesday that a county plow which arrived in the village in the morning, reâ€" mained there until night before atâ€" tempting a return trip. _ _ _ hit as NEW DUNDEE.â€"Roads previâ€" ously clearly in this district have been filled by the new heavy snowâ€" fall which increased Wednesday afternoon and continued all night, and was swept across the flelds by the high wind. The temperature, six degrees above zero at 10 o‘clock Wednesday morning, had risen over that of the earlier hours. The water shortage is becoming critical for some farmers in this viâ€" cinity. One farmer‘s family, includâ€" ing The Zifls. has had to dip wates have been melting snow for their stock and indoor use. Fall of Four Inches The situation in the various areas ut pressâ€"time was «s follows: ELMIRA.â€"About two inches of light snow fell in Elmira leaving ‘roads drifted but not heavy. The <Elmira highway was reported clear following last night‘s storm. The |snowplow went out this morning ’;md had been out previously widâ€" |cning the car tracks in expectation , of another storm. by the rauhu" ul from a creek about two miles away. Others farmers BADEN.â€"Four inches of snow fell in the vicinity of Baden last night. Roads are well filled but are not blocked. A stinging blustery northwest wind continued blowing the snow about yesterday morning. The temperature was ten degrecs below zero Thursday. Highway Is Clear entsâ€"Crosshillâ€"Linwood highway is 1( aiter air operations oversed®. C reported impassable. Last night‘s is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie blizzard had lessened somewhat Collins, Middle St., Preston. Thursday morning. | Enlisting in March 1943, Fltâ€"Sgt. Farmers here are beginning to Collins went overscas in March, ... * Planes Hiakarr ocm ;"T' broth Cpl. George David Elmira High Open rother, Cpli. ge vi (By Chronicle crt:!-pon‘e-lp \Collins, died of wounsis rece‘ alveld Ml‘n ELMIRA.â€" uction overseas on Sept. 16, k light snow Ie?lb?nnm’:'n‘;r:nmig ‘His father is a veteran of the First raads dAeificd Lt aat Keasl" wmue iCireat War: Prize Award For Best Anti Vâ€"D Campaign Efforts Due to the heavy crop of hay last year there is no sxnoru‘e reported, in fact one hayâ€"baling concern has been buying from the district farmâ€" ers. The water situation is not serâ€" ious but has been felt. Two farmâ€" ers were reported drawing water for stock and if the current weather persists the situation may become serious. The Linkvood args is the hardest t as usual In fact, road condiâ€" The Chambers have been coâ€" uperating in many local antiâ€"VD campaigns with the federal and provincial governments and with the League, sponsor of voluntary campaigns for the eradication of ayâ€" philis and gonorrthea. c National Social H‘ciene Da; is being organized for February 7 in coâ€"operation with departments of health. Its object is to reâ€"focus public attention on the continuous crive being made by governmental and voluntary agencies against venereal diseases. Judging of Chamberâ€"sponsored local campaigns will take place on the basis of reports received from committees of various campaigning Chamber units. Peried covered in the contest runs from June 1944, to June, 1946 ST. CLEMENTS.â€"The St. Clemâ€" tBs Chromcte Correspandent t (iy Chronicle Corresponderts vBy Chsonicte Corre pendent Not Much Water Warearoo, | The Wartime Prices and 'l'radeI [ B%ard was acting under regulations ; which, had their origin in the Proâ€" | vince of Quebec, and were never | ‘;accepled by the Province of Onâ€"| ‘tario. This meant that district farâ€" ! mers, pmducin,.:uperior syrup in ! «11 respects, as as local producâ€" |tion is concerned, were often not | ‘permitted to sell at the regularj price, because the product was a little too dark. This type of gradâ€" | ing is discouraging the farm people , from producing syrup. especially since farm help has become the most critical in years. cog LOCAL MAPLE SYRUP COMMITTEE CLAIMS UNFAIR RESTRICTIONS At a ial meeting of the Maple tainers than the gallon tin, was peâ€" Syrup ‘mducen. called by the/nalized under the existing regulaâ€" County Federation of Agriculture a ’ tions. Rationing in general was acâ€" feeling was t that there cepted as an exigancy of war, and might ‘be more available w'the need for {auonlng was not the local peopleé and at the local questioned by the producers. They community markets, were the pracâ€" |folt it was a help in dividing their tice of last season, of grading syrup produce so that all their regular almost entirely by color, to be withâ€" ‘customers were assured of at least drawn in the coming season. "Our |a certain amount of syrup. limestone rock and clay soils ne[ Under present conditions it was conducive to producing a darker felt that the retail price of syrup syrup which is of equal sugar quaâ€" 'was not adequate to meet the cost lity to any of the lm'ner syrups deâ€" | of production. "I know that had J rived from the eastern areas of the sold the wood that I burned in boilâ€" province, situated on granite based !ing down the sap last year, I would soils," was one remark. â€" _ jhave received more than I did for A.B. Christner Heads Wilmot Township Plowmen‘s Assoc. _ Then too the Producer who disâ€" pensed his syrup in smaller conâ€" BADEN.â€"â€"The Wilmot Township Plowmen‘s Association held their annual meeting in the Township Hall on Thursday night. Mr. A. B. Christner was elected president of the group and the other officers elected were: first viceâ€"president, Mr. Wilfred J. Schneller; 2nd viceâ€" president, Mr. E. G. Hammer; secâ€" retaryâ€"treasurer, Mr. Austin S. Zoeller; director of the Federation of Agriculture, John Kpipfgl. _ Four District Men Listed Casvalties â€" _ Reports were given by the fol lowing committees: team commit Pte. Glen Gile _ Surviving in addition to his parâ€" ents are four sisters and two broâ€" thers. Fit.â€"Sgt. Robert Collins |____ _ _ _ ‘L.-Bonblldifl' Ted Dolson time, directories are issued at less | Constable and Mrs. Harold Dol frequent intervals than in former ‘son are in receipt of a welcome letâ€" |years, so that it is important to conâ€" ter from their son, Gunner Earl sylt the new directory carefully beâ€" |Dolson, RC.A., who is serving in fore placing calls, and to bring desk ‘Ttaly, which brings cheerful news. lists and memo pads upâ€"toâ€"date, Mr ‘In his letter Gunner Dolson stated Long said. | that his brother, L.â€"Bombardier _ "Avoiding unnccessary calls to ]Ted Dolson, who was with the same w rong numbers will help us to artillery unit and recently was reâ€" serve you better, despite wartime ’ported missing in action, believed qifficulties," the Bell manager taken prisoner, is a prisoner of War. pointed out _ Fitâ€"Sgt. Robert Archibald Colâ€" | lins is reported missing since Jan.:! 17 after air operations overseas. He | Collins, died of wounds Peceiveq 17 | * t uction overseas on Sept. 16, 1944. . Jn smaller centres, however, the His father is a veteran of the First|Smiths are often topped by a numâ€" Great War, {ber of local names. In Elmira, for example, the Martins lead all comâ€" Rifleman Thomas Donaidson {ers with 45 listings, followed by the Mrs. Irene Donaldson, Pine St., \Brubachers with 21. There are only Freston, has received word that her |two Schmitts, four Smiths and six son, Rifleman Thomas Donaldson is Schmidts, whose total of 12 listings reported missing in action on the is topped by the three Schneiders, Western Front. â€"___ nine Sniders, and 14 Snyders. Enlisting in August 1943, Rifleâ€" man Donaldson went overseas in July 1944, and landed in France a month later. _ Another brother, Pte. James Donâ€" uldson is serving in Holland. As yet his parents have receivec no word through the usual chanâ€" nels of the Red Cross, but the letter from Gunner Dolson ‘indicated that that was the probability Various Projects Undertaken by County Committees With county committees now orâ€" ganized in twelve counties and disâ€" tricts of Ontario, and several others in the proecss of organization, the extent to which these committees can be effective in promoting the ‘hrlt(-rmenl of agriculture in their own areas is becoming apparent. Under the guidance and dpirection of C. D. Graham, Director of the Agricultural Répresentative Branch committees have now been estabâ€" lished in the counties of Essex, Waâ€" terloo, Perth, Peel, Wellington, Halâ€" ton, Lanark, Lambton and Durham lnnd the districts of Kenora, Rainy ‘River and Algoma. A number of \other counties have their or?niu- |tion meetings planned, and by the By Chosincle Conecpondent) g (Continued on Pamwaet, Januvart 26, 1945 * ~|_ In urban centres, the Smiths are ;‘;‘"hard to beat If you add the H€|schmidts, Schmitts, Smiths and sold the wood that I burned in boilâ€" ing down the sap last year, I would have received more than I did for the syrup, and I would not have had the additional time and work. I can not see myself again boiling syrup under last year‘s prices and method of color determination of price," was one man‘s view and there were many in agreement with A committee was appointed and the following recommendations are being forwarded to various authorâ€" ities who, it is hoped, can use their influence to effect, the changes reâ€" quested: Floyd Becker, RR. 1, Ayr, (chairman); Enos Martin, RR. 1, Elmira; Gilbert Snider, RR. 1, Waâ€" terloo; Amos Hoffman, R.R. 1, Waâ€" (Continued on Page 2) Willard Witmer and ficld commitâ€" ; i; tee, Wilfred J. Schneller. The secâ€" | }0* retaryâ€"treasurer‘s report was very | C‘ gratifying, showing that the 1944| * plowing match was a successâ€"and | .q that there had been a record crowd. , toe, William Jutzi, tent committee, During the business period the association set the date of the 1945 plowing match as October 17th. Messrs. William Jutzi and Camâ€" vron _ Honderich, _ pastâ€"president, were appointed delegates to the anâ€" nual meeting of the Ontario Plowâ€" men‘s Association to be held in Toronto on February 6th, > Variance of Names Interesting to Note Thirty thousand copies of the new telephone directory for Galt, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, and vicinity were dropped in the mail this week, 13,400 of them addressed io telephone subscribers in the Twin City. In the Manhattan telephone diâ€" rectory, the names with the most listings are Cohen, Smith, Miller and Brown, in that order. In Toâ€" ronto, it‘s Smith, Brown, Wilson end Taylor. In Kitchener and Waâ€" tcrloo, however, it‘s Shantz, Weber, Miller and Schmidt. Smyths in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo section, you have a grand total of 126 listingsâ€"a figure which is apâ€" proached only by the combined efforts of the Snyders, Sniders and Schneiders, with 118. According to S. F. Long, Bell Teâ€" lephone Manager here, there are more than 6,800 listings new and changed since the last issue in the alphabetical section alone, many of them in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo listings. To conserve paper in warâ€" time, directories are issued at less frequent intervals than in former years, so that it is important to conâ€" sult the new directory carefully beâ€" fore placing calls, and to bring desk Early Spring May Bring Seed Shortage Orley Uffelman, manager of the Ontario Seed Company warns that if weather prophets come close in their predictions for an early spring, precipitating an early plantâ€" ing season, farmers may find themâ€" selves facing a seed shortage. Reaâ€" sons for this were given as later deâ€" liveries and new markets. "Even during these January days when the sun peeps through for any length of time the people begin to think of sowing tormatoes, cabâ€" bage and flower plants," he said, adfmg "storekeepers want their shipments for these early deâ€" mands." h anlin c AMM olsfi Sn e neiniias anicest wl v + oo on dsn shfi)mems for these early â€" deâ€" Nagoya FAQQUOKi@S| _( nomcial t« ports sard the Rusâ€" mands." Gauam. Ooâ€" Bâ€"29 was lost when souns already hid plunged across He points out, however, service a warve of United States Super 1”" frontier and were ‘(htlng on given by seed houses before the Foitrosscs flying in tight formations|th rnemy‘s belcaguered home (Cyonunu.d on Page 8) for protection against fierce Japanâ€" 1 iContinued from Page 1) In Western Poland, against apâ€" |parertly stiffening epposition, the ISovict forces nevertheless plunged Iuheed a dozen miles in the neighâ€" ‘bothood ef Pospan eir the. most |direetpath to Berlin. 137 miles west of Pozrnan \Believe Nazis Moving Troops 1 From West to East Front Russians Sweep to Within 137 Miles of Berlin London.â€"Ripping through Gerâ€" man Silesia and East Prussia at blitzkrieg pace, the Russians today captured Oppein, Upper Silesian capital, and reached within 4 miles of Breslau amid reports that they already had crossed the Oder River line and had snapped shut the war‘s greatest trap on Eust Prussia. Paris.â€"T muce â€"seadva ancs | loday threeâ€" miles odf threc points in the Urited S Aimies _ met itenicg out it Arcennes sulic resistance. l The Americars capturee the town ef Bamban on the north side <f the fuiver and sent motorized units south to Mabalacat [. This cepresected a gum of neurly HW miles frem captured Capas, and lcun"u d the Ameticins for the first [time into Pampango Previnee. the [gateway to Manila The French lst Aripy‘s attack at the southern xd of the long front also progressed steadily, securing several eressings of the IH River, but in Northein Alssce the Gerâ€" mans sharply aner ssed thor presâ€" sure on the United States 7( Army and it was disclosed that the Ameriâ€" carn withérawol, anrrounced Tucsâ€" cay. had smeurted to an sverage transport streaming from the Arderres Into Gormars in norm which, lneking effici Turs‘ CSE c eprq id‘ ti sCven id | RAF. fni German | 6 n n Iirge armer d Western to the Allied Forces om Luzon At Edge of Clark Field Southwest Pacific Advanes Comâ€" mandâ€" â€"American metorized patrols burst to the edge of Clark Field on Wednesday, leeding a swiftâ€"moving €rive which overtan enc of the big airdreme‘s sateMlite fields Right bchind them in strength the 40th Division cracked the Bamâ€" ban River Line, where the Japanese had been expected to make a stand, to rell within three nules af the ficld with its 13 airtips. orly a little mere than 18 oriles o from: Maniia, Russians Close In on Poznan London.â€"Crashing through Gerâ€" man Silesia to the Oder River deâ€" fence line on a 37â€"mile front in the Breslan area teday, the Rod army eume within 22 mmiles ef happing the defenders of East Prussia In Poland,. Seviet ferees wetre reâ€" ported closing in on Poznan, 137 miles east of Berlin The Oder leng has been adverâ€" \;.‘: tised as the Germans‘ best natural ;. defence line on the esstâ€" New the ‘lA Russian army is putting it to tho‘”. test â€" Should it be cressed. a Jong)yp, step . would hive heen fiaken d0â€")p wards ultimato viecters ta, St. Vith Falls to Allies Paris.â€"St. Vifh. Eastern Belgian bighway ccertre and last major bastion _ in â€" the â€" onceâ€"dangrrous hulge, fell to units of the ist Army after an allâ€"day fight. according in a . fronthie dispatch from Edward D. Ball. Associated Press war cor D. Ball, A: respendent 'fl}v United Stan armics â€" and â€" Amer arnmics . and â€" American | 3th â€" An Force smashed the last German deâ€" fenders _of the Ardenres today when infantry closed to within four miles of the German frentier with gains up to five miles on a 30â€"mite tront and the airmen‘ destroyed or damaged nesarly 2000 fleeing enemy ve hicles Fortresses RBlast THURSDAY,â€" JAN. 25 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 WORLD‘S WEEK PB HAU te ce 6n omat thi urier ight a Rriich fIrd Army s oef up le 2000 ‘nd â€" pulled within tre Reer River at ide Germany, while utes lt and 3rd witcally _ contimnued cremy‘s fattened l apairst stiffenine o w.s shiafting us from â€" the torn front e a phrud exâ€" in‘ and road w _ vorthward batt‘. . sector. imyHery meve,. slacorifte t n. Its News at a Gilance and Are 9th â€"An THE _ New Delhi. â€"In the third of a &~ |series of advances this month down 37 the Burma west coast which have carried a total of more than 80 * ‘mules, British amphibious troops al |uceessfully invaded __ Ramree BC\ Tsland â€" Landing forces closed in on b€ \the _ northern _ and _ northwestern N2)beaches of the 50â€"mileâ€"long island ‘9â€"{offer Royal Navy guns and a heav: | concentration _ of _ Allied nlrcrtfyf i‘blasted the shore defenses. _ The pioncer convoy will be the first eunvoy in history to travel from India into China. Old Burma {Road convoys picked up their carâ€" koes in Lower Burma and carried them from Mandalay to China. (se resistance bombed factories at Nagoya, Japan, today. _ _ _ A sizable force of the Marianasâ€" based bombers hit the industrial city of Honshu Island, in two waves of two formations each. They struck at a lower altitude than any of the recent blows given Nagoya. Antiâ€"aircraft _ fire hit the _ Bâ€"29 that was lost. It crashed in flames into the sea a" few miles off Honshu Eurtma in 2‘; years was read{ to leure bere on the final leg of its winding journey of more than 1,00C0 miles through mountains and jungle to Kumming. The fall of the Chirese border town of Wanting two days ago vliminated the last remaining eneâ€" my obstacle to passage of Allied trucks. London. â€"â€" Gen. Miklos, head of [ the Provisional Hungarian Governâ€" |mert at Debrccen, signed an armisâ€" [tice with the Allics on Saturday, ‘urcer the terms of which the Cenâ€" {tral Eurepein country is cut back to the same frontier it held beâ€" (fore Hitler= began carving up iFutope and Hungary joined him in the enterprise. The armistice was ‘signed in Mescow and the Alliedâ€" imposed terms were made public today â€" simultancously in Moscow, Lordon and Washington \â€" The armistice will not mean the end of all fighting in Hungary as Nazi ind puppet Hungarian troops |are still in, a small western part of ithe country. New Ledo Road Myitkyina, Burma. â€" The new Ledo Road to China was officially dvclared open to military traffic tonight and the first convoy of trucks to _carry supplies across London.â€"The Russian army in a 34â€"mil« Cash across western Poland udvurced to within 165 miles of Berlin tocuy as another powerful Soviet feree sliced to within 37 miles of the Baitic port of Elbing in Eust Prussig, forging one of the groutect pefential encirclements in militiuy Iustory. Nore than 60,000 Germans have been kille? and 21,000 captured in the offlensive by Marshal Ivan 8. Worey‘s ferces, now advancing east ef Bicslut, a Russian communique ieperted tenight. The body of Lt.â€" Gen ven Block, commander of the 56th Ceriman Tank Division, was found on a Silesian battlefield toâ€" day along with those of 4,000 other Germans after an encircled enemy wroup wus liquiduted in the day‘s fighting, Mescow announced toâ€" night Russians 165 Miles llungary Signs Armistice British Invade Ramree Island This latest jump gave the Allies a base flanking South Burma and ercated a major threat to the Japâ€" ancse, already on the defensive ind in serious plight in Northern and Central Burma Russ Take Lodz and Krakow London. â€" Opening two more massive offensives today, the Rusâ€" siins reached the German Silesian frontier, 225 miles from Berlin in its sensational surge through Poâ€" land, captured lhrt:wlmns of Lodz and Krakow, and clamped a huge" pincers on East Prussia in a great new breakthrough into that ancient Gor mm provainee TUESDAY, JAN. 23 SATURDAY. JAN. 20 MONDAY, JAN. 22 Opened for Convoys $1.00 pes yeas From Berlin