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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 14, 1940
Page
1
A letter from the Katoomba Municipal Council urged the Prime Minister to declare the Communist Party in Australia illegal but was ruled out of order by the mayor as a political matter and consigned to the waste bin.
At a Porbes tpal pone meeting, delegates from the Central Tablelands Water Scheme conference discussed projected charges and per capita water costs. Aldermen Helman and Sanders challenged figures while others urged careful evaluation before committing Forbes to external services.
Historic dispatch outlines German land and air invasions of Holland Belgium and Luxemburg with aerial bombings in northeastern France. Allied forces including Britain and France respond with countermeasures as political shifts form a wartime coalition.
Secret troop dispositions remain undisclosed as German and Allied forces clash across Belgium Holland and France. German advances are checked at the Meuse while occupiers seize northern Holland. Belgian and French counterattacks recapture tanks and destroy bridges at high cost. Allied air forces claim heavy victories with dozens of German planes downed, as Italy faces inquiries over delayed ships.
Forbes Municipal Council learned coal at the local power station would last seven days without new deliveries while the gasworks could run five weeks. Two trucks were diverted from Lithgow to Forbes but sent to White Bay. one 15 ton truck was promised, extending generation by three days. Two trucks later arrived, enabling another fortnight of supply with existing restrictions.
Hedley Lowe pleaded guilty at Forbes Police Court to driving an unlicensed motor vehicle on April 20 in Berkley Street Forbes and to driving without a licence. Detective Constable Nell said Lowe admitted ownership and lack of licence, seeking time to pay the fine to meet taxation. The court fined Lowe two shillings and sixpence on the first charge and granted two months to pay the fine on the second, to allow him to raise funds.
A Sydney University representative prompted the formation of four discussion groups during a visit last week. Pilot groups on Literature and Child Study emerged at Mr KR Palmer’s home, another on International Affairs gathered, and a fourth on The Economics of War formed later in the week under Mr W Stuttard.
A draft agreement between Forbes Bowling Club and the council over new greens and a club house in Lachlan Street was approved after discussion. The Mayor noted a government grant subsidising the works. Alderman Helman and Sanders opposed portions of the arrangement, while the council adopted the agreement and attached its seal.
Forbes Cardinals Hockey Club beat Condobolin Koalas one goal to nil on Willow Avenue as Harold Turner secured the late winner. Len Treanor opened the scoring in the first half from a combined forward move. Referee W McMillan officiated with N Schneider. The Forbes club invites new and intending members to Wednesday practice at 3 pm.
Light rain fell in Forbes on Saturday with 8 points registered by 9 am and 14 more points in showers later. Foggy conditions persisted, while Sunday and yesterday felt more like spring than early winter as feed across the district began to show progress under favorable conditions.
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The Lord Bishop will dedicate the new window at St John’s Church of England on Trinity Sunday at 1 o'clock. Mrs Parr donated the window in memory of her husband Canon Parr who began his curacy in Australia in St John’s Parish. Visiting priests plan to attend as church members expect a large turnout.
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