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Waterloo is to have a bna? new Chamber of Commerce. that we mean there will be a lot of new members and a lot of the younger men holding office where before they functioned solely as members or not at all. Vol. $94, No. 16 The Chamber of Commerce has been criticized considerably of late for being inactive. Truth of the matter is that while the Chamber held few meetings, its activities had not ceased, Col. Hu(fh Heasley, Cliff Schneider and a few of the other boys beâ€" longing to the Chamber, are still doing everything they can to sell Waterloo as a building or locaâ€" tion site to prospective manufacâ€" turers and retailers. . Probably the main reason the Chamber did not meet with more success than it has, was because of the sharp difference in ages and viewpoints of the members. Naâ€" turally the retailers wanted to sge the retail section taken into con sigeration. Naturally the manuâ€" facturers were interested in what happened which concerned them. But there should have been a'fen- eral pooling of opinion and effort. Instead a rift developed and the Chamber as such, almost ceased to exist. _ _ _ Around W aterloo This will in no way detract from the influence of the older members, but it is felt the older men would act in an advisory caâ€" pacity and let the younger men, do the actual work. Regardless of how the situation] is met and handled, it is good to see the Chamber of Commerce coming back again. Waterloo is a growing city and needs sound thinking at the helm. The Chamâ€" ber of Commerce can do more with its varied and influential membership to keep Waterloo growing than can any other orâ€" ganization. With men such as Hugh Heasley, Mel Snider, Ford Kumpf and some of the others to guide it and some of the youngetr men to do the actual work, and with all members working toâ€" gether for the common good of the cityâ€"we don‘t see how it can fail Some people are complaining about the damage dogs are doing to their flowers and shrubbery. Isn‘t it just a little early for this? Although we no longer own a dog and. although we have just spent the last year putting in new grass and flowers, and although the dogs seem to think the rockâ€" ery on the bottom terrace was built especially for them; we still think it is too early in the year for them to do any more than superficial damage. Sure we have had to return several chunks of our new lawn to its proper place and one of our small pines dies from too much doggy attention, but darn it all these poor brutes do have to be tied up for an awful long time. Think it over the next time you see a dog meandering across your lawmâ€"would you like to be tied up from now until next fall??? J.M.S. While no bylaw has been passed most streets in Waterloo will now be known by their name and the direction they happen to run fcast. west, north or south}. _ This decision has been made because of the inability of many people living on the different streets to decide whether they wanted to live on a street, an avenue or a boulevard. Hence from now on there will be no handle attached to the street name at all but will be described simply by the direction. ~ There are a few exceptions to this rule. For instance King street will remain King street because of its position as the main street in Waterloo, also because they are through streets, Margaret, Moore, Waterloo, Herbert, Mary, King, York, Essen, Belmont, Severn, Avondale, Dunbar, and Aberdeen will retain their description as "gtreets" _A few of the longer streets such as Westmount, Lincoin, Bridfe. port and Stanley, will be called "roads" ‘This leaves the individual a lot of leaway. If you feel the street you live on is one of the better class and should be called an Avenue or a Boulevard, then go ahead and call it either one of them. If your hat is oniy of a norâ€" mal size, then you can rehfau your location to the commonplace by gnnng_g«;ur address as on a "street". aone exception is that you must not say you live on a "road" unless it happens to be one of those named above. Simâ€" ple, eh° There is to be a traffic signal at Wone z comers of Rrb W. and Albert | the oil , although so far as we have ‘tered @ been able to find out, no onaof road? Thom JHS JHS Chronicle Carrier Boys Get Flashlights * For Threeâ€"Month Perlgd Delivery Record SEEK $10,000 OBJECTIVE The sprinicanvass for funds to complete the Waterloo Lions Memorial swimming pool will be continued until the end of this week. The objective is $10,000. Make Second Calls Although favorable progress is made in the drive. a number of canvassers are required to make second calls Others have not completed their canvass list. Extend Lions Pool Canvass To Weekend List s&ring and summer the Lion‘s Club raised about $13,000 toward the cost of the main secâ€" Board of works â€" committee chairman Ald. Frank Bauer reâ€" commended several road repairs to council Monday night. Council O:K.‘s Repairs To to council Monda& nighnt. He suggested fhat Moore Ave. road base, curb and gutter and hot mix surface work be done under Section 8 of the Local Imâ€" provement Act. HOW THEY NEED IT! The same authority was recomâ€" mended for application of hot mix road surface on Roslin Ave. from Lourdes to Erb St. â€" The board of works committee made a tour of local streets last 20 FAGS NOW 40c Five Chronicle carrier boys smile proudly after being presented with threeâ€"cell highâ€" powered flashlights for a three month perfect delivery record. They are Walter Wells, Wilfred Meyer, Ronald Smith, Ross Snider and Howard Peiffier. Three other boys, Earl Doerfler, Larry Allensen and Bill Clayficd also won flashlights but were not present Ist Waterloo Scout Troop Holds ‘Fatherâ€"Son‘ Night when this picture was taken The annual "Father and Son _ turne night %iven by the 1st Water!oo‘fathew Scout Troop had a record attendâ€" | enjoy ance with 51 sons and 34 fathers | if no present, the seven guests bringâ€" |came ing the total to 92. 1;"_The NC 20 Hear Talk After dinner, the fathers heard a short talk by Colonel Heasley, District Commissioner for North Waterloo, on how they could help their boys in their scouting activiâ€" seems sure just what kind of an Cub Gives Story | affair it will be. This skit was followed by one Some think it may only be a|by the Cubs, called "The Cub‘s portable Stop and Go sign and | Dream‘"* written by Mrs. L Otto, others feel it will probably be an | one of the mothers. It is the story electric signal. of a Cub who wants to raise moâ€" Waterloo police will probably | ney in order to A)ay his grandmoâ€" have control of the sign whatever | ther‘s rent and nally succeeds in type is used. It‘s nearly time there doing so with the help of his Coâ€" was a signalling device of some | mic Book _ friends, _ "Mighty kind situated on this corner Mouse"*and the "Lone Rangetr® Right now a person is driving The evening ended with a film. practically blind when he wants show, two Scout films and a Bud: to make a turn and during the Abbott and Lou Costello comedy heavy traffic hours its as much as | WeTr® shown the latter being your fenders are worth to cross shown a second time for the beneâ€" from one street to the other fit of the boys HS Summing up on the evening, * "Stew" Wismer, Scoutmaster and The dirt section of Bridgeport| M C. mentioned that the ist Waâ€" Road is to receive a coat of waste|terloo Troop would be going to oil to lay the dust, it was decided|Everton this year for camp. he at Monday night‘s council meetâ€"|said the fee was $8 per boy but m" that Company Funds would pay onder who is going to clean|for half this amount. He asked the oil off the car that gets plasâ€"|the fathers to try and get to see tered while travelling this sec!ionll.hnr boys at camp if they could af road? possibly arrange it ties Some think it may only be a portable Stop and Go sign and others feel it will probably be an electric signal. â€" â€" i dsbA dnE s : Anstwai Waterloo police will probably have control of the sign whatever type is used. It‘s nearly time there was a signalling device of some kind situated on this corner Right now a person is driving practically blind when he wants to make a turn and during the The dirt section of Bmdgeport Road is to receive a coat of waste oil to lay the dust, it was decided at Monday night‘s council mefl-l ing The Canadian public, or at least the part of it who‘s conâ€" stitutions re?uire the freâ€" quent use o nicotine, will have to dig a little deeper into their respective pockets shortly.. _ The Imperial Tobacco Co Ltd., Montreal, and the Tuckâ€" ett Tobacco Co. Ltd., Monâ€" treal, announced a fourâ€"centâ€" boost in the price of a pack of 20. The price hike was brought about by recent govâ€" ernment taxation, officials of ostâ€"ofâ€"Smoking Goes Up then â€" the â€" entertainment er and Son" turned to games with boys and 1st Water}oo{f.athers participating. The fathers cord attendâ€" | enjoying themselves just as much, id 34 fathers |if not more than the boys. Next guests bringâ€" came a skit by the scouts called '“The Russian and the Canadian." k The Russian disbelieved the Canâ€" adian when he tells him that his athers heard | Canadian machine will produce onel Heasley.|ten times theâ€" amount that he er for Notth|drops into it, after two or three ey could help | demonstrations the Russian still outing ACt!V)â€" | unconvinced. spits on the maâ€" ntertainmeNt) chine and gets a tumbler of waâ€" â€"____â€" |ter thrown into his face tion of the swimming pool terloo Park. Work on completing the pool wilt befin as soon as weather perâ€" mits. It is planned to hold the official opening at the Lion‘s Club carnival at Waterloo Park early in July The club‘s annual hockey night was held last Thursday night at the Waterloo Hotel with Bobby Bauer as guest speaker. Members of the champion bantam club, week The committee recommended that the Waterloo St. road base, curb and gutter and hot mix surâ€" face work be done under .Section 8 of the act. _ â€" Reccomendations _ for _ other streets included: Herbert, to be patched for another year; Caroâ€" line South, Dawson West and Ezâ€" ra West, to be patched. â€" It was also suggested that an effort be made to have a petition signed for water, curb and gutter, road base and hot mix surface on both companies said, and will be effective on stocks shipped from the factories on Tuesâ€" day The cost of a pack of twenâ€" ty domestic cigarettes in Onâ€" tario will now be tagged at 40 cents, whereas the same article in the Province of Quebec will go at 43 cents. The price of pipe and cigaâ€" rete tobacco are expected to rise accordingly within a week Hold Hockey Night WaTERLOO CHro at Waâ€" | which the Lions sponsored, e:e;e ests. They were manag y e pool E‘:iward R. (good er perâ€" The allâ€"star bantam team which )ld the }represented Waterloo in the On« ‘s Club|tario minor hockey playdowns c early | was also entertained. s The guest sfe-ker»sttessed the importance of learning the funâ€" damentals of the game ° while young. He told the boys to keep in good condition if they wished to be successful players. _ _ _ _ Streets _ Pictures of the 1950 Cup playoffs were shown York St An effort will also be made to have a petition signed for Avonâ€" dale St., and failing this, the street will be patched. All recommendations were apâ€" proved. uile _ The board of works committee also recommended that Arthur Agajanian of Bridgeport Rd., be informed that the section of road that has been causing him conâ€" cern will be treated with waste coat oil and patched by Flintkote Co. this summer. To Be Investigated March of Dimes Dr. William T. Mustard, presiâ€" dent of the Canadian Foundation for Poliomyelitis‘ March of Dimes has requested a full fledged inâ€" vestigation into the handling of funds by his organization. He pointed out that this move was necessary in order to alleviâ€" ate suspicion on the part of the general public with regard to the aims, merits, and functions of the foundation. An order for the investigation was made this week by Judge Barton, and the actual investigaâ€" tion will be carried out by the Public Trustee. Frowde Seagram, Louis Lang Reâ€"elected Railway Directors MONTREAL. â€" The _ annual Shareholders _ meeting of the Grand River Railway Co. and the Lake Erie and Northern Railway were held in Montreal on Tuesâ€" day _G. H. Baillie, president of both railways, presided over both meetings. â€" s e Directors for the Grand River Railway elected included: P. R. Hilborn, Preston; Louis L. Lang, Kitchener and J. E. Frowde Seaâ€" Pickets Try To Prevent Nonâ€" Strikers Entering Wunder Co. KITCHENERâ€"A force of 200 pickets, recently reinforced b{ reâ€" cruits from local rubber workers‘ unions, rrevmled nonâ€"striking workers from entering the plant of the Wunder Furniture Mi@. Co plant last Tuesday. HAVE BRIEF SCUFFLE Two workers and a superintenâ€" dent succeeded in uini% enâ€" trance to the building after a scuffie with the strikers. trance to the building after a‘ Police stood guard on Monday scuffie with the strikers |\ when a cartage firm removed a The strike has continued nearly | load of furniture from the plant. six weeks and was touched off by ‘ It was this action, it is believed, the cnm%any‘s refusal to recogâ€" which prompted the rubber unâ€" nizre the Uphoisterers Internationâ€" ‘ ion men to swell the ranks of the Mn men n y a mm l CCEA TOT a TiL ie e nadbaaes al Union (AFL) as bargaining / furniture workers Waterioo, Ontario, Â¥ridey, April %, 1061 â€"Chronicle Staff Photo Young P.C.‘s To mu:-m ‘ ""?:""‘MW&‘?‘;I: William Manning, Elaine tss s . A rtindale, :_écrehg-cm_iurer.'w, E;fié Sign At , Albert Corner MVTMKJM breddem. f'-" O&nwrv 7e nesoos: ve ative ssociaâ€" Jon; Ronald Sherman, Helen Kesselring. *‘ O. Young Progresgive Conservaâ€" wmmg president, To Try Portable Portable traffic signs, received sbout a year .fi will finally be Et to use at the intersection of b and Albert streets. The move was ratified in a Waterloo Counâ€" cil session last Monday night. The use of a traffic island at this intersection will be investiâ€" gated by thceuine;:::: departâ€" ment on the recom ation of the traffic and city development committee. Ald. D. A. Roberts provided a dissenting votee to this sugeuion and said further that he felt that this was not the answer to the traffic problem at this particular point. ~ _ A report on this method of solvâ€" ing <raffic tK:oblclm will be subâ€" m at next meeting of the ‘ and city development comâ€" Baden Trustees Handicapped by Lack of Finances {By Chronicle Correspondent) BADEN.â€"It was pointed out at the meeting of the village trusâ€" tees on Monday evening that the erection of new homes in Baden not only increases/the population but also increases the taxes. Therefore at least one of the men interested feels that it is " a grim joke" that he has already started w canmot umthe materidis ry to bi back to the property which he has purchased. The street which was surveyed many years ago and is marked on the town surve{k is at presâ€" ent not fit to walk on let alone drive a loaded truck over. It was of course, explained to the prosâ€" pective builder that there is a course of law which must be folâ€" lowed. In this instance the rateâ€" payers who are interested in the extension of Tannery street would be quite satisfied if council would only put enough gravel or someâ€" thing on the street to allow the necessary materials to pass OVvetr. Both men interested in buildin were members of the arrnefi forces. ; s Secretary for the trustees also wondered how the village was going to finance the necessary reâ€" pairs to sideâ€"walks, etc. that. are wanted. Although the township council receives all the taxes from the village the trustees receive only $760.00. With this $750 they are supposed to erect and repair alt sideâ€"walks, maintain the fire truck and equipment and the hall, plus clean all catch basins and many more things.. o Citizens are again complaining to trustees about the dogs which are allowed to run at large and are making a complete nuisance of themselves. Each year damage results to gardens shrubs and hedges in the town. The trustees also agreed to reâ€" gair the sidewalk which runs in ont of the block owned By Mr. Hadliand. gram, Waterloo Directors elected for the Lake Brie and ~Northern included: Geo. A. Dobbie, Galt; H. L, McCulloch, Galt anud L. M. Savage, Preston. W. D. Thompson, formerly of Kitchener, and now residing in Preston, submitted an operations report of the electric railways, which was considered as satisfacâ€" tory taking into consideration present conditions. agent for the employees Charges were laid against a picket and a nonâ€"striker as the result of a disturbance last Friâ€" day. The secretaryâ€"treasurer of the company, C. H. Hartlieb was jeeted by shouting pickets as he attempted to leave the plant. _ A proposed plan by Kitchener \omwhuv‘m traffic back oh King St., Waterloo, after by Kitchener‘s Plan To Reâ€"Route Heavy ; _ Traffic Back To Waterloo ‘Backfires‘ â€" p.-u?fi sing this street in Kitchener dosen‘t exactly have the encourâ€" agement and aspproval of Waterâ€" loo Council City Engineer E. W. Oke drew atfention to a recent report in the p{;: which told of a tew through street being outlined by a consulâ€" tant to paralle! King St. in Kitchâ€" Ailthough exact description of the route appeared indefinite, Mr. Oke said it was quite obvious the intention was to direct the heavy Appoint 24 Local Chamber of Commerce Heads To Lead Organization For Year MEETING WELLâ€"ATTENDED Twentyâ€"four prominent Waterâ€" loo businessmen and industrialists were elected by the nominating committee of the Waterloo Chamâ€" ber of Commerce to head the exeâ€" cutive for the coming year at the orfnnin!ion's annual â€" meeting held Wednesday night at the Haâ€" cienda. â€"Imaddition, two honorary president were appointed by the committee. They are Ford S. Kumpf and A. T. Thom, veteran Waterloo C. of C. members. The 24 men chosen to head the Chamber are Henry Allen, Frank Bauer, Howard Redford, J. O. "Jack" Beynon, Herb Gerster, Ira Good, Harry Guy, H. J. Heasley, Leo Henhoeffer, Henry Lancaâ€" shire, Walter McGibton, Norman Parker, Donald Roberts, Howard Schiefe‘le, Jim Sim, James F. Smith, Clifford Snider, Mel Sniâ€" der, Murray Snyder, W. H. Timâ€" mis, Howard Wallar, Harold Walz and J. A. McCorkindale. The group decided to elect a president, viceâ€"president and seâ€" nior officers at a meeting in the near future. The dinner meeting, held at the Hacienda, was represented by Chamber of Commerce officials, guest speakers, the Ontario secâ€" retary, and top Waterloo C. of C. Col.. H. J. Heasley introduced Lou Buckley, secretary of the Onâ€" tario Chamber of Commerce, Lyle Mailman, ruident of the Kitchâ€" ener C. of C., Vic McKenty, seeâ€" retaryâ€"manager of the Kitchener 1e e e e dn e ons "brass"". The meeting was the bestâ€"attended for quite some time. Reviews Activities Col. Heasley, in reviewing the year‘s activities told the meeting that although he had not been C. of C. and Mr. Reipert of the Kitchener Chamber. Kitchener May Ban Bicycles From Main Street During Rush KITCHENER. â€" Chief â€" John Patrick of the Kitchener police force said on Tuesday that in the interests of safe motoring serious consideration will be given to a scheme to ban cyclists from King Street during rush hours. '--fie'ifléfi was instigated by a letter from a citizen who emphaâ€" Dead Horses Not Allowed To Park On Galt Streets GALT. â€"Complaints voiced by indignant Galt citizens about the odor emanating from trucks carâ€" rying dead horses which have been using city streets for overâ€" night parking, have spurred City Council to pass a byâ€"law eliminâ€" Last woek the Waterloo Rod and Gun Club held its third anniversary. Hertb Smith, president, who was instrumental in founding the organization, stepped down from the presidency and decided to "let new blood take over". With the exception of two execuâ€" tive members, a new slate of officers were elected for the coming year. They are, front row, left to right, Bill Meyers, field committee chairman (reâ€"elected ; Fred Shanks, the new president ; George Pagel, viceâ€"president ; Back row, left to right are George Coyne, entertainment committee chairman; Harry Pfanner treasurer (reâ€"elected) ; Don Moser, secretary, and John Watson, membership committee chairman. Bestâ€"Attended New Waterloo Rod and Gun Club Executive traffic, rerouted off the Kitchener secwon of King\St., back on to Ku%’ St., immediately south of the Waterlooâ€"Kitchener boundary The last severa) years Waterloo planning has been directed toâ€" ward providing other routes for the heavy through traffic in order to relieve the congestion on King St., Mr. e(l)ke b:;omht:d out, & t urpose Weâ€" berx:g Jenmount lgd were creâ€" ated and laid out as 80â€"foot streets," said the engineer. â€" The t.bomudl:)hrv?h hel said, were planned e planning officials who are rfow proposing to ignore them and foute the heavy truck traffic back onto Waterloo‘s officially reâ€"elected president of the body last year, he had "carâ€" ried on for another year". He pointed out the organization reâ€" ceived a great deal of criticism from the pressâ€""some justified and some unjustified‘". It had not been an easy task to call on committee meetings throufhout the year and conseâ€" quently " a great many problems were thrust on one man‘s shoulâ€" ders." "There are a great many things we can and must investigateâ€"but that‘s for the incoming executive to loof after," said the president. Fullâ€"time Man Another criticism the chamber has had recently was the lack of apminti:gea fullâ€"time secretary to look r all the intricate deâ€" tails of the organization. A fullâ€" time man is expensive and "I don‘t know if there is the whereâ€" withall to hire a man of this ca}‘i’bre at the present time," he said. Col. Heasley stressed the need for greater coâ€"operation between the two Chambers of Commerce in the Twin Cities and coâ€"operaâ€" tion between the members themâ€" selves. "What we need is conâ€" structive and not destructive criâ€" ticism," he said. "Kitchener is outstanding in this neck of the wods because of the coâ€"operation shown there," pointing out that body holds 13 committee meetâ€" ings a month. A *A Problems Grow "Waterloo is getting to be a big city and as a city grows, prokâ€" lems grow also. The Waterloo C. of °C. can help solve a great many of these problems if we have the weight to throw behind the counâ€" cil. What we can do in the future depends on ourselves. If we can sized the hazards involved when cyclists use the main thoroughâ€" fare during the periods of heaviâ€" est traffic. While no definite action has been taken as. yet to put the scheme into operation, the chief said he would welcome any conâ€" structive suggestions from the public. ating the nuisance The new city legislation forbids truckers carrying such loads from parking them at any time, and also prohibits them from using city streets at any time during the day. King St., after byâ€"passing this street in Kitchener. § Mr. Oke sugxe_sted that serious consideration be given to the muatâ€" ter before the plans are developed further. Suggested Meeting Ald D A. Roberis propos@d that Ald. John Bors;e, chairman of the traffic and city development committee, Ald. Harry Uuurd and the engineer invite the Kitchener efficials to discuss the matter with A‘d. Roberts said the city should know more about the plans and wondered what had prompted them to change from the original. plans. maintain interest in 60 or 70 members, we can maintaif interâ€" est in the Chamber of Commeree as a whole." i ; Col. Heasley pledged his future help and wished every succescs to the new executive. J. A. McCorkindale, the secreâ€" tary, gave the financial statement for the past year. It presented a sound financial picture. "Have to Work Harce?" Mel Snider, nominating comâ€" mittee chairman, felt that in years to come the Waterloo Chamber "will be a great organization". He pointed out, however, that "we will have to work memteis much harder." He recommended four general meetings a year and the appointâ€" ment of active committees. J. O. "Jack" Beynon stressed the fact the chamber could readâ€" ily use a fullâ€"time secretary but asked members not to overlook the good work done by the presâ€" ent partâ€"time secretary, J. A. Meâ€" Corkindale. C. D. Gaskin, viceâ€"president and general manager of the Studebakâ€" er Corporation of Canada, the guest speaker, was introducedâ€" by M. J. Smith. Mr. Smith pointed out Mr. Gaskin was a "man that started to work at the bottomâ€" at the age of 14â€"an@ went to the top of his business, a selfâ€"made man." Mr. Gaskin, an industrialist, reâ€" viewed the progress made in Canâ€" viewed the g;ogress made in £ADâ€" adiar and US. industry® ou-nsg the past 100 years and predicte the past 100 years and predicted the chance of future indusiry. He spoke on "necessityâ€"isâ€"theâ€"mathâ€" erâ€"ofâ€"invention _ t he me", and pointed out that first inventions were looked upon suspiciously in the fear that they might cause unâ€" employpient. But time proved otherwise. Mr. Gaskin gave a brief history of the first cars and mentioned the fact that Henry Ford‘s first "horseless carirage could do 544 miles in 7‘ hours." "Mr. Ford", he said, "was deieimined to buili a good but economical car for the great multitudeâ€"and he did." . "Transportation won the first World War," the speaker said. "As automobile production was increased, roads were improved and are being improved." â€" Great Changes ; "During the past 10 years great changes have taken place in free enterprize. We should not look to the future. More income is a necessity to have a decent stanâ€" dard of living. â€" Mr. Gaskin pointed out that during three of the war years, the Studebaker Corporation suspendâ€" ed automobile production in Canâ€" ada. In 1944 he persuaded the "top brass" of the company to inâ€" vest 3% million in his charge to start a plant in Hamilton.. Today the plant is worth $7,5€0,000, "We, in Canada have a great future ahead of ys," ke said. "The Studebaker Corporation has gone a long way from Feb. 16, 1882 when five brothers set up a blackâ€" smithshop with $68 as capital,i’ 5« per Copy, $200 per Year ‘ Melâ€"Smith thanked the speaker Reviewd Progress Chronicle Staff Photo