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The bi~ Christms rush is over for local merchants, although the New Year will bring another buyâ€" ing spree of a more conservative nature to some store keepers. 4 Actually many of the local merâ€" chants are well pleased with the volume of business they did this â€"_ year. lhn{ expected to drop conâ€" siderably from last year, and inâ€" dications were urtolhe last couâ€" ple of weeks before the big daiv. that sales would be considerably lower. However, the buying rush finally did develop and some merchants came through this Christmas season with nearly the same amount of business as last year. Kitchener, with probably three or four times the equipment that Waterioo has, still has streets, particularly in the North Ward which have hardly been touched With all the new improvements, residents of this section are payâ€" ing fantastic tax rates and getting nothing for it. â€" If you live in Waterloo and|} have any complaint as to the meâ€" thod and time taken to remove | snow in this cityâ€"you should see| some of the others. J We do not have to point out several merchants who are hoidâ€" ing back their own business by cluttering their premises with merchandise to the point where shoppers are confused when they enter. Women like to shoy chases butâ€"they don hunt. There is a big Know what we mean? . J.HS. :l':”‘e’;l‘;. "g:ir‘”‘;'n;?;:‘:”wfi ,._No wonder the chief of police niise to the point where in Toronto called for all drivers s“ho“lpped“rs are confused when they that could to lea)ie their cars at o ier | :gome(.j The ’lt'(;‘ror:);)s ttra:fic condiâ€" â€" s _ tion during the of _summer chx:?e:utlâ€"“â€"‘:het;’ 3'2::"’1 f?{kepu:o is something to make the most hunt. There is a big difference hardened driver wince. In the Know what we mean‘ *\ winter time, driving and suicide JH S 0 comes almost in the same categoâ€" * Suans | ry in this city. The heavy smnows of the past| _ Surelycities like Kitchener and week or so have posed a problem , Toronto have sufficient equipment for those responsible for removâ€"| to handle the snow. What is the ing snow from the roads in variâ€" answer then when a city the size ous communities. of Waterloo using a great deal of If you live in Waterloo and|improvised snow removal equipâ€" have any complaint as to the meâ€"} ment can do a good job of snow thod and time taken to remove;removal while larger cities with snow in this cityâ€"you should see|all the fancy equipment available some of the others. /are in a mess from the time the Kitchener, with probably three| first snow comes. or four times the equipment thatF Could it be that Waterloo is Waterioo has, still has streets, biessed with a city engineer who particularly in the North Ward‘takes his job seriously, and who which have hardly been touched.| dose not depend on broadcasts by With all the new improvements,} the police chief to get him out of residents of this section are payâ€"|a mess he hadn‘t figured on? ‘ ing fantastic tax rates and getting | J.H.S. 1 nothing for it. | _ Despite warnings by Police Oshawa is another city that Chief Ernie Moreau, too many Waterioo merchants have made terrific strides in improving their stores and stock, in the past two or three years. There is still room for improvement in some of the stores, and also in the manner in which merchandising is conductâ€" It‘s a funny thing, but women, who do more than 90 per cent of the purchasing, like to have a clear modern store to do their buying in. For some reason or other they attach more value to an article that comes from what| they consider a "modern"‘ store| than they do to the same piece of merchandise from a store they | would not buy in themselves. | There are no doubt a number of other instances where some loâ€" cal merchants took the "bull by the horn" and decided to make changes which his friends thought silly, but which eventuaily turned out to the merchant‘s benefit. ter despite the fact that most of his friends insisted it was the means of bringing more business to his store. The result was that he obtained a great deal more room for display of merchandise he was interested in selling and his business increased, where he wanted the increase. While we don‘t pretend to be a merchandizing specialist, we do think in a couple of cases it would pay merchants to clear out their stores and stick to items which every small store is not carrying. For instance there are still a number of small privately owned stores carrying numerous items in the 10¢ to 50¢ group. For obviâ€" ous reasons they haven‘t the opâ€" portunity any more to do a big business in these articles and they are tieing money up in articles they have little or no opportunity to dispose of. There are now sevâ€" eral stores in Waterloo who carry | & large number of these lowerâ€" priced articles and against which the small merchant has small chance of competing. Only enough of these lower priced articles. should be carried to cover the possible needs of a limited numâ€" ber of customers. Disgosal of these smaller items would also give the merchants more display room for the articles he is carrying. Well displayed merchandise and pleasant salesâ€"‘ manship will take care of amy possible slump in purchasing thaq mfit take place. | example of all this can be| taken from the move by Bedford‘s Drug store severat years ago. At! that time the Drugstore had a so~J‘ da fountain which was particuâ€" l::-g' well partonized. Mr. Bed~( f decided to remove this counâ€". Vol. 94, No. 52 Around W aterloo HAPPINESS and PROSPERITY Management and Staff At the bottom of the list is Toâ€" ronto. What a mess. The main | streets have been very poorly | plowed out and little or no effort imade to remove the snow. The [side streets are simply fantastic, /with no effort being made to reâ€" move the snow, and with great | gobs of ice and snow towering up iover the sidewalks. Drivers are ¢supposed to get their vehicles over these roads without smashâ€" |\ing into the numerous parked cars which are allowed on these side streets and which the narâ€" rowness of the streets make danâ€" | gerous even in the summer time. does not seem to get at its side streets for days after a storm. Evidently people living in these two cities are supposed to leave their cars in the garages and take to snowshoes. hish : Alfvaihhalilictcin h 44. iBE 1.3 Until coming to Canada this ever seen. fall, Seth had been accustomed to| It is a little difficul living in a climate where temâ€"!get acclimatized here peratures averaged 75 to 95 the However, he liked t year round. But Saturday night the country even thot he dressed for the occasion. Seth|with five blankets or showed up wearing heavy underâ€"‘ the college dormitory Sleeps with Five Blankets, African Thrilled With Hockey Seth Bansa, 27â€"yearâ€"old student of Waterloo College from the Afâ€" rican Gold Coast, saw his first hockey game on Saturday night. The game was at the Waterloo Arena where the Hurricanes were hosts to the Toronto Marlboros Councillors informed him that only one of their members had reâ€" tained a seat on next year‘s counâ€" cil and so couldn‘t make any 1952 expenditures. i uons som BgiERm C CoVE] Councillor Clayton Rickert saldJu)um*ll at the Jan. 14 he would assure Mr. Bricker that| meeting. 1952 council would give a frant‘ Another meeting of and also two councillors would be {council will be held Fi appointed to the civil defence boâ€" to pass several bylaws *> Asks for 1952 Grant R. E. Bricker, coâ€"ordinator, gave an outline of activities to Waterâ€" loo Township Council Saturday. He asked that the township renew its grant for 1952. For the six months the civil deâ€" fence organization has been in rntion it has raised $3,125 from itchener, Waterloo, Preston and Waterlioo Township and spent all but $14. Civil Defence Bodr Raises $3,125; Spends All But $14 One insurance company manâ€" ager said there was too much work to permit a long w@cation. The office was only closed on Wednesday The majority of factories gave their employees a thereâ€"day break with others closing down from Christmas to after the New Year. Office staffs were not so lucky ;vlth most getting two or three ays. f Chronicle Sums Up Year‘s News Eventsâ€"In Pictures Christmas brought bolidays of three days and longer to a numâ€" ber of Twin City industrial firms. Many Twin City Employees Got 3â€"Day Break This Week The Chrosticle decided to try something a little different as aroumm the beng Cmnalte "wind things up" for 1951, and "dug up" pictures (cuts) from the morgue taken by went to work * He agreed to meet the new ud| council at the Jan. 14 imaugural at| meeting. nt! Another meeting of township be |council will be' held Friday night nd Staff of the Waterloo Chronicle take this Opportunity to _ Wish our Many Patrons and Friends _ | Every inducement has been ofâ€" fered Waterloo fans to get them out so they might see the really fine hockey these boys play. Some Waterlooites have attended games even though they were not fans. Some fans have stayed away from the games because the team origâ€" inally lost most of their games, Actually, nothing can be done to force people to attend. but if the Hurricanes fold, there will be a number of Waterloo taxpayers who will wish they at least gave the team a chance to prove they could provide good entertainment. |_ It is a little difficult for him to |get acclimatized here in Canada. However, he liked the game and The police can‘t be every where, but if you take the chance despite the warning and leave your veâ€" hicle on the road, anything that happens to it is your baby. J H.S. News that the Waterloo Junior "A‘s" might fold up because of lack of support by the fans, is disquicting to those who know what this will mean. Waterioo arena, being what it is will not adapt itself profitably to anything other than hockey. If the Junior "A‘s" fold up, there is no other Waterloo hockey team which can hope to hold the interâ€" est of the general public as this team should have. While there are no doubt men who cannot shovel out their driveâ€" ways because of age or possible heart condition, there are many more who are not even trying and simply leave their vehicle parked on the road as being an easiet soâ€" lution to the situation than shovâ€" elling. These are a double hazard. for not only are they hard to see by anyone driving, but they make it impossible for the snow removal crew to clear the road at that seeâ€" tion. cars are still being parked on the streets of Waterioo during the night. C Mr. Clayton Dotzert, who acâ€" companied Seth, explained the game to him beforeand during the contest. It was the most interestâ€" ing and exciting game Seth had ever seen. wear and pyjamas, two sweaters, suit _ and overcoat, ear muffs, woollen cap and mitts. The coâ€"ordinator said thousands of pomphlets were distributed through the mails, films were shown and lectures were given on defence work. A more intensified program would be carried on next year under which key persons would be trained. 20c Per Capita The work would cost about 20 cents per capita and that would be the basis of grants asked for in participating communities. dy and two additional to the civil defence planning committee. to take inventory. The plant closed Friday and will reopen after New Year. Among those who had to labor throughout the holiday season were lransport*on workers and staffs at hospitfifs, police stations and fire halls Retail stores in the Twin Cities made _ no â€" general â€" agreement among themselves concerning the holiday. A Waterloo factory took advanâ€" rage of the Christmas shutdown staff or explanation of what took place and the date. Hope you like it. untry even though he sleeps five blankets on his bed at aun ry of the year‘s hapâ€" ning : in and around Waterâ€" yer. As a result, throughâ€" L..c paper: yu'm a ied by a " _ WATERLOO CHRONICLE Throughout the Year 1952 askeq for| Commerce sent 100 stockings with asked fOfiChristmas treat to homes with MeS$. _ . |children and were included in the the N€W | hampers. imaugural â€" DHIS ORICINA] Officials of the lice force pointed out the pmh':’m involves not only the intoxicated driver but also the motorist who has had one or two drinks impairing his ability to some degree. _One of the greatest reasons for drunk driving cited was "office parties". Now that the New Year is "pust around the bend", Twin City and district police officials send out a special warning to motorists against driving after drinking. Reforms Minister Foote anâ€" nounced recently that the proâ€" vince‘s alcoholic treatment centre at Mimico (West Toronto) which was established for convicted criminals, will soon be available to habitual drunks who appear reâ€" gularly in magistrate‘s court. A convicted drunk will be screened by a medical clinic to make sure he is willing to take treatment for alcoholism. Maj. Foote said that very encouraging results have been obtained at Miâ€" micoâ€"the first institution of its kind in North America serving Police Again Warn Drinking Drivers The estimated loss on wheat to Canadian farmers through selling at a governmentâ€"â€"fixed price raâ€" ther than on the open market was $600,000,000 from war‘s end to the end of 1950. * Alcoholic Centre Soon to Be Available for Drunks Each hamper contained about $15 worth of goods. They were packed at the Ontario Seed Co. | _ The Kâ€"W Junior Chamber of W aterloo Girl Gets Letter From Churchill About 25 members of the Waâ€" terloo Young Men‘s Club packed and delivered approximately 60 hampers on Tuesday. They were given to needy Waterloo families. Pack 60 Ha"‘Pe”‘ROGdS First In For Needy Homes S . About 25 members of the “’n-‘: now Remova' Mr. Churchill‘s secretary was somewhat confused over the spellitig of Waterloo. Miss Arnold‘s letter was adâ€" dressed, "Itatuloo." However, this was an easy one for the Post Office Department to solve. "Thank you for your kind wishes on my birthday," read the message which arrived from No. 10 Downing St., and was signed "Winston S. Churchil]." Britain‘s Prime â€" Minister, Winston â€" ChurchM â€" answers most of his pen pals. Miss Dawn Arnold, 154 York St., Waterioo, was thrilled to reâ€" ceive a reply to the greeting card she sent the prime minâ€" ister on the occasion of his 77th birthday. IN A TRENCH in Korea a "-:f man is crouching. He looks up ana watches the explosion of the withering mortar fire fihl was meant to prevent him and his comrades capturing the trench. It is kmtnn of duflfdug overhead and it was taken when the King‘s Shropshir: Light antry of the 20,000â€"strong British Commonwealth Division drove strongly entrenched Communists from a 1,000â€"ft. hig!. peak Portrait of Young Man Facing Death Waterloo, Ontario, Friday, December 28, 1961 DOCT4PN} } N The License Board will not grant banquet permits for funcâ€" tions which are proposed to be held by organizations at their ofâ€" fices or places of business.. â€" It was noted, however, there is no doubt many such functions are While driving this one away they crashed into the abandoned ‘car. Damage was not extensive. | ; Mr. Seimon told provincial police‘ that the stolen car was a 1948 blue | | Plymouth sedan, license 901â€"Uâ€"7. Parties Big Reason Experience has shown, departâ€" ment heads point out, that the soâ€" called "office party" had been one of the big reasons for the increase in the number of drinking drivers in the holiday period. . â€" A. R. Virgin, director of reform institutions, will be in charge of the_new plans. Deputy Minister C. F. Neelands, who intended to retire at the New Year, has conâ€" sented to stay on as a consultant for another year. ! He was told by Road Superinâ€"‘ tendent Prange that if there was | time after all the roads had been «+opened he might be able to give ; ‘him service. ! A school for reformable crimâ€" inals will be established at Burâ€" wash Reformatory, Maj. Foote Said. Convicts finishing a long stretch will take rehabilitation training to ease the shock of the change from imprisonment to freedom. criminals _ A Waterloo Township residem.J |Lawernce Janowski, RR. 3,| | Kitchener, offered to pay the township to plow out his 1,200â€" foot private rightâ€"ofâ€"way. The‘ road is only 20 feet wide and can‘t |be made into a regulation townâ€"| lshir road because of topographicâ€" al location. | Purse Protection Too When you think how thin the metal strands of window screens are, it‘s easy to realize how quickly rust can destroy them. One coat of screen enamel a year keeps screens in excellent condiâ€" tion indefinitely. First they took one of the two Seimon cars from a driveshed. They then abandoned it when it became stuck in the snow and went back to get another car wk‘\ich was equipped with chains. Thieves Steal Second Car When ; First Gets Stuck Thieves added insult to injury in Stratford recently when they stole a car from the farm of John Seimon, R.R. 4, Mitchell. A township snowplow can‘t be used to plow farmers‘ lanes or private rightsâ€"ofâ€"way until all township roads have been plowed. V KY _ PooK CONDIELON Office Parties Illegal Such affairs, of course, are abâ€" solutely illegal. The Liquor Conâ€" trol Act provides that liquor may be had, kept, given or consumed byga person only in the residence in which he wesides. As a result being held without reference to the licensing board. The return via Canada, if adopted would involve a flli!ht from Wellington, N.Z. to Fiji, with subsequent stops at Hawaii and Vancouver. Whatever route is travelled, the Princess and the Duke of Edinâ€" burgh are expected to be back in London by June. A Buckingham Palace spokesâ€" man said last week this is one of two possible methods of returnâ€" ing now under consideration. The other route byâ€"passes Canada. _ Under a plan now being stuâ€" died, the Royal visit to Australia and New Zealand early next year may involve a trans â€" Atlantic flight home by way of Canada. Royal Couple® May Again Visit Canada in 1952 Princess _ Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh may fulfil their promise to pay a return visit to'(':a!\ada before too loLng_. e | an estimated $500. ‘High Spirits‘ Cause Man To Enter W rong Home The theft, which was probably carried out during the night.. was discovered about noon Christmas day when an employee, Albert Holle, 215 Erb St. West, entered the plant. A thorough investigation is beâ€" ing held by police. Police said the job was carried out cleanly with little debris beâ€" ing found on the floor. Everything, other than the safe, was intact, police said. A few pieces of the safe door were found on the floor of the office. C. M. Snider, company presiâ€" dent, said about $500 was stolen. So far it is believed nothing else is missing. Police said the thieves entered the building through the front door which had been pried open. From there the safecrackers enâ€" tered the office where the safe is Working silently and efficiently, professional safecrackâ€" ers pried open a safe door at the Snider Flour Milling Co., Ltd., Erb St. V.Vest, early Christmas morning and escaped with snn ankicn£s3 EAn Snider Flour Mill Robbed of $500 by ‘Pro Safecrackers A‘‘ the maxima in to be increased $200. Waterloo Public Schopl Board increases $200 a year. The $100 increases will be givâ€" en OI; fi::'g:t end second Jn:; o appointment & thereafter until the maxiâ€" mum is reached. All the maxima in the salary is Needless to say, the frightâ€" ened family had some difficulâ€" ty in regaining their lost slumbers. Hearing mysterious noises ensuing from the hallway, the householder decided to inâ€" vestigate and demanded with a loud voice to know who was there. No answer. Finally "If you don‘t scram outa this house I‘ll call the cops!" brought desired results and the noctural visitors immediâ€" ately departed. o Waterloo Teachers Get Salary Boosts Attempting to enter a neighbor‘s home â€" with â€" a friend, also in "high spirits" at 1 s:im.axt‘:\e unin\;‘ited ghuest gained admission through an unlocked door Â¥@the rear of the building. The mistaken identity of a Bricker Avenue house led to much embarrassment on the part of a Waterlo drunk last Thursday. By Don Williamson But true prophecy is another thing altogether as any Godâ€"fearâ€" ing soul will tell you. Note, howâ€" ever, that the details, the fine deâ€" tails, are omitted. And if you are one who, like Thomas, must see and feel to believe, if you see life only in the lifih( of today‘s events, you are not likely to care much for the overall scope either of pm'phecruor indeed of conjecture as to what 1952 will bring. Ten ‘ Shape of Things To Come What is the shape of things to come? If you‘re looking for the detailed outline of the 1952 picâ€" ture I doubt that you will find anyone in the world who can draw it for you, except by chance. The exâ€"servicemen will tell you of predictions of events in frontâ€" line areas on the sectret list which were presumably prophesied by local civilians. Those same exâ€" servicemen can tell you that there were as many such portents as there were wagging tongues and that, amonuhe prognostications, some were bound to obtain. Such is the prophecy of earthâ€"bound mortals. And now, the new year. 1 am sure that, if you think of the meanings behind things at all, the thought must have come to you, amidst all the hubâ€"bub of Christâ€" mas, "How will Christmas 1952 find us?" So the Christmas season for 1951 has ended. To what degree has been .its finality depends largely upon the meaning we have placed upon it. To some it has been a feast of joy at the coming of one whose influence for peace and goodâ€"will is but beginâ€" ning to be felt. All others have yet to know that kind of joy and, in the meantime, to be satisfied with only the lesser joys of feasts of turkey and the general celebraâ€" tion of something lacking in spiritual meaning without which the paveity of the world is all the greater. â€" 5 What Has 1952 In Store for Us? RECREATION NOTES However, a revised assessment reduced the figure to $33,885. The city had been asking 18.29 mills on the original assessment. Not Compulsory The commission originally obâ€" jected to the payment in lieu of taxes because of the fluctuation in assessment. The commission agreed there should be nothing compulsory about the fayments. It will be paid in the form of a grant. _ W. _ H. Gleiser, chairman, felt $619.75 was a fair figure. He said the city had been harping for a payment for some time. Te ied ut s e mc OT% question t to the city be brought t:’:geg:: the commission again next year. _ The commission subsequently asked for a clarific‘?;ion on the asâ€" sessment of _P.U.C. buildings. While the P.U.C. does not pay taxâ€" es on the buildings their total asâ€" fiismmt has been figured at $93,â€" Counted On $2,500 Waterloo Council originally had counted on apmroximately $2,500. This amount was entered in antiâ€" cipated revenue of the 1951 budget. 8 Tax Payment of $619 to City On Saturday night the Waterâ€" loo P.U.C. authorized a &cymem of $619.75 to the city of Waterloo in lieu of taxes. P.U.C. O.K.‘s Effective Jan. l.â€"rfid:dw.d. living bonus wiH be to the salaries of all the N’lgfln‘n- ent employees, based on comâ€" bined costâ€"ofâ€"living index pubâ€" lished by the Dominion Buresau of Statistics. u_m bom_n _Will be $5 every Orley Uffeiman suggested the months for each ;fln.t“i-n'- The best know part of the serâ€" mon on the mount can be found in the New Testament, the Gosâ€" pel of St Matthew, chapter 5, verses 1 to 16. It‘s a masverfnece of philosophy, a deep knowledge of life and mankind, logic, and everything all this old world needs for a really Happy and Prosperous New Year And so a guide as to what will happen to us in 1952 i dividually and collectively, may Yreverent- ly and humbly point to that serâ€" mon preached by The Man who came to us as the Babe of Bethleâ€" hem. Insofar as we practice withâ€" out ceasing those divinely human virtues, just so far shall we reap the prophesied results Converseâ€" ly, we shall escape so great a salâ€" vation if we go the way of the last effort in our daily living. er the high ‘frivilege of called the children of God Old prophecy that? Of course it‘s old. Prophecy that is propheâ€" cy can never change. "Whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall banish away," but prophecy, like love, abideth. Even in our ecoomic life we do those things, and luckless is the business man who ignores these economic procedures and trusts to luck rather than to a way of life. What of Future? So what does the future hold for us? Well, for the pure in spirit, a vision of God; for the meek, the inheritance of the world; for those who mourn, comâ€" fort; for the Christian, a heavenâ€" ly reward and for the peaceâ€"makâ€" er tlze hig_h‘privile_ge of Leing to one you are not a reader of the Old Testament because you have neither the desire nor the patience to look at things with an eye to historically _ spiritual _ horizons. Greek to you? Well please forâ€" give me. This is a time for thought, for stockâ€"taking, for hopâ€" ing, for praying, for setting one‘s sig_!)!s and for planning. . Couldn‘t Keep Secret Forever ’ Mr. Lang who has completed four years on the board, will serve until Dec. 31, 1955. He was one of two members reappointed at an election of officers, by the eight board members appointed by the lieutenantâ€"governor in council and London City Council. Lang Reâ€"elected To "Western"‘ B Louis L. Lang of Gait and Kitchener was reâ€"elected last week to the University of Westâ€" etn _ Ontario Board of Governors. Authorization was fiven for the engagement of a male teacher to act as principal‘s relief. The overall salary increases will add $6,950 to the school board‘s 1952 budget. To bring their salaries in line, special increases were approved for Mrs. G. M. Hudelmaier of $100 and to Mrs. I. A. Brown of $50. The rate of home teaching will be $1.50 an hour. _ Salary increases were also apâ€" proved for W. A. Dotzert, school caretaker, of $100, and S. G. Wisâ€" mer, secretaryâ€"treasurer, of $200. The board decided to automatâ€" ially terminate the contract of female teachers on staff on June 30 next following marriage, but it may rehire the teachers in its discretion, __The minimum salary for grade teachers will be continued at $1,â€" 800. Each full year‘s experience outâ€" side of Waterloo to a maximum of five years shall raise the mimâ€" mum salary set forth in the scheâ€" dule by $100. The rate for supâ€" ply teachers will be -3-9' ‘a :i:y‘ He told Judge M. Walter Flynn he has been driving an automobile without a license for 16 years. The judge fined him $28 and costs. An acciâ€" dent brought Bennett‘s long free driving period to an end. Nothing like this ever hapâ€" pens in Waterloo, but George Aim Bennett, 32, of Westerly, RLI, agreed that you can‘t keep a secret forever. b¢ per Copy, $2.00 per Year Special Increases