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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 3 Dec 1954, p. 1

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ranking civic employsee 3 ::pmake it possible for him bmfihmhryumm y.n&lh-d" employement '*mmbero'“hmem loyed in hmtmtob-m&!u!@' â€" .should be treated gingerly by ve buyers. Of these peddlers are able to better prices than the m-q even on brand name articlés, reason for this is mm’ have no capital inâ€" and consequently no overhead. They can for the most part, kick the price around if the prospect seems reluctant. Merchants have a perfectly leâ€" “lc b\: };din% & mgeo e th{ won a ere 3«:. it until they h{ee it to counâ€". cil and demand .ction.( a | ". scale or = vic meufivc' oceupged al'f}:- terioo s time during r im m Monday night from which press and city clerk, Bob Given, were excluded. While nothing definite was deâ€" cided, there is to be an effort made to chart the potential of evâ€" should be treated gingerly by ve buyers. O# these peddlers are able to better prices than the Wm on brand name articlés, reason for this is mmy have no capital inâ€" and consequently no M 4 i y i ts t * p * g. t . *# eR + W & R t â€" § h.\f” T M t dasg t U9 t oV psen, ~*. e esnt oa s & 5. ,,-. hi °P ~<',‘3fi:77£ vx,' t F4 ceA »> Sog -.‘ 3 es 3 °3 . 3 4 29 ty * 2 3 & Je c Ser TL .o se y mal en o I ."( se tÂ¥ ‘s; w rip s * wigy i + sB 2 *4 % }ffi,‘u t ’.':z p V C i aapet ies 32 c 5 + C o P _ y$ e i pueit râ€" 9e.... 2y o oo es e ; \ s ts * j AF = m _# 4 !_xf;‘ ho en | e 5 y% P Th l > &A W P hy " o eppady * . ; * < m P ) :}'N es/ 1 T â€" « PÂ¥ / poe. > F " M o# &# k ) >. . f P f Je, o â€" § C . e â€" o anth Sn %..<* vestment in the community and some of them do not even live here. The .ooc‘h thg sell are in many cases of unknown origin and unless backed by a brand now issue invitations to all serâ€" vice clubs to attend council meetâ€" h&at their convenience. uncil functions, like all work, is alwa{ys easier when done by the other fellow. This is a goo«f opâ€" rtunity to illustrate that more 'E)dnne than is (e-nerulls' realized and no better start could be made than with the service clubs. JH.S. Beveral Waterloo merc h a n ts have mentioned that in their opinion, stiffer and harder to obâ€" tain permits should be the lot of those peddling from door to door. We with what they say. The pm has no business inâ€" Prhieg. tur oun houpeh 2l councils of the larger city. To We have had the idea that Waâ€" terloo council over the past few years have tackled many of their civic problems in a much more Talking to several members of the Kinsmen Club, we were told they were much impressed by workings of Kitchener council and the attitude towards probâ€" lems they were compelled to deal we believe to be a good example for other service clubs to follow when thekvmted for the evenâ€" lnh:ith tchener Council. Club entertained council members at dinner and then went with council to their chambers to sit in on the various committee meetings held by council, Monâ€" Wt of this week. ‘ has been said about priâ€" vate citizens taking the time to attend council meetings, but the Kingmen club, comprised as it is mostly of local business men, has set an excellent example to othâ€" ers who feel they haven‘t the time was nger a case of ?ening eno#h run so a proper election could be held. It must be heartening to some of those who went through these lean years to see so many men taking an active interest in the affairs of their city. Waterloo voters, or at least those we have spoken to are openly delighted over the large number of candidates. They point to the lean years when they had barely enough to vote for and fill the chairs around the council chuna:;. o}‘ben it w‘t:::'t so much a ma icking the men you !honght__woufd do the best job, it also attemptinx a _ comeback. Norm Ratz and Arno Hauck, long time members of past councils, are both trying for seats as alderâ€" are election as aldermen. The first for both of them, it is also the first in a long time that Waterloo has had the opporâ€" tunity of voting for a lawyer. No doubt there are many times when mn:oukl come in mighty handy council debates. Two old timers so far as counâ€" cil experience is concerned are Not only do voters this year haveâ€" a choice of candidates but also a choice of vocations among the men. Two Waterloo lawyers, Leo Whitney and Frank Costello they may make for aldermen. Mayor Bauer has been returned for another term by acclamation @r this year‘s contest would probâ€" ably have been one of the hottest more than mi interested in M scheduled for o feaintshen is do s mm & are givâ€" Q,l-“' ce in the se Local Kinsmen Club set, what Udke most other districts, Wa important working man will need a truck to take home the equivaient of the pants pocket. then they should be considered capable enoug} it‘.os'l'uvenvm«e. Christmas treés are now being gl{.e.d along . Waterioo streets. effect is well worth the small coctolumen?dflhbu& Ald. Fred Weber‘of Kitchener City ouncii has made the stattling statement that wages and safaries are now ten times greater: than be collected then something should be given in mh-pml, these persons are capable enough to earn money to pay the tax, o J.HS. §* tax is again looming for :in'z.l‘: persons. If this tax is to While we do not believye that taxpayers should be asked to R:r out of line salaries for civic p, still there is a happy meâ€" dium where help is paid % what it is worth and everyone is hapâ€" job. A new 250â€"employee #dustry will being operations in Waterloo in January, it was announced this week. The Waterloo plant will be part of a fiveâ€"point Canadian expanâ€" sion program of General Instruâ€" ment Corp., a leading U.S. manuâ€" 250â€"Employee Firm Moves to Waterlioo for greater efficiency in serving Hydro customers in the Kitchener area. The new building is on Lawrence Ave., Kitchener, just southeast of Victoria St. The new singleâ€"storey building will serve as a combination office and service centre. These faciliâ€" ties are presently located in difâ€" ferent parts of Kitchener, and centralization is expected to make TO ERECT NEW HYDRO CENTRE Construction is now underway of a new Cntario Hydro rural operating cffice building in Kitchâ€" ener, it was announced this week ey Eyiro officials Tae building is scheduled for completion by next March. Has Attended Drumbo Fair For Past 69 Years only missed two yohre . e lived on a farm wt PLATTSVILLE. â€" John Thomson of Plattsville, who celebrated his 88th birthday in September, is probably the only person in this dis~ trict who has attended the Drumbo Fall Fair for the last 69 years. He recalls going to the fair with his father and mother when he was seven. He sat on his mother‘s knee on the family lumber wagon behind a team of horses to watch the fair. Since he was seven he He lived on a farmt which is now occupied by his son, Percy, on the 11th concession, COON CATCH â€" Clancy Kochem, deputy game warden from Baden, shot two. big c’:)onsklast Saturday. The largest of the pair weighed 22 pounds. He is shown with his were thirty years daughter (By Chronicle Correspondent) ponents in ail TV setsâ€"and wili ailso manufacture electrical conâ€" trol coils. In addition, this plant will, at an url{ date, begin the pm::n of teievhion tuners. â€"equipped production research lnbontory will set to work developing components for The new plant will more than double General Instrument‘s presâ€" ent Canadian production rate of television deflection yokes and The new oneâ€"storey Waterloo plant, built so that it can be triâ€" pled in size without a day‘s loss of production, will be in operaâ€" tion in January next year, he reâ€" vealed. The company has geared its Canadian operations for even furâ€" ther expansion and "eventually expects to produce in Canada all General â€" Instrument â€" television and radio components for which there is a sizable Canadian deâ€" man," Mr. Blumenkrantz disâ€" closed. The company started its Canadian operations only six months ago. 2. Increased development and production of "made in Canada" parts; 3. éstablishment of a complete product research laboratory; 4. Additional personnel; 5. New equipment and maâ€" chinery. raham Blumenkrantz, includes 1. Construction of an expandâ€" able, 250â€"employee plant at Waâ€" terloo; The company‘s Canadian operâ€" ation is currently based at Kitchâ€" ener. The new glant will be loâ€" ?teg at Weber Street and Roger The expansion grogram. as anâ€" nounced by board chairman Abâ€" facturer of television, radio and electronic components. Paul Gerster, 124 Avondale Ave., William Schweartz, 59 Wilâ€" liam St. West, and Mrs. L. Lindâ€" ener, 102% King St. South, each won a case of soft drinks; Mrs. Prieksdias, R.R. 1, Waterloo, won a pair of pillow cases; Elmer Glasser, 245 Bridgeport Rd., two 20â€"pound bags of flour; Dr. D. F. Young, St. Jacobs, a telephone taâ€" ble; and Miss Rose Koehler, 298 Queen St. South, Kitchener, a] treasure chest. 4 WATERLOOITES WIN DRAW PRIZES The Waterloo Chamber of Comâ€" mence have announced the winâ€" ners of the first Christmas Sellâ€" ebration draw this week. Of the two fairs he has missed he recalls one was beâ€" cause of a trip out west and the other â€"because the show was pained out. ~~ The: Thomson‘s will celeâ€" braté théir 60th wedding anâ€" niversary in the s;ififii At that time there was no root house, but the show simâ€" ilar to fairs today, featured horses, sheep, cattle, chickâ€" ens and ducks. five miles from his home. halfâ€"aâ€"mile from Washington. Mr. Thomson remembers that the fair was held in a field on the east side of the highway on the north side of Can Triple Plant watching with interest the nunolthencwlrm.heuktm. Both Mr. Beynon and Mayor Bauer felt the firm will be a great asset to the city. Commentin! on the firm‘s move to Waterloo, J. O. Beynon, ch:n ber of commerce president, said the chamber will give the new concern every assistance in exâ€" panding. The organization will be square foot masonry and brick structure, so designed, with wide open floor space and flexible powâ€" er distribution nyltemâ€"thaw“h ations can easily be adap! to added production or new maâ€" chinery layout* _ equirped with newest types of machinery and research instruâ€" ments. The Waterloo plant will be staffed and managed by Canadian employees and technicians S&£‘ General Instrumentâ€"F. W. â€" les of Canada, Ltd., the company‘s Canadian subsidiary. _ _ _ Present employees will be shiftâ€" ed from the present Kitchener plant and more taken on, up to an eventual total of 250 or more, whenever the market warrants an addition to the plant. Mr. Blumenkrantz said the laâ€" test Canadian move is but one part of longâ€"range General Inâ€" strument expansion program deâ€" signed to meet increasing deâ€" mands for electronic and comâ€" munications components. _ _ _ _ the specific need of Canadian teâ€" levision set manufacturers and a special engineering service group, based at Waterloo, will work with Canadian customers on ail Genâ€" eral Instrument products, wheâ€" ther made in Canada or one of the company‘s four U.S. plants at Elizabeth, D{J_. Joliet, IiI., Chicoâ€" pee, Mass., Danieison, Conn. The guest told the audience of approximately 500 that he had made arrangements to give the Rt:pils and teachers of both the iverside and Mahood schools a holiday Tuesday. _ _ _ The school was officially opened by the minister. The speaker paid tribute to the late John Mahood, a principal of the Elmira school from 1917 to 1941, and said he was a disciplinâ€" arian and a teacher. like 'tge' young people to ;inowlvâ€"- what democracy really is. am trying to see that we have a solid substantial education in our schools,"â€" he said. Plant and _ laboratory _ are He also stressed the importance of loyalty and said that he would The speaker asserted he wants schools to produce citizens much like the pioneers who developed this country. \ addition to the fhnt. The factory building is a 21,000 eaucation and added a four@y "RF for religion. "We lmufll‘t impress on our young people the importâ€" ance of religion. A county that neglects this goes down hifl." he remarked. ixm- u;u&no:' .l: mfi. official sfi' hebingsl cono:w.ua in Wlol:l'looeoug wMl’gnd,ay :lu&.n " assist a police officer. : Dr.Dnnhpuidhek.finh.‘ Wick told the court that liever in the "4 R‘s" for a Qfigh@-mm J. Dunlop, minister of edu for Ontario, at the official ELMIRA.â€""We must get away from the real fundamentals of education. Let us try to make sure our educational system is really sound," said Hon. Dr. W. Dunlop Adds Religion to Three R‘s _ Longâ€"Range Program Kitchener | pranch of the Ontario Departâ€"| !"°"8" w* will no longer be in On, UP 10| ment o’o we"g:u‘;mm the same section?" asked one of 0 or more, | tion with tg:'Danmion Bureau of | t}¢ £r0up. _ WarTrants | Statistios. r Continue Paying "funooo w'm‘ survey makes it pessible i‘;l'ha}’h correct", Mr. Snider j measure changes _ which . "If we break and OFricK | have tolkan nl.":: nbptrame L ....o'::n in antitiniue g:'....'.m in carefully flling out and reâ€" this objective needs 7'5(00-09«.‘ â€"operaâ€" tion of a large number of farmers extensively . throufi:;{ ughout the year by governments, organizaâ€" tions and industry to plan future op;:fiomnalm&db-h is anxious to make as secutate esâ€" timates as possible and to achieve year in the numbers of MKvestock on farms. Informationâ€"supplied by an individual fatmer is kept confidential. atipdt meniborste ensore the to statistician make estimates of county totals The statistice obâ€" fay Sieel ones ding the past The forms for the December, survey o| pou f livestock and itry numbers are in the hands of Onâ€" tario farmers. This survey is carâ€" ried on in December of each year bythe statistics and publications branch of the Ontario Departâ€" ment of A!g:lcultun in coâ€"opessâ€" tion with Dominion Bureau of Statistics. j _ This survey makes it pessibhle, Farm Survey Underway â€".â€" crowding the driver‘s seat. AERSUTT uL0 (EOmC O Klwhen’er. was fin; -"t:ul of 3!? ;;nd costs for ::il::s to produce a rver‘s perm operating a ve!h’i.cle l:%eth a defecfi'\;t mufll:r“' rold Tunstead, Newmar! Ont., was fined $6 and costs for The last of the trio, John Caseâ€" ley, Norval, Ont., was aiso fined $50 and costs. Seventyâ€"sixâ€"yearâ€"old _ Gustave A. Schmidt, 164 King °*St. South, was fined $50 and costs or seven days for having care and control of a vehicle while intoxicated. He pleaded not guilty. acclamation last of * m»"m:u'm'-:: charge of obtaining liquor while a minor. The accused, however, was placed on sixâ€"month probaâ€" tion. Nineteen â€" year â€" old _ Henry Schmitz, R.R. 2, Preston, was also fined $50 and costs or seven days. He toid the court he had drank beer in a Bridgeport hotel. Senâ€" tence was suspended on a second three children pleaded for leniâ€" ency ."You‘re a particular good enmfle of a poor citizen," Maâ€" gistrate Kirkpatrick told Lynette after passing sentence. Three drivers were fined a total of $150 and costs for driving with impaired ability. They all pleadâ€" ed guilty to the charges. mar heser, is se S Notik ay A ing St. North, Sentence was mxpemfed on a furâ€" ther charge of driving with defecâ€" tive brakes. ‘ cused failed to obey. Sgt. Wick said he received head and hand cuts during the scuffie. : broke into a drinking party é Hallowe‘ and " w officer mmr’u:a%% in tbe appretengion but ns me, Refused to Assist Police, Youth Fined during 1954 has increased $1,500,â€" cial future, the mayor said: "I beâ€" lieve we can say, barring any unâ€" to return to the highest municipal office. Mayor Bauer was given an acclamation last year a dl-(flr' as aldeyrman "L_will try to do as good -jobnlpadhliun.”uum,. ~or toid the 60 or Onter‘ymu- sembled in the city hall‘s council _ Reviewing the city‘s growth in ‘ v ‘s ‘themtlflg:nhenflo'-m- ‘N'-mruh has increased 40 per cent since 1944. During 1954 dxmupotro.dshlvebmim- faced in Waterioo. In tion four miles of road have been Mfwmuaolmml and two miles of sidewalks conâ€" structed. . Mayor Bauer said the city‘s deâ€" benture debt now stands at $3,â€" 982,263. In addition to this is the debt of $563,962 owing to Kitchâ€" Hvepital ena kW C Teginte con. â€"W Co conâ€" structions. The main construction jobs for Herbert St« a semitary Haunk on on Regina St., replacement of the Waterloo‘s Te siher Inlow." he uif" o barene un o aak ie on can on own, Mr. M d.{dnfl.mmhr.u::e always so| township tive bg“”h of the m would have to be satisfied of the soundness of their investment. The clerk di?uhd Mr. Smith‘s contention that a school could operate cheaper on its own. _ . ‘‘Then that proves what suckâ€" ers we‘ve been al} these years," Harold Hingchberger said. have to continue to pay debenâ€" tures on Martin‘s School and pay all own costs as well." is, do we save any more money by breaking am{" "Yes", Mr. Snyderhnfi. "I supâ€" pose we can opera a more economical way as an individual school." MH.’?M k‘:Bnider. Wlhm townâ€" p clerk, explained grants would be approximately the same whether the school remained in the area or not. He said it was his understanding that if Rumâ€" melhardt school broke away it would still have to pay the delen- tures assumed by it as part of the section. "‘You mean, if we breek away, we will still have to &otbe deâ€" bentures on Martin‘s 1, even though we will no longer be in the same section?" asked one of He said he felt that while the school remained in the area, puâ€" Pflsoonhbejwled and no new rooms needed ore annexation. "If we build a room, then are anâ€" nexed, we‘d still have to pay the the "$64 question", said Mr. Snyâ€" der. "We may have to build a room in two years, then be anâ€" nexed a year or two later." A new room would add about threemills;:u:nit:xn'uugiu supporters, Mr. r said. Annexation of the Rummel}â€" hardt district to Waterloo poses pened. As far as future plans, I -mnotatlbutytodivuie any ’o! them," he said. _ If the school should drop out, it would fl% about $300 to the year‘s operating costs, Secretary Douglas Miller said. That would probably mean a {:unp from the present 10 mills to 11. He said as long as the school is included in the area, costs of adâ€" ditions to any of the six area schools are borne by all. If Rumâ€" melhardt were alone, it would have to bear total cost of any adâ€" ditions. "Would there be any difference thip couned) fest June ashing that counci une Rummelhardt school be separated from the area. 2k .. i tur. uty yreiilimtgeisr\ 4 ing for a group which favors seâ€" wnhrt -A&w isn‘t room might be able to "get to the bottom of this question and rm some sort of decision toâ€" n " Â¥ Mr. Smith said he had presentâ€" About 60 nl]rofltn of Rumâ€" melhardt School, 1% miles west :smkfloo.&loamwtmt- out .d_flfieolwu 2. They Fail To Settle School Issue Ald. Durward Preston, finance committee chairman for 1954, said the financial situation of the city is "good". He is seeking reâ€"elecâ€" tion as a 1985 alderman. Aid. Preston felt the city was incmnh{mmfibcm its debenture debt. expl that money from debenture issues wuuudhtthee:‘:tmcfinot new roads, service vancing educational and hospital facilities. He said the debenture debt per capita has increased only $20 per Preston congratulated the all Up Costs council‘s city preperty committee '."_“'““2-“'“‘ is investigatâ€" nEWIsE ‘Lu m;‘!;'dll lllv-ll..ldl: m»fl-.. ral =: o ascommedation far h is the biss ___Waterlioo in, the past has sufâ€" fered from a pmm of storm waâ€" ter probiems, . Harold Paikin said. The city is trying to rectify as many of these lems as posâ€" sible, he said. 1956â€"57 it is hoped that ail storm water probâ€" lems in Waterioo will be brought under control, Aid. Paikin comâ€" mented. Ald. Paikin is running for his third term as aidermen. The onl& woman member on either of the Twin City councils, Ald. Hughes placed fourth in last year‘s election polling 1412 votes. Ald. Doerner pointed out the cost of laying asphalt is low and repairs were relnivelh.easy. Although Ald. Neil Harris was not present at the nomination meeting, Ald. Mrs. Hushu said he has done a "tremendous job" for the city. The main objection to asphalt sidewalks is the color, the alderâ€" man said. He ex however, that when the u&gfihms weathâ€" ered the winter the color will reâ€" semble concrete. f He is standing for reâ€"election ater serving one year on council. year he 'geheed eighth. Revnewm’ year‘s activities of the board of works committee, Ald. Frank Doerner said asphalt curbs and gutters were tried for the flrsAtl tgne inmeWTlterloo t}':is year. though rst results were thought not satisfactory, it was later proved that asphalt is an effective covering. ue ne!e‘: fe un d?:‘to purchm n or ase an incinerator,. Ronald Buddell, chairman of the traffic and city development committee, told hxénym that the traffic problem at city hall square is under consideration by the city. Before the end of the year proâ€" gress on this question is expectâ€" ed, he said. thother Tiiporary location has before local improvements are made. â€"_He felt that some projects which are scheduled for next year must be pushed ahead to 1956. Alid. Preston said the t proâ€" gram of shortâ€"term mn. is proving worthwhile. He said this system is keepi% Waterloo from being "boggedâ€"down" by longâ€" term debenture issues. ‘ Ald. Preston predicted that the city‘s committees will show a‘ small surplus for operations durâ€" hf. 1954. He feit the 1955 mill rate should be the same as this en; local HEB‘W' ments in the ciâ€" ty will be kept to a minimum; and subdividers in subdivisions of the best provided in Ontario. He outlined steps which have been made in an ntung;bw cut down the munidpalitgs t. Reâ€" quests for petitions for local imâ€" provements must be sanctioned by council before approval is givâ€" to lnltv'illbdt r waterworks deâ€" partment. He felt that the service offered by the PUC. is now one mission for having the foresight n ngrriock mds roee w» of ker received an acciamation in the south ward. ko »Nuisldh trutivts;" Aoniliathsanbnalsoii Aichalfc is i.4 The other lawyer contestant is Frank Costello. James Bauer has entered the aldermanic race once ”:flln. He placed tenth in elections last . Other candidates include Eormnn Ratz and Joseph Weiss. Three Waterlocites will contest the two public utilities commisâ€" sion seats. 'I'heil are C. G. Durâ€" mflownd erter and Neil Rev. E. F. Bishop was elected by acclamation to represent the east ward on the Waterloo public school board. J. Donald Ferguson also received an acclamation to n:men( the north ward on the school board for a oneâ€"year term. Contesting for a twoâ€"year term in Leo Whitney said the city must provide housing to accomodate the expansion in the city. Waterâ€" loo since its inception has had the best finance record of any comâ€" parative city in Canada, he said. _ Two Twin City lawyers are contesting aldermanic seats in the forthcoming election. in walanf distance of the King Street trolley bus line. Pointing to counciliors, he said: "In m(f estimation the whole gang should be put out and a new one put in." He said the trosstown line is servicing patrons who are withâ€" _ He registered disapproval of the }cuy's move some time ago of givâ€" ing substantial wage increases to several members of the city hall office staff. "We as poor ~ ers are paying this," he chai Referring to the afir:emen beâ€" PUC reeqroing the opesatne‘ t UC. rega opera bus lines in Waterloo, Mr. Holâ€" land said: "You‘ve made an agreement with our next door neighbor and now they are fleecâ€" many nomination meetings, was nominated but failed to qualify. ou%l.lflchudren' were enrolled at Waterloo public schools. Three {em later, in October of 195%, ,601 children are enrolled. This is a 47 per cent increase. mw%mmfi- city is the north which will need further school accomodaâ€" eep reatraey . hev. M ‘l Arno Hauck has entered the servell on city‘â€"council Tor eight years. * oheq R finances but with the education of th.Conttar;T;)ty" s Rev some A Buhs felt, public m should not be paid for attending meetings. Trustees do not serve for political reasons, he said. Rev. or seven years. _ In January of 1951, he pointed budget for 1954 allowed hu expenditure of $17,300, he however, the octualw“ to Oct. 1 was only $1 Howard &Mlel;mufll- ties commission siid the PUC. ax:::t f’one-t g great expenditure during other than completion of the presâ€" entptogeh. Rev. F. Bishop, chairman of was the renovation of the Arthur Holland, a veteran of . HAROLD PAIKIN ‘.l.‘.’nhcbtd“ ARNO HAUCK 4. Aar se #8 F4

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