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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 17 Dec 1954, p. 1

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ie Mitighet and got se hey tor tank with gesoline so 1 ca mn.:,wanmml ca short of gas, well, that‘s *T hoi brek ariving the goesp v Elizabeth, but nm cut up to Cooksvilie, Ordinarily there is a stationâ€"here about â€" every mfi &"‘lnllol the road. They were sti but nome were mn. Just as I was leaving Cooksâ€" ville, I noticed a station with its reuanlbl{ well lined when at midn m left the dt{ behind. A distance out of the city I glanced at my fuel uu?e and was a little startied to see it read empty. Toronto gas station operaâ€" air, the habit of taking such chances is as conlageo.t;s ‘as the measles. CLS. The boom of passengers expectâ€" ed for the crossâ€"town bus service from the Dominion Life developâ€" ment has not materialized. Seems that many of those driving cars are picking up passengers as they go. Can‘t say we blame them. JHS. Most local retail merchants exâ€" press considerable | satisfaction over the Sellâ€"ebration campaign, claiming their is plenty of interâ€" ¢st being shown. A very few claim that many shoppers are just "looking" and 301 buying at present. Probably, bristmas coming at the end of the week and not the beginning would have something to do with it. If all the other men have done as little as we have, then they still have all their Christmas ghopping to do. J.HS. © Adequate proof that a}] people are not suspicious of others inâ€" h.bi was demonstrated to me last y when coming out of Toronto. I had been in dear old Hos Town for the entire day an while it costs money even to breath their smog impregnated ihnP Th d uts diet 4 t s i 8 s 2104 c3 Some _ children _ deliberately stand where they are playing and make the cars drive arour1 them. This could become a wory unâ€" healthy pastime for children and wF- s has come in for tonâ€" * ans 4n the past few weeks. the last thing a driver would want to do is injure a child and fill Christmas for both the vicâ€" and the person involved. To doubly guard againstysuch a hapâ€" pening, drivers should exercise every care possible and children should be coached by paerents and teachers to take more care. JHS. While we are on the matter of child safety, how about all the youngsters now playing hockey on the roads. I know, it‘s hard to keep them off even the dangerous sections. It‘s also hard for a car driver to stop quickly when roads are covered with ice and snow. _ Ne one a child. D + es : want to d« mfl Chris and th e S impnebtinin ibA itc d â€"2 hockey sticks across their handle !;-é:, they present a double hazâ€" ,tNot only are they capable of injuring someone with the jutâ€" finf stick, but motorists particuâ€" larly at night are unable to see and make allowance for the hockey stick. If one should catch even in the side of a car there is a good possibility that the biâ€" eycle rider will be dragged into & e'ollmon with the car. ong woulid purposely burt a child. During th?s season. when Actually there are several Waâ€" terloo streets that while lacking the parking lot and railway crossâ€" ing, make up for it by an uneven and dangerous surface. The city of Waterioo is amply covered with insurance. § Persons being injured because of dangerous road or sidewalk conditions should go after the city to pay for their inâ€" juries. JHS. Youngsters riding bicycles at this time of year are a bad‘ wovah menace but when so_me‘ of em insist upon carrying e e n e e e e Wme pedestrian but also coats sidewalks with dirt, acâ€" cording to those who must walk What was considered dangerâ€" ous ‘parking by trucks from the soft drink company, coal compaâ€" ny and others were menfionedp:s hazards. Most seriously considâ€" ered ';; the drivinlg over ‘d?;; walke some employees 0 distillery. This leaving and enâ€" teritig the parking lot which is adjatent to the sidewalk, not only says she ‘t walk the street at all It._xh‘:: any other means lo‘ not ben?'},’.;li_'?’". # t. ver '.".“:‘804 gas, well, 1. Durinirthis seaso irit of Christmas is #7, No. 8B ; »â€"â€". mog irnpref ht my billfol RÂ¥is drivers are _ If the present bus setâ€"up could be made to pay jts own way, then the next step would be to extend coverage to some of the more thinly populated areas, not now bdnfd serviced. Such a service would be a real boon to man now lufleriu{hc‘-omidenble haJ- ship because y must walk long distances in ';’.i:; weather. Waterioo Councit ollo’:l th;‘i: meeting on Monday ni to press while they d‘v:u-ud wages and salaries for city hall employâ€" The company has not baiked at using the cityâ€"sponsored bus syaâ€" tem, but has refused to change its working hours to eor;:rbnd with the present bus schedule. .The city on the other hand has reâ€" fused to change the schedule. It is expected that Council will make further attempts to have the Company change its hours so thg‘ bt_ns service may be used. After all, I might have had to sleep with the dog if he had taken me home instead of giving me the gas. J.H.S. In an effort to make the crossâ€" town bus service pay a biger percenta(?e of its own way, Waâ€" terloo ouncil has asked the Sunshine Company to discontinue the use of their privately owned bus and use the service now beâ€" ing furnished by the Kitchener: I did and got on my way before he thought of putting a rubber hose on the tank and getting his gas back. Actually, he was very pleasant about the whole thing and I will make it a practice to put gas in at his station whenâ€" ever I‘m in Cooksville. Finally he said, "Oh! for gosh sakes, give me a check, you look reasonably honest." â€" "T‘ll charge the gas to them and you can straighten it out when you get home," he said. I hurriedly agreed, but when it came to figuring out how he was going to maqage the shift, we were both stumpeéd. "I‘ve never been in this kind of a pickel beâ€" fore,"I admitted. N 2 0 i en en e e en n en en ine an a dozen or so membershipjin% westerly. cards in various organizations. | ehicle dan It wasn‘t until he came to my | at $2,000. Automobile Club card that the Damage was halfâ€"look of suspicion disapâ€"| P.U.C. . erosst peared. | with a car in e C900 MNACERMCSUT _ "Six dollars and fifteen cents."/ Kitchener and ] he said as he hung the hose back | _ All were pas on the gas pump. | driven by Rudy I felt confidently in my billfold. Injured in the My fingers touched leather, but | by Donald Keit there was no crackle of paper moâ€"% Ave., Kicthener ney. The man stood waiting. | mer, 185 Regina Probing around in all the various ; and Mrs. Betty ® little compartments they build inâ€" | ling St. to a billfold, I finally became conâ€" | lgolice said Ke vinced I did not have any money | ceeding east or with me. ‘ when it attemp â€" "Will you take a check?" I into Barney‘s | asked weakly, at the same time It collided with showing_ him my driver‘s license | of ‘McKneson. v If approval is received, the eolâ€" legiate will be set in a nineâ€"acre site bounded by Jackson, Brentâ€" wood, Mon'gomery and â€" East Avenues. An adjoining park is expected to provide additional playing area. The site was purâ€" chased for $13,500. look like the type he would al low in his own home. & Total pupil accomodation would be 730. The cost is broken down into $810,000 for the building; $49,000 for architect fees and $82,500 for furniture and equipment. _ Further details list the school as having 16 classrooms, with mmuâ€" sic, art, commercial, home econoâ€" mics and general shop rooms. There are also three laboratoâ€" ries, a double gymnasium and an auditorium â€" with â€" accomodation for 500 persons. nignt that tentative :_;;l)rova.‘ been given lg’ the tario partment of Education. Twin City Councils will be apâ€" roached by the Kâ€"W Collegiate goard :g;l ;oopproval of fl: proâ€" posed a second collegiate in the east ward of Kitchener. It is hoped to have the school reul{ for the opening of the Septembe: A 1956, term. The board was told 'hxesda)) night that tentative approval has Woant Approval For Second Collegiate . _ Township Constable John Doyle told the eourt Poll‘s truck rolfe;_ over into a ditch after the rear A m namk soghe 21. _ of w AJoâ€" 8,400 more than the legal limit. _Poll uuil "the 1?;’.'&}:?’%. were all frozen solid." Poll was charged Dec. 9 foliowâ€" ing an accident on No. 7 highway, near Bresiau. A â€"A Petersburs truck driver was | fined $30 and costs in Kitchener sourt Tuesday (ot_orrggn‘toyer four tong more in his vehicle than fi.lbvs. _Eimer Poll, RR. 1, Petersburg, OVM, Ity before Magistrate ition | tire efty. _ _ ; _ _ 0 _ after H%r “@l in Waterioo ts P Maten mhinine wou, n eing | he i treagurér of First U Mr. "MacGregor taught at rural schools; and at Sebringvilie and Parry Spund before coming to the Twin ies. He has been teachâ€" ing in Waterloo since 1921. mfl:ty-mm-yenr-p[d Ch:&g J. regor, supery p 1 of Waterioo publicm.‘c.gooh, dm of a heart attack Su.ndx He lived at 230 King St. South, Waâ€" terlo®, C. J. MacGregor, Prominent Waterloo Teacher, Passes It was discovered at 7.30 as Mr. Straus was milking the cows. Eighty pigs were burned as well as 500 chickens. Grain, feed and farm implements also were lost. Eighty head of cattle were saved. Fire brigades from Wellesley and Baden kept tt);e flrel from spreading to nearby buildings. he barn was believed covered by insurance. PHIHLIPSBURG.â€"Fire levelied a large bank barn on the farm of Alex Straus, a quarter of a mile east of here, Tuesday night. The blaze was believed to have started in th hay mow. _ Fire Razes District Barn Police said the accident hapâ€" pened when the Burgess car, proâ€" ceeding west on Erb Street West, attempted to make a ieft turn onto King Street. Damage was set at $125 when a P.UC. crosstown bus collided with a car in charge of Mary Burâ€" gess, 38 Mary St., Kitchener, Friâ€" day night at King and Erb Streets, Waterloo. Police said Keith‘s car was proâ€" ceeding east on No. 7 highway when it attempted to turn left into Barney‘s Dine and Dance. It collided with a car in charge of ‘McKneson, who was proceedâ€" Vehicle damage was estimated at $2,000. { Ave., Kicthener, were Bruce Wisâ€" mer, 185 Regina St. N., Waterloo, &nd h‘g;s. Betty Selinger, 180 Cowâ€" Injured were Rudy McKneton, 28, of 240 King St. South; Mrs. Jahn McKneson; Frank David, 23, Kitchener and Mrs. Frank David. All were passenfigrs in a car driven by Rudy McKneson. Injured in the other car driven by Donald Keith, 35 Claremount in a near headâ€"on collision early Seturda ot::#o 7. higihrway, near the Kl(cgleher city limits. â€" Two district men were admitâ€" ted to Kâ€"W Hospital Friday night following a headâ€"on collision on No. 7â€"8 ilighway between Kitchâ€" ener and Petersburg. llgt‘xrded were Joseph Ledwon, 21, en and Donawan Merner, New Hamburg. Provincial police said the misâ€" hap occurred when Merner, proâ€" ceeding west, was unable to stop in time to avoid striking a car in front of him. He swerved his car into the opâ€" posite lane and collided headâ€"on with Lewdon‘s vehicle which was proceeding east. _ Both cars were wrecked. ._Four Waterlooites were injured Two Injured in Headâ€"on Collision PRIZE WINNERSâ€"Mrs. Wilf Koch shows fellow prize winners the length of the sevenâ€"pound, twoâ€"ounce lake trout she eaught and entered in the WaterloG Rod and Gun Club fishing contest this season. Other prize winners are, from left to rifiht: Albert ‘S”chimy, {,eunges §tn‘:a'u Waltef Behling, Rae Miller, Mrs. Koch, Waiter Melenchuck, i1 Sat se uK._ BgO Wilf. Koch and John Watson. Ashleld _ Presbyterian Cm Ashfield, on Thursday with in Kintail Centetery, He was a member of Waterloo Lodge A.F. and A.M. and the Waterloo Young Men‘s Club. He served on the Waterloo Library Board for many years, including a term as chairman. + He was born March 28, 1891 at Kintail in Bruce County, one of nine sons of Alexander iluGre- gor and his wife, Grace. Surviving are four brothers, Colin _ and Frederick of Kintail and William and Alexander of Stettler, Sask. Six brothers preâ€" deceased him. The funeral service was held Wednudu}a at the First United Sdhurch. v. A. R. Cragg officiatâ€" A second service was held at Ashfield Presbyterian Church, urer of the Community Concert Association‘s local organization. _Cabinets with sliding doors for easy access to toys and other playthings was also suggested. The Waterloo Lions Club made its annual donation of 5,000 vitaâ€" min pills to Willow Hall to fortiâ€" fy the tots for the winter months, the board was told. A suggestion for new furniture was outlined by Miss Dankert, who reported the visit of an Onâ€" tario child welfare department reâ€" presentative. Space Problem Stacking tables and chairs were suggested as a means of eliminatâ€" ing the flg:ce problem in various rooms. e equipment is of the type used in Twin City schools. Miss Dankert reported a full schedule of Christmas activity for the 22 children at Willow Hall. Presenut Concert During Christmas week, the children will present a concert for the Young People‘s Group of the First Baptist Church, and their friends and relatives on Monday. On Tuesday the children will be suests of the Church of the Good Shepherd for supper. The Bell Telephone Company girls will enâ€" tertain on Wednesday. ‘ Mrs. Alson Weber, Mrs. Milton Good and Mrs. Ollie Plummer, were appointed to fill six vacanâ€" cies on the board. Ls)o, Request . .. Orphans for _ Yule Holiday _ Some of the requests have come from families with five children who wish to brighten a Christmas for a less fortunate child, she said. Most requests are from young married couples. More than 50 requests for orâ€" phans to attend Christmas celeâ€" brations in 'frivate homes have been received at Willow Hall, the matron, Miss Lydia Dankert, said at a meeting of the Kâ€"W Orphanâ€" age board, Monday night. Two Waterloo housewives, a Kitchener woman and three Twin City district residents won prizeg in the weekly Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Christmas Sellâ€" ebration campaign draw. Monday, Winners were Mrs. Charles Da vison, 59 Resina St, North, 0 case of soft drinks; Mrs. Georg® Lowe, 62 Allen St. West, one oage of soft drinks; Mrs. Lorne Lebeâ€" gut, 47 Russell St.,, Kitchener, one case of soft drinks; D. Hnllmla RR. 2, Waterloo, two l)-&f)u bags of flour; F. N. D?ell. R. 2 Waterloo,, one fireside set, and Menno K. Martin, R.R. 4, Elmu’, one chair. h Two Waterloo Housewives Win Prizes Â¥e h, on# i pe e | Lebeâ€"| / limag | i . p(')nug @ri The charge arose following a fracas at SmJQhe's home after the sergeant had been called to the house. Smythe objected to Sgt. Wick‘s investigation and a brawl °",'s"°3i. against Smythe of arge supplying liquor to a minor was lice department, but did not asâ€" sault hrm. â€" He thought Smythe obstructed Sgt, Wick in the execution of the latter‘s duty and should have been so charged. s he felt Sm{the obstructed S¢t. Edward Wick of the Waterioo poâ€" A charge of assauiting a police officer was dismissed afdmt 23â€" yearâ€"old Fred Smythe, 157 Luca St., by Magistrate Kirkpatrick in Waterioo court Monday. e The magistrate, who heard the evidence one week ago, said he was dismiuing the case because he felt Smythe obstructed Sgt. Court Voids Assault Charge He told police he threw a log on the heating stove and it exâ€" ploded. Fife swept through the house and be carried the younger boys into the yard. His hand was burned and he was taken to hosâ€" pital for treatment. The boy, Charles, Jr., was left to look after Ralph, 5, and Larry, 3, at his home, six miles northwest of here, while his parents and four other children were visiting in the city. GUELPH.â€"A 12â€"yearâ€"old boy earried two of his younger broâ€" thers to safety Tuesday when fire destroyed the home of his parâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles llgen- nett. BOY, 12, SAVES TWO BROTHERS IN GUELPH FIRE Mr. Enns announced that the annual meeting will be held at Waterloo College Jan. 25. Officers will be elected and Joseph Conâ€" nell, Y.M.C.A. general secretary, will be guest speaker. A Christmas message was exâ€" tended by Rev. F. G. Stewart of St. Andrew‘s Presby terian Church. Rev. Mr. Stewart has been guest speaker at the club‘s Christmas meetings for several years. oy Burt Lancaster _ The speaker was introd(fl by President J. H. Enns and tfihked Entertainment was provided by the Happy Cousins of Elmira. Prizes were distributed and Christmas _ entertainment _ was supplied by a committee headed by E. C. Tomlin and R. J. Totzke. The rwort was made at the Haâ€" ciends, Waterloo, as members and their wives held a Christmas proâ€" gram. The meeting marked the first time the wives were invited to a yule dproxram. About 75 peoâ€" ple attended. . Clifford Roberts, hamper finâ€" mcchairman, reported that the f ial picture was good as the @lub embarked on another Christâ€" A moment‘s silence was obâ€" served for the late C. J. MacGreâ€" gor, who died this week. Mr. MaEGregot was a member of the club. hockey teams, particularly© the midgets. One club member wili attend the midget hockey sessions every Thursday at the Waterloo arena to assist the youngsters. rs will be packed Dec. 23 and gifstributed to the families Dec. About 75â€"85 hampers will ‘be distributed tg the _ Waterioo Younwen’s lub to needy famâ€" ilies this Christmas. Howard Scheifele, hamper comâ€" mittee chairman, told club memâ€" bers Tuesday night that the hamâ€" 15 Hampers To Be Distributed By Young Men â€"Chroniele Staff Photo a Only four months ago a Waterloo civic employee and his e wouldâ€"be rescuer, a construction firm employee, lost their e lives in a sewer excavation when overcome by gas. t. After that tr.?.dy gity council passed a rule that all city wl workmen Cflflf on sewer excavations in Waterloo must be equipped with harnesses and ropes. Masks must also be of carried in the work‘s department trucks. ns Parker, not a city employse, was not protected with a a mask or harness, Worker Overcome By Gas In Trench To meet the increase Mr. Dotzâ€" ert has arranged a morning colâ€" lection of street letter boxes evâ€" ery day. Normally staff members check the boxes only in the afterâ€" noon and at night. ~ Postmatser Clayton â€" Dotzert said the increase in the amount of mail and the growth in city routes during the past year necesâ€" sitated adding three more helpâ€" ers than last year. Hire Extra Mail Carriers Another 11 will work as letter carriers. This group will begin at the end of this week. Nineteen Christmas rush workâ€" ers started their duties Monday at the Waterloo post office. They will work in the office, sorting mail for the next week. Waterloo Public School Board members paid tribute to the late Accommodating up to 250 puâ€" pils, the expansion will take care of children in the new housi developmeÂ¥t behind the achool and stretching to Margaret Ave. It will be 'c':)rh?pl'ei;â€"d._fi);-t;e' -m the fall school term. one floor. Construction will be the north side of the present school building. â€" â€" The addition, five classrooms and a kindergarten, will all be on ,Elllfikfith Ziegler School Addition _Jenkins and Wright, architects, were appointed to prepare the plans. _ _ When plans are completed by the Waterloo Publiccgg:zol Board they will be returned to the Muâ€" nicipal Board for final approval by the Department of Education. the city grant. The Ontario Municipal Board has approved the bnstruction of a $120,000 sixâ€"room addition to Waterloo‘s _ Elizabeth _ Ziegler School. Construction will probâ€" ably begin in early .sprin'. When plans are comaleted hy O.K. $120,000 Estimated revenue for 1064 is $41,184, .ocordm{ to the stateâ€" ment. Revenue es imated for 1956 is $43,425. These totals â€"include The statement also showed that t c zn lt aio. on 1 w & & less than at the same time last year. Capital and other payments this year included old mocounts of $1,537 and a $3,240 organ, _ _ He felt the financial picture was "much improved", and felt the past year was the most enâ€" couraging in the past four. _ _ ARENA GRANT â€" The Waterloo Arena Commisâ€" sion may require a city grant of Cox}lmhdoue?:.'r_e-fiewma". a finâ€" s nrims u‘:ta teme?t“wmd expendi estima rece = tures fi to tfle end of 1954, agreed that they may not need as large a grant for the coming year. R. GhGiven, eomx&i:sian secrteâ€" tary who pared statemen said sls,ogema{ be needed nny perhaps not that much. ; Arena Grant May Be $1,000 Less Next Year sion ma ulre a ci it of only $15,000 for 1959 operetiona. This year it was $16,000. iaycr Baver ana Als Row bug &"' who appeared before both ont o Tase « thito uo ied deficit this fis and could no give financial help to the venture The | to‘d cit A 29â€"yearâ€"old construction worker from Galt was dragged unconscious from a sewer trench in Waterloo late Tuesday afternoon after boi:r overcome by sewer gas. Waterioo firemen applied artificial respiration to revive Henz Parker, 149 Grand Ave., Galt, and he was taken to the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Hospital. His condition is described as satisfactory. An employee of the Oakland Construction Company, he had been engaged on a civic sewer fimjoct on Albert Street, near Waterloo College. He was pulled out by a fellow emâ€" ployee who found him slumped over in the trench. 5 c 5 w A s ; k . d l:“ A# ..‘ 2 T = F' % C 5 Von‘t ?olp Finance _ upils®* Crosstown | ‘The Waterloo Separate School‘ â€"â€" WPiomased Last Waak 0 .illl, .l 112220 20 2 0000 12 "nlopg in oCC Ne t 2P ied Th . 4 By this time over 1,150 domesâ€" tic and commercial customers and 26 Hespeler industriee will be operati their electrical equipâ€" ment .Mcne. Officials add that a de:ot for the exchange or standardization of clocks and fans is to be estabâ€" lished in Hespeler at the Town Hall parking lot. Making this announcement this week, Hydro officials said the first cut over to the higher tre?uancy will be made on Dec. 28, with the last being scheduled for Jan. 17. Shortly after the Chriatmas hoâ€" liday Hespeler homes will be converted from 25â€"cycle to 60â€" cycle power. TO CONVERT HESPELER POWER THIS MONTH * All four schools closed Wednesâ€" day noon to allow teachers and g:pils to attend the funeral of Mr. acGregor. taken by the management comâ€" mittee &mdxy night. They were to appoint N. D. Spencer acting princirhl' of Elizabeth Ziegler School and vest functions of the supervising principal in the manâ€" agement committee. Other trustees and principals -l.gaexgprcqed-:yu}pnthy. z The board passed two measures taken by the management comâ€" "I doubt if there is a home in Waterloo that won‘t feel the imâ€" g-ct of his death," said Rev. E. F. ishop, board chairman. The chairman reviewed the events in the late Mr. MacGreâ€" g::’s teaching ‘life and lead the rd members in prayer. The supervising principal of the city‘s four public schools died of a heart attack, Sunday. C. J. MacGregor at a meeting Monday night. situatioh later in the season. _ Nortaan ‘(.iun) Cooke, arena ts deciining, 10c skatng , ioe ska is ‘E‘ood. f.mwds tg ve ra from ©00 .:-’hgr this semnn‘ . When Irvin Trussier suggested that lowâ€"cost curling club might be set up at the arena, J. R. Bea:â€" 3@0 felt it could replace Junior Mr. said the Commission ;'1!11 an 2 P {.V{,W ‘h‘ hwkey th were $133 oompa;od to a in the corresponding period hmuu team lost $1,600 last year. C .J. Doerr, chairman of the Commission, said he is "very, Vy disappointed with the Junior "B"" hockey situation. cd‘l‘he statement ‘l’:::‘led e.:i;ns.at. expenditures year 0| 4+ 900 and for next year, $37,000. meet with representatiyes of council and the separate school 24 @C 1000 TPCOIC icCBYVE a loss of ”fl‘“dlllh While the Public School Board miade no decision, it agreed to apâ€" poin‘t two or three members to ’ Proposed Last Week pomachoolbnphnwupro- by Ald, Buddell at last week‘s council sessionâ€" The cost of th¢ bus service would be $18 daily. A mrvx indicates tllim revenue from the ne would be between ‘lztnd $15 daily. This would lesye a loss of Jud’s were Evan Cressman of Waterloo, John Eecles of the Onâ€" tario Agricultural Coll:’o and D. A, Patterson of Kincardine. Waterioo juniors will adâ€" vance to the provincial n":& The resolution was "that the best interests of the Ontario farâ€" mer require that (nrminf be conâ€" sidered primarily a business and and not a way of life." The winning team upheld the negative. Waterloo debaters were Hareld Shiry and George Bechtel. Bruce entrants were Douglas Wri,huou -E'l'd Betty Turnbull, both of Port gin. WALKERTON. â€" Waterioo county Junior Farmers Tresday night defeated the Bruce county entry at the intercounty debate at U):'lderwood Bruce Debate Team Beaten By Waterloo Trustees decided to paint the teachers‘ room and office at Our Lady of Lourdes School and to install an automatic loader for the stoker at St. Louis School. The first new report of the principals submitted to the trusâ€" tees Monday night showed the number of children reported late. Aiso pointed out was that EI: pupils are now attending three schools. Many pupils have moved into the city but several have also left Waterloo. The board, expressing alarm at the increasing number of chilâ€" dren reported arriving late for classes, decided to investigate with a view to reducing the numâ€" ber of late arrivals. The Waterloo Separate School Board will investigate the growâ€" ing tardiness among Separate School pupils. Tardiness Alarms Board Water loo }u}a-io_r; ;iil- is T;fifl:t%-»e-;i.fi'tâ€" would use the bus regularly in the Margaret Ave. district. The hpard said a survey made of the areas which would be covâ€" ered showed that in the Our Leaâ€" dy of Lourdes area three pupils would use the service re&nlnrl,y and 15 would travel on the bus only in bad weather. Two of the three would want the bus only to travel home after classes. tation for pupils Tiving : W two miles from the school, Waterloo separate school students have to travel that distance. The boi uliv ° Guh-i‘ i e board would receive grant if it gave financial -Jf ance in this Pre?iiect because the department o ucation will not fnnt any transportation funds or pupils living up to two miles from schools. cil delegation that noq to W tationfor pupils T: Mertbots, Airced that: becaudt r t the bus woufi be crowded with youngsters it would be impracticâ€" al for the use of aduits. not onlLobe a convenlenc:rx would also eliminate mnnK. hazards school children have tg meet. # The route n‘:ght also a date some h school stud living l:hnt‘hemweste;n limits transpo em downtown connect the trolley bus service,.~ The route would end at 886 am. at Elizabeth Ziegler and St. Louis Schools. «& Special tickets or passes would have to be issued because no moâ€" ney would be taken in by the P.&.C. driver, said Mr. Bud: ell « He felt the bus service would The proposed route would at 8.15 a.m. at the western limg of the city. It would dmfi. pils first at Empire and of Lourdes School and then ceed to the northern limits z city to pick up pupils for g(ci:hafl's School and MacGregor ool. He said the one crossâ€" would make ong two muz and a tecond io bemeport a home after classes. No noon i service would be provided. for a year or two," Ald. rd to discuss the proposal. .‘ T.MNM 11 s "uutr o thee uk un

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