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, _ Looks as th ush Wa‘terloo may vet end up with some mit raid sirens which will be Irst=!led in places where they san be heard all over the city. Mrybe its Adslts o pat fort tte e & small dee A lost m @ Inst vour thire sho mot care port of f} Atrathe Chronicle office, a small dog ef dubious parentâ€" nge, followed one nf the bovs Into the office. Corcern as to the pups we‘fore resu‘ted in a phaone call to the Waterloo Towsshin palics Ofcers pickâ€" ers. two pure hred beasdle puns were seen disnortine themâ€" selfes on the main strcet. Jt was evident they did not have the savvy of street dogs for they psid no attertion to heavy traffic. Afraid the does would be killed, Ra‘vh and Frank Carter brousht them Into their shop and started looking for the owner. This proved A rather tedioug ioh, but evertunllv he was found. Just sround the corner from the weldinc shep Waterlico in at least a couple of instances. J.H.S. This was Found Do# Week in The Fire and Lisht cammitâ€" tee derided to ask the Bell Telenhone to investicate the possibilitv of the some system being applied ir Waterloo. Ald. Jim Bsuer susgested that a fire alarm system similer to that emnloved in London. be inaugurated. In the bieser city, a central numâ€" ber is cialed from nay phones. exnect©d of them JMS. The Articue Fire a‘arm system in Waterloo will soon be .a thins of the past. Four false alarms in the vnast twelve days, put the boxes in a bad light at mondav nichts meeting of council. Tt was decided that rather than trv and renair them. thov would be removed. , Cost for repairing the'anti; que systom was estimated at between ©25000 and $25 000. It amuses us to see the number of small cities and towns which have in the past. installed parking meters and which now are busy having them torn out. Wonder who foots the bill to put the payâ€" ing back in shane again?t looked Some merchants are blessed with parking space behind their stores, an asset which has been in many cases, overâ€" While a fair amount of publicity has been given the fact that this city is still one of the very few which has refused to irstal parking metâ€" ers, avaiability of other free parking and its location has plaved a very poor second fiddle. After all, it is rather tough on the fire department if they get a man nicely trained only to have him run over by soms driver who is more intent on the fire than where he is going. J.H.S. General Opinion seems to be that Waterloo merchants should spare no pain in adverâ€" tising the free and plentiful parking facilities of this city. Most persons do their shopping when they get the opportunity end their plans almost always includes use of the family chariot. fsts can see them and stop running over them. One fireman was hit recentâ€" ly by a car because his black coat could not be seen properâ€" ly. Now they are going to fasten reflective fabric on the bottom of the coats so motorâ€" Â¥# You Have had ambrition #o run over a fireman at any time, you have lost your claim to making it legitimate, ct Jeast during the night hours. At Corters Brothers, Weldâ€" ‘ol. 99, No. mite h for what could be mie gnmnthing like «<‘or. Thorn‘s eame t f‘em whirh anâ€" tn thace whao do ~a much for dags. ppond thina that ove rot ablicated to ga to that much 11 ma‘l child dn sâ€"aunt hi ‘fy . m * rpov k ov v n q .\. + ‘::; :\‘_jl;'ff hi t3 a& 7Â¥OAEAZTTL: Northwest University, Evanâ€" ston. M . freshman Sam Levâ€" ene, of Waterloo, was recentâ€" i\ annointed +o the continulty staff at the university‘s radio «tat‘cn WNUR. He is the son of Mi. J. M. Levene of 122 Avondale Ave., Waterloo He was a 1954 graduate of the KiRchenerâ€"Waterloo Collegiâ€" ate. Hrze! all over again." "What in heck happened to all the plans that were being made ton stall off these fiands by building Adowm=?" tho first nne warnted to know, "Domm ‘f T krow " said the soronc. "Mrybe they got finâ€" oded out Appointed T Radio Post J.H.S. "Looks Like A Cood year for a flnnd." one Waterloo man s~id todav as he watched more snow pile on the mounds of white stuff now covering the ground. "Yen". his companion reâ€" nlied, "All we need is a nice warm rain for a couple of 2~vs ond we‘ll have Hurricane Council members will have to decide whether this city is in a position to afford what the bus system is costine. If not. they will have a hard decision to make if they decide on discontinuine it. _ That such a service is neâ€" eded in Waterloo goes withâ€" out saving. To discontinue this transportation would definitely work a hardship for. some penple. _ Concern was expressed over the cost and conjecture was how long the city would underâ€" write the service if it continâ€" ued to lose money. If this service cannot make money during the winter monâ€" the, then what chance has it got during the summer when most people prefer to walk. town bus service came in for a combing at council on monâ€" day night when it was pointed out the transportation service had cost the city $1,000 in 21 months of operation. and Waterloo must be getting greater. Had a telegram sent us all the way from Kitchener today. Suppose there has to be a first time for everything. JHS. Operation Of The Crossâ€" If war should come to this country and there is always that possibility, these sirens could be the means of savâ€" ing numerous lives. Its to be hoped they are never used far Government subsidy on the Blair bridge will amount to | $176,000, or 8C per cent, and | on the general program $306,â€" gon, . _ Installation of two more was approved at monday night council meeting. Suggested locations are Elizabeth Ziegler school and Carlings. There is one now located at the Waterâ€" loo fire hall. La:t year‘s rate for road and bridge purposes was five The individual communities will pay a like amount, while remainder of the total to be spent on suburban roads comes from the provincial subsidy. The county‘s share of exâ€" penditure on Kitchener subâ€" vurbar roads will be $26,000, cn Galt suburban roads $15,â€" 900 and on Waterloo $7,700. Its share of the Blair bridge costs is $44,000 and of the general budset $237,400. The county will have to proâ€" vide $281,400 to cover its share of the general program and the Blair bridge costs. Cnuncil decided to use $44,â€" 000 from a postwar construeâ€" tion fund of $60,000 and last year‘s road budget surplus of $22,000 to pay for portion not covered by the tax rate. County Oks Road And Bridge Program A county levy of 4.7 miles for road and bridge work was se‘ to cover part of the counâ€" ty‘s share of the total expendâ€" iture. A $800,000 general road and bridge program for 1955 was approved by Waterloo county council Friday. This includes the $220,000 cost of a new county bridge at Blair. _ IHR " Distanee Between Kitchener More money was involved in July‘s 70 transfers, howâ€" ever. The largest single, tranâ€" saction during that month and during 1954 was sale of the Dominion Life building at Alâ€" bert and Erb streets to Earl Putnam, president of Canada Health and Accident Assurâ€" ance Corp., for $150,000, Seventy â€" five properties changed hands in Juneâ€"the biggest "trancfer" month of the year. Transfers during that month involved $387,â€" 789.34. In this city, 736 properties changed _ hands â€" last â€" year. Transfers in 1954 amounted to $4,999,214.80, and increase of $673.859.68 over the preâ€" vinus year. There were 690 transfers ‘n 1953 and 544 in 1952, C. C. Bricker, Watorloo assessment commission, reports. The fire and light commitâ€" tee of council was told that recently a fireman was hit at night by a car while rolling up Property Transfers In Waterloo Increase Waterloo property transfers increased in 1954 by nearly $700,000 when compared with 1563 totals. Recommendation that the material be secured came from the Deputy Fire Chief. ’ Fifty yards of reflective tfabric will be secured by the icity as a safety measure to protect firemen working at nights. The fabric will be sewn around the bottom of the fireâ€" fighter‘s rubber cpats so that the black coats will be visible at night. and children, but not relatives are classed as family units. since the same date in 1962 MOC CEBB PPRCICC, PRVITC APOBDEE than three people per family. The bureau said in an anâ€" mual estimate that there were 3,595,000 families in Canada as June 1 last year and they average 3.7 persone. _ This was an increase of 118, 000 families or 3.4 per cent since the start of June, 1953 and 182000 or §.3 per cent TO BUY SAFETY FABRIC FOR FIREFICHTERS OTTAWAâ€"The bureau of statistics says family formation Average Family Police said a car driven by John Burton Brenner, 19, of Wilmct St., New Hamburg, left the road as it was proceedâ€" ing east, slid 165 feet along the side of the road and turnâ€" ed over, /# Damage to the car was est!â€" mated at $500. was driving was wrecked in an accident on Highland rord, at Kitchener‘s city limits, last week. $500 Damage As Car Rolls Over A New Hamburg youth sufâ€" fered shock when the car he He finally said the road and bridge committee would conâ€" sider sending some members to view the site with the proâ€" test residents. (On recommendation of the county engineer, a site about 300 yards upstream from the president bridge has been seleeted.) for the new bridge and asked some members of the commitâ€" tee to visit Blair and meet the people concerned. the county roads dcp;rtn.ut I}u not selected the best site Deputyâ€"Reeve James Jobanâ€" nes of Waterloo township, a res:dent of Blair, said some residents of the village feel of a 1954 4% 0 Canade is increasing but it Waterloo, Ontario, Thursday, E‘&';‘ 8. 1955 CITY DRIVER FJINED $50 Constable _ Douglas Karn testified Hergott, drivine along Erb St., West, was on the wrong side of the road for two blocks. The Hergott car, wegeving back and forth across the road, prevented the police cruisert from passing for some A Waterloo man, Alex Her gott, 320 Erb St., West, was fined $50 and costs or 10 days in jail when convicted in Wa terloo court Monday on a charge of driving while his ability was impaired. Horgott pleaded not guilty. A charge of careless driving was withdrawn. a 21â€"unit apartment building at* Weber and Allen streets for $147,000. The transaction took place in December. The second largest single property transfer was sale of After completion of these projects, the PUC will finish laying a water main along Reâ€" gina. The main, which starts at the water tower, near Waâ€" terloo College, has been comâ€" pleted as far as Erb St. but it will be continued from there to the end of Regina. The road passing over these mains and sewers will be treated later. New gas mains will be laid to replace those torn out durâ€" ing the bridge construction program. A sewer will also be placed along Regina St. from William to Erb Streets. In addition to the bridge project, there are sewer, gas apd water main jobs to be completed on that street this year. And when these projects are completed the road will be repaired and treated. : Ub â€"tintiit en Alr d# finished and opened for use in March. However, poor weaâ€" ther could delay the project considerably. Traafflie cannot â€" proceed over the span until nearly one month after the job has been dane. Concrete does not reach its final hardness of 27 days after it is poured. vails, the bridge will likely be Construction activity will continue along Regina street in _ Waterloo for â€" several months although the new bridge on the street will probâ€" ubly be ready. for use in less made to the Bell Telephone and the Fire Marshall‘s office. The committee also approved the installation of two civic defence air raid sirens withâ€" in the city. One siren will be placed on the roof of Elizabeth Ziegler School and the other at Carlings Dreweries. A third siren is presently installed in the fire hall tower, After Bridge Opened Will Ald. Bauer suggested a fire alarm system which he said is presently in operation in London and other centres. A central number is dialed from pay phones which gives a dirâ€" ect wire to the fire hall. The committee was in favor of investigating the pay phone system and inquiries will be the boxes is between $25,00 and $50,000, the committee was the antique system in the city. The estimated cost of repairing demolish them. will _ ‘The first light commhittee of Waterloo council has recomâ€" mended removal of the city‘s‘ antique fire alarm boxes. Ald. James Bauer, chairman of the committee, said four false alarms have been received in the last 12 days from the OK Discontinuance Of Fire Alarm Boxes Ald. Bauer said the firemen A broom ball game ended with a tie between the St. Jacobs and Waterloo Lions. Refreskiments were served by the local Lions group. Oldest lady skater was Mrs Herbert Weigel. RBest clown was Colin Smith; best figme ckater, Carl Hahn: best dress ed eovple, Mre. Mavion Snyder snd Mrs. Kenneth Fisher. Best dressed lady, Miss Mc Quitty; best dressed _ child, David Garner. Waterlooite Officiates At Ice Cornival Master of ceremonies was Dr. Archic Case of the Waterâ€" leo Lraps Cinb and the jndaos were Mrs. ZTase and Mr. and Mrs Harold Berner, also from Waterloo. Youngest girl on skates was 16 monthsâ€"old Joylynn Bore man and youngest boy was Donald Reick. ST. JACOBSâ€"The annual skating carnival sponsored by the St. Jacobs Lions Club was well patronized last weekend cesn‘te the sub zero weather The door prize, an electric r0aste1, oven, was won by Mar‘yn Miller. St. Jacobs. C. N. Hall, secretaryâ€"manâ€" ager of the chamber, said any comment he heard about the (Continued on Page 7) The _ Waterloo _ merchant was replying to a question of H. J. Heasley who wondered if local retailers were satisfied with the project. Mr _ McPhail said in his store business was better in the seven weeks before Christmas than it has been in any simiâ€" lar period since 1947. Waterloo Chamber of Comâ€" merce directors were told Friâ€" day â€" that _ the â€" merchants‘ Christmas Sellâ€"ebration camâ€" paign was successful and the retailers were satisfied with the_ results of the project. "I would say everyone was pleased," he said, pointing out that he had heard no adverse comment about the project. R. 8. McPhail, a merchant on the board of directors, told members meeting at Waterloo Hotel that "as far as I know the campaign was very sucâ€" cessful. Yule Campaign Said Success However, all tuition bills from the schools are not in yet and when they arrive the board will likely have to borâ€" row money. Due to settling up the bus system | which carries high ichool pupils to Galt, Preston and Kitchener schools from the township, Bridgeport and Hespeler, the 1954 surplus was eut $10,000 and now stands at $18,000, While this would keep the ehiliren off busy No. 8 highâ€" Way, it was felt that the extra run would disrupt the bus schedule too mu‘ch. The bus transportation sysâ€" tem costs $25,000 & term but is now eligible for full provinâ€" clal subsidy of 60 per cent. It Was set up :ast year. . The board turned down a suggestion brought by C. J. Brent of Breslau from some public school supporters along Riverbank road from Freeport to Breslau Preston highway that the high school bus pick up 11 pupils and take them to Pine Grove School. There have been fewer comâ€" plaints on the bus transportaâ€" tion system for high school c.p:h in Waterloo township any other education meaâ€" gure ever begun here, secretâ€" Eufluold J. Snider told ‘the gural meeting of Waterlso District High school Board. He said it is likely that pupâ€" ils are transported in the best ty)_e_ of buses used anywhere. Lauds School Bus System a familiar part of every coneâ€" ert, and his favorite evening wardrobe, _ including several monogrammed waiscoats, that, to this day, Lyneh often wears "for good luck," The teror will bring {with him to Kitchener a pianisf and The davy McCormack died in 1945 he bequeathed to Chris topher TLynch his little black book of lyrics that had heen Thust pher Lynch has sung. and Lyrch bimself bas voinly tried to point out that the great Mâ€"Cormack m ant that Christanher would be his logâ€" iral successor as a singer and interpreter of Trish music. by When â€" McCormack _ heard Christopher Lyvnch for the first time, he said: "A beautiful voice, and a fine upstanding Irishman. He is the most likely to succeed me." This predictâ€" ion has been misunderstond The young Irishman, a protâ€" ege of John McCormack was born in Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland, thirty years ago. and came to America In 1946 as the tonor star, engated "sight unseen‘, for the "Voice of Firestone" national radio netâ€" work progarm. Christopher _ Lynch, _ lyric tenor of eoncerts, radio and television, will be heard in a concert under the auspices of St. Mary‘s Regis Clubh at St. Mary‘s Hall on Feb. 14. IRISH TENOR TO SNG IN KITCHYENER By 1 p.nf. the bulik of the paper was collected and haulâ€" ed into the dealers‘ yards. The next collection will be held in March during spring cleaning time. Albert Bader, paper driver ‘chairman, _ expressed apprecâ€" jatifon for the manner in which citizens put their paper out early, thus enabling the colâ€" lection to be completed earâ€" lier than usual. . The committee agreed the present 30â€"minute time schedâ€" ule will not allow extension of the bus route at this time. Ald. Leo Whitney preparatâ€" _ Revenue from Waterloo‘s crosstown line is now slightly over 25 cents per mile. Mayor Bauer suggested that the PUC investigate the possibility by spring of extending the loop out to Margaret avenue anr return by Unon street east. He said that area of the city is becoming heawly populated and should be serviced with but .transportation. Scouts Collect Districts Cubs and Scouts collected 110 tons of paper Saturday in one of the coldâ€" est paper drives an record. 110 Tons Paper The poorest paying route in Kitchenerâ€"which was paying anly 38 cents per mileâ€"was recently eliminated by the PUC, the committee was told. The lowest route in Kitchener now pays 44.8 cents per mile. ' The committee was told the ‘bus line lost $582 for the month of December. Waterloo, under an agreement with the Kitchâ€" ener public utilities commisâ€" sion, is paying the difference between the revenue from the poorest paying Kitchener crosâ€" stown line and the revenueâ€"per mile from the Waterloo run. The traffic and city developâ€" ment committee of Waterloo Council Monday night authorâ€" ized the preparation of a progâ€" ress report on operations of the city‘s crosstown bus line. Fate Of Bus Line To Be Considered music lovers wherever PMCCCS BIC Urustées ( 000,000,000 invested | adians, he said. The record of trusteeship by Canadian insurance enmpanies in more than 100 years of business has been 100 per cen‘, Mr. Nairn said. Cmpanies of the United Etatee and England, who have (Continued on Page 1) ’ The land to be annexed inâ€" cludes an acreage owned by the Waterloo separate school board. Ald. Leo Whitney said the board needs a four or five classroom school in the area this fall. A subdivider for the Glen Actes extension requested the annexation. INSURANCE BEST SAVINCS METHND, SPFAFEP <a4vg Mri Nairn said that through the many policy plans avail~ able from insurance firms r0â€" day, Canadians are finding it the only safe way to save money for future security. Growth of life insurance buy‘ng in Canada was outlined by Mr. Nairn. Insurance comâ€" panies are trustees for $23,â€" A. Gordon Nairn, executive director of agencies for the Prudential Insurance Company of America, told the Kâ€"W Roâ€" tary Club Monday that more money is being paid to living policyho:ders today tian to benefic aries of deceased perâ€" sons. A further land survey will be undertaken to determine which lands in the area can be readily serviced by city facilities. _ _A parcel of Jand lying north of Margaret Ave., north and Neilson Ave., East will be annexed by the city if a recomâ€" mendation of the trafic and city development committee of Waterloo council is apâ€" proved by councilliors next week. CITY TO ANNEX NORTHâ€"END LAND Schlueter told police he was blinded by sights of an oncomâ€" ing vehicle and slipped on the icy thoulder of the road. Driver of the car was Oscar Echlueter of Wellesley. Damâ€" age was $100. A car rammed into a snow bank and broke off a telephone pole on No. 7â€"8 highway, west of Petersburs, Friday night. rv~‘n of New Dundee. The '?r’ilv‘er was uninjured. The truck rolled over on its right side into the diteh. A load of logs spilled over the road near St. Agatha when bolts on rear dual wheels of a logging truck broke and upâ€" set the vehicle. Provincial police said the Erugk was driven by Robert It skidded 300 feet before coming to rest on its top at the river‘s edge. Provincial police said the vehicle skidded on the curved, sheared off two guard rails and tumbled over the embankâ€" ment. They were the driver, Kenâ€" neth C. Clelland, 21 and James Gibson of Listowel and Sheila Turner of Brantford. The mishap occured at the east end of the bridge just outside the village limits. The car was wrecked. Three young persons escapâ€" ed unscathed near Conestogo last week when their car shot over a 25â€"foot embankment and landed on its top beside the Grand River. lon of a resume of the line‘s 'weekly losses and considerâ€" ation be given when the figâ€" ures are available as to the advisability of continuing the line. He said he was n favor of the city subsidizing the transâ€" portation line to some extent. He felt the bus line was a very necessary form of transâ€" portation service and greatly assisted laborers going to work and housewifes waiting to shop. Ald. Durward Preston said all over the continent cities are finding that municipalities to some extent must subsidize transportation facilities. Trio Unirjured As Car Wrecked by Can LITTLE THEATRE PRESENTS PLAY said 10 letters were sent out to other municinalities secking information on their fair wage bylaw. _ Fight renlies have been â€"rereived, althouch â€" at least two of these were duds as the municinalities did not have bylaws of this type. A play written and directâ€" ed by Kâ€"W Little Theatre member Stanley Readnell! femâ€" tured the studio presentation of the group at the workshop anc o studio | building Monday night. The play was entitled "Bonds of Blood." An excert from a producâ€" tion by the Galt Little Theatre was also on the program. In the cast of the Beadnell play were Mrs. Kenneth Turnâ€" er, William Biarsbach, Ronald Hastings and Mr. Beadnell, Adjudication was by Charlas The Building Trodes Council nresident charged * that the Hours of Work and Varation with Pay Act is heing violated on the yards job and safety standards required by the province, with resnect to conâ€" struction of building and parâ€" ticularly seaffolding, are also being violated. Ald. Fred Dreger said everyâ€" thine possible is being done to speed a new bvlaw. Imâ€" mediately after last week‘s council meeting Ald. Dreger It was the first studio play presented in the new quarters, Bruce Devitt was chairman for the evening. Mr. Ginerich said "our purâ€" pose tonight is simply to asâ€" sure that you do not intend to ignore our representation, and that you do not intend to postpone the enactment of a new fair wage bylaw until the work at the <municipal yards has been comnleted." ’21 years, certain anomalies have crept into the bylaw and I think that the bylaw may have been justly critized for including certain vague clauses. To that extent, I feel that the bylaw can be criticized and that changes should be recommended, but I want to emphasize the basic purpose of the bylaw was simple, direct and understandable. He said this principle of protection has been established {â€"r a long period of time and has general acceptance throuâ€" ghout all union Iabor relations, Referring to the bylaw, Mr. Gingerich said "over the past To exemplify, Mr. Gingerich said a union contract with a general contractor would be of little assistance if the genâ€" eral contractor was permitted to subâ€"let his brick work to a plastering contractor who paid a lesser rate than the brickâ€" layers rate, strip ulated in the general contractors ynlon agreâ€" The purpose is simply to ’assure that a corporation which had entered into a union contract with its emâ€" ployees will not defeat the purpose of the union contract by arranging to have work done for the corporation at a wage level less or below the minium wage leve! outlined in the basic contract between the corporation and the union. Mr. Gingerich said the falr wage bylaw in its essential feature is a very simple and understandable segment of a union contract. r Mr. Gingerich admitted there may be "good reason for last week‘s act, and it may well be that a new bylaw will be prepared and passed by your body in the immediate future. If this is done, your last week‘s act may be an act of wisdom." be implemented immediately and the essential purpose of the fair wage bylaw will be lost," said Mr. Gingerich. Council, told counciliors Monâ€" day that the speed with which council acted a week ago in repealing the bylaw has "reâ€" sulted in great concern to all union labor in the district. "The concern that all union labor has at the present time is that a new bylaw will not Roy Gingerich, president of the Kitchener Building Trades urged on Kitchener city counâ€" cil by a large labor delegation Monday night. +5 Last week counci! repealed the old bylaw on the grounds it is unworkable. Labor Urges New Fair Wage Law Immediate enactment of & ACT VIOLATED was by Ogaries