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THE BIG PERCENTAGE of storekeepers we have talked to indicate that they like the Friday night opening. Some have gone as far as to say they would stay open even of opinâ€" ;inl! the evening hours. With Kitchener debating the same question, su_bur‘b_an l}:opâ€" ping centres are keeping their respective fingers crossed and hboping mightly that both eities will shut all stores, evâ€" ery night of theâ€" week. 2 Around Waterlioo It‘s hard to understand why, with more and more suburban shopping areas springing up all over the place merchants in cities still feel they can obtain the same amount of shopping @ollars in the same amount of Hme as before they had this eompetition. INDICATIONS ARE that at least one and possibly two. more ladies wear shops will locate in Waterloo. One of these will be in Herb Fores ter‘s store after he moves into new quarters. Frankly we think 1985 should be the year when the Waterloo Chamber of Comâ€" merce should concentrate on locating 5: many new stores in this city as possible. Far from being detrimental, a number of new stores would enlarge the shopping possibiliâ€" tes and consequently all merâ€" ehants would benefit. Waterloo is in the happy poâ€" sition of not having to worry a great deal about industry. Â¥his does not mean that any effort should be spared in loâ€" oating new ones here, but eating new ones hetre, DUT building up the retail section should come first. _ â€" For several years there have been rumours of other large groceterias locating in this elty. Where are they? _ _ In the meantime, Kitchener and its suburbs have become saturated with large grocery centres, while none have loâ€" eated in Waterloo. If council and the chamber of commerce would get toâ€" gether we feel gure that some of the larg chain stores could be interstd. Thy aren‘t a cure all as a shopping attraction, but they help. WE PREDICT that baseball will come back to Waterloo this coming summer and proâ€" bably not on a professional scale. Interest, even at this time of year, is too high for this game to die out. There may be Is money involved but there probably will be more sport, both for spectators and playâ€" JOB EVALUATION as apâ€" plied to city hall employees came up for another going over at council on Monday night of this week. There is little doubt but that improvement could be made in the present set up of wages. Some civic employees are reâ€" eeiving more than they earn â€"« so};xe not what they are acâ€" #ually worth. One thing we can‘t soe. Why a man, because he works for the city. should come into the . peak of his earnings in five | years. A few do reach the peak ' of their productivity in this length of time but we doubt if: the majority do. What is a man ‘ supposed â€" to â€" do after he. reaches the point where he cannot expect to receive a furâ€" thr raise no matter what he does or hnw valuable ho beâ€" eomes* The average will sit on th s~at of their mants and do as Tittle as nossible. What‘s the incontive" They can‘t earn anv more thon they are sotting recardlase nf what they do. We thin it‘s wrons nutting a time Timit nn «hen ~nv m>n ¢hnuld reach his tan calary hrockat Somn nre nemor warts It snd enve ars wor‘th ton not In a eorn‘s ~* =~~rs from the time they sto"‘ W ATERLOO‘S CROSS POWN Los sesfem is again #howing some ecarnings and hope is revived that cross town J.HS. J.H.S. J.H.S. JHS ruary 28 for purchasing 1955 motor vehicle licenses . and driver‘s permits has been set by Highways Minister J. N. Allan. Officials of the Motor Vehicles Branch urge motorâ€" ists to purchase their plates and licenses before annual lastâ€"minute rush. Motor Licenses Set Some 230 outlets for purâ€" chasing licences operate in vaâ€" rious parts of the Province, as well as the headquarters of the Branch at Parliament 210 vehicle licenses were sold of which 1,117,175 were for passenger cars. This year ofâ€" ficials anticipate passenger veâ€" hicles will exceed 1,200,000â€" an allâ€"time record. Buildings. GOAL SET AT $187,500 BY Kâ€"W FEDERATED CHARITIES Kâ€"W Federated Charities campaign has set the goal for this year‘s contribution at $187,000, the campaign opens on March 1. This figure was set at a meeting of the direcâ€" tors last Tuesday night This is an increase of over $7,500 over last year‘s quota. ‘The amount which is expectâ€" ‘ed is to be distributed providâ€" ing an increase for the followâ€" ing seven of the 18 participatâ€" ing organizations. Last yeat‘s allotments are shown in bracâ€" kets, Catholic Welfare Bureau $9,500 ($5,500); Waterloo counâ€" ty branch of Canadian Cancer Society, $13,200 ($12,000); Faâ€" mily Service Bureau, $18,500 ($17,500); Girl Guides, $1,000 ($850); St. John Ambulance $1,600 ($1,000; Canadian Naâ€" tional Institute for the Blind $9,000 ($8,550); and the Salvaâ€" tion Army $6,000 ($5,700). With a target of $180,000, the 1954 eampaign amassed pledges totalling $184,958.73 in the twin cities. ‘The treasurer‘s report, given by A. J. Coyle, showed that cash received from the 1954 campaign totalled $183,636.23. J. G. Brown, chairman of the budget committee, report ed on the committee meeting which considred the 1955 apâ€" plication for allotment inâ€" transportation may be retainâ€" ed in this city. The evening and Saturday runs are apparently not being patronized sufficiently to warâ€" rant being kept on. The PUC will be asked to discontinue them. It‘s hard to understand why a bus run, particularly on Saturday, should not pay off. J HS. THE LONG DRAWN OUT dispute over placement of & service station in the new deâ€" vlopment located in the Erb and Allan streets district has drawn to a close, at least for the time being. A deadline of midnight Febâ€" Request to erect the station has now been withdrawn and other attempts will be unlikeâ€" ly in th immediate future. Montreal To Play . Host To Wildlife Conference Many of the foremost fish and game experts from Can-} ada, the United States, Alaska, and Mexico will attend the 20th North American Wildlife Conference that will be held March â€" 14â€"16 in â€" Montreal‘s Sheratonâ€"Mount â€" Royal Hotel. Leaders in all, phases of forest, water, soil, and wildlife reâ€" storation and management acâ€" tivities will attend this large international meeting that is sponsored | by _ the _ Wildlife Management Institute of Washington, DC. Sportsmen, biologists, stuâ€" dents â€" in fact, anyone inâ€" terested in the outâ€"ofâ€"doors will be able to meet and talk with the internationally known wildlife exparts who will be at the conference. During the three days of discussion, these authorities will take up all phases of fish and game manâ€" agement, including such topics as discases and nutrition, fresh water and marine fur and fish resources, uplend gate and big wame problems, and conâ€" «ervation information opportâ€" unities. In othgr discussions, outâ€" a total of 1,487, For RETURN HOME FROM mw YEARS SERVICE IN U.S.A.F. !{/~ Donald â€"McKay 28, of Waâ€" terloo and Wilson Seiling formerly from Elmira now living in Waterloo, have reâ€" turned home after serving 4 Force. Seiling the most outspoken of the two said, "the United States is holding many counâ€" tries together. I sometimes think it is ridiculous the aâ€" mount of money spent in this effort. American leaders may not be as well versed in the dipâ€" lomatic field as some of the older countries but they have good leaders who have the right ideas," he said. the recommendations. creases and moved adoption of For the last few years the coin has been minted from steel to conserve strategic nickâ€" el. Stockpiles of nickel now are regarded as adequate. Production of Canada‘s new nickel fiveâ€"cent pieces has started in the Royal Canadian Mint. Production Of New Nickels Started _ The new coinage will be of exactly the same design as that now in use. _ â€" ‘The mint is expected to turn out about 12,000,000 in the coming year, with perhaps 2,â€" 000,000 in the first run. VALENTINE‘S DANCE SUCCESS A large crowd of approxiâ€" mately 400 attended the annuâ€" al Valentine‘s dance held at the Sacred Heart Church in Kitchener Sunday night. Highlight of the evening was the crowning of the King and Queen of all sweethearts. The Knights of Columbus, dressed in their colourful uniforms, participated as the honour guard with their leader, Mr. Bernard Costello, master of master of ceremonies. the second district K of C,s as keep the«@rowd in suspense as Al curtains were drawn to to the identity of the King and Quen and their attendants. Mike Berg then played the fanfare introducing the attenâ€" wants and the royal couple. ‘The queen for the evening was Miss Theresa Howski who is a student nurse at the Kâ€"W Hospital. She was crowned with a gold crown valued at $450. This crown is also studâ€" ded with pearls and red ruâ€" bies. King was Mr. Donald Straus. Miss Clara Nowak and Miss Sonja Charny were the atâ€" tendants with Miss Margaret Waureschen, crown bearer. standing persons will review the past two decades of naâ€" tural resources use and manâ€" agement. They will outline the progress and the failure of the past 20 years. Their recomâ€" mendations _ will _ point â€" out many steps that should be taken in the proper manageâ€" ment of soil, water, forest and wildlife resources to assure the greater longâ€"term benefits to all the people. "i;l'\e-_t;;. had been boyhood Annual _ North _ American Wildlife Conferences are held each year in a major city. The conference program conâ€" sists of three general and six technical sessions at which nearly 60 persons will speak. These meetings are open withâ€" out charge to the public. Folâ€" lowing each presentation, those in attendance will be ~iven the opportunity to ques: tion the speaker or to nresent additional information on the subject under discussion. All napers, the namea of all conâ€" lfmnco registrants and the recorded discussions from the floor will be published in the Transactions _ of the _ North American _ Wildlife _ Conferâ€" ences. in the United States Air chums but were M when they joined the Air Force. During basic training they remained together but then Seiling was sent to Cheyâ€" enne, Wyoming, and McKay to Denver, Colorado for techâ€" nical school training. McKay5s service included nine months in Japan and nine months in Korea as a ground crew man for the 474 Fighterâ€" Bomber Squadron. He also served 20 months at Las Vseâ€" Seiling after 2% years in Bermuda, was sent to Engâ€" land and Germany. Seiling is contemplating, reâ€" joining the U.S. Air Force while McKay would like to return to school. [ ravages. He thought Germany more advanced in recovery than any other European naâ€" tion. McKay paid a visit to Hirâ€" oshima in Japan, where ruins from the atomic bomb are still in evidence. "The radiation from the bomb left the shadowsof huâ€" man beings on stone walls," he said. He doesn‘t believe Japan will ever be a threat to world peace again" but it will pay to keep an eye on them." Many Japaneese students are studying in the United States. SERVICE STATION PROJECT WITHDRAWN _ Th request for a service staâ€" tion to be built on the corner of Erb and Allan streets has been withdrawn for the preâ€" sent time by Mr. Peter Wall, owner of the property where a new shopping and a{:artmer& development wrillA_bo pui?t. ‘The service station has been a disputeed problem ever since the residents in that area heard of the plans of Mr. Wall, who feels that a service staâ€" tion in that immediate viciâ€" nty is not necessary at the present time. Howard Smith was the spokesman for Mr. Wall illusâ€" trating the plans on a small scale. Mr. Wall stated; "I am sure that by the time the apartâ€" ment houses are built which will be in the neighbourhood of six years, the people in the area will be happy to see a service station built in their location." Mr. Smith spokesman for Mr. Wall stated, "He would like to see Mr. Wall and his partner, Mr. Ross, have preferâ€" ence to this site when the area is in need of A service staâ€" tion." $450 Raised By Women‘s Auxiliary About $450 was raised at the annual Valentine tea held by theâ€" Waterloo Women‘s Auxiliary to Kâ€"W Hospital in the nurses‘ residence. Mrs. A. J. Robinson, presiâ€" dent, received with Mrs. Walâ€" ter Hatch. The tea table was decorated with seven graduated white candles and a fanâ€"shaped bouâ€" quet of red tulips, surrounded with white tule and sprinkled with red cupids and hearts. Mrs. J. O. Jackson convenâ€" ed the bake tables assisted by Mrs. S. H. MacKenzie, Mrs. J. O. Barber, Mrs. R. G. Paul and Miss Bernice Roos. Mra. J. O. Hemphill convenâ€" ed the tea table. Mrs. Howard Poere was coâ€"convener. Members of the auxiliary served. Pouring tea were Mrs. F. K. Musselman, Mrs. E. S. served. Pouring tea were Mr«. The speech was heard by F. K. Musselman, Mrs. E. S.|several Kitchener lawyers As Reid and Mrs. E. H. Sippel. | well, Mr. Harper, Police Chief Donations were received by John Patrick and Staffâ€"Sgt. Mre. A. J. Snetsinger and Mrs.| Wilfred Henrich of the traffic § A. Smyth. | department. Chances on an angel cake ; Ernest Brown, a biochemist were sold hy Mrs. S. H. Lanâ€" from the Kâ€"W Hospital has usâ€" raster and Mrs. K. S. Rabh ually testifisd during Impaired The cake was won by Mrs | driving cases what the result Snet«inver. | of bis findings mean. A draw for a card table and four chairs was won by Mrs. A. G. Henderson. A tray and stand was won by Mrs. L. H. Heinke. Mrs. Hugh the project. Waterloo‘s city clerkâ€"treasâ€" vrer and purchasing agent for the past 11 years, Mr. R. G. Given is expected to resign his position Monday night to take the office of city clerk and manager of Woodstock. If Woodstock council acâ€" cepts his application and terms outlined previously eity manâ€" ager, Mr. Given will probably tender his resignation at Monâ€" day‘s Waterloo council session. He said he wi‘l probably confâ€" er with the Woodstock officials sometime this week. The clerk will be the second of Waterloo‘s key city perâ€" sonnel to resign in the past three months. James Gray, deâ€" puty city engineer, resigned in November and took a position in a local construction concern last month. Mr. Given‘s action comes at a time when the Waterloo couâ€" ncil is considering the third vroposed agreement in a year between council and the Waterâ€" loo City Hail Staff Association. W. G. GIVEN, WA.ERLOO CLERK LIKELY TO RESIGN Early last year the asssociatâ€" lon which wass started in the later part of 1950. brougnt a proposed agreement, which inâ€" cluded job classifications and a salary schedule, before counâ€" cil‘s office committee the comâ€" mittee did not accept it. did not accept it. A revised agreement was passed by the committee but was refused by covncil in a Kitchener Office To Be Clearing House For Job Secekers biffice has been tentatively seâ€" letd as th claring house for laâ€" bor for the $4,400,000 Conestoâ€" go Dam project to get under way this spring. This information was given the employment advisory comâ€" mittee by C. W. Boyer, local employment office manager. He was commenting on a letâ€" ter to the committee from the Grand â€" River â€" Conservation Ccommission, who will build the dam, assuring the commitâ€" tee that labor from the partiâ€" cipating communities would be hired. Mr. Boyer said he was inâ€" formed the contractor for the dam, C. Pitt, would have a repâ€" resentative in Kitchener in March. Construction may start in April. He said his office already had enquiries from people about employment on the proâ€" ject. The most of whom were truckers. Defence Lawyers Object To Present Alcohol Test J. M. Harper, Kitchener lawyer, said yesterday there may be strong objection by Kitchener defence lawyers to a biochemist reporting in court on the degree of intoxication a blood test for alcohol indiâ€" cates. Mr. Harper, speaking in his capacity as assistant to the crown â€" attorney‘s office in Kitchener, said that a speech by Dr. I. M. Rabinowitch given recently to the Ontario section of the Canadian Bar Associaâ€" tion in London, Ontario, warnâ€" ed the courts against allowing laboratory findings to take priority over clinical examinaâ€" tions. Rr. Rabinowitch is a Montreal expert on metaboâ€" lism. ‘The Kitchener employment The standard, as given by Mr. Brown, has been that .5 in ered impaired. mdnblnow‘ltch in his addâ€" to 1.5 parts of alcohol in 1.000 euble â€" eantimclos o0" 0 Lisod mecn« that the person driving yl_‘ERK terloo‘s city clerkâ€"treasâ€" close vote. At tre time same salary increases were mntgd. For the third :ime associatâ€" lon _ representatives . Monday night recommended _ another agreement to the office comâ€" mittée. The office committee, after discussng it briefly, deâ€" cided to have further discusâ€" sion before +*aking action. Too Many T: Days In City ‘The Office Committee of the Waterloo Council is farced with the problem of too many tag days being held in the city. Groups who want to hold a tag day are requested to ask permission of the city council. "l'here were 4 such groups that received permission in 1954 and one that did not. Alderman Whitney felt that restrictions should be mainâ€" tained to organizations that have been in Waterloo for When Mr. Gray resigned after seven years of service a new assistant sngireer wes apâ€" pointed at an increase in salary many years such as the Boy Scouts who have an annual apple day sale. It was felt that such groups ate already receiving contriâ€" butions from the Kâ€"W Federâ€" ated Charities and who have an annual drive, should not try to make money of their own by having a tag day. One large collection should be split up evenly. ‘This was laid over to the next office committee meeting wher Mr. Given, Waterloo city clerk, will present a list of tag days held in the city. POSSIBLE TRAINING SITE MAY BE IN WATERLOO Among 10 institutions to be| Lutheran demoninations outâ€" considered in the selection of ; idec the ULCA will be invited a school to train Lutheran t> use the school to train their missionaries is the Waterloo | missionaries. Lutheran Seminary. ! Provsion will be made to ues oo e e y ‘The school of missions, the first school of its kind to train Lutheran missionaries, will be established possibly by next year. It is designed to prepare young men and women of the United Lutheran Church in America for overseas missionâ€" ary service. Selection of the site of the school will be decided by a missions board, the board of joint committee of the foreign education and the Women‘s Missionary Society of the church. The only other Canadian school being considered is at Saskatoon. ress said that this is not necesâ€" sarily so. He said that all tests thould take into account other factors such as hunger, fatigue, lack of sleep, low blood sugar, emotion and barâ€" biturates. He said a bicochemist should only be permitted to report the amount of alcohol he found in a person‘s blood. Any observation on the finding should come from a medical doctor â€" with elinical backâ€" ground. Mr. Harper refering to this aspect, said it may mean the crown will have to introduce a doctor to resent evidence of Mr. Brown‘s report _ _ _ _ "However, I don‘t think that the evidence of the biochemist can be neglected," he said. "It probably will not have as much weight with the magistrate as previouwsly, but the evidence won‘t be entirely ruled out." He suggested the defence cousel may find it awkward to introduce the evidence of the Montreal doctor in court. "The cost would be rather high to bring the doctor up from Montreal," he said. Mr. Harper said the crown in Kitehamer bes A«=mâ€" "A‘~n in Kitehener tho a‘titude the altitude that aocec‘rs percentage of alcohol in blood was conclusive evidence for COuviciud in impatred driving. (Continued on Page 2) usive evidence fulfih‘bmhm llinl in impaired driving.‘with his couteay and promp . Tag During the office committee meeting of Waterloo Council held Monday night a job evalâ€" uation sheet was presented by the staff association which was formed in the latter part of 1953. This association is the through coâ€"operation with this staff association could eliminâ€" ate the unpleasant grievances over working conditions and salaries which have in the past OFFICE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH STAFF ASSOCIATION representative of the emâ€" The hiring of 3 new men for the Waterloo Fire Department was discussed last night by council‘s fire and light comâ€" mittee but no decision was reached. Tiis would be the first hiring since 1950. DECISION OF HIRING 3 FIREMAN NOT REACHED While the Ontario fire marâ€" shal‘s office asked last year that six firemen be hired, the committee was â€" asked â€" last years for only three new men. Fire Chief Pagel and Deputy Chief Charles Waurechen met with the committee. The men to be hired were to be alarm operators, men who Provsion will be made to train persons planning to enter foreign missfon fields and also <ive courses for missionaries on furlough. Included in the curriculum would be introduction to theolâ€" ogy, Bible, missions, missionâ€" ary practices, philosophy of educaton, religious education, audiovisual education, world religions and electives. Speaker Sidney Blum who addressed the COCL Galtâ€"Kitâ€" chenerâ€"Waterloo Union Instiâ€" tute dinner at the Hacienda last Saturday night stated "too many of our own members take unions for granted." Mr. Blum of Toronto, is secretary of the joint labor committee for human rights sponsored by two Toronto labor councils. UNIONS TAKEN FOR GRANTED Mr. Blum also said "they do not realize workers have had to struggle and sacrifice over a long period to bring about the protection that unlons now afford. "We as labor people are deâ€" finitely against the statement recently made by Charles Wilâ€" son that what is good for Genâ€" cral Motors is good for the country. "We do not recognize that because what w6 do stand for Waterloo Bus Line Shows Improvement The fate of the Watcrloo cross town bus is still undeâ€" cided. In the past month the bus run has shown a steady inâ€" crease in the amount of perâ€" sons using it. The Saturday tun and the last run in the evening are being used by few people. "Service given by the bus rope t Cthe his drivcer Ef Waterico man has done everyâ€" Lt‘ oA9 Buddell was returned to the office somâ€" chener, excepting the 5% deâ€" crease in wages, because of the smaller population. The association umod and classified each job vatualâ€" ty into certain classifications, rangng the wages from a low. made. This job sheet is drawn of $1,764 to high of $8,100 yearly. This also takes into consideration the amount # would cost the city if someone were to leave. This sheet will be laid oves to the next office committe® meeting for further discussio®. are either retired firefightes." or men who can not do fireâ€" fighting work. When all firemen are called out on a blaze there is no one left at the station, at the preâ€" sent time. If they were given three men one of the three would remain at the station with the third truck. There would also be one man sitting at the telephone all night. 'I'hechiefmldineluof:‘ big fire, mostly an industrl blaze, all men at the station ’are called out, leaving the hall unmanned. At this point the fire whistle blows and offâ€"duty men hearing the alarm come to the empty hall to take over until the others return. Coâ€"opration of the off duty men has so far resulted in satâ€" Later he said three new men could be hired to serve as allâ€" round firemn. This would also provid three men as alarm opâ€" erators. _ At the present there are 18 firefighters in addition to the fire chief and his deputy. _ _ A suggestion was made by Alderman Whitney that we should have two or three offâ€" duty men on call. If they ‘should happen to be summonâ€" ed they should be paid. h No decision could be reachâ€" ed so it was decided to discuss the problem at the next fire and light committee meeting. is the ideal that what we deâ€" sire for ourselves we want for all. We are working for a bet ter and more democratic sociâ€" ety of full employment for naâ€" tlonal health insurance for better housing. That is we are working for things that will benefit all the people. Unforâ€" tuinately our political leaders and our provincial and federâ€" al governments say to these demands that now is not the time for it. "We must realize nobody is going to hand the labor moveâ€" ment or the community these things on a silver platter. We must realize that we have to sacrifice, struggle and educate ourselves so we can carry on an effective fight to ensure the welfare of all pople in our society." ness." "We couldn‘t have got a better man if we tried." The committee which met on Mondav night is going to check with the PUC and ser if the Soturdav and even‘ns runs ran be elminated. The croseâ€" town bus wis brought into Woter‘oo on tri‘ basis only and whether or nt it will be continued is up to "o~ number of peonle nsing the service, as it is now opcratâ€" Ing and has been cporating at