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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 29 May 1958, p. 1

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_ # 1. n AreUWirloabcr Cbscnizl Just in case you think we are advocating the opening of Hiâ€"Way market while keeping the other food stores to a rigid two nights a week, we aren‘t. We think that every store operator should have the choice of staying open or closed as his own conscience dictates. Another aspect and one that is evident even to the near blind, is the discriminaâ€" tion shown by the new reguâ€" lations. IA other words. Kitâ€" chener _ council has â€" said, "Here you fellows who oper-‘ shopping for its tremendous growth. The only thing that can be said against the place is that its owner had enough guts to get out and work as he saw fit, until now he owns proâ€" bably the largest privately operated food market in the courtry This same store will no doubt lose a great amount of the business it has developâ€" ed, if it is forced to close at night. Is this the rewards of free enterprise" Is this what a man can expect when he tries to do something on his own initiative? If this sounds like a techâ€" nicality . . . & isa‘t. Preabably as many or mere cormer stores will fa# to qualify within the stipulated amount of ficor: space as there will be that can. The Hiâ€"Way market, a priâ€" vately owned food stere â€"which until receast annmexstions by Kitchener has been oatside the city limits, has probably been the main target of the whole mnight whopping deobate. Being: far enough out af the main renidential districts that a car must be used, he Hiâ€"Way marâ€" «council, you‘re out of business. theâ€" 1,000 sq ft. allowed and legally you can‘t operate after 6 p.m. Supposing you own & cornetr grocery store which you must operate most nights of the week if you are to make it pay. Despite the complacency of some downtown merchants, this condition does exist. Then when you get out the old tape measure, you discover you have 1,050 square feet of apace. If you abserve the new regulation as laid down by At a single glance there does not seem to be too much wrong with the new regulaâ€" tions but lets consider what they could mean. deal. These with 1,0090 square feet of flcoor space or less and having three or less staff, will be allowed to stay open every night if they want to and as late as they feel like doing. m,ch-od.-ncweeksag.o by Ald Waniboid as a "public Other stores such as Jewel!â€" lers, Hardware etc., will be allowed only Friday night opening until 9 p.m. Th> large food stores will be allowed two nights a week, Thursiay â€" and â€" Friday. n these nights, they may optfit-c until 9 p.m. ALDERMAN HARRY WAMâ€" BOLD sparkplug of Kitch ener‘s council, lost out in his id on Menday night, to have shopping hours decided by the gulations to replace the old byiaws which forbid night shopping with the exception of Baturday. (Continued on Page 2) Council decided on new reâ€" WATERLOO WiILL HAVE To ADD TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS by $38.50, and in 1959 a fuar‘ ther $3. 5. Workmen given two, inâ€" stead of one pair of coveralls a year. 4. Three weeks vacation with pay after 10 years‘ serâ€" vice. At present three weeks 1. MBexing Day added to the nime statutory holidays pre wiouslyâ€" granted. : years. ning July 1, and a 40â€"heur week to become effective Jan. Negoiations were conducted‘ by council‘s regular ceommitâ€" tees until this year. ' 2. The average a .4ly tuke home pay for 1958 increased Ald Doerner headed a negoâ€" tiating committee which inâ€" cluded _ Ald. Anna Huzhes, board of works committee chairman: Ald. Vincent Alâ€" viano, office committee chairâ€" man, and Ald. Peter Stewart, fire and light committee chairâ€" / Ccuncil‘s finance committee chairman, Ald. Frank Doerner, said the agreements, were forâ€" mulated after 18 meetings. D. C. Schaefer, Waterloo City Treasurer, has announced that three new â€" agreements with city employees groups will cost the city approximateâ€" ly $15,000. The groups are the â€"W Civic Employees Union., the only twoâ€"year contract; Waterloo Staff â€" Association, and Waterloo Firefighters Asâ€" sociation. It will involve 85 city employees. WATERLOO MAKES NEW AGREEMENTS MWay 20th at the home of Mrs. Wifred Wahl, 177 Bristol St., Waterloo Prayer was led by Mrs. Harry Knorr. The auriâ€" hary is in the process of makâ€" ing basebal markers for the Secuts. The mothers were imâ€" formed by the ladies how to instruct cubs in housckeeping The May meeting of the 8th Waterloe Cub _ and _ Scout mother‘s suxiliary was held 8th Waterloo Cub And The mew agreements amre: ~ K â€" W Civic Employees Winners of the scout games Â¥ is granted after 15 { In the fall the board will j complete the hiring, Mr. Soanâ€" open eight new classrooms. ) es said. ! four at MacGregor School and ; . [ four at Empire School. The; It was agreed by thesboard | additions, now under construc-ito make a grant of $50 'f°' | tion, will cost about $141,000 wards educational bus trips :including equipment. Iplnnned for senlor wrade Management â€" comm i t t e e member, H. B. Soanes said 16 mew teachers have been enâ€" gaged to commence duties in September. All but three are female teachers There are thuee more to be engaged to i cluded in the 19808 centract. The board has already acâ€" quired sites in the east and west sectors of the city for future new building. 6. Issmance of sweat shirts and dungarees to be disconâ€" tinued. 8. Service stripe pay inâ€" creased from five cents a day to $2§5 a stripe each year after 5. One tunic and three pair of trousers to be issued each year, instead of the former one tunic and two pair of trousers. . 4. One pair of black or fords to be issued. 2. Annual increments ~acâ€" cording to the association‘s salary schedule. 3. Increment â€" for _ departâ€" ment heads â€" D. F. Preston, city clerk, $430; D. C. Schae fer, city treasurer and tax cobector, $355; D‘Arcy Dutâ€" ten, city engineer, $355, and C. C. Bricker, assessment comâ€" 4. A summer schedule of ofâ€" fice hours to be introduced. Waterloo Fire Fighters Asâ€" missioner $338. 6. Reasonable time off (without salary deductions) to be given an employee in the event of a death in his imâ€" mediate family This time was formerly deducted from the employees‘ sick leave. Additional Details Waterloo Staff Association: 1. A three per cent cost of living increase for all staff members. was served by the mothers. Plans for a distribution of a bex of clothing to be sent to the Sunbeam Home will be wicnic for cub and scouts will be held June 2224 sat the Following the paper drive Waterise Ontaric, Thursday, May 29, 19958 en workimg days owed in 1958, but ion will met be inâ€" An invitation will be given to members of Waterloo Counâ€" cil and other civic officials to inspect the board‘s new quarâ€" ters at 124 King 3t., North. It was agreed by the board to make a grant of $50 toâ€" wards educational bus trips planned _ for senior grade pupils to points of historic inâ€" terest in the Niagara peninâ€" sula or other points. The grant will apply to each of the several trips which have been authorized for this spring. The rew building, a moderâ€" nistic red brick and stone structure, has been constructâ€" ed around the former small church Nave and chancel of the old building, which seated 200, will serve as an auditorâ€" tum for the enlarged bui]ding.i The Interior of the church non, of lLittie Narrows, NS., moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, at both morning and afternoon dedicaâ€" Presbyterian Church, Erb stweet west, Waterloo now holds a capacity congregation of 690 persons. OPENING CEREMONY DRAWS 1,000 PERSONS Church. heard Rt. Rev. A. D. Waterloe Council is having difficulty in deciding how to spell the name of a new street in _ Waterloo, running from Dearborn to Columbia streets. The name of the street is DISPUTE AS TO HOW TO SPELL "PHILIP" Philip, but should it be spelled The majority of the noew|""" ~* "** * street lights will go mp in the |*" f®Proving newly anmexed portion of| Along Weber Waterloo along _ Bridgeport | cent fixtures 1 road; im land bought early this{led on all pol year by Waterloo College Asâ€"| which now se sociate Faculties, and through.| Oughfare bet out the Gordal subdivision. _ | and Waterloo. A PUC substation may alsoi Extension o be censtructed near the 200â€"| lighting â€" wou acre site of the new college | throughout â€"th campus, bounded by Seagram | Scheifele said. $193,000 program of improveâ€" meuts and catensions to stroet vices has been given Waterloo Waterloo PUC Plans $103,000 Expenditure Howard Scheifele, Waterloo PUC chairman, has annmnounced Approval of the capital exâ€" $175,000 Km]hrmo-m bothk .odernistief.r Chueorh F.L ou 5 200 A= Erb The Rev. Mr. Murdock came to Waterloo 11 years ago after serving as an army chaplain. Clerk of session, J. C. Cunâ€" mningham, tied the old and new churches together on Nov. 16 when he laid the cornerstone of the new building and reset the old church‘s stone at the base of the tower. The enlarged church is alâ€" most three times as large as the former building. It inâ€" cludes a minister‘s study, an office, a kitchen adjoining the old church, a choir room, parlor, _ nursery, projection reom, a large Bible class meetâ€" ing room and eight classrooms, Minister, Rev. J G. Murâ€" dock, conducted beth serv‘ â€"s. Taking part in the aft==~ n service were Very Rev. ®râ€" lay G. Stewart of St. Anâ€" drew‘s Church, Kitchener. and Rev. Duncan Farris of G:it, clerk of the presbytery. Dr. Stewart if past modsrator ~f the Presbyterian Church in Canada and is moderator of the presbytery. At the afternoon dedic2t:on service the congregation enâ€", tered the new building while: singing a hyman. Keys to the new building were presontedâ€" by the gontractor, Edward Witmer, to the architect, Carl Rieder of Barnett and Rieacr, and in turn to H. J. Hsise‘y. Mr. Heasley was chairman of the genceral building comin‘tâ€" tee. architecture with a touch of the old church throuch apâ€" pointmenrts used in the chanâ€" D. F. Preston, city clerk, said he had seen it spelled both ways. with one "I" The matter was referred to the Planning Beard for a rulâ€" ing on the preferred spelling. 99800 was approved last yeat for 1968 work. A portion of the money apâ€" proved has already been spent on improving street lights along Weber Street Fluores cent fixtures have been instalâ€" led on all poles ef the street which now serves as a thorâ€" oughfare between Kitchener and Waterloo. Extension of the new street lighting would be _ rushed throughout the summer, Mr. would be spent. The additional while the amount approved for new work this yeer was only Drive, the CNR tracks and tho ertsnsions of Deasbern strook and Westmount boulevard. $112,000 No. 2 x

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