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There seems little exeuse when we have the facilities and do not use them. We do have an acute traffic situation here particularly during rush hours. A four lane road would do much to remedy this situaâ€" tion. We have the road and paint isn‘t that expensive. Ten feet is the safe width needed for car passing and King St., is 59 feet wide from William street to the train tracks, and 54 feet wide from the A & P store to Erb St. All that is needed to make a four lane road out of King Street is the painting of white lines indicating this type of traffic. With the legalizing of inâ€" side passing, the width of the main traffic artery in this city is only being halfâ€"used when confined to only twoâ€" car traffic. KING STREET IN WATERâ€" LOO is being wasted on twoâ€" lane traffic. Many other, ideas could be exnloited with the idea of bringing people to this city. but then we have advocated this before without anything being done about it. Bands come from all over to compete. People come from all over to watch and listen. Its indicative of the drawing power of a well organized function and could be a lesâ€" son so far as other forms of drawing power are concerned. enforce the amoke nuisance bylaw right at the present time, but every effort should be made to have the industries AN ANNUAL â€" EVENT for Waterloo . .. and a big one is the Music Festival scheâ€" duled for next week. This is not a bad idea as it“ gives them two consecutivc' days the same as any other | working man. BUT, we would| imagine that at least durin"![ the summer, Monday wou‘ld: be an important day with weekend _ holidayers _ replenâ€" shing their supplies Then too ; if these merchants are half as hard hit by the "recession"‘ | they all talk about, how come | they can afford to close on Monday, if on that day the_v! can do any business at all. This idea is of course supâ€" posed to be all encompassin@. Th: idea being the same ‘oldy of closing up all the stores whether some of them want to or not. particularly in a city. like Waterloo, â€" to have _ people walking along the streets with handkerchiefs over their faces gasping for a clean breath of air. Yet this is a common 0câ€" curance in Waterioo. We have been one of the people on several occasions. MAYBE WATERLOO CAN‘T tion can‘t be obtained by peaceful methods, then the rulâ€" ing should be given approval and strictly enforced. ARE still kicking the old gong on store hours and the latest suggestion (from a minority group) is that they close all day Monday. small consequence. M of course the J.H.S. KITCHENER MERCHANTS J M.S. (Continued on Page 5) J.H.S J.H.S coâ€"opera Also participating were the Kitchener Legion Pipe Band the Kâ€"W Sea Cadet Band and Band of the 48th Field Squadron, _ Royal _ Canadian Engineers. Attending _ the _ afternoon 400 Artend Decoration Day Ceremony Veterans‘ groups and Civic officials marched from the City Hall square along King street to the cemetery for the memorial service at 3 p.m. The parade was headed by the Kitchener _ Musical Society Band, directed by G. A Liegâ€" ler, which also played the hymns and national anthem at the cemetery. Speaker was the very Rev. Finlay G. Stewart of St. Anâ€" drew‘s Presbyterian Church. During the wreath placing Rev_ O. P. Hossie of Trinity United Church officiated. Rev. Canon C. C. W. Mixer of St. John‘s Anglican Church led the prayers and Rev. K. J. Knauff of St Luke‘s Luthâ€" eran Church read the Scripâ€" turs. Representatives of Kitch: ener and Waterloo City Counâ€" cils, the Kitchener, Waterloo and Polish branches of the Canadian Legion and the local branch of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Associaâ€" tion laid wreaths at the Soldâ€" iers Memorial in the cemetery. The women‘s auxiliary of the veterans‘ groups also laid wreaths. Mayor Leavine, in his addâ€" ress to more than 400 person:s at Mount Hope Cemetery Sunâ€" day, said pioneers and fornter residents of the Twin Cities are honored on Decoration Day as well as war veterans. "‘Beer" Painting Students Charged Public Mischief Two Waterloo College engiâ€" neering students have been charged with créating a ‘*publte mixfiieef for painting "beer" on the city‘s water tower. The charges are against Willtam Stephen, 20, of Wesâ€" ton, and Michael Mathews, 20 of Toronto, announced Police Chief Lloyd Otto. According to students Mr. Mathews stayed at the tower‘s top and held a rope attached to Mr. Stephen, who did the painting. They were terday in _ trate‘s court. NEW CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE RIGHT TO YVOTE The two boys scaled the 125 foot high tower near the Waterloo campus early Tuesâ€" day two weeks ago. Vol. 102 Waterloo School Board Considers Mobile Classroom (Continued on Page 8) were to appear yesâ€" in Waterloo Magisâ€" It was voted by Council that the recommendation be formulated as a brief to the Immigration Minister Fairâ€" clough will receive a copy of the recommendation. 3. The assessment commisâ€" sioner be requested to have his _ men who do field work make a special effort to contact each person the rolls now indicate as aliens and ascertain if they have receivâ€" ed their naturalization papers. | the "beer" sign. 1. At the timse the judge issues the natural‘zation papâ€" ers he be requested to advise the group they are now Canaâ€" dian citizens and should preâ€" sent themselves at the City Hall so the municipal records may be adjusted. 2. The judge be asked if it would be possible to furnish the municipality with a list of those receiving their naturâ€" alization papers so the munâ€" cipal records may be adjusted. D. F. Preston, city clerk. said â€" considerable confusion results on election days throâ€" ugh _ naturalized _ Canadians still registered as aliens. He said "It‘s one of our biggest headaches on election day." He had encountered many new Canadians who had beâ€" come citizens but whose names had not been added to the voters‘ list he said. They had neglected to register at the City Hall after getting naurâ€" alization papers, he said. The resolution, that began as a recommendation to counâ€" c‘l, was hatched by Ald. Peter Stowart. They backed a move to havef their feelings embod‘i‘ed in a) resolution to the Ontario Munâ€"| icipal â€" Association. It could conceivably end up as a brief to the federal government. t completing the prank. But theyâ€" were caught by police the next day when they reâ€" turned to the tower to pose for pictures. An airplane had been hired to take aerial photos of the sign on the 500,â€" 000 gallon tank. Waterloo College president, J. G. Hagey, said "a general notice has been sent to all students warning them that any damage like this to public or private property will not be condoned." The two students, he said, have been told they will have to pay any damages the PUC assesses. The tank was reâ€" painted last week to cover up Waterloo Council has taken steps to insure that naturalâ€" ized Canzdlans are not denied the right to vite. Waterloo Ontario, Thursday, June 19, ym * Installed at the same time were Frank Jessop, first viceâ€" president; Robert Henry, seâ€" He succeeds Norman _P. Spencer who has headed the L:ons for the past year. Past president of the Canadian Lions Club, Jack Farlow of Woodstock, conducted the inâ€" stallations. Waterloo Lions Carnival June 20 Anj?l Complete _ The Waterlco Lions Club have elected Marshall Roth as president at a imeeting last week at the Waterloo Hotel. Sat. Wilfred Henrich of the Kitchener police department traffic division said the Onâ€" tario Traffic Conference has been trying for some time to get an amendment to the Highway Traffic Act which would cover the dangerous nractice of opening car doors. He said there have been four fatalities here due to this type of accident during the past 10 years In the past year no less than 18 persons were injured in Kitchener in accidents involving improper handling of car doors. Magistrate _ Barron, _ comâ€" menting on the amendment. said "Formerly, a person who cpened a car door would have to be charged with criminal noâ€"licenck and it is almost imâ€" possible for the crown to prove a sufficient degree of negliâ€" Tence to get a conviction on <uch a charge under these vrireumstances. _ Traffic Act Adds New Road Rules 1. Open the door of a motor vehicle upon a highway without first tiking due preâ€" cautions to ensure that this act w.ll not interfere with the movement of or endanger any cther person or vehicle; or 2. Leave a door of a motor vehicle upon a highway open on the side of the vehicle available to movingz traffic for a period of time longzer than is necessary to load or unload nassengers. Wagner, is pondering the sugâ€" gestion that the board might for city. ie pianning Doard to give assurance that scho#l faciliâ€" ties would be available when t h e proposed Beechwood Heights subdivision, in the Anyone now opening a car door and causing injuring or unreasonable inconveniece < to any other person using the highway is liable to a possible conviction. An amendment to section 41 of the Highway Traffic Act rules that no person shall: Members of the board were discuesing provision of school Waterloo _ Pubtlic It was asked specifically by Plans were completed for the club‘s annual _ carnival June 20 and 21 at the Waterâ€" loo Arena. M Frank McCormick, tail twister and James Swalm, lion tamer. Directors are Murray Munn, Allan P. Schendel, Kenneth Schaefer, Robert Coghill, Leonard Snider and Clare Ecâ€" cles. cond _ viceâ€"president; _ James Gray, _ third _ viceâ€"president; Mervic Neeb, secretary; Wilâ€" lard Knechtel, treasurer; Liphardt Hardware, Ltd., Waterloo was awarded a tenâ€" der for fencing at Elizabeth Ziegler School for $592. An approximate $1,000 purchase of physical education equipment from local dealers was authorized. i L. Cressman was apâ€" rointed principal of Alsxanâ€" dra School; M. H. MeMilian, viceâ€"principal _ of~ Eliz<>sth Ziegler School, and G. W. Chambers, viceâ€"princir l of MacGregrer School. ._ _ After receiving complaints about adults playing in school playgrounds trustees decided to ask the police department to enforce a previously â€" made rule that "school yards are for zchool children only." Included in the complaints in the fact that school childâ€" ren could not play at one yard because adults were there. Several appointments were made amongs the â€" teashing staff. aolop en Slese io o s SP eot s Amon s ons POaee e e ty T?re nurses have agreed to the plan the Waterloo Scparâ€" ate School Board, which will share the costs of an assessâ€" ment basis, has also agreed. It recommended that the nurses be paid car allowances instead; $150 a year to the senior nurse, and $250 a year lo each of the other two, who do more travelling. S. H. Sangster, trustee, submitted a fiveâ€"page report on the advisability of buying new cars for the board‘s three school nurses. to the north, but Mr. Wagner pointed out the difficulty faee ing trustees in deciding which residential areas would deveâ€" lop first and in what areas to build schools. Most of the pressure, he said, would fall on MacGregor School and to omse it, the board might have to consider using a mobile school for kindergarten, and grades one and 2 children as areas deveâ€" lop. The Beechwood Heights subâ€" division, which is planned for the area known as Devil‘s Hill, would increase attendance at Empire School. He thought that building might start on the subdivision next year. Westmount roud â€"â€" Erb strock area, was developed. Also the nurses must have insurance covering the payâ€" ment of medical expen::s to third â€" parties injured._ The board _ w:ll pay the premiums.