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. "Our public relations in the Board may not have been the best," he said, "but we are con- vinced that every parent and particularly every public school child will benefit from the new system." 2rdt'lr we would . not be putting this effort (cam on Page " " N'."'-., my“! m§;,m been an to Aaifirtrii; _ . .Wattti.1ro..and "st PM} low to restock after the week-end . . . but then again there may not. People are funny critters and if they really want to shop "EVERY QUESTION‘HAS two sides to it," Ken Schaeffer, chairman of the Public School Board said last week in re- ferring to our article on the school board effort to change Waterloo schools over to a two- level system. . slush was almost knee deep in some parts ot the Kitchener downtown meets. There is no excuse for this condition re- gardless of how it is looked at. Wednesday and close all day Monday. This will give them a long weekend (Sunday and Monday), just like everyone else. We would suggest as a solu- tion to this stupid situation, a maximum of two to three hour parking for any vehicles. Cer- tainly the shopper, for whom these lots were designed, is not going to take more than two or three hours to visit all the stores they want to in Waterloo. One thing it has done is give the garages and body shop. a lot more work, in fact those in the ear body repair business should come oat of this winter with mink lined pockets. 1.3.8. WATERLOO MERCHANTS will attempt to obtain permission for the introduction of new store hours, as we told you a couple of weeks, ago. Actually there is no good reason why they shouldn’t have these hours if they so desire. Certainly they have more ner- veus and mental strain than does the “craze factory work- er who takes his two-day week- end without question. in this city théy won't mind the change. EVIDENTLY WE HIT public opinion right on the proverbial nail head with our article on the ridiculiou: situation now mi: ting in “ten-loo city owned parking lots. Presently they are filled to capacity with welding equip- ment, PUC and industrial trucks and the vehicles of workers in all adjacent build- ings. Only thing differént will be tlyt they will sfayppen a}! gay There may be some loss of business from people wanting ed that who Kitchens would like to make the may and also foot the bill. titstruettoe" from coundl.. shelve the amalgamation issue entirely. WEATHEI I: so stinking that if we had the tin. and may we would leave you good peop- ie to suffer it out by yoursel- nttoiiCthiida"AUt " iili'iti'ii'th1ri2irit an: hm“ J_unattrgsrii-rt-ttue-t, 'ttat'Nt-ir-ttaMisqragk 1.11.8. J.H.S. 1.11.8. 0n Wetland”. Thur“ “in”, m In. and The official opening of the New Boy Scout Headquarters. During Boy Scout Week in Canada, Feb. 16th to 22nd, the official opening of our New Headquarters will take place on Tuesday evening, Feb. Wth at tr p.m. All Scout [Anders are cordially invited to be present in Uniform on that accession. County Werdens and both - ors of the Mn Cities will be present " this opening. The new building adds not only convenience to the city's shoppers, but also ti mark of modern style in the mosaic tiles; frontage. _ The board of Works Com- mittee receive a concise report from the Chief Conservation Engineer on the flood potential When interviewed by a Chronicle reporter,. Mr. Lester Zchr said that construction was begun last August, and that they ere thinking of add- ing to the building In the com- ing Spring. The $300,000 building will employ 45 fulltime and 30 part- tinge employees. Ald. Snider: "How about that, Boy Scouts Hold Open House With Mame Toward "one that there is no agenda for the Sewer and Sanitation Commit. AM. Hughes: “Pm sorry, I won't be here in two reeks, I'll be at a convention in Yomnto." Aid. Roy: "Un't that the night Aid. Snider is going to re port on the new bus sche- dule? _ Aid. Snider: "Oh, we'll be able to sense Aid. Hughes feet- Progress in Waterloo goes on this week when Zehr’: opened their new supermarket today. - Some ist "ttti-features of the pew store, are the lunch count- by George Gerhardt MA.fotn oe wmrloo Council mrtrtisHeBttarssfttrth.rJu" tttWdfttmHiniatarosei1e. nomhmrthel’m- vi-tarf-ist-trr-Mer. The-tfurthest-taide RomofttetuAgedstatmdtttat VOL tta mam I'll we'd mi to toeitttei.""s"u'a. _ _ ' _ . Idilndl _ Approves wayside Request lellr's Comes To Waterloo it.' m Nf izens are invited, anfii% '23 be hoped that the parents of Cuba and Scouts will definitely attend. We will be looking Ion-ward to seeing you at _ ' 20th The Boy Scout Associat- ion of North Waterloo are hold. ing "Open Home". at the New Headquarters. 844 Frederick St. Kitchener, All interested eit~ Along with the large select- ion of well known brands of merchandise Zehr’s also have their own line of peanut but- and prepacked vegtables. ter, imitant and_ground coffee ereoffee bar, a good variety of baby and children's clothes and a limited line of ladies wear, a department for hardware and china, a 118' frozen food count- er, 118' ineat counter, " triple deck dairy counter and " of produce counters. On the opening day only, there will be demonstrations of Silverwoods ice cream, a hot dog demonstration, pepsi cola and Heinz soups There will also be free balloons and suckers for the kiddies. Waterloo, R. M. Weaken said the cutoff: are part of a pro- gramme that has gone on for several months and will con- tinue until mid-summer. There are no reliable records but Union Gas officials believe that there are some 1,600 old services in the network of pipe- lines laid years ego in the old section. Old Gee Line. Not Used The new pipe lines were laid in 1956 and converted to nat- ural gas in January of last year, and the old services have not been used since that time. Mr. Weekes said two com- plaints of leaks were reported during the cut-off progremme, and workmen disconnected the nine! ad. “and the ends. the name dey_u the complaints ht the 50 miles of new pipe- line laid by Union Gas in the city, outside stops are also be. ing installed on all services. These stops enable workmen to cut off the flotof gas to a house in case of fire. There were no outside stops on the Workman for the Union Gas Company have cut off and Plugged more than 300 unused Ru Pipe-lines in Waterloo Irreair.to avert my poolible an Old Gas lines Sealed Off purchase mull)! ill and aGGiGil,iiiTiiGt;ul'.'d 'llleh'l'gdt?'ttaN't'utt rem: 'tttnriett.ttur_aee "th-tsites-ttrue-Ar. W, 1t1tir'ji, . npoat_Wrme* in we Province neeonddlt 'tJ%a",k'l,vtd.'oiatt ,mmhmcm‘ except tat spend at to" 'h'iiiii. Pryetttytyrthdart 'IA",' 'dll'; teret1tslttrthdartLaiehron. MHltWtobeohe gm‘mm-suu» Perhiadoaettoraoincarr. lg: thetdars. Who wanted a that the coin is considerably worn, but that shows all the letters and figures on it. These can be, and 'are, found in eire. ulation quite ‘frequently. As people find these coins and put them away, they naturally become mrcer, until about the oNyplaeeoneeanttuvaeert. am coin fora collection is from 1 (Alexander Watt) What has happened in the last few years that makes everyone a coin collector? Bank tellers, door to door salesmen and everyone who handles money seldom put a coin by without checking the date to see if it may be worth $1,000! Yes indeed'. We could hardly credit it ourselves when we were told that $1,000. or more would be paid any time for a Canadiandml 50 cent piece! 'nd if in brilliant uncirculat- :d condition, as much as $3,- COO! Humble little cents that not even a parking meter wants anymore, are in some dates worth $5. and over, as are one or two of the large nickles. The old small silver 5c piece of 1921 is worth up to $250. and some of the other dates in very fine condition will fetch up to $10. or more. Some Victorian quarters will change hands at as high as $125. and there is not one that will not fetch at leasts $10. in un- circulated condition! Two Gem rge V quarters uncirculated are worth $45. each and lest one' should think it is only the un- circulated ones that are yank! able, there are five dimes that; sell from $20. to $75. in 'very! Ipod' condition. This means) IT miles of pipeline in the old ttetwork under the city. gave a report to city alder-med on the. _Up_iox_1 9as pmmmme. He said that he and Clayton Baulk, Fire Chief, had watched the cut oft work with interest 'at the light of recent :13 ex- plosions on other centres. Chief Bauik told the elder- men his men immediately re- port any we: of poulble as seepage to Union Ga author- Mea when they are oat on rou- tine fire prevention cheeks. Mr. Weekes mentioned the fact that there are approxi- mately TOO automate in Wa. terloo, but there were only 294 services in use on the old pipe. line of manufactured gas when the changeover took effect last At the meeting pt TYaMe Inf, Ttytsiporttthit Monday 'gg*t.Ald.peugatiar,ttu ©o't"rttt.ttmatrmiiaiitiri'i." What-1mg!“ iimtroathecttv'sgtmtgmmb eista+intrtota.r-re.s o' . ifs, a: . 'rc" _,.-', f3 Snider Suggests 3 $tiiiitr . Tyrfim1teyttigtttssommittee it (ht Alllaiaidipaiutr . Coin _'tikiiif)ll a" a l “14“". 'ie4rLrtrcttTr'Cit'i?r'rie, '.~“.'-r-¢=~¢h much-y overthe Hemmer ninrr-arrdtoa1tpartaae tho Dominion. M ell-calm stasedihsift-ttttrriemnw mummmm that these are kicking around in cigar boxes in attics all over the country, at least, so said he. These were the ones that he was looking for and an» prisingly he had found several and was naturally elated about the whole thing. The exped- ence prompted us to diam-l coin collecting with an author- ity and being in Kitchener, we were directed to the Kitchener Koin Kabinet, who we were told had just finished broad. casting about coinn over the local radio station. Here we were told that they daily re- ceive coins through the mail for valuation and sale, and that they are constantly looking for Uncirculated coins of years be fore 1950 to fill the requiem menta of their customers. They told us that the present stamp- mainly because this Cancer; have distributed some thou.- ently if he did, he replied that he did and had for some time and proceeded to tell " a lot at his very interesting and profitable hobby. It seems that a large cent at 1900 is worth $3. or " and one of 1907 with the 'H' mintmark, may be wok th tyr. One yariety of 1891 is their face value and m cm- subtly being sought. We had always heard that people col- lect coins and we had seen a few valuable eofieetiona, but these were mostly ancient Greek and Roman coins, or per haps some early United States coins. Nowadays, the hobby has become less expensive and many boys at school collect and City " In Ream Amen! "r8igito tteitaeedintroat oeci9mt11fseingruatttttt.. he agreement is the sum as last years when Waterloo force 'tttmel ten dams. township, a tee of $1,000 - be paid for the first eight fire... and the township will be chu- ged $200 for each additional In} were 'rttrteffteatty ttt can” the misuse of M: with In. and Waterloo Township. orotetaraqarora-iti." almanac" citrrrm-trct-itteeir commend: toCouncil forthe week for final annual. Waterloo’s firm department will cover a portion of tho Waterloo Council's {in all (Continued on P... . old it