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holding to their con! e o o e e o To 0 t of Waterloo Manufacturing and Snyder Furniture. es ce e m o w2 read them that the buildings in question will be.torn.dawn..io make way for the new shop Bauer right smack in front of z Snyders. Ald. Bauer‘s drive is c largely responsible for the reâ€"|, tail change which will put |; Waterloo retail on some sort|| of competitive basis with Kitâ€" | ; chener. ] "Going in to look for a job?" I asked facetiously. "Nope", Jim said, "Just g0â€" ing to borrow a big hammer and loosen up a few bricks so we can get going." J.H.9. ARBITRATION OF FIREMEN‘S demands will finally start Friâ€" day at 11 a.m. Main differences are in hours and pay agreement with the city offering a 48â€"hourâ€"week and the firemen and their union, Local 791 wanting fortyâ€" two. In wages, tpe_city has ‘of- We LWo. it WaBes, MZ O CCZ C & 00 fered an annual increase for: this year of $150. The union is asking for $200. Both sides are learning as much as possible about tactics to be employed. Three â€" representatives of Local 791 have beenuin Toâ€" ronto listening to_ _ arbitration of the Scarfi%rongh negotiatâ€" ions as have Durwood Preston, Waterloo city clerk, Ald. Petâ€" er Stewart and Jack Harper, city solicitor. _ 1. Mesuy CE RIITEICE Conducting the arbitrations in Scarborough is Mr. Harding, personnel manager for that community. He will also arâ€" bitrate the Waterloo affair. _ ~ J.H.S. wATERLOO CITY COUNCIL WATERLOO ;:':nge from a Kitchener manuâ€" facturer who decided to locate his new $1,000,000 electronics plant in this city. Marsland Engineering, now‘ on an expansion programme will build their new plant on land sold to them at cost by the city. Mr. Marsland comâ€" mended council for being farâ€" sighted and having land avz:il- L 2 s e ar c ‘mae OF THOSE SNTILL in as to the possibility of a own shopping Plaza for sEpIAVNC HODC sys 4 able. He also praised them for the coâ€"operation he had all the way through his negotiations. While _ praising Waterloo council for their efforts, we think a little directed in the direction â€" of Mr. Marsland wouldn‘t do any harm. It‘s mighty few men who have made the progress he can claim and there are even fewâ€" er that would l_'_ememberj to giwi | 7 MB _ _ _ h io chatrbedinebctanintnte t\ d a council credit, regardless of | have been hired 10f NC Ub how much help they gave him. | molition work. LH.Ss Snyder‘s _ Ltd. plant, two Mat e apartment ~buildings and one THERE WAS ALWAYS lots of home on Caroline Street and orderly confusion in George the Dietrich building housing Strebel‘s harness shop on Erb | OD€ store on King Street will St., but it was a place we liked also be torn down. . to go. The cost to the city for _ all It was kind of dark inside these properties is $1,136,000. the shop, but there was the The new building go house exciting smell of good leather Waterloo Manufacturing _ has and leather dressing. A few been under construction since repaired â€" lawnmowers always May and is now about hal stood against one wall and if cor{:‘]:leted.. it was winter, George would ic fhees::‘\:‘cahtienderycos:n:fer\:i); nrobably be sharpening some| _ "° . ;. j cen‘ $12,000 an it was winter, UEOIRE _ """""" probably be sharpening some young lad‘s skates. George himself was differâ€" ent. He had a knowledge of local and ns.ional affairs for which the hurness shop failed to prepare you. He could . argue an almost any subject and usâ€" in for some into on Page 2) itrations ‘ Harding, for that also arâ€" iffair. _ ~ kfl BRE CCINCT * | der â€"th K“'\Rglph | l'" mlla!‘ ob? Mrs. ; go_\Mrs. ! amar em i g, now m sramme| By lant on | move cost by | plant d comâ€"| the « ing farâ€" The d availâ€"| of t hem for | camj 1 all the| Th iations. | pan} Waterloo | step INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES ENLARGE IN WATERLOO Sunnyside Residents Sell Goods For $263 dents of Sunnyside Home well attended last Saturday afâ€" ternoon. Articles were sold to the value of $263.00. Members of the Waterloo Red Cross Volâ€" unteer Nursing Services were in charge of mpl}gemegu“un- in charge ol aliranpeint ts 210C der the supervision of Mrs. Ralph Schmidt, Mrs. Lyla Macâ€" Millan and Mrs. Geo. Vogt. _ Mrs. Lillian Churchill and Mrs. Schmidt acted as hostâ€" eses for the occasion. The quilt raffle was in charge of Mrs. Harold Paikin, and the draw for both the quilt_and a mat was made by Mrs. Anna Hughes. The former was WOn (hetue n oo e n can | a SWndp fewâ€"| firm will give | perman _ s of | have bee him. | molition Snyder apartmen sE on tete O Retnc BC sen! by Mrs. C. A. Haffner, and the mat by Mrs. Surraras. Mrs. Wm. Metcalf was in charge of the tea room. While the sale was in progress the Sunnyside Home residents were entertainâ€" ed by the Jolly Oldsters with dances and music. Members of Mr. Warren Owen‘s orchestra provided musical numbers and background music_ for dances by pupils of Mrs. Janet Wood‘s school of dancing. fi;‘ one store on iked also be torn thThe cost rt1l P ese prope! ":gz The new ther Waterloo M few been under ways May and is d if completed. e % The estim Manufacturing Makes First Move The transfer of the Waterâ€" loo â€" Manufacturing Company k’ ' IAd. from its 92yearâ€"old King Ing. Street South location in ;J‘:tlfr- loo to a 12â€"acre site on illip Street will cost the firm $600, sÂ¥ hk WATERLCO ‘00(3 F. C. Taylor, president, RECREATION DEPT. said. By Dec. 1 the firm | will move into a modern oneâ€"storey Craft Classes Start plant and office building in Waterloo Recreation Departâ€" the city‘s new industrial basin. | ment Adult Craft groups are The new site is one block east| now forming up for their fall of the University of Waterloo | programmes â€" to start during campus. the week of October 5th. _ The demolition of the comâ€" Groups meet one evening a pany‘s buildings is the first| week for ten weeks to obtain | step in the city‘s big faceliftâ€" | instruction and guidance for at TYE . V imat will cive its downâ€"|least two hours an evening. 108 Remmen e neies The demolition of the com-‘ pany‘s buildings is the first step in the city‘s big faceliftâ€" ing job that will give its downâ€" town section A multiâ€"million dollar shopping centre. As soon as the premises are vacated the five buil(‘lings and (Continued on Page 8) a storage shed used by the firm will be torn down. Temâ€" perman and Sons of Toronto have been hired for the deâ€" molition work. also be torn down. The cost to the city for all these properties is $1,136,000. The new building to house Waterloo â€" Manufacturing has been under construction since May and is now about half completed. The estimated cost of movâ€" ing the machinery and equipâ€" ment is between $12,000 and $15,000. In this new modern building a substantial increase in efâ€" ficieney and more production should be seen, he s:id. One and W aterloo, Ontario, Raytheon Canada emâ€" ‘ Househol« nto | thercraft, deâ€" graphy. A are aske¢ two| for cour: one | formatior and sing | Free Bo will Waterl ween ni all | are invit Waterloo Suits ment Aduit now formin{ programmes the week of Groups |\ week for t | instruction â€"| least two i | Classes are There will be 40,000 square feet of space "*~" mnc iwo plant‘s combined pers 1 now in the plant. Construction is expected to start total'fh :lx::‘z:t %t:nfiomngmpe;:‘ggnfis Koit- shortly. Employment for approximately 170 _ chenerâ€"Waterloo employees $1,200,000 in will be provided. wm‘zelst last “zea;‘. faw to to 38 Several cities, addition Kitcherer is : Marstand‘s plan opera ed the i to 1 tow in th *‘ three plans, retaining his tool room, mech enco,u:ag ags tompany Lo. ocate in theli? _ jn;cal press shop and electronic components municipalities. These, according to Mr. Cann, â€" department in the Victoria Street plant in were Toronto, Guéiph and Ottawa. Kitchener with a personnel of about 150. John R. Cann, executive viceâ€"president of Classes are held at Department offices, Street in Waterloo. It is proposed to make up groups in Metalcraft, Pottery, Household Sewing Helx_xs, Leaâ€" ELZ}Z}*J{,'M"mifier, and Photoâ€" graphy. Adult men and won:en enc 202 0 0_ avr o# 0441 eR o t 2 ces es are asked to ‘phone SH 5â€"8441 for course or registration inâ€" formation. Free Bowling _ ® Waterloo boys and girls beâ€"| ween nine and fourteen years are invited to one afternoon of free bowling at Waterloo Bowlâ€" ing Lanes, Saturday, October 3rd, at 1:30 p.m. This ‘"free bowling period" is a kickâ€"off for our fall Junior Bowling Programme and younâ€" gsters coming to bowl will be given the opportunity to enâ€" roll in weekly Saturday mornâ€" ing bowling classes regardless of previous bowling experienâ€" ce. Parents are invited and most welcome during the bowlâ€" ing period. Adult supervisors for this programme are needed â€" ‘nhone us about helping i company‘ Recreationally Speaking! Q({ la: conmnaster prnmemy pml respicr mtc 9 Texr Thursday, September 24, 1959 it inte n Departâ€" | sent pl; roups are | formatio) their fall | four" te art during| the twel 5th. _ boys an evening a to obtain °°$'“t;" ater MCovenion | Amocia Recreation | °hC A 39 Albert| °4 tQ | a meeti 0 nlwl _ make up ;:e i. t, POtETY:| iare n in Waterloo irls b¢ | :ny q n years :,l:lg‘k ‘:: noon of we are o Bowlâ€" £. October | °n un;eer period" :?nh | 1 JuniOf | gpore If interest is sufficient, preâ€" sent plans provide for the formation of a Friday "after four" teen Bowling Club for the twelve to fifteen year old boys and girls. Communityâ€"Wide Hallowe‘en Waterloo Home and School Associations â€" and â€" Parentâ€"Teaâ€" cher Associations will be askâ€" ed to send representatives to a meeting to help plan an orâ€" ganized â€" Hallowe‘en programâ€". me, ie. neighbourhood _ tiny tots programmes â€" at schools and a Skating Party (for school agers) at the arena. Anyâ€" one having ideas for this year‘s event please contact the Reâ€" creation office (SH 5â€"8441). Neighbourhood Rinks Last year we had 300 skatâ€" ing days provided by seven rink locations and once again we are looking forward to the reformation of the hardy volâ€" unteer groups who supervise and _ .maintain the _ various rinks located in the various spots within the city. To the regulars may We SAY "let‘s beat the frost this year"‘ and we invite any district that does not now have a rink locaâ€" tinn to contact us now. (Continued on Page 8) $1,000,000 electronics plant which will evenâ€" . tually employ 450 people, announited Stanley Marsland, ‘ president. The new project will not affect present Marsland operation in Kitâ€" chener. A modern oneâ€"storey structure with 100; 000 square feet of floor space, the plant will be built in about 18 months in Waterloo‘s new industrial basin in the Weber Streoet North extension, beyond Dearborn Street. The company wWill build on about 12 acres of land recently purchased at cosm the City of Waterloo. The property is si just off King Street North and lies a short distance southeast of Buck‘s Hill. Snyder‘s Ltd., which plans to relocate its King Street plant in the new basin next sun mer, will be next door. ' A Waterloo civic officials meeting was told by Mr. Marsland that the new plant will mark his firm‘s biggest expansion move in its 27 year history. In 1958 the firm added 20,000 square feet of floor space to its Kitchener plant. Mr. Marsland, three years ago started the Marsland Precision Equipment Ltd. precision mechanical engineering plant at 230 Regina St., Waterloo. L & 4 acc__;___ad ranantly U., YYalcr100. He purchased and transferred recently the mining equipment division of Harry H. Whitehall Ltd.. Galt and Hespeler, to the Regina Street plant, which has a staff of 35. The two plant‘s combined personnel now blacl. alact ANM and the fil'm Daid its Kib Marsland Engineering Ltd. w Waterloo Loses Old Landmark The demolition of Strebel‘s harness shop at 23 Erb St. West took with it a bit of Waterloo‘s history. The shop was destroyâ€" ed to make a parking lot for AER PA meine en sei® t 29 Moore Ave., North, Waterâ€" loo, continued the work of his uncle. At one time or another, the building was an implement shop, mattress factory, a butâ€" cher shop and general store. An â€" electrical _ maintenance shop operator, H. O. Dobbin, 12 George St., Waterloo movâ€" ed into a shop adjoining the harness store about 10 years ago. He recalls the shop‘s side walls were four bricks thick and the 1%â€"inch harness shop floor was almost "worn throâ€" ugh" when he moved into the building. ‘ However, since the end of |\ the Second World War, says | Mr. Streble, the harness busiâ€" | ness has ceased to flourish in ; | the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo area. trade 48