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SIBLY not the most intelliâ€" gent question around Kâ€"W dis trict is, "How did you like the elections." * o BIGGEST, ALTHOUGH POSâ€" look as vague as possible and say, "just fine." By this simple and workless method, you keep the converâ€" sation on an amiable level while at the same time you do not commit yourself on someâ€" thing you at this time, couldâ€" n‘t know a thing about. â€" Jim Bauer as mayor of Waterloo will be in a position to continue the excellent job he did as alderman in promoâ€" ting the removal of factories from the main street and their replacement by modern stores. With all former members of council, with the exception of one back in office, Jim should be able to realize his ambitions without the loss of time and effort had it been necessary to convert new people to his way of thinking. Mayor Harold Paikin will sit this term as an alderman ana will no doubt be of considerable help to the new mayor. _ Council members who were returned have for the most part ‘supported the efforts of both Paikin and Bauer, so their plan for retail development of this city should go ahead smoothly. _ While Kitchener came up with a very excellent new mayor, the race between Harry Wambold and former mayor Joseph Meinzinger was a lot closer than most figured it would be. Harry Wambold has stood dut as a very fine, proâ€" gressive â€" thinking alderman and should make one of the hest mavors Kitchener has ever granted. The two mayors are fast aggresive thinkefts and we can depend on them to see that both cities make progress in the right direction during their STOP LIGHT TIMING has deâ€" finitely been improved in Waterloo and it is now possible to get through at least a couple of them without having to drive over the regular 30 mph speed limit. 2 a ite;r'\mi‘x; tâ€"l-l: affairs of a city, it is contentious _‘eno_ugh t(: cause more than its shai discontent among drivers. THE FACE OF WATERLOO‘S retail section is slowly changâ€" ing and in a matter of a few weeks, two new stores and a new â€" restaurant â€" have made their appearance. The restaurant is on the site of the old Clemmer‘s lunch and took a month to modernize. Snecialing in Chicken in the Specialing in Chicken in tNc basket and Florida shrimp, the plmfilllaneedlongfeltin this city. One chap told us the other day, that the food is more like home cooking than home cooking is L gathered from his enthusiasm that he liked what he had to eat. The restaurant called the Elizabeth, is owned and operâ€" ated by Mrs. Elizabeth Edmeaâ€" des, formerly of Toronto. Her son, Bruce has been a Waterâ€" loo resident for several years. Waterldo has a number of restaurants, but this has DCQn the first to locate on King Street and specialize in certain dishes. We think it will be a success. Peculiarly enough, the two mew stores are located side by side on King south. Both are outstanding in a clean, bright modern way. The (Continged on Page 12) for Vol. 108 Waterloo‘s New Mayor â€" Youngest In History YÂ¥ Youngest In History Waterloo elected its youngâ€" est mayor Monday, December "th, 1959, in the person of Ald. James Bauer who won by a landslide. The chief magis trate will Fold this position for of Ald. Bauer won with a maj ority of 1,871 votes, with a total of 3,293, more than two votes to every one given his opponent, a former alderman, Norman Ratz. It is believed Ald. Bauer is the city‘s youngest mayor, at 30 years of age. A cousin, Frank Bauer, also held the ofâ€" fice when he was mayor in the PUC. Mayor Paikin, after being the city‘s first twoâ€"year term mayor, led the polls in the aldermanic â€" race. One â€" new alderman was added to the eightâ€"seat council, and _ one veteran alderman defeated. Five trustees were returnâ€" ed to the public school board, four new ones added and one defeated. The PUC had all present commissioners returned. Arthur Paleciny was the only other new alderman electâ€" ed besides Mayor Paikin. He was defeated in his first try for a council seat in the last 15 Years Service Vernon Bauman, with the longest service, was the only alderman to lose his seat. Ald. Peter Stewart, who won the final council position, was 127 New Mayor For Elmira 5 1 zen ~ . * *"""" Om o lboot~ Whiwsdaw Prannamhar Th 18589 a No. o (pA Fred Howard, veteran counâ€" cillor and deputy reeve this year, is the new mayor of El mira. Mr. Howard defeated A. J. (Jack) Hoffer by 143 votes. Dr. E. R. S. Wyatt, present mayor, is back to council this year. Mr. Howard polled 512 votes and Mr. Hoffer, a former reeve, received 369. Reeve R. J. (Bonnie) Couâ€" sineau _ defeated _ Councillor David Dreisinger, 463 to 411, in a close race, and was reâ€" turned for his fourth term. Electors voted 539 to 168 in favor of seceding from Waterâ€" loo County. A It was one of the largest votes in many years, accordâ€" ing to Clerk D. E. Wade, who said 881 votes were cast for a 51.5 per cent turnout. Bridgeport Election Close Race Bridgeport‘s _ election _ for four council seats, held Tuesâ€" day, December 8, 1959, was described as better than averâ€" age. About a 45% turnout of the 850 eligible voters cast their ballots. Isaiah Spactzel came _ out on top with a majority of one vote over the second councilâ€" lor elected, William Tucker. Ross Weber was third and David Wismer fourth. 5 and was reâ€"elected to votes ahead of Ald. Bauman. Fifteen years of service has been chalked up by Ald. Bauâ€" man, one as deputy ~reeve when Waterloo was a town, and three as mayor in 1949â€"50â€" 51. He placed fifth last year in the eightâ€" man council. Ald. Doerner, who polled the most votes for council in the last three elections, reâ€" linquished his lead to Mayor Paikin. Ald. Doerner polled the largest number of votes after Mayor Paikin. Ald. Vincent Alviano placed third from sixth position. Ald. Anna â€" Hughes â€" was three votes ahead of Ald. Donâ€" ald Snider, gciving Ald. Hughes fourth position with 2,615 votes and Ald. Snider fifth, with 2,612. _ Ald. Roy Bauman jumped from last place in the 1958 vote to sixth in the reâ€" cent election. From Seventh To Eighth Waterloo, Ontario, Thursday, December 10, 1959 Ald. Peter Stewart, elected for a third‘term, slipped from seventh to eighth place. Rudoliph Kominek, Charles Dietrich, Clare Pflug and Wilâ€" liam Kartechner besides Ald. Vernon Bauman were the de feated candidates. The first returns indicated clearly how _ the mayoralty race was going. On the first poll Ald. Bauer was leading 4f to 28 His leadâ€" hadâ€"increasâ€" ed to 518, after 12 polls and at 25 polls it was almost 1000. Ald. Ratz led in only one of Waterloo‘s 40 polls, polling ‘ subdivision 18 on Roger Street, Adam and Edith Boes, o2 Moore Ave., Waterloo, cast thel first vote of their lives in the Waterloo election held Monâ€" day, December 7th, 1959. They had received their Canadian naturalization papers but five days before the election and proudly exercised their franâ€" First Vote Proudly Cast By New Citizens "The day after we were naturalized we went to the City Hall", said Mr. Boes, 30. He is an assembler at Western Shoe Company. Prosperity Abounds In Russia Cleric Claims A capacity crowd at First United Church, Waterloo, were told Sunday night, by Very Rev. Dr. George Dorey of Toâ€" ronto, president of the Canaâ€" dian â€" Council ~â€" of Churches, "There is nothing to suggest oppression in Russia". Rev. Dr. Dorey was the speaker for the church‘s third Window‘s on the World series and according to him freedom of worship seems to be enâ€" joyed in Russia. "The state even publishes the Bible for the church and whereevesp we _ worshipped, services were crowded. We reâ€" ceived a friendly welcome everywhere & the people were City Clerk, D. F. Preston, isâ€" where the count was 68 to 57. He had placed third in a fourâ€" way mayoralty race two years ago. » manager at Bauer‘s Ltd., re peated his policy that no new major projects will be underâ€" taken â€" during his twoâ€"year will be spent consolidating the "great gains" Waterloo has made in the past two years. Ald. Bauer referred to the start made on the downtown redevelopment program, conâ€" struction of a secondary sewâ€" age treatment plant, developâ€" moent of industrial areas, and the annexation of more than 1,700 acres of Waterloo Townâ€" ship land. hial "I deeply appreciate the terâ€"| rifie vote of confidence the people of Waterloo have givâ€" en me", Ald. Bauer said. "I want to assure them that their confidence has not been migâ€" placed." Five trustees were returned on an enlarged public school board slate. They were H. W. Wagner who headed the polls, Charles Voelker in third posiâ€" tion, T. B. Seagram, in fifth, Rc~inald Haney in sixth and Jack Forbes in eight. Exâ€"Principal Popular Neil~ MacEachern, former Waterloo public school prinâ€" cipal, was second in his first attempt for a seat. He finishâ€" ed only 76 votes behind the leader. sued them certificates to vote, which they presented last Monâ€" day at their polling subdiviâ€" sion on Dover Street. _ Mr. Boes said both he and his wife value highly their right to vote. They came here in 1953 from Germany. Mr. Boes was born and raised in Boes was born and Faiseu iN Hungary and his wife in Ro-‘ mania. They were both too young to vote in their homeâ€" land and neither voted while in : Germany. Mrs. Boes took their two children, Gary 4% and Susan 3%, with her when she voted ey. _Rev. Dr. Dorey claims workâ€" ing conditions in Russia are as good as in Canada. "They have achieved a 44â€" hour week and hope it soon will be 40 hours. People seem quite happy at their work and quite satisfied with the preâ€" sent collective system." "The West ought to create a bridge of understanding rather than contribute to an atmocqlere of suspicion and hate. believe the Russians want â€" peaceful _ coâ€"existence Tb & Mrs. Margaret Evans, Watee loo College lecturer and lib rarian, came in fourth on her Pr. Cecil Mickelson, seventh to finish and W. Stuart Carson in ninth place were also ReW faces. Reginald Mkatthews was Phe only defeated trustee, polling 11 less votes than Mr. Carson. from eight to nine vote that approved electing trustees on a general vote im stead of by wards. Inglis Defeated Howard ischeifele, preseng chairman of the PUC, was re turned to is seat. Also re turned were Frank Bauer Howard Herter and C. Go# don Durnan. James W. Inglio date. Quite a contrast was noted this year in the quiect Watert loo election as compared witB the confusion of last year when long queues of voters formed in front of polling places. The seven ballots, for mayor, coun= cil, PUC, sale of the city‘s gas distribution system, two l quor votes and the school board question slowed the linâ€" es of electors. Two years ago the final count was not known until 6 AM. By 12:30 a.m. this year‘s results were complete. in the afternoon. When he had finished work, MB Boes cast "I read the p&«r every da$ and keep a clo®â€" watch @% council proceedings", said Mr. Boes, who claims he is vG@@ interested in civic politics. _ In Mr. Boes‘ words, "The future is bright for everyong@ here" â€" "We‘ve got our nat uralization papers now and we intend to make this our home. Canada has been good to us." Thus did he reply to a query as to whether he in tends to stay in Canada. Bridgeport Seeks Lights At Bridgeport Council‘s fir al meeting of the year, Mom day, December 7, 1959 a re quest for street lighting at the westend of Waterloo Street, Bridgeport, was referred to the village's 1960 council. Howar Hollinger, â€" Clerk, spoke briefly on the subject, stating that residents of that part of the street had com plained there is no light there at all. Ti InC The installation of a flasher light at the bottom of the Lan caster street hill was also re ferred to next year‘s council During _ November, Police Chief Cecil Phillips reportef he had investigated 27 ind dents and $9.60 was the vilâ€" lage‘s share of police court fines. Chief Phillips said he had also delivered 28 summonses for outside police denartments. a¢ 0 v§. 4 1 defeated candi our nat ow â€" and this our en good reply to