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Evidently the chair was de signed when both the wood and the men ocupying it were hard. Soft chairs have ruined a lot of good hardâ€"working men. They induce a feeling of complacency (Continued on Page 3) Plans are now to rebuild the mayor‘s chair in the city hall because the cotton pickin‘ thing is too uncomfortable. Never thought our civic officials would be too concerned with comfort, just with the business on the agenda. $0 NOW WE HAVE aldermen and a mayor with tender posterâ€" ors! While we know that slush conâ€" ditions such as these are hard to cope with, we still feel there should be some way of getting slush off the roads before it forms into ice. If they can clean off the parking areas in the Waterloo Plaza then they should be able to clean the roads at the same time. it has packed into ice and where people walked, it has done the same thing. STREETS AND ROADS in Watâ€" erloo and Kitchener have been in unusually poor condition this week, not because of the amount of snow, but because the white stuff has been wet and clung like glue wherever it fell. Such has been the consis tency that where cars travelled s ‘+ *4 . ‘_,1 ; fl Garbage normally collected on Tuesday, Decâ€" ember 26th, will be picked up on Wednesday, December 27th. [ NO COLLECTION OF GARBAGE on Monday, â€" December 25th (Christmas Day) and FEuesday,â€" December 26th (Boxing Day) . C Garbage normally collected on Monday, Decâ€" ember 25th will be picked up on Friday, Decâ€" ember 22fd. Wi9H 4 HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION _ CITY OF WATERLOO JHS ~ $10,000,000 Building Record Set Kitthener To Get Waterloo Firm CApe UiorflerC«r Sanitation Department. of $61,315 for sewers on Erb St. west was accepted. The tender was placed by E & E Seegmiller of Kitchener Ltd. The motion to accept the tender was made by Ald. Donald Snyder and secondâ€" Building permits issued in Waterloo so far this year have passed the $10,000,000 mark, a record year and more than $3, 000,000 higher than the total for the 12 months of last year. November permits alone totâ€" alled $2,129,800 as compared to only $602,125 for the same monâ€" th last year. Value of all permits Walter Scheifele, building inâ€" spector said the construction boom shows no signs of tapering off. He predicted total building for the year will be around the $11,000,000 total. WEATHER HELPS The late fall and favorable building weather enabled builâ€" ders to make late starts Mr. Schâ€" eifele said. "We normally get good weather in October. But this year the residential construâ€" ction has extended into Novemâ€" coach lines should continue to ed by Ald. Vernon Bauman. Snyder and seconded by Ald Vernon Bauman that the P.U.C Seegmiller Awarded $61,315 City Contract By Doug Henderson On Thursday night at the Watâ€" A motion was made by Ald. City Furniture Causes Contraversy Major Holdings, the developers of the proposed Northdale sub The new addition to the high school includes 11 classrooms on the new third floor, an addition at the rear of the building to the technical department and addiâ€" tions to the boiler room and cafâ€" eteria. OTHER INSTITUTIONAL PERMITS A $150,000 permit was fssued for an auditorium building at Waterlo 0 Lutheran University and a students union building valued at $81,900 on the grounds of the same institution. St. Jerome‘s College were isâ€" sued three permits on the Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo campus totalâ€" ling $1, 115,000 which includes a men‘s residence, a classroom building and a classroom and chapel building. Mayor James Bauer told counâ€" cil of a proposed $10,000 sewer running from Austinp Drive Sub division have verbally agreed to bond the $10,000 sewer. in October of this year totalled only $200,550. The largest single permit of the month was issued to the Kâ€"W high school board for a $508,350 addition to the Waterâ€" loo Collegiate. service on Boxing day Dec. 26th. Northdale subâ€"division to Albert $1,855,250 institutional perâ€" mits led all categories for the month. Council was told of the cost Residential permits for Nov OPEN DAILY FROM 9:30 AM â€" 6:00 PM THUR. & FRL UNTIL 9:00 PM â€" WATERLOO SQUARE Ph. SH 4â€"371% â€" COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS â€" FOUR OAKS FAMILY POOLS â€" EXTEND OUR SEASON‘S GREETINGS ALL XMAS RECORDS REDUCED Greetings from RALPH PALECZNY\ GEORGE KADWELL RECORDS AND HIâ€"Fl ture was accepted at $2,803. The Schendel Stationery Ltd. was accepted. The motion was moved by Ald. Snyder and seconâ€" ded by Ald. Doerner. ember totalled $207,050. They inâ€" clude 15 homes one garage, one carport and five additions to homes. $22,000 for books, plus $8,500 for books cut from last year‘s budget by City Council. of new furniture for the Water loo City offices on the 2nd floor of the Waterioo Square. Concerning the cost of the new furniture, Ald. Frank Doerner said, "You certainly buy a heck of a lot dearer for what you get in these tables but wood is more expensive." Because of a tight budget this year, Mayor Bauer asked that the board keep its estimate to a minimum. He remarked that parking revenue previously es timated would be drastically reâ€" duced. "If the book budget gets cut every year, we‘ll just keep getâ€" ting further behind and never come up to the standard the city should have," commented chairâ€" man Raiph Hodgson Last week the Waterioo Lib rary Board presented its 1962 budget for $70,000. This includes LIBRARY BUDGET SET AT $70,000 Waterloo, Ontario, Thursday, December 21, 1961 WATERLOO CF e g ar e 3 Py Bd,‘t .k‘u ; fc!. the very bust Chustmas you'ot | soar yat anjoysd! Canadian Belvedere Products The company offered to purâ€" Ltd., is planning to reverse the _ chase two acres of land on Ardâ€" ‘-"‘;"d r‘ef: t""°" “’mli‘r“hi':‘;‘;‘ elt Avenue in the city‘s industâ€" n nt years there rial basin. It will ; been a number of factories MOYâ€" _ pore, it will pay $8,000 an ing from Kitchener to Waterloo. The Canadian Relvedere Praâ€" basically the same. I move to deâ€" fer the motion concerning the cost of the furniture to the city property committee." The motion was defeated. Commenting on the fact that Ald. Doerner had seconded the A fiveâ€"year plan to bring the building and its collection up to modern standards was worked out by board last year. The plan included a $65,000 budget for 1961, but council gave only%$40, 000, and the board was able to spend $9,600 on books for the Included in the major items of the budget are staff salaries totalling $28,800, casual workers $2,600 and $2,275 for equipment and furniture. A tour through the library for Council members is scheduled for Jan. 15 this will enable memâ€" bers to see the progress made in the past year. The board‘s anâ€" nual meetng will be held Jan. 17. ‘The personnel committe will review | salary schedules, sick leave and pensions. see the difference between one first motion and then had moved the first motion be deferred, Ald. Snyder said, "Ald. Doerner se A sale of books no longer neâ€" eded by the library will be held during the next month. BREAK â€" IN Theft of a $5 bill and $15 in silver was taken from the cashâ€" box at Waterloo Metal Stampâ€" ings Ltd., 63 William St. East. The cashbox had been pried loose from a soft drink machine sometime over the weekend. Later Ald. Doerner said, conâ€" HERTZ RENT A CAR 73 Frederick Kitchener SH 3â€"1407 A Brief, Ml« Traie Wiss â€" Estimated cost of the new building varies â€" from $1,500,000 "This has been a memorable day in the activities of Waterloo County Council" said Warden Donald MacPherson. "You have added strength to the decisions of the building committee and the continuity of this council." to $1,100,000. County Council was reluctant to accept the original proposal when it was first presented. Many members felt the idea wa too extravagant, that the builgâ€" ing committee proceeded wighâ€" past service of 11 years on the board. The motion was carried The Canadian Belvedere Proâ€" ducts Ltd. manufactures hair dryâ€" ers and other beauty equipment. Mayor Meinzinger of Kitchenâ€" er thanked Waterloo for its "generosity" in providing a new Industry for Kitchener. Mr. Meinzinger paid tribute to J.A. Halliwell of Kitchener‘s plaâ€" nning department and the Kitchâ€" ener Chamber of Commerce for their part in attracting the new industry. Council recommended that the new buildings conform generalâ€" ly to the original plans disclos ed at a joint meeting of the county and the three cities preâ€" sented Oct. 6. Closing the council meeting Mayor Bauer said, "I would like to take this opportunity to wish Snyder that a letter be sent to Mr. Jack Beynon who is retiring from the Kâ€"W high school board, commending him for his you one and all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Ald Doerner did not reply. New County Building Financing Deferred To 1962 Council Joy To Al out authority from council and the financing plan â€" on a per capita levy â€" was not accepâ€" table. Natural Fluorides High six wells from which the city gets its water where the fluo ride content averaged 1.01 parts First United Church, Waterloo was the scene of Christmas festâ€" ivities and fun. Last week when the Joly Oldsters got together to celebrate a Christmas turkey dinner. About 130 members and their guests attended. that natural fluorides in Waterâ€" loo'sn;urupplymattlcor The Board of Health received a report from J.H. Birnstihl, pub lic healith inspector on tests of Dr. Voelker said that if people live with fluorides all their life County Health unit offices should not be included in the new building plan said Reeve Howard Ziegler because a 75 per _ cent government grant would be available if the unit office was erected adjacent to PEOPLE COMPLAIN "If the fluorides occur natâ€" urally," he explained, "no one objects. But if you add fluorides that‘s when people complain." The optimum level to prevent tooth decay and dental diseases parts per 1,000,000. "This comâ€" pares favorably with Stratford where the percentage is also very high," said Dr. Voelker. A need for more space was outlined by Warden MacPherâ€" son and said the county had been informed by Magistrate Kirkpatrick that additional space for family and juvenile courts will be needed soon. These courts are now held in the Kitchener police building but the space will be needed by the city in the near future. GOV‘T. GRANT Everyone joined in the carol singing and Robert Soanes, asâ€" sistant recreation director for Kitchener was the guest speaker. The three cities, Waterloo, Kitchener and Galt are to reâ€" ceive a progress report. Oldsters Yuletide Party WATERLOO CATILE BREEDING ASSOCIATION "better cattle for better living" A MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR Our Directors and Staff wish to extend to one and all their best wishes John Clegg of Bridgeport who celebrated his 82nd birthday the day before put on a spirited ventriloquist performance with his dummy Scotty. & hospital. He also felt that the civil defence headquarters would be subsidized by the governâ€" ment and should not be includâ€" ed in the plans either. Galt filed the original plans and Mayor Meinzinger of Kitch ener said the plan was too exj pensive and too elaborate nit; Deputy Reeve William Johnston of Hespeler. ton said, ‘"The alternative plan suggested â€" after the October meeting _ includes _ renovations‘ and alterations to the existing building and a new wing. It would _ provide _ only _ 29,000 Included on the program were solos by Allen McLeod, baritone and baton twirling by Diane (Continued on Page 8) Reeve Leonard Burton of Watâ€" erloo Township, chairman of the building committee, asked for tentative approval of the plan "so that all our work this year will not be lost." tion wished to conduct a dental survey of all primary school stuâ€" Gdents in the city Dr. Voelker said. The survey would be conâ€" ducted over several years. No time has been set for the researâ€" ch program yet. Was the survey being held on the basis of the high fluoride content in the city‘s water quesâ€" tioned Ald. Alviano. Mr. Birnstihl said the reason for the average Waterloo conâ€" tent being so high was that the Dr. Voelker felt that Waterloo was chosen because of the city‘s size and the fact that its people have a higher average income. He told the story of The Wiseman. they have fewer cavities and dental diseases. They don‘t make people die any younger or preâ€" vent other diseases. Agatha was 1 21. 10 * DENTAL SURVEY PROPOSED "We must look to the futuri eve Gordon Bolender of Pr (Continued on Page 3) Na 51 :