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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Sep 1963, p. 1

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Wilbur! Driver, a tenant who" Bpertmettt he" on the lane re quested the s-gnx be posted All" wwwhnmuonn- Council turned down the re. quest on the grounds that it has no authority to post signs on what is not a recognized street. However they have previously passed regulations making the lane one-way and establishing limited parking. and they have posted “an: to this effect. The city also remains the nlme of the urn! by having it "pear m the city hyhvu. Ind by wading assessment nMicet to u Dominion Lane hadron There is little chance of Dom. inion Lune becoming better known, since Council, Monday night. turned thumbs down on I request to erect street signs at either end of the block long lane that serve: as the otrieial add- res. of I couple of families. Do you happen to know when Dominion Street is? If you don't know. don't feel too badly about it. You're not alone by any means. Apparently, " least some members of the police force and the postal department doet't know of it either, although it in within I block of the police station. and directly across Du, punt Street from the Post Office. The Marquis of Alubory k n- Ming ht In an oil company drill oil in his M050. "I gup- pou I might luv. hum dis- gostimttr rich," he "rs. "In. frankly I don't want oil we": “I Just never had time". ex- plained the bewildered postman. You eatt't blame a guy who has tow much work for not gett. ing it all done. At least that's the feeling of Postman Anthony Mark of Tunbridge Wells, Eng- land. Poor Tony was fined $56 for failing to deliver IN letters and parcels. and for missing whole streets. and while leaving "I. scene he dr-ted 3|: “on! his who! n he climbod‘ou' . um. laden HM School no" Farat. ”villa, _ Arkansas this week. ever pietures of it look amazing- ly like one installed recently at the K-Mart, south of Kitchener. What happened? A softer-ck» urn. out on the than and d tht dill ulna In crack“ tho uh " on. Farm, I wonder if Mayor Bauer knows that the Bell Telephone Co. is pulling a fut one on we, the citizens of Waterloo, A month or so no council was told that we would get a walk-up phone, on the side-walk in from of Waterloo Square. This phone was to be the first at it's type outside d not) NYgqtrgtqr_l Whm, in fioatiy - lb. uh Culislo, England. Apparel-”y thr um. woman - carried "" and that“ ttte vim." our thq hood with Mr ulna. I - the hi my iteat couldn't “In it. barred from the My My - whaling “mimic!“ " The Kent Theatre in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. had an unwelcome vim" Tuesday night. A skunk Vlddled into the movie-palace and proceeded to empty the theatre in record tune. The feature, by the way, In "Come Blow Your Horn." mom, Mn. Ev. Miln- hu ban mum “in. dun on. "sh. h Put" dio- on CFII radio wilt item 'he mar STEP. HENS snow. (on into the mom “bu, “What urn that." “Just I Jet breath. the sound barrier", her lather reunited her. The child's only comment was, “That's a heck cl . tune in the morning In have I sound barrier out." -tair-futitorsoeooat D's world-vu- nun this 1 “one“ you weren't-hum! a min; last week. as I was, M an explosion that in later id-ttgud u a tet bulk"; the and burner, It so you will up- lrociue the story that law but related to council an lol- dar m. lk VII unnamed by the thunder-clap and and to win on at his daughters who sun with a Mm of Emma- Anybody Here Seen Dominion lane? " . 'i' ”l, ordl! hi" © SIDE GLANCE turned marked “No Such Add-[mid be of no help to people ress" and after a police officer trying to find his apartment. Among the organizations re ceiving donations were the Kitchener and Waterloo Royal Canadian Legions, the Elmira Legion and the Polish Legion, as well as the Army-Navy-Air Force Association Kitchener. Royal Canadian Air Force Assoc- iation Waterloo, x-w Naval Veterans Association Waterloo. and the War Amturtations of Canada, Waterloo-Wellington Branch- Kitchener. Wheelchairs were presented last night to North Waterloo veterans at the Kitchener Legion Hall by aw. (Mike) Weichel, The thousand freshman are being "weleotned" by the “SS" (Sophomore Supervisors) And are being put through initiation. Tuesday night's highlight was t The Entuieering Faculty has risen from about a thousand last year to twelve hundred and twenty this year. The Faculties of Am and Science have also risen proportionately. More than nine hundred freshman "rived on th. University of Waterloo campus this week. This, the urgent freshmen clue in the history of the University. nukes I total enrolment of over 2300, In increae of about 560 ancients from last year. DOMINION LANE is still a street without a name after council refused 1 resident', request that the city port street signs on the but that it in not in ottiqial strut. Mike Weichel Donates Wheel . (hairs To Vets WHEEL.CHAtRS were presented last night, to the eight brhnehes of the Canadian Legion in Waterloo-North, by 0.W. (Mike) Weichel. M.P., seen here with the eight local presidents. tllltMynlhlllillll BUS TO SERVE llillttlMfllligr ' Hide‘ Evetythmg 'll." The” College Kids. are Back in Town University of Waterloo (Co-mud on Other donations were made to St. Mary's Hospital Building. Fund, K-W Federated Charities. ‘and the Salvation Army Home, Frederick St., Kitchener. tn making the presentations Mr. Weichel mentioned that the increase in salaries of all Mem- bers of Parliament was retro- active trom April 8th, 1963, and said, " have decided to donate my retroactive pay to worthy causes, 1nd am happy to include your assmUtion in such a gift." The wheelchairs were dohaled by the various associations and members with the understanding (Conlmued on page 5) C) The Canada Council, at which Dr, Truem-n ha been director limo its nation in 1957, made I $5,000 grant toward: the con of the new buildup The ceremony will take plum in the npw "tpttitheatre, Includ- ed in the pron-m are In au- demie procession, an inspection of the [RV building Ind an “open house" tour at other campus lulliu'n, Parents at all "tadmtu, um and but“ -bers The arts addition will double the well-Me teaching space for the undergraduate enrolment that ll expected to read! 1,350 this year. The building provides increased ”nee for the geo- 1rephy ind planning department end the langulge department, a language laboratory equipped with the latest electronic teach- ing equipment, a zoo-um Im- phitheatre. faculty office: and an enlarged coffee shop. Dr. Albert W. Trueman, diree. tor of the Canada Council, will deliver the main address at the opening ceremony. Other speak- ers will include W LU president Dr. William J. Vi0aume, and chairman of the board ot lover nor: Mr. Harry D. Grab. l The $550,000 new wing of the arts building " Waterloo Luth. can University will be dedicated on Saturday, two days before being brought into service to house WLU's growing student Canada Council Director Io Open Arts Wing at W.LII. Tratfie and Transportation Chairman, Harold Wagner, aid that the cost of running such a bus at twenty minute intervals between 7 and 9 tum. um! 3:45 to 6:30 pm. for two months would cost a total of $1,800. In. eluding the Oberlander grant and fares the receipts could be ex- pected to total “.300. leaving $500 to be made up from the " most barren Tum: and Trans- portation budget. Alderman Frank Doerner slid "the city has a responsibility to provide some form of transport- ation". Mayor Bauer stated that no cross town bus ever pays for itself, "it's a public service. In the past we have always paid the shot ourselves. This time someone has offered to help us". In response to a question by alderman Neil Harris the Mayor said, "It would require a capital expenditure in the neighbour- hood of a quarter of a million dollars to extend the present trolley line the two blocks to Columbia Street." Mr. Oberlander told Council that 412 (amines will be living in oberiamier-huiit apartments and house: north ttt Columbia St. between King end Albert within the next tour to live months. There is presently no public transportation north of Univer~ sity Ave. Oberlander offered to make up any loss that the pro- ieet might incur in the In“ at November and December to the extent to $250 per month. l 0min [ifiT! ven‘ ', LT:??,")] At Council Monday night the Ttattie and Transportation Com- mittee agreed to an one: by Oberlauder Construction Md. that I cross town bus he noct- ated on a two month trial period ir. the north west part at the city. In the opening addressee delivered by the offieem of the ndminiatrntion, proghllle for the you were out. lined " well as the various activities Iponnored by the university. Student leaders met with the new student's The The (rally expand" unpu- is the mm a! many and varied activitiel ta,tdminiatration and etu- dent leaders aequaint the freshmen with their lee.- deatie home for the next three or {our yearn. The usdemic year at. Waterloo University Coil- en, the an; faulty of thoo Lutheran University got under le this week with the orientation 33d m- Utered of some 500 new Moth. Waterloo univGity College (Cranium on page I) ot the community are invited to attend. Alderman Wigner recommend- ed that signs be put up in "M um platter, where parking in ex- cess of the three hour limit has become I problem. Herbert St. south of Union was the Itteatimt that caused the most concern. It was suggested that we chief of police be asked to have spot cheeks made of the urea one or two days a week. thditgh it was generally felt that the Ingestion was a good one the alderman could not decide on who should lead. A number of suggestions were put forward, in fart, as one amned council- lor said “even the clerk made 'i suggestion". Council also approved con- struction of trunk sewers within the next six months to have I value of 3165.000. These sewers would run from the treatment plant south along Laurel Creek, west on University to Regina, and south on Weber to Harsh-ll. It is expected that winter worn gums can be secured to help with the cost. n was felt that the much-nu themselves should emteider the matter af how to advertise free petting and decide upon the erection ttd any signs. Council also deferred the mat- ter oi opening their median trial hula. Other Council business loudly night alderman Harold Wagner recommended that the city " vertjae the Waterloo Square with I large sign proclaiming "Free shopping for pattern." He lub- sequently revised his linemen! to read "Free parking " dior- pers". "That's right", I uid. "You know it's our duty to become well informed About the lumen no thet when we put our ballot into the box wo help to elect "Politics." I slid. "We're having 3n election sometime soon now and . . ." "Oh," she replied brightly. "You men about the election coming up next Wednesday, September 26th?" "1 think, darling, that it's time that we had a long talk together. and I explain to you n few of the . . ." With the Provincial elections almost upon us I decided that it was time. last Sunday. to sit down with my dear wife and explain I bit about politics to her. to acquaint her with the issuea. the various platforms and candidates. 1 cornered her behind the Chesterfield late in the afternoon. "Oh," she cut in, "In that case you needn't waste your time because mother explained all a~ bout the . . . just before we trot married." "No, dear, you mirundeAUnd me. It's some- thing important I want to talk about." A“ She cam. out from behind the eheatertield. It was decided to start the ser- '" t9, Watedoo Girls Win Top Honours Nenty Grade 13 students pass» ed all the subjects they wrote giving the school a ttht per can! pass mark far the first time in history. Eight of the students will so to university, six to tea- chers' college. but to nursing school. one to Minion-id In- Aitute and one to train as I labor-10w assistant. The highest total in nine sub- jects was evenly divided bet- ween Suzanne Skebo Ind Donna Schnnrr who each received the University women's scholarship of $100. Three Waterloo girls were among six receiving Honour scholarship diplomas at St. Mary's academic awards assem- bly. They were Suzanne Skebo, " Brneside, Donna Schnarr. " Bridgeport Rd. and Carolyn Lavigne, m Union E. Others earning scholarship diplomas were Jean Heckler. Jane Schere and Mary Lou Hiller. But 'Seriously . . . by Tom Evans How To Educate A Wife out, equipment and of! shift firemen were clued to fight the blaze which remained n threat for more than " hour. The house. about 39 years old had recently been completely re modelled and renovated. and VII! one of the finest in the Me Dougall Ave. are: of Waterloo, Mr. Smith“: son. Wayne, 19, was the tirst to notice smoke coming from the attic pad tty mm the other membéu of the Fire damage to the 21-room home of C. R. F. Smith, " Me. Dowell Ave., Waterloo has now been estimated at about three times the original figure at 816.010. Apart from the attic, which watt completely demolish- ed. the walls are {quad to be in a Mate beyond my practice! at- tempts It repair. he children, n and i, were in “turnout st thr.time. The other seven children were Extent of Damage Nears $50,000 ENGINEERS FROM THE U. of W. went whole hog in Tuesdays scavenger hunt. Asked to bring back a tractor (toy), a wagon and a bale of hay, they showed up with a rezular farm ttarts. All Waterloo fire department up iirith a feililil; iiriii%Girr "I hate to keep interrupting." she said hut it's the New Democrats that have the most extensive plan." That did it. I grahhed my mint and walked out, and I'm not going back till after the elections Tuesday, or is it Wednesday- Anyhow in the mum time I'm spending my time in the Lihnry reading cook hooks. Just let her try and explain inking to me. I'll show her. "I see, well you're probably nuite right," I said. "But to get a little deeper into the implications of this whole matter of issues. Take Medicare for ex- ample. Now the Liberals have the most extensive plan. It ensures . . . "There up four partins. The Liberals; the Conservatives, the N.|).P. and the Slu'inl Credit. Actually there are five, beams? than is a group of Social Credit independents running in Toronto." ’9 'four . the man that can best represent In. Now there are three parties and each of them has . . ." "Four" “Each of them has a . . . what do you mean SOPHOMORE SUPERVISORS. (Note the "SS." arm-bands) make sure that U. of W. "Frosh", Ray Atkinson of Leaside. Marilyn Hindnmrch of Sar- nia, and Marilyn Webster of Chatham, aren't so presumptuous as to set foot on the bridge crossing Laurel Creek, a privilege granted only to upper- classmen. W.U.C. "FRESHETTE", Kathy Madden of Brad. ford Pa.. is nabbed by Jim Randle for the tradi- tional task of carrying upperclassmen's books. '9" pulling a wagon fully loaded with more than 400 bales. On top of it wu another required item, a bikini (full of female).

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