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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 22 Apr 1964, p. 1

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Threeâ€"fourths of the accidents among males occurred while they were working on the outâ€" side of the bouse painting, putâ€" ting up or taking down screens, washing windows. or working on trees or vines in the yard. Accilents among females most frequently occurred ind 0 0 r s while they performed household chores. Spring cleaning can be fatal. It‘s as simple as falling off a ladder. A survey by the Metropohtan Life Insurance Company showed 86 fatalities occurred from such falls. The most frequently reported accident â€" agents were | straight ladders, stepladders and extenâ€" sion ladders with stepstools only eccasionally mentioned. Most falls were caused by loss of balance while standing or working on a ladder where vicâ€" tims tried to overreach with arms stretched over their heads apd far to one side. Accidents of this type often occur because ladders are placed too far or too close for the purposes inâ€" volved. The report showed 10 of the fatalities nccurred hecause the top nr the bottom of the ladder was not secured in position or placed al a sale angle to the A number of people taking down screens of moving heavy nlyeects Jost their balance and fell alter Jeanng back too far. Others Jost their balance pulling m nails, prying a loose board whoch (suddeniy gave way. or when the tool they were using slipped. The Regisn 9 North and South |The rally, under the direction of Zone Rally of the Lions lmor-{l'as’l Deputy Governor Morgan natnal resuited in approximâ€"} Alfcroft, was held at Three alciv 92 memhers in attendance ; Bridges, hosted by the St. Jaâ€" and the election of Len Snider |cobs® Lions Club of Waterino being clected by acâ€"| Others elected were . . . Clarâ€" clamation to the office of Deputy | ence Kennedy. zone chairman Distruct Governor for Zone 9. ‘region 9 N, and Jerry Entichop, Len Snyder Elected _ Deputy District Governor The Regusn 9 North and South Zone Rally of the Lions Interâ€" natnal resuited on approximâ€" MORGAN ALLCROFT and Clarence Deputy District Governor, Len Snyder. Kennedy congratulate newly elected LADDERS AND CLEANING (Continacd on page 6) SIDE GLANCE l The appointments were â€" anâ€" | nounced today by Dan J. Pugâ€" \hese, department chairman. The |depar‘lm¢>n('s oneâ€"year â€" Bachelor |of Physical and Health Educaâ€" !tion â€" degree program | for the cumversity . graduates will begin [ this fall. ghan to them is the shortest disâ€" nce to their destination end would probably continue to do so even if the street is closed. A delegation, with Joe Moyâ€" lan as spokesman, appeared beâ€" fore the city council last night to register their disapproval to the closing of Sumac St. We realize, he said, that tresâ€" passing and liiter on the proâ€" perty of those abutting the street, is mainly the reason for your decision to close it; we do not feel that this is the soluâ€" tion. Young people usually take Mr. Moylan also pointed out that the walk put in by the school was originally four feet wide but they found that todays youth walk four abreast so the walk was widened to eight feet and made strong enough to take Donald Hayes, presentiyr dir ector of physical education for men at the Federated Colleges, Guelph, and Miss Ruth Hodgkinâ€" son. a teacher of physical and health education with the Metâ€" ropolitan Toronto _ Secondary School Board, have been apâ€" pointed as lecturers in the new Physical and Health Education Department of the Unmiversity of Waterloo Two Physical Education lecturers appointed University of Waterloo MUr= Haves, a former member of the New York Rangers sys tem, wull coach tne U. of W.‘s Sumac st. closing back to committee Chairman _ Alderman _ Arthur Paleceny felt that while there are two ougels so close togetâ€" her, one could easily be closed without causing any harm, while the Mayor, James S. Bauer pointed out that many of the complaints were caused by the youngsters playing foothall and basebaill and trespassing to gel back their ball. The final decision was to re turn the problem to committee of a whole and have legal adâ€" vice as to whom the land could be deeded to if the closure was put in effect. some light motor traffic. About 500â€" 600 young people use the walk daily, however, if the walk was extended it would cross the track which cost $5,000. itercollegiate hockey team in addition to his duties as lecturâ€" er. He will also be in charge of the university‘s aquatue program and the skill school at Camp Tawingo, Gravenhurst. fontball _ and â€" basketball coach He was authorized a number of papers degling with sunjemsre lated to â€" physieal _ and health education zone chairman 98. Each officer vowed to do his best to further benefit Laonism in District "A". Alf Critchlow of Dorchester was nominated for Disfrict Governor. Holding BSc. and BPE deâ€" grees from Spriigfield College, Mass, Mr. Hayes served as dirâ€" ector of physical educanon at the Ottawa â€" Y.M C A. and â€" at Rockliffe _ Park _ Junior _ High School before going to Guelph three vears ago. At Guelph. in addition to his duties as director of physical education, _ he acted _ as_ head Dignitaries present for this occasion included Chairman of the Board of Governors, Grayâ€" VOL. 110 Miss Hodgkinson, who holds a Head Resident W.L.U. To Wed International Counsellor, Chairâ€" man of the Board of Governors, Graydon _ Clipperton _ addressed the gaibering. reminding all of ?"m District "A ‘ convention 10 be held in Kitchener May 31 and June 1 > 2 3, to be hosted |by the five clubs represented at this meeting: also of the Interâ€" | national Convention to be held in i Toronto this July BP.E. from the University of Toronto, will be in charge of the women‘s intramural and inâ€" tercollegiale programs at the University of Waterioo. Also, in addition to lecturing on historâ€" ical foundations in dance, she will be in charge of the skill area for women. Miss Modgkinson is promarily interested in the fields of dance and gymnastics. She has danced professionatly â€" under the direcâ€" tin _ of choreographer _ Alan Lund both for the Canadian Broadcasting _ Corporation _ and the â€" Canadian â€" National Exhibiâ€" tron grandstand show. For the past six years she taught and adâ€" mimstered the dance program of the Mimico Recreation Cenâ€" tre in suburban Toronto. don â€" Clipperton â€" of â€" Streetsyille Mr. Graydon is also principal of the Streetsville High School; and past Deputy, and host club presâ€" ident Howard Ziegler. The oldest member present was Cal Hearn of Kitchener, Lion member for 20 years Elmira,. St Jacobs, Gailt, Kitâ€" chener, Woodstock, Drumbe and Waterloo were all represented. only been named the senior wo men graduate who most typifies the ideals of Susquehanna Unt versity, Selinsgrove, Pa., will alk so become a bride in August, _ . The engagement was annou® ced by her parents, Mr. M Mrs. Ray Houser, 84 Albert S't. Neil Oakland Main, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oakland Main, 197 Stanley St. is the groom. The wedding will take place at the Waterloo _ Seminary _ Chapel, August 21. Thirtyâ€"Four Queen‘s Scouts The Rev. J. Ray Houser Jr., and uncle of the bride Rev. Wilâ€" bur Drawbaugh of Maryland, will officiate at the ceremony. Graduating Magna Cum Lauâ€" da, Miss Houser was consistantâ€" ly a Dean‘s List student, compilâ€" Thirty four North Waterloo Scouts by the Lieutenant â€" Govâ€" Boy Scouts â€" â€" all from Kitchenâ€" er and Waterloo â€" â€" were officâ€" ially _ recognized _ as Queen‘s ernor of Onlario, the Honourâ€" able W. Earl Rowe, P. C. (C), in coremonies held in Brampton Friday. They were thirty four of approximately one Aundred and fifty in Green Acres Region to be so recognized this year. The recognition ceremony "was held in the Bramlea Secondary School in Brampton, under the Provincial Commissioner for Onâ€" tario, Mr. Frank Worth. Recognition â€" as a Queen‘s Scout is the highest attainable achievement in the Boy Scout program and marks their "gradâ€" vation" as Boy Scouts. It conâ€" Enteriainment was by the Cor dial 4, followed by a competition of Club Barber Shop Quartets. Graydon Clipperton Waterloo Council Notes Bamberg â€"â€" Conestogo =â€" Heidelberg â€"â€" St. Agatha â€"â€" St. Clements â€"â€" St. Jacobs â€"â€" Wellesley . Ips. sum of $12,401.88 passed too payment for general acâ€" counts and the sum of $79,366.44 was confirmed for accounts paid. For North Waterloo District, rrcognition of thirty four of its three thousand members | as Queen‘s Scouts is a proud achâ€" A cce p te d recommendaâ€" tions that the cemetery commutâ€" tee be authorized to engage an architect toprepare plans for a chapel and service building al Park View Cemetery : also, that a sign be placed on King Streel at south entrance to city, at a cost of $390, and an additional sign at Weber Street entrance at a cost of $425 Council accepted a gift of 100 trees from Canada Trust to comâ€" memorate their 100th anniverâ€" sary. The trees to be planted in Park View Cemetery, are valued at approximately $800. Accepted the recommendation of commuttee to purchase a sewâ€" er_ rodding machine and new garbage hbody at a combined cost of $14,000, to he charged to Eq uip ment Replacement Fund. Turned back to committee for furthér study two resolutions â€" one from Woodstock on a Liquor License Act; and one from Kingâ€" ston on Grants in Lieu of Taxes/ Universities. cludes a three or more year background of training as a fledging _ Tenderfoot, _ Second Class, then First Class Scout, and asks that they now put to service in their community all that has been learned over those years. To achieve the recogniâ€" tion, the Scout must qualify specifically for four of twelve Queen‘s Scout badges, two of which â€" â€" the Ambulance Man and Pathfinder â€" â€" are compulsâ€" ory; in addition, he must satisfy hig fellow scouts and leaders ovâ€" er a six â€" month probation perâ€" iod that he is putting into pracâ€" tice what he has learned. Gave first reading to nine by â€" laws, and third â€"reading to 18 byâ€"laws, â€" all but one pertainâ€" ing to jocal improvements to road and sidewalks. The excepâ€" tron changed the name of Ryan Place to MacGregor Crescent. Accepted tenders: from Wood, Grundy and Company of $101.04 for City of Waterloo Debentures ing an academic average of 3.63 ef a possible four. One of 0@ seniors expected to receive £N0T 0 TSR No PEnteten an« vice is that I procrastinale, I never do anything uniil the last possible moment. As often as not, when 1 do get around to doing it, it‘s too late. time, right from the day he was born . .. in a lax) on the way to the bospital. As a boy, Charlie was always the first of us to go skating each winter on the river, and as a result spent the majority of the winters in bed with a severe attack of pneumonia because the ice was invariably too thin. My friend, Charlie, is just the opposite to me. He does everythingy a little too soonâ€" Now â€"you might not think that this is a very serious vice, but let me tell you that the man who does something oo soon is in a worse position than the one who waits too long. fn High school Charlie sat on the bench for most of the football season, and was finally dropâ€" ped from the team altogether because he would Serving The City Of Waterloo sls hi d hidics 1e Charlie has always been a little bit ahead of As 1 have explained before, in this apace, my 2 1 C aaes it But Seriously . . . by Tom Evans He lost money in Timmins Those from Waterloo troops were Richard Weir, Troop 1, Peter Fortune, Troop 2, Richâ€" ard Buch and Robert Anger, Troop 4, Bruce Jones, Ronald McLeod _ and â€" Jack Spencer, Troop 5, Richard Moxon, Troop 6 and Kenneth Paget, Troop 8. ievement â€" â€" "the reflection of a good progressive year in scout‘s training." Eight of the new Queen‘s Scouts are from one troop alone. It is the largest number yet that the district has seen recognized in any one year. Last year there were eleven; the previous high had been sixteen, and it‘s not likely to occur again for several years. The recognition of Boy Scouts l who have passed these special qualifications â€" was begun | by King Edward VHI; at his sugâ€" gestion the. special testg we introduced into the scout proâ€" gram, with the King himself to present the badge. In Canada, the Queen‘s Scout Badge is acâ€" companied by a certificate signâ€" ed by His Excellency, the Govâ€" ernor General of Canada for the Queen, and also in his capacity as Chief Scout for Canada. The University of Waterloo‘s Seagram Stadium track will be the site of the 18th annual Allâ€" Ontario High School track and field _ championships â€" Saturday. Sponsored by the Ontario Fedâ€" eration _ ofâ€" Secondary â€" Schools Athletic Associations, the meet is expected to altract over 800 competilors from approximately 200 high schools in Ontar1o. ment, May 31, she will receive her alumnae award at a lunchâ€" eon held in Susquenhanna, May 2. Her father will preach the baccalaureate sermon. Active in the preâ€"theological association, intra mural athlet ics, university choir, Pi. Gamma Mu and the National Science Honor Society, she was named to the Who‘s Who Among Stuâ€" dent in American Colleges and Universities: an annual publicaâ€" tion that gives recognition to students who have distinguished themselves through service to their institutions. She was also vice president of the student dormitories. Her fiancee is a third year mathematics and physics studâ€" ent at the University of Waterâ€" loo. The meet is for male athletes only and will pit the individual winners of the 12 association meets held throughout the proâ€" vince prior to the Allâ€"Ontario meet. Competitors are divided into three age classes, junior under 15, intermediate under 17 and senior under 20 as of regis tration, September 1, 1963. All Ontario High Track And Field The story centers around Anâ€" dria, later called Emerald, who is the daughter of a great Rusâ€" sian family uprooted by the revâ€" olution. Brought to America and prepared for a career in light "Elysium", written by Mrs. Helen Giesbrecht of Waterloo, under the pen name of Elena Wladimir, was published â€" by Vantage Press in New York and released recently. Esther Spekeen A story that had been develâ€" oping in the mind of a Waterloo resident for over 15 years has now emerged in novel form. wilh an internationally famous operalic tenor, Phillip Kent, whom she marries. She becomes mistress of his luxurious home and travels exâ€" tensively with him, enjoying the renown and honour given him as a public idol. On the surface her life is happy and glamorous, A full slate of events (14) is scheduled for each ageâ€"group. A twoâ€"mile run and a oneâ€"mile relay are open events. The evâ€" ents will get underway at 9.30 a.m. and continue until about 5 University ofâ€" Waterloo athâ€" letic director, Carl Totzke, said this meet will likely be the largâ€" est ever held at the U of W track which has in past been the site of theâ€" Eastern Canadian championships and the National AAU. of Canada Age Class championships. It as expected new â€" asphalt runways will he ready for the broad jump, triple jump, pole vault and high jump events. POCCTY At University, Charlie fell in love with the Campus Queen and asked her too marry him and she agreed. Unfortunately, however, Charlie turnâ€" ed up at the church an hour and a half early. got involved in the wrong wedding and ended up marâ€" ried to the minister‘s spinster sister. always be offâ€"side, continually leaving the fime at least a countâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half before the ball was snapâ€" Charlie decided to go into the Real Estaute Busâ€" iness and yesterday moved into his new offices. the first in a not quite complete high rise Imilding downtown. ped. Charlie started to dabbie in the stock market but finally got tired of it all and two weeks ago sold the last of his stock, 10,000 shares of Texas Gulf Sulphur for a modest loss. At five o‘clock he left his offices on the tenth floor and stepped into elevator . . . unfortunately a little too early. The elevator won‘t be inslalled until Friday. figpss mt 0 cedb i seaiorrey ce romumary seoug ols TT uc TL M Liak o T hi Cl otcsY Mrs. David Giesbrecht with her first novel Local Author Has First Book Published but in her private life lurk dark moments and tragedies â€" â€" the hostility of Phillip‘s oldest dauâ€" ghter, Cynthia, Phillip‘s sudâ€" den fierce jealousy, the World War II plane crash in which Phillip‘s oldest son is left sightâ€" less, and the tragedy involving her and Phillip‘s son, David. "There was so much hatred after the Wars," said Mrs. Geis brecht. "I heard many remarks from _ people â€" declaring â€" that whole groups of people who had annihilated, and dropped in to been our enemies should be the ocean." In her novel she portrays Emerald as being capâ€" able of forgiveness and love for her enemies. The character of Emerald was largely drawn from a teacher after the Wars", said Mrs. Giesâ€" brecht knew as a child. The auâ€" thor portrayed this person to ilâ€" lustrate a woman who underâ€" stands and shows love in all human relationships. There are several conflicts in the story. Aside from the open hostility of Cynthia, there is the inner nagging feeling of guilt because of the tragedies happenâ€" ing to Phillip‘s children Her fight to overcome this feeling of guilt is climaxed by the tragâ€" edy of her own son About twenty characters emâ€" erge in the novel. The author said they just seemed to fall inâ€" to â€" place; â€" however, she . kept charts and records of their deâ€" velopment. _ The _ story takes place from after World War 1 through World War IL Mrs: Gmiesbrecht was born in the Russian Ukraine and lived there until she was 11 years old when her family fled the Russian Revolution. Her father, who had been a manager cf a large estate came with his famâ€" ily to Shants Corner. "I didn‘t realize until I was older whet a broken man imy father was," she said. Mrs. Giesbrecht and her three sisters grew up in this communâ€" ity _ where â€" she married Mr David Giesbrecht â€" Because â€" of the fact that she works full tim& in the cafeteria of the Univerâ€" (Continued on page 10) AEENEIRNG AANLC L. ut . cGcwss 16

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