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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 2 Jun 1965, p. 6

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The Jolly Oldsters will be hol- ding "Open House" at their bers of the §enior Citizen's As. sociation. The outing will cul- minate with a pienie lunch 4ttring your own) and some 200 members are expected to attend. All interested will meet at the Waterloo Market building at Thursday, June 10, the Retir- ed Citizen's Association have arranged for a tour of the Doon Pioneer Village. There have been many changes made in the "Village" in the past while, and this promises to be a very in.. teresting outing. Those going to the Village should meet at the Berkley Square, Kitchener, at 1:30 PM. Anyone and everyone welcome. _ Next Ttresday, June tr, the Re have arranged for a trip to Stratford tor' all district mem- First. the Retired Citizen's Juaoeiation meeting scheduled for Thursday (tomorrow, June 3, has been cancelled due to the trim) 10:00 AM. Two trips and a dance are m the offing for next week, and should be of interest to many. Your Lodge or Resort Holidays MEISSNER TRAVEL AGENCY tll 3-4321 745-628] 331 King W.. Kitchener SI'I 5-5621 - SWAN - (IEANERS "The Best 134 King s., Waterloo By Test." Daily Pick-Up and Delivery CALL NOW Retired Citizens C orner The Waterloo Chronlde. Wed., June (LE. Joyce of the Economical Mutual Insurance Company is on his Mth anniversary with the company, adding another diam oiut to his long service club pin. Mr. Joyce, with the printing department, joined the premium department in 1930, moved to this address later in the year. After six years in the active tom ces during the last war (he was the first from the head office to enlist) he returned to this address and in l959 joined print- mg. He was active in intereompirty sports, playing on the company softball and hockey teams, and, for a while was involved in some of the early athletic association dramatic efforts. He is reported to have strong feelings regarding the Canadian Flag, and says when the new Ontario ensign is available, he will fly it in from of his 103 Dover Street home. The dean of students at Wat- erloo Lutheran University urged that it is time Ontario adopted a more imaginative program to assist school dropouts and faib ores. 35 Years With Mutual -rir. Frederick l. Specimen, speaking to the Kitchener Men Teachers' Federation said: As we noted last week, there are some 2,295 members of the Waterloo. Community family who are eligible to Join in the Retired or Senior Citizen's groups. If you are one of this large group, and would like to get to know the membem of the various gruops. why l not take advantage of the Dow-trip as an opportunity to enjoy a pleasant afternoon in good company. Everyone needs and fonts 'friendship, especially with those'of a like nature, andt this will give you an opportun- ity to meet with members of the various groups. The Waterloo organizations are aiming for the best, most ae. tive association, this can only be accomplished with your atrsiet- ance. You, and we do mean you "Too many putrils with above average ability are leaving school as soon as possible, in ad- dition to those with below .. av- erage abilities." . next meeting, Wednesday, June tr, a Hilliard Hall. Drop in and Join the fun group for an excel lent evening of entertainment. On Saturday, June IS, the Jolly Oldsters will be holding their special open dance at MaeGrety or Public School auditorium. If you enjoy dancing in good com- pany, plan to drop in and Join School Drop " Out Program Urged By W I, II Official k A -.--- =Tr.ri L - ---_t==war" _-_ ' . Plywood ' Ceiling Tile . Fondling . Moulding His said he would like lo see 358 KING AT COLUMBIA ST. WATERLOO . Free Estimates . Free Delivery- Building Materials WATERlOO 742-81 I I NORTH Paint We of the Waterloo Chronicle would also like to remind you to "Share" your memories of early e6tnmunity affairs. We are most interested in your recollec- tions of the people you knew, who played a part in the build- ing of this excellent community. Write them down (with dates) and have them forwarded to us and, when they are completed, we will arrange them into a more intimate chronological his. tory of Waterloo, than is usnv ally printed. Help us to retain your first hand knowledge that, without your help, could be lost forever. "Many Canadians do not know how to write a cheque, fill out an application form, read a road map, make a long-distance phone call, or plan a budget. These skills are too frequently learned at home but the early dropout, usually a product of dropout parents, does not learn at home." Dr. Speckeen said those who drop out of school at elementary or early high school levels are Ontario's, even Canada's, forgot- ten men. They are doomed to temporary or dead end jobs or face eventual unemployment. "The federal government must act at once to remedy an intolerable situation," Dr. Specs keen said. “On the local level much would be accomplished by a school, specially designed to educate potential dropouts and repeaters." "Take a group at the Grade 8 level and give them a three- month course of instruction un- der highly competent teachers. Have them live aeiW---reBidenee, instructors seven days per week in a new environment, eondue. ive to study, and see what hap- pens." a program implemented .tor the ”called under-achievers to dem- onstrate what could be done to reclaim them from the, educa- tion scrap heap. _ ' . Don't forget to let the lead- ers of your organization know what you believe the proposed Drop-1n Centre should be like. All organizations will be asked to give their opinions More ac- tual work starts. This centre will be for your use so do not hesitate to express an opinion. have much to offer, your know- ledge and experience is an " set that can only be integrated into the whole by your partici- pation. Bo take the plunge and get into the swim of things. _llllllll_ q OPEN MON. TO WED. a P.M. THURS. TILL 9 RM. - FRIDAY TILL " RM. SAT. TILL 6 EM. - Also Kitchener Market Saturday Morning SH 5-9936 GRONMI'S 91 1ltllBttttltr04tT ROAD Patience and perserverence should be household words for the family of a stroke patient. your Ontario Heart Foundation points out. Both patient, and family members must tight die courgement. Deputy-Chief Harry Hughes, Preston. chairman of the Punt er Competition committee, re- ported that the Annual Pumper Competition will be held at Bridgeport, August 29 at 1:30 P.M., and. will be open to the public. The next meeting of the assoc- iation is scheduled for June 24, and will be held at Wellesley. Guest speaker for the occasion will be George Alexander, Chief ot the Fire Services Division, Ontario Fire Marshall, Toronto. The meeting was held In St. Clements, under the chairman. ship of the association president, Fire Chief Harry T. Windross, Forest Fire: and Municipal Fire Departments were the topic ofU. L. Mullin, District Forester of the Department of Lands and Forest. office, Hespeler, guest speaker at the Mutual Aid Fire Service Association for Water- loo County meeting last week. A film on How to Fight Forest Fires with Hand Tools supple- mented his talk. "amda's No. " Kill: St. N. Quarters -- Halves or Whole Wholesale Cuts or Portion Cut and Wrapped If You Wish Wide Variety of Fresh Made Sausage Ready To Eat - " - NO WORK F OR YOU WITH - . , Bee Soft. Water Supply Ltd., 558 Belmont Kitchener Phone 744-8193 ROOMS BRAND NEW runmruni All You Need For Only $5.00 Oren “an. - Fri. 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