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Concerning councils approval of the Planning Board proposal to limit nonâ€"industrial uses within an industrial area, it appears that council is bogyging themselves down with restrictive community laws that may prove difficult to enforce. It is agreed that many uses now permitted should be curtailed in some areas, while they may prove desirable in another. Instead of placing legal limitations, thus making the byâ€"laws more and more cumbersom, council should be considering making the byâ€"laws less cumbersome and considering each application according to its own merit "and" the desirability of the type of application in connection with the location. True, this could sometimes make an issue something of a political f(mthall,\hui it would allow council a wider or more reâ€" strictive laftitude, dependingy upon what council and planning board envisage for that particular area. The Federated Charities and the Crippled Childâ€" ren‘s Easter Seal campaign both fell a little short of their goal. In both cases considerable good is done with the moneyv collected. For those who may have missed making a donation, you may be pleased to know that you are not too late. They will still accept your donations. A near tragedy in Kitchener points out the necesâ€" sity for caution in the flying of model planes and kites. Witl:in the community power and telephone lines abound in plenty, turning what started out as a pleasant pastâ€" time, into a tragic happening. These lines seem to have an almost magnetic attraction for both the model planes and kites, so it is best to make sure that they are flown "only" in the wide open spaces. However, should they become entangled in lines please leave them alone, it is f¢or beiter to lose the plane or kite, than to lose your life. It looks as though both Twinâ€"Cities councils face many problems concerning the expressway. They have been told to expect a rise in the overall costs, that they will receive no financial aid for the time being, and if they want signs erected they will have to pay for them themselves. Not only that, but top highway officials have placed it on a "take it or leave it" basis. They, do not seem at all concerned about the ability of the two cities to pay, but, after almost doubling the original estimates and with further increases in sight, both councils are now concerned with their ability to "sell" it to their citizens. Whatever the end cost, the expressway will be a boon to Waterloo because it will give us direct access to the 401 and thus help to attract more industry to our industrial basin. We have an excellent industrial area set aside and considerable money has been spent installâ€" ing some services to make it more saleable. We definâ€" itely need the expressway, and those city officials who first agreed to its construction should be commended for their foresight. However, with this and other governâ€" ment agreements, many members are beginning to realâ€" ize that the original agreements should contain some clause that would "protect" the community from exâ€" pensive upgrading "after" construction has actually started. Too often, government bodies give estimatr© have them agreed to, and then proceed to raise the end costs by what they term upgrading. This has happened in connection with our sewage treatment plant and again with the expressway. In both cases this upgrading has run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. City officials do not have the many avenues open to them, to raise money, that government bodies have, which‘means a definite hardship to the community. A maximum exâ€" penditure must be included in any further government ayreements if the communities are to survive. 4 The Watericso Chronicle, Wednesday, April 26, 1967 Lewis Gambling, editor Robert Gray, sales manager Waterloo County‘s Oldest English Newspaper Office at Waterloo Square Published by BAULK PUBLISHERS LTD. â€"â€" PRESTON 744â€"6364 Waterloo Chronicle of %Cmadian Weekly Newspaper Association & class mail by the Post Office Department weaa end for payment of postage in cash" Circulation 10,197 Serving the City of Waterloo since 1854 Lew‘s Views 744â€"6365 Editorial Comment The opening of the Twin City Baseball League (May, 1907) started off with a really splendid parade to the Berlin Park. At 1:30 the 29th Regimental Band played several selections on the market square while the teams and players were gatherâ€" ing. Then the band led off folâ€" lowed by the Alerts, the Tigers, Beavers and Scotch Greys. They were followed by Mayor Bricker in Billy Schlieman‘s auto and seven cabs containing the officiâ€" als to the league, plus various other athletic clubs of the two communities. For the opening ceremonies, Mayor Bricker was in the box, Chief O‘Neil was at the receiving end. Police magistrate was at bat â€" two strikes and a ball was callted before he hit a sizzling single past third to gain his base, all amid the enthusiastic applause of the large (1.000) audience Two games were then played, the first between the Alerts and the previous year champions, the Beavers. The Beavers won 21. The second game was between the Tigers and the Sceotch Grey which was won by the Greys 3â€"0. On Saturday mornings, a large number of people always attendâ€" ed the. market which was too small to accommodate everyone My own experience in smoking verfies this fact. 1 started smokâ€" ing because like most young people I thought it looked smart, but later found out that it was injurious to my health. I stopped several times but always started again, but later, after suffering from sinus trouble, sore chest and coughing every morning unâ€" til I had something to eat and drink, colds every winter, poor appetite (I1 weighed only 120 pounds), I said that this darn little white paper with a weed enclosed is not going to get the best of me. I quit and never started again, and I never will. Al my aforementioned troubles have left me and I now hold my weight around 155 pounds. â€" nowadays the number of peoâ€" ple is too small for the market. In 1907 the populaton of Waterâ€" loo was set at 4,403,. a large inâ€" crease over the previous year. This meant that the fire protecâ€" tion system was rather anadeâ€" quate, so the matter was brought before thecouncil. Water was plentiful because in 1899 the waâ€" terworks was taken over by Waterloo and the system greatly The subject however, proved too important for hurried legislaâ€" tion (also there was no time at that session to consider it) an no strong public pen‘timem‘ifi hind a move to disuade the ris> ing generation from taking up a habit that is not only filthy but injurious. One member produced a very strong argument, this was that the object of a good government is to promote the general weiâ€" fare of the people and the proâ€" tection of whatever makes for the public good. He declared that the smoking of cigarettes had been proven to be productive of serious physical ammoral injury to young people, and favoured every possible effort to protect boys, by police regulations and parental control. The most painful sight in Canâ€" ada, he stated, was to see a young boy smoking a cigarette (umless of course, it was young girl doâ€" ing the same). cigarettes were a prominent question. It was even introduced into the House of Commons in Ottawa. During the aebate, the question of how many members it was revealed that, in the whole of the House were nonâ€"users, and House, only three members were By FRED SHINN I well re€all what was really the beginning of electric power as we know it today. This was back in January of 1907. At that time almost every municipality in western Ontario held a referen dum for Niagara power. Waterioo voted in favour by a large 300 majority. Waterloo Over The Years Nowadays, when you enter a room at night, you just push a button and the whole room is bathed with light, another butâ€" ton is pushed to do the baking, ironing, heat the water plus many other conveniences undreamed of in the early days. Most people do this button pushing with little thought about how all this hap pened. I will try to put it into words. Dear Editor: May 1 take this opportunity, on behalf of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, to express our most heartfelt gratitude for the splendidpublicity received from your newspaper for the 1967 Easâ€" ter Seal Campaign. In Berlin,. around 1900, the Niaâ€" gara Power question started at a meeting _ attended by. the Hon. Adam Beck and a few men from Waterloo and Berlin. They formed a union and requested fegisiation All our machinery is run by electricity, _ machinery, _ televis ions, radios, ete. To have al this, power had to be found at a price the public could afford. This powâ€" er is carried hundreds of miles through wires. © During the hot weather of the summers, â€" mother â€" cooked _ and baked with a wood fired stove. The irons for ironing were heatâ€" ed by placing face down on top of the hot stove. The stove was also used to heat (in large boilâ€" ers) water used for bathing or washing the clothes. We have every reason to believe that this campaign will be our most productive ever with the reâ€" wards to be enjoyed by over 16,000 crippled children in Ontario. May I also say that without the magniâ€" ficent efforts by our 230 Easter Seal service clubs and countless thousands _ of _ other _ volunteers Then, the town at night was quite dark with only a very few gas lights scattered here and there. At home, in the kitchen we had a coal oil lamp fastened to the wall with a reflector that reflected the light forward. In the dining room there was a hanging lamp, and in the parlor a partor lamp, which, when retiring to bed you always had to carry with you to light your way up the stairs. AlM these lamps had to be filled with coal oil each day, the wicks had to be trimmed, the glass chimney cleaned and all put back to place. Many a time I induilge in dayâ€" dreaming, and at these times many past memories are comâ€" pared with the reality of today. When in the evening I find myâ€" seÂ¥ in the northern section of the city I stand and gaze at the way the community is lit up. It is so beautiful compared with the time that I and my family first settled in Waterloo in 1895. At present, teachers across this country of our are demanding increased salaries. The following is an example of the salaries of 1908 â€" Waterioo Central School was supplied with 14 teachers (3 men). The principal taught junior fourth, the assistant taught senior third. The Principal‘s â€"salary was $950 for the year, the assistant‘s was $750. The 11 women teachers received between $450â€"$500. The total salaries totaled $7,550 under present circumstances this amount would just about pay the salary of just one teacher for a season. Also, at that time marâ€" ried women were not accepted. a fire wagon and team, and orâ€" ganized the fire brigade under an efficient fire chief, to replace the start of the present fime syâ€" stem that we now have in Water improved. Pumps were kept goâ€" ing day and night. Letter to the Editor Scout Ladies Auxiliary The April meeting of the Scout Ladies Auxiliary of St. Michael‘s R.C. Church, was election of ofâ€" ficers. Those elected were: Pre sulent, (reâ€"elected) â€" Mrs. Don ald Kocebel; 1st Viceâ€"president â€" Mrs. Edward Kuntz; Secretary â€" Mrs. Leonard Mulhall. Commitâ€" tee â€" Mrs. Rio Carron and Mrs. Allister Puetrich (social), Mrs. George â€" Meyer (serving), Mrs. Robert Kocbel (telephone). A basket drive will be held May 6, and the family picmic is scheâ€" duled for June 4. who are contmuaily helping cripâ€" pled chldren, that the finest care and treatment program this Soâ€" ciety can provide would not be possible. Our appreciation is also extendâ€" ed to the many Easter Seal conm tributors in your area who supâ€" ported the campaign so well thas year. Mrs. Vernon Hosea, president of North Waterioo District Comâ€" miltee, was instailing officer. In August of 1908, Mayor Fisâ€" cher, along with Adam Beck went over various clauses of the Niagara Power agreement, which were not clearly understood, after they were fully explained and understood, the mayor agreed to attach his name to the agreement contract. Since then,. the use of electric power has grown in use, in this area, by leaps anc bounds far beyond what those early men of vision must have dreamed. There were of course, many ob stacles to overcome, but when you stop to think about the amount of clectricity used,. and the wonlers it is doing for the people all at a cost that we can afford, these few early men of vision are to be thanked. seeking the right to acquire powâ€" er from Niagara. They hired an engmeer and spent the next three or four years in investigations. Existing plants had to be taken over which raised the complaint that private enterprise was being interferred with. While this did not become a political issue beâ€" cause there was no other end purpose than to serve the public. It was realized that the natural courses for Canada had to be retained, and when it came up in the legislature, not a single disâ€" senting voice was raised. Yours sincerely, wW. DENNIS WHITAKER, Chairman Provincial Easter Seal Committee, Ontario Society for Crappbed Ohaldren FRED SHINN