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It is doubtful if they can even hope to integrate all the group activities in such a short period, let alone find the answers to problems that plague them. The decision by the K-W social planning council to hold a conference on youth activities. both recreational and educational, in good, but one day hardly seems enough. lf the young: people of the area show an interest in what is being planned for their benefit and attend the conference and offer suggestions, it could he that the one-day affair will be expanded and some really positive re~zulfs be derived. Perhaps the council will also consider holding a simi- lar conference on activities. both recreational and edu- cational, for our more senior citizens. The hands too were plagued by cold fingers but this was not apparent in their music. The children who lined the streets were thrilled and parents were heard to empress the feeling that this was the best parade seen here for a long time. One Day Not Enough Despite the inclement weather Saturday, the Santa parade was a huge success. Many thousands lined the streets, in some areas eight deep, and waited in the slushy snow. The parade, though Late, was worth waiting for and the Jayeees are to be complimented. One could not help but feel sorry for the scantilly clad majorettes but even the youngest and smallest wore a big smile and were applauded on occasion for their per- formance. Though the action is small potatoes it is understand- able when one considers that the commission in question has failed to provide the recreational facilities that go with a city that claims to be the leader in this region. It is easier to approach the problem through restriction rather than admit inadequency. Waterloo will not imfiose similar restrictions against their neighbors but extends instead an invitation to Kitchener residents to come and play in our pool. That Ald. Ledger was perturbed by the action of the Kitchener recreation and parks commission is under- standable. This is the community that has pushed hard for am- algamation of both cities and pointed out on more than one occasion that the peoples of both centres are one and the same. Because the, next few years will be so important to so many, it is imperative that the electors study closely those who offer their services, and choose wisely. Orderly growth patterns must be developed for all communities. Proper interconnecting roadways must be prepared. New industries must be placed so that the region will receive the most benefit and the industry properly served. Educational facilities must be integrated so that even those in the smallest community will have equality, and the burden of costs will not fall unjustly heavy upon any one centre. All these problems and more face those who will be elected on Dec. 4. Certainly we will want to assure that this-community receives fair consideration and representation.) will want to be assured that Waterloo will continue to grow and improve. But each action taken on our behalf by our representatives must be done so with the full knowledge of what these actions will mean to the area as a whore. Regional government is a certainty and we will require that our local elected leaders be persons who will ap- proach this issue with an open mind. There is no room for narrow-minded, what-in-it-for-us attitudes. The large number seeking seats on council shows the interest that is generated within the community. This is a time when every citizen should be interested in the future not just of their community, but of the entire area. Civic election fever is taking hold and more and more ealtdid1ttets are offering their services to the community. Established 1854 A division of [hulk Publishers Ltd. Published every Wednesday " Waterloo Square, Waterloo, SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada: one year 33.00; in United States and foreign countries: one year 34.00 Anthorned as second class mail by the Post Office Deoartment. Ottawa, and for bayment of postage in cash. Must Consider the Area Feathers for Jaycees Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Attaocitttioat A Touch of Irony Waterloo Chronicle The bill to abolish capitol pun- ishment is an affront to the in- telligence of the MPs and lhe public alike. If we don't like the way our members voted on capi- tal punishment in April l966 we can throw them on! in the m‘xt general election. But to ask them to change their minds after 18 months of ignoring the decision they handed down at that time, is a childish attempt to force on- to the Mature books something which the cabinet can do in any case, statute or not The prime minister did not exactly censure the honorable lady from Niagara Falls for her remark about Men mono-gamut in the CBC, but he did pull the rug out from under her in a war which has become a ta, miliar Pearson tradornork. He just ignored her comment. while he went ahead and lauded the CBC. We can uhnlohoartmlly agra- with Judy's View that the“) is rxrtten management in the CBC while at the came temp agrop- ing that she chose a most mommr- tune lime to make it. Not only did she have a hill making major revisions in the Broadcasting Act before the Commons, hm CBC President Ar phonse Ouimel had given his re. signation a year ago and was staying on to allow the govern- ment time to chose a successor. The only reason he is still CBC management is because Minn La- Marsh and Mr, Pearson minim! make up their minds who will replace him. There have been the predict- able arguments and emotional appeals pm and con capital pun- ishment. There has even been John Diefenbaker's nodding head and shaking finger as he rips the government for "riding roughshod over the rights of Par- liament" try announcing tax in- creases before bringing in the budget. There is nothing wrong with all this, except it ceems only yesterday that we were lhrough it all before. By HENRY F. HEALD OTTAWA - Parliament has been doing a repeat performance lately (in television jargon it is a rerun) and sometimes you have to pinch yourself to make sure There have been demands that the prime minister censure State Secretary Judy LaMarsh for speaking out of turn. There have been charges of slanted report- ing by the CBC countered by olaims that the CBC mum be protected from political pres- FROM THE GALLERY Like Dreaming Old Hansards Waterloo fire but" - mAt by public auction. Simon Schmidt of Erbsville was the purchaser of the team of horses for $90. The horses were about 17 years old. A set of harness brought $24. Over $600 was realized from the sale of two teams of horses, the hook and ladder wagon and two sets of harness. Two new candidates for court- cil announced their intention to contest for a seat. They were " YEARS AGO Nov. 24 - The death of Mrs. Isaac L Bowman removed anoth. er of the scanty group whose life and experiences reached back to the pioneer days of this area. " YEARS AGO Nov. 26 -- E. J. Shantz. auc- linneer. acquired a bill advertise ing a stave auction Me at Hu- manville. Kas., Sept. 20. 1836. Free headcheese, apples and hard cider were to be provided for those attending. This was shown most clearly when John Matheson, Liberal MP for Leeds, took the liberty of reminding the House that his- tory has some rather tragic ex- amples of what can happen when ideologically motivated people are given too loose a rein in broadcasting. Two former CBC producers, still smarling under the beating they took in the Seven Days affair, quickly poun- ced with accusations of McCar- thyi m. MPs. in their natural desire to avoid the accusation of polit- ical interference in broadcasting, have missed the point that they, as the chosen representatives of the public, are the only ones who have the authority to set a public broadcasting policy. In the confusion people have stepped in who have~used the CBC to spread their own par- ticular Mine and screamed "political interference" whenew er their little empire has been challenged. Any parliamentary discussion of broadcasting is sure to cut acme party lines and equally sure to raise a predictable num- ber of red herrings. Horses and equipment at the The particular broadcasting FILES OF YESTERYEAR Town eledon were asked to vote on two bylaws for the coming elect-on: and. To author- inc a lSyear agreement with the Kitchener PUC to qrrovide a transportation system in Water- loo; and to set the term of conn- eil at two years. The only aw- nounced candidate at that time was Norman Rat; who was set-h- ing the post a mayor. Harry H. Gould, manager of the Waterloo branch of the Wafer- loo Trust and Savings Company, and William M. Bean, a mem- ber of the firm ot David Bean and Sons Ltd., publishers of the Waterloo Gnu-lie. I YEARS AGO Nov, 21 - During committee meeting Aid. Gordon Raymond recommended that 1 wing be built on the back of the .tuwn hall Io provide office space plus a comfort station, The PUG which had offices in the building was asked to move but Mayor Hilliard reported that they (lid not appear willing to take any immediate action. If people don't like what the CBC puts on the airwaves they will turn the dial and pick up what someone else puts on. " is not a question of Canadian content. but of quality and pop- ular appeal. The airwaves are there to be filled by anybody who has some- thing to fill them with. Cuba has been filling some of them, as Robert Thompson. the former Social Credit leader, revealed with programs fostering French- Canadian Setoaratism in Qur‘mc and Indian discontent in the West. Another is the naive suggest- ion that the airwaves are public property and therefore public broadcasting must have first say. What nonsense! bill before the Commons now has a couple of red herrings of its own. One of them is a change of name from Board of Broad. east Governors to Canadian Radio Commission, a rather pointed and pointless sop tat bilingualism. Another is an astronomical fine-which may be levied against private broadcasters for failing to live up to its promises. (If the CBC doesn't live up to its promises the secretary of state will report to Parliament.)