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"a ,i"i.-,s-,a,s..,i-.,----- Volunteers will sort, wrap and label gifts, for delivery to London's Ontario Hospital Dec. 21. Here nurses will select appropriate packages for each patient and write accompanying gift cards. This will ensure at least one personalized gift package for every patient. Suggested gifts. costing about $2 each, are wallets, clothing or smoking articles, jewelry, cosmetics, books, games, stationery or slippers. The extra few dollars spent will hardly be noticed by the averaée shopper. It could mean everything to a lonely soul in one of our hospitals. Waterloo County’s mental health association launched an appeal this week that is worthy of generous support from the community. Local merchants, service clubs and church groups are asked to contribute and individuals are asked to buy a Christmas gift for a mental patient. Mrs. Barbara Brubacher, chairman of the gift com- mittee, has pointed out that there are few. people in Waterloo who are not acquainted with someone who is or has been mentally ill. Even without that personal involvement, we all share a responsibility in this prob- lem, which incapacitates more people than all other ill- nesnes combined. Before this program started there were thousands of chronically ill patients who never received a single card or present. ' Well, the elections are over and staid old Waterloo showed that its citizens were not afraid to change the order of government. Not only did they put in a mayor without previous council experience, but also placed two untried newcom- ers at the top of the aldermanic poll and another in fourth place. I For all who will be seated on this new council, the next two years will be perhaps the most important in the history of this community. They must make decisions concerning, not only the type of regional government that will rule this area for the next 100 years or more, but they must do so in a manner that will assure the con- tinuation of historic Waterloo. The Chronicle joins with all citizens of Waterloo in wishing the newly elected and those returned, wisdom and courage in the days ahead. _ To those who met defeat, we join in saying thank you for the many good acts in which you took part on behalf of this community. A warning to all, newcomers and incumbents alike, that the people expect to be listened to when they voice an objection. No longer is it sufficient to say: "You elect- ed me to make your decisions." Mayor-elect Donovan Meston has stated that he in- tends to instill a spirit of co-operation and eo-ordination in council and present a sympathetic ear to voices of protestation even if it means a compromise. This the people will expect to have or they will again make changes. This will be no mean feat. Co-operation and eo-ordin- ation will and must be the 'watchword. For those that they returned, they showed their dis. pleasure for their part in previous council actions by placing them in the lower echelon. Want to Give for Good? A division of Baulk Puhlkhors Ltd. , Published every Wednesday at Waterloo Square, Waterloo, Ont. m Canada: oneDear $3.00; in United States and foreign countries: one year $4.00 Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Trying the Untried Waterloo Chronicle SUBSCRIPTION RATES Established 1854 The new department “hich “in be hoaded by Registrar-Gen- oral Turner. has run into more snags than it might have on- coumm-ed it the nation] econo- my was on a sounder basis. The New Domncrats want the depart- ment to have more tooth as they can for more govornment con- trol of private investment and corporate profits. Prime Minister Pearson's list of 25 essential bills; the ones he hoped would pass before Christmas. still stands at some- thing over 20. The broadcasting act is in committee. the capital punishment bill passed in prinei. ple and the new department of consumer and corporate affairs (changed from corporate and con- mrmcr to satisfy a vocal few who felt the consumer was the main concern) is before the House still, The Conservatives, concerned about the mounting mm of gov- ernment. are reluctant to en- dome any move that would add a new department to an already burgeoning public service. The cabinet has been commut- ing death sentences since it took office in 1963 and went right ahead doing it after Parliament voted to retain the death penalty in 1966, This bill contains just enough provisions to appease some of the rclentionists while establishing the principle of ab- olition in the statutes. That vote tte'.'s the Whole 5mm. Obviously a good number of MPs stayed away in disgust. The whole question of capital punish- ment has been dealt with rather shabbily and it is not surpris- ing that a number of MPs found it convenient to be elsewhere when the vote was called. With Mr. and Mrs. Pearson both making headlines in London, the buildup to the Grey Cup, Bob Stanfield in Edmonton for his first western trip since taking over the. leadership of the Con- servative party and Ontario Pre- mier Robot“ hosting his Confed- eration for Tomorrow conference About the only Commons story to make the headlines since Starr. field lost his first attempt at unseating the government was the 114 to 87 vote on the capital punishmm bill. - left on the front page for parliamentary news. By HENRY F. HEAL!) OTTAWA - We have had to look to the inside pages of the papers this past couple of weeks to find out what is happening in Parliament. FROM THE GALLERY Bills, Bills, Bills-- Before Yale! .KFW' __- - no YEARS AGO Doc. 5. Mayor Hilliard was ne- -s,1eetrrqi chief magistrate, (19M ing Norman m. Frank Bauer, newly chalet] alderman led the A land registmma error for a “talc of land in No worst ward, made Nov. 8, I889, cost tho city Sto to rectify. The fee was paid to A. K. Grumman who rerirew deeds and mortgages on the pro. There were two cases of typhoid fever reported to the Waterloo health authorities. There were alto IO cases orehiekeopox, and two caves of mumps. 30 YEARS AGO Doc. 7. H. E. Rain polled 902 votes to win as deputy we've. He defeated W. W. Enickvay by 219 votes. Elected for council wow: W. D. Btihl, Enoch Hons- horger, H. H. Gould. H. A. Storm, T. H. Walk and Jacob Weather. Herbert F'. Kuntz. manager of CaislimyKttotz Breweries but, an- mumced a plant aridititm to cost $128,000, the second within a year. " faced on Park Street acrioioing the previous add/hion which cost $40,000. The K-W Football mam defended Montreal so to win the ORFU championship. They went through the cabin-e sea-son without siftgs ing a defeat. So the Conservatives will have to find some other excuse for upsetting the Liberals. Unless the mini-budget, which Finance Minister Sharp will present be- fore this column is published, holds some terrors sufficient to unite all opposition parties, Mr. Stanfield may have to wait until Medicare is one costly item on the government's agenda which could be dropped. But the gov- ernment is committed to it and NDP support is assured so there is little likelihood it will be halt- ed now, even though a number of the cabinet would dearly love to find sorne,eonvenient excuse for shelving it. _ 7 40 YEARS AGO took second place. “hens eke-bed Dec. 1. The Seagram stable od to council were H. E. Rae, Dr. race horses led add other Cana,. A. A. Case, Harry Gould. D. A, diam stable in money won. $110,- Roberts and Arnoid Hawk. 015; nearly $74.000 ahead of the . . f . next nearest stable. W. H. Bring- Month trs of toeil (a! part III we. head (manner, saddled the a.l?tronut hoosimt pmrieet talks most winners (42). womb feeelMotteage and Hoot FILES OF YESTERYEAR wished to m the “quot phetim. cilm. “ml vote on the plebiscite The hargost fidrl of oaet:lidatoq and the largest number of mum caused city clerk, Dmard Pres- ton and staff to wank through mn- til 6 a.m. Tuesday morning Hao. old Paikin was eVtrtexl mayor do. feating Ronald Buddeli. Watcmho‘s p o ll i n g syMom proved inadmuaw when hundreds of vow-rs were turned away withom baing able to cast their Mot. Some of the blame was Howard Bedlam, on his way to cast his vote, slipped and broke his leg. He erawkd back into his " YEARS AGO Dee. 5. WatoNoo voters appmv- ed the wk of the Webedoo use diMrihotitm system to the Uninn Gas Co. for 370.000. There wane 3,417 votes cast for, with only (if! car and drove home. Accompan- ied by Frank Bauer and Ernie Goman. he 313de for the inspi- tad. When Mr. Bauer learned that he had not yet cast his vote, they carried Mr. Redford (heokrm kg and all) into the paling boom. (Comment in the paper: No won- wttmhe+owsstsehasteea,ii,rus. Month ms of toooeil (a: pant in a low-rental hum project talks with Cem'rad Mortgage and Hoot ing. It had been suggested that 150 units be built in Waterloo. One more Tory in the Com. mons would not make much dib fer.mee at this stage. It will take ', pretty serious argument to unite all opposition elements to defeat the government and force an election at this time ot the year. In Manitoba, Walter. Weir has taken over the leadership of the Conservative Party and cleared the way for Duff Roblin to step into the federal political arena. He could seek election in Ontar- io's Grey Bruce riding left va- cant by Erie Winkler, but he would prefer to run in Manitoba. Mr. Pearson decides it is time to go to the polls again.