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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 31 Jul 1969, p. 1

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CP j !Aoney apparently â€" making comeback zdinxntherthnhouding,it be regarded merely as part of the cycle by which everything ml ecomeback, rather than of the collectors‘ passion. ‘A company which started to w "cash cards" here a few ago reports‘ an excellent mh'omntdkuudm . Within three weeks, it has sold 65 Twin City stores on the idea °_ And claims it is signing up conâ€" Sumers at the rate of 50 a day. ‘ Victor Hawes of Kitchener and ‘Bud Jeffries of Hamilton are proâ€" | ing the International Discount b from offices â€" located on ott Street in Kitchener. p, the af ~ duly 25 ing se #actory c g:md at | Marga: enue, duly 26 in Cits ’6 i _ duly 27. , incl @entral S swould be it ~ July 208 prever lets in ?c noise. % Plannin noise. ?;lanning director Brian Turnbull told council department offiâ€" Fials have recommended secondary plans be adopted as part of ‘She city‘s official plan. Since this could involve a lot of red tape, @ouncil will ask the municipal affairs department to approve the \Pplan as presented. ; *"We don‘t give them out indiâ€" iminately," said the local E.:mber’a secretaryâ€"manager, as recovered his "officeâ€"legs" this #week after a spell in the hospital. « About 10,000 colorful brochures . Even money seems to be enâ€" a new surge of popularity days, in spite of a society lat seemed well on its way to cashless by the turn of the m a comeback, rather than of the collectors‘ passion. ‘A company which started to w "cash cards" here a few ago reports‘ an excellent m from retailers and conâ€" / An $8,000 fire at the home ofâ€" Marvin MacLean, 54 ‘Alexandra e., gutted the attic and roof. A fire at the same address earlier Mn the afternoon occurred in a ground floor closet. flfpeck) Turner‘s method for eeping tourist information adequâ€" dAte to meet demands,. | Earliee this year, the local amber of commerce reported 4# was not only well stocked with Rourist information about Waterâ€" foo but about Kitchener, too, at time when the latter and betterâ€" zeeled chamber was out of its own promotional brochures and the gl?erewithal to have more printâ€" Ry PrHitomena rutherroro > mil w s‘ in y Suly 25. Two Waterloo persons were taken to KW Hospital fol. »‘bwing separate accidents today. Both were later reported in satisâ€" fectory condition. Edward Bolton, 11, of 20 Austin Drive, was inâ€" lured at King Street North and Columbia Street. Donald Perrin of 1 July 29. A 29â€"yearâ€"old Calgary woman was arrested early today land charged wit_h stabbing another Calgary woman in the head with WEEK IN RETROSPECT 3:1;, including a paving job on King Street between William and @entral Streets. Sunday had been selected for the work since traffic sould be at a minimum, It has been rescheduled for Aug. 10. $ the Four Wells swimming area. The jury was investigating the death of two Kitchener boys who drowned there July 14. Similar #ecommendations were made by another coroner‘s jury last year when an Irish immigrant was drowned. . & pair of manicure scissors. A taxi 'dri'vevxr'iza‘ll_e(iâ€" fid;cev;‘f-tzr'a; fracas in a car on Regina Street. The injured woman was treated at Kâ€"W Hospital and released. ’ilgly y A Egrgnel’s_jury urged the adoption of safety precautions $ + into one operation that covers duly 26. Organizers of local teenage dropâ€"in centres have accused . o * ility, the ground filoor of the office rwm City residents of mse::tmgr:t anc.l hostility. building at 204 Weber St. N. and i_ duly 27. A 1%â€"inch downpour rained out several Twin City activiâ€" :.l:::.'l' into the building‘s upper a new surge of popularity days, in spite of a society tat seemed well on its way to cashless by the turn of the ;&ge.the emphasis is still on Good husbandry is M. W. July 28. Council agreed to seek an Ontario Supreme Court order _ prevent Wood Pallets Co., 318 Bridgeport Rd., manufacturing lllets_ in a residential area. Many area residents complained about Margaret Ave. N., was injured at Laurel Street East and Moore Good husbandry keeps brochures on chamber‘s shelves â€" reach points of interest. It contains an 11 by 17â€"inch map of the city, plus photographs of some of the prominent buildings, such as public and university liâ€" promoters say it has 3,000 store members and a 30,000 consumer list. _ Plans to extend the business to the United States, England and Holland are currently being discussed. One of the incentives for re tailers is that the company guar antees to sign up only one store of a kind in any trading area. It guarantees to find the item somewhere eise at the stated disâ€" count for a consumer on whom a merchant reneges. Among the people who have (Continued on Page 2) The local chamber has in fact, two brochures about Waterloo. One is specifically designed for tourists who want some fairly genâ€" eral information about the city and surrounding area and who want to know the quickest way to want to know the quickest way to most sophisticated electronic It outlines services, population reach points of interest. equipment to the plain, oldâ€"fashâ€" projections and transportation It contains an 11 by 17â€"inch map ioned whiskey keg." ons â€"_ fecilities as well as giving concise of the city, plus photographs of ~I€ boosts downtown shopping +information about existing indusâ€" some of the prominent buildings, with an attractive view of Waterâ€" tries and prospects for new ones. such as public and university liâ€" loo Square. The park‘s wildiife This is distributed to prospecâ€" braries, Carling Breweries, amn display is used to illustrate the ©tiv6=tm@inufticturers when initial insurance head office, and the recreational facilities, . â€" n 0 â€"betpritied»ato> made about ‘locaâ€" 1820 schoolhouse in the park. â€" In contrast to this folderâ€"type tinig here. about the city are printed whenâ€" ever they are needed,. Wise disâ€" tribution ensures they last about 18 months. This, as well as the amount of discount is at the merchant‘s discretion. x membership fee and are issued with a card similar in design to most credit cards. In addition, im eyl i o on nc on they receive a directory of stores in the area that honors the sysâ€" tem. These directories are upâ€" dated every six months. tral Ontario areas. Directories of partic i p a t i n g stores in other areas will be available for a fee, when the proâ€" moters sell ‘ their ideas across country. Right now, it is limited to the Montrealâ€"Quebec and cenâ€" THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS IN vVERY POOR CONDITION where local Aloor. Recounting its industrial role, it says products range "from the m os t â€" sophisticated electronic equipment to the plain, oldâ€"fashâ€" province." In addition, it recounts the city‘s steady growth, describing it as "the opportunity centre of midâ€" western Ontario‘ and "a blend of commercial, industrial, residential and educational opportunities that are unequaililed throughout the These people were formerly served by offices at Galt, Kitchâ€" ener, . Listowel, Owen Sound, Stratford and Walkerton. Unemployment insurance is a public insurance scheme which squareâ€"mile area they serve. Within that section of Waterâ€" loo, Wellington, Perth, Grey, Bruce and parts of Huron and Halton Counties there are an esâ€" timated 11,000 employers for a 203,000 work force of whom 137,â€" 800 carry unemployment insurâ€" Nine menths ago seven area unemployment insurance offices tlosed down and amalgamated bers don‘t. Rather are they kept hopping tending to the claims and probâ€" Weber Street UIC district office « serves 500,000â€"squareâ€"mile area But while the offices may The photographer caught Chronicle .# Waterloo â€"~â€" area director Roy Hancock (left) and Reg Dearling in a cheerful mood, The material was compiled with as few specific statistics as posâ€" sible so that the city‘s rapid growth wouldn‘t outdate the bookâ€" material, the chamber also stocks a colorful, compact book of genâ€" eral information, geared to whet the appetite of industrial tycoons hungry for expansion. To qualify for these benefits, contributors (and only contribuâ€" tors are eligible) must be unemâ€" ployed for some part of the week claimed for and "be ready, wilâ€" ling and able to work and unâ€" able to obtain suitable employâ€" ment for each day of such week." In addition, one has to have made a spmihc number of conâ€" borne by the federal governâ€" ment, which also contributes to the tune of 20 percent, to the fund established by employers and employees. Contributions are used strictly to establish a fund from which to pay benefits to those who have lost their jobs and are still lookâ€" ing for work. became effective here under the Unemployment Insurance Act of 1940. For those who are eligible it is compulsory and consists of reguiar weekly contributions shared jointly by employer and employee. All administrative costs, that is salaries and office unkeep are In addition to these, places like Doon Pioneer Village and the MacKenziec King home get speciah play. Even the tourist brochure for Waterioo itself devotes a section to points of interest in the area, such as the two above, Kitcherâ€" er‘s ‘Farmer Market, the West Elora Gorge Park. Tourist promotion, as Turner operates it, is not an insular thing. He believes visitors here, like anyâ€" where else, like to get some capâ€" sule information about the general area. This is one reason why there are five stacks of Kitchener broâ€" chures on the racks in his office. Benefits are paid every two weeks to those who qualify. The amount is based on contributions in the 30 weeks previous to ap plication. These are approved at the area office but computed in Toronto from which cheques and reporting forms are mailed dirâ€" ect to claimants. Copies of the report go to the beneficiary‘s employer and his nearest Canada Manpower office. The local UIC area office is t(Continued on Page 2) tributionsâ€"at least 30 within the previous two years and eight of these must be within the previ ous year. If all the requitements are fulâ€" filled one is eligible for payâ€" ments for up to 52 weeks. There are certain jobs that renâ€" der an employee non insurable under. UIC. This applies to priâ€" vate duty nurses, teachers, perâ€" sons whose earnings exceed $7,â€" 800 a year and federal and proâ€" villcial _ employees _among <others. WATERLOO, ONTARIO

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