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~ Waterloo Chronicle (eight to be elected) BAUMAN, Roy, 43 Melbourne Cres., accountant. BUDDELL, Ronaid, 277 Shakespeare Drive, chartered accountant. CRUISE, Robert, 332 Arlene Place, civil engineer. EDWARDS, John, 560B Brookhaven Cres., program engineer. EPP, Herbert, 53 Cardinal Cres., high school teacher. HENDERSON, William, 44 Laurel St. W., Apt. _209, investment KOMINEK, Rudy, 147 Mackay Cres., lawyer. LEDGER, Russell, 314 Lester St., airline representative. SNYDER, John, 164 Norman St., independently occupied. VOELKER, Charles, 29 Spring St. W., builder and designer. WAGNER, Harold, 185 Park St., retired. L Public Utilities Commission ‘ (four to be elected) BANTING, J. G., 533 Colonial Drive, marketing representative. HERTER, Howard, 18 Ezra Ave., jeweller. SCHEIFELE, Howard, 120 Devitt Ave., merchant. SMITH, William, 226 Lincoln Rd., high school teacher. UFFELMAN, James, 258 Lincoln Rd., seed merchant. â€" , Popresentative. _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ g«awe ~#> 000 . _ HBENRY, Robert, 199 Forsyth Drive, hiBh school vice principal® Waterloo‘s returning officer, Durward Preston, presided for the earlier nominations. Both events were held "Cat Harold Wagner school. The following have qualified as candidates for the hicipal elections. David Dooley, who has built a reputation for handling â€" such events in the last 19 years, was chairman of the event. He allowed mayoralty candidates 10 minutes to state their platforms. Three minutes were allotted to all others. They were originally slated for MacGregor school but were transâ€" ferred to the Bridgeport Road loâ€" Mayor > MESTON, Donevan, 119 Mackay Cres., estate planner. WATKISS, Cedric, 190 Lincoln Rd., associate treasurer. | o_ Council Incumbents tended to point to their stewardship, while newâ€" comers were mainly concerned with regiqnal government topics at a ratepayers‘ meeting* followâ€" ing last week‘s election nominaâ€" tions. Candidates voice election platform IT‘S IN THE BAGâ€"Little Dianna Flannery, 6, has Santa Claus‘s full attention as she tells him about the easyâ€"bake oven she hopes she‘li get for Christâ€" mas. Dianna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Flanâ€" nery of Waterloo, was one of the first children to greoet Santa in Waterloo Square after the parade last Saturday. Municipal candidates "An inflationary environment leads to longâ€"term debt obligaâ€" tions," he warned. But he sugâ€" gested the problem can be overâ€" come once people are aware of the contributing factors and how detrimental they can be. He stressed the need to keep th#s community‘s economy flourishing. Incumbent Mayor Don Meston concentrated on inflation and what he described as "the inflaâ€" tionary psychology of our day." It was not unlike the attitude of the depression, he suggested, except it is the good times that people today expect to last forâ€" ever. C. J. Watkiss reminded his listâ€" eners that Thursday night‘s nomâ€" (Continued on Page 2) cation, because of YMCAâ€"sponâ€" sored classes at MacGregor. The event was held in the staff dining room of Mutual Life‘s King Street offices. Following dinner and the presentations, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pulkinghorn put on an illustrated travelogue of their reâ€" cent aroundâ€"theâ€"world trip. Club: president J. B. Hawson was chairman for the evening, Special recognition was given to 11 club members completing 30 vears service, 12 with 35 years to their credit and eight who bave contributed 40 years. Albert Schaefer of Waterloo and Alice Forrest of Vancouver were recipients of special presenâ€" tations to mark 45 years service to Mutual Life. Company presiâ€" dent K. R. MacGregor made the presentations. Terms of service spanning 1,335 years and involving 40 em ployees were honored this week by the Long Service Club of Mutâ€" val Life Assurance Co. of Canada. Seven new members were inâ€" ducted into the club at the orâ€" ganization‘s ‘annual dinner meetâ€" ing. Three of them, Helen Boidt, Rex Dark and Marie Jacob are from the Waterloo head office. All those qualifying for memâ€" bership have completed 25 years with the company. The club has 267 members of whom 97 are reâ€" tired. Twelve men, seven of them members of the present council, are contesting eight council seats and newcomer J. G. Banting A twoâ€"day fight for the mayorâ€" alty as well as elections for aldâ€" ermen and public utilities comâ€" missioners are now assured for Waterloo, Monday. °~ Cedric Watkiss, associate treaâ€" surer of a Twin City insurance firm, is challenging incumbent Don Meston, an estate planner, for_ the chief magistrate‘s post. Meston challenged ARTISTS ALLâ€"Students from B 1,335 year‘s service is honored 19 candidates contest 13 seats Nov. 25. A 22â€"yearâ€"old man was arrested and charged with wiltul damage after five spotlights, worth $20, were kicked out at Avco New Idea Farm Equipment, 330 Phillip St. Nov. 24. Salary negotiations resumed today between the city and Waterloo firefighters. Talks broke off in September, when firemen decided to seek arbitration. Nov. 23. Waterloo Siskins overcame a twoâ€"goal deficit late in the third period to beat Collingwood Blues, 65 in the third periâ€" od at the Waterioo Arena. It was their third win in nine games. Magician Bob Breadner and singer Carol Wainio were features of a variety show at the children‘s library to mark Young Canada Book Week. The Potters‘ Workshop held its annual Christmas sale in Water. loo Park. Nov. 21. Nineteen of the candidates nominated last night qualified to contest the Dec. 1 nominations. Nov. 22. Thousands of spectators lined King Street this morning to see the annual Santa Claus parade. Thieves stole a $5 floodlight from 105 Mayfield Ave.; within hours of its installation by Cecil Wilker. Nov. 20. The newly opened branch of the Royal Bank of Canada at King and Herbert Streets, held open house this affernoon. Returning officer Durward Preston received 21 nominations for council and public utilities commission at a meeting in Haroid Wagner public school. Elected were: Fred Budd, presiâ€" dent; Stewart McMillan, viceâ€" president; Spencer Hann, treasâ€" WEEK IN RETROSPECT and presided for the election of officers. is challenging incumbents Howâ€" ard Scheifele, Howard Herter, James Uffelman and William Smith for one of the four PUC mwh‘wfi 6. 8M .. + Aldermen Roy Bauman, Robert Cruise, Herbert Epp, Robert Henâ€" ry, Rudy Kominek, Russell Ledger and Harold Wagner are all seekâ€" ing return to office. Ald. Vincent Alviano is pet seeking reâ€"election. He the only member of the present council not running. He has served 12 years as alderman. Alexandra public school produced posters, pupâ€" WATERLOO, ONTARIO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1969 urer; Pearl Ballantyne, secretary; Gene Kuntz, assistant secretary; Betty Hagey, social convener; and Frances Wilheim, assistant social convener. Edwards nor Snyder have not previously sought public office. Buddell, a former alderman, was defeated when he contested the mayoralty. Henderson is a forâ€" mer alderman who lost out at the 1967 polis and Voelker is a forâ€" mer public school trustee. J. J. Coomey, 66 McDougall Rd., an engineer, was nominated for (Continued on Page 2) Ronald Buddell, John Edwards, William Henderson, John Snyder and Charles Voelker are the other contenders for aldermanic seats.