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1% l;;m.m RUTHEREORD y Greaf Silent Majority has it‘ Been getting some publicity in Beveral â€" quarters in ; Fecent The wagon will be taken along on each subsequent trip by either ¢lub to each other‘s hometown. K symbolizes the links between this area and Pennsylvania, home state of Waterloo County‘s first settlers. Fred Nichols of Kitchener preâ€" sented a Canadian flag to the American hosts. A highlight of the visit was a gift of the American flag, which ad flown over the Capitol buildâ€" ings in Washington, D.C., during their stay in the Urtited States. The presentation included a cerâ€" tificate from the White House‘s «department of architecture, afâ€" firming the date and place the flag had flown. John Baird of Waterloo preâ€" gented the Washington Optimists with a Conestoga wagon, which was purchased for the event by the Twin City mayors. It was fitted with a plaque on which was inscribed the date of the Kâ€"W visit. Washington Optimists will return it, similarly inscribed with the dates of their first visit planned for this summer or fall. The trip was the first in a series of exchange visits planned between the groups. Thirtyâ€"five members of the KW Optimists spent last weekâ€" end in Washington, Penn., guests eof their twin club in that city. Waterloo Chronicle people are content to ride along twith the tide and fail to speak out for or against what is happening. Attitudesâ€"to our democratically plected governments are the clasâ€" yic example. We talk about ""them", "they" or "it", attributâ€" ing our rising taxes and lack of Bervices (or surfeit of them) to â€" » _ \This, ‘ â€" â€" ‘ * * P 7 m y P > s 6 ks " aAf i e on ¢ * _ um o EL o # x * ~AF ‘yils h.+: * +A §To y SAAiC.., x# % s f P s | c ams w “m“"t ‘4 ' m us Pn the issues of the dayâ€"mainly through default. °. _ . Problems remain unsolved or Rre having a _ The publicity is awakening us to the fact that the silent:masses Kâ€"W Optimists make southern trip Optimists hope the trip will be the first in a series of exchange visits Others were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Heller, 176 Bristol St., Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schnarr, 40 Margaret Ave., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mcâ€" Cutchen, 142 Albert St., Mr. and Mrs. John Coker, 110 John Bivd., Mr. and Mrs. Eden Snyder, 189 Lester St., Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nelâ€" son, 59 Bricker St., Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fleischmann, 148 Ellis Cres., and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shantz, R.R. 1 Waterloo. Among those who made the bus journey south were Boyd Chalmers of Kitchener, president of the group, and Mrs. Chalmers; Mr. and Mrs. John Baird of 346 Lexington Rd., and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichols of Kitchener (both men are club viceâ€"presidents), and Murray Parker, zone seven lieutenantâ€"governor, _ and â€" Mrs. Parker of 359 Whitmore Drive. The local Optimists were guests of the steel companies located in Washington, Penn., at a Valentine dance, Saturday. This was preceded by tours of the Pennsylvania area. Members of the local club who were unable to make the trip will be able to share some of the American hospitality this Saturâ€" day. An eightâ€"pound box of candy in a heartâ€"shaped box will be opened at a dance the club is sponsoring. It is a gift of the Washington group. tericeo man wrote to commissionâ€" Dr. Fyfe may be a little slow er Stewart Fyfe telling him why reporting on his aréa study but he believed this would be bad for was prompt in replying to the letâ€" this community. ter. Along with his letter went some‘ â€" He thanked the local man for clippings from this paper indicatâ€" . the letter and clippings and comâ€" ing some differences between the â€" mented. ‘ lieves ‘in airing his views â€" both through letters to the editor colâ€" umin of this and other newspapers and through letters to individuals in or connected with public office. it, as if we played no hand in the matter at all, s * While many of us are sitting eround debating whether we are about to be amaigamated with Kitchener as a result of the area localâ€"government review, the Waâ€" E. Schmidt of 44 Alexâ€" Automobiles Ltd. to supply five poliée cmisérvs:'iivu;'a;' t"h; ‘l';w\;lt of four received. a Feb. 17. A packed house attended an open lecture by Dr. D. A. Chant of Toronto, when he spoke on pollution problems and means to counteract them. It was heid at First United Church‘s Hilliard Hall. Feb. 15. Waterloo Siskins dropped a 52 decision to Kitchener Greenshirts at Kitchener auditorium. Waterloo cbljegiate students broke 17 records on their the Twin City high school swimming championships. Feb. 14. Damage was about $50 in a fire at 125 Erb St. W. The resident, who was smoking in bed, dozed to waken to a smouldering bed, bedclothes and floor. T‘wo pizzas, valued at $5, were stolen from a parké& ael]v;;y v\;a-;l. on High Street. Kitchener representatives were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Graf, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Litt, Mr. and Mrs. Norm Geng, Mr. and Mrs. Bob McCulloch, Norman Langtree and Feb. 12. The public utilities commission accepted the $163,751 bid of Monteith and McGrath Ltd., for construction of a 2,000,000 gallon addition to the Erb Street reservoir. Feb. 13. Public elementary and secondary school teachers attended a joint professional deye}gpment day program at Twin City schools. WEEK IN RETROSPECT celebrations, a néws. story along the same lines, and the comments ofâ€"Planning Director Brian Turnâ€" buil who, in his resignation z dress to council, encouragedâ€" city to retain its individual adâ€" vantages . and identity;. ~~ â€" two cities and some opinions op. _ *"In the conrse of the review it posing amaigamation. . â€" _ _ . ~â€"â€" hag made clear that there ‘These included a letter which Ate "Ciff between Kitch uhmmmmmm_wvmrbo.,mdwbm on the subject two weeks ago, an > Of whith is a feeling of pride in editqrial on Winterfest: and . the WiPi# ‘Fespective communities. part Waterico didn‘t plgy in the .*‘Fhe major problem has been Cugwh, Norman Langtree â€" ahd Mrs. Alex MacLean. . 16. The polipe commission accepted the $5,543 net bid of Orr \" Pollution could bring B ar ragapee. < on our own extinction and The human species has now reached this stage. : All species in finite limits conâ€" taining food folow a similanrapatâ€" tern. There is a long perifi) of steady growth which then exâ€" plodes into a period of tremendâ€" ous growth and multiplication. The â€" speaker, a tall, greying bearded man who admits to being highly emotional about his subâ€" ject, said his purpose was not "to give just another horror story, but to tell what can be done to restore the quality of our envirâ€" onment." Pollution was a crisis issue, he said, which may give the human race the unique distinction of beâ€" ing the only species on earth to bring‘ about its own extinction. All other species which have become extinct (about 2,000,000) were the victim of circumstances. (Constipation brought about the dinosaur‘s downfall!) The human race is doing it all by itself. The event was part of the Kâ€"W University Women‘s Club regular meeting, which they opened to the public â€"in view of the releâ€" vance of the topic. More than 400 persons attended, including parâ€" ents with babies in their arms. D. A. Chant, chairman of the University of Toronto‘s zoology department, . discussed pollution problems and what can be done about them. / It was standing room only. at Â¥First United Church‘s Hilliard Hall Tuesday evening when Dr. to determine how. strong this feelâ€" :h- and whether it is changâ€" as people move about more andâ€"more easily, Another considâ€" @ration is the growing number of things in which the two cities bave a common interest, such as the possible water pipeline, and whether these larger interests are moreâ€"important than the feeling of community pride and having a more direct say in the services you expect from your local govâ€" ernment. way to "DDT is a global problem. It is preose~t in measurable quantities in the food we import. It is still found in animals. It can be meaâ€" sured in dust and rain and will be (Continued on Page 2) North American controls on the pesticide, however, have not solâ€" ved the problem. Chant said the irony of the reâ€" cent DDT ban is that its use is still permitted, although in smalâ€" ler quantities and more controlâ€" led use, to restrain cut worm in tobacco plants. The world‘s mean average temâ€" perature is increasing and North America‘s tree and plant life is producing only 60 percent of the oxygen it formerly did. Many of Canada‘s major cities do not have primary sewage treatâ€" ment centres. Included are Vicâ€" toria, _ Whitehorse, _ Saskatoon, Hull, Quebec, Halifax and St. Johns. Montreal provides primary sewage treatment for only 10 perâ€" cent of that city‘s waste. Technological waste is producâ€" ing changes that can affect cliâ€" mate drastically. The carbon dioxâ€" ide content of the air has increaâ€" sed 23 percent in the last 100 years. He said agricultural activity operating at 100 percent its poâ€" tential could produce enough food for 30,000,000,000 to 50,000,000,000 persons, if we had no competiâ€" tion for the productivity. Meantime, population is boomâ€" ing, headed by Kuwait, the fastâ€" estâ€"growing country.. East .Gerâ€" many has the lowest population increase. ._In view of the competition that exists and imperfect productivity, the world‘s food supply is just about adequate for the present 4,000,000,000. The major dangers to our way of life, however, lie in other areas. The fourth stage is reached when the environment is poisoned by the species‘ own waste and then comes extinction. "Perhaps it may destroy whole areas or countries or cause social unrest but lack of food won‘t bring about the extinction of the human race." Chant pointed out that there are finite limits on all our reâ€" sources. He disagrees with those who feel starvation will bring about ‘our extinction. Next comées personality and bioâ€" logy changes, resulting from the crowded conditions. These include a lack of interest in the opposite bid." WATERLOO, ONTARIO THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1970â€"10c *‘‘My report is currently being printed and will be in the hands of the minister of municipal afâ€" fairs in a few weeks, What is done as a result of it depends on the views of citizens like yourself and the decisions of the provincial government.‘" In Herb Schmidt‘s opinion, Wat erloo‘s city council and city hall staff are streets aheads of Kitchâ€" ener‘s in providing this communiâ€" ty with good administration and services at the best possible cost. Amalgamation, he feels, vould speak out spontaneously that one knows that there is a deeply rootâ€" ed â€" interest in the community which speaks welf for its future. (Continued on said, adding "Heaven forâ€" 2)