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tl , Meantime, we hope this week's supplement will prove enjoyable and informative and give our readers and advertisers a glimpse of the better quality newspaper. ue hope to provide them with bcfore too long. All regular issues of the paper will be printed by similar pro- toss. as soon as the press, cur- rently being installed in the Fair- way Press plant on Fairway Road. is mady for operation. We hope our readers will enjoy ttu special supplement on elect, Tit living, which The Chronicle carries this week. Produced in offset printing. it is a hint of things to come. The shape of things to come "In fact the loudest noise is created from the tires rolling on the pavement," claims an execu- tive of the Alberta company. Ivan Bradley, general manager and secretary of the PUC, said the commission is very keen on acquiring a similar vehicle "at a reasonable price." Waterloo Public Utilities Com- mission won't be caught napping if gasoline and diesel-driven can 1nd buses' are banned, from our cities, within an mix. uwmany 'rttiiutionataassetdtir'Weorrh fore, Main advantages of the, vehicle manufactured by Electric Fuel Propulsion Ine., Femdale, Mich.. is that there is no pollution of the atmosphere through its use and there is virtually no noise. PUC eye's electric car WEEK IN 'yirtttprttti.T for its meter readers 1'"1"t' ff:Tiff:Pfi::'§'fiii=_.:’ffe:“:i‘:: L, L_, Theeomtttistriegt hum-emu in- vestigating the Why of ac. (wiring an electric, or battery. opented vehicle, for use by its mete: readers. In such event, it could become the second utility company in Canada to introduce this type of vehicle to its service.. Calgary Power purchased a con- verted four-door, five-passenger Renault last year that runs on M, sixvolt batteries. . It is said to be the first pro- duction model of its kind, owned by any Canadian utility company. I V . - . a: lit' alltlgigliiiiitiBll" . . - 1.st Bl i FLT "aa 'A - f " , H _ " PHILOMENA tomato» Prices and specifications on: BOYHOOD BluSs-1revin O’Higgins of 566A Brookhaven Crdm, was one of scores ot Waterloo youngsters who took advantage last weekend of the opening of the, fishing seaSOn.‘And what fishing trip is complete without good Rrotttt. panionshipt " you own 1- dog like San dy, You've got it made. ' miiiiii"er""7ar""iii'rtiii7"U"tu'; wanna. Coupty board of education officials reported 3.500" young- works at the Michigan plant will sters were registered Jtrr- fan-kindergarten, following registration: not be available for another few conducted yesterday and t,ardar. - t . weeks. _" _ ,t‘t o‘ .r_"e fffipgj Emile! James that, 1; Prf' as. It-mote'"' Aa., mimrr:serts Fee he”, at Trirettoo He planned to pick it up April 22 at the Detroit plant where it Witt, assomhlod, as part of his ob. sorvance of Earth Day. Television pcrsona.liiy Arthur Godfrey is among Americans who (urronlly own "lcctrically-drtven curs Godfrey purchased his $l0000 model as part of his fight against pollution. If they don't want to invest in a rapid charger unit. they can get by by plugging into an ordin- ary 220 alternating current out- lc-l for an eightrhour stretch, The Holiday Inn chain of res- taurants has already installed charging stations for electric vehi- cles at some of its outlets in the United States. These are set up between De- trait and Chicago and make it possible for the manufacturer to conduct 50,000-milc road tests be- tween the two cities. A network of additional Holi- day Inn charging points is plan- ned to be in operation between Massachusetts and California by August, when an electric car race between students from the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology and other colleges will he held, Prospective ownprs' can oxpeet speeds of 50 to 55 miles an hour from electric cars. The Calgary Power's ETectriear takes six to eight hours recharg- ing, without the fast-charging ap- paratus. Special high-power chargers can restore 80 percent of power in 45 minutes, or 100 percent of a fully discharged battery in 90 minutes. . um uc avauaulc nu auoulcl' new _-___ __ "’ _ --'--r-"'. "'7' 3' "i'""- . . q _ . _ Under . . existing legislhtion, weeks. _ . A .- N l . _ _ rm,' 8 ‘gralgts .will not apply to Water. -Ane, Bradley James that, ' M 2S. Wrath)!” 'ar, Mtuter "e', rts greys held, at Tritetuo “loo rLutheran Arttiversity no: 'Mt,ttoir ta ' ' eriiiii%iiks-,Fs. 1is/e'..iiierie'ai.u.ar. 'r,:. F A T Ce," t-'ctr--", ._", ' .v J: _ I, _ _;.chgrch-affiliated tttreg on the s',,'.eilfll'itpts","'i'JPltit,2f',' and .,:l8.h Iamiy Jit8ttilrati,', League and fs.9'ifthtiotoutis. 'oerety'" Univmity of 'lt-ll-lr' t g, avaitatRenow is not what the lo" '.itriyttrreMk8'i, _ I . -', iii-WWW "f---, ‘Sehalefqr said a $5.. C', _ w eat commission has in mind. A man siumerete6 ft subbing Mts. . / e tr. .d _ _ . “st fr., {fast 1trtaxabrrassewtayF%tir "But we would like to have an . was picked up by police m the Toron'to areaJIrs. Feller up: wounded a big help in establishing'realip- electric car for our meter readers when she surprised a man in the kitchen of. the. homer , tie, mill rates. ." "But we would like to have an electric car for our meter readers or people making short runs. "The vehicles are ideal for this. It would be a tremendous applies tion and anti-pollution, too." Batteries, which power the elec- tric models can be recharged whenever the vehicles are not in use. April 29. Portraits and, silhouettes was the theme of tr tea and bake sale sponsored by Parkwood Manor Auxiliary. Proceeds are for residents' projects. Apr“ 20. A petattirided thief stole four 'rabbits from Waterloo Park Bott reports Police Chief Harold Home. Or perhaps the thief had I hankering for rabbit stew! . April 27. Couocil's fire ind light committee agreed to re-qpen negotiations with the city’s firefighters, Talks between the two broke down earlier this year. __ T April 26. About tso worth of cigarenes were stolen from the con- cession booth in Waterloo' Park. Entry was gained by breaking a small window and removing a steel bar. . University of Waterloo is below the Ontario average of 61.4 per- cent for the " provincially-assisted universities employing Canadian Faculty. according to a university presidents' survey. April 24. Twin City temperatures soared ttttT degrees, the warmest so far this year. [ F _ -- t .V _ About soo persons saw a gymnastic display presented at the Uni- versity of Waterloo by a all-member Danish team.' ‘ This etatGiT, iéair ' cine of many mod els being tested in North America. _a,'1tt.iititiitfiitii's taxes . City ' Mm:- Don ‘Sehae‘fer continued thi: week Milan‘s ottcttte avpngg .-Wa.tetrttto June will; drop tlo. thisuyeungqtead pt as; a rltlttllt “seemed. ' "it is mm a municipal budget tretti.tes, ttl news for the ta:.rpttyertr," not "trt treasur- "t making hjs91yeitisedi..erit_ . *ismttttested" the " ieituftioh ’0Ii4he average $5,” AtrNstisaterit :would be sree.ial1rwe.iooottd, by squalor titiztets'livintr on fixed. in- comes. ' - _ » ”PM“ i“ illihtp, “Milo-Fading! , Waterlgc‘s tax Mummhqtt “UM!!! by the; my. 2'». ", The; municipal budget aptitoved I week ago by. city council pro. vides for a one-mill decrease. Waterloo qruirhiiiiri.ir'Cmrr cation has ‘since 'co'mplgted it: budget and the figures'from this Jteid anterloo 'County separate .schqol board, settled earlier, re. , Meet a further four-mill decrease '10! Waterloo taxpayers. . . _ . This occurred‘ in spiky of a " tr11gtetrirttriyamr in 'el'eméntary ' Arprovineiar hike in the tax induction grant front last yearls $47.44 to $62.44 this, year was the final touch in creating the'rytrsr 'pittaie. _ _ t _ . sm Many factors were instrumental in establishing the lower. munici. pal mill rate, Schaefer said. . t 8-Mttior Aeirrease in the city's Sign: {of wdary school, now; ateito'tinteit for the sultstantta1. rer ductiim, / according -to the -trea- sung, ,. _ .,' . "The tratfie andtransportation budget was suttstatrttialira'nerexs, ed as funds will be required for the implementation of the one- way street system and the cost of half-fares on city buses for our senior residents. A "In time of high interest rates, it is very desirable to fin; we capital expenditures out "rt cur- rent revenue. ' "While, the budget has an aus- terity tone, it has made amnle provision. for the needs of a growing community," the trea- surer said. ' "Both the police and fire bud. gets include monies for additional personnel in keeping 'with the rise impopulatiort. Another tactok was the fecent- ly announced piovineiil grants in liey of municipal taxes. _ Locally it represents about $218,000, based on $25 per full- time student at the University of Waterloo. . . A $74.218~surplus was carried fox-Hard from 1969. This was a direct result . ot the _ interimtg leyy, introduced for the firsttime last year and which eliminated heavy borrowing costs. f l , WaTttttLoo, mule r. Ann. 30, "N---to.