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u K-W Gideons elect Mathias TG t A _ ' . . h' " . e e - "t . - , _ g _ _ ‘ - _ H i; LA I lj , i . _ Tr " wnnLoo. ounmo ' . V _ _ 'N , I ' a _ Irti, “contour, JUNE n. "r6-ur. . [one 9. Residents o} Pinehaven Nursing Home and Winston Hall were guests of Parkminister United Church Women at a pot-luck Supper. The Fat Angel Dropln Centre held its second annual bike-a-bit and raised $S,200 to help pay the mortgage on its headquarters. The Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario sponsored a German Mar, Plattdeutsches Lustpiel, at the Waterloo collegiate auditorium. Jon. 0. Rev. Df. W. s. Leupold. dean of Waterloo Lutheran Uni- versity died at K-W Hospital after a six-month illness. , Juno 6. More than 800 cyclists were tested for bicycle skills at 2he ninth annual K-W Optimist-Police bicycle roadeo at Waterloo Irena. Waterloo Tennis Club defeated Guelph 60 in inter-urban men's hague play. Twin City residents were without mail today, when local postal workers joined the rotating one-day strikes. ' Jim. s., Two men were charged with offences after violence erupt. td at picket lines at Sunar Industries Ltd. Pollution Probe members launched a campaign against non-return- able bottles. Frederick Bender was gem and mineral club. Juno 4. Standard Life Assurance Co. began construction 'lt-storey apartment building on Regina Street North. The K-W Gideons elected a Waterloo man president at their annual meeting. Dr. Helmut D. Mathies succeeds Orville L. Crete fun, who served for the past hree years. Other officers are Armand A. linck, vice-Presidente Dr Arthur . Harrison, secretary; Peter. G. ick, treasurer, and Everek R. torms, chaplain. Guest speaker Kenneth R. Burns of Fergus paid tribute to the work of the Gideons. The K-W group had a record .564 in receipts. All the money used to purchase Bibles and estoments for distribution to ho. Belts, hospitals, prisons, schools WEEK IN RETROSPECT Juno r. Waterloo Junior Expos baseball team lost " to 9051125 STRIKE-About 500 my and district letter cal-rich and sorter-s wink; ed off the job last week, joining 1,500 others in Southern Ontario. The walkout lasted 24 hours. This was the scene at Waterloo Post Office, Friday. elected president of the Kitchener-Waterloo bership. Russel A. McKenzie is in charge of placing Bibles in other insti- tutions. The society's church ser- vice program will be directed by Douglas E. McIntosh. Roy C. Spaezel will be charge of mem- C. J. Rempel will direct the dis- tribution of school testaments for the coming year. He will also be the delegate to thenational Gid- eon convention next month in Vancouver. _ During the school year, Grade 5 students wertcpresented with 2.452 testaments. The new Holi.. day Inn at Hespeler got 150 Bi. Mes. and other institutions. , London. is in charge other insti- church ser- directed by ofa He started working on the pa- Our Busy Neighbors was the per in 1906, when he was " years featured headline on page one in old. Eight years later, he left for those days. The story beneath a Snrnia weekly and after a year was a detailed account of the there moved to the Columbia Uni- visiting. marrying, illnesses and versity Press in New York. partying of residents of the He began to study accountancy, neighboring communities, securing his certified public ae. Advertisements caught the old Almost 60 years ago, he was a Chronicle employee, working out of the building now occupied by Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Canada. There he did "Everything that had to be done in a small week. ly."' Sometimes, it meant feeding the press, which could only han- dle two pages at a time, by hand. He started working on the pa- per in 1906, when he was " years old. Eight years later, he left for a Sarnia weekly and after a year there moved to the Columbia Uni- versity Press in New York. Tuesday was old home day for William Kress of Inverness, FU., when he discovered The Waterloo Chronicle office while his wife shopped in Waterloo Square. Old Chronicle files 'stir memories Mr. and Mrs. William Kree of lnverneu, FU., Mrs. Knees was interested in the old Chronicle files, which con- tain papers her husband had helped produce. Mrs. Kress, a former head nurse at Mount Camel Hospital in De- troit, and her husband spend sev- en months of the year in Florida and the remainder in North Caro- lina. Each year. they manage a trip back to Waterloo. "Nr countant’s diploma when he was w. After that he lived in Detroit for several years, until he 1nd his wife retired. _ Future government must be strong and flexible enough to do this, he said. He noted there was a danger that three major municipalities might be competing for assess- Discussing Fyfe's recommend- od' two-city-oountry scheme, he questioned if this system were capable of the kind of broad and crucial planning that would turn regional Concepts into reality. ed in the area. Some ik this in. formation is expected to be made "Both have merits. Both have limitations," he told his listeners. The minister announced he was extending the July 31 _detrd- .ie"for submission of briefs to 0a. 1, to jive municipalities an opportunity to learn the findings of various studies being conduct: to the two schemes pioposed i; am review commissioner Dr. Stewart Fyfe. ‘ "I have an opetrmind on which system is best," he assured a Kiwanis Club _audienoe, referring "The only firm conclusion I have reached is that reform of the municipal system in this area is necessary." Municipal Affairs Minister, Darcy Me, Koough said in Kitchener Tues, day night. . 4illltlltetmilllt delays area plan ruling - look over old Chronicle m, A relative of the man for whom the Kress Hotel in Prcston is (Continued on Page 2) We dug up a story about Har- ald Pflug, who has played with the Waterloo band for more than 50 years to show him that the old home town band was still go- ing strong. A clarinetist with the Waterloo Musical Society band in the early 1900s, he recalled the Friday night concerts beside the former city hall, where the audience stood or walked around the band- shell, during the performance. He recalled how one wigmaker who advertised twice a year, male a living going from town to town spending a few weeks in mull while he completed his orders. linotype operator's eye, remind. ing him of old friends. He reiterated that the final "decision must reflect the local preference. Selection of the government form that will best fit this region is the ”challenge ot Waterloo County, he said. Referring to Fyfe's criticisms of the provincial government, Mo. Ke’ough said "We winced a little but we're already trying to do something about our deficien- cies." with specific implications for one locality and wide implications foe the adjoining, area?" , He described the Fyfe report as "the most intense and profession. al study of municipal government ever made in Canada." He suggested one way of soi. ving the problem when one " likes one's neighbor's decision. is to "Get in on the action." The minister said the hub of the problem which calls for re- t.prm is: "Who should the pro- vincial government talk to to "It is imperative that the two Cities seriously contemplate whether it is realistic for them to remain apart." meat in, their planing. rather than working toward a balanced growth. 's tht the §dbject of Twin City. 'yyaltramatiori, the minister said on a project