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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Nov 1970, p. 1

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15 run for 2 school boards â€" Waterloo Chronicle The slate includes two womâ€" en, Mrs. Lynne Woolstencroft of 72 Milford Ave., and Mrs. Doreen Thomas of 370 Warrington Drive. Others are Brian Edwards of 361 Redwood Place, Dennis Eaton of 390 Tamarack Drive, Dr. Klaus Bongart of 548 Mount Anne Drive, William Moyer of 256 Thorncrest Drive, and Elmer Moore of 300 Braemore Ave. One of them, Neil MacEachâ€" ern of 187 Albert St., is seeking reâ€" election. Incumbent â€" trustees William Pugh and Dr. Helen Gordon deâ€" clined to run again. Fifteen persons qualified for six seats within 15 minutes of the close of nominations, Monday night. Eight persons were nominated for three seats on the board of edâ€" ucation. They include two lawyâ€" ers, two professors, a retired school principal, an English conâ€" sultant, a news editor and a houseâ€" wife. Elections are now assured for all seats on Waterloo County board of education and separate school board as well as for separate school representation on the pubâ€" lic school board. Six seats vacant STEPPING OUTâ€"High stepping majorettes, bandsmen, pipers and cartoon characters paraded down King Street, Saturday morning in the annual Santa Claus parade. Santa, who arrived a week earlier by helicopter, took a more leisurely pace this time on the back of a float. Returning officer Durward Preston and his staff (right) received nominations at a meeting attended by about 60 persons. Housewife Mrs. Ann Marie Sehl of 173 Washington Ave., is challenging incumbents Fred Quigley of 253 Albert St., a comâ€" pany president, and Mac Zettel of 233 Murdock Cres., an insurance company supervisor, for one of two seats on the Waterioo County separate school board. The platform of John Zupko of 129 Chelford Cres., a candidate for separate school representaâ€" tion on the Waterloo County board of education is bound to give adâ€" ded interest to the election. The insurance company superâ€" visor is running on a platform adâ€" vocating the integration of the public and separate school sysâ€" tems. Separate representatives on the board of education vote only on matters related to Catholic stuâ€" dents in the high school system. Last year four representatives were elected from the county at large. This has been changed with candidates elected this year to represent specific areas. Separate school electors in Watâ€" erloo, Elmira, Bridgeport, and Waterloo, Wellesley and Woolâ€" wich Townships will select one (See photos Page 3. ) Elections for all posts take place Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. An advance poll is scheduled for Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. candidate for the post. John Zupko of 129 Chelford Cres., is contesting the separate school seat on the Waterloo County board of education on a platform of ultimate integration of public and separate school systems. Other contenders are Alvin Montag of 222 Bellehaven Drive, a general sales manager, and Leonard Voisin, RR 2 Waterloo, a carpenter. "I will work for the ultimate inâ€" tegration of the systems,"" he said following Monday night‘s noâ€" minations, ‘"and for the provision by an act of law by which religion may be taught in the schools by any denomination that so wishes."‘ "I firmly believe that this cenâ€" tralization would realize obvious economies."‘ These he specified as the accounting setâ€"up, office manageâ€" ment and computerization of reâ€" cords. Incumbent Norbert Hergott of RR 3 Wellesley, a farmer, is seeking reâ€"election. He said he believed costs could be controlled by merit rating of teachers rather than by grantâ€" ing salary increases on the basis of years and years of teaching experience. ‘"In this way we could attract very good people into the profesâ€" sion because we could pay them well under a merit system and drop off others at the other end of the scale."‘ He said he is convinced of the value of integrating the public and separate systems. He has found a great many people share his views and he allowed his name to stand because of this. Candidate would link 2 boards Separate school members on the board of education represents Catholic school electors in Waâ€" terloo, Elmira, Bridgeport, Waâ€" terloo, Wellesley and Woolwich Townships. They vote only on matters related to high schools. Waterloo police reported two counterfeit $10 bills had turned up in the city today. Nov. 23. Fifteen candidates qualified for six trustees‘ seats on Waterâ€" loo County board of education and separate school boards, following nominations at city hall. A 12 inch watermain which broke on Westmount Road dumped 250,000 gallons of water onto area streets within two hours. Nov. 19. Dr. Robert McClure, United Church of Canada moderator, said midâ€"week church services are proving most successful in many places. He addressed a meeting of the Englishâ€"Speaking Union at the Mutual Life auditorium. Nov. 20. An essay contest for school children conducted by Waterloo public library to commemorate Young Canada Book Week failed to atâ€" tract any entries. The topic â€" any Canadian subject. Nov. 22. About 100 homes in the Bridgeport Road area were without power for about 20 minutes this evening when hydro wires were lashed together by 60â€"mileâ€"anâ€"hour winds that swept the Twin Cities. Nov. 24 Roderick Henderson, 57, of 26 Devitt Ave. N., was killed near Fergus when the truck he was driving collided with two other vehicles in heavy snow. _ _ Nov. 21. Hundreds turned out to see the annual Santa Claus parade, which featured bandsmen, marchers and floats. The Kâ€"W committee for Paâ€" kistan aid reports local donations early this week at $900. The group was formed by stuâ€" dents at the University of Waterâ€" loo following the havoc that reâ€" sulted when a cyclone and tidal wave hit East Pakistan in the worst natural disaster of recent times. M. A. Zaki, Pakistan‘s deputy high commissioner in Canada, came here from Ottawa Monday Pakistan storm fund past $900 and rising to speak about the disaster to about 50 persons at the Univerâ€" sity of Waterloo. â€" He emphasized the long road back to recovery even after the immediate needs of the destitute survivors have been met. He said he hoped the Canadian peoâ€" ple will back up, through their aid programs, assistance â€" alâ€" ready promised by the governâ€" ment. Donations to the local fund may be made at any Twin City branch of the Canadian Imperâ€" ial Bank of Commerce. Cheques should be made out to Pakistan Aid. Receipts will be issued by the Toronto Red Cross for all sums of $2 or more. Week in retrospect Among donations so far is $630 from the board of Emmanuel United Church. WATERLOO, ONTARIO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1970 â€" 10c Carl Sulliman, one of the orâ€" ganizing students, said the group is hoping that other corporate groups in the Twin Cities as well as individuals will contriâ€" bute generously. There will be no canvassing, donations will be left to individual initiative. Roderick Henderson, 57, of 26 Devitt Ave. N., a father of six, was killed near Fergus early Monâ€" day when the truck he was drivâ€" ing collided with two other vehâ€" icles in heavy snow. His son, Douglas, 17, who was a passenger, was taken to the inâ€" tensive care unit of the Kâ€"W hosâ€" pital with serious injuries. Crash kills: city baker The dead man was driving a van which crashed into a tractorâ€" trailer truck driven by an Owen Sound man. The latter had just collided with a car. Damage to the vehicles was estimated at $2,000 â€"most of it to the Henderson van. Mr. Henderson was the ownerâ€" operator of bakery shops at Towâ€" er‘s Plaza and the Fairview Park Shopping Centre in Kitchener.

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