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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 10 Dec 1970, p. 20

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& * 20 ‘W-torlooChronicle, Thu;;dav, Doelmb;lo 1970 V | e 3 f The Chronicle: our hometown paper see his name in print every so often, and also the names of his friends and neighbors. He feels a little more secure and contented when he reads about what he alâ€" ready knows, and this helps make his day. This is what our Waterâ€" loo Chronicle helps do; it helps the local citizenry feel important, and adds to their selfâ€"respect, and builds their ego. * The giant dailies on the other hand, rarely include any local names in their editions, unless it is an account of a car accident, or a bank robbery. Most people preâ€" fer not to become involved in such For the man of the house, after a hard week at work, it is a relaxâ€" ing half hour or so spent reading about all the local news he himâ€" self had been part of. He likes to Our little tabloidâ€"sized weekly journal will never be compared to the New York Times, the Montreal Star, or any other of the giant dailies around the world. In Watâ€" erloo, however, it is a onceâ€"aâ€"week pleasure to sit back in a soft chair, pick up The Chronicle, put your feet up, and leave the hustle and bustle told about in vivid detail in the giant dailies, and slowly read your way through what has happened in our City of Waterloo in the past week. (The Canadian Weekly Newsâ€" paper Association is conducting a competition among member newsâ€" papers across Canada, of which The Chronicle is one, for the best account of what the hometown newspaper means to the readers. A $300 prize will be awarded to the best entry, which describes in 250 to 700 words the role of local weekles in the community. Enâ€" tries must first be published in the local paper between now and March 13. The Chronicle will reâ€" serve space each week for readâ€" ers who wish to take part. Full deâ€" tails were published in the Dec. 3 issue. Further information may be had by phoning 7446364. Below is the first contribution. ) We also have available an easy payment plan., with only $20.00 down and the balance to carriers over 6 months. Come and see these wonderful puppies now at All White Eskimo Spitz Puppies registered $125.00. Extra small type, 10 to 12 los. when full grown, now available. Gorgeous coats and strong black points with plume tails makes wonderful cuddly pets for the children. ® 3 FREE . . . with every puppy for Christmas Spitz Book and stainless steel feeding dish. By Ralph Underwood 3 â€" A â€" KENNELS Reservo now for Christmas â€" Erb St. West, RR No. 3, Waterioo PHONE 745â€"5391 Harold Strub People cannot be on the go, at top speed, every hour of every walking day. They need time to relax, and enjoy life. The Waterâ€" loo Chronicle is an instrument with which the people of Waterloo can relax and enjoy life a little more. People in other communitâ€" ies are missing something, in not having a service in their locality like our Waterloo Chronicle. The world is getting smaller and smaller all the time. Men are goâ€" ing to the moon, and airplanes travel all around the world. News broadcasts tell of happenings from évery corner of the globe. Traffic conditions are getting more and more nerve wracking each year as the pace of life quickens, and a slower life pattern is left behind. The advertisements in the Watâ€" erloo Chronicle are almost entireâ€" ly local. As a result of this, when a citizen of Waterloo wants to find bargains in his own city, he only has to pick up his Waterloo Chronâ€" icle. Once again, this local view only aspect of The Chronicle is why it has been a success in Watâ€" erloo for 116 years. ty board of education elections. Things like that appear in very few other newspapers. \ The weekly columns from Linâ€" coln Heights, Waterloo collegiate and Laurel vocational schools are also tidbits of local news which certainly would never get into any bigger newspapers. Students, like anybody else, enjoy seeing themâ€" selves in print, and being in the public eye. Our Waterloo Chronâ€" icle enables this to happen. proceedings, and, as a result, do not get their names in these large papers. In the Waterioo Chronicle, however, all kinds of local events and happenings are described. In the edition I have before me, for example, articles are present which never would be printed in larger papers, such as 100 Empire school pupils going on a bread bakâ€" ing spree, or a little instructional item on ‘"Don‘t Blow Your Vote," in reference to the Waterloo Counâ€" The Waterloo Chronicle is delâ€" '1000 Deposit erloo; they sit down and read their community‘s newspaper, the Watâ€" erloo Chronicle. The Chronicle is a bond, linking the people of Waterâ€" loo together, as a single unit. This is where our hometown paper truly outranks the impersonal, giant dailies. The citizens of Waterloo may not have the biggest, most inforâ€" mative newspaper in the world, but they do have one in which they can take an immense pride. Our Waterloo Chronicle is an importâ€" ant institution in our city, and it was a redâ€"letter day indeed for Waterloo when it was founded in ivered free of charge all across the City of Waterloo. Poor people rich people, sad people and happy people all read the same news. Once a week, everybody, no matâ€" ter what their social or financial status, does the same thing in Watâ€" The most efficient device ever invented for keeping food cold is a wife who‘s out gadding all day. PARKDALE PHARMACY OPEN WHEN YOU NEED US THE MOST 7 DAYS A WEEK â€" MON. â€" SAT. TILL 9 pm_ SUNDAY 12 noon to 9 pm POST OFFICE OPEN MONâ€"SAT. 9 am to 6 pm mommmmmmemmennennrommmememmmmessmme| m UA P '.‘ $ | »( Y @ V BiLL MATTHEWS > & Monoger IFTS e 4 fl'a‘ MEN‘S WEAR LTD. ' BRAND NAMES . . . 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