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The Mutual Life of Canâ€" million at the end of June ada, Waterloo, Ontario, ree this year. > ports premium income durâ€" Sales of individual life ing the first six months of insurance rose 9.6 percent 1972 of $82.9 million, an inâ€" during the first half of 1972 crease of 15 percent over â€" $304 million, compared the total of $71.8 million a with $278 in 1971. Group year ago. Netinvestment in~ sales dropped from $312 come also increased â€" _ million to $198 million. from $37.2 in 1971 to $40.0 Total protection in force Waterloo midget allâ€"stars won the midget baseball tournament held here on the weekend with two victories over Stratford. Team captain Mike Yosurack accepted the trophy from Dennis Dupere as his father Joe Yosurâ€" ack (wearing cap), the team coach, and manager Gerry Scharlach (right) watched. Larry Richardson (extreme left) was the tournament organizer. Eight teams from southern Ontario participated. (Story and picture. page 12.) 13,087 copies â€" delivered by carrier to every household in WATERLOO It was soapâ€"box derby day at the Kitchener auditorium last Tuesday. Chris Radder of Waterioo added flower power to his machine. â€"photos by Fred Miller Mutual‘s premium income up C l 118TH YEAR Waterloo Chronicle 118TH YEAR NO 32 increased to $8.3 billion at the end of June, including $5.0 billion of individual policies and $3.3 billion unâ€" der group life contracts. The company‘s assets inâ€" creased by $41.2 million during the first half of 1972 to a total of $1,328,900,000. Benefit payments to polâ€" icyholders and beneficiarâ€" ies (exclusive of dividends) for the first half of 1972 toâ€" talled $45.1 million, an inâ€" crease of $2.5 million over 1971. Dividend payments to policyholders and increases in _ dividend _ provisions amounted to $14.0 million, up from $12.9 million in 1971. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada eA first meeting last Thursday and the second meeting is tomorrow â€" night. Allan Schendel, committee chairâ€" man, said in an interview that the group zeroed in on the plazas immediately. ‘‘We hope to offer a proâ€" posal to council at its Augâ€" ust 14 meeting,"" he said. Mr. Schendel and the othâ€" er five committee members who attended the first meetâ€" ing were enthusiastic about being able to reach an exâ€" ploratory concensus so quickly. The meeting tomorrow will be the first of the full committee. The chairman announced one more apâ€" pointment to the group last week â€" George Kenney, vicepresident and managâ€" ing director of the Waterloo Mutual Insurance Comâ€" pany Ltd. One more memâ€" ber, a representative of women consumers, >reâ€" mains to be chosen. In an informal poll comâ€" mittee members expressed their satisfaction with the opening meeting but some were concerned about the push put on at planning board last week for action on the regional shopping center. Mayor Don Meston north end Monday night. The first report of council‘s urban renewal committee will be presented then. ping center for the city‘s Waterloo council will probâ€" ably hear an alternative to the proposed regional shopâ€" Council will hear plaza alternative WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9, 1972 held its immediate steps. ‘‘The pieces started to fall into place as we talked about it,‘"‘ he said. Okal Day, an assistant superinten den t with the county board of education, agreed but neithâ€" er would comment. on events at the planning board meeting. study group."‘ Fred Ryan, the manager of Waterloo Square, said he would have a better idea about alternatives to the regional center when the full committee met. "I‘d like to explore the avenues satisfactorily with everyone concerned,"‘ he said. represents council on the committee, said he didn‘t about plazas. He noted that was going to move quickly and not be ‘"just another there was such a push. The committee has just been formed and all of a sudden the committee has just been formed." Committee member Bill Lobban said he thought it was remarkable that comâ€" mittee members reached a warranted at that time," said Mr. Schendel. it was faced with pressure "It‘s difficult to underâ€"