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_ Bauman asks why but ‘_no one gives answer _ Ald. Roy Bauman accused council Monâ€" y night of trying to make him look like ifool by refusing to give him justification "Tor council‘s raise in pay. A senior member of council Ald. Bauman roused a discussion when pay hikes of $2,â€" 000 a year for the mayor and $1,000 a year for each alderman were announced. This brings Mayor Meston‘s salary to $12,000 a year and the alderman‘s to $3,500 a year. Retiring president, J. Allyn Taylor said he would not embarrass Mr. Bean of the aldermen". Ald. Epp added, ‘"What Ald. Bauman was recorded as the only opâ€" further reasons are you looking for?‘‘ posing vote when bylaws implementing the Ald. Harold Wagner told Ald. Bauman it raises were approved. Walter B 1 V.P ter bean retires as V .F. Queen to visit Kâ€"W area Waterloo residents will get a chance to see Queen Elizabeth II when she will arrive in the area June 28. No detailed account has yet been released to the Queen‘s exact plans while in the area. These are exâ€" pected to be known in the next two or three weeks. "Most people regard it as a lark, a prank. They don‘t realize they can be convicted of shoplifting and can reâ€" ceive a criminal record. This criminal record can afâ€" fect them in many ways. Even though they may have only stolen â€"a small article the record stands and can hamper acquisition of a job, a passport and such things as entry to university‘"‘. Walter A. Bean of Waterâ€" loo retired last week as viceâ€"president of Canada Trust. Waterloo retailers will receive help during the year ahead through a region wide attempt to lessen the g standing problem of shoplifting and employee theft. E community campaign headed by Bryce Ruhnke, nager of Fairview Maill is presently in the initial stagâ€" es. The committee which has been in existence since early 1972 includes residents as well as retailers and was recently joined by both Chambers of Commerce from Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo. Mr. Bean officially stepped down from the post which he held since 1968 following the comâ€" pany‘s annual _ meeting held in London. Mr. Ruhnke said the experimental year long camâ€" paign will attempt to focus on employee stealing and shoplifting throughout Waterloo Region. Preventative steps will be taken by advertising through the media and direct contact in the community. Shoplifting according to Mr. Ruhnke is a social disâ€" ease as well as a very complex social problem. As a reâ€" sult the basic objective of the campaign must be of a preventative nature as well as an educational one. _ "Education is important," Mr. Ruhnke said, "beâ€" cause very few people are aware of what can actually happen to them as a result of shoplifting. Ald. Herb Epp told Ald. Bauman the raises had already been discussed at counâ€" cil caucus meetings and that since he was present at those he already knew the anâ€" swer to his question. "Ald. Bauman, I think you have particiâ€" pated in discussing this matter with some of the aldermen"‘. Ald. Epp added, "What further reasons are you looking for?‘‘ Ald. Bauman said the salaries had been raised in January of 1971 and including the one proposed showed an increase for alderâ€" men of 100 percent in a little over 2 years. ‘"How is this increase justified?‘‘ he asked. Mr. Ruhnke stressed the.campaign will not have a Waterloo Chronicle 118TH YEAR NO 8 Shoplifting â€" a growing social disease "He has brought to our affairs a fine mind, a techâ€" nical competence and an obâ€" Renovations are presently underway at 186 King Street on a building which will house the newly amalâ€" gamated Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo Red Cross. Members of the Waterlioo branch voted unanimously February 12 in favour of merging with the Kitchener Red Cross, a move which has been discussed for the past several years. with lengthy eulogy but added it is "sufficient to say that this company will never have associated with it a man of finer calibre, nor oné whose stature measures higher. Local Red Cross branches prepare to merge WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1973 ‘‘Surely at the caucus meeting the deâ€" cision was made and it should be considered as a decision made,"‘ Ald. Wagner said. Ald. Epp termed it as ‘"an embarrassâ€" ment to every alderman‘"‘ that under proâ€" vincial legislation they must decide their own salaries. He added that on both federal and provincial levels the same people who vote against increases for office holdâ€" ers never refuse to take the additional monâ€" ey themselves. The discussion closed with Ald. Bauman saying the counciliors were ‘"trying to put a guy on the spot...all the time trying to make a fool of him."‘ > When asked for an explanation of what Ald. Epp meant by that statement, Ald. Bauman was told by Mayor Meston "I think you can interpret it as well as 1." was ‘a little unfortunate this question was raised when the matter was already disâ€" cussed in caucus." He went on to say he did not consider it ‘"good politics‘‘. Public relations chairman for the Waterloo branch, Tom Collins said the mergâ€" ing of the two branches will be official this Tuesday evening (Feb. 27) when both surrender their charâ€" ters at what will be the inâ€" augural â€" meeting of the Kâ€"W Red Cross. An exâ€" ecutive will also be elected. The former _ Waterioo YMCA building at 186 King ‘"Walter Bean was a Grey Cupper and an allâ€"starâ€"in 1929 and it seems fitting that he is the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo allâ€"star of 1973. Thankâ€"you Walter."‘ jective approach that have contributed to our sucâ€" cess beyond easy expresâ€" strong fear motivation. We have to be realistic or else our credibility will falter. We can‘t have a commercial featuring someone behind bars because you don‘t go to jail for shoplifting unless you are persistent. _ ‘"We have to be honest with the people. Most shopâ€" lifters don‘t realize they are committing a crime. These people are sick and need help". Another aspect of the campaign will be trying to get the community involved. All age groups are to be focusâ€" ed on because as Mr. Ruhnke said, "the problem of shoplifting is too frequently attributed to being a youth crime which is utterly false. Shoplifting cuts across all ages, sexes and classes"‘. ‘"We already have thought of doing such things as poster, essay and film contests for the school aged group, doing these things through close collaboration with the school boards. Some ideas on the adults have come up but it is difficult since you just can‘t preach to an adult. It has to be something more than that‘"‘. Getting the young people involved is not as great a problem as getting the adults in on the campaign. A slightly different view of shoplifting, employee theft will be a little more difficult to curb. Mr. Ruhnke said in many cases the person committing the crime does so against a thing not a person, such is the case of employees in large chain stores where the owner is never seen and there is no personal contact. Employee theft is also more difficult to detect. The owner of a store has no definite way of knowing whethâ€" Mr. Collins said the purâ€" chase of the house as well as its renovations is being covered by the *"Bequest F un ds" (accumulated Street was purchased in early December for $90,000. Additional costs in preâ€" paring the house to accomâ€" modate the merged branchâ€" es will amount to approxiâ€" mately $46,000. Occupancy is set for April. The house at 186 King Street South is presently undergoing extensive alâ€" terations both inside andout. The former YMCA building will soon beâ€" come the home of the amalgamated Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Red Cross. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA through provision of wills, etc). _ Twoâ€"thirds of the Bequest Funds to be used for this purchase have originated in this comâ€" munity, the remaining third from the Ontario Division of the Society with the apâ€" proval of the National Executive Committee. The merging of the branches according to Mr. Collins would give better er an article was taken by a shoplifter or by one of his own employees. Workshops will be held early in the campaign in an atâ€" tempt to get the retailers into motion towards preventaâ€" tive action themselves. "Retailers are aware of the problem and it is real to them"". Mr. Ruhnke said "but few know how to handle it. I think retailers have to know how to prevent it in his own store. â€" "Through these workshops then we will try to show the retailer exactly what he is up against. Then we will show him how it can be prevented through some of the deâ€" vices in use he may not know about. Of course we can‘t order the retailer to take action. All we can hope to do through these workshops is bring to mind possibilities he may never have thought of "". The progress of the campaign throughout the year will depend largely on the voluntary financial support of the community. Money is needed to buy time with the media as well as for prizes for various contests. Mr. Ruhnke confesses that should they have lower funding than expected the campaign will lose some of its‘ force. There are few examples throughout Canada or the United States of such campaigns to which the committee can turn for guidance. Mr. Ruhnke said as the campaign gets underway they will try to keep a close watch on all types of stores to see if there is any noticeable differâ€" ence. This will then be used to help in deciding the defâ€" inite course of the campaign as it proceeds. 13,460 copies delivered by carrier to every household in WATERLOO PRICE 10 CENTS service to the Kâ€"W area at more efficient costs. ‘‘We want the public to know we are here to help." Mr. Collins said, "That borâ€" der line between the two branches wasn‘t necesâ€" Mr. Collins added â€" the house is quite large and there is ample room for the expansion of branch serâ€" vices in the future.