The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

‘ 26 Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, October 9, 1974 g Cruise _ has his priorities straight So far, Cruise hasn‘t deâ€" cided whether he will deâ€" clare his candidacy in the Story by Don McCurdy Photo by Vicki Gough Robert Cruise is a man who sets his priorities. If anything, this is the one thing that is evident from the moment you meet him. Waterloo alderman Robert Cruise expects to make a decision on his candiâ€" dacy in the December 2 municipal election sometime this week. â€" Profile 171 King St. 745â€"8445 FAMILIES APPRECIATE OUR FINE CHAPEL FACILITIES FEuneral Home Ltd C€oward 4. FPood upcoming _ December _ 2 municipal election. _ This may seem strange for a man who has been in office for the past seven yearsâ€"and finâ€", ished second at the polls in the last election. Strange for most politicians but not for a man the likes of Bob Cruise. 621 KING WEST, KITCHENER â€" 745â€"9495 rosert nuenn RATZâ€"BECHTEL FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL Convenient Parking, entering Wellington or King Streel Cruise also contends the community has much to do with rearing children and as far as he‘s concerned there‘s none better than Waterloo. He finds people here congenial and down to portant role in providing a stable â€" environment _ for anyone as far as he‘s conâ€" cerned. Life for Cruise started in the Ottawa valley, led to Toronto (where he gradâ€" never found it difficult to raise my kids but I suppose that‘s because they haven‘t given me any reason to make life difficult." â€" planation. It‘s not that he doesn‘t believe in civic duty â€"it‘s simply a matter of defining what is best for the individual. _ And who can argue with that kind of logic? The Cruise family includes (17 and 9) and a girl (14). ‘"Any time I spend with my family, and I spend a lot, is pleasurable. I have With him it‘s first things first. And that means his family and occupation are of primary concern. "If I find I‘ll have the time then I‘ll run again," Cruise said, adding he will arrive play an imâ€" 7 â€" member ~‘_ to Ontario s" council join Ontario Culvert and ~Metal, a Waterioo based firm that was purchased by Koppers International (Canada) Ltd. last year. Cruise is a vice president with Koppers ( in charge of pipe operations) as he was with Culvert and Metal when Cruise estimates he spends about 24 hours each month attending either municipal or regional meetings. This, he noted, does not take into account preparatory work and any researching that may have to be done. Regionally, Cruise was a catalyst in forming the new finance _ committee which he will chair. He is also the chairman of the The new council, which replaces the Committee on University _ Affairs, _ will advise the Minister of Colâ€" leges and Universities. The other members have been appointed by the Lieuâ€" tenant Governor in Council from a broad crossâ€"section of the public and the uniâ€" versity community. Tamâ€" ara Giesbrecht of Wilfrid Laurier University was apâ€" pointed to the council. "I always wanted to conâ€" tribute something to the community. I think everyâ€" one should in some form or another. For me politics affords me an opportunity but for someone else it may be something completeâ€" ly different. I believe evâ€" eryone has something to contribute and they should do so in a manner that‘s best suited to them."‘ county engineer in Peel. I used to have to deal with county council from the other side of the fence then. That was fun," he said reâ€" calling those years with marked delight. As a Waterloo alderman, and a member of regional council, Cruise is on the other side of the fence but it‘s obvious he‘s still having fun. The Honourable James A. C. Auld, Minister of Colâ€" leges and Universities, anâ€" nounced Thursday the apâ€" pointment of 19 members of the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUA). uated from U ofâ€"T with an engineering degree), . proâ€" gressed to Brampton and thes to Waterioo. ~ ‘"Before that I was a DICK CLINE Service worthy of your confidence <â€" a tradition since 1925. an offer to In many cases Cruise beâ€" lieves the people have been a little too hard on our reâ€" gional government. â€" While there have been instances where problems have arisen Cruise says regional govâ€" emment is simply experiâ€" encing growing pains. *‘People ask if regional government is necessary. They want to know why it exists. Perhaps it may not be justified today but withâ€" out question two or three years from now we‘ll need it. Right now we‘re lookâ€" ing at other regional areas and seeing where they are Prof. J.M. Clark, director of extension, said the lecâ€" tures were begun three years ago so that faculty members could share areas of special interest with perâ€" sons interested in informal sessions inâ€" a university setting. year. I wouldn‘t like to be the one criticizing the people at the region for being late because they worked under a lot of pressure. But it‘s obvious we‘ll have to have an overall look at the exâ€" penditures, coâ€"ordinate the various departments and have the figures ready," he explained, adding the comâ€" mittee will be working toâ€" wards a March 18 budget in More than 500 persons have attended the lectures to date. The first two series this fall begin Oct. 17%and A series of free publicâ€"inâ€" terest lectures will again be offered by Wilfrid Laurier University, in a number of fields of interest to those in the community. be to have the budget ready at an earlier date next last year). ‘"‘The whole objective of region has been somewhat tardy in providing the area municipalities with budget figures in the past. (Waâ€" terioo treasurer Don Schaeâ€" fer was livid over the deâ€" lays in the city‘s assessâ€" ment figures caused when the region failed to meet finance committee is long Waterloo firm gets ©100,000 gov‘t loan Canada Cabinets and Furâ€" niture Ltd., manufacturers of stereo and television caâ€" binets, speaker boxes and A Waterloo based comâ€" pany has been awarded: a $100,000 Ontario Developâ€" ment Corporation loan, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism _ announced â€" last Public interest lectures offered Guaranteed Blade Sharpening Special We will sharpen and adjust by hand all reel type mowers. For Only $4.00 per mower. Also balance and sharpen your single blade For only $1.25 Repairs to all makes of |lawnmowers o Open 5 Princess St. Waterloo Monda (across from Waterloo Bowling Lanes) 16 Y 'TH, .O.N, £713â€"9031 l s l e e e ... . Seturday SNOâ€"MOW LAWNMOWER REPAIRS 8 going wrong and what they on a â€" are doing right. Everything Professor Robert Langen of the philosophy departâ€" ment will look at modern art under the title Is. that monstrosity art? and Proâ€" fessor Ilse Stewart of the department of romance languages will discuss French Canadian literature in translation. All public interest lecâ€" tures will be held in the Athletic Building at King Street _ and University Avenue. A number of other topics are under preparaâ€" tion. The company is one of six Ontario industries awardâ€" ed close to $2 million in inâ€" dustrial mortage loans reâ€" payable at an eight per cent interest rate. will continue on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31. modular units, will use the loan to improve and extend its existing premises as well as purchase new machinery and equipment. will be a lot more settled in a couple of years." If Cruise decides to seek reâ€"election he is positively certain he will accept a reâ€" gional post. But to accept a regional councillior‘s seat, Cruise will have to do as well as he did in 1972 since only And if you asked if he would change anything you‘d get a cordial ‘"no thank you"‘ from this 44â€"yearâ€"old councillor. s that‘s where our future lies. There can be no disputing that! We‘re finally getting things organized (at the reâ€" gional level) and that is the key to any successful organâ€" ization,‘"‘ Cruise said in a matterâ€"ofâ€"fact tone. Many people view Cruise as a man of few words. (‘‘There have been a few who have accused me of that"). But, as the latter half of the expression goes, Cruise is a man of decisive action. He may say little but when he speaks he seems to control an audience. "I guess everyone likes to think of themselves as a person who thinks before he speaks. I sure hope I‘m thinking,‘‘ he said chuckling. In his spare time Cruise reads practically anything he gets his hands on, swims and curis. mrysqrveoangiouleoinâ€" cil. I enjoy life because I like what I‘m doing,"" he said. where the action is And Few people can say the 2C Pu!