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Grants increase for groups The Waterloo Horticulâ€" tural Society is one of eight societies in the reâ€" gion that will be receiving larger grants from the proâ€" vincial government. _ The only question is when the grants will be available for the society. William _ Stewart, _ the provincial agriculture minister, _ announced the grant â€" increase â€" recently. He said grants will now be $1,500 instead of the former $500. Baha‘is honor Bab martyr The â€" Waterloo â€" society will have about 1,000 memâ€" bers and will receive $4,000 from the city to look after several parks and flower The Baha‘is of Waterâ€" loo will observe the martyrâ€" dom of the Bab on July 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Myron _ Gingéerich, 654 Silverbirch Rd . Waterloo. Grants will increase to $1,500 from $500 for soâ€" cieties with a membership of more than 200, and to $1,000 for societies with a membership â€" of _ between 100 and 200. Those with fewer than 100 members will receive $1 a member, based on membership in the previous year. The Bab, whose name means Gate, is the Proâ€" phetâ€"Herald of the Bahai Faith. Four Waterioo scouts will be representing our area at this year‘s World Jamboree in Lililshammer., Norway. Left to right they are Bill Sparks, 2nd Whterloo, Dean Kalbfleisch, 2nd Waterloo, Ron Cuthâ€" bert, 11th Waterloo, and Dave Balcarras, 2nd Waterloo. The boys will leave July 18th and be gone for one month A spokesman with the ministry said the grants may be: issued this year but would definitely be given to societies next year. . Other groups scheduled to receive grants include the Kitchener _ society with about 2,000 members. It received a $49,000 grant from the city to care for Rockway Gardens, install flowers in the foyer at city _ hall _ and _ provide Christmas lighting at city hall and the farmer‘s marâ€" ket. Other Waterloo Region societies which will reâ€" ceive $1,500 under the new grant schedule are Galt, with 1,500 members ; Preston, with 350; Hesâ€" peler, with about 400; Elâ€" mira, with between 400 and 500 and Ayr, with 500. The Wilmot township soâ€" ciety, with a membership of 135 during 1974, would The Wilmot township soâ€" ciety, with a membership of 135 during 1974, would qualify for a grant of $1,000. If â€" membership eKbAWASAKI MOTORCYCLE SALES and SERVICE PaARTS & SUPPLIES FSTABLISHED 1953 TPIUMP}Yp 125 WEBER N 884â€"2630 WATERLOO W ATERLOO . with 500. township soâ€" membership 1974, would this year gets over the 200 mark, the society‘s grant will be $1,500 in 1976. A new society has been formed in St. Jacobs and it will qualify for a grauk of $2 a member, up to a maximum of $200. . The previous maximums were 50 cents a member and $75 for each new society. 7% y pommneany / 4 < yM g? Back in Good .Shape...flnt Not a sign of that colliâ€" sion when our experts reâ€"condition your car Fine work at moderâ€" ate prices 430 ALBERT ST PH. 884â€"0550 WATERLOO NORTHDALE AUTO BODY Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, July 9, 1975 â€" Page 19 Complete Landscaping Services PHONE 664â€"2012