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Waterioo recommends Montrose dam Waterloo council will recommend to the Region that a dam at West Montrose be built starting in 1987 â€" but with the catch that every alternative to dam building be examined before the first spade is turned. 122nd Year No. 43 It‘s Halloween at this ghoulish haunt Realistic latex masks, complete with hair and grotesque features, are the rage for adult Halâ€" loween parties this year, says Peter Horea, owner of Stag Novelties in Waâ€" terloo. By Paul Marck . Skinâ€"tight la tex, mounds of flowing hair and fur, and gritted teeth are in. Cheap plastic smiles and paintedâ€"on dimples are out. The masks, from $4.50 to $§5 each, will enable you to impersonate anyâ€" one from Rene Levesque to King Kong. In the fashion world of Halloween, stylish ghouls at this year‘s Monster Mash will be spending upwards of $20 to make the bestâ€"dressed list. And for those who want the complete look, Stag Novelties offers headâ€"toâ€" toe costumes for rent, the only place between here and Stratford in the costume business. Prices here start at $8. and range upwards. This is the first year costumes _ have _ been available. Peter said he had dozens of phone calls every day last year from people wanting to rent costumes. "It got so bad I had to take the phone off the hook." The rubber masks have gained in popularity the last two or three years, Mr. Horea says. Last year he sold 600 of the gaudy false faces, and expects to unload 1,000 this year. The ultimate. a comâ€" plete gorilla suit. can be rented for $25. The movie ‘Star Wars‘ has spurned a demand for _ outlandish _ space creature masks, but U.S. distributors couldn‘t get them shipped out in time, so they‘re not available in Canada this year. You can celebrate your Halloween party as an Arab,. Monk. clown, a figure from the roaring ‘20‘s, or clad yourself in military garb. ‘‘We expect the Star War characters to be the big seller nextyear," ~rloo Historical Society seum Ne nener Public Library, "treet North, <NER, Ont. King Kong is surrounded by buddies including old lady, Pierre Trudeau, Rene Levesque, and old man, only a few examples of rubber character masks available this Halloween. comp. Mr. Horea said. Animal masks are alâ€" ways â€" popular, â€" though the faces of political figures â€" Trudeau, Levâ€" esque, Carter, and Nixon, have dwindled in popularâ€" ity. Former U.S. presiâ€" dent Ford, a big seller last Halloween, is now obscure. Qaddly enough, the most popular characters are a matching couple of a wrinkled old man‘s face, complete â€" with â€" leering smile, and flowing white hair, and his mate. The old, crinkly, paintâ€" ed plastic masks have fallen into such disuse. he doesn‘t bother stockâ€" ing them anymore, Peter said. Demand for the masks began _ unusually _ early this year, compared to others. ‘*Usually people start buying them beginning in early _ October," _ Mr Horea says. "But this That was the doubleâ€"barreled decision made by council Monday night. The Reâ€" gion has requested that all seven muniâ€" cipalities submit a recommendation on the dam proposal by Nov. 1. â€" Wednesday, October 26, 1977 City engineer Jim Willis said a dam BOQO! year, the demand has been skyrocketing since midâ€"September, when our first shipments came in Most people spend $20 to $26 when buying a mask. and a lot of people collect different ones. ‘‘I‘ve been selling to some of the same people from day one. They come in and buy a different one each year. Some collect the masks, others wear them one year and give them to friends."" However, Peter brought in a dozen $5 masks, just for a window display. They sold like wildfire, and he‘s had a tough time keeping them on hand. ‘"They kept asking for them. Some people say there‘s not a lot of money around, but it seems they don‘t mind spending the bucks to have a good time."‘ And since Stag Novelâ€" ties is one of the few at West Montrose is the only acceptable route to ensure future water supply for the city. He said a Lake Erie pipeline would be a ‘‘pretty horrendous," alternative and that other supply methods under investiâ€" Waterl?o, Ontario ‘‘*People are having more parties these days, and they want to do something outlandish and unusual,"" Peter figures. It‘s people with a taste for the unusual from which Peter Horea makes his living. Why do people want to dress up and assume a new identity? 4 Peter has hired five seamstresses to create the costumes, of which he has 100 in stock, and hopes to have 400 by this time next year. And they‘ve all been rented for Oct. 29, the date of most Halloween parties. "‘I‘ve had people drop in or phone from all over, as far as Mount Forest. I even had an order for a mask from Calgary." The masks are brought in from Hollywood, Gerâ€" many, and France. costume shops outside Toronto, it gets calls from all over, Peter says. Paul Marck. Chronicle 10 Cents gation by the Region were proving fruit less. Without additional water supplies in the next 15 years, the city‘s growth would stop, he said. With the exception of Ald: Blake Hull and Don Meston, the remaining councilâ€" lors favored construction of the dam, but only after imposing conditions. : *"I would have to feel that the dam is the only alternative we have at this point in time,‘" Ald. Bob Henry said. ‘"We‘re going to need something and it‘s not going to happen overnight.*~ ing conditions while approving eventual construction of the dam. § He said while the Region would need a fiveâ€"year head start before building of the dam starts, Ald. Turnbull suggested a 10â€"year wait to see if other water supâ€" ply alternatives can be technically imâ€" proved. "If we put a lot of emphasis on othér methods, we might aleviate or delay conâ€" struction of a dam completely," he said, adding, ‘"but I do believe we‘ve got to make a decision now and go ahead." Ald. Don Meston opposed the bid, sayâ€" ing he hasn‘t been alarmed in the past by stories of dwindling water supplies that never materialized. He suggested water conservation methods be looked Council agreed to a further motion that every effort be made to lessen the imâ€" pact on the gorge. _ _ S Studies indicate that while the lower portion of the gorge, along with a foot bridge would be flooded out, there would be little danger of rising waters along the high upper cliffs. _ _ Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney said she was worried that a dam at West Montâ€" rose would have negative ecological efâ€" fects on the Elora Gorge. ‘