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131st Year No. 39 Chronicle Staff Wanted: Actors (proven or aspiring) needed for leading roles in lowâ€"budget productions. No wages or benefits involved. Apply to Const. Robin Shrive of the Waterloo Regional Police. The supperâ€"hour debut of the local Crime Stoppers program is scheduled for January during CKCO‘s SCAN News Hour. Run successfully in other television markets across North Americaâ€"â€"most notably locally on Toronto‘s CITY TVâ€"â€"Crime Stoppers will give Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Cambridge and area residents a chance to coâ€"operate with their local police force. Local newspapers and radio stations will also aid in the program. Details of the rapidlyâ€"growing crime prevention network were unveiled last Friday at an early morning press conference in Kitchener. _ ‘"‘This is not a police program. The success depends on the coâ€"operation of both the media and citizens," said Shrive, local Crime Stoppers coâ€"ordinator. The television venture relies on tâ€"h;_;;;li)-lic responding to a reâ€"enactment of an unsolved crime. Persons believing they may have a clue which could help police hoss and Kon Flietcher attempt to save Tony Bouquilion from frightening Jaws on While both Cadman and D‘Arcy agree the improvements were their ‘"Gone Fishing‘‘ float. Mark Bryson photo necessary, both maintain the work should have been done more quickly. (Continued on page 3) Reg'o | pol'ce get valuable aid This past weekend, the focus of 75th anniversary celebrations at WLU was on Homecoming ‘86. Just prior to the parade Saturday, Biology Club members Jane Ross and Ron Fletcher attempt to save Tony Bougquillon from frightening Jaws on their ‘"Gone Fishing‘‘ float. Mark Bryson photo Crime Stoppers depends on citizen, media coâ€"operation HOMECOMING HIJINX are urged to call a special "tips‘"‘ hotline with their information. Callers are guaranteed anonymity, and if the tip leads to an arrest they are eligible of a cash prize of up to $1,000. The determination of the amount and method of payment to tipsters will be determined by a yetâ€"toâ€"beâ€" chosen 21â€"member board of directors. The board will also set policy within the framework of the legal documents which create and control the program. Raising funds to pay rewards and cover administrative costs are also the board‘s responsibility. But before the program can even get rolling locally, Shrive must first solicit donations from the eight local Chambers‘ of Commerce and Boards‘ of Trade in the region. The $2,000 "seed‘‘ money will be used to generate corporate and public donations to ensure the program‘s continuance. Monday, local realtor Paul Olsen attemptâ€" ed to get the ball rolling by offering the amount on behalf of his realty, which naturally is concerned with keeping communities and homes safe from criminal activity, breakâ€"ins and so on. Tom D‘Arcy, owner of the Eyewear Boutique, also reported that September‘s sales had dropped sharply, down 30 per cent from July and August, the first two months his Erb Street business was open. ""I opened in July; business was excellent. August was very, very good. There‘s no doubt it dropped in September because of the constructon. This is the type of business where sales are generally better in September, because people are home from their vacations and a little more settled in their lives. That didn‘t happen this month," said D‘Arcy. **Business is not like it‘s supposed to beâ€"â€"who‘s going to come here to eat? The road‘s closed and they can‘t even get in here," he said. He estimated that since the beginning of September food sales at the Chadd‘s Dining Lounge have dropped by $500 each day on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, $1,000 daily for the busier Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Adding to his losses is the $2,500 he was forced to repair after a water compressor blew because the water had been shut off. A similar story is being told by Louis Deligiannis, owner of the Horseshoe Restaurant, who said customers are avoiding his restuarant because they don‘t want to get caught in the Erb Street traffic jam. Chronicle Staff Construction along Erb Street is doing more than inconveniencing motorists, it has also meant a significant drop in sales for several Uptown Waterloo businesses, which plan to approach the region for compensation of lost revenue. According to Peter Cadman, general manager of The Hotel Waterloo, although it is normailly the best month of any year, because of the construction involved in installing new watermains on Erb Street between Willow and Caroline, September 1986 has been "the worst month ever‘"‘ of the three years he‘s operated the hotel. "‘I‘ve had glasses fall off the racks in the bar, tea cups jiggling on their saucers. How can I run a dining room with this happening? Right now, I don‘t have a supper crowd and lunch is down oneâ€"half," said Cadman While business has improved "marginally" since the King/Erb intersecton was reâ€"opened, Cadman said it remains down from monthly normals. . Melodee Martinuk Installation of watermains cuts into Erb Street retail business 35 cents Shrive says the board, when selected, will be composed of a diverse group of individuals. Since it will represent the region, the 21 members will also reflect a variety of viewpoints and backgrounds. Police personnel, other than Shrive‘s advisory role, and elected officials are not permitted to be members. ‘‘The phone has been ringing and ringing. People seem to be very interested in this program and want to know more about it," said Shrive. Anyone interested in taking part in the program, as an actor or a board member, are encouraged to call Shrive at the Waterloo Regional Police headquarters. Filming will begin to take place near the end of October. The final decision on the boardâ€"makeup will be made by the mini steeringâ€"committee of Shrive and one representative from each of the Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge Chambers of Commerce. There are over 400 Crime Stoppers organizations in North America to date, all stemming from a successful pilot project launched in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1976.