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while civic wages in some branches could stand a boost, the stabilization point will have to be reached soon. This business of having a boost wages evor'y year becomes a #le rough after a while The ayer will go for it for two or maybe even three years, dependâ€" img on wage levels when demands The new council setup must be too com!or;:ble. . Council â€" on Mpnday night took a gruesome Lve hours to whittle through the city‘s business, which is too long. } This form of exercise may be all right for those council memâ€" bers who are well padded, but how about the skinny ones* ich is meeting with the Kitchâ€" PUC on Thursday night, is ing the trouble. Even if they errange to have this firm reâ€" me cross town service, they have no guarantee that it will be any more satisfactory than the last time. these streets, seldom drive downâ€" town without their cars being flled with others not fortunate epough to own a means of transâ€" portation. This shouldn‘t be necâ€" essary eitser, but is a condition developed through lack of public nsportation.. ile can‘t see why the delegation fort sense. Despite legal advice, we feel that no judge would uphold & judgment in favor of the bus company if evidence such as this were to be presented. There are also the older geople, who not being able to afford a loo just because a transportation company in Kitchener is holding a monopoly over the heads of Waterloo Council, is sheer nonâ€" Several of these school children who have to walk from homes loâ€" cated on the border of the city have returned home in cold weaâ€" ther with portions of their faces severely frozen. That such a condition should _éxlsg in a city the size of Waterâ€" Main weakness of this city, is not in its manufacturing facilities, .llhouth there is still room for more, but in their retail section. Particularly is this aparent in arâ€" ticles which women like to shop 4or. The whole retail section and the buying public would benefit by the addition of many new stores. To obtain these new reâ€" tail outlets should be the express back again and that in rough winâ€" ter weather the youngsters suffer considerably in their efforts to obtain an education. . Around W aterloo Many of the storekeepers who are also members of the C. of C. are well aware of this need for more retailers. They point out that there is little real hope of atâ€" tracting a large portion of outside buyers if there is only a small seâ€" lection to be made among the storeés. It is their very firm belief that more stores would make for more customers . . . for everyone. Jt would also keep more of the present buying power in Waterâ€" io where it belongs. J.H.S. Waterloo inothers are becoming increasingly indignant over the lack of a cross town bus system in this city. They point out that many of the children have to yval_k long distances to school and ‘ This is a boost of 134 mills and is accounted for through the inâ€" creased budged set for the schools. The mill rate in this city has climbed from 50 mills in 191 to the proposed 72% in 1954, an inâ€" crease of 13% mills. This is not as bad as it sounds when the progress of this city is taken into consideration. Just as in private business, it takes moâ€" ney to make money. Waterloo has made great strides forward in the past few years, much greater than the larger city of Kitchener. Actually the kids get a terrific bang out of their bowling. It has been one of the few games that has been out of bounds for the very young and now that they have a chance to participate, they are taking full advantage of it. The Waterloo Recreatic.. _omâ€" mission are to be commended for making this big step. The particiâ€" pating boys and girls will not forâ€" get the chance they have had and may well be able to pass on the favor when they mature. JM.S. Waterioo Council‘s finance comâ€" mittee set this city‘s mill rate at a tentative 72% mills on Monday night of this week. A big u; e in the number of children w.n-n.t’n( to take advanâ€" tage of the free bowlinfi at the Waterloo Bowljng Lanes has been evident since the pictures apâ€" peared in this newspaper last week showing some of the youngâ€" sters in action. apgrove their ompring'i”b'arf{c‘i' pation one hundred percent. Mothers of the children have expressed themselves freely and there is no doubt but that they Vol. 97, No. 10 A few of the)}igil{peop_le on , they still must make the efâ€" they won‘t go for it J.HS J.H.S ) Kitchener has reached a suge} where their traffic and ‘Farkmg ‘g;oblem rivals that of Toronto.| aterloo, with continued growth, could reach a similar impasse . . _ if nothing is done to provide for | present and future parking and traffic needs | So far this city has been blessed | with reasonable intelligent traffic J planning. It is to be hoped counâ€" | cil will continue. | Must be mice just to pick up and leave all this &llhy weather beâ€" hind for a few weeks By the time we arrive at that financial ltl‘tul. we will probably be too © acogt mt n ce a lot of people down We have heard more talk of people going south for a week or so than we did all winter. old to make the !rril; JH S The inclination for winter to hang on to the very last is getting No o 4 us P . _ Waterloo has still not reached the state of no return such as exists in Kitchener. We stil} don‘t make ourselves completely ridiâ€" culous by devoting half of each block to trolley stops and the other half to truck parking. We still have a far lower percentage of one the street truck parking than the larger city, and yet our traffic moves much more smoothâ€" ly and swiftly Wl‘ utntntcaliied T sc d hi 1000 t i+ Parking facilities behind the |‘mpaired. Metropolitan store are strained| Four uno;)ened bottles of liquor even during the week, and it‘s|were also ound under the front next to impossible to get curb|seat of his car ~ s 0 a 1 I g:;?mg unless on a nice sunny Thefi Charres Much as we hate to admit it parking facilities in Waterloo are fast reaching a saturation point. It‘s still a lot easier to find parking here than in Kitchener, but the difference is all too apparâ€" ent to anyone driving a car all the time. e e e e e where generally underpaid for the chances they were asked to take. Now the reckoning has come, and it must be handled with consideration for both sides year after year when their own wages are staying at one point. Civic _ workers, particularlyi thLose in the "risk" departments | AfeUirfertloc Cheronic Must be nice us ul 0 P Oe PX CRPC 2220004 VZ INC VOW ANU APFOW }s Laught to Waterlco youngsters in weekly archery classes sponsored by the Recreation Commisâ€" sion. > Instructress Barbara Joan Uffelman (top) comments on bull‘sâ€"eye to three of the young feminine archers. In the bottom photo, Ronald Uierschbach, Randy Meyer and Carl Doerner take deadly aim. & ARCHERY INSTRUCTION â€"The proper handling of the bow and arrow i JHS pac cars| The accused was apprehended rday, ‘by Waterloo Police on February at a{ll on Nielson Ave. His condition was described by police officers as ibe rlmpaired, 3,000 Unemployed Get $25,000 Weekly ns e Ne TNETS \ while employed as a softdrink {salesman | The remand was suggested hy | _ Ontario Provincial Polce sard the accused has pilfered two disâ€" trict general stores. The value of goods taken was under $6. Police said Riepert made the thefts |_ Roy Riepert. 80 Wollage St., {Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to four charges in Waterloo court Friday and was remanded 15 weeks for sentence Sentence Remanded On Four Charges Hod c en en n en id a local welfare organization Maâ€" gistrate Kirkpatrick agreed to the remand in order to determine at the end of the 15 weeks whether Riepert was making a,firm effort to "go straight" The charged included driving with impaired ability, having liâ€" quor other than in residence and two charges of theft. A fifth charge of careless driving was withdrawn. $25,000 The present unemployment situation is termed "s al" by the manager of the National Employment Off Kitchener "We are hoping that there will be the usua) activ April and May", C W Boyer told the Chronicle recen Although the number of unemployed is conside larger than last year, Mr Boyer explained that this in« can be attributed to the unseasonal weather last fall ar lack of demand for nroduecte OO Aitkaes",f â€"0,__â€" TELCT 10°0 he Chronicle recently Although the number of unemployed is considerably larger than last year, Mr Boyer explained that this increase can be attributed to the unseasonal weather last fall and the lack of demand for products He said that there are resently approximately 3,000 unemployed in the North ‘Eoterlon area. . Twoâ€"thirds of these are male workers The total insurance cheques disâ€" lr,xbmd to these unemployed each week amount to about Fer The Theft Charges CCCE Charges against two Wcterloojw re teenmgrs for breaking and enterâ€" | dren ing at Snider‘s Milling Co., Waterâ€" \ W loo, were remanded two weeks ‘are Charged were Joseph Brennan, |and 9 Dunbar St., and Gerald Bordâ€"|ed, 1 ma?. 152 Weber St Both pleaded | chan guilty "You seem to be in the habit of keeping a sharp lookout for cruiâ€" sers," _ Magistrate â€" Kirkpatrick said in passing judgment Donald R. King, 95 North St., Waterloo, was fined $2 and costs for failing to observe the Uâ€"turn bylaw in %Naterloo Police said the Hammond panel truck was clocked at 40 milesâ€" ger»hour from William St. to John t The accused said the police were "evidently out to get him" and this was the fourth time he has been charged with speeding. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and explained that he could not have been speeding beâ€" cause he was aware that the poâ€" lice cruiser was tailing him. Ronald R. Hammond, City Hoâ€" tel, Waterloo, was fined $10 and costs for speeding. Blames Police termed "sease â€"Chronicle Staff Photos Waterloo, Ontario, Friday, March 12, 1954 ity 40 milesâ€"| The appeal was made last Deâ€" t to John |cember in a circular letter. Reâ€" ports showed a balance of $3,713 and accounts totalling $1,372 for the month were passed for payâ€" e police |ment. get him" | Miss Lydia Dankert, matron, reâ€" _time he rted food donations valued at peeding. f:?o had been received during the : habit of|month. Twentyâ€"five children, 12 for crui.| boys and 13 girls, are now housed rkpatrick | D Willow Hall. Two boys are atâ€" t tending classes at the Kâ€"W YMCA, she said forth Stâ€"| _ Members of the Kâ€"W Optimist and ©0sts | CJub are assisting one boy to enâ€" e Uâ€"turn |ter the Soap Box Derby by proâ€" viding tools and materials. A dog “i:!el;loo |is required for a pet for the chilâ€" | Waterioo sale of TB sales last |year was 18 per cent over that of {the previous year |__At the nn’gua) meeting of the Waterioo _ Ladies‘ Auxihary _ to yFree{)on Sanatorium this week, \the total collection was reported |as $3,323 25 | _ Officers for the Waterloo Auxiâ€" |lary were all reâ€"elected. They are Mrs F C Moogk, president; Mrs F. Rueffer, Mrs M C Sturm, viceâ€"presidents; Mrs. Kathleen Cowie, secretary; Mrs A K Cressman, treasurer | The meelm"wn held at the home of Mrs Moogk TB SEAL SALES INCREASE 18 % |_ Ine new name was originally suggested to honor a wellâ€"known Waterloo family. However, the | householders pointed out that the |family never lived in that neighâ€" (uernuod of the city. _ The name Benjamin was sugâ€" (szeted by the residents in honor |of Benjamin Devitt, a longâ€"time |resident in the northeast section |of the municipality. dren, reported Miss Dankert. Walls of a number of the rooms are being cleaned and papered and the basement is being paintâ€" ed, reported Mrs D. G. Seebach, chairman of the house committee. I The residents on Bellevue Ave., Waterioo, have registered disapâ€" |proval at the change of their |street name to Playford. | â€"The traffic and ciy developâ€" &pt committe of Waterloo Counâ€" ‘ were advised Monday night that all of the residents on Belleâ€" ’vue Ave. have objected to the new name suggested and prelimâ€" /manl; considered by the commitâ€" tee some .weeks ago. _ The committee was advised that “the name Varsity has been regisâ€" tered to replace North Street. |The name originally suggested for this road was Seagram. SECOND STREET NAME CHANGE ‘OBJECTION HEARD The Kâ€"W Orphanage Board was told Monday night that donations totalling $2,600 have been reâ€" ceived to date in response to an appeal for funds. The report was made by treasurer L. G. Bauman. Final decision of the name changes was held in abeyance pending the changes of several other Waterloo streets ORPHANAGE DONATIONS TOTAL $2,600 General _ society _ committees were also named. Heading them are Mr. Schaus, finance; Harold Pflug, property: Dr. Archie Case, membership; Frank Moogk, liaiâ€" son; Howard Herter, gate collecâ€" tions; F. D. Roy, Donald McLaren and Archie Bernhardt, concert; public publicity and public relaâ€" tions, Harold Fry. Commuttee chairman are W. H. Knechtel, adverhs’mg; Vern Hasâ€" tilow, Russell Echlin and Paul Uffelman, tickets; L. D. Schaus, parade; Frank Moogk, seating; James Gray and Charles Moogk, srounds; Edward Manning, broadâ€" «asting; night performance, Mr. Manning, Paul Berg; Festival exeâ€" cutive committee, Mr. Schaus, Carl Ritz, F. C. Moogk, H. C. Gerâ€" ster ‘ Several RC.A.F. frumpet blndal participated in the 1953 Festival, one, from Manitoba Aying in for %e event. Camp Borden and the estern band massed for the march past. . _ | The Waterloo Festival lrumpet} and bugle band competitions, conâ€" ducted by the Canadian Btrglc and Trumpet Band Association, are for Canadian championships. ( Two Ontario accordion schools | have ordered test pieces for all ; accordion classes. One school has | advised it will have 125 studenu' competing. Committees Appointed | Festival and other committees were appointed at a recent meetâ€"| ing of the Waterloo Musical Soâ€"‘ ciety executive. H. C. Gerster, society president, is Festival committee chairman with F. C. Moogk as secretary and | director and R. A. Rittinger, | treasurer f The Rog:l Canadian Air Force Trumpet Band of North v is the first entry in the 1954 aterloo Band Festival L RCAF Band First Entry In Festival a e Harold _ Shantz and _ Melvin Becker were reâ€"elected as direcâ€" tors for a threeâ€"year term. Brock Davis, Dunn.and Broughton of C ahir idns id A l sc iesA Manager Roy Gildner stated | of the milk produced in that proâ€" that 1963 was the best year in the | vince. The speaker urged support history of the coâ€"operative. Butâ€" ) of the coâ€"operative members to ter production set a record of 1,â€" their plants. He was thanked by 911.058 pounds. Milk purchased | Director Norman Kaster was also the highest, totalling 24,â€"| Included among the additions 488,013 pounds. The stock position at the local plant during the past on milk powder is good due to the | year are: a new milk evaporator; fact that substantial exports were new milk receiving equipment; made to Mexico and a milk storage tank. A new Total sales for the year were r L.esel was also installed to proâ€" $1,684.099 86. The milk powder| vide an emer'en? power unit, produced was 1,589,400 pounds and extensive building operations Short speeches were given by J have been carried out & _ Short speeches were given by directors, Cameron Bock and Melâ€" vin Becker NEW DUNDEE.â€"The 46th anâ€" nual meeting of the New Dundee Coâ€"operative Creamery Limited was held in Kavelman‘s Hall on Saturday afternoon. The presiâ€" dent, Harold Shantz, presided and in his opening remarks said that the purpose of the plant is to proâ€" vide markets for milk products. Higher standards are being deâ€" manded for the dairy industry which necessitates the reâ€"investâ€" ment of earnings in the plant, he added The financial and auditor‘s reâ€" rts were presented by Bruce B‘;ws, Chartered Accountant of Kitchener | The first of four presentations |of "Everyman", an old English ; morality play, to be performed in ‘the Twin Cities, was given at St. {John‘s Lutheran Church, Waterâ€" ‘l0o, Sunday evening by members of the Lutheran Students Associâ€" ation of Waterloo College and _Serminary. DUNDEE CREAMERY HAS BEST YEAR IN HISTORY The freeâ€"will offering received at these services will go to supâ€" port Lutheran Student Action. The public is invited to attend. Cast The title role, Everyman, was realistically portrayed by Thomas Bollivar, Conquerall Mills, N.S. He is ably suported by the followâ€" ing cast: Voice of God, Vern Crenmiller, _ Kitchener; Death, Paul Fischer, Unionville; Fellowâ€" ship, Glenn O‘Connor, Hamilton; Cousin, Carl Piellusch, Kitchener; Kindred, Bob Binhammer, Kitchâ€" ener; Beauty, Marilyn Huether, Kitchener; Strength, Bill Huras, Kitchener; Goods, Jim Breithaupt, Dr. U. S. Leupold, Acting Dean of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, directed the musical portions and also accompanied at the organ. Sister Alice Bald, Lunenberg, NS., sang two soprano solos. Choir Sings The Chapel Choir sang three selections, The choir included Anâ€" gela Daechsel, Lyndonville, N.Y.; Della Marks, Listowel; Victoria Howlett; Sister Alice Bald; Alice Kehl, Kitchener; Janet Schweiâ€" gert, Kitchener; Eric Schultz, Waâ€" terloo, Godfrey Oelsner, Arnâ€" prior; Toivo Hakkinen, Montreal; Bill Marshall, Hanover. Mrs. H. N. Bream is director, assisted by Bill Kurschinski, Waâ€" terloo and Mrs. U. S. Leupold. Waterloo; Goodâ€"Deeds, Victoria Howlett, Detroit, Mich.;* Knowâ€" lec-l‘ge, -f_(u_t_h Vogt, Kitchener. Mr. Moss thought "Waterloo has no business showing their main arterles running into the townâ€" ship. They don‘t show any of their main roads running into Kitchener." At a meeting of the Waterloo township planning board this week, chairman Irvin Moss asked: "If the township agrees to accept this plan, what‘s it letting itself in for? Does it mean that it it agrees to build better road extenâ€" sions for Waterloo that annexaâ€" tion will soon follow?" A meeting will be held next Wednesday to question the soâ€" called "vagueness" of Waterloo‘s plan of primary and secondary traffic arteries and zoning. The plan, said drawn by Waâ€" terloo city engineer E. W. Oke, shows Waterloo roads being exâ€" tended into the towns}u'sg. It also shows part of the township bein; zoned as "Waterloo subyrban" area. Present First In Play Series TENTATIVELY SET MILL RATE AT 7214 _ The mill rate was pared by the finance committee Monâ€" day night from an original estimate of 744 mills submitted a week ago. The increased mill rate is attributed to the jump in the public school grant this year from 16.25 mills to 17.5. Mayor Bauer told the finance committee that the schgol board reâ€" quested the increase to cover additions to their staff and increased salaries. Waterloo Road Plans Questioned By Twp. Board Waterloo‘s 1954 mill rate has been tentatively set at 72%44 millsâ€"an increase of oneâ€"andâ€"oneâ€"haif mills over last year 1%4 MILL JuUMP (By Chronicle Correspondent) Best Year «C EOE NRETT ETT TEW UHL e At a subsequent meeting ol\bu Board of Directors, the following officers were elected for the new year: President, Cameron Bock; viceâ€"president, Melvin Becker; and secretary, Anson Lang The speaker also referred to'p the success of the Northern Alâ€" ; berta Dairy Pool and the Fraser 4 Valley Milk Products Coâ€"operaâ€" t tive in Britsh Columbia. The latter plant controls 80 per cent fsl of the milk produced in that proâ€" r vince. The speaker urged support | , of the coâ€"operative members to e their plants. He was thanked by in Director Norman Kaster a Mr. Nephews sroke on the greal importance of coâ€"operatives in the economy of Canada and on the growth of the central organiâ€" zation now comprising 160 locals Mr. Shantz introduced the guest speaker, Erroll Nephews, manager of the Oxford Farmers‘ Coâ€"operaâ€" tive at Woodstock and president of the United Coâ€"operatives of Ontario Kitchener _ were auditors. Members of the group will also assist with the baking sale being held by the guild on St. Patrick‘s Day in the parish hall. The proâ€" ceeds from the sale will go to the church‘s building fund. collection ject The group is ;iaiingâ€"-the buildâ€" ing fp_nd with a pennyâ€"aâ€"meal Plans were made to cater for a father and son dinner at the church later this month. An auction sale will be held by Group "A" of the Women‘s Guild of the Church of the Holy Saâ€" viour, Waterloo, April 8. Items featured in the saie will be china, ornaments, household articles and preserves. Mrs. Ralph Hager, president, is in charge of the proâ€" SALES AIDING BUILDING FUND Committee convenors will be appointed later. Rev. R. S. Lederâ€" man presided for the election of officers. Auditors are Mrs. Milton Schwindt _ and _ Mrs. _ Arthur Plomske. During the year new members were Mrs. Musselman and Mrs. Plomske. DL POCORCET EDCVE + 18. _ Leâ€" land Schweitzer, 133: \?eunm; Mrs. Lloyd Pomem&. mission treasurer; Mrs, Wilfred Heck, flower fund treasurer; Mrs. Sadie Dilworth, pianist. BRIDGEPORT. â€" Mrs. â€" Carl Featherstone was reâ€"elected presiâ€" dent of the Women‘s Societg for World Service, Bridgeport Evanâ€" gelical U.B. Church, atâ€"the annual meeting Monday night. . Also reâ€"elected was viceâ€"presiâ€" dent Mrs. Wilfred RneSdinz. The chairman didn‘t see how Waterloo could obtain department approval on its zoning plan as proposed in the township without the township‘s consent. BRIDGEPORT WSWS ELECT OFFICERS A letter received from the deâ€" partment of planning and develâ€" opment earlier in the meeting reâ€" vealed the township planning board is the governing authority on all plans within its borders even if the plans originate within a city board. Suggest Meeting The township board suggested a meeting with Kitchener and Waterloo planning board repreâ€" sentatives to uncover an explanaâ€" tion for the Waterloo pian. Waterloo planning board repreâ€"{"’ ublic, separate and high sentatives to uncover an explanaâ€" ’cfioof, total 33&.-‘.“6-37- tion for the Waterloo pian. This is an increase of $24,000 Secretary Harold J. Snider, of over last year‘s actual education the township, said that allbough{e!pendltulje. The public school Waterloo has never made any /bo.rd estimate jumm\ $25,000, official overtures, the city assessor |the separate school rd about had been sent to the township|$7,000, but the high school grant office to obtain assessment figures |decreased $8,000. on an area east of Waterlo0| The city council has no control which has been shown on the map | over school financing as these figâ€" as an extended boundary. _ |ures are estimated Ev on straeci * > 68 reâ€"appointed |\ _ Parents should relax and enjoy | their child while they can, said Dr. Roy Brillinger, mental health (r!imc director, Ontario Hospital, \Hamilton, _ to _ the MacGregor ‘Home and School Association ‘parenls Monday night He gave the parents tips on "enjoying our children." | _ "A father‘s duty is to be a good provider and a mother‘s duty is to care for the child‘s physical health and comfort, and protect and train the child," the speaker said. ( Dr. Brillinger said while there should ve a nappy feeling between ‘the child and the parents, "parâ€" onts are not to forget to enjoy each other." Refreshments were served by Mrs John Eix, assisted by Mrs. Raiph Schmidt and the grade 6 mothers President Mrs Fred Cressman presided. _ Breslau Home â€" and School were special guests _Devotions were read by Thomas Collett id on n n CE The â€" attendance® banner won by Miss Barbara Eby‘s one class a The speaker was introduced by Mrs. P. A. Voelker and thanked by Jacob Enns Diane Rohr, accompamed by her sister, Elaine, sang mo s HC . | Police Estimate | The police estimate for 1954 (uperatnom jumped $14,500 from an actual expenditure of $52,785 |last year. Additional men are reâ€" ‘quested by the deflurtment this : year to?ether wit ularg' inâ€" creases for the present 12 emâ€" ployees. Both the board of health and sewer committe budgets were inâ€" creased by less than $1,000 each. The board of works decreased about $3,000. On Enjoying Children _ A decrease was noted in the housing and special committee budget from $11,436 last year to $11,000 the current year. Park Board Down The rk board grant was reâ€" duced r;ooo from last year‘s acâ€" tual expenditure and the recreaâ€" tion commission budget was inâ€" creased $2,500. The latter comâ€" mission originally requested $13,â€" 509‘30 cover 1954 operations. The estimated Mount Hope Cemetery deficit was established at $5,072. The Waterloo Arena request was reduced from $17,000 toeqtlfl.- 000. This, it was felt, would cover the 1954 operating expenses plus payment of a portion of the areâ€" na‘s debt to the city Tight financing is evidenced by a deficit of less than $1,000 on last year‘s operations Gives Tips | _ All the budgets and grants comâ€" J pare favorably with last year‘s acâ€" tual e?enditurea. The chari | and welfare grants have incnnz ‘about $2,000 to an estimated $115â€" 550 this year. The major item is \the Kâ€"W Hospital grant covux past deficits and a portion of | year‘s estimated operating exâ€" Discussions were held by the li!':-e :’ndfllight committee followâ€" g the finance meeting rega the firemen‘s wage ngrm:dll:! counter proposals will be presentâ€" ed t: the firemen‘s union in two weeks. To date no agreement has been reached with the police commisâ€" sion regarding their proposed salâ€" ary raises. The traffic and city developâ€" ment committee budget was deâ€" creased from an original estimate of $11,000 to $9,000. Last year‘s actual expenditure for this comâ€" mittee was $11,436. The fire and light committee reâ€" quested $127,825 but this estimate was reduced to $121,000. The comâ€" mittee agreed that by the purâ€" chase of less equifrment than reâ€" ?nwed by the fire department :lc e reduced budget would be sufâ€" ient. raises requested, but reduced Monday night to what the comâ€" mittee considered a bargaining rate. The city council has no control over school financing as these figâ€" ures are estimated by an elected school board body. The salaries for the ci:‘y hall office staff, police and fire epartâ€" ments were recorded in the ofig inal estimates as the comp Debt Charges Debenture debt charfes account for $320,662 and loca improveâ€" ment charges for last year, flfi' 000. '!'h_e_gSucation grants, includâ€" The rate. has increased 11% mills since 1951. Waterloo Counâ€" cil expects to fnalize this year‘s rate next week. Taxes Near Million The budget reveals that expectâ€" ed reve:g‘e. total $389,455.00. Esâ€" timated e_xpend‘ itmsm covering :; ty 0 tions for the yex are at mmu The at $1,383,555.32. The difference between expenditure and revenue will be gleaned from property and business taxes. s grade Â¥4