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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 9 Oct 1958, p. 1

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any inclination to visit this part of the provinee so far, but it has arrived in other unable to get out of the goose camp where we were staying, ‘This in the first part of Ootâ€" ober is a trifie unusual, but it happened and very effectively blocked us from getting home. Retailers in this neeck of the woods would like to see some of the same weather for it inspires some OChristmas buyâ€" ing even st this date. Personally we would like this short experience with the white stuff to be the last, but we know it isn‘t going to work ATTENDANCE AT Waterloe council this week was prity skinny. In fact just enoug»n were there to make up a Probably the hunting seaâ€" son being open has much to do with many of the members being out of town and after all, what better reason. BUS SERVICE, newly formâ€" ed for transportation to anmd from the college, will be disâ€" eontinued until <câ€"h time as there are sufficiont pasenâ€" gers to help support it. Expecting to take in at least twenty dollars a day in fares. the bus company and council were a trifle disconcerted to find that less than this figure was being taken in during the entire week. © Indications are that the service wil be resumed at a later date when there is some hope of better passenger supâ€" The printed signs couldn‘t be read and the pedestal sign., not only presented a hazard, but was claimed to be illega‘. Electric No Turn â€" signs have now been installed but still the problem exists. The sun reflects on the new signs and they can‘t be seen. Visors or shields will be installed. but in the meantime, things are much are they were beâ€" fore any signs were installed. of King and Erbs Sts have been 32 matter of contention for WHILE EXTRA INTEREST could be created by having Waterloo Market open Friday nights, indications are that vendors using the market are apainst doing busine«ss in the evening. Nearly one thousand perâ€" sons are now buying at the market each time it opens and these could be interested in _'rtct was open during the Friday night shopping hours. NEED in every community has been started by The Bank of (Continued from Page 2) made the money they need If such is the case, who can blame them for not working more hours than they have to. sSOMETHING _ OF _ RE AL Last week at James Bay we e buying. . maybe all the venâ€" J.H.S J.H.S. J .H.S. J.M.S J H.S snow, we were 1$ corner Inâ€" Teward None i Kitchener Park Board chairâ€" | man. William Taylor, spoke | briefly and congratulated CHRONICLE QUIPS Choice TetoATcetess Of twon ) Maoyor Pukin: Well Ald. Snidâ€" er. your giving it the old college try. Ald. Snider: We could use a Ald. Snider: Now the large illegible signs can â€" come down because we have first rate electric signs. Ald. Hughes: We also have a first rate traffic problem. Just try and get around the corner. Ald Snider: There is a «(ifâ€" ficulty in the sun shinin« in the sizns but thit will be remedied. New we can an to Court ‘with an infraction. Mayor Paikin: You‘re a SADâ€" sew City Heall.) Mayor Paikin: Is he Swedish or Danish? (Discuesion over new Kine and Erb lights) (Report _ on _ Sewer â€" and San‘tat.on â€" Committee. Ald. Vern Bauman, the Chairman. was absent) Mayor Paikin: Ald. Roy Bauâ€" man, will you take the re port fer your father please? Ald. Alviano: I hove the Denirtment _ doesn‘t out Goldi Bond Stamps (Report of City Property Committee Ald Bauman reâ€" ports on Market count) Ald. Bauman: We expect the Waterloo Park Board is Host To Kitchener Koppeser‘s Cottage, Three Bridges, was the setting for the Waterloo Park Board‘s Annual "rib ‘n tail" dinner. Dinner guests were Waterâ€" loo‘s Mayor Paikin, Kitchenâ€" er‘s Mayor Hymmer, Waterâ€" loo aldermen, city officials and members of boards anrd ec mmi==ions. Kitch=ner Park Board memâ€" bers were special guests The "rib ‘n tail" event is Waterâ€" loo‘s way of returning hosâ€" pibality extended each year at Kitchener Park Board‘s duck dinner. Mayor Paikin, speaking briefly, said he and all the aldermen _ were proud . of Waterloo‘s parks "which are too often taken for granted." $10,000 on an option for 175 acres of land which boarders Waterioo and Bridgeport. The man who crosses the ncean, then comes back, withâ€" out taking a bath, is a dirty Waterioo on it‘s recent move to acquire new cemetery and Vol. 102 (Oun the Coflege Bus Ques (Council receives architect DIST. RECORD to give us a good report. E. B. (Ted) Sim, Waterloo The city has paid Fire give with i _ The Nelsons trophy for the best unit in â€" Canada, was \awairded to the Kâ€"W Sea Cadet ;Co:ps Warspite Monday night ) at a meetinz of the Ontario 'brnn:h of the Navy League of ‘ Canada held in Toronto. \ _ The trophy waus preserted : by the Navy League of Great I Britain to The Navy Leagus of Canadfa for annual comâ€" tition. | _ Mrs. H E. Edwards was named convenor for a rumâ€" | mage sale to be held in aarly Dacember. Waterloo May Join With OWRC in Second Coâ€"Op Effort ing a sewage treatment plant, to cost $660,000, but now they are considering a second coâ€"operative effort. sources with the Ontario Water Reâ€" Mayor Pikin, on Monday night, suggeeted the city must again link hands with the comâ€"| mission in a program to bring | more water to Waterloo. } Council postponed with this move, until a special meeting Tuesday night, a decision on a plan approved recently by the Warspite Wins ‘op Honours A report of the 4143t annual mecting of the Ontario diviâ€" sion was given by Mrs. Kenâ€" Guest speaker at the meetâ€" ing was Mr. Thompson Ramâ€" autarsinzh from Trinidad, a student of Weterioo College. Park Board Chairman, was masiter of ceremonies. Frims of last year‘s Canaâ€" dian Open golf tournament at Weetmount Golf ‘Club were Car And Truck Collide At On Oct. 8 at 1:25 p.m. at the intersection of _ Moore Ave., and Allen St., a car driven by Dr. C. R. McCarville of 176 King St. S., Waterloo colkided _ with an Interâ€"City truck, driven by Mr. Wm. Geshinghause of 19 Devitt St., Waterloo. south on Moore. complete wreck, and the truck sustained _ famages to _ the front right femder and bumpâ€" Mary‘s Hoapital for treatment. Dr. McCarville was proâ€" ceeding east on AWen and Mr. Geshinghaus was heading Included in the plan is the Dr. was taken â€" Allen to the city would greatly boost its potential sinking of a well near .. Agatha ast a cost of $46,000 and #the construction of 2s pipeline to the city at an addiâ€" tional fee of $247,000. in Mayor Puikin suggested a PUC _ representative _ attend council‘s ~Tuesday night ses mon. Thankegiving Day falk on Monday, council‘s regular meeting night. A PUC letter, read to the aldermen, explained that the $46,000 job of sinking the Wateriloo Has First Blaze During Fire Prevention Week $2000 Damage At 8:415 Wednesday mornâ€" ing, a fire broke out in the upper story of Hendeigon‘s Bakery in downtown Waterâ€" loo. The damage was confined to the upetairs storeroom where flour is stored and the dressing room where the emâ€" pleyees of the bakery change into their work clothes. Council Monday night, re ceived a letter from Ald. Steâ€" wart asking Waterloo Council to foot the transportation and outâ€"ofâ€"pocket expenses to send Fire Chief Baulk to the Northâ€" ern Ontario Fire Chief‘s As sociation convention in Haileyâ€" bury, to be held Oct. 19, 20 and 21. Alderman Anna Hushes reâ€" ceived the request with this statement, ‘"We always seem The damage to the buildâ€" ingy was estimated at $1,300 with $700 to the contents. Extinguishers Empty this fieure was boistered by a When interviewed by a Chronicle reporter Mr. Charles Waurshen, Deputy Chief of the Waterloo Force, said. Chief Baulk Won‘t Go To Convention Waterloo building â€" inspecâ€" tor, W. G. Scheifele, has anâ€" nounced that the value of conâ€" struction begun last month in Waterloo has ccntinued to climb over figures of corresâ€" ponding months in 1957. He said construction startâ€" ed last month in the smaller of the Twin Cities amounted to $3614,530. This figure is _ approxiâ€" mately $13,000 higher than the _ figure established _ in September of last year. Building Trade In Waterloo Booms In comparison with conâ€" structrion begun in August last month‘s figure took a hiz drop. Building during the 31 days of August was valued at $591.475. Mr. Scheifele explained that the city ran close to the t. With this extra source new well will probably be finmâ€" anced through the commizsâ€" sion‘s reserve fund for wator OWRC a saving might be efâ€" The $247,000 item for the connecting pipeline however, would require debenture finâ€" ancing. Mayor Puikin said a municipality). fected. (The government comâ€" mission can borrow money at work on the new weH this fall, while the connecting pipeline would not be constructed um til early in 1960. "The employees were fightimg the fire until we came to the «cene but the extinguishers they were using were empty. The cause of the blaze is unâ€" determined." Heavy water damage was done to the flour stored in the upstairs and the ceiling above the dressing room was badly scorched. The â€" crossbridging was burnt right through. to be sending somebody someâ€" where. There‘s a Fire Chief‘s convention to which we send our Chief, but I am not inâ€" clined to send him just to be good sports I# he would have some important report â€" to make, I would be in favour." The other members of the quarum who attended Monâ€" day‘s meeting, sided with Ald. Hughes to make the decision unanimous. The fire didn‘t spread to the adjoining apartments alâ€" though one man had to leave because of the smoke seepin@ September building permite boost the value of construeâ€" tion begun in Waterloo during first nine momwths of 1958 to $3,988,863. into his No one was hurt, and the fire was fought until 10:30 im the morning. $200,000 building permit token out by Zehr‘s Markets, Ltd., for the start of a new whopping plaza. Last month in â€" Waterloo 24 houses valued at $300,500 began to take form. Large items in the conâ€" struction of new commercial buildings include the $5,000 addition to Imperial Refracâ€" teries and Equipment, Ltd., a $114,0090 warehouse and office of Carl H. Sattler and Assocâ€" iates, Ltd., and a $20,000 serâ€" vice station on Woeber street south. No. 41 seeping

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