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good, but snow removal and the #»nding of icy intefsections J.H.S. PLOUGHING OF SNOW laden streets in Waterloo has been two days off a week, why not the merchant? He can‘t be that different from anyone else. J.H.S. WHERE IN Hâ€" is our car licâ€" ense bureau? ? ? ? ter a long weekend. But lookâ€" ed at from the merchants point of ‘view, we can‘t see anything wrong with it. After all, if We talked to a number of the store operators today. Some thought the Monday closing would be good, but doubted if enough merchants would vote for it to make a majority. Othâ€" ers said they still preferred to stick to the Wednesday closing as it helped break up the week, made it go quicker. their cottages to stock up afâ€" To compensate for closing Monday. they would remain open all day Wednesday. Preâ€" sently, only the elettrical appâ€" liance stores are closed all of Wednesday. The rest of the reâ€" be able to leave their places of business on a Saturday night and not open shop again until They have schemed and taliked in the mornings. If this sounds like Greek to you, it boils down to this. For This is a pretty sorry, stinkâ€" ing condition. If these people owning this equipment haven‘t enough storage space for it, then they should buy some, not have space provided at the exâ€" pense of Waterloo taxpayers. Incidentally, what in hell is the matter with the committee in charge of these parking lots, or have they forgotten why they were developed? J.H.S. WATERLOO MERCHANTS WILL gather next week to vote on the possibility of Monday cent of them did not move all day. A few were moved at the noon hour and then returned to the lots. More recently, a merchant was given a ticket for parking He tried it, one after the other. All were filled with stored trucks and equipment. He tried to get in beside some welding equipment parked in such a way that it took up at least two car spaces. Right now he is parked on the street again, for he couldn‘t find enough space to park one car. were trucks stored there from a number of firms and cartage people. There were at least three portable welding outfits. The rest were cars that we had on the street. On the back of the ticket was the advice, "Use Municipal Parking lot." hard to believe and went for ing of the fine parking in the The idea may not sit too for S t stop, dangerous in itself. Cerâ€" tainly there is no need for the bus stop to be located in front of these stores when a factory is on the other side of the inâ€" tersection where the stop could be located without inconvenâ€" ience to either store owners or danger to car drivers J.H.S. EVEN _ THOUGH _ (LLEGAL, buses continue to park by the bydrant in front of Hearth Radio and Jessop and Whaley Cleaners. every darn stop street in Watâ€" erloo in less than one day. What is holding them back? Snow removal in our humble opinion is of far less importâ€" ance than the sanding of interâ€" sections, stop streets and hills and the removal of snow piled along the corners to a height where car drivers must take a through road before they can see if there is any oncoming traffic. As we have said before, there are enough men in the has either been slow or not done at all. Waterloo County Music Fesâ€" tival 1959 entries must be in by Jan. 31. festival officials state. Syllabus and program chairâ€" man, Garfield Bender, said enâ€" tries are to be sent to Waterloo County Music Festival, 19 Elien St. East. M. G. Pace, festival chairâ€" man, said the syllabus is availâ€" able at the schools, at music Saturday Deadline For Music Festival Entries This evening ‘at the Band Hall on Regina St. has been chosen to register applicants. The Waterloo Junior Band will begin its first major drive to enlarge membership. Formed approximately three years ago, the band has a steady membership of about 50, but new instruments have been acquired and with memâ€" bers moving up to the senior band, there is room for 30 more players. With Malice Toward None _ Drive Starts This spring th include trips to Brantford in M pete in festivals. This will leave MacGregor School the only one with stu loo Public School Board told &em&ifimadnlt next year when the new Two level system goes into effect. A delegation from the Waterâ€" the band‘s plans to Toronto and March to comâ€" Sonny to father: "Dad, where‘s Saskatchewan?" Feachers‘ Association and the Waterloo County Branch, Ontâ€" ario Music Educators. The Kiwanis Club conducts the festival in coâ€"operation with the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Music Also, there is a class for barber shop quartets and for cello and viola. conductors A number of new classes have been added to the syllabus late, it was announced. Also, it | was announced, that John Monâ€" | tague will replace Eli Spivak as adjudicator for orchestra‘ and string events. Mr. Spivaki’ has found it necessary to abanâ€" don his adjudication work some ‘ months due to ill health. I Other adjudicators are Earl| Moss, Piano; Dr., Roy Fenwick, f school music; and Dorothy Alâ€"| This year the festival will be heid April 10 to 18. It is a community service project of the Kiwanis Club of Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Inc. CHRONICLE QUIPS The final Stars of the Festivâ€" al concert this year will be held at the Mutual Life Auditorium, rather than at the Kâ€"W Collegâ€" choral. quarters. Festival secretary this year is Horace Holmes, 19 Elâ€" len St. «& stores or from festival headâ€" iie stated that in the City of Woodstock, the city cleans these areas but charges the owners on a time and material Ald Anna Hughes suggested the survey be made when Mr. Dutton gave a report on a surâ€" vey for the removal of snow from private parking areas and At the meeting of the City‘s Board of Works Committee Monday night, the committee ordered City Engineer D‘Arcy Dutton to begin a cost survey for the clearing of all the Waterloo streets. Mr. Dutton will get in touch with other cities which have their sidewalks cleared. He said that his main concern was pay for the job. the older people who cannot shovel their own walks and pensioners who can‘t afford to Cost Studied other schools in the city wili u?.ut:,.amm age carrty responsibility of getting children across the streets safely. Ald. Donald Snider chairman of the committee said that the dents old enough to patrol, All T othe Sh+ poir evervitleg 2 annually, have a trip to tawa, and a dinner, The issue was turned over to e police commission for conâ€" Waterioo, Ontario, Thureday, January 29, senior is for student of elementary and Investigations were made of 309 major and minor mfl.: during 1958 â€" a decrease of from the previous year. Chief Otto said the number of acciâ€" dents was down about 30 until [ Waterloo‘s string of fatalityâ€" free days â€" nearing 1,000 â€" i probably tops that of any of the provinces 30 cities, Police Chief Lloyd Otto said, but 1958 statistics from all centres are not yet available. Medicine Hat, Alberta, howâ€" ever, tops Waterloo. It has not had a fatal traffic accident for more than three years. A short while ago Chief Otto was asked in a letter from the Western city for an outline of his traffic safety program here. Waterloo‘s last death occurâ€" red June 22, 1956, when Egon Schlionies, a Kitchener workâ€" man, was run over by a dump truck on Bridgeport road. He had been trying to climb on the moving vehicle. A year has just been comâ€" pleted in which Waterloo‘s trafâ€" fic accident toll in all catâ€" egories fell from figures recâ€" orded in previous years. | An active enrolment camâ€" paign is planned for the colâ€" lege clinic, which will be held morning and afternoon. Waterloo Has 2.5 Years â€" Free Of Traffic Deaths Two and oneâ€"half years have been completed in Waterloo without a traffic fatality and the city may have the best recâ€" ord of any Ontario city. A NECUS spokesman, Fred Rehse of Kitchener, said he anticipated a 50 per cent partâ€" icipation by Waterloo students and faculty members. program by the National Fedâ€" eration of Canadian University Students. â€" ine new Red Cross blood donor scheme in the Twin Citâ€" ies will be started by students of Waterloo College Associate Faculties The College will soon become the University of Waterloo. The Canadian Red Cross was asked by the Ontario Hospital Commission to handle the task of obtaining supplies for blood transfusions, gave the two Twin City branches a target of 300 donors â€" to be reached by Feb. 18. This is the date set for the clinic. The participation of the colâ€" lege in the first clinic â€" which will be open to any donor. as Waterloo College Students Have 300 Blood Donors ener firm as they were the ones who built the present plant 11 yea'l;se inss th job will nine mon! this spring said City Engineer D‘Arcy Dutton. Ball Brothers of Kitchener have been given the contract for the construction of a $462. 949 extention to the present Waterloo _ sewage treatment man of the Sewage and Saniâ€" BALL BROTHERS GET CONTRACT _=â€" Waterloo Council‘s Industry , the year‘s worst snow and ice. The city‘s good accident reeâ€" ord was attributed to many things. In these was the effectiveâ€" ness of constant police patrols, effects of the countrywide safe driving campaign, the benefits roadâ€"eos sponsored by service clubs, police visits to schools, the Kitchener police traffie court clinic, efforts of school patrol boys and work of the school driver training course, month for accidents. _ > In 1957 crashes, 75 persons were injured while only 66 were hurt last year. Damage slipped to $175,451 last year from $76,872 during the prevâ€" ious 12 months. tempts to attract donors to the seven clinics planned this }year. _ It is hoped by the clinjc to ;han at least 300 donors at each clinic. & The Red Cross are handling the clinics and the storage and distribution to hospitals of blood. Commencing the first of this year the new system of free blood transfusions came into effect in the Twin Cities" _ People _ receiving _ transfuâ€" sions before were charged for them, or were asked to replace (Continued on Page 5) es and H. A. Moyer of Waterâ€" loo, .the committee‘s viceâ€"chair man, praised the college offer. A second clinic has also been announced by the two branches. It will be held May 27 in the old Kitchener post office: A number of Kitchener inâ€" dustries have been approach ed, Mr. Rempel said, and the Red Cross has been assured of every cooperation in their atâ€" of a committee of Kitchener and Waterloo Red Cross branchâ€" city‘s engineering staff informâ€" ed the aldermen that a survey was now being studied on the as soon as it is possible. Council agreed to purchase the $50,000, 175 acre farm last negotiations for the prepara tions of the L S$. Bechitel farm and City Development Commit board Monday night, that the Roman Catholic section of the Watch for your name in one of our â€" advertise ments. If you are one of the five lucky winners, come to the Chronicle ofâ€" fiee and receive your FREE double pass to the big Siskin Hockey game, Saturday, January 31. Win A Free Pass department _ in No. 4