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ENTRY OF NORM RATZ into Waterloo‘s mayoralty race has in the elections here than was expected, for Jim Bauer‘s elecâ€" tion by acclamation seemed a ~.A number of new names have also appeared as potential aldâ€" ermen and it‘s possible could be one of the ha fought elections we have When it is considered ~that little or no interest was shown in the election a week or so ago, the change to what it is at. MANY COMPLAINTS ARE being received about dogs runâ€" ming loose when they are supâ€" posed by law to be tied. At this time of year the damage they do is mostly to trees but this is serious enoâ€" ugh when the cost of replacâ€" ing the tree is taken into conâ€" At this ti damage they trees but th ugh when th ___ J.H.S. LOUSY OLD MOYVIES, poor live plays,; milth emphasis on foreign :%n and actresses is making the lot of the priâ€" vateiy owned TV and Radio stations, a tough one. â€" Much of this junk originates at CBC, an eutfit which seems determined to jam their inâ€" terpretation of culture down the throat of all Canadians. About all they actually acâ€" complish is to force Canadian viewers and listeners to turn to American stations. are finally: starting to make their appearance on Waterloo Streets . . . not that it isn‘t time. Kitchener has been disâ€" playing their‘s for about three J.H.S CHRISTMAS _ DECORATIONS es"i;"t;\iélf less than in Kitâ€" chener. We would suggest this could‘ be offset in some meaâ€" mot last. ;l'l!â€"'éâ€" b}' more effort in dres sing the streets and at a time to attract first attention . . . more tax dollars being spent, but truth is that council reâ€" munerations are a pittance her the time and effort expended. The same applies to the mayor. While we have been extremeâ€" 1y fortunate in the past few years in the calibre of the men elected to office, we can‘t deâ€" pend â€" indefinitely on this trend. Without _ reasonable compensation, these jobs could be found wanting one of these NO ONE LIKES TO think of WEATHER S3EING WHAT IT JIS, local merchants are makâ€" ing strange signs toward the sky and praying for snow. Seems to be a trait, locally at least, that women like to get out and Christmas shop in the worst weather possible. In fact a snow bearing blizâ€" zard can bring them out of hibernation like sun in the Waterloo‘s selection of storâ€" J.H.S. J.H.S. to marvel WATERLOO MAYORALTY â€" To BE A TWO WAY FIGHT Last Friday night in Waterâ€" loo‘s municipal nominations a twoway fight for the mayoral A former alderman, Norâ€" man Ratz, qualified, thus wipâ€" ing out the possibility of an acclamation for Ald. James Bauer, who had announced his candidacy several weeks ago and also qualified last Friday night. Ald. Anna Hughes, Ronald Buddell, a former alderman, and exâ€"mayor William (Pete) the office. ; Ald. Hughes said she would not run for the mayor‘s office, but would again seek a seat on the council. Mr. Buddell and Mr. Brill had until 9 0o‘ clock Saturday to qualify. Harold Paikin, the present mayor, said more than a month ago that he would not seek reâ€" election to the office, and last Friday night qualified to run as an alderman. Fifteen â€" other _ candidates were nominated for the eight council seats, and twelve have already _ qualified. Fourteen men and one woman have been nominated to run for the nine Public School Board posts. Ten of these have qualified, making an election assured. For the four PUC seats, four out of five candidates noâ€" minated have qualified Chairâ€" man Howard Scheifele told his though he has not as yet quaâ€" The %% hour meeting lackâ€" ed any verbal fireworks, and about 120 filled the council chambers. One candidate desâ€" cribed it as a "prayer meeting â€" no life at all." As the speeches progressed, the audience steadily dwindâ€" led. By 10 p.m. there were only 45 listeners. One candiâ€" date, late in the speechâ€"makâ€" ing marathon, called the reâ€" maining â€" few a _ "durable crowd." By the time the meetâ€" ing adjourned there were 25 David Dooley was elected chairman for the 14th consecuâ€" tive year. Only twice was it necessary for him to rap his gavel, the signal that speakers had overshot their time limit. Both the mayor and chairâ€" man of the finance committee were allotted fifteen minutes to sum up council‘s work in the past two years. The other aldermen â€" were given _ five minutes. Mayoralty candidates were given ten minutes to outâ€" iline their program and all other candidates got five. _ In possibly his last public address as mayor, Mayor Paikâ€" in said Waterloo now stands at one of the highest points in its 102â€"year history. He was approved in a 1957 vote of the electorate and headed council during its first twoâ€"year term. The mayor said the growth of the city in the past two years â€" "2,600 people, was the largest twoâ€"year growth in the city‘s history." He outlined the city‘s plan to annex 1,700 acres of Watâ€" erloo Township land which will become part of Waterloo sometime in 1960. o_ n its 102â€"year history. He was Credit for saving the city approved in a 1957 vote of the | $270,000. on costs of its new lectorate and headed council| sewage disposal .plant was during its first twoâ€"year term.|taken by Mr. Ratz, due to his The mayor said the growth| putting up a fight with the of the city in the past two| Ontario Water Resources Comâ€" years â€" "2,600 people, was| mission when he was on counâ€" the largest twoâ€"year growth in | cil in 1957. He said that inâ€" the city‘s history." stead of paying $890,000 for a He outlined the city‘s plan| new plant, cost to the city was to annex 1,700 acres of Watâ€"| reduced to $660,000 and anâ€" erloo Township land which| nual payments will be $98,000 will become part of Waterloo| instead of $125,000. sometime in 1960. Ald. Bauer said if elected "However, none of us should | as mayor he would dedicate be discouraged or downcast by | himself to the consolidation and civic problems arising ~ from completion of civic projects growth, which are in turn already begun. brought about by expansion Most important of these inâ€" and the general prosperity of| cluded the downtown redeveâ€" our people. lopment scheme and planning "These problems are the| the zoning of areas to be anâ€" growing pains appropriate to nexed by the city early next a young and dynamie city, not| year. Ald. Bauer said that with the pains of mainutrition or possibly one exception no new th» rheumatics of old age and prejects should be undertaken 108 were also nominated for debt has dropped steadily in Mayor Paikin. "It was as high as $323 and two years ago it was $308. "This council has tried wherever possible," said the must likewise try, to conserve the taxpaying capacity of our the tazpaying capacity of our Mpufl resisting deâ€" mands which are not essential, by carrying forward courageously and vigâ€" orously programs for service which are in the public interâ€" The gity‘s downtown reâ€" development plan was cited by 22. Nee d Wws m him as such a program. Two factories on King Street will be demolished to make room for a department store and a group of smaller stores in a mall shopping centre. "Council honestly and truly felt that if the opportunity were neglected to revitalize our downtown area it would cost the taxpayers â€" individual and corporate â€" many more thousands in the years to come." Federal and provincial governimient assistance were when discussing.â€" the city‘s strides in the recent construc tion : of schools. "It is my contention that . . the financial burden of buildâ€" ing new and necessary schools certainly must not fall enâ€" tirely on the already heavily taxed small home owners." A twoâ€"time mayoralty canâ€" didate, Norman Ratz, stated he has definite proof "some members" of council and of the Waterloo Planning Board are shareholders~ in _ Major Holdings Ltd., a Waterloo development firm. Waterlod, Ontario, Thursday December 3, 1959 He said he received conâ€" firmation of these rumors by checking with the office of the provincial secretary in Toronâ€" to. The shareholders were not named by the mayoralty canâ€" didate. | Mr. Ratz stated there is nothing wrong in â€" holding shares "in a company that has done and is doing a lot to adâ€" vance the progress of our city." "However, I hope that anyâ€" one having any connection with Major Holdings had better not hold office on City Council," he said. , The mayoralty _ candidate said ha was granted permisâ€" sion by ie president of Majâ€" or Holdings Ltd. to make these statements. extension of trunk sewer facâ€" ilities to the newly annexed area, if this were necessary for a new industry. The â€" mayoralty â€" candidate said the city must continue its unrelenting efforts to seâ€" provide jobs for children leavâ€" ing school, and to assure that home owners will not be burâ€" dened for the costs of services. Ald. Bauer paid tribute to the tremendous projects unâ€" dertaken by council in the past two years. __"The retiring council faced challenges with an intelligent and mature judgement and I believe this is recognized by the people of Waterloo and beyond," he said. He promised if â€" elected mayor to "guide council towâ€" ards a program of consolidaâ€" tion, to conduct myself with dignity, and to fulfill the city‘s highest office in the same exâ€" emplary way it has been fillâ€" ed for many years." _ ‘The exception wodld be the â€" Mr. l.;u-ri-éefi _did not speak and Mr. Brill was not present. Frank Doerner, Council‘s finâ€" ance committee chairman, was away on business in the United: States. His report was read by Ald. Peter Stewart and told how the city‘s assessment had L dndid herbsdinaliti umc ie donsdoanini en ts Ei term, while at the same time the per capita debt dropped from $308 to $292.‘ _ _~ "The reception to debenture issues is considered a good barometer in assessing the financial stability of _a comâ€" munity. "When Waterloo placed its debentures on the market they commanded as sood or better a price than those of surrounding senior municipalities." _ uL uA.l(;me'.c'e;lt Alviano, office committee chairman, outlined the strides mdde by his deâ€" partment The following have qualified as candidates for the Dec. 7 municipal election in Waterâ€" loo: BAUER, James, 241 Verâ€" mont St., sales manager. . _ RATZ, Norman, 44 George St., retired. . ALVIANO, Vincent, 54 Dunâ€" bar Rd. South, food merchant. . BAUMAN, Roy, 118 Amos Ave., cashier. BAUMAN, Vernon, 6 Young St. West, gentleman. "D[i-f'i‘ificfi; Charles, 80 Balsâ€" am St., auto supplier. _ _ geport Rd., manufacturer. HUGHES, Mrs. Anna, 132 Dunbar Rd., South, housewife. KARTECHNER, William, 249 Pinewood Place, rubber workâ€" er. KOMINEK, â€" Rudoiph, 147 Mackay Cresc., lawyer. _ _ â€"“P';I.l'flli; Harold, 59 Bricker Ave., supervisor. : PALFRCZNY Arthur. 236 Alâ€" len St. East, home builder. PFLUG, Clare, 257 Bridgeâ€" port Rd., machinist. SNIDER, Donald, 203 Forâ€" syth Drive, mechanical engineâ€" er. o ? STEWART, Peter R., 18 Alâ€" len St. East, invester. Waterloo Candidates COUNCIL (Elect 8) MAYOR during _ council‘s 244 Brid ment department from the City ized planning and pr for continuity-" â€" un,rpm'a have an ax to grind or to fg ther the cauzgco! a clique of a party, but because of a sense of duty to the community im which I live," he said. _ Ald. Anna Hughes is seek ing reâ€"election for her 10th term. Ald. Hughes, reportifi as chairman of the Board Works committee, said due to recent annexation and subâ€" Aivision development, constant term. Ald. Hughes, re as chairman of the Board 5 Works committee, said due to recent annexation and subâ€" division development, constant thought â€" and _ consideration must be given to the keepig of committee‘s spending wi in the prescribed limits. , She said the committee she heads, which is the highest spending committee of coundl, spent almost $500,000 in her two years as chairman. Ald. Hughes also serves as council representative on the Sunnyâ€" side Home for the Aged Board. ~ Ald. Vernon Bauman, who is a veteran alderman and exâ€" mayor, is also a member of the_ Sunnyside Home for the Aged Board, as well as cou®r cil‘s sewer and sanitaflm mittee chairman. He C te: construction of Waterloo‘s $600,000 _ secondary . sewage treatment plant, which was apâ€" proved during his chairman ship, as a major stride ahead for the city. e "Ten years ago this city Wa$s considered a ‘sleeper‘ in the bond markets. But today it is known widely as a progressive city of action," he said. in reviewing the accomplislk ments during his twoâ€"year term as chairman of the fire and light committee Ald. â€" Peter Stewart cited the purchase of an emergency unit for the fire PUBLIC UTILITIES (Elect * BAUER, Frank, 105 Roslin Ave. South, superintendent. DURNAN; C. Gordon, 89 John Blvd., secretary. HERTER, Howard, 18 Ezra Ave., jeweller. INGLIS, James W., 80 Brae side Ave., secretaryâ€"treasurer, SCHEIFELE, â€" Howard, 117 Devitt Ave., merchant. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD (Elect 9) CARSON, W. Stuart, 237 Murdoch St., branch manager. EVANS, Mrs. Margaret, 178 Clayfield Ave., librarian. FORBES, Jack, 193 John St. West, manager. HANEY, Reginald, 181 Verâ€" mont St., barrister. _ K _ MACEACHERN, Neil, 187 AL bert St., retired school prinâ€" cipal. _ MATTHEWS, Reginald, 82 Melbourne St., assistant trea surer. MICKELSON, Dr. Cecil, 88 Braeside Ave., physician. RODMAN, Bruce, 226 Verâ€" mont St., appraiser. RUPPEL, Rupert, 228 Star ley Drive, insurance uent..- _ SEAGRAM, Thomas B., 160 John Blyd., sales manager. __ _ WAGNER, Harold W.,. 186 Park St., supervisor. VOELKER, Charles, 20 {Continued on Page 71) ber of for the s coume mm\,