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VOL. ttte NO. " “his a more active put in the and“ of the community" members of WChamber ot Commerce wet my by guest maker, kh%1 M - tive secretary chime lie c of c for the m Me spoke on Citi% - In defining the stat "Cib Izenship" as The sstatua"V citizen with all its rights and duties, he asked, "Where oh where did we ever get the idea that we could get off the hook?" Each citizen of Walerlbo . you - have duties to your community. What are you personally doing about it? Citizenship, he continued, is a two-way street, with rights in one direction and responsibility in the other. For every right there is a responsibility. A man has the right to set up in business in a community, but he exercises that right only be- cause others before him estate lished that particular commun- ity. It becomes his duty to help maintain and increase the op portunities provided, there en- sues a corresponding responsi- bility to contribute his share of carrying the" civic load. cannot Escape: We, as citizens, cannot eo- eepe the burden of personal re- .ponsibility which falls on the shoulder of every good citizen, Arlonauy - involved. 3"" __'.'"---.. m a very strong statement, he stated, "if you feel it is beneath your dignity to take an active Interest in your government, or that it may be bad for your business, then please take the time to teach your children to Count in Rubles, so that they will be able to count the inher- ttance that you leave." For t tour: «Elam m COMMUNITY AFFAIRS In noting that there seems to be little local activity gener- ated by the coming civic elect- ion, and the probability that some of the present council may retire, he asked - . how do you go about getting the right peo- ple to run for public office? This isn't an easy question to -ror but, it is one in which - This isn't an answer, but, it Must Becbme Personally Involved FORMER LABOR MINISTER Mike Starr and retiring Mike Weichcl pose with victorious Waterloo N. PC stand- ardbearer Dr. Frederick J. Speekeen. He defeated Kitchener city council al- dermanr Harold Chapman for the priv- T1'lrs" . l _." I - I f "f -.. tii " .u' . _."- ay/cs _ . J 1 Bogllr - yum 'kiitiii. tile.'U' rs. _ ip. I stat "Cit- We're Keen For Speckeen I think. the Iced Chamber of Commerce can play an import- ant part. The C at C executive should plan to do something ab. out getting people involved. Go quietly to the people, he said, the “accountant, the re- ”may the planner, the de- men the architect, civic lea. . and invite them to express their citizenship by swinging in- to action. because, "Actions speak louder than words." Leadership must come from this group, and others interest- ed in the community, we can- not allow the affairs of the community to be run in a lack- adaisical manner. As members, are we - you - going to accept responsibility, or stand idly by. The choice of expressing your citizenship is near at hand. In closing his address, Mr, Rogers told the story of a prae- tical joker and a soothsayer. The soothsayer could foretell events correctly, the practical joker planned to trick him by catching a bird and holding it in his hands, behind his back, and asking, is it dead or alive? If he says it is dead, I shall op- en my hands and let it fly away; if he says it is alive, I shall crush it between my hands and let it fall to the ground. The soothsayer looked into his eyes and “id, Sir, the future of that ttur blrd'is in your hands. Give “Go Ahead" To New thm Dispite Higher Building costs tiGds. Tenders for the new public library were opened Monday night and costs were found to be almost $100,000 above esti- mates. Paul Bauer, chairman of the library committee, informed the city councilmen that they would now have to decide whether to go ahead with the building, or not. He informed them that some of the higher costs were caused by the need for arrad- ditional penthouse in which to ilegc of representing his party in this riding. Others nominated, but declined to allow, their name to stand were: Aid. Sid. McLennan. E. Weichel, H. (Lefty) Weichel and "Mike". Serving The City Of Waterloo Sim I855 WATIILOO. locate the airconditioning equip- W. H. TIMMIS, C of C prisident, ap- pears to have told guest speaker Frank Rogers, lst vice president Dennis Mey- er and. "speek" Turner 1n amusing ment. The building was originally estimated at W,000 square feet, and now encompasses 19,000 square feet, _ Approve: Mayor Bauer told council that they must now decide whether to proceed in face of the high- er costs . if so - they should ap- ply for approval for the higher debenture amount from the Municipal Affairs department - “TMIO - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. I965 Chronicle Photo V and let the contract subject to their approval, . Council agreed to go ahead. There are no other items for contingencies, Mayor Bauer told council, except perhaps the Winter Works program, that could bring the total down. "We cannot base .our decision on "maybe" assistance, we would be "whistling up a tree" it we did . and unless prompt action is taken we would be in danger of losing the $63,000 debt for- giveness for not having it com- pleted on time. It is important that we "get on with it." Alderman Ron Buddell, in moving that they proceed, said, We are well aware of the fact that certain "gifts" from the government are for a short per- iod only - and coupled with in.. dications that the present lib. rary will be inadequate for fu. ture use - it is important that we proceed. Dr. F. J. Soeckeen Chosen Fil candidate Contest Waterloo North Federal Seat Alderman mm Snider, also approved proceeding stating that in view of spiralling costs, he felt that the board had re- ceived a fair price for these _ Dr. Speckeen was eleeted on the first ballot at a nomination meeting held at the Coronet Motel, Friday. T In his acceptance speech he stated that "r, like you, am tired of apologizing for a govern- ment that has made us appear foolish and ridiculous in the eyes of other nations - Canadians of every political party are tired of hanging their heads in shame because of a bungling. indecisive, influence peddling government Dr. Frederick J. Speckoen, Dean of Students at W.l..U., was chosen as the Progressive Con- servative standardbearer for the forthcoming November 8 federal election. peddling government story. Mr. Rogers told C of C members that they must become personally in- volved in community affaity . . -. . SU”CIIPTION $3.09 YEA. times. Monteith McGrath of Waters loo were the successful tenders for the building, at $419,451.00, the building is to be completed by April 1, 1966. The original estimates, incluo ding furnishings were, (actual costs in brackets); Land, $70,000 ($65,000). Design and supervision $20,000 ($28,000). -iv Accepts Challenge - and, with your help, I am go- ing to do something about it. 'U", he continued, "am going to work hard to get rid of the tax on building suppues; I will call for I free vote of the house of commons if debates do not end in a realistic time; I will work to improve the education opportunities for all Canadians through vocational schools, re- training persons displaced by machines. greater assistance of coller and universities. strive for a loan program for young people Willing to train as plast- (‘rt‘rs_ plunilwrs, hairdi'essvl‘s_ & other vital trades: do whatever possible to make certain that (Continued on page 4) In answer to the NDP can- didate's "Challenge" to a public debate, Fred Speck- een, newly chosen PC candl- date,. stated that he would be happy to do so at any time, provided that both the offie ial NDP and Liberal candi- dates are involved. "The public deserves this opportunity to hear each candidate declare themselves on major issues," he said. (Continued on page 3) Chronicle Photo