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%b‘.“h Sage ais + ‘"G «+ dee : 4 -WMM,M!!,-Q" ~ Although we can sympathize with the snowmobilers, we are too well aware of the heavy toll of snowmobile acciâ€" dents in recent months to think the Owen Sound race death was a freak which will never be repeated. We are aware that it is this very danger that attracts some competitors and spectators to certain sports. But there has been considerable reaction lately against snowâ€" mobiles and their useâ€"or misuseâ€"of streets, private property, parks and conservation areas. Many people have suggested they be confined to specially designated areas and tracks such as where the death in Owen Sound occurred. How this fatality will affect the issue remains to be seen. The organizers don‘t have much time to make the decisâ€" ion: The Winterfest is almost upon us. Publicity for the event has been much later than usual getting underway. A Snowmobile Rally had been planned for the local carâ€" nival. With the death of a Harriston man in the Owen Sound eventâ€"apparently the first such racing death in Canadaâ€"the hazardous aspect of the sport became sudâ€" denly and painfully obvious. The local organizers must deâ€" cide if they wish to sponsor an event where such a disasâ€" ter, or even one of less serious consequence, could occur. And they must also decide, if they are prepared to take the risk, whether public reaction to the death in Owen Sound would turn the local event into a disaster from the attendance standpoint. The death of a competitor in a snowmobile race at the Owen Sound Winter Carnival Sunday has created a dilemâ€" ma for the organizers of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Winterâ€" fest. Knowing you‘re back theré"v;r.';ialfn-g iu;n the trick. Some do it because they are concerned about their own and others‘ children. They like to direct the youngsters‘ energies into healthy outlets. And they give their time and energies because they know there are never enough workâ€" ers in any worthwhile endeavor and that if they fail to do the job it won‘t get done. ~ The minor hockey movement has a slogan which reminds parents that the best way of keeping their sons out of hot water is to put them on ice. Next week is a good time to show the youngsters you are interested in them. Why do they do it? Some of them no doubt do it because they like sports and because they remember the glories and defeats of their own hockey days. They remember the challenges and the comradship the game provided, the physical fitness it developed and how it taught them someâ€" thing about the give and take of life. They may never have made the allâ€"star teams in their youth but they have surely earned superâ€"starships in their maturity. And that‘s where the real hockey stars come in â€" the men who scramble out of bed at 5 a.m. on a bleak winter‘s morning when they could easily sleep on for another hour or two if it weren‘t for that team they‘re coaching or that game they‘re refereeing at 7 a.m. or the men who give up their Saturdays and free evenings to do the same. Or the parents who rise in the grey dawns and try to shine as they drive the young hopefuls to the arena in time for that 7 a.m. practice. Minor hockey is for all youngsters and approximately 1,100 of them take part in the programs provided in Watâ€" erloo. Involvement like that doesn‘t just happen: It takes good organization and lots of effort and dedication to bring it about. There‘s probably no other activity in Waterloo which touches as,many families as minor hockey. ‘ Most families have a son, a cousin, a nephew or a grandâ€" child who takes a turn on the ice. < ~ The youngster isn‘t necessarily a star but then that‘s what‘s good about minor hockey. It caters as much to the boy who can barely retain his balance on the ice as it does to the superâ€"skating sharpâ€"shooter or stalwart defenceâ€" is ESTABLISHED 1854 ; Published every Thursday by Fairway Press. a diviman uf Kitchenerâ€"Waterico Record Lid . 30 Queen &t N Kitchener. Ontarto Address correspondence to Waterioo Square. Waterino Ont Telephone 744â€"6164 Philomena Rutherford, editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES . In Canada: one year $8; in United States and Foreign countries : one year $10 Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Salute the stars arnival tragedy Aecdite & p 78 play will do Two of mine date from the years I worked in Owen Sound where I once interviewed a man Every reporter has a few favorite stories in their backâ€" ground which make all the dull, run â€" of â€" the â€" mill ones worthâ€" while, since without the latter they might never have a chance at the former. The cost works out to about $60,000 annually or about $1,000 per mile of streets. The result is streets and sideâ€" walks that look as if they hadn‘t seen a decent snowfall this year. Apparently the plows and snow removal equipment are on the streets almost as soon as the snow, which is trucked off to a field rented for this purpose on the outskirts of town. Last weekend while visiting Owen Sound for its winter carâ€" nival, I was struck by the abâ€" sence of snowbanks along the main street and the wellâ€"swept sidewalks in the city, which gets a far greater snowfall than Waâ€" terloo. My reporter‘s instincts took over when I ran into the Owen Sound â€" mayor (metaphorically speaking, that is) and I quesâ€" tioned him about snow removal. It might have been wiser if the aldermen first discussed their raises in open council before presenting the bylaws for readâ€" ing. That way, at least, they wouldn‘t have to appear so apoloâ€" getic about the whole thing. Just rewards for honest efâ€" forts seems a reasonable philosâ€" ophy. Members of council who make such a contribution are worthy of the same justice as everyone else. Unlike the averâ€" age employee they are in the unâ€" enviable position of having to deâ€" cide on this themselves. Not everyone could handle such deâ€" cisions with moderation. An annual $1,500 is hardly suitable remuneration for being at the beck and call of every citiâ€" zen daily, or for the time needed to attend _ regular _ council meetings and umpteen committee meetings every month. Then you‘ll have to admit aldermen weren‘t being overâ€"handsomely for their vices. women in public office are alâ€" ways good targets for a pot shot or two. The percentages sound staggerâ€" ing at first hearing until one looks at the original figures on which these are based. contend with some flak from the electorate following the pay inâ€" creases they voted themselves this week, because the men or Philomena Rutherford‘s Bits and Pieces | may have to their serâ€" I ‘.‘. is d P mE Lild \.“ll! EU RHH ©ETCTE Fred Gies, chairmanâ€" of the vehicles. Kâ€"W branch of the Royal Canaâ€" * * * dian Legion said the branch disâ€" Council‘s works _ committee bursed $1,732 for war services rejected a plan for having the Ond e e cce t C t c and charities last year. Mayor Joseph Meinzinger of Kitchener is sporting a new derby won off Mayor W. D. Brill of Waterloo in a wager on the outcome of the first junior B hockey match between the Greenshirts and the Siskins. Town Clerk N. A. Zick had an official visit this week from Ernie Wichman of Germany and Werner Bechter of Switzerâ€" land. The young men are making a 36â€" month trip around the world. 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 17 Waterloo Red Cross knitting and sewing rooms reâ€"opened this week after the holidays.. About 75 women were back at work. John Wright, founding memâ€" ber of the Village Players in Lakeshore Village, reports a scarcity of men for roles in three oneâ€"act plays which the group is planning for presentaâ€" tion in March. A badminton club has been organized by the young people of the United Church. Equipment has been furnished and a large membership is promised. Fil f Yest 40 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 22 Jan. 19 A badminton club has been Prof. C. F. Thiele asked counâ€" organized by the young people of cil to sponsor a dinner at the the United Church Equipment Canadian Bandmasters Associaâ€" has been furnished and a large tion convention to be held here‘ membership is promised. April 68. He said he has been , a *. * sole promoter of the event for Town Clerk N. A. Zick had an 25 years but his successor official visit this week from _ might not be in a position to do It‘s at times like that that I know why I love newspapers. old boy. Sure enough, it was their son and oldest child. Their youngâ€" est, a daughter, was at home with the mother. and wife who had been reunited after 40 years of immigration red tape was cleared up. My editor at the time must have liked the joyâ€"andâ€"tears story that resulted because soon after he despatched me to interâ€" view a young couple who were being married. What made this different from the usual ceremony was that the couple had been betrothed when they were chilâ€" dren and had not seen each other for nine years, until she arrived from Hong Kong for the nuptials. Last weekend I was passing a restaurant when I saw inside the proprietor â€" the bridegroom of five years ago. Standing beside was a sloeâ€"eyed fourâ€"yearâ€" city clear sidewalks in winter 10 YEARS AGO Jan. 19 Fred Fink, the man in charge of demolition at Waterloo Square, says householders still use plenty of wood to heat their homes. At least 15 trucks pull up to the site daily to fill their vehicles. Considerable progress â€" has been made on construction of a new King Street retail site onl the former Equitable Life properâ€" ty between the Bank of Montreal and the railway crossing. Council approved $45 for purâ€" chase of 500 copies of a booklet, Survival Under Atomic Attack, and named five persons to . civil defence planning committee It wasn‘t like that at the Humanities Theatre. Instead it was a spontaneous reaction to a firstâ€"rate performance. Standing ovations are. often accorded to school plays or perâ€" formances by a hometown group when relatives and friends jump to their feet to lead the apâ€" plause and boost the local perâ€" formers. The standing ovation from the packed house at the Humanities Theatre summed up the audiâ€" ence‘s feelings. one of the finest evening‘s enâ€" tertainment presented in the Twin Cities for some time. . The De Cormier Singers perâ€" formance here last week was Panel moderator is Rev. A.C. Firretto. Panelists are Rev. F. A. Scinto, Dr. G. L. Clarke, Mrs. Louise Sommerhill and John E. sion on the moral, medical and legal aspects of abortion at an open meeting in St. Louis parish hall, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. Anyone interested should get in touch with John at 576â€"4234. St. Louis Catholic Women‘s