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M stay little ... How often have you heard the expression, ‘"Our fire deâ€" partment never gets any big fires‘‘"? And people use this as a form of adverse criticism of their department, when actuâ€" ally the fire department is doing an excellent job in the field for which it was designed. o e Many things about the fire service need to be explained, not only to the public, but also to other members of our own profession and to the press and reporting media. Every day we hear radio reports of minor fires in our communities in which the announcer states that fire broke out in such and such a building at a certain location but it was a small fire and did little damage. No mention of the fire department. No mention of the fact that good detection and skillful fire fighting all combined to keep this fire small. A small fire is small by design, not by accident, and will continue to be small as long as the fire prevention program is effective, fire detection fast, fire communications effiâ€" cient, and brave, dedicated, wellâ€"trained and wellâ€"equipped fire fighters are alert and quick to respond to the appeal for help in an emergency. The outcome of every fire is the result of the operation of the fire protection system in the community. The fire proâ€" tection system consists of three main operations or features of which the most important is fire prevention, followed by fire detection and communications, and supported by the bureau of fire extinguishment. How well the fire extinguishment link functions depends greatly on how well fire prevention and fire detection and communications have done their work. Since the fire extinâ€" guishment phase is responsible for the final solution of the trouble, it must be prepared to cope with a fire of the size that it may have reached when the department was first notified of it. The fire extinguishment bureau consists of efficient manpower, adequate tools, equipment and appaâ€" ratus, stations for strategically housing men and equipment, training and education of firefighters. â€" Many times when a member of a fire department is inviâ€" ted to speak at public functions, he is asked to bring movies of large fires. Although he usually complies, and brings the films, surely he must have the uneasy feeling that in so doing he is doing a disservice to our profession, because in showing large, devastating fires he is publicizing on the instances in which one of the fragile links in the entire fire protection sysâ€" tem has broken down. Why do we not show movies of our success? Why do we not show and publicize the great majority of our alarms, which through the unbroken fire protection system of the comâ€" munity are successfully stopped in their early stages? The reason is clear. People get a thrill out of seeing and reading about disasters and failures, and we naively flaunt these evidences of our failures before the very people on whom we depend to build our reputation for us. I Files of yesteryear 10 years ago Enrollment a t Waterâ€" loo _ Lutheran _ university reached 845 with 175 of the pupils being from Waterloo county. The Waterloo chamber of commerce had ordered over $5000 worth of Christmas decorations for the downâ€" town area. C.C. _ Briker, Waterloo assessment â€" commissioner estimated the total taxable assessment for the city would reach $50,000,000 beâ€" fore the end of the year. Published every Thursday by Fairway Press, a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record Ltd. 30 Queen St., N., Kitchener Ontario Address correspondence to Waterloo Square Watâ€" erloo Ont. Telephone 744â€"6364. A delegation to Waterâ€" loo county council was proâ€" mised better traffic proâ€" tection in the vicinity of Hallman‘s corners on Erb street west. 20 years ago The delegation was raised after an incident in which a sixâ€"year old boy was struck and killed in the area. Alderman D.A. Roberts announced his intention to run for the office of Waterâ€" F‘gg:â€"‘:”-\wfli -"‘t * tag ‘;,‘ | t se 054 46 5> k j,;:'v,":« ,;)";_ "Pe> .??;:t ‘T;f # â€" Waterioo Chranicle,.Thursday, October 14, 4971 © _ .. ... Waterloo Chronicle ESTABLISHED 1854 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada: one year $8 ; in United States and Foreign countries: one year $10 Reprinted from the Preston Fire Fighter loo mayor in the next muniâ€" cipal election. The â€" Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Kiwanis club collected over 130 tons of scrap in the twin cities. When sold it raised over $1,800 for the war efâ€" fort. Waterloo police chief C. Moreau reminded young boys that the law prohibitâ€" ing use of air rifles in the city would be strictly enâ€" forced. 30 years ago Many complaints of broâ€" ken windows and damaged property had been received. Waterloo‘s per _ capita loss by fire for the previous year was $33.24. This was second in Canada, behind Fort William. 40 years ago Major fires in the total $285,857 yearly loss were: E. O. Weber factory, $200,000; _ Snyders _ Ltd. $10,000 and Seagram‘s staâ€" bles $74,000. Recently I wrote a column on the subject of what the individual would do if he or she had one year to live. I asked for suggestions from readers and have received quite a few. Perhaps the most interâ€" esting ideas came from a Grade 9 class. Their teacher had suggested my topic and asked them to write anessay on it. The results were reâ€" vealing, touching in some cases, rather horrifying in others. I‘ll give you a sampâ€" ling, reproduced just as they I believe the Lakeshore Village Players have disâ€" covered the cure for teleâ€" visionitis, shock movies and the generation gap. Anyone who was fortunate enough to attend the performances of 3 one act plays (one play presented by the visiting Little‘s Hill Playâ€" ers of Barrie) presented by the _ Lakeshore _ Village Players at Cedarbrae pubâ€" lic school on Friday and Saturday nights experiencâ€" ed a rare treat. Not only was admission free with coffee and cookies served during intermisâ€" sion, but the performances on ‘stage were delightfully entertaining. It was difâ€" ficult to realize that this was a group of amateurs brought together by a common interest in the stage about a year ago. To the editor : The director John Wright and his wife Jean who also live in the Village, have been the guiding force beâ€" hind the group which is made up of housewives, students, professional and nonâ€"professional men and women from a variety of backgrounds. Both Jean and John Wright have had considerable stage experiâ€" ence and it is evident in the results seen on stage. There were quite a numâ€" ber of children in the audiâ€" ence whose ages ranged from toddlers to teenagers and they sat quietly inâ€" volved throughout the enâ€" tier performance. Proving that nothing can beat "live theatre"" when it is preâ€" sented in such a palatable manner. by Bill Smiley Grade nines answer, year to go Live theatre er. Tom: I would get leave Yours very truly, _ of school and bum it all the (Mrs.) Peggy Mertens. _ way. And by a snowmobile The Economic Puture of Canada! I| were written, grammar and spelling intact. In most cases the boys were brief and pungent. The girls tended to write what the teacher might think was worthy, with a few notable exceptions. They waxed romantic and dramatic. The boys were blunt and honest. Grace: ‘"About a month before I was to die I would go to a church every day talking to God and then latâ€" er to a priest."‘ Lynn: "If I had one year to live I would quit school, leave home and go live with my brother in Montreal. When I died well I guess I die." h Debbie: "I would quit school and ... go to Las Vegâ€" as because my mother and father ... said it is the best place to go if you want to win money. After I go there I am going to go all over the world. Then I will go to the hospital and just wait until I DIE. But I will have a wonâ€" derful time before I go. THE END.‘" Obviously a hedonâ€" ist. Barb: "I would quit school leave home and take lots of money. Then I would travel all over by my thumb. Have cops after me and get all kinds of trouble..." Susan would smoke in front of her parents and come and go as she pleased with no housework or babyâ€" sitting to do. ‘"and probably get anything I wanted, esâ€" pecially from my dad." Bonnie: "I would like to leave school, leave home & go with a motorâ€"cycle gang for a year ... have cops after me all the time anf getting in lots of trouble. And about one month before I was to die I would try to take a trip on speed and see what it really did. And just live in freedom. Cindy: "The first thing I would quit school because what‘s the use of getting an education if you don‘t have time to use it."‘ Good thinkâ€" ing, Cindy. Tom: "I would borrowâ€" ing 5,000 and make a forâ€" mula to blow up the world just before I died I would blow up the world. That‘s one way out, Tom. Jim: "I would like to turn 18 and quit school, start drinking, get my drivers license and start working."‘ There‘s a combination . and a bigger boat." Frank: ‘"I would go to banks and borrow 20,000 and go have some fun. First I would go and steal a car and smash it up. I would buy a lot of food and give it to Care. I would go to Torâ€" onto and steal a bunch of junk and sell it to somebody. I would get into fights. I would burn down the schools and factors,"" There‘s a nice, wholesome kid. Steve: "First I would quit school. Then since I‘m 18, go out and get stoned (bloody maries). After about a week recovery I‘d buy a .303 and shoot Prisedent Nixon (good). Then I‘ll go to the electric chair and go the fast way. would burn down the schools As I said, just a sample, and factors,"‘ There‘s a nice, â€" but it makes you think. I‘ve wholesome kid. used only bits, but there‘s a Steve: "First I would pattern. About 80 per cent quit school. Then since I‘m would leave school at once. 18, go out and get stoned About 50 per cent would (bloody maries). After about leave home. About 90 per a week recovery I‘d buy a cent would travel around .303 and shoot Prisedent the world. About 60 per Nixon (good). Then I‘ll go cent think bank managers to the electric chair and go are philanthropists. About the fast way. . 20 per cent are idealistic, Jim: ‘"I would want to go the rest materialistic. all over the world with my Rather frightening, what? At that time, several objectors were on hand, but few people were there to speak in favor of the system. The ruling caught Stephen officials offâ€"guard. They thought there was no need to have supporters on hand to back the cause. The Exeter Times expresses a certain beâ€" wilderment at the mental processes of the Ontâ€" ario Municipal Board in this editorial: â€" Stephen Township officials may be excused if they are presently shaking their heads in disbelief at some comments made by Ontario Municipal Board officials at last week‘s water hearing in the township. A year ago, the board refused a bid for a water system in the west section of the townâ€" ship; one of the reasons being the fact tha‘ there appeared to be little support for it. However, they managed to get the heari reâ€"opened and this time made certain the‘ was plenty of indication of support for th system from those who were in favor. Several letters were on hand to indicate this support. But the OMB‘s F. G. Blake doesn‘t place much trust in written statements of support, despite the fact that at the last hearing the OMB members did recognize written stateâ€" ments of objection. The Ontario Municipal Board, in case you didn‘t know, is about the highest power in the province. What they say goes. Unfortunately, what they say appears conâ€" tradictory from one hearing to another. Memâ€" bers should take time out to inform people what is required at their hearings to either support or oppose the matter before the hearâ€" ing OMB policies . contradictory Mike: "I would like to drink, eat and live it up (have stag Parties, boose, lot of girls, food and money) About a month before I die will arrange my funral." wife also I would write a will leaving everything to my wife and would donate my eyes to a blind person." He must have a girl friend. $ t iA A 8 s 4