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P flave your say. â€" â€" cast your ballot *4 ~ . Wiaterion Cbronicle, Thuriday, October 21, 197 1 We must stop _ Rundown, let nature recharge you d Jg by Bill Smiley mmeuran; stuntulee) one oo gheit and assess JOAIS | Siny mum. en me mate Re tammisior rasios | Heir Doktor ano ocuasion. . war +) ‘male, ‘detimie} Today is election day in the province of Ontâ€" ario. In the riding of Waterloo North four canâ€" didates are competing for the position as your member of the provincial parliament. _ _ It is your patriotic and democratic privilege and responsibility to cast your vote for the canâ€" didate of your choice. â€" â€" Most candidate headquarters will be only too happy to help you locate your polling station location or supply you with transportation to the ballot box, so if you are in need of either service don‘t hesitate to call. Remember that election day is one day when you have as much power as any other person in the province to influence the government of Ontario. Vote! In this rushing nuclear age, when the skies and seas are being polluted by the works of mankind, many scientists are beginning to ask whether technological progress is not outpacing man‘s basic aims. Most men hope to lead useâ€" ful, healthy, happy lives. They wish to fulfil their own aspirations and when possible, help others. The polis are open until 8:00 pm tonight and if you have not already voted you are urged to But in grasping for more wealth, North Amerâ€" icans in particular are endangering their enviâ€" ronment, and clearly their own happiness. The United States, for instance, with a mere 6% of the world‘s population, used 40% of the globe‘s wood pulp and 36% of its fossil fuels. &So much oil is spilled taking petroleum proâ€" duets to North America across the Atlantic, that oceanographers are appalled. One recent study suggested that there is enough oil polluâ€" tion in the Atlantic alone to produceâ€"an irridesâ€" cent slick over the entire surface of the world‘s oceans. The frightening effects of pollution have afâ€" fected wild life, fisheries and human beings in the most remote parts of the earth. In our ciâ€" ties, too many people symbolize the growing pollution problem. It is becoming abundantly clear that even today, the world‘s resources are being strained by less than four billion people, yet the global population is expected to double by early next century. The general public was inâ€" vited to view the renovations done to the former Bauer home at 186 King street south. The building was beâ€" ing used for the Waterloo YWCA. 10 years ago In the coming decades, men must learn to master technology, and not to become slaves to the kind of technological advances that deâ€" stroy the environment. Mahor Bauer announced his intention to run for reâ€" election in the upcoming municipal election. The university of Waterâ€" loo purchased 18 acres of land between the present campus and Seagrams stadâ€" ium from Bauers Ltd. for $201,000. The purchase, announced â€" by . university president _ J.G. Hagey, brought the total acreage of the campus to 238. Harold Wagner, chairâ€" man of the Waterloo public school board announced his intentions to run for a posiâ€" tion as alderman in Watâ€" Files of Yesteryear erloo. It was announced that Marsland engineering had purchased 5% acres of land and would be building a new plant adjacent to the presâ€" ent one on Weber street north. The North Waterloo Boy Scout â€" association _ raised $4000 in their annual apple day. Waterloo council was conâ€" sidering having the Waterloo market moved to Saturday momning from Saturday afâ€" ternoon. The city sanitation comâ€" mittee was considering the purchase of a street sweepâ€" er. Waterloo _ chamber _ of commerce claimed that the oneâ€"hour parking limit on King street was being abusâ€" ed. Council was undecided 20 years ago about action on the matter as the police had been critâ€" icised for overâ€"ticketing and scaring away business not long ago. The possibility of installing parking meters was also considered as a solution. Council announced that a new â€" store in â€" Waterloo might be given permission to sell horse meat to the pubâ€" lic. And speaking of water, I can scarce believe it, but we swam at the beach until well into the first â€"week of October. And that‘s no heatâ€" sd swimming pool, dear reader, but the water of one of the greatest inland lakes in the world. Golf course almost deserâ€" ted and offering magnifiâ€" cent vistas of golden trees and lush fairways and off in the distance, vivid blue water of the bay. The beach in October is something. No howling kids who‘ve stubbed their toe on a rock. No mothers screamâ€" ing at kids who have gone out too far. No beach boys horsing around with a footâ€" ball. No distracting bikinis. No fat old ladies with variâ€" cose _ veins staggering through the sand carrying more beach junk â€" towels, Early autumn, when the weather behaves itself, is a time when no Canadian in his right mind would care to live anywhere else. This fall, after a moody summer, has been as close to perfection as anything this side of heaven. Golden days to sit around and lisâ€" ten to the acorns fall. Weeks of frostless nights when it was sheer delight to be out and breathing that ineffable scent of fall. The Waterloo township plowing match was to be held on the farm of Robert Stark near Breslau. 30 years ago Mutual Life Assurance company of Canada conâ€" gratulated its field represâ€" entatives on their work as the company passed the point of having over $6,000,â€" 000 of life insurance policies in effect. umbrellas, lawn chairs â€" than you could load on a mule. No transistor radios blatting the latest rock. No teenagers lying around smoking dear knows what. Nothing. Just miles of clean sand with the odd piece of driftwood. The sun is warm, gentle, not scorching, abrasive. The water is, uh, refreshing, but so clear you can stand up to your _ bellyâ€"button, _ look down, and tell whether your toenails need cutting. My wife and I and anâ€" other couple swam â€" all through September and set our eyes on breaking the October swim barrier. Usuâ€" ally, by October 1st, the waâ€" ter would freeze the brains of a brass monkey. He is German, and we have a lot in common. He was captured in North Afriâ€" ca and spent most of the war in a prison camp in the States. I was a prisoner in Germany. We compare notes. He is a Doctor of Philosophy, teaching high Members of the Waterloo public school board reservâ€" ed decision on a motion which was presented to them calling for the estabâ€" lishment of a junior cadet corps in the junior schools. Some movies showing at the theatres included: Spy in the Pantry; Life begins for Andy Hardy; Wuthering Heights; World Premier; and Nothing but the Truth. Waterloo Masonic lodge was to officially open its new meeting hall. The Chronicle reported an area reader, George Hasenpflug of St. Jacobs, had a pumpkin weighing 110 pounds in his garden. Eggs were selling for 35¢ a dozen at the Waterloo marâ€" ket. Butter was 25¢ a pound and potatoes were 40¢â€"50¢ a bag. Our friends have children and many of the same probâ€" lems with them that we have had. She is Scottish, with a lot of good sense, a good sense of humour and a refreshing indifference toâ€" ward owning things and keeping up with the Jonesâ€" es, and what the neighbours think. 40 years ago To To the editor : ‘In a recent issue of a proâ€" minent Southern Ontario daily newspaper, a letter was published stating that the Canadian Labour Conâ€" gress donated $25,000 toâ€" ward the Stephen Lewis campaign, and that the Ontâ€" ario Federation of Labour donated $15,000 for the same purpose. 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. **What g\s it with these teenagers?"" he asks. ‘"They talk all the time about how they love nature and how they want to get away from it all, and there‘s not one in sight on such a beautiful day."" I puffed back that the boys were in the poolroom and the girls were strolling the main street, in hot pants, trying to get the boys out of the poolroom. Perâ€" fectly normal. It seems to me that this amount of money could have been used to better advantâ€" age for the protection of Union _ members‘ _ famiâ€" lies in case of strikes rathâ€" er than thrown into the election pot. school _ mathematics. . 1 needlie him by calling him Herr Doktor, and occasionâ€" ally click my heels. He just plain needles me. > We walked down the deâ€" serted beach. He‘s a great walker. He‘s about six feet two and Ihave to take one and a half strides to his one. He talks while I puff. Union support Knowing that other parâ€" ties are subsidized by beâ€" lievers in their respective policies, another question comes to mind â€" "Is every member of the C.L.C. plus the O.F.L. a willing supporâ€" ter of the N.D.P.? Frankly, I do not believe this to be so. Letters to the Editor It is truly no wonder the Indians of old said, ‘"White man spgak with forked tongue"‘ when Stephen Leâ€" SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada : one year $8 ; in United States and Foreign countries: one year $10 ESTABLISHED 1854 Then I was betrayed. We rounded a spit and there was a male, definitely young, because his mousâ€" tache was just a glimmer of hope, lying back against a driftwood log, reading. I couldn‘t resist. Asked him what he was reading. C.S. Lewis, of all things, a brilâ€" liant English writer and: theologian. Once again my faith that young people are complete â€" hedonists . was shattered. Lewis is tough reading, as the lad admitted. This has been a very inâ€" consequential column. But when I think of the way in which nature can recharge our runâ€"down batteries, all I can say is, ‘"Thanks, God. You‘re a pretty decent sort after all." Thanks again. Sincerely, Marilyn Lambert, Director Wired World was organizâ€" ed by citizens in both Kitâ€" chener and Waterloo. We aim to be a countyâ€"wide orâ€" ganization. Also, we have never received an Opporâ€" tunities for Youth grant. We have always dependa" upon contributions for ou existence. The pictures accompanyâ€" ing your article were super. I do hope that you will have time to try your hand at some programming. wis decries â€" results of ‘‘foreign ‘ control of indusâ€" try while he accepts handâ€" outs from ‘‘foreignâ€"based unions‘‘ and their subsidiâ€" aries. : Wired world To the editor: We wanted to thank you so much for your recent coverage of Wired World acâ€" tivities (Oct. 7). There were a couple of points in the article which we wished to correct, however. Norma Sangoi @a+r~«*%