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Auh ay e 2 e ,.] L _:.v l t i P e P * ”‘.' , * JV i Eo '("R "f 4 . 8. S - 1 4. NMaxks f "i4" j s e ie L U Te , m C e Lo‘ . “ 4 _ 14 Ab on ’ PC m Mc o S AEpF M‘ s T 2 i .“.h. ES S + o P f.' + * â€" 4 3 p *> 4 Fle uts Mrs. Wilfred Bender and librarian James Brown stand by the portrait of the late C.F. Thiele which Mrs. Benâ€" der donated to the library last Wednesday. Portrait of ‘Mr. Music‘ presented to library Mr. Thiete, who died in 1954, was founder and conâ€" ductor of the Waterloo band festival for 31 years. A painting of the late The painting was done by Prof. CF. Thiele. "Mr. Evan McDonald of\Gueliph Music of Watérloo," was and presented to Mr. Thiele donated to the Waterloo at a testimonial dinner in public library Wednesday. 1949. Making the donation was Mr. Thiele‘s daughter. Mrs. Wilfred Bender, 250 Bridgeâ€" port Rd. â€" t was received by Mrs. Louis Drago, chairman of the library board. Alderman Harold Wagner had suggested to Mrs. Benâ€" der that the painting be moved from the Waterloo Music Co. to the library. _ He also founded the Onâ€" tario Bandsmen‘s Associaâ€" tion, the Waterloo Music Co.,. and Waterloo Metal Stampings Co. Driver complaints cause as many headaches for the works department as several inches of snow since sait and sand use have been cut back this year. _ photo by Mike Sage Winter brings annual snow problems to works department Delivered by carrier to every in WATERLOO household ] No one injured A fire at Lutherwood yesâ€" terday _ morning _ caused $4,000 damage. Waterloo firemen answered a call to the home for emotionallyâ€" disturbed boys at 10:30 a.m. with four men and a pumper. The blaze was caused when the flame from a blow torch _ ignited _ insulation. The smouldering insulation burned up between the walls and spread the fire to floor joists on the second storey. Lutherwood is situated northwest of the city on Waterloo Township road 40. $4000 damage in fire â€"photo by Fred Muller 118TH YEAR â€" NO 1 Will attempt to speed zone change Representatives from the association and the Kâ€"W Kinsmen were told by Waâ€" terloo council Monday night that the zoning change neâ€" cessary for construction of the center would usually take from three to eight months. Although they were pesâ€" simistic, councillors approâ€" ved an application for a zone change. Mayor Don Meston advised Ken Gore of the Kinsmen â€" and association executive _ director _ John Huson to seek the aid of provincial government ofâ€" ficials in speeding approval A day care center and workshop being planned by the Kâ€"W and district assoâ€" ciation for the mentally reâ€" tarded may not be eligible for provincial grants coverâ€" ing all of the capital and most of the operating costs. The association holds an option to purchase a site at 115 University Avenue East across from Laurel vocaâ€" tional school. Most of the two and a half hours was spent pulling out and dousing the smouldering insulation.. Lieutenant Edâ€" ward Geisel of the Waterloo fire department said it was fortunate the fire. was disâ€" covered during the day. But construction must be completed by May 31 so that the project would be eligible for a grant under the proâ€" vincial winter works proâ€" gram. Firemen had to tear out the walls in a stairwell and an office and the floor in the hallway and a room on the second floor to completeâ€" ly extinguish the blaze. The blowtorch was being usâ€" ed to thaw frozen pipes. enter of the zoning. The men were told there are probably methods of cutting through the usual red tape but it would depend on whether or not there are any objections to the zone change from adjacent proâ€" perty owners. The City of Waterloo will apply for additional winter works grants under the proâ€" vincialâ€"municipal _ employâ€" ment incentive program. If there were objections, an Ontario municipal board hearing would be required and this would end any hope of completing the project on time. City seeks additional money from province for winter works City treasurer Don Schâ€" aefer said he had already inâ€" dicated to the province that Waterloo could use more funds before the announceâ€" ment by the minister. The city had been granted over $39,700 when the program was initiated in 1971. Mr. Schaefer said any adâ€" ditional grant would be used to continue the work begun with the original funds. This includes building gabâ€" ion â€" walls along Laurel Creek, _ treeâ€"cutting _ and painting in municipal buildâ€" ings. The city has hired about _ 20 _ persons _ so far this winter._ Mr. Gore had told council construction â€" must begin Municipal affairs minisâ€" ter Dalton Bales announced that the program fund had recently been increased by $10 million. pa ‘"I imagine we‘ll hear in the next week or two about additional funds," said Mr. Schaefer. There may also be extra money available from municipalities which didn‘t express by Decemâ€" Sand has been completely abandoned as a method of snow control, because it clogged the sewers. And studded tires have been banned. Where does that leave the snowâ€"struck driver? ‘‘*People phone in screamâ€" ing, ‘Why in hell don‘t you put more salt on the roads , said Mr. Musselman. "But after we explain what the salt is doing to the environment, . they _ calm down." Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Studs are "terrible" in acpret 81L . ber 31 their intention to use their allotment from the original fund. ' Under the program the province is paying labor and certain other costs of the jobâ€"creating projects <unâ€" dertaken by municipalities and other local authorities. ‘"‘The extra funds will be distributed on a firstâ€"comeâ€" firstâ€"served basis and I urge municipal councils to reâ€" appraise their local employâ€" ment situations with the obâ€" jective of undertaking these additional works projects as soon as possible in the new year,"‘ said Mr. Bales. Since the program was announced six weeks ago, 400 local authorities have started â€" projects _ costing approximately $13 million and creating 421,000 manâ€" days of work. About 150 municipalities have already requested $4 million in extra funds beyond their initial allocations. 2. Of the $25 million originâ€" ally available under the program, $17 million was allocated to municipalities and Indian Bands and $5 million to school boards and conservation authoritâ€" ies. ‘‘It‘s one of the worst days for driving: we‘ve had. by February 1, at the latest, in order to obtain provinâ€" cial assistance. Under the provincial proâ€" gram, 100 percent of the cost of the land building and furnishings and 80 percent of the operating costs would be paid. The association would pay for the remainder of the operation. ‘‘They give the driver ; false sense of security They add more to the car‘s speed than its braking pow er. Mr. Gore said the group‘s grant application had been approved â€" November _ 10 but there had been difficulty in obtaining a suitable site. He added it was preferable Another drawback: *‘"*We can show you road damage that you wouldn‘t believe," the superintendent added. The most obvious method of snow removal â€" plowing â€" also has its pitfalls. Another can show that you 1 plow the streets during the day because of all the parked cars. ‘*And if we plow the street more than once during the day, the homeowners comâ€" plain about the mountain of snow that the plows leave at the front of their driveâ€" ways." Mr. Musselman‘s opinion At noon on Thursday there were six inches to a foot of snow _ on â€" most Waterloo streets. We e â€" can‘t â€" effectively the streets during the because of all the THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1972 that construction begin by the middle of this month. According to the associaâ€" tion, there is an ‘"urgent need‘" for this type of facilâ€" ity in Waterloo. A similar center is located on Sydney Street in Kitchener. ‘"Any work on private property must be done by otherwise _ unemployed people, and the work itself must be for the good of the community in order to reâ€" ceive my department‘s apâ€" proval,"" said Mr. Gales. There are 30 to 40 people who would begin using the center _ immediately _ on completion. The original building would be nine to ten thousand square feet and the property is large enough to allow for future expanâ€" sion. f *‘"Funds not taken up by the end of this year, plus the $10 million now added to the program, will be Alistributâ€" ed to those municipalities who come forward with adâ€" ditional projects for allevâ€" iating their local unemployâ€" ment problems," said Mr. Bales. The municipalities have also been notified that they can now undertake winter employment â€" projects on private property provided they are in the public interâ€" est and have received the consent of the owners of the properties. The employment incenâ€" tive program is being expanâ€" ded in this way in response to requests by municipalitâ€" ies, the Minister said. Following the dinner the board held a meeting and elected its 1972 executive. Officers are: Dr. R. Buck, president;. . Frank Jessop, first vicepresident; Robert Kleinschmidt, second viceâ€" president, William Birss, treasurer; A.P. Schendel, immediate past president. Local bodies must notâ€" ify the Department of Munâ€" icipal Affairs by December 31ist of whether they intend using funds initially alâ€" located to them. haven‘t had a sil dent in Waterloo." ‘"It‘s only when sudden change in ther that we see accidents." Chamber elects 1972 executive The board of directors of the. Waterloo chamber of commerce hosted the 1972 city council and the adâ€" ministrative committee at a preâ€"inaugural dinner Monâ€" day night. 10° there‘s a the weaâ€" r rash of