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Few politicians could be equally candid today but what is one to think of a candidate in our next, still to be called Federal election who adâ€" vertised a June meeting with "MUSIC, DRAFT BEER and FREE REFRESHMENTS"* in larger type than an opportunity to "talk to the candiâ€" date?" Among the many noise contributors to our noise pollution must surely be included rock music. ‘"‘What the Dickens have we come to‘"‘? â€" one might ask. But Dickens knew all about this "new, improved‘"‘ type of election meeting well over a century ago. It was not thus in the past. Charles Dickens, describing the famous Eatanswill election in Pickwick Papers (written 1837), has a politician rejoice in the "masterly stroke of policy‘"‘ by which his party had ‘"opened all the publicâ€"housâ€" es in the place and left our adversary nothing but the beer shops."‘ Nineteenth century Canada was not free from such "masterly strokes of policy.‘" In 1874, speaking against the secret ballot, an MP told the Commons that ‘"elections cannot be carried without money. Under an open system of voting you can readily ascertain whether the voter has deceived you. Under vote by ballot, an elector may take your money and vote as he likes." But the really classic phrase of the poster anâ€" nouncing this flow of beer and song describes it as a "NEW!! IMPROVED!! Meeting‘‘ at which ‘*a splendid time is guaranteed for all." A series of experiments carried out over the past two years by Temple Bell College, Denver, has revealed that three hours of rock music a day "shrivelled young squash plants, flattened philodendron and crumpled corn,"‘ all in less than a month. It would require enormous naivete to suppose that votes in elections are sought only through the merits and policies of candidates and parties. 4 Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 23, 1972 Experiments with hundreds of plants from geraniums to beans showed the plants tried to escape the inharmonious sound by leaning away from it. Petunias and zinnias refused to bloom, leaned away from the radio blaring rock music, and finally died. Other petunias ‘"listening: to semiâ€"classical or church music blossomed and zinnias taking part in the experiment grew straight and tall. In every case rock music proâ€" ved harmful. Some time ago a study undertaken by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company showed that at 90 degcibels of noise, the human blood cirâ€" culation decreases, the flow of saliva and gastric juices is reduced, and the adrenalin flow increaâ€" ses, preparing the body for ‘"emergency.‘"‘ 90 deâ€" cibels is the level of kitchen noise at its peak which is presumably somewhat lower than the vibrational impact of rock music. Needless to say this level of noise is destructive to the human body. Published every Wednesday 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. Rock music New politics Waterlioo Chronicle ESTABLISHED 1854 In Canada : one year $8 ; in United States and Foreign countries: one year $10 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Editor Frank Goldspink CBP Next, I was at a public gathering, where there were a lot of cars parked. Someâ€" It, or they, started with my car. Almost six months ago, a gentleman backed into the front of it. He‘s a mechanic and promised to have it fixed, rather than pay the almost exhorbitant insurance rate. It is still not fixed. Not his fault. We made a date for July 31 and my wife busted her anâ€" kle and in the confusion, I forgot. But it‘s still not fixed. There is a movie called ‘‘Suddenly One Summer‘", something like that. This is more or less the way I feel towards the end of this one. For one thing, the weathâ€" er has been generally rotâ€". ten. My heart has ached for the campers, the tenters, as temperature drops, the winds blow, and I turn up the thermostat on the furâ€" nace. As I write, its more like late October than Auâ€" gust. But there is nothing much I can do. about that; its hapâ€" pening to everybody. Howâ€" ever, somebody is definiteâ€" ly out to get me. I don‘t know whether its the Lord, fate, or the devil. But it‘s too obvious to be merely coincidental. body, and he was not a gentleman, â€" snuggled up too close to me. The only calling card he left was a 10 years ago City recreation director, Laurie Branch was attemptâ€" ing to get prices for the reâ€" moval of the bandshell in Waterloo Park as part of a longâ€"range expansion proâ€" gram. At that time plans were to extend the park in fifteen years to three times in size. At a parks board meetâ€" ing, the Waterloo minor football association and the University _ of Waterloo were granted the use of the playing field directly adâ€" jacent to Seagram Stadium. The use of the field was authorized upon the proâ€" vision that no cleats would be worn on the field by the players. Files of Yesteryear At the meeting A. S. Mcâ€" Vicar said the roadwork budgeted for Mount Hope cemetery had been comâ€" pleted. Third. And that was my wife‘s fault, not mine. She was yakking at full steam, somewhat like an organ with all the stops out. It happened at a highway moâ€" tel where we‘d had lunch. I backed up, knowing there were no cars there and hit a light standard that shouldâ€" n‘t have been there. It was solid brick. It made a boomâ€" erang of my back bumper. There went another hunâ€" deep indentation in my left front door. dred bucks. Here‘s where I‘ll go along with Ralph Nader and comâ€" pany. The bumpers they put on cars today are not bumpers, but junkers. A generation ago, a bumper bumped and didn‘t give an inch. The thing that was bumped gave. Today, they seem to be a combination of plastic and spaghetti. I‘m convinced that if you ran into an adult male hummingbird at 50 miles per hour you‘d lose your $100 deductible on your bumper. Well, to cut a short story long, the car is pretty much of a disaster area. Front grill bashed in. Chrome strips buckled and ripped off. Back bumper a bumâ€" mer. Lorne Hamel, secretary, reported that 9% people outâ€" side the Twin Cities had registered for the Ontario parks convention at Waterâ€" loo Lutheran University. The convention was slated for Friday August 24 and 25. 20 years ago Press surveys produces mixed feelings re Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo ideas of Amalgaâ€" mation. > The Chronicle contacted numerous residents of asâ€" sorted occupations â€" and political views and sought their opinions on the possiâ€" Motor still great, but whole vehicle now in classifiâ€" ed ad section as a "bodyâ€" man‘s special‘"‘. _bility of amalgamation ‘ of the two cities. As I mentioned, my wife broke her ankle and a week later I broke my toe. She groans and hobbles around in a walking cast. I groan and hobble around. I never realized before just how important a big toe is in the process of _ ambulation. Something like a fish tryâ€" ing to swim with his tail As we all know, accidents come in three‘s. Well I had my three and thought whoâ€" ever wasâ€" out to get me should relax for a while. Not Oh, it‘s a jolly, lively place around our house. We should be out at the beach, doing a fancy crawl stroke, calling cheerfully to each other about how terrific the water is today. Instead, we‘re stuck in the house, doâ€" ing a fancy crawl up and down stairs and calling baleâ€" fully about such cheery things as getting the garâ€" bage out, doing the washâ€" ing, preparing dinner. cut off. Do you know what hapâ€" pens to a couple of love birds in a cage who start getâ€" ting on each other‘s nerâ€" ves? One of them pecks the other to death. Then eats him, or her. Well, I‘m pretty tender and my wife is very tough, so I‘m keep ing a close eye on her. In the survey, it was disâ€" covered that most of Waterâ€" loo‘s elderly residents opâ€" posed amalgamation while younger citizens appeared uncertain, some suggested a joint community. I gave her a big hug the other day. It‘s her left anâ€" kle, my right toe, they In the report the Chronâ€" icle stated that it did not and would not take sides. A week‘s survey showed intense interest from both cities. The following were among the responses reâ€" ceived: Ford S. Kumpf, president, Waterloo Trust & Savings, "Older â€" residents won‘t stand for it ... there‘s no one more against joining than I am." John â€" Richter, retired Bill Smiley t E. I. McLoughry, agriâ€" cultural representative, said Waterloo county wheat fields were averaging a yield from 30 to 50 bushels an acre, the best in many years.. He said threshing machines were busy in every section of the county. "A number of farmers have completed their harâ€" vest while others are just nicely started bringing in the sheaves." collided, we both yelped and ‘there were mutual reâ€" criminations. Next time, I‘ll hug her from behind, or sideways, or something. railroad employee and resiâ€" dent for 35 years: ‘"Waterâ€" loo‘s good enough for me."‘ Albert Pagel, Waterloo fire chief: ‘"The idea‘s come up several times, in some ways we would gain, and in others we‘d be losing." 30 years ago But this is all trivia. I await, cringing, the third accident in the second series. And it will probably be on the phone any minute. I was idiotic enough to lend my car to daughter Kim and her husband. They took off in the poor old battered brute a couple of hours ago, for the city, where they have to apply for student loans, register for college, find a place to live, and all such. They both drive . chimpanzees who‘ve three lessons. It‘s not that I‘m superâ€" stitious. It‘s just that I have this immutable hunch that Somebody, up there, or down there, is trying to punish me for all my past sins, all at once. And now, if you‘ll excuse me, I‘m going to soak my toe in ice water and sit, shoulders hunched, waitâ€" ing for the next blow. They n.ight just make it. But if they do, my oak tree will snap in a storm am] crash on my neighbour‘ roof. Or, I‘ll get a hernia carrying out the empty beverage bottles. Or my wife will slip on her gimpy leg going downstairs and break her other one.