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lt we: also noted only com. CHRONICLE QUIP lplct can an leave the lot and A California woman found not cross the centre line on King this message in her iitrriiiiir) Street. while doing so, mobile llcenae plate package - J. M. Barper, president of the m m name HELD "mgchamber. on well as agtngtattt SONER IN AN AMERICAN' city solicitor, suggested the LICENSE PLATE FACTORY! mecial committee come before Calltorntn license plate! Ire Waterloo Council and discuw made in San Quentin Prieon. Mlle problem. memn. Waterloo. The festival was held In Port Huron, Miehi. gan. Tuesday. July 10, 1902. It was held in the new Kellen-an Memorial Arena. Min Emmer- aon also won an award in the solo hilt-ling clan. Other first place award winner: from Wat- erloo were: Colleen MeMiehaet. Deartlra King, Cathy Schnarr and Barbra Forester. Winners of the Blue Water Baton Festival were; Ilia In. ternational Bluewater was won by Miss Gail Emmerson, daugh- ter of Mr. and In. Harry. Em. JJLS. A LARGE KRESGE depart- ment store has signed up for location in Waterloo Square. They could lend impetus to pro- gress in this modern area. Main thing holding back the Square has been lack of large stores in which, women could shop. It does not necessarily follow that a woman will buy where the is browsing around. but seemingly they do have to have in outlet for their short ing hem WATEILOO TAXES are late this year. Wonder if the city assessment department figured they were too damn high to Mart with, Contrary to popqu opinion a lhoot on any of these pea birds takes a lot of organizing. Both the city who supply the shells and the organization which MttF plies the 'gunners would like to get IS much as possible out of On the other hand the large bhckbirds are frequenting both fruit and maple trees. We have had several call: so far on the noise and dirt caused by these birds. If you have I limihr problem we would .appreciate your calling us immediately. STARLINGS All COMING BACK to Waterloo. So far they present very little in the way of a problem. "" stand the thiaing that went into the Square when it is con. sidered that the main idea was to get people in and not keep entrances ind that there is none hope these nuisances will be eradicated. frank-yr we ttilt can't undet- ttquard and trying lieu: beat not go wipe off a bumper or fender. It would new: new that oth- ers m becoming - of both stupid car stops and the narrow egttmgteeg ot Waterloo Square. it new a long time u the only the an: community. "V Council has been I wash n; no far u trains interrupting the tanner of the driving - has been concerned. The nib”: are nothinggbut a new {or the few industriel they mice could easily find another way at "thwarting, However because council In: been weak on this issue, the raihrays seem to feel they have eogrtrrtatttt of the sitar tioet.....aadtoaltagrear. am they have. ms WHILE VII HAY! I!!! mummy. ifttterwant totetutereersrhodneearrd trade:- it to Kitchener an. emmeitahoeHtelttt-ttotaee tyird-trainamtrueoitin that Ollie: moving In. Water- loo to Kitchener. - UAW COUNCIL MILD Baton Twirlers Be'thCNandCPstttuttttteir Maw It was'noted that runny cars are null being lodged up on the high concrete bumpers. Rose Klopp, a hibedasher at the Square, said the entrance, and exits at the lot are No can: (using that women drivers are frightened to get out of the piece," . The Waterloo Chamber of,‘ Commerce is concerned with the ( many problems presenetd by the') unusual parking situation at the Waterloo Square Shopping Plaza. The dumber has in-, structed Donald Wiggins, chair.; man. to investigate the “unde- , drable situation." Mr. Wiggins), will name a committee. Mem-I hers of the chamber said the , concrete bumper guards are l hazardous and the exits and en. l trance: to the parking lot could I be greatly improved. 1‘ The office, whichis TGui on King St. South has been operating for thou! twelve “The people of Waterloo are entitled to get whatever service they need op their doorstep. not in Kitchener," said Mr. Harper the press. chamber president J, M, Harbor said the chamber "will take whatever immediate action is necessary to keep the otfice in Waterloo." Mr. McCarnan hinted, that the runways mar reeonsider. c OF c AlAIIMED The Waterloo Chamber of Commerqe,hs taken action ar ready to m the otfiee remains in Waterloo. Commenting to The telegrams asked the pre sidents. if the rumour was true. to reconsider the office closing. Before biking to the mayor. Mr. McCarnan visiteerbanks and insurance companies, the bigg- est customers. . The office is closing. it E said. not because of lack of business. but lack of finding a replacement for the manager.' Morely Lulfman, who has re- The jointly operated CNR- CPR telegraph office will be closing soon in Waterloo. The report was confirmed by R. Earl MeCarnan. of Toronto. operations inspector for Cana- dian National Telegraphic Mr McCarnan made the re. for! known to several heads of industry; and mental only cerns before telling City Hall. He was unaware of the fact that the matter was discussed in council only the night before or that the council had sent tele- grams to presidents of both rail. ways. _ PHOTO SHOWScthe convocation of an. gineering degrees at the University of Waterloo. Chancellor Dana Porter (right) is shown in the ceremony clasp- Telegraph Office Will Close SIXTY - mun li?lltlllgttiitt mount Parking Problem At Waterloo Square twelve; Referring tis, the possibility ot Trhtritituro, ttui0rtJl"ttaTif6," It was announced "day by Mr. John M. Kopas. registrar F) Waterloo University College. that a total of 415 people are; now registered for autumn" courses. This enrolment figure, is a tremendous increase over the original 1900 summer ses- sion which involved nnly BT students. The xix weeks pro-i IMve Phiiipott, representative of Webb and Knapp, parent com- pany ot the Waterloo Square de- He added, "Bart if you expect results, you must use a positive approach and have none persua- sive suggestions." [ Mr. Harper uid'the cortmitc velopers. said his company was tee should have r',s','r,',e,ri,i'lii'i'i')1iif.i'..lit.r.i; willing to donate the help and should also have! sever- , services of an engineer for the al alternate proposals before destruction of the bumper coming before Council. guards and the correction of the Mr, Harper said that council (exits and entrances. had debated the question butl Said Mr. Phulpott. "I'm very hadn‘t come up with any 'ci',".".),.,',',', are of the dangers of ers. 'C,",,"" turbo on parking lots He added, "Bart if you expect l and I'm personally against them. results, you must use a positive Hid, best solution is no obstruc- approach und have acne persua- "ion It all "tt Iota." At a regular meeting of Wat. erloo Council. Mayor James Bauer voiced his opinion about the proposed telegraph office merger. Mayor Bauer said, "If things run true to form the identity tof the oily) will soon be lost. _ Although Waterloo is Muller than Kitchener. chamber offi- cials point out that the name Waterloo is historically import. aht and should he maintained at all costs. The chamber is even sensi- tive about weather reports. The chamber feels that the reports should read "kitehener-wnter, lob" instead of just "Kitchener." The City Council and the Waterloo Chamber of Commer ce protested and the magistrate rele'nted. The chamber dpesn't like this at all. About ten years ago. Magis- trate Kirkpatrick sought to have the Watmtto Courts centralized in Kitchener. The chamber has pointed out that if a resident of Waterloo calls " outside point. the oper- ator will say it's "Kitchener calling.” This is not the first time a service which .Waterloo resi- dents are accustomed to has been delegated away to Kitch- ener. The separate Waterloo telephone exchange was lost to an overall ezetringe located in Kitchener, The controversy rag- ed for several months. many years ago. Waterloo still has its own courts, though. years. It is operated jointly by the CNR and the CPR as part of an ccmmny move. Wlll.t Enrollment ing hands with first graduate. Frank Anrip of London. Placing the ceremon- ly hoqd it A. P. Gordon. registrar of the university. Approximately m element. ary school lonelier: are taking one or two of the courses offer. ed in order to raise their sland- ing in the teaching profession': Mr. Harper said the changes in the lot should be made soon; before the King St., traffic in.. MISCI. gram opened on July 3rd and closes on August Iith. velopers. said his company was perfectly willing to donate the services of an engineer for the destruction of the bumper guards and the correction of the The CNR viee-preaident said, "rt has been our experience that mtreoneentration of staff and facilities in I larger office enables us to C give a higher grade of service." . 1 R. A. Emerson, vice-president of CPR, pointed out in his tele- gram that considerable savings will be made when the railways centralize the office. He said, "The services to Waterloo will not deteriorate as messages from Jeitertoo will continue to carry Waterloo identity." He added, “Instructions will be issued to ensure that this practice is followed.” . CPR REPLIES Mr. Tarr pointetl out that " is standard practice for the telegram go show the "dateline" or place of origin desoite the location of the telegraph office. In his telegram. R. H. Tarr viee-president of the CNR, said the plans call for the amalgam» lion of Waterloo', office with kitehener's "without submerg~ ing Waterloo’s identity. Theo telegrams were read to council. Both were replys to telegrams sent by the city when the rumour about the office be, ing closed was cimulated. The mayor aid that the city is working very closely with Waterloo Chamber of Commer- ce utinn meaning "to mow ing of the office, "We are wat- ching this very closely to pre- vent losing the office by de. fault." he said. Waterloo', momiuity when the telegraph messages nre sent to Kitchener. the Mayor said. "It will be hard to carry the Water- loo banner." (Continued on 2) Ttte met suggested for the natural "tphitheatre it located near the hilly. wooded action of upper Vie-mount Road. A summation In: also been made that the present site ot the band. In a preliminary Iketch pre- pared by architect; the park reserves me: on its [rinses for. eight parking spaces. 3,000 can; an natural amphi- theatre; and a spot fro roll. er and ice skating. Preliminary plans for the new park were re- leased early this week. The park. which will be more than three times the size of the ex- isting one-wilt extend to West- mount Road and University Avenue Joining with lands be. longing to the University of Waterloo. The Watehoo Park of tomor- row will be vastly different from the one of ttrday. Some of the many improvements annaunced this week life; parking for over Taxes are collected twice yearly in Waterloo, May and September. The 70.5 per rent tittttre compares with the per cenuge figure for 1961. which wu 72.9 " this period last year. . MANY "Am ' Many reasons were cited for the tndineu in tax returns. Some Waterloo residents, as well as commercial and indust- rial interests have been late in paying taxes (or this part of 1982 it was learned today. Waterloo tax collections for the first six months amounted to the sum of $2,300,855 or 70.5 per cent 'of the total. The figures were released by D. C. Schaeffer. Watertoo's city treas- urer. The amount still to he collected come. to mm. tftrut, Chief Dun Cameron reputed this week Mndlen are m in the Mn Cities. De- scribing the swindlen u " low type" of aiming], the Deputy Chief said they vitamin mostly old peopIe. about their bank "count: to ”an.” 15 n mutt” of the bank calling. not 1 wind- ter," he said. The criminal's usual methods are to call an elderly person and ply information from him con- cerning his bank account. The caller makes sure that the elder 1y person has a bank account. asks when the" last cheque was written. and on which account the cheque was written. nth-Vain”, Gli" GGiGTGii all persons who are telephoned They specialize in depriving elderly citizen- of their saving: Taxes, late In Waterloo tPu. is a Walla-[y dearie. Park To Expand Swindlers Strike If mine Waterloo resident: wonder about the distattee trom the site of the park to the down- town me. " might be well to remember that only fifty year: ago residents of Kitchener vole ed the complaint that Victoria Park "was too far from the heart of town." shell near Silver Lake be switch- ed to the proposed park oval. When the new sports field in constructed it will accommodate soccer, tooth-ll. with“. Ind baseball facilities. Other recreational plans for the park include ttortteghoe Pita, nature trails, an adrttittisrtration building. picnic facilities. and a new greenhouae. A mainten- ance building in alao planned. The future park will also have a new lake, to be located lcrou from the meant site of the rail. wey trucks. Construction he: already started on the lake. Bridges to the islands are also in the plum. . The amount still owing for 1961', taxes and other year's we: is 860,404. Ratepayers who are tardy in paying taxes suffer name penal- ties it was noted. They are charged with a fine on the first day of default. The line is the collection of " additional one per cent of the amuont owing. Additional fines are also levied at the end of each tardy month. These fines are also one per cent of the amount owing. . The percentage of arrears of taxes collected for the first six months is 39.87. Last year‘s percentage was 41.48. Seven! residuum and com- mercial Interests have failed to make the first installment on their taxes, Mr. Schaeffer laid. that one person was swindled for an undisclosed sum last week. Thieves used the meth- ods described above. "Don't, under any circum~ stances. give out 'mformation, without first checking to we if that person in authorized,” he said. example of Columbus 'and his dealing: with the Genuine Sen- ator: In: an ample o! "ample evidence indeed that Inc about” in! humans. _ WWWâ€"V His mule: Luanda (In Vincl. Dr. _Getedmt aid that the Deputy Chief Cameron said _lou out [pint of iii;- Elsewhere. at Paradise Lake. a car belonging to Mr. John Scheidel of 70 Chestnut St, was smashed when a too ft. Maple tree was blown over during a brief windstorm. The tree fell directly ttttttt the root of the late model sedan. The roof was smashed, the front windshield shattered; the suspension on- Several people were standing nearby when the tree fell. Eati- mated dump in not known. tem was de was 'quarhd, Heavy winds gusted through Waterloo last weekend causing severe damage in at least one instance. Late Sunday afternoon winda lifted an 1,800 square foot portion of a partially completed roof on an apartment building 0n Austin Drive. Damage was estimated at $1.500. The wind sent the root crashing 36 feet below onto a conveyer belt own- ed by Oberlander Construction Ltd. Damage to the conveyer belt was estimated at 'IM. can “A“!!! Damage $1,500 Mr. Schaeffer told newsman ten properties are eligible for sale to pay taxes. Although sale of properties for taxes is quite rare in Waterloo. Mr. Setttteffer said that he is pre- paring for a sale soon. Properties must be in arrears for taxes for " least three years before they Ire put up for sale. WHEN oo.ttttte CAME MARCHING HOME from World War I, he can“ dream about riding in a 1918 Canadian Gray Don like this one driven by Toronto model Joan Myers. tt is entered by Peter Den- man left, from Long Branch Ontario. in the annual Lmdon-Brigtstort Commemoration Tour of antique and classic cars July Witt. spon- sored by British American Oil. This year, approximately 50 vint- age autos from Toronto and Montreal will converge on Upper Can. ada Village at Morrisburg. (B-A Oil Photo) le would work more closely with one of the engineering "giants." The giant referred to - obviously the United Stat. ilnlilied that Can. and a door The traffic lights at the corn- er of Young and Albert Streets will again be operating. The lights have not been in use for some time. Cost of the removal and in- stallation of the lights will b. one hundred dollars, The Erb- Roslin Sis. section will be no placed with I 'TUsher" unit. Police Chief Otto' and City Engineer Dalton agree children crossing into the park have no protection at present. The Young-Albert lights wlil operate from ' am. to 10 pan. and will flash after Mt pm. Council nuthorized removal of the works of the Erb and Rodin Streets lights for the Young and Albert Streets lights. The move was a safety measure for children entering Waterlod Park. At this week's Council meet- ing, the Waterloo Public Utili- ties Commission was asked to make the lights operational. Dr. J. C. Huey. president and vicechancellor of the Unlm any of Waterloo. aid the mad that had been pioneered by this first class of graduating to operative course engineers was already being followed by m- eral hundred young men. three 'eienee graduates were conferred with degrees. Ten “new degrees were the con- fend. lights 0n " WAIERlOO CHRONICLE NEWSCAST" “The every morning at IO mm. (KCR Listen to RADIO 10,189 on your dial”