The women are members :\o’f the Kâ€"W Women‘s coaliâ€" tion to repeal the abortion laws and have been active locally in working for reâ€" peal. _ The organization‘s goals are repeal of all sections of the Canadian criminal code dealing with abortion; support of the right for all of sex education in elemenâ€" tary â€" schools â€" and â€" ready access to birth control and contraceptive _ information The 230 delegates, repâ€" resenting 65 different orâ€" ganizations â€" from _ across Canada, voted unanimously to establish a national orâ€" ganization to seek repeal of the abortion laws. The Canâ€" adian women‘s coalition to repeal the abortion laws will have its headquarters in Toronto. Doreen Treco, of Glendene Crescent,. wore her traâ€" ditional Irish costume to her job at the downtown branch of the Bank of Montreal Friday. Here she hands Carl Stanbury of University Avenue a handful of the green stuff. _ Four women represented Waterlooâ€"Kitchener March 18 and 19 at the first nationâ€" al crossâ€"Canada â€" abortion action conference in Winniâ€" Waterloo women attend Winnipeg conference Linda Daub (left) and Trina Dickman. both of Waterloo were members of the local delegation to the first Canadian abortion action conference photo by Sue Cathoun Delegates also expressed their support of Dr. Henry Morgentaler, facing charges of performing illegal aborâ€" tions in the Montreal area and voted to send him a teleâ€" gram of solidarity. _ _ Other resolutions called for the establishment of a zross â€" Canada newspaper and a May 1 to 6 week of edâ€" ucational activities and peâ€" titioning to publicize the abortion law repeal camâ€" paign. The Kâ€"W Coalition plans to greet Prime Minister Truâ€" deau when he comes to Kitâ€" chener Thursday, March and devices; opposition to forced sterilization and atâ€" tempts to link abortion with population control and supâ€" port of the right of every woman to choose whether or not she wants to bear children. _ _A proposal to make aborâ€" tion law repeal a â€"«major issue in the coming federal election was passed. Trend to continuing education spreading While the largest group of those taking extension courses _ remain _ school teachers, at 63 percent, the trend toward continuâ€" ing their postâ€"secondary education is spreading to a wider segment of the comâ€" munity. Seventeen percent of the 3,937 students taking partâ€" time studies this year at Waterloo Lutheran Uniâ€" versity are businessmen. Another 138 are houseâ€" wives. Henry H. Dueck, univerâ€" sity registrar, said comparaâ€" tive statistics from 1969 showed only 11 percent of First phone exchange opened in store Just about 88 years ago, in 1884, Waterloo‘s first telephone exchange was opened in Christian Kumpf‘s bookstore at the corner of Erb and King Streets. There were 22 customers who used the then fashionable Blake Magnet Wall teleâ€" phone. The Blake telephone consisted of three boxes mounted on a long board. The to& box contained the magne generator which was activated by a crank, and provided the current to ring the bells on the other telephone. The centre box had a hole for the Blake mouthpiece, and the botâ€" tom box contained the batâ€" teries for the talking curâ€" rent. A receiver hung on a hook on the left side of the top box. Transmission was poor at times, and directories warned, that ‘"Due to atmosâ€" phere conditions talking is not always satisfactory, it being subject to considerâ€" able variation." In fact, users had to shout so loudly at times, that they really didn‘t need to use a telephone to be heard by Part of Mr. Reid‘s remarks covered the history of teleâ€" phone use in the Twin Cities from the time the first exâ€" change opened in 1884 to the mauguration of the new switchâ€" ing center on Albert Street this year Jim Reid, the local public affairs manager for Bell Canada, was guest speaker at the Waâ€" terloo Rotary club meeting March 14. Speech to Rotary Kenneth Petro, formerly of Toronto and now associatâ€" ed with Halmer Florists of Kitchener, â€" will be the demonstrator. He will show traditional, Japanese, driftwood, novelty and cup and saucer arrangeâ€" ments. Patients from Pineâ€" haven and Winston Hall nursing homes will be inâ€" vited. The Parkminster chapter of the United Church women will hold a flowerâ€"arranging demonstration at the church next Wednesday evening. Extension â€" centres â€" opâ€" erate in Brampton, Orillia and at the Waterloo campus, with classes offered Satâ€" urday mornings and afterâ€" noons. Most business courâ€" ses are taught weeknights at Waterioo. UCW to learn flower arranging The floral arrangements which the group makes will be used in the church on Easâ€" ter. Smaller arrangements will be delivered to the shutâ€" in members of the congreâ€" gation. ‘‘Many people today are getting interested in the idea of taking university courses, not only for achâ€" ievement of securing a deâ€" gree, but for the enjoyment of getting out of their famâ€" iliar routines and working with new ideas in a college atmosphere,‘"‘ Mr. Dueck said. students in the WLU extenâ€" sion program were busiâ€" nessmen and two percent were housewives. The perâ€" centage of teachers that year was 72 percent. telephone operator, lineman and accountant; probably the busiest man in town. The May 1884 receipts and expenses were reported to our Head Office by Mr. Kumpf as â€" Telephone numbers were not used in those days, and telephone operators had to memorize the name, line loâ€" cation and number of rings for each customer. This became an almost imposâ€" sible task and so telephone numbers were introduced in 1892. The â€" telephone _ business flourished, and Waterloo‘s 100th telephone was installâ€" ed in 1902. At that time, â€" Postage and teleâ€" grams .................21 Petty expenses ... ... .. .27 All that for one month‘s opâ€" eration. Mr. Kumpf is reâ€" membered as a former mayor of Waterloo and a president of the Dominion Life Assurance Company. Switchboard service was limited in 1885 to 8 A.M. unâ€" til 8 P.M. on weekdays, from 2 â€" 4 P.M. on Sundays, and from 10 A.M. until Noon and 2 to 4 P.M. on holidays. Twentyâ€"four hour service was instituted in Waterâ€" loo in 1899. the other party . In addition to his job as local Manager for the comâ€" Exchange service rental from customers . . .. $212.17 Truck line service 2. . .3.61 He now advances to the district finals to be held in Charles Graham, a stuâ€" dent at Laurel vocational school won in the first round of the 1972 Optimist Interâ€" national boy‘s oratorical contest recently. Federated appeal fund over $100,000 mark Federated Appeal Presiâ€" dent J.M. Harper, Q.C. was optimistic as to the final outcome of the drive. He The Kitchener Waterloo Federated Appeal has now raised $123,135 in its drive to meet a 1972 minimum obâ€" jective of $676,467. Early returns are runâ€" ning ahead of a year ago, and campaign officials are hopeful that this trend will continue. A campaign spokesman said today the people of the Twin Cities appear to be acâ€" cepting the ‘Fair Share Guide for Giving‘ introduced this campaign. This formula asks that every â€" employed _ person give 15 minutes of a week‘s pay in support of the Apâ€" peal‘s 28 member agencies. I understand that Waâ€" terloo‘s first PBX equip ment was installed at the Mutual Life Insurance Ofâ€" fice in 1904. It consisted of one switchboard, one line to the local exchange, five long distance desk sets, three long distance wall sets and one extension bell. In June of 1910, Berlin and Waterloo exchanges were combined in a new teleâ€" phone exchange at 28 Founâ€" dry Street N in Berlin now Waterioo had a population of over 3500 persons. Some of the Blake telephones were replaced by long distance instruments, which gave better â€"transmission â€" over greater distances. Telephone directories of the early 1900‘s showed an asterisk beside the names of customâ€" ers, with this type of equipâ€" ment, so that persons wishâ€" ing to make out of town calls could visit a home where the improved set was installed. I wonder how many wandering husbands used that for an excuse? Charles Graham holds Optimist Club speaking trophy Lavrel student wins contest Waterioo Chronicle, Thursday, March 23, 1972 3 Over 1,000 customers had the cranks and battery boxes removed, and new telephone sets installed using battery power centralized at the new office. _ _ Even in those days there was a certain rivalry beâ€" tween the. Twin Cities â€" the people of Waterloo resentâ€" ed playing second fiddle to Berlin and felt a loss of prestige â€" so, in 1914, they had their telephone office back in the same old locaâ€" tion, this time there were 475 customers in Waterloo. terloo. In 1940, guess what, back again to Kitchener, this time dial operation, which meant a brand new exchanâ€" ge building and new dial telephones for the almost 10,000 customers in the Twin Cities. Moorefield April 6. His topic is the challenge to people to become involved in their community. Last year Charles was runnerâ€"up in a school public speaking contest at Stanley Park senior public in Kitâ€" chener. OPP report The OPP laid 104 traffic charges during the week; nine criminal; nine liquor control act; three impaired driving. stated: ‘"The concern we felt was prevalent throughâ€" out the community for those unfortunate enough to require the assistance from the benefitting organâ€" izations has now _ been translated into their ready acceptance and support of the Appeal this year. ‘"‘This is wonderful. I am confident we will reach our objective for, when the citâ€" izens of Kitchener Waterloo are challenged with a worthâ€" while endeavor, they resâ€" pond magnificently.‘‘ January 23rd this year marked the return of a switching centre to Waterâ€" loo with the first official call being placed by Mayor Don Meston. called Ontario Street. giek