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Trustees, Council Will Query Queen's Park If Patch Central Town public school trustees w ill confer with the deputy, ministers o f education, municipal hffairs and health, early next week, in an ef fort to double check all aspects of council's proposal that Central School be partially renovated for further temporary use. The board decision to visit Queen's Park follow ed a joint meeting with council last Thursday night, when the .town fathers won trustee approval, on a " we'll go along for a look-see" basis, of a proposal that independent engin eers evaluate the possibilities of im proving the structure at reason able cost. Council's suggestion was that, if the move proved feasible, the school be used as such for an other two years, at the end of which time the town hopes to be able to purchase the property for a municipal centre. Trustees, anxious to dispose of venerable Central through a sale that " w ill bring in the highest pas sible price for the public school supporters" , argued at length with council proposals that funds be spent on a buildiiig that has been tabbed outmoded by boards of the past six years. Supt. Allan Fish pointed out to council spokesmen that the department of education had examined the school, and had recom mended that no alterations be considered. " It boils down to the fact that, regardless of what sum the board may receive from a commercial sale, we can't at this time sell the debentures that woitfd represent the difference between that amount and the replacement cost of a new school," declared Mayor Wm. Anderson. " We think we can arrange to buy the site, which we all feel would make an ideal muni cipal centre, in another two years -- and we would like the board to go along with us for that long when the replacement structure could be built." Assured that any renovation would be underwritten from the general rate, trustees eventually supported a resolution calling for the independent evaluation-- after Trustee W. D. Cotton had altered the motion to specify that the move was made at the request of council. . " In a matter of this kind, I don I thank it matters who sponsors such a resolution. Co-operation and understanding between the two bo dies is the important thing," com mented Councillor Archie McIn tyre. "Co-operations is very fine, but the board represents the public school supporters, many o f whom are extremely emphatic in their demands for a new school," return ed Trustee John Molesworth. " I THE JOURNAL. Oakville-Trafalgar, Centennial Jssu«. Jun* 27, J967 don't feel the trustees should be saddled with responsibility for either the structure survey or any future expenditures that may re sult." It was agreed that Town Man ager Kenneth Needham and Mr. Fish arrange the evaluation imme diately. Meantime, it was indicated an inform al meeting o f trustees held later in the evening, the board w ill seek advice at Queen's Park governing educational and health aspects o f continued use of Central, and in respect to the dept.'s attitude toward financing of a replacement structure. We Join In Extendi ng Our OUR | Congratulations to the Town of O a k v i l l e on Its 100th Anniversary and we also wish to take this opportunity of acknowledging our thanks to its citizens for the fine patronage during our years of service. We trust that our efforts to HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS JOAN WILL CROWN MISS CENTENNIAL This community's own Joan Fairfax, bright luminary o f Can ada's airways, w ill return to her hometown Saturday to crown Miss Oakville Centennial during the gala ball to be held in the arena. Dancers will also hear Joan sihg several o f her popular favour ites, as also will the audience at Busby Park, where Miss Centen nial and Miss Fairfax w illm a k e a special appearance. Judges in the Miss Centennial contest w ill be CHWO newscaster Cy Young, Rec ord-Star editor Tina C. Breckenridge, and Journal managing editor B ill Cotton. A N E W O A K V IL L E ON 100th REACHING ITS ANNIVERSARY W e a r e p r o u d to h a v e sp e n t th e p a st 10 y e a rs serv in g this c o m m u n ity a n d b rin g in g th e v ery la test in jew ellery sty l ing a n d q u a lity w ork m a n sh ip . AUTO WRECKING and SALVAGE YARD has been opened! W e b u y all kinds o f cars and trucks fo r w reck in g and any am ount o f scrap m etal. W e sell parts fo r all k in ds o f trucks and cars. P o w e r W in ch es and A rm y T ru ck s F o r Sale, plus a selection o f A rm y Jeeps. bring you better merchandise at prices that give you the most intrinsic value will merit your continued confidence. Heavy Grain Traffic Of 1840s Brought Plank Roads Boom T raffic from the north to Oak ville's port had becom e so heavy by 1846 that the Trafalgar, Esquesing and Erin Road Company was form ed to construct a plank thor oughfare from Oakville to Fergus. Headquarters o f the company was located in the town post office, as more than half the directors were Oakville men. Survey for the road was made by R. W. Kerr, Gore District sur veyor who had prepared Oakville's town plan and for whom K err St. was named. K err's estimates of construction costs w ere remark ably low, due to the fact that lum ber was plentiful and labor was cheap. Construction began in 1850, and Oakville was soon linked with Stewarttown, nineteen miles to the north. Toll gates were erected every few miles to obtain revenue for maintenance work. A s the plank ing extended right down Dundas St. to Colborne St., a gate was set up where Sixth Line joined Dundas, and Donald Campbell was the first gate-keeper. Some idea o f the amount o f traf fic using the road is provided by the shipping figures. Some 165,000 bushels o f wheat were shipped in 1950, being transported to the har bour by wagon. This figure in creased considerably in 1854, when the outbreak of the Crimean War sent prices up to $2.60 per bushel. However, the plank road did not prove as durable as had been ex pected, and when this became ap parent, directors rushed to take dividends in an effort to regain some o f their original investments. Thus it came about that, only four years after the road was com pleted, the company was without funds to repair the thoroughfare The advent o f the railways even tually caused the many plank roads o f the time to disappear. But fo r years, the hole-pocked surfaces made for very rough riding. 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