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a 7th, 19g) -- | erecty We | arg as of to. emarkeq, -- Vi WO00D Co. Commuter Wants Steel Cars On Oakville Trains The deplorable condition of the commuter trains and t drive. JOHN N. MILNE Boy Scouts Hope For ons Of Waste Paper i fhe Boy Scouts Residents of Oakville and the inbrook area are asked to assist e Boy Scouts aper drive on Dec. 13, by having: fundles well tied and placed mear e curb. Dr. C. Lloyd-Jones, president of e local association, said this ap- lies to waste paper, magazines, brdboard, etc. Larger trucks are Bing used this year, the doctor fated, and the association hopes P get at least 15 tons in the cur- in their waste- have only 0 ways of raising money, the ste paper drive and their Apple ve a success. BY, so it is to be hoped everyone I do their part to make this burnal Available At Eight Newstands pur sample coverage can not [B88 complete, and as the following fsdealers have requested copies their customers, Entity of Journals a limited will be on P at: Guild's Book Store' Grin- 's Book Store, United Cigar re, Keenan's Smoke and Gift Po, Bill Scade's Grocer: Bee- fe Lunch, Tuck's Grocery and fiber's Groceteria. Flassified advertisers, subscrib- and others who may have ness with 'the Journal during two hour noon closing of the den Hour Book Shop, may now il themselves of Keenan's oke and Gift Shop on the main fect for this [Punpose. eek Ice Dangerous Chief Derry Warns hief John B. Derry of the local ice warned children the ice on creek was unsafe. Children fic observed on the ice on Sun- b: and the chief urged parents make sure this did not occur hin, There is great danger of ac- ent," said Chief Derry. "The is wafer thin, Although wa Ct signs we: cannot prosecute "use of them, and those put 1 ast vn, ihe year have been" torn Chief pointed out that last there was a sad fatality at Put the same location, and he "Xlous to prevent a similar 8¢dy this winter. ithe disregard of the railway for safety in the continued use of old dilapidated wooden coaches were criticized this week by John N. Milne, member of the Oakville town council. lon per or "I would rather ride the train than commute any other way, mind you," Mr. Milne said, "but I consider the wooden coaches an unnecessary risk to normal train travel. Think of what would hap- pen to these antiquated gasight- ed cars in the event of an acci- dent," he continued. "The loss of life could be tremendous." Contending the railroad had a reason for the use of the old equipment during the war, Mr, Milne felt some better cars should be made available now from less crowded runs, "These wooden coaches have absorbed so much soot and dust in their years of use," Mr. Milne declared, "that even without pening the window -- which is vital in summer if you want to stay alive -- passengers' clothes reek with smoke and dirt by the time the train reaches Oakville in the evening." He admitted the railroad had done their best with paint and new fabric but thought the coach. es, still old and dirty, had out. lived their usefulness. "I feel the CN.R. should im- mediately transfer some hea. steel air-conditioned cars to this Tun," concluded Mr. Milne. "Tt is one of the heaviest commuter ines in Canada and certainly should have decent equipment." Fifty Houses Built Need Another 450 Over 450 additional houses are required in Oakville retiring Mayor H. V. Hillmer told the Chamber of Commerce's Municipal night audience. "Fifty houses have been built by the town, and they are all occupied," he said. He stated there were now 41 industries in town, with more in prospect. ~The Oakville-Trafal OLUME 1, NUMBER 2 Insurance Executive Leaves $1,334,793 Special to the Journal Milton, Dec. 2--The will of the late H. C. Cox, Oakville insurance executive, reveals an estate of $1,334,793, and appoints his wid- ow as sole executrix. The valua- tion does not include Mr. Cox's English Malmsbury, known as Twatley. Mrs. Louise Cox has renounced her right and title to probate in favor of the National Trust Company Limited and Alfred H. Cox, cousin of the deceased. The entire estate, which inclu- des the family residence Ennis- clare, Oakville, is left to his wid- ow. Mr. Cox made provision for what he termed the "Cox Found- ation" following his wife's death. Proceeds from this fund are to be financed from income derived from the residuary estate, in the event of Mrs. Cox's death, and the money devoted to charitable pur- poses. Those "who shall be or shall have been employees of the Can- ada Life Assurance Co. and/or dependents of employees of this company; the application of such income shall be determined by the Board of Directors of such Insur- ance Company." The only other immediate be- quest is to Samuel Garner, secre- tary. This covers the purchase from the assets of the estate of the property in Oakville occupied by Garner, and its gift to him free of encumberances. Upon: Mrs. Cox's death, in addi- tion to the foundation, the follow- ing annuities and bequests are made, provided, however, that any legatee, annuitant or beneficiary | mentioned in the will who enters litigation ioni: the will George Clark, chairman, regret- ted the acclamations as evidence of waning public interest in civic affairs. "All council meetings, for instance, are open to the publin, People should attend," he said. In response to a request for a show of hands the audience re- vealed an overwhelming belief that the manufacture of oleomar- garine should commence in Can- add. "The count was 15 to 5 in favor of margarine being manufactured," said George Clark, A questionnaire from the head office of the Canadian Chamber in- quiring about local reactions brought about this vote. Major Kenneth Campbell of Or- tona Barracks leaves this week to take a staff course in Austrailia, shall forfeit all benefits hereun- er. $50,000 to Alfred Cox; $25,000 to Wilfred M. Cox; $10,000 to Frank W. Cox; $10,000 to Harold Cox; $10,000 to Ross Cox; $5,000 to Gordon Cox; $5,000 to Lillian Hall; $5,000 to Emma Barber; $5,000 to Minnie Pierce Edwards; $25,000 to George F. Little. Samuel Garner will get $10.00. Miss Nina Bmrick will get $2,000. Cameron Edwards, Marion Ed- wards, Florence Edwards and El- len Fleming, $1,000 each. Mr. Cox arranged that in the event of his wife's death his em- ployees at Oakville would receive as follows: Mrs. Annie Kimber $500; Jim Leddington $1,000; (Continued on Page 8) Mayor-Elect's Message The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Mr. Editor: Upon reading a copy Journal, I was very glad to see how the district had been covered. The management should be highly complimented upon the venture. We always had two or three rival newspapers in Oakville until re- cent years, and I believe expansion and influx of Oakville merits two papers. There is an old saying which I believe is still "Competition is the life of trade." Wishing your venture every success, Yours truly, . Whitaker, Mayor-Elect. true: A. E. Competition Life of Trade of the Oakville-Trafalgar owing to the Industrial population, the Towm of The wooden coaches mentioned by Mr. Milne are pictured at Port Credit station in this exclusive photograph taken Tuesday morning by a Journal cameraman. the train from Oakville, Can't Annex Land - Reeve Reeve W. H. Biggar categorical- ly stated that the residents of Trafalgar Township need not fear Oakville appropriation of Town- ship land. "They can not do this if the people in the area do not wish it," said Reeve Biggar. "The Council are interested in holding every piece of the Township. Of course, if the people affected did desire to join the town that would be a different matter," he con- cluded. Deputy Reeve W. S. Hall con- curred in these sentiments and said, "A town does not have the Tight to do that. There are many. steps before it could be done, The Municipal Board would come into it, for instance." At council meeting last week Reeve Alfred Whitaker, chairman of finance committee, stated that the survey completed by his com- mittee had revealed there were no more suitable. building lots avail- able in Oakville, and said the town would have to "annex or approp- riate." "I knew that the residents of the Linbrook area are vitally con- cerned to maintain the present status of their section," said Mr, M. F.i Auden, chairman Linbrook Ratepayers Association. "That is to say, they desire to keep it a residential and farming commun- ity," he concluded. At the present time the Lin- brook area is restricted. Riding the lensman snapped a portion of the commuting crowd boarding the gas-lighted cars on their way to Toronto. Below is a group of Oakville passengers enjoying their usual card game. folded newspapers or other parcels They have to play on because of the lack of railway facilities. The scene might look nice and homey but remember by the time these passengers return to Oakville in the evening, their clothing will be reeking with smoke and dirt from this outmoded equipment that should be scrapped. Women Fee! Town Present Excessive Criticism of to action of Coun- cil in giving gold watches to Oak- ville's victorious baseball team While returning veterans only re- ceived book-ends, was voiced by. Acclamations Arouse Lack OF Interest Fear Deputy-Reeve W. S. Hall ex- pressed fear that because the Township election this year was only for council there might be a lack of interest on the part of vo- ters. This is the first Township election since 1945. "Personally," he said, "I hav- en't missed a vote in my life." He went on to say that he Felt it was the duty of all residents of Tra- falgar to vote on Dec. Sth. Mr. R. C. A. Cumberland, who has offered himself as a council- lor, is a newcomer to Township public service. He told the Jour- nal that pressure had been brou- ght to bear on him to withdraw so that the council could also be by acclamation. "T have no in- tention of doing this," said Mr. Cumberland. "I hope to be of service to the people of the Town- ship if they decide to elect me. While acclamations are a compli- ment to those who receive the confidence of the voters in this way, an election is a healthy thing," he concluded. Mr. Mark Auden, chairman of the Linbrools Ratepayers Associa- tion, said that the association was not backing any ome candidate. "But we are urging the residents in our district to vote. We don't care who they vote for," he said, "but we do feel that they should vote." For the convenience of Trafal- gar residents, Mr. S. A. Feather- stone, assistant clerk of the Town- ship, provided the lication of poll- ing booths, as follows: Ward 1 - Boyne School, No. 25 Highway, south of Milton. Ward 2 - Drumquin, a residence as yet undetermined. Ward 3 - Trafalgar Township Hall, Dundas Highway and 7th Line. Ward 4 - Munn's Schiol, Line. Ward 5 - Palermo Community Hall. Ward 6a - Pine Grove School, 4th Line. Ward 6b - Bronte Community Hall. Ward 7 - Maple Grove School, 9th Line. 6th Telephone Subscribers Tripled Since 1921 Telephone subscribers have more. than tripled in Oakville during the past quarter century, Jack Ashley, manager of the local Beil Telephone office, told the Rotary Club at its meeting on Monday. "Today there are more than 2500 telephones, in use here compared to 746 in 1921 Mr. Ashley said. "On the average day about 8700 Iocal and over 800 long distance | calls are handled," he said, Mr, Ashley has been with the tele- phone company continuously for 26 years, except for four years Navy service in the recent war, Haughton Laird outlined the research now being carried out in the field of optometry in the sec- ond of the classification speech- es. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Laird saw service with the Second Division during its march across Europe and following his discharge he came to Oakville, 'I'm delighted I chose this town for my permanent home," Mr, Laird said. "I never want to leave its of 'the Ladies' Auxiliary, Canadian Legion, Branch 114, "I am in favor of a presenta- tion to the ball team," said Mrs. Margaret Sackfield, first vice president, "but I think gold wat- ches were a little more than was: necessary when our servicemen were only given book-ends. It makes me wonder if my hoy died in vain," she added, Mrs. Duncan McArthur was very annoyed. "Perhaps I should have kept my sons home from overseas to play baseball" she declared. "When they returned they were presented with hook- ends but the baseball players re- ceived gold watches. A presenta tion to the team was OK." sta- ted Mrs. McArthur, "but some- thing less expensive would have been more suitable," Three Nominated For One Council Vacancy At the second nomination meet- ing held on Wednesday evening, Sidney Savage, E. R. Lauder, J. R. Black and Jack Foster were chosen to fill the single vacancy on council, If these men stand there will be an election in Oakville as well as in the Township, Trafalgar Man Flies Cattle To Argentine Twenty-four head of Trafalgar cattle and some swine left Malton Airport by air-freight Dec. 1st, for the Argentine, Mr. Gordon King, whose farm is located on the Dindas Highway, accompan- ied the shipment of animals, With export trade one of Can- ada's greatest needs at the pres- ent time it is significant that Trafalgar Township provided the second air shipment of this na- ture to be made from Canada. ps! begin makin Fer] £ thy ; i 3 ry L fed k