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MEURSDAY, DEC. 25th) 1947. THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL, PAGE SEVEN 1947, = D o'clog, | nL They, es ay at OHS. was the big ds, ty, 8 Holidays! To get everybody eve they (8 fe right spirit the student il held a Christmas party. Claus made a visit, giving a present from respective forms and a pres- Brom the school to Mr. Blake, incipal. ses were held -- after a its own entertainment. Fifth Is doors were closed to many. e doors were signs "Adult Third form had with their own und noon music was heard an improvised P.A. system, or wherever they could find At 12.30 everybody assem- Nin the auditorium to silg carols and school songs. Be- songs we ate our lunch and Vied hot chocolate, which Mr. 6 -- an excellent chef--made 6 home economics room. cing continued until every- . . The girls to put up their hair, and the ys! press their suits for the 'Teen Town formal that night. 0S @alking of the formal . . . it IN was great music well supplied by 'the Royal Ooaks, refreshments under the supervision of Lee Da- S High School Review * By Jerry Peers vis and company. And last but not least, the decorations. The idea came from Peter McMurray. and Laurence Donnell and was. carried out by volunteers . from Teen Town and Club "20". Con- gratulations! Now back to school. Friday, Oakville High lost Miss Ashdown who resigned at the last hoard meeting. We are very sorry to see her leave. The school sends to 'you a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year Miss Ashdown. For those who might be inter- ested -- very few T'll bet --school goes back on 3rd of January . . . Sorry I told you? On Sunday' the OLS. Glee Club held their first public ap- pearance. It was the Candlelight service. A great success, it put everybody in the right spirit for Xrhas. The program included car- ols, hymns and Christmas songs, | as well as numerous musical sel- | ections. ; | | On behalf of the High School students I should like to extend to the Head master, teachers and | members of the school board our | best wishes for a Merry Christ- | mas and take this opportunity of | expressing the appreciation we | all feel for the thought and con- sideration you always show for us-- J Merry Christmas to all my readers and I hope Santa Claus is good to you -- and to me. Appearing before Magistrate enneth Langdon in police court rsday on a charge of failing tolpay his poll tax, George Wilkes | toldithe court he had done so be- calise of the method adopted by "town. of issuing the poll tax es. om many observations in I have found we have to our democratic rights ag- it the encroachment of our Smments," said R.CAF. vet- Wilkes. "Returning from ce T was shocked at the state affairs which existed, espec- ly'as regards our poll tax. I be- in the democratic processes clerk. d by the town. = « r mentioning letters which 0 accept 2 the: Chief of Police, he went fo say, "This is not irrespon- bility on my part. We have no ans to vote and I feel that "we pay into the town treas- the notice | ury we should be able to vote and exercise our responsibility in or- der to have a good government." Magistrate Langdon pointed out that" the defendant's complaint was against the electors of Oak- ville. "In view of your explanation of your objection, will you pay your tax if put on suspended sen- fence?" the Magistrate asked. "Iam willing to pay the tax but I still object to the method by which the notices are issued,' George Wilkes conceded. 'When Mayor C. V. Hillmer was asked for a statement concerning | the method of issuing poll 2%) notices by the town, he said, "T think it is the most satisfactory| method the town ever had. It suits everybody in town. Ive had no! complaints from anyone ex- | cept George Wilkes. Archibald Hart, bus driver, was fined $5 and costs for ignoring a red traffic light on the Qlieen] Elizabeth Way 'and the Seventh Line. The driver pleaded the road was slippery, but the court felt a bus driver should have his vehicle under control at all times. Congratulations were. flying at the Oakville Club on Saturday night for Joan Munro and Mel- bourne Elson, who have set Jan. 21 as their wedding date. IVE ALWAYS WANTED 'TO SEE WHATS BEEN HIDING UNDER THAT BUSH ALL THESE YEARS! | Phone 983 May we again express our Best Wishes to you for a - A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a New Year of Happiness and Prosperity . Halton Hardware Oakville | Mary Jane Met A Famous Man By Max Trell | il --His Name Was Santa and He Was Very Jolly MARY-JANE, the rag doll, was saying: "Last night, just before | they went to bed, the children be- | gan talking about Christmas and Santa Claus, Then my mistress picked me up and looked at me | and said -- Mary-Jane, you know | Santa Claus don't you? He brou- | ght you here last Christmas in his | big bag full of toys. You rode with I him in his reindeer sleigh, all the way down from his wonderful ice- | palace at the North Pole. He car-| ried you down the chimney and | put you in a stocking: Then he | went away and left you here -- | J | | | and on Christmas morning we found you. Now, Mary-Jane, will you please tell us about Santa Claus. Tell us what he does in his ice-palace. Tell us all you know about him . . | . please!" "And did you?" asked Knarf and Hanid, the shadows, who were listening at this moment to Mary- Jane. Might Fall Off Mary-Jane shook her head --or at any rate she tried to. It was just a rag-doll head and if she shook it it might fall off. "No," she said, 'I didn't. I mean, I couldnt. T wanted to tell them. But it's hard for a rag-doll to and you're going to be surprised, | | lucky tall to children. They don't seem to hear what you're trying to say." "That's too bad)' said Hanid "They certainly wanted to know what it's like in Santa Claus's ice-palace." : "I'd like to know, Kngrf. "You tell us." too," said "Oh, of course," said Mary-Jane "Tl be glad to tell you. What do you want to know about it?" "Tell us everything" urged Knarf. And tell us about San- ta Claus -- anc wo helps him -- and how Santa "And what he talks about." Hanid broke in, "and who his "ends are -- and what happens on the night before Christmas." Mary-Jane sat back against the corner of the playroom wall and folded her hands in her lap, "TIl tell you single thing I lo kecause it isn't everyone who is y enotigh to really know San- ta Claus, and to be born in the! : e 'where he spends so £ his time." Then Mary-Jane began. Great Big Room "T remember being in a great Big room. All around me were dolls and tin soldiers and teddy- bears and rabbits and bic and whistles and railroad trains and balloons and rubber balls and ps and wagons. "Bveryone sat svery quietly, waiting. And then suddenly the door opened and in walked Santa Claus. And he looked arotnd and smiled. Then everyone smiled. And then he looked around and laugh- ed. Then everyone began laugh- ing. And he kept walking around, and laughing and laughing . . . . and everyone else in this big room did the same. "We laughed and laughed and laughed. And then -- then . . my goodness!" creid Mary-Jane; "I can't remember anything else. And I don't think there was any- thing else. And if there was, it couldn't have been important. It| was just he laughing, and the |Z smiling, and he laughing again. But how joyful it was, and How happy! And Santa Claus said 'only one thing. He said -- Laugh, my dear ones . ., and bring the chil- dren your laughter. And that's all Lie said. And that's all he wanted." Strangely enough, even though Mary-Jane hadn't answered any of their questions, Knarf and Han- id felt that no one was more won- derful or kinder than Santa Claus. A VERSE FOR TODAY To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness.--Dan. 9.9. Soares "EB FOLKS... & &0 a & one 356 TRRRTZ qa ~ H. B. LOFQUIST Oakville t a friendly word to say to A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR RIVERSIDE LODGE (Formerly Oakville Inn) 3 * Many Good Wishes To you this glad Christmas season and may perity during all the years to follow. t be yours to enjoy contentment and pros- BURLINGTON BIGAMY CASE Magistrate Langdon, in Burling- ton Police Court Thurs, dismissed a charge of bigamy laid by Police Chief Lee Smith, of Burlington, against a former Oakville resi- dent, Mrs. Gladys Cross, "The crown has failed to prove the case ; said the magis- trate. W. I Dick, Crown Attor- ney for Halton County, conducted the prosecution and Ralph Mills of Toronto, was defence lawyer. Mrs. Cross refused comment to the press following her aquittal. oJ against you," is) Oakville 0 =} BE akin] Povey