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le-Trafalgar Journal THURSDAY, JANUARY |, 1948. 1eir New Rink. * Additional, For Skating [BRONTE TRENDS! By RUTH SARGANT This week a new year begin Celebrates Birthday A Collector's Item This copy of the Journal may become a col- lector's item in the years to come, for it is probably the only issue of this paper which will be published in this size and format. Dec. 23 the Journal's printer broke his contract with us, informing us that our Christmas number would be the last paper his shop would print. The week between Christmas and New Year's is not a very good period in which to look for another printing source. But with the friendly co-operation of The Globe and Mail, we are able to place this New Year's issue of the Journal in the hands of our readers. 0 The Department of Municipal Affairs, the County Council and the| Oakville Council are anxious that| taxpayers should learn more about the methods of assessment and. the reassessment. which will take place Glee Club Photos those who may wish I of the Oakville High aligol Glee Club which ap- ared in our Christmas Issue, make. available at Toc each. lace orders with Ered- (Grouch, Journal Photog- J after the first of the ville Couple ars Married d Mrs. Arthur Bullied, ue Apartments, held open Christmas Day in. honor| psi Bullied's parents, Mr. and si Belford Savage, Maple Ave, their 40th evening offering d congratulations to the; A remarkable fea- party: bridesmaid; Mrs. vstone, flower girl, and Mr. len! sa Gifts' of age who was best man. ge had made together. | Post Office andles Xmas Rush ose Christmas cards alongs the. \antelplece, the presents unwrap: "Christmas from distant brushes, Mrs. ruby crystal as well as 'of congratulatory cards in- 10w many friends Mr. and| in Haltoh County in 1948. available Chamber meeting, Junuary property who are invited. the third Thursday (Jan. 15), to which al owners or as wish to attend," Clark, chairman, mittee. Publicity Com: town assessor, will be present address the gathering. give those present a better idea what is planned," he explained. Pointing out that the City of To; tonto had already projec say: property should attend this The meeting will. is expected. "This assessment project province-wide," George Clark said. be of business men assessed in the town are "We should also like to have as ,|many from the township and county| Vasc! said George 32€- "Mr. Ford Rogers, county, assessor, and Mr, Percy Surgeon, to mey wii Send Greetings of started this , Chairman Clark went on to! The chamber feels that all| : wnors and business men|of Bronte on the occasion of their meeting to|65th wedding anniversary on Christ: lean more in general about assess" mas Day were congratulatory tele: ments and to see if, possibly, there, Lo CF Majesties Kin TEE 56 any ehamias in thir own, Sizs (from Their Maiestics King t assessments.' n be held in Legion Hall, and a large turnout is To assist in making this information to the public, the Oakville of Commerce will hold a 5 in| ©! Stanley Baldwin, farmer premier f Great Britain, died recently at his country home in Worcestershire. He was prime minister during the |abdication of King Edward VIL, but retired with the title of earl, two weeks after the present King] rowned. He was 80 years of 1 | Their Majesties [To Bronte Couple Among the gifts and salutations ceived by Mr. and Mrs J. B. Adams] George and Queen Elizabeth, The Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime| Minister of Canada, and theRev.| A. MacGowan, a former United Church minister.- The messages ded . warmest i features. Today's paper has a daily format, with eight columns instead of six, and was printed on a high speed rotary press which only needed to be started and stopped fo produce the required number of copies. Although only a four-page paper the con- tents, because of the extra columns, is approximately the same as formerly and contains all special Journal Local Lions | @ "We feel that it will-bi interest to everyone. | PRIZE DONATED FOR HEALTH LEAGUE EMBLEM | Health Week in February. the mass of mail that|cash if the winning design is ac post office cepted as the league's emblem. of the heaviest Christmas of mail ever handled b vorking members of Post: en people forget that the into the house where there is a service the overworked baby with a cold or sore throa¥, ployees give at Christmas Warns Dr. | Christmas Day for them Son in the current issue of *! a than anything growth temporal opportunity for and rest faph and express offices 0 running away ahea iployees. of meaning long. hours for cold v Beware of Colds Be careful of any one Elizabeth Chant Rober Tealth "Most colds stop your the: ill," she says. in a big, healthy child." In an effort to obtain a suitable emblem, the Health League of Can- ada has organized a design contest among the nation's leading art col- leges and schools, results of which will be announced during National Winner will receive a large-size oil paint box complete with tubes, etc, as well as §25 in|becca St, coming baby's ly, and some of m may make him dangerously "In a young baby a is much more serious than mas Day. In honor of their many years of residence in Bronte the Bronte Commission sent Mr. and Mrs. Adams a beautiful bouquet of yellow] and white chrysanthemums. The] couple wish to express their thanks to all friends who remembered them and those who called on their anniversary. Visitor Snowbound |On Way to Oakville Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Nicolle, Re- had as guests for the holiday season, M. Jack Claesons of Ghent, Belgium, and M. Philip Decamps of Tourcoing, France. I was a case of returning hospitality, | Mr. Nicolle having been entertain- and best wishes for a joyous Christ-| | sister = of Oak- Isabel MacArthur, Dr. Campbell MacArthur, ville, was one of the + British show, a Give Aid Looking very much his cherubic| self, in spite of a recent illness, Winston Churchill, Britain's war: time premier, is shown leaving Lon- don's Savoy Hotel after attending a birthday party. It | was Mr. Churchill's. 73rd anniversary. He Celebrated by smoking just as many cigars as he did on any other day. Don't Let This Food-for-Britain Fund The Lions Club of Oakville, in co-operation with all Lions clubs of District "A" are raising money for "The Lions Food for Britain Fund". All clubs have pledged to reach their set quotas and the Oakville club are holding three theatre nights at the Gregory on January 26, 27 and 28. The entertainment will be an all- oyal Ti performance" film, which, on the basis of theatre box-office returns, is one of the top four pictures of this year, said the Canadian Mo- tion Picture Digest, Dec. 20. Ticket sales will start later this week at a slightly higher admission than usual, but as the cause is a most worthy one residents will be contributing this additional sum to the fund and at the same time will see top-notch films. More details will appear in the next issue of the Journal. In the meantime, keep the dates open so you may help another worthy undertaking. on Anola, Man. She was tossed out through a train window and almost completely buried in the snow. She managed to crawl out unaided. the CNR train derailed at' Miss Jean Featherstone, who is a student nurse at Toronto, Spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Featherstone, and her brothers, John and Donald. Happen Here New Year's Eve A man watched an inebriated man attempting to unlock his car. several ineffectual attempts to get the key in the lock had been made he walked over to the would-be driver and said, "Surely you aren't going to drive your car!" With great gravity the man who had over-indulged said, "Sure Fam--| you don't think I can walk in' this condition, do you?" The weather man was Oakyille's friend on Christmas Day. TI After|, Almost everyone will be makin resolutions for the coming yes so that 1948 will be better thi they remember 1947. What do v remember of 1947 in Bronte? 1 The fishing industry got of? a good start with a fair ru whitefish in the spring and man Bray managed to capty few trout in the summer. (et ever, the fall was very disap, ing and Bill Sargant, the las. wind up the season, pulled boats out about Dec. 15th. The "Boat Works! launched large boats during the sum a fish boat for Lake Erie a patrol boat for the Forestry Bra to be used on Lake Abitibi. The Halton Stamp Co. Al into a new building of thel on Trafalgar St. north of thes Oakville's expanding indul has given an impetus to Br housing. Several dwellings, wi were used previously in the mer only, are now perma homes. During the past year least a dozen new houses have bi completed 'and the housing activ} is carrying over into 1948, with s| Marketeria, operated by Bi arid the Robert Mason Hardy Bronte got its first black this dusting of snow on the ground re- warded those who had heen "Dreaming of a white Christmas" and the warm temperature made, the walk to church on Christmas morning a pleasant occasion for the great number who jammed churches to capacity. In the after- noon, residents could be seen walk- ing off Christmas turkey dinners, and children were out in force with new sleds, skates and skis. A more perfect balance between the Christmassy appearance of the district and the comfort and ed by the Claesons while serving with the Canadian army. Jack Claesons came to Texas in September of last year to study the cotton industry and was joined a month ago by his friend Philip After a few days in Oakville, Philip left to pay a short visit in Boston. When contacted Saturday . Mr. Nicolle said that Philip Decamps was snowbound near Albany, N.Y. and frantic telegrams were being |exchanged in an attempt to get {him to Oakville in time to join his | friend for the return trip to Texas. Journal Advertiser Praised The by Mr. 'Porter of the William was E. Coutts Company to Bert L. LeRoy Kennedy Lloyd LeRoy Kennedy, formerly of Oakville, died suddenly in Dunn- ville on Wednesday, Dec. 24, of a heart condition. He was in his 58th year, and is survived by one brother in Toronto and one sister in Dunnville. TOWN and "The Mayor Reports By ALFRED WHITAKER In this, my first column, I shoul council. be covered in this column. the column available to my a: ates if they have any particu attention of the citizens. For instance, I feel Water and Light of the town's government. zens will as possible will be what is desired. May I take this opportunity of expressing to the residents of Oak-| ville the best wishes of 1948 council. like to explain what it is my in- tention to do with the space which has been provided for this weekly report of activities of the Oakville First of all, I shall answer any questions which shall be forwarded to me in care of this paper, print- ing wherever possible the question in full together with the answer. Also, any projects which are under] ay, and about which we feel the people would like information, will From time to time I shall make soci= 14% |" matter they wish brought to the that the Commissioners should have the opportunity to tell 1 of their activities from time to time, and also the other commis- sions, councillors and departments Whenever there may be need for advice on safety from the police to the people, I shall mention it here. Also, any co-operation which the] corporation desires from the citi- be mentioned so that, in addition to the normal publicity we receive from the press, as many| informed of TOWNSHIP The Reeve Reports By W. H. BIGGAR On behalf of the township council I should like to express to the parents of 9-year-old McClelland Robertson of Kilbride our sympathy over the loss of their son, who was. killed on Christmas Day. We! should also like to' express "our sympathy to the boy's grandfather, William Robertson, who is sheriff of Halton County, and to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Philip of our own elec- tric light commission. The lad was! Mrs. Philip's first cousin. A tragedy such as this brings home to all of| us the importance of impressing on our children the need for constant arefulness. Our council meetings are open to the public at all times, and it is always pleasant for us when mem- bers of the township drop in to sten to our meetings. 5 ent facilities are somewhat limited, but I should like every one to know that you will be most welcome whenever you come. It is my intention to make this column available now and then for the deputy reeve, councillors and thing they feel the people should hear about. Also, I will be glad to answer any questions that may come into any one's mind about the operations of council or anything that nature, If you will ad- commissioners when there is some- brightness of the sun would be hard to order -- if it lay within anyone's power to order weather. Christmas Eve, as the distribution of presents took place and friends visited from home to home, the cold was more intense but had little effect to keep people at home. Daniel A. Hawke Dies in 70th Year Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 3 o'clock from the . S. Russell Funeral Home for Daniel Alfred Hawke, who died on Monday night at the Hamilton Sana-| torium, where he had been a pa- tient since July. Rev. Fred. C. Jackson will offi- ciate at the funeral home and at the interment in St. Jude's Ceme- tery. The late Mr. Hawke was born In Cornwall, England, 70. years ago and had been a resident of Oak- ville for thirty years, For the past ten years he had been em- ployed on the estate of Mrs. Lloyd Harris, Lake Shore Highway Wi He was a member of St. Jude's Anglican Church. Besides his widow, Lillian Dora Hawke, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Rhonner and Mrs. Russell Hamilton, both of Hamilton, an: rthur Fort- man, Fruitland, and Mrs. Donald 'self tained apartments over Roy Id son's new garage. Our usually fine park was hil flooded this year due to the hi water that, arrived in the spi and stayed on until fall. The If was as high as it ever his according to a mark on Eri, Bray's fish shanty. { The harbor, although mot fi ed, is greatly improved. Fortun the sand dreged from the the sand dredged from the was pumped Into the park, © summer. We experienced growing this year. There was much d on whether the community si incorporate as a village, As a rl ter of fact a petition was elpdul| This is a matter we hear more of nexi Looking back, Prosperous. Let's make etter, \ a7 progressi 948. just as oo p .o. Frank Sullivan has been ap <= ed to the Hllzh School Boar, the comin par, Frank wil. resent thé Pdlblic School I the Trafalgar) Township. The ship makes it has the school atte) cipalities-- aren. PEOPL? AND EVEN! Ken Dunfan, injured two wi ago in an dutomobile accident turned home from the Hospild Friday. It is expected he will ] to undergo a considerable gre convalescence. El ERT Dick and Jean Ellison spt urday moving into their new ent over the premises Halton Stamp andf Engravin George Wright caught a var specimen of wild mink in hi} line last week. Dowdle, Ohkville, and by two sons, Lewis and Daniel, of Oakville, 0 Miss Judy Bray enter) number of her young fri Atomic Research Advance: of dress your questions in writing, care of the Journal, I shall answer them when I know the answers, or ry, to secure the answers when they are not immediately available. The suggestion made at the elec- tion meeting in the town hall that! the township should set up a public! relations department will, I hope, be partly served by this colimn, For| it is my hope that.in it. each awe the township will be able to all things If I should overlook any matter which you wish information about, please write me and T shall imme- diately give it attention. I foresee an active year for Oakville; with many projects which will be of in- terest to many, and it is my hope that I shall see many more citizens attending council meetings in 1948] than there have been in the past. is your privilege to attend all ? tea pharma its bnly the best drug} It-is our meetings, and we would like to have you come. It is my inten x malo thse montinre attendafice a Xl - i je