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43 -- cillgy © it Clery hag the unt ty of 1 Hospital Construction The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal § Vol. 1, No. 14. Authorized as Second Class Mail , Ottawa Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, February 26, 1948 5 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance. | To Start Immediately | At the annual meeting of the | Oalkville-Trafalgar Memorial hog- pital Thursday night association members passed a motion pre- | sented by C. V, Hillmer and sec- onded by Lady Baillie, that con- struction of a new hospital be undertaken immediately by the Eo board, The meeting also that an agg fund raising campaign be con- {ducted for the necessary addition- al funds. Speaking for his motion, Mr. His motion provid- ed for the erection of "As much ospital as -present funds per- it." The treasurer's report re- vealed that there was $60,000 in Sbonds and $13,000 in pledges with * which to commence the work. | Mayor Alfred Whitaker, speak- ing in support of the motion, ointed out that churches were Successfully built in such a man- ler, people being willing to come orward with money to make the lcompletion of the job possible, + Ms. Frank Herring Has 81st Birthday A well-known former resident of Oakville, Mrs. F. Herring, cele- brated her 81st birthday on Mon- day. Residing at present in Tor- onto with her daughter, Mrs. H. P, Hunter, Mrs. Herring enjoys good health. All her sons, daugh- ters and grandchildren, together with friends, attended a birthday party held on Sunday. to meet the improvements which would make the town's funded debt close to $1,000,000. He pointed out that the municipali- ties would undoubtedly be ap- proached to finance deficits of the new hospital in a like man- ner. C. V, Hillmer endorsed this phat "I think we should leave the municipalities out of it," he said. He stated he did not believe their assistance would be necessary if the hospital was started immediately, Thomas Blakelock objected strongly to construction of the new hospital at this time. It was He backed up a warning given a the 'Milne that the fund-raising com- mittee would be wise not to count on the town and township for any money toward the building fund. J. N. Dunwoody had expressed the opinion that the town and township should be asked for $150,000 split between them, and it was his contention that these sums would not raise the mill tax rate appreciably. Mayor Whitaker pointed out council had been asked at their last meeting for an additional 'finance the operating deficit, nd that the mill rate was going his that building prices were at a peak. He recommended instead that one or two wings be added to the Temporary hos- pital, "As a tax payer," he said, "I would definitely be against the construction of the hospital at this time. With the wings added, we could have sufficient service to last us for possibly five years until prices have come down," he stated: Chairman Bell pointed out it was impossible to secure the De- partment of Health's consent to approving the Temporary hospi- tal--even with the wings added-- @s a public hospital. This would mean, he stated, that the indigent (continued on page 8) C.N.R. Will Flag 8.21 For Commuters Councillor J. N. Milne has re- ceived a report from the C.N.R. as to the changes they intend to make as a result of the meeting held with commuters by the Publicity commitee of council. "I feel that the railway have made some progress," said the council- lor. "I have written Mr. Walford acknowledging the report." It is the intention of the CN. R. to provide an additional train for commuters in the morn- ing, by having the 8.21 a.m, train flagged for any commuters who might wish to avail themselves of it. Also, additional station light. ing will be provided and the park-. ing area will be floodlighted. As soon as the frost' comes out of the ground the parking area will be leveled. The railway will not replace the wooden coaches at present owing to lack of steel equipment, but will do so as soon as steel coaches become available, the re- port states. Owing to operation- al difficulties, the railway regret they can not provide additional service from Toronto in the even- ings over that now being provid- ed. They promise stricter super- vision of condition of cars as to cleanliness and heating, but can not provide electric lighting to replace present gas.lighting, which was objected to, owing to prohibitive cost. The complaints registered at the meeting concerning the tele- graph service have been turned over to that department and will receive immediate attention, the report states. Postal Department Authorizes Journal A glance: at the date line of today's paper will reveal Under Auspices of Red Cross added about which we feel very proud. This paper has been accepted by the Postmaster General as being of a quality which war- rants the granting of special mailing rates. Dentistry has "taken on a new ok," Dr, S. A. McGregor, chair: dental division on Friday night in St. Jude's hall. le meeting was attended by rep- | resentatives of all local Service 'organizations, town council, church groups and interested citi- Zens. Outlining the work which \a dental health unit survey would provide for this community, he spoke of advances in/preventative treatment of disease in children's e conception of merely fill cavities in diseased So he the |ing students jn dentistry to see | the tooth as merely a part of the | entire health of the child" He contended this would remove the | cause of disease rather than erely 'halt it temporarily, Wadsworth, chairman, and Mrs. Harry Ryrie, acting- president local Red Cross, spoke troduced the speaker, stating it 28 his opinion that the program contemplated might well be a vi- "tal factor in the welfare of the community, ig their children's teeth at- to at an early age. He il- ited his lecture with slides iz the socially harmful re- which happen when first are neglected and bad hab- its' such qs thumb-sucking are pic. Graphically empha- sizing the high rate of caries in a children he quoted statis- 8 from a recent survey in Wel- to show only one out of five , and that caries per child ged five. pointed out that candy, si Dr. McGregor stated it Wass es- gum and pop given to children change the saliva to acid in five seconds, and that this condition, which caused cavities, lasted for as long as 90 minutes after wards. A specialist in children's teeth, he was of the opinion that research being conducted at pres- ent to find some satisfactory in- hibitor which could be added to sugar to prevent this chemical action taking place, would be the most important factor in preven- tive dentistry. However, he stress- ed that regular surveys conduct- ed of all children in a community, with parents educated to follow recommendations given them, would prevent malformations not | only of teeth but of jaws and general facial characteristics, Suggesting as a possible slo- gan, "We speak for those who are too young to speak for them- selves," for Public Health dentis- try, he pointed out that drives to stamp out diphtheria and tuber- culosis had cost millions, *Medi- cine research has received en- dowments from every source," he said. "We have never to my knowledge been left anything" Had cavities been of a' like con- tagious nature, it was his con- tention that they would have heen stamped out long ago. He ald cavities were appearing 6 times faster than they could be controlled by present members of the dental profession, leaving lit- tle time for preventative treat- ment. It was the purpose of the survey to mot only catch diseas- ed mouths in early stages but to impress on parents the import- ance of regular attention to their children's teeth, he concluded. A working committee consist- ing of Mrs, Harry Ryrie, Mrs, Malcolm Smith, secretary, and Dr. Natress and Dr, Mathers, with Mr. Page Wadsworth as chairman, undertook to establish a date for the first meeting of the (Continued on Page 8) Some readers may not have noticed another change, this one on the mast head. A charter has been granted to Oakville- Trafalgar Publishers Limited by the Ontario Gov- ernment. The Journal is now published by this firm, The incorporation involves mo change in management or policy. Promptness Prevents Serious Hotel Blaze Oakville fire brigade answered an early-morning call on Satur- day to Gray's hotel on Colborne St. When they arrived they found that prompt action with a chemical extinguisher by George Gray, proprietor, had put' the blaze out. Fire Chief Fred Shaw said the blaze apparently started when cigaret hutts smouldering in a receptical near a wall-board par- tition set the wood on fire. "If it had not been noticed so. quick- ly, it might have been a serious fire," he stated. Reeve Picks Winner Reeve W. H. Biggar made the draw for the Admiral mantle radio awarded for prompt subscription to the Journal. The lucky name was that of David Low, Park Ave, When the radio was presented, Mrs. Low said, "Goodness, maybe our luck is changing, now we've won something." Mr. Low point- ed out that his. was the name appearing on the subscrip- tion list. "Perhaps," his wife agreed. "But I gave it to you as a Christmas present, So the radio is mine." Mr. and Mrs. Low express- ed pleasure at the fine ap- pearance of the set and their appreciation of their good Tuck, Voluntary Basis Power Saving Not Sufficent Township residents are going to have to save more power, ac- cording to the manager of Tra- falgar's power commission, Har- vey Philip. "Savings have not been great enough," he said on Wednesday. "Unless there is a marked improvement we will have to pull the switches in accord- ance with the times announced in our advertisement." He hoped that a greater saving would be achieved as soon as possible, R, Barlow, manager of Oakville commission, said things were in fairly good shape in the town, but that there was also need for an increased saving. "It was most encouraging what had been ac- complished, but there was consi erable room for improvement," he stated. TOWN AND THE REEVE REPORTS By W. E. FORD Treasurer The reeve has asked me to ex- plain for the benefit of Trafalgar residents the new program which will start in mid-summer for the 1950 assessment. I should like to point out that Trafalgar township at present pays nearly 27 per cent of the county rate, When it is consid- ered that there are three other townships and five towns and vil- lages in the county, it becomes apparent that the program of the Dept. of, Municipal Affairs to have equalization of county con- tributions is a worthwhile plan. It is to make this plan effec- tive in the township that the reassessment is being made. Every piece of property will be revalued according to a yardstick established under the supervision of the county assessor, It is also planned that valuation through- out the township will be adjusted s0 that all properties bear a cor- rect relationship to other proper- ties, and to provide the township with accurate records of what buildings and land is in each par- cel. This revaluation is for the year 1950, and it should be re- membered that assessors will continue with the 1949 assess- ment until it is completed, and then immediately commence on TOWNSHIP THE MAYOR REPORTS By A. E. Whitaker I was most impressed by the way the people attended the Scout and Guide service in St. Jude's' church on Sunday. Anyone who was not present missed a wonderful service. The Scouts marching with thelr standards was an impressive sight and the children's voices singing hymns was something I am glad not to have missed, I regret that I was unable to attend the parents' night at Teen Town owing to two other meet- ings that I had to attend that evening, but from all accounts the executivé of the Scout asso- ciation put on an excellent pro- gram, The work of the Guides and Scouts is one of the finest activities In any community and I would like to express to their leaders and workers my personal appreciation of the fine way they carry out their dutfes. I am sure that everyone else in town feels the same way. Anything which helps to make better citizens out of our children should have our united support, the new program. Valuation of properties for 1950 will have factors included to cover location in relationship to shopping centres, roads, and to cover depreciation cause of age of buildings, be- Standing Room Only At Scout and Guide Rallies Red Cross Drive Starts March 1st The annual national drive of the Canadian Red Cross opens on Monday, March 1. Locally, the campaign will consist of a door- Victoria Hall was jam-packed, with standing room at a premium, Thursday night when Oakville Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Girl Guides, toggther with their young associates, the Brownies and Cubs, held parents' night, It was the most successful gather ing of the kind ever staged by the to-door canvass Dy workers. "I should like to stress the fact that when residents are called on they should appreciate that these people give their time without reward," said Bill Ed- wards, chairman local campaign, "I feel that it would be of great assistance to them if everyone makes it a point to give them a pleasant reception." Pointing out that in addition to the contribution given to assist national projects such as the out- post hospitals and free blood transfusion service and disaster relief work, the money donated will go to support the dental sur- vey soon to be conducted locally, the chairman mentioned other local enefits which are possible as a result of this campaign, "There's lending cupboard, where people can secure sickroom equipment free of charge," he said. "Last summer, with the in- tention of cutting down on drowning accidents, the district Red Cross conducted swimming classes in which 200 children re- ceived instruction. Similar classes will be conducted this year." He stated fhat the quota set for this disrict was $4,000, and expressed the hope that when canvassers called people would give gener- ously. Rotary Celebrates 43rd Anniversary Monday night's meeting of the Rotary club was marked by a full attendance of members to hear a special address on the occasion of the 48rd anniversary of the found- ing of the first Rotary club. The speaker was Dr. Herbert Bing- ham, D.D,, now general secretary of the Baptist convention of On- tario and Quebec, formerly of Calgary, and of Walmer Road Baptist church in Toronto, The new executive was sworn in by his worship Mayor Alfred Whitaker at the Chamber of Com- merce meeting Thursday night. The topic for the meeting was "Community Health Night," with a panel of speakers who discuss- ed various aspects of health in Halton county. "The Halton county health unit was organized Sept. 1, 1047," Dr. J. M. Mather, director of the unit, stated in addressing the meeting, which was held in Leglon hall, "The cost to the county is 62 cents per capita and the provin- clal govérnment gives a similar grant. Beside the director, the staff ls comprised of two sanitary Inspectors, w supervisor and graduate nurses," he added. The urban ag well as the rural areas benefit from these services, the doctor declared. He reported 658 puplls in prim- ary schools and 270 in secondary schools had been examined ul- ready. Emphasizing the import- ance of immunization, he related that 1,200 children had nim. runized against small-pox and diphtheria. "The well-baby clinics are also very important branches of the service," Dr. Mather pointed out, "The Oakville and Burlington clinics have besn In operation for some time New clinics have been opened at Acton and George- town since the first of the year, and tomorrow (Friday) one is be- fier opened at Milton." Thirty-five per cent of the citi- zers of the county were X-rayed Chr ber of Comnercs County Health Night 5| camps to make sure they bi ,* both in numbers attending the show and in the calibre of the program staged by the participants, Enthusism was the most evident factor in the series of stunts and games presented on the hour and one-half program, The young- sters threw themselves into their roles with zeal, yet were an ate tentive and enthusiastic audience as each group watched while the others held the floor, Following the program, every child present, whether a member of one of the organizations or not, had a big plate of sandwiches, ice cream, with soft dripks, and the parents were entertained to a buffet sup- per. The evening was sponsored by the committee of the Boy Scouts association of Oakville, with Dr. C. Lloyd-Jones as chairman and moving spirit, Dean Wilkes, dis- trict scoutmaster and skipper of the Sea Scout troop, was master of ceremonies, ably assisted by skipper Bill Hoey of the Sen Scouts and assistant scout master Bishop of the 3rd troop of the Boy Scouts. Mrs, H, W, Jaffray, president of the Guide assocla- tion, brought greetings from that association. Miss Mary Busby, senior (Continued on Page 8) * Dr. Bingham told of the impres- sions he had received during a re- cent trip to attend a Baptist World Alliance meeting in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, The speaker, himself a Rotarian of many years standing, and now a member of the Toronto club, closed his address with some few: words in praise of the Rotary movement, founded 46 years ugo of through the Christian vision Paul Harris, during the mass chest X-rays held last fall, the speaker stated. This survey disclosed 2 cadens of tuberculoals, five of which wore active, Dr. Mather told his audi- ence two chest clinids are being: opened shortly--one at Milton and the other at Oakville, These will be staffed by the county health unit and the cost will be born by the Christmas seal fund, "The #unitary Inspectors have made 598 calls, have taken 260 samples for laboratory examina- fon and have investigated 45 complaints, They are now make ing swab tests of glasses in res taurants and beverage rooms, A survey Is being made of tourist ure complying with the new Provine clal regulations," he told the mesting. "The people of Halton county are cager to do every. thing to comply with regulations and we find them most co-opern- tive," Dr, Mather concluded. Ross Campbell, sanitary in or for Halton county, re that general sanitary cone ditions are satisfactory. "Of the 26 eating establishments investi futed, none have had to be closed. Where restaurants needed spruce ing up, recommendations have been forwarded to the proprietors, When we called back we found they have in most cases co-oper- ated," he sald, Dr, J. Fred Natress spoke con corning the operation of the Tra- falgar dental clinic, He sald 80 per cent of the children examin ed had varying degress of cavity trouble.