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th the Journal. "In- | J. Stewart and Nor- es visited the high |gehool recently and their report thatthe 'staff was equal to the province, Their naire and they were im- ssed with: the student body the Way in which they con- ducted tHemselves. Kvery mem- of theiStaff received praise in report t the {regular meeting of the rd on Tuesday night he in- {troduced a motion that a letter of {appreciation from the board be 18€ [nthe absence of George At- dns, chairman, Norman Gilbert, Ge. chairman, conducted Tues- Ia 's meeting. The secretary was igratulations and send a small to Miss Rita Blumberg in [enition of her success in win- ling: first place in the Lions club | gatorical contest. |Larnival To Run | For Three Nights Sidney ~ Fearman, chairman fore club carnival committee, announced, that this year the ko will hold their annual carni- | |Blifor three nights instead of the tomary two, Saturday afternoon perfor- |[1gmce.. "The dates selocted are {Iie weekend of July 8, 9 and 10. * There will also orized 'to. write a letter of | he Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Authorlzed as Second Class Mail P.O. Dept. Ottawa hursday, March 18, 1948 $2.00 Per Year in Advance. Harry' Barrett, Doug Bddy; sec Sturrup, Wilf Anderson, Ralph Sturruy n Club Old Boys' Reunion--]I Oakville, Ontario, T! of Reading from left to right: Front row--Ken Chamberlain, Dave Litchfield, Jack Erwin, Bill Erwin, nd row--Dave Pawson, Earl Ellis, Doug South, Charlie Howard, Fred Hobbs, Emres Jones, Jim third row--Rodg. Tuck, Blake Tuck, Peter Snider, Alan Flemmilg, Don Jackson, Peckett, Jim Slater, Herb Merry; fourth row--Bob Wilkinson, Brock Leaver, Jim Munroe, Barry McLeod, Ross Leaver, Pete Smith, Mew Fish, Denny Camm; back row--Bill Carson, Rev, Harry Pawson, Jack Blakelock, Paul Tuck, Bill Stockey. John Red Cross Drive Draws To Close Canvassers for the Red Cross will complete there calls within the next few "ays, chairman Bill Edwards reported. With the do- nations which still remain to be collected the quota of $4,000 may well be exceeded, which was the aim of this year's fund-raising committee, the chairman stated. He wished to express to every- one who gave the appreciation of the Red Cross for their support, and especially he wished to thank all canvassers who, despite, bad weather, had carried out their assignments in such 'a complete manner. TOWN AND HE MAYOR REPORTS By Lachlan McArthur, , Public Buildings and Cemetery Committee 8 of our council. chambers. esent it is sadly in need of i fdecoration, It is our intention ifthe near future to give the { lBmber the 'new look," which [illibe pleasanter for the council ers and those organizations just I would like to express to the er of Commerce the appre- of my committee for their nd effort in erecting street 2 helpful to all the new resi- BES who have moved into town. Our cemetery is maintained in 8 [0d condition by the town em- I pyees. We constantly strive to J 'ep its appearance up to stand- @ @ and to give thoughtful con- 5 leration to those who have 1) fed ones buried there. I would {i glad if anyone who has a prob- I E concerning: the cemetery in 3 Heh the town could help would ntact me at any time, ' the residence of his daugh- |W¥Mrs. Albert Johnson, Rebecca [he deceased was born in Sus- ngland, 64 years ago, com- i | Canada at the age of 20. | y years he was employed 13 le Dale Estate, Brampton, 1) was discharg- El condition, wo daughters, TOWNSHIP E REEVE REPORTS By W. H. Biggar N The Dumfries Construction Company has commenced 'opera- tions on a long-delayed drainage project under by-law 584, passed by council in October, 1946. This is the construction of a drainage System east of the Morrison Rd. which will remove flood condi- tions on the Queen Elizabeth highway. It will, when complet- ed, relieve excess water on the lower middle road and proper- ties which it adoins by connection of the drain with a natural out- let. The length of the system, including deepening of existing drains and the construction of new, will be approximately 8,000 feet. How this came about was the township received a petition from the province under the provisions of the Municipal Drainage Act to undertake the work on behalf of the Department of Highways. The cost will be split between the province, county and owners who will benefit--with by far the larg- est share being borne by the prov- ince. When we received the petition we had an engineer survey the situation and, after considerable lapse of time, his report was pre- serfted, It went into the matter very completely and it is in line with the recommendations con- tained in that report that the present work is being done. The report shows that adjoining pro- perties will benefit from the work and the assessment against each property was determined at the time. Certain ratepayers ap- pealed the assessment in due course and adjustments satisfac- tory to everyone were reached. Because of the length of time that has pasted since this work was undertaken, it is my feeling that some people may not be aware of the reason for the work. Also, I believe several properties have changed hands. Mrs. Albert Johnston, OaKville, and Mrs. Linton Nayler, Bramp- ton, and three sons, Henry and | Frederick, of Brampton, and| Lloyd, of Oakville. A step-daugh. | ter, Mrs. Olive Cousins, and a step-son, Norman, Lundy, of| Brampton also survive. 4 Thomas McDermott Buried On Tuesday Requiem mass was celebrated in St. Andrew's Roman Catholic church on Tuesday morning for Thomas McDermott, who died at his residence, Randall Street, on Sunday morning following a brief illness; Rev. Father B, A. Har- his officiated and interment took place in St. Mary's cemetery. A life-long resident of Oak- ville, he was a member of one of the oldest families in town. He was a son of the late Thomas and Bridget McDermott, He was in his 83rd year. Surviving are two brothers, Daniel and John, and one sister, Mary, all of Oak- ville. Charges Dismissed. | Kerr Street Accident The charges of dangerous and careless driving against Steve Yobowski were dismissed by Ma- gistrate Langdon in police court Thursday. The charges arose out of an accident on the night of Feb, 13 when a car driven by ac- cused was in collision with a westbound freight train at the Kerr Street level crossing, The accused, his wife, Kate Yobowski, and Peter Swicki, passengers, suffered minor juries and the car was demolish- ed. Constable Edward Heath told the court that on the night of the accident there was a driving rain making visibility poor. The roads were very icy and also vis- ion was obstructed to the right by a lumber company building and by a box car in the siding. The sign 300 feet south of the cross- ing was rusty and there is no warning bell at the crossing, he stated. The accused told the court that in- he had stopped about 200 feet south of the track to let out three passengers and had pro- ceeded in low gear to about five feet from the eastbound track when he first noticed the ap- proaching train, "I jammed on the brakes and the car skidded over the eastbound = track, I tried to turn to the right but the wheels of my car were in ice ruts and the car would not turn but skidded into the westbound track," he explained Clarence Byers, town clerk, pointed out that this is consider- ed a dangerous crossing and that last year the town had applied to the Board of Railway Com- missioners to have a wig-wag installed at the crossing. Mr. Byers explained that the com- mission has approved the instal- lation of the wig-wag and it is expected it will be operation in a short time, Robert Courtney, engineer of Will Request Council Petition Government "The enlarging of the Ontario Shore include all municipalities border- ing on the Great Lakes means that a greater impact Protective association to can be brought to secure assistance of the provincial and Dominion Gov- said C. V. Hillmer, who was elected a director of the ernments," association at the recent meeting in Toronto. |. "Oakville's membership in the association will mean that our shore erosion problems will be benefited by advice and counsel from experts whose services are available through the associa- tion," Mr. Hillmer continued, "It is too early, of course, for any positive action to be decided on, But all representatives of muni- cipalities have been asked to have their councils pass motions petitioning the government to prohibit the removal of sand from the navigable waters except where it interferes with water traffic. I will bring this to council's attention at the next meeting." how Nia- srious Mr. Hillmer pointed out dredging of sand from the gara River had caused conditions in various localities, and that sand these spots was settling again in the river. from Car Skids On Ice © Eggs Coat Passengers When the car in which they were riding turned. over on the Queen Elizabeth highway near Appleby Line, Saturday night, William Jones and Miss Mary Marshall e: unhurt but cov- ered with broken eggs, Skidding on icy pavement, the car snapped off a Hydro pole and turned up- side down. A large basket of eggs in th back seat spilled over the pas sengers and according to Con- stable Gordon Gum, provincial police, damage was in the neigh- Bborhood of $700. knowledge that a car had been hit until he arrived in Hamilton. "The crown has failed to estab- lish that this is a se of danger driving," the magistrate ted. "And no positive evi- has been Introduced show that tl the train, testified he had no ing carelessly." Home, Home At Last! On Friday and Saturday porary quarters on Cross Ave. to our perma Arthur Heaven's Colborne in the rear of Entrance to the office i east of the building. The downtown location the Journal moved from tem- nt location building. s by way of the lane to the will be of assistance to our advertisers and contributors, and will enable us to pro. vide additional service In many ways. Drew Government Using Red-Herring Tactic -C.C.F. "When we become aware of the sore spots in our soclety at home and tnrougnout the world we must remove the causes of this illness, not just treat the spot," Mrs. J. W. McCurdy, mem- ber of provincial council, C.C.F., said at a meeting of the local organization held Friday night. "Some people think that by ex- porting or padlocking the com- munists or even by fighting them we will solve the problem, The communists symbolize a deeper problem in our society," she said. "If we wish to remove them, we can do so only by removing the need for their existence and ac- tivity, The communists have de- cided to take a strong hand and a dictatorial méthod of meeting the needs of the people. When the democratic government really administers to the needs of the people, then this aggressive strong hand in our society will find it has no longer a function, Similarly, if we do not like some other things such as shortage of power, shortage of doctors, nurses and hospitals and housing, or to: contend with floods, or, the state of 'delinquency, yor fneffi- ciency in our penal institutions, it is not much use griping, Neith- er is it much use reforming this or that part of it, or using the red-herring method of diverting our attention such as is now be- ing tried by the Drew govern- ment. People are more Interest- ed in keeping our public utility in the hands of the public; In get- ting lower rates; and much more extension of power lines; and more power plants, than they are in converting a cycle which gives such big advantages to so few manufacturers, 'People are more interested in getting enough doctors, nurses and' hospitals for everybody In the country and In the cities than they are in preserving color and race lines for medical students and nurses, or for the special priv- ileges of a private me prac tice In a big city, or even fancy medical plans," Mrs. McCurdy stated. "Never In the history of any (Continued on Page 8) Dr. M. E. Lunau Troph First Damage In 30 Years According to older residents of the town, the ice went out of the creek Tuesday with greater rap- idity than ever before. At noon crowds on the bridge watched the large blocks of ice carrying small trees and shrubs surge down the stream, which was col- ored a deep red by stirred up clay. This color spread out into the lake for a considerable dis- tance. Two boathouses, belonging to Charles Litchfield and Douglas Wilson, were crushed and the boats slightly damaged. The boat- houses were located near the bend of the river at Dunn St, where a jam of ice floes lower down caus- ed the river to seek a new course. The Fairmile yacht Nancy Grace was protected by large booms at its berth by the dock, south of Colborne St, bridge., re- stricting damage to scratching of the hull. Douglas Wilson stated his boathouse had been up for 80 years and never before had been damaged. "On Tuesday morn. ing there were just patches of water here and there on the ice," he said, "By later in the after- noon large ice blocks were surg- ing down the river." Culbiy Clubs Old Boys' Reunion There were 50 guests present at the Old Boys' reunion of the Cabin club held In Lusk hall on Sunday afternoon. Herb Merry welcomed the guests and Rev. Harry Pawson gave an address on the topic, "The Religion of a Youth" Brief speeches wore also made by old boys. Fred Hobbs, Ross Leaver and Juck Blakelock. The Cabin club will celebrate the 18th anniversary of its found- ing in September of this year, Organized by Herb Merry origin- ally as a Sunday school class, it grew into a boys' club which met « on Sunday afternoon und an even- ing during the week. Among the activities were gymnastic work including boxing matches, de- bates! and mock trials and handi- Work classes. There was an active member ship of 40. While the club was under the supervision of the United Church, it wns non-de- nominational In its memberghip, welcoming any young people who were Interested. At the out- break of war, of the 100 names on the membership roll, G0 en- listed in the various armed serv- lces, Of these, four gave thelr lives, At present the club fu increas Ing ita activity and leader Herb Merry would like any young men who are Interested to contact him If they wish to join the club. At the close of Sunday's met ing ten was served In the ladies' parlor. Mr, Harry Pawson and Mrs, Arthur Tuck poured tes Mrs, Merry and Mrs, Irven Fell wore hostesses, assisted by Miss Margaret Fell and Miss Pauline O'Brien. y Won By Europe's Only Hope Is Marshall Plan Conditions in Europe are grim and ing grimmer, according to Allan Mack: , Linbrook Rd. who has just returned from a three-month business trip to Brit- ain and the ntinent, "Their only hope Is the speedy enfo ment of the Marshall Plan," he stated. Questioned as to the food situation In England as com. pared to Belgium, Mr! Mackenzie replied, "There is more food of- fered for sale in the stores in Belgium, but prices are so high that only the very rich can afford to buy, whereas in England the very poor have never been better fed in thelr lives ™ i Winner of the local Lions club girly' | oratorical contest Rita Blumberg, 18, on Friday night was declared winner in the finals ofthe public speaking and ori. torical contest sponsored by Lions clubs of Zone 6, hold in Brampton high school, Ernest West, 17, winner of the boys' contest, sponsored by the Acton club, was winner of the boys' finals, The Dr, M. E. Lunau trophy was awarded fo Rita Blumberg and the George Austin trophy to Ern- cst West. As this 1s the third time he has won this trophy it remains in his possession, Both contestants spoke on the tople, "Liberty, Intelligence, Our Hal ,