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THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, July 29, 19 The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont, by Oakville - Trafalgar Publishers, Lid. Colborne St, EB. (Next Post Office) Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association S, Casey Wood, Jr. Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Phone 1298 HALF A YEAR'S ADVERTISING Probably one of the best examples of a town benefiting from the advertising which it derived from its baseball team is the town of Meaford. Most people will remember that Meaford had a ball team which made up of members of approximately three fami- lie: It was a good team, and won its way to cham- pionships and widespread fame. One of Meaford's main income sources is tourist busine: and the fame of the team brought many American tourists to the town, for in addition to fish- ing opportunities, they knew they would be able to watch their national sport as it should be played. Oakyille's ball teams are publicizing Oakville in a like manner, and the fact that this is a sporting town is becoming recognized far and wide. The teams play good ball, and people should appreciate the con- tributions made by various groups who make this hall The members of the team are deserving of by industrialists and others in the town and district because the workers industry requires to keep the wheels turning will be attracted to a town where they know they can enjoy good sporting activities. But it should be pointed out that advertising which is done for only half the year is not as effective as year-round pressure. Through the summer Oak- ville is constantly in the limelight, but during the winter our hockey teams have not been able to make as good a showing as have the ball teams. This is not the fault of the players, coaches or supporters. It is merely because of one isolated fact--Oakville does not have artificial ice. The lack of an arena, as we have pointed out be- fore, means our teams can not begin to get into shape as early as other teams in the league. The expense of renting arenas in Toronto or elsewhere is too great for the teams to use such facilities often enough. This puts our teams on the ice to face teams that are weeks ahead of them in development. True, by the end of the season, our teams are the equal of any in the league, but by that time the load of lost games on our boys' shoulders is too great to overcome. We trust that the efforts of the Sports associa- tion to make an arena possible for Oakville will bear fruit in the near future. It is a project which will benefit the town and district as a whole, because it will make possible the year-round advertising we men- tioned. Once artificial ice is a reality here, Oakville will be publicized the year round. A WAY OF LIFE Township residents who have been following the requests made to Trafalgar council for approval of sub-division plans will be aware that a great increase in the number of residents can be expected in the near future. A survey of available building sites in sub- divisions which were opened up a year ago, reveals there are few, if any, of these sites still a lable. Owners of newly created locations state that inquiries pour in the minute they make public offering of their lots. This indicates a bright prospect for the township, both from a financial and citizenship point of view. The transformation of farm or vacant lots into resi- dential areas will increase assessments and thus en- rich the township bank account. However, and it is a point of which the present council have shown some appreciation, all this development means increased service problems. At present township water, for instance, is de- pendent upon the Oakville commission. This, situa- tion is not the best arrangement, and certainly coun- cil should be giving consideration to providing their own source in the not too distant future. It is interesting to speculate as to why so many people are moving from the cities to areas such as ours. When asked for a reason, the answers bear a startling similarity. In nearly every case it is search- ing for a better way of life that brings them to the country. They believe--rightly--that children raised in country surroundings not only have more fun, but usually grow up in possession of a well-balanced out- look. The desire for a garden, both flower and kitchen variety, is strong in most people's hearts. To sit down to enjoy garden-fresh produce raised on one's own land instead of paying prices obtaining in the city is not only tangible evidence of one's own ability, but is gratifying in a way that those who have always lived where this could be done may not understand. The peace and serenity on week-ends which the urbanite experiences once he has moved to the coun- try can only be understood in its fullest impact by another man who has known the problem of the city dweller's week-end. In Toronto there is always the problem of what to do, for the heat of the city makes almost unbearable merely staying at home, and the limited amount of grounds possible under high city tax rates usually means there is not enough space for children and parents to conduct projects of any in- terest at home. In truth, one might say again, 'Pity the poor city dweller." There is little choice available to a family surrounded by concrete walks. There is much for that same family in Trafalgar township . . . and it is a fine thing to see so many families availing them- selves of this "Better Way of Life." © Trafalgar Tales By Bessie Cairns PLAY-BOYS Readers of O. Henry perhaps recall the tale ahout the reporter ing out what made a typical man- about-town "typical." At the end of the day, weary, pre-occupied, still minus any data, he was knocked down by a car. Lacking any identification, the newspaper report of the accident described him as a typical man-about-town. Well, he had a story. I started out today to write about four typical pre-depression play-boys. Here is my definition: One who sported on the Riviera, drank champagne cocktails, es- corted glamour girls to Monte Carlo, had money or family con- nections, and was about as use- ful as a goldfish. In the carly 20's, four young men who still make the headlines could easily have qualified on all counts. No. 1: Tommy Manville is still playing, with his eight wife, last report. No. 2: Edward, Duke of Wind- sor, you are entitled to your own opinion about him, but the world press still considers it newsworthy every time he trails the Duchess, seven dogs and 126 pieces of lug- gage from one luxurious residence to another. No. 3: Lord Louis Mountbatten, who is soon to be a guest of Can- ada, has since become a world statesman and will surely merit a place in history. No. 4: Count Follke Bernadette, whose success or failure as Unit- ed Nations mediator in Palestine may well determine the future of that organization, but the peace our better acquaintance, The count, a brother-in-law of Tommy Manville and distant cou- sin of both the Duke of Windsor. and Lord Louis Mountbatten, lacks neither money nor family. connections. Some of the glamour of his great-great grandfather, Jean Bernadotte, Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's generals who later became king: of Sweden, still surrounds this ex- playboy Who has followed well the advice given by his pious father, "Have a good time before you start being really serious." Count Bernadotte once said to a friend, "Only those who are hu- man can love and understand hu- manity." Tt was this very phil- osophy that changed the irrespon- sible young nobleman of the 20's to the "Scarlet Pimpernel" of World War 2. As head of the Swedish Red Cross, he undertook. the task of caring for the thou- sands of refugees who poured in- to neutral Sweden. He initiated the first exchange of prisoners of war between Germany and Great Eritain in 1943, personally inter- rogating each prisoner to guard against any possibility of false identification, which would have overthrown the whole scheme. The scheme itself was undertaken. in the name of humanity to give the very ill and seriously wound- ed a chance to have the love and care of friends and relatives. In April, 1945, in the town of Luebeck, which at the time was undergoing terrific bombing from. allied aircraft, Count Bernadotte was sitting in a candle-lit cellar in the Swedish Consulate; his companion was certainly not the. person with whom he would have. chosen to be found dead. Hein- rich Himmler had come to sue for peace for the collapsing German Reich and had picked Count Folke Bernadotte to act as medi- ator. Bernadotte did not commit. himself, saying only on his return to Stockholm, "I have performed the functions of a postman. I hope some good will come of it." Himmler, however, figuring that by a last-minute show of clemency, he might be spared the fate that had, by his orders, been meted out to thousands of his fellow-men, gave Bernadotte per- mission to arrange the release and transportation to Sweden of! those emaciated wretches still alive at Belsen and Buchenwald. Before the final cessation of hos- Carsten Glahn Optometrist - Optician 173 Colborne Street Qakville -- TELEPHONE 1375 -- OFFICE HOURS Daily ...9.30to 5.00 . Evenings Sat. ....9.30t012.00 Mon. and Thurs. 7 to 8 Or By Appointment tilities, 20,000 of these living had reached Sweden in safety. Is it any wonder that when the United Nations commit- tee were looking for a mediator. between Jews and Arabs they. chose this man of good-will? The only press photo I have seen of him since he took over this diffi- cult and dangerous task showed him heading for a swim with his wife and family. Thank good- ness that one who knows so much of this world's sorrows still takes time for a little play. who was assigned the job of find- |, of the world is surely worthy of | 1 HOBBY COLUMN By Wm. D. Christianson, Jr. COLLECTORS' EYES TURNED TO NEWFOUNDLAND The referendum held last week in Newfoundland has brought the attention of collectors of stamps and coins to the nearest of our British neighbors. Those who wished to be on the safe side have heen filling in their collec- tions from this near-by colony of the Mother Country. The Phila- telic and Numismatic history of Newfoundland closely = parallels that of Upper and Lower Canada and that of the Maritime colon- ies which are now our most east- ern provinces. Prior to 1867, each section with colonial status is- sued their own stamps and coins, but after; Confederation these were superseded by the general issues of Canada, except in the case of Newfoundland, which still uses their own. At such time us Newfoundland may he accepted into confederation, we will see the last of the separate issues and Newfoundland will join form- er issues of Nova Scotia, New. Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. British North America or "BIN.A." collectors especially have not been overlooking New- foundland. Newfoundland Coinage Similar to Canadian The coinage used in Newfound land resembles that of Canada in having 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c and 50c pieces 'used by both. Twenty- cent pieces often passed off as quarters, were only used by Oan- a for one year (1858), while Newfoundland had these until 1912 and knew them as shillings. he 25c piece, or quarter, which we first used in 1870, was not in- troduced in Newfoundland until Half dollars began to be simultaneously in 1870. I never seen a silver dollar our neighbor but they used coins long before Canada did (1912). In 1865 they issued a $2.00 gold piece. It is interest- ing to note that the value on this coin appears in® three ways, hav- ing 2 Dollars inscribed in the cen. which permit the plant to absorb them into themselves. tre while in the outer circle, 200 cents appears at the top, and 100 pence is shown at the bottom. The size of the Newfoundland coppers. or reduced in 1938 and have since then pic- tured on the obverse (that is on the side) -a pitcher plant which grows commonly on the island. This plant is carnivor- ous as its construction in the leaves is such that the spines in- side the funnel-shaped leaves, all pennies was hack foundland i still the same a, old small size nickels. The yy, of Newfoundland are being pg, at the mint in Ottawa where 5 Canadian coins are also turned out. They have not known So far to mix up the gi and get the two backed up o ; single coin. being been In the past some of the Ney. Foundland coins were issued fy, England, being struck at Long, or Birmingham. Those from py. point inwards and downwards so that unsuspecting insects are trapped inside and cannot crawl back out. A secretion is formed digests these insects to The size of the nickels in New- gham can be distinguished y a small H on them. Those rq, London are unmarked, while thog, from Ottawa bear a small C, rarities from Newfoundland gy, chiefly due to few being iss in that year, such as 1885 (dimes), 1880 ($2.00 gold pieces), or 191 (quarters). .. - An old expres many conditions Len Hope, Mgr. sion that holds well under "Safety First" in recommending our pre- scription services to you. You can rely on us to carefully fill your prescriptions by graduate pharmacists and with only the best ingredients. REFRESH YOURSELF -- VISIT OUR MODERN SODA BAR! Oakville Drug Co. Limited OAKVILLE that's: why we say Phone 94 colour. KERR ST. NORTH The 1949 SUNWORTHY Wallpapers now or opposit the Post Office, offer you almost infinite variations of any basic Patterns are styled by outstanding wallpaper designers and colourists. Before deciding your decorating problems, let us assist you by demonstrating our comprehensive range of . . . 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