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The Oakvil p-Trafalgar Journal Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont., Oakville - Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. Colborne St. BE. (Next Post Office) Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association S, Casey Wood, Jr. Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Phone 1298 TRADITION PLUS The Liberal convention has made a wise choice in selecting Louis Stephen St. Laurent as the new leader for the party. This choice places a man at the head of the party who will carefully and ably carry on its traditions in the manner of Sir Wilfred Laurier and retiring-leader Mackenzie King. Mr. St. Laurent is a man of education and distinction and has great capacity for the human approach to any problem. In his hands the traditional aspects of the party will be secure, and Canada will have a statesman of ability to rely on in international affairs Already he has proved himself in the U.N. meetings. We are confident he will reveal an equal ability with regards to do- mestic affairs. > However, it is to be hoped that the new leader will not permit himself to hecome obsessed with the «Praditional" importance of his post. While tradi- tions are necessary in any party, they must not he permitted to bend the aims of the party on behalf of the people so that they do not suitably meet present- day conditions. For instance, the retiring leader's 4deas of the use of Orders in Council and the treat- ment of Cabinet colleagues could be improved on. Great consideration should also be given to the complaints of the younger members of the party-- even when these are not presented in the most suit- able manner--as these represent the thinking of the men of the future, the men who will in years to come have much to do with the control of the "Traditional" approach to current matters. There is much to be said on behalf of the impatience of youth with the limitations sometimes correctly applied, by those who, through experience, know the unexpected dangers that may result. But it would be most unwise to dis- regard or treat lightly any criticisms or suggestions voiced by youth. Sound ideas can be found anywhere. Let experience take the good ones and, applying the touch of experience and time, produce a final solution which will be of value to Canada. In his acceptance speech Mr. St. Laurent made reference to "The people of my race." His words made it clear that he intended no one to think that he did not consider himself, first and foremost, a Cana- dian. There can be no question of this in anyone's mind who has followed his work for Canada. Rather + it is to be hoped that with a leader from Quebec at the helm, Canada may make greater strides toward a true united front. It is to be hoped that the new leader will he aware of this responsibility--and of the fact that he can do much to further it--and will devote his thoughts always to making a united and stronger Canada. A JOB WELL DONE The Oakville and Trafalgar fire brigades proved the other night that this district has fine fire-fighting forces to depend 'on. While it was not possible for the united forces to save the Kendall Leather Com- pany building, they did restrain the fire to that one building--an achievement of which they should be justly proud. It is not necessary to stress the serious- hess of the situation which could have resulted had the business block to the east caught fire. Not only would many merchants have been out of business, but the town records would have been endangered. The underwriters must feel that any risk in Oakville is a better risk today, when they have had it proved to them that our volunteer firemen know their job, and can act as expertly as any permanent force. We should like to compliment the chiefs and the members of the brigades. WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE Trafalgar council's decision to call for tenders for a large enough heating unit to adequately heat not only the new equipment shed, but to be able to handle the heating of the new hall is a wise move. There can be no doubt that a new hall is needed, and we feel that consideration of this matter should not be allowed to stand without action any longer. With the increased number of residents in the township, a hall capable of handling a large number of people is required. Meetings will be attended by more people from now on, and there are community , projects which could make use of the building. In deciding on what type of hall is to be built, council should give consid- eration to the many possibilities for community 'serv- ice which a modern, properly designed structure will provide. In addition to the requirements df the town- ship offices, facilities should be provided for school entertainments and affairs of a like nature. While this means a larger building, with increased costs, there, is little fear that the township. will find the financial strain beyond its means. Assessments will rise each year from now on, and a part of the in- creased revenue could not be spent on a better project. NO HYDRO ENCORE It is encouraging to hear that plans are being made by the Hydro to insure that this year communi- ties will not receive the same treatment they did last year when the power shortage arrived. Undoubtedly everyone, will be called upon to conserve power, and once more the residents of this district will be able to vountarily make savings which will be sufficient to make arbitrary action on the part of the commission unnecessary. We would all be wise to start now to think of ways in which we can conserve power, so as to accustom ourselves to think of savings for the time when it will be required. MUSIC ALBUM By Irven Fell THE CHURCH ORGAN The church organ has been call- ed "a bewildering piece of mech- anism," and certainly when one looks at a modern instrument, with its numerous stop tabs, push buttons, foot pedals and other gadgets, he can readily admit he is bewildered. However, the principles are the same as when the first wind in- strument, not blown by human lungs, was first invented. Musical history tells us that a barber nam- ed Ctesibus, while in the course of his regular duties, discovered that when you poured water into a container which had a little hole at the top, the water forced out the air, making a syeet mus- ical sound. / This was in Alex- andria, Egypt, in the year 284 B.C. Being of an inventive turn of mind, this barber worked on the idea and gave us what was called the "Roman water organ" or the "Hydraulis." The principle is the same today, except that the air is provided by blowers, driven electrically in the big organs, or by manual pumping or by foot pedals. Naturally these early in- struments were small and crude, being played with the clenched fist or the elbow. They produced a lot of noise, but little artistic] music. It is said that as church bells now are used to call people to worship, so were these early organs used. I imagine they made a noise similar to a caliope. There was practically no fur- ther advancement in development for hundreds of years, chiefly, I think, because of reformers. They had reformers in those days, too. The next thing we read, of any importance, was that in the year 951 A.D., in Winchester, England, a large organ was built. Appar- ently there were two men at the keyboard and records relate that the two men "sweat and blew tremendously." The 16th century showed a lot years ago it was customary to put at the heading of daily pap- BIE 0 7 Lalar Tales By Bessie Oairns STRANGE FRUIT What is a wolf-peach? Think fast. clue, if you haven't some in your garden it's a pretty safe bet there are a few in your ice-box. Give up? Yesterday I would have, too, but today I'm in a bright mood. Oakville being in the centre of a tomato-growing district, I start- ed searching for some data on that fruit or vegetable . . . mo score for the right answer. 1 shall even give a They were originally called wolf-peaches or love-apples and considered highly poisonous; why no one seems to know unless it was because they belong to the same family as the deadly night- shade. What is so deadly about the night-shade also seems to stump the experts. A house in Newport, Rhode Island, bears a plaque testifying to the fact that the first tomato consumed in North America was eaten there. That must have been before New- port's salad days. The Spaniards, who . brought them to North America from the tropics, possibly thought it would be an easy way of disposing of their enemies. Their rivals, the French and English, didn't seem to get very far with their method of giving small-pox infected blankets to the Indians. Must look up the meaning of the word civilization. There are times when I find my pre-conceived notions a bit confusing. NEWS TO ME I feel like a quizz kid this week, but the following at least was news to me. The word '"news" is not derived from the adjective "new," but from the fact that ers the initial letters of the com- pass, signifying that the matter contained therein was from the four-quarters of the globe. of activity in organ building, and many churches and cathedrals in Europe, including Britain, in- stalled the instruments. However, progress was short-lived, for the reformers got to work again. At first organs did not accompany the singers, they simply played the tune and then left the congre- gation on its own to sing unac- companied. It must have been awful. To ask our enlightened congregations of today to sing unaccompanied just is not done, probably from fear of results. If the power goes off in Oakville, the blower stops and there is no music, unless, like one church, where the organ is a bit ancient, it can be pumped. The makers prudently left the pump handle in case of emergencies, and the procedure is that a male member of the choir dashes out and pumps like mad to provide music for the service. It isn't easy pump- ing, and the pumper is usually uttering a silent prayer that the power will soon be on. This has often happened. Reformers still kept trying to reform in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. They issued de- crees vigorously attacking the use of organs in churches, the singing of choirs, and even stain- ed glass windows. A comprom- ise allowed the singing of a chant or "plain tune" or a choral at the close of morning and evening prayers. This did not last long, and in many places violence broke out. Martin Luther was a strong objector to this so-called desecra- tion of worship. Finally, the situ- ation got very serious and many organs and stained glass windows and much organ music was de- stroyed. All this was going on in England besides on the contin- ent and the Puritans wanted a total abolition of organs and choirs and the few organs which were left were smashed to bits by Oliver Cromwell. With the restoration of Charles II, the organ got another lease on life and some really wonder- ful instruments, with much im- provement, were built and placed in the cathedrals of England. Many of the original instruments are still in existence, with im- provements of course. Master hands and interpretive minds have brought the organ to such a standard that it is now referred to as "the king of instruments." How could it stay in obliv- fon with such masters as Bach, Handel and Mendelssohn of the old school and the scores of present day masters to show forth the beauty of this, "the king of instruments?" TAKE A BOW *| fore, will act as a spur to town sports men. There can be no doubt in any- one's mind, I think, that the town has now progressed to the point where it can well efford to main- tain such a sports centre, There- it follows that the major obstacle which could retard the speedy erection of a modern ink would be the item of construction costs. I personally feel that a concentrated drive by town sports organizations could overcome this problem handily, and I am anxious to see what steps these groups will take in carrying out plans to this end which, I understand, have been under consideration for some time. 1 hope that you will not let the matter drop, as a sharp prod now and then is often all that is need- ed to keep things moving. Yours truly, L. R. Finn. The Editor, Oakville-Trafalgar Journal. Dear Sir: Your editorial concerning adver- tising Oakville annoyed me very much. As one of the oldest resi- dents in town, I feel that the less advertising of our town there is, the better it will be. Surely no one can really approve of the way our town is being ruined by the influx of people which has turned it into a noisy, busy place instead of the quiet, beautiful spot it used to be? I, for one, would like to see the so-called progress stop. We don't {vant more industry. Already we have too much, and the smoke and noise are suffi- cient for any town. I would like to see the council refuse permits to any more companies who wish to spoil what is left of our lovely town. 0ld Resident Thursday, August 12; 1048. Traffic Deaths Fewer Ontario's uptrend in ceived an 14 fewer than in May, 1948, Despite more motor traffic thg, ever before, this winds up op. tario's traffic record for the fing, half of the year with fewer fat traffic casualties than in any hay. year period since the end of tp, war. However, the Minister o Highways warns that the worg time of the year for traffic acy. dents is still ahead. "For the next two months heayy summer traffic and fast driving will endager many otherwise hap. py holidays," the minister state, adding that, "a little less rg and a little more common sens courtesy will go & long way t,. ward maintaining Ontario's re. cent improvement in traffic safe. ty DEERHAVEN KENNELS (Regd) (B. K. Snider) A HOME for your Dog while you are away WASHING - WORMING] GROOMING - DEFLEAING]| CONDITIONING UPPER MIDDLE ROAD l|0akville = Tele. 457- After reading of the horrible level-crossing accident last week near Kincardine, I feel that citi- zens of Oakville and vicinity should be sincerely thankful to whoever was responsible for hav- ing the flash signal installed at the 8th Line crossing. I feel I am by no means alone in enjoy- ing a feeling of relief rather than tenseness as one heads down the home-stretch. HENS AND ROOSTERS | Dr. Blatz tells the story about the mother who held contrary opinions to him calling out at one of his lectures, "Dr. Blatz, have you ever had a baby?" He came back with, "No, madam, I can't say T have, what is more, I have never laid an egg . . . but Tl guarantee to scramble one better than any hen T've ever seen." There -was more feminine ap- peal to the hen story in the movie, "State of the Union." . "Put 15 roosters together and what do you get? . A fight. Put 15 hens together and you get eggs." If it was, as I ItThink, subtle pro- paganda for more women in poli- tics, or even a woman president, surely Eleanor could ... An old expression many conditions Len Hope, Mgr. "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. 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