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Dakville-Trafalgar Journal 1, No. 42 Authorized as Second Class Mail Dept, Ottaw: me Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, September 9, 1948 ind W ater Boiling Edict, Permit Lawn Hosing, As Aire Crisis Ends isis continuing to show all fc: to he Class' A, Dr. James bather, MOH yesterday Jed his edict calling for i of all arinking water. The Mic was reached following o yesterday morning i George Galimbert, provincial Pic. ana Ross Campbell Ellon sanitary inspector. Wii. situation has returned to Bi. and we feel the crisis is f) stated R. L. Barlow, man- : of the Oakville Water and Blt commission. "The low lift B85 is now operating at a rate fo ¢allons per minute, draw- ater from a point about 0 fect out in the lake, and Bo cc has been cleared. Gov- Blcit samples have all been Dr. Mather decided boil- water as a precautionary longer neces- Bitter ence fieisuc was no is no longer necessary to the auxiliary pump, set up Bh shore last week when the Bi zcncy developed, Mr. Barlow 8: With the return to mnor- ll, .mping conditions, residents ile permitted to hose lawns grounds between the hours of and 9 pm. each day, he fhe commision hopes to car- n immediately With the in- Beclared. "Once the approval he municipal board is obtain- fe will be able to go ahead. 68k thing possible is being done, ill be done, to facilitate the fing up of this installation." rman Hillmer Lofquist, of ommission, stated he felt the on was "vastly improved," expressed the opinion that intake blockage problem has "The i Holiday Traffic ClogsRoadsHere One of the worst holiday traf- fic snarls in recent years Monday night choked the Queen Elizabeth highway west of the town, caus- ing innumerable minor accidents, including a spectacular blaze in a Gray Coach bus near Bronte. Officers of the local provincial police detachment, kept on the hop until the eagly morning hours Tuesday, reported it by far their busiest night of the summer. Bronte fire department was called to extinguish" the fire in the bus, which burst into flame when the vehicle became involved in a smash-up with three cars. The crash was the direct result of a collision a full five miles fur- ther west, traffic piling up for miles behind the mishap. No bus passengers were injured, although two occupants of one of the cars required hospital treatment. "Our first tankful checked the blaze, and fortunately it did not break out again during the 10 minutes needed to pump the truck full again," Fire Chief Freeman Bray reported. "We were lucky to make such short work of the blaze in such a traffic jam, how- ever." Clarkson Bowlers To Stage Special Event Annual "Fruit and Vegetable" tourney of the Clarkson Lawn Bowling club will be held on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 11th, ticularly grateful for the co-operation of consumers this trying time, and I assure these consumers everything possible is being to right the situation. that we can proceed wihh Ew intake installation very y," he said. ing at 2.30 pm. A mixed event, the tournament has always attracted a large entry of W. G. Becker and J. A. Comly are supervising the rinks visiting rinks. draw, while a special committee is arranging for the supper, which has always highlighted the affair. Life Never Dull In North, Mackenzie Sisters Relate By Bessle Cairns We had a simply wonderful IE" agreed Mary-Helen and Mackenzie when interview- Billy The Journal on their return fll visiting their parents, the Miliray Mackenzies, at Norman N.W.T. "Though we never n Eskimo," said Mary-Helen, did meet a real he-man." . founds like a romance, git," I said. Bh, nothing like that," Mary- HEE replied, "but the stories in Toronto papers about Les nger, the man who trekked 2 hundred miles to effect the e of his four companions is a small part of the whole We were there when they Et him to Norman Wells. a liero," she continued. "He ed out for Canoil with two chaps in a jeep. They reck- on doing the 500-mile trip in t four days. What they t reckon on was the fact that e bridges were washed out. fhe first river they tried float- heir jeep with four barrels. They floated it all right . . bh the river, along with all their lies. To add to their troubles had picked up a couple of hikers, a trapper and his Les Mensinger decided to lone' for help." {elen and Janet still can't ine how he managed it. "The couple of days he did well, 2i:ing 30 miles a day, but f then on the going was tough. ad three rivers to cross. We them. The current is so E that even though Les was lmming instructor in the air fF. the only way he could get Bs was by finding a narrow let's. Me Not-so-Frozen spot and crawling along on the bottom. Once he had to wander down stream four miles before finding a place he dare tackle. And remember he hadn't eaten for days. Funny part about the whole story is that though Les was up and around soon after get- ting to Norman Wells, one of the men on the rescue party stepped on a nail and thus provided the hospital with the only patient at that time." After this story, the question, "What did you do for excitement up there?" sounded rather vapid, but Janet was ready with an an- swer. "The young folks go to the recreation hall in the evenings, play records, ping-pong, and on Sundays see a movie." "Don't forget the radio?" this from Mary-Helen, "and the fact that ome night I acted as an- nouncer. Don't suppose you heard me? We can't get Ontario up there either, but we do get Los Angeles and plenty of South Am- erican countries over short-wave." With memories of the recent heat wave still fresh in my mind, I came back to the old standby- the weather. "It was 95 up there when we first went up," said Janet. "However, it was good for the gardens and the men in camp really went for the cook's green salads" . . . Tomatoes seem to have a habit of either freezing or frying. : Mum and dad will be reading this," the girls assured me, 'So tell them again what fun it was to spend the summer with them .. but we haven't wavered in our allegiance to Oakville, We are even looking back to school." forward to going | Mrs. C. Thomas Buried Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon from St. Jude's Anglican church for Mrs. Fred Thomas, who died at her late residence Sunday, following an illness of eight months' duration. Rev. Fred Jackson officiated at services in the church and at St. Jude's cemetery, where interment took place. Formerly Jean Meddings, Mrs. Thomas was born 54 years ago in Bridgenorth, Shropshire. She came to Canada, settling in Oak- ville, in 1929. Besides her hus- band, she is survived by one daughter Mrs. Alan Fleming of Oakville, and three sisters, Miss Hilda Meddings, Toronto, and Mrs. P. Ashton and Miss M. Med- dings, Vancouver. A daughter, Beatrice, predeceased her six years ago. Council Takes Over When Jimmy Shields landed a brace of 8b. pike while fishing off the harbour pier a couple of weeks ago, he felt he had reached, "pike's peak" locally. Deputy-reeve Howard Litchfield, however, decided it was a matter for council investigation. Accom- panied by Stan Butterworth, and equipped with trolling tackle, out on his research last Fri- day night. Perseverance pre- vailed, and the pair returned to the dock with a whopper 341, inches long, 14 inches in girth, and weighing 11 pounds! ample Howard set So when council meets for its initial autumn session next Monday night, the depu- ty-reeve will be able to table documents to prove that the harbour committee still has the pike situation very much under control. = Water Shortage Blocks Development, Need Twp. Reservoir - - Cumberland Oakville Water dnd Light Com- mission this week informed Gor- don Leaver, chairman of Trafalgar public utilities, that 'the town can't guarantee the township more water than it receives at present until 1949 or 1950," Reeve W. H. Biggar told council during Monday's meeting. The present water situation came under lengthy discussion when Dr. George Cairns and Ger- ald Mordaunt sought council's ap- proval of installations to service new subdivisions. "The question of water has really reached the acute stage in the township," Reeve Biggar stated. "Mr. ~ Leaver was told that we could go ahead and lay mains, but what would be the point if we have no assurance that we can get water for them." "There is no doubt whatsoever that we need our own reservoir to build up reserves," declared Councillor R. C. A. Cumberland. "Last week residents were cut off, this week they have cloudy water. I'm inclined to think that, for the sake of a mill or two, ratepayers would support a reser- voir plan." The reeve stated the municipal board refuses to sanction the set- ting up of the township's own water system. "They tell us we must get our water from Oak- ville," he said. "Until the town can provide an adequate supply, I can't see what we can do to service new subdivisions." "If the department won't allow us our own water system, then let's ask them to solve the prob- lem for us," countered Councillor Cumberland. "We need the water badly. Lack of water is retard- ing our development. Let the department tell Oakville to sup- ply it." Deputy-reeve W. S. Hall told the property owners council has yet to turn down an application for water where houses have al- ready been erected. "I don't feel justified in risking the taxpayers' funds in servicing vacant land, when we have no assurance water will be available," he stated. Council agreed with Councillor Cumberland's suggestion that definite policy be laid down in re- spect to servicing new land de- velopments. "Our residents should know just where they stand when they consider subdividing their property," he maintained. Qarelessness "I'd estimate 90 per cent of the grass and bush fires that break out are due to pure carelessness," commented Reeve Biggar, when Fire Chief Freeman Bray report- ed dry weather had brought an increase in such blazes. "I feel better about having the brigade at grass fires than I do seeing them fighting fires in trucks and cars on provincial (Continued on Page 11) a|ing 60 lots. Hydro Reductions Effective Sept. 14 Commencing September 14 and continuing until further notice, the daily allotment of power to the Oakville Water and Light Commission will be 22,100 kilowatt hours, Monday to Friday, inclus- ive, it is announced by Barlow, commission manager. The restriction stems from a reduction of 1,000,000 kilowatt hours per week in delivery of energy from the Gatineau Power Company to the Ontario Hydro Commission. Based on equitable distribution to Southern Ontario municipalities, the allotment is subject to revision at short no- tice in accordance with changes in power resources, the commis- sion warns, urging that consum- ers make every effort to curb wastage. Explaining that lack of rainfall this summer has left Gatineau storage reservoirs with a reduced supply found insufficient to main- tain the present rate of with- (Continued on Page 12) Bolster Bronte Roll When Bronte public school opens next Monday, some 92 rural pupils will be listed on the school rolls, it is learned. A school bus has been provided to pick up these students 40 of whom are from Pine, Grove, 23 from Linbrook, 10 from Maple Grove and six from the Kent survey. Name Milne Permanent Planning Bd. Chairman "If there is mo assurance of water being available, develop- ment in this area will stop, and stop fast" R. C. A. Cumberland told a meeting of the Oakville Trafalgar planning board Tues- day night. The board met to di scuss new subdivision proposals, one cover- It was decided ap- proval should not be granted until master plans are submitted. J. A. Milne was appointed per- manent chairman of the hoard, with Don MacRae as vice-chair- man. OUR DOGS HAVE THEIR DAY On Saturday the Humane soclety will hold its annual tag doy. Residents are re- minded by Mrs. Noel Eaton, president, that it Is the only appeal made by the society for funds to carry op thelr work. 5 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance, Pollock Pitches Perfect Game, Sparks Oak Win Judge Munro To Hear Twp. School Petition Ratepayers of the northwestern section of Trafalgar township have arranged for a hearing be- fore County Judge W. N. Munro, it was announced Tuesday by. Gordon Tasker, representative of the group. No date has as yet been set for the hearing, at which the residents will seek release from the. Oakville-Trafalgar high schol area in order that their children may attend Milton high school. Time and distance involved in sending the students to Oakville prompted the request for the hearing after the area board in- formed the group it felt the mat- ter to be beyond its jurisdiction, Mr. Tasker stated. "There are about 25 students in the area involved, and some 12. of them reported in at Milton high school Tuesday," he said. "Actually, no one can prevent us from sending the youngsters to school at Milton, but there are some parents who feel they can't afford it. I am definitely sending' my two children to Milton." Two other parents stated their intention of sending their chil- dren back to Oakville school only' until such time as a release from the area set-up is granted. L.|Display Jet Engine At Industrial Fair Outstanding feature of the Oak- ville Industrial Exhibition, which will take place Sept. 17 and 18 in Victoria park arena, will be the display of a replica of Can- ada's first jet engine, the Avro Chinook. Designed and built at Malton by Canadians, the Chinook offers compact proof that the Royal Canadian Air Force is keeping pace with the world in providing its personnel with the most modern, up-to-date combat equipment. The new engine, which received its first successful tésts in March of this year, is a gas turbine jet propulsion unit, the intricacies of which will appeal to the mechan- ically minded members of the family. Youngsters interested in aviation will also find the Avro booth an irresistible magnet, as what lad will want to miss ac- quainting himself with the details of the engine which provides the motive force for the speedy air- craft which have this year claim- ed the lion's share of the spot- light during the C.N.E. water- front show? Full pamphlet data concerning the engine has been prepared, and will be available at the booth for flying addicts. Even the lay- man, however, will be curious to see the remarkably compact en- gine which sends 1948's stream- lined aircraft skimming through the sky at close to three-quarters of the speed of sound. Here are some interesting facts about Canada's first jet engine: 1. Bach of the combustion chambers in the Chinook (about: the size of a wastepaper basket) is capable of heating 70 seven- romed houses when the outside temperature is 10 degrees below. zero. 2. The thrust power of the en- gine is equivalent to about 30 large automobile engines, each ping about 100 3, The weight of air handled by the compressor in this engine 18 over 75 tons per hours, or about two million cubic feet per hour. The replica of the Chinook which is being shown at the Oakville Industrial Exhibition is an exact copy of the actual engine and is used in planning the position of accessories and piping. Repre- sentatives from Avro Canada will be on hand to explain the opera- tion of jet engines. a series of sparkling hurling performances which has played a predominant role in the season's victory parade 'of the Oaks, starry Mark Pollock utiliz- ed every tossing trick at his com- mand to curve his way to base- ball's mythical hall of fame as he fashioned a no-hit, no-run master- piece to turn back Fort Erie at Victoria park Monday afternoon. Playing stellar ball behind their piping hot pitcher, the Speyermen crossed the plate five times as they captured the first contest in their third Intermediate "B" O. B.A. playdown series. The squad journeys to Fort Erie Saturday for the second tilt. Only 29 bewildered batters fac- ed Pollock during his scintillating: nine-inning stint, the Oaks moundsman turning back 12 via the strikeout route. Only visitors to reach first base were Plato, who gained the sack by virtue of a first-frame error, and Zimmer- man, who walked in the eighth. A large, jubilant crowd accorded the classy local chucker a thun- derous ovation as he struck out the final three batters with only 14 pitches. M. Zimmerman, on the Fort Erie mound, also turned in a cred- ible performance, limiting the lo- cals to eight hits and only two earned runs. His effort was far overshadowed by Pollock's super- lative tossing, however. Norm Carter and Gilliam each contrib- uted two hits to lead the Oak sluggers, while Eric Toletske came through with a timely single to drive in two runs. Post, Pol- lock and Galbraith added single blows to the total. Afield, Paul Giliam covered miles in the shortstop sector to pace the infield through one of its tidiest tilts of the year, while the Toletska-Languay-Wilson out- field crew provided airtizht sup- port. It was one of the season's fastest encounters, requiring only one hour and 42 minutes to play. It is expected that Coach Speyer will nominate either stocky John Turner or Lefty Galbraith for mound duties for Saturday's game, when the locals confidently expect to end the series. Speyer realizes, however, that the Fort Erie club is not to be taken lightly, and that his team must maintain its current clip in order to take the measure of the boys from the Peace Bridge town, Lineups were as follows: Oak- ville--Gilliam ss, Carter 1b, Tolet- ska If, Wollons c¢, Post 2b, Lan- guay cf, Wilson rf, Pollock p, W. Galbraith 3b. Fort Erie--Beales rf, Lloyd 2b, Plato ss, Dunn cf, R. Zimmerman 1b, Logan lf, Sahll 2b, Jones 2b, Farrell cf, M. Zimmerman p. OTHS Student Wins Lawlor Scholarship, U. of T. Announces First major scholarship to be won by an Oakville-Trafalgar high school student In several years, the Gertrude Lawlor Mem- orial scholarship has been award- ed to Catherine Teresa McDer- mott, daughter of Mr. and Ms, C. J. McDermott, Allan St, it was announced last week by Principal W. S. Blake. According to the principal, Miss McDermott maintained a high scholastic record throughout her course, graduating this year with six first and three second class honours. The scholarship, which rewards general proficiency and {8 open to students throughout the province, is valued at $180 per year, and: may be carried for a four-year period. Miss McDermott will en- ter St. Joseph's college, where she plans to take up social work, Dakville's Industrial Fair Sept. 17-18