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slectric Broup pictured above. In addition to these members ere are several who, due to previous commitments, were unable he Oakville Trafalgar Journal OLUME TW g Shou z ; When The Journal hits/the str fhake-up of the paper come to you o he present, among them Bruce ike Dyer, High School Highlights scribe; Nancy Lightbourn, staff ; Oallie Peters, linotype operator who is a recent staff ac- old Orr, whose assistance during our early months In moving our equipment from location to location made all thé dit- port fuisition; and Ha ference. Samples of photographer Ar ih smile production are, LEFT TO RIGHT: Vince Barrey, advertis- eet each week, the contents and as a result of the efforts of the of the staff, Teen Town Squires, reporter; t Elliott's 100 percent record NUMBER ON ing manager; Bill Shields, singing pressman; Bessie Cairns, imagine an issue of The Journal compositor-pressman; constant contributor of news items of all types months when reporting facilities were strained almost to the break- ing point; Erland Greene, amiable shop foreman; Dorothy McBain, whose contributions are so numerous that it would be impossible to ppp -- Tim Shields, our columnist and a during the early first Journal reaching our readers without her friendly assistance; W. D. Christianson, a confirmed hobbyist and one of Canada's foremost philatelic authorities, who writes Hobby Column; Mrs. Irven Fell, who chronicles Girl Guide activities; Ken MacTaggart, who, during the frantic week between Christmas and New Years, pulled the almost stopped Journal out of the hole it had aging editor. been forced into when an unethical printer repudiated his contract without warning. ...Ken coaxed Jim Globe and Mail job printing department, to print two issues of the paper while we were securing-equipment to handle selves; Irven Fell, the Music Album man, whose part in The Jour- nal's life has ranged all the way from his column counsel and advice--not to mention folding papers on numerous oc- casions; Marion Languay, whose Club 20 column has aroused wide reader interest; Charles "Chuck" Reynolds carpentry gifts to building so many of th printing shop; Bill Cotton, editorial; and S. Casey Wood, Jr, man- Harrison, manager of the the work our- to news items, 0 lent his amateur gimmicks required in a Town, Township Express FICE OF THE MAYOR Oakville, Ontario November 15, 1948 Editor and Staff, ille-Trafalgar Journal, ar Sirs; Muy 1 convey to you and your aif my heartiest congratula- fons on your first anniversary, and 1 offer you my very best Wstics for future success, {l fccl that Oakville has grown @ spot where two papers are a ssily. I know from the excel Et covernge you are giving this fn unity that your paper is ap: ded, Unce again may: A WS i every future success, and with | kindest regards ta yourself Bld the start, T remain, Yours very truly, C. V. Hillmer MUGGS AND SKEETER Good Wishes FICE. OF THE REEVE Postville, Ontarip November 15th, 1948 To the Editor and Staff, Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, Dear Sirs: I wish to compliment you on the success of your paper, which has just completed its first year of publication, + Tt 'hag grown, both in size and reuldtion, which shows the ap- od = Re BE aly lation: Of the "public for @ pa- Per. which contains" such' worth- while reading. Yours' very sincerely, W. H. Biggar [HEY MUGGS, IT'S A BIG DAY FOR THE HOAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR I-- JOURNAL Journal the paper dealer. APPRECIATION To all the friends who have made the readers, our advertisers, our newstand , our writers, our staff - - we say: THANK YOU Fi it is today - - to our OR YOUR HELP The Publishers. Transplanted Garden C 1435 East 12th Dear Sir: Trafalgar Journal and continued Editor Shows Interest 'ENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION St., Cleveland, O, Editor, The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, Congratulations ta you on the first anniversary of the Oakville- progress in the future! Since the undersigned was born there, he takes a special plea- sure in advising Ontario gardeners on their horticultural problems through the weekly Garden-Graph feature in The Journal. Sincerely, Dean Halliday, Garden Editor YOU BET, SKEETER, AND WE WANT } TO BE THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY. ile [rs we [LAT I ww your paper a year ago. occ: sary I should like to compliment you on your HOUSE OF COMMONS Ottawa, Ontario Dear Sirs: Bellevelng, as we all must, that a free press is one of the priceless possessions of Canada, I welcomed the establishment of On the sion of your first anniver- excellent publica- = ir SIA HAL \ . 3 J ry LN i nl WW D Wy x A\ wy Ne Su (ey NAL 3 why, 7 il cy 1 \ hu la, h 18, King Features Syndicate, Inc., World rights ah tion, which I have noticed does much to_present to your readers the truth of the problems of your district, Your editorial stands have impressed me, and I wish you success in your campaigns in the future. With sincerest birthday greet- ings, Sincerely yours, Hughes Cleaver, M.P, Halton Legislators Felicitate Yearling Journal LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Dear Sirs: Congratulations on your birthday. May you have many happy returns of the im- portant event. In this day and age, when ma- terialism is so rampant and so many "isms" are being propaga- ted in our land, nothing is more! needed than g properly run free press, The Oakville-Trafalgar Journ- al has, during its first year of ex- istence, done an excellent job, It is my hope that you will continue to uphold the best traditions. Our county needs a real live press and It is my hope that the Jour- nal will continue to fill that need. May you live long and prosper. Yours sincerely, Stanley L. Hall, M.L.A. Although those who know him best need hardly have the fact pointed out to them, it may be very definitely stated that Bill Bamber is a man who has the courage of his convictions. And when Bill forms an opinion, he stands ready at all times to sup- port his views with a friendly wa- ger. Mr. Bamber is a successful Kerr St. business man. When the Journal made its bow to Oak- ville and Trafalgar just one year ago, he became one of this news- paper's first distributors. Not only that, but he evinced a gen- uine interest in Journal progress right from the beginning, and soon became one of our staun- chest supporters. Thus it came about that, when a friend ven- tured the prophecy that The Journal "would be lucky to last" three months, he amiably took issue with his pessimistic pal. "The Journal' declared Mr. Bamber, "will be a bigger, better and still expanding paper when it finishes a full year in business." His friend, we regret to report, was little impressed by this loyal declaration. "Wanna bet?" he needled. Mr. Bamber whipped wallet. "How much?" m out his he de- anded. A We won't delve into the finan- cial details of the transaction, Sound Judgement Wins Cash Reward except to mention that other friends were eager to snatch at what they felt was "easy money". Bill accommodated them all, and is now ready to collect his bets. Naturally, the publishers and staff of The Journal are pleased that his confidence was justi- fied. For this confidence and ready support on the part of our many friends of town and town- ship has done much to ease us over the rough spots which de- velop during the formative per- iod of any business undertaking. D ie GC ; 4 0 Sis AS 2 3 & oe 51 L A H j WINN in =; I Tes Afi \% a =