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1948 1g iy, December 2 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Proposed Memorial Hospital To Aid Battle Against Disease One of Dr. James Mather's favorite dreams stands close to coming true as residents of-Oakville and Trafalgar go to the polls Monday to vote grants to complete the necessary funds. Architect's drawing of the proposed building is displayed by Marion gins, public health nurse'working in upper part of Trafalgar Township. The work of the County Health unit will be facilitated the location of a central well-baby clinic in the hospital when it is completed. The public, sanvas for funds has met with aready response and the Provincial and Dominion governments are granting $50,000 each toward the 50 bed hospital. to the Eng] 1 --Central Press Oanadia) Typical of the reception accorded the birth of a son to Princess Eliza beth are these headlines from London papers, reflected throughout the entire British a The son, as yet unnamed, is second in succession h tl Linbrook Meeting "Our decision to, re-schedule early evening power cuts stem- med from requests of parents that they have time to get youngsters to bed and settled for the night before switches were pulled," Gordon Leaver, chairman of Trafalgar Public Utilities commiission," last week told a meeting of Linbrook Ratepayers Assn. First evening cut will continue between 8 and 9 p.m. as a result, he announced, while later cuts will go on according to pre- vious schedule. "There has been a definite increase in vol- tage since the cutting in of the new sub-station", Mr. Leavers stated. Ce stepped up to ffest the deputy-reeveship, fea- 80 the most largely attended Mination meeting Trafalgar ship has held in many years. ty-one candidates were nam- for eight council, utilities com- filfSion and school board posts, ifflough only 14 had qualified Wlthe Saturday night deadline. hough the high school area WBtion came in for extensive debate during the fare- address of Deputy-reeve W. all and on two occasions the from a heckling standpoint. Hall, who announced his re- ent due to pressure of bus- , candidly admitted pater- ili of the area plan in Trafalgar. {It's has been my baby from B8start, and I feel that it will BE Off in Detter education for fi8outn," he frankly affirmed, sponse to questions concern: equests of northern residents E allowed to attend Milton . school. fEhour meeting was unevent./ "About 32 percent of as- [sessment would be lost to Oak- ville-Trafalgar if this request was acceded to, leaving 68 percent of assessment to pay the whole the new Oakville school addit- ions, Actually, boundary lines can only be changed by petition of the township to county coun- cil, and I doubt if the county would view the plan with fav- our." R. C. A. Cumberland, who led the polls in the contest for coun- cil seats last year, asserted is $45,000 budget was i i shot of our 60 percent share of [i liggar, Wickson Accorded Acclamation, Hall Announces Municipal Retirement, As Trafalgar Electors Name Candidates $50,000 grant toward the structure. Reeve Biggar, whose term of council service dates back to 1941, told ratepayers the hospital vote represented the first money bylaw in township history, and urged that a heavy vote be turned in at polls in order that council might have full assurance that the ver- dict was fully representative. new Newcomers nominated for | council seats included H. D. Sewell and Alfred Jennings, Bronte commissioner, «who re- ceived enthusiastic hearings from the meeting. Mr. Sewell declined to contest a seat, although Mr. properly maintain 130 miles of township roads. "It is hardly fair, when we pay 28 percent of the county rate" he declared. "We must take steps to rectify this situation." Mr. Cumberland also stated the agreement with Oakville per- taining to the high school addit- ion was "made in good faith". He urged all-out support of the hos- pital bylaw, which calls for issu- ance of debentures to provide a nin; has commission nomination the higher position. his to seek Schoolboard nominees' includ ed standbys P. W. Merry, James Marshall and Milton Mc€lary, and newcomers W. Harry Mac- Kendrick, D. M. Allen and M. F. Auden. Most nominated individual was W. G. Sargant, veteran~ Bronte warhorse of municipal affairs, who was named for reeve, dep- Has Cars Available BE EE EE Er Sh Er hE CE EE ES EE The Hospital Committee villian FOR VOTERS IN THE TOWN and TOWNSHIP FOR ELECTION DAY MONDAY DEC. 6th, DO NOT HESTITATE TO CALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LIFT Phone 1201-w; 1064; 318 eh ERED SEPT ER ER ED HE GE Eh eh PED EHD GDS uty-reeve and school trustee. Mr. Sargant declined contest any post. to qualify to Alec S. Phillips who served 2 years as councillor before enlist- ing in the R.C.A.F., will again seek election. Mr. Phillips had a hearty -reception from ratepay- ers as he plumped for his fav- ourite sideline, fire prevention. "Weeds are getting such a stran- glehold on roads that half the fire calls are for grass blazes," he de- clared. attitudes of various township residents 'toward the drive to conserve electric energy, he cited instances of two house- holders who have effected sav- ings of 45 percent and 38 per- cent respectively. "On the other side of the picture, we have one residegt who firmly declared that whenever the power comes on after a cut, he turns on every light in the house, claiming he has to pay for the power any- way," stated Mr. Leaver, ex- horting ratepayers to emulate the former examples. Sifts that Blease Come and see our select- gifts each member of the family. ion of for Xmas Wrapping, Tags, Ribbon, etc. Agent, Jenny Lind Co. 'Place your Xmas Order: Now BRIEN'S PHARMACY Your Neighborhood Seals, Druggist Opp. Century Theatre We Deliver Phone 1382 Al Ja ire ies 22nd Anniversary Check a few of the outstanding values being offered during our 22nd Anniarny Sale, and "Shop at the Store where you Dollar goes furthest. NT WoRsTED SUITS 42.22 : ean AND. WORSTED SUITS 32.22 ; FLEEGE & TWEED OVERGOATS 22.22 : MENS mrs (oven Broadcloth) 4 75 ENOLISH PLAID socks 5 98 MEN'S 2.22 COTTON RIB COMBINATIONS vail Apis 2.19 & 1.98 1.69 3 for 5.00 WORK SOCKS 49, * tr 15 Be EGAL TWEED SUITS RE 15.22 EO = DOWN DRESSING GOWNS 4.22 PLAID PARKAS 11.22 3 toss "B89. a JACK FRASER STORES ; OAKVILLE i - PHONE 945-w