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Page 6 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Weekly Ni i Every Thursday mee in Oalcville, ont., by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 Dunn Street North S. Casey Wood, Jr, Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Bill Cotton, Editorial Assistant Phone 1298 Firemen On Parade The Trafalgar Fire Brigade No. 2, which is the unit located in the Linbrook Lakeshore-east area, is contemplating a drive for sufficient funds to secure uniforms. The brigade is a volunteer unit, which has been in operation ten years. During this period its record for fire prevention and firefighting has been excellent. Its desire for uniforms is most natural, and actually it will probably come as a sur- prise to most residents in the area that it is the only remaining brigade in the district which is not so equipped. To suitably uniform the 21 men in the brigade will cost approximately $1,200 -- which is $57.00 per uni- form and cap. When Brigade No. 2 parades, or rep- resentatives attend conventions, it is not a credit to the district that it is not dressed in keeping with the service it renders. The South Bast Trafalgar Property Owners' as- sociation would look to be a ready-made group to assist in raising this sum of money . . . for if any group benefits from the brigade's efficiency it is this group of property owners. We'd like to see the association, and residents in the area who are not members, make donations to this cause. If anyone wants to start the ball rolling with a donation they may forward it to this newspaper, and we will see that it reaches Chief George Wright immediately. There was indication that Township council would also make a grant toward the uniforms; but councils grant should probably take the form of completing the fund when the firemen themselves have raised as much as possible. Oh, What A Winter! Oh, to be in England now that Spring is ALMOST here! If that isn't the theme being sung by members of Oakville and Trafalgar council it is because they haven't realized that the day when their phones will be ringing with complaints about the roads in the town and township is almost here. A winter like the one we've had this year may be easy on coal and oil, hard on skating enthusiasts, and discouraging to skiers . . . but to roads, it is just plain awful. The constant freeze and thaw makes heaving when the frost finally goes a certainty . . . and on a far worse basis than usually is the case after an Ontario winter. Heaving means gravel and more gravel. And gravel means money . . . and both town and township have 'only so much money to spend. Spend it wisely has always been their practice, and theyll undoubtedly do so again this year. But spend it ever so wisely, theyll still without doubt not have enough to spend to put all the winter-damaged roads in shape . . . and residents are going to do plenty of complaining. That's a basic privelege of a taxpayer, and one we like to encourage as much as we can . . . when it is justified. But we'd like to point out to everyone, that com- plaints about road conditions this year may be merely applying a whip to the back of an iron horse. Only so much can be done -- only so much will be done. And it won't be the squeaking wheel that gets the oil. The roads in both town and township will receive attention equally to their fair share of the amounts available; but it is our guess that the overall condition of roads will be far from what could be desired. So, when the badness appears, make your councillor's life miserable, if you like -- after all you elected him, and he chose to run -- but at least play fair by accepting his explanation, which will run i Tales BY BESSIE CAIRNS Several cient interest in a recent column readers showed suffi- to advise me as to whether I should feel bad or badly, all of which makes me feel better. R. L. of Toronto writes, "I spoke to a friend of mine who is head of the English Dept. at Northern Vo- cational and he said, "I feel bad is correct." I didn't quite follow his explanation but after all you feel glad not gladly! It's a small point perhaps but I think too often bad grammar and mispro- nunciation are accepted as right because of common usage. I'm thinking of "boughten" which is now listed in the American Coll- ege Dictionary as an adjective and when I went to school it was wrong to put the accent on the first syllable of either "address or adult" but now both are correct Then there's the American '"vay- cation" which gripes me. How- ever Mr. Churchill says "I was woken" which seems funny to me too but surely he couldn't be wrong!" Me again as to the word vaca- tion don't care how you pro- pronounce it or even if it's spel- led with an h . . . y but I certain- ly would love one if this weather continues. Being technical again, is it bad grammar or bad Eng- lish? Always understood it was bad English to say bad grammar. Read recently that if people wor- ried too much about "It's me or it's I" they go insane. So as far as English is concerned let's relax and enjoy it. With all its vargar- ies and my inability to cope with it I love our language with a love if not inspired in the cradle will last, I trust, until the grave. M. W. Trafalgar writes: "Last week your point in English was capitalized on by our grade 8 which was reviewing for an ex- amination in grammar, It pre- sented copula verbs and predicate adjectives in a fresh way." Read- ing between the lines I wonder if perhaps I wasn't the horrible ex- ample. Now will someone please tell me where I can get a copy of "Grammar is Fun" by the auth- or of "Ferdinand the Bull" The same author has also written "Arithmetic is Fun" and "History is Fun" and though all three "|as unpleasant. IT SEEMS TO ME By P. W. Thompson Is there any part of the whole year more disagreeable and trying this month of March at its The March wind has a penetrating quality all its assaults upon the than worst ? harsh, own, and its human system are harder to bear than even the icy winds of January or February. The earth, spotted with patches of discolored snow, has a sick,' leprous appearance. Streets are rutted with frozen slush over which the wind-blown pedes- trian slithers and stumbles, and strewn with scraps of rubbish accumulated during the winter months. Everyone has grown thor- oughly tired of winter and its after- math, and is looking impatiently for the coming of spring. But March can be pleasant as well It is probably the most variable, unreliable month of the whole twelve. Now and then it gives us days when the sun bathes the earth in glorious, golden warmth, dispelling cold and gloom and cheer- g winter-weary souls with a de- licious foretaste of days and weeks and long months of bright, warm weather ahead. And there are days when chilling winds give place to warm, moist zephyrs whose touch is the very breath and essence of spring. The streets are turned to miniature rivers of melting ice and snow, and all the little streams be- come raging torrents. The whole earth seems to have entered upon the first stage of a great transform- ation. On such days there is a uni- versal gladness in the air. This, one feels, is a good time to be alive Winter has been passed, and just ahead lies spring. To-morrow may bring a return of the snow and cold, it is true. But they cannot remain for long. Very soon now our world will be miraculously sprouting and blossoming under spring's magic touch. reviews in the States I have yet to hear of them on sale on this side of the border. Did hear tnat "The Ballet de Paris" was fun . . . as someone said at a party the other night, "And to think my wife had to coax me to go! From now on I'm hooks have been given wonderful a ballet enthusiast." It may be the result of a journal- istic hangover from last week's edi- tion, which recorded how several chubby infants completely stole the show as the Memorial hospital com- menced operation. It may be that I have an abnormally unbalanced slant on life in general. Or it may he that I'm simply frustrated. But I just CAND get overly enthusiastic about babies. For purposes of general classifica- tion, I divide babies roughly into two groups--boys and girls. Of course, if we're determined to continue the human race, I suppose the little brats are necessary. Some of them are even rather cute in a zoological sort of way. But I, for one, have never been able to work myself into a dither over the human being in this embryonic stage. 1 just can't manage to enthuse pretty much along the lines we have outlined, we'd guess. Padding Cormierl A spring project for Trafalgar Road Department -- to erect several more Speed Limit 30 Miles Per Hour signs on the 8th Line, Linbrook and MacDonald Roads. One top and bottom isn't enough apparently, as a check of traffic on the road will show council. Passing Comment Speaking of the weather -- the snow will melt and then drivers will be dousing pedestrians with sheets of water unless they take care. It might be an idea to form an association of motorists devoted to not splashing while driving. iation is only in the Hospital $5 per annum. You are entitled to a vote at the annual meeting, and also are supporting your hospital on a continu- ing basis. Send your cheque to the secretary of the hospital snd yowll get your membership card by return mail. In the event of illness requiring hospitaliation, association members will be entitled to a $5. reduction in their bill each year. You might get your five back . . . but if you spent that amount and didn't, it would be even nicer. The nit-wits who are industriously spreading the rumor that the Community Centre Arena Is a dead issue should receive the same treatmient usually recommended for a complaining member of a club-- put them on one of the committees and yowll hear no more from them. They'll know how. much work is being done. over boys until they have at least grown a bit of fuzz on their chins, and girls seldom interest me until they are 18 or thereabouts--although once in a while a neat blonde baby at 16 will catch my eye. Have you noticed how they seem to mature younger these days? Why, only the other day I saw one of these babes waiting for the bus and--but I'm straying from the subject D brigade spite my antipathy to the diaper most of my friends at periodic intervals insist upon bring- ing more babies into what seems to me to be an already overpopu- lated universe. Now, if these folks think that's part of their mission in life, that's all right with me. But the trouble is they expect me to drop round and emote all over their kids. How in heck can I register a satisfactory reaction over an infalli- bly dampish tike that can only sput- ter "goo-goo" and that is considered by its parents to be an infant prodigy if it manages to get its toe in its mouth? Only yesterday I had to face an ordeal of this kind. Doting Pop was proudly exhibiting this hairless, toothless substance, and I was ob- viously 'expected to come through with the proper superlatives. But how can' a full grown man know PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN babe that has no more than a bundle of uran- nothing but a new-born personality jum. wrapped in bleached neckerchief? Some folks, of course, clucking noises. But somehow I've never been a good clucker. My teeth just aren't adjusted right, or my tongue doesn't vibrate properly. or something. Anyway, I refuse to settle down to learning to cluck at my age. Other people fayour tickling. They'll tickle a baby any place, even on the soles of its feet (I can't im- agine a baby going for that), under its chin, or between the. third and fourth ribs, and the poor little codger is absolutely defenceless against this form of attack. No, I'm not a tick- ler, either. I wouldn't waste a tickle on any living creature under--well, say 16, if female. Still other folks are holders. They just aren't satisfied unless they are cuddling the baby. With me, that's out. [ tried it once, when I was wearing a new--no, that's definitely go in for out. And then there are the boo-ers. their big fat They stick physogs . « LITTLE PINK PADDIES nerve shattering "Boooooo!" Now, moment, and holler an ear-splitting, if 1 was a baby, I'd just naturally shove up my little pink paddies and claw their eyes out. So I never go "boo'--because some day I might meet up with a baby that feels the same way I do about this ghastly practice. Besides, it's unsanitary. The danglers and the ravers are the worst, so T can't bring myself to dangling or raving, either. I've tried that; too. But this novice dangler learned fast when he got his only watch chucked right out of the crib onto the hardwood floor. And being a gusher or spreader-on is unthinkable. It's nice if you can do it, and that's what parents expect, but with me the words simply won't come out. No, you can have your gurgling infants, and cluck, tickle, hold, boo, dangle and rave to your little heart's content. For my part, I'll wait until they reach an age where they can swap conversation with me on a basis of mental equality--say about 11, at least. In the meantime, I'm quite content to regard my friends' babies in the same light as I regard Thursday; March 16, 195, For... | * Cigarettes Tobacco Soft Drinks Ice Cream Magazines Hot Coffee --Drop In At-- Ed. Slater's # EE 38 Colborne St. W. Complete Investment Service BONDS STOCKS on all Exchanges MACRAE AND COMPANY | an Al Jolson record. to Al without losing my reason. But I'd much rather wear ear plugs. I CAN listen Investment Dealers 80 King St. W.--Toronto PHONE: EL 3374 Testily yours, BILL COTTON. Thu To On the lo Once again the people of Ontario are being asked to assist in the raising of funds to help crippled children. This campaign will be conducted from March 13 to April 9, and your contributions through the purchase of Easter Seals will assist the Ontario Society for Crippled Children to carry on this worthwhile work . remember BUY EASTER SEALS Chas. F. Doty & Son DUNDAS ST. N. PHONE 76 After Hours: 558-W or 670 ALL READY TO CLAW . . . right into the bay's face, wait until how to act in the presence of a they catch the kid in an unguarded Washington Underestimated The Danger... "Let it go as it came" -- said George Washington of a cold he had contracted . . . and rode forth into a bliz- zard. Three days later, the Father of his country died of complications caused by that cold he "shrugged off" but did not "shake off." Never minimie the importance --never underestimate the danger--of a "little cold" however slight the infection may seem to you. Treat it promptly -- take every precaution. And if the cold "hangs on" or is accompanied by chills and fever, call your doctor without delay. Promptness may help ward off such serious illnesses as pneumonia and influenza. * Oakville Drug Co Limited Phone 94 Colborne St. E. Len Hope, Mgj.