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1950 = 0. 3 No. 19 he Oakville - Trafalgar Journal Entered, 2nd Class Mail, Ottawa OWNS re. manship, ny, Port 203-W, Busy Auxil Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, March 30, 1950 © 24 Pages 5 cents a copy, $2.00 Per Year in Advance iary Helps YHospital Over Hump (The reason the Memorial hospital has been closed to all cases opt y patients was es had stopped running, had to Seek Accommodation possibly there are some rooms WBilable in the district around {8 hospital" he said. "Or pos- [sibly some people would be will- lif to provide a room for a Bf in this case. If there are, would appreciate them con- Bting Miss Roach at the hos- fl, Praises Auxiliary lex Tilley, chairman of the agement committee, also ssed that the moving from Temporary hospital to the building naturally brought it a readjustment prob- for the staff. "We realized we would be at sixes and this transition inability to secure tenance help added to our ected difficulties," Mr. Tilley the Journal. "However, the firing problem is brighter 0, arhough we still urgent- J ffneed more help, the extra- Ufricular duties of the Wo- 's Auxiliary will lighten from on. I couldn't possibly praise group too highly, for they jiesitatingly took over and led us out of a difficult posit- I'S Shift Schedule ick. to help, Mr. Tilley re- ed, the hospital women's aux- Gry has willingly and capably brtaken many tasks not cus- rily within its province, thus ly relieving -a staff faced the necessity of adjusting to a new operational rou- During the past two weeks, ing three "shifts," the aux- members another , three have kept dusting and other housekeep- chores well in hand. Members and served meals and dried dishes. that 21 volunteers each worked their stints from 10. til 2, from 2 until 5, and 5 until 7. ] Easing Off Now re morning . last week, I (Continued on Page 6) by Arnold Banfield, vice- irman of the Board of Governors. "We simply don't have enough ses to look after a full hospital," he said. "It isn't that we can't ure the nurses. But we have nowhere ed that nurses, going on and off the night shifts when taxis and for them to "stay." He have rooms adjacent to the hos- TOWN'S KIDS AWAIT 2nd EASTER HUNT Some 600 public and separate school children, their ranks aug- mented by about 200 more pre- school age youngsters, are this week eagerly awaiting Oakville's second annual town-wide Easter Egg hunt, arranged under the sponsorship of the recreation commission. This year's candy coated highlight of the school holiday will take place on Sat- urday morning, April 8, begin- ing at 9.30 pm. recreational director Ted Kennedy announced yesterday. "Age groupings will be the same as last year," Ted disclos- ed. "We ask all children to be on hand promptly at Victoria park, Where the hunt for eggs will be held for kiddies in the 4 to 6 bracket. Eggs will be hidden at Busby park for the 7 to 9 group, while all youngsters over 9 will do their searching in Trafalgar park." This year, however, plastic to- kens will be hidden away instead of the candy eggs. This move is to forestall any repetition of last year's snide foray by a moronic group 'of pranksters, who collect- ed scores of the delicacies and tossed them into the creek some time before the hunt began. "We will exchange the plastic tokens for the real eggs when the hunt is over," Mr. Kennedy advised. "And there will, of course, be a full quota of prizes for the kids who gather together the biggest collections." As was the case last year, sev- eral volunteer helpers will assist the director in supervising act- ivities, following which refresh- ment and movies will pull the lively youthful horde into Vietor- ia hall. Announcement of com- pleted plans will be made next week. ants of Oakville's 50 N. H. artime houses will have an rtunity to purchase their son a 10 percent down, hly payment basis commen- April 1, Mayor James R. informed the Journal yes- Central Mortgage and Sing Corp. Ltd, will mail let- to all tenants today outlin- fhe plan, the mayor stated. The homes, all presently oc- by veterans, were built in and were not to have been i until 1951" he said. al's March 2 issue, these 4, 8 6 room houses, located on t, Kerr, Deane and Mac- d Sts, can be amortized rried over a 25 year period onthly payments of $26, $31 33 respectively. Principal in the transaction is d at the the rate of 4%%. r may receive a deed percent: of the equity acquired. The monthly include taxes and in- ice, the 'mayor disclosed. Lert E40 ayments of the corporation, DAY e has signed his agree- NGS he explained. "He may re- ent, or alter it as he pleas- Ana the corporation Continued on Page 5) JAYOR ANNOUNCES N.H.A. SALES No Has-Bean Some people know their on- ions, but with Max Mayhew it's Beans. In fact, even when the beans in question are cof- fee beans, Max is a connois- seur par excellence. Last week, at the Sportsmen's Show, Lob- law Groceterias revived the old how many beans-in-the-jar game. Mr. Mayhew's pals, Ed- die Rowe and Spud Bird, were a mite baffled by the whole business, but not Max. "There are exactly 13,639 beans in that jar," he informed them, them, after eyeing the contain- er a moment and jotting his estimates on the ballot. Yester- day, Max was somewhat dis- concerted when Loblaws mnoti- fied him there had been 13,640 beans in the jar. However, he gets first prize, anyway, there by retaining his topflight rank- ing as a bean fancier. : Unemployment Office Bffective Monday, April 3, the Unemployment Com- mission office in the town coun- cil chambers will return to its former schedule, with the office open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, district officer Rob- ert Lawrence announced yester- day. Mr. Lawrence also pointed out the office will not open on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Insurance PLAY EASTER BUNNY No more worthy cause for support could be thought of than the Society For Crippled Children. The method of raising funds is through the sale of Easter Seals, and in Halton County the appeal is handled by our Rotary Club. The two dollars which you put in the pink envelope and mail to the Treas- urer, and for which you will receive a receipt for in- come tax purpose, is an investment in happiness which pays off 100%--happiness for the giver, and happiness and possible health for the children who receive it. But having bought your seals, only half the un- dertaking has been completed, as we see If you do not use the seals on your mail, you will 'possibly not be the cause of some other individual remember- ing to make his donation. Buy the seals and use them, so that othersasgill be encouraged to buy them too. Greetings For Johnny Lions Minstrel Frolic . Augments Black Fund A capacity Century theatre audience, which thoroughly en- joyed a revival of the old time minstrel jamboree as presented by the North York Lions Club, Sun- day evening added more than $400 to the steadily increasing Johnny Black fund. The fund now totals over $4600. terasurer H. G. McKillop informed | the Journal yesterday. . Presented here Under the spon- sorship of the Lions Club of Oak- ville, this third\_fannual minstrel frolic of the North York group incorporated all the time honor- ed twists of blackface comedy routine and southern folk songs, plus a full quota of lively new features. A cast of 50, handicap- ped considerably by a smaller stage than that to which it is accustomed, was perhaps a bit slow to shake off that "fenced in" feeling, but accelerated its tem- PO as the evening progressed, re- ceiving a hearty ovation as it concluded its 2% hour show. Prior to the opening of the sec- ond act, President George Gray presentedga cheque covering the proceeds to Dr. Campbell Mac- Arthur, fund trustee, and announ- ced that the North York Lions had contributed their usual $75 production fee to the fund. Cost of presenting the show was kept to an extremely low figure due to the co-operation of several interested citizens, Lion Malcolm "Mac" MacArthur, in charge of arrangements, stated. "Everyone pitched in with a will and donation of services that otherwise would have proven ex- pensive items swelled the net receipts considerably," he re- ported. "Joe Stratton and Mor- ris Post toiled mightily to set up a stage with lumber Bruce Col- ville loaned us from the Oakville Lumber Co. yard. D. J. Sullivan hooked up our lighting for us, and Dave Richardson brought along a public address system. And Jimmy Croll, projectionist at the Century, which was also kindly donated for the show, gave up his night off to handle the spotlights." Local Lions were also greatly appreciative of the fine gesture made by F. Morgan-Brown, who provided a substantial snack for the North York visitors following the grand finale. Mr. Morgan- Brown tendered his $30 catering bill, then promptly endorsed his payment cheque to the Black fund. . L/ Mrs. Rimes'Passes Suffering a sudden heart at- tack while a spectator = at the Fun Fair at Maple Leaf Gar- dens, Toronto, Mrs. Sarah Ann Rimes, 6th Line, Oakville, col- lapsed and died on Monday eve- ning. The late Mrs. Rimes, who was in her 79th year, was a na- tive of England, and came to Canada about 49 years ago. Her husband, John Rimes, died in 1941. Mr. Rimes was a member of St. Jude's Church. She leaves two sons, Noble and Steward, both of Oakville. The funeral is being held this afternoon from the Morden Funeral Chapel ti Oakville Cemetery. Rev. R. H. Howson, curate of St. Jude's, is 3) officiating. Junior Chamber Plans Visitors Car Pool For Sunnybrook Trips Friends of hospitalized Johnny Black, who have been unable to visit the injured young sportsman due to lack of transportation, will welcome the news that a permanent car pool is now in the process of organization. Chamber On Toes Quick to act on a suggestion outlined in last week's Journal, the Oakville Junior Chamber of Commerce has detailed member Ken Russell to oversee formation of the pool, trustee Dr. Campbell MacArthur told a capacity aud- ience at the Lions Black Fund minstrel jamboree Sunday night. "Johnny is glad to see his many friends whenever they can get down to Sunnybrook, and this organized transportation scheme should solve the problem for a lot of his young pals who have no way to get down there," he stated. Just Call Ken "It's a grand idea, and I'm sur- prised that we haven't thought of it sooner" Ken Russell told the Journal yesterday. "I'm anxious to hear people who are driving down and can carry one or two extra passengers. Then, when I build up a listing of others who require transportation, I'll be all set to get this visitors car pool rolling." Lift seekers can contact Ken at Oakville 1015 during the day, or at his home, Bronte 162R. Air Force Group Whoops Ie Up At Dinner Session A. vociferous, authentic version of "Around Her Neck' hurried take off of lady members of the R.CAF. Association at the first meetings held caused a of a series of dinner Friday evening, March 24 at Riverside Lodge Pleased with the very definite progress already made in the or- members the ganizing officers to lead the Wing ganization here, were unanimous in returning or- in its new year of activity start- ing in April. Gordon Craddock remains as president, will be assisted by LeRoy Morden, as Ruth MacDonald, Milligan, and vice-president, secretary, Bill treasur- er. Executive officers were named as Ken Chambers, Harold Kelly and Bill Anderson. Following a very satisfying dinner members took part in community singing with Bert Cornwall giving his talent at the plano. Ed. Slater, in charge of entertainment, had an entertain- ing hour of Association film for the group and after some time of reminiscing and chatting the gathering broke up, well pleased with its first venture of this type. All ex-air force personnel and W.D/s are reminded that a very cordial welcome awaits them at any future meeting, time and place of which will be announced later. Blame W ater Sediment On Diverted Current Although clouded with sediment as a result of easterly winds diverting the current of a muddy, breaking up Sixteen Mile Creek, the town's water supply is not contaminated, sanitary inspector Ross Campbell told the Journal yesterday. Samples have been forwarded to the Ontario Dept. of Health for analysis, he stated. Arts & Crafts Group Ready For Festival Performance Saturday Amateur thespians of Oak- ville will display their artistry al Hart House, University of Toronto, this coming Saturday afternoon in the Central Dra- ma Festival. For the past six months members of the drama section of Oakville Arts and Crafts have been busy rehear- sing a play entitled "The Dam- ask Cheek," which will be their entry. This play, which was presented by the group here in December, is by John Van Dru- ten, and has a 1909 setting. It is directed by William Glover, himself a member of the cast. Others in the cast are Shirley Fosbery, the drama section, gan, Jean Caine, Bill Glover, Kathy Makin, Michael Lawlor and Nancy Chisholm. convener of Nora Mor- "A number of tickets for Sat- urday have been sold in Oak- ville," Mrs. Fosbery told the Journal. "People here are be- ginning to show some interest in the drama. This is our first entry in the Festival. We have been working hard on it for the past six months, and we're going to do our best on Satur- day." 3 Belies Name Pantywalist, outstanding Box- er owned by Harry MacKen- rick, convincingly demonstrated he was anything but that by carrying off no less than five ribbons at the annual Sports- man's Show at the C.N.E. col- iseum. Included in this substan- ial canine loot was the award for best Canadian bred. Chlorine Content "We find that the chlorine content is holding up well, and the water is certainly not con- taminated," he declared. Hilmer Lofquist, chairman of the public utilties commission, explained that the normal east- erly flow of the creek had been diverted by prevailing winds during the latter part of last week. 'Pounding waves practically reversed the flow, and we received the full effect of the muddy discharge west of the creek, where our intake is locat- ed," he said. "The dept. took the normal current into considera- tion when approving our intake plans, and under ordinary con- ditions it would be most satis factory." Filtration Answer Answer to the problem would be a complete filrtation plant, he declared. "This has been under by the for some time, but we feel that is an installation that must wait until revenue is greater,' he said. "Our new plant is aimed at increased gallonage, which will in turn jump revenue figures. The plant is designed to permit addition of a filtration system. later on, but if that system had fbeen put in now, rates for water would have skied so high none of us would have been able to af- ford to drink it." Present abnormal cloudiness, he explained, is caused because the water has such a heavy sedi- ment content that it does not have time to settle during the period it passes through the se- diment basin. "This has been the severest does we've ever had, as the creek water roaring into the lake seems dirtier than it ever has been In the past. The chang- ing wind improved things on Tuesday, but two or three days would still be required to clear (Continued on Page 5) New Resident Unfolds Romantic Tale Of Famed Wedgewood Bone China BY BETTINA MASSON If you are one of those fortun- ates who treasure a piece of del- icately patterned Wedgewood china, I am sure you will be in- terested in the romantic and his- toric story of Wedgewood ware, as briefly unfolded to me by Mr. Charles Cooper. Mr. Cooper, who recently be- came an Oakville resident, is a native of Bermuda. He came to Canada when the famed English pottery, due to the present urgent need to increase exports to the dollar markets and because of the mounting demand for Wedg wood here, declded to open a Can- adian headquarters, He is now the manager of this office, locat- ed in Toronto. The background of the Wedge- woods in pottery making Is of great significance. They have ex- perienced the transition from peasant production to specialized industry, from simple handi- craft to manufacturing with the aid of the most modern mechan- ical and scientific equipment. It is truly remarkable that a single family should have survived these fundamental changes and suc- cesafully combined art and science with the business enterprise, Several Wedgewoods had made important contributions before the first Josiah began his work about the middle of the 18th Cen- tury. The first member of the family who is definitely known to have been a potter, was Gilbert Wedgewood (1588-1678) who moved to Burslem about 1612 when he married the heiress of the Squire of Burslem and ac- quired a pot-bank. During the next century the Wedgewoods played an important part in pot- tery development in Stafford- shire. They attained fame because of improvements made in salt- glazed ware, in thelr brown stoneware, agate, marbled, red coffee pots and tea pots and white stoneware ornamented with raf ed patterns When Josiah Wedgewood ap- peared on the scene, many chang- cs were taking place In pottery making, He was able to bulld upon the foundations which four generations of ancestors had helped to lay. At firat he directed his efforts toward developing a cream colored enrthenwar 1765 he made a ton sot of this cream ware for Queen Chap- lotte. So pleased was she with the set that she bestowed the name of "Queen's Ware" on the new table service, and henceforth Joslah wus known an "Potter to the Queen." Following this success, Wedge- wood made a dinner set conslst- Ing of 952 pleces decorated with 1244 different scones for Empress Catherine II of Russia, The greatest artistic talent in Eng- land made the drawings of not- nble houses, castles, abbeys and historic spots for the service, The whole service was on exhibition In London in 1774 and again in 1909 when the Tsar of Russia loaned nome of the pleces for a special Wedgewood exhibition, A few surplus pleces are now preserved in the Wedgewood Museum. The most beautiful and orig inal of all the twenty materials developed for the pottery indus- try by Jostah was the Jasper ware, It was invented about 1774, It is perhaps the best known of his works and the one most gen- (Continued on Page 14) «current