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Page 4 OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, 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 Trafalgar Tales BY BESSIE CAIRNS The following former Winnipeg resident, flood disaster ways considered Please, No Witch Hunts Here The Tabloid-ish paper published along the street last week had a typical "Nothing's good here" blast about the High School Board and the Ontario Feder- ation of Teachers. This was brought on because the board had not made public the minutes of the recent camera meeting which accepted the principal's resig- nation. It was contended that the board should not be permitted to hold this meeting with the public and press excluded. The matter-of-fact statement that the resignation offered had been accepted was con- demned. The difficulty seems to be, as usual, that when all parties who are fully advised consider the matter should be left at this point, the Tabloid-ish approach does not agree. The Canadian viewpoint is that if any individual wishes to resign his position without comment, such is his privilege. This is especially true when an or- ganization, The Ontario Teachers' Federation, in this case, which is custodian of the interests of all mem- bers of the individual's profession, is in agreement with him. When the school Board, as his employers --acting within its legal rights--also agrees . . - then it is being rather illogical, to say the least, to insist that more must be said or reported because in this case the taxpayers happen to pay the salary. The right of any individual to free choice of where he will work, and his right to terminate such work without explanatory reason if he so wishes, should be respected. This is a man's inherent priv- ilege under our democratic form of government. It was this right that the School Board and the Federa- tion respected when the meeting, and any discussion that may have gone on, was conducted in privacy. The principal indicated accord when he also refused comment following the meeting. There self-evidently can be no useful or practi- cal or helpful purpose to be served by insisting this matter be conducted otherwise. 3 The Journal, in the natural course of good re- porting, offered all parties concerned an opportunity for additional comment if they so wished. When all expressed satisfaction to leave matters as they stood, and the School Board had not broken any legal obli- gation to the taxpayer placed upon it, we felt the in- terests of all concerned, including the taxpayer, had been best served, and accepted the situation. 'We feel the Tabloid-ish paper would have heen wiser to join us this time. We most certainly resent its attempt to use the cloak of serving the taxpayer Ss interests in a search for sensationalism in this matter which, if it were indeed present and was published, would serve no one well. Do Fence Me In The softball league comprises a number of en- thusiastic playérs and supporters. Their games are played in Busby Park under the lights, and a silver collection is taken up among the crowd. The collect- ion method of raising funds to defray expenses is the only one that can be used because the park is not ! fenced. The Recreation Commission is anxious to assist the players in expanding their activities, and in ex- panding the use of Busby Park. To do so, some way to fence it in must be found. The difficulty would seem to be that the Public School Board own the land halfway down the hill into Busby Park behind the Central School, and the Parks Board can't very well fence off part of the Public School Board's land. There is also, of course, the usual question of ex- pense. But we'd suggest the Commission and the two boards get together and see if some way can not be arranged to enable the softball group to: charge ad- mission the way the hardball unit does . . . and there- ; by enable them to expand their activities. The Children Did It A number of children have held unusual birthday , parties this year. Instead of asking their little friends to bring them presents, they asked for envelopes con- taining the money that would have been spent. This money has been handed over to the editor of this pa- 'per, who has acted as trustee for the fund. The fund was to buy toys, games and so on for the use of 'children who might be sick in the we hospital. Nearly $70 has come in, and isibeing administer- ed by the convenor of the Library Committee of the 'Womens' Auxiliary. Judicially spent, the money has provided a supply of books and games--and a com- bination radio-phonograph for the use of the small 'patients. This latter item was decided on after consider- able discussion and Miss Roach had endorsed the idea because it would provide the maximum pleasure for a sick youngster. A plaque suitably inscribed will be affixed to the machine. There are still a few dollars short on the purchase, but there'll be more birth- days coming along to take up the slack. In the mean- time, there is need for records for the player, and possibly there are some children--or adults--who could spare a few to start the ball rolling. Also, it is hoped that a stand can be built for the machine, mounted on wheels, so that it can be a completely mobile unit. ; | The children's Toy Fund is a going concern' to- Bs and the children who have made these treats for sick children possible deserve appreciation. When you give up your very own presents so a sick child can have something to help pass the long hospital Bours, yowre being a good citizen--a good citizen at pretty young age. We are sure all the children who Eo donated already to the fund, and who will do so in the future, will be glad to know that their efforts Have made this possible. \ 3 ed." Just such sentiments ease our growing pains make Canada, a great nation. It's not often I get a read my mail. ited me last fall on her way back to the Orient. Tokyo, May 25 Dear Bess: After playing leapfrog all over the United States I finally sailed from Frisco on Dee. 22. This was advertised as a Christmas Cruise and they certainly bent over backwards to see everyone en- joved themselves--a big tree, all kinds of gifts, parties galore and all the trimmings. They even had given a free trip to a protestant padre and his wife, a rabbi and his wife and a Catholic priest. Mr. Mand Mrs. Al Jolson came as far as Honolulu and Ambassa- dor Jessup and his wife. as far as Yokohama. At my table how- ever I had an even 'more famous American couple--they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on board. The weather was grand. I sun- bathed, swam and decksported and rested plenty too, and then came Honolulu--my first visit. Clark Gable and his bride were to arrive on the Lurline one hour ahead of us and a terrific re- ception was scheduled for them. remark from a now living in Oakville made me feel 200d--hope it has the same effect on you. "Just to think, before the We westerners al- the people. of Ontario greedy and thoughtless. I've certainly had my eyes open- will | and letter from Tokyo so here's a chance to The writer, a former resident of Shanghai vis- IT SEEMS TO ME By P. W. Thompson It was about time that some influential body such as the Ont- ario Association of Architects raised a voice in protest against a certain type of structure that now disfigures so many com- munities in this province. "Strawberry boxes" was the singularly apt description ap- plied: to these hutlike dwellings that have aroused the archi- tects' professional scorn. Also to the point is "brick toadstools," the phrase employed by a plan- ning expert. One can see these tasteless, mass-produced objects springing up by the dozen, by the hundred, row upon row of squat little boxes, to house our swiftly growing population. They are very neat, these trim little homes of our brave new post-war world. Also, no doubt, very sanitary and "efficient." But many of them resemble nothing so much as outsize dog kennels. They lack all individuality and charm; they are mere shelters, and cramped and tiny ones af that. It is hard to imagine such bleak structures arousing senti- ments of domestic felicity in those who inhabit them. We are now passing through a period of reaction from architec- tural standards which evoked some of the ugliest buildings, both domestic and otherwise, that Jolson got to hear about it, made the captain bring us in one hour ahead of Gable's ship, radioed Honolulu that we wanted Gable's show and when we were through with it Gable could have it. And that's just what happened. When we were still way out, hula dan. (Continued on Page 10) the world has ever known. No- body wants to see a new crop of those garish monstrosities of the late Victorian era that still blight the appearance of so many communities. But these glorified boxes that are now being turned out in such profusion are sim- plicity run riot. What we badly need in our domestic architecutre Is a closer approach to the old standards of spaciousness and dignity that mark the homes of the early and middle periods of the last century, of which speci- mens still grace the older sec- tions of many an Ontario town. While ugly houses are far too prevalent, not' only in Ontario but elsewhere, there is no good reason that houses ugly. Even an an be very charming, stant source of satisfaction those who live aesthetic delight merely see it, which the Association of Arey, tects complains are certainly pg built to afford delight. The oy fect they: produce is one of cjg. ness and dreariness, of congo tion and monotony and gener hopelessness and futility. op, can only hope that the toadston varfety of habitation will one dy pass from the scene, with all i, accompanying limitations. py, tiat day, we fear, may" not arriy for some time yet. a con. DO YOUR... FATHER 'S DAY ... SHOPPING AT ECONOMY STORE We carry a cor Writing stories about the forth- coming Fashion Fantasy being produced: by the White Oak Chapter 1.O.D.E;, I got to wonder- ing these past _few weeks why women wear THOSE hats, Feminine chapeaux have heen a favorite topic for banter with men ever since the Gay Nineties, and perhaps even before that. But if you stop to think about it, fel- las, we've never stopped to rea- son why, have we? We just take pone look, die a thousand inward deaths, and resignedly accept these orchard-barynard-notions counter head: coverings which are tabbed "creations" by the Salya- dor Dalis and Pablo Picassos who design for the millinery trade. My curiosity needled to the extent of a spot of research, I was amazed to find that there actually are at least 23 reasons why the gals seek out these atro- cities with which they so consis- tently startle us. Some women, I find, wear hats because a hat can ward off a cold in the head, keep the blind- ing sun out of soul shattering eyes, prevent the wind robbing lustrous locks of natural oils, stave off a batch of freckles, or keep the head dry in rain or snow. But these gals, of course, are a minute minority. . Other women, I learn, wear hats because a hat can be a cos- metic, a beauty treatment, almost a plastic surgeon. A hat, they tell me, can pretend her skin is magnolia, if she accompanies it with a beige veil. A hat can up- lift face lines that are downward bent, or feign height--although I admit this technical trimming is a bit beyond me. I can under- stand, though, how RIGHT hats can deepen the baby blue of her eyes, or soften a sharp profile, or play up or minimize a poor feature. Or even hide a black eye. The practical women, too, are right down my alley of under- standing. The ones, I mean, who hold that a hat, a white one, can PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN Satisf: WORK CLOTHES and moderately priced SPORT CLOTHES THAT POP WILL APPRECIATE BE PRACTICAL AND SAVE $ $ $ BY SHOPPING HERE WHERE PRICES ARE LOW ion Guaranteed or Money Refunded ECONOMY STORE 30 Colborne St. E. --Next door to Police Station mplete line of discourage a taxi from bumping into you on a dark night. And that a hat, a new one, can give a three year old suit a new lease on life. And that a hat, a right one, can i compliments from a stone. Or that a hat, a day one; can make her look tidier on her workaday way. And, fin- ally, that a hat, an evening one, can make her look dreamier on her off-duty way. But the reasons I found that went furthest to justify my lay- ing off the badinage, next time I see an inverted fruit bowl streaming knickknacks from flowing tresses, were something else again. Don't forget, lads, that a hat can lie like a trouper about her age. A new hat can pick her up when her best friend HAS MOVED FROM TO OFFICE HOURS: 1 to lets her down. Or it can intro- The Oakville Animal Clinic MAURICE DRIVE and RADIAL ROAD New Phone 452-w SUNDAY & OTHER HOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ~~ W. A Campbell, D.V.M,, V.S." AND G. K. Peck, 29 HERALD AVE. 3 pm; 7 to 9 pan. D.V.M. To liv Be Dbeyor ary Cu duce her as a saint or a siren. A hat can help make a gentleman throw his own fedora into the ring. And a hat can be the ONE bit of nonsense in her new all- sense wardrobe. i Oh, yes, she can go without a hat at all, if she has the prettiest face: this side of Manitoulin Is- land, because then she won't need any flattery, any lift, any bland- ishment, any ornament, any help, or any of the co-operation a hat can give. But it seems the gals feel that that kind of face is one in a million, and that theyll have to go for hats or go without that second look. So I guess, fel- las, \we'll just have to let them have their hats with all the good grace we can muster. Let them? How can we stop them! Matter of fact, I'm kind of sorry now I've always been such a cad about women's hats. Come to think of it, they've never chid- ed me on these horrible ties I love to wear. I'm even making a resolution to attend this Fashion Fantasy affair on June 10, and clap like crazy every time a gal wearilg a hat slinks seductively across the high school auditorium stage. Remorsefully Yours, BILL COTTON not seem so very startling. this church numbers only 18 this group of fine citizens to be proud of. Something unique in fashion as it should be. Oakville has sh something to a lot of Padding Coriemerit To the congregations of the other churches in Oak- ville, the donations made by the A.M.E. church may nated' $25.00 to the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund . and a like amount to the Johnny Black Fund. We think But the congregation of souls, and they have do in' Oakville is something shows from Oakville, is just own an original way to do and ory Show people a new way to presi eager public. From all accounts urday afternoon and evening in baseball program are failing slip ups that happen around but we hope all sponsors will ly as soon as possible. the White Oak Chapter 1.0.D.E. is going to show the Fashion prepared, and it shouldn't be missed. It'll be presented Sat- There are rumblings that team sponsors in the youth and supervising members that were a part of their sponsorship undertaking. This is probably one of those ent My Lady's finery to an the chapter has a fine show the High School Auditorium. Forget the timid dab of fragrance behind the ear! Instead, after the bath, spray yourself lavishly with Elizabeth Arden's Blue Grass Flower Mist. 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