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Oakville - Trafalgar Journal Vol. 3, No. 31 Entered, 2nd Class Mail, Ottawa Oakville, Ontario Thursday, June 22, 1950 24 'Pages 5 cents a copy, $2.00 Per Year in Advance Apartments 'Not Conducive To Township Way Of Life, Trafalgar Councillor Holds Opposition ' to the building of any more apartmenthouses in Trafalgar Township, except where sanitary sewers were available, was expressed by township council at its meeting Monday. "Apartments are not conduc tive to the township way of life," said Councillor R. C. A. Cumber- land when A. M. Morden applied for permission to build an apart- ment house on his property on the Lakeshore Road West. "No apartments should be built ex- cept on a sanitary sewer. If the township permitted unrestricted apartments it would lead to trouble as far as sewerage is concerned." "I feel we made a step in the wrong direction when we let those apartments go up in the Kent Survey," declared Deputy- Reeve Joseph Wickson. "I don't think it is to the best interests of the township to grant permits for apartments," obser ved Councillor Robert Marshall. "The more I'see of them the more opposed to them I become." Mr. Morden was advised to take his request to the district planning board. A bylaw to define the police village. of Bronte as a water- works area, pursuant to the Pub- flic Utilities Act, was given three (Continued on Page 7) 0il Workers Accept B.A. Contract Offer, Get Nickel Increase Members of Clarkson local 593 {0il Workers International C.I.O- by the union with the British merican Oil Co, it was announ- ed yesterday morning by Robert fF. Kirk, local president. The revised contract includes 2 5 cent per hour basic increase, retroactive to January 1, 4 cents per hour across the board in lieu of travelling allowance, and 9 statutory holidays. Other changes fin the contract, which has been nder negotiation since last October, are of a minor nature, Dr. Kirk stated. Employees had formerly been paid for 8 statu- ftory holidays. Decision to accept the contract followed the company refusal to dopt a conciliation board rec- pmmendation for a 3 cents per our wage increase and volun- ary irrevocable checkoft, fhe taking of a strike vote that esulted in a 66 percent affirma- ive ballot. Union regulations call or a 75 percent affirmative bal- fot, Mr. Kirk said. AS WE SEE IT . . . Larger Link In A Lengthening Chain There are three advantages in the new Loblaws store that we can see. One is that if 300 of our readers hurry down for the open- ing at 10 am. today (Thursday) to be the first customers they'll get free! and | Rotarians Ready For Gala Carnival A mammoth bingo, a $1,000 bond, a wheelbarrow full of sil- ver dollars, a ferris wheel and a former Ringling Bros.. clown--all these and many other attractions will highlight the annual Rotary carnival, which begins tonight for a three-night stand on the Central school commons. It all makes for enjoyable evenings for young and old alike, while the proceeds of the event will go to Rotary service work. Of particular interest to the kids will be Peter, the clown, who, true to tradition, got his first circus job watering the ele- phants. Peter loves: youngsters, and he has been putting on a hil- arious show for them since away back in 1923, when he first slap- Ded on grease paint with the Bar- nes circus, Hell be moving around the grounds constantly and he promises to make sure you won't miss him. Assessment Needles Halton County Council Assessment, a perennial thorn in the side of Halton County Council, was once again aired at Monday's meeting, and was then turned over to the assessment committee for further The second is that shoppers will not have to tolerate any longer the annoying line-ups when paying for purchases such as they ex- perienced in the old location. The third is that now the ria in ington will no longer lure local shoppers to that town, where they may have spent money with independent merchants instead of with our own independent merchants. Also, additional out-of-town shoppers may now come to Loblaws for groceries--about which we are not concerned; and while here may spend money with our independent merchants--about which we are most concerned. For it is the support of these smaller business men which helpea us build this paper to a point where it was sel- ected last fall by the CBC to be the typical weekly paper on its pro- gram "Salute to the Weekly Press" during newspaper week. These friends have also enabled the Journal to win a coveted award in thei Community Service contest of the Canadian 'Weekly Newspapers Association in the same year; they have also made our expansion possible. We only mention the opening at all bécause we feel our readers --Wwho have provided so generously the other support so necessary to a newspaper--who may not have read the circulars with which the company plastered the district on free offer . . . Tuesday, should know about that and because we wanted to point out to them the im- portance of the independent merchants in town. The independent food merchants will not, we'd guess, suffer from the expanded store. They still offer services and knowledge and interest for their customer's needs which are not a part of any chain- store operation. To popular manager Fred Turner and the staff of the new store we wish the very best in their spacious new quarters. Loblaws will take a great deal of money out of this community, even more than they have done in the past, possibly. And except for (Continued on Page 4) Garden Tour Gross $2,500 special meeting to deal with the os will be held in two week's tim It had Foon hoped that the new equalized scheme, Optimist Fall Fair Dates for the second annual ts Fall Fair have been being laid out by the county as- sessor, would be in operation this year, and would overcome present complaints from some municipalities that they are pay- ing much more to the county than they should. Delays in some towns have held the county sys- tem up, council learned. Council adopted Trafalgar de puty-reeve Joe Wickson's sug- gestion to seek to have the dept. of highways take over the coun- ty road between Palermo and Bronte to extend Highway 25. Mr. Wickson stated traffic on this road is very heavy, and termed the Merton crossing '"ex- tremely dangerous," estimating six persons had been killed and mbre than 100 injured in traffic mishaps at this spot during the past two years. lan Fraser, Central school pu- pil, was among the winners of council's annual essay contest, which this year attracted 40 en- tries, it was announced by War- den William VanSickle. RABBING STRIPED CAT BY TAIL JOB FOR SPECIALISTS, REPORTER DECIDES Ever think of adopting a baby Bunk as a household pet? You baven't? And you don't regard he idea too highly? Well, you'll brobably he surprised, then, at he number of people who not pnly have thought about if, but vho have taken positive steps in hat direction--after prompt, cientific deodorization, of course! According to G. K. Peck, D-V.M., who is associated with W. A. Campbell, D.V.M, V.S, in he operation of the Oakville finimal Clinic, as many as two flozen district = residents sell hemselves each spring on the fotion that one of the cute little tters would be just the ticket 5 a backyard companion for unior. "This is the right time of ear, when the young skunks ren't too fully developed," ex- plained Dr. Peck. "As they get lder, the operation becomes a it more dangerous." Through the use of membutol, he actual surgical process of laking the youthful polecat a usally inoffensive part of the omestic scene has become quite simple matter. It's just that ou have to catch 'em at the ght time, Dr. Peck says. Nem- utol, he revealed, has proven furticularly successful as an an: esthetic for veterinarian use. Posage is one grain for every ve pounds fu weight. "How," queried this Journal reporter, wonderingly, persuade a young perch on a scale long enough to get it's weight?" "You don't," patiently returned Dr. Peck, obviously appalled at such a suggestion. "You just pick him up and step onto the scale with him, then substract your own weight from the total." Then, before this line of ques tioning could get any further out of hand, he hastened to explain that when you pick up an unex- purgated skunk for this or any. other purpose--if there COULD, conceivably, be any other pur- pose--you hoist him by the tail This unorthodox method of hand- ling, for some reason the report- er thought best to leave unex- Continued on page three STREET DANCE SWELLS GUY DISASTER FUND The street dance held on Chisholm Street last Thursday night drew a good attendance, and swelled the proceeds for the Mrs. Garland Guy Disaster Fund. About $100 was cleared alto- gether on the street dance and the dance held earlier in Victoria Hall, and the grand total of the fund now exceeds $1,000, accord- ing to Chairman M. D. (Mickey) Forbes. Si set for September 16 and 16, it was announced this week by President Bill McGuire. A fair committee, headed "by Optimists Lou My- ers, John Belyea and Don Mac- rae, is hard at work carrying forward plans for a highly var ied two-day show, while mem- bers at large are busy promot- sales on the fair draw, which this year will offer a weeks trip for two to New York plus $200 cash for spending money. Draw Winners Miss Wilma Black, Maple Ave. won the handsome chest of silver offered as the first of three gate prizes at the St. Jude's Men's Garden Party on Saturday. Sec- ond prize, a pair of trapper point blankets, went to Fred Brooks- Hill, and the winner of 3rd. prize a turkey, was Mrs. C. Eastwood. All prizes were donated. Men who were given draw tickets to sell and have not yet turned in either the money or tickets are requested to do so as soon as pos- sible. 3 JACK B. FARLOW One hundred ance pins were awarded Oakville Lions during Thursday night's dinner meeting, this total representing 64 per- cent of the active membership. attend- to 43 last percent New members Herb Rollinson, | Don Gibson and Stan Otton were | Inducted by Jack B. Farlow, | Woodstock, district governor of | Lions International | So well and widely publicized was last week's Hospital Wo- men's Auxiliary garden tour that the event grossed $2,496, Mrs. Bremner Green, in charge of pub- licity, announced happily this week. "The co-operation the aux- iliary received from the press, radio and public was so marvel ously wholehearted that our tick- et sales exceeded our most opti- mistic hopes," she sald. Hundreds of visitors toured a picturesque gardens of Hammell, Hon. Ray Lawson, H. C. Scadding, J. Allan Ross, Ryland New and Mrs. C. P. Bur- den, concluding their trip through some of the district's most beau- titul gardens by having tea at the lovely estate of Lady Baillle. Some 70 busy auxiliary members toiled mightily all Wednesday, hursday and Friday afternoons, driving visitors from garden to garden, providing cooling lemon- ade, and endeavouring to cope with an ever increasing demand for more sandwiches and cake. Incidentally, the lemonade booth, along with the daily cake raffle, substantially augmented the tick- et revenue. Hamilton and Toronto resi dents were not the only out-of- town flower lovers to welcome the opoprtunity to view some of Canada's best designed gardens, One Alberta motorist who heard a broadcast mentioning the event paused on his holiday trip to en- joy the tour, while at least three U.S. cars brought other visitors, Mrs. F. W. Stott, who was In charge of arrangements, was as- sisted by committee conveners Mrs. James Dunwoody, Mrs. S. Casey Wood, Jr, Mrs. D. M. De- war, Mrs. Sydney [Fearman, 30 lan Macdonald, Mrs. G. Amundsen and Mrs, Green. rs BARBER SHOP BALLADS INTRIQUE COUNCILLORS A quartet of songsters from Halton County Council, led by Oalkville's reeve, Howard Litch- tleld, will pit their vocal powers against groups from other coun- tles In a barber shop quartet contest to be held at Waterloo County fair at Galt In ber. At Monday's regular me at Milton, Halton County Coun- cll received a challenge from the Waterloo council to enter the competition, and Mr. Litchfield was given Job of organizing the quarte "We hope gether soon for a the to get the gang to- tryout," Reeve Litchfbield told the Journal "Quite a few of the members want to get in on it. Joe Wickson Is very anxious fo take and he'll be one of the quartet." part, Radical Educational Changes On The Way, Porter Tells Bronte Parents, Students Tremendous changes, the out- come of which may not be known for many years, are coming in Ontario's educational system, Hon. Dana Porter, Ontario min- ister of education and attorney- general, told a large audience of Bronte public school pupils and their parents Friday evening. The occasion was the annual "At Home" of Bronte public school HON. DANA PORTER and Bronte Home ana School as- sociation. "Today we are facing great changes in education, in school buildings, in the way subjects are to be taught," sald Hon. Mr. Porter. "All these things take time to carry out. It may be y years before we know how we have been in charting courses of this kind. It was the intention of the goy- ernment, he said, to give larger school grants to places that had difficulty in raising money than to wealthy industrial and com morcial centres. Good school buildings would be provided. Some people, the speaker. pointed out, believed that the educational methods of fifty or a hundred years ago were batter In many respects than today. "One reason is that discipline was greater then," he sald. The educational authorities of the province were endeavouring to develop internal discipline in the pupils, rather than that imposed by the teachers. "Some people have an idea that education is an easy down-hill path--all roses and no thorns," sald Mr. Porter. "That is not right." Difficulty developed a sense of discipline In children, and paved the way for thelr suc- cess. was a mistake, he thought, to try to regiment child- ren. "We need bright minds in this country," continued the speaker, "and we need a system of educa- tion that will give them a chance to go ahead as fast as they can. We must arrange our program to do everything 'to encourage them, We must provide for the children who do not adapt themsolves. In order to provide for these differ ences that* there are in children we are endeavouring to change the curriculum. Bright children should not be held back us at present." It should be the duty of educa (Continued on Pago 8) Your Hospital LAST WEEK Surgery Cases Accident Cases Births Patients Admitted Patients Discharged IN HOSPITAL MONDAY Patients Newborn Superintendent Florence Roach pointed out yesterday that at this season many patients are in hos- pital for only a brief period, thereby accounting for the fluc. tuation In the number of patients In hospital each Monday. New. admissions Tuesday and yestor- day have upped the figure listed for Monday. LIONS READY TO ROAR "The successful programme director of the club this year, Doy Stevens, has Ined up a pro: gramme for the Carnival which will have the public hanging on the ropes, sald Arch Grant, pub- licity chairman for the Lions Club Annual Carnival, to be held July 6-78 on Central School grounds. "Don gave the club the best year of entertainment we've ever had--and ' his mixture of dangerous and exciting acts, with an act of feminine beauty, will prove he can entertain the whole town, too." Mr. Grant also stated that the special draw for the Carnival was golng to be twice that of lust year--and he urged anyone who had not as yet secured tickets on the car to do so, "We've a large programme lined up for the children this year on Saturday afternoon--but there'll be more about that later, when all the tinal arrangements have been made." Playground Planning Parents Wowed By Linbrook Jive Combo The Linbrook orchestra, a five man combo consisting of planist Dave Thomson and percussion section expe Potor Campbell, Stephen Irwin, Gordon Howden dnd Pete Goudie entertained the members of the Linbrook Home and School association at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday night at the school. Capitalizing on a solid left hand, Dave bullt the melody for true Jjam-gosslon participation by the percusalon section, with the trumpot provid: Ing riffs on the breaks, Speaker of the evening Ted Kennedy, director Oakville Rec: reation Commission, outlined the summer playground program and the possibilities for enhanced family happiness through familys group recreation, Mrs. Fred Taylor, president, reported the executive was plan ning a community soclal evening In Soptember, possibly a corn roast, A, B, Wilcox, treasurer, re- ported the treasury was ending the first part of the year with a comfortable credit balance, Principal Miss Murfel Willig appealed for parents to provide cars to transport the ball team to Lowville Park for the annual Halton County plenfe on Friday, She also called to the attention of members that registration day for first grade pupils In the area for the following full would be on Monday noxt, June 20th. She strowied that parents wishing to reglitor children please do wo In the forenoon. "Any child who will be 6 by September 1st will be sure of acceptance," she slut od. "But If we find wo have space wo muy take those who will be 6 by November 1st," she concluded. A woclul half hour was enjoyed following the meeting A ble ride from Toronto to Oakville and back Is a feat which i{ youngsters attempt th days, but to 74-year-old John wis of Toronto It's an easy Juunt Mr. Lewls read about the Onk- ville Trafalgar Memorial hospital Women's Auxillary garden tour In a Toronto paper. He determin ed he was golng to see those gare dens, So on Thursday he Jumped on his bike and pedalled out to Oakville to go on the tour, "I've had a good many pl Bint :[TORONTO CYCLIST PEDALS ROUND CIRCUIT haltdays (n my Ife Mr. told the Journal, "but better one than toduy delightful experionce.'" "This ride fs nothing to me," laughed the septusgenarian cy- clit, who went on to explain that ho froquently rode long distance. en, and In his vacations took cyclo tours through Haliburton and Muskoka, Mr. Lewls took ad- vantage of his trip to Oukyille to vist his friends, Mr. and Mrs, Robert Harrls, Linbrook Round Lowls never n It was n