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fl Thursday, August 24, 195, 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 National Emergency The Railway strike is something new in the ex- perience of labor. It is an experience which we be- lieve may serve a useful purpose in bringing to labor a recognition of the responsibilities which lie in the hands of unions and union officials. But this is its sole useful purpose. For the first time in the experience of many present union leaders and members through- out almost every union in Canada, the effect of a strike on the economy of their homes will be readily apparent. Thousands upon thousands of employees, whose sole connection with the railway is that the raw and finished products with which they work are transported by rail, will find their means of living cut off. Y This will give widespread and easily recogniz- able evidence to all families in Canada that their liv- ing is affected when a union goes on strike. It will be easier to understand, than that the increase in the cost of a manufactured item is the result of increas- ed rates demanded by the union in that industry. Unions have improved the lot of the working man through the years. By solidarity many improve- ments in working conditions and rates of pay have been achieved, and in many cases the unions have corrected evils which needed correcting. But of recent years, unions have attempted to take more power into their hands than was ever meant to be in the hands of any single group in a democratic world. In the de- sire to justify their collection of dues from members. unions have led their membership into disastrous fights with their sources of livelihood. Such action can only be carried so far. Spiralling costs result and eventually mankind as a unit suffers from poorer living conditions, curtailed buying power--and a de- pression results, which takes a more serious toll of labor than of anyone else. Canada can only benefit from the railway strike if it is the means of making every union member in the country conscious of what a strike in his or an- other industry really means to everyone. If such rec- ognition is the result, then union membership will once more be in control, and an enlightened union membership would be a good thing, and a good con- trol on its officials. Let us all hope this strike will be settled before long. Settled before the: economy of the country is wrecked, or homes become broken and saddened be- cause of the lack of paycheques. Unemployment Insurance will take up some of the slack for the thousands who will, of necessity, be laid off. But unemployment insurance was saved by those workers and those employers for use under cir- cumstances which were not brought about because one union refused to reach agreement, which would have prevented millions suffering. It is a grave responsibility to have such power as the railway union possesses. To use it, without due reason is wilful maliciousness towards the remainder of the workers. Watchmen Of The Night Last week we found that nearly everyone seem- ed to like the parking meters. They serve to make shopping on the mainstreet a pleasure instead of the problem of old--and what taxpayer would turn up his nose at the revenue they produce? But there is one block in town where we believe the meters would serve a useful purpose if their period of activity was extended into the night hours. Between Dundas and Reynolds streets of an eve- ning, parking space is usually not available. Patrons of the two theatres park their cars on both sides of the streets, and if shoppers want to stop for a mom- ent or two they are forced to do so by double park- ing. There are several business establishments in this block that remain open at night. The theatre main- tains a free parking space. Add these two items to- gether and meters in the block until after nine o'clock would serve a useful purpose. There is no reason for the whole of Colborne Street to be treated equally, when a local condition created by the theatres being open at night makes a special condition out of a sec- tion. Council should give consideration to treating this section in a special manner at night. Another Successful Season The Recreation Commission has completed its second season of day-camps. As was the case last year, much of the success is due to the calibre of the personnel charged with conducting the camps. The counsellors provide the leadership which plays such a large part in camp life. Again this year the girls who have worked with the director, Ted Kennedy, have done an outstanding job. We congratulate them all and, on behalf of the parents who spent a worry- free summer because they knew their children were having healthy enjoyment under competent instruc- tion, say "We hope there are day-camps again next year." The playground programme deserves equal commendation, as do the girls who conducted these groups. The smaller children had a fine time, and these playgrounds should also be a part of next year's plans. All in all, a good summer for all--es- pecially now the Oaks are into the finals with all flags flying. BY BESSIE CAIRNS by S. C. W. The regular author of this col- umn has been too involved with moving to Guelph to prepare her stint for this week's paper. It was to have been a permanent fare- well to her many readers, but in my editorial way 1 refused to ac- cept such a column, even if she'd had time to write it. Which may be why she didn't write anything. Instead, Bess Is going to take a few week's holiday from col umn writing while she gets her family settled in at Rockwood, which is her new address at| Guelph for any readers who want to add their voices to mine to persuade her that's "what she's doing. While many of these columns have been strictly local in their flavor--yowd be surprised if you went through files to find how many worthy local projects Bess kept in front of you so deftly that] you probably didn't realize why vou voted "yes" or dug down for that generous donation--many more of them have taken you to the four corners of the earth There was much amusement, and a lot of information in the "Bess the Traveller" columns. And readers will remember the nostrums for most of mankind's ills which she dug out of an old medical book she had. And we always enjoyed personally, when she swung out on current publi- cations with the amusing way she had of seeing both sides of news stories and putting them together so others could see the humour too. And never let us George's pigs! I started out to explain. why the Journal wanted her to con- tinue her column from Guelph. Combing through the files, I am sure that nothing will change Bess' way of looking at the world, 1 believe that her views will be as interesting, even though her local comments may have to be a week late in reach- ing her readers, in the future as they have been in the past. For that reason, the heat Is on to have Bess back with us in short order. We hope that Trafalgar Tales will be a regular feature once more before too long, but Bess sald, "Nothing doing! I'm going to be too busy." Columnists are determined people 1 have so are editors. So Bess, that forget well just consider yourself on va- cation. While 1 occupy this space oni this page, and have Bess' readers with me, I should like to express to her the appreciation which we have all felt for her interest in the Journal, in Oakville and in life in general. She has helped to keep us on our toes in all depart ments. Her part in building the By P. W. Thompson Speaking at a world religious conference in Toronto recently, the president of the 'World Coun- cil of Religious Education obser- ved that if . man's spiritual de- velopment were equal to his ma- terial progress the end of the present century would see the beginning of the millenium. He did not appear very hopeful, how- ever, that such a desirable state would be realized, and even went so far as to predict a world Te: lapse into barbarism. The great disparity between man's material and spiritual pro- gress has been a source of com- ment and moralizing for genera tions, and mot without good cause. For certainly the material and scientific achieyements of the past century and a half have been nothing short of phenomen- al. Never have people, in the western world at least, been sO well off materially. They live in a manner that would have been quite unbelievable to their eight- eenth century ancestors. All man- ner of marvellous machines ca- fer 'to their = needs and desires and make life easy for them. Swift, luxurious vehicles carry them wherever they want to go, on land, over water, through the air. Entertainment is at their mere flip of a switch. Great and complex organ- fzations safeguard their health and safety. New medical discov- eries are gaining ascendancy over disease and lengthening the human life-span. Yet all these great material achievements have failed to pro-| duce a happy society. The pre- vailing atmosphere is one of restlessness, of tension and an- xiety. The past few decades have witnessed some of the most frightful evils and tragedies in history. The world today is con- fronted by monumental problems of which past centuries knew nothing, and civilization is threatened with extinction. The tragic thing is that people who are so very clever in improving their material conditions should be so incapable of building a world in which all can live to- gether amicably. The years im- mediately ahead may well reveal whether or not barbarism is going to overtake the human race. If we are = going to avoid this fate we will have to make great changes in our mental at- titudes. The road we have been following may have led us to great heights of material pros: perity, but it has also led us into places. It is to be hoped that we can change our course in time to avoid disaster. = an asset leave a community, and Bessie Cairns and her husband George were assets. We wish them happiness and prosperity in Guelph, but may the Journal to its present flourishing state is recognized and appreciat- ed by Vince Barrey and the writer. It is never nice to have children drive them crazy, or George's horse have the heayes, if Bess takes more than a four week vacation! PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN With the harvest season at hand, and every earnest citizen expected to do his bit toward helping pack the fruits of Natur- e's benevolence into winter stor- age, 1 was no end intrigued last week to find an article in a mag azine appealing for tassel pull ers to volunteer for work in the U.S. corn belt. In fact, I became so interested that, after mulling the matter over, 1 sat down and wrote the following letter: Editor, Farm Record, Poping Girdle, Iowa. Dear Sir: I am interested in your article "Tassel Pullers Needed," which I happened to read in a copy of your magazine while lounging in my dentists's waiting room. But I'd like a little more information before 1 can definitely say that you can count me in You probably thought it was enough to say, merely, that "now the Iowa corn producers' problem is to find 32,000 helpers to pull corn tassels, and a re- cruiting campaign is under way." Perhaps that makes the whole thing clear to some folks, but not to me, as I've always lived in or near the city and am not fa- miliar with corn, except what I 'see on the vegetable stands or happen upon in my Boss's anec- dotes. Can you explain a little more about the tassels before I sign up? My encyclopedia, under corn, doesn't go into this tassel thing at all, so you see I have no way of knowing how hard you have to pull to yank them out, or off. In- cidentally, I'm not very strong. I also feel I should tell you that your statement about "recruiting campaign under way" sounds to me like Intimidation, and I'd just as soon you left me out on this basis. If I go Into this thing, I'll do it voluntarily, or not at all. Tl just enlist, if you don't mind, and when I get good and ready-- so just forget about doing 'any drafting. = = a 0 = shop & save at this HEIGHT. i= d L S OF-THE-SEASON SALE ! CE S playtime accessories and sum. 7 PRI NN mer goods--things you'll need V// AN for your SUNday's fun . . . for Jy Labor Day outings . . . for full enjoyment of the many pleas. ant weekends ahead! Every price is a low price--and that means real economy on every. thing you buy. So come in to day and get a real close-up of our: many close-out specials-- the hotest values in town! Beautiful Hair BRECK SHAMPOOS | 120: 450 u for Dry Hair AMM-1-DENT Normal Hair Oily Hair c@ Ammoniated 47 Tooth Paste Dispenser Bottle Free 55¢ DEXTRI- MALTOSE 1b, 6c ALWAYS READY Our professional prescrip- i a POND'S important part of our store. Br e Most important to us and ous most important to you, be- »# cause no matter what oth- er services we render, our first duty is always to ser ve the health needs of the community. To fulfill this obligation, we maintain complete stocks of fresh, standard-strength drugs and chemicals . . . have skilled and experienced pharm- acists on duty at all times, ready to serve you with the highest level of profession al proficiency. 5 1.15 KOTEX SANITARY BELT 33¢ Narrow -- Adjustable All-Elastic ~ Oakville Drug Co. Limited LEN HOPE, MGR. Phone 94 Colborne St. E. fhursd: } tasselpulling, necessary before Questioningly Yours, > or joini ? And what about the COT nn SEEMS 10 ME SL P. S. Where is Iowa? ONIN im raralgar ales > Bom Ready Be Sure You're FOR Back To School Now I might just as well admit right out I have never pulled a tassel in my life, except on a few curtains and bedspreads when I was quite small. However, I'm told 1 pick things up rather quickly, and with a bit of patient instruction, I see no reason why I couldn't learn the business in time. There's just one thing tHat worries me. The corn I see growing in pictures looks pretty darn tall, and I'm not sure I could reach the tassels, if they are on top. I am only five foot, eight Inches high, but my right arm is quite long and bends read- ily from certain other pursuits I HAVE tried, so if the hours are right I'd be willing to try it for a day or two and see how it goes. Somebody, of course, would have to tell me what to do with the tassels after I'd pulled them, and I think it only reasonable that I be furnished with a container to put the tassels in if they are to be saved. If, however, I'm not supposed to pull the tassels so hard that they come away, but just have to pull them hard enough to stretch or straighten them, why that's all right with me too. I'll leave that all to the Towa people. 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