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SET Dy Page 4 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 Adve g Manager Bill Cotton, Editorial Assistant PHONE 1298 Thursday, October 26, 1950 The Newest - But Not The Last We ran into a new resident, here three months, who obviously wasn't up on the history of the town which was not surprising. He didn't know very much about the place where he was living, and what surprised us was that he seemed less concerned with finding out, than with finding fault. For instance, in some involved way he had the idea that the recent an- nouncement of the definite construction of the rink was something that couldn't he done because there hadn't been a vote by the town. True, had he read with the care that all publishers hope their stories will be read, he would have seen this information. But it had been missed. Also, he lived in a new section of the town, which was a not- plowed field about eight months ago, and he seemed to feel that streets, sidewalks, stores, churches and heaven knows what else should have been built and put in operation prior to his moving into his new house . . . the lawn of which still reposed in a blank state of brown earth. He contended that before all the townsfolk should have any benefits, such as an arena, he should have sidewalks. At first glance this reaction seems reasonable. But on second thought, we don't think so. This view, if it were generally held, would mean that any town would never add anything of an over-all good. After all, there'd always be the newest section of the town needing sidewalks and roads, and there'd be houses going up with similarly minded residents moving in. If a town improvement of value were to be delayed until everyone had sidewalks, then there'd never be a hospital, an arena or anything of a similar nature. Never that is. unless the town decided to stand still and not permit another person to move into it. Oakville is still growing and there's a lot of land in the Forster Survey still to be developed. It will be built up, because people like to come to Oakville to live. But certainly new residents should understand that the town can not possibly put in the roads and sidewalks and so on in advance of these sites being brought into use for homes. If such action were tak- en by the town, then this new resident of whom we speak would be up in arms--along with all the rest of us. Instead, the natural.course of development must go on, and new residents must appreciate that they will benefit as much as anyone else by town assets such as the arena. They will benefit, of course, not only from the pleasure they'll get from the use of the Community Centre, but also from the increased value of their own properties because of the erection of a community. centre. t 'When Oakville built the hospital it increased the value of every property in town. It is easier to sell a house when they know that they will be-living in a community which is equipped with the finest hospital there is between Toronto and Hamilton, and that they can also enjoy the finest community centre in the same area. If, for some reason beyond an individual's con- trol, a move away from Oakville becomes necessary, he will find that disposing of his property will be even easier once the Community Centre is in operation along with the hospital, than it would have been before . . . and he'll be able to add a number of dol- lars to the price he paid and get them. So new residents shouldn't look at it as if their arrival finalized Oakville's growth. They are only one in an army of new arrivals yet to come. They are most welcome in our town, and we hope there will be -many more. But we don't. like to see this limited outlook go into effect once their furniturejis moved in. It's not only short sighted, it's selfish. By All Means, Yes! The suggestion put forward by the staff of the high school for the formation of a trustee-teacher committee is one of the best suggestions we've heard yet. While the principal attends all board meetings, and naturally presents any staff problems to the board, there must be matters from time to time which he alone can not take up with the board and be sure of presenting the thinking of all concerned. Such a committee would enable the board to secure a diver- sified opinion, while not committing the board to an on-the-spot decision, or possibly hurting the feelings of members of the staff because of reactions based on insufficient knowledge. Industry has long adopted this method of hand- ling employee-employer problems, with marked suc- cess. There is no finer basis for contentment than the knowledge that those in authority over your ac- tions. as the school trustees are placed over the staff, are fully conversant with the problems you face, and are taking action on a basis of consideration of all angles that you would wish them to have before de- ciding. We would urge the trustees at their next meet- ing to set-up this committee without fail. It will pay dividends for the board and for the staff--and for the pupils: SlepianE he i THE TELEPHONE, THE STEAM S\GINE, 1& THE SLBMAR ELRRIL Tan pT! a TRETURR! S (AAG); ) 0\ Trafalgar Tales BY BESSIE CAIRNS This generous with advice as the Royal week I intend to be as Bank has been know, with its money. I because I was among the who: worked on the fact- ng survey that the large ma- jority of the residents of Oakville and Trafalgar are in favour of the new artificial ice-arena. I also know, because 1 have worked on many money-raising_ projects that both the people in tharge of the financing of the arena and the canvassers who go after the money will have both head-aches and criticism, When public-spirit- ed citizens devote their time on behalf of a community project I believe the least they can expect is courteous treatment and a fair hearing . . . a generous contribu- tion also helps considerably . . . but if they do not get the first two the reflection is not on the canvasser but the canvassed. It I am a bit vehement on this sub- ject please forgive me but for many years when in Toronto I did a house to house canvass in aid of the blind and when I had the door slammed in my face with a "I'm not interested," it was all I could do to restrain myself from calling on the wrath of God to strike the slammer with the same sorry plight as the ones on whose behalf I was working. I got my first skates, second- hand bobs, when I was five and the ones I use now 'when I was sixteen, and I wouldn't, even at my mature age, swap all the memories of the pleasure I've had on the ice for a mink coat and a trip around the world, both of which T could use. After we learn- ed to skate reasonably well moth- er used to give us a season's pass each year to the Broadview Rink. We used it practically every night there was ice. 1 don't know whether plans for season passes included in the financing of are IT SEEMS TO ME By P. W. Thompson Strange as it may sound, the war in Korea is said to have brought about a big improvement in thes world's food situation. In- deed, according to the head of the Food and Agricultural Organiza: tion of the United Nations, the war has accomplished more in this regard than all the peaceful ef- forts of the past four years. This must strike many people as a grim paradox--that the awful car- nage and waste of warfare should have product, so to speak, such happy results. But the: truth seems to be that war, however essentially bad, is not devoid of compensations. The two world conflicts of the present century caused untold suffering, but they also cleared the way for reforms that had been overdue for generations. They speeded up the tempo of scientif- ic and industrial research and development. They broadened the outlook of millions of people, and released a flood of new ideas that swept away many musty traditions and outworn instutitions that had long outlived their usefulness. Those two wars altered the whole course of human history--for the better, time may prove. | All that, however, cannot jus- tify war. It will be to our eternal shame if we cannot make progress without slaughtering each other, and if we allow peace to remain nothing more than an ideal. But while wars persist, we should not fail to appreciate their compen- sating features, and to make the most of the lessons they can teach. There seem to be few. things in life, however bad and undesirable, 'from = which human beings cannot derive some bene: fit. Many a man has thanked the poverty and hardship of his youth for the discipline that enabled him to make a success of life. Not a (Continued on Page 6) | (Continued on Page 5) ures of the householde Leaves built the few exists at present. fruitfulness of the earth. through the winter, good they quently. anyway. Any converts? day recounting the glories leaves changed color. Not Algonquin park to see the ive manner. Fzdd ing Cormmesni This frantic raking of leaves isn't giving nature much of a chance. inches of topsoil upon which the world Humus is vitally Maybe, if we all left our leaves lying so the 'moisture! could 'carry' some' of! the contain into the ground, and did the raking and burning in the spring, we'd all have to buy less manure for our lawns and gardens--and our tulip bulbs wouldn't die as fre- As a confirmed non-raker, we're inclined to this belief, Speaking of leaves in the fall. Heard someone the other not drive north to Glen Williams and take the about five-mile drive that circles north, then back again, from this spot. You'll see color on the trip as you never saw it before, and the road winds and dips in a most attract- A note for Roy Smith, Halton County proaches and crossing strips at the 8th Line CNR. crossing are in a bad state. There will be broken springs ® . while excellent for the fig- necessary to renew the of Algonquin Park as the everyone can go as far as artistry of nature--so why Engineer: The ap- at least, and "the possibly an accident under winter conditions, if something is not done to take the bumps out of the road. If this is the coun- ty's responsibility, fixing the roadway should have priority; if it is up te the railroad, then the county should put on the heat at once to have things put in proper order before the winter is upon us. Such is shared fame! The phone numbers of the Memor- ial hospital and the White House in Washington are both 1414. The only difference between Oakville resi- dants, who will find this number readily available on the recently circulated Journal card, and President Truman, according to a news story last week, is that he didn't know his own residence's number. Maybe he was too busy thinking of ways to get Uncle Joe's number to bother with the phone numbers? has me worried 0 worried that Frank Stollery In fact, hie has me si I'm very much afraid that I'm going to give in, after all these and wear a hat this winter. Mr. Stollery isn't the type of chap who cializes in con- juring up pert tion for his fel: low Canadian: Stollery "was. a close friend of my father, who alwa considered him a fine Christian gentleman, a scholar and a swell guy. But Mr. Stollery specialize in selling hats to thousands of Torontonians who annually shop in his spacious Bloor and Yonge haberdashery. At least, Mr. Stollery USED to sell a lot of hats, back in the days when men were homberg, fedora and bowler conscious. Ap- parently he doesn't sell as many nowadays because, as you may have noticed, Canada's young men have become more ruggedly hat less these past few years. Or more foolishly hatless, if you want to look at it that way. This swing to uncovered mas- culine pates seems to have both- DOES ered Mr. Stollery a great deal. As he watched his erstwhile chapeau customers pass his busy corner, the wind and the rain in their hair, he must have brooded by the hour on the folly of this fad that has developed into a habit. Last week, he decided it was high time to do something about it. So, after a thorough- going conference with his adver- tising copywriters, Lewis Carroll, one of those artists who turns out the awesome illustrations for medical almacks, and Dr. Paul Siple, a U.S. army medical expert on cold weather clothing. Mr. Sto- ttery whipped up a territic ad vertisement which he ran in the Globe and Mail. And it was this advt. that started me worrying. It started out: "The time has come," the wal: rus sald, "To speak a piece or two Concerning the uncovered head, Pneumonia and the flu." Then came a terrifying sketch of the human vein structure, showing the blood pumping mad- ly through the old chassis. Next Mr. Stollery explains how the head, source of the body's vital processes, must at any cost be kept warm if dire complications, were to be avoided. If the head is uncovered . and winter winds howl, he maintained, blood is pil- fered from the rest of the body. to warm iit. Oh, maybe your head won't FEEL cold, ~ Mr. Stollery grudgingly admitted, but your hands and feet will, simply be- cause the blood has left those PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN | extremities to cosy up yoy, , | on which your life qa, A point is finally reache, wamned sternly. "Where no blood flows feet at all. Li Virtug) to the hang ig There is ho cf to keep them warm." | rely | Now, I am one of those yy, at whom this advertising jy | ected. I haven't sported the past eight years o come snow, hail, rain or ze, haven't gone bare-thatcheg | cause I'm inherently stupig, | merely because . hats give |, headache and a cooped-up for. Sometimes it has been hard fo stick to it while my y were throbbing frostily cig the bar, but I solaced mys, noting that I'm managing (o J breaking combs on a full heyy hair which seldom moults, | | fully prepared to go on my yy, hatless way this coming yy But now I'm beginning to yo, After all, who am I to ques} Dr. Siple, who has spent a |y | i] a lid or & 1 time and government po charting this alarming infor] tion? Who am I, for that may] to question Mr. Stollery, y was fitting covering on convey yl concave craniums before | pif born? And I do have to ay. that my gnarled old baseball fy ers seem to get colder and co with each passing January far, my tootsies have remain t snugly comfortable. knows, they may yet numb up me to the point where I fin pi} self travelling about on my kp and elbows by the winter | 1955. And by»1960, I may beco a human icicle capped by a tha of luxurious Toni wave. yd friends, it gives pause to thir Mr. Stollery apparently iy too hopewul that his Stetson s mon will haye much effect on fu} like me. He ended his advt. yi the wistful declaration: "We df expect to convert - them, but sure seems crazy." He shouldn't be so lacking confidence in his own propa It sure frightened me--ri up to the point where I'm nf planning on putting curls back cloister. Pll break in gradu Working my way from a beanie the scale to a rakish bowler. fact, 1 really think you bu something there, Mr| Stolle But Ill never forgive you if eventually come up with a fi glossy head of skin like associ Vince Barrey's--and I'm sure q wife will always regard you as of old boogey- man who-was resp sible for having her hat allowa cut in half. Despondently your BILL COTO} LETTERS TO Box 152 Oakville, Ont. Tn 22, 1950 Mr. Casey d Jr. Oakville" ra alyns Journal, Town Dear Casey: 1 have read with great interest your editorial regarding a plebe- scite vote to sanction cocktail lounges in town. As you have so clearly and viv- idly expressed my own opinion on the matter, all I can suggest is that other citizens support your stand by doing their best to in- fluence all voters to follow your captions "No." My personal thoughts on the subject being that we have no more need for cocktail lounges to en- courage the younger folks of town becoming hard liquor drink- ers. rather than enjoying soft drinks: Goodness knows with the world in so chaotic a state we in Oakville should use every effort to curb public drinking as much as possible. HERE'S HEALTH Mrs. Fimble, home crusader, Feuds with every germ invader. She says "Housewives all ARISE! > Disease comes in with dirt and flies!" Dept. of National Health end Wellare THE EDITOR The best of luck in your ell on so controversial a subject Yours: sincerely, Claud Warring 3 tee en Oakville, 0 164 N. Reynolds October 22nd, {8 To the Editor, Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Oakville, Ont. Dear Sir: As a newcomer to Oa thank you for ~your editorial f October 19th and heartily subse? to all that is said. Oakville at present is one the pleasantest places I have lf ed in, and it would indeed b great pity if the "family munity" spirit should be do away with by the introductiol a cocktail lounge and its con quences. Also it might very © be a deterrent to others who i to settle here. Sincerely yours, "New Subscriber Reynolds St. Oakill8 > axa s The Editor, The Journal. 1 am one of those people can take cocktail bars or them alone, so the result of plebiscite in December will * effect me greatly as an individ from a beverage consumpis point of view. However, 1 agree with your editorial ment on the town council's 7 -on to put the question to the Ei eis. It is definitely a matter 4 the people to decide, and it 5 to me that the majority of neighbours will feel just of the way you do on the issue A ences here would hardly Pro's extra shopping business fof merchants, so it strikes m¢ only matter to decide is WI" orie wants to have a martini Of Scotch highball publicly aud JF stantly available. Holders © ences here, I frankly feel, ™* be hard pressed to make small percentage of the bis its city tavern men net aul faced as they would be wi stantial overheads. Eve! growing town is still too SU LP. J. L. A Queen Mary J" an ing J SLSR SE # (WE