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past 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 Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager Assistant S. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Bill Cotton, Editorial PHONE 1298 Thursday, May 17th., 1951 0.K. - Were Just Children Tuesday night we were canvassed by a local can- vasser for the American Community Concerts assoc- iation. Informed we had subscribed to the Home and School series of concerts, he said, "Oh, that's for children. Our's is for real music lovers." The infer- ence was that if we wanted to be "classed" with the intelligensia of music, we had to be a member of his group. We've no argument with fine music in Oakville, and until Tuesday night hoped that both succeeded-- provided the Home and School series succeeded first. But we're darned if we'll buy anything on the snob- bish basis presented to us. We'd rather be one of the children who think the Mendelssohn choir, and the other programs guaranteed by the H & S, are as mus- jcally mature as a series of concerts where no artists names are guaranteed. In other words, we're just one of the children . . . which possibly means that like children we'll only buy what we can see, for sure. Incomplete Returns Last week this newspaper carried a town adver- tisement, listing the salaries paid to town employees, which we feel was not drawn up in complete form. An example is the omission of the remuneration, or stipend paid to the mayor and members of the town council. There are also other positions which the town pays for, such as the secretary of the public school board, truant officer, weed inspector, and so on. Councillor Gibson, at the last council meeting when Councillor MacArthur once more raised the question of the publication of the salary list, specif- ically requested that these salaries also be included. We agree with his contention, that the list only means anything when it is complete down to the last salary paid. ; We would suggest to Councillor McArthur that his motion has not been completely complied with: and that possibly a suplementary listing of salaries is necessary to acquaint all townsfolk with the earnings of their employees. There appears to be a misunderstanding on some people's part of the basis on which the stipend of a mayor is set. The Municipal Act states that the "Head of a council" is to receive whatever stipend the members of council may vote to him or her. There is no governing factor concerning the population of the centre in which the council is located affecting the question. Obviously, the Department of Municipal Affairs is content to leave it to the good judgment of the elected representatives of a municipality as to the remuneration the position of head council deserves. More Laurels For Oakville The triumph of the High School choir, for the fourth year in succession, in the Halton County Music Festival points up the interest which present-day youth 'takes in music. It takes a great deal of downright hard work to become a choir of the quality which Hugh Brearley has made of "the High School voices. And hard work that doesn't have to be done, is work which carries with it an unselfish love of the medium in which the work is done. The fostering of a love of musical participation, which is the purpose of the Festival, is worthy of all the encouragement and assistance that parents and others can give. The other schools in the district work equally hard with their choirs, quartettes and trios . . . and all have turned in winning performances this year. Central and Brantwood choirs triumphed over their competition, and their conductors and chor- isters share in the musical spotlight which is focussed on our Oakville Distriet schools, Linbrook school, with the addition of new rooms, moved into a larger com- petitive field, and as a result had little hope of achiev- ing the successes of previous years. But the difficulty of lack of pupils from which to choose will be cured in the near future. if the influx of residents in that area continues at the present rate. However, Linbrook brought prizes home in the double quartette section, so the overall picture is one of success . . . of well- deserved success as the result of great effort on everyone's part who was connected with the musical side of the school life. This community is fortunate in the number of organizations, which perform their functions so well that great credit accrues 'to it. Appleby College has always been a credit to the district. and mhny of her graduates have gone into the world to make names for themselves, and 'to reflect credit to their alma mater. 3 But last week the Appleby College Cadet Corps outdid over 800 cadet corps under the jurisdiction of Central Command, and brought the coveted Earl Grey Trophy to Oakville district. Tt is this type of credit that makes Oakville a mecca for people -who want to live in a community where worthwhile things are being done. Appleby College Cadet Corps has not only brought glory to itself, its instructors, its school-- but it has added another plume to the many which crown the headdress of Oakville. Well done, boys, everyone is proud of you. «Kiss Your Lipstick Problems Good-bye," advises re nowned beauty authority Helena Rubinstein in a vivid publicity re- lease which landed on my desk one day last week. Thought She Had Me! Now, 1 must admit very frank: ly that I found this announcement more startling than assuring. For the past fourteen years of mar- riage, I've been trying my darn- dest to make sure 1 didn't have any lipstick problems of any kind, and I was naturally a bit non- plussed to learn that Madame Ru- binstein felt that 1 had. Investi- gation disclosed, however, that our Mr. Thompson had placed the aforementioned release on my desk because it was addressed to "The Beauty Bditor'--and he felt that I was the only expert on beauties hereabouts, what with our Mr. Wood being a bit passe in that respect. P ge Interesting, Though = Heaving a relieved sigh, I pass- You can BY BESSIE CAIRNS ------------ |ed the attached letter and sam- ple of Helena's newest lip crea- tion over to Miss Leslie Martin, TRAFALGAR i i T0 ME that the claims la Rubinstein T ALES makes for her new discovery, call ed Stay-Long, might interest the BY P. W. THOMPSON Journal's readers, both masculine in a book by the late Lord Fred-|Maytime grass ds flecked with Cn I Hamilton. It CE gold. How they brighten and Te- |}, pice yappily. "It's new magic es a [Love fie gress ppsuss of 1awn, | formula, called 'indelibase' makes omy these fresh, yellow blooms! They i flowers are | American countries, and as was |ments. These little flowel i Cab Sh customary, soon after his arrival, [really quite pretty, although hy . i oot x Miss Martin and I haven't done Do nieseeion oo many people, especially gar-|any research work to test the au- * |deners, would admit it. They |thenticity of these assertions -- as the day was bright and warm |gseeing them for the first time. |say is that if she has perfected g 5 decided to walk to the Bmbassy,|Here, they call forth little more |a lipstick that is truly kiss-proof which was situated some distance than exclamations of annoyance. | (and, more particularly, white col- from the capital city. On the way |For the name of this flower is |lar proof), she has given mankind this office's lone beau it did seem, upon due consideration, A LOST ART The emerald carpet of fresh |and feminine. | once read an amusing incident |hesutitul tittle flowers of bright | "I consider this new lipstick the ii it durable, kiss-proof and smear- ment. The young Hamilton had ) been sent to ome of the South|are one of spring's many adorn: Ea It stays on until you take off! a He dressed carefully, in an im-|might arouse the admiration of naturally!!! But taking Madame maculate light tropical suit, and |some visitor from remote parts Rubinstein at her word, all I can a storm broke and he arrived |the dandelion. an even greater boon than that drenched to the skin. PUFFS FROM THE . COTTON GIN IThursday, ] TRAFA (Continue he Kremlin ame throu frruman. M that's. another story entirely REVEVE 1t will be nice for the gals 1, [lf I° ier pL know that they may see the eg fl 10-0: of smudgy lips after eating apg praw Nig] drinking. By the same token, lads may welcome the Sk | BONNIE P red-rimmed coffee Cups in res, JI in T taurants. | Fle On You, Helenal his is Sportsmen thot the' reivasy RE © he . informs, will welcome the ney or ant "emollient ingredients" that pro bt nt lips from parching, pucker ish his! ing and drying in the sun apg Charles wind, Personally, I don't ming eliminating the parching and dry. GET YO! ing, but if Madame Rubinstein ig of the b out to do away with puckering, 8 Dorothy she'll get no further support from me! : I also view askance her clain that this new stuff is ideal for "busy office workers who need a lipstick that will cling all day" [I Just what kind of office routine does Madame Rubinstein visual. [Il ize, that would see the Type writer Tillies losing all their pros. ent lipstick every hour on the hour? Vivid Variety Be as it may, I must concels that the list of ten "radiant" col ors intrigues me. According to your complexion and tresses, gals, you may choose Apple Red, Ten. der Pink, Red Raspberry (there's no mention of flavouring, real or artificial), Red Velvet and Red Plush (first cousins, I'd think), Crackerjack, Rose Mauve, Orange Fire, Sporting Pink and (bracs yourself) -- Red Hellion! This latter shade is touted as "a sprightly, gay bright red that gives a touch of fire to redheads" As if redheads (any I know, any. way) ever need even the smallest quota of extra conflagration! It all makes very interesting reading for a mere male. Bul please, Madame Rubinstein, if you contemplate sending along any future releases, send them direct to our Miss Martin. I just couldn! take another shock like that, what with my dinky heart and all! Pleadingly- Yours, BILL COTTON, He was Te- _ |she offers womankind. How well lieved therefore to find the am-| Nature has been very lavish |i remember the time that -- but bassador was away and most| indeed in the matter of dande- grateful when a thoughtful ser-| lions, as everyone with a lawn vant volunteered to dry and press| is painfully aware. She bestows his clothes. them, not. in reasonable num- bers, but with a vast, almost Clad only in his birthday sulti |jmitiess profusion, scattering he was Invited to wait in a small| goo 00 SECICDtn the earth. reception room, the french doorsof| amd. so. the things are a which faced a beautiful parklike| nutc.rse For with the flower garden. He was just settling] of the dandelion comes an un- down with a book when he sud-| Jiontl" Globe of white fluff on denly saw a lady and two lovely | the end of a long, spindly stalk, youns glils striding _soross te [eo pivot the. Wann: 2 Joo awns quite obviously heading in oo Ts Ry vsgleet and eminass ly for cover and found it in the| Little wonder that people with form of a red tablecloth, with ball |gardens regard the dandelion as fringe, rapidly snatched from the |an offensive weed to be destroyed, table at his side. Draping it|instead of a flower to be cher- around himself like a toga he|ished. Gladly would they elim- was just in time to greet the am-|inafe the pest entirely, it they bassador's wife and two daugh-|could. They do their best, some ters who had arrived home early |of the more industrious garden from a rained-out Defence. cations. citizen. expensive to obtain. displayed at $5,850 - $6,850 qualifications." ~azdd ing Commer . Recently an advertisement appeared in the Toronto dailies for a Research Scientist for The applicant didn't have to ha¥e very high qualifi- He just had to be a University grad at the Ph D. level; to have five to ten years experience with explosives or propellant research, or in related fields; perience was also required -- and he had to be a Canadian Getting born in Canada wouldn't have cost the ap- plicant very much--but all of the other part would be pretty If he was interested in working for his country, the magnificent salary he'd draw Maybe the extra thousand for additional ex- perience would be if he'd gathered plenty of time sweeping out the places where he'd worked? And we'd guess that if he the department of National administrative ex- was temptingly "depending on experience and Surely here was the height of plomacy. Diplomacy has fallen a way and on evil days since time of Lord Frederick and long garden tea. |ers, but the dandelion is a stub- di- | born creature, and takes a lot of killing. To rid even a modest sized lawn of dandelions is a for- the midable task, although chemical his weed-killers have no doubt ren- dered it a bit easier than it used had all those qualifications he'd be a sucker to leave where he was . . . and they'd be a sucker to let him go. So all the government can hope to get on that basis is a jerk who can't make the grade. This desire to see men work for their coun- try, on what would look like an important assignment from the country's viewpoint, for peanuts, isn't very encouraging early missions. We who are so for Canada's future. 2 0 be. But in spite of these in- ready to accuse the United States fhe. Importer joke worth (he ious preparations, the grassy of lacking trained diplomats might [E°™ TRLIOn be surprised to read that gir |Places are still liberally besprin- Charles. Petrie Tn a current Issue|kled With the little yellow flowers. of "Bverybody's" contends there are - oo oy el in oo merous, if instead of millions worl oday. e really great| of them there were only a few, days of the diplomat and diplo-| they would probably be admired ne in 2 first half 2 the and sought after by people, and IL Lo Richly gstsmed by horticultur- y -| ists. Poets might even write Crm a oS AD write about violets d ros taken up his post he could not| and daffodils. es requirements. If dandelions were not so nu- We Canadians had better living soar sky-high. home. It's time something was done to make fobs at what they are, and pay a low salary and drop silly Be interesting to know how many applicants the government received, wouldn't it? best men . . . or else rate the watch out or we're going to become (a stiff-necked race from watching the cost of Death or a serious accident can stalk anyone right around Now is the clean-up time, with residents giving a care: ful eye to what needs painting, and what the lawn should For when one have done to it. We'd suggest that around many homes there rely on any regular it i y, the may be some depended on brace, beam or cover which no tion with his home government.| dandelion is a pretty fii > ; ; lelion pretty flower, longer deserves this-confidence we give it. An old tree, allow: If a crisis arose he was there-| Within its bright golden hue. ed to go to rot a step with a I to The list of fore forced to use his own initia-| Perhaps the experts may devel ri loose stone. e lis tive and discretion. It took the best part of a year to communi- cate from London or Paris to the Far East. The powers of an am- bassador In these circumstances op some method of reducing its numbers to a very small frac- tion of what they are at pres- ent. What a marvellous boon that would be to g ner possible traps which could take life or cause serious Injury Is a long one. So while you eye the paint job on your home, and oil the power-mower, also scan your property to make sure there are no danger spots you'll regret later. were enormous. It was during| poo these years that the professional|, = wo 3 be rather a pity diplomat really came into exist-|il (he dandelion ever vanished Napoloonie |{rom the scene entirely. We would ence. Prior to the > y wars the great powers were in the [Somehow miss the little golden habit of sending statesmen or mo-|P100MS that come (thrusting up blemen as their representatives to through the law's verdure, to re. one another, With the arrival of [Mind us that spring has really the telegraph a change came over |4Tived at last. diplomacy and it has been gotng| -- on ever since. were not disappointed. The With the rise of America in the| diplomat trained to avold Pike political field the day of secret|limelight cut a sorry fig diplomacy vanished. Such catch-| press conferences. Thus i - words introduced by President| professional diplomat is little Wilson as "open covenants", "out-| more than a combination messen- lawing war" and "making the |ger hoy and postmen often luck: world safe for democracy" WeTe|to escape the label of spy. followed by "open diplomacy' and | puri 8 "collective security." The latter | words a 5 - expression was aptly defined at|hag been to compel the enemy the time of the Czech crisis as|to change his poli: Fo "collecting dll the security one | Russia is a different. story, ity ol aud putting it In a SWwiss| purpose is to compel the enemy take too much space. by internal revolution . . . the The decline of the ambassador's | chief means to this end being powers gave rise to the present |Dpropaganda. The refusal of Rus- heyday of the forelgn ministers.|sia to negotiate has reduced di- The public, too, expected a great|plomacy to a farce. In this con- deal of publicity in the conduct |nection a story is told of Stalin of international affairs and the|and Molotoy sitting together in politicians saw to it that they (Continued on Page 5) To Shelter The Animals : On Saturday, the Humane Society Shelter was officially opened by Mrs. Noel Eaton, past president To many people this structure may not seem as impor- tant as many other of the facilities available to resi- dents -- yet this is undoubtedly only because they do not have pets of their own. mane Society in Oakville is a guarantee that the pets of this district have a guardian in their behalf available to assist them in their time of need. : Pet owners also have ready to serve them a scien- tifically equipped shelter which can take from their shoulders the problems of a seriously hurt pet. lady who sees a kitten, high descend, can phone the shelter and help will be on its way immediately. To try and list the various services which the Humane Society shelter will provide would The presence of the Hu- The in a tree and unable © But recent stories in the daily press of animals suffering from neglect on the part of their owners dogs in barns without food, horses standing amid 1th and also unfed; puppies with their tails tied togethe" and thrown in the river to drown -- makes the pres: ence of an active and agressive Humane Society 2 must for any community. Oakville district has 2 fine shelter now, and animal lovers will be sure of the bet attention to the sick and the halt of the animal world { the film ence Dan BONNIE | The GOLI THE IT'S HI F Choos selecti LINES necess GLASS