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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 Ss. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Bill Cotton, Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager Editorial Assistant PHONE 1298 BACKFIRED Thursday, May 24th., That Stable Door! The most mysterious feature of the proposed industrial installation in Trafalgar Township between the Sth and 9th lines is what will happen if it is found to be of an unsuitable type. There is certainly plenty of room for industry in the Township--and the tax revenues which would accrue to the township coffers would be of considerable assistance to the taxpayers. But the area of Trafalgar ng below the Dundas highway is a rather unusual section. Originally a farming community, it has changed its nature in the last few years rather rapidly, to be- come a residential suburb of Oakville. This has in- PUFFS COTT A come-lately probably at a loss for versational in write it." way Nouns and Nasturtium There is an old saying to resident of town, (al, a a suitable comment, recently remarked, "One of the few things I like about your column is the free and easy, con- which you FROM THE subject that SN | caused no little concern af yy time. His correspondent, agjyy at the revelations his researc hag brought to light, dashed of story lead that Was painstaking thorough. USIng one of the long, est sentences that even 1901 eye, noted, he wrote: the | "On the testimony of eminent Bch effect that no mews is good news. But when you face the calendar necessity of grinding out a regu- lar batch of commentary, you run : any response is se. And this par: se set me to think ing about the old days of jour- when pure: stilted prose s order of the day and when some truly outstanding epics were penned by sincere men who gloried in utilizing a fulsome quo- ta of flowery verbiage whilst tell ing a simple story. An excellent example of that departed era came to my atten- tion recently when a 1901 copy of the Streetsville Review was for- physicians and many others j, Burope and this country, nothing can be more certain that larg numbers (and perhaps multituge: of persons have been buried aliyy --and that many, after haying been pronounced dead, have showy signs of life in time to save they. selves from such burial, and haye declared that while unable t, move they were fully conscious of what was said and done agy them." Simple Solution What could be done to correct this sad state of affairg The correspondent had the ap. swer: mortuary buildings warded to me during the disper- . to which the supposed dead ars sal of a pioneer Toronto township BY BESSIE CAIRNS creased the residential advantages of Oakville itself, as it has surrounded the town with a charmingly IT SEEMS developed area of large lots with suitable houses on them. The area below the Queen Elizabeth Highway, to the east of the town, has very little land left which is not.earmarked, or at present laid out for homes. While the CNR somewhat secludes it from industrial development of any kind, and there is a zoning by- law to protect its nature, the establishment of a large industry immediately above this line, would most certainly affect residents, and Oalville also. Township council has heen debating for a con- siderable time the recommendation of the Oakville Trafalgar planning board with regard to restricting all the area below the Dundas highway. Now there is to be a public meeting on June 11th to let residents express opinions on whether to take this recommen- dation or not. Should the new industry complete its purchase, and start breaking ground prior to this meeting, the township council would then have little need for its public meeting in relationship to this new industry--for any zoning by-law passed would not, in the natural course, affect an existing enterprise. As before any zoning by-law is authorized by the Department of Municipal affairs, a public hearing is conducted by the department, it seems that township council would be wiser to send the by-law to the de- partment, and permit all residents to have their say at the department's hearing. This would expedite the passing of the by-law if it was decided, after hearing all arguments, by the department, that the planning board had drawn up the wisest plan for the area. With a zoning by-law passed in effect, township council would then be in a position to have control over this new "Mystery" industry. In other words, it could, if it felt it was in the interest of Trafalgar and Oakville residents to have the industry located in the proposed spot, make an amendment to the by-law to 'permit it to so locate. But if the opposite was found to be the case, council could stand pat and Trafalgar and Oakville residents could be protected without any further effort. The difficulty with a thing of this type is that if the final outcome is something which does not im- prove the district when the installation reveals its nature, it is too late to do anything about it. Resi- dents of the Clarkson area, where B.A. Oil put land under option for a lengthy period of time before any- one knew what company was buying, will readily understand the dangers inherent in delay of this na- ture. Certainly industry of the right type, and size, adds to the Oakville-Trafalgar area. The C.G.E. plant, for instance, is an asset in every way. Certainly Tra- falgar needs some industry. But it seems reasonable to point out that there should be some control of tvues of industry, as there is of size of homes, vested hands of the elected representatives of the tax- payers. The dilatory method of the township council with regard to the planning board's by-law, effect- ively places council in the position of having no con- trol whatsoever, We would like to see the hy-law sent to the Department of Municipal affairs immediately so the public hearing will be conducted by that department. The public will be in the same position with regard to any protests, but will also be that much closer to pro- tection if required as council could rush the by-law in- to effect. We also feel that any public hearing con- ducted by township council will be a pretty poor af- fair, even though experts may explain the plan, as compared to a hearing conducted by the experienced officials of the Department. There are some Oakville residents who would like to see any more industry, of no matter what type, prevented from coming to Oakville or the adjoining area. It is their fear that Oakville may become a sec- ond Oshawa, and that the country living condition of the area, which has brought so many residents to live among us; will be lost. There is a reasonable amount of sense to their attitude, but these same folk seem to forget that the demands placed upon the municipalities of Oakville and Trafalgar for services to their properties require as evenly balanced a por- portion of industrial to residential property as pos- sible, to hold taxes to a level which will make these living conditions they sought possible for them to afford. In view of this problem it is impossible, we feel, to say that no more industry should locate in Oak- ville. But we do agree with them that there should be a close control over the type and size of the industry which may come into the area. Oakville has a zoning by-law which when all industrial sites still available have been taken should provide a pretty reasonable balance along these lines. Trafalgar has yet to achieve industrial development of sufficient size to make a balanced picture, yet Trafalgar's indus is very much a part of the Oakville living picture, if not of the Oakville tax revenue. T0 ME BY P. W. THOMPSON By no means the least signif- jcant of present-day develop- ments is the lengthening of the human life-span. Great things ave been accomplished in this direction within the last half- century or so. Back in the middle of the last century the average age at which people died was forty or less. Now, thanks to the work of the medical profession the average life expectancy has estate. 0. R. Church, lished The Review and for many years was a gruffy lovable TRAFALGAR TALES THORN ON THE ROSE man going tolerance only found small hamlet. grammarian who alw: If the situation in Korea is getting you down take a glance at Iran. I have pored through every book have containing any information on that country and can only conclude that any day now the Russians may Te- float tle Ark from Mount Ararat and flood the country. It is a far more logical and simpler move stereotyped, ings. Notable Sendoff to find that follows: who pub- at that time thereafter, sessed of a wealth of that easy- in a Yet he was a strict vs sought to get the lilt of Longfellow into his run-o-the-mill reports of everyday Streetsyille happen- It didn't surprise me, therefore, the obituary of a prominent district citizen read as taken and carefully cared for up der the best medical inspection until death is absolutely certain" Such enterprises, he felt, would ensure a responsible life insurance or crematory company an oppor tunity to "undertake a great and wonderful work for humanity, and at the same time be largely ani munificently rewarded by great financial success." Even the advertising columns contained a dolorous mote. "Scrol- ula, the King's Bvil, Is known but cutaneous eruptions and woe- ful debility," advised Hood's Sars. parilla. And even the children were crying -- for Castoria! Dos- been years Thi: five years for men, than Russian , igtervention in Korea. Iran should have much in com- mon with the British. It is the original home of the Aryan race, increased to- about sixty- and about two older for women. s, if you stop to think of "Sable death has again swooped down upon our village, and upon its dark wing has borne aloft the spirit of one of our oldest and most respected residents. Mrs. In Lighter Vein It was heartening to note, there fore, that Mr. Church was able it, is one of the greatest achie- vements of modern times--far more important than many of the improvements that are given such widespread public- ity. The fact that the average (he rose, the persian cat so dear to English spinsters, and of many of our familiar fruits, vegetables and domestic animals. Unfortun- ately it is also a land of tigers the traditional enemy of the lion, Sharp departed this life and painful illness, and on human life has been lengthen- ed by as much as one-third in the space of two generations or so is surely something of outstanding significance for everyone. And it js quite within the bounds of probability that this is merely the beginning, that before this century has run its course many more years will be added to the human lifespan. Many diseases that formerly took a heavy toll of human life are being conquered by medical science. Progress is being made in diet and in sanitation, which tends to cut down the death-rate. It will not be surprising if these various factors, combined with new dis- coverles, succeed, eventually, in prolonging the average life to a century or even more. What would be the ultimate effects of such a greatly in- creased human life-span upon our society and way fo life it is impossible as yet to say. Al- ready the increased proportion of elderly people is beginning to have some effect, as in the universal demand for more ad- equate old-age pensions. As has been pointed out before, there is not much object In merely prolonging life unless something is done to make the fatter part of life worth-while. To increase the number of aged people who must drag out their latter years in dependence or penury can hardly be consid- ered a beneficial achievement. If any real good is to result from this life-lengthening pro- cess, there must be a change in the general attitude of society towards older people. One of the most callous in mo- British or otherwise. For centur- ies the British were the favour- ed foreigners in the country with special trading privileges and extra-territorial protection. Brit ish officers trained the Persian army, British engineers built roads and railways, British cap- ital developed the country and British missionaries opened hos- pitals and schools. Such however, is not the case to-day. Consider- ing the divided weakness of the United Nations what isolated country of 15,000,000 people can afford to be bad friends with a atives. There is no death! so is transition! This life of mortal breath Buried Alive! In similar vein, Thursday night after a lingering urday her remains were dolefully followed to Carmen cemetery by a large number of friends and rel- The afflicted family have our deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement, but happy for them if they can sing with the poet: What seems Is but a portal of life Elysian 'Whose portal we call Death." on his front page, Mr. Church featured an ar- ticle dealing with premature buri- to become a mite frolicsome in his society column. He even dropped momentarily into the ver. nacular. Item No. 1 read, but simply but perplexing: "A Wild Irish Rose'--Pauline. It was all cleared up in fitem No. 17, which explained: "The popular lady in town at presentsis ui doubtedly Pauline Cassady. The boys say she is all right" Yes, newspaper writing has un dergone a period of terrific tran sition over the past half century Many maintain the change bus been for the better. But as my newly acquired reader pointe out, who am I to say? on Sat Hopefully Yours, BILL COTTON, neighbour as powerful as Russia? Geographically and politically modern Russia wields a terrific influence in Iran. I hope I am a poor prophet but all the signs are ominous. One-third of Britain's ofl comes from Iran, one-third of the world's gold from Russia . . the scales are not evenly balan: comfortable 'School are now margin, Home discussing the If any reader is sufficiently curious to wish to look the sit- uation over better pack a fur coat, Though the mean tempera- ture of the central plateau is 80 it drops to below zero in the mountains. I prefer to stay home, read the papers and y for a miracle to be achieved in the matter of diplomacy. a school Another Sell Out over the success da parr ee 2 eanvaseers older people ' must be better treated than they are today. Those who have not managed! to accumulate adequate means of their own must not be forced to subsist on a meagre pension amid drab surroundings. Those who are willing and able to con- tribute towards the work of society should be given every chance to do so, with ample support so that certs. Some Returns To Come The subscription campaign the Oakville-Trafalgar Home School Concert series is a inite success, with each certs virtually dern business and industry is the rejection of people past middle life, in- some cases past early middle life. It is a short-sighted and stupid policy as well as a cruel and unjust one. The as- sumption that the average man or woman ceases to be useful af- ter the age of forty-five or fifty is absurd in the extreme, and is constantly belied by facts. Unless the years the science is adding to life are to be years of emptiness and futility, the for their ser vices. If unable, they should be assured a sufficient income to permit them to spend their re- maining years in some degree of comfort and dignity. If these factors are recognized, there is no good reason why the latter part of the individual's life should mot be a very pleasant period. In any event it seems certain that the prolonging of life by scientific methods is going to have far-reaching effects upon the Bulmer, chairman home and school president, the Journal Tuesday night. series "over the top." Complete financial figures not yet compiled, sers who their final reports, assure a whole human race. house throughout the season, Bulmer said. Pedd ing Comment There is a constant stress laid on the increased consump- Subscription lists will their deliverels. chairman also stated that a Jickets might still sers are received Concert Series workers instru- ced! ments which they will be able to buy to present to the high school out of profits. It is the objective of this group to completely equip orchestra with instru- ments from the profits of these concert series' from year to year. Also breathing sighs of relief of their cam- paign, Community Concert Series are glad that their efforts have met with sufficient Oakville's mus- ical season will include their con- a sellout for of next season's five con- assured, E. of the cam- paign committee and John Ross, This followed a week of intense sell- ing activity by H. & S. canvas- sers working to put the concert but returns from tickets already sold and, de- livered, plus those from canvas- have not completed remain open for the balance of this week to permit canvassers to complete The committee be available when final returns from canvas- MUSIC CAMPAIGNS SUCCESSFUL 'With financial costs covered by cash subscriptions to date by a been planned. Immediately fo- lowing the confirmation of the dates by the artists, the names will be announced, he stated. and the artists, took into considera tion the opinions expressed by members for the type of concerts desired. Present at the meeting were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus F. Auden Mr. R. George, Mrs, Ellen Scoth Mrs. John Home, Mrs. John Ker Miss Ruth MacDonald, Mrs. P. K. Willan, Miss Dorothy Maybee, Mr. 'Willard Sistare, Mr. Leslie Bott and Miss Ali Elshout and Mrs. Hazel Mal: thews. for Jor! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR det-| Editor, Oakville-Trafalgar Dear Sir: Journal, G. r Membership take the opportunity of writi to thank you for your tr mindel reporting" of the org ond efforts of the atic Comm ity Concerts Assoclatios Tt is regrettable indeed that 8 value of a series of concerts fine music in our commutlf should have been clouded by fortunate and ill-informed, 0% side publicity. However, the outstanding 5% cess of our Cos paign indicates that ou are appreciative and welcome the opportunity bring it here. Obviously ville and, District can, and 7) support both the Home i School Concert serles as Wo our own. "This has been our 1% realized, and we shall ¥ Bulmer and his © told o are full Mr. few tion of alcohol in Canada as the years pass. But perhaps this doesn't mean Canadians are turning to liquor with undue vim after all. Maybe they are just all-round thirsty. During the past 10 years the consumption of cocoa has doubled, according to the Canadian Division of the America Can Company, who makes the containers. A cocoa drinking nation would be quite a reputation to have, wouldn't it? "Toronto the good," looks like a title that is going to have to be discarded, if the youth of the city foes up their present practices. Because of the highly success- ful drive put on by the workers in the recent Community Con- cert Association for 600 member- ships, the Oakville Community Concert Association Committee has been able to arrange for four concerts in the forthcoming fall and winter season President Marcus. Auden an- nounced this week that an out- standing program of artists has eo them v off the splendid series already nounced for Oakville. We trust that you EY ny in the enjoyment of oe 3 music rendered by artis So ternational repute in O° during our first concert 3 Yours Ti ay AUDP u President, onto Comm! Concerts Association.