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, 1948 -- gaingt 5 class entry ith 2g S. This e this place, in his third, k. The he 9th ass for rural school iptured * of 30 S indi article, k, pa- ail and e just- The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal 1, No. 27 Authorized as Second Class Mail ept., Ottawa Would Amend By-law For New. Liquor Store Site At the regular council meetingo---- Tuesday night a by-law_authoriz- ing a nomination meeting in the council chambers on Wednesday, june Oth, at 7 pam, received third reading. The by-law also provides for an election on June 91st, should more than one nom- ination be made for the vacant posts of mayor and councillor. A notice of motion to amend the residential by-law to permit {he erection of a business prem. ises on the northwest 'corner of George and Church streets, was introduced by Councillor Hunter. o] want to make it clear that the Liquor Control Board have select- od this sight for the new store," he said, It was thé feeling of council that residents in this Io- cality should have the opportun- ity of expressing their opinions on this matter. "I think the loca- tion would be ideal, he added. Acting-Mayor Chambres stated he felt there would be opposition and Councillor McMillan stated {here might be a parking prob- lem. Councillor Hunter express- ed the opinion it would eventually be a business section, A letter was received from Central Mortgage and Housing concerning the sewers on Nor- mandy Drive. Deputy -Reeve Litchfield said, "I certainly can't see where the town should be held responsible in this -instance. Of course, we-Want to co-operate as much as possible." Town Fore- man Ed Fitzsimmons explained he had consulted with Central Hous- ing on the matter and that the difficulty was the result of the failure of the original contractor to connect three lines, = "I sug- gested how they could correct this matter and work is in progress. I can't see why the letter was ever written," he concluded. Concern was expressed by the entire council over the future of the Oakville Gitizens' band, now that Alfred Whitaker was no longer present to-take an. interest in it. It was decided that the band be asked to advise council of all meetings and practices so that members| of council could at- tend. Councillor MacArthur pointed out that Thomas Street was in a deplorable condition. "Some spots of the pavement are right down to the reinforcement," he said. "In future let's have an inspector on the job to see that the matex- ials called for are put into it. For that is what is wrong with Thom- as Street today." 3 Acting-Mayor Chambres ex- plained the method of pouring cement on tthis street 20 years ago had been an unsuccessful ex- periment. He also said re-surfac- ing would have to be done under local improvement. Ed Fitzsim- (Continued on page 10) No Yes-Man, Will Fight All Injustice -- Deans Addressing a well-attended meeting in Palermo community hall Wednesday night, Dr. Mur- ray Deans, Liberal candidate for Halton, told his .audience that "Unless the farmer is prosperous a country can not be prosperous." He pointed out that under the farm program of Leader Farqu- har Oliver the farmer would re- ceive benefits which "Will make the future brighter for the young: man on the farm, and that of the older man more secure." He stat- ed that it was the intention of his party, if elected to power, to encourage young men to stay son the farm. : He went on to outline the part of the industrial worker in his party's plans. "We will increase the workmen's compensation from 66 2-3 per cent to 75 per cent, and will reduce the waiting time from seven to three days,' he stated. Promising taxation relief if the Liberals are elected, Dr. Deans said their would be no amusement. tax imposed. "Hospitals will be Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, May 27th, 1948 5 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance. SPEAKS TO-NIGHT --The Hon, Leslie E. Blackwell, who will address the Progressive Conservative public meeting in the Gregory Theatre tonight at FOR AND AGAINST Residents contacted Wed- nesday by The Journal con- cerning the L.CB.O. sugges- tion that the premises for its liquor store be on the corner of Church and George Sts. indicated council will' find a diversified reaction to the necessary change in the resi- dential by-law. Lions Hear Address On Public Speaking On Friday night the Lions club heard Bill McCullogh of Hamil. ton deliver a practical speech on "The Art of Public Speaking." Illustrating his lecture with many hints to help the beginning speak- er, Bill McCullogh stressed the importance of preparation and practice in the presentation of a successful speech. "When you are asked to make a speech at some meeting in the future, don't wait until the last day before you are to speak to prepare your address" he said. 'If you do, you will end up by cribbing your speech from maga- zine articlds, other men's speeches or some other source which will Immediately you are given your topic start asking people what they think. Write their ideas on envelopes and put them in your pocket. Think about your speech and put down on envelopes your own ideas. 'Go to your library and ask the librarian to dig out quotable things for your use. Write to authorities on the sub- Ject and get their thoughts." Nominations for the new ex- ecutive were made at the meet- ing, elections to be held at the following meeting. Reports from the committee of the "Food for Britain Fund" indicated the ob- jective of $300 had almost been reached. Unique Safety Week Tests Offer Safe Driving Check Far East Open Door To Christian Church Minister Declares 'The Men's club of St. John's United church was addressed by a former minister Rev. D. H. Gal- lagher, the associate secretary of the Board of Overseas Missions, on Thursday night. The speaker had recently returned from a round-the-world flight during which he spent six months visit- ing mission fields in Asia. The 40,000-mile journey, with over 30,- 000 miles by air, took him into various~ parts of India, China, Korea and Japan, as well as several other countries en route. Mr. Gallagher described the need and opportunity of the sev- eral fields, illustrating with color- ed pictures the evangelistic, edu- cational and medical services pro- moted by the United church. The speaker explained that the strife in India was at its height at the time of his visit and the out. break of disease in the refugee camps called forth a ready re- sponse on the part of Christian doctors and nurses to as the guaranteed the same assistance as they have been promised from amusement taxes," he stated. Predicting that electors would be "Bombarded, blasted and be- seiged" by high pressure adver- tising and radio speeches, he pointed out the Progressive Con- servatives apparently had a great deal of money to spend on their election campaign, "Beware of these promises," he said. "Re- member the 22-point. promises of the past and how few of them have been carried out." The speaker demanded that Premier Drew pledge himself, if elected, to remain in the legisla- ture for four years. "I haven't heard any denial from Mr. Drew that he doesn't want to take over Mr. Bracken's position," he said. Stating it was his wish to keep the Halton campaign free from personal attacks on his oppon- ents, Dr. Deans reserved the right to answer any unfounded charge issued by Stanley Hall, his, Progressive Conservative op- ponent, and said Mr. Hall was supposed to have said that he lacked personal convictions of his own. 'Ask anyone in Oak- ville if this is true," Dr. Deans said. "I have never been a 'yes- man' yet. I shall always speak my mind when I see some in- justice which needs mentioning." Preceding the meeting those at- tending participated in euchre and following the meeting, which was punctuated with enthusiastic applause, refreshments were served. TOWN AND TOWNSHIP THE MAYOR REPORTS By Acting-Mayor P. W. Chambres In proclaiming next week Safe- ty Week in Oakville, it has oc- curred to me that the stress has been laid on the drivers of motor cars to the exclusion of other causes of accidents. I have in mind the actions of pedestrians. It is very well to caution driv: ers so that the accident rate will be lowered in our town, but if you stop and think you will real ize that if a pedestrian crosses the road without due attention to traffic, his actions could easily be the cause of his death or the killing of some innocent bystand- er when the driver of the car swerved to miss him. Many peo ple walk out from behind parked cars without using any caution. If a motor should hit them, it would hardly be fair to blame the driiyer--yet this accident would be another statistic to blot the record, I urge all pedestrians to give consideration to safe walk- habits during our Safety Week. . Also I should like to mention the bicyclists, I have-seen many riding on the sidewalk, or riding without consideration for 'other traffic on the road. Safety Week is for them, too. In fact, all citi- zens should give thought to how they can contribute to a lower ac- cident rate. THE REEVE REPORTS By W. H. Biggar The permission of the county has been secured for the erection of the speed limit signs on the 8th Line. We have the signs available and as soon as possible the county will put them up. Then the whole area covered by the by-law will have sigins on it. I am chairman of the county road committee and we were out on our annual inspection last week. We are not going to build any bridges this year, although eventually we feel the bridges on the 8th Line will have to be given attention, We are going to take steps to improve the condition of the Lower Middle Road. It has been in very bad shape this year. There will have to be a hard top on this road in the end. Tenders have been called for the new bridge on the Morrison Road. Included in this tender is the work we are going to do in the Oakville Gardens district, There is a narrow bridge there, which we are going to widen. A the same time we are going to do some drainage work at the 6th Line and the Oakville Gardens road, to relieve the water condi- tion there each spring. The earth we take up to make the drainage possible will be uses widen the bridge. + | working conditions in Private Citizen and Firemen Rescue Young Visitor and Companions For Pedestrians Only When a_resident of Trafal- gar drove his car across the foot-bridge over 16-Mile creek at the west end of Ran- dall, street, he crashed into the railings at the entrance, Sergeant Roser and Constable Brown arrested the driver on charges of drunk and care- less driving. Mother. Of Bronte Resident Buried Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Sargant, widow of James W. Sargant, were held from the Me- Nabb & Son Funeral Home, Mil- ton, Tuesday, May 25th. Rev. J. N. McFall officiated. Interment was made in Evergreen ceme- tery, Milton, Mrs. Sargant died at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs, Don- ald Gibson, of Bronte, with whom she had -been living of late, Born in Milton, she had resided there throughout her lifetime. Also sur- viving is a second daughter, Mrs. F, W. Keene, of Essex. NOT CLEANED UP! 'tet last week-end death : Aruptness to a skunk. #, chipmujorne St. East, the whe! 'dren cer ended a pungent life. on Saturday night of Clean-Jp,' Paint-Up Week in Oakville. Monday morning the carcass was still on the road -- someone failed to clean up, per- haps? Unusual Power Unit Demonstrated Here An unusual power unit for use on practically any type of water- borne means of transportation is being demonstrated in conjunction with the dredging operations in the harbor this week. Mounted on an all-steel boat, the outfit, which consists of a diesel engine of 165 h.p, and a cabin-propeller, weighs 7 tons and can be readily moved as one unit to a scow, barge or other vessel. The pro- peller shaft and screw operating on the outboard motor principal can be raised or lowered when necessary, The only equipment of its type manufactured in-Canada, it was used during the war to propel landing barges. It's manufac- tured, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and is being demonstrated under various harbors. Among the uses to which it can be put Is to power cabin-cruisers of the luxury type. To do away with the necessity of a rudder, steering is Swept three-quarters of a mile out into the lake when her raft was caught by a strong off-shore breeze, Adele Oxley, 16, a visitor from Montreal, was rescued Sat- urday by three Oakville firemen who went to her aid in a 16-foot rowboat owned by the local bri- gade. The trio, Sam Shaw, Walter Boocock and Larry Wilson, were summoned by Chief John Derry after previous rescue attempts by Adele's four youthful play- mates proved futile. The fire- men's craft was towed ashore by Art Heaven, who went out in his fleet motorboat, "Happy Days." A guest at the summ, | home of her uncle and aunt, Lr. and Mrs. W. E. Ogden, Howard Ave. Adele was paddling one of four rafts near the shore. With her were Dick Chisholm, 12, Paul Jen- nings, 11, Bobby Heustis, 10, and her brother Jimmy, 8. When Adele's raft begaft drifting out, Paul and Dick paddled to her as- sistance, but all three raftgewere swept further into the laka® 'len their efforts to tow her te shore were frustrated by the wind. Bobby and Jimmy also tried to help. ™ tried to get Adele to change rafts with me, because mine was lighter," Bobby ex- lained. "But when she tried, she fell into the water." Climbing back onto her own raft, Adele sent Bobby for help. The yungsters were about 150 feet from shore when Mrs, Mich- ael Jennings called Chief Derry, but when firemen arrived Adele had drifted farther out. "When my husband and I ar- rived at the shore, Adele was 80 far out she looked lilkke a tiny piece of log sticking up in the water, The shore was lined with people,' said Mrs. Ogden. "The consequences might have been tragic,' commented Larry Wilson. "But the girl showed good common sense and didn't get panicky." Adele said she was none the worse for her experience. "I wasn't so terribly frightened," she declared. ::But I began to wonder if a boat would ever come when the wind began taking me farther and farther into the lake." Wife of Former Knox Pastor Dies at Uxbridge Funeral services were held in Toronto Tuesday for Mrs. Fran- ces M. Hunter McDermid, wife of Dr. R. C. McDermid, pastor of Uxbridge Presbyterian church, who dled Friday at the mange there, Prior to accepting the Ux- bridge pastorate, Dr. McDermid administered to the congregation ed by the turning of the propel- ler as in an outboard motor. of Knox church dur- ing Rev. C. K. Nicolls absence oversens, govern; in the relief of suf- fering. "This type of work may have been in mind when Ghandi, reply- ing to a question that I asked him about the future of Christian mis- sions in India, when he said, 'T should not be unduly concerned about the future. There. is al- ways room for good works." China, where the United church conducts three missions, Mr. Gallagher pictured as a land of change and of uncertainties. 'Reform is needed for the benefit of the masses who live at poverty level, and whose social conscious- ness goes little beyond the family clan," the speaker stated. "An i of reform would strengthen the position of the = government," he continued. "Civil strife continues and 'the Motorists of Oakville and dis- trict who have never before had an opportunity to test their driv- ing capacity will be able to learn, from June 2nd to June 5th, just how good they really are behind the wheel. The Rotary club will make it possible for them to know how well they see at night, how they react in an emergency--in short, their good and bad quali- ties as drivers, During the past year some 12,- 000 drivers throughout Ontario have taken a series of tests which indicate their mental and phys- ical suitability for driving. These tests taken through the courtesy of John Labatt Ltd, London, who 'imported # driver- training from the United States. They had built to specification a huge trailer fitted with testing equipment and a generator to light the unit and operate testing machinery. were Touring the province, this trail. er made most of its appearances at fall fairs, where young and old drivers lined up to take the tests, Results were analyzed by trained army and Labatt personnel to in- dicate to each participant his strong and weak points, and his over-all rating. The trailer Will be located at the Imperial Service Station, southwest corner of Colborne and Dundas Streets, dally on the above date: The general public is cordially invited to take this opporttunity for thorough check-up on driving ability, CARS IN CEMETERY DRIVE OVER GRAVES The gates of St. Jude's Angll~ can cemetery are locked each night to prevent entrance of peo ple who have been using the cemetery at night to park cars and hold drinking parties. Empty liquor bottles have been discover ed lying among graves by William Hughes, caretaker, and tire marks indicated cars had been driving over graves. No tombstones were 'squeeze' is all too prevalent, though not confined to any one party. Various communions, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, have withdrawn from areas con- trolled by communists, But the missions in south and west China continue to render splendid serv- ice and Cheeloo University at Tsinan continues to function.' Korea the speaker described as a land where Christians attend church in large numbers and stand by their convictions as in- stanced by their refusal to share in an election on Sunday. Hap- pily the date was changed to a Monday and Christian opinion was duly registered, Mr, Gallagher said, The speaker sald that among the two million refugees from the north, some 60,000 are Chris- tians and they welcomed the re- lief parcels from Canada, as did many outside the Christian fold Japan was the most bombed country, with piles of rubble dot- ting most of their cities, the speaker told his audience. Churches also suffered, 503 being (Continued on page 10) ted by the and pofice denied reports that prowl ers lurked in the bushes around the property. The gates are lock- ed at 5 pm. daily and from 11:80 am, Saturday until Monday at 8 am, Mrs. Marvin Brown Buried on Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs, Mar= vin Brown, Weston, wore held from the 8. 8S. Russell & Son Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, May 25th, with Rev. C. K. Nicoll, pas- tor of Knox Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment was in St. Jude's cemetery. Mrs, Brown, the former Irene Barker of Oakville, died at her residence following an illness of one year' duration, She was in her 41st year, Born and educated in Oakville, she was the daughter of Mrs, A. Flaxman and the late James Barker, Since her marriage 19 years ago, she has made Weston her home, Besides her husband and mother, she Ia survived by one daughter, Marving, and a son, Arthur, Four brothers, Nelson, Howard, Lorne and Robert, also survive, Inspecting Officer Lauds Precision Work OF Oakville-Trafalgar H.S. Cadet Corps Marching to the booming beat of a bass drum which saw serv. fce overseas with the Toronto Scottish Regiment, and wheeling through manoeuvres with clock- like precision which elicited con- gratulatory comment from in- specting officers, Oakville-Trafal- gar H.8. cadet corps lust Friday afternoon strongly impressed n large gathering of parents and friends who turned out to wit ness the annual Inspection cere- mony at the school grounds, "One of the steadiest cadet units on parade I've ever fecn. It's almost amazing to see such pol- ished drill in a student corps," commented Col, Peter Bingham, attached to tral Command, Royal Canadian Regiment, who took the salute following flag- ceremonies, Col, Bing- companied by Col. F. H. Chisholm, officer commanding the Peel, Halton and Dufferin Rifles; Captain H. BE. Lynd, R.C. and Captain J, Hart, cadet in- spection officer, Smartly turned out in full mili= tary regalia, the corps, command- ed by Cadet Major Kon Pollock, was Joined during the varied pro- gram by a well-drilled fominine unit in charge of Cadet Major Margaret Lawlor, Uniforms of the girls, who achieved n trimly patriotic motif with white blouses, blue shorts, red socks and white shoes, proved most effective dur ing thelr efficient formation of the hollow square, n fonture of the drill, In addition to platoon and rifle drill, the program included Interesting demonstrations of map reading, knots and lashes, signul- ling, marksmanship, first ald and gymnastics, The 18-plece bugle band was conducted by Drum- Major Jack Kent Ten and cake, supplied by moth= ern of students, was served to spectators following the inspec. tion which wound up with a cadet dance during the evening.