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Page 4 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, Tuy 1, 4, The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal blished Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont, by Oakville - Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. Colborne St, E. (Next Post Office) Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association S, Casey Wood, Jr. Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Phone 1288 TOO NARROW The police committee are making a very serious mistake in permitting parking on both sides of Col- borne Street east of Dundas. On one side of the street parking meters have been installed, while on the other side 20-minute par ing only is permitted. It does not appear that such a short period of. parking can serve RR Letters to the Editor Oakville, July 13th. UI | Trafalgar Tales By Bossle Cairns The Editor, Onkville-Trafalgar Journal, MAN' AND HIS ANIMALS John Fisher of CBC, speaking before a large gathering of veter- : inarians and their wives the other a REVS hom Witing fo | even, veterinary profession hein zoe oval of Your susgestion 0 good public re- ST Tl i Be profes- ie nil sutinet he continued, "realized the Chimber of Conimeres, I might| Si" he to palin al Tn Tl te mene te | a this matter to the members' at. |® i % : ; on [lic aware of it, too?" Through ed 5 ar an a Which fo fuctiities of (CBC and his. oun i! ow PL i in personal talents, John Fisher can [shine a light over a wide area, . Perhaps you heard him on Dear Sir: I have noticed through your owing to the holiday season. season, It seems cruel, but it is true, that before young men are passed for possible slaughter in times of war they must be physicaally fit and when large groups of men or animals are collected in one place the danger of epidemics in- creases a hundred-fold. At the outbreak of the war of 1914 Dr. Defries, now director of the School of Hygiene of the Univers- ity of Toronto, was asked to do his best to prevent outbreaks o disease. He enlisted the aid of three veterinarians, Dr. J. A. Campbell, now on the hoard of governors of the University of Toronto, and Drs. F. W. Schofield and W. J. R. Fowler of the staff of the O.V.C. With five horses in Bottles Battle Blaze Henry Marr, of Tor will never part with g, ey bottle opener he on his key chain, Dundas St. here Suny, | smelled smoke, turneg found his rear seat afiye, yy. Oakville fire brigade ary per" A few minutes later, tho 1... was out, Marr hg out the opener, decappoq into, © pock Carrie Driving g, he ang ad ng, car, and saturated the cq, ions. The incident pe alleg the memorable occagion g,, eral years ago when I, MacTaggart snuffeq oy blaze under the hood of low newsman's car hry, the judicious use of , water siphon which jus; | pened to be handy any useful purpose, and anyone who has driven through this bottleneck when cars are parked on both sides knows the dangerous closeness of the quarters. There has been talk of widening Colborne Street from this point to where it widens out farther east. Until this is done, there should be a change in the parking regulations to prevent parking on both sides Of the street, before there is a serious accident at this point. Clearing the main street through the installation of meters has served to allow traffic to make better time--until it reaches this spot. Then it must slow and--if a truck is coming through--often come to a Dersonally feel that there is a: * ° Fe : ot over the rad . me ha i subject over the radio on Sun. ; ay. I shall at least attempt to Sincerely, light a candle. Charles Hillmer, The equipment in the new wing Chairman Retail Section, | of the Veterinary college is a re- Chamber of Commerce. | velation to laymen and a delight to 'veterinarians. Take a trip up The Editor, to see it . . . it was bought with The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal. | your money. I, however, prefer Dear sin: people to machines and among those present was old Dr. Merillat I was particularly pleased to Chicago. He graduated 60 "a small barn, these men prepared the first diphtheria anti-toxin ever to he used in Canada; this was followed with tetanus serum. ws Their work was so highly esteem-| open a school for j struction ed that the old barn, now consid | young men in the soi, ered a museum piece, has been (inary medicine, moved to the side of the Con-| naught Laboratory, perhaps the| Hitching posts stooq jy, old horses are enjoying pastures everlastingly green; the three vet- erinarians are still as active as soda hap. front of th original college in 1), ol Agricultural hall at the of Queen and Yonge, ee tWo veterinarians flew fneir py. ld corner Last week note that your suggestion that a cks serv : Ying ears ago from O.V.C. at a time a ne full stop. Bottlenecks serve to annoy drivers and federated charity organization when there wasn't a veterinary| O. G. Edholm, MB, MRCS, |vate planes to the openin, of the cause them to take greater chances than they other- be instituted in Oakville ha. Tie A . ; j- [New wing at the college in 5 x Fs % © has gain. college in the whole of the Unit-|LR.CP, of the faculty of medi- Eg 8! Huelph, Wise would. The elimination of this hazard should be ed the strong approval of i : ie ; mn | Yet there present at the ranged immediately. rong appl YOU | 03 States worthy of attending. | cine of the University of Western 2 2 J tthe open alranged immediately. feaders. At least the two letters He returned to his own country, | Ontario, was for a time on the|ing cerettonies a. definite Jin TOO LOW you published in your July 8 edi-f through knowledge gained in | Staff of the Royal Veterinary Col- wi they past in the person of oy tion would seem to indicate that ours, inaugurated a college and|lege in London, England, and to| Pr: Grensides, who g aduateq 79 such is the case, years ago. Ramrod straight p, stood as he reminisced about While on the topic of safety around town we 3 ¥ "I went as a should like to point out that there is an exposure in raised the status of the profession [use his own words, = i i - | throughout the States. Fat, jov- |teacher, but I learned so much t en the height of the fence which encloses the Teservoir. i ro a = ial and still Bi -- La there I feel T left as a student." oo re times Passed. In Some years ago there was a life lost in the reservoir, Chamber of Commerce would be tor of the Journal of the Amer- | He also urged the closer co-oper- ' Te on ts Words, "Dr. Gren. and at that time there was talk of a higher fence, or an ideal agency for the organiza- [ican Veterinary Medicine associa. | ation of the medical and yeterin. ped nes me feel like a young. enclosing the whole area over the water. _ Apparently tion of such a plan. I quite agree. | tion. One remark in his speech | ry professions and assured his | Ster remember him as a gy this matter was permitted to drop. This is unfor- sl audience that he hoped to avail | CeSSTul veterinarian in Ney York But has anyone approached the |Will stay in my memory, "Never Chamber of Commerce with this forget, with all our modern, sci- suggestion? Or does one merely | entific and technological develop- hope that someone who happened |mMents man and his animals are to read your editorial will bring |Stll the most important things the matter to the attention of |in the world today. And they can the body as a whole? Too many | not get along without each other." 800d ideas bog down because|: - - You who do not like dogs or leadership is lacking. T sincere- | Cats may question that statement. ly hope that members of the|How about the rush for bacon ETOUP in question will see fit to|When it was scarce? Gream in discuss this business of a feder- |Your Coffee and a little bit of but- ated charity at an early meeting, [ter on your bread? Your chil. and that it will not die down |dren have, in all probability, es. through a lack of active support, | caped the scourge of small-pox, I am sure that the individual|diPhtheria is no longer a menace. resident will be more than glad | Let us not forget also the com. fo fall in with such a proposal, | fort of winter underwear and fur for having the constable enforce it, and hope they will but a strongly organized body is Ta Sh aL we can man- the} DE of the minister of His it isn't the government that have all by-laws of the township equally enforced. needed when it comes to launch-|3ge nicely without them at this agriculture of Upper Canada to|is robbed. Hl if ing a scheme which would have fv NEEDED--A DECISION such a wide coverage, Ean Rete Some time ago the Chamber of Commerce an- Let's hope that the Chamber of ha 2 The Adaptability of Wallpaper tunate. City when T was a kid." One of the pleasantest parks in town is Reservoir park, but the hazard of the low fence and deep water is one that will prevent many families from availing themselves of the use of this area. It would be wise to have a higher, unclimbable fence enclosing such a body of water. himself often of knowledge gained through research and experiments at the new wing of the college, I am writing this in the faculty room of O.V.C. A keen-eyed, ho- whiskered old gentleman gazes down at me from the wall. The|ent expansion. To quote old ny late Dr. Andrew Smith, founder Merillat again, "Your government and first principal of the college, bought out Andrew Smith, buila- seems to regard me as an intrud-| ing, equipment and good-will, for er. How surprised.he would be|$5000. I think he was robbed, if he knew that since his time not | don't you?" Our government has only have women graduated as|seen fit to invest close to $500,000 veterinarians, but that they have|in the present college. Tt is up to frequently headed their class. |the graduates of the futur to What changes since the year 1862 | justify the faith shown in them when he came from Edinburgh at [and so prove to us all that this Another Andrew, also of Scotc L. MacNab i now principal of O.V.C. and (o ancestry, Dr. A, him is due the credit for the pres. MAKE IT STICK There is little use in having a by-law which is ob- served more in the breach than in the act. Such has been the ate of the building by-law of the township until very recently. The township has secured the services of a chief constable, among whose duties will be the enforcement of the. building by-law. This by-law is a wise, sane and not too strict one I which has been planned to protect the interests of the il township residents. We commend township council -nounced a slogan contest for which prizes would be Commerce can get it rolling. It awarded. The slogan was to be one which would has worked in the immediate Tor- suitably describe Oakville and could be used in publi- onto area, so why not here? cizing the town. Surely by now all entries must have Yours truly, - BHOO090008 0go0gg SSE = been received and the decision of the judges could L. H, Harton. n be made public. " You can provide added in- The Editor, terest and variation by iv <4 Er ete Be otlle rata gs Touma using two papers in the 5 room --a semi-plain and H u = t Dear Sir: figured paper in matching o o o Oo arris Main enhance Com an There may have been occasions colours. P y when T just could have been talk- < & + + : -- WINDOW CLEANING -- ed into arguing the point with In decorating the occasion- iy « Cement Sidewalks Roofs Tarred and Shingled you about some of your editorial al room, such as game Oo © o o oO Rock Wool Insulation Interior Finishing comments, but when it comes to Sh play we s : this matter of a federated char- bowder rooms, dramatize a nn Kinds ity, Tll go right along. I had the room by selecting a $ <¢ $ he k some experience with the plan wallpaper with bold pat- -- FREE ESTIMATES when working in the city, and I tern and gay colours. o © sO (=) o P Phone 2115 Port Credit certainly feel that it's overdue If you wish to reduce the { here. apparent size of any large <$ Ti dont Tike to) turn a room, the use of a defin- | . rn down an i eur gi { sg appeal any better than the next a red wallpanen fs o ° | person, but there is a limit to IT'S ALL RIGHT Se shill to do his 2 Questions connected with $+ > SF oN Im thn way, Surly 17) your decorating problems FOR A CHILD everyone gave a similar amount I ferred without o each month,- all the worthy or. nay De refer i ganizations could manage to obligation, to our staff. B U T carry on with their necessary good work. YOU MUST BE Sincerely yours, | K. Wellman. SURE OF YOUR BRAKES NN TRUST Se Bronte Population Have Your Brakes Checked Doubles EschSummer Regularly The peaceful village of Bronte, | i Tr with it: ulation of 850, be- Complete Brake Service: Adjusting and Replacement ea 3 Hitchcox Motor Sales 1,500 during the summer months, when all 50' cottages on the two beaches are occupied and hoth _-- Eby : Sm, the Fresh Air Camp-and Ayshel,| | 2 : ere "Rms | Pontiac - Buick - G.M.C. Trucks the Jewish settlement, are in op- | I 345 . PHONES - 555 eration, "In fact," the postmas- | bl ter, J. S. Flumerfelt, remarked, "We're as busy here in July and - August as we are at Christmas." But Eronte's 'permanent popula- tion is growing, too, for Mr. Flumerfelt knows of 17 houses under construction at the pres- ent, most of whose owners will commute to jobs in Hamilton, Toronto. and Oakville. D. A. McCONACHIE, B.A. announces the opening of his = LAW OFFICE IN OAKVILLE -- on -- Monday, July 19th | For Glidden Paint and Sunworthy Wallpaper Phone 1383 This growth is rapidly outstrip- ping Bronte's 40-year-old post of- Xi Th e oO le » li L b C L; = d fice, where more space and boxes a akville Lumber Co., Limite | Supply of hoxes from the old Oals. KERR ST. N. - ville post office," Mr. Flumerfelt :! stated. PHONE 1280 = | --