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Page 12 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, August 16; 14 =r NEWCOMERS FIND CANADIANS EXTEND FRIENDSHIPS HAN This appreciation of Canada by a new Canadian contains a mes- all Cana we be- times it through the others that we most ourselves. Through this German mother, s . appear to be a rs easant people, with many facets to our National character truck her as important, to many of us m commonplace indeed Burkard is the mother of while they which oung lad who, reading of the Mathews Fund e his say- help the family--savings been accumulating for the purchase of a tent. He now has his tent, as his mother re- counts. The story is one to touch all of us in Oakville in someway for this family is like so many others which have found a new life-worth-living in our midst, We not changed the original way in which the piece is writ- ten, for much of its charm lies in the very way unfamiliar words have been used. This is the fir: article the author has written. in English. It will appear in two parts, the second next week--Ed. i "Mummie," cried my boy Pet- er falling around my neck after Mr. Scade, who had left a tent on the back lawn, had gone. "I am so happy you cannot believe it." Then he looked at me thought- fully and continued: "There must be many more nice people in Can- ada than in German I smiled about his excitement and watched him rush down- stairs back to the tent that had been a dream wish since weeks, And while 1 prepared lunch a happy boy's voice sounded up to "Oh Canada!" ing in his tent long haired "i > neighbour's dog. He will never forget that kind- ness done to him I thought, and thought he is right. In this short time of being in contact with Canadians, we met so very many who were friendly and helpful, we must have really come to a good countr; My thoughts wandered back to 1945. The first Canadian soul I had ever met in my life was a Canadian Officer. He stands out in my mind, not only because it was the first gunman in a skirt I had ever seen, but when enter- i office: he was a victor id "Good Morning" to me, a person of the defeated nation, although it was strictly forbidden at that time to all victorious sol- diers to take any notice or he friendly towards any German. But the officer in the little pleated skirt did not seem to care about that order. He made kind con- versation, and I soon knew that he was a Chemist and going to inspect German chemical plants and interview German scientists. He looked at me, who wa$ sur- rounded by ruins, starvation and contempt, with his eyes so clear and bright like Canadian lakes I have lately seen and said: "Canada is a good, a beautiful country. I have enough of Eur- ope and am so happy to go back home!" The next Canadian .I met 5 years later. He was the Canadian Imm Officer in the Con- sula any. The gentleman lad the same untroubled bright eves and impressed me because he was kind and patient enough to answer all my questions about the land I wanted to immigrate ©, and about its people. Than he me very happy because out of many thousands of Ger- mans who had the desire 'to im- migrate to Canada, he picked my brother, me and my boy to re- ceive the visa to. go. When 6 weeks later I landed in Halifax with my 11 pieces of lug- gage I met the first Canadian person on Canadian soil. She was a customs lady. Haying been raised between borders I abhor going * through customs. I know that sneering Customs officers make you feel as If you are guil- ty, and ill at ease, I also know the dreadful experience of being ordered to a cell to have your clothes taken off and checked, get your hair undone; your ears looked into, and your luggage or school bag turned -upside down in search for something you should not have. So my heart was prepared to stand stiff under treatment! The Canadian lady looked at me, asked a few ques- tions. I answered, opened my bags and in 3 minutes the control was over. She helped me close the bags, and wished me good luck in Canada! That was some- thing surprising and new! One bag of mine arrived from the ship with a broken lock. I felt troubled about this , for I want- ed to send all the luggage to Toronto to mot overload our car. A working man in one of those multicolored shirts standing around in the baggae hall must have overheard my worries. "Nobody in Canada will touch your bag, Madame," he said. "In Germany it would arrive at its destination empty," I an- swered. "I do not dare to risk the last possessions T've got." The man looked at me with pity, then fetched a heavy cord and tied it around my bag with many knots. "Nobody would have touched it, Madame," he assured me, "but with this string around it you will feel safer now. Isn't i "People are nice here," my tir- ed boy whispered into my ear. "Yes they are" I answered and We met many more of these nice ones on our trip through eastern Canada. Arriving in Toronto we drove into a motel (something not ex- isting in Europe) as we had learn. ed it would be difficult to find liv. ing quarters. Bach day we bought the newspapers to look over the "rooms to let" ads. We knocked at many doors, made many phone calls and found no space. Then, when we felt a bit discouraged, we met Mr. Cumberland from Oak- ville, and he not only listenad kindly to our needs and troubles but went into action to help. We felt so thankful towards him and the gentleman who rented us his apartment here in this wonder- ful town. (Continued Next Week) =p part of your working at tected and your telephone will be installed just as s00n as possible. Friendly, helpful telephone service is one of YOUR TELEPHONE is one item that takes a smaller gone up as much as most other things. In another way, too, the telephone is bigger value today than ever before. Now you can reach twice as many people as you could ten years ago and moro telephones are being installed every day. If you haven't service, we want you to know we're budget than it used to. Its cost hasn't it. Your place on the list is being pro- today's best buys FooD* THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA of Statistics Compara these prico Increases during fhe past fon yoars UP 111% AES *Dominion Bureau TELEPHONE SERVICE®® UP 21% a =| #Average increas In cost of service inthe territory we serve WEDDINGS BILLARD--PORTER A quiet weddi ized by Rev. J. Jude's Church when two young arrived in Oakville foundland to take up their resi- dence were married. The bride was Leona Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J, Porter, Fox Island, Newfoundland, and 'the groom was Frederick Robert Bil- lard, son of Mr. and Mrs.. Fred- erick William Billard, Point Aux Basque, Newfoundland. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Day Ferguson, Toronto, the bridegroomys brother-in-law and ter. . Munro in St. Friday evening, people recently from Ne: JUST FISHIN' (Continued from Page 9) Lake and back into the Twin Lakes. These lakes will offer you a variety of fishing such as grailing, Kamloops trout, and large speckled trout, Another short trip, just off the highway, is to go into Burnt Lake and fish Burnt Lake for big rainbows. You won't get very many but those you do get will be: bigger than any rainbow you have ever seen caught around Southern Ontario. All these lakes are fresh, cold, spring-fed waters and pro- duce some clean, colorful, and nice size fish. The bass fishing in that district is slow but the fish run a good size. You can pick up the odd bass up to 4 to 5 pounds with seeming regularity and you're not pestered to death with a bunch of 6 and inch fish stealing your bait. As I sald, the fishing is slow for that kind of fish but if one has the patience and the equipment there is very little left to be desired. I am sorry that I didn't haye more ambition this weekend to be able to report that we came back with a nice catch but the weather was so nice and those chairs were so comfortable that we felt this was a weekend we could completely relax and let the other fellow do! the fishing. On the 19th of August we are going up to our favourite spot on Lake Nipissing for muskies, Some friends of ours are coming over rom Chicago and the trip is all arranged, It will be my first ex- perience of trying to take musk- ie o 2% pound monofilament nylon line and a % ounce spin- ning bait, Maybe it can be done, maybe it cant, but I think it can and I am going to try it, so if I don't come home with fish that week there won't be any excuses. There is not much more to talk about but we sincerely hope that when the 19th of August comes around the lazy feeling will leave. WHY IS IT? The most enjoyable things in this life are either wicked or in- digestible. FOR... ALL YOUR LUMBER NEEDS --SEE-- CHAS. F. 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