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i L PAGE TWO THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Publishers: Vincent H. Barrey -- Russell J. Wheeler agian S. Casey Wood, Jr., Editor Letters to the Editor By all accounts some of the women in the Auxiliary are run- ning down the ball team, think- ing the boys that played did nothing for their country but stay home and play ball during the war years, '39 to 45. w seven that were too young, and a couple too old, but the rest boys, and thanks means a lot to a serviceman or woman. Tf it weren't for several per- sonnel of World War II there would be no ball team in this town of Oakville, I am a good ball-follower and wish to thank the boys for their good showing this season. And I am very grate- great season next year. T'll still be following them as a lot of THURS, DECEMBER Lith, 194; ---- An Ideal Gift Item . . . LIMITED SUPPLY DOUBLETON «53 But of the total number of |ful for what the town did for the a : Published in Oakville, Ontario, every Thursday morning. i I es a SH Eran [BOVE of 1 tank, ] gt Office 6 Thomas St. N., Phone G68. enings: V. Barrey, 165-M te or mat ne Freres Rapias the! hays have a = BT : ry | other people do, gold watches and x 5 Appreciation of the boys served their country | other peop gold watches an te: i to the best advantage. : A is + IV i ot L , ! The Jour ishes to extend to the Oakville Record- Some of the boys served up to Stren - § Star its than or the warm welcome extended by that i paper in its e of Dec. 4. As the Record pointed out 1 a newspaper only deserves success in proportion to its : service to the community . . . The Journal hopes to provide all service possible to the residents of Oakville i and Trafalgar Township. Correct Procedure? That a body such as the Ontario Municipal Board should, without consulting the township of Trafalgar ten years in the navy and others, up to nine or ten in the army, the others in the RCAF. X the town could have given the boys a better gift for their duties overseas other than hook- ends it would have cost the town more than it did, and some people in town still wouldn't be too well pleased about it. The boys of Oakville are sure a lucky group of fellows as there dre a number of towns around that never even said 'thank you A great ball-follower. Ed: Bvidently Ball-follower misread last week's Journal story. Personal criticism voiced by two members of the Ladies' Auxiliary was directed entirely at the choice of gold watches for presentation and not in any way toward the war record of members or execu- tives of the team. On one issue; at least, men and women agree: they both distrust 'women, REGULAR $ 75 "IPTOP LIPSTICK SGULAR $1.15 o In favorite, famous Chen Yu rich, rich colors -- for long- CLARK'S DRUGS lasting beauty for lips and nails. Opp. Halton Inn Ph.243 council as to their position on a matter affecting a large group of voters, order a hearing about restrictions which were originally approved by the Board on request of local council seems strange. Reeve Biggar's reaction indicates that, in this case at least, the Ontario Municipal board would appear to have acted without consultation of local council. The selection of eleven o'clock in the forenoon for the hearing is also unfortunate. Possibly the Municipal Board, because of ignorance of local conditions, or for other reasons, selected this time. The majority of the residents in the area affected who may wish to appear i before the Board at this hearing commute to their i businesses in Toronto. It would seem this hour will impose unnecessary inconvenience on interested parties. i Is Something Wrong With The i System ? Acclamation is a compliment to those who are so placed in office. The Journal is not expressing eritic- ism of the men in Oakville and the Township who in 1948 will hold office as a result of such acclamations. They are all sincere, hard-working men who deserve the support of the electors who have now put them there. But the Journal does feel critical of the lack of int- erest and public spiritedness on the part of residents who failed to come forward in sufficient numbers to make an election necessary for all public positions in both districts. Government is not a graduation class in which the Reeve of this year must inevitably be Mayor next. The Journal has often heard the belief expressed that un- [aH less a man has had previous council training he could | not make a capable deputy-reeve, reeve or mayor. Dr. Murray Deans' record contradicts this belief. He was elected mayor without previous council experience and his administration was so good . . and this during war { years . . that he was nominated again this year. | To go farther afield, the present Federal Minister of Hi) Fisheries, Hon. Milton Gregg, V.C., had never had any experiences in government before he was appointed to 4 his present responsible position. Surely he could not have been given, immediately following his winning of a § by-election, such responsibility were it not generally gi! known that experience in lesser government positions bil is not a prerequisite in a Minister. Some might argue that having been Sergeant-at-Arms, he possesses know- i ledge of procedure another might not have. This is £ Ee true, but ANYONE in Oakville or Trafalgar could | gain equal knowledge of procedure by attending coun- cil meetings which are open to the public. Armed with the routine the individual's abilities could then have full play to improve debates which, too often, are not sufficiently heated on the part of the members who are "Passing from chain to chair." The Township elections were the result of courage and determination shown by one man. Mr. Cumberland might have bowed to the pressure exerted on him which the Journal reported Dec. 4, if he had not believed, as this paper believes, that acceptance of responsibilities § for service to others is a worthwhile thing. | Oakville's second nomination meeting produced four | contenders for the one vacant seat. Of the four running, 24 ~ one is a man who previously had been nominated for mayor. He withdrew then, now he stands. The Journal found this strange. Enough people felt he would make a good Mayor so that he was nominated, and in last year's mayoralty race he was only defeated by 96 votes. In an interview he has explained his reasons for with- drawl. These confirm the Journal's suspicion that the councils may be engaged in a game of "After you Al- phonse." : While it is understandable why enough men do not come forward to contend for public office in our district if their capacities must serve out time in this way-- it is none the less not a valid excuse that such practices have been permitted to become established. wr We attended the inauguration of the present Oakville council last] year and were among about five members of the public who attended. 2 AT JACK FRASER STORES LIMITED Hundreds from which to choose. 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