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THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR. JOURNAL The Dakville- Trafaloar Journal Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, (Ont. by Oakville - Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. Colborne St, E. (Next Post Office) Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager S. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Phone 1298 ' THE CONSTANT PROMISE The date of Easter, when spring arrives through- out the world, has found war clouds often troubling mankind at a time when the renewed pledge of the soul's immorality is most strongly in every Christian heart. The possibility of war looms large and no one among the_forces- of good can answer positively if it is to be or not. But again the constant promise of Baster means more, rather than less. For if mankind were to lose the fact of faith that is celebrated in every Christian church next Sunday then indeed a rapid progression toward the anti-faith would only remain. This year churches should be crowded by those who, in this time of strain, know that by turning to the only power that can ever rile the world they may be assured of receiving renewed faith that we are guided by that Supreme Being toward eventual de- Liverance from any power for evil. THE WHY IS OBVIOUS Life magazine last week editorially suggested im- mediate custom union with Canada, asking who was against it and why. We believe that all "Canadians w ho read' this editorial will immediately discover the "why" when they realize the eventual result would be the absorption of Canada into the United States; thus losing for us our status as a nation in the British Commonwealth, achieved after many difficult years. The editorial states it will be in Canada's best interests to sever the ties of empire, and that England would be the first to agree that our lot is rather with the United States than with the mother country. The Globe and Mail ended their editorial on this matter as follows: "It will be remembered that in 1942 'Life' published an 'open letter to the people.of Eng- land," suggesting that the dissolution of the British Empire would be no calamity, and then hastily swal- lowed its words. We think that 'Life's' editors have gone as badly astray this time as they did then." 'We do not believe the feelings of Canadians could be better stated. SAFETY The order issued by the Board of Transport Com- missioners that a flasher-signal and warning bell be erected at the 8th Line C.N.R. level crossing imme- diately will be a great relief to residents of the district. The request for a signal at this crossing was first made to the railroad about a year ago. Finally the matter had to be appealed to the board, who sent an engineer to investigate. His recommendation was for the signal. At this point the railway appealed for a public hearing, stating they were of the opinion that a signal was not necessary. This action on their part did not seem to be in the best interests of the public. But a representative of the railway has explained that because it is a pub- lically owned company the C.N.R. must have such di- rection from thé board. When it is considered how many requests the C. N.R. must receive for adequate protection at the many level crossings in the system, it would appear such action on their part was reasonable. Trafalgar Tales By Bessie Cairns MY NEIGHBOUR If you don't know my neigh- bour, John Hardy, it is your loss . past 80, but modern enough to go for an oil furnace and Bar- bara Ann's perky hat. I teased him the other night about being a Jack of all trades, having just learned that he once owned a hardware shop. I already knew him as a schoolmaster, theology. student, farmer and--beloved by all the children--as caretaker of Linbrook school; but best of all, he is one of nature's gentlemen with a kind word for all and mal- ice toward none. The Hardys moved to the Lin- brook Road from the present Queen Elizabeth highway 30 years ago, and it was John Hardy who planted the Norway spruce along Linbrook and Morrison. roads, The late Mrs. Hardy gave the road its name because of the linden tree and, brook near the 8th line: The road had previously been call- ed Murphy after Chester Murphy who owned the property. Oh, Such Prices! Mr. Hardy showed me his fath- er's account book which dated back to 1865. Butter 12¢ a pound, flour 1c a pound; eggs 10c a doz- en, beef (from Mr, Hillmer) 10c a pound. On the other side of the ledger: Paid Nellie (the hired girl) her monthly wage, $5.00. Daily workers on the farm re- ceived 50c per day . .. and a 12- hour day at that. Top wage for a hired man, $14 a month. I'm no judge of the good old days, but after listening to Mr. Tru- man's speech the other night, Mr. Hardy said, "I think the future doesn't look too bad." wrx x THE DICTIONARY HABIT Few, indeed, are the homes that do not possess a Bible, a copy of Shakespeare's works and a dictionary, yet in how many homes are they in daily use? Samuel Johnston, the original lexicographer, groped 8 years for words and their meanings and scribbled his definitions with a. quill pen before producing his epic work. His publishers paid him the princely sum of $7,500. Random House has just produced a dictionary with the aid of a large editorial staff supplement- ed by 355 experts, at a cost of $544,000. Meanings have changed. too from the oats of Johnston's day-- a grain which in England is usu- ally fed to horses, but in Scotland supports the people--to a cereal grass cultivated for its edible seed. A five-dollar bill is now Master Chick Starter From your Chick Starter bag must come the entire - livelihood of your chicks. So make sure of feeding a starter that does the job and does it RIGHT. C. H. TOOKE Feed Service OAKVILLE PHONE 402 five bucks, berries, plunks, smackers or simoleons, Get ac- quainted , with your dictionary, and while doing so- don't forget Shakespeare or the Bible. trex s LET'S GO "SPLORING" When I was a little girl my father read to me "Carette of Sark," by John Oxenham. All I recall was that two of the char- acters, an old sailor and a little boy, used to go .'"sploring" over the island after such spoils as plovers' eggs and shell fish. Letter to the Editor March 22, 1948 To the Editor, Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, Oakville, Ontario, Dear Sir: It is not often that I disagree with my good friend, Mr. Biggar, the reeve of the township, but I feel an opinion should be express- ed over the drainage ditch being dug in the marshy ground east of the Morrison Road. Possibly the drainage of the Queen Elizabeth Highway is not as good as it should be, but surely we carry our zeal for lowering our water level too far. No one can dispute the fact that by digging this ditch the agricultural value of the lands adjoining it has been decreased. The reeve, in his column, re- fers to the petition of the Depart- ment of Highways, but apparent- ly the latter department did not consult with the Department of Planning and Development. The following quotations from a pub- lication of the Department of Planning and Development speak for themselves: "The water which is the floods of the spring thaw is a consider- able part of what should be the summers supply, going damag- ingly fast over the surface of the land to the nearest lake in a few wasteful days, instead of percolating steadily into the ground to replenish the vast un- derground reservoir, which is, among other things, the stabilizer of the streams, and which is the most important mass of water in the country." "Surveys are being made in the province to show the actual am- ounts of topsoil thus lost to farm- ers by uncontrolled--and in some cases actually encouraged--rapid movement of water over cultivat- ed land. A land use survey of a typical watershed in southern On- tario shows that 24 per cent of the area had lost one-third to two-thirds of its topsoil" "We have not been willing even to leave marshes as reservoirs; we seem to have had a, perhaps unspoken, slogan: 'If you find a marsh, drain it'; and the result has not always been happy." § Yours very truly, M. F. Auden. Annual Statement Baseball Association REVENUE Donations, $2,007; gate (net), $2,738.79; bus col- lections, $65; sundry, $47.57; to- tal, $4,858.36. EXPENDITURES Grounds, $406.29; travelling and meals, §902,12; printing and advertising, $218.94; salaries (coaches), $1,000; equipment, $1,- 085.13; telephone and telegraphs, $27.27; postage, $3.06; O.B.A.A, $216.01; doctor and hospital, $1 40; Halton County League, $44.50; re- ceipts baseball banquet, $287.09: tea, pictures, $176.0 nu pense, $152.24. Painting - Paperhanging --Glazing --Staining --Sign PHONE OAKVILLE 442-w Writing at Milton. - us do this work for you. OAKVILLE Custom Slaughtering . . Bring your beef, veal or pork to our modern abattoir Save yourself endless hours by letting BACON, HAMS and SHOULDERS CURED and SMOKED aElsley's Frosted Foods Limited . Curing... Smoking PHONE 1214 Morrison Rd., Oakville, DAKVILLE MOTORS Chevrolet and Oldsmobile SALES and SERVICE * Supertest Petroleum * Expert Mechanical Repairs to all makes of cars WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF Chevrolet and Oldsmobile PARTS PHONE 460 Colborne St. East at Reynolds Products Orange Pekoe DELHI TEA . PURE LARD Sliced BACON (Home-made) FIRST GRADE BUTTER 70c Ib Peamealed BACK BACON 69¢c Ib Have You Tried Our PURE PORK SAUSAGES Medium EGGS 45¢ 1/, Ib. 25¢ Ib Grade A Large EGGS ... Fresh HADDOCK ROE .. FRESH HADDOCK FILLETS FRESH COD FILLETS SOLE FILLETS PINK SALMON (sliced) ... RED COHOE SALMON (sliced) 58¢ Ib COD TONGUES Dad and I were city-bred but hand in hand we went "sploring" on every possible occasion. Child- hood memories are not soon eras- ed and mine include trips to the Don Valley in search of early spring flowers, ice-boating on Toronto Bay, bob-sleighing at High Park, . numerous visits to he Museum and Art Gallery, grey- hound races at Sunnyside, swans at Donalda Farm, Oliver Twist at the old Regent Theatre and Mae- terlink's Bluebird at the Royal Alexandra, yes and even indoor polo at the old Eglinton Hunt club. > SPRING TONIC TIME IS HERE Wampole's Phospho-Lecithin Horner's Maltlevol "Scott's Emulsion Allenbury's Haliborange .... Wampole's Extract Cod Liver Oil Clark's Syrup Hypophosphates Celery Nerve Tonic i iis 65c¢ PECK We also carry Beef and Pork OAKVILLE FISH & POULTRY PHONE 30 (We Deliver) 59c & $1.19 85¢, $1.50, $2.75 -- WE DELIVER -- CLARK'S DRUG STORE Next Bank Montreal Phone 248 Feel the urge to do a little "sploring" with my children dur- ing the Easter holidays; as Dad would have said, "Let's go." OAKVILLE ... 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