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» 1948 = The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Authorized as Second Class Mail , Ottawa Oakville, Ontario, Th ursday, October 14, 1948 Priestman Comp B. Priestman E--------. -- 7 Absolve Drivers Of All Blame In Bronte Bridge Accident A coroner's jury Tuesday after- Boon returned a verdict of acci- ental death, after hearing con- fiicting evidence concerning the ouble highway fatality on the onte bridge, Sept. 18. No blame bias attached to the drivers of bither of the two vehicles, which rashed head-on at the centre of he bridge on Queen Elizabeth Way. John Rymerski, a passenger in ie eastbound truck driven by Brock Wendover, of Palermo, fied the day following the mis- hop. Charles Adams, a Hemp- tead, N.Y. tourist driving the fvostbound car, was killed in- tantly. Mrs, Adams, who suffered a actured arm and leg, and tes- firicd with those limbs sill in asts, swore her husband's car fas proceeding in the westbound riving lane when the truck sud- enly swerved across the centre fine directly into their path. kville Wendover told the jury Adams flehicle approached directly in front of him, and that he pulled ito the westbound lane to avoid Som collision. ~ Simultaneously, he == lated, Adams pulled his car back lito nis own lane. | Provincial ~~ Constable Bob Janstield, who investigated, plac- i the point of impact five feet, ight inches north of the centre linc of the pavement. baunders To Address Chamber Of Commerce Robert Saunders, chairman of he Ontario Hydro-Electric Power ommission, will be the special Bucst speaker at the October 28th ceting of the Oakville Chamber 'ommerce, to be held in Teen fown. The meeting has been ar- Bnged under the sponsorship of he industrial section of the cham- r, Vice clubs and those interested ih power vited to attend the dinner meet- under wer crisis. Rain Fails To Deter Walkers, and representatives of town conservation have been meeting will be open to be public at 8 pm, when Mr. will discuss the current letes Half Journey A cold, drenching rain which commenced early Monday morn- ing failed to dampen the hiking ardour of the Morning Glory club, 18 of whose members gath- ered bright and early at the corner of University Ave. and Adelaide St. to confmence the an- nual Thanksgiving Day walk to Oakville. Mr. Priestman, however, hadn't expected boundless enthusiasm on the part of the club, which he founded several years ago. He wasn't at the appointed meeting place. "I was at breakfast when one of tife members phoned to say they were ready to start, rain or shine," chucklingly related the veteran walker. "They were set on going through with it, in spite of the pelting rain, as the walk was to mark my 82nd birthday on October 14th. I couldn't let them make the jaunt alone, so I accompanied them in my car as far as Port Credit. By the time the party got that far, they were all drenched." The rain abated at this point, and Mr. Priestman, who has com- pleted 34 of these Toronto-Oak- ville pedal journeys, left his car to set the pace for the last 10- mile stretch. Only nine of the original 18 proved sufficiently hardy to complete the jaunt. Four of these were women, in- cluding Mrs. Christine McKinley, who, at 67, was hiking the dis- tance for the first time. Mrs. Brandt Johnson, 57, completed her 15th trip. George McKinley, a year older than his wife, also finished strong in his first at- tempt, while P. G. Davey record- ed his 20th jaunt. Mr. Priestman, an insurance ex- ecutive, firmly believes there is no exercise to compare with walking, He should know, for he leads the Morning Glory group each Sunday on es" which range from 8 to 15 miles. For the past 19 years, he has worn a pedometer constantly--and the instrument registered slightly over 60,000 miles when he arriv- ed here Monday. He has made his Oakville excursion in all types of weather, and rarely requires more than six to seven hours to negotiate the winding Lakeshore Road route. "I've been walking for for a good many years now," he said. "Don't you think the re- sults speak for themselves?" Banfield Guest On CHUM Sunday Show Arnold Banfield, acting secre- tary of the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial hospital board, will be the special speaker on the CHUM Sunday, 2.45 p.m., hroadcast be- ing aired in conjunction with the "This Is Our Town" series. Mr. Banfield will discuss plans for raising the necessary funds for the new hospital, which is ex- pected to be well under way be- fore winter sets in. He will also describe in detail the facilities which will be available when the modern structure has been com- pleted. Incidentally, time for the regu- lar Thursday programs, which de- velop a distinctly local flavour in that local business men Sponsor a show which features Oakville people and town news, has been switched from 5.30 pm. to 4.35 pm, CHUM is listed at 1050 on your radio dial. As Board public Trafalgar et with school he Linbrook school. "We. atte ' said chairman John Orr. Pe with this school." idded to the school. This ad- ting, ong the lines of the present ar. fitecture. Opening the meeting the chair 0 clarified several points. plained that the board did nof © the idea of taking pupils ou the area to Troe, as was be: done at ent. EOL thing, as he felt "the popu: 4 short time" He said th Discuss Four-Room Addition board residents of Linbrook ea to discuss the addition to are re to get your thoughts on the Ve want to know what you want At the fd of the meeting, a show of nds expressed the wish of those nt that a four-room addition ion, the chairman assured the would be carried out He He stated lat it was his personal opinion Bt a four-room addition was the lon in this area will be doubled Ard was not in fayour of bring- Meets Ratepayers ing children across the Queen Elizabeth Way and that a school would have to be erected north of the highway to accommodate the room addition. Chairman Orr explained -|as it would be later. This, t t after any possible growth. dents. ed to the board for calling e|ed by the Linbrook Ratepayers' s] health residents in Kent survey and |ient. other subdivisions which were| "I firmly believe the commis- planned. sion is doing everything in its Trustee Ken Giles spoke against the large addition, but found no support for his plan of a two- that experience with the Bronte addi- tion had shown the board that adding an extra room when other addition work was being done was not as expensive at the time he felt, was a good reason for mak- ing the addition adequate to look This view found favour with the resi- At the conclusion of the meet- ing, a vote of thanks was extend- the meeting, which had been suggest- Power Saving Ideas Jack Isard dropped in on Friday with a suggestion for power saving in the home. "If all the residents of Oakville would eat their even- ing meal by candlelight," he said, "they'd mot only enjoy their food more, but would conserve a great deal of power. One hour of power saved in each home would amount to a considerable sav- ing and possibly prevent shut offs." He went on to suggest that we might publish any - ideas for conservation which our readers might devise. The Journal felt this was an excellent idea and will adopt it whenever we receive such a suggestion. So, if yoi've figured a way to help during the emergency, why not pass it on to everyone? Drop us a line or visit the office and tell us about it. We're inter- ested and so are our readers. Funeral Services Held For Geo. S. Bullied Funeral services for. George Stanley Bullied were held Tues- day afternoon from the S. S. Russell funeral chapel, with Canon Robert Allen officiating. Inter- ment was in St. Jude's cemetery. Mr. Bullied died October 7 at the Vancouver residence of his daughter, Miss Irene Bullied. He was in his 79th year. A resident of Oakville for more than 40 years, he waS born in Clark Township, near Port Hope. He was for many years engaged in the cartage business. A mem- ber of St. Jude's Anglican church, Mr. Bullied is survived by one son, Arthur, of Oakville, and two daughters, Irene and Virginia, both of Vancouver. His wife pre- deceased him in 1922, while dn- other daughter, Letitia, died in 1943. Schedule Half Hour Cuts If Power Saving Drive Fails Boy Scout Apples The annual Boy Scout apple day will be held on Saturday, Oc. tober 16th. Cubs and Scouts of the local troops will sell their apples on the street and all resi- dents will want to assist by pur- chasing apples. Unlike many of our tag days, the Scouts give the donor something worth having. Also, the purchase of the apples is a down payment on a better future for Canada, for the Scout activities build character in these young citizens for the future. The Scout apple day is a vital fund-raising part of the Scout movement. Yet, you may pur- chase your apple for whatever you wish to pay-- make those ap- Dles expensive, give generously. Juvenile Book Display Features Youth Sunday Dr. D. B. Rogers, of the board of religious education of the Church of England, will be the pecial speaker at Jude's church on Children's Day and Youth Sunday, October 17. Dr. Rogers will speak to parents con- cerning juvenile literature. A display of children's hooks, assembled under the direction of Miss Emily Keeley, may be®seen in the parish hall throughout the day, and will feature books of all types suitable for children from two to 14 years of age. "The idea prompting the display was to ac- quaint people with the fact that good books are available for youth," Rev. Fred Jackson stated yesterday. Seek To Amalgamate Township Groups, Committee Named Decision to discard affiliation with Toronto township was ar- rived at during the annual meet- ing of the United Lakeshore Townships' Protective association, held Monday night in Linbrook school. J. E. Hammell presided. The association, which has been inactive for some years, ap- pointed a committee to meet with executives of the Linbrook Prop- erty Owners' association to con- sider forming a joint body in the interests of the community. The same committee, which Heavy rains in the Gatineau area over the week-end failed to alter the over-all picture of On- tario's critical power shortage, as sketched yesterday by Robert Saunders, H.EP.C. chairman, in commenting on the fact some municipalities anticipate reduc- tion in cut-offs this week. The downpour, which petered out on Tuesday before it could do much in relieving the water shortage, was lightest in the Ottawa valley watershed. "There isn't a chance in the world that the situation will get better, and the best we can hope for now is that it won't get worse," Mr. Saunders stated. "If there are fewer cut-off in some localities, it will be because resi- dents have buckled down to ef- fecting notable power savings. No Cut-offs Yet Oakville _ domestic sumers are rallying to the sup- port of the industrial-commercial saving program seems indicated by the fact that, up to yesterday, Oakville Water and Light com- mission has not found it essential to pull switches. In comparison to such neighbouring centres as Burlington, Bronte and Port Credit, as well as Trafalgar town- ship, where cut-offs of varying duration have been regular oc- currences for several days, town. residents have to date been singu- larly fortunate. But, commission officials warn, householders must not only maintain their current pace, but institute further sav- ings if this early record is to con- tinue unbroken as the days grow shorter. That con- Announce Plans If power cut-offs become nec- essary through failure to remain within the present quota, they will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 12 noon, and between 4.30 pm. and 5 pm, R. L. Barlow, manager, yesterday. While Mr. Barlow did Stress the prefixed "if," he also made it clear that the frequency and duration of cuts would de- pend ly on kilowatt hour consumption. In making a E. Berkovitz, A. S. Auld and T. Giles, was instructed to contact the Trafalgar Power commission to ascertain what saving is be- ing affected by the 9 to 10 p.m. cut-offs, and to discover if any other hour might be more conven- power to keep within the quota of electricity and still retain the good will of the residents," Reeve W. H. Biggar told the meeting. Ryland New suggested that, should a joint association be form- ed, the name Trafalgar Property Owners' association be used. It was decided to hold a general meeting on or before Nov. 15th. Monty Macrae paid tribute to Mr, Hammell for the work and expense he had been put to in preventing oil pollution of the waters of Lake Ontario. "My boat, which has a white hull, of- fered ample evidence for some time as to the filth of the water," , association. Mr, Macrae said. "Since Mr. Ham- mell commenced work on the mat- ter, conditions have been greatly he was rei fact that has been emphasized i the commission ever since the crisis developed--that the answer to the nuisance cut-off problem lies fairly and squarely in the lap of the consumer. Should cut-offs become neces- sary, these districts will be af- fected: District No. 1--Bounded by the C.N.R. main line on the north, west side of Sixteen Mile Creek on the east, town limits on the west and Rebecca St. on the south; District No. 2--Bounded by Pine St. on the north, town limits on the east, Lake Ontario on the south, and Dundas St. on the west. Trafalgar on Line Township consumption was down "close to the line" Tuesday for the first time in a week, Commission Manager Harvey Phillip announced. "But staying close to our 8200 kilowatt-hour daily quota has only been accom- plished by the cut-offs," he stated. "Consumers must do better if further cut-offs are i» be pre- 6 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance. Cumberland T "T am pleased to announce that Mr. R. C. A. Cumberland has con- | sented to act as campaign man- | funds for the hospital" said J. M. Dunwoody, chairman Memorial Hospital board on Wednesday. night. 'Mr. Cumberland will de- vote his full time to the project for at least the next six weeks." 11th, he stated. He expressed his confidence that the manager would have the co- operation of all service clubs, Wo- men's organizations, groups and private citizens in aking the drive a success. "Mr. Cumberland is well known in the district. He is a member of the Trafalgar Township council, the district planning board, and takes a keen interest in civic affairs, such as the Chamber of Com- merce. The hoard feels fortunate to have a man of Mr. Cumber- land's abilities assume this vital post in the organization, and we wish to express our appreciation to him for the personal sacrifice ager for the coming drive for | The campaign would open Nov. | church | o Supervise ~ Memorial Hospital Drive R. C. A. Cumberland he is making to assume this re- sponsibility." R. C. A. (Rusty) Cumberland assumes his new duties immedi- ately. When interviewed, he ex- pressed his opinion that the drive could not help but be an out- standing success. 'I am sure all residents of the district will feel as I do, that a hospital is vitally needed. This will mean an over- whelmingly favourable vote and a campaign which should exceed the objective. I realize I am assum- ing a big job, but-with the co- operation that I know I will re- ceive from everyone, I have no doubt that we shall be success- ful" Outlining the growth of popula- tion in the area, he stated that the 50-bed hospital would be ready for use by the end of next summer. "We have already re- ceived the Dominion and Provin- cial authorization for the grants of $1,000 per bed. With the town and township debentures, the funds from the Special Names, and the money from the general campaign we can build our hos- pital" He stated that the slogan for the campaign was '"Work- Vote-Give for Your Hospital." Mr. Dunwoody also announced the appointment of Mr. Bolton Reade as honorary treasurer of campaign funds. Mr. Spencer Drssers appointment as finance rman for the drive had been on public previously. Prices Keep Soarin 1 g, Diet Next, Unhappy Journal Researcher Finds Although a check on prices quoted by local fresh vege- table dispensers disclosed that garden produce has tapered off to as reasonable figures as any listed in recent years, prices on other staple commodities continue at a. level which has long since become the despair of thrifty, budget- minded folk., This, at any rate, was the inevitable conclusion drawn by town chatelaines as they sought produce for their Thanks- giving repast. And for this year in particular, thankfulness on the part of the busy groups of house- wives who thronged main street stores was confined to realization of the fact that they could still purchase, for a price, many items their British counterparts cannot obtain at any price. While many reasons for the rocketing skyward glide of food costs are put forward by econom- ists--whose detailed explanations for the most part only serve fur- ther to confuse the average man, who is, after all, struggling to make twice as big a pay cheque go three times as far as it did back about 1933-34--the fact re- mains that staples first commenc- ed easing upward at that time. Take butter, for instance. If, that is, you can still afford to take butter while parliament continues to skilfully skirt the margarine issue. In February of 1983, fine creamery butter was available at 19 cents per pound, yet by the following March the price had jumped to 33 cents. Last Friday, most Colborne St. grocers quoted these yellow pats of edible gold at 74 to 76 cents per pound. And beef! While prices have steadied somewhat, they still haven't found an acceptable sub- stitute for the other members of the dairy cow's family. Porter- house, sirloin and wing steaks, and roasts can be had at "about 75 cents" per pound, 'butcHers re- vealed with somewhat forced smiles, Back in '33, the best sir- loin at 15 cents scaled down to lowly hamburger meat at 8 cents --although in 1934 these same prices had hiked up to just exact- ly 'double. Other comparisons make equal- ly interesting, if equally sadden- ing reading. Tea was 19 and 45 cents per pound for 1933 and 1924, respectively. Nowadays they specialize in half-pound packets, at 50 to 53 cents average, Even matches cost more, although they fool you at first. Three large boxes still cost a quarter, as they did 15 years ago. But here's the tub. In those days, there were 400 in a box. Nowadays, there are only 300. improved." vented." Here are some other items: Postpone Pistol Shoot Rain forced cancellation of the scheduled Thanksgiving Day. shoot on the new range of the Oakville Revolver club, much to the chagrin of many interested spectators who were anticipating: the exhibition. The club execu- tive is busy preparing plans to hold the match at a later date, and urges those who turned out to watch for a further announce- ment. Golf Club Field Day The ladies' section of the Oak- ville Golf club held the closing: meeting of the season on Friday, October 8th. The president, Mrs, F. Stott, entertained at a dessert luncheon. Mrs. Lloyd-Jones ar- ranged an afternoon bridge. The prize donated by Mrs, Lloyd-Jones was won by Mrs. Banfield. Tea was served. During the winter, the ladies have decided to hold a series of afternoon bridges. The first will be held at the residence of Mrs. H. C. Hindmarsh early in Novem- ber. On this occasion the ringer and jingle prizes for the past sea- son will be awarded. A bowling league, under the convenorship of Mrs. D. Y. Patrick, is also being organized, Eggs--1933, 25 cents per dozen; now--173 to 76 cents; bread--1933, large loaf, 6 cents; large loaf, 14 cents. cents then, has become 53 cents per large tin. Pork and beans-- then a nickel a tin, now retail at two tins for 27 cents. Sugar-- only 49 cents for 10 pounds then, but now it costs 86 cents for the same amount, That was enough for The Jour- nal "researcher who, incidentally, got his past figures from a list- ing prepared by Toronto retailers for reli authorities, This par- ticular research is still able to recall those good old days, and he just couldn't bring himself to press his enquiries any further. He knows it fsn't the grocers' fault. In fact, he fsn't blaming anyone in particular, But he learned enough in one 80- minute sojourn in the food mark- eting world to dispel any lingering doubts he may have had that eating is today's most expensive habit. And, as he prepares to direct his next research toward dieting, he finds one ray of light in the fact that he has to emw the money. He'll be happy to let the housewife do the stretching, with his heartfelt sympathy.