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Thursday, January 26, 195) Page 4 The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadi Weekly Newspapers Association Pliblished Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont., by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 86-A Colborne St. E. (Next to Post Office) S. Casey Wood, Jr, Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Bill Cotton, Hditorial Assistant Phone 1298 In Perpetuity On February 14th our hospital will be officially opened. No more inspiring event for Oakville and Trafalgar can be thought of at this time. The hos- pital is badly needed. Its healing services will be in- valuable in these days of crowded city hospitals. Within a few months it will, we are confident, be in use to the major part of its capacity. All of this is an achievement of which the peo- ple of this district should be, and are undoubtedly proud. It is.their community spirit and unselfishness which has made it possible--for in the final analy- sis, despite government grants--Provincial, Federal and Municipal--it is the hard earned dollars of the small and large subscriber which has made the build- ing possible. But a hospital, onee opened, does not stand still. It goes ahead or backwards depending on the sup- port and enthusiasm which the people show toward it. The Women's Auxiliary is an example of how community service and unselfishness will make of the Memorial hospital an active and progressing centre in the community. The auxiliary's work will add greatly to the original service which it was hop- ed the hospital might render. And there will be oth- er ways in which people and groups will assist to 'make the benefits of the hospital wider and wider in effect. One way that individuals can assist in this en- Jargement of the services that can be offered to the people of this district is by way of endowment funds. 'An endowment is a sum of money, quite-often left as a term of a will, but also given while the donor is alive, which is entrusted to the hospital to hold forever. Endowments are invested in specified securities that meet the requirements for trust funds; the in- terest on such sums being available to the hospital management for general purposes; or if the donor so desires, for specific use . . . such as the mainten- ance of individual, or groups of beds. 3 The sums can also be specified for use to assist in bridging the gap between sums paid by the gov- ernment for care of the poor and actual cost. It should he remembered that the Memorial hospital will be for indigent patients as well as those capable of paying their way. No one will be turned away from the doors of your hospital because of lack of funds, provided they come from the districts which placed the hospital ready for occupancy. It is in this field, as a supplement to funds for treatment of the poor, that endowment funds can most help a hospit- al. No doubt many residents already have thought of their hospital in their wills. Some are surely plan- ning endowments as memorials to the memory of their loved ones. But it will certainly be adding to the possibilities of the hospital when an individual makes arrangements to place in the hands of the hospital endowment funds to provide income for a widening of its scope. Generosity is one of the finest individual traits. We see evidence every day of public spirited citizens who have taken steps to see that their particular in- terest in service to less well off humanity is cared for after they are gone. The Sick Children's hospital 'benefited the other day from just such thoughtful ness and awareness of need of others on the part of a former resident. We would suggest to all residents that possibly they may see their way to become interested in the Memorial hospital, in the same way as this resident saw the need for assistance to the Children's medi- cal centre of this province. A wonderful example has been set all who live here . . . let us therefore, to the limit of our ability, remember the Memorial hospit- J. 9: | Trafalgar Tales BY BESSIE CAIRNS WHAT PRICE EDUCATION ? I regret I was unable to attend the meeting at Bronte when the school board met the ratepayers and as yet I haven't had any re- port on the outcome. I can well imagine Mr, Sargent holding forth in his rugged and contro- versial manner and though he and I might differ on many issues on the one of teachers' salaries I'd back him' 100 percent. Have you ever played that game where someone says sweet and the immediate response should be sour? To me the res- ponse to ignorance is education and only through an educational system that improves and chang- es with the times can we meet the challenge . of world conditions. China, India and other Asiatic countries will never rise ahove their present sorry plight until they overcome the ignorance of the masses and no country real- izes this better than Russia which is 759 illiterate. If Russia is smart enough to communize and educate the - 400,000,000 Chinese, the cost of teachers' salaries among our 12,000,000 inhabitants is going to be pretty small po- tatoes compared to the cost of defending the frontiers of our dominion. Now let us get back to the Trafalgar School area. In dollars and cents how much should we pay our teachers? My husband and I have been doing a little building lately and I found we had to pay carpenters $1.50 an hour, plus unemployment in- surance and 10 percent to the contractor. At that rate the car- penter received $66.00 per week or better than $3300 a year plus a chance to earn a little extra on the side by helping out some of his neighbours who were doing their own building. Electricians, I love my home, and I'm an ex- pert in all matters concerning it. What is more important, I am sensitive and thin-skinned, suffer greatly from fancied slights, crave change and adventure. I'm apt to worry and be nervous, even fretful. But I'm tenacious and loyal, once my affections are fix- ed. This, at any rate, is the con- sidered opinion of Evangeline Adams. And she should know. For three decades plus a few odd semesters, I've been totally unaware of these salient features in my makeup. But now, as I ap- proach that golden age when life is said to begin, I am finally able to take a good look at myself. I know just what T'll have to cope with during my -declinig years. And I owe it all to Evangeline; La Adams, as most everybody knows, holds the same place in the field of astrology that Emily Post occupies in the realm of et- iquette. She's the Houdini of the horoscopes, the Socrates of the stars, and a veritable Pasteur where the planets are concern- ed. So when Evangeline catalog- ues 'me as a Cancer person, and sets out my various attributes, I figure I should rely on her analy- sis. For instance, when she insists that by instinct I treasure heir- looms and esteem pedigrees, T feel I really should start that long postponed antique collection and settle down to research on my family tree. Or at least purchase a $1,500, six-named Dalmation. And when she firmly informs me that Cancer folks have a natural gift for culinary pursuits, I just can't help but feel I should learn to cook. It's going to keep me pretty busy, what with earning a living and all. But who am I to argue 'with Evangeline? PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN very confusing though. Because, in browsing through Evangeline's classic, "Astrology for Everyone," I find that I have more than just one slight touch of Venus to con- tend with. Actually, Venus and the Moon dominate my life. I find this fact rather Cancerites like me in the choice of a profession. And here I've put in all these years under the false impression that I was enjoying newspaper work, when all the time I should have been lending my meagre talents to such crafts as pastry cookery, the manufact- ure of toilet accessories or wo- men's clothing, or perhaps mer- chant shipping. Evangeline also maintains that I have all the fun- damental equipment to become a successful sailor, poet, actor, mu- sician, or dealer in liquids. Granting that she may have something when she suggests this last interesting profession, I can't help but wonder if she isn't foc- using just a mite off the beam in her star gazing on behalf of this particular Crab person. Some- how, I become a little skeptical when Evangeline goes on to say I have a natural gift for chemis- try. But she does ring a bell when she opines, in the next breath, that I'm tops in any activities connected with food, and_she kindly adds a friendly warning that I should guard against gas- tric disturbances. All in all, I found Evangeline's theories very intriguing, if baf- ling. But I can't say I'm thank- ful to the stars that had me born under the sign of the Crab, Why couldn't T have been a Leo, or perhaps a Taurus. Taurus, you know, is the bull. It sure is, isn't it? Zodiacally Yours, I'm afraid it's all going to be BILL COTTON alarming. You|; see, both these planets influence bricklayers, plumbers, tile and floor men come higher and be- sides their pay they also get a chance to make on materials. Hard as it has been on my pock- et book I don't begrudge anyone a living. Do we expect our teach- ers to live at a lower standard than our constructional workers? Evidently the answer is yes. Are they less important members of society? Once again judging by deeds not words the answer must be in the affirmative. I do not believe for one minute that schools should be outmoded fire-traps but bricks and stones, lighting and modern are not i for good teachers yet the teachers run against the brick wall of ad- ded educational costs every time the mention is made of higher salaries. I know a teacher right in this area and judging from her personality and love of children I am sure she's a good one, who would willingly teach in Trafal- gar but who cannot afford to take the salary cut it would involve. 'We claim to believe teachers should lead a full life yet how can they when their salaries bind them to four walls of a class-room by day and a back attic room by night. With the Journal moving to larger and more costly quarters the editor is likely going to say, '"T'd better stop that woman be- fore she shoves up my thxes." If he doesn't there will be more on the subject of education next, it s one I feel I know a little about and one that I feel concerns every member of the community. elaborate Busy Library Year Another indication of the re. markable growth of the tow, during 1949 is contained in the annual report, to 'the Oakvie Library Board, of Librarian My Blspeth Young. Some 573 ney members registered as library borrowers during the year, an average of 48 per month, With a book stock of 6300 vo. umes, 36,332 books went int, Oakville homes--8130 more thay in 1948. During the year 541 tit. les were added to the shelves 398 for adults and 143 for chil. ren. Mrs. Young's report clearly in. dicates that she feels the present resources of the library are being used to an almost maximum de. gree. --_-- A Complete Investment Service BONDS STOCKS on all' Exchanges MACRAE AND COMPANY Investment Dealers 80 King St. W.--Toronto PHONE: EL 3374 Phone 94 When Your Doctor Prescribes ... . . . 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When estimate time comes we feel that council should give consideration to including drinking fountains for the main street among the things they'd like to have done in 1950. ERE Ice for a day! That would make a good theme song for Oakville. But it will all be changed next year, when the Com- munity Centre Arena takes up the winter sport and recreation program for Oakville . . . without benefit of weatherman in- terference. This all adds up to real satisfaction in driving comfort as well as economical reliable transportation and it is my intention to purchase one of the.newer models when available. . Yours sincerely, (NAME ON REQUEST) Sales Department A convincing reason why . . . Too Busy To Get Ready for a Party? | | THEN LET US QUOTE ON YOUR NEEDS : Y ou FANCY CAKES, COOKIES & SANDWICHES ab | HOR'S D'EUVRES Should investigate the tists a ENGLISH FORDS Stirling-Dynes ° COLBORNE ST. Showers, Parties, Weddings, Special Occasions FREE DELIVERY F. 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