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Oakville - Trafalgar Journal Entered. 2nd Class Mail, Ottawa Oakville. Untarlo, Thursd ay, February 9, 1950 20 Pages 5 cents a copy, $2.00 Per Year in Advance ouncil Considers in the hospital site. Board Delegates P| Council In Accord ouncillor Freeman outlined facts for council. The hospit- a unit but as part of a "bun- along with the high school entures. This had brought r discount stated that a hospital might @Onceivably be considered better urity than a school, and pos- bly the hospital bonds, on their n merits, might have been sold par. With regard to the taxes, stated that council was legally in its right in refusing to Ef it was possibly quibbling to ec that the hospital should be tax exempt until it opened doors. eement of Board and Council point, stressing the great effort h had been put forth by the e through their donations ital. "It is not possible to un to build an institution half-a-million - dollars had depended on the $100, voted to it by the people. He conviction that spirit of the people. He cited of children who had carols to raise sums for the tal, and said, "That is the of the citizens. Can't coun- ve us a hand and not knock a Council's Duty le members of council expres- (Continued on Page 4) , | hundred old Board Appeal, Agrees To Forward Full Amount Of Town's Hospital Debenture Council passed four motions Monday night which made ayable to the Memorial hospital the full $100,000 voted to fifhe hospital by the electors of the town. Previously the fown had remitted $96,371.64, being proceeds from the fale of the authorized debentures, less discount, cost of rinting and validification and unpaid 1948 and 1948 taxes lead Vote Argument Chairman of the hospital board James M. Dunwoody, hairman of the finance committee Spencer Fraser, and fl8ther members of the board who comprised the delegation, based their appeal for the payment of the additional sums Out of general revenue on the fact that voters had expres- ed the desire that the full sum be paid to the hospital. Plans Completed For High School's A reunion last week a the gathering, for which several boys and girls are expected. sent to 2500 former pupils of the school, scattered all over Can- ada and the United States. Details of the yet to be arranged. George C. At- kins, secretary-treasurer of the Oakville District High School, has assured union, All ex-students who at- tended the school between 1924 and 1947 are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Maurice Lunau, the former Jessie Thomas, sec- retary of the committee, 192 Col- borne St. East, phone 578R. Par- ents of students of the 1924-47 period who are no longer living in town are asked to forward their addresses to Mrs. Lunau. Other members of the commit- tee are Miss Christine Morton and Miss Marion McNaughton of the high school teaching staff, Mrs. John Maxwell, Mary Sulli- van, Joan Thornton, Larry Cond, Bill Russell, Don Brown and Jack Isard. eves Smash Re Loot Jeweler's ar Window Bars, Showcase Shelves e Street jewelry - store %ime during Tuesday night. entered the store window after in an upper was completely cleaned ~. Bergquist noticed his loss opening the shop in the ewed he was unable to say Bow many articles had been before an inventory could DRESS REHEARSAL Kent Gardens Property Owners Form Assoc. \At a well attended meeting held at the Oakville Armouries on Friday, Feb. 8rd, the property owners of the Kent Gardens Sur- vey voted in favour of forming an association to be known as "The Kent Gardens Ratepayers Assoc, The following officers were elected: President, A. Pople, Vice- President, Lt.-Col. King Mason, Sec.-Treas., Capt. J. Price. Lo- cale and time of further meetings will be announced later. Gala Grad Re-union of ex-students of Oakville High School will be held in the new school building some- time in April. At a meeting held reunion committee was appointed, with Herbert Mer- ry as chairman, to make plans for Invitations are being, program have the committee that the fine new auditorium will be ready and available for the re- covered rink." Appoint New Director EDWARD S. KENNEDY SUCCEEDS BONNEY (Chosen from sixteen appli- cants for the position, Edward S. Kennedy has been appointed Oakville"s new recreation direc- tor, Chairman Fred Turner, of the recreation commission, an- nounced this week, Mr. Kennedy, who succeeds George Bonney to the post, will commence his duties here March 1. Recreational director at Lind- say for the past two years, Mr. Kennedy was for several years athletic director with the Toronto "K" Boys Club. He is a native of Toronto, a graduate of Humber- side CI and has attended every recreational training course and directors conference to be held in Ontario since he first became a director of recreation, He is married, and has one child. Salary for the successor to Mr. Bonney, who resigned in Dec- ember, will be $3,000 a year plus a car allowance, Mr. Turner dis- closed. Lieut-Governor To Officially Open New Hon. Ray Lawson, governor of Ontario will speal at the opening ceremony of th Hospital on February. mier Frost, federal minister of health, an Hon. Russell Kelly, health for Ontario, may also b present. cepted the invitation and invitations to attend the op ening have been sent to the On. ministers, Tom Chisholm, mem. ber of a special charge of. preparations for th opening, informed a meeting of the hospital board of governor: Thursday evening. Lt.-Col. Rev. C. K. Nicoll, minister Knox Presbyterian Church, dedicate the. building. Mr. would be placed on the differen! pieces of equiment for the infor: of will put on a real show," he said. Members of the Women's Auxil: to the many visitors who are ex pected to visit Saturday and Sunday. Jack Russell, of the special committee tion for members of the assn. will begin at 9 p.m. sharp. Intr (Continued on Page 9) Memorial Hospital lieutenant- _|new Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial 14. Pre- Hon. Paul Martin, minister of The lieutenant-governor has ac- to speak, tario premier and the two health committee in the Chisholm said price tags mation of the public. "We hope to iary of the Hospital Association will be on hand to act as guides the hospital on opening night and the following another member in charge, stated the tour of inspec- would begin at 8 pm. Following. the arrival of the lieutenant-gov- ernor at 8.55 the brief ceremony k e d e e f s f 1 W. H. BIGGA Justly Proud t Plans Progress As soon as weather conditions permit, work will start on the building of a fine, up-to-date animal shelter for the Oakville and District Branch of the Hu- mane Society, Herbert Merry, chairman of the building com- mittee, informed the Journal this week. Building plans were shown by Mr. Merry to the president and directors of the society at a meeting last week. The new shelter, which is made necessary by the constantly In- creasing work of the society, will be located in a spacious three- acre lot extending from Maple Turn Enthusiasm A general canvass for funds to build the projected community centre arena in Trafalgar park will get under way about March 15, Kelly New, in charge of the canvass, Tuesday night told a meeting of the town and township organization representatives. Goal will be $100,000 which, with the town's debenture issue for a like amount, would cover the estimat- ed $200,000 cost of the project. Big Canvass Job "We'll need bdtween 200 and 300 canvassers to cover the 15 areas we've outlined" Mr. New told the meeting. "We plan to contact all residents within a five and a half mile radius of Oakville." Fred Turner announced that early plans for the community centre building had been revised in order to spot the 40 x 80 foot recreation hall on the main floor. lo do this, we would drop the ice surface 7 feet under ground level," he stated. Would Serve Many In answer to floor queries, he said 24 hours of free skating time had heen allotted to district children, The arena would have an 85 x 185 ice surface, nine dressing rooms, ample washroom 3 Into Dollars, Implores Blaikie, As Community Centre Arena Drive Announced at large to think in this community centre arena means to every in- dividual. Don't forget, the $5 and $2 bills will loom large in this the public terms of what drive." Worthwhile Investment "A $200,000 investment in the youth of this district is well worthwhile," declared Dr. F. M. Deans. "I wish you could have seen the eyes of the children in the schools when I told them of our plans for artificial ice. It's those youngsters we have to think of, and I feel this is one of the grandest projects we've ever had here The arena is the focal point of an 111/, acre recreational lay- out, and can, operated properly, do much to finance countless oth- er community activities in T falgar park." The centre would be vested In the town of Oakville, chairman J A. M. Bell stated in response to a query. He stated the Dept. of Hd- ucation has "taken stock and realizes the necessity of recrea- tional work among youth." "That's why. govern- mental assistance," he said. "It's we accommodation, and seating cap- acity of 2000, he said. "An addit- ional 2000 chairs and a terrazo floor will permit varied use for summer activities, while the dres- sing rooms could also be used for other sports," he declared. Pays Off Enthusiasm Ross Blaikie, former Oakville resident who recently returned here after living 10 years in St. Cathtarines, maintained the com- mittee's chief task was "finding out how best to turn enthusiasm | into. h." Mr. Blaikie | charge of 'special appeals. | "Everyone I talk to unhesitat- | is in ingly 'agrees the centre would be Cameron a fine thing, so it comes down to (Convener, personalities and people," he said. | Standard-bearer, a trend of the times, and I'm pleased that we are moving along with it." Holds Annual Meet Miss Marion McNaughton re-elected regent of Angela Bruce Chapter, LO.D.E, at the annual meeting in Victoria Hall Tuesday was evening. Other officers elected were: 1st. Vice-Regent, Mrs. Roy Irwin; 2nd. Vice-Regent, Mrs Harley Dunsheath; Secretary, Miss Mary Sullivan; Assistant Secretary, Mrs. H. R. Ostrom; Empire Study Convene Mrs. Hillm Educational Mrs. Carlton Green; Miss Helen "We must believe we can get the | Smith; Shop Convener, Mrs, E. H. money, and go out and get it, Smith; Echoes more pathetic | Dorothy for there is no sight than a group of defected (Mrs. BE. B. Pearce, Secretary, McBain; Miss Councillors, Mrs, Alex kids walking home from a water (Tilley, Mrs. Maurice Lunau, Mrs, Carl Wright, Mrs. Hilmer Lof- "My chief special appeal is to |quist, Mrs. Eyre Davis. Ave, tothe CNR. tracks. The building. will be one storey, of cement block construction. It will contain a large animal room, a food prepardtion room, and an office. There will «also be a gar- age with storage space and three large fenced in animal runs. The building committee has visited shelters in St. Catharines, Guelph and other places to obtain sug- gestions for the Oakville shelter, which will be modern in every de- tail. All persons interested in the work of the Humane Soclety are cordially invited to assist in this project with donations of money. It is hoped to have the new shel- ter completed by May. Trafalgar Memorial Hall Rites Mark Fulfilment Of Dream For Busy Township Reeve A officially come true Friday eve- ning for Trafalgar Reeve W, H. Biggar, when the opening cere- monies at the recently completed hall take place. The reeve has kept this at- tractive building in the forefront long cherished dream will township memorial each year when municipal pro- jects were being discussed, and successful completion of many long months of planning affords him much justifiable satisfaction. Only one detail is yet incom- plete, insofar as Mr. Biggar and his fellow members of council are concerned. "In compiling our hon- our roll of the men of the mun- lcipality tho gave their lives in two world wars, we have had trouble in segregating Oakville and Trafalgar men on the record list available," he explained Tuesday. "As a result, in order that no township man's name be omitted, our honour roll as read Friday night may include sev- eral town names. However, with the help of residents, we hope to have a completely accurate list- ing shortly." Township families whose mem- bers died during World Wars I and IT would assist greatly by forwarding detalls to the muni- cipal office, he stated. Special speaker for the official opening ceremonies will be Rev. W. J. Johnston, pastor of Bglin- ton United Church, Toronto. SET LOCAL -O.H.A. PLAYOFF DATES FEBRUARY 18: Brampton at Milton q LAKESHORES at Weston FEBRUARY 17: Milton at Brampton Weston at LAKESHORES (At Milton, If Ico not avullable here) FEBRUARY 20: mR (If necessary) Brampton at Milton LAKESHORES at Weston District industries must vincing detail as to inconveni customs port here, Flughes Halton, told the annual lunck Industri Council Monday. Seeks Data fact that our industries face ¢ to the absence of a port here when I get details as to inco 80 after the matter again, as minister of customs David Sit Too Many Ports member explained The Onk- ville, Burlington and Acton had lost customs ports in 1935 when the government found than 560 were being operated in Canada. "Britain at that time had only 12 ports, and the U. but 88." he state "It J ed at that time that the uyste would have to be curtailed, and hundreds of ports were closed. Prestige Worries Fred Collie manager | Frederick Harris Music [timated his firm has |average time lag of the time d and good no less m the Co, noted an | 12 days be- | invoice arrive, - days, and can't go on risking loss of prestige by trying to excuse de- livery delays to declared, "There is something drastically wrong with the Hamil- ton port, where we had some 850 separate entries last year." Production Losses B. D. Walt stated delays had led to production losses with his firm, "We never know if our ex- pected shipment will be clearad ful representations can be made for re © |The meeting agi Renew Efforts To Persuade Govt. To Re-open Customs Port Here collaborate to provide con- ence suffered before success- tablishment of a Cleaver, federal member for eon meeting of the Oakville Re Delays "I definitely want to see Oakville become a customs port again, but to date I haven't heen able to establish the sufficient monetary logs due ,"! declared Mr. Cleaver nvenience through delays, I have already assured deputy u I would," through Hamilton, Toronto, Port Credit. Its proving expen- sive when an assembly fob Is held up walting for he sald, or one componen cre have been cases where long customs delays have mennt lows of orders by local firms added H, T. Roden, retiring chufi- man of the council. "It's bad from an, individual standpoint, At Christmas Santa Claus has often been ripped apart customs men before you ef he is Loo. by on know coming." Council Tour Councillor Jim Cooke informed the meeting that town council Is anxious to visit local firms in body, In order that members might become better acquainted with district industrial problems, d to facilitate ry way possib! a such a tour in eve The following directors were elected to serve during 1950: Percy Cowan, Chester A. Bmer- E. J. Farley, Ray Manbert, Gordon Fraser, E. J. Pullen and Stephen Ostrom. A chairman #on, and secretary-treasurer are elect ed from thelr own numbers.