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Vol. 3, No. 21 Entered, 2nd Class Mail, Ottawa Junior C. of C. Sparks Industrial Safety Drive Seeking to foster a greater in-e--. terest in accident Prevention throughout the district, the ac- NEW HIGH IN Oakville, Ontario, Apri] 13, 1950 New Auditorium Solves Drama, Rally Problems Although carpenters and paint- ers still face many hours of la- bor before the new auditorium is ready for the official opening of tive Oakville-Trafalgar Junior Chamber of Commerce is spon. soring "No Accident Week" for the benefit of employers and lgar high meer ie s0 LIONS. GOAL Th dent week" is scheduled for thell on hobbyists, from adulte community 83 a whole will find Weel commencing April 16, im. 2 much over which to become en- fnediately preceding the annual| 90Wn to youngsters of 8 years of thusiastic when this far from onvention of the Industrial Ac-|2ge, Will have more than 160 Miniature "theatre" is eventually ident Prevention assns, J. w.|classes open to their exhibits in completed. This, at any rate, is 'otherspoon, Junior Chamber | the annual hobby show sponsor- the conclusion promptly arrived committee chairman, announced | ed by the Lions Club of Oakville. at by a Journal reporter this this week. The show will be held in Victor. ! week, following a tour of the ia hall on Friday "The executive of the Junior and Saturday, amber think that it is vitally portant to bring the necessity If accident prevention to the at. ention of factory employees as fill as supervisors and top man. ement, hence our interest in] Mr. Wotherspoon de- have been assured of operation from the manage- ment of TAPA. and the execu qe of the Oakville-Trafalgar ustries Council has assured us its support with this endeav- fhe Chamber has (lined up an flensive program for "No acei- series will be ributed, while films, project- and operator will be available a show accident prevention to Mployees, and a time table is Bfne set up which will suit an se Who wish to see them. A Prize is being offered for the "No Accident Week" slogan, all employees of town and ship industry are eligible to Tr, §It is our intention to encour- May 5 and 6, The adult division, open to hob- byists over 18, will have classes for collections, natural history, tography, domestic horticulture. In the teen-age and children's divisions, just about every leisure hour pursuit is list. ed, and collections of any king are 'especially sought by the com- mittee in charge. handicraft, Nine divisions specifically tabbed include scrap books, stamps, advertising blot. ters, book match covers, paper serviettes, historical souvenirs, coins, and trade marks and la. of collections bels. There'll also be classes for | relief maps, insects, rock speci- mens, diamond socks, baking Powder biscuits, costume jewel. lery, homemade radios, linoleum block printing, stuffed toys, and an almost endless variety of other work. If you tend toward terrariums--or is it terraria-- even that item may be entered in the show. Yes, it's a widely varied exhib- ition. that. will have much of in- terest to offer to" both exhibitor and visitor alike. This year, the committee will pin a Lion exhib- itors badge on each hobbyist Whose work is in the show, en- "| abling spectators to readily spot spring dinner ng will be held April 28 entrants. Lions in charge of arrange- ments are Walter Adamson, Fred Brown, Joe Anderson, Jack Car- ter, Sheff Stirtan, Dan Tremblay, Albert Wileox and Fred Taylor. ihbrook Pupils Warble Way To Trafalgar Music Festival Honors 8ir 10 musical victories sur-®: ig even their commendable I win record of 1949, pupils public school once Talking Turkey Ever see your Thanksgiving -[ dinner in mid-April? That's just of the Halton Music Fes- lost Wednesday. Final com- ls, will be held at Milton second rs school a | No. 16 with Y were Maple and Palermg, Pine- Line and Boyne, With n each. \ Outstanding feature of the in the opinion of adjud- eorge Smalle, of Brant- tute of the Blind, was of competing school in the township Mr. Smale' lauded interést and fine of the youthful He particularly led teachers Sanderson, ge and Harris, who con- ing ship ts. 0 pupils took part in and 125 were duet and trio Sniders and Union tied T awards in choir class- Linbrook second, while finishings two d of Gitta Dinka, Lin- Laverne Near, Snid- | were tied for second winners included Jan- 8, Gitta Dinka, Warren what you can do this coming Saturday, down .at the Chestnut Poultry Ranch, on Lakeshore Hy. East. It's quite a sight, these 1,500 stripling turks anywhere from a few days to five weeks old, strut- ting about with all the confidence of their grizzled gobler elders. Well, almost all the confidence if you make allowance for the occasional minor bucking of still slightly unsteady legs that still have a long way to go before reaching drumstick proportions. Youngsters who visited the ranch last week-end and their elders, too--got quite a kick out of the poults. Requesting that all visitors wear rubbers, turkey fancier Harry MacKendrick explains that feet must be wiped with a chem- ical disinfectant before touring the poultry houses. Mr. MacKen- drick, of course, will be on hand to answer any and all queries as to how quality birds are raised. elf sa Saiidabng) Taylor, Walter Hendershot, Deb- by Graydon, Gordon Howden, Ann Thomson, and Mary Rim- stead. Gold, silver and bronze medals will go to the winners of solo events in the Milton final festi- val, with cups and shields being awarded to winning choirs. The festivals are sponsored by the Halton county music committee, of which Kenneth Giles is chalr- man and Mrs. R. A. Hopkins is secretary. needlework, pho- now looks after management detail for the McKay leans contentedly on the Journal o alwart backfielder of Oakville's football Braves, certificate that will iti ign is burly by Teddy Morris, former Scullers. Behind Morris, flice counter as assure him a George "Bun" mid-summer Cook, Brave Argo coach who Braye coach Bob he watches his proteges grab at an opportunity to step up into topflight Canadian grid competition. Brave Stars Sign For Tryout With Argonauts Convincing, testimony as to the calibre of rugby developed by Rotary Easter Fund Eggs Hatching People of Oakville and dis- trict have contributed approx- imately $1300 to date to the Oakville Rotary Club's Easter Seal campaign in aid of the Ontarlo Society for Crippled Children. H. G. McKillop, treas- urer of the campaign, stated that at the emd of last week donations had reached a total of $1290.75. + ~~ - "Contributions will be coming in for some weeks yet," said Mr. McKillop. "We expect that when they are all in they will equal last year's total" George Doty is chairman of the cam- paign, Scribe Dazzled As Gals Threaten Male Marbles Supremacy While many a school hoy of two or three decades' ago will stoutly maintain that the kids of today just don't know from noth- Ing when it comes to shooting the age-old game of marbles, they couldn't prove their point by a Journal reporter who drop- Ped around Monday afternoon to watch the recreation commiss- ion's holiday marble tourney. In fact, the impressed reporter in question was quick to agree with recreational director Ted Ken- nedy that our modern young al- ley-flippers are dibsy doodlers Who could make any skeptical Dad sit back and take notice, be it long shot, thumb-the-agate, or (Continued on Page 10) Mark 25th Birthday Tuesday, April 24, will be a big night for Oakville Rotarians, It will be the club's annual charter night, but it will have an added significance, marking as it does the club's 25th anniversary. Oak- ville Rotary Club was first form- ed in 1925, receiving its charter in June. First president was the late W. Alec Chisholm. The club's membership was small then, and it used to meet in the Masonic Hall. Later it held its meetings in the Oakville Inn, now River- side Lodge. Some two or three years ago, due to greatly increas- ed membership, the club moved to Victoria Hall for its weekly dinner meetings. Among the many community projects spon- sored by the Rotary Club was the management of Victoria Hall, and the establishment of Teen Town in the building. T. St. Clair Low is the present president. A special program for charter night is being planned under the sup- ervision of Rotarians Hunter Reid and Max Leggatt. ville's plucky inter, Cook, stocky, hard driving lineman. last week by George ck, and George "Bun" Inking of Argo certificates Thursday morning. in the Journal office Warts of a thorough, all-expenses-paid trial with the powerful Big Four grid machine, they were assured by Teddy Morris, who has this season taken over - the Double Blue managerial reigns from Earl Selkirk. Like Chances Morris, himself a topflight plunger a couple of of decades ago and more recently the driv- ing force behind A Argo squads that battled to two Canadian tit- les, thinks highly of the ehances Of the local youngsters. "They both have nice, sturdy builds, they're the right age, they have plenty of natural ability," he de- clared. "With a willingness to buckle down to hard training and pick up the fine points of the game from John Clare, who is de- finitely an outstanding worker with grid prospects, I think they stand a fine chance of making the grade." Morris was tipped on Watson and Cook by Bob McKay, whose patient coaching 'and field dir- ection from the quaterback post have done So much these past two autumns, to transform the Braves from a band of eager no- vices into a hard hitting, well- drilled squad. "Bob played for me a few years back, ahd when he told me these kids had the stuff, I knew they were worth investi gating," | he told the Journal. "Actually, T've only signed three other prospects so far, possibilities, or I wouldn't be out here." McKay Signs, Too He also announced that Me- Kay, who also had a season with Hamilton Wild Cats, is returning to the Argo fold. "Bob was a val- uable man to have around when he was with us before, and I'm glad to see him decide to come back with us" sald Teddy, "I (Continued on Page 6) Forecast Public School Building Program Soon Expected enrolment of some 70 new pupils in town schools next September is posing a knot- ty problem for the public school board. "Our Westwood addition won't be ready by that time, so beh to o building with Principal Ww. S. Blake, To say that Stan Blake is en- thusiastic over the much Improv- ed facilities now at his disposal Would be something like saying that Yehudi Menuhin is a fair fiddler. In the first place, Mr. Blake is one of the most enthus- lastic individuals this reporter has ever encountered. And in the second place, even a schoolmas- ter right out of a Dickens novel couldn't help but get all hot up over this school as it will be in a few weeks time, In previous articles in this ser- ies, the Journal has dealf with rooms and equipment from which only the student and teacher will derive benefit. But with the aud- itorium, it is pleasant to report that the situation Is somewhat different, in that the general pub- lic, through its membership in responsible town organizations, will enjoy the possibilities for dramatic presentation, meetings, dances and recreation it will of fer. "The board has pointed a committee, consisting Of Charman Frank Sullivan, Secretary George Atkins and my- self, to deal with applications for the use of the auditorium," Mr. Blake explained that the committee intends to make sure that the facilities are used with reasonable care, and that out- side use doesn't Interfere with the' scholastic program in any way. But there will be many evenings when it fs available for already ap- it us t start arranging for this increas- ed accommodation immediately," Chairman Allan Weatherstone told the board at Tuesday's meet- Ing. "It is possible that we may be able to secure the two-class. room temporary accommodation we will require in the high school." The chairman reported plans and specifications for the West- wood project would be ready in a few days time, and that tenders had been asked on a heating unit for the 5-room addition, Trustees Stewart Wark and W. B. Shipley moved that the board 'accept the school site pro- vided in the subdivision plan of the Forster survey. "In my opin- fon, further building fs in pros- pect for us in the very near fu- ture," declared Mr. Shipley. The dept. of education will make no grants In future toward repairs to public schools, the hoard was Informed In a letter from Inspector L. L. Skuce, In- stead a grant of $16 per pupll toward operating costs of schools will be made, together with a percentage grant toward payment of salaries, it was learned. Albert Johnson was appointed to complete the unexpired term of the late Trustee Richard Rich- ardson. Name Garner Cricket Prexy, Announce Bermuda Plans Visit Sam Garner was elected pres- ident of the Oakville Cricket Club when the annual election of officers was held Monday eve- ning. Others for 1950 were as follows: Vice-Presidents, Frank Taylor, Norman Wells; Captain, Christopher Armstrong; Vice-Captain, Kelly New; Treas- urer, Hamilton Smith; Secretary chosen H. W. (Bert) Boorer; Selection Committee, Norman Wells, Den- nis Walter, H. W. Borer, Anyone wishing to join the club Is requested to get in touch with one of the officers, Practices will start in about a month's time, The highlight of the coming sea- son will be the visit of the Ber- muda Cricket Club, which will munity projects," How is this largest of the school's rooms, . ocoupying the greater part of the south wing, laid out? Well, its just about the same size as the average small town theatre. The board esti- mates the big floor and spacious gallery will accommodate more than 600 people for plays and (Continued on Page 9) Board Discuss Plans For H.S. Opening Batimates of Oakville-Trafa)- Bar High School District Board of $149,387.27 for the year 1950 were approved by the board at Its regular meeting Tuesday eve- ning. Of this sum $81,541,80 will be paid by Oakville and Trafal- gar taxpayers, the remainder being paid by the province in the form of grants, Onkville's share Is $32,616.72, and rafalgur's share $48,025.08. The estimates were presented by Trustee J, A, Caulder, Sr, chalrman of the finance committee. Mr, Caulder stated that debenturs payments of $35,000 will be pald during the year. The board should finish next year with a surplus of $10,000 he predicted, T. A. Blakelock, chalrman of the bullding committes, and D, Pope, chairman of the property committee, were authorized to call for tenders for the erection of an agricultural building to be built on the school property. It will be used to house hens, and for various activities of the ng- riculture class, A contract will be let for the placing of gravel on a portion of the yard at the rear of the school, and $200 will be spent on shrubbery for the front yard. A new flagpole and flag will be purchased, Plans were discussed for the formal opening of the new build- Ing on May 23. It was decided to play an exhibition match with the local cricketers at Appleby College, Invite the Lieutenant-Governor and prime minister of Ontario, | the warden of Halton county