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Page 4 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, April 13, 195 The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal di Weekly Newspapers Published Every Thursuay Morning in Oakville, Ont., by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 Dunn Street North S. Casey Wood, Jr, Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Bill Cotton, Rditorial Assistant Phone 1298 One More In The Parade This month a campaign for funds for the Can- adian Cancer Society will be conducted. It seems rather unnecssary to bring to anyone's attention the value of such a society--and the importance of sup- porting its work with donations. Unnecessary be- cause, in almost every family, there has been a member of the family who has died from this dread killer. Yet today, more and more, one hears of indiv- iduals--a member of a family who have been saved from the dreadful death of cancer because recog- nition of the presence of the disease came in time. To the Canadian Cancer Society must go much of the credit for such early recognition. The society undertakes a widespread and effective campaign of education concerning cancer, and its early manifes- tations. This campaign has gained impetus until to- day it is a vital factor in the fight to eradicate can- cer entirely. The society also participates in research projects. The aim of such projects, of course, is the discovery of what causes cancer--and the successful completion of one of these will bring such a blessing for mankind that imagination is not strong enough to visualise what it can mean. Your support, through donations, * therefore fights cancer on several fronts. One is through early recognition; the other is through assisting to push back the final barrier of ignorance concerning this horrible disease. In conducting the business of publishing a weekly newspaper, it is forcibly brought to the edi- torial department's attention that there is barely a week that goes by without some worthy cause con- ducting a campaign for funds. i Publicity releases from these organizations flood across our desks. We find that if we try to give each our support, we will end up with these editorial col- umns containing little but suggestions that our read- ers give to this or that charity. As, like our readers, we have not sufficient money for every charity per- sonally, so also, we do not have sufficient editorial space to 'assist every cause. Yet, each is deserving of editorial support--and financial support. We've been devoting considerable thought to this matter, and have reached the conclusion that, editor- ially, we must--as we have in the past--try to appor- tion our available editorial space to those charities which to us appear the most deserving--or the most in need of support. There are, for instance, many national charities that because of their long estab- Jished record of good work, require merely a mention to the public to secure their desired sum. These char- ities have wealthy people who are interested in them, who bank roll the majority of the objective. They. al- so have been at work so long that everyone, either directly or indirectly, has experienced the value that results from such donations. These charities we feel can achieve their local objectives without help. But the new societies--among which is the Can- adian Cancer Society--are not in that fortunate posi- tion. People will not, possibly, think of them automat- jeally when drawing up their list of donations at the first of the year. Possibly, even, they may have con- sidered them and, because of a lack of knowledge of their work, have marked them off the list. A branch of the Canadian Cancer Society is to be organized locally. Then people of this district will be more aware of the effectiveness of the society. But until it is, we think these columns serve their purpose of assisting when they give space to urging our readers to send a donation to the headquarters of the Canadian Cancer Society in Toronto. You will re- ceive a receipt for income tax purposes. You may be the means of saving one life, or many. You can help. Your help is needed, is asked for. Attention, Boss Man! To Donald Gordon, new president of the C.N.R., the shaking in process of taking over his responsib; - ities must be quite a problem. We have no desire to add to these materially, but in justice to our com- muter readers we feel we must bring to his attention the lack of improvement in the rolling stock on the commuter trains between here and Toronto. It is two years ago now that the C.N.R. met with the com- muters, and promised improvement in service and general conditions. g ' Additional service has been provided by stopping a morning train. The platform conditions have been improved so slightly no one could discover what has been done--and the lighting still leaves much to be desired. But so far as the rolling stock is concerned nothing has been done. The coaches that, to all beholders, appear to have been reconditioned after their service at the time of the war of 1812, still continue to carry a large num- ber of the heads of families in the district to Toronto to work each day. They are still wooden coaches which, if there was a wreck, would be demolished entirely. | This paper still contends that the railway is ex- posing itself to possibly being a party. to a wide- spread tragedy in the district by continued use of these coaches. There has been no resulting improve- ments in stock as a result of the meeting with the Toronto officials . . . sO to Donald Gordon if looks as if the problem must go. ; We are confident that the C.N.R.'s new president can secure from the Toronto officials a most full re- port of all that has gone on in this connection. If he will secure the files and look through them, we are confident that he will see the need for some action to be taken. It will be only a few weeks before the trains are bringing exhausted-from-heat commuters home because the coaches stand in the yards all day. Air- conditioned coaches, at least . . . preferably of steel construction. | truction, the sky led to heaven. \U NANNING NNN) | Trafalgar Tales BY BESSIE CAIRNS BE NOT AFRAID Five years ago to-day was 8 red-letter day in my life, for on that day my son was born. My husband and I had already decid- ed on his name . . . we hadn't even picked a name for a pos- sible daughter. Our Ron was so named because his cousin, my oldest brother's only son had been killed in a plane accident over a year before while serving with the R.C.A.F. When young [Ron Sedgwick died, we decided, that if we ever had a son, he 'would bear his cousin's name, in the hope that his life might be a fullfilment of all that Ron, had he lived, might have been. It was April--Germany was ready to capitulate, complete victory was in sight. I believed, with millions of others, that the leaders largely responsible for that victory were capable of planning a world that would never again fall prey to the dev- astation of war. The end of the war to end all wars was in sight. My son had a bright future, he would have the time denied his cousin and because of his cousin was it so assured. New mothers plan so much those first few hours, the sky no longer meant planes carrying death and des- Suddenly I came down to earth. "Bess, did you know Roosevelt was dead?" It was ten o'clock and my husband had just arrived from Guelph. I had no ra- dio in my room and the nurses had been forbidden to break the news to their patients. While I had been rejoicing and planning millions of others had been weep- ing and wondering. I had yet to hear my baby cry but at that moment I heard so plainly a world familiar voice, "The only IT SEEMS TO ME By P. W. Thompson One of the things that distin- guishes the world of today from that of earlier centuries is the atmosphere of uncertainty that prevails everywhere. Life Has never been static, and change has always been at work in hu- man affairs. But in the past the process was relatively slow. Within the past generation or two it has been speeded up a hundredfold. A dazzling succes- sion of new inventions has flood- ed the world, bringing changes in human habits and outlook. A horde of new ideas and theories have arisen to assail and chal- lenge and bewilder the minds of men and women. Never has there been such a universal restless- ness, discontent, such a great general ferment. The many material improve- ments that science has given us have been accompanied by all manner of problems. A state of peace and security for mankind seems hopelessly remote. Econ- omic, political and international problems abound everywhere. The conquest of space by the airplane has brought the various countries of the earth into close touch with each other and led to ser- ious friction. And the tremendous increase in the world's popula- tion, brought about by 'increased medical knowledge and improved sanitation, has led to over-crowd- ing and. resultant problems, such as depletion of natural resources, in many parts of the world. The threat of an atomic war, with thing we have to fear is fear it- self." 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And even if these two possibilities don't come up, you can be abso- lutely positive that houseclean- ing will run over you roughshod anyhow. Yes, sir, even death and taxes aren't any surer than spring PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN housecleaning. The little woman gets that look in her eye, a book on interior decorating on her lap, and a broom in your hand, and from then on, brother, you can expect the worst. When you arent taking down pictures that looked very nice just where they were, you are beating rugs. When you aren't beating rugs youre putting a fresh coat of paint on the bath- room wall where she shower spray stained it so badly. When you get caught up with that, you start moving the baby grand piano from this corner to that to satisfy the swiftly changing whims of your women. Your mother, of course, likes it best in this corner. Her mother is quietly positive that corner is much better. Your wife thinks maybe you should tote it down to the recreation room, but doesn't bother to explain how a shrimp like you can accomplish such a chore. Then your aunts and cousins come up with their own peculiar ideas in furniture arrangement, and you find your- self shoving stuff madly hither and thither until your back mus- cles are doing the Charleston. Then after a short rest, you push it all right back where it was 'before. Most insidious thing about spring housecleaning, though, is how dirty you end up after the house is spotless. Or is it the doc- tor bills you receive two weeks later covering treatments for that poor aching back? Or per- haps the nasty tumble you take when you thankfully collapse in your favourite easy chair, only to find your wife has moved it to the other side of the room? Yes, it's an arduous ordeal which calls for a sturdy physique or the utmost in escapist ingen- uity. Dve tried everything I could think of to save myself taking this annual spring course but to no avail. Wives who can never find one goldarn thing in their purses are veritable Ellery Queens at detecting and coping with the brightest excuses. This |, year, though, I've come up with a new wrinkle. I'm going to step in front of Dewey Dowdle's ex- press truck early in the morning on the first of May, having first notified Stanley Russell to be on hand with his ambulance. This may sound a trifle drastic, but TI at least have my backaches where they belong, up in the new hospital. Ah, yes, May, as a month on your 'Esquire calendar, may be quite all right. But aside from that, just what's so danged mer- ry about it? Collapsingly Yours, BILL COTTON situation in a way that makes continuity is quality. Submerge It's not too late to send along the money for some Easter Seals . . . remember your donation helps some crippled child, possibly will help it to health. 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