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Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, 26 Oct 1950, p. 16

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Page 16 pr _-- Thursday, October 26, iq 50 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL COUNTY COMMENTARY Fh LONESOME ROAD Pelee Pilgr im It must be admitted that It's ANNIE'S COMING x ould 1 psy for a gal to walk the extended period would inelude) po; opcagant hunter ever to ME a ie SOON the months of December, January, Be months of Decsimb Y)| be made an honorary citizen of --_-- would be compelled to carry re- duced loads on county roads. The OLDEST IN CANADA Canada's oldest fur breeder, W. H. Waters of Milton, died in St. Joseph's hospital, Hamilton, last week, after a brief illness. A Hal- ton resident since 1931 and a past secretary treasurer of the Went- worth Fur Breeders Assn, Mr. Waters had been a leader in this nce his arrival in Canada ngland in 1902. ON IGE SOON Installation of the ice-making plant for Burlington's new ena will be commenced this week, as a busy committee carries on drive to provide for the financing of the project. No fully tabulated returns of the thorough canvass of the town and district have as vet been released. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. William Lands- borough, who last week celebrat- ed their golden wedding anniver- sary, have lived all their lives in Acton. They were married on October 19, 1900, in Toronto, and Mrs. B. Gibson, of Toronto, a guest at the wedding, was among more than 100 guests and friends field from February and May, but the by-law i ET ory 1h enous on Teles stand, the sportsman's Wn allie el {ake oftoot| paradise, is Maj:Gen. Chris Enjoy modern oil heating inyour hore, i oives hs argrovel ofl Yokes, untill recently command. Va LOW COST / Efitered, 2r o Oakville, Reeve W. H. Biggar and Deputy-Reeve Joseph Wickson of Trafalgar, The motion was car- ried by a majority of two votes. salary | I Increase Council passed a motion em- powering the county assessor to employ enough help to complete the revised assessment in the dif- 2 here. As the annual two-day Stanley Hall, MP.P. for Halton, | gict got under way Monday, who was present and addressed | noi gen, Vokes was presented council, said that the department | (iG ""ocrol entitling him to of highways was going to con- naan ing officer of Central Command i an 6 Tat i hie Trasiom, of is yilanc by = ferent . municipalities by June « J R Noah Carno. : ; . i Toe the wost of the work to be| Section of the Queen Elizabeth ore > the oil hearer, od charged to the municipalities. | Highway and the feepdBingl == eae A x 5 built, He asked that the coun Re This motion was carried subject to itsibeing legal. The salary of the county assessor was increas- ed from $2800 to $3000, and his annual car allowance from $700 0 $800, retroactive to January 1 of this year. The original motion, calling for an increase in salary to $3,200 was amended. Two readings were given to a motion, moved by Reeve Biggar and seconded by 'Deputy-Reeve Wickson, to introduce a by-law to extend the period during which commercial vehicles and trailers Trafalgar, and was willing to take over the section of the Second line between Bronte and Palermo as soon as the clover-leaf was HALLOWE'EN DANCE MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 Clarkson Community Hall 9.00 p.m. Modern and OId Time Dancing Bob Clark & His Oakville Ramblers Admission 75¢ person Sponsored by Oakville and District Labor Council take back from the province the section of the road between Fish- er's Corners and Nelson Village. fn attractive two-toned brown enamel; baay. files any room. Gives fast, economical heat. Trouble-free, Backed by 17 years of exporience. OVER 500,00 IN USE TODAY! Hillmers WATCH FOR Dundas St. N. who called to congratulate the couple. ONLY THING LEFT Wondering why gasoline sta- ist in hanging out those igns when it is ob- vious that air is just about the only commodity left for us to en- joy, the Milton Canadian Champ- that ion last week pointed out uses of atmosphere, pressurized or not, are many and varied. It seems the editor watched a young man walk to the air ho: in a Milton service station, whip out his pipe, insert the nozzle in the bowl, and blow his beloved smok- ing companion out clean as a whistle, Which seems like a vast improvement on the old method of snatching friend wife's corn broom bald. HE'll TAKE IT Percy Coxe, of Acton, may have been superstitious at one time, but he isn't any more. There were 13 contestants in the final draw during the recent ploughing match near Barrie, but Mr. Coxe beat them all to win a Ford trac- tor. And he won it on Friday the 13th. : SAY IT FAST Perhaps it comes easy if you are a chapter member or have lived in Burlington for a while, but from here it seems that the good ladies of the Burlington LO.D.E. give newspaper readers scanning reports of activities of the order a rather rough time of it. They call it the Thayendanega Chapter! COUNTY HOME (Continued from Page 9) to the low birth Tate of the de- pression years. In twenty years we are going to feel the impact of that period. The population of this province has increased by 120,000 a year for the past five years. We are entering an era of tremendous expansion, and if we don't provide for it now we're going to be caught out on a limb." Build for Future "I have been in favor of the new home from the start," de- clared Reeve Howard Litchfield of Oakville. He took strong excep- tion to Mr. Currie's remark about a "white elephant." "Anything of that nature is far from the thoughts of anyone in this coun- il," stated Litchfield. "We are building this home for the fu- ture" Oakville's population, he pointed out, had doubled in the past four years and was constant- ly growing. During the past three weeks he had from received inquiries people regarding ad- the home, Reeve Litchfield said in reply to a ques- tion by Reeve Currie. It was moved by Mr. Dick and seconded by Mr. Litchfield that council accept the recommenda- tion of the special committee and accept the Kemp company's ten- der, and arrange the necessary contract. Reeve Currie demanded a recorded vote on the motion. Among those voting in fayor of the motion were Reeve Litchfield and Deputy-Reeve Ted Lauder of ye TOWNSHIP OF TRAFALGAR Pheasant Hunting 1950 Pheasant Hunt will be held on NOVEMBER 3RD. AND 4TH. Licenses will be on sale at W. E. DENT'S TRAFALGAR After October 16, 1950 These licenses allow the hold- ers of same to hunt rabbits until Feb. 28. 1951 S. A. Featherstone, lerk three ANNIE > YOU'LL COMPARE-AND CHOOSE GMC! 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