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Page 4 Dakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadian Weekly pap Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont. by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 DUNN STREET NORTH S. Casey Wood, Jr. iation Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Bill Cotton, Editorial Assistant PHONE 1298 a vl ! ie Thursday, 'Noventher. 9, 19504 November dith, 1950 It would be against the reason for a Remem- brance Day, to say that any November 11th should be more important jthan another: Yet, this Saturday, when we gather around' the Cenotaph in George's Square to honor the dead from this district who made the great sacrifice for all of us in two World Wars, it will surely be in every mind that the world today is faced with a troublous condition. If this is not over- come through the joint action of Nations; and n- ! dividfyals within each nation it 'may burst into.a con- flagration which will make the great heroism of those who died none the less heroes, but in vain. These men died that we might live in peace. They went forth to svar against the beast . which would have destroyed our way of-lifel They bdliéved so strongly in their cause that they gave no thought to themselves. If we today do not, each in our way, do all that we can to insure that the cause for which they died--the great cause of peace--is to continue on this earth, then we do, indeed take from them the reward of their devotion. So, November 11th, 1950, may well be the most important Armistice Day there has been yet, because it may bring to the minds and hearts of men and wo- men the world over a realization of the terrible price that war extracts at a time when those 'peoples may be ready to seriously act! to preserve peace in our time--and thus pay a meaningful honor to those who died. FREE! Oakville's On The Move On Monday night an army 300 strong started out to invade the homes of residents in the district. The army was armed with pledge cards, and it brought to each home a message of peace instead of a mes- sage of war. The building of the community centre, partly by taxes paid by property owners in Oakville, and the balance by public donations from all residents of Oakville and Trafalgar, is a work of peace if there ever was one. The army of canvassers is collecting money which will be turned into bricks, wood, steel and iron--and all of these will be part of a structure that will be another link in the chain of peace streng- thening moves being made by peoples of the .demo- cratic countries. The health of our youth, of all of us, is import- ant to our existence in a free world. A healthy nation does not succumb to the insidious ills of "Ism" faiths, as does a country whose people have lost their strength owing to weakened physical powers. There is no finer characteristic that we can de- velop in our young people, than an understanding of competition, and a desire to be a good sport about their winnings and losses. This is gained by playing games, as many and as varied as possible, from one's youngest days. We have had available in Oakville plenty of op- portunity for such character developing during the summer months--but it has been lacking during the long winter months. With the Community Centre Ar- ena we will have a year-round school for helping our young people to learn at an early stage that life will contain victories and failure--and that they must be 50 constituted in their character make-up so that they can ride with failures, and*rise to work toward an- other victory. Bveryone is familiar with the phrase that the Playing Fields of Eton, the oldest and most renowned school in England, largely contributed to the achiev- ments of the English people in battles against their enemies. While this phrase, like all apt statements in such form, has grown to have a disparaging tinge to it, in actual fact it contains a great truth about the English race. It is a characteristic of all English peo- ple to play their part in games, or on the larger stage of life, to the limit of each individual ability--and to resent, to the point of refusing to give way, any at- tempt by another to put something over on them which is completely at variance with the decent way of life we all desire. \ The concern that we all feel that our our town, our home must be as fine a place in which to live as possible; and the willingness that nearly all of us have to make individual sacrifices so that such may be the case; these ave the characteristics that make us a strong people, and that insures our sur- vival no matter what the onslaught may be. It is also hecause of this way of seeing things that people of other nations desire to come to Canada, and once here work hard to become a part of our life. The New Can- adians will, in time, have the same outlook--because they came here because we had it. It is not difficult for us to imagine how confus- ine it must be to them to see private citizens digging into their pockets to support a community project. This interest in the good of all is foreign to their 'training, 'where, their good: came lastion the slags of ine e done, But itiyou wil talk withgghen wll i they, are te y Sucll dats he part 'Of Canadians, They see inthem the promise it peace for all time. And they are giving of their limit- ed funds to. aid the Community Centve because they realize that in' doing so they are being a part of the 'wonderful Canadian way of doing things. ; 3 The 'Comuiunity Centre will open its doors: with "the building costs underwritten to the full amount by the citizens of this district. This will be because they will feel, as they always feel, that the worth of some- thing demands of them that they be worthy of it. countr SE A I UT Trafalgar Tales BY BESSIE CAIRNS Now that Hallowe'en is over for another year and there's not a thing the most energetic par- ent need do about it, you might like to hear how it was celebrat- ed in a very small Ontario village. Around Rockwood there was cer- tainly no lack of entertainment for young and old. On Friday the Women's Institute gave '@ cos: tule 'party for the children of S.S. No. 8 Bramosa. (The name reminds me of Steplien' Leacock). The baby sitting problem was simply solved . . . all the 'parents arrived . . . and all the babies. The party was a howling success and the fact that at times the lusty lungs of a three-month old with the best i efforts of the local M.P. was con- sidered part of the evening's fant On Hallowe'en afternoon the teacher gave a' party for the class to which oiice again 'the parents {vere 'asked. This was not a cos- tume affair but there were games, a talk by the school nurse, an ex- planation of the curriculum by the teacher and' of 'course a lunch. There I saw too one of the sfm- plest and yet most' effective Hal- lowe'en table decorations; just a pumpkin filled with trailing fern and orange and yellow marigolds. As it caught the sunlight it was quite as effective as any of those lovely displays featured at the Winter Fair. On Hallowe'en night the Rock- wood Community Club took charge of the festivities and all the purues were costume ones. 'Ihe doors of the township hall opened at 5 sharp and the place was soon filled with tiny witches, little pigs and of course Mary and her lamb, yes and a full-bos- omed though miniature edition of Mae West. The party for the very smal fry, which included supper ended ate seven, followed by one for the older public school child- ren lasting until nine, from then on the fun was open to any and everybody. There was a three piece orchestra and citizens old and new joined in the dance. I was amazed to see so many wooden shoes in evidence though I did know a number of Hollanders were employed on the surround- ing farms. As to vandalism, the only signs of it I saw were some chalk marks on the shop win- dows. The sorting out of the three age groups seemed to keep young and old in the right place at the right time. 1 have written at some of Hallowe'en in Rockwood be- cause 1 feel that community spirit, national spirit, and inter- 'national spirit, are one and in- divisible. As one small section tackles its problems so does Can- ada and the world. The little bits of places that don't even rate a spot on the map are just as im- portant as the big cities in shap- ing the attitudes of our citizens. Not long ago few of us had heard of Pongyong. vet we may soon need to increase our knowledge of life and customs in far away Tibet. length IT SEEMS TO ME By P. W. Thompson Of all the great changes that the last century has brought one of the most welcome Is the development of people's humani- tarian instincts. We hear a great deal about people today being tough, ruthless and cruel. We think that, on the whole, they 'afe less so than: formerly. evén though the present century: has seen" the two worst wars in history. There exists today ani awakened sbeial consciousness, * a" spirit that man- ifests 'itself in a' variety of com- munity efforts to laleviate suffer- ing and distress. { This beneficent activity 'hs béen extended to include the ani- mal' population. ' Domestic 'animals today are treated much better than formerly. Their's was Often a hard lot in earlier days. People, unfortunately, seem to have 'been quite callous towards the suifer- ings of dumb bedsts in those days. Often they indulged in "sports" in which helpless animals' were cruelly tortured, apparently with- out the slightest notion theré was anything wrong ' about such' ac- tions. } Today, while cruel sports un- fortunately do. persist in certain parts of the world, they have for the most part been outlawed in English speaking countries. And we venture to say that in no coun- try are people more humane to animals than in Canada. Here we have legislation that protects. them from cruel treatment. And, what is also important, the people are taught to be kind to dumb creat- ures. This desirable state of affairs has been brought about, to a great extent, through the efforts of the organization known as the Hu- mane Society. This organization, which has branches throughout Canada, is composed of devoted men and women who give gener- ously of their time and money to the cause of alleviating animal suffering. Oakville is fortunate in having an active and. well-organ- ized branch of the Society. The laying of the corner-stome Of its new animal shelter by the Lieut- enant-Governor of Ontario marks a significant stage in a great ach- jevement by this splendid group. One particularly pleasing feature of this project is the part played in it by boys and girls of the So- ciety's junior branch, who have helped materially with the build- ing. The formation of this Junior branch has been one of the So- ciety's most important activities. Childrtn who are trained to be kind to animals are likely to re- main so throughout their lives, and to teach others to be simil- arly considerate. The men and women of the Oakville and Dis- trict Humane Society, and the boys and girls of the junior branch, are to be heartily com- mended on the progress of their fine mew animal shelter, which will so greatly facilitate their work. They are rendering a splen- did service, the benefits of which should prove far-reaching. A Good Place To Have Your Name The other day a resident was discussing the ap- People keep asking me why [ don't buy a house. There is noth- ing, they tell me, like that glor- fous glow of heartfelt satisfaction that comes from walking up your own flagstone walk to your own front door after a busy day's work. A man's «house, they tone with moving originality, is his 'lcastlé] 'And'las he gazes jout throtigh his big' picture window, he's monarch of all he surveys. This is" probably all 'very true, but for: the present, I'm just not having any. ; Not that I'm worrled about the money involved ' in acquiring a domicile that would be all our own. I'd have to borrow it all, anyway, so that's a minor detail But these cosy little houses they're building at the moment leave me cold, and until such time as the national economy permits construction 'of a room- fer dwelling for something under $15,000, I'll pass. Even if it means that "Tenting Tonight" becomes my theme SODE.' . My wife and 1 spent quite a Little "tine, lately looking over these 'socalled compact layouts. We. don't want any of those castles our friends keep referring to, but there's a limit to the shrink- age we can stand. The first "home" the agent took us to see was so small that to get from the kitchen to the living room, you just stood where you were. Think I'm exaggerating? Well, you should have seen the second one. Its owner of six months was trying to sell, and I can under- stand why. But hell never foist it off on me. It would be hard to describe the rooms, but Ill try. If you are a midget, it's five rooms. If you are my size, which is 152 pounds, it's one room divid- ed into five sections. The most spacious room is the living room, and even that is a little tight around the waist. But the man said it was a terrific buy at $9,800. "We'd have a couple of the roomiest broom closest I've ever seen," I told Isobel more happily as we looked over the third place. "Those are bedrooms," she ex- plained wearily. "Bedrooms!" I "Why, we'd echoed, aghast. have to be contor- HERE'S HEALTH "compact" | "PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GI tionists rooms!" "Better start limbering up ji we're going to take the house, then," she replied sweetly, "ang happy gymnastics." The 1 foutth of these slightly oversized doll houses, owned by chap who had put on four pounds since he moved In and was des. perately eager to squeeze out from under his mortgage, com- pletely finished me.. "We'll wait, to even get into those "éven if'it turns out to be a te year stint, I told my wife firmly as I collapsed and sat down, one foot in the dining room and the other in tlie Kitchen. 4 khow cement is in short' sup. ply. I know it's getting harder and harder to hire lumberjack, I've heard all about how the car. penters and the bricklayers get crotchety when you offer them less than a Week's pay for three days work. So I sympathize sin. cerely with the poor contractors who are; being forced to the wall by short material supply and the demands of labour. In fact, I sym pathize so sincerely that II sit with them, in the front seats of their new Buick convertibles, and let them cry on my shoulder. al most any time. But the map of Canada still shows that we seem to have quite an overabundance, of open space, so T can't reconcile. myself to. liv- ing in an inflated match 'box fronted by a handkeFchief (size lawn. So, until those: 'contractors can manage to throw up some- thing that will keep iIsobel, my- self and my tropical fish inj out of the weather--without the aqu- arium having té do double duty as a sink--I guess we'll just carry on as is. Expansively Yours, Bill Cotton Letter To The Editor 57 Walker St, Nov. 1. 1950 Editor, The Journal Dear Sir: I am enclosing herewith cheque value *$2 annual subseription to your publication. May 1 take this opportunity of thanking you for the issues you have so kindly sent me the last three weeks, through the Wel- come Wagon Service. I much ap- preciate this courtesy and feel so much at home in Oakville through this very kind gesture on the part of those business firms shar- ing this "hand of friendship." It certainly gave me a "welcome home" feeling. Regarding the Journal. I very much enjoyed, the copies sent me and already feel a great Interest in my "home town" happenings, hence my enclosure! Again thanking you, Yours very truly, Ellen E. Baggett peal of the local Red Cross Blood Donor group. This man stated that in times of national emergency he had been willing to donate his blood, but he saw no reason why he should do so when there was not a war on. He was rather emphatic in his contention that blood for a hospital blood bank was of no in- / terest to him. Asked if he would feel the same where he an accident victim in need of blood at the Memorial hospital, his reaction was somewhat amusing. First he contended that he could pay for any blood he needed, then he thought for a moment, and said: "Any call for blood is a moment of National import- ance. We spend, we work so that children may live after birth. If we do not give our blood to this appeal, we might be saying to someone, someday, that they should live no longer. It might be a person we'd spent much to have alive until that moment. Canadian cit- izens are important to the country. The life of each one is of national importance." As this man headed for the nearest drug store to sign up once more as a blood donor, we realized that many others may have thought as he did at first. Too many may feel that unless flags are way- ed, and men are fighting, the donating of their blood is not sufficient importance to make the inconven- ience of turning up once every few months to donate blood worth while. The Red Cross Blood bank, n operation at our own Memorial Hospital, is just as worthwhile a cause to support today, as was the same blood campaign (during the war years--hecause each donation is made so that someone else may live. A life is always im- portant--and we should each remember, that it might , begour own life which could be involved. iii Ty Additional donors are required to Homplete the el wheh will make possible the coréinuance of at our hospital. Ask your doctor if. hurt you to give blood in this way; ask him wha involved and he'll tell you there's nothing to it--then when he says you can be a m¢mber of the group who are donating, sign up immediately so: that the local Red Cross group: will have sufficient names 'on the list. The blood service should be continued: without fear of interruption. Become: Mood' donor--help save a life someday, a life which 'could be the life some loved one. RE to of. PAPER COLLECTION SAT., NOVEMBER 18 b, Cinderella's shoe of glass, In the short-and-too-tight class, : y Probably in later years OAKVILLE & DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS Start saving NOW!--0Id news- papers, magazines and other waste paper. Brought her bunions, aches and tears. Dept. of National Health and Wallare It looks as if Oakvillites are in for some pretty fair evenings of entertainment in the next few weeks. First there's the Red Feather Revue this Sunday night at the Century Theatre. It's being sponsored by the Angela Bruce I.O.D.E. and the proceeds : are for the Johnny Black Fund, Community Centre, Hospital and other charities. Youll see an excellent show--and be helping a worthy cause. Then Rotary is high-kicking with a Bingo night on "the 24th, proceeds for the Community Centre. Bingo is a nice evening of excitement, so don't miss it. Hope the ladies of the W.A. of the Memorial hospital read beyond the end of the comment above, to find their "Wind and the Rain" presentation on the evenings of the 20th and 21st hadn't esi forgotten. The ladies are adopting the Blitz tech- nique 16} tlle Sale of theitickeis to this presentation, and will De out oii' thestreets this, Thursday. and Friday. Oakville's own Kate Reid is starred if) tls, pia Shown at the High School auditorium. H LE O.K. Home and Schoolers--we didn't forget your first program' of music on November 16th--and we commend you for starting this series 'of recitals. Anyéne who has not secured .a season ticket for the four-concerts, should do So, as we hear, there may be a sell-out. Contact that ticket seller extraordinary Don MacRae and he'lt manage to get you a ducket, we think. But don't delay.