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tered, 2nd. Class Mail, Ottawa Vol. 3, No. 52 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1950 Oakville - Trafalgar Journal 28 Pages 5 cents a copy, $2.00 per year in advance 57 Percent Of Canvass Now Complete acclamation. ' Twenty-one years ago, in the deputy BReeve Biggar, who will be BIGGAR OPPOSED BY WICKSON i FIRST REEVESHIP CONTEST Ii YEARS, NOMINATIONS HEAVY For the first time since 1929, Trafalgar electors will go ithe polls December 4 to select a reeve of the municipality. ce that date, Trafalgar's reeves have moved into office Both Experienced Campaigners 10. Morden over Archie Galbraith by a' margin of 8 votes. h days hence, they will choose between W. H. Biggar, lent incumbent, and Joseph Wickson, who moves up eeve's chair to contest the reeveship. Gen- ton County warden's chair should he be re-elected, has B office as councillor, deputy-reeve and reeve for the ten years. Mr. Wickson, a bluff and hearty former coun- year upon the retirement from the position of W. S. township taxpayers. selected a favoured nominee for the rose to the deputy-reeveship J vered, pt br from the Bronte district, out of c you. ay be Big, Turnout wever, [WHDth men qualified Monday iption ft following one of the best . from ded township = nomination rin to ngs in many years. More ncom- f 300 electors were on hand in new Trafalgar Memorial Hall [Evo candidates were named Bieputy reeve, eight for three il seats, and ten more for vacant public school trus- fips. Only acclamation of the million-word meeting, fan Norman Gilbert, was Harvey ii who was reelected public les commissioner. | Field Narrows Down BY the time the qualification limit had, expired Tuesday i this bulky field had nar- i down considerably, how- Councillor Bmerson Ford been acclaimed deputy-reeve florkk Sheldon Featherstone Daniel Pope; "only oth fine declined to qualify. Jeanette Lawrence, F. C. S. L. McGinnis and Mr. Welcome Santa Old St. Nicholas will visit Oakville on Saturday afternoon, December 2, when the Junior Chamber of Commerce will stage a special parade in his honor. And he'll be back in town every Saturday from then until Christmas. The Jaycees are again swinging solidly behind their Yule "Shop In Oakville" campaign, instituted so progres: sively last year by the Cham- ber. Ken Russell will act as parade marshal, and he is lining up a colorful array of floats, bands, and clowns. And in ad- dition, all 55 Jaycees will be on deck in full and varied costume to give the parade an extra lift, It will get under way at 2 p.m., and will cover the major part of the Colborne St. sector, so every "youngster can plan on picking out a front row spot somewhere along the route. W. H. BIGGAR JOSEPH WICKSON INCREASED HALL FEE BECOMES TORRID TWP. ELECTION ISSUE rst broached by candidate Joe Wickson during his report to electors on his 1949 ac- tivities as deputy-reeve, the ques- tion of rental fees for Trafalgar's new community hall rapidly de- veloped into a full fledged election issue during Monday night's town- ship nomination meeting. "1 criticise the raising of the rental fees, as I feel all township organizations should be able to use it as much as possible," Mr. Wickson told the meeting. "I fig- ured the old $15 rate was enough for most groups to Ray, and I opposed - council's recommenda- tion to the hall hoard that the rates be revised." (Rental fees ranged from $16 for a dance to $20 for a banquet when the hall was first opened, according to hall board secretary Sheldon Featherstone. Revised rates, set at a board meeting in early , scale from $20 Bhhad dropped out of the Bild contest, leaving the field ncillors R. G. A. Cumber- Gand Robert Marshall, E. G. Pullen' and Frank Stark. fin the school board race, kc Percy Merry, former lerk E. J. James, Denzil nce and D, A. Allan were o contest the three seats Trustees James Marshall lIilton McCleary, along with Mary Booth, Mrs. Edith Tay- Kenneth Chambers and Al | Borden [i Ih retired from the Costs Jump to keep the tax level any lower, particularly after the bad blow. Mother Nature hit us last win- ter," he declared. "Our roads, us- ually frozen solid, cost us thous- ands in spring repairs, and even a curtailing of our building pro- gram on new roads didn't let us come anywhere near recovering from this setback." "Even under a gram, some 3% miles of new road was put in at a cost of $3,650 per mile and another 23% miles at a cost of $2,600 per mile, the reéve reported. "These costs restricted pro- > falling costs make it 'increa-| were away above the figure we difficult for today's muni-| paid previously for the same type legislators to keep from | of work" he pointed out. frdening the taxpayer, said Dollar Division Biggar in opening his re- « > : 1 council's stewardship dur-| Slightly more than 27 cents of TS he past year. "I don't see| every tax dollar went to the Ul ft would have been possible (Continued on Page 19) ELS J ? g CAR CRASH AT COFFIN CORNER ) ion 'Thomson, aged 17, of St, and william Shields, een Mary Drive, were bad- fired early yesterday morn- Bhen the mses royce on gf they were ig to work. ruck by a he Seven- § intersec- 8th high | Thomson atrac| | arm, a W. Shields B18 fracture to the left leg, mations over the left eye, and BBS hiclds' injuries consisted BOssible fracture of the left a lacerated left leg, and fons over the left eye. At tlie of writing the full extent HE men's injuries was not Bas they had not yet been Slaccident occurred when a fiiven by William Durie of edit was making a turn the Seventh Line and the motorcycle. Durie told did not see the other ve- e two young men were 0 Oakville-Trafalgar Mem- Hospital and given treat JUDITH WINS Judith Merry, sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Har- land Merry; Queen Hllizabeth was awarded second prize r steer, Merry Brook Jerry, at the Royal Winter Fair on Monday. She exhibited in a class of 190 steers, representing the Shorthorn, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus breeds. This is not the. first time that "Judy", as she is known to her friends, has won success at the fair with her cattle exhibits. Two years ago she captured a similar award, and last year took second in the Shorthorn class. The young woman attributed her success to the fact that she gives her ani- mals plenty of walking every day to keep them from getting too fat. Chestnut * Poultry Ranch of which Harry MacKendrick is proprietor, won an award in the poultry section. were suffering from shock. The motorcycle, which belonged to Thomson, was badly damaged. Shields is a former employee of the Journal's mechanical depart- Dr. D. H. Dixon. Both ment. to $25 dollars depending on whe- ther dish-washing is required. A $10 rate for meetings remained unchanged, he stated. Questioned from the floor to- ward the conclusion of the meet- ing regarding the new fees, Reeve W. H. Biggar, hall board chair- man, said the board had taken a > Antlers Galore When Clayt Vaughan waxed lyrical to Mike Cudmore and Chris Petroff over the hunting possibilities of his newly acqui- red Manitoulin property recent- ly, he was voicing no idle boast. At any rate, he proved his point to Mike and Chris last week- end. When Clayt pulled up to a triumphant stop in front of the Journal office Tuesday morning, his tires were sagging under the weight of venison on the hoof. "The buck on the left Chris got," he pointed out, as Chris smiled modestly. "The buck with the BIG antlers | got," he went on proudly, hast- ily. smaothing the hair over the five bullet holes in the hide. "How about Mike? Oh, he's a sissy!" he snorted, lifting the trunk flap to disclose another fine forest specimen. This one had NO antlers. receiving a recommendation from council. "Council voted four to one to suggest an increased rate to the board, it being pointed out at the time that with $5 for a spe- (« on Page T) revision under upon TO VOTE NAY The bylaw legalizing Sunday sport in Oakville, which will come before the voters next month, is being officially opposed by Knox Presbyterian Church. Sunday's issue of the church calendar con- tained the following announce- ment: "The members of the Kirk Ses- sion of Knox Church have gone on record as being opposed to the introduction of organized Sport on the Lord's Day in Oak- ville, and have taken this stand in order that the people in this Community may know the mind of Church on this question which is to be voted on at the coming election." "It is commercialized sport that we are opposing" Rev. C. K. Nicoll, minister of Knox Church, explained to the Journal. "There is no objection to people playing games unless the commercial element enters in." SAVE FUTURE STOLES AS FLAMES DESTROY ANCIENT PELTING SHED More than $12,000 worth of mink were hastily whisked to safety Wednesday morning when fire destroyed a pelting shed on the Bronte mink ranch of Mrs. A. M. Petrie. The animals, now ready for pelting, did not panic as Mrs. Petrie and her daughter rushed to move them to safety, although the shed was blazing less than 15 feet from their pens. The fire was discovered by game warden Dudley Hitcheox as he drove past the ranch. Mrs. Petrie estimated she lost about $500 in equipment, while replace: ment value of the shed, a solid walnut structure' which has stood on the property for nearly a cen- tury, was set at $1,000. Trafalgar firemen sald the blaze Was caus- ed by an overheated stove. birthday. / Us." Happy Birthday To Us! With this issue the Journal completes three years of continuous publication in this district. And the publishers, staff and contributing writers are all say- ing "Happy Birthday To Us." The reason for this won't surprise anyone, we suppose. It's just that we've all enjoyed being a part of this community so much, that we feel like congrat- ulating ourselves. We've had friendship, from so many people, both businessmen and just residents, that we always feel a great debt of gratitude is owing to all the fine folk who have made it possible for us to wish ourselves a happy so many evidences of It's our guess that a child, living with a family and friends that make it feel happy, would always like to join in the birthday chorus. happy about a nice experience, and the experience of. publishing a newspaper in this community has been a most happy one at all times. While we are a child in the publishing business, standing ready to correct us for joining in with any- one else who feels like singing "Happy Birthday to You can't help feeling we don't have a parent members. closing of the campaign has week," he stated. With cash and pledges amounting the till of the Community Centre Tuesday night, returns were approximately 670/, complete and an extension of the campaign for an extra week was decided on by committee KENT ANNEX ALONE HELD TOO COSILY Ninety-five percent of the rate- payers in the Kent Gardens sur- vey were asking to have the sur- vey annexed by Oakville, Coun- cillor R. C. A. Cumberland stated at Tuesday's meeting of Trafal- gar Township council, during a i i jon the plans to provide sewers for the area. "By taking Kent Gardens alone, the town would be burden- ed by high education costs," said Councillor Cumberland. "The town wants a recommendation from the planning board to take in more territory. I personally think it will take several months to iron this matter out. Possibly Oakville might not want to take in any more land, due to the costs." The council will proceed with its plan to provide sewers for the survey, and a report is being prepared by a Hamilton Engineering firm. The clerk yas, authorized to ap- ply to the Ontario department of highways for an additional $7,000 to complete necessary road work and cover the cost of snow-plow- ing for the balance of the year. He was also authorized to apply for permission to transfer $1400 from machinery repairs to road construction. BRONTE NOMINATIONS Bronte nominations will be held tomorrow evening in Bronte pub- lic school, from 7.30 to 8.30. Nom- inatiols are for members of Bronte police village commission, three to be elected. Blection day will be Monday, Dec. 4. Present commission members are chair- man Alfred Jennings, Watkin Mar- tin, and Charles Lawrence. ARENA DRIVE RETURNS STILL INCOMPLETE, CANUASS PUSHES ON AS THE SECOND WEEK ENDS to $59,695.00 in Reports Still To Come "Many canvassers have call-backs yet to make," said James A. Roberts, campaign chairman. "There are also a surprising number of canvassers who have not made even their initial calls." He explained that the total, which repre- sented only a proportion of complete returns, still indicat- ed a picture of final success. "There is not one team cap- tain who has been able to make complete Some captains have held all their canvassers' reports, ap- parently wanting to have their team returns complete be- returns yet. been postponed for another fore turning it in to us. It is for these reasons that the Finalize Shortly The extension, he felt confi- dent, would mean that final Te turns would be available on a basis which would permit the committee to determine the degree of success with complete ac- curacy. He stated that the com- mittee hoped that all canvassers who had not yet completed their stint of calls would buckle down and finalize them during the ad- ditional week. Not Always Easy Chairman J. A. M. Bell expres- sed disappointment that all can- vassers had not been able to com- plete their chores within the two- week period. "We realize the peo- ple of this district depended on us to have the campaign success- fully completed on time he said, "But it is not always easy to find your prospect at home and collectors have to take time from busy lives to do this public service. On the overall picture response has been enthusiastic and indicates how much people of this district want the arena. So many canvassers tell me that the people they call on express appreciation for the fact that the canvassers tell me that the people they call on express appreciation for the fact that the arena is going ahead today. These people realize the shortages of materials which have meant arena plans in other communities have had to be abandoned or indefinitely post- poned has brought no problem to this board. For this we are grate- ful to the Royal Bank for its faith in this community." Might Remain Hopes If the Community Centre were not underway with "Skating for Christmas' still a certainty ac- cording to the construction firm, Mr. Bell pointed out that Oak- ville's hopes of an arena might still be merely hopes several years from now. "We are going to have our ar- ena. The people are providing the funds to pay for it," he concluded. x "Organized labor is not respon- sible for the high cost of living," declared Murray Cotterill, inter- National Steel Workers of Amer- national representative of the ica, and prominent Canadian la- bor man, in a talk to Oakville Rotary club Monday evening. Prefacing his address with an ex- Dlanation of the Canadian labor situation, as regarded unions and organizations, the speaker pointed out that whereas working forces had increased by 85 per cent from 1939 to 1947, output had risen 142 per cent. "Labor has turned out to be a lot more productive than the increase in the number of the labor force would lead one to suppose," he said. "Since the war ended we have been living in a unique period of industrial expansion, because people in the bombed-out parts «of | the world have not been able to supply their needs." "If . we are responsible for the cost of living going up, our wages should be more," continued Mr. Cotterill. "Instead, they're less." The value of money, he explained was only about half what it was before the war. "We in Canada MONEY VALUES NOW HALVED, COTTERILL TELLS ROTARIANS are living in a place less damaged by bombs than any other place . in the world," he said. "It is a tremendous centre of investment, and the cost of living will con- tinue to go up. If we're going to stop it we must regulate wages and prices again." The prospect of labor and man- agement ever reaching a state of complete agreement was remote, Mr. Cotterill believed. "It will be many years yet before manage- ment and labor see eye to eye," he said. "I don't think they ever will. In fact, I don't know that it would be a good thing if they did. All they have to do in Can- ada now fs to conduct their argu- ments like gentlemen. The con- flict between management and labor can, if wisely handled, be used to bring about a more use- ful management and labor, or it can be dissipated in useless ex- plosions." In the question period that fol- lowed, the speaker answered a number of questions relating to the labor situation. He was Intro- duced by T. St. Clair Low end thanked by Alex Tilley, Rota president. " A \