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Page 4 Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont, by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 DUNN STREET NORTH Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager Assistant S. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Bill Cotton, Editorial PHONE 1298 Thursday, February 15th., 1951 Ready If Needed There have heen repeated warnings, both from high government officials and members of the armed forces, to the effect that Civil Defence Councils are a wise move at this time. Oakville is well ahead with hers, and Colonel Chisholm is an excellent man to head it up. He has arranged his organization in a streamlined manner, recognizing that too many com- mittees can mean a confusion of babble without any results. The committee, their chairmen are reprinted in this issue' for your ready reference--if you clip them. But therc is a danger that residents will not take seriously the need for a council. It is not a pleasant thought to see preparations being made for bombing of one's town. And when things are unpleasant people have a habit of timing their backs on them, possibly with the idea that if you ignore something you don't like, it won't happen. But Russia has a habit of not caring very much what individuals in the free coun- tries do, or do not like. So despite our desire not to have a war, and our wish to live in Oakville and District without having to think about bhrmb casualties and all the other horrible adjuncts to war, we can not avoid war hy ignoring preparations for it. Instead, we should all take our share in assisting in the strengthening of the Civil Defence Council when we are asked. If we are not asked to take an active part, we should follow all the information put out by the council, and try and familiarize ourselves with the aims and objectives of the various commit- tees. Sound Move The decision of the Light Commission to seek a $100,000, 20-year debtnure at this time is a wise one. For a number of years the commission has been plow- ing back profits made in its operations to save the taxpayers money. This money has been spent to im- prove, enlarge and refurbish the system. However, there still remains a great deal to be done before the entire town will be suitably equipped with hydro ser- vice. In a time when growing government controls make purchasing difficult, and when there is the war- warning that the community should have available the best possible system, the commission should be in funds so as to be able to purchase immediately any supplies or equipment which it can now know for sure will be needed. This is not stock piling so another municipality can not have the item. It is merely putting into oper- ation, immediately, a program which, on the previous hand-to-mouth buying basis would have taken years to complete. The residents in all sections of the town are en- titled to equally good service from their commission. This can not be provided if certain sections are to await sufficient profits from the operation of the en- tire system, before their equipment can be purchased. One of the principles of which we are particu- larily enthusiastic is that which makes those who use something pay for it. The debentures will be paid off out of profits, over twenty years, in the same way that the $100,000 worth of equipment and work pur- A lot of people are complaining nowadays that television will be the death of social life, the ruin- ation of their youngsters' health, and the means of destroying all other forms of recreation. But as far as I'm concerned, I'm all for it--right up'to the time the springs in the sofa collapse. After that, I'll get a new sofa. v Sincerely Grateful Television has done a lot for me and I believe in giving credit where credit is due. And ever since I spent my first evening watching the electronic caperings of the tube, I've been solidly sold on it. Take boxing bouts, for instance. The most I could ever afford was a seat so far from the ring that binoculars bécame standard equip- ment. Now, with television, I have a ringside seat, and at a fraction of the price I didn't used to pay. With television, I never have to ask an usher to chase that bum out of my seat, and there is nev- er an over enthusiastic kook be: side me giving me elbow smash- es during the more exciting ex- changes, or a garlic nibbler in the BY BESSIE CAIRNS TRAFALGAR TALES IT SEEMS 10 ME BY P. W. THOMPSON row behind wafting smoke rings past my agonized nostrils. Modulated Rooting Then there is football. When I see a big college game on a bit- ter cold, wet day, Im sitting comfortably esconced in a warm, dry room, as happy and comfort- "PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN his hand, and he'll end up by ling you the entire brewery, But perhaps the best thing apo TV is that it does away wip line-ups. Ill admit it felt Strange at first, and 1 found myself go ting up once in a while to sip on my own feet. Now I'm used fo it, and I figure that since ry, gone inactive and fully accepteq spectator athletics, I might jus as well go the whole hog. No, sir you just can't beat TV. T approve of it, fully and wholeheartedly, Now all I have to do is save yp enough money to buy a set. Languidly Yours, BILL COTTON MODERN VERSION The handwriting on the wall, nowadays, usually means that there is a child in the family . on a baker on Balsam Drive. ARROW = TO MANBERT There died, New York, an with a fortune which a few years ago was conservatively estimated at more than one hundred mill ion dollars--quite a formidable sum. Her vast wealth seems to have brought the lady relatively small enjoyment, if one excludes the. feeling of satisfaction she may have derived from the mere pos: of it. Her habits of life were frugal, as her upbringing had been, For her mother was the once famous Hetty Green, surely one of the sharpest and most acquisitive of money-makers in a fabulous age of finance. She was a veritable miser in her way of life, and when it came to a fin- ancial deal she was the equal of anyone. Hetty Green owned scores of millions of dollars, and went about in rags. And pow, with the recent death of the daughter, who inherited this vast wealth, it seems that the 'Green fortune will be brok- en up by government taxation. While | there are still many wealthy people, the days of fan- tastic fortunes . seem to be pretty well over. Governments need more and more funds for defence ; purposes, for social services, and to meet the stead- ily increasing costs of adminis- tration. Big (incomes are there- fore subject to heavy taxes, and the piling up of hundred-million dollar fortunes has become ex- tremely difficult, if not impos- sible. Greens, John D. Rockefellers, An drew Carnegles, es of yesterday. the other day in 80-year-old woman And so it is not likely that we will ever see a new crop of Hetty Pierpont Mor- gans and other Croesus-like figur- They will take their places in history along with generations will re- At long last (with apologies to the Duke of Windsor) some of the South Koreans have got tired of running around in circles in their own land. An application has been sent in from South Kor- ea to enter a track team in an in- ternational match being held this Spring in the U.S. Their entry has been refused. The American attitude evidently being, if you are not satisfied to run with us in your own land, we're dashed if we'll let you run against us in urs. They have a cosy little way of answering the roll call at the Wo- men's Institute meetings in Rock- wood. At the January one each member had to give her New Year's resolution, at the coming one the response is to be a recipe for a quick lunch. I am sorely able as a hibernating bear in his den. There is nobody in front of me hoisting an umbrella and no- body behind knocking my hat ov- er my eyes in constant alcoholic bursts of exuberance. And I don't have to yell myself hoarse bawl- ing out the referee. I just sit and tell him off in normally pitched, but equally biting tones. And minus the doubtful added attract ion of having a 295 pound grunt er make a forced landing in my lap. And think of enjoying hock- ey in a HEATED indoors. Yes, sir. every home is sweet when zero is tion may be all right in it's way. But I can pick up enough lumps in the ordinary course of daily events, air I need just opening the door to look at the thermometer. Yep, tempted to say weiners and list en to the teeth fall. Speaking of teeth and cosines I am in the midst of anything but a cosy ses- sion with the dentist these days which may account for the mal- icious spirit of my column. Feel like the little boy who said to his father, "Daddy if we are al- ways supposed to do good to oth- ers, what are the others supposed to do?" With every evidence that the Sts Lawrence sea-way will soon get underway it's to be hoped that Oakville and Trafalgar will carry on with the proposed town- planning. I heard Mr. Don Mac Rae describe a scheme for indus- trial sections, residential areas and the all important green belts that T trust has mot been discard- ed. Oakville will grow, it is bound to, but it will be unfortunate if it develops into an area of con- crete and steel where Industry and vice ply their cross purpose and no-one .can find a place to park. Good time to recommend Roman emperors, medieval bar- ons and other fabulous charac: ters. Future nd par- ticularly so since they've added Faye Emerson. help making a point of seeing a lot of Faye. And the ice thing is, she meets you half way. They claim it will be even het- ter in color, and I can believe it. Give that Steins an amber tinted glass in there is wrestling, too, below. Audience participa- Ray R. Manbert Manbert Paper Products Ltd. is the new name for the former Ar- row Paper Products Ltd., Oakville, Ray R. Manbert, president, has The ny, with Head office and plant in Oakville and Sales offices in Toronto, will continue to specialize. in the man- facture of Arrow Brand Bread: wrappers, printed waxed papers generally. The Machinery, Divis fon of the company will continue to manufacture printing presses, waxers and custom machinery. * and I get all the fresh all for ti i You just can't Colorful Quaffing old codger with the Pedd ing Conmimrrert Having just read -that there's no law in Canada against Peeping-Toms, but that anyone restraining a "peeper' who is in full flight from their windows is breaking a law and laying themselves open to fines and so on, we can't help thinking that somebody is tangled up somewhere. Imagine looking up' from your game of Canasta to see an interested face plastered against the window and only being able to even pass a collect- ion box for a "silver donation." : I One of the more exciting events of this year will be Milt od" Ww for "F coming wound at vet Franci John "signif ern Ca by his standir erican private "Ton has go lowing to Ste ankle scene | reading any book or article, shd there are plenty, by Lewls Mum- ford, that brilliant exponent of. town-planning, who decries sky- scrapers and smoke and has shown how it is practical to live sur- rounded by fresh air and green trees and still keep the wolf from the door. the census. We grow a little tired of iseeing 'Oakville's population printed in reference books, which mostly use the basis of the last census, at a figuréjso far below the actual figure. One of these books sends us ja sheet iour times a year to proof read information concerning this business. For a number of these efforts we con- y changed the. ion figures Ton Oanville, gard with feelings of incredulity the age in which they flourished. In those days there were no lim- its upon the amount of money an enterprising person could acquire. To become a millionaire was the ambition of every right-thifking young man. A number did achieve chased since 1945 was paid for. With twenty years in which to do it, there can be no argument about the commission's ability to: look after-the retirement of the bonds. The issuing of the bonds will mean that everyone will immediately benefit, and everyone who is benefitting will pay for them. That's a sound fin- ancing principle in municipal affairs. It is amusing to think that the Water Commiss- ion has a dehenture debt at this time of $480,000 while the Light Commission, until these debentures are issued, is free of debt. In other words itis worth $480,000 to have a drink of water, but not worth any- thing to have a light. $100,000 seems a small sum in- deed to cover the necessary light expansion when the other sum was required for water expansion. Another feature that residents should bear in mind is that during past years the water and light commission has handed over, out of profits, consid- erable sums of money which the town has spent on other matters. Had these sums been held in reserve, the system could have been better maintained, or the money for expansion would have been available. We sincerely haope that the* Ontario Hydro offic- ials will also endorse the recommendation of our lo- cal commission in this matter--and that the Depart- ment of Municipal Affairs, who also have to approv will show its customary good judgment and concur. Toward Better Health The Halton County Health Unit has made a most important place for itself in the life of the communi- ties it serves. School children receive medical examin- this objective. Many more di not. Of public, through the press, with ment. Readers much were of finance and feasts, their private and ant gallerfes, the, gowns an jewels of their ladies. It would be a mistake to think that these possessors of huge fortunes were entirely selfish in the handling of their money. Many [of them practised exten- sive philanthropies. They en- dowed hospitals, research cen- tres, libraries. They supported, with their dollars, many a good and charitable millionaire was sure to be the those who did, some of the more successful provided the the medium of entertain treated to colorful descriptions of the posses- ions and diversions of these kings industry--their dazzling parties and Gargantuan their palaces and estates, trains and yachts cause. A multi- object of appeals and requests from many individuals and or- ganizations. Enormous wealth must have" entailed heavy res- ponsibilities . and considerable worries. A man's happiness was by no means in direct proportion to the size of his fortune. The man who | was only moderately wealthy was almost certain to get more enjoyment out of life d| than the multi-millionaire, The passing of these huge ac- cumulations of private wealth is evidence of what might be des- cribed as a "levelling-up" process in society. This term does not mean, however, that an actual economic level is being achieved; it means, rather, that the extrem- 8 of enormous wealth and dire poverty are' gradually being abol- ished. This would seem to be a move in the right direction. but each time they came out exactly the same. Finally We looked at the head of the column to see 'the linfor- mation that they were based on the 1941 census, so we gave up. But it is irksome to think others also may not look at the top, and so get the idea that Oakville is away bacn ize still. It would be interesting also to run a "=v on wat the figure for Halton County will reveal. Anyone particularily interested 'in the numbers game? Recently we've had a stream of annual reports of banks, insurance companies and other large corporations crossing our desk. As printers, we wish we did the printing, for they are lovely to behold, with multiple colors and many expensive plates. In other words, excellent revenue for any printer. But most of them have their own printing departments! today, so all printers are drooling as we are, without getting rich, But the main comment we wanted to make is that at last companies seem to have awakened to the fact that an annual report does not have to be the dullest looking thing in the world. In an annual report the company concerned has a sales tool which can help it a lot. This is the age of small-holding shareholder, instead of the tycoon who was only interested in the figure end of the business. The smaller share holder probably doesn! to help with thenl. The dental care, for instance is a Federal grant. But the cost of the entire project, for a unit which is recognized as being the best in Can- understand an auditor's report. As far as that goes, there aren't many tycoons teday whol do, we'd guess, But the holder of five shares of a large, corporation can assimilate the in formation he should know about his company from the present day method of reporting to shareholders . , . and can skip Over ada, which is selected as a training ground for men and women being trained in public health matters, is still the lowest of all units. In actual figures, the cost to Halton County res- idents, based on {be equalized assessment, «is onl .72 mills, to produce the $24,348 which is the county' e share, or one-half of the 1951 budget. There will be little argument from anyone in the county about the expenditure for the Health unit. It touches everyone's life in the county in some way or other--and every time it is for the l.etterment of that life. ations and dental supervision; preventative innocu- lations are given, and a watch kept on all latent or active cases of tuberculosis; health education is feat- ured; the sanitation of dairies, restaurants and other places of a similar nature is controlled by the unit; well-baby clinics 2id mothers; there are many other phases of its operation, which when added up make an imposing and worthwhile record. the profit and loss section if he wants to without being unis- tormed about his property, We wonder how many of the first night audience at the arena realized that the ice surface iwas the result of many hours of work, without pay, by the school children, teen agers, and Appleby college Istudents? Before the ice surface could be started, crushed ice had to be packed around the pipes--and 'that's [tons of crushed ice, not just enough for a glass. To get this in Place, Ted Kennedy enlisted crews of scholars and they. responded with enthusiasm to get the job finished for that first game. Now all such activities cost money. There are grants to cover many of the activities of the unit, or