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SECOND SECTION Page 9 Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Member Canadi Weekly Newspapers Association | Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont. by | Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 DUNN STREET NORTH s. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Bill, Cotton, Editorial PHONE 1298 Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager. Assistant Thursday, August 23rd, 1951 pon't Miss A Month's Pay Mr. D. M. Herron of the Department of National Health, Ottawa, addressed the convention of the Can- adian Weekly Newspapers association in Winnipeg, and asked for the support of all weeklies in getting across a few points to residents of Canada who will have reached three score years and ten by next Janu- ary. As one of his main problems affects the getting of money into -the inflation depleted tills of most tax- payers in this group, we feel all individuals, male or female, should know this. If your application for the over 70 pensions is not received officially in time for your name to be included with the first payments, then you will miss out by the number of months it will take them to make the list. There will be no retroactive payments made. Monthly cheques will start. when the recipient's name appears on the rolls. So, if you are over 70, go to the Post Office, get an application form, and send it in right away. If you do not have available all the necessary papers, such as proof of age, get your application in anyway. Then the department will contact you for the necessary additional information. In doubt, at present, are residential qualifications and a few other points. Don't wait until these have heen clarified . . . make an application immediately. Various ways of proving age are acceptable. roof of age acceptance from an insurance comparry, baptismal certificates . even family Bibles if no other source_exists. But this doesn't mean to bundle up your family Bible and send it away immediately-- if you haven't a birth certificate, make application and wait for the department to ask for whatever verification is considered necessary. Mr. Herron said he was amazed to find that ap- proximately 1,200 Canadians daily showed they thought the capital of their province was Ottawa. On the form the applicant is asked to mail the form to the capital of the province in which he or she resides. We are sure none of our readers fail to realize that this means the Provincial government's department in Toronto. But that's where our over-seventy read- ers should send their forms completed as far as pos- sible. But don't fail to get them on their way soon-- you might lose out on a month's income. pakville's Fame Usually the first convention attended by anyone can be a little confusing, for all the others present usually seem to know each other so very well, 'and have a special knowledge of the towns which their friends represent, so that the newcomer feels out of it. But not at the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Con- vention. Possibly this is because talking shop to members of this profession comes as a second nature . . . but in our case we think if was because we came from Oakville. If we had even as little as fifty cents for every man and woman, from as far west as Vancou- ver Island, and as far East as our newest province, who came up to us and told us what a lovely town we came from, we'd have made money on the trip for sure. 3 The chief comment we ran into was the appear- ance of the town, and its wonderful location. But there were quite a number who knew of the blitz for the Manitoba Relief Fund which put Oakville first in Canada to achieve its objective. And a number of ed- itors were interested in our Red Cross blitz methods. And nearly everyone knew someone who had either lived in Oakville, or who had-friends there, and we came to the conclusion that all Oakville residents must be as good "Boosters" as any Chamber of Com- merce could want--which wasn't a new knowledge for. us, of course, for we've heard Oakville residents telling, people about this spot in Canada with great enthusiasm. We did our share of w: wall, incidentally, and never raised our voice in need that someone. didn't have a suggestion which they shared freely with us to help us out. We learned a lot which we think will help this paper to do a better job. We had fun . . . but mostly we were proud that we came from Oakville. And we're mighty glad to be back again, incidentally. elcome The telegram of welcome which was despatched from the convention in Winnipeg to Princess Eliza- beth, welcoming her and Prince Philip to Canada, and pledging all member papers to assist in making her trip as memorable for her as it will be for all of us, placed the largest newspaper association of its kind in the world on record as desiring to maintain the ties of kinship with our mother country. There are more newspaper readers of the weekly press of Canada 'than of any other group, and we are sure that all of them will be as eagerly awaiting the Royal visit as we are ourselves. We are proud to be a mem- ber of this association, with the responsibilities and privileges which membership carries, but we are especially proud to ally the Journal with- this mes- sage of welcome. ng against the wailing' IT SEEMS T0 ME BY P. W. THOMPSON "Why is it that more people don't vote?' asked a man of our acquaintance recently. "I can't understand them." : "Because it involves a certain amount of trouble and they get no direct benefit from it" we replied. This failure of so many Canad- ian citizens. to take advantage of their franchise has brought. forth many an editorial reproof and admonition in the past few years, and not without good reason. It has been pointed out, truly en- ough, that voting is an important privilege and duty, and that cit- izens who fail to vote are not liv- ing up fo their civic Tesponsibil- ities; that our whole democratic system is based upon the fran- fat neglect to exer- cist that franchise invites all manner of political abuses and may even pave the way for a dic- tatorship. While such warnings may ac- complish 'a certain amount of good, the fact remains that an alarmingly large per centage of Canadians who are entitled to vote neglect to do so. And the reasons, we believe, are those stated in the early part of this article. For no matter how . important voting may be in the administra tion of the community or the na- tion, the voter often derives no immediate, tangible advantage from going to the polling-booth and marking his ballot. Unless he wishes to see some scheme car- ried out or defeated, or some Fcandidate elected, for personal or sentimental reasons, there is no direct benefit from voting. People who allow themselves to be influenced by such an argument reveal a shallow, Juv: enlle attitude of mind that is altogether too common, Be- cause something does not. pro- mise quick dividends they can see no point in it. They seem JUST me What with upon us, and having introduced down the O.B.A of the more terms. Such Questions! ask some of the explanations. Isn't that so, fellas? and heard some tions, haven't you? Night, the night so the night queries are Bob Feller's best hooks. So here we go, gals. watch the phrases of strictly ball. Top & Bottom always With FRANK R. WALKER Gone Fisun: BACK.SOQN This is Me that does school them no good." And so many a boy and girl are forced to fore- learning stuff go the benefit of an education that would have enabled them to earn a much better livelihood and make a greater contribution to society, besides enjoying a more satisfying career. And many a community suf- fers from the consequences of this narrow, limited outlook. Too often, in the past, civic authorities have refused to em- bark on any enterprise that was not an immediate necessity, or did not promise quick econ- omic returns. Many a town and city might be. a much finer, pleasanter place today if those who administered its affairs had been more imaginative and far-seeing. What so many of us need to learn Is that the accomplishment of worth-while objectives usually takes time, effort and patience. It is not a fast, easy process. We must not expect to usher in the of the long-range effects of a course of action. This short-sightedness mani- fests In different ways, It is the bottom of many a personal failure. There are, for example, the cases of parents who refuse to let their children get an ad- equate education because it Is, as they think "a waste of time." They would much rather have the youngsters bringing in a few dol- g lars a week than "sitting in norrow merely by casting our ballots In an election But' by taking the franchise seriously, by cultivating an in- telligent interest in community affairs and those of our nation, we can all contribute, in some measure, towards their gradual improvement, Whether in our personal lives or our lives as citizens, we will find that a lit- tle trouble and forethought and sacrifice can bear rich harvests in the future. corridors of any hotel in the conventionitis . . The Royal Alexandra-hotel in Winnipeg has the longest meter we wore, we did an average of fifty miles a day . .. and usually worked at our walking late into the night, It's called . you can't seem to sit still, The premier of Manitoba really did himself a lot of good with the Manitoba editors at the convention. world! According to the pedo- He told them all about why Manitoba is going to have a Coarse Grains Plebiscite soon. Seems it's to decide if the farmers out there want to make Mr. Howe back up his promise to take the leg- islation off the Federal hooks if one of the prairie provinces doesn't like the idea. It took the worthy premier one hour and a half to tell us all about it . |. . three-quarters of which was spent in apologising for taking such a dull subject, the other in telling us about it. He promised, when he started, to ex- plain why this plebiscite was important to all of Canada, which includes Oakville, of course. But he never got around to it, so we can't help you out. All we can say is we got ten years supply of roughage in one hour and a half. Saw a deer standing in a pool beside the train having a drink. Boasted about it, and Mr. Dills of the Acton Free Press put us in our place. Seems he'd seen two moose. The moose ran away. He didn't say whether it was from him or the train. Under any circumstance Winnipeg may be the crossroads of Canada, but it's too far away. Two nights on a train are more than anyone can say they enjoy. sorely needed, ually well, top of the batting order, know they players who "PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN baseball playoffs|ner, And when they talk about with Don Davis (the bottom of the batting order that popular (coming up, you'll know it's a good old custom, "Ladies Night," dur-|time to stroll ing the latter part of the sea-|Toom. son, probably more members of the fair sex will crowd Wallace park to watch the Oaks meander realize already, is an event that playdown trail | takes place when the fat man in this season than ever has been |front of you stands up to remove the case before. So perhaps it is[his jacket. But there are other high time for a little chat with you gals concerning the meaning|you. A batting spree is two con- common baseball | secutive hits, tions until you get to know the game. And when a guy is rooting | apparent jam-up around the plate, his team down the home stretch, |you really shouldn't have been. he just doesn't have time for full |The man with the bat is the bat- Uncle | bench Puffer is going to explain the real | definitely a ball. meaning of these diamond phrases to you, so that you can sit and game with an expert | time honored custom, is when all e. T assume, of course, that you|the men stand up to get a better have already mastered the simple look at the blonde in the second fundamentals, so Tll stick to the inside base- | attention to it. To begin with, you must have wondered what a pinch |is the only time the infielder can hitter is. You have? Well, that's|hold onto the ball. A chest pro- a player who is called on to hit| tector, on in a tough spot where a run is|device to hide the umpire's stom- in spite of the ach fact that he's been benched for seven weeks because of his low |usually mustard on your skirt. batting average. A switch hitter is a player who strikes. out ea- batting left or right. [the press box, as you have prob- When you hear mention of the|ably guessed by this time. I do you'll | hope that all this erudite explan- are referring to the|ation has set you straight, gals. are thrown out at first in the most spectacular man- to the powder Two In A Row A home rum, as you probably hitting terms that may bother while the team slugger is the player who has been. ordered by the manager to bunt. Not that we figure you don'tfChoking the bat is simply a bat- know first base from third! Per-|ter's way of relieving his feelings ish forbid! But some of you DO after a moor decision by the um- darndest ques- | pire. If youve been baffled by the ter who has just struck out. The Yowve|man smiling is the catcher, the been at the park Ladies Night|omly man on the team who sits of those ques-|down on the job. Ah, 'Ladies|looking at his watch, when the best |thing he ever sees clearly, is the curves are in the stands! But al-| umpire. And the three guys cus- when the feminine |sing and waving their arms are more baffling than [the manager the only and coaches Who could see all the way from the that that last pitch was Old Custom The seventh inning stretch, a row behind first base. So pay no Unless you're the blonde in the second row be- hind first base, that is! The hidden ball trick, of course, the other hand, is a » 8 A" souvenir of the ball game Is Where. We Sit Oh, yes, and the bull pen is Helpfully Yours, BILL COTTON LETTERS to Oakville-Trafalgar Ltd., Dunn Street North, Oakville, Ontario Gentlemen: Attention: Please accept the sincere con: petition! Our very best wishes for you continued success. Yours very truly, D. Stone 2 x ox 3 CANADIAN BROADCASTING Corporation Mr. S. Casey Wood, Jr., Oakyille-Trafalgar Journal, Dear Casey: Congratulations munity Service Award, deserve double successes. All the best to you. Sincerely, Reid W. Forsee, P.S.: It's pleasant to look bacl on the two darn good Oakvill programs we did together--th "Newspaper Week" broadcast an the "Hospital Saga." rs 5 2s This pleasant letter comes from George Clark, well-known local business man: Oakyille-Trafalgar Journal, Oakville, Ont. Haye just seen the write-up i successes in the -C.W.N.A. petitions. we almost marks that "they sure deserve credit for and your when. Please accept CONGRATULATIONS struggles away bac and successes. For ourselves we keep on with Publishers our drug store gratulations of Syd Stone, George | ector on Board Browne and myself on your ach- jevements in the C.W.N.A. com-|get myself into hot water every 354 Jarvis Street, Toronto 5, Ontario. | Oakville, Ontario. August 16th, 1951, on the Com- and, on the nice publicity in yesterday's praise for your former Palmerston, Ont., August 15th, 1951 Dear Casey, Vince, Phil, et al: As I read the article to my wile, coincided ln our re. |after, and he, his wife and daugh- our heartiest and best wishes for continued good works the EDITOR here, get up to Lake Huron points each week- end and enjoy the warm (this year ?) water, and do a bit of lawn bowling. Still keep our nose Messrs. S. Casey |in municipal affairs, attend Town Wood Jr. and Vincent Barrey.| Council quite often, was on High - | School Board last year, am Dir- of Trade and Chairman of Retail Committee, so often . . . and know I am get- r| ting o-l-d-e-r, but having a good time at it. Sincerely yours, George Clark ss tn ? August 17, 1951 Mr. Casey Wood, Editor, Oakyville-Trafalgar Journal, Dear Casey: Congratulations to you and your organization in winning the Community Service Trophy. This: is solld proof that the Journal ls a well-directed weekly paper, I hope you keep up the good work. "Star." You're looking [fine--as . are your two side-kicks, Phil and Very sincerely, ours, Bill, P. C, Sutton (Considering the relatively short aibieille Holly time yowve been in the weekly newspaper business, I. think you 16th August 1951. Mr. S. Casey Wood Jr., 7 Dunn Street N., Oakville, Ont. Dear Woodie: Congratulations on the wonder- ful showing your paper made. You Programme Producer. [must be very proud of your or- k | ganization. Reading your paper o | this morning gave us a big lift. b Regards, d Tom Allan CEC Embro, Ont, Aug. 17, 1951 Mr. Vincent Barrey: Dear Friend Vince, -- I couldn't resist dropping you a line of congratulation for the success of the Journal, as [ read it inthe Toronto Star of: Wednesday. As for myself, 1 am just getting around again after four monthd n|in bed, all winter, heart attack, so the Toronto Star today of your [that's why you didn't get any card com- | from me at Christmas. Son Byrnes brought me here from Wingham to see that 1 was properly looked d | ter sure have done just that. So the stands they have |DOW I am slowly moving around taken," and we both felt a mea-|48aIn- sure of pride in having known you 1 wouldn't be much of a stran- 1 | ger if I stopped Into the Journal office. You and Phil, and Casey Wood, whom I knew as a kid, but he woudn't remember me. Best regards to your wife and daughters. Yours, for auld lang syne, Wm. J. Fleuty.