94, a lj] p88 "eden eniaridrer nty blic ra res. ted. i 2 Vol. 1, No. 13. Home & School Assoc. Hold First Meeting } With over a hundred in attend. ice about half of whom wer men, the newly formed Oakville J. Cowan, president, acted as and called on Rev. Mr. to open the meeting with ayer. Principal W. S, Blake n gave a brief speech of wel- Ke to those present. The work the executive committee was 215 Employees Laid Off a nt The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal 0) Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, February 19, 1948 5 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance. The Oakville Fire Brigade, un- der Chief Fred Shaw, used chem- icals. to protect sections of the Pie-Craft Furniture Co., Forsythe St, when a tube inthe boiler blew out Feb, 13. The accident crippled the heating and power supply, necessitating fifteen em- ployees being laid off for at least ten days, lined by the chai , who re- following convenors gave a short ac- : the enlightenment of those Tob present at the inaugural S a former teacher and for a member of the Home and chool Association in Toronto, this reporter was, particularly im- pressed with the way the new Oakyille-Trafalgar ® Association is working WITH as well as FOR students. One of the pupils, Anne StanSbiiry, gave a delightful pi- ano solo, after which Mr, Cowan introduced the two school cap- tains, Betty Clark and Jack Al "lan, who have been appointed to the: executive of the Home and School. Betty Clark , with all the ise of a polished platform peaks told parents of the de- Margaret Lawlor ed a neat black suit with a "| 1y looked lovely. nt of the work of that body pleated skirt and trim white blouse. She was followed by Joan Adams and Valerie Robinson in red and white gym outfits with contrasting socks. The girls real- With a few witty and well- chosen remarks, Rev. Harry Paw- son introduced his friend and col- league, Rev. Norman Rawson, speaker for the evening, Mr. Rawson is an outstanding speak- er, carrying his audience from hilarity to the brink of tears. Though much of what he says may create momentary laughter, he always leaves his hearers with, to use his own words, "something to bite on" Two such remarks were, "You can't legislate or edu- cate people into decency," and "Our genius has outstripped our character and our concept of real values" His speech was punctuated throughout by per- sonal experiences. He went on to explain how we So often judge character by the balance sheet, and since those in the teaching profession have been so miserably underpaid we are vice they render. At the conclusion of Mr. Raw- sows talk, Miss Grace MacKay gave a clever and "charming speech of thanks. , Two: solos fol- lowed by Norma Warwick, ac- companied at the piano by Anne Stansbury, Coffee and cookies Were served after the playing of The King. dion a petition presented by d by a survey that 80 e approximate 400 muni- in the Province now He stated that © Legion felt that if they asked turned men only be reliev- this tax, it would be estab- lishing a. precedent. For that rea- ie Legion is asking that all Te men be exempted from this tox. Councillor Robert Hunter ex- 'Pressed the opinion that the pe- tition was quite in order for the 0 only 80 out of 400 muni- 4 "I may be ig out on a limb when I say in many cases single women lor Jim Black stated it ion it was not a fair ey men had to pay think it could be abolished Without much loss to 0, he stated, Angus McMillan d that rather than take action, it be referred Doctors M. E, --unau, Lo, _| Dixon and E. P. S.aces apreared before council on of the Temporary Hospital to request to the finance committee to be dealt with when estimates are considered. He pointed out that besides general improvements such as streets and sidewalks, "The town contributes to the hos- pital and the recreation commis- sion, from which thése people benefit." The mayor reminded the fin- ance committee the town was floating a loan of almost one million dollars. "Money is needed," he said emphatically, He was of the opinion that it made for better citizens if these peo- ple were required to pay this tax. "But I feel that when we ask them to pay this tax they should be given the opportunity to vote." He assured Mr. Keenan this matter would be dealt with fairly by the finance committee. that the annual grant of $1,000 be increased to $2,000. Dr. Dixon pointed out that during the first eight months since the hospital had been under the management of the Board of Governors of the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital operating losses had been higher than at any other time since the opening of the hos- pital in 1945 This was due, he said, to upward trends in living costs, increased cost of surgical supplies and higher staff salaries. He also pointed out that during the renovation period a certain number of patients could not be admitted. He said operating de- ficit was in excess of $3,000 for the eight-month period. "The disconcerting fact is that we have received all our grants except $375 due from the Township of Trafalgar," he said. He project- apt to forget the inestimable ser- Railroad Suggest New Port OF Entry Oakville, Feb, 17--"W. BH. Millar, of the CN.R., and George C. Hendrie and Robert Hunter of the Hendrie Cartage called on me this morning," said Edward arringham, president Chamber of Commerce, "They came to suggest 'that as the freight serv- ice' from Hamilton was proving expensive and unsatisfactory, Oakville freight should now be bonded on Toronto instead of Hamilton. The freight transfer service inaugurated by the rail- way last Wednesday would mean speedier delivery after freight had cleared customs, they pointed out. They requested that I take this question up with the Chamber of Commerce to get their reac- tion," he continued. Pointing out that the chamber had been press- ing for a customhouse locally, the president said he had promised to take the matter up at the next meeting, The railroad and cart- age representatives were calling on other manufacturing concerns in town today, he concluded: Due Housing Lack Purchases Lost Oakville Industrial Council have been conducting a survey of factories. To date results show that of total payroll of $1,215 395.70, over $384,000 is paid to employees who are forced to live out of the district owing to lack of housing facilities, stated H, T. Roden, chairman. When the sur- vey is completed, results will be presented to council, said Roy Brand, council secretary. He said the survey was undertaken par- ticularly with a view to finding 'the 'requirements necessary to take advantage of Central Mort- gage and Housing Scheme. "If this money were spent lo- cally," said Mr, Roden, "it would benefit local business and the nec- essary new houses would in- crease assessment and distribute taxes." Mayor Alfred Whitaker pointed out that the town owned no more land. "The finance committee are seeing if we can buy some land on which to build houses," he said. "Of course, considera- tion would be given to veterans first." --_---- year to show the deficit would increase proportionately. He pointed out the only grants the hospital had were $1,000 from the town, $750 from the township and $750 from the combined I,0. D.Es. From June to the end of Janu- ary, 545 patients were treated, 270 of these--the highest propor- tion--being from Oakville. Dr, Dixon stated that with the new X-ray, two extra beds and an in- crease in rates, they expected a substantial increase mn revenue Deputy-reeve Litchfield said this matter should receive every consideration and tne mayor as- sured the deputation that this matter would re given every con- mceration oy the finance (continued on page 8) com- Trafalgar Board Hear Delegates The regular meeting ofs the Trafalgar 'school area board was held Monday night at 8 pm. in Trafalgar town hall. All mem- bers of the board were present, fr, L. Skuce, inspector, was also in attendance. The board authorized the ap- pointment of David Peters, A.T. CMM, LT.CM, as the new super- visor of music. He replaces Sid- ence in the west and served in the Kerr Street Crossing locomotive had been. in with a motor car at Kerr Street crossing in Oakville early Satur- day morning, crew continued on to Hamilton, where pieces of the wrecked car ney Morton, Dundas, who resign- Were found on the engine. ed owing to ill health. Mr. Pet-| The car, driven by Stephen ers has had considerable experi-| Yobowski, was carried 75 feel along the right of way by the im. District Power Switches May Be Cut Off To-day Voluntary Saving Asked By Local Commissions Scene OF Accident Unaware that their westbound collision a CPR. engine the board to di and to offer their co-operation the board in making changes. to hold social school. vided any additional evenings in work responsibility, at the school. The hoard en to the school. radio was granted. The Fire Destroys Barn In Two-alarm Blaze On Dundas Highwa tons of hay, 65 bushels of oa barn of Gordon C. Millard, on Freeman Bray, brigade, unde; Wright, and the No. save implements and animal The house was un. wind was in a a took the fla. ction away from i ance, LOST - Ten Years! the reality of fact 'Wm. Whitake; ti armed forces during the war. The salary authorized was § 400 per annum plus expense al- lowances. A delegation from SS. No. 9, Coyne's. School, appeared before certain con- ditions which required attention, necessary They requested consent the This was granted pro- re- quired by the caretaker was their They also point- el out there were no extra chairs had some on hand and these were giv- S.8. No. 10's request for a new pupils and teacher are contributing to : a its purchase out of their Christ- Ph aay Tn Mont as) concert money. taxi which was waiting on the ine board discussed purchas-|north side of the crossing, ran Ing a bus, provided this meets| several hundred yards on the with the approval of the depart-| opposite track shortly aftér to ment. 'The bus would be used to flay down an eastbound GPR transport pupils in cases where frojont to prevent it crashing in. overcrowding of schools would to the wreckage, which might make this advantageous next| nave derailed it, The wreckage September. was removed from the tracks There were between 70 and 75 and a tractor destroyed when the quarter mile west of Palermo on the Dundas Highway, was des-| Boy Scout and Girl Guide Week troyed by fire on Monday. will conclude Sunday with a spe- piggery located approxim-|cial service for Scouts and ately 50 feet from the barn, con-| Guides in St, Jude's Anglican taining 35 pigs, was saved, 'as| Church at 4 pm, to which the were 50 sheep and seven horses. | public are invited Founder's Day, The Trafalgar No. 1 (Bronte) | being the birth date of the late fire brigade, under Fire Chief |lord Baden-Fowell, it is also the ire Chief George were called, and all the neighbors did what they could to Water was pumped from a pond excavated two years ago in pre- paration for such an eventuality, iaged as the t whic] Everything was covered by insur- Claims to fame usually out do but not when & Sons Ltd, adver- In their full-page advertise- pact. The driver applied his brakes when he caught sight of the train, but the car skidded. Yo- bowsli had stopped 200 feet South of the crossing to set down four passengers, In the car at the Kate, and a friend, Peter Swicki. time of he accident were his wife, All three were treated at the scene of the accident by Dr. F. N. Sparling and removed to the Oak- ville Temporary Hospital and later were removed to the West- ern Hospital. Fortunate thei to to escape with lives, all were bruised and cut, Stephen Yobowski suffered shock! and severe lacerations. Passenger Swicki, 52, had sprained right ankle. Mrs, Yo- bowski's injuries were to her shoulder and she also suffered head inuries, © with the assistance of the engine crew. A crossing for which the town has applied for a wig-wag, it is not considered particularly dang erous when sensible care is ob: served, Mayor Alfred Whitaker y 3 stated. ts Scout and Guide Service Sunday o- birthday of the first Guide of the World, wuady Baden-Powell, ahd is known as Guide Thinking Day. Mrs. Yaris | Riggs Dies In' 81st Year h t.| Funeral services for Jane Ma- tilda Riggs, widow of John Riggs, formerly a prominent Bronte farmer, were held Monday after- noon from her late residence on 2 3, the Queen Blizabetth Highway. Reverend Canon D. Smith, Oak- ville, officiated. Interment was in Hamilton Mausoleum; Mrs, Riggs, who died on Fri- day in her 81st year, was born In TOWN AND THE MAYOR REPORTS By Alfred E. Whitaker On Friday night, Feb. 20th, the Oakville and District Red Cross are holding a meeting in St. Jude's Parish Hall concerning dental care for our children. There is to be a guest speaker, and I feel that in urging every- one who possibly can be present to attend this meeting, I am merely advising them of some- thing that should be of interest to them, The health of our children is of great importance, and from what I have heard of this pro- posed dental program, it is wor- thy of our united support, At council meeting I urged ail the members of council to attend, and I am confident that there will be a splendid represenation from the service clubs, LOD.B's and all church groups, This work Is valuable--we should give it our wholehearted support by attend- ed operations to the end of the We have made an ar with Nelson To ing of fox bount! of interest to Trafalg and which will, I much to do a that has long been both townships. residen am sure, a is is as follows. At th end of each year will total their bounty p and, adding the n m togethe other on the split. This mean will not matter in ing this meeting to hear what is proposed, ship bounty 1s claimed. ment Inst weeks they modestly ol Loe and Wad rested on failed to do their arithmetic cor- |i} farm for 50 years, She was Jeet, end ended Wp wit n GOW Ly opie. Taon Anglican instead of = 79th anniversary. Church, Pal mo, where in her younger y she was active in the Women's Auxiliary. She was also an active member of the TOWNSHIP Merton Home and School Asso- ciation, She is survived by one THE REEVE REPORTS daughter, Mrs, J, Patterson, on the homestead, and one son, By W, H. Biggar Marshall Riggs, of Toronto, Her ngement nip on the pay- which will be do ay with a problem bother to a hunter at the Gregory Theatre, oa hecorie Contused and! Fire Chief Fred Shaw poke to claim a fox bounty --which is §3,[ 1€ FHS EEE BAS tatwinter: and $7. in snmmer the children and conduc nfl from the township in which the | drill he the: wis emptied fox was not shot, While this can lin 45 seconds, with all of those in work both ways, we have reached | attendance walking in an order- the that this = prob-|;, muni to the exits, The chief lem can moved by the agi both townships which town-| © husband pred Fire Drill Conducted At Children's Matinee ased her In 1041, At the children's Saturday ma- will earn the gratitude of all par- ents In the community for this interest on his part in the safey of the children, and parents will a assured to know the audi an be cleared in such short © On Tuesday the Oakville Pow- er and Light Commission appeal- ed to industry to conserve one half hour of thelr Wednesday, electrical power consumption voluntarily, R. Barlow, manager, stated. indus cannot. achieve the saving required by the Ontario Hydro, we will be forced to pull the switches on Thursday," he warned. The Hydro require that a con- servation be made which will mean a maximum of 90 per cent of former consumption be used locally. In kilowatt hours of power per day, this means 172 kilowatts of 25-cycle power, and 2,205 kilowatts of 66 2-3 cycle power must be saved, "Domestic customers have been asked to conserve power by pam- phlets in their monthly accounts for time now," said Mn, Barlow, "They have not succeeded in saving very much. But they will have to co-operate now if it me is to be on a voluntary basis. It should be born in mind that the more power domestic users save the less industry will have to cur- tail production." "Our commission is co-oporat- ing with Oakville in every way," said Harvey Philip, manager: Trafalgar Public Utility Commis- sion, Stating that Hydro de- mands meant there must he a daily saving of 000 kilowatt hours, he stated that it was the hope of the commission that vol- untary savings would be suffi cient, "So we will not have to do! anything drastic' He pointed out that If they were not there would be no choice except to cut! off power for sufficient periods to achieve the savin, Owing to the unexpeated short notice provided the .ocal commis- sions by he Hydro, there was lit- tle tine avaliable to mule the genera! public aware of the ime mediate need for conservation. A sound truck passed through town on Tuesday night advising residents of the possible black- out which would follow on Thurs day If sufficient saving could not be made, Advertisements p= pearing in this paper will inform residents of both town and town- ship what hours have been sel- ected for power Interruption if it la found necessary to resort to this measure. It ls the expectation of both commissions that this will not be necessary. Gordon Robinson Dies In Hospital Funeral services were hold Friday for Gordon T. Robinson, who died at the Toronto General Hospital following a of prolonged illness, on Feb, 11th, at the nge of 48, Interment was made in Prospect Cemetery, A keen sportsman all his life, followed the Maple Loaf hock am In nearly all thelr games, and for many years wis o horseman, A man of many hob- bles, his lakeshore residence wus § beauty spot which he was turn- ing Into a bird sanctuary, Ho also radsed and trained for the show ring prize Chow dogs. One of his hobbies that brought great plensure to many was the Ing rebuilding of toys for underprivileged children, which he did In his well-equipped home workshop, The late Mr, © Robinson saw service in the First World War in the alr fo He was a director and secretary of the family busi- ness, Robinson Cotton Mills, Ltd, He was a member of the Granite Club of Toronto, kao and He In survived by his widow, the former Orn Herriot; n son, Ronald; a daughter, Mrs, Maur fee lean; his father, William Robinson; two sisters, Florence and Mrs. Ruby Burkart; and a brother, W. W. Robinson,