Haug i .at Teen-Town Saturday, Feb. 21. Globe and Mail, and had recent- ly published a best seller, 'Fath- er on the Farm." A series of Sketches, based mostly on his recollections of his early days on his father's farm, the book con- tains many touches of the humor for which the late Mr. Cragg was so famous. His passing at such an early age brought sadness to his many friends and admirers, The Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs, Ray Lawson, who have been spending a few weeks in the Ba- hamas, are returning home soon. Pa The marriage will take place March 6, in Brantford, of Janet Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Carpenter, to Bernard Hepburn, son of Mrs, Keith Hep- burn, Robinson St. . x Mr, Hubert' Hunt is confined to his bed with plural pneumonia, . Mr, Jack Lush had the mis- fortune to slip on the ice on Rey- nolds Street and fractured his left wrist. PE Mrs. H. C. Rickaby, regent of the White Oak Chapter, and Miss Marion MacNaughton, vice-reg- ent of the Angela Bruce Chapter, IOD.E, will receive at the bridge, tea and sale of home- made cooking being given under the auspices of the two chapters All proceeds will be donated to the Oakville Temporary Hospital. 'There will be both door and lucky number prizes. Presiding at the tea table, attractive with candle- bra and spring flowers, will be Mrs, W. H. Hall, past regent of White-Oak Chapter, and Mrs. Harley Dunsheath, secretary of the Angela Bruce Chapter, sss. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Walker, Mississauga. Rd, were inspect- ing 2 house on the 8th Line Sat- urday, with the prospect of mov- ing to Oakville, when Mrs, Walk- er slipped on the ice and frac- lections of stamps on display at the meeting for members to look through, Following this, games \were played and refreshments in the form of a Valentine social were served, FE Ted Brown and his orchestra, of Bronte, will play for Legion members and their friends at a dance inthe Legion Hall on Fri- day evening. EE Archie Grant is attending the Men's Apparel Fair being held in Toronto: at the Palace Pier. . Friends and neighborseare hap- py to hear that Elton McLean is up and around again after his prolonged period in bed with ja bad case of flu. Distemper Hits Dogs Keep Pets At Home There is an epidemic of men- ningeal distemper killing dogs in Oakville at the present time. Owners are warned to keep their pets from running loose, as the disease is highly contagious and there is, as yet, no known serum which is effective, Deaths re- sult in approximately 85 per cent of the cases, Dr, Campbell, veterinarian, stated there was hardly a street in town to which he had not been called. He said that the virus had stubbornly defied. efforts of research workers. "However, I have learned that a large labora- tory in the United States recent- ly discovered the causes this disdase," he said. He went on to explain that it would now be necessary to develop a serum -which would 'be effective in killing the virus, Symptoms are general languor progressing through twitching into convul- virus which tured her hip. sions, he stated, echruarn --It Has a Good Reason Not to be Longer-- By MAX TRELL - "FEBRUARY," said Mr Punch to Knarf and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about names, " is the shortest month in the year." +"Why is that, asked Hanid. "Mainly, my dear, because no one wants it to be any longer. It's not a very cheerful month. When it iswt raining, it's cloudy. Mr Punch?" around anyone February took ome look and was gone before realized it. a And when it isn't cloudy, the wind is blowing. And when the wind isn't blowing, it's foggy. And when it isn't foggy, and the wind isn't blowing, and there age no clouds in the sky, and it isn't raining--why then the sun comes out, and everyone looks up and shakes his head, and says: 'How strange! This isn't at all like February! , But just the same," Mr Punch added, "I like Feb- Tuary." Knar{ and Hanid asked why, fs A Short Month color scheme was carried through for the stage setting, and taining such timely messages as and the answering Your Valentine" held strategic posi tions about the hall as did elabor- ate cupids with poised hows. It would seem that there was a slight misunderstanding with re- gard to the main object of this dance, but now 'that it's in the past we can safely comment on it. Teen-Town's Bachelor's Brawl of the previous night was so much of a good thing that some of the girls decided to ex- tend the idea an extra day. The opportunity of haaving a choice of dates was well worth the price of double admission, Such was the opinion of the conquer- ing Amazons and = certainly did not meet with any disapproval from the males who benefited. Why, before we know it theyll "Be Mine" "pm be canvassing for more Leap Years. The only objection to the whole gala affair came from the tireless music-makers, To take off the bare look, the stage seems to insist on, interwound streamers of red and white were placed in grill formation across the front. The barred effect it produced didn't have any appeal for the Royal Oaks sitting be- hind. Eventually they parted two strands to form a freedom door, and from then on looked much happier = for their brain- storm, Dan Cupid himself, from his vantage point, took perfect aim. in some cases and must have been quite pleased with himself for the "hit" he made. Club 20 attenders are respon, sible enough to realize! the im- portance of taking an interest in the public health of our commun- ity. The Chamber of Commerce has extended an invitation to our nization to be in at the Community Health Night in the Legion Hall this Thurs- day, Feb. 19, at 8 o'clock. The youth of our town can prove their co-operative interest in ity affairs by being An Odd Month "Well," said Mr Punch, "it's such an odd little month. It's like a puppy that isn't as big as the rest of the puppies. And it tries and tries so hard to pre- tend to be big, like the rest of the months. All the other months have thirty and thirty-one days. But poor little February only has twenty-eight." : "Except on Leap Year when it has one day more," Hanid inter- rupted to say. "Yes," said Mr Punch, 'but even' with one day more--even with twenty-nine days--February is" still the shortest of all" the months, It comes in--it looks around--then, pouf, it's out again. I feel sorry for it, I don't blame it a bit for being so cross and bad-weathered. ~~ There's some- thing Td like to do for February. And perhaps, one of these days, TU really do it" 3 What To Do Knarf asked Mr Punch what he wanted to do with February, "Why," he said, "I'd just change its place. Instead of having it come right after Janu- ary, I'd put it between April and May. And then," exclaimed Mr Punch, "what a difference thereld be! The sun would shine all through its days. The flowers would grow in February. The birds would sing. People would look up into the sky and see the sun smiling down on them, and everyone would say: 'What a beautiful month this February is! It's short, but how sweet, how very, very sweet! Yes, my dears, that's what I'd do with poor little February!" Knarf and Hanid thought that was such a wonderful idea that they were puzzled that no one had 'ever thought of doing it before, there, Marion Languay. interruption of Oakville's power. WEDDINGS Kent-Gittings - Rev. Fred Jackson officiated at the wedding in St. Jude's Angli- can Church on Saturday when Margaret ~~ W. Gittings be came the bride of Eugene Robert Kent of Kincardine. Given in marriage by her fa- ther, Mr. Albert Gittings, the bride wore a Victorian gown of white lame with por- trait neckline and leg-o'-mutton sleeves, with a full-draped skirt and a court train extending from a bustle, Her veil of tulle illu- sion was arranged from a Mary Queen of Scots headdress of white lame and she carried a bouquet of red roses. Mrs, Frank Git- tings, Hamilton, was matron of honor and the four bridesmaids gowned in replicas of the bride's dress fashioned in Valentine red velvet, were Mrs. Jack Button, sister of the bride, Miss Margaret Davey, both of Hamilton; Miss Helen Thompson, Port Credit, and Mrs. Peter Burtenshaw, of Oakville. Patrick Jewell, Hamilton, was groomsman, and the ushers were Jack Button, Frank Gittings, William Gittings and Peter Bur: tenshaw, The reception was held at Riverside Lodge, where Mrs, Git- tings received wearing an after- noon dress of mist-grey crepe with black hat and accessories, Mrs. Douglas Kent, Hamilton, aunt of the groom, wore black crepe with grey accessories. Their corsages were of red roses. Fol- lowing a motor trip to the United States, the couple will reside in Kincardine, = Automobile Apprenticeship School To augment the. training of automobile apprentices, the Gar- age Operators' Association of Ontario has requested the On- tario Provincial Government to establish an automotive trade school to round out the appren- tice training program for auto- IN LIBEL CASE Jack Kent Cooke, Toronto pub: lisher of New Liberty magazine, own arriving in Edmonton to face 'harges of conspiracy to publish lefamatory libel. Charged with him are Harold Dingman, Ottawa Correspondent, © who wrote the ticle, "Babies for Export" and Dr. Charlotte - Whitton, welfare worker, on whose report the story was based. The story dealt with *hild welfare conditions in Alberta. seal was conducted by LC.MP. at the magazine's offices n Toronto, Ont, over the week- nd when the original of the story. Jabies for Export" was seized. bh. motive in Ontario, The Provincial * Government, through the Minister of Labour, has endorsed the plan as present- ed and arrangements are now be- ing drafted to arrange the curris culum, ete, 'and prepare for the first draft of apprentices. Study 'of the results achieved under the apprenticeship regula- tions seems to point out very definitely a need for a trade school as separate and distinct from the vocational schools al- ready established. The voca-| tional schools fit in admirably for the preliminary training of apprentices, but there seems to Lear i iis i TI ( i Thursday, February 19th) 1 Fuge 4 5 as THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL ~~ ~~ og Tl mb C CANADIAN CHAMP IN EMPIRE PLOUGHING ; CLUB "20" Tree Lim auses hep a PEOPLE and EVENTS > Power Break In Line | -- By Marion Languay --_-- 1 died 5 = Darkness in Trafalgar Friday Zenne! Cc. Cragg, who die aren 3 i ; : a Kenneth C. Drage - Roh A philatelic society meeting ramitionallcron and white, night was cause by an ice coat recently in Ottawa, got his wis held at the home of Mr. and | IRAE HE reign ed limb from a' dead tree cals: as 4 writer on an Oakville weekly Mrs, William Shears on Thurs- Le , LE a years ago, and was Oakville cor-| yoy pe 12. There were seven- c D BR fespondent for the old Toronto fen members present. William 20's" Dan i Globe for some time. At the|p Qnristianson, Jr, gave a talk Cupid dance on el time of his death he was senior'| ,, how to place stamps for exact. Satur eT ny Ottawa correspondent for The pipition, There were many col-| gay This fg mately an hour. There was mo Alfred Brunton of Tara, Ont, a 'he recent Empire Ploughing Competition at However, the local farmers were successful in the contest Eng. Shortages Blamed The Hydro sub-station on the 8th Line, which was to have been completed this month, has been delayed by shortages of mater jals, according to Harvey Lyon, chairman of Trafalgar Utilities Commission. = The station will lighten the load on Oakville's system by approximately 700 Pol we short as possible but still long enough to accomplish their pur- pose, which would be two-fold. Firstly, it would be desirable at the outset to fully test the boy to determine whether he has reach- ed the proper standing for his year, and secondly, to give him intensive training in his weak subects to bring him up to aver- age standard all round, The training school could and should provide facilities for a third function, and that has to do with final tests or ination adian champ, is pictured during Workington, Cumberland | h.p. by providing power for th] township" east of the Sih Lin, Hillmer Loftquist, chairman oy. | ville's Water and Light Comms | sion, had previously estimate | No new date for operation of tp sub-station has been set, New Holland | PICK-UP. 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These discrepancies' result in a wide variation in the qualifica- tions of graduating apprentices, The trade school would func- tion somewhat after the follow- ing pattern, First, the trade, through its representatives, would decide on a comprehensive train- ing program which would tell the apprentice, and his employer, just what the boy should be taught and what degree of pro- ficiency he should reach in each successive year of his trajning, The training schedule would include provision for sending the apprentice to the trade school for a predetermined period each year. These periods would: be made as Trafalgar Public Utilities 25 CYCLE and 60 CYCLE CONSUMERS If necessary to enforce the Compulsory Power Say- ings, the following hours will be used From 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. _ OR From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.