THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL 2 Thursday, Ap! sty, 104g The Qakville-Trafalear Journal Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont., by Oakville - Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. Colborne St. E. (Next Post Office) S. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager Phone 1298 NEIGHBORLINESS We have heard of people who, prior to moving to Oakville, have been warned that "Oakville is a cliguey town. You'll find it hard to make friends." Possibly this condition did obtain at one time, and there may still be a little of this attitude around. But we are of the opinion that anyone who complains of this condition now the town has grown so greatly, must in themselves be to blame rather than the people who live here. We find Oakville a friendly, neighborly place to live. To point up this fact one has only to consider the late Haughton Laird. Moving here two years ago he established a business as an optometrist. Natur- ally, through his most successful business, he met many people, and undoubtedly they were impressed with his friendly manner and fine qualities. But the grief at his untimely death and the attendance at his funeral last week indicated a larger group than this had grown to know and love him. We do not believe that Haughton Laird ever gave any consideration to whether Oakville was or was not a friendly town. He was willing to be friendly and he went ahead on that basis. But more than that, he possessed a desire to contribute to the well-being of Oakville. He was a man who believed in working for the betterment of the locality where he lived, and the lack of his assistance on the projects where he did so much--the Boy Scouts, Public School board, Cham- ber of Commerce, Red Cross, Rotary and so on-- is a great loss. No newcomer could have been ap- pointed to the Public School board in such a short time if the things some people say about the town and its governing bodies were true. Not everyone is a Haughton Laird, with his ability for interesting himself in the affajrs around him and his ready gift for friendship. Yet his impact on this town in the short time he was permitted to live here should be encouragement for anyone who may feel they are among strangers or who may be lonely. If they have the desire to give of themselves and not merely take, then they, too, can be a valued asset to the community--and enduring friendships and neighborly contacts will come with a rapidity which may surprise them. Councillor Angus McMillan's Police committee, after exhaustive study of the parking problem in Oakville, have decided that parking meters, and the elimination of angle parking on the south side of Col- borne Street, are the solution. At last week's council meeting a representative * of a meter company outlined the operation of fully automatic meters, and council passed the necessary by-law. It was obvious to anyone that a spurce of revenue, once the cost was covered, was being added to the town treasury--which can certainly use any additional funds. But it was not the revenue that concerned council, but rather to get rid of all-day parkers on the street and provide space more readily for shoppers. This the meters will undoubtedly do. It is a wise move and it is to be hoped that those who are so willing to criticize anything new--usually just because it is new--will restrain themselves this time. For those who object to having to pay to park on the main street there are always side streets . .. or a possible "free ride" on some meter where there is un- expired time to run. The elimination of angle parking is, to us, one of the most progressive steps that has been taken. With the increase of residents in the district using Colborne Street for their various purposes, and the increase in trucks from out of town making deliveries to mer- chants, out main street has become a traffic hazard of major proportions. Congested traffic will drive business away from local merchants, for shoppers are not willing to not only have to go round the block several times, but to have to dodge traffic with twists and turns in order to keep moving. We are heartily in favor of both measures and urge all citizens to do everything they can to make the new system effective. | Traflgar Ca By Bessie Cairns Letter to Eve I don't usually encourage any- one to read my mail, but this is one time I hope you will. Dear Eve: Expect you read in the papers about the "Women and Govern- ment" dinner at the Royal York. Eve MacDonald was organizer of the affair and since I have always been a great admirer of hers I de- cided to be among those present. Found Dot Walton was going too, so contacted Edith Taylor and Betty MacKenzie and made up a foursome. It was a non-partisan affair with Agnes MacPhail, Gladys Strum and heads of the. Liberal and Conservative Women's Or- ganizations as head table guests. As usual, between speeches I had a look around at new hair-dos, hats and dresses. You could al- ways describe them beter than I but just the same I love looking at them. The guest speaker was Miss Winnifred Stanley, an ex-Repub- lican Congress woman. She is the one: Virginia Carey told us about, Remember? . . went up to Congress about the same time as Clare Booth Luce and was in- genious enough to look just as glamorous as Mrs. "Time, Life and Fortune" with one good basic suit and changes of accessories. Probably should delete this lest our husbands cut our allowance. Miss Stanley was glamorous last night in pale blue, with orchids in her beautifully dressed hair. Unfortunately she had little to say .. know that is unusual for a woman, so happens it's the truth. However Miss Isobel Thomas --who introduced M. J. Coldwell, Paul Martin and J. M. Donnell-- made up for her. I believe she hit the nail on the head when she said that the women of Canada had three aims: Peace; better op- portunities for women as citizens and workers; proper homes in which to bring up their children. She claimed that 15,000 babies will die in Canada this year due to poor housing and no opportun- ity for proper care. Don't know how she arrived at that estimate, but even if she is only 25 per cent right. something should be done about it .' . and fast. Men speakers of course stress- ed how much preferable their par- ticular party was to either of the other two. Mr. Coldwell definitely the best speaker . . . but that doesn't mean he con- vinced me of anything, Remember the time, back in the early 30's, when dad had it out with Graham Spry at a C.CF. meeting and someone heckled, "He's an Eng- lishman and you never could tell them anything?" Funny how the same party followers now play up the British Labour gov- ernment! The idea for the dinner was to make every woman in Canada politically conscious. As Miss Margaret Hyndman put it, "It has been claimed that having got the vote, women use it only as their tell them. How Oakville and District Branch Canadian Red Cross Society ANNUAL MEETING All Citizens of Oakville and District are cordially invited to the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, April 14th, at 3 p.m, in St. Jude's Parish Hall. The Guest Speaker will be Mrs. A. C. McKenzie, Chairman of the Branch Program Committee, Cana- dian Red Cross Society. about us who haven't any hus- bands?" In her summing up Evelyn outlined the future pro- gram and gave the slogan of the Women in Government .move- ment: "In war we work, in peace why shirk?" Think they definitely have something, surely hope so. Af- ter all we women are the ones who worry about babies, butter and budgets. What is more, in event of war, we have the un- happy privilege of kissing the boys good-bye. Yours, Bess. P.S.: How is the butter situa- tion in Montreal? visit to Oakville while I can still ed that'the Chicago train, I believe No. 14, which goes through Oak- vile at approximately 8.15 a.m, is usually somewhat scheduled time. if it would be possible, each morn- ing, watch No. 14 breeze through at was | Better pay a Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: 2 I enclose a letter T have writ ten to the C.N.R. concerning the additional service they instituted as a result of the meeting held here. Oakville, March 31 Mr. N. A, Walford, Gen. Supt, Central Region, C.N.R., Toronto, Ontario. Dear Mr. Walford: You may be interested in the results of the stopping of No. 94 which is due in Oakville at 8:21 am. Some 40 or 50 different men have tried to make use of it, but unfortunately it is so seldom on time that they are being forced, one by one, to revert back to their cars or the earlier train, It is not unusual, they say, for it to be one to two hours late due to customs delays at the border. This is unfortunate since if on time it would render fine service. However, many have comment- close to its They have asked to have the through, either No. flagged instead of first train 14 or 94, having to approximately 8.21 and then wait some time for No. 94. Your comments would be preciated. ap- Yours truly, J. N., Milne. Traffic = accidents' killed 132 children under the age of 15 in Ontario last year. This is a public shame, And it should needle the conscience of any driv- er who has ever neglected to watch closely for children playing or crossing streets. For a great many of the deaths and crippling: injuries result from the car-hits- child type of accident. We all know how often this hapens. We all know, too, that quite often the child did something rash and the car driver could not stop or swerve in time. The Ontario De- partment of Highways urges us to remember these things. We must watch for the youngsters all the time when we're driving, We should be prepared for their sud- den rash actions by driving slow- ly in residential neighborhoods. Let's all help protect Canada's AARAAR ou of 10 OF THOSE DOOMED TO DIE OF CANCER CAN BE SAVED! Early recognition of Cancer's danger signals and immediate medical care will substan- tially reduce the appalling Cancer death rate, Your membership contribution to the Can- adian Cancer Society is used to distribute educational material on Cancer. YOU can help to save these lives. ace the J/ . 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