before today in the ments per. fF your Authorized as Second Class Mail P. 0. Dept, Ottawa Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, October 28, 1948 5 cents a copy- $2.00 Per Year in Advance. wp: i. ast Town Cuts Biobable, As Daily Graph Jumps Noted § Liew of the fact that con Bion last weelc and so far I") has exceeded the quota, 8 <1\ly provable that domestic Blames will have some power Bc wee," Hillmer Lof- "hairman of the Oakville and Light Commission, yesterday. Sieh cuts, as ously announced, would take BR. | ctween 1130 a.m. and 12 Bh and between 4.30 and 5 pi, ated Ee. failed to remain within the Bit. on four days of the seven 8 colt, and we went over again onday and Tuesday," Mr. Lof- fil: dcclarcd. "On the whole, feel the town has done a J fair job of power conser- ation so far, but perhaps people § citing a bit careless again Bele: nat first stress on saving. Wil the days growing shorter, Bifisc vation becomes increasing- U8 inportant. The situation is iip)y that we either keep with- ifthe quota or institute: cuts." 8.15 will be based on what each fis report shows, he said. "It 6lz0 over, there will be cuts the Bllowing day." mmission members plan to r with HEPC. Chairman rt Saunders prior to that of- 1's address to Oalcville Cham- of Commerce tonight, "We Be to have a frank discussion four problems with Mr. Saun- » Mr. Lofquist stated. fui iter forecast on! Revise Bronte Leases lowing a meeting of the bnte commission, the first di- Bt 1case between that village li beach cottage owners is out to be instituted. A com- cc of three represented the agers during the debate. the past, the lessee of the Dik has collected rentals for the Oftaces. Under the terms of the. BB agreement, which will be on , the village will understood. represents approximately each for the 18 cottages in- ed. The commission Will (fught the new lease to meet requirements of both the own- Bnd the cottagers. bur applicants for the leasing Bthe park for concession pur- 5s will be given an oppor- fility to place their proposals fffore the commission before sion is reached as to the let- E of a five-year contract, it 8 decided. Youth Rallies To S pe ms is upport Hospital Campaign 4 A Betty McFaul evinces smiling interest in the plexiglas model of the Oakville - Trafalgar Memorial hospital, constructed for the Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co. Ltd, which will he on display in a prominent main street location during the forthcoming campaign, which gets under way November 11. Town 'teen-agers are joining their elders in a wholehearted fashion to support the drive, and will have an active part in assuring its success. Pulls Switches Hourly Wednesday Serve Sample Of Winter Fare, Should Power Savings Appeal Fail An emphatically sketched, 16- hour outline of the probable shape of things to come--should householders fail to remain within the daily power quota--was Views ed with alarmed concern by a large section of township con- sumers yesterday, as the Trafal- gar Utilities Commission pulled switches for fifteen minutes each hour throughout the day and evening yesterday. According to Chairman Gordon Leaver, as stated in a paid proclamation which appears else- where in this issue, the power cuts were made to demonstrate to residents of a specified area "what they can expect until the shortage is over if they do mot conserve power." 'On Wednesday, as a result of the 15-minute hourly cuts, this area where the daily quota i§ al- ways exceeded met its quota for the first time," Mr. Leaver stated yesterday. 'The sector which soars so consistently above the stipulated figure is the area lying south of Upper Middle Road be- tween Third Line on the west and the town line on the east. While this area represents somewhat less than half of the township consumers, its failure to estab- lish savings has prevented our Current Conservation Robert H. Saunders, C.B.E., K.C., chairmdn of the On- "tario Hydro-Electric Com- mission will address the Oak- ville Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting to be held in Victoria hall tonight at 6.30. It is expected business 'and professional men and women of the town will be joined By a large group of townsfolk at the public meeting which will follow at 8 o'clock, Mr. Saunders will discuss power conservation. Mrs. W. Reeves Hurt Mrs. Walter Reeves, Dundas Street, was painfully injured on Monday, when the steering gear of the car driven-by her husband snapped while driving on Aber- deen Avenue, Hamilton, The car went out of control, and crashed into a tree, the impact propelling Mrs. Reeves' head through the windshield. Removed to hospital, where authorities reported Tuesday her condition was satisfactory, it was found 45 stitches were required to close deep head and face cuts. iends of Former Barking the golden anniversary their wedding in Milwaukee, fisconsin, some three years be- fOr they took up residence here, and. Mrs. Frank Hashek flere at home to a host of friends Pl Tuesday afternoon. d during their i Oakville, reminiscences Bf her native land were upper- 0st in the mind of Mrs. Hashek fl this very special occasion. [Born in Kozlan, Czecho-Slo- flkia, near Prague, 73 years ago, Me left her native land when bly 17 years of age. Her ughts, however, have always Etred around her people. Ac- fing this natural interest has fen the fact that her family me was close to that of the fents of Edouard Benes, late flemicr of that ill-fated country. 8 a child, she played with John hes, Bdouard's older broth Benes' father, a good living, rd working man, often told #0 and me that he wanted fouard to become a great man," 5. Hashek recalled. '""Although r, he gave his son a education, sending him fiough university and arranging an extensive musical back- she said, Benes was f"¢d by Mazaryk to follow in BL statesman's footsteps. "Their pths brought tragic ending to Czech Premier, Couple Mark 50th Marital Milestone all the work and sacrifice they devoted to the Tountry they loved so well," she remarked. She related how her father was wont to play cards with the elder Benes in the back room of thé former's modest butcher shop. On coming to Milwaukee, she again met John Benes, who had also migrated there and still re- sides in that U.S. city. One of her happiest memories is of her 25th wedding ~ anniversary, when the family motored to Milwaukee to visit John, who, from all ac- counts, entertained the Hasheks royally. . Mr. Hashek was born in that thriving Wisconsin centre, a son of Bohemian parents. The couple still speak Bohemian when alone together, although both spealt ex- cellent English. Both are members of Knox Presbyterian church, where Mrs. Hashek is active in Ladies Aid work. Receiving with them were their two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Frank Hashek, of Toronto, and Mrs. John Hashek, of Swansea. Their sons stood quietly by, beam- ing proudly. An only daughter, Helen, died in 1942. Presiding at the tea table, ar- tistically centred with * yellow: mums and tall tapers, were Mrs. Claude Kent and Mrs. Robert Brodie, Sr., who were assisted by Miss Mary Margaret Nicoll, Miss Lois Hashek and Miss Barbara Thornton. AN EDITORIAL - NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO WON'T It will seem incredible to many that citizens of Oakville have not rushed to secure the necessary in- formation premises numbers. as to their new house and business For the past year or more there has been a constant stram of complaints concerning mail service in the local post office. Letters and parcels have been mislald and delivered months after the date on which they were mailed. This has not been the fault of an overworked staff. There is not available enough space in the present post office to handle, at general delivery, the mass of mail which the expanded population has brought to this office. Trate citizens have complained to this newspaper. the Chamber of Commerce has appealed to Ottawa-- finally a delivery service has been promised, to start Dec. 1st of this year. But this delivery is contingent on the people of Oakville meeting department requirements. These requirements are that numbers must be attached to each house and a letter slot provided. If 90 per cent of town premises are not so equipped before No- vember 15th, when the department will survey the town, the delivery service must be postponed for a year. Surely no residents are so stupid as to allow this opportunity to slip past because of laziness, parsa- monious dislike for the small cost involved, or lack of consideration for others. This last is, probably, one of the most contributing factors to the lack of co-operation on the part of residents, for we are in- formed that many "old residents" like to walk down to the post office and pick up their mail. If these non-public-spirited individuals will think for a moment, they will realize that new residents are not as fortunate as they are. While they have a hox number, and their mail does not suffer the vis- scitudes that those who have to collect their mail at general delivery enjoy, new residents can not secure one. If these residents do not number their houses, and provide the necessary letter slot, they will, per- haps, gain what they like--but they will be contribut- ing to the inconvenience and annoyance of their neighbors and fellow citizens.. Such selfishness will not be a credit to anyone. Please get your house numbers and have them in- stalled immediately. This is a town-wide matter and every individual should co-operate for the good of all Why We Need A Hospital This is the subject select- ed for an essay contest open to both public and high school students of town and township. The contest, which The Journal is pleased to sponsor, will reward the win- ning essaylsts in each section with first and second prizes of $10 and $5 each. Manu- scripts must be not more than 800 words, and must be in the hands of the judges on or before November 21. Full particulars in all Oakville and Trafalgar schools, and in next week's issue of The Journal, which will publish the winning essay in each group in the Issue of Décem- ber 2. Workers Win Increase A general wage increase of twelve and a half cents per hour and other benefits were included in a collective bargaining agree- ment signed last week-end by the United Car Fastener Co. Ltd. and the United Electrical Workers union, it is reported. The wage increase is retroac- tive to June. Other requirements of the contract include plant-wide seniority in layoffs, the irrevocable checkoff, protection of piecework rates, pay for six statutory holi- days, time and a half for work over eight hours on any week day and all Saturdays, and double time for Sundays. Provision is also made for a bonus of seven cents per hour for night shift workers. our quotas, and has brought repeated warnings from the H.E.P.C. that it will institute cutoffs if we can't stay in line. While today's cutoffs may have seemed drastic, they merely pro- vided a sample of what Hydro intends to do each day if we don't start clicking." Figures released by Commis- slon Manager Harvey Philip re- veal that the Bronte area and the 25-cycle industrial circuit have remained well within their quotas since quotas were established Oc- tober 4. The nuisance cutoffs, similar to those threatened by the H.E.P.C. of Ontario should municipalities find themselves unable to control consumption, began at 7 a.m. ne- cessitating the hasty substitution 'of bread, jam and milk for the customary bacon, eggs and steam- ing coffee in many homes. A like situation developed with the second cut 825, as many youngsters hurried off to school after a short cold smack which fell below. the prescribed vitamin content for growing youth. Other cuts followed at 9.45, 11.30, 12.50 and 2 p.m, and by mid-afternoon, harried house- wives of the aren were at wits end to revamp shattered daily house- work schedules. An adamant commission gave them little respite as they endeavored to prepare family dinners. With clocklike regularity, yet spaced so as to give no indication as to when cutoffs might be expected, switches were again pulled at 3.25, 4.50, and 6.10. This latter stoppage brought lamps into use, and the Mickering light of hastily commandeered candles revealed countless chagrined rimaces as chatalaines ruefully watched half-cooked steaks and chops- suddenly cease sizzling, grow cold in the pan. Just to round out an object les- son which will probably linger in the minds of harrassed house- holders for many a day, evening cuts further disrupted regular routines at 7.45, 9.05 and 10.00- throwing heating systems tempo arily out of kilter, halting home- work, knifing spang into the middle of favorite radio pro- grams. Housewives. interviewed by: The Journal yesterday were of two. minds concerning the nuisance cuts, some emphatically stating their routines were disorganized, while others felt they preferred the 15-minute shut-offs to the hourly cuts each night. Among the latter group was Mrs. Wil liam Turnbull, Eighth Line. - "I don't feel the 15-minute cuts can be more than a nuis- ance," she said. 'The hour at night upsets me more. However, realize what a task the com- mission has facing it. We are doing everything possible to cut consumption, but I guess there are still folks who aren't taking it as seriously as they should. If we have cuts, welll just have to take them in our stride." Mrs. Fred Taylor felt that if cuts were general and uniform for the province at large, house- wives would "gladly put up with them," even if the shut-offs were long ones. "I would thing long (Continued on page 9) Present Charter To Qakville Optimists The Oakville Optimist Club ré- ceived its charter at a dinner meeting in St. Jude's parish hall on Friday night. In the absence of President George Elliott owing to illness Vice-President Richard Jones received the charter from Dr. Don Twiss, lieutenant-gover- nor of District 15. Mayor C. V. Hillmer officially welcomed the club on behalf of the town and Max Leggatt, presi- dent of Rotary, extended greet- ings from that club. S. C. Wood, Jr., representing the Lions club, also welcomed the club. Past governor, District 15, Franklyn Eagleson, Toronto, in- stalled the following officers of the club: President, George G. Elliott; vice-presidents, R. Jones, John G. Field, J. C. War- rington; secretary, L. J. Myers; treasurer, T. N. Thacker; ser- geant-at-arms, Alan Berrill; chaplain, Rev. F. C. Jackson; di- rectors, Albert McCoy, Ralph R. Young, Dr. R. D. Appleford, M.D; Don F. MacRae. The charter members were as follows: R. D. Appleford, M.D.; B. H. Barrett, G. T. J. Barrrett, John E. Belvea, Alan Berrill, O. J. Brien, B. F. Carberry, L. E. Closs, Elwood Cook, J. L. Cooke, H, N. Corn- wall, H. A. Davies, D. H. Dixon, M.D, CM.; T. H. Easton, George G. Elliott, John G. Field, B. Fox, D. W. Garside, John Grant, Rev. F. C. Jackson, R. J. Jones, Don F. MacRae, Watt Martin, D. A. McConachie, A. C. McCoy, William J. McGuire, B, A. Megaf- fin, Le Roy Morden, L. Moro, Li. J. Meyers, H. A. Paulsen, Ken- neth A. Ross, Kenneth S. Russell, . S. Smith, D. Stokoe, Wm. Terentiak, T. N. Thacker, J. C. Warrington, Alan Weatherstone, Ralph G. Young. Launch Special Appeal James A. Gairdner, chairman special names committee enter- tained workers who will canvass for this section of the Memorial hospital drive for funds at a din- ner at the Oakville club on Wed- nesday night as his personal guests. Tt was an organizational meeting to acquaint the approxi- mately 150 workers present with the procedure methods to be sed, Chairman of the hospital board, J. M. Dunwoody outlined the hos- pital plans and Mayor C. V. Hill mer and, Councillor R. C. A, Cum- berland spoke. "Oakville and district needs this hospital badly," the mayor said. "I am sure you gentlemen are going to receive a generous wel- come when you make your calls. 1 am also sure an overwhelmingly favorable vote will be recorded on election day. The general public will give wonderful support too. The campaign is golhg to be the success that residents always make of worthwhile projects such as a hospital." Councillor Cumberland express- ed a like faith in the success of the drive and commented most favorably on the hospital project. "This is a big community effort but I am sure that it will be suc- cessful," he said. 'The vote in the township will be favorably I am sure. I wish the campaign great success." "When I estimate the wealth of our citizens and the prosperity of our industry--I know that this thing can be done and will be one," James Gairdener told the canvassers. "People will have to give as they have never given before," he added, as he pointed out the possibilities of donations being made for &pecific purposes, such as the furnishing of a room or ward. YOU WOULD AVOID THE INCONVENIENCE OF POWER CUTS, KEEP CONSTANT CHECK ON THESE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES To,