i THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Y i o Thursday, Ng, : | The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal "CHAMPION OF THE RIGHT" Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont., by Oakville - Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. Colborne St. E. (Next Post Office) Weekly pap Association Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager Member Canadi S, Casey Wood, Jr.» Managing Editor Phone 1298 eetters To The Editor of Steward autumnal raking se grounds of the Oak George ions on the lle club: Oakville-Trafalgar Journal. The leaves come down in Oakville town, It really isn't funny A FEW CENTS On this page we publish a letter from a citizen in which he has broken down the financial affairs of the Memorial hospital into cents. This is a very good way in which to look at such a matter, and we would urge readers to carefully consider these. There has been considerable comment concern- ing costs of hospital affairs to date. These figures show that, for a few cents out of every original dol- lar, much has been accomplished. Such a statement is a promise that money donated in this drive can be given with the assurance that it will be spent with equally good results for each penny. Please give this letter the attention it deserves . .. then Vote - Work - Give for YOUR hospital. AREN'T WE ALL TO BLAME? In his speech to:the Chamber of Commerce last week Hydro commission chairman Robert Saunders pointed out an interesting explanation of why present Hydro facilities could not be adequate to demands. The chairman reminded his listeners that toward the end of the war most industrialists had set up, and were spending a great deal of time on "Post War Planning" committees. These groups functioned to discuss and plan ways whereby plants could he kept in existing full production following the end of the war. Almost without exception Canadian businessmen were predicting there would be a recession in produc- mn. New methods of manufacture were discussed, new products were examined, every possible means of keeping employment at its then high rate were searched for any ray of hope that could be found. It was an industry-wide , country-wide undertaking. In all minds was one thing, which had become fact as a result of constant re-iteration by men who should know . . . employment would fall. Enormous war orders would be cancelled. There would not, it was feared, be sufficient other orders to take their place. This opinion was based on ex- perience following the previous war and was, possibly, excusable. But actuality was far from the expected. The switch to peacetime production was made with cel- erity and ease. Consumers were demanding durable and consumer goods in a volume never dreamed. of. New, war-created families required the necessities of life, necessities which the war had prevented from being made. Housing was needed, motor cars worn out, clothing was threadbare, the list was legion. There were more things to make than there was time in which to make them . .. and employment went up rather than down, with industry absorbing most of the men and women who had been in the service with demand still exceeding supply. And to turn the machines these men and women worked with took electric energy. The Hydro commission, post-war planning along with industrialists, the same industrialists who today have forgotten their conception of what was to he expected and are complaining over Hydro's lack of sufficient installations of power generating equip- ment, finds today that it planned for a much smaller demand that it is now called upon to supply. It is nice to have someone else to blame for any mistakes, so we blame the commission today because it made a mistake . . . and completely overlook our own contribution to that mistale. There was no attempt on the part of/the com- mission chairman to duck the issue that an error had been made. He made no excuse, he merely offered a reason. But in presenting to the public this reason for the commission's shortcomings, he placed the Hydro in a position where it is somewhat difficult to attach blame. After all, it is illogical to blame some- one else for making exactly the same mistake we have personally made. While regretting the mistake, surely we should make the best of the situation un- til it can be put right through the increased building program which the commission has underway, and should turn our thoughts to saving all the power we can from day to day until the shortage is over. Hydro was sadly at fault in its assessment of conditions following the war . . . just as sadly misled as those simple souls who thought it would be possible to live in tranquility 'with our late ally, Russia. It should also be remembered that had Hydro taken the other view and planned for an expansive program of building immediately the war was over the industrial post-war planning committees would probably have had something to say -- in loud tones of voice -- which would, possibly, have halted any such program. We are not granted omnipotant judgement here on earth . .. man can only do his best, based on the knowledge at his disposal. Hydro has done its best, which has proved to be not good enough. This will be corrected in time. Until it is we must learn pat- ience . . . even if we have to learn it in the dark. IF ONE IS UP SO IS THE OTHER Several people have expressed the opinion to us that this is no time to build a hospital because build- ing costs are so high. This might appear, at first glance, as being a reasonable statement. But a sec- ond look will reveal its fallacious side. If building costs are down -- we usually have a depression. If we have a depression, we don't have any money. If we don't have any money, above bare necessities, then we have none to give to a hospital. -Without money, no matter how cheap the cost of building, we could not build a hen house. The cost of building the hospital has little to do with the matter -- provided the money can be raised. 'When wages and earnings are high there is money for charity -- thanks to income tax -- and that's the time to get it. Once the money is in the treasury then it should be spent and, no matter the. cost, a fine hospital will stand to 'help in times when money is not available. It should not be overlooked that this hospital will'be a public hospital with grants to cover care for those who, in time of stress, can not pay. No matter the cost of materials and labor, let us build our hospital now. There's. no one here to keep them clear, The Parks Board has no money. Citizens are rising up in righteous indignation What can they do? The Board's gone thru The year's appropriation. Longue Vue Apts., Oakville, Ontario, October 28th, 1948. The Editor, Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, Oakville, Ontario. Dear Mr. Editor: The figures published in the bro- chure by the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Publicity Com-. mittee are most enlightening when The manner ollar was analyzed thoroughly. 1 which the contributors may be broken downs as utilized follows Balance on Hand in Cash 47Yic Squipment in use in Tem- Hospital and ferrable cosa TEN Invested in Tem- y Hospital Building (expected to be recovered when the Temporary Hospital has served its purpose and is sold) 25% 863c xpenses incurred to date in connection with the New Architect's Fee | SMe and Insurance... 3%c¢ vor's Fees le Advertising Yic Bank Charge Te Contributions to operating cost of Temporary Hospital 7 4c $1.00 The amount of interest earned on the donations. account for 8%c of the present dollar--this added to the total of 8634¢ (which may be con- sidered value on hand) now gives a total of 9574 cents. Of the orig- inal dollar 434 cents has been used over a four year period. This is one- half cent more than the contribution to the operating cost of the Tem- porary Hospital. : Yours truly, ART BULLIED. Oakville, Nov. 1, 1948 The Editor, Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Dear Sir: I would like to ask your assistance in putting for- ward a suggestion. When my car was overparked on our main street I found that money had been put in the meter, and a card placed in my car, saying that it had been done to save the chance of a summons and was with the compliments of "Rusty" Cumberland. May I suggest that anybody getting this service give whatever a summons may have cost to the Hospital campaign. I think that will help to say 'thank you' to Rusty Cumberland. Thanking you, I am Yours truly, Bert Boorer TOY [IA The lho terse commentary i Tra algar Tales in poctic vein was inspired by one | Duncan's By Bessie Cairns BALANCING THE BUDGET My mother often remarked that, "a woman can throw away more with a spoon than a man can earn with a shovel" No doubt she was right, but with the mounting cost of living even limiting myself fee spoons I find my. somewhat nebulous housekeeping budget has a way of vanishing like autumn mist. Working on the assumption that if mother's advice was good great-grandmother's should be even better I sought out her old caok- cof book. Quite hopefully I turned to "Stew- ing Meat" and what could be cheaper than a calf's hea ; "Calf's head . . . After having pre perly cleaned the head, put it into cold water, and let it lay for an hour; then carefully take out the brains, the tongue, the eyes and the bones. Then take a pound of veal, and a pound of beef suet, a very little thyme, a good deal of lemon- peel minced, a nutmeg grated, and two anchovies; chop all very fir then grate two stale rolls, and mix the whole together with the yolks save enough of this about twenty balls. Tak half a pint of fresh mushrooms clean peeled and washed, the yolks of six Jeggs beat fine, half a pint f oysters clean washed or pickled mix these all together, d? of four to maki thread, and put it into a deep stew pan, with two quarts of gravy, and a blade or two of mace. Cover it close, and let it stew two hours. In the meantime, beat up the brains with some lemon-peel cut fine, a little parsley chopped, half a nut- meg grated, and the yolk of one a. Have some dripping boiling, and fry half the brains in little cak fry all the force-meat balls; and keep them both hot by the fire. Take half an ounce of truffles and morels, then strain the gravy the head was stewed in, and put the truffles and morels to it, with a few mushrooms, boil all together, then put in the rest of the brains, stew them together for a minute or two, pour the whole over the head and lay the cakes of fried brains and force-meat balls round-it. Garnish with lemon." your family with this u i Surpri simple recipe this week-end, y may cven be able to declare a d dend. For myself I shall have hot dogs . . . at least they have no brains to confuse the issue. Ballet Holds Place On Clarkson Program Instruction in ballet dancing will again be a major item in the winter program of activity at Clarkson - community. centre, sen- ior and junior classes getting under way this month under the direction of Madame Boris Vol- koff, wife of Canada's premier exponent of the ballet, Mrs. Wes- ley Ionson is supervising enrol- ment in senior groups, while junior classes will be in charge of Mrs. Alan Van very. Stud- ents will be preparing for partici- pation in production numbers for the annual variety revue, always a highlight of the centres sea- s The following commentary con- cerning Oakville appeared in the Oc- tober 9 issue of Che Financial Post, being included in a feature article headlined "Business Booms in Th Towns." Rated with our rapidly panding town were suchileading On- tario centres as Preston, Mid- land, Ingersoll, Wallaceburg, Fort Frances, Port Hope and Dunnville. We reprint the- excerpt in its en- tirety, feeling that it will be of in- terest to Journal readers. OAKVILLE POPULATION--5,000; up 21%. PRODUCTION -- $5 millions; more than five time prewar. EMPLOYMENT -- 743; three times prewar. k With white oak ships Oakville won industrial eminence nearly a century ago. Then it lagged as a centre of work and bustle, rose as a community of broad and pic- turesque estates. Now, the midget metropolis Toronto and Hamilton in almost overnight ex- vying with Canad: between pansion is growth ci Up to the 1940's the little mid- Ontario shore community, could boast few major industries, had stayed mainly with basic "home- CATCHING THE INDUSTRIAL g OVERSEAS GIFT PARCELS e | paint it moved automatically and al- wood veneers and fruit containers of the Oakville Basket Co. But when in the late 1930's Oakville be- gan to fabricate metal and make most winoticed toward growth that now beckons the nation. now approaching major volume, One new Oakville line--porcelain enamel for refrigerators and stov i "first" for the province's w region, Some of Oakville's other new products since 1940: Cosmetic con- tainers and met: tings (iron and aluminum), aluminum windows, water heaters and gas grates, wax- impression engravings - for meter charts, dehydrated foods, fluorescent light tubes, furniture, lamp fixtures and shades, venetian blinds, asphalt floor tile, rubber and plastic pro- ducts, raincoats, shower curtains, Fo a big ham of Barringham Rubber & Plas- ties has staged two 36-exhibit indus- trial exhibitions since the war, spuns" like pottery, leather, jam, the E t stewing your oysters. Put [ture who the forcemeat into the head, and [atmosphe close it; tie it tight with pack {service around home. 'What's happening in Oakyille is. making Ontario and Canadian in- 3 dustrial history, with metal fabri- cating and light manufactures there| 0 Huntley and Palmer Special Assortment 2 hockey sticks and plywood spe- a cialties, PROVISIO A vigorous Chamber of Com- 32 Colborne Street on merce headed by Edward Barring-| d = |OARVILLE ARm: Launch Conserted Drivel ® i700 A8TS avy tend a Folk Dance 1% home of Mis. J. 1, (ol) a For U.K. Assistance P b Dundas St, on Fridg, Noy offices of The 830 pm. A gone United Emergency Fund for Bri- | Scandinavian Folk tain was advised this week by [given by the Madse Mayor H. E. McCallum that he had [ Toronto. The evenin, appointed Commander Charles Tur- |PTOVide: fun for o1q yi her as chariman of the organiza | HIKE: tion's Greater Toronto Committee, | AM evening of mygj, an Commander Turner, who serves ina | HO under the ay Pg voluntary capacity, is now forming | Grass a representative group to function | evening, November go in connection with the UBRB. na at the home of yp. tional appeal starting November | Hamilton Smith, come, 14th and continuing through to De- | Donald Rd. and Gloucests, '§ cember Sth. iF The = executive All money raised by the Fund will be used to make bulk purchases of food in Canada to be sent to the needy in the United Kingdom. Ship- ping costs will be reduced to an ab- minimum through conces- sions granted by the British Gov- ernment, which includes free ocean and inland transportation, dockage and handling charges, and exemp- tion from excise and customs duties. Distribution of the food shipped is under the -exclusive control of the JEE.B. 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