5 help, le, to he Uificq. what up up up wi Ww Wi Wi up ud 8 a un Approve Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Authorized as Second Class Mail P. O. Dept., Ottawa Fonte Residents Support Hospital Debenture Plan 4 by week-end newspap- of overcrowded cond (ly exisiting in Hami- 5, a situation they a definite threat to the fay of their expanding com-= §.(, Bronte residents this pledged full support to the fyillc-Trafalgar Memorial Hos- purre: reports ih ho foifyts al stre the importance fc Dec. 6 plebiscite, which ls public approval of the is- fice of debentures to raise Tra- b's proposed $50,000 share of Bospital cost. "The hospital e a very definite acquisition' i George McLeod, Bronte fission chairman. "I'm very in favour of doing every- E possible to support it.' if will be a black day for Tra- © township if the hospital jw is defeated," opinioned D. len. "I think we are fortun- fto be asked for only $50,000. bere are those who feel they fian't vote yes, I'd remind that we are now benefitting fl better roads and education. many folks at one time were finterested in snow removal better schools. ~ Residents. [d work together on su tant questions. Some 50 Bit of Trafalgar people live the Queen Elizabeth Way, jf the rest of the township a separate municipality left to its own resources, it would be in a bad way. We must all realize we'll be benefitted by a new hospital, and get behind it as a group." "The general electorate should be 100 percent béhind the hos- pital bylaw," declared W. G. Sar- gant. "If Oakville, with only 40 percent of the assessment, is sup- porting a $100,000 grant, surely it isn't asking too much that we support $50,000." Mrs. G. C. Atkins, Woodland Farm, felt the hospital would be "a boon to the entire township", and that the grant wouldn't ma. terially affect the tax rate. "T would be glad to be taxed for it, as we definitely need the facili. ties," she said. Mrs. Aronld Dobrashian agreed, "The hospital will be a tremen- dous asset to Bronte people," she commented briefly. I'm very much in favour of voting yes." Alfred Jennings pointed to the importance of having a hospital nearby in accident cases, while Anson Patterson felt the pro- ject worthwhile if only for the sake of expense and inconven- ience resulting from treatment of cases in city institutions. Mrs. R. H. Post summed whole question up succinctly. "Ive made a donation to the hospital fund. Consequently, T will vote for the bylaw," she said. the ktim of Tragic Crossing Crash Borne To Grave ray Elwin Rapp, oldest Here Wednesday and Mrs. Melvin Rapp, faimost instantly early Sun. honing when the taxi he ving was struck by a found CNR. freight at the Line level crossing. tragic mishap occured at Bm, a few minutes after outh had discharged a pas- gf, Hubert South, near Low- fldile Rd. He was driving fl when hit by the train, ll carried the taxi about ds along the track. fording to Provincial Con. lf George Green, the engineer ed blowing his whistle at epproach to the crossing. fine signs on Ninth line are Bly protection, no wig-wags Bling at this crossing. lizlas South, who was travel- outh on the Ninth Line and Bad stopped to let the train heard the crash and saw the fins carried along the track 3 : NEW PRESIDENT Albert McCoy was elected pres- ident of the Oakville Optomist's club at the regular meeting of that service group held in the New Murray House Monday night. Mr. McCoy succeeds George Elliott, who was forced to relinquish the post due to illness. Mr. Elliott hi as been named honorary presi- |i. dent. parking the car ne was driving at the Navy St. curb, a heavy tree limb crashed through the roof of the vehicle. In another instance, while assisting friends to push a stalled car, a speeding auto roar- ed by, almost grazing the youth. Born in Elora 18 years ago, Murray came to- Oakville in 1943 when his family took up residence here. He attended Central School, later helped his father in his bak- ery business. He had been driving the taxi for the past two months, and was regarded as one, of the tcher. raced to the home of a ) and Dr. W. M. Wilkinson Br. Maurice Lunau were sum- fi. The coroner pronounced tinct upon his arrival, Rapp, Murray's mother, Ed two occasions when the victim had narrowly es- death. | Once, just after stand proprietor's most careful operators. He was a member of St. John's United Church and Sunday School. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Nel- son 14, and George 6. Rev. Harry Pawson conducted the funeral services in St. John's Church yes- Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, November 25, 1948 5 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance, STEAK SURFEIT District nimrods invading Ont- ario's northland in search of game report either feast or fa- mine. One of the former is Stanley Chamberlain, Morrison Rd,, who found Haliburton coun- ty amply stocked. Waiting in a deer runway for a sporty buck, Mr. Chamberlain was sur- prised to see a 250-Ib. black bear amble into his sights. No soorler had he dropped Bruin, than a sizeable deer material- lized. Back home again and surrounded by steaks and roasts, the local sportsman is undecided whether to sell the bear carcass to a hotel, or store it in a locker. Express Surprise at Cross Ave. Protest "I am surprised that anyone supposedly interested in the ex- pansion of the town should try to throw a monkey wrench in the works," Deputy-reeve Howard Litchfield told council Monday night. Mr. Litchfield was discussing a letter forwarded to the Municip al board by a trio of Cross Ave. business men, asking permission to construct a new sewer on that street be withheld until a hoard hearing could be arranged. The letter, signed by, S. W. Savage, F. C. Daubney and G. H. Cross, pro- tested issuance of debentures by the town to cover the' cost of the proposed sewer, planned to Te- place the present smaller sanitary outlet. The writers claimed the sewer now in use to be "of adequate size, depth and flow to serve pre- sent premises and any additional construction it could 'be reason- ably called upon to serve". They also held a number of Cross Ave. property owners were not aware of council's intention to install a 12-inch main. Holds Up. Homes "If the petition is properly signed, I suggest we go ahead a ," said Councillor Angus MacMillan. "Lack of this sewer is holding up homes and indus- "It is very definitely a hold- up" agreed Mayor C. V. Hillmer. The. deputy-reeve pointed out much planning had gone into the project, and that tenders were ready. "I haven't much respect for two or three people who would try to hinder efforts already started, at the expense of their neighbours," he declared. It was decided to petition the municipal board for isis to proceed with the sewer in ques- tion. The tender of King Paving Co. to construct a sewage dis- posal pumphouse and sewer on Pine Ave, was accepted by council. Cost of the will be $15,276. Lease Clubhouse Site Permission was granted Oak- ville Yacht Squadron to erect a boathouse at the creek mouth, between the pier and the dispos- terday afternoon. Continued on Page 12. hressure insecticide with_high pressure air. virtually creaf8 bile plant '#, impregnated with insecticide, 1s carried OF Particular Interest To Halton County Fruit Growers I, ~--Oentral Press Canadian to the topmost branch of the highest tree, and so applies a fog-like drench of pest destroying insecti- cide that completely envelopes the tree. The ma- chine is rightly named because it creates a 100-mile- an-hour gale, at 'd its own hurri- is to be covered. of the point of ejection, by means of a fast revolving fan rotating In an enclosed cylinder while the machine roves freely over the ground that installation tl $475,000 Christmas Story Begins This Issue, A special illustrated feature presented in six parts is "The Christmas Story", which has a universal seasonal appeal to young and old. The first in this sacred series, which highlights Hal Foster illustrations, will be found on the first supplemen-. tary page of this issue, while the remaining five parts will follow each week between now: and the Christmas edition of The Journal. Careful Residents Come Up With New Power Saving Ideas Quick to swing in line with the drive to establish power savings are the Ted Hodges and the Fred Hotsons. In addition to the standard measures they have adopted, both families feel they have managed to hit upon a new wrinkle 'which, if adopted by their neighbours, would provide further aid for a harassed, quota- battling commission. Both ideas are simple. When he Hodges' auxiliary lights are turned on at the first evening township cut, they remain on right up until bedtime. Only el- ectricity used during the eve- ning is the voltage required to operate "their radio every half hour on the half hour. Fred Hotson frowns upon the use of porch lights. So much so that, when expecting company, he sets a Coleman lamp on the veranda to prevent barked shins. Bronte-Oakyville LOL Installs Hickson WM A. Hickson was named W. M. as Bronte and Oakville LOL. 257 installed officers last Thursday night. Other officers appointed in- cluded; LP.M. G. Ferrier; DM. H. Kelly; Chaplain, A Richardson; Secty, K. Tiernan; Financial Secty, Lou Patterson; Marshall, Wm. Freeland; 1st and 2nd Lec- turers, G. Ferrier, Jr, R. Free- man; 1st Committeeman, W. Col- lier; Auditors, R. Richardson, J. Osborne. Nab Paris Pair in Police Road Block Road blocks thrown up over a wide area on Highways 2 and 5 Sunday night resulted in capture of two Paris youths in a stolen car. Police stated the car was stolen and was later spotted in the Woodstock area. Blocks were set up after word had been flash- ed ahead, and the auto was allow- ed to enter the area, after which police closed in at Trafalgar, BY BILL Designed to a Proposed Filtration Plant and Pumping Station for the Oakville Water and Light Commission. Dineen, Philips and Roberts are the consulting engineers. Commission Plans To Boost Capacity, Install Filters COTTON possibility of a recurrence of last was announced stated. For the present, however, y serve the developing area for many years to come, as well as to forestall any - Will Quadruple Present Capaci of a® rapidly, summer's critically arid period, a long range plan to modernize and expand the town's water system. this week by Hilmer Lofquist, Oakville Water and Light Commission. chairman of the y Within Year When completed some time next spring or early summer, the new gravity flow intake will permit a revitalized equipment set-up to process and distribute 11,000,000 gallons per day, Mr. Lofquist only 50 percent of this potential capacity will be untilized, he stated. Present pumping capacity is 1,300,000 gallons daily, a figure which will be augmented by the set- ting up of an auxiliary pump in a shoreline measure. The pump will later become part of permanent equipment. shed as a temporary Hospital Drive Gains Impetus Overall total pledges to the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hos- pital campaign climbed to $73, 456.43 by Monday of this week, Campaign Manager R. C. A. Cumberland announced yesterday. This sum represents approxi- mately half of the amount can- vassers are seeking during their all-out drive. "Canvassers report a very fav ourable reception, and donations during the coming week should be much heavier," Mr. Cumber- land predicted. "It is still too early to forecast concerning the reaching of our objective, but I feel that residents appreciate the importance of putting the drive ovér the top. Support to date has been encouraging." . Commenting on a weekend newspaper story describing over- crowded conditions at Hamilton General Hospital, he remarked: "One of our chief objectives dur- ing these past few months has been to impress upon our resi- dents the seriousness of the situ- ation faced by city hospitals. 'When it comes to the point where a hospital must accept only em- ergency cases, as was the case in Hamilton last Saturday, even the most hardened scoffer must sure- ly realize that the only solution to existing problems is a modern, fully equipped hospital of our whe Among the larger subscriptions noted to date is that of the Tor- onto Star, in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. BE. Atkinson, $25,000. Other generous donors. included Anonymous (Montreal), $5,000.; Mr. and Mrs, James E. Gairdner, $5,000; General Stamp- ings Ltd, $3,500; Sir Joseph Fla- velle Foundation, $3,000; Robert Simpson Co. Ltd., $2,000; Glassco Ltd, and Oakville Lumber Co. Ltd., $1,00 each. Lions Club $8500. Construction contract for the hospital, amounting to $335,000, was let to Piggott Construction Co. Ltd, Hamilton, the board of governors announced. The Con- tract does not include escalator clauses on labour or materials, or landscaping. will start immedi; The work, which ately, is to be completed within 12 months, ~ The New Plant The new plant, as pictured in the accompanying architect's sketch, will cost an estimated $475,000, with financing being. provided in the revised rate structure announced last week. This view from the shore shows' a screen house attached to the present pumphouse, and also in- cludes a filtration plant and basin which will later be erected alongside the present reservoir, Work on the screen house will almost i Mr. Lofquist divulged, new intake will while the be started as early next spring as weather per-- mits. Specifications cali" for the replacing of the peak roof qn the old pumphouse, which is the smal- ler section of the building shown in the foreground in the archi- tect's drawing. Approximately $200,000 will go into this first step in the expansion program. Municipal Board Approves "We have had this plan under consideration for some time, and feel that it will take care of in- creasing services demands for many years to come", Mr. Lof- quist told The Journal. "It has been approved by the municipal board, and we can proceed as soon as materials are available, I expect work on the screen house will get under way very shortly." Utilitles An Investment Explaining financing of the project, he pointed out commis- (Continued on Page 11) Hold Town, Township Nominations Friday Electors of town and ownship will be called upon to select can- didates for 1949 council posts to- nlorrow, with elections in both municipalities to take place De- cember 6, Clerk Clarence Byers will re- ceive town nominations for may- or, reeve, deputy-reeve and six councillors, school trustees and Water and Light commission ap- pointees, between 7 and p.m, after which candidates will have an opportunity to address the elec- forate in an open meeting, In the township, the meeting has been fie for 12 noon in the township