aie els. Entered, 2nd. Class Mail, Ottawa Vol. 3, No. 51 Oakville - Trafalgar THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1950 all = otary Votes $5,0 be precise, general canvass chairman Kelly New and his can be operated at lowest possible cost to the youth of played hy Bob Ross, Sachito Hiashita, Shirley Flaxman A HEAP OF MONEY can he piled into a bushel basket, but 300-0dd canvassers are seeking to collect for the Oakyville- and pledges by Saturday night, in order that a bank loan for that f it will hold only a small percentage of the 00 To dollar bills Trafalgar Meomorial Community Centre Arena fund. To busy helpers hope to turn in more than $100,000 in cash igure may be paid off and the community centre town and district. Above, early monetary returns are dis- and Dave McMillan, all. Brantwood public school pupils, who are eagerly anticipating. their first skate on the new artificial ice surface....---- 4 amount." 20 Pages 5 cents come. Pledges Don't extent people are not pledgin donation. Cash receipts are, in expectations--but pledges are still Need Pledges He explained that many peo- ple in the special names group, for instance, were giving gener- ously this year with instructions "To come back next year if you need it and I'll give you the same "We can not help but feel that in doing this they are protecting themselves from being committ- ed to additional sums next year whether these sums are needed or not." He stated that objectiv- es for the various classifications of the canvass had been set With pledges required to achieve the. total. General Canvass Good "We are confident that if those not yet contacted will follow through with a pledged amount, instead of the invitation to return next year, the arena when it op- eng will be able to be operated for the maximum benefit of the peo- ple- of this district," he said. It was planned to secure pledges before the' campaign closed from HOLD TO XMAS SKATING PLANS "Far «from there being any BC TO AIR LOCAL BEEFS Oakville radio ' listeners will have a chance to hear four of heir fellow-citizens on the air at 12.30 noon today on the "Whats KENT GARDENS CONSIDER STEPS TO ANNEX DEVELOPMENT MAY VOTE TWO-YEAR TERM First steps toward annexation of Kent Gardens survey by the town of Oakville were taken Mon- day night when council appointed four members to discuss the pro- cedure involved with the Oakville Trafalgar planning board, A pe- titition requesting annexation, signed by 95- percent of Kent Gar- den residents, had been filed pre- viously. Board Would Finalize "First move is the preparation of a bylaw by the receiving mun- icipality," stated J. N. Milne, re- presenting the planning board "The bylaw is then presented to the municipal board, which hand- ontest, delivered the speech on|jes the negotiations between the ommunism 'which won him first} municipalities involved, hears the ze. delegation of petitioning citizens, and finalizes arrangements." CONSIDER CADET UNIT R. C. A. . Cumberland, appearing sie vise Marah Middiston, || T10 Mr. Milne, suggested council ormer director of personnel of and board representatives meet t ly date to lay the ground- he ROAF, addressed members of} >t 22 30 ye Dakville's 419 Wing of the Royal ( Continued on Page 3) anadian Air Force Association 2 their monthly dinner meeting t Riverside Lodge, Wednesday vening last week, Introduced by dr. Hal Cranfield, the speaker-out- ned the purposes of the Air Ca- lets, a branch of which may be es- Bblished in Oakville by the As- four Beef?" program over station BL. The four are H. C. Hard- bvick, Ann Osborne, R. R. Man- bert and C. F. E. Carpenter. The ecording of their talks was made ht Monday evening's meeting of Dakville Rotary Club by Don Simms and Reid Forsee of the BC. The Sum of $5,000 was voted to he Community Centre Arena und by the club. Members of frcen Town were guests of the lub, and Teen Town's mayor Beorge Farrow, acted as chairman uring part of the program. Rud- Whiting, winner of the Canad- National Exhibition oratorical men and boys in habitsrof good cit- izenship, and the stimulating of an interest in the RCAF in order to keep the Force up to strength and have a larger pool of manpower in case of emergency. Air Vice Mar- shall Middleton explained the de- ociation, The ciffe huicntySKE?t! tails of cadet organization and ciation, The chief function of the" training, and answered a number ets is the training of young | of questions. SPIKES HIGH PRESSURE HOSPITAL DEAL RUMOUR Reiterating concern over the Bossibility that the Temporary [ospital building might become a ement type dwelling, Frank Bith Monday night asked coun- Bll to "protect the area" for First Bl. residents. Mr. Smith repres- Wicd a group of area taxpayers. 'We had hoped we could match fle recent offer received by the [Bspital board, thus assuring our- Blves that only apartments of Basonable size would be put In the building was converted to B apartment house. But the deal ill through," he told council. "We converted, and we ask to protect the area." Chairman Tom Chisholm, of the hospital board, asked that the residents do all in their power to further disposal of the property. "The board never approved the plan to convert the structure to a block of 14 apartments, altho- ugh it was rumored we were try- ing to high pressure such a deal through, We'd like to make it very plain that we are also seek- ing a satisfactory solution, but the building must be disposed of council BOARD APPROVES NEW TEACHER-TRUSTEE UNIT A proposal to form a Teacher Trustee Committee at Oakville- Trafalgar High School was given the official approval of the area school board at its monthly meet- ing Tuesday evening. "We believe the committee would have many advantages, and would provide the board with direct contact with the teachers," said H. A. Brearley, of the teach- ing staff, who outlined the pro- posal. All the board members were in favor of the suggestion, and the organization of the com- mittee was approved in a motion. Board appointees will be the chairman of the board, chairman of the education committee, and secretary, who will have power to add to their numbers." Premier To Officially Open Linbrook School The Trafalgar Public School board members Were guests at the first fall meeting of the Lin- brook Home and School associa- tion Tuesday night. Board chair- man Ken Giles announced that Premier Leslie Frost would offic- ially open the addition to the school on Dec. 18th. at 8 p.m. The association laid plans for a square dance party in February and the membership endorsed the action of the executive in for- warding a resolution to head- quarters to have necessary legis- lation passed to create loading zones on the highways where children board school busses. Tra- ffic in both directions would be required to stop when a bus was picking up or dropping passeng- ers at such zone points. President Cora Taylor announced Hughes Cleayer, M.P. and Stanley Hall, M.L.A. had pledged their support to the measure when it reach the government level. It was announ- ced membership stood at 79, al- most triple the charter member- BRONTE SOCIETY HEARS SUCCESSFUL HOBBYIST Organic gardening was tae sub- ject treated by Mr. E. P. Sparling at Thursday eve- meeting of Bronte Horti- culwural Society. For the past few. years he has maae a hobby of or- of Burhngton, ang s ganic gardening and has had great success in the growing of beauti- tul flowers, blueberries, vegetab- les, etc. He has a simple way of making his own compost from all kitchen and garden refuse, leaves etc. with the help of cultivated earthworms, the sale of which from coast to coast is also a hob- by of his. An Englisi product called Q.R. (Quick Return) will be avdilable before spring, by its use compost can be made in 3 onths, SHOTGUN BLAST RIDDLES KITTY Charged with shooting and kill- ing a cat while it sat on the side- walk in front of the home of its owner, 23-year-old Pte. H. J. Roy, R.C.A.S.C., Camp Borden, was ar- rested by Chief of Police Derry, Saturday, and taken 'into Milton jail. He appears in police court here today. The cat belonged to Mrs. Lillian Dowdle, Washington Ave, west side. According to Mrs. Dowdle, Roy, who was visiting at her home, had been amusing himself with the firearm, a pump-action shotgun, in the house. She 'told him to take the gun outside, and shortly after he did so there was a loud report and the noise of children screaming. Mrs. Dowdle summoned the police, who took Roy into custody on charge of cruelty to animals. CURRICULAR DISCUSSION Parents of high school students will get a chance to ask ques- tions about homework, optional courses, university entrance re- quirements, why Latin and French are taught, and other matters pertaining' to the high school cur- riculum, when Oakville-Trafalgar Home and 'School Association holds its' monthly meeting. The date is Thursday, Noy. 23, the time 8.15 p.m., and the place the high school. A panel discussion of the curric- ulum will be the main item on the Bel the building can be suitably as promptly as possible." ship of last year. program, and should prove quite lively. " can bring relief to any amateur con- doubts 'about that question of skating by Christmas," said J. A. Tlingsworth on Tuesday, "the picture lopks very bright. We're running ahead of schedule with the work. We see no reason to doubt that well make the dead- line we want to meet." As super- intendent of the arema project Mr. Ilingsworth is the man who make such statements and structionists who may have had doubts along these lines. With five-eighths of the roof trusses in place on Tuesday Mr. Ilingsworth expected that the last one would be erected by Tuesday of next week. Cement block work on the sides of the Community Hall section was ab- ove window level on Tuesday, and the brick for the front was being put in place for the bricklayers. The weather might still be a fac- or, but once the last truss is placed, the roof will be a jig- time job. Covered against the el- ements, the work can then pro- gress, rapidly. JOY RIDE SENDS TWO YOUTHS TO HOSPITAL A joy-ride allegedly taken in his father's car without parental consent ended badly for fourteen- year-old Reginald Wollanchuck Saturday evening, and even worse for his companion, fifteen-year-old Gordon Hunt. Gordon is in Oak- ville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital with back injuries, and Reginald is home after receiving treatment for hurts of a similar nature. Journal a copy, $2.00 per year in advance Arena Fund CASH DONATIONS ENCOURAGE COMMITTEE BUT PLEDGES ROLL LAGS, EARLY REPORTS REVEAL The pledge by Rotary Club of $5.000 to the Community Centre Arena on Monday night brought encouragement to the Financial Committee at a time when it was most wel- Measure Up "The campaign is lagging at present," James Roberts, Campaign Manager said on Monday night. "But only to the g themselves on next year's almost all divisions, meeting not." --_ those already contacted who had promised these additional dona- tions. "The general canyass is one section which has revealed a will~ ( Continued on Page 3) MISHAP SPARKS PATROL SETUP Senior boys of Central public school will be posted at the ap- proaches to the radial bridge to keep pupils from riding bicycles across the bridge, as the result of an accident which happened Tuesday. At the monthly meet- ing of the public school board Tuesday evening, M. W. Holmes, principal of the school, told the board that Brian Donnely, an 8- year-old, third grade pupil, had his arm badly crushed when struck by a bicycle on the bridge. The boy was walking across the bridge when the bicycle, ridden by. an older boy, bumped into him and jammed his arm against the par- apet of the bridge. He was tak- en to Oakville-Trafalgar Memor- ial Hospital, and later removed to Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto. Mr. Holmes urged that guards be posted at each end of the bridge to prevent further accidents to pupils. A. Weatherstone, chairman of the board, suggested that these duties be performed by the older boys of the school, who could take turns. This suggestion will be acted upon. FORMER MAYOR TOPS BLOOD DONOR LIST, HITS THIRTY MARK Oakyilie's leading blood donor is the title that belongs to Char- les i..imer, ex-mayor, who has gives 40 less than thirty dona- uons of his blood to the Blood Donor Clinic of Oakville and Dis- trict Red Cross Society. Mr. Hil- Imer, with a number of others who have made more than one blood donation, will be given a pin by the society in recognition: of their generosity. Next biggest donor is Mrs. Edith Ebsary, who previous to yesterday's clinic, had nineteen donations to her credit. Nine donations were made by Mrs. Irven Fell, Allan Tow, Leon- ard Wright and Alex Campbell. In the five donations' class are Orval Adamson, Mrsls Kathleen Begg, Mrs. Jean Cotper, John Donald, Arnold Farrow, Mrs. Bil- een Fields, Frank Grice, Mrs. Kathleen Lynch, Mrs. Phyllis Me- Guire, Robert McKay, Mrs. Zelia Munro and Harold Shoemaker. Two previous donations have been given by Edward Adamson, Mrs, Esther Black, Kenneth Bergauist, Robert Crawford, Fred Huxted, Robert Graves, F. W. Hegan, Kenneth Hopkins, Mrs. Isabel Lofquist, and Lester Pope. WILL IMPROVE TOWN'S BUS SERVICE, DEVENISH PROMISES Greatly improved local bus ser- vice for Oakville is assured by Ed. Devenish, well-known young Oakville citizen who has purch- ased Oakville Bus Lines. On tak- ing over operation of the system next Monday, Nov. 20, Mr. Dev- enfsh «will inaugurate a new schedule. Starting each morning at 7 o'clock, buses will leave the Halton Inn corner on Colborne Street, following a route west on Colborne to Brock, north to Re- becca, east to Kerr, north on Kerr to the Queen Elizabeth highway, and east to the Seventh Line intersection, stopping at the 6th Line, the west and east ends of the Kent Survey service roads. From the Seventh Line intersec- tion the bus will run south on Dundas to Reynolds St. south on Reynolds to Spruce, east on Spruce to Douglas, south on Douglas to Colborne, and along Colborne to Halton Inn corner. A twenty-minute schedule will be maintained from 7 to 9 am., and from then on buses will run every half hour until 11 p.m. "We will make deviations from the schedule if necessary,' Mr. Dey- enigh informed the Journal. He pointed out that both the For- ster and Kent Gardens Surveys would be served by the hus line later on, and that it is algo hoped to serve the 8th Line, Lin ok Road and Morrison Road area as soon as the demand warrants it. Buses will be heated and them oughly reconditioned.