| . Il 2 J ee ~-- The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Thursday, January 25, 1951 SECOND SECTION DISASTER SERVICES HELD TOP DRAWER NEED BY Page 9 5¢ ) ONT. RED CROSS COMMISSIONER 27 "I recommend that you glve| Red Cross in the Winnipeg flood serious thought to setting up a| disaster last year, and the tre- disaster services committee," L.|mendous task of moving one hun. R. Stringer, Ontario Red Cross |dred thousand victims, NA Commissioner, told members of Mr. Stringer was introduced by Mrs. H. S. Ryrie, who pointed out that in the event of war Oakville would be an important place by reason of its situation, The meeting was also address- ed by Paul de Dongo, who told of his work with the Red Cross among refugess in Palestine. A vote of thanks to both speakers 'was moved by Mrs. W. H. Ford. Mrs. Eyre Davis was re-elected as president of the branch, and Mrs. H. W. Ford as first vice- president. Other officers for the y : Hon- Lady Baillie, Mrs. Harry Ryrie; 2nd vice-presi- Oakville and District Branch, Red Cross Society, at their annual meeting in the high school music room Wednesday evening of last eels, "The disaster services com- i mittee," sald the speaker, "must be prepared to act quickly at any time. In the event of war it is probably the large centres that will be affected, and they will be calling on the smaller centres for help." He advised the local Lbranch to get in touch with the ! municipal authorities with a view to working out a joint program of Laid in case of attack. It was es- sential, he said, that the pro-|dent, Mrs. Fred N,/Sparling; Rec- )9 gram be planned thoroughly be-|ording' Secretary, Mrs. Gordon forehand. Nairn; Corresponding Secretary, Mr. Stringer outlined the pro-| Mrs. Charles Cooper; Treasurer, per setup of a disaster services committee, which would have ten sub-committees under the head- ings survey, food, clothing, shel- ter, medical, transportation, com- munications, Mrs, John Baird; Executive, Mrs. Hunter Reid, Mrs. D. M. Dewar, Mrs. | James Campbell, Mrs. Ray Manbert, Mrs. Stewart Hannah. A. M. Munro was appointed aud- itor. ERY purchasing, public ity and registration. He stressed According to the report of the --d the importance of adequate pub- | treasurer, campaign receipts tot- Hicity for the committee's activit-|alled $10,691.97, and donations | ies. Mr. Stringer also spoke at some length about the work of the $604.03. A total of $13,500 was glven to the Ontario Red Cross, _ _ _ _ \\ \ | iis GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ; 3i% FIRST WAR LOAN BONDS Due February 1st, 1948-52 BEARING CALL LETTER 'D' ONLY HAVE BEEN DRAWN FOR PAYMENT February 1, 1951 AT $100.50 FOR EACH $100. Bonds of this issue bearing the call letter shown should be presented for redemption on February 1, 1951 or as soon thereafter as possible with all coupons of later date dttached. These bonds will-not eam. interest after February 1, 1951. taken to a florist's greenhouse. SPRINGTIME IN OTTAWA GREENHOUSE a --Central Press Canadian Dainty little Careline Tuinman, herself a native of the Netherlands, glves a picturesque welcome to the first shipment of lilacs from Holland to Canada. Arriving in Ottawa in time for Christmas, the lilacs were Careline is daughter of Dr. H. S. Tuin- man, Netherlands agricultural attache in Ottawa. and $638.25 to the" Manitoba Re- lief fund. Mrs. Carl Wyndham Teported on the work room, Miss Sally Davis the swimming and wa- ter safety program, Mrs. Donald MacRae home nursing classes, Miss Ruth Robertson welfare, Miss Florence Beattie loan cup- board, Mrs. James A. Roberts blood donor clinic, and Mrs. Har- Ty Ryrie dental health, which has now been taken over by the Hal ton County Health Unit. A' re- port on the work done on behalf of the Manitoba Flood Relief cam- paign, submitteed by Chairman . J. Cowan, was read. A vote of thanks to all those who aided the Red Cross work during the year was moved by Mrs. Eyre Davis, who presided. YOU MIGHT SAY THAT Marriage, a waggish friend re- marks, Is nothing more or less than love parsonified. Painful Mixture Jack Rehill, proprietor of the Beehive Lunch, has acquired a greatly increased respect for the combustible properties of gasoline, Mr. Rehill was burn- ing a pile of rubbish in his yard a few days ago. The fire was not burning as rapidly as he would have liked. Bringing a can of gasoline he threw some of the fluid upon the bonfire from a distance of about ten feet. Instantly, a searing streak of flame leaped at him. For sev- eral days afterwards Mr. Rehill went about with his forehead and one hand swathed in' band- ages to protect two bad burns. In future he will not try to mix gasoline and fire. J * ; \ I R * J. F. CARTER, ASSOCIATE REAL ESTATE -- INSURANCE -- MORTGAGES 118 COLBORNE ST. EAST Phone 490 -- Holidays 296-W OPEN EVENINGS in Canada and throughout the world. rates of pay for time spent in training and in summer camp. Join the Today, more than ever before, Canada and democratic nations everywhere must be strong to preserve our way of life against aggression from any quarter. From coast to coast every unit of the Canadian Army Reserve Force needs more men who are willing to devote part of their spare time to our country's, security. In the Reserve Force you will receive full Active Service Join the Regiment of your choice and get full details about how you may best setve in your own area. Get in touch with your local Armoury today! RESERVE FORCE Abs" = Youcan do more than zak i about Freedom Now you can do something to help preserve peace and freedom COUNTY COMMENTARY NEW SCHOOLS AS EXPANSION IN OFFING TREND NOTED Acton and 2 both have plans under way for mew schools, boards of education an- nounced after surveying increas- ing expansion prospects in the county. Acton's new public school, which will cost slightly more than $193,000, will get under way shortly. At Georgetown, the Tost nroperty bs been selected as the new public school site, and sket- ches are expected to be ready by "| the end of February. COLLECTORS' COUNTY? Old coins continue to pop up through Halton county, the lat- est being four specimens discov- ered by Milton's W. A. Robinson. An 1816 item is tentatively tabbed Austrian in origin, while a second s so babdly worn that Mr. Rob- inson and his friends are still guessing. The third is a medal type replica carrying /a three- masted ship. And the fourth, a heavy giant an inch and three- quarters across and a quarter inch thick, is the piece de resistance. On one side, Brittania presides over the waves and the date 1797, while on the other, a very deter- mined-looking face garlanded with a laurel crown is designated as Georgius III, D. G. Rex. SPONSORS SPUTTER Grave concern is being felt by the men behind Georgetown's intermediate Raider hockey club, which has brought the town two titles and narrowly missed a third. The reason: poor crowds. Executive members foresee a sizeable operating deficit for the season if things don't perk up propmtly, but are at a loss to ex- plain why the sudden dropping off of interest in the Raiders. "This is probably the best in a series of good teams!" expostu- lated the Georgetown Herald last week. Could it be that the Raid- ers are TOO good this season? So far, they have made a shambles of group competition. BUILDING BOOM Indicator of the building trend in the Toronto-Hamilton area is the 1937 to 1950 report of Nelson township's inspector, released last week. In 1936, only 13 per- mits were issued and 6 homes 'were built, at a cost of a compar- atively paltry $29,100. By 1941, the figure had jumped to $134,050 for 36 buildings, then slumped off during the busy . war years. As World War II ended, the boom got rolling, and from a 1946 total of 68 dwellings for $301,700, Nelson has swept up to a 1950 figure of 161 homes that cost a total of $1,187,700. And that, friends, is in an area that is considered to be rural! FILTHY LUCRE Burlington's town council last week decided to table a proposed bylaw that would give councillors $56 per meeting and set up a $400 per year salary for Mayor Smith. The time, council felt, was not ripe for recompense. Satistically minded councillor Battram, lead- er in the move to shelve the by- law for the moment, came up with the information that 67 percent of Ontario's councils still contrib- uted a labor of love, and express- ed the view that he and his assoc- ates should continue to adhere to 'the amateur code. Reeve Allen, on the other hand, plumped for the $5 stipend, buT not because of personal gain. The principle In- volved, he maintained, was the thing. Council as a whole, how- ever, was more concerned about the tax rate, resolved to let the matter lay over until a new coun- cil could deal with the situation after the light of public opinion had emblazoned the way. ORIGINAL FAST FREEZE 'Skating on fice is possible be- cause the weight of the body melts the ice and the skater real- ly is travelling on a film of wa- ter which freezes again as the weight is removed. TEEN TOWN By Don Lovegrove With no activities at Teen Town on Friday evening yours truly found it pretty tough going to gather enough information to write a column this week. I could go into detail about the high school basketball games and dance, but we'll leave that to Mike Dyer. Besides, we're sure the basketball teams would rath- er the subject be dropped. par- ticularily in the case of the. sen- iors. All in all, things were not so good. Dare 1 say more? Rumours are flying again! This time they have to do with the returning of Teen Town play: For some reason or another this big feature of the year's activit- ies was waylaid by last year's council. This year's council does not plan to make the same mis- take however, and are already setting out to choose plays, dir- ectors, etc. There will be more news about this next week, we hope. Also there is the talk of a big Valentine dance to be held Feb. 9th. Here again we will have to wait until next council meeting for details. Back to basketball and the de- feats handed the high school teams: by Burlington reminds us of a story. It seems that the basketball game was going badly, and fath- er knew why. "Look at that for- ward," he remarked to mother. "Why do they let such a stupld lummox play?" Little Howard regarded his fa- ther with anxious eyes. "Daddy," he remarked, "maybe it's his basketball." "Watter's Wax Works" returns to its pedestal this Friday for dance music supreme. Here's hop- ing Pete will remember to bring along a congo record, as he has promised for the last few weeks. Also hear requests for a Charles- ton. How about it, Pete? It might be interesting to note that the Charleston was original- ly most popular as an exhibition or marathon dance. It's partici pants won huge silver mugs and cash prizes for how well and how long they could dance. How's endurance gang? Arrow Paper Products Ltd, Oakville, Ontario, anounces the appointment of Mr. W. T. 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