nost liky g Nepl" out. perfectly, fish. He ather he Dakville - Trafalgar Journal Vol: 4, No. 16 Entered, 2nd. Class Mall, Ottawa THURSDAY, MARCH 15 1951 20 Pages 5 cents a copy, $2.00 per year In advance INITIAL UNIT IN MODERN STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM TO GLICK ON THIS WEEK First link in a modern chain of&-- WITH CAN. FORCES IN. KOREAN DRIVE improved street lighting will flood Colborne St. between Navy and Allan Sts. for the first time to- night, it was announced yester- day by Hilmer Lofquist, chairman of the Oakville public utilities commission. Mr. Lofquist empha: sized that the installation, plan- ned for over two years and re- quiring three months of stead work by commision crews, is merely the initial step in up an up-to-date street system. "It was a much bigger job than it appears to be on the surface," he told the Journal, "New lines were laid out to link through the proposed overall system; Improy- ed standards housing 500 wat bulbs have been erected about 60 feet apart. Well 'have one of the best lighted main streats in the province." Next installation, he stated, will be the extending of the Colborne ting lighting his fins Ji St. standards from Allan St. to t wings" the town's' east boundary. This ell about ll work will probably be undertaken ten wish. the wat: pleasant, 00k than e willow) ter than] all! in conjunction with the comple- tion of the street widening project next summer. 'We also have basic plans for illuminating of a north-south ar- tery, probably Reynolds St., which is contemplated in 'the near fu- he added. NCE ILLE Sts. ay Schoo Eve 4th Wed] Z MAJOR VINCE formerly Command company which last week consol- here, idated a Korean position by Canadian troops during a con- it was re- centrated offensive, LILLEY stationed at Central | commanded ported by the Canadian Press. seized A concentrated scoring splurge during the game's dying moments ast Saturday night gave the big, rugged Cobourg Legion squad a 46-36 win over Oakville Grads in he first game of their O.AB.A. termediate semi-final playdown ound. Second game in the total fboints-on-the-round series will be played in the high school gym his coming Saturday evening. Thrown definitely off stride by e long, narrow Cobourg floor, Brads nevertheless battled hard s they kept on even terms dur- g the first half. Score at the in- ermission was 2l-all.. Unable to Bhake loose their wide open at- ack due to the narrow court, ce, during the second half, how- rer, as Speedy Hircock paced he homesters with a. 20 point priort. Doug Junkin racked up 13 rad points, while Ted Kennedy GRADS DROP CAGE VERDICT ' T0 RUGGED COBOURG SQUAD A. T. McKINNEY LINBROOK GROUP HEA Linbrook Home and School As- sociation celebrated its first birthday party Tuesday night at the school. Reports of a member- ship only a few less than 100 brought enthusiastic applause. This represented better than dou- ble the charter members. The treasurer reported a most success- ful season of fund ralsing activi- ties, with a balance in the bank sufficient to pay the associations share for the tape recorder the assoclation voted to purchase for the school. As a government grant could be secured by thg school board for 40 percent of the cost, an excellenf machine was demon- strated and decided on. A. B. Wilcox, treasurer, stated receipts for the year were $428.44, of which $213.20 was from mem: Derships, the balance haying been raised bby social evenings and es- pecially the successful barn dance held at the Trafalgar Community hall, Disbursements for sports day, Christmas party, and other activities for the children amount- éd to $201.72, making net pro- ceeds for the year of $226.72 The election of officers for the coming year was held. The fol- lowing officers were elected by 'acclamation. Pres. A. T. McKin- ney; vice-presidents, K. C. Cham- bers, Mrs. W. L. Ireland, Mrs. William Tyre; corr-secretary, Mrs. V. Mason; Rechsecretpry, John Taylor; treasurer, A. E. Wil- cox. The election of five directors Tom' among. 12 standing was de- cided by ballot. The following will act as directors for the year: Mrs. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER the town's own minor league system. stop whose play both at the plate and in the field impro received the A. Hillmer trophy awarded annually to the their Ontario title, and coach Bud Corbett was unable sult was a double presentation. 5 awards went to three young Bronte's Ken Polloc COUNTY COUNCIL TO - VERIFY BRONTE ROLLS A special census will be taken to verify the number of Bronte residents, Halton county council decided Tuesday during discus- sion of the petition for incorpor- ation, while at the same time the fdded another 8. Coach Junkin is confident that his squad will reverse the decis- ion handily' on the larger 'high school floor Saturday night, but he admits' that running in enough baskets to take the round may be a pretty strenuous business. Grads are naturally eager to win their way to the provincial finals against Centralia R.CA.F, and will be putting forth an all out effort to. capture this crucial tilt. 'Tickets for the game, which gets under way at 8.30 may be secured at the door or from any member of the team. The lads have financed themselves all sea- son--a not inconsiderable feat in view of current referee fees and floor rentals--and they would ap- preciate receiving a' full measure of paid spectator support. Aside from the financial angle, however, the most successful hoop team the team the town has ever had would get quite a lift from a pack- ed gallery. John Dinka, Mrs. Mrs. E. J. James, Mrs. E.. Perkins, Mr. R. Murison. On behalf of the retiring president Mrs. Fred Tay- lor was presented with a past president's pin and an attractive gift, with praise for her efforts fn organization and leadership. J. D. Gibson, |auditors will verify but charged to the association, | mission on completion. falgar township lay covering control yards. the assess- ment rolls. Cost of the undertak- ing will be borne by the county, village com- According to the request of Tra- representatives, council agreed to draught a by- the licencing and of salvage and scrap COMPLETE PLANS FOR NEW SUMMER SKATING SCHOOL HERE, ARENA BOARD REVEALS MISSIONS NOT BURDEN, SPEAKER ASSURES GROUP Mission work coast and sparsley populated sec- The governors has school and August, it on the Pacific arena board of completed agreement for the leasing of the Ice surface for a summer skating to be held during July was announced oo ge with it's Central entry. DAKVILLE'S. PULLING FOR YOU EVEN AS THIS ISSUE of the Journal goes to press, Jean Caine, nted feminine lead in the Oakville Arts and Crafts production of B. Priestley's "Dangerous Corners," will be carefully applying f8keup as the cast prepares to take over the Hart House theatre Ontario drama festival r festival entry, the Oakville Club Players Group presentation arson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," will be heard by the adjudicator B Saturday afternoon matinee performance. This town's tions of Western Canada formed the theme of an instructive talk by Rev. Charles Hackett at Mon- day evening's meeting of the St. John's W.M.S. Evening Auxiliary. The speaker pointed « out that those who worked in the Home Mission field in these outlying places were making a splendid contribution to the work of the church as a whole. "Our people should regard missions not as a. burden, but as an opportunity to do something for others which is beyond the reach of the individ- ual to accomplish," he sald. Mr. Hackett was thanked by Mrs. M. Inkster. The devotional period was conducted by Mrs. C. De Coursey. Following the regu- lar meeting a social hour was en- joyed, refreshments bejng provid- ed by Miss Marlon Chamberlain's group. Mrs. Norman McLeod, president of the Auxiliary, pre- sided at the meeting. COLLEGIATE ORCHESTRA FEATURED The extremely difficult Rosa- munde Overture by Schubert will be among the widely varied selec. tions which will be presented on Friday night by the celebrated North Toronto Collegiate orches- tra when it provides the final concert in the series sponsored by the Oakville-Trafalgar Home and School Association in the high school auditorium. t was the excellence of this overture that drew the praise of the adjudicator at the 1951 Kiwan- is music festival and won for the North Toronto students, and their brilliant leader Jack M. Dow, the highest marks accorded an orch- estral award. Press critics re- ported that the group presented a performance that rated with the yesterday. by Rey. J. A. M. Bell, board chairman. The school will be operated by Marcus Nikkanen, professional at Toronto's Granite Club, who will be assisted by Miss Mary Jane Halstead, well known feminine skating star. "Oakville was selected as the locale because of it's geographic suitability," Mr. Bell told the Journal, "Skaters from many parts of Canada and the U.S. will attend. the school, which has been operated in other Ontario centres in the past." Mr. Bell stated the ice will be taken out in early April to per-| © mit installation of the new floor, in order that the surface may have ample time to air and set before the summer ice goes in. He ex- pected more complete details concerning the project will be available shortly. "Hustle, where a ball player i players who are products of k (centre) diminutive short- ved immensely last summer, best all-round Oak player. Tom Sale (left), and Wilf Herbert formed the battery that sparked the juvenile 'squad to to choose between them. Re- (HUSTLE MEANS HEADWORK, WALKER TELLS BALL CLUBS concerned, is all in the head, and what it dictates to your feet to do," Gordon 'Walker, business manager of Joe Ziegler's Toronto Maple Leafs, told a gathering of some 70 young Oakville players last Thursday night. It was the occasion of the Oakville Baseball assn.'s presentation night pre- season rally. "Accent On Thinking "Professional players are pald to hit, run and throw well, but it's the boys who are tops up top, Who are thinking every moment of every game, who are command- ing the biggest salaries," the popular former Globe and Mail sports writer went on. "By the same token, it's the amateur play- er with baseball brains who sparks a team to a championship. It would appear that you must have several of these hereabouts, judging from Oakville's success on the diamond." He paid special tribute to the town's minor baseball program, stressing the importance of pro- gressive age group t! material for the town's intermed- late or senior clubs. "If the Tor- onto club can assist you in any way In carrying out this program, all you need to do is ask," he concluded. Presentation List A substantial string of pre- sentations occupied the opening portion of the program. Halton county championship trophies and (Continued on Page 5) CRITICALLY HURT E. Soce, Sixth Line, , is In critical condition Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, result of, a motor accld which he was involved nesday evening on the outskirts of the city while on his way home. Mr. . |and the teacher had bi | to be very strict In order to handle UNSANITARY, TOO CROWDED, IS CHARGE Central public school is unsan- itary, crowded, and highly unsat- Isfactory, It was charged in a let- ter from a father of a former pu- pil, read at the monthly 'meeting of the public school board Tues. day evening. The writer of the. letter, W. L. Head, of Riverside Drive, stated that 'conditions at the school were s0 bad that he had removed his daughter, a fifth grade pupil, and was sending her to a private school. He alleged that the wash rooms and toilet facilities at Cen- tral school were Inadequate and unsanitary, the floors dirty, and that a foul odor from plumbing in the basement could be perceiv- ed by people entering the school's front door, There were no screens on the windows, Mr. Head point- ed out, and in the early fall flies from the nearby town dump. swarmed into the class-rooms, On one occasion, he sald, a teacher had conducted the class with a fly-swatter In her hand, punc- tuating her remarks with swipes at the winged intrude The writ- er also objected to staggered hours, which, he said, Lad com- pelled his daughter to get up at 6.30 in the morning, ands had dis- rupted the household routine, The grade five classroom, with 56 pupils, was overcrowded, obliged the difficult situation. Soce sustained a severed wind pipe, and an emergency operation was performed. DRUNKARDS ARE DRUNKS, NOT ALCOHOLICS, SPEAKER SAYS Calling victims of the drink habit alcoholics instead of drunk- ards is not a wise practice, In the opinion of W. M. Méunfield, of Toronto Rotary Club, who spoke to Oakville Rotarians Monday evening. "In my young days we used to have the sin of drunkenness," sald the speaker. "Now we have alcoholism. It is just bunk. We have so much sympathy for the alcoholic that he goes out and gets more liquor. Call them al- coholics If you will. I'm going to call them drunkards." "The only reason a man doesn't stop drinking," continued Mr. Mounfield, "is because he doesn't want to. If he wanted to stop he could, unless he had reached the stage where his veln tissues were most professfonal organizations, rotten. It is time someone Inti mated that we shouldn't be too tolerant of drunkenness." The speaker admitted, however, there were some cases in which the alcoholism approach was jus- tified. "If there fs no other way for a man to get coutrgl of him- self than by Alcohols Amony- property commit: "It seems strange to me that an addition to Westwood school, started last spring, 18 not yet ompleted," wrote Mr, Head, while the civic arena, started ast fall, has been operating for over a month," "Mr. Head is a careful thinking man," commented Trustes D. B. McConachie, "and would not write this letter without giving It con- sideration." Chalrman A. pointed out that the Westwood addition should be completed af- ter Easter, which would do away with the need for staggered Weatherstone hours. "Do what we may, we can- a modern school out of he observed, . Shipley, chairman of the , told the board rious, Pm for fn that the conditions of the wash. Mr. Mountfield also attacked the practice of using profanity and obscenity, "In the last twenty years we have become very care- less in our conversation," he sald, "Get a group of men together and you get obscenity and profanity. It isn't necessary. It Indicates poverty of the Imagination." He believed that ministers of religions denominations should make more frequent attacks on this practice from their pulpits. rooms had be n Improved within the past few weeks, and that the interior of the building would be thoroughly scrubbed during the Easter vacation, Trustee McConachie was auth- orized to discuss the matter with Mr. Head, author of the letter, M. W. Holmes was appointed supervising principal of town pub- lic schools, effective Immediately, while continujng as prinefpal at Central school for the balance of the year.