SECOND SECTION Page 9 Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association published Every Thursday Morning In Oakville, Ont, by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. ] 7 DUNN STREET NORTH s. Casey Wood, Jr. | Managing Editor Vincent H. Barrey Advertising Manager r many Bill Cotton, Editorial Assistant Stead, died of PHONE 1298 wing 3 Thursday, June 7th., 1951 Why Not? The South East Trafalgar Property Owners' As- iation holds a watching brief most of the time for the residents of that area. But the executive have ser- ved on the planning board, and have on occasion IES activated the membership on behalf of some project. We would like to see the association more active, > Li for we feel it could do a great deal to male residents Tuesday more conscious of their responsibilities and oppor- ladies tunities. One project we think would be useful, would -10 win be the erection of warning signs concerning speeding Central in the area . . . along the lines of "We love our child- test, 1t ren, let us keep them, slow down." On the new mys- a tery devolpment, for instance, the association can take a part at the Department of Municipal affairs hearing, if the membership or-directors feel it is nec- essary. 3 One activity the association should start work- on a long time in advance, is to promote interest in the annual elections. It should make the "Getting out of the vote" a serious and constant project. By this. we do not mean that the association should be- come political --unless such an activity was in the in- terest of the majority of the membership, in which case there should be an all-out political electioneer- ing campaign conducted. But certainly the association should be concerned with the elections to make sure that all residents vote. It might also hold an open election night for the contestants to say their pieces, and state their platforms. In this connection: In the past the Chamber of Commerce held a civic night each year before elect- ions at which all contestants for town and township elected offices were given an opportunity to tell inter- ested voters what their views were on current prob- lems. But the Chamber of Commerce is now in a state of suspended animation owing to lack of inter- est on the part of local businessmen. This means there will be no such. meeting unless -another-body is found to conduct it. We feel that a Property Owners' ssociation is such a body, and if one were formed in ithe town, similar to the township one--the two could jcombine at election time for a public meeting at which contestants could be on view for electors. Of course, ithis function of a property owners' association in town is not the sole benefit that would be derived . . . in fact, it's probably the smallest. The deliberations of town council are often lard- ed with vocal complaints and pleas from small sec- ions of the property owners in town. These efforts foften come to nothing, in part we believe because hey are not backed by sufficient numbers of inter- sted people. An association would be a vocal force for all residents who joined . . . and we'd guess that Simost people would, provided the membership fee was held, as it could be, to a low sum. The association would be helpful to council as it could poll its mem- bers on a question, and advise council on matters hat otherwise council might find hard to determine. It would be an asset to the town. hit a re. classified ran and apt. No gton ad, ew Hos. ily Pro- \ccidents p Rates - Up Pay The announcement of increased mailing rates for newspapers of all classes to reduce the expense | Of this Post Office department operation will come | an unpleasant taste to most newspapers. Distribu- { on cost for a newspaper is a large part of the total | ost. The increase will have to be passed on, in most | ases, to subscribers . . . which in effect is making t more expensive for them to be well informed on Matters within their own country and throughout the world. : No one would argue with the fact that costs for flistribution of mail must go up if the service which Was rendered also improved. Locally, owing to the {ery low rate of remuneration which is permitted for @rriers and other help, the staff is in a constant State of flux. This leads to poor service, for a new rrier must learn his territory, and how to handle hail. It is a weekly event for us to have at least five own subscribers telephone about the lack of delivery Of their paper . . . or its arrival several days late. We are willing to pay an increased distribution st for delivery of subscriber's papers--provided he lBpers are delivered on time and to the correct ad- ess. In order that this may be the case, the govern- fent must take steps to increase the rate of pay for Be various positions on the postal staffs across the buntry. From accounts in papers from other cen- fes-- such as New Toronto where the Advertiser has Een screaming about situations of a similar nature-- ] Allis condition is not isolated to Oakville. Residents who receive letters many days after ey are mailed, or who fail to receive their weekly ber, should realize that the local staff is over work- because additional help is difficult to find at the Besent scale, and should make allowances for the ficulties under which the Oakville Post Office op- es. They should not, we believe, take out their ger on Postmaster Litchfield, or the other members the staff rather they should lay the blame dir- y on the shoulders of Ottawa and the Postmaster Eneral. Until he raises the rates for post office em- PRAYER RUG Ge vs 741s day, BY BESSIE CAIRNS TRAFALGAR TALES OPINIONS INVITED What is a dog? My dictionary says a domesticated carnivorous animal kept as a pet, for hunting, etc. though there are likely as many definitions as there are breeds of the animal. Perhaps to you it is that pesky brute belong- ing to the next door neighbour that insists on burying bones 'in your lawn; to others it may be Tord Canis, Canis of Canis best of breed. To many it is the child- en's pet and though, like them, a nuisance at times, is still a be- loved member of the family; to me it is just my dog, successor to many others of happy memories, and assured of kindness and care all the days of its life. Whatever your opinion, and this article is not Intended only for dog lovers, the very fact that man centuries ago took the time and trouble to domesticate the dog places the responsibility for its care squarely on man's shoul- ders. No longer can it forage like the wolf or hyena or safely seek the protection of forest or jungle. So much for the past. According to certain evidence, recently sub- mitted in an Ontario court, leav- ing 63 dogs without food or water does not necessarily denote. cruel- ty. No doubt the twenty found in shipping cases were happily wag- ging thelr tails, provided the cas- es were sufficiently large and the tails sufficiently abbreviated. If the courts dismiss a charge of cruelty and ill-treatment what hope has the Humane Society of prosecuting one man who starves one dog . . . or for that matter the Children's Aid of convicting anyone for cruelty to a child. A two-year old child is better able to look after itself than a cooped up dog. - A dog by the way is a pet--Le. animal kept as a favourite and treated with affection. Even granted that prior to the 63 dogs being wilfully neglected they did according to the evidence get an hours daily attention is that any way to treat a pet? Less than one minute a dog was the time devoted by a supposed lover of animals. Three forlorn dumb brutes, loved, fed, exercised and cared for in the time it takes to smoke one cigarette. By the time this article goes to press legally the case may be as dead as the 16 dogs involved that have al- ready been put out of their mis- ery. Public opinion is the final judge, by silence we condone such actions and pave the way for similar ones. If you never owned a dog, or fed a stray you still must have some opinion on this case. I'd appreciate hearing It. IT SEEMS T0 ME BY P. W. THOMPSON Fortunate are those people whose duties enable them to spend most of their days outdoors at this time of the year, For this is the season when merely to be outdoors affords us joy and deep satisfaction. It is the time we have been waiting for and looking forward to, the time of which we dreamed throughout the long months of winter, when it seem- ed as though summer had departed forever and the grass would never bebe green again. It would be a forlorn and wretched place indeed that did not, in the glorious month of June, take on at least Some ap- pearance of vernal charm. The fresh greenery of grass and fo- liage, the bright hues of flow- ers, can perform marvels of transformation in even 'a bleak industrial town. But in a com- munity blessed with tree-lined, streets and spacious lawns and gardens, what a lavish wealth of beauty .nature offers. The earth, at this happy time of year, Is at the height of its loveliness. One has the feeling that all's well with the world, or at least the world of nature. And unhappy must be the Individual who cannot In some degree at least enter into the joy that seems to surge from every flow- er and leat and blade of grass. This Is the season, above all oth- ers, when one feels that It is really good to be allve. But alas, the loveliness of June is fleeting, and if we are wise we will try and make the most of it while it lasts. We will spend no more time Indoors than we can help, putting off any indoor tasks that can be postponed without undue in- convenience. But even If the nature of our duties only per- mits us to be outside for half an hour a day, we can still en- Joy at least a little of the glor- ious pageantry that surrounds us. Now that June is here, we who live in Canada need feel no urge 'to flee from our own country to another. The lure of warm south- ern climes and tropics Islands, so powerful in the cold dreary months of winter, has little pow- er to move us now that our own surroundings have come under June's magic spell. Here, at home in Canada, is the ideal place to be at this time of year. One could wish that this delightful season might be prolonged. But let us waste no opportunity of enjoying it for the short time It Is with us, poor. ployees, service across the nation will continue to be The Postmaster General has announced a plan to add $2,000,000 of revenue the expense of newspapers--or their subscribers. He should also announce an increase to make the ser- vice worth what is being paid now, let alone what ig planned. In the case of distribution of papers in Oak- ville the increase will be 100 percent. Will the effect- iveness of the delivery service improve a like percent- age? Our guess is not, unless the Postmaster General ups the salary ratings a pretty fair share of this per- centage of increase. All of which raises a most debat- able point--should the post office service of Canada to his department at - -- Hear a persistent, high ¢ hum being, carried by the vagrant breeze, these soft June nights? Have you gone outdoors to inves- tigate? You haven't? Well, don't! Because it's not a bird, it's not a plane, it's not even a flying sau- cer--aw, gnats!--it's supermis- quito! And he's accompanied by all his brothers, sisters, aunts and cousins--about nineteen billion of 'em. Aggressive & Tenacious Never, according to some of our older residents, has man- kind's most annoying summer foe been so aggressive, so numerous, so persistent. Never before have the humming hordes, usually most at home in swampy wood- lands, shown such a tendency to spend their nights on the town. And never, thanks to the extreme tenacity of this newest insect generation, has the mosquito been so well nourished as is the. oversize 1951 model. So far, in spite of the excellent efforts of the local society executive, these poison pin wielders have garner- ed a far better haul than the Red Cross blood bani! Same All Over are they the worst? according to Ross Campbell, sanitary inspector for the Halton county health unit: Nowhere in the county have they overlooked a hill or dale, nook or cranny, Ross reported this week while scratching a forearm bite that matched his elbow for size. Trafalgar reeve Joe Wickson agrees with Mr. Campbell. "Wherever you happen to be, the skeeters are along," lamented 'the reeve. "I went out to pot a few crows one day last week, and they (the mosquitos, not the crows) rose In clouds around my feet. T was the one that got pott- ed. so those crows are safe for a while, anyway." Yes, the blitz is complete. Res- idents are scratching over in the Forster survey, giving out with anguished slaps up in Kent Gar dens, flitting from door to door along Colborne St. as they fruit- lessly seek to evade the light- ning, right-to-the-point assaults of these night dive bomber squa- drons, which are usually accom- panied by zealous fighter escorts. What's To Do? What can you do about it? Well, there's 622 insect repellent, Skeeter Skoot, Sketofax, 2-Way replellent and Flit Lotion, all of which preparations are sald to contain ingredients of proven 'Where Everywhere, PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN last Thursday, while another es- timated sales this spring had tripled the normal turnover. These items are probably very good in their way, too. But up at the Oaks-Milton ball game last Friday night, all the hand clap- ping wasn't applause. Yet even the gals had exchanged their Chanel No. 5 for citronella. And. long sleeves and pipe smudges were in evidence throughout the grandstands. Seemed as though the winged tormentors were thriving on resistance, be it fab- rie, oil, paste or smoke. Menace To Mike It was the same out on the field. Benny Languay made what looked like a grandstand play. when he snatched a fly ball with one hand, but the truth was that he was batting at a gnat with the other paw. And the unwelcome Pests stung thirdsacker Hank Galbraith into such concentrated verbal action that the arbiters tossed him out of the game. Even umpire Mike Timmis was wor- ried. He was afraid one of the brawnier specimens might punc- ture his chest protector! Nibble the Hardiest Funny thing about this year's breed, too. They literally feast on folks who are usually never bothered with bites. Just ask George Brown, who lives in. Churchill Apartments. "Mosquitos never bother me," declared Mr. Brown, peeling off his shirt while fishing near Acton Sunday. Late that evening, Mrs. Brown was busily applying calomine lotion. to some 381 bumps that completely covered both Mr. Brown's arms. Bruising At Britt The lancebearing welt ralsers are even worse up north, accord- ing to Russ Snowball, who last week limped home from a fishing trip to Britt, Ont. Gingerly rub- bing a reddened calf that, with Mr. Snowball, Is of a dimension large enough for consignment to the National Holsteln sale, he sadly allowed he had heard a couple of skeeters arguing as they hovered over him as he lay In his bunk, "One of them suggested they carry me back Into the woods and enjoy me at thelr lefsure," re- lated Mr. Snowball. "But the oth~ er one wouldn't have any part of it. He claimed as how the BIG ONES would take me away from hem!" Yes, It seems like youll just have to grin and scratch it. Any- way, at least you have the conso- lation that the itch Is unanimous mosquito ne town pharmacist reported yesterday he'd sold seven dozen bottles of Twitchingly Yours BILL COTTON his own trade brand alone since thing . . . itor of the local paper conducted out how many people wanted summer, or running fre district residents would vote for asked them? run that way . . . which we his apples too. The approach of Father's Day oft reminds US; schoolboy knows the phrase "Mother Earth" but who remem- bers--or cares, outside of us--that it was originally meant to indicate the lack of glamour of the soll as opposed to the acin- tillating brilliance of "Father Sky?" town dogs tied Freedom topped the list by a mile, and town council amended the by-law to permit the free Dog's Life in Wiarton thls summer. Can't help wondering how many EE Lar a Just a "Memo" to anyone interested: It's been said be- fore, but it's still Oh! so true stones which have been thrown, will always be found under the tree with the finest apples on It. ... the largest sticks and Every Then there was the little Mink who only wanted one a coat made of chorus girl's skins. Talk about a Dog's Life in Wiarton! The enterprising ed- a survey in his pages to find up during the no dog-catching by-law If we Why this page was moved this week? Well, two color advertisements, which cost the advertiser like mischief, and Jingle-jangle the cash register in this office, requir- es a little extra manouvering, and so we have to bow out to the man with the advertisement which he wants guess he runs because he knows ell get results. In other words, maybe he'll sell Nelson Crushed Stone be a money-making department of government. Various Sizes of Clear and Crusher Run Stone for Roads and Driveways °® INFORMATION AND QUOTATIONS PHONE Oakville 694 or Burlington 4904