erences akville- SECOND SECTION Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont, Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 DUNN STREET NORTH s. Casey Wood, Jr. Managing Editor Bill Cotton, Editorial PHONE 1298 by Assistant Thursday, July 26th, 1951 A Sound Suggestion The recommendation of Judge Tan Macdonell that council establish a police commission for the town is one we believe should be implemented as soon as possible. One of the best advantages under the commission would be the removal of the force from the political field. It has been demonstrated, the judge found, that speeding and other activities of the force have been political platform's in the. past . . . it would be good for the town and its elected repre- sentatives if this were never the case again. Any force is subject to pressure from time to time by citizens of standing, and council members-- depending on votes for the seats they hold--are also subject to somewhat the same pressure. If the force is controlled and managed by a commission, which does not consist of individuals on which such pres- sures can be brought; then the force should function with greater effectiveness. Also in the report the judge points out that by rule-of-thumb Oakville' force is large enough. But he also found that if speeding is to be really halted in the town, it cannot be done unless the force is en- larged. The police committee will undoubtedly bring in a recommendation in this connection and council should bear in mind that sometimes it is wiser to spend a little more than is justified by a rule-of-thumb bas- is, in order to handle a situation that is, apparently, considered to be most serious by a number of peo- ple. Judge Macdonell pointed out that Oakville is pec- uliary situated as regards to traffic, being on one through highway, and directly connected to another. These factors undoubtedly contribute to a higher rate of speed than a town without a double highway sit- uation would face. The new stoplights will help to slow traffic, as will the blinkers--but an increased force that can constantly keep the timing device in operation would be more 'effective. At the hearing the judge, who is well versed in police and traffic matters, expressed doubt if the device operated by men in uniform clearly visible to the motorist would be much of a deterrent, except at the point where it was in operation. It was his thought that a driver, once safely past the device, would speed up again; assured °of immunity because he knew of the location of the officers and. their equip- ment. Police chairman Robert Freeman during his term of office, advocated having the officers operating the device in plain clothes. He was voted down by coun- cil. The chief objection seemed to be that such was not a "Sporting way" to treat drivers. Obviously this Is silly. There is nothing sporting about breaking the law. If speeders are to bé viewed in this light, then bank robbers who get away with it are successful 'Sports" also, and no one should be very upset. We agree with the judge's view that the device operated by uniformed and clearly visible officers is effective in slowing speeders only at that point. We would like to see the device operated by plainclothesmen, so well hidden even if they have to lie behind fences that they will catch speeders in large numbers. It is true this will give Oakville a reputation for being a town where the police are tough, and with « the "Sporting type" of law observer, the town will be spoken of with opprobrium. But this will also help to cut down on the number of speeders, and that seems to be what everyone wants--Judge Ian Mac- donell, council members, the chief of police and townsfolk. So an increased force to make it possible to use the device more often--then plain clothes to make it more effective--then more tickets to dis- courage more people from speeding. The cost would not seem too high, if the need is that serious. And the judge found that it was. Up, Up, But Not Away Up First it was door-to-door delivery for subsecrib- Is' papers, which meant a cost of 1c per copy, in- stead of for free--and we felt the Journal should ab- sorb that, as so many subscribers were outside the town limits, and there seemed unfairness in penaliz- ng them for Oakville's coming-of-age in the mail delivery department. But then newsprint kicked upwards, twice . . . and that hurt the operating aecount considerably. But now the last straw has been added, and by the Post Office department again . . . only this time on an all-over basis. So, after August 1st, the annual sub- scription rate for the Journal will stand at $2.50, in- stead of the $2.00 it has been since we started three and a half years ago . . . with the newsstand rates re- maining the same. This still makes the Journal the lowest cost weekly paper to you, and will help us to defray the greatly increased expense of publishing your home town paper. We regret the need for this action and only take it because of doubled mailing costs on top of increased costs in every other phase of publishing. FRANK R. WALKER This week we haven't got very much to talk about, because we were rather disappointed last 'weekend on a trip we were to have taken to the Parry Sound dis- trict. But owing to unforeseen cir- cumstances, our partner wasn't able to go, so that's that. There have been some reports of some very nice fish being taken recently, particularly on spinning tackle. A large Brown was taken in the Humber a cou- plo of days ago by Brownie, of 'Brownie's Sport Shop, on Ade- laide Street. There are several nice Bass and a five pound Rain- bow mounted in the window in his new shop, and these were all taken this year on spinning tackle. I am afraid we show a lot of preference towards this spinning equipment because when you can take a 23 oz. rod, a reel that only weighs about 4 oz's, a 3 pound monofilament nylon line, and-a lure that weighs in the neighbourhood of one-eighth of an oz. and land four and five 1b. trout, three and four pound bass, and eight to fifteen pound sal- mon on that tackle, then I think that is real fishing. Another nice thing about this is that your total equipment con- sists of your rod, reel, line, and a small box about six inches long, three inches wide and one inch deep in which to carry all your tackle. There is no Gaff hook, no disgorgers, no big hedvy pieces of equipment that neces- sitate multitrade tackle box, the fishing is much easier, hard to reach spots now become very easy to reach with spinning tackle and,in the writer's opin- ion, it is the last word in good sports fishing. I was interested to read recent- ly of Bob Turnbull's trip into Irish Lake, in the. Parry Sound district. Some years ago, we had a similar experience in a little lake called Lost Lake just north of Havelock. We drove about four miles from Round Lake, went to la farm house and asked permis- sion to cross the fields into this Lake and paid the farmer a dol- lar for the use of the boat. When we got in there, we were catch- ing fish before the boat was act- ually in the water: When we got our limit of fish, each Bass run- ning better than three pounds, put them In a sack and started out we discovered then the reason the fishing was so good. The farmer who owned the boat and the right-of-way to the Lake, was a self appointed game warden. He made absolutely sure that nobody brought out more than their limit, that no one brought out any fish under two pounds, and if you had any bait left over after fishing, he insist- ed on you throwing it in the lake to feed the fish. This seems like a queer quirk, but when you take 40 or 50 fishermen going in there with a box of a hundred dew worms each and when they are through fishing they throw them in the Lake, that's a lot of feed for a lot of fish. There was another little lake we struck once near Parry Sound. The name of it escapes me, if it was named. We went through there and caught Bass until ur IT SEEMS T0 ME BY P. W. THOMPSON "I sometimes think you get more fun out of looking forward to holidays than you do out of the holidays themselves," recent- ly observed a fellow-worker whose annual vacation was just about due, His remark called to mind the old, much-debated question as to which pleasures were great- er, those of anticipation or those of participation. However much views on this matter may differ, there's a great deal to be said for the joy to be der- ived from anticipation, or look- ing forward to things. Looking forward to holidays is certainly lots of fun. For months before they arrive we can have a wonderful time thinking about where and how we will spend the precious days of freedom. What visions arise before the mind's isi of enchanted days amid exquisite woodland scenery. of leisurely ramblings in roman- tic spots or exciting sofourns in great cities or gay pleasure re- sorts. Many a delightful hour we spend in dreaming and planning for those eagerly awaited holi- days. Quite often, when our vacation at last arrives it turns out to be considerably different from what we had so fondly imagined it. For one thing, there's the weather factor. The days we had hoped to spend reclining upon some sunny beach and acquiring a magnificent tan may 'be passed indoors, sullenly regarding the rain that beats | ceaselessly upon "the window- pane. Those big fish we were going to catch refuse to rise to our bait, or else escape from our hooks. And if we go travelling, we may spend much of the time in sticky discomfort, or in attend- ing to boring and troublesome details involved in getting from place to place. And then, first thing we know, the vacation we had dreamed of for so long is all over and we're back on the job again, promising ourselves our next vacation will be different. As with holidays, so with other things. We spend a good part of our lives in looking forward to pleasant things. 'As children we have a wonderful time look- ing forward to Christmases and birthdays and parties. We look forward to achievements in sport; to the glorious things we are going to do when we "grow ' Growing older, we indulge in anticipations of business: or political - success, or attain- ments in the fields of art or literature. Perhaps we realize these dreams, but often we do not. If we do, they may not be nearly as satisfying as we had hoped. But whichever happens, the fact re- mains that we reap a rich har- vest of mental joy from hoping, planning and looking forward. Without anticipation life 'would not be nearly as much fun. _---- arms ached. A few years later we sent some friends in there and they fished for a week and did not get a bite. Whether the lake was fished out or whether the Bass had been killed by some unknown enemy {is more than we can discover, but there are plenty of Lakes in Parry Sound district, as well as in the Hali- burton district, where excellent fishing can be found even today. We know of a lake not far from Dorset where three pound speck- ' PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN We fayor the adoption of children by nice people, in fact we even went so far in the case of Mike Cotton to recommend his parents as suitable recipients for a child. Now, with Isobel Cot- ton, welll still go along with our, position--shes most suitable. And we certainly are sold 100 percent on young one-year-old Mike . . . as who wouldwt be. But when his idiot of a father sets himself up as an expert in- terpreter of baby talk, on less than a week's experience . . . then we. rebel. Personal Interview We interviewed this young man shortly following his arrival at the Cotton menage. Now, without boasting, we contend that our longer and greater (quantity, that is) experience vfith baby talk enables u much thore readily to understand what is being sald sagely by a one year-old, than a father of less than a week. So actually, what Mike said with regards to the finances of the Cotton Gin writer was. this. "I told that old man of mine that he was darned lucky to have an understanding boss who did not hit him when he made so many mistakes," young Mike said. This was in explanation of Cotton Gin's mistaken belief that Baby Mike had been suggesting that he, father Cotton, "hif up his boss for a raise" as he put it. I will say- that papa Cotton had enough intelligence to realize that despite his conception of what the young sage was say- ing, any such move was most un- wise. But I feel that it was un- necessary for him to attach the adjectives "Miserable" and "Old" to me. may be miserable, but I'm darned if I'm old--until next October that is, when they in- form me that life will begin. A Chip off the Old Block In closing, Mike told me that he thought, after a few months of work, he'd be able to straight- en his old man's understanding of the younger generation's lingo out to a point where things would be more accurate in future. I told him he'd better get at it pretty fast, as I felt sure the chronicle of his development would undoubtedly occupy much of this space in weeks to come, and that I only had this opportunity to set things straight because his pop was on holidays. "Ill fix it but fast," he assur- ed me. "Now, if you don't mind, I've a date with a lady--she's got a bottle for me." I returned home realizing that, undoubtedly, Mike Is a' chip off the old hlock. For our readers who might like to see how circumstances change view points on page 12 I'm reprint- ing a former Cotton Gin column, also on the topic of babies. It just goes to show, doesn't it? Correctingly yours, Casey Wood. Tae -- Pedding Comment We caught a bass on openin, did. g day on our holidays, we Went all the way to Georgian Bay to do it, then came home and found Oakville nimrods have been gathering in bigger fish right in 16-mile creek. lan't it the truth--farther away look, though. pastures look greener. Only With the news that Dolly Dimples, billed for years as "The most beautiful fat girl in show business" We give up. Prone to a slight chest, place claim makes us distinguished, we have ke) has lost 401 pounds, d too low, which we Dt critics at bay, now and then, by losing a pound or two. But the rednation acnieva- ment of Dolly now places us In a spot where we can no longer satisfy our detractors with our former slimming efforts. It's all or nothing, or at least twenty-five pounds now for us. And we hate missing our due helpings at the dinner table. So a hist fo such outstanding loss of beam--it certainly wasn't making us beam the other night when we tried to justify our slight resemblance to Wimpy. We've got an uncle who invented a boat so, light, yet so effectively large, that it may go along "on the Meen crater expedition to save weight on the Plane. Just think, the Journal's Ken MacTaggart one year to the crater, then our uncle's boat the next. Hum! (Continued on Page 1%) Back At The Old Stand With several layers of sunburned skin abandon- ed at Georgian Bay, and with a little more to be care- fully and enjoyably picked off, we come back to our desk with renewed vigor--we hope. But we must truthfully admit that the luxury of having Ken Mac- Taggart so capably filling our spots on this page will take some recovering on our part. We enjoyed Ken's views each week . . . firstly, perhaps, because he'd written them, and then because they seemed to us to reflect a pretty keen insight in- to the affairs of this community. So as we down to. the fifty weeks ahead, we say A fine job, and we're most appreciative, Sure are our readers." WHY ? Most intriguing factor for us about the announcement. by. as we are * the Ford Motor Co. that they were holding the options on the land between the 8th and 9th lines, was why? Why make this fact public at all? Obviously there reasons. must be some reason or One possibility was that there had been a leak which de- cided the company to confirm their holding of the options. That seems rather weak, as the company officials could merely have the denied the report and still stood pat . . . as did gev- eral other companies who were credited with being the firm involved. So it would seem reasonable to rule that one out. But here's a real possibility, we think. And we suggest it despite the carefully worded release of the Ford company which was designed to indicate there would be no building erected here for a long time. If there was sufficient Joy over the locas. tion of a Ford plant here by the general public, then maybe the government would come through with the defe nse contract which it has been sitting on. This contract would mean one of the largest, under-one-roof plants In the British Empire, we have been told on reliable authority. But It can't be built, or won't be built, until.the government places the contract which would require it. One interesting factor of this explanation of the Ford Company's release of the information, Is that it would make [t possible for the pro and antl factions to go to work on Hughes Cleaver about the contract. Or, maybe, the peace talks in Korea have a lot to do with It--or could have. But, however you look at it--the greatest cause for spec- ulation Is still. why did the Ford Company make the announ- cement while It still only held options? Why not walt until it had decided on the "Long range plans?" That, today, would seem to be the $64 question . . . unless the $84 question Is, do Oakville residents want-a motor city like Oshawa? Could be that's the biggest question of all time?