Vol. 4, No. 39. Entered, 2nd. Class Mail, Ottawa Oakville, Ontario Thursday, August 23, 1951 20 PAGES 5 cents a copy, $2.50 per year in advance aldihil rena. Barbara Ross, RANSFORMS 0 HILLIPS, GREGG, DE WITT INNERS AS GAY GLADIOLUS LD ARENA Gorgeous gladioli in vast pro- 3 transformed the drab in- i old Sm rm 'wooden fi conjunction with the Toronto strict Gladiolus Society under i; of White Oak gladioli, yellow lavender, mauve, orange, coral and pure white . . . tall, well-formed lux- of new ones as yet unnamed. Bitogether it was ome of the Exhibits came from all over rio, from Montreal and dist- Edmonton, Regina, Russell, i N.Y: There: were of visitors, including y from Toronto, Hamilton, fines H. B. Gregg was awarded Bist for Pelegrina and second E Purple Supreme, and S. De ff took third for a basket of 96th Birthday Mrs. Mary Green, , grand- mother of Erland Greene, the Journal's foreman, Is all set to live to the remarkable age of one hundred and ten. That Is what she told her son, Erland's father, the other day. .At that, she has only about 14 years to go, as this Saturday she marks her 96th birthday at her home in Davenport, lowa. The venerable lady, who was born near Dundas, has two sons, a The personification of beauty, feminine and floral, is this shot taken at the 30th annual exhibi= on of the Canadian Gladiolus Society, held last Friday and Saturday' in Victoria hall and the old Karen Peck and Lorna Keene were among the flower BOARD SEEKS girls who assisted TENDERS ON NEW SCHOO L Tenders are now being invited for construction of a new four- teen-room public school on Oak- ville's west side. The building will be one storey in height, and will be located on a site north of Stewart St. East between Kerr St. and Queen Mary Drive. Architects are S. B. Coon and Son, Toronto. Construction of the new school, which was decidtd upon by the Oakville public school board sev- eral months ago, has been made imperative {by the tremendous growth of the town's. west side, and is in line with a general pol- ghter, five gr eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, a boy. JUDY'S QUEST SUCCESS, GAINS CREST AT 0.A.T.C. LEADERSHIP SESSIONS Congratulations are in order for Judy Cutmore, 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cutmore, who has successfully completed a leader- ship training course at the Ontario Athletic Training Camp on Lake Couchiching. Judy attended the camp as Oakville-Trafalgar H. S. representative. For two years now, the physical education branch of the dept. of education has offered these cour- ses, which are so popular that students now compete for the hon- or of representing their schools. Senior Instructress is Claire Walsh former ranking = Canadian tennis star, icy of ion. Construction of another new 'school on the east. side is under consideration at the present time. Crowding will be eased somewhat by the opening of four new class-rooms at West- wood School when school opens early next month. Two rooms in the new, addition were made avail- able last spring. SHOULD LIGHT BIKES JURY MAINTAINS All bicycles should be equipped with headlights and reflectors, it was recommended by a jury in- vestigating the death of Charles Pickering at an inquest here on Thursday evening. A verdict of tached to the driver, was returned. No Immediate Plans Dominion Stores Ltd. have purchased land in Oakville Il the immediate future, the Wdurnal was informed this week C. W. Foster, vice-president se locations: Colborne St. W., fjacent the bfiewers retail Pre; the north-west corner of occupied by a residence on south side of Colborne E. N8ar Park Ave. Bd Pew's 11th inning triple, Reh chased Dewey Dowdle home 0h first, Tuesday night broke a deadlock and<gave Burke soft. their 0.A.S.A. playdown win over Waterdown, last is Ontario champs. Pew scor- himself on an infield out to the final count 3-1. fe same player drove in the Bling run as Burke's took the game at Busby park last sday night by a 2-1 score. Men who have chased firetrucks since they were small boys and who have always cherished a se- cret desire to be a fireman, if only in a semi-active capacity, will soon have that opportunity. This fact was made known this week by Chief Fred Shaw who, with Deputy-reeve Ted Lauder, is presently attending the annual firefighters convention at London. Chief Shaw, recently named co- ordinator of fire services for Hal- ton, is eager to recruit 40 auxiliary firemen who will serve in a civil defence unit. He has already had some volunteers, but is seeking more, and" will welcome inquiries upon his return from London. The extent of the training these volun- teers will receive has not yet been definitely decided, but the chief assures that the course Will be an interesting one. These August days are busy ones for Chief Shaw. Last week, in addition ot lining up his co-ordi- nation duties with other country chiefs, he arranged a demonstra- tion of the improved "fog" spray equipment with George Alexander of the fire marshall's office. This went off without a hitch ox' the creek bank near the bridge. The conventfon, thé regular brigade chores, organization of the auxil- fary unit, and his inspection duties take up many a crowded hour. Then, from September 10 to 14, the fire marshalls training school will be held. first game here on the grounds that recreation director Ted Ken- nedy is mot a competent umpire. 0 hits in the second tlt. terdown has protested the The O.AS.A. will hear the protest Friday. 1 death, with no blame at- The late Mr. Pickering, a well- known Trafalgar township resi- dent, was killed by a car on the evening of July 30 while pushing his bicycle along the Dundas high- way. Wiliam Logan, aged 27, To- ronto, 'driver of the car, told the jury he did not see the man, but stopped his car when he felt a bump. Provincial Constable Harry Wilson who investigated, told the jury the reflector on the rear mud- guard of Pickering's bicycle was very dirty, and the white line on the mudguard had rusted off. TODD WILSON IN NORTHERN BUSH CRASH Todd J. Wilson, former Oakville flier now working out of North Bay as a bush pilot, escaped with minor injuries last week when the Beaver aircraft in which he was ferrying a forest ranger Leonard Ibey ov a routine patrol flight crashed into Lake Kenogamisis, near Geraldton. Wilson and Ibey were treated at Little Long Lac hospital for cuts, bruises and shock. Ontario Lands Dept. officials re- ported the pair were on a regular fire Tanger's flight when they at- tempted the landing. Glassy sur- face reflecting the bright setting sun is belleved to have caused Wilson to misjudge the distance. The two struggled out of the afr- craft as it 'overturned and began to sink. A district resident, motor- boating on the lake, picked them up and rushed them ashore. ' OPTIMISTS BUSY WITH FAIR PLANS The largest midway ever oper- ated in Oakville, featuring seven big rides of Motor City Shows, will be one of the major features of the Optimists Fall Fair, presi- dent Charlie' Warrington informed the Journal yesterday. The fair takes place Sept. 20, 21 and 22. Special draw this year offers an all-expense trip for two to Miami, Fla, with the Optimists footing the bill for the lucky winners at the Rio Hotel. Prize lists, now available' at the Journal office, again show a full range of competitive. classes in the agricultural show. In the fruits section are 23 apple classes and three classes each for pears, plums and grapes. Among the 18 vege- table classes are sections for cab- bage, celery, beets, onions, cucum- bers, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, vegetable mar. row and canteloupe, while there are also ten varied flower classes. And for the chatelaine, there are no less than 31 classes for home baking and canning entries, rang- ing all the way from ginger cook- ies to mustard pickles. E. F. Carr- berry, Box 192, Oakville, is agri- cultural chairman. FIRSTS FOR PHILLIPS F. Alec Phillips, prominent local horticulturalist, won seven firsts and two seconds at the annual gladiolus show of the Hamilton Horticultural Society, making him winner of the sweepstakes in the AGREE TO GREENBELT CHANGE URGE TRAFALGAR ESTABLISH PARKS IN NEAR FUTURE of 'parks in Tra- amateur division. LEADING SCHOLARS Tops in the Oakville-Trafalgar H.S. upper school standings were Barbara Ann Taylor, with first class honors in five subjects, and Donald Sullivan, who obtained six firsts. POLICE COMMITTEE TO MEET MONDAY NIGHT Ross Gibson, chairman, has called a meeting of the Police Committee for next Monday night. Among items up for discus- sion will be the report of the Commissioner following the recent police investigation. A represen- tative of the Halton County Police Association will also be present. All town committee meetings are held in private. The chairman later reports the recommendations reached to council. Two further cases this k TWO MORE POLIO CASES LISTED OLDEST VICTIM IN THIRTIES brought to five the total of polio- myelitis victims reported to the .| Halton county health unit. Latest cases are a 9-year-old Acton boy, who shows some bul- bar involvement, and an Oakville girl, 14, who has some paralysis. Another Oakville girl of the same age, who contracted the disease elsewhere, is expected to be dis- charged from the Hospital for Sick Children this week. She has some paralysis of the right leg, but physio-therapists are confi- dent this condition will be over- come. Commenting on the situation, Dr. James M. Mather, health unit director, again stressed that all reasonaple precautions should be taken by parents to have young- sters avoid undue fatigue and swimming in waters that might posibly be contaminated. The same precautions apply to younger ad- ults, he added. "The ages of the cases reported is good evidence of how mislead- ing the term 'infantile' paralysis is," Dr. Mather stated. "The youngest patient is 9 and -the cases range upward to 33 years." GIRCUS COMING Here's good news for the youngsters and for lots of older folks too -- the circus is coming to town. But it won't be for about a month yet. The dates are Fri- day and Saturday, September 28 and 29, and the place is Oakville's new civic arena. Garden Brothers' three-ring cir- cus is being brought here as pro- ject of Oakville's newest service club, the Kiwanis Club. There'll be acrobats and clowns and nar- ing bareback riders and all the usual thrills and laughs that a cir- cus provides. It will be the first event of this kind staged in the new arena. There will be after- noon and evening performances both days. Proceeds will go to- wards the welfare work of the Ki- wanis Club, which is particularly interested in helping underprivi- leged children, according to Presi- dent Angus McMillan. Harold Stirling is chairman of the club's circus committee. falgar Township, as suggsted re- cently in a Journal editorial, was urged at Friday evening's joint meeting of the township council and the Oakyille-Trafalgar Plan- ning Board, held | tof consider changes to- the zoning by-law by a 8" committee. "Our suggestion is that every effort should be made to create parks by issuing debentures in 1952," said Jack Milne, a member of the board. The lake-front prop- erty of Dan Wilson, west of Oak- ville, would make an ideal park site, Mr. Milne believed. "We think it would do wonders for the area if we could have that property for the benefit of the people," he said. "It would be of value to Bronte and Oakville, and perhaps they would contribute to the purchase of it." "I think the township should have two parks," declared Roove Joseph Wickson, "one on the lake- front and one at the back of the township, with shade trees and later a swimming pool. I think we should have a committee investi- gate the matter." Councillor R. C. A. Cumberland, a member of the board, expressed the opinion that the people of the township both wanted and needed parks. No definite action in' the matter was taken at the meeting, however. The various recommendations of the ratepayers' committee were gone over one by one, some being agreed to and other opposed. The meeting coneurred in the recom- mendation that greater provision be made for the building of apart- ment houses, subject to the in- stallation of municipal sewage and equitable assessment for school purposes. It was agreed to permit the division of single family dwel- lings in residential areas of Class 1 and 2, but no two-family dwel- lings may be constructed. The recommendation that some commercial areas designated as Class 1 should be designated as Class 2 was opposed, for the rea- son that it was impossible to plan commercial areas before there there was an adequate population in the area. The number of board- ers that any boarding-house may take would be limited to three in Zones 1 and 2, and to two in Zones 3 and 4 and five in the Green Belt. In Palermo, Trafalgar and Sheri- dan, Class 2 commercial areas, the street for a distance of 80 rods from each main corner and 200 feet back, may be used, for com- mercial purposes. Approval was given to the recommendation that lots in the Green Belt should have a mini- mum frontage and minimum depth of 150 feet or contain at least half an acre, provided that the house be built at least tem feet from each side of the lot, and that the land is adequately supplied with wells. It was agreed that lots on existing roads could be sold. Gerry Scott, dit Brampton Conservator editor Sam Charters, who handled presentations at which wound up last week's Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assn. Convention at Win here handing over the Calnan community service award to the ed itor of the Journal, office window. best all round paper in the 1000-2000 circul; the Acton Free Press, which placed third and attained high ranking in other Dills was elected to the board of directors of the C.W.N.A. ner of the Reporter, which captured the trophy for the ation bracket, while on the right Is G. A. Dills, editor of The trophy Is on display In the Journal Photo By Dean Miller, the trophy dinner nipeg, is seen . On the left Is competitions. Mr. The Weekly Editor.