Oakville- Trafalgar Journal 4, No. 40 Vol. Entered, 2nd. Class Mall, Ottawa Oakville, 'Ontario Thursday, August 30, 1951 20 PAGES 5 cents a copy, $2.50 per year in advance OWNS OPPOSE County council representatives: or Ford Rogers. Committee Chairman William total equalized as , together ASSESSMENT 1950 1951 $11,688,000 14.38 21.42 9,763,800 12,37 17.89 3,475,700 5.88 6.37 2,326,200 4.36 4.26 2,260,000 4.68 4.12 847,600 | 1.55 5 9,126,600 24.25 16.73 ; 8,738,800 16.88 15.48 4,738,800 12.43 8.68 1,883,650 4.76 3.45 ASSAGAWEYA MUST PAY MORE Opposition from the towns, of Bourse, stemmed from the increa- d percentages of the county rate ; will now be called upon to ov. In Oakville's case, the jump L 7.04, while Burlington faces the of providing an addit- nal 552 percent of Halton's erall levy. Georgetown's percen- bre hikes up a matter of only on the other hand, percentage Township ratepayers fill this year be asked, to provide 6.73 percent of the total, or 7.52 ffs than last year. Council authorized the purchase ASSESSMENT REPORT, CLAIM ERGENTAGES TOO HIGH corgetown vigorously opposed acceptance of the equalized assess- font committee's report, finally pr bug months of preparation and debate. But prolonged discussion of e report by members from the larger municipalities failed to halt il's acceptance, by bylaw, of the figures compiled by county as- ville reeve Howard Litchfield, declined to sign the report which with the variation ~-------------- (Continued on Page 5) EQUALIZED from Oakville, Burlington and esented to council Tuesday, after Marshall, Georgetown reeve, and sment at $54,547,400. Breakdown in percentage of the TOTAL TAGGERS NET TIDY SUM FOR AUTUMN'S RECREATION PROGRAM Town and district residents con- tributed $179.19 last Saturday to- ward the fall program of the Oak- ville recreation commission, the money in question coming in inc- Iles, dimes and quarters into the tag day boxes of some 55 youth- ful day campers. Ten camp and playground leaders supervised the tagging operations. "We've had a very successful summer," director Ted Kennedy told the Journal. "And we appre- ciate the support of the commun- ity as we line up our autumn and winter plans." « eeks of weary searching by an Wicentified Long Branch couple ded last week when their lost ra dor retriever was discovered @ the Oakville and District Hu- Mane Society shelter. But if Bill coran, newly appointed shelter- Beper hadn't been so genuinely find of dogs, this one-time $700 6:uty might have gone out for "one-time beauty" bused advisedly, for this was that was far from ng sleek and healthy when Bill €t him. Receiving a call from a It would venture out oc- sionally to take food put out for TRAY PUP FOUND IN BUSH URNS OUT TO BE WINNER Bill eventually caught it, found it highly nervous and badly under nourished. He took the animal back to the shelter, gave it some expert care, and began checking old lists of lost dogs. The Long Branch couple was notified, on the ofi chance it might be their pet, but Bill was doubtful that this sad specimen was any prize winner. Turned out it was, though. , And thanks to Bills attentions, Labrador was no longer the ner- vous, dejected creature he'd picked up in Clarkson. The couple, Who Bill later found had been offering $50 for information, reclaimed their pet for $5! * But society of- ficials are hopeful that the Cor- coran vigilance will be rewarded by a donation to the shelter funds later on. ced the supply, it is indicated a recent survey conducted Industries Council and the Club. The average firm fire expects to require one new Worker next year for each six sently employed, and unless Bd their present staffs and fu- needs as follows: URVEY FORECASTS SERIOUS JELP SHORTAGE, WILSON TO TRESS BUSINESS TRAINING Now 1952 General Office 'Workers ... 34 4 Stenographers ¢ 8 Bookkeepers 21 2 Typists 14 2 Payroll Clerks 13 1 Stock Clerks 11 1 Billing Clerks 9 3 Switchboard and Receptionist ce 6) 3 Calculator Operator 5 = File Clerks 5 -- Bookkeeping Machine Operator ..... a1) 1 Shipping Clerk 4 1 Others 5 4 159 30 Employers gave general ap- proval to the nine points included in the recommendations submitted to them. It was felt that these might well be given to students as (Continued on Page 5) Midgets In Finals The Oakville Midgets meet Brampton at Wallace park at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the first game of the Halton Play Orillia Norm Carter's Oaks will meet Orillia, winners of the Northern League, in a first round best-in-three O.B.A. intermediate "A" playdown, it was learned yesterday. First game will be at 7.45 Friday night at Wallace Park, with the Oaks going to Orillia Monday. The club committee, plagued with the customary travel worries is anxious to line up enough cars to transport the squad to the Monday game, and would appreciate a full mea- sure of support in coping with the problem. Any fan willing to drive should con- tact Don Davis, at 881, or Doug Wilson, 581-w. RECOVER BODY FROM LAKE Dragging from boats off the mouth of the creek, local firemen Monday night recovered the body of a 30-year-old Toronto resident. resident. Dragging operations were start. ed when police investigated a car which had been parked at the foot of Nayy St. since Friday evening, and found a note pinned to the seat. 'A wallet found near the vehicle provided the Toronto ad- dress of the man, who was seen. walking on the pier by two local residents. Working under the supervision of Chief Fred Shaw, Firemen Doug Wilson, Bill Ray and George Kemp found the body in 12 feet of water just off the pier's end. Their search lasted less than half an our. BELLS CLANG NEXT TUESDAY A long summer of playground fun, day camping and summer cot- tage sojourning behind them, pup- ils of -town and township public schools and Oakville - Trafalgar high school have but one more holiday week-end ahead before once more opening textbook and scribbler and getting down to. fa- miliar academic routine. All Oak- ville and Trafalgar schools re. open Tuesday, September 4, al- though some private kindergartens will not resume activities until Sept. 10th, Classes at the high school will convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday morn- ing, principal David J. Wilson an- nounced Monday. Mr. Wilson will be at his office Friday afternoon of this week, between 2 and 5 p.m, for the convenience of par- ents and students. School buses will operate on the regular sched- ule, but the cafeteria will not re- open until Monday, Sept. 10. At Brantwood, Central and Westwood public schools, princip- als Brown, Fulford & Ross expect big enrolments and are ready for them. It's always turmoil for a time, this business of settling down to class schedules, and steady in- crease: of the student population hasn't simplified staff detail any. However, with a new 14-room pub. lic school to be built in the near future -- tenders are being called for now the situation should ease somewhat. Following each mass at St. An- drew's R.C. church on Sunday par- ents of children planning to attend St, Mary's school this coming school year visited the school to register their youngsters. This advance registration has shown the school board they can look forward to having to find accom- modations for better than 50 per cent more pupils than last year. Classes will resume September 4, with two new teachers in charge. g POLICE COMMITTEE TO REPORT ON INQUIRY All members of the police com- mittee were present at the meat- ing held Monday night. The Chair- man is Ross Gibson, with reeve Litchfield and councillor McArthur and Mayor Black completing the slate. Chief John Derry and Cone stabule Heath were also present. stable Heath were also present. It is understood that the recom- mendations of the Commissioner were discussed and a report of the committee's opinions will be presented to council on Sept. 10th, which is the first meeting of the Smiling as widely as though they actually were looking forward to a return to school day routine, these happy youngsters last Friday night wound up another suc- cessful summer of frolic at the day camp and playgrounds by presenting "The Pied Piper" at Victoria hall. Parents who attended the show were impressed by. the enthus- iasm of the large cast, which made all it's own costumes for the production. BARRINGHAM EMPLOYEES TO GET TWELVE CENT INCREASE ACROSS BOARD The Barringham Rubber and Plastic Company has completed negotiations with the local union, and has signed a new annual con- tract. Originally the company of- fered an across-the-board increase of 1lc pending establishment of the pattern for the industry in general, which it agreed to meef The new rate will be a raise for hourly workers of 12c¢ across-the- board, as this figure was estab- lished as the pattern when Dun- lop, Goodyear, Firestone and other companies settled for this figure. "The company agreed 'to make our increase the same as the gen- eral pattern of the industry and this has been done, retroactive to. June 1st" Edward Barringham, president stated. The increase ap- plied to male and female workers who were on the hourly basis, he said. Hit Airlanes Again Oakvilile will be featured on the Sept. 5 presentation of the popular CFRB program, "Ontario Marches On", it was announced this week by the sponsoring Cities Service Oil Co. The show, which deals with progressive communities of the province, will be aired next Wednesday at the supper hour -- 6.15 p.m., to be exact. T0 NOMINATE SCHOOL BOARD FRIDAY EVENING JENNINGS DISCLOSES - COUNCIL SWORN IN Bronte's newly elected reeve and councillors were officially sworn in at a public meeting in Bronte publlic school auditorium, Friday evening. Sheldon Feather- stone, Trafalgar township clerk, administered the oath of office to Reeve Alfred Jennings and Coun- cillors A. Dalby, Charles Lawr- ence, Thomas Millward and Chas. Livingstone. "I know the people of Trafalgar township are going to follow your actions with keen interest," sald Mr. Featherstone in offering con- gratulations to the reeve and councillors. Canon D. Russell Smith, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, then lead the meet- ing in prayer. "Although I served for five years as chairman of the village com- mission, I realize that this time my task is going to be much grea- ter," said Reeve Jennings, who acted as chairman of the meet- ing. He said that in the past it had been difficult to arrange for housing loans in Bronte because of the fact that it was not incor- porated and had no water system. The first of these difficulties was now overcome, and the second should 'be removed before much MRS. DAN WILSON TAKES TOP HONORS IN BRONTE DISPLAY Mrs. Dan Wilson captured the Canstield trophy, awarded, to the exhibitor acquiring the top point score, as the Bronte Horticultural Society held another successful annual flower show last Wednes- day and Thursday. Mrs. Wilson also carried off the special Lob- law award. Some 386 entries made the judg- ing a far from simple task. Sec- ond high point winner was Mrs. Ronald Tipping, while Stanley Collier finished third, Best basket in the show was that of Mrs. B. J. Giles, while best aster award went to Tom Tees. Finest tithon- ia, the new flower of the year, was the specimen entered by Mr. Collier, while Mrs. Wilson carried off top honors for the best glad- iolus spike. The Eaton award for the win- ner of sections 1 and 2 went to Mrs. Stan Collier. In the gladiolus section, F. Alec Phillips scored another victory. Recent winner of the bronze med- al at the Hamilton District glad- iolus show, Mr. Phillips again pro- ved himself one of the districts outstanding growers of this pop- ular bloom by dominating this section. Best vegetable display was' that of Mrs. R. Tipping, while in sec- tion 4, Mrs. Phyllis McKim and Mrs. Bob Watson placed first and second, respectively. Mrs. McKim carrying off the Simpson trophy. In the fruit section, Bob Watson headed the winners' list, while Dan Wilson did likewise in the vegetable section. Other winners were: Mrs. S. Stratton, Charles. Pope, Mrs. N. Gilbert, Mrs. O. Flumerfelt, Wil- liam Best, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. County title playoff series. fall season. Martin, Mrs. Dean Wilkes, Mrs. Dooley, Miss M. Wilson, Mrs. E. Scott, Mr. Brewster, Mrs. Alf Jennings, Miss Lightbourn, Mrs. Larry Cond, P. K. Willan, Mrs. McNally and Miss H. Smith. On the final evening of the show, prizes were presented by president R. Tipping, while hun- dreds of blooms were auctioned by Stewart Stratton, the proceeds going to help defray the society's show expenses. \ longer. The reeve announced that a nomination for the village school board would be held on Friday evening, August 31. He suggested the formation of a commission to handle electric light matters ex- clusively. "As the village grows more light problems," L Each of the councillors spoke briefly. Councillor Millward told the meeting that Bronte's total assessment, on the equalized bas- (Continuec on Page Four) SKATERS PACK GEAR HEAD FOR HOMES More than 1,400 spectators, largest crowd of the season, were on hand at the arena Sunday night as Marcus Nikkanen and Mary Jane Halstead wound up their summer skating school series of figure skating shows. As had been expected, it was the outstanding display of the series too, and the crowd showed 'appreciation of the efforts of the youthful stars of to- morrow by roundly applauding and by digging deep to contribute a silver collection of $136.37 to the arena fund. With the skaters packing their gear and departing for their homes this week-end, assitant arena man- ager Ted Williamson will settle down Sept. 2 to taking the ice out. While no definite plans for fall activities have been as yet the board fs 1d ing the possibility of introducing. roller skating during the lull be-" tween now and the opening of the hockey season. HUNDRED OUT OF HUNDRED, THATS PLUPERFECT PERLING Mrs. D. Russell Smith brought all major knitting prizes in the C.N.E. and Monarch Knitting Mills contests to Oakville this year. In the annual C,N.E. competition she captured six prizes, with four firsts, a second and a fourth. But in the Monarch sponsored contest, divided into eight classes which brought 1000 entries, her seven- piece layette was rated 100 points out of 100, for first prize in that class. In the Grand Prize open competition, in which the 8 class winners were judged, Mrs. Smith captured second place. Cash rewards for this purling- and-plain success exceeded $170, and Mrs. Smith says everyone is assisting her with suggestions of how to spend it. "But I've put it in the bank for now," she sald. "I'm going to take my time in de- ciding on what Ill do" She thought that possibly a trip might be the best solution for disposal of her awards. The layette con- sisted of a carriage cover, jacket, bonet cap, mittens and two styles of bootees, all knitted with white wool. "I took no chances of the final reciplent being the wrong sex. 1 played it the sure way," she admitted. READY TO ROLL His alleys sporting a new high gloss and his premises gleaming from floor to ceiling after a busy summer's ministrations, Frank Russell is this week preparing for the opening of the 5-pin and 10- pin season at Oakville Bowling Lanes, Saturday. Leagues won't get under way until Sept. 15th, but open bowling to that date will give trundlers a chance to regain thelr form before getting down to com- petition. Frank expects the usual rush of requests for league dates, and ad- vises organization steretaries not to dally too long In making thelr arrangements,