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The Oaky ille-Trafalgar Journal -- Authorized as Second Class Mall P. 0. Dept., Ottawa > Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, November 18, 1948 5 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance. olume 1, No: 52 onsider Medical Policy For High School Students perturbed at the frequency juries. which occur during hes and in the regular phy- al education course, Oakville: rafalgar high schol area board ve consideration to a plan to opt combined liability and med- foal insurance covering all stu ents, Tt was decided a special ecting will be called shortly to eview exisiting: coverage. "our investigation reveals Jat just as many mishaps occur o pupils walking up and down as on playing fields, and protection should be pro- {ded so that the burden would of fall on parents" E. F. Car- perry, physical education instruc. on, told the board. "There have been three acci- gents in the past two weeks)" ad- God prinicipal W. S. Blake, "One proken ankle, a broken wrist, and a case where a lad lost a a supervised P.T. ton airs Clerk, falgar 'Trustee Thomas Blakelock osked if the suggested policy (ould cover such cases as that of Jack Sargant, injured some {ime ago ina P.LAT. bomb mis- hap. "To the limit of the policy", "The sooner we get this type of insurance the better," = opin- ioned Trustee Frank Sullivan. 'Table Applications. Applications of 22 northern Trafalgar students for transfer to Milton High school were tab- led by the board, while a com- mittee comprising Trustees Sul- livan, Dan Pope and Emerson Ford prepares a report on the matter. The applications were for- warded by the North Halton area hoard. "Some of these students have hever attended our school, are ot on our bus routes, and there- ore should be entitled to go to filton," commented Trustee Pope. "Other cases, however, will bear investigation." DISTRICT HOCKEY Town hockey fans may see their ntermediate team in action soon- er than expected, Secretary Bill Shears announcer yeserday. Re- presentatives of Acton, Oakville, Vestn and Georgetown clubs in the latter a round robin pre-season all games to be played at George- town arena. Complete plans will be announced next week. Campaign Broadcast Dramatic evidence of the in- convenience of power cuts in Trafalgar township is provided by the special arrangements being made by the public utili ties commission to enable resi- dents to hear Mayor C. V. Hil- Imer and Reeve W. H. Biggar discuss the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial hospital campaign. The broadcast will be aired by Station CKEY tomorrow eve- ning, between 9.15.9.25 p.m. and nightly township cuts will be shifted to permit local recep- tion. "We appreciate very much the interest shown by CKEY in pro- viding time for this broadcast," stated Arnold Banfield, chair- the hospital board's publicity committee. Theatre Night Patrons who attended the mid- night showing of "Blanche Fury" at the Century Theatre last Fri- day night contribyted more than $600. to the Oakville-Trafalgat Memorial Hospital fund, Rotarian Max Leggatt announced yester- day. Candy made by members of Angela Bruce Chapter LODE, and peanuts donated by Harry Grierson swelled the total by $30. The show was sponsored by Oak- ville Rotary Club, which expressed appreciation' to the Century thea- tre in donating the theatre, staff and picture. Announce Revised Town Water Rates A new rate schedule affecting consumers serviced by Oakville Water and Light commission was announced this week by Russell Barlow, commission manager, Ta- Dulation of the new rate may be found elsewhere in this issue, "With additional facilities re- 'quired to meet current and future demands, it is naturally necessary to alter the rate strucure" Mi Barlow stated. He revealed the contract for the new intake has been let, with work scheduled to start in April. Con- struction of the screen house will get under way in the near fu ture, while a temporary pump will shortly go into operation. The pump, which will later be part r. | by several outside firms, had con- Road Work Demands Exceed Twp. Budget "We had to go to the depart ment on our hands and knees to get $5000 more to finish work now in progress, so you can see how we are situated as far as request this year is concerned," Deputy-reeve W. S. Hall told Ernest Irwin, who appeared be- fore Trafalgar council Monday seeking repair = work on Third Line surfaces. "It all boils down to the fact that our road subsidies here in Trafalgar aren't what they should be," added Reeve W. H. Biggar. Mr. Irwin shrugged resignedly upon being told that, barring "patching up really bad holes", he could expect no roadwork on the designated thoroughfare this year. Similar answers went to English line residents who, through spokesman T. A. Neil, sought gravel both above and be- low Upper Middle Rd. Status Quo "Just what does the freedom of| the press amount to?" queried Councillor R. C. A. Cumberland, when reporters of four news! | papers were asked to leave the council chamber while Mrs. Mar- ie Hamilton, proprietress of a township tourist home, appeared for an audience. Mrs. Hamilton, it was stated, will appear in police court today to answer charges of operating a restaurant in a residential area. "I just want to ask council some questions, but as the case will be heard Thursday, it might be well if it was not publicized," she stated. "My lawyer doesn't even know I'm here." "T think that, in view of the case coming up, we should ask the press to step outside while we hear her," put in Mr. Hall. "I have no desire to affect the court hearing in any w: turned Mr. Cumberland. ely wish to make it clear that I object to the exclusion of the press except on rare occasions when the matter in question touches public morals. In this case, I see no reason why these reporters should leave", HOSPITAL DONATIONS Town and fownship organiza- tions and private citizens, aided tributed a total of $26,735.63 up! to Monday noon, it Was announ- ced by R. C. A, Cumberland, gar Memorial Hospital campaign. Included in the initial summary. were donations from. Gairdner Securities Ltd. - $5,000; Oakville Lumber Co. Ltd, $1,000; and of permanent equipment, will be housed for the present in a shed set up on the shore. Mr. Cumberland also noted an en- couraging number of individual subscriptions of $500 each. George's Square for a memorial Scheduled to permit cutting in of the new: station a two-hour Power interrupion November 23 township corisumers on the 66 2(3 vele circuit, it was stated. "The interruption is made to permit necessary maintenance Work, and should mot be taken as @ conservation measure," Mr. Philip pointed out. "In this latter € new work schedule inaug- UWated by town plants has reacted among the many wreaths placed at the cenotaph base, 2 by Canadian Legion Branch 114. The parade later moved off to the Oakville-Trafalgar hospital site, where Lt.-Col. Nicoll officiated during 'the dedication ceremony. -- TO CUT IN NEW TWP. STATION TUESDAY favourably on Water and Light according to "The holiday was our one bad day since the new scheme began", he stat- ed. "However, we'll have a clearer picture when the smaller indus- tries swing over to night shifts service at the cenotaph. 'Lt.-Col. 't] conducted Commission charts, Manager Russell Barlow. next week." Dundas Ets. morning disrupted service not serlously curtailed, it was re ported. Gales also toppled in the township, cutting off pow: er between 5 and 8 p.m. As a re: | eliminated yesterday. High winds which blew down a main feeder line at Division and early Wednesday from 4.20 to 7 a.m. Plants effected were partially served by the 25 cycle circuit, however, 'and work was poles sult, the regular morning cut was Day to parade to he Rev. C. K. Nicoll, seen here the service, which was arranged Memorial Report Local Diplomat In Threatened Nanking Among Canadians stationed at Nanking, China, situated directly in fhe path of the rapidly advan- cing Red army, are Mr. and Mrs. John R. Maybee and their two- year-old son John David, The Journal learned yesterday. Mr. Maybe, second secretary at the Canadian Embassy, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Maybee, 76 Park Ave. He has been in Nan- king for the past year. -| "In a recent letter he expres- sed no concern over the situa- ~| tion," Mrs. Maybe stated yester- -|day. "We are hoping they will be moved to Shanghai, and are chairman of the Oakville-Trafal- a Enthusiastic Teen-agers Turn Out to Paint Town White Pert Karen Peck and Rudy Whiting get right down to the business of supporting the Oakville- Trafalgar Memorial hospital campaign. Karen and Rudy were members of a group 'teen-agers who wielded paint brushes and stencils in an all-out drive to make town pedestrians cam- paign-conscious, White sidewalk signs, advising "Vote - Work - Give For YOUR Hospital', appear ed overnight in every part of Oakville as a result of the energetic efforts of this competent crew. of enthusiastic DEDICATION SERVICE "The people of Oakville and Trafalgar may well look upon this s an historic day, fer a fully equipped hospital is of prime im- portance in an expanding com- munity," Hon. Ray Lawson, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, last Thursday morning told a large gathering in attendance at the dedication ceremonies held at the site of the Oakville-Tra- falgar Memorial Hospital. "In addition to the good work hospitals are accomplishing in the actual care of the sick, it is notable that the increase in life expecancy so closely parallels the increase in the number of hospital beds," he went on. "TL know citizens will make a stal- wart effort to assure the success of a campaign which will estab- a magnificent monument to 'all of this present generation and a fitting memorial to those brave men who died so that freedom should not perish in this world". Hon Russell T. Kelly, Ontario Minister of Health, commended the hospital board and the dis- trict as a whole for the manner in (Continued on Page 3) District Activities November Z0-- St. Jude's Christmas to 6 p.m., parish hall November 22-- Town Council, 8 p.m. Teen Town 7 p.m. November 28-- Oakville Philatelic meeting "Teen Town 8 p.m. Red Cross Society meeting Masonic Hall, 2.30 pm plays, The Barn, 8 p.m. November 24-- November 26-- Address, Most Rey. G. Kingston, Primate of all ada, St. Jude's Church. at thelr earliest order that these events may bi anxious to hear further word. included in this column. November 18-- Oakville Lions Club dinner meeting Teen Town, 6.45 p.m. Fair, 2 Rotary Club dinner meeting Society Arts and Crafts Inc. night of Can- 'Will all town and township or- ganizations having fixed meeting dates kindly notify The Journal convenience in Voicing almost unanimous agreement that the plan had failed to prove itself as a satis- factory power conservation mea- sure, town merchants last Fri- day moved to diséard their month- old all-day Wednesday closing' scheme. As of yesterday, all re- tail establishments will revert to the former hours, closing for Wednesday afternoon only, it was decided. "The plan has not worked out as hoped," J. S. Fraser, chairman of the retailers' power conservation committee told the Journal yes- terday. "For the past month or' 50, an earnest attempt has been made to save power through clos- ing up shop all day Wednesday. Retailers Revert To Former Hours However, the fact that most stor- es found it necessary to bring staffs back for an evening, to catch up on routine store and warehouse work, nullified most if not all of the power savings made by closing up Wednesday mornings." This fact, coupled with the general dislocation and confusion resulting from the all-day closing, prompted the decision to go back to the former hours, Mr. Fraser | stated. "The merchants will con- tinue, however, to effect every possible saving in the use of elec- trical energy, every day of the week. In fact, we rather expect to bring about actually greater sav- ings in this manner," he declared. Soggy Street Oldest of Oakville's g,| manager, came here from Kitch ener to open the office, he found in appear- ance and character from today's and resident- ial community. None of the roads not even the main street. During spring thaws and whenever there was a heavy rain- fall, a state of mud "up to the a town far removed modern industrial were paved, e present | hubs banking offices, the local Bank of Hub-deep Mud Mired Main Street When First Bank Began Business of an Earlier Era existed in the district, making travel extremely difficult. pS A a Montreal branch this week obser-| About that time, the first coun- SL ves the golden anniversary of its| try residences began to appear Cimmenic "entepayers Asn, | Citablishment, An office of the along he lake shore. Aber" eetons, | Merchants Bank of Canada when| The bank's first ofice was in Fiebraak sehoor. 8 pan. "| it opened here on November 17, | bullding at the corner of Colbome as 1605, the branch nas long since and Thomas Strects. Thsse prem Linbrook | become a part o e expanding |18es had once housed St. Jude's oo Phi B of M group, church and, later, Sam McGiffen's : When F. G. Oliver, the first|hardware store, In 1010, the - | structed. Robert McGiffen, a ne- bank's present quarters were con- phew of the hardware merchant, was the architect. At present, extensive alterations are in pro- gress at the branch, An ever-increasing demand for banking services has parallelled Oakville's growth during the past (Continued on Page 9)