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THE OARVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL The Oakville-Trafalgar Journel Publisher: Vincent H. Barrey --- 8. Casey Wood, Jr, Editor Published in Oakville, Ontarlo, every Thursday morning. "Office 6 Thomas St. N., Phone 068. Evenings: V. Barrey, 165-M PLANNING COMMISSION in a previous editorial we mentioned that we felt {here was great need for a planning commission for Qalsville and district. We used as an example a situ- ation west of town where certain citizens felt the establishment of cabins in conjunction with a rest- aurant lowered the value of their residential prop- Since that time we have calls from citizens endorsing the need for such a commission and bringing to our attention various situations in town which were, they thought, of a like nature. Most of these cases concerned the turning into small business of garages or other buildings in the middle of isolated sections. Isolated cases of unsuitable houses being built on certain streets where their presence was considered an eye-sore were also mentioned. Those who called us were all for something be- ing done, but when we suggested to them they take some action to help, that they lend their personal backing to the question, they vanished like the last Indian. Their attitude being, "Let Joe do it. Please keep my name out of it." To this group we would suggest that if there is not sufficient interest on their part to make action wortliwhile they can not expect others to do what they are not willing to do, and they should forget about the whole thing. = But written into the by-laws of Oakville is the Community Centre Council. This council had as chairman last year St. Clair Low, whose excellent work as head of the Recreation Commission reveals that he is capable of accomplishing much This coun- cil was the result of action over a period of years. The Rotary, feeling the project of the swimming pool and an artificial ice arena should be integrated, pressed for the creation of the Community Centre Council--out of which came the Recreation Com- mission. The council, which is composed of represen- tatives of all voluntary organizations in town is re- quired to meet at least four times a year. Of course, it can meet more often at the pleasure of the chair- man. received many phone c Having successfully created one commission for the district, we believe the council could be a potent force to assist in establishing a planning commission. WHO SHALL DECIDE The withholding by the provincial and dominion governments of facts concerning uprisings in jails is something which does not strike us as being justi- fied. They claim it would not be in the public interest to make these reports available, but this would seem open to question. _ When a group of prisoners in a penal institution riot and cause damage to the property of Canada, surely the owners are entitled to know the whys and wherefores? But what concerns us most is that in deciding the public must know nothing of these matters, the governments concerned are taking a first step to- ward controlling public knowledge--and this first step can lead inevitably to following ones until Can- adians may be in the position of the Russians--be- ing told only what government considers it advan- tageous should be known. Reports of the Kingston and Burwash riots should be released in their entirety so that penal re- form may not be set back, and government may not escape possibly deserved censure. It is the right of all citizens to know how their government institu- tions are managed or mis-managed. QUESTIONNAIRES Some people love them, many dislike them in- tensley, but they do serve a useful purpose, and it is with this in mind that we offer a brief questionnaire for the use of Oakville district residents interested in commuting. Statements were made at the commuters meet- ing Friday that there were a great many people who would use a good convenient commuter train ser- vice who at present use cars or other means to reach Toronto. / The questionnaire is a means for people to in- dicate if this is correct. A" tabulation of their num- ber will make possible an estimate of the additional passengers the railroad should be serving. The rail- toads have said they would appreciate the results of these questionnaires being given them for inclusion ; with their notes of the comments made at the meet- to us promptly. . We request those interested in better commuter train service complete the questionnaire and mail it puis P. BEST Painting - Paperhanging --Glazing --Staining --Sign PHONE OAKVILLE 442-W Writing WI | Trafalgar Tales By Bessie Cairns IA The Stranger Within The Gates I once had in my possession a folder, issued by the Department of Immigration; it showed hund- reds of photos of people of every nationality, with the following caption--People are coming to Canada from all parts of the world . . . How are we welcoming these strangers within our gates? I was forcibly reminded of this last summer when I had occasion to call at a remote farm some twenty-five miles from New Lis- keard and eight miles from the highway. Since the majority of the people in that area are mothers have on the sub- "Didn't you something to say ject too?" I asked. "Not much, We were anxious to get to our husbands and we knew the trip wouln't last for- ever. "We were four days late" she went on, "and three days out of Halifax they ran out of milk for the babies. That was the worst pert of all. We mixed up klim, but it didn't agree with them and by the time we reached Hali- fax nearly all the little ones were deathly ill. One little fellow died in Halifax . . . his father never saw him." To ease the strain on both her 2=d myself I pulled out my cig- arettes and offered her one, "No thank-you," she replied, "I smo- ked in England, of course, we all cid, but we live with Jim's par- op PRS Thursday, January 25th, 194g By R J.SCOTT | SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK Hs - ARCH, in UTAH, 15 THE LONGEST NATURAL BRIDGE IN THE WORLD = 29) FEET FROM SIDE To SIDE French-Canadians, I had quite a surprise when the young woman sitting on the steps of the ram- schackle farm-house greeted me in English. "You're a long way from York- shire," I said. "How did you know I came from there?" she replied, a smile lighting her face. "The accent is not hard to rec- ognize especially for one who was born in Leeds." The ice broken, she told me her story as she darned her hus- band's socks, Her home was in York which during the war was a big RCAF. centre. She was a bus-driver on the Leeds to York run, Among her regular passengers was a young Canad- ian flier, Jim Martin. I believe I have enough imagination to picture their romance : . . even- ings at the cinema , . . walks on the moors . . , fish and chips from the corner shop . . . Sunday dinner at her home, complete with roast-beef and Yorkshire Pudding rations permitting. Shortly after their marriage, Jim was shipped home while she remained in York, where. their first child was born. Then followed =the Special" to Canada. "It was terrible" she said, "one hundred and twenty-five babies, ninety mothers -- and a of it." lond of promise . . . have to be. Letter From India The following is an from a letter received by Mrs. John Taylor, know more of. had come down by lorry, various welcome, speeches, etc. "Diaper of the second-rate nothing paragingly pire as a there was rough voyage all the way. The captain said, 'NEVER AGAIN." sense. "It was when the ents here and they don't approve-| I pictured in my mind . . . the beautiful Cathedral town of Yorl . . the Atlantic crossing to the and winter cn that Northern Ontario farm, Jy only hope was that Jim was worth it--for my money he would extract recently Morrison Road, from her sister Mariann, who is a missionary in the Pun- jab, which borders Pakistan. It is a timely and on-the-spot ac- count of a person we all should "I see in one of your letters you ask about Nehru. I only saw. him once when he was on his way back from a holiday in Kulu. He and that, in itself, is enough to up- set anyone and they had arran- ged a meeting for him as soon as he arrived in Palambur. The programme was a long one, with addresses Gf He took one look at it and tore it up and proceed- ed to give his address without any frills. Although he spoke dis- British Em- power, else in his speech that wasn't good common Japanese recent marriage at St. Andrew's Roman Catholic church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel C. Alexander. --Journal Photo by Crouch Lt -Col. and Mrs. Melbourne Elson, following their R co LIVER IS" ALMOST AS GOOD FOR EATING PURPOSES AS de LIVER oR CHICKENS Sd EARLIEST GREEK LUMNS 7. . AREE TRUNKS* 0) Fareed si, es Wad fel WHAT WERE THE DOGFISH SHARKS HAVE HO BONES IN HEIR SKELETONS - HEY. ARE ENTIRELY OF CARTILAGE® * High Pere is something for the fu- ture, Plans are being laid to or- canize a Non-Commissioned Of- Ficers' course and two courses of St. Johr's Ambulance at the High school. The N.C.O's course will include training in small arms, Bren gun, Command and Signalling. The course is volun- tary .and is planned to give trainees a sound military educa- tion. Ambulance First-Aid, The St. John's course will include Artificial Respiration, Stretcher- Bearing, Emergency - Training, and a thorough study of Anat- _my, Students will be entitled to the St. John's Junior and Senior Ladges if they pass the examina- tions. This course is also on a voluntary basis. Instruction for both courses were attacking India from the air and he told people they must be prepared to be self-reliant in every way economically as well as politically . . . which sounded good advice to me. Since we have cot freedom, I think he has been perfectly sincere in his effort to have people - understand what freedom means something very different from the license that most common people think. They say quite plainly, 'We are free now, we can do what we like and take what we like' . . . and proceed to help themselves to Mrs, Samuels fruit, for in- stance, "He has pleaded, threatened and done everything to make the people stop this senseless destru- ction of human life and proper- ty, and no doubt it has had some effect, but they have been learn- ing to be lawless for too long. I suppose it is the natural result of disregard of law and order they were taught to use in order to gain this freedom." School Review * By Jerry Peers a will be by members of military headquarters in co-operation with | members of the teaching staff. Target shooting begins in early February. Boys and girls will be shooting. The boys will be shoot- ing for their badges, First Class, Marksman and Sniper and both hoys and girls will shoot for the unior, Intermediate and Senior Championships of the school--al. so the Rotary Club Co-ed trophy. The president of the Ltierary | Society, Ralph McKim, announ- ced last week that the Form Lit- erarys will continue as usual this year, the only change is, due to the size of the student body-- The Seniors 3, 4 and 5th forms will see their literaries and Jur jors 1 and 2 'will see theirs, but the Junior will not see the Sen- ior and--vice versa. The first literary will be fifth form on Friday, February 6, and the fo lowing literarys will be every Friday following, Students of O.H.S., are not going to be late any more! Ii they are they will have to write a six-page essay on such sub- jects as Punctuality, Co-opere- tion, etc, They get this punish ment for being late once or twice. After the third time they are sent home. This has definitely brought results, as there have been few lates (this past three weeks. Essays are also ladled out for talking in class and neglect | of homework. | On Thursday last, John Huta | inson and a few friends gave 3 surprise party for Margaret Lav- | lor on her 16th birthday, Mus | was left speechless, Attending | were John and Marg. Bill Cur | rie and Rona Grief, Ray Patter | son, Jeanette Russell, Joan Ad |S ams and Bob Cowper. : Rivier's Will open the Dry Cleanin; ated by Trafalgar Dry Cleaners, around Feb. 9th. 17 YEARS IN THE DRY CLEANING BUSINESS WATCH FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT OWNERSHIP Cleaners g business formerly oper- The Ladies' Aid MAY 27th at MRS. JUNE 17th on THE A SERIES OF LENTEN TEAS have heen arranged by commencing THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th to MARCH 25th Also three TEAS have been arranged the following : dat APRIL 29th at MRS. M. MacRAE'S of Knox Church es: W. O. GIBSON'S CHURCH LAWN. fice. [...GET YOUR HAT AND START LUGGIN'... THATS WHAT YOU AND L HAVE FIND OUT = BY WALLY BISHOP