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Page 4 Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published Every Thursday Morning in Oakville, Ont, by Oakville-Trafalgar Publishers, Ltd. 7 DUNN STREET NORTH s. Casey Wood, Jr. Vincent H. Barrey Managing Editor Advertising Manager Bill Cotton, Editorial Assistant PHONE 1298 Thursday, October 19th., 1950 No The decision of council to put the question of cocktail lounges in Oakville before the voters is a wise one. Wise because we believe the people will be intelligent enough to turn it down with a definite "No!" Wise because this will settle the question for a long time to come; wise because it provides an elect- ion issue which should insure the largest turn-out of voters ever to cast the ballot in Oakville; wise because it provides an election issue on which those standing for council can take a stand; e because the vote is being combined with the regular election, thus sav- ing the taxpayer money. Oakville has no need of cocktail lounges--in fact, it is impossible to find an advantage which would accrue to the town, or townsfolk, by such establish- ments being opened here. In the large cities, with their heavy transient traffic, such lounges are less harm- ful then they would be in a community of this size and type. The basis for establishing mixed drink em- poriums in the larger centres, w that American touri accustomed to purchasing single drinks in their own contry, were being lured from Ontario to Quebec, with resulting loss of revenue to Ontario re- tailers and hotelkeepers and resort owners. There wi undoubtedly, a basis for such an argument. But this reasoning can not be applied to Oakville. Cocktail bars in Oakville would have little effect on increasing tou business unless the bars were to be on the mainstreet, with garish signs to lure the passing thirsty American, who having drunk in Ham- ilton couldn't wait to get to Toronto. It is most un- likely that such tourists would stop here to drink and then go shopping. There undoubtedly would be people attracted to the town if cocktail lounges were permitted. From the surrounding towns and districts--and even the cities --would come the thirsty, to spend their money in the lounges . but this would be mostly an evening trade. and thus unhelpful to the town's economy. On the other hand, these visitors would hardly be an asset to the streets of Oakville after dark. Drunkenness on our streets is noticable hy its absence rather than the reverse today. The heer tayerns, which provide those wishing an evening drink with an econ- omical and not so harmful drinking facility, have not cluttered our streets with individuals suffering from excessive alcohol. Beer is not an alcoholic beverage which is unsuited to an evening of drinking. It's very bulk, in most cases, precludes intoxication ept in extreme cases. Mixed hard drinks, on the other hand, mean the opposite. For an evening of such drinking, the home is more suited and the local liquor store makes this as convenient to arrange as anyone could wish. For those who insist on spending an eve- ning drinking expensive mixed drinks in cocktail- lounge surroundings, the drive to Toronto or Hamil- ton will mean little. Let them go there. Examination of the police blotters will reveal that there are far too many local accidents that have their root in drink. To make drink more available, and possibly more attractive, would undoubtedly con- tribute to an increase in such accidents. There is one cocktail lounge in town in a club. This lounge, res- tricted to members who can afford the cost of the notables. is. under the careful supervision of the ex- ecutive of the club, and is of a nature that does not contribute to a town-wide opportunity for increased drinking. Oakville is building a community centre arena to make available for its young people opportunities for healthy sport. This enterprise was voted on by the citizens favorably. It is to be hoped that cocktail lounges, which are the opposilte end of the picture will receiv as hearty a negative vote. In a family community such as we have in Oakville, and which all of us must wish to keep, there is no place for cocktail bars. We hope the voters will so express themselves on election day. We are glad that the matter is being put to the vote so that it will be set- tled. Two Year Sentence Council will settle the matter of a two-year term for council at its next meeting. Final decision must be made by the electorate, and does not apply to the council elected at that time, but to the council elected the year following. In one of our first issues almost three years ago we advocated such a change in the tenure of coun- cils. It has been proved, we pointed out, that the long- er period permitted projects to be carried to a con- clusion without a new council having to figure out what had been done previously. That more care might be required by voters in making their selections, as the elected members would be in charge of municipal affairs for two years, is no disadvantage. Voters should always be careful. We hope that this council will see fit to put this matter to the people at the next election as they in- timated they might do. We can see only advantages to he derived from it by everyone----except the printers Ss who print ballots, and the newspapers which car election advertising. But always, a few must suffer for the good of the many, we suppose! Trafalgar Tales 'BY BESSIE CAIRNS So Alex Edmison is to be guest speaker at the high school com- mencement this year. I should like to be there to hear him. The first time 1 heard Alex give a speech was when we were both in senior 3rd. (Grade 6) at Frankland School, and I don't intend to sat- isfy anyone's curiosity by telling how many yea ago that was. We used to have an oral com- position period on Friday after- noon with the teacher picking vie: at random from the class. T had a composition ready and memorized and then sat trembling all day lest my pre- paredness might be put to the test. On one occasion the teacher picked both Alex and myself. Alex marched jauntily up to the front] and, other than his ears getting slightly red, he conducted himself! like an accomplished parliament] arfon with the result that his im-| promptu speech rated him top for the day. I shot up like a jet plane, said my piece at sixty to the doz- en and was back in my seat be- fore either teacher or pupils had time to take a deep breath. I don't believe anyone heard one word of what I said, and it was such a sentimental little do at that, all about mother love, I rat ed last in those days there was no A for effort. Years later I heard Alex speak at Fraternity gatherings and of- ten in the home of a mutual friend where with all the ardour of youth olved all the world's prob- lems. I had occasion again yesterday, he was scheduled to speak in Oakville; my thoughts were tied up with his flair for knowing the right answers and my senfiments about mother love. I sat nex very well-dressed attractive woman on the Guelph bus started the conversation rolling by asking me what the people in Rockwood did for a living. Then somewhat ~~ diffidently she said, son got into a little trouble. 1' usually go to see him on Sun- day but I had company this week- end so I took to-day off from work to come up. 1 have never told any of my friends about our trouble." I could understand and appreciate why she could confide in a complete stranger. A sor- row shared is a sorrow halved and it required no second glance to know the pride and loyalty which kept her from sharing her grief with her friends. She show- ed me the lads picture, a well- dre handsome youngster. "He is just eighteen," she said. "His father is dead and there are only the two of us." I thought then of Alex and his work on behalf of just such lads. 1 thought of the number of escapees trom Guelph recently and how I had wondered it the nad been too soft, mostly of my travelling companion and the lad without a father who just eighteen and I wished so much for Alex's gmt of to think of Alex before I knew 2 authorities but I thought was speech, for the ability to bring true comfort to that mother and assure her from now on her son would be worthy r| haps vou might say PUFFS FROM THE COTTON GIN Up power Bradford way, they al lot of onions. Or per they grow a luge crop of powerful onions--for that is one "attribute" no self: respecting onion Is, ever without. And because the marshes have been particularly prolific this year. Bradford growers nad pack- ers are out to arouse a lot of in- terest in National Onion Weel, October 23 to 28 In advance. of this week-long festival in honor of the weepy veg- etable, these growers, packers and shippers on October 11 entertained a host of retailers, wholesalers, brokers and plain onion-lovers, who were invited to inspect the marshes where the many skinned root grows, tour the packing hous- es and enjoy a gasping good time in general. It hasn't been dis closed whether surplus army gas- masks were distributed to the guests but, after enjoying count- less free samples served on ham- burgs and the like, departing v itors must have been anything but breathless. Just how one can go about hon- oring the onion is a matter for conjecture, and so far I haven't read of any set agenda for the festival. Doubtless some teary- eyed lass will be crowned Onion Queen, and will continue to rain throughout the week, accompan- ied by a weeping cortege of Kleen- le attendants. The sponsors may also string their products, in the fashion of a jew- elry craftsman threading pearls, into mammoth signs to decorate the outer walls of their barns and warehouses. In a tasteful frame of Bbenezers, bulbous letters made from prize specimens of the Span- grow a ish species could spell out such ring slogans "Down With Garlic" or (yak, yak) a more peaceful "In Onion There Is Strength." Oh, those Bradford boys will probably have quite a week of (it, wading around knee- deep in onions! 1 sincerely hope they do, at any rate, because I have often deplor- ed the manner in which most folks look askance upon the lowly on- ion. After all, this most succulent of all T-bone associates can't help it's after effects, and it seems a crying shame that the annoyance surrounding its prep- aration for the table also seems to set folks against it. For my money, the onion should head the vegetable list of best bellers, in- stead of rating so low on the pro-| duce scale. Yet, with their crops| not selling as well as they would like, Ontari growers of- ten up eating a fair of the surplus onion end amount themselves, which of her pride and her problem mothers loyalty. To challenge to all to all sons. Perhaps com- mencement night Alex will tell we can best meet that chal- 1 hope he does and I hope be there to hear him. me is a how lenge. I may is fine at meal 500! o are cati build up consumer demand. They IT SEEMS TO Me By P. W. Thompagp We don't know who olny phrase "New Canadian ever it was rendered a g feo to a large grown of p,," struck a blow at the for, prejudice, and helped bring 5 a new spirit of understandiy, kindliness across this grea It is not many years ago thy time but not so d come mortgage time. hat's why the boys at Bradford launching their onion glorifi- on campaign in an attempt to | can export some of the SUrpLUS| ple coming from far-off nou. jy, crop to Aust where pickling iountries to make their hop, | onions in Viennese lager--in a canada were tagged Ingnop|. | human container--is a popular| iv as "foreigners." For." science. But that isn't enough, {ney were, true enough. Ang ih and when these chaps 0,50 farlis nothing the matter with | as to even study ways and means|, foreigner. Everyone is , pi of dehydrating their product, Ii oigner once he enters a cy," feel it's high time we gave them al not his own. But nations little encouragement judice is a powerful influence | P of Sud ofyl thing f; anc: Sudroma parations, into a at tablet, onions, ions to your two the wonderful ar to sig) will provide an ideal answer to|gest that all this has now je. the Holland marshland's promotion| changed, and that preju prayer. against newcomers from fog, Why not take a trip up Brad.|shores no longer exists in (y, ford way during Onion Week and|ada. But there are indicat enjoy the festivities? Lug a ham.| that ill-feeling is not so per of the finest home with you,|SPread or so virulent as for drop in on your family pharmacist|1y. And we think the substi, for sett inhibited onion ling to growers nex on sing their this The dehydrated, pare it without--ah, something! Might even give spuds a run In into the won't you? ni ving a hy So it 4 the drug a concoction will prove to be needed to needle dious socialite into e of the Bradford and other similar pre- 1 learn, transform one human Airwick for hours a time. You just swallow a guzzle fribd onion, creamed baked onions or raw on- recent discovery | in preparations as of chlor- the very the most accept- erhaps such roma, I the course of time tI. "foreigner" has acquired flavor for many people. that the man or woman to Canada from Poland, Ii, Finland or any of a other uropean regarded all too Canadians with treated with disdain of opportunity these lad to make their forces of hatred and heart's content--and| tion. That ugly tag "foreig, hours later no one will know| handicapped them in the nc difference. Could be that this|ic race. frustrator of aromas| It would be going too Nati an your quota of chlorofylls, and|Of that pleasant expression le down to becoming an un-| Canadian" for "foreigner" has lover. I'd be wil. much to do with this these enterprising| Ment. For words have a co-operate with you fluence upon those Who hear © spring by starting right in|use them, and that word "fori research directed toward cros.| ner" had come to have a sins beloved product with | sound in the 'ears of many Cay new pharamaceutical find, | dans. To many it was sugges resulting Sudronion, when | Of dirt, garlic and stilletos Ea pre.| "New Canadian" on the ui without crying, eat it| 1nd: has a pleasant, Wouldn't it be reaily| f2millar sound. It gests that the man or whom it is applied differs v little from a native that he or she wants to bec one of us. It is a phrase that i spires friendliness and trust word "Canadian" forms a (Continued 'on Page 5) improv ti bet will you friend somehow woman for their money. nthe meantime, do try spirit Cana to get of onion week, Perfumedly Yours, BILL COTTON pov: Comin | number |S countrie often by suspicion, In this new con; Although we render "several services A Palermo serving his apprenticeship in | Yorkshire at the age of 14 will | be the official blacksmith at the | Royal Winter Fair for the fourth consecutive year. He is A. V. Dickenson, one of the few remain- ing specialists at the clanging an- vil in Southern Ontario. Master farrier in the Imperial Army at the age of 21, Mr. Dick- enson came to Canada in 1923 to work on an estate situated where Sunnybrook hospital now stands. He opened hi: hop in Palermo two or three years later, and has been doing nicely ever since. While the horse is seldom seen in the streets nowadays, the farm and the show ring still provide all the business Mr. Dickenson can handle. On Monday, the day before his visit to the Journal of- tice, he shoed a jumper valued at more than $25,000. "The owner refused an offer at that figure, at any rate," confided the Paler- resident who began © A MIGHTY MAN WAS HE Trial Trio "My Sister Eileen," "The Wo- men" and "The Front Page" are the titles of three plays chosen for presentation by Oakville Arts and Crafts this fall. Cast- ing for the plays will take place at The Barn, Front Street, to- morrow evening at 8.30 and Sat- urday afternoon at 3.30. All those wishing to take part are asked to attend these castings. mo smithy. "No matter how you tell yourself it's just another job, you find yourself right on edge when working on a valuable beauty like that one!" At the Royal, the official black- smith shoes entries during the day. stands by at the ring during the evening show to be handy in case of emergency. He is assis ted by his nephew, James Greer, who came out from Ireland two years ago. OAKVILLE MOTORISTS NOW YOU CA| MR. P. W. CHAM 310 REYNOLDS Service, Accident Legal Defence, Trave Insurance, and badge and publications. MEMBERSHIP IN THE ONTARIO MOTOR LEAGUE $10.00 fee entitles you to all the privileges, Emergency Road in addition N APPLY FOR BRES' RESIDENCE ST. N., OAKVILLE 1 Service, Personal Automobile you receive your card, , we are first and foremost a pharmacy catering fully to the health needs of the community. You see it in the painstaking care we devote to the filling of every prescription --simple or complex. You see it in our modern prescription lab: oratory that occupies a place of honor in our store. You se it in the faith and confidence reported in us by physicians and laymen alike. 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