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j§ l S a m ! *ffct hw w liMi Shrinking Man' VOL. 10, No. 32 THE JOURNAL %* M m * AmmifMfu* ·{ 6m l*iU mU < 7 « ^ jX » i OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1957 Page 17 " > V ` « n... ,, > £· iGoming Soon!n » . I Z ,I " WINGS OF THE EAGLE" JOHN W AYN E Mew P ark lan d Opens Jforth Of B ram pton A JSO-atre conservation area w m Officially opened recently fo r p ^ b lo use, at Heart Lake, five m 0es northeast o f Brampton, when m ore than <500 governm ent and conservation leader* watched form er Ontario Prem ier T. L. Ken nedy open the 40-acre "show place a t conservation." The property was purchased a y «* r ago from Col. Allan Taylor fo r $207,000, and has been deve loped b y the Metropolitan Toronto Regional Conservation Authority fo r the benefit o f the Metro area. It. w ill b e available fo r swimming, fishing, boating, picnicking, organ ised camping, nature study, and general conservation . education and demonstration. * * » `A V -- ' 4 : ' ' * r· * * "* ' `O <v ·/.** ' * ? · * 4 *> % * " . ,' * * * % i ' ' V ' V A ; * 4 ` "V r« f A t ~ < «I , : SAILORS SPARK FUN 1 *1? * i. *» *' · *V . >*,, . ' 4 *V .. , i , .A * ^ * ^V * *' * * i %* \ 'f * :'v * ,, V . * .'* ' f n r * » , <*' 250 Sail, Power Boats Start Town's 100th Birthday Party Visitors who aren't too sure where Oakville's 100th birthday party is to begin should look to ward the lake, where some 250 sail and motor boats will initiate the Centennial activities. Nearly 250 power boats and small sailing boats will be present when Oakville's freshwater sailors and their guests open the biggest, roughest, noisiest, prettiest, sailand-water regatta ever seen in this area, this Saturday morning. About 150 power boats, with some of the best drivers on the North Am erican continent will take part in a program o f hydro plane races in which speeds will reach in excess o f 120 miles an hour in the Oakville harbor, and about 90 sail boats representing al most every club on both sides of Lake Ontario w ill join them on opening day as the Lake Skiff Sail ing Association and the Canadian Pow er Boat Federation join forces to make the Oakville centennial a red-letter day in the sportsman's calendar. On the agenda for the aquatic program are a power boat regatta (hydroplane), skiff sailing, two spectacular water-skiing shows, the Yachtm en's Day dinner and dance, and the crowning of Miss Centen nial Queen contest, by Miss Joan Fairfax, a native Oakvillian of radio and television fame. Those who favor sail will have the opportunity of entering their boats in the Snipe Class (specialty of the Oakville Yacht Squadron), International Dinghy class, Comet and Blue Jay classes, and Light ning class, with a special trophy donated for the winner of the Snipe class. Accumulated scores will make the winners eligible for two tro phies which will be awarded at the same time as the resf of the sail ing trophies, on Monday evening, July 1, when the. Presentation Dinner w ill be held in the Oak ville Club. This is the first time that the Oakville Yacht Squadron has been host to the Lake Skiff Sailing Associaion, and invitations have been sent to every member club on both sides o f the lake. | Entries are expected from Annapolis, Rochester, four Toronto clubs, Burlington and Port Credit. President of the L.S.S.A., A lf Jen kins, of the National Yacfit Club, Toronto, w ill be present for the three-day show, and the United States representative, Hal Finebloom ,, of Rochester Yacht Club Will also attend. Lunch will be served each day to the visiting sailors at the Yacht Squadron, and mooring facilities will be available for all vessels. On Monday, for those who do not at tend the Yachtsman's Day dinner on opening day, this Saturday, June 29, there w ill be a beach party, at which the Yacht Squad ron will be the host. Commodore of the Oakville Yacht Squadron is Martin Brown, and Vice-com m odore is A1 Masson. In the Canadian Power Boat Federation Hydroplane Regatta, about 150 boats are expected to take place for a list of top prizes. The high-speed hydroplanes w ill come from many points in the United States and Canada to de monstrate the skill of their drivers in skimming the surface of the water at breath-taking speeds. Some may even reach 200 miles an hour as the com petition be comes rougher. Oakville Power Boat Club w ill be host to the visitors, and has also organized the Yachtsmen's Day dinner and dance, which w ill be held on opening day at the Oakville Club. T h is-w ill also fea ture a floor show with radio and television stars and lavish decora tions under the supervision of Ma rion Bawden. Included in the acts w ill be a five-piece all-Negro calypso group from Hamilton, and a new group, making their first appearance, The Dorians, also from the Am bitious City. N From Toronto will com e Elaine Bishenden, The Four Emcees, The Jackie Kay Dancers, singer Nancy McKaig, and the Hanson Sisters, recent winners on " Pick the Stars.' Don Sebire and his 17-piece band from Hamilton will supply the dancing music. Registration fo r the aquatic events w ill com m ence at 9:30 on Saturday, June 29, when A1 Tizard's c>miffitttee w ill operate a spfiflal bootlh at' the Oakville *bwer Boat Club. Pow er and speed, boat com peti tions w ill take place east of the town pier, and immediately in front o f Lakeside Park. At the same time, the sailing regatta w ill continue on the course located out on the lake, west o f the pier. *' f r »*, *« # . ' , M -.- i % » * > * * .< . ' * ; > .V y * * >' · ' '* .'V * '* ·*»' * *#*' * ' ' ' W h a t's the A nsw er O AK VILLE ADM ITS ITS AGE W H Y SHOULDN'T WOMEN MRS. G. D. PRINCE, Truman > v e. -- I don't think women try (ip hide their age. Actually, you are as old as you feel. And as I 'm in the m iddle o f scrubbing the kitchen floor, I don't feel too young right now. MRS. F. HICKS. 82 Randall St.-- If a woman has lived a good life, she needn't be ashamed o f her age. I 'm no chicken, and have lived h ere fo r 38 years and raised two children. I 'll be 75 in August. 1 w * "* m m Immm Second. William Street Women Share Top Snot fit Flower Show Mrs. W illiam Fraser, 72 William Street, and Mrs. Norman Farrar, 71 Second Street, were tied for first place in the specimens class at the first June flow er show of the White Oak Horticultural So ciety, held last W ednedsay in St. Jude's parish hall. First prize for the best arrangements was won by Miss Ruth Robertson, and second by Mrs. James Burton. Mrs. Dean W ilkes captured the special ward for the best exhibit in the show. Prize-winners in the children's section were Peter Bur ton, Gillian Purves and Gail Fra ser. More than 150 entries wer£ received altogether. Judges were Mrs. Colin Campbell and Mrs. C. E. Easterbrook, Port Credit. Prizes were presented by Jack Crank, the Society's president. The next meet ing w ill be in September. MRS. W . ROOME, 72 W alker -- TKm't they? Single w om en parti cularly may b e reluctant to admit their age if between the ages of 32 and 55, but most people over 70 like to brag about their age. Th ey often ask you, " How old do When thousands of Orangemen you think I am ?" as they think march along Oakville streets on they d on 't look their age. July 13, there'll be an onlooker MRS. G. S. WOOD. PALERM O-- with twitching fingers-- and a long The difference is that the town memory. i# 100 years old. A n y woman who For Ira Johnson that day will re has lived to be that old is quite call other ` walks' half a century w illing to admit her age. As I 've ago when the Oakville Orangemen lived here all m y life there is no sponsored a fife and drum band, secrecy about m y age in this with Charlie Beauchamp, now nefighborhood. I 'm 58. C'owding H l e a d i n g , and Ira's fa MRS. EDW ARD M ARTIN, Fourth ther m arching alongside him. " It'll be t :e old times," says Line-- I'll admit my age-- I am 23. Bwt when I reach 50 maybe I w on't Ira, who played snare drum in the band' that'wsss forir^d b,v Mr. Beau want to answer the question. champ about rWlcJ, and wliich pro M RS. A. T. BOOTH, Churchill vided such marching tunes as Avet -- T h ere's a lot of difference " Marching Through G eorgia," and M a town admitting its age and a " Tom, Tom The P iper's Son," for woman doing it. It: has been true parades until the war drums to r a km g time that women are sounded for the First W orld War. The ` walk' and rally at the Oak *eluetent to admit how old they are. ville arena on July 13 o f the True BACK IN 1910 Oakville Orangemen Sponsored Fifers Blues of five counties also w ill be o f interest to Jack Bentley, Ernie Dowdle and Allan Galbraith, who with form er leader Charlie Beau champ and Ira Johnson are the five o f the 13 in the above band picture still living. The photo, taken in 1911, was posed in front of the north wall of the then town hall, located on Navy Street where the bowling green n o w jj " But wg used to practice in a Jbom over the town lockup," says Ira who now lives on Margaret Drive. " The lockup was in a building beside but separate from the town hall." The band, he added, only played for Orange parades. He recalls that after one such parade, in Hamil ton, " we forgot to loosen the keys o f our drums, and every head broke during a shower, when we placed them on the ground and went for something to eat." One of his most unusual experi ences while on a band trio hap pened at Guelph, when the Orange bandsmen dined at a hotel. " In those days the bass drum mer of a fife band used only one stick," said Ira. " But this hotel proprietor, who was a Catholic, Sent out for a second stick, then drum, and jj l^ s tr ik T u p `The Pro1testant Boys'. Boy, he sure could play .and in no time the hotel was so packed we d'ijdn t have roi^m to lower our fifes." And after the big Irish hotel proprietor-d rummer had accepted the applause for beating out " The Protestant Boys," he invited all of the drum and fife players to in spect the nearby Catholic Church. " And it was on e o f the prettiest churches I 've ever been in," recalls the form er snare drummer. Incidentally, he can't recall any religious battles when K ing Billy rode his white charger during the many Orange parades in which the Oakville band participated half a century ago. Looking back, Ira Johnson re calls the names of those in the pic ture above who played and march ed with him. Standing in front are Allan Galbraith, who played the triangle, and leader Charlie Beau champ, who at 83 still enjoys him self at the Legion hall, where he is a leading cribbage player. Left to right at rear are Tom Martin, Cecil Ribble, Jack Bent ley, Charles Cramer, Joe Tilbury, Jim Stennett, Mr. Johnson, his father Monday Johnson, Bill Richardsson, Ob Ribble, Ernie Dowdle. Special note should be taken of the bass drum in the picture. A fter half a century, it is still being used-- by the Long Branch Salva tion Arm y band. W hen Ira Johnson looks over the marching Orangemen on July 13, he's sure there'll be no fife and drum bands. But just in case there should be a call for one-- he will have his father's fife in his pocket. To him is it more than a musical Instrument-- it is a symbol o f the good' old days ' when King Billy rode to the tune of the fifers. So is this picture Riverside Dr. Driver Pavs $36 To Look For Girl Guide Daughter A rear-end crash which moved the car ahead seven feet six inch es, when the follow ing driver skidded for 19 feet 11 inches into its rear, cost William D. McLean, of 146 Riverside Drive, $25, with $21 costs, or 15 days in jail, after he had pleaded not guilty in Ma gistrate's Court last Wednesday. McLean, who told the court that he had been looking for his daugh ter among a group of <£ri Guides as he passed John street, and at the time of the craa, was probably not looking where he was driv ing, was JiP.y t)'y Magistrate Ken neth M. Langdon, " The court ap preciates that the same thing may happen to anyone." Testimony of Oakville Constable Allan Stansbury was that the crash occurred just south of John Street on Kerr Street, after a line o f traffic had stopped in the south bound lane for the Colborne Street traffic lights The McLean car, he said, struck the rear of the car ahead, driven by Har#ld Voelkner, 51 St. Augus tine Drive, causing damage estim ated at $95, with damage to the McLean car set at $65. High School Robbery Unsolved As Teacher Can't Identify Loot Inability o f witnesses to identify ttta alleged loot taken from the Ckdnille · Trafalgar High School, caused dismissal o f a charge of breaking and entering with intent to com m it an indictable offence, laid against Peter W oodfine, 19, and Larry Lalonde, 18, both of Maple Avenue, when they appear ed in Trafalgar Magistrate's Court last Wednesday. On a further charge o f breaking and entering and committing an indictable offen ce at the Subway Service Station, Dundas Street N., to w hich the pair pleaded guilty, both w ere remanded in custody for a w eek fo r sentence. W oodfin e and Lalonde both pleaded not guilty to the charge of entering the high school, and Oak ville Constable Hubert Heath, who investigated the high school break after arresting the pair in the ser vice station at gunpoint, admitted that he had not found any o f the articles said to be stolen from the high school on Lalonde. George Heaver, 309 Ashbury Road, a teacher at the high school, told the court that he left his schoolroom on June 11 at 3:30 p.m. A t that time, he said, there were certain articles in his desk iraw er, including India ink, book labels, a " magic m arker" , and a orief case. The brief case, he said, has still not been recovered, and the other irticles which were produced in rourt as having been found on iVoodfine, he said w ere similar to [he ones in his drawer, but he :ould not positively identify them. Constable Heath swore that early »n the morning of June 12, he ·eceived a report o f breaking glass it the Subway Service Station, and »roceeded to the scene with his ights out and his motor off. He laid he saw two men crouching be hind the counter, who ran into the tervice part of the garage when le ordered them to stop. Entering the garage, Heath said le saw W oodfin e hiding behind an til drum, " And when I put the mn on him, he fainted.** Constable Van Robinson had arrived by that E A R L Y LOAN W hen " W hite Oak" Chisholm disovered he couldn 't finish the Oakrille harbour project, the Upper !anada House o f Assem bly loaned dm 2,500 English pounds, at 6 peren t interest, in 1831. He martaged the townsite fo r that sum o the receiver-general establishing precedent that has been follow ed y town councils ever since. time, and leaving him to take charge o f W oodfine, Heath search ed for the other man. He found him hiding in a closet, Heath testified, and placed him pnder arrest. On W oodfine, the officer said, $34 in bills was found. The sta tion owner had reported approx imately $30 stolen from a box under the counter. On Lalonde, he said, was found a brass key and 50 cents in pennies. These last two were also report ed stolen from the station, the brass key giving access to a vend ing machine. A t that time, Constable Heath said, the articles from the high school were also found on the ac cused W oodfine, leading Heath to proceed to the high school, where he found that forcible entry had also been effected. On behalf o f accused, Douglas Marshall, fo r the defence, con tended that identification of stolen articles must be positive, and was sustained by the court. As character evidence, Mr. Mar shall introduced Fred Clark, Maple Avenue, who said that both ac cused had lived at his home for the past fou r months. He said that the conduct o f both had been " perfect" and they had been of great assistance to himself and his wife around the home, vo lunteering to do odd jobs. Mr. Clark said that in the case o f W oodfine, " the boy never had any com fort at home. If I could have him in m y custody for three months, he would be a changed boy." 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