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19, 1 KE 's NE 23 A and Med. Hist. C, Alg, r arley, D. J--A. and NADA 4 = RESU -- \ a RY No. Jo 0.7.1.5. Student Cops 9 Firsts, Heads List booting an impressive total of firsts, A. Brown led all Oak- \falgar high school stud- Middle School examina- Blake reveal- eleased yesterday McCririck, with eight or one Seema. and F. B. Cutmore, with | firsts and two seconds each, p rated special mention. hool will is open Tues- eptember sembly for IX and X ine seis for Grades XI, XII and 10:30. School buses will Sf oc in the morning at \| time, but return trips will nade not later than 2 p.m. Et day. schedule pupils in time to pur- books. The pritfeipal will in the school office to inter- parents of prospective stud- and to discuss time table "study problems, on Tuesday, 31, from 9 to 12 am. and certificates Departmental been received nding 8 pupils HE: houid be noted that students Bic rade VI can qualify for cer- Wiflcatcs in only three subjects Be the Study of all ether sub- t grade will not be oC until the end of Grade he following are the re- En ws 2 __A. and Med, His bg. 2, 1. Armstrong, C A re flea. Hist. 3, Alg. C, Hist. 1, ae 1, Agr. 1. Bus- L. JE, Comp. 2, E. Lit. 2, 1 Geom, 1, L. Auth. 1, Auth. 1, Fr. mp. 1, Fr Comp, PL. M--A. and Med. g. 2, Agr. 2. Campbell and' Med. Hist, C, £1 d at 5 De Agr. 3. Far- e Band Features egion Sunday Picnic 011 300 members and their flics journeyed to Huttonville last Sunday for the annual fic of Canadian Legion Post | | mi al feature of the event ithe lively background of Scot- iusic, provided by the new- Brined pipe band while events € being run off. The band also Bd proficient athletically, em- Bllic the winner in the tug-of- contest. fize for the youngest child Ent went to the baby daughter mrade and Mrs, H. Smith. Pexton was the oldest lady fle picnic, with Comrade Bob ord qualifying as the oldest ong the prize winners were: Read, M. Winspene, Julie , Carol Holliday, Brian , G. Allen, D. Hazzard, J. Brown, N. German, Read, W. Stinson, Brian Bur- fH. Izatt, S. Smith, J. Bur- IR. Hall, S. Hunter, M. Leon- M1. Hall, B. Alexander, B. fldden, J. Tzatt, Bruce Brown, A. McArthur, J. With- Card, B. Thomas, A. Por- Marshall, B. Patterson, J Duncan, F. Lush, 5, Kay Mackie, Pat fle, Mrs. Read, Mrs. Marsh- 5. Winspene, Mrs. Charles Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Brown, roll and George Duncan. funro, Authorized as Second Class Mail (The Oakville-Trafalgar Journal Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, August 26, 1948 5 cents a copy. $2.00 Per Year in Advance. Middle ¢ School Results Announced Gracious Grins ofia Gleeful Corbett Gang --Though defeated only twice during league competition, Oakville's peppery Juvenile squad was extended to the limit by a battling Milton club before capturing Halton county honors last week. youngsters, who are currently locking horns with Dundas in the first round of the O.A.B.A. playdowns. Here, grouped happily around Coach Bud Corbett, are the victorious From left to right, the smiling crew includes: Mattuissi ¢c, White 3b, Herbert p, Sales 1b, W. Clarke cf, Coach Corbett, Rutledge 2b, G. Clarke cf, Early, Milton pitcher, Hooper 1b, Philbrook p, Withnell cf, Brown ss and captain, Morrison If, in the group. Johnson cf. Jimmy Cowan, sidelined through injury, is not --Journal Photo by Art Elliott. i |Tread Straight, Narrow Path, Coaching Success Formula By Bill Cotton While the statement may come as a surprise to townsfolk who are not athletically inclined, we've come to the conclusion that the town's busiest Saturday afternoon pedestrian thoroughfare is not lo- cated in the heart of the business section. We used to think the Colborne Street shopping beat took a prime week-end pounding, but that was before we discovered another spot Where, comparative ly speaking, traffic is even more terrific. Situated in the Reynolds-Shed- don area, the path in question falls well below legal sidewalk require- ments as to width. The man who laid it out, although widely ex- perienced in such matters, will never offer Bill King any serious competition. And, while hundreds of people have seen this promen- ade, Oakville's shortest, few have ever strolled along it. Then why is it so busy? Be- cause this particular ankle artery is known as Speyer Walk, being '| part of Victoria park lying im: mediately parallel to the third- base line. And because Christoph- er Francis Speyer is the town's walkingest man--with the sole exception (no pedal pun intend- ed) of J. B. Priestman, whose ex- ercise covers an infinitely wider territory. Yes, it's on this limited 15-foot turnpike that Mr. Speyer covers more ground than any of his play- ers, makes catches with them, sends out mental telegraph dis patches to aid them in snaring hot ground balls, runs the gamut of emotions as their fortunes fluc- tuate. For six months last sum- mer and for four months this s son, Chris clicked off the miles as, according to varying mood, he pranced or paced this pathway toward a provincial pennant. Phere has been more prancing than pacing, however, for this cheerful sports mastermind early in life developed a habit of asso- cating himself with winning clubs. If, as has happened occa sionally, he found himself a loser, he promptly took steps to rectify the situation. And, as any grand- stand fan hereabouts knows, he's still taking steps--thousands of them. All these strides haven't been confined to the Oaks' coaching box, however. Let's drop back to when 1907. That was the year CFS, who still doesn't look a day older than a rookie umpire, first saw the light of a Toronto day. That this drably sancti- monious Queen City atmosphere did not depress the infant Speyer overly much is evidenced by the fact that, a few years later, he began the playground training Helps All Citizens Gets Same Ticket Councillor Angus McMil- lan, who introduced parking meters on the main street with such startling success from a parking veiwpoint, was this week the victim of his own efficiency device For Councillor McMillan be- came the proud possessor of a parking ticket, right in front of his own office! which was to make him one of the best: ball-pl Local Artist To Pen Impressions of England Audrey Watts McNaughton, prominent Oakville artist now in England, will be a contributor to the columns of The Journal on a "weekly letter" basis, detailing her impressions of life in the United Kingdom under post-war conditions. Mrs. McNaughton's first communication follows: | Greetings from England After eight days of calm June Atlantic it was a terrific thrill to find Ireland's emerald green off the port bow on the morning of June 2. Seeing the neat fields in the early morning sunshine, with cloud shadows playing tag over them, the dark green hedges Canadian and U.S. fans ever saw in action. Following minor com- petition apprenticeship, he began an active hockey career with Granite juniors and the old Aura Lees, signing professionally with St. Pat's, Maple Leaf predeces- sors, while still a youngster. He was subsequently a popular and prolific scoring defenceman with Niagara Falls, London, New Haven, Springfield and Provi- dence, sandwiching in a stretch with Red Dutton's remarkable New York Americans. Chris loves to recall his first NHL. contest with St. Pat's, when he teamed on defense with rugged Bert Corbeau, "They told me to go out there and keep my eyes glued on No. 7 of Les Cana- diens," he chuckled. "For the life of me, though I couldn't spot any No. 7, although I did see a guy with No. 77 on his jersey. I tried to keep tabs on him, and he turn- ed out to be the illustrious Howie Morenz, Of course, Morenz's number was really 7, but Howie was skating so fast he had seeing double figures that night!" me A tireless performer, Speyer was one of the last 60-minute men of the hockey era which immedi- ately preceded the present shoot- and-scramble version of the game: He played it hard but clean, and would often go eight to 10 games without drawing a penalty, And for a body-checking defense stal- wart, that is a feat worthy of note Following his active playing days, Chris put in a stint scouting young Black Hawks few years, however, he has devoted the lion's share of his attention to baseball, Son of one of the most popular sluggers Hartford, Conn, ever produced, it was natural he should star on the diamond. As a young- ster he made an early name for himself on Queen City sandlots, and his outfielding was so good that at 19, Dan Howley took him (Continued on Page ¥) and 1 stone cottage, it was not hard to understand the deep affection which inspired such bal- lads as "A Little Bit of Heaven and "Killarney." While we were anchored in the lovely land-locked harbor af Cobh, waiting for passengers for Ireland to clear immigration in- spection, an amusing Irishman in naval uniform, from the tender, told me something of the country round about. Cobh, which is now a naval station and seaport of County Cork, Eire, was until the end of the 18th century, Cove of Cork, a small fishing From the quays the road meand- ers up the hill to the town, which faces south, overlooking the har- bour, Our first town since leav- ing New York could hardly have offered a greater contrast--even the sea gulls seemed less com- merclalized. Small columns of blue smoke, indicating prepara- tions for Irish breakfasts, drifted up in the morning air, and every few moments the sun picked out another startling emerald field to highlight for us, A silver river beckoned invitingly from one end of the harbour, but time, unfor- tunately, prevented o side ex- cursion, so I had to content my- self with a description of the coun- wandered. did try through which it The delightful Irish much to console me. a beautiful country, our Incidentally, one of the brogue digem- (Continued on Page 8) Second Coal Cargo Enters Harbour Here With her mammoth ¢ unloading cargo at th 400 tons per hour, the anna last second load of coal he completion of Oukville's new har- Arriving from Sandusky, Ohio, via the Welland Canal, the Bayanna's unlading operations claimed the attention of scores of spectators, who found the high- way bridge to be natural grand- stand as the freighter disgorged Hour. her cargo at the Hillmer dock. is Pike's Peak - Locally, That Is at the trance to Oakville's new ha Deeper water en- bour is a boon to anglers as well as sailors, Jim Shields discovered last week-end, Fishing from the pier Satur- day with Bob Sanderson, of Toronto, Jim hooked a mam- moth 8-pound, 33-inch pike, largest taken from local wa. ters in many a month, Re- turning to the same spot Sun- day, he came within two inches of duplicating the feat, successfully landing 'a 81- inch finny fighter of the same weight. Needless to say, the deepened channel has since attracted scores of district fishermen. HEALTH UNIT REPORTS SECOND POLIO CASE A second case of poliomyel been reported to Halton County Health unit, the patient being a 12-year-old boy in Acton He was o visitor from Sarnia who was ill on arrival, There was no contact with local children, the unit reports. The boy ls now in the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. In thi 16 cases of death, were reported in There was one ty and one in Dufferin county, at Orangeville, No concentration of cases anywl in the province has been noted; rather, there was Just a sprinkling of cases through- has weele ending August 14, poliomyelitis, with one Ontarlo. case In Peel coun out. There is no evidence of an epidemic beginning at any one point All Stars Capture First Play-off Tilt With large Mickey Forbes toms- Ing two-hit ball, Taxi All-Stars pounded out an emphatic 16-0 win over Blackheath In the first game of their O.A.8,A. Intermedi- ate "B series Monday night, Forbes was In command all the way, whiffing 19 visiting batters us hig mates went on 6 16-hit slugging spre Hoth hits mark- ed up ogainst him were of th {| scratch variety. Ridley, with a triple, and u brace of singles, All- Star assault. Ed. Franks came through with uo homer and o lusty triple, while Dowdle contributed double Line-up for the cluded: Ballantyne Evershed ss, Scot Lawrence If, Craney cf, double and two singles. all-stars In- 1h, Ridley 2b, If, 3 edshaw cf, Franks rf, Dowdle Forbes p. Blackheath . 000 000 000 0 2 4 Cakville ... 074 11% 22% 15 16 1 ---- CBC Radio Show ToBe Aired From Industrial Fair The nationally broadcast radio program which gives the man on the street an opportunity to speak his mind, CBC's "What's Your Beef?" will be aired from the Oakville industrial exhibition, Chairman Don MacRae announced this week. The two-day fair will take place September 17 and 18. Don Simms, popular master of ceremonies of the daily feature, will be on hand to gixe exhibition visitors a chance to tell the rest of Canada what they feel is wrong with the world. Don will line up a panel of interviews, shoot his now famous question, "And what is your beef today?" and then endeavour to ascertain what the "beefer" thinks should be done to correct the situation. "What's Your Beef" not only gives the average Canadian a chance to voice complaints, but also tries to be constructive. A. host of iden material has gone into the show since it began near- ly two years ago, and some sug- gestions made on the program have found ready response from listeners. Like the westerner who offered one of his eyes to & blind sufferer; o Woman can now' see as a result of this offer. Then there was the case of the would- be farmer who complained he hadn't been able to buy a farm at the price he could afford to pay. A llatener promptly came through with just what was wanted. The program is broadcast const- to-coast on the Trans-Canada net- work of CBC, and Is heard local ly over CIBC at 6:16 p.m. Monday: to Friday, and over CBL at 11:30 the following morning. Oukville and the industrial exhibition will therefore be brought to the atten tion of an enormous, far-flung lia- tening Two 16-minute programs will be broadcast from the exhibition, audience. Irked By Heat, Bull Escapes, Ebony Camouflage Foils Hunters Torrid temperatures 'Tuenday fternoon were responsible for setting off u chain of events which had Trafalgar Constable B. Oliver on the verge of boycotting bovril for life. In transit from Toronto to Huf- fulo vie Queen Elizuboth Way, a shipment of 13 bully found the intense heat extremely trying Two of the animals reached the limit of endurance early, keeling over before the big transport reached Clarkson. Hut wa when the vehicle was stopped at the Seventh Line to permit remov= al of the dead bulls that things really got complicated, Two of the remaining bulls got away, promptly headed for coolor hunt, one was rounded up behind surroundings. In the ensuing Trafalgar public utilities build. Ing, six men being needed to herd the animal into a barn. The wees ond wos reported near the C.G.E plant, but eluded capture. stable Olver summoned C. Morris, BP.C.A, inspector, and the search wed with vigor, But sesk- bull on u dark night too perplexing, and the proved hunt was abandoned at 2 am. was not until no new day dawned that the bovine behemoth was discovered wandering through the orchard ut Century farm, As the remainder of the shipment had continued on ts way some time since, the fugitive wus tied up in barn of the farm's Lh owner, B. D, Moore ESTIMATE REBATE CUT TO MEAN LITTLE HERE A reported cut of 40 per cant in the kickback to municipalities of fines collected from liquor pro secutions instituted by local pol- ¢ forces will have little effect ¢ town exchequer, Clerk C. this week, Whila were not available, he estimated Oakville gained lit- tle revenue from such fines last year, when levies were ated to the municipality, Under new agreements with the L.CE.O, only 60 per cent of such fines is re batable,