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LER NITURHY 1 EAT AN = Oakville- Trafalgar Journal hursday, August 24, 1950 SECOND Page 9 SECTION TEEPLE, BRANT ST. HOME the worst. electrical in Oakville's history firsday afternoon, when light: 2 two buildings and dam- Utilities There was no serious however. struck were Knox Bsbyterian Church and the re- fence of George Olah, 35 Brant South. ~ According to one tander, a ball of lightning hit § tall steeple of the church and deflected downwards to Col- e Street. William Grammell his daughter Patricia, who e walking past the church on n Street, saw a piece of d about a foot long fall from church roof to the ground ortly after the storm started fire siren sounded, and the responded to a call on Maple nue, in the north end. When brigade 'arrived there, how- they could see no signs of a The woman who phoned in alarm omitted to give the t location of the fire. A: few utes later the firemen were ed to Mr. Oah's house. There no fire, however. Lightning ck the bottom part of the fuse, knocking the plaster from of the walls in a downstairs com. Ironically enough, the 'Hose is about the only ome in equipped with lightning: ircet lights were out on the side of town north of Col- ne Street, and a number of se 'lights were also affected, to the blown-out fuses iThere was not much damage," ussell Barlow, Utilities Com- ission manager, told the Jour: Our men had the trouble aned up by 11 pm. We %ere storm started about 4 ck and lasted for perhaps an hour or longer. There several terrific crashes Of of an intensity rarely thunder and light accompanied by a of rain, but that ch Toronto experienced, and rainfall was not so great. Creek's Pike, Bass Still Snatching At Angler's Varied Lures While a number of Oakville fishing enthusiasts range far and wide in quest of trout, bass, pickerel and other esteemed species, other lovers of the sport are able to find plenty of it right here at home. There's good fish- ing in the old Sixteen-Mile Creek, according to Percy Spurgeon, who often seeks relaxation from his arduous duties as town ass- essor on the placid waters of the stream. Percy pulled a couple of nice bass from the river just this weekend in fact. One of the beauties measured 18 inches, the other 17. Mr. Spurgeon usually does his fishing from a boat. Among oth- er ardent devotees of the sport are Postmaster William Litch- field, and his brothers Charley and Hubert, Murray Conder, William Burrell, Albert Roy and Gordon Roser. Gordon hooked a pike recently. Some of the fish- erman fish with plugs, others with crawfish and frogs, some just plain worms. Pike, which are fairly plentiful, are usually caught by trolling with" spoon- bait. Some of the fish weigh as much as eight pounds, according to Game Warden Dudley Hitch- cox. Bass may run as high as five pounds. The abundance of this. latter fish is due to the re- stocking of the creek by Mr. Hitehcok, who put five thousand small fry in the water a few years ago, for the Ontario De- partment of Game and Fisheries. There's every indication that fishing in the creek should con- tinue to provide sport for the steadily increasing number Of local enthusiasts. The bass sea- son incidentally lasts until Oct. 1 MUTUAL MYSTIFICATION When you get to.Heaven. you will find many people there whom you did not expect to see. Many will be surprised to see you there, too. . Lloyd E. MacDougall, D.C., Chiropractor 61A Colborne St. East, (Above Russell Drug Co.) TELEPHONE 146 |" OFFICE HOURS MONDAY and THURSDAY 9.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. SATURDAY 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon At Other Times--By Appointment. Oakville _BAG SIX As IN 30 Daye WHILE THESE BEAR PELTS -are a far cry from those which may be glimpsed on the river bank near the corner swimming afternoons, Dunn Streets these 'summer' of Randall and George Mac- Pherson and his son Frank, up New Liskeard way, are mighty proud of them. This hunting family has knocked over six big bruins dur ing the past 30 days, with 12-year-old Frank bagging two of them. Total bounty for each bear is $18. County Commentary Acton council passed a resolu- tion at a special council session fully endorsing the 1951 County Equalization by-law as passed re- cently at county council. The Ac- ton Free Press stated councillors were disgusted with the apparent unconcern for completion dates shown some of the county municipalities. . At present Bur- lington and Oakville are disputing basis of the by-law. Acton was the scene of malicious damage when vandals entered the plant of Ajax Engineering through a window which was hidden from the street by a pile of lumber and strewed papers and docu- ments around the office. It is thought the act was committed by youths. The only items stolen were a fountain pen and some stamps. The firm is offering a re- ward which will lead to appre hension of the vandals. Over in Georgetown tlie coun- cll decided to put a plebiscite to the people in the December elec- tions. The question will be, "Are you in favor of organized recrea- tion with an annual grant of $2500 to Georgetown Recreation Commission?" This action was taken because the commission stated it could not. see sufficient revenue coming in to pay director's salary. It was also stat- ed the annual programme Was confinually hampered by lack of funds. The editor Herald was intrigued with the reason being used tnvitations an answer was desired. Pointing of the Georgetown last week R.S.V.P for , when on out it stood for the French ph ase "Respondez s'il vous Plait" he wondered if the use of the French possible dated back to the inter- mingling of French nobility with English well-born and was ab- sorbed into the English language the way so many other French phrases were going on. From this point he gave his readers advice on the correct way to is a wedding invitation, but to mention one fact. In many cas es a wedding invitation means of prying for happy couple which would other. wise be withheld. The Burlington Gazette reports that the alterations and additions to Burlington high school are progressing satistactorily, al Sedate Times Snubbed Nelson's Trafalgar Triumph The famous battle of Trafal- gar, in which Lord Nelson lost his life, was one of the most im- portant naval engagements in Britain's history, but it failed to make the front page of London Times. That sedate old journal-- it was not quite so old then-- buried the big news inside its four-page issue November 7, 1805 and kept the front page for ads, according to its regular practice. Somewhat vellowed with age, but remark: ably well preserved after nearly a century and a half, a copy of the Times for that date is In the possession of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Lack, of the Gainsborough Shop. The account of the great al battle, from which Township gets its name, is given in a series of dispatches from C. Collingwood, Vice-Admiral, Com- mander-in-Chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels off Cadiz. His first dispatch opens with a rel erence to Lord Nelson's death The account of the battle, how- ever, makes very dull reading indeed as related by the worthy vice-admiral, whose style would be sadly out of place in the news paper world of today. On the opposite page are lists of Killed and wounded, and © news story headed Lord Nelson's last mom- ents. It opens as follows: "When Lord Nelson was shot, and was vet in the arms of thes men who were 'supporting him, als eye caught the tiller rope, whicn was unusually' slack; he exclaimed with much emphasis "Tighten that rope there!" An eminent proof that his professional ar dour still survived the brillianey of the flame of life" Then there is an editorial, about two col- umns in length, on the great na- val victory and the death of the famous admiral, and poetic ou logy. The latter contains four long verses. The first begins with the following lines: nay- Trafalgar Britons! you heard Trafalgar's You: triumph in glo your country's Mourn the relics gory brave, o'er pale and immortal NELSON. Under the Garden Theatre" heading "Covent one reads though all rogms will not be ready when school re-opens. The gymnasium, cafeteria, labora- tory and two regular classrooms are the hold-ups, but the delay In their completion is not expected to be too long. At a specially vice in St. Luke's church, Bur- lington, a window was conducted ser- night, after the Comedy of Would and She Would Not, which Miss Smith acted Hypolita with admirable spirit, the Pro: prietors of thi: heatre, over alive to the national glory, pro duced but elegant com. a hasty for Thursday, i "| and pliment to the memory of Lord Nelson." There follows a brief description of a tableau in which Nelson's memory was honored. About the only news in the issue not related to the big battle are two law reports. The front page contains four solid columns of ads. The reader informed that Y Youth is anxious to learn the pro- fession of n_ Printer; man offers his ser in any good family fered for sale include a town coach, a fine mare, linens, French cambrics, tippets, trimmings for superior wines, as well as remedies for rheumatism, chill blains, sprains and billous dis orders. Under a Pla on vacancies column headed the back page, eight are advertised, seven of them for female servants. There are two and a half col- umns of auction sales. The price of the tabloid-size "Want four-page, sheet was sixpence. ENGAGED GIRLS 3 TOT Jus! Naw Mother, hava just moved to a new address within the city, or just become Sweal Bixtoan, This basket of pi come to yo exp! Soodwill trom publia There's nothing to buy, No obligation. Phone your Wel= como Wagon Hoatess below. and arrange to receive these ta, Welcome Wagon NEW YORK + MEMPHIS + LOS ANGELES TORONTO. PHONE 807 to the memory of two pioneers, Andrew Pettit and his wife Jane, who attended the church during their lifetime. Farm, field, garden and dairy will be represented by their fin- est products at the Exhibition in Toronto, Aug. 25th to Sept. 9th The agricultural show has no superior. The great live stock parade, which has been an out- standing feature will be held this year on Sept. 6th. 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