The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

951 | ARIES] taff atre) The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Thursday, March 22, 1951 Page 9 SECOND: SECTION LIONISM STRESSES TOLERANCE, DISTRICT GOVERNOR DECLARES Lions of District A2, of which the Oakville club is a member, last year raised more than $300,000 for service work, district gover- nor Mansell Ketchen, of Lake- view, told the regular meeting of the Lions Club of akville last Thursday night. It was the dis- trict governor's official visit of the vei "While projects undertaken by Lions clubs of this district have been many and varied, I was par- ticularly pleased to note that re- cent stress has "been placed on filling the needs of elderly peo- he declared. "One club pur- ed a television set for their home for the aged, while clubs have similar projects area other under consideration. Particularly appealing aspect of district governor Ket- chen stated, was the manner in which religious, political and oth- Lionism, er differences were forgotten when Lions met together. "For instance, at one club where mem: bers are wont to enjoy a drink to- gether before dinner meetings get under way, T was amazed to note that the man selling the tickets for liquid refreshments was the president of the county temper- ance society. At another club, a bottle offered as a draw prize was won by the local United Church pastor, who accepted it smilingly, then later put it up for auction to help swell the club's service work coffers, In other words, tolerance has been develop- ed to a high degree in Lionism," he stated. Four new members: Jack Orr, Bud Corbett, Bill Wilkinson and Bill Cotton, were inducted into the club, while a key membership pin was presented to Lion Jack Carter. DAILY SERVICE TO ALL CANADIAN AND U.S.A. POINTS CHARTERED BUSES, OFFER IDEAL SERVICE FOR ALL GROUP TRAVEL HALTON INN PHONE 600 and the Firmament Showeth wandiwork WooD Edging: 50¢ per sack delivered For fireplace & furnace HILLMERS FUEL AND ICE CO. Phone 23 BOY ScouT PAPER DRIVE "APRIL 7 Have your old papers ready and bundled. Keystone of Main Street Our town is different. We are one of the few tobacco centres in Canada. Rich crops are grown and cured around our friendly community. Yet, in many ways, we are the same as any other town. We have the same kind of people. . « hard working, honest, friendly people . . . "take the Commerce manager for instance. He has helped us with many of our problems. Yes, our town is different but the people are the same. And the men and women at your Commerce branch are good people to know. The Canadian Bank of Commerce "The Commerce" Charlie Priestman's now famous "walk" came of age last Saturday, but Mr. Priestman very reluctan- tly permitted the active part of the anniversary to be carried out by proxy. Il for several months and in hospital when he marked his 84th birthday last October, the genial veteran stroller covered a few blocks from the traditional Uni- versity Ave-Adelaide St. starting point, then climbed into a car to accompany his Morning Glory walking club to the eastern Oak- TEEN TOWN By Don Lovegrove Various Friday night diversions have played hayoc with Teen Town activities of late. Concerts, hockey games, school dances and numerous other such affairs seem to crop up from week to week, drawing attention away from the regular dance at Victoria Hall The average teen-ager in Oakville has taken Teen Town for grant- ed, figuring that they can go to Teen Town any week, and that it is just a last resort in case they have nothing better to do. Little do they know, but this attitude could be the ruination of their old reliable. Suppose that some night there is nothing to do, so you decide to go to Teen Town. Imagine your surprise if it was closed. We can hear the criticism now. Suppose. there was no Teen Town at all. Oakville would be a boring place indeed. Don't get us wrong. We don't mean that you should be there every week, as we know this is impossible, but it would be a great help to the council if a little more interest was shown by you, the teen-agers. Little do you know of the burden that the council is work- ing under. For instance, take the fact that funds are so low that council has had to cut out all spending for the mext few weeks. This is due to nothing else but poor support. Then those that are attending regularly, but seem to think that Teen Town opens at 11 o'clock. This showing up late puts a wrench into any attempt to or- ganize the program for the eve- ning and also is scaring away those who are punctual. These are just a few of the things that we could mention, but we think you can see what the point of all this fs. We want-the teen-agers to get behind the wheel and push before it is too late. Our council is becoming disgusted and with funds so short are about ready to give up unless something happens soon. Don't let them down! As a special Easter Feature there will. be a "Hat Hop" on March 30th. The main 'object of the 'night is to get everyone out wearing a crazy hat, the best of which shall receive a"grand prize. Entertainment will be supplied and refreshments served, the ad- mission being 50c for members and 75c for non-members. Those not wearing a hat will be charged a substantially larger sum, so be ware Want to learn how to square dance? No doubt you all do. Your chance has come to learn the art of "swing your partner," with the recreation commission glving in- struction every Wednesday at Teen Town. Registration fee is $1.00 for the rest of the season. Lo and behold we have a holiday this week! You know, one of those days that you don't do any- thing and get pald for it. Casey Wood says this describes the reg- ular day in the life of Donald' Love- grove. Cad! It also means however that Teen Town will be held on Thursday evening instead of the usual Fri- day evening. This night seems YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EASY IT IS TO DECORATE WITH "ONE-COAT"" HIDEX LET US DEMONSTRATE THIS PRODUCT TO YOU TODAY . THE COLOR CENTRE - ONE 835 79 COLBORNE EAST STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE, CHARLIE PRIESTMAN ASURRES ville boundary. From there he walked once again. As he pharsed it: "I'm only out today to let peo- ple know I'm still alive. I've been reported dead twice this winter, and such is very far from being the case." Led by limping Piper House, the Morning Glory group arrived at the town office at 4 p.m. just CHARLES PRIESTMAN seven hours after they had start- ed out, and were greeted by Reeve Howard Litchfield and deputy- reeve Ted Lauder. Unavoidable absence of mayor Jim Black caus ed Mr. Priestman to quip: "I've outlived 11 mayors who have greeted me here. There's a lot to be said for this walking for health." The elderly hiking enthusiast, who has walked the equivalent of three times round the world since he first took to wearing a pedo- meter, made his first heel-and-toe trip to Oakville 21 years ago an a bet. He's made many trips since, in addition to his regular St. Pat- rick's day jaunt. Best time was five-and-a-half hours. "But it took me 17 hours the first time," he admitted. The patriarch with the neatly trimmed Van Dyke beard. recall- ed how his first walk began. "St. Patrick's day that year brought a bad snowstorm," he related. "My. partner, the late T. P. Thornton, was talking of what a dreadful day.it was to be out in, and I told him it was just a nice day for a walk. He bet me.I couldn't walk to his home in Oakville, and the first thing I knew, I had my hat and coat on and was on my way. I've been doing it ever since." He formed his walking club 16 years ago, and it has grown stead- ily ever since. The name came from Exodus: "And in the morn- ing then, ye shall see the glory of the Lord." Neither his doctor or his wife wanted Mr. Priestman to take part in Saturday's trip, as he had been hospitalized for a lengthy period after suffering a stroke last fall. But Sunday he was re- ported none the worse for his ex- citing day. clear of other activities so a good crowd should be on hand. If mot I expect to be a pallbearer at a funeral. Drop that gun George! Then there's the story of the inmate at the asylum who wanted 1 with only two sldes padded. Claimed he was only half crazy. ac See you Thursday! Quality Venetian Blinds Custom Made arantecd Two Years REPAIR and LAUNDRY SERVICE Venetian Blind Laundry & Mfg. Co. PHONE 859