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1951 J | IA | The Oakville- Trafalgar Journal Thursday, April 12, 1951 SECOND Page 9 SECTION RECREATION PROGRAM STEADILY EXPANDING, COMMISSION REEALS, ESTIMATING EXPENSES A wide variety of activities were b----no--- sponsored by Oakville Recreation Commission during the first three months of the current year, it was revealed in a report prepared by Director Ted Kennedy and pre- sented to the Commission at its regular meeting Thursday eve- ning. Heading the long list was bask- ctball. Games were played Mon- days and Wednegdays at Oakville and Toronto Holise League. Oak- ville Grads won the Intermediate "4g" 0.AB.A. championship, re- ceiving crests and a trophy. Min- or hockey, in which 180 boys: took part, was played Saturday morn- ings, and on Saturday mornings bowling league games were play- ed," with average attendance of 55 to 60. Bantam, midget and 'juvenile teams sponsored by the Commis- sion took part.in O.M.H.A. hock ey, the juveniles being still in the THL. playoffs with a good chance of winning the champion- ship. Until | regular hockey was started at the arena, floor hockey was played at Victoria Hall Sat- urday mornings. A skating class was held in the arena Thursday mornings with a very good at- tendance, and on Tuesday and Friday afternoons an average of 200 to 250 children skated at the arena. The Commission also aid- ed in the formation of the indus- An Invitation Members of the Oakville Lawn Bowling club, preparing for an- other big season, believe many enthusiastic bowlers are among the = scores of new residents Who have moved into town since last season's activities conclud- ed. The local | club extends a cordial invitation ta these new- comers to jon it's members on the green, and suggests that all who / would | care to accept should contact club secretary Claude Warrington. pe LS iio Ast AE trial hockey league and the Oak- ville softball league. Badminton, archery, and folk and square dancing were also in- cluded on the program. A course in puppetry was attended by six- teen pupils, and a soclal recrea- tion course for teen-agers and ad- ults was held. The Easter wael program comprised an Easter egg hunt, swap day, skating party, theatre party and day camp re- union. It was reported that six- teen applications had been re- (Continued on Page 13) MISTAKEN IDENTITY "Oh, T feel so stupid!" said one glow-worm to another. "I've been talking to a cigarette butt for the last five minutes!" THESE GRINNING GRADS, caught by Journal photographer Thelma Brown as they drew a col- lective bead on the high school gym basket, appeared in the Journal two weeks aga. However, you'll probably want to have another look at them, for since that time they've really found something to grin about. Last Wednesday night, Doug. Junkin's battling band of basketeers rode roughshod over Centralia Fliers, last year's champs, to capture the Ontario Intermediate "C" title. Left to right, they are: Ab Withnell, Bill Hughes, Bill Buck, Ted Kennedy, Jack Currie, playing coach Junkin, captain George Juriska, Lloyd Minshall, Ewart Carberry and Al Nicholls. Absent when the picture was tak- en is star forward Dick Farley, who hooped 17 points in each of the two Centralia games. Hoop Interest Soars As Grads Wrest Ontario Cage Title From Centralia Fliers Spurred by playing coach Doug Junkin's tidy 22 point effort, Oak- ville's gritty Grads galloped to an overwhelming 68-38 win and the Ontario Intermediate "S" basket- ball title before a jammed high school gym crowd last Wednesday ight. It was the town's first pro- vincial cage crown, but judging from the mounting enthusiasm hereabouts, it won't be the last. Undismayed by the 56-47 loss to the defending champion Cen- tralia R.C.A.F. Fliers the preced- ing Saturday night, Junkin's jousters outpassed, outshot and outsped the airmen in this return encounter + to claim a 21 point WIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Yes! GET THE HABIT OF SENDING Spruce Up! YOUR GARMENTS TO US VILLE.... REGULARLY .... LIKE HUN- - DREDS OF OTHERS IN ORK- LAKESHORE CLEANERS COLBORNE ST. E. TELEPHONE 311 margin on the two-game series. Flier marksmen, who were posi- tive poison on long shots whiie tossing at the familiar baskets of their home floor, fell well off the pace in Wednesday's encounter. Grads, on the other hand, came up with their best. display of the season, and it became obvious from the outset that it was their night to scintillate. Speeding * along close behind Junkin in the scoring parade was flashy forward Dick Farley, who hooped 17 points to match his shooting performance of the game in Centralia. Busy guard Jack Currie dropped in ten points while" the remainder of 'the count was speed around among the only four other players Grads used, Bill Hughes, captain George Juriska, Ted Kennedy and Al Nicholls, The capturing of an Ontario championship comes as a terrific shot in the arm to basketball lo- cally, with the playoff games arousing widespread _ interest among fans who had almost for- gotten the game existed. Develop- ment of young players in high school competition will step up the calibre of play as the seasons pass, Grads believe, thereby firm- ly establishing the cage pastime here. Former Toronto YiM.C.A. star Junkin has contributed a great deal to the return of hoop popularity here, as has Bill Hugh- es, prime organizer of the squad last year. Both men may well be content with the results of their endeavours, President Mike Burns of the 0.ABA, was on hand to present the official championship silver- ware following the game, while secretary Dave Leeson presented crests. TEEN TOWN By Don Lovegrove It was real heartening to see such an improved attendance at last Fridays dance, not only to yours truly, but most of all to the members of the council This stout hearted little group were about on the verge of giving in to the call of the bill collector, with the feeling that their efforts to pull Teen Town out of the hole were not appreciated and that the membership didn't give a darn whether Teen Town lived or died. This week however, the gang are hard at the task of cutting the budget to the last penny in a move to get financially set for the summer months that are fast drawing near. New membership cards for the last six months of the term went on sale last week and the response was very poor indeed. Only about twenty out of a membership of two hundred renewed their citiz- enship rights for the summer stint. Next week will be the last week for membership sales, with all those mot procuring their new ducats having to pay 35c at the door after that, so don't for- get that fifty cents next week. Athletes in the news this week are John Ross and Pete Sutton. Both of these boys competed in the Canadian Legion Indoor track meet in Montreal last Friday night and came out on top in their events. John, running under the colors of University of Michigan came home first in the 500 yard event for juveniles, with Pete taking top honors in the 500 yds. for the juniors. Congratulations fellas! The last stretch of the school term usually is filled with tests and exams, so we would like to pass along the following composi- tion to show you students what kind of work can be turned in if you're not careful. "CATS" Cats that's meant for little boys to maul and tease is called Maultease cats, Some cats Is reckernized by how quiet their purr is and these is named Purr- isian cats. The cats what has very bad tempers is called Angorie cats and cats with deep feelings is called Feline cats. I don't like , c ats. See you Friday? "Punkin Pie 'n' Whipped Cream' Boy, oh boy, what a treat. Great big rich luscious gobs of whipped cream on luscious Homebaked Pies! And be sure you use Gllbrea Dairy Cream --It's richer, purer, bet ter flavored and of course, pasteurized. L. G. SNYDER'S GILBREA DAIRY Dundas St. at Church PHONE 61 A natural thief? Not at all! The raccoon is not the robber his appearance leads you fo think he is. The mask of dark fur across his eyes makes him look like a bandit. But even though he does most of his prowling at night, the raccoon lives almost entirely on small turtles, clams, crawfish, and other inhabitants of fresh-water streams and lakes. 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