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Thursday, April 13, 1950 THE OQAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page 3 Upsets were as good as their hame Tuesday night, when they came up to win the men's major league finals at Oakville Bowling [Lanes with a score of 5,721. Shmoos, who were leading the feague, dropped to fourth place with 5,644 points. Acorns being kecond with 5652 and Beehives hird With 5,651. Other scores were: B.A. 5547; Ideals 5482; Air Coils 5,448; Haltons 5,244. e Upsets will meet the winners ¢ the B.A. and Ferro-Enamels Mleague play-offs for the Oakville psets Good As Name, But Schmoos Have Blues Bowling Lanes trophy. The three-game five-pin scratch tour- nament will be played Monday night, May 1. . Rockets captured the Ladies' Club 8 league six-game series Tuesday afternoon, with a score of 6,151. They will meet the win- ners of the Golf Club and Ladies' Thursday leagues. Anyone interested in joining a two-months spring bowling lea- Bue is asked to get in touch with Frank Russell, manager of Oak- ville Bowling Lanes. l 13 Dunn St. N. $1.49 © $2.59 FOR SUMMER OIL--GOLDEN COMET 8 per gal. {BURKE'S AUTO SUPPLY " x OAKVILLE Sponges 49 © .98 POLISHES CLEANERS WAXES Phone 1129M | NoTICE Interruption to Water Consumers on Randall Street from footbridge on the west to Dundas Street on the East. Oakville Public Interruption 6.00 a.m. to 11 a.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1950 (Weather Permitting) Necessary to effect alterations and repairs Uti s Commission Spring Clean-up Need a bright, willing lad to help you cope with those ump- teen springtime clean-up jobs? Boys of the First Oakville Sea Scouts, who are anxious to earn funds for their summer camp, are offering their ser- vices for any odd tasks. Ages of the Scouts range from 12 to 14. Any householder who could make use of a Scout's labors is asked to contact Scoutmaster E. D. Wilkes, phone 413W. "MUSIC ALBUM BY IRVEN FELL EDWARD JOHNSTON RETIRES On a recent Saturday after- noon I heard Edward Johnston Guelph, Ontario, born general manager of the Metropolitan Op- era in New York City, give a farewell message to the radio audience. If you listen to the Saturday matinees you probably heard it too. In the introduction of Mr. Johnston, Mr. Chas. Spoffard, chairman of the board of the Opera Association spoke very highly of what Mr. Johnston had done in America, not only for opera but for music in general. am giving this preface to what Mr. Johnston had to say because what Mr. Spoffard said remind- ed me of something I had read about Mr. Johnston's attitude to a career, written about 30 years ago by someone who interviewed him. Mr. Spofford said that Mr. Johnston had dome. so much for grand opera in the field of giving [American singers an opportunity varying the presentations, pre- senting new operas and so on, that grand opera would be ever grateful to him. "When Mr. Johnson took over the "Met" there was no problem about seat- ing. He would i find the 16, but the majority are 13 and | CHANGES IN PROSPECT ERE BAT MEETS BALL Although ~week-end weather did Httle to foster the hope that the opening of the baseball sea- Sofi is close at hand, arrange- ments are going forward just as steadily as though breezes were balmy. This coming Saturday, the annual meeting of the Ont- ario Baseball assn. will be held in Toronto, while final plans for the approaching schedule will be approved before the end of the month by the Halton county loop. Of chief interest to local dele- gates to the O.B.A. meeting will be suggested changes in the min- or ball set-up which, if approv- ed, would considerably alter the picture. Proposals will be deait with that, by raising midget age and lowering junior limit, might even do away with juvenile clas- sification altogether. Clarence Riddle, past president of the Hal- ton loop, is a nominee for an executive post, as are TAB.A. president Garrett Frankland and Viaduct league umpire-in-chief Carmen Bush. The newly appointed board of directors of the Oakville Base- ball assn. will meet this week-end to select its officers, and to dis- cuss plans for the season. Im- mediate task of the board is carrying out arrangements for installation of floodlights for night ball, made possible through the generosity of Mr. J. M. Wal- lace. It is understood that Mr. 'Wallace's gift will also pro- vide increased seating accommo- dation and other renovation measures that will give the Oaks and their minor affiliates one of the finest parks to be found in an Ontario town. + Bud Corbett announces that he has nearly completed arrange- ments for a 'chain set-up" in his minor leagues. This new depart- ure would be patterned after the operational program of the major. league farm systems, with the bantam teams being the league" clubs. Peewees would be the "International league" teams, With minor peewees taking the place of the professional system's class B squads. With one spon- sor operating his own "chain" of three teams, players would thus work their way up through the age groups under one banner. Bud feels the arrangement would provide added interest for the youngsters, and also make for simplified handling of the town's thriving minor loops. tunity afforded us of expressi past with Ethical Dispensing, Daud J. Russell, Pho. 8. ANNOUNCEMENT! On April 17th, an old and respected Oakville will vanish when the name of this business will become, "The Russell Drug Co." This change of name involves no change in the service to which you have been accustomed for the past four and one-half years. We make this change because we have found that our customers have been confused by the two names in the past. Also, as you will appreciate, the change of name is the natural completion of the steps set in motion when I purchased this business. In addition to this announcement, we should like to take the oppor- g to you our appreciation of your valued patronage. We look forward to serving you in the future as we have in the Quality Merchandise and the Best In Service. name in the drug business in Opera Housé only half or two- thirds full. For the past few years, and today to get the crowd in, is a problem", said Mr. Spof- ford. Milton Cross announced at the start of the programme that the house was full to capacity and that all the standing room which the law would allow was taken up. Here are a few words coming from Mr. Johnston, given in an interview with Harriette Brow- er about the year 1920. "The art of the singer is a pro- fession--yes, and a business too. You prepare yourself to fill a public demand; you must prove yourself worthy, you must come up to the standard, or there will not be a demand for what you have to offer." This statement was made as a helief Mr. Johnston had as a sing- er and at a time when he was commencing a thirteen year car- eer as a principal operatic tenor. It shows to me that, consider- ing his success: as general man- ager, he maintained the same We're Big Spenders! That doesn't mean we're careless. It's just that in the course of turning out those fine Tex-made cotton products you know. so well, we - have to buy a great many things from all parts of the country. We need packing cases and cardboard cartons, construction lumber, paper, potato and corn starches, coal, sulphuric acid, caustic soda, oils, lubricants and a hundred and one other things which we buy from fellow Canadians who grow or make thems. In addition to this the 12,500 men and women working in our plants, earn many millions of dollars a year in wages; dollars which are spent on from the farms of Canada, grains, cattle, * hogs and poultry, fish from the fishermen on both coasts. and the Great Lakes. We are the customers of our fellow-Canadians just a8 they are our customers, We're proud to have a part in Canada's economic life by buying the goods which other Canadians grow, make or provide. DOMINION TEXTILE COMPANY LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF purpose his operatic life, both as singer and manager, in other words, "To prove your- self worthy and come up to the standard." Tt can truly be said that he was worthy and came up to the standard as a singer and made the "Met", through his managerial capacity worthy and up to the standard. His remarks in his farewell ad- dress also revealed his utter de- pendence on audience and listen- ing public reaction. "The audience and listen- ing public have always been a continued inspiration and guide to me. When a demand was made for American singers to be given a chance we listened and took ac- tion. The ones we accepted, and there are 115 names on the list, you accepted and thereby expres- sed a vote of confidence in our choice. When the "Met" was threatened with being closed down and the Opera House sold over our heads, a plea was made for $1,000,000. You came through magnificently and for the first time in its long career, the "Met" could say that it owned its own Opera House. Yes, you the people have been grand," said Mr. John- ston. In his closing remarks Mr. Johnston sald, "Wé have come through depressions and wars and other difficulties and the "Met" may have to come through the same again. The glory con- tinues but the challenge remains." Winner of the Week If Mr. Lester Bertsch, R. 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