Oakville Newspapers

Oakville-Trafalgar Journal, 16 Aug 1951, p. 6

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THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, August 16, 195 ANNOUNCEMENT DR. J. C. WORRELL Announces the opening of an office at 100 SPRUCE ST. For the practice of Obstetrics and diseases of women OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 2150 ¢ HEAVE HO! By Bettina Masson Are our fac ville Yacht ron about this way. It was a lovely summer eve- ning with a playful breeze just ruffling the water: The sun wa not quite ready to set, we were all ready willing to have an eveni racing knowing that our beloved Snipes made a de- lightful picture on the water to STONCRETE BLOCK AND BUILDERS SUPPLIES Queen Elizabeth Way PHONE 289 CLARKSON All Sizes Available Imnyediate Delivery "YOU CAN'T BEAT STONCRETE" the shore watchers. The whistle blew, the boats jockeyed for position at the start- ing point--only slightly marred by a wee bit of barging on the part of unnamed but not unknown boats--and the race was on. The Snipes started down the course to the eastern buoy and the wilful breeze began to die down slowly but, oh, so surely, And there we drifted for an hour or more. It was fun and restful and peaceful. Any cry of: "Star- board Tack" brought shouts of laughter; and everyone was how- The TOWNE Coffee Shop On the days you can't dine here pick up our specialty to take home . . . "FRIED BUTTER CRISP CHICKEN COLD ROAST DRESSED CHICKEN Colborne St. near Century Theatre Phone 1821 ling with glee when the first four boats to finally drift up to the TRAFALGAR (Continued from Page 3) thanking the ladies for the rem- embrance invited them to visit them. She has recently sold her farm to Mr. Drew-Brook, Toron- to. ree The anniversary service of Knox Church, Sixteen, will be held on Sunday, 'Aug. 19th, eve- ning service only, at 7.30. The new minister, Rey, J. Herbison, will preach. Special music will be given by a visiting quartette, with Mr. Lester Burtsch at the organ. oreo Miss Summer Mary King en- tertained at a corn and weiner roast on Saturday evening in the Sixteen Flats. Among the guests was Miss Marian Coates, form- erly of Trafalgar, who recently graduted from the Nurses' Training School of the Hospital LIKE THIS PYRAMID PAPER PRICES ARE GOING UP NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO CHECK YOUR SUPPLIES AND PLACE YOUR ORDER Drafts Receipts Placards Vouchers Handbills Catalogues Invitations Statements Post Cards Score Cards Programmes Milk Tickets Meal Tickets Memo Heads Deposit Slips Letter Heads Order Blanks Bread Tickets Funeral Cards Visiting Cards Window Cards ¥ Shipping Tags Wedding Cards Business Card; Coupon Ticke Store Sale, Bills At Home Cards Butter Wrappel Posters, all siz Auction Sale Bills Dance Progra Prescripti ammes Wedding Invitations Typewritten Circular ledgement Car ising Programmes Circulars, all sizes and kinds Il sizes and kinds 3 Phone 1298 Dakville-Trafalgar Publishers Limited 7 DUNN STREET NORTH OAKVILLE for Sick Children, Toronto. = ile At the August meeting of Beth- el Church W.M.S. and W.A., held at the home of Mrs. Percy Merry, a travelling bag was presented to Mrs. W. Dawson in apprecia- tlon of her years of work for the Cradle Roll, of which she had been the superintendent from its inception, Mrs. Dawson, who has sold her farm to Mr. Lorne Chamberlain, is removing to Oak- ville to make her home with her The Oak-| Daye Farley captured top honors ered alin the Brown humiliating end to their races of [tourney at the Oakville golf lub Wednesday evening. It came | last weekend. Farley Takes Trophy Bud Corbett in the final round, trophy handicap Corbett had pre- viously defeated club champion Jack Davison in the semi-final round in a match that produced some very fine play, Davison going out in 33 to turn in a card of 72. Corbett required a 75, but emerged a two up winner on the match count. first buoy ram into each other and into the buoy as they toed to round it by just drifting (no hands or oars were allowed to help). One Simon Legree skipper had his crew scrubbing his boat all the way down the course. One bach- elor skipper finally gave up and started to paddle home to the accompanying cries of "disqual- ified." x All this time half a dozen "stinkpots" (the true sailing man's description of a motor boat) were roaring up and down the lakefront enjoying their speed and the lovely sunset. Finally one kindly soul timidly (knowing how sailors feel about motorized boats) offered a boat a tow Into the harbour. With no shame but only relief the skipper and crew gratefully accepted. Sails were lowered, centre board hauled up, and the Snipe sailors prepared for a speedy tow to port. When the othey sti--pardon speedboats saw that their fellow speeder did not have his head bitten off for his offer, théy hur- riedly went up to the nearest Snipe to tow it home and inevit- ably the nearest Snipe already had its sails down, etc. hoping to get home the quick way. And that is why the Oakville Yacht Squadron is a little red- faced this past week and not only from the sun. But seriously, the Squadron is grateful to those un- known motor-boat drivers who took pify on our plight. Saturday the sailing was wot much better, Twelve of the squadron's 15 Snipes were out to race. That included the four new ones out to race with the squad- ron for the first time this sea- son. The long triangle course was chosen for first race in order to see how the new boats would stack up with the older ones for sneed. They certainly showed their heels to us all. The wind was light but steady. At the end of the race Art Hills was first, Bill Macrae and Bob Johnson in a mew boat were sec- Claiming a two up victory over EVERYBODY READS CLASSIFIE]; W. S. DAVIS & SON | REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE MORTGAGES # * W. E. DAVIS R. C. A. CUMBERLAND 63 Colborne St. E., Oakville Phone 41 Evenings and Holidays Phone 1371-M § REWARD SHOE STORES | ~ ANNUAL SUMMER - CLEARANCE SALE BARGAIN DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN. HERE IS AN OP- PORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THAT EXTRA PAIR OF SHOES YOU'VE BEEN NEEDING AT GREAT SAVINGS TO YOU. YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT THE LOW PRICES YOU WILL FIND HERE. ALL SUMMER SHOE PRICES HAVE BEEN DRASTICLY SLASHED FOR THIS SALE. We Invite You to Come In Early & Look Around SALE STARTS THURS., AUG. 16 "SAVE WITH SAFETY" AT REWARD SHOE STORES Colborne St. Oakville IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ond. Jim Baillie was third. The fourth Snipe was Gerry Mor- daughter, Mrs. Marsh Barton. +» .e Mrs. Edith Agnew and Miss Millicent Fleming, Hamilton, were guests last week at the home of their cousin, W. H. Biggar. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Turner were guests on Sunday afternoon at a lawn party given by the Tor- onto Branch of the Ontario Glad- iolus Society at the home of M and Mrs. William Bunting, Miss- issauga Road, Port Credit. Hun- dreds of specimens of hybridized gladioli placed along the terraces of the grounds were on view. . On Thursday, Aug 9th, at Mil- ton Private Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Norman McCready, (Clara Dunn) a son, William Frank. . . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fish were guests on Saturday at the Sween- ey-Robinson wedding at Newman Hall, University of Toronto. Laura Scott, Toronto, and Mrs. Fay, Milton, were recent callers at the home of Mrs. R. H. Pos . Mrs. Lorne Fish, Misses Norma and June Fish and Russell Chard attended the Prom Concert in Varsity Arena on Thursday eve- ning, ale wa Mrs. W. BE. Featherstone, Ham- ilton, is visiting at the home of her son, Emerson BE. Feather- stone. CR Mrs. Deal, Toronto, is vi at the, home nj aw, Mich, - sx» Miss Martha plane from ton Beach, New Hampshire, U.S, * x sor age friends way. ros se Miss Luena Conover, Toronto, tion on Friday evening and vis- ited for the weekend at the Big- gar home. « x rose Munn's Church has been with- drawn for two Sundays, Aug. 19th and 26th. Church service will be held at 11.15 on the 19th. s| Mrs. Anson MacDuffee, Miss g of her daughter, Mrs. A. Walsom. She accompan- ied Mr. and Mrs. Walsom, Miss Marian and Neil Walsom on their recent trip to relatives in Sagin- Biggar left by Malton Airport on Saturday for a holiday at Hamp- Several of the younger teen. of Mitzi Okumura were his guests on. Saturdy eve- ning at his home, Dundas High- The 'Sunday School session of daunt and Bob in a new ome, and Alex MacKay, also with a new Snipe was fifth. The other snipes after these first five were the older ones. And may I add that these first five boats took the positions that they finished in right at" the /beginning and with one or two temporary changes {kept it all the way around the course. | By the time the second or ladies race began the wind had almost given out. Indeed, this race proved to be an endurance test in the boiling sun. But fin- ,ally Lib Armour with Doug crewing managed to finjsh firs. Nancy' Baillie with. Jim, after leading a good part of the way, came in a weary second. We were so far away ourselves that 1 am not sure just who did finish third, Anyway my legs were just a pair of fried hams by then and I was vowing fo take up tiddley- winks if ever get back on hore. Weather permitting (that means anything short of a hurricane) we will all be out there again this coming Wednesday evening and next Saturday afternoon, (The children won't let me use their game of tiddleywinks.) MR. JAMES R. WALKER Wishes to announce that, due to ill health, Mr. R. C. Wickware will no longer be associated with LINEN HALL Mr. Walker assures his many friends and customers that, in perscoally carrying on the business, he will always be ready to offer cheerful, courteous service. Highest quality merchandise at competitive prices will be featured. You'll find the FINEST IN FABRICS AT ZR LINEN HALL 2° 1941 » Colborne St. East Oakville COME IN AND SEE OUR NEW PLASTIC DEPT. A FULL LINE OF PLASTIC MATERIALS, AT GREATLY REDUC- ED PRICES, IS ON DISPLAY. iT's EASY GOODFYEAR | TIR \ attended the Campbell presenta- ES - \ STATION ROAD -- PHONE: 141 - DODGE & DESOTO CARS -- DODGE TRUCKS TO PAY OUR WAY FOR A COMPLETE LINE OF GOODYEAR TIRES, TUBES, LIFEGUARDS AND BATTERIES 1 ® Need new tires? Don't hesitate, drive in today, let us prove to you that we have the easiest terms in town. Enjoy the thrill of driy- ing on big-mileage, new Goodyears . . . ride in safety as you pay. Your license card is your credit card 'with us. SSA NY TNA NN \ N

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