10re lefi- I [I nsday, May. Oth 1048 [HOBBY COLUMN Dp. Christianson, Jr. py Wm: coming Saturday; May 8; 1 see the annual hobby This ill agai e Hw in the Oakville High school sored by. the Lions club of ile. Year by year this grown and forged ahead Snong the community activities. oe the emphasis is on the ork of our youth there iS also provision in. the. open class. for anyone to demonstrate what ear be done so that others may strive io do as well or become interest- new venture, The differ- show has While ed in 8 y 1 sections in each class this rar are provided So 85 fo intro- ice an all-round program in each division. he primary division is. for. be- ners 7 years of age and under who will have an opportunity to ow their first attempts, chief: | in the art field. The junior vision includes the 8: to 10-year- is in a comprehensive list of asses for both boys and girls. The intermediate division takes Ln those from 11 to 14 year of Le, while the senior division ie for all from 15 to 18" years of age, inclusive. Undoubtedly the guidance of Arts and Crafts, Inc, will be seen in much of the handiwork shown. The Oakville Aquarium club is donating prizes again this year for the fancy fish, At the last combined meeting of the Oalc.. ville Junior Stamp club and thg Oakville Philatelic society there Were a number of exhibits ready, including prize-winning' displays from the National Stamp exhibi. tion recently held in Brantford, A few words on the preparation of your exhibits may be useful, A "painting always looks better in a frame, However sinfple that frame may be. 'However, frames are not essential if you place your painting or drawing over a suit- able mat or plain card, Scrap- books will hold many. kinds of col- lections. Loose-leaf style note- books are also very suitable. A. collection which has a neat de- scriptive write-up on each) page increases the interest when it tells something about itself. These notes may tell where the object came from or what it represents, but should not repeat what ap- pears already in the display shown. In the natural history class other means of display can be used. Wood samples, carefully cut and trimmed, can be wired, tied, nailed or screwed onto a plaque or stiff card. Grain sam- ples look well in small vials or THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page 7 SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK Cop i Ki ots ptm, Wd ds mer Ci By R. J. SCOTT SIPAPU BRIDGE-u#: WHAT is SHAKE VENOM GOOD FOR DISEAS THE Hers i a card with round holes through it. This latter should have cellophane glued across the front and then filled and sealed from the back. Insects are best shown pinned out.in a glass-cov- ered box or deep frame. which can be closed tight to keep pests cut from destroying your specimens. In all cases it is essential to prop- erly label an® identify each item shown. Most handicraft entries will look better for being firmly sup- ported on some kind of block, plaque or frame. Attaching a neat label -with the exhibitor's name properly finishes off any exhibit, These can be typewrit- ten, printed by hand, painted-or etched on a strip of metal or card. Needlework can be shown to advantage by simply pinning it against a piece of stout corrugat- ed. cardboard, over which has been fastened a layer of cloth, felt or ordinary paper of a plain | color which does not clash with the exhibit. Don't forget to put on a card with your name. Exhibifs in domestice science will always look much neater if they are set on a doily. One of those lace-paper ones is fine. If you don't wish tol risk carrying a dish, just place a piece of stiff cardboard underneath the doily. To prevent it slipping off, push a couple of toothpicks through from underneath. A neat card with your name can be clipped onto the top of the doily. In the horticultural division we suggest that you wrap crepe paper or just plain paper around your boxes or pots. Crepe paper looks nice because it can easily be crimped between' your fingers. Trx putting a piece of wax paper inside the outside wrapping to keep the moisture from coming through. If well watered before leaving home they 'will keep until the show is over. The fancy fish are usually well displayed but the best we have seen had a descriptive card set in front of each tank, This eard had a colored picture from a cata- logue on it with both common and technical names along with a note about where their native habitat was and what their pe- culiar habits were. Where sever- al kinds were in each tank we didn't have to guess which were which, The plants and snails in the aquarium may bear label- ling in the same way. Be sure your exhibits are at the school by 8.00 p.m. Friday so they will be set up properly for the judges to see. Don't hesitate about showing what you have. Senior displays are welcome too as they encourage the youngsters and show them what can be done. STAMPS Old Canadian Preferred Collections and Accumulations BOUGHT Send description to BOX 500 3 Oakville-Trafalgar Journal] o ON AND AFTER MAY 1, 1948 © AUTOMATIC, GAS STORAGE WATER HEATERS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL "From the Smallest Domestic Requirements ; A Size To Fit Your Job THE WENTWORTH GAS CO., LTD. to the Largest Industrial or Commercial Job on our Lines" ALL OF THESE MAY NOW BE BOUGHT ON LONG TERM CONTRACTS FROM ANY LICENCED PLUMBER ~~ UNITED GAS AND FUEL CO. OF HAMILTON, LTD / and _ \ 2 years PER CENT Down To Pay SEE YOUR PLUMBER NOW THE UNITED SUBURBAN CAS CO. LTD.