19, 1 DY S EDS IFIED § DEST | T NEW DESPA } Y's MN r. Fill eeded. Plan, nthra- re thag m every value -- ay. low-cost th, year nple re , instant a new urs and th new, hevrolet h up (© re things hd ds w styling ots Chev- tments of es. Extro ssengers: { location Point De- nd while cisih Dakville- Trafalgar Journal Kol 4, No. 35 Entered, 2nd. Class Mail, Ottawa OPE PRINCESS ELIZABETH jnY MAKE PRESENTATION F GRANDMOTHER'S CARPET ar to the day after the that its bid for famous carpet had ceepted by the Queen fhe LODE. passed the re required to pay for the Ja $102,800 in the "he 10.D.B. breathed a bh of thanks to their justified thal Canadian citizens bold be interested enough to ass this sum! As Mrs. W. R. Fulton Jr. Oakville resident, and president of the matlonal DE, and executive member biced with the responsibility Jising the necessary $100,000 (it, "That's a lot of nickels, yes and quarters for Canadians have spent to see the carpet hich took Queen Mary so many of needlework." When the 1LOD.E. heard that heen Mary was placing her work of many years on the auc- tion block in order to obtain "hard dollars" to ald her coun- try, it came up with a bid of $100, 000 with the promise that once the objective had been achieved the carpet would be presented by the 1.O.D.E. to the people of Can- ada. This offer the Queen Mother, 'beloved by all members of the Empire, accepted, and the carpet started its voyage to Canada, Under the sponsorship of the LO.D.E. the carpet has now been exhibited In all the major cities of Canada, with many smaller centres also being able to view the masterplece of handicraft which occupied Queen Mary during the war years, and those immediately following. Last year the carpet was on display in Oakville, where school (Continued on Page Four) RED'S HUSKIES RANK SECOND UT NOBODY WILL SAY SO! Oukville's crack volunteer . fir burtment, the firefighters' derground hints, is now un y ranked second in Can- fi io towns of comparable size. Bis is a highly gratifying hon- that would be even more so, if bone in authority could be xed into making an official tement to this effect. But, unfortunately, the powers: -be just wont come out point fk and make such an announ- t The fire underwriters, it ns, feel that they would be advised to do so. . . and, if fl think it over, you can see fir point. Chief Fred Shaw says "understands" that his bri- fe ranks second in the coun- Nothing Yet Wilfred S. Hall had no word concerning the fate of the op- tions held on his property by the Ford Motor Company on Tuesday. "We'll know for sure next week," he 'said, pointing out the options expire on Aug- ust 1st, try, and his cheerful smile tells you, unofficially, that he figures he has the real McCoy. Fire, water and light commit- tee chairman Ted Lauder goes a bit "farther, 'reveals that the lo- (Continued on Page 4) THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1951 20 Pages 5 cents a copy, $2.00 per year In advance Battle Of The Sexes is a brave group of men coming to Oakville Thursday night. They'll be here for an exhibition game of softball with the Burke's Auto Supply ladies softball team--and if that doesn't mean they're not afraid of the possible loss of male supremacy, then there's noth- ing to it. The team is the Queensway Intermediate man's team, and game time is 8 p.m. in Busby park. There will be a draw for a bushel basket of groceries, proceeds to go to- ward defraying medical expen- ses, which have been heavy this year. So turn out and see the men battle for their reputa- tions, and help Oakville's spunky girls' team with the cost of accidents. Reservations Required For Unusual Dinner Day campers will try an ap- proved receipt called Barbary Coast Pirate Special this Friday night on their parents. The oc- casion is a Cook-in to be con- ducted by the children, who will reverse the usual procedure by preparing dinner for their par- ents. Like any "Big-time" eatery, the day-camp requires parents to make reservations--and bring their own dessert, cutlery, cup and plate, Any parent unwise enough to bring other than a paper plate will probably be ushered to the creek to wash the dishes. There is a 25c reservation fee, and a big time promised. BUILDING PERMIT REPORT SHOWS FURTHER ACTIVITY Building permits issued in Oak- ville from the first of January to the end of June had a total val ue of $813,372, according to the Shaw, building report of Fred --Highlights of all carnivals are the draws! And it was no ex- ception Saturday night at the Legion Carnival when the draw for the men's and ladies' Bulova watches was made, as the tensely hopeful expression on the faces pictured above indicate. Winn- ers were Mrs. Reg Cannon, 43 Pine Ave, and Mrs. Joseph Cal- lon, Thomas St, S. Winning ticket for the bicycle, which must belong to someone 14-years or under, was 078312. Monday eve- ning Miss Phyllis Grammell was very glad she bought a ticket for the big draw, for It won her the first prize of a $300 bond, Wil- liam Burrell and B. Arnold and Jack Windsor, of Oakville, and Robert Lynch of Clarkson, won $50 bonds. Although the weather- Legion Carnival Success Despite Weatherman's Worst man failed to co-operate, rain cutting short the Saturday night session. Monday_night was added by the hardworking Legion and Womens' Auxiliary workers, so that the receipts, while down slightly still swelled the Legion's bank account materially. All mon- ey goes toward the assistance of local Legionaires' families. --Journal Photo by Jerry Peers. inspector, submitted to council Friday evening. Of this amount $583,792 was for residential building, $146,580 industrial, $40,000 commercial, and $43,000 institutional. REEVE GETS WANTS LIGHTS COMPLAINTS TURNED OFF a UNIQUE ¢ Oa villers cle "Island" of 66 2-3 bower rated a big play in Hydro News, when the OVer to 60 cycle power was & Included in the picture fe" Of the story were these Sof the main street, look- ward; the speed-up oper- required on the Journal's machine so operator O. Would not have to wait for chine; and a moment of ce to all residents, when Withnell threw ome of the BRrsc-power motors in the oh use into operation on the . fot. ters story, written by Allan of the Public Relations lowed that 6,000 users evele power in Oakville, Trafalgar Township and £l0n joined the widening °f Hydro 60 cycle users. he. "alority of electrical ap- ® In the area had been 60 cycle operation, activity of exchange alteration of clocks and ?U rising number of these "ll designed for 66 2-3 LE CHANGEOVER cycles were brought in for ex change," the article stated. "A preliminary survey indicated there would be some 700 clocks of this type. Actually, some 1400 or more timepieces of various types were exchanged, as well as numerous 25 cycle models owned by customers who had recently moved into the "66 2-3 cycle Is. land" from the 25-cycle areas. "Record players posed a mo- mentary problem. The change in frequency caused some turn-tab- les to run at around 70 r.p.m. in- stead of the standard 78. Owners reported sopranos sounded like basses until the standardization crews arrived to make the neces- sary adjustments." "Smooth with a minimum of trouble!" the article started with a quotation from the Jour- nal's account of -the Sunday change-over, and then went on with a brief review of the his- tory of how the 66 2-3 cycle "Island" of power in Ontario had come about. "The story of 66 2-3 cycle power goes back to the year 1788 when a Canadian pioneer, John {DeCou, acquired considerable property--for a "blanket and doubloon," according to reports-- adjacent to the falls, which, with a slight change (now Decew. Falls) still bear the name of this United Empire Loyalist settler. "DeCou built several mills on land which, in 1898, became the site of one of the earliest high- head developments in Canada, and is still often referred to as the "Cradle of the Canadian Hy- dro-Electric Industry." "This plant, located on Twelve Mile Creek near St. Catharines, was designed to generate 66 2.3 cycle t un- to 133 cycles were in use. "The historic Decew Generat- Ing Station, purchased by the C from the Power and Transmission Com- pany in 1930, has supplied 66 2-3 cycle power to the lakeshore usual at that time when many frequencies, ranging from 16 2-3 involved in the re- cent changeover operation for many years." of the functioning of the mew traffic signals at Dundas and Colborne Streets took up much of council's time at Fri- day evening's meeting. The dis- cussion was started by Reeve Howard Litchfield, who stated he had received complaints from a number of citizens on the poor visibility of the lights, and lack of signs warning of their loca- tion. he reeve moved that warn- ing signs backed by yellow paint. be placed at the Dunn-Colborne, Reynolds-Colbarre, Churchi-Dun- das and Robinson-Dundas inter- sections, and that the traffic lights be discontinued until those signs were erected "After all the trouble of getting those traffic signals up, the reeve wants them shut off," protested Councillor Ross Gibson, chairman of the police committee, who sup- ervised the erection of the siz- nals. He urged the installation of additional signals at the Wilson- Colborne and Navy-Colborne in- tersections. 'Councilor Gibson said the poor visiblity of the lights was due to the fact that frosted bulbs were being used. These, however, would be short- 1y replaced by clear bulbs, and the lights, now twelve feet from the ground, would be lowered to nine feet. "I don't think the lights should be shut off" said Councillor George Davis. "I think traffic conditions have Improved al- ready'. "It's the local residents who are driving through the lights," sald Councillor Fred Turner. "I haven't seen any American tour- ists go through." Councillor Gibson Informed Reeve Litchfield he would vote for his motion if he would agree to delete the part asking that the lights be shut off. With some reluctance the reeve agreed, and (Continued on Page 4) Trombone Duet Feature 2nd Concert Second of a series of Friday evening band concerts will be presented by Oakville Citizens' Band, under the direction of Con- ductor Frank Locksley, at Lake- side Park tomorrow evening. The program will include "The Thin Red Line" march; "Around the Capstan," sea chantles, Lehar's "Gold and Silver" waltz, selact- fons from The Mikado "The Bells of Ouseley," "Death or Glory march, and "St. Annes" hymn tune. A feature will be a trom- bone novelty, "The Gliding Slid- ers" played by Reg Blakelock and Robert Heldman, The program starts at 8.30 p.m.