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fdon. NEW GRAIN KING OF ONTARIO Oakville- Trafalgar Journal day, Octoberg19, 1950 SECOND SECTION --Gentrel Press Canadian [New wheat king of Ontario is Harry G. Strang, shown with his son, He sowed two bushels of seed, obtained from the Ontario ultural college at Guelph, Ont., over two acres and obtained 72.2 to the acre, a phenomenal record. 4 grain and expects that many neighbors around Hensal, Ont., will owing record crops next. year. He has sold part of his crop Page 9 HOOKED RUGS FEATURED AT CASA DISPLAY Of interest to many women of Oakville and district will be the Grenfell Fall Fete, depicting the! Lure of the Labrador, to be held at Casa Loma, Toronto, on Tues- day afternoon, October 24. A fea- ture of the event will be a ski tog fashion show, and display of! hooked rugs and other articles made by Labrador women. These articles are made from discarded garments, some of which have been supplied by ladies in Oak ville and the district, and for which an appeal is now being made. Patronesses of the fete are Mrs. Ray Lawson, wife of the lieuten| ant-governor; Lady Baillie, Lady Eaton, and Mrs. Ryland New, C.B.E. Assisting with the tea ar- rangements are Mrs. C. Lloyd Jones and Mrs. Ross Ryrie. HALTON PRES. HAS MEETING in our "Istmas 79¢ up.| | | disap | i I te sel R © Gonna Sains Ends mm Ge 8 mpanys gant avirgs Han \Inowase last years amp. ily fig 8 ar 2s is He cuss vay to (Bsc tat he enous of OCTOBER 1950 Sign appliicitlon fro ie new 4 nema Halton Presbytery met in Georgetown United Church with Rey." R. F. Mercer, B.A, newly i chairman in 'charge. Worship was conducted by Rev. George E. Almack in which he enjoined us as ministers and laymen to renew the spirit of God that is within us. The Inductions Committee reported three induc- tion services, that of Rev. George E. Almack at Carlisle; Rev. E. A. Currey at Acton and Rev. W. A. Dempsey at Millgrove. These three new ministers were wel comed by the Presbytery. The delegates 'to General Coun- cil, Mr. Drummond and Rev. Ray Albright gave instructive reports lof the Council. Three speakers made an inter- esting day's program. Rev. Dr. Richards, Superintendent of Mis- sions, told of the many demands for M. and M money and stated that all these demands could not be "met. However, if the $3,000,000 asked for this year for missions were realized it would add great- ly to the Board's ability to aid the new churches. Dr. Mutchmor spoke first on Evangelism stressing the three words, Gospel, Witness and Ser- vice, thei of the need for greater support of the missionary work of the church. Dr. Hare, the president ofthe Laymen's Association for Hamil ton Conference outlined in a very challenging manner the five point program that should be adopted by the United Church Men's Groups CRYING NEED? Rundown For Recent Residents - Original Movers Now Count Arena Centre Campaign Two Years Old Fred Turner and] ®. For C c 'Weddings - DUNCAN--MALCOLM A wedding of interest to Oak- ville people took place in the Church of St. John and St. Steph- en, St. John, N.B, on September 20, when Margaret Evelyn Mal- colm, daughter of Mrs. John S. Malcolm and the late Mr. Malcolm of St. John was united in mar- riage with George Douglas Dun- can, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan, Oakville. The church was decorated with baskets of white and pink gladioli. The ceremony was conducted by Rey. John Hum- phreys. James McGowan was at the organ, and Mrs. Kenneth Robb was soloist. The_ bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, C: Gor- don Malcolm, wore a navy blue wool gabardine suit, navy hat trimmed with white hackle feath- ers, and navy accessories, and carried a cascade bouquet of white carnations and Starlite roses. She was attended by her sister, Mrs. J. Claire Malcolm. Groomsman was George N. Soulism, and ush- ers were Ralph ~B. Murray and Donald B. Smith. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother. Blsie Duncan, sister of the groom, presided over the teacups. The newly married couple left for a motor trip in the Maritimes. They will live in New Toronto. Out-of- town guests at the wedding in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. John Dun- can, Miss Elsie Duncan, Robert Duncan, Alvin _MacFarland and Miss L. Flewellyn, all of Oakville. JACKSON--BEAMISH St. Peter's 'Anglican Church, Erindale, was the scene of a wed- ding of two younb Trafalgar people Saturday afternoon, when Joyce Adeline Beamish, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Beamish, became the bride of George Thomas Jackson, R.C.AF, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Jack- son. Rev. George F. Banks offic- iated. Given In marriage by her father, the bride wore a wedding gown of white satin and lace trim- med with pearls. Her long veil was held-by -a---ecoronet of orange blossoms, and she carried a bou-| quet of red roses. Barbara Mor- row of Alton was maid of honor, wearing yellow taffeta, and the bridesmaid was Miss Larraine Jackson, sister of the groom, in a gown of orchid taffeta. They car- ried bouquets of sweet peas and \ sow Some mothers employ a baby|roses. During the signing of the ; sitter when what they actually| register Miss Margaret Watt of 2 . met I WOR IAI Trafalgar sang "Because." After the ceremony a reception | vos eld at Trafalgar Community by of e Hall. Mrs. Beamish, mother of the y [ «@ {4 P 4 bride, received her guests in a nt a vi e ea y- 1X Q gown of grey lace crepe with oe 3 D4 corsage of pink roses. Assisting rans Q her was Mrs. Jackson, the groom's J | ry red crepe with corsage of lilies ini Ph o k 311 : . p$ The Zeiss and groom left on a Dy motor trip, the bride wearing a a one aKviiie 928 24 grey suit, pink blouse and navy | blue accessories. AAAAAAN Public direct NSULATE NO ORDER YOUR INSULATION MATERIALS RIGHT NOW AND BE READY WHEN THE COLDER WEATHER SETS IN. = LONG WINTER EVENINGS OFFER TIME TO COMPLETE THE ALTERATIONS YOU AVE PLANNED - SEE US FOR BUILDING MATERIALS CHAS. F. DOTY & SON DUNDAS STREET NORTH AFTER Spud EL INSURES SATISFACTION HOURS: 558-W OR 670 his recreation commission as- sociates, completion of the new Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Com-| munity Centre Arena will mark the end of a long, uphill march to es- reational facilities here. The aid of many other public spirited cit- izens has been enlisted as the project gradually took shape, but as far as Councillor Turner and the commission are concerned, the arena campaign is now more than two years old. Mild Weather Spur It was back. in the spring of 1948, after a hockey and skating season that had been cut very short by mild weather, that the now defunct sports assn. was con- stantly approached by residents interested in having an artificial ice rink built. The assn., of which Mr. Turner was president, inves- tigated the possibility of putting the required equipment into Vie. torla rink, discarded the idea as being impractical. In the fall of the same year, the newly formed recreation commission, headed by the same Fred Turper began laying plans for a full scale recreational setup in Trafalgar park. This layout included an arena, and plans were laid out after commission members paid several visits to other small town arenas around the province to gather information. Tentative Plans In January, 1949, town council tentatively discussed details of these plans, suggested that de- signs be completed. In April, this work was finished, and the Jour- nal's Issue of April 17 carried ar- chitect W. A. Armstrong's sketch of a proposed frontal elevation for the building, and the announce- ment that Mayor Jim Black, Dr. F. M. Deans, C. A. Birge, T. St. Clair Low, Jim Cooke, Ewart Carberry, Lachlan McArthur and Mr. Turner would form a com- mittee to Investigate financing the project. Another Washout As these plans were in the making, local hockey. clubs and the Oakville figure skating club ruefully reviewed another washed out winter but, encouraged by the prospect of artificial ice here in the near future, doggedly went ahead with thelr own plans to carry on with out-of-town ice during the winter of 1949-50. In the case of the hockeylsts, this meant Georgetown and Milton, where substantial rentals and scanty spectator support kept operation figures in red ink. The figure skaters had to be satis- fied with occasional trips to the new Dixie arena. Ballot Approval In the fall of 1949, council auth- orized a plebiscite on a proposal to raise $100,000 by debentures if another $100,000 was raised from other sources before 1950 ended. On December 5, voters approved the proposal by a 141 majority, with 541 property owners sup- porting the plan and an even 400 volcing opposition. Only one poll- ing subdivision, No. 4, rejected the debenture bylaw, and there by a meagre majority of 12 bal lots. With the taxpayers thus laying the financial foundation for a communityy centre for the town's kids, Rev. J. A. M. Bell, who had been named to head the drive, and his committee were ready to pro- season was played at Victoria rink, At that time, the recreation commission figured _ that, it' cost $226.60 'to provide tHe sheet of ice for that contest--and a bum-= py, lumpy surface it was! All told it. was estimated 'that unfayour= able weather was responsible for an average loss of $1,500. per winter on rink ' operation "during the last three years. This figure, of course, didn't include the substan- tial sums dropped into the hockey kitty by ardent supporters of the game, who described a hockey season hereabouts without arti- ficial ice as "just one long five- month headache." Sample Opinion Meanwhile, the arena commit- tee had arranged a town-wide survey of public opinion, which was conducted last spring under the direction of Canadian Facts Ltd. This scientific sampling; which covered all town activities, clearly indicated that a big major- ity of residents wanted a com- munity centre arena, and wanted it immediately. To insure building the arena. at the lowest possible cost, the committee approached the Royal Bank of Canada, gained approval of an immediate and most unus- ual $100,000 loan--unusual in that the good name and fine record of the people of Oakville and dis- trict past campaigns was the on- ly security. And so, very shortly, a cam- paign for funds with which to re- pay that loan will be launched by a group headed by J. A. Rob- erts, and townsfolk will be asked to support the community centre arena they have so repeatedly indicated they want, need and must have. Work on the struct- ure, plans for which have been radically altered to include many new but proven innovations, is progressing. "And it won't be long now," said Fred Turner happily this week, "before everyone's long cherished dream will be a real- ity. A Complete Investment Service BONDS STOCKS on all Exchanges MACRAE AND COMPANY Investment Dealers 80 King St. W.--Toronto PHONE: EL 3374 FOR Quality Meats Fruits & Vegetables Groceries PHONE 1020 (Prompt Delivery) CARLOAD GROCETERIA ceed. But with the new Memor- ial hospital rapidly nearing com- pletion, it was decided to post- pone the project until such time as that institution was in opera- tion. 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