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Thursday, April 6th, 195. —- THE OAKVILLE RECORD-STAR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ED SLATER 38 Colborne St. West HEADQUARTERS All kinds of musical instru- ments, SOM arrangements, c. 4 tried oR. WY! A washable oil paint. Dries in an hour or so. YES - That’s just what t you'll say, too, when you've ._Fresconette. One coat covers. Easter Seal Drive Has Goal To Go The Oakville Rotary Club's Eas- ter Seal Campaign has received a total of $1,185.75 — as of Monday, April 3rd, In the three week per- jod since its launching on March 13th — the campaign is a full $100 behind last year. But treasurer H. G. McKillop is stil] hopeful. “We often get con- tributions as late as September,” he said, “It’s awfully easy to write the cheque and then forget to mail it.” Out of the 3,371 envelopes and seals mailed to families in the district, 541 have been returned with donations. Still another 108 came back without any money, Some of these bore wrong postal addresses; others had had the East- er Seals removed but included no cheque. Each envelope that is re- turned costs the Rotary Club five cents for postage. John M. Wallace (Continued from Page 1) the standard stock exchange, and Was its president for two years. Oil Interests Later he took a partner and -est- ablished the mining ‘securities firm of Wallace and Eastwood. They were the first firm to open a direct wire service from Toronto to their offices in North Bay and Hail- eybury and to New York and “Bes- ton, Then in the year. 1910, Mr. Wallace was attracted by the pos- sibilities offered by the oil-fields of California. He went to that state, and spent some time developing an oil property near Bakersfield. machines have been constructed from designs which have originat- ed in the brain of the man who | Evelyn Jean Duff, 19, died sud- Was once a machinist. jdenly at St. Joseph’s Hospital: in | Other Fields | Hamilton on Friday, ‘March 31st, | Mr, Wallace’s business interests | “tr Several weeks of illness. | are not entirely confined to those | Originally from Toronto, ‘Miss | of the firm which he heads. He is }Dufl moved. to Oakville with her | secretary-treasurer of the Eastern| Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Alex buf, || Colliers of Saskatchewan. He js|im 1943. For several years she was | ; a member of the executive com- ja student at the Oakville High | mittee of the Ontario Division of | School. In 1948, she and her fam-| the Canadian Manufacturers’ As-|ily moved to ~Puslinche, near| sociation, and is a former chair-| Guelph, Ontario. man of the Ontario Woodworkers'| Surviving are her parents, Mr. Association section of the Indus-| and Mrs. Alex Duff. Former Resident Dies j= INTERIORS EASTER GIFTS Come in and choose something lovely from $1. up. 12 Navy St. S. Phone 1503-W™ | | tions. He.is a past president of the Oakville Rotary Club -of which he | has been a member for twenty-two years; a member of White Oak | Chapter, A. F. and A. M., St.| John’s United Church, the Oakville Golf Club, and the Oakville Liber- | al Association of which he is: a’ former president. | One of the favorite_hobbies-of | this ext¥emely busy industrialist is | trout fishing. H@~ maintains his | own trout pool east of Lindsay, | where he owns a cabin and a tract | of bushland. His home is on a large | estate on the Seventh Line, on} top of the Red Hill just north of | Oakville, where there are woods, | and where Mr. Wallace grows mag- | nificent tulips. He is a great lover | of the outdoors, and when‘ his! duties will permit if, he likes noth=+ ing so much as to get out in} the bush. Card of Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Duff, } Puslinche, wish to thank their many | friends and neighbors for the ex-| pressions of sympathy extended | to them, and for the beautiful | floral tributes sent to them in} trial Accident Prevention oe Khaat in SPORT COATS “Time to check into your Spring wardrobe requirements. Remember “A Must” for every well dressed man includes a sport jacket. JACK FRASER Stores are now showing their complete new line of their recent sad bereavement. Thy | Mr. Wallace, however, did not| Will Be Done. : 70p14 | find the life of a mining promoter i completely satisfying. He felt the) Mrg. Florence Carpenter and! urge to put to use his knowledge of | family wish to express their sin-| machinery. So he gave up the brok-|cere thanks to relatives, friends | erage business about the year 1912, | and neighbors for their kind ex-| smartly styled, new shade sport jackets—with and without vents. 99.50 up Sizes 34 to 46 Paint your rooms. Use them the same day. One coat of B-H ‘‘Fresconette”’ $1.90 @ QUART — covers wallpaper, and moved to Oakville. After he| pressions, sympathy and floral trib- | Taater and balsa had been here awhile he began to} ytes in the loss of a dear hus-!| Pp : = & see possibilities in the Oakville|p Speci anks inthe with. awash GALLON and and father. Special thanks | |Basket. Company, which at that |time was owned by the late Davey Chapman, the late Robert Free- stone and his brother John Free- stone. In 1914 he purchased the company, later selling back a third interest to Mr. Chapman. “When I bought it there was only one mechanically driven ma- chine in the factory,” Mr. Wal- lace recalls, “and no automatic machinery of any kind. I felt that to Rev. T. R. Delve for his com- | able satin finish. forting words. 70-14 | JS. — COURTESY — SERVICE — VALUE FRASER HARDWARE ! Phone 334 Opposite Post Office “iw tht CSR ee |, epee Gabardines !!! Glen Checks !! Coverts ! cay In Memoriam MACMILLAN — In loving mem-} ory of our dear Mother and Grand- | ma Isabella T. McLardy, who pas- | sed away April 7th, 1948, in her | Slst year. Also remembering dear | Father who went to rest October | Slacks for every occasion—smartly styled with double pleats, drop loops, zippers and regular if with their-way of doing things|17th, 1943, . c idence — wear with they could make a profit, the fac-|Days of remembrance fondly re-| OF lap seams. Buy with onf de tory would have substantial pos- called, . * sibillties if 1 mechanized it, and|when Mum and Dad were with | ‘i pride _ your sport outfit from — that has proved to be an establish- us all, ed fact.” Much of the mechanization of the plant has been the direct re- sult of Mr. Wallace’s mechanical knowledge. Some forty or - fifty To be with us in the same old | way \ 8.95 to 21.5 O Y Would be our dearest wish today. | =="! JACK FRASER “* You ARE INVITED | | 62 Colborne St. E. OAKVILLE Phone 645-w a ee SSS ah We oS ESS SSS [ For the best season you've ever : had we suggest that you choose Just how much thought and attention do you give ¢ a matched set of clubs from fo your car’s braking system? It needs both .. . our stock of the latest models. regularly. This braking system of yours is absol- 9 Lawson Little, Pro-made and utely essential to your safety and to that of your 9 Campbell clubs. family, yet many motorists neglect it for long | — Woods from $8.50 each. ee | —— to visit Oakville’s Only Modern biel alaas cate Whe the brake pedal, pressure is These matched clubs may be exalted on te fluid ia the brake fies and this, Plumbing Supply Showroom at—— purchased in short sets and | 120 RANDALL STREET | in turn, actuates the cylinders that force the brake added to as needed. Our new and modern showroom has been especially shoes against the drums on the four wheels. If Expert assistance will be given to everything is in good order, your car is wholly beginners in choosing the clubs obedient. If not, you are in trouble. best suited to their It is only good sense to insure that the pressure designed for your convenience and to make the selec- requirements. s stem hie. no leaks; that there is plenty of brake tion of new kitchen and bathroom fixtures for your Terms may be arranged on fluid in the lines; that your brake linings are in home as easy and efficient as possible. You are cor- u sets. dially invited to visit us at your earliest opportunity. This organization employs only registered plumbing mechanics to insure that all of our work is expertly done and up to the highest standards of the industry. Geo. W. Barrett & Son Plumbing and Heating Contractors and Suppliers 120 Randall Street Tel. 368 good condition and that the whole system is func- tioning properly. WE ARE “BRAKE EXPERTS” HEDLEIGH HOME Limited Home of Chrysler-Plymouth-Fargo Dundas St. North of C.N.R. Telephone 1063 Evenings 887-J Accessories, including bags, balls, tees, club covers, golf gloves, shirts, sweat socks, etc., etc. “YOUR LOCAL SPORTS SPECIALIST” BUD CORBETT Thomas at Colborne Telephone 1378