By Bill Whitbread/Days of Yore SIXTY YEARS AGO A popular feature in many of Ontario’s weekly newspapers, “The Mixing Bowl” by Miss Anne Allan, Ontario Hydro’s Home Economist will be discontinued. Local food writers are now being used in that space. The Palgrave Fire Department reacts quickly when called. Last week they responded to a call at the home of Basil Wallace. There was no serious damage as they quelled the flames in short order. The Palgrave community held a farewell party in the Orange Hall on April 9 for Mr. and Mrs. Ray Matson. They have purchased the Potter farm on Highway 9 near Tottenham Road and will take possession shortly. Houston’s General Store at the corner of King and Queen Streets in Bolton is the official agent for Tip Top Tailors made to measure suits. The two-piece models range in prise of $49.50, $59.50 and $69.50. Bolton Public School has engaged Miss Margaret Bedell of Owen Sound to teach for the 1954-55 school year at a salary of $2,600. Two of Canada’s finest pairs figure skaters and world champions, Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden will be the star attraction at the great Silver Blade Revue on Monday, Apr. 12 at Woodbridge Memorial Arena. Reserved seating is $1.50 a person with general admission $1. Brampton Comic Band will supply music at this event. There is quite a dilemma in Vancouver. Contractors constructing a track for events and mistakenly made the 440 yard oval one inch larger than the prescribed distance. It is hoped this error can be rectified before the event is held. Ted Wand owner of Master Meat Market on King Street East in the Leggett Block is celebrating his seventh anniversary. Some of the specials include boneless pot roast 39c lb., lean hamburger 29c lb., beef and pork homemade sausage 35c lb. and grade A farm eggs 49c dozen. FIFTY YEARS AGO Neil and Mary Watson, Ruth and Brian of Coleraine are now residents of the Hopcroft subdivision two miles south of Bolton on the west side of Highway 50. Reginald Pacey has been appointed manager of the Bolton Imperial Bank of Commerce. He succeeds Alex Hutchinson. Pacey was manager of a branch in Colborne and had previously worked in Orangeville, Port Rowan, Fordwich, Blyth, Wroxeter and Strathroy. Mrs. Pacey and their two children Mary and Rick will be taking up residence here at the completion of the school year in June. Bolton Golf and Country Club will be operated by Monte Holman, late manager of Rolling Hills Golf Club and Gus Maue, recently pro at Whitevale Golf Club. These men have leased the facility from Harold Aziz who with Mrs. Aziz and family had taken up residence in Toronto. There were 63 children from the Bolton Figure Skating Club taking part in the carnival at Nobleton last weekend. A group of six and seven-year-olds in cornfield costumes wowed the audience. They included Melodie McKay, Connie Wakely, Virginia Sackett, Kim Kirkby, Julie Phelan, Janet McNaught, Vickie Sheardown, Jane Kirkby, Gwen Johnston, Judy Bennett, Cindy Derbyshire and Judy Sackett. The American Hockey League semifinals are causing quite a bit of interest locally. Two Bolton summer residents and brother-in-laws to boot are facing each other. Ron Attwell is a member of the Cleveland Barons while Keith McCreary patrols the wing for the Hershey Bears. McCreary is in line for rookie of the year honours in the league. Bolton Fire Department members have had a string of barn fires recently. They have responded to three structure fires in the past eight days. THIRTY YEARS AGO Molson Breweries takes great taste to new heights by introducing the new longnecks beer bottles. Mike Caruso has returned to barbering. He has opened up a shop at 49 Queen Street North in downtown Bolton. He is offering hair cuts for $3.50 with a coupon in the edition of The Enterprise. The Humberview School Science Fair was open to the public last week. Five exhibits qualified for the Region of Peel Science Fair at Erindale College in Mississauga. Entries going to the finals will be Jim Fotheringham and Geoff Trickett in the individual class and Neil Downey and Andy Parnaby, Kristen Gaulpholm and Kristen Morrison, Jim Koorneef and Rene Farvacque in the group category. Ben Kim, 10, was the winner of the Ellwood Memorial Public School oral communications contest. He spoke about baseball. Other competitors were Mark Phinney, Julie Shaw, Joanne Wright, Tara Burt, Derek Muhs, Tammy Salway, Stephanie Lewis, Evan May and Matthew Richter. Douglas Cornish, 12, a student at Macville Public School has recently won the Leisure World model building contest for the second year in a row. This year he took first prize with his 1929 Model A roadster pickup he calls the Red Devil. Three bowlers from Bolton’s Skyview Lanes brought this town’s first ever provincial title in the Master-Bantam tourney in Scarborough. Master Art Beard joined Tammy Salway and Dennis Fraser to win the title by a single pin over a team from Listowel.
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