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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 18, 1974 Section Two NESTLETON Women's Institute On Wednesday afternoon the December meeting of the Wonmen's Institute was held in the Nestleton Recreation Centre. Mrs. Ben DeJong the resi- dent extended a specia wel- come to the visitors, members of Scugog Island Women's Institute, who were guests. She also extended wishes to all for a pleasant Christmas and happiness in the New Year. Followin the singing of the "Ode" and the repeating of the prayer "The Mary Sewart Collect", Mrs. Joe Wygerde read the minutes of the November meeting, the cor- respondence ançd reported on finances. Mrs. George Heaslip re- signed as the W. I. representa- tive on the Parks' Board which was accepted. This will take effect as of January 1, 1975. Mrs. De Jong was appointed to carry on until April 1 Young people today seem to have small knowl edge of them. We are producing in Canada now some fine litera- ture which I really enjoy but to me there is a nostalgia about the old literature that is beautiful and so much applies to modern times. How about self analysis? Shakespeare in Hamlet says 'To be or not to be; that is the question; Whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous misfor- tune or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing there? Think of that, and William Ernest Heming- way's Invictus - as a high school student this gripped me. I thought this will always by my way of living. It matter not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scrol, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. From that Bible the sheer beauty of words and the love song from Solomon, 'My beloved spoke and said unto me, Rise up my love, my fair one and come away, For Io, MID7E AGE, W/lEN YOUR W/Fl TELLS YO To PUL L IN YOUR STOMA CH, 'AND YOU ALREADY HAVE"' BOB'S TOWING 24-HOUR SERVICE MECHANICAL REPAIRS PHONE 723-6624 R. R. 3 - Bowmanville the winter is past, the rain i over and gone. The flower appear on the earth, the tii of the singing of birds ha come and the voice of th turtle is heard in our land.' Adventure - is there any t compare to Robinson Cruso and Swiss Family Robinson? For sheer nonsence and fu. Lewis Carroll 'The Walrus and the Carpenter were walk ing close at hand, they wep like anything to see suct quantities of sand. If only thi were cleared away, they sai it would be grand. If sever maids with seven mops swep it for half a year do yo suppose the Walrus said, tha they could get it clear? I doub it, said the Carpenter, an shed a bitter tear. Has this season of good wil to men ever been written a Dickens did in his Christma Carol? You must remembe the visions sent to Scrooge o Christmas past, present anc future, that caused him t change his selfish way o living for self alone. Th touching description of th Cratchitt's family Christma in the midst of poverty, 'Ther never was suc a goose, Bol said he didn't believe -ther was such a goose cooked. It tenderness and flavour, siz and cheapness, were th theme of universal admira tion. Eked out bv the anul sauce and mashed potatoes, i was a sufficient dinner for th whole family. Yet everyonE had enough and the younges Cratchitt's were stepped i sage and covered to thE eyebrows. After the smal pudding and the hot toddy Bot proposed A Merry Christma to us all, my dears, God bles: us. And little crippled Tiny Tim, God bless us everyone. I there anything in moderr writings to compare witl this simplicity of family love' I hope you agree with me that these writings of earlie] years, are worth preserving and enjoying with our child ren." Following these delightfu readings of the literature o yesteryear Mrs. Render, th presi dent of Scugog W.I conducted à contest on the parts of the "Turkey". Mrs R.W. Jackson and Mrs. G Heaslip were tied as th< winners with Mrs. Jackson receiving a gift of hasti-notes and Mrs. Reader very gener ously gave each lady a miniature candy cane. O Canada and the W.I Grace were sung after which Miss Ruth Proutt's group served fruit loaves. Christmas cake, tea and coffee. Apprec iation was expressed by Mrs Reader for Scugog and by Mrs. R.W. Jackson for Nestle ton. The next meeting will be Wednesday, January 8, the second Wednesday with Mrs Harry McLaughlin, Convenor of Citizenship and World Affairs, in charge of the program. It was decided to give gifts to any 4-H girls in the King St. E. Newcastle s s e s e o e n ' k- t s ýd n )t u it t id l s r f d o f e e s e b e s e e e it ýe ýe 't Work Progressing on Access Road to Hydro Plant Work is progressing on schedule on the construction of the Highway 401 interchange and two-mile long access road leading to Ontario Hydro's Wesleyville Generating Station, six miles west of Port Hope. Construction of the interchange and road is being done by Harnden and King Construction Limited of Cobourg and is scheduled for completion by the fall of 1975. Nestleton-Caesarea area at e their Achievement Day. This ilwill be given every year in the b future. s The report of the W. I. ;s euchre parties was given by y Mrs. George Reaslip. After ýs discussion, pro and con, it was n decided to continue at two h week intervals as usual. The ,? next wili be December 16. e Mrs. Harry McLaugblin, ýr vobnteered to serpd the Christ- g mas cards and the Christmas j-Cheer, list was revised. These will be packed at the home of ],Mrs. George Bowers on Wed- f1 nesday afternoon, December e 18. 1. The Conrvenor of Education- eai and Cultural Activities Mrs. George Reaslip, presidecl for the program. For the rol ecal, "A book I have recentlý n read and why I enjoyed it smany interesting ansWers were given. Tbese, included religious books, history (cor- rent and past), fiction, Read- ers Digest, magazines and local newspapers. Some were avid readers and received sbooks regularly fromi the local library. Christmas carols were sung. Mrs. Lawrence Malcolm and ber daughter Gail favored with two duets in harmony "Sleigh Belîs" and "Tbe Light of ttie World in Jesus" wîtn Gail taking the solo portions. Mrs. George Heaslip ably presented the motto, "The Great Literature of Earlier Generations is Stili of Value" Quote: "Is the great literature 5of earlier years of, value today? When I chose this topicý at our program meeting I hoped to g et someone more qualifiedth an myseif to take, it. But no so - it is a, subject dear to me. Many of my memories of growing upare of the family reading, quotîng and laughing at the classics. Anon for SoUup This has to bie one of the greatest soup eating areas in Canada... .or anywhere. Believe it or not, the 240 students at Hampton Junior Public School have collected' 10,000 Campbell's Soup labels in less than two months. That averages out at 40 labels per student. They wîlI now ship them to Campbell's Soup and in re- turn, receive a portable loud- speaker from the company. Principal G. Gleibs, in a news release, commended the students on their extremely fine effort and expressed appreciation to parents and others who enabled them to meet their large objective. ENFIELD A Christmas party was held in the Church basement Wed- nesday, wben the U.C.W. entertained the mothers and pre-scbool children of the Community. There were about thirty adults and twenty cbildren present to enjoy the abundant pot-luck dinner. The Rev. L. Bigby greeted the guests and was t he M.C. for the occasion, leading in the af ter dinner carol singing witb' Mrs. Fred Griffin as pianist. This was followed by Santa Claus with bis energetic helper who distributed gifts and treats to the cbildren and the exchange of gifts to the ladies. The Samis 'home was the m. scene of a pre-Christmas gathering Saturday night witb the following guests: MrS. Albert Samis, Mr. Brian Realey, Miss Cindy Byce, Mr: and Mrs. Les Wotten and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wotten, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wotten and children, Mr. Glen Wotten, Oshawa', Mr. and Mrs. Neil Smith, Misses Marlene and Ruth Smith, Columbus, Mr. and- Mrs. Fred Griffin, Mr. Ivan Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Don Griffin, and Julie, Mir. and Mrs. Don Gfiffin and Grs on Mse rn ndAan WteLte Bhtan M? n r. tatMc eaAhrt Nv cta re oia iiosa Worthwhil Oshawa's by Jean AhLvik A retrospective exhibition of the work of Canadian painter and muralist York Wilson opened Wednesday, Decem- ber 11, at the McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. The show will run until January 12 and is well worth a visit. Wilson, a Toronto artist, who now spends his winters in the mountains north of Mex- ico City, is a world traveller. His painter's eye bas collected a myriad of impressions of the shapes, colors and rhythms of the places he bas seen. Who Will Lo The Hope-NE Boundary Ro An initial proposal was made to the Township of Hope by the Town of Newcastle to look after the boundary roads from October 1 to April 1 with Hope looking after it for the rest of the year. It was also roposed that a meeting be eld with the Reeve and Clerk of Hope to discuss this. Thursday, the Newcastle Pub- Brock and MacKay homes on their way to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Don Griffin and Julie visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sharp, Picton, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Berwick and family, Mississauga. Mr. an Mrs. Lloyd Smith and family were dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Walker. Brooklin. There was a social evening and card party in the Church basement Friday night. Mrs. S. MacKay of Amherst, N.S. and Steven Powell won the high awards and consolation f rizes went to Caroline Love- ace and E. Irwin. Miss Jennifer Best, Solina, and Kevin Avery, Orono, were Sunday visitors at the Bow- man home. e Holiday Outing to McLaugh lin Gallery Through a creative process ice before completing this which, even he finds myster- painting. ious, these impressions are Like Braque, he does not distilled on canvases which lot out his work in minute vividly communicate the etail. He quotes the famous "feél" of the place he is Cubist's answer when asked if nainting. he could visualize the end Thus, a painting like "Cor- result before he started a ner of Venice", is the product painting, "Of course not. If of a year spent in Italy that were possible there would absorbing the Italian exper- be no reason for painting it." ience - even studying the In his notes for the exhibit- history of the Roman Empire. ion catalogue, York Wilson He is attempting to make a goes on to say: "A canvas is "timeless statement. " He started without a specific idea made many sketches of Ven- or siubject in mind. At some point while painting, past experience or even impres- ok A fte sions of things read, start to ok A fte~r takedvrsbociulad determine the end result of the work. " ew castie Not al of the 36 pditings in the exhibition deal with ab- astract impressions of exotic li Works 1949) bas been labelled 'social lcWrs Committee received reaiism'. Hspaintings of that a counter proposal, that Hope reriod are ot tiings thke would look after the roads perfare of and bur- May 1 to .October 31 with welfare workers' and, bur-, Neast loin er 31th lesque halls painted in a Newcastle looking aftcr tbem vividîy reportorial style. the rest of the year. Tvd rd ial styne Councillor KirkEnwse The radial changwein h Coucilor irkEntwistle work came in 1949 wben lie expressed edncern over the resigned from bis position as a part of the boundary road reial rtis insTonto south of Hwy. 401 leading to commercial artist in Toronto souh o Ry. 01 eain~toand travelled to Mexico, Wesleyville. He stated that According to Paul Duval with the new Hydro Genera- writing in Four Decades, this ting Station there it would in- tn an bis emeenci crease traffic and at the pre- trip mriedisartistTrgen sent time the road shoulabe asacorsiand txture reconstructed. He also added eorms, colors and textures of that a subdivision had been the Mexican towns, people and approved by Hope Township ed bis creative outlook." in that area and this would "SunliS " increase traffic on the road- born of the f rst exica tri These concerns were expres- amply illustrates this point. sed in relation to going backto The artist writes: "Whiile I a proposal to divide the bound- a doi th skech or this ary road.. painting the meaning of ab- Hope s proposal for looking spatinbecmea ing y after the road met disfavour straction became amazingly when the committee decided clear. The whole scene in front hat April was a bad month to of me became visually a ave to maintain the road. related environment. The The works committee re- fountains had the sa te basic ommended that the director form as the roofs of the f public works, and thehouses. :ommittee chairman would A retrospective exhibition provides a unique opportunity neet with the reeve and clerk amine tne a r unit f Hope to discuss a solution opinent. Various influences a t h Il c o c o led him further in the direct- ion of abstraction. In fact, for five years his painting was entirely geometric. This phase began because of a vivid dream of a geometric paint- ing in July of 1966. Until sometime in 1971, he was unable to do anything but geometric work and then as abruptly as this phase had begun, it was over. His zebra-like tapestry of New York is an admirable example of this period. More lately, he has been doing collage work like "De- sign for Square No. 2" which is a mixed media collection of colors, shapes and textures. "Mediterranean Reflection", another of his most recent works, is a memory in blues and aquamarines of the tex- tures of the Mediterranean world. One of the most remarkable paintings in the show is a 1972 work entitled "Kashmir Fac- ade." From a distance, the large canvas creates almost the smell of the intricate Kashmiri life all piled up on top of the life-giving river. The illusory feeling of facade is reinforced by the water re- flections at the bottom of the painting. York Wilson is best known for his murals, notably the Seven Lively Arts" at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto and "The Story of Oil" at the Imperial Oil building in the same city. Both Michelangelo and York Wilson are used as examples in the mural entry in World Book Encyclopaedia. (Those who would denigrate Canadian artists take note!) York Wilson's international esteem is unquestionable. The French government invited him to mount a one-man show in the French gallery of his choice - the first Canadian to receive this singular honor. Accompanying the Mc- l. 33 King St. E. Laughlin Gallery exhibit is a 30-minute film showing the muralist working with two assistants on the Imperial Oil murals. This will be of particular interest to school children. This 'exhibition is interest- ing in many ways and certainly colorful and bright enough to make it a pleasant occupation for the holiday season. Try to make a point of visiting the gallery be ore the show closes on January 12th. Bowmanville Flowers or Christmas Flowers by JACKMAN 162 King East Bowmanville 623-3365 Beginning January 12, you could save yourself a quarter by looking in the book. 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