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BIG EDITION Wednesday May Music Store expands to offer lessons Merchants return to Old Bank The closing of the Bank two years ago In downtown Georgetown seemed to underline the sorry stale of Canadian economics The average shopper was well aware thai high Interest rates and a tighter flow of money meant the small businesses were taking It on the chin across country they had a prime example in own neighbourhood Lately shoppers have been told that business fa improving in Canada and they can once again turn to the Old Bank for proof change locally Albert the man who renovated tht Old Bank back in the late 1970a has retained possession of the building and new tenants are beginning to nil the boutiques inside And The Cellar restaurant a quiet cosey designed In the reno vated Old Bank base ment is also returning it the local dining scene name changed EXPERIENCED PROPRIETOR The new Cellar proprietor Is Michael Mr Situtka has been In the rest business for IS years of them In Toronto He described the menu as jnlng toward Swiss fare but with lots of Canadiann as well Not all of the boutiques upstairs are filled but the Old Bank- has a good start with the three merchants who have moved in bringing new and different services to Georgetown George is opening his Erin Hearing Aid Centre Wednesday It an expansion of a business he began out of his Erin Home a business which besides the new Georgetown office Includes frequent clinics in Parry Sound and a branch service In the Midland area WOOL WISE Next door to the Erin Hearing aid centre Is the Knitwear a first business venture for Carole Robinson and her mother Florence Howell The store Mrs Robinson explained will feature a variety of medium priced acrylic and wool yarns plus all the accessories for the doit yourself knitter Maple Leaf Mills computer develops high yield feed By AM Writer Whs sending 11 karoos to Nassau down m the Bahamas Neil Walsh that who Neils the owner of Nell Music Centre on Georgetown Guelph Street This week he bundled up a package of kazoos for a Nassau woman who when she returned home after a visit to Georgetown found she couldnt buy kazoos in Nassau She asked Nell to send her some from his store The year old businessman has been selling musical from the simple kazoo to string brass ana percussion Instru ments since July 1909 when he opened shop in Georgetown Although he never Intended It to be more than just a store for sales Nell a business grew in an unexpected INSTRUCTION As customers bought a guitar or a set of drums they asked for minor instruction and it seemed Neil counter help was spending more and more- time in the store stockroom Today Neil has six studios and I teachers on staff to give private and semi private music lessons The Is the biggie It portable that a why Neil said when asked which Is the moat popular instru ment in his store People can take It to the cottage and they don need a whole bunch of other things with it Besides guitar less lessons are also being given on the piano drums organ and the fivestring banjo There are no classes in brass or woodwind Instruments although violin classes may soon be offered Nell said ADULTS TOO My pupils start at years old got lots of adults too more than I ve had in the last few years Nell sold Adults are more apprehensive they feel too old for lessons Once a year Neil students used to get the chance to show off what they d learned Neil would hold a concert Although hes always being asked when s the next concert Neil backed off on the idea for a time When I was learning to play guitar there wasn I anything like this for mi he said At least the kids arc learn proper techniques here Neils Interest In music has always been at the hobby level never aiming to be a profess with the guitar he used to play weekends a three- man band when in high school I never played In a serious way to make my living Nell said Most of his clients ha ve the same approach to music For them it an enjoyable hobby Consequently I m dealing with people who are doing something they enjoy which makes my job enjoyable he smiled WANTED volunteers What goes on at the Maple Leaf Mills scientific research A barn of laying hens for example may be divided into experimental groups and control groups The new feed is fed to the experimental groups while the control groups are fed with a proven product A new feed shows promise if the yield is Improved- with laying hens the number of eggs per amount of feed used II may be advantageous to the farmer to pay more Initially for a high yield feed He may find that he uses less of the new product to produce the same amount or more eggs than he used to gel from his old feeding program Wei ton pointed out The ingredients of the feeds developed at the research centre lie secreted in the microchip maze of a Maple Leaf Mills computer The feed business Is a highlycompetitive field with its share of secret formulas and production techniques one company doesn want the others to have TAP WEALTH can sit behind a computer terminal at the research centre and tap into a wealth of formula information from Maple Leaf Mills feed headquarters in London On By punching in what he looking for In a tonne of feed what protein to energy ration he his In mind and the costs involved the computer can work out a recipe in a few blinks of an eye win the Ingredients in terms of their percentages per feed and break it down further vitamin mineral and protein content crude fibers and so on Helton to list the ingredients in terms of how much each will cost him make up the final price of the feed The person who really benefits from the research centre work Is the farmer By adopting one of the company a feed programs and working with a consultant to make it successful farmer can devote more time to raising livestock for the market Otherwise he may end up losing valuable hours grinding and mixing his own feeds and keeping track of how well they work There are also programs available said in which the farmer can grow part of a feed program while Maple Lear Mills provides the remaining ingredients to complete the package Centre at a information call the Volunteer Hwv 8771944 YOUR VOLVO SPECIALIST Serving Georgetown and area since Block Parents in town JOHNSON Herald Special The Georgetown Block Parent Program which is non profit and presently non funded was formed in Display of the live red and while sign in the front window of a home assures any child or adult that assist is available In an emergency situation It is our belief that the sign Is also a deterrent against possible child molestation Liaison with the local police deportment through the Safety Off and with school principals is essential to the success of the pro gram Each year a film is shown to ten children by which they learn when to use a Block Parent home The present twopers on executive committee Is responsible for over Block Parent homes There Is a desperate need for volunteers to assume administrative duties In publicity fund raising film education sign control and delive ry street and area cap taincy etc Most importantly a wellstaffed committee would enable the program to maintain an effective communlca tlon network in the event of an incident to a child You are Invited to Join us at 30pm May lat Holy Cross Separate School We will be pleased to discuss the program and to accept your name as a teer Replace signs will be available at the meeting HOW MANY POOL 1NSTALLA TIONAND MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS HA VE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 20 YEARS in Georgetown ACADIAN POOLS and ownermanager Jo Brebant have the experience you should insist on to assist you with every facet of pool in and maintenance Jo invites you to come in with a water sample from your pool lor a free computerized analysis Check out the many ways wed can help you keep your pool ship shape COMING SOON Our showroom will soon be with a Jacuzzi spa as an example of our lull range of stationary and portable spas and whirlpools POOLS 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