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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 5, 1966, p. 13

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syersspjnnek how georgefbwn conclave weavers seminar 1s2 ioeorgetown weaviro memmrs vlfho hosted a weavers seminar in knot church iall saturday standing from left mrs milton bird mrs ellen carney mrs sally hahri- mrs w j beatty and misslaura treble- at right sitting mrs denney charlev mrs r l corhett and mrs d w baxter f5 j b clarke of oakvhij demortstraies simple form of weaving on a bacfcshap 1 a feature is the inexperae part of the equipment here is made from popsicle s and tongue depressors f miss hizabeth med of oakvtue demonstrates spinning flax into thread dvises teacher of age old craft consider fibre design colour over 100 spinners and weav ersattended fi c 1 inar in kboy church hall georgetown satur day area guilds represented were georgetown oakvtlle burling ton guelph carpet wenwi guelph home weavers kitchen erwaterloo and elmlra eahf brought a display of hand weav ing and the majority ot ladies present wore hand woven dres ses weavers from toronto wood- stock acton southampton and niagara falls also attended the itemlnir i v and mrs j b clarke of oakville demonstrated weaving on backstrap looms the ehnira guild showed boxloom weav ing miss betty reed of oakville demonstrated the spinning of flax and the rognavaldsons of acton brought wheels to spin wool during the morning session oars vi downey of oikvtlle and hiss barbara burton of hamil ton showed slides and described a trip through peru they dis played many articles of weav ing made by the native incas the afternoon speaker was mrs mary sayler of grand rap ids michigan a graduate home economics from michigan state university and an accom p teacher of weaving her talk on weaving for a purpose contained many thoughla on the basic qualities of una various fibres used in tex tiles and stressed the need for using the most suitable yarn to best create an article for its particular purpose she pointed out how other factors such u good design and the seat use of colour also con tribute lo a good product her display of weaving illustrated her subject miss huff of toronto craft advisor for the community pri- granu division of the depart merit of education spoke about the ontario craft foundation mrs laura peachall of guelph brought greetings from her ares as did mr d g paton of wat erloo theare recreation dir ector who had assisted in the planning of the conference mrs f denney charles of the georgetown guild chaired the meeting mrs r r corbett of georgetown introduced the speaker and mrs w 3 beatty acton of the same guild than ked all taking part other georgetown guild mem bers are mrs d w baxter mrs sally htfhn miss lsurs treble mrs e carney mrs milton bird pictures and talk tells churchmen of thailand a pictorial visit to thailand and musical entertainment by the copycats made an interest ing evening tor members ot the ftrntherhnod an churchmen at their spring ban quet at st georges church james warren a design con sultant whose office is on main st s showed pictures taken when be lived in bangkok for a year he was sent by the can adian government to help dev elop native handicrafts in thail and he gave an interesting commentary explaining si of the customs of a country which lew people in this par of the world have the opport unity to visit- syd pratt bac president was dinner chairman mr pratt and his family had moved from stewarttown to acton a few days before and a gift was presented to him by butch fisher vice president who ex pressed the regret of the mem bers at losing a faithful church worker rev john mcmulkin said grace mr warren was introdu ced by jack armstrong and thanked for his talk by bob borland thanks for their en tertaining addition to the even ing was expressed to the copy cats bythomas eason ladies of the church wa served a roast beef dinner to the sixty men attending interesting talk on antique salt shakers mrs astrid hornby took the chair for the election of officers at the dinner meeting of the business and professional wo mens club at the north halton golf club on monday evening mrs maureen walker was el ected president for her second term mrs lorene sanford and mrftda wilkinson arc vice presidents miss jean macken zie recording secretary and miss marion mckean correspon ding secretary with mrs win rigg treasurer the president then called on mrs sanford for her report of the recent conference this port dealt with the business of the meeting and the various res olutions dealt with and the dis cussions involved in this inter esting report it was stated that an invitation had been accepted for the next conference to be in ottawa next may hiss jean mackenzie reported on the soc ial aspects of the conference the friday evening reception where members were welcomed by the mayor of the city the provincial and federal members of parliament and the president of the local club she reported on the speakers mrn doris anderson editor of chat elaine magazine and dr cready macdonald hall guelph university who were speakers at the saturday evening banquet and the sunday luncheon regular business then resum ed motions were passed to than ge two sections of the constitu tion and bylaws one dealing with fees changing them from 7 to 10 and the other add ing the word associate to those eligible for membership invitations were received from the toronto council of clubs to their emblem break fast at the old mill in june and from the kjtchenerwaterloo club to their luncheon on sun day hay 13th when judy la- harsh will be the guest speak- the club then enjoyed one of the most interesting talks they have heard for a long time and from one of their own club members hiss jean ruddell one of hiss ruddells hobbies is collecting salt shakers and her talk was entitled salt and salt shakers salt is such an ordinary commodity in every day life that one gives it very little thought but after miss retired city fireman burial service in glen a retired member of the to ronto fire department powell brown was buried in glen wil- liams cemetery following fun- eral service in toronto on april 25 he was 07 and died in scar borough general hospital the previous friday he was the son of the late hr and mrs tom brown resi dents of glen williams many years ago he leaves a son thomas of scarborough daugh ter mrs s hcewen port cred it 10 grandchildren and sisters mrs e ringham ethel of de troit michigan and mrs w fal coner mabel of toronto the town of wilno near renfrew ontario founded 1860 was the first polish settle ment in canada th1 moftoitown hjr thursday may i kc ruddells talk it will certainly have more meaning and will not be treated so casually she has studied the origin of salt shakers from their urge awk ward size in the beginning to the beautiful fragile ones of to day she brought several pieces from her collection to demon strate her points mrs walker thanked her for a very interesting talk the program chairman mrs edna cole announced that mrs mark- vorsen from denmark will be the speaker at the june meet ing when the new executive will also be installed n got mine from my massey ferguson dealer says jerry colon n a i realtor says selling town lots too cheap i in my opinion youre selling them too cheap real estate a- t gent charles dykstra told coun- au monday night he was referring to a number of building lots which the town if owns in the princess anne dr 5 district one was recently sold gfor s1300 i noticed letter in the a herald telling how well you i conduct a meeting he said if you sell me those lots those prices ill put something nice in the paper too mr dykstra said council should be trying to get as much as possible for the land he said subdivision lots in the east part of town which sold tor 2900 a few years ago are now priced at 3300 i opposed this sale last week until we had the land valuated said cr roy ballentlne have we a price now property chairman wheldon emmerson said the remauung lots have 80ft frontags and have been appraised at 3100 the lots- have sat ihere for some years remarked mayor gibbons now that they moving you can be assured we will get the- most we can tor them the name of yellowknite in the north west territories ori ginated from a northern indian tribe the yellowknlfes who car ried brightly coloured knives made of native copper 10 hp workhorse fdnhorse sm th fm 10 now and soa tha wort- attachment that g with it this is the new mf 10 works gke a tractor because its built like a tractor by the people who make more tractors than anybody masseyferguson big tenhorsepower engine four for ward gears variable speed drive fea ture gives 20forward speeds from 5 to almost 9 mph attach the mf rotary fnowerandcutawide42 swath heavy duty axle cushioned seat tool box confrotoockpit with choke throttle ammeter and instant key start murt allison equipment co hwy 7 wist moroitown 773291 age- r the dedicated service of all salvation army workers make no distinction of race or creed they are always ready to assist victims of poverty personal tragedy and disaster help the salvation army to give aid and comfort whenever it isneeded bive from the heart to the red shield appeal phase note residents are requested to mall their donation tn the blue envelope which has been provided or leave at can imp bank of commerce georgetown treasurer mr donald m wlrtgrove mgr tfaswe to get flhziyfff meadowlands specials lqmbardy-poplar- idl windbreak and high hadg prlcaeach sii ei is 100 4 5 9 70 60 50 5 6 100 85 70 6 6 150 130 110 8 10 mo 175 150 10 12 fheavy 300 175 2m try h match thasa prfcat anywhara sabina juniper ik to v spoclal thla waakend 495 still available peat moss bulk nonacidic spagnum typa b 75c alao mvahroam ca 75c flowirino crab trees large selection big sturdy treea 6 to 8 including centennial c q5 1luev rosss and compliti line of garden supplies our reputation grows with every plant- meadowlands nursery limited half mil north of hwy 401 on 4th una waal straattvilk road 8261501 homo of tho groan thumb whar tha oardan wlia economlaa 2 specials if from the largest selection of good used cars in the area 1963 chevy ii convertible si 695 6 cylinder automatic radio white walls ermine white 1 ted interior 1960 rambler station wagon i metallic green matching interior 6 cylinder 895 115t mal in ft at applewood ik motors 1m que street south s261ii1 srreetsvffle ontario

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