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confederation caravan makes first stop in georgetown great canucks the confederation caraart one of tho features of canada s centennial year will be in haj ton and peel counties from thursday august 3 to sunday august 27 the huge tractor trailer nssun hly will make its first stop in the area at the fair grounds in georgetown where it will re main from thursda autubt i to saturdaj august 5 from there it will 10 to brampton lair grounds for a five day stand ending august 11 in port cred it the caraan will be at the st laurence ball park from sat urday august 12 lo tut daj augst lo gakvillc people will bi iblt to visit the displa al toroni uon park from wednesday ug list 16 to fnda uikust 18 from heri tht ascmuh will proceed to milton where it will bo seen it the grounds of the halton county igncultunl oc icty on saturday august 20 us jast stop in halton will lie at the central public school grounds burlington from tuesday aug ust 22 lo sunday august 27 the tractor trailer iiscmbb consists of three station unions for tht staff and cilnl tractor trailers seven of which arc fr exhibits nd one tor storage of exterior exhibits each rig con msij of a tractor with built m an pulling a trailer52 ftet luny 10 feet wide and 12 feet hitli the total length of the tnctor van and trailer js 72 feet thrte and a half inchc- three of the tractor vans hous diestl units to provide power for the exhibits while others contain the managers of fici first aid centre staff lavat nry workshop and storage room i- ach trailer carries a live ton refrigeration unit to provide the proper temperature the trailers are made of aluminum with steel doors and all are soundproof duslproof and wal cr proof sptci il skid rails are built m underneath cars collide saturday at entrance to plaza collision opposite the del utlph st and making a left res market centre saturda i turn it tht plaw entrance when didancslimateri s275 nroncrli m collision with the caslbound daninl to cars operated b n moth rsill car rc niiilos 41 norton cr c j ami uillord m lhcr11 b no kj 11lc amd 11 tut inppuitd ten minutes be duclns was we th u d n fori nudmjjil tom thomson inspiration for canadas group of 7 they call it pub night fish and chips and an old country sing song the air wis filled with the i aroma of fish inn chips and the strains of t rclons to clas gee and the like rebounded off the walls at an old lngush pqhl night hosted b tht imperial section of the georgetown branch of the camdian u saturday l because of bino m the branch 120 ball the location was slnf ted to milton legion but to the crowd eating dnnkmf dancing and singing their way through the evening and on past mid night it could hir btcn i l b lie houc ovcronie tht fish and thips were eeti wrapped in old countr n i papers rot iicdlcn cmrit d llu f fair and the entertained il turned out to bt tin cntcrt i ers as hi calltd first out n 1 then another tali nt from hr crowd to contribute a son or time proven skit quart t ac companied the impromptu ait- and plajed for dancin 1 r it u most intrigued a tiph w attendance were gen eral r in proofing official bold hart aid mrs hart who have just rnl i in town from their l j i nn i home thi said thi- had ntr seen the like nd ldmitn d cnjomng eery minute o n r i l smith of the imper nl settim said the pub night was such a success there will 1 ktlv be two or three more ar i rancid before the year is out pub night fas family night for the randalls sn d nm are hs niece and her husband mr and mrs d vd ie his sister mrs lillian harvey bramalea mrs ri e and another s sler mrs irene m courl mrs randel s just arrived from england and both will be mak ng t l newspapers in foreground in which the fish and en ps nit sjn randell bes de i 1 ef led left to r ght r on e mrs j randell sr mr vccourt have both l h c no e the english v rapped on of aerlea mibmltted by georgetown district hlflh school shmtento by pat line for seven winters the back part of a low rambling unpain ted building a short distance from the busy comer of bloor and yongc was tom thomsons home thomson is one of canadas greatest artists born at clare- mont ontario he had little for mal education and so taught himself the rest of his life he worked as a bush ranger in a gonquin park a setting which inspired his pictures tom thomson exhibited his canvasses at the annual exhibit ion of the ontario society of artists and a few pictures were purchased by the provincial and dominion governments his oil sketches on small boards which measure 8 inches by 10 inches are included in all major can adian collections today one sold at an auction for 8400 thomson belonged to the younger generation of artists who rebelled against the tradi tional methods of painting their methods were new and daring and quite frequently an object of ridicule by critics and other artists after thomson s death the group of seven was formed he was known as the father of the tradition breaking school of landscape painting although he loved his work to be appreciated by the public thomson was ill at ease in the citj he worshipped the north land and spent eight months of the year in algonquin park or the highlands farther north they seemed lo fascinate him he loved the wild and piclur esoue counlrv with its lonely trails and waterfalls thomson as an expert woodsman and could equal any indian in the use of the paddle nfle and fisherman s snare he was a lonej a quiet man who was stingy with words but extremely generous with anything else thomson had the quabties of a great artist and he developed his talents to the fullest he knew instinctively what would make a picture and how to com pose it thomson painted exact ly what he saw and had an ex ccptional eye for color every object in the northland was a subject in thomson s pic tures the old gold of fallen leaves the scarlet of the maple and the flash of lightning in a storm his colours were fantastic the fresh greens the delicate pinks of early spring glimpses of vivid blue of the sky and deep purple of twilight his small oil sketches were as dir ect as a punch in the nose and the sense of movement in them has the sweep and pull of a paddle entering the water paint was thrust and smashed onto the board with axe like swings it seems almost a substitute for the coarse fare of the brush the critics of older art schools criticized thomson but he car ed little for these criticisms thomson s pictures were pain ted without effort they seem cd to flow from his hand he painted from two to six sketch cs in the course of the daj on the day he painted the sand hill a nfle a dead fox a num ber of partridges and three fin ished sketches accompanied him thomson led a camper s life he was an object of curious in teresl id the summer of 1917 thomsons canoe wa found floating in canoe lake algon quin park a week later his body was recovered from the lake the cause of his death was stated as drowning how ever there was no water in his lungs but there was a bruise on his head and his ankles were tied with copper wire no wit nesscs were found his end was tragic mysterious and unex plainablc at the time of his death he was painting at hi best on the shore of canoe lake here thomson met his death a calm of stones has been crcc ted in his memory his canvas ses are a monument themselves tom thomson helped to shape the beginning of native cana diaa art he was not a painter but an artist and this is rare enough to justify his legend silvbrwood new auto firm handles full line of ford the dodge brothers are ge orgetown s newest car dealers but don t confuse their name with their product they are handing the complete ford and mercury line the brothers chf and itav have taken over the former stonehousc sales location on guelph st and will also add the adjoining murray motors property when mr murray moves to his new location in a few weeks thc plan a staff of twentv in their sales and service dip artment natives of nova scotia s an napolis valley the brothers came west in 1951 and have been in the automotive busin ess in the cooksville district for the past twelve jears ray won a ford summit award last jear as one of the top 17 sales men mong 850 in the distr ct both arc married to tnrqnto girls ray has three children debra 10 guy 8 and barbara 6 and clif is the father of thervl 11 and paul 8 presentlv living in strcetsville both plan to move to georgetown in the near future mrs george henderson elerted wi head silverwood women s institute held their annual meeting at the home of mrs george hen dcrson with fifteen members answering roll call by pay ment of dues and suggestions for improved programs for centennial year officers elected for the year arc mrs george henderson president mrs l cannichael 1st vice mrs it miller 2nd vice mrs r corbctt secetary mrs f campbell treasurer mrs harry scott sub secty trcas mrs don lindsay pianist mrs george burt district dir cctor mrg d williamson mrs t applcyard branch directors mrs s hahn mrs d william son auditors committee conveners arc ag ricullure mrs f campbell canadian industries mrs d lindsay education mrs l glf fen citizenship mrs i cans lehacl historical research mrs g henderson current events miss l moore home economics mrs w norton health mrs r miller public relations mrs h scott courtesy mrs g burt mrs r corbctt tweedsmuir history mrs h marchington fttfwen fruit mrs 1 carmich ael curator ms h marching ton sales barn mrs d lind- thb georgetown herald thursday april sqtfc ih7 page 12 ay mrs w norton mrs burl its time to get ready for spring planting see owr selection of healthy vigorous evergreens perennials flowering shrubs etc we specialize in peonies wynfield nursery and garden centre mile west of 7th line on telephone 8779952 when you turn 21 you are no longer covered by your parents hospital insurance you must take out individual membership within 30 days get your ap- plication form at a bank a hospital or the commission celebrating our 9th annual weekend specials bricks 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