wu says nursery school great benetit for pfeschoolers sj tffl z5 f hjinning scrapbook photo by roy downs hakon fire prevention bureau was honoured saturday at the annual autual aid dinner in milton for its 1968 success in the national fire protection association competition george alexander chief of the fire services division of the ontario fire marshals office presented a certificate of special recognition to the county bureau georgetown mayor wheldon emmerson and bureau chairmai chief jack cunningham of georgetown fire oept look over the bureaus scrapbook while mr alexander looks on from behind lets play bridge e3t by bill coats mrs nurse loved by all her fam ily friends and neighbours is on the over ninety birthday list we wish the best for her mrs john beuboddy here is another interesting hearts the opponents would muirrannr ponnrtor kand that occurred at the surely go on how about six wewipdpei repoltei spring nationals held recently in cleveland i was playing with bill burns of oakville when this one came up west dealt with east west vulnerable north s void h a k 6 5 d 5 3 c 10 7 6 5 3 2 west east 6 q 10 6 s k j 9 8 5 h 2 h- 4 3 a k q 9 7 4 d- j in 8 2 c a q j c- k 4 south s a 7 4 3 2 h q j 10 9 8 7 d2 c 9 the bidding west north east south 1 d pass 1 s pass 4b 5 h rass pass all pass hearts this would put the op- pnent to a guess at the slam levej however north settled for five hearts this proved to be just right east west can make j fivediamonds but not six and they cannot make five spades the five heart bid was meant as a sacrifice that is north did not really expect to make five hearts asmallsct would be better than an eastwest game j west led the diamond king which won and followed this with the club ace now he tried thte diamond ace but the def ence was through south spread his hand and claimed the bal ance of the tricks i every heart that declarer has is higher than those held by east or west after cashing tells of barbados zeta alpha chapter of beta sigma phi held their regular meeting at the home of mrs j dorothy mccarthy 87 joycelyn i cres last week with the finalij zing of plans for a founders day banquet april 30 the ma jor item of business the ban- quel will be held at terra cotta inn mrs- phyllis warnock opened her home or the monthly mee ting of maple nursery school auxiliary on tuesday april 8j a june bus trip for the child ren to riverdale zoo planned by mrs voss was mentioned after which several matters re garding next year were discus sed the list included such things as transportation new play equipment toys and stor age space for the gymnasium the decision to hold the may meeting in the form of an open house was alsp rnade mrs warnock introduced the speaker mrs jill blair a kind ergarten teacher at harrison public school the question in everyones mind of course was whether or hot a year in nursery school benefits the preschooler mrs blair delighted the parents by answering a yery definite yes fshe felt that children with nur sery school experience show their benefits widely and sel dom have problems they fit well into routines in septem ber and can cope with such things as scissors and paint brushes her kindergarten program is a complete activity program with individual progress strcs- sed into which nursery school children fit extremely well mrs blair made the point how ever that they may not ad just as well to a mpre formal program and it might be an idea to check into this although she was reluctait lo do so mrs blair divided children into three categories the child with problems such as shyness exuberance immaturity has a longer atten tion span and better large and small muscle coordination with nursery school background skills are developed she added during a question period mrs blair said she felt that most children should be able to cope with their shoe laces buttons and zippers when they begin kindergarten when ask ed about such subjects as phon ics and arithmetic she said these were introduced inform ally as the individual child is ready on the whole nursery school is good for childrenespeoially those with birthdays in decern- ber january and february as ithese are the youngest children in the kindergarten class con cluded mrs blair who also pqintcd out that the birthdate for children attending kinder garten this year has been exten ded from december 31 1960 to february 28 1970 after a brief discussion re freshments were served by the hostess and the meeting was adjourned missioner speaks gets cheque to aid guests from nine area church es were welcomed by president mrs florence baker to the april meeting of st andrews ucw their annual thank- offering devotions were led by mrs joanne schweyer and mrs peg gy shannon mrs alberta maines introd uced the guest speaker father jim ryan of the scarborough foreign mission father ryan was raised in windsor and re ceived his education there he furthered his studies at st pe ters college at university of western ontario taking a ba in philosophy return wallet holiest teens are rewarded two acton teenagers are each 10 richer and a georgetown farmer thankful for their hon es this week fourteen year old robinsajt and bob howson both of long- field road acton found a wal let containing 200 in bills on churchill road in acton last thursday inside along with the money was an invoice showing the wallet belonged to j kiteley of r r 3 george town the boys got robins mother mrs alan salt to phone the j owner and he identified thojj wallet as belonging to him hcj gave each of the boys a i0 bin as a reward for their hon esty mr kiteley- had put the wal let in his pocket on his v way homo from thompson motors where he had his tractor re paired he thinks the wallet must have slipped out of his the georgetown heraid thursday april 24 1969 page 7 pocket as a result of tha wind whipping his coat and the bouncing of the tractor on churchill road l m brown 0 d optometrist 47 main st north suite 1 just north of silvers for appointment telephone 8773671 the average child sometimes father ryan completed his prefers to have another year theology course at st august- at home with mother if this ines seminary scarborough type of child would rather not and i tna same vear for attend nursery school then il brazil where he worked for is better not to push him but tnrre v in tc amazon re let him decide for himself gion following the business a pro- gram entitled the printed word and your life was pres ented mrs kdith mclntyrc and mrs terry richards introduced miss diane irell of the bramp ton iiily times who spoke on her work on a barbados news paper she shnwed slides on barbados and the island of dominique the last regular meeting will be may 6 at the home of mrs classroom experience before kindergarten is an advantage to the brighter child these children need special consider ation too said mrs blair and mustnt be stifled with nurs ery school this child can con tinue his progress he neednt be held hack can accept things at his own pace and can busy himself a vast imagination can be put to good use when the mrs connie johnston thanked father ryan and presented him with a cheque to help in his work mrs margaret chilinan of burlington out is cured of cancer thats why she supports the slogan of the 1969 camp- aign of the canadian cancer society cancer can be beaten i there is much to the bidding as there is lo the play on this deal wests opening bid is natural as is norths pass cards five hearts doubled was and basts bid of one spade an excellent result for north most duplicate players would south 4bvercall two hearts with souths hand i mondays results it acton his spade ace declarer can cross i dorothy currie 34 joycelyn ruft the hand out and make 10 crescent trump tricks even if the defence leads trump declarer can set up tho club suit in dummy for dis west has a very strong hand and must show it with a jump bid what should north do his hand has enough strength and distribution to support hearts should bo settle for 4 bridge club 1st frank mullin and mrs bil coats 2nd mis ern hyde cam sinclair 3rd bill coats and jack coats 4th mr and mrs frank hampshire 4th ivan harris kay coats under age youth pays 150 fine a jcnrcrtown youth w ho i claimed ownership of a casr of beer although it wasnt his was hnot s150 for having liquor under ape wednesday in county court ashgrove the yo uth told the court u hen tin- heel was found in a cir he u a s a passenger in he had old the police it was his although i bel onged to another passenger elect mrs charles austin to head womens institute the annual wi meeting was held on tuesday afternoon ap ril 15 at the home of mrs john mcnabb with 27 ladies present the president mrs john rud- dell opened the meeting with ode and creed roll call was the paying of fees also tell a joke which caused much mcrri- mnt as one answered with thfir names jfrs chas austin was appoi nutd to present a trophy at the mitsic festival the bazaar and te at hallon manor was an nounced also an invitation raid from st lawrence starch crtto visit their test kitchen lbs james carney reported on th district directors meeting i anf the district annual is on may 21 with an afternoon and evening session delegates to be tbt president 1st vice secretary and the district director j mrs cliff hunter reported on th dance held recently and the flower committee for the sick rlo had been remembered- ms bruce mcclurc had the tto man progresses by his litics nothis disabilities cujtcnt events were by mrs fmnk barnes mrs fred nur- uz gave a very full secretary- trfasurcrs report and also the standing committees presented theirs which all showed it had ben a busy and profitable year the two competitions ohcj foj a date and nut loaf and the other tor maple cream candy ware judged by mrs jm wicki adh and mrs cb dick and the j winners were mrs chas aus- tia for he loaf and mrs cord- oft wingfield for the candy following this mrs wilbert djeaye gave the nominating re port and the officers for 19q9- 70 are past president mrs john ruddcll president mrs charles austin 1st vice mrs percy cox 2nd vice mrs clif ford hunter secretarytreasur er mrs fred nurse assistant mrs jas mcphail district dir ector mrs john ruddcll alter nate mrs robert cunningham directors mrs bruce mcclurc mrs vern picket mrs john mc nabb and mrs frank ruddcll pianist mrs lloyd davison as sistant mrs fw wilson flow er committee mrs c wingfield mrs w bird mrs milton bird courtesy mrs harvey nurse mrs t j brownridgc and mrs jm wickson auditors mrs francis thompson and mrs john bird agriculture and ca nadian industry mrs bob al exander and mrs ford wickson home economics and health mrs w- cleave m hector bird citizenship and education mrs jas carney mrs cccij wilson historical research and current events mrs ralph cunningham mrs wellinqton stringer public relations mrs jh hunter curator mrs cb the district president mrs john bird then installed the new officers fetter which the new president mrs clias aus tin took the chair and asked for the support of all snd spoke of the splendid job the past presi dent had done a gift of an institute cup and saucer was presented to mrs john ruddcll who expressed her thanks mrs tj brownridgc thanked the hostess and all who had ta ken part and the meeting clos- ed by singing rf canada and the institute grace a social hour followed special greetings to a dear lady mrs george nurse celebrj rating a birthday ton april 261 jude hlack in fining the ac cused said presumably you i know hat you are doing al- though the court doubts it arrhioi reid of agincourt ont knows cancer can be beat en because he heat it a contri bution in the anadian carreer society will make it possible for others to do likewise shipping moving by land air sea and rail ovbrslas packing and crating modern iikated storage local long distance moving 24 hour service call arrow world wide shipping moving 8896269 metro toronto flowers for all occasions wedding arrangements corcagat a specialty cut flowers and funeral designs we wire flowers r0sedale floral 32 albert st 772952 bell lines by arnold blachford your telephone manager as i sat down o plan my column this month i couldnt help but think of an incident last year that had at least one bell canada tester wondering about his sanity on two dif ferent occasions two different repairmen sent him the game report about telephone difficulties near chippawa ontario both reports stated drop wire chewed by llama while one might be inclined to write the whole thing off as a publicity stunt to boost the niagara peninsula as can adas banana belt the reports turned out to be legitimate llamas are kept at the marine wonderland and game farm at chippawa and one of them decided to test his teeth on our drop wires while this was the first lime weve had lo contend with llamas we have had problems keeping our cable out of the way of squirrels lightning and bad weather weve been burying more and more of it it looks better and also protects the cable from the natural hazards ive mentioned however it also means that cable could be buried on your property and could be damaged if youre planning lo excav ate whether to plant trees or shrubs put up a fence build a patio or a barbecue pit one healthy thrust of a shovel if its directly above our cable and telephone service in hundreds of homes and businesses could be disrupted so if youre planning any major digging could you give us a call at 611 first we can quickly tell you it there is cable buried on your property if there is well come over and show you where free of charge that way you can avoid disrupting telephone service both for yourself and your neighbourhood here are a few tips for long distance callers jot down the important points you want to cover before you place your call and keep a scratch pad and pencil handy in case you want to write something down during your conversa- ch you telephone directory for area codes and iong dlstancctcstes- tjdtrtoreaihraxos get lower as the hour gets later if you leave a babysitter in charge when you go out dont forgot to leave her a number where you can be reach ed she should know where emergency numbers are such as fire police and doctor are located too your phono book provides you with a special space for these numbers right on the inside front cover if you havent already filled in these numbers why not do it how your baby sitter may never have to use them but youll feci more secure knowing she has them handy given an inch of a glowing cigar ette or burning matchstick dropped carelessly fire will take a square mile and more of forest given a few cubic inches of old oil and rags in a comer fire will take a whole acre of factory given an inch or so of frayed extension cord or curtains too close to a stove or a fireplace screen too narrow- fire will take your home and the lives which are in it year after year fire takes an average of 600 lives in canada five times as many canadians are disfigured or injured and property worth more than 150 million is destroyed by fire by any of these criteria the cost of firecausing carelessness is great but the most terrible toll is in young lives a third of those who die by fire are children some of these children die because they are left alone some die be cause they play with matches there are other reasons too but virtually all the deaths are preventable children die in fires through the ignorance or the carelessness of their parents or other adults dont give fire an inch youve got far too much to lose ciag insurance the cars with the electronic brains theyre still volkswagens at heart even though the 1969 vw squareback t fastback and notchback sedans are the only cars in the world with computerized fuel injection as standard equipment underneathiit all theyre still humble hardworking volkswagensr- tcnrctthget an air in the rear that doesnt need water or antifreeze j t you still get around 31 miles to a gallon of gas and despite other innovations like a new double joint rear axle and a heated rear window weve still made sure that you get a car that isnt too smart for its own good because we wouldnt want it said that we let our electronic brains go to our heads v chece the yellow poges under automonitor the name ol the volkswagen dealer nearest you