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Ninety Ninth Year No 39 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 27 SECTION curtains ssness Ingenuity would be he word to describe the am billons of an Acton district housewife who operates a booming enterprise from her ISM stone home In Dolly Vorden and enjoys moment of its involvement Is the lady who decided to make her findings of a need for ruffled cottage curtains Into home based business While living in her previous Apple- ford discovered the purchase of quality ruffled curtains to be at premium with the only ones procurable with the look of genuine pioneer tlcity through an American sales catalogue Which sold the ambitious lady are not very well made Ttio home of the Applcforda had been one of history the original first Knox Presbyterian Church on William Street converted into a double house It was decorating the windows In the vintage home that discovered the difficulty of finding ruffled curtains 1 couldn t find what 1 wanted in department stores Mrs In trying to get someone or some store to have them made up I kept running Into snags Reportedly drapery stores were not Interested and it was only through in she was able to mako curtains for her Costs of having the simple- typo curtains custom mode was too expensive con the material used and Its cost per yard and Mrs Applcford was not happy On someone suggestion she ordered through a firm hut found the duty dissatisfactory as well an the finished merchandise Anniversary It was with knowledge of the requirement of manufacturer of the pioneer muslin curtains that iusanne with her family to her present Acton residence In June 1072 She had decided she wnnted some kind of work which she could do from her own homo and meshing her recognition of a need for a cottage curtain Industry In Canada with her own unleashed energies she contrived the idea setting up a business working with people opposed to for someone else February of marked the first anniversary of the enter business venture According to ford Cottage Curtail lhc firm name Is the only business of Its kind In Canada and offers custom made curtains which arc faithful reproductions of those used by our ancestors In colonial times A Indy who could with little of the craft of being a she applied her to organising Through inquiry she found other Indies In lerested In work ami able to sew with lliclr own machines Ruffling was the major problem overcome by more of tin local lady Ingenuity Mm ford explains her search for a rutflcr machine from far away us New York but final contact with and Machine in Toronto was where Junked si whig machine In their and It worked Todny Mrs Moss Hardware Stop COME IN AND SEE OUR NEWLY OPENED GARDEN CENTRE FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS Garden Tooli and Equipment Complete Line of Fertilizers Flower and Vegetable Seeds Lawn Furniture and Ornaments Barbecues and Equipment Etc OPENING WEEK SPECIALS March 27 to April 3 GARDEN MASTER GARDEN BARROW 20 ROTARY MOWER 20105 LAWN GREEN FERTILIZER LB GREEN CROSS Long Handle GRASS SHEARS While you are in browsing through our selection of Garden Centre and General Merchandise dont forget to take time out for a free cup of coffee on us and fill out an entry blank for the Grand Opening DOOR PRIZE of a DISSTON CORDLESS ELECTRIC GRASS SHEARS Draw to be held April 3 During our Official Opening Day Celebrations March 30 the ladies will receive a Free Carnation and the gentlemen a Free lawn and Garden Book A If I 22 MILL ST E ACTON 8532720 four working on tin In utiles of Soitu him had industrial mat hint and apply heir know how turtaln with lit tint and mining an torn nk till In Mr out lo Hit logelher and hi wn Iklrs art turned to Hit for mailing and distribution lo industrious business lady lis of original attempt to a but found thai most peopli tin touch now IiukIuiss Ik lorcinlo with places as Niagara on tin I like anil St also Ink ruled in prmurhiH tht unique window whin an Inking art providing illmlelk for Mrs who Ib wllh hi lit has had a difficult tlim finding which production of linns Haiti her march through yards of materials wlikh had tin inlorlug ami as tin rial thing txpi riimntlng wllh plnnter ri tints our rtmnvt tillering from potato and flour nags rial Into and was attempted by tht lady who can now that somt of lur materials arc litlng si in Hit lug cabin at Hit lliillon County museum looming An Ottawa rail wllh a HA In philosophy Sus enjoys the thnllcngo business she said ritciilly many small businesses art failing hut this of mine is moving ahead very fast Anil she right is inercnsing steadily with many customers coming In from and surrounding districts llcr Amy and Robert ire nil in tcrls led but not loo in in their mother business ambitions are too young how is Keenly a hack encouraging and proud of his wife Tin head of the department High School eels lhal his wife Is no small and proudly talks about how applies herself and manages efficiently Duncan is at the present time on a year off study Sabbatical working toward his Also am bilious Duncan writes sculpts and has already published a text book on science fiction At their rural home the couple is interested In pine furniture They refmisli fine old pieces for salt well as for their own At the present time is engaged in working out quilt problems a aspect of her Cottage Curtain business She says she is branching out Into dust ruffles pillow shams and other items to be idded lo the list of saleable Other materials on market are now used with ginghams and patterned tottons worked into the original curtain designs Cost of the cording to Susanne who encourages people to and see her establishment ire as compared to attempting to make them oneself She speculates that by purchasing in quantity it is easier to low prices than for individuals bu rmtenals measured hand made are mu at the urlains trad shop located at Dolly Amy Applcford luippily watches her mother tuft one of this quilts in their stone home which lends itself as tht place where authentic muslin ruffled cut tains are created as faithful reproductions of those used by our an in colonial times Need accommodation plowing match visitors Million llaspllnbk Ihuts us this year Were used to swarms of Sunday riders and walkers from passing through our countryside throughout Iht mure summer months what would if hoy decided lo slop and set a spell could put for a night or two or three Just ask Wilson He has had six months to r Hie wllh another six months to sort it all out Hilton Hundreds of to he recent Canada Farm Show In Toronto slopped at booth displaying sign Hospitality at the Plowing Match September to 1974 Come thousands of people will do just lint An estimated to thousand will flock to this irei for Ihe day match coming from all over Canada ll and from Irilmd in also this the list of tnls Iht plowing people horses will ilwj Ire pit clung lug of warring and iht fimous ioo lint housing innumberahk food and display boolhs not to mtntion llii daily pande of best you see cording to the Plowmen All take place on the Craig Hi id firm just south of on in Side road But at the end of day what do the TO lo thousand visitors expected rich day The will drive back home but it least l Oil will like up the intuition to hospitality Knowing this Mr Wilson who is in charge of is busy The main probkm is tint Hilton fills iLstlf only motel and the an only accomodalt a limited numljtr of people Rooms Ikco IwoKtsf at Hi and in Mr Wilson lo to diptml mostly on homes We need at l Hi that can of four with lodging for one night or one with maybe breakfast too folks have at tht grounds homes already lined up lhat lake letwientwoand eight people hut Hurt still many more needed Mr W checked Hie figures agun hundred fifty to three hundred thousand then said rather that not tounting those with pisses re is a job Recently a move lo Fergus has presented itself for the family With the sale of quills escalating and orders for all items in creasing the proprietor of Cottage Curtains sees the move as an opportunity to expand We won t be leaving for few months she says but explains the prospective home in Fergus will be an ideal arrangement for full time business operation Gourmet cooking products and other exciting items wiR be part of the new Fergus arrangement which although not completely settled is in the Meantime operation Cot tagc Curtains continues at the present residence on Chur chill and until all moves arc finalized Acton continues as the home base for the unique craft shop THE INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH to be held near Georgetown Sept 24 28 was the main topic of discussion Thursday when plowing match enthusiasts from three counties met at Hornby to discuss last year international and plan the 1974 and events From left are host Mayor Tom Hill of Hills Halton Local Committee chairman Ross Segsworth of Burlington local chairman of last years match Don Williams of County and vicechairman of next years event Russell Morrison of the Region of Durham Ontario County