Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 6, 1971, p. 23

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Food Clothing for Crees Started by Herald Letter Hit Gloria packs dotting for One familys warm heart and letters to The Herald have resulted Id food and cloth ing for 300 needy Indians on our own doorstep Kasobonl which lies between Hudson Bay and Lake Superior Almost single handed the family 131 Crescent which includes the driving force 24 year old Mrs Gloria Warren mother and fa ther Mr and Mrs J another daughter Mrs Sandra lima year old Debbie and year old Mike have launched campaign MOBE IMPORTANT It was sparked by coming home school up set about the seal hunt Her father while not unsympathetic pointed out there were more Important things to worry ab out as he showed her an article In a Toronto newspaper de pleting the plight Cree Indians Almost instantly the whole family decided they were going to do something tangible to help these Indiana Mrs Gloria War NURSERIES Order Your Weed Treatment Now Heavy Crab Apple 695 SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES EVERGREENS AND SHRUBS BRAMPTON TORONTO located 1 off Read Jut West of Public School ren wrote the first letter to The Herald asking for food and clo thing and from that the appeal has mushroomed PILED HIGH Now the basement Is piled with food and cloth and others have let their homes be collection points In addition donations may be dropped at Mrs Warrens Line Mrs A Meeks Cres Mrs Helen Cumpsty M St and Mrs Ackroyd Raylawn The big break came when Captain Norman Bigg of the Air Reserve Squadron at Dowq- who lives at Eden PL called to say he and his bud dies would airlift the donations to the isolated area if Mrs Warren would clear it with the Department of Indian Affairs At time of writing clearance had not been received READING THE WAY Mrs Warren has written to 30 food wholesalers asking for food donations So widespread has the cause become that she Is appearing on a Toronto tele vision station May 12 to plead the cause She would like the rest of Ontario to know George town Is leading the way Many local organizations and stores have already helped with food and clothing and much more is needed so while spring cleaning get rl those extra clothes you wear and throw in some boxes food or canned vegetables You can help prove what the Bourque family Is proving that charity begins at home 4th and FINAL WEEK Of Our Opening This is an Opportunity you cant afford to Miss OUR WAREHOUSE OPENING SALE PRICES MEAN GREAT SAVINGS ON 501 NYLONS PLUSHES SHAGS Stc OPEN DAILY am to 6 pm Fri til CRITERION CARPET WAREHOUSE Guelph St Georgetown next to Beckers Womens Council Will Mark 50th Anniversary The Local Council of Women port of tho Baptist Womens reaches a in George- Missionary Tea was town this year and Is planning served by Mrs and a program next month to mark Mrs its anniversary At the annual meeting held in the Canada Trust committee room Mrs Gale was ele cted president Others on the new executive Mrs J Vickery 1st vice president Mrs G 2nd vice pre sident Mrs treasurer Mrs Jones corresponding secretary Mrs Clarence Hayes recording and press secretary Mrs Clarence Buck Mrs B Dick auditors Mrs Anno Pritcbard is social convener Mrs Crfeaghan telephone convener and Mrs Jack safety convener Mrs representing the Red Cross outlined the work projected for diabetics by the Canadian Diabetic Association and bier presented the Red Cross report Mrs J Grady re viewed resolutions coming up for discussion and decision at tho provincial council convent ion In Etc Marie and re ceived expressions of local op inion Mrs Dick reported for Canadian Association Con sumers and outlined a number of items of general interest from the current issue of Con sumer News These included detergents still sold in spite of alleged restrictions packaging goods Is not loo satisfactory onsumers should demand less attention to packaging and bet ter products consumer educa Hon should be taught in schools and CAC is working to have ad vertlsing banned which is dir ected at children legislation is required for prohibition of In secticides from direct contact with food Mrs Jones read tho annual Operated Main Street Jewellery Gift Shop Operator of a Jewellery and gift shop for years Mrs Paul Barber succumbed to a heart attack at her home William Street on April A Georgetown native she was the former Ruth of and the late Fred McNally After attending Chapel St public school and Georgetown high school she was a member of the staff of the Bell Canada office In 1946 she took over a gift shop business Phoenix House which had been estab lished by Jock Thompson which she operated on Main Street then Mill Street later In its present Main St location is a member of Ver dun Rebekah lodge North Hal ton Curling Cub and St Gcor ges Anglican Church where she was a member of tho choir a glrL She leaves her husband her mother and one brother liam McNally Rev Eric Mills now of Ha conducted the funeral service in tho church on April 15 Pallbearers were her nep hews David and John Nolly a cousin Ted Brown brothersinlaw Keith and Ro bert Barber and Percy Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery Was for Apple Products Firm A Glen Williams resident since coming from England be fore the first world war Mrs Lucy BO died Georgetown hospital on April She hod been at the Apple Products factory for about twenty years until her retirement in She was a member St Albans Angli can Church and for many years a member of the church ladles guild Daughter of John and Bessie Ford she was born in Kirk Ireton Derbyshire Her hus band Percy wham she married In St George Church here in died in She leaves five children Mrs Cecil Barth Dorothy Mrs Ross Giles Mary John Mrs Herb and Paul oil of the Glen Williams district brother Walter Ford and sister Mrs Olive Ford In Derbyshire 13 grandchildren Dan Mitchell Peter and Stephanie Marilyn Schneider Carol Sylvia Farr David Digging Kenneth Beam Diane and Brett Giles Susan and Brian Preston and great grandchildren She was pre deceased by a daughter Bessie Mrs Wadlo Dlgglns In and by a sister Mrs Fred of Derbyshire Rev Richard of lit Albans was assisted by Walter Ridley of the Glen Unit ed Church in conducting the funeral service on April Pallbearers were John Shaln Rexdale Jack Crawford angevillB Robert John Vera Kirhy and Roland Haines Flpwer bear ers were Ralph George McNally Lome Garvin A Allen George Sargent and Pe ter Vonsolkema Burial was in the family plot In Glen illams cemetery At a later executive meeting at Mrs Galo home plans were made for the regular May rt THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY MAY Ho PAGE 11 Ing and a June social at the homo of Mrs Past presidents of the org anization ore Miss Gertrude Mrs D J Matthews Mrs H W Kennedy Mrs Flor- Nodwell Mrs J Mac kenzie Mrs Clarence Hayes Mrs Ralph Ross Mrs Paul Mrs Mrs J Mrs J A Kerr and Mrs A Sutherland DRAPER D0BIE CO LTD MEMBERS THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK AND BOND BROKERS Your Branch Office Queans Square Brampton Phone Brampton or Malton and Toronto Fast accurate quotations and service on any exchange Visit our modern office if you However you csn open an account by telephone SUCCESSFUL INVESTORS AND TRADERS KNOW DRAPER DOBIE Thornton Wm Bcatty COOP YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR LAWN AND GARDEN SUPPLIES Garden Killer contrail rod and other vegetable insects on on on radishes corn and parsnips Tin 5 HP SUPER DELUXE ROTARY TILLER Powerful a Stratlon cycle tliws Throltlc and clutch control on handle Unbreakable 95 II Idlh UNITED COOPERATIVES OF ONTARIO GEORGETOWN 877 MIL FPFU FRESH MEAT DEPARTMENT Dinner Hams Maple Leaf lb STEAKS Bone Sii Wing 99 TBone Sirloin Wing Bacon Pieces Lucas Arthur I lb PRODUCE DEPT SIZE Canada Fancy Red Delicious Apples 6 Canada No P E I Potatoes 10 lb Big SPECIALS ON SALE MAY to 8 Fresh Meat MOORE PARK only BUTTER CREAMERY ft J 65 EGGS Grade AMarge COFFEE Tasters Choice Frrfi Dried Instant ex MACS SLICED CHEESE 8 ex ONI FOR IUNCH Pudding Cup ST

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