Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 12, 1974, B2

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fa BROWNIES THE HERALD June ANN LANDERS No Loss Feared Of Womanliness Terrific Day At Centre Island president Gord Graham left was honored Friday night by his employees of Beaumont Knitting Co Ltd at St Albans Anglican Church hall In Glen Williams Mr Sam BEAUMONT KNITTING CO LTD presented a painting Friday night at St Albans Anglican Church hall Glen Williams to retiring president Gordon Graham In honor of his fine years of service Pictured are Gord Graham left and Mr Sam right who has taken over Beaumont Knitting with his son Doug Ballinafad News Mrs Florence Hvedehave was hostess for the June meeting of the Ballinafad Women Institute Since July and August will be free of general meetings the roll call was answered by members stating how they expected to spend the summer Most of the women expected to stay on the job but two hoped to do some distant travelling During the business part of the meeting there was some discussion about the new club starting for the H groups which will be The Club Entertains Leaders for the groups have not yet been decided upon Final arrangements were made for the bus trip to Black Creek pioneer village on June Mrs William McLean reported on the highlights from the district annual gathering One attraction was the making of a quilt block to be sent to the science centre where a world wide exhibition of arts and GRADUATES JANICE BROWN daughter of Mrs Barbara Brown of and formerly of Georgetown has graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a bachelor of arts degree in secretarial science She Is employed at the Robarts school In London crafts is in progress The treasurer reported receiving two cheques one from the Swindlehurst family or serving at their daughter wedding and another cheque from the Niagara Escarpment Commission for making up lunches Members voiced their appreciation at having the to participate in ese programs Mrs was the chairwoman at the curator meeting Everyone present had a current event item and each member contributed to the program by giving a reading of historical value Mrs gave a report on the officers conference Mrs It B Krikwood ended the program with a quiz contest Mrs Marshall assisted Mrs Hvedehave with the service of a delicious lunch of strawberry short cake The little kindergarten children of Brisbane school had an exciting trip last week when they were taken by bus to the new Toronto zoo A farewell party was held for the Clarence Allen family by neighbors and friends at the community centre last Friday night The ladles still have the reputation of serving a good meal Another group of church couples came from Toronto on Wednesday night when the women served a supper for about sixty people Quite a number of people were seen at the EB HO horse show held at the Erin fairgrounds June There was anexiellent turnout One of the many winners was Nelson Cole son of Mr and Mrs John Cole former residents of Ballinafad Nelson won the high point ribbon for western pleasure riding Relatives and friends from this community joined others on Sunday afternoon in offering congratulations to Mr and Mrs George C Burt of Hillsburghon the occasion of their sixtieth wedding anniversary The reception was field at Hiilsburgh Presbyterian Church Winnlfred Smith centre president has taken over the company with his son Doug vice president at right Beaumont President Is Honored A dinner and presentation to honor retiring Vice president Gordon Graham of Beaumont Knitting Company Ltd was held Friday night at St Albans Anglican Church In Glen Williams Almost all the employees of the company turned out for a festive evening for Mr Graham who has been employed by Beaumont for many years Located in Glen Williams and Georgetown and established in 187B by Samuel Beaumont Beaumont Knitting Co has operated from that time until 1957 by the Beaumont family In the mill was pur chased by Samuel Gordon Graham and the late Frank Grew who lost his life in a plane crash In 1959 Since that time the company has been operated by Mr Graham and Mr Penrlce Due to the retirement of Mr Graham the mill has been purchased by partner Sam and his son Doug The company employs about fifty people and all processes from raw materials to finished products arc carried out on the premises at Glen Williams and at the newly acquired yam plant on Lamb St in Georgetown Beaumont Knitting Co manufactures a complete line of men s work socks using wool nylon and rayon either separately or blended sport socks hunting socks boy and girl s socks are also manufactured The Penrlce family came to Canada from the Isle of Man in 1947 and have resided in Georgetown since 1950 Born and educated in Georgetown was son Doug who attended Mohawk College In Hamilton to study textile technology Doug has been associated with Beaumont Knitting Co for the last several years and is married to the former Dianne of Georgetown They have have one daughter named Sandra Doug Is the fourth generation of the family to be associated with the textile industry His great grandfather owned and operated a woollen mill in Yorkshire England Spanish conquerors of Mexico dubbed the armadillo or little fellow in armour Dear Ann Landers I was deeply disturbed by that letter signed Too Late and Plenty Sorry The woman had had a breast removed and was seething with resentment against the doctor who talked her Into having that horrible operation that deprived her of her womanliness and left her mutilated and ugly She asked What man would want me now I agree with you Annshe should get down on her knees and thank God her cancerous breast was removed so her life could continue I had a breast removed almost three years ago and as the National CoChairman of the I have travelled to all parts of the country and met hundreds of women who have had the same Breast cancer strikes one out of every fifteen women and more of us now survive than ever before so there are a great many of us around But you d have a hard time picking us out of a crowdespecially when we model In fashion shows wearing bathing suits and participate in all sorts of competitive sports The woman concern about her love life Is needless Most mastectomy patients have told me that It made no difference whatever to their husbands Often It brings them closer together When they walk through the valley of death hand In hand the mate becomes even more dear than before To those women who have had a mastectomy while young and unmarried I say none of us knows what tragedies life holds a maiming accident on the Job a crippling car wreck or blindness from disease Who would want a fair weather friend for a husband If a missing breast would matter it Is better to know In advance and shun such an Inconsiderate unfeeling person I agree with you Ann Any woman who loses a husband for this reason t lost much Mrs Birch of Indiana Dear Marvella Thank you for a wonderful letter I had a difficult time selecting one to print there were and I want to thank each and every one who wrote And now here a letter from a hut bind Dear Ann Landers Can a man get into the act I have read your column every day for years and although you ve come pretty close to hitting me on a few occasions you never quite scored a bull until you printed that letter from the woman who had a breast removed and was afraid no man would want her mutilated body My wife had a beautiful body Could easily have been a brassiere model She was proud of her figure and I en joyed her womanly curves Five years ago she went to the hospital to have a lump biop sied I held ber hand when she came out of the anesthetic and realized she had had her malignant breast removed She shed many a tear that week but I let her know that I was so thankful to have her alive that It made no difference to I can truthfully say It never has We ve laughed a lot since about the line I used when I drove her home from the Forget It dear All I need Is one In Love Dear Love What a beautiful letter You sound like a prince of a fellow a model for all men And now I like to ell my readers that If they haven t written for the free pamphlet on Self Breast Examination do to at once The address is The American Cancer Society Street New York New York 10017 Ann Landers discusses teen age drinking its myths its realities the facta by reading Booze and Teen Only by Ann Landers Send 35c In coin and a long stamped self addressed envelope to Ann Landers Box 3346 Chicago I Illinois Copyright 1974 Field En tcrprises NORVAL United Church 121st anniversary was on Sunday June9wlthRev Gerald Day of the Camilla Laurel Pastoral Charge as guest minister His sermon was on Great Things He Hath Done The teen choir sang special selections with Mrs Marg Ridley as leader and organist Mrs Beth VanVliet of was guest soloist She sang I May Never Pass This Way Again and a duct with Mrs Hold Thou My Hand Bonnie Crawford song a solo 1 Don Know How To Love Him accompanied by Terry Laidlaw on his guitar Mrs Ridley presented Mrs and Mrs Glen with flower arrangements in recognition of their work with the choirs and also one to Mrs VanVllel 17 year old Don Mark had his eye Injured at Mayfleld Secondary School recently when he was hit In the eye with a book that was being tossed around At first the doctor thought the Injury was serious and would cause damage to his sight but the eye Is now Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Arthur Oldham R Norval who celebrated their 50lh wedding anniversary on Saturday June with open house at the home of their daughter Mrs Jean Robinson followed by a family dinner at the home of their daughter Beth and Bob May By Mrs Dorothy McLean Brownies of the Georgetown east pack had an exciting day on Saturday The day began at 45 a m outside St Andrew church where Canon Maxwell Conducts Funeral Rev Canon J E Maxwell conducted the funeral service on May in St John Anglican Church for Mrs Thomas Warnes Mrs Warnes died May In Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital after many months of Illness She has been an active member of St John church and Guild for a number of years and always most wilting and take part In all activities girls two leaders and three mothers boarded a bus for Centre Island After the ferry ride to the Island their first thoughts were at approximately 10 a Can we eat lunch now We re starving So they began eating and spent most of the day eating All had brought picnic lunches and but continued eating candies cookies etc Even the ducks on the Island a Depart to have sained welsh after the girls left The girls also enjoyed a small train and merry goround ride Then back on the ferry where they insisted on sitting but lasted there for about three seconds and nearly froze They retreated to the warmth of the lower deck The girls boarded the bus again and went to Ontario Place They went directly to Children Village where they were turned loose to do their own thing They spent almost two hours running Bumping and sliding They tried everything In the village Even the souvenir shop was Invaded by the girls and it took them quite some time to decide on what to buy for souvenirs It was Barrie Day at Ontario Place and the girls saw mar china bands and orchestras Head check counts were taken every hour or so and at times one or two girls appeared to be missing but all were present and accounted for With none girls they boarded the bus at proximately Toe highlight of the day was a atop over at a takeout restaurant Hamburgers fries and of t drinks were the order of the day and many had seconds Then back to the bus once more and finally back In Georgetown The girls were completely exhausted or at least the adults were There were many mothers in Georgetown East on Saturday night listening to stories about aching legs while they had to use extra soap and a scrub brush and maybe even a bit of bleach to be sure that these were their own daughters Herald Photo HOBBY AND CRAFT SHOW PRACTICALLY CRAFT and hobby were on on display at Holy Cross Church last Friday for the Craft and Hobby Show Batik glass staining painting sculpture needlepoint decoupage cameras and electric trains were among the many exhibits set up by the artists and novelists who assembled their creations Proficient at a pioneer skill Is McCarthy of Caledon East who demonstrated her spinning technique at the craft and hobby show held at Holy Cross Church last Friday has been spinning for two years and Is presently an apprentice at the Albion Hills Farm School in Caledon East John Sough ton DOWNTOWN TORONTO CALL OUT OP TOWN CALL COUBCT BILL NEIL son of Mr and Mrs Earl Neil 12 has from York University with an honors degree in economics He Is a Graduate of Georgetown latrict High Schoof His plans are to do graduate studies at Queen University for his masters degree In economics 6800 Collected The Acton Cancer Society raised more this year In Its door to door campaign than last year Anne Usher campaign chairman noted that the society was very pleased with the results and bad collected approximately People problems can be serious problems This is what Ontario is doing to help solve them in advance Recently arrangements were made or a group of Indian children to attend the public school in a northern Ontario lown The principal of the school in town was aware thai Indian children sometimes had a rough time at the hands of other students and to try to forestall this kind of situation he called in a Human Rights Commission counsellor to talk to the other children The counsellor asked the children if any them had ever moved to a new school and what they thought it would like if they were the strangers In this way he helped them understand how the Indian ch Idren would be feeling when they rived and the integration proceeded relatively smoothly Community counselling is one of the major roles of your Ontario Human Rights Commission We hold seminars and cussions with police in areas where there are communication barriers between them and minority groups to help relieve ten sion and promote mutual understanding We attend meetings of immigrants and native born minority groups to explain to them both under the legislation and their responsib as citizens of this Province We also help bring people into contact with local agencies like home and school groups community and government agen cies and churches which are available to help but which many people don t even know exist Wherever there s a difficulty based on race language colour or creed the Human Rights Commission is available generate discussion and motivate people to develop understanding and re spect for other point of view Our job is to help bring people together and encourage healthier relationships among all groups If you would like more information or as sistance contact the Human Rights Com mission at any of the following addresses Robert on Postal Zone 1X9 Teephone LONDON Dundas Slreel PosniZone N6B 1V8 Telephone 7291 SAULT STE MARIE Brock Street PoslalZono THUNDER BAY 235BaySlroot Postal Slal on Telephone 345 WINDSOR Ouelletlo Avenue Postal Zono 1B3 Tclophone HAMILTON 1 West Avenue South Telephone KITCHENER OTTAWA Telephone 7200 SUDBURY Boulevard 1Z7 TORONTO sly Avenue 1V7 Telephono Onta Labour Government of Ontario William G Davis Premier

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