Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 16, 1977, p. 2

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Page THt March IB Features of small towns rural areas key to reading Ontarios landscape Id the Ontario Land whs the topic of slide pre at the University Women Club A geographer on the faculty of Collide ex pin in til how various iiiitwcs of towns the rural scini to the sucuil history of tin provlnci of slides Illustrated distinctly ft of Ontario sometimes in contrail with provinces or American MAPLE SYRUP TIME IN TOWN You don have logo Into the bush to find right IJavlu maple These three found maple Robert Hull Bui with lil the snow Ront buckets at the corner of Park Street was no m syrup on and Avenue Sunday Watching the snow sap trio into tht bucket are from lift to Parents of retarded children warned of legal problems Iv llrililstatfwrltrr I ircnts of rt Inrded children in with logil problems whin their ihildnn turn III film ill the issues of Mills d inees is to numbers f North Hilton for tin questions than it answers for Clifford e resident for i flies tin fill crested for nut Room Toronto of the film liking lari their retarded now In preparing for chilis lure child in I il of OBITUARY Funeral he for Rev Id Monday J Morgan who mired ir timber is islor St Joseph s in ilholii died in St Joseph on March He is The son of Mr and Mrs William Morgan he was born in reaped his prim then f M icton mil 1 mwood In 2 lit tilebratid his olden jubilee in the priesthood in Hilton in hi both it s mil had gro BOOKS LIMITED GEORGE STREET BRAMPTON Sunday School r parish in 1 up I tin ross on SI building is mm Church servici was in ind Come to MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH CARE GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH ST GEORGES CHURCH HALTON HILLS PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY unlike Hit scigiiurin in marked by narrow Only list Joachim Windsor id the trench strip pattern been reproduced Ontario firms ilso differ ill from those of nlind When is Out usually ml homes in south Other ihuishitif ft of knoll where possible Drain influenced the choice of site so did psychology For oppressed who had never before owned land a view of their own property was a source of pride As a result farm houses are usual ly well back from the road Since their land meant much to the farmers their lanes were kept in good repair unlike the public roads he history of social e in also be read in the rural landscape By WOO cabins were largely replaced by low wiik muses with low roofs As the century went on the houses became taller and narrower as roofs became steeper nineteenth century homes lured gables bay windows pitfirnid brick porches and Out hilf story homes bit popul is lanes were dwell mgs mystery feature of many is he door on tond floor i the wall of lit its lint lick of tin si Hurt the tint indicate a con is iliowed to rot Mori of there is no sign il Ihere ever w is I lie purpose of door re minis i subject for specula my niiidicnth century houses hid in extension known is Hie Dolly House Built je the of the original home it was signed as for fifty ye irs of the twi ninth el wis marked lj in in rural Only within the last years has been a sijinlfit trend in moving from city country honus As i result here is i w boom in run I building a built instead of the older gublc style Often bams are rebuilt on a larger scale with materials salvaged from old barns Internal of such construction is found in features such as not in beams that have no function in the present struct but appear lo have been worn by use in Ihc original A feature of bams In Penctang areas are diamond holes with triangles at the points There is a theory according lhat may represent the Cross of St Benedict the patron saint of agriculture Ontario fences art another sign of social history Cedar rail fences usually are older than stump fences A water color from shows a snake pointed out thai a snake fence would take up more land and require more wood but it would re quire less labor hen a straight Slump fences appeared Inter on the landscape because stumps wen difficult to pull In the days when seeds were sown stumps could be left in the field Other clues lo reading Ontario landscape arc be found in historic plaques inscriptions on buildings pi ice names mail boxes and loniti such plaque marks the site of an Indian settle mint The enls in beyond thi plaque to a team of archeolo- slgn Signs on buildings fleam to history community For Instance a church merger was for converting the George town Congregational Church to a library A church In another community has a dry cleaner s sign Fitting Dr Mclll wralih observed Cleanliness Is next to Godliness Place names such as Calc- ond Albion indicate the English origin or Ihc imml grants in the area Other names hove a more unusual For example the townships of Tiny Tay and Moss in County were named after the dogs belong ing Governor wife ADAPT granted 2500 Region s community and social services committee has minded a grant of to the Alcohol Drug Addiction Project ADAPT The grant which needs approval of council is o litre ixlra staff person Albert Hock treasurer of ADAPT told the committee Referrals from local doctors and agencies have increased with he result lhat ihere a six backlog in ease load ADAPTs annual budget is of which the province pays BO per cent Industry in Hilton is being for miming pir cent Mr Mailboxes similarly offer clues to the country of origin of the residents After World War II more names began to appear on mailboxes where before most names were British Tombstones provide both places of origin and interesting details from the lives of era One Scotsman lomb stone lists not only Ihe dale of his but also his various moves within Ontario This stone reveals difflcu Ity uprooted people expert en in settling Into a strange Finally Mclliwrailh re commended talking to rural and small town residents as the most interesting way of discovering the meaning of the Ontario landscape WIN FREE BOOKS OF LOTTERY TICKETS Our Gift To You WINTARIO SWEEPSTAKES Heres How To Enter OF GFORGETOWN LTD GIFTS and WINGS PLATA Witt thi I is of J i In is hip roofs Seven local firms attend management seminar iti r si tin of sen id job he must mi in in mi Hi it Hilton in is I II I Lluli list ivtipt for some dis prohlim is illy easier to I I j i im put on sole the problem with I 111 in to him of Hit I idi ral siid thot some moss I torus nnw imploues wis mind it lum oil for de il with Disstan contract in hold position Worker inn iIiiil nil in i i III ii Youth sponsor pet contest Pudge union reprt for the United says contract itions between id i Id and its 150 jets ire in a holding position lit union applied for At press lime no word had been received on suih in V igcs in the old expired lcb I ranged W it to an hour Thi union is im ion bonuses an lor sifetj shots eye ghssis one st improvements in he pensions plan changes in on job postings and seniority rights There are also several ilems of contract languige liny hope see resolved A efts I of clause I it the Company iy it expired With tin old and hive offered include it in Ihe new Pudge says employees changed Jin Prior lo tint lime they belonged to the Brotherhood of Workers HI HILLS R R S P iVS Plan R O P SXJth a Whp Li Whip 8530911 QUEEN ST ROGERS ee ACTON U WEVF SOMETHING FENCING TO ABOUT EXPERTS Intulaioo pool S ng FREE ESTIMATES INSULATORS WE RENT MOST HI SI Puppet show I Saturday 1 nun ni tin in for I s i pel IlllllV is itinghim mi from April to lliinnj 111 it tin public nit ehiosi ihi winning pie tons by nuts I Ik iwnrdunMij 111 iintislrulisspetifjlhllllie tuns not In in iiulus inches md it tin pel must hi livuie THINK GREEN KING VARIETY HELEN AND TED WERE HAVING FUN SERVING YOU FLORISTS 82 Mill St GEORGETOWN 8776901 IFSPRINGISJUST AROUND THE CORNER WHERE IS YOUR TAX RETURN ASSOCIATE TAX CONSULTANTS TOWN COUNTRY ABATTOIR 126 Steeles Ave W Hornby 8783923 SPECIALIZING IN SIDES OF BEEF HINDS OF BEEF FRONTS OF BEEF PORK SIDES AIL ORDERS CUSTOM CUT AND AT NO CHARGC SIDES OF VEAL lb shop FLOWERS DIG OCCASION Hi For Special People 877 Restaurant Tavern 8788814 MILTON 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