Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 25, 1981, p. 2

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Milton girls disa remains a myster Cathys mum about Mexico THE SCHNEIDER CHORUS The J Schneider MileChorus from Kitchener arrived In Acton bit Wednesday night for a Iwohour performance at the comtnunlly Christian Reformed Church Led by musical director Fred Lehman and accompanied on piano by la line Daniels the group sang through a wide range of hymns spirit loll oik songs and more contemporary pieces before a croud about Sponsored by the Toronto and District Christian School event helped raise money Tor the school system In the area Independent and alternative schools do not receive provincial government funding Kinsmen Rick Crawford left and Ernie McMillan visited the Irwin Crescent home Tom Baker Saturday morning to drop several bags of fertilizer Hundreds or other homes In the area boast greener yards this year following the Kinsmen annual sale which ha raised money for the club and its program The truck used in the sale was provided by Bums Transport of Georgetown Herald photo Kin get growing Hungry- Hollow Hobos have bash The Hungry Hollow Hobos Camping Club celebrated lis eighth birthday March at the Slewarltown Hall Joining In celebration were members from Happy Gong and he Kings of Road Carrping Clubs from plus Independent NCIIA members Cathy and Marion Home- wood from Chatam Barb and Bill from Campbell villc District Field Directors Harry and Janet Stevenson and daughter from Hamilton Phyllis and Joe Law ley from members and visitors enjoyed several gomes a Chinese and a sing song This was followed a delicious lunch Including a birthday cake In the shape of a van and trailer mode by two of Ihe Hungry Hollow Hobo members By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special Catherine Sweet la safely home In Milton but the real ilory about why she disappear for over a year In Mexico still remains a mystery Catherine refused to answer questions last Friday at a press conference called by the Television Network She offered no insight Into why she walked away from her parents campsite 13 months ago The lSycar old Milton girl returned home last Thursday for a reunion with her parents after a front page story in a large Mexico City daily news paper forced her out of hiding While refusing to comment on he circumstances of her disappearance Feb I960 Catherine admitted to report ers she was held against her will for a couple of weeks by a ion She refused to Identify him She old reporters she had lived five years in one Flanked by her parents and Gabriel assistant publisher of he paper hat told the girl story last Monday Catherine show no through the nearly QO minute press conference She showed no remorse for the suffering and anxiety of her parents Frances and Conrad Svet often turning to Mr to translate her thoughts or to seek advice from CTV reporter Jim Reed who escorted her back from Mexico Lost Saturday the Georgetown Kinsmen delivered over tons of fertilizer as part of their annual project to raise money for community projects The Kinsmen were assisted by Burns Transport which stored the fertilizer until Saturday morning and particularly Jim Ford of Burns Transport who helped the club load Ihe fertilizer onto trucks with his Trucks for the day were donated by Warren Whitley Haulage Manvalk Automotive Halton Hills Furniture Silver Creek Ryder Service Station Andrew Murra Motors Tllden and Roofing The Kinsmen would like to thank all residents who supported them In this project and remind all customers who were not home on the day of delivery lhat the cost of the fertilizer la for 10 and tor ItHM Weed and Feed If you received a bill please mail a cheque to Georgetown Kinsmen Box Georgetown On Employment and et gral on Canada Canada CANADA EMPLOYMENT CENTRE MOVING FRIDAY MARCH 27th 1981 TO 232 GUELPH STREET 877691 5 Acton casino new venture Herald Special The Chamber of Commerce- sponsored Monte Carlo Night set for May 1 in the Acton Arena Is shaping up to be something like Acton t seen In a long long time according the Leather town committee chairman Chip At a joint Leather town and chamber meeting last day evening Mr said eight of Ihe hoped for 10 major prizes have already been donated Travel la donating a trip for two to Las Vegas for four days and three nights Halton Hills Furniture Is donating a inch color televi set and an AM cassette turntable and speakers Queens Tire la donating two seta of four Mlchelln tires Is donating a side of beef the tilde House Is donating of leatherupholstered or a garment of the winner choice depending on whether the furniture Is avail able by draw night and Carrie Hair Styling la sessions In their new tun tan booth In addition the committee will be canvassing all Acton businesses looking for dona to achieve their goal of ISO minor prizes ERIC ALEXANDRE BLAZERS now PANTS SKIRTS BLOUSES BY Marylvn Brooks Imillsr Eric Alexandra Rag Now Dasignar Velvet PANTS All wool DRESS PANTS SWEATERS 42 tug No Rg3050 No DRESSES Ixtitloup 136 Guelph St Georgetown 8776761 Catherine said shea glad to be home and admitted wanted to return for a while but dldn l know she could seek assistance from Canadian embassy because she had no papers a situation also made her fear discovery by Mexican authorities In a prepared statement Mrs Sweet thanked hose who hod helped in their search for Catherine and said she hoped heir reunion would renew the hope of other families Still searching for missing children of their own She said Catherine has not answered their questions about her experience They hope to return to their home a trailer park north of Milton and begin gelling ed without the glare of public ty which has followed heir last few days She also said she expects her boyfriend Gcnaro Vargas IB visit her In August but denied published reports that she Is engaged to him For several months she lived with the Vargas family who were unaware she was a runaway Mr said he first became interested In the Sweets story In August when he read a wire service story about their search far Catherine He contacted the family and collaborated with television crew doing an investigation into foreigners having problems in Mexico Mr said he became concerned about he Sweet case because it became an issue between Canada and Police beat me Cathy claims Cathy Sweet ho Milton girl who was missing and feared kidnapped for more than a year In Mexico says Mexican police beat her and she was physically abused twice by boys she stayed with In an Interview Sunday on CTV s she said I was She said she stayed for week somewhere near San Miguel de with some of Patlan friends who did what they wanted with me and then left me on the Halton Hills Nursery School OPEN HOUSE For September MONDAY MARCH 30th 630 pm St Johns United Church 11 Street Georgetown For more information contact KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION for September 19B1 THE HALTON ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD ebon a mow 1 wibi n Oiling on Cub on and lnW KhooH on Thursday April 2nd a Noon APE OF AND REQUIREMENTS HOME DELIVER SERVICE IN 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