Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 10, 1969, p. 9

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i v v- ion in spinning craft ji id i m r5vik mayor erpmerson pushes the button to start rortamxi chemicals plant on todd road with a net industry fa town jbrtamix chemical ltd offic ially opened its doors friday afternoon although it bis acta- ally been in operation for the last three weeks the opening hfm official when mayor steamer emmerson pressed the button to start the large mi xer forumix does what jts name implies mixes fortified food but for animals and poul try vitamins and minerals are blended in the latest micro- blending equipment micro- blending simply means blending jb very small amouts k after the blending the vita- sains and minerals are added to concentrated food which in it is similar to the maliyvita- min and mineral enriched foods eaten by humans these too must be added in minute quan tities in addition ftartamlx acts as technical consultants to the feed manufacturers doing laboratory analysis and if necessary help ing them change their formal ae in this way they keep the products np to government stan dards which all come under the food and drug administration act the large mixer and officially open the new him is manager alex macaaillan the five thousand square foot plant on todd road built by aler investments ltd is a wholly canadian owned plant with george hervey president alex macmillan manag- stev en hervey office manager and william anderson technical consultant at the moment they have only two other em ployees floyd bastedo and fred dickenson but expect to hire more soon turn is added to a large amount of animal feed by the manufac turer a fairly normal ratio is ten pounds to a ton but this will vary according to the type of animal f which the feed is destined ted canon of hornby is a man who baa fulfilled a dream one year ago he was able to give up bis job as chief clerk with the ontario hydro in is lington and has settled down to a lifetime of spinning his dreams of spinning go back to when be was in grade 41 1 he was curious about the no madic people and the distaff type of spinning equipment they carried with them- when the teacher couldnt explain just hour this paraobaneha wor ked it only whetted ms curios ity it wasnt until he met his wife that he was able to find soma of the answers to spin ning mrs carson is a social wor ker for feel county and one of her foster mothers was a spin ner a visit was arranged and carsons hobby was l now carson can be found hard at work in the farm home on ten acres of land the basement of the house which needed an addition for spinning equipment that ex panded to make carsons hobby into a full time career is crowded with all types of wool raw wool imparted from countries aroand the world is crammed into plastic bags wait ing to be carded and spun eith er by carson or some of his customers who drive miles to buy camel hair cashmere or sheep wool carson says alpaca wool of the llama from south america is difficult to import it is held at the border and subject to federal dept of health penal ties thi oroitown hirald thursday april 10 196 page 8 carson cards and spins wool on a commission basis his clients choose the type of wool and the number of ounces they require and then carson tarns the raw material into finery spun wool ready for knitters he has worked on some unus ual materials including mask- ox and afghan dogs hair the afghan dog hah was brought to carson by a clark- son woman who is going to knit a sweater from the wool the ten ounces of hand spun wool will cost the client approxhnate- ly 18 hornby district churches combine for good friday service a good friday service was held at hillcrest united church with hillcrest and bethel chur ches sharing in the service with their choirs rev keith hawkes mabd was assisted by mr don- laid mcleod of eden and brit- united churches mem bers of the congregations of bethel and eden shared in the good friday service with hill crest he meeting of the nby actionettes was held on monday evening march 31 at the horns mrs william mc pherson the meeting was open ed with the 4h pledge the roll call a special feature of my record book was answered by the efgnk members present some of th 4jjls completed their dresses andsolne complet ed their notes in their record books a commentator for their demonstration was discussed but at the present time it is foot official lunch was served by the hostess 1 avery busy and successful day was spent by the st steph ens anglican church womer- in heir refreshment booth at the auction sale of farm implements i cattle and furniture held at the farm of ernest price the lad les reported that they sold forty pies during the afternoon the recreation committee of he boyne communty centre fcejd a euchre party on thurs day evening april 3 there ware 17 tables of euchre in play with the prises going to the following winners mrs amy merry mrs alfred ford cliff brown and mrs harry riebot the draw prizes were won by mrs ann thorne mrs- clare ford donajd douglas and mil- ford colling lunch was served and a social hour enjoyed i the north trafalgar euchre club held i their weekly euchre derson may and chrlatoph- yty on saturday night april dli on april 14 r s there were ten tables of i ochre in play with the prizes going to the following winners mrs lena hamilton nora kranstz mrs ernest martin ronald kingshou fred work man and wilbert nix the lucky draws were won by mrs edward robertson and howard martin the next euchre party will be on saturday night april 12 i mr and mrs bob miller of toronto visited with mr and mrs john wallace and family on good friday mrs harold treanor of mead- owvale visited last wednesday with mr and mrs arthur plant mrs delbert downs mrs frank peacock cecil and gerald carton attended the funeral of their cousin george cusic in guelph last tuesday april 1 birthday greetings to little gregg loos who celebrated his second birthday on tuesday april8 mr and mrs garry hamilton kent kendra and kimberley were dinner- guests on sunday with mr and mrs roy south of brampton get well wishes are extended to little ruth gillies following a tonsil operation at the milton district hospital last tuesday mr and mrs garry break and daughter ronda of burlington spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs roy break mr and mrs leslie rutledge and family spent the easter weekend visiting with mr and mrs irvine wallace of blyth birthday greetings to mrs garry hamilton who celebrated her birthday on april 8 to don na marie waters on april 10 to kevfn howden on april 11 to mrs jim hamilton you can make 10000 or more a year in your own business be a texaco dealer when youre a tfexaeo dealer yotfra tha inirtnrnfrnnrntnitinnftirnti yfintiitfnylisflsjpssj dence and the profits from your own effoxta and decisions only a modest inve required texaco will help yoa witfc k complete training with pay whoe yoa learn onthejob guidance to profitaluemanacsment k strong advertisingpromotional support 6et the facts at vk a new location will soon be opening in the georgetown area anyone interested in further information please writ or phono mr r macgregor texaco canada ltd 6205 airport ltd i mahoft ontario tela7yj77l ouson works diligently at a spinning wheel that is 190 years old it i was given to him by janet pullen and had belonged to her mother who brought it to oakville when she was a bride cashmere is 75 cents an ox in its raw state and 2 an ounce when spun r takes carson one hoar to spin an ounce of the delicate cashmere and a half hour to spin sheep wool fhe demand for cashmere is mostly from knitters and it takes six ounces of wool- for one sweater although spinning and weav ing are usually thought of as comparable handicrafts weav ers are inclined to spin their wool rather than have the chore done for them carson does give private les sons in spinning and takes groups when requested he also demonstrates and lectures on spinning he is a member of the on tario spinners and weavers and the oakville spinners and wea- bers and cofounder of the on tario hand spinning seminar which has been in existence 4 years this year the seminar will be held in king in june 5 yeaar j investment certificates amounts from 100 to 100000 interest paid halfyearly by cheque or h can be deposited to your savings account legal investment for trust funds 7 for 3 i 4 years jva for 1 2 years come in for further details to our office among the spinning wheels that crowd the studio in horn by are a walking wheel that was male in caledon in 1849 a distaff and hand spindle that is still in use in peru and a quebec wheel of undetermined age 8772266 tf j georgetown 55 main street north john a edgar manager local director john r barber north halton advisory board john t armstrong chairman reford gardhouse maurice c beaty michael ledwithl john goy dr b d young s skuc lome i ace convenient office hours mon thurs 900 500 fridays til 600 head office oakville other offices brampton burlington suncoe delhi cooksville milton dundas halton peel trus1 savings company affiliated with canada trust huron ft erie final closeout jacksons mens boys wear 28 main st north georgetown hours tuesday wednesday 9 avm to 6 pm thursday today 9 am to 9 pm saturday 9 jm to 6 prke on all kits boots shoes work dress and casual styles and winter boots including kaufman acton panther wings and other quality makes balance f ladies children shoes also viprice door opening special friday 9 am to 10 am only ladies sunglasses- 2 value jj -oo-oo- styles arty for this mad by reliable glasses umited quantity only adults only bo hero ea running shoes mens ladies boys and girls ti assorted sizes values to 229 every pair in stock out they go ah 00 ttthay 1 linen tea towels large sizes reg 49c stock up at 19 c 6a mens windproof lighters reg 1 limited puanthy only 29 c ea half price on al1 mens boys winter coats suits sport coats and jackets fishing equipment wprice rods lines reels lures etc off all other items in the store

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