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One Hundredth Year No 1 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCT I074 The art of quilting alive and well LADY of Trinity United Church meet every Monday and Tuesday afternoon to work on beautiful coverlets which are turned out at the rate per week The industrious ladies enjoy their afternoon get- togethers which sometimes stretch into the evening hours Seen working at last Mondays bee are Mrs E Reed Mrs Truus Veldhuis and Mrs The ladies are able to turn out quilts each year and some of their patterned covers can been seen displayed in background THE GEORGETOWN TRINITY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION is open for the 197475 teaching session The G T A is an association of qualified music teachers teaching under the auspices of Trinity College of Music of London England Examinations In the theoretical and practical studies of music are held by the college at various times throughout the year members are also qualified to prepare students for exams of the Royal Conservatory As well recitals are held by the G T T A twice a year at Christmas and each Spring OUR PURPOSE To Improve and mke more Interesting the musical tion of our students by further study and performance In ACTON openings are now available with Mrs Fay Pink Miss 0747 Ail of our teachers have achie ved and maintained a certain standard of musicianship In or to qualify for membership all members are encouraged to continue advancing their own musical education Dorothy Richardson Scull 877 An art which has Tor the most part been revived over the past few years has never stopped being an Important part of Acton crafts for community ladies Institute groups church groups and women In other organisations have been gathering together in homes church basements for years con stonily keeping their needle fingers as they create hills a bedroom at the same lime Quilting is one of the em arts which has been practiced throughout the centuries in Asia North Africa uropc of the middle ages wore Kidded and quilted coats and under armor Dutch and English colonists brought along quilts to protect them from the severe cold of the American winters and it was one of the favorite home arts in the colonies Women girls wore quilted petticoats with warm Interlining and babies cradles were hood id with quilled pieces Quilted wire also used on neks of chair fireside benches is protection against drafts of cold air Colorful of material and favorite null ting designs were combined to provide beauty and warmth In colonial bedrooms Bee In the early days quilting bees or parties were popular in villages and towns Groups of women and girls would gather at friend home and complete quilt in one Their families would join them for supper after which they usually sang and danced M my interesting and beautiful ciuilt designs have been developed and handed down from generation to generation as heirlooms With the recent revival and interest in homespun articles and of the past North women are once reaching back and are to he seen often gathering in Boneless Blade Roast CANADA GRADE A TABLERITE BEEF SALE Prime Rib A Roast Prime Rib Roasts Brisket Plate Roast Brisket Point Roasts Heinz t Baby Food 1 1 Muaa Margarine THOPWITWAI r Bananas Kleenex Facial Tissue HAMULI HOME Instant Coffee Cabbage 2 groups in effort to revive the ancient skill restore some of the pride of homecraft needlework In as In many rural communities the art quilling has never been dropped For years ladies have gathered regularly In church basements or in homes to diligently apply heir abilities Two per week Quilting for members of Ihc United Church has been a matter of two and sometimes three afternoon sessions per week when ten or ladles of the church arc able to complete two quilts in a week time The ladles of Trinity believe they are remaining group in which meets regularly to make quilts an a constant basis lake orders for bedcovers and sell Ihem for their own church treasury As well as com whole quills cording o specified orders they also quilt for groups who have completed the designed tops but arc interested in quilting to the finished product The church Indies not only make the beautiful covering for customer sale but also as donations for worthwhile charity draws They recently created a special one for Canadian Cancer Society Years ago when a fire occurred in the town or district the ambitious ladles would donate a quilt to destitute families who had been burned Members feel that if required their organization would still apply the same generosity today Working hours stretch from to p of an afternoon with time off for a short refresh ment break Sometimes in emergency situations we and quilt again in the evenings say some of the avid members Dorothy Simmons heads up the quift committee in the Trinity United Church Homespun Group member Morguerite Taylor feels the interest of own such coverings is being revived People like the homespun idea she says adds thai she feels Ihc skill of making I hem is tiding girls today just don I have time to work on them she explained that in their group they manage to complete quilts a year At the moment in Acton store windows are featuring several colorful covers which attract people to the windows for viewing Besides the type ERNESTINE FOSTER is the proud winner of the Scout and Guide mother quilt made by them for their Oct bazaar ticket draw Three ladies of the group designed and worked on the at tractive covering Mrs Foster says her young daughter Elaine 15 has already taken over the quilt and likes to keep it on her bed as decoration worked In patches tcresting for bed or chesterfield covering is being displayed at Aclon Home Furnishings It was by the Catholic Women I of St Joseph Church Different Members of the group one square each with total number included on the interesting work The squares ore representative of he 12 ladies who participated In its making Teresa treasurer in when all squares were completed pulled il together and knitted on the final border The en said it was made as something dif for this veor Christmas bazaar other beautiful quilt drawing acclaim is one now gracing the window of the VarietystoreonMillSI Made by the Indies for Acton Women Institute to which some members of the Fall Fair Another quilt shown was one completed by the ladles of the Agricultural ft was tube the Aclon Home Fur and was drawn it the euchre party held it Hall on Oct IB Acton Scout Guide mothers also worked together to produce mother covering drawn on their Oct A In the making is yet mother exciting quilt being completed by members of the I Chapter of Ihc I t as supervised by Marguerite Taylor Although Ihe group have quilted together on previous according to the knowledgeable organizer for long lime blocks Twenty blocks people is the way Mrs Taylor describes how the I O I quilt Is being planned Each of Ihe members working on her patch was required to sell name places at each she explains square ban a yellow sun in centre wllh names of friends and relatives em in brown thread as rays of the sun and name of I I square worker is centred in the sun squire is inches long are anxious to see the quilt completed They describe it as interesting is well as colorful involved in projects say the would like lo sec more young people liking up the ancient art Ladies of the United Church say they would be pleased to demonstrate and encourage interested in learning ihc how s of quilting with no to join as member of their group They feel it is a way of restoring mil keeping the craft alive The UCW meets at the church Monday and afternoons GRACING THE WINDOW of Acton Home Furnishings the beautiful Rose of Sharon quilt made by the Ladies Board of the Agricultural Society drew much interest Twelve year old Mane admires the pattern before it is taken to Memorial hall for presentation to winner of the Oct quilt draw AN AFGHAN was made by the Catholic Women s League for their fall bazaar draw Teresa was the organizer of the group who made the coverlet to which she added final touches of border and matching pillow In the Acton Home Furnishings store Mane Arbic holds the quilt for display Bear with us employees are told Public Works senior staff and elected committee members met with about 130 employees Thursda in an to provide a more comfortable and more secure for workers Tin meeting was held at Itichview Club Tret men were among ihe group ex lo to the before long of Public Works Hob told workers the meeting called so that workers could gel to know one another He suggested each had his or her own job to do and seldom came in contact w in other areas of the department He said the meeting designed help workers see how Ihcv fit the overall picture We have no past history we have learned a lot in our first year and knocked lot of the rough edges off We re Irving hard want hard he THANHS j I fjfijruf i If f- a a A if IL Jul j if Jiff a Sargent Issue resolved that the issue concerning which authority would handle sewer water had been resolved and that it would remain at Ihe regional level showed slides of each of the landfill sites pollution control plants works departments with which workers ire affiliated question and answer period followed the slide presentation One employee said he had read about a four percent increase for regional employees but had never received the increase explained the in was for nonunion workers and union cm would receive in creases as a result of bargaining sessions which he expected would get underway in the not too distant future workers are represented by IBEVt litre In answer lo a Committee Chairman Jack indicated he felt regional government here to stay and wouidn t be affected by the outcome of the next provincial election He told questioner that even municipal politicians were skeptical of the regional concept noted many were beginning to see the benefits Chief Administrative Officer Ernie Reid said he saw his challenge as plcmenting concept and said he would look for support in that ask Committee member Brown suggested there was prolnbly conic in work concerning tin piibliulv em in from Committee council meetings Ik sjid if the politicians seemed to lie ted employee be in w rk liltle ind do li hid In hi formal the meeting were pi In short period of tunc fur suggested I am in in of llisi iiggi slid the with here ept it i i Ik long i Shotgun One long it would in before thi is complete Iht itional wen nut is before shotgun I spend more time ibout regional givernmciit than I do with hi said indicated he had not it taking is long as it had lo develop the He suggested the council had authorized the hiring of some additioml staffers after much argument tikes time re we can work effectively he said noting the other regions had been In force for two three and four and were still suffering from growing pains to a certain extent Hear with us he asked Bailie warned workers thai there were probablv disruptions ahead thai are not He pointed to the proposed expansion of Ihe regionjl road system and tin Here wis till than lhal mis from in instead of one of dm expressed idesiri fur the lobe and desire to hue the its own nun ill Facets of Ilk regie nil op ration rather than having area municipalities do and hick iosl to the hief Vim ativi the works com for holding the meeting the step was a progressive one Night classes