Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 1, 1971, p. 19

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FOCUS ON NIGHT SCHOOL The Gourmet SPEAKER SPINS DYES WEAVES Inspected Handcrafts Overseas Teacher Talks to Arts Crafts The March meeting of the Arts and Crafts of Georgetown was held Thursday the at the home of the president Mrs T E Beer George town The beautiful spring ensured a large attendance The president reported that the annual exhibition and sale la planned for October IB and that the Arts and Crafts will cooperate with Sheridan Cot lege In the survey being on community arts and crafts in and Peel coun ties Mrs John Agg program vener announced that she making arrangements for June bus trip to the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo Mrs W J craft con vener gave her report on the success of the current courses In Gold and Silver Wire Jewel and In and In formed the members that the course In Advanced Glass will be given in April Mrs Agg introduced the guest speaker Miss Patricia Gray A 0 C A a recent grad uate from the Material Arts Course of the Ontario College Art Miss Gray spins dyes her fibres with natur al materia and produces suiting tweeds wall hangings and ballet costumes For two years she demonstrated craft of pinning at Black Creek Pioneer Village and last Octo ber was one of the demonstra tors at the annual exhibition of the Aits and of George town Miss Gray has shown her weaving at the Aggregation Gal in Toronto and Is currently teaching pioneer crafts In Tor onto and for the School Board In the spring and summer Miss Gray spent nineteen weeks travelling through Nor thern Europe Scandinavia and Britain to Inspect handcrafts with special emphasis on tiles Her summer ended with attendance at the Fourth Bien nial Conference of The World Crofts Council in Dublin Miss Gray used her own colour slid es to illustrate her very interes ting talk about the artists she visited and the crafts be ob served during that memorable trip Mrs Eliiabelh Carney Mrs Charles Mrs Charles Fogal and Mrs A Goodwin assisted the hostess with tea arrangements BALLINAPAD Community Hall Reception For 50th Wedding Anniversary Community Centre was the scene of a very happy occasion on Saturday afternoon and evening when a reception was held for Mr and Mrs Hen ry Hilts In honour of their wedding anniversary Their two daughters Muriel and Helena were present to receive guests and meet relatives Nieces and nephews helped In many ways W the girls serving at the tea tab les Many old friends called as well as the young folk to con gratulate the couple Mrs Warne Mr Hilts slater of Acton and Mrs Hilts brother Archie Kentner were unable to be present on account of Illness Mr and Mrs Hilts were both born and raised in the ity They lived on the Hilts fly farm most all the years of married life until a year or so ago when they re- tired and ore now living In Georgetown Their many friends wish them many more happy lea The centre com mittee were pleased to see such good turn out for the Share the Wealth euchre on Tuesday There were tables In winners were ladles Ugh Miss Margaret Blnnle 2nd Mrs Dorothy Snider Gents high Frank Robinson 2nd Mr Service Lucky draws went to Mrs McEnery and Ed Hard Another euchre will be held early In April Bobby and David McEnery of Tara spent a few days Inst week with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse Mrs Linda Connor and Mrs Frank Smith attended a miscellaneous shower on day evening In honour of Miss Charleno Burt who is a to be of early summer The shower was arranged by Char lenes school chum and close friend Miss Lola Cunningham It was held at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Cunningham in Erin There were close to guests in eluding neighbours relatives and friends of both the bride and groom to be Pleased to report Mrs Sam Adams Is progressing favourab ly In the Georgetown hospital after surgery She expects to be return to her home this week The school holiday is over for the children and young folk Sad for youngsters who were confined to the house all week as there are a few cases measles In the village Stephen Smith is recovering and there Is an Improvement In Blake French who was quite ill with them all week Quite a number of- the ladles and other friends spent an enjoyable afternoon on Wed nesday when they were invited to the lovely new home of Mr and Mrs Don Brown The beau tlful wedding presents and sho wer gifts given to Mr and Mrs Henri Gagno Janice Brown were on display also the bridal gown and bridesmaids dresses Mrs Harry ShortlU assisted the hostess In recelv ing the guests other friends helped In serving a cup of tea Those unable to come in the afternoon called at the home in the evening The havo once more been asked to help canvass for the Cancer Society during the month of April There was a meeting in Erin on Wednesday evening of last week in which material was given out and or given to the different can regarding territory etc Several ladies from the com munity have Joined In with verwood I and ore taking the course Accessories for the Home The 1st meeting was at Llmenouae Hall on Tuesday at Mr and Mrs Lloyd Dear Sir Residents of the St James Town Apartment complex east central Toronto scrubbing green paint onto the pavement of one of their local streets because financial inter threaten to build yet ano ther high rise tower in their midst The green paint is to symbol lie the urgent need for park land rather than more steel and concrete In this congested part of the city Georgetown next Will the residents of George town too be forced to resort to such desperate measures Make no mistake about it what Is happening at St James Town today con happen In George town tomorrow because profit motive dictates to developers everywhere to make use of the land to cover it with con crete to buUd on it Apart ments and bungalows are Just tine they can be rented or sold for profit parkland can not But as the St James Town experiment so desperately de monstrates parkland is vitally needed if the people of community are not to stifle In their own humanity George town Is already critically short of parks the time to acquire more is now The Jewel among George town as yet undeveloped is doubtless the Hungry Tibbie French seert the school week with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Dan Campbell at Ac ton We extend sympathy to Mr and Mrs Archie and fam ily in the loss of his mother whose death occurred over the weekend Smith Plan Improvements For Glen Eden Ski Area An improvement program for Glen Eden Ski Area at Kelso including a new T bar ski runs additional snow making equip ment and lighting was ed by members of Halton Reg Ion Conservation Authority at Thursday meeting The Authority now has to ap proach municipalities within its watershed for their approv which is necessary before the board can apply to the On tario Municipal Board for the goahead to borrow the neces sary funds The sum needed for the Improvement program will be repaid by the Authority out of revenue collected from the ski area over a five year period How about a new Texaco furnace letter late than never But better now than later Remind yourself that If time you repfaced that old A new Texaco forced air furnace isdeslgned to ensure the complete combustion of every last drop of on most the least money Hairing Sendee CASSBMAN I Tal HOMBCOMFORT Trim Three Consultants In School CostCutting Halton Board of Education lost week approved an stratlon costcutting recommen dation to cut three consultants from Its staff Trustee Douglas Palmer was the sole opponent to the motion which eliminated two guidance consultants and a music consul tant DIDNT WORK Reason for the move accord ing to Emerson Lavender as director of education was that the concept of guidance consultants in elementary schools had not worked out The guidance program coun cil report submitted to the board pointed out that in fact there few guidance teach era in elementary schools A guidance who acts as consultant for Grades to 13 will remain on staff Also four other music consul and an assistant coordln of music will remain on staff WARD TWO School trustee Crosier called for more staff cuts of and consultants to result in lower costs Lavender replied that more staff would affect THE MAO BAG Georgetown Could Be Next St James Town ravfno Stretching from beyond Main Street the easternmost part of town this scenic river valley ideally lends itself to bo protected in its natural state a park torn made for enjoyment No dams no valley flooding just the way it is Respected by the owners the citizens of Georgetown envied by those who may be leas fortunately endowed than Georgetown this pork will forever be a credit to the municipality The town fathers owe It to themselves their constituents and to the future to make the Hungry Hollow the pro perty of Georgetown Yours truly Charles DID YOU KNOW Boston is the largest city in New England NORVAL SHELl SERVICE LICENSED MECHANICS GENERAL REPAIRS HOUR EMERGENCY TOWING Radio Dispatched PHONE Day or Night KEITH ELLA Open every HI in the performance of the 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