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ijiv with mhr fe found you are never quite borne tree from these minor vexations certainly parents who went thnftialrdo argum entwith teenage daughters wben the unattractive bouffant styles were the rage thought theyd be scotfree in the hair department when- it came to raising a boy ha most of todays hair styles for teenage girls i find quiteattractive they also have the advantage of being a lot easier to loot after than the hair styles in vogue j when i was v a teenager i used to set the ends of my hair in dozens of pincurls every night wese were lovingly combed hair the admen are right what a difference its style quantity quality fad colour make to anyones appear ance m im sure that any one with a teenage boy in tteir household will understand why i iaifht seem somewhat preoccupied with ts subject im willing to bet there have been more arguments and clash es of thegenerations over boys lufir styles sincelttie advent of the beatles than over all points of contention between parents aniueenagers pot- together j why get into suck a lather overspmetbing so unimportantaia halrcutfony he next winning intn n rlack of it its good glues- 1 circlet of fat sausagehie tion and just for a change rd j straight hair we like t6 say a few words about wouldnt bave been caught dead with it and as for tinting bleaching or dyeing only a few dared and would never ad mit it except to their very very closest friend wigs for fun and improvement were unheard ot rm all for these mother nat ures helperouters if they make you look better they make you feel better but style is a funny thing in spite of yourself the eye does become accus tomed to what at first seems downright ugly i bare to admit to a sense of shock every time i look oyer old snapshots taken wh wea hairstyle and clothes 1 thought were a bit of all right at the time membership circulation rea rec at last year it was4mother year of fantaa- books in stock tic growth for georgetowns bulging at theseams library according to 1968- figures just released adult ficuon adult nonfiction adult reference jr 12872 fiction nonfiction 6227 the new statistics show a size able upsurge in both member ship and circulation and some where on the crowded shelves reference room was found for an addit ional 1207 books new books added to stock during 1968 2113 it from a parents point of view were already too f with the teens side he has to expressois individuality its the fashion his psyche must not bs damaged by too much opposition and so on guess the brainwashing isnt such a bad thing either because in spite of ourselves it does help us to adjust to something we seem strangely powerless to change and keeps it from get ting completely out of propor- iitbecause atutnes especial ly vaen first- your erstwhile cleancut lad succumbs to the shaggy locks look the question of hair threatens to do just that actually 2113 new books were added to stock but the 906 were listed as lost or dis carded during the year the totalnumberof books in stock inched closer to 20000 rising books borrowed from to 19239 with every chance of reaching the 20000 level some time this year membership rose by 1571 to 6149 which includes 1062 non joo general philosophy 1582 o i dont suppose the kids will ever understand why parents get so riled up over this particular fad and they never will until they become parents themselves how can j- we convey to them the deep outrage we feel when they del iberately make themselves look seedy unkempt and hippie like i wonder if anybody has ever thought about the damage this does to a parentis psyche after they have spent sixteen or more years concentrating on how to teach the boy to make the best of himself in every way consciously or unconsciou sly this is what makes long hair in all its variations such an affront to most of us and i guess thats why it has caused repercussions in family life much too heated for what is after all a superficial matter ah well theres relief in sight i think were over the hump of the hair crisis at least as far as the boys are con cerned no doubt it will be the girls turn next as a parent 0 just hope i can be a bye- stander when- the kids of today have a session of re miniscing over their schoolday pictures should be good for a few chuckles eh sorority discusses influence of music the zeta alpha chapter of beta sigma phi sorority held their second meeting of the new year at the home of mrs mary ellen bridge 207 delrex blvd recently a pot luck supper preceded the business meeting during which plans were discussed for a bridge and dessert in holy cross auditorium february 25 the program for the evening given by mrs vicki owen was entitled musics influence our lives the next meeting will be at the home of mrs rennee lewis 214 delrex blvd georgetown resident members circulation swelled by 2310t hitting an all time high 132661 the new figures also indicat ed a slight shift in reader pref erence books dealing with use ful arts were most sought after in 1968 taking that honour from bioataphies membership adult town 2230 junior town 2857j adult nril 283 junior wrm 779 total 6149 grand total library books is other libraries books lost and discarded adult circulation 200 religion 536 300 social science 2579 400 language 207 500 pure science 1622 600 useful arts 3908 700 art and recreation 3193 800 literature 1934 900 history 3149 910 travel 2272 920 biography 3773 total nonfiction total fiction adult total junior total 2413 39135 63948 68713 grand total 132661 periodicals approximately 3000 norval add stewartship committee at norval united church me to church the anglican church of canada st george 60 guelph st septuagesima sunday 8d0 am holy eucharist bac corporate communion 030 am choral eucharist 1100 ajn choral eucharist st johns united church 11 guelph st 772531 minister rev robert o scrivens organist bernard shrubsole 9j30 am church school grade 1 and up 11 am worship in church hall during renovation period 11 am mr paul peterson missionary well dril- ler no junior congregation church school nursery to grade 1 midweek activities for all ages everyone is welcome first baptist church maki and guelph 8775491 minister rev 1 e wilton 773084 10 am sunday church school worship services 11 ajn morning worship communion service 7 pjn evening worship organist mrs w townend choir director mr doug peck a georgetown alliance church p w collins pastor 779116 1000 ajn sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 700 pm evening service 930 pjn the alliance hour radio cham 1280 cbdarvale community centre norval presbyterian church minister rev r d duncanson organist eileen jane best worship service 1000 am j church school 1100 am the compassion of christ i ckey christian reformed church 7th line georgetown al j vandenpol minutor services every sunday 930 ajn and 400 pjn 1 1 am sunday school visitors welcome listen every sunday to the back to goo hour radle minister dr joel nederhood 590 830 am cfgm 1310 1030 am fm 1007 meg chin 400pm the annual meeting of nor val united church was held in the church on tuesday even ing january 21 the evening started with supper at 730 af ter which the children were en tertained with films while the meeting was in progress rev w ridley chaired the meeting and opened it with a scripture reading a short talk and prayer mrs john dunlop was secretary reports of the various departments were given and they indicated a successful year it was also a good year financially with norvals share of the addition to the manse paid off during the year as well as an increase in missionary maintenance and other givings two children are supported through save the children fund one by the sunday school and one by unt two of the ucw a teen choir was started dur ing the year which adds to the variety of music there were 9 weddings 4 funerals and 10 baptisms dur ing the year with 16 new mem bers making a total of 186 mem bers- mrs gordon miller was re instated as treasurer and mrs norman laidlaw as mm trea surer two members will be- added to the session at the first meet ing of the session new stewards elected were earl macarthur charles car ney and allen castle these will replace doug fishburn albert enman and paul john son mrs ici crawford was appoin ted to be in charge of the church paper observer a lurw committee named stewardship committee was ap pointed harold lyons mrs bill laidlaw and lloyd hollow- ay with 3 more members to be added to it from the stewards the stewards also to appoint someone to be head of commit tees for property finance and the barbeque auditors were mrs h cam eron mrs l may and albert enman united church representative es to the norval interchurch committee were don cleave mrs l may and hardy barn- hill union presbyterian church held the annual meeting on monday evening january 20 in the church basement with a buffet casserole dinner served by- the ladle mrs clarence anderson mrs owens macdon- ald and mrs lee campbell were in charge of the dinner rev r duncanson opened the meeting with scripture rea ding and prayer owens mac- donald was appointed chairman and mrs c anderson secretary the session report was given by clarence anderson clerk of session stating that 6 members were lost from the roll during the year 3 of them by death mrs job hoarc mrs fred ly ons and mr norman icam 10 members were added to the roll making a total ot 140 the various department heads gave their reports with an in crease in all terry leslie sun day school superintendent stat ed that the year will run from september to june with attend ance awards being presented at the rally day service art von zuben was reelected as treasurer and herb dolson reelected as missionary treas urer added to the present mana gers of lee campbell wilfrid leslie jack mcdonald eric leslie owens macdonald herb dolson were hugh leslie nor man newns and dave anderson auditors appointed were ow ens macdonald and lee camp bell ushers appointed were ter ry leslie murray mckane keith leslie dave anderson leslie bishop and clare dolson it was decided that the next annual meeting will be held on the 3rd monday of the new year with dinner at 7 pm a vote of thanks was extend ed to rev r duncanson the board of managers and treas urers for carrying out the work of the church for 68 also to mrs tom leslie leader of the jr choir started during the year and to the ladies for prov iding the dinner unloading truck acton man killed in guelph an acton man george rob inson 47 died last tuesday of injuries suffered when he was unloading a transport truck at sangamo co ltd in guelph an employee of direct win ters transport in guelph he was pinned between the back of his truck and a moving tow truck and died of injuries two hours later in st josephs hos pital born in belfountain he was the son of frank robinson of 15 ostrander blvd george town and the late bell robin son he had lived in acton since 1949 he leaves his wife marguer ite kentner a daughter mrs diane evans llmehousc sons allan of acton brian and ken ny at home his father in geor getown and a brother douglas ot beamsyille and three grand children rev norman young of knox presbyterian church george town conducted the funeral service en friday at the rutn- leysbocmaker funeral home acton and interment followed in greenwood cemetery geor getown 9 varieties clarks soups corn syrup 2 lb size tin vine ripe firm red slicers 229 produce of mexicocanada no 1 lettuce l produce of usa canada no i nun wo noo ma ud tons tmsia iros dkcnn jul a u ra it lean weil trimmed butt pork chops we man ra nan to inn ooumncs 5unnt morn mndus5 5uced bbb pay side bacon 75 lean meaty mr aw side spare ribs 69 this week up to 42 in extra tapes available c lb c lb iga lucky shopper mrs victor galuford r r 1 georgetown 1850 norval antique candles light fixtures taken from church someone who really knows family clifford julie lynn and about antiques helped himself j grant and mr and mrs paul to a pair of antique candle hoi- johnson and family kathy tom ders and a lovely antique light allen janet and gary fixture from st pauls anglican church sometime during tuesi rev paul denew of the fam- day other valuables not antijily counselling service in oak- ques were not taken as these items were gifts to the church from oldtime nor val families they have a value that cannot be replaced it would be greatly appreciated if they were returned to their place of honour in the church as quietly as they disappeared families in the district who enjoyed the two weeks christ mas holidays in florida tverc mr and mrs roy laidlaw and ville was guest speaker at ner val united church on sunday jan 26 he spoke on problems all families face today one be ing lack of communication be tween members of the family and on how the church should be concerned in helping solve these problems dr bob mcclure moderator of the united church will speak in grace united church brampton on sunday evening feb 2 mrs ed mclean of distinction moderator speaks here long time medical missionary in asia dr robert mcclure moderator of the united church in canada will visit this area february 2 as part of his cana da wide tour thursday jan 30th page 2 1969 dr mcclure who will speak in grace united church bram pton has been in the public spotlight for his controversial ideas about the far east lm brown od optometrist 47 main st north suite i just north of silvers telephone 8773671 fair board held successful euchre although the weather was anything but good for the lair board euchre on january 17 it was a successful affair with twentytwo tables in play do you have a doctors prescription for glasses fill it accurately wide choice of attractive frames at moderate prices brampton dispensng opticians 81 main street n brampton ontario phono 4594767 to the ratepayers of esquesing township please be advised that the last date for securing the maximum discount of 4m on 1969 tax prepayment certificates is january 31st 1969 k c lindsay tax collector georgetown driving school why wait till spring learn to drive now in dual control cars at reasonable rates experienced and patient instructors ontario safety league graduates tirtarfaniecl in georgetown or brampton ted barnes v 23 mackenzie drive georgetown 8773887 free pickup for 120 day permits