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Newmarket Era and Express, 5 Dec 1957, p. 17

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mm Era and Thursday rince Charles Hobby Show roves Successful Venture than 200 entries from the of Prince Charles school exhibited in the first an il- hobby show Hold at the on Tuesday Nov 26 as arts and crafts meeting of Prince Charles Home and association the show fended by over 300 Seldon officially hobby show She Introduced by Michael Steel traced her interest in arts crafts from her teaching on the staff of the Public schools to the present when as an active member the Newmarket Handcraft up Mr Scldons weaving has much praise Ronald Home School president welcomed visitors She listed two for holding the show that it provided an for the children in hobbies and il gave parents Understanding of what other of the same ago were ng in arts and crafts Michael Steel past was the general convener small admission charge was He and the gross proceeds filed 32 The money will bo provide sports equipment the school childrens entries were In the show on Friday judged the following day Judges were Mrs Mrs George Mc- both of Newmarket and Rib- is were awarded for first and third place in each lion Campbell arranged an display of childrens Iks display of free brochures pamphlets on a wide range and books available through the Home and loot association from the Memorial Library Tor- was arranged by Mrs Jack publications chairman parents of Prince tries school children exhibited jesting hobbies These in- led weaving rug making point and embroidery variety of demonstrations e given by wellknown arts I COSMETIQUES GIFTS OF IOOOD TASTE EVERY LADY WILL LOVE and crafts people of the commun ity and each drew an interested group of observers Small boys crowded around Rudy work table to watch a wood carving take shape Oil painting was demonstrat ed by Mrs William Parsons of the Newmarket Art club Mrs Parsons did a still life The Newmarket Handcraft group had several demonstra tions Mrs James worked on her rug and Miss Judy Racine and Mrs Arthur Da vies demonstrated weaving Among the weavers were grade one pupil Ruth who used a small box loom Diane Karen Burling and Karen Osborne were taught by Mrs hat evening to use the Guildcrafl speed loom and demonstrated its use for other children Miss Racine and Mrs veteran weavers with the Handcraft group used the com plicated looms of the advanced craftsman Punch and cookies were serv ed to parents teachers and child ren by social committee under chairmanship of Mrs I Jean Jay the adults en joyed a social interlude in the busy program the children saw the colored film The Loons Necklace FLOWER ARRANGING IS MEETING THEME A talk and demonstration on flower- arranging was given by Percy Bone when the Newmar ket Horticultural society held its November meeting Miss Shir ley Cass presided in the absence of the president Mrs Hayes introduced the speaker Mr Bone arranged three different types of bou quets speaking on mums as he worked The arrangement of glads annuals and other garden flowers were included in his talk After showing a few colored pictures of interesting gardens Mr Bone held a question and answer period The arrange ments were presented to lucky members of the audience Fred won one for giv ing a correct answer to a garden ing problem Mrs Edna Kirby- son qualified as the winner of the second when she had the nearest birthday The lucky number was held by Mrs Gor don Tunney for the third APPROVE BOUNDARIES County Assessor Jones was authorized by York County council at its November session to adjust the equalized assess- for and King town ship Aurora annexed land re cently extending its boundaries to take in part of Kin town ship ITS A Womans World By CAROLINE ION I Monight and Perfume Contraband Perfume dram vial ft Bright CnmM- ition Dulling Powder and LANES PHARMACY On Friday visited the happy carefree world of the small fry the Newmarket Nursery school a fun the children were having The re laxed atmosphere spoke volumes all in praise of the experienced teacher and her assistants The Newmarket CoOperative Nursery school is celebrating its sixth birthday this year Held in the Masonic Hall Millard Ave Monday through r i d a from Sept to May With the ex ception of legal and public school holidays the school is open to all youngsters of the district between the ages of two and a half and five years Mrs Jack was the charter president a post she held for two years Mrs Edna Ballard succeeded Mrs She served two years In the president was Mrs Jack and this year Mrs Robert Yates is the senior officer As most parents are aware nursery school provides through a carefully planned and super vised program an opportunity for the proschool age child to learn new skills and lo develop his individual talents and abili ties It helps the only child be come socially adjusted able and to share Ids toys It prepares the shy child for tin more difficult task of meet ing a large group of strangers in his kindergarten class It helps correct tendencies in the more active youngster before Ihey can cause trouble in his elementary school life For the family living in a small apartment where play space is at a premium or for the family whose home is on a busy street the nursery school performs rial service- It provides com radeshfp with children of the same age in an active program It guarantees safe surrounding with freedom for creative play under the constant supervision of specially trained personnel All these things are done in a cooperative nursery but addi tional benefits are provided Be cause the parents a r in the responsibilities of school they gain invaluable experience This helps t to understand the problems of their own children and to be less critical of others Parent education is an integral part of a cooperative nursery school program In addition the services of the nursery school are provided more reasonably through this method of operation than can be done in a private school More families can avail themselves of its bene fits The Newmarket CoOperativ Nursery school is financed solely by the parents fees A registra tion fee of five dollars is charg ed when the is enrolled an- a monthly fee of is by the parents At present tlv enrolment is 22 with four mon children planning to attend after the Christmas holidays More ap plications will he accepted The Newmarket CoOperativ Nursery school is a partncrshlr scheme with the teacher Mr Elsie being responsible for the educational program the parents taking charge of administration of the school Mrs a d I d is a qualifier nursery school teacher who 11 years experience in nursery school work in Manchester EnR- before corning to Canada She is assisted in the morning by Mrs Arthur Fry Mrs Kenneth is the afternoon assist ant ART CLUB PLANS BUSY PROGRAM The last lesson night for this session will be held by the New market Art club on Tuesday Dec at 8 pm The following week Dec the Christmas meeting will take the form of a movie night to which the general pub lic is invited The group meets in the lecture room of the Newmarket Public library Willi a m Parsons has been instructor for the art les sons Three movies will be presented on Dec A Portrait of in color will show some of the work by this Croup of Seven artist The New Comers a film in black and white will present talents and skills of new Canada Tiie third movie will be Seasons This will depict in co lor the panorama of the changing seasons in Canada Light refreshments will be served There will be a display of work the members EXTEND OF VILLAGE Permission wax granted re cently by County council for an extension of the eastern boundaries of the police village of An increase of ap proximately four acres was ap proved A petition containing names was received This repre sented per cent of the owners and tenants In the village I T Jr- THE BEST FOR LESS ORDER YOUR XMAS TURKEY NOW FOR CHOICE SELECTION Choice Slcor Beef Choice Tender Steak RUMP ROAST SIRLOIN lb glance lb SIRLOIN TIP ROAST UNKIKSS Boneless PRIME RIB ROAST 1st Grade BUTTER lb PORTERHOUSE Lean MINCED BEEF lbs I I lb MARGARINE Rev Frank L H Stymiest At Presbytery Meeting Rev Frank Stymies of North Bay president of the To ronto Conference of the United Church of Canada was special visitor at the November meet ing of York Presbytery of the United Church of Canada meet ing in Trinity United church Uxbrldge Mr Stymiest is min ister of St Andrews United church North Bay and had add ed Ihese presidential duties to a life of the pastorate that was al ready an active and enterprising one He was welcomed to by Rev M R Jcnkinson of King City chairman of York Presbytery The president divided his ad dress into two parts first a care fully prepared and enthusiasti cally presented discussion on ways in which the fellowship of the ministers and laymen of To ronto Conference might become more effective and meaningful In this discussion he advanced several suggestions which he felt would help the ministers of the various areas of the confer ence to feel a togetherness Among his suggestions were the providing of billets for delegates and a common meal table He suggested that on the Sun day before conference a program could be worked out by which the ministers of the confer ence would exchange pulpits the men of the northern outlying areas exchanging with the men of the city and adjacent com munities Mr then proceeded show how the agenda of con- could become more ap pealing and interesting to those who attended He closed by sug gesting that those who plan and xecute conference should have he following attributes zeal willingness color audacity earn- and earnest expectation Members of presbytery were liven an opportunity lo share in i discussion of Mr proposals which were received with a great deal of enthusiasm The second part of Mr address was an illustrated on his recent visit to the Holy Land These pictures were made more real and meaningful by the interesting and informa tive commentary of the speaker Rev Norman Pick of Mark- ham was the devotional speaker it this session of presbytery and he conducted an inspiring and lb 25c helpful worship service One of the highlights of pres bytery was the formal reception of Mr Francis Cook of Aurora as a candidate for the ministry Introduced to the court by Prof John Macpherson of Newmarket Mr Cook addressed presbytery briefly and was received by a special ceremony conducted by Mr Reports were presented from various committee conveners Rev Robert Curtis of Mount Al bert related the work and func tion of the Department of Infor mation and Stewardship and an nounced that the United church calendars were now available Rev S Butt of reporting for publications told of the extensive work and inter ests of the United Church Pub lishing House He urged every charge to consider carefully the EveryFamily Observer Plan and stated that his committee was of the opinion that each charge the excellent Sunday school ma terials which our church provid ed Presbytery was informed of the activity of St Matthews United church Richmond Hill the most recently formed charge of the presbytery It was also noted that Victoria Souarc had issued a call to Rev A Bin- nington of to become minister there Rev H A Kennedy of urged all ministers and laymen to see that their charges did not neglect the Missionary and Maintenance Fund so that York Presbytery would fulfill its its obligations to this fund He laid particular emphasis on the special Christmas appeal for S500000 for the needy of the world requesting that each church make a special effort in this regard It was announced that Dr Allan Knight agricultural missionary of the United Church of Canada would be the special speaker for the January meet ing of York Presbyterial of the Womens Missionary Society and that Dr Margaret Arkinstall Presbyterial president was par ticularly anxious that there be a full attendance of teenagers for this occasion Presbytery accepted an invita tion from Rev Norman Pick to meet at Markham in January PARENT EDUCATION IS MEETING THEME Parent education was the theme of the November meeting of the Alexander Home and School association Mrs Noble presided A panel discussion highlighted the meeting when the following questions were considered If a child prefers another church rather the familys usual place of worship is it right to let him go there How can we help children to understand the prob lems of the slow child How can we help the slow youngster to get along with normal child ren How can we help our children choose worthwhile hob bies and extracurricular activ ities How can we encourage the gifted child to live up to his abilities Mrs the panel Moderator was Mrs Nelson Ion associate editor of the Era and Express Panel ists were Mrs M B Seldon a member of the District High School board Canon J T Rhodes of St Pauls Anglican church William Ward en past president of the New market and District association for Retarded children and A Alexander Muir principal A general discussion followed the presentation of opinions by the panel on each question Mrs Hart moved a vote of thanks on behalf of the Home and School group A social time followed Re- were served by Mrs Gorley Edwards and her com mittee Paying Contracts Given For No 11 Highway Work Contracts for more than 680000 worth of construction on No highway were awarded by the Ontario Highways depart ment this week Included in the program is the miles of Yonge St from Newmarket to Brad ford Miller Paving Ltd will do miles of grading and granular base between Kapuskasing and for A contract went to Warren Bitum inous Paving Co Ltd for the paving from Newmarket to Bradford in trading tote new coupe DUtlnthvoly Frost Pine has the fraailr beauty of the pine woods Our fine English import expresses this loveliness in of olivegreen white and mahogany against a warm gray background Come in and your favorite Royal Dmilion pattern now 5 PIECE PLACE SETTING I Thanks and appreciation were expressed to Rev A Kennedy officials and womens groups of his church for their 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