Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), October 4, 1967, p. 12

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Era Out Wed October Social Notes Community Prepares From The Marsh Mount Albert Bowling League took op most of the alleys at the Bowl when they started their 196768 season last week Members of the club get ready for the first of their Wednesday night activities Staff College Of Nurses Appoints New Director NEWMARKET Miss Joan Macdonaid has been ap pointed Director of the Col lege of Nurses of Ontario with effect in June when the present director re tires The announcement was made by the Council of College Miss Macdonaid Varied Services In CNIB Work NEWMARKET A ser vice as local as this commun ity and as broad as Canada thats The Canadian Nat ional Institute for the Blind said Mrs J Morris Con venor of the annual appeal for funds in Newmarket which runs from October Describing the as an organization of volunteers and staff uniting their talents in the best interests of blind persons she explained that provides every known service from white cane travel to the talking book Specially trained consult ants assist the parents of blind children Social work ers and field secretaries blind themselves aid newly blind persons and their famil ies In accepting the handicap Mrs A Harrison Hostess For WI Meet MOUNT ALBERT September meeting of the Mount Albert Womens In stitute was held at the home of Mrs Angus Harrison on September Mrs Mildred Dike respond ed to ihe motto and Mrs was appointed dele gate to the annual Area Con vention to be held In To ronto In November It was agreed to donate to the research program for retarded children Mr Bruce wns guest speaker and gave a talk on agriculture through the years He compared wages of former years with those of modem farming and spoke of the decline In agri culture as a way of life In comparison with the early The problems and pos sibilities of the ARDA sys tem was also explained Employment officers locate positions train the man on the Job and call back often to check on his progress Teachers also blind and graduates of a special train ing course call at the homes of the blind to teach Braille white cane travel adjustment to blindness and other skills that make up to some extent for the loss of sight A recent development is the adjustment training course given at the centre in Toronto Here the newly blind move to the centre for 12 weeks and tnke a specially designed course to improve their ability to cope with blindness Your continued support through the years has been a great encouragement to the CNIB the campaign con venor said and has enabled up to develop many new ser vices One example Is the supply of recorded and Brail- led books that CNIB Is pro viding for blind university students Prepared by volun teers in different parts of Canada these books enable the blind student to keep up on his reading and to prepare for the examinations In a sat isfactory way When you contribute to the current campaign you help In a very real way said the campaign convenor You help in the development of services for your blind neighbours and you enable them to resume their place in the family who will succeed Miss Jean Watt as Director received her basic nursing preparation at the School of Nursing of the Toronto Western Hospi tal and was later granted a degree of Bachelor of Nursing from McGill University Mon treal She Is at present doing advanced study in Education al Administration at the Uni versity of Toronto and will complete the requirements for a Master degree next year The education of nurses has been Miss Macdonalds chief interest She has taught in several schools of nursing including the Nightingale School in Toronto and was at one time a lecturer at the University School for Graduate Nurses More recently she carried out a special project for the College of Nurses in conduct ing a series of Institutes for nurses who might later be employed as assistants to teachers in schools of nursing in Ontario Miss has been active in professional nursing affairs For some years she was Chairman of the Commit tee on Nursing Education of the Registered Nurses Asso ciation of Ontario She has also been a representative of the on the Council of the College of Nurses and a member of Educational Advisory Committee of the College Mrs Lollinga is spending a few days with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs P in Willowdale Mr and Mrs T of Willowdale visited Mr and Mrs A Verrips on Sunday Mr and Mrs H Vanderz- waag and son of Hamilton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Van Mrs J Hall and daughter Debbie of Hamilton visited Mr and Mrs VanDyken Sunday Mrs is visiting Mr and Mrs S in Brampton for a few days Among patients in York County Hospital from this area are Mrs M Brands Mr H Sr and Mr J Van- Mrs Matthews is recu perating at her home follow ing hospital treatment Most of the socieites have resumed their regular weekly or monthly meetings KESWICK Plans are once again under way to hold a Santa parade in Keswick Committee chairman Frank Nash states it will be held on Saturday December Included in the parade will be the North Police Band Suttons Blue Angels Fife and Drum Band and the Newmarket Legion Pipe Band Mr Nash plans on a meet ing towards the end of Octo ber to discuss further ideas If anyone is desirous of lend ing a hand call 1765315 Sutton Is holding a Santa Claus parade on December and further information on this may be had by calling Mrs Jackie Galloway at V102 a INN Thanksgiving weekend special Turkey Dinner all the For reservations phone Demand For Workers At Manpower Centre NEWMARKET Mo Manager of the New market Office reports there Is a very strong demand for workers in the area now At the time of writing there are jobs available for men and 37 for women These jobs cover a cross sec tion of the labor force and anyone seeking work is well advised to visit the Canada Manpower Centre in Newmar ket Over persons were plac ed in gainful employment dur ing the month of September This represents a better than per cent increase over the same period last year Lions Donate 4000 KING CITY King City Lions Club has donated to the local park devel opment the first instalment of their pledge to raise over a period of three years Ray Love chairman of Memorial Parks Board ac cepted the cheque from the clubs past president Donald Contractor Douglas Wclleslcy Nobleton who graded the park area don ated on behalf of Welles- ley Construction Company Trustee Dave Clark re ported to his board meeting that the parkland will be grass seeded this fall in pre paration for the tennis court and other facilities The lions sold a large quantity of light bulbs just recently and expect to realize a sub stantial sum of money from the annual auction sale In October The Lions Club in the first instance two years ago con tributed to the park fund Optimists Plan Fall Program KESWICK of the Optimist Club of Kes wick has been named chair man of the Youth Apprecia tion Week scheduled for No- vembcr to The annual observance was instituted years ago by Optimist International a a mens service organisation with members In clubs throughout the US and Canada Purpose of the pro gramme Is to give public rec ognition to the overwhelming majority of teenagers who be lieve In and practice juvenile decency The club sponsors a variety of youth activities in North Port of their regular programme la their sponsorship of hockey girls Softball cub and scout groups parties etc Five Optimists and their wives Journeyed to Oshawa to participate In tation of the Jotters new charter Making the trip were Mr and Mrs Allen Walsh Mr and Mrs John Hopkins Mr and Mrs Ivan Mr Mrs Gordon Keeling and Mr and Mrs The Optimist Club of at present has 25 members Optimist Harold Phillips has again been named chairman of the Junior Rod Gun club The club will meet on Monday at pm In the North Memorial Arena When did Niagara come into the picture A medical bill A hill A car bill nil lo como at Jock in Answer A Loan Jack ovor with ho nearest Niagara jolting ho not a lot of goad ndJco on Wilh 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