The Barrie Examiner Tuesday March 15 1977 Geor ian students resent Picture Yourself at fashion show Georgian College Fashion Promotion students will pre sent mens and womens fashions from the past and for the future on Friday at pm in the college theatre Barrie Entitled Picture Your self and set against an old time movie theme the popular show will include styles from the 305 and 40s in terspersed with fashions for spring and summer 77 The show makes possible kind of armchair window shopping for whats new in everything from sportswear to evening wear Tickets $2 in advance and $250 at the door are available from Georgian Col lege and participating stores Town and Country Town Shop Sears Simmons Evangeline Mamselle Jack Fraser Elks Mens Wear Studio One Better Vision Op tical Norman Family Shoes Bonita Beautiful Shoes Switzer and Brown Shoes Secondyear fashion pro motion students are responsi ble for organizing and ex ecuting the entire project with firstyear students ac ting as dressers and models It was longdistance love af fair for Leslie Ann Gerow and Pierre Benoit who will be married April 16 at ollier Secondyear students in volved in the show are Wen dy Watts of Barrie co ordinator Valerie Dunn of Oak Street Collingwood Commentator Margie Bing ham Seventh Street Midland and Mary Mon tgrain Bay Street Midland Fashion Directors Sandy Alexander of RR Tiverton ProducerDirector Cathy Cote of RR Pene tanguishene and Sue Miron of Barrie Stage Managers May Ellen Piper of Powassan Music Director Sherry Farrow of RR Tara Model Coordinator Donna Cherkas and Linda Mainprize both of Newmarket Dressing Room Managers Kathy Esposti of Sault Ste Marie Publicity and Bev Allen of RR Kenora Accountant Fashion show models will include firstyear students Wendy Brooks of Shanty Bay Diane Brownson of Fox boro Kathy DeStefano of Sudbury Helen Duhaney of Kingston Jamaica Pat Fleming of Owen Sound Cathy Hunter of RR Shan ty Bay Cathy OHara of RR Perkinsfield Ann Orgar of St Lnited Chrch Miss Gerow daughter of Mrs and Mrs Gerow Barrie has spent the past five years West Hill Debbie Parr of Collingwood and Liz Irvine Chris Lucas Margaret and Mary Anne Volpe Janice Warden and Kim Watterson all of Barrie The purpose of the two year cooperative fashion promotion program at the Barrie campus is to provide students with basic background of knowledge and firsthand experience in most aspects of the fashion industry with the emphasis on merchandising romo tion and display For urther information on the fashion promotion program contact the registrar Georgian Col lege 401 Duckworth 81 Bar rie 1AM 3X9 The fashion show is being presented in conjunction with the Colleges tenth An niversary Open House Open House hours at the Barrie Campus 401 Duckworth Street and Bell Farm Road are Friday 930 am to pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm Open House hours at the West Street Campus Orillia are Thrusday 630 to pm and Friday 10am t09 pm in algary Mr Benoit of It tawa is former mayor of that city Examiner Photo ExOttawa mayor Benoit to marry girl from Barrie It was longdistance love af fair for quite while before Pierre Benoit former mayor of Ottawa and Leslie Anne Gerow formerly of Barrie decided to take the big step Miss Gerow has spent the last five years in Calgary Mr Benoit lives in Ottawa The two will be married April 16 at Collier Street United Church Three thousand miles is quite distance to go for date he said in an interview at the home of Miss Gerows parents Mr and Mrs Gerow of Barrie The two met each other at the Calgary Convention Centre Miss Gerow is sales manager there Mr Benoit is senior vice president of development for Campeau Corp real estate holding and development com pany in Ottawa He went to Calgary because the company had prospects for development there Miss Gerow is graduate of North Collegiate She moved to Calgary worked for dentist and then worked for the conven tion centre Shes been there three years ERMA BOMBECK Shortage of listeners but it W011L help It was one of those days when wanted my own apartment unlisted My son was telling me in complete detail about movie he had just seen punctuated by3000 You knows My teeth were falling asleep There were three phone callswstrike that three monologues that could have been answered by recording fought the urge to say Its been nice listening to you In the cab from home to the airport got another assault on my car this time cab driver who was rambling on about whom he supported in college and was in his last year who put PS on his letter saying got married Her name is Diane He asked me What do you think of that and proceeded to answer the question himself There were 30 whole beautiful minutes before my plane took off time for me to be alone with my own thoughts to open book and let my mind wander voice next to me belonging to an elderly woman said Ill bet its cold in Chicago Stonefaced answered Its likely havent been to Chicago in nearly three years she persisted My son lives there Thats rice said my eyes intent on the printed page of the book Mr Benoit was Ottawa mayor from 1972 to 1974 tawas youngest mayor He grew up in Ottawa was an alderman for three years and member of the board of control from 1970 to 1972 When the mayor resigned be filled in and then ran for another term He put in eight active years in political life have no desire to return to public life he said although he plans to stay active behind the scenes The couple plans to live in 0t tawa My husbands body is on this plane Weve been married for 53 years dont drive you him is son society of of listeners know and when he died nun drove me from the hospital We arent even Catholic The fu neral director let me come to the airport with dont think have ever detested myself more than did at that moment Another human being was screaming to be heard and in desperation had turned to cold stranger who was more interested in novel than the reallife drama at her elbow All she needed was listener no advice wisdom experience money assistance ex pertise or even compassion minute or two to listen It seemed rather incongruous that in but just superso histicated com munication we often su for from shortage She talked numbly and steadily until we boarded the plane then found her seat in another section As hung up my coat heard her plaintive voice say to her seat com panion Ill bet its cold in Chicago prayed Please God let her listen Why am tellin you this To make me feel better It wont be though Ozzie Shephard left was master of ceremonies for the retirement dinner honoring Collins OPP To superintendent of seven divi sion Friday night at the Con tinental Inn Beside him is Supt Collins and his wife Freda accepting tickets for trip from John Arskey co chairman Mrs Arskey se Retiring OPP boss served mediumwell Collins was roasted Fri day night by friends and relatives And if friendly insults are sincere signs of affection he is the bestloved man in town Super chief or boss the OPP superintendent for seven division is retiring in June More than 180 people attend ed his retirement dinner at the Continental Inn Mr Collings has given 35 years to the OPP He came to Barrie in 1966 Ive really enjoyed my work It was pleasure to go to work everyday no kidding Mr Collins said The evening was organized by John Arksey and Ozzie Shepherd Shepherd was the master of ceremonies GARDEN NOTES Also at the head table were John Murphy crown attorney for Simcoe County Ted Boone OPP Sergeant for Sombra Ed OReilly proprietor of the Con tinental Inn Ed Tschirhart retired Barrie city police chief James Wales and Lloyd Pridham former wardens of Simcoe County Frank DAmelio of St Catharines cond from right presented flowers to Mrs Collins Ex aminer photo and Supt Collins daughter Briar Collins Mr Collins received trip for himself and his wife Freda Mrs Collins received bouquet of flowers Mr Collins sons Vaughn and Kevin his sister and brotherin law Mr and Mrs Joe Capatosto from Gormley also attended Vegetable gardening instructions By JEAN ABLE Flavia Redelmeier of Don Head Farms at Richmond Hill was to be our speaker if she could have come at our May show Since her two sons are marrying at that time here are some of Flavias thoughts and pointers VlZGETABIJIGARDENING Vegetable patch philosophy Stomach Gardeningw Visions of neat rows of succulent vegetables nestled plumply into deep dark topsoil give way to the harsh realities of weeds and insects late frosts and July droughts but if vegetables are your ambition this year here area few notes Plan your garden now whether few rows or acre 75 square feet Align rows NortlrSouth for equal sunshine for all Assign space for long season sprawling growers next to early crops Space rows 15 inches apart for less weed room unless you rototilli Tuck herbs into flower beds or corners who needs 50 feet of parsley Decide whether to allot space to big plants like corn potatoes and squash Count on succession planting Plants are taking over as pets says Barbara Bar tholomew Barrie plant sit of salad greens onions late cab bage to replace earlyharvest peas radishes and lettuces Allot block of space rather than rows for corn to allow for wind pollination Control culworm damage by making tinfoil collars for tomatoes stretch rope on ground around bean rows dust cabba es and brussel sprouts with erris or atox use wire nettin against rabbits and groun hogs Buy started plants of spanish onion tomatoes green pep pers egg plant cabbage bush basil or seed ahead of planting time underlights Seed as soon as ground can be worked Peas reen Arrow Edible pod peas Little Sweetie Lettuce Cos Butter Crunch Black Seeded Simp son Spinach Savoy Beet Ruby Queen arrot Baby Finger Chard Burpees Rhubarb Wait till midMay before seeding Beans Contender butter wax Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans Corn Garden Treat early Butter and Sugar Midseason Experiment with unusual vegetable varieties Edible pod peas broad beans okra bush squash pole beans kohlrabi he ter Mrs Bartholomew be gan her plant sitting service six weeks ago and says the Avoid vegetables with insect pests radishcs worm spinach and broccoli aphids andcaterpillarS Wait some more before set ting out started plants of tomatoes peppers and egg plants Thc average date of last frost in Toronto area is the traditional May 24 Sow last of all seeds of cucumber squash and melon or set out started plants Place squash seeds in ground on etge to avoid rotting Sow gourd seeds in waste places edge of compost pile for quick ground cover Cultivate with dutch hoe mulch and handweed around seedlings Thin beets lettuce and onions and eat the thinnings Stake and tie tomatoes pinch out side shoots support with chicken wire all dwarf varieties of peas Arrange pole tripods for pole beans Water with liquid fertilizer 202o20 started plants of tomatoes peppers and dribble additional liquid fertilizer around corn roots Resolve that planning plan ting cultivating harvesting and preserving your own vegetables can keep your table exciting as response has been oustan ding Many are from people who want to go on vacation from early May right throught the Winter BON APPETIT SOCIETY NEWS busload of local members visited the Toronto Garden Club Show at Civic Centre Don Mills Saturday The MiniShow was good but different The new addition to the Civic Garden Centre was dream come true for that very important Centre of Horticulture It has been beautifully landscaped which intrigued our members as much as the show The greenhouses nearby were mass of bloom which made everyone feel spring is here There were numerous displays at the MiniShow but one that was especially interesting was display of growing Herbs by Otto Richter and Sons Ltd of Goodwmd nt We have some herb en thusicsts in our area and you may contact me about the selection these people have 7284543 Dont forget the Societys An nual Card Party coming up Apri127 Membership drive opens April 15 for Barrie Hor ticulutralSociety but dont want to leave their plants alone Examiner photo Leafy green pets taking over and sitter treats them like people Plants are people and no one knows this like Barbara Bartholomew Shes plant sitter Leave with an easy mind knowing your plants wont feel lonely or neglected but are be ing competently and lovingly cared for Good nourishment plant music afternoon chats as well as opportunities to meet other plants So says the ad couldnt believe the reSponse got she said got about 25 phone calls half from guys who were going on vacation but wanted their plants cared for That was six weeks ago Today shes looking after 42 plants for people wanting tender loving care for their plants think plants are taking over as pets said the 32year old wife and mother who lives at 37 Springhome Rd People want plant sitters partly because of the cost she says When you pay $30 or $40 for plant you want to take care of it But she is convinced plants have feelings too They are all individual and they all have their own needs Some like the living room Others need the humidity of the bathroom or the kitchen SENSITIVE ASIABAGUS You take the asparagus plant its really sensitive put her in the bathroom be cause of the humidity it needs shesaid Then you eta stubborn plant like the sna plant which will grow anywhere she said Her own favorites are Hot Lizzie her purple passion plant and Fast Henry of the wanderingJew family Hot Lizzie like most of her fellow lants loves Bach but hatest eBeatIes These are highclass Iants Mrs Bartholmew aughed Studies prove lants respond negatively to cassical music an negatively to hard rock she said Three plants of the same ty were used for the studies sh said They were isolated in rooms with different music The rockn roll ones died The Bach and Shankar ones bent toward the music had new foliage and increased in overall height and width Plant psycholgy Not really Mrs Bar tholomew says but it takes certain amount of knowhow and experience to know what plants like She has that She has worked in flower shops before So with little knowledge and mind for business plant sitting has become her fulltime job Its funny she said couldnt find fulltime job read about similar plant sit ting service in Ohio so thought Id try it hem She charges $1 day for the first two weeks and then $5 week follow their instructions on watering If they want me to talk to them or call them by name will They get half an hour of plant music each day If they fight they get their plant food cut offshe said Fight In their own way if one plant hogs the light it may create complications for another But basically plants are sociable she said People may bring their plants to her home or she will go to their homes if they are worried about their plants travelling in cold weather parents and hopef them against polio live normal life the vaccination their area five yearsa booster three diseases can earlier vaccination what would she need you for lAN LAN DERS Get kids shots against disease Dear Ann am writing this letter in an attempt to alert ully spare their children years of struggle agony and heartbreak just heard report about the low percentage of children who have had vaccinations to protect was victim of polio in the early 505 before the vaccine was developed had to undergo two operations and years of exercises to overcome terrible complex With the help tors parents and friends mastered most difficulties and now What happened to me was something nobody could help or prevent But what would you say if someday your crippled child asked you Why didnt you protect me Why didnt you get me Many parents are unaware of the danger because thank God there hasnt been polio epidemic in long time It could hap pen againHope Somebody Listens Dear Hope So do In the meantime oral polio vaccines are available free of charge to any schoolage child in Chicago and Cook County Parents who are interested should call the Board of Health They will be referred to the nearest clinic Parents in other cities should phone their own city or county health departments for information as to what is available in And while were on the subject hear this from Health Education and Welfare Secretarv oseph Calif ano Sixteen million children under 14 years of age have not been vaccinated against polio Of course these programs are ex pensive but will find the money to fund them Current recommendatt ns for vaccinating children are as fol lows Polio Three shots at two four and 18 months of age At Diphtheria whoo ing cough and tetanus Protection from all obtained in one shot This shot should be given in four doses the first at two months of age again at four months again at six months and finally at 10 months Measles One shot at 15 months of age unless an epidemic oc curs in which case the parents should consult doctor about Rubella or German measles One shot at one year of age This may be changed soon and given along with measles shot Mumps One shot at one year of age May also be changed and combined with measlesrubella vaccine Dear Ann Landers Please send me immediately the name and address of the woman who claims she has infallible ESP will send her firstclass ticket to Trenton NJ We will then go together to Las Ve as From there Ill take her to San Juan Puerto Rico where gaming tables are plentiful and on to Monte Carlo After that Ill buy her seat on the New York Stock Exchange am seriousSig Withheld By Request Dear Sig If the woman could do what you think she can pecial of doc Guest Gospel singer Hall known Gospel singer from Big John well Fort Worth Tex was guest Friday night at the Evening of Gospel usic at Ili way Pentecostal Church Hall has learned the dif ference between the enter taining and the ministry con cept of singing according to Bill Wozney long time fan and friend of Halls The sixfootfour base soloist says he prefers the ministry con cept to entertaining Theres enough around to dothat he said Eight from Painswick attend Summary Day PAINSWICK Eight mem bers of the Painswick Womens Institute attended last Fridays Summary Day in Guthrie which concluded the needlepoint course sponsored by the various Womens Institutes in the area Mrs Hudasek Mrs McKinnon Mrs Maynard Mrs Smith Mrs Ken Mrs Marshall Mrs Stoddart and Mrs Stark at tended from Painswick Samples of needlepoint and slides of tapestries quilts and ceramics were part of the after noon program The Institutes March meeting was held at the home of Mrs Hudasek with 11 members and guests present The discussion topic of the meeting was Agriculture and Canadian Industries and the motto was The Peace of the World depends on Food Mrs Johnston presented paper on how the Third World looks to the have countries like Canada for food She also told of new food product call ed incafarina soya product mixed with other ingredients and water makes an eco nomical form of milk Mrs McKinnon read paper on the workings of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Mrs Johnston reported on the district executive meeting The members decided to play host to the 1978 Simcoe Kempenfelt District annual meeting Mrs Kerr and Mrs Warnica were presented with gifts in appreciation for their leadership in the recent needle point course Members celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Federated Womens Institutes of Canada with birthday cake and lun cheon The next meeting will be held April 5th at the home of Mrs Stark of Barrie Rynard wants elderly to keep on the job From The Ottawa Bureau of The Examiner The federal government should encourage older citizens who are physically fit to main tain jobs says Rynard PC Simcoe North Rynard made this proposal in the Commons this week saying the number of senior citizens will double in the next few decades leaving the national economics and social respon sibilities to shrinking group of workers Marc Lalond minister of health and welfare said these suggestions could be considered in examinations of private and public pension programs At the present time he said discussions are being held bet ween the Medical Research Council and theCanadian Association of Gerontology to determine the best means to adapt Medical Research Coun cil programs to the needs of senior citizens The federal government still has funds available to finance geriatric research Lalonde said Studies on both the medical and socioeconomic aspects of geriatrics have been post ncd by his department an the Medical Research Council Central Health and Welfare Development Grants he added