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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-10-19, Page 20ICH SIGNAL-$TA1, THURSDAY. OCTO ER 19. 1972. • Mrs. Tryna DeGroot (teff) and her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Bagman are two of the craftsmen featured this week' at Carlow Christmas Country Fair. Mrs. De Groot dyes cross-stitch pictures as well as some other interesting handwork, and Mrs. Begman specializes in crocheted articles oi? a practical nature. Mrs. Begman is holding one of the novelty message pad holders made by her mother, a new item for this year's Fair which the women have been part of for years. — staff photo Y+ Brought crafts from Holland Carlow fair gets benefit . Carlow Christmas County Fair began yesterday and will be opening for its final day this year on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. While all of the craftsmen .. at Carlow are excited about the show this'year, none will be more enthusiastic than Mrs. "Tryna DeGroot of R.R. 4 Goderich and her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Begman,212 Gibbons Street. Mrs. DeGroot and Mrs. $egrnan are not newcomers to the Carlow event. Mrs. DeGroot began displaying her cross stitch labors in 1967. Her daughter joined her with crochet work the next year. Between the two ladies, they now put together one of the most colourful gift h, selection 'booths Carlow Fair goers will find. Cross-stitch pictures — large and small — are Mrs. DeGroot's specialty. She has some beautiful tablecloths and pin -cushions as well as some clever novelty items to show, but her first love is...her pictures. Mrs. DeGroot's home testifies to her hobby. The walls all carry examples of per picture - making talents. Animals especially dogs — and scenes from the rural life. she knows best figure highly in her efforts, but she has some exotic and gracious ladies done in black and white which would add just the right touch to many rooms. Again,this year, Mrs. DeGroot will be showing several of her cross-stitch miniatures, worked with a magnifying glass and framed in a curtain -rod ring — some wooden, some .not. These dainty works look especially nice in groupings on a wall. Mrs. DeGroot suggests three make just the right number. The lady doesn't take orders for her work. "I'm an artist," she explains with a jolly glint in her eye. "I work only when I feel like it." Her daughter agrees that her mother's' policy not to accept "custom" orders is wise. "It 'takes the fun out of it," claims Mrs. Begman. She says that a great deal . of. the satisfaction in her work comes from letting her own colour and pattern sense , reign free. She doesn't like to be held to a particular color scheme or stitch: .• .... _ ,...,.. a "I don't have any patterns for my. -Mork, - says_ .Mrs. aegmtan.. • "They come out of my head and that's the best fun of all .... working out my own ideas." Most of Mrs. Begman's work is done while she • watches television. While she can't sit and watch television with nothing in her hands, she can't of k on her projects -nearly as well while there's hockey or baseball or football on the screen. It is a •case of enjoying two things at once or nothing at all. • But if the television programming is right, Mrs7- Begman's fingers fly, turning out hats, mittens, shawls, ponchos, purses, shrinks, belts, scarves — just about anything practical. And of course, the thingthat most people appreciate most about her work is that rarely are two articles alike — there's always something just a little different about each one. Both Mrs. DeGroot and her daughter , learned their. handicrafts • in Holland at school. Mrs. Begman explained that in her homeland, the school set aside an afternoon once • weekly to teach the children such crafts as knitting, crochet, mending, sewing, embroidery. "1 used to hate it, all the time I was in school," Mrs. Beginan remembers. "But when I was outof school, I began to enjoy it. I could do what I liked to do best." Some of Mrs. ,Begman's work is for sale at La Boutique on East Street in Goderich. According to Mrs. Begman, Goderich and area residents don't appreciate that little shop as much as they should since many of the items on display there are hand-crafted by people in the area. But as far as the two ladies are "concerned, nothing compares with Carlow Christmas Country Fair. While they have booths at Art Mart in the summer in Goderich and at the Lucknow Craft Festival, also in the summer, they enjoy the best results at Carlow because people are actually Christmas shopping and looking for something uniquely nice for the persons on their lists. The customers are getting to know the mother -daughter team -from -thee Goderich--area.--Mrs. DeGroot and Mrs. Begman say _cer_tain-_owes-__folio* them_ To serve you better We have been' privileged to be appointed to direct agency status for this area for MACAULAY MANN HERALDRY CROYDON ENGLAND 'specialists in Family Heraldry I*tablish a link with the Past through your surname Coats -of -Arms for Display H your surname is in our comprehensive library of Arms -- and the chances ere that it: is --- we are able to supply that Coat of Arms as an ornamental wall -shield for your home, office or club. Makes an ideal present Further inforfrtation and iffustrated brochure on request from THE WAXWORKS BOUTIQUE 20 Wit♦r St. IOW Sok i1 WINGHAM, ONT. t" ixcktsrlvir agent tor this eros whereJer they show their work, and many come to Carlow hoping to find certain articles which they know the ladies have made in previous years. "It's just amazing," says Mrs. Begman. - Some other craftspeople from the area who will be showing at .Carlow this weekend are Miss Karen Rivett, a GDCI student from Dungannon who makes crewel pictures; Miss Valerie Lee of Goderich who is billed as 'displaying "youthful . crafts"; Mrs. Courtland Kerr, Benmiller, a Carlow Christmas Country Fair "original" who is best known for her quilting; Mrs. Bill Robertson of R.R. 3 Auburn a .specialist din Christmas cakes and puddings who is' convening the bake table this year; and many, many more. TOWN TALK Mrs. Reta Scrimegeour spent Thanksgiving •weekend in Wind- sor with her son, James Garrick daughter-in-law Lillian, grand- daughter Cathy, fiance' Pat Gerrard; also her sister Mrs. Vesta Catlin of Detroit. r.' A few months ago the musical 'What's Yer Fancy?" was en- joyed by a great number of people here in Goderich. The Clinton Lions Club know a good thing when they see it and so -are spoeso trn : ttirrelitl» —' ton, November 10 and 12, 8:30 sharp, at the Central' Huron. Secondary School. The most popular tunes from the top shows such as lrigadoon with its skirl of bagpipes and swirling kilt; My Fair Lady, Oliver, The 'Mikado and other great shows, beautifully staged with a cast of 30 people or more, gives you "a chance to see it again. Marjorie Hays Dunlop ' with her fine voice and knack of get- ting the best out of her fellow performers, tells me about the only change is one which you will certainly enjoy. , That talented performer ac- tor, singer, dancer, Jack McLaren, of Benmiller, is doing a skit which will bring' down the house. Too bad there .are not more people in this area like Jack McLaren (if there were I'm sure we would ' have a 'decent culture centre in this here area in a short time.) The • staging, dancing, costumes and all that goes into a good musical is lost in a small hall such as we now have. -•' Many good plays and'perfor- mers are lost because we cannot stage them in McKay Hall. I hdpe the facilities in Clinton will , he adequate for this musical and you will go and en- joy it again. Tickets are on -sale at the Coach House on Hamilton St., Goderich so reserve your seat ahead. The Goderich Little Theatre are in full swing 'selling their season tickets, practising their' first play The Odd Couple and getting ready for another hig season. 1 haven't the date for this play, but all of us have seen hit's and pieces of "The Odd Couple" • on T.V. or.the live theatre some where, some .time and know that it is the top comedy of the year. The show is cast beautifully, just right - you will agree, and if you have any interest in hack stage jobs` you might get in touch with Mrs. W.G. Cochrane, Nelson St. for Betty is directing this show. There has been a lot written regarding the big exhibition of Canadian Artists' work called Artaric3 ' n© -dot .Ontario, AR,,„ TARIO. Part of the exhibit is being set up in the St. Mary's Separate School on .Bennett St. so watch for the announcement regarding this interesting show.t Take your children to see it if their teacher has not made arrangements to take the whole class. If you missed Carlow Christ- mas Fair Wednesday, be sure to etch it this Saturday at the fine old Carlow Hall. Every year it is bigger and better, so don't miss it. Did you check your (our) Bulletin Board? One item which you can mark on next year's "Hospital" Calendar is the .Hard Times Party sponsored by the Beth Sigma Phi Sorority Girls on January 20, 1973 at i altford' Valley Hall. Last vear's dance was a great success and this one should be bigger. Mark it down! - Victoria 'St. Church ladies "Turkey Supper" Nov. 1 Wed; nesday,' a big .treat coming up. Are you interested in helping the Women's Hospital Auxiliary with their great work?"fif J'ctr' missed their tour of the local Hospital you can still get in touch with them at•the Hospital and enjoy your few hours with than. What are your plans for the Santa Parade, Saturday, Decem- ber ?? Martha , k rHE F ; r ". (' AP* S NOW 4103icekt ON tGt TN/NIC on Choice Home Killed Beef While Supply Lasts! First Come --First Served rioter i:ndsofBeeiL- 7' Fronts of Beef Sid�sof Beef Good Hamburg SO lb lots 56c� 67c 59CL B. Homemade Sausage 10Ibl.,= 4q< <., A• Pork whole or half 52c LB. ,`THESE PRICES INCLUDE CUTTING -WRAPPING ' AND QUICICm FREEZING AT NO EXTICA.CHARGE RIP -LAY MCAT MARKET RIPLEY, ONT. 395-961 STORE- HOURS /am .6pM tLOSiD THURSDAY AFTERNOONS 4>• • ie jr ay S IS invo ing Rio fed He doesn't want to stand on a ribbon cutting, hand shaking, flag waving campaign — that's for the birds. Charlie wants a better Huron Riding and he means it. He's a digger not a scratcher. He'II discover those area problems and he'll meet the people concerned face to face to discuss .them. And he's not afraid . of getting his boots dirty if its going to promote Huron and Middlesex. He's a member of the Tax Review Committee.of County Council and a member of the Social Services Committee. He belonbs to many Federal and Provincial animal breeding associations. He''s served on the Regional Development Council for eight years — Latterly as vice-president and he's served on the Huron Planning Board — last year as chairman. Charlie is a farmer and understands farming problems. He's convinced that the sugar beet industry could be revived in Huron and Middlesex. He feels there are better' ways of marketing corn in peak periods -and he'd like to encourage more Canadian farmers to become involved in livestock breeding. And Charlie will fight for other benefits, too. For instance, he'd like more area development, .he believes in Goderich Harbour as a potential `Great Lakes port, he feels that Sky Harbor airport should be maintained and would fight for a subsidy, if necessary. Stimulationof local industry is another key issue Charlie believes in. He wants to give incentives to light industry to boost local economy. And he wants to make sure the 'brains' of°Huron and Middlesex stay in. 11uron Riding instead of heading south or to the cities. A better Huron Riding is worth fighting for. Charlie Thomas is a fighter. / t SPONSORED BY HURON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION, SEE AND HEAR CHA;RtIE.THOMAS � .. ON CHANNEL $ CKNX TV FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 — 7:30 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 —. 7:30 P.M., TO 5:00 P.M. HON. JOHN MONROE, MP MINISTER OF HEALTH FOR CANADA WILL ACCOMPANY CHARLIE THOMAS AS HE "MAIN STREETS" IN GODERICH ON THE SQUARE, 2 P.M. TO 4 P.M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER .20th. "MEET THE .CANDIDATE" NITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 5:30 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M. GODERICH MEMORIAL ARENA , AUDITORIUM Meet CHARLIE THOMAS, Liberal Candidate For Huron BEEF-CN=AIIBUN SALAD SPUDS AND BEVERAGE • "ALL FOR A DOLLAR", SPONSORED BY HURON L,IRERAL ASSOCIATION 47 M A e •b sr i ,~