The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

the acton frw j november 8th 1956 i s t famous rockwood pokholes thought 20000 years old kv the picturesque village of rock wood wa the subject of a feature article in the hamilton spectator mrs ilaict mack of eden mills wrote the interesting article which is reprinted hero one of the loveliest natural lhmly spots m smithwestern ontario kockwoott village on no 7 highway six miles from onelph is fast becornttqr kinnill it ii place to go parks but pleasant restful it has two public generally people prefenttrseek out secluded spots nl river here they sunbathe liifci fish to theiphearts content situated in the wide valley of the eramosa river rockwood is partly hidden by the many fine trees that shade the streets and fool the casual traveller into thinking the village a smaljer place indeed vith a population of over a thousand there are four churches a busy candy factory and an even busier lime kiln to the unobserv ant however none of the activity is apparent and rockwood as a village represents a most modest appearance what is unique however are the only potholes in the district they attract visitors for many miles distant and have been stud ied by geologists for generations according to prof f f mor- wick ofihe ontario agriculture college whose ho is geology move bird watchers too find the birds they want totsee with little trouble for as well as many native birds not seen in cities the mir- water j5 support prayer needed more than ever in africaspeaker and there are no other potholes near er than ottawa the next nearest are in wisconsin united states oddities of nature these pot holes are given little attention by rockwood residents old stuff to the people born in the district they knew of them as children and now dont bother newcomers dont know just what potholes arc and seldom investigate devils well only one is in the devils well used to designate one of the famous potholes in europe and was probably given to the rock wood one by some early settler who had known of them in eur ope resembling a silo in shape be ing perfectly cylindrical it has a manmade opening at the base in a ravine it is said that a teacher at the rockwood academy fearing that some harm would come to his pupils when they persisted in go ing down inside on ropes to see what it was like carried over some tools and made it possible for the boys to ro in and satisfy their curiosity this was about go years ago the average person might better appreciate the potholes if they knew that they are believed to be between 20000 and 25000 years old at least says prof morwick it has been that long since glaciat- lon and it is supposed by geol ogists that the ice age lasted sev eral hundred thousand years the potholes were made by the stone boulders being turned by the flow of water and grinding deeper into the bed of the stream this was natures way of making a channel for water the many potholes that were once to be found bordering the e livei in the kockwood area are almost gone with erosion and time doing its work a pract ised eye can still find the remains of dozens but in a short time they will be completely gone from a high point in one of the parks known as lookout point the remains of other potholes show where the river only partly coyexsthem much of the area where the pot holes are is owned by the gypsum lame and alabastine co of paris ont the village of rockwood however has leased it for 99 years the lease to run out in about 70 years in the meantime the- grand val ley conservation authority would like to have control of the land from evcrton village a few miles above rockwood to eden mills just below nataral park ernest bcnham deputyreeve of the township of eramosa would like to see the province take over control of this natural park land he says it will be no time before the people in the cities of toronto and hamilton will need such ratory birds follow the courses and are often seen recently postmaster day iu his family were returning home i one evening late and a young daughter jean noticed a bird on i the m street as they turned into i me garage mi day frtciied it up and took it i to the bird sanctuary where it was identified as avrednecked grebe i in migrating it had become either tost or injured in tsome way and landed right in the centre of the village unfortunately it didnt live j but it was learned that a grebe i cannot take off on land but must i have water it was one of the few ever seen here rssvrts staff photo heid stones for foundation of a new roadway leading to the moffat scout camp are dumped j gods love only as by tractor to be spread by scouts the camp is being established on the farm of scout master don i this imvurd stillness itih kenneo5ahwesi of campbellville the road must be built through the swamp that leads to the j the workers we need she sa sonniy v r t jsuimij reports from quaker founders there may be something in the fact that if a village founded it endures rockwood was established by members of the society of friends better known as quakers it was they who gave the place its first name of broth- crstown a name that still seems a good one one of the members of the society opened the rockwood academy that was a famous school for learning in its day two of its pupils were sir adam beck fath er of hydro in ontario and lames jcromc fim- 1 farm site chosen for the camp ayeasmyi3aaesrk- isakfis3ssesnesssjkr churchill finish bridge reroute creek j the new cement bridge i fourth line near ralph these same quakers founders of rockwood were irish and it is probably they who gave the name of vinesar hill to that part of the highway in the village that goes in the direction of toronto historically vinegar hill has much meaning for the s battle or vinegar hill fought in 1789 dur ing the irish rebellion it is said resulted in much slaughter trad ition has kept the name alive but i stay on the dennys now completed but is still not ooii for traffic the creek has to ho rerouted and the old bridge torn out yet they are trying to eliminate flood water from washing out the road we are sorry to learn that mi austin young suffend a badly broken ankle last week he was cutting wood and a tree locirtfl when he loosened it the accident occurred he will likely have to in the hospital another week forums feel financial aid necessary for school milk the 195657 national farm radio uncial assistants with parents forum season started mofiday ev- j school boards or social groups cning october 29 with good at- j paying part one group suggested tendance reported bv halton that some of the money obtain county groups through the june set aside might it was most fitting that the first be used for this purpose thus ad- lopic under discussion concerned vertising milk and improving tin canadas greatest asset and res- health of school children ponsihihty her children especial- halton presbyter ial sectional rally was held on october 30 in rallinifad united church where the melville womans missionary society acted as hostess the theme for the rally was clods changeless word in a hanging world the acton auxiliary led in the morning worship su-viee- miss m bennvttsllionrhtm m 11k word threw out the challenge that wo men have a large share m the heavy responsibility of making good citizens in canada c iteat sup port is the return to the reading of his word the afternoon worship mtftw was led by the milton group mrs foster centred her thoughts tin meditation to overcome the world we need many a still hour when we can be face to face with the divine master the source of we practise will we hav id llir 1 different groups showed a keen j interest in the study book with the result that many bales of used 1 clothing layettes blanket etc were sent to help those in need i the information and suggestions 1 given by the presbyterial officers were an added source of inspu nt- loh mrs vrimiman the candidate advisory secretary i the hamil ton conference urged the lndifri most earnestly to interest young men and women to train a- work ers for his kingdom ihiimg thr ifayoojaji miriir was provided by arlmfc church ill afflhattl and askgiove soc- lelies i tin- guest speaket foi the day was miss kililli clarke a mission ary to angola africa who m home on fut lough she has nmii stone 20 yeais there and gave much insight into the work among tin- african oitlh at means school many boys aie heai ihi tiketi when they are tinned away from school because of lack of rot no she said the girls aie beginning to get more education mhie ami mote responsibilities are being assumed by the africans and the educated doctors nurses teachers and preiscjurs are more adapt d to work with then fellow men she has confidence that cods m it will work in their hearts and minds and help them to work out his will tlicy need whole heart ed backing and prayei s mote than ever before ftr there are manv adversaries she declai ed state farm agent first for all three call w h denny 39 brock st alton phone 455 making puws2 th topic was faulty memories have forrdtten the we wish mr young luck with his good condition reason for the name convalescence this name was the well drillers have moved in to the lot on the fourth line corner much to offer few villages have as much to of fer visitors as rockwood with its fine scenery and a background that is rich in historical lore there is another story that is most endearing and describes well how the people feel about their village when god finished making muskoka they jr tell you quite humbly he had some material left over and decided to use it in making rockwood and indeed the region is much like the mus koka lakes district hazel mack autumn fishing rivals hunting on small lakes edmonton tcp sportsmen this fall are findingremarkable angling in small ednonfon district lakes that were stocked with trout last spring by the alberta fish and game department officials say the fishing has picked up considerably since the advent of cooler weather and many persons prefer fishing to shooting during the autumn week ends one of the best fishing spots is nearby muir lake stocked for the first time this year with rainbow trout fingcrlings a spokesman for the fisheries branch said nearly ev ery angler was catching his limit of 11inch trout due to more favorable water temperatures and the abundance of food the trout grow at a faster i rate in small prairie lakes than in mountain lakes or streams the fisheries department says the only disadvantage is that j of robert warnes farm they are planning to set up the equipment soon to drill for water for the ifisarn of acton mr and mrs archie kerr and mr and mrs robert ariwwoi bfunl- ford have returned from a short holiday at flint michigan they visited with mr and mrs el wood harris and family formerly of rockwood mrs mary agnew of toronto spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs archie kerr mr and mrs william bell of waterloo spent sunday with the latters parents mr and mrs rob ert warne mr and mrs alvin fisher of erin also visited sunday with mr and mrs robert warne mr and mrs r denny and robert spent sunday in brampton with mr and mrs g aldham and mr and mrs evert denny mr and mrs harold swackhamcr and miss nadine swackhamcr spent sunday with mr and mrs art swackhamcr and mr and mrs lcs swackhamer mrs e freeman visited in toron to with mr and mrs a skeoch mr and mrs c s denny and family visite ijl guelpb with the latters parents and rev and mrs earle leslie of parry sound halloween was a quiet affair in this area however a few wierd creatures flitted in on brooms and space ships demanding their share of loot cached in the homes about the home owners properly intimi dated handed over the loot witbout a struggle and no retaliation occur red ly at school age school milk all groups agreed that a pro gram to supply milk to all canad ian school children should be dev eloped on- group suggested that the welfare social worker could probably dt more to help under privileged children than schools very few schools in halton sup ply milk to school children but it was suggested that where feasible the local dairis might deliver milk to the schools most frit some means of rcfrigcxjlion would be necessary the third question dealt with the financing of kich n project prac tically all the groups thought the government might give some fin- srmiai srttn i medicine hat alta hli a peculiar potato was grown ijy arthur klettke thni- ititims joined together lixkd like a durk with a head and licak body and legs home maintenance supply 77 mui s ph msj specializing in hich quality products electrical appliances 9 building accessories a miscellaneous home equipment we sell for far less canvassers will call wear a poppy branch 197 canadian legion costly breakin chilliwack bc cp stocked fish do not spawn and re- j 100000 fire which destroyed produce because lakes chosen for i building supply company structure stocking do not have streams run ning in or out of them and thus i the method is one of put and j take when a number of trout have been taken out by anglers there is little competition for food fish ing declines and all fish must be netted out and a new planting made fisheries biologists have found the program works best on a threeyear cycle after planted fish have been in a lake for three i seasons they must be netted out here may have been caused by an acetylene torch wielded by safe crackers rcmp said mwrvs ft favourite look- we can buy a canada savings bond for justw down at my bank bm down mymflnt o s l50 km a sooo bond 300 10000 bond ncimaim m bast instaimbfltb ovbi o ro a t a yea i amtnact 1 sank of montreal woiking with canadians in eve it waik of iife since 1si7 acton branch william da vey manager now place for it is just a nice drive and the lakc restocked from toronto he thinks is is too during some winters big an undertaking for the grand valley conservation authority roads would have to be built down through the area to make it usable there would be well over a thousand acres of land for a provincial park depending on how much land was taken in on each side of the river the early settlers thought there was gold in the limestone in rock wood they also said there was plaster of parts and oil the latter two products have been found in some abundance but no gold there are at least two eaves known to be in the rockwood dis trict that are said ti have rooms of a fair sue one is on the river road a much travelled road ad mired for its lovely view a p coleman has a picture of this road and cave entrance in his book on geology but as far as is known no one of this generation has gone in to explore many are curious but 1 not enough to take a chance on fallinc rock oxygen supplies in the lakes become de pleted causing an almost complete winterkill of the trout and netting of the fish is not necessary the alberta governments trout stocking program is in its fourth year and most of the edmonton district lakes which have been planted previously were netted last winter to make way for new stocking fresh quality owes always fresh available at ledgers photographers who like to take fwtgr a haunt this suitable times ibey are to be seen carefully set 41b op pieces of class to keep the i oower to psslsf- y halton county youth for christ saturday kovember 10 st johns united church hall georgetown 745 sharp this weeks specials for sat nov 10 i lomtain mosuuson standing recording satoist 2 the bekezowsu bkotheks gospel trampet qaaitet xmk and mbs whjicr cadpeix speaker of peoples chorea toronto mbs caddell etoeatioaist i the vary bast r everybody wfconi for 1957 a better deal the fabulous meteor see it at toth motors see too these safe buy used crs and trucks 1956 mercury monterey sedan demonstrator automatic radio two tone whitewaus 1953 monarch 43000 miles one owner condition excellent 1951 ford tontruck 3000 miles see your meteor dealer iothmotors i phone s2 and 32 frank amd bill toth acton then plan with a dealer who knows how to select materials and use them to give you the most satisfaction call us we keep costs down and gjivo you the vary boat jm 1 on to f u l n g v a t e 8 1 v f r make your sa lection from guelphs largest display of boo k s fiction historical novels technical books bibles for children picture books play books bible stories classic adventure serials kennedys bookstore 12s wyndham st ouelph ont oft ate if you have not had a bus trip in the last year or two tnege is a real treat in store for you the airsuspen sion ride is standard equip ment on all the highway travellers and scenicruisers that serve long distance routes to give you a smoother ride than the finest automobile see your agent for a wide choice of attractive pack age tours st louis 3090 montreal 1bb5 miami 0535 jacksonville 51 s new orleans 51 oo tickets and bus travel i information at harold wiles v x v2b visssyj