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lafi m z blnnitt school won second place in the changed vorces choir during the friday festival in acton and won a shield pictured above front row left to right are a reidt s pasma t lejghton d lidkea p marzo and d beerman back row j dunn r mathews d almpnd and j blunn wmtjwmwwmwwiiiwii aiw hl ii lll ii ii i mil ml ii lllllli i -r- obituary totkwoop son of first school teacher in village dies in 80th year another link in connection with former residents of rock wood and community has cotni 4nd gone in the person of james j hill of fergus who passed owayjjast friday at his home in ms 80th year he was the- youngest son of the late alexander a s hill and mrs hill the former emma m day j j hill was a nephew of j j hill of st paul minn who in company with donald mann had a lot to do with opening up the railroad business m the am orican north west s cirlv days first teacher alex hill was also ihe first teacher of the rockuood public school in the carlv 70s in liter j ears thev farmed on what was nown as the cranberry farm above spccdsidc enmusa town ship laltr muwng to fergus to reside funeral took place mondav with service at the lome c pat lison funeral home r hai ns was among those attending rev w roks adams conducted the service owing to johnston seem etery being too wet tor inter mdht the remains were brought down to guclph for temporary interment in the mausoleum in jwoodlr james i hill is survived by two daughters miss a leslie bill white plains n y and miss n kathleen hill of toronto he was predeceased by his wife annie i leslie in 19si two bro thers also predeceased him her bert w hill who died in bur lington iowa and wis conncettd with the c b and 0 railroad in 1911 and norman l a hill uho farmed in guclph township abenc mardcn funeral thursday following an illness of some duration fred j thatcher passed way last week in his 7tslh year funeral look place thursday with service at the rumlcv shoe maker funeral home acton re m j mcleod of tnniu united church guclph conducted the service interment took place in rockwood cemetery suniwng him are his wife gertrude goodwin members ot the family mrs clifford mea dows jean mrs russell hep bum jessie and ed all of rockwood mrs wm guthrie launo of stones creek mrs r stumpf and frascr of guelph pallb were elvvood bol urge milehell athft dtir held wm hill vcrn ariss and oscar karn ys service al the presh tcrmn ihurcii sunh murmnp m mk n r it young people s socirts took par in the scoiee during the ser vice j birteh of he tatetttn dis tribution of the elass in attend once johnfrvcmin superintend cnl of the sunday sehool avstst cd pree se w ro in evidence on sundas at st johns church hul communion was celebrated with e slipp as server palm sunclas was also ob served l d ice on the mill dam adjoining the htghuav bridge started to breakup the first of the week some cleaning up is being done around the ullage flowing the ice storms earl in the winter james meek of elmira was home for the weekend grade eight program the town hall was filled on saturday evening fur the program given by pupils of grade eight proceeds art for a trip in the near future songs were under the direelion or mrs mason of guelph and mrs dave armstrong was pnnist tor several numbers tticic wire two short plays and i drill in the dark with eolorcd flashlights phyllis forrest played aeeord ion solos while eloise watson ind lynn atkinson presented a tap dance ci iss members are rav bistell jean baync billy bcstwatd jack by ion bcecrlcy bradlev lv tn buehan bill copcland cavlet cowan ronald dillon wesley darou glonafarvon lviin gl iss alfied gnmwood john james bettv kmneir bonnie loggan ralph maedonild kalhy mirs den gcoftiey mclaren donna menabb sindv mcphedcrin peter monkhouse chiford ncl son arlenc paterson gordon ramsdcn bob roy mary svvack hammer barry thatcher gloria thomson gordon thomson mic hael waddcll elotse watson george foitest and phyllis for morris gordon accident victim an accident at drummondvillc oucbec took the life of morns gilford gordon of 6 main st s acton last wednesday april 6 a pavsengcr gordon tavlor of acton surrered minor miunes news of the accident came is a shock to many rehtnes ind friends here he is survicd bv two daughters mrs freda gor don and mrs henry wedge el leeii a son allan all of acton three brothers harrv albert and thonns all of acton and grant of upper gagctown n b three sisters mrs fred shields st john n b mrs harry rankin and mrs fletcher foster of fredencton n b carpenter by trade mr gordon was born at upper gagctown nb in 1896 son of the- late gilford gordon and letitia hamilton he wis mar ried in 1917 at st john n b to the tormcr ehabcth pivnicr who predeceased him several ears ago thev had lived in ac 1934 mr gordon was t ti id a wa w known here as a skilled builder he was on his wav to the cast when the accident occurred r i r a hr d tfr luncral slunrttnv april 9 at the rumlc shoemaker tun eral home and at fainiew cem eterv pallbearers were ncphews jack fred harold elvcv and hazen gordon and jack panter flower brvrs were charles s jn p j foster ro se and bob bruce passenger gordon taslor wis treated tor cuts to his lace a sprained ankle ind bruises md was dise from hospu il iwo hours after his idmissiun home heat it his been slated that a house could be heated for 24 hours on a cold winter da with the brake heil generated dunng a dav of cit dming brakes are subject to great trcses and cannot last forever when were sour brakes cheeked last easter ham turkey shoot gord lees farm hornby sat april 16 at 12 noon trap and target ii gauge shot guns sponsored by haiton spottsmem assoclatrott mrs c hodgkinson dies in 55th year a loving wife and mother mis clarence hodgkinson of r r 2 guelph passed awav in guclph general hospitil on saturd ly april 2 she hid been ill fen three weeks bom elizabeth ameln kings bury in n iss gawc i township she was in her ssih eir she wis the daughter of the lite tdwatd and miry kingsburv on april 10 1928 she married chtence h hodgkinson in guelph thc mocd from guelph to r r 2 guelph i u ir igo a member of dublin street united church she belonged to the woman s associjiioii ind world friendship group the rev h a bignill con dueled the funeril scnicc it ihe mcintvrc and wilkie funeril home guclph on tiusd iv apnl s interment wis in miimcw ec mctm acton pillheirers were all tn mc cue wesk roberlson m le mc gill jiek blick bill huiun ill of gtielph ind jiek holmes of acton mis hodgkinson is survived h her husband four sons muri i of guelph aim of sudbury r- cr and divid it home two grandchildren susinne ind sh iron and brothers muri w of vimoiieet and robert ol duclph listeners jam acton school auditorium to hear halton festival finalists dr leslie bell adjudicator for the north hnltun urban music festival told nn attentive aud iencc at the packed auditorium of actons robert little public sehool friday night that festivals hne becortie the last refuge of live musfe he th inked the hal ton music festival association for allowing him to mend the function addressing the voung singers scottish dance in legion hall a most successful chiicc w is held in hie lxgion hall on apt il 8 bv the ac ion scottish d nice tlub to the sliains ol mery fulton s otehesti i the members of ihe cluh minglcd with the guests in mode i n square md sc ot tislt dances ihe program commit lee boh tovcis jim dunne i lw j ick mc ciclilc hid bill wilson hid tone ill oul lo give plenty o inclv prize winners spot d inces wcic won by mi md mis malt ilcdlcv ol geoige town mis mji tin not in in mil jock cildei mis bob cuiuc gudpli won a h nidh il mule tn hanv watci house ind the pio- ccedsol this lalllc ji250 will ik sent to the sunshine school loi rel tided clllldteiiiiv milton dm inc the cvcntiil mi ind is dive lilis daughtei mis helen i emulsion loincd louts mlh jick mcgcdchic lo ljvc piiikd pcrloiniincc ut ilic hich i ind fling demonstration dances ttenl member is ol the cluh c ivc dtmonslritmn ot pclioiiell i r md mis bohcuuic guclph i ind mrs d lilt claiksoti mis r bucknu j mcgeichic m ind mrs bill wilson dr r bucknet piesidciil of i hi lull welcomed ihe quests legd nig llicm wih sonic cood si hs hiimot setting the compim ighint hcuiilv mc bill wil l ilsu pioduccd ms liiiinv sloiv idd to tin nun muni ol ihe he told them winning is no long er an important part of a music festival the valuiihle pan is lo gel into tl conlinuing he noted that each year more cm phasis is placed on mcchmilal music with a icsultlng decliticju the pt ul ice of eiitetl lining oui selves commending the voungsliis on then excellent pettormtnee di bill told ihtin tills is ihe eis lest fesllv il 1 h ivc iver hut to adiidicile nolnil thev hid u ee lie in diction he icmiiked how casv it vv is lur him lo sit link without lj lining il the s ng ixhtk uul in ii itu w iils ik ii l and di linellv opinions vary ihe hlpulic iloi idui tin md icihc pcthips it limes lislcncis did iiol agtec wilh i hi ulmdic aim s decision 11i pointed out it was iicccssiiy loi jnvoiie idiud ic itine lo lihik loi ceil mi things in i soul whitli i hi iidiiiui w is iiol iw lie ol in lom icision in c imuicndcd i ik lestlv il iecuinc musu k i diets ind punnpils lm thin t eelkiil iooei ill n willi i hi childiui di bill minlioncd lu hoped ihiv would sec ii lo h iu him it hit h to ai ion s mtt ii nc ml tin 1 hi ihlhiil his the the uuliini lv hill e i hie il one point icill ois don i know inu ommuiis on di bell kipl skd i hh wit tnmg gun i oils iclicshnn provided bv the l idles in obituary farmed in erampsa retired to guelph an eramosa township firmer who hid been retired for the past 20 years fred thitchti passed iwav in st joseph s chronic hospital guelph on tucsda april s he rclircd from the farm to guelph ind lived at s18 woolwich st he had been ill lor about six cars s funtra service as held on thursday apnl 7 at the rum ltshoemaker funeril home with interment in rockwood ce metery the rev m j m icleod of guelph ofliented pallbearers were elwood bol ton akin dutficld bill hill oscar kirn george mitchell uul vern anss mr thatcher son of the late robert thiteher and j ine baile was born on december 24 188 in eramosa township his wile the former minnie fvelcigh pre deceased him in lllfi uul he lit er married the former get truck goodwin who survives him iving sons and d muhiu him ire j doves ji ctttt mrs russell hep burn edward all of rockwood laun trs william gulhnel stuim irt rl mis jlobexlslu of guelph also um unmg brothers ovules of guelph will of vancouvci bt sister mrs mars bavne md chirks metviugall cbc in the current war wtttk total 69 million as compai j0 million ti in finals gtoigtlown rude is won the rilbt lo nuti either n ip nice in onllii in the onlino i nit tine di he a hoikcv fin us last meht when thev ousted col it ng wood from the semifinals in ihe fifth tame of the serits in colbngwood score wis 40 for the georgetown squid ihil hid t irher chminitcd milton out of the ninnine nn irks md it kul adpidu it vcivllung al ic is ihu is whit i loi of pit nils hunk wednendny winners appe unit on ihe i ud i nilhl pnlriin lo enlert nn is wuiruis ol ihi widntsdiv liuils w is ilu noiv il iiituot ih hi who suit norm rusts much lo ilu de lilhl ol ilu unlit ik t oltlti wedncsd iv winncis ip pi ti ni wtu tin mill in hiuil hi sell mil piilil ii v 1 kmtlulil len ihou sinlnj spun gi iss is j m dciivcs sihoul m linn li pie duel mnnlv tht tn tkm mill in w i duk sehoil uneliiiiltd v ntcs lm gtnllv sweet alton j m dimes sthol li dc 7 ikii ihi c v el slew ultown stlliol e4loll c in uli in i oik soul gltu willi mis liipk dial munlv the ciukim uul tin ac tun m btuiiitl miiki senior chou j so jovol mtns d suing friday nlghl winners 1 tul iv nihls t imptliltoii in eluded uiplt tno sis rooms and under with slcwullown win nine lirst wilh hfi p mils noival second with 8s i hud plate went lo glen wilh ims with 84 points ind cimpbelhille lourth with 82 in this tompcltl on ilu h iltun courilv musu ftsiiv il irophv vis preseillctl i the by lovell bros modern meat market where quality is higher than the price free delivery in acton phone 178 mrs bi martin ond the halton county music festival shield was piesented by inspector l mcntjl lo the second place winners boys ensemble of changed voices open class robert lit lie school aclon 88 points m z bennett school acton 8afl6tew arltown us milton brltee st md j m dcnvts schools tied with 84 the fiisl place trophy donated bv the aclon home and school association was presented lo ilu winners bv mrs w spros ion and ihe shield foi second pi ul dona ltd bv the milton rot u cluh wis puseilled hv r iv in md i ong 1 1 iple inn stvtn rooms and ovu holy rosuv sthol mil ion 87 points millon w i ditk sihiki h6 at ion m 7 btnnell alton robttl lillk and millon untie si lud with rs milton j m deincs 84 tust pi ite win neis icctivcd ihe milton hume ind school assoc hum liophy which wis pre stilled by roberl mack iy ptcsidtnl second place shield don hid hv nils brolhta noiv il wis piescnliil liv keilli wtlbt ol norval president it welcome 3 mis j w wulle prcsuknl ol ihe llillun must lesliv it as soe i hion vvtkouiid the i iree iiidieuie uul pud iiibute lo tht issotiiliun extiuiive music dn ee ims pniliipils ind kitlieis she lomrrttniid mspirtois r i hoinhold iml w i mtncil loi ihm whole hi it le tl supporl ol ilic ustiv il is she ni ltd how llitir gold mic mil cniliusi ism hclhtl i piesttve the lesliv il s lonluniilv ilk prtsdinl nolid ii illon wis the hisl toiinlv to sponsoi i music itsiu il md uuntiontd how grilifvint it was lo see i oniimiijil ptili im nice eich veil wilh ilu ixiepli n of i itw vt us dining ilu vv ir the aclon frew pr thursday april 14th i960 halton neighboring councils ask county government probe nine southern ontario countie including halton succeeded this week in taking one of the first major steps toward a county mu nicipul association nnd the event u il streamlining and updiling of county cuuncil business met premier the mutton represent hive lo the groups steering committee ekrk garfield brown reporlcd ins week thai a successful meet ing wbs held with premier leslie lrost tn toronto mondiv and ar ringcmenls hive been completed lor a meeline with dcpirmunl ol municipal all urs ol fit mis in mav or june j the inter conn i v group now teprtsenlcd bv hilton yoik wenlwoilh v lincoln brant i ssts middlesex ind wa tuloo tounlics is asking that a commission be sti up to mvesn gale and repot l on ihe future til eounlv government in ontario the ouleome mr brown said should be ihe strt imhning and bringing p lo d he ol mjnv fi eels ot ihe tuunlv admimstialion i nt unit d in lilt study would be pi inning onmg assessment po licing ilic pi ok t lion iu ids cdu uitton vvilei seivitt stvvus uul dm working together for about two vears toward this commuslon probe they represent a popula tion of 770600 people and a oral assessment of l 068000000 tft date 2 of the 18 ontario coun ties h ivc indicated support of the probe travflijng fish how far do fish travel ac cording lo officials of the on i inn department of lands and foiests pickerel or walleyes tagged in lake of the woods h ivc been found hcjwccp 30 ind 40 milts iroiti ihe figging tht i udt muiiiiis hive htei robt r hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists rinmrlv t p find hone oueim ta 41071 58 st ocorgvt squirh for 1 dependable refrigeration and airconditioning maintenance refrigeration services now9 springtime shack pick an extension phonf m vor bvtmnie coloar vdlow pink blue white or mrv reil jtrren xtfx r jtttv introduce a touch of spring wherever ton sleep work or plav bt convenience sroiection prmcv cmember an extrmton phone in wall or ulilf inotcl even lew in mc cumnuiil c d fcummi pttenrs mrr aietuihlr at tht n fan tmthmr tharf of 9 fpr out rrjrr yon dtwjimt pve u a call or ask the man tn our green tnick pamt o camjum ptnch pleated with heading hooks windows unlined drapes plain approx 25 less fine interiors by 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