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ML Tho Acton Free Wednesday Juno Yosef Drenters prize sculpture discovered in holding yard By Lorraine Root Hues at were raised by art col lectors Monday a late television revealing that a piece of he Ingenious works of one of Canada a finest artisans was In jeopardy or complete an unless procured mediately for restoration particular work shown on the screen as a pile of rubble In what supposedly was a Toronto dump was a master piece by Drcntorn of the Rockwood Academy created especially to grace tho vicinity of tho Ontario Pavilion during manned Ihe turally lines of tho building the had portraying pioneer family sculpture had Mood as symbol of Ihe history and early ancetlry of all Canadians plying dally Ihe Imagination of over people visiting World Fair Commenting on the newscast that the statue had neon morally dumped with portrayal pieces lying In a pile of rubblo Yosef said that ho had known that the sculpture together with the entire Pavilion and Its contents had been returned together with one other belonging to Michael Snow another Canadian con Mid It hod boon cut apart with chain saws into a myriad of pieces and he had known of Us whereabouts for some time sculpture had been set in the Toronto yard plans for the future creel Ion In some other centre He said he is aware of necessity of immediate restoration and he had been contacted early In the spring of this year as to how best to nc compllsh feat Directors had apparently hoped lo nave the statue reassembled to stand In Ontario Place this year Qui Yosef him self with sovcrol commissions already on his calendar feels that at the least It would be a major operation lie feels the pieces should be brought back to Rock wood where working conditions would be belter adapted to his type of sculpting The 37 by ft sculpture weighing a total of tons had required a huge tractor to carry It to Montreal for lis premier debut It had token four days In which he and four other men assembled It The statue has been lying dormant for he past six years and it Is feasible that much of the or- of copper and parts are missing At Ontario special Provincial government film similar to A Place Stand Is being shown dally In which Rockwood Academy plays rolo It Is reasonable that the would bo a highly ac complement to the movie The Is one of the mother father and children in a pioneer family Tho father figure holds in his hands a plough as the symbol of Ihe pioneer provider hub and flrsl industrial mnn The woman figure holds a spin ning wheel depicting Iho provider or clothing and home industry which later grew Into largo In duslry the girl child sym of future motherhood and boy a toy horse on wheels leprescnllng the father of the future and his Interest In traction and mobility At the four figures wore seated on a longsv beam from a pioneer constructed to look like Viking ship symbol the leal of people towards migration wilh the ship masthead relating ihe earliest known civilization Canada has lost one or greatest masterpieces is destroyed is the vocal feeling of many of the sculpting most renowned viewers himself hnd hoped lo see the work poralcd some day wall on one of Ontario public buildings As stands the report on tele vision screen has aroused the Ire or many collectors and as It lies it represents a pile of rubble In a Toronto holding yard the not to be forgotten relic of one of the worlds greatest fairs Tours in district for 30 Thunder Bay farmers i in MR AND MRS CHARLES PERRY of Acton admire the huge sculp at Expo 67 in Montreal The full sweep of the prized art piece cannot be seen here since it weighs tons and measures by feet Photo by H Coles Frank Moore dies in England at 93 A niesHoge recently received by village friends brings news of Moore ft at a hospital in London on date of May Born In Sheffield on October 1 1B7B Mr Moore to Canada at the age of In 1014 ho came to from Grimsby and worked at his trade of shot maker In ho married Mary Spokes of Northampton and the couple played a virv part In the life of the age Mr Moore was church organist and choir leader In the Presbyterian and later United Church hi was also Interested In work Bible Society taper Mission and elder Mrs Moore passed away In 1949 and a few years later lie returned lo where he Inter married Miss Dorothy Green of tandon who survives him Funeral service was held In Trinity lid chapel which they In later years Mr M hobbies were gardening rg hi playing and carrying on large Canadian correspondence Dairy I arm played tn ly fanners from tho Thunder flay when WinlneatJay 1 1 Hot was llm Mop of western Ontario I- armor tour Wellington Harold was dairy win provided much Information in the farm whin rnosl and Hi on I ISO litres of wilh HO hi ad high IMIstoln stop nn In to operation A Agricultural of Wellington and Mil rum In Wellington hud Ixen Hit milk lestlng In after lh dairy farm Hit group moved on to lli United Breeders Iru at It whin llioy toured Hie various units an I it was Kentucky frliit for Tours tafcrn The first pari of tin moon had been spent at tin Mora liesearch station where live lours re through the Dairy mire by Don Grieve Dipt of Aniniul Poultry Science of and the Crop tour was wllhDr Dipt University of of 1 Jind of the snmi Aires harm Mora was next on agenda and an evening at It of Sinn Young ordlnalor of agricultural extension the University of was In charge of a a church campus bus A bull CENTENNIAL TRACK STARS at the Wellington County Track meet were Alan yard Wendy Henry and Susan McQuinn BO 14 years and other A then held culminating the fourth annual lour enjoyed by the Thunder Bay group Local participants at leadership conference H S HOLDEN M Cork St Eul Phone YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR Black White Color Stereos and Components and Appliances and Son lid Phone Serving and tar J TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER EJgin Thomas of Guelph Street The and Flossie McMinn celebrate their 1948 celebration was held Saturday evening wedding anniversary as they flank one of at St John Anglican parish hall in the Rockwood favourite oldsters A K village Buggy ride on anniversary thcr 11 members from all purls of Ontario will be par ticjpntlng in the Provincial II leadership held at University of Guelph during the v of June to at which several members from personal development of people and this particular con fcrencc is designed to help delegates develop their leader ship potential through par in leadership seminars social recreation and program planning and daily program committees for the duration f Ihe week It v ill be a week of learning fun and fellowship Ihrough many rewarding experiences Delegates to the conference will expected put these acquired skills into practice on rclurn to their home communities Rain hits Sunshine School at Hornby competed wilh other retarded children from Bruce School in and Mayfield School in Burlington at their annual field day last week The 36 event field day was divided by age in compe titions for boys and girls and held at Park Teacher Mrs Jean Mitchell said the Sunshine pupils did quite well and brought home a number of first place ribbons Before the rainvhichcut short they were treated to ice cream and pop Rockwood citizens were delighted last Saturday night to see a happily grinning couple being transported via horse and buggy to St John Anglican parish hall on Main Street Kock wood on the occasion of the wedding anniversary of Elgin and Flossie McMinn With Flossie in the driver seat the decorated buggy made its way to the hall where guests relatives and friends awaited their arrival for a delicious sit down dinner attend Mildred of Shdbourne and Jessie Mills of Barrie the two of 1MB wedding were present along with an usher and hosting for the Saturday evening an nlvmary was Mrs Florence Barber of Toronto On hand to assist at the for ihe happ party Gins cards celebration daughter and a terrific cake were all part Ihe couple nieces and of celebration fare and with their son Neil who look charge of 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