Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 12, 1968, p. 11

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lions raise 900 for salvation army wht jvttim jfrtt tt eton lions ckib raised 900 for the ssjvatiod armys rod ftdeld campaign durtngtbe month of may u was revealed at tbe dabs regular dinner meeting monday night major fred brlghtwen of gnelph was present to convey tbe armys thanks to the lions for their work in the campaign a uon himself major brlgm- wwll showed pictures of bermuda whejre ne bred for sewrsi years jfrj the iniermtlooal coaventton ip new york tbe lions obaenied a minute of eilenee the isle us penu or robert kennedy before 1 ptttsldeisolect ray ereuli led tyfa sing song j profits from tbe stanley cop draw amounted to 328 convener dare hunter told the meeting uon will be shaking their manes this friday at tbe music centre at a ladles night and dance the ckib is sponsoring a minor baseball association four lions were deputised to attend an indoctrination meeting wednesday uon cmm vlcbristow pre sided for the meeting y da youthlnk theres intelli gent life on mars n certainly do vbuilbnf see them wasting so billion dol- urs to and out if theres ufe on- eartb ninetythird yearno 50 acton ontario wednesday june 12 iv6b second section century of worship in rockwood crowd at united church old four former ministers assist in service an overflow crowd of members and for- mcr mombers making it necessary to bring in extra chairs for the aisles gathered to rem inisce outside rockwood united church fol lowing their centennial service staff photo peter mcwilliams a proven candidate a proven leader a stronger canada mcwilliams peter x progressiva conservative candidate returning to rockwood united church to assist in the service and renew friendships were rev p h lawson left rev john ward and rev w j taylor also prosent w rov j w oliver staff photo enjoy quiet air conditioning with frigid aire these proven quiot operation frigidaire air conditioners lock out heat humidity dirt and reduce operational sound to a minimum becauso the compressor and condensor fan are placed outsido the design of a split modol permits more useful glass aroa theres no neod lor side panels windows are easier to clean complete with thermostat control room ventilation and twospeod fan priced as low as 185 oo compare at 26500 larger models also available electric in a manufacturing plant the management offered a 25 cash award to all employees who of fered acceptable suggestions as to how the company could save money one of the first awards was paid to a man who suggested that in the future the economy award should be cut to 10 arthur a johnson od optometrist open every wednesday and saturday 34 mill st e arton s33530 despite hoi muggy weather present apd former members v ohockwdod united churcrien- joyed an oia home centennial on sunday morning june 9es four of their former ministers returned lo load in the servrce assisting in the worshlbwere rev w j taylor dorchester who preached in ttocfesood 1929- 38 rev ph tswsou london 193740 rev john wardguelph 194147 and rev jw oliver hamilton 194752 guest speaker rov f knot of toronto is retiring this year from his duties as missionary in central india although he is presbyterian he and his wife have been working through the united church of canada in india slnco 1938 rev kno used as his theme we are neighbors together with god he stressed that god works through people and the church and told of the work of the missionaries in india everyone has a gift from god intended to be used but it is not always being done because nobody has asked you as a church you have a task to do in the world following the sermon rev john ward who served in rock wood for the last seven years of his ministry beforo retire ment addressed the congrega tion thoy wore happy years he said you and i can remembor when carriages blocked this road to near the wild englishman proach i am not a young man but i am still young in spirit and hope with tho momorlos additional chairs had lo be moved to the front of the church and down both aisles to accom modate the crowd the church was decorated with yellow mauvo and rust flowors and each window was lined with photo graphs of church groups and former ministers from the past 100 years following tho service a lunch was served out on the lawn to enable vlsitorsand regular mom- bers to recall old timos before the church was built rockwood and eden mills con gregations combined strength and rented tho old methodist epis copal church now four houses east of the uc parking lot rockwood charged so cents to drive the minister to and from his residence in eden mills because he had no horse and rig of his own however there was much mis understanding between the two charges and finally rockwood decided to build its own the present stone church was built in 1bg8 and the records show that it was to be 34 so at a cost of 950 alex uelillan was appointed to form a choir and tho first session meeting was held jan 1 18gb it was a presbyterian church at that time ia acr red brand choice and selected for your freezer custom cut and wrapped mature aged to a mellow tendarnau black angus front 49h s6lc 75 clip this number for lfrma hind phone 8530185 y by 1b80 there wore-i20ntem- bori- lnl85 an orgsnwaspur- cturtjsd and in 1902 personal pews were allofedohfpsewho g wished them in 1907 a new stone front was built onlothe origlnaj toprovldv a vestibule electricity was in stalled in 1918 lo replace- lit acetylene gas lighting systunj when the proposal for surrlon of tho congregational methodist anil presbyterian churches came in 1025 the rockwood member ship voted 135 for union and 73 against tho unionists and mothod- isls formed the rockwood united church however those who wlshud to remain presbyterian left the- old church huitdjtig and setiip ther own ehurcb thevaurvival of the church wae at times difficult and of uv the church had lo borrow to pay its debts yet as reyi lawson reminded tiiomemuersa sundays servicer i was alwsys impressed by the loyally you have for your church at tho 100th annlvorsarv iho wellequipped attractive church building lie full choir and the crowded pews were indications of the churchs strength today rev p h lawson who preached in rockwood from 1937- 40 visits with old friends following the centennial service rockwood united on sunday staff photo miss sharon usui may not remember too much of lh history of her church but she can still enjoy a cookie on the lawn following the aervice she attended rockwood united church centennial with her parents mr and mrs george leslie rr 1 rockwood staff photo

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