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the acton free preta wednesday october i 1969 slurp chorap more slurp wal howdy folio here i am beck again tryuv to fill yew in eei kll the uund eefectt which u auri on uound htte there an old orchard just around the corner from toe and juit a while ago tome kid walked in and handed me an apple cute little feller with red hair an freckle couldnt hardly tawk right an kept callin me pretty rare good job hi tpeakifl duabuities case out right at that cauie in the mood iva in right now i might chomped off a finger or two ever notice how thoie little guy alius hand u hone applet with their ringer all aqulrled up like bawl it thore it hud to keep from bittn an all the guy wot got to the milton fair hi thore been mouthin it around to how i didnt do to good only came in fourth and fifth yuh know but whut thoie wue guy probebly dont car tlcnow i that i wuz werkin aginit reel veteran there i wa runnln with a clau hone tome of em whut been runnin in greenwood and place like that there im here tuh tell yew i wa my unial dang good elf but feoug jut ut thet i need more experience gawly i made all my own expenie and that aint hay got chiied by a caraxy diwg durin one print that wuz the time the filly called soapstone won in the first race die the one wut been runnin at greenwood and then i got reel frendly with another racer elora victorious round robin tourney despite the cool dampness of the wind that wafted continually around the rockwood ball park it could not quell the high pint of the participants of the round robin baseball tournament held lift sunday afternoon and sponsorhosted by the al nichot groceteria five team lined up to play with a tartoff time of 12 jo in the afternoon when the moffat girl team came up with a top core against bellwood erin glrli team then played off again t rockwood and al nlchols team wai victoriou in the elora and glen williams teuton the elora girl won letting the poiitioni or the three leading team a moffat rockwood and elora in the final ieuion of the game rockwood drew moffat to play against and the girls from moffat were just too good however in the last game with moffat vertu elora the latter was victoriou and the score pad read that the sunday afternoon september 28 round robin girls tournament lou hilt trophy wa captured by elora nothing however could match the enthusiasm the esprit de corps and the general good natures of the rockwood girl this has been a great year for a team of youngsters who with the exception of two player had never played ball together before and under the direction and perseverance of daryll nichol as coach mentor and all round organizer were able to enter the trtcounty girls league and come out in tecond place already the 1970 optimism is showing through and the late sunday after the tournament fett of chips and hot chocolate was the culmination of a progressive season 4m00nnnhnnee comins and goiirs judy and mart hendry feted donna milne with j miscellaneous shower last monday evening held at the home of lou and helen hilts many friends gathered to thare in the occasion villager and visitor to the rockwood conservation park were delighted when the guelph citizen band picnicked and then played concert music for a whole sunday afternoon pleasure recently it ii hoped that such picnic could be regular affair in the coneervationpark a minor catastrophe offaet the round robin tournament for tte village and district gsris 1 softball team when sandy root tripped on her way to second base and broke her wrist last sunday xrays photograph the break to be healing nicely george and mildred smith of r r rockwood recently had mildred brother visiting for a few days erwm lucas has now returned to ouko japan where he teaches english at the university there friends of linda langdon alma street rockwood will be delighted to hear about her recent trip inroad when the and a friend from guelph visited london england holland switzerland austria vienna and parla france called abbe go an we wuz ctmparin note back at the tablet boy does she have it good lot otemhun and rubdown an it no wonder she came in first in the second race i told her that the boy it finished ball playin now an maybe i might get sum othet speshul lookin after was meandenn down guelph street last week and i saw a crowd oluds collected over at the reverund peter tuckers house yew think the kids wuz excited but im tellin yew ole peter himself wuz jumpm around ttavin himself a bawl like if hed never seen a pony before cause thats wut was the big deel yew know him and mrs tucker purchased a shetland pony fer their kids from the quentms pony farm at bellwood about a week ago and folk has been enjoym watchin him airin captain red thas the ponys name all round the ole s s number nine school grounds nice guy that reverund sos his wife and cute little kids incidentally fer those of yew who can remember my rtukin personal reemarks about that trooper nag belongin to ray ellis on jackson street wal i gotta retract on my original reemarks regardin that varmint cause he ami such a slob after all he got himself a good filacement in the milton race ait saturday so i aggers he wuznt bought cheep at the st lawrence market after all but must have a pedigree like he sez ole duke babs elliss horse an my troo friend showed up reel good too and wuz first in his class so i mosied over and winked at him on saturday figger its good publicity to be in with the big wheels wal looks as if im tawkin too much agin an i gotta start trimmin up fore my big race at london next thursday pervidin i get to run geese theys only seventy horses allowed to compete n already theys 172 entries turned in course dukie tez that with my poisanahty im a cinch tget in to until i hears for sher have a good week yert trooly pretty fair did you know that the junior farmers of ontario donated jl 1000 in 1969 to assist illiterate farmers in india this was arranged through world literacy of canada toronto arthur a johnson optometrist mtltom tad acton saw swmlmiri canada s best boat racing driver combines nerve stamina and charm i there u an aula about celebrities that nukea people wonder what nuke then tick especially if that particular pewnaliiy is involved irt tome exciting career that lakes nerve limine and uil plain fortitude ourlotlly tallied rny ear this summer when 11 art algonquin palk general more i overheard two teenage blithely dikcuttlng boalimanjilr and lacing fialt with an elhlellc looking young nun who appened lo me in know all the answer upon eiiquliy i w informed and inlioduced lu canadas pride in boat lacing circles one art atbury who k linked by those who know as canadas best if mil the woilda mint prominent boat lacing diiver in the ortlce of the atbury cabins teaovi it oxlongue lakei i talked to art and his mother and picked up a rounded undermeadlng or wht this colouiful athlete represents gregarious carefree and i learned as i became belter acquainted a conservationist dedicated lo the lews of nature loving animals almost at paituinitely as he loves the thrill of racing boats understanding and concerned about the protection and survival of deer and wolves as he is concerned about the future of boat racing in canada he it in fact one of the most genuinely charming alhlelet our country could chose at a representative and those of ms who live in ontario should be especially pleated that art atbury it one of its own residents so that in vying for speed boat racing honours our haliburton country can speak with a loud voice the younger of two sons of a boat building father he has four sitters only the youngest of which shares his tremendous enthusiasm in boat tacing especially since her own son is one of arts present crew members bom in dwlght ontario he had worked around and with boats all his life delivering groceries from his fathers store to all points on the lake of bays but he had never even seen a boat race he enlisted in the second world war in the royal air force and as a flight engineer was on a 12 crew liberator 14 at radat officer spotting and nicking up targets and dialing u boat it wa not until 1948 when at the age of 25 hamilton art hatch asked him to join up with him as a driver for his famous canadian race boat fleet of 22s and 266 dais boats i didnt find boat races they found me said the colourful art atbury and since thai time he hat been driving class boats in competition and speed tests well aware of the tremendous fatalities of boat racing drivers the exhilaration the drama and the excitement to him a bachelor are worth it before nearly every race 1 have a feeling of foreboding said the candid boattman but after i get into the lead i lose my initial morbidity and i am the sole master of my own destiny of course somethin g could go wrong with the craft but barring this i am in complete oonliol a power boat lacing diiver who lepotledly adds cjur and crowd appeal lo eveiy compellltort me veiultllly and enthusiasm nude hint logical ihoke for the poslllori as keillor marine captain supervising the phytic tl operations of the marina tl canadas ixpo 6n hosting nuny vultlng dignitaries and wellknown personalities will a ciw comprised of kim furteel toronto harvey payne montreal paul beeudry montreal mike icherf mounlle fiom valuyluld bui illerlngton ioteit hanger from dorset ted kenwn oxtongue lake bill cunningham dan moolhbylort cuhhlngton don louldie llwlght and don loibett liunlsvllle art atbury itknown in in pits as the only cnldln skipper who has a syndicated ten man leant and in their special capacities they each have their own responsibility to make dead certain that their particular area it covered and in good working order for the preparation ind maintenance of the boats condition throughout the race to most of ui art atbuiys greatest feat it that of breskfng the unlimited clsss record for speed boats when he raced miss supertetl to a worlds shattering ik4 4s miles per hour record bringing unhesrd of glory to cnada formerly a pout ion only held by the two great poweit of gieat britain and the united slates what can a person do for an encore where else can a person go seeing the many world renowned trophies and medals decorating the thelves in his home gives one the impreuion thai this man has every right to lit tight and rely on past laurels but this is not the man with whom i chatted talking about the miu canadians after he had driven her to victory in the grnd prix at orillia ontario this past july he had all the enlhuiiatm of a fresh young bowling league off to a rolling start umivie who refers in his bual and trew with almost reverence kepniledly hi mahogany lacing craft with us red while and blue trim u eighteen feet long arid eight feel six inches wide and planes tl speeds up to l60pmji the ljvi recorded summer exploits tells of knight wins tt arnprlor four lists at poutle aux trembles ouebec two more consecutive wins it grenvuu quebec another two firsts tt lacoux ltttrds rockwood news ouebec ind time the lime of willing he hat probably added more honors to his already bulging col leellort might now alt atbury is contemplating new miu canadian an exact replica of her predecessor whose feats could bring even greater tttttm to canada ills plans for the future still lean towiids hi arid inleiesl irt the field of boats and racing but i am ml with the impresikm that ihll i one verullle and trieree nun who could do well irt any tndeavour however summer sport page will be keeping us up to date on the exciting career of true dashing canadian spoilsman art asburv at the controls of miss canadiana family float correction from last weeks fall fair account the float that won second prize in the novelty section was entered by mr and mrs john turkotz it depicted the mother goose slory the august organizational meeting of the rockwood bowlers with duncan mcphedran president presiding assisted by dick dupuis as vice president secretary muriel buttenham taking notes and ivy ritchie in her capacity as treasurer was responsible for getting the bowling league rolling to a good start fast tuesday september 16th when the following ten sixman teams played under their various league names the nortons cameys untouchables strattons queen of hearts whltewashen elmers alley cats four counters and two other teams presently called no sevens and no eights until they come up with something better are s good representation of avid bowler in and around the vicinity of the village these are the results of startoff games high triple flat harvey jettin 753 shirley salmon 633 high tingle flat harvey jestin 320 shirley salmon 299 high single with handicap sam nyhold 306 shirley salmon 310 high triple with handicap lloyd marsden 721 ivy ritchie 721 the rockwood league bowlers play off in the sportsman bowling alleys in guelph every tuesday evening at nine oclock and any interested spectators are welcomed 1 2 cnjn- irvtenewai mmuu caeri mousc fnttm pflinrinos in uttttzcoiaur ano 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