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Postmaster seeks seat on board The postmaster of the Rock wood Office since has announced that he will seek election as representative for the Township of Eramosa Erin and the Village of Erin on the Wellington County Board of Education in the December municipal elections George Day of Rockwood said that he had made the decision to offer services as a trustee on the Wellington County Board of Education hoping that can contibute something worthwhile to this county This decision has not been made lightly I realize the respon attached to this position concerned with the great variety of text books In use in the schools and would suggest a more uniform approach to this Item The secretarytreasurer of the previous School Board for years the former clerk treasurer and tax collector of the township of was the recipient of the Centennial Medal In 1967 He Is a veteran with tour years service during the last war and Is the father of two daughters Janet married and living In Ottawa and Jean living In England George Day father the late Frank Day was the author of the Here and there in A letter from Eden Mills The Aclon Free Novon George Thin Is another in a series of written by Miss Vol Barrow relating her experience during flvL years spent In Eden Mills Miss Barrow In writing the series to her appreciation to residents of the vlliagi lelUr to you and I hope you have a very one will be with and I shall think of you Simmies w wis in liiuiuu and I will serve the rate payers to book based on the I A I the best of my ability development of Eramosa I fllTllil Concerned about the rising township The nominations for if my ability development of Eramosa Concerned about the rising township The nominations for costs of education Day con Public and Separate School I would strive for a Boards will be held In Erin more conservative type of school Municipal Office at on construction and yet be November from p m to adequately functional I am also m friends and neigh extend their regrets and condolences to the family of Saunders on the death of her brother and Mr and Mrs of whose only son Donald died at his Happenings at Rockwood Centennial news This story was written by Ricky Drijbcr a yearold Grade 8 student in Mr Bob s class He is the son of Mr and Mrs Oscar of Mary Street REAL LIVING I remember when I woke up to the sweet fragrance of fresh porridge My foot touched the once warm brick as I stepped onto the old oak floor I grabbed my ragged shirt and pulled on my worn trousers I stumbled out to the table to find everyone already eating I apologized for being late and grabbed the homemade chair It felt rough as I dragged it to the table Father had already eaten and was out in the fields thrashing the wheat I took my worn spoon and shoved some porridge in my mouth The warm porridge tasted delicious as it went down my throat I took another and another spoonful until my portion was finished I hurried outside to go help my father As I ran to the fields I saw the go by I waved at lt into the next door the captain ann he beeped the wt a sort of Jail door shrill horn It was just about the 1 l is also sent to his widow Stella and young children Katharine Gregory Michael and twin j I daughters Anne and Amino scat and pulled the reins The old marc started moving towards the barn The barn t the best in the valley but the local people had done the best they could with the materials we had I can still remember the bustle at the barn raising bee It was lust about the only type of get together we d ever had It was an old brown barn with Just one room room for the grain The animals had to live outside SOS The Home and School Association is In urgent need of of bath mothers and fathers to spare a fLW hours a month to share the wealth of child teacher parent understands through patlon In Home and School programs All parents Interested As I was emptying the grain I promoting topics of Interest re heard the dinner ring I child education are urted to unhooked the horse and rode over contact Sandy or Audrey to the house As I entered the crackling fires warmth hit us The smell of fresh bread filled the room I sat down at the table as father entered He said the travelling peddler was outside We all scrambled outside to the wagon I don t know why we all wanted to sec him I guess it was Just a change of faces He showed us all of his goods but the mousetrap caught my eye It looked like a little house where the door open up and the mouse walks in But this door Just opens one way so it Is trapped inside only transportation we had for long distances since no roads had been completed When I arrived at the spot where my father was working I noticed that he had already cleared about ten yards I started to collect the grain and threw It on the wagon could hear the hissing noise of the scythe as it cut the grain I piled more grain on the wagon until it was full I Jumped on the wooden twentyone cents and put it near the door so it would catch the mouse as It came In We went In the log cabin again to eat Mother poured out the boiled wheat coffee and put the freshly baked bread on the table We discussed all the treasures the peddler had and then we left the table to work again That the way It was then I d call that real At the November 24th at the Centennial School at m several awards will be presented us well as a showing of slides of the Quebec Tour Also on the program Mrs It Hoy will a short presentation of musical numbers Students and parents from Grades to are cordially Invited t Fred and Vivian Nightingale and family on Alma Street recently hosted Vivian mother Mrs A Hill of Morrhbure during her short stay in Rock wood leaving for a visit to Florida a Sacred Heart and thistle St Peter I will be holding their Christ mas with penny tables home baked food teenage and other exciting booth items on liand Die place the Rockwood Hall the date evening Nov at until and there will be a warm welcome to everyone who attends I 1 Mr and Mrs Carmen formerly of visited from Shallow this past week it the home of Mrs Alice Hilts I I flic Town Hall will be to Hie dogs this Thursday Nov between the hours of 11 a to in when Canadian of Agriculture will be conducting their annual rabies clinic Ac to officials its must be also welcomed as usually a few feliac creatures arc to be seen the yearly event although are Many villagers and Iownship residents wore seen by spit s it the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Concert held Inst Friday evening at the John Ross Collegiate in Reports are that tie music was tremendous and well worth while for spectators wishing to take up the band it its next stop in Brnntford both tray cloth arrlvi opened It because I shall be away over the holiday Its Just the right size for the silver tray and will keep it from getting thank you dear Here Christmas decorating starts early Norm Marshall seems to lead the way at least on our little road by getting his flag and the eaves of His house with lights for the first of At Betty house there s the outline of a tree in the picture window which faces my way It all looks so gay and theory when you drive Into the village on these dark winter nights And the lights from the store windows a warm and welcoming low See colored lights I rom my house on the hill of course I can see the colored lights all over the vilhfgc There two spruce trees the front door and that where I have mine I put them in place one Saturday towards the end of November and it was rather tricky business because it was freeink rain and the ladder inclined to slide down the hill Unfortunately they are plugged into an outlet Tor which I can find the switch So last thing 1 I have to dash out into the porch and pull up the trap door to go down Into the cellar and unscrew the fuse I think 1 11 have to figure out something different for next winter Hie roads were really tri after that freezing rain so much so hat I was sure the come for supper so I stilled down to do sunt work phones beside the kitchen window and when I hand made went to call them to my horror there they were slipping and sliding up the hill with an escort of small children scattering sand for every step I was so em because I was so sure wouidn come I hadn t bothered to shovel and sand the steps Hills a skatlag rink next morning was quite ixcltlng backing or rather sliding my car down the hill The school buses t get through so the young were In attendance I mrnaged to per suade them to stand uphill of the car and they threw sand behind it as I Inched down Hetty and Gladys said they stood at the window holding their breath Guess 1 have to park on the road till spring You know there a good at mosphere about this house In Its long life it seen everything All the and downs the Joys and or life have left It with an impersonal though not unfriendly feeling a sort of maturity And it a good shelter especially in a storm when It almost seems to Lather around you I suppose this Is because the site was well chosen far enough down from the top of the hill so that the storms go over you We ve had a few of them this fall and Just last week we had quite a blizzard next morning was bright clear and those spruce trees on the way out of the village were majestic with the snow on their branches up to their full thirty or forty foot height Well once Merry Christmas and Happy New Year lave John Salmon Country TV Centre SALES 8c SERVICES Highway F in TV Service to all mokes Guelph Ont Occasions ill Flowers Plants Funeral Arrangements Etc 7 Dayi a Til Dark WE WIRE ANYWHERE Caroline flower Garden Shop TWO MILES WEST OF ACTONSOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY members plan for bazaar Ilic Si ired Heart Rectory saw and the regular monthly prize Top honors at Guelph Village residents are proud of their students and their scholastic achievements They are products of a rural school and have proven their abilities by taking top honors in various fields at the Guelph Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute annual commencement held last Friday November Yvonne Noble Gordon Tosh Debbie Jeffrey Parkinson Diane Seim Robert Storey David Donnell Patrick Meredith Mar J an and Marilyn are Rockwood and area students who were top class prize winners Debbie was last year top grade 9 student with Marjan Drijber and Robert Storey showing their abilities for the term Rick Seim of won the Association Award of for a deserving Centennial student in the graduating year of the Four year Science Technology and Trades course and Wayne Guild and Kenneth Field for the out standing students in shop sub jects associated with building trades Also recorded as an award winner Brian Kelly who won the Scholarship awarded to a deserving students of good scholastic ability who intends to proceed to further education Exceed budget Halton County Social and Family Services committee members learned their ex penditures for their first year of operation will exceed their 139 budget before the year Is out Expenditures up to the end of September amounted to BUSY WEI K for last week a busy on Milton OPP Officers vesicated 32 general including four thefts two breaking and entering one disturbance three complaints of wilful damage one missing person investigation one stolen car recovered for another police department three liquor in vesications one prowler com plaint two domestic complaints two complaints of hunters a lieu in eiJltiUJCLC trespassing and two impaired lillCU5Slon conveners gave drivers were apprehended numbers of the liockwood and I meet on November 11 culminate their Christmas plans and also to make more for their final get together at the December meeting Mrs Joy president the meeting Mrs titmice Bacon acted as secretary and Mrs Agnes gave the combined church financial report which was to match many area church treasuries low itlier I lliott a prayer In which he stressed the need for more church people to take up the need for vocations in the Church an prayed that without a supply of constant ministerial students showing interest the cavity would jjow and supply would diminish Sunday Church Bulletin had reminded everyone that all ladies wishing to contribute to the Christmas Bazaar could do so 1 advertised the euchres be held on the last Saturday of e ich month it the Rectory at with a welcome to everyone Hie ladies it the meeting con tit to complete their bazaar was won by May next December meeting is slated as a pot luck supper and members of the C W will entertain their husbands at a festive evening party NIELSENS lor Family Clothing USE OUR CHRISTMAS LAY AWAY PLAN SUPERTWIN by Simplicity The Washer Women Love G00DLETS Main St S Dial STORES have Christ mas decorations up already s reports Mrs Betty assisted Joanne her sister in law convened the evening lunch TOP SCHOLASTIC honors were awarded recently to Marian the 16 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Driber of Mary Street Rockwood The Grade 12 student who has many scholastic awards attended the Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute third annual commencement at which time she received the top girl award in Centennial C I with the highest average in the academic year 1969 the top girl award of the grade year and Marian was also the class prize winner CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MADE EASIER AT HINTONS WITH THEIR SELECTIVE CHRISTMAS LAYAWAY PUN GIFTS FOR EVERYONE ROBERT STOREY of Rockwood received special laurels at the Guelph Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute Commencement A student enrolled In the Grade Four Year Science Technology and Trades Branch Robert was awarded the Out standing Student award the J Douglas Oaks Memorial Scholarship as one of the four outstanding students in shop subjects as well as the top class student award Robert Is the son of Mr and Mrs Max Storey and has won the Outstanding Award for two years consecutively In Milton Ontario make your second car a DATSUN PICKUP proves you don have to be big to be tough It can haul a Ion and no sweat Why does It outsell all other Imported trucks comb in 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