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Bowling Make study here Students in station tell villagers they can plan their own future Award contract Mann Construction Fred Nightingale was on top of the game last Tuesday night when he rolled a score to triple with points for the Nortons bluebirds Irene a single and Mary score was 281 for a triple The Bluebirds defeated the Carneys Plumbing and HcatinR team to the tune of to and Bob was high man for the defeated underdogs with his triple The Four Corners buckled under to the team with the latter taking the game 5 to Dune Kingsbury bowled to a triple Dick made a 236 264 score for a triple and Sam ran up 165 229 to a triple as the four Corners showed Ralph Wright chalking up a triple Nellie Stokman a and Anne Parkinson made a single score Neighbors lead The Neighbors also took a three point lead over the Guelphltcs which registers as Neighbors 5 and 2 points Muriel showed her bowling prowess with a and singles scores Sandy McPhedran bowled 207 155 to a triple and Dune McPhedran singed the alley with his 212 and 660 triple score Bill Scott tor the opposing Guclphltcs rang upa and singles bout Don Archibald had two single scores of and Gerry Parks score read 203 and 202 as single scores Bert Archer rang up a triple Harv Jestln a and Ted Jestin a 704 triple set or the Clippers as they clipped the Whitewashcrs to a points versus The Whitcwashers had Marina Mulder on their team and she singled out and 216 scores to a triple Pete Mulder had a and Maureen Campbell a 2U single score Claws out Timer Alley purr but were scratching for their 2 points as opposed to the Pacers and Elmer Allan captured a single and Gloria Alton a 175 single score Doug Cross for the Pacers rolled the alley for a 205 set of single scores to triple as Doug Hilton of the same team made a single The Slow Pokes speeded up last neck s games as they made 3 points give them a 5 to lead against the Bros with only points Ross Ferguson with the Slow Pokes chalked up a score of to triple Orma Ferguson made a triple and Ward Bruce showed his triple score of Winnie Hilts of the Bros team ran up a triple score with a single Beth had a single and Jo- Ann Gooyers bowled a 193 single Standings Team standings to date read Clippers Strattons Pacers Neighbors 66 Nortons Bluebirds Four Comers Carney s Plumbing and Hcnting Elmers Alley Cats Bros 49 Osprlnge Slow Pokes Women over Mary Stahlbaum Marina Mulder Nellie Stokman Irene Muriel Alice Johnson Ruth Kingsbury Ferguson Ann McCormaeh Ann Parkinson 508 Men over Dune Kingsbury Fred Nightingale Ted 704 701 Bert Archer Dick Dupuls Bob Dune 680 Sandy McPhedran Ralph Wright Ross Ferguson Doug Cross Sam BUI Garner Comins and Goins It was a tremendous French experience recently when students of the Grade Thirteen classroom of John Ross Collegiate went to the restaurant in Toronto and later attended a movie entitled IEnfant Sauvage The Wild Child a French picture depicting a child born in the wilderness but captured to endure the trials of civilized society Dedicated teachers who take the time to expose their students to valuable opportunities deserve special credit and parents should be happy to see such forward thinking applied to their children French teacher Miss Mary Mitchell was chaperone for the excursion Twelve inches of snow degree weather and 45 mile per hour Ottawa wind blasts made weather look tame for the La when they visited parents Mr and Mrs George Day recently Janet and Danny came down from capital last Wednesday and left Sunday after a wonderful few days at the Rockwood homestead where conditions t too great but daytime visiting was Glad to see you and Danny back in town so often Janet It was a fun dance held In the St Johns Parish Hall last Friday night when Ellis a teenage dance night with band A Day in the Life the former Hogans Heroes from A nice bunch of kids said the and they came In from Guelph Acton and particularly until over 100 girls and boys packed the hall Do it again said the dancers and Buzzie will hes planning another dance in two weeks and posters will be his medium of advertising Says Buzzie Ellis Watch signs friends sighed with relief to know that Ed operation on his spinal column at the Wellesley Hospital last Tuesday was a success Still in some pain Ed once again has feeling back in his leg which for some months has registered nothing but numb He stay in Toronto for another three necks but hes on the mend and although hell have to wear a brace for at least six months after his hospital release at least he knows that he going to get well again Congratulations to the laVoies and a special wish for Ed Good Luck and well see you back in town soon High School teenagers are reminded of the 7 to 10 sports program held at the Centennial School gymnasium Wednesday evening Its sneakers and socks for aU the busters and gals but whatever you do appear that where the action is on Wednesday nights for the athletes ALTHOUGH robins and crows arc the usual harbingers of springtime in its when little girls produce warm weather tricycles and this year two year olds Ninette Knegt and Betty Anne Smit were the first in the village during last Mondays suntime period Photo by Lorraine and ladles are asked to remember that the Worlds Day of Prayer will be conducted this ear In the Sacred Heart Church with speaker Sister Caroline Dawson as the guest Everyone is urged to attend the service which is a breakthrough in church affairs as It is the first tune that all denominations of church women have had the opportunity to worship together as one body Plan to attend next Friday March at 30 pm forget the regular badminton schedule for seniors every Thursday night Although the m opening hour has been because of baby sitting problems the time is now and everyone Is welcomed from then until Two hours of good shaping good fun and good fellowship Badminton everybody War veterilns who lost limbs or their sight are automatically members of War Amputations of Canada and eligible for many services made possible by the sale of War Amps Key Tags The handy tags also ensure your lost keys will be returned to you Meeting In a train station was a novel but casual arrangement by three University of Toronto fourth students of land scape architecture who invited interested villagers to drop In and view a short movie and some slides which they had made of the Villagcof during a two week sketch project last fall The invitation to attend the meeting was an endeavour of the students to acquaint local citizens with what they arc attempting to accomplish during their stay In the village and last Thursday nights was only the beginning of what the three young men staying at the station hope will develop Into a regular affair Open house Drop visit with us and discuss your aspirations for your own says lead man Al and the students sin cerely desire that residents will make their acquaintance and for the next few weeks between February May while they are working on their project N Railway station is open house to all residents to visit and chat Working on a self- determining course project in which they arc studying the validity of life style In a community as yet not affected by urban sprawl the students who had been impressed by the natural qualities of during an earlier study last October decided that they would tike to use the village as an experimental ground Became Involved To do this It wns necessary to take up temporary residence mingle with the community and become involved to the extent that they could correlate the desires and needs of the residents the possibility of take over policies as In regional government and the of planned progress as opposed to land grab suffocation resulting In urban sprawl Die students will finalize their project by making a working plan for the village based on a general consensus of people opinion present by law to the Board of Trustees and the Township Council as well as having it recorded University Project to he considered for Its planning class value Brood outlook The three young men conducting the study vary In ages their resident backgrounds comprised of farm city and urban living should lend Itself to PAT GRIFFIN a broad outlook as the apply their combined thinking in their latest undertaking hails from he la years old ami was raised on farm He sees as a grout place to live thinks the people living hi re are terrific He has noted a nil awareness of community problems with trtmetulous sprit and villnge spirit Asked if he would like to live in rural community he ft els lie would but recognizes it necessity of commuting to whin his potential has liter future Town important Pat Griffin was raised In Hudson Hay Saskatchewan He himself with rural living and fee Is that city lite Is not for him Regarding small towns Pal says small town life Is an important part of society which must be protected and 1 t mined Student or three Is Hod Kent yearold lad from Toronto who thinks like an but Is Rod feels that ity life Is already moving into too many rural communities and many of Uie good tilings have gone People don t recognize their power to stop what Is coming said the young man who Mantis the requisites of enjoyment but the now salty public awareness if governmental groups do nut find general Interest in in towns and villages they will legislative inflictions and rural ureas could become absorbed by larger lommunitles or under controls nn plan You do have rs yon i plan your own development and it right to ilo so said lust 1 inciting an the and films viewed residents saw spots mid sorts with a touch of modernization gradually seeping In to change tlie tidal contour of the village What s wrong with progress Nothing its Important and neiesanry but it have to be ugly and disorganized foils that the community beauty whkh should be preserved and considered he knows that progress Is Inevitable I raniosn lownnhl count awarded the gravel tender to Mann lunstructiun of It It lowest tender of three opined at Mondays meeting In townithlp council considered awarding the tender to llolman the company which lias satisfactory work or the township for immy years but decided the almost fennee in price for yards gravil liiern no choke Mann Construction had a bid of a milk yard for while tinder wan OS cubic yard Hie other bid from Cox I wan or 15 cubic Mr llolinnn present following opening of tenders and asked consideration of his many years of service to tho township Happomngs at Rockwood School Stand behind decision of Committee of Adjustment Ernmosu township council stood behind decision by the township Committee of Ad justment lo deny Peter Dudnick of R 5 Rockwood land severance the regular meeting of council Monday Mr appeared before council to plead his case stating he thought councillors would take a broader view than the Committee his application to sever his one a half acres In half He said the money situation has changed and the land sever ance would enable him to get a clear title to his land Zone change Reeve Warren Parkinson said he understood the application was turned down because it would involve a zoning change He noted the land was zoned agricultural and It would not be ethical for council to ask the committee of adjustment to change Its mind The intent of the zoning by- low Is to control development and this is the only tool we have to do it with explained Councillor Dick Strong Mr was not convinced however You can t put a fence around he told council asking If they intended to deny land use rights Councillor Strang said this was not the intention of zoning by laws He advised potential buyers of township land to find out zoning restrictions lirst deciding on purchase DeputyReeve Dune told Mr there were a number of 10 acre lots in the township which were not of our doing If Committee split your lot then we have all kinds wanting to split theirs We tl be In hell of a mess he declared Mr produced a building permit which he said entitled him to build a warehouse and showroom but Councillor Ken I- air said this did not entitle Mr to operate a business Mr was also advised that perhaps he was putting the cart liorsc In procuring a building permit before the land Name new member to Plan Board luntll four to township Planning hoard Join Ineum burin John Turner and John Ik till tun Iti the hoard are Ted Cargo Hill John Hewitt and Count lllor Dick Strong dlHruKHtd alii moons meeting which stretched over wan the ant Study llmrmliiy March 4 our volleyball teiun and teams are going to niter limy defeated ua In volleyball tho IxiNkeiball team lout 1413 On Wednesday Mart we play teat In Hie basketball team In playing he leiun from two ago at iO night minis are going on this week till March All tins ies get out on the of Man and we also gt our report on REGIJIR but having lived In Toronto for four years having studied developmental errors In other small communities la aware that errors can be made In Ignorance through the luck of public awareness Make suggestions To think together Is to think constructively and the young When war gel Into trouble physical or financial they gel help from Die War Amps Service Bureau one of the services paid or by the you hi nd for those key lags men Intent on their village project hope that everyone will participate in their comprehensive study Rock wood future Growth potential ret national needs and the general requisites of the townspeople an eye to selfautonomy will be presented in the plan which will Include of ways of maintaining controlling and Inanting flic students hope to progressively present their findings and will periodically be conducting meetings to which everyone is invited flit last meeting was a pleasantly rewarding one at which Hod Kent and Put Griffin were hosts who served coffee to Uie guests as acted chairman Warm Air and Hoi Watat MODERN PlUMtINO and Water Phont FRANK CARNEY AND SONS Pancake parade boosts adoption Last Tuesday evenings pancake fiesta at the Rockwood United Church Hall will have to be put down as one of the most successful in the village for some time Mayhap the pancakes were tough maybe the syrup wasnt too great perchance the butter tasted like warmed over margarine its understood on valid authority that none of these things is true and that every morsel was the epitome of utter in any event dis counting such possibilities there was that special friendship that permeates a room whenever any village church group sponsors an eating project Ran out They tell me the youngsters who organized the affair that they were only expecting a limited number of guests and the 25 pound bag of bulk pancake mix was absorbed in minutes fast and more small quantities had to be purchased to handle the em ergency At least people mowed Into the church hall and if they had to wait for servings they could mince about and chat with neigh bours Every church denom ination was represented in the families and couples that attended and in the kitchen it just the parents of the children who were assisting but oldsters youngsters and rolled up their sleeves when the going got heavy to help beat up more batter scrape off syrupy dishes wash out coffee cups and in general make like a combined church Sunday school group for both adults and young sters included Slow process The hour and one half scheduled supper time which began at 30 p m had to be extended until 30 The batter procession was a slow procedure as large numbers of pancake consumers had not been speculated Mrs George Lawrence and Mrs Verna Root moved about in the kitchen helping to whip things into shape Mrs Don Sinclair Helen representing her husband who was unable to attend also assisted artfully June Thompsons senior Sunday School class with Cheryl McMinn of St John Anglican Gary Death from the United and Ellen Sinclair of the Presbyterian Churches was a representative group of the various churches which comprise the interdenominational church school Eric Schuller John Scruten Carol Death Pat Mitchell and others all worked steadily preparing pancakes pouring coffee grilling batter as Carol Thomson Yvonne Noble and Eric assisted in clearing tobies When all the receipts were in and the final tally was estab lished the Sunday School had raised an approximated profit of Already the money la on its way and teachers Betty Ellen Thomson Sltska Rev Don Sinclair and June Thomson along with her class of senior youngsters have the pleasure of knowing that two yearold African boy has his adoption money paid for to its completion for 71 A big step for a small group the sideline of goodwill and christian fellowship an extra bonus for the successful evening