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The Acton Free Press Wednesday September Comins and Goins Look who left for the far this week Rob Drljber and Greg Strong have taken off for Australia for the year and Its good luck for them on their trip and a safe return when theyre ready Another Happy Birthday cake for the Fred Nightingale family Karen will be 17 on October and her village friends send congratulations and wish her many happy returns The Valley Road beavers are back in business only this time theyve set up housekeeping a few yards from their last habitat Near the falls by the old mill identifiers of the River residents are not certain as to whether they are last years Mr and Mrs Beaver or a new crop of creatures who canvassed the cataract to colonize Nature hikers should watch for the creative critters whose dam building abilities are unequalled Ten oclock tea and coffee time was an expression of goodbye and so long at the home of Lady Dean of Harris Street when parishioners and friends gathered to fete Mrs Winch and daughter Ruth Wall on the oc casion of leaving for Guelph residency will miss the local piano teacher and her mother and their friends can only wish them their best regards and the hope that theyll be happy in their new abode A return from over the brine was that of Squire Weyman of Old Quarry Rd recently He and friend Grant Marron left three weeks ago rented a car and visited many places of interest on the English Isle but theyre home again safe and sound and its a hey ho to two more villagers whose summer vacation days are over School start off time was the deadline return of three local lassies and laddie when and Bobby Hudson son and daughter of Mr and Mrs Sandy Hudson Dew home via Jumbo Jet from London after six weeks with grandparents aunties and uncles Lindsay Jones also on an English vacation flew home from Manchester to arrive at the airport at the same time Nice going kids its great to know that even little guys can handle themselvesintheblgworld The experience must have been a wonderful one Apple picking time at has become a commercial affair and although its car parking wagon waiting and muscle bending its still fun to pluck a tree full of apples and Just for a minute make like Eve in the garden of Eden with all those delicious Its a castoff for Fred Nightingale he hopes Ever since bis operation Feeds been itching to get the plaster of parts off his leg so that be con bend again News has it that on Monday a small portion of it was sliced for more muscle manipulation In the meantime its no ball games or car rides until he becomes more mobile Sorry about that Fred but It wont be long now It was closedown time for the two Baldwin boys at the Spur Station last weekend and customers steady or irregular ones are sorry that things didnt pan out Friends hope both stay In town though because both Bob and Gord have become real community folks Rockwood and would be greatly missed If they decided to leave Call it a or whatever but the are planning on Jumping the gun this year and using the date of October for their winter bazaar tea and bake sale So save your for early Christmas shopping- watch for notices and get ready for the event in Oc tober history Reports are that itll be worth dating and members are fast at work to prove its so An entire family have left the village and are taking up residence in far away Guelph Ontario The took off last week and many Rockwood friends are truly sorry to see a fine family leave but everyone wishes them the best of luck Thirtyfive wouldbe kids three teachers from the Centennial High School in Guelph some of them representing Rockwood took a field trek to the regions of Northern Ontario this past weekend It was sleeping bags knapsacks and long Johns for many of the kids who say the weather during the day was warm and great but nighttime episodes were freezing Leantos were the tenting arrangements for the rugged Physical Co- Educatlon class and the Algonquin district near Provoking Lake the scene of the happening Tired and worn the reflection in the bus drivers mirror was that of almost three dozen sleeping students who arrived Monday home again at their centennial destination but happy and slightly more capable of withstanding the furors of nature after their three day bout with its elements Nice going kids congratulations to you dear teachers and Isnt school attendance a fun thing these days If your child is an offshoot of last years Christian- Educational Combined Sunday School who is looking for another one to turn to remember that he will be welcomed at St Johns Anglican Church any time Preschoolers to grade classes will be held from to 1030 in the Parish Hall and the grades to youngsters will have their Childrens Fellowship hour in the Parish Hall between to p every Thursday Everyone will be welcomed have you been to Sunday School lately Bowling CHAMPIONS of Sundays five Coulson Sue Weir Helen Crnlgje Third row team girls Invitational ball Back row Marilyn Elsdon Pattle Ellis Verna Pauline Marion Nichol Darryi pitcher holding trophy Ruth Pritchard Front Nichol Bob Baldwin Brendn Smith Pot row Gail and Martha Weir Second row Donna Marian Photo by Lorraine POP FLY IS s rugged off the end of the bat as park Many spectators enjoyed the hitters staged a merrygoround in games Staff Photo the invitational girls ball tourney Sunday at 24 to nil whoopla in girls ball tourney Education costs concern candidate Five points and away and the team standings for the Bowlers snows team standings with 1st place Bluebirds 2nd Plumbing and Heating team 3rd Four Comers Strattons The Neighbors 7th Bros tth The Misfits New team without name The Pacers Another nameless wonder Bluebirds The Lucky Clovers 14th The Newcomers Vivian Nightingale rolled a 237 single at Lost Tuesday nights session but was firsted by higher scoring Miry for the Norton Bluebirds with her triple of and 128 to total 611 pts The Bluebirds gained ground against opponents Four Corners but lost when total scores showed the Comers team with a 3 point lead and point total score against the opposing teams 2 points to Team 11 made it to against Plumbing and Heating team and Bob was the high single scorer with a May Swackhamer ran up a single score and Betty Burnett a single Young Martin Dupuis showing well for another new team the Newcomers rolled a single and made a triple score along with Bika Loaf on the same team who rolled a 197 single Father Dick made a 222 single Pat Tally a single and Dune Kingsbury a and Ruth Kingsbury a single for the team Seven point The scored points against the Misfits as BUI Scott bowled a Don Archibald a Ross Gordon a 205 Gory Parks a 204 and Kathy Parks a single for the leading team The Misfits showed Doug Chandler with a 203 and Betty Bridges a 203 set of singles Bill Garner was top man for the Neighbors when he skirted the alley with a single score Sandy McPhedran ran up a 224 Harvey Bayne a and Garner a single against the Lucky Clovers who had Eddy make a single Harv a Lois a and Eileen a single score Clobber Pacers Peter Mulder assisted the Gooyer Bros to clobber the Pacers to 0 when he bowled a 223 single Brian Robertson a 205 single and Clarence Hilton ran up 217 and 209 for score It was a triple which included a 239 and set of singles for BUI Elliott and wife Helen rolled In a 205 and BUI Hindley a 203 set of singles for the winning team who tost out to against the Ramblers Nan for the winning group made a single Bob Auld a and Bob Ellis bowled in a single The completion of the five- team girls invitational Ball Tourney was an excited whoopla last Sunday afternoon when during the final game the team pulled an upset on the girls to beat them with a shut out score of to nil A tremendous afternoon of good team spirit and sportsmanship finished off the season with teams from Thornbury and starting off at 10 a with a two hour or seven inning set of rules Great crowds gathered at the park to cheer their favorite teams and also to be first hand to purchase the bake tahle goodies which the ball playing gals their moms and friends of the flayers had built by hand to sell to raise money for their uniform Jackets Fun tune It was fun time for everyone The local girls were in outstanding fettle as time after time applause from the gallery would send a girl into home base Helen Craigie was the top scorer for the girls when they played the visiting Guelph team knocking in four of the team winning 14 scores of the game while Brenda Smith was on the pitchers mound Against the Tricounty league team from Pauline displayed outstanding prowess as the score champion of that gome with a top show of runs in a 16 point game which had Vera in the pitchers ahd Manly wearing the catchers mask 2nd baseman Martha and 3rd baseman Gall Nichol tied as second place team scorers during the game with three runs each Never look back When the championship team from played against the athletes they took the lead during the second Innings and never looked back until they had squashed the north country girls with a 12 to pasting bringing the pendulum round to a off of the and league winning teams Verna was the top notch pitcher who showed outstanding ability on the Sunday mound tossing in strikes that kept the opponents from hardly touching first base Hit after hit with a score in the first innings that crept to 10 in the second totalled in the 4th and with 2 more In the and the final 6th inning The two hour game was finalized with a total score of points and the Ponsonby teamsters hadnt seen a run in 120 minutes of play Whoops of delight Great rounds of applause and whoops of delight as the umpire flashed his hand for the final score and the girls huddled to hip hip their opponents Almost weeks of practice hard work encouragement beefing fun and goodwill had been culminated in the windup tournament of the 71 season It was a great way to end the year The team which plays together keeps out of trouble said Dorothy Polo one of the most avid champions of the Rockwood girls and great credit must be extended to Darryi Nichol who in the beginning three seasons ago took over the scrawny youngsters who hardly knew how to wield a bat and with the sponsoring aid of his dad worked along with the 15 and under kids put them into the league and brought them up to the and under girls team stage where according to last Sundays scores they showed like tap notch pros No favoritism Every one of the girls played well said the coach who would show no favoritism has been the mainstay behind the team spirit and along with his wife Marion they have made the tune to come in religiously from Guelph to work with the players and keep them together Bob Baldwin assisted coach whenever he was needed and at the completion of last weekends windup a beautiful trophy was presented to the winning teams pitcher Vera Buckland of wood by its donor Bruce The trophy will stay with the local team until next year when another Invitational tournament will decide its next home Draws made During the afternoon the draws were made with D Gray of Rock wood taking first prize and Louie Hilts the second The baiting goods were gobbled up quickly and many delicious morsels were consumed along with snack bar pop Instead of sandwiches for the afternoon of girls and Softball At the completion of the day somewhere around pm coach Darryi expressed his thanks to all the team supporters Bruce for his generous trophy contribution the parents who assisted with money and rides for team members and also to the girls themselves as Darryi said Did a terrific job and 1 am proud of them all Next years team will show some regulars missing and new ones coming in but the 1971 lineup had as its list of regulars Line up Pitchers and Smith Catcher Marilyn Elsdon 1st basemen Pat Ellis and Pat Weir 2nd- Helen Cralgle and Martha Ridgeway 3rd Gail Nichol Short Pauline and Marian Coulson Centres Marian Coulson and Pauline Pinder and Carolyn Law Right field Sue Weir Donna Dianne and Right field players were- Ruth Pritchard Bonnie McKersle and Bobby Ferguson A Liberal take immediate action to reduce the burden of education tax from land assessment said Cameron Lush Liberal candfdate In Wellington Monday evening The first step will be to make a flat extra payment to school boards equivalent to percent of the funds they now receive from property taxes on farms This payment would then be passed on to the farmers In the form of tax reductions Presenting his second major reform Mr Lush said that his party will reduce the amount of education cost paid from land assessment on all lands from the present percent to percent This would be phased In over a fouryear period he continued Big business Education today is just too big a business to be financed from municipal property taxes He feels that Ontario has the largest costliest beststaffed most experimental and innovative educational system In Canada But it is not the most efficient as every taxpayer knows It is administratively top- heavy and It Is remote from the people who pay for It Cam Lush a former warden of Wellington County during the 1007 Canadian Centennial year was the popular reeve of Township from 1964 to A true friend of the local people he was also a member of the Planning Board for five years Career Born in 1917 Cameron Lush is a native of Eramosa Township who attended district schools of Public and Guelph Collegiate Institute The father of two sons he Is well known and has made many contributions to his hometown district employed by the International Nickel Company in Sudbury from to before purchasing his R Rockwood farm Well acquainted with finance he Is a former member of the Wellington County Finance Committee the Home for the Aged the County Board of Health the Ontario Good Roads Association and the Pioneer cemeteries committee He Is Interested In all phases of progress particularly education but is adamant that with more foresight costs could be cut thus lessening the burden for the already overtaxed citizens of Ontario Competitive tenders A Liberal government would require that architects submit competitive tenders on school and university buildings he said and told his audience that on one school district this technique resulted in a percent savings on certain new buildings The liberal government would merge the present department of education and department of university affairs into one department of education said Mr Lush A former school trustee on the School Board Cam Lush served as chairman from and feels that his six years experience is indicative of his interest on the topic of education In ten years said Mr Lush The cost of education in Ontario has risen tenfold We have got to direct ourselves toward ef ficiencies In education and control of costs VERNA pitched a nohit game to shut out the learn for a score of 240 for girls Pitcher Verna Buckland is seen receiving the trophy from donor Bruce Pinder DONT MISS Georgetown Fair OCTOBER 1 2 GRAND HORSE SHOW Jumpers Ponies Road Races Quarter Horse Show OUTSTANDING DAIRY ft BEEF SHOW Open Commercial Exhibit EXCELLENT HALL DISPLAY Flowers Ladles Work Domestic OFFICIAL OPENING PM HAPPYLAND MIDWAY RIDES RIDES RIDES Students 50c Admission CHUDLEIGHS PICK YOUR OWN APPLES SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 17 DAWN TO DARK WEEKENDS TO DARK WEEKDAYS FREE PARKING FREE CONTAINERS Mcintosh courtlandRi delicious n spy russett delicious dwarf trees no ladders to climb OTHER PRODUCE AVAILABLE PEARS POTATOES CARROTS HONEY EGGS APPLE CIDER besides Apples and Tomatoes a CORN ROAST pick we butter and salt YOU EATI I BRING A PICNIC work or after school during weekdays I I for a corn roast and apple picking I I J