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The Acton Free Pre Wednesday Oct and district Digest Two 18 year old drivers are saying of Thanksgiving after walking away from a head on automobile collision in early Satur day morning Grant of Jtockwood and George of BO St Milton received minor injuries according to who in the a The collision which took place at a m Saturday on Highway a half mile south of was described as head on Georges vehicle a Oldsmobdc received damage Tht vehicle a Plymouth also received J l damage Both cars were considered writeoffs Area residents are still walking to a calypso beat after a sellout concert Saturday by visiting Trinidad exchange tudents Guests of Centennial CollcgnR Vocational Institute the member band and choir from Girls High School Trinidad and their seven teachers and have played all over Ontario and Montreal during their two week stay in Canada Three of the young ladies have been billeted in the area Hilary Lee and Vidyc stayed with Eleonore and Tom Hulland west of Rockwood whose younger daughter Sarah is a member of Ann was the guest of Helen and Nile lutzi Eden Mills and their band member daughter Jennifer Many Rockwood high school students attend CCVI and with their parents and friends the concert put on by the exchange students at the school Saturday night The gymnasium was packed to capacity with many enthusiasts being turned away ten minutes before the performance started There was just no more room The youngsters ranging in age from IZ to played steel band numbers ranging from a tender rendition of Minuet in to some rousing reggae and cilypso pieces The choir entertained with a choice of songs a little different from the usual school renditions Several soloists brought down the house Interspersed with dance numbers recitations and a lively monologue the music professionally rendered by the obviously well trained girls brought a touch of the sun to a rainy night Hilary Lee and Mungal both almost 14 are delighted with their Canadian visit and comment on how friendly they have found their hosts During their two weeks they have visited Montreal Ottawa Hamilton Toronto and They ve been performing throughout the trip and by now arc thoroughly fed up hauling around several hundred pounds of steel drums Hilary plays in band and sings She is the youngest of three children This is her second visit to North American she has seen Disneyland Florida She likes playing the drums although she only started last year The drums arc played from memory no written music is used which is just as well Hilary giggles because she can read music anyway There arc IB drum players in the band and drums Most players switch rapidly back and forth through as many as six different drums during a rendition Cherry Elder front hit one the Trinidad exchange students visiting Guelph and Collegiate Vocational Institute stayed with Jennifer back right In Mills In the picture are friends Cindy Donaldson back left of and Jeannette her guest from Trinidad V lye the middle child of three a very poised mature young girl commented the group was finding our cold weather hard to handle but had no trouble accommodating different foods Both girls agreed they were too well fed and not well enough rested Chery Ann Elder and staying with the lutzi family likes Canadian schools better than her own She feels Canadian students have larger and more complete facilities All the girls predated the freedom of the schools with their own more British influenced school Chery Ann likes maths and hopes to study science technology when she finishes school also likes cookery and wants to do something in that area after school Both girls liked Niagara Falls best of their whole School in San fern an do at their historic school situated on La Pique hilt seems strict by Canadian standards The day starts at a a and continues until 30 with an hour for lunch Alt subjects arc compulsory until the last two years of high school Uniforms are also com pulsory no slacks or jeans allow Brought to this country with the assistance of the Alumni Association in Canada the girls were scheduled to visit in Kitchener and Black Creek Pioneer Village before starting today Wednesday They have been feted and organized to the hilt and have enjoyed every minute of it they say They have a chance to return to the hospitality next March break when Centennial Senior Band are planning a similar exchange visit to Trinidad Sunshine Club entertained a busload of seniors from East Rochester New York at the town hall last Thursday Sunshine band played numbers with Mr Bert Davidson step dancing when he playing the wash tub drums Other entertainment was offered by Mrs Gladys who sang Mrs Mary Milne reciting some of her own poems Mrs Vera Black singing to her own accompaniment All business was transacted before the social half hour lunch and entertainment Jones in race for school trustee So far Betty Jones is iho only candidate for Township Wellington Board of Trustee Incumbent George Day has declined to run In the upcoming municipal election Jones who has served with the Rock wood Home and School Association for five years and is now its president is very concerned about the quality of education Although she has no complaint about the present education system in she she would like to be involved with any changes I not dissatisfied with the school system now my children have been well educated in Wellington County As part of her electoral statement Jones Whoever is elected will have a great deal to learn George Day has represented us for more than has changes tknow what the lUBOs will bring our system may need to change drastically to prepare students for a changing Canadian economy especially to make them more prepared to earn a good living The candidate feels strongly about both family and school training and sees the picture as a whole with educational Involvement needed in both areas One of the reasons family life has such an import place in Jones platform is her involvement with her own family Despite an active community life and career she has raised three children two of whom are now away from home She and her husband John have two sons Stephen and David daughter and a grand daughter She has seen her oldest son progress from a one room school SS No on Highway loCentcnnlalHIghSchooItocollege The family live on Fourth Line south of Highway In addition to her Home and School work Jones had been on the St John Anglican Church Parish Council for more than 10 yeirs the altar guild for five years deanery secretary for Wellington Dean cry ACW for seven and is the accountant for her husband firm Moncaster Machine and Tool Ltd The company is owned by Betty and John Prior to emigrating to Toronto from in lJ55 Jones saw war service in the Womens Royal Navy and was trained as a medical lib technician Betty Jones Wellington County Board of Hon Trustee candidate for County In the upcoming municipal 13 12 Director to teach Nat enough nursing students are looking seriously at Public Health Nursing for their careers but the region director of nursing Dorothy Craig hopes to help change that Craig following ap proval by regional coun ell will be taking half a day a week away from her regular duties to teach in the School of Nursing at University Orton blaze kills herd Five cows escaped lames which killed most of the dairy herd in Harry Moore area barn early Friday Fifty five head of cattle were lost in the blaze according to Fire Chief Bob Cheync Other losses include no tons of mixed grain much hay and a number of farm tools Firefighters of them with three trucks managed save a nearby drive shed and the Moore home No injuries resulted squareroot barn is because of the blaze said He also said it Cheync He estimated was partly covered by that the value of the insurance J J Novak GEORGETOWN 106 Guolph St on Post Office DENTURE therapy CLINIC 877 8974 or 2314 The Ontario Society of Artists presents The Grace Church ontheHiH ANNUAL ART SALE Champagne Gala Thursday October 23rd 10 The Art Sale will continue on Friday October am Grace Church on 300 Lonsdale Road at Russell Hill Road Toronto Admission 3 LUCKY DRAW for a beautiful painting by Kemp