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1 history of rockwood cemetery ltftejf natemdal dress contrast at a and fashion show continued rom ejp ofle as om comes into kockwood todtalr left they wui see ap- moajmately two acres of land ik la of rectangular shape and ha long sides are north forty- fire degrees bast while the bottom and top aides are five m rr rortyav degrees cast j tides are four hundred and ninetyfive feet long and the bottom is two hundred and sixtyfour feet long a gravel road is in the mid dle of the cemetery which wldeaa at the bottom to form a- circular driveway surround ing a flower bed the tea k dmdad into land blocks giving each mock a letter starting at a omitting i and going top these blocks are divided into parts each par numbering from one on depending on the number of parts wanted in turn numb- er one of each part it divided into sections again depending y on the number of sections de sired below is a table showing a few interesting f acts about the last paragraph and outlines the general lot or range dim ension and grave width block a twelve by thirty feet 573 feet block b twelve by thirty feet 373 feet block c twelve by thirty feet 175 feet block d twelve by twenty- four feet 4 feet block e twelve by twenty- four feet 4 feet stock p twelve by twenty feet 4 feet block o twelve by twenty- four faet 4 feet block h twelve by twenty- four feet 4 feet block j twelve by twenty- four feet 4 feet block k lot one is ten by twenty feet lot two is twelve by twenty feet 4 feet block l twelve by one hund red and twelve point five feet 373 feet block m twelve by sixty- seven point five feet 375 feet block n twelve by sixteen feet 4 feet block o ten by sixty feet 373 feet block p twelve by twelve feet 4 feet also there are two more blocks of land which were not recorded on the map as of yet block or ten by fortyeight feet 4 feet block ft eight by twelve feet 4 feet at the top right of the ceme tery there is a stone tablet with the quakers inscription on it also between the blocks are pathways which are now being used for graves about the middle of the left side is a small shed and in the very back of the left is a wall with grave stones from the old anglican cemetery bowling green cemented in future plans for the future the village of rockwood plans to buy some new land alongside the south ern exposure of the cemetery to become the new burial grounds extension for the vil lage r let ayles was the first per son to investigate the grounds of the cemetery and discover ed the cemetery was becoming crowded therefore he ug- gested the pathways be used cor graves and new land be bought nothing was done in his time but later under other mens instruction the pathways began to be used the acton free press wednesday march 15 1967 gg f f vf georgetown public school men for their monthly meet- trustees have decided to accept inns statutes set the limit at the maximum allowable pay- 40 per month rockwood can buy the land it must send all the plans of the new burial ground to the township office to be approved then it must go to the planning and develop ment committee in toronto to be checked and last of all to the minister of health depart- ment of health toronto on approval of the above the trustees can obtain the new cemetery land the letters are at present in the mail on their way to toronto jtockwoods plans for the future are indeed beneficial and as worthy as the below poem of henry longfellow and they no longer weep here where complaint is still and they no longer feel here where all gladness files and by the cypresses softly oershadowed until the angel calk them they slumber rockwood beautifully smart fashions worn by love ly local models gave those resent at rockwood town fall i real breath of spring the fashion show was spon sored by rockwood home and school and walker stores of guelph furnished the clothes with smart hats and jewellery a good variety was- shown from chic play and lounging outfits to smart afternoon and beautiful after five dresses a long elevated ramp lead ing to the platform with its novel stone fireplace gave a fine opportunity for the cap acity crowd to view the mod els during the intermission several centennial costumes were modelled and several door prizes were distributed to fortunate persons mrs lois tosh president of rockwood home and school welcomed all present and in troduced mrs myrna ennls stone ucw present spring fashion show from walker stores who cap ably described the lovely clothes a special note of thanks also to the other ladles from walkers who helped the models jmkethelrgutellchajfc ges and insured the right mod el at the right moment hair styles were by luellas of rockwood and the makeup was in charge of mrs allan gordon of kitchener following the show a love ly lunch was served by the home and school committee rockwood mill end store rockwood bramosa town ship school auditorium bright with yellow mums a trellis co vered with spring flowers and a tiny picket fence plus at tractive models in their lovely spring attire made one feel that spring mint surely be near the stone united church women presented the fashion show with clothes and acces sories from zcllers county fair the capacity crowd was able to see the newest in spring fashions for men wom en teenagers and tiny tots although there was a large variety of colors and designs this year spring navy with white seems to be a favorite in all ages during the intermission se veral lucky persons received lovely door prizes a show such as this always has added appeal when the models ore all local and look so charm ing and chic in these smart outfits eramosa council increases penalty for unpaid taxes engages man to draw garage plans osp production halted by pickets an llman picket line halted production at miltons oratorio steel plant wednesday of last week when local im7 uaiw members at osp refused to cross the line production was suspended for over nine hours while pic kets from the strikebound eaton springs company of hatham paraded protesting ntario steel had begun man ufacturing the chrysler springs that the chatham plant was supposed to be making about 309 osp employees stayed out chrysler withdrew the con tract and osp workers re turned the same day main st 8564301 now th tim b all wlntr goods rockwood mrs j duby groups hostess i rockwood mrs j duby was hostess to the march meeting of the rockwood pres byterian wms and wjt there weite 11 members pres ent to answer the roll call the president miss e- peaces opened with the poem hope rmrifcar cross and an article rlet me keep lent the ewas led in the glad tid- prayer by mrs max the minutes and trea surers report were read and approved miss pearen reported on the world day of prayer and stat ed that a card of thanks had been sent to the guest speaker for the occasion mrs brew ster of guelph thanks was expressed for easter cards sent to shutins and mrs r young moved a vote of thanks to mrs d gray for the lovely flowers placed in the church for the world day of prayer mrs f free man favored with the lovely solo have you been in the garden with jesus the four pillars which make for a good christian life were mentioned by mrs d d gray in her talk to the members this was the easter service taken from the glad tidings program and showed rite four pillars to be the life of christ the cross the resurrection and the pentecostal expert- e rockwood donations ot 12500 were made to both the rockwood brownie and girl guides and the canadian red cross at the regular march meeting of the eramosa town ship council following the minutes of the last meeting a long list of correspondence was dealt with by the mem bers a ratepayer was present to inquire into the feasibility of erecting a commercial build ing in the township and the council referred him to the planning board a request was made to council for a dona- juoouia a school jtunton but i was decided that such a do- tunibn could wr w5 maaev council approved of the budget of the eramosa plan ning board in the amount of 11500 for 1967 and messrs c lush and f cox were appoint ed as the townships represen tatives on the moda coun cil the clerk was instructed to notify wellington county pub lic school consultative com mittee that eramosa town ship council does not support the formation of a wellington county public library messrs murray and obrien from the village of rockwood and messrs nightingale and kelso from the rockwood fire department requested the formation of a new fire agreement after discussion the following motion was passed that the council of the township of eramosa agree to pay the police village of rockwood a standby amount of 1200 for fire pro tection the charge for fight ing fires will be 150 for the first hour and 75 for each additional hour or part there of the township also agrees to be responsible for all main tenance and major expense on be 1t further reotvedwat the township purchase a smoke ejector approximate value of 250 for the use of the rock wood fire department all previous fire agreements are hereby rescinded a bylaw to divide the town ship into six polling subdivi sions and to clarify their boundaries and to repeal by law number 51936 was read a first second and third times passed and numbered 61967 a bylaw to license dogs in the township was read first second and third times pass ed and numbered 51967 the public speaking finals held at eramosa school sincere ooogratalatkms are due all contestants for their fine effort the judges were miss mcelroy of john f ross english department d f franks guelph public school ilhwtnr anri f hnglf the- in read a letter sent to the group by the presi dent of the guelph presby- terial a hymn and prayer closed the meeting mrs j dubv and mrs milne served a lovelv lunch during the social time following ialuhapad british tradition in cooking sampled the ballinafad little burn ers held their third meeting on march ii at the commun ity hall the discussion of this meeting was centred around the british tradition following the discussion mrs jamleson and bonnie shortiu made irish soda bread then after a short dis cussion on plans for achieve ment day nancy pam and louise snow made welsh rab bit also a trifle was sampled hfch had been made by hea ther buchanan j byaagadqr le extended to mr mrs frank smith on the of mrs smiths bro- r mr william hulls mr- mcwm is in guelph hos pital undergoing tre i press an cooky cut ler tightly into the frosting on childs birthday cake then fill the outside with tinted frosting for a different decor- adon rockwood eramosa pub lic school was host to the wel lington waterloo inspectorate 2 public speaking contest finals with inspector whitfield as chairman first place winn was fran ces hodge of ospringe public school enn township fran ces gave a pleasant and inter esting explanation of that great musicale peter and the wolf placing second was djebbie werner of puuinch with her emphatic description of my mother and my room chris tine sinclair from rockwood stood third with her informa tive talk on the yukon kathv winters from erin village took the audience on a word lour of washington d c with carol smith of hes- peler telling of chips the nonhuman war hero the dog with many medals the past present and future of canada was dealt with bv reta sers of bridgeport spector of guelph separate schools who acted as chair man for the panel of judges before giving the standings mr hogle presented several helpful facts to good public speaking since this inspectorate is in two different counties frances hodge will be representative at the wellington county fi nals with carol smith of hes- peler the speaker in the wa terloo countv contest prevailing license fees prevail in the above bytow until june 15 1967 thereafter the license fees will be doubled the following was moved and carried be it resolved that the petition for a drain age works signed by r hon- nam and sons of guelph township and d e boles and others in eramosa township be accepted and that e h uderstadt o ls and drainage engineer of triton engineer ing services ltd of orange- vllle be appointed to make a survey and prepare plans pro files and report in accordance with drainage act 196263 and 4hal itbs kxkbei instructed jo notify the grand river con servation authority of such proposed drainage works the road superintendent is to instruct the firm of gams- by and mannerow to proceed with the proposed culvert on 20 sidcroad in the 2nd con cession at an estimated cost of 2580 plus engineering costs he was also instructed to advertise for tenders on a new threequarter ton truck with heavyduty springs tires etc tenders to be in the hands of the clerk by 12 o clock noon april 3 1967 council will engage r e berry p eng to draw pre liminary plans for the pro posed garage and forward same to the council and the department of highways for tentative approval the gar age to be 50 feet by 65 feet and to be of treated timber construction with wood frame truss roof steel clad and lined building to be insulated equipped with washroom and lunchroom cement floor with centre drain three overhead 16 by 14 doors 220 electrical system and an oil fired forced air furnace the road superintendent is to attend the school for road superintendents at the univer sity of guelph on may 8 9 and 10 1967 and his tuition fees of 45 and expenses will be paid and charged to the road ac count council and treasurer dis cussed the outstanding taxes and it was decided that the clerk prepare a bylaw author- batirir the increase of the pe nalty from two to four per cent and the interest rate from onehalf per cent a month to twothirds per cent a month accounts amounting to 6- 669 24 were passed for pay ment and the meeting ad lopmed to meet monday april 1 1967 at 7 30 pm or at the call of the reeve albert the fuel king maltby says too sure have to hand h to the income tax these days yeslreel if you dont they come and get ft anyway dont be taxed with the cold call maltby fuels main st rockwood 8569983 2h to509b off omen a bmx substandard mens work pants lom wlh net affect 4 2 slight imperfection wfh net affect wear reg 380 while they last limited quantity up to size 14 boys jeans 239 same as above ladies to introduce susan van huesen blouses and dresses to customers for e limited time only lotboff i a n i fc md hioh heel kisikv splashers vi price 99c see our 99c bargain table drive a little and save a lot at the mill end store ab supermarket 9 mill st frozen save acton pot pies 4 i 1 kef chicken turkey fred a hoffman optomcliisi s8 st george sq guelph onl telephone u42t7l the entire famay can bom together mm maic it a date bowl where llhe action is i acton bowung lanes 10 mam if m lor plfmsural bowl for rtoalfh the regular grind save 21c i lb bag coffee 73 kraft canadi save 13c tox p cheese slices 31 prices effective march 15 to 18 back bacon centre cut or suced 8530075 75 5c 8k lean save 16c r stewing beef 59 freaaweoel cempaaa 1r ffcg wieners savi 14c 49 triangle frozen save lc 14b pfcg steakettes 59 keuooos apple rat er orepe savi ssc pop tarts buy one get one free o t m 55 qtf savi 24c 15ox tin fruit salad 41 fresh produce daily- usa no 1 large head cabbage 235 sunmst sue 13e oranges 45 t ooioen rjpf no i bananas 2125 ne jove 10c mb pin quick chocolate drink mix 89 clarks savi 12c 14 tin pork beans 235 clarks tomato or vtoftaki 10cc tm soup- g tuuf savi 1c 12ea tm luncheon meat 39 general mills rvie eko trix savi 11 29 del monti savi 2c fruit drink 3 85c prices effective from march 1518 t