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0 ft th acfon- frag press wednesday april 19 1967 jbljpj jamgjk maaaajahft tfwmhgnm cmmtf phms tury priacess competition vrockwood the wellngton muk committee wellington junior farmers and the wel lington federation of agricul ture a well as other interested groups gathered recently and decided to go ahead with a dairy princess competition in midjuly the overall committee was set upwith several mittees chairman is wilbert freeman of rjr 5 rockwood with jack gilchrist as co- chairman th secretary is art grubb with john andrews as treasurer unit3ucw see demonstration flower arranging rockwood unit three rockwood united church wo men held their april meeting at the home of mrs m mc laren mrs charles petty opened the meeting with a reading first hint of spring and led the group in prayer an invitation was received from acton trinity united church to attend their thank- offering meeting in april a report on the progress of the centennial coffee party to be held at the church was given by the convener mrs grant mcrae mrs e mast and mrs r thomson are also on this committee the plans include a fish pond for the children a home baking table and an antique display an interesting feature will be the tea tables looked after by mo- ther anddaughter combina tions in centennial dress lrsurray-melaren-wasiir- the location and equipment committee are robert mc- cague warren husband george pinkney gord aidle stan harris don crawford and vince koeffer the publicity committee are ernest benham bert palfram- an robert hammill earl os- jorne allan ross rmrs f cleghom and lenjefferson the contestant and staging committee are gordon john ston mel chamberlain ivan suggitt charlotte smith ber nard schimmel john jantinge harry haelton and harry bonner this is for the guelph area voluntary services group cftwtr first open meeting construction on the new public school in rockwood is progressing inside and its expected classes will be in session for the start of the fall term the school has a picturesque location nearly hidden from sight by a tall stand of pines spacious grounds make it ideal for children situated well away from vehicle traffic staff photo preparing for emergencies and marshalling volunteer ser vices to meet community needs will be the work of the north halton voluntary services or ganization wh it holds its first meeting pext monday the organization was formed icently to be prepared lo meet emergency situations and to catalogue the volunteers who would be willing to assist in cases of need the monday meeting in brookville hall at 815 pm will hear representatives of public health childrens aid cancer society elementary schools emergency measures and fam ily counselling services outline their functions the group is made up of rep resentatives of various organ izations and churches in the camphellville and lowville area mrs t storey atians 81st birthday rockwood on sunday ap ril 9 mr and mrs max storey of rr 4 rockwood entertain ed on behalf of mrs t storey on the occasion of her 81st birthday congratulations and best wishes of her many friends in the rockwood area are ex tended to mrs storey at this time among those attending the celebration were mr and mrs- andrew frank of milton mr and mrs roy marshall of fer gus mr and mrs melvin stor- jy of brookville mr and mrs reg hallman of kitchener mr and mrs howard hube of lon don and mr and mrs fyfe somerville and familv of ac ton -3- rockwood gmdes brownies hold mofherdaugliter night by mrs f taylor rockwood rockwood town hall was the scene of an im portant event for ithe rgt rockwood girl guides and brownies their mothers and friends the hall and tables were attractively decorated in the guide and brownie colors and the head table was graced by a lovely blue and yellow centrepiece provided by the blue springs nursery mrs k duncan welcomed all present and expressed pleasure in seeing so many parents showing interest in the girl guide and brownie movement a toast to the queen was given by mrs j taylor president of the local association a delic ious turkey dinner was served and enjoyed mrs w chlshotm guelph east commissioner asked the girls to work ahead in their pack or company and outlined briefly the steps which must be taken to obtain first class training and testing in guiding the south wellington division commissioner mrs w petrie commended the brownie pack and the guide company for doing so well in their first year and presented certificates of registration to each charge of the program portion of the meeting and led in prayer mrs g mcrae took the scripture reading from a portion of st john chapter 15 mrs mclaren introduced the special guest for the evening mrs g mccord who gave a delightful demonstration of flower arranging mrs a ni- chol thanked mrs mccord on behalf of all present a lovely lunch was served by mrs mclaren and her com- mittee and a social time en- joyed fertilizer facts potash fertilizer originally was obtained by running wa ter through wood ashes and boiling down the solution in large open kettles the resid ue a white solid was called potash because it was made in pots from ashes largest producing area of potassium salts in the world today is ar ound the dead sea in israel eramosa centennial program include teas fashion shows services by mrs f taylor rockwood several dates were finalized for centennial programs in eramosa town ship at the last meeting of the centennial committee there was a good- attendance present to add dates to the centennial calendar and offer helpful suggestions on friday april 14 the cubs and scouts ihteld a dance in the rockwottd town hall the proceeds going to their cen tennial project the month of april was designated to the everton disciple church for a centennial service this will be held sunday evening april 16 unit three rockwood unit ed church women are hold ing a centennial tea on wed nesday evening april 19 on thursday april 27 the rock wood home and school are having a special speaker and awards night in the rockwood town hall the month of may has the 4th and 5th as tentative dates for an operetta by the era mosa township schools at the eramosa school may 13 is the saturday guide and fir nie olde tyme tea and bake sale plus fashion show in the rockwood town hall from 230 to 530 pm the mimosa church will hold their centen nial service on may 14 the eramosa 4jh club members are going the round on the weekend of may 20 to 22 paint ing the centennial farm posts the week of may 22 to 26 will be centennial dress week for the rockwood school children when all will be per mitted to come to school in old time costume on may 24 a ceremony will be held at the cenotaph with school child ren and other organizations taking part further dates will be re leased later the next meet- centennial commit- mrs petrie also gave official warrants to brown owl mrs ht laverty mrs k duncan the guide captain and to miss bette laverty lieutenant mrs laverty announced the local association tea to be held and brought attention to the rockwood centennial tea and olde tyme fashion show which will be held by the girls on mtay 13 mrs laverty thanked the young ladies who assisted with the company and pack mtiss donna hilt miss joanne laverty miss mary coulson and miss peggy laverty miss btmte laverty expressed appreciation to the cub and lut mothers who assisted greatly by serving and to the guide and brownie mothers committee headed by mrs mil lie bolton mrs joan guild and mrs f nightingale who or ganized and provided the ex cellent meal mrs james atkinson cones toga area commissioner de scribed the guide camp kee- waydin as movies run show ing the girls at work and play at the camp neargoderich she told the girls she hoped they would all get a chance to en joy the camp during the next few years the evening closed with the brownie circle and the girl guide taps candidate objects cabinet hints the first real volly in the halton west political battle was fired this week by ted macdonald the new democrat ic partys standard bearer in- the riding speaking at a gathering in acton mr macdonald charged the honorable stanley ran dall dropped hints that george kerr haltons present m p p might be considered as cabin et material i mentioned this to my friends in the ontario legislature and their unani mous reaction was that this is sheer nonsense furthering his blast he indi cated based on contributions to debate inthelegislaiure-the- jnservattvecandidate for hal ton is so far down on the list of tory hopefuls to the cabinet as to make mr randalls hints almost ludicrous mr macdonald interpreted mr randalls remarks as a pos- nonsense sible bribe to the electors of halton west is mr randall afraid that the present cabinet wjlll be so shattered in the next election that he scraping the bottom of the barrel he said albert the fuel kingf maltby says the only time a fisherman tells the truth is when he calls another fisherman a fibber before you go fishing callus maltby fuels main st rockwood 8569983 pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait telephone 6217580 kens variety store big special for salei brand new typewriter drop in now see these fabulous deals kens variety st0re main st rockwood ask for ken 8569963 tee will- be on monday may 15 at 8 pm in the municipal building anyone knowing of any additional centennial plans please contact the chair man mrs frank taylor in order to have them publiciz ed and placed on the centen nial calendar district shopping guide pairs squares century farm contains mysteries p for fa behind old walls essayistells one of the top 12 mui written by grade aeven npos of ko ool to it to written by century famf amy farms have been hand ed down by ancestors but there u one farm 111 remem ber most of all this farm is situated west of rockwood on number 7 highway built in 1842 it still stands as if new it was built by the late charles bernard after being handed down by his sons it now belongs to miss edith bernard of rockwood the house itself being 90 years old still gives off a cheerful welcome upon enter ing it as it would have done years ago m if theae buildings could talk what exciting stories we would heart but as it is the buildings can talk therefore it is up to us to tell the mys teries which lie behind the worn walls as you read this i hope it will reveal the mys teries you have wished to learn i also hope it will show you what the name century farm means to the people involved the house stood sheltered by the leaves of the beautiful maples which rustled in the wind inside the oil lamps cast their shadowy glow a- cross the floor the woman washed their dishes in the big iron sink which stood straight and strong- later they would en- joy the warmth of the fire place the butter churn now stood id the corner after a wary day of work its work seaaad as the family ai med large amounts of the milk was brought bvdjtfjy and today milk was ike wooden table the milkman no not on this farm or as a matter of fact on anv farm at that time these people were independent as you now see these people were vcrv much different than us mrs bernard would make her own soap and bread as well as prepare her fruit and vegetables for the winter if winter was near she would likelv be knitting socks and mittens todav most mothers go out and buy these necessi ties without ever thinking of making them themselves when the girls grew up thev were expected to take over certain tasks which be came verv common to them how manv of us would think of makingi candles not many im sure when thev were fi nished this they would admire them and like many of us would boast a little another task would be to spin the wool which the men had carefully taken off the sheep how proud the girls were when thev were finished spinning it now washing day came all the girls pitched in by taking the wash board and tub from the corner and filling it with water then mrs bernard pushed the clothes up and down until her hands became red with pain soon the clothes were hung outside to let the wind play tag among them on a sunday afternoon all was still the bernards had gone to church with their horse and buggy edith her sister and mother were knit ting for the red cross like they had done for years noth ing strenuous was done no this family kept sunday holy i think well all agree the ber nards were a hard working family on a cold frosty morning the light could be seen burn ing in bernards barn never once did they sleep in or ne glect the chores before going to school the children got up and hurried to the barn placing them selves on a stool they hung a lantern above them soon the pari was full of milk after they finished eating they did the dishes and walked to ss no 1 school since they own ed geese chickens and ducks pn one farm gathering eggs was a big chore usually the children did it before leaving for school harvesting was the main event in the year horses were hooked up to the old wagon and were led through the back lanes to the field which they were harvesting the men later stored it in the barn or sold it it was also made into food for the fowl if christmas was coming a fowl just had to be selected often cattle were killed and made read for a christmas feast pigs uere treated in the same way even though the gardens arent associated with major farming it doesnt mean to say that thev didnt have one because thev did berries were grown of course berries were not the only thing they grew for potatoes corn peas beans etc could be seen growing in the well kept garden these various items were also haavested in the fall these people had a rugged life as we can very well ima gine as they used horses we use tractors they made their clothes and we buy ours which century would we ra ther live in even though this is in story form all these events did take place in ber nards century farm now as we come to the end of the secrets which lie behind those warm walls i hope you can what the name century arm means to the people involved the executive committee of acton pairs and squares met at the home of harold and audrey denny thursday eve ning heading the agenda were plans for next falls dancing activities they hope to have a class of beginner basics dur ing the week and square danc ing every first and third satur day evenings also under dis cussion is the groups contri bution to actons fall fair after some dancing a de lightful lunch was served by the hostess assisted by grace perry in 1965 there were 3592 deaths from lung cancer the leading cause of death from cancer in canada lung can cer is usually not detected un til it is too late to treat ef fectively r i chits service rhairs tires towing no 7 hwy 2w miles east of acton renee at dick voskaunp 8532940 kellys general store ricks snack bar main st rockwood specializing in take out orders seahest milk and lea cream tobacco cigarettes sundries robertsons marlceteria ospringe general merchants 8332872 in business 42 years open mon to sat 830 am 10 pm sunday afternoon if you want 2 be k 1 n of the road g buy now where quality counts lous general merchandise supertest gas and oh 87s9m3 speysme out root hardware ltd 8569551 main st rockwood farm hardware paints grftware sporting goods plumbing h electrical supplies meadows service main st rockwood ip products tobacco ogarertos cfaochedoga laura and fred meadows uii catf encral sturc general store located between acton and georgetown is owned an operated by a husband and wife team dick and myrtle pedverse mr pedverse has 28 years in the business world and has spent the last five years at silvercreek the store carries a complete range of general merchan dise and is open hours to please everyone drop in and say hello to the couple silvercreek general store dick myrtle pedverse carrying a full line of groceries cooked meats tobacco guts candles novelties open daily 8 am to 10 pm tuesday closed no 7 hwy east of acton 8773139 strattondupuis ltd ken dick groceries esse products 8564461 rr 1 guelph on no 24 hwy north of rockwood saunders bakery ltd main st rockwood bread cakes pastries wedding cakes a specialty the home of the double high loaf kingwell barber shop main st rockwood open daily 9 ajn to 6 i pjn fridays until 9 pjn closed thursday afternoon where trim and price count lawrence kingwell prop jennings general store hahonvilla s542593 on guelph road serving bjl gaaottne general merchandise on your way to mohawk 569571 rockwood pettys garage obooyiar 1mb mccwhock chain saw repairs gas oil full repairs to all 1 fan 8564235 support these district businesses in o o d speyside halton i mam st ehcwefk brucedale acton akt a hj