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xtiiy iyw- lj r mtht acton free prats wednesday april 26 1967 31st annual meeting held by rockalong wj members rockwood the april meeting of rockalong womens institute was held in the no 8 community centre it was their 31 st annual meeting and the following slate of officers was present ed president mrs n harris first vicepresident mrs ed gar johnston second vicepre sident mrs harvey shultis secretary mrs h bayne trea- surer mrs l dyer district director mrs g mitchell al ternative director mrs l dy er and pianist mrs h bon- obituary councillor fair president arthur swackhamer dies a former erin township reeve and wellington county councillor arthur swackham- awayjn guelph gen eral hospital at the age of 83 on friday in failing health he had been in hospital the past few weeks he was born and fanned in this district all his life churchu united church where he was an honorary el der and sunday school super intendent for 35 years was fill ed for the funeral service on monday afternoon extra chairs were placed in the vesti bule to accommodate the many mourners the service was conducted by mrs m milne groups hostess rockwood mrs max milne was hostess to the april meet ing of rockwood presbyterian wm-s- and wa the presi dent miss elva pearen presid ed and read the opening poem reports from the various secre taries were received and the business on hand discussed mrs j freeman was in charge of the study book deal ing with the topic the church goes west incidentsrof early history were mentioned and the works of rev john black and rev james robertson were reviewed the centennial ser vice in the glad tidings was used in closing with mrs d gray and mrs gordon swan- ston assisting the- president of the via prettied over the business mnailnj whioh followed mrs l johnston opened the meet ing with an appropriate april poem a report of the recent firemens banquet was given and other items of business were dealt with during the session a dainty lunch was served by the hostess mrs milne and a social time enjoyed a former churchill minister the rev william gibbs of ham ilton assisted by the present minister j may after t service the funeral proceeded across the road to the church cemetery for interment pallbearers were harold grif fin wallace swackhamer grif fin sprowl archie kerr r l davidson william mcdonald harold molrilvre and earl ry der flower bearers were james and ross swackhamer and john van goozen grandsons jim thompson john macrae bill mccrepdy husbands of granddaughters ralph denny clarence denny smith griffin jr and don swackhamer ne phews and grandnephews he was bom on the third line of esquesing township son of christopher swackhamer and esther zimmerman jan 12 1884 on the farm now owned by wallace swackhamer a ne- phew the crown deed for this century farm was registered to the grandfather of the late arthur swackhamer his bro ther clinton later took over this farm and arthur swack- hame moved across the town line and has farmed there in erin township ever since his son leslie now operates the farm he served on erin township council 15 years as reeve dep utyreeve and councillor and as reeve was a member of welling ton county council in 1946 he was elected presi dent of acton fall fair board after serving on the board in 1935 he acted as superintend ent of the field for many years in 1957 the acton agricultural society awarded him a certifi cate for meritorious service to agriculture he was predeceased by his wife the former ina grace denny and he is survived by four sons harold c of hamil ton leslie e j christopher and ross m all of acton and a daughter mrs dirk van goozen of guelph also surviv ing are 11 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren ner the directors are mrs c titt mrs n armstrong and mrs w patterson flower convener mrs edgar john- johnston auditors mrs w guild and mrs a shultis the several committees public relations mrs h bayne canadian industries j glendenning agriculture mrs a mcphedran citizen ship mrs d mcnabb educa tion mrs c titt health mrs g mitchell home economics mrs w patterson the meeting opened with the institute ode and the mary stewart collect fourteen members answered the roll call with the paying of mem bership fees after discussion the ladies decided to purchase new cur tains for the community cen tre with mrsrcrtitt and mrs k spence the committee to look after the matter in or der to raise more funds for these curtains it was decided to hold euchres on the 14 and 21 of april the fwic convention will be held at the university of guelph on june 12 the dist rict annual will be held this year in duffs church on may 18 the theme will be know canada better the rocka long ladies will display samples of their quilting abilities at this time since this was the annual meeting the reports of all standing committees were given the meeting closed with the queen and the ladies enjoyed a social half hour return mrs gordon leslie greenock institute president the annual meeting of the greenoch womens institute was held at the home of mrs calvin aitken the members met at noon sang the institute grace and enjoyed a delicious dinner convened by the hos tess mrs e patterson and miss e pearen the menu consisted of meat loaf scalloped potatoes mixed vegetables salad relish and black cherries then the bak ing for the contest was samp led and judged by all the griddle scones was won by mrs a gates and mrs j mcculloch and the plain onelayer cake iced and decorated for the 70th birthday of the fwi o was won by mrs a gates and mrs t hemsley mrs gordon leslie opened the business meeting with the institute ode and mary stewart collect mrs c binnie read the scripture followed by the lords prayer in unison the roll call was the pay ment of fees and all sta committee reports were read and adopted several members plan to attend the fwijc con vention in guelph on june 12 and the tables for the green och centennial picnic site op posite the old school are ex pected to be in place- toward the end of may miss elva pearen presided for the electiontjfofficers and mrs j mcculloch acted as secretary mrs l trysenaar convener of the nominating commutee gave a report and the following offices were fill ed and approved honorary president mrs l tryssenaar president mrs gordon leslie first vicepresi dent mrs george wallace sec- consumers faced with rising costs of food will be offered practical help by the new democratic party through the distribution of an ingeniously simple supermarket com puter the ndp computer will help you decide the best bargain for your shopping dollar it lets you compare prices in a few seconds ted macdonald ndp candidate lor halton west unveiled the new gadget at a social evening in burlington monday night mr macdonald is geography department head in burlington central high school and he outlined his partys position on prices much more is needed to fight the rising cost of living he said the new democratic party would establish a con sumers bureau to check the quality of products advertising jsrj wot claims and packaging they would also set up a prices review board to investigate whether extraordinary price increases are justified they also have a consumers bill of rights which will assure you of the right to be informed the right to safety the right to choose and the right to be heard iwrmts to tww praises project action gentlemen may i be permitted to sub mit the following tribute to the action project of our high school students may i propose a special vote of thanks to all our acton high school students who par ticipated in the action pro ject walkathon on saturday moffat mr mrs trousdale receive neighbors gifts mrs a drexler president f rockwood oustk c wl rockwood rockwood and oustic catholic womens lea gue held their annual meeting at the parish house following the celebration of mass in the church mrs patrick dales brought in the new slate of of ficers and rev father isabelle conducted the installation churchill deaths coffers m weeks news the sympathy of the com munity is extended to mr and mrs john near glen and earl in the death of their uncle mr john maud of guelph thev attended the funeral in guelph on mondav also the burial service at everton cemeterv the community and espec ially churchill church mem bers and relatives extend their sympthy to the family in the passing of their father mr arthur swackhamer a life long member and past super intendent of sunday school of churchill church and life long resident of this district a large number gathered to pay tribute on monday after noon at the service in the church and at the cemetery a former pastor rev gibb now of hamilton and the min ister here mr may were in charge of the services mrs robert c kerr visited on sunday with her parents mr and mrs john knox rr 1 hampton mr and mrs john g jul ian and family of woodstock spent a pleasant sunday with mr and mrs norman turner david and juliana mr and mrs ward hamil ton have thefr little grandson mark hamilton of georgetown visiting with them for a couple of days mrs archie kerr and misses brie and elisabeth strokov spent the weekend at their cottage at fenelon tails the new officers are as fol lows past president mrs w gilfillan president mrs a drexler first vice president mrs r bacbn second vice- president mrs r dupuis third vicepresidcntmrs j gooyeds secretary mrsr haliburton and treasurer mrs p dica mrs w gilfillanwas present ed by mrs v synnott with the pastpresidents pin mrs gip fillan spoke briefly and expres sed her appieciation to the ex- in 1961 mr wilson received a plaque from the thresher- mens reunion for being the oldest surviving thresher man ebenezer lost its oldest member in the passing of mr elwood wilson who was 91 vears old last november 25 while not one of the original church trustees he took over from one of them he sang in the choir for many years and was an honorary trustee at the time he was called to higher service twr wilson was a thresher for 50 years and a lifelong resident of nassagaweya un til retiring to guelph a few years ago his parents occu pied the farm at present own ed by bill frank while his own home was that on which charlie fatt now resides mr wilsons first wife who was a lind died in 1950 he is survived by his sec ond wife the former augusta jeffrey and one daughter tyra mrs wm kee one brother harlan wilson of guelph and one sister mrs easterbrook of milton mrs h lawson of acton is a niece rev w leeman had charge of the funeral and burial was at ebenezer the pallbearers were two grandsons roger and garry kee reg kirkby of brantford malcolm moffat art diamond and carl cargill a happy gathering of neigh bors was held in no 10 school puslinch for the purpose of paying honor to mr and mrs sheldon trousdale mr trou- dale had lived on the farm for over 50 vears while mrs had the privilege of knowing them over the years lloyd laing and edgar haugh pres ented them with a pair of lamps sheldon and aunt florence expressed their thanks they plan to move to rock wood the first week in may rev w leemans sunday sermon was the second in his series on church history cov ering the 800 years from 300- 1100 ad known ah therark ages various reason why they were dark were the fall of the roman empire barbar ic invasions from the north attacks from the south north africa plagues the gradual corruption of the church division in the church between the latin west and the greek orthodox east and many controversies in the church eg the iconoclastic the first 300 years a d were the best sometimes a church can be in the way the chur ches became lovely and weal thy in the old testament the people could worship god in a tent when the church became wealthy kings bowed before the popes the church became rich after christianity became the legal religion it was heavily en dowed it introduced the peni tential system tithing was compulsory many times the church levied taxes the alms- box was always well filled people loved the church and wanted to give to it often re membering it in their wills the churches were beauti ful with stained glass win dows the common people erutive and the ladies for their r cooperation during her two- trousdale has been there for jnost of whom could not read vear term of office mrs t 36 mr jim simpson and mr re me bibles in the win- duncan mcfarlane read the d people went early to address attesting to the es teem and respect felt for the trousdales by all who have buczok and mrs r dupuis were presented with statues of our ladv f good council the regional meeting is to be held april 16 at st louis church in kitchener with the contention being held at bur lington mrs a drexler the president for the coming vear and mrs- r haliburton will at tend the three davs activities the next euchre will be held april 28 the standing committee con- oners all gave a verv full re port on their ears work the meeting closed with the league praters and a social time was enjoyed mr and mrs e green of toronto visited on sunday with her brother and sister- inlaw mr and mrs f mc- arthur friends are indeed pleased to hear mr george stephen son was able to return home from georgetown district hos pital on sundav where he was a patient and now is convales cing at his home sundav visitors at the home of mr and mrs bert david son were a nephew and wife mr and mrs theodore martin of beamsville mr and mrs arthur griffin mrs tressa keeler mrs how ard mcarthur mr and mrs lome keeler cedar valley and winner and ada david son tv 25th anniversary party at ballinafad relatives friends and neigh bors met in ballinafad hall on saturday night april 22 for a surprise party for mr and mrs stewart russell the oc casion was their 25th wedding anniversary the couple were married at his sisters home on april 25 1942 the late rev a o w forntan officiating they have one daughter merle mrs alan grant and one grandson brian many of the wedding guests attended the anniversary party the evening was spent danc ing to the mcdougall orches tra the happy couple was pre sented with lovely gifts and made appropriate replies lunch was served and the head table was decorated and centred with a threetier wed ding cake- there were friends present from london toronto bramp ton erin georgetown acton guelph moffat hornby hills- burg and alton church to enjoy the paintings carvings and symbolism of the various statues and images the greek church emphas ized paintings the churches were literally sanctuaries of refuge from barbaric invaders they cared for the widows and orphans 50000 peasants died in one plague in one italian province while in britain in the sev enth century half the popu lation perished in a plague there was no danger of the congregation going to sleep as there were no pews and no heat communion was sel dom administered but public confession was frequent without the church would have no history we eightytwo of our teenagers set out on this test of endur ance and stamina to make their contribution to the can cer fund and to create for all actonians the image of our stu dents as dedicated publicspir ited young citizens anybody who like myself drove out along the march- route to encourage and if nec essary assist the marchers fek admiration and respect for these young people who in spite of inclement weather soreness and exhaustion kept up their spirits while strug- gling on mile after weary mile 1 some of them on their feet for 24 hcur having started out from toronto city hall although it was simply be yond the physical ability of many of these marchers and some had to admit defeat short of their goal 26 completed the march and thus accomplished their aim this feat alone should con vince those selfrighteous citi zens and councillors who out of prejudice put obstacles in their way by denying them the use of local facilities for their teendances that in spite of their to us adults incompre hensible idiosyncrasies our youngj generation is made of the right stuff and deserve our trust they have shown that teen dances need not be rowdy af fairs and have proved that their way of arranging these events with properly organized security measures is more ef fective and acceptable than the former high school dances sup ervised by disapproving chap- erones in conclusion i would like to appeal to everybody concerned to show confidence in our young people and appreciation of their splendid efforts by giv ing them our wholehearted support and unreserved assis tance in the action project thank you yours very truly sid saitz ond vicepresident mrs a gates secretarytreasurer mrs chester allan assistant secre tarytreasurer mrs j mccul loch district director miss b pearen alternate mrs t hemsley board of directors mrs j mcculloch mrs r sinclair and mrs a white auditors mrs c aitken mrs gordon john ston fruit flowers and cards mrs c aitkin mrs t hems ley and mrs a winter cour tesy convener mrs j thomp son standing committee conven ers agriculture and canadian industries mrs t hemsley mrs a winter federation of agriculture mrs e patterson home economics and health mrs a gates mrs a chrlsten- sen citizenship and education mrs r sinclair mrs w john son historical research and current events mrs k echer- ich and mrs e johnston pub licrelation srmrsrcraltkenr temperance mrs l tryssen- aar ind mrs b johnston safe ty mrs george wallace resol utions mrs j mcculloch tweedsmuir curator miss e pearen tweedsmuir commit tee mrs e patterson mrs e johnston and mrs c allan mrs a gates was courtesy convener for the meeting the united states had an average of 505 persons per square mile of land at the end of the 1960 census fred a hoffman optomcliist 58 st georges so guelph onl telephone 8242071 albert the fuel king maltby says keeping a secret from some people is like trying to hide daylight from a you dont get up early to light the fire when you rely on maltby fuels main st rockwood limt 8569983 district shopping guide richs service repairs tires towing no 7 hwy 2h miles east of acton renee dick vosltamp 8532940 speyside general store ricks snack bar main st rockwood specializing in take out orders seahest milk and ice cream tobacco cigarettes sundries robertsons marketeria ospringe general merchants 8332872 in business 42 years open mon to sat 830 am 10 pm sunday afternoon 1 i jc j i v general merchandise supertest gas and oil 87s9m3 speyslde ont root hardware ltd 8569551 main st rockwood farm hardware paints glflware sporting goods plumbing heating electrical supplies meadows k9 service main st rockwood bp products tobacco ogerettes coffee ft hot dags laura and fred meadows f mr and mrs d o robertson are wellknown throughout the osprmge area by their many cuv tomers and friends their new store opened recent ly is spacious and well stocked take a drive along 24 highway to ospringe and pop in and brouse around the couple will certainly make you wel come silvercreek general store dick myrtle pedverse carrying a full line of groceries cooked meats j tobacco gifts can novelties open daily 8 a m to 10 pm tuesday closed no 7 hwy east of acton i 8773139 strattondupuis ltd dick ken groceries esse products 8564461 rr i guelph i on no 24 hwy north of rockwood saunders bakery ltd main st ro bread cakes pastries wedding cakes a specialty the home of the double high loaf kingwell barber shop main st rockwood open dally 9 ajn to e pjn fridays until pjn closed thursday afternoon where trim and price count lawrence kingwell prop jennings general store hahonville t5415m on guelph road serving bjl cseoltne general mnrhanimis on your way to mohawk 54571 rockwood i pettys garago goodyear tub anccthtocn chmft smn repairs gas i full repairs to all i support these district businesses in rockwood speyside haitonville silvercreek brucedale ac o n r i n o r acton area