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participate in trail mr and mrs fred edwards retire after 44 years as mail couriers the acton free press wednesday october 4 1967 gjj by lira f taylor bockmod trail riders beld their fie show in the rockwood ball patrk recently goodweath- er prevailed and 35 horses and riders took part in 17 classes and games or both juniors and seniors leroy knfske of heapeler jud ged the western classes and hel en wortley of caledonvas bng- jush judge a special horseman ship class for juniors received many favourable comments contestants were asked to lead saddle mount and ride their horses they were also asked questions pertaining to horse manship results are as follows western pleasure dl duncan jean pettttt susan welhuiser tom smith english pleasure betty brock di duncan bans euls brian brock pole bending jean pettttt sam tack am cunningham har old gooowin flag race doug lfecgreger hike dales jean pettlttdi don- can western reining jean pett ttt 01 duncan susan welhanser balloon breaking box euls rohn rome john dales yvette lerby j o barrel racing doug mac- gregor sun tuck jean pettttt doug uacgregxnv working hunter brian brock babs ellis glynisnewman bet ty brock open juniper brian brock glyms newman babs ellis scurry race brian brock di duncan betty brock buz euls pack bat race di duncan sam tuck jean pettttt doncal- der jr pole barrel race les lie fletcbermlla dales robin hume watty cunningham jr equitation bus euls randy pettttt john dales yvon ne leroy jr horsemanship glynls newman susan welhanser brian brock mike dales western champion- jean pett ttt reserve di duncan english champion brian brock reserve betty brock junior champion alike dales reserve bui ellis by mrs ftaylor h murray district postal dir ector from london was present at rockwood post office recently the occasion was the retirement of mr and mrs fred edwards as mail couriers on rr 5 rock- wood for the past 44 years a tetter of merit was read by mr murray and rev g dunlop and mrs earl osborne repre sented the families served for so many years by the couple congratulations and bestwich- es were also sent by eramosas reeve-warden- cameron lush who had expected to be present but is at this time in vancouver envelopes of money were pre sented from the route families in appreciation of the couples ser vice over the years georgefday rockwood post master also extended his con gratulations and all expressed hope for many happy years of re tirement for mr and mrs ed wards s couple observe 35th anniversary mr and mrs w brennan of rr 4 rockwood celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary at their homo on sunday september 10 a delicious turkey dinner was served in their honor many lovely gifts were received and the family presented them with two rock maple captains chairs guests from georgetown tor onto acton rockwood guelph and fergus included mr and mrs w hutchinson and brenda mr and mrs t parkoill atlss ann inglls mr and mrs alex inglis mr and mrs gordon in glls mr and mrs john mclaug hlin mr and mrs jim mayes mr and mrs charles lasby mr and mrs wallace lasby and family mr and mrs joseph lasby and stephen mr and airs john peart mr and mrs john leighton and family a delightful time was spent by everyone high school students photo graphs are being taken this week churchill draw mccullochs moving to town farm properly split in lots postal couriers mr and mrs fred edwards were congratulated by rockwood postmaster george day and mrs day or their retirement after 44 years of carrying the mail mrs ed wards is on the left ftar edwards right staff photo by mrs rf mcarthur mr and mrs james mcculloch have sold their home on no 5 stderoad erin township and are moving to lakevtew in acton their many friends here will be pleased to learn they are not moving too far away also the property across the road known as the late fred johnston home has been sold and has been divided into 10 acre lots and 10 acres on the saine stderoad bordering the 3rd line is sold to the same people mr and mrs ee storey and family of oriuia spent tee week end with her parents mr and mrs wj mcdonald andgordon mrs jc wartoaw of weston and mr and mrs john lance lorie lee and little johnnie of cooksvwe were visitors on sun day ax mr and mrs wj mc donalds churchill friends are indeed sorry to hear mrsdavidrussell is a patient in guelph general hospital everyone hopes shes able to return home soon umehouse mr and mrs bruce leltchtnd beverley also normaandstephen saunders visited cousins mr and mrs bruce given of waterlooon sunday mr and mrs jj julian of malton also mr and mrs fd julian of victoria were guests on sunday with mr and mrs norm an turner and family mr and mrs l cochlan of moose jaw spent a couple of days last week with their cousins mr and mrs rl davidson congratulations to mr and mrs bill smith on the birth of a baby daughter stephanie lyne on september 22 mr and mrs ward hamilton visited his father mr frank hamilton in scarborough on the weekend mrs mary mceachern andher daughter miss marianne mc eachern of toronto accompan ied mrs douglas kirkwood of oakviue and all attended the burgesh olden wedding on sat urday september 30 at harold ontario children baptized at the church of st alban the martyr were ann teresa porte irme porte wayne porte kim louise yundt elaine vera jtcklynn tracey lynn friuell sandra june hunter karen ann gordon and steven jenkins ballinafad timsmssmissi4mimi district page mmg have you checked your home lately for lurking fire hazards do it in a flash house and loved ones could be swept away by fire prevent this tragedy observe all safety rules in and around your home dennys insurance agency 17 mil st acn m residences milt s532243 bill 8532645 harold 8532565 where you are treated like a person not a number bible presented to church as memorial to young girl by mrs r mcenery harvest is slowly getting fin ished although there are quite a few not finished deepest sympathy is extended to mrs j dunk and family of- erin in the sudden passing of mr dunk following a car acci dent mr and mrs rl davidson of acton mr and mrs cochlan of moose jaw saskatchewan called on mr and mrs robt mcenery last week communion service was held in bauinafad united church on sunday morning miss annshort- 111 joined by profession of faith the junior choir sang mrs earnie mcenery at the organ a bible was presented to be used in balllnafad church by girl friends of brenda swindle- hurst as a memorial to her 3m stationery extended winter hours have begun at beardmore and co the whistle sounds at 455 and 5 oclocknowtrather than 425 and 430 centennial 300 enjoy tahcey dinner by mrs a benton about three hundred enjoyed turkey aplenty with all the trim mings at the mwnfi anniversary dinner served by the ladles of lilmehonse presbyterian church tuesday evening last week mrs at lima was hostess for a liquid embroidery demonstra tion at the home of her mother on thursday evening we axe pleased that mr bob lindsay is home and about foll owing an operation in george- tow re ervtcenn united church by mrs f taylor rockwood united church have planned their centennial service for sunday evening october 22 special speaker for the occas ion will be a former pastor rev j ewer stewart of seaforth guest soloist is campbell mcar thur of guelph these special services through the centennial year have been a reatlnspiionoairwho have attended a sincere lnvlttation is extended to come and make those remaining a time of inspi- ratlon an october 17 your date with progress jem drivein theatre tomorrow i thru saturday 2 first oue1ph showings office opent 730 show starts 800 ft no advance in prices sundae ocroan giant 5 feature an color dusk till dawn show starrs at 7 pm dr goldfoot and the bikini machine terrornauts pleasure seekers adult entertainment with annmargaret wild in the country adult entertainment with elvis presley they came from beyond space your date to keep ontario progressive and prosperous with more people more capital more industry more wages more opportunity and a constantly improving i ife for every one of ourcitizens 1 your progressive conservative government has achieved a remarkable record in the pastfour years new farm income committee agriculture research institute crop insurance at favorable rates new capital farm grants omsip and 9 000 new hospital beds i 368000 new jobs 4000 miles of new or rebuilt highways municipal tax relief air and water pollution laws 98 provincial parks for 10000000 visitors 3000 new schools or major additions school grants increased 600 500000 local industry development loans confederation of tomorrow conference good government the robarts government your support on october 17th deserves suppor the robarts fovenmien vote george kerr in halton west 4 vote john root in wellingtondufferiim 56 mill st sterling portable acton typewriter only 12995 8532030 laurentian pencil crayons 79c- 109- 219 p corsair handy for all types of work only 69 come in and see these models rentalpurchase 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