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ifrft th acton free press wednesday december 6 1967 owuaky tdtparatorofbrandco tatters howard c brace of gaelpa 8lt rock passed atwaytasl marys hospital ht- femr oa sonday november26 bis mm la his 61st year was eramosa council board village trustees named erarnosas centennial celebrations dance held in new municipal garage ha had itvtd ta rockwood the past 15 yaara with us owntnsl- aass tor th past 10 years fwaaral sarriee was wednes day november 29 at the rnndey- skoanaker ftmerel home acton cc by the rev sewen of erie and interment followed in boekwood cemetery pallbearers were fred meadows george day alaa nlefcol and gordon coxe of rockwood george dtmson and jack mcklniwn of goelph mr brace was bom march 17 1907 athoaseysraplds ontario he is survived by his wife the former beatrice wakeford sons and daughters gary and dennis rockwood maria ann mrs tony raid gnelph lillian mrs har old ztegler waterloo a brother earl richmond hill sisters bessie mrs caldbrwood oril- ua jennie mrs maywood tor onto lena mrs clement bark- way and marlon mrs archibald cannington and nine grandchild ren he was a member of tne gnelph chamber of commerce and of st johns anglican church rock wood rockwood elections were held in eramosa township monday for seats on council school board and rockwood trustees board six ran for the three council seats and those elected were duncan mcphedran 410 warren parkinson 380 and william adsett 220 they were followed by jj hewett with 186 burton hill with 184 and peter dudnlck with 147 sevan were contesting the five school board seats and those elected were murray smeltzer 427 ross modougall 421 doug buttenham 389 bob leslie 388 and george smith 345 others running were lloyd waddell with 208 and morris wolfe with 113 three wore elected as rock wood trustees donald hutz 157 kenneth murray 153 j smith 111 the fourth running for the slate was louis v hlltz who polled a losing 93 reeve cameron lush was re turned by acclamation jim milne a former councillor was acclaimed deputyreeve for the flrsttlme all eramosa positions will be for a two year term eramosa townships new mun icipal garage was the appropri ate setting for an evening of cen tennial celebration and official opening ceremonies of the mun icipal building saturday after presentations speeches and en tertainment a centennial dance concluded the gala evening presentations were made to former eramosa reeves who be came wardens of wellington county s mclean and d gray as well as the present reeve warden cameron lush the presentations were made by d mcphedran j milne and f cox mr mclean who lives in guelph was unable to be pre sent and his sister accepted his gift for him he was warden in 1935 flowers were presented to the wives of e mckenzle nassagaweya assessment qp 10 per cent a report submitted to nassa gaweya council this week shows an increase of 49375 over last years total assessment this represents an increase of 1071 per cant over the total assess ment for 1966 of the total assessment 6692 per cant is levied on residential and farm properties 2554 per cant commercial and industrial and 794 per cent in business assessment th same report shows nass agaweya has grown from 2804 to 1194 in population honor cameron lush at wardens dinner den for guidance and leadership given county council his lead ership was appreciated and had brought honor to himself and er amosa township in a brief response his wor ship paid tribute to all county departments and councillors and introduced his family and offic ials of eramosa township the warden had good news in announ cing a possible surplus this year he said all departments were within the budget and some would likely have something left over mrs vera myers county clerktreasurer was chairman for the occasion special guests were the war dens mother his sister her husband and daughter from ari zona another sister the war dens brother his wife and son and daughter and mrs lushs mother and father halton warden bill coulter and mpp john root were also in attendance more than 300 friends and as sociates gathered in fergus on thursday of last week to honor wellington countys centennial year warden cameron lush reeve of eramosa township tribute was paid to accom plishments and outstanding at tributes of the countys headman during a year of excellent ach ievement it was the annual wardens dinner and guests in cluded county and municipal of ficials and councillors visiting wardens and parliamentarians warden lush was presented with a watch and the gavel he has used in conducting of county bus iness flowers and a broach were presented to mrs lush the presentation to his worship was made by norman roszell reeve of pusllnch mrs roszell and mrs van norman an address read by chair- man of the county road commit tee reeve mervin van norman nlchol township lauded the nassagaweya council briefs a plaque was unveiled by al fred d hales mp wellington south and mpp harry worton john root was unable to be pre sent rev af gardner gave the dedication of the province of ontario centennial plaque the audience was welcomed by warden lush who gave a brief history of the school house that has been converted into eramosa township hall he said the first recorded meeting of the school board was in july 1906 in a rented hall at centre inn the first teacher in the school in 1907 was his uncle david lush centennial year has been a great year for canadians mr lush continued it gave many people a chance to develop tal ents which might not have been discovered mr worton explained he was pinchhlttlng for mrrootlnpre- senong the plaque to warden lush the oldest man and woman present received gifts they were mrs harold scott the pre sent wardens motherinlaw and td mccutcbeon a picture of the centennial year eramosa council was presented by photographer don hilts to be hung in the township office entertainment was given by mrs m milne mrs c kay mrs a leslie the three scott sisters and td mccutcheon frank all sop was the master of ceremonies for the evenings program council members with reeve lush are deputyreeve f cox councillors d mcphedran j mtlne e mckenzle and clerk l hlncfley that make ike meal from lovell bros modern meat market maple leaf sliced side bacon 79 fresh a pork shoulders 49 lb tender red brand beef mstrkt hibtkissmby a five and a half mile hike in this area win be taken this sun day by members of the toronto brace trail hiking club theyre to meet at 1030 am in the school yard of umehouse school and drive together from there to the starting point on the 9th line the first part of the hike be tween the 9th and 8th lines of esqneslng win be a farewell as bikers are losing access to this area when they leave the fifth una they win continue down the road to umehouse and then tour the most recent acquisition of the credit valley conservation authority the 190 acres of creek and valley land with picturesque lime kilns water mill and home stead another hike in this district is planned for february 11 at a regular meeting of nas sagaweya council monday even ing council heard the building inspec tors report for the month of nov ember shows two houses were built at a cost of 33000 one addition valued at 5b00 was erected and two garages at 1 500 and a commercial addition valued at 15000 were con structed this swells the total for the year to 1148500 received a letter from cle trlcketts formerly of guelph and presently of north bay ap parently mr trickett had re ceived a warning from nas sagaweya council about using the township dump improperly mr trickett informed council that he did not use the township dump and he did not even know where the township was let alone know where their dump was apparent ly the supervisor at the dump got the wrong license number learned committee of ad justment would hold a public meeting to hear ed and vlnce connors request for land sep aration concerning land in the east half of lot 16 on county road 15 the hearing has been set on mtn inn ndcaw iii ii m m m c pa e y learned committee of ad justment will hear a request for a land separation in the west naif of lot 6 in concession seven chester and helen service had bought land adjoining land they already owned the land auto matically became one parcel in compliance with an amendment to the planning act requested the department of highways to transfer a grant of 2800 form road construction to new machinery in order to pay for the townships new sander and chain saw granted 400 to the halton federation of agriculture this vehicle landed upside down in an ac cident about 545 pm saturday afternoon on no 7 highway just west of rockwood rain froze on the roads making driving difficult and causing many mishaps driver of this car kenneth c ray 26 of 20 manitoba st guelph escaped with bruises to his ribs he was treated and released from st josephs hospital guelph staff photo pay court 40 a day members of the county court of revision will be paid 40 a day or 20 a half day county council agreed recently in set ting the fee for the members who will spend 25 days hearing assessment appeals in the var ious municipalities an amendment suggesting 30 a day was defeated deputy- reeve frank rogers burlington noted younger people were being named to the board and the duties of the court require 25 consecu tive days away from ones bus iness or profession to get the people we want we have to pay them what they de serve he argued the former rate was 25 a day plus expenses and reeve h hin- ton acton argued that 30 per day would be a very substantial amount his amendment to re duce the amount was lost shoulder koclsl jf j cam roast 79 ys mens annual township cro flashing lights approved silverwood sodety members mtomstmes by mrs h scott mr mrs f duffleld mrs wjlnorton mrs h scott mrs rudy of suverwood district ware among the members of georgetown horticultural society who want by bus to the royal botanical gardens on thursday november 23 it was the annual christmas fair and a very pop- alar place that week mrs h marchingtcn 4 mr clara wilson of suverwood com munity are at present patients in georgetown memorial hospital a motion to install flashing lights and any necessary safety precautions at railway crossings in nassagaweya was passed by the township council at their regular meeting monday information on the cost of the project will be sought from the board of transport commiss ioners in the near future after the cost has been established council will decide on how many they can afford to install per year it was suggested they do one a year beginning with the one needed most the matter was brought to councils attention by gus gou- touski of moffat im here on behalf of only myself and my family but i feel something should be done and done soon to prevent repetition of last weeks terrible misfor tune he said referring to the crash in which four youths were killed reeve william coulter said council already had applied for flashers and long arms 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