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the acton frog preas wednesday july 31 1968 figure watching brings smiles to rockwood village trustees rockwood village trustees smiled with satisfaction over flg- ures presented to them by village secretary c f obrien at their last meeting the semiannual financial statement brought smiles of satisfaction the figures cover the first sis months of 68 receipts taxes hl48880 hall rents 431 cemetery500 hydro reading 24205 lane snow removal 149 total 1281085 expenditures roads2220- 83 fire department 143884 cemetery 83021 town hall 73348 tractor 20967 sala ries 45678 street lights 1 eden mills honor william lowrie celebrate 82 birthday by mrs robert wright mr william lowrie was the guest of honor saturday evening when the family and afrfw friends gathered at us home to celebrate ms 82nd birthday afterasump- tuous dinner the evening was spent playing cards with the win ners ladles mrs robertson lyn young an grace abbot gents frank lemmar and joe abbot those attending the gathering were d lowrie and isabel low rie ur and mrs j abbot mrs 3 ballagb mrs j robertson mr and mrs w johnson mr and mrs hell perry mrs lyn young mr charlie retmle mr wallace borrows mr and mrs howattand frank lemmar also attending were mr and mrs james daniels daughters grace and mary and mrs dan- lels 8r of east rochester new york mrs anna wilson and mr and mrs jack chamberlain and fam ily were in buffalo for a couple of days this week mr and mrs harold tomlin- son and family have been holi daying in the kingston area this past week mr and mrs ed jennings and mr and mrs omar parker were in the parry sound district over the weekend mr and mrs peter lawson from kingston were home for the weekend mrs kaye stevenson is in ottawa for a few days mr and mrs gemmell of dun- das were guests of mr and mrs ted garden over the weekend mr and mrs wilkwllson were at sz mile lake for a couple at days guests of mr and mrs spink mr and mrs ralph thompson are on holidays at a cottage at apsley for the next week mr and mrs bob drysdate are on holidays and will spend some time in ottawa and toronto mr and mrs j klrby are holidaying at colllngwood hold competitive ride through rockwood area the rockwood trail riders held a 25 mile competitive ride recently from the rockies farm up through everted down river to rockwood and through the con servation park to eden mill a lwch atop was held at the farm of mr and mrs ken tuck where several trail tests were executed from there the group rode to tumblewood for more testa then finished at the starting pot nt on the trail as haiards and obstacles were encountered the horses were judged for the way they reacted following the final judging at the finish con testants and guests had steak barbecue during which pres entations were made to the winners the trail riders paid thanks to all who helped make the ride a success particularly landown ers in the area who allowed the use of their property for the ride the winners in the junior di vision were john dales lynn duncan judy hospea all of rock- woodjttdy brown acton peter john channels king llbby barnes tottenham intermediate division paul cooper guelpb dorothy fltz- dmmons ottawa susan well- hauser guelph virginia noblett scarborough cindy hohenadel guelph terry thompson un- lonville english division joanhenden- son palmerston nancy beacon flesherton pat solary mark- ham sinks bull inglewood joan clark king micheal mere dith terra cotta ladles western division mary hatch rockwood lis barnes churchill presentation at hall for mr mrs medland by mrs f mcarthur a correction in churehlu news of last week the service at churehlu church wlu be at 11 ara instead of 1230 beginning august 11 mr and mrs tom rots and family spent last weekhoudaylng in the kincardine and port elgin area mrs ward hamilton debbie belly and andy holidayed at crystal lake last weekwlthmra hamiltons brother and sister- inlaw mr and mrs harper menlehou andy had good luck ashing catching a couple of meals of stnaumouthed bass visitors on saturday with the hamlltons were mr and mrs ted granger of port credit quite a number were present on thursday evening at the iumitii community hau when relatives friends and neighbors gathered to honor mr and mrs ernie midlands nee waldle marriage mr r l davidson acted as chairman and mr and mrs melvin mecuuough showed pictures of their trip to the british isles which were very interesting and enjoyed by all mrs w mcdonald was caued on to read a card of good withes and mrs w unham mrs l mcenary and mrs w swack- ham presented the happy couple with anupaolstered swivel rocker and a magasln rack both ernie and lynn thanked all for the gifts and enjoyable evening alter singing for they are jolly good fellows a dainty kadi was served and a social time enjoyed by au mr archie kerr and miss donna uccoll also mrs erlka and elisabeth strokov spent ten days at the cottage at fenelon falls mr and mrs norman turner juuann and david also mr and mrs clarence denny and joy and patl leslie enjoyed a plea sant holiday at rendesvous trailer park near port franks with members of their trailer club miss patl leslie spent two weeks with her cousin joyce denny and flew to her home in halifax on tuesday mr and mrs archie kerr also ur and mrs bob kerr attended the ploutfe and thompson wed ding in st andrews united church georgetown and after wards the reception inbaulmfad united churdi hasement mr ken brown motored to quebec to wait relatives and friends last week two days later his brother mr wayne brown and a friend mr ken cole went on a motor trip to quebec waiting the same relatives and friends and later attended expo or man and his world at montreal mr and mrs hancock of orangevllle visited on sunday with mrs versa stevens mr and mrs william dobble spent several days with her brother and sisterinlaw mr and mrs l grass at their cot tage on lake nipissing they also visited with her mother mrs w f grass at sturgeon falls before returning home mr and mrs d thompson 51193 meter reading 24205 garbage 163147 holidays 25160 sidewalk maintenance 7325 mary st sidewalk 1- 47440 office supplies 1558 convention 35 workmans com pensation 5194 lane snow re moval 18 miscellaneous labor 350jtotal 1163447 balance op hand 117606 road subsidies 130152 ceme tery 33021 surplus jan 1 482814 working capital 3- 3593- payment was authorised for hydro accounts to date totslung 3449 j7 roads accounts 235- 96 milage accounts 103695 problems of garbage disposal claimed trustees close attention agreement was voiced that the current garbage pickup arrange ment is for household waste only hot for industrial waste letters were authorised to be sent to industrial firms advising that the contractor is not obliged to tske their garbage away but may be contacted for negotiation desd and dying trees on vil lage property posed another problem two hazards were not ed one of umbs falling if decay sets in before action is taken the other in danger to workmen in the operation of removal it was decided to hire only in sured persons for removal of trees inaccurate y an article in last weeks free press about a young child drink ing varsol from sn unmarked bottle lying in a nearby glenlea yard was partially inaccurate owners of the property ssld this week the varsol wss kept in a closed cupboard outdoors snd was removed while they were sway by persons unknown they said pipe dkeam no lust afew of the samples of plastic pipe stored at the buildlnfl products plant on main st hf pipe sizes congo in siza from the vory largo td the very small staff photo ospringe pollock and campbell r unit u inn r tl high rftade memorials mfcmoriat ingravinq 61- wlr si north gait ttkvlhhit 0 vacation bible school accident summer visits in weekly report start college at a press conference on the site this morning wednesday officials of erindale couege an nounced details for the start of construction for the main college complex anesti mated 4000000 project the college will serve the counties of hslton and peel phis students from the west end of metro toronto the campuswiu rise on the streetsvlue road about three miles south of streetsvlue tottenham jean pettitt rock wood glenda stewart guelph bebe barber creemore janle schwandt slnghamton mens western division dick stone ottawa john phillips georgetown jim pawley bur lington dave taylor guelph fred neehuls markham george le molne sarnla by mrs d g robertson mr and mrs gordon altken accompanied by miss nettle alt- ken erin attended the wedding of their niece marjorie altken and phlup george which took place in the greek orthodox church in toronto on sunday afternoon mr and mrs fred archibald and young daughters spent afew days holidays with their uncle snd aunt mr and mrs gordon fisher at norands que their eldest daughter lori returned home with them following a couple of weeks vacation mrs etfle letriard halifax ns is visiting with mrs george grundy nell sinclair son of mr and mrs ralph sinclair entertained his cousins on the occasion of bis third birthday mr and mrs william isley and family are holidaying in the north this week brian robertson returned to montreal on sunday following two weoks vacation spent at the home of his parents the former mcmillan house in the village has been sold to mr and mrs woodward of acton who get possession in september gall fuller hasreturnedhome following recent treatment at guelpb hospital ur and mrs w lundrlgan and family are holidaying in the north bob bruce is still confined to guelph hospital but his injured leg is improving he received a severe gash in his leg recently when he came too close to an auger in the silo friends wish for him a speedy recovery mr and mrs barry clarke returned home from holidays spent at cape cod visitors with mrs m jackson included mr and mrs alvln mccutcheon miss sandy taylor jim taylor guelph mrs ida woods erin mr and mrs arnold watson and wendy orton mr and mrs nell lambert hamilton mrs etta barden eden mills mr and mrs alan robertson and children guelph mr and mrs george young and marilyn acton mr and mrs douglas robertson and family guelph were recent visitors with mr and mrs dg robertson randy and jeffrey sons of mr and mrs ed stewart attended the canadian music league festival in torontoatthe roayl york hotel randy placed second in his class for a guitar selection a numberofchlldrenfromhere are attending vacation bible school at everton christian church this week mrs norman mckenxle is pianist and mrs vernon stewart is teaching as- swimming lessons day camps draw children to rockwood park the canadian rod cross swim ming program is going strong at the comparatively new rockwood conservation swimming beach sixtyfive children took part in the first session which ended on july is second session began monday july 22 and wlu endaug s third session wlu run from aug 12 to 30 registrations for children six to 14 years are ac cepted at the main gate on friday and saturday mornings prior to above dates fee is 2 for first child in family 1 for each ad ditional child entered the program is divided into three threeweek sessions of 15 periods each for beginners juniors and intermediates each child has 15 practice periods of almost one hour the 1967 program saw 244 rockwood children entered and a substantial increase is expected this year hopes are high that a number of local children will later excel and eventually qualify as lifeguards or instructors survival swimming instruction of kitchener mr and mrs art smith also of kitchener and mr and mrs o miller of elmlra were sunday visitors at the home of both mrs smith and mrs mluers brother mr and mrs william dobble mr and mrs george maltby and boys were also at the same home mr and mrs fred spear and family spent sunday with ur and mrs a prince nee bessie spear at their cottage at alcona beach uttle miss kim hau of guelph is spending a week with her auntie mr and mrs ron saunders and cousins norman and steven miss matte sharp and mr and mrs g s klrkwood called on mr and mrs charles blnnle on sunday miss carol and ray swack- hamer garry george and miss kathy bowman spent the weekend in essex county with a group of haltoncounty junior farmers they visited at the homes of junior farmers in essex and toured the township will be given in the final session adult swimming classes are being held evenings by arrange ment instructors are mall peepre supervisor susan palser janet theakston mary gall vance and mle hoffman children passing the red cross beginners tests to date are ron mcrae nell miuson mary anno dehaan and nancy uiuson pas sing junior tests carolynne jackson and mike leslie passing intermediate tosts jeandevrles and charlie allen conrad milne of guelph lsco- ordlnator of summeractlvltlesin the four conservation areas of rockwood elora gorge park plnehurst and byng island his services include the oversight of day camps in addition td swim programs the day camp at rockwood is a joint project with the guelph recreation commission and is divided into three periods july 15 to 26 july 29 to aug 9 and aug 12 to aug 23 camps arc conducted five days weekly from 930 am to 430 p m trans portation is by chartered bus children bring tholr own lunches but milk is provided free fee is 8 for a two week period 4 for local children this is an experimental program not avail able at other parks supervised activities at day camp include hiking crafts exploring games canoeing cookouts sleopouts swimming and campfiro evenings each group enjoys a special oneday excursion to shand dam lake belwood and the conservation authoritys nursery grounds at belwood park superintendent ronwil- usmson explains woodcraft tree identification and consorvatlonln three talks one in each twoweek period it is hoped that this wide and varlod day camp program wlu have a special appeal for district children who know very weu the physical aspects of the park but perhaps not its full natural edu cational values day camp director is mau peepre counsellors are don edwards instructing in nature loro and camp crafts marilyn uclelland in song and drama and mary kitchen in handicrafts arthur a johnson od omomitiiit opan ivey wednesday and saturday 34 mill si i arte ssassg for gas appliances jafcav richardsons tv appliances 301 main st i milvon y64t nmwn slsted by her daughter dobble and linda mckenzie mr and mrs b coyle spent the weekend with relatives in cleveland their baby son michael remained home will grandparents mr and mrs b nowmark 1968 pontiac parisienne 2 or mt lie 51292n- equfppod wilh tlntoxvllnd shlold two lone mouldings auto powor steering and brakos custom radio whilo walls and discs licensed juno is 1968 spw44fe our pnco 3 4p0 00 save lo milton motor sales ltd 388 main st milton 8782355 j 297299 eramosa road guelph 8246210 famous rexall brands zellers drug stores open 9 am to 10 pm monday through saturday fast eflclent service prescriptions fl immediately at zellers drdc stoitlf prescription drubs at low pru we pass on the 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