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news of the district rockwood gal wins 4h silver dollars flrgos lor the first time in its nine year history the 4 ii silver dollar competition has been won by a rirl june thoimou of r r 1 rockwood in wellington county tver since the waterloo cattle breeding unit set up the competition ift rlso the boys jiovcr dominated this 4 ii dairy championship stiow tnis year june thoirison lei iroin the stjrl witti the top score of i6h out of a possible 100 poults in tlc written part of the competition in type classifying four cows she scored i so points and llic 411 calf which the showed received 261 another 167 points for showmanship gave her a grand total of r46 of the i 000 points available her prize was so silver dollars on a silver tray from c c ll a and an eloctric slock from the b ink of montreal hillsburg wins woaa squirt crqwn iiillsburg a good crowd was on hand at the hillshtlrgh ball park to tec the home team crowned squirts ball champs overcoming a 4 i lead by chepstow ihllsburgh squirts came from behind to take the game 10 4 and claim the w o a a squirts championship burg team captain lloyd jackson turned in a top game with good pitching as the score shows and slamming in two home runs the squirts 1 1 years of age and under were coached ind managed by mercer jackson and doug mcarthur team members are ronnie tilcox kevin lang lloyd jackson jerry llogenhout gary gooderham dale braiden kevin mcarthur stephen taylor terry wheeler robbie homer iddieleavoy i ddie smith lyn huxley larry snow cuy gardhouse john ncsbilt vern gregson scald puppy to death burlington teenagers are believed to he responsible for a sadistic incident in burlington and a 100 reward has been posted in the hunt to find the persons responsible lor scaling a puppy inside a laundromat washer then scalding it to death the humane society said the pup was crammed into the washer and the lid was weighted down with a concrete block then the hot water was turned on the carcass was found bv a caretaker who failed to report the incident the slory came out later as the humane society investigated the shooting death of three other dogs in recent weeks town hall gutted by fire georgi town a gaunt shell is all that remains ol the old town hall on cross st following a blj7c which consumed the interior of the old landmark early on a saturday morning only partialis insured the building held about a thousand dollars worth of little theatre costumes lights and scenery and some odd pieces of furniture l firefighters hampered by lack of an aerial ladder attempted to battle the flames by putting ladders against the walls and directing streams of water through second storey windows but tire chief ersvin lewis took his men down when falling bricks and other debris made the work dangerous help arrived irom oakvillc in the form ot an aerial truck and firefighters poured water on the building at tin rate of k00 gallons a minute firefighters left the scene around p m in the afternoon after fighting the fire since bam they had to return to put down new outbreaks at 7 p m twice on sunday and jgjin on monday two stolen vehicles are recovered by opp during the ueek ol september to october 5 officers ot milton detachment opp investigated 46 general occurrences these included three thefts over s0 and one theft under so one malicious damage complaint one trespassing complaint two prowler investigations time investigations under the liquot control act which resulted in time persons being charged and one investigation resulting in the recover ol si 00 ol stolen properts a routine check ot a truck in the early morning hours resulted bib lamm mwesf omdfcfafa for tamf bmtkgkaluu bill lawson chairman ot hsquesuig township school board and the townships representative to the interim school organization t ommittee laying the groundwork tor takeover by the llalton counts board ol education january i litis week announced he would be a candidate tor the lsquestng seat on the county board he has spent six vears on the esquesmg board including one- year a chairman and two as vicechairman prior to that he was secretarytreasurer ol s s no 2 esquesmg lor seven years mr lawson says he is vitally interested in education as a member of iscoc and having had all the pertinent information at hu fingertips he reports he does not torsee any great upheaval ui education when the county board is established i thmk it will be a smooth operation he said at first there may be some pressure but gradually the administration will take most of this weight off the founding board he felt in the reeovcrv ol the vehicle which had been stolen in a bleak enter and thclt in durham and the jpprehension ot the driver who was an escapee another vehicle stolen from mississjugj was recovered on 401 hvvy two premises were tound insecure at night sixteen accidents were investigated dining this period which included live personal injur aecidents resulting in eight persons injured and ii propertv damage aeeidents total property damage in these accidents was estimated at 0 00 causes ol the accidents were attributed to eaieless driving driving on wionside ol road hit and run euttinin dog on road and stone irom other vehicle and these led to 10 persons heme charged welcome service if you are now in town or know someone who is phone 8530805 bauinafad the acton free prois wednesday october 9 1968 b7 4h elections wi meeting sunday school awards in report entrance to hipomo park fororonnor of thonwxlorn rockwood conservation park is captured n this photo by don h1i15 once- a populii spot or p cnickori hi pol lo is ih corporatcl 10 the i rrqbr conservation aroi pictures from rockwood s past from the richard harris collection of photographs owned by don hilts kotkwoud um ianad jtu by mis k shortlll i he 4 11 tub has been meeting each saturday morning officers were appointed as follows president kaicn shortlll vice president i ranees mclean secretary julie ickcrt treasurer kuthy i reiich phone committee nancy now doris burl press reporter nancy hwiitdlehurst at the first iiieliitg dishwashing and measuring were discussed at the second meeting on october s in the community centre the baumafad dainty dislicn 4h club met irene keir and susan jamieson made cream of tomato soup heather kitkwood and hartces mel call made toasted western sandwiches the id gills enjoyed this delightful repast for their noon meal mrs david mel nery has been hospitalized for a fiw days hut was able to return home after tests were completed the women s institute met at the home of mrs k shortlll on wednesday october 2 reports were given and busimss discussed proceeds from the scotsguard cattle sale box lunch on 1 tentative basis wis given the answer to roll call proved very interesting articles from many countries being examined the motto duly makes us do things hut love makes us do things belter a story was given showing how this makes for good cilicnsliip if we only do what duty calls for but rather do our very best for every task we help to make a belter world mr and mrs jesse mel nory spent j day with mr and mrs stan sinclair and mrs llla mclncry this week mr sandy mclean visited mr and mrs donald mclean on wednesday it was sacrament service on sunday october an interesting part of the service was the presentation of sunday school awards for perfect attendance nine boys and girls were eligible several having hud perfect attendance for three years others for two years and still others for one ycir quite a record indeed one ycir received a pin two year a circle to uich to it and three year 1 b u ilsil ajlin janncson and ucv johnson nude the presentations kathryn slncl in was org mist for the service with very appropriate music kelilivcs mil friends of mr berl mcmcncmy relumed lo lljflin ifad c luireii on monday following the funeral wliere the ik w served allcrnoon tea the ikw ladies had a busy booth at the i ordvalc sale on siturday mrs sclcsoraitls went to chicago this week for the funeral of her brother in law mr mid mrs dean thompson hive a new baby son bom in rorgctiwti hospital last week a house is being creeled on hie lull the former properly of mr john wood 7th line above iljlhiliful 24 hour towing service 0 tires and batteries service and repairs v gasoline and oil richs bp service on hsvy 7 al 5th line of equating renny and dick voskamp 8532940 halton county family counselling service is pleased to announce extended hours at georgetownacton office 14 main street georgetown on mondays and tuesdays for appointment please call 8 7 82801 another view of the harris woollen mills at rockwood when the business was a leading manufacturer of woollens in upper canada only a gaunt shell romains of tho building wellington coordinates plans a b supermarket pi inning m liters on a count v wide basis are likely to be eoordinated as result of action taken hy wellington county e o u 11 e 1 1 on re e omnie ndation ol the community committee ot which reeve c line ron lush i ramosj township is chairman a special committee vv is named tor this purpose the committee comprises reeve george bridge palmerston kenneth denny fergus and fred mclachem west luther it will meet with representatives ol the guclph and suburban planning board and the centre wellington planning board to discuss the possibilty of coordinating planning on a county basis jail special save 745 on this package deal during the next two weeks sse front end alignment lei us put your wheels in proper alignment and balance for safer driving and longer tire wear we have the precision equipment to do the job reg 9 95 2 front wheels balanced for safety s sake let us put vour cv wheels in proper balance rb 5 00 head lights aimed reduce the hazards of night driving let us adiust thegi for proper illumina t on reg 3 00 12 150 tttli offer indudat mstf can all this for only drive in now for service grants motors 252 ouin st anon 853 2930 9 mill st grade a s wb average acton 8530075 fresh turkeys canada no 1 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