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rockwood news all in readiness for annual rockwood carnival the actor freer pre wednesday june 1 1969 invasion by earwigs gruesome but harmless last summer many rockwood yesidenbi were bothered by quantities of ratlvcfrltsgiistinm looking creature wfucb sconced their picnic table perked under outdoor furniture toppled from plant onto the arms of sndnrtrtoua gardeners and even won adhered to th monday wash in an attempt ai indoor residency the ontario department of agriculture has explained theie gruesome beings as tuuopean earwig at present they are to be found in the counties of grey bruce huron perth waterloo and wellington but it is expected that they will invade most of this province within few years reddish brown in color adult earwigs ire about threequarter inches long with a pair of forceplike appendages at the hind end the forceps are harmless even though these insects try 10 pinch with them when picked up exerts ull us that live european earwigs ale active only il night when they crawl in all directions in search of food and poultry shelter they climb fences trees walls elc and if plentiful some will find their way into houses by daybreak most have disappeared under ground cover or in cracks or crevices thus they are more of a nuisance than a menace earwigs lay eggs in groups of about 60 in a nest in he top two inches of toil the mother lends the young for the first two weeks and lite young and adults become noticeable by late june or jury the actual damage incurred by these creatures is caused when they feed on seedling carrots beans beets and many flowers they may be found under the husks of tweet corn al picking time or in flowentand il i at this time thai the house invasioaj lakes place although earwigs do ereateai attitude of repugnancy they ales really quite hamueaa now the time to attack these pesky invaders u according 10 the brochure published by the department of agriculture when they are small eaily id july u treatment in august after they are in homes is less effective a poisonbran bate 1 preferred as a way of discouraging earwigs because it does not contaminate the garden as much as ddt and chlordane however a regular household type of bug killer can be quite effective for plant and furniture spraying with the usual precaution taken ai thown on the labels of the various products apply the materials along building foundation fences woodpiles garages and around or on the trunks of ttees and any place where they seem to be prevalent if a number of gardens are infested with these pests sometimes better results will be obtained if neighbors work together on a community basis by providing a large poisonbran bait area readyprepared bran baits may be available from iniecliclde dealers if the area in which you live finds it has a serious problem the ontario department of agriculture and pood warns that it is wise to apply control before they invade the home male amd renal eufoeeert ettwlo horse sense b v v howdy again folks not too much to talk about this weekguess the rainy weather during the last few days klnda put a damper on things dick took me to elmira though on friday night to qualify and three guesses who won the race yep yen troory and come this friday rught 111 be burning up the tracks at elmira hopin to bring in lots a moola for my buddies john dick and jim thatcher comin home afterwards wasnt to much fun that john salmon hes a heck of i driver you know there i was itandtn in the trailer and he was tpeedin all down the road and me i cut my keg the boys didnt get too worked up over it though and they just nibbed it a little and told me to get a good nights test last thursday i was ttandln with my head out of the thatcher barn watchin the lilacs blowing in the breeu after the rain gawsh it sure makes a gal feel good ill over just to smell those bowers anyways i heard dicks fatherinlaw say sompln about jack hamiltons hivin some good lookin prospects down at his stables and maybe they should bring me new playmateshore hope he meant it cause it gets mighty lonesome around here lleard via the grapevine today that bill ward u hoping that anyone whod like to give a helpin hand to the kids in the hall games will call him and he lias lots of spots to plant them in he can use drivers too to transport the kids to out of town games ai nichol was grinning from ear to ear when he came over to munch an apple with me after friday titles game at marmton for his softball team he hopes that more parents will start coming out to see the girts play though cause he sure thinks they like to see you folks there incidentally dont forget to order your subscription to the acton free press its only six dollars for a whole year and its the one way you can be sure of keeping up with the rockwood news just phone lorraine root at 4242 and ull only take her two minutes to jot down yer name and address i taw frank alison the other day and hes hoppln mad al me for talldn in a kind of mean way about the recreation committee aocordln to frank theyre doin i good job and he reckons to put in a tetter to the editor to tell him just what a good job they ire doin he says its cost a lot of money already just to lay that surface of gravel and levej it and all that to put in the winters skatln sink its idnda hard sometimes though think winter when summers comin on the chairman of rockwood annual carnival hosted the final meeting for the committee at centennial school early last month- reports of all committee member were given and the blastoff date for the event was slated for saturday june 14 according to the ladies in charge of homecraft items the response from the north end of the township for candy baking and handicrafts elc has been tremendous the committee has high hopes that the great variety of new booths this year will offer more ejtcilement and create more iwrvor than ever before therell be throwing games a penny ale table guesting games a gigantic bingo will be a feature event wit a gorgeoutr homemade quilt being offered as the grand btiie for some lucky draw participant even ihe oldest lady and gent in attendance will gel their opportunity to carl home a trophy said various reporting committee members a report from mr harry seim ensured ihe committee that the new horteihoe pits were ready and thai following the carnivals tournament it is hoped dial a lowmlup league will be started up fur all horseshoe aiplrants di duncan of the rockwood trail riders gave brief mention to ihe effect that the duplay of western games and english style jumping etenlt was all tet up willi the trail riders ready to go the representative of the rockwood tiili and came association reported hut they will be having a display of hie outboard motor on which draw tickets will be sold on the day nf the carnival rockwood sports it looks as if the rockwood trtcounty softball league ii off to a good start by ihe way the learnt are stuping up all seven teams havent checked in yel but the following is a lat of teams with their respective coaches the atoms roy nightingale squirts paul waddell peewees bill wcrd danisms jack wendorf midgets harvey pearl and mike kelly al nichols girls learn handily blasted the morrltton team last sunday night and came out on lop to the tune of 39 to 20 the free twinging bailers chalked up a mean score right off in ihe first inning with an 18 to zero uremia smith mi in good form and kepi ihe team in the competition until the end of the seventh with a great effort on ihe mound for ihe local pretties rockwood will meet up with the team from glen williams at the rockwood ball park next sunday june 15 bill wards peewees were rained oul in their scheduled game last tuesday night the midget team coached by mike kelly and managed by harvey peart is a great little learn which hasnt been able to gel stalled they really look ike a terrific team said warren parkinson tubcoaching for mike kelly at the monday night game but they just arent working together yet even though there are some fine players on the team the score indicates thai mr parkinson knows what hes saying because rockwood midgets lost out on their first game with monition last friday night with a lots of 246 with randy peart working it out in the pitchers box mondays game against moffat left the learn even further down in the cellar with a score of 311 too many errors but a team with potential says the coach so its a team lo keep your eyes on editors note wed hate to see them have an off night the senior mens softball team chalked up another credit in their win agalnit hiltsburg with a score of four to one with john salman topping in as winning pitcher and striking out 21 batters mike kelly hit a home run the next game will be against ihe guetph juniors on wednesday night at guelph willi the rclum combat in the rockwood ball park on thursday night at 8 1 pm rockwood bantams rockwood played moffat at rockwood ball park lost friday night and rockwood lost with a score of 138 the pitcher was charlie allen blair slipp relieved in ihe third another game sunday afternoon al 2 pm in moffat saw rockwood win by a score of 1411 charlie allen pitched the entire game rockwood played again al the nark beating poiuonby at ponsonby with a winning score of 2615 for rockwrod blair arthur a johnson oj optometrist mfcton mmi acton slipp w winning pidher and the game was called it the 7tlt inning for daikncu further committee representatives were heard from and the chairman frank alltop wat ut lifted that the reports on the aftersupper auction tale i lie variety thow with guwt lmcee mr terry spearin the nine oclock dance at the centennial school auditorium with the olympic orchestra providing the muuc was all taken care of the band committee chairman reported that bands from acton and fergus wilhead the parade to the park starting it i p m with floats decorated bikes wagons antique and new cart orttamed marching groups and many mure parades will jdd lo the festivity of the occasion i will remind you xjid i rank alluip llio chairman of the xaatmval that alt proceeds from the cjrmval to the i umou ueueation committee who m turn use this money to provide equipment for all minor porlt in ihe township plus ihe fait hat as long as we continue to pet the support of hie people in this inanncr ihe people in the townihip do not have to pay extra taxes tuwjrds recreation the chairman further advised that the weather man had been notified to provide a fine day for the event so that they could uphold the billing as live promoters of ihe biggest little carnival in the world nothing like potting new sign to attract attention a frank alltop chairman of this years rockwood carnival discovered this wek left to right dan gordon dale hamilton david mcphedran jane murrey shirley meindettsma and jack de vrie look on as mr alltop nails a potter on a prominent position near the centennial school the carnival hoe been in the planning stages for months and all thats needed is cooperation from the weather to make it e tocc saturday staff photo o