Centennial School hires staff for new building
Mrs F Taylor notes when Rock teachers and pupils return in September to the new Rock Centennial School set among spruce and pine. Grant McRae is principal with assistants Miss Clugston, Miss Collins, Miss Denham, Mrs Durose, Miss Evans, Mrs Harwood and others. Eramosa Public School names Ronald Marion as principal and lists assistants. Four Corners and Eden Mills also assign principals and staff for the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Taylor
Rockd
Letion
Roekwreed Centennial School
Grant McRae
B.A
Marie Clugston
Camilla Collins
Elizabeth Denham
Edith Durose
Mary Evans
Elizabeth Harwood
Clifford Hincks
Violet Kramp
Robert Love
Susanne Meadows
Ramona Storey
Norma Tripp
Eloise Watson
Kathleen Wilhelm
Eramosa
Ronald Marion
Marilyn Dennis
Jean Jackson
Carol Llewellyn
Irene Hindley
Carole Schmidt
Nellie Stickney
Four Corners
Florence Hindley
Lois Feltis
Eden Mills
Marion Tubman
Margaret McMillan
Eramosa Council Backs Junior Farmers Tree Planting Plan
Eramosa Township Council heartily concurs with the Eramosa Junior Farmers to plant trees around municipal grounds. The meeting approved land conveyances, by laws on elections and drainage, and petitions to amend the Planning Act Section 26 to curb 10 acre subdivisions. Financial items totaling 16 871.07 were passed, and the council adjourned to August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Taylor Rockwood
Eramosa Township
Eramosa
D. Mc
Phedran
Cameron Lush
Louis Hills
Fred Duffield
H Brown
Pine St
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Ontario
Township of
Scenic valley road at Rockwood park blocked to traffic
Grand River Conservation Authority barricades the winding valley road in Rockwood park blocking access to the pothole area with a new access road planned from the main gate. A new fence and parking lot will be built. Ron Williamson oversees six lifeguards and four maintenance staff. weekend attendance remains high. The Authority owns 19 acres and the former Hi-Pot-Lo park area lies along the valley road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River Conservation Authority
Rockwood Park
Ron Williamson
Beautiful District Park
Conservation Authority
Demolition Move Planned for Old S S No 9 Eramosa
Residents packed Rockwood Public School to discuss preserving the Eramosa No 9 school. The board signed a demolition contract and aims to complete work before kindergarten starts in September. A fire marshal review will guide keeping the two 1958 kindergarten rooms and possible reusing lower classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Taylor
Rockwood
Rockwood Public School
S.S. No. 9
Eramosa School Board
No. 9
Murray Smeltzer
Ross McDougall
Doug Buttenham
Lloyd Waddell
Gildner
Department of Education
Waterloo
Board of Education
Eramosa Township
Toronto
Grand River opens third land use demonstration area
The Grand River Conservation Authority unveils its third land use demonstration area at West Luther in Wellington County with Ontario Agriculture Minister W A Stewart and MPP John H Root in attendance. The site showcases drainage improvements to boost crops, with University of Guelph researchers conducting experiments. Authority officials note good land practices reduce runoff and erosion, while tours were led by Dr John E Winch and Prof Ross Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River Conservation Authority
Ontario Agriculture
W. A. Stewart
John H. Root
Wellington
Grand River Valley
Stewart
Canada
Ontario
Root
Conservation Authority
University of Guelph
West Luther
T. J. Heegg
Guelph
Authority
Gordon Skinner
Cayu
Rockalong Women’s Institute Plans Fall Auction Sale
The July meeting at SS No. 8 Community Centre had 12 members. The Cancer Society thanked Rockalong for donations to the annual drive. Minutes and treasurer’s report were approved. A fall 4H Homemaking project Working with wool was chosen. The institute and centre plan an early fall auction sale with future meetings for details. A social hour with euchre followed lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Taylor Rockwood
Rockalong
Institute
A. McPhedran
L. Dyer
M. Nelson
Norval Seeks Cheaper Power From Georgetown
Councillor C. F. Patterson told Esquesing Council he wished to discuss Georgetown hydro supplying Norval with electrical power at a future meeting. He charged Norval pays far more than Glen Williams and Georgetown and noted a letter citing an exorbitant price for a Norval street light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F
Pat) Patterson
Esquesing Council
Georgetown Hydro Commission
Norval
Glen Williams
Georgetown
Patterson
County Council Centennial Meeting Held in Manor
Halton County Council held its centennial meeting at Manor Centennial Manor on Tuesday with Warden William Coulter welcoming about 60 residents to the auditorium. The council expressed pleasure at meeting in Manor for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton County
Burton Hill to Speak at Eramosa Centenial Service
Rockwood will host the Eramosa Religious Centenary service on Sunday July 23 at 8 p m in Rockwood Presbyterian Church with guest speaker Burton Hill and special music by Gospelaires Laverne Phar oah Syd Durose and Murray Taylor. Light refreshments will follow the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Taylor Rockwood
Burton Hill
Rockwood
Eramosa
Rockwood Presbyterian Church
Gospelaires
Laverne Pharoah
Syd Durose
Murray Taylor
Mosquito Plague Cited and Paper Circulation Figures
A summer mosquito surge is described with an unusual claim that only half of the insects sting. The text also notes 270 weekly papers in the province, with an average readership of 3.6 persons per copy and circulation around 1,000,000 copies.
Bell Canada marks centennial and new milestone
Bell Canada celebrates Centennial Year with the 5 millionth telephone milestone and rapid growth since 1880. The piece notes Area Codes like 519 in Acton and explains dialing practices to speed long distance calls across Canada and the United States. It highlights Canada as the world’s talkative nation for 14 of 22 years and reflects on bridging miles through telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bell Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Bell Telephone Company of Canada
United States
Acton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eramosa Council
West Sandwich
Topas Ranch
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Williston
Piotto
Kean
Dudnik
Berricede
Valley Road
Burton Home
Harris
Hartop’s Mill
S.S. 9
Wil
Pat
County Council
Manor
L. G. Denby
Mill Street
John A. Edgar
W. J. Beatty
John R. Barber
North Halton
John T. Armstrong
Reford Gardhouse
Michael Ledwith
Maurice C. Beaty
John Gay
E. D. Young
Halton & Peel Trust
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