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Free Press Tuesday Juno Home and School Fetes Centennial school graduates Rockwood News Under the sponsorship of the HomeandSchoolAsaociation the Centennial School grade eight graduating class of 1970 was feted with a banquet Thursday June It was the culmination of a years round of combined tivities of education music festivals field trips class socials return entertainments penny sales car washes money chives and a tour to Quebec To Mike Leslie the valedlc speaker it was a wrap up of eight years of school development from early primary school days to the present and as the young graduate expressed himself In the last eight years we have advanced toward the formal completion of our education now we are ready for the next step perhaps with a little of the feeling of misgiving we suffered on the first day of school We are confident however that we will be able master this situation also and we look forward to the next step in our education Mike completed his address It has been both an honor and a privilege to attend our Schools I m sure it is a little soon for our teachers to look at the class of with any degree of nostalgia but we hope that in years to come they will be able to look back and say You know they always were a pretty good G A Hudson president of the Rockwood Home and School Association was banquet host a toast to the Queen was made by Mike Ferguson and grace was given by Wendy James Emcee for the occasion was the Cen School student council president Jones and the guests were by Ian Gordon At the conclusion of the delicious banquet repast which had been prepared by several ladles of the Home and School Association under the con venorship of Lois McRae the parents or the graduating school children gradually arrived and Judy Introduced the guests at the head table to the assemblage Tom Monkhouae welcomed the parents who were in attendance and Mary Anne introduced the guest speaker Leon the aquatic director of the Guelph M Y C A who gave an informative address on water safety and the merits of good swimming know how a timely topic for students about to be launched Into summer activities Mary Anne thanked Mr Gar and a class review given by Alan Nightingale A series of coloured slides were then shown by the students showing the humorous side of various teacher student situations followed by the presentation of awards Mike Leslie and Charlie McRae had hit an B2 per cent dead heat Tor the academic achievement award followed closely by Mary and Don Bull en ham with on per cent average Classroom affairs leadership in the physical education curriculum and general par were some of the requisites for the Citizenship award presented to Laurie Hansen and the Academic Progress laurels were presented to Judy and Scott Mc Donald The principal Grant McRae congratulated the award winning and of the graduating class on the whole he said that he felt they had tremendous potential With great leadership ability Cathy icruton thanked the Home and School Association for he banquet after which Mike Leslie Introduced by Emcee Jones gave his valedictorian address Martha Parkinson then played O Canada to which guests students teachers and parents sang together Eight years academic achievement for another group of students has been again completed at the Centennial Public School TIRES SEE DICK AT RICHS SUNOCO NO 7 ACTON BARBARA and Marlon Guild on their way to the Carnival accompanied by four of the Smooth Falls excursioning students who stopped in for a day visit PICK YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES BEGINNING SATURDAY Bam and to p When Condit on Perm QUART BOXES SUPPLIED MOHAWK FRUIT MKT ON GUELPH LINE SECOND FARM NORTH OF 25 SIDE RD PHONE 8542537 DALE AMI LTON was one of the local grade eight students who became re acquainted with her Moosonee friends of last year Centennial School trip Makeup party Anne Strong staged a make up party and according to a local participant it was great fun with the demonstrator coming up from Gait to teach the self application of facials and cosmetics A SUPERMARKET MILL ST ACTON Vl Increase Hydro rates average hike per month Hydro Electric passed a resolution at their June meeting approving Increased retail rates to become effective on all bills issued on or after September 1 1970 The ratei will be sub Ontario for approval of the Provincial Commission The utility hai been forced seek additional revenue from Its In order to remain in an acceptable financial position In the midst of rising labour material and power costs a result of the Increase the average residential customer in Open school library for township people Over 4 books will be available for the reading pleasure of all township residents when Centennial School library doors arc opened to the public during July and August This is a new venture of the Wellington County School Board and under the sponsorship of the Recreation Committee it should a highly sue cessful one For years village community organizations have attempted the consideration of a public library however because of small population and near location to the proposals were not feasible and many avid readers were often unable to fulfil their reading desires This summer however for the first time the school library will to with a selection of one of the best in Large elm splits falls Tumultuous winds last Wed June caused a large old elm tree on the residence property of Rev and Mrs Don Sinclair on MacKeniie Street to split completely through and fall atop some neighboring pines next door The tree had been previously split and fortunately the swaying halftrunk did not swing In the direction of the house and no serious damage resulted The remaining portion of the plant presently stands awaiting chopping adult classified books a well a vacation borrowing pol those for the younger readers July the Under the direction of Mrs Rita first public opening date and it is McPhcdran Barbara Kelly will topeful will take preside as summer librarian and advantage of this wonderful will supply a notice of summer opportunity Com in s and Goins will be paying about I more per month for Commenting on the rale revision the Hydro Commission said three four Is a day per customer do on t seem like much of an increase It will provide the necessary revenue to enable the utility to pay its way Under the new rate schedule all customers previously classed as small commercial commercial or Industrial will be billed on a common rate This billing method has been adopted by over half utilities in the province and Is known as general rate the change general rale will result In varying rases or decreases the small and industrial designed commercial bin It is equitably big them One or the lures at last Thursdays Home and School banquet was the announcement by Grant McRae that grade one teacher Mrs Violet Kramp would be ing the Centennial staff in to join thai of the College Heights Vocational School in Guelph in the Home Management department Parents of potential grade one will be sorry to see the popular teacher leave but extend their wishes of good luck In her progressing vocation Thirty four students and six took time off from their week excursion to make a return visit with local school children last June weekend It was a followup from last year grade and Moosonee trip when Centennial School students stopped off Smooth Rock Falls and made acquaintance with pupils from that public school And away they go Young people from Canada end United States will be attending Rally To when the Canadian and American Reformed Churches hold their youth rally in Winnipeg during the five days of July 1st Lisa is one of the girls leaving to attend the affair which will include discussions of topical events competitive sport participation games and social activities along with informative seminars Carnival weekend in was barbecue bash time for the Ray family when- over the days Jack and Shirley Burrows from Guelph accompanied by their little daughter visited with them and Ihe Cord Cox Ken and Dooly Gray and their I wo children Cindy and Jim Gwen French and her wo children from Sunday dawned with more visiting from Elsie and her two children from Burlington It was a merry time for everyone Two baby coons orphaned by their mother accidental death on No 7 Highway recently were found nearby and are presently attended and cared for the John Clark family Their past experience of raising Daniel has turned the animal loving family into coon experts and soon they will be chipper and happy again cost of With Implementation of the general rate the majority of the customers will be billed strictly m a kilowatt hour basis with a demand charge being applied only to demands In excess of kilowatt overall increase in revenue which will result from the rate change is per cent further details regarding the new rales will be published when Ontario Hydro approval has been received The Rev Don are their motor trip to the according to reports and will not be home for another two weeks or so Four of their children are accompanying them on the trip including Christine Blair Scolt and Ellen They found foggy conditions at Halifax when they arrived and able to see Peggy Cove Better luck next time and have a won Visiting and conducting a family baby sitting service for the Sinclair vacation time is Don sister in law Josephine from Smith Falls who with her husband Ronald Sinclair and their son Alex are enjoying their stay in with Peter and Rob Alex can be seen at the conservation park where he and Rob are carrying on their canoe renting enterprise SCHNEIDERS- A CUT P COTTAGE ROLLS 65 FRESH MEATT SIDE SPARE RIBS SCHNEIDERS RED HOTS Mb 59 HENLEY OZ JAH SAVE DILL PICKLES 3 DONALD DUCK IB TINS SAVE ORANGE JUICE 39 OAK LEAF 43cl Mandarin Oranges 5 MAPLE LEAF LB HAMS 169 PROCTOR GAMBLE LB T ISAVE Shortening 109 LYONS PKG OF THE TEA 59 S OZ SAVE 13cl MUSTARD 2 LB JAH SAVE Peanut Butter CHRISTIES OZ LOAF sliced BREAD PRODUCE ARRIVES PAIL U S NO 1 LB BAG NEW POTATOES 89 GOLDEN ft BANANAS 10 FRESH FRUITS I VEGETABLES SHRIVE FRESH DIILT AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Prion Effactnt Jul 234 ISAVE Toilet Tissue 3 89 lOOZ TINS SAVE 30cl Choice Peas CANADA NO FRESH BUTTER 65 medium EGGS 2 75 SUNNY 0Z TIN FROZEN OR PINK LEMONADE 10