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B4 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 31 1977 Rockwood and District Eramosa library notes Ability Fund drive set for Sept 6 to The week of Sept 13 will find the village of busy with canvassers going door to door collecting or the 1977 March of Dimes Ability Fund Campaign It is hoped that residents of the village will be in full of this year campaign as they have been in the past 1076 did not see a door door collection because of the condition of the streets in the village but this year It is hoped that we will see as successful a campaign as we have in the past years A rural collection by mail was done for the first time this year but with not too SITTLER Toronto Maple Leaf Captain and Ontario March of Dimes Provincial Chairman and Ron Clark discuss strategy for March of Dimes campaigns Darryl who has broken many Leaf records and Ron silver and bronze medal winner in the Ontario Games are both concerned with difficulties encountered daily by disabled individuals Hes a champion in a standup world The track was set The course looked fast and the attendants were making last minute changes It was almost time The starter stood ready The crowd was silent The racers hands were firmly set on the wheels he was ready to go The timer stood beside the starter On your mark the racer leans forward get set his hands gripped the wheel harder Go The wheels bend under the strain through the first set of obstacles his hands seemed like an ex tension of each wheel Now for the ramps They had taken their toll and now everyone watched in tion of another failure The first one was hit beautifully Coming off in good form he hit the next one and the one after that The ramps were conquered and as he crossed the finish the crowd his excellence As the dust settled a serene smiling face showed the confidence of which champions are made And for at least today Ron Clark is a champion in a stand up world A spina bifida victim from birth Ron has no feeling from the waist down I been asked if being in a chair bugs me says Ron Well sure it bugsme 1 wouldn tbetotally honest if I said it didn Watching his sly grin unfold can make you wary of his comments But his frankness is genuine It is neither malicious or resentful It is the way he feels I done a hell of a lot In my lifetime says Ron Perhaps more than most people ablebodied or not Outside of the March Awareness Days Ron is active in the Toronto Thunderbolts basketball team He also does volunteer work and tnes to keep in shape Presently unemployed Ron says he really t found his in life yet The greatest misconception people have of the disabled is that if you can t walk you ve got to be good with your Luncheon planned for Rev Sinclair by Mrs Wild a Mac Dou gall The August meeting of the Eden Mills Presbyterian Women was held at the home of Mrs G W with the president Mrs Ted presiding She opened the meeting with a poem and prayer The hymn My Faith Looks up to Thee was sung followed by the secretary and treasurer reports Correspondence was read and dealt with Eden Mills and Rockwood are planning a going away luncheon for the Rev Sin his wire and his family after services on Sunday Rev Sinclair will be leaving to take up a new charge at and will be sadly missed here A moment of silence was observed in tribute to the memory of Mrs Wright and Bob GUbertson Enn school question open Ministry of Education of ficiais will take a second look at an Erin separate school proposal for this village The m nistry previously turned down a bid for a separate school this year be cause of a lack of funds Wellington County separate school board resubmitted its proposal after changing some of the school plans About 100 pupils are ex pected to attend the school which the board hopes will open its doors by September of next year Milton plant site bought Wheelbrator Corp of Canada Ltd manufacturers of cleaning materials and environmental is buying Milton Barber Greene Canada Ltd building and land New owners of the 11 acre site plan to add 10 square feet of office space to the existing SO square foot building Wheelabrator employs about 150 people Plant workers are to move In October from the com pony plant who have passed away since the last meeting Pennies for the Fellowship of the Least Com and the col lection were received and dedicated Readings were given by Mrs W MacDonald Mrs G Stevenson and Mrs Blacklock Scripture reading Psalm was read by Mrs T Barden Devotions were read by Mrs Lasby from a book entitled Serenity the Soul The September meeting will be at the home of Mrs It Meeting closed with the singing of Softly and Tenderly followed by prayer A contest was won by Mrs Lunch was served by the convener Mrs W Gilbertson and Mrs Ted Barden assisted by Mrs and daughter Cathy Courtesy remarks were made by Mrs R Black lock for an enjoyable evening hands So I was given a job as a jeweller I was no good Ron has lived in Toronto for about three years now Having had a varied past he is content to stay put for a while If I wont to go some where I just get up and go he says And go he did Starling In 1969 from Bolssabaln loba Ron hitchhiked to Van He also been to Nashville Chicago and Lou While in Nash lie he worked as an alt night disc jockey It wasn t bad Ron recalls but it was sure lonely I tried a request show just to talk to someone Well no one phoned in Ik wtnt out to Vancouver once more but decided that Toronto is where he wanted to live Of the many obstacles that wheelchair users must over come Ron sights two to be he most predominant asportation and wash rooms In a world that caters to pedestrians Ron Clark and others like him are treated as exceptions as freaks For them the Hollywood image of beauty docs not apply All us ordinary people have a much better chance at least socially than the so called beautiful people It may sound like I m jealous but I know a lot of people to which that applies Ron is an ordinary guy with ambitions and a lifestyle all his credit outside of travelling he has won a bronze silver medal in the Ontario Games If I can get in better shape cut down on my smoking and really apply myself d like to try the track in the 1978 Olympic Games tor Ron many dreams have become a reality Ron is trying through his efforts in sports and his in volvement with the Ontario March of Dimes to do his part In creating public awareness lo the plight of the d sabled You too can help A dream can become a reality for someone if you care Show them you do Please give generously when a volunteer canvasser calls on you By Kerry Chalmers Kristlna of Rock wood celebrated her fifth birthday on August Her parents Davldo and Flay gave a party for her on Saturday August and 14 young friends attended and went to Ponderosa for lunch They returned for cake and Ice cream and fun Also present for the happy day were her god parents from New Lowell Ontario grand mother Conway and aunt from Scarborough and grand mother who is visiting Canada from Nottingham England Guide and Brownie registration for Rockwood will be held September at Rockwood Town Hall from to m Registration fee is 5 and guides must be 10 years of age or older It is not necessary to have been a brownie to register for guides Girls joining brownies must be seven years of age much success Of letters moiled out only some returns came in but it Is hoped that rural area resl dents who may have by now lost their envelopes will still feel free to send In their con trlbutlons to March of Dimes Ability Fund Mrs Julie Brace Guelph Street Rockwood Ontario To those who responded so willingly to this first attempt at canvassing the rural area heartfelt thanks are ax pressed And for the good wishes for success with the campaign Julie especially appreciates these thoughtful words Also October 15 there will be a dance held in the village in support of the Ability Fund campaign so be watching for more news on this and be sure to mark the date on your cat Beginning September regular hours will be in effect at the library Tuesday and and to and Saturday to noon Recent arrivals included Adult fiction A streak of light by Richard The Mereford tapestry by Charles MacKinnon Apple tree lean down by Mary The forest by Georges Murder as usual by Hugh Pentecost Juvenile fiction The Ha Howe en witch by Marjorie Thayer New boy in kin dergarten by Jane Peacocks are very special by Sue Alexander Tell me a tall about trolls by Sylvia Tester Louie by Ezra Keats Pix Photo entries for the Free Press contest at the fair deadline Friday Sept Bring them in to the Free Press office Non fiction Steam trains History of Georgetown by through Orangevllle by A M Kathleen Saunders Airborne McKitrlck Basic hockey by William Buckley Old strategy by Richard Lyttle furniture by Nancy Smith 1978 vw RABBITS ORDER YOURS NOW The Money You Save at Will Be Your VW Rabbit Diesel 62 AT MOTO WE Fill up Drivers were filling up their gas tanks Monday before the price Increase When the thaw came Iniversltyor Every year in Canada we the annual miracle of break up when Ihe ice and snow of the winter disappear and melt water swells Ihe streams and rivers Imoginc happening on a gantic after a w Ihot has lasted for thirty thousand you have some idea of tin thaw tint took place at the end of the list ice age Of course the itself took thousands of years example I started about twelve thousand years ago in Southern Ontario and did not reach the northern parts of province until four thousand years had elapsed While it was happening much volumes of walcr filled rivers than can be found in them now The evidence can be seen in valleys of rivers such as tht rand the Speed and even lowly All of these rivers flow in valleys many times than the present water courses he for example is about twenty feel wide on average between and Vet the river valley is as much as half a mile wide in places and once contained a torrent of wttcr melting off the receding ice Deep cut gorges such as the famous one at Flora altest to the erosive power of these greatly augmented streams I of course Ihe volume of the water died away as the glaciers gradual receded A scries of ke terraces was left behind as the rivers diminished in size They can still be seen in places as shelves running along the valley sides In many parts of Ontario the amount of water large enough to flood the land surface and deposit sediment or on it This has happened near the village of and the fact that did has been very beneficial for the City of Guelph because the flood waters put down a thick layer of gravel which was later buried under liner sands and sits This thick pile of sediment vcr porous and acts as both liter and a r of natural ground water The reservoir is now lapped by wells and is a major source of water for the city It a good example of Ihe way which natural pro cesses operating long before there were any human being in Ihis region nue to in our 1 fes Village of Rockwood WEED CONTROL ACT Property owners are reminded that all noxious weeds should be cut by September 15 1977 Village operator and equipment may be rented if required Phone the secretary at 856 COMING SOONI Million THE FASHION SHOW Saturday September Peggy s of Milton Milton Mall The el of a and also lho camp is We a to Fa I be mode by lop modes I RSI Show Pnzes THE SHOW v A f ATTENTION BOWLERS League play begins Sat Sept 24th REGISTRATION DATES THURSDAY SEPT 1st SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3rd PM to 9 10 AM 4 PM registration can be made in or phone Actor fowling Lor REGISTRATION FEE BOWLING RATES Bantams aa Juniors w and Seniors MA RENTAL ON BOWLING SHOES p AGE DIVISIONS Bantams NOT 11 years of age Jan 178 Junior NOT Seniors NOT 18 ofage Ja Beginning September 61977 all Ontario speed and distance signs will go metric This ishowtoleamthe system Speed signs Distance sign dwneeover already in affect NIAGARA 85 WINDSOR 330 It s a very easy system and most countries around the world already use it Ontario and other provinces ire adopting it under a Canada wide plan approved by Metric Commission Canada Speed limits arc measured in kilometres per hour kmh are measured in kilometres km and metres One metre is approximately the length of a long stride One kilometre is 1000 metres or 58 mile 0 625 Onemilel6km An easy way to familiarize yourself with kilometres is to consider the time factors involved for example 80km50miles wouldtake about hour to drive at a speed of 80 Study the signs shown here and you get the picture quickly To learn the system faster think metric don convert back to the old Imperial unit of miles And to measure your gas consumption in kilometres per gallon divide the number of kilometres travelled by the number of gallons used Get a free copy of the tive booklet Ontario Roads Go Metric from any Ministry of Transportation and Communications office or outlet in Ontano James Snow Minister ol Transportation and Communications William Davis Premier Province of Ontano Acton Bowling Lanes MAIN ST MEMIER 1530170