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The Huron Expositor, 1976-09-23, Page 5ASSEMBLED 1, ONLY THE HURON: EXPOSITOR! SEPTEMBER 23, olvm; am wi old one in Beodhofgen MI A pleasant surprise for Fred Herbert Sunday morning, when Sunday school and congregation of the First Lutheran Church, Logan honored him' With a special service and presentation. Mr. Herbert had been superintendent for 50 years. The Sunday School *and choir sang several favorite hymns. On behalf of the Sunday School, Mr s, Gordon Rose presented him with a plaque in recognition of his faithful service. A pot luck dinner followed after which Alvin Ahrens read an address and presented• Mr: Herbert with a reclining chair from the congregation.- Rev. Beutel was master of ceremonies. Mrs. Gordon Rose wrote an address recalling events of the past years and also a poem. i...Guests with Mrs. Carl Hictnel were her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hicknel and family from Stoney Creek. Mrs. Martin Diegel; Shake- speare spent the. summer holi- 4 days at her home and with her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and, Mrs, Ralph Fischer and family - 'and other relatives and friends here. McGREGOR Top Quality BEEF GOVERNMENT INSPECTED Whole Beef a90 Half Beef .91. bout 7$ yeari ago, the Rock twins, Edwin and Norman, who were. SO on July 23, remember their fath4er,„,the late C.C, Rock, building a barn behind the 'family heuse, where they still live,. in Brodhagen. s - This summer the Rock brothers, who stirwork every day at their saw mill and "carpentry business beside the house took the old barn down. And with the help of a few other men, they've used the lumber and the cement floor from the old barn to build a new smaller storage barn. "It was too big and 'we didn't need it," one of the brothers said about the old building. The old barn was•once used Tor the horses needed years ago in their business, find for cattle and chickens. The new building will just be fot storage and for their car. Edwin Rock's wife of 52 years, Laura, says the old barn was in pretty bad shape. "Every winter there were some boards doWn." Mrs. Rock, who raised a family of five in the brick house surrounded by lovely flowers is pleased with the appearance of the' new barn. "I like the old wood," she says. People come from far and wide to have wooden sash windows repaired by the brothers. "I honestly think it's about the last place you can get windows repaired," Mrs. Rock says. Happy, with their family and friends around them on Saturday evening at Brodhagen Community Centre, Mr, and Mrs. Reuben Buuck of Brodhagen had a memorable fiftieth wedding anniversary. It was the natural place for the celebration for Mrs. Buuck's hobby is catering there, and Mr. Buuck is the caretaker. Quilting is another occupation that Mrs. Buuck enjoys in; addition to her household duties. Attendants at • the ceremony performed in St. Peter's Luteran Church, Brodhagen, on September 15, 1926, were Miss Gertrude Buuck, bridesmaid; Miss Marie Buuck, now Mrs. Alf Rats, flower girl, and. Martin We are Holding a • • • • • • • • • Y'r, V id• 11 404.4ozoalo " y 7 -41-1/ rs1 • f 1' try , • 011111!„ zoo_ Her huSband points out that the reanufacturers of new types of windows don't fix them and that aluminum windows really 'can't be fixed. Besides custom windbw *fork, the brothers also make picnic tables and lawn chairs. If you look closely on many lawns in ItIcKillop and Logan, you'll see them. They repair wood work and even made a little doll's high ' chair for one lady, The Rock brothers did the fitting of windwos and most of the nailing on of siding• for the Aew barn by themselves but they had help with the roof and heavy. structural parts. Saturday their son in law and two grandson Bill,. Richard and Bob Broughton of Atwood were doing roofing, Other major help came from Bob Sinnamon, Harvey Ahrens and Harold Rock. 'C.C., Rock and later his sons, operated a chopping mill. All kinds of sash were made by the Rock family and hard wood flooring was made at the mill too. Norman Rock used to go out and do carpentry work for people, while Edwin stayed and looked after the mill. Edwin , remembers that they had the first truck for miles around• after they bought it in 1916. It travelled at about 15 miles an hour and was in demand take people to picnics, like the Brodhagnn Brass Band's extursiOnto rtttid Bend, ' There 'wasn't 'a truck at all in Mitchell In those days. and only one in Seaforth, owned by John •Rochlo pep .. . works, When the Mitchell Ford Motor Comm! had their picnic, the Rock brothers delivered the ice cream , and took some. passengers.. The truck was a align drive model, with 4* rubber tires,. manufactured in Clinton. Edwin Rock remembers that it truck licenpe in these days cost $2. The Rock hrothers'aren't much interested in publicity and only agreed to a story about their barn at the urgingof the Expositor's Brodhagen cofrespondent Lonella Wolfe. The Rock brothers are more interested in doing a good days work in their mill, as they have nearly every day since they started working with their father at 12 or 13 years of age. .Cort•PspoodOg Vittoenttone Mr. and Mrs. .c1,0TPAP9. Maloney, Martin Maloney 4440, Mario and Mr, And Mrs. Maloney attendedthe weddip.of their nephew Gerry Feeney to. Kathy Ball in $t. Marys on Sept. 47, Mrs. Clarence Maloney left Monday to visit relatives in Climax, Sask. Others not, mentioned attend. ing the Rowland reunion on Sept. S included: Mr. and Mrs, • Jack' Rowland, Kincardine: Mr. and Mrs. Rob McDonald, Stratford:. Rev. Fr. Thos. McQuaid, Mr. and Mrs. Don Costello, Kitchener and Mrs. Marlene Rewland, Port Credit. Pupils attending Kindergarten in Dublin include; Marianne Moylan,, Karen Murphy, David Kelly, Kenneth Ryan, Pattie THE NEW BARN — 80 year-old twins Edwin, left, and _Norman Rock stand proudly in front of the new smaller barn that they built in about six weeks, out of lumber from the old with some hely from friends and relatives. The brothers have been working together in the wood business since they were 12or 13. (Staff Photo) ..adk THE OLD BARN — The steam engine in the foreground is chopping fire wood in front of the 75 year old barn that the Rock brothers 9f. Brpihagen,tore down this summer,. The 80 year old twins still operate a thriving mill and carpentry business on the site of their -father's mill. Logan Church honours man Dietz, brother of the, bride, best man. The officiating paster was . - the Rev. John Alberti. The couple There were two baskets of morning from the funeral of farmed in McKillop for thirty flowers in St. Peter's Lutheran Dalton Hinz, which was held years, before retirement to Church in Brodfiagen on Sunday Mondays, afternoon. Brodhagen. .„ Buucks mark 50th They have three sons and one daughter; Martin, Milverton; Gerald, Calgary, Alta; Carl, , Mitchell,' and Rose Eba, Mrs. Len Burgess, Stratford. There are ,nine grandchildren. ' Mr. Buuck is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Buuck. He has one brother, Henry; deceased are Lawrence, Louis and Albert. His sisters are Gertrude Buuck; Pearl, Mrs. Charles Ridgeway.; lmileen, Mrs. Fred Pauli, Marie, Mrs. Alf Ratz, and Marjorie, Mrs. Lloyd Wolfe. Mrs. Buuck is the former Caroline Dietz, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dietz. She has one brother, Martin. Another brother, John, is deceased. The couple attribute their success,in life to God's help and - the 4cooperation of their family; also that, as a couple, they have been, good to each other. :GRAND OPENING At the Dublin Feed Mill, Dublin Saturday; _September 25 1976 1 pm to 5 pm FEATURING : - New Corn Drying and Storage Facilities - New Bull Grain Receiving Equipment - Renovated Feed,,Mill HIGHLIGHTS OF GRAND OPENING - Prize Draws Galore - Colour Movies - Live Displays - See our calf and big pigs OFFICIAL. OPENING CEREMONIES AT 4:30pm: Mr. Hugh fdighoffer, M.P.P. - Mr. Mat McCreight - Trustee Village of Dublin - Mr. Ross McPhail - Reeve of Hibbert Township 41POe/F: Chris Maloney,. $1P411 I;cirie Cronin, and IVIrs J.L. k$'4P; Kitchener visaed frien4s, here otk' Sunday. • Mr. 46.4 M.4; Ed Melatly have returned hP410 from vacation visiting their family., and relatives tin ca4RArY 40 VOC9.4.-ver. From •my short conversation with them, they certainly eridYe4. the scenery, the people and .everything that made the* trip memorable one, whtch perhaps: proves that you ' should see,,. Canada first. S,F.M. of St. Lucia, W.I. is spending a three-month holiday in Canada and presently is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Vine. Lane. He expects to return to St. Lucia in November. KITCHEN CUPBOARD SALE Manufactured by Gregg in stock- Priced' to Clear 21" Cavalier Base, Upper. and Counter Top-. $ 198.00 27" Accornacari, Base, Upper and Counter Top- $266.00 (L-Shaped Richileau) 49" x Base, Upper and Counter Top - $1,099.35 Prices- BE. READY FOR NEXT SUMMER! SWIMMING POot CHEMICALS % OFF Patio Slabs 18" x 18" GREY 18"x 18" RED $1.25 $1.50 SIDEWALK SLABS 24" x 30" - $2 50 ea ' Pilee subject to change INCLUDES' CUTTING WRAPPING and QUICK FREEZING Free Delivery - Within 10 Mile GRAINT MeGEEGOR , Ph. 262.14830 FREE Barbequed Hamburgs, Donuts, Pop Shoppe Pop Come and Meet your Neighbours at the Dublin Feed Mill Satitrday aiternoon, Sept. 25 RAIN OR SHINE PURINA CHOWS If you are building get a price froniMOFFATT and POWELL and SAVE DOLLARS "EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIALS"