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Pilot is thankful to be alive after plane crash Thankful to be alive follow ing a plane crash Thomas William Walker says he doesn t know whether or not ever fly again Walker crawled through approximately a mile of swamp and bush following the crash of his Howard float piano In a heavily wood two miles southwest of St Helena and Highway I think I will fly again bull will have to wait and see the pilot stated In a telephone interview from his bed In GuelphGenernl Hospital Although suffering first and second degree burns and a broken foot as well as tiple fractures Mr Walker managed to get to Highway and flag down a passing motorist Roy Ross of Klngsvllle who took him to Acton police He was later taken to Guelph General Hospital The same foggy weather that contributed to the crash Ironically prevented Mr Walkers wife from joining him In the same trip home Mrs Walker had returned Monday Chesley by bus and Mr Walker was to return when the weather cleared The couple had visited Mr Walker brother in Cornwall during the weekend Heading alone for his farm in Chesley Walker left Toronto Harbor Airport at 10 a m Tuesday Nov Travel ling along the of Lake Ontario and north on Highway Mr Walker man aged to keep below fog until he ran Into a fog bank north of Milton In an attempt to negotiate a 180 degree turn and head back towards Hamilton he lost con trol of the plane The nose went down and the plane just started spiral ling as well as I can remem I was thrown through the window when It crashed Although drizzle and fog hampered police efforts to loc ate the plane an OPP hell copter sighted the burned wreckage two days later southwest of St Helena Rd A pilot tor eight years Mr Walker describes himself as a weekend pilot logged over hours of fly time including a good deal of weather flying and Is night rated He spent several years pre viously using a plane for ness purposes andhas handled avarietyofalrcraft A aircraft Mr Walker bought the Howard only several weeks earlier It was larger than his last plane I still t quite learned the feel of the plane and it is difficult to convert from one plane to another he said adding he felt the plane a con trots were at the time of the crash very awkward and Previously Mr Walker had flown several different Cessnas a Piper Family Cruiser 150 and a six setter Comanche I had planned to take the plane down to Florida to get a better feel for it this is my usual procedure whenever I geta new plane he explains Although Halton Regional Police have completed their report on the crash the federal department of tran is conducting an investigation We hope to have details of the investigation later this week said Paul an Investigating officer for the department We have been to the site once by copter and there was only a pile of ashes left and halfofonepontoon butwewtll be speaking to the pilot later this week and visiting the site again to complete the Invest gation Andoney Trio resign from fairs entertainment group Survives plane crash TOM WALKER lies in a bed in Guelph General Hospital with a broken leg burns to his face and hands and numerous other injuries after his light aircraft crashed between Acton and Milton on November Reading be his only form of entertainment for a while Suggest police share town offices in Y Police Commission would like to move the Acton police detachment from the old town hall to a Mill St location and hac suggested that the could share the building with the town Mayor Tom Hill said the merchants feel the Mill Street location might cut down on vandalism He said the budding plan drawn up by Deputy Chief Olliver would give the police square feet and the town At present the town office staff fire chief and the recreation department have offices in the building and take up over square feet Councillor Peter Marks raised the question of parking and pointed out the Masonic Lodge and the i use the building as well Chairman Miller said he was concerned about the cost the town is paying to house three people In the offices at the front and felt the space should be shared Marks said he would like more details about the plan and suggested an on site meeting where the building could be looked at A meeting will be held at p afternoon Three members of the Acton Fall Fair entertain committee resigned during the fair board monthly meeting lost week We feel we can t give our whole hearted support a letter read aloud by fair board president Russ Murray stated Mr Murray who said he was expecting the resignations accepted them Karen Cathy and Dill Lasby tendered their res gnat ions to the board The letter read in part that some people joined because of a sense of obligation to the fair We looked for a day night show that would be entertaining and profitable the letter staled The letter continued that the committee wanted to charge a fee but that the board would not allow a fee The entertainment com ran into blocks no matter which it turned president Murray said to the dozen people at the meeting in the arena Bill the only one of the trio to attend the meeting said resigned only from the committee The letter noted the com was successful in its efforts to secure an 100 grant from the Ontario Arts Council With the money from the was one of the best the fair grant the debt for entertain has had sparked ready will be less than year Mr Murray said Mr array comment that the Friday night show No float in parade Mayor Tom Hill told Hills works committee he regrets the bo able to place a float in Acton Santa Claus parade He said he has received several requests for a town float in the parade but there is no mone and no member of staff would volunteer to make one up after hours Police eye lights Police patrols will be checking on CNR property especially railway crossing I ghta after four of them ere smashed by vandals last week jj Four of the red caution DUE TO AN error window openings in the fire hall addition must be re moved up two feet Replacing a damaged beam which was dropped is at the First Line and Highway delaying Other Work Rocks were used to break the glass police say Receive free advice Youths try beautifying cemetery At the urging of Bert Acton Hills is going to receive some free advice on of Acton Fairview Cemetery Monday told Hills works committee he has been interested In the cemetery for several years and recently look Leslie Laking of Royal Botanical Gardens on a tour reported the RBG official admired the land scaping of the burial grounds and suggested the organ isation outreach consult abve program could assist In making the grounds even more attractive Laking suggested be happy to meet with com planting to enhance the wet land characteristic of a swampy area planting to screen a residential view and tree planting to enhance the appearance of the cemetery and added there would be no cost to the town for the advice He said would November works meeting were noticed in front of the IGA store at 30 am Thursday Investigating officers discovered two of the three pins on the door hinges were removed Police report that no entry into the building was made response from the audience Two men said the Murray version was not what they had heard Carvan collision sends 13 to hospital Three children and ten adults were taken to Guelph Hospital following a car van collision on the Line Saturday evening According to Regional Police the Injuries were of slight and minor nature One of the vehicles tried a left turn off the Line and the other vehicle ran into it Patricia of Or Rd Acton was at the wheel of a southbound van Police estimate damage to the vehicle amounts to Domenico Sampogna of Toronto was a north bound car Police put the damage to it at about 000 All the passengers were taken to hosp according to pol Passengers in the Sam car were Emille and David Sampogna also of Tor onto and five members of a fam ly Edgar Jocelyn Ellin and Michelle Kerr of 19 Burns were taken to hospital Jocelyn Kerr re ceived minor injuries the worst of the crash The following people were passengers from Acton in the Haggett van Judy of the same address Colleen Jordan 58 Crescent St Cathy el don JO Mowbray Place Joanne Berry and of Queen St Anna Marie Swii Police seek escaped man The relative of an Acton man engineered his escape from police during a fracas in front of the Store last week Police were attempting to clear up a small disturbance in front of he store and one man who was shouting and swearing was arrested after police cautioned him He also resisted arrest police say A relative of the man police have it as his brother stepped in and his actions resulted in the escape of the prisoner Meeting of BIA A public meeting is planned for Wednesday November IS tonight at the to discuss the final report of the Business Improvement Area Henry reported to the Business Association at their meeting Wednesday Explanations will be given and the people effected will come up with the proposals he said Merchants present also discussed their Christmas I advertising flyer which will I go out by mall In December They will get together and discuss open hours for the Christmas shopping season The stores will likely be open Mondays all during J December I for saunas Lions Pool Committee presented a cheque worth to the Hills works committee at the committee meeting Monday evening to pay for the saunas at the pool President Ray and other committee members Assadourian and John presented the cheque to works chairman MARK BEATON member of the executive of the Coffee House explains to Halton Hills finance committee through an overhead Russell Miller Lions projector the plans for the dropin centre in the l The Mug gets 200 No fires There were no fires in Acton this week reports fire chief Holmes A group of young people from who are setting up a coffee house and drop- in centre in the basement of the building came to Hills council to ask for help and they got it Mark Beaton spokesman for the group said felt there is a need since they could find little to do in Acton on the weekends He ex plained there is a member of each high school grade on the executive so all age groups would be interested He said the board agreed to let them use the basement by foot room at no charge in return for the renovations He said the coffee house named The Mug would provide an alternative to the hotels for senior students He explained the total cost of fixing the room which was in sad shape would be including carpeting on floor out the carpeting and sug they were hoping for or from the town The committee recom mended a donation but council has yet to approve Mark said the group are doing all the work themselves and some items are being donated He said membership would be issued and would be withdrawn if anyone appeared with liquor or illegal drugs He stressed there would be internal disci from the members themselves He said adults would be present but would be low key He said there would be an open door policy to police in the area Mark said the group are gung ho and have already stripped the room and are ready to go to work Councillor Pat Patterson said there a similar situa lion in Narva where dances are held weekly He predicted they would be at council ask ing for help too if help was given Councillor Peter Marks said such a project is worth while and a good Investment for the town at He praised the young people for their initiative and drive Compared to the thousands of dollars we spend on lion maybe it behooves us to support this kind of Meals program gets start The Meals on Wheels lunch Organizer Terry People can get the dinner program being run through pointed out that some people anywhere from one to Ave the Acton Community Ser- are afraid they are commit days a week and can cancel vices Centre got off to a good ting them when they anytime they want she said tart this week as nine people apply for the meals Ac- are slated to get dinners cording to this is not true Cost IstlJS FRED WRIGHT WAS FIRST to receive his meal from the Meals on Wheels program Nancy Little hands mm the soup which went along with Mr Wnghtsaidhewasverygladtobegetttngthemeals TAXI DRIVER Fred Dunne delivered the first Meals on Wheels Monday He picks up the meals from the Halton Manor each day and delivers them to the Acton Community Services Centre Reliable Taxi volunteered its help