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Two die in Christmas Day blaze By ROBIN Herald Staff The lives of two people were claimed in an early Christmas ning blaze which totally destroyed a two storey residence on the north side of the 5th Sideroad just west of High way 25 Milton firefighters were called to the scene at 15 am and arrived at the residence at 25 at which time the rear of the house was fully engulfed in flames Two who pumpers and a rescue discovered the fire were unit and lolal able to rescue Marjorie f ret on the McKerr before call scene he fin department Hills F re when she was at Department was called the front of house lz a The Milton Fire responded with a Department responded pumper and w th three tankers two rescue Acton Depot suffered a compound Firefighters were fracture of the leg and unable to gain access to facial injuries when he the residence because of was among four fire- WBVIVoMMArV talked to Herald reporter Anl after the The earold woman Is staying neighbors from the the intense heat and There were Hills battling the blaze in three separate shifts The f re fully under control until about Acton volunteer fire- Jack Vos fighters scrambling to avoid a collapsed wall A firefighter for months Mr Vos was covered up to his head in debris and rushed to Milton District Hospital where he is reported in sat condition M Hon although the Aim eve continued on A3 Injury during the blaze but later returned to the scene The large old house burned til 8 a and Chief Bill Cunningham of the Hills Fire Department said the strong winds helped the fire have a hold on the structure Firefighters did not leave the scene tit about a Christmas day A spokesman frcm the Ontario Fire Marshall a Office in Toronto said the early Christmas mom blaze in Hills may have been the result of a malfunction in an oil fired space heater Contacted by The Herald on Friday the Wilkc suffered Two men died in a house fire early Christmas mite west of Highway escaped through the front morning A year old woman whose bedroom was door The home totally destroyed Herald photo the main floor of home about hall a the HERALD Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 866 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1985 iri hi ppitfisiiiii New Years Eve in Acton and was celebrated by many residents as cltliena or the year Dr David Georgetown the streets an Bent left of Acton and Ralph at Georgetown rang in the new year Herald photo a Car crash kills Acton man 21 Ron of Acton died Sunday after the car he was driving left Highway and rolled over in the ditch When the car came to rest on its wheels In the water of a Credit River culvert the driver had been thrown out said Mr Wunder t been wearing his seat belt Timothy Nye of Hillsburgh is in stable condition at Hospital in My Nye suffered bruising but no broken bones according to the nursing supervisor There no passengers in the car and no other vehicles involved The accident took place at a in Erin Township about one and a half miles south of A post mortem examination was done and blood samples have been sent away to determine if the ver was impaired at the me of the single vehicle crash say results aren t due back for a month Further informal on was unavailable as the police report was Incomplete as of press time No Go Transit stop at Marketplace plaza GOTronslt buses areno lppgentoppintf at the Restaurant and Tavern in the Georgetown Marketplace off Highway the bus parcel express service which operated out of the restaurant is no longer there The Jong time restaurant owned by Bill KarolkJis has gone out of business Friday he downtown Main Marl at Main S became GO new agent To buy tickets for the bus or to pick up parcels sent by bus you have to go the Main Mart now We tried to find a location with long hours where people could go to buy tickets GOTranslt public relations officer Lily said If the agency is closed people can still buy tickets on the bus She said buses are no longer pulling into the plaza but that bus drivers are on the lookout for passengers flagging them down along Highway In front of the plaza Although no new stops has yet been designated In that area GO officials are hopeful they will have them soon Miss Ing said GO Is looking for approval from the town to have a GO stop at the traffic lights leading Into the Georgetown Marketplace on Street for travellers heading to Toronto As we for travellers westbound Acton and GO hopes lo have a stop across the street at the entrance to the Hallon Hills Plaza Our people have suggested that location and are waiting for word from the townspeople Miss Ing said And they re hoping to put up bus shelters there too Right now travellers will go downtown Georgetown instead to catch the GO bus Although commuter bulletins were banded out to travellers recently there are occasional travellers who may not be aware of the change Miss Ing said Christmas shopping up A qu survey local stores In the Halton Hills area reveal that most of the merchants enjoyed the same amount or slightly better number of shoppers during Christmas season While last years hot item seemed to be the Cabbage Patch Doll this year was clothing for the dolls and transform Eric Sellors manager of the Canadian Tire in Acton said that although the store did about the same vol lime of business as last year It was more evenly spread out There seemed to be more excitement last year but he said there was an exceptionally busy Christmas Eve this How 84 started off in town year year Mr Sellors who said about IS per cent of his sales are attributed to the season maintained that Cabb age Patch Dolls trans formers GI Joe figures crosscountry skis and a lot of musicrelated pro ducts were the popular terns from his store Gail Dodoklnof John Houghton said the store enjoyed a very very busy season although she said people tended to wait until the last minute Carat gold and diamonds topped the list of best sellers at the Trio Mart was said to have been definitely busier than last year with many game sales GI Joes and stuffed toys THE YEAR IN REVIEW In the second of a two part series editor Dave reviews the year 184 In Hills The first part was published last week with stories and yearend photos the school teachers participate in a weigh off in aid of Cystic Stove Roach wins the spring King contest a wild and zany night where the boys get to dress up and be Judged The month of April Is with actors from the high school GDHS puts on the play Merch ant of Ven and the same week AHS puts on Grease Athletes or the Year from Georgetown were New Years Eve was special as residents In Acton and Georgetown celebrated beginning of the provinces blcen tennEal by having Citl of the Year Esme Ball and Ted Tyler unleash balloons and ring In the new year The new year baby was M Chad Douglas Wilson the son of proud parents Doug and Cindy Wilson Originally from Georgetown the couple were Guelph residents staying In Acton when the child was born With lots of snow for December it was ted that a sizable chunk of the snow removal budget was spent from what remained The yet unnamed nurs Ing home complex cent to the Georgetown District Memorial Hospl tal Is taking shape as the outer shell is visible to curious onlookers Results come in on a December Carolfcst and was raised Tor charity A Lotto bug hits North and stores like Smoke Shop arc swamped with people hoping to win a 10 million dollar jackpot It the largest tax free lottery in North Amcrl SCHOOLS Acton school prin Betty Moore is transferred to M Robinson after three and a half years in Acton At Georgetown ict High School a group of students and teachers put together a newspap er with help from the Herald It called The Leader In the GDHS annual snow queen contest Joanne d takes first Also at Sue and Louis Acton High School student Linda Thomson is crowned the new Miss Acton Fall Fair The Georgetown Life Project Is completed t hunks to hard work from high school students and staff the Optimists and a board of education grant of SOME VISITORS OF NOTE In February Maude spoke to a group on the topic of The New Pornography She is an information officer for Pierre Trudcau Former Holy Cross pastor comes trom Hoi land for a mortgage burning in February Two weeks later the retired priest dies from health ailments Mr Paul Brodie comes calling for a concert and training session with students BUI Davis dazzles a targe crowd at Holy Cross Auditorium In for the BIG Business in Georgetown CelebratI on birthday dinner Jean Chretien comes to Brampton George town for a press con ference during the M election campaign In August Big Bird is a welcomed guest for hundreds of kids that show up on Main Street for filming of a movie Trail riders from the Journey Into Yesterday group end the 200 mile trek with a celebration In at Scolsdole Farm TorontolawyCrAI Blckcrton comes Acton to talk with youths over heir problems with police and loitering Phyllis McMaster replaces former representative for the provincial ministry of agricultural and food a district office In M iton Henry Stanley Bob and Lorraine dm an host a new youth open house program at St George Anglican Church called Open Door In Georgetown Ralph is chosen top cltlz en of the year by the Lions Club He is a well liked high school teacher who has been Very active In helping the arts in town He helped launch the Choral Continued on page AS It was best New Years Eve gift I could have got grinned mother She gave birth to I Hole at New Years Day at District Memorial Hospital The father Is Doug Hole Thebabywelghedelbs at birth and measured 18 Inches long Baby will receive a gift certificate from Fletcher a Family Shoes and a car seat from he Jnycettcs