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o Perry Mchell Seventh Year ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH Halton of future two cities of the future will It be two separate cities one in the north and one In the south It could be according to Roger deputy clerk of Burlington who has prepared some study material recommending a setup to one of the technical coordinating committee subcommittees of Halton County Council Sneak preview His report apparently supposed to be a confidential draft of a proposal his sub committee is studying was placed on the agenda of Milton Council meeting Monday by mistake It had no business being there Clou tier told this newspaper the morning after the meeting It was just a piece of study material fo- our committee and I Just sent copies of the draft to six members of our committee It has not been adopted by the committee It just an Idea Start Saturday evening Masses As a result of new diocesan regulations Catholics in Acton and district will be able to fulfil Sunday mass obligations by attending mass Saturday evening Father J J Gillen announced that Saturday evening masses will start at St Joseph Church thisweekat7pm and there will be a change in tune for one of the two Sunday masses One will be said at the regular hour of 9 a jn and another at a instead of the usual 10 Saturday evening masses are designed to malte it more convenient for Catholics to attend mass in the changing social and working environment of modem society Although it is relatively recent in the Hamilton diocese of which Acton is a part they have been held for some time in other Canadian dioceses Hope to save hand There still hope that Ed Heffernan right hand can be saved following an accident at Tuesday of last week He is in Guelph General Hospital where it reported all possible Is being done His right hand was crushed and burned in a hot plate press and he was rushed to hospital by Mr who is safetyco ordinator for the plant says it been a long time since there has been a serious accident in the plant The machine was equipped with a safety bar and Mr Hef Is an experienced operator Family friends and fellow workers are ill deeply concerned and hoping for the beat Like PItmkett Clou tier draft suggests two separated and single tier municipalities one in North Halton and one In South Halton along the lines of the twocity concept proposed by municipal planning consultant Thomas four years ago The proposal was dropped by the provincial government as unworkable partly because it lumped the assessmentrich southern lakeshore communities of Halton and Peel lntoonclakeshoreelty leavingthenorthern towns and rural townships alone In a second municipality with a much smaller tax base All the municipalities in Peel and Halton opposed the plan when it was veiled Current trends in both counties are toward each county as a separate region of regional government Cloutier chose Highway as the dividing line between the two Halton cities The division is suggested particularly because of the TorontoCentred Region Plan which for all Intents and purposes restricts any largescale development in the north part of the county he said In his report Own The report says each city would have its own administration and responsibilities for social services children aid work homes for the aged and welfare Hydro and water could be the council own responsibility but could also operate as separate utility com missions Both cities would be large enough to support sanitary landfill sites trans portation development offices In the northern city administration could be handled similarly to the present method in police villages Services could be sold to the north city by the south city he added He suggests three coordlnntors would be named for each city one for administration one for services and one for works These men would be similar to managers and report to the elected council One rep per 12 tor councillors he envisioned one per ward with a ward being roughly 12 people Special consideration would have to be given the rural areas The mayor he said should be chosen by the elected representatives and elections should be every two years Costs of policing the northern should be negotiated with the Ontario Provincial Police he suggests which is providing coverage for most of the north now Fire parks libraries museums planning boards education water and sewers would all be responsibilities of the local council A separate rural and urban tax rate is suggested for each municipality The south presently owns its own hydro while the north is partly locally owned and partly owned by Ontario Hydro All present personnel should be guaranteed employ ment for months Each municipality would assume the county roads within its jurisdiction the south immediately the north over a five year period Leap Year daughters Birthdays once every four years haven yet begun to worry two infant girls born Tuesday at General Hospital Hie Year charmers arc Michelle Leanne Perry second daughter for Anne and Don Perry Main St and Tracey Anne Mason first child of Wendy and John Mason of Dili iitcd grandparents for Michelle are Mr and Mrs BUI and Mr and Mrs Charlie Perry Acton and for Tracey Mr and Mrs and Corp and Mrs Kay Mason of Acton Same doctor Both babies were delivered by Brian Moore of the Acton group Michelle was born at m and weighed pounds ounces IVacey arrived at am and weighed seven pounds 2W ounces Perrys have another daughter Lee whos now months old Don Perry is associated in business with his father at Discount Centre JohnMison formerly of Acton plant at Oakville they live at Aberfoyle Third birth was mother 1eap Year birth In the district too with a difference Dune Moffat well known farmer had a leap year calf born Tuesday In his years of farming it was his first leap year calf Snowmobile Accident kills HILLSBURGH peewees were the victors in the successful Legion house league tournament on the weekend Tourney chairman Alan Hall presents the trophy to captain Kent Kennedy as coach Dennis Van and manager George Wheeler look on proudly For story and more pic lures see the Free Press sports pages Photo by Jim Jennings Debtfree Esquesing no easy regional takeover says Hill electrician reeve Tom Hill told colleagues on township council that when they talk about regional government they should remember is virtually debt free and in a better posiUon than many of the municipalities who would like to take them over We got a million dollar assessment which la higher than at least other municipalities In the county he said an outburst of plain talk and we are in a better position to take them over than they are to take us But he warned fellow township councillors the township would have to fuJrt to preserve its identity and It would be a fight to Ihe end We II have to every step of the way Hill said warning others the township didn intend to lose its identity Hill declined to name any of the municipalities who might regional designs on Esquesing everyone knew who they were Let start our expropriation proceedings now quipped Councillor A snowmobile accident Sunday claimed the life of electrician contractor Antonino a former resident of Acton He was 29 Mr Gitto had been with friends in Pushnch township south of Arkcll when It is believed he lost control of the michine roundlru a curve The snowmobile went over a bank throwing Mr tree He Wds taken to General hospital but pronounced dead on arrival The accident happened about am between the and 10th concessions south of county rood Business grew Mr Gitto owned and operated Nino trie I td in He started the business in 1366 As the business grew he moved it from his house to York lid and then Victoria He is survived by his wife the former Maria Jansen daughter Anita son Nicola parents Mr Mrs brothers Horace of Oak Joseph of Milton and Jack of Toronto sisters Mrs Giovanni of Weston Mrs Maria of Requiem high mass was celebrated at Holy Rosary church morning Burial was in Marymount cemetery This is the first snowmobile fatalityintheGuelpharea It was one of four In Ontario over the weekend Youths charged youths aged and 21 were charged with causing a disturbance after they were fighting and swearing on Mill St last Thursday evening at pin Geese return If you didn t have your eyes down warily stepping through slush this morning you might have seen to flying back north Ernie McEnery phoned the Free Press Wednesday morning o pass on the good news Free Press wins three awards AFTER KNOCKING clergymen were minister and former ministers the Rev John ceremoniously admitted to Knox church new Anderson the Rev Forbes Thomson and the addition by clerk of session William Rev Robert Armstrong Near attended Near Sunday afternoon Heading the group is Turn inside for news stones and pictures moderator the Rev John McBride followed by Staff Photo the Rev Andrew H McKenzie the present The Acton Free Press took two first prizes and a third in the Better Newspaper Awards announced this week by the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association The Free Press took first in the coveted General Excellence awards for newspapers in its own circulation class and Rockwood correspondent Lorraine Root was judged the champion correspondent among the newspapers In the Association Third prize again went to the Free Press for the best editorial page among all the weeklies Ontario an honor the paper won last year as well The Grimsby Independent and the Clinton News Record shaded the paper in the Judging which was done this year by members of the New York state Weekly Press Association In the general excellence class the Free Press led a prize winning field consisting of the Bradford Witness and the Banner in that order Champion correspondent Lorraine Root received a cheque and two for her writings on the page each week Ontario Hydro presented the cheque and one framed icate while the OWNA presented the other Lorraine Is the first Champion correspondent Lorraine Root and editor Hartley Coles with certificate Free Press writer to take the award since Mrs D C Robertson won It in 1967 Mrs Robertson was Ospringe correspondent then and now lives in Acton Editor Hartley Coles accepted the Free Press awards at the annual convention of the OWNA held at the Holiday Inn Toronto last week The only other nearby newspaper to win an award was the Burlington Post which took a third for its sports page and the Brampton Guardian which took a first for the spot news picture and a second for Ita women page Chuck McKnight of wo elected president of the at the annual convention succeeding WUaon Beyer of Bracebridge He told the closing con vention exercises that weekly newspaper prospects are bright faith in the product la high and has never been more respected The association represents 160 of the province 200 weeklies Free Press awards went up on office walls this week joining dozens of others the news paper has won over the years