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Ninety Ninth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 1974 Twenty Six Pages Fifteen Cents Man charged in bizarre death Manfred Baron of It Acton has been charged with capital murder in connection the disappearance of Isaac of Toronto Police searched the Baron property for nearly five hours Saturday morning before leaving with evidence which Is now being analyzed at the Centre of Sciences in Toronto Dug from a shallow hole yards behind 3f the Baron barn were possibly two pieces of flesh Metro homicide division contacted Tuesday said analysis Is not complete Police also seized a gallon oil drum and Baron had apparently been playing poker in Toronto and reportedly Baron later tacked wertman with a club in a parking lot brought the body to his home here where police assume he burned It In an oil drum before burying it Found car Last Thursday Milton 0 P were asked by Metro homicide squad to check the Baron farm for Manfred Barons cor It was not there Later It was recovered at Motors in Georgetown and blood samples were taken from it Regional Police located the car and held It for Metro teeth Saturday again requested by Metro police Milton 0 and Cons Foley with two dogs from the canine grouping returned to the Baron farm for a thorough search of all the property Charged Manfred Baron hud been arrested in Toronto on was brought lo farm Saturday and returned to the Don Jail where his Is now Staff Sgt Jerry Stevenson and Sgt Winston are in charge of the in both from the Metro homicide squad with police from division the general assignments squad and Milton detachment of the OPP assisting cava tor Baron lived with his rents Mr and Mrs and Is In the excavating business Ik keeps his trucks and loaders at the property which was formerly the Stan Morrison farm nt the corner high way He attended Acton high school has appeared in court ami was remanded was a North York dry goods Jobber who was separated from his wire Both had been In Nazi con camps In the war They came to Canada In He has two grown children Me was employed by Harold and Harry Sllvcrstein Sons I Id Ave SHALLOW hole 200 yards behind the Baron bam contained remains suspected those of missing Isaac Toronto Police believe diesel fuel was used to burn the body In an oil drum Coins for Actons In honor of Acton lennial special cotnme moral He coins will be buted having a face value of Also special silver and Sold coins may now be or cred at a cost of for the silver and for the gold The Acton Legion Is holding wine and cheese parties at the Legion on Tuesday May for the merchants and Thursday May for people in industry The purpose of these parties Is to show the businesses and Industries samples of the coins so they will be able to order the number they feel they will need The coins arc also set In knife handles paper weights and are found In other new ways Deadline for ordering the coins will be June is BARON FARM three miles east of Acton was are being analysed at the Centre of Forensic of a thorough search by police and two Sciences in Toronto and Manfred Baron 23 has police trained dogs for almost five hours Saturday been charged with noncapital murder This Remains found in a shallow hole behind the barn property was formerly farmed by Stan Morrison s d ooms Lightning hits aerials May 30 still loonuaa the strike date for outside workers of May 30 still loonuaa the strike date for outside workers of Hills On thatday 16 days after the no board ruling from the conciliation offer It will be legal for the members of Local Canadian Union of Public Employees to strike While the union voted per cent in favor of a strike last week Local president Kent Robinson said the strike could still be averted If the town comes up with an offer So far I vc heard nothing from them said the Local president The town came up two cents to 01 an hour for a laborer but the union is asking an hour which they claim would put them on a par with neighboring towns Acton pair to study Soviet techniques Bruce Andrews head of the Acton High physical education department and coach of the North Harriers Track Club and Free Press sports editor Denis Gibbons have been accepted in a Loyola University sponsored course which will study the advanced system of sports and physical education in the Soviet Union Bruce and Denis are scheduled to leave Montreal Sunday night on a flight to Moscow where they will Soviet scientific ap proaches to sports ana receive specialized in in the coaching and playing of hockey basketball track and field soccer gymnastics and many other sports Together with a group of coaches teachers students and recreation directors from across Canada they will spend three weeks in Moscow The course is the result of an exchange study agreement signed by Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Kosygin in While in Moscow the group is scheduled to study at the world famous Soviet Federal Institute of Sport and Physical Education Former USSR National hockey coach Anatoli is to head the list of hockey instructors while former world high jump record holder Valery and long jumper Igor TerOvanesjan are on the list of track and field instructors E F Enos director of Loyola Universitys Institute of Comparative Physical Education recently arrangements for the course with Soviet officials Thursday night thunder storm days of rain caused considerable flooding In the district A few country roads were lm passable for a while and some Forces grad Stewart Lt Stewart McCulloch formerly of has just from Canadian Fleet School Fsquimalt Victoria BC He is presently home on leave He received his Level One certificate as a combat systems engineer Stewart is the son of Mr and Mrs J McCulloch now residing at 106 Main St N Rock wood McCulloch is now take advanced systems engineering For those who arc looking for a challenging profession with lots of travel and great companionship he reckons that all land lovers should try a stint at sea cellars were flooded Most serious damage here resulted Thursday when lighting blew out several television sets in subdivision Clocks stopped at a m showed the time of the one storm which wrecked the most havoc here Home most hard hit was that of Mr and Mrs Wilf Duvnl and family Nelson Ct where lighting hit two telev sets and a light fixture littering broken glass on the floor He firefighter and the family put out the flames in one downstairs television set themselves Power was off and other electrical equipment at is malfunctioning Lose color Other nearby neighbors found television sets missing the color factor after the lighting struck One district home had curtains shot right off a window by lightning Hoc wood area In the Rockwood area some Instances of flooded basements were reported by home owners in direct vicinity of the Eramosa River Joe Randall assistant superintendent of the conservation park said however that flooding was not severe It wnsn as bad spring flooding he said He ex plained that around both ends of tht and Rockwood dam there was overflow with the rondwav beside the dam requiring rcgravclllng In the ix wood park where the old fourth lint used to be the road was covered with water said the park spokesman Ik added between Mills and we alarm so there have been any great problems In In the city of the storm was reported as the worst to hove hit in years Miin trunk storm sewers reportedly became incapable of taking the rush of water away leading to basements becoming flooded in many parts of the city An emergency crew of men from the public works Toronto They reported him missing when he failed to show up for work May He was last seen after a poker game it lam on May His car was found the hood and door splattered with blood with a trail of blood leading part way into tin driveway of his apartment building on Wilson Ave Several witnesses described a fight In the parking lot to pallet Metro squad police contacted by this newspaper this is of most bizarre and gruesome cases in murder is one thill involved other than a police officer or Jail Rezone Acton lot A single Jot on Main North Acton adjacent Hit industrial park Icrmtd an eyesore for years will be rcvoned residential from industrial If accepts a administration rccnmnunditlon said there three homes there now and this vacant lot Hi said for years Acton had trying lo lot up Ho described it as housing on old trailer a rusty stovt sticking out of the roof and high weed Infested erass oil over Now we hav one who wants to build an house on it we should the Ik emphasized three houses wire ilready there fact it was zoned In Chairman Roy Booth suggested he whole siricl should be since houses were there agreed It would be the wise thing lo do but would hold up the owner M Toft department was required to ITieGt spend all Thursday night and most of the next morning on at S duty wilh every available power pump in the city pushed into action Milton damage Acton dimagt in last Thursdays rain storm was minor in comparison to other surrounding areas Milton damage from the flash flooding has been compared to Hurricane Hazel which swept through this irea in 19j4 The four inches of torrential rain that fell could not be soaked up in lime As a result the flooding of rivers ind streams was the muse of extensive damage lo many homes In the area In Milton a construction project which was designed to end core area flooding had not been completed and wis useless In this disaster Unofficial estimates of damage in Milton have reached but official figures will not be available for a few weeks philosophy of Catholic education will be explained to numbers of St Joseph thurth at a special meeting in the parish hill on tvtning chairman of the iepnratc School Board and other trot on will be there to and answer questions Acton was recently in in the Jurisdiction of the board by the same legislation which im regional govern Dog donated Hugh of Church Street won a huge stuffed dog it a dog show recently Mr Patterson Is donating to the Cancer Society and it will be put in a draw This Thursday it the dinner the six foot pooch will be on display for first time O CONNOR FRANK incumbent for of Oakville was chosen riding was nominated by Liberals to to seek rcelettion contest the election OConnor Philbrook PC Lib candidates Hit irt off and running in the July tit i lion r in and ridings mil photos inside today s Issue detail how I ilitrols those frank Phil Inook llnllan Progressive Conservatives incumbent Ml Connor to carry Into the net at nomination meetings held I ist NOP t yel a rink or a possible candidate I his Hilton I Con in name standard The I ibtr ils mtthhl night luesday too lule for in lodi issut but the txpected wan Burlington idvirlising consultant I Cunningham who his hit into ring lost week The PC mttlniL is tonight mid sitting MP Bill Kempllng of is txpeckd to Hie nod NOP meeting is May and Walter of Burlington a former provincial candidate is expected lo named Crafts sale for Y funds A is bung tic tip ml dri in muth condition with of an At last muting hers iht win pit with Hit ilinngt in promises Plans are still in progress for renovations and fund raising projects ire derwav the fir in to mi hill Spate hits rented at fall fair to full programs it In i Tinmen is an arts ifts ind They in eont vinous people with kinds of trifts who would lit in lertsttd in displaying selling their talents They ore hoping to fill the whole gym at the Y and beyond bring in a great v of talents and buyers Since iht show will be held in November they are ex a large collection of Christmas crafts Anyone wishing Information may phone or A handmade quilt will be punhasedtorafflt at arts crafts display and sale 1alirncr sincerely ask for tvtryones patience and endurance in our decision to until the fall members said this wetk Then we can have worthwhile progrims run ning In clean cared for surroundings Fish derby sure for July 1 and firefighters to the list is participators in the July i nttnni Willi iv holiday wukend their of iction mettine held last Monday seven I plans had in mind and members of the groups restinsihilily to set Hut cre put into motion Extensive damage in Sundays house fire At a last Sunday night fire broke out at the home of Clifford McDonald of R Acton and Acton fire fighters were called to the scene In order to enter the smoke- filled house were needed The McDonald family had gone for a drive in the car they had purchased the previous day leaving one son at home The kitchen cellar and roof were burnt damage estimated around lo The fire started in the cellar Due to the smoke and fire damage the house is not livable said fire chief Mick Holmes Several neighbors offered the family sleeping rass second fire occurred on the property of Indusmin between the third and fourth line or It was a trass and tush fire with no damage to any buildings Acton firefighters again responded to the call Acton Esquesing could pay double for police Acton and could be paying double for police protection this year unless Queen Park straighten out provincial legislation im pie men ting regional government information to the Regional Board of Com of Police at a meeting in Georgetown Thursday noting he and Milton may or Ann MacAr- were going to sea the Hon John White at Queen a Park over the possible double payment The area of MUton is affected by the same legislation Hill said Acton and could be paying for both the Ontario Provincial Police and Halton Regional Police under the present legislation enacted by Bill the bill which set up regional government in Halton and Peel counties Acton is paying a year for the Ontario Provincial Police Hill told the commission but now The Hills mayor said there was nothing in Bill 151 to avoid the double payment and that was why he and Mayor were going to sec Mr White Acton was under contract with the O with a seven- man detachment from Milton stationed there while police protection was provided by the province and paid for indirectly Eventually the board of police commissioners anticipate the entire region will be covered by the Regional Police but chairman Judge W said the province likely moving slow on this because of the coat involved Regional Chief Ken aerrctt told the commission the present state of affairs is causing him some concern He said the regional police have been standing by until the OPP arrives In and that was fine but he feared legal en langlements said the situation at the Toronto International was one example of the confusion The docs not enforce local by laws in Esquesing but regional police would respond to calls the same time the police chief said the regional police could refuse since it involved getting the O P P to register a complaint through the regional police The chief advised Mayor Hill to contact the regional treasurer Don Farmer for information about double but Hill said that already been done and the treasurer was confused as thev were There was also discussion about unconditional grants from the province to alleviate the situation far and Acton but Hill said the province was unlikely to respond unless approached He said the first estimates of the budget showed an alar ming increase for Esquesing and any further costs would have to be watched carefully The chief noted that he could only submit his budget He had no control over other areas Judge Warrender presided for the one hour meeting of the commission at police headquarters in Georgetown A tour of the headquarters followed Also attending were Mayors Harry Barrett of Tom Hill of Hills commissioner Glen Magnus on of Georgetown and Chief Skerrett There will definitely be a dining derby said spokes nun Herb I J odds who added there will also be one or two more fairly large project which have not been firmtd now we re working on the for sure details he said Park concert Besides the fish derby the tnthusiastic spokesman said there would be a mini rock concert in the park In the and a band concert the evening with members of iht I Chorallers He said the combined group planning tommittec of firefighters ana Kola nans hope to run a minor leigue game in the tier noon as well as the wilh the chicken barbecue slated for m the annual fireworks set lands in I he locality will be approached for the mini rock concert said Mr June goal Sixty points continue pump and water level at the high school pool site was down to feet at last count before last week heavy rains According to in charge of Lions Club pool project the table should already be back to the feet level again he said Tuesday The superintendent says Foundation wise all footings ore in and we are backfilling THIS HAPPY looking young lady s Bev Smelter SSyataiSw to Miss of Bev and three other girls process of forming pool walls were in competition for this honor Centennial and the hope is the building School Rockwood Fnday night and she rode in Jill be up in the first week of Saturdays parade More pictures and story on the table level must be 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