Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 1, 1978, p. 1

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Police seek help in identifying body Police arc asking for public assistance to aid them in determining the identity of a woman body found in a wooded swamp area of Child apple farm on High way Oct At press time police detectives remain baffled as to the identity of the woman believed to be a transient between the age of and The small badly decom posed body was end by three youngsters during a Sunday hike at the popular apple orchard It was lying face down on a creek bank It was then believed by the Inkers and their mother the body was that of i child It was later determined by the police formic laboratory In Toronto Oil remains were those of a woman Police spent two days working with bags recover the body and doming found in the area Using a metal detector police earned out a further search this week to find any metallic objects that might provide some clue as to who the Police have yet to deter mine the cause of death but do not suspect foul play according to Hal ton Regional Police Detective Ian She is believed to have died in the woods some time in 1977 he added although he could not specify it what time last year There was no flesh left on the body said polite and coinage dated vrr found the immediate an lead police to believe she had been in the bush for at least Die last arm owner Tom leigh said he had not in the wooded area for nearly five years after clearing out Hie brush for firewood of a of clothing on the woman body and belongings have convinced police detectives the woman a bundle Indy or transient said Dilutive In addition to sweaters she was wearing at the time of her two wen found nearby with person items and One two Bibles badly rotted anil some plastic spools No jewellery or wallet has been found he said What is making It also very difficult Is that she had no teeth said Detective Dental records ire often the only means of identification but in this case police do not have any teeth from the skeleton Remains of the Caucasian woman show her to be five foot tlree inches to five foot four inches with greyish blonde or brown hair The woman was slightly built with hips said police and she unlikely to have had any children unless by section Police described her is both heavily dressed and shabby of the bones shows she walked with great difficulty and pro bably suffered arthritis A pair of men s glasses vas found in Ihe leaves nearby police guess she might have worn glasses Pieces of burnt wood found beside the body indicate she may have tit en at the wooded site for several days said The location is within of What is baffling us is that there are no utensils or empty cans or something indicate she was stayn g here for a period of time said During their search of tin ii police recovered a of brown slacks a pair of brown socks a blue wool with wooden buttons a red black and white polyester suit top a white wool sweater a lime green and pink floral short sleeved louse possibly made by hand and two pal The shoes a pal ladles black of low A jacket arid cater also discovufed Police said the possibly carrying white plastic bag the iwoBibles Inside and may ilso have been carrying a red ana while plastic bag in two occasions in the past week police believed had finally solved mystery of the identity woman but on both police located the two people One of the two individuals turned out to be another woman whose body was found recently in Toronto and the second woman was traced to Ottawa Detective who has worked with the force in the district for the past 11 years said he had never come across a similar incident in the Milton district in the time he has spent here Any person who may be able to provide police with information leading to the identification of the woman is asked to call Halton Regional Vohce District One Investigation at One Hundred and Fourth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 1978 Thirty Eight Cents Rabid foxes seen on Third Line north of 7 A FINGER BONE was discovered Monday morning during a further search earned out by Regional Police Detective Ian MeNally left and Corpora Tom right from the Burlington OPP Identification Unit of a wooded area at the Chudleigh apple farm on Highway Three hikers discovered the body of a woman in the woods Sunday Oct 22 but police have yet to determine the identity of the woman Appoint chairman police commission Munition judii is been til in of the Police Commission the solicitor soffit ieeordinjtotht ir ion hide Joseph will fill the on the inn missi in e the resignation Willi im render tike the ihnrman job from Willi the in I Solicitor Hi aid Mr wouldn be reippomted it the en of October when his lerm expires Mount is presents the subject of in trio Police investif involvement in in imp driving chare Vugusl iLainst i doctor who wis flu OPP is studving whether he ittcmplcd to ins posilion is eh of the police commission to ence in ok officers He has mo id he acted as doctor during Ihe laying of the the new ippointment of Judge Seunt fills one iciney the solicitor will still hive a vicincv fill on the commission for Mr Whats inside today AMBULANCE TIRE FIGHTERS Milton Regional Police and two sizes of tow trucks all on the scene of a tanker truck jeep collision Friday morning on Highway 7 one kilometer south of Silver Creek Traffic was stopped up for short time and diverted to one lane for several hours One man is in Toronto Western Hospital with injuries Ministers walk Page 2 Dear sir in a New teacher Iw Block Parents Mayoralty candidates mm is in Regional candidates Western with Region moves major injuries after in forces jeep Baptist dedication Eramosa elections iv I rid District news Hie Milton of Varsity basketball may hit million Bl B3 the Ontario il Pi hie tint Stress dont ignore it B5 liken mei t Halton plowing match District Classified ads begin B7 to loronto Western rhty lould not on the Real estate ads injuries One man injured in collision I hi occurred nit 112 tee pot it Itolh veh were southbound Highway milling down Silver bill Pi lice siv tin tanker truck driven laurencL It of Burlington pulled to pass the jiep which in turn pulled into the sim line Whin Hi vehicles to i the tinker truck is thi luhw iy lane the southbound I mi Tin Volunteer ere eilkei to tin when was the tinker w is Idled with Tiny stood by with hoses ready in of an explosion but win not need i w ixpli si jm sibihtj truck I id bun si in is run tin poll shirt sun is soon ill dogs and a cow id to In destroyed recently in thi area beiause ribies foxes one pup and full rown have been spotted is as rid iv in the vicinity of the Third I me north of Highway Hilton Regional Police Hill told this paper he saw a fox north if the lurling club and he he ihmks it is same which w is reported on the I ine Thursday He ilso disclosed he knows of farmer w ho had a goose and a which wire destroyed because of lontact with a Richardson said force one car is stiwni closer to the vicinity of tin sightings Police want know of sightings in town the countryside said even after someone outside built up ma hive killed the High School principal said students who walk from the Third I me to the Line hive advised not to bee iu imi of ihe senior students reported eh by i fox The cross i run pnrnm has I ten shifted to to thi west ihi school ibid wolf wis also in tin Churchill vicinity escaped it alt ifamiK pet annul belonging to a line family also hid to be destroyed Or Ron Trenton of Hills Services ijuiranliucd one dog for six months ind had lo destroy two others recently because of rabies He said there is no outbreak of the disease how We been coping it all along he said in an in Monday It does not deserve sensationalism he said Incidences of rabies are a bit more now because there are some extra cases said the veterinarian The government documents each positive case of rabies ind sends a list to area veterinarians tor example the average number of cases in Wellington County per month is six Once there were only three There is not much one can except vaccinate animals said Trenton Vaccina lions should be done yearly The one dog he put in qua ran tine had been vaccinated two years ago Not good enough he said Rabies is a virus which is communicable to other warm blooded animals It usually runs its course in about a week Trenton also said there as no rabies in Ontario prior to 1954 Ben l said Tuesday he has read that rabies peaks in of years and dial llns is probably peak year As far as cases he has seen though Wmgrove said there were quite a few five jears Last year he in he had one or two cases ind this year three in domestic animals The worst time of the year is towards Ihe end of December said Wmgrove would occur mited lo investigated idmt nil i taw tin re I mkt i Villi Mr Iiim ijudwilhinlv in mjunis lie of his t bid in stun Si im Distribute cheques il KpU pie kid tin up the 111 Truck blows tire rolls over in ditch BLOWN OUT TIRE is believed to have been the cause of an accident Friday in which the driver of a United Cooperatives of Ontario truck lost control The truck went into a ditch where it overturned on Highway It s load of soybean meal spilled out into neat piles in the ditch Turner a driver for United Cooperatives of escaped major Injuries his truck went out of control on Highway rlday and rolled over in ditch Investigating officer Const able John Kicks detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police said Mr received only minor Injuries elbow attributed his good luck to the use of sen I be I Is The incident occurred a m riday as Mr was travelling north on Highway h just north of when his right rear lire blew out Mr lost control of vehicle which headed into cast ditch and rolled Ten lo Ions of soybean meal spilled out of the truck upon impact Constable Hicks explained A representative of the firm istimaled damage Ihe vehicle it WO including the tab Another truck was patched from sever il hours after tie accident to transfer the load worth mils of doll irs spokesman for the firm said A low arrived in the afternoon lie spilled load had Remembrance Day service being planned A Remembrance Day service is being planned for November in order that the living may pay tribute to the dead Local war veterans firefighters Scouts and Cubs etc will form into a parade at the post office and march to the cenotaph on Mill Street where a short service will be held Following this a special service will be held at the Legion The community is urged to attend these special events lhousands of Canadians gave their lives for their country Is one day of remembrance too much to ask WINNER OF THE best costume at the Scout and Guide Mothers dance Saturday was Penny Sulyma for her portrayal of a witch More about en fun inside today big page paper

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