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Tho Acton Press Wednesday Apr 1981 Robert Little public school secretary Hetty Ashley pours some coffee for Fat Waskalik during the school garage and bake sale Saturday morning Pat and Donna Van Der at the ore buying some goodies Many teachers and staff helped with the sale Customers lined up Tor a chance to gel In and buy articles Exofficer wins assault case A former Milton police has won in damages in a civil suit against the Halton Regional Police Force and three of its Russell Connor a yearold set f em ploy haulage operator from claimed lit was wrongfully arrested and assaulted during an in at Fifth Wheel Truck Stop In June of 179 On Friday the county court jury of six awarded him damages ruling the arrest was improperly handled by Milton Con stables Arnold Van Rod Plant and former officer Vince Bur But jury did not back Mr Connor on his claim that police used excessive force dunnp the arrest During his testimony Mr Connor said he had been struck by a billy club by one of the officers and suffered injuries that required medical ion All three officers denied Mr Connor claim that he was hit ilh a billy club Constable Van said he grabbed Mr Con nor necktie and held him by cruiser door as a last resort when fons lo secure him with handcuffs failed He admitted he brought out his billy when Mr Connor ap parently made a threat gesture wllh his handcuffed hands The jury stater police had reasonable and pro bable grounds to arrest Mr Connor for causing a disturbance at the local gas station but that the arrest was not handled property Mr Connor received 100 in special damages for financial loss related to the incident in general damages for false imprisonment in general damages for Injuries and in live damages The Incident arose over dispute between Mr Connor and gas station attendants regarding a wrongful billing Despite his statement to police that the matter had been cleared up he said he was arrested without an explanation from the officers Mr Connor was later charged with assaulting a police officer causing a disturbance and causing wilful damage He was convicted last year of damaging the cruiser window frame l38 and was granted a conditional discharge overcharges were dismissed The case was heard be fore County Court Judge Thomas with Milton lawyer Peter acting on be half of Mr Connor and Toronto lawyer Murray Davison acting as de fense for the police of fleers Grass fires threaten Crewsons Corners Weekend rains have meant a welcome de crease in the number of grass fire calls to area fire departments The Acton fire deport In particular has had a busy time with grass and scrub fires re cently One of the most recent CVCA funded Region will be asked to contribute to the Credit Volley Conservation Authority as its share as a benefitting municipality The increase In the grant Is per cent above the given last year by the region Conservation authority Glenn Schnarr told mem of the Regional Administration and Finance Committee which has recommended inclusion of the grant In the 1981 budget that the figure being requested has been offset by a Provincial Reduction Subsidy of Halton Region represents about 16 per cent of the watershed widespread grass fires broke out at Corners Friday morning Five to six properties on north side of the CNR bracks were scorched by flames Flames reduced one shack and threatened two or three homes A column of white smoke rose high Into the blue sky as flames skirted Halton Hills Collision car lot Acton Firefighters bat tied the fire for about a half hours In the evening they were called back to the site be cause a shed broke out In flames again While firefighters were getting the Corners fire under con a wrecking yard fire commanded the attention of all the rigs in George town One of the Acton pumpers finished off at Crewsons Corners and then drove the miles to the Georgetown station where It was on stondby Around suppertlme Friday Acton firefighters were on call again this time at the Restivo pro perty on the First Line south of Sldcroad It was another grass fire This time though a small one Erin and Hlllsburgh firefighters also had to battle at least one blaze lust week Wind caught a spark from an trash fire and started a grass fire Poster winners In conjunction with their production of Super man Acton High School held a poster contest for elementary school children winners being an each night of the production Winners were Byron Bridle Fergus Sonla Smith and Andrea Andres Mill Si East Lisa Georganes Mill St Scott McKee Churchill Rd North Kim Kinghum Craig Cadcnhead Division St Shelly Lindsay Ave and Laura Churchill South received honorable mention Dirty Dozen champs The Dirty Dwcn members of the Acton division of the Regional Police captured the championship of the Al Memorial Volleyball Tournament at C High School In Milton Friday Every time they had a huddle they chanted Acton Acton Acton Members of the Dirty Dozen were officers Dill Cunningham Art Don Bruce Richards Nick Alex and Jack Pool Councillors speak Acton councillors Ross and Terry gave presentations on govern ment to grade nine students in Keith Black class at High School on Thursday Music Machine entertains The Music Machine group from the Sweet Adelines will entertain the Acton Golden Age Club tonight Wednesday at St Albans pm Lawyer speaks David Craig will discuss legal aid and family law at the Acton take a breik demonstrations and talks program next Wednesday afternoon April Craig will also talk about women and the law Wind felfs Acton Firefighters untangled a dead tree from high voltage wires on Lot on the First Line of Erin Township Tuesday afternoon High winds blew the treeagainst the wires Cunningham promoted Constable Willium Cunningham one of 12 Halton Regional Police officers assigned to cover Acton this year has been promoted to Sergeant Leathertown buttons Lea Inert own organizers hope to have leather buttons out to all Aclon school children in four weeks A firm Is now cutting dies for the buttons which will be printed on local leather town chairman Chip reports Science fair winner Thoma3 Cox RR2 Acton of Erin High School placed third In senior division of the physical sciences category at the recent Waterloo- Wellington science and engineering fair His pro ject was the effect of temperature on the of cream from milk Library entertainment The Royal Brass Quintet featuring soloists from the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra will entertain this Saturday afternoon at the Acton library at advances Scott No wlan has won at the Optimist zone level for public speaking The yearold MeKenzieSmith student now goes on to the district level of competition next month New street signs Damaged illuminated street signs in Acton and Georgetown will soon be replaced by metal plate signs Earlier this year Hills council voted to phase out the costly and often damaged illuminated signs rather than repair or replace vandalized signs Monday engineer Austin told general committee there are 127 damaged signs which will be replaced soon after quotes for new metal signs come in Problems Need Information WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELPI Hearth Social Legal Crodlt Housing Or Question CALL US A Confidential Service Acton Community Services Centre ThvYMCABuikung 8533310 For Your Grading and Excavating Of Basements Call Barclay Haulage Excavating Georgetown AIR ONLY CHARTERS from Toronto to CALGARY Alberta May Friday Monday Monday 26 Jut 3 to Aug Sapt4toOct2 Jury to Aug Sept Oct 269 249 239 229 ST JOHNS Newf Sty Oil Jira27nStptia 232 Friday Toronto SrtmtaY Calgary Toronto ND061 Monty Toronto Calgary 22115 0h26 TmKby Canary Toronto Toronto SL Johns 0325 Stnday St Johns Toronto ID Your BtuoBird flight Includes Roturn non on n meals kg Ibi I allowance CholcooM bo no I ml Sunday rival dost notion Chldron under 2 yours no occupy I to vol free Not Included Canadian Air Transport TED TYLER TRAVEL SERVICE 8531553 Covenant Players Produced moral for the United and St a Churches Sunday morning THE CHURCH OF ST ALBAN THE MARTYR ErSl Arthur T be A Mrs Frank Sundiy April 19 EASTER SUNDAY HoyEucha si 30o ild oi 0 am so WEDNESDAY 10 am Holy Com ALL WELCOME of Trinity Board renews terms for eight consultants ACTON BAPTIST CHURCH J Sunday School pi Tuesday Eight used by Board or Education can breath a llttlt cosier For a while trustees voted Thursday to renew term appointments and add one consultant- hut only after strong challenges from two Burlington members Burlington trustees Bill Herd and Bill took issue with the re newals Herd wondered why mainly the same laces were rehired indicated the term appointments were no different than regular employees Priestner also indie that the original idea for term ap pointments was for a per son to be appointed to a specific Job With one exception all Nonunion pact set Board of Education and the employees who are non union members agreed to oneyear retroactive per cent salary hike The contract covers supervisory staff union clerks and secretaries plus bus drivers Agreement was announced Thursday were hired on again as of next September The exception is the Instruc tional media consultant His Job was declared redundant In his place Is a French language consultant The addition to Ihe French staff Is due to needs arising from the of Core French according lo gramsuperlntcndent Bob Dixon Trustee went so far as to give notice of a motion that would res the board policy concerning term ap pointments for consult because as the policy is applied the consultants arc no differ than other board employees The year terms were renewed for consultants In physical education mathematics art music and special education A one year was approved for the social science consultant CHURCHILL COMMUNITY n 416820 Sunday April Tho Chu Wo TRINITY UNITED CHURCH ACTON flov A Guoruo Ell M of Muse EASTER SUNDAY a Morn no Sunday April 1981 10O0am Sunday School Baby Fold and Toddlers Core PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA KNOX CHURCH 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