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Registry office courts should be in south Coons Burlington Deputy Reeve David Coons last week told the administration committee of County Council the registry office and the county courts should be moved to Burlington or where the heaviest population to and leave the existing county building In Milton for county use Currently the building Is shared by the county and province and houses several county and provincial functions Expansion of the existing building has been an subject at the county level for three years now Crowded conditions exist in a number of departments Move south Coons suggested the lawyers wanted the registry office and the courts relocated in the south and Mayor George Harrington had appealed to to have registry office opened in be indicated they are the studying the matter who use them Warden Jim said When chairman Allan Masson he couldn t support moving asked Coons to put his feelings county and provincial facilities to Burlington but had not met with into a motion Coon3 said he had Burlington or Oakville because no motion to make but felt the be felt the geographic balance matter should be studied The important to maintain TECO committee will consider said Burlington tea s Year ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1972 Pages F Mean Cents No Acton Grey Cup but airlift success AT LAST THE STEPS of the Chateau Bnsk 2 degrees above zero Montreal temperatures soon emptied the streets of Actomans Tyler Carpenter Townsley and Nielsen Board art consultant shun poster contests such groups but discouraged the idea of contests At the board meeting Wed director J Singleton said it is easy for an organization to set up a poster contest and fantastic mileage out of it white youngsters do the work When in education If it fits the program we encourage it So many groups get so wrapped up in their own projects can understand why we don stop the program and do their poster he added Hi said the requests for came in at the rate of one days and a response could be Five Dying ambassadors from Acton descended on the Football League meeting Montreal Friday with the avowed purpose of miking the town and its centennial well known And we sure did chuckled centennial commissioner Jack Carpenter the dreamer who up the Grey Cup promotion that has hit air and TV waves across this country and the United States as well as using up lots of ink Although Acton didn get the Grey Cup which of course no one but the most naive ever thought could happen the commissioners generated plenty of good willand interest Officially CFL commissioner Jake Gaudaur turned down the Acton request because of the attempt to black out Crewson s Corners We receive an awful lot of flack from our fans understandably and it really was on that point the Acton bid was rejected quipped to press and TV The Acton group which flew down courtesy of CP Air to Montreal rented a room in the was interviewed by Montreal radio stations talked to Jake Gaudaur who suggested they might want to apply for the Cup again or maybe even apply for a franchise To show there were no hard the centennial commissioners to donate the footballs for the Grey Cup game wherever it is played The CFL has made no decision yet The football offer was accepted Making the morning flight to Montreal on CP Air executive jet were Ted Tyler Jack Carpenter Paul Nielsen Harold Townsley and Hartley Coles They returned that same evening fortunate to get a flight out of the city since the airport was partnlly crippled by the strike of radar technicians They made the flight which took off at 6 and were then relayed around Ottawa for a couple of night time turns before heading for Toronto and home They arrived in Acton at 9 m Football writers covering the CFL meeting were almost unanimous their praise of the favorable publicity Acton received because of the Grey Cup bid Even the folks in Oakville supported the Acton bid In a telegram to Jake Gaudaur the Oakville and district Chamber of Commerce strongly endorsed the Acton application to hold the Grey Cup on virgin sod in the Town of Acton as part of their centennial celebrations As a neighboring community and part of the County of Halton we Acton is making a great contribution to the welfare of football and Canadian unity in offering their facilities and guaranteeing an adequate gate return for what is now recognized as an annual national event the telegram read A couple from Saskatchewan who heard Ted Tyler Jr and Jack Carpenter on a nation wide radio hook up with the Acton A request from council asking Halton County Board of Education to explain why an official of the board prevented grade five students in from taking part in the fire prevention contest operated by the Halton County Fire Prevention Bureau brought coo rebuttal from the board at their meeting Wednesday The request was supported by various other municipal councils in the county Prior to the beginning of the school year representatives of the fire bureau approached Ed art for board for permission to hold their annual fire safety poster contest No prizes At that time explained there had been a great number of requests for contests supporting a variety of worth while causes He suggested that each grade participate in one classroom poster activity per year on an optional basis and that such an activity be worked into the regular art program In addition to this we have been encouraging that the monetary rewards for such ac tivities be channeled back into some charitable organization We find that a thank you letter to the class is sufficient reward he wrote At a subsequent meeting of the fire prevention bureau all bureau members with the exception of firefighters decided not to participate in the activity unless a contest could be held The bureau held a contest for separate school students only In an interview with this paper Mr Thorndyke explained the difficulty in holding poster contests He suggested posters as with other forms of art t be judged as first second and third He said his department was stressing participation and if 33 took part there should be winners Mr said he encouraged participation from Weeks toll 13 injured Seventeen motor vehicle collisions occurred in the North area patrolled by the Milton last week report police officials AND SON team up in Albans Sunday to conduct a centennial folk accidents a total of people business world it hardly rates notice but mass There with his guitar was father were injured and one man was wnen they play lead roles in a Folk Mass it who also happens to be Acton s mayor The killed Total estimated damage of is news Rev Lauroce of SL church overflowed Turn inside for more the accidents exceeds Catharines came back is native parish St information Staff Photo story sent their best wishes and with best wishes Their and Mrs F Acton anyway they asked These Actons live at Duke St in Saskatoon While Centennial Commissioners were on their way to Montreal the pUot of the announced they were on board and bidding for the Grey Cup The commissioners were ready for the deluge of good wishes and enquiries from passengers and stewardesses They Continued on Page Three accidents during week Three accidents were here were two accidents last investigated by Acton police Friday the week Cars but not At m two cars were in their drivers were damaged collision on Mill St near the railway tracks Drivers were Dories RR whose car had estimated damage and David ttorf Acton who had estimated damage The same day near Texaco station a collision involved cars driven by Wilmer Fryer and Howard Cornell Brantford Damage was placed at to the Fryer car and to the Cornell vehicle Charges were laid by the investigating officers Hit and run On Saturday police investigated a hit and run ac cident at the Dominion Hotel parking lot The car driven by James Mitchell struck with the other driver involved leaving the scene Damage was estimated at to the Mitchell car The incident occurred at On Monday police were informed a stereo and five tapes had been stolen from a car in the Dominion Hotel parking lot Here comes the Judge NEW HALTON JUDGE J Kenneth Blair was officially sworn to office and welcomed as a county and district court judge in a ceremony at the court house in Milton Friday Sheriff Mac Sprowl of Acton helps the judge adjust his robes Judge Blah- has practiced law in Guelph for over 30years Staff Photo New county judge sworn into office SHERIDAN College journalism student Blokhuis is spending a work week at the Free Press She has written several articles for this week s edition Staff Photo Busy bath night After two calls Acton police arrested a district under the Mental Health Ait Saturday He was taken to Jostph Brant Memorial hospital for examination first call at was to ice station The w is taken home by his father and brother second was at 11 pin when ihe youth had stopped a car and kicked it causing damage to the fender He was by police and tons Bruce McArthur and Brian made the arrest Hotel skirmish were laid against an Acton man Saturday at 12 30 involving incidents at the Dominion Hotel Charges were for trespassing and causing a disturbance He was Jailed in Milton Police were informed by an Acton man of an assault on Saturday evening but no charge was laid A waiter who attempted to break up a fight in the Dominion Hotel received cuts and a black eye after midnight and an man also had a black eye Police say charges are pending Charges are pending in connection with shoplifting at the Royal Milk store on Valentine Day at p m Pick Citizen of Year Members of Acton Chamber of Commerce suggest residents put their thinking caps on and come up some suitable suggestions for 1972 Citizen of the Year The Chamber anxious to receive suggestions for the annual honor any time They be addressed to the Chamber care of Box Acton Tentative date for this year CiUiea the Year banquet and dance has been set for April Over 300 well wishers were on hand at the County Court House in Milton Friday when J Kenneth Blair Q C a lawyer was officially sworn in as a county judge Judge Blair appointment was announced late in December His new title is Judge of the County and District Courts of the Counties and Districts of Ontario Local Judge of the High Court of Justice for Ontario Surrogate Court Judge and Local Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario Four oaths Friday s ceremony presided over by Chief Judge Colin Bennett and senior Judge Alan B Sprague included three sworn oaths for the three offices plus the oath of allegiance to the Queen Gordon Mad ill Local Registrar of the Supreme Court of Ontario clerk of the county court and registrar of the surrogate court ad ministered the oaths Judge Blair changed his black lawyer robe for the purple robe of a county after the oaths and was escorted to the bench by Halton Sheriff J Mac Sprowl MP Whiting East MPP and Minister of Public Works James Snow and Judge Blair family including his wife Helen son Geoffrey daughter Nancy and her husband occupied seats of honor There were other county court Judges four provincial judges Judge designate Janet Boland of York County Law Association life members Hughes Cleaver T A Hutchinson and Cecil Putman on hand to witness the ceremony years lawyer Judge Introduced Judge Blair and reviewed his background in law work a practice in Guelph for over years Judge Blair s father the late Dr J Blair was an MP for Wellington North He Is active in several Wellington County and organizations Murray of Oakville president of the Law Association extended a welcome on behalf of that group and David Jack of Fergus president of the Wellington Law Association also brought greetings Welcomes were also given by Allan T Marshall of Burlington who is Ontario vicepresident of the Canadian Bar Association Warden James and Halton Crown Attorney Douglas Latimer Most members of County Council attended along with Mayor of Acton and Brian Best of Milton Growing caseload Chief Judge Bennett called Judge Blair a very reliable trustworthy and able man He noted the workload was growing in this area and a second Judge was needed to handle the case load A reception sponsored by the Law Association followed The Association presented the new Judge with a desk pen set and Mr3 Blair with flowers and Warden Swanborough presented a Halton Atlas 1 1 yearold killed at Ospringe Friday Paul Faulkner of R 3 Acton was killed on Friday Feb when hit by a car driven by David of Shanty Bay on Highway near Police said Paul darted in front of car while changing buses on his way home from school at Paul was walking to catch a bus leaving Ospringe public school after being dropped off a shuttle bus which took him from Centennial School where he was a grade student along with his twin brother The boy was taken to Guelph General Hospital where he was pronounced dead Paul was a very line cooperative youngster a happy 1004 total Organizers of the Ability Fund canvass here this year a very pleased with the total received The last time the canvass was held here three years ago the total raised was Chairman for the campaign was Mrs Loma Pargeter and co- chairman Mrs Shirley McKeown Volunteer canvassers called door to door youngster said Grant McRae principal of Centennial Public School where Paul was receiving remedial instruction in reading and mathematics The young tad was killed on just south of Constable of the Guelph OPP Detachment investigated Funeral service was the Funeral Home Acton Monday afternoon Paul was the son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Faulkner 3 Acton Six brothers and sisters survive him as well as his grandmother Mrs Gertrude Clarke of Acton