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239 cases stolen canned goods seized by OPP in homes stores Following up a tip Acton p this week recovered over 239 cases of canned Roods apparently stolen from Toronto harbor some at two homes and the rest In stores The recovered goods valued at were loaded from the back window of the Acton police office Monday morning by members of the Toronto Harbor Commission police onto a threeton truck Two Acton brothers Robert Robinson of Queen St and Ronald Robinson of 37 Churchill N were charged with possession of stolen goods by Acton They appeared in court In Milton Monday Ronald Robertson pleaded guilty and Is In custody for sentencing until October 30 The charge against Robert Robinson was withdrawn Search warrants As a result of information received October police began the Investigation By October two warrants were executed and the began By the time the Investigation was over Corp Bob Arbour office was banked with cartons of canned goods Main item reeled in whs 116 weighty cases of tuna fish from Japan with cans in each case Apparently from the same shipment come cases of mandarin oranges Recorded as well were IS coses of one brand of mushrooms and 12 cases of another brand two cases of pineapple nine coses of carrots and cans of baby clams The cans were recovered the residences of the two brothers at in six stores two of them in Acton ret were also searched in and Apparently few cans were located at the home of Robert Robinson Over month Hit cans represented different on different days believed extending over a period of a month Police explain the charged man was apparently posing as a salesman with a legitimate sounding explanation No charges are contemplated against the store owners cording to Acton 0 P One store involved had two deliveries while the others hud one Acton police informed Milton detachment of the 0 P and the Toronto Harbor Commission police rhc port police are still Investigating and It Is understood four mure persons arc being charged there as a result of Investigation TON truck is loaded with 252 cases of stores Acton O P laid charges and more canned goods seized by police at two Acton charges by Toronto Harbor Commission homes two Acton stores and four town police ore pending Dills Ninety Year No 16 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER I twenty Pages Cents Region rumors rampant Regional government rumors arc flying thick and fast around this week and some local politicians appear excited over the prospect of finally learning more about future in a regional government in the very near future possibly the next few One unconfirmed rumor that began spreading across Haiton on the weekend is that the provincial government will announce the expected separate regions for and Peel Counties later this week ostensibly tcr a Thursday meeting between three County officials with Premier William Da A second rumor which is being denied politicians as both impossible and the province will cancel local munieiptil elections this December and extend the terms of present elected officials until next October when elections for the first regional council would beheld Four units Another rumor supposedly attributed to a source close to Queen Park is that Haiton will become a fourunit two tier system of regional government as proposed by the town of Milton Haiton County Council brief which Warden Jim will present to Premier Davis on Thursday calls for a threeunit Haiton with Oukville and Burlington as separate boroughs in the south and the remainder of Haiton i including Milton a third borough covering the north of the county Milton s brief which was criticized by councillors from the other six municipalities urges Milton and surrounding lands become a fourth unit covering the central part of the county Sparked by a rumor the province will give the Alder shot area of Burlington to the city of Hamilton and lump the remainder of Burlington in the Haiton region politicians In Burlington have started a campaign to retain Aldershot Mayor George Harrington has Premier Davis a six page letter outlining reasons why the south western arm of Burlington should be retained and has urged residents of the area to deluge the prime minister office with complaints Promised In tall liist June the minister of municipal affairs promised that a regional set up for the area between Toronto and Hamilton would be announced this fall He has since resigned Elected of I hire who were contacted by this paper arc of the opinion tile announcement could come as early as this Thursday but probably no later than the first week in November Nomination period for municipal elections is Nov 9 to this and everyone is sure the form of region would e to be announced prior to that time Most likely rumored date for implementation of regional government is Jan 1 1974 which th to office in tin Dec election would only hold office for one year Under the new election act introduced this year elections should be eld cry second year for a two ear term Add fuel to the rumors is a report five or six area ministers met with Premier Davis on Tuesday in Toronto The present sitting of the legislature is adjourned and the irst cabinet meeting wasn until the middle of November SMILING BRENDA DENNY was the lucky winner of a Custom 500 Ford at LL Ford Sales last Saturday Approximately 200 people were on hand to watch as Val Mitchell this years Miss Acton Fall Fair drew card from the drum president presented the happy Miss Denny Jennings Truck troubles Some farmers oppose route Reeve Tom Hill said Mondaj rut 1 he expects the county will encounter difficult expropriating land to construct a Iruek route north from the village of house to Highway some where between the Fourth and tifth Lines been hammered with tails on it No farmer wants his land split in half Hill told council iJmchousc and area residents nude the truck route proposal to council two weeks ago They received support from ratepayers along and IS two other heavily travelled township truck routes W resigns after 42year career dean of county principals W Put McKenzie resigned his position us or the Robert Utile A teacher almost 42 year j he lias been principal here for J4 years lis resignation at en I of this school year was accepted witl regret the meeting of the county board of education last Thursday Nassa gaweya board member Tom presented the reslg nation adding words of com mendation for Mr McKenzie and wishing him and his wife Mary a long and happy retirement Came in Mr came to Aeton us principal of the only public school in 1939 and Joined In community events with a gusto and delist t he has never lost He served in the for three years luring World War us bomb Instructor His rceord in community would be almost possible to match A lone time member of the men club he was international president In 190344 He was a prime mover behind the scout hall and the community centre He Is presently serving his fourth year as a town councillor and is deputy reeve representing Acton on county council as well He has I Gargles There 11 be gargles aplenty the Robert little School in Acton as the latest wrinkle in the tooth saving campaign by County dental hygiene program begins October Instead of brushing teeth with fluoride a program of using mouthwash to apply the contro versial chemical starts at the Acton school The new techniques have been authorized by County Dental A SCENE FROM THE Jos Nojust a Turn to the district page for all part of the public health noontime break at Limehouse on Sunday for more details Photo by H Coles program served on the Industrial commission parks board and library board and Is active in trinity United church School first Through it all his prime con s been his school and If an I he follows the careers of former pupils with keen in pride An no tor he kept a Jump I of developments In cduca ions with firm opinions on how school would be run Mr and Mrs moved couple of years ago from Main St N to Jeffrey Ave Their daughter a former teacher at the Bennett school Is married I living In I Lions Bovis sponsor trips three senior citizens from Acton participated in a Passport to tour arranged and sponsored by Acton Lions on sturdily lions sponsored the bus which covered the northern half of the Passport promotion start at Aeton park and proceeding to plant visiting Glen Williams and Georgetown and stopping for lunch at Milton In the afternoon the group vlsi ted the County Museum and Kelso Conservation area and then went north to the Haiton County Radial Museum in Lions club members acted as guides and cha per ones for the senior citizens the also parti in a Joint scheme with the Corporation to send chU from the Robert little and I Bennett schools to the circus in the coliseum at the grounds in Toronto The Bovis Corporation tiated the program and asked the Lions to assist The club provided the bus and gave each child 75 cents to spend while the Bovts group paid for the circus tickets the major expenditure lions acted as and saw the children returned home safely when the bus returned late Friday evening Iimehouse and area residents made the truck route proposal to council two weeks ago They received support from ratepayers along 17 and IS iideroads two other heavily travelled township truck routes Residents reached the decision after finding out Ontario Hydro has proposed part of its north south power feeder line along almost the same route Councillor Dick Howitt said he doesn t think farms will necessarily have to be split In Councillor Coxe expressed he opinion that if there is going to be a truck route it will have to be in the area that affects the smallest number of people Countyretained engineer Jim is expected to present 14 different schemes for alleviating the truck problem at a public meeting scheduled for November according to Mrs John Glyn an area Residents have already rejected a host of proposals Mr presented at a public meeting in March Reeve Hill promised council will still support residents request for the northsouth route at the county level Residents are requesting a feasibility study Shake and come up fighting Meet the candidates this Thursday night The three Haiton federal election candidates will be on the spot this Thursday at the Acton Chamber of Commerce Meet the Candidates night in the Robert Little School Acton The meeting is scheduled for Thursday October not Wednesday as was mistaken ly reported last weeks Free Press The three candidates Carolyn Holstein NDP Terry O Connor PC and Rud Whiting Liberal will be given ten minutes in which to speak A question and answer period will follow where written as well as verbal questions will be accepted Prior to the meeting Acton Citiz Band will lead a parade of the candidates through the streets of Acton which will wind up at the school just prior to the meeting Chamber of Commerce officials point out this is the opportunity to question ail the candidates on their platforms and that of their respective parties There Is do charge and light refreshments will be served afterwards so both candidates and public might have the opportunity to fraternize