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FAIRY LAKE beach in the park was as crowded as it has been in recent memory on the weekend as hundreds of bathers rushed to its refreshing waters to escape temperatures in the 90s Bicycle stands at the beach were occupied most of the weekend with cyclists com ing into town from around the area D Gibbons photo NINETY NINTH YEAR NO ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER Close friend charged youth killed by blast from shotgun CHRISTOPHER An innocent get together of six youths resulted tn the tragic death or a lad Sunday afternoon when a 12 gauge shot gun was taken from a gun case at the home of Lynn and Brian Coullng 160 Alice Street and accidentally went off The boys all friends had gathered at the home of the married sister and were kibitzing with a loaded gun when it went off hitting Christopher James Ayles 17 yearold son of Mr and Mrs Jack Ayles of Christopher was heard to have said Don be silly and pushed the gun away just as it exploded The group was horrified The accident occurred at ap proximately in the afternoon shortly after he had called home to his father in to tell him that he be home for family dinner Born in Acton and raised just outside the village of Rock wood Chris was known to be a helpful lad who enjoyed working on old cars and other mechanical dev Ices He recently into Guelph to take up residence with his sister ana brother in law with their home providing convenient access to his new job at Wolfond Construction The Sunday get together was a fun occasion and included in the group was his special friend with whom he had chummed since Rockwood public school days Greg who has been charged following the shooting Greg moved with family from the area a few years ago to and he and Chris had continued their friendship the two were reportedly in separable Up for bail hearing on Tuesday morning Greg Damery was charged with manslaughter and released on bail Surviving Chris arc his parents Mr and Mrs Jack two married sisters Lynn and Pot a married brother Steve two younger sisters Peggy Ann and Mane and two The shotgun blast hit Chris in the stomach He died shortly in the General Hospital approximately after six doctors attempted to save lire Plans for his funeral are set for Wednesday wilh burial at fair view Cemetery Acton A past student or Rockwood Centennial Public School Chris was also a member of the St John Anglican Sunday School The family was hit With another tragedy in 1965 when Nicky ran onto the No High way in front of their home and killed by a passing vehicle Esquesing Official Plan is approved Thirty Four Pages Fifteen Cents Townships official plan tame into effect at 12 noon Tuesday of this week when Ontario treasurer and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs trim White signed it at Queen I ark plan First proposed three years ago has been i controversial Issue In the town ship Sinn It was first drafted holding by law tins been in effect thnl virtually halls nil devdop- in township Council has regularly been inlions for new homes sub divisions and development awaiting the ap proval of the new plan It been the subject of several public meetings 1iuirlnjs since it by a firm or planning consultants Mi el In Toronto Mr met with numbers of the township at Queens Park Tuesday morning mil rked out si moment on outstanding contentious item in the plan Mr has greed to tin townships thai separated lots w lie llloweii stand without Ontario Ho inl bearing to clear them for dcvtlopmmt However flic who ittkdto Hit off plan Mil still to have their applications with by the Italian I Ml I and Minister of Si rv ices Snow siid A quarry firm a drive in movie house and wire imoni thosi who entered objections Thi township must next ap prove by law now ready in draft formi which governs tin land use in with the official Nov people can or a specific and it dealt with in the normal Snow said I siiucsing lcn praised Mr Snow For the help h has given the township in getting the new official plan at Queen Park Reeve Tom Hill told the Free Press last night Tuesday the township holding by law will remain In effect however until the zoning bylaw Is roved at Queens Park He said expects It will be approved within the next two months The official plan Is Just a policy the zoning by law is the mechanics of it explained Deputy reeve said all land in the township will be zoned as to its existing use and ratepayers seeking changes of use will nave to apply for amendments to the zoning by law Major change in the approved officio plan from the draft presented to ratepayers at a public meeting in July 1971 calls Car fire Acton Firefighters were called to Hillside Acres farm Side- road Sunday afternoon to ex tinguish a fire In a car owned by Sam Tennant of Acton The fire started by faulty electrical wiring scorched the hood of the Cor a minimum dwelling area of 1 square feel for homes In estate residential developments The original draft suggested a minimum of BOO square feet a point the Free Press attacked editorially These developments will be allowed rural areas only registered plan of sub division with a minimum lot of area of two acres The estates arc to be limited to wooded areas adjacent to valley land and scenic views f- township is to be divided into five basic land use categories namely rural commercial industrial and recreational DICK Howitt runs for council Councillor Dick yesterday Tuesday he will be a for the North local council in Ward if- squesing After ireful consider it ion he is decided to leave the Toronto liw firm of and Stewart and his own practice in The move he feels will illow him the necessary time to spend with his family and to remain In municipal politics as a local councillor It important that on this first North Hilton council lstuesing have strong he told this newspaper in his We must mike sure people ire not paying for services only people ire enjoying Dick his been an councillor for three ye He is in of the township pi inning bo ird viccchiirminof thi Milton fire committee ind representative on the regional government steering committee Hi resides with his wife their four month old daughter on 10 Scotch lllock Councillor is the third person to dechre himself i indidatc in the race for two local scats in Ward Councillor C and former reeve Russell Miller hive already entered the contest In rural areas the predominant use of land will be agriculture forestry and conservation with farm residential develop ment permitted on a limited scale at a maximum density of four persons per acre In hamlets where building is allowed the plan will permit residential commercial and industrial uses with the minimum lot area Tor a single family dwelling set at square feet until the municipality tins a water supply when it will be cut to permitted use for minerals natural to the site No large residential develop ments will be allowed near the three towns of Acton George town and Milton Residential development will be permitted In the Georgetown area provided it Is logical and orderly and pro- expansion of the three Norval Glen Williams and will be per mitted as long as ft takes place commencing near the centre of the hamlets and progresses towards Georgetown Other hamlets will be allowed only the growth anticipated in rural At present there are five ob jections to the official plan centering around the use of a worked out quarry at Milton Brick for a dump possible establishment a drive In theatre near Ashgrove plans for a residential development on the 1 me use of Waterfalls Playground on the Sixth 1 for mobile homes and establishment of a quarry near Speyside by Consolidated Sand and Gravel Eden Mills students have choice Whether to attend school in county or Wellington county was a choice left to child ren and their parents in the case of 36 elementary school students and seven high school students from Eden Milts In January Eden Mills will become part Wellington county Instead of under regional government The village is loc ated right on the boundary Parents had received question aires and letters from Acton schools and began to wonder what the future held for the young students there During the misunderstanding parents thought youngsters who started school in Acton would have to change to public school or Centennial In the first of January No changing Wellington county board of education academic John Morton says this week In no case will students be asked to change their school in January All families possible have been contacted to explain this and to ask them to make their choice be said Also involved in the misunder standing was the act students started back to school in on Wednesday in Wellington on Tuesday Heads couldn t be accurately counted Tuesday as some dWn attend the first day In Wellington who should have WIU accommodate Mr Morlson explained his board had thought the students would be staying in and then when h began getting calls arrangements were made to accommodate any who wished to make the change to Wellington now Particularly children who arc just beginning school would choose he felt Others were free to choose their school There t be any Hon he felt Tuesday although he still had not learned what the choices had been school is filled but will accommodate any Eden Mill students he assured the Free Press Acton high school understands six former students from Eden Mills returned here Wednesday Thcsev student is In grade nine and will start high school in Wellington The Robert Little school has some Eden Mills pupils there to day and expects the number is split between Acton and Rock wood No precise count is available Murder hearing continues Sept 28 Thomas Bourke charged with the murder of his wife appeared in court in Milton last Wednesday and the hearing will resume Sept The preliminary hearing heard only one witness Publication of evidence pre sented during the preliminary hearing is prohibited The order was made at the request of Ed ward Greenspan defense lawyer for Mr Bourke who said publ ished evidence could be prcjudi to further trial charge Mr was charged by Acton O last May when the body of his wife Colleen was found in the Apart where she lived The couple were separated Police said Mrs had been stab bed to death Mr of is in custody in Jail at Milton Saturday crash kills Acton man James Connor Mill St Acton lost his life Saturday in a singlecar accident west of The 1971 Toyota driven by Mr Connor failed to negotiate a curve went into a ditch and rolled over several times Passenger Robert McGinn 89 Church St Acton was admitted to Peterborough Civic hospital with cuts to his right arm ana leg The accident happened on Con cession Road 11 Just west of Saturday September Survivors Mr Connor is survived by his wife son and daughters Jamie Mrs Carolyn Bernard Marilyn Andrews and Allan Connor and his mother Mrs Annie O Connor of North Bay Funeral service was Monday afternoon at the funeral home with inter ment in cemetery September accidents Two accidents have been in by Acton police so far in September The first occurred Saturday Sept tat when two cars were both northbound on Main St Drivers were Frank Carney with estimated damage and Alexander Crousc wlth350damagetohis On Sunday at 5 two cars collided while making turns at Mill and Main Drivers were Brian Hall with mated damage to his car and Jack Acton with estimated damage HELMETS AND SUITS of armor belonging to Rudy Sauro of Hamilton brought bade memories for veteran anti que arms collector Lawrence Nelson of Cobourg at the Antique Arms Col lectors Association gun show in the community centre on the weekend The show the largest of its kind m Canada attracted visitors over the two day period Turn inside for story and more pictures Gibbons photo tit SSI- 1 I Mill I- Miller to run for Ward Two A former council Russell Miller of I Georgetown announced he would be a candidate for council in Ward Two for the new town of North Mr Miller has nine years of public service in the township serving five years on the now defunct school board and four years on the township council He was vicechairman of the school board for a year and chairman for two years He served two years as deputy reeve of before being ousted from politics in a narrow two way battle with Tom Hill for the reev chair Second to announce he would contest a Ward Two council seat Miller says he has had a year to think seriously about regional government and the large amount of money involved He wants lo see the money is spent where it will do the most good We con have everything he says He is also concerned about the disposition of garbage noting he was an original member of GUARD I Group United Against Rural Dumping Road and truck traffic in the township also concern him He says he has lived on a truck route and knows the problems first hand Other issues of regional government should be met headon and solved as they come up he feels Miller thinks one or the real challenges of governing in the new town will be to rid coun cillors of parochial feelings and develop understanding of all areas of the new town He felt his experience and knowledge of most of the candidates would help dev the rapport needed to get the region functioning He also feels his experience in Glen Williams minor baseball and as vice chairman of the manor committee and administration committees of county council will serve him in good stead The Millers live on the Eighth Line North