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i An Acton Community Ser vices Unit will be organized to improve psychiatric social and health services in Acton At a special meeting last Wednesday morning steering committee members agreed to proceed to make firm plans that will result in imp availability of I to residents of this A budget of is recommended for the first years operation hoped tc begi Sept mbe ibl funding was con one of the reasons for in adequate agency response is the lack of interview and meeting space so nego are underway for space in the Staffing would be shared by the committee and Hal ton social health and volunteer personnel The committee also recom mends the hiring of a full time reccptionistcoordln A board of directors will be established and incorporation proceedings will be begun mediately On committee Steering committee members are Peter Marks of the Addiction Research Foundation Brian Skerrell of Acton high school Jaci Winskill of Regional Health Unit Ewing of St a church Nancy Me of the Human Ser vice Council Corp Bob Arbour of the O P P Don Morgan of Addiction Research Ruth of the Board of Dr Craig Hutchison physician Dorothy Craig Director of Nursing BUI Coon or board or education Larry Scott or MlllonOPP Dave Mitchell of the Children Aid Society and John of the Com Psychiatric Clinic The steering committee will remain the board of directors until a public meeting in November Originally meeting of Interested people was colled in January to consider a proposal to Increise avail of services in town It was then that Acton Com munlty Services was first vistnlked A large roup attended this special meeting It was stated then that the northern section of region specifically Acton Georgetown mid Milton hive long been recognized as iinderservlccd in terms of social psychiatric and health provisions Not only residents but people in the human field have agreed A Council for region already been established one of Its objectives was to en courage mart service In the Take- time The steering committee Is negotiating with igenclcs and to make available staff time commitments Presently family counsellor visits usually on Tuesdays uses an office In the former town offices A full time receptionist in the would also act and counsellor according to the committee They felt the traffic In and out wiuld require coordination The steering committee also reports their belief the Centre would benefit from the contribution made by a volunteers program such Parent Training and discussion organizational and funding support Basic cost would include the salary of the and office expenses They thought perhaps at first the workers Job might be voluntarily For the funding of the 14 budget the steering committee considers regional and municipal grants pro vincial grants Ministry for Community and Social ser vices and Ministry of Cor reel I and Health grants A of the com Industry local Continued on page 2 Same grants One Hundredth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 2B Thirty Pages Fit Council backs firms bid to town Despite objections from councillor Harry Levy he town decided to its support behind firm which Is trying to gel a provincial grant to help them locate plant in Acton E C F Metal Mashing Montreal has applied to Queen Park for an Ontario Development Corporation grant under the Ontario ncss Incentive program It was at a meeting on May 21 that the firm thought they might have a better chance of securing the grant if they had the town backing There Is nothing we can do about this Acton in the area covered by the grants Acton is about miles away from an area which docs for these grants I just on see how this firm could qualify Icvy said The was in formed the Montreal based company would like to put a 10 square foot plant In Acton industrial park and It was suggested the facility might eventually expand to us much as square feet Councillor Dick said he t see how It would hurl the town to give the com its backing lam opposed to give them our support for a grant we know nothing about the firm Levy The council approved a resolution backing the firm application bid and the reso lution will be sent to the province Legion president David a mem of the Acton Legion was elected Provincial President of the Royal Canadian Legion for Ontario last week He was third second and first vicepresident of the Ontario Legion and served two years in each post Mr Cappcrauld was presi dent of the Georgetown for three years in I960 moving up to the post of zone and district com and or Passenger is injured Three cars were in a collision May on Queen and Churchill A passenger in one of the cars Susan was slightly injured Drh involved were Ronald Moore Acton v damage to his car Robert Aeton with damage to his car and Allen Churchill Wife Baron found guilty A DANGEROUS practice with picnic tables by youths in Fairy Lake Saturday afternoon Life guards are not yet on duly tables ire in easy mark Manfred Baron of Acton and llywa Iteglna Higgle or lornnto were found guilty of Con pinny to husband Hie two eonvletcd by an Ontario Supreme Court niter 1 day trial and tight of liberation Mr Justice I dson Dunes pre sentmec report n the people mi will pass sentence June I ho maximum is in the penitentiary Mildred iron and Mrs were ordered held in custody Mr Justice Haines with llicw relict his sentence would hint to protect society Hit needs of the accused lie said the two must be sent to penitentiary but while there must he rehibihtnted so can return to society ami that society is Inst protect I he jury heard testimony the pair plotted together with others to kill Wert man between August 1971 and May The wtn inld billy was humid and buried at the farm It It d Huron attended Acton school and had a business at his hi lawyi r for Mrs said he will an immediate appeal Counsel Mr Mr also would advise his client tint there are grounds for appeal anil iwalt his eliclsli nuts to Acton and I Skating will remain the same as Inst year if council accepts the recommendation of nation Hills administration ommittee year Acton club received and George town received The grant to is based on a one dollar per capita grant which applies to all minor sports groups Councillor Its said the transition perioel of amalgamating he two towns has posed problems He said i own as Acton was cannot draw is many people own of mow He said It is to lake away any thing the town has become mod to I If the loo hard they weuld Jin to The creation Director sale there was a disparity between the two clubs He said the Acton club had operated on a lower budget hut would now be faced with Increased ice time and In creased rates He said Acton club had ISO registered last year Director Doug bus suggested a 1 grant to the Acton club for this year How could we justify escalation In grants like this asked Councillor Morrow suggested Recreation Director Doug prepare a graduated scale tint would bring two clubs into line within two or three years It nay the program has to he subsidised to such an extent that it becomes impossible commented chairman Dick Diane Spielvogel quits committee Stolen Tuisd in le irned nmg police lighting fix missing from the houses on Rec coordinator raked over coals What started out as an or dinary monthly meeting of the Acton Recreation Aavj sory Committee turned out to be an open feud between that committee and the Department A tour of Prospect Park Thursday evening sparked the fire which turned Into a blaze as John Cooper tlon for Acton cameundcra barrage of questions and ac cusatlons from committee members Different discus sions among the walking groups led to several topics which eventually were brought up to the other mem bers While commenting on the unkempt mess of the park Mr Cooper told the group Works Department is in charge of the parks malntcn ance and upkeep and the lowest priority of ail areas Brendan a long time committee member challenged that statement saying It is Recreations job to keep it up The two men would not change their minds and came up against a brick wall while discussing the matter Interdepartment hassles The told the group recommendations are en to works but they do no thing requested There seems to be a great hassle between recreation works Diane commented You ask them ten times to do some thing and they still do not do It She went on to say there are a lot of internal problems It is like a chain with the pro blems stopping at the head of recreation A lev of the members felt their recommendations were not making it past Doug Col son Hills recreation director When they asked Mr Cooper if he would by pass Mr Collison and go straight people would get far her ahead than me doing something like that If I balk about something I colly become a long haired radical Council was not forgotten in the heated discussion as Mrs thought they are copping out In cleaning up the shoreline of Fairy Lake It was mentioned the shore is not beautified because it be longs to Mrs along with Mr Ahernc felt welcome the work and council was just using this as an excuse Mr A heme who is parti interested in the or parks threatened to leave the com he fills his position is useless if nothing is gome to he feels the will always remain the hot torn of the Intern pole cause none of the men sit ting on council interested He irccd with Mr Ann who lid looked at them as fields in stead of Mr pointed eiui 111 it s of the super Mrs Sheldon supposed Mrs Sheldon who is tivc newcomer to the arc wis surprised it the potential of tin but wis pointed it the thought that no will do to lifyit She felt the Acton park his been ignored Believe groom responsible for murdersuicide at farm Police investigating last w alleged murder on a farm believe the killing was done by William Stewart Duns more a yearold Toronto native employed at the form as a groom Horse breeder Robert James Snclgrove died in as he slept early Sun day when hit just behind his left ear with a calibre let He had been renting the Second Line farm for one year Corporal Murray Graham of Milton said Dunsmorc was found dead m another bedroom with a single bullet wound in the head from the same rifle The rifle was found beside his body Iniestlgatlng Milton OPP officers ore continuing the investigation in order to dispel any chance that the tragedy was a double murder body was cre mated in Toronto on Wednes day and his ashes shipped to the Man times where his father is a sailor considered a promising young horse breeder wis burled day in his home town of Peterborough Stables had American Saddlebred horses valued at between 1 100 and when the shoot occurred Ail but five of the horses belonged to the breeder Ralph Knap man of Creek owner of the form north of 15 Sideroad said Snclgrove was fngh of and was afraid to put him out Mr Knapman said the two men had many arguments and that would of ten threaten to cut up a horse or burn the barn un less he got his way On the Friday night he shootings had ordered off the farm but the next day invited him buck for the weekend said Police believe returned about 1 a m Sun da shortly after a small Mr vice dent of the mino Horse Breeders As socntion si id was i terrific fellow and verv well liked He could pick up when vou re beaten in i show by hi better next vear and things like tint he sud Snclgrove w is iclucinthc palomini issociation the American Horse Breeders As soei ition Police have denied rumon in thit the slain men were in illegal drugs Const Hon Scott or that forces drug squad said he hid name be lore but neither of the men were known to police as users or distributors of illegal drugs 1 conflicts arose as the meeting continued in the home of I etc Papillon Mrs Sheldon Mr C minutes of the meet To be honest John I don feci yon arc writing down ill our rrcommenda lions She woneicred if the Mr Cooper agreed with were the ones which got any where further hints of mutiny were presented as Mr made motion to dissolve the committee to tally most of the members felt they were wasting their time at the meetings when nothing ever came of them We ire fighting these pro- Hems the old wiy before regional government It is too for us to adjust to the new he said Mrs Sheldon was not in fa of Ihe dissolving and con vinced the group to find in other answer to the com gap problem Meeting On June 11 the group is go ing to attend the tion meeting and speak directly to the councillors without hiving to go through the recreation department feel in this way they may be heard Die resignation of Diane from the Acton Recreation Advisory Com was received with regret from that committee on evening during their regular hi monthly meeting Mrs who has been on committee for six years told tin group I im loo much of what it was before meaning prior to regional government I im looking back that is not good new She told the committee she been considering leaving for four months and when she saw Sheldon with her energy ind deter mimtlon she knew new blood was celled for the corn mittee Mrs Spielvogel also told the group she thought the committee should have been new with the new She it would have been easier for newcomers and they would not be comparing systems as she does I have to admit I like the Her lain for leaving Mrs told group is I don feel I of any benefit to the committee and the com has done nothing for me she slated I am going to miss it and it will be hard for mc to keep my big mouth shut she commented referring to her out spokenness at several meetings during the past few venrs It is better for everyone mc the committee the town Mrs explained Ed wood who Is on the committee for the first year told the group he looked to Mrs for everything Including in formation idvice Vou have more knowledge in your thumbnail than I have illngether he said Mrs answered his compliment by telling him us well as the members of the committee I am not going into and you can borrow my thumbnail anytime Decoration Day this Sunday This June I marks another Decoration Day cere mony designed to honor those who gave their lives for Queen and country Wreaths will be placed al with flowers it Falrvlew cemetery All citizens are in vited to participate in ceremony and afterward decorate graves of loved ones The Citizens Band will provide band selections starting off from the cenotaph No Haton Hills budget for three or four weeks It will be three or four weeks before Hills council can set a budget finance chairman Harry Levy told this newspaper Monday or this week Although the figures for education purposes set the town still does not know what the region is going to require in the way of financing from the municipality Until that Levy said Bach committee still working on their own budgets within Hills They must go the finance committee for consideration and quite likely back to the other committees before a full council deals with it Taxpajcrs already know education costs have gone up across the region by an average of mills which is broken 1 for Acton Councillors are also expecting the regional mill rate tube up but the speculation runs from high to low In any event chairman Levy indicated there would not likely be any good news about tax reductions this year but suggested taxpayers may be hit with a considerable MEMBERS of a touring of Shoe Levy said a special budget meeting will the mill Superintendents and Allied tradesmen are rate probably sometime In late June shown a cattle hide by tour guide Frank Simiom who is the plant 4 supervisor Mr has been working at Beardmore Tannery for over 30 ears at 2 Pinide forms up at 15 p m and leaves from to arrive at Fair view cemetery at m replaced One interesting feature about this year march will be the replacement of the which was knocked down two years ago Donated to Acton by the Wo men Institute the vintage sign reading Cemc has served somewhat as a community landmark It w ill be under arch that the Sunday procession will march Chairman or the Decoration Day committee is Miss Jessie Coles David Hunter is secre tary treasurer Others at the service will In elude the Rev Leonard reading scripture and the Rev Andrew ft saying prayers The Acton I will sing the Rev DasSyd will give the address 3500 for Acton Park change rooms The change rooms at Prospect Park Acton will have a plumbing lob started soon if Hills council agrees to an ad ministration committee recommendation Recreation director Doug Collison said the change houses had deteriorated and needed repairs He said had been included in the budget for the work Councillor Morrow recommended work go ahead He said it was the only way to find out if council would agree and get work done before the summer season is too far underway