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Children die in house fire Two young Mr Hunter apparently children are dead as a result tried twice to rescue the of a fire at their home Daniel children who wire found by Arthur Hunter and firefighters near a Teresa Rae Hunter 14 died storey window The lower in Guelph General Hospital of part of the house was on fire bums and smoke inhalation a nurse and District Pages The Acton Free Press Wednesday Now 1977 Sunday Their father Hunter received burns While trying to rescue the children and is in satisfactory con Sunday morning Mrs Hunter ran to the neighbor s for help after the parents smoke drivers tried to save the children lives to no The Ontario Fire Marshal a office lb investigating the which gutted the Iwo- vinyl sided frime fund has been started vith donations accepted it the Bank Winter Fair opens Friday bringing country to the city Women killed in accident Tuesday Two residents wen killed last when the in which they were passengers overturned in Township neir Village art Held and Hilton Si driver of the venule suffered cuts bruises in the accident Drop grade from school Wellington School Board backed a proposal to study the effects of dropping grade 13 The board endorsed a resolution from Peter borough board which asked for research into the tlonal merits problems cost savings ind social impact of telescoping courses of study to grades ibove kinder garten instead of 21 pheasants killed at night Township officii- ire checking into the I iu stock Protection to see if pay to pheasant firmer The firmer James lost birds in midnight raid on his West firm He s for in coin Evidence from the scene of the killings suggest to tine that a husky dog might be responsible to wet ind mo missed its turn at the intersection of Wellingtons ltd of lrin Ihe lid into ditch rilled it The Royal Agricultural Winter Fur opens Friday of this week and runs until November This Queen of the iericuUural fairs in Canada ind in the eyes of many in the world is the year event that brings the country to the city so urban dwellers in get together with rural cousins ind learn more about the primary source of their foul In excess of visitors w ill view nearly IB entries of purebred and market live stock breeding and perform ante horses grain and vege- for record prize money of tabic crops as they compete 000 Livestock and alone will RON of Acton a longtime Royal exhibitor will once again be representing the home town with chickens and ducks Here he checks a young Barred Rock roosrer for con dition Mr McLean will be entering Barred Rocks light brown Leghorns white Leghorn chickens and Rouen Cayuga Buff and Blue Swede ducks The Roval starts Friday and runs till Nov in Haton Population growth largest in Milton Region 197 population is an increase of residents since the provincial enumeration was taken i year ago The figure was released Monday by Robert Beach the assessment issioner for and Feel Regions The Town of Milton had the largest per rate of growth in J77 according to figures Milton 1977 population is or a 7 increase over the 20 enumerated in 1976 Burlington had the next largest popul a I per cent growth There are 105 714 in Burlington this year up 1 from the 103 728 listed in 1976 rose per cent from SB 110 in 1J76 lo6B this year for a 4 e increase smallest increase in Hills where there were residents enumerated Inst year and in rhit represents a incrcascand a gam of ml residents Mr Beach reports total taxable this year stands at a record The previous year it was 449 so that means in increase of million or a 1H per cent increase Mill in added 1 new residents the past year Dogs running loose have cost Township for the month of October and Mrs Brian Buckrell attended council meeting to support their claim of St when their Dock of 160 sheep was ravaged by dogs The township said it was the worst he had ever seen Council is paying to anyone shooting a dog caught in the act of molesting poultry livestock and stresses is the owners responsibility to keep their dogs at home Among the general counts a discussion arose on the fill for the garbage dump which cost the township Council donated to the Salvation Army and will be advanced to help pay the fuel bill in Community Centre This cost is shared by Wellington and Hills Nine building permits were issued in October This is down three from last year Two of these houses Distinguished guests A number of distinguished guests will attend his year Royal His excellency Sir John Johnston K C G K C O British High Com In Canada will officially open the show at m On Tuesday evening The Honourable Hughes Lieutenant Governor of Quebec will be the guest of The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario The Honorable Pauline 1LD will lourthefair on Thursday morninc ind attend the Horse Show that evening The Horse Show the traditional and very colorful feature will highlight inter national jumping teams from Great Britain West many United States ind Canada as well as it open jumper rider from Mexico The Metropolitan Toronto Police Musical Ride and Pipe Bind will ilso he featured at all which take place every evening except Sunday and ifternoon shows November 11 13 and 17 The Royal I- lower Show always a dazfhng spectacle will salute the Queen s Silver Jubilee with a beautiful flower crown as its focal The Ontario rood wj have in exciting new look as the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture unveils its new food promotion theme Ontario Fool demon gomes for children entertainment wine and food sampling ind recipe appointed were Jesse con There is 346 feet of wll all be part of Ken and landlocked property in consumer display area Arnold Carney volved Three arc lh marketing Reeve Don Malheson and entitled to a portion of the A GIRL AND HER PONY always make a winning picture especially when they re on the way to the Royal Winter Fair Kim of Acton is one of the youngest equestrians ever to be selected for competition in Canada s premier horse show Kim at 10 years old has only riding for twoand a half years Her pony s name is Shartonka Erin township Dogs ravage sheep cost township 2433 Bert Wheeler will be at tending a county meeting on Nov at the council chambers in Guelph on the request of the warden regarding hospital financing A resolution wanting to put more pressure on the govern regarding pornography was made in and circulated for support Council agreed to endorse and support their motion regarding pornography and its availability to children Erin Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion requested a donation for a Day wreath Council will don ale for the wreath to be placed on the cenotaph in village A County Seminar on OMB to be held Nov at Welling ton Place was discussed This is a Joint program for a one day seminar on several topics courtroom proce dures severance appeals production and least exciting live stock auction will be open to the public every day except November 17 with a total of Amm how it is proportioned also igrec to accept costs It was suggested have talks to dost the road com plctely through Regarding subdivision in and Smith Consul did not recommend council lo proceed with rezon ing until the Minister has miwtl Sl On Fndiv November IHth nearly steers prepared and shown by 4H club mem hers across will started with a construction what happens to zoning by value of Council was asked by to appoint fence viewers so work on a new fence can be done before freeze- up Fence viewers laws official plan and questions will be answered on any topic of A road closing request was received concern ng lot 151G subdivision Ltd was given permission to pursue a traffic count on 17 on the first week of November council intends to apply for a zoning by law The by law is being lated for approval to neigh boring townships Burden reported on the road construction The Seal Coat hardtop completed this summer cost 000 a mile Work on the irst me below highway is finished The road was riiscd gravelled and ditched which should eliminate flooding in the spring The next meeting will be Dec it 11 m A sheep shearing on the evening of will also be of interest to urbin and rural people ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP council reeve Bill Ad sett was at the Rockwood cenotaph Sunday morning to lay a wreath of poppies on behalf of the township Charges laid against officer Veteran Georgetown J Fields in charge I i resident seven months In ill in Ken r this thief vealcd there ilk his ind for il The In il I eld under ill ik ii ike mils w III Ik police trial is the me held in court Milton I Pete who has brought number of charges of dieted police brutality to the of the Crown Ml and police recently the complaint I elds onto police about three r four weeks ago Sparling Mountain Road alleges he was I in the face by a I 1 in He says the inci I ok in May said Fields would ilk continue his duties it thine lias been proven him When isked why it took so lone for this to surface Skeirett said That a good favor owners agree to traduction Fallen soldiers are remembered wh then lives in i Id one two wire rermmbtrtd it tie Idlers Memorial issiLiwcy Suidiy The Rev Mrs injury w is the minister in of the cm service led in the the Hearts before the priyers ind trip re reading The hymn With foil the pheinj of the the of nimes of soldiers Hit list post in reveille wis sung 1 the withering before the vice was closed with the benediction Those who died In 1914 were Pic Hid lev I te Harrison Fletcher Pte I dwird Pte him James Milne Clarence Carton Corp I Blair Pte William 1 Mark L J Kings Harvey I Wesley Roberts Pte Fred HI Ison I lost Allan He Howard C It Pte William and Melvln nas Those who gave their lives in 1J15 were Sgt Taylor Pit Sgt I McLaren PO Clar Marshall Wilson and Pte Cecil W Us Girls fight to walk aided by hospital CHRIS is able to walk and use her arms today thanks to the help and un she received from the staff at the Hospital for Sick Children following a car cident which left her paralyzed on her left side blurted out to a nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto The words came as a huge relief to the nurse and the 13- ear olds parents as signified the end of a week and a half semiconscious state the Erin high school dent had been in since a terrible car crash on Ihe Seventh I Inc just below High way J4 The two car collision cured September 13 pants of both cars were laken by ambulance to Gen Hospital but Chris was later transferred to Sick Children She had received i severe bang on the head and needed a brain scan This revealed two blood clots which doctors hoped could be treated by medication If the clots did not dissolve brain surgery would have been necessary The young teen also received a frac lured shoulder which as her parents say was the least of our worries For several days the family of R Acton kept the dally vigil by her bed Her father took time off his job at Texaco Oil Refineries in Port Credit and spent 12 hours a day by her side until Thanksgiving When she fully awoke from her semiconscious state It was revealed that Chris was paralyzed on the left side of her body She was faced with the prospect of having to learn la use her arm and leg again Intensive therapy followed tor Chris The young girl and her parents credit the staff of the hospital with her dally progress One of her favorite nurses told Chris she had to learn to walk again twice Another nurse went to the same high school and still another was the niece of a neighbor of the They helped her through the trying mom and encouraged her to walk again After three weeks at Sick Children hospital Chris was transferred to the Hospital for Crippled Child rcn More therapy followed By the time she got here she was walking with the aid of a walker or with someone assisting her Her deter minatlon to walk alone became even greater as a friend in the hospital had part of her leg amputated and was living in fear of having the remainder of it taken off Chris realized how lucky she Once at Crippled Children she was able to come home on the weekends Her progress was even faster with this type of treatment She came home for good on Friday and even though she can walk and use her arm she still has to wait to do the one thing she wants to do the mostgo horse back riding The doctor has for bidden her to do this for a while In case she falls off the horse and bumps her head again During her almost two months In the hospitals Chris lost pounds She said the food was very good at Sick Children but she is used to farm milk not city treated milk Students at Erin High school took up a collection and bought her a huge teddy bear and gave her some cash also Fellow employees at Texaco also took up a collection and presented Mr with a sub stantial amount of cash and the Union gave Chris a clock radio Numcrousothercards gifts and stuffed animals were also given to her For four weeks Chris wos in the hospital s care unit where nurse Is on duty hours a day The Quae ken bush family has nothing but praise for the staff of both Sick Children and Crippled Children s hospitals It is because of the quick and constant continued care the hospitals gave that Chris aunt Eileen bush has launched a fund raising drive for the Sick Children Christmas fund She explains It is just one of Ihe many ways the entire family would like to repay the hospital for what they did Tor Chris Former Toronto Mo pie Leaf George Armstrong wilt beat ihe Dining Lounge In Acton Saturday morning signing and help ing to raise money for the cause Donations will be taken Friday Saturday and Sunday MILTON MAYOR Don Gordon lays the wreath for the town of Milton in remembrance of all the men who gave their lives in both World Wars Services were held Sunday at Soldiers Memorial