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Woman charged in fire deaths A yearold woman has been charged with two counts of first degree murder in connection with two fire deaths Dons Jones of Acton was remanded Friday to undergo evaluation in the psychiatric hospital at St Thomas Mrs Jones appeared before Provincial Court Judge Douglas Latimer at Oakville Regional Police believe the fire victims are the accused mother in law Miry Jones and son Brian 10 The fire was in their home beside Highway south of Meanwhile police are asking for help regarding the whereabouts of the father David William Jones He Is driving a Ford window van The vehicle licence number 12 is white with a blue stripe Police say he Is not a suspect However police want his help with the case Two people died in the flames of the Acton home during the predawn hours of Friday April 13 The twostorey brick house was afire from top to bo torn when Acton firefighters arrived A barn and another building were a levelled by flames A pathologist examination of the remains last week could only indicate they were of a male and female No other information will be available for some time Mr Jones has not contacted police since he visited his wife at Home wood Sanitarium Mrs Jones was taken there from Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital after the fire When the firefighters went up tin driveway off the highway towards house they found their path blocked by a parked Jeep Police recovered a handwritten note which was attached to the vehicle school last Thursday One Hundred and Fourth YearNo ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 1979 I our Pants Tnmry Cents Fire calls up The number of fires in Hills during Jan February and March is up from 49 last this year bu damage is down from to In the Georgetown Fire Area there has been fires date this year compared to last year while in the Fire Area has been 19 vcar until the end of March compared to in lit same time period last year During the month of 17 fires occurred in the Georgetown area with 11 in the same month last year and in Acton six as opposed to three last March for a total of in March 1970 and 14 In 78 The of damage In March 79 wis a large drop from the damage In March 7B Clark Councillors sa United Way not welcome They re closing the gaps Representative agencies serving met in Church hall learn about each other services and problems The lunch hour meeting Wednesday was bated on closing the gaps In the services ighlcen groups many from town were represented The meeting took about six months to arrange The organizers ore pictured above tor Acton Community Service Centre Barb Stephens or Ho Hon Hands Val Wallers from the Rural Development Outreach Project community and social services representative Cook and the District Health Councils Patty McLean PhotobyFIUCLISTONI- COmeS person jumps into Halton race Federal Progressive leader Joe Clark will be appearing in Tuesday May is the date set fur a rally at Oakville Arena Otto PC candidate for Hilton made the an Monday Local riding organizers wire told Thursday Mr Clark would at Ihe evening rally if they could guarantee there would be least people at the that night Wilf Oakville campaign manager for Mr Jelinek said he wis totally confident the will be jam packed The announcement was delayed until Monday so it could be made at the official opening of Mr Jelinek Milton cam pa office The set to begin The man who is run conducting his own independently in the campaign federal election He began distributing has no previous political his election platform experience Tuesday Robert Ritchie 41 a Married with a 16-year- employed public son Mr Ritchie accountant living and resides at Unit working in Oakville has kissed his hat into the don t feel the parties have anything to offer l he said ROBERT RITCHIE dependent on foreign investment controlling our country Even with wage and price controls we have created one of the free worlds worst rates of Inflation unemployment govern ment deficits and an unstable currency The platform lists economic opinions on jobs pensioners housing currency business and inflation as well as capital punish ment he favors educa tion and farmers Dogs killed in shooting spree A United Way is not wanted in this area at least by most of the Hills town council members At Monday evening general com miltee a letter was received from Karen Hill executive director of the Burlington Social Council asking committee to investigate all as peels of a United Way before allowing one to up in the Ms Hill letter noted her council had publicly supported such an since 1J77 However she wrote before one should be instituted more inform is required Among the information she deems necessary is the question of whether donors give more generously to a Hal Ion United Way than they currently do to existing United Ways Will in dividual agencies receive locations and devote less time lo fund raising and thus be able provide service if funded by a United Way the letter queried Cooperation from corporate donors must be assessed was another view Mb Hill wonted looked at as well as Co operation from other United Ways which receive donations from residents Wc also question the suggestion that the Burlington Social Planning Council is he appropriate body to carry out he organizing task She pointed out her roup is neither the man ditc or the resources to set up such an extensive ir Mike Armstrong warned the committee to away from a United I want to get in with this is much as I want to involved with dot he quipped Mr alto made It he did not nit Hills be coming involved etc defended pi mm he with involved in the who felt it wast fund raising in as the money is gome out of area now II would he chimed some groups coming to council for a and en to the region for We stem to have lost sight of the social avenues Mr Armstrong charged Councillor Walter he was not in of United Wiy as long as the groups such is the Society Heart Fund were getting enough monev with their own drives I m of the United Way he admitted ire in extreme high pressure type of fund raising Progressive Conservative hopeful to was on hand al Rod and Gun Club Monday night lake aim against BUI on Gun Control To Mr left Is Bill Jones of the Association Sec Page 3 A senseless act of vio lence has the McMillan family of It Rock wood angry their three year old Lab and another dog were shot to death late Saturday afternoon as they frolicked in a neigh boring farmer field was shot first and as Ihe pet owned by Gunner Jcsperson also of It stood over the body trigger happy hunter shot him too The animals bodies were seen from the road by a passing motorist who notified farmer on whose properly Ihey were killed Both the farm owner and Hugh McMillan heard he gun shots around However Mrs McMillan told he Aclon Free Press no one thought anything of sounds The animals frequently played in Ihe field Mr McMillan explained at Ihe knowledge of the owner and with no from him The family suspects the shots were fired from the road but noted both animals were shot in the head So whoever did it knew what Ihey were doing Mrs McMillan pointed Both dead dogs were family pets The McMillan family is wondering if Saturday incident had anything to do with what happened at farm several miles away Apparently cording Mr McMillan men a car drove up driveway and told the farmer their dogs would be shut if not kept under control That particular farrier does keep his canines in control and was disturbed by the threats Police are In vest i gating Saturday shootings No more in have been re ported to police accord to Staff Sergeant Eric Bullock Ron Trenton of Halton Hills Veterinary Scr vices said he had seen any cases of shot animals either Bonnie and Jennifer do the hump Saturday during the high school Bump for Life The hour dance a sponsored by the Kinsmen Club raised over for Cystic or more photos Back to Acton Days July 1 by Kay Dills Another exciting Back Aelan Days tion began to take form last Thursday a special meeting in the There were tie representatives of various community groups in attendance lo talk over the big July 1 weekend here It was generally agreed Mill St would be blocked off downtown on Friday June and Saturday June and thai on the Sunday July all events would likely be in the park Dates and limes will become more specific at the next meeting called for Wednesday May Nick Kckic offered to host open meeting in the dining room of Siation Hotel at 7 p m He also promised another beer garden barbecue outdoor dancing and entertainment as he had last year Pat Wood agreed to convene Hie popular parade and her husband the contests and entertain ment Paul Nielsen and Wayne Ruse will look after the retail section involvement Bob Austin and Bill are In charge of permits block security and The Y Men and ire talking about a Health Hustle on the moll Acton Arts and Crafts group churches service clubs arc planning booths New features talked about are displays from local industries flea market farmers market i possibly an outdoor church service lerry of the Com Services Centre in lias agreed that emit can be made through her office for any ispcctn of the Back to Days 50000 Fire destroys home fire razed through their country home near side causing about In damages Residents of the Smoke billowed out of the roof of a 15 home early Sunday No one hurt In the lire but one resident of the house owned morning as firefighters from Milton and Acton to ave the home escaped with singed after he reentered the building in on by A N Hollormzy of the structure Six people are homeless following the which West Mall area escaped fire chief Mfck Holmes says was tailed carting In an with no in furies Six people escaped to Hills fire which started in an up- van and tank truck The early Sunday morning as chief Mick Holmes One studio according Aclon department however Fred to the chief The fire was shortly after with told reporters probably smouldering for another pumper he singed his hair while attempting to save 1700 worth of uninsured drum equipment at least hours be fore the fire broke out he said Milton firefighters were the first on the a Holmes explained water was obtained from a nearby swamp The fire was through the roof the chief noted by the time the men tune the men left at about if ill that remained were the brick walls Residents in the house were Bruce Metcalfe Doug Davison and Steve I Mr Holmes does know what ran gem cuts they have