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Joe Clark stops in Acton for brief visit Local Progressive Candidate Olio JUInek right arrived un the scene just in time yesterday speak with leader Joe Clark as he made a brief stop in flic two spoke briefly and continued on in their own campaigning It was even faster than a whirlwind tour or Acton but in what seemed a bit more than a blink of the eye Jot Clark Leader of the federal opposition came to I own yesterday Mr Clark s entourage of two buses stopped in town just before noon on his way from a coffee hour in Georgetown to lunch in Guelph His expected and unplanned stop in town came as a big surprise to everyone in eluding his campaign manager Progressive Con supporters lined Mill St near John St waiting in the cold wind for a sign of buses Two pipers were on hand his arms as he spoke to to greet the potential next her prime minister of Canada as well as an NBC news candidate team from the United Otto Jeilnek almost didn I States They are just one make it After Mr Clark of many teams set to returned to his bus Mr cover the election This finally arrived The two spoke for a mom and then went their separate busy ways In spite of his tight schedule and the flurry of handshaking Mr Clark took a few minutes Clark and his group left to in sign Traffic which had been language with a deaf boy blocked by people on the outside Home Hardware streets was soon back to Ignoring his manager normal and placard ear pleas to finish up the visit rying Clark supporters he took a few minutes to disbanded The pipers visit with wee Michelle went home and the town Pilgram holding her in quieleddownonceagain Wee Michelle wanted to help Progressive attire Ihe opposition leader by playing Conservative Leader Joe Clark with his campaign the bagpipes Mr Clark was In town for about IS and chose to teach him to count two minutes iking hands with residents of all age wire trying to establish Michelle age when Mr He particularly interested In the children Clark htopped in Acton yesterday on an though Photo by Helen Murray lisit Michelle mother Linda decked out in Scot One Hundred and Fourth YearNo 44 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 2 Twenty Two PagesTwenty CmU School trustees Halton committee alters after Toronto conflict There were fainting women and exasperated men all over the place last week an Elvis Presley type who has been Inducted into the army The mayor when Conrad Birdie hit the streets The mere mention or his name sent fans of the small town played by principal Wally while Conrad Is turning swoon Inf and husbands and boyfriends fuming during High School upside down seems be having trouble with his wife Linda who has presentation of Ihe hit musical corned Bye Birdie ton pluyrd joined all other fans In passing out Photo by Helen Murray An Ontario Supreme Court judgment concerning Toronto school board trustee conflicts of interest rapidly rippled into Acton Esquesing trustee Betty and Burlington trustee Noel Cooper resigned from the salary negotiations committee following a court decision which upheld the suspension of two Toronto Irustcss for Ihi Ontario Municipal Conflict of Interest Toronto trustees Robert Spencer and William Fisher voted on salary contrails for school teachers while their wives were employed by the Toronto board as elementary school teachers In Cooper wife works for the school board Cooper sat as chairman of the salary com Long before the supreme court decision Mrs Fisher asked lo be let off the committee I asked the board to do it before the appeal because the appeal has nothing to do wilh it Mrs fisher said in an interview after Thursday s meeting It has not been established that I have conflict of interest because my husband works for another board The trustee s husband is a teacher for the Peel Board of Education Neither trustee took part in negotiations for the recently agreed teacher contracts Both Fisher and felt the recent em placed on trustees conflict of interest would lumper their Involvements on that committee new lommitlcc chairman Bill said Law son from Milton is also the boards vice chairman The Supreme Court decision came last Wed mil In Thursday the boards agenda had been revised to include a list of new salary committee members Mr Justice Sydney Robins referring to the Toronto trustees bold the contract settlement by the secondary school teachers would influence the course of negotiations and terms of agreement of elementary school teachers One Toronto trustee was suspended for one month and theother for two months The legislation states that an elected official must declare his interest and not try to influence voting or vote on a question where he has a direct or in direct iry interest The interest of an elected official includes interest of a spouse or other relative living in the same home Breakins net thieves money ICG meets Davis in private atQP The Interested Citizens Group ICG is once again going lo the op of he province s political system to press its case for an independent re view of a controversial Ontario Hydro corridor Ontario Premier William Davis will receive some ICG members in a private meeting Thursday afternoon at Queen s Park according to ICG sources tor the ICG asked for an independent Ontario Hydro- study of the 109mile BruceMilton corridor route Recently the scope of he requested has been limited lo Ihe where line has not been bull within Hills As planned 500 kV corridor from the Bruce nuclear generating station would slice down the centre of Hills to link up with an equal strength cast west corridor The east west corridor received an by the Solandt Commission However the north- south line has been looked at in pieces by lesser bodies such as Ihe Environmental Hearing Board in 1975 The ICG Hills and the re gion are invoked in appeals of decisions such as the most recent one by he Ontario Municipal Board which confirmed the planned Ontario Hydro route Later provincial cabinet supported the Shooting incident Judge waives plea preliminary court set A preliminary hearing was ordered last day for an man accused of a weapons offence failure of efforts to tr him on less serious firearms charge Milton Provincial Court Judge John Robin son scheduled the preliminary hearing after the crown joined the defence to hold a trial for on a charge of careless use or a firearm A plea of guilty the charge was floated but listening o Crown Attorney Terry Vale read w itnesses statements Judge Robinson refused to accept Ihe pica The crown earlier indicated to the the lesser charge was more appropriate based on Ihe three statements The original charge was attempt lo cause bodily harm with intent endanger life The charge rose from a March shooting in cident in front of the Mercun home south of Mr is alleged lo have fired a 22 calibre bullet at the husband of a woman who wilh her three children was seeking refuge after a family dispute A preliminary hearing helps court determine if there is sufficient cvi in the case lo war rant a full trial Normally a prehmin hearing involves a Music Festival in Acton school next Wednesday Schools from Acton Milton and Georgetown will all be meeting at Bennett for the an music festival next Wednesday Ten schools will be competing in the various cate gories These schools are Acton Bennett Robert Little and MacKcnxieSmilh Middle school Georgetown Howard Wriggles worth Harrison Glen Williams and Georgetown District Christian school and Milton Martin St and Percy Merry All competitions will lake place in Ihe gym with Mel Evans as adjudicator Mr Evans is a former music teacher and music consultant the Board of Education He is now retired ban on publication in press of details rounding the accused and incident Defence counsel Chapman asked the court for similar protection regarding the statements heard Thursday really don have the power replied Judge Robinson however he went on to Indicate to reporters no evidence was accepted by the court and the not guilty plea stricken I hope the press will restrain It self The crown tried to proceed a summary conviction on the lesser charge of careless use of a firearm The maximum jail sentence with a sum mary conviction would be six months On the more serious charge the maximum sentence is 14 years aids line fixing Regional Land Division Committee granted three severances In one sweep to help straighten lot lines on Norman Avenue and Acton Boulevard The LDC hearing April involved the pro perties of Barba Lee Norman Ave George McWilliam Norman Ave and Douglas and Carol Leys of Acton Boulevard Thieves netted more than worlh of and cash from two Queen St break ins last week Ho lion Regional Police arc continuing inveslig Into break ins at Shorthills Chalet service station and the Olympia Drive In Restaurant Tuesday night and Wednesday morning Most of the money in bills and In change was token from the restaurant till The cigarette machine was also pried open was gained by smashing through a glass door on the east side The rear window of the gas station was smashed open as a way for Ihicves to get inside About worth of ire lies were taken Five dollars in change was stolen A school type scale valued at was stolen from room in April Entry was lined Ihrough a window A own juvenile wis charged by police with theft over alter man reported J17J sterling from his room The youth is abo charged with possessing narcotics and breach of recognizance Would be linens smashed window in order to inside the Legion build They pried open three beer coolers Value of the damage wis set by A ear was stolen from Ihe rear parking lot at the Dominion Hotel The vehicle is owned by one tit the employees Three bikes were rep orted stolen last week Prime Minister to visit Halton Prime Minister Pierre Trudcau will visit riding on Satur day May Mr Trudeau will speak at a public the Centre 130 Navy Street Doors will open at 10 a m and the program will start at 10 30 a Dr said that in addition to a major policy address by the Prime Minister those who attend will be treated a superb mus ical program Groups ready for concert Vocalists and musicians are gearing up for this weekend joint concert venture of the Georgetown Choral Society and the Citizens Band The two organizations will be holding a per in Acton McKenzieSmith Middle School Saturday evening and again Sunday evening at Holy Cross in Georgetown Under the leadership of Dole Wood for Georgetown group and George Elliott fur the Band the groups will perform together for the third lime in as many years It has taken months of practicing to ready the performers for the two hour per formance Joint practices started Monday evening oulsMonloincr It It I died Monday when the car he driving on Highway near Park Toyota collided with a southbound truck Morrison Drive urge town Morrison suffered miner injuries in the crash Montgomery Marquis came to rest on west tide of the highway Georgetown firefighters washed down the road afterwards fnw At Grand Valley man dies in Highway 7 smashup A Grand Valley man died and two others suffered injuries in a car truck smashup on Highway 7 near park Toyota Monday evening Louis Montgomery R R Grand Valley died as a result of the collision at p according to Milton Montgomery was driving a nor thbound Marquis The car off road jumped the ditch and came to rest on the west south of Fuels Andrew Morrison of Georgetown wis driving a truck southbound Morrison Rexway Dr suffered minor injuries police say For a time the truck was on its roof Morrison had a passenger 23- Brian Herforl of R Acton Details are sketchy At publication police had not established a cause of the mishap or estimated damage Georgetown firefighters the scene down the road of debris or about an hour after the accident traffic in both lanes was delayed the clean up