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The called the kettle black Ihe kettle replied in and outside a Ha Hon Regional Police Commission meeting at Thursday The Commissioner David Coons and the ket tie Police Association chief Ruelens pointed to the soot on each other on the sub ject of the Regional Police Association s con morale report Coons in Ihe first meeting since release of the page report to and press said it wis his opinion the report Ins done serious damage Coons midc it plain from the beginning that he was speaking only for himself and not stitinf com commissioner Harry Barrett said hearing Coons remarks hi agreed with them No com objected Glenn ignuson from Georgetown wisibscnt the mcetinc because he was on holidajs to Barrett THE NEWEST VETERINARIAN in Acton is Mary who re cently joined the practice at the Halton Hills Veterinary Services on Main Street North Dr is inoculating one of the cats at the clinic Newest veterinarian known to clients pets The newest vet in already well known to pels and clients it the Hills Vctennarv Services on Main North That new i Dr Miry who recently joined Ron practice however is wcl acquainted with miny clients because she worked at Trenton list sear Mary It ithlou from Ihe University of with a doctorate in vcterimry medicine this spring said in in in icw I finds the hen inline people i well ind lake an interest in other people their pets he doctor native of Rilhlmi lives with her engineer The two split up their nils when Dr is on weekend duty in service relays informition to her Someone in le ill the time saidDr rich doctor horses ind smill ininnls she said Rockwood boy dies in cartruck collision A seven yeir old boy is dead following or bicycle collision last diy morning in thai vilhge Raymond Scott Hennessey of 19j Mam St was pro nounced dc id on arrival in General Hospital suffering from skull trie He Is the son of Beverley Hennessey of Rock wood and Jimes of Iortlan 1 int in to the Guelph del iclnnent if latino I rovmenl I the boy hid leen riding Ins bicycle Guelph St m Rock wood He lost his balance while attempting to make a right h turn onto Main St Hided with dump li driven if police About five association members were with at he mi After Coons unloaded Ins remarks the commission went into Assoc i lion heads huddled commissi meeting room invited the press in to heir their answers You he siid lo lluelens monl code from he recalled i mint from Ruelens where he would with sum iiu discuss the Not so told reporters We the issoci lion slid the rep rt is Nowhere in the report does it praise this commission not it the commission looks or praise the Burlington commissioner also the new Hint There is n i talk of into he Ihen Ruelens took the I faith with anvoiii Hi the commission I roke nth i idvcrtise in news ipt for j lis I tine them lb force is is the In the last year the force is come along in terms oMdminislntinn sud think the chief Ken rctt is much happier he in now do work he in tended to do I he chief is preparing a report on the subject of report for the commission Nowhere in the report con does mention tin ilton police officer is Ihe highest paid the province rt in I the point I w int to in ike is th it I hid enough of the confront ition he I he is fair honest within the limits of hum in ml Now that tin I ss is over said it wis time to tet back police sirvc Hilton Improvements do Coons said he is upset that does police issoeiation work when he is on duty but tint he ly have to stop that lhats the course cm Coons wis quick to deny charge thai he con ductid business on time I he three resign itmns that ive come tip since he has been a commissioner no suggestion of i morale pro the mind me the commission intends foil with the issocialion Iwo bodies can hi longer work mformilly must write to be on hen Km lens hi gnn to he is eluded or nit of order Ifyemlislentome com in tiki you ve forced us into this position from here on in things vi ill be done in formal In the cafeteria he assocn Hon backed up the report This executive board will stand by wh it the membership Ron Smith sud I iree wholeheartedly with the report We were under instructions lo carry it out release to press if they the sioners don believe it Ihey come to Ihe next Hon meeting and Smith is better now than before the report lym liefore Coons rem irks the commission ill with setlmc dates for interviews for run iff sergeants staff inspectors is this a sign of thee the s report It he i thing to da politically replied lluelens I In fcelmc imone i in is the next k is up to the commissioners Once Coons remirks were cleared up on lo make some points of his own Ihe number of men on the force he said has decreased by one mm from last year year complement was ind this yeir is JG3 he told reporters Since release of the report more informition has come in from police officers If there is enough a second volume be coming lluelens s lluclms often cast ihe com mission wilhin milds is i politician anil there s an election said lluelens he idded he has in election Ihis year in the Near the end of Ihe confer tried lo divorce himself from polities re all politic il ini iv No charges will he laid igainst the truck driver Seott has one brother I Also left to mourn Ins loss are his grandparents Mr and Mrs lloyd Given of and Mr and Mrs Ed of Mills I uncral service was held at Shoemaker Home on Saturday with interment Rockwood cemetery Pat McKenzie retiring expects staff retire il and I am one who believes councillors should loo Mr Regional councillor Pit McKenzie intends to retire from mumcipil politics this term He is served citizens of Acton for years as councillor deputy reeve regional councillor Hill goes again for mayors seat Mayor Tom Hill will try again for the mayor chair come election time in November The first candidate to announce his plans the mayor said he was going to run again when he confirmed there was a theatre being built in the new plaza beside Gordon He said he hid worked on the theatre a long time and decided to announce his candidacy when signing of the theatre was completed Mayor Hill has been the only mayor of Hills since amalgamated town was established In 1974 Prior to regional government he was reeve of Esquesing township and had served as reeve and councillor Hundred and Fourth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 12 1978 Thirty Two Pages Fifteen Cents Jeremy Jones Fiveyearold dies in sawdust filled chute doctor his been i childhood imbition Mary She she was impressed in her with Ihe complements of veterinarians who itiended farm Docs hope to open i separate practice someday I don think it really the way to she said The trend in veterinary services follows the example of medical doctors who pool their ideas lime An hour I half ended evening when five old Jeremy Robert Jones was found dead it he bottom of i grain chute in a nearby I Jeremy is son of Man dna I I Concession I Acton del of Ihe Provincnl Police Jeremy was missing from pm to all out found by in be I id to ihe s ivvelust lice siv I 11 iclph III ind cither fill or jump I ml tin five fool Hi i id firs Mid 1 use It Irinsport from tl second the I I illi Inst the c w is full of sawdust used Free Press wins in nations contest The Acton Free Press has been judged to have best sports pages in Canadian weekly newspapers with a circulation of up to The Canadian Community Newspapers Association announced the win last week It is an annual competition open only to weekly newspapers The Free Press also took third place for the best spot news photo a picture of an overturned truck with the driver looking out the window Sister newspaper The Milton Canadian Champion was judged to be the second best all round paper in its class of to circulation It also won first prize for best front page and tied for third for the best page In the special category The Champion took two more firsts one for the best Christmas Edition and one for women news and features Another sister newspaper The Georgetown In dependent walked off with first for best all round tabloid In to IS circulation class The three newspapers are owned by Dills Printing and Publishing Ltd The awards will bo presented at the convention In Vancouver British Columbia August 13 to 16 mil llcndints llu I v is pronounced Knife used in heist mm d wtmm in sought I in nneelion with knife point robberv which it ut Mi from the Sim ontjiitcn Street Silurdtv Ihe m in rindished id inch knife mdid ill the in the store The limited vtr ind in dm then well is his irenls sister e his Mr Mrs I orne iikt of and Mrs It in I lies of Inski He e is pi tin e istd 1 rev I service w it I Hi me on Sundiv Interment is it Pall Ik wire ic I Dm leiteh I ill ood friimls of the f who just turned five on liini w is liokme kinder irlen e lasses it Iirisb me Public School in September He w is in boy who welded with his I Jim in lulltloer with his ilher He ilsi went Ins fuller worked on m with his uncle I with his mother will be remembered is being an ill wonderful boy who brought h lo one he in touch with It w is sec in ily m less mi September s Christine the iddress d in is Ihe hid irn how to walk the fir ABOUT 2 000 DAMAGE was caused by a grease fire in the home of William Hughes of Mowbray Place Friday morning Kitchen damaged in Mowbray Place blaze Deputy I ireehief lnifighters kept the blaze damice it OIK to the kitchen but i PI ice home on rest of the bouse received I smoke dimage Mr said fire st irted in the kitchen liter III ire is at the home or jrtasc wis it the Willi of slovi ind lift Mowbray PI ice to the responsible budgets reconstruction of Mill and Main Streets the new well in the park the ad dilion he sewage disposal plant the irehall I A improvement and off street parking the Community Scr vices office Im proved tennis the plan to storm sewer curb and pave Lake view subdivision and the that tenders are presently being called on our Senior Citizens Acton will have a capable candidate as regional councillor in Peter Marks I have always had Acton best interests at heart and most certainly I will find ways serve in some city less demanding In closing I like to thank the I Press and the citizens of Acton for their support and many kindnesses over the years Mr stated PAST PRESIDENTS at the Fall Fair Ladies board reunion are back row Irene Swackhamer Margaret Mary Archibald Irma M Carmela Cobham and Eleanor Thompson Front row Joan Waldie Ruth and Ida Matthews The women celebrated 20 years of having their own board ildf