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Actons Arlie White T HE Wednesday April MM Page Flowers cards handshakes reward Citizen of the Year By TAYLOR Herald Writer Acton Citizen of the Year Arlie White says he wants to express his appreciation lo the people who nave sent cards telephoned him and stopped him on the street to late him on receiving the com top civic honor I have 7 wonderful tens of Acton area to lhank for having received this wonder honor Mr White told The Herald this week I d like to thank everyone who sent cards or called or stopped for a handshake or I flower Half a dozen bouquets of flowers are currently decorat Mr White living room as reminders of the honorbe received He also has on dis play the plaque he was given by the provincial government the town hall picture from the Chamber of Commerce the pen set from the town of Hal ton Hills and a piece of leather from the Bear dm ore Tannery where he worked for years inscribed with his name and the words Citizen of the Year Mr White was born and raised in Acton He started his school days In 1313 attending kindergarten in an old hall He attended what long lime rcsi dents of Acton refer to as the Stone School on School Lane where he finished grade IIELPFD SUPPORT Shortly after Mr While his father died As the eldest In a family of three girls and three boys he had to give up his education to help sup port the family Mr and Mrs Gordon Beardmore the owners of the tannery came over lo the house and told my mother to Local man convicted for part in shooting By ROSEMARY Herald Special A 26year old Georgetown man told a provincial court Judge Friday no sentence he could impose could equal his grief over the shooting death of his close friend by Peel Re gional police Jan 19 Paul Brian of Georgetown was sentenced to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a weapon dang crous to the public when he appeared In Brampton court No sentence you could pose could weigh evenly with tho suffering I ve been through in the past three months Mr said Mr was charged in connection with an Incident In which two Peel Regional police shot and killed a 29yearold man Robert John Hurst In the Mlssissauga apartment of an exotic dancer Mr Hurst was the first person to be slain by police in the region since amalgamation six years ago Mr Hurst was shot when he burst Hur Ontario Street apartment with a baseball bat and attacked Constable Don Mclntyre while the officer and Detective Ron Woods were investigating a complaint of an assault earlier at the apart Mr Dufrane also armed with a baseball bat fled when the two officers in plain Men charged in rape Three men one of them a Georgetown resident have been charged with rape and indecent assault in connection with Incident earlier this month involving two teenage girls The two girls allege that on April they were picked up by three men In a car in the vicinity of the Square One Shopping Centre In and driven to Ha It On to an area north of Georgetown The girls allege that the three men then raped and Indecently assaulted them The girls say they were then driven back to the area where they were picked up and let out of the car The girb Immediately contacted Peel Regional Police TV SPECIALS NOW SAVE tail CABLE CONVERTER Sea the New Converter introductory Cordless Converters si Downtown clothes Identified themselves as police A cor on or Inquest Into the shooting Feb commended the officers for their action in selfdefense Constable Mclntyre suffered injuries to his elbow from blows by Mr Hurst with the bat In G Young told Mr fate seemed to be at work that night leading up to the shooting and the horrible con sequences Defence lawyer Mark Kcr Hurst convicted rapist paroled from the Collins Bay only days before his death and Mr also recently parol had been friends Both had been released on mandatory supervision for time earned off their Mr had been paroled while serving a two- year sentence for being unlaw fully at large and possession of stolen goods Mr KerbclsnidMr had spent only two of the past 10 years out of correctional institutions and had a previous criminal record Including nu merous assaults The lawyer said Mr realized he was lucky to be After his release on Christ mas Eve Mr Dufrane had moved into the Georgetown home of his yearold girl friend Bryant and her family Miss Bryant said in court Friday she ioves Mr Dufrane I stilt going to wait for him The five member jury had also recommended more supervision of parolees and tighter procedures for earning time off prison An autopsy report introduc at the inquest found Mr had traces of LSD and high levels of alcohol in his system at the lime his death send me over to the tannery because there was job for me there Mr White recalled Mr Whites Job at the tan nery included cleaning the office ami running errands Mr at that time lived in a room house ed where the Diplomat apart now stand Mr White assisted the grass minding the chickens cleaning the fireplaces and working in the garden Mr White worked at almost every job in the tannery before retiring in lKl after years Mr While and the former were mar in 1929 in the St Jopseh parish Mr White has been active in the parish having been an usher for years He has also been in charge of erecting the crib at Christmas time which is lit up from Midnight Mass to little Christmas January Mr White has been active in various sports and is still an active bowler He played ten nis lawn bowling baseball and hockey during his youth and was on the baseball team which won the 1922 champion ship In a league comprising Burlington Bronte Milton George town and Acton AVID BOWLER Mr White was president of the InterCounty Lawn Bowl ing Association for three years and treasurer of the County Hardball League He is a lifetime mem bcr in the Bowling League and is one of only three who have been with the league since it began Last year was a special occasion for Mr and Mrs White when they celebrated their 50th wedding annlver They have a son and a daughter and six Mr White has canvassed on behalf of a number of organ including the blind the heart fund and the cancer society He has been campaign chairman for the Acton branch of the cancer society for five years and the branch has raised This places Ac ton In the Dollar Club where a branch has raised or more per citizen in the community The highlight of all his and accomplishments however was his being chosen citizen of the year It was the furthest thing from my mind Mr White said They gave me a wonder ful and honored me with many gifts I have lo thank alt the wonderful people in Acton for letting me represent them as citizen of the year Give us thb day VOIRE CROIXROUGE VOUS BEAUCOUP POUR VOIRE AIDE help the Red Shield Appeal IN ACTON CALL 8531140 THRIFT STORE SPECIALS Buy Now and Save TV presents the Incredible 20 YEAR SOLID STATE WARRANTY Only Hitachi with its reputation for reliability can offer you a year solid state warranty In all the Lumlnar chassis If you re looking 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