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Chamber honors Citizen of the Year Dave Dills Acton Chamber of Commerce has been naming a Citizen of the Year each spring for 14 years now and for the first time repeated a family name honor was G Dills and this year the traditional gold engraved plaque was presented to his older son David annual Chamber of Commerce week highlight was held in the music centre Saturday evening attended by a full house of The buffet dinner Included Chinese food as well as salads and cold cuts followed by pastries and cakes The program was brisk and dancing began about 30 to the popular and lively In charge of arrangements for the gala evening were Allan and Betty Eastwood and Kevin Conroy A friend since schooldays Free Press editor Hartley Coles read the traditional citation pinch hitting for Billy who was unable to attend Mr Coles had humorous personal references as well as his outline groups and projects Dave has been associated with Mr Coles recalled the first allien of the Year and observed that Dave Dills apparently inherited the tendencies of his father which were dedicated to community betterment Joining Boy Scouts at Dave became a Kingsscoutatl5andtroopleaderatl6 and after a stint In the navy during World War he became scoutmaster and district Ex pilot plan ANGLICAN CHURCH Women president Penny Bristow congratulates Citizen of the Year Dave Dills She presented one of St Alban centennial spoons to Kay Dills The engraved spoons read St Albans Acton 18721972 Gibbons commissioner He was awarded the Medal of Merit for Services to scouting He presently on the Blue Springs advisory committee of the Ontario Scouts He one of the driving forces behind the scout hall the community centre and artificial project and the library He has been director and president of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association and chairman of the committee of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association representing weekly newspapers at armed services bases In the States Germany and France He a past director of the Chamber of Commerce and board He a 32nd degree Mason member of Walker Lodge City Lodge of Perfection chapter Rose Croix and the Moore Sovereign Cons story in Hamilton As a printer devil declared Mr Coles It was apparent Dave was a flop He knew too much He acquired a taste for the printing and publishing business early In life as Mr Dills children were always welcomed in the plant and challenged with an opportunity to be useful Although Dave a flair for Journalism he prefers the practical side of the printing business where his inherent mechanical aptitude stands him in good stead in an increasingly complex field His mother and arc associated with him in the family bus ness Dave is publ of the Free Press and president of Dili Printing and Publishing to After a standing ovation Dave was pre led with the engraved plaque given each Citizen Of the Year by the Chamber presented the plaque while Betty gave a large red roses to Kay Dills Dave thanked the Chamber saying he felt in the things he had done that he ac gained more than he gave The work at the Free Press has been something I have enjoyed tremendously but only because of the excellent people working with us and the cooperation of the whole community He said that without the fine relationship with his brother Jim at the Milton end of the business and the encouragement they both received from their parents work would have been less pleasant On behalf of the Anglican Church Women their president Penny presented Kay Dills with one of the attractive silver spoons which commemorate the centennial year of St Alban s church Chairman Paul Nielsen read telegrams and letters of congratulation from Prime Minister Minister of University AffalrsGeorgeKerr P Whiting the president of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association Jack Parry of Alberta president of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Chuck of Tilsonburg and Kitchener television and radio stations MP Whiting who attended with his wife Ann spoke briefly Mayor also added words of personal congratulations Mr Nielsen Introduced pant of the Year present Fred Wright who said Grace John and Ted Tyler Chamber president Roy Goodwin and his wife arrived late after wedding Fin I vicepresident Mr Nielsen substituted us program chairman The Free Press Wednesday May 3 1972 Recreation At the regular monthly meeting Thursday April Acton Parks and Recreation Committee Approved pay Increases of per week for arena manager Harold Townsley fa per week for porks employee Don Price and per week for parks employee Bob Councillor Peter Marks said he would like to see a survey taken this summer to determine tht ratio of resident to resident use of the park and its facilities Decoration day committee named Decoration Day committee members wore elected at a meeting in the library Wed of last week President la Jack Campbell who the I 0 I secretary Helen of lakeside chapter of the lour and treasurer David Hunter Everything is being arranged for Decoration Day on Sunday June On June 1 each organization participating Is asked to send someone to the holes for the geraniums at cemeteries next meeting is May at m in the library Halton home care project Over 100 people attended a meeting in Oakville Friday to hear details about a new home care program for County Those attending were told by government officials the county had been chosen for a pilot project because of the urban rural nature of the county The department of health has offered groups interested In operating a home care program in Halton the opportunity of making a proposal Home care exists in counties and was about to embark on a GOLFERS were out in good APPOINTMENTS are being numbers on the weekend made for family photographs for St Alban centennial picture SI sprinkles of rain have took week laid the dust and nudged up the rhubarb NEW lines have been painted on both highways and recently THE spring flowers in bloom at the high school are charming THE old brick yards at Cheltenham are to be turned Into a park TWO Free Press regulars wrote their columns while they were sick in- bed this week Gloria Brown and Wendy Thomson ve got the show must go on spirit township will appeal Its 1972 levy from Wellington county board of education on the grounds that it is too high levy was up by and a Jump of IS mills TOWN workmen have been busy painting crosswalks in Acton this week program of Its own until the province decided to take over A three year contract to operate the program in Halton except for Burlington will be awarded July Cheaper basic Idea behind home care is to allow patients to leave the hospital and receive medical care in their home rather than In hospitals Home care Is estimated to cost about to 10 per day while hospital care generally run3 about to per day The only function the county Board of Health is apt to have Is that of a monitoring body In that role the board would make checks to be certain operators are meeting criteria set down by department bargain insurance Charge juvenile stolen cheques An outoftown juvenile was summonsed for theft of undtr for possession of goods under the value of 50 and uttcrinK a forged document in connection with cheques stolen from an Acton church were laid by Acton OP P Two local men who threw stones through a window were charged with wilful damage When you buy quality auto Insurance these days It costs more More than you d like to pay Except if you compare it with everything else you buy now you just might call it a bargain Really s gone up a lot less than your suit or your cigarettes or your bus fare or your dry cleaning A lot lessl And then too Insurance companies are paying through the nose for their purchases Do you know that the average cost of auto mobile repairs has gone up 44 per cent in the past five years So you see s auto insurance is still a pretty good deal litn on think ill it insuriiiLt rt ill up tint DENNY S INSURANCE AGENCY Mill St Acton RESIDENCES I 2243 DANCE TO THE ROARING 20s With 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