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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 19 Britton dies Well known World War veteran Willard David died December In Georgetown District Hospital following a lengthy illness Mr was born in township son of Edward He attended SS No and served In ihe war from 1910 to On November 1B24 he married Mary In township They have lived 4 Acton for the past years and lived Rock wood or three years before that Mr was a far and an R Acton rural mail carrier for years He was a charter member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197 Acton was a trustee with the Dublin School Section was on ihe Acton Milk Prod ucers and the Golden David Brown dies suddenly of Canada Melville Brown died suddenly December as the result of an auto accident Mr Brown of 199 Churchill was burn in Hamilton on October 1955 son of Bud and Helen Brown He lived In Milton fur six years before moving Id IB years ago He attended Bennett school and General Brock high school and was a member of Venturers Car club Mr Brown was predeceased by Ills father grandmother Emma Snow and Norma Brown He is survived by his mother Helen Fit brother Sean Fitzgerald Ac ton sisters Debbie and Kelly Fitzgerald Acton brother Inlaw Oscar and grandfathers Ross Snow and Robert Brown Funeral service was held at Trinity United church December with Rev Chuck Beaton officiating Pallbearers were good friends Barry Allan Mike John Verbeek Nathan Field Wayne Allan and James Interment was in Cemetery Age Club Me was also a member of the Knox Presbyterian Church or 52 years Mr Britton was an active Legion member and an avid euchre play er Left mourn his loss are his wife Mary children Belly Ross and Shirley Swackhamer all of Aclon and Thomson Moffat brother Glen It l Indian River and sisters Margaret Misstssauga Vcma Mullen bellvillc and Herd North Cobalt Eleven grandchildren and three great grand children also survive Mr Bntton was predeceased by brothers and sisters James Bnlton Padbury Edna Anderson and Jean special Legion was held December at Shoemaker Funeral Home Funeral service was held December with Rev John Robert son officiating Pallbearers were Grant McMillan Norm Noblelt bandy chlson Charlie Fryer Harry all neighbors Interment cemetery seasonal favorites prior no SPECIES lne boards meeimg There are about A mixed choir from Thursday at Burlington trees species in Canadas Milton District High Sch The choir under the forests which fall into entertained Ha I on direction of Mrs J two groupsconiferous Board of Education Hunter drew upon or softwood trees and trustees and officials several titles for the deciduous or hardwood a selection of entertainment trees The 2nd Ac loo Pathfinders group officially formed this week with an Invest tore ceremony at the home The girls ages IM5 are flanked In the picture by Gulden Margaret Hamilton left and Jean Vaughan The Pathfinder are lei lo right Sonjo Kelly Bogart Kim Shelley Graham Monica Mm it Lie and Dawn Cook Pathfinders use the Girl Guides of Canada promise plt one of their own which Is to speak up and be useful Guide official Pat van supervised Ike ceremony Environmental guidelines are sent Best Wishes For A Blessed Christmas And A Happy and Prosperous New Year 7ljinifa6utchmun YOUR PROFESSIONAL CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY CLEANERS Regional Coun an environmentally will be asked to pass a sensitive area by set of environmental region the OMB wrote guidelines which will its decision that date effect future develop- no specific guidelines plans the hove been developed by region Region is currently without the Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines recommended week by Planning Committee and it has already caused one problem In Georgetown a subdivision was recently approved in the Hungry Hollow area after Ihe was forced to ac cept the environmental assessment report of the developer the region for such and therefore the board will accept exhibit No the proponents environmental assess men as an en study The guidelines which go to Regional Council today were prepared with suggestions from the province Halton Region Conservation and several other agencies GUELPH Arthur J Ruddell Ashgrovcs oldest rc- Arthur Joseph died on Thur sday November 29 at the home of his daughter Mrs Word Georgetown the age Mr Ruddell born Feb was the son of Samuel and Minerva He was born and raised on Lol Concession and armed lliero until his son How- son took over In the later fifties This was the family homestead to which Joseph brought his family in from Ireland was on this property lhal Ihe first post office In Esqueslng was opened about 1820 Mr Ruddell was a member of United Church and later United church He served on various ihurch boards and was a trustee for many years of Cemetery which had been est ablished about on properly severed from the farm Mr attended grove School later serving on its school board and then on the School Area Board His early memor ies Included membership In Ihe Hornby Sons of Temperance which In the former Baptist church He en joyed debating and took an active part In the League of Ash church In his younger days He was a dairy farmer and be longed to the County Hoist ein Assoc iation tor years His favorite hobby was reading history books and quoting poetry Mr leaves his wife two children Betty Brownridge and Howson nine grand children and three great- grandsons He Is also survived by two sisters Mrs Percy Laldlaw I of and Olive of Maple- view Lodge Acton tie was predeceased by a daughter Joy Mrs Hartley Anderson sister Florence Mrs Slight increase Regional Health and Social Services Com has recommended a slight increase In Ihe hourly fee paid to the Red ser vice In a recommendation for approval to council the committee asked the rale rise from per hour to per hour and livein or 24hour service be calculated at limes the hourly fee Wright and brother Edgar He resled at the McClureJones Funeral Home in Georgetown with the funeral service being conducted by Rev John Griffin In United Church at p Saturday December 1 Mrs James Carney was organist Pallbearers were Fred Nurse Robert Cunngin- Jack Clifford Wrlgglesworth La id aw and Edgar Flower bearers were Peter Anderson and Murray Brownridge Interment in Cemetery FOR