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ij ninetyfirst yearno 30 acton ontario thursday january 20th i966 ailthortifsd befcond ctui mu by the poit office deportment ottawa ton pgges tan cents j tvvth r vvaammfevvj a iiihht if vytfji george arlof dills 1893 1966 the death last thursday of george arlof dills in his 73rd year publisher of the acton free press and the canadian champion milton ended a life of rich service to his community and to his profession in 0 958 the acton chamber of commerce had- named him the towns first citizen of the year that same year he was honored by mem bers of his profession when the canadian week ly newspapers association named him an hon orary life member and the provincial association named him mr weekly newspaperman of the year a lifelong resident of acton where he ob tained his education he was always its proud defender and pubjic champion while he pressed for its progress directly in the field of community service as well as from the editorial chair of its pager he was not silent op provincial and na tional topics either and his editorial writings were frequently quoted mr dills apprenticed in the printing trade under the late h p moore in 1909 and later sought a breadth of practical experience in to ronto guelph kingston and new york state in- 1917 he to acton and the acton frocpress where he installed the countys first linotype machine to reduce the laborious hand setting of type in 1918 he married isma mac- pherson and the following year became a part ner with h p moore in the acton free press in 1927 he became sole owner of the paper during his years vvith the acton paper he coauthored actons early days which was com piled from a series of newspaper columns that appeared under the name the old man of the clocktower he was an active member of the acton citizens band and his memory was rich with recollections of cajithumpian parades and minstrel shows he served as a director and was president of acton fall fair in 1937 in 1961 ho was presented with an agricultural service diploma he was an honorary life member of acton fall fair he was a member of the acton library board the acton public school board walker lodge and tririjty united church he served as chairman and as a member of the north halton high school district- board for a number of years he was the first president of the acton ymca board and played an active role in establishing that facility in the community for a number of years he was on the advisory com mittee for the school of graphic arts at ryerson institute of technology he wasjystice of the peace for many years amd was active in the liberal party in acton and halton v i his editorship of the acton free press kept him at the table of acton council for 25 years and he playod an active role in victory loan campaigns a mosquito bomber was named after the towii during one of those campaigns for the promotional work he developed he was a member of the executive of the intermediate hockey club and saw the team win its championship in 1939 war service work and a host of other projects were included in his interests in 1943 he purchased the canadian cham pion milton and soon placed it with the acton paper in the winners circle for national weekly newspaper honors during his association with the business that spanned 47 years he saw and participated in expansion from four employees to the present 34 as one of the founding members of the canadian weekly newspapers association he enjoyed with mrs dills a number of conven tions particularly in later years he served as a director of the national organization and as chairman of the executive committee for a num ber of years in 1958 illncssforccd him to discontinue his active participation in the daytoday activities of the business but he continued as president of the dills printing and publishing co ltd which he formedin 1954 until recently he made al most daily trips to the acton plant and retained a keen interest in its activities his life was one of many loves he loved his family his work his community and a new challenge the printing plant in acton which he ac quired in 1927 was alwavs a second family v home hischildren were always welcome and early in life they were challenged with an op portunity to be useful his work placed heavy demands on him physically and mentally and the busy years of the second world war followed in close succes sion jhe depression years with the struggles common to that era his acquisition of the milton paper in 1943 came at a time when he might have been forgiven for expecting to take life a little easier but he enjoyed the challenge it provided the acquisition of new plant facilities in acton in 1959 aroused his keen interest although he was physically limited and prevented from playing an active role in the resulting move his keen assessment of9 planning and negotiations however were everpresent in the transaction th funeral service was held saturday from the rumleyshoemaker funeral home conducted bv the rev dwight engel of trinity united church acton interment was in fairviow ceme tery a masonic service was held friday evening those acting as pallbearers were former acton mayor e tyler sr longtime employee j r macarthor nephew a b corless goderich lodge and church associate r h elliott former milton mayor g c gowland and secretaryman ager of the ontario weekly newspapers associa tion werdcn leavens bolton he is survived by his wife isma macpher- soii a daughter frances mrs c r prosser bracebridge ont two sons david r of acton andjames a oi milton and one sister myrtle mrs f browning toronto predeceasing him were one son george macpherson dills a bro ther park ancl three sisters blanche mrs bob macpherson etta and maude mrs t workman those of who worked with- him and- thosc of us who were his family naturally feel a gicat renseof loss for his enthusiasm imag ination and love of challenge were rich assets he freely shared 30 service diploma for o johnston at agricultural- society dinner at the agricultural society an kial diniilronveh johnston was especially hoii6reil life member arthur swaekhamer celebrated his 82iiil birthday and over 100 enjoyed a delicious meal anil un- usually informative program f slides- the happy evening followed ait- othcr successful year of operation of the fair with the usual co operation between the town and the country community apparent in reports and attendance at the dinner the event was hepd wed nesday january 12 at ballinafnd united church service dlplomu another in the series of agri cultural service diplomas was awarded again this year the re cipient is orwell johnston an honorary director of the tail board president of the board in 19411 and a lifelong member of the farming community the cer tificate approved by the dcparl- jnent of agriculture is given for meritorious service to agricul ture announcement of the award was made by don mat thews mr johnston first became a director of the fair board in 1920 and served on the heavy horses and concessions committees me has been a lome school trustee walker lodge member ami a life- long memher of acton united chdicli acting as steward elder and for the past many years clerk of session his wife the former elsie wig gins was with him at the dinner as he was applauded by the crowd 57 he re- or tiiert- happy birthday was sung to spry aitliui- swackhanter who was 82 that clay he came on acion fair hoard in 1915 and wits preside in imh he acted as supevliiendcni of the field for many veals a lifelong member of churchill united church he was simdtv school superintend vitt for 35 years in 1957 ceivedthe certificate ft iorious service to agricurture he has a certificate his grandfather won for oats grown on the family farm uiany years ago mr swaekhamer and just one other honorary lite member a b mclean of acton were able to be present the names of the other lour still living were- lead w l hampshire smith grif fin sr duncan waldie and cj a hills mr dills passed away the next dav head table the head table was sealed against a haekdrnp ol pictures of lairs with gold ligures 52 for tilts 52nd fair flowers and other decorations made the tables gay as bowls filled with steaming meat gravy vegetables salads and pickles weiv passed by- un congenial crowd pie coffee and lea followed hill nelles introduced the head table fair president jack mar shall secretary mrs wallace swaekhamer extension fieldmait jell taylor warden anil mrs bert minion mayor and mrs ies duby first vicepresident wiliner fryer ladies hoard president mrs don matthews mr mat thews mrs nelles miss acton fair runiicrup beverly bruce and guest speakers dr and mrs al lan j buchanan special serviettes were provid ed by the farm safety council tiil annual meeting was an nounced lor january 29 we are very proud that ihe riiv warden is a member of our socioiytdectareil president mar shall as lie introduced mr mill ion director george wallace was once wellington warden mr million said there was no place ijcil tat her be the iftiy after his election y speaking briefly mayor duby continued on page three orwell johnston itifuzmaimaxmet seek price of underground services in new districts george williams heads parks board for 1966 acton board of parks manage ment will be headed this year by george williams who was chos en as chairman at the inaugural session thursday night of last week actirig as vicechairman will be nino bra ida with gordon hard ing assuming the role of admin istration chairman assisted by newcomer brendan ahearne also present for the meeting were council representative earl mas- ales and retiring secretary owen coultrup absent were clilf bradley- and william williams following official notification irom owen coultrup pega riling his resignation it was agreed lo hire art cooper as a replacement mr cooper was also hired as sec retary of the recreation commit tee both parks board and recrea tion committee share the secre tarys salary of 750 with the board paying j250 aitd committee j500 board members authorized the secretary to set up a savings ac count tor repair of floodlights at the park the htmd charges a rental lee for use ol the lights and this money is used for renair ol the lights also under brief discussion was caretaker for the park gale attendance man and park rental charge the vicechairman suggested the gate admissions should be analved as attendance appeared to he dropping olt councillor fail masales suggest ed every home owner should re ceive a free ticket for his car kurt her discussion regarding the budget and hiring summer help was left lo the next meeting acton hydros inaugural tiieet- ingr brought no changes as far as pel sound is concerned when the members met thursday evening ui list weck returned as chair man was led tyler sr willi vice- ilniirtrfan doug hawkins continu ing in litis capacity ccunniitlces appointed include proper v doug dawkius and cli val mrovvn ami linaiicu wilfred mcuiiclicrn and lespuby altliougli construction of hie proposed new hydro building has rimclicil a temporary stalemate due to excessive conslruclion costs lite commission received a letter approving the project un- niuki lite winter works program approval lor the building tom ontario hydro has not been re ceivcil in dale underground services miivor lis duby informed members the town vts inlvresl- also authorized to investigate the air conditioner in the hydro oil- lice which has constantly been a headache accounts lolalling 2268478 were appnived for payment ed ill underground lis ill in new subdivisions and asked a costing lor underground services on lite new section ol lakeview miliilivisioli being opened as op posed to overhead services commission members discussed a replacement or possible re pairs lo the volkswagen truck used by ihe meter reader the property committee was school carnival on march 17 parttime recreation director howard pearce held his first for mal meeting thursday eveningof last week when he met with lour public school leacheri to make plans lor lite coming public school carnival present at meeting present lor the meeting were jii incipal garry hawkins of spuy- side school courtney saunders irom piueview school and stew- i ues ii1 cowan and fdward leather- hind from the m bennett mhool the small group reviewed pre vious school carnivals and dis cussed details for this years car nival sel lor march 17 a few changes have been planned includ ing the possibility ol an intermis sion lo break the evening and al low competitors a brief resl 150 attend legion choraliers entertain at annual dinner for branch over 150 legionnaires a hot heel trimmings during the annual le gion dinner saturday evening enjoyed llroiluceil ihe lollowing head table j ladv members of the legion pre- dinner with all the juuests second vicepresident liar- scul lor 111- dinner included mrs iy hawkims mp dr marry har- jjjm mckniglit and mrs harvey lev past vicepresident mrs mar- lambert he evening were v lambert mayor les iubv one commander dave capper- i infill i llf tfl i ltv rw- ltt i n4- t j- dl a ii ii see tv bei public- pupils at both the m nett and robert little schools are enjoying the new ma thematics course being oflercd on tv both schools now have portable tv sets which can be moved from room to room when necessary highljghling songs bv the legion- choraliers under the leadership ol george mussel le legion padre rev a il mc- kenzie was master ol ceremonies and welcomed the large number ol legionnaires ilelold ihe vel- erans brayich 197 was on the ball but unfortunately a few members were not pulling their weight me noted the branch had done very commendable work the past few years and slated the im age ol the branch would improve il everyone pitched imtilurfp past president james oiiini in- prcsicionlmax storey padre a iljauld presented past president j mckcnzie zone commander dave i iuiin with the past presidents medal and expresscd his thanks cifppcraitld past lirst vicc-presi- ilcnl hamilton peal acton reeve unci county warden ii ii minion irsl vicepresident gordon james rev s thomaii ol the penticostal church corpoial ray mason ol ihe acion opji detachment and rev mijlvfurray ol st albans anglican church a special welcome was extended lo legionnaire will red coles uocl wu mil world war i vel as well is a member ol ihe veter ans cjikiid during world war 2 branch depended on cai her mi asked members ms cooperation ind to the branch lor lo the one the retiring president told the membership ihe branch had to operate as a business as it cost monev loopeii ihe doors he ask ed lull cooperation irom the membership to the newlyinstalled president mix storey mi sloicv told the veterans branch 7 had a big job to do in lft and said ihe success of the i mem- to give guelph guests join dancers the auditorium it the robert little public school was bouncing with music and dancers wed nesday evening of last wck when 13 couples from the guelph square dance club joined with acton members for the weekly dance session headed by instructors mr and mrs norman wilcox of branta- j lea the dancers enjoyed them selves and welcomed four new eiuplcs who attended their first outing club members are hope- ful more couples will join and ai- j tend the weekly wednesday night dances j to date a new name has not j been selected tor the club but j members have already submitted suggestions and the executive will choose a title for the club next month last months report gave the names of secretaries mr and mrs e whitbread it should have stated mr arid mrs e whilred assistance when called on lor darn es mil- ol her functions choraber leader- george mus- selle introdiu ed tin numbers which his group decked out in then- new gold- jackets vith le gion crest sang first on ihe list was a branch lavorite the wif icnpoof song followed bv the i bellv ol st mans kentucky babe the baltic hymn of the republic and as an encore fol lowing a standing ovation battle live minor hockey its minor hockeyweek from january 22 to january 29 and so civlcnilnded merchants have sponsored ihe display ad back ing the event in this weeks paper support minor hockey and the merchants whose inter ests arc in acton sum photo past presidents medal was presented jim gunn saturday evening at the annual legion dinner by zone commander dave capperauld mr gunn served as president of branch 197 for the pdllwo yeviru shorthorn sales a shorthorn bull from the herd of s g bennett georgetown has n sold to jack deacon of ok- fihonit a director of the ameri can shorthorn association this was the first son of the massive scotsdale tehran who in turn is bv scotsdale navarre 2250 lb bull s e griffin and son acton sold a bull to harry ingraham prince william nb and three females to ken parkinson arn- prior w