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Centennial Section The Acton Free Press July 1975 Marking 25 years in publishing G A and Mrs Dills were feted at a staff party March 21 1952 Those on hand for the event in the back row were Iain Sillars Dave Dills Bob MacArthur Hartley Coles Jim Greer Wilf Duval Jim Dills In the centre are Dora Ryder Sabra the Dills Kay Dills Eveleen Braida In front are Shirley Elliott Sillars George Ware Johnny MacArthur Irma Coles and Veld The staff had grown and in added to the honors ready bestowed on G A Dills after being named Weekly Newspaper Man of the Year The staff assembled for the local celebration is shown in the back Henry Deveau Jim Greer Dave Dills Henry Ryan John Cunningham Duval Alan Harley Ann Deveau A Dills In centre are Barbara Greer Irma Coles Dorothea Downs Cunningham Dorothy Ryan Mrs Dills Man Sillars Dora Ryder Iain Sillars Dons Scoyne ana Jim Dills In the front are Hartley Coles Murray Scoyne Bill Bridges Wilf Duval and Roy Downs Among the production staff members shown in 1965 were a number who are still on staff at the Free Press In the back are John Art Hawes John McNabb Terry Wilson Bill Stuckey In the middle are George Ware Dora Ryder Oral Norton Dorothy Marshall Bob Marshall In front are McEachern Wilf Duval Bob Hartley Coles and John Cunningham Murray Scoyne is sitting Before the switch to offset printing the produc staff is shown in front of the Goss CoxoType press In the back are Wilf John Cunningham and Dave Dills In the middle Bob Marshall Murray Scovne John Duval Terry Wilson Art Hawes Bob Mac Arthur and John In front are Henry Harbers Bill Stuckey George Ware Dora Dorothy Rognvaldson and Oral Norton The date was November John Black served as news editor of The Free Press from 1953 to Twenty five year awards were presented to a group of employees in 1969 awards went to Hartley Coles Dora Ryder Dave Dills and Mrs G A Dills Wilfred Duval was honored on completion of 25 years with the Acton Free Press and Dills Print ing and Publishing The date was Retirements from the staff were marked by presentations Henry De retired in after being with the firm from July and Dorothy had accumulated 16 years Hilt Elliott operated Dills Sta tionery for 13 years before he retired Included in the group are Dave Bills on the left and Hartley Coles on the right with Anne beside Henry Lorraine Root was judged the best correspon dent reporting to Ontario Weeklies in and is shown with editor Hartley Coles presenting the award Hartley Coles led the farewell party for Dons and Murray as the Rod Prosser helped Scoynes left for and the ownership of another weekly clean up the old Baxter newspaper The Dominion Murray had been with the local plant firm from April 1954 to April