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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 15, 1975, p. 2

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The Acton Free Press Wed October Council could choose new home today A comprehensive report In vestignting the pros eoni of different proposals for a regional slated go before Hilton Count it Several weeks rejecled the in million favoring a in regional Council the ivuMmj rejected from iUli to on at lYvvimnl I Most of the caucus which nine of wimt both reouestiHl a too at least back and rental Ik The most recent report a panel it staff member examines a of ami a utile utile of sites lounnilors hive acknowledged fact ttvil the final decision will be a political one till Of the multitude of staff panel con stilt half a ihwn art for tin Milton site it ami rinks tit thi of iht staff Hi thi staff is th together with tit lid I irk stioul I still con ml I lit minimal lint Hamilton l roup irt valid illiniums front ninth ul should ihoose it port s report to Ih disnived wis iHiin missioned burnt in Ml in siti met com mittee dishandwl in frnsira it e mi during most of 1T4 mil during 1 until tin ir mendniions turned Services charges granted increase Incn costs to Acton Commission resulted in service charges raised At tht met ting of the office manager Andrei explained to tht group cost ol ending out after hours to reconnett which ha been shut off due to nnn pij of hills was more than what the person to tontmued to th it special had to be on tall make si nice plus the regular man on call She explained that is tut off early in the day in the tast of paytrs so that the person involved Ins all to money and the office before fivi Mrs ix plained that they do not tut off tin juice If Inert is am idente that no is meeting tht roup passed t resolution ruse ill service tosts in order to overtime costs for themselves of 1 the cut off of service due to of hills during rcguhr office hour- will be Reconnecting of the service titer ill hue been during regular office ours his also been increistd connecting of servite after reguhr hours after nil been is up At Inst hours notiti musl Ik given lo the offict for turn or turn due to the consumers movint from one location another No power will until tontrttt deposit has been paid where it is A notice with the above tosts announcements will lie in bills the notice has been M Sc degree for Bill Sanford Hill William rtteivtd his in at llu University of on let His thesis was awarded mtrit rating Distinction morning eonvocition for tonferrmg advanced dtgrets Included in of Donald as tin new president of Bill ill tended 1 Public School District High School and and reetivcd his decree it the University if He is working as search tssistnnt in the it tin universitv Mr and Mrs Attending invocation wen his his mother Mrs l Mrs thill mother Mrs and Miss pearl Scott Toyota Community Calendar Whats doing In the North Area ARTS AND CRAFTS Acton Arts Exhibll and Sale Saturday Oct loam tospm Si Albans Parish Hall RUMMAGE SALE St Joseph s Church Fr day and Saturday October and October to ANNIVERSARY SERVICE ton HlALiT0N TlOlYfOlTlA Division of 1W7 Ltd 8784365 8262931 Hj 2G North Parents protest obscene book HERB RITCHIE is retiring from the Acton Commission staff at the end of this month He has been caretaker at the Alice St office for eight and a half years Hydro caretaker retires from post Acton Commi sion is looking Tor t new on retirement of Herb after eight ind half of service Mr w is officially rt veiled it the Commission Thursday Urquhart office manager tola the members present Mr Ititchtt ate and said that he felt he no longer could work outside during the winter acting chair mm if senct hid nothing but praise for the retiring gentleman said Ihev werevery lucky iv him working for them over the years The rest of the groupagrecdMr i fine man and hid good life A replacement for Mr llitchii was discussed It was not to hire work for i few hours during the is Commissioners felt full timt person w is needed itrttd to plate an newspaper tdvertisemt for t full time who would in for A shouting match erupted between and trustees during Thursday Board of Education meeting and forced Director of Education Emmerson lo read a form of the riot act to calm the meeting down The disruption broke out during the board a question period when parents Superintendent of Pro gram John read aloud a from resl Terry Hansford The letter which included Ihree excerpts from a book called Go Ask Alice were ruled offensive by board chairman Judy Alexander and she said Botch be allowed to read the letter aloud The passages from the book which is Ihe diary of teenage girl who becomes hooked on hard drugs and eventually dies contained ex descriptions of sexual activities Copies of the letter had been given to all trustees administrators and the press the question period When Mrs Alexander said the material was offensive and t be read aloud by the crowd of pa rents demanded why can I II be read aloud Our children are reiding It so why can t Mrs Alexander said that if it was really necessary for passages to be read aloud then the questioner was free to do so She noted all trustees knew what was con tained In the passages Trustee Bill Pnestner said he had read Ihe paragraphs with some chagrin although passages might have been taken out of context He Rested department heads and principals should be request to give reasons why the book is being used If their rationale is not then we should get rid of it stated Go Ask Alice Is one of a number of books on a supple- mcntiry list for use in Eug studies in The group of parents claim book is being used in seven schools right now in eluding Milton High School hydro duties His one of the angry parents duties will include both indoor during in interview outdoor work keeping up the meeting the surrounding grounds room h presentation Mr Ritchie retirement thc be use by becomes effective October is well Inter In year Firefighters are called to firehall three times Amid constant lions by the parents Boich told the board that if any pa rent or student finds material offensive then alternative material can be substituted for thc pupil He said It was board policy and agreed with that department heads and principals should lie asked why the book Is on Hit supplementary list and I used Due the Acton Volunteer Fire went to three fires this week the men were summoned to a car on the The owner Bob of Acton was ting ihe old vehicle up with a torch when it started on fire The firefighters were called thc hall on Sunday but did have to go to the barn fire at 1 Campbellville The fire was in the Milton fire department range and they had already been summoned The barn was owned by li be r thai A ear accident on Monday sent the volunteers to the Sixth Line a quarter mile from highway No Thty were called in cose of fire or thc people trapped i or more information sec a complete report of dent elsewhere in this news paper spectators charged that he had given a book used In schools which is even worse over two months ago and was done about It I denied the chaigc reminded everyone that could for Ihe rationale behind thc use of a book demand that Hit child not read thc book teller had Mat thought II was a It concern of a parent to worried about such disgusting material being d upon my children der the guise of literature He wondered what rights parents have over the used in schools His question noted if didn read he ex aloud then it meant lie loo found it offensive and wondered In Ihis case what this book is doing in my son school In his wrillen question to the Hansford slated that if found the ma Ihen it the book a gross violation of Section Hill of the Act which states in pari thai II is the duty of a teacher to mculcnlc by precept and respect for religion and tne principles of morality and Ihe highest regird for truth and ill other tins As the parents continued shout it trustees demanding the book was in schools challenging the board to them when hey at ticked hoard policy George town Trustee rnie suggested room he I eared livtndcr then read a of tducatlon Act dealing with causing a dislur a board meeting and w Ihe parents they were subject In a fine if con vleted for this offence Mrs Alexondcr said the parents had lions and thit the questions would be answered by letter the board She said it was regrettable lhat so much of 15 minute period hid been wasted in useless discourse Outside Ihe board meeting room the parents milled about about the use of Ihe book and arguing with various trustees who ventured into the corridor The parents charged the book redeeming qualities in lhat it showed how a normally cent person could ruin their life with drugs and sexual but thoughl the was suited to university students lhan It was for high school pupils The parenls vowed they would return to the next If they gel a satisfactory in Hie meantime following Ihe meeting would lake a week to 10 days to answer till the parents qui tloni bill noted the won shunttd aside lightly Mrs Alexander Is re ported that the hoard might tor an ixplanatlon of why Ihi hook is being used and why wan chosen but would under no with the of pro In the field tin book moved from Ihe BINGO Lie No EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AT 8 M CREDIT VALLEY CLUB FORMERLY RIVIERA GAMES JACKPOT 56 NO ADMISSION CHARGE Cards 3 for BUS By Georgetown Elks No NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS TOWN OF HALTON HILLS SCHOOL SUPPORT LIST The District Assessment Office for the Province of Ontario has now made available the last revised School Support List applicable to all ratepayers and residents within the Town of Halton Hills This list is available at the Municipal Administration Building on the Seventh Line former Esquesing Municipal Offices for personal review by any interested ratepayer or resident to check as to the correctness of the same Applications for corrections to this School Support List must be made on the required Form One and will be received by the undersigned up to and including Friday November after which time no application for correction may be considered until 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