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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 17, 1975, p. 7

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K Campbell demands his day in court rebuked by Halton Board of Education Thursday for alleged dishonesty He expressed dismay lhat he board fact finding committee Investigations into charges he made against the head of s values education program John Meyer could prepare and present your motion of censure to the board Without affording the accused their In court Last month Rev Cam sent a letter to various of flcials charging that at a meeting of Halton and School Association Dr Meyer blamed the teaching of Iradl tonal Judaeo Christian moral values in school for the and second world wars In a letter to board Chair mart Judy Alexander he requested a hearing before Ihc board this Thursday so that we might have the basic Canadian right to trial before being condemned or at least having been con without a trial a hearing before being Thursday the board both rebuked both Itev Campbell and Renaissance Committee for persistent dishonesty and personal abuse in the deliberate mis information of the public The board also said It tolerate any longer the abuse of open access to the board by a very small group or people The board was referring lo many dealings with the trustees Renaissance takes issue with being referred to as a small group of people when they claim a membership of over BOO people in Campbell says he Is amazed that during the three weeks the boards special committee Investigated his against Meyer he was never consulted or questioned He says the factfinding committee ignored two lei sent to the board by Betty Hansford and Betty which substantiated his charge against Meyer According to the two letters Meyer supposedly made the statement Rev Campbell finds objectionable In response to a question from Mrs after the Home and School Council meeting had finished Mrs Hansford letter states she overheard Meyer remark and Rev Campbell says the board received the two letters long before It censured him Thursday He he Is shocked the fact finding committee never contacted the two ladles who support his allegations He says the fact the board passed the motion rebuking him so quickly makes him think the trustees t had a chance to check he facts sent to the board in the letters from Mrs and Mrs Hansford On checking with three trustees Crosier and Goodln wo realize our assessment of the cause for the uncharacteristically un fair conduct of the board In the handling of this Issue was correct the trustees had not had the opportunity to penise the pertinent information when presented with the motion an Interview Thursday after the board had rebuked him Cimpbell said the charge of dishonesty on his part and Iht boards inade quate fact finding gallon would be amusing if so tragic He said the board rash action t so much a reflection on oil the trustees but on the fact finding committee Campbell admitted he anticipated the board and was sure the com mlttee made up Its mind The Acton Free Press Wed December LAWRENCE HEMSLEY man s the driver seat on the Christmas bus The bus a joint effort of local merchants travels on a regular schedule through the town picking up ana dropping off passengers on the verdict long be I ore received evidence in support of his cane They had the Idlers well in advance of his action so Ihcy have called the two ladles liars Ik said he t considering any immediate legal action and compared the board move him to a kangaroo court This board Is destroying families and education In and we don are how many enemies we make we Mill break he domination assertion and power of this board The best way to handle this will be at the ballot box next and I hope the wakes up to what Is appening in Hon No trial date set charged with the attempted murder of his wife and two other peopk on October appears regularly In court at Milton He Is re in each lime Trial dale has mil yet been set Question period continues board tightens up content A total of HI at a blood donor clink in last week This includes firsltlmi donors Board or I duration decided Thursday continue lis minute question period tut take a hard line and prevent people from using It as an opportunity tor ex pressing opinions The board decided the chairman should be much stricter In making sure only genuine questions are asked In report Chairman Judy Alexander informed Ihc trustees GO questions dealing with different topics have been asked by 13 people the nine meetings since question period wns born last August dealing with controversial book Ask ixpmsion In been repeated in various forms in numerous occasions Trusice Richard thought the question period was a good but believed the chairman shouldn allow controversial topics be brought up ropeiledly He added the public should have the right ask qucstloas about board policy and procedures Itev Morton said question period isn I the proper time lo hear dele gallons prcscnl position pipers slatcments on board policy He said he was in favor of question period continuing as long as Ihe chairman exercised stricter control and ad to the guidelines set out for period Trustee rnle thought the question period should but nol Ire used by residents as a plat form for their v Constant repetition of and by some people Trustee Hill who suggested if there are outbursts of anger and shouting by Ihe public meetings again question period should immediately be cancelled Trustees agreed while question period I mel llieir expcclatif ns as a means of public getting answers to genuine questions it should be continued chair man exercising more of the lypes of questions asked In the future the chairman will read two page statements happen lo end with a question mark and topics which have previ been discussed won be brought up at question period Electrical work done All electrical work at v stout hall addition is completed Venturers re putting up sheeting week work was done 1 v Ken I yle and Tim Mclniyre with of Streets are often icy at this time of year drive carefully Joyous time of year Christmas can be a joyous lime of year It can cause happy wonder lo shine In Hie eyes of a little boy or girl It can bring great joy Into child life It can awaken faith But unfor lunalcly for some children Christmas this year may be a disappointment It may be looking in store windows at toys their parents can afford lobuy or suffering for lack of adequate clothing or simply experiencing a feeling of utter This need be for The Salvation Army on your behalf reaches to such children and makes possible for them the Ihrlll of opening gifts of enjoying a special holiday dinner feeling of wearing new clothes The Salvation knows many my trout led both young and old It tries make Christmas happy and meaningful by providing friendship mil material assistance for jess fortunate in communities ill across spend behind prison Ihi siek and nely in hospitals ind other and youngsters know little of and cheer all thest mure will find Christmas joy his through The lion Army WHO DOES IT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT HOLMES 4 Berry St M 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