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mm Little change since I left Biafra Dianne All The Top Toys Now In Our area teens to raise more than for Biafra relief flights earlier this month has returned to the turbu lent African nation and says In her first letter home that the situation hasnt die but at an increased rate Lack of petrol and transport LETTER FROM BIAFRA DIANNE NORTH needing rehabilitation The peo ple however reman deter mined in the face of rent hopelessness she What continues to amaze and impress is the dogged will determina tion and fantastic turn they look for another or gas The Land Army is method whether its setting farming every bit of arable up another hospital making land to try to reverse the their skills begin try etc With the air raids and starv policy however they are fearful and insecure about any promises of guaranteed safely so they continue exist and improvise until the fabled day of peace face of many discourage- area groups to initiate Demands outpace budget says trustee By GEORGE AURORA The demands of the parent and ratepayers regarding fu ture priorities for schools showed up vividly in the answers to questions given to a large audience at the Hams School Aurora last week The conference was sponsored by the York County Board of Education Trustee Arthur Starr of Whitchurch Town ship and gave the audience cost estimates of Innovations requested the of t County Board Mr Starr staled the board had been asked to review school bus routes but said the cost of adding bus routes could be pro hibitive If transportation limits were reduced and more students through out the country wore bused to school the cost would said Starr Use of schools af ter hours by public groups was another contentious is sue and the trustee said that overtime wages for a would be 19 per JACK week for weeks the cost would be 84000 The cost to set these things up over the en tire county system would run into millions said Starr Some have advoca ted smaller classes If two less pupils were placed in each elementary class it would amount to 1 million for 120 teachers salaries and the added cost of more classroom space The task of the trustees and administrators would be an easy one if KEITH I has considerable merit and value Which ones are implemented de pends on where we place the priority he said Other speakers before the audience broke up into smaller discussion groups were Jack Had field trustee representing New market Keith trus tee for Aurora John J chairman of the County Board and Marvin Mr Hadfield gave of education in Canada from the provision schools col- legos and universities In the category of social services there are nursery schools family life education and even drug education Most members of society are seeking more pay for their work said Mr and stu dents arc unwilling to work eight hours and do two more hours of homework there is a demand for leisure time activities such as driving golf etc The audience were told that one of the most expensive forms of educa tion was of the vocational type but changes in tech nology required this updat ing or more education Trustee Keith of Aurora gave a breakdown of changes in school organization and lea ching methods citing the open concept school wilh movable walls for the for mation of small or large groups of children New standards have been set and simple literacy is no longer suf ficient there is need for more lhan just the Three Its but they should still be emphasized Mr said A generation ago there now the sub- is unlimited little waste of parade has come and gone make this one of the best fro another year and by all reports was the best yet know The Santa Clans parade attendance committee wishes to thank Every member has He said in 1948 per cent of the school age population were attending school while in 19G8 the percentage had jumped to over per cent The York County Board is aware of the needs trying to build of levels curriculum revolution and increased involvement by the Legion members a bulletin who donated their time and have any children efforts to help make it such submit their a success Our float San- soon as possible so Workshop won first child is forgotten if that t Tickets for our New Years Eve dance are now available and will be available to Legion Mem bers only until Dec 10 So ty clowns and to assisted many thanks Our indoor sports program is getting under- if way for another season and the new decade anyone wishing to partici- per manner pate in darts euchre crib- Stones to resen bage or tact our sports officer Frank the purpose Vets a of vide competition and sports manship among the various as possible A little known function of our branch has- been to provide residents of the York Manor Home for the Aged with a monthly bingo It has been under the For Active and Decisive VOTE MERLYN BAKER for COUNCILLOR in WHITCHURCH TOWNSHIP Monday December I For information or transportation phono 8959580 all members are eligible to direction of Kalh participate The captains of for the past number of each event will be notified years and is held on the last of the definite date and Thursday of each month they will also be posted in from 7 to pm The resi- the club room dents there enjoy it but a Sunday Dec 21 little help is needed so if at pm our branch will you have two hours to spare be holding our Annua once a month contact Kath Childrens Christmas Par- at ELECTORS OF WHITCHURCH TOWNSHIP ReElect STEWART BURNETT For Reeve nod continue sound efficient admin- islralion this Townslip business EXPERIENCE On Monday December 1st VOTE Electors Of Whitchurch REELECT BETTY VAN NOSTRAHD mil Be im to pm BURNETTS for REEVE For Information or Transportation Phone or B X and business is carried on more by bartering with money Shortly after Miss North returned lo she attended a memorial service for one of her nurs ing students who had been killed in a Nigerian ail raid The nurse had hidden beneath her bed during the strafing but a rocket had entered Ihe wall and killed her 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