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6 Thg Acton Free Press Wednesday May 1977 Cancer Societ Velma West honored for 20 years service Not one of about 100 people smoked when the Cancer Society held Its annual spring pot luck supper at Knox Church Thursday night Guest speaker Or Richard said lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among men and will be the leading cause of cancer deaths among women by 1990 I could go on all night talk ing about smoking ex claimed the impressive speaker who Is on the start at Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto A certificate was presented to Mrs Velma West in recognition of her of volunteer tin Acton branch The award of service was signed by Don Insley president of the Ontario division of the soc and presented b Charlie Currle president of the Central Counties district of the Canadian lancer Society Special The service award is given for very special sons and this is the first one presented to a member of the Acton group It is considered Hinton says a high honor As a Registered Nurse Velma West was asked by the County Health Unit to look after cancer cases hero In need of transportation and dressings She started the women services now sir vices to patients looked after the assembling of dressings and organized drivers who could take patients to tals These grew and the local group came into being She was active all through the In many as a willing leer taken by surprise Mrs spoke effectively of her work She mentioned the fact she had related in the branch history she last hit Ted Si mis the ilrmr had Mr has since died ihnrmiin While announced great pleasure the total for funds is not over vet goal is an all high of this raised WOO The response to this appeal in Acton is always good Bill O Connor field secre tary of the Central Counties district of the Canadian Cancer Society said the goal of Ontario is seven million wilh four million garnered so far reported on the In donations which arc another source of considerable funds for research President Arbic wel corned the crowd the largest ever to attend tills annual event Hugh Patterson intro duced the guest speakir and Wes neatly thanked him Research Or spoke of research and the of treatnunt eitncer patients In the top cause of death for is lung and for second for both sexis Is of colon third for mm is prostate and for lung Volunteers from town ami from luilnil ounlies joined the group for thi even Seat belts on buses could cause problems Rerouted Trains were rerouted through Acton last week following a derailment near Burlington VELMA WEST WAS HONOURED Thursday for her 20th year of service to the Canadian Cancer Society Bill O Connor field secretary of the Central Counties branch of the Cancer Society admires the framed certificate with Trustees told basics taught Education too important cant permit mistakes Education is too important for mistakes to happen cording to Trustee Bert At Thursday meeting of Board of Education said there must be a tightening up of discipline in the education system from the Director of Education s level down to the teachers He expressed great concern about the administration and principals allowing some books which have now been deemed unsuitable to be placed on a list of book pur chases the board approved last month said as the representative of Acton and ratepajers he is most concerned about contro versial books being used in the schools It is not enough to find mistakes and correct them later declared Noting he is held respon by ratepayers said he holds the Director of m livender for unsuitable books being on the list He added Lavender in turn should hold the rest of the administration and principals responsible Since the board approved the list of books to be pur chased last month trustees and parents raised questions about several of them and they have been removed from the list jjid greater disci must be installed at the upper echelons of the board operation so it will rub off on the lower ranks Education and students arc far loo important to allow mistakes to happen stated He emphasized he attacking Livender and other administrators personally but was simply calling for a greater measure of disci throughout Ihe ranks replied saying he support the mistakes madt by two or three pals but added the vist majority did their usual con job He said it was the first time he had ever heard Ihe Director of Education and must be in fallible adding if that was the he was sorry but he couldn incisure up Trustee Crosier said he has always found Lavender to be extremely competent added in any this size you arc bound to have a few idiots and he care of them Ik said he down s irrcspon comments to the fict he has only been on the board for four months responded saying maybe Crosier has been on the board too long and trustee was words in his mouth if he thought his comments were Lavender personally lines of discipline must be tightened up he The reading writing arc part of Nations curriculum trusties were told Thursday A meet ing wis held for members of the Hoard of to evpl to them whit con curriculum illy Is The trustees were told it the level core curriculum is the skills and knowledge within every subject that ire essential to all students in At the high school level core curriculum is i set of subjects which are mm in ides nine and 11 The board schools and Ministry of ill i role in the develop ment of core curriculum mil seeing th it it is implemented administrators informed trustees They the have obvious done job developing con trustee I n Long observed He noted the ird now Ins core curriculum roll in c I the job is to teaching it in the and mi kc sure have ill the skills to properly vine parents are pupils iren 1 being taught ho being under re curriculum guidelines Needed skills like writing gnmni in sptl ling ire ill part of the rts formcrlv known is courses In schools In elementary students t ike social science irt physical music and science Iong pointed out values which he is con corned is still pari of the social sciences courses subject he is con is Ihe health part of physical education in which sex education Is Ixi noted there have been so miny unfortunate incidents with respect to school sex education in the past The basics ire supposed to be heme taught through core curriculum said He explained if parents find their children learning the basics m be the teachers teaching because they ire still eltinc used to core curriculum or else they it as precisely as it should be We are years behind where we should be but we ire now moving in the riLhl direction and il Is better I thin never Long SULPSltd Hi he is pleased with progress ihe board is in with ion curriculum I things in by no means yet Tin Inve the curriculum which is il lo be I mghl ind if it children be in shape The big qui turn rtmiins is it Lone Grant Mulchings told trustees how School bus seats would have to be redesigned if seat belts are Installed because little children could be hurt by the belts In an accident according to Milton Trustee Ivan Armstrong He made the comment Thursday when Board of Education received a report dealing with bus safety Improvements from Ihe Elementary Tea Federation Among Ihe teachers recom for improve ments in school bus safety In and throughout Ihe province is mandatory use of seat belts The teachers asked the board Ihem in pressing Queen Park to make seat bells or other forms of passive rest standard equipment in buses and also force bus floors to be upgraded floor structures so belts can be fastened lo the floor and won rip out on im pact It was noted between dren having to wear seat belts in cars and being required lo use them in school buses a whole generation could be raised wearing seat belts naturally The value of scat belts in preventing death and injury has been clearly denced the delegation not id Armstrong said an extra adult besides the driver would be required on each bus to make sun students used he seal belts properly He said if unsupervised children wouldn I use seat belts properly and predicted they could become lethal to bell each other Armstrong said seats would have to be redesigned for small children wearing seat bells because some could suffer serious neck and back injuries because of high seats He warned the hoard to forget about insurance if there was an accident and Prayer theme for auxiliary Prayer is the Soul s Sincere Desire and More Things are Wrought by Prayer are the two poems by which Miss Anderson opened the May meeting of Knox Women s Missionary Society after noon auxiliary This is the theme which was chosen by the convener Mrs and her assistant Mrs Watson Mrs Main prize introduced the devo tional period with the reading of chapter verses to and prayer Special music was provided by a sister team at Ihe piano Hall and Nellie Works social Members of the Regional Public work force will have an opportunity to meet with members of the Public Works Committee and other reg councillors during a social gathering next Wed at the Golf Course in Burlington The annual event features a slide presentation and pro vides an opportunity for the members of the work force to come together The staff works out of a multitude centres now and Ihe Public Works Committee feels the get together is good for morale and helps staffers gain an overall appreciation of the work the department is involved in who played selec lion of old hymns Mrs Mcrk ley also gave a devotional reading written by then Marshall on prayer The hymn Beautiful Garden of Prayer and another poem on prayer concluded this part of the meeting The secretary report was given by Mrs Watson and the financial statement by Mrs Thank you notes were read from the Mis and from Kay for the donation given in memory of her mother Mrs A C Stewart Miss Anderson re cited part of Tennyson poem In as aid to Mrs Stewart Lunch and a time or fellow ship brought Ihe meeting lo a close The June picnic will be held at the manse Willow Street GEORGE GRAY PC Candidate HaltonBurhngton INVITES YOU TO HEAR THE HONOURABLE Wm NEWMAN Minister of Agriculture and Food Tues May 24 8 pm at the Ernest Drury School Ontario Street South Milton EVERYONE WELCOME JULIAN REED Liberal GEORGE GRAY PC Nassagaweya Area Ratepayers Association MEET THE CANDIDATES Wed May 730 Hall on Line Come out and meet the three provincial election candidates hear their views and ask them questions REFRESHMENTS JOHNSON SERVED even one child wasn wear his seat belt Armstrong said insurance companies won pay off if seat belts haven t been used He also expressed concern about a teacher recommend that no standees be allowed an buses Armstrong said he is con about overcrowding on school buses but If exlra buses had lo be used to eliminate standees it would have a tremendous affect on an already hefty Iran sportatlon budget Trustee Bill predicted elimination of would be difficult with some students wishing to take early buses home and some taking buses No paving on Mill yet No word here yet on when King Cavers will start work here on Mill DANCING Every Saturday 9 pm to am at the Acton Legion MAY 21 COUNTRY SYDE May J Juno The Guardimen 1 Country 18Lybra 25Camilla Show Band Admission 4 00 per couple ENTERTAINMENT IN LOUNGE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT principals monitoring the implementation of core curriculum in their schools and Ihe board members at small group presentations dealing with core curriculum art health education languigc arts so they could belter understand whit is being taught The board is going evaluate how well core curriculum is working through standardized testing of pupils GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL ARENA DRAW THURSDAY MAY 26 ADMISSION TICKETS AVAILABLE AT MEMORIAL ARENA GEORGETOWN JOE STUCK SHOP MAIN STREET GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN FABRICS MOORE PARK PL G TOWN BLUE SPRINGS FLORIST MILL STREET ACTON ED S IN AND OUT MAIN STREET ACTON ADMISSION 300 WHICH INCLUDES ONE DRAW TICKET esclad a little piece of Acton in every corner of Canada Across the country more and more home 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