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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 311979 Acton library looseleaf Librarians press minister on reasons for film ban by Either Taylor Kathleen Tynan s Agatha is an absorbing story about a famous mystery writer On December Agatha Christie later to be known as the Mystery Queen vanished from her home without war She was gone for 11 dayi There was no convincing explanation after she returned To this day probably no one knows for sure the ter died last year what happened or why Agatha left home Two provide clues of a kind In Agatha and her husband Colonel Archibald Christie were divorced the latter marrying is younger woman with whom he had been having an affair Four years later Agatha Christie married Max Mallowan and lived happily ever after For readers who enjoy authentic whodunits Ronald Hambleton had written a complete ac count of the sensational murder thai shocked the solid citizens of Upper Canada in the summer of IBM The foregoing quotation is cribbed from the dual Jacket of Master Killing Hambletons reconslruc tion of the crime is a January arrival at the library Also January fresh are The Last Sherlock Holmes Slory by Michael Celeste The Proud Nature Canada is worth a second look If only for the cover a delightful color shot of a raccoon This cover caught the eye of more than one local staf fer including a veteran booktcndcr who kept open house during two summers for a nocturnal visitor dubbed Bad Bobby without regard tor originality Bad Bobby having discovered a back door left open for household felines took to calling regularity He became tame enough to accept handouts of bread cookies fish and anything else he could filch with his educated coon hands One of the cats Meanle by name and nature used to wait by Bobby special bread box to swipe the coon as he dug in for tucker Bobby took it all in good part One night his hostess ted to unpack a grocery order Next morning she beheld a ribtickling sight Bad Bobby had carefully decanted a car tan of eggs lining them in a neat row against the grocery box Not one egg was broken Acton library boasts a heartening number of animal loving readers who report heir adven tures from time to time The latest report comes from a young mother whose rural home is a haven for stray dogs and cats She confesses the current cold spell Is add to her daily chores She has to keep a hot Board of Education Is not joining provincial librarians to press Ontario Education Minister Betle Stephenson Into reveal log reasons for discouraging the use of The Jesus Trial film schools Director of Education Em Lavender told tees the minister may select and approvo books and other learning materials By not picking The Jesus Trial Laven der said Thursday at Burlington he Inter preted the minister as also exercising her prerogative The ministers decision was based on the findings of an commit tee Lavender told trus tees There really was no rationale given by the minister when she asked all boards in November Library board goals After several weeks of discussion Hills Library Board has drawn up a statement of pur pose At a special meeting in Acton library last Thurs day the board and Bill of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation were able to come up with some goals which they submitted to Hal ton Hills council the follow Monday evening The twoand a half hour meeting was able to come up with the follow ing objectives To establish public re source centres for Infer motion and to and stimulate and cultural ties in community To provide access to information both locally and through library net works to promote know ledge of library To conduct programs to stimulate intellectual and creative processes in the community Catalyze Interaction between groups To be responsive to the intellectual cultural and creative needs or the Road reports available Breed Modern Painting i water bailie replenished Transportation for a stray pussy cupylng the porch Homeless Tom couldnt go into the barn because the other males would gang up on him Inside with the house cats was out of the question because this group in eludes some females So the porch it with boxes blankets with and a hot water bottle The refilled three or four times a day Stories like this help to balance the animal treatment ledger Canada by Terry Fen- ton and Karen Wilkin Picture History Ontario Roger Hall and Gordon and Speaking Well by Loren Arthur Hailey has turned his research talents to an energy crisis which perhaps was inevitable after his formula Wheels Money Changers and in High Places Overload is a tnady novel of an dec power shortage the of people and leading to such a knows his Nutritionists tell us that skipping breakfast us not a wise habit because the need to be refuelled for he day activities Studies that people who are lev book reached the vMK poorer altitude towards New work out a bestseller Overload is a good read or not one us a fan Communications Winter Road Reporting Service has been in operation since November The Road Information Centre at Toronto and the Ministrys 18 district offices throughout the province have uptodate Information on the condl lion of all provincial and secondary highways 24 hours a day seven days a week during he winter months TORONTO248 2W7 Sir ftn Sound Ban on the coldest day to date of frigid Nothing pressing to do on a Sunday afternoon Library staffers mend Endangered by Conrad and Mel Mortenten This Is a high adventure tale of a nature photographer his lady boss some vicious killers and Americas last condors in a California sanctuary Your library has a beautiful new art book Landmarks of Canadian Art by Peter Mellen thanks to the Mowat family who donated it for the benefit of Acton artists John made the presentation on behalf of his family The latest issue of JANUARY Women mi THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 Truisms TUESDAY Outdoor 630Maaanns Beyond Belt Now changes will bo pooled on Cabto Call now or Connocllon Furniture FINAL 3 DAYS THURS FBI SAT SALE ENDS SATURDAY FEB 3rd Howard Campbell the owner invites all the folks of this area to drop in and cash in on our JANUARY DISCOUNT PRICES Main St 8787256 from Mlton Malt HOURS Daily Sat 104pm community To participate in the coordination of local agencies that generate preserve perceive and disseminate Information To provide adequate physical facilities and re source staff to accom and administer library services in the community The group next meets on February it for a tour of the Georgetown before heading to the town council chambers in to further discuss the future of Hal ton Hills libraries Clear the tracks Here come a snow plow The plow mounted engine and caboose lips passed a 33- car freight train which was parked for most of Monday on the north siding officials said the standing freight was part of normal train ope rations Like it Enlargeh Beautiful 8x10 Color Enlargements from your favorite negative or slide SAVE 1 AS MANY AS YOU WISH THIS COUPON MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER FOR SPECIAL PRICE Order Today offer expires Feb 28 NO LIMIT IKodokpopar good look PASSPORT PHOTOS you watt ENTRE New Location Next to Shoppers Drug Mart 8770411 to ensure the film is not shown in any schools Acton and trustee Betty Fisher asked about a rationale The Ontario School Li Association through its Intel leclual Freedom Com urged the board and all others in the province to pressure Stephenson for her Stephensons stand concerning the film seen by the com as a triplebar relled threat to Intel freedom the integrity of local boards and to the teacher- learner relationship Hamilton London school boards up with as did the separate school boards of Wellington and Hamilton according to OSLA Intellectual Freedom Committee chairman Ken Ellis The HamiltonWent worth school board is supporting the education ministers decision However said Mr Ellis Toronto Scar borough and York school boards objected to the ministers decision to ban The Jesus Trial prior to encouragement from the Intellectual Freedom Committee The definition of Intellectual freedom said Mr Ellis In a school sense its having the freedom to provide the right materia In the right hands at the right time The OSLA takes the position in Its letter to chairmen of school boards tho ministers request for cooperation in ensuring that The Jesus Trial not be shown In any schools within your jurisdiction is a ban Tho Toronto board called Stephensons decision as high handed censorship Before asking the provinces school boards for reaction the OSLA wrote Stephenson for her reasons The reply reads in part Given the con this program and my own firm belief that young people should have the opportunity to view It in the company of their parents as Minister Education have requested that The Jesus Trial not be shown in the elementary chimin man of the Intellectual Freedom Committee He has succeeded In obtain part of tho film for show at the OSLA idea shop conference this weekend at Toronto Mr Ellis is the librarian at Acton High School A school board may censor books from one course in a school but that school a library must serve the whole school rather than a particular course Mr Ellis said in an interview are saying the local teachers would decide whether this material would benefit the students in his charge Thats the whole point They the ministry are saying the film is bad for every one Mr Ellis said The OSLA is a aub- of Ontario Library Association whih Is made up of school libraries univer sities colleges public libraries special libraries and the Library Trustees Association The Jesus Trial was produced by the Ontario Education Communlca Authority Co Road S GEORGETOWN 8776984 LAST DAYS TO SAVE During Our WALLPAPER and PAINT OFF ON WALLPAPER More than BOOKS to choose from JtP One of the many books to choose from FANFARE SUPER VINYL Over 200 PATTERNS off f PAINT SPECIALS WAIL Gliddente Sr I ULTRA HIDE FLAT LATEX HIGH QUALITY PAINT AT A LOW PRICE FOR WALLS AND CEILINGS DRYWALL PRIMER SEALER PLUS MANY MANY MORE INSTORE SPECIAL 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