Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 12, 1980, p. 6

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6 Wodnoscfay Mar 121980 totem Golden Agere by Esther Taylor Do outnumber detectives in current fle tlon According to some local whodunit readers public and library staff admittedly prejudiced the answer is Yes And more the pity because many of these espionage nonheroes do not en dear themselves to critical bookworms who like to Identify with the main characters of a book Their own mothers would find it hard to even like them let alone love them Therefore it refreshing to meet Israeli agent Nat in Ken Triple author of Eye of the Needle which won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Award as best novel of 1978 offers a high voltage solution to the riddle of the disappearance from the high seas of a uranium shipment large enough to build 3D nuclear weapons According to a London Daily Telegraph paragraph of May 1977 although intelligence agencies in four investigated the mystery it was never detcrminded what actually happened to the uranium ore that vanished Working alone against the Russian KGB the Arab extremist and Egyptian Intel a Cockney Jew who survived a Nazi camp masterminds a coup that projects Israel into the atomic age as a person lover hes a one woman man thank goodness and spy should appeal to even the most jaded reader One rejoices when he outfoxes Israel enemies and in the same move saves the life of his future wife half Eng half Arab whose loyalty is suspected Nat learns all the facts From Triple cover blurb a riveting story of the most successful espionage coup- and best kept secret of our century Described as the three most Infamous tors In modem British history HAH Kim Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean arc the real life heroes of Andrew Boyle The Fourth Man The unlovely trio embraced com while still university students After that Soviet controllers shaped the careers of the three agents who never looked back until they were forced to defect to Russia the country which Instead of Britain claimed many years of their allegiance Why traitors They were not disadvantaged poor or persecuted They came from good families and were welleducated The Fourth Man is the story of the building of an entire network a cancer that spread through the British establishment virtually from the founding of the Communist party in Great tain In 1920 Boyles portrait of three traitors and their twilight existence is the fullest account ever published or how these three Trojan horses were inserted by their fellow in the demic community and others into positions of power trust and responsibility From the cover review of The Fourth Man Fascinating and disturbing One wonders if Canada could be or has been a breeding place for North American prototypes of Philby Burgess and Maclean On the coldest day of winter beaming library patron walked to the desk with an armful of books I going to spend the whole weekend reading in front of a fire It s too expletive de to do anything else For who view winter as thing to endure inside staffers recommend two new novels The Lamb War by Jan and Cannibals and Missionaries by Mary McCarthy view of the sustained Iranian hostage crisis the latter Is more timely It the story of a group of small letter liberals flying to Iran to in vestigato torture and illegality under the Shah in The plane is hijacked by a former KLM less Arabs Germans a Tupamaro and their leader a Dutch giant from he fens novel portrays two Quakers a girl Laura Martens and American Boniface Baker meet in a Nan concentration camp after liberating forces arrive To save the girl the mistress for three years of a camp doctor Baker marries Laura not for love but to give her American citizenship They return to the States where their relationship deteriorates as the Dutch girl strives to find her real identity school girl who sees her rather killed by a dog after he witnessed what he thought was the rape of his daughter or experienced mistress of the only man she every loved Scraphook of clubs early years compiled The afternoon meeting of Acton Golden Age was held last week at St Albans Hall The president presided and the meeting opened with the singing of Canada and the Theme Song Laura Dennis spoke about a compiled of the group early years by Pearl Kennedy a chartered member of the club This is being passed around An invitation to the anniversary of Max and Mary Milne on Monday at Rock wood was read Happy folks and we hope to have you as members of our club for many more years Emily Mclntyre and Irene Davidson received Birthday Greetings A moment silence was observed In memory of a faithful member Mary Graham meeting adjourned Jordan the Berry to play euchre and brothers Tom and Joe winners were winners were Irene Mitchell and Mrs Davidson and Laura Watson and Ma re da Alalia of Robert Little School with the cheque for for pupils the school raised recently The girls pose In front of the Tree Instead of valentines pupils at Hubert I ltlle donated to anil then had a line placed on the tree to open February 14 cpope ft Co 16 Mountainview Road S Suito 304 GEORGETOWN 8776984 Nursery parents get insight into Fr Immersion Parents received an in sight into Board of Educations French Im program from the board coordinator of communication arts Helen Mitchell the co ordinator introduced the people at the Acton Co operative Nursery School meeting Monday to early 1m program The program which is taught in Georgetown Joseph Gibbons school has been going for two years Pupils start in Grade Under the program a pupil day divided into subjects taught in French and other subjects taught in English One of the subjects taught in French is en studies which Includes geo graphy and science We like to use environmental studies because there is a great deal of language in said Mrs Mil Mrs Mitchell used a recent video tape re cording of a French immersion class in act ion In addition Mrs Mitchell said visits to classes can be arranged for parents wanting more information about French Immersion COURSES IN SOCIAL WORK PROPOSED FOR HALTON HILLS The University of is proposing to offer in Hills starting this fall a series of university credit courses in social work You could take these courses separately or as components of special Certificate Programmes in General Social Work or Child Abuse You could also attend certain of the courses froe of charge just for personal interest INFORMATION SESSIONS TUESDAY MARCH 25 For details on this proposal you are invited to attend one of the information sessions scheduled for Tuesday March The afternoon session 30 p m will be held at the Acton Public Library evening session will be held at the Georgetown Public Library 416 2681 For information coll Collage University of Waterloo 5198844400 University of Waterloo What is the best age to start at Bishops in nth 1 1 school for boys ijiik mad benefit from Grid 7 to Gride llioseurioenter it Gride 7 entire I sell tpfisslikbiiult fir from htm re icltilrcmely positively Our academic program isdis Tim work sin ill mi Die ilnlvvi hive senior diss students is tint our com rtncfi mi is of re en child with Hive to le Our athletic program In mm flu ilium low lis in At shops i 1 iitsnrv sp foothill hoehtv urns trick every opportunity to Jen lop le pitnlKliseioliespn Our activities program Choir dr mi pliotogr mil courses like md outdoor students of do iKj ennj enlpr sofourprogn Our Till in li lb mile infirm mm unlet i Con MA Ik Im Si lux 1 III Obeli mil denied lisslliey Bishops College School Quebec TOWN OF HALTON HILLS PUBLIC NOTICE The Council for Town of Halton Hills will be considering the enactment of a By law on April 1980 to repeal existing By laws regulating the closing of shops throughout the Municipality Interested parties invited to submit comments in writing to the Clork 36 Mem Street South Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario L7G 4X1 no later than March 24th Inquiries con be to the Clork Office at 5185 Extension 34 R Richardson A M C T Clerk Administrator Town of Halton Hills HALTON HILLS ACTON ARENA SCHOOL BREAK ACTIVITIES March to March 211980 SHINNY ADMISSION 13 Under per Session 14 Years Ovar 1130 1225- 1130- 1130 1225 Monday March 17th 1235n130 Tuesday March 18th 1235130m Wednesday March 130m Thursday March March 130m PUBLIC SKATING ADMISSION 50 50 per family Friday March a m to 10UO am Sunday March 140 to Monday March 140 to 330 Tuesday March IBth to 330pm Wednesday March 19th to 330pm Thursday March 140pm to 330pm Friday Match 21st pm to pm Saturday March 22nd am to am Reports of child abuse have more than doubled over the past five years The new Ontario Child Welfare Act requires that professional persons who work with or who treat children must report suspected cases of child abuse to a Children Aid Society Thats the law Reporting suspicions of child abuse is one of the best ways to help prevent child abuse happening again Child abuse is everyones concern Teachers doctors nurses social workersall persons who work with or who treat children need your active support if they are to keep children being abused The professionals need your assistance Youre part of the solution To find out more about child abuse write for our free booklet YOU AND THE ABUSED CHILD Write to Child Abuse Information Ministry of Community and Social Services 7th Floor Hepburn Building Queens Park Toronto Ontario Ignoring it wont make it go away Keith Norton Minister Community and Social Services William Davis Premier Ontano

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