Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 16, 1980, p. 16

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The Acton Press Wednesday April Hall restorers aim for wire One of the moat popular items the Acton Brownie Guides and Pathfinder tale Saturday at the Scoot Hall was the baked goods and beverage counter Pictured here are bard working ladles Pauline Barlow Jean Martha and Heather Whiting The town hall restoration committee is taking now to meet the June deadline set by Hills council for fundi We re going to try and give everything to the press on June 13 said restoration committee member Ted Tyler There a deadline and we re Retting close to said Mr Tyler We ve just got to produce Historic displays meanwhile are be mounted In one of the show windows In the old A Supermarket on Mill St Halton Hills council last year set the June deadline for the com to raise mately 100 towards the restoration of tho century hall If there Is no action in two months the WO council earmarked for restoration in the 1980 budget will go towards tho demolition of the building by Esther Taylor knowledge that if a married woman is murdered her husband is the first peel In the case of Henderson found dead by her husband Leonard on his from work investigating officers had to consider other angles Leonard had a strong alibi and to complicate the picture bed as sweet and gentle was not the type to make enemies Leonard suggested to police that only a madman or hooligan could have committed the crime Yet neighbors could not recall having seen any strangers mitring the Henderson home on the day of the murder Obviously Detective- Inspector Hogarth and Detect veSergcant Simp son had their work ml out for them Readers of Celia Dale Helping with Inquiries may guess the identity of the murderer but not early in the plot Besides posing a neat Miss Dale portrays human nature with disquieting skill DetectiveInspector C D Sloan Criminal Investigation Department of the Division of the County Police is back in Catherine s Some Die Eloquent Aird fans met him previously in The Complete Steel Henrietta Who and Parting Breath Sloan a likeable English cop manages to solve each case but in his latest sleuthing he has other things on his mind like the pregnancy of his wife Margaret whose child is almost due His current police riddle is tow pronged Did chemistry mistress Beatrice die natural death And how come she acquired a mysterious large sum of money be fore she died In addition who killed the dog and buried him Detective- Inspector son arrives with out complications before cunning murder of Beatrice Wansdyke is cornered Some Die Eloquent is Catherine at her best is the author pseudonym Of Scottish parentage she lives in a village in East Kent The adjective grinding comes readily to mind on reading Helen Forrester Minerva Stepchild Grinding proverty is the condition of 14 yearold Helen and her family during the depressed In Liverpool The book la led as British history bolstering the read suspicion that the author of writing of personal experiences as the eldest of seven children who was expected to stay home and look after her brothers and sisters while mother went out to work Helens struggles to lead her own life her battle against illness caused by malnutrition would make many of today teenagers cop out Minerva Stepchild is a different kind of tale that reminds even the blase how life styles have changed Incredibly for the belter in Britain and Canada as well A local library staffer with a welldeserved reputation far absent mindedness had a uneasy feeling she was being followed recently as she passed the door to he Junior library Glancing uneasily over her shoulder she spotted small footprints which turned out to be clues of a sort Silhouettes of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on the followed by kids and a dog complete the pictorial mystery which is also the formation of the Baker Street Irregulars Halton Division ment head John Currie Georgetown library a Holmc3 fan and Mrs Margaret Acton Junior staffer did the art word Youngsters who join the Baker Street Irregulars will be expected to read three Mysteries Nancy Drew The Secret Seven Sherlock Homes and the Hardy Two non fiction books and three other unspecified titles complete new club requirements Patrons with an unquenchable love of over home will be delighted with a beautiful new book Britain Heritage the castles cathedrals and gardens of England Scotland and Wales Colour pictures to enchant and daale and a text to Induce New fiction arrivals in time for early spring reading Include The Emperors Virgin by Sylvia author of Candy Factory Bleeding Hears Marilyn French Party Games Kirst Innocent Blood James The Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum Dau of Knox Enjoy Swedish tea rings The regular meeting of the Daughters of Knox was held on April in the AC Stewart Memorial Hall President Kae Hansen opened meeting with the reading of a poem entitled Easter Living for Jesus was sung and clubs repeated The secretary report was given by Gladys Price Rollcall was answered by presenting a craft item for the Bazaar this fall The treasurer report was given by Pink A letter of thanks was received from the singing group The Joyful Sounds who sang at the two Sunday services at the church a few weeks ago The Daughters of Knox put on a buffet supper for them that day Invitations were received to attend the Synodical Conference this month also from the Bertha Buchanan Group of the church to attend their daffodil tea on May Tough bargaining in land swap The town and Rugby Construction are getting down to tough bargaining in a land swap irvolvlng land on Elizabeth Drive and the old Leishman Park property In Halton Hills adopted a plan which would see Rugby Con struction give the municipality land on Elizabeth Drive close to Fairy Lake for park development while the town would give Rugby Leishman Park and have It rezoned for residential development A I the same time the develop ment firm would pay to take the bend out of Elizabeth Drive near Main Street North and the town would allow the firm to build some stores on Elizabeth beside the new senior citizens apartments Clerk administrator Ken Richardson told Hal ton Hills general com mlttee Monday night that the Park has gone through and it Is time to nail down an agreement between the municipality and Rugby In preliminary talks between the two sides payment of money as well as the exchange of lands has cropped up Richardson noted The town thinks It should re ceive money since man Park can be used for a seven house develop ment and so is more val uable than the Elizabeth Drive land the mun icipality will receive At Ihe same time the Is looking for money since the land the firm Is giving the town Is much larger about half acres than man Park However not much development could take place on the Eliza Drive property if any because It is under Credit Valley Con servation Authority con- Irol Richardson said an appraisal of tho develop ment value of both pieces of properly Is needed so It can be determined who owes who money and how much An appraisal Is needed on a small piece of land which Is part of Elizabeth Drive but closed Rugby The town would like Rugby to pay for the ap praisal but are willing to wait and work that out when an agreement Is finally hammered out But the town wants to pick the appraiser end have the report sent to the municipality for use during negotiations Committee authorized staff to go ahead and get an appraisal and then come back to council for further direction on what course of action to follow in future negotiations with Rugby taken over by Rene Watson and her group Mrs Watson read first an article on the meaning of worship One of the main considerations Is ones attitude towards at tending a worship service and il should be not what we con get from but what we can give to it Anne Moore Annetta Van Fleet Jane Robert son and were the four readers who took us through the Easter Worship service in the Glad Tidings book Vivian Swallow then rendered a vocal solo entitled He Her piano accompanist was Mrs G Mrs Hansen then introduced Mrs who showed us all how to make a Swedish tea ring While It was baking everyone enjoyed Carol Korpela resume of the books in the church library and in particular the one on which she gave a review This book was entitled The Peace Child by Don Richardson It wa3 a most interesting and In formative account of the true story of a mis sionary couple Everyone then Bam pled the Swedish tea ring with their coffee and enjoyed a half hour or so of fellowship ISLAMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERN CIVILIZATION Western Awareness of Muslim Culture has Increased this year with the happenings in Iran Many of our modemday sciences such as mathematics medicine and astronomy to name a few can be attributed to Islam You Are Invited To Attend An Informative Visual Presentation by Dr David Phillips and Mr Tony Hays ACTON PUBLIC LIBRARY WATSON ROOM WEDNESDAY APRIL 23 800 PM FREE ADMISSION REFRESHMENTS Sponsored by the Bahais of Hills CONSIDER STANSTEAD COLLEGE College a boarding school for boys and girls from grades to since oilers a first rate academic programme to students from countries and Canadian Provinces who share our miles east and south Montreal the top U vi Hardiness self reliance and neighbourliness lhevaluo local residents and paid or this border community first red brick school house In 1B17 the qualities that characterize Stanstead College today This Is a country school Intellect hard work athletic prowess humour and a good heart are respected The curriculum Is aimed at university entry in the U A and Canada The limited size of classes Individual attention and rigour out academic standards con tribute ion well rounded education which goes far beyond minimum requirements We take advantage of our location to provide a strong French language programme as well as a Spanish option Regular evening study sessions ere held supervision depending on each student monthly performance Each is assigned a leather as adviser help and performance and most students stay with the same adviser throughout Ihelr stay For a country school with country values Is well endowed with sophisticated equipment Including a computer featuring flexible 11 configuration a large well Icohockoyarorm metre Indoor swimming pool squash and running track cross country ski trails and access to superb downhill skiing SCHOLARSHIPS AND ARE AVAILABLE The Headmaster Jeremy will be In Toronto at the Park Plai Hotel from the even Ing Tuesday April to the morning April Anyone wishing an appointment with Mr Riley or make arrangements Mrs J Pelrce stead College Que J0BJE0 Mr Riley will be hosting an in formation mooting Thursday April at the Park Hotel Reception Room at a p m Interested parents and prospective students are Invited to discuss application proce duresandscholarshlpposslbllltles and to learn more about the school Stanstead Quebec Canada JOB If you can provide new jobs for Ontarios youth Ontario will help pay their salaries If you opcritc 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