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ftiFJEHALPI Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Wednesday November I Page Birth control pamphlet banned banning from schools In of a federal govern meat pamphlet on birth control and abortion is not a cause celebre nor a means of having a debate on the pros and cons of abortion says Milton separate school trustee John Bradley But it Is a request to with draw erroneous II he told Halton Board of Education Thursday The board withdrew the pamphlet from use in schools after trustee Bradley pointed out that It incorrectly referred to the Criminal Code relationship to be aaldand the use of out dated statistics which In a three year period from to Indicated startling Sea Mr also mentioned that all the resource and research material for teachers la proabortion but there is none prolife However any one of the two reasons cited was enough for the board to withdraw pamphlet he sad Birth Control and Abor Is the fourth In a series of six pamphlets on Sex Education produced and developed by the Federal Department of Health and Welfare Mr Bradley said he understood the department was rewriting the pamphlet The pamphlet was brought to the attention of the board by the Alliance for Life an educational body promoting respect for all human life from the unborn to the aged and including the handicapped and the retarded according to Its president Trustee Elaine called for a medical opinion on the contents of the pamphlet The errors are those of Alliance for Life All we need to know said trustee is if we want this stuff in our schools Noting that the press has reported an In creasing number of children who are having abortion he said we re pro ring abortion Mr said the family and doctors are more than teachers to discuss birth control He suggested that the medical officer of health be asked for an opinion Trustee Don Long sold the issue Involves values education The bios of the curriculum requires a lot of discretion he added Trustee Dr Helen Howard Lock said the board should be focussing on the needs of the students Those needs arc basically Tor information and an opportunity for open discussion so that the students themselves are able to work out where they stand on the issue and where to go for more information she sold Trustee Elsie Hilton said that as lone as there are questions about the pamphlet It should be withdrawn until we have the facts schools turned up only one teacher in north who according to board of used It only for his or her own reference and did not make It available to students value judgment MP Philbrook says Gray remains optimistic economy will surge ahead Agriculture will provide an economic recovery for the Ca economy this year George Gray believes Mr Gray speaking at a dinner meet ng of the George town Chamber of Commerce Wednesday the recent slide of the Canadian dollar on exchange markets may be a year lo IB months late It making this country very competitive the Cham ber president told the crowd wh he took the tunity to assail the press in Canada for Its about the the economy Mr Gray who is also secre tary manager of the Ontario Turkey Producers Marketing Board said the reduced an dollar has opened up markets for Canadian agricut products in Europe the Car and Japan which not have been realized this year Canadian grain farmers had a bumper crop this year with yields as much as per cent than last year and pork tobacco and beef pro ducers are also optimistic a bout export possibilities Mr Gray sold the downward Ltd a Georgetown electrical parts manufacturer more competitive on the US mar ket Smith and Stone has been actively exporting to the S and expects sales of million annually by Mr Gray said sales are increasing and the plant may be in a position to start hiring shortly A federal government phlct on birth control and abortion which was banned last week by Halton board of education has been defended byMPDr Frank Phllbrook The board banned use the pamphlet In schools because it contained factual errors out dated statist and a pro abor lion bias Dr vlcechalr man of the federal department of health and welfare said everyone at the department which produced a series of six pamphlets on sex on tries to produce the most cor reel Information The point that the pamphlet got wrong about abortion In reference to the Criminal code can be cor he said And as for Ihe claim that the figures used in the pamphlet are outdated said that might be a value Judgment and a call to the department of health and Say ng that the pamphlet has a pro abortion bias Is a value Judgment as well he said Neither In Intent nor in fact Is the pamphlet proa bo tion but the topic has got to be mentioned he said He said he unaware if the pamphlets are being rewrit ten adding that these things arc reviewed to bring them up date He said he read the pamphlets a few months ago The whole subject of cannot be f xed simple formula he said As well a great deal of the responslbi ty ties with medical he said The role of the federal gov eminent in the pamphlets is to coordinate distribution to the provinces It is en up to the provinces and the pal lies to dec if they want to use them Dr sa Acton teens work to build coffeehouse Mike Ashley on the left and Glen Van twoActonresldents decided to try for a world record in crawling They planned to crawl from Acton to Georgetown and back with five minute breaks every hour The boys wore heavy gloves to protect their hands and extra patches on their knees but all in vain The boys crawled but not enough to set a new YOUTHS CRAWL 10 MILES Almost a record A group of Acton teenagers are trying to raise money for a coffeehouse The idea for the coffeehouse with the Youth Group at Trinity United Church The teenagers con eluded that there is no place In Acton for teenagers to go In evening There t really any place to go except the Dominion Hotel and the Station Hotel said Beaton a mem of the project executive We thought we d try to provide an alternative The youths took the proposal to the high school and gained support for their plan They now have an executive com which Includes three members of the Youth Group and representatives from each grade from the school staff and other adults The students who call their plan the Coffeehouse Project have been given permission to use the basement in Acton They plan to redecorate it in style of an old English pub but there will be no liquor served The students are hoping be able lo provide Inexpensive refreshments such as dough nuts soft drinks and coffee sold at near ccet The Coffeehouse Project ex says they need to gel the project started Town council has ready agreed to make some funds available from the 1977 budget Other fundrn sing act ties such as 11 car rally have already been drawn up or The Acton Legion will be furniture Other people will be help by providing free supplies or discounts The rules at the coffeehouse will be stringent Use of illegal drugs on the premises will be prohibited People who have been dr w not be ad mlttcd Adults II be present but student members will en force Internal security Admission will be restricted lo students of high school age and their guests Students eon become members after a period of three attend It Is hoped the coffee house will be able lo provide live enter to nment The students have plans for a number of In the future to help with the costs of the redecorating and the cost of Pro posals Include a dance a than tricycle races and possibly a Win tar lo grant Two Acton boys failed In a valiant attempt to make their claim to fame in the Guinness Book of World Records lost Saturday Mike Ashley and Glen Van tried to crawl their way from Acton to Georgetown and on into ihe Guinness Book of World Records for crawling over miles But serious knee blisters after seven miles of Community Calendar New office The Red Cross Society has moved Its offices The offices arc now located upstairs in the Ccdarvalo Community Centre Building The new phone number Is Runners needed The North Meals on Wheels Program needs runners to take the meals from the delivery vehicle to the residences These people do not to drive but they are the ones who will actual contact with the recipient They are ones who see the gratitude from the people the service helps and haw the chance to make new friends Anyone with some pan time during the week or the month should call Ruth Pouku at MM Mens touch required Helping Hands a volunteer organization geared towards helping senior citizens and disabled persons need a man touch Barb Stevens says with knowledge of carpentry lis and garden ng stills are required to senior en Anyone should call Barb Stevens al WW AtC workshop Volunteer are needed to help In the ARC workshop In Hornby and to help In recreations I activities Anyone loUrated should call Mrs Winifred Block parent needed Georgetown Block Parents are looking for volun teen to Join the program The executive com ml tee Is also looking for new faces Their meetings are held on the of each month at In the Elk Hall Anyone interested In befriending youngsters with potential problems can call Bob or Linda Anderson at Nursery volunteers Nursery in Hornby needs volunteers to nursery school hoars between and 11 JO Anyone Interested should call Carol Robertson at Mam the crawl had been completed led the boys to call off the attempt The boys left Acton at a m on Saturday morning and era wled for 10 hours before calling It quits at the Road 3 bypass Mikes father Gerald Ashley said the boys arc both physic ally In good shape other than the and in good its He d the boys have no plans at moment to try for the world record a second time Federal Grits elect executive A new executive has been elected to head the Hallon Federal Liberal Association President is David Butler of Oakville who replaces Slim Streak The executive v prcsldcnt is William Pcrras an lawyer Vice pros Idents are Steve a general manager of a criming Melanle examined el with careful eye to value the age sale St Johns United Church In Gcorfict I Saturday The sale was run by 11 Mother Auxiliary the First Georgetown Scouting Troup plant in Acton and John Drink water an The treasurer Is Rowel Vis a system analyst with Ford Motor Co or and the Secretary Is Larry of who work far the Ontnrjo government Mr Butler said in a lelep hone Tuesday that in the next week he will appoint six to eight regional tat Ives thus bringing the com up to about 14 persons He said the Liberal a tion anticipates a federal tion in late spring or early summer and that the executive arc going into campaign read He said there would be a Liberal parly rl r will Gener ll wo getting ready for Rape seminar held every wo nan should know about rapt will be sens scd at two sponsored by Sheridan College Centre for Women The first rape seminar will be at Ihe campus Nov in room the second at the Brampton com pus Nov Roth are from 12 noon to p For more Information call Centre for Women at She rid campus at cxt Following the rape seminar at the Oakville campus there will be a two our free on sexuality Mr IhelanandMr Keleher to name to donate his beard to the of crippled children He took quite a bit of convincing before be would sit in barber chair without baseball cap o protect his Shaving it off for crippled children Larry Phclan and Jim Kele were in Acton Friday afternoon the Dominion Ho tel when they decided that not enough was be done to aid crippled children The solution they came up with was to have their heads shaved raise money The deeds were done at a barber shop on Mill Street as a crowd gathered outside Mr and Mr Keleher took turns shaving each other a head with an electric razor taking to demand contributions from the crowd watching through the window Once the preliminary shaving was done the barber used a straight to remove the stubble The donations were slow lo trickle In so slow that Mr Keleher and Mr Phelsn both threatened some of the with having their own heads shaven If they dldn t contribute for crippled child The two men managed to convince a friend who refused to give his name Into having his beard shaved off although they allowed him to retain his moustache and his hair The Herald found out the next day the amount of money Twelve dollars and seventy cents the barber said It will be sent the Ontario Society for Crippled Children Larry and Jim Keleher lost quite a bit of hair between them when they decided to have their beads raise money for crippled children Here Mr Keleher moves much hair as before turning Mr Phelan over to barber Peter for shaving Herald By Lori J Taylor