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Jones joins the force
Hensall native Chrystal
Jones, 21, is a member of
the Petrolia OPP and she
has already received
praise from the district
commander
Constable Chrystal Jones, a Hensel! native
is stationed in Petrolia.
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
PETROLIA - She's young, she's attractive and
she's a police officer.
Hensall's Chrystal Jones isn't afraid to admit that
being female helped her land her new job - a con-
stable with the Petrolia detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police.
"Being female helped, I'm not shy to say that. My
class was 50 percent female," said Jones.
Just 21, she's already got two years of university
criminology, the 16 -week Ontario Police College
program and three months of on the job duty behind
her.
There are more and more female officers joining
the OPP and for Jones, being female hasn't ham-
pered her ability to perform the job. Many times it's
a plus.
"It scares me more when they guy talk about it. It
really hasn't hit me. I haven't been in a fight or any-
thing where my femininity has come into play. The
guys are really protective. They know I'm female
and there's some things I.can't handle."
She has already handled one situation very well
and received a letter of accomondation from the
OPP district commander. Recalling the incident,
Jones said it was only her fourth day shift alone.
A call came in from a parent who suspected her
infant had died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
"I was told I'd be the first officer there and I was,"
remembers Jones. "The mother handed me her baby
and it was blue."
Although the haby was already dead when Jones
arrived, she still performed CPR in an attempt to re-
vive the child. She did CPR, waited until the am-
bulance arrived and later secured the area, a lot of
responsibility for a rookie.
"They (fellow officers) said some people with 25
years on the job couldn't have handled it."
Hired in summer: Jones first became interested
in police work after a co-op placement had her with
the Exeter municipal force three years ago.
After attending university she applied to the OPP
and waited for the phone to ring and it did.
"I got a phone call saying I was accepted and be-
ing posted in Petrolia and that I was starting the
week before Labour Day."
Before heading to the 30 -person detachment at
Petrolia, Jones had to take the 16 -week course in
Brampton.
"They threw a lot at you at once but the exam was
nothing compared to what a university exam would
be."
At the police college there were people from dif-
ferent forces from across the province. She made a
lot of friends and stays in contact with her col-
leagues.
What does she like about the job?
"I love everything about the job. Everything is
new to me and it's exciting and a challenge."
What doesn't she like about the job?
Those gruelling 12 -hour night shifts cruising the
roads where sometimes she won't pass another car
for as long as three hours.
"Night shifts are hard because sometimes around
three or four in the morning you have to force your-
self to stay awake."
Prior to February, every shift she was on, Jones
was accompanied by a more experienced officer.
Now she goes alone but at night, they still double
up.
"There's a force policy that says after 10 p.m. you
have to double up if cars are available. I'm not al-
lowed to go out by myself yet."
From South Huron District High School, to figure
skating at a very high competitive level to uni-
versity to being an OPP - Chrystal Jones has come a
long way.
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Times -Advocate, April 5, 1995 Page 7
Grantor 4H club start new project
The project is entitled
'Here's Looking at
You'.
By Muriel Lewis
U'RANTON - The Granton 4-H
club gathered at the home of leader
Margaret Bryan on March 29 to
commence the new project 'Here's
looking at you'. Following intro-
ductions Colleen Moore was elect-
ed president and Melanie Beatson
vice president and it was decided to
have a rotating secretary.
The group then drove to Lucan to
visit 'Technique Hair and Body'
operated by Tracy Morris. She
demonstrated the proper way to do
a manicure with Mary Mcllhargey
and also told the girls about the dif-
ferent aspects of her work.
They then returned to the leader's
home for the rest of the meeting
when 'Beauty Queens' was chosen
as the club name. President Moore
entitled her sermon 'Of Perfume
and Pursestrings' based on John
12.
Personals
Cathie and Jill Westman accom-
panied Eldon and Doris Westman
to Toronto on Friday evening,
March 31 to attend the fourth year
closed with the 4-H motto and Su-
san Bryan served cookies and
juice.
Sonja Densmore was the secre-
tary and reporter.
Anglican church
At the St. Thomas' Anglican
Church on Sunday, April 2, Rev.
Stephen Emery led the service of
Holy Communion and his message
was about having faith in Jesus
Christ.
Flowers in the church were in
memory of Jack Noon, given by
his wife Jean and family; also from
the funeral of Margaret Oakley.
The Anglican bible study group
met at the rectory in Kirkton on
Wednesday, March 29.
The Anglican Parish Council met
at the St. Thomas' Anglican church
with Bishop Robert -Townshend on
Wednesday evening, March 29.
United Church
At the Granton United Church on
Senday, Pastor Voskes
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Congratulations to Kim and Gina
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daughter Jessica Lorraine on
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