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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1979—PAGE 9 A
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UCW suggested
Nestle boycott
For decades, the breast
feeding of new-born in-
fants has been on the
decline. Research.; has
shown that the major
cause for this has been
the extensive and
aggressive promotion of
infant formula by the
large companies which
produce it. Bottle feeding
has been portrayed as the
"modern" and "smart",
way.
Further research,
however, has shown the
devastating effect of this
in developing countries
and in our own areas of
poverty among our native
people and in the inner
cities.
Infant formula is
promoted by several
means (particularly in
developing countries) by
large and colourful
billboards; by "milk
nurses" - women in white
uniform, the inference
being that they are
professional medical
personnel, when, in fact,
they are sales promotion
people; and by giving
free samples to new
mothers - enough to see
them through the first
days while their own milk
supply dries up .and they
are caught in the trap of
having to continue to buy
the formula which most
cannot afford or properly
prepare.
As a consequence
formula is not prepared
Obituary
ELIZA GRACE
McMILLAN
Miss Eliza Grace
14Millan died on June 4,
1979 at Maitland Manor,
Goderich at the age of 93.
Born in Port Albert on
January . ' 24, 1886, her
parents were William and
Mary McMillan.
She graduated from the
London Normal School -in
1908 _then taught (school
for a number of years in
Ontario and Saskat-
chewan.
She was a member of
Knox United Church in
Goderich.
She is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Rebecca
Morris, Huronview, and
Mrs. Jesse Olver,
Goderich; she is
predeceased by two
brothers, Jack and
James.
The funeral was
Wednesday, June 6 at
McCallum Funeral Home
with the Reverend
Ronald C. McCallum
officiating.
Pallbearers were
Douglas Clark, John
Feagan, Rod McKenzie,
Don McKenzie, Bert
Crawford, and Mel
Dickson.
Interment was in
Dungannon Cemetery:
at proper strength;
formula is mixed with
impure water; and
formula is put in un-
sterilized bottles.
The consequences are
dire. In these situations,
the levels of malnutrition,
illness, mental deficiency
and death among infants
is much,*her than these
levels Thr breast fed
babies in the same cir-
cumstances. When this
situation became ap
parent, 'demands were
made on the companies
concerned to stop all
direct consumer
'promotion, to stop the use
of "milk nurs„es” as
promoters, to stop the
distribution of free
samples, and to stop
promotion within health
institutions.
Because of this in-
ternational pressure,
most major companies
have made changes.
However, the largest
(Nestles), while
pretending to comply,
has, in fact, not done so.
"Milk nurses" are now
.called "medical
representatives". They
wear blue uniforms in-
stead of white. Free
samples are still being
given.
As a result, an in-
ternational boycott of
Nestles has developed,
supported by many
Canadian and U.S.
church groups. The
United Church Division of
Mission endorsed the
boycott on April 21, 1979;
the Executive of General
Council supported this
action on April 26, 1979.
On May 26, 1979 the
Anglican Church of
Canada announced ' its
support.
We are asked to do our
part in this boycott in
three ways:
Refrain from buying
Nestle products until
further notice. Nescafe,
Nestea, 'Nestles Quik,
Taster's Choice, Libby, NEAREST YOU
Encore, McNeill and
Libby, Crosse and Black-
well, Maggi, Decaf,
McVitie, Souptime,
Nestle's Crunch, Stouffer
Products, Cherry Hill
cheese, and Swiss Knight
cheese.,
Write to the Nestle
company to express our
concern in this matter,
telling them of our action.
The address to write to
is: Nestle (Canada) Ltd.,
1185 Eglinton Ave. E.,
Don Mills, Ont. M3C 3C7.
Save any discount
coupons for these Nestle
products and send them
to Mrs. J. Wood, 40
Victoria St..S., Goderich,
(4-2756) to be forwarded
through Presbyterial and
Conference U.C.W. to the
Nestle company, as a
token of our refusal to
buy their products.
The La Leche League
in Canada was started ten
years ago. It has grown
from two groups to 300
groups, with 500 active
leaders. Each grnup 1s
responsible for a small
area in order to maintain
mother -to -mother con-
tact. • -
The group in Huron
County began two years
ago and celebrates its
second anniversary in
June; with Mrs. P.
Bisback as leader. Mrs.
Bisback has a busy life,
within the League,
holding meetings,
speaking to organizations
and students, writing
letters, and telephone
counselling, all done as
volunteer work.
She and her husband
believe in the ideals of
the La Leche League as a
means of striving
towards good mothering
and closely -knit families.
Each La Leche group
holds a series of four
meetings throughout the
year, covering the topics:
advantages of breast-
feeding, art of breast-
feeding and overcoming
difficulties, the family
and the breastfeeding
baby, and nutrition and
weaning. Mothers are
welcome to come to a
meeting or series.
The May meeting of the
Huron County La Leche
League was held in
Goderich. This was the
fourth topic in the series -
"Nutrition and Weaning"
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and was combined with a
couples meeting. Mrs. P.
Bisback. began by
thanking Mrs. D. Rutter
for having been hostess
For the spring series -I-t
was much appreciated.
Plans were made for
the summer series and it
was decided to hold
meetings in Exeter
beginning June 13th, at
the home of Mrs. R.
Graham. The fathers
were welcomed to the
meeting. Mention was
made of the philosophy
behind the League in
relation to mothers and
fathers who make sincere
commitments to family
life which they are
parenting. It was em-
phasized that each parent
may- take- out of LLL
philosophy only those
ideas which fit their own
family situation. The
fathers then met together
for a discussion on their
involvement in raising
infants and family life.
The mothers em-
phasized the importance
of good nutrition for the
entire family. They were
conscious of a healthy
diet beginning with
pregnancy, while nur- Further discussion
sing, and by preparation concerned weaning. It
of balanced meals for the was noted that growth
whole family. Many spurts in babies come at
availability . of nutritious . regular intervals With _
snacks
d
snacks were an a- this knowledge, a mother
vantage, especially when may best decide if the
toddlers hit a fussy stage baby's needs are still met
in eating or went on food at the breast or whether it
binges. It was felt that a is a good time to in -
variety of food was the traduce solid foods.
key to good nutrition.
Recipe ideas were ex- The mothers and
rethers then met
changed, some obtained for
refreshments
from "Mothers in the by ball.
d a social
hour, enjoyed
Kitchen", a cookbook
prepared by League
mothers in the States.
Tickets going fast
Advance ticket sales
for "The Sound of Music"
at the Huron Country
Playhouse in Grand Bend
are going extremely fast
according to the box
office staff.
"People are quite
surprised when they call
and find out that most of
the six dollar tickets have
already been sold,"
explained Mathil"da
Martens, who works in
the box office. "There age
still quite a few tickets
available for the August
31 performance and the
special $10 Gala Sep-
tember 1st", she added,
"but for the rest of the
run there are •only a
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"We still have quite a
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The other Playhouse
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