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The Brussels Post, 1972-05-03, Page 9BRUSSELS TRANSPORT Ship Pigs every Monday MM. Cattle Trucking and Shipping Service — Phone GEORGE JUTZI 887-6122 — ,Safe — Dependable Trucking.Service News .of Walton Walton area girls attend achievement day Correspondent. Mrs, .41.14n 1viccalt ' Many W4iton Area 44I club Member). and their leaders. at, tended the. Clinton Area . chieve,. Ment Day in Clinton Central Huron Secondary School on Sat,- prday. clubs. presentedaFashion. Show and exhibits, eighteen clubs took Part, Miss Catharine Hunt, Home Economist, Clinton was master of ceremonies for the day's activities And was assisted by Miss Jean Scott, Supervisor, Junior Extension, Toronto and Mrs. Shirley McAllister, Home Economist, Zurich. Those presented with, their County Honour Certificates and Pin from the Walton Clubs were Joyce Blake and June William- son. Gait Searle received her Provincial Honour Certificate and Pin. The project for fall. STEPHENSON'S BAKERY FREE. DELIVERY Phone 887-9226 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OFFICE — Main Street, Seaforth — Phone 527-0400 Mrs. Margaret Sharp, Secretary-Treasurer FIRE, EXTENDED COVERAGE, WINDSTORM, THEFT, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LIABILITY, ETC. — COMPLETE FARM COVERAGE, including Machin- ery and Livestock Floaters. — URBAN PROPERTY — We now offer Composite Dwelling Insurance• as well as Homeowners In- surance. — SUMMER COTTAGES, TRAILER HOMES, CHURCHES, HALLS. ,announced to "The Third Meer, UCW meets The Walton !Unit of the U.C.W. met in the basement of the church with ?7 members present. Mrs. Don Aehilles opened the meeting with the accompaniast Mrs. Ray !Nether, Mrs. Gerald Watson read the scripture lesson and Mrs. D, Achilles gave com- mentS. A poem was read by Mrs. G. Watson and Mrs. Ach- illes led in prayer, Mrs. Nelson Reid gave the topic during which many of the new hymns written by Walter Farquharson of Sask- atchewan were introduced and sung. Mrs. Reid took over fo r the business session, thanking the ladies taking part in the devo- tions. Minutes were read by Mrs. Howard Badmen and treasurer's report by Mrs. Mac. Sholdice. The collection for the Ba.keless Bazaar was received by Mrs. Sholdice and dedicated by Mrs. Reid. The May meeting will be a special meeting with all units to attend. Mrs. Win. Coutts re- ported for the quilt committee. Lunch was served by the host- esses, Mrs. Stewart Humphries, •Mrs. Herb Traviss and Mrs. Gerald Watson. CALORIE COUNTING CLUB The Blyth Calorie Counting Club held a progressive euchre in the Walton Community Hall on Tuesday evening when 10 tables were in play. Prizes were won by: Mrs. Edna Hackwell for high lady; low, Miss Pearl Thamer; high gent, Mrs. Carman McDonald, low, Mrs. Jean Docken (both playing as a man); Lucky draw, Mrs. Bob Machan; Door Prize, Maxine Bower; Lucky cup, Mrs. Carman Mc- Donald. Mrs. William Thamer, the club preSident ) was in charge `Pt the..eyening,. W.I. EUCHRE The final euchre. of the SPA-, SPA was held in the Walten Com- nintitt)" Hall on Friday .eyening., when ten tables were in play. Prizes winners were for High. lady) Mrs., 'Ernie Stevens; Mrs, charies. McCutcheon; High gent, Mrs. Cliff Ritchie, Lowy Mrs,. Norman Schade, the latter two playing as a man. Lucky cup, Laverne Gedkin. The hostesses for the Institute were Mrs, Wit- !lam Humphries, Mrs, Torrence Dundas, Mrs. Norman Scnade and Mrs. Laverne Godkin. LUNCHEON IS SERVED A successful evening was held in the. Duff's United Church, April 24th when the "Luncheon is Served" was catered to by the McKillop Unit ladies when 148 people sat down to supper. There was a display of different food products, some used in the meal. The hostess spoke on each prod- uct from their companies and these were given away as door prizes. W.I. EXECUTIVE MEETING The Walton Women's Insti- tute executive met and made plans for their 1972-73 programs. It was decided to have another Carnival in August and the Insti- tute is to put on the Birthday Party at Huronview the same month. The 4-H girls are to be present at the June meeting. It is hoped to have a special celebration in September to cele- brate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Institute. Insti- tute members are reminded of the District Annual in Lakelet on May 9th when Mrs. Moffat of Guelph will be guest, to present her :ringing of the Pelle. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hulley and Darlene visited Mr. and. Mrs. Howard liackwell and family. Mrs. Oliver Riley of Wroxeter spent a day recently with her mother, Mrs. Charles 10- Cutcheon on the occasion of her birthday. Dr. and MrS, Brian Traviss and. Allison of Kitchener visited Mr. and Mrs. Herb Traviss and Gail. Mission Band members are reminded that their monthly meeting will be held one week earlier on. May 7th. Mr. and. Mrs. Ralph Traviss, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Marks and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Traviss atten- ded a party in honour of Miss Linda Traviss, R.N., of Guelph and Roy Gingerich of Kitchener, prior to their forthcoming mar- riage In May, The large gathering was held at Moose Lodge, Kit- chener. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ryan visited with friends in London. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Huether, Steven and John visited recently with Mr. Harold Taylor, Monroe, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs, Charles Zeintarski, Walled Lake; and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Saunders, of Royal Oak, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sills, Sea- forth and Mrs. Bill Taylor and family visited on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Achilles. Miss Karen Leigh of Camp- bellford is spending a few days at the Manse with Rev. and Mrs. Derwyn Docken and Kristen. Miss Leigh is the recreational dir- ector and is attending a Con- ference in Stratford the first of the week. The conference, under the Department of Edu- cation, gives training for the needs of children. Heinz Sweet Mixed or Sweet PICKLES Catelli Ready-cut MACARONI Stokeleys KERNEL CORN, 12-oz. SANI-FLUSH GROCERY 32-oz. 590 2 lbs• 390 2 for 450 47-oz. 590 Children's Aid society warns of baby sitting responsibilities AGENTS: JAMES KEYS, RR 1, Seaforth; V. J. LANE, ER 5, ,Seaforthi WM. LEIPER, RR 1, Londesboro; SELWYN BAKER, Brussels; HAROLD SQUIRES, RR 3, Clinton; K. J. ETUE, Seaforth; DONALD G. EATON, Seaforth. ire4r41.(i4)KING-44' YOU'RE ..._ AT eifinqa Bee 13tito imUsed COM. 1971 MODELS — Ventura, 2-dr., 6-cyl„ A.T, 1970 MODELS — Dodge Sedan, V-8, A.T., Radio 1969 MODELS — Cho% Impala, 4-dr., HT., V-8, AT, PS, P13 1968 MODELS — Olds. Delta Custom, 4-dr., HT.,. PW, fully equipped Chev. Impala Sedan, 8-cyl., AT., PS, PB, R Chev. Belair, 4-dr.,-8-cyl., AT 2 Pontiac Laurentians, 4-dr., 8-cyl., AT., R, PS., PB. 1966 MODELS— Olds. F85 Sedan,'8-cyl., AT., Radio Chevelle Malibu Sedan, 6-cyl., AT, Radio Pontiac, 6-cyl., AT. MCCUTCHEON MOTORS LTD. CHEVROLET Y OUR NEW CAR GM ewer 25 Years Service to the Area Phone 887-6856 — Open 'Til 10 Nightly "How old does a baby-sitter have to be?" "How old do my children have to be before I can leave them without a baby-sitter?" Children's Aid Society Work- ers, Public Health Nurses, and Social and Family Service field staff, are asked these questions repeatedly and complaints about children being left unattended frequently come to the attention of the Children's Aid Society. The provincial Child Welfare Act states "Any person having the care, custody, control or charge of a child under the age of ten years who leaves the child unattended for an unreasonable length of time without reason- able provision for the supervision and safety of the child is guilty of an offence and o n summary conviction before a judge is liable to a fine of not more than $100 and, for any subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $200, or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year". "Our Society received a flurry of complaints concerning unattended children in recent weeks", noted Mrs. E, Ross, who handles investigations con- cerning children in their own homes. °While some of the com- plaints did not warrant ongoing contact with the family, several investigations revealed a history of children being left unattended for long periods of time, or left with babysitters who in turn left children unattended or whose competence had to be quest- ioned," "It is so easy, under the best of circumstances, for a child to endanger himself even when a parent is in the home, let alone when the child is left unsuper- vised," she said. If a parent has flagrantly failed to provide for supervision of his child under ten years while out of the home, and the child in the parent's absence were to be injured or even die, charges could be laid before the court. A parent would have to answer whether the child had been left unattended for an unreasonable length of time and reasonable provision for the safety and sup- ervision of the child had been made. Some people presume that as long as there is a child ten years of age in the home, they have made adequate provision for younger children's safety and supervision. This would be highly questionable if the ten year old were to be expected to watch several other children for a long period of time. In all likelihood the ten year old could be - or should be - sound asleep and could not be expected to assume responsibility for younger sleep- ing children in the case of a sudden emergency. "In some situations, we have found that a parent has left a severely retarded adult or an aged senile grandparent to care for children for a whole day or longer". commented Mrs. Ross. "If the. Children's Aid Society is advised that a child under ten is being left unattended, we are obliged to visit the home and inform the parent that we have received such a complaint, and in turn make certain that the child is not in need of protection. We can not reveal the name of the complainant but can only inform the parent that someone is con- cerned about his child's safety. In most cases it is a friend, relative or neighbor who does not want to get the parent into trouble but yet feels a warning of some kind is in order. In many situations, the parent needs some assistance in making provision for babysit- ting or other care. we are notic- ing, too, more complaints in-, volving the working single parent who is separated or divorced, and who does not have close friends or relatives to whom he can turn for help with his children. while we admire the efforts of such a parent to continue working, there is still a responsibility to make adequate provision for the care of his child. For these sit- uations, we are hopeful daycare centres or foster day care will be developed in the County to assist such parents. Television stations often in- sert a short flash message at the end of a show, "Do yeti know. " where your children are?" while the message was designed to question parental responsibility for children out of the home in the evening , it could equally be asked by the parent out of his home, "Do you know with whom and in what circumstances your children are" in your own home? THE BRUSSELS POST, MAY 2, 1972-9