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Page THE HERALD Wednesday February IS Todays abused child is the abusing parent of tomorrow An organization such aa Parents Anonymous should be formed in Hal ton Hills A group such as that would not only be of benefit to those parents who abuse their children but would also be beneficial to the community a whole said Lynn Rae a director of the Torontobased Parents Anonymous in speaking to the Local Council of Women Friday afternoon on the topic of Child Abuse Mrs Roe cautioned that If such a group was established in Hal ton Hills great care must be taken when selecting the directors and helpers of the groups She pointed out that a person who was chosen to head the sessions must not be at oil biased and must be able to understand the reasonings behind why a parent or parents abuse their children If a parent saw the slightest hint of prejudice against by the personnel the parent not relate and in fact would not return to the sessions explained Mrs Roe Mrs introduced her topic of child abuse by presenting a half hour film entitled Fragile Handle with Care a production made In the United States which unlike the many medical films based on child abuse relates to the public and to the abusing The very emotional and profound 11m illustrated the II- hrcejbjr what happened Mrs their reasonings behind the pointed out that advice is not abuse and the help that was directly given but the parents given to these parents Mrs Roc outlined the tunc lions behind Parents Anonymous and explained that It is a community self help organization operating with a handful of volunteers and handful of professional people Parents Anonymous meet once a week In two locations in Toronto in Informal discussion groups The parents relate their past week and if a parent has had socalled good week he or she explains how they coped throughout the week If a parent found it very difficult he or explain why Lynn Theyre OUR cops Sports and family are important to this policeman themselves how they coped with a similar situation and the parents help work out each others problems We ore a noncritical non- judging group but ve do lend lots of support said Mrs Many child abusers do not wish to sec professional person because they do deep down feci for what they are doing They have a lack of a good concept within them Mrs explained that it Is often parents who were abused themselves as children who ore later abusing parents When we speak of an abusing parent we arc not talking about a parent who occasionally spanks a child or strikes a child we arc talking about parents who damage their child cither emotionally physically nutritiously Mrs Rue told thai Parents Anonym dub findings that abusing parents often have simitar stemming emotional problems They auso the mtbiliti for a parent with stress and do not allow ihe parent to handle his An abusing World Day of Prayer from a child just pectations were loo high when that same parent was a child Such a parent demands the Inuo at In luo tase where a child cries a parents refers this as example of rejection and thinks the child docs not love parent If and when the continues Mrs Roe said that the frequency rate of child abuse is higher In tower income families and explains that families who arc In financial fnred with greater amounts of stress and problemi She did quickly point out ihni child abuse is common in higher income families well It Is rare occasion when a child will reveal that he or she 11 and who it be by immediate relatives moiond father or brother by more distant relatives an uncle or aunt or their babysitter or any other known persons Mrs sold that children ore too fearful of losing their security If the treatment they were receiving was known Just in case their bit of security was taken from the child Mrs also noted that a child often feels that he or she deserves the names and beatings In turn when this child ages the child feels ho or she is old enough now to beat their own An abused child also In may cases thinks It is the came situation In all families and If a child does not tell of the beatings then it up to be other members of the com munity to call the Childrens Aid Society who in lum will Investigate to their fullest Parents need help If there is love and respect In oneself then this on the child If parent has no respect for themselves they will relate this to their child Abusing parents need to be pp rented as they themselves arc paren ting They need the support of the community If you handle yourself with care you will handle your child with care concluded Mrs TM works The charts prove it One of the things constables now to the Police force In Hal ton Hills are asked to do when they first report for duty is make sure the buffalo at the Georgetown Fairground Park gets fed at night It is a hopeless task for there are no buffalo there but some new recruits have spent a frustrating week at It before realising It was the way the detachment has of Initiating a class Bob J Andrews said as he put his coffee cup on the table and pulled up a chair Such was not the case with him he explains because he grew up in Acton and knew Georgetown well from the days when he played minor and intermediate hockey Const Andrews admits he Is athletically inclined and always has been At Acton High School to which he went after attending M Bennett Public School he helped the schools track team to three Constable Bob Andrews Come to ST JOHNS UNITED CHURCH OF GEORGETOWN AND GLEN WILLIAMS Minister- Rev A Mr Oils Wood Organliti In SERVICES OF WORSHIP Sacrament of Infant Baptism Sunday School a Glen Williams Mom Georgetown all ago At both places of worship Care ST GEORGES CHURCH ANGLICAN Rector A s tb Sunday Sunday J IS a The Eucharisi Family Eucharist Choral Eucharist HILLS PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY Trafalgar And No Highway Pastor Rev J Frisson A Family School 11AM Morning Worship PM Evening Service Tuesday Night GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH Main St Pastor Ralph Sunday School AS Evening worship Everyone Welcome Com make our your church Immanuel Lutheran Church 945 am Sunday School I Service Church of the eg In winter he played hockey and began to referee games in Aclon and Georgetown until it became a tittle too hectic with this Job he Although he stopped being a cop on the ice he still manages the time to play centre for the Christian Reform Church team My recreation is sports he says In fact it was while playing Softball hockey as a youth that ho met some senior officers on the police force who were playing or coaching He takes a pull at the coffee mug and shifts his position in the chair I wanted to become a police man ho says but I shied away from it because I didnt know if I had self confidence His first job was In his home town of Acton until Region came into being For a year and a half he worked at the sewage disposal plant until he grew dissatisfied with the rate of advancement But why the police With this Job here he says you gel to develop your mind by using It Youve got to be thinking all the time What also is Important to Con a l Andrew la job satisfaction he says If I wanted to get a Job with more money but less Job satisfac tion I could have gone to Ford in But if youve got Job satisfaction you can be content with life Part of the contentment Const Andrews enjoys comes from his family He has a wife whom he met while playing hockey at Llmehouse and on Infant son who was bom during Const Andrews fifth week at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer His mother lives in Brampton and two brothers Bruce who teaches physical education at Acton High School and Keith both live In Acton lis father died when he was three Const Andrews remembers that brother Bruce a first joo as a teacher was to teach history to a grade 10 class Andrew was in It la a fond memory now and he laughs as he soys It was lough Asked if he has any beefs about the public he is paid to protect Const Andrews hedges for a bit before saying the one he has Is common to all police on every force Its common courtesy he says Our Job Is to serve the public We enjoy doing our Job or we wouldnt be in it and wed like the people to be courteous to us friendly to He says he doesnt like handing out tickets or sum monses but I think people have to realize this Is the Job of thp police department If they are courteous to us it makes our Job just a little easier As for bouquets he adds they come from the public It helps to have someone write a letter or say something nice Itsthesame thing in any job Const Andrews takes a last pull at the coffee mug Police work Lb a hour job he says You go shopping and youre recognlied as a cop Sometimes people exhibit shyness when they find out you are a cop Const Andrews says But once they get to know us they can relate a little better Being new In town Id like to meet mare people Im not a loner I enjoy companionship EducalionFor All of Lire is the focus for he 1976 World Day of Prayer on Friday March communities across Canada and countries around the world will be sharing this interdenominational day of prayer and fellowship This year the service was prepared in Latin America In Georgetown a service will be held at Holy Cross Church at 1 30 p hosted by the Catholic Womens League Rev Patrick a member of the Holy Missionary Society who has worked for ten years promoting Socio Economic Development programs for the benefit of the people in Latin America will be the guest will be provided during the service ana a coffee hour will follow Men women and children of all faiths are welcome The World Day of Prayer is sponsored in Canada by the Womens InterChurch Council of Canada which is made up of representatives from ten Christian denominations the W C A the John Milton Society for the Blind In Canada and the Armed Forces Chapel Guilds Trinity Teachers The Georgetown Trinity Teachers Associntlon held their regular meeting on Saturday February at the home of treasurer Ruth Wlghtmnn Despite the bad weather which prevailed throughout the day and there was a good turnout to the meeting The agenda for the remainder of the year was discussed and many business items were decided upon Following the business meeting the members of the enjoyed a social hour Teachers of transcendental mental technique with roots stretching back years to India- came to Com munity Centre last Thursday and told 35 people that things go a little more smoothly and that you can accomplish more by doing less after meditating Rob Bassford and Dave Mitchell Mlsslssauga and disciples of Yogi are full time teachers of the technique brought to North America by the Yogi in 1B59 Bassford told the audience that TM allows a person to go beyond the conscious thinking level to a more subtle state of thinking and even to reach a level of pure awareness He said that reducing mental activity In the mind has a corresponding effect In the physical body in that the metabolic rate of the body drops quite dramatically He said that TM Is a fourth major state of con- after waking sleeping and dreaming and that tho of restful alertness could be achieved in the first minutes of the first meditation Mltcheti narrated a slide presentation showing charts of how the practice of meditation benefits the meditator said hat since 1970 research have been done on he technique A pamphlet two meditators distributed at the meeting has more than charts and graphs which show that meditators have faster reaction times increased perceptual abilities Increased intelligence raes improved academic fori productivity in and job COMBINING THEIR TALENTS Doreen Lister executive director of the Burt left newly nominated president of the Georgetown was nominated Georgetown District president at the Ya annual meeting held last discuss the previous years budget with Jo Wednesday evening Regional council moving to take over CAS Neglecting eminders that their par ticipation with the Children s Aid society has been less than shameful councillors last Wed nesday called for a study Into the proa and cons of bringing the CAS under the complete control of regional council Councillor Powys reminded the councillors that never have more than two of the regions six appointed representatives all mectings Frequently she said she was the lone representative of the six to attend To have the study such a nonsensical suggestion is a waste of the staffs time We will forfeit a great deal of respect which we cannot afford to lose Councillor Carl Erikscn who prescnlcd a motion that the reglor staff meet with board of CAS to discuss the council takeover of the society replied If CAS was under the regional council we would be there every meeting We owe It lo taxpayers and to the children to at least sit down and talk about it By bringing it under the direction of the regions staff Councillor felt that here may be some savings in CWL welcomes three members New members Anne Witt- for church The Church mcler Laurie Harris and To Day TV Program Kraus were welcomed at he Canadian Missions February meeting of the National C W Halton Catholic Womens League by Pro Life Volunteer In- acting president Dorothy Bcrgmann The ladles were happy to hear that President Sue Lorito gave birth to a baby girl on the 12th of February Georgette Mllliere reported a paid up membership of Members were urged to attend the spring regional meeting In St Marys Church on March 13 At this time council presidents present a highlight report of their work and It is Interesting to hear what other councils are Sienna Van requested volunteers for the Blood Donor Clinic on March and the Red Cross Canvass on March Suzanne Moore resolutions convenor pointed out that National Council has presented to the federal government twentyone resolutions dealing with abortion child battering violence on TV alcoholism pension rights of widows world food crisis status of Indian women pornographic and obscene publications packaging of consumer goods medical research grants penalties for the use of can nobis and consumer temallonal Christian Service Suzanne Moore followed the Home of Compassion meeting A pot of mums Ceylon Save a Family generously donated by Van Plan Flowers was won by A card parly organized by Peggy Beach DAY CARE CENTRE IS OPEN Pat Wood children who presently attend the centre left supervisor of Halton regions newest Beside Pat are Linda Gorllck Sean Murphy Day Care Centre located at Maple Avenue end Kelly Parliament In Georgetown plays with the three of the Pollution Probe surveys if pop program is working BOOKS Ion In cooperation with the Unitarian Womens Com mittee the League Is collec ting warm clothing to send to Korea and Bangladesh Sienna Van offered her home as a dropoff paint A motion was passed to accept the dispersal of profits as presented the previous month Project Todd Contact Centre Sunshine School Nursery School Mount Scholarship For Student at 100 Gift to student at Holy Cross 25 at St Fronds 15 Vestments and equipment If you notice in he next few days someone carefully scrutinizing the soft drink display at the grocery store youre probably seeing a statement by former en vironment minister Bill Newman being either proven or Georgetown Pollution Probe members are currently carrying out a survey to see if provincial guidelines sup porting a return to nables to be fulfilled by March of this year have in fact been followed by soft drink manufacturers The survey consists of filling out sheets on everything from the prices of the pop at each store to how the versus are promoted in each store We are anxious to bring to the notice of the present minister of the environment George Kerr that are not always available and pricing does favour thrownways a spokesman or GPP noted March is Red Cross Month March is Red Cross Cam- and their phone numbers CrosaBranch Ifnotcanvassed month Acton and Georgetown by March please send your f residents are district residents business donation to the Red Cross In advised by the Red Cross to Industry by mail Georgetown If there are keep the In Sheel asked to make a donation sufficient Aclon delivered by mil handy by with aldrcsss given for list all rocc Box 100 of he n and Red involves nothing more than sitting with eyes closed in on easy chair and silently repealing a mantra for minutes twice a day The evenings presentation was a of the first wo lessons in a series of seven designed to make individuals meditators The third lesson required the filling out of an application form and brief Interview during which on appointment would be made where the teacher would impart to the student a mantra and initiate him Into the The remaining four lessons lire devoted to meditating and answering questions novice meditators might have Cost of learning the technique which since last August is tax deductible is for family for singles for college students 50 for high school students and for children aged 10 to IS In advanced classes which are free and held at the Mlsslssauga offices of the International Meditation Society meditators can listen to tape recordings or view video tapes of the Mabarishl speaking on meditation Work on sewage plant can begin Last Wednesday regional council approved Bill 1979 which authorises regional chairman Allan Masson to sign an agreement with the ministry of the environment with respect to the con struction and operation of Project Project is the ex tension to the Georgetown sewage plant a project which will provide a green light after years of caution to developing more industrial and residential properties in Gcorgeown For councillors Its approval by council marks the end of on eightyear struggle to get to this point plus the beginning of a a construction of the million plant The plant will provide an additional 1 million gallons per day capacity to the already overtaxed sewage plant This may not mean a great deal to councillors from Oak vllle and Burlington com mented Councillor Ernie Sykea but it mean a lot to Halton Hills Catering Com pi it Mobil Catering Commercial Proprietor the YOUTH HAPPENING Row Elys chose Wed Feb 745 PM at the Galaxie Club THE OLD WAYS FOR OUR MODERN DAZE The superiority of triad and true VALUES EDUCATION Mr Campbells response to the request of the chairman of the Board of Education for a presentation of the moral absolute and their dynamic relavanca In con temporary society Sunday Feb WHITE OAKS HIGH SCHOOL PM SACRED CONCERT featuring Jim Reese and Larry Campbell The Song You Bom to Slim INTER- CHURCH REGIONAL RALLY OF WITNESS pm Creating a New Man for a New All WELCOME