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Acton Free Press Wednesday 5 Second Claw Mall Registration Number IS CAS needs more volunteers VIEW FROM the bottom end of the spillway long reservoir Things are normal again at the at the Scotch Block dam shows the fury of dam after the sudden emergency water as ltis released from the mile and a half Photo Golden Agers change nights appreciate lively Irish night Elsie Reed An enthusiastic meeting of the Golden Age Club on Tuesday evening was thoroughly enjoyed by a good turnout Mm secretary treasurer of St Alban a Anglican church was present to ask if it Would be too Inconvenient for the Club to change their evening meeting to Wednesday night instead of Tuesday night as they have a chance to rent the hall every Tuesday night to another organization After discussion it was unani deckled it would be very unfair to deprive the Anglican Board this extra revenue and that we could quite easily change to Wednesday night as the club only uses the hall one night each month The afternoon meeting will still be the Oral Tuesday afternoon of each month and now the evening meeting will be the third Wed nesday at AD members will please take note of the change in date And be sure to come out to show we can easily adjust even at Golden Age I service As this was Holy Week It was deckled the Club attend service in Knox Presbyterian church on Tuesday night A moment of silence was ob served In tribute to Harold Bell who had been called to his eternal home Sympathy was exp for the family Mr Bell had helped many times with his music on the violin and be enjoyed a game of roinole at the club As a lunch convener was needed Mrs was nominated and agreed to take on the Job PleasegiveheraUtbeco- possible when your turn comes up The cuppa tea and social hour over lunch Is always enjoyed Books of tickets for Centre for the United Senior to carry on the work of the organ ization have arrived Several members took books to sell as it Bronze medalist A very keen young skater Kevin Parker placed third In the Juvenile division at the Ontario spring championships In North Bay on the weekend This is bis first entry in competition like this and he was the only entrant of skaters from tola area With him in North Bay for tbe competitions were his parents Mr and Mrs E Parker 1 CampbeUvifle and bis skating pro Kevin used to skate with tbe Acton Figure Skating Club but is now with dub He received a bronse medal for bis third place win In tree sating There were competitors from the UJS as well as Canada is felt this centre Is badly needed Irish flavor As the meeting was so close to St Patrick Day It was appro priate that the entertainment would have an Irish flavor Miss Bella Roielle sang Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms and pleased all with The Bells of St Marys as an encore when heartily applauded Miss Karen with her mother as accompanist delighted all with several Irish tunes reels Jigs etc on the violin She has won many prizes and awards for her wonderful talent and certainly is worthy of them all Mrs Mclntyre gave a couple of good readings lively tunes Mr Fountain also brought along his violin and delighted the toetapping folk with his lively tunes Joe Fuller also played the violin and showed that neither youth nor middle age have all the talent as he sawed off favorite oldtime tunes too Mrs Mann was convener and M for the lovely program Mrs Shoemaker and Mrs DeVrie3 have March birthdays and were saluted with the Happy Birthday song A delicious lunch was served by Mrs Masonandher committee to conclude a very happy evening Voluntarism is the key word of today Mrs Helen Ball President of Ontario Children Aid Society told Halton members at their annual meeting held at Centennial Manor Wednesday She told members voluntarism was the ingredient lacking today In the by gone days it was all they had How ironic It Is that now It Is all we lack We mean well but we don do well Thousands of people are withholding for a multitude of reasons the input could and should be making to the healthy development of the current crop of future adults Mrs Ball credited CAS volunteer for volunteering and taking part People of all ages are babysitting because have imagination about a mother who is never free from mothering They are tutoring and driving They give parties and they dress dolls They help with budgeting and shopping They act as volunteer probation officers and as aunts and uncles for trips and treats They knot and sew Hazards Recognizing the hazards In single parent situations they are holding group sessions in child care and group therapy sessions speaking to outside groups about child abuse youth in revolt and such relevant topics involving youth with youth in activities which benefit all concerned holding career nights at schools counselling setting up neighbor hood services Listing many Other activities CAS volunteers find themselves engaged in Mrs Ball predicted the local CAS boards will remain In control of the societies as long as they are alert to local needs and uphold their tradition as the Initiator of local citizen action to meet them The speaker reviewed the history of Children Aid societies and of social reform for children from the early when abandoned children had a very Long way While social reform has come a long way since then the provincial president indicated there was a long way to go Quoting from a report entitled The Troubled Child she said present facilities available to children might have been adequate years ago but now are overwhelmed and falling Some parts of Ontario have no services whatsoever for troubled children for treatment they fall back on the embittering techniques of punishment and shame The schools social agencies health services and courts all are equipped to establish beyond question that the child needs help There la no help available A second report the Celdlc report says 12 per cent of the population up to ID years of age or no less than one million children in Canada require attention treatment and care because of emotional and learning disorders Fewer to adopt Mrs Ball Indicated the lack of newborn babies for adoption la a serious problem She said the Viceprincipals Acton schools At a meeting of the County Board of Education Thursday the board Announced the name of the new school in the Orchard Park Subdivision In Burlington would be known as the Charles Best School Learned viceprincipal Ron Doll will move from Mohawk elementary school to Martin St School in Milton Dave Bailantine will leave his post as vice- at Martin St to move to Bennett In Acton and Mrs Barbara Rennlck will be vlce- princtpal at Robert Little School in Acton while Mrs Coulson has been appointed vlceprincfpal at J M Denyes in Milton The Z Bennett school has not had sufficient enrolment to have a viceprincipal until now Appointed Mrs Roberta to Public Scyool Miss Janice to Brookville School and Mrs Karen to Public School Accepted resignations from Mrs Marlene from Kilbride Public School Mrs Renaud from School Mrs Carole Peddle from W Merry Public School Mrs Jo- Anne Tregunno from Kilbride Public School and Mrs Ruth Green from J M Denyes Mrs Elizabeth was granted maternity leave from Martin St School Easter prizes at LOL euchre Winners of euchre Saturday April 1 Ladles high Debbie Dower ladles low Irene Sanders men high Albert 124 men low M Fountain Lone hands a three way tie of six each was won by Albert Pemberton Door prize went to May Acton provided Easter novelties for high prizes Rudolph Bakery Tor door prize of Easter festive log cake number of private adoptions Is Increasing Some unwed mothers have their children raised by or relatives or arrange an adoption through doctors or lawyers The availability of contraceptives and abortions have also contributed to the problem Alt these factors have contributed to the decline In the number of babies for adoption and the increase in the number of older children needing homes when the mother later finds it Impossible to carry out her plan to raise her child alone In the two year period between 1968 and 1970 there was a decline of In tbe number of children of unwed mothers coming Into CAS care In 30 per cent of the unwed mothers kept their babies and In 1970 per cent did so Private adoption Mrs Ball said private adoptions are often arranged for the convenience of tne and the adopters but noted that this does not necessarily result In the best Interests of the child CAS boards are finding that foster homes Is more difficult Although the once common practice of removing children in need of protection from their homes Is employed as a last resort the need Is Increasing and availability declining Fortytwo cent of all children In care are tween theages of 10 and she noted Although group homes are being opened they are limited by financial and other restraints Foster homes are still the back bone of a society child care program and we must find ways to Interest many more people In this 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