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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-04-02, Page 1Nine year old "Tracy :Schrader is glad to be going home. After all, she has to, help with the chores. "I feed the cows hay, and take wood for the fire," Tracy says proudly. Tracy has .hedn in London hospitals for the past month. She won the battle over Reyes syndrome. On Monday she was told by her doctors that she could return to her parents' home this week. Wayne and Margaret Schrader's 200 acre farm is located three miles north-east of Staffa. Tracy's grandparents are Ivan and Marie Brock Of Winchelsea. e Tracy's mother says that Trees, vas Dich-with the 'flu" "on and off" for most of the month of February.. By the first .of March they realized that there • was something more than the `flu, ' when she beceme dellYdreteci.ShewAsi)retight to St. .Joseph's Hospital where she was in intensive care for a week and a half, Since then she hes been recovering at War Mereorial Children's .Hospital across the road from Victoria. Dr, Tim Freweri, .chief resident in pediatrics at War. Memorial says that Reyes syndrome is extremely rare, and its cause is not known, He says the disease usually folWws another' iral 0Wease such as inflnenza or chicken pox.. It else follows contact with toxins such as. pesticides and it may have emethirig to do with genetic factors": It is not contagious, Frewen says. In Reyes syndrome,, the liver fails for a period of time.. This causes' poisons to be released into the blood -Stream, which in turn causes the brain to swell. Frew,en says the child Will get severe headachee, and be vomiting. As the brain starts to swell, the child becomes agitated, delirious or lethargic, There is no cure for the Syndrome,. but 'Frewee says it can be treated by con- at trolling the swelling in the brain and removing the PoisMs• To do this, ¢ the dectiirs induced a coma by giving Tracy various dregs. Tracy was in a coma for about a week. Her hair was shaved off the top of her head, and a monitor wa'S ing in her head to measure the pressure on her brain, She was fed intravenously, Eventually the liver failure- improved, Now Frewen OS'S she is Com- pletely recovered, Freweri says there have been three cases of the disease in the. London area this winter, and that is about , normal. There has been one death, and another child is still being treated. Frewen says that there is more publicity about the syn- drome this winter, because Sick Children's Hospit.611 in Toronto has been talking more about it. He says that there still isn't a lot known about the disease, and that not everyone can be cured. The disease can also leave permanent brain damage, /"Some can be helped, some can't," Frewen says. Tracy's mother says it was hard for them 'to what. was wrppgia the ,beginning because Tracy did not have ,fever, The Scitraders have been visiting Tracy daily at War Memorial. Her mother says that she has: been given good care, and that the hospital Mg provided her with arts and crafts to keep her busy. The children have a playroom, and hold sing songs. The wall behind Tracy's. bed is covered: with get well cards from Sunday School friends and Girl Guides. Many more cards are from classmates and relatives, Tracy is in grade four at Upper. Thames Elementary School in Mitchell, Tracy isn't. sure when she'll be back at school. "I'll get on Friday," she says impishly: `Friday's a holiday," her father says, and. Tracy laughs. She's looking forward to getting home with her younger brothers Sean 2, And Dwayne, 9 months, The boys have been in to visit her while she's been in hospital, but she hasn't seen her dog and cat for a long time, she says, eats EASTER BUNNY AND FRIENDS — We went to the Pineridge Zoo near Grand Bend last week to see if we could get a pic- ture of the Easter bunny making his chocolate eggs, Zookeeper's son Gary Relouw found this rabbit who was very tired after his preparations for Easter, But Smokey, the family dog, wasn't going to be left out of the photo, and he jumped up beside Gary. Then, Suzie, their baby rhesus monkey, who thinks Smokey is her mother, joined them. Maybe Suzie and Smokey will be helping the bunny with his deliveries this weekend, T-A photo s'WWW Wr" ties dvoc & North Larnbton Since 1873 Serving South Huron, North Middlesex EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 2, 1980 One Hundred and Seventh Year Price Per Copy 35'Cents A CELEBRITY — Tracy Schrader of Staffa has won the battle with Reyes syndrome. Camera crews and a reporter from CFPL-TV talk to Tracyi as her mother Margaret looks on, in Tracy's room at War Memorial Children's Hospital fn London. T-A photo County council approves budget of nine million Separate school levy to rise by 5.4 percent the county operate without borrowing in 1980, The application of tax equalization factors on the 1980 assessment resulted in urban assessments decrees- A SAP SAMPLER — Tim Shute helps Colin Bowers in tasting the sap in the Jack Riddell sugar bush in Stephen Township. Carl Mills is in charge of the operation. T-A photo Snow removal costs decrease The Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board established its 1980 budget at a special meeting in Dublin, Monday night. The total budget was set at $5,220,054, 'an increase of $266,500 or 5.4 per cent over its 1979 expehtlitures. Provincial grants and miscellaneous revenue will provide'80.2 per cent of the 1980 budget, compared with 82.6 per cent in 1979. Local taxpayers will be required to contribute 19.8 per cent of this year's budger, up from 17.4 per cent in 1979. Included in the board's revenue and expenditure is $6,000 for an Experience '80 program to assist in the operation of a Summer School at St. Patrick's School, Dublin, again this year. Ministry approval is required, but the board is hopeful that this assistance Helen Nadiger, the organist at Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood has retired after 30 years of dedicated service. She has been recently honoured by the church congregation and the choir members with whom she worked over her long terra. Helen took over in August of 1949 when MrS. Elgin Merrier moved to Kitchener. She told the T-A this week, "When the board asked me at that time to take over as organist, I said I would until they found somebody else." The "somebody else" was never found, The organist duties beginning in January of this year are now shared by Elisabeth Datars and Joanne Maguire. will be available to employ high school students during July and August, The mill rate as set results Tools stolen in breakin A large quantity of tools was taken from Exeter produce in a breakin over the weekend. Thieves gained entry to the building by smashing a window. The breakin was 'discovered Monday morning and no value has yet been placed on the tools. A car owned by Dahne Ramdin, 442 Main St., was attacked by vandals or would-be thieves over the weekend as well. A window was smashed while it was parked behind the CTC store. Nothing was taken from the vehicle but damage was listed Exeter police at $100. Two members of the choir when Helen started in 1949 are still in good voice and in action each Sunday morning. They are Rheinhold Miller who is 82 and Charles Martene. Helen added to this, "My mother was also a member of the choir until about six years ago," She told the T-A this week, "I loved the pipe organ. It was my favorite music. If anyone would like to know what the choir number was or the hymns sung on any date during the past 30 years just ask Helen. She has a complete record. Well, almost complete, two of her most recent record books were lost in the April, 1979 fire which destroyed the church. For the first number of in an increase for ratepayers, which on average will cost a home- owner an additional $19.25 in 1980. In commenting .qn the budget Jack Lane, Superintendent of Busineee and Finance, said the provincial share of education costs continues to decrease imposing financial burdens on local taxpayers beyond those caused by inflation. Ronald Marcy, Stratford, board chairman stated, "The budget is bare bones-- as tight as can be." Remarked Gregory Fleming, Crediton, finance chairman, "Too tightl " The board agreed to continue requesting that its 1980 requisitions for all municipalities in Huron and Perth Counties be paid in two equal installments--June 15 and December 15 respec- tively. hears in Helen's organist career, services were held Sunday mornings and evenings along with a weekly choir practice. For Many years there were junior and senior choirs. The only real excitement during her 30 year stint came on the occasional hot stam- mer morning when weeps would sneak into the choir loft. About this Helen said, "I would leek scared and fellows like Howard Deters would come to the rescue and swat them," Ministers at Zion Lutheran during this 30 year period were Rev's. Higenell, Zorh, Getz, Steininan, Morgret and the present pastor Rev. Mayo IVIellecke, The.present choir leader is Melvin Stade. According to reports from area Municipalities this year's light winter has resulted in a considerable dollar saving. Experiencing the largest decrease in the amount spent for ' snow removal was Stephen township who ac- cording to clerk-treasurer Wilmer Wein spent only $7,500 on snow removal compared to $25,500 last winter. Wein said the basic reason for the huge decrease was that "we just didn't have as much plowing to do this Winter." As a comparison, Wein said the township spent $64,000 on snow removal during the winter of 1976-77. The stories were similar in Usborne and Hay townships with Usborne roads superintendent John Batten saying his township saved in the order of $7,000 this year. Normally, the township would spend between $20,000 to $25,000 for snow removal. Batten said the cost savings are a result of lower fuel requirements and lower maintenance. Little is saved on manpower at the men have to be on hand, he said.' In Hay township, clerk- treasurer Joan Ducharme stated approximately $3,500 would be.saved compared to a year ago. Hay had budgeted $14;000 for snow removal this past winter. She said the light winter has enabled the township Works crew to get a head start an tree trimming and road dragging activities. The picture is somewhat different for the villages and towns With Exeter works superintendent Glen Kells saying his crew has filled twice as Miley pot holes this year' as in 1979 which he attributed to the light winter snowfall. In terms of actual snow removal torts, he said the town Would halve the $14,000 which went for gnaw removal the year before. When you add in the figures for snow removal and pot hole filling, Kells said he believed the town would come out slightly ahead. The Snow-deficient winter has allowed the works crew to get at jobs which would normally wait until spring, such as the painting of the town's picnic tables. Lucan clerk-treasurer Ed Melanson said his village should save somewhere in the neighborhood of $3,000- $4,000 in the removal of the white stuff. The big reduction in Zurich will result from the village not having to call in outside contractors to remove snow, clerk-treasurer Sharon Baker stated. In the past two years Zurich spent around $1,300 on outside contractors. Grand Bend roads superintendent Gary Desjardine said the resort will see their snow removal costs halved but that his municipality had also ex- perienced severe pot hole problems. Desjardine who has worked for the village for the past five years, said this was the first year Which they did not have to Call in outside firms to remove the snow, Hensall clerk-treasurer Betty Oke said the didn't have the figures calculated but that she hoped the figures for snow removal would be down, CTC announces store expansion Canadian Tire dealer Mike Wright is expanding the retail space of his Store by 1,200 square feet With the opening of a warehouse annex in the former kited= of The Loft. The annex will 'feature larger seasonal iterriS and will give the firm the ad- ditional space required to display the merchandise properly. Huron County Council ap- proved their 1980 budget of $9 million at their March session on Thursday. The budget represents a 7 per- cent increase over last year and total expenditures have increased $841,128 or nine percent, This year's increase means total expenditures have increased 48 percent since 1975. Inthe same period the total taxable assessment has increased 14 percent and the province's share has in- creased 40 percent. The 26 municipalities in the county will contribute $2.2 million whereas last year they contributed $2.7 million. The municipalities will pay less this year because the province has paid the resource equalization grant directly to the county. In previous years this grant was paid ton the municipalities, The county apportionment has decreased by 0.003 per- cent in the mill rate since 1975 which is "an enviable record for the councils over the period 1975 to 1980 when you consider the rate of in- flation in those years" ac- cording to the county clerk- treasurer Bill Hanly. A major proposal in the budget was to increase the reserve fund for working capital by $50,000. to $900,- 000. in 1980. Hanly told council there was no need to borrow work- ing capital in 1979 and in- dicated it would be "nip and tuck" as to whether it would be necessary to borrow in 1980. He said further subsidy would be requested from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications which if received, would permit Set far June , 1 While records appear a little inconclusive as to the exact date when a high school was started in Exeter, organizers of the first reunion of students hope as many as possible will show up for the event. The students of the grades 12 and 13 class of 1980 are ' staging the first reunion to be held on Saturday, June 21. A full slate of activities is planned for the day as well as plenty of time for former students and staff to renew acquaintances. Doug Ellison, advisor to the student council, said he and current principal, J.L. Wooden, have traced the history of the high school back to 1905, making this the 75th anniversary year. In addition, it is the 30th an- niversary of the present facility. The biggest problem will to get the message of the homecoming out to former students and Ellison said he hoped residents in the area would apprise their former school friends, sons, daughters, etc, The organizers have enlisted the support of the Exeter firemen to kick off the June 21 activities with a pancake breakfast at the fireball. Many members of the brigade are former ing and an increase in the rural assessments. The province had frozen assess- ment in the early 1970s and the price of land has in- creased dramatically since students. It will be served from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m, Homecoming reunions commence at 1:00p.m. in the high school, with four main areas to beset aside for this, one of the major aspects of the event. Dashwood water soon Construction of the pipes to distribute water to homes in Dashwood is expected to start very shortly. Dashwood trustee George Tieman told the T-A Mon- day, "We certainly hope the system can be completed by the completion date of June 13. The contractor had asked for an extension, but, it was denied by Stephen council." Tiernan said Dashwood trustees and Stephen council were meeting this week with the contractor to finalize distribution plans.. Due to excellent fall and winter weather, the pipeline construction from Shipka has been completed, Tiernan said water is available at the south end of the village and the fire department has permission to use water if necessary from a fire hydrant at that point. then, especially in rural areas. No assessment was allowed to fluctuate more than 5 percent in applying the factors to the 1980 assessment. Students from 1905-49 will be united in one group and the following three decades will split into separate groups. There will .be a special reunion section for the first staff and the first graduating class of 1950, the year the present school opened. Events scheduled for the afternoon include presen- tations by the current students in theatre arts, music and special displays. Oldtimers' basketball games are also scheduled. Grads interested in trying their luck at sinking some points are asked to contact Bill Batten (235-1331) for the men's team and Pat Rowe (235-0880) for the women's game. There will also be an op- portunity for former school wrestlers to try some grunts and groans and interested participants can contact Doug Ellison at 235-1772. A chicken barbecue is set for the South Huron rec centre from 4:30 to 6:30 and the program concludes with a gala homecoming dance at the school in the evening. Dances will be held in both gymnasiums at a cost of $7.00 per couple. Tickets are going on sale at several local outlets or the school. • Please turn to page 3 At Dashwood Lutheran ORGANIST HONOURED — Helen Nadiger was honoured recently on her retirement as organist at Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood after 30 years of service. At the left choir presidents Gertie Stade and Elaine Datars make a presentation to Helen. T-A photo Church organist retires Plan high school reunion TALKING ABOUT NUTRITION — The TA of Mount Carmel Separate School sponsored a panel discussion on nutrition Wednesday night. Above, program co-ordinator Marl Glendinning chats with Dr. W.F. O'Connor, Fronk Vanneste represen- ting the white bean and rutabaga industry, panel Moderator Terry Wilhelm, Marion Sullivan bncl pork producer Herman Steffens. T-A photo