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Now But -Dyne is offered in oint- ment and suppository form called Preparation H..Ask for it at all drug stores. Satisfaction or your money refunded. Preparation 11 GLENNA MARR and her mother, Mrs. Harold Marr discuss the allergy problem that prompted Miss Marr to Write a letter to the Windsor Public Health Department regarding the spraying program in that city related to the encephalitis break-out. Miss Marr, who is concerned about such programs being initiated in this area next year, was interviewed about her concerns on the CBL,Toronto radio program "Metro Morning" last Friday. Belgrave Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilkinson of Marquette, Mich., and Mr. Jim Wilkinson of Cartwright, Man., visited with Stonehouse relatives on the weekend. Mrs. Russel Walker of Goder- ich spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coultes. Mrs. Warren Zurbrigg of RR 2, Clifford visited Thursday evening with her sister, Mrs. Robert Hib- berd. WAVKLSERVICE LISTOWEL 291-2111 AIRLINES CRUISES BUS TOURS GROUP TOURS ABC CHARTERS SUN TOURS 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FALL SUIT SALE 2070'ciff READMAN CLEANERS AND MEN'S WEAR Wingham 357-1242 THE BASE FACTORY OUTLET The Howick Grapevine Exams This year, instead of having a great big giant exam at the end of Term Three, the teachers and Mr. Robertson have decided to just have a term exam at ,the end of each term. This is good news to the students because they will only have to worry about one term's work at a time. The teach- ers have also decided that any one achieving a 75 per cent or higher mark on term 1 and 2 and have put forth a good effort and gives his or het- best may not have to write the 3rd term exams; however they will not be told if they are excused from exams until the day before, and they will be expected to be pre- pared to write anyway. —Gary Douglas 0-0-0 Canadian Brass On October 8th, the grade' eight's and some grade seven's will be going to see a well known group of Toronto performers, the "Canadian Brass". This is paid by the money from the Huron County Music Nights of 1974-75. The program is in Clinton at 1:00. p.m. and will last about one hour. Students will be back for regular bus time. The . remainillg grade seven's will attend a similar con- cert in November. This is one thing we all Can look forward to attending. —Marlin Good 0-0-0 Chocolate Bars Again this year the Students' Council at the school has pur- chased chocolate bars. These chocolate bars were distributed among the classes so that each student could have a fair chance at selling them. These chocolate bars each weigh 4.3 oz. and cost one dollar. If you would like to purchase one of these chocolate bars, almost every student of Howick Central has some. Take it from me they are good! —Gary Douglas 0-0-0 House League Raise This year our school has had to raise the fee for seeing House MEN'S - BOYS' - LADIES' - GIRLS' ears SAnY'S WIS. YARD GOODS - FURNITURE - MATTRESSES, - PAINT SEWING MACHINES - SMALL APPLIANCES - LAMPS LOCATFD ON HW Y NO i SOUTH OF CLINTON AT V ANA', 1 P WEEKEND SALE Thursday 1 1 a.Im. - 6 p.m.; Friday 1 1 a.m. - 9 p.m. ,Saturday 9 a•m• 6 p.m. Open Thanksgiving Day, Monday, Oct. 13 - 1 1 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SEE THIS WEEK'S HURON SHOPPING NEWS FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF FEA-TURFS League games in the gym. The usual two cents per game has been increased to four cents. The season's\ticket is raised from one dollar to a dollar twenty-five. Teachers versus students games could be anywhere from six cents to ten cents. Games played at the Community Centre will be even higher: Also there is a rule that Seniors can only see Senior games acid Juniors only Junior games. This is to stop all the fool- ing around in the gym by people who are not really watching a game. This raise is so the school can buy trophies and arm bars for the students. Some students feel they are being cheated be- eause of being able to see only certain games, but we realize this raise is necessary and we must pay it to be able to see the House League Game's. -Marlin Good 0-0-0 Trip For Kindergarten On Monday September 29th both Kindergarten classes went on a trip to the apple orchard. Each child picked an apple to take back to class. When the chil- dren were back in the class they measured their apples with pink wool. After the apples were measured they were set on a ledge. Each child drew a picture of an apple and printed their name on it. In little groups they cut their apples and made appl sauce which they enjoyed. ' e children enjoyed eating a Snow apple at the orchard. The apple- sauce was made with McIntosh apples. The orchard that they visited was Mait-Side Orchard on the iputskirts of Brussels. —Patricia Burbidge: BELGRAVE PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hibberd attended the Howick Fair held at the Howick Community Centre on Saturday. . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hibberd visited in Walkerton on Sunday. Little Cari Lynn White of Kitchener spent a few days with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Jamieson. inghai.. s: about the outbreak of encs Nobody likes mosquitoes -- they're annoying and fun -spoiling, creatures—but until recently, no one had much reason to fear them. In the past few weeks, however, concern over mosquito - related diseases, specifically encephalitis, has given more publicity to the pests than ever before. The death toll in the Windsor - Essex region rose to five last week, and several cases of en- cephalitis -related sickness have been reported in Sarnia, Chat- ham and the Niagara peninsula. The residents of this area have remained relatively unconcerned about the probljem. There is no danger that the mosquitoes will range this far north this year, and medical authorities have re- ported that continuation or carry- over of the outbreak into 1976 is unlikely. But Glenna Marr of RR 5, Wingham, is not real red. And she is not content to 'wait and see'. Miss Marr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marr, is a student at Wilfrid -Laurier University. in Kitchener. She is concerned about the nhosquito problem and doesn't hestitate to talk about it. Her concern, however, focuses not so much on the' pests but on the methods used by authorities to control them. The spraying programs intitiated in Windsor and other areas have been widely publicized as an effective solution to the problem. Authorities insist the sprays are non-toxic to humans and shouldn't even affect vegetation or animals. But what is non-toxic for one person may be extremely dangerous for an- other, and that's where " Miss Marr enters the picture. Her problem is not uncom- mon—Miss Marr is allergic—but Miss Marr's allergy is to a large variety of synthetic chemicals, derivatives of gas, oil and coal. .The use of these chemicals in everyday ' items is more wide- spread than 'liixtost people realize. Synthetic fabrics, pert e, gas, oil and coal heating,. ne .sprint, ink, chemical aedditry hey all spell one thing to Miss Marr: danger. Her extreme sensitivity to "things,most people use" is part- ly hereditary. Her father is also allergic to chemicals, while her mother bas the problem in a lesser degree. Miss Marr, how; ever, suggests that. an environ- mental history of exposure to the substances is also a major aspect of her problem. The family sensitivity has rather complicated life for the Marrs, although they feel they are not overly handicapped by it. "I think most people are sensitive to chemicals in some degree or another; I'm just more sensitive than most," Miss Marr says. Miss Marr was first tested for the sensitivity in 1968, but the first real manifestation of the problem wasn't evident until 1972. Miss Marr was stricken that year with a `paralysis' and severe muscle spasms. Medica- tions and therapy didn't ease the problem : "It just didn't clear up. When the situation got worse instead 'of better—she couldn't keep any food down and went down to 97 pounds in weight— Miss Marr decided to investigate the possibility that her problem was allergy -related. She started wearing only untreated cottons and cut down exposure to syn- thetic chemicals to a minimum. To her surprise and relief, it worked. The family allergy has forced the Marrs to move from the Hamilton area to this district. They farm the land using no chemicals or fertilizers, import drinking water from St. George, heat the house with baseboard electric heaters, use plain soap for washing, and use only cotton and wool fabrics for clothes. Miss Drama of church history io he presented. Oct.,.26, 6, The United Church of Canada may be 25 years oldbut the build- ing that houses the United Church in Wingham and the congregation which formed the nucleus of that first church tells a story all its own in the history of the town of Wingham. The congregation's history may not be unique for dedicated church people of every de- nomination worked hard to. es- tablish a church in the 1800s. The arty Methodists, however, ght almost insurmountable to give Wingham a Metho- dist . . . - . . , .wi p which is by too many people day taken for granted. The drama of the founding of the first Methodist c *igregation in the town of Wingham will be told on Sunday evening, October 26, as part of the 112th anniver- sary services of the Wingham United Church. A play entitled "A House Not Made with Hands", written by Lavonne Ballagh and dating back to the early 1860s, will be presented in the church at 7:30. At the morning anniversary service at 11 a.m., the congrega- tion will be privileged to hear Jack Burghardt of London who will be the guest speaker. An active lay worker in the church, Mr. Burghardt is well known as a news broadcaster with CFPL and will have a timely message for those who attend. It is hoped that former mem- bers of the congregation and any friends in the area or out of town, will make an effort to attend the anniversary services and develop a new pride in the history of the Christian church in this area of Western Ontario. BELGRAVE 4-H The fourth meeting, held in the WI Hall September 29 opened with the pledge and motto. The roll call, "Bring and show a food labelled from a yeast product used in your home" was an- swered in turn. The next Jneeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Clarke Johnston. Joan Leishman discussed the goodness of bread. Audrey Scott demonstrated clover leaf rolls; Rose Marie White, fan -tan rolls; Cathy Walker, Parker House rolls; Patti Edwards, figure eights; Donna Chettleburgh, bowknots and Joan Leishman, " butter horns. All the rolls were sampled by the girls. • w "A HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS", but by the faith and dedication of people who wanted a church in which to worship, may well be a fitting name for the early Methodist Church in Wingham. This is the second church built in Wingham by the Methodist congre- gation.0.Situated on Minnie Street (the original church was built on Victoria Street in 1867), the church shown on the right was opened for use in 1875 and used as a chrurch shed after the present structure was built in 1901. The manse, on the left, was built in 1875-76 by - Charles Lloyd. The present United Church was built in 1901 on the vacant lot between these two buildings. The picture was tititen In the late 1800s after the original church build- , ing had been enlarged and wired for electric lighting. A play depicting the history of the early Methodist Church in Wingham will be presented at the United Church on October 26. Marr washes her lair with' va, and must use plateglass tt coyer books when she is studying. Since the home environment is safest for her at present, she commutes daily to Kitchener. Most people that know of her condition accept it easily, she explained; "People are becoming so aware Of en- vironmental issues, it has created a climate oT opinion.. that people are prepared to accept it." Her super -sensitivity has made her more aware than most of these issues, and Miss Marr has researched the problem exten- sively. The spraying programs initiated in Windsor, therefore, more than interest 'herr—they deeply concern her. - A great deal of reading and investigation in the past few years has led Miss Marr to doubt both the efficacy and the `non- toxic' label of most. pesticides. "I've experienced what chemi- cals have done tci me and can do to other people," she explained. She said that if the problem spread to this area, such a pesti- cide program could seriously en- danger her family but would also be a danger to the general public "I am also concerned for other people." Pesticides, she says, don't work: "They just exacerbate the problem." She • explained that most insecticides are tested for toxicity on lab animals who are fed small doses of the chemical and limited varieties. Human be- ings, however, are constantly ex- posed . to an unlimited range of chemicals and, however small the doses, scientists aren't sure of the cumulative - effect. s The interaction of chemicals, the cumulative effect, tolerance build-up and adaptation of the human organism all play an im- portant role in the reaction of human beings to a chemical environment, and most authori- ties sadly admit that the total effect is a mystery as yet. The chemicals might not cause an `acute' toxic reaction; `chronic' poisoning, however, cannot ,. be ruled out. The pesticide program in the Windsor area, therefore, is a mat ter Of no little.,eopcfern for, Mis§, p Iii ke4A 14m, worries during an interview last Fridays on the Toronto CBL -radio program "Metro Morning". The interview was the result of a letter written Sept. 27 to the director of environmental health services in Windsor, Dr. Donald MacDonald. In the letter, Miss Marr stressed the unpredictability of the effect of the spray on human health. The pesticide is `Baygon', a product of the Chemangro firm containing isoporopoxyphenyl- methylcareamate, a substance used extensively in insecticides and noted for its fast killing action and long-term residual control. She , pointed out that other chemicals labelled `non-toxic' in earlier years have since proved to be extremely toxic and cited parathion, dieldrin and DDT as examples. Miss Marr also re- viewed several spraying pro- grams of the past initiated to con- trol other insects and their lack of effectiveness. Although the Windsor spray is called non-toxic, authorities did warn persons with respiratory problems to remain indoors for several hours after the program was initiated. There have since been complaints of sudden ill- nesses in the Windsor area and reports of spray damage to vege- tation. To a degree, these support 1410▪ 8 Amami an empis ,a Oendency of 1i "Our inn existence upeti'n other species," Mistwrote. birds and animals beg n.��it is a wasting Mulls Mars, however, worry -monger, She suggest$ alternatives to the pesticide ' - 'grams' that might prove harmful to the e l<vironxnent. She explained that the probini, was not so i t tch with the mosquito :as with the larva which is not 'af- fected-by a -fected-by the spray, `'added: danger is that the spray' +cid° foster a resistance in •Certari.• . mosquito species, making them immune to pesticides. Her proposal . is that :an'°eXX tensive program- of sanitation and vaccination be initiated,.The mosquitoes breed in 'stagnant water, so all such repositories should be eliminated to destiny the breeding grounds. A similar prograth was used during the - building of the Panama Canal; In World War 11, Mks' ;Marr a t- plained. She has received no answer to' • her suggestions as yet, but Mise: Marr said she hopes the authori- ties uth -tieswill take her letter under consideration and review the spray programs before any horny;. is done. "Innocent until proyen guilty is the wrong approath where chemicals are , con-. cerneld," she .says,: "It could prove deadly." Constipate.: Chew Feen-A-Mint: lt's a chewing r. gum laxative that's gentlreffective. And pleasant tasting, lt':s one lailativf everyone tan take. Sadon't suffer from irregularity2fleacli tor a gentle:laxative. feen-A-Mint. , Natural/ . io !eenainint LAXATiVE $ wcrerwc¢I►.�ar .ow.or�...a.....:c�. do. Guaranteed Investment Certificates Member Canada Deposit Insurance Cbrporation ICTOMII. and VGOREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1009 Main St. Fait. Listowel, Ont. Mrsl. Sharon E. Scott. 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