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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1985-10-30, Page 24Page 2A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1985 VOTE JOHN COCHRANE for TOWN COUNCIL • 25 years experience working with elected officials •Time to listen to your concerns •The ability to express your concerns to Council •A wish to serve the people who have made 17 years in Clinton a real pleasure FOR A RIDE TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY... Call 482-5315 • FOR DEPUTY' 'REE VOTE X ROSEMARY ARMSTRONG CAPABLE - 7 years experience on Town Council CONCERNED - about our Community and its citizens CONSCIENTIOUS - will work at all, times for the betterment of our town CALL 482-9478 FOR A RIDE TO THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER 12 tam. LAWRIE SLADE I w o_uld appreciate your vote to RE-ELECT me to the Public Utilities Commission on November 12, 1985• FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE POLLS... PHONE 482-9775 Vampires may have been ordinary people VANCOUVER - Vamlires and werewolves may have been ordinary people who suffered from a rare genetic condition which affects oxygen transport in the bloodstream, says a chemist at tyle Univer- sity of B.C. Dave Dolphin says research' being con- ducted at the university indicat$ a set of blood disorders known as porphgaias may lie at the root of the legends. The disorders, of which eight to 10 varieties have been identified,, are caused by the body's failure to produce porphyrin, a complex molecule used in hemoglobin and myoglobin to allow blood to carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and to store it once it is delivered. Since hemoglobin uses atoms of iron to carry the oxygen, something is required to modify the iron so it will not oxidize, or rust. Porphyrins serve this -purpose. The production of porphyrin, which re- quires eight biochemical steps, is controlled at each stage by enzymes, coded by genes. A failure produced by a bad gene in any step of the process leads to a breakdown in the pro- per production and hence to one of the blood disorders. Hune1ed In one form, Mr. Ddiphin said, the body makes the porphyrin but cannot properly in- sert the iron, leading to an excess of useless prophyrin molecules which are stored under the skin and along the bones. The porphyrins excite oxygen atoms and cause sensitivity to light. The oxygen, rais- ed to its active form, has devastating effects op living cells, destroying them en masse. "If you have this condition you learn very quickly to'go out only at night," Mr. Dolphin said. "You are very hairy, your' lips and gums are pulled back (giving the ap- pearance of large teeth) and you are pro- bably somewhat deformed." The result, a hunched person with the ap- pearance of a wolf, is the classic werewolf, he said. "In the second type, the photosensitivity is not as dramatic but it is still painful. It hurts, so you,would avoid daylight." in the second type, Mr. Dolphin said, the body cannot make enough hence, a porphyrin -iron combination. Garlic "An injection of heme will give the body what it needs and switch off biosynthesis," said Mr. Dolphin. "The next best thing is probably to drink a lot of blood. There is no hard evidence that the heme in blood would survive passage through the stomach and small intestine but there's ho reason to suppose it wcjuldn't either." Another chemical fact linking vampire legends to porphria sufferers is the ability of a chemical called allyl disulphide, the ac- tive ingredient in garlic, to destroy the por- phyrin in hemoglobin. A vampire who consumed garlic would suffer a severe attack of his condition, similar to an allergic attack. Hence, the myth that vampires can be warded off with garlic. "Quinine in tonic water has the same ef- fect, so a vampire cannot drink gin and tonic," Mr. Dolphin said. How the vampires of legend might have deduced that drinking blood would alleviate their condition is a mystery, butrthe genetic nature of the problem might indicate a pass- ing of information from generation to generation. Since all forms of porphyria are caused by faulty genetic structure, inbreeding over generations might produce a high incidence of porphyias, Mr. Dolphin said. Coins supply education. This Hallowe'en have your coins ready for the trick -or -treaters and their UNICEF boxes, and you will be helping UNICEF supply basic education around the world. UNICEF brings education and literacy to children and mothers by ' helping governments print textbooks, build , classrooms and train teachers. UNICEF is particularly interested in closing the gap between female and male education statistics. It recognizes that a mother who can read is in a much better position to care for and teach her children than is an illiterate mother. When you see a Canadian school child at your door with a UNICEF box on Hallowe'en, please be generous — you are helping to bring schooling to another child in the Third World. UNICEF tights ch By outtitte coins ini�neK�orvireaters'By putting in'Trick-or-'treaters' UNICEF boxes on Hallowe'en, you are helping UNICEF fight the five biggest child killers in the world: polio, measles, whooping cough, tetanus and tuberculosis. Today, most of these diseases are only a bacj ildhood disease memory in the developed world, but in the Third World nations they remain a major threat to child survival. You can .give as child a tomorrow by helping UNICEF fight communicable diseases. It i% as easy at "Trick -or -Treat". Our new addition is finished! We eoC r of offer you more space- better and bigger p showrooms.- more convenient shopping. To thank you for your patienceiduring our store -wide renovations, we're offering 4 days of big savings during our ND RE OPENI CELEBRATIONS! esday to Saturday, October 30-31 • Nov. 1-2 Four Days of SavingsWedn We're open longer hours for this sale "During our five and a half years in business e always tried to give you, our customers, the best possible service. Our new.addition - and newly redesigned showrooms - will help us keep that goal. Stop in and browse during our re -opening celebration'. I know you'll like our new look."' L DOUG NORMAN OWNER NORHOLME DECORATING CENTRE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 8 AM - 6 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 8 AM 9 M FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1- 8AM 9 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 7 AM - 5 PM "Yes we're open for Clinton's Sunrise Sale" Qe„ "YOU'LL LIKE OUR NEW LOOK! 54 KING STREET, CLINTON 482-3528 (Just opposite the Post Office) on the opening of the 'New Look' Norholme Decorating Centre We were pleased to have been your General Contractor to Norholme Decorating Centre we supplied all Building Materials for the new addition WAYNE STIRLING CONSTRUCTION Brucefield 482-3171 Wayne Stirling - Bob Langendoen and staff. on the completion of the new addition. All electrical work by JBM ELECTRIC —Brian Mustard-- R.R. 2 ustard=R.R.2 CLINTON 482-3225 LANGFORD LUMBER HOME CENTRES •ay Hold Road 482-3775 CLINTON OI'LN: Monday to Friday. 1 aan.. 5:10 p.m. Saturday, S a.m.. 4 p.m. le r4AtIrY PHOOUC(5 OUAttrikO SERVICEir COMNrr'IVE PR (itjC, _ to Norholme Decorating Centre Gravel and Excavating work for the new addition by Trucking -'Excavating Res. 482-9212 CLINTON Shop 482-9926 to Norholme Decorating Centre we were pleased to have done the plumbing work on the hew addition Dave Mustard PLUMBING AND HEATING R.P. 1 BRUCEFIELD 482-9803 to Doug Norman and Norholme Decorating Centre on your addition JOHN WISE INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. RE-ELECT Robert (EOB) Irwin to the Public Utilities Commission *4 years on Council *7 years on the PUC Board * 30 years in business in Clinton 1 will try to Manage the PUC in an Economical and Proficient way at the least possible expense to the tax payer. Robert N. Irwin VOTE FRANK VAN ALTENA for REEVE • 4 Years Councillor • 5 Years Deputy Reeve • 5 Years Chairman -Police Committee • Appointed 9 years to the Fire Board Area • Appointed 8 years to the B.I.A. • Appointed 2 years to Planning Board • 32 Years Legion Member FOR A RIDE TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY CALL: 482-9002 ELECT GORDON GERRITS for COUNCILLOR TOWN OF CLINTON Experience: •1Y2 years on Council •Chairman of Arts Committee • Member of Recreation Committee • Member of Waste Management Committee Goals • Develop and attract new Industries and commercial business 'Tighter control of Town Departments 'Tighter budget controls *Closer council and public relationship FOR ONE ON ONE CONTACT: Home -45 East SI. 482.9398. Business Gord's Welding 275 Huron St. Behind Durst Farm Centre 482.6218