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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-04-11, Page 16Ni • e l agel;6 :The Wingbarn Adrance*Thfes, April 11, 6( Editorial The price of life It's 2:00 in the morning, Saturday, March 9. A police cruiser arrives at the scene of an accident just in time to see the last corpse rolled away by the team of para- medics. The cause of death for these persons? Improper use of seatbelts! USUAL LEADERSHIP DELEGATE ELECTION A Meeting of the Federal Huron -Bruce Liberal Associa- tion will be held on Thursday, April 26. 1984 at Seaforth Public School, at 8:00 p.m. The Meeting will elect five (5) delegates and seven (7) alter- nates to the Liberal Party of Canada Leadership Conven- tion to be held in Ottawa, June 14, 15, 16, 1984. To be eligible to vote, you must hold a paid-up member- ship purchased at least 72 hours prior to the Meeting or in the case of immediate past membership holders (1982- 83). which they have renewed by 8:30 p.rn. April 716, 1984. A meeting of the New Liberals Club of Huron -Bruce & Mid- dlesex will be held separately but in conjunction with, this Meeting and the same rules & 'regulations to elect two (2) youth delegates & alternates under 25 years of age, one of whom must b l a student. New Liberal memberships are available from Pap! Murphy, Goderich, 524-7913. Memberships for the Federal Association may be obtained y calling: Gordon Strang, Exeter, 235-1466 Paul Steckle, Zurich, 565-2147 Grant Chisholm, Lucknow, 529-7524 Clarence Denomme, Clinton, 482-9004 Jack Horan, Walton, 345-2829 John Currie, Wingham, 357-3605 Muriel Murphy. Goderich, 524-7913 Barry Reid, Wingham, 351-.3652 Donald Thompson, Lucknow, 528-3516 Mac jnglis Clifford, 367-2043 Some people wear seat- belts because they believe in the theory that seatbelts will keep you safely in your. car seat. This theory is the most sensible and the most reli- able of the theories. The belt will keep the passenger firmly protected. This way you are not a projectile and you are much safer. You also have a much higher chance of surviving a crash if you are buckled in. , Some people don't wear seatbelts because they be- lieve in the theory that they will be thrown out of the car upon impact and, therefore, will be safe from injury. This is not true. There are more people killed in car accidents because they weren't wear- ing seatbelts than people who do wear them. A. lot of people are also strangled to death because they were wearing their seatbelt im- properly. Some people wear their seatbelts because they don't want to pay the stiff $56 fine for every person in a motor- ized vehicle not wearing his seatbelt. This increased fine should convince everyone to buckle up. Wearing seatbelts is the law; so, put your life in the hands of the law and buckle up. Don't let the para- medics carry you away. Don't pay the price of life. Kate Boon 12A Sacred Heart - Mailbox Q k S.nt question: 'hla week's, stludeilit 9(fltes- • tion is, "Are -you gulag' to give • blood? Why or - whY not?" 1'No, they'd just likely. have to give me a transfu- sion to bring me out of un- conciousness," Shawna Thompson 111.1. "Yes, because my brother had a transfusion when he was horn, so I owe blood to snake up for the blood he took," said Joanna Lewis 11D, Brian Martin, 11D decided, "No one would want my blood." "No, I'm not 17," Todd Ritchie I1F. That makes a lot of sense since you have to be 17 to give blood. Evelyn Lennips, .12D said, "Yes, because" I want to give the gift of ,lifer to my, follow neighbor WIN) Or she is ever . in need." "Yes, because I want the orange juice and copkies you get afterwards." Sure, why not. That was from Steve Wright, 1211. Julie Gnay from 13A said, "Yes, I can feel good about taking blood if I'm ever in need of it, because I'll know that I gave." "Yes it helps other and it's a good cause.''. was our president, c l Creightgn of 13A's, 00;00' These are just a few ofth students and teachers in OU school who are giving blood I'm sure there are a lot MOP out there. And to the one like • me who arena ok enough yet but are thinking. about giving at some point, just remember, someday you may save someone's life. Valerie Ricker a FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT SHOW AND PATRON APPRECIATION DAY Weer Kindergarten—is using the computer every Friday. The students finished their phono-visual workbooks. They are starting a unit on the circus in preparation for their trip. They also started to plant seeds. Grades _1 . and 2- -_ Kin_ dergarten and Grades 1 to 4 are going to London to see the circus Friday. This week they are preliaring for the trip by making pictures -and reading stories about the circus. Grades 3 and 4—Mrs. Martin is helping with the starting unit on the com- puter. 'They heard the history of the Barnum and Bailey circuses and are writing their own circus stories. OPEN HOUSE Brussels Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Film: Journey of Love "Ye are the fruits of_ one tree and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony. with friendliness and fellowship." Baha'i Writings For information please call 887-6382 THE GIFT OF LIFE—Chuck Henderson, a Grade 1 2C student at F. E. Madill Secon- dary School in Wingham, was among 194 donors who showed up to give blood at a Red Cross blood donor clinic at the high school last week. He and the other donors received kind attention -from members of the Red Cross team, such as Margaret Kelly from London, as well as local hospital auxiliary members who helped to run the clinic. Madill blood donor clinic Wednesday, April 4, had me wishing 1 was not yet 17. I was scheduled to give blood, for the first time, at 2:30 that afternoon. The stories 1 heard about people fainting and getting sick gave me more than , a twinge of anxiety. I left my glass and endured the smiles of well-wishers, who were trying to build my confidence. While waiting in line, I tried to psyche myself out. It didn't work. The nurse pro- ceeded to ask me my name and address and I could answer. The next stop was the table where they tested blood -type - and iron. That was painless enough. A simple zap to the finger and it was over. After informing me that I was type 0, she asked me some ques- tiAns. "Any colds in the last two weeks or aspirin in the last day?" I wanted to scream, "Yes", but my mother's teachings must have been too good. I also was not preg- nant, over 100 pounds, 17 and entirely too healthy. As the nurse ushered me over to the stretcher, I plan- ned my escape. Would a screaming girl running out the door look too obvious? I decided it would and since I could think of no better plan, I lifted my chin and faced my fate. The circulation in my arm was partially cut off and the inner arm swabbed. That was to be the worst moment, knowing you are going to be stabbed and not knowing when. My stomach curled it- HANOVER H ' OUDAYTOURS. 1 I1tiTKi1' Nashville Deluxe - Day Driving April 20 - 23 - Grand Ole Opry, Opryland, tour of Nashville, Bluegrass Din- rfler Party, Bardstown, Ky. I Love New York - 5 Days April 26 - Join us as we take in the sights and sounds of the "BIG APPLE" including a city tour of New York, cruise around Manhattan Harbour and Radio City Music Hall. Ottawa May 12, 15, 17, 19 - Join us in our Nation's Capital at Spring Festival. Time, including a guided tour of the city of Ottawa and a 1 000 Island Boat C,Luise. Holland, Michigan Tulip Time - 4 Days May 17 - Stay in Holland for 3 nights, reserved Parade seat, Tulip Time Varieties, Stars of Lawrence Welk Show, Tour of Holland, Dutch Village and Tulip Farm, Luncheon and a Chicken Barbecue. 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"Just do some hand exercises." The process of extracting the blood is unnoticeable. You lie down and the machine does the work. I found out my blood would be divided into three parts: plasma, white cells and red cells. The nurse told me they never issue whole blood any- more. Red cells are used to increase oxygen transport in a patient's blood. The white cells fight off infection. Platelets are coagulant agents, used for special bleeding disorders and plas- mads used for the treatment of certain hemophiliacs. While it is not practical for the mobile unit, there is a new and unique way of giv- ing blood in London. A mach- ine separates all parts of the blood, keeping only the platelets. It then returns all other parts via the other arm. The clinic was busy as 115 students took part. By the end of the day, 159 doners had given the gift gf life to accident victims •surgear patients and people with medical .blood problems. -I know ,L,wtll always donate.. Myri, advice to the newcomers itext year is re- lax: The anxiety hurts more than the needle. Angela Petten Effective speaking Well, I promised you a sec- ond report and here it is. The speakers have been busy since the last report, so I'll get right down to the busi- ness at hand; Movie review "FOOTLOOSE" This is a really great movie. I went into the thea- tre expecting maybe a male . version of "Flashdance", but instead I saw a fun show about teenagers and fantas- tic dancing. I'll give you a little preview. Acity kid, Ren, moved to a small town 'where dancing wars illegal. The reason for the banning of dancing and -rock-music- was that -a :greup of teenagers went to a dance, got drunk and were in an ac- cident killing themselves.• Ren, who loved to dance, wanted to change the atti- tude ofthe people in the town. The minister had complete control over almost. every- one in the town except for his own rebellious daughter, who resented her father. The story revolves around Ren not being accepted by a gang of rowdy teens and his romance with the minister's daughter. It tells of the teens working together Ito make the town a betterplace to live in, by convincing the minister that roelt and roll wasn't evil. Here are some cominents: "The story plot wasn't good, but the dancing and music added a lot," Joelle Reavie 11F. "I heard it was super, so I'tn going to see it," Yolanda Siertsema 11F. "The plot was a little .un- realistic but the dancing and music was really good. I en- joyed it," said Denise Nethery 11E. "A good song and dancing. The movie was 'okay," Randy Nixon 11F. "The song 'Footloose' is played a lot on the radio and I think the movie is worth seeing even if it's just for the dancing," Valerie Ricker. In the Lions Club competi- tions, Thomas Bailey and Linda McInnes advanced to the regional level of compe- tition from the local. level. Unfortunately, the contest set for March 28 in Shelburne could not be carried out be- cause there were too few speakers to make a worth- while competition, so the lo- cal winners advanced direct- ly to the district competition which was held in Port El- gin, on April 2. Thomas Bailey was unable to attend that night, but Lin- da' McInnes' managed to achieve second place in the girls' division, not quite close enough to go to the inter -dis- trict competition in Windsor. I'm sure we're all very proud of Linda for her effbrts1 In the Legion contests, the - local competition held in Wingham on February 25 re- sulted in Linda winning the senior division, with Angela Petten coming in a close sec- ond and Paulette • Lippert winning the junior division. Linda and Paulette went on to each "capture a second place in the zone competi- tion. Finally, on March 2nd, the Oddfellows and Rebekahs Club in Clinton held their an- nual speaking contest for students aged 16-18 years. Out of a total of eight speak- ers from four of the five high schools in Huron County, F. E. Madill did very well. , Thomas Baily managed to cap third place, while Angela Petten took top honors win- ning an eleven -day trip to such places as the New York Stock Exchange, the United Nations Building and other such institutions in New York and other cities, including Washington D. C. and Ot- tawa, Congratulations, Angie! All in all, I'd say our club did very well this year, and all we can do now is hope to do as well next year. Thanks go out to Mr. Don Farnell, for his help and support dur- ing this speaking season. Thomas Bailey capacity full flotation fertilizer spreader unit doubles the Co-op fleet of'North.Wellington Co-op crop product and sales and service man Dale Ross. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1984 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wiener & Bean Dinner - 12:30 - 2:00 p. (weather permitting) Bul Fertilizer Blending Plant Margaret Street, Harriston Plan to attend and take advantage of the following specials DRAW BOLTS GREASE CARTRIDGES CATTLE MINERALS ALUMINUM SHOVELS See You in Harriston on the 13th. WHE AVAILABL LJC® UNITE® CO-OPERATIVES OF ONTARIO NORTH WELLINGTON CO-OPERATIVE SERVICES INC. Mount Forest 323-1271 Harriston 338-2331 FINANCING AVAILABLE THROUGH • 20 pc. "finger lickin good" chicken 2 500 mi. salad loaf of bread Feed8hungry for peopleunder 210 each. Offer available April 1 2th to 2 9`h %<<TW1N5 entackyFriedChicken Corner Hwy. 4 & 86 Zehrs Plaza Wingham - Phone 372221