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The Huron Expositor, 1978-10-05, Page 3mitted by the canvass chair- man Ross McDaniel and co-chairman, Jim Reming- ton. both of Goderich was read at ...the Huron Unit's annual meeting held at the White Carnation, Tuesday evening , The Seaforth branch sup." plied five patients with tran- sportation to • the London clinic. They made 20 trips and a total of 1,900 miles. -It was reported that eh branch's slate of officers consists of : President, Jame Murray; secretary, Margaret McCowan; Treasurer, Pat Troutbeck; service to patients, grace Titford; — Grace Scott and • Dorothy Scott; education,. Hilda Montague; education, Robert SPfttal. The retiring ' Seaforth' treasuer, Bess Greive, Who worked with the unit for 17' years received a ,special certificate at file meeting, presented by Mr. Hunter. Seaforth raised $4,104 through the campaign and $1,847 with the In Memorium . buses used • NEW OFFICERS—The new slate of off ioers for the Huron,Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society were chosen at the annual meeting on Monday night. The 1978-79 officers include, left to right, campaign co-chairman, Jim Remington, Gdderich; secretary, Marg', Makins, Clinton; delegate to district, planning, development and nominating, Cheater Archibald, • Clinton; education chairman, Freda Slade, Clinton; 1st vice president, rep to division, 'rep try district,‘ Harold Khisley, Goderich; unit president rep to division, rep to district, Helen ,Davies, Clinton. Those absent from the picture were: 2nd vice president, campaign chairman, Ross MbOaniel, Goderich; treasurer, John Dolbec, Clinton; commemoration funds, Miss C. Plumtree,, Clinton; medical advisor, Dr. C.F. Ooorley, Goderich; publicity, Howard Aitken, Goderich; service la patients, Shirley Mills, Clinton; trapsportatiOn,,GOrdon Richardson, Clinton. (News Record Photo) You're invited, The Public Relations Meeting of the Seaforth Women's Institute will be held in the Seaforth Public School, Tuesday evening October 10 at 8:15 p.m. The roll call to be answered with bring an article from another country and tell something about it, Slides and commentary ,on Costa Rica, South America to be given by Mrs. Marie McGavin, Walton. Members to ntacted for lunch. The Seaforth Horticulture Societ is holding its monthly meeting in the Seaforth Public School, Wed., Oct. 11, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. Come early and enjoy desert and coffee before the meeting. Miss Martha Velhuis„ Velhuis Nurseries, Dundas will be the guest speaker and ' present a large display of cactus and-tropical plants. Site will also explain their care. The monthly meeting of the hospital Auxiliary will be held in the Board Room of Seaforth Community Hospital on Tuesday evening, October 10 at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, oc7cipen 5t ionsj What are you doing for Thanksgiving? • hour appointed for our per- .u.c.out three blocks from the sonal physical fitness, tests office), another ,test was in (we drove, of course . it's progress. By Debbie Ranney With the Thanksgiving bonder ap- proaching this• weekend, Expositori thought it would be interesting to find out how people were planning to celebrate th9 holiday and also asked if the holiday .meant anything to the people we phoned. Mrs. -Stewart Bannerman of R.R.4, Seaforth said, "We're just going to have Thanksgiving at home, We don't do too much. It still has meaning, we just don't go anywhere,. Mrs. George Flowatt of 93 Jarhes Street in Seaforth saidber family was coming this* eek ttb celebrate her daughter's birthday an at they would probably combine that with a Thanksgiving celebration. On the actual holiday however, she thought that ,she and her husband would: probably be celebrating alone, As for the meaning of the holiday she said,. "I think a person should be thankful for all the provisions we have. I think people should be very thankful for all we have on Thanksgiving." -Mrs. Joyce Hoggarth of 176 Oxford St., in Hensall said, "I plan to get our families together. To me 'that means a lot.' She Three accidents accidents in the town of Seaforth in --the past week resulted in minor damagesto a number of vehicles, but no injuries to their drivers. On Friday afternoon; at 1:45 p.rri., Tom Phillips of Seaforth was 'driving north on Isabelle-Street, when a pickup truck backing out of a private driveway was in collision with his car. The vehicle was driven by Gary Betties of Seaforth. The Phillip's car and the pickup truck sustained a total of $700 in damages. On Friday night, shortly after 10:30 p.m., David Dalyrmple of Seaferblost control of his vehicle after turning south onto Mill Street, frpm Railway Street, at a high, speed. Mr. Dalrymple's car was in collision with two parked vehicles on Mill Streei, both The Huron Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society has called 1978 a magnificant year They exceeded their established campaign target, and along with special events the five branches have raised a grand total of $54,199 to date. The figure is above the original campaign target set at $40,200. This amount represented a .14 per cent increase over 1977• which as well had an ambitious goal. The campaign report, sub- Surplus • It wasn't a very_goed„start. Mrs. Alec McGregor of R, .2, kipper When Alice Gibb and I said, "I guess well have a family arrived at the arena at the gathering as far as I know. Thanksgiving to her means "a holiday for the kids and a get-• togther to give thanks for what we've got.!' Mrs. Calvin Hulley of R,R.2, Staffa said, "I would imagine we would have a family dinner, and the kids will be home. I really do think it's the time of year when we should all be grateful". ' Mrs. David O'Rourke of R.R.2, Dublin said that they go to her husband's parents for the holioay but Thanksgiving didn't mean anything special to her. Mrs. Garnet Dalrymple of Egmondville said she guessed. they would be having a turkey and that her daughter and son-in- law_ and family 'were coming there from Tienton. "We generally celebrate. It's just Thanksgiving and we ought to be thank- ful," she said of the meaning „pf the holiday. The Dalrymple vehicle 'sustained $800 in damages, and the two parked cars received $500 and $150 in damages. On Tuesday, shortly after noon, a vehicle driven by Murray Blake of R.R.2, Brussels was in collision with a car driven by William Buchanan of Dungannon, as Mr. Blake' backed out of the driveway at Sills - Hardware. Mr. Blake's vision was obscured by a car and truck parked beside the store said police Chief John Cairns. The Blake vehicle sustained about $200 in damages and the Buchanan car, about $175 worth of damage. The guinea pig was an -SDFIS strident,- John (aims arid he unblushingly went through his paces while a couple of dozen fellow students watched. What's more he was obviously in top, football player ' con- dition. But most ominously, this fit young man was working' up a sweat. . Alice 'and I tried to slink out, but we .couldn't get up the energy to',walk down- st- So, there was nothing todo but. put ourselves.in the hands of the three capable young fitness vane-Workers and get ready for the bad news• about our phySical fitness. I had cherished a hope that my still present poise11y might have disqualiflid me from taking the tests. Then there., was that high -blood pressure I had when I was pregnant last • year. But no,- the- fitness people pronounced me fit enough to go ahead. We7did the step err-thing first. Wired' to an electrocardiograph I clintbed up and down stepscie time (43rt of) to music While my. ' heart beat was measured. The test is done in three minute sections . . . if your beat isn't too high after each section you can go on to the next, faster one. ''Are you mervousi ?" 'asked helpful Debbie McDonald who shephereded me' through, 'because Our resting heart beat's' higher than normal," Mine was 88, below 70 is "an indication of good physical condition." That set the tone for my climbing. When compared with other Canadians of 'my . age and sex, my aerobic capacity ,or how well my lungs, heart and blood yes- sets work' is below average. Debbie, or rather my results, wouldn't even alloW me to go on to the third three minute climb. • Encouraging The next test was a little. rnore;cncouraging. !inhaled, then blew hard• and fast 'through a tube into a machine', which measured my 'lung capacity. Lots ',of room there and no ,eb- structions ,aS I managed to 0)901 mere air than normal for my age and sex. (Tho only iway to cheat on the fitness tests is to add 10 years or sq to your age. But why would you' want to. do that?) By gripping a little hand' machine, I then learned that my right hand grip is fair and my left hand grip average. Some statistics say that hand grip is an indication of 80 per cent of your body 'strength. -Ndhing wrong there that a little ha-Watering (racquet sports, the fitness people tell you) wouldn't cure. I had another encouraging episode next. My flexibility, measured as I stretched way out was 48cms or (don't faint) excellent. That's dire either to the yoga I used to practise or my current put- ting things out of the reach of• the baby. I might not have finished the test • . without that sweetner for next we measured my muscular en- durance. That meant Sit-ups, as many as I could do in a minute. And not the easy ones I've doen occasionally under duress. These test sit ups involved hands behitid your head, knees bent, feet held and touching your knees with your elbows. Can you picture that? Average Anyway, I did 18 which just snuck me into the average category, brit the last five or so were really. killers. 'I would have stopped at 12 without Debbie's en- couragement. Those like me' who re- tionalize their fat spots with ,excuses ,about a large frame are trapped by the fitness test's method of measuring body weight. With calipers they measure your body fat, in several different ,places. I have 28:i%,quite a bit more' thflit,the 20%,that's ideal for ernocns, ; alsolfy n,074tyvoalnotse to 16 p contemplate a really horrible is s 80lA tat1tio,-.111 c m. Ys abdOmen girth So, I'm an overweight, gut ofbreath, flexible 31 year old woman with good lungs 'and a stronger left .hand than right. What am I' going• to do about it? That's the heart 'of -the fitness test and thoset in- charge talk it all over, with you once your facts are ou I'm going to have t do some fairly strenous exec is: , . running .91 miles three times a week in 15 minutes Was suggested as what I'd heed to increase my physical efficiency. Sure I walk a fair bit but it would take 11 straight hours of that to burn off a pound. I learned how to take own heart rate so that when cross country skiingl can see if I'm going at it hard enough to be doing me any good. I found out just where 1'61- r* of shape and got' some specific remedies. That was north $12 and an hour and a quarter of.Mytime. If liollow up on what •I've learned; it could be worth' a lot WO than that. , There are still some openings for the fitness van's return visit here, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12 and 13. Call 527-0882 if you' 're in- terested . Flexible, fit I I but a y added that Thanksgiving was one of the times when the whole family could be • tegeth.T. a Atcideotseries..resvlts $2,000da.m'ago. owned by' Ruth Ann Trapnell. Society .excee4 q00-1 NOW. BREATHE DEEPLY---Clive Buist, Seaforth recreation director, takes a deep breath, to test the forced vital capacity of his lungs while Fitness Ontario staff member John Harrison checks the results-. - (Expositor Photo) Expositor Asks: WIRED UP—Expositot editor Susan White is • wired up to a cardiogram to test her heart rate as she takes' part in the step exercises during the Fitness Ontario test. The public can test their level of physical fitness With the test at the Seaforth arena on Thursday and Friday. (Expositor Photo) (Continued from Page 1 ) Henderson pointed out that the move may ,be saving money the board is going to have to spend anyway. He said many elementary shcool students 'are being bussed • to secondary schools for shops and home economics at a cost of 60 cents a mile. He said with- little co-operation and manage- ment the surplus buses could be used to gain big savings to the board. "The board provides buses this year and has to make cuts next year and may be forced to cancel field trips." said Elliott. "Are we going to cut academic costs for more recreation?' ' Seperate school trustee Eugene Frayne pointed out that the only costs to the board Was for the bus. He said the buses may have brought $700 to $1,000 through a sale but the money would have been 'used for field trips for Goderich, "It appears Goderich made it work," said Frayne. Board transportation manager 'R.L. Cun- ningham pointed out that the maintenance costs were absorbed by the school but that the board maintained fleet insurance on the bus. He said the insurance cost about $250. Elliott suggested that the bus located at the school didn't save a lot last year when everything is considered.' He said the school may save standing time costs for a driver by having a teacher operate the bus but suggested that the board paid a supply teacher to fill in for.the one driving the bus. He said the supply ..teacher costs the board quite a bit more than the four dollars an •hour a driver costs. ' "I'm pretty sure that a principal would not take a teacher out of a classroom when he can get a driver for four dollars an hour," said Henderson. "I'm pretty sure they're broader minded than that." It was pointed out to the board that much of the success of the surplus bus program- depends on luck. If the buses can • be operated without major repairs the board will realize substantial. savings. If costly repairs are need obviously those savings will be reduced. Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim told the board either "all the schools have a bus or none have one." He said it wasn't fair to discriminate and offer Goderich and Seaforth a bus and the remainder nothing. He said the board has to decide to offer a bus to each school or sell the buses and forget the program altogether. "I fought against the program at the time because I knew this would happen," said Elliott. CANCER SOCIETY—The Huron County Unit of , the Canadian Cancer Society held its annual dinner meeting at the White Carnation, in Holmesville on Monday evening, Sitting at the head tables were, front row, left to right, Marg Pollen, Exeter, service to patients; Christina Smith, Toronto, guest speaker; Helen Davies, Clinton, unit president; Back row, Mel Farnsworth, Goderich branch president; John 'Hunter, London, Southwestern district president;. Chester Archibald, Clinton, past president; Harold Knisley, Goderich, unit 1st, vice president; James Murray, Seaforth, branch president (News Record Photo) NEWS EDITOR—Alice Gibb has been appointed news editor of the . H uron Expositor. Ms. Gibb, who joined the paper as a Yeporter in April, is a graduate of the University of . Windsor and ;the University of Western Ontario school of journalism. She'll be responsible for organizing news and photo coverage in the paper. (Expositor Photo) Pins presented: Lions receive awards • Presentation of a past' presidents pin to Marlen Vincent featured a meeting of Seaforth Lion Club Monday evening in the community centre. The pre- sentation was made by Deputy District governor Ted S. Hienbuck of Mitchell who was making official visit to the club. In brief remarks following the presentation he emphasized the significance OtelioniSm throughout the world. With 32,000 Clubs and Mere than a million members, Lion's present Continuing insistense on freedom of speech, of'move- ment and an inapreVed standard of living for people Of ,all etintrieS. Sometimes, the speaker Said, in our emphasis on local demands we lose sight of world needs. , Lions agreed to investigate a proposal to support PRIDE an organization providing 'self help for afficted persons and named Jim Gould and Dave Hooverto report. Presenting a preliminary report Club president Gordon Rimmer who pre- sided for the meeting said the proceedsof the Summer carnival, would be in the order' of $5,400.00. Reporting for the sight conservation committee John Cardno told the club the annual CNI11 campaign was in progress. The committee was anticipating an increase over last yeritathat of $1600 0 heteld tia he urged members to forward ". their etin.- • tributionl. A total'nf $2500 had been forwarded to Ontario Crip- pled Children as result of last spring's campaign Tom Young said. The transfer represented the balance of the campaign after pro- vinsion had been made for local crippled children corn- mittements amounting to $319.. - Members noted a letter of appreciation from Joanne Rimmer who won' the recent fair queen contest as respresentative of the club. The club will begin another car club draw with Stewart Coupland as conirnit- tee chairman. Preiceeds from the No. 7,,Club are expected to be $4,000 Me. Couplod said.