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Clinton News-Record, 1968-05-02, Page 1*W. If the weekend weather is favourable andlabour plentiful Clinton's grandstand will be -readied for a new coat of paint and the fair ground will get fresh sodding. Councillor Harold Lobb has doriated sod to the Clinton Park Committee. This will be cut out at 9 a.m. Saturday morning and volunteers are asked to' help lay the sod in the community park. People with weak backs but strong arms are invited to bring a scraper and help remove some of the old paint from the stands, The object is to save money. Clinton's second annual blood donor clinic held at Central Huron Secondary School surpassed last year's total donation by 55 pints. The high school students again out-bled the adults by donating 192 pints to 77 fromthe oldsters. Response from students was so great the blood letting process was delayed and 24 had to leave for home on buses before they had a chance to donate, However 13 of them managed to return at night and give blood • with the parents. As can be seen not all of the students retained their entheMasm for blood giving after seeing their pint being carted away. In addition to their queasy feelings they were also subjected to jibes from less sensitive students. Col. William Rutledge, director 'of blood donor services for London and area termed the clinic "most successful." ( News Record Photo) Stanley. rejects Bayfield fire protection offer THE !OW :RA 1210'YEAR THE cti WON NEWS,RECQR0 THUM/NY" MAY" Z 1968 THE HoiriQn.REcORP ,07th Year 5INP.V.coptg$ IcKinley "defrnitely" gar, "undecided" The June 25 election could, in a newly redistributed Iluron riding, be a continuation of the battle started two and a half years ago, The three combat- ants have each indicated they are considering running again, Robert McKinley, MP - Pro- gressive Conservative, is the most affirmative saying he will definitely seek the PC nomina- tion. As an MP it is unlikely he will not be the choice of local PCs, He has said he is not infavor of an election every two years, but added there appeared to be a general opinion that people wanted a chance todecide which of Canada's two new" political leaders they wanted. Liberal Mail Edgar, a South Huron and Distridt High School teacher living in Clinton, is at the moment undecided but said "I think it, is about a 50-50 decision." "The Liberal chances in this riding are as good as they have ever been,- in fact even better," he said. "We will have to get a lot of wheels rolling." Commenting on the call for an election, he said,,' His (P. E. Trudeau) decision was good thinking. They meld have reached a stalemate with the minority government. The third man in the Nov, 8, 1965 election, J. Carl Heming- way, NDP,. was reluctant to discuss his entering the race but said it was a possibility. "It is really a toss up. I ; haven't been thinking about it at all. I want the man who will get the most votes, to run." Both Mr. Edgar and kMr. Hemingway said election cam- paigns were expensive and their financial position would have to be eonsidered before deciding if they will seek re-nomination. The Huron riding has been ex- panded to include Biddulph, Mc- Gillivary and Lucan in the south and Howick, Turnberry and' Wingham in the north. In 1965 Mr. McKinley wonthe Huron, seat with approximately 10,573 votes to 9,279 for Mr. Edgar and 1,279 for Mr. Hemingway. The Cohservatives won the riding in 1962 and 1963 but their margin of victory was less in 1965 with both Liberals and .New Democrats making gains. Huron jail escapees remanded to May 6 The first column 'Seyenty members of the Mit- chell District High School glee club and girl's corps will make - their first appearance in Clinton at Wesley Willis United Church Friday May 3 at 8 -pan. They have , earned Victories' at a number 'of, musical festivals in- cluding one of the biggest, the Kiwanis Music Festival for thee: past five years. The' students will bepo nd ucted -by.. Lorne.ke. Dotterer; William Cameron is to be organist. * * Summer support price for first grade cheddar cheese will be in effect from. May 1, accord- ing to an announcement by the Canadian Dairy Commission. For cheese produced from May 1 to Nov. 2: 47 cents for 9.3 score or better and a half cent less for 92 score. * * * Final removal date for stud. ded tires is. April 30th. The penalty for using them beyond this date is from $5.00410.00 for the first offence. When re. moving studded tires, there.is one vitally important thing to. remember, "Clearly mark the position and rotation of each tire." Incorrect replacing of the tires next fall could cause enlarging of the holes in which the studs are fitted and. could loosen them. * * * Advertising apologies . to Crown Drive-In which has a grand opening Saturday April 27. Located at Victoria Street East, they are giving away a free Pepsi wit h all food orders. * * * Here is a surprising finding of auto-crash research, re- ported by the. Ontario Safety League. The right hand front • seat is the most dangerous position in the car up to 35 mph. Above that speed the greater severity of injury in a crash transfers to the driver's Position. Hayfield Fire Association will not fight fires in Stanley Township after May 10. ' At a special meeting last Thursday, fire association an- nounced, it had failed in its attempts to find a satisfactory „agreement with Stanley Town- ship council. Negotiations have been continuing since December 1967. For some years Stanley Township council has been awarding a grant of $300 for fire protection in the southern portion of the township. Bay- field council felt the high cost of maintenance and replacement equipment made it impossible to continue services for Stanley at the old rate. Initially the Association of. fered to cover a larger area asked- in return that the grant be increased to $800. This offer. was rejected by Stanley Town- ship council. Months later negotiations re;• suited in a request for a $500 flat rate plus $80 per hour if the fire was located in the added southern area. This re- quest was also flatly rejected in spite of the fact the town- ship pays $1200 per annum to the Brucefield Fire Brigade for similar service's. Hayfield has now decided to restrict their Fire Protection to Hayfield and Goderich Town- ship effective May 10, 1968. Freedcm was short-lived for two men who escaped from the Huron County Jail, Wednesday night, Robert Stewart Smith, 20, RR 4, Brussels, and Michael John Anthony Reynolds, 18, of Clinton, were remanded for one week until May 6 when they ape peered before Magistrate G. G. Marshman of London in meg. k".istratels court Monday on charges of escaping custody, and car theft, The two prisoners made their escape at about 7 p.m. by over. powering correctional officer Archie Leopold Watt, who was leading them to their cells from the library. Reynolds attacked Watt with the rung' of a chats. knocking him to the ground stunned, according to Godericn police. Reynolds and Smith then took the guard's keys, locked him in a downstairs cell, and con- fronted William Freeth, chief turnkey, as he sat in the office of jail governor, John Robert. son; s• Mr. Freeth was threatened around, but refused their dew mand to open the •office safe and give them money, The pair locked Mr. Freeth in an upstairs woman's cell, took his car keys, and made their exit from the jail, Police said that Smith, be. fore leaving the jail, placed the jail keys on the floor out.. side Mr. Freeth's cell. The prisoners then drove off in the 1961 black Ford Fair. lane belonging to Mr. Watt. Next .door to the jail, the Huron County Children's Aid Society was holding open house. Some of the 200 people who attended the open house heard the cries of help from the guards, but mistook them as either cries of a baby, or teen. agers "fooling around." The guards were found by Guelph parole officer, Patrick. A. Smith, who ,had come to the jail to interview one of the escapedprisoners Rey. molds. Smith ran next door to the C.A.S. building and phoned Goderich police, who then con.. tacted Ontario Provincial Pol. ice, Provincial police alerted United States border crossings and set up road blocks as far away as Kitchener and Owen (Cont. on page 5 ) Of 24 cars given safety checks at Waterloo Lutheran Uni. varsity . only two .were tree of defects and one was a 1930 Model "A" Ford owned by Doug- las Wells, son of Bill Wells, Clinton. Police said they were sunk As one of the cadets said Saturday night, frost was bear- the sleeping bag! Despite the frost, 95 cadets, 18 instructors and 5 Army of- ficers thoroughly enjoyed week- end exercises held at Kencl2Us bush about two miles north- east of Hayfield. The cadets assembled in Hay- field Park at 10 a.m. and hiked to assigned areas in woods on Lots 8 and 9 of Hayfield con- cession, They toted blankets, sleeping bags, ground sheets, tents, shovels, hatchets, cooking equipment and food - anything they felt was necessary to sur- vive two days in the woods. The weekend program in- cluded, construction of over- night sleeping quarters, cook- ing, hunter safety, map and compass use, first aid and field craft. The 18 teams of cadets parti- cipating were judgea on leader- ship and initiative during the training program. The weekend exercise in- volved cadet corps from, Central Elgin Collegiate In- stitute, Grey and Simcoe Foresters, Brantford C.I. and V.S. Chatham C,I,, Stratford Central S.S., Walkerton D.S.S., W.D. Lowe T.S. ' Milverton, D.H.S. Guelph S.S., Norwell D, S. S., Elmira D. H. S., Erin ..A„ prised to find the car was "per. fect." Two of the cars were so unk. roadworthy police removed the licence plates and 21 of the cars had defects. Only the Model "A" and a 1966 Pontiac received safety stick. er s. A.M.A., W. F. Herman C.I., Vin- cent Massey C.I., Forest Heights C.I., East Elgin,Mater- too and Brantford S.S. Shingle fire quickly doused A small fire causing slight damage to the roof of Boyes Transport, Clinton, broke out shortly after noon Wednesday. Flames, which burned a two foot hole into the shingles and roof were started by sparks blown from a nearby garbage fire. Grant Rath, firechief, said, "It could have been a lot worse if we hadn't got here quickly." Award to MS.& A University of Waterldk Mathematics Faculty District Shield has been awarded is Central Huron S econd.1124 School. School with the top mathem., dies scores in each of On. tario's 32 school districts in a competition sponsored by the university, is awarded a shield. IMMOOMI•ill...111111••••••1111•111110M.....• WEATHER 1968 1967 April 23 71 44 43 35 24 57 36 3& 31 25 38 32 46 24 26 52 33 51 29 27 48 28 53 29 28 56 26 53 25 ' 29 58 35 57 32 Rain 1.27" Rain ,89" The trout season had barely started Saturday when Piet Reinsma bagged himself a two foot, four pound rainbow. He hooked it about 10 a.m, still fishing with worms in a stream flowing into Hayfield River. His luck also included two smaller speckled trout. His trout is one of the biggest reported for opening day in the Clinton area. Frosty cadets enjoy weekend exercise by, the two men,. and ,PesIted,,,..,kable you,ltept yew., nose )11 Safety sticker given Model Local victim of multiple sclerosis tells of hardships For the past 13 years, Mrs, rlonald Smith, 36 Regina St., Adastral Park, has suffered from multipie' skelerosis, the crippling disease of the nerVous systert. The disease hits One lin every 800, three "lathers in Clinton haVe been strsick- en. Here, published for 'the first time, is a two part first person account of how Mrs, Smith is, 'trying 4o eepe with the effects of her illness, by Mrs. Ronald Smith Good health is, I believe, the most precious gift of life. I am ,a 33-year-old housewife and mother of three healthy children. I realize there , is nothing unusual about this, but I am also a victim of that mysterious disease, multiple sclerosis. This disease is still incurable but researchers are currently exploring a great many theories hoping to find the cause. Once this is fcamd, a cure surely will not be far behind, Meanwhile, some 25,000 people in Canada live from day to day with it; some nearly normal, others quite crippled, but all are hoping for that day when a cure will be found. The nerves in the brain and spinal cord are enclosed in a protective sheath willed myelin; much as an electrieal wire is Surrounded by inSulatiOn. When a person haS multiple sclerosis something damages thig myelin and causes a greet many 'symptoms, I Shall try to explain some of the symptoms that I have experienced in did ItOpe that a fuller Understanding of this disease will result, My case is as feillOWS: I enjoyed good health, except for a few minor things, until I became ill with infectious hepatitis in 1954, at the age of 20, Net:ivory was Slow, and a fatigue Mc I had never known before made its presence often felt. A year later I married, and as I continued to work, it seemed likely I was tired, because of having a job and trying to keep house. My husband waS a big help but this did not seem to improve me much. I In July, 1956, knew I was expecting My first baby and a short time later I became a full time housewife, Our daughter was born the following March. I had blamed my tiredness On the fact I was pregnant but after my routine became established following her birth, I cOntintied to have tired spells. These spells continued and in January, 1959 our first son waS born. It seemed impossible to keep up with thihgs and by that summer I had much diZziness and would' stagger at times. Sleep Was very important to me, I could not seem to get enough, Cool days felt cold to me. My doctor was enable tofind anything, physically wrong with me tit that time, so, in the summer of )980, I saw a psychiatrist. 13y this time sortie Of the normal body sensations were dulled. Ile found Me to be normal mentally Which was a yet lief as 'I Was beginning to wonder whether or not I was, completely MIMI& My symptoms continued, The Ake fell it ,June, 1962, I was appreitireately two months prognhnt and very happy abbut it tiS Wanted another child, One twilling I awoke and felt as though I was asleep froth my waist down to both feet. When this sensation was still present at 11 a.m. I notified my doctor. He saw me that afternoon and Made an ap- pointment for me to visit a consultant. It then became a game of "Wait and see" but they suspected a neurological problem. My husband, children and I went to visit ray parents for a couple of weeks. I did not feel well, and, on our return trip, I had a pain Which frightened -me. The pain was in my chest, but more to the back with numbness down my left arm into my hand. I was afraid I was having a heart attack, This lasted about an hour and left as suddenly as as it came. That night as I tried to relak to sleep, My legs had a severe tingling sensation arid they both kept jerking violently. The next morning they Were the same and I fell down a few steps goingdownstairs, botluckily did not hurt myself. I Made a cup of eared and spilled some on the floor as I tried to get to the table. I got down to wipe it up and as' I tried to stand up I fell beck to the fleorb cried. Walking , was very diftictilt as my lege and feet Were very bunk, I saw imf doctor that clay and he 'made ah appointment for me to see a neurosurgeon three days later. The Specialist examined me in his 'Office. While he was making the necessary arrange- ments for my admission to the hospital for tests I tried to get dressed. My sense of balance was very poor. I kept falling against the table each time I lifted tmy foot to get My clothes on. My bladder control was poor and just then I had a sudden and urgent call to the bathroom. I tried to rush but, the next thing I knew, a puddle was forming at my feet. I was very embarrassed but the doctor told me that- type of accident iS frequent in his field so I felt better, I was almost dressed when the accident happened, se as can be imagined I was not too relaxed during my taxi ride to I tn the hospital. The testS and X-rays were pbrfored the next Morning. Although I had a severe headaehe following them, I was relieved to learn that the Possibility of a tumor On the spinal Cord was ruled one I returned home the following day, and when the results of the tests were completed, they showed nothing unusual. I gradually returned to what was "normal" for me and in ;lel-Mary, 1963 gave birth to a healthy boy. Things continued as usual nail AtiguSt,.. 1964, I was thee stricken With another acute attack, Worse than the first one. 1 Was affected froth mid-chest to 'ray feet this tithe and felt as it that part of me belonged to soineene else.