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Times-Advocate, 1984-01-25, Page 3NO 2 Times•Advocate, January 25, 1984 Some who have kicked the habit give some hints Today's Weedless Wednesday attaismoking week and the WWlift of the entire wewee*V Weedless Weedleess Why -when smokers are *eked to attempt to give up the habit for one day. It's a national non-smoking week which has been held across Canada since 1976, with Weedless Wednesday springing up in 1979. The pur- pose of the week and par- ticularly "the day" is to focus attention on the smoker's habit. On Weedless Wednesday smokers can unite and butt out for 24 hours. In Huron and Perth coun- ties, local associations such as the Cancer Society, the Lung Association and the Heart Foundation have been work- ing diligently for six months preparing to get the message across "Join the majority - Be a non-smoker" out. To those who imbibe in cigarettes smoking the message is: "Join the majori- ty - Be a non-smoker '. That phrase about joining the majority is working, because it's easier to find a non-smoker than a smoker these days. The Bluewater Regional Newspaper Network, of which this paper is a member, decided to find a few reformed smokers and ask them how they quit. By far, the majority of peo- ple quit "cold turkey", which - involves a lot of plain old willpower. Most of the people were what one termed "hard core smokers", smoking at least a pack a day and some up to 2.5 packs a day. All of the people interview- ed admitted that they had tried several, no. many times to quit the habit. What made them finally give up the habit? There are as many dif- ferent reasons for quitting as there are smokers who have given up the weed. Generally though, there seems to be something in a person's life which triggered enough in- centive to quit the habit. Marg Makins of Bayfield said she was always trying to quit smoking. If she failed she Town, books two pages Exeter will have two pages of information included in the historical Atlas to be printed by • H,1ron County as a bicentennial project. The two pages, at a cost of $200 each, are the maximum allowed for any group or in- dividual wanting to have space in the atlas. While a picture of the pre- sent council will be one item included in the town's portion. the balance of the information will be left up to an ad hoc committee which will be nam- ed by Mayor Bruce Shaw. The $400 expenditure may be taken from funds supplied by the province for Exeter residents to mark the bicentennial. could always say she had on- lybeen trying. "This tinte 1 left out the word try," said the Bayfield woman. She has an impressive record. For 25 years Ms. Makins smoked at least one large package of cigarettes a day. She hasn't touched a cigarette in almost nine years. She was facing surgery when she finally gave up the habit. Other report that support from loved ones helped. Dave Sykes of Goderich hasn't had a cigarette in just over a year. His wife was ex- pecting their second child and at the time and she stopped smoking, so Dave joined her. "I never thought I had any (willpower). But, I guess I never abriously tried to quit before," commented Sykes. Carol. Hamilton of RR 5 Wingham, who hasn't had a cigarette for about 12 years, tried a method of inhaling the cigarette smoke into her mouth without it going into ' her lungs, then exhaling. She did this for over, a year. Then one night at the dinner table, her children expressed disappointment that she hadn't completely given up the habit. That did it for her. She tells of an interesting anecdote of what happened later that evening. Busy in the family activity, her eldest son Jeffrey looked up at her and she smiled. His comment: "That's the first time I've seen you smiling since you quit". Donal O'Connor of St. COLD WEATHER SKIING — Braving the cold to enjoy skiing at Morrison Dam were Exeter Public School students David Davison. The readers write Thursday afternoon Josephson and Jay T -A photo Bureau extends thanks Dear Editor: Family and Children's Ser- vices annually sponsors and operates Huron County Christmas Bureau to assist families needing help at Christmas. This is complete- ly done by volunteers and in 1983 was under the capable direction of Mrs. Audrey Royal. The Bureau in each of the five towns is headed by a volunteer and the assistants are volunteers. Once again the Huron Coun- ty Christmas Bureau has been able to operate suc- cessfully because of the - generosity of individuals, too numerous to name, who donated time and effort to aid their less fortunate neighbours. In each town one group took responsibility for helping families in their area, and one individual within the group organized donations and met with families. The following individuals and groups merit a special thank you: Mrs. Nancy Wise and Wesley Willis United Church Women in Clinton; Mrs. Nancy Rooth and Exeter Lioness Club; Mrs. Phyllis Lawrence and North Street United Church in Goderich; Mrs. Linda Allin and Seaforth LionMs Club; Capt. Borden. Li.nkletter, Mrs. Greta Stokes, Mrs. Isabel Bannerman, Mrs. Janet Hubbard of the Salva- tion Army in Wingham. As in past years, the people of Huron County showed their generosity by donating new articles, non-perishable food and cash donations to the Bureaus during the first week of collecting. This enabled the volunteers during the second week to distribute. When a family is referred to the Christmas Bureau they are assured of anonymity. Volunteer staff help parents choose a toy or gift suitable for their children who are under 16 and assist them in selecting a piece of clothing, for example a T-shirt or py- jamas. In addition, each child receives a pair of mitts knit- ted by one of our many COLLEGE BLOOD DONORS -- Muriel Huth gives the necessary information registrar Kathy de Bruin at Wednesday's blood donor clinic at Centralia College. Overseeing the registration is Red Cross official Susan Eckhord. T -A photo to Remand rustling suspects Two men accused of cattle rustling and possession of stolen livestock were remand- ed to Feb. 20 for arraignment and to set a date for their preliminary hearing when they appeared in provincial court in Stratford, Monday. William Lamers, 38, formerly of RR 5 Kincardine, and now of Ingersoll, and Michael Truswell, 29, former- ly of RR 3, Glencoe, and now of London, were arrested in late October and held in custody for about a month before they were freed on $37,000 in sureties. A Glencoe OPP spokesman said the livestock involved is valued at about $104,000. 1, Lamers is facing 27 charges and Truswell, seven. Police said the charges stem from investigations of reported rustling incidents in the coun- ties of Huron, Perth, Bruce, Middlesex and Wellington, Hamilton -Wentworth and Haldimond-Norfolk regions from early April through Oc- tober last year. thoughtful volunteer knitters. As well the family receives help with Christmas dinner. Thank you Huron County for being big of heart in giv- ing to help your less fortunate neighbours and allowing them the dignity of receiving anonymously. Yours truly, Donald J. Lugtig Director Peggy Rivers Coordinator Volunteer Services No injuries in collisions No injuries were reported in either of the two collisions investigated.this week by the Exeter OPP. • Both occurred on Saturday, the first at 2:00 a.m. when a vehicle driven by Beverly M. Learn, Huron Park, collided with a gas pump at the A & K Service Centre at the in- tersection of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road. He had been southbound on Highway 4 and was turning right when he struck the pump. Damage to the pump was set at $3,000 and there was $300 to the vehicle. At 7:00 p.m., a pickup truck driven by Susan McClure, RR , 1 Crediton, skidded on ice on Huron Street West near the outskirts of Exeter. The vehi- cle struck a snowbank and flipped over. Damage to the truck was listed at $450. Nodded in agreement An application for an of- ficial plan and zoning bylaw amendment has been made for the present home of Star - Time Video at 168 Thames Road West, but the matter won't be resolved in time to save the firm from moving out to comply with an agree- ment with the town. Star -Time Video was given one year to comply with the industrial zoning of the pro- perty and the deadline on that arrives on February 15. An application by George Smith for the zoning amend- ment to have the property declared highway commer- cial won't be resolved by that time. Members of council nodded their agreement this week when Mayor Bruce Shaw ask- ed if that means Star -Time Video will have to vacate by February 15 according to the dictates of council. A public hearing on the ap- plication will be heard on February 8. Marys said, that to him, one of the most important factors in completely giving up cigarettes is the company you keep. In other words, it's easier to not smoke if those around you don't. Around the time that he quit smoking about eight years ago, he met his wife, a non- smoker. For the quitter, that's a much more positive situation than being surrounded by people who smoke. Jim Beckett of Exeter, while he quite cold turkey, also experienced some shock therapy. About a year ago, his late father, who Jim recalls had always requested that he stop ' smoking, gave him the shock therapy. Jim's father was in the hospital and took Jim around' to see four patients who were dying of emphysema. He im- mediately put the pack of cigarettes he was carrying in the garbage. "I've never wanted to smoke again," said Beckett, who recommends the shock therapy. Two people in our informal survey quit by other methods than cold turkey. Gerald Groothius of Seaforth had smoked a long Damages run high The number of collisions investigated in Exeter during December was about average, although the proper- ty damage was well above average. In the month-end report submitted to council this week, the report noted there were 13 accidents with two minor injuries and property damage of $17,400. Four drivers were charged under the Highway Traffic Act, 25 were given warnings and two parking tickets were issued. There was one person charged • with impaired delving. The loot from eight thefts amounted to $2,713.95 during December. Of that, $79 has been recovered. There was one incident of wilful damage to public pro- perty and one to private pro- perty and in each the damage was $200. The officers of the depart- ment recoreded 63 hours of overtime, 32 of which were for court time or prisoner supervision. sopis time, 40 years. He hasn't touched a cigarette for the past three or four years. His doctor prescribed some tablets that curbed the urge to smoke. He was only on them a couple of weeks. Groothius said the drugstore where he was pur- chasing the tablets ran out when he went to get some more. They told him to come back but he never did. Ralph Starkey of RR 3 Auburn credits group therapy with the breaking of his habit. He smoked for about 23 years and hasn't had a puff since 1976. A resident of Woodstock at the time, Starkey attended a class conducted by the Oxford County Lung Association. The class had many professionals speak to it including doctors and the weight -loss group Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS). • He didn't want to be one of the people who quit the class so he stuck to it. Starkey also made a comment about all the literature or "propagan- da', as he termed it, that various groups push through the school system. - He says the propaganda brought home from school by his children pushed him into the class. Okay, the cigarettes are in the garbage. But how does a person deal with those strong cravings, the weight changes, tension or depression? "I had them all," said Harley Fischer of Listowel, who hasn't had a cigarette for 10 years. "I wanted a cigarette for darn near a year," After a meal was par- ticularly difficult. He had to do something, so he walked. "There was one Sunday," recalls Fischer, "1 walked all day. It was tough." Now he says he wouldn't smoke even if someone of- fered him $1000. "I didn't care if I got to be BE A REGULAR BLOOD DONOR r • 1984 HURON COUNTY ATLAS This is a project to commemorate Bicentennial Year in Ontario and to update the original 1879 Huron County Atlas. All businesses, organizations, groups and individuals within the county of Huron are Invited to submit articles for the 1984 Atlas. Forms and guidelines may be obtained at your local library or municipal office. For further information pall: - Cathy Vanderberg 524-2950 or if no answer call the Crounty'.Clerk's Office 524.8394. Steering Committee 1984 Huron County Atlas i i 500 lbs ," said Ms. Making of Bayfield. That just about sums up the feelings of all those interview- ed. They wouldn't go back to cigarettes for love nor money. Stop Down Draft Save FtUel Use Aerocowl Call Kirkton 229-6965 HEARING TESTS No Obligation EXETER PHARMACY Thurs., Feburary 2 - 1 to 3 p.m. Batteries, accessories, repairs' to most snakes ff'elioxe• HEARING AIDS J. D. FAIR Hearing Aid Servic. 145 Ontario St. Stratford Winter Warrn-up. cc• 14' T h► 11115 227 Maio It. 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