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story Women ignored fired Women in the work force often have more trouble with alcoholism than men It isnt because of anything physiological its due to emplo ers not being as concerned Women coholics are simply ignored or fired Read about the problem on todays Lifestyle page Bus service extended Transtario Bus Lines Inc of Bradford has been granted permission to extend its Barrielnnisfil service Although the com panys request to operate charter service was denied it is pleased with the ruling by the Ontario Highway Transport Board Read about the story on the Today page Miller speaks here Frank Miller Ontario treasurer was in town Wednesday night to talk to group of professional engineers He claimed engineers can play vital role in politics to day Read about him on the Today page Overcome very surprised Kim Woolford ac cepts award from the Ontario Pro vincial Police during ceremony at her school this week The tenyear old Nepean Ont resident receiv ed Certificate of Bravery and medal for her March 24 rescue of young boy from icy flood waters at Kanata Ont near Ottawa Unaware that she was the guest of honor Kim was overcome when she saw photographers police and the Kanata mayor and realiz ed it was all for her CP Laser photo Pushing his luck JOHANNESBURG South Africa AP Peter Snyman today achieved his goal of living 40 days and 40 nights in den of snakes and decided to try for 50 Jack Scale curator of the Hartbeespoort Snake Park where the 25yearold South Af rican carpenter is pursuing his quest said Snyman wants to make his record unassailable On Sunday Snyman broke the previous record of 36 days living with 24 highly poisonous snakes and had planned to emerge from the glass cage today He told us he wants to ensure that the record is kept in his name for all time Seale said Our feeling is hes achieved what he wanted and hes bloody lucky already We think hes only putting himself in extra danger Gold up again LONDON TAP The price of gold hit record $25785 an ounce in London today The US dollar meanwhile gained marginally in Tokyo and was generally firmer on European money markets Gold closed Wednesday in London at $25625 record close for the market and then opened todays trading slightly higher at $256375 After climbing to 925785 Londons five major bullion houses fixed the price for the morning trading session at $25755 June 2l deadline QUEBEC CP Premier Rene Levesque said Wednesday the timetable for Quebecs referendum on sovereignty association will be made public by June 21 Once the federal election is out of the way the selfimposed moratorium the Parti Quebecois government has observed on the question will end Levesque told the national assembly Charged with cruelty LINDSAY Ont CP sixyearoi Welsh pony has been destroyed two months after its eyes were burnt out with lime the chief inspector of the Ontario Humane Society said Wednesday Don Hepworth said the poriys eyelids had grown together but that he did not believe the animal was in much pain when it was destroyed Monday Provincial police Cpl Carl Phillips said the pony was found Saturday on farm northeast of this community about 50 kilometres west of Peterborough Phillips said Garnet Fredrick Webster 60 of Lindsay was charged with cruelty to an animal and has been ordered to appear in provincial court June 13 Conhe home io The Examiner Call 7266539 for home geiivery X1 New channel planned Barrie Cable TV has announced that the new childrens channel planned for cable converter channel may go into operation within three weeks When it begins the channel will offer 20 hours of childrens pro grams week See story on entertainment page Larocque still waits Michel Bunny Larocque is still waiting for his chance to play goal for Montreal Canadiens in this years Stanley Cup playoffs Larocque missed Tuesdays se cond game after he was struck in the head by shot and taken to hospital See story on todays sports page index today lifestyle entertainment boldness sports 91 cornlcotv gulde cheolflod 141 ra Minister qUItting QUEBEC CF Robert Burns 42 cabinet minister veteran parliamentarian and pillar of the Parti Quebecois has con firmed that he is quitting politics Victim of cardiac arrest one year ago Burns cited health reasons for his resignation as minister of state for parlia mentary and electoral reform and as member of the national assembly But he also indicated in an interview that he is fed up with politics Confident of the ultimate triumph of the Parti Quebecois he nevertheless predicted that the party will lose both the coming referendum on Quebecs independence and the next general election Gets six months former public school custodian was sentenced to six months in jail and two years probation Wednesday for indecently assaulting two children he was babysitting Oct 31 Robert McKinley 38 of Angus was sentenced in Barrie Provincial Court for assaulting two girls and The childrens parents left them with McKinley the court was told psychiatric report described McKinley as petofile but said drugs and psychiatric work are effectively treating the problem Judge Norman Nadeau said the assaults were not violent but that does not mean the community is safe Judge Nadeau said he was terribly con cerned he could be employed as custodian in public school The court was told McKinley was fired from his job April 20 because of the convic tion Judge Nadeau ordered McKinley to con tinue seeking psychiatric help and to stay away from parks playgrounds and other areas frequented by children Its parachute drop If the sky around Camp Borden is an eerie red tonight dont worry It not an invaSion from Mars Its not even another annexation threat The light is from one million candlepower flares used as part of parachute drop ex ercise at the camp The parachutists will descend between and 11pm tonight from one aircraft The chutists from Trenton are on regular training mission at the Camp HAROLD BASSE new police chief Succeeds Brown KITCHENER Ont Cli Harold Basse was appointed chief of Waterloo Regional Police on Wednesday succeeding Syd Brown who was dismissed Jan after an Ontario Police Commission inquiry into police brutality Clare Kunkle was acting chief during the interim 26year veteran Bassc 46 was chief of the Waterloo city force for eight years before being appomted deputy chief in 1973 when the city was incorporated into Waterloo Region Brown is appealing his dismissal to the Ontario Supreme Court but Stephen Harper former chairman of the regional police commission said its outcome would not affect Basses appointment weather Sunny and warmer today Highs l7 to 20 Overnight lows to Friday sunny and warm with gusty souther ly winds Highs 23 to 26 TORONTO CP The president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists says patients have become concerned about radiation dangers since recent report showed that xray machines in Ontario are emitting excessive hazardous amounts Dr Wallace Roy president of the 1200 member group said Wednesday he is con cerned that fears of overexposure will spread through the province and cause people to refuse needed xray diagnosis An individuals chance of developing cancer from xrays prescribed by doctor Since radiation re ort out Patients concerned about xrays are negligible infinitesimal he said We dont want to risk unnecessary serious disease and thats what may happen as result of adverse publicity as good as it may turn out to be in the long run He said however the publicity may discourage some patients who demand xrays needlessly to show that something is being done and restrain doctors from ordering them just to protect themselves RUNNING SCARED The threat of malpractice suits is prevalent in the United States But the doctors are running scared here too And at time when hospitals are struggling with tight budgets the costs of xrays are getting pro hibitive Roy said certification should be mandatory for every office in the province with xray equipment None now is needed Meanwhile Dr David Hynes chief of radiology at Torontos St Josephs Hospital said he has written letter to Dr Kenneth Taylor author of the radiation report asking him to reassure the public of the necessity of xrays as diagnostic tool 115th year No 17 Thursday May 17 979 5° Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 90° Weekly Technicians and radiologists at seven of 10 xray laboratories surveyed Wednesday said patients have become far more anxious since the release of the re rt and the criticism of training made by ra iation physicist Dr Paul Kantorek Dr Donald McFarlane past chairmanof the radiology sectionof the Ontario Medical Association said xray radiation possibly causes cancer in two women in one million over to ear period But 100 women die each month of reastcancer the examiner serving barrie and simcoe cou nty Oil supplies stretched out but no crisis expected Young volunteers for rescue squad Emergency cutting tools may weigh ton but that didnt deterthese young rescue workers from volunteering for duty Randy Ardell Sheri P005 10 Helen Vallianatos and David Moon from Allandale Heights Public Keswick l3yearold Peter Hsu School in Barrie were on hand for display given by the Simcoe Rescue Squad The squad is sponsoring Walka thon with the school to raise funds Examiner Photo by Boys discovery extraordinary CFSTAFF Marcus Dolph has devoted the last seven years to the study of science and the work is finally paving off He has discovered something he and col leagues in his field are having trouble ex plaining something quite extraordinary It has to do with solar cells he says He has found that small piece of solar cell is put ting out more voltage than the entire cells something it should not be doing As he explains the discovery and the many different ways he has tested to find out whether it is fluke you realize Marcus is no ordinary 13yearold school boy And that pretty well sums up the Canada wide science fair at the University of Western Ontario this week where about 200 teens and youngsters are showing their displays Marcus mother Pauline Dolph said from her home in Keswick the discovery was quite by accident It was the result of Mar cus insatiable curiosity she said When Marcus made the discovery he call ed his father to ask him about it But his father said dont be silly and suggested something might be wrong with Marcus reading But not so Yesterday physicist at the fair substantiated Marcus findings As his mother said now Marcus will have to find out why the findings are the way they are She says however her sons equipment or lack of it could hold him back He only has the basics she said soldering iron and few other things Marcus Grade student at St Roberts in Thornhill has always been interested in science He was the youngest person and me first child from an elementary separate school to ever participate in the fair said Mrs Dolph Generally an all round student Mrs Dolph isnt surc how he dcvcloncd his grczit Midland man gets 10 years for variety of charges 20yearold Midland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for robbery indecent assault break enter and theft escaping lawful custody and weapons charges John Albert Perrault appearing in Barrie Provincial Court pleaded guilty to the charges arising from incidents in January Perrault hid in the downtown Woolworths department store Jan 20 until after closing He was discovered sawing down shotgun barrel by night cleaner Mike Sofranis After fight with Sofranis Perrault grabb ed the cleaners fiveyearold daughter and held knife to her throat He took rifle shotgun and drugs from the store before flee ing Later that night he indecently assaulted an 18yearold Owen Street woman in her bedroom Pcrrault threatened her with 12 inch butcher knife and forced her tn perform indcccni acts Perrault was carrying the knife when ur rested He was also convicted for breaking in to the Midland Canadian Tire Corporation store and stealing rifles and ammunition After he was denied bail Jan 29 Perrault was scheduled to appear in court Jan 30 but he escaped from court officer He was found in the basement of Queen Street apartment building Jan 31 Judge Norman Nadeau sentenced Perrault to five years for robbery one year for using firearm in an offence one year for break enter and theft one ycir for escaping lawful custody two years for indecent assault and one year concurrent for carrying concealed weapon In addition Judge Nadeau ordered Per rault not to have firearms or explosives for 10 years aftcr his rclmsc from prison interest in science neither she nor her hus band or their five daughters share Marcus delight in science Gosh knows how he developed the interest said Mrs Dolph She says however Marcus has always par ticipated in science fairs at his school He likes competition she said think thats what it is Marcus said he throws himself into his research not like some students who slap picture or two on to piece of cardboard only watched three television shows in four months thats all he said The rest of the time was working on it The entire project cost him $350 He paid for it from previous science fair winnings from working as salesman at flea markets and from little elp from his parents Mrs Dolph said project took up great deal of room in their small house He really took right over the house she said Weve been living with the project for half year Shc says howcvcr shc doesnt really mind Wcrc quitc proud of him Marcus display is one of 171 at thclfair which opened Wednesday Other prejects rangc irom now Clean Oil SplllS to how disco music affects hearing In preparing his project on solar energy he has tapped the resources of private in dustry the University of Toronto and the Na tional Research Council said Allen MacKcy Marcus science teacher Marcus has shown remarkable insight in to the working of scientific experimentation We are very proud of his achievements Tip dispute now settled TORONTO ICPi city tavern agreed Wednesday that 12 waitresses serving alcoholic beverages will not have to give up part of their tips lawyer representing the El Mocambo tavern signed settlement with Local 280 of the Bartenders Union as an ar bitration board was about to start hearings on grievance against the practice Tavern managers had been requiring thc waitresses to pay them one per cent of all the sales they made here OTTAWA CP Federal energy officials say unless conditions change suddenly there should be no shortage of gasoline and home heating oil this summer or winter However because oil supplies new are stretched to the limit any major disruption in imports or reduction in refining capacity could lead to shortages especially in Eastern Canada The possibility of winter shortages in Quebec and the Maritime provinces now de pendent upon offshore supplies would result from the inability of refiners to rebuild in ventories of stove and heating oil Stocks drawn down over the winter traditionally are built up over the summer months National Energy Board officials are concerned because the inventories now are at lowerthanusual levels Complicating the situation is temporary lack of surplus production in Western Canada Western refiners are producing at capacity but must first pay back oil already swapped with the US before shipments can be stepped up for Eastern refiners The NEB the federal regulatory agency has halted further swap arrangements until present commitments are satisfied board spokesman said Wednesday it is expected surplus production will return to normal levels beginning in July The fluctuating seasonalsnature of heating oil supplies is underscored by the fact oil companies last month had surplus in Quebec and the Maritimes bulletin WOODSTOCK Ont fP Ella Swarey has been diagnosed as carrier of paralytic poliomylctis virus which means it is highly likely that her children Ella 26 and Solomon 20 iii London Ont hospital have polio spokesman for the medical officer of health for London and Middlescx said Wedncsday Forget centre alderman urges By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner The city should abandon the civic centre and proceed with revitalizing the downtown area says Ald Jim Shirley The aldermans comments are contained in brief being presented today at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology dur ing the Mayors Conference on Growth The city should eliminate the project because it is too costly and will result in the barricading of Mulcaster Street he told The Examiner In his brief Shirley says the city should negotiate with building owners along Mulcaster for the leasing of space for city use There would be greater opportunity for ar chitectural imagination and each floor would have panoramic view of the bay with visitor parking The $10 million could then be saved said the Barrie alderman In addition the proposed downtown project should be tied to the rest of downtown he says Shirley says he has heard complaints from merchants that the project will be of little benefit to them in revitalization He says Dunlop Street should be redecorated from High St through to Mulcaster to give the impression of oneness colored canopy could be set up running the length of the street he says feel there is definite lack of com munication with the downtown property owners and advocates of the seeder project he says The conference will continue throughout the day total of 51 briefs are ex pccted to be presented David Itotenberg parliamentary assistant to the minister of intergovernmental affairs Will be guest speaker tonight 39435 Wig 1116 All this talk about future nuclear accidents is conpictely nonsensical