TORONTO CP Time and money are running out for An nette Barnes The 42yearold Toronto woman suffers from rare in curable disease called Crohns disease The disease attacks and inflames the intestines so that she cannot eat normal food To stay alive she needs special food substitute But she cant afford it and she cant get help to pay for it Her doctor Paul OSullivan Agent and Installer of flew i077 leoree Without subsidy says shes starving and needs help desperately or shell end up in hospital OSullivan said she needs two cans day of the food substi tute called Flexical which costs about $200 week She can afford two cans week But because of what he calls bureaucratic stupidity the province wont help her buy it and her drug insurance plan also wont pay for it insurance companies who op Decorator Shades CUSTOM MADE IIIIAPEIIIES end BEIISPIIEAIIS Intel Decanter and coordinating Services erate drug benefit plans wont recognize the special food as drug and pay for it without gov ernment 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refunded weddan album JardineGallop Central United Church was the setting for the September wedding of Kim Allison Gallop of Barrie daughter of Mrs Bud Gallop and the late Bud Gallop and David Edward Jardine of Bar rie son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Jardine of Bar rie The newlyweds are residing in Barrie Photo by Steingard people places Ladies Curling dinner at 630 7284802 Awards Night The Barrie nual open awards night November at Street School starting sixend fun jitney will be held on Tuesday October 30 at 115 followed by the opening pm All Country Club members golf social or curlingl are cordially invited to the dinner To reserve for din 7ner please call the club at Horticultural Society will be having its an meeting and an on Thursday Codrington at 730 Ann Lenders Debate over longest beard Dear Ann Landers Some people never learn am talk ingabout YOU kiddo few years ago you said the worlds longest beard belonged to Phillips Henson according to the Guiness Book of World Records Several people challenged you but you are still giving the same incorrect answer Heres copy of column you wrote eight years ago kept it because of similar argument in our family Do you have the nerve to print it Photographic Memory In Tallahassee Dear Photographic do and shall Here it is Dear Ann Landcrs According to the back files of the BeckleyW Va RaleighRegister an item and picture dated June 1923 reported that Zach Wilcox of Carson City Nev had beard 12 feet three inches long It had been growing since 1881 and was 12 feet three inches long when the article appeared MicroFilmItizard of Becklcy Dear Ann Landers The man with the longest beard was NOT PhillipsHenson he was Norton Mr Norton college student in 1844 vowed he would not shave until Henry Clay was elected president of the United States When Mr Norton died at the age of 80 his beard was so long they had to roll it up and tuck it in his vest The undertaker who buried him was my greatgrandfather He wrote in the family Bible We buried man today whose beard measured 12 feel nine inches long FifthGeneration Texan Dear Ann Landers Your beardologist is in error Phillips Hensonsbeard was not the longest As the general manager for the Believe It or Not Museum have specialized in the unusual for 50 years The worlds record is held by man named Valentine Tapley He vowed that if Abraham Lincoln was elected president he would never shave again Fifty years later when Mr Tapley died his beard measured 1212 feet Long Ripley Believe It OrNot Museum Dear Mr Long Id like to believe it but read the next let ter Dear Ann Phillips Hensons beard was nothing compared to mygreatgrandfathers Hans Langseth was born and raised in Norway and lived most of his life in Barney ND When he died in 1927 his beard was 17 feet long The beard is now on display in the Smithsonian In stitution Life magazine did wonderful piece on Hans Langseth Anyone who wants proof of this can go to the Smithsonian and see for himself Great trandchild 0f TheWinner Dear Ann Youre probably sick of beard measurements by now so heres new twist The longest beard of hair in the world belonged to Swami Pan darasannadhi who lived in the Thiruvada Thurai monastery in India It was 26 feet in length 81 or Dear Ann Since you seem interested in hairraising stories did you know the worlds longest mustache belonged to Masuriya Din of Calcutta His mustache was 102 inches from tip to tip hicao Calif Dear Ann You are chauvinist pig Why did you fail to mention the name of the WOMAN who had the longest beard She was Janice Deveree of Kentucky When JaniCc died in 1884 her beard was 14 inches long Louisville Fan Dear Fan Sorry about the oversight Guest speaker will be Ken Reeves of Woodbridgc There will be draws and refresh Erma Bombeck ments All welcome llallowccn Dance The Barrie French Nursery School is having Halloween dance Saturday November lrom pm to am Admission disc jockey door prizes and midnight snack Costumes are optional For tickets call Ruth Colucci 7370024 or Bailey door True Blue Loyal True Blue Lodgc No 542 will be having harvest sale on Saturday November from 10 am to pm at the True Blue Hall King Street in Angus Xmas in October The Royal Victoria Hospital TV Wednesday October 31 ting at 930 am Christmas arouscl Central United Churchs an nual bazaar 7287580 available ovcnant Players All wclcomc is $12 per couple There will be 7373905 or purchase at the Auxiliary will be holding its an nual Christmas in October on Hand made crafts toys and gourmet foods will be on sale at various locations in the hospital star Christmns arouscl will bc held at the church corner of ltoss and Toronto Streets on Saturday November from pm lun cheon will be served at noon minitea at 115 Tickets are $275 and can be obtained by calling the church offices at Babysitting is The Covenant Players will be at Hillsdalc United Church on Friday November at pm Cookie fix connecï¬on Women who work outside of their homes all 42 million of them have unique set of problems They have to deal with how to stretch Saturdays into 36 hour day how to cook when theyre too tired to eat how to look great on budget handle guilt get time to them selves and get to the bank doctor dentist and the cleaner when they work the same hours as they do But possibly the greatest problem of working women ev erywhere is one that is rarely talked about The Office Food Pusher Every office or place of business has one Shes woman who usually weighs about 36 pounds who comes in every day with supply of food that she keeps on her desk to tantalize you Need cookie fix Shes the connection Danish injection Shes got it Crock Pot party Shes the supplier The Office Food Pusher works slowly at first to gain your confidence She may amble up to you when youre having your first cup of coffee at the desk and say Tell me what you think of this strudel just tried new recipe The next time two hours later she brings out butter sugar cake and says Todays my birthday You wouldnt refuse piece of my cake would you As the weeks go by you are drawn to her desk by garlic dips homemade breads sandwiches and candies It is only one day when you accuse the office of moving your type writer and someone points out that it is hidden under your stomach that you know you have the catingonthejob habit But its too late Youre already dependent on the Office Food Pusher You find yourself at in the morning stalking the Office Food Pushcrs desk saying Got anything to take the taste of stamps out of my mouth You invent reasons for party Its my anniversary cut my first tooth 46 years ago Its my last day Its my last meal know what have become and its too late for me But for the women who are just entering the job market let me give you piece of advice Before you accept the position wander through the office Is there thin girl at desk Does she have letter opener with icing on it Are there crumbs in her outgoing file Is she putting homemade taco in aluminum foil on the radiator to melt the cheese 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