Worst year for infestation at schools MIDHURST Staff Dr Peter Watson chiefmedical officer of the Simcoe County District Health Unit SCDHU says 1977 has been the worst ear ever for lice in festation and scabies among school children in the county The problem appeared in earlySeptember as children returned to school he said in an interview Friday The odd case came into the schools and spread through the classrooms he said Lice eggs resembling small white flecks on childs hair hatch and spread quickly from one child to another in setting such as classroom where they are in close contact to each other he said To cure the problem Dr Watson said an in fected childs hair must be thoroughly cleaned with special shampoo and then combed out with special comb designed to remove the lice eggs Despite major effort by county health nurses to restrict the spread of lice in festation and scabies through classroom to classroom examination of students Dr Wat son said the problem reached almost epidemic proportions in some areas However continued efforts by the nurses have now brought the problem under control in all areas he said Dr Watson said one roblem combatting lice infestation and sca ies is the incorrect impression among parents that the diesase is valid indicator of the level of family hygiene The disease is most common to children regardless of how clean they are because they play in the dirt and roll in the grass But once child picks it up it is basically the responsibility of the family to clean the child up thoroughly before he returns to class Dr Watson said Committed for trial The 18yearold Utopiaarea man charged with murder in the beating death of 86year old Maude Jean Bonney Sept was commit ted for trial before judge and jury Friday in Barrie Judge Norman Nadeau ruled police and the Crown have sufficient evidence against Daniel William Fannon to commit him for trial after fourhour preliminary hearing in provincial court Fannon was arrested 15 hours after the body of Mrs Bonney was found in her 186 Blake St home and has been held in the Bar rie jail since despite attempts by defence counsel Tom Dart to arrange bail The firstdegree charge against the Utopia man was reduced to seconddegree murder Friday at the request of assistant Crown at torney Tom Cleary Cleary said later the change in the charge occurred because the murder did not appear to be planned or deliberate the provisions of firstdegree charge Saccharin ban may be delayed WASHINGTON AP proposed 18 month delay of federal ban on saccharin is on President Carters desk after receiving final approval by the US Congress even as new study linked the artificial sweetener to cancer in animals The Senate approved the measure on voice vote Friday after House of Represen tativesSenate conference committee worked out differences in two versions passed earlier this year The bill would require products containing saccharin to carry labels warning that the substance is potential health hazard for humans and has been found to cause cancer in laboratory animals The legislation would affect millions of calorieconscious consumers who regularly use diet foods and beverages Meanwhile congressional report reaf firmed earlier findings by Canadian scien tists that saccharin is potential cause of cancer in humans But the new study called the sugar substitute one of the weakest can oercausing agents ever detected The report by the Office of Technology Assessment said current testing methods in cluding highdose animal tests can predict that particular substance is likely to cause cancer in humans Contract awarded From the Ottawa Bureau Of The Examiner OTTAWA Toronto company Boston Gilbert Henry Associates has won $26727 environment department contract covering the third phase of the source separation study of waste at CFB Borden the depart ment of supply and services has announced It was among 211 unclassified contracts worth $10000 or more that were awarded by the department to Canadians during the week ending Oct 21 Total value of the con tracts amounted to $13066804 Get provincial grant The Town of Penetanguishene will receive provincial grant of $4500 for fur ther development work in Penetanguishene Approved Park natural resources rrumster Frank Miller said this week The municipality proposes to develop boatlaunching facility and land filling and grading program and to construct parking lot together with realignment of the entrance road and general development work To date grants amounting to $75125 have been authorized for acquiring land developing campgrounds and for ground and beach improvements The Approved Park comprises some 47 acres extending from Penetanguishene Road on the north to Park Street on the south and fronting on Penetang Harbor Bond prices lower TORONTO CP Prices were moderately lower in active trading on the Canadian bond market this week The short end of the market was off 10 cents while the midand longterm issues fell onehaif point Provincial and corporate issues were down onequarter Analysts said that Canadian bond prices have been slowly giving ground in the face of strengthening expectations of higher in $1725M settlement Mary Stewart Gill trapeze artist from En moore New South Wales Australia who was injured while performing in Canada in 1973 has settled federal court suit against Ringl ing Bros and Barnum and Bailey Combined Show Inc for $1725 million her attorneys said Friday in San Francisco AP Photo Levesque urges attitude change PARIS CP Quebec Premier Rene Levesque winding up his threeday official visit to France says the Canadian gov ernment will have to change its attitude if relations among Quebec Paris and Ottawa are to be maintained The leader of the Parti Quebecois govern ment which advocates Quebecs separation from the rest of Canada told news con ference Friday that the relations are triangle that has base which believe everyone will have to recognize He said France and Quebec form the essential base of that triangle and if the triangle is to be maintained it will have to be that other the third angle that will have to change See cartoon Page Levesque who leaves for home Sunday although his official visit ended Friday did not specifically say the kind of change he exlt pects Ottawa to initiate The Quebec leader appeared at the news conference wearing the ribbon of his new decorationa grand officer of the Legion of Honorwhich French President Valerie Giscard dEstaing had bestowed on him Thursday The decorationthe highest France can bestow on person below the rank of head of statehas irritated Ottawa which im mediately advised the French government in note that it should have consulted the Canadian government before bestowing the honor CALLS CONFERENCE Canadian Ambassador Gerard Pelletier who had not been invited to attend official functions honoring the Quebec premier during the official visit has called news conference for today to comment on Leve ues visit In dition to the decoration Levesque also was promised the French governments un derstanding confidence and support for his government as well as annual meetings with French Premier Raymond Barre to be held alternately in Quebec and Paris Levesque said There is absolutely cer tainty that France will extend as long as the future lasts understanding confidence and support to Quebec is would continue he added whatever democratic decision his government might make about Quebecs future Parti Quebecois expects referendum on Quebecs independence to be held in about two years Making clean sweep Jeff Tunnicliff of Alljet Chimney Swotping Co gives fireplace last onceover with vacuum after the chimney has been swept clean Tunnicliff and his partner Al Mc Dougal of Midhurst say it takes about half an hour to clean chimney for $30 fee Story photos on Page 11 Examiner Photo terest rates record financing demands from the federal government and the con tinued weak US bond market Among new issues on the bond market this week the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia floated $22million issue of 21year bonds priced at $9950 to yield 956 per cent $12million unsecured sinking deben ture issue was offered by Inland Natural Gas Co Ltd The 20year securities were prices at par with coupon of 987 per cent Three hotels sold NIAGARA FALLS Ont CP Three Sheraton hotels have been sold to Wost Holdings for an undisclosed amount Kar sten von Wersebe chairman of the board of York Hannover Developments Ltd said Friday Von Wersebe said the deal which was negotiated over several weeks was con cluded early Friday The hotels Sheraton Brock Sheraton Foxhead inn and Sheraton Motor Inn will continue to carry the Sheraton name and maintain business tiein with the hotel chain said Don chpy spokesman for York Hannover Accordin to Bell Canada Socalled bug part Of equipment OTTAWA CP An alleged electronic eavesdroppirg device found in an office of Progressrve onservative Leader Joe Clark appears to be standard equipment used in any telephone hooked up to lamp busy signal system Bell Canada sources said Friday spokesman for Clark said the party leaders office still stands by report from gzivate agency which says the device could used for eavesdropping The agency also says the device was foreign equipment is no longer used by the manufacturer was in stalled in an abnormal way and modified in 3th Year No 255 Saturday November 1977 15° Per Copy Carrlor Home Dollvory 90° Weekly 22 Pages the examiner serving barrie and simcoe county highly rofessional and covert manner Bel systems manual dated October 1975 shows oto of the device known as top hat di connected in the routine manner The photo matches photo Clarks office circulated showing the alleged bugging device Uniserv was said to have found in his tele hone agency which said it found the device in one of Clarks conference rooms Monday night is Uniserv Sound and Signal Inc of Toronto The compan issued its report to Clark on Thursday an Clark then announced the alleged finding in the Commons ROUTINELY INSTALLED Mel James Bell Canada vicepresident said in telephone interview that millions of diodes are routinely installed by Bell and that diodes are in common use particularly in lamp signalling systems James said there was no official Bell com ment on the device shown in the Clark photos in particular But Bell technicians said the device appeared to be standard properly wired for system which lights lamp when the line is busy and would not create the capability of eavesdropping on its own diode is simply sma electronic valve which keeps current flooding in one direction 8111 prevents the currents flow from rever Col David Currie who as Parliaments sergeantatarms is responsible for internal Commons securit said he expects written report on the evice from Bell Canada security officers next week The report would be given to Commons Speaker James Jerome who has authority over whether the RCMP or other police will be asked to investigate this alleged bugging and another alleged bugging is the office of Elmer MacKay PCCentral ova Were Solidly for Joe vote of confidence shows knew there was something wrong when it showed the Canadian dollar gaining strength Insude local lifestyle entertainment business sports comics 22 classified to 21 Mountiegate is new title OTTAWA CP An American reporter covering the RCMP story her mind on her own countrys recent history coined the term Mountiegate this week Elmer MacKay toughtalking Con servative MP expressed hope that Prime Minister Trudeau will not have to say am no crook The references are based on the apparent similarity between the present RCMP affair and the Watergate burglaries that ended the presidency of Richard Nixon Ugguestionably the Watergate scandal that boil until the political demise of Nixon in 1974 is in the back of many minds as the government is being kept under pressure over alleged llle al RCMP activities in the early part of the ecade Injured in mishap BRADFORD The driver of car which struck dog and went out of control Friday at 720 pm on Highway 89 two kilometres west of Highway 11 was taken to hospital along with three ssengers Marie Popovic 61 of Willowdale driver of the car George Popovich 22 Basil Popovich 71 and Mary Hubicki 64 of RR Cookstown all received cuts and bruises in the accident which resulted in $2000 damage Suffers head injuries Damage has been estimated at $1700 to 1973 Toyota driven by Jordon Wayne Reive Cookstown following single car accident which occurred on Highway 27 north near the 10th line of Innisfil at 120 am Satur da Reive who was the driver of the car was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie with head injuries Ontario Provincial Police Barrie detach ment investigated the accident Charged in shooting KAPUSKASING Ont CP Jean Paul Cadieux 19 and Roger Richard Quinn 24 both of Kapuskasing have been charged with attempted murder in shooting in crdent in which two teenagers were in jured Cadieux and Quinn were in custody and remanded to Tuesday when they appeared in provincial court Friday Claude DAmour 16 and his brother Rejean 14 of Moonbeam Ont were in fair condition in hospital with injuries suffered when they were shot Thursday on country road east of here Police said the DAmour boys and 19 yearold friend Louis Tremblay were travelling on the road when hunters in pgkup truck stopped them and asked to rrow battery cables The boys told the hunters they had no cables and when they drove off the hunters followed in their truck and began shooting Claude suffered gunshot wounds to his hands shoulder and hip and Rejean suf fered back wounds Tremblay was not in jured QUEBEC CP Joe Clark the com promise leadership choice of divided Progressive Conservative party 20 months ago won resounding vote of confidence Friday night from his electionminded party Clark who concedes he was everybodys second choice when he emerged ahead of 11 other leadership candidates in 1976 had his mandate reinforced by 931 per cent of 1031 delegates who voted at the partys national policy convention total of 1500 delegates were registered Technically the delegates voted on whether they want new leadership con ventiona test required by the party con stitution at each national meeting Had more than half the delegates favored review of the leadership the party would have been required to open the top job to competition Party members determined to demon strate solidarity behind Clark in advance of an expected 1978 federal election aimed to outdo the governing Liberals in showing they are solidly for Joe Clark The Liberals voted 81 per cent to confirm Pierre Trudeau as their leader in 1975 with 19 per cent favoring leadership review Clark described his confidence vote as an encouraging display of loyalty putting to rest somewhat tumultuous past in the Con servative party He won his renewed mandate after Speech and questionandanswer session GREETED BY APPLAUSE The loudest burst of applause greeted the 38yearcld leaders pledge of confidence in the freemarket systemto provide the rules and climate that will let the system work Clark also called on Quebecers to join his party in new Canadian partnership for the sake of national unity He told the first national Conservative meeting ever held in Quebec that earlier statements by Manitoba Premier Sterling Lyon and Quebec ally Rodrigue Biron dovetail with party policy on FrenchEnglish relations UN study expected soon on African arms embargo UNITED NATIONS Reuter Security Council members probably will begin study soon of ways to ensure strict observance of the councils mandatory arms embargo against South Africa informed sources said today The sources said that little attention was given to actual enforcement of the ban during the intensive consultations that preceded Fridays unanimous vote to impose it sanctions committee comprising all 15 council members was set up to supervise the application of com rehensive economic sanc tions against Rh esia It has issued num ber of reports citing specific cases of sanc tionsbreaking and naming names Britain has been the principal watchdog But British sources indicated that the Western members might be less willing to create special committee for the South Africa case DEMANDS VETOED They were believed to feel that such body might produce continuing pressure on the West for broader measures against South Africa Last Monday they vetoed African Unusual friendship Ben the rat and Damon the cat pair up recently in Port Elizabeth South Africa When the cat takes the rat for ride the usual catandmousc tactics dont appear to apply AP Photo Concussion affects eye LOS ANGELES AP Actress Nanette Fabray has lost control of one eye as result of severe concussion she received while Working on film her publicist says The actress 57 was reported in good con dition Friday in hospital where she has been recovering since being knocked down by an elephant Dan Jenkins said in statement that Miss Fabray was improving but still suffering neurological deficits after the accident Monday during filming of Harper Valley PTA She has no control of the movement in one eye Jenkins said got the im pression from the doctor that it was something that would go away by itself Miss Fabray fell backwards after being hit by the elephant suffering brainstem concussion Witnesses said prankster frightened the elephant deadline demands for harsher measures than an arms boycott With the council having completed its con sideration of the problem for the time being the action switched today to home govern ments whose experts on trade and in ternational law will have to interpret the mandatory resolution In the first instance diplomats said the ex perts will have to determine what is and what is not bannedwhether for example vehicle that could easily be adapted to military purposes but ordinarily would be for civilian use might no longer be exportable to South Africa The resolution speaks about arms and related material British Ambassador Ivor Richard told members after the vote that frankly he does not know what this term means The review of contractual arrangements and licensing for the manufacture and main tenance of arms also might create some dif ficulties informed sources said The council said the study should be with view to ter minating such arrangements Hes Clark fan QUEBEC CP stockcar driver and apparent publicity hound from Nobleton Ont drove his Chevrolet race car onto the floor of the Quebec convention centre Friday just as Progressive Conservative Leader Joe Clark ended his speech to the partys annual meeting just wanted Joe to know support him Jack Donahue said in an interview Donahue drove up the ramp behind the convention hall opened the garage door and drove his mapleleafdecorated car onto the car ted floor of the main assembly hall driver dressed in racing overalls ran up to Clark startling him just as he finished answering questions from dele gates in special session before con fidence vote on his leadership Donahue was hustled out of the ball by security guards It was the only way could get hold of him said Donahue who says he met Clark years ago while working on an oil rig near Clarks hometown of High River Alta Bail is denied Bail was denied Friday for 29yearold Barrie man who kept police at bay for two hours early Tuesday with shotgun after allegedly holding it at his wifes head William Russell Canning was returned to the Barrie jail after brief bail hearing in Barrie where he will be held until his trial Cannin is charged with possession of weapon angerous to the public peace and dangerous use of firearm He was arrested by members of the Barrie cit police tactical squad at his 106 Henry St ome after domestic squabble Several guns and knives were seized upon his arrest say police as well as am munition Canning said Friday all were part of collection Justice of the Peace Ernie Burton denied bail after expressing concern for the safety of Cannings wife JOE CLARK mandate reinforced Bail denied accused 23yearold Barrie man facing six charges ranging from armed robbery to possession of dangerous weapon was denied all Friday in Barrie court Marshall McGratton of 168 Dunlop St re mained in custody after brief hearing and will appear in provincial court Tuesday on the charges McGratton was charged with armed rob bery and possission of weapon dangerous to the public peace along with coaccused Brock Whyte 28 of Barrie after an incident at the Clarkson Hotel Oct 27 says police He also faces charge of carrying con cealed weapon break and enter possession of stolen property second charge of possessing dangerous weapon and theft in incidents occurring between Oct 27 and Oct 28 In coma for year Marti and Ray lifft take their 17yearold son Kevin into the sunshine at their rural Porter County home near Boone Grove in northeastern lndiana Kevin has been un conscious for year following an auto ac cident when he sustained brain injuries His mother said Hes fighter llcll fight his way back AP Photo lllness probe urged TORONTO CP Eddie Sargent LGreyBruce said Friday that most illnesses in senior citizens homes are doc torinduced and called for an investigation He said persons in senior citizens homes receive six to nine medications day and senility results weather Sunny today becoming cloudy Sunday with occasional rain late in the day Easterly winds 2030 kmh both days Lows overnight tonight to Highs Sunday 10 to 12