Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 18, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free press thursday june cyclist Hopes trip shows disabled possess abilities by Brian Cole sick and tired of watching the disa. Bled suffer through a life of misguided pity discrimination and self doubt Richard Beecroft says he set out to Cycle across the country to Demon Strate the abilities of the disabled. Everybody has it in their awareness that the disabled Are people you feel sympathy the Ottawa native said yesterday following a press conference attended by a few local politicians and a contingent of disabled supporters. Beecroft 31, discovered the Multi tude of problems facing the disabled soon after he got multiple sclerosis about 11 years ago. One Guy came up to me and said i hear you have . When Are you going to be put in a another Guy came up to me and said it s a pity you dying Well you interest High in raffle tickets the raffle tickets Haven t even been printed yet but a queue is already forming. The High priced raffle is for a new House in River Park South and with a limit of tickets to be sold the Winnipeg service club organizing the fund Raiser is expecting a sell out. Doug Magnusson spokesman for the Kinsmen clubs of St. Boniface nor Wood and St. Vital said yesterday three Days of advertising have already brought 100 requests for tickets. The Post office is complaining about the volume of mail going to our and he said. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for cystic fibrosis research. Completion Date for the four bedroom split level House with living room Din ing room Kitchen family rooms and two full bathrooms is september. The draw will be held dec. 24. Other features include a Woodburn ing fireplace built in dishwasher and microwave oven Cedar deck and Tri ple pane sealed basement windows. By lottery standards i think one in is pretty Good for a major said Magnusson. Beecroft said with a shrug everybody s but Beecroft who does t consider himself disabled is not Blind to the obvious problems of the severely disa bled. Sure there is the negative Side to being but there is also the the Stero store operator said. I m trying to change the grassroots attitudes to show the he said explaining the purpose behind his trek from . To Newfoundland. Beecroft who is Able to walk despite his affliction is touring the country at a Pace of about 80 Kilometres a Day on a specially designed 10-Speed tricycle. Although donations Are accepted they Are not the main reason for die tour. So far Beecroft who could be the first disabled person to Cross the country under his own Power has t experienced any real difficulties but is certainly More aware of the rugged Rocky mountains and prevailing winds of the Prairies. Discovered difference although Beecroft said he has t experienced any occupational frustrations As a result of his illness he knows some who have including one sales Man who was fired after his disability placed him in a wheelchair. Bill Stevens understands exactly what Beecroft is doing. The Winnipeg refrigeration Mechanic got multiple sclerosis about seven years ago and quickly discovered the difference in society s attitudes to wards the disabled. After some doubt As to what his future would hold Ste Vens is about to enter an occupational retraining program. He said he fully supports Beecroft s attempts to make people aware of the abilities of the disabled. People have to be made aware that the disabled will put every Effort into whatever they Stevens said. The main purpose is to make people aware of what is going he said during an interview a few metres from where Beecroft was meeting with Sev eral local representatives including . F. L. Bud Jobin Progress Ive conservative la Warren Steen and Conn. John Angus. Beecroft who started the tour of May 8, expects to arrive in newfound land towards the end of August. Richard Beecroft makes his Way Down Pembina Highway yesterday on his 10-Speed tricycle militants prompt concern a few militant campaigners for the rights of the handicapped May endanger advances already made by making excessive demands the retiring executive director of the society for crippled children and adults of Mani Toba said yesterday. Addressing about 200 people at the society s 30th annual meeting in Winni Peg Archie Carmichael also said that when rights Are demanded of society society has a right to demand the fulfilment of responsibilities in return. Carmichael said measures to prevent disability must be stressed such As inoculations genetic counselling and Highway safety and most of All Man s greater concern for his fellow looking ahead in the current decade he predicted advances for the disabled on several fronts an in crease in the trend toward Independence for the disabled increased mobility More accommodative housing design easier communication advances i treatment and in educational techniques and aids for training. Role i epidemic he recalled the formation of the society in june 1950, and the role it played in the polio epidemic of 1952 and 1953 and his own role on the society s staff beginning Jan. 1, 1954. Carmi Chael 65, has been the society s executive director for the last 19 years. He told of the objections put up by school principals when it was proposed that students handicapped by the Epi Demic attend the Public school system but we ended up with More kids in the schools than any other City in Cana most of those Pioneer students Are now successful and have established their own Homes and families he said. Society treasurer Arthur Chipman reported a 13 per cent Rise in expenditures in fiscal 1980-81 to million from million in fiscal 1979-80. A similar Rise occurred in revenues which went to million from million the previous fiscal year. Revenues were 71 per cent from government and 29 per cent from Volun tary sources led by the United Way. The society ended its year with a surplus to be applied to deficits of previous years and its Gimli sum Mer Camp was fully paid for enabling it to develop a Reserve for future capital projects Chipman said. City Calendar discussion focuses on Energy future James k. Gray executive vice president of Canadian Hunter exploration ltd., will be one of three speakers at a discussion entitled Canada s Energy future at 2 . Saturday at the Winnipeg convention Centre. The annual general meeting is sponsored by Canada West foundation. The Public is invited. Norman Art group will display and sell paintings sketches sculptures and Wood cuts monday to thursday at Polo Park shopping Centre mall. Works will be displayed sunday at the red River exhibition. Russian economist Ida Nudel will be supported by Canad an women from Ait walks of life at a rally to begin at noon weather Winnipeg area forecast Cloudy with intermittent Light rain today. Wind Northwest at 40 and Gusty. High near 14. Mainly Cloudy tonight with moderate Northwest winds and a Low near 8. Frequent sunny periods tomorrow with a High near 18. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba afternoon cloudiness with isolated show ers saturday mainly sunny sunday and monday. Tempera Tures below Normal readings of 23 and 10 saturday becoming seasonable sunday and monday. Northern Manitoba mainly sunny saturday Cloudy with showers sunday and monday. Temperatures below Normal readings of 21 and 8. Northwestern Ontario afternoon cloudiness with isolated showers and below Normal temperatures saturday trending toward Normal of 22 and 9 sunday and monday. Temperatures Canada and the world monday at memorial Park by the women s Tri service it Marks the third anniversary of her trial and conviction for malicious hooliganism by the people s court in Moscow in 1978. Zola Zembe representative of the South african Congress of Trade unions will speak on struggle of Black South african workers against apartheid at . June 25 in the Union Centre 570 Portage Avenue. The children s Aid society of Eastern Manitoba will hold its 39th annual meeting at 8 . June 25 at club traverse 267 traverse Street the panel discussion topic is emotional child abuse. Western express five tickets Worth and five Worth each were picked in the Western express lottery draw yester Day. The tickets Are 3479971, 2058500, 1239140, 2678740 and 2367642. The tickets Are and 3450392. There Are prizes of for tickets with the last six digits of the top draws for the last five digits and for the last four. Tourist Alert or. And . David Johnson of Beamsville ont., driving to British Columbia in a Green 1973 Buick with Ontario licence plates rcw551, Are asked to Contact James Johnson of Coxheath n.s., concerning an urgent family mat ter. Agriculture group to Honor four the Manitoba agricultural Hall of Fame will Honor four persons for outstanding contributions to agriculture and Rural living at its annual meeting july 9 in Austin. Being honoured Are James Duthie of Hartney a Pioneer Stockman noted for his shorthorn cattle prof. T. J. Harri son of Carman and the u of m for Cross Breeding High yield ing Barley for malting Leslie Robson of Deleau Active in farm organizations and development of the co operative movement and raising purebred polled herefords and Mary Jane Watt of Birtle who was involved in the women s Institute and was provincial and National president. Why these Winni Eggers love their floating ecstasy waterbeds the waterbed store deaths classified death National Victoria. Vancouver. Calo Arv. Edmonton. Colna. Winnipeg. Thompson. Kenora. Brandon. Dauphin. Thunder Bay. Toronto. Ottawa. Montreal. Halifax. International Choc too. Minneapolis. New York. Boston. Amsterdam. Athens. Berlin. Helsinki. Lisbon. London. Madrid. U 16 u 14 15 21 24 23 23 52 v Max. Mir. Moscow. 22 in Paris 31 13 Rome 33 in Stockholm 16 10 Tel Aviv 27 18 resort spots los Angeles Clear 37 22 Las vegas Clear 41 29 Phoenix Clear 39 28 Honolulu partly Cloudy. 31 32 Tampa few Clouds. 28 Miami Cloudy. 35 28 Bermuda partly Cloudy. 21 19 Nassau fair. 31 20 Kingston partly Cloudy 31 24 Barbados partly Cloudy. 29 26 Havana fair 32 23 Winnipeg Tom Peratin comparison Max. Man. Mean june 17. 22.0 10.9 16.5 last year. 19.9 10.3 Normal. 23.9 11.1 17.8 highest on record 34.1 in 1933 Lowell on record 0.6 in 1886 precipitation total or april 1 to june 15 110.1 Millimetres. Normal 137.4mm. Barchuk Joseph. 65, of 707 Alfred Avenue husband of Agnes Barchuk. Barron Helen b of 495 Stra Brook Avenue widow of Albert William Barron. Breen Mabel Campbell 97, widow of William Wright Breen. Caller Robert Hector of Shoal Lake formerly of Isa Bella District husband of Florence Calder. Dudar Ell 69. Fuss Marion 54, of 880 Mountain Avenue. Gagnon Luke son of Patri Cia and Ernest Gagnon. Grainger Florence Delia 58, of 25 Mager drive East wife of Percy Grainger. Hecht Jerry 46, of 95 Maynard close husband of Rosalind Hecht. Hood Lovina Caroline Mary 76, widow of James Hood. Lischka Herbert Nick 57, husband of Stella Lischka. Messner Laurette Marie. 73, of Somerset widow of Nicholas Messner. Mcpherson Garry of Cal Gary husband of Janice Mcpherson. Peddie Margaret Barbara 68. Of Woodlands wife of Wil Liam Basil peddle. Rato Jusuina. 44, of 816 Jefferson Avenue wife of Joao Rato. Rutherford Winifred wife of Leslie Rutherford. Smith James r., 69, of tre Herne husband of Essie Smith. Telewiak Anastasia 92, of Selkirk widow of Harry Telewiak. 1eorce Sigurdson insurance agent London life. I be known Dino Stewart for years and he Only recently convinced me to get a waterbed. I should have done it sooner i sleep better. My wife and i love Sandy Altner Osborne Village merchant. The Good sleep i get on my floating ecstasy waterbed gives me the Energy to run Uorn Longstar a women s clothing boutique across from floating ecstasy. No plug Willy Undstrom Winnipeg Jet the aches and pains go away a lot faster and i m More comfortable when i m on my 800 St. James St. Across from the Arena 774-3557 Usu Dino Stewart president floating ecstasy. I be slept on a waterbed since before floating ecstasy opened eleven years ago. Waterbeds Are my passion. People who Purchase waterbeds from me Aren t customers they converts. You spend a third of your life sleeping. You might As Well be 0. Bed Ford. 108 Osborne St. In the Village 452-7848 open 10 . To 9p.m.weeknights ;