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WIIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. J ULY 9, 1980, PAGE3 Fox bri*ngs bis run of hope to Whitby Terry Fox, the 21 year old cancer victim, will be weaving bis trail of hope through Whitby sometime this afternoon or tomorrow morning around 6: 00 a. m. Fox lost his right leg two and a hall yearsago to can- cer. On Oie eve of the operation to remove bis leg a former basketball coach brought Fox a magazine article on an amputee who suc- cessfully completed the New York marathon. This spark inspired Fox to train for a cross country run to raise funds for cancer research. "I decided to meet this new challenge head on and not only overcome my disability, but conquer it in such a way that I could neyer look back and say it disable me," said Fox. This April saw his dream corne true when he started bis cross Canada run in St. Johns, Nfld. on April 12. Fox runs about 29-30 miles per hour totalling 71/ hours of running each day. In the morning he rises at 4:15 a.m. and is driven to the spot he stopped the af ter- noon before where he begins his run 45 minutes later. Each morning he runs 12 miles- before his first break around 8 a.m. Mfter a 2½h hour break he continues to run another 10 miles before taking his second break of one hour. Then he runs the remaining seven or eight miles to com- plete the days program. Each night he goes to be at 8 p.m. without fait. Monday, Fox spent his bir- thday in Bowmanville before moving on to a recep- tion in Oshawa yesterday. Bill Irwin from the Canadian Cancer Association, Whitby Branch has co-ordinated Fox's trek through town. He said that Fox is expec- ted to make his run through Whitby around 4 this after- noon or at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. The Whitby Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society expressed their wish that as many towns people as possible would come out an add their support to Fox's trek. "The problem is that we can 't really tell the people of A' recently passed New York state statute discriminating against foreigu steil imports will have littie of no effective on U.S. exports fromn Durham steel firms according to representatives of local .nanufactureres. Spokesmen for the region's two rolling milis said Iast week that they do not expect to be effected by the legislation that requires U.S. companies to be favored over foreign bidders for government contracts involving steel or steel related products. The legisiation, enacted into law by New York Governor Hugh Carey in June, may have a large im- pact in this country because Canada is the state's biggest steel supplier. However, Oie law does not affect private contracts, which are the region's largest market. JULY SPECIAL TRANSMISSION' CHECK ONY7 REG- $49,95 Heres what welII do for you: " drain fluid-remove pan " check governor ~~G as " check bands - adj ust i f necessary O otG as " check modulator valve " replace filter " instail new pan gasket " instail new transmission fiuid OUARANTED SEVIC OUARAw nTED PRICE 6 DOM' . Whitby when to get out and cheer him on because we don't know whether he'1l be running through Wednesday afternoon or Thursday mor- ning", said Irwin. Irwin also explained that although the Whitby Branch Accorcling to a spokesman for LASCO steel, the region's largest steel producer, the company will be affected by the law although not to any great ex- tent. "lIt's bound to have some ef fect, " LASCO vice- president Reg Smith said, I"but not somnething we could measure."i Smith added that the com- pany's biggest market is south of the border although their customers are primarily involved in the private sector steel service centres. was grateful for ail the sup- port received in their April campaign he greatly en- courages anyone that might want to make an additional pledge in support of Fox's effort. From the very beginning of his journey Fox has ex- pressed his sold purpose of the run being to raise money for the cancer society. Although he has made it a policy not to stop along his route to meet the people of various towns the people in the Whitby/Oshawa area will get a chance to meet Fox at a reception to be held on July 9 at the Oshawa Shopping Centre. Fox has.been had an up hili struggle after bis 16 months of treatment after his operation. IlSomnewhere the hurting must stop... .and 1 waSg determined to take myseif to the limit for this cause," said Fox. Fox's journey will end in Vancouver, B. TUESDAY Is'PERM DAY SCISSORS ALL ERMS1/PRC AL* ZEtMS V2dPumIC.$4 e Rdkon Perm -.$50 UEAY... $25 a Henna P«. . . $40. UEDY... 120 TUE$DAY.. $22" *wella Baloom Prm ........$36 TUESDAY. .17» *Schwarzkope ....... $30 TUESDAY ... $1%5 MO601 Dundas Ste.W 668164 WHITBY TOWN PLAZA Don't touch another thing )untilyoquoead this ad. T most important tliing to remember when you're working with electricity is simply this: always keep a littie common sense between you and your electricity. Common sense means waiting until your lawn is dry before ~ cuttingz it with an electric mower. And neyer building a tree house close to power lines,ý where children could be seriously injured. There are many other ways tLo practise electrical safety. And they ail have (one very important thing in common. CQmmon sense. rlhink about it,please*.ý ontario ydro4 Statute won't affect region steel exports