PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS Brooktingir starts adventureû ofalifîetime t «o Braziîl Elizabeth' Brown bas started the adventure of a lifetime. The pretty,-ý' 17-year-old Brooklin school girl is'.on ber way to SaoJose do Rio Preto in the inlands of Brazil. Under the auspices «f the Rtotary Youth Exchange, Elizabeth will spend one year in Brazil living witb Rotarian families. Her father, Fred Brown, owner of Brown's: Food- master in Brooklin 'is noôt a member of the Rotary Cl1ub' and she applied to on the program after meeting a girl from South Africa who Was staying in Oshawa under the projeet. "What I learn there in a year I could neyer learn bere" through reading books and taking language lessons she said.-, The only expenses that -Elizabeth will have to pay is tbe cost of ber'flight and her spending money. Wben in Brazil,' whicb is part of South America, she will live as the daughter of her host famlly, partiel- pating in theirlifostyles and culture., Elizabeth is going to go to school there and when she returns she will 'continue her grade 13 studies (credits from the sehool in Brazil do, flot count bere) and bopes to continue her university- edu- cation in languages and physical education. The athletic'teenager is an avid player of basketball, volleyball, broomnall, tennis and rnany other sports. Elizabeth. had originally asked to go to. Sweden, but the applications for Europe were aIl booked and since ber aim was to -learn a language, Brazil would be a good choice.1 The language spoken there is Portuguese. While Elizabeth bas no expectations she said, "I'm nervous but equally excited"' It miust be the adventure of a lifetime for a 17 year-old. El JZABEIIBROWN M'an c.aimis .~.1- 'OURTICE ALLuN PHARMACY 117 Brock St. N. WHITBY668-2394 -RNCI BAI 1EV IDA PHARMACY 362 Broc.k St. S. WHITBY 668-2100 SHORTS IDA PHARMACV 65 Baldwin St. BROOKLIN 655-3301 unf air, BY MICHAEL KNI Free Press Stai A Wbitby man clair be- was unfairly discl from bhis job as a truck4 after' taking sick lei undergo an operation Ivan Lavoie, 39, Rosedale drive said1 was fired from bis Atlas, 1150 Champlaii Whitby wbile recç from* an operation to intérnal, bleeding.1, .L Èavoie's doctor ad bim to hospit al onJ adon August 4, be rE a letter from bis em Jim Williamson sayit anotber person bac hired in bis place an therefore-fired (or lai Williamson sent La cheque for one day'.: and bis vacation pay, Lavoie had started v the company on Ju However, on bis sepi slip it said - returninl operation."l -"I was supposed to to work' 10 days af t, operation," Lavoie sa Lavoie said that capable of returning $200 per week job as ag '"I' want my jok. b don't give a boutwh doctor says," b e said S"I Went -,to see ffring [ELL (Wllliamson) and said I want ff my job back. He said be was ns that 's orry," Lavoie said. barged Williamson said that wben Sdriver, Lavoie went to bospital, bie ,ave to called the Canada Manpower . Centre and asked for anotber of 228 driver as well as speaking to that he ..tbe cousellor on -Lavoie's job at case. ,n'Ave., The counsellor was infor- )vering med of the si tuation leadinig correct -'up to Lavoie's, lay-off, he said. Imitted "She- hinted, 'just 'binted, [uly 31 mind you,- that Ivan bad a eceived history, of bospital stays," ployer, Williamson'said. ng that. He also said 'tbat "1there 1 been was notbing underbanded id was, about tbis ... Ivan knew and id 'off). understood the situation.", avoie a Williamson, Who bas since s work resigned from'Atlas and it's parent company,, Imperial vork at Oil, said that tbére was ' no ily 23. malice in'the situation. and aration tbat Lavoie's name will, be ig after given to bis successor so that -any otber job vacancy may return. be filled. ter the "I said, 'Ivan you bave my aid. guarantee .. .you'll be given be is 100 per cent consideration', to bis Williamson said. driver. Until Lavoie finds employ- ack, I ment, be will remain on sick îat the benefits, a scbeme under the * unemployment insurance birn plan. Man dies at gas pump J It could have been the price of gasoline. Allan McKee, 66, of Torington Drive, Etobicoke, pulled into Frank's T exaco on Brock Street S. last Tbursday, put gas in bis vebicle, paid for it, Ind got back in. Durham Regional Police said tbat tbe attendants at the station noticed that McKee' was still in bis vebicle, unmoved, about 15 minutes later. One of tbe. service station workers went Co see if be could belp McKee and .dis- covered him dead, police said. Althfougb an autopsyla to be held, the apparent cause of deatb was a beart attack. police said.- D.THAPAR Denture Theropist 214 DuWhs St. 'E.,Whlby 668-7797> HOURS: Mon. - Sort. & Evninps By Appolntnint DnIy