when a broken beam in the ceiling of the mine caught his shoulder and threw him back on a stack of boxes. Bill was permanently paralyzed from the waist down and was left with little except his own resources and those of his wife, Peg. An article in the local paper, the southland Times, recounted Bill's army service and ended with the following words of encouragement for his future: When the falloccurred in the mine it pinned him down and broke his spine. ltis not hard to believe that only hi unconquerable spirit prevented him from succumbing to his injuries. But he is still in hospital and he is still smiling His