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Times-Advocate, 1979-03-07, Page 6By ELAINE TOWNSHEND Time#-Advocate, March 7, 1979 Odds 'n ends The throw away Last week I poked fun at people who are compulsive collectors, and I was one of them. Some of us save crazy little things for which w'e will probably never find a purpose. Some of us save useful things, but, before the need for them arises, our houses are crammed. Sav­ ing them is our main con­ cern. In the other extreme, society has entered a phase labelled “throw away”. We have disposable diapers and paper towels. We use paper plates and plastic forks, spoons and knives once and then toss them in the gar- bage. We’ve tried everything from paper ser­ viettes to paper dresses. Our food is packaged in generous amounts of plastic and cardboard, which we throw away. A small thing, like a pen or a razor, is enclosed in plastic and mounted on a large sheet of cardboard - more donations to the trash. We eat ready- to-heat meals on foil throw­ away trays. Few of us want to give up the convenience of our “throw away” society, but we are beginning to see some serious side effects. Besides the obvious problems of litter and pollu­ tion, we seem to have lost the ability to discriminate between articles that designed for temporary and those made to last. For example, if the kettle won’t boil water, are use tea the DEPT. STORE Pentecostal ladies aid missionary MEET AT CENTRALIA -.. The annual World Day of Prayer service for area ladies was held Thursday night at Centralia United Church. From the left are Janet Hicks, Marg Cook, Iva Blair, Freda Rollings and guest speaker Verna Hicks. diiti n><c DUI LEK v reaction of many of us is to “throw it out and buy a new one". Why try to find out what is wrong with it? Why try to fix it ourselves? Why pay someone else to repair it? The cost of repair would probably exceed the original price. Besides it’s more fun to buy a new one! A trip to a dump makes painfully clear the extent of our wastefulness. We see chrome kitchen chairs and living room sofas that need only reupholstering. We might see electric appliances, such as toasters and fry pans, that just need new cords or elements. We might even see larger appliances, such as stoves and refrigerators. We also find boxes of clothes and shoes that have gone out of style but are still in good condition. We could choose better destinations for our cast­ offs. For example, in rehabilitative workshops, used furniture and appliances are repaired and thus give on-the-job training that some people can’t find elsewhere. Church groups and other organizations send “bales’’ of second-hand clothing to needy families overseas, where keeping warm is more essential than being in fashion. The saddest victim of our “throw away” syndrome is solid wood furniture, hand­ made with tender loving care a century or more ago. It takes a lot of work to remove the coats of varnish and paint from the carved corners of bureaus and the swiveled rungs of rockers. It takes a lot of patience to smooth over the scratches and dents of decades of abuse, but the result is a beautiful and durable piece of our heritage that makes a graceful addition to any home. Unfortunately few of us want to bother. How sad to see a walnut, oak or maple cabinet rotting in the dump! In recent years, historical societies have waged successful campaigns to restore old buildings to their original state and to furnish them according to their era of architecture. More and more people seem to be in­ terested in the past and in preserving tangible pieces of our heritage. Perhaps we are beginning to recognize the folly of our throw-away days and are searching for a compromise between the foolish hording of useless articles and the irresponsible discarding or valuable ones. has moved to 445 Main St. Corner of Main and Ann St. next to Ersman's Bakery We Carry Macro me Cord, Yarn, Rug Kits and Other Craft Items for all your needs. See us at 445 Main. The February meeting of the Women’s Ministries of Exeter Pentecostal Taber­ nacle met at the parsonage. Mrs. HildaEizenga opened with prayer. The roll call was answered with a Scrip­ ture verse containing the word “Name”. The ladies voted un­ animously to send a box of supplies to Rev. and Mrs. Ray Austen in Taiwan. The Austens lived in Exeter last year. Mrs. Mary Blanchard read a poem about the greatness and goodness of God. Mrs. Mabel Jeffery’s missionary reading focused on Rev. Alex Strong, now ministering in Rhodesia. The speaker, Mrs. Don Forrest, talked of our duties, as women, to God first and then to husbands. She also mentioned three our types of prayer - asking, seeking and knocking. She was thanked by President Ruth McLaren. After a time of prayer, the meeting ad- journed. A delicious lunch was prepared and served by Mrs. Blanche McDonald and Mrs. Hilda Eizenga. kstudying accessories PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTIL MARCH17 WE SELL FOR LESS... 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