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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-12-14, Page 6Page 6 Times -Advocate December 14f, 1988 Time% Nablashed IH' i Adlocate tstablilhed IHHl Amalgamated 14/4 t/1 BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 It .sometimes takes.a time of crisis to have. people and coun- tries discard their petty and maybe not so petty differences and dig in to meet a disaster or problem head•on. . That's what is happening following last week's devastating earthquake in the So- viet Union. While the full extent of the disaster has yet to be determined, it has to be one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit anywhere in the world in modern times. Tens -of thousands of people have lost their lives, countless others were injured and hundreds of thousands- lost every- thing they owned. _ Pleas for help from `Soviet Union offi- cials were quickly answered around the world. France and England were the first to respond with rescue. assistance. Planes loaded with needed equipment and supplies were sent from the United States to the regions which were hit the hardest. In Canada, many of ,our residents are ope n i t t heiri:c,ar : t4} -a1: s�to - -- -assist the victims. All of us can help. Over the years, .the Western countries and the Soviet Union may have had their • Published Each., Wednesday Morning at hetet, Ontario, NOM,1SO Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386. Phone S19-235-1 t t I ontano ROSS HU (M Iddor • - PCNA CCNA Hsi BUkrtl• Pubh,her A 4dhernrng %tanager 114RRS 011RI1S 1)0•.. SMITH 1 urnpu.druo'tanager tlusme..' Stanagvr SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada: $25:00 .Per year; U.S.A. $65.00 A time • to help. differences a(d still have trouble trusting each other. But, when a disaster of this • magnitude occurs there is 'no time• to worry about previous -animosities: • - - It's. -time to get to the task at hand and• work as neighbours to relieve the hard •ship and get the -survivors re-established. :Many political observers are claiming . - the Cold War -is melting with very much improved relationships between the lead- ers of the United States and the Soviet Union. These views- were firmed up con- side•rably.last week with the Soviet an- nouncement of reductions in its military manpower, tanks, aircraft and artillery systems in Europe... • With help for the earthquake victims coming. from almost every country in the world, it seems a large step is- being.taken towards world peace. It's hard to find anything good out •of• this.eartl,quake in Armenia, hut. it may just be what is needed to improve rela- tions even further between the_two sr►r__._�on, a fitehlrbht ,tic the many Owers.._ -Y--- _ _` beautifully .decorated homes in If bygones can he forgotten when coup- the arca and this ycaris cx no cep - tries come to the aid of each other in the tion. • - face of tragedy,- let's hope this attitude it would be impossible to even continues in other world negotiations. venture a guess as 10 how much - money is spent in the purchase of strings of lights and the replace- -- - - mcnt_bulbs which are necessary each year, but it must be very Take time this Christmas sea--- - substantial. - son to enjoy the handiworks of In our own modest patio chs- _ the skillful residents of the area. . play, of Christmas lights of about . In next week's column we will 40. bulbs was necessary to re- attempt to dcal with some of•thc• place al -9)1 dozen this year. On more serious and religious as - top of that a new artificial Christ- pectk of what we hope .will he mas tree in excess of $1(X), the brighcst, happiest and most While the students arc notal- • Each year the amount ofdeco- sacred Christams season you lowed to look through display rations and the ingenuity in creat- have ever had. cases at the more fragile toys, tog new lighting -and decorations . * * * * there is time set aside fpr them to is increasing. - . • handle the more sturdy toys. • An evening -drive through' any Want. to learn more about pio Most of the toys•datc back -to the town or village and. even the neer Chnstmases? 1 g50's. ..countryside will show that -.it so a -visit to die Huron Coun- - Somc of the- toys include an Christmas is well on the- way and ty• Pioneer Museum:in C;oderich , original Noah's Ark with a hand - will he worth the time and gas between December 19 and 22 '. made animal cosine(' in leather, spent. • . should do -the trick. cftcekcrs, various dolls, loeomo- Whilc every arca•is interesting, actors the displays arc.open to tivcs''and large dollhouses. One the Most colourful and busy spot •the• public beginning December doll inarticular has a wax head. we Wive found is in the -south- 10, more than 2;7(X) Huron els Other sold articles include ice west end Of the village. of I_ucan. mentJr\ school children will- skates and roller skates dating A turn west at the' -0131› I station have made a visit.. ',hack -to the 185O's. agd_Ihen rig[u.. un ,:; c eLct • The school program, the first There are also toys made of two streets -will bring. you alto the of its kind tried by the muccunt wood designed. for children AA__ colourful district. You may come was intended as- a -three-week .play with 'by. themselves. They 16• a couple of dead ends in the pa:ojeca. However, because of.ihc'.: -,arca whimmydiddlc, a flip stick, streets. but the turnarounds will tcrnfic.response him)tjc various 'hall and cup game and climbing hawortfiwhilc• • .schools, the format wars changed V�'hilc the cas.tcm • side of [mean and the program •expanded. to may not .hc as dense as far as five weeks.' decnraticiils arc c.once-rrled,.there Students will watch otic of two - is one very interesting display Christmas- films*- TheoGift..or which depicts &Canadian Hag. The First Christmas Trcc dc - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 Publl'shed b1 1.VY. Eedr Publications limited pe " ANR- IMPERSONATING A BANKER, HUH?" Let's enjoy'the No, we are not talking about .1n Exeter don't forget to drop pending on their age group, sam- snmoking:or lighti!ir• r•.` r,:tLe arc>;,nit•to the comer of Welling -.plc a pioneer snack consisting -of with the above caption. . ton- and Carling streets where cookies and hof apple cider and Most of us are getting .in .the' 'Harry DeVries, and neighbours examine toys on`display. Christmas spirit with excitement have again come up with trcmcn- - Students will also hold and building for the big day.. On the- dous displays. play with toys once used by pio- secular side of the Christen is- Y.��_ ."...�;1��r ce rhilcircn� Thcrc is •tiro a chanfor childreri! m cr cr, fs From the out of common supplies, such as colourful constnlction paper and lighting up Shortbread For some weeks now Elizabeth has: been -fretting about her . Christmas baking. She has a full=time job, and so do I. What .we really should do is go to a church bazaar, buy a large supply of cookies and cakes (home - baked in someone else's home) and be satisfied with that. But i realize that baking -is a very personal activity. - Getting others to do your Christmas bak- ing would be like having other . hug your children for you. Even in•this age -of delegation. there are some things. we still 'have-tb do ourselves. December happens tb be a very busy month for Elizabeth at • work. • Like the other eleven months. .1 didn't think that bak- ing was such a big deal.. -and 1. said: "all it takes is .a-cpuplc of • evenings". • - "Why don't you do it? Why should 1 always he the one tiri feel guilty?" . "Would it make you feel better if i shared the guilt with you?". "No, it would make things easi- er if you did the Christmas bak- ing". 1 know she was joking. $he knows that .i• have never baked anything in my life. But was baking really .such a big. deal? After all, you just. had 10-• follow the recipe, mix some in- gredients, shove the stuff into the oven at the right temperature. and get it out at the right time. ' Why not try it? Take the pres- sure off. Elizabeth, 'and at the sante time pmve to her that not all men arc totally useless. • Laura Secord's Canadian Cook Book is one of Elizabeth's fa vourites. i decided to pick some► thin easy for starters. Short- bread. 1'k vc the stuff; and as the name implies, it•doesn;t take very long. As•[ studied the recipe. 1 had the strange feeling that 1 was stepping into a room where 1 1 • didn't belong - fikc the ladies' washroom. "Shortbread recipes are handed down from mother to daughter ..." Why. not from fa- •thcr to son? i wasn,t'going to let Laura Secord intimidatc.me. PETER'S POINT • by Peter Hesse! t ' i preheated the oven. and meas- ured out one cup ()Nutter. i was , supposed to cream the butter, but the recipe didn't say what kind of cream or how much. SoTmixed the Nutter with table cream, the only variety i could, find in the fridge. Then i • blended in 2/3 cup of brown sugar as required. I -heat the mixture until it was _light and fluffy. i looked for all- purpose flour and stirred in 2 1/4 cups. . Now the kneading starred. [ had seen people knead dough be- fore, so it was no problem at all. •1 listened to a record while the stuft chilled for 30 minutes. Boy, this was a lot easier than 1 thought. 1 was beginning to gain confidence. i was practically done with my baking, and I en- joyed every minute of it. I went hack to the kitchen to roll out the dougtr on a lightly floured surface 1/4 inch thick. 1 found a tray- of the right thick- ness and 'got to work with the rollcr.Was this ever rosy! 1 thought my dough was a little runnier than it should be. so I. added a smidgc of -flout. it stuck to the roller a hit, so i sprayed. the roller with Pam. i rolled the' dough a few times, and then cut By Ro.1s /laugh #41 ;editor's disk yam. by Ross Haugh it into fancy shapes, using my imagination. 1 •picked,holes into each shape with a fork, as re- quired. - ' • i laycd my cookies on .an un - greased baking- sheet, and placed them -in the oven: .They required 18-20.rinutes, just enoirgh brie to listen to one sick of another. reclord. • 1 picked something soothing. - Suddenl•v the stroke, detector went off, and.) noticed a string smell. .1 also reilized that the nee- dle was grinding on the record. I. don't panic in situations like that. First 1 checked the fire extin- guisher. it was fully charged. "then 1 grabbed two pot holders. I opened the .oven door and real- ized that 1 has lost1ny shonhrcad cookies. howeverAhcrc was.no major Fur. I went hack to the liv- ing room. to turn the stereo off. Then 1 took the ashes of my cookies to the garage, dumped them into the garbage can. and laid an old newspaper over them. Then 1 opened all door and win- dows in the house and fumed the fan on over the stove. Because the outside temperature was ml - nus ten, and there was a brisk northerly wind, the house was cleared of smoke within 15 min- utes. . ' . Ipul on my parka and hond to clean the dishes, utensils and counter tops. And to scrub the oven (1 wasn't brave enough to use the self-cleaning feature. i ,\1 last, not a trace of my activrtics. remained. • The. morning was gone. So wort my ingredients. And .my enthusiasm for baking. . - 1 think my shortbread cookies would have been excellent, had 1 not dozed off. My baking adve(1 .• ture was -so. successful that 1 be- came over -con, dent. Perhaps 1. should have moved. the stereo into the kitchen. Museum spokesperson -Jac qui Brown says through this activity students learn that gifts do not necessarily have to he store Nought, but mean more to the person receiving.. the -gift--if it comes fromn the heart. Getting the program off the ground and keeping it going on a daily basis is a collective effort from staff members and volun- IeerS. ; bear. The engram at that Museum for schoo children runs until.Friday of :this week and then the adults and g neral putilic have !heir chance. A voyage o f explor 'Pity Charles Darwin. He w,+, born a century too. soon. In Dar- win's day. science -. and Politics - had not e_ olved enough to provi(lc a means to actually test his theory of stlrvil•al of the fittest. A11 l)arw in could do 11 as make observ,iiions and gather data and specimens while pu(i(111n1 around the Galapagos is- lands in nus little boat The Beagle*" . if only the famous evolutionist were alive today! tic could have :J front -row- scat with thr rest of us while the, most interesting experi- ment in Canadian history goes on bc'ouVs. (iiiforcordrer toeryheeyeallowed io stay Were, he would first have to sayriht magic word "refugee but that s fodder for another column.) With the Consefvafivc govcrn- ment returning to office with a . cdmfortablc rfiajbrity to quickly im- tion plemcnt their free trade pact with election, abut 600 people were the US, all of Canada will.l>;ecomc tots� they will osc their jobs when ail immense laboratory.. And we Ciinlctte closes ts profitable Paper- mate pen plants in Quchcc and Qn- tario to concentrate. production south of the border. A large• paint' company and a well-known shoe manufacturer are among the Ameri- can -owned companies.making simi- lar noises. . • • -.. Testing. Just testing. As Alcan head David Culver said after No 4s, 2l, "You can't hai have' growth• in the arden without some death. ('rme flb s have to die for others to grove" - - . Spoken like a true barwinian. . i only hope and pray that those in .charge of our future arc on a voyage bf discovery at the helm of the Bea- gle, and not giving orders for full speed Ahead from, th_e bridge of the. Titanic •` • r , Reynold's Rap bs. 1lonne Resnbtds will all plunge together into the Un- proven and• unknown. Exciting, ch!! • ,Some preliminary research has al - 'ready begun, cvcii before the agree- ment is officially passed by our par- • liament. A fewdays after- the4