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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-13, Page 19CION —crawa With beef the price itis, Most of us don't see much of it on the table these days. However, there's one type of beef that is as cheap as ever. If you can't afford the real thing, have a good beef about something that annoys you. It's not as tasty as the genuine article, but it's good for your blood pressure, even though there isn't much protein in it. I haven't had a good beef about anything for a while, so' here goes. First of all, supermarkets. Many of them are, becoming more impersonal, more ineffi- cient, and more sleazy, from day to day. The change has been -most noticeable in the past couple of years. Until then, there was a crackling efficiency in most of the big chain stores. The man- ager and staff would bust their necks to help you find what you wanted. The girls on the cash registers nearly always had a smile and a greeting. Packaging boys bagged your groceries and would carry them to your car if you wished. As a result, the stores were pleasant places to .shop. What a change! The only time you see pie manager is on a tele- vision aid. Try to find a clerk, during busy hours, to tell you where the unsalted peanuts or the salted crackers are, and you might as well be in the Sahara, with an empty water canteen, looking for a nice, fresh spring. The girls on cash don't smile enough, and are obviously over- worked. The packaging boys seem to be an extinct species, and when thereis one around, he's just going for his coffee break. And he wouldn't think of carrying out your parcels. It must be that management is deliberately cutting back on staff and service. Why? To increase profits? Yesterday, I went into a super- market to pick up a few grocer- ies. About $10 worth, or one bag. I did my shopping id five minutes, and spent 20 minutes waiting in line to pay for it. Of six checkout counters, two were open. One girl was frantically punching buttons and bagging groceries. No pack- aging boys in sight. The other counter open was the Express counter (eight items or less). Anil there's another thing that maks my hair stand on end and my temples throb with outrage: The Express counter. The very name is a laugh. They should re -name it the Snail counter. It is supposed to be for the people who pick up a can of beans, a loaf of bread and some bologna. It is supposed to zip you through smartly. It doesn't. I stood in line for about eight minutes, wondering what the holdup was, as there were only two or three ahead of me. When I was close enough to see, I rea- lized what was going on. Two places ahead of me was an old gal with a nearly full shopping cart, about 30 bucks worth of grub. I started to burn. Eight items is supposed to be the limit in that line-up. When she finally got finished, and muddled around having a cheque endorsed, another woman took her place and started un- loading her cart. After she had placed eight items on the counter, I began counting. Aloud, in a clear, penetrating voice. Do you . know how many items that old biddie had? Thirty-six! I remarked, loud and clear, to the cashier: "I thought this was the Express counter, eight items or fewer." She had the grace to blush. I half expected the old bat to turn and pulverize me with a salami, but she kept eyes front and her ears were red. I have a feeling there is room right now for some old-fashioned neighborhood grocers, where you get personal service and your Channel 8 Entertainment. THURSDAY, 12:45 p.m.—"ROBBERY ROMAN STYLE" starring Claudia Morn awl Adriano Celantano. Bank robbers pull a perfect ,hql ii.�i,� ; esca g in 'a helicopter from the roof of a 'bantlingrid• baf44 `I% pe:t 59r , 7L rr;' r- - - -. . THURSDAY, 9:00 p.m.—"HONKY TONK" starring Richard Crenna and Stella Stevens. A con man in the West of the 1880's decides .that the gold strike is just the place for easy pickings. FRIDAY, 12:45 p.m.—"DR. FAUSTUS" starring Richard .Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. An aging scholar at . university sells his soul to the devil. SATURDAY, 1:15 a.m."WIVES AND LOVERS" starring Janet Legith and ,Van Johnson. A struggling author and his wife suddenly become wealthy and move to the suburbs. SATURDAY, 6:00 p.m.—"THE SILENT GUN" starring Lloyd Bridges and John Beck. Former gun fighter must grapple with , his own conscience. when he is again asked to take the post of sheriff in a lawless town. SATURDAY, 11:45 ,p.m.—"THE GURU" starring Michael :York and Rita Tushingham. English pop singer comes to India to learn the sitar from the master teacher at, the same time that a young English girl comes to seek wisdom. SUNDAY, 11:45 p.m.—"LLOYDS OF LONDON' starring Tyrone Power and George Sanders. History of the famous insurance ' -company of London, during the Napoleonic period and the lives and loves of famous men. MONDAY• 12:45 p.m.—"MARINES FLY HIGH' starring Lucille Ball and Chester Morris. Marines are trapped in a Central American village and can't get out. TUESDAY, 12:45 p.m.—"AUTOPSY OF A CRIMINAL' starring Dannielle Godet and Francisco Rabal. A beautiful woman tries to rescue a fortune in jewels and rid . herself of an un= wanted suitor. WEDNESDAY, 12:45 p.m.—"THE SNORKEL" starring Peter van Byck and Betta St. John. When a young woman's mother is found dead, alone' in a sealed room in her Italian villa, the girl suspects her stepfather of murder. - APPOINTMENT Listowel Travel is pleased to welcome to our staff Ed Sempf as Manager, and Cindi Stoll as Travel Consultant. Both are well qualified to meet your every travel requirements. MANAGER Ed Sempf Res: 576-1750 (Kitchener) Travel Consultant, Candi Stoll We would like our valued clients to meet Ed and Cindi at your earliest convenience. Listowel Travel Bureau Ltd. 163 Main St., W., Listowel, Ontario 291-4100 purchases are delivered. I>F you want to phone in an order, The big supermarket must be hell for little old ladies with arthritis who have to walk blocks with a couple of heavy bags of grub. Speaking of which,, why- do the baggers at supermarkets always put all the canned goods in one bag, and the Kleenex, toilet paper and rice in the other, so that the customer goes out the door with a list like the Titanic going down? Another sore point with me -- and it's sore where it really hurts, in the hip.pocket — is the ripoff at big, city hotels. It was necessary that I spend a few days in one recently, and the prices nearly drove me -into bank- ruptcy, a home for paupers, and insanity. Single room, $31.00 a day plu $2.50 tax. Parking, $2.50. That's thirty-six simoleops before you lay your head on a pillow. I was slightly stunned, to say the least, but my fault, I hadn't checked the rates. "Oh, well," I thought. "It's only once in a blue moon, and I'll enjoy the luxury and the ,terrific service." It is a laugh. Service? Oh,. the service was great. Especially room service. Tired and frazzled, I decided I didn't want to seek out a dining room and eat alone. Thought I'd stay in my room, have a sand- wich, read the paper, watch the news on TV. That news *as the only thing for which they didn't extract blood. Country boy, without consult- ing the menu, I ordered one martini, one roast beef sandwich, one small pot of coffee (three cups).. When. I went to sign the bill, you could have knocked me over with a lewd wink. A third-rate martini, unchilled, $1.85. Beef sandwich, with a dill pickle, coleslaw and a muck of cheese, $4.35. Small ther- mos 61 coffee, $1.35. Surcharge for any order under $10.00, one buck, (That really gripes.) And the waiter, with his hand outfor a fat tip. That comes to $8.25, without the tip. I almost turned..olut my pockets and shouted: "Here! Take it all." Once bitten, twice shy, you say. - Not me. lime t4 be,V,,�hit over the head several, times`before, any- thing sinks in. Ordered breakfast. Room serv- ice. Thought: "Well, at least you can't be raped at breakfast." Wrong. You can. Scrambled eggs, cold and watery, on a cold plate. Toast, limp, wet and cold, on a cold plate. The coffee was O.K. Bill, about $5.80, plus surtax and tip. A great way, to start the day. Rather exorbitant for three cups of coffee, the only thing fit to im- bibe, don't you think? Sure, it's a luxury hotel. But who wants to swim in January? Who needs a massage at $7.00 a rattle? Who needs a ,haircut at $3.50 or a shoeshine at half a buck? Who needs to pay over 40 cents for a cup of coffee? Surely there is a place in Cana- dian society for homey, comfort- able hotels, like those in England, where you might pay $30.00 a day for two, with a huge, hot and hearty breakfast thrown in. Being skinned alive is an un- comfortable way to go. DECOR Dark colors cozy By BARBARA HARTUNd Q. Our children have left us and we have three bedrooms upstairs, the front one of which we would like to turn into a study -den. It would be furnished with a corner desk for the typewriter, maybe w�Ia i bookshelves, a loveseat- sized sleeper sofa and one re- cliner chair. The room's only window faces the north. Di- mensions are 9 by 101 feet. If we cover the wall opposite the door with a mirror, paint the wall where the door is a dark blue (so the mirror will reflect the dark blue), and put a wall- to-wall, two-tone, off-white shag carpeting on the floor, will this give the illusion of making the room look larger? Or would it be better to put a solid, dark blue carpet on the floor; have the mirror reflect a white wall With a picture or mural in which there is dark blue to pick up the dark blue of the carpet? -- D.S. A. Dark colors generally tend to bring the walls in and • NEW TRAVEL. FIRM—Directors of United Trails Inc., a new transportation company, pose with model of highway coach. They are, left to right: Matt/Lela Slmcoe, president; Dave Huddle, Cambridge -Galt, director and president of All Star Tours Ltd.; Les Hab- kirk, Seaforth, vice-president; Nelles Lishman, Kitchener, chairman of the board, and Ross Lishman, Kitchener, secretary -treasurer. DEMONSTRATES TRIANGULAR SLING—Stuart Parker, training officer for the SY. John Ambulance, is seen here just after putting a triangular sling on John Fancett, another brigade member. The triangular sling is used to relieve pressure on the shower or collarbone after injury, by lifting up the arm. light colors push them out. Therefore, I think you will be reducing the size of your room visually by painting the wall dark blue because it will be reflecting the dark color, too. However, there are rooms where a cozy, deep color is charming and even though it may make the room - look smaller, you may not really mind. Certainly a library and guest room is one room where an intimate, cozy look is great. I would rather discour- age you from the dark blue carpeting and ` white walls simply because dark blue car- peting can be very difficult to keep up. All lint and dust shows and requires regular vacuuming to look its best. If you are wild for dark blue, what about papering the walls and closet doors (everthing except the mirror wall) in a dark blue and white print -- one with a fresh white back- ground. You might do the car- peting in an off-white, the sleeper sofa in a deep blue and white check and the chair in a 8011 -blue --.-or do`one of them in a fabric to match The wall- paper. You could accent with solid blue on lamp bases, wall decorations and other acces- sories. You are certainly cor- rect in using a mirror wall to make your room look larger. It is absolutely amazing what tricks mirrors can play in ex- tending the size of a room. BIG BABIES Baby beef, now appearing in some retail markets, comes from 7 to 10 -month-old ani- mals grown on a diet of milk and grass to a weight of 400 to 600 pounds, according to the Council of California Grow- s. — CNS TODAY'S HEALTH Myths about cancer cause needless fears by David Woods Cancer. Fven the. word itself strikes a note of fear in many people. But. like many fears.. this one also has its roots in misleading or inadequate information. Consider. fur example; the head- lines one secs each year claiming all kinds of miraculous "cures" for cancer. We may never discover one single outright ctire, since cancer is a com- plex disease which comes in many forms. But many of these are cur- able -- not by miracles hut with existing medical science: even more important. the Canadian Cancer Socict‘ points out that as much as 80 per cent of all cancers could he pre'. ented. Hoss can cancer he defeated'' First of all, h) a'oiding such risks as cigarette smoking and es- cessl\e exposure to sunlight. which are known to he associated with cancer. Second. by collaborating with the health team in detecting cancer carlv - when it's much more amenable to treatment You can do this hN has ing regular medical and dental checkups. has Ing :I bowel examination. and reporting to your family dorsal ani change' in Sour normal stltte of health -- such as tmcsplarned weight loss or bleeding. lumps or sores that dont heal. persistent coughing. hoarseness. or diNicults in swallowing. Women should do a monthly breast self- esamination and should have a reg- ular Pap Test as well. 1 hese are all sensible health pre- cautions And the chances of cure arc escellcnt if rine of them should hapten til 1 e't'.11 l kin. (-' In Its ear lv stage. In the meantime. medical re- searchers all over the world are working on an answer to the prob- lem of what actually causes cancer. They know what it is — a family of hundreds,, of\ -different diseases characterized by abnormal growth of cells: they have found no evi- dence that it is caused by bruises or injuries. or that it, is acquired by heredity; they know that the inci- dence of some forms, particularly lung cancer in men, is increasing. But most important, they've shown us that, using currently avail- able techniques such as surgery' or radiation. more and more forms of cancer can he successfully treated. But its prevention and early' de- tection remain •very largely the responsibility of each individual. alP YOU CAN Fix -IT By Gene Von HOLLYWOOD HQTLINE Douglas delays wedding plans By NANCY ANDERSON HOLLYWOOD— The Brea- • da Vaccaro-Michael Douglas wedding plana, fairly firm for a while, are uncertain again, Mike says, because the guest list for the ceremony got too big• Still,, he adds, he and Bren- da, totally happy with each other after five years of to- getherness, o•get , may marry in the spring after he winds up "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," his first venture as a feam oducer. "We havefilbeenprplannerMg being zna a 09 �►L4 1 ad mita, "but it Would just be a celebration for us and for our friends. We'd have the wed- ding so our friends could come and have a good time. "We were thinking about it, When all of a sudden it be- came such a big deal we couldn't even find a place big enough to hold it. All of a sud- den, getting married became such a big hassel the idea just wasn't enjoyable any more. So we decided to postpone it. "But after the picturets fin- ished, before we go to Africa as we plan to do pretty soon, we may get married. "After being together as long as we've been, the actual ceremony will be just a bunch of friends getting together to celebrate and enjoy the occa- sion. -- "With that in mind, we started making up a guest list which got larger and larger a., -until it was completely out of 'hand. One of is would say, 'You can't cut , that person out,' and the other would say, 'But you certainly can't cut that other person out,' and that went on until we Snaily gave up. "But certainly we may do it — get married -- soon." Asked why they are even considering marriage in these days of informal romantic ar- rangements, young Douglas gives two reasons. "First,' he says, "we'd marry as a gesture, symbolic or otherwise. And,, in the sec- ond place, we'd 'marry be- cause of the possibility\ of kids. "Nobody can tell what's go- ing to happen in years to come, what the social cus- toms and mores may be, and it may not be too coolto have a child born out of wedlock. "I wouldn't want to find out at some later point in time that rd put my child in a bad situation. Maybe I'm para- noid, but I wouldn't want the slightest stigma attached to a child. "I mean, just because two people decide something — a life-style — is good for them, , • there's no resion to Involve a child," ��+l; reveals that parents are, mad:; for a grand.. Child and wouldd, be abll iutr delighted If be mitt malrrrled Fr R "'they've really been in0," he . "I've neo r seen. anyit. WS a grade B comedy Odom "Mymother,.alo with eriene else, can't wait forts' to marry ,�and ,�have ch "I'm looking fonvard .to. children too;tl>tongh we or may have env. ;You tga•t>ran tell about . tbpie Along with difficulties with the vredding guest Ml� chaell says another impedl. menttohisnparirs ' ha profestaioaal schedule age. " last y ha ," beg points out, "betiveendoing, tyle series (`The Streets of Ban - Francisco') and working on the picture --yes; I've been tlliat long on `One Flew O e—r The Cuckoo's best' — just about all' My time h ,', been swallowed up. "1 haven't been able to get.. out and do many things rd like to do. `•For instance, I'm a pilot„ and before I got so busy ate da and I used to take a akar weekends which was fun. With ail small plane, you tea n go anywhere, and we'appiit ,our small portable . moth that! break down into . five, parts in the beck and fly dawn to Baja or soaaewhere. Then we'd emoted the bike ii1Ich run on -avtaition fueE andvaake off. 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