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Home My WebLink AboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-01-16, Page 2' vance-Times, January 16, 1980 coliimun Wiling me sweetly We love it, we use it, and it kills us. What is this deadly thing that all of us seem to need, that tele- vision advertises all the time some way, and that is in every - thaw we eat? Sugar! It should not "I;e everywhere and in every- thing we eat if it is so bad for ain• health. Yet we, and all of society, are nsieg it in spite of all the dan- grs. Sugar has become one of the most readily available sub- stances, but it ought to be ban- ned. It is addictive just like , and we "push" it to our chil . We do not sell pot with- out remorse, but with sugar, we don't think twice. We are killing off the human race by indulging in this tasty, but deadly, white powder. By the time we are one year old, we have already become "sugar freaks". As soon as we get in ethe way or cry, our mothers give us a sugar -felled treat. When they are in a gener- BOOK REVIEW hanger; , this was th reason for our mood, they huy us candy. In- "When the flashbulbs popped one particular raid. There were stead of being kind, they are and the public applauded, it was the long sessions of reciting Bible starting us on our way to be- a movieland fantasy of motherly , verses, of learning how to curtsy coming sugar addicts. Some kids love. But after the crowds went to greet friends and the pressures are so "hooked" on sugar that home it was a nightmare of of being perfect. they need up to twenty-five loneliness and terror:" And so we seem to have the "sugar fixe" a day. , Perhaps it is this statement ultimate Hollywood horror, the Not only parents contribute to which catches a person's eye and monster and small child in - our becoming addicts, but also provokes him to pick up and buy eluded. But was the story really manufacturers. Over ninety per the book Mommie Dearest, which telling the truth? cent of all processed, foods have. has been on the bestseller list As he reads between the lines sugar added. Why do we need until last weekend. (Dec. 9, 1979) the reader may find traces of a sugar in our meat and everything and has also been a topic of con- communication gap between two else? It seems everything we buy troversy. Fans of Joan Crawford very sensitive people. Christina has sugar, dextrose, glucose, or find it hard to believe that the and her mother were invariably corn syrup written on the list of beautiful movie queen could ever arguing over misinterpreted ingredients. No wonder there are have treated anyone as cruelly as actions or words. Perhaps if the so many people with diabetes, Christina Crawford, authornf the roles of mother and daughter had allergies, hapertension and hypo- book and, adopted daughter of been switched (the daughter who glycemia when refined sugar is a Joan Crawford, claims in her was trying to grow old too fast major contributing factor in book, Mommie Dearest. and the mother who hated the these, and other diseases.. Miss Crawford writes her prospect of being older than a We think we have come a long account of a lonely terrifying teenager) life would have been way In these past few years. In childhood. There were the night- much smoother. fact, we have- Eads person used raids in which Joan Crawford The ,book Mommie Dearest to consume only she pounds of would Storm into Christina'sseems more the wanderings of a •sugar a year and now we eat, on room at night and totally de- hurt and vengeful heart. the average, one hundred and molish her room. Joan would Christina seems determined to thirty pounds annually. We call then grab Christina by the hair hurt the, person she really loved, ear eating habits healthy, but I and force her to clean her room, her mother. It is sad that she 'aay they art disimating. We are t•Vflteitaiids usually took Wade well '•feela she must do it:publicly. " cammittinga *,,incidah-Whitstearea--afteramidnight and the reasons—. On the other • hand some you doing about it? for them were senseless. Chris- readers may find themselves on II 2• Editorial HiIi 1 A man of steel, but will he bend He is a man with a gentle drawl to his voice and kind eyes that twinkle from' behind the many worry lines he has accumulated over the past few years. He is a man with a high set of moral standards, and a deeply -rooted commitment toCgod and country. Jimmy Carter is a man of courage in this tension fraught time whose presence aa presi- dent of the United States somehow instills hope for world peace in me. But can he with- stand the pressures of his critics, the military threat brought on by the Soviet invasion, of Afghanistan, the constant anxiety of the Iranian situation as it continues is its third month, the responsibilities of a presidential campaign, and still maintain his calm, steady compsoure? His history as a political leader seems ta indicate that he can. His part in the peace, keeping ueaty in the Middle East • which earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize shows his dedication to achieving world peace. His devotion in completing agricul- turalist§ provides an additional heartache for the president. Where will it all end? Well, for the sake of his country, and the world for that matter, I'm sure the peanut farmer from Georgia hopes soon. And me? Of only one thing am I certain': As long as world peace is threatened by the Soviets, I maintain that there is no better man than Jimmy Car- ter to negotiate on behalf of every freedom - loving citizen in ,the world. And from this scared yet admiring Canadian comes nothing but, "All the more power to you, Mr. Carter!" 'Mommie Dearest' Lori Brendel 12A tina had hung a dress on a wire the side of the author. Those are - the people` who will only re- member that Christina was anis- treated by her mother. They will Grade 12 essay forget that there were the good times too. As an author Christina Craw - Dead but not buried ford doro not seem to have work- ed out her personal feelings to- wards her mother. If she had The sun shone brightly as the South America and Africa are to- done this before she had under - waves of a salt water sea lapped day being explored and ex - at the white sand beaches of the ploited. Are they to he tossed into numerous continental coastline.s. the waste basket with the rest? The trees extended their bran- Although some cleanup pro- ches into, a clear, blue sky while jects have already, hegtm, we toe -like mots probed their way need everyone to chip in and into the rich, black sail. The cry- help! The sun may never shine stal clear brooks ran babbling again, if we do not work together along their way over cascades now! Help ma a win his fig,bt andpast naasterpieces painted by against POLLUTION! Help by Mother Nature. picking up the paper around your feet and cleaning up on your side of the fence. Think of the number of fish washing up on black sand beaches after an oil spill. They may be dead, but they are not buried! Karen Purdon 12F This was the past of our. fair planet_ Teday, tie are faced with an age-old problem. A problem which turns the sunshine into a haze; the blue sky into a dull grey and the dear waters into a foamy white "acid". A problem called POLLUTION! /People nevrier realize the im- pact pollutants such as industrial wastes, nuclear wastes, sewage, garbage, oil and mercury have 'on the environment until they are affected. Have you read about the ledian children on their' island reserva- tion, and how they were poisoned by chemicals from American factories? Have you heard Of the effect of "acid rain" on local crops? Have pax thought about the drinking water in France and its effect on alcoholism? If you have positive answers to these questions, the direction you take should be pointed out to you. Sights of sewage and industrial wastes being pumped ' into streams; ,of a hazy mid-day caused by "smoke stacks"; and areas of littered parkland are ,common sights to most of today's people. In fact. the number of= - touched and urspolled MOORS in the world is alowly dirniehing The areas of Northern Canada, MOUS g PLANS DRAWN . residential design . architectural draft:no • protest management frce es,F.nnates - OblogRtron SCHAEFER RESIOENTIAL DESIGN LISTOVVEL 29V-1449 10111111101111111,111111111111.1111BIMMIMI Meal Mirror continued on Page 6 taken the writing of Momrnie Dearest she may have been able to give the reader a clearer out- look on her childhood and early adulthood with her mother. It is true that even to the day of Joan Crawford's death, May 10, 1977, Christina was haunted by her mother's hatred for her. At least, this is what Christina feels. And yet there always seems to be an underlying theme of deep love between mother and daughter. This can only be found if the reader reads betweenothe lines. 11 the reader does take the time to attempt this the reader will find a book of enjoyable reading and an author with a heart, which even now loves her own Mommie Dearest. Lynne Nicolson CHARLJE BROWN --4_ inocut by P Strong Coming events Well, we have now entered the New Year here at F. E. In order to start us off right, the principals have given us our course selec- tion sheets for 1980-91. These are to be filled in and handed in by Jan. 18. The guidance coun- sellors, as usual, are having very busy days. To celebrate handing in our course selection sheets, our soc- ial convener, Kemp Currie, has scheduled a dance for Jan. 18 with a disc jockey performing for us, From Jan. 18-20, the students of F. E.. have off for their qua - monthly weekend break. The weather seems to have turned to our favor, so we can now also (hopefully) look forward to having a few "snow days" off, Alice VanderKlippe PURPLE CHASER "Patience is the ability t�t up with people you'd like to put down." Ulrike Ruffert in Reader's Digest LADY IN THE STORM—Linocut by P. Springer MOVIE REVIEW The Electric Horseman This 'movie definitely is "elec- tric" and leaves ypu tingling with pure enjoyment. Robert Redford is appealing as a former rodeo champion, reduced to selling "Ranch Breakfast" cereal, dressed up as the "electric horse- man". Sonny Steele (Redford) finally gets fed up when he has to ride a 512 million horse on a stage with a group of Las Vegas showgirls, and the horse is completely spaced out on drugs to keep it calm. Steele merely says good- bye to the whole show and rides the horse out of the theatre, through the casino and out into the Nevada Desert With Hallie Martin (Jane Fonda) hot on his trail, Steele hides out for a few days and nurses a swollen tendon on -the horse's...leg. Desperate for any kind of story, reporter Hallie Martin agrees to deliver Steele's message to his agent and the owner of the horse. In his statement, he thoroughly chastises them for not looking after the horse properly. Pri-ht' vately to Miss Martin he admits that he is going to let the horse go free. Saying that she could be in trouble for not revealing Steele's whereabouts to the police, Hallie 'I' MISSING—Linocut by T. Glanville - Geography club worktrip On December 'no the Geography Club travelled to the Falconer Ski Trails The purpose of the trip was to clear brusl1 and windfalls off the trails, a nd also tp build a 'corduroy bridge acro4 a flooded area Caused by a very energetic beaver population Eighteen members including the dub advisor . Mr Cardy . and our regular bus driver, 'David Haugh. worked for about three hours opening the western half ra the ski route. All the members had a great time and on their return to Wing - ham enjoyed a pizza dinner at Pepis Les Spimger Laura Lee Foam Martial promptly drops- every- thing and follows him on a cross country journey, through the mountains to Utah. A romance develops between the two forrner adversaries, and what happens to the horse and two very different people brings a touching ending, to an amusing and entertaining picture. 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