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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-05-16, Page 13What do we miss in fast -paced lives? BY PATRICIA RIMMER It seems that in the 1980's more families are used to the fast pace and hustle and bustle of everyday life. The roles and lifestyle of the members of families in the 1980's are significantly different than they were, even 50 years ago. More and more inventions are being brought into the markets to add convenience and fast service into our lifestyles. Take for instance Carnation Instant Breakfast, a product made especially for those busy people who do not have enough time in the morning to sit down to the table and enjoy bacon and eggs for breakfast. The whole idea behind this product is to tear open the package, pour into a glass and add milk, thus giving your body all the vitamins necessary to get through the day. Sure, this instant breakfast is a lot better than skipping breakfast altogether but it cannot compare to the hot breakfast that many people these days consider a treat. Perhaps you have heard the term "eat and run". How true it is. Just look at all of the food chains that have drive-thrus in their restaurants. It is fast and convenient to be able to drive up to a window and pick up the meal hot and packed to go that you ordered just minutes before. Society seems to thrive on fast and convenient services. Take for instance the instant tellers in banks that are increasingly popular. It is all very simple. You just plug in a number into the computer, put your card in and you have your money, no long line ups or slips to fill out. - Restaurants and banks are not the only businesses that have drive-thrus. I have heard of grocery stores in the United States that have drive-thrus to convenience their customers. Can you imagine? These new ideas save people energy and time but they do not save us money. Our generation is a generation of "use it once and throw it out." There are any number of disposable products that we buy in supermarkets that we use just once and then throw them away. Handkerchiefs are not nearly as common anymore as they used to be. It is more convenient to blow our noses, or wipe up spills with a kleenex or paper towels. CARNATION DA Y—Members of the Sea- and both groups sold carnations for Multiple forth C.G.I.T. hosted members of the Sclerosis on Saturday. (Hundertmark photo) Guelph C.G.I.T. during a weekend sleepover Employment centre open The Goderich and Exeter Canada Employ- ment Centres for Students went into full production on May 1. Helen Muller has been hired as Student Placement officer in Goderich. Helen is a native of Exeter and has just completed her degree in Physical Education at McMaster University. She plans to attend teachers' college in the fall. In the meantime, she will be helping area students find jobs out of the Godench office located above the Post Office on 35 East Street. Donna Prout of Exeter is the Student Placement officer in the Exeter office at 305 Main Street. This Sept. Donna will enter her third year in a French program at the University of Western Ontario. Both Helen and Donna are supervised by Michele Campbell. The previous supervisor, Jim Ross, has accepted a position of employment in the Sudbury area. Michele is a native of Goderich and a graduate of the University of Waterloo. This summer, she will be calling on employers seekingob vacancies for students. She will be arranging publicity, advertising and promotion for the Hire -A -Student campaign •and compiling statistics on employment activities. Donna and Helen will be taking job orders from employers and registrations from students. selecting and referring students to employers and giving out job hunting tips. Students are urged to register as soon as possible with the Employment Centre in their area. And if you are an area resident, who would like to hire a student for an hour, a day, a week or for the whole summer just call your local Canada Employment Centre for Students. Compared to ,disposable diapers, cloth diapers are thought of as being too much work and mess and in some cases not as good. It is much' faster and easier for a new mother to undo the tabs and throw pampers or Luvs into the garbage then to have to worry about washing cloth diapers and keeping track of the pins. However, cloth diapers are much more economical. It is not uncommon to see paper, plastic or styrofoam cups at a picnic, party or get together. Again, it is much easier to throw paper dishes into the garbage than to wash a large number of dishes by hand. Also, washing by hand is being replaced in many homes by that good friend the dishwasher who sits all by himself and washes and dries the dishes with no complaints. The dishwasher is another example of a time and energy consumer that our society insists on buying. Years ago, a lot of time and effort was put into cooking and/or baking a meal. Today, even macaroni and cheese can be "whipped up" in 10 minutes if you settle for Kraft Dinner instead of the casserole type. By just adding water, oil and three eggs and stir • g them In with, a cake mix you can h eta delicious chocolate cake in half an hour. ho needs to wash and peel potatoes when y can buy instant potatoes in the store that take much less time to prepare. It is a lot more convenient to go to your cupboard and pull out Lipton Cup -A -Soup than it is to make a bowl of soup by starting with a soup bone. TV dinners and other frozen foods can be added to my list of convenient and fast ways of making dinner. And then there is the microwave, a member of many families who can ,cook up a hot dog in just seconds and is so famous for warming up submarine sandwiches. With more mothers working, bagged cookies, jelly rolls, tarts, pies and cakes fill grocery carts instead of making them home-made. A lot of ladies just don't have the time to bake 'anymore. Even the ovens add speed and conven- ience to life. Some; yens are featured with a timer that automatically turns the oven on. Another device on stoves is a self cleaner that saves fingernails and a lot of work. We are constantly finding easier, quicker and more convenient ways to do things. By doing this we save time but we miss experiencing the satisfaction of baking a cake from scratch or cleaning an oven until it sparkles. We are in a hurry so we find the quickest, easiest ways to do things, but where exactly are we going? HAPPY BIRTHDAY Happy birthday to Vicki Tremeer on May 17. Belated happy birthday to Jamie O'Rourke who was 15 years old on May 9. Happy belated birthday wishes to Tracy Janmaat, 7. on May 13. rt , ,4 Happy 5th birthday to Bruce Griffin on May 21. If you know of anyone celebrating a birthday, please write or phone The Huron Exppoositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK I W0, 527-0240. Londesboro Lions buy and install new playground equipment Correspondent DORA SHOBBROOK 523-4250 Mothers Day at the United Church was Christian Family Sunday. Greeting was Edythe Beacom and ushers were Nancy Penfound, Karen Wright, Robbie Radford and David Whyte, Each mother was presented with a carnation. New members to the community, Brad and Trish Thompson from Sarnia were welcomed. The choir sang a number with a solo by Bill Jewitt. accompanied by organist Lisa Duizer. At a recent meeting of the Londesboro Lions, Deputy District Governor John offi- ciated at the initiation of new Lions including Don MacGregor and Ron Nesbitt. Ron is the first Leo to ascend to Lions and served as charter president of the Leo Club. it was announced that the new playground equipment was installed and work parties to put the finishing touches on the area were formed. Donations were approved to Blyth minor sports, figure skating, the new time clock for the Blyth Arena and to the new ball fence for the Londesboro diamond. Lion President Joe Honking announced a canvas of Londesboro and area for used eyeglasses to be held May 17 between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. it is hoped everyone who has eyeglasses of no further use will have them ready for the Lions as they canvass. There will also be a drop box at Mitchell's Famil • Market and at the Lions booth during the May 21 fireworks display. These eyeglasses go to Lions Vision for Sight project will be relayed to those in need. Over 500:000 pairs are required. Several baseball teams have started practicing. The mens sio-pitch teams have taken on a project to build a removable fencing around the diamond at a cost of $ 1600 to S1700. Allen Bosman is coordinating this project The minor ball program in hands of four person executive of athletic association which is a sub -committee of the recreation commit- tee. By next week, a complete list of adult and minor teams will be available. The W.I. Citizenship meeting was held May 9 at 8 p.m. in the hall. Huron West W.I. district is sponsoring a bus trip July 10 to explore Huron -Perth Counties to Milton Agriculture Museum with dinner at St. Agatha. Contact Lois Elliott, Clinton. There was an initiation to Clinton Hospital day May 12 and an invitation to Summerhill June 13. We will cancel our June meeting to attend Sumrnerhifl. Mark Stacltbouse entertained with fiddle toe tapping ni%fnbers accompanied on piano by Barb Bosman. We received a letter from Evelina Webster to attend Huronview tea -bake sale, May 30. The four ladies to help serve are Helen Lawson, Hazel Reid, Margaret Taylor, Mariorie Anderson. e district annual May 28 at Dungannon will have three delegates including Margaret Taylor, Doreen Carter, and June Fothergill. Hullett Recreation is holding a Huilett Day planning meeting May 30 at 8 p.m. in the hall. Please keep in mind Huilett Twp, fireworks at Mullett Central school on May 21 at dusk. The Explorers held their last meeting in the church basement May 11. The emblem was done by Michelle Dillon, Sara Lyons. Elizabeth Swan, Shannon Duizer and Denise Hulley. The picture was done by Theresa Kriox. Collection was taken. Vicky Lou Riley and Cheri Hoggart said the prayer. Plans were made for the Mother -Daughter banquet to be held May 25 at 5:30 p.m. PERSONALS Sympathy is extended to family of Edith Cartwright who died on Tuesday. May 8 at age 73. On Sunday May 6, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Snell attended the 39th convention of Canadian Chiropractor College held at University of Toronto where their son-in-law Wm. R. Cantelon received honor degrees and the J.S. Clubine memorial award for research. The dinner and ball was held at Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Mr, and Mrs, Charles Crawford, Leanne and Lane returned to their home in Kelowna B.C. on Sunday. - Clara Riley was honored when Angus McLennan, principal of HCS presented her with the school pin. Clara has been assisting at the school with the Kindergarten class. Barbara Paterson and Katie, of London spent the weekend with her parents Mr, and Mrs Bob Burns. Laura Lyon was admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Visitors at the manse are Colin's parents Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Swan of St. Petersburg. Florida. Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Brad Thompson and boys from Sarnia_ They moved to concession 13 lot 34 Hulleft Twp. There were 14 tICW ladies attending the Brucefield UCW meeting on May 8. They were Brenda Radford, Helen Lee, Audrey Thompson, Bernice Norman, Marion Hunk- ing, Addie Hunking, Edythe Beacom. Laura Lyon, Dora Shobbroof, Jean Scott, Hazel Reid, Vietta Hoggart, 'Betty Hulley. Marg- aret Good. Mother's Day visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Newby were their family Mr. and Mrs. Bob ?denary, Glen, Andrew, Kim and friend Paul, New Market; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Newby, Diane, Ken and friend Carol, Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pearson, Baden, Dennis Newby and friend Janet, Kitchener. Thursday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jake THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 16, 1984 — A13 DEDICATED JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS— Working as volunteers from two and a half to ylx years, Lysa Barry, Lisa Harvey, Ann McClure and Sandra Lee received pins at a recent awards night. Shown above, they're reading the newspaper to patient Les MacKenzie, one of the duties of a Junior volunteer. (Hundertmark photo) Junior Agriculturalist program starts 13th season The Junior Agriculturalist Program for 1984 has officially begun its 13th season with the support of the Ontario Ministry. of Agriculture and Food and The Ontario Youth Secretariat. Approximately 1000 student applications have been received. The Junior Agriculturalist Program is an experience program in which urban youths ranging from the ages of 16 to 18 with no farming experience work on a host family farm for a maximum of 54 days from June 25 to Aug. 24. They work for 12 days and receive two days off. These youths are very enthusiastic about working in an agricultural community and sharing the routine of farm life with great anticipation. There has also been a good response from quality host families from the Huron -Perth region. Host families are required to run full time commercial operations. The host family must have an interest in supervising end working with inexperienced youth to help them develop the skills needed on a tarm. The Junior Agriculturalist receives a wage SEIG SHOES Fur WAREHOUSE FEA2ND TURES LADIES' SHOES TTJHOUSfANDS ISt DISCONTINUED LINES ,,, SECONDS SURPLUS LINES,,, ETC. $4°1:to.Vss.F}/48.1f:l 330 CLARENCE AT YORK IN DOWNTOWN LONDON of $18 a day for their services. The host family provides eight of the $18 along with room and board. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food supplies the remaining $10. This program has been very successful in the past and this year should be no exception. Former host families and Junior Agriculturalists have found this program very rewarding. New friendships are formed and the sense of accomplishment is achieved by both the host fAmily and the Junior Agriculturalist. A fortner Junior Agricul- turalist has stated "the experience and friendship made was pay enough." For more information on becoming a host family, feel free to contact: Lisa Thompson, Junior Agriculturalist Co-ordinator for Huron and Perth Counties, P.O. Box 159, Clinton, Ontario, NOM ILO. Farm improvement loans down Loans totalling $207.8 million were made in 1983 under the Farm Improvement Loans Act. This compares with $211.8 million loaned in 1982. Under the Act, the government guarantees loans by ichartered banks and other desig- nated lenders to farmers for a wide range of purposes, such as purchases of agricultural implements, construction -- or improvements of farm houses and buildings, and purchase of land. The average loan made in 1983 was $13,755. The maximum that a borrower may have outstanding under the program is $100,000. Loans must be secured and may be repayable over a period of up to 15 years for land purchases and up to 10 years for all other purposes. The maximum rate of interest on loans made under the program is equal to the prime lending rate of the chartered banks, plus one cent. per McDougal and Harry Caldwell were their niece Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crawford, Leanne and Lane, Kelowna, B.C.; Mrs. Allan Caldwell, Dwight and Dean, Auburn, Mrs. Maime Crawford, Blyth. Lisa Saundercock of Woodstock is spend- ing some time with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Saundercock in Sunday. Tuesday May 8 visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jake McDougall were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brock, Burlington and Mrs. Ruby McDoug• all, Islington. Ruby remained for a visit, Mr. and Mts. Gordon Shobbrook attended the 23 Toronto & District square dance convention in Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Snell attended the christening on Sunday at Exeter IJC of their grandson Timothy Jon -Victor, son of Robert and Brenda Snell, Exeter. The Goodwill truck from Landon will be at the church on Thursday morning. May 24 at 9 a.m. SAFE DRIVER PREMIUMS! 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