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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-23, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, March 23, 1988 Mass Appeal has appeal in a much different way It has appeal, but in a different way. Mass Appeal which opened at the Grand Theatre in London Fri- day night has a reverse plot to Go- ing My Way. This time around, the old parish priest is the worldy character who tries to avoid reality and confronta- tion with funny one-liners. Father Tim Farley played by Ted Follows tries to initiate a young priest -to -be Mark Dolson portrayed by John Jarvis into the mysteries of parish politics. Dolson meets Father Tim's ef- -forts with firm resolve to tell thc truth about his past and not com- promise his opinions of the present. Their gradual progress toward a mutual' understanding and respect offers a humorous, poignant and compelling look at faith and frcind- ship. - Father Farley boasts about his popularity saying he signs auto- graphs after mass. This doesn't im- press the young seminarian who is naive cnough to believe that the truth is all he needs to win over the parishioners. The veteran priest told his young friend, "You are one of those price- less lunatics that come along every so often and makes the church alive. The only problem with lunatics is they don't know how to survive. I do." The young man did not survive in the parish. He was let go because of . past sexual activities Playwright BiII C. Davis says he "is not now , nor ever has been a seminarian", but his 16 years of Catholic schooling in the 1960's and 70's have given him insight into the unique world of the priest- hood. Mass Appeal continues at the Grand Theatre each night Monday through Saturday until April 9 at 8 p.m. with matinees scheduled for each Wednesday and Saturday aftcr- noons at 2 p.m. The Hair House it 84 Queen St., Hensall 262-3016 If your hair isn't becoming to you, you better be corning to - The Hair House We do more than just cut hair!! * Perming * Cutting * Colouring *Ear Piercing * Facial Waxing Call 262-3016 for appointment CLOSED MONDAYS NEW Spring and Summer Fashions for children and teens are arriving daily! Drop in and view some of our new lines as well as Spring/Summer Buster Brown, Osh-Koss and other fine quality merchandise. "We Kater to Kids" Shop Early For Best Selection 397 Main St., Exeter 235-1113 master May be a tittle early this year but our English fine bone china Florals ftorats are in broom $14.95 $16.95 and our fforaCs bloom aft year! Pride of Huron Rebekahs hold banquet to honor DDP Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge held a banquet at Exeter United Church on Wednesday evening in honor of D.D.P. Sister Bev Broad - foot. There was a good attendance. N.G. Sister Mavis Achill re- minded us of scvcral important events coming up. Our. fashion show will be held March 23 in the Lodge Hall. V G. Sister Elaine Skinner re- ported on several visits being made to the sick. Sister Jan Jeffery announced the last euchre party of the season would be April 13. D.D.P. Sister Bev Broadfoot de- livered her message asking "Why did you become a Rebekah?" Sister Ann Brodie favored us with .several St. Patrick Day musical numbers on the piano. Sister Leona Hern gave areading on the life. of -St. Patrick. - - Punch, crackers and cheese were served and a social time followed. People quit smoking in two -stages: First they give up their cigarettes. then they give up yours, I .un Hiller tor or against opalhy. LOSE WEIGHT AT AN APPEAL Ted Follows and John Jarvis Mass Appeal are the only characters in Questions on AIDS by Iluron County Health -Unit If you have questions about AIDS, you can obtain confidential answers by calling or writing the Huron County Health Unit, Box 120, Clinton, Ontario, NOM ILO. Phone 482-3416 or 1-800-265- 5184. 1. WHAT IS AIDS? AIDS stands for Acquired Im- mune Deficiency Syndrome. It is an infectious discasc caused by a virus called H.I.V. (Human Immu- nodeficiency Virus). This virus breaks downpart of the body's dc- fcnsc system, leaving the body un- able to fight off infections. The term AIDS refers only to the final stage of the illness. Thcrc arc scvcral stages of infection. The first stage is the carrier stage with either no symptoms or mild to moderate symptoms which may clear up or become worse. It is too soon to tell whether everyone infected with the virus will develop AIDS. Some research- ers feel that" over a period of time all those infected will develop AIDS while others feel some may not develop the illness for many years, or not at all. 2. WHERE DOES THE AIDS. VIRUS COME FROM? At this time we don't know. In the summer of 1981 the first cases of an unusual lung infection and rare cancers appeared in previously healthy homosexual men in the United States. These diseases had previously only been seen in peo- ple who were born with a disorder of the immune system or had been taking special drugs to suppress the immune system. The numbcr of cases increased, and by the end of 1981 doctors realized they were seeing a brand new discasc. It may have evolved from a less harmful form of a human virus or even an animal virus. Some researchers feel that the disease may have originat- ed as a virus discovered in the Afri- can green monkcy. This virus did not make the green monkey ill but when injected ,into the Rhesus monkey it did cause disease. We probably will never be sure where the virus originated. 3. HOW DO PEOPLE GET AIDS? AIDS is known to bc. spread only when blood or semen from an infected person enters the body of another person. The four known ways to get AIDS arc: 1. sexual relations with an in- fected person 2. contaminated blood or blood products 3. sharing needles - among drug users 4. at the time of birth if thc mother has AIDS Thcrc is no evidence that AIDS is spread through normal day-to-day contact. The virus does not survive on door knobs or toilet scats. There has not been one case of infection by casual contact. Small amounts of thc AIDS virus have been found - in tears and saliva but, to date, not one case of virus transmission via these fluids has been reported. 4. WIIICH GROUPS ARE CON- SIDERED TO BE AT HIGH RISK FOR DEVELOPING AIDS? 1. homosexual men 2. bisexual men 3. intravenous drug users 4. people from geographic areas where there is a high prevalence of the disease 5. haemophiliacs who received blood products between 1980 and November 1, 1985 6: anyone who received a blood transfusion between. 1980 and No- vember 1, 1985 7. sexual partners of any of the above 8. men and, women who have many different sex partners 9. prostitutes - male or female 10..• infants born to mothers in high risk groups 11. women who have been artifi- cially inseminated with unscreencd donor semen. 5. WHAT ARE THE EARLY SYMPTOMS OF AIDS? The discasc is not usually diag- nosed by the presence of one symp- tom, but by a combination of sever- al symptoms. These symptoms may indicate scvcral infections and people should not attempt self- diagnosis. Your doctor should be consulted if you notice the follow- ing: 1. swollen glands in scvcral plac- es, that 'persist for more than a month ie: below your cars, in your groin or armpits 2. unexplained weight loss of more than. 10 pounds or 10 percent of your body weight in two tnonths. 3. fatigue and, loss of appetite - lasting longer than one month 4. fevers and night sweats lasting for several days to scvcral weeks • 5. a dry cough, lasting longer than two weeks and sometimes with a -fever and shortness of breath 6: persistent diarrhea lasting long- er thantwo weeks 7. a herpes type sore lasting more than a month 8. a thick white coating of the tongue and mouth (oral thrush) last- ing several weeks 9. purplish -red lumps anywhere on the body that seem to be getting larger 10. problems with co-ordination and significant loss of memory. 6. IS THERE. A CURE FOR AIDS? • At present there is no vaccine to prevent AIDS and no cure for AIDS. AIDS is a fatal discasc! 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