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Times Advocate, 1989-07-26, Page 4Page 4 Times -Advocate, July 26, 1989 Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamat d 1924 CAN.' BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 Ut JE HIUI3O1 AIV AND 1989 Published Each Wednesday Morning at Exeter, Ontario, NOM 1S0 Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386. Phone 519-235-1331 ROSS HAUGH Editor HARRY DEVRIES Composition Manager caw.. IIM BECKETT Publisher 8 Advertising Manager DON SMITH Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada: $25.00 Per year; U.S.A._$65.00 Inflation inflating Don't look now, but the rate of inflation is moving upwards again._ A recent report from Statistics Canada showed its second consecutive monthly increase, reaching 5.4 percent in June. That's the highest mark in more than five years. The major cause for this large jump can be blamed on higher federal and pro- vincial taxes. The governments aren't through with us yet. The government in Ottawa is get- ting ready to spring its new sales tax on the country at the beginning of 1991. That- alone will give a big boost to in- flation. Federal finance minister Michael Wilson has admitted the new tax, to re- place the existing manufacturers sales tax and which will cost taxpayers billions of dollars, will have a one-time impact of boosting inflation by close to three per- centage points. That will be an ironic turn of events since the federal government wants to keep inflation in check in view of the mammoth interest bill it must pay annu- ally to service the national debt. This debt is now nearing the $400 billion mark. Any increase in the inflation rate will also add billions to that interest bill. We all know inflation will rise, but the problem is, by how much? The consumer price index is calculated from the cost of hundreds of goods and services, practically 100 percent of which will be included in the new federal sales tax. This is monitored each month by Statistics Canada. The consumer price index based on 1981 prices averaging 100, stood at 151.3 in June. That means that the same goods and services that cost $100 in 1981. were up to $151.30 forJune of this year. That's a collective increase of more than 50 percent in eight years in that wide range of goods and services.. Put that same kind of compounding formula to work after Wilson has his new tax scheme in place and odds are that prices in the Statistics Canada report will soon be double what they were in 1981. By Ross Haugh l Nanaimo bars Next week we'll be at Camp Agawaten. On the shores of Golden Lake. For as long as the children can remember, we've spent the first week in August there every year. In fact, Eliza- beth used to go there with her parents and her brothers and sis- ters when she was a young child. The place has much to offer., Peace and quiet when the chil- dren are asleep or out of sight. No telephone in the cabin. No mail. No T.V. No worries about meals, be- cause we all eat in the lodge. Breakfast, for example, consists of fruit juice or milk, hot or cold cereal, eggs and toast. The usual nourishing, non -calorie, non- cholesterol, non -carbohydrate food. We spend our mornings sitting on the verandah reading the paper. While Elizabeth makes the Geds and sweeps the cabin floor, 5 Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 Published by J.W. Eedy Publications limited AM t SAFE IN ASSUMING /OU VOTED PC 1N THE LAST ELECTION?" More from the east We come back to work with mixed emotions following a 13 day trip to Prince Edward Island and many points in between. While we saw many interesting sights in P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec along with several eastern states, it's great to be back in the great- est province of them all. In last week's column we said it was appearing thanks to Cana- da Post. The letter was actually sent by Priority Post and arrived in Exeter from Fredericton, New Brunswick in about 48 hours. While talking about Canada Post, it seems they have different policies in place throughout the country. A couple of months ago when a Canada Post official visited Exet- er to tell council about the new super mail boxes which -are now a reality, he said it was for infor- mation only and no one locally had a chance for input. In the Sussex, New Brunswick weekly paper we saw a headline which read, "Superboxes could come by autumn". The story • went on to quote a Canada Post spokesman, " We have given the presentation to council, it's up to them to take it to the public and decide." That alternative was not given here. "It's a small world" is a popu- She also realizes (because I have party developed them? Where? told her) that I eat no Nanaimo When? Why was the city of Na - bars all year, just so that I can be naimo chosen for the name? Are ready for hers. On that hot Sun- they known by another name in day evening in August at Golden the United States, or are they Lake* uniquely Canadian? Do'you have any Nanaimo bar recipes other than that given below? Here is the recipe from Laura Secord's Canadian Cook Book (McClelland & Stewart, 1966): Grease a 9 -inch square cake pan. In a sauce -pan combine: 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 5 tablespoons cocoa, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla. When dessert time comes, eve- Cook over medium heat, stir- ryone in the lodge is allowed two ring constantly, until smooth and Nanaimo bars - except me. I get slightly thickened. Stir in: 1 2/3 four. They are among the very cups fine graham wafer crumbs, few special comforts I get in this 1 cup desiccated coconut, 1/2 cup life, and I think I'm entitled. So chopped walnuts. Press into pre - don't criticize me. pared pan. - I'm positive that all my readers Cream 1/4 cup butter. Beat in knnu, 'gni- t/a/2y. a. cups Sifted icing But do ya.: know how they orig- sugar, 1 egg. Spread over crumb mixture and chill for about 15 4-..-4,444,i5teir-46*.s4t.liatibelAsillarAmikaaisallanainntaLLMIR to be ones, the real ones on the lake). Canada's best -kept You know how it at a cottage. They're not listed injhe giant Over hot water. melt together. 4 I'm coming to the point. Every Webster's Third New Interna- squares semi -sweet chocolate, 1 • Sunday after supper, the dessert tional Dictionary. They're not tablespoon butter. consists of freshly made Nanai- mentioned in Larousse Gastron- Spread on top and chill. When _..._,-_,.,-_mo bars. Now these are not your omique, Better Homes and Gar- set, cut into squares. average, polio;, tu13-of-tic-nmill, dcns New 'Cook Book, New - • -Warning: Health and Welfare city type, over-the-counter, 3 cm York Times Meny Cook Book,' Canada advises that Nanaimo . x 3 cm Nanaimo bars. No, they Margo Oliver's Most Treasured bars can lead to addiction. When arc country -sized 5 cm x 7 cm Recipes or any other standard consumed regularly and without Golden Lake humdingers, fit for culinary reference works I con- moderation, they may cause a working man's appetite. Which V+�� h < c0 3�ti�t' i`r;.�l'eirnau ra 'navy 157 &VU 1n =7accd with after a hard day in a the first place: in Laura Secord's boat or on the beach or on the na- Canadian Cookbook. ture trail. Exactly the right kind Here we can read that these of'stuff to put you in shape for a . "no -bake bars" were actually game of volleyball or tennis after "developed in the Canadian supper. kitchens c,f a well-known food ' Now Lorraine, the friendly ' company" and named after the spirit of Agawaten, has known city of Nanaimo, B.C. my weakness for Nanaimo bars - That's good information, but I for a long, long time. She under- would like to know more. Per - stands that Nanaimo bars are my haps some of my readers have most obvious weakness (al- answer to my following ques- though not my only passion). tions: - Which well-known food com- stilted. I did finally find t,heln Results of the Victoria Day sur- vey: 161 readers don't want to mess around with Victoria Day and keep its name. -153 readers suggested various new names, from the sublime (Prince Charles Day, Queen Mother Day) to the ridiculous (Blackfly Day, Cou- sins Day, Firecracker Education Day). There were five anony- mous letters which don't count. 1 guess we'll have to keep Queen Victoria's memory alive a while longer. Only in Canada, you say? y i :..,�:y. •r---i—_"keg:-a�-e,y, ��"`•3; �i€ F•-...:}r`.s+k:$*:%.�.$•.A�;�i..nv.”�'�.i�:-a�ii'�s..tt!c.:a..:.Lv'iH"w�7�.``a. +. - Goodbye Whether they wanted it or not, the American people now have their B-2. They stand near the runway with misty eyes as the $500 mil- lion stealth bomber proves that with enough money you can make an aircraft invisible to radar that really flies. It is hard to swallow the idea that one plane can really be wolf' half a billion dollars. T'm_,nnt saying 1 could build one for less. I just can't see the American tax- payer getting his money's worth. iSs9.94.%,.,Q.f s ep P, alth„tech- nology can filter down to the surveiilance, ,< t+116rta"c rrtffe--' consumer level like the Apollo courts would support an individ- program's semiconductor work ual's right to shield himself from brought us calculators, comput- being spied upon. It might keep ers and VCRs. - t the supreme court tied up longer In fact, stealth stuff mightal- than the abortion i^.;Tee. - ready be with us. From the In any case, Chevrolet might grumblings I heard from a local really need stealth technology to fisherman, you might think the keep its customers out of jail. Conservation Authority stocked Their n!"r, ' ' lar saying and that proved to be very true on a number of occa- sions on our trip. During a visit to the Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick, we ran into a family from Beams- .- • From the 4 editor's disk by Ross Haugh 1(1111 111 ville, Ontario. When told we were from Exeter, they said a young lady from the Exeter area• was the librarian in their town. It turned out to be Lori Sims, who wife Irene •taught at Usborne Central School. During the wait for the ferry to Prince Edward Island we en- countered a couple from Hano- ver who are next-door neigh- bours of Don and Mary Gravett, formerly of Exeter. A gas station owner in New- castle, New Brunswick worked in Tillsonburg in the 1950's and remembers going to dances at the Lakeview Casino in Grand Bend. Two of the major industries in New Brunswick toward the Que- bec border are potatoes and pulp and /paper. In Newcastle one pa- per mill had dozens of trucks. lined up with logs ready to un- load. It was similar to the lineup of trucks with corn at our local Nabisco canning plant. We had the opportunity to at- tend harness horse races in Tru- ro, Nova Scotia and were sur- pised to see a former local horse in action. It was Roger B Quick, who was raised by Art and Jean Hod- gins in Clandeboye and later sold to Jack Morrissey of Grand Bend. Roger is now nine years of age and has earned $132,749 during his career. We arrived in Chatham, New Brunswick late on a Sunday af- ternoon when residents there were just concluding an Irish Festival. They took the celebra- tions seriously as Shamrocks were painted on the pavement of most of the town's streets. In the Chatham paper we learned plans are being formulat- ed for a summer theatre and men- tion was made of a successful operation in Blyth, Ontario where hundreds of tourists are attracted each summer. Pun of the Week : It's certainly. easier to climb the ladder of suc- cess if there is somebody else steadying it. -car, hello Batmobile legal in Ontario, could this new item in the radar gun/detector/ anti -detector war be outlawed? I'm not sure. Because radar speed detection amounts to a form of electronic Hold that Y � lltUU6111... �s�.;c by Adrian I larte - .'.•�r.� ,W4 17Y6tr te1`iiivisible if anyone Trout. They can't be seen, can't wanted to test its 290 km/h top be caught, and don't show up on speed. sonar. The crux of the problem is that You can already buy a Stealth we have to recognize speed lim- Bra. its for what they arc: a sin tax I know what you're thinking, like tobacco and alcohol, all un - but it's actually one of those fab- der the umbrella of public safety ric covers for the front of cars, and . health. Nobody wants only this one is radar absorptive. speed demons on the roads, but The idea is to delay the time it some. have suggested North • takes for your car to show up on American highway limits atr arti- a police radar gun. Someone is ficially low. In Europe the limits bound to make a whole car otlt of aren't as rigidly enforced, and the stuff. few complain. With radar detectors already il- One publication I was reading PrN•-ra.. v,a,- ...�+' stated that motorists wouldn't honestly endanger their lives by driving at speeds at which they felt unsafe. In fact, the writer said police told him they can only stop speeders who go faster than 85 percent of the other drivers on the road, otherwise they just have "an enforcement problem". Those are pretty interesting ide- as, especially when you consider ti ,W -: t is-:gii--3ct1rr-.era rr 'with exceeding the limits by about 10 km/h. Are these people voting with their right feet? - I know of one road in London " lliat End. `caries ando. ks for all the world like the other 60 km/h roads in the city, but it's not posted so it's only good for 50 km/h. Unsuspecting motor- ifrrs tool along at 70 km/h and get nabbed for an easy 20 km/h. It's a neat trick and I'm sure that street just about nays for its n' ' • The ministry of transportation backs up its policies with statis- tics that show speeding is a factor in most accidents, but I suppose if they lowered the limits to 30 km/h then everyone would ignore them and speeding would become a factor in all accidents.° It's bound to be a hard juggling act to balance impatient drivers, highway safety, and reality. But what does it matter? Give us a few ycirs and we'll all have stealth cars.