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PAGE 10 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNFSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1876 Speaking Of Disabled Oven Fries And Chicken Supper by Bill Kiser Every program which benefits the handicapped depends upon some type of community action and organization. Having been handicapped all of my life, I have had many different views of community action. Since my own parents were not what you would call active in this manner, the word "they" was always associated with what was or what was not being done in my community. As a severely disabled cerebral palsied child I can remember hearing what "they" ought to do for handicapped children. My mother rarely complained about what "they" were not doing, but as I grew older (without receiving an education in the public schools or the different therapies which she felt would help me^, she became more and more con­ cerned about wliat the com­ munity was not doing. At the same time I became very civic minded and soon developed the attitude that anything could be accomplished through organization and group action. I became involved in an ef­ fort to organize a local cerebral palsy group. After getting a number of parents and a few professional people interested in this idea, we were successful in starting a small treatment program. When they asked mother and me to serve on the board of directors, my ex­ citement was matched only by her disdain, but she finally agreed. After my mother's death. I was asked to stay on the board until I took a part- time job with the organization. While I will always be grateful for this experience it was an eye-opener. In the years that followed. I found myself pin­ ning all my hopes on the suc­ cess of one organization or group after the other, only to find that none of them are perfect or have all the answers. Like many handicapped people, 1 had become very disillusioned and cynical about many organizations which are dedicated to serving the han­ dicapped. Although l have found myself in periods where I was sure that no agency or organization understood my problem, much less cared about what hap­ pened to me, I realize now that I have been more fortunate than many disabled people. Don't get me wrong, I often find myself disagreeing with what could be called the party line of many organizations. It is so easy to judge an organization or system by one or two inap­ propriate actions. It is for this reason that I feel that the handicapped in America are approaching a difficult crossroad. On the one hand we see so many things that are not being done by the establish­ ment, that we want to rebel and demand our rights. On the other hand we have to admit that a great deal is being ac­ complished through the democratic process. With all of these short comings, it seems to me that the American system of community organization and group action still offers han­ dicapped people the best op­ portunity of reaching their goals. Rather than writing off all of our present organizations and traditional programs as no good, I hope the handicapped will become more involved in trying to correct what is wrong within these organizations. Flamboyant demostrations may call for courage, but long hours of committee work often call for another type of for­ titude Many of us feel that the handicapped in America have a very unique opportunity coming up. The White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals with its pre- conference activities on the local and state level, promises to give the handicapped a real opportunity to have input with regards to our American system. All types of han­ dicapped people will be given the opportunity to express their needs and desires. Like every opportunity, the White House Conference carries with it a great challenge to those of us who* are disabled: substitute "we" for "they" in thinking of community action. Han­ dicapped people must get in­ volved in the decision making process. It is one thing to say "they" ought to do this and that, but quite another to plan how "we" are going to do it. The White House confettpce (scheduled for May 1977 in Washington, D.C.) will probably be a waste of time and effort if the handicapped participants think only of what society can do for them. The success of a broad national policy to benefit the handicapped will be of no avail unless we as individuals can become responsibly involved in our local affairs. If we are not willing to stick our necks out in trying to get a new ramp built at our local courthouse or improve working conditions at our sheltered workshops, high- sounding national goals will be meaningless. However, if we are willing to accept our share of responsibility for community action at every level, we can and will improve our own lot in life and the lots of future generations. In substituting "we" for "they", handicapped people may lose their greatest alibi for their failures, but they will gain a new sense of self- respect. Community acttyn^ only offers hope as long aspire* consider ourselves responsible for our actions. (Bill Kiser, of Winston- Salem, NC, and Handicapped American of the Year, authors a weekly syndicated newspaper column, a weekly radio program, and edits a newspaper for the North Carolina Rehabilitation association.) Tips For The Novice Automechanic -- By Don B. Wilson, Member, SAE Stopping Oil Leaks Is your car using oil? Anything in excess of a quart per thousand miles should give you cause to suspect something is amiss, and it need not be worn rings. Ever notice the dark path down the middle of the concrete lane on a highway? It's made by leaked oil! Much leakage occurs from the valve covers. Sometimes it is due simply to a looseness of the screws holding the valve cover gasket in compres­ sion. A turn of the screw­ driver or midget socket wrench will frequently rem­ edy the situation. But sometimes bad oil change practices have caused the drain holes in the cylin­ der head to sludge up, pre­ venting the oil from draining rapidly back down to the crankcase. Oil pumped up to the overhead valve assemblies cannot drain back to the crankcase, filling the valve cover box. This inundates the valve guides, forcing the oil down the guides and into the combustion chamber and exhaust manifold. Additionally, the pressure can force the oil out past even the best valve cover gaskets - or rupture them. The Automotive Parts & Accessories Association says any "doer" can easily remedy this situation. 1. After tightening the valve cover retaining screws and warming the engine by running on fast idle, examine ^ the sides of the cylinder heads and the engine block for evidence of continued oil leakage. Oil leaking? Go to step 3. 2. Gun the engine rapidly several times and look for blue smoke in the exhaust. See blue smoke? Go to step 3. 3. Shut off the engine and under it place a sheet of cardboard or several thick­ nesses of newspapers to catch any anticipated oil spill. 4. Remove the valve cover retaining screws and lift off the valve oover. On some engines you may have to disconnect the spark plugs, too. 5. If a quantity of oil poured out when the valve cover was lifted, take a piece of coat hanger wire and poke out the return passages so the oil can drain off the top of the cylinder head all the way back to the crankcase. Get them clean! While you're about it, clean off any sludge remain­ ing on the top of the head or on the inside surface of the valve cover. 6. Drain your dirty oil while you scrape the old valve cover gasket off the valve cover and any place it ad­ hered to the cylinder head. Be careful not to allow any old gasket material to remain on the cylinder head or fall down the drain returns. 7. You can either buy a new valve cover gasket for re-installation of the valve cover or a tube of the new silicone rubber gasket com­ pounds. Simply squeeze a bead of the compound around the sealing edge of the valve cover. 8. Re-install the valve cover. Make sure the pre-cut gasket, if used, does not fall away from the sealing edges of the valve cover. 9. Reconnect any discon­ nected spark plugs and lines, re-install the oil drain plug if removed and refill the engine with clean oil. Oil consumption should now return to normal. Treat yourself to easy cooking. Two favorite foods, crisp golden French fries and fried chicken, can now be oven-fried at the same time. And it's all so easy because the frozen French fry is sprayed with a vegetable oil so it actually fries in its own oil as it bakes. It's golden crisp on the outside and tender on the inside just as if you had deep fried it. As the potatoes bake-fry so does the chicken, and it's a real energy saving meal. Your family will enjoy this delicious late summer supper. Accompany the chicken and French fries with a marinated chopped fresh vegetable salad and a selection of fruits-of-the- -season for dessert. Oven French Fries And Chicken cup cornflake crumbs teaspoon garlic salt teaspoon basil, finely crumbled teaspoon dill weed 4 cups frozen Heinz */, French Fries 1 V* cup butter or margarine V4 2 tablespoons lemon juice % teaspoon salt V* 6 Igrge pieces frying chicken Remove frozen potatoes from freezer. Spread in single layer in a flat baking pan; set aside. Melt butter; mix with lemon juice, salt. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Dip chicken pieces into mixture. Roll in cornflake crumbs. Place skin side up, on flat baking pan. Bake in oven for 20 minutes. Increase heat to 450 degrees F. Put potatoes in oven along with chicken, and bake 20 minutes. Remove potatoes from oven and turn with spatula. Sprinkle with garlic salt, basil and dill weed. Return to oven for 5 mintues, until potatoes are crisp and chicken is tender. Makes 4 servings. Consumers Warned: Watch Y ur Warranties! Many consumers think they now have more protec­ tion against defects in their purchases thanks to a new Federal warranty law that went into effect last summer. The fact is, however, that some manufacturers who formerly offered consumers a warranty on their products may now provide none at all. "Consumers must be more $lert than ever before to see ttiftt the products they pur­ chase will be fixed by the man' ufacturer if they are defec­ tive," says Jane Butel, man­ ager of the Consumers Insti­ tute for General Electric and Hotpoint. "You should not take anything for granted." The new legislation, known as the Magnuson-Moss War­ ranty Act, is designed to make consumers more aware of the warranty on a product before purchases. All manufacturers of items costing $15 or more must, if they wish to comply with the new law, "make their warranties available at the dealers' store for the con­ sumer to see, and warranties must state what is fully covered and what is limited or optional," says Ms. Butel. Although some manufac­ turers have elected to offer no written warranty, most have opted to provide either a full warranty or a limited warranty. A full warranty, such as GE is offering on its major appli­ ances, says Ms. Butel, covers all parts and service labor for a specified period, e.g., one year. A limited warranty, as the name implies, provides only limited coverage. It may, for example, cover parts but no labor. Or it may require that the consumer pay the cost of packing and shipping the prod­ uct to a service location. At the present time the re­ tailer has the responsibility for seeing that the customer has a chance to compare product warranties before he buys. Manufacturers are trying to make the dealers' job easier. GE, for example, is providing its dealers with copies of its major appliance warranties on 9x12-inch cards for use at the point of sale. Ms. Butel suggests that con­ sumers keep these points in mind in assessing warranties: • Is it a "full" warranty or a "limited" warranty? • For what period of time are you protected: for a year, or less or longer? • Be sure you understand what parts are covered. Don't be deceived by a long-term guarantee on certain parts that rarely cause a problem. • Is labor covered as well as parts? • Check to see who will perform the repairs. Is it the store selling the product, or the manufacturer ... or who? • Must you take the appli­ ance in for repairs or will the serviceman come to your home? • Do you have to pay for the serviceman's travel ex­ pense? If the repair shop is far away, this can prove ex­ pensive. "Make sure you know ex­ actly what you are getting," counsels Ms. Butel, "and by all means keep all receipts of pur­ chases and your written war­ ranty." 7W0 MINUTES Um fH£ BIBLE •Y CORNKUUS I. STAM Mil. URIAH tiail SOCMTT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS *0*JS WHAT SHALL WE DO? When John the Baptist appeared as Christ's forerunner, God's chosen people had lived under the Law of Moses for 1500 years but had not kept it. Hence John's call to repent­ ance and baptism for the remission of sins (Mark 1:4). John was in earnest, too, for when the thoughtless multitude came to him to be baptized, he sent them back, saying: Bring forth fruits worthy of repentance" (Luke 3:7-8). Their lives were to be changed and they were to show it. When the people asKeo: What shall we do, then?" he told them to live for others rather than for self (Lk 3:10-11). When the tax collectors asked: "What shall we do?" he de­ manded that they stop cheating the tax payers and live honestly (vers. 12-13). When the soldiers asked: "What shall we do?" he told them to forbear violence, false accusation and bribery (ver. 14). Clearly, right­ eousness was demanded under John's message His hearers were to repent, be baptized and bring forth the fruits of true repentance. When our Lord appeared, He pro­ claimed the same message as John (Matt. 3:1-2; 4:17). A lawyer asked: "What shall / do to inherit eternal life?" and He replied: "What is written in the Law?" When the lawyer recited the basic commands of the law, our Lord answered: "This do and thou shalt live" (Luke 10:25-28). God was still demanding righteous­ ness. They were all under the law. (See Gal. 4:4, Matt. 23:1,2, etc.) Some suppose thts was all changed after Calvary by the "Great Commis­ sion." This is not so. When/at Pen­ tecost, Peter's hearers were con­ victed of their sins and asked "What shall we do?" Peter commanded them to "repent and be baptized...for the remission of sins" just as John had done (Acts 2:38). He did not tell them that Christ had died for their sins. It was not until later that St. Paul was sent to proclaim the death of Christ as the payment for sin. He was the first to say: "But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested. We declare His righteousness for the remission of sins" (Rom. 3:21-26). When the Gentile jailor fell on his knees and asked: "What must I do to be saved?" Paul replied: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:30,31). This is God's message for sinners today, "for we have redemption through Christ's blood, the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace" (Eph. 1:7). "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and THOU shalt be saved." Come To Dominick's For An Exciting Event! 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