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Classified Ads PERSONAL DATES GALORE. We are a professional introduc-, tion service designed to introduce compatible people to each other. For all ages, Prestige Acquaintances. Call toll-free 1-800-263-9103. Noon - 8 p.m. n/c IN MEMORIAM MURDOCH, Andrew Hayward who joined our Lord Feburary 18, 1983. You gave us your all As a husband, father, grandfather and friend You gave us love unending Patience unlimited Wisdom well-tested And joy from your smile Our legacy from you is your code of living - service to others - but service with love. We miss you Dad, Dearly loved by Jennifer, Robert, Carrie, Tereza, Kenneth 15, pd. DEATH NOTICE NEAL, Muriel at Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville on Friday, February 10th, 1984. Muriel Neal in her 69th year, beloved wife of the late Kenneth Neal; loving mother of Jack, Janice (Mrs. Francis Quantrill), Arlene, Richard and Julia (Mrs. Thonas Foster); dear sister of Doreen Lake and Gladys Brown; loved grandmother of 13 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Service was held in the Morris Funeral Chapel, Bowmanville on Monday, February 13th. Spring Inter- ment Orono Cemetery. 15, a.c. Mental Health relocates (Continued from page 3) donated through the kindness of the city of Oshawa. It was originally known as the White Cross Centre and serv- ed as a drop-in for ex- psychiatric patients and in- dividuals with emotional pro- blems. When this facet of the agency's programming mov- ed to the Arts Resource Center (1973) il was renamed Hope. The offices at 187 Sim- coe St. S. continued to serve as an administrative and pro- gram location. Since 1973, more programs have been added and the agency has grown to include a housing program with 6 co- operative residences throughout the Durham Region, a self-help program, a public education program and a social rehabilitation program consisting of 4 separate program areas in- cluding Hope. The agency has Il fuli-time staff and many active volunteers to staff these programs. The agency is the only service to offer distinctly non-medical Adult Community Mental Health alternatives to the Durham Region. Those involved with the CMHA Durham have in- dicated with sadness' that the move from 187 Simcoe St. S. is being made. However, due to the increase in the number of programs being offered and clients being served it is anticipated that the agency will better be able to serve the méntal health needs of the Durham Region at the new location. Salads a year - round treat Crispy Apple Salad 500 mL raisin bread cubes 2 L tom assorted greens 250 mL thin apple slices 250 mL cauliflowerets 125 mL celery slices KRAFT French Dressing 2 cups 8 cups I cup 1 cup 1/2 cup Place bread cubes on ungreased baking pan. Bake at 180°C (350°F), 10 minutes or until golden brown. Combine croutons, greens, apples, cauiflower and celery; toss lightly. Serve with dressing. Makes 8-10 servings. St. John's Ambulance combating tips on flu Nothing makes a winter gloomier than having everyone home with flus and colds and general mumbling miseries. The family nurse, who's probably down with it herself, begins to perceive life as an unending succession of trays, loads of laundry, and complaints. Well, says Anne Graham of St. John Ambulance, there are sone things you can do to help, beginning with keeping the worry to a minimum. Chances are you don't need a doctor, but if you think you do, call one. You should probably check in with the doctor if your flu victim is very young, or aging or has some chronic problem that could make a flu serious. Mrs. Graham says you should also call the doctor if your patient has a temperature of 38.5 or higher for longer than 48 hours, or if a high temperature is combin- ed with vomiting or diar- rhoea. "Use a strip thermometer to take temperatures if you have trouble reading a stan- dard thermometer. You don't have to sterilize them." Mrs. Graham is an Area Nursing Officer with the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and instructor in their home health care course. First, look after the people who are still up and around, especially the nurse. Rest when you can, properly, and avoid the famiy germs as much as possible. "Supply all the ill with lots of tissues, and paper bags for the used ones. "Wash your hands every time you think about it, especially after cleaning up the paper bags." Washing hands means thoroughly, between the fingers and over the wrists and remember, rings and bracelets can carry germs. "Give your patients lots of fluids, and don't just stick to orange juice, or they'll get tired of it. There's a lot to be said for grandmother's chicken soup. Warm soup is very comforting. Egg Nog is nourishing and appetizing. "If your little kids won't drink enough, try making popsicles out of fruit juice." Whatever vou do about Former employee takes School Board to Ontario court Mark Fllis of the legal firm of David Harris, Toronto, and acting on behalf of their client Bob Spooner, a former purchasing agent for the Nor- thumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, are ask- ing the Supreme Court of Ontario to force the board to disclose documents which they say lead to Spooners fir- ng. It has been reported that the motion is to be heard before the Supreme Court in Toronto on February 23rd. Ellis bas said the documents are critical to the suit which seeks $36,000, Spooner's annual salary at the time he was fired and $25,000 for punitive damages. it has been reported that the school board's director, Douglas Sifïon, refused to turn over the documents at an examina- tion for discovery at the Non- thumberland county cour- thouse last fall. Sifton has been reported to have said Spooner was fired on June 23, 1983 as a result of a board resolution which cited misc.onduct as the reason for the termination. food and drinks, keep them simple, not only because that will appeal to the patients, but because it should keep down the work for the nurse. Provide smali quantities of comfortable food as attrac- tively as possible. This is no time for heavy meals or onerous cooking chores. Keep the house as steamy as you can, Mrs. Graham suggests. Use your humidifier and steamers, and pans of water on the radiator. Everybody will breathe a lit- tle easier. Be sure they're in safe places, though, especial- ly if you have small children. If your patients are in bed, freshen things up for them once or twice a day. Give them an extra pillow and an extra blanket or two so they can prop up or lie on top of the bed. While you're tidying the bed, buindle up your pa- tient in a chair or in another room for a few minutes while you air the bedroom, or get them to use the time washing and freshening up. Keep them supplied with reading material or puzzles or knitting and a radio, once they start to feel better. Nor- mally healthy people, par- ticularly the kids, will enjoy being up and around, as long as they aren't overdoing, or oui spreading germs. The St. John Ambulance course Mrs. Graham teaches is available from St. John anywhere. It teaches home nursing skills that can be useful Io any family. It covers specific skills, general knowledge, safety, good health care practices. Mrs. Graham, who is a registered nurse, says her classes arè "Most interested in aspects of illness and ages and stages. The thing I've thought for years about home health care is that the care is given by non-professionals who are alone. They need support. It's anxiety produc- ing. People worry about do- ing the wrong thing." For information about home health care courses, contact St. John Ambulance listed in your local telephone directory, or write to the Pro- vincial Nursing Consultant, St. John Ambulance, 46 Wellesley St. East, Toronto. M4Y 1G5. Date of Publication: February 15, 1984 Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 15, 1984-9 Good reasons to save garde WOODS, WATER AND WILDLIFE by Arlin Hackman - Federation of Ontario Naturalists About this time of year, my mouth starts watering at the thought of fresh garden produce. Unfortunately, if the Canadian- Government has its way, my summer garden may start losing its thrill, and its tomatoes, or possibly its corn. Last November the Cana- dian delegation to a meeting of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organiza- tions in Rome helped defeat a motion to ensure the preser- vation of disappearing agriculturai crops. There's a long story, of course, filled with international politics and the power and profits of agribusiness. But like the Irish potato famine il has a potentially devastating con- clusion and a simple moral. The problem is that under today's agricultural strategy, the world is losing the wide variety of local plant breeds which have evolved over cen- turies, in favour of a smaller number of high yielding strains. And as the older crops die out we lose the genetic stock for developing new varieties. This dramatically increases the susceptibility of our food supply to agricultural disasters, such as pests and disease, and the need for heavy-duty chemical protec- tion. That's what happened when potato blight struck Ireland in 1845, where the en- tire crop was descended from a handful picked up by Sir Walter Raleigh in his travels abroad. That's what we're risking by developing a domestic reliance on a few varieties of food crops, allowing commercial interests to imonopolize plant patents and displacing old world crops with high yielding types bred in new world en- vironments. Some experts have voiced protest, including Pat Mooney of Brandon Univer- sity, in Manitoba. However, it was not until the UN meeting last year that third world countries put some political muscle behind this en seeds concern. And so they stiould. Most of our food plants evolved from their genetic stock. Tragically, they have been giving it away only to witness its return as expensive hybrids which inevitably replace local varieties. Why would Canada fight poor nations' demands for genetic conservation, laws governing plant exchanges and other corrective measures? Surely we have an interest in international co- operation, given our reliance on regular cross-breeding of wheat with foreign strains. The answer isn't clear, but it could well be the federal government's interest in legislating monopoly rights to plant varieties for Canadian breeders. Naturalists often defend conservation proposals by citing the need to maintain an abstract-sounding principle called genetic diversity. As you can see from this story it's a very real and pressing issue and it's drawing more attention all the time. Last weekend, in Toronto, the Canadian Organic Growers held their first conference on this theme and the preserva- tion of heritage seeds. They've also produced a seed catalogue. So there's some hope for gardeners like myself. But the issue demands far broader atten- tion. Salads a year-round treat Red Cabbage Slaw 250 mL chopped onion PARKAY Margarine 175 mL KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressming 1.5 L thinly sliced red cabbage 500 mL cubed apples 15 mL lemon juice 5 mL salt t cup 3/4 cup 6 cups 2 cups 1 tbsp I tsp Cook onions in small amount of margarine until tender. Add remaining ingre- dients; mix lightly. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 6-8 servings. Purchase Order No. A0556 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE CORDIALY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF FIRE STATION #3 (ORONO VILLAGE) BY MAYOR GARNET B. RICKARD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1984 3:00 P. M. FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS m