Br( k1 lin ~By1ines ~T. By Roxanne Revelerý Hithere; Remember when the oniy energy crisis was when kids had too much of it? SOUPER SOUPS The Kirk Guild of Burns Preshyterian Church, Ashburn, presents "Souper Soups", a cooking class dernonstrated by Betty Guatto. Corne and learn how to prepare nutritious, deli- clous, hot soups ... cream of caullflower, tomato.. lentil, diet vegetable, beef and barley, and seafood bisque. Saturday,January 30 from 9:30 to noon, at Burns Church, Ashburn is the information to mark on your calcndâr. The cost is $4. Soup, beverage and dessert will be served, and recipes will be available. For further information, or to reserve your ticket, please cati 655-3900, 655-3083 or 655-3974. Everyone is welcome., LIBRARY NEWS The pre-schooi story hour and discussion group is in progress once again every Tuesday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30. Any children wishing to parti- cipate in the music, stories, games and crafts must be three years of age and up. The guest speaker scheduied for January 26 wil be sharing ber interest in the art of decoupage. The big news at the Brookiin Branch is the addi- tion of 'a photocopier. Now area residents will have the co nvenience of copying those 'ail-important documents at a nominal charge. Go in and take ad- vantage of this comniodious new service available Monday through Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. or Satur- days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is an. excellent story hour and craft pro- gram every Saturday morning from 10: 30 to 11: 30. The crafts are always challenging and fun. MEADOWCREST NEWS Meadowcrest Public School has a chance to ob- tain expensive equipment free of charge from the Campbell Soup Company and you can help. The children are at this moment collecting labels from ail Campbell's soups including ýchunky soupe, Allen's apple juice and apple sauce, and ail Franco American products. The labels, when turned in, can be used to "'pur- chase" such equipment as tape recorders, movie projectors, lage scale maps and globes, denion- stration models of skeletons etc., for health classes, you name it. As you have probably assumed by now, every item obtained- free is an item that does not have to be purchased with your tax dollar so let's ail help as much as we can. Don't put it off, the closing date is February 20. Take a second to remove the labels froni your cans and send them to school with a neighbourhood child or drop theni into the office at the school. If neither of these alternatives is convenient give nme a call and V'Il see what I can arrange. By helping the kids, you help yourselves. RE AIS& È-IE DANFOTH.TYEWRTE Club intSle e vicea the unat ateutifust resort hoth Ae fora NE IM ONToron0F$ to59 Bank11f1nancing9a0a69able. lATTENTIO N To ELPSENIOR CITIZENS JANUARY FIGHT INFLATION DURING JAUR & FEBRUARy A 10% DIS- COUNT WILL BE GIVEN ON ALL STOREI ITEMS WH EN PROPER I.D. IS SHOWN. I THISWEEK'SSPECIAL IDINNER ROLLS 89* DOZ. 1 I BROOKLIN HOME BAKERY I & DELICATESSAN rIl6 BALDWI N ST. - BROOKLIN 655-4951 M M - -- - - -MM - -- - am 1' bu e en WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1982, PAGE 7 Traffie death-s .down OPP crediti seatbelts LUCKY DRAW RESULTS On December 17, 1981 the lucky draw sponsored by the Parents Advisory Committee of Meadow- crest Sehool was held. The winner of the Sklar rocker was Ron Lusted of Ashburn. George Smekal of Peterborough wll be enjoying an evening for two donated by the Starlight Dinner Theatre, and Mrs. Lena Johnson of West Bih was the lucky winner of $25 cash donated by the Brooklln Business Asso-1 ciation. .The Advisory Committee wQuld like to thank ail those who assisted in this under.taking by purchas- ing tickets. With your assistance they were able to realize a profit 0f $52644 which wiil be used to fund further projects at the schooi. EASY? The foilowing quiz is 50 simple it's an insuit to your intelligence. Or is it? Now no peeking at the answers until you have given it a fair shot. 1. How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2. In which countryare Panama Hats made? 3. Where do weget "catgut" «? 4. What are Moleskin trousers made froni? 5. What kind of creatures were the Canary Islan- ds named for? 6. Before Louis XVIII, hoýk many kings of France were called Louis? 7. What was George VI's first name? 8. What color is a purpie finch? 9. What is a camel's-hair paintbrush made of? 10. How long didthe Thirty Years War last? ANSWERS 1. One hundred sixteen years, from 1337 to 1453. 2. Ecuador. 3. From sheep and horses. 4. A hard- wearing cotton fabric with a soft nap. 5,. A large breed of dog. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - "Island of Dogs". 6. Sixteen. The man known as Louis XVII died in prison during the French Revolution and neyer became king. 7. Albert. He respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no other king be called Albert after ber hus- band Prince Albert died. 8. Crimson. 9. Squirrel fur. 10. Thirty years of course. 1618 to 1648. GREAT TOAST One 0f the best toasts I have ever heard goes, "May you live forever, and may the last voice you hear be mine. " See you next week..Roxanne Reveler Brooklil Bakery drop off Friday, before noon please OPP wlhl be strlving for a greate?-reduction in accidents in 198. .The total number 0f accidents reported by the OPP In 1981 was 74,088. This was down three per cent froni the previous year's total of 76,337. Experience and re- search studies have shown there is a definite reiationsbip between enforcement of traffic laws and the extent of accidents ln the sanie period. The OPP offi- cers'on patrol will con- tinue to vigorously en- force the seat belt pro- visions of The Highway Traffic Act. "Your chance of sur- vival are much greater, and you'll suffer less serious injuries if you have an accident when you are buckled-up", Erskine explained. Asked what the average driver couid do to prevent an accident, Acting Commissioner Erskine said: "There are no guarantees, but being alert, driving defensively and refrain- ing from excessive drinking prior to, driving, are ail good points to remember. ' It is encouraging to note that as a result of increased patrols,ý drinking and driving warnings, spot checks and the new 12-hour driver's licence suspen- sion prograni, only one fatal accidentý occurred on the thousands of kilo- meters of roads and highways policed by the 189 OPP detachments during the 3 day New Year holiday weekend. On the average week- end, 5 people are kiiled on Ontario highways.- I. OFFICE)h FURNITURIE WARENOUSEnFULL IN AJAX. i~ minn arr ixcimpkht lin£ ojf ~ ulÉddIng pph, n1dn ptrfrnnll*zgd 1 I*ffs foir pnr afhendants and irngraüeid glasses foir gour itad lhlxk 9),1- r.' i.. 311r p -i and &iÉi unr inuitatin for pixur uprnmhxng mÉddinq Mur- A generai reduction ln the number of accidents. and the number of per- sons killed in OPP juris- diction iast year was welcome news accord- ing to Acting Ontario Provincial Police Comimissioner Jin Er- skine *ho is also Chair- man of the Ontario Traf- fic Safety Council. The most significant decrease was in the number of persons kicled, down to 910, froin 947 in 1980. There have been reductions 0f about four per cent in the num- ber kiiled over each of the last two years. Acting Commissioner Erskine stresses that ai- though the figures are down, it is imperative that ail drivers assist the police in their man- date to stop the carnage on our highways. The