Barries Big Brothergof Month Nice to be around says Little Brother By NANCY FIGUEROA Warren Grade student at Of The Examiner Maple Grove School in Bar John Callan of Midhurst is rie Barries first Big Brother of During that time Warren The Month The reason has been introduced to many Cause hes nice to be new things Johns pilots around says Johns little licence has enabled them to brother Warren Haddock fly together And Warren is an authority In the summer Warren John 27 and warren entered the Callans dog in almost 10 see each other the Barrie Kennel Clubs An two to three time week nuaIDogShow We go horseback riding Warren spends many even sailing cross country skiing ings with John and hiswife bowling We do lot of Susan playing games of risk things says warren or chess or just sitting by the John an accountant is fireplace chatting We talk married but has no children lot says Warren Warren has two brothers John and Warren spent both of whom have Big day bowling practising for Ann Lgnders Treats her like queen Dear Ann Landers recently became engaged to wonderful guy He is medium height not much to look at but he treats me like queen My future husband has wonderful character is sweet and kind head and shoulders above the handsome ladykillci hat on wasting my time on The last three guys went With dressed like million and all they could think about was themselves Last night my aunt took me aside and said You are such beautiful girl You could haveyourpick of the lot What do you See in HIM really got mad and replied You know Aunt Jill was going to ask you the same question Uncle John is so greatlooking what did he see in YOU hope the people who read your column will remember my answer and use it if anyone asks them what they see in the person of their choice Galled Dear What an exquisite putdown couldnt have done better if had worked on an answer all day Dear Ann am sick and tired of hearing the Now Gen eration throwing all the blame for their unhappiness and personal hangups on their parents It has taken me 20 years John encourages other men to become Big Brothers You involvement with lit tle brother should be at least four hours week he says but thats not asking much of sevenday week Warren is proud of John and looks to him with respect and affection says Stephanie Cox executive director of the Big Brothers Associaton of Barrie and District Johns support guidance and friendship are all helping Warren to grow and mature as happy healthy boy says Mrs Cox Men interested in becom Brothers and two sisters Big Brothers Bowl for ing Big Brothers should con to realize that parents are people and they have hangups John and Warren have Millions Johns pledges tact Mrs Cox at 7280515 John Callan 27 was named BIg Brother of the they Play Chess and Olk JOh deserves and probiemsjust as we do been together or two years Were among the highest for About 30 are required for the Month for February and no one Is happier about if award says Warren because hes fun and nice to Why do we demand perfection from parents when we and about 20 dayS says Big Brothers Barrie area settle for lot less from ourselves or our peers Parents are than his little brother Warren Haddock Often bearound Exammet Phoo ï¬x mrm Volunteers needed Volunteers are need at Sunny Park Nursery for handicapped children Anyone interested should call Joyce Dobson at 7264869 New Members invited The StevensonMcCluskey Insurance Ladies softball team practices every Tuesday from to 930 pm at Warnica Public School New members are welcome Dance featured production by Elmvale Dance Arts on Saturday at Bar rie Central Collegiate involves 350 children from Elmvale Barrie and Orillia The performance begins at pm Admission is free Devotionals held PreEaster devotionals will be held from 1230 to 1250 pm every Thursday beginning this week at Central United Church on Ross Street in Barrie Everyone is welcome Holding tea Collier Street United Church Guides and Brownies are holding Shamrock Tea on Saturday in the church hall located at the corner of Collier and Poyntz Streets Barrie Tea will be served from to 330 pm Admission is 75 cents bake sale bazaar and white elephant table will be featured Rummage Sale The Ladies Auxiliary to the Barrie Humane Society is plan ning rummage sale on March 30and 31 Donations of good used clothing and household articles would be appreciated For pick up call 7281033 or 7289742 Course offered Three cardiopulmonary problems people and PEOPLE HELPIG PEOPLE BARRIE HELP CENTRE FOR FREE INFORMATION PHONE 7281881 Any day from arn pm Holp with Unemployment Insurance Hop with Welfare problems Protessional and Confidential Dontforet resuscitation courses are bein offered through Georgian College for health profes sionals police and fire depart ments as well as high risk in dustrial personnel The basic rescuer course will be held in Owen Sound on March 19 and 20 in Collingwood on March 22 and 23 in Orillia on April 30 and May in Barrie on May and and in Owen Sound on May and The recertification course will be held in Barrie on May 28 29 and 30 and the instructors course on May and 10 Flower show The Garden Club of Toronto presents Victorian spring flower show Friday to Sunday at the Civic Garden Centre 777 Lawrence Ave in Don Mills Proceeds of the show will sup port planting Victorian garden in the restored St James Park in downtown Toronto Admission is $250 or $2 for senior citizens on Friday only $2 for students and children Children under five years old are admitted free Speaks about deaf The annual meeting of Sim coe Presbyterial United Church Women will be held at St Johns United Church in Alliston on March 14 beginning atQ30am Come as Child is this years theme Rev Robert Rum ball whose ministry includes the Evangelical Church of the Deaf and the Ontario Miwsion of the Deaf is the scheduled afternoon guest speaker Delegates to the annual meeting are asked to bring their own lunches Beverages will be provided Students gathering York Memorial Collegiate In stitute at 2690 Eglinton Ave ou have rl his too SAVE Th Travel can nova you hundreds or oven thousonds of dollars every your on your hotel aid motel bills In over 3w cities coontocoast you can Choose from partlclpoting Hilton Inns Hyatti Rarnodos Holiday Inns Sheratlns lost Wutornl Rodways Quality Inns and Travotodgu You pay the innl regular rote your first night and you got the Hound night FREE Internat mi Travel Ca rd JOHN SMIIH IEIH ib IHq IO Ixnlil HERES HOW IT WORKS Your personalized mombonhip card and the In tomotionol Travel Cord Hotel Directory Includes hotel photogroph description Wed at wollknown Inns that honor the card You call the Inn dlroctly and rocltvo contlrrnod tour votIons Upon arrival you present your mambotlhlp and and Directory Thor will be no charge for your second nights stay aces Toronto is holding 50th an niversary celebration on May Former students are invited to send their current addresses to the schools 50th anniversary committee Showing slides The Barrie and District Association for the Physically Disabled will hold its next meeting March 14 at 730 pm at the Sunnidale Community Centre in Barrie Elsie Shaffer of Stayner will show slides on Rhodesia and speak about Rhodesian culture Miss Shaffer recently spent three years in Rhodesia Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting For more information call 42821Xf or 7283920 Attending meeting Susan Ricketts president of the Barrie branch of the tario Registered Music Teachers Association Maude Felming branch vice president and June Melen bacher provincial secretary will attend the associations an nual meeting April 22 and 23 in Windsor Musical performances workshops panel discussions and the opportunity to discuss teaching ideas are included this year for the associations 48th convention Writing examinations Barrie Power Squadron an nounces that about 60 students will be writing boating course examinations at the Sunnidalc Community Centre Sunday at pm Upcoming events include the annual meeting and election of the bridge on April 17 at the Consumers ias Co building on Ferris Lane in Barrie beginn ingat73lpm The commanders Ball and the Change of Watch arc scheduled for May 12 at Em bassy Hall iii Barrie beginning at630pm Winners announced Dorothy McQuay and Jean Scott are the winners of the Bell Steers Trophy following euchrc tournament finals for senior citizens at the Simcoc County Administration cntlc iii Midhurst Feb 23 total of 27 clubs from the county were represented at the tournament sponsored by the Zone II seniors advisory comr mittee and the Simcoe Iounty recreation department lACROSSE IS FOR EVERYONE All YOUR HOTEL BILLS Heavy business travelers or vacationers can every year ORDER TODAY Norm Address City and rotor list card Master Charge Bank save hundreds or even thousands of dollars and start saving next week tional Card 90 Box 458 Midland Ont HR Please forward my membership card and dlroctory My mmol too of 81300 ll Onclalod undertend my mom bonhip ll annually ronawoblo Prov PoltaICod Giorgorny MoltorChargo IonkAmorlcord Eup Date Youve road about this money savor In oditorlols by The Now York Timon Monty Mogarlno Advertising Ago and others Thousands of cord already In use Order your today Tax doductlblo for Iusinul Travelers lifestyle Editor Claudia Krause7266537 information Barrie chairman Reports successful year By IAIIHA KltAlSE OfTthIxaiiiiiicr During its first year in formation Barrie became as ac tive service in rclatin to population as other well establishcd infornuiton scrr vices iii ohcr cities says David Smith chairman Over the year the volume of enquiries has IilCNilSttI if greater importance is tlic fact tha thc enquiries deal with every facet of the life of thc community and come from every part of thc city if even greater significance is the fact that people are beginning to feed back inforinir tion to us amplifying correc ting or conforming the informzi tion thuy have received hc says Smith was reporting to illt Barrie Public Library board during its annual meeting lhlS week The board appoints tlic Information itzirric chairman and committee The first annual report of in formation ilzirric covers the pciiod from ctobcr HIT to December 1978 Smith lists improving liar rlcs comiiluiilcutoli llctwork being aware of and in touch with all Harrie area services and providing information on community resources and scr vices among information liar rics goals thcr goals are identifying needs in Home for which no visible rsourccs are available making the community iwzirc of these needs and exploring resources to mcct them also enhancing thc quality of lilc in itarric by linking needs and rccourccs IIIISIIIII chuirmln During the summer before Information Barrie was set up nine public meetings were held to explore the nccds and rcsourccs in Barrie Wc were also testing thc proposition that tllcrc were many unmct nccds as wcll as potential icsnurccs within tllc comiiilmity Smith reports Wlicu lt bccumc iippnrcnt that there was it need for ciiicrgincy housing in Barrie wc convciicd two mcctings of rcprcscntzitivcs from communl ty organizations to consultr llllS problcm UMMITIIZIIS FORM Ill Iwo coiilmlttccs wcrc formr ed onc to sci up rooms registry and tho otiicr to con StiltlISIIIIISIIIIIL1HlitlSlil if lhcsc the IIISI tillllllilit dccldcd tllc nccd for rooms rcgistry was not pressing enough to pursuc thc muttcr information ltnriic IS not aware of thc dccismns of thc cond committcc Smith says thn Information Iiillllt rcccivcd mnliy iilqilliics about landlord tciinnl ItliillliilS it public mictmg was nrgnmcd ill winch Imb ltcutlcy local rciit rcvtcw ulflccl and William Leslie Barrie lawyer spokc Anotllcr public meeting after many local zigcnclcs calch to say they needed VOILIIIIOPIS At thc mcclmg committcc was formed which has set up an ac tivc vollliltccl scrvuc Wc also played an in strumcntul purl ill gcttllig thc Stll sct up last Lili to llclp scnior citizens with their in cumc tux ItitliIlS as result of ii mllltltudc of calls on lIIiS sub jttl Smith says SIAITICI IIY LIIHi RY information ltzilric is staffed by mcmbcls of thc Barrie Public Library stuff and is part ll tllc librarys lnlul mutton cr vices MtllllitlS of tlic Information ltniiic committcc Ill 1147 Tt wcrc rilln Ncnlc iitlicl tllftoil Donna Douglas and Larry Slomkn This ycnrs committh mcmbcrx urc lItlnl liflim ltulmn linuglus Sydncy wcn hlihy lurktn Al Iiycls and William lcslic Mud Smith continues istllillillldil lncitcd in llli Illiliil In lollilzituin linillc can lcucll ml at iJlI 2m Males still dominant in Singapore but law protects womens modesty By FRANCIS INIIII SINGAPORE Reutcri Thc malc is still tiic dominant figure in Asuin socicty but tiicrc arc ciiuugh laws to mukc sure that he docs not take too many liberties with women Inc of the main safeguards for Asian women is statute written in the law books of maledoniinatcd countrics against outragmg the modes ty of woman The statute first pltSCFIlXd by the British during their rulc in India names innumcrablc sex offences from lcwd gestures and pinching of but toms tu indecent assault Rapc is dealt with under Stlmlillt laws Newspapers in Southeast Asia givc prominent treatment to most cases apparently to drive home the fact that despite growing pcrmissivcncss in Asian society the modesty of women is still important Even in modern Singapore Waterloo whcrc Wcstclii flllcnccs are strong many young mcn liuyc lounil llilIIlStlitS III llnublc with tiic law for momentary lapses ul scxilul lisclplmc ICMISUiIiASSIVU Slll Iltt classic iISt was that of prctty Ztiyculrold woman who told it Singapore court lcccutly how slic found hcrscll in an cm buiiussiilg position insidc crowded bus when thc young bus conductor ItlSlSlttl Ill rub biiig licr bottom But anotlicr young man who bcui huggcd wulilzm on dcscrtcd track found that can IXIJIIIRFIIS liziscd by other fcmnlcs who heard llli womans screams VIJZIII Narayaiian took rcfugc inside It but at construction site orncrcd iud frightened Ztyczirold Naraynnzin was savcd by thc tiliicly arrival of thc pollcc lie was told by the court to pay largo finc or spend two cultural in VViIflid Laurier University announces or write Ontario months iii jail ELEV TURS IIII Hit illS Vitll most Sillgnporcnns now living lil govcllimcnl lilllll high llSt liptlllllltlllS ltytttiilS huvc bccomc common placi for zulcty nt outrages lglillist wolncii Iollcc icpnlt IItfilil 200 cuscs cycly ycnr Iii iiclghburmg Malaysm whcrc islzim is thc official cligioli womcn tiic Sllll kcpt ill some seclusion Iii ruin arms ind iny lmpropci lllillil by iizilcs IS iiscntcd and thc of tindcr Itpiillitl to pnllcc But in Mulliysuin tllltS zinri towns wlicrc socicty has nccomc moic modciu with Mimin Ill tiglitltting jtilIlS ind low cut drcsscs common Silllll only actual LilStS of niulcslntion illl for court Lic lltlllIIlIt Ilic most tltltlitittl itSl was that of linmoil trudi llunul ftlnlny mcdiclnc mun llil1l jullcd for two years for tilltiziguig lllt mothsly of woman in thc lltilllltltl lcnzing stliti of thc Malaysian ptllill suln lhc court found tllc linmoh guilty nt gross olltragc of thc lilodcsly oi lilc wulilnll luuglitcrnl1ifolmcrsliitcclucf IllllllSltI by kccplug llcr litldc uid culling licr on tlic prctcxt of curing stcrin Complete saccharin ban unwiseUS group WASHIM ili complctc ban on AP szlccllairlii SPRINGSUMMER COURSES SIMCOE COUNTY Courses will be offered in Orillia Barrie Collingwood Midland Penetanguishene and Base Borden If you are over 21 years of age you may be admitted even if vou do not have high school diploma If you are less than 21 you must have Grade 12 and years work experience FOR YOUR FREE COPY OF THE WLU SPRINGSUMMER CALENDAR OF COURSE OFFERINGS CALL TOLL FREE 18002658866 THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR ADMISSIONS NOTE The Registrars Office is open normally from 830 am to 430 pm However next week the office will be open the following additional hours WIlFRID lAURIER UNIVERSITY Mon Mar 600 pm 830 pm Tues Mar 600 pm 830 pm Sat Mar 10 800 am 200 pm N2L 3C5 would not be good move zit iIIIS time but ongrcss should ovcrllillll US food sufcty laws to bcilcr dcal with similar coir trnvcrsics in the future says National Academy of Scicnccs committee The group of scicntists inw ycrs and public policy experts said Friday that the current food regulation systcm has be comc complicutcd iiiflcxiblc and inconsistent as high lighted the snccharin conr trovcrsy The Food and Drug Adminis tration FDA in general has lcss discretion than ucwcr regu latory agencies they said and should be allowed to weigh bcii cfits as wcll its risks of food products The icport undcrtakcn by tlic privntc group under federal contract said lllt FHA should be illowcd to classify suspected foods and additives as posing high modcrzltc or low risks This would givc thc agency flcxibility to Itill with cacli broad category including bait niiig substances if IISkS are high the comlilittcc said It added that under this pro posed system sacclilirin prob ably would bc iii the IIIiXltlitlt or high risk ciiiugorics and sub jch to some restrictions IIASUPIIUNS Ihc committcc said if onr grcss wanted to dcul with the artificial swcctcncr apart from revising the food laws therc wcrc options ranging from to tal ban to unrestricted use products of their environment and their inherited charac teristics just as we are Is it fair to expect them to be infallible My parents made mistakes with me but their parents made mistakes with them and will certainly make mis takes with my children have come to believe that lot of unhappy messedup kids would rather blame their parents than take responsibility for themselves ldidnt like some of the things in my life that were making me miserable so went to work aiid changed them its not easy to give up oncs neuroses but did it and Im much happier person Today enjoy comfortable and honest relationship with my parents This was impossible five years ago lam Better Because Wanted To Be Dear Better Youve got loads of wisdom in that 20 yearold head Thanks for sharing it Dear Ann Our son will be two years old in March it is apparent that he is lefthanded My wife believes this will handicap him in later life For example she says it is terrific nuisance to sit next to lefthanded person at dinner party Also she says appliances are deSigned for rightrhanded people ditto many musical instruments have heard it said that lefthanded children should be left alone AA that attempts to make them righthanded can cause stuttering and other nervous disorders My wife insists these are old wives tales Right or wrong Waiting To Hear Dear WTII Lefthanded children SHOULD be left alone The inconvenience of being southpaw is small price to pay compared with the damage that might result from trying to switch him over M53 Doityourself Hy ERMA BOMRECK read something pretty frightening the other day story in magazine said the cost of building had become so cxorbitant that we would soon enter into doityourself boom It made my flesh crawl didnt raise sons to send them off to another doityour self boom Why does it have to be this way Arc we never to havc period in history where there is no wounding or manning No blood or no pain remember when their father served in the dintyourself boom of 1049 How my eyes glistened with pride when saw him in llIS coveralls llow courageous he looked standing thcrc with llIS iiiw tool box under his arm ready to defend our home against warps drafts peeling paint leaks and deterioration if kncw then what know now would never have let him enlist lloityourselfers are naive They believe the pamphlets that start off You can install new ceiling for pennies or the pictorial teaser that shows man digging hole in his yard at 10a in and 15 people splashing in 35fo0t pool when the sun IS setting The basic training of most men in home chores is Simple exercise called hanging picture Many men consider this scxual violation of wall They do not want to make mistake The measure the width 13 timcs depth eight times make small mark with pencil recheck the measurements one more time put the wrong bit on the drill and discover within two minutes that they have missed the stud by three inches The memory of that hole in the wall haunts them the rest of their lives From there on in its just onc confrontation after another watched my husband go through the Dragging Door nmpaign where door had to be shaved when we got shag carpet the Battle of Running Toilet where the float he had been bending broke off in his hand and The Contact Lens Dow II the Shower Drain Skirmish not to mention the Grape Wallpaper in the Kitchen Encounter where thcrc was talk of trial separation until he Could figure out that grapes grew own lsaw young couple the other day examining tile kit for thc bathroom lie was so young He didnt know yet about the long hours trips to the emergency room for treatment the costliness of mistake whispered in his car doit yourself boom only seems glamorous Trust me wait until you rc draftch Pollys Pointers Salt vinegar clean brass DEAR POLLY Our old brass porch lighting fixture is tarnished and some areas are painted over so would like some suggestions concerning refinish ing it IJM DEAR TJM My decision would be determined by whether or not the fixture ls brass or brass plated You could remove the paint with commercial paint rcmovcr and then try cleaning all the brass with regular brass cleaner or paste of salt and vinegar but do rinse off well If this does not improve the fixturcs looks you had better take it to brass rcflnisher and have It replated and lacquered repaint the entire fixture black or whatever color you would like POLLY DEAR POLLY never discard the tops to the type of air fresliencr use as they make great coasters for glasses when one is entertaining ELEANOR DEAR llIY For many years have kept all my spices in alphabetical order in my cupboard thus making it niilch easier and faster to find what am looking for put two shoe boxes one on top of the other on shelf with the open ends tops of the boxes facing out The tins and boxes pf Spices are placed sideways in the boxes sol have four ayers When separating the yolk from the white of an egg break the egg into funnel over glass and the white will pass tlhrougli the funnel but the yolk will remain in it MRS DEAR PIIY When was unsuccessful in trying to open jar of jclly tried holding the jar top under the running hot water for minute or so and then it opened immediately cht tried this method on new bottle of oil and found it too opened right off MRS WW DEAR PIIY When dusting under very low furniture or the refrigerator use thin car window brush that has long handle and scraper on one end It is also handy for corners and any hardtoget places GLADYS boom coming