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21 STLOUIS riial -DISPATCH Feh.4, 98S What's CookingNorthwoods CompilerWrites About Recipes To Be Cheap I pi (i Robert C. Holt Jr.Post-Dispatcn James Lord's recipe for Swiss bliss can be served as a casserole or turned into a tasty stew. Harry Levins Talk Used The telephone company makes it sound so reasonable: those who use the phone the most should pay the most The telephone company calls it Local Measured Service. The idea is simple: every time you make a local call the meter starts running, just as it does now for long-distance calls. The longer you talk, the more you pay.

Hey, that sounds fair. In fact people like me might even come out ahead. After all, my phone conversations tend to be brief: "No, I don't want to buy aluminum siding." But it isn't fair. It isn't fair because the telephone company is trying to change the rules in the middle of the game. OK, if Alexander Graham Bell had peddled his invention by saying "The longer you talk, the more you pay," none of us today would think anything about Local Measured Service.

But that's not the way the phone people sold us. They said local calls would be flat-rate. And in the generations since, we built a big chunk of our society around low-cost flat-rate local calls. Now, the telephone company wants to change all that. I think it's a bait-and-switch con that would stagger the Better Business Bureau.

(To be fair, we ought to put most of the blame on the government, which did us such a favor by breaking up Before that subsidized local calls with long-distance profits. Now, the regional spin-offs of no longer share in the longdistance pie. They want to make up the difference.) As I understand it, the phone companies want to give us a choice. We could switch to Local Measured Service, or we could stay with flat-rate service. Trouble is, that flat rate would bulge so alarmingly that Local Measured Service would look good.

In effect, we would be pushed into Local Measured Service. Think what that would mean to suburbia, where low-cost, flat-rate local service has become part of the way of life. Suburbs sprang up after World War II because people grew weary of crowded cities. Suburbs offered elbow room a low population density. Low density means longer distances, but we've spanned those distances with the telephone.

FOR HOME 131 OR Working mothers use the phbne to check on latch-key children Shoppers call to check on prices and availability before heading out into the slows on Manchester Road and'j North Lindbergh Boulevard. Oldef people keep in touch through the telephone. And suburban volunteers across a spectrum of, activity, from the PTA to Parents Without Partners, rely on phone to do many of their good deeds. Sure, many of us grew up in times and places less dependent on the phone. Shoppers could stroll to the market five or sit blocks away.

Volunteers could knock on doors up and down the" block. But suburban sprawl has expanded our notion of "the and "the market" to an area that can stretch from Fairview Heights to Chesterfield, from Jamestown Mall to the South County Shopping Center. And think what the telephone means to suburban teen-agers. Their friendships range as faras school buses roll. It's hardly their fault that we've reared them "in places where they can't walk downtown to hang around with their friends at Pop's Soda Shoppe.

(To my kids, "downtown" is Chesterfield Mall. Telling them'to walk to Chesterfield Mall would be like telling them to tag along with the Bataan Death March.) So the phone occupies a bigger part of their lives than it did when we were teen-agers and you remember how many hours you spent on the phone. As you talked, your father paced, your mother nagged and your kid brother tried to eavesdrop. But you hung in there until the black Bakelite approached meltdown. After all, the only price you paid was the hostility of the rest of the family.

1 You had learned the rules as soon i as you were old enough to dial: as long as you avoided long-distance, i the telephone was "free." Now, the phone company wants i to change the rules. I hope it never flies. I'd hate to see disappointment cloud the face of i Ruth, a neat kid who wants her own extension for her 13th i birthday in May. Maybe she'lr get it anyway at least if she cleans her room before then. BUSINESS: the main ingredient of which, when I was a boy, was squirrels that my dad and I shot in the woods the same day the stew was served," Lord wrote in a letter to What's Cooking.

"Those being the Great Depression days, Brunswick stew was a sterling example, literally, of bringing home the bacon." The writing life comes naturally to Lord, who worked as a public relations and fund-raising consultant for 22 hospitals before his retirement "During World War II, I was a U.S. Army correspondent, rank of staff sergeant My beat was all of France." And as a student at St Louis University in his 30s, Lord edited the literary magazine. "I continue to write, mainly for my own pleasure," Lord said. He is writing a series of essays for his children about his thoughts on life. Lord and his wife, Dorothy, have been married 40 years and live in Northwoods.

Mrs. Lord is a medical technologist and works at DePaul Health Center in the clinical laboratory. They have five children. He said he does about one-fourth of the cooking at home. "I'm still learning technique," he said.

"Dorothy 14 an excellent cook and is an old hand at coming to my rescue." Here is his recipe for Swiss bliss, which his sister-in-law contributed to his cookbook. You can make it as a casserole or turn it into a stew. SWISS BLISS James Lord, Northwoods 1 (21-ounce) can stewed and $3 for senior citizens. Himy has appeared as soloist with many orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony at the age of 15. He has played at the Kennedy Center in Washington and at Carnegie Recital Hall.

Luncheon Fairview Heights The YWCA of St. Clair County will hold its 73rd annual luncheon and membership meeting at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Duff's Restaurant, U.S. Highway 50 and Ruby Lane. Madison County Clerk Evelyn Bowles and St.

Clair County Clerk Janice Delaney will be guest speakers. The cost is $6.50 per person, which Includes attendance prizes, raffle tickets and flowers. Reservations must be received by Thursday. More information may be obtained by writing the YWCA al 9507 West Main Street, Belleville 62223, or calling 397-0477. "take on a position that I will perceive will be unpopular and try to get people to change their minds." Thompson's signing of legislation requiring drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seat belts stirred strong opposition, but Thompson has enthusiastically argued his case.

Thompson is a gregarious soul and savors the opportunity his position gives him to walk into a crowd and Carter From page one parents live in Brookins' district Scott said of the charges against Carter: "It's a classic case of discrimination." Scott said the Department of Law Enforcement offered to drop the charges against Carter if he would leave the woman and transfer to Chicago. In that case, the criminal charges probably never would have been filed, Scott said. Scott accused the department's Merit Board of being weighted against black troopers. "It's a kangaroo court appointed by the governor. Of the 13 black officers who joined the department with Trooper Carter, only two or three Cookbook By Patricia Conigan Of tha Pott-Dispatch Stan James Lord is one of those people who takes retirement seriously.

He retired 10 years ago, and one of these days, when he has time, he's going to take time to find out what retirement is all about But not yet In the last 10 years. Lord has written a family history that traces his ancestors back to the 1700s. "This isn't just a list of dates it's a narrative history," Lord said. "I did it for my cousins in Yorkshire and Lancashire in England." Lord's daughter, two daughters-in-law and "a winsome niece in western Pennsylvania" were the happy recipients of another major project he undertook a cookbook containing 178 of his favorite recipes, culled from more than 2,000. "I could offer them something other than low-budget pasta dishes, biscuits and gravy or an occasional pretentious fling at coqau vin" Lord said.

"I spent six months' on that project. My recipe reference library consisted of seven fund-raising type cookbooks from church, civic and educational groups, a literal pack-rat nest of recipes from family, friends, newspapers and magazines and, in recent years, a few cookbooks written by food professionals." When choosing recipes for the book, Lord said he ruled out possum stew. "But I included a Brunswick stew, Happenings MusicArts Edwardsville The group "Ninja" will present a free concert from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Goshen Lounge of the University Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

The group "Coast" will present a free concert from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Goshen Lounge. The group specializes in the "Top 40" rock sound. Art work from students at East St.

Louis Lincoln High School will be displayed in the lounge until Feb. 28. The concerts and exhibit are part of the university's observance of Black History Month. More information may be obtained by contacting the Student Program Board at 692-261 7. Carlinville Blackburn College will present concert pianist Eric Himy at 4 p.m.

Sunday at Bothwell Auditorium. General admission is $4 for students Thompson From page one gives Thompson high marks overall. Thomas Roeser, a conservative Republican and president of the City Club of Chicago, calls Thompson "a bright and attractive man," but one who lacks a vision. "What is the Thompson view? I'm not sure anybody knows," Roeser said, contending that "people want more than political exterity." Says Thompson: "My philosophy is simply to use the office of governor to get as many good things accomplished for the people of this state as I can." There is one assessment of Thompson that's easy to make. As Republican state Sen.

Bob Kustra observed: "I think he absolutely loves the job of governor." That was evident in a recent visit to a Springfield grade school. Several hundred schoolchildren sat cross-legged on the gymnasium floor as their governor held court, delivering a little talk about state government and things he liked about his job. "In some ways," he told the children, "I think being governor of Illinois is, well, maybe even more exciting than being president" Sometimes the old law school professor in Thompson surfaces in other settings. He said he likes to Deaths Albers Lucille Lager, 82, died Saturday, services Tuesday, Hempen. Alton Cora Joy, died Friday, services Wednesday, Williams.

Dwight Healy, 64, died Saturday, services Tuesday, Gray. George Freeman, 81, died Saturday, services today, Gent. Belleville Myrtle Jokisch, 85, died Saturday, services today, Moll. Wilfred "Will" Reisblch, 78, died Saturday, services Tuesday, Gaerdner. Teresa Haas, 89, died Friday, services today, Renner.

Prudence Havermann, died Friday, services Tuesday, Renner. Elsie Rahein, 94, died Saturday, services Tuesday, Renner. Bertha Johnson, 89, died Friday, services Tuesday, Renner. Theodore Niemeier, 73, died Sunday, services pending, Renner. Helen C.

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Pour juice mixture over all. Bake, covered, in a 350-degree oven 2 ij hours. Serve with cooked rice or noodles. Yield: 6 servings. Note: To make stew instead of a casserole, Lord suggests adding 1 cup water or red wine, 2 additional tablespoons cornstarch, four carrots sliced diagonally into 2-inch pieces, four small potatoes, quartered, and a handful of fresh green beans.

Cook as directed. Omit the rice or noodles. competition will be provided by the Rend Lake College Foundation. Entries must be postmarked on or before March 31. More information may be obtained by contacting coordinator Dr.

John Homan Jr. at 437-5321, Ext. 263, or toll-free 1-800-642-7776. College hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday. The contest is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. MedicalHealth Belleville Dr. Robert C. Hamilton, president of the Illinois State Medical Society, will discuss the impact of the medical liability crisis on health care costs at the meeting of the St.

Clair County Medical Society at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Fischer's Restaurant, 2100 West Main Street, Belleville. chances appear to have dimmed, he says he has not given up the notion. "With his background, it's not beyond the realm of possibility," said former Republican Gov. William Stratton.

"There's all sorts of things that can happen." College From page one to finance the school's $5.3 million budget Hunt said he believes legislators know that the city cannot afford another tax burden. "That amount of money is a drop in the bucket to them (the legislators)" Hunt said. "But they want to make sure the school is run properly, that property is managed properly, that staff is managed properly. Maybe it will go partially on the tax rolls. "That's why we're looking tot someone with a good business background; someone who will be able to deal with these problems." Some officials with the college fear that heavy provincial pressure may force the board to select an East St.

Louis resident who may have weaker credentials. "I must admit that one of the qualifications is the person will have to live inside District 601," Hunt said. "That's mostly East St. Louis and about three blocks of Fairview Heights. He added: "But we want someone in here free of any commitments to anything other than the college." if WEDNESDAY IS BARGAIN NIGHTI ALL SEATS $1,751 Namonkl Shoo Cntr-Granite Citv 177-6630 a EDDIE I MURPHY fc 1 is on vacation BEVERLY HILLS Nightly Zr42 Sf tomatoes, undrained 1 tablespoon A-l sauce 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 pounds beef stew meat, cubed 1 (4-ounce) can mushrooms, drained 1 (1(4 -ounce) package dry onion soup mix (he uses Llpton) Vi green pepper, sliced thin Cooked rice or noodles Drain tomatoes, reserving juice.

To juice, add A-l sauce and cornstarch; mix well. In a casserole dish with a lid, combine tomatoes, stew meat mushrooms, dry soup Fund Raiser Edwardsville A dinner dance sponsored by the Department of Music at SIUE will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday in the University Club Restaurant. The 17-piece SIUE Dance Band will provide Big Band music for the dance, which is being held to raise money for the music scholarship fund. Cost is $20 per couple, and reservations should be made before Wednesday by calling Darlene Rogers at 692-3900 between 8:30 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m. Essay Contest Ina Rend Lake College and Southern Illinois Arts are sponsoring the "Memories of Southern llinois" essay contest for persons 60 years of age and over. Prizes In the local immediately be on friendly terms with people. He often assumes familiarity, unexpectedly adding the diminutive to people's names. His affection for the job may ultimately lead him to run for a fourth term in 1986.

He says he'll make up his mind this summer. Thompson's own political long-range plans once included a bid for. the White House, and while those remain," Scott said before learning that Carter had resigned. Sen. Kenneth Hall, D-East St.

Louis, said that he wants a legislative review of department racial policies, regardless of Carter's status. "From what I understand, there's not anyone black on the merit board," Hall said. "Can you imagine that in a state like Illinois?" He also said there are no top-level black administrators in the department. The department is the umbrella agency covering the Illinois State Police, the Division of Criminal Investigation and other state law enforcement agencies. Granite City Gilbert Stegelmeyer, 81, died Saturday, serveics Tuesday, Thomas.

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