The Times from Munster, Indiana • 15

THE TIMES Wednesday, September 30, 1981 A-15 Readers write jgjjcK Times ARMY STYLE AA-52 FIELD JACKET QUILT LINED S-'M-L XL ADD 29 99 i NEW! bf EXTRA HEAVYWEIGHT ALASKAN tLAKKLL SHIRTS $9" SIZES I XI TWO POCKETS' LONG TAILS SIZES XXI 10 99 irr Humor news Cocktail 'erupts9 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -Starting with a tumbler instead of a temblor and a shake instead of a quake, Steve Simmons has concocted a barfly's model of Mount St. Helens, and every drop is drinkable. Simmons has molded apple cider, apple brandy and frozen whipped cream into a drink bearing the volcano's name. "On top of that, I sprinkle a spoon of brown sugar and drip on some 151 proof rum," said the Eastern Washington University computer science professor, who's also a restaurant business manager.

Touch a lighted match to the top, and "Mount St. Helens" erupts into flame. "The layer of burning sugar symbolizes the volcanic activity on the mountain," Simmons, 39, says. "And when it burns out, the sugar and cream harden up like lava. "We start with hot, mulled Wenatchee apple cider.

The apples come from the base of the mountain more or less," he said. Simmons apparently means the less more than the more. Wenatchee is at least 120 miles from the southwest Washington volcano. Next, he adds what he considers the equivalent of 200 million years of geologic pressure a shot of 80-proof apple brandy. The whipped cream represents the snow that capped Mount St.

Helens' summit before the dramatic May 18, 1980, eruption. Simmons struggled tnrougn several failures in perfecting his drink. There was one near-explosion, too: "I was trying to add more rum while the drink was on fire." 3 dingo MENS 2-PIECE RAINSUIT 100 WATERPROOF YOKE 5E5 $799 mm AIR lFMT WATER RESISTANT GLOVE LEATHER INSULATED 8" WORK BOOT Pi LUG RUBBER SOLE HEEL 449 JEW'S PADDED CUFF SIZE 8-13 i r. rv GENUINE U.S. ARMY 3 BKL ART SAFETY CUFF HOT MILL GLOVES NEW O.D.

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Did you know that many famous people throughout history have been vegetarians? Leonardo da Vinci, Leo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw, Percy Bysshe Shelley, J.H. Kellogg, M.D., and many others have practiced and advocated the vegetarian diet. Leo Tolstoy wrote, "While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal conditions on the earth?" And Francois Voltaire wrote, In Princes of Babylon, "It animals could talk, would we then dare to kill and eat them? How could we then justify such fratricide?" In the U.S. alone, nearly 9 million creatures are slaughtered daily for human consumption. "It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.

"(Albert Einstein, Dec. 27, 1930) Many great athletes are vegetarians, including basketball player Bill Walton and baseball player Jim Kaat. The vegetari an way of eating is healthier because there is less fat and more roughage consumed. Most people who become vegetarians do so for health reasons. According to a 1978 Roper Poll, there are about 10 million vegetarians in the U.S.

Another estimated 45 million are "careful" about their consumption of meat. Why not try a few vegetarian dishes? There are many excellent cookbooks in the libraries and book stores. Even if you only have a few vegetarian meals a week, you'll notice at least one benefit: saving money! Just remember to eat a varied diet and to avoid junk foods (soda pop, candy), and the vegetarian diet will be healthy, fun, and economical. Finally, the word of Rukmini Devi Arundale: "Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends." HIGHLAND Name withheld by request Alcoholism stamp The post office department is to be congratulated on issueing the recent 18-cent stamp, Alcoholism You Can Beat It I'm glad they said "you" because alcoholism is a personal illness and it takes personal action to get well and stay well I The flowers around our local post office are beautiful, those responsible are to be commended. CHARLES NILES Hammond ENA backed The United Concerned Steel Laborers of Local 1010 unanimously voted to support the ENA (Experimental Negotiating Agreement).

We feel the steel industry is in trouble, as are the the automobile industry (new cars are not selling), construction (building is down) and interest rates are still sky high. Cass 2 is 4.Gore;'K" cks 111'- Classy- "dfrnshort 1 1 1 We believe the ENA has been very effective in keeping steelworkers working over the past six years. The ENA guarantees no strike on economic issues, at least a 3 percent wage increase, $150 bonus and unlimited cost of living adjustments. Cost of living adjustments over the past years have amounted to a very healthy dollar in steelworkers' paychecks. Steelworkers are not going to give up their cost of living; this definitely would be a strike issue Without ENA in effect and the possibility of a strike, steel companies and their customers would start stockpiling steel months before a possible strike deadline, consequently creating huge layoffs and reduced operations for a long time after a contract is settled.

Steel exporting countries, mainly Japan, would love to see a steel strike, as it would give them an open door to the steel market in the United States. WALLY HARTMAN, chairman United Concerned Steel Labor-ers Local 1010 The Parthenon I came across a full page ad in The Times sponsored by the Downtown Hammond Council, of which this paper is a member. The ad, in an effort to promote business, invited the public to show support on Oct. 1 for the future of downtown Hammond. Many businessmen have been abandoning downtown Hammond and relocating elsewhere, and as a result we have several vacant buildings, the most recent one being the large theater known as the Parthenon.

With this building vacant, and several others besides, it is difficult to attract quality merchants to the area. What will be the future of the Parthenon? Will it be left to decay or burn? Or will a porno outfit take over? I have a suggestion, an idea as a possible solution for the building and for downtown Hammond. As far as I know the Northwest Indiana Symphony has no building of its own to perform in, as they usually perform in high school auditoriums. Why not locate Northwest Indiana Symphony at the Parthenon and convert the building to an Orchestra Hall? The building also has an ample stage to host various community theaters that are now scattered In the Region, when they could have a wonderful showcase at the Parthenon when the symphony is not performing. It could be a good partnership.

The Northwest Indiana Symphony frequently hosts the talent of Chicago and national and international artists to present fine programs to the people of the Calumet Region. With a building of their own they can continue to expand and grow, bringing people and business back to Hammond. Recently half a million dollars in funds were raised for a library dedicated to Gov. Otis R. Bowen by Bethel College in Indianapolis.

Why not a Gov. Otis R. Bowen Orchestra Hall? ELIZABETH WERLOS Hammond Dresses 1 Sew and Sewing Center 'AO'S' KfJ'" unini i. ifmmm UK! 'vT 1 Cut Times: Stretch North America Fabric LOCATED IN CENTURY MALI 8275 BROADWAY MERRILLVILLE, IN 769-4811.