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Page 4, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, September 28, 1983 in } Searching for the "Magic Bullet' by JUDIE COOPER People today seem to be searching for a "magic bullet" ... a kind of projectile which they can direct at themselves or others which will shatter and destroy all the negatives in their lives ... anxiety, fear, poverty, boredom, hatred and even their own self image. All too often the "bullet" they choose is alcohol or drugs, a "bullet" which may indeed temporarily relive them of distress but carries within it an even greater destructive capacity. It can kill everything! We can see the fruit of alcohol. and drug abuse readily in our communities. In tragic accidents, unhappy or broken homes, once-creative minds turned sluggish and once-active, productive people turned in upon themselves to the extent that relationships, jobs and hobbies just don't count anymore. We can see the seeds of drug and alcohol abuse readily in the frantic experiments of our young people. It is a problem which effects just about all of us in one way or another. Many programmes have developed over the years to deal with this problem. Often the idea has been that if we only inform people ... tell them exactly what they're getting into ... they will make the "right" choice and not get caught up in the webs of abuse. Time is proving this to be not the case. People today are probably better informed about substances and addictions than any other generation, but the numbers of people suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction keep rising. Information is simply not enough. It's become apparent that we have to look deeply at the reasons behind substance abuse and then offer alternative ways to meet these needs which do not involve drugs and alcohol. We have to find ways of allowing people to defeat the negatives in their lives without resorting to the final destruction of addiction. We have to motivate people to examine the consequences of addiction in their lives. We have to intervene ... alcoholism and drug addiction kill ... they cannot be overlooked. A good place to start in '"'doing something' about addiction is the Communty Corrections Drug and Alcohol Awareness Seminar being pre- sented this weekend. Speakers will be offering both up-to-date information and also models of: treatment, methods of intervention and alterna- tives to drug and alcohol abuse. Friday evening from 8:00-10:00 p.m. in the Schreiber Campus of Lake Superior High School, Mr. Allan Moffat, director of the chemical education program of the Ministry of Correctional Services in Thunder Bay, will be speaking on the role of the community in the treatment and prevention of addiction problems. It is a large role, and a necessary one. If you're concerned ... be there! Saturday morning a number of people who work professionally in the addictions field will share their insights and knowledge in eight semfhar sessions, of which participants may select three. See the ad elsewhere in this issue for times and names of speakers. The "magic bullet" is indeed elusive, but it is not to be found in the morass of chemical dependency. We may better look for it in faith, sobriety, friendship, self-knowledge, compassion and growth. It is, after all, within. Arthur Black Bald is beautiful a Registration No. 0867. ; _The Terrace Bay-Schreiber News is published every Wednesday by: Laurentian Publishing Co. Ltd., Box 579, Terrace Bay, Ontario. POT 2W0. Telephone: (807) 825-3747. inks eee Karen E. Park ADVERTISING MANAGER.............................. Diane Matson MECEPTIONIGSN. 3.2 ee ee Sharon Mark PRODUCTION MANAGER......................0....0c eee Mary Melo DEADLINE: Friday NOON . Subscription rates: $10.00 per annum (local); $14.00 "per annum (out-of-town). Second Class Mail &CNA. Mr. Cauliflower. In today's story, old Mr. Cauliflower teaches the young Vegetables prejudice against purple plants. Potato goes up to peer through the hole in the fence. He can't wait to wel- come Eggplant, the stranger who is moving into the Garden.-A party is planned in Eggplant's honour. _ Beet and Corn are the next to come, and they anxiously wait behind Potato for their turn to look through the hole in the fence. Just then, Mr. Cauliflower approaches. -_No. 10 Eggplant arrives____ "We can't have anything to do with him," says (o> Draw party hats on the Vegetables or glue on coloured paper ones. Colour Eggplant purple. "Move out of the way, Potato," de- mands Mr. Cauliflower. "Let me have a look." "That's not fair," thinks Beet. "We were here first." But she doesn't say anything. Beet is too shy. Corn is not shy. She speaks up. "Excuse me, Mr. Cauliflower, but we were here first," she says politely. Mr. Cauliflower turns around, amazed. "You can look after we do," says Corn firmly. "It's Beet's turn now." J Hole in the Fence "Yes, yes, of course," says Mr. Cauli- flower, letting Beet pass. "I wish I could speak up like that," thinks Beet, as she peers through the. hole. : By this time, others have gathered around carrying flags, streamers and noise-makers, "I see something. Maybe it's Egg- plant," says Beet, jumping with joy. Excitement is growing higher and higher, when suddenly Mr. Cauliflower says in a shocked voice. "But he's purple!" Everyone crowds around to have a look. "He is purple," they all exclaim. "What does that mean?" asks Beet. er othiichest Hiately. thinkina she has asked a stupid question. "It means we can't have anything to do with him," Mr. Cauliflower says. "Just because he's purple, Mr. Cauli- flower?" asks Corn. "Yes," says Mr. Cauliflower, waving his cane. "I warn you. Stay away from him. I order you all to go home right now." "That ruins our party," says Tomato, "and we were going to have such a good time." "Shucks," says Radish. "I wanted to race him." "I thought I could make a new friend," says Onion. "Go home, Mr. Cauliflower. Disappointed, they all take off their party hats and turn to go home. When Eggplant arrives, there is no one there to greet him. everyone," -- screams The Hole in the Fence. a 132-page col- our illustrated storybook published by Health and Welfare Canada, was developed in cooperation with provincial alcohol drug c issic fe dati It is ilable for $4.50 through local bookstores or by send- ing a cheque money order payable to the Receiver General of Canada to: Canadian Government Publishing Centre. Hull. Quebec, KIA 089. A family guide to this preventive drug edu- cation and living skills program contains story résumes, colouring pictures, home crafts and discussion ideas. It is available free, on request, from The Hole in the Fence, Box 8888, Ottawa. Ontario, KIG 302. = Egalement disponible en francais sous le titre "Mes amis, mon jardin". Two significant gatherings oc- curred over the weekend. They were separated by thousands of miles. The people at one probably weren't even aware that the other was going on. Nevertheless, the two get-togethers had a common (and for your humble correspond- ent) a deliciously scalp-tingling theme. 3 One gathering was in Los - Angelese, where celluloid lumi- _naries the like of Florence Hen- i derson, Constance Towers, Carol Channing, Larry Hagman and Rita Moreno, not to mention the 'widows of compose Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammer- stein, assembled to drink cham- pagne toasts to a single man. The man was Yul Brynner. The occasion: his 4,000th appearance in The King and I. That's a pretty impressive milestone alright, but for me, it's not the point. The point is, 'several hundred Hollywood mo- vers and shakers were gather- ed together to sip Dom Perignon in honour of a man who is bald as an egg. Which brings-up the second gathering. That happened in 'Morehead City, North Carolina, where 300 card-carrying mem- bers of an international organiza- tion assembled for their annual convention. : . Fhe organization? The Bald 'Headed Men of America -- '10,000 members world-wide. Yep, that must have been some 'sea of skin there in Morehead _ City last weekend. Three hundred | Shiny domes bobbing around the ! convention floor. The Bald-Headed Men of |America Club was founded 10 _ years ago by John Capps, a high- foreheaded 'denizen of the afore- mentioned metropolis. Capps says he did it because he felt bald-men needed to be organized "'to instill pride and dignity at being bald-headed, to promote a positive image and outlook."' Well, I dunno. As a non-mem- | ber, but a candidate with all the | necessary attributes (or lack of | them), I'm not sure it's that big a , deal -- being bald. ' It's been a number of years : since I've had to flick my forelock out of my eyes, and aside from the added potential for frostbite 'and sunburn, I don't miss the days when I was carrying an extra divot of fur topside. Oh sure, you occasionally run | afoul of some bibulous yahoo at a | party who thinks it's the height of "wit to comment on your head, but I- just tell him: "God made millions of heads. The ones that didn't turn out, he covered-up with hair."' Is being bald a handicap? Not :at all. I say that even though I i know that all across North Ameri- 'ca this morning, males with erod- 'ing hairlines were staring at their ,combs and entertaining panicky 'thoughts of transplants an toupees. : My advice: forget it. Go with the flow. When you're bald you save a fortune on Wildroot Cream Oil, electric hair dryers and Saturday morning appointments at Luigi's House of Hair. Besides, any condition that allows you to comb your hair with - a washcloth can't be all bad. As for joining something like the Bald Headed Men of Ameri- ca Club ... I think that's over- reacting too. Who needs it? There's a huge unofficial brother- hood of bald-headed men who don't need the props of trans- plants, false fur or membership in official organisations. Heck, we're so self-assured we even allow Yul Brynner to call himself "one of us". Yul's not a natural you know. He has to shave his head to maintain his State of Grace. But that's all right. Our doors _are open to handicapped people. We baldies are -- you'll forgive the expression - very open-mind- ed.