re

Dear. Ain ‘Landers: wilt you
“please publish
- recommend that it be printed up
‘and given free to every man
who. pays for
“Hearse?” Every ‘one of. these’ :
* suggestions has been. tested,
_ my all work.

6 Hom Hints On How-To Ruin

A Marriage,

(1) Start off right by getting
cbolled to the eyeballs on your
wedding day, Begin early--like,
‘ before the ceremony, Thig will
: give the bride and her parents a

"preview. of what is to come, By.

. the time ‘you stumble to the.
~ honeymoon bed you are sure to”
pass out colder than a
Mackerel, .

(2) Immediately’ after. you -

return to your job, let your wife
know you enjoy stopping on
your way hone from work for a
blt of good fellowship. This. will
not give her the crazy idea that
_she can cousit on you for. supper
at any set time, Let. her know

from the start that she should

learn to “cook flexible”. .

(3) Don't make any. promises
about going to church with her
on Sunday. Play it by ear. If you -
make a commitment you'll
have to Live up to it. Tell her
* youll decide every Sunday —
morning according. to how you
feel. Then if for some reason
you aren’! in shape and don't

Mi: feel like going, she'll have no,

beef coming,

a = (4) Don't get involved i in’any

~ Consumer news & views

Criampind sheets are the bane
of housewives, so it’s hardly
surprising that permanent
press bed linens are the most
popular buy. In the last 7 years
they've captured over two
thirds of the market, Today's
permanent press sheets are
made of 100 percent cotton or a
blend of 50 percent “ployester:

* apd 50 percent cotton. Mist.
people only care -about the
colour and size of the sheet and
whether it has'a pretty pattern,

M. but the wise buyer looks. for |

. Whatis called the “yarn count” .

} which is usually printed on the

front of the package, The higher:
the “yarn count” that is, the
“approximate number of threads .

. running in both directions ina |

- Square inch of fabric, the longer:
"after tumb] e drying, but some.
hers. The |

your sheel will last. And the’

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1972

my letter. and’

his, martlage. .

lower the “yarn ° count!” . the:

‘long-winded

“Discussion” is just for.p polite

’ word for “argument”. The man.

"is supposed to wear the pants in
the family and if you start off by .
letting your wife.kmow it, you'll:.
save yourself a lot of trouble.
- 1 know alt these pointers are.
_ good ‘because they werked -for -
‘me. I was married to one of the
‘sweetest girls in the world, She .;
left me after she couldn’t take it
‘any more. 1 hope you will print
this letter for other stupid fools
‘like «me, -It -took . six’ months

before I was willing’ to admit.

_ that my marriage failed for the
. Teasons mentioned here. Being -|
alone is hell. 7—One Who Knows

Dear One: Your: 0. Henry
ending wa.s & gasser. Thanks
for giving us the benefits of your ”
‘home ‘ Research,
listening, students?) ,

’ Dear Ann Landers: Our only |
son is being married next
month.:He and his bride-to-be
have been going together four
years. I've seen the _ girl's

parents only once. two years

ago.at the. engagement party.
They live less than a mile irom
me... -

My gon who. lives. the same
‘distance has ignored me for the”
last four years. I received ‘an:
invitation to his wedding . by
mail. My future daughter-in-
law phoned yesterday to inform
‘me that her mother had bought

intoa hold. If you get the chance |

to actually feet and look at the

sheet~ you. can ‘see the dif-

ference yourself, .

‘CAC recently tested cotton ad
polyester-cotton sheets, They
found that the polyester-cotton
“blend survived durability tests

better ‘than the cotton. sheets,

although ‘there was .a slight
tendency for the coloured and
Printed bed linens to fade little.
After washing ‘ ‘the polyester-
cotton sheets were wrinkle free
‘while the cotton sheets showed

very little evidence of a per-

manent. press finish, Any
housewife expecting a wrinkle-

_free appearance from these

‘sheets will be disappointed.
All the-hems tended to pucker

were worse than ©

"discussions, ’

(Are you”

’ fortable. a

Cac headquarters. are “at 100°

_ Gloucester Street, a,

_ Ontario, postal code. K2P OAS. (otis
. Telephone 236-2389.

would buy one also since the
wedding is formal.

“To make- matters. worse, my
husband, from; whom I am
‘separated, ‘refuses to sit with
~me at.the wedding, He asked to
be seated on the bride's side of
- the church but was told it would
_not be proper. When I phoned by

“a lotig gown’ and she hoped 1,

; on to enlist his help with this .

problem, hesaid, “I don't give a
damn where anybody. sits.”

- ]- want ‘te. attend my. ‘son's
‘wedding and sit in the front row
where’ I belong. but my sister
says I'd be better olf staying
home. . Should ‘‘1 go, Ann,
“knowing that-my husband and

’ gon will_ probably ignore me? 1

don’t want.to be- humiliated.--
_ Jittery in Canada. _

Dear J.C.; Go and sit where
- the-bride's family asks you to
‘and: held’ your head up.’ If. the
husband and son’ ignore you,
they will lock like a couple’ of

'.¢lods, not you. This whole thing.

smells like “a lost’ barrel of .

herring. ‘sorry: for

‘everybody.

Do you feel awkward, ‘self:
conseious--Lonely? ‘Welcome to
the club, There's help for you in.
Ann. Landers’ booklet,.““The’
Key "'to “Popularity... Send -35.
cents in coin with your request
and: a long, stamped, . self-
addressed: envelope to this:

newspaper,

it has of puckering. It’s always
a good idea to pull the hems
gently: ‘to decrease. . any
puckering when you take” ‘them

~ from the dryer... *¢

Pernianent press bed linens

require special ‘care. Don't

wash-them in very hot water,

use lukewarm only. Never use a.

bleach, because the chlorine
weakens the permanent press
fabric. Tumble dry your sheets
with a warm drying cycle that

includes a cooling down |

process at the end of the cycle,

‘Even if you're in a burry, don’t

jam-too many clothes into the.

dryer at orice--give your sheets
plenty. of tumbling room and
take them out. as soon as the
cycle is finished.

Who hasn't put his foot through

at least one sheet in a restless,

» night of tossing and turning?
. CAC. tested: their: sheets . for.
palling and. tearing, ae if you've.”

n. Lions,’

cotton. With proper care. a
polyester-cotton ‘sheet, will:
outwear any 100 percent. cotton

. durable press sheet:

CAC believes that Canadian

’ manufacturers could “improve

in their .workmanship, Hems
were found to- pucker. because - .
they-were not-sewn parallel to,
the crosswise. yarns..Many —

. samples of the sheets tested had -

printing: flaws, ’ veaeng flaws,
and ‘ail spots. - None’ of : these ©
defects’ should’ appear in, first
quality merchandise. Labelling
was also highly inconsisteit,
but ‘the ‘confusion regarding
fibre content will be elominated
by December 1972 when all.

ana

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

ra

Linda receives: instruction by means of the two hand manual
alphabet from the CNIB Occupational Shop Supervisor in
splicing rope for cargo slings.

" Downtown Lions assist blind

On Monday 0c tober 2 some 5
{0:30 members of the Downtown
lions Branch of the Lions In-
ternational along with many of
their wives will be going from
door to foor in Terrace and
dislrict soliciting. urgently
needed funds to allow the Club
to carry on its valuable work in
aidjng the blind in this area.

This will be the first phase of

_a Campaign which will last until

October7. The latter stage will
involve a business canvas

soliciting assistance. for this paig

commendable work,
‘Throughout British Columbia,
the Lions in many: branches
makeit a number one project to
assist the blind in every way
possible.

concerned, the blind, and their
assistance is on top of a com-
mendable list .of community
efforts. __

‘In Terrace and within a
radius ..of. Approximately. .100.,

iniles theré dire some 25 ‘persons! ~ munity
_ ieing assisted by the Downtown x }Whbn a Liont or-Laonette calls
yon you on October second show

‘This assistance .can

i “extend to airfare to Vancouver .

“tearing better than: 100 ‘percent .

for ‘special. treatment, - to. the.

‘ provision:of braille books,”

“Talking Book". cassettes; —
Large Print books etc. Aid is’

‘also’ fortheoming indirectly

- from.
sophisticated library service.

Manufacturers will be required _

by law to state the fibre content
of their textile products: Care
labelling also needs, to be: im-
proved. ©

Last advice: -1-f you live i inan
area which is, hot and humid in
the: ‘summer, polyester-cotton

“permanent press sheets may.
’ feel clammy because they don't
' absorb. as much moisture’ as
traditional. cotton: sheets, ‘The’.
‘100 percent cotton durable press

sheet will feel. more, come. :

Oltawa,_:

the. complete. ‘and

In so far as the. 4
Terrace : Downtown Lions are

available to the blind ‘from their
Vancouver. Library. * a ;

‘Lion Je ohn Clift i is particularly
anxious to see this fund raising
campaign. achieve un-
precidented success:
.vises the Herald that the Lions
will be contributing a 100 per-

--eent effort’ and he asks the J
populance of this region to|
contribute’ generously to the ff

Canadian National Institute for

the Blind Fund Raising Cam-
ign, .

‘Remember, the blind are not

helpless persons, more and

more ‘they are becoming self- |

sufficient and independant.

~ However, in order that they can

achieve this independance, they
Must have the tools with which
‘to help themselves, These tools:
are expensive.and accessability.
to these tools.to:our Loca] blind

- friends will depend solely on the *

generosity ‘of the citizens and

Ponies men, of, this. com- Ԥ

eae

‘your willingness to* participate

in. this “creditable effort by j
-turning’on your porch light and’
by . being: generous. with your:

donation. -~

‘ Professionals and members
af the business, community are
urged to be generous when they _

He ad-—

are called upon during - the
__-perlod October 3 to 7. ;

Ef you are not going to bei
home on October 2, call John
Clift at 635-5420 and make
arrangements for your
donation.

turn LO.
TURN TO US. |

WITH CONFIDENCE |
MacKays —
Funeral
Home
Phone 635-2444

Terrace, B.C.
Serving Kitimat

. boundless: ener, g
. fteadily ‘working “lowaird tiat’
. Kittle.

longer as she is totally: deaf and:

_- Plymouth Satelite |

pretty girl with. ‘on ved

goal. Kt will take Lindé
partially sighted. :

Although Linda has been deaf:
ali her life she had useful vision

until two ‘years ago” when: ‘it

‘suddenly dropped, reading was’

nalonger possible and she found
herself bumping into furniture’

and doorways. How:.could ‘she:
‘solve these problems? | The
answers were; to study braille
and to take mobility | instruction -
‘in the use of a white cane.

A year ago Linda. began’ a
rehabilitation ‘program at: the:

Vancouver Service Centre ‘of.

the CNIB, She proved to.-be-a
quick student and soon had the
63 different ‘combinations : of:
braille contractions mastered

which includes..the. alphabet,”

punctuation and .numbers. To

‘develope her manual dexterity
_even more Linda aiso learned a

number -of crafts ineluding
sewing. ‘This. has- become a
hobby and she makes attractive
multi-celored ‘clown dolls for

- children from, seraps, of cotton,

material..:

: ture out-in a big-city with ‘a
: white cane even when you have
' the aid of good hearing; how

much more difficult a challenge.
for Linda. But Linda met it nead -

on and goes for walks near her

NORTHERN CRAFT|
co.

has moved to

"4624 - GREIG. AYE,

Next to the Terrace Professional ‘Bidg. - we

_ PH. 635-5257

‘and cakes with recipe s from

: five workers on.a wide ¥.

friends by.spelling ont woedson:
eir hands’ they’ reply on! =: °
bee of the /

fingers, the thitemb being a. -
Linda enjoys baking. At every
opportunity she makes cookies

her braille «ookbock. She has

“been taking cooking classes in

‘the CNIB training Litchen. The .
measuring tips. and spoons’
used by every. housewife. make |
it easy-to measure: out. the
required ingredients. :

*. Ifyou want an apartment you
4 have to be able to earn a living.
Linda is doing just that in the
. CNIB Occupational Shop where

one of the most produc-
variety
af jobs. The shop does sub- -
contract work for Industry, heat .

she is

_ sealing, packaging, colating
and. light

assembly. One of
Linda’s' favorite: jobs ° is
assembling the popular bamboo —
garden rakes everyone is using

_ for leaves thee days. “T like the

physical exercise involved in
nailing the rake to the handle",

ey She ‘says.
; - Mobility: training was Hot 50"
‘easy. It takes courage to ven-.

The training ‘Linda’ received

from ..the .CNIB .was made _ .
possible by the donations to the

Agency's . current « ‘appeal _ for
funds.’ A volunteer: canvasser
will be calli ng at. your. door.
Won't you “INVEST IN THEIR
FUTURE” aa

Mrs. Hilary Zahodnik ‘invites

you to come in and shop or
just browse. around. ;

“Store Hours:

Mon. Wed. Thurs. sat. 9: 30 am. 28 pam
Friday f from 32:00 noon to 9:00 Pet m. Leys

More hanthirty ne Say 4
improvements.

This year the '73 Plymouths are even more beautiful. But
"many of our important engineering improvements don't

show. They help make the '73 Plymouths safer, quieter,

smoother-riding and dlonger lasting. than ever before.

—_——

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