PAGE 6, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1973, WHITBY FREE PRESS PAE6 HRDY NVME 217, HTYFE RS BIRD 'S EVEY VIEW kir JI.imi81- DECISIONS DECIS IONS Doesn't everybody have the sanie problem this time of the year?? What to get Uncle Harry or Aunt Bertha for a Christmas present? When it cornes to buying presents or even making a selection I get no help from friends and relatives at aIl. I try to find original ideas and even as early as November 1 watch carefully and occasionally 1 spot something that a friend or relative needs. The problem with rushing right out and buying it is that Iin rny case it usually turns out the friend or relative, after years of doing without, decided enough was enough and 1 wind up with a present 1 can't give because they bought one for themselves. Those are the kind of people you should send a Christ- mas card to that says, "Christmas!, Bah, Humbug!" FÊrie- nds and relatives shouldn't be allowed to buy anything for themselves after the middle of November because it just might wreck somebody else's idea. 0f course there are things you could safely buy for yourself ithout fear of receiving the same for Christmas. If, for instance, one of the local stores had a sale on cases of toilet paper or maybe a special on sterilized African Violet soul, I think you would be safe buying as much as you need. Groceries are another item you could buy because it's for sure witb the price of groceries the way they are these days no one could afford to buy you some for Christmas. In fact, with my policy of cutting down around the bouse, 1 have scheduied a barbecued hotdog with ail the trinimings, for Christmas dinner this year. I may splurge and get an economy size of Aqua Velva to go witb the meal but I'm still not sure I can afford the luxury. But anyway, back to tbis universal problem of what to get a friend or relative who has everything. The key to -solving this puzzle is to make a careful study of the lifestyles of the people you want to give an unusual gift to. An uncle wbo bas a history of overindulging and then driving his car despite warnings migbt appreciate a book of cards that allows him five or six prepaid visits to the drunk tank of his local police station. The prepaid tickets would also include the fine and taxi fare home from the station and this would save his wife needless worrying about wbere the money was going to corne from for bis next fine. 1It migbt be more of a kindness to give bis wife a large bammer so she could break his fingers thus preventing him from drunk driving but then bow would he smoke witb ai the casts? People who go out on picnics and summer outings a lot might appreciate a gift of five extra sets of car keys. Any- body who bas a family and goes out on these summer out- ings will tel! you bow many sets of car keys are lost on the beach or in tbe tall grass and of course such a gift wilI save the busband from baving to make those nasty explan- ations to a cop as to why be is under the dash of a car hot wiring the ignition. Everybody bas a friend or relative who always overeats and a gift for these people migbt be a combination lock for the refrigerator door. The combination could only be ob- tained by a long distance phone caîl to Washington and the combination could be cbanged weekly. Think of the money the family would save on groceries. Another gift might beI a set of batbroom scales that reads 60 pounds overweigbt but make sure tbe builty party has a strong beart before yovivescbagit jisst waiting for somne action. This Christinas l'm hoping Mrebody will give me a taîl blonde who knows liow to I ~pe newspaper colim ns. M.ILDERGARDE Dear Hildergarde: 1 think my biusband is being unfair to me. We neyer go anywhere yet lie always insists on going out witlî tbe boys to play poker Friday nigbts. Any other nighit he says he is too tired and only wants to put bis feet up and watch T.V. What should I do to arouse bis interest so lie will take me out once ini a while like he used to? Yours truly, 1l.B., Witby Dear H.B.: You haven't got too serious a problem. At least you know wbere your busband is most of the tirne. Try going out yourself wîth the 'girls' to play bridge or sometbing like that. Be thankful for what you bave. A new dress and bair style might also help. Hildergarde. Dear Hildergarde: I have inotber-în-law problems. My rnother-in-law is a dear old soul but she keeps butting into my life. Slîe insists my busband can do no wrong and always finds fault with my cooking and bouse cleaning. How caiî I stop ber from bei ng a nuisance witbout burt- ing ber feelings? My busband says l'm foolisb to let it worry me and be thinks it 's a big joke. W.J., Pickering GOVT. SHOULD OPERATE* FOOD MARKET An answer to rising costs could be a move into the food retail business by the Federal, Government2. This was a suggestion put forward by M.P. Bihl Knight, N.D.P. representative for (AsYiloin) Saskatchewan during a public forum recently. The M.P. suggested it cou- Id be an answer to chain stores who appear to refuse ail attempts to keep costs at a rational level. Fie was ad- dressing over 10O0 citizens at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. During hîs I15 minute add- ress the M.P. said there was a lot of 'price gouging' going on between the farmer and the consumer. He suggested the producer was receiving a low return for bis invest- ment while the consumer is also treated badly by the 'middlemen' wlio cream off the profit. There are five major food dlaims in Ontario with 24' percent of the outiets, the M.P. explained. 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Old folks, especially mothers-in-law, should be tolerated. As long as your husband isn't complaining, just ignore the old girl. Don't worry. ildergarde. Inspector Fred Baker, Wbitby Police Department, says he's hip deep in bicycles and is going to have a public auction tliis saturday, November 24 at lpm at the Police Station, 650 Rossland Road East, to clear house. Actually, we think that the Whitby Police tried a gas conservation program patrolling on bicycles but headed back to their cruisers when the snow started falling. Free Press Photo. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS IN THE ESTATE 0F - CYRIL JAMES COOMBES, late of the Town of Whitby, in the County of Ontario, Retired Caretaker, Deceased , who died at the said Town of Whitby on the 29tb day of August, 1973, Intestate. Credîtors and others baving dlaims against the said Estate are required to send particulars and ful! proof thereof to the undersigned on or before the 1 7th day of December, 1973, after whicb date the assets of the Estate will be distributed having regard to the dlaims then received. Dated at Bowmanville, Ontario, this 1 2th day of] November, 1973. L.C. Mason Q.C., Barrister & Solicitor, 135 Wellington Street, PO0. Box 129 Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3K9 Administrator is C. Leslie J. Combes. Ask frtlîis foio,' f rom our representative, Mr. E. Lomeiand who wïiI be at: THE CAROUSEL INN Ajax, on Tuesdav. November 27th Oshawa, Ontario Phone 576-6800 EXCLUSIVELY FROM SCA NDINA VIA GUFTWARE & CROSS COUNTRY SKIS Compilote Sauna Showroom on View PRO-FINN IMPORIS 103 Dundas St. W., Whitby. Wed.& Thurs. 9-9 Fr1. 9-5 Closed Sot. 668-3874 *q~~ ~ ~ ~ft £'M i i t Ut. S~fi B t £Z* ~V* ~ ~ e~~MwMa.t'.,,'5$L~i'.'.' w~jw, ~.~ w~w *1 w w w w.~n~t. t. w~,'. ~ ,~ *1 0-