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the examiner Tuesday Aug 22 1918 As inflation climbs families do without TORONTO CP Joy Moon says coffee tea and desserts are distant memories for her family of four but we dont miss them Mrs Moon 40 her husband Andrew 39 and their two chil dren are among the 30 per cent of Canadian families of four liv ing on annual incomes of less than $15000 The Moons feed clothe and house themselves on an annual income of $12000making and growing what they cannot af ford to buy or doing without The Hartwick family Jack Valerie and their three chil dren stopped buying coffee when the price went up except for an occasional jar of instant purchased for dinner guests Even their family income of $40000 year does not give them immunity from inflation Mrs Hartwick said Standard Tube Woodstock upgraded their ventilating system and turned their energy bills around at the same time by installing heatreclaim wheel Ryerson Polytechnics Institute Toronto saved enough electricity to light 6000 homes Brilliant With the annual inflation rate in Canada running at about 92 per cent people such as the Moons and Hartwicks say they are trying to find ways to cut corners and save money Although some consumers have stopped eating fresh vege tables because of the prices the Moons enjoy homegrown to matoes cucumbers squash and lettuce grown on small plot they lease near Metropolitan Torontos lakeshore Mrs Moon said she shops for herself at used clothing stores and buys clothes for the chil dren Alina and Jonathan 10 at sales when the prices are good JOG TOGETHER Entertainment for the family includes jogging cycling and crosscountry skiing We do things with the kids If youre locking fora powerful dependable vacuum Cleaner SINGER MAKES IT And right now you can save $20 on Golden Glide vacuum cleaner at only $22995t 114 tPrice may vary Singer has been making topquality vacuum cleaners for close to 50 years And now you can save on deluxe canister vacuum with deepcleaning Powerhead Powerhead Nozzle Motordriven revolving brush has 4position pile selector for deepdown cleaning of even the shaggiest oi shags Air Power Control Panel settings let you control suction power for light normal and super cleaning Consult the Yellow Page for the Singer Store nearest you Credit terms available Trademark 01 Singer Campary 01 Canada Ltd because its so expensive for babysitter Mrs Moon said They bought home for $26 000 in 1967 and over the years have made renovations costing about$11000 The top floor of the home Is rented to university students giving the Moons an extra $1 tllt year The boarders make it pos sible for us to have house Mrs Moon said lot of thingslike the interest on the mortgage the insurance and improvementsare deductible from our income because of them so we pay less income tax She said she never used to worry about food prices but now with weekly food bill of $70 to $80 she checks specials coupons and grocery receipts Northern College of Applied Arts Technology went prospecting for savings at their Kirkland Lake South Porcupine and Haileybury campuses Cut back total energy use whopping 23 in one year Department of National Defence attacked energy costs Removed unneeded lights at Ottawa HQ saved $80000 Andthey are battling energy waste on all fronts Theres new kind of daddy as more fathers gain custody WALTHAM Mass AP Theres new kind of daddy around He chauffeurs his children to the dentist plans their birthday parties does diapers dinners and dishes He is in short mommy too Since the breakdown of rules about who does what divorced men have been winning custody of their children Halftime at least they bring up children alone Men are more than just substitute mothers experts say They seem able to combine the best of both parents Dads strength and authority Moms love and understanding In joint custody settlements divorced parents give their children home on alternating weeks or for three or four days at time Harry Keshet and Kristine Rosenthal both divorced parents interviewed 127 of these fathers to find how they were doing They found that caring for children is OK for children and good for fathers It gives men an excuse to settle down after the turmoil of 50th anniversa ry Mr and Mrs Sydney Copp celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with family and friends at reception held at the Hub in Sandy Cove Acres The couple were married Aug 22 l928 Acres They In Guelph and now reside at Sandy Cove have one son Charles and two grandchildren Cindy 24 and Gordon 79 Con gratulations were sent on behalf of MPP George Taylor Ontario Premier William Davis Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau opposition leader Joe Clark and Gov Gen Photo Jules Leger Examiner General Foods got instant savings when they fuelled their boilers with spent coffee grounds what it preaches Hydro is practising For example Ontario Hydros Trim program saves enough electricity to supply 8854 homes separation THEY WANT TO SUFFER When men first separate they often seem to take deliberately uncomfortable room somewhere and say See how deprived am Mrs Rosenthal said But children change that The child is the person they are giving decent place to live One father said In all the changes of shifting in the begin ning of separation the children were like my lifeline while was sinking in the pain of loss and fear And fathers mothers With their experience in the job market they often are good planners and take on child rear ing as though it were new job assignment Men learn to structure child care from organizing jobs Mrs Roscnthal said They dont get as overwhelmed by it as women do Many men also seem better able to cope with housekeeping failures whether they are yellowed pillow cases or fallen soufflcs They do what they must as well as they can and dont stew about their short comings Being responsible for baths bottles and bedtimes gives single fathers an opportunity to get to know their children Mrs Roscnthzil said single fathers are much closer to their make good children because the wife is no longer mediating what they to And many men seem pleasantly surprised They say their kids are the only peo ple they can be themselves with said Mrs Rosenthal They feel free to laugh and joke and be silly TANTRUMS PROBLEM She said One of the biggest problems men mention is temper tantrums particulaly when the kid seems irrattonal Men have trouble dealing with things irrational Juvenile crankiness isnt the only problem Packing lunches choosing clothes deciding what to put on the kid in the morning said Mrs Rosenthal How do you decide if he or she is going to be warm enough in this sweater Men can learn these things but this doesnt make fulltime parenthood easy If we didnt know we were talking to men it would sound like woman complaining said Koshet Its no different for men or women They feel the same way Its real overload to care for kids Fathers learn that caring for children requires more time than they have Something must be sacrificed and often its the competitive edge at work Men find they cant work late go to meetings at night transfer Changes in childbirth sought by association MtlNNlt itili Home births are happening in New Brunswick bccziusc women want them and not because of am real support from the medical profession says Barbara Palmer RN ncwlyappointcd provincial co ordinator of the international hildbirth Education SStKlilllOIl Mrs Palmer who has three children of her own said she feels better altcrruit we would be safe yet more informal approach such as birth centre complete with mid wives This ccntrc could tll be for cater within hospital but with different type of atmosphere There still would have to bc regular centre for high risk patients of course particularly those expecting multiple births or women over 30 Whatever specific avenue irri Yes people who know the value of energy are finding many ways to prevent waste How about you At home or at work you can save 10 or 15 or more just by making up your mind to do it How much electricity have you saved lately sweet it is to save Laura Secord Scarborough set out to cut energy 5Iiactually saved 11 energysaving standards for other major appliances are on the way provcu iiialcrnal care takes in New Brunswick Mrs Palmer said some conditions are vital Hospitals must be more flexible more humane She said for example that many doctors agree privately that mothers should be able to nurse their babies immediately following birth But there is so much peer pressure on them not to be dif ferent that when they get into hsopital situations they forget this and perform according to institution rules Mrs Palmer said the associ ation continues to favor un mcdicated childbirth but that couples attending its classes are told that this is an in dividual thing having much to do with the length of labor and the size of the baby Some women need help and in that case they should take it without feeling guilty Minimum insulation standards have been intro duced for all new 40 and 60 gallon electric water heaters sold in Ontario and Hot stufli ontario hydro Dear Ann Landers Im an unwed mother with four yealiieold son The problem is live with my mother and fat Mom is crazy about my little boy and he is very attached to her The other day he said love grandma so much wish she was my mommy This just about killed me must work to support my child Grandma babysits and there is no other arrangement that can be made Im afraid the longer this situation goes on the closer my child will be to his grandmother and will mean nothing to him Please give me some helpl Need My Baby Back Dear Need It is not uncommon for children to make such remarks Dont attach too much importance to them Try to spend as much time with your son just the two of you as possible Weekends of course are best Actually its not amount of time spent with child but the quality and the consistency that counts After the boy starts school he will become less attached to your mother and this too will reduce the problem con siderably Cheer up Your fears are normal but magnified Dear Ann Landers Im fond of young woman who is terrific company and has many super qualities but her neck is always dirty This is no gag Im serious What do you suggest In Earnest Dear Earn Tell the woman she may not realize that her jewelry is discoloring her neck This may be the case Or she could have skin problem and her neck may not be dirty at all At any rate dont duck the issue Discuss it Dear Ann Landers Tomorrow night wont be going to family reunion because cant open my right eye My boy friend hit me It was over nothing at all Actually couldnt remember his friends name and he insisted forgot on purpose must say he was awfully nice about it right after He took me to swell steak place and bought me two TBones one to eat and one for my eye am 17 Mike is 19 He is really neat guy except for this one fault He has hit me couple of times before but never where it showed Now Im afraid if my folks guess what happened they will make me stop seeing Mike dont want to stop Hes got lots of good qualities that make up for this bad one need your adviceHayward Reader Dear Hay What kind of advice Youve already told me what neat guy Mike is and that you dont want to stop seeing him Youve also told me he has hit you before So now will tell you that he will undoubtedly hit you again Dont be surprised if one day he clobbers you over something really important and puts you in the hospital De Ann Im sure lots of lonely people write to you Since you are against lonely hearts clubs and computer dat ing why not interview highclass prospects in your home You could change lot of livesRogers Ark Dear Ark could change lives all right especially mine All need is to run dating service from my home yet want no part of playing Cupid Everyone should find his own mate He can then either thank himself or kick himself Mam Ca mping Oh goodie By MARGARET WORTH thought would get away with it this year really did waved goodbye to most of my family three weeks ago when they went off on camping trip and quietly congratulated myself on not being with them listened with rapt attention when they returned ac companied by piles of dirty Tshirts and smelling strongly of smoke tutted sympathetically over mangled finger commented soothingly on the dreadful price of firewood and nodded understandineg over the cold nights and mos quito bites After all had escaped could afford to be generous Camping is fine if youre the outdoorsy type Im not Its fun if you love to rough it with two old saucepans and billy can for the tea dont Its invigorating if you like to get up early and watch the sun rise over some distant lake with an unpronouncable name Remember me Im still not quite sure how we have been inveigled into taking 12 teenagers camping for three days There will be 16 of us and thats not all We will also have all our props with us This is no or dinary trip This is on location filming The infamous chicken feather wings will be there along with medusas head and snake wig winged sandals for Perseus and our very own handmade fourfoot by seven foot raft We plan to be up at the crack of dawn working hard til sundown Maybe well be so tired we wont notice the hard mattresses lumpy sleeping bags strange meals enormous bugs and primitive facilities Maybe the sun will shine all day and we wont get soaked to the Skill in torrential rain like we did last week Maybe every sequence will go perfectly and we wont have to re shoot anything 12 times Maybe Ill get to lie in the sun and develop fantastic tan and maybe pigs will fly and the moon will turn purple lhatc to admit it htit am actually looking fonvard to this little venture which is odd Ive never noticed any masochistic tendencies in my nature before Pollys Pointers Salt stops patio weeds DEAR POLLY hope some of the readers will tell me what to do about grass and weeds that come up between the atio stones and sidewalk MRS MH DEAR POLLY Boiling salty water will prevent grass and weeds from growing between stones or bricks on patio MAR DEAR MRS MH One gardeningl expert suggests the use of one pound of salt to each go on of hot water POLLY DEAR POLLY In the early spring sprinkle borax in the cracks in your sidewalk Weeds will not grow there Years ago beauty operator told me that if cleaned my nails with alcohol before plying nail olish the polls would last longer When orget to do is realize how rt ht she was MARJORIE EAR POLLY Our family camps out lot and we have found few things that work we in pinch carry along lpe cleaners and twist three of them together to clean stem of our glass coffee pot Also have two shoe bags fastened to the wall of the camper with cup hooks and the hold all kinds of things like medicine hair brushes an combs scarves sun tan lotion and so on use dogs choke chain collar and two cup hooks to hold our water ug in Place so it does not fall We have bright red bag at he ds extra flashlight bulbs batteries conduit tape etc that we might nee Old blankets and large safety pins go along to make sun shades on hot days We buy 5inchthick plastic foam to use instead of mattresses because it is much cheaper cover them with two fitted sheets one on each side to keep them clean make my own fitted sheets from flat white sheets buy on sale just pin the corners to fit sew and cut the corners and add small piece of knitted fabric at each corner to keep them in place We will be so pleased if some of these hints are of helg to other campers LORENE DEAR POLL My Pet Peeve is with trucks that drive so close to my car that feel they will run right over me RM DEAR POLLY When my children were preschoolers and unable to read drew lttie pictures in ink on their record labels lndicatin what songs were on the records such as hat for the exlcan Hat Dance By doing this they were able to play the records they wanted by themselves CHAR xx tansau Mw mam it