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This group of grinning faces reflect the happiness of five brothers and sisters who were reunited after 30 years John Locke right of Mr and Mrs Ross Archer of Barrie are pleased to an nounce the engagement of their daughter Elaine Marie to Frazer Grandy By ERMA BOMBECK My husband and were read ing story in the paper the other day about cou 1e who were getting divorce cause he di not cut his toenails in private and she found it dis gusting Thats the trouble with people today observed They dont have sense of hu mor lot of marriages could be saved with sense of hu mor Which reminds me said my husband guy told me an amusing story today which is true It seems his wife made new casserole and when some of it was left over they gave it to their cat That is funny said wiping tears of laughter from my eyes Thats not the story he said irritably few hours af ter the cat ate the leftovers he started to roll around the floor like he was dying so the people figured theyd been poisoned too and the entire family went to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped Thats great smiled love stories with happy en dings always say stories dont have to be dirty to be funny Thats not the end he ex plained patiently The zinger is when they all came home the cat had given birth to kittens How many asked You dont understand Thats the joke What joke Did the cat have kittens or did she not have kit tens The int is she was never poison in the first place Who said she was Everyone assumed that Then thats their problem No no he said waving his arms The fact that the cat gave birth is funny Thats the kind of remark Id expect from macho who had an anesthetic to have his teeth cleaned Dont you find it amusing that they would go to all that trouble to have their stomachs pum and the cat wasnt sick atal Last days HALF PRICE SALE Ends June 2b of the Gingham door we will be closed for the summer and we would like to thank our customers for their support throughout the year The GINGHAM DOOR 27 Marcus St Barrie and Mrs Ethel Grant beside him welcomed their two sisters Lilian Ada Harris of ENGAGEMENT son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Grandy Barrie The mar riage will take place in Burton Ave United Church July 17 ERMA BOMBECK Sense of humor can save marriage LONG TIME NO SEE Catford London England and Winnifred Lawrence of Kent England and their brother Locke of New It Zealand What do they have to say about one another Nobodys changed bit Women successful selling insurance CHICAGO AP ie More and more women are selling life in surance and they have an ad vantage in dealing with mem GRADUATE ltick Sisson son of Mr and Mrs Mervin Sisson of rillia graduated with bachelor of applied arts degree in radio and telive sion from Ryerson Iolyr technical Institute Town to He is graduate of Regent Park Public School Park Street Collegiate In stitute and Barrie Central Collegiate Rising costs are punching holes in everyones economy and savings have had hard time keeping pace Now Sterling has the worry free means to give you real return on savings The Sterling Guaranteed Investment Certificate The interest rate current at the time you buy your GIC is the interest you get each and every year even if interest rates generally should fluctuate We guarantee it And the Canadian Deposn Insurance Corporation provides additional protection STERLING WONG TRUST CORPORATION CURRENT YEAR RATE 102°o Interest paid annually bers of their own sex says financial expert at Esmark Inc diversified holding com pany with major interests in fi nancial services Women who enter the finan cial services field bring with them an understanding of the needs of other women which can be big plus the spokes man said but certain guidelines can help the Women become success in the heretofore predominantly masculine areas of insurance and investment These dos and donts for women dealing with clients are offered by ilobe Life Insurance an Esmark subsidiary Emphasize the freedom of choice Let your client tell you what she wants Dont tell her Approach her in an in telligent businesslike way and shell be likely to respond in similar manner Dont assume that if the woman is single she automatir call aspires to marriage the other hand dont assume she doesnt Invite her to discuss her feelings The more you know about her the better you will be able to ascertain her llttfls Your Guaranteed Investment Certificate is an inyestrrient for fixed term and while your money is on deposn you can collect interest semisannually or just let it ride and get the highest effective annual yield by compounding to maturity If you Should require funds for an unforeseen emergency you can borrow lost the amount you need against your certificate at preferred interest rates Without disturbing the high yield of your GC Its the most secure fixed return you can get for your money Something special from Sterling Rates subject to change without notice ANN LAN DERS bothers Wife Ross Furzecott 16 Dunlop St Barrie 7266495 Bridge addict Dear Ann Landers My husband is duplicate bridge player who loves the competition of the game to the point of addiction Every Thursday he leaves at 730pm and they play till 11 or 1130 After duplicate the players go to club next door and un Wind With drink or two Recently found out they have live music and dance am sitting home trying not to let it bother me but when my husband comes strolling in at 2am Im not very pleasantfito be perfectly frank Ive tried playing duplicate but cant take bridge that se riously He plays with different partner every week both men and women all kinds of peopleold young divorced etc dont like being jealous wife but thats exactly what am Hes good provider and we have raised tw0 fine children in the 25 years weve been married but hate Thursdays He behaves like an eager little boy who is going to party Any advice for me Ann Slow Boil In Boise Dear Boil Yes go to the party with him Take good book your needlepoint correspondence that needs answering anything to keep you occupied while he does his number Then when the game reaks up you can join the eager little boy at the club next door and enjoy the live music too Dear Ann Landers Now that summer is here great num bers of people will be taking off for vacations May pass on some advice to your readers out of my own personal ex perience Please when you leave town let someone know where you can be reached at all times My wife and do lot of camping and are gone anywhere from weekend to 10 days Last sum mer we took threeday trip and didnt think it was necessary to let anyone know where we were going We left on Friday The fogouéing morning my brotherinlaw was killed in car ac Cl en The family didnt know how to get in touch with us The lice couldnt help They had no idea which of the thousands com pounds we might be camping in We returned home just in time for the funeral My wife and were heartsick to think we werent around when we were needed So please folks leave your itinerary with someone or phone member of the family every couple daysjust to check It costs very little and the peace of mind is well worth it No Longer Lost Dear NL Your letter is additional proof that the only thing we can count on in this life is the unexpected In some instances there is no way of protectin ourselves but when we can we should Thanks for the remin er Dear Ann Landers need some information about blood transfusions When person needs transfusion after surgery is there any identification as to the race of the person who donated or sold the blood know the bottles have the type of blood on the label but how does white patient know whether or not he or she is getting Negro blood Thank yOU oncermd Dear oncernedz There is no such thing as Negro blood All humans have one of four types of blood It All and know of no hospital that labels blood according to race GRADUATE George Booth son of Mr and Mrs Ilooth of Barrie graduated recently with an honors bachelor of environmental studies in honors applied ecology He is graduate of Ientral Collegiate Steingard Photo SlDE or HlND OUARTER CUSTOM CUT DOUBLE WRAPPED AND FAST FROZEN AT NO EXTRA COST CHICKENS LOIN PORK CHOPS WE ALSO CARRY COLD MEATS MILK SAUSAGE WlENERS BREAD ETC GRADU AT It Gibson son of Master Warrant Officer and Mrs Chuck Gibson formerly of Barrie brother of Mr and Mrs fliff lib son of Barrie received his bachelor of applied sci ence civil engineering He received his degree at thr convocation held at the Universilyof Waterloo Arnie Common sense for investments TORONTO CPJ What Mrs Grangers book In started as book about wild vesting Profitany in Canada flowers in British Columbia en dcmystifies the vagaries of ded as laymans guide to the stocks bonds mutual funds Canadian investment market and mortgages Alix Granger 47 an amateur photographer and mountain climber had been taking pic tures of wild flowers in the llf mountains for years But couldnt persuade the publisher Douglas to compile field guide with my photographs she said He felt 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