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What do you think the examlner Monday Fob 20 1979 About costofliving increases report from Ottawa appearing on the front page of Mondays Ex aminer traced costof living Increases in Canada since l97l With the consumer price In dex up from 100 In l97l the base year to I827 last month the Cana dian dollar today buys only about 55 per cent Morrison of Angus retired says he Bernie of what it did In 97 thinks the Canadian The Examiner cough dollar lsnt worth 55 reactions to costof cents its worth more like i0 cents He sug gests disparity between labor and trades is the big problem Laborers get $4 an hour and trades $12 And prices are based on trade wages living increases from these area residents Edward Harman of Bar rie says the cost of liv ing is affecting him quite bit and adds that its all the govern ments fault They should be able to have some control over prices and wages but they dont For while things were back to nor molWe could get by Now just dont know he sold Gord Allen of Barrie says inflation always of fects everyone and the government has to do something about it With the dollar buying so much less than it us ed to its pathetic he says The first thing to do is get Trudeau out of office Iiestyle Transportation housing needed Transportation and housing needs of Barries senior citizens surfaced Thursday during the third of four public meetings on the needs of Barnes senior LlllZIIS says Susan Martin larkview entre coordinator The meeting was designed to allow service clubs and profes sionals voice their opinions but anyone interested was invited to attend Those who did in eluded lawyers architects as ell as representatives of liar rics senior CIIIMII clubs and serviceclubs The public meetings held to receive input and to provide answers to seniors needs are SLSAN MARTIN by Barries senior citizens the outcome of survey con ducted this summer by com mitieedeterminingtheneedsot SlttlttltlllltIlS lublie response at the meetings has led to the sugges tion of establishing dial bus service to transport seniors to medical appoint ments and club meetings Seniors said dial bus is needed at night and on holidays when public transportation does not operate and is also necessary for those ho are not capable oi using Itlillt transportation Seniors suggested that If such All SPRING COATS 84 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU COAST TO COAST OUR REG PRICE service is not possible feasibility of reduced taXi rates when buses are not operating should be studied The report also recommends that due to shortage of chronic ward beds more iiurs ing home beds are needed in Barrie The fourth and final meeting on the needs of Barries senior eitiens will be held Ihursday at at larkview ientre on lllake Street This meeting is directed to volunteer groups and concerned tllltIIS ex plains Mrs Martin but everyone is Invited to attend NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS GEORGIAN MALL 7267463 ORIllIA SQUARE 32531 Elaine Bowes of Stroud says food prices are awful and so is everything else for that matter Wages stay the same except for small increases but the goods lust keep rising in price every time you turn around Where does it go Barrie says theres no way that wages increase as much as prices People working in stores cant even afford to buy what they sell Everything is expected to rise l0 per cent but profits are go ing wild Carol Anne Comeau is not the worrying type let my husband worry about it the cost of liv ing she says Rising prices arent making such difference with me because where work is unionized so it follows the cost of liv lng More than 60 pupils in Grade at Allandale Heights School learned about riding the public transit system when they took the bus to reach downtown Barrie for tour of the post office Jeffrey Donchuk watches as teacher Judy McKay deposits her fare Examiner Photo Invites You To DANCERCIZE Mint is It Exorctses inlttucted to mow lime ll hour 2Hove FUN learning the Disco Hustle Bus Stop Calypso Charleston Etc Time hour Beginners Advanced Only I2 per month Women were genuinely excited about this course so dont miss out Classes starting now Evenings from 8v iOMon Thurs ENROL NOW CALL 7264723 WATCHERS The weight control 9993 Irure this close to losing weight BARRIE Royal Canadian Legion Wednesday 730 pm No Contracts to Sign Join Anytime Jane Green Area Director Er plaaas Lecture Tuesday lecture on clinical earr diology luesday and another oti diabetes mellitus March ti will complete series of nine lectures Georgian ollege has been holding for nurses Registration fees are fit per session Lectures are held at the Villa Nursing Home in Midland from 730 to ttlii pm Ihoto preview The opening preview of Moments and Memories an ex hibition of photographic art by Hal Johnston will be held Fri day from 731 to It pm in the gallery of the Barrie Public Library The exhibition will be on display until March 31 Movies shown The tro Figure and Power Skating tarnival presents tome to the Movies Sunday at the ttro ommunity Arena Performances begin at and in Cost is $2 for adults $1 for students Euchre tournament Win Waddell of Angus and Elizabeth Longson of Barrie were winners at recent euchre tournament sponsored by the Zone II Seniors Advisory committee and the Simcoe ount rccreat ion department lubs participating were Angus Itriendship lub Harrie liriendship lub Barrie Get Iogether lub Grove Park Home Iarkview entre and 0m Marigolds Senior itizens lub The tournament was held at Sunnidale ommuiiity entrc in Barrie Marriage seminar marriage enrichment seminar to make gotxl mar riages better will be held at the hurch of the Nazarene on St Vincent Street at Grove Street East in Barrie Friday to Sunday llev ltay Lewis of Ottawa will be conducting the pro gram He has university train ing in fainin life counselling aiidlias held several seminars throughout ntario Enrolment is limited but iii terested couples only couples may attend should contact Rev Ilob Hoden at 7289737 or arol Steingard at 7237070 Ann Lgnders Child goes wild Dear Ann Leaders am mother who is aying for her sins When was 15 got pregnant out of wed OCR and had wonderful baby named Anna Later married man not her father who molested her when she was 11 didnt throw him out but kept hoping he would look for help He started to drink and Anna ran away from home have learned from friends that Anna is now prostitute on 86th Street in New York She is only 14 Can you advise me on how to help her am too ashamed to sign my name The Bronx Dear Kriend contacted Dr Judianne DensenGerber who is psychiatrist and lawyer and the president of Odyssey Institute in New York knew she would have the answer and she did There is now treatment centre for child prostitutes the first and its about time It is estimated that nearly million children from six to sixteen years of age are now practicing prostitution The director of the treatment progrm is David Schroedel It is called Midtown Adolescent Resource Centre and the phone number is 799654 area code 2l2i Anyone who wants information on how to help child prostitute get out of the businesstincluding the prostitute should call this number Dear Ann Lenders am enclosing clipping from Salt Lake Cit paper It is picture of three sons of superstar Kir Douglas The caption reads Michael Douglas and his two stepbrothers Eric and Peter Evidently these young men did not have the same mother which makes them HALIBROTHERS When woman with children marries man with children her children and his become STEPBROTHERS or STEPSISTERS Youd be surprised at how many welleducated people do not knowt the difference Kindly inform them One Who Likes To Set Things Straight Dear One You educated lot of people today in cluding me Peter and Eric are the sons of Anne and Kirk Douglas They are HALIXHHOTHERS not STEP BROTHERS to Michael who is the son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill Douglas Different mothers but same father Gotcha Dear Ann Our son has good job chequing account savings account nice car motorcycle plenty of clothes spends money on girls and has three expensive habits cigarettes booze and pot He eats three meals day lives in our spare room gets maid service including laundry uses our linens bathroom tissue toothpaste deodorant and all other tmlet articles He makes long distance calls on our phone The boy never ays us penny We dont think its right many parean ave this problem Ashamed Dear Ashamed Only the ones who are foolish enough to put up with such shameless freeloading Erma Bombeck Tips boost luggage costs If you really want to make yourself crazy some time Sit around and figure out how much your luggage cost Just to get it back got little overnighter suucase that cost me $30 when it was new figured out that over the years and this is con servative figurei Ive spent $500 to have it carried checked and stored This doesnt count the timel tugged it into rest room pay booth and in trying to get it out slammed the door and had to pay another dime to retrieve it made short trip East last week and frankly with all this inflation dont know how much longer can afford to travel with luggage At thecurb of the airport tipped the Skycap St to check it through for me At my destination another Skycap rescued it from the carousel always have the piece of luggage that IS caught at thetopi and tipped him another 30 cents Another one carried it to the curb and tipped him 50 cents At the curb the man with the whistle summoned cab for me lifted the luggage and put it in the cabbies trunk tipped him quarter At the hotel the captain carried my luggage to the recep tion desk and tipped him 50 cents bell summoned bel lhop who carried the suitcase to my room gave him $2 00 He gave me my key To date had paid $475 for my luggage and hadnt even opened it yet It was within few dollars of being more than the contents of the suitcase were worth The IRS does not consider luggage dependent This is too bad as people who travel lot probably put more into their luggage than they do their own children iWith the possible exception of children with braces In assessing the situation it occurred to me that is why had seen the president carrying his own garment bag on to Air Force It was just getting too expensive to keep tipping everyone At hotel recently was waiting for my key when young couple came in glanced around nervously and registered for room for one night Where is your luggage asked the desk clerk suspi ciously The girl blushed The young man stammered Im not naive could tell they were just starting out and couldnt afford to support suitcase Pollys Pointers Doityourself kit helps DEAR POLLY We moved into house where procelain had come off the bathtub by chemicals that were stored there Is there any way to refinish this tub GRACE DEAR GRACE According to booklet put out by the Porcelain Enamel Institute damaged porcelain surfaces can be repaired with one of the doit yourself kits that are sold Of course repair by professional is the most desirable Actual porcelain enamel is not really used in such repair type of paint is usually used and is naturally not as durable as the original finish POLLY DEAR POLLY Our pool table is used quite frequently and dirt gets in all around and is hard to remove Rather than ct the vacuum out every time want to clean it find stif paint brush works perfectly PATRICIA DEAR POLLY Before throwing an old girdle away cut of the round rubber knobs on the supporters as there are number of good uses for them find that when glued on with that popular milky white glue they make excellent feet for flower pots and are good to glue on the backs of pictures so the frames do not scratch the walls have even put them on my electric mixer stand to replace the worn ones Trim closely around each one when cutting them off and save any extras for future use GENEVIEVE DEAR POLLY Many of us have small packages of cheese that came in gift packages during the holidays and find it is getting hard Put such piece in soup plate and use sharp knife to cut into tiny chunks and then mash with fork like mashed poatoes When mashed add mayonaise and mix to make sandwich spread Use at room temperature and find none of the orginal fine flavor of the cheese is lost MRS IIWP DEAR POLLY When hanging the wash on an outside like loop rubber jar ring over the line and then book clotheshanger in the ring Neither clothes nor hanger will slip of even when the wind blows MRS IH DEAR POLLY When knit bedroom slippers turn them upside down and spray the soles with clear acrylic paint before they are worn apply three or four Ii ht applications letting them dry between each coat and Is saves wear on the yarn They also do not soil so quickly VIRGINIA DEAFR POLLY My favorite way of etting rid of any refrigerator odor is to place wet used co fee grounds in it As the grounds dry they absorb any odors GAY