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Page 4 WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, WELLSVILLE, NEW YORK Friday, August 22, 1975 Idellsville Reporter Serving Allegany, Potter Counties Ninety-Fifth Year Established 1880 object of our is not that my words may triumph over yours, not that yours may gain victory over mine, but that between us, we may discover the most' truth." Socrates. Editorial Do-it-yourself Jim Bishop: reporter Love it or leave it It is amazing how even the housewife who not long ago might not have known which was the working end of a screwdriver today is fixing her household plumbing and possibly even making minor repairs on her car. The do-it-yourself business, which incorporates a family of crafts and is expanding at a gallop. As an example a survey shows the home maintenance wing of the do-it-yourself industry has expanded its annual sales from $11.4 billion in 1965 to $21.1 billion today. The same survey showed supermarket sales of auto parts, repair kits and the like now account for 22 percent of the total.

Those who cater to the do-it- yourselfer are not quite sure why the trend continues to gain in popularity. The economy and the high cost of hiring professionals has a bearing on it, of course. But when it is found that the average householder who indulges in his own repairs and improvements earns $15,000 or more annually, expense can't be the only reason. If there is a single key, it lies in the innovations which manufacturers of repair and maintenance products have brought to the market. Even the novice who still finds a screwdriver an unfamiliar implement will find kits, tools and instructions so simplified as to shame him into tackling the job.

shame him into tackling the job. Dick West's Lighter Side WASHINGTON (UPI) great achievements were saluted with commemorative coins, metals, stamps and other lasting mementos may be drawing to a close. Its demise can be foreseen in the memoralizing of the recent Soviet- American space mission with an Apollo-Soyuz commemorative cigarette. 'Jointly produced by a U.S. tobacco 'company and a Soviet firm, Apollo- Soyuzes sell for $1 a pack, $10 a carton.

But not very often. Smokers, apparently, have not been overly enthsiastic about lighting up in honor of the first international link-up of space vehicles. The scant demand, however, cannot hpld back eventual acceptance of an idea whose time has come. It only means that the medium for commemorating future attainments of historic proportions may not necessarily be cigarettes. Let's say that sometime soon an American astronaut becomes the first human being to set foot on another fdanet.

Fruit stands promptly begin offering at $10 a bunch, or $100 per sfcalk, Mars Mission commemorative tiananas. U5r perhaps Mars Mission com- itjemorative cantaloupes. The com- m'odity doesn't matter as long as it's consumable. point is that in an era when trash disposal has become a major environmental problem, it is ecologically Unsound to keep turning out com- items that are non- biodegradable. or later, the thrill that incites you to purchase a hardware momento is going to wear off.

Then comes the problem of what to do with it. Jl have such a problem in the form of ajri ash tray commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It's a tijing of beauty translucent blue with a-, likeness of Her Highness on the bottom. But I no longer smoke. the event that it commemorates has all but faded from my memory.

Indeed, I now have trouble remembering when Elizabeth II wasn't By DICK WEST The age queen. And so the object has lost both its utilitarian and its symbolic significance. But there it is, still cluttering up the coffee table. For environmental reasons I am reluctant to discard it, and the storage space in my house is already taken up with such memorabilia as the spikeshaped thermometer commemorating the opening of the Pike's Peak cog railroad. How much more practical it would have been had I purchased, instead of that ash tray, a Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative fifth of scotch.

In any event, consumable keepsakes definitely are the coming trend. It isn't too early to start thinking about suitable souvenirs for the next presidential inauguration. The way it looks now, one good possibility is a $10 commemorative gallon of gasoline. There is a solemn beauty in Ireland. The hills stand green over tempestuous seas, crouching against the whining wind and the spume arcing white plumes over the rocks.

The villages attach themselves to the curving roads like old rosaries. It is a place of stubborn independence where the poor do not wish to be beholden to any man for a crust of bread. It is a place of sudden death and deep-toned church bells, laughter and whiskey, yellow teeth and women peering from behind the edge of curtains. There is wit and poetry and clothesline gossip and a pint in a pub and a brooding contempt for Great Britain. There is also the summer lightning of a civil war which never breaks into solid rain.

A man must husband his hatred as he embraces his loves. Is one emotion stronger than another? Gayle and I went to Ireland. My old man said that we were the first'of the clan to get back to the auld sod. "And good riddance," he said. "If you open your mouth, they'll close it for you." Family Mix-up We met a cousin at Upper Scoby, Enniscorthy, Wexford.

He was 74. a weathered beet farmer with muck on his trousers. He could not recall whether I was the lieutenant of police, and my old man was the writer, or was it the other way 'round. He lived in a whitewashed house with a thatched roof. We were invited into the living room, which was less inviting than the kitchen.

It was November and the chill was on the walls. He tossed loose newspapers into a fireplace and threw a match after them. There was a rush of flame which seared the skin. "The tea and bread will be ready in a minute." In a lane on the side of the house were some animals, including an ass called Jim. told him that we had rented a Ford Anglia and were driving from Dublin down to Waterford and then across to Cork.

"Ah, Dublin," he said pensively, "and how is the city?" I asked if he had married, and he said no. He hadn't found the right "gurrill." This was untrue. Irish farmers hang onto their sons. The parents remind the boys of the struggle against hard ground to make a living. Ruth Marsh August 22,1925 Second death in Friendship from the dread disease, Diptheria! Mrs.

George Hanks, second victim of the disease, following her son's death last Sunday. Mrs. Doris Hanks, wife of George died Tuesday evening. She was the mother of five-year old Wayne Hanks who died Sunday. She was 26 years old has another two-year-old son also ill with diptheria but whose condition shows some improvement.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Hall of Cuba survive, together with several brothers and sisters. Dr.

N.H. Fuller has been consulting with Dr. Webster who has had charge of these cases. Dr. Fuller was taken ill last night and his culture was returned as positive showing he has Diptheria.

The Doctor has quite a temperature at of Health has taken no action in regard to quarantine although if other cases develop it is probable that some such action will be taken. Mr. J.H. Brown received a telegram announcing the sudden deth of E.M. McCracken Tuesday at his home in Williamsport.

Mr. McCracken lived at Wellsville 30 years ago and was associated at that time with the Tannery Store. He and his wife made many warm friends in Wellsville who will be sorry to learn of his sudden death. Ad: Two dollars down and N. Rauber Co.

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Get in by Dr. Chamberlain of Cuba. The Board on the stove sale. Dear DEAR ABBY: I am able to appreciate the wisdom of your advice to the girl who was reluctant to tell her fiance that she had undergone an abortion before they met. The adage "honesty is the best policy" can, in some cases, hold nothing but regret for the wide-eyed innocent who is eager to start married life with no secrets.

As a naive 19-year-old, I confessed to my fiance that there had been another man in my life before I met him. And I foolishly told him who it was. Thirty years and four adult children later, my husband still throws this man in my face periodically, even though I have been a devoted and faithful wife. How much better off we both would have been had I not made that confession. I hope you will print this for others who might be inclined to tell all.

Silence is indeed golden. IDIOT WAR BRIDE By Abigail Van Buren For Abby's booklet, "How to Have a Lovely Wedding," send SI to Abigail Van Buren, 132 Lasky Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212. Please enclose a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope. by THOMAS JOSEPH DEAR BRIDE: sometimes "guilt." Silence is not always golden.

It is DEAR ABBY: I would like to be cremated when I die. Is that possible? I am a Catholic. Also how much is involved, moneywise? Please answer in your column. There must be others wanting the same information. Thank you.

WANTS CREMATION DEAR WANTS: Catholics may now be cremated. The cost will depend upon your funeral director, but it shouldn't cost any more than $300 to go up in smoke. DEAR ABBY: Venerel disease is now SECOND on the list of communicable diseases. The first is the common cold. Most people don't know that if V.D.

goes untreated, it can affect the heart, and spinal cord, and can eventually lead to death. The National Community Service Corps has established a national hotline that can be called FREE from anywhere in the U.S.A. It is operated mostly by teenagers who have all the answers concerning V.D., including the symptoms to look for as well as where to go for free examination and treatment in your own community. The number to call is 1-800-523-1885. JO-ANNE IN MASS.

DEAR JO-ANNE: I checked it out without disclosing my identity and received straight, accurate and easily underatood answers to all the questions I asked.about V.D. I highly recommend this service to anyone who has reason to believe that he (or she) baa a venereal disease. CONFIDENTIAL TO G. IN ANCHORAGE: It is said that one doea not look behind the door unless he has once stood there, himself. If I were you, I'd watch HIM1 ACROSS 1 Parlor piece 5 Sire 11 Region 12 Scrape 13 Pinafore 14 Of the Croats, Serbs, etc.

1 15 Conger 16 Devoured 17 Nantes season 18 Tonsorial need 20 Half a sawbuck 21 Adolescent 22 Run along 23 Bang 24 Mortgage 25 Prison (si.) 26 Head 27 Designate 28 Cruel one 30 Wooden core 31 Bind 32 Movable bed 34 Beam 36 Prod 37 Whole 38 Accessible 39 Type of couch (2 wds.) 40 Confined, with "up" DOWN 1 Satisfy fully 2 Style of window 3 Be independent (3 wds.) 4 Swiss river 5 Attach 6 More talented 7 Musical syllable 8 See 3 Down (3 wds.) 9 Issue; version 10 Late Yesterday's Answer 16 Throat 25 Dramatized 26 Coupled 28 Cubic meter 29 Memento 33 Oxygen 35 Bob bait for fish sound 19 Laceration 22 Squirrel monkey 23 Athlete's asset 24 Take on cargo 36 Small explosion 2B IZ 2b 22 '40 2O 55 The boys owe something. They are not permitted to date girls until they are 35, sometimes 40 years old. The Irish girls are more progressive. If they can't see a good man over the next hill, they work to save up for an ocean voyage. They emigrate to Australia, Canada and the United States.

For 200 years, right through the potato famine, the population of Ireland remained the My cousin didn't act as though life had shortchanged him, giving him pense instead of pounds. He did his daily work. He went to mass and the sacraments. He fought the good fight in the pubs. And he slept with a scrubbed conscience.

It was obvious that he didn't like my dark suit, the gleaming shoes and the pale trench coat. I reminded him of an English remittance man. The conversation tapered and I pressed some money into his hand. "No, no," he shouted. "I will not hear of it.

I won't. I won't." He took it. The farewell was more cordial than the welcome. We drove down the beautiful lanes, trying hard to stay on the left side. On one turn we almost unhorsed an Irish constable coming up a hill.

Gayle had convulsions as I gassed the car. Spires and Stones The streams between the hills were sparkling clear. The trees were thick and sturdy against the constant wind. Always there was one more church, one-more cemetery. A lady with two little dhes served tea and biscuits.

I left a half crown tip. She followed us to the car. "You forgot something, mister," she said, curling her lip with scorn. We came home on the Cunard liner Ivernia and I wrote a few impressions of Ireland. It was important to state it as I saw it.

There are worse cooks than the the Arabs. There are philosophers and there are illiterates. A good meal is a joint of greasy mutton. Porridge, thick as warm cement, is a good breakfast. I wrote it and forgot it.

A month later someone mailed a Dublin newspaper to me. It stated, on an inside page, that Jim Bishop, a writer from America, had been decnounced yesterday by voice vote in the Dail. The membership invited him never to return to the land of his ancestors. My old man read it and smiled fiendishly. "Now that's a fine howdyoudo," he said.

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