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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1980
Page
6
Last minute gift ideas from a local store list inexpensive edible options. Assemble cheese stacks with wine, pastries with butter, French bread and champagne, or a frozen pie topped with cream. Include gadgets, dips, or dessert ingredients in straw trays or wrapped jars to create thoughtful, ready to give presents.
Practical winter driving guide advises packing a car with insulation items and survival gear. Emphasizes full gas tank, nonperishable food, blankets, flashlight, shovel, chains, booster cables, and tools. Recommends planning routes, not traveling alone, and staying with the vehicle if stranded. Includes safety steps to prevent carbon monoxide risks and maintain warmth.
A nationwide AP survey finds many shoppers using cash over credit amid rising fees and higher interest rates. Joe Rangel and Shirley Everett exemplify cautious spending as banks raise charges on Visa and MasterCard while consumer borrowing slows. Credit use remains subdued compared with prior holiday seasons despite December 1979 borrowing spikes.
A practical holiday stain guide covers candle wax grease cranberry and fruit stains and general precautions. It advises ice and heat for wax, dry clean solvent for greasy marks, ammonia with detergent for greasy spots, cold water and vinegar for fruit stains, and hot water with chlorine bleach if fabric safe. It warns never to dry before stain is gone and to test bleach on hidden fabric.
Jan Fruchey advises selecting the right needle for denim canvas upholstery and leather. Use size 14 for denim and heavy fabrics, 14 16 or 18 for leather based on toughness, with a metal or teflon presser foot and possible roller foot for sticky leathers. Tighten upper tension when top stitching jean thread and sew slowly over thick seams to avoid skipped stitches.
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