= thaveno idea who Invented living rooms.
= But how come they aren't?

Ive polled.135 people of varying ages.and not one
of them can remember doing anything in a living room
but clean It. In most-houses a living room has becomea -
temple for dust, a shrine for stolen light bulbs anda
jounge for guests connecting with another part of the

Ouse.
didn’t realize we had a living” room until one a
the realtor was going through ie house and sal
“How big is your living foom?”
. "Where is it?” tasked.
“it’s that large room with the white sofas that faces
the street. *
« "This Is quite lovely,” | said, walking through
slowly, touching the glass table and the glass bow! of
plastic t fruit. "Do the draperies ge with it?’
's YOUR house,” she sai
J dt "aiked with an. architect about the living room
mystique and he was as vague as anyone about what
they were for, Drawing from personal exparience, his
only recollection was that it was a room with the fur--
niture wrapped in plastic or old biankots where you
filways tripped over something In the dark on your way
fd answering the front door.
[remember ours as a room that was never heated
in the winter, had the draperies closed all summer,
sheeis on the sofa and the cellophane still intact on the
lampshades, There was a sign on the door reading,
"Shown by appointment only.” My mother always said
it was a room to be used for spacial company. A visit
from Col. Lindbergh or President Roosevelt might have
qualified.
= Ne one seems to know why the living’ room is a
protected species, but it never became a watering hole
‘or families. When they got sick of gathering in the kit-
chen, some fixed up the basement so thay could create
imore space for their activities. It was called the Early
Water Heater decor. Despite a living room full of soft,
comfortable furniture, the family spent the evenings in
the basement on a porch swing watching the conden-
sation drip down the walls.
: Soon after the Second World War, family rooms
were ¢ added, which looked like a living room with
ple.
Peo | passed by our living room the other day and
amiled proudly. In ten years, it still looked like a
tecovery room. The dog ran by me and started to sniff +
round the white sofa leg. He hesitated: We made eye
contact. He returned to my side. He felt the mystique

WHAT'S THAT CA

FoR’ Mom?

Just another big hole

DALLAS, TEX, (AP) —
For six days last June, about
the only thing anybody
talked: about in Winkier
County was the Kermit Sink-
hole.

- It wasn't much more
than a big hole in the ground,
but the mystery about its
origin, the possible threat it
posed to a huge“oil-storage

facility nearby and the fuss it"

kicked up between Wink and
Kermit over its ownership all
made news.

. Butafteran early flurry,
the crater stopped’ growing
and, like most curiosities that
stop being curious, the sink-
hold sank from public view.

t's still: there, but nobody .

much cares any more.
“We've got a hole in the
ground and we trest it as 9.
hole in the ground,” said Jim
Williamson at the Kermit
State Bank, who led the

Winkler County Civil De-‘

fence effort last June.

too.

TORONTO (CP) — Can-
ada’s- retailers had a jolly
Christmas season but the in-
treased sales will still lag
behind the inflation rate for
1980, market researcher Le-
onard Kubas says.
“Basically it’s been a
good Christmas right across
the,.country.”. Kubas, presi-

-dent.of. Retail Market Asso-.

ciates of Toronto, said in an
interview Tiesday.

Sales in November and
December will: probably be
“about 12 per cent higher than
those of the satne months last
year. For the first 10 months,
sales were only 8.4 per cent
higher.

‘The Christmas boost will «

‘push the annual rate of in-
‘eréase to about 9.6 per cent
for total sales of $85 billion,
Kubas said.

‘The growth rate will still

-be well below the present
tinflation rate of 11.2 per cent,
‘as measured by the consumer
‘price index, but Kubas said
the Christmas season marked

+ the beginning of an improve-

‘ment.

- “Next year retail trade
will increase 10 to 11 per
cent. We expect the inflation

“rate to be 9.5 to 10 per cent

_ so that means real growth.” |

WESTERN SALES UP

In regional terms, the’

two westernmost provinces
are showing the strongest
“performance. Kubas said Al-
erta will have retail sales

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the United States ond erage
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Holiday sales

growth of 16 per cent this
year and British Columbia 14
per cent. The same pattern
will continue through 1981.
Ontario's growth rate in
sales will increase to 10 per
cent next year from 7.6 per

cent this year and Quebec's -

te 8.5 per cent from-6.5 per
cent, Kubas said.
The Atlantic provi

“It's no big deal,” said

_ for about 40 per cent of an-
nual sales and as much as 60
‘to 70 -per cent of cretall
profits. .
Alasdair MeKichan,
president of the Retail Coun-
cil of Canada,
growth: in ‘Cl sales

said real.

Homeowners

Sheriff's Desi Jan Moore, 4
- who was interviewed almost

daily at ‘the’ height of the
sinkhole stir.
everything it's going to do. I
drive by once in a while to:
look at it — it’s sort of my
‘baby’ — but everybody's -
pretty much forgotten about
it extept for news people.” '
‘The sinkhole came from
humble origins. On June 8; :
workers at a Shell Oil Co.
storage tank farm about :,
halfway between Wink and
Kermit noticed a three-
metre-long. hole in..the

ground, The next day, the ~

hole was 100 metres long, 75°
metres wide and 15 mettes
deep... *

Oil froma broken’ pipe.

. line spewed into the bottom

of the crater, miving. with.
water that.qozed up fro up from the
utiderground water’ table jas
huge chunks of earth broke
off and fell into, the gooey
mixture.

Cracks from the ‘edge of
the crater spread toward an
operating natural-gas well
and some oil-storage tanks,
While owners and operators
began to get nervous, word

TOMY (FRIENDS
BRIDAL, SHOWER.

“It's: done:

WHY DONT you USE”

OURS ? IT'S FASTER, AND.
IvS eT gelecaienrar,

 Winteret tg —

‘Have new outlook’ ;

\ TORONTO (cP) —
Space and energy sonter:
vation will be major con
as Canadian homeowne
proapective heme Ties eet.

-. move into 198)

Toronto Mouinit Cees | q

« yan Groll-says high intorest

By then, the county was
“host to dozens of reporters.

“There never was, any
danger to the community,”
Williamson said; “And
there's not any trouble be-
_tween Wink and Kermit and
there never was, It was just
something everybady made
up for.the media ond the
.media — which is. very
gullible, you know — sucked
it up.”

“It got out of hand when

“some of the big city people
got out here and started”

Jules Leger -

looking at bik said ‘Bill Beke-
ham, publisher of the Wink
Bulletin, which carries ‘the
motto, “The only newspaper
in the world that cares what
happens ih: Wink.”

Despite all the interest,
no one has yet beon able to
say ©} actly what caused the |
sinkh
; Williamson said the most.
likely cause was the collapse

of an underground’ cavern, |

but he.and Deputy Sheriff
Moore agree the ‘mystery
probably contributed to'the
interest. in the thing.

‘rates are deterring many'
People from buying large
new homes so’ potential buy-
‘ers will be looking at-smaller ,
and older homes. ©

: New homes will have
‘smaller rooms and windows
and more economical layouts

*, to maximize available space.

Avhouse that 15 years
ago cost $50,000 now may sell
for as much as $150,000 in
major centres such as: Tor-

* onto, Many homeowners will

to make their houses
pe attractive instoad of
moving because they have
‘built up equity. 3,

“Spending on your own
home is still the best invest-
ment," van Groll said in an
interview.

‘As the coats of res! es-
tate and fuel continue to rise,
the architect says, more peo-
ple will be knocking down
walls or extending the home
to create rooms that perform
several functions.” Typical
multi-function rooms will be a

Commemorative stamp

OTTAWA (CP) —
Former. governor-general
Jules Leger, who died ‘this

. year, will be honored in 1981

as part of thé post office's

stamp program announced

by Postmaster General An-
‘dre Ouellet.

The program will com-
‘memorate other noteworthy
Cc and conti the”

spread of a dispute
Kermit, which gave its name
to’ the crater, and Wink,
which wanted to.

series on aircraft and en-
dangered wildlife.
, “Canada Fests, com-

‘metnorative program for the
coming year will focus atten:
tion on Canadian

honored when four stamps
‘are released March 4 in a

3
kitchon- ‘tml oom, a » bed:
living room,, ‘master bed-
tt with a work'area, ‘a

room that extends to-
den, making:the out
part of the room.

‘LESS FORMALITY

The trend will bo away.
from formal living or dining
rooms, he sald. And the
amoung of electricity used -

for lights will be reduced by. , F

such things aa dimmers.

More people will convert *
from oil to gas heating, pos-
sibly to hot-air systems

Which could include air con- .,

ditioning, an.air filter sya-
tem, -humidifying .and_ cll-

mate-control zoning of differ- ©

ent levels of the house. *

People in older houses -
will convert gas-burner fire-
‘places to wood or coal, and *
others will buy wood stoves

and ‘energy-saving coiling ;

fans,

SCALEDTOFIT .
Contemporcry .furnish-
ings ere being ecsled down to
sult new smaller. rooms:
They're designed with more
curving lines and use tux-
vurious fabrics with a trend
toward soft water color tirits
such as peach, aqua, rose and
blue-grey.
John Barr, merchandise °
co-ordinator for ‘The Art

Shoppe, a classy Toronto *

furniture shop, says oriental
furnishings and accessories
will continue to fascinate
consumers because they mix
well with both contemporary
and traditional furnishings.

ments in the arts, history and
selence,” Ouellet said.

The firat stamp, featur-
ing an antique musical inatru-
met, will be released Jan, 19
during’ the Look: of . Music
exhibition in Vancouver.

Canadian feminists Hen-
rietta Edwards, Louise Me-.

- Kinney, Idola' Saint-Jean and

Dr. ee “Stowe will ‘be .

f Your Stars.

this year will be between two
and three’ per cent. - E
it

have been weak this -yéear
with only . five-per-cent

growth in retail sales but .

next year should recover “to
show growth of 8,5 to nine

*.per cent,

. Among retail sectors,
the value of food sales should
be up about 11 per cent both
in 1980 and 1981; Kubas said.
That is less than the increase
in the food component of the
consumer price index of
about 18.6 per cent this year.

About 25 per cent of dis-
posable spending in Canada
goes to food and another 25
per cent to the automotive
sector, including gasoline.

into
‘dollar’ win ‘of 10 to'18 per

Punt
easily dissolve

ea fon point
after. that ith wer Ilttle t to + who can i of help
in terms of

cent.’

will
not be reporting aetealat
gains i in pron John Taylor,

eee airient or Sain:

Those: who wish a week

Ltd, of Toons said, “Profit
margins. have been very
soft.”

remember will have to to bring
to it

insight coupl with great
ambition completely
fenslble ‘action

* Many stores have taken easy to

smaller profits on their mer- -

chandise so they could at-

tract customers by offering,

lower prices, Taylor said,

4
“week ago m:
. Week ago may

Profits are also being be lived

squeezed by high interest

rates because retailers nor-

mally finance their inventory
h with bank loans.

Kubas said the auto sec-
tor was one of the hardest hit
this year, with spending up
only four to 4.5 per cent.
Next year spending should
be a little better, up 7.5 to
eight per cent.

HAD GOO!

D YEAR
Sectors which enjoyed
relatively good sales this
year included women's cloth-

-ing, books and stationary,
department stores and phar--

macies. They will be good

performers again, in 1981,
*Kubas said.

Christmas is. the. most

crucial buying season of the

year for retailers; Tt accounts .

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+» Wilfred Posluns, presi-
dent of Dylex Ltd. of Toronto
* which owns numerous cloth-
ing chains, said he believes a
lot of stores will be offering
‘January sales, partly to clear

_ out stock that did not move
during the pre-Christmas --

rush,

“When interest rates are
high, it's better to have sales’
than to have’s lot of unsold
inventory,” Posluns said. *

ee
BENEFIT FOR FOX FUND,

The Shaw Festival's ben:
efit. performance of A’.Res-
pectable Wedding. added
$1,500 to the Terry Fox can-
cer crusade,

‘|. toward the
+B: main

special, indeed!

Personal ‘relationships

may suffer from

“gameness.’’- Partners,

whether” Larienpy! or domes-
feel: bored. with

tic,
each mote ae or themselves.

Progress may. be made,
however, where new friend.
ships are. -

Tong a ee each

or

dan.’'6) ~ Take e- this
week to add Hntshin fou
es to projects rece:

leted -- almost. A Dont delay.

.@Jan, 7-Jan. 19) -- Make a-

genuine effort to be under-
Stood by superiors, You can
gain advancement, the next
time around by. preparing

y ight.
PISCES;(Feb, | 19-March
- Turn -your th

| extend yourself.in terms of

money. Neither. ate for nor

accept a financial loan this’
week.
AniESuMarch 21-April 4)

know where

yu wish |
i yeu a dane in another's affec-

ions, demonstrate your

 Bonnett’s

P)\ 233 Columbia

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For All Seasons

It’s
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Mens Wear
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[ Remember 10%
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ae is not,

-the near . future. Return *

favors before week's end.

~TAURUS:(April 20May 5 5)
extreme!

easily. miss: out on. a_ big
Spportunity while. grasping

Oct.
_ small ones. 6-May.20
aay The, : Yor

“= Contact'a new friend,
well-met. s er froma

21-dune if

May
You. will Denetit
from a show of attecfon this fri
~ week. Children

ey-Initially seem.

move to o buy or sell. witht,
anexpert.

LIBRA:(Sept. 23-Oct: NH-
A sensible outlook helps you

oF : both; and
g friends: off the finan-
-cial hook this week. (Oct. 8

22)-— € occur

your. best °

"7) = You: come
ter . understandil

where ee Sich yo Fon end:

(June 7-June 20) - You. will.

- achieve highly ,tbecc oft

goals Pooner fh than
career
Confide ing a pee ‘faen f
CANCER:(Juns 2 July
7) ~ Take care not to

jose’ of a

, too much money on gi ‘of

little value or affairs ‘of lit-
ue 4 the Say z
ahea ul

no infu

‘Be prepared to o change our
mind. x

LEO: (duly: 23-Aug. 7)-~
-You should play an. impor-
tant role in: another’s suc-
cess this week —thought you
may not realize it now. (Aug.

'.8-Aug. 22) -- Another’s wi

ou. far afield this
you, let it. And id pete

carries
week --

* hay nu -should if. gi
Er interest!

our in

-VIRGO:(Aug. 29-Sept.'7)
- An invitation early in the
week could lead: to gain, by
week's end —but only if t yon
are very’: careful, ( Sept. 8

SAGITTARIUS: (Nov. 22-
‘yourself

Dec. 7) — Forget”

Look §-Dee.

ction ‘your
sense of justice.
squarely behind any wio
tinsist on the pea

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COMMITTEE

on Parl

Leger will be. honored ©
with acommemorative stamp
to be released on Oct. 5,

: . The 1981 Christmas edi-
{ion will mark the bicenten-
nia} of the first illuminated
“Christmas: tree in Canada,
erected in Sorel, Que., where
the stamps will ie ieued Oct, *

The annual Canada Day
issue’ features the ¢

In
there'll be a big resurgence of
English 18th Century repro-
ductions — Queen Anne,
Georgian, Hepplewhite,
Sheraton — as well as. some
27th Century English fur-

BS.

Antiques will be more
treasured, and expérts say
prices will increase 10 to 1
per'cont, ©

Ther's a" swing away

Sof Canada. from 1867 to today
+ depicted ‘on four maps from
_ different’ time periods. The
. maps will be. “Teproduced on

‘separate stamps in a sheet of

216 to'be itsued ‘as part of the -*
no * Canada

Week: festivities"!

from
furniture ‘designs in favor of."
.aimpler” Regency and Geor-
+gian antique furniture. “Life-.
styles have become more
conservative and péople.
m “happier with fal
more basic design’:

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“NHL Saturday -

Quesecs BUFFALO 3)
Quebec (CP) — Bill Hajt

victory Saturday | stant over
the ‘slumping - Vancouver.

and Hie Seiling fired third’ | Canucks.

Périod goals to rally Buffalo
. Sabres to 8-8 tie with Quebec
Nordiques in National: Hock-

«ey League action Saturday
. — Bight.

Bulialo centre Gllhert, Fer

P
Hajt in: the” “slot : ard’ tho
lanky. Sabres dé!

‘Tornbull's ‘rebound of,

shota ; on .. goal’ by.: Bernio
Federko and: Wayne Babych
unlocked ‘a 1-1 tle‘on-a St.
Louis power play at 11:40 of:
.the middle session. 87!
“Curt Fraaér scored for the
“Canucks when ‘he went.in on

fired a quick wrist shot’ it
bee pas

Michel

Que!
Plasse for his second goal of
the year,

Selling tied the scote at
6:26 when he picked up the -.

reboind of: a shot by Rick

from defeneeman Jack
Brownsehidle, snapped a 2-2
deadlock by‘skating in alone!
against gcaltender.. Richard

Dudley and lifted: the, “puck ne

over a fallen PI
Perreault added the other

Buffalo goal, - while -Dale. .

Hunter, Michel. Goutct’ and

- Andre Dupont scored for the |

A shit Nanded goal by { the
Canucks’ Gerry Minor at 4:42

+ ofthe opaning p period opened .

+40, tops in -the’ zleague +

“paced New. York Islanders to”
a 81° blowout, of “Hartford ©

Whalers Saturday -night ‘in®

the National Hockey League. \
“The Islanders, who saw a’ - EDMO!
streak

10-game ‘unbeaten ©

: gnapped Friday ‘when they
lost 3-1 to. New York: Ran-
gers,’ have ‘gone 14 ‘games

sharp-shooting scored ° the scoring.
to bring his Beason’s total to <

The: effort was

offset, however; by Babych’

26th goal of the year for.the :

Blues, creating the 1- stale
ite. Sybk oad

EDMONTON. |-(CP)
tzky, pl

without a loss at home. They ‘

are 11-03 over that stretch.
- Bob Botrné;: Anders ‘Kal:
_ lur, ‘Steve Tambellini, John
.Foneili'and Clar]

‘Sports. Lid:

: bars Plata, teas

matched KWL gain
home witha}

NTON4 LEAFS1.)

ing today for a.

fan. AL "American Football. {

“ghutout-of : the» ‘season: as -.

Minnesota ‘North. Stars
‘blanked Waghington Capitals
a’ National -*Hockey.

- tested ind ‘turned back. just -

19 shots to ‘record: his “16th

career shutobt. The victory sf

, was the fifth straight for the
North Stars,’ who have not
lost in their last ’six games.
Ker Erik Andersson’. tal-
ed the: other : Minn

‘acoréless
‘period, the North. ‘Stars

“the other Edmonton

a :
the Oilers poured, 41: shots at :
his : firs

Tremblay, : mz

* ‘seored twice’ in’ the ‘second.
period on goals by Smith’ ‘and
walked in:

League. game ‘Saturday :
ht.
“Montreal defoncemap Lar.

ry. Robinson was ‘the ‘archt-
tact of the winning. goal when

ive PITTS: ‘
PITTSBURGH ** (AP)
Gres Malone and: Poter Les

‘Detroit power plays." ,

the fourth Detroit Boal.

‘Pittsburgh held a 42 lead
after one period ‘on Malone's *

dd: Lée. Larson's first “two.”
goals were also'in the'same:.

session and he had four, of

Detroit's five shots on goal in.

- Detroit goaltender ‘Giles*’.

” Gilbert:.was lifted ‘after’ he

‘Darryl Sutter replied °

for: the Blick Hawks in front. ins

: in his:
«Goals of the your

apart in the’ second period,
powering St. Louis Blues toa

- 68 National ‘Hockey, League

burgh shots ‘through: e rest:
of ‘the ; period, Kirton

* Paul Gardner. and: Riko
Kehoe also. scored for the

jum ;
‘Bayard field goal by
Bonirschke after the char

‘drive. stalled at the ;

wi
*

1
‘the silver medal after:
* Ceachpeloy: ane

jakia 6-6 | Friday.
‘The Soot be finished third in
th chapionshi; bi ith