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Show J man Discovers Shopping I Mall in Her Front Yard I I Finds hundreds of f, . f . ..... 'i ' :ib I I businesses on doorstep j " " T J l I " I - 1 Local resident Gladys Whirlee re- I I jS I I vealed on Monday that the city's I ip-mwr - "T" 4 '-' t II I largest shopping mall is right at her " ""- .t y' I ! I frontdoor. "Every business in town, I jA fc . f f2?f II I every bargain in town is right here," I yt? I 1! WJ. ' ''' ft It: II I she proudly proclaimed while hold- F Mi L! 17 '-" (t( S II I ing a copy of the local newspaper. ( I lMfcl & it 1 ' 1 I B f II I "I don't have to get in the car to go I J ' V-J 1 1 f ' i 1 1 1 ' l I I shopping anymore!" Mrs. Whirlee ?" " lCoXl ' ' t '1(1 II I remarked. "I read the newspaper, so fr ;?v" V - ':TvJ' -VUW fc'v SlvS. If II I I don't waste gas and my time driv- tJpS'm 7S!'' VVV 1 I I ing all over town looking for the best 'Lv Y V ; 1'T ''SvVfcJvS V II I bargains or finding what I need." V-'ViVf-: 1 ''r ' "': -21 I I j ! I She said all her neighbors did the ;VxTV.. ' ,'. " . . If I I j I same, and considered the newspaper Vto& V'V-" . y :V,-VJ E I I the best shopping mall in town. The pWA J ! fU f I Newspaper Advertising Bureau indi- foZ-LjJA ( M2 - -: I I I cates most people agree with Mrs. woman confesses she would rather shop close to home with newspaper II I Whirlee, confirming 8 out of 10 1 11 I shoppers find it easier to compare I I 1 prices in the newspaper " found I COUld Save f I I I Mrs. Whirlee was later heard to . , ft I I I comment ' 'Without the paper, i time, and even more I j I wouldn't know where to get the best moneV bV makine mV I rr-T.n5 Co..,T I 1 buy. 1 can't imagine shopping any- "'""Cy, Uy IlldPvlUg III J fv f)mynS I 1 I where else " A recent Consumer shopping decisions WuCI j I Data Service report disclosed that . 2 -If j the Whirlee woman was typical, at hOme With my g, I I I with 10 times more people choosing npwen npr " I 1 I the newspaper over radio or televi- MCWafJapci. g (jJjyJJj I J I sion for "Best Buy" shopping in- mmm m I 1 I formation. The report also revealed Whirlee is employed by Clyde Per- r I j I that almost 60 of shoppers decide kins, a noted local philanthropist and W IjO 50 500 W I I I where to shop from the newspaper, businessman. When confronted with M vwwvivvvili I 1 I and 82 say newspapers allow them the fact that newspaper readership Jg Cflll 909i9fl99 1 I 1 I the best comparison of goods and increases as income increases, Mrs. ff VUII LliSLvLL I I prices. Whirlee replied, "About all Perkins , , 11 I "It's the smart thing todo," Whir- does is read the paper. That must be i TOT ClQSSIIISd I I 1 lee said. "Why even my boss shops why the rich get richer." Perkins k i II 1 the paper. And he's wealthy." Mrs. ' was unavailable for comment. g- (nf OTDl Q t lO M j I I |