| Show 4 i f I BY AMY ADAMS j OFF HANDS IS BEST POLICY Dear Amy V mp p rI md th c problem is the busybodies do- do and gossips of our town These people apparently think its it's their civic duty to inform our parS par ants that W we have been seen doing such fi terrible things as holding hands with a boy we like talking to them and even having them at atour atour our homes Well we hope they're satisfied because they've succeeded In spoil big ing our reputation Amy dont don't you think its it's better betterto betterto to just hold hands than to have a amore amare more mare deeply Involved relationS relation relationship ship Please print this for It means a lot to us Sherry and Dianne Dear Sand S and D Dont Don't blame the neighbors I 1 think you ou have put your own reputation tation in jeopardy There Is noth lag Ing wrong in holding hands but it leads to other displays of affection such as arms around the waist etc A off hands policy In public Is the best policy for a girls girl's reputation and a boys boy's as well Dear Amy I have been going with a man manfor manfor for three years Last year he gave me a beautiful ring and asked me meto meto to marry him this Christmas There is one thing about him I 1 dont don't like Every Friday when he leaves work he has to cash his a lIe likes to drink quite a lot that night also Myself My self I dont don't care for drinking The only time I have a cocktail Is when he takes me out to dinner AU All of my friends say what a swell guy he could be If only ho he would stop drinking I sure would like to know what to do All Dear A II IL Dont Don't bet on ea a lifetime of wed sled ded bliss with a man who cashes his paycheck at a bar or your marriage will end up on the rocks If you cant can't persuade him to change his way of living lose him There is only one thing more disheartening than a drinking Ii fl mice anee and that's a drinking bus hus band Dear Amy 1 have a terrible problem I 1 am amB B 54 and weigh much too much I have gone on a diet I exercise f 11 I y two pounds My Mom says its it's a good start but Im I'm giving up hope fast Amy have you got any ideas as to how I can lose weight Worried Dear Worried There Is no quick way to fight the battle of the bulge SUck Stick to a wholesome low calorie diet sad aud have patience my girl You know It takes lon longer er to take poundage oil than It does to put It on Dear Amy I would like a solution for a husband with a bad memory lIe Ile always runs short near the end of the week so he taps me for a aloan aloan loan Since Im I'm usually broke be fore payday I borrow It from my envelopes labeled rent gas elec etc lie He never remembers to return these loans so my budget suffers When it comes time to pay the bills blUs the envelopes are short of cash By then he owes too much to 10 pay back What would you suggest Always Short Dear Short Next Ned time he makes a loan Joan get him to sign an IOU Slip these into the proper envelopes for safe keeping and once a week ron Ion pay day refresh his memory Present him with the tabs and tolled collect Dear Amy I surely felt sorry for the th Worried Parents who wrote to you in a recent column We have havea a girl 14 and a boy almost 17 They consider themselves capable of guiding themselves have for a along along long time But once In a while the rebellion really bursts out J I think you are doing a great greal service by backing up parents not in trying to give youngsters every material thing but at least some sense of values and what Is proper Gratefully yours An Old Fashioned Mother Lakewood Ohio Address all letters to AMY IY ADAMS clo do THIS NEWSPAPER For a personal reply enclose a stamped self addressed envelope |
