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Show 'fKiLE Creek ' Well sir, we may not be smart enoug-h to think up a way to keep the Communists out of our hair, but when it comes to inventing so called labor-saving and miscellaneous mis-cellaneous jimcracks, we beat the world. Perusal of the advertising section of the popular magazines is proof aplenty of this fact. For tthe harassed Christmas shopper, we hereby mention a few. Now for 'the frustrated wife of a golf-playing husband, there's a "woman's tool kit." Hammer, 3 screwdrivers, measuring tape, wrench, pliers, tacks and screws, all in a silver-and-white plastic case. And for the feminine touch, the tools are gold-plated. What erring husband wouldn't enjoy the luxury of being conked on the head with a gold-plated monlcey wrench? .Some folks like to eat on the road, without stopping, that is. For thorn the vendors have the "Car-B-Cue." Cooks two frank-furters. frank-furters. and heats the biscuits at the same time. It can be stored in the jockey box. Just plug it in the ciguret lighter socket. Perfect Per-fect for the gent who wants to sneak a traveling tidbit on the wife's night out Is Fido getting old? Does sleeping on the cold living room floor aggravate his rheumatiz? Don't forget him on Christmas morning. There's a dog "Sling-a-Bed," made of stout washable canvas, that will heist him up a foot or so into the ozone. Very reasonable, only $12.95 for the mongrel size. Most chain smokers will admit that it takes a deal of energy to thump their breast pockets, shake out the little white slavers, and light 30 or 40 cigarets a day. A sympathetic inventor has patented patent-ed a gadget that will light the fag and hand it out at the mere touch of a button. Well worth the $10 price, say employers of smoking office workers. How about a one-quart ice cream maker that goes into your deep freeze? No ice, ,no salt, no sweat. Just mix up the larrup, pour it in the can, pop into the ice box and flip the switch. Ready to serve in 30 minutes. Homemade, too. Also on today's list, but far from the least, is something for the junior cowboy of the house. It's the "Maverick Double Criss,-Cross Criss,-Cross Six Gun," with break-barrel and removable revolving cylinder. cyl-inder. Only $9.75 each and no up and coming youthful western detective de-tective will settle for less than a pair. To complete the Wild West atmosphere at-mosphere about the place, most any little gal will be thrilled to death if Santa leaves her a "Diamond "Dia-mond Lil Dance Hall Doll," Completely Com-pletely garbed in a gaudy velvet satin and lace getup with high-top high-top button shoes. Twenty-five dollars, dol-lars, nothing down and no friendly friend-ly payments until next year. "I reoember when I was a boy" but who doesn't ? So why bring that up? Well anyway, Christmas Christ-mas time seemed a lot different then. And according to our unsolicited un-solicited opinion, the modern version ver-sion ain't all improvement. So long 'til Thursday. |