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WHITBY FREE PRESS,, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1979, PAGE 23 DOLLAR SEnS! Both buyers and sellers profit frorn garage sales By John Sayers, CA Garage sales can' be a load of fun -- whether you are a buyer or seller. Some advice to the seller- remember, your buyers are probably neighbors, and an unsatisfied custouier can haunt you. And advice to the buyers. bargains can be great, but that full-length portrait of General financial advice by members of the Institute of Chartered, Accountauts of Ontario. Queen Victoria is just a dust-catcher if you cannot hang it somewhere. If you have a cellaf-load and garage-load of surplus, maybe it is time for a garage sale. Advertise -. with neigh- borhood notices posted no earlier than the Monday before the ,weekend of the sale. Include a time - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - a ramn date, and a list of items that may be more expen- sive than the $20 or $30 that most people carry. Open early. Some poten.. tial buyers may appear an hour ahead of time. Have your displays set up, your change on hand, at ieast a haîf-hour in advance. And post a neat sign: "INo cheques please'.. .Mark your prices - in the early hours of the sale, be firm. If you haggle with one buyer, -everyone will want to bargain. At the end you cali cut prices with a big red pen, or suggest: t<Will consider reasonable offers" What if you are a buyer at garage sales? Watch out for .- the per- ennial seller. He stages a sale every weekend. The Ernotional Teacher Issue B),'WW Roger Wort h To lire or flot Io lire. That's the emolionaily charged ques- lion facing boards of educa- lion across the country as stu- dent enrolment dwindles. The issue in a word: money. Many elected education of- f iciais argue strongly that sav- ings from declining enroîment in elemcntary and secondary schools shouid be passed on to the public in the form of lower taxes. Canada's teaciiers and many Parent-Teacher Associations, on1 the other hand, vehemently oppose this position, favoring a reduction in class sizes and an increased emphasis on spe- cial education, thus maintain- ing the present level of employ- ment. The reason for the reduced enrolment, of course, is Ca- pada's Iow birth'rate and cut- Roger Worth is Director, Public Affairs, Canadiait Federation of Independent Business. backs in immigration. As a re- suit, there are fewer chiidren to be educated. The teachers defend their position by contending that smaiier classes would upgrade the quality of education by aiiowing instructors to spend more time with individual stu- dents. Naturally, such a change wouid require more teachers. But the education officiais who control the dollars point out that teacher's salaries are responsible for about 75%V of education spending. By limit- ing the number of teacliers !hey can at Ieast hoid the Une on tax increases. In addition, they aiso point to a U.S. study that indicates smaiier classes have lîttie effeet on the quality of education. The batfle between diametni- calîy opposed factions in the hîgh stakes game is being waged from Halifaxto Vancouver, with enlotions running high as iayoffs continue. In Toronto, for exampie, 3,000 people turned out.for a board of education session that overturned an effort to iay off several hundred instructors. In other areas of Canada, the'radio hotlines hum as well- organized teachers take the of- fensive in attempting to achieve taxpayer support for their position. Fallout from the situation bas caused turmoii among those consldering teaching as a profession. Enroiment ln teacher-training courses has been chopped drermatlcaIiy and more than 25% of iast year's teacher's coilege graduates stili haven't found jobs. Meanwhile, flghts over the ciosing of sclioois continues, with somne secondary units dropplng course options to .trim budgets. There is no simple solution to the probiem. Education has become a gui Issue in Canada and lt's fot about to go away. Goods that do flot work - if the merchandise has any mechanical, electrical or electronic component, make sure it works. Or if it does not work, that you can fix it. Get there early, scout around -- sec sornething you like? Grab it and take it with you as you tour. Make one tour of aIl mer- chandise clockwise, then go around agian, counter- clockwise. It is amazin g hoiv many good bargains were hidden the first time around, and suddenly reveal theinselves from a different angle. Be careful -- jigsaw puzzles are'great, if aIl the pieces are there. Caveat emptor -- that is the Latin expression we hear so often,' "Let the buyer beware". Once the money is out of yourhands, it is gone. To both seller and buyer - prices must be below current retail leveis. Garage sales are supý posed to be fun, for both the buyer and seller. Let's hope they always remiain so. Mr. Sayers- is with Dunwoody & Co., Toronto. ~ ENIOR CITIZENS CORNER.',ýW / HELPFUL IDEAS FOR SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT Aging Facts It's true that people who are the most successful, who distinguish -themselves in their profession or occu- pation, average significantly longer lives than others. Other research, conducted at the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Develop- ment, Duke University Med- ical Center. shows that the happier your marriage is, the more birthdays you're likely to celebrate; that marriages that are stable and remain intact are def- initely reiated to longevity. A National Institute. of Health Study concluded that the longer-lived group whose lives were followed over a 12-year period were much more socially active than others and showed no tapering off of their various outside interests or their contacts with others. In- vestigations have also shown that people who stay young the longest, and celebrate the most birth- days, have the following in common: a positive rather than a negative .outlook, a capacity to enjoy life, and the ability to count their blessings rather than brood over disappointments and frustrations. .AeE. LiEPAGE 0 LT D R E A LT O R Te nmfriends recmmendtofriends WHITBY-$71 .900- MICHAEL BLVD. Spacious 3 bedroom eélevated bungalow, double garage, famnily roomn with fireplaoe, 1 Y2 baths, newly decorated inside and out. large fenced yard. WHITBY BUNGALOW $57,900 Brick 3 bedrooms, garage, eat-in kitchen, perfect for young family. 50 X 120 lot. *NEW LISTING $58,900 Guthrie Cr. Garage, 3 bedrooms, good sized roomns Living and dining have walk outs. Nice Brick Stucco Bung- alow. "TODAY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT" Where wilI y ou find a 2 year old det. 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