Ill- 19K7 DEAR MEG WE BUILT A PROUD NEW FEELING Bosss soninlaw nods out at work By Meg Whit comb DEAR MEG My problem is keeping mc awake nights I manage the bond trading department at a Wall Street firm The president is a self made man who runs the place with an iron hand Last fall he sent his son In law to me for a job interview The message was clear Hire him or else So I did The kid is a college dropout who never pulled his own weight I ve warned him several times about his performance But when I complained to the boss he said One sign of a good manager is the success he makes of his subordinates But the kid s useless He comes to work late ind unshaven nods off the day and makes poor trades I suspect he on cocaine and may even be dealing But don I dire go to the boss What can I do MAN IN THE MIDDLE DEAR MITM If an addict on your hands take action 1m mediately job en ild ultimately go down the tube with is Call I tht new Drat Abuse Min line It open weekdays from to m Prates ana Is will advise you on what to do and can even help the firm set up drug education employee assistance and programs Then tell Mr Self Made that one sign of a good manager is the success he makes of saving subordinates from killer drugs DEAR MEG Since we into this house a year ago the widow across the street has been asking my husband to do chores for her cut ting the ivy putting up a new clothes line fixing the garage door etc She has plenty of and could easily afford a repairman and a gardener This woman talks to us when she wants a or She s a real user I don trust my husband around this woman She in her 60s we re in our Besides we both work and we need time to ourselves How do I put end to this READER IN MONTANA DEAR READER Maybe you and hubby should have a heart Apparently he doesn t see time priori lies the way you do Thais not prising though A recent Phillip Mor ris Family Survey showed that a majority of Americans feel they have too little time to take care of house hold tasks or enjoy themselves Forty seven percent felt house cleaning was a shared responsibility While percent of men thought they were doing their half only 40 percent of women agreed Apparently your mate thinks you spend enough time together If you don t agree let him know POLLYS POINTERS DEAR POLLY I handicapped and cant write very small When pay ing my bills I cut out the doctor or company name and address from their bill or envelope then tape this on the return envelope or inside a win do wed envelope so the address shows I no longer have mail returned to mc because the read able DEAR DH This is no excellent suggestion for anyone who eels their handwriting may not be as clear as they like and anyone else who ever makes mistakes while copying down addresses which 1 certainly done Your helpful Pointer earns you the Pointer of the Week award and a copy of my book Pollys Pointers Helpful Hints for Making thing Longer Others who would like this book may order It lor Make check payable to POLLYS POINTERS sod send to POI POINTERS Box land POLIY DEAR POLLY i loves stored In a little oil will keep long time GOOD SELECTION OF VEHICLES a i IN STOCK save TO ON SELECTED MODELS 87 KING CAB MEW CAR SHOWING THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 st pm Freo Refreshments COME DOWN TO MILTON AND SEE THE NEW 88 NISSANS NORTH END NISSAN NISSAN Milton Community for coui on C CONlNrnATEO OH PULP FflEE Old South Orange Juice i Of ft J prce j SAVE 100 MACARONI CHEESE Kraft Dinner I coupon vara Sal WW coupon yfl6