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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Dec. 5,1973 7 A LARGE SELECTION of PLAID AND LEATHER BOMBER JACKETS and Wide Variety of Sports Shirts to go with your )ENIM BELLS > and CORDUROY BELL BOTTO MS! AVAILABLE AT.. GEORGE'S 42 KING E. - BOWMANVILLE BOYS' HEAVY DENIMS 7 to 18 - from........... $ 5.95 Nothing is more reveal- ing about changing Ameni- can priorities than gifts people give at Christmas time, and it's no0 secret that the home is stealing the show. Gourmet cookware, col- orful linens, ashtrays and objets d'art are becoming more popular than ever,. proving that home is where the heart is despite what headlines say. With so much Christmas fanfare returning to -the home front this year, some wise shoppers are expand- ing their house gif t lists to include furniture. Sounds a little etravagant maybe, but you'll be pleasantly sur-. prised to learn that it's flot. In the past, f urniture was f requently avoided. Delivery delays and high costs madle the project entirely too complicated for Christmas giving. Toahowever, many people are learning about Ready-To -Assemble furni- ture, a whole new furniture category that's as easy ta purchase and give as it is good looking.. With its increasing popu- larity, ahl types of styles and materials are fitting neat- ly under trees and just as neatly into budgets. Bought as easily as a tube of tooth- paste, even last-minute Christmas shoppers can get in on the action. Known in1 the trade as RTA, it's perfect for today's mobile way of life. It's equaily suitable for singles and couples furnishing their first apartment, vacation homes- children's rooms and earhwring' gitsfryou Reay-to - assemble furniture, reflects the spirit of "Christmas. 1Present' YOUNG COU PLE ptt ogeth r " just what they needed for V/5 1f Christnias . .. a siding door WHO W"OklI,D EVFER BFJ JEVI' wIen looking at titis dlean- record cabinet hy JS/Permia- ined gaine table, chairs ndi bookease-roomi divider by JS/ neer, Once oui of te Chirist- Permnaneer. that they originaied conipactly srapped under the mtas wrappings, il orily tàkes Chtristmîas irce., Thiteich pecan finish, solid black matte vinyl a :crewdriver 10 do the job) accents and brushcd chroie-finislîcd steel combine togive berause ithe step-by-siep dia- te furîtiture a far more costIy look titan its budget prices. ln granned instruîctions arc ýo addition, its vinyl veneer surfaced particleboard is resistant easv to follow. to scratches., mars, tiquer spilis, hecat and huinidity. economical consumers of ail ages who want to give their homes a littie zing. RTA's largest manufac- turer, JS/Permaneer of Minneapolis, has every- thing from occasional ta- bles, desks, chairs and rec- ord cabinets to wall systems complete with bar and desk units. Goad-looking butcher block and wood-grain vinyl veneer furniture in con- temparary or Mediterran- ean styles is featured at budget prices wîth the add- ed asset of being durable and easy ta, care for. RTA is the answer for people who can appreciate goad value in a warld of soaring prices. Acrass the nation in fur- niture, hardware and dis- count variety stores, RTA furniture is shown aiready assembled 50 customers can see exactly what they're getting. 0f course, it cannot be distinguishied from1 tradi- tional furniture unless there's a sign, s0 when in doubt, most people ask the salesman. The procedure is simple. The cartons are carried home, wrapped and given ta someane special. Once opened, there's absolutely no mystery or dificulty in- volved. In the case of JS/Perma- neer, for instance, the f un- niture cames boxed with' diagrammed instructions. IIow to cope when too mn season greeters plan to stay So the halidays are com- ing dloser. Children, grand- childnen, cousins by the '...... TIHE JJEI'-TUI'IED LANINGlfd Hidc-A-Iicd sofa in -a leather- like vinyl, conriteasî beautifully witlh a glass.-toppcd eoffee table over a umniqume rîug. TUE ROLL ARMED TUDOR, a traditional Hide-A-Bcd sofa, combines handsoitely with a wooden octagonal coffee table with distinctive burt top. dozens, school fniends and room-mates ahl are neady to stop by for a visit. And the whole clan gathers at your house for Thanksgîving. If every bedroom is filled and the budget won't stretch this year for that planned addition, think how to bet- ter use existing space. If the living raom sofa realiy daes need replace- ment, consider a Hide-A- Bed sofa. It fits inta your traditional scheme, is com- fortable ta sit an, and sleeps twa. Or, the aid vinyl couch in the f amily room which aniginally began as a seat- ing piece in Aunt Marys country house, could be re- placed to give you a cam- pletely sepanate guest room in the basement. Today's leather-like vinyls are ele- gant enough to be used any- where. 11 According ta a sunvey clone for Simmons Com- pany, ownens of converti-, ble sofas use them as beds less than once a manth. Most people actually pur- chase a good-looking sofa which has the advantage of hiding a bed for use when necessary., Shop Early lor Best Selection lune -in YLule sounds with f our-way treat f or eyes an To really surround your- self with music this holiday season, give both younself and your family a four-way treat with an excitîng new four-channel audio system. Four-channel capability means you can play ail the new. music, whether on 8- tnack tape or steneo, or four- channel records, or even receive foun-channel broad- casts an the radia. 1And, of course, the recoqrd idears collection you have now will saund even better in en- hanced stereo, through four speakers. The new large air-sus- pension speakers shown here have handsome mid- seventies styling with wal- nut grain and black deco- rator foam grilles, Put one in each corner of the room. Sitting pretty An optional remote con- Ail that is needed for as- sembly is a screwdriver and the ability to read. Imagine the excitement and surprise of the lucky recipient upon flnding a beautiful piece of furni- tune ready to be assem- bled f rom what began as an ardinary present. It's one of the more in- geniaus gift-giving trends sweeping the country this Christmas, as well as a unique solution for some of the more "difficut-to-give- gifts-to" people gracing many Christmas lists. It's a pretty good idea, when you stop ta consider it, and a lot mare practical _than gald, frankincense or myrrh. trol for the speakers jacks into the back of the cabinet and you can adj ust the vol- ume and balance of ail four speakers without getting' up. And there's a jack foi four-channel headphones, too. If you can get the kids to histen to their loud rock mu- sic this way, you'll be aIl set. This is really a compact, high-fidelity home music .SysteI.Tliee'au AM'FM radio, which also plays FMI radio in stenea. .And a three- speed auýtomiatic record cianger. And an eight- track tape player. If you are an audiophile and really into the new software, you can play SQ and QS matrîx dises, as well as discrete 8-track tapes. Or, you can synthesize your stereo records for enhanced sterea. the radio. Or just use the record player. Or silde an 8-track tape cartridge into LAN VIN - ARPE GE - MY SIN COlognles-7$4.25 -$8.75 Gift Sets -$7.50 up JEAN NATE - BATH LINE Cologne - Soap etc. - .25 up Gift Sets - $3.50 up theslot. Then sit back and enjoy music from ail four sides. KENT BRUSHES Ladies - $3.25 - $17.0 Men's -$4.O - $ILOO ENGLISH LEATHER Gift Sets - $4.00 - $5.50 After Shave - $1.00 to $5.50 Cologne - $2.00 to $5.00 IItDtI1 5 ING ST. WS ALEX anuGREGvftDruIgs 623-5792 SWIVEL ROCKER, WOOD ARMS - WALNUT FiNIS- KILN-DRIED HARDWOOD FRAMES SELF LEVELLING FEET Large Variety of Fabric and Colors 34" HIGH BACK 6 PRICED AT............... $ 1 See Our Seleetion of ... SWAG LAMPS* POLE LAMPS TABLE LAMPS (Tri-Light 50-100-150) *DRESSER LAMPS* CHILDREN's LAMPS Other Gift Ideas ... HASSOCKS- BRIDGE SETS CHIINA CABINETS - PICTURES CUSHIONS -BOO0 0 K CAS ES LARGE SELECTION 0F PY-LATE MIRRORSi ANTIQUE GOLD FRAMES HALL MIRRORS WITH SOLID MARBLE WALL SHELF $3995a set F.A.qeKRI 3KING ST. EAST ~MP CEDAR CHESTS SATIN WALNUT FINISH FROM 9'up FURNITURE LIMUTED BOWMANVI LLE, Options But, if you j ust like good music, you can play any type of phonograph record or eight-track tape on.the market. If you want a cassette re- corder deck too, you can attach one and make re- cordings directly from the radio or the other tape re- corder in the system. An audio system is easy to use. At very flrst glance, ail those knobs and levers and dials 1ook like you need a pilot's license flrst, but look again. Youcan simpiy turn on Thoughtful gif t SRapidly becoming a must' in ail well-equipped homes for quick access to informa- tion on why suddenly the house may have been plunged into darkness, is a modern battery transistor radio. Outside power may fail. But the battery operated transistor radios will oper- ate; which suggests a thoughtful gif t, especiaily for the older f olks. 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