Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 90, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 December 1979 — Page 6

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The Putnam County Banner Graphic, December 18,1979

People in the news Oh, no-o-o-o! Not a suit, Mr. Bill! It was in a "home movie” in 1976 that Mr. Bill first appeared on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” a little clay figure shattered regularly by existential disasters. Walter Williams, now 25 years old, parlayed the Mr. Bill character, his dog, Spot, and his antagonist, Sluggo, into a job with the program, as well as into books and T-shirts, and obtained a copyright for them. But Vance De Generes, 24, has watched Bill with mixed feelings. For two and a half years, De Generes, a musician and actor who specializes in voices, had been Williams’s partner in "The Mr. Bill Show” on New Orleans radio, in a nightclub act and in the original home movie. Differences arose, and the pair broke up in 1977. Last summer, De Generes served notice that he would sue for artistic credit and 50 percent of all proceeds. But Williams, in a federal suit in Manhattan, has asked for confirmation of his copyright and has charged defamation by De Generes. "I want to be able to put Mr. Bill on my resume Walt and I did create the darn thing in our living room,” said De Generes from New Orleans, where he is a disk jockey at WQUE radio. In New York, where he was working on the Mr. Bill Christmas episode. Williams said: “Definitely and obviously, I feel myself the sole creator. But I don’t have time to talk about it. I have snow falling right now on the Mr. Bill set." NEW YORK (AP) Syndicated columnist Ann Landers, who has advised millions of women about marriage, divorce and assorted affairs of the heart, says she would like to marry again. Miss Landers, 62, described her ideal mate in the January edition of the Ladies Home Journal as a nondrinker, nonsmoker "whose own success wouldn’t be overwhelmed by mine. A very good doctor or lawyer in his fifties or maybe early sixties.” The columnist, who also tells how her 36-year marriage to former Budget-Rent-A-Car executive Jules Lederer ended in 1975, concedes she would have to be “turned on” by the new prospect. • BOSTON (AP) Director Franco Zeffirelli has come up with a novel idea for financing a Shakespearean movie he wants to make: Ask college students to back the venture. He wants to ask college students to contribute $5 each toward the filming of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Each backer would get two tickets to the film, which would be distributed to theaters about two years later. “It would be historic,” Zeffirelli said at a news luncheon Monday. “I think it should be something that young students should promote." • WASHINGTON (AP) Bess Myerson is off and running for the U.S. Senate. The former Miss America and TV game show panelist has registered with the Federal Election Commission a committee to raise funds for a U.S. Senate race from New York, her campaign manager said Monday. Republican Sen. Jacob Javits, 75, who now holds the seat, says he has not decided whether to seek a fifth term. Eaton said the committee registration had been mailed from New York, but probably would not arrive at the FEC offices here for several days.

Supermarket Shopper Encountering a non-believer

By Martin Sloane DEAR SUPERMARKET SHOPPER - As far as I am concerned, cash-off coupons are a nuisance. I don’t bother with them. But I would like to know whether food prices would come down if companies stopped giving out coupons and refunds. I know you won’t print this letter, but it is worth the 15 cents postage to tell you how I feel. -- Sara K. from Tulsa. DEAR SARA - Food manufacturers and processors spend their advertising dollars on carefully planned programs designed to produce the greatest sales for every dollar spent. Coupon and refund offers are two of the most effective advertising methods. An advertisement with a coupon produces significantly higher sales than a similar advertisement without a coupon. If food companies stopped using coupons and refunds, they would have to spend a lot more on advertising to achieve the same results. Food prices wouldn’t go down. On the contrary, they would probably go up! We know that couponing and refunding pay off in big supermarket savings for every smart shopper. So, we don’t hesitate to print and answer letters like yours. Althought it is impossible to respond to all letters individually, we do our best to answer as many of our readers’ questions as possible in this column. DEAR SUPERMARKET SHOPPER - I just started clipping coupons, and I was disappointed when the owner of the grocery story near me said he doesn’t take coupons If a grocery store carries a product, doesn’t it have to take the coupon? -- Mary W. from Davenport, lowa. DEAR MARY -- Stores are not required to accept manufacturers’ cash-off coupons. But most food stores accept them voluntarily because they earn a five-cent handling fee on every coupon. These fees can add up to a substantial source of income for the store. I am always a bit suspicious when a food store refuses national-brand cash-off coupons. This may be an indication that the store owner is doing a little coupon

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clipping for himself and fraudulently redeeming them. If I found a food store that wouldn’t take my cash-off coupons, I would make an effort to shop elsewhere. DEAR SUPERMARKET SHOPPER -I disagree with one of your recent columns where you said not to take all your cash-off coupons to the store with you. Most grocery stores have bent, torn or otherwise damaged merchandise in special sections at greatly reduced prices. They will also accept cash-off coupons on these items. Recently, a 25-pound bag of Puppy Chow, usually $8.39, was reduced to $5 because it was ripped on the side. I had a coupon for 75 cents, which reduced the cost of the bag to about half the regular price. I carry two coupon wallets, one for food and the other for non-food items like cleaning and paper products. My couponing and refunding savings this year are more than S6OO and I love it! - -Jeanne from Spicewood, Tex. DEAR JEANNE - Your suggestion may work for new coupon clippers who are just building an inventory of cash-off coupons. But when you are clipping everything in sight and have hundreds of coupons, it may become impractical to carry all of them around with you. If you feel like carrying two coupon wallets, it might be better to use one for the coupons you need for the items on your shopping list. The second wallet could be used for often-used products on which you may find unexpected bargains. CLIP ‘N* FILE REFUNDS Beverages Country Time Offer, P. 0. Box 3120, Kankakee, 111. 60901. Receive a free package of Country Time Lemonade Mix. Send five “Country Time Offer” proof-of-purchase seals. Refund form required. Expires Nov. 30,1980. Maxwell House Coupon Keeper Offer, General Foods Corp., P. O. Box 3003, Kankakee, 111. 60901. Receive a coupon wallet plus 90 cents worth of cash-off coupons. Send two proofs of purchase (the proof is a 2-inch square cut from the lid of

MR. BILL (left) : With Sluggo, Spot “It’s the truth, I’ve never been in the Catskills but by next week I won’t be able to say that,” said George Burns, who started life on the Lower East Side and, at the age of 84, is about to play the Concord Hotel in his first time as a Catskill comic. Monday, Burns was smoking cigars and autographing his new book. “The Third Time Around,” at the B. Dalton bookstore on Fifth Avenue. Writing, “Best, George Burns,” in a firm, fast hand, he explained to all those who asked for personal inscriptions that too many people were waiting. “My lawyers won’t let me and what the hell, you know your own name anyway,” he said. “Want to take a break for a glass of water?” inquired Irving Fein, the comedian’s manager, after nearly an hour of pell-mell signing. “Why, Irv?” Burns asked. “Are you thirsty?” • LONDON (AP) British taxmen are making a last-ditch effort to win a long legal battle with television star David Frost and collect on $377,000 of his U.S. earnings. So far. Frost has won every legal battle. But on Monday the Inland Revenue appealed to the House of Lords, which will hold a twoday hearing on the matter. It is considered a last recourse after tax commissioners. a High Court judge and the Court of Appeal have all ruled in Frost’s favor. At issue is the money Frost earned from U.S. screenings of the “David Frost Show” between 1969 and 1972. • NEW YORK (AP) Allen Klein, former manager of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, lost his appeal of a tax evasion conviction that resulted in a two-month jail sentence and a $5,000 fine. Klein, 48. of New York, sought to upset the conviction on numerous claims of trial error. But the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously found “no merit” to the claims. • The filming of CBS-TV’s “Playing for Time” with the controversial casting of pro-PLO Vanessa Redgrave in the role of a Nazi concentration camp survivor, is running into more trouble. Joseph Sargent became the second director to quit. And the Jewish War Veterans have filed suit to prevent CBS from using Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., a military reservation, for the filming.

any size can of Maxwell House Coffee) plus the code number from the bottom of the can. Refund form required. Expires March 31,1980. Ovaltine, P. O. Box 4447, Chicago, 111. 60677. Receive a $1 refund. Send three Ovaltine labels, either Chocolate or Malt. Refund form required. Expires June 30, 1980. Sanka Brand Coupon Refund Offer, P. O. Box 4033, East Court Street, Kankakee, 111. 60901. Receive two 75-cent cash-off coupons. Send 18 Sanka Brand envelopes from a restaurant or three inner seals from 4- or 8-ounce retail-size jars of Sanka Instant or Freeze-Dried. Refund form required. Expires Feb. 28,1980. Miscellaneous Food Products Cool Whip, P. O. Box 6050, Kankakee, 111. 60901. Receive a $1 refund. Send the words “Cool Whip” from the lids of three 13.5ounce containers of Cool Whip. Refund form required. No expiration date. La Choy $1 Refund Offer, P. O. Box NB--022, El Paso, Tex. 79977. Receive a $1 refund. Send three labels - one from the can bottom of any La Choy Bi-Pack 42ounce entree, one from La Choy Chow Mein Noodles and one from La Choy Soy Sauce. Refund form required. Expires Jan. 31,1980. Stewart Sandwiches, P. O. Box NB-914, El Paso, Tex 79977. Receive a $1 refund. Send heating-instruction panels from any three Stewart sandwich packages. Refund form required. Expires Dec. 31,1980. Swiss Miss Ski Patch Offer, P. O. Box 9017, St. Paul, Minn. 55190. Receive three color-embroidered U.S. Ski Team patches. Send 25 cents for postage and handling plus the U.S. Ski Team symbol from one carton or canister of Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix. No form necessary. Expires Dec. 31, 1980. (Clip out each Hie and keep It with similar cash-off coupons - beverage refund offers with beverage coupons, for example. You can obtain required refund forms at the supermarket, in newspapers and magazines, and from trading with friends; do not write to manufacturers for them. And watch for our once-a-month special listings of refund forms to write for. Offers are subject to manufacturers' geographical limits and local laws. Allow 10 weeks to receive each refund.!

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