inquiring
reporter

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by
Ellsworth.
Dickson

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This is probably the most expensive
Christmas on record. Children’s toys,
especially the electronic ones, really set
you back.

Today’s question is:

‘How are you coping
with the high cost of
Christmas?”’

Red
North Vancouver

- _ know Christmas is

getting more expensive
each year, but I usually
don’t buy too many
presents anyway. - You
don't need to spend a lot
of money to share this
festive season with your
friends and family.

Leann Cherris
Kitsilano

I was lucky to find nice
presents at a reasonable
cost. ['m happy the way
things turned out.

N.R. Ibrahim
North Vancouver

It ts now becoming
very ¢xpensive and its
MAKING ME
BANKRUPT I sthink
many peopic are buying
fewer and = smaller
presents

Teresa DeCotlis
North Vancouver

No problem [I'm going
all out and spending lots
of moncy Of course. I'm
using my [ad's
card

charge

Irts Green
North Vamcoever

[Im coping by mahing
as many gifts as | can
When you make a gift, it
is not only incapenstve

you are also giving 1 pan
iy of yourself which ts orc

RIPOFF TAKES UNDER A MINUTE -

-

A fast change artist
defrauded a Park Royal
store clerk of $50 last week
and West Vancouver police
are warning store clerks to
watch out for the trick.

Police said the deception
works the following way:

The man came into the
store and tried to buy a pack
of cigarettes with a $50 bill.

by quick-chan

The clerk took the $50,
gave the man his change and

-the man then said he would

like to pay for the cigarettes
with money from the change
and receive his $50 back.

The clerk took the $1 and
gave the man his $50 back.

The man then said he had
another $50 and that he

Store clerk hoodwinked
ing artist.

would give the clerk two
$50's in exchange for five $20
bills.

The clerk did this and the
man escaped having
defrauded the clerk of $50.

The police spokesman
said the man tried this in
another store but the clerk
caught on and he didn’t get
any money.

The spokesman said the
man was “very fast talking”
and the deception takes
place in less than a minute.

He warns thal when store
clerks are very busy and
there are lineups such as
occur at this time of year
they may be susceptible to
this kind of fraud.

W. Van braces for emergencies

West Vancouver § is
preparing to cope with
emergencies--of whatever
kind.

The announcement was
made at the
inaugural meeting of the
1981 West Van council by
Mayor Derrick Humphreys.

“With the understanding
that emergencies of various
kinds can strike when and
where least expected,” he
said, “I will be inviting the
ratepayer association
representatives to join with
me in considering the setting
up of a voluntary emergency
warden system throughout

our municipality.”

Humphreys explained that
he had in mind “coverage by
designated responsible
individuals available in the
case of disaster as auxilianes
to our permanent forces”.

In line’ with overall
emergency planning
measures West Van fire

prevention officers carried
out a complete inspection of
the municipalities apartment
areas earlier this fall.
Operators and occupants
of apartment and _  con-
dominium towers were given
advice and recom-
mendations on fire
prevention and fire drills.

N. Van District council agenda

North Vancouver District
council will be the only
North Shore council holding
a meeting this Monday even-
ing. The meeting starts at 8
p-m. The agenda highlights
for this meeting include the

cpt

following items:

Tender for

land - in-
dustrial site: Columbia,
Orwell and Richmond
Streets. Commercial _ site:
200 block Mountain
Highway.

Fleet insurance - a report
by the deputy director of
financial services.

Delbrook School

A report on bus stop ben-
ches and newspaper boxes.

Technics

Re The science of sound

Delegation from the Coast
Mountain Air Rescue, regar-
ding a helicopter site.

Delegation from the
Pemberton area local in-
itiative.

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