Increases Circulation at the Back Mountain Memorial Library for the month of August showed an increase of 1,000 books over circulation for the same month last year, according to librarian Sue Davern at the September meeting ‘a the library board. She also reported that the child- ren’s story hour will begin Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. The story ladies for this year will be Mrs. Andrew Yencha and Mrs. John Sheehan Jr. Authorities at the Chase Correctional Institution have made arrangen-ents to pick up and return books to be loaned to the inmates by the library. The . first delivery will be Oct. 5. Mrs. William Price has donated a bench to the library. Bart Slocum is advertising for park benches which he plans to rehabilitate for use by the by 1,000 library. The 1972 Library Auction is swinging into full gear accord- ing to Clarke Bittner, chairman. Shelves have been installed in the antiques booth, and a water heater and outside light have been donated for use at the auction. While proceeds from the auction provide the major portion of the operating budget of the library, it is also antici- pated that the fun and excite- ment of the sale will be exhiler- ating for all who attend. Mrs. Warren Koehl and Mrs. Robert Hughes were elected to fill the unexpired terms of Margaret Wood and Mrs. Raymond Martz. It was announced that Mike Bobella, a student at Penn State's Wilkes-Barre Campus, is the new custodian for the Library. Flood victims in five counties will continue to receive free food stamps for another month under a Federal extension of the program, State Secretary of Public Welfare Helene Wohlgemgth announced. The ®We counties are: Dauphin, Juniata, Luzerne, Mifflin and Montour. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to ex- tend the emergency food stamp assistance from Sept. 22 to Oct. 21. The! Public’ Welfare Department issues authorizations for the stamps through the county assistance offices. Mrs. Wohlgemuth said efforts were being made to obtain a similar extension for Snyder County. The free food stamps are issued on the same basis as are the regular stamps. A typical family of four receives a monthly allotment of stamps with a face value of $112. They are used for purchase of food in retail stores or for meals-on- wheels furnished the home- bound by non-profit organizations. Lage bo The Back Mountain Branch of the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary will hold a benefit cocktail party known as ‘‘Mercy Hospital Come Back’ Nov. 5, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Kennedy Lounge, Aeme Markets is introducing unit pricing (also known as measure pricing) in its more than 50 Widkes-Barre Division markets, ®™ a move to help consumers compare values, and determine today’s most economical food buys. This means that, in addition to the a package price for over 6, items, the price of each will be shown in terms of an appropriate standard unit, such as price per pound, per quart, per hundred count or per hundred square feet. Acme appropriately calls its new program, ‘Price Per’. ‘With ‘Price Per’,”’ says Donald Kohler, Wilkes-Barre Division vice president, Acme shoppers will be able to compare dif- ferent brands of the same product, or different sizes of the same brand, and choose the best value from a price stand- point. “The question of whether to choose the 20 oz. package of laundry detergent for 39c or the 49 oz. package for 89c, as far as the most economical buy is concern 0 can be answered quickly$¥id easily by checking a special unit price shelf tag under each size which gives its price per pound. In this example, the 20 oz. size costs 31.2¢ per pound, while the 49 oz. size is 29.6c on a per pound basis.” While most dry weight packaged products will show ‘the price per pound, most liquids will show the price per ‘quart, and such things" as aluminum foil "and certain paper products will be priced per hundred square feet. Paper plates, napkins, toilet tissue, paper towels and similar products will be priced per hundred count. Mr. Kohler added, ‘Of course, ‘Price Per’ takes into consideration only the im- portant factor of retail price. Such factors as quality, taste, brand loyalty, variety, packaging convenience, family needs and other areas of per- sonal preference are not measured by the program.” An Acme spokesman in: dicated that “Price Per’ would offer consumers many ad- vantages. In addition to making comparison shopping easy, it will help clear up much of the confusion caused by the in- creasing number of package sizes. A package from one manufacturer could contain more product than a much larger size package from another manufacturer. ‘Price Per” will put them both on an equal price-comparison footing. Also, ‘Price Per’’ will highlight the cost of con- venience. Convenience food sales have risen sharply during the past few years, but many shoppers are not aware of the added costs of such foods. A popular brand of corn flakes provides a good example of how cost increases as convenience is added. A regular 18 oz. package sells for 37c, or 32.9c per pound. The convenient 8 oz. package, .divided into 12 individual ser- vings, sells for 43c or 86.0c per pound. Concluded the spokesman, “Acme does not favor one brand or one size of a product over another. This is the customer’s choice. Our only interest is in informing the consumer of the most economical buys so that she can make informed decisions. One government agency has estimated that comparison shopping, made possible by unit or measure pricing, can save the consumer up to ten cents on her food dollar.” College Misericordia, Dallas. Tickets will be available from members and at the door. Mrs. Steven Morenko is chairman and Mrs. John E. Thompson, co-chairman, assisted -by Mrs. Adam Hozempa, refreshments; Mrs. Paul Menapace, tickets; and Mrs. Ted Popielarz, decora- tions. The October meeting of the auxiliary will be Oct. 10 at the Franklin Tea Room, Shaver- town. Lunch will be served at 12:30. Members are urged to attend this meeting. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. John Konsavage. NOW OPEN! Ad “Do it Yourself Center” 250 W. MAIN ST... 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The group discussed the pre- paration of the menu, which will include hamburgers, frank- furters, french fries, cheese- burgers, hoagies, egg and tuna salad sandwiches, coffee, milk and cola. Members of the Dallas Senior Women’s Club and the Oak Hill Civic Association will serve at the refreshment booth, while the women of the Chorale assist with the french fries. Co-chairmen Claire Ohlman, Helen Parker and Bridgette Correale will meet Sept. 29 at the booth to discuss last minute arrangements. The clean-up committee will meet Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. to clean and prepare the * booth. Telephone 654-9508 LILLY & FRED STEINLAUF prop. on Hunisville Rd. at the Reservoir "CHARISMA" The small polyoptic globe with it’s twinkling magic - it’s here Open Daily 1-5 P.M. 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