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etc Battalion/Page 1 March 1,1983 Warped by Scott McCullar Sellers and buyers save at fleamarkets United Press International LAMBERTVILLE, N.J.— Selling at flea markets is a good way to pick up extra money on the weekend, says Jersey Devil editor Fritz Davis, and patronizing them is a good way to hang on to it. “I consider the flea market the last stand of free enter prise,” Davis said. He puts out his monthly newspaper from an office behind a clock and antique shop in New Hope, Pa., just across the Delaware River from Lambertville, a re gional center for flea and anti que markets. “Each market is a little community,” Davis said. “Some people have been in the same place for 25 years. Davis has compiled a book of anecdotes and pointers, “The Jersey Devil’s Official Flea Marketeer’s Manual.” While his paper and his book contain tips for consum ers, their main focus is people who want to sell merchandise or set up a market. The popular conception of marketeers may be that of fly- by-night outdoor merchants selling used or defective mer chandise at cut rates. That im age is behind the times, Davis said. “Seventy-five percent of all the merchants are retired (from other jobs),” he said. “It’s also a way to keep active. A lot of the other merchants are there because they work in offices all week and this is a change. “People can use flea mar kets to supplement income. They’re an ideal family opera tion. Some people who have had stores and then switched over to markets say they make just as much money in two or three days as they made all week before. Davis said more and more new merchandise is being sold at flea markets, and some peo ple are starting to sell services. A New Brunswick mall has a booth staffed by a retired lawyer who consults with peo ple and steers potential clients to the main office. Flea mar kets no longer are limited to otherwise empty parking lots. Some rent space for weekend operation in otherwise empty shopping malls. “What I think is is that (the malls are) from a retailing to a real estate operation. They provide essential services, and the merchant is responsible for everything else,” Davis said. The book tells how to find outlets to buy from cheaply — sherifFs auctions, bankruptcy sales, closeouts. happening re) shifting (continued from page 1) “I’ll be nervous the first time, but at least I’m there and maybe I won’t feel guilty if I mess up,” she said. “But with experience, maybe I’ll get better.” She said she joined Hotline because she felt a community this size needed the program. Jenny is working for a mas ter’s degree in psychology and would like to have her own prac tice some day. She said she has done peer advising and tutor ing, but thinks it will be different to counsel over the telephone. mg said, “especially the role- playing.” The Brazos Valley Crisis Hot line was established in January 1979 as part of the Brazos Valley Mental Health Mental Retarda tion drug and alcohol abuse program. The Brazos Valley Commun ity Action Agency became the sponsor in September 1980. Betty Steelman, volunteer career coordinator for the Bra zos Valley Community Action Agency, said that it is a loose sponsorship; she said they pro vide support by paying the phone bill, supplying o I materials and equipment. “The hotline • runs through its volunteers,” said. “We don’t do anytl give them monetary si and supplies.” The main goals of Crisis | line are to: — provide information! referrals to community | sources. — provide anonymous,! fidential, immediate shorn/ lay counseling. 76 New pills cure severe acne United Press International BOSTON — Pills containing synthetic vitamin A represent a “breakthrough” in the battle against severe acne, researchers say, but they caution the drug should only be used as a last re sort. About 16 million Americans have some degree of acne, but over 95 percent of the cases re spond well to treatment with antibiotics such as tetracycline and over-the-counter products containing benzoyl peroxide. Previously, however, there was little hope of curing the most stubborn cases, known as cystic acne. “Synthetic oral vitamin A preparations were really the breakthrough,” Dr. Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, chief of dermatolo gy at Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a hospital news letter Monday. The treatment calls for the pills to be taken several times a day for 16 weeks. Positive results have been seen after two weeks and the acne gradually vanishes, leaving clear, smooth skin. Fitzpatrick cautions that the drug, 13-cisretinoic acid, cannot be taken by a woman who is pre gnant or plans to become pre gnant during treatment because it may harm fetuses. Other women of child bearing age must use an effec tive form of contraception while taking the new medication, he said. The vitamin A treatment was used in Switzerland as a cancer treatment because of itsab counter the effects of thed by making cells mature. It causes the cell lava slough off, leaving the with smooth, healthy skinj drug has led to completed ing m 13 of 14 patients wiili tic acne who did not rest) any other treatment. Dead cells, bacteria can clog the pores andi pimples and eventually acne if the lesions bee flamed. Four-ring weddings growing in popularity United Press International NEW YORK — Traditional wedding ceremonies include the words, “With this ring I thee wed.” Today they might well be changed to “With these rings I thee w'ed.” The four-ring ceremony, two for her, two for him, is a rapidly growing trend, say jewelers and bridal magazines. Usually the extra ring con tains gems set in gold or silver, says Eric M. Freedman, who runs a family jewelry business established in 1936 at Hunting- ton, N.Y. The continuing favorite for engagement rings is the white diamond solitaire, Freedman said, but you can also find blues, greens and pinks. Many brides want diamond and ruby combinations and Princess Diana set off demand for diamonds combined with sapphires. Jewelry prices vary across the country, Freedman said, but his firm is doing good business in “anywhere from $6,000 to $8,000 engagement rings. The $10,000 customer is no longer unusual.” The rising divorce rate doesn’t seem to matter either. “Diamonds are resettable,” he said. “Put them in pendants or earrings. It’s all right to separate the larger stones. After all, a diamond is forever.” GRADUATES DIPLOMA FRAMING Starting at $23.81 Your choice of metal or wood frame FromMg 923 Texas 775-9292 Lay-a-way now for graduation Limited quantities after April 15th. MSC MARCH PROGRAMS SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY [ NEED MORE INFO? CALL THE MSC AT 845-1515 1 ARTS Juried Art Show through March 11 0RC “Anna Purna” 7:00, 501 Rudder 2 AGGIE CINEMA “A Night at the Opera” 7:30, Theater 0RC — W.I.L.D. Seminar 3 CEPHEID VARIABLE “Firefox” 7:30, 9:45, Theater T0WNHALL Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Band 8:00, G. Rollie 0RC — Outdoor I- 4 AGGIE CINEMA “Young Doctors in Love” Midnight, Theater (also March 5) lorizon Conference 5 ^ BLACK AWARENESS BAG Formal, “Steppin’ Oulij OPAS “Run for the Arts” Marathoj BASEMENT ^ “Pat McCurdy and the Men About Town” 8:00, Rumours I 6 AGGIE CINEMA “Diner” 7:30, Theater 7 0PAS Murray Perahia 8:00 Rudder Auditorium VIDEO “The Beach Boys” in Concert 7:00, Rumours 8 9 . AGGIE CINEMA “All That Jazz” 7:30, Theater 10 CEPHEID VARIABLE “The Hobbit” 7:30, 9:45, Theater 11 TRAVEL through March 19 Crested Butte Telluride New York City 12 ORC 1 through March 20 ’ Rafting/Canoeing at s Big Bend; Backpacking at Havasu Canyon : 13 14 POLITICAL FORUM through March 18 Washington D.C. Trip 15 16 SPRING BREAK 17 ■ t 18 19 [ 26 BASEMENT “The Lift”, “X Spandex”, “Teddy Boys”, The Grove AMATEUR RADIO Swapfest CAMERA Salon ’83 Photo Contesl: Forum CEPHEID VARIABLE “Star Trek II — Wrath of Kail "Secret of NIMH” "Fearless Vampire Killers” 20 T0WNHALL Adam Ant 8:00, G. Rollie 21 CAM AC through April 10 Art Exhibit, Gallery GREAT ISSUES Richard Underwood (NASA) “A Trip Through the Galaxy” 8:00 Theater VIDEO “The Cars” in Concert 7:00, Rumours 22 POLITICAL FORUM Admiral Stansfield Turner 8:00, Theater \ I 23 AGGIE CINEMA “The Sound of Music” 7:30, Theater 0RC W.I.L.D. Seminar 24 CEPHEID VARIABLE Aggiecon Through March 27 Auditorium “Young Frankenstein” “Final Countdown” 25 CEPHEID VARIABLE “Excalibur” “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” “Camelot” MSC Spring Leadership Trip 27 CEPHEID VARIABLE/ AGGIE CINEMA “The Road Warriors”” 28 VIDEO SCTV “Fistful of Ugly” 7:00, Rumours GREAT ISSUES H. R. “Bum” Bright 8:00, Theater 29 0RC Slides, Grand Canyon 7:00, 501 Rudder FREE UNIVERSITY — Session i 30 AGGIE CINEMA “King and I” 7:30, Theater HOSPITALITY Children’s Easter Party I Registration 212/224 MSC 31 ORC Kayak Roll Session CEPHEID VARIABLE “Lost Horizon” 7:30, 9:45 701 Rudder GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MSC!