The water bed
(Daily Chronicle: October 26, 1971)
EVER been spanked as a child for wetting your bed? Well, this would not have happened if you had slept on a water bed.
Costing $500, the water bed can be seen on display at T. Geddes Grant (Guyana) Ltd in Main Street, and it carries a 50-year warranty.
The revolutionary water bed holds one ton of water, and it can bear the weight of two persons with a total of 350 pounds.
With advertising slogans like ‘Enjoy the most relaxing sleep of your life every night’,
The ‘Signature’ water bed is something to see for the adventurous to sleep on.
You may say: “It’s all right for couples, but… What about me? I have kids!” Well, the manufacturers cater for ‘Bat Man’ , ‘Superman’ and the whole army of swordsmen who carry pins and other sharp-edged playthings. It comes with a patch kit, and, if punctured, the hole can be covered before the water leaks out. When moving, the water bed can be emptied and refilled with a hose.
For a more attractive bed, the water can be coloured, and there would be no need for a sheet. Perhaps, later, a means could be devised to even have a few fishes swimming around in the bed.
Want to sleep like a mermaid? Then, try it.

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Hand pulls woman into creek
(Daily Chronicle: October 28, 1971)
A WOMAN at Pomeroon was washing clothes on a creek landing when a hand suddenly rose out of the water, grabbed her and pulled her in.
Mrs. Inniss Jane Smith of Abrams Creek, Pomeroon, told this story to people who heard her screams for help and rushed to her safety and brought her to rescue.
A few hours later, she was still suffering from shock, and could throw no light on the mystery of the grabbing hand.

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Garden City
(Daily Chronicle: October 28, 1971)
THE City Council has accepted the offer of Ascot Racing Service to participate in the Advance Campaign by weeding the bandstand enclosure on the seawall, planting flowers in the area, and paying a gardener to maintain it for about a year.
In terms of a recommendation by the City Works Committee, which considered the application, the Council has also undertaken to run a waterline for the purpose of watering the garden.

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Fogarty’s celebrates 21 years
(Daily Chronicle: October 25, 1971)
AMONG the casualties of the Water Street fire of 1945 was the Wm. Fogarty’s Limited NEW STORE, a beautiful two-storeyed wooden building which had become a familiar landmark at Water and Robb Streets.
Today, in its place, stands the imposing three-floor concrete building of Guyana’s largest department store, Fogarty’s, which opened for business on October 23, 1950.
This week, they are celebrating their 21st Birthday with special bargains and an extra Gold Bond offer.
Their present building was extended to include the area formerly occupied by the old Argosy Book Store, Fogarty’s Stationery, and Retail Dry Goods.
The second fire in which Fogarty’s suffered was that of 1951 which destroyed their wholesale and Head Office building in which were kept all their historical records.
However, a Will recently discovered has confirmed that Mr. William Fogarty came from Ireland before 1876 to start operations in Guyana. The oldest Fogarty building still standing is the Philharmonic Hall, bought in 1906.
The present Managing Director, Mr. Eion O’Dowd, has been with Fogarty’s for 50 years. During all this time, Fogarty’s has always shown their eagerness to foster the national spirit by their fullest co-operation at all levels.
Today, they are proud that all employees of Fogarty’s management and staff are Guyanese. (Clifford Stanley can be reached to discuss any of the foregoing articles at cliffantony@gmail.com or cell-phone # 657 2043)