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Q: At a recent church rummage sale, I found a W.C. Field’s cookie jar marked “McCoy.” I paid $50 for it and feel I got quite a bargain. -- Phyllis, Pueblo, Colo.

A: Your cookie jar was produced by McCoy in 1972 and generally retails in the $200 to $250 range, according to “McCoy Pottery: Identification and Price Guide” by Mark F. Moran. Many of the McCoy cookie jars have increased in value in recent years as collectors have become more and more interested in them. For example, the “Liberty Bell” cookie jar, which often sold for about $25 only five or six years ago, now sells for about $100.

• • •Q: I was a great fan of Hoot Gibson, the Western movie star of the 1930s and

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• • •Q: I still have several books from when I was a child. They are “Fred Flint-

stone Bewildered Baby-Sitter with Pebbles,” “The Flintstones and Dino” and “Hildy’s Hideaway.” Although I have no plans to sell them, I am nevertheless curious about how much they are currently worth. -- Susan, Mitchell, S.D.

A: I found your three books referenced in “Warman’s Children’s Books” by Steve Santi and published by Krause Books. The first Flintstone book was pub-lished in 1963 and is valued at $16; the second featuring Dino was issued in 1961 and is worth about the same amount. “Hildy’s Hideaway” also is from 1961 and listed for $10. As with most collectibles, condition is extremely im-portant. Children’s books with missing or marked pages are worth much less.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.


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SpringIntoAGPSBy Craig W. Armstrong

Spring is here and it’s time to enjoy driving again. Gone are the icy roads, blowing snow and brown slush. You may be considering a trip to enjoy the warmer spring weather. You know where you want to go; you just don’t know how to get there. That’s where a GPS can help.

A GPS or Global Positioning System is a marvel of modern technology. It’s a device that computes your location using triangulation. The GPS unit in your vehicle is actually just a receiver that receives sig-nals from orbiting satellites. Once the unit knows where you are, it can instruct you on how to get to your destination. After putting your destination information into the device, it will give you step-by-step instructions on how to get there.

Before you buy any technology, it is import to ask yourself a few questions. As with most things, you get what you pay for. The more you spend on a GPS, the more features it will contain. Some GPSs come with a “bundle,” which contains extra components. Of course, a GPS can also be purchased by itself.

Consider warranty, support and up-grades. The longer warranty you can get, the better. If you are thinking about buying

an extended warranty, make sure it covers something that is likely to break down. Make sure there is toll-free or Internet support. Some people don’t do well with written instructions, so it’s nice to be able to talk to another human being. Talk to whoever is selling you the device about upgrades. Will it require an upgrade? Approximately when will it need an upgrade? What will it cost?

Find out if the device is “plug and play.” This means is it ready to use right out the box. Consider where you will mount the device in your vehicle. Does the unit come with what you will need to mount it?

One of the coolest things about many GPSs is that they can speak. Having a unit that can speak is convenient. It allows you to keep your eyes on the road while it gives you directions. Keep in mind some devices will simply say, “Take the next right,” while others will have the ability to give you spe-cific street names, “Turn left on Washington Street.” Some units can be programmed to speak in an American or English accent or in a male or female voice. Many units can speak multiple languages. If you can’t speak Japanese, this really isn’t helpful, but it can be entertaining on long trips.

Investing in a GPS can save you time and frustration. Just make sure you do your homework and ask the right questions. Get-ting a GPS that fits your needs will make your travels a lot smoother.

• It was Danish physicist Niels Bohr who made the following sage observation: “The opposite of a correct

statement is a false statement. The opposite of a pro-found truth may well be another profound truth.”• It was in 1954 that the first TV dinner was intro-duced.• When Walter Chrysler started his own automobile manufacturing company in 1925, after having been em-ployed by Buick and the Overland Motor Company, he insisted that all of the cars turned out by his company be oversized. It seems that Chrysler was a large man and wanted to be sure he could fit comfortably into any of the models produced in his name.• You might have heard that the band on the doomed ocean liner Titanic played music on the deck while the ship sank. But you probably don’t know what song they were playing at the very end. According to witnesses, it was a popular British waltz called “Autumn.”• If you’re planning a trip to Sweden, keep this point of law in mind: In that country, it’s illegal to teach a seal to balance a ball on its nose. • Pigeons have the distinction of being only birds that don’t have to raise their heads to swallow when they drink water.


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