January 1968

ARE YOU MAKING THE BEST USE OF YOUR CREDIT? Money Management Next Month

Today, most Americans have some basic know-how about credit, that often complicated financial tool for using someone else's money. Chances are, though, you may not be aware of several costly credit pitfalls-- and the opportunities for making substantial credit savings too. With this major article, Better Homes and Gardens offers you the chance to review your finances and set your credit handling straight so you really can Enjoy It Now, and Pay Later-- instead of Charging It Now, and Suffering Later.

FAMILY AIR FARES

When the whole family goes by plane, only Dad need pay the full fare anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii and Alaska. On a Family Plan fare, the rest of the family gets discounts ranging from two-thirds to one-fourth off the price of their tickets.

GOOD NEWS FOR MEN!

Just turn a knob and change the supply spindle, and this projector is ready for showing regular or super-8 movie film.

THE FIRST OF SIX FAMILY HOUSES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

Would you like the services of a distinguished group of architects to plan your next house? Each architect was commissioned to design a true family house-- and the result is a range of price levels, plan and style approaches. We feel that you and the building industry will net the benefits of talents never before widely applied to the business of housing.

COLOR! HOW TO BREAK THE RULES AND STILL BE RIGHT

Today, the lid's off the paint box in decorating. You can forget the clichés of what-goes-with-what. Forget the old rules and regulations. Now the whole wonderful world of color is your oyster-- and the only stricture is that a color scheme should please you and your family. This approach to color lets you come up with heady schemes that seldom-- maybe never-- happened before.

A gardener's calendar of color

This is the first of a five-part series in which we show you, close up, some of the most beautifully flowered trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, roses, vines, and bulbs. All are presented in scale to one another and in the order of their bloom to help you choose plants for season-long color. In this issue we cover the early- and mid-spring flowers.

THREE SMART CABINETS FOR STEREO COMPONENTS

Whether you put together your own music system from pre-assembled components or from kits, you're going to need something to put it all in, or on. The units opposite offer three different solutions to the problem. Each is simple, quick, and relatively inexpensive to build.

DOES YOUR CAR REALLY NEED ALL THOSE COSTLY ADDITIVES?

A look around most service stations, independent garages, auto parts stores, service centers-- even at the neighborhood supermarket-- will reveal quite an array of automotive additives.

WHAT ABOUT EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE?

Today there are several ... motor clubs which ... their members in the million. These well-known clubs provide many conveniences for members: trip and map service travel information, bail ... services, reimbursement for contain legal fees, and emergency road service and towing.

DECORATING TRICKS WITH WINDOWS

SHOPPING EDITOR'S CHOICE

Discover the fun and convenience of shopping by mail! You can order with complete confidence any of the items shown: each company will refund your money if you're not delighted.

THE MAN NEXT DOOR

The New Year celebration should be moved to April 1, when we might be ready for another holiday. April 16 (the day after income tax deadline) would be an ideal time to celebrate a holiday. But maybe no one could afford it.