Shedding Some Light on a Sticky Situation

Marion Mischel of Sherman Oaks is searching for a gumball lamp she saw in a store a number of years back and priced at $29.95; now she can’t find the item anyplace. Can you pull a few strings on this shady matter, or will Mischel have to swallow hard before she sees the light?

A San Diego reader named Lila wants to obtain some Frownies , patches used around the eyes to ward off wrinkles. Can you help with a source or two, or will Lila either have to come up with a new wrinkle or else face the facts of life?

Ralph Bellville of Santa Monica needs someone to repair a Nordic Spa portable sauna ; evidently the firm has been out of business for some time. Can you take a whirl at a service company, or will Bellville always be in hot water over a plunge he took many years ago?

For Mrs. Foote of Woodland Hills, who was looking for a Studebaker car club, we were able to locate an organization almost immediately. For the few other readers who also inquired, here is a list of some local Studebaker clubs: In the Los Angeles area, call Chuck Schnetlage days at (818) 347-0334 (he also carries Studebaker parts); in the Downey area, call (213) 542-8941 (from Bill Wiener and R. Schumacher); in the South Bay or Orange County areas, call either Donald Cox at (714) 734-4714 or Doug and Kathy Hughes, (213) 645-3438. Nationally, contact the Studebaker Drivers Club, P.O. Box 28788, Dallas, Tex. 75228 (from Loyal Truesdale, Bill Maxey and Lila). And Bill and Pat Oliver told us that they carry a line of Studebaker replacement parts; contact them (evenings) at 20509 Toluca Ave., Torrance, Calif. 90503, telephone (213) 542-8941.

Hain cannot answer mail personally but will, space permitting, respond in this column to readers who need--or have--helpful information. Write (do not telephone) to You Can Help!, You section, the Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles 90053.