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Then she mono- polizes him till bedtime, while 1 sit with a book or go to our room. When we do go out to- gether, I don't mind saying where, but she always sits up and it makes me feel like a teen-ager, She snoops about the house and reports any lapse of mine, and then my husband nags me about it. "She Is cold to our friends, and her opinion of them is only sar- castic belittling. She won't go to church, so we seldom do any more -- and that I miss. (Thank heaven she doesn't try to help around the house!) I feel I have lost the wonderful man I mar- ried, we have so little time to- gether, and I can't help won- dering whether I'll ever get him back. I ask again, why is she like this?" It is discouraging to predict that this wife will not fully comprehend the reasons why her mother-in-law behaves as she does until she has chil- dren of her own. Her husband is, to his mother, still a little boy who needs her and will continue to as long as he lives. He is her responsibility, one she will not shirk. His wife, his friends, his church are not important except in their con- tributions to his well-being. expect any change in the older woman's attitude; Mom will continue to be part of her son's life as long as she stays in his house, so her daughter-in-law may as well face it. A few practical changes in her routine will help, however. TO "LONELY WIFE": Liv- in this strained atmosphere, you need your friends more than ever. Encourage other wives to drop in, whether your mother-in-law is graclous or Quicker To Do by Canna Wheelon Filet crochet and regular cro- chet -- combined to make this elegant centerpiece. The swirling tulip design is beautifully set off by simple picot mesh. Pattern 620: Crochet directions for centerpiece 20-inches in No. 30 cotton, larger in string. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to-Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. 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I com- . mend your approach to the problem, L LJ . STRANGER'S PROBLEM "Dear Anne Hirst: A few months ago, I married the friend of a relative whom I had visited. My family are in Europe, and 1 brought along my little girl from a previous marriage. I had known about the man before I arrived, and thought I was for- tunate that we fell in love. But things are so different from what I expected! "My new husband professed to love my little gir], but after we moved to his new place of business, he changed completely. Now he actually shuns her, and treats me almost with scorn. I do not understand this, and I am very unhappy. I know no- body here, and this makes me hesitate to try to make friends. "Unless my husband is wor- rled about business, I cannot ac- count for this grave change. I am really frightened -- for I find I am going to have his baby, and I don't-know how he will take the news. My relative "lives in another. state, and I do not wish to confide such a thing "to anyone anyhow. Can you ad- vise me? REGINA". e 1 hope you will tell your * husband about the baby im- mediately. Knowing he is to be a father himself should make him kinder to you and your little girl. Canadian men often spoil their wives, feel- ing (mistakenly) that they should be shielded from wor- ry; this I do not agree with, but if anything is bothering your husband, that is prob- ably why he has not discussed it. At any rate, remind him that what ever affects him is your problem, too, and ask him to have confidence in you. If you have not joined a branch of your church here, once; your husband will see that you meet the minister and other members. Cultivate your neighbors; I think you'll find them warmly welcoming and anxious to be of use. They cannot know how you need friends, though, unless you make the gesture. LJ * © 5 © 06 5 6 06 8 8 0000000000 0008000 Foe oe 0 Often it is more helpful to get an objective opinion on a difficult situation from one who is com- petent, sympathetic and pre -ti- cal. Anne Hirst is glad to be of what service she can. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. PROVIDENCE PIOUS NAME Providence, Rhode Island, got its name in 1636 from its foun- der, Roger Williams, because he believed that divine guidance had led him to the spot. Pro- vidence was a major port dur- ing "the clipper ship period and is now a manufacturing centre. PRINCESS - -- Beaming with fatherly pride, King Hussein of Jordan, guides the halting steps of the Royal Princess Alia, one year old, This photograph, one of the first made of the little girl, was taken in the Basman Royal Palace at Amman. I hope you will do so at How Far Can You Fall--and Live A six-foot fall has sometimes proved fatal, yet there are many people walking about to- day who have fallen hundreds of feet and lived to tell the tale. One of the most nightmarish accidents was that of a York- shire man who fell down a 1, B00 ft. colliery shaft receiving only superficial injuries, In his fall he overtook a dropping cage and clung to its roof for the remaining 750 ft. Only. a few weeks ago a painter fell 60 ft. from a Devon- shire bridge into two feet of water -- and walked away un- injured. He was painting the bridge when he slipped] A doctor told him he was shaken but otherwise all right and expressed amazement at his escape, Another terrifying fall was that of an Austrian who, while _ visiting Vesuvius, leaned over the crater to test its heat and fell in. Before he reached the molten lava he succeeded in grasping and clinging to an un- even ledge, maintaining a pre- carious hold until his friend, who fortunately had some ropes, managed to lower one and pull him up. The general belief that you lose consciousness when falling from a great height is not borne out by investigation. Research shows that the safest fallers of all are babies, acrobats, drunks and cats. All are completely relaxed when hitting the ground. It is the in- stinctive stiffening of the body at the moment -of impact that does the damage. THE. NEW GRACE? -- Holly- wood's newest candidate for Princess Grace Kelly Rainler's movie crown is Inger Stevens, of the classic Kelly features and cool charm. She arrived in the United States nine years ago, knowing no English. Now, as the leading lady for Bing Crosby in "Man on Fire," she speaks it fluently, with no trace of accent. LOUISA ALCOTT'S "LITTLE WOMEN" LIVE IN MANY HEARTS When Louisa M. Alcott"s "Lit- tle Women" was first published in 1868, she could not have dreamt that it would become as well known throughout the world as any of Shakespeare's plays. Millions of copies have been sold and it has been trans- lated into 15 foreign languages. Perhaps "Little Women" seems so true to life and experience and makes such a universal ap- peal because the author used her own family as the basis for her book. Meg, Joe, Beth and Amy are almost exact photo- graphs of the four Alcott sis- ters. They are part of a warm, close-knit family group, strug- gling with poverty, but: meeling their problems together and making their own fun. Their stofy makes a real work of-art -|- which is a thoroughly enjoy- able book in every way. JOLT FOR JAPS A group .of Japanese athletes atthe recent Olympic games visited a shop looking for some reasonably priced Olympic souvenirs to send home. The quickly found just what they were looking for -- some' attractve china plates gaily decorated with Olympic rings and a view of Melbourne. They left the shop congratulating themselves that their relatives at home would be pleased with an original reminder' of the great occasion. But they weren't so happy later when they examined the plates more closely. Each plate was neatly . inscribed on the back "Made in Japan" in Melbourne, - 1 + xe nis BEGINNER'S LUCK? -- Well, it mig na BHA ey ht not be a very big fish, as two-year-old Steven Tatro will admit. But it isn't bad for a first try at ice fishing. Steven made his successful debut on Lake Worth. H NICLES "GINGER FARM 7 Gwendoline P.Clathe We often hear of plane crashes and we think "How dreadful" _and then I am afraid we forget about them. But when some of the dead and injured are known to us then the tragedy really strikes home. In the re- cent crash of the American Miami-bound plane there were several Canadians aboard. One of the critically injured and one of the dead were well known in this district -- Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Anderson. In fact Hart- ley and our son Bob went through school together and competed in the same class in EEESEEEESSEE------ NEW PRINTED PATTERN EASIER=FASTER MORE ACCURATE 4523 ° 14Y2--24%2 PRINTED PATTERN A -PRINTED Pattern! Half- Sizers -- look so smart in this . bright and breezy style. Sew- easy -- no side opening! Just un- button shoulders, slip it on 1-2-3 quick. Cut to fit the shorter, fuller figure perfectly--no alter- ations! Printed Pattern 4523: Half Sizes 14%; 16%, 18%, 20%, 22%, 24%. Sizes 16% takes 4% yards 35-inch. ' Directions printed on each tissue pattern part, Easy-to-use, accurate, assures perfect fit. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont, most of the County music fes- tivals. His wife Joy was a very lovely and accomplished girl and came from a farm just a few miles from here. Naturally everyone around here is stun- ned by the tragedy knowing that five little children have been left motherless. We sin- cerely hope that Hartley will make a speedy recovery from his injuries and be spared to his children. Just to think that so much suffering grief and heart- ache can be caused in such a few minutes. But it could hap- pen just as easily in a car, that is something we need to remem- ber. In fact I would guess the percentage of fatalities in the air is considerably less than those on the road. What a puzzling world this is. For the life of me I can't under- stand what is really happening. The rising cost of living is usu- ally lald at the door of organ- ized labour -- high wages, short working hours. And yet I have spoken to many working people who just can't make ends meet --behind 'in their payments on this, that and the other; hus- bands sometimes laid off for a few weeks; unemployment pay S------ not enough to keep them going. And the we come to the farm- ing population . . . cattle prices dropping; eggs at almost a give- away price and the cost of pro- duction higher than a year ago. Pigs .seem to be the only pay=- ing proposition. All along the line credit is getting tighter. But still it isn't as tight as it was in stallment then carried seven per cent interest--on promissory - notes payable to the bank. To get a loan from the bank itself farmers had to give a complete list of thelr stock and imple- ments as collateral, and then almost had to go down on their knees to get it. Times ¢hanged. For a few years loans were easy to get while interest on savings accounts went down to as low as one and a half per cent. So, if you had any money you were almost encouraged to spend it. Now the situation is reversed. We are encouraged to save, That is fine -- for those who are able to save, but won- der what the future helds in store for the farmer, in either a big or a small way. Some agri- cultural economists say the hundred-acre farmer is on the way out but one speaker at a recent convention prophesied there would be more hundred- acre farmers in the future but that they would be better far- mers, with a greater production from a lesser acreage. We hear '400 that the amount of -good farm land being taken over for road construction, industrial de- velopment and housing is little short of a tragedy. On the other hand we hear of vast areas of farmed quite profitably. All these contradictory reports ate very confusing -- but at least it will be interesting to "watch developments. the '30's. Anything bought by in- undeveloped land that could be. teresting -- but sometimes a little complicated for those caught in. the middle. For in- stance for years I used to reach a state of near-panic every time we got a few inches of snow ia our lane. We have been 'stuck so often trying to get out. Some- times we would get halfway and then have to be dug out or tow: --in or out as the case may be. Or I would sometimes go te town all right and then find the "ruts would be filled in again. Partner -- especially when we had the little Morris. This wia- ter we equipped our Canadlan- built car with snowtires. "Ne need to get stuck now," sald Partner. He is right but now i% is my confidence that is at fault, I guess I need some kind of morale tires. The trouble is'I see a few inches of the fluffy stuff ahead of me and I just think I'm .going to get stuck. Actually I haven't had any trouble at all, the car seems t® go through anything. But I still find it hard to believe and.pu$ it down to luck more than the snowtires. Speaking of snow, yesterday 1 thought I had heard the very latest. A young people's organi- zation thought it would be greas fun to have a sleigh-riding party . . . but the sleigh was to be pulléd by a tractor! Shades of our grand-parents . . . what would they have said could they have looked into the future and seen the young folk of 1957 go- ing for a sleigh ride behind a& tractor?' No sturdy, sure-foo farm team -- no sleigh bells, n® plunging through heavy drifts . .. worse still, no romance. Ah well, I suppose what the young folk don't have they don't miss. Only we who are older know of the thrills and spills thal used to belong to the winter Developments: are' always .in- * wonderland. Adult Ad SEED Order your tickets NOW for the LJ . ox. ~ SPECAUAR STAGE WATER REVUE AT THE CANADIAN NATIONAL 9 WW OPORTSMENS SHOW "MARCH 15 to MARCH 23, 1957 J TERRIFIC & EXCITING HEADLINE ACTS Performances twice Dally (Except Sunday) 2.15 p.m.; 8.15 p.m. Evenings & Sat. Afterncons--All Seats Reserved Res. 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