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td rts A RRQ IRDA A [ANNE Youn HIRST familly (bunselot. - "Dear Anne Hirst: I am afraid I shall go to pieces if-1 have to live like this much l&ger, My husband and I are still "in our teens and have a young baby, and since we married two years ago we have lived with his parents. I didn't mind at dirst, 'I thought it was only temporary; but though he and his people don't get along very well, he seems contented here. I believe it is because he doesn't want any responsibilities. "He is the only child and runs true to form; he has a terrific temper, and thinks he should have everything he wants and at anybody's ex- pense. We quarrel now almost every day -- about his family (they both drink and fight so much) and about money. He spends most of it on himself and gives me just enough for necessities, not including clothes. He tells me to go out and buy them but he doesn't say what I should use for money. Frankly, I am almost threadbare. "Not only that, he goes where and when he pleases with sin- gle men he's known for years. I am left at home. He won't let me have any of my friends in, and will have nothing to do with my family. I have to slip out to see my mother when he Isn't home. He says she should take care of the baby, and often 1 take her with me and leave her for a while. He just doesn't want my mother around. He hasn't any sense! "I believe if we moved out to ourselves he would change. Mom doesn't agree; she thinks he will keep on hurting or ig- a Budget-Bright Idea by ¢ auna Whe. Area rugs -- decorators' love! Put color underfoot -- {ideal for summer and all year. Thrifty to make -- use odfls 'n' ends. Nine rugs fo crochet, braid, weave, hook! Some of squares -- plckup work. Pattern 765; dia- grams; charts; pattern pieces. Send THIRTY-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. Print plainly NAME and ADDRESS. Send for a copy of 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. It has lovely designs to order: embroid- ery, crochet, knitting, weaving, quilting, toys. In the book, a spe- clal surprise to make a little girl happy -- a cut-out doll, clothes to color. Send 25 cents for this book. noring me because he has got- ten away with it, She insists I leave him. But Anne Hirst, in spite of all this, we do love each other, and our baby is very dear to us both ... What shall 1 do? TERRIBLY UNHAPPY" * I suggest you and the baby * go to your mother's for a * while. Nothing but your ab- * sence can make your husband * see the facts of life -- now * that he has a family, and it * he wants to keep them he will * have to stop being a playboy * and grow up. * Marriage means more than * possessing a wife and a child. * It means taking on responsi- * bilities that normally change * a young man's whole purpose * in living. No longer is he a * free agent; he is the head of * a family who depend on him * not only for security, but for * love and kindness and loyalty. * The freedom and adventure of * his bachelor days are gone; * he must substitute a hus- * band's protective concern for * his wife's contentment, and * a parent's guidance for his * child's future. * All this will be news to * this young man of yours. He * has some hard and painful * thinking to do (a habit new * to him) and it Is not going to * be easy. Whether he can * change so completely depends * upon his realizing that his * marriage is at stake. Perhaps * beneath his adolescent ap- * proach to life there lies the * moral strength he needs to- * day. . * The time for argument is * past. Action is the only course * that will impress him. I think * you should leave him, at least * temporarily, and let him find * out how much his marriage * means to him. After all, he * does love you and the baby. * How much, this is his chance * to prove. * * * DISCRETION PAYS "Dear Anne Hirst: Six months ago I met an interesting man from another town, and we have had a dozen or so dates together. JoI like himy=but I am puzzled. I know people in his home town, and asked which part he lived in. He replied that he only gives his address to a girl if he is seri- ous! "Before I met him I cared for 'another man who married somebody else a few months ago. People say she made him magry her so I couldn't have_ hint I have known his family for ajlong time, and somehow feel he will come back. "What do you think? WORRIED GIRL" * Don't count on this out-of- * town friend who refuses his * address. He is a poor bet even ¢ as an escort. * As for the one you cared for, * it isn't likely that a girl could * force a man to marry her un- * less her family threatened him * with disgrace. However, he is * married now and out of your * reach. Think of him as some- * body else's husband, and close * the door. * How on earth do you get in- * volved with such characters? * I hope that hereafter you will * be more discreet, afd encour- * age only those whose character * and reputation you can admire. Ld . * When a young girl is not cer- tain her love is enough for mar- riage, she should give herself all the time she needs. Dating other young men too is a protec- tion against any hasty decision. In any problem, write Anne Hirst at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. "How far is it to the nearest town?" asked the motorist. "Five miles, as the crow flies." "And how far if the crow has to walk, carrying a tin of gasoline?" Eg.» 7 KEEPS IT. UNDER HER HAT -- 2 % 2 4 EA SR bd xy i Natural sfraw and grosgrain bow conceal head-fitting filling of this big-brimmed beach hat. Hood-winked ! Lovers of fun and laughter have been paying tribute to the niémory of an English poet and novelist who was so fond of mak- ing puns that he became known as the Prince of Punsters. He was Thomas Hoed, the 160th anniversary of whose + birth occurred last month. He joked even on his deathbed. He told a friend he was dying out of charity to the undertaker who wished "to urn a lively Hood." When Hood was once shown a' portrait of himself very unlike the original, he declared that the artist had perpetrated a false Hood. Even Hood's serious poems are sometimes full of plays on words. Of the young sailor named Ben, the subject of one poem, he wrote: His death which happened in his berth, At forty-odd befell; They went and told the sexton, and The sexton tolled the bell. Another little classic was: When Eve upon the first of Men The apple press'd with specious cant, Oh! What a thousand pities then That Adam was not adamant! Hood was often in the com- pany of his friend Hook and when this was remarked upon by another friend he replied, quick as a flash: "Naturally, Hook and Eye are almost insperar- able." : Talking of Hood's genius, the late G. K. Chesterton said: "In the long great roll that includes Homer and Shakespeare, he was the last great man who really employed the pun." NEW ROYALTY -- Mrs. Mar- garet Priebe, 36, and mother of four children, is Mrs. Am- erica for 1959. Dicing With Death If ever a man had a career full of ups and downs it's Jo- hane bin Selim, who has climb- ed 19,000 ft.-high Kilimanjaro, Africa's loftiest mountain, hun- dreds of times. Now he has retired after be- ing awarded the British Empire medal in this year's New Year Honours for saving a climber's life. The man fell on the ice near the summit, breaking his skull. A stretcher was improvised and, with the help of porters, Johane carried him thirty-two miles all the way down the great mountain to the nearest doctor, Kilimanjaro is one of the world's wonders. To this day there are natives who believe that its snow-cap Is of solid silver, but Johane knows that it is not, for he has touched the pinnacle. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano, a giant o! the tropics which was thrown up by some tremendous eruption at a remote time in the earth's history. Climbing Kilimanjaro entails an immense strain on both heart and lungs. ,Observations taken at 19,000 ft. showed the pulse rate was 120-130, while breaths came at the rate of thirty-five a minute. Legend. says that ancient rulers of Ethiopia He buried be- neath the snows of the moun- tain's main peak, Kibo, and that buried treasure dating back to King Solomon's time is also con- ircealed there, SALLY'S SALUES "I've contributed to so many office collections I'm taking up one for myself," N ERNANGRRER AE PA SRE AIA LAE As a - STAR BOARDER -- Shreve Huggins need do no half gainer to attract attention on a diving board. This is the most unsatisfactory season we have had in the gar- den' for many years. Not enough rain and too many bugs, flies and grubs. Also cutworms, rab- bits and domestic animals. The insect doing the most damage looks like a cross between a flying ant and a small housefly. It sticks to the leaves of trees with a fine, gummy string and in less than twenty-four hours the young tender leaves curl in- wards and look ready to die. That is when I go around with a special kind of spray that spells death for insects either in- side the house or out. At least it stops any further damage by leaf-eating- parasites. Of. course one has to be careful not to use it too freely otherwise the rem- edy is worse than the disease. In the vegetable garden a lote of seed has either not germin- aled or has been blown dear knows where by days and days of high winds. It doesn't look as if we shall have any carrots and rot too many beets. Tomatoes are doing fine except here and there where the cutworms have been busy. Peas and beans look fairly good -- if the pea-pods ever fill cut. The flower borders have been equally disappointing. Petun- ias, usually the easiest annuals to grow, are spindley and slow to grow. Pansies wilt before the wind. However, there is one patch of colour; the crimson rambler we put in last year is just a mass of bloom. Another treasure is. a sweet scented honeysuckle vine -- this year's planting. It, too, is in bloom. Cosmos, nicotines, cornflowers, wallfjowers and burning bush look quite healthy. Unfortu- nately they are thick enough to make a good place for Ditto to hide, and there she lies in wait until Taffy finds her. Then there is a wild scramble be- tween cat and dog and if a plant or two isn't lost in the sham battle it's a miracle. But Ditto has her troubles too. Some weeks ago we put a bird-bath in the garden and last week we installed a bird-feeding station on top of an 8-foot iron pole. The birds seem to know they are safe and perch on top of the feeding station with Ditto look- ing at them from below. Poor Ditto -- she is as quick as a flash but I have never yet seen her catch a single bird. For which I am very thankful. So that's the garten story -- except that last night we had a fairly heavy shower which we hope will perk things up a bit and maybe wash away a few of the bugs. In the outside world there was plenty of excitement last week. The arrival of our Queen and Prince Phillip amid all the hullabaloo about Joyce David- son and her unfortunate re- marks on a U.S. television pro- gram. Until recently I admired Joyce 'very much, She seemed to have what it_ takes and had . developed poise and understand- ing to a rémarkable degree. She was fast becoming a favourite 'on the television screen ~-- per- haps too much so for her own good. More than likely she had become over-confident which caused her to make indiscreet blunders that a more experienc- ed person would have avoided. Certainly her remarks about the Royal visit were inexcusable gnd in very good taste. But yet Ermer r-------------------- ISSUE 29 -- 1959 } I feel sorry for Joyce. When everything was going so well she must be feeling terrible to think she spoilt it herself -- probably for some time to come. One daily paper raised the question -- "Who is Joyce Davidson?" And so I feel sorry her, and also for her two little girls. Children .can be so thoughtlessly cruel to each other and I have no doubt the two girls will be the butt of many 'an unkind childish remark. As for the Queen and her Consort, the welcome they are receiving wherever they go i sufficient = refutation of any. publicized criticism. Anyway, among some sections of society it has become more or less of a pose to flaunt so-called indit- ference to the Royal Family. It is meant as an assertion of in- dependence and the theory that ~all men are equal. On the other hand British-born people take an attitude that is hard to ex- "plain. They respect, and have affection for the Royal Family as a whole, yet few go out. of thelr way to watch for their pub- lic appearance, It Is not indif- ference. They are satisfied to know the Queen is there, sym- bol of a still great Empire. So the common folk go their own way, quietly and unobstrusive- ly, content to let the Royal Family lead their own lives, in- sofar as that is possible. If they are in the vicinity of Bucking- ham Palace when the Queen rides by, no one could be more thrilled or pay greater homage. The upbringing of Prince Charles and Princess Anne is . sometimes criticized but always good-naturedly simply because the populace feels the Royal Family belongs to the people. Remember after the Coronation of the late King George, and during the Royal tour of Lon- don's East end, they were con- fronted with huge banners that read "Lousy but Loyal". It wasn't disrespect -- just one of those things that possibly only a Londoner could understand. The King was immensely am- used. --_. British Column Held To Ransom Birmingham-born Paul Lund, who now runs a small bar in Tangler, tells a strange story of the Burma campaign in which "he served. His column approach- ed a tributary of the Salween, the Nam Ting.- There was only one ford for several hundred miles, and they heard that it was commanded by a fort held by a chieftain, Tuk Tin, who levied tribute from everyone wanting to cross. The day before they reachgd it, Tuk Tin sent a messenger to the C.O.. saying' they couldn't cross it until they had paid 30,000 silver rupees. If they tried to, he would open fire. The fort, on a hill, was big and solid enough to protect a whole population with their cat- tle and crops, overtopped by a turret. : The column's artillery. could have blown it to blazes, but our forces wanted to keep friendly with everyone, so in the end the C.0. settled for 20,000 rupees. When this was paid, and they'd crossed, Tuk Tin, who spoke pidgin-English, grew friendly and invited them into his fort-- a whole village with orange trees and hibiscus and roses in full bloom, with plenty of water brought down from higher up by aquaducts. He lived. in a big | stone house with the. turret, where he had four old water- cooled Gatling guns and enough ammunition, he sald, to keep them firing continuously for twenty-four hours. This Chinese bossed several hundred people, mostly Shans. He'd arrived there ten years earlier and just "taken it over. An# before that? "I was a ste- ya on the Orient Line," he said. out there in untravel- hindge holds up a British n fdr 20,000 silver rupees. r how he comes to be utlandish place, running ort with antiquated wea- pons. And it turns out he was the bloke who took cups of tea round to the passengers' cabins a few years ago!" Proceeding north to Lu Fang, the column came across an old 'silver mine, and all round it the ground was littered with chil- dren's skeletons, The children, bought up in scores, were work- ed till they died, then dumped there. Rupert Croft-Cooke, who has known Lund for three years, tells of his previous exploits as law-breaker and Jjailbird In "Smiling Damned Villain." Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee Q. When it is necessary to remove a bone from the mouth while at the dinner table, should one use a fork, spoon, or the napkin? A. None of these "helps" are in good taste. One should use the thumb and forefinger, and lay the particle on the plate. Q. Is it considered proper now for a bride to telephone her thanks for wedding gifts receiv- ed? A. Never, under any circum- stances, should she substitute telephone or verbal thanks for that handwritten note of thanks! Q. Is it proper for the mother of a newborn baby to try," Lund commented,- mail a printed card of thanks for a gift received? A. 'No, The mother's thanks should be expressed in a sin- cere, personally-written note, Q. Is it really required thas one look directly at anothex person all the time' that perso is talking with one? ih A, Of course, you imply closer attention to what the other person is saying it A look at him -- but be sure th doesn't become a fixed and: hypnotic stare. . Where do I put my olives and radishes served at a formal dinner, when there is no bread: and-butter plate? A. Place them on the edge of the plate from which you are eating. Salt for the radishes: goes there, too. Q. I have heard that post. scripts to letters are in poor taste. Is this so? A. There is nothing wrong 'with postscripts, when neces. sary. It is better, though, to take pains while composing your let- ter to include everything you wish to say. Postscripts tend ta indicate haste and carelessnest in the original composition, Blouse Bonanza Sew-Easy blouse wardrobe -- smart with skirts or slacks! Take advantage of all the beautiful buys in cottons -- scoop up the newest prints, checks, solids. Printed Pattern 4885: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 18 top style 17% yards 35-inch; mid- dle 1% yards; lower 13% yards. Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (504) (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note fer safety) for, this pattern. Please "print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Fig 2% NEW TWIST FOR THE HULA H to about three dozen discarded hoops in Vincennes, Indiana, them up as a trellis for vines she OOP -- Remember the hula hoop? Well, here's what happened atron Pansy Summers strung planted at tha Knox Cédnty Orphanage. i Se