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any " A A SA hos chet omic son PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1947 STATATATATAATATAAATAAAATATAT AAA A AAAS Personals Accounts: of soclal events and | of visitors to and from the . city are appreciated by this departn partment TELEPHONE 35 Miss Ada E. Ross, Woman's Editor The Salvation Army Youth Group held a meeting on Monday night to welcome Major and Mrs. H. G. Roberts and Evangeline. Miss Norma o..d Mr, David Gen- try and Miss Ruth Holmes gave brief talks, and Miss Vivian Tre- gunna welcomed Major and Mrs. Roberts, who replied expressing their thanks, ments followed, if LR) 4 Mrs. Charles Langfield presided #t this week's meeting of the plea- nt Monday Afternoon Club at the gion Hall. Reports by the secre- and treasurer were read and adopted. Readings were given by Mrs. Albert Law, Mrs, Clemence He- witt, Mrs. Wiillam Collins and Mrs. Sidney Snelgrove. Mrs. Vernon Woodward sang, The president an- nounced that the speaker for next Monday would be Rev. T. H. P. An- derson; members and friends are gdorcially welcome, - Refreshments will be served. * +P Miss Frances Yeend, lyric sopra- no, who will give a concert at the Regent Theatre on Monday night under the auspices of the Commun- ity Concert Association, will include in her programme "Alleluia" and a song from "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart, also a song from the "Barber of Seville" by Rossini. @ongs by Schubert, Schumann and Rachmaninoff appear in the second group and the Jewel Song from "Paust" by Gounod by in the third, She will be accompanied Mr. Otto Lehmann, who will also y the Scherzo in B Flat Minor by Chopin, Barbara Ann Scott Holds Slim Lead Davos Platz, Switzerland, Jan. 31| --(OP)--Attractive 18-year-old Bar- | para Ann Scott of Ottawa today held a slim lead over 19 other en- trants after completion of the ini- tial phase of competition for the European women's figure-skating championship. The former Canadian skating champion ran up a 766.5 score out of the maximum possible score of 948 in the 12 compulsory figures completed yesterday at this Swiss winter sports centre, In second place was Daphne Walker, 22-year-old British cham- pion from London, with a score of 750.8. Gretchen Merrill of Boston was third, with 745.2. Miss Scott, who still holds the Biennial North American title she won at New York in 1945, hopes to win the Buropean event, Which continues for three more days. Then she plans to continue to Stockholm to compete in the World's Championship Feb, 14-16 and, possible, to return home by the end of February in time to go into training to defend her North Amer- ican title. Barbara Ann relinquished her Canadian title without a contest to compete here. Her successor is Mar- ilyn Ruth Take, 18-year-old Toron- tonian who won the crown in To- ronto, Jan. 19. Davos Platz, Switzerland, Jan. 29 --(CP)--Barbara Ann Scott has had plenty of time to size up the other 20 competitors in the forth- coming European figure skating championships and the 18-year-old Ottawa beauty says: "They all look good to me." Miss Scott, Canadian and North American champion, is the Dom- inion's only entry. She is observing a rigid schedule of training with a game of ping-pong in the evening, her only amusement. The championships, originally scheduled to 'start January 31, were moved ahead a day due to the Jarge number of contestants, and Miss Scott is all ready for them. The championship competition . which she will take part in calls for the execution of six figures des- ignated from among the 41 basic figures under international regula- tions. The stress is on correct drawing of figures in ice and form, swing and movement being second- ary. Do Your Shoes Fit? 50 to 50, They Don't Toronto, Jan, 31-- (CP)--Have you the right pair of shoes on? Canada's shoemakers think it's a 50-50 chance you haven't, A recent survey, the Canadian Shoe Manufacturers' Association was told by Daniel P. 'Hatch of Quebec Monday night, has shown that of Canadian women in in. dustry, 62 percent are wearing shoes that are unswitable to their feét and of the men 55 percent are equally handicapped. _ Mr. Hatch cited the statistics as a challenge to shoemen to do something to improve Canada's footwork, PEA SOUP A fog has been called "a cloud in the wrong place." It is composed of microscopic water particles. A block of fog three feet wide, six feet high and 100 feet long con- tains less than one-seventh of a glass of water. Last week, for twenty-seven hours straight, fog tied up eighteen ships and 456 sche- duled airplane flights in the New York area. A record (eighty-four hours) was set in January, 1935. Social Notices Marriage Announcements $1.00 En Annoi $1.00 MARRIAGE NOTICE In the rectory of St. Gregory's Church, Saturday, Jan. 18, 1947, Rev. Father Neil McCormick united in marriage Erman Helena, daugh- ter of Mr, and Mrs. Peter Byrne of Perth, and Robert, son of Mr. James Devine and the late Mrs, De- vine of Oshawa, a Games and refresh-, Converted T.T.C. Bus Solves This Woman's Housing Problem Reconversion of an old bus for use as a-home has just been completed by Mrs. Naomi Broadbent of Osh- awa. "I know how and hammer," she veyed her shortage. Mrs. Broadbent is now at work finishing a book she started while in hospital. Roomy interior of the bus is oil heated and reay seat is used as a day bed. The 75-year- old author is shown at work on her book which, she says, is a "descrip- tive work on Canada, based on my own travels and correspondence." Wed in Albert St. United Church 1 MR. and MRS. ERIC COOPER who were married last Saturday afternoon. The bride, the former Barbara Joan Coleman, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Coleman of Oshawa, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper of Belleville. ~--Photo by Campbell's Studio Mme. Auiiot Plats Quiet Home Life After Adventurous Career Paris, Jan, 31--Madame Vin- cent Auriol, an active Socialist who took part in the Resistance Movement, disclosed today that she will retire from politics now that her husband is president of France, "I do believe that women should lead an active independent life," she said in an exclusive in- terview with United Press, "but now I shall retire as a matter of principle." Mme, Auriol, stately, auburn- haired wife of France's 15th pres- ident, said she believed her hus- band's office was above party pol- itics, and that it would be un- seemly for her to continie in pub- lic life. "I have the greatest respect for Mrs. (Eleanor) Roosevelt," she said, "but women in France have not yet reached the same degree of freedom." Mme, Auriol spoke calmly. She was sitting in the blue room of her private apartment in the vast Elysees Palace--surrounded by suitcases and movers.. She hopes to be settled in the palace this week, Worked For Maquis During the Nazi occupation, Mme. Auriol decoded messages for th> Maquis at their headquar- ters in Lyons, While her husband planned the liberation, she moved from house to house to escape capture by the Germans, He was in London. "It was a hard 1life," she said modestly, "but it was no different from that of others in the Resist- ance Movement." Her husband returned to Franee in 1944, but it was more than a week before Mme. Autiol learned of his arrival. "Qur reunion was a Lappy one," she said, "but I did not even know h~» had come home until Andre Philip (now Minister of Finance) ran into me at the Lyons town hall and told me the news." Mme, Auriol said she was not absolutely delighted to be the first lady of France for the next seven years, Surrounded By Family he plans to "lead a simple family life" in the presidential palace. Her 28-year-old son, Paul, and his wife and two chil. dren will continue to live with her, One of the grandsons, 8- year-old Jean Claude, said he didn't want to be presidéfit when he grew up. "It's too much work," +» sald, "I'd rather be an aviator." His brother, 6-year-old Jean Paul, wants to be a chapffeug, © Mme, Anglot asilepen fg! tics of her grandchildren, She loves to play with them in the spacious palace gardens. She speaks with the soft accent of Southern France, neither drinks nor smokes, and prefers.to dress in black. Her charm and graciousness already have made an impression on palace visitors. "She's really perfect as France's first lady," the palace concierge sald, "How lucky we are." Designer Exhibits Comfortable Things It's getting so that when a wom- an gets out of a tweed suit and into "something comfortable" it is impossible to tell whether she is going dancing, to bed, or is about to entertain at Sockiadls. Helen Patterson, who does these "something comfortable" things very well, showed her collection to the press. Miss Patterson 'likes to work in jersey, and she uses it for robes, pyjamas, ' peignoirs : and all manner of informal attire. She seldom leaves the solid color on its own. In heér: lounging pyjama -en- sembles she combined white jersey blouses (which could be worn on the street or with slacks) ' with the street or with slacks) with black jersey pyjama pants. 1 Prd Combines Materials . Sometimes "she uses a flower- patterned top and a solid color pyjama bottom. - In a simple house- coat she achieved good effect using a printed jersey with white band- ing, which had the appearance: of a redingote, but was really all one piece. One of the most attractive of her housecoats was black jersey, full skirted, belted at the waist with wide quilted lapels. The "mother and daughter" en- sembles have invaded informal at- 'tire, too. Miss Patterson showed an attractive combination in fire- man's red wool. Both garments were waist-gathered and belted, with small round collars and self- covered buttons. Her knee-length white satin nightie, evidently inspired by the men's preference for "sleeping jac- kets," was a novel introduction which was greeted with a mixed re- action. One of the taller guests was heard to remark that she had always been looking for a blouse that length so it would not pull out of her skirt. In the strictly glamour depart- ment Miss Patterson showed fitted satin nightgowns wom with . the filmiest of lace gowns--definitely honeymoon stuff. é 2 4 'With Bus for Home, At 75, She Writes Canadians soon may have the op- portunity to read a book about their country which was written in per- haps the most unusual circum- stances of any current work. The first part was jotted down on scraps of paper while the author, Mrs. Na- omi Broadbent, 75, was in a coma recovering from a major operation. The latter part is now being written in an old T.T.C. Hill route bus its normal run and serves as her home on King Street West, Oshawa. A slight but active woman, Mrs. Broadbent does not recognize the word "obstacle." Faced two years ago with a serious illness, she sur- vived an operation that her family in Soronto thought would prove fatal. T.T.C. Buses For Sale Forced repeatedly to move from modest rooms when the houses were sold, she learned some T.T.C. buses were for sale and bought one. On Christmas Day, her husband died after spending four years in a nur- sing home. Her book, which she describes as a "descriptive work on Canada, based on my cwn travels and corre- spondence," is more than half com- pleted now and should be finished in three months, she hopes. "The first thing I recall after my operation is asking the nurse to throw out several pieces of paper that were lying on the table and floor," Mrs. Broadbsnt declared. "The nurse just laughed and said sho would leave them so that I might see what I had written. Two weeks later I read them and realiz- ed I had started a book." Home for $100 A friend had told her about the sale of the old T.T.C. buses, she continued, after she had cancelled an order for a trailer. "I went down and looked over the 20 remaining buses and picked this one for $100," she sald. "I had it towed here be- cause the woman who owns this property is a friend. My grandson helped me get it here and I gave him the motor for his farm in King. Then I set out to make it into a home. The roomy interior of the bus is oil heated and roof ventilators keep the air circulating. A day bed was once the rear seat and the floor is covered with green linoleum. Cup- boards have been built over the rear wheel housing and under the dash- board. The space that held a route sign now is a medicine closet. "I know how to use a saw and hammer," she said proudly. "I'm building a new cabinet and have lots of work to do here yet. It's nice to have a pure mahogany ceil- ing though." Saskatchewan Plans To Attract Nurses Regina, Jan, 31--(CP)--Re- commendations which would make hospital employment more attractive as a solution for the current shortage of nurses and other hospital labor throughout Canada, were proposed at a meet- ing ot Federal and Saskatchewan Government officials, Labor Min- ister -C. C. Williams announced yesterday, +» The recommendations, which will be tried in Saskatchewan first if approved, and suggested to other provinces, include: a pen- sion scheme, exemption of mar- ried nurses from new income tax provisions, enforcement of mini- mum wage orders particularly with regard to supply and upkeep of uniforms; refusal of labor exit permits to nurses until the pres. ent shortage is ended; and more extensive training of practical nurses. Offers an Eve 4 For Education Sterling, Mass, Jan. 20--(AP)-- Twenty-eight-year-old Doris Pack- ard offered today to sell one of her blue-grey eyes for $3,000. Doris says 'she could do two things with the money: 1. Obtain care for her step- father and mother, Mr, and Mrs. David O. Foote, who are in {ll health. 2. Pay for a commercial art course for herself, to develop an ability to draw. Doris, who has an eighth grade public school education, told re- porters her lack of a better edu- cation had kept her from getting a 34dVY which has been towed 30 miles from | Listening With a Smile FRANCIS HENRY FIELDING Frankie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fielding of Ashburn and the grandson of Mrs. Frank Foreman of Oshawa. Ostrich Plumes Abound At Parliament's Opening By KAY REX Ottawa, Jan. 30--(CP)--There were ostrich plumes in pink, tur- quoise and black, and "powder- puff" headgear made from nylon or satin ribbon. Everything showed in hats from a dashing "Empress Eu- genie" trifle to a sober black "tailor- made." While not a fashion parade in the litera] sense of the term, the styles displayed today by wives and friends of senators and members of parliament at the parliamentary opening previewed what the well- dressed government official's wife will wear in Ottawa during the coming social season, The dresses generally were more sober, with popular black and grey tones predominating. But in many cases the extreme cut of the gown made up for a more conservative color, A Touch of Paris From no fashion centre other than Paris could have come one sleekly fitting floor-length robe of black satin, the hem of which was slashed daringly in the front as far as the knee. This costume, worn by a tall, regal-looking woman, was complete with a dashing black os- trich plume hat. The brilliant gold and red uni- forms of members of the Privy Council and the robes of the Su- preme Court judges were lacking as morning coats have been the order of the day since the beginning of the Second World War. Viscountess Alexander chose a floor-length fitted gown of mid- night-blue velvet for the opening. Her accessories included a small blue-flowered hat and as jewelry she wore a diamond necklace and clasp. She was attended by her lady-in-waiting, Jennifer Bevan, who wore a crepe dress of flame red with a matching feather hat and double-strand pearls, Mrs. Douglas Abbott, wife of the Minister of Finance, wore a two- piece costume in black and white. Her hat was of black felt with white feather trimming. Mrs. John Bracken, wife of the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, was dressed in cyclamen and grey. Her hat was of black feathers. A large brown hat trimmed with pink feathers was chosen by Mrs. C. D. Howe, wife of the Minister of Reconstruction and Supply, to go with her grey dress of sil so, r. es Rres TM S OAH WW Jwo-Minute Trick Unties Your Neck If you "get it in the neck' -- where muscles are tightened by desk-slump fatigue--there's a speedy way to chase out tensions. Two minutes taken out of a working day to untie knots where they reduce efficiency or cramp your style could not be better spent, The trick of loosening up muscles, say salon experts, is to grasp your shoulders with your hands, dig fingers in deep, and squeeze. Continue the squeeze play as you inch your fingers over the whole tension area, Repeat the routine two or three times, if tightening persists. The next step recommended is a head-rolling exercise. To give muscles the fullest stretch, roll your head as far as it will swing over the left shoulder, then circle it to the extreme right. When your head moves back to its orig- inal position, drop it forward on your chest, and repeat the roll, He Wouldn't Die With His Boots On Rotherham, Eng.--J. C. Lister, 61, made every effort to thwart a doctor who once told him he would die with his boots on, Af- ter he died in bed at his home here Tuesday a relative disclosed that because of the doctor's state- ment, Lister afterwards never fastened his boots but kep! them loose ready to kick off. Three Will Do Job When King Travels London, Jan. 29--(Reuters)--The King, leaving in February for a tour of South Africa, has appointed a council of state to carry on regal duties during his absence. The official London Gazette said the Duke of Gloucester, just back from a term as governor-general in Australia, the princess royal (the King's elder sister, Princess Mary), soelles, her gon, of¥tete, Irn4 Poetry in the Public Library Is Calling Collegiate Students By PHYLLIS A. BROWN In "Stairway To the Stars", Dor- othy Dumbrille has embodied the essence of every Canadian way of life. ' Although poems of every type are included in this anthology, the author's skill is displayed to great- est advantage in her sketches of Canadian nature. These ms haw a potent appeal not easily re- sisted. 'There are many descriptive touches in these nature observa- tions which are strongly reminis- cent of that great Canadian nature post, Arn jbald Lampman. In very firs , "Canadian Spring", Miss Dumbrille observes that "the fern's soft leafy-fingered fists un- fold". This alliteration is startingly similar in its style to that of Lamp- man's in his "January Morning", when he speaks of the horses' "frost-fringed flanks." It would be tedious to point out the numerous skilful touches which highlight these poems but a few of the more outstanding should be noticed, Her clever use of meta- phors is best represented by these few selected phrases: "sweet, mus- ky coins of daffodils"; "soon shall the iris draw a stealthy blade from out its pale-green scabbard un- afraid", and "the chattering casta- nets of brook and stream." Influence of Emily Dickinson - Lampman is not the only poet whose influence is glimpsed occa- sionally in certain manerisms in Miss Dumbrille's writing. Her start- ling familiarity with the Supreme Being, as displayed in "Bedtime", suggests her intimacy with the works of Emily Dickinson. The lat- ter provoked strong disapproval for her extremely unconventional in- terpretations of the Almighty in her "Inebriate of Air" and '"Keep- ing the Sabbath". However, "Bedtime" is a much more subtle imitation of this fam- iliarity because of its air of simple reverence throughout the entire poem: "The moon is like a rocker With a woolly afghan of snowy cloud Hung on a star nearby. It's such a very beautiful thought, That Someone's sitting there Quietly watching over the world In a golden rocking-chair!" Furthermore, "The Soft Answer" might easily have come from the ren of A. A. Milne, so striking is its similarity to his usual type of poem, Miss Dumbrille is gifted with a humanitarian outlook which ex- presses itself most fully in her war poems or in those dealing with family life, with which she is par- ticularly sympathetic. There is ex- treme pathos in "Memory", which was written for a young wife who had lost her husband overseas. Rupert Brooke's Grave Especially moving is 'Forever England", her description of the re- cent discovery of Rupert Brooke's grave on the Island of Scyros by English sailors. "The Deathless Host" is another marvellous war roem revealing her finm beliefs in all that is Christian and noble. Her sentiments become a trifle maudlin at times but on the whole she exercises restraint with a re- sultant appealing simplicity in her poetry. She presents her stirring concept of the somewhat c contents of that staid institution, the libra- ry, in her "Thoughts in a Library", which is one of the most outstand- ing ccmpositions in the entire an- thology. She expresses the true significance of the musty volumes with these words: "Tread softly! Here sleep a million souls; Those who have let their passions flow Through ink-stained fingertips Which burned to lay in the world's palm The gift of that they held; .. ." This is only one of many of her thought-provoking interpretations of everyday institutions and occur- rences, It would be commendable for the most prosaic of us to glance through this anthology and so gain some of Miss Dumbrille's ardor and unwavering belief in Canada's glorious heritage gnd the promise of her even more. glorious future. Gravesend (England), man gave a bottle of gin for a Christmas raffle and won it himself. He gave it back for competition and this time his wife won it, She kept it. Marie Armstrong Leads Winning Side The contest held at Calvary Baptist = Young People's Associa- tion during the past two months has closed, it was announced at the meeting last Tuesday evening. The "Deborahs," with Miss Marie Armstrong as leader, heve gained more points than the "Davids" and so are the winners. The members of the o-chestra from the Pilgrim Holiness Mission were visitors for the evening and kindly played several selections. A mixed quartet sang "There's Not a Friend Like the Lowly Jesus," Miss Ruth Skinner and Miss Pauline Hooper gave "Now I Belong to Jesus," and a solo en- titled "If I Gained the World But Lost My Saviour," was sung by Mr. Swen Lagerquist who also told the story of the writing of this song. Announcement was made that next week's meeting would take the form of a debate with two groups participating. . All inter- gated are cordially invited to at- tend. Veterans' Hospital Given Stretcher Mrs, Ross Rowden, secretary of "The Girl I Left Behind Me Club" has received the following letter from the medical superintendent of the Veterans' Hospit.l, Mona- ghan Road, Peterborough, Ont.: "Dear Mrs. Rowden: We have recently received one Hospital Wheel Stretcher complete with Dunlopillio Pad, which was ship- ped from J. F, Hartz Co., Ltd. This firm has advised us that this stretcher was a donation from the above named club, Oshawa, of which you are secretary. "We are writing to express our thanks and sincere appreciation on behalf of the patients and staff of this hospital for your most generous donation, "May we assure you at this particular time, with hospital equipment in such short supply, that this stretcher arrived at a time when it was needed." Royal Family Give Farewell Luncheon Wew York Times Special to The GloLe and Mail, Copyright London, Jan. 30--King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were hosts to- day at a farewell luncheon at Buck- ingham Palace on the eve of their departure on the first leg of a jour- ney to South Africa. Dowager Queen Mary and other members of the Royal family were present as were the Princess Royal, Viscount Lascelles and two of the three Councillors of State named to deputize for the King in his abe sence. The King and Queen, with Prin- cess Elizabeth and Princess Mar- garet, will leave tomorrow afternoon for Portsmouth, to go aboard the battleship Vanguard. Plans for a semi-state drive in horse-drawn coaches from Buck- ingham Palace to Waterloo Station were cancelled by the King today because of the cold wave and slip- pery streets, A full-length variety show, with a cast recruited entirely from the ship's company of the Vanguard, will be present for the Royal fam- ily ag the vessel crosses the Equa- tor, according to present plans. The show, tentatively named "Swing Around the Buoy," will also be pre- sented ashore at the Vanguard's various ports of call in South Afri- ca. Nottiiigfam journalist, Mr. PF. P. Pointon, editor of the Evening Post for 25 years has died. COLDS misery, as most mothers do. Rub the throat, chest | KS and back with time - tested VapoRus Thrift Values 48" x 54". cloths. Durable, soil proof, Plastic Table Covers Protect your linen table washable. 1-1b. package, 72" x 90". Quilt Batts High grade cotton 'batting ..oeeeseneeesceenes. 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