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The Oshawa Times, 16 Jan 1959, p. 8

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MARRIED and Mrs, Austin G, Hillz pletured following thelr recently at St Memorial Church, | Miss Hilda C. Rice, is the daughter of Mr are wedding George's Formerly the bride RECENTLY Mr, and Mrs, Stephen Rice of Oshawa and the bridegroom Is the son of the late Canon and Mrs, KR, A, Hillz, Photo by Ireland GROUPS, CLUBS, AUXILIARIES SA HOME LEAGUE Ihe regular vation held on Tue ary 13 Mi singing local offic were in charge of the devotional period, with Mrs, Charles Cath molr leading, Mrs, Thomas Coull,| social convener, led In the singing of a hymn Mrs, Willlam jam James led in the few choruses will of a ings and read a message from|January Mrs, General Hitehing, Secretary of London, Mrs, George Beard, recording secretary, sang a solo, Mrs, Mel. ( ville Smith, treasurer, gave the(F financial report and read a poem Mrs the monthly news letter, gave a few highlights of some of the pro-|"Fly-Up" She made |held In March, grams for this year mention of slick members read two poems, Mrs Salisbury, leader of the Cheerlo| and| meeting of the Sal Captains for the coming year Army Home League was|Was decided to carry on with the |talnment day afternoon, Janu-| Birthday Box, Sunshine Bag s|duties should be completed first. ang Mrs, | and Betty Crocker hox tops for(Extra time might he WA will{reward and less as punishment The meet January 20 and the Febru ers of the Home League|Ary meeting will he at the home| 001d form a Miller, Brock the lof Mrs [street east (Alyn Elliott were chosen Copper |TV was a medium of discipline It as well as year, The Senior Wilbur 16TH GROUP COMMITTEE The 16th Group Committee of parents should James, Home|the Girl Guide Association held had a quiet place to study, should League secretary, brought greel-|its regular meeting on Tuesday, (encourage them and perhaps hear February meeting followed by an Matthew's | some of their studies but children open discussion led by Mr World Anglican Church with Mrs, David | yst England, |J, Bowler presiding 13, at St The minutes and lence were read by Mrs retty, The correspon- H A treasurer's report was Maynard Nelson, editor of [given by Mrs, W, D, Stainton, The president announced that a ceremony would be Plans for the current year were Thomas discussed, Refreshments were served by group, led in the singing of a/Mrs, T. R, Crimmings and Mrs, hymn. Mrs. Thomas Myers, lead. |[ er of the Rainbow group, gave a ), Paradise, reading, "The Touch of the Mas ter's Hand". Mrs, Charles Lang field, leader of the Missionary group, read the seripture Mrs, | William Saunders, honorary sec:| retary, sang a solo | LODGES AND SOCIETIES Mrs, Major Rankin gave a chal lenge to the members, basing her REBEKAH LODGE NO, 3 Sister Nelda Thompson, who By M, MeINTYRE HOOD Special to The Oshawa Times An order issued by British European Alrways to its 700 host- esses, receptionists and ticket clerks that they cut from two to three Inches from the length of the skirts of their uniforms has started a revolt at the London air port, The opposition to the new order is outspoken and verbose, The trouble over skirt lengths and raising of the hemline start: ed when Lady Douglas, wife of the chairman of BEA, Lord Doug: las of Kirtleside, suggested to her husband that the skirts worn by Women, Jo Aldwinckle, Woman's Editor Dial RA 3.3474 8 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, January 16, 1959 Family Problems, Lively Topic For Discussion at H&S Meeting |x, mite A lively panel discussed 'Com- according to one's station in life | former model, she thought the mon Family Problem' at the and according fo amounts represent long skirt was quite out January meeting of the Sunset celved by one's playmates, {of the fashion and was not be- Order to Wear Shorter Skirts Stirs Tempest at London Airport and advise the teens with their|be arriving early Saturday morn-(to which shout 150 delegates ber conderence ' ing, They will all spend & busy|tween 14 and 18 years old are Some of the delegates snd dey working out schedules, de-|lexpected to attend, The planning staff members from out of town|ciding on speakers, and organ-|meeting tomorrow will conclude will be arriving on Friday night,|izing entertainment for the four- with a dinner, to he billetted by kind friends|day regional conference in Ham.| -- rm of the Oshawa YWCA; others willliiton during the Easter holidays, Hear Millinery World (7.4L 5 KING ST. E, -- Much of the opposition stems from the fact that many of the girls feel they should have heen) consulted before the order was made, One receptionist sald; "Let's be honest, It is ridieu- lous to assume we all have Mon- roe figures and nice legs, We are all shapes and sizes, A short skirt would look ridiculous on some of us, We have not all i pa fig ures like Lady Douglas," f And another girl added; "They | can dismiss me before I touch the hemline of my skirt, There are some people who should wear skirts below thelr ankles," f 7 PER CENT FAVORABLE | Investigation, however, shows that 70 per cent of the girls are in| favor of the change, with 30 per| AT THE HEARING AIDS Heights Home and School Asso-| Fear was caused by ignorance | coming, Like a model hushand, ciation, Mrs, E, K. James Intro- and, if time and patience were Lord Douglas agreed with his duced the moderator, Mrs, Wal-|exercised In explaining why it|wife, The BEA personnel staff ter Johnson, and her panelists, (was dark and why it thundered, | was - consulted and. they agreed the Rev, 8, C. H, A'kinson, Miss the fear would soon disappear. with their chairman, So out ¥., A, Found, Dr, Douglas Lang- A child's eapacity to learn. varied went the order, in effect, "get maid, and Mr, 8. W, Pointon, |year hy year as did his growth, |husy with the scissors and eut Mrs, Johnson launched the al-| A firmer hand shoula be used|from two or three inches off the tack by asking Mr, Atkinson on children along. with all the|calf-length skirts," what three problems he thought love and security given them.| Rut many of the grey-uniform- were common to most house These were a few more of the ed girls have chorused 'Never', holds, Questioning of authority, Answers given by the panelists tol gaiq one girl, "I would not especially In teen-agers, having them by Mrs, Johnson shorten my skirt for the Queen ~ and doing the same as one's Ls the Liote " in Siscussion, let alone Lady Douglas,' neighbors, and punctuality and the members of the Home and . ' an, a at a fichool Association asked ques UNGALLANT COMMENT times, were the ones given, The|llons of the panelists, Mrs, Jack| A quite ungallant personnel offi. panel felt that before altacking|langmaid thanked the moderator|cer sald that, in the main, the idea of the shorter skirt was pop 0 ane! any problem the husband and and her panel wife must agree otherwise the! Mrs, Alex, Yonson, vice-presi-|ular with the girls, but added ; 4 by wll " 1ike child would soon learn to play dent, conducted the husiness|'The girls with fat legs don one parent against the other, meeting, [it, but the ones with nice legs do," The first two problems could PRESENT RADIOS |¢ a be handled best hy reasoning,| Two radios were presented o One viewpoint of one of the op explaining, and talking quietly to app Donald Sutton, principal, by| girls had two different types of Mrs, A, C, Clifford on behalf of uniform designs, She said, "The Dr, Langmald urged parents to the Home and School Association, |pewer one has a short jacket think before always saying 'No'|Mr, Sutton expressed the pleas-|which will look well with the new to requests and perhaps a "Yes" upe of the stall In receiving 'them, length skirt, But the longer Jack: could be as easily glven, The] The lee Carnival will be held|ets of the older uniform would third problem should have pun-ion Thursday, February 19 at 7.30| he completely out of balance with Ishment to fit the crime, such asip,m, at the Children's Arena,|the short skirt," a cold dinner, curtailing of TV|Mps, A, C, Clifford, Mrs, W, B,|=" . ume, (McCullough and Mrs, L. M.lgng Mrs, B, C, H, Jury while TV DISCIPLINE (Huston volunteered to assist Mr. (prs, R, A, Wallace poured ten. | On the question of regulation) The "dollar a family" project [of TV time, Mr, Polnton sald thatl i vake place the first week in| I'ebruary, Letters will he sent tolof the General Motors Motorama education and enters navenis explaining this, Mrs,|in Montreal were Mr, and Mrs School work and other yy W' Neil, Mrs, Fred Pearse,|F. H. Walker, Mr, E. J. Um M. Huston offered. to phrey, Mr, and Mrs, W, E, Aus a5 help on this project [tin, Mr, and Mm. 1 1 Coppin, Fan Mr, and Mrs. G , Read, Mr Miss Found felt that children|N¥W TEACHER and Mrs, RH. L, Gough," Mr, and habit of home, Mr, Sutton Introduced Mrs. (Mrs, H, FE, Plerson, Mr, and study beginning with just 10 or|Katherine Wright who has joined Mrs, G. A, Stedman, Mr, and 15 minutes an evening In the|the teaching staff as Grade 3 Mrs, J, 8, Walker, Mr, and Mrs, [Junior grades and working up to|leacher, The attendance prize A position girls was that most of the Taking part In the social ac tivities attendant on the opening given DD, White and Mr, and Mrs {an hour an evening In Grade 8, was won by Miss Beth Travell's|L, C. Workman, all of whom re. that pupils room, Grades 2 and 3 turned over the weekend some nee A movie will he shown at the arriving by plane at Oshawa Alr- cent in opposition Now back to Lady Douglas, She is unmoved by the contro versy, | "I thought the skirts were too long, Nothing Is more dreary or drab than a long skirt when! everybody else Is wearing a short one, Some of the skirts look gro tesque, They make me wince, 1 Ike the new length," By observation, it ean be sald that the uniformed girl employes of the other major alr lines using the London airport have been wearing the short skirts, two or three inches below the knee, for some time, with no complaints ZENITH DIPLOMAT SLIP-ON WEARING AlD 110% 00 01 OF 10 8 Jilly. Plugs instantly mh ny Tlehiwei ght mn Wow ZENITH EYEGLASS MEANING AD World's most atiinelive, ine CONSPICUOUS hearing 0d, worn right al your ear © Inconspicnons ond Nghtwolght © Worn entirely of the oer ® No dangling cords © Ovtvianding poriormence © Natural, sar-lovel telephone vee © 10-doy money-back guarentee © hyoor warrenty ® S-your service ples Complete Line of Zenith Transistor Models from $50, Y-Teen Delegates Meeting Tomorrow Tomorrow over 30 Y-Teen dele gates and staff members from ten associations will be gathering at the YWCA, 109 Centre streel to make plans for the 12th On tarlo and Quebec Y-Teen Region al Conference, to be held in Hamilton March 81 April 3 1060, Delegates to this planning meeting In Oshawa will be repre senting the Y-Teen clubs of Nia gara Falls YWCA, Willowdale Centre YWCA (Metropolitan To ronto), Lakeshore Braneh (To ronto YWCA), West Toronto Branch (Toronto YWCA), Brant ford YM-YWCA, Kingston YWCA Guelph YWCA, Windsor "Y", Ux bridge High School Y- Teen Club, Hamilton YWCA, and Oshawa YWCA | Miss Marion Foster, extension secretary of the YWCA of Can ada, and Mrs, J, Bennich, pro gram secretary of the YWCA of Canada, will be on hand to assist! MILLINERY | 195 1» 595 DRESSES Clearing All Winter Stock 8.95 to 12.95 ® OPEN FRIDAY EVENING TILL9 PM, "but, lrgma front, and related preles sional verviens in sane nectign with Zenith Eyeglass Hearing Aldi are available anly thiaugh your. ophihaimalogh!, ap tamer iil, ar Gplision. DEFERRED PAYMENTS MW Desired IMPERIAL OPTICAL 22'4 Simcoe St, 8, RA 5-174} port, For the opening ceremonies the visitors were received by the ton Ipresident of General Motors Cor | alone Refreshments were served hy poration J, ¥. Gordon and vice: the mothers of the pupils in Mys, president C, H, Kind], both of | le i CHORES AND ALLOWANCES |Knuiherine. Wright's. voom end | Detroit. | Boys as well as girls should be Miss Beth Travell's room; Mrs responsible for certain household Allan Cay and Mrs, R., H lf chores, Allowances should be set Forster, grade mothers, Lo Sut learn to study and work | PERSONALS | A quiet family dinner party Is | Turbitt who was visiting from being held this evening in honor|Burlington, An enjoyable even- of the 90th birthday of Mr, Arthur ing was spent watching movies Drew, King street east, a life. and slides of a trip to Florida long resident of Oshawa for shown hy Mrs, Harry Young whom Arthur and Drew streets Mrs, Dean Peel showed moving are named, [pletures of a trip, made hy the { . |East Group to the Botanical Supreme Grand Director of Gardens in Hamilton, which de {Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge|jjghted everyone, Mrs, Robert fot Ontario, Mrs, Willard Spencer kink showed movies of Christ | (Sister Susan Spencer) has been nas and New Year's celebra of Victorialjons of her family, Prizes were {re-elected conductor 'BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE'! but the 'BIGGEST BABY IN TOWN" is offering i / J wht 27. Mrs, William was recommended to receive the| THE STORE talk on Psalm 27 4 8 J True J Fellow. | Degree of Chivalry obtained 99/'«dge, No. 85, Loyal True Blues. given to everyone and refresh Allison closed In prayer Tea wns served by the per cent of the vote at the meet-| RJ {ments were served hy the losing ship group Next Murray of the partment, and a film Blazes" Oshawa Fire De.|! "Go Tol! FAITHFUL GROUP ( Falthful Group of United Church held meeting on Tuesday, January 13 Mrs. Willlam Frost presided There were 19 present, The kecre fary's report was liam Mitchell read : the urer's report. There had heen 87 calls on the ck. A thanks was received family Pogue » seripture le Lueas The Street from son Peacock showed glides of his trip through Italy Grands' Club birthday dinner on members of her team In the Cop [ and Switzerland, Oriental musie was played, The executive music sarved refreshments | CENTRE STREET WA b (East Group) The January meeting of the Past Group WA was held at the home of Mrs, Percy Fletcher The devotional period was led by Mi Fred Tavlor, assisted by Mr Dean Peel During the business period, plans were discussed for a St Patrick's Tea to be held in the church hall on March 12 and a| ng bazaar April 30, A rum.| sale will be held on Janu. veners were chosen for the hazaar: Aprons, Mrs, Fletcher, Mrs, Earl Bil. Mrs. Frnest Howard and] N. F. Mechin; children's nd fancy work, Mrs, | Kirk and Mrs, William | home baking, Mrs, Wil ler; candy, Mrs, Donald tea room, Mrs, Alyn El tehen, Mrs. Mabel Winter, Rishop, Ms, David | Gordon Wonnacott and Mrs, Ida Eastwood, | f 0 was requested to n every way she could and | irn in contributions to the eon | spr mage ary Con spring Al en y | M Percy Fletcher and Mrs, | BUYING A RUG? Before You Do , + See Our Stock HIGHER QUALITY LOWER PRICES NU-WAY RUG AND CARPET SALES MA -- Y 5 RA 5.1202 veek will feature Captain (ing held in the lodge rooms Wed:| esday evening, She will receive his honor at the sessions In June Sister Lena Marper, irand, presided at the meeting King 0sslsted by the Viece-Grand, Sis. its I Agnes Kirk, who reported on er Christmas time, | Appreciation was expressed to| Department to sen read, Mrs, Wil.|the Corinthian Lodge for the new items of interest, News of teas treas. Plano The president of the Assembly|y card of Will visit the Lodge on March 4.|ave always very acveptable and the Since this is not a regular meets(ror which there of the late Mrs. Theresa Ing night a special meeting will Please write or Mrs, Willlam Short read be called, Feb, 3 at 7.50 will ® 3:3474, local 18 work for the shutins at It was agreed Noble a degree practice t¢ cater to the Past April 6 Refreshments were served fol lowing the close of lodge the committee in charge next meeting the brothers serve refreshments, speciall CITY WIDE FREE DELIVERY Noble| Mrs. E, J by|Fastwood's daughter, Mrs, Alex At the! DMlworth, will Monday Mrs Ross, Mary street, | = : . : (entertained the committee In foam. Mo Wilbur Milier thanked |eharge of the Night of Cards plan.|'"'® NOSICARES J ned by the Ath Sea Scout Moth-| Mpg, Henry, |ers' Auxiliary for February 4.|street, was hostess to the Liter Reed consented to actiary Group of the Lyceum Club as ticket convener; further ar- and Women's Art Association on rangements were made and the|Tuesday evening. Mrs, H, G hostess served refreshments, |Willes presided, Mrs, F, W, Gay | read two beautiful poems, "Win ter" and "Winnipeg" from a vol ume entitled "Winter Songs" hy '(Nan Imerson, Mrs, A, W, Hard ANN g gave a paper on the geo ersaries and comings and BONES | graphy of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Mrs, Douglas charge Rutherford's synopsis of "Sas HAT i X RA atehewan, Mistory of a Prov-| ince was most interesting and| Mrs, Lucas Peacock showed 77 KING ST, EAST slides of noted views of the prair-| (Opposite Genosha Hotel) [per Contest, entertained the win.||0% Mrs, Henry served refresh ning team at the home of Mrs {ments assisted by Mrs, Harding| WITH A 10.00 CASH PURCHASE Glenn Centre You are invited by the Social 1 in any little surprise parties, showers, e 1s no telephone »| Mrs, Charles Eastwood and the Athol street east, on evening, Assisting her mother and sister was Mrs, J, H, Richard Hudnut Aviough # sold may seem to be only sn' uncomfortable convenience, I is, nevertheless, 8 "break" In your «resistance to more serious infections, For this reason, It Is wise to take care of a cold at the first warning sheers or snifle, If it doesn't respond quickly fo tried and proven home remedies and treatment, or if It is accompanied , by chills, fever and excessive aching--consult your doctor without delay. 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