who raised 24 foster children as well as 12 of her own. Girls Think a Lot of Mothers [ri s's. ioe Shown By Essay Contest In Hull ein mata it be now to Ottawa in May for three days oe o +,\0f festivities in her honor. She OTTAWA (CP) Sixth -|vein are reaching the contest's will be presented to Mrs. Les- ade girls think a lot of their|national headquarters, whose ; others: address is Box 4044, Ottawa,|¢t B. Pearson at the prime minister's residence and taken They expressed their love and The competition fs open wnt on a tour of the capital. admiration in an essay contest|March 31. organized oy Diss Noreen Gal- savene may be nominated but, The winner is chosen by a lagher, a teacher at Notre Dame|the Mother of the Year is usu-/Panel of three judges: Mrs. T. 'school in South Hull, Que.,lally a person who has been ac-\©. Douglas, wife of the New across the Ottawa River from|tive in community welfare|Democratic Party Leader; Mrs. this city, |work, a8 well as caring for her|Matgaret Konantz, the Liberal Miss Gallagher asked her|°¥" family. pr ig a Pertegent for Mie- Grade 6 pupils to write why| Last year's winner was Mil. Bird, on & CBC semameniator they thought their mother s|dred Gottfriedsen, an Indian Of) inne Fiancis : should be chosen Canadian|the Kamloops, B.C., reserve Mother of the Year. She sent the 13 best essays to the na- tional competition sponsored an- nually by the Florists' Tele- lished the Eastern Canada poy Mery ee synod | the Lutheran Church,| shows that the work of the|ses to every home in 190 con-| housewife and mother does not|%*esations. | always go unappreciated. | Bonnie Haley of Hull, Quebec, | a 12-year-old, expressed herself wre | i | y 18 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thutsdoy, March 25, 1968 WIDELY DISTRIBUTED The Canada Lutheran, pub- YOUR PROPERTY Is where MOST PROPERTY SOLD in verse, The sentiments con- veyed in the poem made up for its technical imperfections. Bonnie wrote: 'My mother's eyes are blue call 728-5157 "In the midst of her rosy AC r IVE tebe. x a al ee: | "Her lips of rosy red, mm. --- | REALTY LTD. 48 Simcoe St. South "Her hair of brunette lace. And when everything Member Oshawa and District Real Estate Board starts to go wrong, "The cakes begin to burn, "And the day seems s0 long, "To be calm, that's what we learn." KEEPS SMILING ae One 10-year-old girl wrote: , j 4 be "My mother's eyes are hazel . - READY-MADE DRAPES and twinkle as she bustles about '@ DRAPERY HARDWARE e the Housé. On Friday night she Custom Made Drapes © BEDSPREADS @SLIPCOVERS oot ts a) " 3 Eyeglasses won't steam if both sides of the lens are rubb-) ed with soapy fingers and poish-/ ed dry. | ww AD > ty tional contest sponsored by the Florists' Telegraph De- livery Association. (CP Photo) says on why the girls think their mothers should be chosen "Cana@ian Mother of the Year', The essays MISS NOREEN Gallag- her, a teacher at Notre Dame school in South Hull, uebec, and a group of rade 6 students read es- have been entéred in a na- |turns Brown Owl for 32 little ; 1 é 1 showed it to six couples and ré-| Brownies. When she arfives If Think Pink, They ll Wear Mink [ceived five offers to buy. A|home she is exhausted, but she] q plaque in the office testifies to ig never too tired to smile." |j pays All-F emale Realtor Firm gogo started selling} Nominated by her daughter oe the Hush lreal estate because she wanted|"because she's fun," another TORONTO (CP) -- A realjhusband, salesman Ike Rush, itn. money, but says she feels|mother drew this praise: estate firm Here staffed ex-| originally disapproved of her 80/1104. 9 have found a business|she's kind, thoughtful and a clusively by women operates in|ing to work. She started when) a4) jipog ; a haze of pink, The office walls|'¢ was away from the cily for) vy hate pe nin little bit cross, But with seven ee oa vl aus several monthe and says when|_... nate wemng alone, which) iain and @ man i's fot ink --" S ae tho " ostoees he returned to find the children ps ped ot ove. this|easy She considers it a game. cate and salés of agreement.|Well cared for and commissions), i, age' ve lShe makes six lunches at night The firm's manager and di-jcoming in, he dropped his ob-| ye," Current ambition, shejand is still willing to help us | rector, Lil Rush, says she tells jections. q says, is to have the largest real| With our knitting. her sales staff if théy think pink) One of her commissions, injestate firm in Toronto. Hundreds of letters in similar they'll wear mink (which she|1962, was on the most expensive seems does). The firm's sales figures,|one-family dwelling ever sold she says, are solidly in the|through the Toronto Real Estate mae postive Bridie Path ares, sold exclusive é Path area, Wha ge Pangy ay meta tigi for $200,000. Mrs. Rush says she salesman for an established real estate business. All of its sales staff and board of directors are women. | As far as she knows, it's the) only all-female real estate firm| in Canada. Mrs. Rush says the all-women WRITE setup is an asset because hus-| TODAY bands will give in and buy : houses their wives like when the; third person in the room is a} 'woman. QUALIFIED DECORATING SERVICE WARD'S 725-4151 31 Simece Phone South IS "NERVE DEAFNESS" CUTTING YOU OFF Far from being jealous, she believes her women customers appreciate her female staff. "'As long as a woman can get what OF OSHAWA PAUL BELLINGER 1119 Northridge St. she wants she'll thank another woman for helping her get it." 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