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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT. APRIL 29, 1954 SALADA TEA BAGS ISONICLES Spring, is furtively peeping around the corner. Old Sol has raised his thermostat; crows are flying noisily across the fields; robins are tentatively twittering from tree-tops and swamp frogs are singing. In the garden snowdrops are blooming; daffodils buds are swelling; spiked-shaped tulip leaves are appearing; tender buds of flowering .shrubs are taking on form and colour and the " first ruby-red rhubarb leaves are beginning to uncurl. In the house every room from attic to cellar is becoming less attractive. Bright sunlight flooding the rooms reveals the need for spring-housecleaning. Painted surfaces have a dingy look; paperd walls you hoped might do another year show dark, unsightly streaks along the seams. In the fields wheat is taking on a greenish hue and looks fairly promising. Clover? It is too early yet to predict how well clover has survivied the winter. Well-drained fields are devoid of surface water and in low lying fields swampy patches are less in evidence. In the stables spring calves have begun to arrive. Cows and heifers, let out for exercise sniff the air exploratively; the smell of early new growth is in their nostrils. They stand pensively looking over fences and gates; gambol around the yard at intervals and then return unwillingly to dry hay and dairy concentrates. Dogs and cats roam the fields in search of unwary mice and rabbits. Sparrows keep up an incessant twittering in and around the buildings. And among all this response of nature to the call of spring there sits one inanimate contraption -- the farm tractor! Insensitive to the God-given miracle of new life it sits there -- not a tremor of expectancy can be detected coming from its great mechanical body. The throb of its heart is stilled until human aid is forthcoming. Great rubber tires act as insulators between the living earth and the steel of its body structure. And yet this mechanical monster; its intricate insides a mass of gears and wires; its' blood and nerves gas, oil and electronics; its breath foul; it voice noisy, drowning out the song of birds, frogs and humanity. This . . . this THING, as tempermental as/ a neurotic woman, as powerful as the devil himself; this thing has more attraction for most young boys on a farm than all the horses, livestock ahd poultry put together. Some boys, not previously too fond of farming have settled down quite happily once Dad has been persuaded to buy a tractor. Others, once the novelty has worn off, have found a tractor not quite the answer to a footloose disposition. I have often wondered about tractors ... is there a special affinity between young boys -- and 'old boys' too for that matter -- and man-made power machinery? There can surely be little sympathetic relationship between tractors and the good earth as compared with horses. In early spring horses can make their way where tractors fear to tread. T/actors must bide their time until sun and wind have conditioned the land to hold their weight. Horses can work in a field, leaving the wet spots until the last, their hooves indenting the land but not to the extent of heavy rubber tractor tires. We know all this yet in our - stable there are no friendly horses to whinny their welcome at our approach. Instead, in our drive-shed, there is a tractor, just as I have described; -- cold, inanimate and insensitive to the miracle of spring. Another sign of spring is thj» number of annual organization meetings -- past, present and still to come. Retiring officers who have done their stint; incoming officers, some of them reluctant and uncertain, a few f f f natd to fijt, siren onjij moderation s <($ itclmm. Jean Pau(Rkdur Zhc JHouse h|fi °f Seagram Men who think of tomorrow practice moderation today Keeping Warm -- At chicken farms throughout Europe, incubator* are at a premium, «o scenes like the above are not uncommon. These six-hour-old chicks seem quite content in the arms of a young Hamburg, Germany, lass. And she seems quite content. with shaking knees taking the chair for the first time. Here and there members up against the problem of filling an office that nobody wants -- and I mean nobody -- for in most organizations there are many workers but few apparent leaders. I say 'apparent' advisedly because a good worker has all the qualifications of a good officer -- to a greater or lesser degree. True, her leadership qualities may be dormant but they will slowly but surely develop -- given the opportunity -- if her interest is genuine and active. It is up to the older members to encourage and promote installation of younger members to office -- and then back them with their own years of experience -- without criticism or prejudice. New blood is necessary to keep pace with the times. And for inspiration and guidance in W.I. work there is no better lead than our own splendid little magazine -- "Home and Country." N I ANNJ£ HIRST I "Dear Anne Hirst: I am from overseas, and have no one else to turn to. Please help me before I go out of my mind . . I married my husband when, he was visiting over there; I was only 17, and my family tried to stop me, but I thought I knew all the answers. Now we have three children. I could have loved my husband dearly, except for his insane jealousy. "He gives us everything ^e want -- except what any'wife needs most, her husband's faith. "Without any reason, he accuses me of seeing men when I go shopping, and he even thinks I let them in our home! I am attractive, and though I can attract men without even trying, I have turned my back on them all. It is only my faith in God that gives me the strength to go on. Much as I love the children, sometimes I feel like walking out on everything. (He does not like people and found fault, with all the friends we have had.) HOME IS PRISON "I am not allowed to leave the house at night. I try -to make him understand that a woman has to have some change, but it is no use; he will not take me anywhere. I work hard, and keep the children and the house clean and fresh, and myself, too. I get so nervous I cry day and night, and I am dead inside. "My husband knows I come from a nice family, and he knew the good life we had in my own home; I have never been back since coming here. . . . Only God knows what I go through, giving the best years of my life to a man who doesn't trust me. "Please,*please help make him see how unbearable things are for me! He does not know I am writing you, but he reads your column. UNHAPPY AND DIGUSTED" * When a man marries a girl * from another country he has a * double obligation to see that * she is a happy wife. Uprooted * from her own people, she * must look to him to provide * the social life that will balance * her homemaking routine and * keep her mind and spirits em- * ployed and alert. In this way, * she stays young and interest- * ing; their home becomes a * center where she blooms into * full maturity that reflects * credit upon him as a citizen, * a husband, and the father of * a fine family. * This husband has offended * all along the way. He so fears * that other, men will be attract- * ed to his wife that he con- * demns her to a veritable ♦prison of loneliness. Her * whole being is insulted by his * groundless suspicions; har * spirit starves for companion- * ship; her personality sinks * into a nothingness. Is it any * wonder she feels dead inside? * Without the inspiration Of * friendliness, how can he ex- * pect her to be an adequate ISSUE 18 -- 1954 * mother to his children? Cut * off from any. local activities, * forbidden association with * friends who would welcome * her, she cannot provide the * proper social background his. * children will need more and * more as they mature. She her- * self languishes in solitary con- * finement that saps her natural * gayety and can, indeed, drive * her into a state of real col- * lapse. * Men call themselves crea- * tures of reason. How can a * self-respecting man justify * such a stand? Even American * girls, alert and informed, can * wilt under jailership and suc- * cumb to despair; this column * has printed hundreds of their * complaints. * How rich would be this * man's reward if he would * behave like a real husband! * His wife would be so grateful * to be treated like a human * being that her affection would * warm his heart. His life would * take on a new meaning. As * he watches her spirits revive, * he will see himself not as the * bully whose baseless jealousy * has darkened her life unbear- * ably, but as a reasonable and * trusting husband who plays * fair. * I wonder how he would feej * to respect himself for a * change? A husband who doubts his wife falsely is about the lowest of human beings. The sooner such men learn whaj they are missing, the more happy homes there will be. . . . In anytime of trouble, turn to Anne Hirst. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Real "Bail-And-Chain" Taken To Altar When 32-year-old Maxwell B. Moorefield of Sydney, N.S.W., took his "ball and chain" to the altar he was wearing a real one. His bride weighed a neat 119 pounds. The real ball and chain weighed 45 pounds. It happened when Maxwell was being given a bachelor send-off by his friends just before he drove to the church. They chained his ankle to the ball, which was 'made of concrete, and threw away fhe key. So as not to keep his bride waiting, Maxwell went chained to church. Blacksmiths and locksmiths were sent for, but did not turn up. The ceremony took place, and then someone arrived with numerous bunches of keys, one of which was at last found to fit the lock on Maxwell's ankle. "So far as the wife is concerned it's just a case of mind over matter, old man. She doesn't mind and I don't matter!" Modern Etiquette Q. How should an engraved invitation to a home wedding be worded? A. It may read thusly: "Mr. and Mrs. William Jones request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Anne, to Mr. Frederick Allan Sprague on Saturday the nineteenth of December at four o'clock, twenty - two Beech Street." Q. Is it correct for a man to use the double-sheet type of stationery for his personal correspondence? A. It is all right, but the single sheet is considered more masculine. Q. If a close friend of a bereaved family attends the funeral, is it necessary to wear black clothes? A. No. However, one should wear subdued clothes, and avoid any gay colors. Q. Is it permissible to examine the various dishes on a cafeteria counter before selecting a certain one? A. If this can be done^quickly. It is thoughtless of those behind you in line if you deliberate too long, and, also, it is rude to be conspicuous in selecting a dish that seems to contain the largest portion. Q. Should one ever select a wedding gift that is something only the bride can use, if one is not acquainted with the bride- A. No; it is better always to select something that can be used and enjoyed by both the bride and bridegroom. Q. Should the used silver be gathered up before removing the used plates from the dinner table? A. No; the silver should be left on the plates, and all removed from the table together. Q. If one has just moved into a new neighborhood and some of the neighbors have paid calls, how soon should one return these calls?" A. Within two weeks. Failure to do so is a strong indication that the friendships are not desired. What to wear? Mom-to-be, don't worry! Whip up a new top or skirt in a day with-this sew-easy pattern! For casual wear, sew the checked version with or without the Peter Pan collar. For cool comfort on 90-degree days, choose the scooped-neck, cone-shaped top* Make it in a glamour fabric too, for evening! Send now! Pattern 4705: Misses' Maternity Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 skirt, 2 yards 35-inch; top with pockets,-3 yards; Vi ard contrast. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35#) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. 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