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#1 | i & { ] ES Ty LEW i Go ASN No los HR AE LT y « 41Light brown x } oe They Wear Crowns On Olympic Ice--Canada's Barbara Ann Scott and Dick Button of Englewood, N.J., make a happy pair after Dick won first place in the Olympic men's figure skating at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Barbara went out to wrap up the women's figure skating title, " CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARMS With snow inches deep whichever way you look and no sign of a thaw do you think it will make Spring scem a little nearer if we talk about housecleaning? 1 hope so because housecleaning -- or maybe | should say re-decorating--is so definitely on my mind that 1 'ind it hard to con- centrate, on anything else. After all, when one has waited ten years to . get a certain job done it can't be for- gotten as if 1t were a matter of no importance. The job that | refer to is our living-room-- (we stripped the paper off last week--remember?)-- and more especially am I thinking of the floor. - * * x Oh, that floo1 ! It had been painted, varnished and enamelled time and again--in our day and before it. It has been'at once my hope and my des- pair. Despair, because nothing would stay on it. Move a chair and an ugly streak across the floor was the result. Lift a chair and a chunk of paint came away with it. My hope was that some happy day we could get a sanding machine, take off all the old paint and get down to the natural wood. But we knew it would le quite a job and 'we were afraid if we tackled it ourselves it might not be a success. While we were still undecided two young fellows. started up in business doing just that very work, so we made the plunge. Last Monday the men arrived vith all thir equipment, and the fun began. By Gwendoline P Clarke ' They were here almost a day and a - half and I think they just about suf- focated. But--the floor is a great success. The wood is what is known as "knotty white pine", and comes up quite light in cour, which is what 1 wanted. After sanding, the floor was given a coat of wood filler, then - crack filler and finally clear varnish. Later it will be well waxed. * . * When the floor was done I went to work at paiuting--and now that, tou, is- almost finished -- my kind 'riend whom | mentioned last week came down and helped me again. Next week there will be the papering to do, and that | intend to do myself. It would be nice to turn the whole job over to the decorators but un: fortunately that is more*than we can afford. With drapes and slipr-covers to think about we have to draw the line somewhere. Maybe it won't be a first class job bu at least the room will be fresh, clean and bright--and after a lapse of ten years without any attention at all we can hardly be accused of extravagance. * » Ld Painting being a nice quiet job we were able, by means of the radio, to keep 'abreast of the mews - without wasting time. at Barbara Ann's Olympics, especially since so many obstacles had threatened to spoil things for her. 1 suppose | should say Barbara Ann Scott, or Miss Scott --but that isn't the way 1 think of her. To me she is Barbara Ann--a lovable, natural nineteen year old girl who could be any mother's daughter--and of whom any mother might be pround; quite apart from her skill as a skater. Her vivacious charm and complete naturalness, un- spoiled by suceess has surely, won all hearts right across the Dominion, * x * Also via the radio, came news. of tumbling" prices across the Border, with no one apparently being quite sure whether it was good news or bad. But the average housewife will not have much doubt about it being good news. Not that we are likely to notice any price reductions right away, but at.any rate the tendency will be there. Perhaps we shall fin- ally reach that long looked for goal --a buyer's market. Last Thursday 1 was down town buying an alarm clock in a store that is part jewecller's, part beauty parlour. But all was quiet in the beauty .parlour--no hum- ming of hair driers, no chattering of women's voices... I said to the pro- .~prietress--"How come?" She shrug- ged her shoulders--"Business is aw- fully slow--they say it's the same everywhere!" I was impressed. It was the first time 1 had noticed any visible evi dence that anyone was running short' of funds. | U.S. Legislator ".HORIZONTAL VERTICAL 1 Pictured U. 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We "were. overjoyed success in the - TEEN-TOWN TOPICS This week we are touching a match to a fuse that may cause a protest from certain quarters. Our theme for this week is, "Do We Need Religion?" We do not intend to or otherwise. As a matter of fact, we don't care what church you "« to. What we do care about is, do you go to church at all? The subject of religion and faiths can often arouse tl.e deepest angers. We think this mav be due to the fact that a lot of people have a far decper fecling for the church than is outwardly seen. * LJ » It must make a lot of people smile at times, the way many people who never darken a church door run for the minister if some member of the family passes on if they are planning a wedding or going to baptize a baby. We have that kind in our town. | know of one case where a daughter was married hefe last summer, and they haven't heen near the church since; but hrother, you should have seen the show they put on getting that girl married. Now a number of people in this town when they read this are going to ask themselves, "is it us, he is talking about? All we can say, is that if the cap fits, wear it. . . » We shudder at the thoughts of what this country would be like if all our Sunday Schools were sudden- ly closed. No doubt in a short time the police ""rces would have to be doubled and then trebled. Wl)? Be- cause that is the only place where a large number of our children are taught anything about what is right and what is wrong, and it would open yur eyes very wide it you actu- ally knew how many children really don't' know the differcnce letween right and wrong. Parents who don't = care cnough about the future welfare of their children to send them to church to be. taught the better way of life, or who won't bother to teach them themselves are a menace to society. And we have that kind "here too. A lot of people around here aren't going to like -me very much for this, and 1 don't care one little bit. * * * On the theme of "Do We Need Religion", we feel there is no other answer but yes. lf not, why do we have a World Day of Prayer, why did thousands go almost beser'- when a little runt of a man was assassin- ated? Because religion burns deep all over the world. It takes many twists, turns and differences but it's there just the same. Gandhi was probably the most saintly. man we have had in our time. The faith that millions had in him was exemplified in the power he held ver ar erratic mass of ig- norant people. It's very unlikely that' we will ever see again a man with such power of emotion and goodness --especially over so many people. Add Zing To Spring With Dish Gardens Add z-z-ing to spring this year - by making attractive dish gardens for vour home. Brighten the corner of your kitch- . « where you work most, liven the luncheon table, perk up a window- sill, Because they require no drain- age, dish gardens can be placed anywhere. In deep plates or shal- low bowls of glass, porcelain, pew? ter or pottery, they harmonize with your furniture and add to the charm of your rooms, * The few handfuls of soil used should suit the material to be grown, Evergreen forests of seed- ling juniper, cedar, pine and spruce, for instance, need a soil composed chiefly of leaf mold and sand. Desert scenes using cacti from seed and tiny succulents require: garden loam and much sand with a bit of lime added, Give dish. gardens only enough water and light to keep them healthy, As soon as there is much new growth, the garden gets out of proportions and has to be re planted, wl la ; * There are many interesting ways to make your dish gardens: attrac- tive and fragrant, Our Reader Serv. i booklet No. 29 gives details on: setting up miniature gardens and terrariums, Also, care and watering of other pants and flowers: Send thirty cents (30c) in coins for "Success With Houseplants and Flowers" to Reader Service, Room 21, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. 'Print name, address, booklet title and No, 29 By BARRY MURKAR delve into per- sonal church" problems, faiths People, young and old, wha do not attend church often look down upon those who do. They call them bible- totin'so-and sos' ete. They criticize those who go and often try to make them appear like hypocrites. This is definitely the wrong attitude to take. Young people today must think of the church, and try ta help it along. It's true that the church nceds all the support it can get. . The church needs us, but not nearly as much as we need the church. Remember that . . * Many - people who do not go to church will, argue that they are as good, if not better than a lot of those who. who go. This is a very silly and childisn argument. Whether you are better than those who do go, has nothing at all to do wih it. Going to church is for your own good and yours only. . * . Yes, gang, we do need religion. We need it more today than we ever needed it. Go to church eve®y Sun- day. Not because your neighbor does, but because you want to, -be- cause you feel the need of the uplift it gives you. And remember if He needed it, we all need it. Religion is a part of our every day life and if we practice good christianship and keep the church close to us we will be a lot better for it. 10 people, looks very luxurious, and . pecan meats; 8 to 10 slices cake, - mold. A Dessert For Ten By Frances Lee Barton OULD you like to know about a dessert that serves 8 to can be made up the day before and - stored {in the refrigerator? Butterscotch Party Loaf is Nn. your answer, It's ~, & luscious blend of * butterscotch pudding and " pecans, combin- ed with slices of plain cake and chilled to perfection, For a large party it's ideal -- or .for a home dinner it's siniple enough just to cut the recipe in halt -- and delight your family with a truly party-type- dish: Butterscotch Party Loaf 2 packages prepared butterscotch pudding; 2% cups milk; 1 cup cream, whipped; 3%; cup broken Place pudding powder in sauce- pan, Add milk gradually, stirring constantly, Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boll and is thickened. Cool. Fold in cream and nuts. Line sides of 8x4x3-Inch loaf pan with waxed paper, Trim slices of cake and cut in half diagonally. Arrange cake triangles against sides and ends of pan, reserving 3 pleces. Turn pudding mixture into mold and top with remaining cake." Chill overnight in refrigerator. Un Garnish with maraschino cherries and pecan halves, Makes 8 to 10 servings. Short, Jacket Suit, Redingote, Bolero, Choice for Summer The redingote, with either a petti- coat or a complete printed dress peeping from the folds of its full- skirted coat appears headed for a summer of new popularity. One variation on the theme for the sum. mer costume consists of a blue and ~ white silk print dress, a separate open front skirt and bolerq in sheer navy wool. For a dressier mood there's a fitted black redingote with extended hipijne and a white eyelet cotton petticoat match a neckline tie. : Short jacket suits will also be popular, There are snug-fitting boleros a * i Victorian bolero with . ~ a Mull flared back and ball fringe trimmings. Slim skirted suits fre- quently are topped with straight- hanging waist-length jackets. = A jacket dubbed "Prince Consort" fastens at the neckline and spreads open in a V-shape to its belted waistline, Evening dresses, most of them ankle length, feature a new "pull down" neckline, which can be worn modestly around the collarbone or lower. The bolero and the blouse share importance in a goolly number of new spring suits. Iron filings spread on a mag- netized metal airplane propeller, re- veal hidden flaws. 25 io Wild Geese fly over the bands of . dark green and navy blue in this tailored suit « ess from Lawrence Sperber. 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