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RRR a SRY Srv WOW SN Vi OR ey 4 "Dear Anne Hirst: I am 18, and -have gone steady with a» |. young man for two years. We graduated together, and now he is working away from home, Before he left, he said we'd get married as soon as he could save money, That was two months ago; when he was home last' week end, he didn't say anything about our future, and his letters give no plans. Mean- while, I got a job and, by sav- for food and transportation, I have a good little sum in the bank. "I am puzzled as to whether to wait for him, or forget him. I really want to get married and start our new life together. Do you think I should tell him so? He is making good money and sends some to his family; they really don't need it -- his father has a good job. "I love him so much -- and when we are together, he is as good as gold! PUZZLED" ¢ Haven't you hear that it is * the woman's part to wait, * quietly and steadfastly, until * her man feels he can support -----* a-wife-and family? To stand * loyally by, inspiring him with * her faith and enthusiasm, * never any impatience with * his progress? ¢* No boy of 18 can afford/to * marry soon, unless he 'has * some income apart from his * salary to set aside as a nest- * egg. In addition to supporting S-0-o0 Flattering! Cou 4886 SIZES 12--20 - It's a "princess" dream--the prettiest flattery your figure ever had! Smooth, simple lines from molded bodice to fiare skirt-- adapt so beautifully--to almost every fabric, Easy sew- ing too--make several in cotton, linen; shantung for glamour wear! Pattern 4886: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 takes 45 yards 35-inch fabric. This pattern easy to use, sim-. ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal not for safety) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, 123, Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont, * himself, your fiance is sending * money home, That is a filial * gesture which you have no * right to question; he knows * his familiy's circumstances * better than you do, and your * critical attitude - reflects * un- * pleasantly upon you. I am * sure he would be shocked it * he learned it, * © Knowing he is eager to * marry you, should be enough * for the present. It is unlikely * he will disclose any future * plans regularly, for they de- * pend upon his success in his * present position. He takes it * for granted that you trust * him. To express any dissatis- * faction would destroy the * idlealistic picture he holds of * you, bis loyal sweetheart * standing valiantly by as a real * helpmate will, If he knew * how feverishly you desire an * carly marriage, he could not * but wonder whether he has * mistaken your understanding * of his circumstances, or lack * the character to fill your ex- * pected role, or both. * A woman often waits years * to marry the man she loves, * finding his constancy and de- " votion well worth it. Quiet * your impatience, and be ~ * thankful that this honest, de- * serving young man, "as good * as gold," wants you for his * wife. If you cannot compre- * hend the realities of the situa- * tion, or accept these years of * waiting graciously, you * better tell him so and stop * wasting his time. TWOTIMING BEAU "Dear Anne Hirst: Over a year ago, I met a young man who had been dating another girl for a long time. He began seeing me, and now he has ask- ed me to marry him. I love him dearly, and_said I would, -- 1 "| "But now I discover he has been calling on the other girl again! He doesn't know I know. "I simply am heartsick, but I care enough to want him to have the girl he prefers. What do you think? LOST" # man that * you are not engaged to him * any longer, and tell him why. * A lad who proposes to one * girl and then sneaks off to * date an old flame is not for * a nice girl like you. As a * husband he could not be * trusted, and as his wife you * would have to take it. Now * you -don't, > * * * * * * " > * Tell this young If he confesses his offense and asks you to forgive him, put him on strict probation for a long while. Treat him only as a friend, not a fiance, and openly date others, too. He may learn his lesson for good, but you must protect yourself or you will get hurt again, 3 . A man without honor is not fit to marry anybody. + * * The engagement period is a time of test, anl should be one of the most beautiful experien- ces in a girl's life. Be careful that your fiance 'is not disap- pointed; consider his problems your own, and stand loyally by in love and understanding. Anne Hirst ean help explain you both to each other, if you..write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St. New Toronto, Ont. During his years with the Giants, Fresco Thompson saw little action. - One afternoon, during an exhibition game, he was relaxing in the dugout when Bill Terry, the Giant manager, yelled at him, "Go in as a pinch runner!" After eleven years in base- ball, Fresco just yawned. "I'd love to, Bill," he said. "But I just had my shoes shin- ed." SCURRYING * "SQUIRRELS" -- prototype of Russia's new "squirrel" car wends its way through traffic on a busy Moscow street. It has a rear-mounted, air-cooled motor and is reported to reach speeds of 55 to 60 miles per hour, getting 40 miles to the gallon. Photo and caption material from Soviet source. had~ 4 a vod BOY SCOUT HAWK -- At Camp Cickagami, there's a red-tailed hawk who thinks he's a Boy Scout. His official title is "Mr. Nick Hawk, official merit badge counselor for bird study." And he's introduced as such at all Boy Scout meetings. Dick Smith, found Nick about two months ago and brought him to camp, where 200 Scouts now feed, pet and care for the bird. Dick, left, holds "Mr. Nick", as assistant camp director Dick Haas, right, looks on. ~ o NA CLLEEEN Ziti le "HRONICLES "GiINGERFARM Gwendoline P. Clarke We got our yearly. tax bill last week , . . and it was very welcome. Welcome _ on. two -- "counts. One because our entire taxes on a hundred acres still amount to less than the taxes on an average six-roomed house in town. Two, because for the first time that we know of en- couragement_js given for prompt payment. Ong' percent discount on taxes paid within thirty days, At the end of two months unpaid taxes will be classified as over- due and a two percent penalty added. Now that is what we con- sider goad business--a little dit- ferent from soap products carry - ing a label "10 cents off the regular price of. this packet" - but omitting to mention the "regular" price! Honest-to-gondness discount is a wonderful idea. No one likes to lose money. Pav ope percent more after a month's time? No- thing doing--we might as well have that one percent as the township. So by hook or by crask we pav the bill on time and collect the discount. As for paving an overdue penalty, that would be unthinkable. The sane goes with hydro accounts. One time we got our hvdro bill mixed un with some Christmas cards and forgot to pav it, Hand-- ing over that extra $2.50 really hurt. But we hadn't a lee fo stand on--it was no one's fault but our own. ia Some coal merchants are adopting the discount plan in regard to customers' winter sun- ply of coal and find it works very well, _ It would be wonderful if the same policy became more gen- ~ eral in businese ins'ead of on- couragement civen fo instal]- ment buyne. Tt might result in a better economic svstem. Pro- ple would be less inclined to live beyond their means, which would be one more ston towards curb- ine inflation. Manv older people will 'remember the time when there was no such thing as in- stallment buving, You either paid cash or vou pave a promis- sory note. Over in the Old Conn - try, for customers with limited means, merchants had a "Jav- away plan"- this meant so much a week paid into a "clothing club." 1 suppoze the revolving credit plan operated by some stores today works in much the same way --and is a good thing for those who seem to have a peroetual hole in their pocket! Well, weather-wise, until Saf urday we reallv had a wonderful week. Cool nights, warm days what more could anyone ask? We had mid-week visitors on two separate days. Looking back I am amused at how differently we entertained them---that is, after the usual visiting at home. One friend was delighted be- cause I took her-to visit an extra-special antique shop. She . was absolutely in her glory. I don't know how long we browsed around but it was cer- tainly a wrench to drag our- selves away. Shop-keepers of antique stores are on a little different footing from other merchants. Naturally they like to make a sale but even if they don't they are quite happy to show their (treasures and talk about this one and that to any | "ful old gentleman of customer who is genuinely in- | terested in antiques--and re- --speets-them-enough---to keep his" 'or her hands off the priceless treasures. I am not quite such an enthusiast about antiques as- my friend. That is to say, I value anything old that is given me because of its association, but I don't buy antiques to add fo my collection. Our next visitor came from | Toronto and likes nothing bet- | ter than to ramble around the country. So for her we took a trip to a natural park, com- plete with. waterfalls, caves, rocks and century-old" buildings. Then we looked at various houses that were up for sale, discussing the factors for and against new houses versus old. We also paid a visit to a wonder- ninety- somewhat lame nothing = wrong activity. More five. He was but there was with his mental amazing still he had hardly a! line or a wrinkle in. his face. We felt this was a result of his philosophy of 'life. So different from the tell-tale. wrinkles that denote the discontented person. Not all wrinkles, of course. There are wrinkles around the eves that go with a humorous disposition. We really enjoyed our visit and came away feeling that old age is a relative quality ---so much depends on the years that have gone before and the mental attitude of persons as they approach old age. The friend who was with me for instance. She js in her early fifties and already a little hard of hearing. Her doctor prescrib- ed a hearing-aid. Did she rebel? Not a bit of it, although she is very active in a social way. She adopted the attitude that people wear glasses to see better, then why not a hearing-aid to hear better? She could do without it for a while yet but her doctor said it would be wise for her to get used to it while she is still at an adaptable age. She is following his advice, making life more interesting for herself and: with less difficult for those whom she cemes in contact.' [ tried it out myself and de- cided that it was absolutely ridiculous. for anyone to be self- conscious about wearing such a worthwhile little contraption. And I might come to it some time as my hearing depends almost entirely on the left ear. I punctured the drum of the right ear years ago while diving in somewhat shallow water. I WILL, RETURN When rookie hurler with the Red Sox, he brought a sandwich into the bull pen one afternoon and started munching on it. Before he could get halfway through it, he was called upon to re- lieve the pitcher. "Who's coming up to bat for the Yankees?" Ruffing asked before leaving the warmup area, "Ruth, Gehrig, he was told. Rufiing carefully the sandwich, "Pon"t anybody touch that," he said. "I'll be right back." laid down Red Ruffing was a and. Meusel," - | | i Soy. * «. cluding i Rl Lanudry Marks Catch Murderers * The corpse of the attractive young brunette had ldin un- identified in the mortuary for nine days. More 'than 200 rela- tives of missing women had filed past the body; none: knew ther, Detectives assigned to dis- cover her identity faced a seem- ingly hopeless task. ~The body was found early one morning in a field, a bullet - wound below the left breast and another in the head. A clear case of murder. She was clad in a light sum- mer frock brown shoes and a pale brown coatee. Someone, probably the murderer, had rip- ped the manufacturer's names oN any of the- other clothing, » But there was one smal thing which the murderer had) over- looked: a dry cleaner's in the collar of the coate number was CY-7705-B20. . The Detroit police wired the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion, quoting the laundry or dry cleaner's number. At the same time they Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters in Ottawa. Within a few hours Detroit police received a telegram from the F.B.I. which read: "Number quoted by you was issued by Acme Dry Cleaners Detroit." +, = Minutes later detectives were thierviewing the manager of the 'Acme. Dry Cleaners. He turned- up his books and found the ~nuniber. It had been allocated to a Miss Diane Warbecher who had given a Washington Ave- nu2 addréss. Within ten minutes detectives were interviewing the superintendent of the block telegraphed to the of flats where Miss Warbecher had stayed. : They learned that she had, in fact, been a Mrs. Warbecher who had left the block ten days before to go with her husband to Chicago. A teletype message was sent to Chicago with the husband's full description and in the meantime the superin-_.]}. "tendent of the block had identi- fled the body as that of Mrs. Warbecher. The same evening Warbecher wes taken into custody as he entered his hotel room in down- town Chicago. In his possession detec'ives found a .32 revolver 'which, they established later, ha" fired the fatal shots. Warbecher wanted to know onlv one. thing before pleading "guilty io a murder charge in the second degree: how did the detectives discover the worhan's name? The police did not reveal the secret to him and in the con- demned cell he ruminated over the slip he must have made when he ensured that Diane Warbecher would not be identi- fied, for she had no relatives in th United States. He did not count the main identification systems in use in North America to- day: laundry and dry cleaners' marks. have sent many men to prison, identified numerous others, in- those found uncon- scious or injured in accidents. A system whereby © every laundry and dry cleaning estab- lishment will be listed with the police is under way. Every one of these establishments uses a number and serial. letter com- bination to identify customers' articles and these identification marks are as foolproof as fingerprints, for no two estab- lishments use identical mark- ings. In Britain and elsewhere the need for similarly recording laundry marks is keenly felt, In Eastbourne in 1954 there was a daring burglary on a jewel- lery store. There were no clues, but one of the burglars had apparently cut himself in breaking into the premises, for he had torn a por- on one of These telltale numbers I tion of his handkerchief to bind - a finger. Detective found that the fragment did not belong to any staff member of the jewel- ler's, but it bore a laundry mark which was quickly traced to London. The detectives now faced the formidable task of visiting every one of thé thousands of laundr- ies in the city to discover which one had issued that number. Then a girl squealed on the gang. criminals, detectives found other articles. of clothing bearing the same number. Had London had a laundry indexing system, the laundry which had issued the number could have been traced within a matter of minutes and the criminal probably appre- hended the same day instead of weeks later, as was the case. A classic case where a dry cleaner's mark brought a mur- derer to justice happened in the Windsor, Ontario, area ten years ago, ,A young woman was found murdered on the outskirts of the Canadian city. There was nothing by which to identify her and her: face had been so badly battered that it was im- possible to publish a photograph, Windsor lies immediately on the American border not far from Detroit, and with in a few hundred miles of otfier large cities, including Toronto, She In the flat of one of the could have come from any one of these places, could have been murdered anywhere and her body dumped where it was found. ; After six months had elapssy, the matter was pigeon-ho but not closed; one detective Sergeant Mackenzie, still 'h the case open on his books i held the only link between woman and identification: a dry cleaner's number--JY-8370-DZ. 'The number was circulated to every police station throughout Canada and the United States, but months and years passed without anyone coming forward to identify the murdered wom- an. Mackenzie had. not written the case off as hopeless; wher- ever he went he visited laun- dries and dry cleaners in the hope that one day he would find one which would recognize the number. Four years and five months "later, he was in Miami, Florida, on a short holiday. But even though on holiday, he could not pass a laundry without showing the number. And there it was that the long trail came drama- tically to its end. He walked into a laundry one day, intro- duced himself and presented .the card bearing the fatal number. The manager identified it as one of his establishment's and soon afterwards the detective was looking at the ..number, written in the company's books almost 'five years before and "adjoining it a brief description of the article and the owner's name and address. The number had been allocated 'to a woman named Iris Dorothy O'Brien who had left the Miami district to go 'to live in Canada with her husband. Fortunately, the block of flats where the O'Briens had lived had a caretaker with a keen memory and he was able to de- scribe both the dead woman and her husband. . O'Brien's description was cir- culated in the U.S. and Canada. Two days later he was arrested .in__Montreal and. when asked where his wife was, told a num- ber of conflicting stories. Eventually he admitted that he had killed his wife and removed all traces of identity. As she was an orphan without brothers or sisters the possibility of her ever being identified had been remote . . . but for the. diligence of a detective and' the fatal laundry mark which sent O'Brien to. prison for life. Many Cured At Radio-Active Lake Rheumaticky men and wo- men suffering from premature- ly stiffened or inflamed joints and even partial paralysis are now enjoying daily dips in Hun- gary's radio-active lake at Heviz. Stripped down, they throw' themselves into the radio-active. waters. The curative properties which abound there are fast winning world repute. At the main - clinic, built beside the lake's shores. Dr. Miklos Kun deals with 2,500 patients every three weeks. Many are amazed by their cures, They take their treatment daily, merely by bathing in the lake, in water which seldom falls below 81 degrees F. This remarkable warmth de- rives from the sulphur and ra- dium contained in these waters. Divers sent down to examine the lake's bed found a huge open crater, twenty fathoms deep, from which these metallic properties originate, Health re- sorts, as well as clinics and convalescent centres, now bor- der the lake. No charge is made for the radio-active dips.. - At the main clinic a special weight suspension course is held for spinal cases. Dr, Kun orderes a daily "weight bath" to which the patient goes naked, . except for a leather belt, to . which weights "are attached. The patient i3 then suspended 'by the neck and armpits in a wooden harness, which floats upon the radio-dctive waters. There he remains for about thirty minutes daily, while his backbone is pulled straight by the weights and the radio-active water infuses fresh strength in- to broken or injured fibres. This method has given new sprightliness to many. slipped disc victims, Clinics in Hungary, which once operated immediate- ly in such cases, now wait un- tii a patient 'has first under- gone radio-active baths. Other parts of the lake are shared by glamorous Hungariam bathing girls and lotus flowers, which grow to tremendous beauty and size. BUBBLE TROUBLE It was during a Little League title game at Toronto that the tiny catcher asked for time ouf to clean his mask. : "What happened?" the ump asked. } "My bubble gum exploded!" chirped the lad. One-A-Day Doilies Quick erochet! Make each of these dainty little deéilies in less than a day--to beautify your own home, or for lovely gifts! Crochet . Pattern 355; Two round doilies about 8 inches: one oval 8 x 13 inches, in No. 50 mercerized cotton. Larger in No. 30 cotton. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to LAURA WHEELER, 123 Eighteenth St, New Tor- onto, -Ont., Needlecraft Dept, Address. Print Plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. ur gift to you--two wond- erful patterns for yourself, your home--printed in our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft book for 1956! Dozens of other new de- . signs to order--crochet, knitting, embroidery, ironons, novelties. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOW---with gift pat- terns printed in it! LONG-DISTANCE HOUSEWARMING -- Residents of Rollingwood housing development watch as a little girl, left, adds a bath- room scale to a packingcaseful of "housewarming" presents which will accompany a full-size American home on its journey to Russia. The house and everything in it, including the kitchen sink, has been purchased by Russia in wake of a building dele- gation's visit to this country last fall. House has been disassembl- ed, created and is en route to Russia. --