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aa eal Tomi 3 J | L$ CSPER EASA, + . Mali ai-deand srdatin IAFL HLT VRS DAN ALLE RIL Ji Summer Memo For Lawn Lovers Few things can give us more lasting satisfaction than an-.at: tractive, well-planned garden, About this time of year we're beginning to ease up on the spa- ding, fertilizing, weeding spraying, that kept us Bb spring, and enjoy the results of our labor. But what about the lawn? It's a continuing job to keep grass looking fresh and green. One "item you need for it is lots of water, but water wisely applied. I¥'s surprising how many popu- lar beliefs about watering are wrong. For instance, most peo- ple believe they should water their lawns 'in the evening. That's not correct, After the sun hgs gone down, water isn't as quickly evaporated or absorbed into the soil; it tends to sit around in puddles and is one of the chief causes of brown pat- ches on the lawn. Experts say yau should water the lawn first thing in the morning. Then the water can evaporate or soak in before the heat of the day. But if you're like most people, you have other things to do at that time, so the next best thing is to set the sprinkler out before breakfast and give at least one area a good soaking each mor- ning. Leave the water turned on long- enough to penetrate six inches into the ground. That's how deeply roots should be an- .chored for a healthy lawn. Many people think that grass in shaded areas requires less wa- ter. Wrong again! Shaded areas don't get enough sun and grass in these spots usually has poorer roots. If anything, shaded areas should get more water to pro- mote stronger, deeper roots. Trees and shrubs require lots of water, too, and a hollow water lance or root irrigator attached to the end of the hose is a handy tool for getting water down to their roots. Push it way down into the ground near the base of the shrub or tree, turn on the water and the lance will do the rest. Then to get at shallower roots, lay perforated plastic sprinkler tube in circles around the base of the tree or aleng a line of shrubs and give them a good soaking. A canvas work glove tied around the end of the hose as a "water breaker" is a good idea to prevent soil from washing away around surface roots. Enough's Plenty In a small two-room, candle- it cottage in Ireland, Pat was sitting with the doctor in one room. In the other room was Pat's wife, who was expecting a baby, and the local midwife. Pat and the doctor were talk- ing of this and that when the midwife opened the door from the bedroom and said, 'Will ve bring the candle, doctor.' 'Give me the candle, Pal, savs the doctor and got up and went into the bedroom. Some time later from the bedroom gratulations, Pat, ther of a fine boy.' 'Now God be Pat, 'haven't I always wanted a boy. I can watch him grow up, and he can help me about the steading when he's older. Will vou have a drink, doctor: They had hardly had the first sip when the midwife pokes her - head around the door again and says, 'Will you bring the candle, doctor.' 'Give me-the candle, Pat,' says the doctor, and again goes into the bedroom. Half-an-hour later he comes out, and says, 'Congratulations, Pat. You're the father of twins. A fine bouncing girl it is this time. 'Now praise be to God, says Pat, 'hasn't the avife always wan- ted a girl who can help her about the house. The boy and the girl can grow up together and be friends and playmates, Have a drink, doctor.' he emerged Wy said, 'Con- ve're the fa- praised," says They had had a couple of mouthfuls apiece when once again the head of the midwife appears vound the door, and again her theme song is, 'Will v@u bring the candle, doctor.' 'Give me the candle, Pat, says the doctor, and trudges back into the bedroom for the third time. He wat not gone so long this time, and when he came back," he says to Pat, 'Well my boy, how does it feel to be the father of triplets? Another girl it is' There was no beam of joy on Pat's fact now, neither was any praise forthcoming, He sat in silence for a minute, then looking up at the doctor he said, 'D'ye think it's the light attracts them, doctor?' A Canadian was visiting Co- ventry at the time, and his Eng- lish friend invited him to the pageant, "A girl, playing Lady Godiva, will ride through the town nude. She'll be astride a white horses, Quite jolly fun and all that." "Good," said the Canadian, "I wouldn't miss it for anything. I haven't seen a white horse in years" and _ usy all "I sit miserably here today wondering how many foolish women are thinking of leaving their hisbands for "some other man? I made that mistake, and how I am paying for jt!" writes one woman. "I let a good man go, and am tied to another male who has let me down. . . . "I was young to marry in the first place, but my husband was going to war. I got all mixed up. [ felt I had had no fun in life. "Then I met a boy I'd known from high school. He had mar- ried, too, but we wanted each other so much that we finally got divorces and married. "In less than a year we both knew how wrong we had been. He wants his first wife back, but she has remarried. I realized I'd given up one I still love dearly wife now. I am fond of my pres- ent husband, but it is nothing compared to the yearning I feel for my first. He -deserves the happiness he didn't find with me. "This is my problem: My hus- banc shows how sorry he is that we got married, and doesn't hesitate to blame me. That hurts, for I do want this mar- riage to last. sakes -- we have a baby now -- he should conceal his thoughts as I do. IT have been a good wife and could go on being one, if only he would do his part . . . Is there any future ahead for us?" UPSET REAL TRAGEDY * How tragically young mar- riages often turn out! Passion- ately in love, a girl dashes to the altar before she knows the meaning of marriage re- sponsibilities. This bride was too immature to face the war's loneliness; she snatched at an old friend, who was as weak. Now they find themselves chained by bonds that chafe painfully. Well, theirs is not the only union rushed into without thought. What do stronger people in such circum- stances? © Don't they accept their lot and make the best of it? Don't they put behind them their lost dreams and merge their _conscientious of- forts to make a good family life for the child they profess to love? This wife is eager to save her marriage. If her husband will rise above his personal rr FF 2 Pe * 2 + » do $F > 8 2 x 2 2 2 gr Srp 4 printed: paiters EASIERCFASTER ORE ACCURATE 4865 1412--24Y rinted pattern 2b 4 Favorite step-in for the half- size figure -- now sew-EASIER than ever, because it's our new Printed Pattern! You'll love the flattering lines, crisp detailing of this summer dress -- makes you look taller, smarter, slimmer! Printed Pattern 4865: Half Sizes 141%, 1614, 1815, 20%, 224, 2415, Size 16%: requires 4 yards 35-inch, Directions printed on cach fis- sue pattern part. Easy-to-use, accurate, assures perfect fit, Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accépted; use postal note Yor safety) for this pattern, Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER, Send order to ANNE ADAMS, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toron- to, Ont. and he has another - I think for all our ° "Mother disillusion ~ and 'co-operate, they can still enjoy a com- panionable life together - that both can learn the satisfaction of following one's duty for the good of all, . TO "UPSET": ' Your hus- 'band is making a poor show- ing in this crisis. Why can't he make up his mind fo play the man? To regain his lost happiness, he would end his marrigge to you and (if he could) break up his former wife's home. How completely selfish! . I hope you can make lim see that now he has the chance to be a "good sport" in the highest sense and devote him- self wholeheartedly, with you, to the task that lies before him. Else what lies ahead for you both but admission of failure and a guilty conscience? * LJ t "I'M LOSING MY FRIENDS! "Dear Anne Hirst: At the rate my parents are going, I won't have any friends left. They are so strict that whenever a girl friend asks me to go anywhere, I have to make up some excuse or tell them the truth -- that my won't let me. By now LAE EEE EE EE CIEE EE EE TEE SE EE SSE SE RE SS, they understand and they have . stopped asking me. I am 15. "I'm -not allowed even to go to a girl friend's house. All they say is, wherever you go, you go with us. "How cun [I ever have a boy friend when [I can't even hold on to the girls I like? It isn't that my parents don't trust me, for they know I wouldn't do any- thing I'd be. ashamed of. About six months ago I was interested in a nice boy and they knew it; but when he came to my house they completely ignored him, and said he wasn't good enough for me. I've made them think I've forgotten him, but I still love him and always will. "I really don't understand my father and mother, much as I try. I thought it was a give-and- take affair, but I am giving and not receiving anything in return. DISGUSTED" * Ido sympathize with you in * your plight, and understand * how embarrassing vour situ- * ation it. But I am afraid that * vou must abide by your par- * ents' ruling and, if you can do * that more gracefully, T am sure * they . will .-relax the order * earlier. * No matter how mature she * feels, a girl your age is still " more or less a child. Try to * show your sense of responsi- * bility by * vour parents are protecting you * as best they can, and though * their ideas may seem old- * fashioned, accept them as a * temporary gesture to which * you can subscribe without * showing resentment. * LJ - When children are involved, parents must think long and hard before considering divorce. Their responsibilities lie clearly before them. In any crisis, Anne - Hirst"s wisdom and experience are yours for the asking. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont, Modern Etiquette... Q. Is a member of a bereaved family expected to receive friends who are making calls of condolence? A. Usually a close friend or relative receives these persons. Of course, in the case of an in- timate friend, the family may wish to see him -- this being left, however, to the decision of the family, as no one should in- trude at such a time. Ld » - Q. Is it proper, when address- ing a letter or an enyelope, to use the abbreviations, Chas., Jas., Jos.,, Wm,, Robt., etc.? - A. Only if that man abbrevi- ates his name in his signature. Otherwise, never use an abbrevi- ation when addressing a man. LJ . LJ Q. Does it make any differ-. ence whether one sits down from the right or left side of the chair at the dinner table? A. No; whichever side offers the easiest and quickest access is the one Tor you." - LJ] Q. Can you please tell me how to fold napkins into various fan- cy designs? A. 1 could probably suggest a few "fancy" folds, but this practice is frowried upon by good society. It is far preferable to make a plain, square fold of the napkin. . . * Q. Whose duty is it to see that the bride and bridegroom's car is ready and waiting for them at the wedding reception? A. The best man usually at- tends to this. calls out the best in each, and' understanding - that - 1) . to the selling price of staples. 'Docked Dockers Gird For Battle on Yacht 'by Tom A. Cullen NEA Staff Correspondent London -- (NEA) -- Million- aire Sir 'Bernad Docker has lost his job and the stockholders won't give him another chance. . Nevertheless, most Britons: are secretly proud of the dazzling Sir Bernard and his honey- haired wife, Lady Norah. © The. are the living lie to Sir Anthony Eden's dire warnings that Britain. is headed for the poorhouse, for who else but the Dockers, having been sacked, would promptly fly to Naples nad board their private 860-ton yacht for a six-week vacation? Up to now, every time Prime Minister Eden called for an- other hitch in the belt to halt inflation the Dockers threw an- other pink champagne party. Every time the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a new credit squeeze, Lady Dock- er drove by in a new Daimler car, designed to match her latest hat. When Lady Docker complain- ed recently that "mink is" too hot to sit on," a million women sighed and envied her ladyship her "hot séat." . But Sir Bernard's ouster as boss of the 75 million dollar Birmingham Small Arms group of companies, which Daimler motor cars among other things, has_somewhat changed the picture. Between the time of the ini- tial firing and the stockholders' meeting at which Sir Bernard pleaded .in vain for his re- instatement, Lady Docker stuck close to home. 'She made do with the $21,000 Bentley (in two tones of blue) which was a gift from Sir Bernard on her. 50th birthday in June. And she even waxed contrite, makes | begging the stockholders' for- giveness. ."My whole idea has been to help thé company," she said. "If I have' tripped up in any way and let anybody down, I'm sorry, I did not mean it." * of 10,500 autographed photo- graphs of herself in a black net | gown, which she sent to B.S.A, stockholders with the plea: "Please put my husband back as chairman." For what incensed the stock- holders was the revelation of the many dodges by which the Dockers -- and other business executives -- seek to evade Bri- tain's tough tax laws. Take the $24,000 worth of glad rags, including a sapphire mink stole, which Lady Docker wore at the recent opening of for example. The bill for these was presented to the B.S.A. group as "expenses." And the gold-plated Daimler with" which Lady Docker used to sear the eyeballs of London- ers this was an "expense" item, too. The same goes for the zebra-skin upholstered Daimler and "the silver-starred Daimler, both designed by Lady Docker. Most guests drove their cars to Grace Kelly's wedding in Monte Carlo, but not the Dock- ers. They chartered: two planes at a cost of $6,000 to have their Daimlers flown to Monaco. The cost was also written off as "ex- penses." ' When the bill for all these items was presented to the .Bir- mingham Small Arms group re- cently, the directors refused to pay it. i Sir Bernard's argument' was that his wife's furs, clothes and The apology worked no better than Lady Docker's campaign |. the Daimler showroom in Paris, | SIR BERNARD AND LADY DOCKER: The _stockholders wouldn't pick up marbles, but Norah has just begun to fight. flashy motorccars are all de- ductible from company profits, and hence nontaxable, as they were all used to boost the sales of Daimler motorcars. 3 Said Lady Docker: "You can't sell Daimlers by riding around on a motor-scooter." Some Britons are of the opin- ion that the Dockers should be subsidized by the government for the note of verve and lavish living which they have intro- duced into otherwise drab Bri-- tish life. Lady Docker, who started life as a $7.50 a week salesgirl, is to the British public what Rita Hayworth, Bobo Rackefeller and Gloria Vanderbilt Stokow- ski, if rolled into one, would be to Americans. Headline writers her, gossip columnists find her manna in a parched desert. Even British Communists have cause to be grateful to Norah Docker. Everytime she boasts she spends $60,000 a year on clothes they sign up new re- cruits. But nobody expects the TAA ing of Sir Bernard to end the saga of the Dockers. We've only just begun to fight," said Lady Docker as they soared off to Naples. She knows how to fight, too. She was once bounced from the casino at Monte €aro fer blacking the eye of a croupier. a HRONICLES ZGINGER FarM Gwendoline P It looks.as if the farm family's Saturday night outing will soon be a thing of the past all over Ontario. Merchants in one small town after another are having their council pass a by-law to enforce early closing on Satur- day night. Orangeville is now' joining the parade of early clos- ers. And since it now seems the trend of the times the sooner it becomes uniform the better. Local shoppers will then have no excuse to leave théir -own district to shop elsewhere but will have to adjust to the change the best way they can, The Saturday night outing' belongs to a past generation--just like standard time. We might regret its passing but we have to ac- cept it. I wish prices in all loc- alities would also be uniform. With food prices already so high it is irritating to find quite a discrepancy in the mark up from one place to another. For instance, when I was visiting in Dufferin county 1 found the brand of tea that I use five cents cheaper per half pound in Or- angeville and Shelburne than it is in our district. Now why should that be? I was under the impression that freight charges sometimes make a difference If that were so 1 would have thought the more central towns would have the lower prices, instead of the other way round. Well, the weather is still mak- ing the news, I just can't re- member any other year when when we had so much rain in haying time. Generally we look forward to dry weather in June and July, but we didn't get it this year, The gardens are cer- tainly growing with all the rain. In fact our green beans are so husy growing they are forget- ting to bloom. But 'I suppose they will eventually. Yesterday was quite | a day around here, Thinking we were not likely to have any visitors Partner and I planned a long- delayed call on some friends in Hespeler, We phoned first only to learn their daughter was ser- iously ill in Stratford. hospital. But around four o'clock--much to our surprise--along "came Dee, Art, the two boys and Art's sister, That ended the quietness ~Dave saw to that. We were so glad to see baby Edward again, P.Clathe Every week makes a difference, Now -he is smiling and cooing and - watching everything that goes on, After supper there were more callers -- decentdants of the pioneer family who first settled 'on this farm. They come in per- iodically and we are always glad to welcome them. We hear s0 many anecdotes of 'what hap- pened when "mother and dad were living". They look over the rooms and the garden and the reminiscences begin. "Remem- ber the old stove that was sit- ting here . . and that's the cupboard where mother-kept her ° china . . , and this is the room where we were all born ... . and there's the old. lilac bush . . and the poplar tree--re- member what a time we used to have oh the swing? Oh, but what happened to the stone steps at the front door--they're not there any more?" What 'indeed? There were no 'stone steps' when we arrived on the scene but we did find a' solid stone slab, about five by three feet, bridging the ditch at the back of the house, It could be part of the steps. What hap- pened to the rest of the stones we don't know, as another family lived here, for two years be- tween the original owners and ourselves, Queer, how some people like to tear down what others have built up, While we were talking we happened on quite awhile as he has resigned home-coming visitors lives in Oshawa, just one street over from where my sister lives. It's a small world, isn't it? Or is it? - That we wondered last Satur- day as our niece Babs, her hus- band and two children were here from Chalk River. It may be the last we see of them for quite awhile as he ha sresigned his job at the Atomic Plant and will presently be taking a pos- ition 'as chemist at one of the uranium mines at Blind River. When we think of them going . to such an out-of-the-way part 61 Ontario it doesn't seem quite such a small world it feels as it they will be ever so far away, Actually they won't be but I suppose we judge 'a place by its accessibility, not distance, Blind' River may be accessible enough in some respects, but not to the average person who isn't too keen on long, rough rides. May- be when the Trans-Canada high- way is completed it will be better. However, Babs and her family are young and adven- turous and seem to be quite happy about the new move, al- - "though. she and the children have to wait until a house is built for them. Baps was born in. the cold north country so I suppose. she is quite acclimatized anyway. We were given a cor- dial invitation to visit them when they are that, T think, would be an in- teresting experience. settled--and ; Party Sundress "Two pretty ways she can.wear this style! A. cool, cute sun- dress -- a party dress with the addition of the separate little collar! So versatile -- sew-very- easy for youl Pattern 801: Children's Sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 included. Pattern, em- broidery transfer, directions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for safety) for this 'pattern to LAURA WHEELER, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont, Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and AD- DRESS. . Our gift to you -- two won: derful patterns for yourself, our home -- printed in our Fa Wheeler Needlecraft book for 19561 Dozens of other new designs to order -- crochet, knit. ting, embroidery, iron-ons, no- velties. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOW --- with gift patterns printed in it! ISSUE 35 -- 1956 How Can 1? By Anne Ashley for white shoes? A. By mixing 3 ounces, cream of tartar, 1 ounce oxalic" acid 1 ounce alum, 3 pints milk. Ruk this on the shoes, and whes thoroughly dry, rub with a mix- i ture . of prepared - chalk and magnesium carbonate. RLY . FER Q. How can I clean soiled candles. ..., A. Candles used for decorative purposes often become dingy. sponge with a piece of absor- bent cotton dampened with al- cohol. * "_ . . Q. How can I clean outdoor brass fixtures? A. They can be cleaned easily' if scouring soap is mixed with kerosene, Apply this with 'flannel cloth and rub well. » .» » Q. How can I keep flies from bothering gilt frames? A. It four or five onions ara boiled in one pint of water and applied to the frames, or othez articles, wjth a swab or soft brush, flies will not bothet them. * LJ * Q. How san I tighten the sew- ing machine belt? move a sewing machine belt fn order to tighten it. A few drops -of machine oil on the wheel will usually bring desired re- sults. . LJ LJ Q How can I make olive oM paltable? A. If olive oil is to be taken 1 internally add a pinch of salt te - the wineglass of oil and it win prove much. more palatable. LJ LJ Q. How can I prevent curtalm from blowing out of the win- dow and becoming soiled? A. Buy lead dress-weights. Cover with cloth the color of the curtains and slip into the bottom hem of the curtains. Usa about five weights in each hem and the' curtains will hang fa place. -. * . Q. How can TI remove ras from a knife? 3 A. Place the blade into an on- hour or, so. Then. polish in the usual way. 1 LJ L . Q. How can I clean black fell? A. By using a teaspoonful of ammonia mixed with a half cup of cold tea, . LJ Q. How can I eliminate the am- noyance of squeaking shoes? A. Take a darning needle and the 1dyers of leather in the soles of the shoes, Then, with a small oil can, drop -a little oil intd fis holes, There's one good thing aloo fgnorance--it causes a lot of interesting arguments, i thrive ' on=+-- Q. How can I make a dressing A. 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