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ANAL IS AAR NC RY AAR BI 1 CA DRA AR A ae, RA LAER REAR Your VE HIRST | "amily (ounselot "Dear Anne Hirst: On my ve- cent birthday, I to my own sur- prise, got engaged to a young man I'd known for years. His family and mine evidently had planned our future before I re- alized it. In their presence he gave me a beautiful diamond. 1 was speechless--and I'm asham- ed to confess that I have not yet found courage to oppose them all. "Why? Bechuse for three years I've been in love with a man 10 years older whom I met in business. We have dated rve- gularly, and when 1 am with him I am thrilled through and through; yet I am at peace. He has never spoken in terms of love until the other day, when I showed him my ring. He wish- ed me happiness, .and that was that. "I could not bear it. 1 tele- phoned him and we met. Then he admitted he has always loved me, but hesitated to say 50 because he is older. He is a professional man, really a so- phisticated person and earning rn large income. Now he seems miserable too, and I am so con- fused I don't know what to do. " "I am fond of my fiance, and hesitate to hurt him and our families. Do you think I could learn to love him? Or shall I break things off and tell my family why? IN A WHIRL" To test your feelings for the older man, try to picture him without a dollar to his name. Suppose his profession failed him, his investments diminish, and he grow bitter at fate? Could you stick hy him, comfort him, count all else well lost just to be by his side? If you find that you could not love him for him- self alone, put him out of your mind today and forever. But if you are wholehearted- ly in love, then break your engagement, The young man will get over it. His family would not want him to marry a girl who doesn't love him, and your parents will surely want, first your personal happiness. Whether anyone can con- sciously learn to love a man is debatable. I hope vou not go through with marriage *4e-your fiance unless you do * fall in love with him -- and if * you renounce this other man * that could haopen. * * * "Dear Anne Hirst: I and a grand young man are very much in love and want to get married. I'm not of age, how- . WW Ww Ww WwW wow www ww BS SE ELE PN Nee oe Pure Flattery PRINTED PATTERN ever, and my mother will not consent although 1 wouldn't want to get married anyhow without that. She had an un- happy life with my father until he died recently, so perhaps that is why she fears for me. "She knows my fiance's fa- mily and likes them, and she doesn't dislike him. How can 1 persuade her to help us? ~ MADGE" * Waiting to marry until you * are of age will draw you and * your fiance closer, and should * soften your mother's attitude * considerably. Discouraged by * her own sad married life, she * is trying to protect you from * possible disillusion, ¢ Since she admires the lad's ¥ family, perhaps his mother * can influence her to believe * that this marriage is right for * you when the time comes for * it. Cheer up! . * * * Whether your problem is great or small, Anne Hirst will lend a sympathetic ear and give it her best thought. Write her frankly at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont, and know you will have an honest opinion and safe guidance. Talcum-Powder Tragedy In France "I'll never forget the look in my little Claude's eyes," one mother said. "He was only a little thing then -- 18 months-- but he looked as if he wanted to tell me something. And all the time I just kept rubbing on more of that powder." The powder, as a court in Bordeaux heard last month in harrowing detail, was a babies' talcum powder called Baumol which pharmacist Jacques Caze- nave mixed in 1-ton batches and sold for use on babies' diaper rash and other skin complaints until it was suddenly taken off . the market in 1952. By then doc- tors were being driven 1 frantic by 'a. wave of infant. moptalitie that ak ke 8s 'of theo Middie® ecg Ei aM BYE sien rashes' ch refu to hes whic 2 'whe: dabbed on Baumol "the rashes got 'worse; in a few days the helpless child. would die. Seventy-three babies died this way and at least 290 others weve made desperately ill before In- vestigations -- which were made public for the first time last week -- revealed that in 1951 Cazenave had mixed up two batches of powder in which arsenic was substituted for harmless zinc oxide. The French Government, af- ter seven years of laboriously tracking down the parents of the dead children, accused Ca- zenave of 'grave professional error." "I admit all my errors," the druggist replied. "I didn't have the time . . . to perform an analysis of the ingredients." A ----_ Sad Fate Of The Precious Pearl "= All- over the world, women and jewelers might well take a loving new look at their pearls, for it may be three or four years before good new ores are available. Typhoon Vera, the tropical storm that took the lives of 4,000 Japanese last month, also slammed savagely into the seven warm, pine-Iring- ed, quiet bays near Nagoya where millions of oysters, aided by nimble human fingers, pro- duce most of the world's finest cultured pearls. Vera's tower- ing seas ripped up the bamboo and oil-drum rafts from which the seeded oysters hang, tore the oyster baskets from their moorings, smashed boats, dam- .aged factories on shore, and scattered to the ocean currents about 75 million pearls, one-half the area's annual crop. Total ¢ loss in pearls and equipment: $15 million. | her In the wake of the disaster, wholesale pearl prices moved up 20 per cent and prices of finer pearls, those that mature for four years in the oyster, were expected to skyrocket. As Japan's pearl men picked over their tangled rafts, however, they found a mother-of-pearl lining in Vera's dark -clouds: The storm had scoured the bay - bottoms. clean, considerably: im- proving water conditions for fu- ture pearl culture. f le So , « a4 EXPECTING -- Japanese Crown Princess Michiko sits for an of- ficial 25th-birthday portrait. It was announced she is expect- ing a child in March." Juvenile Decency . The attention that juvenile delinquency has been getting re- cently has obscured 'for many New Yorkers the fact that oniy a fraction of our youngsters are involved in such activities. The Board of Education has pointed up the positive side of the pic- ture with a report on the thou- i 8 SAFELY HOME -- Russell Langelle, ousted from Russia by the Soviet Government, carries his two-year-old daughter Mary as he arrives in. New York. The Reds charged 'that:lungelle had 'used his Job as security officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as a front for espionage activities. if Gy endoline P.Clatve hte) T have knit- [F8'0L boys' mitts this Jerry and Eddie were n Week Host 'tickled with theirs they wore them to;bed." Children get pleas- ure "from the most unexpected things. Dave put his into his .coat pockets "ready for school". Ross hasn't got his yet and the fifth pair is for a little neigh- bour boy. Incidentally I make the mitts, his mother pays me 75¢ a pair and that goes towards my "talent money" for the W.I. Each member is supposed to.earn money to the value of $2 or more and hand it in. That little scheme should swell the treasury quite a bit, There are no restric- tions as to how the money shall be raised. It can be by baking, baby-sitting, knitting, needle- work or by having a pay-tea or card .party. Thought I would pass the idea along for what it. is worth. Talent money isn't a new idea but ways of making it 'often are. ' This is Thanksgiving weekend. Dee and family have gone to the the weather I am wondering . how many farm folk will be up against the lovely job of rescuing contrary pullets and roosters from the tree-tops. Even though you provide the ~birds with the best possible ac- commodation some will escape from custody and take to the trees. Catching them is as hard a job as any on the farm. A quick grab for a chicken's legs --and if you 'miss. it flutters to the ground and then runs squawking into the garden or among the shrubs. There is nothing more 'stupid 'than a frightened chicken. "Chasing it with. a 'flashlight is a waste of time -- unless you can throw a. sack over 'it or chase it into the corner of a building and then make a grab for it in the dark. Dear farmer-friends, I sincerely hope you don't have too many chickens to catch. If you. have than my sympathy is with you. Now ... do you ever get be- hind in answering letters? Who --with-a--four-cent-- gan -- "Dear Family and "Why Women Live "Longer Than Men from over like an advertisement, stapled in one place and came Friends ---" It continued like any ordinary letter giving high- lights of family news, also little items of interest concerning mutual friends--where K. went for his holidays; how the boys were getting on with their mu- sic, and so on, ° : The letter had evidently been taken off on a home duplicator, obviously with the intention of sending a copy to all those in- terested in hearing from the writer. Fine, if the main pur- pose was to save time. But I 'could see drawbacks. For in- stance, how many wotilld write - the same type of letter to Dora as we would to Aunt Min? Per- sonal touches would apply to one and not the other," And heaven help us if we wére guil- ty of 'a little criticism of either. Another type of letter I know of 'is a sort of family chain- letter, It begins with Mabel who writes all the news relating to the old hometown community. She sends the latter to Katie. K. 'adds her bit and forwards it to Betty. And so it goes until it has reached each of the seven- member family and is then re- turned to the one who started it. Maybe that is a better idea "than the-duplicate letter. In this case the letter comes in a seal- ed envelope and has all the in- timate details one is accustom- ed to in a family letter. But neither a chain nor a circular letter is as good as a personal letter, Either, of course, is bet- ter than no letter at all Another "way is to write a 'column such as this. I wonder how many hundreds of people I write to each week -- and from whom I-'get a surprising num- ber of heart-warming replies. iKeep it up, dear.people, I love your letters. While American men ogle the opulent curves of. a Monroe or Bardot, American women have been getting . thinner, While American women sigh over the hard lean 'frames o! Hudson and Holden, their own men have -been growing fat. In fact, the average 25-year-old American "woman today weighs a good 5 pounds less than her mother did 30 years ago, but the average American man of 25 weighs about 83 pounds more than his [father at the same 'age. That was what the Society of Actuarles, which has a way with figures, reported last month, In an attempt to find out why people die before insurance com- panies think they' should, the society compiled the weights, heights, and causes: of death for nearly -5 million Americans who have died In the past twenty years, The massive report--the biggest statistical study to date in the 'health: field -- confirms what the insurance men thought all along: Fat Americans, are poor {insurance risks _because they are more likely to die of diabetes, digestive disorders, o fiend. To was. folded 1} Stamp." Ty be- , Ee in 1929. And the average age ail heigh d weight sta can All be --g the charts "tacked 15 thousands or Be 'scales. But even though the new average weight for American men is higher (5 pounds more in young adulthood, less with increasing age) and for women lower (by several pounds for all ages) the insurance men are not suggesting that these are the best weights for good health, They found that, for both sexes, the lowest mortality at ages over 30° was among people who tipped the scales at about 20 pounds below average. What has caused the national change in weight? Good food, the insurance report said, is the main reason why 'American men have gained weight. As for American -women, they are lighter than 30 years ago pri- marily because of 'the greater vogue of slenderness." Chill Chasers 4 . ~ 5 T [12 bey Ssna Whedon Delight the snowball set on Christmas with this cap 'n' mitt. ten set. Done in white and 'a colour." Gay pompoms for trim, Gay, warm, easy -crochet -- practical gift. Pattern 965: direc. tions for cap .'n' mitten set to fit 4 to 10 year old girls. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note .for safety) 'for this 'pattern to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN 'NUMBER, your NAME and. ADDRESS." New! New! New! Our 1960 Laura: Wheeler Needlecraft Book is ready NOW! Crammed with exciting, 'unusual, popular designs to crochet, knit, sew, emboider, quilt, weave -- fa- shions, home: furnishings, toys, gifts, bazaar hits. In the book FREE -- 3 quilt patterns. Hur- Ty, send 25 cents for your copy. Now 59 and a haunted and sands of pupils who took part } 9 doesn't? This may give you an iq broken man, Cazenave sat for- last year in constructive, civic- cottage -- probably for the last idea. Recently I received a | 3nd heart disease. = b lornly in a courtroom packed minded work under school aust time this year. Anyway they'll three-page ~ typewritten letter. The last such study was made 'ISSUE 48 -- 1959 . with the parents who sprinkled | pices. be putting the boat in dry dock, & thei PN . bringing home the motor and all E Mm neir tots with "the talcum pow- Juvenile decency may not the other stuff-that was removed \ ue 3 der that kills." He is charged draw sensational headlines, but 10 "the Soliags temporarily. "Yes i with "involuntary homicide" -- it should be remembered that it really pags ds npors ie fin. E for which the maximum penalty far more of the city's young ally come we oid: of 'our ov A #5 is two years in prison. This is people are actively engaged in Sah atthet, Now: Woskrd H ws 1516 1719 2024 2 Ey the same sentence now being worthwhile activities than ever scramble there will be -- on eight . 4 5-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60.69 i served by French pharmacist run afoul of the law. School farms aad In ome: -- 10. get 50" 98 13 122 128 131 134 136 133 E Georee Fpuilel who in 1031 | civic clubs have led o commun. | if" he cad" on done beter CBN J J. JO TN : dac= - - » a 7 2 turing a poison-laden "cure"-for errands for elderly and disabled flomsan i ndin Sau 4 17 127 136, 14] 145 148 149 146 3 pimples which killed 102 per- persons in 'the "neighbourhood; by 'what is happening on the 6 127 135 142 148 153 156 157. 154 2 sons. -- From NEWSWEEK. collected food and clothing for prairie right now. Imagine bliz- 8 137 143 149 155 161 165 166 163 i hhnpm_ i pi FiivicA egal nf bards and blocked roads so early 0 146 151 157 163. 170. 174 175 173 3 . ' 3 g [] - = Eight-Year-Olds . equip an- educational center in 2 he Tos Dar dears. LAA I 36) Jeo in z 1 os 183 i Enjoy Geometry! Liberia, to name but a' few of won't be too much loss from . wu. 3 193 ! a : their activities. Certainly young- snow-covered 'grain. © remember 4 ee 176 181 190 "19% 203 205 204 1 "I like arithmetic," said John sters who devote their time to we had that happen one year . - Crabbe. "But I like geometry work like this are well on the | ,4 west and we were able to ) ; better." The statement was' re- road to good citizenship. They thresh in early spring and the Sd markable for the simple reason deserve our salute. -- New York wheat was none .the worse: that John Crabbe is only 8 years Times. It has been rough and windy ; V7 / | old. Together with 3,000 second -- . here today, whipping the leaves / hed and third graders in the Palo Modern Etiguette from the ash trees and worry- k, Alto., Calif, area, John is study- By Ante Ashley ing the birds. Sparrows have a ¥ §% La 0 ing rudimentary plane geometry i been seeking shelter under our Women Ages : : ' A . including the Jormalisy of He. Q. If the bride has no one to | permanent awnings and dozens Height 15-16 17-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 i > ures and measurement of angles. give her away wr walk down the of little juncos have invaded the 10" 3 by tron. tf wd What's more, he and his class- aisle with her, would it be all lawns and gardens. Such, dainty. Ad rh R.. 02 or 115 122 125 127 A superbly shaped sheath -- mates are grasping the subject | right for the bride and the bride- | pretty little birds. 08 J20 127 130 131 the most elegant way to be no- easily. Backed by a $32,000 Car- | .groom to walk down the aisle to- With this sudden change in i 2 1m 113 115 119 126 133 136 137 ticed by day, at dinner, on a negie Corp. grant, the experi- gether? ; x 4 117 120 121 125 132 140° 144 145 date. Double-breasted buttoning ment is the brain child of two A. This would be all right for 6 125 127 129 133 139 147 152° 153 curves a sleek midriff -- hip | Professors at nearby Stanford | a home wedding. But in a church 8 132.134 136 140 146155 160 161 pockets accent a. long-waisted | University, Dr. Patrick Suppes | wedding it is not done. It would 10 142 1 148 F 59 Took. and Dr. Newton Hawley, authors | he much better for the bride to Li os 44 4 154 164 169 ey -- Printed Pattern 4556: Misses' | Of 2 161-page textbook, 7Geo- | walk alone and the bridegroom iE 152 154 158 64 74180. Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 18 metry for Primary Grades. to wait for her at the head of ? - takes 4 yards "39-inch fabric. "We think it's possible to give the aisle, z ' "0 Printed directions on each | them something that tenth Q. 'Is it really considered pattern part, Easier, accurate. -Send FIFTY CENTS (stamps - cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER, Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont graders don't have time to ab- sorb," said Dr. Suppes recently. "A thorough intuitive feeling for geometry." The easy 'text.' book problems also improve a child's reading comprehension, With some awe, one teacher re- ports that words like "quadrila- teral" are appearing in compo- sition -- cused correctly and spelled correctly. good manners to use 'the hand- kerchief at the dinner table? A. This is not a question: ol "good manners," but rather one of "necessity." "Certainly, when the necessity arises, one may use the handkerchief at the table -- but one should do so. ag inconsnicuously and quietly as possible, 841 ve Boy ¥, Saba wr pl "1 forge fia size but he still wears Ivy isague styles, Would that Jislp 2» YOUR WEIGHT WEIGHS HEAVILY IN LIFE'S SPAN -- People who live longest ore people whose body weights and blood pressites are below normal ~ on the average. Weight tables, above, are: a distillation from a massive, 20-year study representing life-and-death experience of 26 life Insurance companies with almost five million policy holders. Actuaries ~ insurance statisticians -- determined, for exam ple that men who weighed 20 pounds more than the average for their height and age had a 10 per cent higher death rate. A 25 pound average shot the death rate to 25 per cont above the norm. When the excess reached 50 pounds, the death rate reached from 50 to 75 per cent above the average. As with all svérages, figures are conditioned by your own pe-tenal nh-ical condition, should be sought in dealing with your problem. Eh HH I Sa SS ne = oe? . ' and your-own. physician's 'advice'