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"Dear Anne Hirst: I can't sleep
or eat for worrying! For two years
I've gone with a young man I'm
niadly in love with . , . Two mouths
ago he told me
his parents do
not like me, and
that he can't af-
ford to oppose
them. (He works
for his father.)
He claims he
loves me more
than ever, but
says he's so
mixed up he doesn't know his right
mind.
"Why they disapprove, 1 don't
know. I've never been in his home,
though I've stet most of his family.
In spite of all the mean things
they've said about Inc I have no
ill feelings, and think I could grow
to love them.
"I come from a good family -
not rich, but we all have a fine life
together. I've a good job, belong
to the nicest organizations in town,
and have loads of friends. They are
as amazed at all this as I am,
"He is 30, I'm 25. Surely he
should have a mind of his own?
"Now I see him only a lunch.
He is dating a girl whom his par-
ents like, and have entertained in
their home.
"I see other boys: but that isn't
fair when I'm always thinking of
him. One old friend now wants
to marry me; his family are won-
derful. I am only fond of him,
but I know he would be good to
one.
"Please advise tote. Shall I stop
lett 4CCalnes W4ditOdA,
seeing the man I love? :harry the
other boy? Or leave town?
JUNE."
* To help the man you love make
* up his, mind, stop seeing him at
* all -and give hint a definite period
* to decide, Perhaps his father is
* using their business association
* to influence hila, and the prospect
* of looking elsewhere for a live-
* lihood does not appeal to him.
* Some men are like that.
* Why his parents dislike you,
* no one can tell -unless they have
* already chosen the girl they want
* him to marry. Some parents are
* like that, too.
* If the young man's parents win
* out, leaving town for a while,
'6' as you consider will prove help-
* ful in recovering from that blow.
* You will be absent from both
* these nett who love you -and
* that has its advantages too. It .
* will give you a clearer perspec-
* tive, and later on may incline you
* toward this other one who loves
* you too.
* Meanwhile, don't leave hint in
* doubt. Let him know you are
* only fond of him, and not in love.
* If you remain at home, his at-
* tuitions will be comforting -and
* you will need all the comfort you
* can get.
* Love wilt surely come to you
* again. Don't marry anybody you
* do not love, even though you're
* sorry for him, or think he'll make
* a good husband. It would not be
* fair to you nor to hint,
* * *
If anything comes between you
and the man you love, give him
time to make up his mind. -But
not too long ... Anne Hirst's un-
derstanding and wise counsel can
guide you toward a happier end-
ing. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh-
teenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
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ISSUE 48 - 1951
Exploding Stars
"In the mouth of November
(1572) on the eleventh day of the
month, in the evening, after sunset,
I ?toured a new and unusual star,
surpassing all others in brilliance.
It was quite evident to 1ne that
there had never before been any
star m that place. I was so aston-
ished at this sight that I was not
ashamed to doubt the trustworthi-
ness of my awn eyes,"
That was the first description
ever given of a super nova, or ex-
plodint; star. Occasionally a star
"• suddenly appears in the heavens,
there is a burst of light which dims
all the other stars and which may
be seen for hours or for months,
and then the light gradually dies
away.
Dr. Anderson, of Edinburgh, saw
one in 1901 and in twenty-eight
hours its brilliance increased four
thousand tines. The greatest nova
of modern times suddenly flared
in the heavens ou June 8th, 1918.
Within twenty-four hours it had
developed a brilliance greater than
any other star in the sky and was
easily seen at midday. Then it be-
gan to decline. First it turned
yellow, then pink and then cerise.
Finally it turned green.
That's Not All
One day, when then front this
planet start reaching for the stars,
they will find many dead worlds
where, because of an explosion
some time in the past, no life can
possibly exist.
One day, its fact, the sun will
explode, so scientists think, but if
it does, don't imagine that will
mean the end of the universe. In '
fact, apart from the sun's own plan-
ets, it -will probably pass almost
unnoticed by people who might be
living in other solar systems.
In any case, by the time the
explosion appears the sun wilt
have been a dead mass for some
millions of years.
The sun gives us life, so we are
apt to consider it as of some im-
portance in the universe, but actu-
ally it is only an average sort of
star in a system which contains
160,000 million such stars.
And that is not all. The star
system of: which the sun is a small
member is only one of millions
of such star systems, all containing
a similar number of stars and suns
as does ours.
Are you beginning to feel a trifle
insignificant? Here is some more
information which will help you
to feel even less important.
Our star system alone is so huge
that it takes light, travelling 6,000,-
000,000,000 (six million million)
miles every year, 100,000 years to
get from one side of the system to
the other.
In other words, if our earth sud-
denly exploded, the light from
the explosion would not be seen
at the other end of our system for
a hundred thousand years.
And that system is only a mil-
lionth part of the universe,
UNDAY SCII00L
LESSON
By Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A. B.D.
A DOUBTING AND
DISOBEDIENT PEOPLE
Number 14: 15 1-11
Memory Selection: If we confess
our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighfeousness. 1 John
1:9.
When the children of Israel had
spent nearly a year -twelve men,
one from each tribe, spied out the
land. In forty days they returned
bringing of the fruit of the land.
All agreed that it was a land flow-
ing with milk and honey. But ten
Wren were fearful of the inhabitants
and proceeded to impart their fear
to the people. Caleb said, "Let us
go up at once, and possess it:"
The majority report won and the
people longed to be back in Egypt.
Indeed when Joshua and Caleb fur-
ther urged the people saying, "The
Loid is with us; fear them not,'
the congregation was about to stone
them when the glory of the Lord
appeared in the tabernacle, God
threatened to destroy the people
and raise up a nation to Moses. But
Moses interceded in prayer. God
forgave but determined that all the
adults except Caleb and Joshua
would die in the wilderness in forty
years of wanderings. How strange
is human nature. When they heard
God's verdict they presumed to en-
ter the land. But this offered step
of obedience and faiths was too
late. Tiley were smitten by the
enemy.
God was patient with the children
of Israel. There is a pathos in the
story of their wanderings and
doubts attd fears. The record is
given us that we may profit from
their mistakes. We have a great
God. We need not fear. 1.11 us
go forward in faith.
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Betty's Biggest Moment -Betty Thompson, 19 -year-old Atlanta,
Ga., cancer victim given only four weeks to live, is surrounded
by stars of the entertainment world she had always dreamed of
meeting. Betty was guest of honor at a dinner given by the
American National Theater and Academy at New York's Waldorf-
Astoria Hotel. In the group arae top, left to right, Joey Adams,
Frances Langford and Jack Carter center: Jane Froman, Irene
Wood, Betty (with crutches) and Marguerite Piazza left foreground:
Helen Hayes, noted actress and president of A.N.T.A.
HRONICLES
1NGERI$ARM
Cdtvwt.doltr.e. D CIe.T•l(,e
Last week while other folk were
slipping and sliding all over the
roads, to say nothing of getting
into ditches, I had no trouble at
all. Wonderful car? Oh no .
wonderful woman . . I stayed at
home! Except Thursday, that was
our W.I. meeting, and being on the
lunch committee I felt morally
bound to put in an appearance.
And then I had to stay put until
the man of the house came along
to help turn me around. He eras
away 50 afternoon you know how
men have a way of disappearing
every time there is• a bunch of
women around. That sante slight
our local Horticultural Society had
engaged Mrs. Joan Copeland, from
the Port Credit Violet House, to
address their meeting. Her sub-
ject, of course, was African violets.
I didn't want to drive, and I didn't
want to miss the sleeting so I took
a taxi downtown and got a ride
hone with a neighbor.
It was a big meeting -men and
women too - and every one of
those people was interested in
growing African violets. Mrs. Cope-
land spoke of this urge to grow
violets as a disease -you get the
bug the very first time someone
gives you a leaf and says -"Put it'
in water or soil -it'll growl"
Most of what Airs. Copeland told
us I had already iced in various
magasine articles, yet hearing it at
first-hand was a lot more inlpres-
'sive. And here is something I had
not he rd before. The little leaves
that form on the outside of the
main stens should always be pinch-
ed off. They are suckers, said Mrs.
Copeland, and absorb a tremendous
amount of strength from the par-
ent plant, The only leaves to be
retained are the ones that grow
front the centre. The next morning
I pinched all the suckers off my
plants -and there were quite a few.
Over -watering is a sure way to
kill your violets, we were told. A
three-inch pot requires only about
a tablespoon of luke-warm water
-fed from the topl Violets don't
like to be soaked through and
through and the don't like to have
their feet in water. But Mrs. Cope-
land also said this: "If you are
having good luck with your violets,
and your methods are different
from mine, don't let anything I say,
or what anyone else says either, in-
fluence you one bit, Just keep on
going the Way you are -not every-
one achieves success the same way."
(And methinks that applies to more
than growing violets!)
It was 8 o'clock when 1 left
glome that night -and 11 o'clock
when I got back. "Where in blazes
have you been?" Partner inquired
politely when I stepped in.
"Jost to a violet meeting."
"Weil, my gosh, you couldn't
have been talking violets all that
time -or you of weiC you must
have been bored."
"Ah, bort we were talking violets
-and we certainly weren't bored."
And
that was no exaggeration
either. People had been asked to
bring their worst plants and their
hest -and we all wanted to know
about each one of them. Mrs. Cope -
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1n Bort Worth a foots market
called the "Easy Get It Grocery"
was entered by burglars and robbed
of $356,
Pay -as -you -go -Settle it on the
spot, is the motto of the motorist
who left a dollar bill and his
parking ticket (arrow) attached
to the parking meter in Minnea-
polis. It was a nice gesture, but
not fully satisfactory to police
because the fine for parking
violations is two dollars.
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Fashioned in bronze or brush
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range.
land told us what ailed the poor
ones and gave a prize for the best.
After the meeting closed we gath-
ered around those plants like bees
round a honeypot. Bored) No one
even looked at the clock , .. except
maybe a few husbands who had
called to pick up their Violet -loving
wives. Maybe they looked at the
clock a good many tines.
Anyway Partner had no room to
talk -he was out to a Milk Board
sleeting the night before -and he
also returned at 11:30. Now I ask
you, by any stretch of imagination,
could milk be as interesting as
African violets? Sure, I know it
is more profitable . , . but interest-
ing! Controversial would be a bet-
ter word to describe it.
The milk question is about as un-
settled as the cease-fire negotia•
tions at the U.N. Conference.
* * *
Well, the Royal Tour has ended.
I hope everyone heard Princess
Elizabeth's . farewell address. It
seemed to ire there was a rather
sad, wistful quality in her voice
that had not been there on previ-
ous occasions. It was the voice of
sincerity, giving expression to a
heartfelt feeling of appreciation and
gratitude for the royal way in
which Canada had wlecomed its
Royal visitors. In some way, I be-
lieve the visit of this young couple
has meant more to the people of
Canada than did the visit of the
King and Queen, We have seen
them, met them and heard them.
No longer can they be regarded as
figureheads but rather as'a normal
lovable couple, whose only differ-
ence front other normal, lovable
couples lies in the fact that Des-
tiny has placed them in higher
places,
In Detroit, in spite of protests,
i family
tobs
roan kept adding catsY
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circle until it consisted of 22 cats
and one woo Now he has only n
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twenty-two cats -his wife left him
and got a divorce.
Modern Etiquette
Q. What is the most popular in-
formal way of serving coffee?
A. Place a good-sized tray on a
coffee table or stand, on the tray
a percolator or other coffee -staking
machine. The hostess sits near this
tray, turning on the switch, pre-
pares the coffee, and pours it -
adding as much sugar and creast as
each guest directs -and handling
it exactly as at an afternoon tea.
* * *
Q. If a person has left a tele-
phone number for you to call,
without leaving his name, what
should you say when calling that
number?
A. Merely say, "This is George
Gordon. Did someone at this num-
ber call me?"
* * *
Q. At a wedding reception, whose
place is it to propose the toast to
the newly -married couple?
A. The best man.
* * *
Q. Where is the dinner napkin
placed when setting the table?
A. Folded square and flat,' it is
laid on each "place" plate -and
no fancy foldings of the napkin!
Napkins are put at the side or
across top of plates only when it
is necessary to put food on the
table.
* * *
Q. Does a man, when registering
at a hotel, prefix "Mr." to his
name?
A. Not when he is alone. If,
however, he is accompanied by his
wife, he registers as Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh J. Martin.
* * *
Q. How should one show re-
cognition of a friend or acquain-
tance while in church?
A. Just a smile is sufficient.
* * *
Q. At a holiday dinner, such as
Thanksgiving or Christmas, where
the service might be called semi-
formal, is it considered proper to
offer the guests a second helping
of turkey?
A. Yes, and why not?
* * *
• Q. It is all right for a widowe
mother at her second wedding t.
haveher own daughter serve a:
And the
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maid of honor and her son, who in
21, give her away?
A. Yes, this is quite alt right.
* * *
Q. Do the expenses connected
with the use of the church and
hotel ballroom for the wedding
reception come under the obliga-
tion of the bride's parents?
A. Yes.
* 1 *
Q. What sort of a note could
one write in appreciation of flowers
sent to a funeral?
A. "Thank you, Mrs. Smith, for
your beautiful flowers and your
kind sympathy. I can't tell you
how much your thoughtfulness has
meant to rate."
In Detroit a man promised his
girl he would buy her a mink coat
if she married him, and then re-
neged on that promise. She divorced
him, of course.
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