Loading...
The Seaforth News, 1958-06-05, Page 6N -E HIRST 'Deur Anne 'Hirst: I am 18, and:hope to graduate this month: I have been having. trouble with my, parents. After school I do household chores at home, cleaning, cooking, etc. Then t like .to go to my girl friend's house, or to a nearby confectionery stone, My parents think this is wrong. "I get home before 11 but they have come ' after me severe' times, and lately have forbidden me to go out at all. They think I'll get a bad name! Never in my life have 1 done things to be ashamed of, and I• am tired and sick of this; something had better happen soon. . "Also, I am not allowed on dates, or at any social places where boys might be ... What is the answer? DISCOURAGED" * Unless your parents are * oversolicitous, or regard you * as a 14 -year-old who can't be * trusted, it is difficult ,to in- * terpret their attitude. Why * don't they allow you to meet * nice boys! It is natural *hat * they want to know where you * are, but to shadow your foot- * steps and drag you home pub- * hely is humiliating. * Perhaps because you have * got yourself in the habit of * leaving home every night, you * are in a dull rut. Why not * encourage your girl friend to Cinch to Sew // '''' fi tit/ Ci 14, . WI + 4 %Pot,. ' Cinch to sew this pretty wrap - halter•! Simple embroidery in outline and single stitch lends bright color. If you prefer, use contrasting fabrics as shown. Pattern 732: pattern of halter in small, medium, large includ- ed; embroidery transfer. Send TIUII!FY • FIVE CISNTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to Laura Wheeler, Box I, 123 Eighteenth St., New To- ronto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. .As a bonus, TWO complete patterns are printed right in our LAURA WHEELER Needlecraft Book. Dozens of other designs you'll want to order — easy fas- cinating handwork for yourself, your home, gifts, bazaar items. Send 25 cents or your copy of this hook todayl i, drop in at your house occa- sionally? It is too bad tliat * there aren't others of your age' * to make up a groufi so you * could have more fun. Until- * dentally, a nice girl isn't seen * regularly at corner stores or * other public • haunts; it does • her no good. On that, 1 agrte * with your mother.) * I wonder whether she would * care to write me herself? Per- * haps I could give her a few * ideas that would brighten your # pattern of living. You three * might have a happier life to- * gether, undisturbed by these * differences, Sit down with your mother * and father and ask them * frankly why they forbid you to * date boys, There must be some * in your neighborhood whose * families they know? A girl * 18, about to graduate, should * surely conduct herself proper- * ly, and be entertaining, friends. * in her own home. Don't be antagonistic in your * attitude, though I understand * the temptation; talk quietly, * and let them see how much * you want to cooperate. 1 hope * you will be enjoying yourself *.soon, and with your parents' e approval, "Dear Anne Hirst: I dated a young man for near- ly a year, and loved him so much I finally promised to marry' him soon. (That, would have been within a month.) But one night he didn't behave himself, and I sent him away without saying why. "Shouldn't 1 have explained? Can I now? We had never had any quarrels about anything:... I am so confused (and so lonely) that I don't know the right thing to do. What is it? JACQUELINE" Nothing, • The young man knows why * he was dismissed, If he had * really loved you he would * have begged your forgiveness * and given his word that' you * could trust him completely. * Certainly he would not have * allowed a month to pass with- * out trying to make amends.. A * man in love can make ose mis- e take, but if he is sincerely * sorry he never offends again. * You will not want to believe e me, but I'm afraid he• would * have found some excuse in * avoid marriage . • . I am ,o g, sorry! It is a devastating shock * to realize he did not deserve * your love. * Difference between parents and their daughters disturb a family's happiness, Anne Hirst has been able to explain the generations to each other, and will try to help. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ontario. 1 Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee Q. My husband and 1 took some guests for an auto ride re- cently, and I sat in the front seat with my husband, our guests in the rear. 1 have been told (his was wrong. Was it? A. Yes. You should have asked one of your guests to sit in front, while you sat in the back with the others. Q. If one is eating in a res- taurant where small butter pats are served in little paper con- tainers, is it all right to let the knife rest on the pat when not in use? A. Never. The knife, when not in use. should rest along the up- per right part of the plate — and never, of course, with the handle of the knife resting on the table. MY BOUNCY (BUDDY -This' straw -hatted beach ball only has oyes for 'Pandit Scott -and with good reason. The pointed -on smile is nothing 1o' tht. real one Candi flashes at the photo- grapher.. , TWIN LOCATED BY PHOTO—In her Salt lake City, Utah, home, Mrs. Alexandra Wegner holds a photo of her twin sister, Sophie Sauer, taken in Miami, Fla. The sisters, 28, separated when Soviet troops marched into their native Poland 13 years ago, said they would be reunited as soon as they could raise the money. Sophie, who works as a draftsman to Hialeah, Fla., recently learned from an aunt in Warsaw that Alexandra was living in the States. n:xr "Nr; .. � �. r�8 HRONICLES 1NGERI7ARM ew,�aoune o cwsre If you are not interested in Women's Institute work don't bother to read this column be- cause it is almost entirely about the W.I. You see I was at Guelph. last week lo the Officers' Con- ference—not as an official dele- gate but as a newsman, picking up little bits here -and there to pass on to you in this column. Not a full report by any means — that I leave for the district director of your own particular branch. I have no doubt she will come back with — and be able to pass on to you — new enthu- siasm for our wonderful organi- zation which, to my way of thinking, has no equal. It isthe one organization which brings together urban and 'rural mem- bers, helping each to under- stand the problems of the other. At 'one time the W.I. member- ship was comprised almost en- tirely of farm women, centred around problems .of specific in- terest :to those living and work- ing on farms and in farm homes. Now the picture has changed. Activities of farm women have become mote varied and pro- gressive. in fact many of their interests are very little different from those living in urban dis- tricts W.I. programmes and pro- ject. have kept pace with the changing times embracing extra topics, cultural, educational and practical. The W.I. helps all women. rural and urban to be- come more efficient housewives; to save time and energy — and then helps them to put to goad use the lame that has been saved. Its motto is still for "home and Country," not "country" in, the rurai sen:e but in it, wider ap- plication — in. Canada, in your Country and mine. Every tin,. 1 go to any of these W.I. affairs I am amazed at 4he distance many of the delegates have come — from Renfrew, Kincardine, Shelburne, North Bay ... in fact the enthusiasm of those from a distance often seems greater than those nearer to the site of the Convention or. Conference. Young and old, they all show an active interest. And Smart! I'm telling you. you don't find many dowdy farm women these days. True; 1 didn't see any "chemise" costumes — but that is just another bit of evidence that WJ, ' members have a sense of the fitness of things. There were plenty of pretty dresses -•- pretty but con- servative, It was the first time many of the members had had a chance to see and hear our new F.W.I.0 National President, Mrs. Keith Rand. Easy, charming and com- pletely unaffected, she spoke to the members as one woman to another, understanding their problems; helping and inspiring them to greater interest in the work of the W.I. as a whole: keeping in mind the theme or the Conference "The Challenge of Tomorrow" and emphasizing the fact that homemaking is more important than good house- keeping. Other speakers and topics dis- cussed were "Safety in the Home and on the Farm" by Mr. H. E. Belman, Bruce County, who said' that most accidents are the_.re- sult of carelessness, ignorance ,and indifference to the safety of others — as, for instance, shoes and boxes left on stairs for other people to trip over. Damage and total casualties, from common accidents in any one year, said Mr. Belman, is usually greater than that suffered from torna- does and floods. Tractors and farm machinery were the great- est 'hazard and the most com- mon age group in accidents was among drivers and riders of from ten to fourteen! Isn't that staggering? Reports were also given on such projects as Auxiliary Classes for public school chil- dren; Maternal Care and Infant Mortality; T.y. and Radio Eval- uation; Women Around the World in Picture and. Story, pre- sented by Mrs. Hugh Summers, World Vice -President of the AC.W.W., taken during last year's Tri-Ennial Conference. As leaven to lighten what might have been too much seri- ous discussion there were excel- lent solos. But what really brought the house down was the Goshen W.I. Orchestra compris- ed • of four women charmingly dressed in century -old costumes. One was a pianist, one an excel- lent violinist; another played a guitar while the fourth kept time on a washboard with tin patty -pans! Their selections were. lively old-time musical numbers; their performance so good they were called back again and again. Now here is something I must mention. On •display were some lovely china cups and saucers meant specially for W.I. enthu- siasts. Good china, cups a nice shape, tall enough to keep the tea hot (how -I hate those, low flat cups). Design in blue and gold, tiny gold maple leaves on a white background; gold han- dle and edging and the W.I. crest on the cup and in the centre of the saucer. The only place. where they are sold is. Guelph and they are going like hot cakes. A nice gift for a special, speaker or to any W.I. member as a token gift., Now to summarize I want specially to draw your attention to One fact. That while W.I. ac- tivities have as their primary objective ways and means to. help farm women yet the topics discussed are, or should be, of interest to all women, ruraland. urban. Adult education, health, eommoh safety precautions, cut - Real Book -Worms Friends of a 'man living in Indiana the -tight that he was just anotheit' book collector They were never Invited to examtue his collection; so theywere emu - ed recently 10 learn that wheel he handed the books civet Lo .r university they were valued at rive million dollars, Booksellers say that despite the rival attractions of teievtsioq. radio and films, book collecting is as popular as ever, although rare books worth -fortunes are harder to findthan they were in Victorian days. The possessor of a boon which ne believed to be unique was annoyed to hear that another copy 0f the book had turned up .n a secondhand bou'kshop :0 Paris. He spent 890 to and fruln Paris, bough', the book Ent $3.000 and threw it into the 'tire .to that his own ropy might remain unrivalled' Machtiabeclu, a librarian and 000kworm of. Florence, lived, ate, erank and slept among his bootee fitshouse was the end—crammed from floor to ceiling with vol- umes. The only place one could walk in his house was the nar- row passage left between the books. Even the porch and stair - 'ways were crammedttight. This strange man :always slept on a bed of books, Be covered himself with an "eiderdown" of large, soft -bound volumes. Seaman's Slang , Stumps Lawyer When is a kitchen not a kitch- en? When it's a galley. Almost everything on board a ship has a dfferent name from its equival- ent ashore. Floors are decks. heads, and the walls are bulk- heads. - Why should this be? Well, galleys are galleys simply be- cause that's what they've been called for centuries. That's why companionways are staircases,. and ports are windows. Seamen are responsible for having hand- ed down this jargon from an- other age. A seaman who appeared as a witness in court was asked by a lawyre: "W'tere exactly was the defendant when you fust saw him?" 'The :sailor looked blank: "I'm sorry sir — I don't understand. What's the defendant?" ,, With heavy sarcasm the law- yer asked 'the court to explain •'the meaning of the term., Then said: "Now perhaps you can an- swer my question." "Oh yes, sir," rejoined the sailor brightly, "he was on Monkey Island." "Monkey Island?" "Yes, sir, just abaft the bin- nacle." "Please be more explicit," •snapped the lawyer, beginning to redden as titters rippled round the court. -. "It was over the after end of the bridge — you know sir — just on the fore side of the fid- Iey," explained the sailor — get- ting his own back with a venge- ance, "Order! Order in court!" call- the usher as soon as he could control his own laughter. •A few seamen have sense enough to take steps to simplify these nautical terms for the benefit of the uninitiated. The west country bargee, for in- stance, who has to call on his wife to steer when working through narrow rivers tapes ex- tra precautions, Realizing that "port." "star- board," and "amidships" mean nothing to her, he places a buck- et on one side, a broom on the other, and the coal shovel from the bailey in the middle. "hard -a -bucket!" be calls, and -the helm is put unhesitatingly to "hard -a -starboard." "Hard -a -broom!" and over goes the helm to "port." tura] . activities, all are of inter- est to women everywhere. Re- member that if you are tempted to resign from the W.I. because you no longer live on a farm. Intermingling of town and coun- try women is essential to a bet- ter understanding of both. "Galley shovel!" Back goes the helm to "amidships. There -are good reasons tor at/ et these nautical nicknames. Why should .men be referred. to as "hands"? Another little story in this connection con. Y cerns the seaman who was on the, carpet charged for being tate on wet -eh. "The• boy. who came down to the ` mess - deck , to waken the watch shook' all hands but me, he stated in self -defence. - The boy to whom the remark referred, a no-d'eomer to seafar• ing promptly :blurted indignant- ly, "Excuse me. sir - l never shook hands with anybody!" • A ship never "moves," she "gets under way," If she is .not "under way" she is "lying" somewhere. Lying at anchor in a river she is saidto be "in the stream." There was an occasion when a Br4tish' warship paid a "show the flag" visit to New York. Two off her crew were enjoying a drink in a bar on 12th Avenue. "Hiya boys," was the friend- ly greeting of a burly American. "Where's your ship lyin'?" asked the Yankee. Casually one replied, "She's lyin' out in the stream,' There was a long ominous, sil- ence. "Say bud," said the American, "the .Hudson, River rises the other side o' the CatskiD Moun- tains, over 300 miles, from here., At Tappan Bay it's five miles wide. The first successful steam- boat was operated by Fulton on this same Hudson River. 150 miles of it is navigable. Even your Queen Mary can come In here at any state of the tide. This river serves the biggest concen•• tration o' shippin' in the world„ Son - is your ship still lyin' its the stream?" And she was. Sun -fade Separates PRINTED PATTERN Printed Pattern that's: wonder- ful for a busy gal's wardrobe 1; These separates mix -match beau- tifully; eliminate weekend pack- ing worries. Blouse, rhorts, side - button skirt—a joy tosew, wears Printed Pattern 4820; Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 18, 38. 20. Size 1$ blouse 2 yards 35 - inch; shorts 1% yards; skirt 3% yards. Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (50 f-} (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this 'pattern. Please print plainly S I,Z.E, NAME, ADDRESS,. STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.,New Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 22 — 1958 FOO ON YOU—Barbara. Barnes;' 11, shows a Mexican rain god how the people of the area feel about his product. The ugly little figure, a relic of the Zatopec culture of Western Mexico„, may be more to blame for locally heavy downpours than what the weatherman refers to as 'afrontal occlusion.