The Seaforth News, 1955-06-02, Page 65
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"Dear Ann .Hirst; My hus
band's family belie caused the
only trouble we have ever had.
They were never nice to me, be-
cause I married their 'meal
ticket.' The first live years, I
kept my job to help buy our
home; now we have a nice one,
a lovely baby and a new car.
Even now I buy his mother gifts,
and, of course, 1 take our baby
to visit them,
"They are so rude to me! Set
my husband will not go to see
them unless I go along. It is
affecting my health, I can't sleep,
and I lie there hearing all over
again the horrid things they've
said. My nisband has never
mentioned this ro them, he just
tells me he hope, they will stop
and to forget it. Twice I have
sp.•.. . of 04.01%1 He .Inst went
r ,,,•
"Is my marriage worth all this?
1
Leels and the
hat;,, eau t et- got have peace
Of mind, which 1 cannot get un -
tees he stops his mother's and
.iskrs' Siapprn 1 tongues. I never
reply to their ti'sults, because I
love him too much to start any
trouble, . . d -fever allow my
family to treat hint as his people
treat me... Is divorce the only
answer? •
ANNE"
* How Hutch imagination have
*you? How much telt control?
* Can't you put yourself in the
* place of these in. laws? Then
* ,you would rca,ize it is not
* you as a person whom they re-
" sent; it would be any girl who
* married their son and brother
* and deprived them of the sup-
* port he p:ov'ded. They are
* not generous enough to be glad
* he is happily ',tarried to a fine
* young woman, They miss too
* much the luxuries he used to
* supply. Being of small minds,
* they take '_e out on you.
* Can't you, as we used to say,
• consider the ,ounce? Instead
* of losing sleep repeating their
New Boost for Cripples
Although still in the experimental stage, a new -type wheel
chair promises to make Life easier for cripples and increase
their self-reliance. Retractable steel legs will boost the chair
over curbs, previously an insurmountable wall 'blocking the
chairborne from the pleasures of a solo shopping tour or a
trip to the movies. The experimental model vaults curbs by
means of cylinders and cables which operate four legs, one
for each wheel. The patient ned apply no more than 10
pounds of force.
Jamie Coffman lowers front steel lags (arrow) on
experimental chair to boost wheels over curb.
Front steel legs retracted, she uses rear leg action to
finish climb- Jamie is paralyzed from the waist down.
•
Happy in her new-found self-reliance, Jamie continues on
t+** - ". ei the city, without a curb -care in the world.
��� little tcllu,c, finding the 1.1511a1
routine of his days suddenly
upset. faun :WA giving expression
to his resentment in the only
way he knew. Strange, when
'you think of it, that one little
bit of humanity, has the power
to disrupt: a whole household -
especially when he gets too
touch attention. From that you
may gather our grandson is far
from being perfect . just a
little peace -destroying rascal at
times, like the rest of normal
children. But at such a time I
remember with regret that years
ago'I used to say 1 didn't like
children that were too good -
they appeared to lack charcter.
I suppose by this time some
farmers will have their cows
out on grass, On farms where
there is a shortage of hay and
oats farmers are glad to turn
their cattle out as soon as tee -
sible, Ours are still in the barn
but we are looking forward to
the time when they can be.
turned out. And I ant sure the
cows are anticipating that day
with great longing. Just imagine
what it must be like to be a
cow . to be tied up in a stall
for six months on end, or to be
confined to a loafing barn. To
be fed dry hay and dry meal,
with salt and maybe molosses
and ensilage as an appetiser.
No wonder cows kick up their
heels, race and chase each other
the first time they find them-
selves in wide open spaces with
only strands of wire to fence
them in. Obviously they are de-
lirious with joy. And yet cows
out on pasture remind me of
women, at a bargain sale. The
cows see luscious green grass
all around them. So what hap-
pens? Instead of cleaning up on
one place they wander all over
the field tramping down more
good feed than they eat. And
at a bargain sale ... very often
women don't know what they
want. This dress . , . that set of
towels — they look like a bar-
gain. But there may be better
ones at the next counter — let's
move on. Now isn't that a ter-
ribly uncomplimentary simile?
But you know, being a woman,
I know it's true.
Right now I am hoping vari-
ous organizations are finding
bargains in new officers, Women
who have been in office for
years deserve praise for their
loyalty and service. But a
change of officers is often a good
thing. New officers may not be
as efficient but by requiring
more help, other members, must,
of necessity, become more active.
And that is all to the good.
"SWEET SUMMER BREEZE" — That's the name of this prize -win -
sing photo taken by Mrs. Sarah Martin, grade -school teacher.
1t won her $1,000 and two round-trip airplane tickets to Hawaii.
Photo won over entries by amateur and professional photo-
graphers in General Electric's national photoflash picture con-
test. Featuring little Koren Mazo of Flat Rock, Mich., it was
token with a Rolleiflex camera, using Super XX film, Settings
were 1/100 at F/22.
* stupid taunts, can't you think,
* ".Poor things! They don't
* know any better" — and re-
* joice in your love for your
* husband and his for you, the
* joy you two have in your child
* and your home? That would
* be the Christian way, and the
* practical way, And when the
* time came for your next 'visit
* to your in-laws, you would
* brace yourself for what you
* know awaits, and forget it
* again.
* What a pity to consider
* breaking up your marriage!
* I am afraid Tf you allow that
* to happen, you would miss
* your husband so that you
* would wish you had steeled
* yourself to bear anything
* rather than face living without
* him. It is true that he should
* put a stop to tt but few men
* have the will to face down
* their own people
* Think it over.
* •, *
"Dear Alum Hirst: I am 15,
and a high school freshman. In
a few weeks I was supposed to
take my boy friend to a dance
and he knew it, fnrtead, another
girl invited him, and he accepted!
"The other day I heard that
T don't appeal to him any more,
and that he took me out only
because he didn't have any
other girl. He wants to be a
'free man,' Went can I do to
get him back? And shall I asic
another boy to the dance?
UNSIGNED
* One of the first facts a young
* girl must accept is the for-
* lora truth that she cannot ap-
* peal to every boy she meets.
* As the years pass she learns
* to shrug off the bad news and
* look elsewhere for dates, which
* is what you should do now. I
* understand how you were hurt
* by this boy's act, but you
* must not let it get you down..
* You thought he liked you
* — and how could you know he
* had no other girl?- Boys must
* start their dating somewhere,
* and you made the common mis-
* take of thinking you really ap-
e pealed to Lira. His wanting to
* be a "free man" indicates that
* you were too possessives and
* he resented it. In these early
* teens you must understand
* how foolish it is to pin all
* your hopes of cne lad; you
* cannot knew how long his in-
* terest will last.
* Of course you will invite en-
* other boy to the dance, and
* strike this one eft your hope-
* list. When a girl no longer
* appeals to x ley she has no
* chance to get hin hack.
* * *
If you and your husbenrl are
happy together. never let any-
one or anv.hine separate you.
Outside influence cart be met and
overcome if you are wise tied
brave. Anne !lust is here to
help von he both Write her at
Box 1, 123 bittltteenth St„ New
Toronto, Ont.
MERRY MENAGERIE
"Cheap?! livery date I've had
with him he's taken me swim-
ming!"
HRONICLES
C�u¢ndctlttee 0 Clneke
At this moment I am sitting
at the front door, one eye on my
writing pad, the other watching
the cars go by. And such cars]
Two -toned jobs of scarlet and
white, pink and blue, green and
grey and all kinds in plain
colours from dark blue to cream
and the palest of pinks and
greens. Even ten years ago a
driver would have been em-
barrassed to be seen with such,
a conspicuous machine. Most of
the passing cars are apparently
the very latest models and I
doubt if many of them are
staying within the fifty mile
limit. This little stretch of High-
way 25 is busy enough -- I
wonder what 401 will be like --
if and when it comes. I also
wonder whether it is waste of
time for the Department of
Highways to paint solid white
"no passing" lines on the road.
There is a curve just below our
farm — 110 passing, of course —
but I can hardly look out with-
out seeing one car passing an-
other on the S-bend. A little
farther down the road the
thirty -mile speed limit begins
and when I go to town I get a
great kick out of dropping clown
to the required 30 m.p.h. and
then from my rear mirror watch
the fast moving cars behind me
compelled to follow my pace
unable to overtake me because
of oncoming traffic. I can just
feel the drivers seething —
which doesn't worry me a bit
because 30 m.p.h. it fast enough
on a busy narrow highway, a
highway which is also the ap-
proach to our main street in
the county town, and upon
which the speed of the traffic
is measured by radar controls.
The country is beginning to
look very lovely — greening
fields, and wild shrubs coming
into bloom, Daffodils and nar-
cissi in the garden and grass
that needs its first shearing. On
higher ground, just north of
here, I noticed two days ago that
farmers had started seeding. It
is good to see the seed drills
out in the field again; to know
the cycle of production is once
more in motion — that in spite
of dire predictions and drastic
weather disturbances the age-
old promise still holds good --
"seed-time and harvest shall
never fail".
We hated to see Dee, Art,
Dave and Honey depart for the
city this evening. leaving all
this loveliness behind, the beau-
ty and freshness that is found
only hi the country. They had
been here since Friday night.
They had stopped at Oakville
on the way up to collect 'David
and his belongings from Joy
who had been looking after
Dave ,while Daughter was in the
-hospital. After they got here
Dave behaved like a little lamb
Friday night and most of Satur-
day but on Sunday he was any-
thing but! One time when he
was particularly obstreperous,
Daughter remarked - "Wall
Grandma, this is what you have
been waiting for tor so many
years. How do you like it?" No
comment! I suppose the pool
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