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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1955-12-29, Page 18AN E '. `; "Dear Anne Hirst: Three years ago I met a girl who fell in love with me. When I had to tell her I only liked her, she tried to kill herself — so I kept on seeing her, Finally I did fall in love, The day we celebrated our second wedding anniver- sary, she told me she did not love me nor the baby, and wanted a divorce. So two months ago 1 left, "I still cannot see how 1 fail- ed her. 1 made a good living, 1 helped at home, I did all the cooking. She just read love stories or listened to the radio. I was trying to save, but all she wanted was to spend and be on the go, sometimes being out half the night and drinking too much. Through two illnesses 1 nursed her like a father — and this is what I get! "Recently I wrote asking her to come back for the baby's sake, and she replied, `Do you think I'm going to let that baby ruin my life?' Is there any hope of living together again? My mother has the child. A BROKEN LIFE" °' I think there is little hope Your hest friend is this prin- cess dress — it whispers such lovely things about your figure' Its lines are simple; sift — adapt so beautifully to many different occasions. Have it in rayon or cotton for daytime: lustrous taffeta, velveteen for gala evenings! Pattern 4671: Misses' Sizes 12 14, 16, 18, 20; 40. Size 16 takes 43 yards 39 -inch fabric. This pattern easy to .e.e, p1e to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instru:- tions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (350) in coin- (stamp: cannot ee accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.. Net Toronto. Dnt. ST Call4reeigth elate-, that your wife will ever 50- * turn. She has no feeling of * responsibility or love toward * you or .her baby. When You * calmly review your life with * her you will, I believe. con * elude that this way is best; * she is not a good wife, and * she certainly would not make c' a good mother to your baby. * You two will be better off * without her. * All she wants is an easy life ., and her own way. She lacks * character and stability. Try- * ing to kill herself was not * proof of any love for you; she * could not have her own way * and was too weak to face go- * ing on without it. She was * spoiled to begin with, and you * continued the process; you * were entirely too good to het. * If she had been made to face * her duties, she might have de- * veloped some moral strength; * but you cared too much to * force her. It was not love she * needed so much as discipline. * Plan your life now with no ;, thought of her in mind. If she did consent to come back * it would only mean, I'm • afraid, that every other refuge • had closed to her — and in " that case she would continue to be your major problem. There are other young we- " men in your world who would appreciate the devotion of • which you are capable. 1 hope when you are free of this wife, you will find such a one. A CILILD) WORRIES - "Dear Anne Hirst: My daddy has always drunk liquor ever since I remember. He comes home at night and starts quar- reling and disturbs everybody. "He and Mom have been mar- ried 17 years. She had said sev- eral times she is going to leave him, but then she reminds me he- is good to u; when he isn't drinking. He always says ne ming to stop but he never dies. "I think your advice will help u• WORRIED" So tunny• personal angles enter intu this- problem, I think it beat that your mother write me herself. She can ex- plain, whit_ she :, ,-^s sauces bur father to desire alcohol, ;• and other -points that should wcieh in any counsel offered. If • she will loll me more about the situation I shall be glad - 10 try to help. Daioking i* on cit the cut.:.s el the world. It can " change a happy family life into one fraught with tear, anxiety and shame. Yet every day we learn more how a vic- tim helps cure himself through intelligent aid and his own determination, • - I realize how your tattler's • behavior embarrasses you, • and perhaps touches your so- vial life, and I am sorry.- What * you can do is to let your * mother sense your sympathy, and in every sweet way show ' how you want to relieve her ' anxieties. She is the one that • suffer: most, you know. A broken marriage i, a- tragic chair. but sometimes it turns out to be a blessing If this has happened to you, - refuse - to mourn; pick up the pieces .and ee en to happier days. Anne Hirst is sympathetic and wise, and will •help you through. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St. New Toronto, Ont. MARGARET'S SUCCESSOR? - Rumrrs, are all over Europe that Group Captain Peter Townsend is involved in a new romance with another titled lady. She's beautiful Dutch -Belgian Countess Alin, Van Limburg Styrum, shown here at a -horse show in Gen " i. 'trridnd. HER LUCK RAN OUT—Mrs, Martin Snell was lucky not to be inside when her car was smashed by a falling stage wall. But after frying unsuccessfully to open the door, left, she turned and tripped on the debris, right. Result: A broken thumb and a bruised knee. Stage was being razed at the old 20th Century -Fox studios when the wall collapsed. H RONICLEIS INGERF r,4 M ew.pd:,Ii,,* o Clarke 1 wliil--., .. 1.1551ters, in how many farm Domes last Saturday were either late with their chores or else hurrying to get them done ahead of time so as to be in the house to watch or listen to the Grey Cup finals. - Personally I am not interested in the game itself—not under- standing the play—but like most people I was very inter- ested in the final score. Not only that but it is nice to know so many people are enthusiastic over a common interest. Part- ner and Bob were following the game with close attention. Joy and' I soon found it was hardly safe to speak so WO retired to another room where we could talk in peace. 1t was surely a great day for Vancouver. Vis i. tors obviously were well enter- , Mined and must have been quite impressed with the western type of hospitality. Every year Can ada is increasing her reputation as a sports -minded (.0 1111 t r v, which includes the farming pop- - Itlation from east to west. No doubt radin has helped to pro- mote this interest and now tow. vision 1105 added to 1 wonder it people e gee as . interested in the ttominntinus for municipal Wee that were held in many centres the night before. Certainly the city papers did not show too much temeern for out of town news. There 50,55 uom!naiion:: in several parts of our county that same night. We were very anxious to know the result which we na- turally expected to find in our morning paper. There wasnl a line! We bought two evening papers. One of them did men- tion the fact that in the county town a woman was nominated for council. Beyond that, not a word Thank goodness we have our weekly paper to look for- ward to. Without it how would we ever get our local news? Which raises a question . what, exactly, is local news?. At one time it was mostly a column devoted to births, mar- riages and deaths; or a detailed write-up of church concerts, ba- zaars and the annual election of officers of various organizations. During municipal, provincial or federal election campaigns there were long-winded letters, usual- ly far from complimentary, from public-spirited citizens. Now local news is much wider in scope. It concerns super -high- ways, large land deals, labour unions and health insurance. General news is like an octopus with tentacles that reach out to every village and farm so that general news inevitably be- comes, to a great extent, local news 'For this reason farm folk now need an awareness of pub- lic affairs that was not actually necessary a decade ago. Unless we cultivate this awareness we may find ourselves left out in Schemes in which we should he included. Referring again to the recent- ly suggested Health Insurance, Delegates of the Provincial Fed- eration of Labour are putting on the heat foe the early formation of some kind of health plan: And remember, labour usually gets what it wants.' So, if a health plan comes into being for or- ganized labour, where does that leave the farmer? Isn't this something that should be inves- tigated by the Federation of Agriculture; by the Women's in- stitute . and by Farm Forums across Ontario? Who needs to be included in a government sponsored health insurance plan more than the farmer? .Farming, is a hazardous occupation, On very few farms are farm ,-em- ployees insured under the Work- men's Compensation Act and i1' the farmer himself is involved in an accident about all he can claim is the cost of hospitaliza- tion—that is if he has contri- buted to some such scheme. 11 not he must bear the entire cost of his accident, plus the expense of extra help while he is laic] up. For this reason, we certainly hope that if, and when, a Ilealth Plan is organized, the farmer will not be the Forgotten Man. Before it is too late, the Voice of the Farmer should be heard across Ontario through an or- ganized group or society of which he is a member. And now supposing We can tinue in lighter vein. I wonder how many of you read an article a few days ago in a Toronto paper written by a woman who DID NOT own a television set, Just in case you missed it—the writer called on some friends. arriving in the middle ei a. TV programme. They greeted het in a hushed voice, motioned her to a chair. and there she sal twine to piclr up the gist of the; plat One drama fnllewed .551' 01he., and then the news. with an interlude of conversation during the advertising. The -guest had to leave fairly eaely and .seicl her farewell* with 1151' hostess looking sideways at the 'PV screen. There had been nu chance fur the guest to talk over the main purpose of her, visit. It is that sort of thing that makes me dubious about us stet. ting a set. It would be easy to become so enthused over 11 pro. gramme one would forget to be courteous. And yet TV must be very nice to watch—in your own home—when you are too tired to be bothered with anything •Bite. And there is much that is -o exing and educational. As foe .Partner, 1 -know he would go for the sports telecasts, flow- ever. we are still sitting on the fence 51ia11 we or shall eve not? NOT ANSWER TO A PRAYER A woman, .lust having left church, suddenly realized she had left her purse on the seat. When she returned, it was gone. She sought out the minister and found he had picked it up. "I felt I'd better hold it," he explained. "You know, there are some in the congregation of such simple faith as to believe it might be ib" answer to a pray - Fa hone Old Shp Gets Reprieve "Woodman, spare that tx'ee!" might figuratively be the ad- monition to many a demolisher of old buildings in these days of road widening and town im- provements schemes, You never know in what olcl Luilding some famous man may not have spent part of his child- hood or written a masterpiece. Often, when this information h.. been forthcoming, a build- ing seemingly ripe for demoli- tion hi been saved at the last moment and converted into an immortal's shrine. That is What has just happen- ed at Grimstad, the port on the Skagerrak, south Norway, where Henrik Ibsen, one of the world's greatest modern dramatists, liv- ed hie early lite in bitter pov- erty. Apprenticed to a druggist, he felt his greatest urge to be writing, and it was in the little druggist's shop at Grimstad over 100 years ago that he wrote the first of his plays, "Catilina," Afterwards, his gift for biting satire earned universal fame. Recently the druggist's shop at Grimsiod Wee scheduled tb -tie pulled down. Then, at the last minute. someone remembered its associations with Norway's greatest literary figure. So a fund was raised, and now the old building, instead of being reduced to dust by the demolishers, will be dismantled carefully - and lovingly, and re - erected on a site where it will be preserved for posterity. The Abbe Talleyrand, that supreme artist in diplomacy, was slightly crippled by a game leg. Madam deStael -- a 'five - letter woman', if ever there was one — suffered from a squint. She hated Talleyrand like poi- son 'and knowing that be was rather sensitive about his leg, got a lot of horrid pleasure by `commiserating' with him ma- liciously about it. One day, in her crowded salon, Telleyrand was announced and he seated himself with some difficulty. 'And your poor leg, my dear Abbe,' she gushed, 'how is it today?" Talleyrand put one leg over the other. 'Crossed, as you see (Croisse, comme vous voyez) Madame', he answered. Those Rosy Lips Are Turning Ruisty if a lover told his sweetheart, "1 love your rusty lips, darling," she probably wouldn't like it. But this may happen in future,. for chemical research workers he Wales have discovered how to hake most attractive lipstick from rust and beeswax. , It's about the first time rust has proved useful. More than $120,000,000 is spent every year in Britain alone to protect iron and steel from rust. The world's losses due to rust are estimated at a billion and a half a year. To protect a 10,000 -ton, cruiser from rust requires 100 tons as paint yearly. It was proved that the fuel consumption of a war- ship increased by fifty per cent in. six months owing to rust which formed while it was 1n temperate waters. Three years ago a team . alt chemists in Britain evolved o solution in which two torus of metal can be washed free of rust in under two hours. To -day a vast fortune awaits. the person who can find a fool- pioof way to keep iron and steel permanently free from corrosion by rust: Came, W Knit a shrug to toss over everything, to keep you warns; and cosy! It's clone in a fast 'et easy pattern stitch—so becom- ing with all your fall and win- ter inter fashions! - Pattern 503 has easy -to -fol- low knitting directions. Misses" Sizes 32-34; 36-38 included fru pattern. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Bose 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. LOOK for smart gift ideas is our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog. Crochet, knitting, em- broidery, lovely things to weals. Dolls,, iron -ons, quilts, aprons novelties — easy, fun to make! Send 25 cents for your copy Olt this book NOW! You will want to order every new design in It. HOLIDAY CHORES PiLE UP—Think YOU'RE busy this Christmas season? Consider woodsman Sven Dubell, left. He's hip -deep In snow—and work—as heavy, early winter snows hamper har- vesting of the Christmas tree crop. Sven has his job cut out for him as Santa's helper in the North Woods near Big Falls, Minn. At right, Frank Romerse, head chef at New York City's Hotel St, Moritz, really gets the bird from Thanksgiving right on through New Year's, He's shown as lie prepares to carve his way through some 5000 pounds of turkeys, They're only a small portion of the birds which will pass through his kitchens during the holiday season. 2