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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-05-06, Page 6"Dear- Anne Hirst: I am out• raged by my husband's treatment of our daughter. She is 19, and cares for a young man whose eltaraeter anti habits are above reproach --- "But her father will not 'let him in the house! . .. Our daugh- ter is pretty, quiet, and has al- ways been responsible. She has a good position, and is socially popular. But she never cared for any boy but this one. "My husband gives no reason for his behavior, but he is in- - ereasingiy eoncerned about her. Whenever she is out of the house he seems uneasy, asking where she is and when she's coming home, • She is, I fear, more pa- tient than I am; she never talks back. WILL OF HER OWN "She has told me definitely, though, that she will not give up this boy, and if she can't enter- tain him at home she will meet him elsewhere. I cannot blame her. "Her father and 1 were mar- ried young (I am only 39) and we have always been close to each other. I know he thinks the world of our daughter, but he is surely driving her away front him . , Can you help me? Lute, Wk Knit a shrug to toss over every- thing, to keep you warm and nosy—done in a fast 'n' easy pat- tern stitch, Matching skirt is Pattern 677. Each pattern 25 cents, Pattern 503 has easy -to -follow knitting directions, Misses' Sizes 92-34; 36-30 included in pattern. Send TWENTW-FIVE CENTS In coins (stamps cannot be ac- oepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St. New To- ronto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. SEND NOW for our -new 1954 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Cata- logue— the nest ever! 70 em- broidery, erocket, eolor-transfer, dressmaking patterns to send for plus 4 complete patterns print - eel in the book! Ideas for gifts, bazaar sellers, fashions. Send 26 cents! " So many tatters are really devoted to their daughters, " -but they are se jealous that * they cannot bear . the thought " of her taking any mart serious- o ly, They want all her affect- " tion, and often go to stupid " extremes to hold It. The girl " loves this lad, se he comes * under the ban. Perhaps this * feeling is responsible for her * father's decision, He must expect, though, that '' some day she will marry; thea he can be consoled by the knowledge that he has been a "' good father to her. But what *. will she think of him as a par- • enl if he denies her now? If she is forced to meet the bay * outside, or if the two should " elope, how shocked her father " will be! Yet it is be who will „ be to blame. Parents should * expect, and encourage, love "' and marriage. Your husband r married the girl he loved; how " can he justify snatching the * same right from his daughter? " I£ your husband is close to " his minister, or trusts the opin- * ion of ane of his married ° friends, perhaps their opinion * would open -his eyes to his in- * justice. If the young man is " all you think, her father should " be eternally grateful that the * two are in love and planning the future together. Your girl is young enough • to wait a while. Cheer her on " with hope. Ask her to be pa- " tient until this father of hers, now so distraught by the idea * of her belonging to anyone * else, comes to his senses. If he " doesn't (and soon) he is only " destroying himself. He will * lose his daughter's love and re- spect, if he hasn't already, and " the rift between them could °' last for years— "' While he is rational now, she o will feel a gratitude that will * repay him a hundredfold, "' (Perhaps you can leave this " page where he can find it to- • day). The wise parent realizes that children will live their own lives soon, and provides against that day , , . Anne flint under- stands the problems of both gen- erations, and can explain them to each other. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New To, ronto, Ont, Don't Fool Around With Angry Bees Bees aren't only a source '03 honey. They're the source of a good deal of wasted tine injury, and even loss of life. Last year at a farm on the Kent -Sussex border they stop. - ped the use of a tractor for two days, A swarm had settled be. tween the starting -handle and the engine, and the driver was afraid to disturb them. Even one bee can cause a lot of damage. One flew into the driver's cabin of a trolley -bus bound for Hammersmith, Lon- don, and the bus crashed into the parapet of the railway bridge. Another of these insects flew into the open mouth of an Italian picnicker, stung his throat, and killed him. But a swarm that fifes amock can he really terrifying. Once when Queen Victoria was tra- I veiling by sail to Balmoral the t Get Me Out Of lIore -- Ot'e, eloin to see that this young lady is unimpressed with the ride her grandfather, John W. Hedberg, Is giving her. Years ago he told his daughters he would give their children a ride in the antique carriage, and he's keeping his pronri:,z. He won't say how old the buggy is. Seems his wife rode in it as a baby. "He reviling" Tale -- While news of the recent H-bomb tests is sweeping the world, women students of Plymouth Teachers College are letting the results go to their heads, In photo above, Barbara Primer, standing, adds the finishing touches to the • mushroom effect sported by Patsy Heath, • driver saw that the signal ahead was completely obscured. He Stopped the train and found that the light was covered by bees. Another swarm wrecked a train and caused the bee -keeper to be taken to a lunatic assyiuun, A Hungarian was taking some bees by rail to Budapest. They escaped from the milk bottles in which he was carrying them and crawled up his trousers. He shOok these out of the window, and they swathed themselves round the neck of the ticket - collector on a passing train, So badly stung was the bee- keeper that someone pulled the communication -cord, the train's brakes burned out, and a three- hour stop for repairs was neces- sary. Finally, so weird were the man's antics that two attend- ants forced hirer into a strait- jacket and took him to the local asylum. Once a swarm of bees mass - attacked the liner Kenya. Most of the passengers were in the swimming -pool and were con- sequently very vulnerable. The crew fought hack the attack with fire hoses. And in 1914 several swarms held up the British advance in Tanganyika. Horses and mules stampeded ,and the troops lay down for protection, 4666 stzEs 2-10 al Ivno. w 77 "� ose5 Sew only one dress, daughter has FOUR different outfits to wear! Start off with the jilfy sun-dress.—then button on the bolero, scalloped capelet or dress - up collar for Monday -to -Sunday variety. Ube remnants, save fabric, money, time. Send now! Sew this now! Pattern 4666. Child's sizes 2, 4, 6, 6, 10. Size 6 sundress 1% yards 36 -inch fabric; bolero su yard, This pattern easy to use, sim- pie to sew, is to eed for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions, Sanwa THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (333,x) in coins (sttinps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, Print plainly SIZE, NAME ADDRESS, STYLE, NUMBER. Send order to Box i, 123 Eighteenth 51.. New Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 19 — 195e 11QPIICLES It is Easter Sunday. All day long there has been a strange haziness in the air and we have yet to hear the reason for it. It cannot be fog for there is a stiff breeze blowing. It can- not be dust—not after all the rain we had on Good Friday! It could be smoke—but why, and where does it come from? But still, haze, smoke, or what have we , it makes no difference—we can still "Sing the joy of Easter Day, the Easter triumph tell," .Easter is such a wonderful season. Personally, I like it better than Christmas. For one thing it s not so blatantly com- mercialized. And I always feel that in spite of the calendar, the year begins with Easter. No matter on what date it falls we always think of events as being before Easter or after Easter. First thing this morning I step- ped outside and to greet the day I heard an oriole, a robin and a bobolink, There were also two double daffodils, near enough to blooming for me to pick them for the house. In a sunny win- dow and with their stems in warm water they soon began to open up. Always at Easter we seem to have the first spring flowers, the song birds and the reawakening of dormant grow- th, and the beautiful Easter music, The underlying Easter message is full of promise and hope --- so different from the everyday news items in this fast-moving atomic age. And yet I don't think the Easter weekend is observed as much in Canada as it is in England where there are many customs quite airiu•1 from (lie religious observance. In the Old eounlr,v Cloud Fri- day starts with Hot Cross buns for brcakfnst-.."one It penny, two a penny, hot cross buns," It is also the traditional time .for planting potatoes. In small gar- dens in every district, providing the weather is fine, the home gardener will be hard at it with his spuds and spade. On Baster Sunday there would be morning and evening attendance at church and in the afternoon a tramp through the woods in search of primroses and sweet -scented vio- lets. The womenfolk liked a new hat €incl suit for Easter but I don't remember any actual dress parade. Easter Monday was (and I suppose still is) a bank and business holiday and was given aver almost entirely to pleasure. Following hard on the heels of Lent and the solemnity of Good Friday, Easier Monday had a carefree atmosphere all its own, different from any other holiday during the year. And 0f course there were plenty of family gatherings. But back to Ginger Farm, We didn't have any visitors or call- ers at all on Easter Sunday, Not even our grandson, For a little while it will be impossible for Dee and Arthur to come out as they have entirely new roomers right through tate house—which means Daughter has been very busy. But her main worry yester- day when she phoned was that one of the kittens had been maul- ed by a big police dog. We did have one nice wee fellow visit- ing here on Good Friday, just old enough for us to realize what our David will be like a year from now. Bob and Joy were here also—and what a day it was! However, after dinner noth- ing would do but we must all pay a visit to a big stone quarry that has recently been opened up a fete miles from here. It is the most up-to-date quarry in all Ontario. Bob, of course, was showing us around. Ot least he was showing his Dad around — it was pouring with rain so Joy and I sat in the car most of the time but even from there we managed to see plenty of activity, Bob drove us down to the pit where a big power -shovel was loading one truck after another by dropping great loads of rock from its maw. Filled to capacity, the truck would drive off to dump its load into a huge crush- er set in a hole 45 feet deep and 50 feet wide. The amazing thing about the work at this quarry is the fact that it is never touched by human hands. The rock is drilled by machine, blast- ed by dynamite, loaded by sho• vols ori"• to trucks, carried by conveyor belts to the various screens' end from there by more conveyer belts to the stockpiles. From there, by push-button con- trol, it reaches the loading plat- form en route to the purchaser. Web, it is Easter Monday now. The sun is still obscured by a queer haze—but the mystery has been explained. It is dust, driven by high winds from north Da- kota. Now how did it get by the Customs? Maybe someone will think up the bright idea that the dust may be radio -active" What a world this is , . , for about two years everyone was worrying about Flying Saucers, now the Saucer scare is practi- cally forgotten and radio-activity- has adio-activityhas taken its place. In the mean- time the grim Reaper takes its toll on the highways and, unless we are personally concerned, we accept it all as a matter of course. Sleek Greek --This shapely Athe- nian model proves the Greeks go in for designing bathing suits heavily. The boldly printed cot. ton suit is trimmed with white and has a matching beach coat. and 13utier Pinwheel Loa Mix and sift into a bowl, 3 c. once -sifted pastry flour (or Zia c. once -sifted all-purpose flour), 5) 3 tsps. Magic Baking Powder, % tsp. salt. Cut in finely 7 tbs. chilled shortening. Combine % c. milk and r2 tsp. vanilla. Make a well in dry ingredients and add liquids; mix lightly with a fork. Knead for 10 seconds on lightly - floured board and roll out to ;2' thick rectangle, 3,z" along one side. Cream together 1 tbs. butter or margarine, 34 c. peanut butter and c. lightly -packed brown sugar; sprinlde on rolled -out dough. Beginning at an 8,i/e" edge, roll dough up like a jelly roll and place in a greased loaf pan (4A" x 8;2"). Bake in a hot ovon, 400°, about 45 minutes. Serve hot, cut in thick slices, or cold, cut in thin slices, lightly spread with butter or mar- garine. Always Dependable Booms . , . A dynamite charge breaks the log jam and the floating pulpwood crop mc, no 115 journey to the waiting pulp and paper mills. Harvested according to sustained yield manage• ment plans, some len million cords of pulpwood flow 6ut the woodlands annually io supply Canada's 150 year old pulp and paper industry. (Photo by M, t.',IC, Ottawa) /