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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1955-01-06, Page 2'AN NE i4 *tot Fas,jegoamodot, "Dear Anne Hirst; Can you help me understand what kind of a wife I've got? She makes me feel like a fool! Whenever we go anywhere she pays no attention to women present; she just acts like a kid with the men, playing up to them and generally acting silly. It's got so I hate to go any place with her. "The best one she's pulled yet was with a stranger who came to the house to see me about a deal. She behaved like a 16 - year -old, openly flirting with him. He was badly embarrassed —yet when I spoke about it later she could see nothing wrong! If she doesn't stop, and it should happen again, I con- fess I'll be through. "Her . mind seems to run in waves. One day she is so loving, and the next she seems to hate me. We don't seem to have any- thing in common. She has no interest in anything I do or plan to undertake, "We are both in our late 40's. During three years of marriage we have had nothing but argu- ments. She does not keep a pro- mise she makes, and I find it un- bearable to live with someone I cannot trust. Please tell me -what to do. Is she crazy, or man -crazy, or both? DISGUSTED." * * * * If your wife were a young * girl who had married the first * boy she fell in love with, there * might be some excuse for her * high spirits, though precious * little. To see a woman her * age behaving like a congenital * flirt is revolting to any self- * respecting man. Her husband * is likely to consider her manea - Sew -Easy Separates SIZES 4545 2—ia t L 4i,4 Busy mom, whip up these wardrobe wonders in a jiffy! Minimum of pattern parts, no fitting worries — designed for beginners! Princess jumper, box jacket, blouse offer many changes for Monday -to -Sunday variety. Send now! Pattern 4545: Children's Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10. Size 6 blouse, 1 card 35 -inch; jumper, 1% yards 85 -inch nap; jacket, 1% yards. This pattern easy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. bias complete illustrated instruc- tions. Send T s. IRTY-FIVE CENTS 350) in coins (stamps cannot e accepted) for this pattern. print plainly SIZE, NAME, AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. MOM * crazy indeed, though calling. * her emotionally immature is "' more kind. * If she were a sympathetic * and satisfactory wife, and In- * terested in all that concerns * you, it might be possible to * condone her indiscretions. But * you cannot even count on her * affection! As you describe * your private life (your letter * was too involved to print en- * tirely) it is hard to see what * you are getting out of mar- • riage except shame, confusion * and anxiety, . * Yet you still love her. That * will weigh, of course, against * the idea of divorce. Against * that, however, you will have * to charge the fact that she is * making you the object of * derision, the subject of snide. * remarks, and a worm besides. * What price, then, your love * for her? You have been bitter- * ly disillusioned, I know. All * your wife's promises to be- • have herself flee with the * wind before her exhibition- * ism. The future looks intoler- * able. * Try one more warning. If * you can convince her you * mean it, she may decide that * the dignity (and security) of * marriage is worth a quick and * permanent reform. For your * sake, I hope so. * * * PLAY FAIR "Dear Anne Hirst: I am in love with a boy I met four weeks ago. We get along perfectly! He doesn't want met to date anybody else, and I am will- ing. "But if .my mother learns of that arrangement she would break up this romance. She has always done that when she thinks I'in getting too serious. (I am 17, the boy is 18). "So often I've tried to talk her out of this idea of hers, but it doesn't do any good. Please advise me. LAURA." * When your mother insisted * earlier ' that you date more * than one boy at a time, you * survived, didn't you? It isn't * likely that you would break * your heart over one you've * known only a month. "' At your age it is not unusual * to fall head -over -heels for a * nice new lad, and feel your * time is wasted if you date any- * one else. Young hearts are sus- * ceptible; that is why they are * so certain that. the last . boy * on the scene is the only one. * You have found this to be * true, . so why tempt fate * again? "' Don't think of deceiving * your mother. You will be * found out, and disappoint her * all over again. Then how will * you feel? It isn't worth it, * my young friend. * * * We all need to be proud of the one we love; if we cannot, the very seed of love Is destroy- ed. Anne Hirst understands. If you would like to write her, address `.ser at Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth Street, New Toronto, "BLIND" MAN'S BLUFF Charged with stealing a pair of 7s. 6d. spectacles from a de- partmental store in Hamilton, Ontario, Mr. Joseph McShane submitted an original excuse to the magistrate by stating that he only took them a6. , so's I could see my way out of the store." MERRY MENAGERIE "We're playing hide -and -seek -- have you seen it monkey around '° ammy :Sold !No/ 9 ittot `" — Nibbling, at trouble from which eilr refuge is designed to protect them, two deer in the Wild UFO .Zeo at $hubsnacadie, Naval Scotia, sample a guard's rifled. Embroidered and Encrusted with glitter and tiny ceramic flowers is Tibor de Nagay's nylon dress, displayed at the New York fa- shion show of the Association of Canadian Couturiers, On the Hotel Pierre. The show, first American venture by the Canadian designers, featured Canadian ' fabrics. The pink embroidered whiteorgandy is given an aqua cast by a cotton organdy under- skirt. Skirt is gathered from the hips into pannier fullness at the sides and the square, stand -away neckline conceals a second smug -fitting one. The Toronto couturier was born in Budapest and has designed for the stage and movies abroad. The Festive Season. is upon us . time to say again "Happy Christmas and God Bless Us Everyone." Christmas 19541 is it any dif- ferent from any other Christ- mas? How many years can you look back — and in those years that have passed which were the happiest Christmases that you remember? Or thepresents that gave you the greatest joy. Was it the doll -carriage that you had always longed for, or the bicycle the family gave you between them? Do you remem- ber the first 'time you realized that Santa Claus didn't really exist? Y o u didn't always get what you wanted but now, I suppose, if you are a foolish mother, you love to give your little girl the very things you longed for and didn't get. Or perhaps it is the gifts that you gave you remember even bet- ter than what you received — the wonderful pot -holders you made in secrecy to give mother on Christmas Day. • Or is it the first Christmas after you were married you re- call most easily? I suppose we all have our memories,- and the memories of the past contribute towards the Christmas of each passing year. This Christmas would not mean as much to us unless we could add to it the memory of those that have gone before. As I look back every Christ- mas in my childhood is .inter. woven with thoughts of my mo- ther and my brothers and sis- ter. My father died when I was three so there is little that 1 remember of him. H i s death meant that mother became the breadwinner for her family of five, one of whom was born after my father died and who left us when he was sixteen months old. I remember our first Christ-. mas Tree. Every family did not have a Christmas tree in those days. It was considered a token of affluence—a story -book sym- bol of Christmas. Ent I had been very 111, and my family pooled their meagre resources to give the little girl who had been spared to them the best Christ- mas ever. I can see that tree so clearly — trimmed with glitter- ing tinsel and real candles. I was propped up on a couch with pillows a n d blankets, right across from the beautiful tree, I remember another Christmas -- or' rather, pre -Christmas. We were busily engaged for weeks making paper -chain decorations; presents for m other and for each other that often had to be hastily hidden away, I had two brothers, Eddie and Evelyn. Eddie was very clever at fret- work, This particular Christmas he had worked for hours and hours making a fretwork clock- stand for mother, for which he had bought .a small clock. It was almost finished and stood about eight inches high, the clock being at the top. One evening my two brothers got into an argument. Eddie was the easy- going type but Evelyn often had is z 53 — 1954 most destructive fits of temper. On this occasion he picked up a heavy book and threw it at the beautiful clock. It was smashed. completely. The unhappy inci- dent marred that one Christmas for us all. From that tirne on I have no. recollection of any Christmas that w a s outstanding because every Christmas was happy and exciting We used to lie awake on Christmas Eve listening .to the Waites playing all the' old familiar hymns. Sometimes carol singers would join the Salvation Army Band and go from street to street singing and playing. Then I remember o u r first Christmas in Canada out on the prairie, on a farm where Part- ner was working as hired help, Mail had been delayed and there wasn't a letter, a parcel, or even a Christmas card from our friends in the Old Country, Christmas morning we got a phone call — there was mail at the post office. There was no de- livery along prairie trails so Partner walked in for it — at thirty below. Fortunately he had only to walk half -a -mile, He came back with letters, cards and parcels. It was a Happy Christmas then, believe me. I remember, too, our n e x t Christmas on the prairie as we were at last in a home of our own. Weedaughter was 11 months old.- We h a d balloons and gay streamers hanging from the ceiling near her cot. When she woke up Christmas morn- ing the wonder of it kept her cooing for hours. Then came our first Christmas at. Ginger Farm. Our ten -room house was sparsely furnished and very cold. .All our money had gone into stock and imple- ments. But we were happy — we had our baby with us . our son whose life for the first nine months teetered perilously on the borderline between life and death. Dee was nearly four,' a happy healthy little girl. We did not know then we were heading into a depression that would mean a lean Christmas for many years to come. And now to Christmas 1954. As we grow older we are thank- ful for each Christmas that kinds our family circle still complete; So that is Christmas through theyears as I remember it. You, too, will have your memories. Happy ones, I trust. And I hope that this Christmas w a s that happiest yet. Every Hour Is His ush Hour" At thirty-two, Tom Metcalfe is one of the few craftsmen in Britain who have mastered the art of cutting rushes, an art which members of the Metcalfe family have been practising without a break for nearly 900,, years. Tom cuts the ten -foot -high rushes as they grow in the muddy River Ouse, using a punt and a long rush hook, They are used for making mats and fancy baskets and for caulking beer barrels. Tom says that rushes are ra- ther like hay and you Ave to learn the knack of just when and how to store them. If you store them when they are wet, they are useless;" if you store them when they have become very dry, they snap. ' The old custom of rush -bear- ing is still observed in some parts of Britain. It dates back to the days when rushes were the only known means of floor covering in housesand churches. Young people in white carry in procession to church sheets bearing the rushes. A service follows. The rest of the day is spent in merry -making, dancing and singing. Condensed Annual Statement 30th November, 1954 ASSETS Cash on hand and due from banks (including items in transit) . . . , e . • . . . . . . • a* Government of Canada and provincial government securities, not exceeding market value . . . . . Municipal and other securities, not exceeding market value . . • • • • . D . . m . m . o 0 6 woo Call loans, fully secured .. . • . o . . . . . . . . Total quick assets . . . m . . . s ther loans and discounts . • . . . . . m m . . . Mortgages og g) s and hypothecs insured under the N.H.A; r 4 . . D C . 0000 . m 66 . . . D s ank premises o • 6 . . . . . . . D 6 D . D . . Liabilities of customers under acceptances, guarantees and letters of credit . . . b• . . D (1 . D . D D . Other assets o . . . 600006 m . . . . . . . LTA I..ILITIES Deposits m . . ; ; ; ; ; . a ; o o ; ; n o 0 Acceptances, guarantees and letters of credit . then liabilaties . . . . . . . . . . . . 467,429,065 969,888,546 288,188,034 156,395,203 $1,881,900,848 1,031,626,844 22,672,390 24,194,181 59,349,565 7,152,016 $3,026,895,844 • $2,797,548,149 • 59,349,565 • 23,064,466 Total liabilities to the public Capital paid up 6 Rest Account . m . Undivided profits . m 6 . 6 D . 0 6 6 6 D . . 6 . 6 . . 0 0 1 1 1mamoo o . o D • $2,879,962,180 41,809,863 103,619,726 1,504,075 $3,026,895,844 STATEMENT OF UNDIVIDED PROFITS ]Profits for the year ended 30th November, 1954, after snaking appropriations to Inner Reserves, out of which full pro- vision for bad and doubtful debts has been made . . $20,913,511 Provision for depreciation of bank premises . . . m . . 2,079,466 Provision for income taxes on above profits . Dividends at the rate of $1.42)4 per share ]Extra distribution at the rate of 10 cents per share $18,854,045 9,276,000 $ 9,558,045 $5,151,654 417,711 $ 5,569,345 $ 3,988,700 Transferred from Inner Reserves after provision for income taxes exigible . . . . . . . . . . .• . • . •.. . . 16,000,000 Balance of undivided profits, 30th November, 1953.. Transferred to Rest Account $19,988,700 1,515,375 $21,504,075 . . . d . o . 20,000,000 Balance of undivided profits, 30th November, 1954 $ 1,504,075 JAMES MUIR, T. 14. A TKINSON, Chairman And President General 11IanaD;et' 11162