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"Dear Anne Hirst: When 1
'Harried I did not know what a
:hild my husband was, His ram -
ay had spoiled 'hint thorough-
ly; they supplied all his needs,
including spending money. They
gave not helped us out since,
aor did I want them to . .
How in the world am I ever
to help him accept his respon-
sibilities?
During the first year 1 held
on to niy job while he went
to school. Even that he did not
take seriously, didn't attend
classes regularly and refused to
study. He flunked. I was so dis-
tressed 1 would have left him,
but 1 thought my baby was soon
due. 1 lost her.
"Our life became a series of
arguments — not bitter ones,
for I loved him dearly and
tried to keep the home atmo-
sphere pleasant: honestly, 1
never nagged him, just tried to
encourage him. We were cramp-
ed. living in two rooms on barest
necessities. I was away nine
hours, six days a week, and
somehow managed to keep up
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our payments on the furniture
and his car,
'My husband is not without
talents, and can adapt himself
to almost anything he likes. Tlie
Office work he's doing right now
pays little and he is dissatis-
fied because he wants an easier
job! I make more than he does,
and I'd never have' to worry
about losing any position I took.
"We aren't youngsters — he
is 31 and I'm 25, I still care so
much for him, and once we are
established in a home 1 want
mare children . . . With this
picture before you, what pros-
pect do you think lies ahead
for us
A WORRIED WIFE '
* I wish I could justify your
* confidence in your husband,
* but actually I fear you have
* a discouraging task ahead.
* He has never grown up. He
* has• never known the dignity
* of hard work, the satistac-
tion of independence. With
* such a background, it is not
* his fault that. he expects you
* to shoulder all the problems
* of marriage. I ani sorry for
* him, but I am more sorry
* for you; this is not your idea
o of married life. What you
* want is what most girls want,
°` a man you can rely on, a
• real home, and a family
* Can you have these with
* him?
* Miracles have been wrought
* by marriage, 1 agree. When
* they are, they are the result
• of man and wife pulling to-
* gether toward a common
* goal. Does your husband love
* you enough to do his share?
* It all depends on how much
* marriage means to him. Ask -
* him, and judge from his res-
o ponse whether the future
* promises a better life for you
• both. At that, he may sur-
* prise us.
*
A DESERTER -
"Dear Anne Hirst: I am in
love with a man who told me
he was. getting a divorce be-
cause .his wife is unfaithful, and
when he is free he will mar-
ry me. Now he has moved. He
doesn't answer my letters, they
are returned to me. I have no
way of knowing what is hap-
pening, and I am lost without
him.
"He is 29, I'm 10 years young-
er . . Please don't use my
full name, as my family are
nasty about these things, but
tell me what you think
LOLA "
The man you love is play-
• ing safe. If his infidelity is
* discovered, the chances of his
* getting a divorce are practic-
* ally nil. He has no intention
* of writing or receiving any
* word from you that might in-
criminate him. Can't you re -
promises were
*
alize his
worthless?
1 hope you will come to
your senses before you waste
any more time on such a • cad,
or you will let yourself in
for a painful awakening. You
are badly confused, my young
friend, and I urge you to see
this character as the worthless
sort he is, not worth a single
regret.
Be grateful that he has lett
— and next time play
straight. However dull that
sounds, it is the only course
TIMES HAVE CHANGED - One British umbrella designer seems
to think women's fears have changed since Little Miss Muffet
was frightened by a spider. His 'Black Widow" umbrella,
modeled above by Eve Vitt at the First National Umbrella Fash-
ion Show in London, is trimmed with chenille to form a web.
The spider is of black velvet. And covering the frame is .black
net, which makes this umbrella of little use in the rain.
Absent -Handed
Typical of all absent-minded
scientists, Professor Pietro Vas -
sena constructed a midget sub-
marine for depth experiments.
But as soon as he dived, the ves-
sel capsized instantly. He had
forgotten to close the conning -
tower hatch and water flooded
the sub.
At a banquet to present an
award to a Washington atom
scientist, everyone was there
but the guest of honour. The
banquet committee had neglect-
ed to invite him!
Then there was the case of
the seventy -year-old Liverpool
woman who jumped fully dres-
sed into the Mersey to rescue
her five-year-old grandson. As
soon as she hit the water she
screamed for help, having just
remembered that she couldn't
swim.
Both were rescued.
In Chicago recently another
elderly woman applied for city
relief. Hier papers had been de-
stroyed in •a boarding-house
fire. She had banked her life
savings of $1500 with a mort-
gage society but couldn',. re-
member where! Just an over-
sight. And Somerset House. re-
cently had to supply a marriage
registration to a Birmingham
man who wanted to sue for di-
vorce but had forgotten his
wife's name!
* to follow that is not fraught
* with bitter. heartbreak.
* Don't hate your family for
* being "nasty." They would be
* shocked beyond words if they
* knew the truth.
When a girl marries a spoiled
child, her problems are many
and complicated and the out-
come questionable. - Anne Hirst
can be useful in this situation,
if you write her at Box 1, 123
Eighteenth St., New Toronto,
Ont.
A grct s o f
prefers
moderation
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HRONICL S
G NGERV
& ctet-1411i rue P C le aka
sometime last fall, I suggested
that any small-town merchant
—butcher, baker, grocer or
what have you — would be do-
ing a smart thing if he provid-
ed parking facilities for his
customers, as quite often it is
easy parking that attracts cus-
tomers to whatever shopping
centre may open on the out-
skirts of a busy town.
When I made this suggestion
I was quite sure it -was possi-
ble as so many small- town's
have streets parallel 'to the
main street runningpast the
backs of their stores. Since
making that observation I have
been particularly interested to
learn that at least two places
of business in one nearby town
are doing just that — provid-
ing parking space for customers
at the rear of their stores. No
doubt when it is feasible others
will follow suit. It will be a
great benefit to customers driv-
ing in from the country to shop.
I should know ... I drove three
times around our main street
block the other day looking for
a place to park. The third time
I was lucky enough to notice
one driver getting ready to
back out. It didn't take me long
to slide into that parking place.
Another change that has
gradually been taking : place
for some time, and now seems
firmly established, are the
shopping hours, but which are
not the same in all towns. The
old-time Saturday night shop-
ping for farmers is still popular
in some districts but in the more
thickly industrailized areas the
trend is for open night on Fri-
days. In some cases Thursday
and Friday. are both late nights
but on Saturdays stores close
sharp at six. Farm families
may sigh nostaligically for the
good old Saturday night shop-
ping which provided relaxation
after a busy week. It was a
good time for John and Harry
to compare crop figures and
feed prices and for the women
to inquire' if Mrs. Blank was
home from the hospital and
how Mary's new baby was
coming along. The children,
meanwhile, regaled themselves
at the movies or made their
own amusements.
Yes, it was good while it
lasted—but we might as well
face the fact, it is one institu-
tion that will never return. And
when we run up against a situ-
ation that we cannot change,
instead ' of wasting our time
complaining we might better
find a way of adjustment. It
isn't easy—not nearly so easy
as grumbling that the change
is a great inconvenience, that
things are not what they used
to be, and so on. Now does it
help the situation if we "cut off
our nose to spite our face"? And
that is just what is being done
when farm folk run off to an-
other town when the place
where they have been used to
shopping decides on Saturday
night closing. Rather than
give in and shop on Fridays
they take their custom else-
where, to a place where they
can shop on Saturdays. Eventu-
ally the second town adopts the
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new closing hours — and the
farm folk go back to their
original shopping centre. They
might better have adjusted
themselves in the first place.
To that I might add—we do
not find adjustment to changing
conditions too easy ourselves
but still, once we have made
the necessary adjustment we
find greater peace of mind than
when we set ourselves "agin
the Jaw ! " That admission, 1
hope, will cover my sentiments
in regard to the future when 1
may appear to contradict my-
self—as I probably have done
many times in the past. After
all,' changing one's mind i sup-
posed to be a woman's privi-
lege, isn't it?
But it isn't onlya woman
who changes her mind. The
weatherman does too — and
there are times when we thank
heaven for that. 'The last few
days, for instance. Early Satur-
day was pretty grim, and more
freezing rain predicted. Then
the wind changed, and so did
the weatherman's forecast, and
we enjoyed several hazard -free
days as a result.
Good weather brought us
plenty of visitors on Sunday.
Good weather—not good roads.
We heard plenty about the
roads. Dee and Art stopped at
Oakville and found the road
past Bob's place in such ter-
rible condition they thought
they would never get out. The
road had been dug up for
something or other and the ruts
were almost to the axles. Other
callers came from Hespeler
across country. The roads were
fine in their county, clean and
well -sanded. But when they
crossed the border into our
county—plenty of icy hills and
no sand ! The question was
naturally asked "Don't you
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have your country roads sanded
in winter?" I wonder 1
Dave, of course, was going a
mile -a -minute around here—and
the cats and dogs were going
two miles -a -minute to keep out
of his way. Our domestic ani-
mals are not used to being
loved to death. Black Joe finally
hid under the chesterfield and
Mitchie-White took refuge up-
stairs. The dogs were able tee
look after themselves. As for
the parents and grandparents
. well, I don't need to tell
how one small boy can keep a
party of grown-ups very, very
busy. When the weather gets
warmer we expect to have Dave
here by himself for a week or
two. That will really be a
picnic !
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Scald/ %"c. milk, %c.granulateed
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shortening; stir in 1 c. crisp
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Let stand 10 minutes THEN
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twice 4 c. once -sifted bread flour, 3 tape,
ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. grated nutmeg.
Stir about half of this mixture into
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Turn out on lightly -floured board and
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