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OCTOPUS LOOK-Two girls lend legs to 'Paris model Marif-Jose
to give her multidimbed look in showing latest, in fancy foot-
wear for the spring season.
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SQUEEZE PLAY-With tongue in .cheek, bee'Robert Rose, light
explains that only by Coordinating their britathitid. "did he 'and
two ,companions ricle nOthfooably".. The tank of the tiriai
Gerinartlnade Itetti406, of Italian, design,: holcIS only 2.4
eo'n's, but that's enonjh', OS, the doodlebug gets 60 Miles to thOl
gallOti, sik,horSetiOWer"ifititOr' cruises at '4() per hOUi't
At =Age Two, He's 'Seeing Eye' For Parents:,—
is a reality in the home ,of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hathaway. The time for mail, he summons his dad with a trouser-leg tug and
child is only two ,years old. He is their son, dlarence, ,Both par- shepherds him to the mailbox, he guides them on shopping trips,
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ents are' totally deaf. Furthermore, his dad ,is,hlind, and his taking them in and out of stores and onto buses, So fat, Clarence
is sober-faced and silent though his parents make a point of talk- mother sees only dimly. But, already, rising. to, what he seems to hag to him. Betaveen themselVes they use finger messages on the
feel is his responsibility, little7Clarence is.helping them overcome. - palms of their hands. He's expected to begin talking when he
their handicaps.* His 'understanding shows in, the way lie clasps -- starts to nursery schools,
"And lead them ..." This 'familiar quotalloti their hands, to guide them. He hands thdrn things. When it is „
Last week I ended my column
with an unbelievably prophetic
statement. I said "by next week
we may be snowed in — who
knows?" And we have been—
more or less. Trucks, and cars
with chains or snowtires man-
aged to, get through to the house
but that's about all. There is
more snow in the lane now than
than we have ,had 'for several
years. There is also ,a big snow-
man on the front lawn. No, we
have neither of us reached our
second childhood—we hope! The,
snowman was built by two little
tots and their mother who were
staying with us all last week.
Niece Betty and her children—
Susan, age two and a half and
Michael nineteen months old.
Two ,of, the nicest and happiest
wee souls anyone could want
to have around. True, they made
plenty of noise,• got drito niischief
and had crying •spells. •But one
can forgive all that, if the child-
ren .have nice dispOsitions. De-
liver me from youngsters, who
are spiteful, peevish and spoilt.
There' •werd times, -last week
when this old 'pla'ce was really
a, mad-house. One day'. two
neighbour-children came: to visit
and when the four ,of_them got..
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"Dear Anne Hirst:. HOW long,
do you think a widower in his
5P'S Should *!fait before Making
dates? I realize this is extremely
personal, but is there . such a
thing as a conventionally accept-
ed period? (It seems to me that
PS one grows older the period
should growshorter,)
"I have developed a typically
adolescent crush en a man with
whom *I have had one arranged
date. He appeared to have a
wonderful time, but: I haven't
heard from his since. I had the
feeling he was a little surprised
at himself for enjoying another
woman's, company so soon after
his wife's death, which occurred
eight month* ago.
"We are an the same age group
and are professional people with
interesting jobs; we own our
own homes in which we each
"live alone, our respective chil-
dren being married. My husband
has been dead several years, and
I am truly lonely, I honestly
don't care whether I remarry,
but I would love to have a con-
genial companion for my leisure
hours.
"I wrote him a decorously en-
thusiastic, brief thank you for
the expensive evening we had
together as part of a group and
have had no reply. Can,you sug-
gest anything further could do
that would not be overbold? I
guess you'll say it's really up to
him at" this point. He is_ really a
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drearnbOat, and I can't help feel"
ing
HOPEFUL."
wnx NOT?
a If this man enjoyed himself
* as much as he seemed to, he
* may be feeling a little guilty,
* in which case he would hesi-
* tate to take the next step.
* However, there's no reason
* why you shouldn't arrange a
* dinner at your home, inviting
* him and another couple who
• joined , you the„ evening
* your first date. The man could
* accept or decline, and at any
* rate will know that a call from
* him later on would be wel-
* corned.
* The accepted mourning per-
" loci before a man renews his
* social life after his mate's
* death varies with the customs
* of ones community. It seems
* to me that after a year, he
* might call on other women
* without criticism. I agree that
* the waiting time should dim-
* inish as one grows older —
* life is so short! One advantage
* of middle age is that it gives
* one the privilege to make his.
* or her own rules.
* Whether the man considers
* marrying again or not, a
a` pleasant friendship could be
„* encouraged, and you can be
* trusted to guide it where you
* will.
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FAITHLESS' LAD
"Dear Anne Hirst: For nine
months I have been in love with
a boy whom I trusted completely.
Now I have heard he is having
an affair with a girl whose repu-
tation is not good. I asked him
about it, and he denied it flatly.
But the other day I saw them
together,
"Now he admits the gossip is
true. He swears he made a mis-
take, and asks me to forgive him
and forget it. What do you
think? My mother is against my
dating him. I do love him very
much, but I don't want anybody
I cannot trust.
* Your mother is right. If the
* boy admitted the truth of the
* story and promised not 'to see
* the girl again, he might be-
* come trustworthy again, but he
* continued to deny the truth
* until he was found out. To
* make a mistake is human, but
* the honorable person does not
* hide behind a lie.
* If you cannot accept his
* word, what is his friendship
* worth?
• You will miss him for a
* while, but that will not be as
* painful as having him deceive
* you in the future. Let him
* know once and for all that you
* are one_girl who values truth
* above everything.
* *
Middle-aged people with tact
and grace can follow their own
inclinations in a way adolescents
can't. If you are in a quandary,
ask Anne Hirst whit to do. Her
understanding and common
sense will guide you safely. Ad-
dress her at Box 1, 123 Eight-
eenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
COINS BORE HEADS IN
ANCIENT TIMES*
The first time the likeness of
a human being appeared on a
colas about the year 330 B.C.
according tra-thea. Jacek of
Knowledge. At that time the
coins of Macedon were imprint-
ed with the portrait of Alexan-
der the Great. Before then the
portraits on coins had represen-
ted the various goda. It is by
means of these coin portraits
that reasonable likenesses of
many early Greek and Roman
rulers, of whom no other such
record exists, have been passed
down to the present time.
Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero '
and Cleopatra are amongst
those commernmorated in this
way.
'Odd Sorts Of
Stomach Trouble
When his four-year-old baby
brother began to cry recently. 4
E North of ngland youth tried to
make him laugh—and got a live
bullet in his stomach,
He had put the bullet be-
tween his teeth to amuse the
little boy who was sitting on
his knee, When he saw it, the
laOY Stepped, Crying and bounged up and down with delight. Sud-
denly his head hit his brother's
chin and — gulp! — the bullet
disappeared down his throat,
At the hospital an X-ray
showed the three-inch bullet in
the youth's stomach. Steps were
at once taken to remove it.
Hospitals are frequently called
upon to remove strange articles
which have been accidentally
swallowed,
A schoolboy of twelve once
placed a tuck-bex key in his
mouth while eagerly unpacking
a food laarcel from his parents.
A school pal gave him a friendly
slap on the back and down• went
the key, ring, label and all,
A surgeon located, it, by X-ray
and saw that its position must
somehow be changed before it
could be removed. The lad was
told to go out and eat as big a
lunch as he could, without any
fluids. The rnanoevre prdved
successful, for at .the second ex-
amination the key• could be seen
in a position from which its re-
moval offered no difficulty.
Specimens gathered from all
over the country and displayed
to medical men by a surgeon
who specialized inremoving
them from people's stomachs in-
included a small wrist-watch, a
toy trumpet swallowed by a boy,
twenty marbles swallowed by a
little girl, an egg-cup swallow-
ed by a convict and a coin. which
had been inhaled by a news-
vendor.
Some adults occasionally gulp
down dentures which can usu-
ally be recovered by skilled sur-
geons. At a ,U.S. hospital sur-
geons found no fewer than •
twenty needles Inside a 73-year-
old upholsterer.
Some years ago a Cape Town
surgeon removed 2,442- one-inch
nails from the stomach of a
young carpenter. He had appar-
ently developed the habit of
swallowing a few at a time while
working and was forced to seek
medical advice !for persistent in-
digestion.
BOONE BOOM - Pat Boone,
popular singer, is riding a
wave of movie success. He will
star in "Bernadine," a film
about fees-agers: In addition
• he is also scheduled to have.:
his own. TV show in the fall.
Boone, married with three chil-
dren, has recorded five hit
songs.
Driver Education
For Teen-Agers
Advocates of driving education
for youngsters will have theit
eyes on 1Vlichigan for the next
few years. For in the state where
most automobiles are 'made a
full-scale test was begun last
week of the theory that driver
education is the solution to the
Much a too - high accident rate'
among young automobile oper
attn'S.
Under a law passed •• last
November and now going into ef-
fect, rid Michigan resident under
18 may receive a driver's license
unless he has passed an approv-
ed course in driver education.
The course wilt be available to
every boy and girl of that age
bracket, whether in or out of
school, arid Will eotisist of at
least la hours of actual driving
arid .30 hotits of classroom in-
statietion. Schools receive
per pupil froin driver license
Meg.
There are obi/iota weaknesses
iii the plan. YOUrigaterS who Wait
Until they are -18 to am* for
lioentes are not required to take
the course, It will do nothing
to initiative' Peer _adult chi-Vets.
But it IS a start which one holies
will be successful. If It rs, it
may lead to requite-
inenta for drivers of all ageS
everYWheit, The (Portland)
Oregonian:
—a storm such as I have just
mentioned, created by childish,
exuberance and energy. 1-19w-
evu, this weekend will probably-
be uneventful, except that Joy
and Bob may be UP. Neither
weather nor roads hinder them
when they want to come—and
they usually do if for no ether
reason than to get eggs. Some.,
times we ask them if they come
to see us or to, get eggs!
Eggs . Dee and Joy both
say they never get eggs from a
store the size that our hens lay
even though what they pay for
are supposed to be grade A.
Large. They wonder where the
big eggs go, We are puzzled
about that too. We rarely see
eggs for sale as big as those we
sell— and certainly they can't
be as fresh. But we are very
well satisfied with the milk now
that we have to buy it. Homo-
genized milk is far more palat-
able than fresh milk straight
from the cow, to say nothing of
pasteurization, And the skim
milk we buy for ourselves is
very good indeed. We have also
been experimenting with citrus
fruits and juices. Besides our
morning grapefruit we like
'oranges sometimes during the
day. Btit good oranges are about
the hardest things to buy. You
never know until you peel your
orange how thick the "skin is,
or how dry and pithy the orange
may be. So now we buy either
concentrated orange juice in •
small cans or pure juice in car-
tons. But the question remains
—where are ,the good oranges
like we had when I was a child?
No artificial colouring, thin skins
and lots of juice. How can the
quality of oranges change so
much?
And then we come to potatoes.
Potatoes that look fine on the
outside but have great cavities
on the inside. Some have dry-
rot or the beginning of ring-rot
and go black when they are
boled. The grading may not be
intentionally dishonest as many
defections do not show on the
outside. Last week I bought a
sack of potatoes that were
really Grade AL.—but they
were not Ontario potatoes. We
had a lot of wet weather last
year during the potato growing
season so we can hardly blame
the potato growers for the poor
quality. We-should rather pity
them for the loss they incurred.
Ah well, some things improve
with the years, some don't. Pot-
atoes and oranges may be in-
ferior but we like the way child-
ren are dressed now compared ••••
with years ago. Thick ,,,hea:t...37.
clothing, gum rubbers and..over-
socks were the best we had to
offer. Now children have padded
nylon snow-guits, fur-lined boat
and they go out Warm and un-
hampei•ed. They roll around in:.
the snow and .remain warm and a
dry. The only, drawback ia„,zip-:
ing the,m into the blesseciihingsa
Grandmas need a little educa-
tion to perform that job suCceia-
fully. I have finally reached the "
stage of getting the cocoon put
of its covering but getting it
back in again is another atpraal.
Mother generally has to come to
the rescue.
" The per.capita ciinsiirriptiah
d beef this Year • Will break all
previous records, according to
the latest estimates .offarm.
management, specialists. The •per
capita, .corisumptien,,,fiaure ]for,
1955 was 81 pounds, big, for
1956 is estimatedto' reach 83 avundg.
properly acquainted and started
to play—shrieking, laughing and
chasing each other through the
rooms—it was really terrific.
The same thing happened' the
Sunday before when Dave 'was
out here. The' rest of us sit back
and marvel at ,.their energy. I
generally , manage -to get. the
menfolk into, a room by ,them-
selves so ,they can talk if they
want to without 'too much in-
terruption.
Niece. Betty -and her family
were here for e last visit before „
heading North—to. Sudbury—as
her husband has been transfer-
red to a hydro project in that ,
region. I suppose 'it will be a
long time before the children
are back on a farm again—,
more's the pity as they do love
to see the .heifers kick up their
heels and the old biddies cackle
and scratch. jThere certainly
must be an affinity between
children and animals. David
just as keen. If grandpa goes 'to
the barn without him •there is
really.a howl. ,
We seem to live a life of con-
trasts these days. When Partner
and I are alone the house is
unbelivably quiet but it is
usually the lull before a storm
Dog's Long Wait
An unusual and touching
story of a lost dog comes from
New Zealand, A family of four
were on a motor tour there
when during a stop, their dog
wandered into the thick busk
and failed. to r oam
For hours the family searched
frantically, but as dusk was fill,
ing, they had to give up and
drive sadly away without the
dog,
About pine months liter they
were travelling again over the
same desert road, thinking wist-
fully of their missing pet, when
suddenly, to their amazement,
they saw him, sitting forlornly
by the side of ,the road at the
place where he had left the car.
Evidently, the dog had kept
patient vigil there, day after
day during the long and weary
months, awaiting their return.
An old Maori living in a near
by hut confirmed this and said
that he had fed the dog when-
ever he was hungry during his
nine-months' vigil.
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