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The Seaforth News, 1957-06-20, Page 6rrE 14IRST1 "Dear Anne Hirst:':I am em- barrassed to speak, of such a thing, but a dear friend of mine her< 60's is being so upset by her husband's behavior that she has begged me to appeal to you for advice. They have been mar- ried 45 years, and she is dignity ,personified, fine-looking, gra- cious, a valued church member. andloved by us all. Her hus- band is retired, and though cle- ver and as honest as they come, he is 'growing childish', as she falis it. He makes a daily spec - acie of himself in our town. He neglects her outrageously; , he • just prances around town ogling he young girls and causing snickers and smart .cracks th'at annoy all his old friends. "The irony of it is that I really think he believes the. girls enjoy his smirking; of course, they smile back at him, but I don't know what will be - Come of his blood pressure. "This dear friend understands her husband, and knows that be= neath all this nonsense he loves her devotedly. But she is self- conscious and eager to shield him from criticism; yet she doesn't know how to cope with this, Can you offer any sugges- tions that might stop him from making such a fool of himself? FRIEND OF BOTH" RELAX * As the years bear down up- * on us, many a man feels that Pineapple Design fi oe eat, 540 Your favorite pineapple de- sign in a lovely oval doily, with a wide border of pineapples tool Easy, interesting crochet—hand- work you'll be proud to display! Pattern 540: Crochet direc- tions for oval doily 16 x 27 inches, round doily 14 inches in No, 30 cotton. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for safety) for this pattern to LAURA WHEELER, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto; Ontario, fent plainly the PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Two FREE Patterns as a gift to our readers — printed right In our NEW Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for 1957! Dozens of other new designs you'll want to order—easy fas- cinating handwork for yourself, your home. Be sure to send 25 rents for your copy of this book now — don't miss it! * the only protection against * complete senescence is being' ;among 'young people,, prefer- * ably the opposite sex,' He is * convinced that their very proximity can somehow re- * store his fading strength. * Parading along the sunny * streets, preening himself like * a strutting, peacock, he revels * in all this beauty pasting' by * and misinterprets amused. " glances for encouragement. * "If a man is as young, as iie * feels," he whispers, "then I, • belong right here!" Excited *. by the attention he arouses, * he feels his aging arteries re- * lax, and strides back to his * wife with a new glint in his * eye,satisfied that he has * proved his point. * While she, poor soul, smiles'. * back ,at him and wishes to, * heavn he'd stay home where * he belongs. She will not hurt * him for the world, so she, lis- * tens to his superlative reports * and prays for patience. * She will not have to. pray * long. One day his strength * will fail him and he will find * hecannot walk another block. * Or 'some snip of a girl will * .call, "What's your line, Grand- * pa?" and the boy with her * will tell him off, That will be * the end. The old gentleman * will quietly collapse on his * front porch and be content * thereafter to view the passing, * scene from his favorite chair. * Should this wife concern * herself about what their * friends are saying. she will ? remember that her husband is * not the only offender whom * they have seen. They still * love her and respect her, and * she can be assured she has * their unspoken sympathy. * * STOPS DATING OTHERS "Dear Anne Hirst: For over three years I went with a young man. Then we had a. quarrel. I started seeing someone else, but it didn't work, I found I still loved the first boy ... We tried to reconcile, though he had been dating another girl, Now we see each other occasionally and he swears he loves me—but he still dates her. "I've come to the point where I just can't see anybody else. My heart goes after him, so cannot enjoy being with an- other boy. Am I wasting my time in useless hope? Or do you think he will come back? . OLIVE" * Ilow can 1 predict what this * boy will do? If he loves you * as he recently claimed, he * would not have time for any- * one else. So long as he does, * you had better realize he is * not serious about you. Start seeing other young * men you like. You won't en- * joy it at first, but you'll be * amazed how soon their atten- * tions will cheer you up. In- * stead of sitting alone wishing * for the one you care for, you'll * find yourself looking forward * to tomorrow's date. This * should move your sweetheart * one way or another: if he does * care deeply, he will give up * the other girl; if he still sees * her, you will know you are * wasting your time even re- • membering hen. * So don't sit at home feeling * sorry for yourself. Get out * and mix with girl and boy * friends, and you will find life * far brighter than it seems to- * day. .s * e Anne liirst is your unseen friend, standing by to guide you through life's perplex- ing problems. You can be sure of her wisdom and her sympathy, and she never be- trays a confidence. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. KEEPING A COOL HEAD — Ice cream salesman' George.Carpen- ter beats the heat by sticking his head In+with the popsicles and the rest of his wares. tie can check the inventory while he's there, too. It INGRID DENIES RIFT RUMORS — In Paris; actress Ingrid Berg- man, who gave up her home, her family and her career to marry Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, scoffed at re- ports that he planned to divorce her and wed the wife of an' Indian film director. Ingrid and Rossellini are shown here with their twin daughters, Ingrid and Isabel, in Santa Marinel- lo, Italy, in July, 1952. 06 ;. H RON ICLLS 1G„NGERF en.doLin.e P. b .ke We begin to feel as if we belong here now. We have our name on the mail -box and a name plate on our front lawn. Not only that but a representa- tive of the "Welcome Wagon" came calling yesterday. Ever heard of the Welcome Wagon? I had only a dim idea of what it meant but now that I know more about it I think it is a wonderful set-up. Not because of what is given away but because it gives newcomers a feeling of recognition. Farm folk may not Jiffy -Cut, Sew! PRINTED PATTERN cads aue 2/and 35" -112-ra iArislr Our newest Printed Pattern— JIFFY-CUT! 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ISSUE 24 — 1957 know what I am talking about so I'd better be more explicit, It is a practice that is steadily gaining ground in Ontario, Ap-` parently trade -people in the nearest business section agree to contribute towards the 'Welcome Wagon," which means that a representative calls upon all newcomers to the district, .bring- ing with them courtesy cards from those who wish to contri- bute and stating to what extent. The cards have on them the name of the sponsor and ask the newcomer "to present this card so we may have the plea- sure of making your acquain- tance and you will receive a gift with our compliments." In this district the local newspaper promises a three -months' sub- scription; a garage, a dollar off any purchase or service; another garage offers a free car wash or lubrication; one drugstore sent along a box of band-aids: a florist shop a gay little potted plant; another garage a map of the township (most useful). Other .merchants were satisfied to send a card asking you to call and receive a gift. At first sight that did not appeal to us too well. As I said to our lady -caller no one, feels like walking into a store, ,,presenting a card and asking .for the promised gift. -She agreed but, explainedt h a,t trades=people are especially anx, Ions that newcomers' at least pre- sent 'their cards as that is the only way the sponsors have of knowing whether their offer of service isreaching the people.. It' is, of course, a form of ad-. vertising and like any other ad- vertising it costs money, so na- turrally the trades -people want to know whether- it is worth- while —whether it really helps 'them to make contact with new residents. The Welcome Wagon also sends along informative literature. a circular letter of welcome from . the Reeve; folders from the Motor Vehicles Branch of the Department if Highways — and from Automo- bile Insurance companies; also from the Canadian Cancer Society stating what local assiss- once is -available. A :ard from the Funeral Home and Ambu- lance service and one from the nearest circulating library. , The official hostess who called upon us was 'a friendly, lielpful, easy -to -know sort of person. I am afraid if she stayed every- where as long as she stayed here she wouldn't get in many calls during the day. But we seemed to, have so much in common. And then, of course, Partner came along with a number of ques- tions. Altogether our visitor was very helpful and left us with the impression that the Welcome Wagon was an excellent innova- tion that trades -people should not hesitate to sponsor. And if it seems helpful to us, what would it mean to newcomers from an- other country? In our case we know this lo- cality pretty well — that is why we settled here. 'We .like the feeling of . still being in the country and yet within easy dis- tance of transportation to and from Toronto, But of course thin is our first experience with the business section and as we more or less intend to "shop at home" we are very glad to know when and where goods and services are available., We still like our little village store and have no intention of making weekly trips; to a recently opened shopping plaza, which .I; believe is the nearest big shopping centre to this district. We are still finding plenty to do around here. Someone asked us if we were a retired couple. Well, that was our intention — but sometimes I wonder! One day last week Partner went up to the farm with Johnny and brought back some hardwood planks that he had been saving for future use. I don't, know what he intends doing with them but certainly good dry hard- wood is worth keeping on hand. Another day I went down to Oakville and visited with Joy and our grandson. Ross was oa his best behaviour. Joy had some shopping to do so she wrapped Ross up in his blanket and laid him in the bottom of the shop- ping cart. Another shopper look- ed at ook-edat him and exclaimed—"Well, now I've seen everything. A shopping cart as a baby -buggy!" Ross thought it was just all right. Through the wire walls he could seein every direction. Another shopper stopped and asked if I had bought the baby. "Yes," I answered, "he was a week -end special!" CONVERTIBLE — From crew cut to long tresses, normally a two-year job, can now be accomplished in a split second. Yolande Tornell, demonstrates the latest teen-age fad—pany- tail wigs, made of natural hair. Ranging in length from 14 inches 'to 16 inches, the hairpieces are priced from $25 to $45, and are made by attaching hairs, one or two at a time, to a piece of silk. WEE LADIES AID SOCIETY Deeply engrossed in their mercy mission, these young "Florence Nightingales," rush a patient,' a "sick doll," to the hospital. The "nurses," Susan O'Bien, 3, eft, and Judy Gambale, 5, are next-door neigh bors.