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Zurich Herald, 1956-09-27, Page 6"Dear Anne Hirst: I am 20, ►nd deeply in love with a man 10 years old. He says he loves ne, and he has proven it in many ways. He has all the qualities of being patient, generous and understanding. I've been seeing him for two years, and during • this time I've never taken any real interest in anyone else. "We get along perfectly- toge- ther as far as feelings and ideas are concerned; I am always so contented in his company. "I knew that such a thing would not be socially accepted, but I've been so much happier In every way since I met him. Do you think I am right in seeing him, and perhaps thinking of marriage? SLIGHTLY CONFUSED" What Of The Future? If you have dated this man } since you were 18 and are so k contented with him, it is likely • you and he would have an ad- ' mirable marriage at least for I' a while. He seems to be genu- ' ine and devoted to you, and • the fact you are so. at home k with him is a valuable asset in any permanent relationship. The question is, would you be satisfied with him as a hus- band as the years accumulate? When your letter came I re- called one from a girl, 27, who had married a man years older. I looked it up, and quote her dissatisfaction: "I do love my husband," she claims, "but he is too settled to like the things I do. We never go anywhere Dress -up Linens What prettier way to dress up linens! Embroider this graceful uld-fashioned girl and her gay flower -arbor; add frosty -white eyelet ruffling for her skit. Pattern 650: Embroidery plus ready- made eyelet! Transfer of 2 motifs 5x13; one 8x16 inches. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to Laura Wheeler, 123 Eighteenth St. New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBI,•R, your NAME and ADDRESS. Our gift to you -u two won- derful patterns for yourself, your home — printed in our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft book for 1356; Dozens of other new designs to order — crochet, knitting ,embroidery, iron -ons, novelties. Send 25 cents for copy of this book NOW — with gift patterns printed in it! itfiA Yt'ha •anwateet, * except to visit niy mother, to * a movie every 'few months and * to church a few times a year. * I used to love dancing, and I • haven't been on a dance floor * since I married... I am lone- * some for the good times I've * given up and would be glad * to have with hien, but he isn't * interested. , . We have a nice * home, a car, and money in the * bank, but what good are ma- * terial things when you are un- • happy?" * A man of 40 is not an old * man by any means and your. * friend's temperament may * postpone the desire for a se- * dentary life for years. When * you become 40 and are still * full of life, would you have to * give up the good times this * older girl already misses so * much? Can you look down •'* the stretch of years that lie * ahead and believe you will be * entirely satisfied with him to * the end? Can you take the * chance? * Has the man proposed to * you, or are you taking it for * granted that he will? I do not * wish to arouse doubt in your * mind, but it seems rash to be * considering marriage unless * you are sure he is, too. Two * years is a long time to date * just one man and then discov- * er you have wasted your time * because he "isn't the marrying * kind." If he has not spoken * of the future, why not practice * the usual methods of bringing * that about? * And what does your family * think? . * It is not for me to say Yes * or No to your question. Con- * sider the situation as coldly * as you can. You are in love, * but you are too intelligent to * follow your heart alone. * * * A Lad Worries "Dear Anne Hirst; For a long while I've liked a girl 14, three years younger than myself. Her friends tease us about each other which embarrasses her, but I no- tice she doesn't deny what they say; they say she likes me, too, but she's never said so. I date other girls, too, so people won't know how much I think of her but I don't go with any one of them too often. "The girl doesn't let me know how she feels about me; how can I find out? (You've helped me before this, but I'm more wor- ried than I was and I depend on you.) JIM" * Date the other girls, too, and * observe them thoughtfully; * each one can help you better * understand the feminine sex, * which is important. As the * girl you like sees you with the * others, she may grow more in- * terested. * Her age implies her shyness, * so see her when you can but * don't rush her. As for your * friends' teasing, show her you * can laugh it off; then she * won't be embarrassed. * If her mother allows boys to * call, do that. It would be * smart, though, to stay with the * group for a while until the girl * matures a bit and has more * serf -confidence. Good luck! * *, Wice is the girl who hesitates before she accepts a .man twice her age. A safe guide is a letter to Anne Hirst, whose long ex- perience is at your service. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Modern child has longer life expectancy, the health of most North Americans has so improv- ed during the present century that a baby may be expected to live over twenty years longer tnan one born in 1900. ISSUE 39 — 1956 DON'T ROLL OUT OF BED --Suspended by piano wire, "floating" bed, above, was shown at the National -Horne Furnishings Show. Model Ryna Kitrnan poses aboard the unusual slumber acces- sary. THEY MAJOR IN PULCHRITUDE—National College Queen Mari- lyn K. Meyer, 18, center, poses with her ladies-in-waiting after her n,:.-eination. The ladies-in-waiting (they'll have to wait for ane:her chance to be queen) are Carel Jean Lewis, 18, right, and Joan Schoenfield,'19. '%amu f�/�Ui.(`//!/.,,'o✓ HRONICLES 1NGERI7ARM ewn We have come to the end of a perfect week — weatherwise — and a very busy one. I have been trying to keep ahead of the garden, and partner has been busy cutting hay; all among the stakes set out by the Department of Highways. More about that later. Beans . . . We shall hardly dare to look at a bean after awhile. We have eaten them, given them away and cooked them for the dogs. And still they keep growing — and the second sowing almost ready. Beets and carrots are growing fast too but the peas are not quite so rewarding. The apples also keep me busy although it is a :sort of race between the twin heifers and myself to see who gets the apples first. Early in the morning the heifers are around the harvest apple tree gobbling up the windfalls. When they retire to a shady spot to chew their cud I sneak out and get in my innings, shaking the tree by the branches until I have enough apples to fill a pail, which gives me about five quarts of applesauce when they are canned. I cook the apples with the peels on and then put the pulp through a rotary col- ander. That way we have ap- plesauce all winter, whether we have apples or not Some people wonder why I bother with can- ning at all when there are only the two of us now. I wouldn't if we bad a deep freeze, but we haven't and I am not so sure that it is really necessary now. If I can fill a few dozen sealers we are sure of having enough stuff Cot our own use and some- thing on hand for weekend homecomers. Each day, when I am through with canning and other work I like to get upstairs to my room. And how I' am enjoying it. I am away from everything and yet not away For three days Iasi week 1 was looking down on the field where Partner was cutting hay—which was quite an advantage because 1 was. afraid • all the time he might run into a stake and get thrown off, the Mower If he had—well, with a power mower anything could happen The field where he was cut- ting is one where the highway has expropriated land for High- way 401. It • has iron Stahel, wooden stakes and steel fence posts here and there across the field. Partner didn't want the- hay hehay but the field was. weedy so • he felt it had to be cut, He knew he would have quite a jnb although he thought he knew where every stake had been put. He was wrong ---there were a few, not properly marked, that he didn't know anything about. He knew where they were when he ran into them,even buckling one of .the guards. Steel stakes • were not the only trouble in that field. Earlier in the season one of the heifers escaped from the pasture. Partner couldn't think how she got out until he went along by the fences. At one spot last` winter the survey- ors had been cutting brush and made a hole in the fence. Part- ner fixed it up by using the brush to fill the gap. Some time later, unknown to us, the sur- veyors were back, evidently to do some work at the same spot. They pulled the brush away and left the gap exposed. No wonder the heifer got out! If Partner had not seen her the rest of the cattle would no doubt have fol- lowed We have a notice from the Department to the effect that compensation will be paid for . any damage done. Fine — but how can a farmer assess the trouble be goes to in getting a heifer back to pasture? Or how can we put in dollars and cents the worry it was to me having Partner on a power mower weaving his way in and out among the stakes and finally having to finish the job by cut- aroune the stakes with a scythe. The trouble is the fellows that come around are not deliber- ately careless; they just don't understand the little things that are important on a farm. When the men were around driving in the stakes Partner said to them: "What's going to happen if I want to plough this field?" One man Answered; "I guess you won't want to do much on this land by the time we get through!" How true—the only trouble is surveying • the land doesn't keep the weeds from growing, in spite of the fact that there is plenty of agitation from. various quarters to keep the find clean. Well, it's Monday now and our nice weather seems to have forsaken us. It -is very dull and ;:very humid. But if the weather is dull the news isn't. A confer- ence regarding the crisis in the Middle East—what will happen afterwards is anyone's guess. Political convention in the Un- ited States; controversy still active over Marilyn Bell's swim; and an International convention of Entomologists in Montreal— in our language a discussion ab- out insects. I wonder if it will be brought to light that the in- crease in insects is probably due to the decrease in birds. And the decrease in birds ... could it be they are being destroyed by chemical weed -killers now so much in use? And now the power has gone off—that doesn't make typing any easier so I am glad I have come to the end of my copy. 'Bye until next week. New Date Will Beat Heartache What should a teenage girl do when she falls in love with a boy and he turns her down in favour of another girl? Get madly jealous? Not at all, says a leading psychiatrist who is an expert on teenage love affairs. The girl • should deliberately set about blotting the episode from her mind. She should at oncce burn the boy's love letters, all of them, however ardent they are. Then LOST AND FOUND—"When in trouble—SQUAWK!" Apparent- ly that was the principle that saved this rare palomino Shet- land pony colt from who knows what fate. It's shown with its owner, Robert S. Gault, who raises tiny Shetlands as a hob- by. The pony was stolen, but abandoned next day. Gault believes the screams of the un- weaned pony, uttered when it is hungry, frightened the thieves so that they were afraid to keep the animal longer. she should calmly destroy all photographs .of him and get rid. of other souvenirs. Having done these things she should set about getting as many dates with other boys as possible. She will quickly dis- cover that a new boy friend by her side at least partially ban- ishes ghosts of the past. By re- peating the process over suc- cessive days, she is "helping Father Time to free her from the fetters of her past romance." Frustrated love can be con- quered like any other bad habit, the expert points out. It is utter folly for a jilted girl t0 plead with her former sweet- heart or make a scene by burst- ing into tears when she sees him. Wardrobe Wonder; 4605 j.., 10-13 Make a wonderful new ward- robe — from this ONE dress pattern! Vary the neckline from mandarin collar to a low squared beauty; sleeves in three smart versions. Easy to sew. a joy to wear — those sleek slim lines are pure flattery tor your figure! Pattein 4605: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 114, 16, 18. Size 16 takes Pis yards 35 -inch fabric. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, S T Y I, E NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toron- to, Onl. FIRST LESSON'S COMING UP—Determined expresion of teacher Elizabeth Kohl should be a due to Paul Hindes that gumchew- ing in school is frowned upon as the blase, bubble -blowing youngster registers for the fall term'. S ?'bzc+�. S�Y./A,>�WON. L'fyH+'.'',•..nai ;,�.r:,n»»-*wxv .o.,.•,.r>.w....,,..,...... 'GREEN MONSTER' WITH PLENTY OF DRAG—Ar thur Arfons eases his 1,200 -horsepower "Gleets Manlier" past a grader at the .Timing Association's drag strip pricr,to the running of the seto;md annual National Championship Drag Races.