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"WVRAE `; EING MARRIED —
RtT ,► ON'T LIKE THE
SAME THINGS!"
"Dear Anne Hirst: My fiancee
Bays s3}.wili follow your advice,
too matter what . . We have
been engaged for a year, and
hope to marry in the fall, I am at
eny wits' end how to keep her
happy afterward—
"For we do not enjoy the same
recreations. Sports, the theater
and dancing are her pet indul-
gences, These all bore me stili.
ve never cultivated any one of
them. An old beau of hers has
leeen taking her. I like him, and
trust them both. But do you
think this is fair?
"In every other way, we are
like one person.—Belong to the
same church, love concerts and
good books, and are popular with
many friends. We get along swell
with each other's families, too.
What I want to know is, how will
it be after we get married?
"Don't you . think she should
give up these recreations which
mean nothing to me?
"I too, however, promise to do
what you advise.
Confused fiance"
COMPROMISES IN ORDER
* Compromise is the most en-
* during basis of any companion-
* ship when two people like to
* be together, whether they are
* married or not I urge you to
* weigh the idea thoughtfully,
* chiefly for this reason:
* It is not likely that this girl
' * you love will surrender with-
' * out regret the three recreations
she enjoys most. Once the
novelty of keeping house wears
off (and believe me, in a
couple of years that is natural)
she will still yearn to dance,
attend sports, and go to the
theatre. As her husband, it is
your place to escort her, and
in good humor. You two can
still find mutual pleasure in
music and reading, but I'm
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* afraid they alone will not sui-
t' five to keep her contented.
* Perhaps this illustration of a
* similar situation (a true stogy)
* will help you both:
" Several years ago a friend of
* mine, who loved to dance and
* hated sports, married a man
* 'who hated dancing and loved
* every kind of game. They loved
* each other enough to want to
* spend every leisure hour to-
* gether. So before they married,
* they made an agreement to
* please the other.
" He (much against his inclin-
* ation), went to dancing classes
* until he mastered the art, She
* accompanied him to games he
* wanted to watch, and for a
* while she took along a maga-
* zine to read, Within a few
* months she found the contests
* irresistible; and, as he explain-
* ed the rules, she became almost
* as enthusiastic as he. He never
* did enjoy dancing — but the
* point is, he took her when she
" wanted to go.
* The result? They never had
* to be apart unless they chose
* to. Their marriage has lasted
* 10 years, and is still an inspire-
* tion to their friends.
* It is true that these two
* were older than you and your
* fiancee. But I sense you both
* are more mature than your
ages, or you would not be wor-
e- rying about the future, which
* she is thinking about, too. Why
* shouldn't you adopt this idea?
* Later on, you may find you
* can enjoy a concert or a good
* book alone at home, while
* your wife goes dancing or to
* other places with a group of
* friends. These things work
* themselves out — if both are
* equally determined to make
* their marriage last,
* Think it over, and talk it
* over.
* 4:,:. � -*
People who fall in love often
discover, to their chagrin, that
they have dissimilar tastes... If
there is love enough, things can
work out . . . Tell Anne Hirst
your problems, and know you
can trust her sympathy and her
judgment. Address her at Box 1,
123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto,
Ont,
lame ° 'elle isi stn
Not Harry Tr .' lean
We know what has happened
to handicrafts as modern mass=
production industry roller over
them. They have disappeared
except as hobbies and outlets for
artistic creativeness. But what
happens to the arts in the face
of electronic gadgetry?
A general impression seems to
be that the radio, phonograph,
television, and sound movies
have sent the amateur performer
down the same road as the home
weaver and the cabinetmaker.
What actually appears to occur,
however, is a brief hiatus during
which people are satisfied to lis-
ten (or watch) a few top profes-
sionals rather than to "get in
the act." Then comes the urge to
do.
Little Egbert and Clarissa, so
it seems, are not awed by the
sight of a piano virtuoso on their
television. (Perhaps it is tittle
Egbert's and Clarissa's parents
who are not awed.) Anyhow,
more hopefuls, young and old,
are taking piano lessons today
than ever before in history.
At least, so says the National
Association of Piano Tuners in
convention assembled. And it
credits not the influence of one
Harry S. Truman, now free to
circulate among his fellow citi-
zens, but television—flatly.
Are piano tuners themselves
joining the throng? Apparently
not. After you've been tuning a
half-dozen pianos a day, says one
of them, you've had all the bong -
bong -bong you can stand,
We know what he means.
From:
The Christian Science Monitor:
"I find television very educat-
ing. Every time somebody turns
it on, I go into the other room
and read a book."--Groucho
Marx.
Mama's Little Anther patty Lou, Dalmatian mascot of Engine:
Company No. 2, won't be answering alarms for a while. The
reason: Eleven new pups,
Catchy Catch—It looks like some fisherman made a lucky catch,
but don't be footed. That's dariin' Kathy Darlyn adorning the
sands with an attractive beach robe of shimmering fishnet made
of metallic thread.
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RONICLES
{ F;INGERFAinkl
Oreeetetioleree P. Clarke
The long-awaited armistice: in
Korea has finally become an ac-
complished fact—and I am sure
we are all giving a sigh of re-
lief. The on -again, off -again ne-
gotiations that have prevailed
during the last few months have
been sufficiently discouraging : to
make us wonder whether there
would ever be peace in this
world again.
Peace ... isn't it a wonderful
word?—and if there is anything
tired nations need right now,.
more than anything else, it tis
peace. Peace . . . not only from:
war but from every kind of con-
flict. Peace within families; pease
within industry; peace in agrl-
culture; in politics; peace amoxg
the warring elements of Nature,
and, most of all, peace in 'i it
hearts—a "peace that passeth ill
understanding."
Taken by and large peace its
a far deeper meaning than .c
sation of hostilities. Canada,
instance, may not now'be,N
ively engaged in war on a ba,
field but as long as there is e
flict between labour and man-
agement; or between produciyrs
and consumers, or disagreements
within families, there can . never
be actual peace—peace that is
defined as harmonious relations
among people. I know peace +of
mind is what I crave for. • now
more than anything else in life
—and I imagine many other per-
sons feel the same way. But that
kind of peace is only possible,, if
everyone is working to accoi-
plish it. How many are doing
just that I wonder?
Last night we had another dis-
turber of the peace — a sharp
thunderstorm. When we heard
the rain pelting down we hardly
knew whether to be glad or
sorry. Glad for the sun -baked
gardens and fields, or sorry be-
cause of the baled hay "till out
in the field. We had a big field
of hay baled last Friday and
we expected to get a lot of it on
Saturday but for various reasons
the help we had expected didn't
show up so there was only Part-
ner and a neighbour to deal with
over 700 bales of hay. The boy
who usually drives the tractor
was sick so I volunteered to take
his place. Not because I wanted
to but because I couldn't sit
quietly by watching the man in
the field hopping on and off the
tractor and handling bales as
well, The men always say driv-
ing a Model M. is just like driv-
ing a car. To them maybe it
is—but not to tae! The noise of
the tractor bothers me and I' am
always afraid of doing something
wrong or unexpected that might
cause an accident. My trouble is
not ignorance of danger but of
being too aware of it. Besides
that I don't possess a pair, of
slacks or overalls. Skirts on a
tractor, especialy in a wind, are
somewhat of a menace --and cer-
tainly an embarrassment! Maybe
I had better invest in a pair of
slacks—just in case. Better to be
safe than sorry.
Remember the time- when the
farm was a nice, safe place., for
children to spend a holiday?
Where they could even help
with the chores or the haying—
just so long as they kept away
from the bull -pen, or the horse's
hind feet, or didn't try walking
the high beams in the barn, It
isn't a safe place any more, Chil-
dren have a natural love of irna-
chinety, boys and girls alike.
Nothing pleases theme better than
than to ride on the tractor with
Daddy --• if Daddy is foolleb
enough to allow it. Children are
quick to pick up the mechanic*
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of driving but they naturally
haven't the foresight to appre-
ciate its potential danger. Many
mothers, through lack of know-
ledge, are also sadly la":king in
this respect. A mother, who
would be horrified if Johnny
climbed the gate of the bull-
pen, will watch without protest
as Johnny climbs aboard the
tractor, or rides the tongue draw-
ing the hay -wagon. Too many
little boys are also allowed to
drive farm tractors—"He can
handle the tractor as well ak his
Dad" is a phrase• one hears all
too often. One father, just re-
cently, had to make a trip to
town and came home to find his
.seven-year-old son driving their
high-powered tractor up and
down the back lanes, with two
neighbour -children, four and five
years old, riding with him. Too
sharp a turn of the wheel and
one hates to think what might
have happened to all three chil-
dren.
There is a law to prevent young
people driving cars on the road,
but there is no law to prevent
a child from operating a tractor
on the farm. That is entirely up
' to the parents. It is their res-
ponsibility, and theirs alone, to
keep young children away from
tractors and other mechanized
than machinery. Accidents can
happen so easily and a young
• life snuffed out, or a little body
crippled for life, just because
someone failed to appreciate the
danger.
Erish Tinkers
The Wwvy Out
Ireland's colorful tinkers —
those knights of the road whose
multihued carts and caravans
have lent a touch of romance to
the contryside for centuries —
are threatened by progress.
It is estimated there are about
5,500 tinkers in Ireland and half
of them are women. Wandering
and carefree by nature, many
lose patience with their ways,
but there also are many in the
world outside their own who
defend them.
Sometimes the tinkers are
called gypsies. Such a careless
reference however, can lead to
a real feud.
Tinkers — always ready for a
drink or a fight — have differ-
ent meanings to different people.
Farmers denounce the tinkers,
who live off the countryside, and
keep a close watch on their
crops and cattle when they
swarm near.
Poets and songsters see these
lean men and women of the
road as romantics. Playwright
Justice Donagh MacDonagh once
described them as "God's gen-
try;" Bryan MacMahon as "chil-
dren of the rainbow."
Historians are not quite sure
where the tinkers came from.
Some say they are the descen-
dants of the arinorers of the
ancient Kings of Eiroland who
took a wandering when the king-
ly system broke down; others
think of them as descendants of
Raparees, the Robin Roods of
Ireland who waged war on for-
eign soldiery,
These nomads are versatile
mystics and card sharks, healers,
all-around odd -job men; and net
beyond begging for a cup of
"ray."
Among themselves they have
have their own secret language
that's never been decoded by an
outsider.
They marry young and live by
a strict moral code.
They have their overt courts to
deal with any breaches oft the
law that is 'their own law for
they don't recognise any other.
My attempt to bring the tink-
ers into normal society islure to
meet opp oeltion, howevei, chem
*ON wird regard the L as the
last of roneantie Ireland,
Joan of
Bur T ,ath?
Everyone knows that Joan of
Are was burnt to death at the
stake. But was she? Ancient do-
cuments brought to light cen-
turies after her supposed execu-
tion have raised doubts in the
minds of some antiquaries.
Is it possible that a common
criminal was put to death in
Joan's place? Did she regain her
liberty after the death of her old
enemy, the Duke of Bedford, in
1435?
If not, how can one explain
the young woman, who, dressed
as a man, presented herself in
1436 before the magistrates of
Metz, and calmly announced that
she was Joan of Arc?
She certainly looked and s oke
like' the Maid. But, of yours rio-
body could credit such a' epos-
terous claim. The girl was de-
tained while the justices sent for
Joan's brothers, Pierre, and Jean,
who hurried to the city to expose
this "impudent impostor,"
Impossible to Fake
Instead (relates a contempor-
ary record by a Father Rigeur)
they recognized her immediately
as their sister and embraced her
joyfully. Apart from facial cha-
acteristics, there was that curi-
ous little birthmark, impossible
to fake, behind her left ear.
Documents produced by the
girl were subjected to the closest
scrutiny, but no forgery could be
detected,
Convinced at last that Joan of
Arc stood before them, the pity
authorities tried in every way' to
make amends for their early sus-
picions. Various noblemen pre-
sented h e r. with new clothing,
while one gave her a magnificent
horse, and she was entertained
like a princess.
Received With Honours
Cheering crowds acclaimed her
everywhere as she rode through
Lorraine. She always seemed to
be quite at ease as, talking in
her mystical way, she conversed
with people who had known Joan
best in the old days. All were
certain of her identity.
She was received with honours
wherever she appeared. Visiting
Germany, she was even con-
sulted officially in a difficult prob-
lem concerning two rivals for
the Archbishopric of Treves. Ul-
rich, Count of Wurttemberg, him-
self escorted her tq,,Cologne.
Back ir. French she received a
handsome money present from
King Charles VII (the former
Dauphin, who owed his corona-
tion to the Maid), and he ennobl-
ed Joan's family with the stately
.appellation of "de Lys."
Madly In Love
About this time, the girl met
t h e handsome young Chevalier
Robert des Armoise, one of the
wealthiest men in Lorraine, who
soon fell madly in love with her.
Eventually, amid great popular:
rejoicing, they were married, and
a copy of the marriage contract,
describes the bride as "Jeanne
d'Arc, la Pucelle d'Orleans"
(Jean of Arc, the Maid of Or-
leans)
Among the archives of the city
of Metz is a list of guests at the
ceremony and another of the nu-
merous wedding presents.
It was only natural, of course,
that the people of Orleans should
want to see their heroine again,
and the young married couple
accepted a pressing invitation to
spend a few days there in 1439.
A series of great banquets was
given by the civic power in
their honour, and nobody ;wh:o
remembered the Maid appearie to
have doubted for a moment the . •
identity of the chief ,gtiest.
The council, says a record, vot-
ed that a sum of 210 livres (the
equivalent of about A.Q00 today)
be presented to her "in return
for benefits she conferred upon
the city during the' siege," awl
this was duly presented to M.
dame des Armoise at a sumptit-
ous farewell dinner,
If this young woman was an
impostor, she must have been si
consummate actress, well primed
with many details of Joan's pct.
vate life, and gifted with unlimit-
ed self-confidence.
Discussed Oid Tunes
One day she halted on her way
through Anjou to call upon the
Baron Gilles de Reis, who fought
side by side with Joan in many
a hard battle. He welcomed her
with open arms. After discussing
old times together, they parted
on the friendliest terms, with no
suspicion on the Baron's part.
By degrees the sensation caused
by the story of Joan's reappear-
ance died down, and it May be
that Madame des Armoise subse-
quently settled to a life of oxdin•
ary mediaeval domesticity. It h
on record that she presented het
husband with two sons-, but afte>i
that little is known ot her.
There is - story, somewhat ob-
scure as to its origin, which re-
lates that she was subsequently
'convicted before pariiainent of
imposture. If true, -it is' astonish,
ing that details are lacking; Pos-
sibly this extraordinary tale owet
something to the unwillingness,oi
people to believe that historian:
could be mist*en on a point of
such magnitude as Joan's . fate.
It only remains to be said that
competent archivists who exam-
ined the records satisfied thein -
selves that the young woman's
claim to be Joan of Arc was fully
substantiated, while others could
only say they did not. know What
to think.
Some quiet evening when your
girl has stayed ;home to, `,wast►
her hair and there is nothing • at
the movies you haven't seen, 'why
don't you sit home; and figure
out how many different bridge
hands can be dealt to four -play-
ers. If you'd like to work it out
by yourself don't read that E. V.
Shepard in Auction Bridge maga-
zine says that 63M 3;5'59,600 dif-
ferent hands may be dealt.
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keep Moving, Miss—Joan Anderson, 17, thought she cto*ld beat
the heat in a park as temperatures soared into the et'a. Spotting
her lying on the grass near a "no parking" et -en was special
policeman Roland Rylund who told her to "move oh?,'