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WHY BE AFRAID OF SENTIMENTALISM People never fail to amaze me For the past few days lve been asking the same question of acquaintances young and old male and female What do you think of St Valentines Day In the midst of learned discussions on DeGaulles policy notes and whisperings of local gossip results of the byelections exchanges of movie lve dropped this question or one quite relevant such as What are you oing to buy your wife this usband Valentine card year Do you send your The queries and the circumstances may have var ied but the answer was of filecard variety Who needs Valentines day Valentines day is too commercialized to mean anything Who needs special dayto be nice And et after this whole hearted pids special day with its nebulous of negation of Cu frotby love mess ages authoritative reports from all corners of the treat your sweetheart indicate that these cynics iclsm Hearts and flowers in Barrie division in this city clearly are not deeplyrooted in cyn aro flowing deep and frothy Wednesday the fourteenth is special day that originated no less than 1701 years ago This day holds special meaning for young and old who have some one special in mind In 271 AD certain bishop named Valentine suf fered martyrdom under Claudius II of Home This act perpetuated custom marked on paper hearts and flowers by secret romances fed Some of the cynics may sneer and say St Valentine and Valentines day are for the birds Originally this was so It was believed that birds began to mate Feb 14 This supplemented by the legend that the martyred bishop sent his lady Your Valentine persons choosing their been friend has initiated the practice Valentines that day Besides Barrie merchants will testify that it hasnt flocks of winged creatures ordering candy and predeath note signed of young flowers smothered in hearts and ribbon Boxes and boxes of sweets times mothers and sisters have advance to be sure of arrival by for sweethearts some been ordered well in Wednesday Local florists report that bouquets of red roses or spring flowers such as daffodils and tulips will carry messages of love in Barrie and across the country Whisperings in the aisles of ladies wear stores tell tales of frilly daring young men red lingerie carrying Cupids message for For the more bashful swain secrets may be carried in gems or bracelets or necklaces Jew ellers report that this lovers holiday may even lead to the big step the engagement ring All this is one The young gentleman may hand over the box of chocolates with mumble or send flow Ira with flourish But there it is The lad is pleased Then why not admit Why not admit santimentalism sentimentality MAKE YOUR BID There are many ty yis thtrilled the gentleman that we enjoy bit of traditional so long as it doesnt degenerate into es of fanatics Athletic fanatics flex muscles and run ocks to keep in shape Jazz af iicianados can pick out drummer by the most simple roll But the most annoying fanatic bays ever met is the bridge enthusiast This person inflicts her fanaticism on others by its very nature She needs partner My neighbor was addicted to this form of cards It was folly enough friends to have not just for couple burned dim Those of you evening of cards you to sit idly by near her She could scare up game in matter of moments of hours but until the midnight oil fanatic or otherwise who enjoy an may play the game of your choice atthe annual Valentine Bridge party being held Mon day evening at oclock Street It is sponsored by at Trinity Parish Hall Collier the Trinity Guild The proceeds from this evening will be usedto further the work of the church Toby Robins And William Hutt To Star At Stratiord Festival STRATFORDWilliam Hutt and Toby Robins have been signed for principal roles in the Stratford Festivals 10th season which opens on June 18 Mr Hutt will play Prospero in George McCowans produc Hon of The Tempest Ban quo in Peter Coes Macbeth and Carbon de CastelJaloux in Michael Langhams Cyr ano de Bergerac Miss no bins will be seen as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergeracf and as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew which Mr Lan gham will also directi They join company which as has previously been announced will be headed by Christopher Plummer Miss Robins who has just completed highly successful engagement in Shaws Caesar and Cleopatra at Torontos Crest theatre was last seen in Stratford in 1954 when she played Mariana in Measure for Measure One or Cana das prettiest and bestknown actresses Miss Robins has scored in many stage and late evision productions since she was last seen at the Festival theatre The loads in Visit To Small Planet Two For The Seesaw School For Scandal Dream Girl and The Rose Tattoo are among her stage credits while she has appeared on television in Ring hound the Moon Teach Me How To Cry The Hostage and The Asp ern Papers Recently seen in playon the US Steel Hour she will also do two morc television plays for the VCBC before she comes to Stratford this summer Mr Hutt who was one of Philadelphia tryout runs the leading playersvin the Festival company during its first seven years is currently scoring success in the title role of King Lear and as Thomas Mende in The Ladys Not For Burning on tour with the Canadian Play ers Last seen here in 1955 as Jaques in As You Like It and as Ludovico in Othello Mr Hutt has also appeared on the Festival stage as Old sGobbo in The Merchant of Venice the chorus leader in Oedipus Rex Canterbury in Henry Polonius in Ham let Worcester in Henry 1v Part and Don Pedro ln Much Ado About Nothing among other roles Since his last Stratford Festival season Mr Hutt has spent most of his time in Eng land where he has done con siderable television work in cluding the Maurice Evans Judith Anderson production of Macbeth In Londons West End he enjoyed Sevenmonth run in the Noel Coward com edy Waiting in the Wings and was subsequently signed for featured role in Cowards musical comedy Sail Away one of the current Broadway hits He remained with this show during its Boston and but withdrew from the cast before the New York opening to un dertake his present assign ment with the Canadian Play ers The Stratford Festival will open on June 18 with Mac beth The Taming of the Shrew will have its first per formance on June In and The Tempest on June 20 Cyr ano de Bergerac will join the repertoire on July so sible to Mrs Ross SHOWN ABOVE is the new caecutivalnstalled at the ins sugurai meeting of the Simcoe Presbyterial UCW held at Central United Church Front row to Mrs Trace Mrs Bell pris achan Back row Mrs Nesbitt Mrs Harmon Mrs Stevens Mrs Wallace Gough Mrs Wena sley Mrs Blair Mrs Thomson Mrs Marquis Absent from the photo II Mn Cook sidcnt Mrs McCague Mrs Sclterington Mrs Jory Middle row Mrs Corrigan Miss Jordon Mrs Besse Mrs Gil ham Mrs Jobnsto Mrs McLaren Mrs inn Mrs Qirtis Mrs Str 600 Pack Central Church See Barrie Woman Elected record crowd of 600 mem bers and delegates of The Un itcd Church Women of Simcoe Prcsbyterial attended the inaug ural meeting and service at Central United Church Barrie on Wednesday Approximately 400 attended the dinner which necessitated two sittings and great deal of work on Ihc part of the ladies of Central United Church under the supervision of Mrs Jack Garner Be strong and of god cour age was the message brought by Rev Cecil Brenn minis ter of the host church based on the first chapter of Joshua Choose Thou with Care was the solo chosen by Mrs Norma Marsclius of the same church who was accompanied by Ireland organist Bringing few words of in spiration to the gathering Mr hrenn said We will never take over the sparkling land of promise if we are passive We need energetic and aggressive spirits Mrs Doidge president of Centrals UCW ex pressed the pleasure of her church to ho host to this his toric gathering Mrs Perkins Midland with Rev Wilson Morden Midland presiding presented the nominating committees slate of officers for approval and expressed appreciation to the ministers who had worked diligently on the provisional committee Rev Brenn Rev Skelly Collier St Barri Rev Douglas Miller Creemore and Rev Mor dcn Midland Rev Skelly chairman of the finance committee within the provisional committee pra sentcd the allocation for Simeon Presbyterial $25000 plus $500 expenses which was accepted They had followed four simple steps he said which had been followed at both presbyterial and local level take total amount raised by WMS in 1960 take the amount contributed by other groups to the and in 195 subtract the amount contributed by junion organizations increase the net result by five per cent This would give the total of which as per cent was to be treated as allocation and two per cent as expenses when making reports Messrs Peaker and Nesbitt of Crcemore were appointed as auditors T0 APPOINT DELEGATES The new executive was grant ed power to appoint six dele gates to North Bay March to attend Toronto Conference branch meetings being held in St Andrews United Church All UCW congregational groups of Suncoe Presbyterial not units were notified to send in complete list of the names and addresses of members of their executives as soon as pos Curtis 59 Matchedash Street Orlllia During You Were Asking Mrs Bell advised that periodicals would be forthcom ing to help various officers but that patience would be requir ed as the board of women was also working hard to get organ ized All who join the United Church Women in 1862 will be charter members gt Rev Wilson Morden Midland chairman of Simcoe Presbytery brought greetings from this board and said he felt the whole church would be strength sued by this movement on the part of the women and he was pleased and delighted to be present on this historic occasr ion to dedicate the new execu tive Rev Mclavish Brad ford secrelary of Simcoe Pres bytery assisted with the inaug ural service in the evening as did the choir of Central United Church with Donald Lainson taking the lead in singing Seek Ye the Lord Rev Robert Watt of Trin lty United Church Toronto who was born in Barrie but raised in Toronto and who serv ed wifh the RCAF during war years sand he was pleased to have been invited back to Bar rie to speak for the first time and especially pleased to have been inVited on such an historic OCEBSIOII He noted much physlcal change in Barrie since he was boy but stated the real Bar rie was not composed of build ings but of the people who make it up how they think and feel the things that happen to them and their ability to dis tinguish between good and evil Eveiyn Weatherill daughter of Can any good come out of Nazareth was his text from the Gospel of John Men build things around them which they think important They work hard for years Then comes time to relax And then God places His hands upon them and asks for the person they have become not their posses sions We must build for the possibilities of life not the cer tainitics he stated He continued women of the church are leading the mcn blazing trail for the fiilure preparing the way Just ordin ary churchmnnship will not do The ladies have caught this Out of our Nazareth the things of Jesus emerge with new pow er and strength We live in revolutionary times This is the hour for total commitment of the person to the things of the Living God Wa have raised our eyes to outer space and we do not see right here Men and women cannot cpntlnue to defy the will of God But it is often in the dark moments that God moves turning darkness into sunshine Our dark moments may only he portals through which God opens doors torusi We must use evil as weapon turning it back for good Let us rc solve as we go forth to deter mine to do not just what we feel like doing but what we have been called to do Christ must be our pattern Out of and Mrs AgtCorrigan Everettg the Nazareth of our souls the things of God will emerge the speaker commented This historic occasion tonight will have meaning in our Pros bytery in our land and in our world The days ahead will re veal the answers to our ques tions our God is marching on Mr Watt concluded Mrs Bell president of Simone Presbyterial announced that baby had been born to the UCW of Simcoe Presbyter ial at Willowdale United Church east end of Barrie where the women had request ed that they be organized in time for this day and several of whom were present The first executive meeting of Simone Presbyterial is to be held at Burton Avenue United Church Barrie on Feb 19 Monday at 930 am Lunch at 1215 All presidents of UCW groups are invited to attend We not only want you but we need you said Mrs Bell We have launched out into the deep as suggested at our fall rallies and now we must man theship which has no pas sengers but only crew said Mrs Bell in delivering her first message to Simcoe Presbyter ial What any captain desir as most is happy ship and this is what covet most for the new organization It is great privilege to be able to serve at this exciting moment of history in our church NEW EXECUTIVE The slate of officers elected and installed isas follows president Mrs Bell Bar rie first vicepresident Mrs Trace Ebnvale second vicepresident Mrs Presser Stayner north Mr Setterington Midlan south Mrs Elwood McCaguc Benton centre Mrs Jory Enrrie west Mrs Doug 185 Day New Lowell record ing secretary Mrs Wallace Gough Shanty Bay corre sponding secretary Mrs Ross Curtis Orilila treasurer Mrs Thomson Creemore Christian citizenship and so cial action Mrs Newton Hesse Shanty Bay Christian education and missionary educatlon Mrs Stevens Schomhcrg finance Mrs Corrlgnn Ev erclt luadership and develop ment Mrs Harmon Mid land nominations Mrs Robert McLaren Crccmore organizav lion and promotion MrsvA Blair Alliston community friendship and Visiting Mrs Cook Orillla literary and community Miss Jordan Orillia periodicals Mrs Gillhnm Barrie press Mrs Ncsbitt Barrie program Mrs Trace and Mrs Prosser vice presidents stewardship and recruiting Mrs George Strachao onllia supply and social Mrs Bruce Johnston Barrie without portfolio Mrs Charles Marquis Orillia Mrs chslcy Collingwood and Mrs Ernest Vivian Hawke stone Representatives to and committee of Simcoc Presby terial by virtue of offices be Mrs George Strachan Drill Mrs Thomson Creemore Dear Ann Landcrs When dance with my boy friend he always says Please let me lead The truth is we dance together much better when lead Samrhas no sense of rythmn He bounces around like an elephant with hotfoot When lead lmake him look as if he knows what hes do ing Do you think its important that let Sam lead FAY Dear Fay Let Sam lead He may not look as good but hell feel better Dear Ann Lenders have friend who cantstand to see anyone have anything nicer than what she has The minute she spots something on someone elses back or in their home she has to run right down and get exactly the some thing or as close to it as possible Last week bought new dnvenport when she saw it inside but said Go ahead Its free country Her davenport is less than two years old but the next day she had one exactly like mine Her winter coat is like mine too We look like the Bobsey twins She has dining room draperies like mine and the same carpeting am sick to death of her copying me How can put an end to it Please let me know right away as lm planning to buy new lamps soon VIVIAN Dear Vivian Imitation is the sincerest form of flatterybut if you dont want tolbe flat tered why boil inside and pre tend you dont care Make your position known If she insists on copying you after that theres nothing you can do But at least you will have cleared the air and reduced your chances for ulcers Dear Ann Landers Our 13 yearold sons girl friend and her parents came over to our house last night She is preg nant four months and must drop out of school soon The poor kid is just 16 Paul made it point not to be here when they arrived He came in an hour later so theyd have plenty of time to tell the story Then he sat there looking out BRIDEELECT The engagement has been announced of Miss Elizabeth Mr nnd Mrs George Edmond Wentherill of Stroud to Vladimir Burtko son of Mr and Mrs Bartko of Bradford talking about somebody else The kids want to get married and keep the baby lm ag it The girl is really very nice St Pauls will be the setting and she has lot more sense for the atternoon wedding than Paul Shed probably be Feb 17 good wife and mother But THE BARRIE EXAMINER SATURDAY 58 ID Phone Eileen Dunn or Audrey Cosmo PA cam Notes are Intended In COVE the general social life of the city and nuirlri Weddings anniversaries bridge irtles us coming of parties visitors and fn vellum are all ltcnu IIIle Hi to the women reader of this page Your help In my plying thls news will be fully appreciated VALENTINE TEA Valentine tea bazaar and bake sale will be heldchb 14 in Allandalo Orange Hall Bun ton Avenue under the auspices of the newly formed Ladies Auxiliary 369 to local 700 UAW Hckets will be psold on Valentine doll with complete wardrobe Convener for the tea will be Mrs If McDonlt ough and Mrs Robert Neilson Bazaar conveners will be Mrs Peacock Mrs Harry Wick sted ticket eonvrners Mrs Hubbert and Mrs Penmani Guests will be welcomed by the president Mrs Douglas Harris AIR CADETS AUXILIARY Womens Auxiliary 102 Air Cadets will meet althe home of Mrs Irvine RR Bar rie Feb at $15 pm The Valentine theme will be fcatur ed at this meeting and all mothers of air cadets are wel come Roland Dobson Jr of Cod ringlon Street an employee of Bell Telephone Company in Bar rie has returned to the city af for spending month in Peter borougb where he was tcmpor arily replacing the commercial representative of the Pcterbore ougb Bell Telephone Co ENROUIE TO CONGO weekend guest at the home of W02 and Mrs Felix Canton of Codringion Street was W01 Tedt Shaw of Victoria Brilish Columbia VOl Shaw is enronte to the Congo where he will be stationed for six months STORK SHOWER Mrs Pat Trainnr Essa Road was hostess at baby shower in honor of Mrs Ross Monger Among the guests were mem bers of St Georges Anglican Church Guild INTERNATIONAL NIGHT Mrs Ralph Dawson president and Miss Evelyn Kightley im mediate pasl president of the Business and Professional wo mcns Club of Barrie attended the Huntsville Club intemalian al night dinner held in the Em pire Hotel Huntsville Saturday Mrs Margaret Ashdown pro vincial presidenhclect was the speaker and told of her trip to she asked if Id mind if she got one like it was boiling the window as if they were Africa this past summer and Build Up HisEgo Let Him Play iiiad hate to wish our scatterbrain ed irresponsible sonon any girl Hes just not grown up enough for marriage Paul quit school in his junior year to take factory job He makes good money but never has dime The girls folks have big home and have of fered to have the kids live with them at the start We are heartbroken and dont know what is best for these young people Help us please NEEDLES AND PINS Dear Needles and Pins agree your son doesnt sound like much of bargain but if these young people want to marry and keep their child they should not be denied the chance Th is not very promising beginning but give them your blessings hope for the best And good luck to all of you Confidential to Booby Trap Fed You trapped yourself Boc by Quit moaning and grow up it takes two to tango ANCIENT CUSTOM In lndia the devout Sikh may not cut his hair or heard but usually tucks his long hair in side turban shoued slides she had taken It was on this trip that UNESCO ssnted on behalf of the Can adian Federation of Business and Professional Women to build chalet for women taking courses at the Arnidome Adult Residential College in Tsito GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Mr and Mrs Bernard Gicling will hold open house home of their soninlaw and daughter Mr and Mrs Victor Zictara 174 Codrington Slrect this afternoon from lo oclock The occasion will mark the couples 50th wedding anni versary EUCIIRE PARTY The Ladies Auxiliary to the Grey and Simcoe Foresters Sgts Mess are sponsoring euchre party to be held at the Sgts Mess at the Barrie Ann oury Feb 17 at 830 pm Con veners of the event are Mrs Raymond Kelly and Mrs Nan MacDonald VALENTINE DANCE Valentine dance party will Foresters Officers Mess atthc Barrie Armoury this evening for members and guests War ren Wilgar and John Woods are in charge of arrangements gift coupons of SLOOO were pre from the worlds bustle There he held at the Grey and Simcoe Mrs Lord Hosts PEOPLE AND PLACES St Peters WA Members of St Prlcro Church Womans Aux or met for the monthly mcctin Lord opened the mash in prayer and aie fruiting from the Living Messvgo on Prayer She said the Slmplflsl form of prnycr is asking lc usk God for list we not iIlItl in answer lie cs us ihat is best for us Each person can make little place in his own heart here he may retire he may find God waiting for him Thisis the Mary spirit of all true prayer Roll call vns answered corv respondcnce and business dealt wilh After the meeting the hostess served refreshments St Georges Guild Plan For Events Mrs Pat Trainor was hostess at her Essa Road residence for the February meeting of St Georges Evening Guild Mrs Ted Heels presided at tho meeting During the business session inlans were made for coming iercnts including rummage sale to be held March the anmial spring tea May and the Christmns tea on Dec Barrie CSCF Hold Executive Meeting The first meeting of the new year of the Barrie Committee of the Canadian Save the Child ren Fund was held at the home of the Chairman Mrs Hicks 94 Johnson Streeti Mrs Hicks opened the meet ing by giving resume of the Annual Executive Meeting which she attended in Toronto She said ithad been recommended at this meeting that the CSCF increase to 400 in 1962 the number of layettes going to Eskimo mothers at Frobisher Boy that the CSCF glve lin uncial support to pilot prolt ject designed to promote the adoption of negro and negro white children in Metro Toronto who are doomed to spend their childhood in institutions It is believed this will benefit not only negro children and agencies in Toronto but also similar unplaced children in citiesacross Canada The CS CF were requested to assist financially in Indian Esldmo Malls Welfare Training to train young leaders for Settle ment Work to provide two trucks for transportation at work camps in the Congo for young boys to trainin agricul ture and animal husbandry to continue support to three child rens cenlres in Greece to as sist financially the preventorlurn for children of leprous parents in Italy to continue support for 14 schools in Algeria The Barrie Committee grate fully accepted contribution of White Gifts collected by the Sunday School of Crown Hill United Church on White Gift Sunday and also the following financial donations reported by the treasurer Mrs Cameron Mrs Kenny Mrs Stanbrook Mrs Lawr ence Mrs Dorothy South Mrs Edna Tascooa Mrs Frank Smith Mrs Bowman Miss Molly Brown Group Collier Street United Church Four Leaf Clover Stamp Club all of Barrie and Mrs Car ruthera Stayner Mrs Warren Wilgar reported 188 boxes of Christmas Cards had been sold for the CSCF and that 370 balls of wool had Travel Arrangements AIR SIIIP BUS RAIL HOTELS RESORTS CRUISES CAR RENTALS 0x Johnson and Co Ltd World Wide Service PA asses ins Dunlop name 591 any tic rornnto ani eons been distributed since Nov loot large quantity of finish cd articles were on display including quilts pyjamas night ies baby jackets dlapcrs mills sox sweaters scarves and toq ucs all sent in by the follow ing volunteer workers in Bar rie and district Mrs Stanley Markle Mrs Elders Miss Robertson Mrs Florence Ban ing Mrs Feeney Mrs Jane Campbell Mrs Smith Smith Mrs Allen Mrs Beatrice Walsh Mrs Donnelly Mrs Alice Saul Mrs Nora Bowles Unity Auxi liary Collier Street United Church the Jayceltes all of Barrie and Edgar Womens institute St Marks Mothers Group Midland Mrs McMaat er Cookstown Mn Somal lagher Lisle Town and Counts1 Group Orillia These articles are being pact ed by Mr and Mrs Coxall and transported to head office in Toronto freiotyofoihgrgo throughtho gensros n1 monds Transport Limited Bao rlo PLENTY Nu VICTORIA CPJ Pruni stera dressed as workman rr moved large Victoria oentom nial sign from the city all and took it away in in Aldar man Michael Griffin and city engineer James Garnet watched them take down the sign but thought it had been authorised PERMANENTS SPECIAL complete Open when churn p111 OPERATOR EVES BEAUTY SHOPPE or Else Rd Atlantis For appointment can PA H571 it You want To CUT DOLLARS OFF YOUR FOOD BILL Yet Elf acctr Than over ueinn can MONARCE FOOD and FREEZER SERVICES Elegant Living Room Furniture solo nboul 5259 choirnboot Siiv depending on fabric