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wg FEL RAS St Wy nee AYA AYR SINE AR 1ENREEARA [ES y FARES IRA TAT PLUME OMA IR Yo bs Se a 3 ; ¢ PLAS Aer hii oN - ¥ FE SEIE Te § RES RSG RISE AT LENA Nb ai owt Is NE HIRST | "Dear Anne Hirst: I had heard the ugly stories about mothers- in-law, but being orphaned early I discounted them all, I always pictured having a home and people around that belonged 0 me. , , . My husband and 1 net and married while he was n service, and when he was discharged we moved back here '0 stay with his mother till we found a place to live. I was pregnant, and thought it would be grand to have our baby born in her house. "I couldn't haye been more wrong! She has turned out to pe a real matriarch. I do know how to cook and keep house, but she insists I do everything her way and if I make one little mistake she says, 'Too bad you had no home to learn in. I pan't understand why my boy married youl' "It is so humiliating I don't know how long I can stand it. She makes me. feel like such a fooll My dreams have turned out to be nightmares, and I am so confused and hurt I can't be myself and I spend too much time in my bedroom crying. What can I do? "In other ways she is really nice, and she is erazy about the baby. . . . DESPERATE" 1 do understand your disil- lusion, but if you could know what many other daughters- in-law go through you would * consider yourself almost Easy, Easy Sew PRINTED PATTERN Lach One Yard 35" 5 3 * ONE SIZE MEDIUM bythone Alors Our new PRINTED Pattern-- thrifty, easy -sewl Just ONE yard 35-inch fabric is all you need for each of these pretty jerving aprons, Make them for yourself, bazaar best-sellers! Printed, Pattern 4859 includes three styles: Misses' Medium 35-inch, Jiffy-cut in one piece! Printed directions on each pat- tern part, Easier, accurate. Send FORTY CENTS (40¢) ((stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plain- 1v SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. size only. Each apron: 1 yard . * lucky. Your woeful story tholds two bright spots -- your mother-in-law loves the baby, and you won't have to spend the rest of your life with her, Think of these, take a new grip on your courage and try to understand this older wo- man who demands so much, She has kept house for a gen- eration, her ways are.her own, and she is not going to change, You may not do the work the way she does (and this she thinks is stupid) but if you will forget you're a bright youngster and humble your pride in a Yes-ma'm spirit, you will make your life more pleasant, Her autocratic -attitude makes you most unhappy, but you must believe she does not mean to hurt your feelings, She thinks she is teaching you the things you ought to know; so accept her corrections, quietly and politely, and let her see you are doing your best to please her. For your husband's sake, I know you will try; he must see you are not happy, and that probably distresses him. Remember that so long as you have his affection, this darling baby, and the prospect of a home of your own, you can take a deep breath and relax. Instead of resenting her dom- ination, win her good will by seeming grateful for her guid- ance. Practice humility( and: your common sense) and by the time you leave she and you will be good friends. * * * A LOSING GAME "Dear Anne Hirst: I met a boy nearly a year ago who was going into service, and though we had only the one date I sim- ply cannot get him off my mind. When he was home on leave he didn't even call me, and though RV EV ER NER GS ST EE EEX he never answers! "I am really desperate. I know nobody else will ever move me as he did Can you help me win him? I am nearly 16. BETTINA" * I know it is hard to believe * that one's love for a boy is hopeless; one cannot accept has become our dream of hap- piness. Yet sooner or later this happens to nearly every girl. Finally, we have to admit that he is just not interested in us, and suddenly we realize that if we keep on pursuing him he will only think us cheap, and laugh behind our back. Be a good loser, You will stop mourning him if you date the boys at home, and I expect you have turned down several who have asked to take you out. Don't refuse again. You won't believe it today, but if you start dating them and seem to enjoy it, ihe day will come when that wil be true -- and then you will wonder why you spent so many empty evenings wish- ing for a lad who doesn't know you're alive. PE * If you suffer in-law troubles, remember that common sense, humility and courtesy combine to overcome them, Anne Hirst can help, and her sympathy and guidance are yours for the ask- FEE IE IE IE 2K 25 SE TEE TE ER JE EEE ER EE ECE CE EE SE EE SE ing. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Having the knob of a chest of drawers pull loose in one's hand is a great annoyance. Probably the screw has worn a hole too large to grip the wood. An easy remedy is to fill the hole with plastic wood, let it harden for a few hours, then screw the knob in place. like putty and hardens wood. ; into NOTHING SACRED--Seems even the world of pipe smoking olsn't limited to men any more. These ladies joined the puffing at the World Champion Pipe Smoking Contest at Lake Placid. However, a man--Harold R. Soden--won the contest by keep- Ing his pipe going 70 minutes and 15 seconds, I've written him several times going on without him, for he - Plastic wood handles Making Bread In The Flour Barrel . The other day my 'favorite wife turned out a batch of home-grown bread. During the winter, when a kitchen fire serves more than one purpose, she does this every week, but during the summer she tapers off," so it was a pleasant sur- prise when I came in from the field and encountered ye olde {yme smelle, It was moments later, that some city friends dropped in unannounced and indicated they were amenable to supper. ; Naturally they ate up ail my bread. " They seemed to feel that home-grown bread was our regular and steady diet, some- thing strictly rural. "Oh, I want the heel tap!" they all shouted at once, so we cut all the ends off all the loaves to begin with. This made me think of the old fellow who was consoling his wife by reciting all the priva- tions he took on just to keep her happy.- "And I always- ate the heel piece so you wouldn't have to," he said. And she sighed and replied, "Yes, and I always wanted it". This amused our guests, and they laughed about it, but they ate all the heel pieces just the same. Then the subject of baking bread came up, and somewhere along the .line I mentioned a flour barrel. Only those whose history goes back a way will 'have a flour barrel today, and to keep it working you buy . tlour in bags and dump it ion. It has been long years since a barrel of flour was rolled into our home, But what 1 was getting at was of mixing the bread dough in the top of the flour barrel, a bit of lore which I found my supper guests -were disbelieving -- as if I'd been telling about the trout that. whistled Yankee Doodle, or the fellow who went about with a swarm of bees in his top hat. Such is the climate which pre- vails. So, too, will citizens learn that the Northwest Passage is being discovered -Sow-theast, and exhibit small wonder. These are hard times for one who ad- mires vraisemblance and truth. The whistling trout is hardest of all. : general mix-up of populations there still remains a memory to corroborate my account. Here's how it was: The cook would take all the moist in- gredients of a batch of bredd, and would mix them together in a big bowl. Not just any old bowl; for bowls also had their differences. It would be a big bowl, of a mustard or: molasses brown with a gay stripe or two, and it would be so large that you held it by looping an arm about the permieter and clutch- ing it safely to your side. It was a stoneware bowl, and got handed down. There were no electric mix- ers, so you used a big spoon or a ork, and sometimes you had a whisker made of wire which would belabor things wonder- fully. Of course, some things got whisked better than others, and on bread you just went as far as you should. Then, when you got the wet things ready, yeast all blended in, you hauled out the flour barrel, which was hung on a swivel under the shelf, and you just dumped the contents of the bowl on top of the flour in the barrel. If the cooking was being done for a crowd--such as threshers or a lumber camp crew--you'd have quite a bowlful, because you'd be shooting at 15 or 20 loaves. But if you were just making three or four loaves. and a batch oo! biscuits for home consumption this method worked just as well. - I have looked through a number of good cook- books {o see-if any of them " recommend this method of mix- ing bread, and none of them does. Having dumped the bowl, you then' mixed the dough, and the trick was to get a gob that would be thick enough to lift out, but not thicker than would make good bread." The kind of cook who knew how to do this was the kind that knew when to yank the dough out. SR You'd see the cook reaching into the flour barrel and mak: ing his or her arms go, and thn all at once out would come the dough to be slapped onto the table, .and the deed was dene The flour remaining in the barrel was unaffected. Then you pro- ceeded as in multiplication, ris- ing and kneading -and shaping and baking. But, of course, you had to have a barrel. You had to have those attitudes which went with a barrel, You didn't think about weight control or slim pickin"s, You worked. purposefully.--By John Gould in The Christian Science Monitor. Beyond the "Alps lies Italy and beyond the billboards, America. the old State o' Maine method ° But I hope somewhere in this NOT FOR SALE--Mrs. William Hamilton proudly points to the "quilt It took her 23 years to make. On exhibit at the Wyoming State Fair, the quilt contains 13,500 pieces in 27 different colours and depicts a garden scene, Mrs. Hamilton has insured the cotton quilt for $1,000 'but wouldn't take $5,000 for it. "Is not for sale. I'm going to hand It down to posterity," she says. \ / "GiNgERFARM Gwendoline P.Clatke 'Surprise! We have mushrooms growing on our front lawn! The first lot we regarded with grave suspicion--were they or were they not, true mushrooms? We looked them over very carefully, remembering all we knew or had read about mushrooms ver- "sus toad-stools. We decided these were the edible variety I picked them, cooked them, and dished them up for supper with fried bacon. Partner looked at his plate and at the first mouthful exclaimed -- "Well, here goes -- but I'm glad there's a doctor on the street!" Since then we have had several batches. Now we are giving them away--to the _. doctor's wife, no less. She seems "to know her mushrooms. It seems funny, so far as we are aware, ours is the only lot that has spawned mushrooms.. And at the farm we had them on our front lawn too. Anyway, we are still alive to tell the tale. How- ever, it isn't a risk I would sug- gest anyone taking without first hand knowledge of the differ- ence between toadstools and - mushrooms -- and certainly I wouldn't - be the one to advise, you on which is what. Well, it looks as if the daily round is following its usual pat- tern. From most kitchens comes the smell of pickles, preserves, jams and jellies. And in the or- chards apples, pear and plums. -hang ripe for the picking. Rosy red apples make.g pretty pic- ture as they hang from the bend- ing boughs; crabapples looking like colourful miniatures of Snows and 'Wealthies, every few crabs a potential jar of jelly to serve with a succulent roast of beef. Come to think of it, if "an apple a day_keeps the doctor away" there should be enough apples around to put all the doc- tors out of business. But alas, sometimes that theory works in: reverse, Apples must be picked and every year there are a few broken bones as a result. A rot- ten branch gives way; a ladder js carelessly placed or someone loses his or her balance . .. and ° ~ 50 a doctor js called instead of being kept away. Be careful, folks, better be safe than sorry. My, where has the summer gone to? Here we are, into fall already . . . evenings closing in, dawn coming later and later, Exhibition over, children-back to |: school, fall fairs in the offing, gardens getting somewhat rag- . ged and goldenrod blooming everywhere. And how it's bloom- ing! Unworked farm fields, op- tioned acres and vacant lots, all are a golden glow with this pretty but troublesome weed. One would never imagine a "weed inspector existed anywhere in the province. And yet we know there are such inspectors --I believe there is one appoint- ed for almost every rural muni- cipality, He keeps a watchful eye on farmers' fields. If any- field has an overabundance of wild carrot, chicory or any other noxious weed, the inspector has ° the authority to order that field to be cut. If the farmer fails to comply then he is in for a lot of trouble and expense It is ar- gued the rules and regulations governing weed control are to his interest. Well and good, But how can cutting his field bene- fit. a farmer if the land next to him has been sold to a real 'estate speculator and allowed to become over-run with more weeds than you'd find on an average farm in twenty years? --|-- It just doesn't make sense. If weeds are allowed to go un- checked on vacant land. then municipalities might just as well dispense with weed inspectors altogether and savé the tax- payers that much money.. An alternative is to make weed control compulsory--for' specu- lators as well as legitimate far- mers, Undoubtedly that would' be the better way--and would certainly be hailed with joy by the unhappy = victims of hay fever, ey Well, we had all the family' By JERRY BENNETT NEA Staff Correspondent Washington -- Drug industry executives hope to know by next spring whether or not they. should have paid more attention to their sales experts before tak- ing a multi-million dollar gams ble on the new Asiatic Flu vaccine, | : Already the six vaccine mak ing firms have bet an estimated 20 to 30 million dollars in their drive to have 85 million shots ready by Jan, 1. ! They made this expensive wager against the opinion. of their marketing research staffs who predicted the new vaccine would never sell, a drug indus- {ry spokesman reveals. These ex- perts 'based their opinion" on sales records which showed. flu vaccine was not a popular item on the drug market. At that time little was widely «known about the strong chances of Asiatic Flu completely sweep- ing the country. The spokesman says that the command decision to risk millions of dollars is the hardest task the 'industry has faced so far in the round-the- clock - vaccine mass production program. Public Health Service warn- . ings that an epidemic was al- most a certainty were largely responsible for the great fin- ancial decision, The menace to health coupled with PHS beliefs that Asiatic Flu would receive . enough publicity to make' peo- ple want the vac¢ine set the production wheels in motion, the drug company official explains. He says returns from whole- salers .show large quantities of ~ the vaccine are being bought at present. Hé explains, though, that this is no guarantee that the firms will make a profit, Any unused doses can be re- turned for credit. Manufacturers could be forced to .take back large shipments of the medicine if: the epidemic doesn't strike or doesn't cover as much of the -country as is expected. One expert-observer definite- Jy believes the drug companies will go in the red on the vac- The cine production program. industry spokesman says: "Chances are that people will be sufficiently interested in pro- tecting themselves. so that the -- drug manufacturers will make money in the long run" But he adds that it is still a toss-up whether the final tabulation will show' a profit or loss. Scientists, technicians and of- fice managers have had to leave financial worries to the top - éxecutives," "Since the all-out - here last night.- At such times we are glad we didn't settle for a small house -- when 'all the grandchildren are here the house we have isn't a bit too big. They' like plenty of room to roam around. Eddie looked as if he had been through the wars. Plas- ter on his chin, a scratched cheek and. a bruised and swol- len eye -- from three separate accidents, all of a minor nature. Ross was displaying his first tooth but was far too sleepy to care. Dave was feeling very grown-up -- on the eve of his first day at nursery school. Yes, we" were altogether in our new home but in thought we were back at Ginger Farm. Bob had brought along some ex- cellent film to run off on his projector. The farm scenes brought on a feeling of nostalgia ~children and dogs playing around together. Tippy -- dear, faithful Tippy in one picture; Rusty "and Robbie in another. Pictures of the house and farm buildings and ~ the back lane with its snake-rail. fence. We followed the pictures closely -- remembering, just remembering -- and realizing as never before what we had given up, know- ing that hard cash can never compensate for what has been itretrievably lost. However we ' have our memories -- many, ' many happy memories. With -them we must now be content. THE BEARDED PRINCE -- Swiss Foreign Minister Ma and Princess Grace of Monaco during theimvisit to the Fe production drive started early this summer, they've been too busy to be bothered with money matters. : In less than two months they have turned out more than three million doses for distribution. They have increased production to the extent that they now ex- pect to top their old Feb. 1 goal of 60 million shots by 25 million more. And they think they can make' this extra supply a month early, - - Until the ¢rash program rolled Asian Flu Shots Gamble for Drug Firms __ into operation, the produce about two million shots a year of the old-type flu vae- cine. To meet the new Asian vaccine quota, more workers had to be hired or switched work. --t-------- va, It is estimatéd that the nuim- ber of people involved in Aslan the thousands. In addition, companies had carry on. extensive rem programs to provide more spack or the mushrooming operation. Sud production oF) wie a be stepped up vide sufficient protection against pneumonia which easily strikes flu victims. Make Your Own by Canna Wheel Many a room has been trans- formed with new slip covers. You can do it, too, by following our illustrated directions. Instructions 560: Step-by-step directions for slip covers for varied chairs, sofa, It's thrifty and so satisfactoryl Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (stamps.cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Two FREE Patterns as a gift our 1957 Laura Wheeler Needle- craft Book. Dozens of other de- signs you'll want to order--easy fascinating handwork for your- self, your 'home, gifts, bazaar items. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book today - ISSUE 40 -- 1957 FREE RIDE -- Louis Tonti received this letter which should hava wound up In the "postage due" department, but nevertheless was delivered fo his Trenton, N.J,, home. The letter has a stamp all right, duly canceled by the Trenton Post Office, but it's an S&H green trading stamp, rather than a government issue. The stamps have a redemption value, but not with Uncle Sam. Petit jerre, left, chats with Prince Rainier era Mansion In Berne, Switzerland. The Prince, vacationing with his Princess at Gstaadt, Switzerland, took advantage of the time away from official duties to grow a magnificent beard. oF manufac- turers had only been geared to from other duties to vaccine vaccine. production numbers im to our readers--printed right ia - Ca --_ &