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Two Victoria women write book on dressing well for less money VICTORIA CP Two city women have published howto book on fashion aimed at help ing women to be welldressed without wasting hours or money The authors of Looking Good are Mary Lou Gazeley 34 once fashion reporter for eekly rxwspaper and Lynda Dickie 33 former model and fashion consultant Both mothers of young chil dren they teamed up to form company and invest equal amounts of time money and expertise The book is designed women of all ages You have to put clothes on your back 303 days year so you might as well look good said Mrs Gazeley Like lot of other women for we dont have time to think about our clothes We want to get out of the house in the morning fast The book deals with color and how to make it work how to plan wardrobe and stretch it and how to deal with figure faults It has been designed so updated pages may be added when they are mailed free ev ery six months The women had the idea for the kit after running series of fashion workshops Women would ask us if there was anything they could take home with them so they could refer to it Mrs Gazeley said It was then that Lynda and decided to put the book to gether Mrs Gazeley and Mrs Dickie hired artist Bob Wilson to do Examination results for area music pupils The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto has announc ed the results of examinations held recently in Barrie In Grade theory harmony and analysis Olga Middleton recen ed honors Carol Stebb ings passed Grade theory harmony Lynda Fare Elizabeth Neale and Sylvia Wilson received honors in Grade IV counter point First class honors was obtained by Anne Giffen and lulie Whiteside in Grade history In Grade Ill theory Martin eall received honors in har mony while Evelyn lander Zagg and Linda Hilpold receiv ed first class honors in history Carol Bainbridge Garth Greaves and Donald Barnes ob tained honors in history Diane Carpenter Wendy ke Clare Cox Susan Fisher Mary Lamoureux Edite Vanden Hurk Jeannette Fon taine Lindsay Salter Elaine Kleinikkink Anne Campbell Bruce Labrie Linda Cox Kevin Rooney and Muriel Maltby obtained first class honors in Grade II rudiments Carrie Cathers Michael Skin ner Kristina Wessenger Stephen Allen Sandra Hollidge and Frank Pace received honors in Grade II rudiments while Melanie Weistra received passing grade Phillips is president of new Guild executive Mrs Mary Phillips is the new president of the Georgian Foun dationGuild As the 1978 president Mrs Phillips says she intends to direct all her efforts toward the goal of contributing to cultural lite in the region through sup port of the Guild It is my hope that with the renewed interest cooperation and assistance of all members our Guild can continue to main tain its important and vital position in supporting the Georgian Foundation for the Performing Arts and thereby contributing to the cultural life in this region The 1978 Guild executive is By CLAUDIA KRALSE Examiner Staff Reporter Eliminating obesity and smoking is the simplest and cheapest way to combat heart and blood vessel diseases says Dr Chisholm cardiologist at the Sunnybrook Medical Cen trein Toronto Dr Chisholm was guest speaker Monday at public meeting held by the Barrie chapter of the Ontario Heart Foundation and attended by over 100 interested people film from the foundation was shown followed by ses lte lkjss gtVs3lt gmmww President Mary Phillips past president Liz Style lst vice president Dora Sutherland recording secretary Jean Gen dron corresponding secretary and Guild editor Grace Brock treasurer Joanne Scarth social and purchasing commit he convener Barb Miles membership and placement convencr Muriel Stephens telephoning convencr Elaine Ineson program and education convener Nancy Arnoldi publicity convener Marg Ken ny subscriptions convener Peg Sarjeant theatre ac tivities convener Mary Bailey and antique show convener Liz Style The doctor advises Lose weight and stop smoking sion in which Dr Chisholm showed slides and answered questions from the audience More and more emphasis is being directed to preven tion of cardiovascular di seases although the medical profession and heart founda tions have also been able to develop methods to help those who already are af flicted he said Dr Chisholm says it is best to weigh 10 pounds less than current ideal weight charts indicate to reduce the risk factors associated with heart disease the design and illustrations then approached Eatons with the idea The store ageed to carry it in Victoria and Vancouver and to hold fashion demonstrations based on the kit The two women approached their bank manager who agreed to finance the under taking Among their fashion tips are Garment manufacturers use threedimensional form or block as basis for designs The block varies slightly from one manufacturer to another When you find garment that fits perfectly you will know that manufacturers clothes will fit because blocks are rarely changed European clothing sizes are 40 42 44 etc To relate this fig ure to North American sizes replace the first digit with soa 42 is Size 12 for example Consider the cost against the wearing factor If an item costs $16 but you wear it twice its wear cost is $8 while gar ment which costs $50 but is worn 50 times has wear cost of $1 Buy in multiple items fun damental to wardrobe needs such as pantyhose blouses etc When wearing pants aim for continuous line by choos ing shoe with high vamp lowvamp shoe gives the illusion of longer leg so persons with short legs or thick ankles should avoid Tstrap or highvamp shoes when wearing adress Children publication teaches about Canada VICTORIA CP When you ask Grade student who the prime minister of Canada is and he answers Jimmy Car ta you realize what Evelyn Samuel is up against Mrs Samuel is the founder and publisher of Canadian Chil drens Magazine lively and attractive publication designed to make elementaryschool children more aware of the country in which they live It has been an uphill struggle fa the quarterly magazine since it was first published year and half ago but the 39 yearold founder says the most difficult part is over The remarkable thing about the publication she said is that it has until now been published without ad vertisements or government assistance Strong reader support ethe publication boasts circulation of 90007 and voluntary work by writers and illustrators have kept it afloat On top of that the magazine has recently been awarded $15000 Canada Council granta first for childrens publication POSTERS NATIONALISM But the miracle of the maga zines survival is only part of the story said Mrs Samuel former teacher with no ex perience in the publishing busi ness What is really important is the magazines message Her magazines goal is to fos ter stronger feeling of Cana dian identity within children and thus produce better citi zens But if you dont plant the tree you dont get the fruit Somewhere along the line wowi Proper diet and fitness levels not smoking and reducing alcohol intake will also help reduce the risk significantly he said Some heartdisease is con genital but most is acquired during the lifetime he said and of the acquired heart diseases most originate through rheumatic coronary or high blood pressure pro blems Rheumatic heart disease is usually accompanied by murmur in the heart and the coronary type is marked by anginal pain but heart pro 977 if CW Dr Chisholm cardiologist at the Sunnybrook Medical entre in Toronto was guest speaker at public meeting held by the Barrie chapter of the Ontario Heart Foundation Monday Prevention of heart disease is receiving greater attention from both the medical profession and heart foundations he said Examiner Photo you have to start thinking about your part Deciding at 21 that you can now start thinking about these things is very wrong But how do you make people feel proud about their coun try The magazine does it with stories about heroes and hero ines of Canadian history Cana dian contributions to science culture and politics OTTAWA CP Andrew Cohen executive director of the Canadian Council on Children and Youth says kids have rights 00 But because theyre young they cant recognize and fight fir those rights Cohen 31 said the council wants to make sure the rights of those up to 18 are recognized and safeguarded Were not suggesting that fiveyearolds should be able to take their parents to court be cause they want to go to bed at 730 instead of seven Thats where kids lib can lead to Cohens credentials include being an executive assistant to former secretary of state Hugh Faulkner research consultant to the Company of Young Cana dians program director of the Quebec YMCA director of the first Canadian YMYWCA blems associated with high blood pressure often have no detectable sign They must be medically measured DONT KNOW Only half the people in Ontario with high blood pressure know they have it Of these only half have it treated and of these only half are adequately keeping with the required treat ment Dr Chisholm said He said coronary heart disease is the most common of the heart and blood vessel diseases In healthy bod the heart is actually urable organ Dr Chisholm said Developments in research have improved the op portunities for heart patients to live normal lives Provincial goal is The 1978 national objective of the Canadian Heart Minds fundraising cam paign is $9million with On tario being responsible for Srmillion according to press release from the Cana dian iieart Fund The campaign lasts through the month of Barrie The main fundraising ef fort by the Barrie chapter of the Ontario Heart Fund is residential canvass during February which attracts about 400 volunteer can vassers each year says Joan Armstrong president This years target is smooo she said She con siders it realistic target because last year the chapter was able to collect almost Wieder is Kiwanian of the Year Wke Wieder right was chosen Kiwanian of the Year for 197677 by the Kiwanis Club of Barrie for his outstanding work as chairman of the crippled childrens committee Presen ting plaque to Wieder is John Day last years president Examiner Photo Council chairman says Kids have rights too Dropin Centre in Ottawa and director of the National Hostel Task Force Children are part of the un represented people in our society he said Theyre half the population but nobtxiy thinks of them WANTS OORDINATION Cohen said the coun cilwhich grew out of the Canadian Conference on Gtildren formed in 1958has two main function advocacy and promoting coordination among organizations concerned with children The council is working with $230000 budget this year About $30000 is from Health and We fare Canada and the rest comes from donations foundations and fundraising ventures We want to promote better recognition of children as whole people with needs very similar to the needs of the rest of the population and to promote interorganization of associ ations These organizations could be lot more effective if we could identify common concern The council is currently en gaged in series of studies called the Status of Children in Society Cohen said the two ma jor projects under way are the child at play and the child as citizen Each is being studied by national committee of volun teers who specialize in ch pldrcns services lot of people think the play project is sort of frivolous topic said Cohen But studies showed kids who grow up in an artment build ing above the ifth floor dont play as much as other kids Through rmcarch sup ported by heart foundations there have been de velopments in heart resuscitation in the last five years The use of cardiac pacemakers is now almost common while electocar diograms and newer recor ding techniques are detec ting heart diseascs earlier Dr Chisholm says there are still mysteries in certain areas such as why some peo ple inherit tendency that allows the hardening of arteries to develop and cause coronary artery diseases He says that despite all the new developments experts maintain prevention still makes the most sense More emphasis should be directed February which is Heart Month in Canada and is con ducted in all provinces The fund contacts residents and businesses through volunteer can vassers who go doortodoor Esther Richards director of publications for the Ontario division of the Cana sets $17000 although the target was $15000 The campaign chairman is Frank Wilkins who is already meeting with volunteer canvassers His wife Sandra is the rose chairman On Feb 14 Mrs Wilkins will be selling roses at Georgian Mall and singing with the Mello Blends ladies barbershop chorus to educating people about trevention he said DIET Molly Smith head dieti cian at the Royal Victoria Hospital read dietary guidelines which aid in the prevention of cardiovascular disease Oconsume nutritionally balanced diet avoid overweight Olimit cholesterol alcohol salt fat and sugar intake Oreduce saturated fat in the diet Of these Dr Chisholm said weight control is probably the most important He said it is his policy not to measure patients blood cholesterol until they reach their ideal weight dian Heart Foundation says funds are used to help physi cians develop better treat ment of heart patients and to support prevention and education programs She says heart disease kills 80000 Canadians each year and afflicts another 25 million in varying degrees 20 00 Other members of the ex ecutive are Les Mavor treasurer and his wife Sheila is secretary Mrs Armstrong says the Barrie cha ter has been established or four years It started as small group of interested peo le willing to organize it it is still run by small group she said The Barrie chapter tries to provide Barrie residents $5M The fate of millions of Canadians depends upon the The explanation The fifth floor represents maybe 75 or 80 feet in line of sight Above that its difficult fa parents to see down into the playground They cant see the reaction on their kids faces Therefore perhaps theyre re luctant to let the kids go out and play Regulation plays an impor tant part in looking at the child as citizen Cohen said Were looking at what kind of legislation affects kids Also there are hundreds of organ izations that have special in terest Somebody had to look at the global picture The world view includes as pects of economic support edu cation health culture and emo tional support Our report when it comes out will probably create quite stir This involves un necessary time and cost for which the taxpayer pays he said Triglycerides in the blood are equally as bad ac tors as cholesterol but they can be significantly controll ed by restricting ordinary eating habits and weight Dr Chisholm said his ad dress to the Barrie chapter was purely voluntary and came about because some Barrie residents who have been his patients in Toronto invited him Some of the research he has been involved with has been supported by the On tario Heart Foundation he said He also helps to compile material for public educa tion speed with which medical scientists find the causes of hardening of the arteries and high blood ressure which are responsi le for 90 per cent of all heart and blood vessel diseases in Canada shesays goal with information on heart disease and healthy heart life Mrs Armstrong said Our purpose is to educate Two public meetings are held each year she said She said the Barrie chapter hopes to hold public meeting in the spring about the implications of hyperten sion for heartrelated health problems the examiner TimndayJan 20 am Waders Wife upset by closeness pear Ann Lenders My husband is eologist for major oil company Recently he had to ta young woman geologist out to an oil well to train her They were together constantly for three weeks travelled thousands of miles alone in the car ate all their meals together even slept out on the rig Im not worried about the physical attraction because most women geologists are so ugly they could go lion hunting with switch do resent the proximity between the two of them for that length of time and have told him so He wears everything is strictly business Why should women who choose to stay home and be wives and mothers have to put up with such stuff just so these liberated women can prove themselves in mans field What about the oil companies They profess to care about the welfare of their employees Why not their employees wives wonder how other wives feel about these situations and how they deal with heir anxieties Geologists Wife Dear Wife For woman who is not worried you sound pretty upset Cool it dear If your husbands job consists of training new crew members youd better accept the fact that some of those crew members are female What you describe is the result of womens insistence that there be no discrimination of the basis of sex So we have to take the bitter with the sweet PS Before get clobbered by few thousand lady geologists want to go on record as disassociating myself from that comment about their looks Please dont put the wifes words in my mouth make enough gaffes on my own Dear Ann Landers am 12 years old and hate to write letters but have to know the answer to this question and dont want to ask it to anyones face The question is what can happen if you get hit in the wrong place Need To Know Dear Need What do you consider the right place Dear Ann Landers My husband is an attorney Not an evening goes by but what someone doesnt call him on the phone friend or relative to ask him question that has to do with the law Several times he has had to say Ill call you back its more complicated than you think It will take goggle research Then he spends hours looking in law Why dont people understand that all my husband has to sell is his knowhow This is the way he makes his living He went to college seven years to be member of the legal pro fession Is it fair that he should be expected to give his wares away Burned In Buffalo Dear Buff Unless the question can be answered in few sentences your husband should ask the callers to come to his office and discuss the problem more fully They will then realize their question is going to be handled in businesslike manner and is not going to be treated as social chitchat Dear Ann group in our office wants you to tell us the difference between casual conversation and gossip How about it Standard Oil Gang Dear Gang Casual conversation is meaningless exchange of words to pass the time or combat silence Gossip is the discussion of the lives of othersusually its of an intimate nature and almost always none of your business Erma Bombeck Everlasting is bore You know what this country needs Something that doesnt last forever never saw the advantages of buying carpet that would last lifetime or winter coat that never went out of style or lawn furniture that you never had to replace When one has low threshhold of boredom lifetime guarantee can be depressing especially when it applies to things you hate In 1953 bought set of plastic dishes They came two shocking pink and two dramatic black plates to set The first year we had them thought they were chic beyond desert tion By fifth car they began to grate on my nerves and begged the ki to take them to the sandbox or lose them on picnic After seven years of those crummy dishes do you know how disgusting liver looks on black plastic plate resorted to sneaking out at night and putting them under the rear wheels of the car and allowing the kids to sit in them and sled down the hill in back of the house There isnt anything biodegradable anymore with the ex ception of marriage which seems to decompose before the honeymoon The shine on my car is built to outlast the motor The fill ings in my teeth are good for 50 more years after Im gone and my deodorant is so dependable Ive given up showers If American ingenuity keeps pace predict all the ex citement will go out of our lives Light bulbs will burn for ever tennis shoes will have to be put to sleep to get rid of them and well never know the exhilaration tossing away waferthin piece of soap and saying thought youd never leave Maybe it doesnt bother anyone else but this morning did gutsy thing took paper clip that Ive been using and reusing for 10 years and threw it away Thats rightjust dropped it off in waste can and said Bunkie youre fin ished Someday know as sure as Im sitting here strangers from another planet will poke through the rubble of our civ ilization and try to figure out what we were all about Theres no doubt in my mind woman will unearth set of dishes two shocking pink and two dramatic black plates to the set and exclaim Hey these look like theyll last forever That will be her first mistake Pollys pointers Soiled cloth wall covering DEAR POLLY The house we just moved into has grass cloth wall covering in the living room and would like to know how to clean it There are light spots where pictures have hung and the paper has turned quite dark around the door from the kitchen JUDY DEAR JUDY Grass cloth paper require frequent dusting with the upholstery brush of the vacuum To remove soil use doughlike wallpaper cleaner and ii there are any grease spots use blotting paper and warm iron Cleaning in not going to improve the color changes If it looks too bad you might nit your painter about painting it that is if it in tight and in good condition POLLY DEAR POLLY After using pattern for the first time refold all the pieces so that the numbers or letters on each piece are on the outside This saves time particularly when pieces for more than one article are included such as pants coat and vest IRENE DEAR POLLY Do tell rtle whose Pet Peeve concerned the lack of boxes avaiilable for handmade gift that make my own make them from boxes that commercial items come in even those that contain cigarettes seal enings do not want and cut sides open to make lids Suc boxes then have ma azine pictures glued all over them so they look attractivefiihe large sides on cereal boxes often wor well Draw lines for the bottom and the side pieces so they are ust the same height and then out four corner pieces out are the lines cross Fold up the sides tape the corners and then cover LYNNE DEAR POLLY When crackers lose their crispness ut them in the toaster on low setting po in sheet of our which is not about the size of slice of bread After removing coo few seconds and they will be as crisp on from newly opened box RITA