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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1948 " "HE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE SEVEN THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN -- Like Maybe they should change the old saying--today it should read "Hard as finding a needle in Bri- tain". . The women of Britain search from shop to shop for sveel dress- gnaking pins, or even fine brass ones, finding a needle of the right size and type is pretty much of a problem too, The reason is one which lies behind many of Britain's shortages--needles are on the ex- port list. Many are going to Can- ada and the US.A. So, slthough, Britain is producing far more than she did before the war, more than 70 per cent of the total leaves the country. So do nearly all the steel pins and most of the good brass pnes. hd + Both 1eedle-making and pin-mak- fhg are old crafts. The village of Long fendon in Buckinghamshire was famous for its needles from the early 16th century, the skill being handed down from father to son. Until in 1862 the work was transferred to Redditch by a firm Whose name is famous throughout the world. , i Machinery is used today in mak- ing needles, but there are still many processes which need skilled work, from the cutting of the wire, Straightening, pointing, eye stamp- {ng and boring to the hardening, on which depends the quality of a heedle. The craftswomen are there to see it is all done well, even if they do find it hard to buy one for themselves when they need it! + Prefabricated Schools Now Greatest difficulty for Britain's new education plan is in shortage of new buildings. Many schools were bombed in World War II, other bulllings are inconvenient or frank- Jy out-of-date. : Present methods, says a report blished by a technical working ty on school construction, are too slow. Prefabrication, which will mean mass production in factories of building components, is the an- swer. It will not, though, mean mass-produced schools and the Simple Cutwork vehicles i $400,000, rency and the efforts of the indus- are providing the people of Bri- |, tdin with about $12,000,000. worth of imported food and raw materials. Finding a Needle in Britain UNITED KINGDOM INFORMATION OFFICE working party is strongly against using makeshift or buildings to meet a permanent need. temporary "It would be a catastrophe", says the report, "if the proposals result- ed schools of all types throughout Bri- tain", in a deadly monotony for Mr. George Tomlinson, Minister of Education, has accepted the re- port's main recommendations and is' circula. ng accounts of experi- ments in design and 'construction which have already been carried out. fabricated schools with a difference. So Britain will have its pre- Up, Up, Up, With Car Exports Up, Up, Up--that's what car ex- port figures are doing in Britain. Mr. Strauss, Supply Minister, speak- ign at the Motor Show banquet in London last month said: "This year motor exports will be half as great as they were last year and two and a half times grgater than in 1946". Exports of cars and commercial 1947 brought Britain worth of foreign cur- Fundamental reason for Britain's export success is that its cars are good and Britain's reputation for en- gineering porducts stands higher to- day than ever before. Mr. Strauss gave some comfort to Britons, lan- guishing for some of the new models for themselves. covet", he said, "and are not, the time being, able to own, will, when exported bring back, to Bri- tain enough meat to supply one hundred people with their rations for a year." car they for "The Worcester China Show In London In a lovely eighteenth-century house in London's Curzon Street, the Worcester Royal Porcelain China Company has been showing some of the beautiful work which has made it famous for hundreds of years. Britons today see little of Wor- cester china, for most of it is made for export. Only a few sets of plain services and certain fireproof pots and dishes are sold in Britain. In 1951, year of the Festival of Bri- tain, the Royal Porcelain Company will celebrate its bicentenary. The Curzon Street house forms a Britain 's Over-Forties Lament the Old Days .(From The Overseas Mail) Nostalgia is now an endemic dis- ease among Britain's over-40's. No matter how hard ministers may try to persuade them that things are so much better for so many more people 'than they used to be, wher- ever you find two or three over-40's gathered around a fire or a pint you find somebody gets round to "Ah,"those were the days." But were they? Arguments against: There was no social security; there was unem- ployment; longer hours were work- ed in the factories; and there were few social services and amenities. Politics aparf, there was no radio, no quick, comfortable travel, no widespread use of electricity 'in homes. But--and here some argu- ments for--there more general security, a surer Hope and confi- dence in the future; there may have been less leisure, yet life was more leisured; the people worked harder and therefore more keenly enjoyed their leisure--especially their .Sat- urday nights--and roast and two veg. cost 7 pence. Genial Guide A book just published in Britain enables you to weigh up the pros and cons of the argument very fair- ly, for the author was an artisan in London during that period which he calls the Victorian Aftérglow-- the years between the birth of the century and the First World War. His mood is nostalgic, of course, being an oldster, but his lively, crowded picture of life in London not so very long ago shows both light and shade. 101, Jubilee Road, by Frederick Willis (Phoenir House), is, in fact, a delightful piece of atmospheric writing and an inval- uable social document. Mr. Willis is a genial guide through Edwardian London. He ini- tiates us into the art of calling a hansom ("there was an elegant, rakish, up-all-nhight air about a hansom"); takes us to a naphtha- flare-lit market' on Saturday night, with its hubbub and its costers' eries and "Are we to part like this, Bill?" being blown out of a tarnishe ed cornet; into the homes of the people, the coffee-houses, the mu- sic-Halls, the pubs, and down river in the Royal Sovereign. This was life for father on Sun- days: Breakfast (eggs and bacon, WHAT SHOULD 1 DO ABOUT Signing Christmas Cards? By MKS CORNELIUS BEECKMAN Welcome. . A Friend's Handwriting On a Christmas Card Dear Mrs. Beeckman: ; Do you think that, in general, friends or even acquaintances pre- fer to receive a card with the sig- nature handwritten or with the name imprinted? SLR. My answer to this would have to be personal, and personally I in- finitely prefer to receive a card sign- ed with the sender's handwriting. To me it seems more in keeping with the friepdly, personal Christ- mas spirit than a card, no matter how magnifica and costly, with an impersonal greeting and an en- graved or printed name. I like handwritings, and "my heart. leaps up when I behold" the familiar handwriting of a friend! Imme- diately the handwritten signature makes the greeting highly and deeply and warmly personal, like a cordial handshake. Also, and hap- pily, I've noticed that when friends sign their cards, they are tmpted tc add a sentence or two of greet- ing or message. . .and this is always welcome. Nothing perfunctory or impersonal about such Christmas greeting-cards. . they are endear- ing, heart-warmung! How to Address Christmas Card Envelopes to The Clergy Dear Mrs. Beeckman: Will you please be so kind as to give me some guides as to how to address Christmas cards to members | - - of the clergy, either ot a priest or 2 minister of any Protestant denom- ination? , : Georgina W. First, an important rule to remem- for other people, GOODNESS of your manners And answer readers.) (3) Only two items are ever really necessary: (a) the bride's cake, to (be first cut with charming cere- mony by the bride and bridegroom, and then served to the guests, and (b) the cold drink, either the tra- ditfonal champagne or a punch (either a simple fruit punch or a something--added), or whatever is preferred. Engagement Gift Not An Alterna- tive To Wedding Gif Dear Mrs. Beeckman: : The son of a friend of mine is to be married next month. I was in- vited to the engagement party and brought a gift to this party. Now I have just received an invitation to the church wedding. Am I to send another gift? Please let me know. H. D. The gift you took to the. engage- ment party was not an alternative for a wedding gift. However, there is no "must" about giving a wed- 'ding gift. . .you give the bride-to- be a wedding present if you wish to, if you feel you would like to ' make this friendly gesture to the]. bride of your friend's son. And gen- | erally friends who are invited to the wedding reception (as well as to the church ceremony) do wish to give a wedding gift. Are You Instinctively Kind? By Mrs. Beeckman Everytime you show consideration you show the .more- power to you! (Mrs. Beeckman will be glad to questions submitted by . ber is that you should alwav; write THE before REVEREND. The rea- son is that the word "Reverend" is not a title (like "Mr." for example). It is an adjective, an adjective of courtesy used in addressing men:- bers of the clergy. To a Roman- Catholic priest your Christmas card envelope should be addressed: The Reverend Joseph J. Kenna or The Reverend Father Kenna. If he has a scholastic de- gree: The Reverend Dr. Joseph J, Kenna, A monsignor is addressed: The Right Reverend (full name), or The Very Reverend (name). A Christmas card envelope to a Protestant minister should be aud- Wife Preservers 8 lemon, scour your faucets with the re- maining pulp in the skin. Wash and polish. Depend on This The perfect house and go-to-mar- ket frock! It's easy-sew, has hand- some princess lines to take INCHES off your silhouette. Interesting pan- els end in pockets. Pattern 4667 comes in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50. Size 36 takes 4% yards 35-inch fabric. This pattern, easy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has com- plete illustrated instructions. ' Send TWENTY - FIVE CENTS (25¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print lainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRES» ATTERN NUMBER. Send your order to DAILY TIMES GAZETTE Pattern Department. By GEORGE RONALD «Canadian Press Staff Writer Washington--(CP)--Friends say it's a good bet Bess Truman will remain beyond the glare of the pub- Llicity searchlight di the next four years of her husband's presi- dential life. : They say she prefers her uncom- plicated, behind-the-scenes role. Unlike her famous predecessor, Mrs. Truman never has willingly accept- ed the fuss that the United States traditionally makes about its "First Even in Washington, pedple know much less about her than they did about Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at the same stage of the late President Roosevelt's reign in the 'White House. This, Mrs. Truman's friends in- sist, is because she's essentially a homebody. Her life is tuned to the pitch of the close-knit, self-suffi- clent family routine she knew as a girl in Independence, Mo. Her father died when she was a young girl. Shewgrew up in a large, comfortable house with her mother and three brothers, A constant companion of the three boys, she naturally acquired g¢ masculine type of independent thought, friends say. For some time after she and Harry Truman were married in 11.1919, they lived with his mother, keeping to the family circle. . President's Greatest Help Throughout the President's poli- tical life, his wife has been his greatest help. But ever, when he won the Democratic presidential nomination this year, she showed no great desire' to continue as first lady. Friendly, but reserved and a bit shy, she did no active cam- paigning. She has consistently left to her husband the business of speech- making, press conferences and pol- icy statements. The Truman family still is a close one. Except on. very formal occa- sions, Mrs. Truman refers to the president as "Harry" or "my hus- band." He is often heard to call her "Mother" and. their daughter, Margaret, 'Baby.' To Margaret, the President is "Pops." Mrs. , Truman, is five feet, four inches tall, weighs 180 pounds--and worries about the poundage. What does the President think? Bess Truman Is Essentially A Honiebody, Say Her Friends The man who carried her books | when they were school children in Independence said at the Demo- cratic national convention four years ago: "She looks just like a woman ought to look who has been mar- ried 25 years." Princess Margaret's Bonfire Signal The news of the birth reached Sandbeck Park, near Rotherham Yorks, where Princess Margaret was staying as the guest of the Earl and Countess of Scarbrough, a few minutes before the official announcement was broadcast. Princess Margaret immediately walked out on to the terrace to sound a_dinner gong, . which was the signal for a bonfire to be lit in the grounds by the Earl. Tenants' and staff danced round the fire, while Princess Margaret watched with Lady Mary and Lady Anne Lumley, daughters of Lord and 'Lady Scarbrough, and Lady Jean Rankin, Lady-in-Waiting. Then the family butler brought a tray of glasses outside and every- one, including the two policemen on duty at the Hall, drank a toast. ENERGY TO BURN School children play hard and use up a great deal of energy. They need a good, hearty meal at lunch time to keep them healthy. The roon-day meal should be more than a snack. It should be planned as an important part of 'the day's eating schedule. Every child needs a good, hot, noon-day- lunch. AN IDEAL WEIGHT The Royal baby's weight at birth --Tlb. 6oz.--is regarded by gynae- cologists as nearly ideal for a boy. Day -after day telegrams of con- gratulations poured into Bucking- ham Palace. herg were 4,000 in the first few hours. 100 EGGS EACH Everyone .in Britain will get 100 eggs next year instead of 70, Mr. Strachey, Food Minister, said in Dublin recently. charming background for the exhi- bition. Built by those famous archi- técts, the Adams Brothers, in 1772, it has been owned by a princess, by peers and by ambassadors. Today it is restored in perfect Adam color- ing and on shelves at each side of the entrance hall are copies of the famous Doughty bird models, orig=- inally designed for the Audubon. So- ciety of New York. They are life- like and life-size representations in china of various American birds, perched on twigs or bfanches of trees. . Though the firm's main trade is in dinner, tea and coffee ware, it is also famous for its statuettes and figurines, Prominént among these is an equestrian statuette of Prin- cess Elizabeth, as she appeared in the uniform of the Grenadier Guards at the Trooping the Color in June, 1947. Sculpted by Doris Lindner, this model was made at the request of Queen Elizabeth. It is limited > 100 copies, all for sale overseas, .Théré are some fine equestrian statuettes by the .same of course), and Lloyd's Weekly News. Dinner (roast beef, potatoes baked in the pan, brussels sprouts, and Yorkshire pudding, with deli- cious brown gravy ad lib, followed by apple pie and custard; the whole washéd down with Premlin's light ale--1s. 1d. a crate of four quart bottles delivered at your door.) A snooze by the fire until the muffin: man's bell was heard. Then, when the gas was lit, a tune by the daughter on the "johanna." "Strange to say," adds Mr. Willis, "they found contentment in this! Imagine it! No radio. No football coupons, No gramophone. No tele- Yes, perhaps those were the days. Tr dressed: The Revérend John Wells. If he has a scholestin decree. von write The Reverend Dr. John Wells |, (or The Rev. Dr. John Well3); or The Reverend John Wells, D.D. 1f he is married address the card to him and his wife: The Reverend (or The Reverend Dr.) and Mrs, John Wells. Today's Wedding Recention Menus Are Very Simple Dear Mrs. Béeckman: (1) What is the usual menu at a formal late-afternoon wedding re- ception? (2) Is it necessary to serve a salad of some kind? (3) At a more or less informal reception, either in the afternoon or evening, what is the very simplest menu that would be or could be considered correct Bride-to-be (1). The menu for a formal after- noon wedding reception usually is: the bride's cake; slim, simple sand- wiches; small cakes or cookies (gen- erally on the "fancy" side); ice créam, champagne or punch or other cold drink for the toasts. (2) No. . .definitely not necessary, and usually not included in the menu. HOUSEHOLD HINT When you cut waxed paper to fit the bottom of a cake pan, place the pan on the paper and trace around it with a pencil, then cut out. 'Or trace around it with a small, shazp Xai and. it will not be necessary use seissors. Grease thé cake artist of huntsmen. A new series of | pan bef. 18th century figures was begun re- | TC orc Putting the paper in it. cently and there are dogs, lambs, 7 colts and small, exquisite figurines . of the children of many nations. In World War II the factory at 'Worcester, in the West of the Mid- lands of England, produced spark plug insulators, registers for radar equipment, radio sets and low-loss ceramics for the electric trade. 'A tspficleus of china making was -kept going, though, and from that the factory got back into its pre-war stride. Most of the people employ- ed are artist-craftsmen following the tradition of théir fathers and grandfathers. Some of the artists who are responsible for the hand- painted plates have worked at the job for nearly fifty years. Lithographers are now made for a number of designs but there is still a demand for the beautiful hand-paipted article. Though nrany old designs have been revived, every piece at the Curzon Street Exhibi- tion is of modern manufacture. wae dS FURY. THIS CHRISTMAS . . . make the "Little Woman' supremely happy by presenting her with her fond- est Christmas dream . . . A NEW FUR COAT. Right now Morrison's have the most exciting fur Values of the season. Luxurious full-length and shorter styles in all the popular Furs. They're carefully selected . . . your guarantee that you're getting only the finest, freshest pelts at invest- ment-wise prices. Why 'not find out her preference NOW . . . or better still, bring "Her" in and let her choose from our grand selection. 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