HIS. GORDON MACMILLAN

A COUNTRY GARDEN

he wine-glow crowns the peak- the perfect flower

swings valiant in the.sun. the golden throat

or song is shaken with its golden note .

Then win; by migrant wing and rose by rose

The mortal loveliness of summer goes:

The glory leaves the summit

gleam by gleam

And dink drinks up the splendor and the dream

Beauty is not immortal. In a day

Blossom and June and rapture pass away.

-Arthur Stringer

Another June day and this

lovely month will be gone. some blossoms have gone but many more are coming. The first annuals to bloom are sweet peas and sweet slyssum both fragrant. and long lasting. PerenniaLs and bicnnials in bloom are sweet wiliiani. fox- glove, Canterbury bells and non- derful peonix and lupincs in many colors. Agnes. the handy ru- gosa rose. is the first to bloom here and the fragrant creamy yel- low rose buds are very welcome The hedge rose in pink also l)l03ln: now and the fragrance is all about the garden. The sweet briar is laden with bloom and when weed- ing nearby the fragrance from both

leaves and flowers lightens the labor. The long-"spurred cnluinbiiio ll: several colors do well in shady places... A-down the old world garden path they stand . Pale fragile figures in their silken gowns

That shimmer softly with an iii- er light

As sunset. red and gold their

beauty crowns.

And others nod in bonnets pink and mauve,

With slender grace in every grecze they sway.

They lean to whisper each and tell

Their secrets as the evening fol- lows day...

Then gleaming stars peep through the listening trees.

While later shafts of coldly fall

And bathe the columbines in rad- iant bright

Outlining them against the old gray wall.

each to

moonlight

-Vassic

O I I Columbines are easily grown from seed and have thrived in the garden here for several years. They are wonderful cut flowers and com- bined with the lovely clematis in creuny white sprays make an un- usual arrangement. This bush cle-

large plants have been divided and are now scattered over the large borders. Much weeding and scy- thing of large weeds has been done and soon we hope all will be in order. Garden visitors have been alarmed these last few days when they see the weeds in these large borders. but already .we have made some improvement. The evergreen hedges have been trimmed and it is pleasant to sit under the trees with the wide river beyond. An Island friend living in Texas has sent me papers describing the Rose festival held in June. Texas is the state where more roses are groit'ii than any other state in the union. and I will share this Texas Rose Show with you....

National Rose Week was celebra- ted by a showing of 100.000 rose blooms and when we remember that twenty million rose plants are shipped out of Texas (Tyler) an- nually we can understand Texas being called the "Rose State."

The recent planting of 4.000 bushes in two new acres of Rose Park brings Tyler, Municipal Rose Garden to'l0,000 bushes in 325

area. now colorful blmnis in yellows. reds. coral. pinksn whites and two-toned blooms is laid out in a formal garden pat- tern. outlined with floribundas and polyzintbas and featuring hybrid teas in specimen plantings.

Here are planted a number of new varieties. some of them as yet untiamed. The entrance walkway is flanked by s line of cluster- flowering floribundas, red ripples,

For flower lovers who fancy newl

color varieties. a bed of autumn. roses would attract attention. The rose petals combine all shades of autumn.touches of red and orange rind gold. And accenting the Autumn rose is a planting of bright coral pink. Greer Ga.rson's nearby. An unusual rose planted here is the rose Contrast. a two-tone bloom. its petals a bright pink on the inside and gold and pink on the outside.

The rose. Remembrance. is draw- ing daily comments of visitors with its striking pink and gold color and large ruffled-edge petals. These are some of the roses that my friend liked especially well and marked for me.

It is interesting to know that mam of the roses grown in this province are grown in Texas, Dainty Bess. Margaret Mccready. Etoile de I-Iollande, Mirandy and others. There are some wonderful rose gardens here and even with our winters we could have public rose gardens that would be a de-

matls is a hardy perennial and

light for all who love these glor- ious blooms.

ELLENiS DIARY 2

by an Island Farmer's Wife ,

Rob. his cropping ended, lumbered today-with Mr. A. and a lad of al

other farm". . . There. along it-nce-l rows and roadside the hawthornsl shed creamy-white. giving up "their spring glory to the green fruiting of summer.

Lumbering, Rob was, for such pieces as will be required to do iii- tended items of mid-season car- pentry, in this interval between the end of the seedtime and the next field-work: the weeding and hsylng . . . At Alderlea in a piece. of needed improvement, the liousesl, are being painted .the white of the house across the lane to grand- daughter's eye already showing "qulte nice" from the top of the road-hill.

Jamie noticed it too when in a; worthy and interesting educational project he and his classmates were taken this afternoon by their teacher to see at first hand iii a sswmill in operation (2) the bea- vera' lodge in the same neighbor- hood--an intriguing dwelling partly, submerged in the stream whit-hi flows into the millpond from thc' west. .

And it came to mind that too often pupils are left to learn their

chatter. amigo. Embers. mandrin, some immigrants have been given Mrs. R. M. Finch, glacier and Qie wrong conception of our othcrs. .country." she said.

Page 8 The Guardian

OMEN

Tuouiay, June 29, 1954

FREDERICTON. (GP)-Mrs. A. Turner Bone of Montreal. presi- dent of the National Council of Women. said Saturday the next triennial meeting of the Interna- tional Council of Women has been invited to Canada.

Mrs. Turner Bone, just back from the IWC meeting in Finland before coming to Fredericton for the annual meeting of the Cuna- idian Council, said the invitation Illlld not yet. been accepted. She .'said there was a good chance it Jimlght be accepted because 1909 ,was the last time Canada was hostess for the international group

In the report on Finland. Mrs. Turner Bone explained that two new countries. Nigeria and Pakis-

tan. were admitted to the inter- national council. Among the 24 resolutions con-'

sidered at Finland, Mrs. Turner Bone said. was one from Australia

asking that women immigrants coming from Europe be better prepared for life in their new

countries. "We in Canada often have the same trouble as Australia because

International Council of Women Invited to Canada For Meeting

Another Canadian delegate to Finland. Mrs. George A. xlinck of Toronto. reported on her work with the economics and education committee.

CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK

he closing session of the Cans- dian conference on social work Sat- urday was warned by retiring president Dr. George F. Davidson, federal deputy minister of health and welfare, against the adoption of procedures which might split the organization.

Delegates decided that future conventions shall not be em- powered to pass resolutions but will continue as a forum.

Dr Andrew Stewart, president of the University of Alberta, was elected president of the conference for the biennial period 1354-56.

The 1966 conference will be held in Edmonton.

New vice presidents are 1:. Stewart Bishop, superintendent of Edmonton's city welfare depart- ment, J. S. White, deputy min- ister of social welfar eand rehab- ilitation. Saskatchewan. and Amy Leigh. assistant director of welfare at Victoria, B. C.

HOW Can I?

By Anne Ashley

Q. How can I make a high pol- ish for furniture?

A. Use equal parts of lemon oil and turpentine; saturate a cloth and go over the surface to be pol- ished. Then dampen another cloth. wring almost dry and wipe off ex- cess oil. Polish with a woolen cloth.

How can I serve ice cream quickly when dishing it from con- tainers?

A. The, ice cream can be placed in the dishes quickly if the spoon is wet with cold water each time before thrusting into the container.

Q. How can I easily clean bed springs?

A. Place the springs in the sun and turn the hose on them. The sun will dry them within a very short time.

Contract Bridge By Josephine Culbertson

DANGER. SIGN

4 but within the boundaries of theirl

own and the neighboring districts no helper. in the woodlands at "the'.

. distinctive herds and flocks,- Lpecialized husbandry, gardens,' woodlands-and who of Jamie's age has ever visited a smithy? And how many small fry have seen "home-

butter" made?

Visitors we had at these farms this evening not. to learn anything oil our sometimes unorthdox methods of farming but to pick up again rested threads of friendship, to keep nice memories of days past, eveiyzreen all along the years . . . He is one of kin to James. on the English side of the family. Once he too farmed. a lovely Island farm but through time turned to (for him) a less arduous calling which ill. length carried him and his fam- ily to the land to the south. His wife too is an Islander, a little farm-girl of once. one who even as the child we well remember, was blr-ssed with the kindly. pleasant traits since strongly revealed in the woman. He? But .lames' words as we came from the car which took them away from us this eve- nintr were apt. "A fine fellow always-with many a friend to his name!"

When a partnership has (and of course knows it has) the over- whelming preponderance of aces and kings, and in the face of this fact there in bidding by both op- ponents, then it' is a very wise idea for the holders of the "pow- erhouse" to beware the distribu-

n. . North in the deal below ignored this precept.

South dealer. Both sides vulncis...

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West opened the diamond queen. and South was in for a shock when East ruffed away dummyfs king. The worst, however, was yet to comel East's lheart return was

subjects from the dry pages of text books when by taking a short 01- vacation period hall and farewell. cursion such as this one made to-' are mostly those of the day. a wide knowledge of it could years who as blithe as they walked be more firmly nrld pleasantly fix-lwith them along that Golden Road. ed in mind. What a number until "Let me shake your mind again!" variety of interesting items may helhe said to James at parting. And

These friends they in this brief

young

found not only in distant placesl --I

Alice Brooks Designs

Continued on page 9

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Household Scrapbook

By leberls Ina

Potlshad Cullen The linen will not stick to the poluhed table in hot. weather if a piece of used paper is placed under the eaiterpiece. no will also pre- vents stain from eold water or In use. Ink

pattern pattern

ruffed by West, and East then kill- ed the diamond ace on another ruff. South managed to take the rest of the tricks via a squeeze, but this was no great victory inas- much as the slain contract had al- ready been set two tricks. Admittedly. it was impossible for North or South to realize that they would run into such fantastic dis- tribution, but the fact remains that the contract could have been infinitely better than it was. Af- ter all. North should have known that with such an enormous hon- or count in his own hand, and with his partner opening the bid- ding as well as reblddlng freely. the opponents could not have more than one trick in top cards.

That Body of Yours

By James W. Barton. M. D.

ADVICE ABOUT BREAST CANCER

Several years ago I first wrote about three middle-aged women who each had a lump in the breast but had not consulted their physic- ian. They thought the lump was likely to be cancer and as their hus- band had planned is lengthy holl- day for the whole family they felt the holiday would be spoiled if the physician diagnosed cancer and so did not consult him until they came home. Fortunately. in these three instanc. the lumps were due to enlarged milk glands and not. cancer. but the delay might have been fatal if it had been cancer.

Today physicians and surgeons are no suspicious of a lump in the breast that they consider it. if not cancer, as likely to develop into cancer and so take no chances. They iemove not just the lump but. in most casu, the entire breast.

In Geriatrics. Dr. Clarence E. Gardner, .Ir.. states that "Cancer occurs in the breast twice as often as in any other organ. Since women are aware of this fact and are being taught early signs of cancer (malignancy) they are presenting themselves to their doctors in in- creasing numbers when any obnor- mallty occurs in the breast." until recent years. cancer of the uterus stood first, but now it in cancer of the breast. Cancer of the breast oc-

Contlnued on page I

Modem Etiquette By loberf.s.f.ee

Q. .Is it really necessary to ex- plain the reason for refusing an invitation?

A. Yes, unless you really want nothing further to do with the per- son extending the invitation. "I'm Sorry. but I have another engage- ment" is usually good form.

Q. If tea is served and a guest does not care for it. would it be all right for this guest to ask for a. cup of coffee?

A. Not unless the hostess asks if he or she would prefer coffee. Other- wise, drink the tea, or part of it,

Burma Women Menls Equal

By DAVID CHIPP RANGOON. (Reuters)- Burma's cigar-smoking women look with sympathy at the efforts of their sisters in Japan and other parts of the world to obtain equality. For in Burma the woman has always been regarded as equal to her husband and there has never been any need for suffragette movements or demands for equal- ity.

The wife knows that she is equal and perhaps even "more than equal."

A paragraph in the constitution should give encouragement and hope to those militant fe ale fighters for equal pay in Wes ern countries. It reads: ”Women shall be entitled to the same pay as that received by men in respect of similar work."

Nor is this an iniiovatlon in a constitution which was written only seven years ago. It merely re- lates, like a similar clause rela- ting to religious toleration. the in- herent beliefs of the Burmese. Although most Buddhist women believe that they cannot achieve Nirvana and thus hope to be a man in their next life. yet in mat- erial things they have little doubt as to their equality and even su- periority over the male.

BETTER. AT BUSINESS Great. numbers of them engage in business and are said to be far better at it than their some- what indolent. happy - go - lucky merilolk.

In the bazaars. using their in- evltable cheroots to emphasize a point. they do business fast and well. although they have been up since before dawn working in their homes and will have more to do once business is over.

A Burmese women has equality before the law and may vote at the age of 18, the same age as men. When she is of age. she may get married to whom she pleases and divorce her husband when she wishes. keeping both her property and her children.

There is no religous ceremony attached to a Buddhist wedding. for s phongyi monk could not give his blessing to anything so worldly as marriage. Bnt there is often a big party to which rela- tlves and friends are invited to watch the couple' eat out of the same bowl to symbolize unity.

DOROTHY DIX

and , no pref .

Q. Should s wedding invitation be mailed to the bridegroom! par- ents?

A. Most certainly. They are as much entitled to this courtesy as any other guests.

The Stars Say

By Estrellila

For Tomorrow

'r0MoR.ROW's solar eclipse will make this period one of mixed in- fluences. New ventures will not be favored for the next twenty-four hours, and the aspects also dis- courage the making of drastic changes.

Plans already under way how- ever - especially those designed for their long-term value, whether financial or profeuionsl - should prosper. Through a letter or n tele- Phmle Clll. you may hear some very heartening news.

and so the only thing that could justify their bids was freakish distribution. The moment South voluntarily rebid his clubs. North should have visualised at least 11 top tricks. and to guard against the very possibility that the open- ing lead might be ruffed. North should have chosen s notrump contract. Six notrump would have been conservative enough. and if North felt ambitious (and if he was strong in the play of the cards) he might well have bid seven no- trump. The latter contract could have been made on a double squeele unless East. made the remarkable opening of a spade. , . well for several minutes. then fill bottle with water, shake again and cork. soak the goods in this solu- tion and then wash. Cherry stall A cherry stain can be made mixing 1 quart of boiled linseed . I gills of turpenttnepl hbIO&0lI- fun of burnt. sienna. sad 4 table- Ipoonfula of whiting. Skin ustlen

Itelne Pnr ink stains In white fabric keep the following solution on hand. one ounce each of at ammonia: sndnltlof hrtanhstin squsri bottle Ml! ft!!! of vets! and shake

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Equal parts of ordinary baking soda and talcum powder make a cooling and fresh lotion for the skin. It wiu also save talcum pow-

Judgment. or seek competent ad-

For the Birthday

If tomorrow is your blrthday. you may expect an unusually lively year. Beginning with the first of July. you start a cycle in which the mentality is geared to high purpose. ambitious plans and gut expecten y. Thus, it would be well during the summer months to con- DMCP Pmlects for the future. par- tlculsrly where finances and busi- ness mutters are concerned.

my gain by gambling, however. When nnsnclsl matters are con- Mnvd. thin 1- your year to stress the conservative. Rather than uaq chances. rely on your innate good

vice. if in doubt. Thu-e lo a good chance that you will realise a long. cherlshsd dream in November.

A child born on this day will be idealistic. good-netitred and gun.

Do not expect to achieve mone- l

Results Of Marital

Break

DEAR MISS DIX: Two years ago I obtained a divorce. for in- fidelity. after being married 25 years. My ex-husband immediately married his paramour. We have a son, now 25, married, and the father of a new baby. I live by myself. have a good job, and no intention of poaching on the young people. My son and daugh- ter-in-law have been accepting in- vitatlons from, my ex-husband which hurts me. Furthermore. as friendly relations seem to have been established between the two families. I don't like to visit my son as I don't want to run into my successor. My daughter-in-law says this attitude is very silly. She contends that the modern thing to do is continue on friendly terms with all parties concerned in a divorce. How can I handle this situation? Verna '3. TACT REQUIRED ANSWER: Unfortunately. at but for your daughter-in-law's point of view. emotions defy such