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Happenings 0f I

The Week

. The Governor-General and the Princess Alice held New Year's open house for thirty-two members oi the Women's Royal Canadian Nlival Service, the R.C.A.F. and the R.C.A.F. lW.D.). The party. 8n annual affair. started in the morn- ing when the service guests were presented informally to Their Ex- cellencies and ended with an eve- ning dance in the Cream. Rose and Gold ballroom which was decorat- ed with a twenty-foot Christmas tree. After a turkey dinner at noon the guests were outfitted with skis. snowshoes or tobog ans and outdoor clothing for an a ter- X1001’) in the deep snow of Rideau Hall grounds. Billiards sud bridge

.were also supplied in thc Games Room. The informality and kindly interest shown by His EXCBIIBIICY and Her Royal Highness impressed the guests. "They really Di" themselves out to make us feel at home, elfl in little ways." said Wren Melba Lent. of Toronto."

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Rt. Hill. D. Uoyd (R0119. 5T"- ain‘: Prim: Minister during the last war, who has announced that 11¢ i; leaving public life, was made an Earl in the Kings New Years Honor List.

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In celebration of the New Year the week-end was a time of cock- tail parties. teas. luncheons and informal entertaining for youni: and old. especially for the oung- er folk who later in the wee were off to resume their studies in the different colleges _on_ the mainland.

Hon. G. D. DeBlois and Mrs. DeBlois returned Monday from Chaiham. N. 13., where they spent Christmas week with Mr. and Mrs. A. Likely. ' '

Major Charles M. Williams, who arrived home for New Year's leave from Camp Borden, 0nt.. was ac- companied bv his daughter, Sergt Mary G. Williams who returned to her duties in Halifax on Thurs- day after a happy family reunion.

Miss Joy Fraser is leaving Mon- day morning for Montreal where she has accepted a position as Technician in the Bacteriology Laboratory of. MfGill University.

Rev. Charles R. Harris of Pa.rrs- boro. N. 5.. who has been spending, the holiday season with his bro- ther. Mr. James Harris and Mrs. Harris. Greenfield Avenue, left on return borne yesterday-

LAW. Beth MacConnell of Hal- ifax is being welcomed home on leave, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. .1. F. Macdonald. Upper’ Prince Street. . _ .

Mrs. Blair, wife of FL-Lieut. Ed- gar Blair has gone to New York where she is to meet her hus- band who recently was, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross overseas and is now posted in the Bahamas for instructional work.

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Prince Control Question: lntl Answers

Miss Agnes Williams

of her intimate day.

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Mrs. J. A. Mathieson.

iieatlh has been impaired several months is at P. E. I. Hospital.

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ing the congratulations of

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visitor and his hosts of

Mrs. James, Elm Avenue. I O O The sudden indisposition of Mr

in the P. E. Island Hospital for complete rest,'is‘much regretted s

tea hour. Mrs._ presided over ‘the. tea table.

BUB-BB!

Thursday st a prettily duo-table luncheon-br dg

Jharlottetown.

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Mrs. J. J. Morris‘, l6 Esplanade. s

gagements are among the younger folk. O O I

fax. who was the guest cf Mr. an her duties on Thursday last. s .

unspecified age, is the member of the White House fam She has been adopted, th foster parents‘ plan for war chii dren announced by Mrs Eleano Roosevelt. Under the plan zidop tive parents pay $15 a month fo

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SECRET l5 OUT

"Accused Mueller! You have call od the Fuehrer a bloody idiot. accuse have indulged anda. You have the Reich. And. mtxi; younhave betrayed a. ret! —Ernpi.re Digest

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for a trip in aunt. Suddenly he "£00k. Aunty! A bold! She said a bond. “Weli," replied

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Questions and Amwun on Price Control will appear in The Guard- ian as a regular feature each day. The questions arc those which have reached the Wartime Prices and ‘lrstic Board trom housewives in this region. The answers are pro- vided by the Board Readers. Per- son; who have Intelligent question: to uk on nrice control are invited l0 lend iheni in ivriiing to thl gainful I ‘Rilgfllliev Advisory com.

0e o e at ‘lime Brio and Trade Board. u

_ Q I wish to exchange some (el-"Shllflfi Ellis and am told there is a WPrB regulation which states that no exchanges may be made. ls HHS CUIlECi/l

A. No. ‘ihe regulation concern- ills swim-miles. deliveries. etc.. hes been lifted . . . whether or not you aiiay exchange merchandise is a matter to be decided by the mqlvi. dual store keeper . . . most Shops have their own regulations regard- ing such matters.

Q. l read somewhere that we produced over a billion and a half quarts of milk in Canada this year. If we produce that much milk why is it. necessary to reduce the butter ration?

A It must be remembered that five products must come out of Canada's total milk production. in- eluding enough cheese to hll the contract for 12d million pounds for Great Britain. Furthcnnore. it takes nine quarts of milk to make one pound of butter. When you consider the requirements of hos- pitals, ships‘ stores. prisoner of war

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By Anne Ashley I

Q. last longer? A When a small hole is iiotlc

as the stockings are removed. I

mixture cake

oven. before using. Q. How can l clean and fresh enAbisck silk?

fully on the wrong side.

IIINTI 0N ETIQUITTE

Don't make clever remiss-kn they make you inconsiderate anyone present.

after all, so we just

PHFCHS and the rirmcd forces. W6 um bravely. preferring a few falls to live them. Per-hails the things not surprising that ClVllidlls should m the dead level 0g nmgemrml I'm pleased to term worth-while. be asked to do with less than half we must y”; mn- wagon pimped shall one day be as nothing. On l ‘mum l Week- to a star" for our own souls sake the other “"14 the “man mm‘ u“. '5 that help tc make up this lmsines

of living arid that I now perhaps

How to Make a Splendid

Cough

A Big Saving, and It's §o Easy! No Cooking!

Cough medicines USUIJHY contain a largo quantity of plain syrup-o good ingredient. but onawhlch you canons- ily make in your own kitchen. Take 2 cups of granulated sugar and 1 cup of writer. and stir a few moments until dissolved. No cooking! No troublel (Or you can use corn syrup or liquid honey. instead of sugar syrup.)

Then get from your rlrilggist 2% ounces of Plnox. pour it into a 16 OUIICOIJOU-lfhlildillldj/DUFSYPIIP. {his

not for m_e. .

makes a real saving foryou. because it gives you fourtimcs as much cough syrup for your money. It lasts along time, never spoils. and children love it. This is c. very effective. dependable, quick-acting cough medicine for the whole family. Quickly. you feel its ncnetratingcffcct in the iili- passages. It loosens the Dillelfmsoothoii thc irri- tatcdmembronea nndmiikcs breathing @889. You will be delighted with its Quick effect in clearing up coughg, P1119115 I1 Special compound of pro. ven ingredients, in concentrated form a well known reliable soothing agent’

lives you i6 ounces of really splendid- medicina for bad winter coughs. It

for winter coughs. Money refunded lg lt W!!!" bless: you in every way.

entertain- cd at afternoon tea for s number . friends on Thurs-

WhO-Be have affected inv 501' heard the present. in the Now would Judy

Mr, A. E. Morrison was receiv-

iriends New Year's day, on the oc- casiou of his 83rd birthday. Mr. Morrison's wide fund of informa- tion of the earlier days in Char- lottetown. makes him a delightful friends

spent the New Year season with her brother, Mr. Harry James and

W. A. Stewart, who is at present

Miss Lilian Duchemin entertain- ed at her home on New Year's aft- ernoon, inviting friends in for the Harry Cudmore

Mrs. J. A. B. Bayer was hostess e at the

Lieut. J. R. Morris has retumed tc his ship after spending a short leave with his parents. Mr. and

As the outcome of the happy Christmas season several new en- being discussed

Miss Shirley Ferguson of Hali-

Mrs. Ebert Hill in New Glasgow over the holiday season, returned $0

Gabrielle Dore, a French girl of newest

you of txhree crimes. You

ii enemy pfopag. libelled the head 9f important,

A little New York boy was taken the country by his "called out:

i, “That's a birdxlear-

youngster. "it choips like a. boidF-Eknplrc Digest.

How can I make stockings

ed in the stockings, mend it as soon»

will not develop into a large hole and the stockings will last. longer. Q How can I prevent the cake from sticking to the new

A. The mixture will not stick if

the tins are well greased with lard and baked for a few hours in the

Sponge it well with cold and strong black tea. Then iron care-

II d almost run. Sands like those that

of year have slippe

allind is not sobad pick ourselves

ELLEIVS DIARY

I! A: Island Partner's wigs

day-An bed- u. ‘Kideliflletgheviétl w“: ‘sounds ' “m:

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5W5 mlllht hearing. Early. I

separator t:_li. remember to iix inc calis suoper-lorlnuiu? James always holds that difference in weight as well as in the mixture is upsetting to a young animals diu- estive Dowers. And would she re- member to save the milk and cream l0l' the house across the lane? James would forget. Then if she took the machine apart to wash it. would she ever izct together again? But, I grew more content in

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wish him niany happy returns of me kn°w1edge__a 5mm d15- the day. tasteful this morningk-that sua- ' ' ' posing I were izone-blot-irom Al-

MF-l- H- D- Bide" 01 51131911599. derlea—another blot—iife would i=0

on quite as smoothly. When later in a roundabout way. l _ gain this information from Jaiziets. Ihe looked back as he Wasflbgllw ° s. descend the stairs to ‘say. W a d-I er-—hot quite so well. Not a B?“ z mg ygply merely absent minded. rve been iriost content with such

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‘kf "t. Orange- ‘ilcueiiva ‘"33? htoibre‘:0X‘lg§Z¢-Q1\Va\'5 ‘cereal’ to Judy—a smolldplege $11; toast. a cup ot tea. Veiv A1111; n mv best tray, servieite and ii . tagted like something I had eaten in dreams o! foreign countries with queer strange foods. She (IOHSUIIBG he;- nui-slng-book. "Mustard-plati- ters" she said humming 815V l9 herself something about her hulk Maggie's muSbBICl-DIQSLQSL h Md simple piece she has like i, ebm on thc Radio. I was too tmsflléluun to pretest» ""5 ‘m’ ‘w’ .°‘“‘ ‘mm me said presentlv ictuiniug wk" below stairs to noolv them 1L9 mug i covered but vBlY 511m Cleflhlil‘ me vmimw of where Jutiv iles Insumuosed lungs hlldllldvpfb

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the subject. Judi‘ . -- . ivheii Satur- ms‘: YP‘,‘.,1°._.”§§ huaunches. in the $33513: the kitchen-door. b62211“ Dmfuuy Wm; gym? cjttended. Jeanie came from _hcr house across thc lane to Vbrini: a hot- water bottle. "You miimt us well be comfortable‘ she said tucking it in at my iect. .|. might have used it in a dozen places. ivfy back ilChefll mv limbs. oti d " mv head-cs- pgciully mv cars-belonged to an-

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l‘ - nan. a ueer. illistfiilli" the care of their proteges. Gabrielle §,‘,‘Q.°‘,,,,§‘,’.‘f.'_ 1 “W; saw me m“- is the third child war victim dam-s wiin the glint and shadows "adopted" by Mrs. Roosevelt. oi bright ivintry sun on snow. but —i-——— was content. in a way. to iie there warm beneath extra covers. i heard the menleave ior the wood

:1 gheir voices came to me 10m

urn-yard. and tiic crunch oi their ieet on tuc snow. out it “Tl-Srlal‘ cil- Pards bark too. but it was tuilélfllxih strange noise today- Jluflfl Iiégllnop ' with the powers in tic "a i ~---

She read mcythc stoiy that was, completed lli this issue Dl inc iurm- vpaper. JUCLV l5 u. uood reader. ncr voice soit and pleasant to me lis- tcner. 'i'hc yarn had a lovelv r110- ing. the last Duruizraizn oi u story citlier iriakes or DlBJKS it 101' me. ‘inc heroine did not izo home to her bcooie out stayed with tier hus- band in his diiiicultics thou-after l-lil amounted t0 very ilttic. wile-ii he was Dl'0!ll0i.i3d——U010ll8i now il you pleasel-she ivent with liiiii. with scarcely u backward clinic: lit her home-town. t0 hngiaiiu wrieie he was reciiiieu. lie was in that mysterious Jllii thrilling. IJYl-llCll oi the llfm§'_-Tlie intclll.-. _. i... other irouimi. Dilti. the kind auth- or is giving another chance. ehe was sorry ior what she had couc- by way of giving out_ inlormfliwll that led to sabotage. Sorry _ oangeol‘ James said when i, in clearer vole.- iic-w, thanks to Jlltflu plasters, told him about it. "but shoulu at least nave been scut to a concentration camvl’ kill?“ A19 asked,on second thought. wiis one pretty?" oilily commit ill) with ml’ night-light answered for me‘ You- 53,] was she ever!“ We leit it at that. And so the twain in i116

whose hearts now are no lag. alien or bothered by 8110mm‘ alien heart set off alone and to- gether to a new life. The story- very good reading: ihls Alien l-leart. rhe author: Anne Dufflfilfl-

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day evening at Aldcrlcn when every last chore had been talc-an care ol and the moon that makes the couii- tryside so beautiful — I know-lit ,up the frost on the bed room win- dow. Cold doubtless out doors but llghtiul. Such a time oi ycar to be laid up with a. ‘common’ cold!

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with the old year almost ready to yield plane to the wee new year. The old

year, gracious and lovely in many ways bringing much that. was good and some things very sorrowful. The sands in the hour-glass have

jin happier days ran silkily and un- iheetiinglv through childish fingers to join the innumerable sands on the shore. So the sands of the 01d d from my RIB-W not lightly now that I consider it but perhaps after all. very useless- ly no matter how well I have tried

at times disregard may one day place together to form a veritable rain-bow 0i pattern in this life 0! Imine. If I might lift the curtain of iths future. But. then such things

And now, on this next to New year's eve. as I close my last years doings and leaf through a ;new book with fresh white pages 1 PB"!!! briefly to contemplate the future. It will bring perhaps fear. f happenings-mot wonderful I think, mtmentous. diSBDPOiHNHB £00. but illtogc-ther paving a better way of iii-e even‘. if I'm spared-for me and other iflflflefs Wives. My wish ut the new year? ‘ihc some as at the bcglnn. ng of my Diary. that one night on

the late news it will come. that

I lived in a detatched stats to-

room vs

a part of life at from it

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~~1t5 a grand winters- day she sin. ,’

Then it was the quiet of a Satur- '

“MOW making. -

THE GUARDIAN

Pigeons on London's Trafalgar‘

Dorothy Dix Says-

NEEDED -— A SCHOOL FOR

Parents Need Enlightenment 0n. How To Deal With Their Children

ti baby is due to arrive.

enlightenment, it is about how to deal with their children. q Curiously enough, although

human being ever

driver. as a doctor or ii stciiogTapher.

how to handle an immortal soul when arises. Yet while there is a proverb about

record of anyone having arriicd with a Bnby Book in his hands. ABSOLVE SELVES FROM RESPONSIBILITY

The great majority of rliiliers and mmhcrs meet of being parents with bland fatalism. They say’: hnw a lhild-irill turn out," lznzl they nb spl-iisibilily iii the matter. Except, of coi

ness and tyranny" Or a mother say: "My daxigr.

t.'..:; cl life we don't stop to reason.

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way use hrlvc |J

shed than we can our skins

SIN THROUGH IGNORANCE

through ignorance than intent

upon their youngsters. dren by starving them for affection.

with children, we could solve the juvenile delinquency problem.

Square flock around two friends

i they haven't seen in a long time and are rewarded with choice tidbits. The sisters-Maureen, 5. and Juliet Elliott. 2 l-2—were evacuated to Bristol during the robomb blitz, but returned to London for the holi- days.

PARENTS

There is much talk about establishing a School for Parents. Let us hope and prziy that it will materialize and that the time is not far distant xvhcn the professor will beat the stork to cvcry home iu which For if there is one thing about which thc average man and woman are grossly ignorant and on which they need W119“ a 811'! mmd annmmwi h"

everybody knows that parenthood is thc most important job that any undertakes. heretofore nobody has thought it worili while to prepare themselves for it. as they would to be n blacksmith. or a truck t/l say nothing cf qualifying for n career

They scout to think liizt how to be a wise anti successful father and mother trill come by nrlturc and that they will be miraculously inspired about noel

‘ more “Yofinliigeei' 1:61:31‘??? He 581d they

Johnny gets to be rprbginq a Miijfll‘ Cicncrrll, or Sally develops into a cinema _St‘.\l‘. ‘Then they beat Mr. on their breasts, and say: “f did it!" You never hear a father say; "My friend sought. to persuade h'm to scr. is a t:.ii:i;i becaztsc I drove him ziivay frorni home by my harsh- ‘. ' went wrong be-

cause I illlTCl‘ watched over hcr and taught RC1‘ t.» v.'.il the right road." Yet ii there is one thing in the world that is truer than oriolhcr. it

Ls that t-iiildreii arc clay iri their parents‘ hands, and, ninclyi-nine times d" Oi." rf ‘I l'.""'i"::E. thou are whet their fathers and mothers made them -vessels of honor and worth, or shards to be thrown on the scrap pile.

Now when men and women are bad parents. they sin oftener Sometimes ilicy drive their children renditions away from them by bringing them up in the hard school in which they thry have enhanced thl; reputa- were reared. and often just because they have ilie memory of such a 710". 1i- 15 ivmbmlzfd by "he 1410i‘ bitter childhood they are over-indulgent and put no restraint ivhatever W" m" W9?!‘ m b89314? 110116411? Many a mother ruins her children by spoiling *1‘ l! taken m1‘ 9mm“! m“ "my them with too much love. and many another mother bllghts her chil-

And thousands upon thousands of parents never really get acquaint- ed with their children, or find out how to appeal to them, or spend as much time and trouble in trying to teach thcm the things they are going to need to know in life as they do in training a (108 t0 d0 tricki-

And in combating this ignorance the School for Parents could do a great work. If a course in it could be made compulsory for everyone

I'LL NU!‘ ll OLD I will be younfl; Reilly lwill wander m sweetness beurty doth wiiii llglllltoomc win i~ii ma; her

And bask beneath ‘her spell—l'll not be old. No dunmnem ever clouds the pith

.1 Oriana” mac’ h iui oy wand 61' I hslnds ehcid. Andtlia ulforth-iahcnteoflife so cacao. Years l not count with inc-I'll not be old. Lilia Nous uAmTe-Aurv

I ho strong a dosc of the sinn- mer sun has resulted in a. coiffure matter to give yourself a head

ary Vaseline will do the trick, acid nicely too. As part

nd ehk of the hair between them. This gup- pliec the needed oil direct to split ends. gives a. good heal y gloss and prevents further hair splitting When hali- is in this faded and drab condition, daily brushing is more important than ever. The action of the hair brush stimulates the scalp to act freely, checks don- druff and generally conditions the

hair For best results iue two brumes. being careful to brush hair up not down. and wit-h es-

pecially vigorous strokes near the scalo. keep brilltlies clean with at least two weekly dllfiipings in warm water rind Sflilip suds to which one tcnspoonful of ammonia has been added. If the sun has bleached or faded the color of your hair to an unbecoming shade, thy one or two professicnal hair tints at a good beauty salon For simple high-lighting. a color rinse ap- plied at home will be sufficient.