-ll AIDS R. C. A. F. A Charlottetown girl aids in'ordination Centre at RCA! 'I'rcr.- Igfxih mild EFIWX9 V"f”'k Vlllhiion. (lot The Centre is respon- ' '. ea ing trcratswoman ,. . ., , ., , Claudeue Macmillan. daugm" Ml sible for sfaltll and rcsiui from Mr. and Mrs. Claude Maclililian Quebec "I M3"""ha- am me i”' of 6 Upper Hillsboro St.. Ch:-ir- signator held by LAW MacMillan littetown. P.E.I. uses a searchlis used in checking search art-as. area designator at the Rescue Co-l tNational Defence Photo) '. .....-:i.- s. ...,..,...- ...--.s-.- y I Women's Clubs Criticize ; Toronto's City Council :3 U TORONTO (CPI - A group ofl all Wednesday compl ning about.ings and metropolitan "petty discriminatio ' againsticouncil cxecutivc meetings. been in erwciglit? for more years than you car to admit. soinctliing about it? (if they could do it. so could I. 1 Face ll. You say',iou want totmight add. too. that I had been rcduccihut do you really mean going from one doctor to another 5 it'.' enu ih ting doun on calories. often. you hate the mistaken no-l tion that some magical formula 7 uiiracle is SCIPIICP. uhich is safe and always effective. diice is strong. the desire must be women's club executives sent an found it iniposstlile to attend both "IE I0 myself. . H - i"open letter" to Toronto city coun- the city traffic committee meet- p 59"” 40W" 3 "mt 11 did ""19 ll ' Torontoi both l ontroller Mrs. Jean Newman. lhcld at the same hour. She asked Mrs. H. A. Coon. president oflto be giicn a seat on the citvis e Inter-Club Council. a grcuplparks coniniittrc instead of trai- epresenting about 30 women's or-zy fic. Her rt-quest was refused. anizations. says In the letter her. This was the last straw for inter- rouncil is "sickened and disillus-lcliih members. Mrs. Coon's letter Ioned at the display of pettmessysays. the male members of city1 "The uonicii of Toronto have at Ilncil." llcast 50 per cent of the vote and Mrs. Coon also issued an iiltl-lwill use it effcctiycly at the next pnatum: civic election you may be sure. '-' If the men don't behave. "we It will take you geutleincn the rest I .whI throw all our resources intoiof your two-)eai' ti-riii to convince throwing them out and electing an' us that you are interested alone ' entirely new board of control." in good ciiic govt-rninent anti are ONLY CITY (TONTROLLER. not svvaycd by what appears to be Support from women's clubs. malice towards your tvoinon coi- ltelped give Mrs. Newman morn league. . ' votes than any other candidate Mrs. ('oou said tho iiltiimitiini ,l (luring the December ciric eler.- was issued In the nomcn on their grandiiiuilier. chief instructor for silhouette courses here. g iggr in TRIM Wishing Secretly Is No Good For Your Figure Ry IDA JEAN KAIN For hon many years have you And for how uhy haven't you done;l Your desire must be strong I All . back of successful reducing. it ihc triiili of the matter is that the science - nutrition But even when the wish to re- backed with a feeling that the goal is obtainable and that you can do it. For this reason. letters from homemakers who have won through to normal weight give; new found hope. and almost force you to take resolute action. To- day's letter from a victorious Pennsylvanian is a perfect ex- ample. "I want to thank you for what you have done for me. Last Mny' I weighed 170 pounds for my 5'4". Most of my overweight had been put on in the last 8 years. I am a nervous type person and a wor- rier. I often ale between meals-y Mrs. 3-munan Hmi Tm”-d.,n. sh, A cup of coffee and a bun-say- from that powerfully motivating 'This will help mel stories of all those women who long have you been secretly wish- :lost weight did something to me. ing to rcduce" if you hate been.Every time I said to myself or toting those burdensome poundsto someone else. 'Oh. I can't lose lweight. I cant diet.' I felt guilty. to overcome the relntiv- doctor told me that apart from ely difficult first few weeks of cut- lthe fact that I has too heavy for too my legs. nothing was wrong. lchildren. I was so miserable. I. to the hairdresser didn't help . . . a nice hair-do. looks. So. after reading your col- umn. I finally made up my mind to diet. It wasn't easy. but your inspiration - informat on way of helping as well as loving encour- and children kept me going. ie good-at a bulky I70 pounds! "Reading in your column the WOMEN Lena C lino Ilchurn. Women's Editor. Phone sans finally made up my mind that Page 3 The Guardian Tuesday. Feb. 26. 19s'i' or terrible pains in my legs. Each "I am 36 years old. have 3 HAPPENINGS ooked terrible-even weekly tripsl but no figure. no agement given by my husband "I started last May. and by Oc- tober had lost 40 pounds. At 170 my measurements were 36-30-43. Today. at 130 they are 33-26':-38. I feel wonderful and have no pains in my legs. I wear a size 14 dress instead of a tight III or 20. and my family is thrilled. Now my husband wants to lose about pounds. so I'm going along with him to lose 5." Cheers for this happy reducer. and thanks for sharing. If any magic was involved. it stemmed E phrase. "If they can do it. so can lWomen Keep in Trim :With Y. W. C. A. Course . By CAROLYN WILLETT. Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA ICPI-Whittling iway excess pounds does as much for personality as it does for waist- iiit-s. says Mrs. Sydney Forster. A trim and youthful - looking Mrs. Forster is "I came first to lose weight my- .si-lf." this expert says of her in- ruduclinn six years ago to the the vwcstr btinns and made her the . ontrol. nothing about it." firstlotvu respnnsihility. "Mrs. Neiiman ' Woman on the city's hoard oft has not her-n t-oiisiilted and knows I LONDON 'Reufersi-Lady I)or-.niccly fiiriiislirvl. Oui- , tigothy Macmillan. wife of the new are in the attir. of course." -Hprime minister. Tuesday admit-y . , Wted that being the prime minis-V10 m(Tl RE ('”A?”('''' ' ;tcr's wife "is fun and exciting . iid interesting." Holding her first press confer-'gnod ctioiigh. The Ian. 10, she said that "at the mo- - very beautiful. I ' mom I feel a little lost." suppose it accept or reject." she said. on that." 1"And some people ask me to do As for maddest things. I know I see minister's Clicqiiers. the ,t official country time between engagements. it isn't home." ow. at home in Sussex." she, ent on. "L could be tidying up- gardenlng or something." but at if) Downing St., the -- minister's official Londony once. she said: "They won't I tried to read it. i you to do much there." "I simply cannot make l art - reporters that the residence "Iii another one." liedroonis t She also said she would never make speeches, except to "say ay few words at small gatherings! y a speech. I should lose the place If I I "The only joke I have made in Dressed in black silk and sport- my life--when I said I had mar- H a scarlet velvet hat and a ried a publisher and look what I shaped bracelet of dl- had got-went all over the world. amonds. aha laughed and told the I shall never be able to think of silhuueltc course. This particular program of reducing and redis- gtrihuting weight is offered only at ill? 0 t t A w a and Vancouver YWCAs. But women anywhere who want to get-or stay-slim and are will- ing to work at it. can at least find a keep-fit class at most YW gym- nasiiims. NEW PERSONALITY "You'd be surprised. .losiiig wright has made a new person out of more than one woman." Mrs. Forster said in an interview. It can drastically change the A5 "W hanillnlnh" "W" Pit-”'way a woman dresses and even '"l'”- -I"? 53'"? T'"'-V 3"? "I" clear up complexion troubles and Tate Gallery nce since her husband took office supplics the pictures and they arel inferiority complexes. Hundreds of Ottawa women- , Welwives of diplomats and working ' - . could ask for a change if neces- I sh-'5' menige,-5 and women over "I dont know what invitations sary but they are not very keeniw g. have donned xhol15' mick lsocks and loose-fitting blouses to i"'l'"l9lstretch and bend their way to YES I) y husband more than I used to deuce fill miles from London. she ya. I don't know what to do with said it's like "living in a hotel, slimness. Now, with Vfour instructors at lccnlral and west - end YWCA branches. Mrs. Forster expects more than I100 women will have taken this seasons four three - we-ck courses and a two-week re- course for ”graduate.s” the program ends with l fresher before spring. The courses are split into clas- ses five days a week. Require- ments include a medical checkup. a YWCA membership and a 37 fee. KEEPING FIT Most of the 25 students Ill each half-hoiir class work at reducing. But some women. says Mrs. Fors- ter. already have good figures and aim to keep them. A health diet emphasizing raw vegetables and fresh fruit, with no fats or starches. is suggested but isnft compulsory. The YWCA cafeteria co-operates by offering made to order ”.sllbouettte salads” so women can slip from gym to dining room and still get back to work on time. Exercises are graduated and based on modern dance rhythms to promote muscle toning and con- trol and to develop grace and poise. as well as to remove pounds and redistribute weight. As a case of redistribution. she mentions girls who sometimes want to reduce their hips while retaining their waist proportions. Students in each class who lose 10 pounds win I blue ribbon. Long lsolotion By FRANCES LEWINE WASHINGTON (AP- Edith Ronne. who has been there. says she will be the first to admit that the Antarctic "is a man's world." She and one other woman hold the distinction of being the only members of their sex to set foot op the southern continent. "I wouldn't have missed it for a million dollars and I wouldn't go back for two million," she said at her suburban home. Mrs. Ronne. 37. accompanied her navy husband on a 19454! ex- pedition as researcher and hil- forian. BORED "The most difficult part of Arc- tie exploration." Mrs. Ronne said. "is being in isolation with the same group over a long period of time . . . even the way a man pull on his socks In the morning Group is Worst Of Antorclic With Some Mr. and Mrs. Rufus A. MacNeiIl. .Sydney. Nova Scotia. Mr. Roland MacNeill of Ottawa. Mr. K i r b y, the Lake of the Woods Milling Co.. and Miss Phyllis Lutes were in Charlottetown to attend the funer- al onf the late Mr. J. Harper Mac- Net T. M. Moncton. representing Mr. and Mrs. T. Milton Brehaut. Birchwood Avenue. spent two days last week in Moncton. MARY HAWORTLI Child Follows Adult Habits Dcar Mary Haworth: lily hus- band Harry thinks that if an adult is smoking or drinking. and a child shows interest. he should be allowed to do the same. Harry argues that if the child's curiosity is satisfied. he won't desire to smoke or drink to excess in later ycars. He points to himself and says he never has had any esire to sneak a smoke or drink. although he smokes occasionally and drinks moderately now. I don't agree that his one example proves the rule. I wasn't raised in his theory, and I don't smoke or drink to- dlay; nor desire to do so on the sy. Aren't we told to train up a child in the way he should go. and when he is old he will not depart therefrom? I feel very strongly that chil- drcn learn most from parental example and teaching. as to the moral. physical and social effects of good or bad habits. However. Harry is a wry determined man and docs what he wants. regard- less. MAY BREAK UP Our 9-year-old son has been drinking beer for several years. asking for it frequently. given in on that. but my patience lveieriin explorer. now is scientific. director of the Weddell sea sta- tion of the U.S. team exploring the Antarctic. Mrs. Ronne said an Antarctic explorer "has to be very self-re- llsnt" when things get tough. es- pecially during the 24-hour winter nights. lie shouldn't be the type that relies on other people for en- tertainment and happiness. A good hobby is a fine idea. she addod. "to keep strong mentally and physically." Ronne comes by his explor- ing interests understandably. His father. Martin Richard Ronne. a Norwegian. accompanied Roald Amundsen on the expedition which discovered the South Pole. Ronne was recalled to active duty in the navy for what is his fourth trip to the Antarctic. As for Mrs. Ronnc. she said she had no begins to irritate you." Capt. Finn Ronna. a 51-year-old Extreme Styles By NADEANI WALKER PARIS (AP) -- The first fash- ionable peek at feminine knee- caps since the inn was provided Friday by dress designer Bal- enclaga. In his month-late show. he flew in the face of Dlor's dictate that skirts should cover or nearly cover the knee. but many are so hobble-tight that they ride up when the mannequins walk M. everything misses fitting by mild. lushel-basket hats so do rleatad or gathered traupamit is the barrels cover fitted sheaths for qualms at all about sitting this expedition out. Shown ' A In Milod'y's New Hots are purples. sulphur yellows. pinks. A pink polka dot chiffon sheat was worn with a tihtll dia- mond BPCkIItc. other strapleal chiffon or oi-gandy napkin tucked in the bosom. to spark a revolution. are a stout blow for the faction. Among laloaelaaa sheaths had what looked like a HAN Nobody expects latent-iaga'a barely - below - the - knee skirts and but they anti-Dior clients Diichesssfiladsor and niasyoftaawssltblsdsvolaaah thawond . leading article to this effect with In the past year or so. It was re- porting im the tthent moot sub- ject of alcoholism amongst school children In France. to which gov- ernment authorities were giving attention. The gist of the story and ac- companying pictures suggested that the problem seems rooted In the French custom tin certain walks of that of using wine freely as a family thirst-quencher-much as we give milk. water. carbo- nated drinks. elc., to children. as meal-time or in-between bever- ages. The best i can say for your hus- band's twisted theorizing is that he speaks from ignorance in voic- ing It. He Just doennit know any better. As he says. he was "raised" that way. if it didn't I've inclines." Thus your son's estai)-' lished thirst for beer is not a re- assuring trait in a child so young. A national magazine carried a If Queen Visits U. 5.. Will . Likely Visit Conodo LONDON fCPiaIt seems to be The Guardian adds that if the taken for granted now that the Queen goes to the U.S.. she will Queen will visit the United States this autumn. after all. If she does she will likely go to Canada. Despite the foreign office an- nouncement Monday that there are no plans at the moment for a royal visit to North America. some com- mentators feel the negative state- ment should not be taked seriously. 100 The Manchester Guardian. for instance. says the announcement does not mean "that there never have been such plans or that there will he in the future: that tho plans are not complete." it means Will Abandon ' 5 littlo America CHRISTCHURCH. N.Z. tam l tersi - Rear - Admiral Geurgq ' Dutek. commander of the Uiiitcd l States Antarctic expedition. dis- l closed Monday that Little A vor- ica will not be maintained is a permanent U.S. base in Antarctica. i Dufek, who arrived here by air l from the American Antarctic 5356 on McMurdo Sound. also an- l nounced the United States has spent more than S55,fXl0.000 on seven bases. for international geo- physical year projects. Conditions at Little America are constantly changing. he said. and there can be no pcrmanen in any base built on 600 feet of ice lying over 700 feet of water. probably go first to Canada. "Neither the Queen nor her ad- visers on either side of the At- Iantic could contemplate a visit to North American during which she did not set foot on her own ter- ritory." the paper says. Earller this year. a Buckingham Palace spokesman had said. in a talk with a reporter. that a trip to Canada would not automatic- ally" be entailed in any North American visit; that a US. trip might be well a self-contained" affair. Now. however the line seems to have changed. Mrs. R. C. Parent. has return- ed from Moncton. where she was the guest of Miss lielen Scott. Mrs. Parent was attending the anniver- sary of the founder's birthday. Lord Baden-Powell on February n. Lady Baden-Powell was also horn on that date as well as their daughter Heather. There are three in the Baden-Powell family, Heather. Betty and Peter. Ilhe lat- telr the present Lord Baden-Pow- e l. Mrs. Parent had an unusually in- teresting weekend visit. Friday afternoon she was interviewed on. television. Friday evening she at- tended the Father and Son ban- quet at Central United Church. On this occasion Mrs. Parent was presented with half a dozen ster- ling silver spoons engraved with the Cub crest. Saturday after- noon. Mrs. Parcnt addressed the Akela club. Saturday night site ad- dressed the Hovcr Citizen's club. Sunday morning Mrs. Parent at- tended St. Andrew's Presbyter- ian Church with the scouts and cubs in a body. At three o'clock there was a huge rally of 1400 strong in the auditorium of the Moncton High School. On this occasion Mrs. Par- ent's address was recorded. It will be rebroadcast on Friday of this week. Mrs. (E. A. Avard. guide cum- missioner for Moncton. entertain- ed Sunday afternoon atglligh Tea in honor of Mrs. Parent and the executive. Mrs. Parent's qualific- ations in Scouting are the follow- ing: Assistant district commission- er for cubs for Charlottetown. an assistant Akela lcadcr. which means that Mrs. Parent can as- sist at any Akela Gilwell camp in Canada. Mrs. Parent lcfl Sun- day evening hy plane for Charlotte- toygn after her memorable week- en . MINERA LISLANI) The Isle of Man in the Irish Sea is rich in minerals such as lead and iron. G-RIPPY Oddities in Dress Are Featured At Paris Show By NADEANE WALKER PARIS iAP)-A dress which ties the wearer's hands to her side was only one oddity in the Hubert de Givenchy fashion collection shown Thursday. ilats that look like napkin rings, egg cups. popovers. oyster shells, Christmas cackers. lacks-in-the box or cactus plants had sections of the audience littering. Fashion writers had waited nearly a r..onth for the show. Givenchy and Balenciaga. most surrealistic of French designers, decided to go their own ways sev- eral seasons ago- They now show only to buyers at the regular fa- shion season. and to the press weeks later. PELT THROUGH CUFI-is The dress that ” most neck-craning today had a belt which passed through the cuff of each sleeve. literally shackling the mannequin. The female figure is drawn and quartered in Givenchy's favorite new silhouette. Cut square down the middle and square across the hip. it is double-seamed to em- phasize its geometrical construc- tion. Givcnchy goes on with the kan- garoo pou drapes he started last season. as well as loose-hang- ing panels, rounded or squared. below the kne mnttrr ivhal Dior says. HEALTHY SPOTS YORKTON. Sat.-It. (CPI-Next to Hawaii. the healthiest places in the world are Saskatchewan and Alberta. says Dr. C. J. Houston. Yorkton's medical health officer. He thought this might be some consolation to citizens getting tired of winter. from the belt-a sort of ribbon hand with a bow on it. MALPEQUE AND BALTIC Mrs. Bruce Riley entertained the member of the Malpeque and Bal- tic Womens Missionary Society at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening Feb. 14. with tl.3 president. Mrs. Willliam H. Burns presiding. Seven members answered roll call and one new member was wel- comed. Two visitors were pres- ent. Mrs. Robert Wall assisted by Mrs. Frank Bcairsto conducted the devotional period. After the business period the meeting adjourned. Lunch was ser- ved by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Lorne Silliker. literally muflling the figure. Many skirts are still gathered into hob- ble-hcm bands and all are just for daytime--no FRENCH INVENTOR The gyr0":ope was invented by the French philosopher. Jean Fou- cault. In 1851. outshines - One hcige sheath still managed to be sliapeiess in spite of five belts. all set in with a buckle in front. Another dress which hid all. had what looked like a G-string ctlDMORE'S 4 pint CLEANERS ISIQl& Phone H22 gm others... lasts and lasts! snapped when Harry offered our ' 6 JEWEL 6-year-old daughter clgaretls to J. 4 M. SMOOTH smoke. I told him if he ever of- I ' fered Junie clgarettii again. I would leave him and take the children. Was I wrong? ' Shouldn't parents agree how I children are to be guided? And not pull in opposite directions? R" an” M 9 . Sometimes Harry seems to re- 9””. "'9" grief that I'm not as sophisticated ; . as certain of our friends and bus- y . I incss acquaintances . . . Is this ”'”"”” Sign . 3 perhaps the reason for his child lvgatilu 0.1 I training ideas and behavior? I dnunv . will appreciate your comment. - V j l C.Y- . . ' we is ?:::. 2:: :::....”'"'r.:':.:: ...... N Dear C.Y.: It is axiomatic that . . '. g i iNAMELO "As the twig is bent, so the tree Yul" 9! Quahly mm "'d'u'.d Nun". "V. money. tool Noxsoma helps heal all those tiny cuts in chapped skin-fut! 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