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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.6.

Thursday, January 29, 1953.

--- WITH IRENE

We have a good friend with whom
I get into violent arguments whieh,
boiled down, are merely “man versus
woman.” We argue about whether a
wife should follow her husband no
Matter where he wants to go; how
much a wife is worth; and whether a
husband should help a bit with the
housework (wipe the dishes, and
change the baby).

Naturally Teusually battle it out
for the Woman's side of the case,
even though I might secretly thine
the opposite . . . at rare times. And
@ week or so ago I pounced on “an
article in the Vancouver Sun that
bore out one point; that a housewife
is worth far more than the mere $75
a month valuation placed by my
friend. (It is written by a woman of
course, )

The article says... “You can't
really evaluate your wife in terms of
dollars and cents of. course; she is
much more valuable than that. Aiter
all she not only keeps your house
clean, cares for the children, presses
your shirts. serubs the floors, pro-
Vides you with varied meals, but acis
as your hostess, keeps the accounts.
backs you up by giving you encour-
agement in your enterprises and
even reminds you of your social
duties,

“She is non-union, doesn’t charg>

to her is just 30 minutes off trom
the minimum 50-hour week.”

All this, says the article, is worth
in present day matter-of-fact terms,
$7 a day. And that*is how much a
woman is saving her husband by do-
ing all this work for him.

Well. I was all steamed up tonight
to write an article blasting men in
general and quoting this article as
an authority. I was going to add a
few more things we wives do that the
writer had evidently overlooked
(such as weeding the garden, wr
ing a column, ete.). And that
hour week is a laugh... I can ac-
count for at least 60 or 70 hours. On
the other side of the fence though,
the less said about keeping the ac-
counts the better. Bookkeeping and
I never did balance; and I certainly
wouldn't guarantee to come up with
a laugh in the midst of preparing
dinner. It would more likely be a
scream for Elaine to “Leave that
ALONE!”

But I'll be dog-gonned if I don’t
feel like taking the man’s side for a
change, and challenge this woman
writer. She says, ‘she keeps your
house clean, cares for the children.”
Well for gosh’sakes, it’s HER house
too, isn’t it? Why shouldn’t she keep
it clean? And they are’her children
After all the man could have
stayed single, rented a small apart-
ment, eaten out, provided clothes
for himself alone’... . and had a lot
of money left out of that pay-cheque
he brings home. He didn’t have to
saddle himself with a house, svife and
children to feed and clothe. I don’t
think any man.saved $7.00 a day by
getting married.

Now of course I don’t want to go
off the deep end in my arguments
for the men. I still have a few left
over for our side.

It’s true that most men don’t ap-
preciate the amount of work a wom-
an does in a day; nor how exhausting
it can he. A fond expression of many
husbands is “I could do it all in two
hours.” Well, if they did, it would
take them a week to recover.

It's true that most men don’t
place any value on housework where-
as, the article. points out, it could be
worth from $5 to $7 a day based on
domestic help rates.

And then there are the many un-
listed joys of married life provided
by the little woman. The delectable
{home-cooked meals (has anyone
seen the can-opener?); someone to
blame for the undarned socks and
the missing buttons; and what ec-
stacy from her cold feet on your
back in the winter-time!

The argument could go on for
hours and hours and pages and
pages. But I think we lose sight of
one thing.

o-

for overtime. doesn’t protest at do-| too.
ing two jobs at once, doesn’t always
have the latest gadgets, and usually
comes up with a smile and even a

Any corner drug store can
sell you the chemicals, but
only Beauty Salon
dispenses the skill that
assures successful perman-

your

ent waves, Let an expert
prove it to you.

Marriage is a partnership, a 50-50
proposition regardless of dollars and
cents, a fact that both husbands AND
wives should remember.

Williams Lake
Beauty Salon

LILLIAN McINTYRE
Phone 96-R-5

From December, 1949, to August,
1950, Canada’s food cost index rose
18 per cent.

laugh in the midst of dinner, wiich

Anxious to

Return to Arctic Despite Ordeal

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Central Press Canadian

Quesnel Minister
Will Speak at
Church Supper

will be the guest speaker at the an-, the United Church,
nual congregational supper of St,| Meld at 6:30 p.m.
Andrew’s Unitea Chureh on Wednes-
day, February 4.

The popular Quesnel minister, tail

came out from Toronto last June and
has succeSsfully buflt up congrega-
tion activities of his still compara-
tively new charge. Local church com-
mittees will also present their re-
Ports at the supper which is open to
Douglas Pilkey of Quesnel church members and adherents ‘to
The supper is

Rev.

Sympathy is what one woman of-
‘fers another in exchange for the de-

The Manhatten Beauty Solon

Teena Borkowski

For appointment phone 15-R-4

DANCING

EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT -
Columbus Hall

MODERN AND OLD TIME MUSIO

Two days travelling to rospital on a dogsled. whipped by an Arctic
blizzard. would be enough tw discourage many women from living in
Canada’s northland. But 19 pretty Mrs James Houston
Toronto illustrator. who is eonvalescing in Montreal while she awaite

The man who claims he never
made a mistake in his life generally
has a wife who did. i

Mrs. J. Borkowski
Named President of

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Whether it’s the main course for a quick lunch
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Ladies’ Curling Club

Mrs. John Borkowski was elected
president of the Ladies Curling Club
at the group’s annual meeting last
week. Vice-president is Mrs. Joun|
Anderson and secretary-treasurer is |

OIN..

Mrs. Stuart Maxfield.

Five rinks have been formed this
season with the possibility of another
rink being made up in time for the
second draw..Play has got underwey
this week for the Rottacker-Hawker
trophy.

The club has decided to affiliate
with the BC. Ladies Curling Associa-
tion which was formed in 1950° to
have clubs in the province compete !
in annual play-downs, with the top
rink entering dominion play.. The
provincial bonspiel will be held in
Kamloops this year, sometime next
month. 3

Rinks formed so far in the local
club, with the first named as skip,
are as follows: Mrs. C. Huston, Mrs.
D. Irvine, Mrs. D. Beaman, Mrs. F.
Graham. Mrs. M. Lunn,
Mrs. S. Maxfield, Mrs. B. Smith. Mrs.
K. Rife, Mrs. J. Borkowski, Mrs. “J.
Anderson, Mrs. W. Crosina. Mrs. J.
Stitt, Mrs... Matheson, Mrs. R. Cro-
sina, Mrs. Weil.

Draw for this Friday and Saturday
are: Friday, January 30, Huston vs
Stitt. Saturday — Lunn vs stitt,

period.
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Values in
Better Living. 7

Items from our remaining stock .
of fine furnishings as our
Clearance Sale Continues
CHESTERFIELDS
Two-piece chesterfield in tapestry $127.00

Hand-made two-piece Chesterfield suites upholster-
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DAVENPORTS

sits

Two davenports still available, both finished in
long wearing Velour .. 4.00 and $109.00

_ JAN MIKLER

became the bride of Harry Kozuki
iof Williams Lake. The ceremony was

six in either Daffodil, First

Kelowna Wedding
Of Interest Here

Kelowna United Church was the
Scene of a lovely wedding of interest
here when Ayako, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. Ikaro of Kelowna

foras littleas $1-38 week,

CHOOSE FROM OUR

performed by Rev. Kabayama on
December 13th.

The bride was gowned in a beauti-|
ful white satin dress featuring a fu-
ted bodice of white lace with lace
panels descending over the full floor.
length skirt. Her embroidered yeil
fell from a floral coronet, and she
carried a bouquet of red roses,

The bridesmaid, Miss Emma Nu-
mada of Rutland, chose a light blue
taffeta gown with draped off-shoul-
der neckline and bouftant skirt. Her
bouquet was composed of yellow
chrysanthemums.

Miss Hiromi Ikaro who was flower
girl for her sister was dressed in a
charming gown of pink taffeta und
carried a nosegay of chrysanthe-
mums.

The best man was S. Taiji of Win-
field.

Following a reception for $0 guesté
held in the Buddhist Mission, the
young couple left on a honeymoon
trip to Spokane.

Mr. and Mrs. Kozuki will make
their home in Williams Lake.

Attending the wedding from Wil-
Hams Lake was the groom’s brother |
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred

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