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APARTMENT FORUM
By NORMA and DON

\ HOW TO PICK AN APART
MENT-When you buy a house
you must consider a number OF
well-defined points, ranging from
soundneSS of construction to
design and layout of the rooms.
But picking an apartment is
a somewhat different process,
mainly because people live in
apartments for a wider variety
of reasons.
Some people move into an
apartment as temporary meas
ure until they can find or af-
ford the kind Of house they want
Others seek apartment living to
be close to their place of work
for freedom from yard and main
tenance work. for ease of house
keeping" or for the luxury OF
having a small place in town to
balance a house in the country
( AS a result, there is wide
variety of apartments - from
Swank elevator buildings in the
center of the city to quiet, gar
den types in the suburbs-from
one bedroom efficiencieS to
three-bedroom duplexes.
| In order to narrow your choice
the first question to answer is:
What do ! expect to gain from
apartment living?" The start
ing point in locating an apart
ment is you and your family.
Make a list of the possessions
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you need and use. A large
amount of clothes indicates that
you should look for an apart
ment with ample closet space
If you prefer to "eat in" a
large kitchen will be more suit
able than a kitchenette. If you
have indoor hobbies. you will
need room for them.
Entertaining presents a spe-
cial problem. You will want tc
check the sound-proof qualities
lof walls and ceilings as well as
the available space for the kline
of entertaining you do. People
with children. of course, mus
consider indoor as well as out.
door recreation facilities.
Even if you find that you can
not afford all of the ideal facili.
ties to suit your special needs. by
following a process of this kline
you are less likely to land in ar
apartment which will be unsatis.
factory.
A SNACK TABLE-Are there
times when you wish you hae
a small table for an intimate
breakfast, for children's lunch
or for late snacks?
If so. you may be able to USE
a snack table similar to the one!
hotels employ for serving break.
fast and other meals in hote
rooms.
j These are lightly constructed
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tables with a top measuring Is
inches wide by SO inches long.
You can easily attach black iron
legs so the table is % to %
inches high. or you can make
more conventional leg supports
out Of l-inch stock.
The snack table is an excep-
tionally useful size. and can be
used as additional work surface
in tina kitchen. dining area OF
while you are ironing clothes
Its narrow top permits you to
store it in a closet when not
in use. or it can be placed against
ia wall with a decorative table
cover.
PAINTING UP - When the
weather becomes warm enough
to have your windows open it is
a good time to begin work on
those pieces of furniture you
have been wanting to repaint
all winter.
Fortunately, a basement work.
room is no longer necessary for
most furniture repainting. U.s.
ling care, you can repaint with
a minimum of mess and in fairly
restricted areas.
The first step is to remove all
the old paint with paint re-
movers. There are a number now
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which come in liquid form for
use on fiat surfaces and In semi
paste form for use on vertical
surfaces.
After the old paint is removed
with the aid of a putty knife.
the wood surface should be
wiped, allowed to dry, and sanded
before applying a new finish.
/ Be sure to place a thick layer
of newspapers under the work
and to open the windows for
ample ventilation during the
Ipaint-removing and painting
process. You can help to pro-
jtect the piece from damage
while the paint is drying by
placing it in a corner of your
living dining area behind a
screen or in an area marked
off by string attached to the
backs of conveniently located
/ chairs.
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FAMOUS FABLES
BY e. e. EDGAR

LONG DISTANCE: President
franklin D. Roosevelt found it
Extremely painful to discharge
an employe. When he was in
the White House he had valet
whose work was unsatisfactory.
Despite this F. D. r. kept the
man on for months.
At the end of that time he
could endure the situation no
longer. However, he found it
more difficult than ever to let
the man go. He decided to wait.
for the proper moment.
IslIt finally came when Mrs.
Roosevelt went to Seattle to visit
;their daughter. The morning
after her arrival she received an
urgent phone call from her hus-
band. Would she please call
Washington and have the man
discharged?
/. FRIENDSHIP: One night at
q party writer Ambrose Bierce
was introduced by his host to
another guest. A friendship de-
yeloped.
A few weeks later Bierce met
his host on the street.
How are you two getting
along?" asked the latter.
Just fine" replied Bierce. Il
know him we'll enough to borrow
from but not well enough to
lend to-"
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third man; just to make certain
the operation is really essential?
Such an approach might have
gone a long way to lesson Bettys
conviction that she Is an un-
natural coward. 1t is too easy
for a person in Betty's distress
to believe she is unequal to her
ordeal. 1t would build her up to
persuade her that she is simply
going through the mental pains
that afflict most people who face
such an ordeal.
1t would have been even better
III Richard had seemed more
sensitive and worried, instead OF
appearing to be confident. Such
an attitude on his part might
have induced Betty to try spare
him worry. thereby strengthen
ing her own morale.
Betty is not a person to be
pushed onto the operating table
Richard should try to change his
approach and encourage his wife
in the idea that she should not
submit to the operation until al
least one more reputable surgeon
tells her it is unacceptable. In
other words, he should make II
clear to her that he regards her
past conduct as natural. reason
able and even praiseworthy.
II he can't manage this re-
versed role. perhaps an under
standing doctor, appraised the
situation, may be able to do so.
fcopyrieht 1856, General Features Corp. }
Tomorrow: Spending for Liquor.
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jokingly to some reporters. Il
have a horrible character" but
as far as we could see. exactly
the reverse was true.
1t was getting on toward ten
o'clock, and Father Tucker OBJ
served that he had to be getting
back to Wilmington, where he
was making his headquarters.
The Prince was reluctant to
leave: that was plain. And /
knew by glancing at my daughter
that she did not want him to go.
Impulsively, I suggested that
perhaps the Prince and DR..
Donat would like to stay at our
house overnight, and go back to
Wilmington the next day.
The Prince agreed so readily
that. I knew, then and there.
that his intentions were not just
those of smitten young man.
There was purpose in his every
word and movement.
My husband drove Father
Tucker to the railroad station,
and meanwhile Peggy. my eldest
daughter. who had come in to
meet the Prince. proposed that
we all go over to her house for
coffee and sandwiches. 1t was
then around ii O'Clock. knew
the Prince was very anxious to
spend more time with Grace
without the encumbering pres
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ence of a mother. I said / would
stay home, and the young people
went to Peggy's.
Out Until Three
They stayed at .Peggy's house
until after 3 o'clock. know. be-
cause l was awake until they
came in Give never been able to
go to sleep until all the children
are safely in the house,.
Peggy said not long ago.
laughing. The real secret of
the Princes courtship lies in
what happened at my housel"
They all had a wonderful
time. They danced to phono-
graph records, sang. and then
Peggy, the clown of our family.
began trying on funny hats
from her collection to amuse
the party. Oracle joined her,
and the two of them put on a
make believe fashion show for
the Prince, DR.. Donat. and Peg
gy's husband, George Davis.
Grace came into my room
when she got home. Trying to
sound casual. ! said. We'll.
Oracle. what did you think of
the Prince?"
She hesitated. as though she
did not want to reveal the full
extent of what was going on in
side her. We'll. I think he's
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most attractive in every way"
And then she added, Eyes j
think he's very nice"
There is only one word to
describe the way she looked
She was radiant. ! could not re-
member any previous time when
she had looked so thrilled and
happy. not even the night she
won the Academy Award. She
f1oated of to her room.
I had not told her, just then
what I already had heard from
my husband. Jack. During the
time he had driven Father
Tucker to the station. the
priest. acting as His Highness
representative. had expressed
the rulers intentions. Although
that might seem strange to us
in America. that is the European
way.
Jack, upon his return home,
had come into my room to tell
me what they'd talked about
and I knew from his face that
something important had hap
pened. My husband always
comes right to the point.
The Prince Is interested in
marrying Grace" he said.
tCopyrisht 1885. King Features
Syndicate. inc}
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decided to be patient and took
her to an out-of-town specialist.
He induced her to enter the
hospital. but she got dressed and
walked out a few hours after she
entered and registered in a hotel
without letting me know her
whereabouts until the next day.
I am at my wits end because
she is suffering from q dam
gerous condition. and she dares
not wait too long.
BETTY know I am a cow
ard, but ! couldn't help it. I used
to be q nurse and am quite
familiar with doctors and hos
pitfalls and should be able to take
this thing in my stride. The fact
is that I can't.
/ know ! win die a terrible
death II I don t have the opera
ton. When I was in the hospital
however, the only thing that
Imattered was getting out Of
there.
I know my husband feels
desperately helpless. and I am
sorry for him, but I simply can
not force myself to face the OPP
Grafton. ! don't know what
will do.
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
Betty says she is a coward.
and gives the key to the solution
of this problem. She is, or course
entirely wronl in this attitude
1t is not cowardly to be afraid OF
an operation.
It Is true that some people are
more tense. more imaginative
more sensitive than others
There are infinite gradations OF
feeling, self-control and fear
But it Is terribly wrong to see
all this in terms of "cowardice'
or bravery"
We fear that Richard has
made it unnecessarily difficult
for his wife. TO face this ordeal
He is being somewhat too "prac-
teal" He sees this as q simple
problem: Betty has to have this
operation, so why not get II
over with?
He might have made it q lot
easier for Betty If he had SYM
pathized with her running away
from the hospital. He might
nave put an entirely different
face on that incident. Suppose
he had taken the attitude that
Betty did a perfectly natural
thing In running away from a
major operation when she had
seen only two doctors, one home
town doctor and one out-of town
specialist. What would be amiss
with encouraging her to see a
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are like sulphur In the head Of
the match TO the ulcer patient.
No woman should hesitate to
discuss the state Of her health
with her husband and vice versa.
You are not being at all noble
by refusing to do so simply be-
cause you don't want to brighten
him or her. A little apprehension
is better withstood than sudden
unexpected calamity.
React to "Laziness"
The normal man reacts in
stinctively to the word lazy when
used contemptuously. He goes
out Of his way to show you"
he isn't lazy. Many a cardiac
has thus been cut down by his
own lawnmower or shoveled into
a crumpled heap in a gutter by
his own snow shovel-simply be-
cause he was reacting to his
wife's contempt for his laziness.
Had she known, everything
might have been different.
There are unexpected deaths,
but they are relatively few. Some
of your best friends won't tell
you-and shouldn't-that they
are under a doctors care.
When they die of sudden hem
orfhage or heart failure the sur
prise is. yours-not theirs. II
your sadness at their time Of
passing is a mixture Of grief and
hurt at not having been taken
into confidence, remember what
I write here: that it is better
for all concerned that the pa.
tent and his family bear it
alone. 500
Illness is a family affair and
should not. serve as a commu-
nifty topic for light banter and
discussion. There is time enough
later for small talk about your
deep grief. Comes the time when
everybody knows. That is IN
evitable.
Released by The Bell Syndicate. Ine)
Tomorrow: importance Of Liking Your
WoFk.
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they invited the Prince to visit
them in Margate when he came
to America. He was planning to
arrive, he said. for a physical
check-up in the late fall or
early winter. Back home, the
Austins told US about their meet
ing with him, but even then, we
still did not seriously consider
the possibility of a marriage. 1t
all seemed just too remote.
Grace had finished The
Swan" cher latest. still unre-
leased picture). and was in her
New York apartment, planning
to visit us for the holidays. The
Austins then heard that the
Prince was planning to spend
Christmas Day with them. BY
then we were all very excited
at the thought of q visit from q
Prince. But if we had known
what was to happen, we probably
would not have been able to con-
tain ourselves.
On Christmas Day, late in the
afternoon, the AustinS arrived
at our door with the Prince,
Father Tucker, and DR.. Donat,
a surgeon who Is Rainier's per-
sonal physician. Mrs. Austin
made the introductions. My first
to the Prince was very
warm and favorable. He seemed
so simple. so democratic. that it
was difficult to realize that he
was the ruler Of a country.
All But Monopolized
Oracle was her usual composed,
collected self. but as her mother,
could see that she too was de-
lightfully on edge. The Prince
Immediately engaged her in con-
versation: without being obvious
about It. he all but monopolized
her!
AS q friend of ours, Bill Cod
frey. who was also present with
his wife. remarked. I'D never
seen Grace show so much inter-
est in any young man before"
We had supper and chatted.
Both Mr.. Kelly and I decided
that we had liked the Prince on
sight. When he first had arrived
in this country. he had said
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other chores that he shouldn't h
the word lazy in my eyes when
/ looked at him. II ! had only
known. Why didn't he tell me?"
have asked many chronically
Ill patients why they don't tell
members of their family about it.
They reply by asking: do you
think it's fair to worry my wife?"
or "Ned's nervous as it is. II ]
tell him he will fall apart
There should be only few ex-
ceptions to this rule: Somebody
in the family should know!
Otherwise. the Ill person suffers
the double load Of his illness and
the almost unbearable requests
of a family who are unaware
that one amongst them needs
tender care.
It is better to have the wife
oversolicitous than undersolici-
tous because Il didn't dream any
thing was wrong" How much
self-guilt might be abolished for
the living IF they had known -
Regrets Come Too Late
So many say they were nag
ging, tactless, and ill-humored
spouSes to the sick one. If they
had known, they would have
made the last years or months
more pleasant.
We know that nagging may
blow out a high blood pressure
patient; that arguments and ex-
element are like gunpowder in
the heart of the coronary pa
tient; that jealousy and hatred
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Mrs. John 3. kelIy's royalties for this
series Of articles ore being sent in
entirety to the women's Medical
College Of Philadelphia, the only
medical college exclusively for women
in the United Sfotes.
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series OF ofueies ore Deing Senr 20
entirety to the Women's MedicoI
College Of Philadelphia. the only
medical college exclusively for women
in the United Sfates.
ing that brief meeting. she did
not tell me about it. I'm sure
that she thought he was a very
nice man but that was all she
thought. I don't believe, knowing
her modesty as / do, that she
ever entertained the idea Of mar
rying him. not even in her rosiest
fantasies.
Later that summer, Grace was
home again on a visit when some
old and dear friends of ours. Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Austin, Of
Mareate. New Jersey. were dining
with us. The Austins were plan
ming a trip to Europe, and be-
cause they knew Grace had been
there, they were asking her adj
vice on sights to see and places
to go.
Grace said that she had met
PFince Rainier III Of Monaco.
she mentioned it in passing. !
cont recall that she told them
~ look him up. But the Austins
Nrote down everything she told
Them, never dreaming that they
gould ultimately be indirectly
responsible for her engagement!
NIn Monte Carlo, the Austins
AaAnted to go to the famous
sine. but they were having
ouble getting a table. Then
lsseIi Austin remembered what
race had said about the Prince.
russell is a fortnight kind Of
nan. without further ado, he
Miled the palace and, explaining
mat he was a friend of Grace's.
Tot through to Father Francis
Fucker, the Princes spiritual ad-
Nisor and chaplain.
Father Tucker, who plays Q
Xery important part in the story
~ Grace and the Prince. origi.
ally had a parish In Whining
Ton, Delaware. A secretary al
the Vatican had known Of his
Inc work and had recommended
him to be sent to Monaco tc
advise the Prince. That is how
be came to be there.
Best Table, and Bid
when Father Tucker heard
Nat the Austins were friends
&c Grace, he brought their pres
ence to the Princes attention
The result was that the Austins
not only had the very best table
at the Casino, but also were in.
vited to the palace the next
afternoon!
THE Prince talked Of nothing
but Grace" Russell Austin later
told us, land from the questions
: he asked, we knew that her two
hour visit a few months before
had really affected him consid-
efably!"
when the Austins departed
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magazine, had taken her to pose
for some photographs with Rain
Ter III of Monaco on his palace
grounds. She spent less than
krVo hours with the Prince. all
old, but those two hours must
have made a tremendous impress
sion on both of them!
What was he like, Gracie?"
I asked when she was telling me
about it at home.
He was extremely charming, u
she said. refiectively. although ]
did think he was shy. for q
Prince. But very nice"
No Sign Of Impact
If anything significant had
happened to her emotions dur
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Wy DAUGHTER GRACE KELLY
|. Meeting in the Spring
Is Birth of Romance
By MRS. JOHN b. KELLY
LAS told to Richard Gehman)
CHAPTER VIII

Our youngest GIRL Lizann married last June Grace,
laturaly New York to be bridesmaid for
fher sister.
H. "Oh Lizzie she said you're lucky I'd just love to be
married and have family"
Later that day. said to her. Listen Oracle can't have
everything want in this life You have such wonderful
must be satisfied with that for while after ALL
we can't have the cake and the penny, tool" .
Mother she ssd quite seriously when and where do
you think I'll find my mani"
Honey" said, without knowing how prophetic words
"your Prince Charming will along someday"
The possibility Of Graces actually marrying real prince
then have said the last thing in mind although
by that time she already had met Rainier III of Monaco whose
Princess she will become in the future.
In the spring of 1855 Oracle and other stars had
to the Film Festival while she there some
MGM press agents. working conjunction with Partisan
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he FomiIy Council consists of q Judge,
Q psyehiotrist. O newspaper editor.
women's pess editor and two
newspaper writers. These consult
with eIersymea Of oil foiths and
determinations. Az Letters ore held
in complete confidence.
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How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
By pR. PETER }. sTEINcRoHN

got him sitting around In chair reading
while housework would invent for him to
bring something upstairs just could him
remember how he used to puff when he down.
used to shovel the lawn and do
other that he shouldn't have done SIMPLY because he read
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The
FAMILY
COUNCIL
THE PROBLEM

RICHARD-My wife bolted
the hospital and refuses to go
back.
BETTY am a hopeless cow
ard, but ! can't help it.
THE DETAILS
RICHARD-My wife needs
surgery, but refuses to go through
with it. When she refused to take
the advice Of the first doctor, ]
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