The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 19

Merle Thompson By W. Q. KETCHUM Thompson, who a blending of charm and efficiency, the first woman district manager of the Bell Canada operator service for Ottawa and She started her career with Bell in 1952 es a switchboard operator in "In those days we used to sayr Number please," and then expressed, thanks. "Everything'was manually operated." Merle Eleanor Thompson was bom in Wellington, the daughter of William Edward and Reta (Brooks) Thompson. pioneer Thompsons came term Ireland and the Brooks from England.

Miss Thompson has been something of a "bird: of passage." She has been transferred 14 times in 13 years. Fortunately she likes change. She has worked in Kingston, Brockville, Montreal, St. John's, and Thunder Bay. MERLE THOMPSON your pickup can be 10 times more profitable with riF.

')J H. J. RE1S INTERNATIONAL LTD. Highway el or Kotwto rmK 1 Cermet I Phm tn-mt "I was training Instructor for Bell in Montreal and tbisNin- volved travel In the St. Law rence and Ottawa Valleys and Quebec City." Jfer staff in this area numbers approximately 5UQ.

Asked her views on women's lib, she expressed them succinctly. "I believe in liberty as long as you can keep it from stupidity," she said. When she was a pupil at Wellington High School she played basketball, volleyball and hockey. She maintains a longtime in terest in baseball and hockey. Miss Thompson says she is a collector of antiques.

This bobby takes her to. all the old farm houses in the Wellington area, er in trust at the family Plaln4bi Pin: Miss Thompson acquired a beaudfuUy-carved love seat which she proudly displays to her Ottawa friends. It is 150; years old. Miss Thompson has mounted a campaign for operators. There are 22 openings this month.

Men have invaded the ranks of what in the era of the "hello girlies" was a women's preseryjs. She lists the requisites of an operator as manual dexterity, courtesy and a high level of in A tirade education is a must Ages range from IS to 35 though most recruits are taken in their late teens. From the outset Miss Thomp son has found her association with Bell Canada exciting. Her sense of dedication seems to deepen in- the present era of continuous expansion. A rewarding feature of her work is mat she enjoys meeting new people and bearing their views.

Ottawa Is one of ber favorite cities. Miss Thompson keeps abreast of developments in her special ized sphere. She conveys the im pression of being organized to the nth degree, with statistics and data at ber fingertips. The decision to make ber district manager of operator service came as no surprise to ber admirers. I Saittf is I rr.kiikif Meadowlands Mall Fairlawn Plaza win b.

win b. OPEN CLOSED ON CMC HOLIDAY ALL DAY i There Is a problem In drinking quality red wines during hot summer weather. Two weeks ago I wrote of summer problems in serving quality whites: observing that they should not be refrigerated too much. So let's see. about the rds.

Books on wine usually suggest they should be served at "room temperature." But the temperature of what room, when and where? The books They are usually written by English wine connoissuers, and room temperature means omething different to them an to Canadians. English homes don't have our central Winter room temperature in an English home- can vary from 65 down to 55 degrees, Or less, depending on how close to the fireplace you are sitting. Hence English, wine writers are thinking of a dining room temperature of around 65 degrees when discussing red wines. And Eng- lish summers have not the Canadian extreme heat to create any real problems. But what of Canada's summer heat waves and 90-de-gree temperatures? How does one serve a Chateau Haut-Brion 1953.

in a dining room that is a sweat box? The answer is, one' doesn't, unless one likes it as warm soup. The finest red Bordeaux and Burgundies should be' served and appreciated only under ideal conditions. But lesser and yet fine reds are going to be served in sum mer. If you have a cool cellar, the answer is to leave the bottle down there, until just before pouring the first glass. (But open it in the cellar in sufficient time for it to air.) If you lack a cool cellar or air conditioned apartment, your best move is to put it briefly in the reingerator; Don't put it in the coldest sec tion.

to stun it: place it on its side on the bottom and least frigid shelf, and bring St to only 60 to 65 degrees, depending on the beat of your dinj ing room. That way, you'll be drinking wine rather than warm broth. Every hobby has its zany aspects, and wine drinking is CHESS O. M. UOAIM I PlaCM as PWOLHL unpri WMN 11 PIKM Prabtam tf t.

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Thlt Is tM largrst onfry In tha sarlaa which started at Montraal In 1M with playtrs, which Inrludad lvaar-OM Bobby Fitchar. tha hhira world champion. Tha final thraa of tha 11 round Iwtsa win ba playad today at a-30 p.m., Iwnoriuw at 4 p.m. and Monday at 1 noon. SpacM-tors ara walcomo.

Favortta to win ma tltia and S1.3S0 first priza Is Duncan Sutthn. Vancouvar, for mar Canadian champion. His chlat challanoars ara Lawranca Day. Ottawa. Bruca Amos and Walter Ootrlch, of Toronto, end vnu cant rula out Arnold Dankar.

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P-K4I and either RxB or P-B3, St. 1MMI lead) mate. no exception fat our affluent and hedonistic society. Consider what i called the "demountable wine vault." It is designed for the executive types who are on the move, and who therefore can't find cellar space or cool temperatures in which to Jay down their vintage wines in apartments or rented bouses. These vaults or portable cellars come in three sizes, holding respectively 256, 524 and 812 bottles.

All have a uniform height of six feet-nine inches: The other dimensions vary according to capacity, the smallest three feet by four, the largest six by six feet-three inches. Temperature control allows them to be maintained at 55 or any other desirable number of degrees. Their price "ranges 'from $995 for the smallest vault to just under $2,000 for the largest Since they are manufactured in California, the On- Mario buyer will also pay tariff, sales tax and freight. In making up your Christmas shopping list next fall, you might remember this gift for the wine lover who supposedly has everything. Or, buy him a bottle Beau-jolais.

That's expensive enough these days. This library loans pets to children LOS ALAMTTOS, Calif. (AP) Children who want to try oufa pet for a short tune can borrow one for a week from a library here. All it takes is a library card to check out a rabbit chem-eleon, guinea pig, hamster, turtle or rat In all, there are 20 pets available for loan, kept in little cages in the children's section of the Los Alamltos Ross moor Library. "We've got a waiting list of 26 for our rabbit, Honey Bunny, and most of the animals are out most of.

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