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Gweactolitvz, P. Cletzke
Road to School ices P1 'both papers Cent0114e. to.
send out staff-gathered news,.
but if New Yorkers want to read
them they must catch an .out-el,
town paper,
Meanwhile, an Associated
Prgsa survey estimated the total
;pas in newspaper revenue et
1,5 million dollars a day and
million dollars for Sunday's
tiona.
future hopes. As he
trates on his studies he may
not write -ea Often as you
would likes but don't he
alarmed, 'Keep up yOur end of
' the correspondence anyhow.
4!.Go out with other men-
frienda, too, It will keep your
* mind alert, and help, you Una
clerstand him better..
e
Problems attack all of us, and
it is good to have an tinder-
standing of unseen friend who.
can see your situation objective-
ly, Anne first is wise and kind,
and has aided thousands of
readers who turned to here Write
her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.,
New Toronto, Out.
FORGOTTEN MAN — Guy Williams, who stars on TV as Zorro
and Don Diego, is afraid those fictional characters will com-
pletely overshadow his real personality. So he's hired a press
agent 'to let people know about actor Guy Williams. Here's
Guy giving the upsy-daisy to his 7-month-old daughter, An-
toinette, as wife Jolene looks on. The couple also has a 9-year-
old son.
iicient Sport
Except for archery, lawn bowl.
big is our oldest known sport
It was declared illegal by Ecl.
ward III way back' in 1361, be-
cause he feared it would sup-
plant the bow and arrow — then
our principal means of defence—
as a pastime.
When the ban was lifted it
became so popular in the four-
teenth and fifteenth centuries
that many noblemen had their
own greens laid down.
Women played it in those
days. Henry II's wife, Eleanor,
confessed that when she was
feeling irritable-a game had "a
sweetening effect" on her tem-
per. Henry VIII had a green laid
at Whitehall Palace, although at
the time the game was once more
illegal — banned by his own act!
One suggested origin of bowls
is that an ancient king of Scot-
land amused himself by rolling
the heads of his enemies along
a flat meadow towards a peg
stuck in the turf. There may be
something in it, for even to-day
the woods clustered round the
jack are referred to as the
"head."
Q. Is it proper for an offici
girl to use perfume?
A. Only if she keeps her per•
fume down to a mere "hint."
Her perfume must not "shout."
A-B-C Easy to Sew
PRINTED PATTERN little, Instead I use the phone
and the mail order catalogues.
To sum up I would suggest
that small town stores offer more
accommodation for customers.
Surely at . least one chair could
be provided 'for those who need
to rest. And wouldn't it be 'pos-
sible for branch, banks to have
at least . two tellers on duty at
'all times? Local,post offices might
also provide a bench or es couple
of chairs for waiting customers.
Well, we had another experi-
ence last week, of a very differ-
ent nature — a sort of seeing is
believing affair. Coming through
the village one day we saw a
fox, right in the middle of the
road. It dodged in and out among
several cottages and then sat
down in an orchard, as if be-
wildered. We came home and
called -the police. Two days later
a fox hunt was Organized. Re-
sult, One fox killed about two
miles from here. We don't know
yet whether it was .rabid. Next
day I took Taffy for a rabies
shot. I would . have taken him
before but he. wasn't old . enough.
Yesterday,-,a neighbour reported
a cat had taken a fit in her drive-
way.
Really this rabies outbreak
has everyone worried. People
with children and animals can't
be too careful. And. no one
should befriend any stray ani-
mal that comes around. Rough
on the• animals but safety comes
first. Take your own animals to
be inoculated. Most districts have
free clinics at a central location.
Inquire from' the police or the
Township council. Animals.shovr
no ill effects from the shot. 'They
'are luckier than humans who
suffer considerably. For that rea -
son inoculation is not given
unless a person has been bitten
or otherwise in contact with an
animal known to be rabid.
New York City
Without Papurs
Varied substitute news chan-
nels have opened up in this
nesvapaperlesa city, but their to-
tal effect does not begin to fill
the information void,
News bulletins distributed by
some large firms to their cus-
tomers are among the unusual
and spontaneeus metheds of
piercing the printed-news cur-
tain which the lengthening de-
livery workers strike has drawn
Over this city,
Schrafft's seryes two one.
page bulletins a day to patrons
in half of its, 39 restaurants'
along with the menu. The news
is picked of radio broadcasts.
At Pennsylvania Station, the
Long Island Rail Road flashed
news bulletins on a screen at
the start of the strike. Now it
has set up a screen of 12 panels
slowly revolving with latest
news, Items are phoned in from
the city desk of the Long Island
Press, one of the nine strike-
'round papers.
Passengers of the New York
Central Railroad each night are
handed one-page news digests
in the Grand Central concourse
or can find them on their seats
in the trains, About 45,000 such
sheets are passed out daily.
Out-of-town newspapers, as
well as news and feature maga-
zines, sell fast, The heaviest de-
mand is for stock-market and
sports news. A spokesman for
Hotaling's News Agency said:
"They'll take any paper as long
as it carries those two kinds of
news." Sales of foreign periodi-
cals at that agency have in-
creased 25 to 30 per cent The
Dallas News reportedly flies in
200 copies each day, one-half for
prominent Texans, the rest for
general sale.
"Man, those crazy Texans,"
was the comment from a taxi
driver quoted by the Wall Street
Journal (which continues to
operate as usual.)
Those of the city's ubiquitous
newsstands still in operation sell
anything remotely connected
with 'news. Publications such as
the Hobo News were seen sold
on Park and Fifth Avenues,
writes -Frederick W. Roevekarno
.in. The Christian Science Moni-
tor.
A team of Harvard University
students -sold copies Of the Har-
vard CrimSon in a marathon
sales campaign last week. To•
avoid police interference for un-
licensed sales, they gave away
the papers and then asked for
"contributions."
After 'at least 36 sleepless
hours of selling, they told a tele-
vision interviewer that the
Crimson ,was selling on Times
Square as well as among Har-
vard aluirmi along Fifth and
Madison Avenues.
'Radio and television' stations
have increased the frequency of
their :news programs. WCBS-TV
alone added six daily shows: one
of 30 minutes, one of 25 minutes,
two of 15 minutes, and two of
five minutes each.
Networks also are receiving
editorials; and reviews of books
and plays •from strike-bound
papers such as the New York
Times and the _Herald Tribtfne,
for use 'on the air. Broadway
Theatre• business reportedly is
seriously slowed down, since
patrons miss the reviews and ads
to guide them in' buying 'tickets.
The' national syndicate serv-
SehOol began at nine O'clock,
but the hamlet children set out
on their milesand-a-half walk
there as soon as possible after
their seven o'clock breakfast,
partly because they liked plenty
of time to play on the road and
partly because their mothers
wanted them out of the way be-
fore house-cleaning began,
Up the long, straight road
they straggled, in twos and
threes and in gangs, their flat,
rush dinner-baskets over their,
shoulders and their shabby lit-
tle coats on their arms against
rain, In cold weather some of
them carried two hot potatoes
which had been in the oven, or
in the ashes, all night, to warm
their hands on the way and to
serve as a light lunch on ar-
rival. .
After the first mile or so the
dinner-bskets would be raided;
or they would creep through the
bars of the padlocked field gates
for turnips to pare with the
teeth and munch, or for hand-
fuls of green pea shucks, or ears
of wheat, to rub out the sweet,
milky grain between the hands
and devour. In spring they ate
the young green from the haw-
thorn hedges, which they call-
ed "bread and cheese," and sor-
rel leaves from the wayside,
which they called "sour grass,"
and in autumn there was an
abundance of haws and black-
berries and sloes and crab-
apples for them to feast upon.
There was always something to
eat, and they ate, not so much
because they were hungry as
from habit and relish of the wild
food.
At that early hour there was
little traffic upon the road.
Sometimes, in winter, the chil-
dren would hear the pounding
of galloping hoofs and a string
of hunters, blanketed up to the
ears and ridden and led by
grooms, would loom up out of
the mist and thunder past on
the• grass verges. At other times
the steady tramp and jingle of
the teams going afield would
approach, and, as they passed;
fathers would pretend to flick •
their offspring with whips; say-
ing. "There! that's for that time
you deserved it an' didin't get
it"; while elder brothers, them-,
selves •at school only a few,-
months• before, would look pa-
tronizingly doWn from the•
horses' backs and call: "Get out.
o' th' 'way, you .kids!" -- From
"Lark Rise to' Candleford," by
Flora Thompson.
No More Sunburn?
For the legion of fair-skinned
folk who painfully sunburn but
do not tan, Dr. S. W. Becker of
the University of Illinois has
hopeful news. Addressing the.
American Academy of Derma-
tology in. Chicago last month he
reported that the highly public-
ized "suntan pills" not only pro-
tect against sunburn and in-
crease tanning, but are helpful
in fighting eczema, vitiligo
(white spots) and psoriasis.
At first these pills, called
psoralens, seemed almost too
good to be true. Now, Dr. Beck-
er announced, after many
months of research by several
investigators„ the manner in
which the psoralens affect the
skin has been clarified. "The
chemicals," he said last week,
"act as photosensitizers. When
taken by mouth, the patient be-
comes more sensitive to sunlight
for , about eight hours. If the
skin is exposed to a small amount
of sunlight at this time, the hor-
ny (top) layer thickens.
"After about two weeks of
daily exposure, the horny layer
becomes quite thick, and pro-
vides a filter which protects the
skin against sunbUrn" and, at
the same' time, produces a good
tan, Dr: Becker added. In,ordin-
ary sunburn, Without drugs, the
skin's brown color„ is lost as
soon as the 'top layer of the skin
scales off. "But, the horny layer
produced by the psoralens does
not peel, and it holds all the
brown pigment" for about six
months. In this way, it would
be possible to use the suntan
pills in the early summer and
be immune to sunburn for the
rest of the season..
"Dear Anne Hirst: 1 lest My
husband five years ago, and I
have beep so lonely since, tkist
many a time I thought I did not
Want to wake up tomorrow. But
a few months ago some friends,
introduced a man from out of
town, and we both have become
interested in each other, He has
already declared his love, and I
really do believe I have found
someone I could consider marry-
ing,
"He seems to think only of my
pleasure, he enjoys good music
and the theatre as I used to, and
we are so eongenial i feel I
have known him for years.
"He is about ready to retire,
and says he will move her ,
where all my friends are if that
will make me happy. He is of
my faith, just my age, and as
actively interested in young
people as. I am.
"I can tell you it would be
very easy to love him. What Jo
you think
A.R."
TAKE YOUR TIME
* I would not predict what sort
* of husband the man would
* make when all I know is what
* you, a woman about to fall
* in love, tell me of him. When
* a man falls in love he appears
* at his best, as a woman does.
* These friends, some of whom
4' have known him for a dozen
* years, say "You are made for
* each other."
* It seems to me the best way
* to study him is to become en-
* gaged, and take your time in
* setting the wedding date.
* *
QUESTIONS FIDELITY
"Dear Anne Hirst: I've been
going with a fine young man for
nearly a year,, and in many ways
he has proven his love.
"Very soon he leaves for col-
lege, and we are both miser-
able at the prospect. (He feels
he needs a special course for a
more distinguished career.) 4
"Will he stay faithful' to me?
How can I be sure? Or will he
forget me once he is gone?
WORRIED"
* If a man's love depends upon
* his seeing you frequently, it is
* a poor emotion indeed. Don't
* insult your young man by
* such a question.
* The separation•gives you the
* chance „to -know him even
* better. Letters you exchange
* will keep you close, and re-
* veal ideas and: aspirations' he
• has not yet confided; in return
* you can encourage him with
* assurance of you, faith and
Didi asked his father, "Is it
true that, man has descended,
from. monkeys?"
"It's 'been pretty well proved."
"But what about all the mon=
keys. who are monkeys now?"
"They were smart enough to
want to stay that way!"
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"It is alcohol, and alcohol
alone that is responsible- 'for'
your present plight," said the
judge,
"Thank you, your Honor, •for
saying that," the prisoner said.
"You're the first person that
has not said, that it svas .'611
fault,"
What I am about to write could
be called a few words for and
against small town shopping ver-
sus shopping centres. My remarks
also take into consideration the
•age and agility of the shoppers.
It isn't a plug for any store,
either big or small — just a few
observations based on my own
'experience. So here goes.
All things being equal I like
small stores. I like to shop- where
I am known; I like the friendly
approach — "Good morning, Mrs'.
Clarke, what can we do for you
today?" But alas, the •accommo-
dation isn't what it used to. be,
and that in itself creates a hard-
ship for people past their prime.
•Here is an example of one day's
shopping well before the Christ-
map rush.
Scene: a small but busy nearby
,town.sTrouble started in finding
'a place to 'park. My first call was
at the bank. (Wouldn't you know
it?) It-was busy, with" as many
,People behind the avicketseas in
front yet;, only one teller was
available. I stood in line for
some time. There were two chairs
but .to sit meant losing my turn.
Then.' I went to the drugstore—
phone .bill to pay, two -prescrip-
tions to get filled;, odds and enda
to buy., I went to the pharmacy
counter first,— only one of the
druggists 'was on hand. In be-
•tween filling prescriptions he
had four telephone calls -- and
each one lengthy. I looked around
for a place to -sit. There wasn't.
a chair in sight, nor even a spa-
cioua'ledge. It was my first time
out battling a virus bug, It
was cold outside but inside my
fur coat was too hot and sfelt like
a ton weight. Finally I noticed
a steep step to the pharmacy de--
partment: I ' asked the •druggist
could I sit there until he was
through. Which I did as he didn't
offer to get me a chair.
My next call was for groceries.
That wasn't too bad. There was
parking space and I got along
fine until it came to Cs ecking out.
Then of course I had to wait my
turn as. there was a clerk at only
One of the pay-desks. My last
call was' at a jewellers to leave
Partner'sswatch for cleaning. The
saleslady was btisy with a travels
• ler and apparently her bu'sineaS. •
with him was ,more important
-'-ifie.riwaiting on customers. More
standing. 'By the time I got home
I'd had it, .
;S0,', Wells, that and .sin-iilar expesis—
, ences brought about certain
claattgs, Since . then I have'
,phoned the drugstore for any-
,th Want and had them de-
liver. It is more trouble for them
• but considerably less fonnid. And
after all, I arri 'the customer, a .
Theis Partner' and I considerect...
the banking' 'situation arid cid:*
tided to open, an account with a
small. branch tisk has just Veils •
ed up Within 'walking diatarige
Of our ItOnae. Provisions? Well,
for eveiay requiterrient's I
Shop :' at the little village store
but I make a trip to a shopping'
centre about once in ten days, -
There 1 don't find the Very things
1 want missing from the shelves'
and there is never any problem
Stbetit parking, But oh dear, how
very inspeasonsil no ohe knows
the at all. But at least there is
Very little that is, if
thooae my time and 'avoid the
rush hours.
Department store buying .
that's a nightmare. I do very
"I really had 'to drag George
along."
A Whiz Kid
With a Jingle
The- feverish, ages-long search
for a way to turn dross into gold.
has finally been solved- by a•
musical alchemist Pained; Ross
Bagdasarians The formula of
this 39-year-old Californian:
Sing a few" jingles, ons a slow
running tape, then , speed it up
and record it again. The 'result,
a song hit. Bagdasarian did it,
seven months ago with "Witch,
Doctor," whose Donald.• Ducks
like gibberish sold 1.5 million
records. Currently, he is doing
it again with': "The Chipmunk
Song," a Liberty record which
had sold an unbelievable 2.6
million (estimated) since its re-
lease a month 'before,
The raw material which Bag-
dasarian worked with was the'
ideas of a couple of cooperative:
performing chipmunks whom ha
named Theodore and Simon,
aided, balked, .baffled, and con-
'fused by their recalditrant col-
league Alvin, Together, in chit-
tering Bagdasarian chipmunkese,
they sing (for those who really
want to know the words):
Christmas, Christmas time is
near.
Time for toys and time, for
Cheer, • •,•
We've been good, but we can't
last.
Hurry, Christmas, hurry fsist,
, "The Chipmunk Song" began, •
says4BagdaSeriarn One balmy . day
in September when his .4-year-
old Adam, eagerly asked; "Is
.* CliiStrrie here?" o,"I had a .fit,':
Bagdasarian. "Why?
Asking 4 aTsloasChri§tilias i'rr:•Sep-
tember. 'Then I thought if Adam
wondered _about ChristihiS""al-
r edd Ss, a -1.6S' of.. kids , taiusto'.feels
that...way. On the way to the s
office that day I got thelaea.
thought 'this is, the year for ,
sounds. I-low aboisi an animal or '
butteafiss. or ,isPect singing?'"
If 'Bagclaaartan and his chili-vs
monks continua to do ses Arelissasas
Johnny Marks' "Rudolph
Rec.-Nosed Reindeer," he can re-
joice;' •for "Rudolph" entered
this season With the extraordin-
ary ,sales total of 27 Million re-
. sclacia •'.in eight Yeisks. This puts
it ahead. of Irving; Berlin's pet ,
ennial "White Christmas," Which
had sold close to 22 million
disks, Latest addition to Ru-
ciolph's many variants: "Rudolph
the Red-Nosed. Reindeer Cha-
Cha." —Proth NEWSWEEK.
TALL ORDER a idit •
.Order of dicintOuri Roberta
Batifts tries d sfreanilined
Stretch of Miestril lifeach, She taya-
She.' keeps in shape with exec-
Cite art the beach .while . a -lot
of folks in tooter areas' are..def-
;Wig theta with a .'snow shovel.
ISStit 2 1050'
6110-#ANIONtb. 'COUNTRY WiNtER the Sheiks lend a turn-of Iiiak to 'fbis, Breakneck :rftedern disturbed a .flake. thit. Serene caeritel winter". Buggy 'O'Wtreft-Weed.. offeildirit tiedvh-th.
She made 'a right hand turd
from a left hand lane arid smash-
ed into another' car. The driver
got out and demanded angrily:
"Lady, why didn't yott
"Because," she snap-iied. "I
always turn here, stupid!"
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