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The Brussels Post, 1960-08-11, Page 2LIKE A LION YET — Who knows? Maybe this three-week-old kitten will scare someone. Cert- ainly trying 'hard enough. They 'Tok.g Off Woight Ay $:Nuith At 1130 one hot night recently, sixteen portly, panting women filed resolutely into a second • floor room. in a neighbourhood YlyIQA, in lvlilwaukee. The Woman who greeted them, clip-board in hand, took up a positiell beside a set of scales, One by one, the women .gri- AP4ced.,. stepped on, and stepped of as Mm ;plug recorded the results. • "Ieweet wild this Week," re- ported one. A woman in, a green dress un- snapped a triple strand of pearls. and kicked eft ,her shoes before she got on the scales, "Take oft your earrings, too," leughed one of the women lined up behind her. The occasion was a weekly meeting of the local TOPS (Take e oft Pounds - sensibly) club, one of 1,100 such charter- ed clubs in the United States and. Canada waging a psycholo- ,gieal war against acute obesity by applying. the same principles that help Alcoholles Anonymous cure drunks. "The idea," explained one 190- pouted TOPS offieial last week, "is to. discuss food openly: Be we're overweight, we're not to be afraid to. talk about it." TOPS, a non-profit organiza- tion which claims that its 25,00 members last year collectively seed about 100 .tons of fat, was born out of a stout Milwaukee housewife's sudden decision to try the AA approach • twelve years ago. Now president and executive director of TOPS, Mrs. Esther Manz recalled last week at Milwaukee national head- quarters that although AA was her original model, "e soon. found out that heavy drinking and heavy eating might have. common or similar causes but few other similarities. For one thing, how can a fat person be 'anonymous?' . . What we really do is psychological group therapy. It's the idea that you'll do anything, even starve, rather than go to a meeting and con-. fess that. you've gained." Losers are cheered loudly at meetings; gainers are roundly booed, and must wear . a sign cut in the shape 01 a pig. TOPS leaders, admitting that their method of prodding members to lose weight is unscientific; make it clear that a • reputable physician's advice is needed for prescribing the ideal diet. "We don't want our members giving diets to each other," says Mrs. Carolyn Caze, an area supervi- sor. 'TOPS will expel any chap- ter or member who becomes "identified iii .any manner with any commercial weight-reduc- tion method." A few years ago, by threatening a lawsuit, TOPS forced a Milwatikee bakery shop. ee Scrap-Bag Beauty Each butterfly is a single patch applique that a beginner could itot Start a quilt howl Use odds and ends out of your • scrap bag. The body of the 'but- terfly is embroidered. Pattern 662: charts; ditettions; patch plete; yerdegee. Send THIRTY CENTS (eterrips cannot be accepted, use ;postal hate for safety) for this batterri to Laura Wheeler, Box. I, 123 Eighteenth St., Ile* Tor beta, Ont. Print iolaltily FERN NVIVittlIt, your NAMt amid ADDRESS. t gthitt NeWl Our 1960 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft took is ready NOW! Cratrinied with exciting, unusual, POPttlar signs to crochet, knit, sew,. ent4- trolder, quilt,, Weave home ftitzilshingS, 'OA gifts.• bazaar hits, In the book FREE 3 onilt pttiterns. hurry. s',nr1 85 cents for ycrr to stop marketing a breed label- ed. TOPS. The club's success in shedding pounds where crash diets and "miracle" reducing pills have failed affirms a growing convic- tion in medical circles that the real causes of overweight arr. rooted in a complex web o emo- . ti9.441 Ant.b. E, Mann, a TOPS Mem- ber who, plummeted from 38.1. pounds to 228 in twelve months, said about her weight problem: "It wasn't serious until all my brothers and sisters were grown.. I guess after they were gone, I drowned my loneliness in eat- Mg." At the forefront of the' re- search in this. country on come pulsive gobbling is Dr. Albert etunkard, a University of Peen, sylvarea psychiatrist. Dr. Stun- kard has found three dietiect eating patterns: People who raid. the refrigerator all night, then are repulsed by food in the morning; "orgiastic binge-eat- ers"- who devour mountains of food during times of stress, then suffer acute • depression accom- panied by severe nation; and people' eeem "eat without satiation" and .are m-1 7 ' able to stop once they have started. "The current widespread use of reducing diets," seers Stun- kard, "has had unfortunate gone sequences; for a small number . it has been .disastrous." Reason: Obese people who try but fail to lose weight often suffer an acute emotional setback. • . Dr. Stunkard foresees possible reappraisal of medicine's ap- p r o a c h to problems of over- weight, "The more we investi- gate this subject," he says, "the 'more we are aware of the in- adequacy of both our informa- tion and 'theories," — from NEWSWEEK. Modern Etiquette By Anre Ashley Q. Someone has told - me that a man who is driving a girl should, at the end of the trip, get out of the car first, go around to her side, and open the door for her. But what about any heavy traffic that might be pouring past the car on his side? A. In this case, he should just lean across the girl (excus- ing himself, of course), open the door for her, and after she alights, he can push himself across the seat and follow- her out on the right side. Q. At what side Of the plate should the napkin be placed when setting the table? A. N you set your table with place plates, the napkin is plac- ed on the plate. If food is on the place plate when the guests are seated, the napkin is placed at the left of the plate. Q. Is it necessary to write. anything, besides your name, on the card that accompanies a wedding gift? A. No. Good wishes and con- gratulations may be offered at the reception. Q. Can you give some sug- gestions for appetizers at a cock- tail party? A. Simplest, of course, are peanuts, olives, pretzels, cheese sandwiches, "dipped pota to chips", and the like, If you want to be more elaborate, however, you can serve small sandwiches di various kinds — and the modern cookbook has pages de- voted to suggestions on this. Q. If a wedding is to be so small that engraved invitations don't seem necessary, how should the bride and bridegroom invite their guests? A. The bride can write each invitation personally, or she may invite the guests be telephone or in person. TREATY STAMP — A stand commemorating the 100th an- niversary of the signing of a trod-a treaty between the Unit- ed States and Jopori will be iSicieed on sate in Washingto ri tee Sept. IS. The feUrecentee in pink and blue, w as design , ed by Miss Gyo OuliketVa, Who We a~th:iest .Woman? Picking the richest man in the world is a popular pastime. 13tit, who's the richest woman? She is ex-Queen Willielmina, the grand old lady of the Neth- erlands. who stepped aside for her daughter Juliana in 194$ ter ruling for 50 years. Wilhele mina, now 79, always was a sturdy example of thrifty Dutch- men, never bothered much about fashion or society, Perhaps that's why she was able to put together holdings in Royal Dutch Shell and other concerns conservetive- ly estimated: to be more than $000 million, In addition, the Ladies' Home Journal reported last month in an article on "The Richest Women," Whilhelmina owns real estate on three confine ents and the most valuable royal jewelry collection in Europe, Next in line, says the LHJ article, may be the 51-year-old widow of the Aga Khan III, the begum. The onetime dressmaker and French, beauty-contest win- ner is said to have inherited a half-billion dollars from the wily old. Aga, If reports about the begum's fortune are over- inflated, the runner-up is likely to be Mrs. Dorothy Killiam, a St. Louis-born Canadian who was left more than $250 million when her husband, Izaak Walton Kil- liam, died in 1955. Ire made the money in paper, pulp, and other investments. The 'French candidate for richest-woman honors, Suzanne Volterra, came into a mere $40 million and 45 thoroughbred horses :when her husband died in 1949. But then that's a lot of money and horses fora former chorus girl. There's no doubt, says LHJ, about the richest wo- man in Spain. She's the eight- eenth Duchess of Alba, who has 40-odd other titles. A mother of four and • still a golden-skinned beauty at 32, her fortune 'is des- cribed are "enormous." As it hould be, the rid-hest woman in England is Queen Elizabeth II. Her jewelry collec- tion alone is valued at $150 mil- lion. India's richest woman_ is Sun-Jell Morarjee, managing di- rector of the Scindia Steam Navi- gation Co., which controls more than 40 per cent of India's sea- going vessels. Migrant- U.S. Labor Still Exploited "We used to own slaves, nOW we rent them from the government." Thus is one commercial grower quoted in a new report prepared for the Senate migratory labor subcommittee. He was speaking of the Mexican braceros, whose importation for seasonal contract labor now is regulated by an agreement between the United' 'States and Mexican governments. But the working conditions of many of the half million native American migrant farm laborers are little more removed from slavery. These migrants, who eke out their bare living by following the sun and cro).1s, are the dis- possessed of America. Most labor laws exclude them from coverage. Too often they are enderpeed (average earnings in 1958, eget). Too often they are housed in bare, ofilthy hovels, without minimum s a n itation,, sometimes six or eight to a tiny room. Too often they are ex- ploited shamelessly by corrupt crew leaders who siphon off the bulk of their meager earnings. Their children grow up in the fields with little benefit of schooling. They have been call- ed by various officials "the most underprivileged people in Am- erica," "the excluded Ameri- cans," "children of misery." Much of the work of farni- ing is seasonal, and much must still be done by hand. These workers are needed. They also are human, they are citizens, and it's time they were given some . of the rights and privileges of humanity and of citizenship. But every effort to ameliorate their lot by law has been met by pow- erful 'farm lobby pressures. The migrant worker is not likely to get much attention while legislators are busily pre- paring the political fields for a big November harvest, For the migrant is seldom in one place long enough to cast a vote, while the political power of the farmer his employer — is legendary. But As long as action is de- layed the condition of migrant labor will remain an Athericati disgrace-. It is not a new don- talon; it is As Old as the rattle- trap trucks in which the work. era are often hauled from state to 'Stater front crop to crop, But its very' persistence through the years is one Of the strongest argeitteets for Federal action Wee It is a disgrace that has been tolerated much too tetnk placetitly, much too long. New' Vork Herald Tribune Another week gone by with disquieting world news almost every time one reads or listens to a newscast. To dwell on it in =this column would be to spread gloom' and that is far from my intention. After all there are still pleasant things to think 'about and to make one happy. On a huge set of scales. I imagine the good things in, life would still outweigh the, bad. I feel that we should enjoy what is good — but never, never be blind to what is bad. You know — "look for the best but prepare for the worst" sort of thing. To be think- ing constantly of the dreadful things that are happening — or may yet happen — is a sure way to work up a bad case of jitters. And isn't that exactly what Mr. ,Khrushchev would like us to do? It seems to me the movies and TV could boost the morale of most people by producing more lighthearted comedy and old 'time musical favourites instead of so much -horror and crime. I don't care how clever these fantastic pictures may be it does not do any good to watch them, I won- der What kind of warped person- ality a person must have to pro- duce such stuff. That people like a happy theme in music and drama is -obvious by, the popular- ity of the lion Messer show — popularity which still has the art critics stumped. And then there is "Pollyanna" now showing in Toronto. I Went to see it last week -and I'm tell- ing you no one who has a chance to see it should miss it, Polly- anna is an orphan, adopted by a rich aunt (Jane Wyman). She is a mischievous, lovable, ador- able child who, in every situa- tion, always finds something to be glad about. And don't think that isn't possible: It is. She is always quoting her father, who was a missionary, and from him Pollyanna got her philosophy of gladness. She tells of one time longing for a doll and hoping there would be one in the next mission bale. There wasn't a doll but there was a pair of ceetchee. Her-father handed them to her and said — "There, now you can be glad!" "Glad," said his small daugh- ter. "what's there about crutches to be glad about?" "You can be glad you„ need them,” replied her father: Could there be a better' re5Son i but would either you or I have thought of it? .. "Pollyanna" is one of those tare pictures that combine pa- thos with humour. One time vott have a catch in your throat but before it has a -Chance to choke you the scene changes and you find yourself laughing. Maybe you won't be able to get to Toronto to See the show but at some future date it is sure to be totting the 1•Jrovined, Watch for it. You: will find it a gloom shaser for the whole family, Another night last Week Part- ner and I did something. that *as Most enjoyable but not very'' sensible, We tat tin Until f;Uld.J thirty watching qtabdtini, tint- vest" on the late show. A lovely, heart-warming performance. But we were awfully sleepy next day. It was worth' it. Inbetweenwhiles we do man- age to get a little work done. For Partner two days every week is taken up with mowing the lawn. Three days this week as our next door neighbour is away on holi- day. And of course there is plen- ty to do in the garden. Even keeping dead flowers clipped off takes time. We have one bed that is quite a show — and am I glad because it vindicates my mad method of gardening. You see it isn't a well-planned • garden at all but at least it has been ad- mired. This particular bed is .a big border alongside of the garage and in the late spring it was just a mess, with self-sown seedlings everywhere. "For crying out loud," Partner would say, "can't you take out what you want saved so I can 'dig the whole thing up?" But I wouldn't let him because there was new stuff coming up -every day. But I did allonre him to dig about a yard square each day and then I would thin out and transplant seedlings from one end of the garden to the other. What is there in it that's so preeious? 'Well, I'll tell , you — just common plants. Burn- ing bush, cosmos, nicotines, corn- flowers and scores of double red poppies. Can't you see it -white nicotines, blue cornflowers and red poppies against' the lovely green of burning bush? Can you imagine a better colour combina- tion — even if everything 13 growing like so many weeds. Even Partner has to admit it is lovely. In front our most • attractive plants are giant petunias, Huge blooms, easily- six inches across. People say "Where did you get • the gorgeous petunias?" Well, 'I hunted for them. I visited places in the spring where bedding plants were sold and inquired for giant petunias. Eventually I got them. They are riot as free- blooming as ordinary petunias but they certainly are showy. • You can generally get what you want if you keep trying -- and that applies to mote than flowers! • Phone Service "For The Birds!" "A black skimmer arid a' willet !have been reported !froth Mono- may:, dontm,on egret was Seen in Hingham and another" iii bury. "Mookingbirds are nesting in East Bridgewater. "Shore birds ate returning and shert dowitchers, least sandpipers, and black-bellied' plovers haee been observed,'' If you had called KEnhibre G-4050 that's 'what you might haVe heard.• It's the toston ber of the Voice of Audubon, Daily and sometimes tWice daily a new report is givoi to Symp „ hy into „toil Term Slightly built music ,telebt'r, Alberto Fidele, bad the •coninlota• sympathy, of everybody who knew Dim in his native Wane. For cancer, • be said, had von- demned him to a slow and ter- rible death. But, it became ..obvious to WO friends, he Was not a man to feel sorry for himself in his last days, He •set himself up as a director of a charity .organization, He willed, his eyes to a school for blind. children, Everybody, it seemed, wanted to assist him in his noble efforts,. Radio, stage and screen stars peared for nothing at the ninny charity shows he staged. Qifts, poured in to him from all over the country, Cars, TV sets, re- frigerators and radios — be had them all. Then to a relieved nation Al- berto dramatically revealed that, thanks to some pills he had re- ceived from Hong Kong, the can- cer was being cured The police were far from re- releived. In fact, they were. downright. suspicious and invited Alberto for a little chat. The re- sult? — for his trickery Alberto is now in jail. Summer's Hit Slyle PRINTED PATTEI1N 4371 SIZES 10-10 Success sheath — flatters all figures, adapts to all fabrics, goes all places! One-shoulder tab detail, side buttons and con- trast binding accent it strikingly. Cool, comfortable. Printed Pattern 4571: Misses' .Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 19 takes 2% yards 35-inch fabric, Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal mote for safety) for this pat- tern, Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, -A DDRES S, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Anne Adams, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 33 — 1990 I the bird watchers of Massachu- setts on the activity of the bird citizens and visitors of the Bay State. The Massachusetts Audubon. Society is the only Audubon so- ciety in the United States offer- ing this service to its. members and others. The service has been in existence since 1954 and has such popularity among bird watchers that calls are received from all over the country. Many people plan their vaca- tions according to the reports of the Voice of Audubon. A man in Florida was planning a trip to New England and wanted to know exactly where to go to ob- serve his favourite bird. He re- ceived his answer simply by calling KE. 6-4050 in Boston, Mass. The Voice's source of informa- tion is a voluntary response on the part of bird enthusiasts. Birders are constantly calling in to the society with reports on the location of unusual birds and their activities. In the busiest months such. as May the society has received close to 1,000 re- ports, writes Robert Y. Ellis, in the Christian Science Monitor. When the, service was first started so many calls were re- ceived that the recording ma- chine kept wearing out. An average of a call a minute was received. Now the average is 'closer to one call every four or five minutes. The recordings for the Voice of Audubon are made in a little office in the back of the Massa- chusetts Audubon Society's store at 174A Newbury Street, Boston. Not only can you get reports on the activity of birds here but you can also receive the infor- mation and equipment you need to find out for yourself what's going on .in birdland. You can purchase telescopes, binoculars, books, records of various birds singing, bird feed- ers, bird food, bird houses. You name it and if it's for the birds you can get it. A Statistician — A person who goes from unwarranted assume- lions to a foregone conclusion in one easy move. SHELL 'TIME Corinna' .clerscr, fin& for she;? 6:))1ectorti re island' et firth plod T.