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How Well Do You Know,.
SOUTH AMERICA?
that I do not want them to go
to an orphanage when beside me
I felt g wonderful presence,
f 'something strong and overpow-
ering like an invisible spirit e
"It tolei' me that there intiAtbe
many good people in Iowa who
would provide, homes for my
Childrell'aPcl love theM as I love
them and help them to grow up
to be good men and wOnieh,
"I have to find these people-
and see that my children are set-
tled happily before I go."
When she eetnrriedi home she
told Ivan that she was to die
hem the eummee was halfway
throUgh in that year de 1954. She
eoutlined her plan and he aereed
di. he 'all.kra.3-,7'S aid with anything
:hat Lucy decided.
Net morning 1,1,1e y got her
children together and told them
they 'were ?all going to move to
new homes.
'''Soon "I Will not be able to
take care of you any tepee be-
cause I shall be going itriAeaven,
Before I go I am, going to find
- each of you a new mummy who
:will be as kind and good to you
'as I have 'been, an d' new fa-
ther wh,o will love, you as w'ur
own father loves you."
t e . : The -. local neWspaper picked
up the story of the dying mother
,wase,,seeleiag, loving homes
for her ten lovely children; the
,newsnaP.era -, yin. . cih.s t a, n t. :.-, Des
Moines, capital of Iowa, picked
it up. Soon the story of Lucy
Fray' wai, on' tlet'front page of
every newspaper, writes Monica
Chandler in 'Tit-Bits." t...,
CduplesI'm a rb r e d hundreds,
.even4 thousands, of miles to come
-and -clairrita child, but Lucy was
not he.n,dieg ;ny of her children
over• j-n,:st yet...She had listed the
qualifications she demanded of
„.!...nyeleee.who wanted to adopt a
child of hers.
.'eeeeeTiebieecie*Ieseeote' whom- Lucy
approved were allowed to take
one of the children with them
fors ten days: ..-At The'and df this
period' thee, child ,..0c1„ to lee fe,-
turned so that Lucy could ques-
tieri, it privately to find out if
lien i glia would like to live with
the people and if they were
thaPpy.
The youngest, „Stephen, was
the first to leave thdhouse, then
three-year-old Warren went.
*,,,her4• Lida two years, had
gone, the other children began
,qo gat frieilateitedetAt first it nad
seemed like a game, but now
, they, isucedenly realized that it
was deadly earnest.
Tit-eNgest; Joanne, a a d the
e third oldest, Pauline, asked their
mother to tell them the truth.
"I.':aief '-'estbing to .die and nothing
can help me," L uteri ,,seicl calmly,
"I do not want to see you
children in an orphanage, I want
to see you in happy homes with
people who will love you, people
who Will allow your. trotners
and sisters te„qcnne and see you
add allow you to go and see
them so that you will always be
a family — my family."
The children understood. More
,axid,e moee,eif them left. Most
went` to neighbours living not
very far away.
By April, 1954, all but three
had gone, These were Joyce,
Frank and Virginia.
Theo. Joyce and Virginia went,
Little Frank alone was still with
her in May when Lucy then
knew that her time was short.
' Little Frank was six years old
and suffered from attacks of
epilepsy. To Lucy it seemed that
nothing could be done except
to put little Frank .in an ineti-
'tution, For she had been fair all
the way through. T h e couples
Who took 'the children were told
of any failings they had, and
Lucy had, of course, told them
that little Frank, a ,tousled, hair-
ed lovable little felloW, Suffer-
ed from epileptic seizures.
"No, one will accept Frank,"
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sugary touches on his model of St Peters Church. The
IllOdel, hiade".6118 pounds of 'sugot icing, 1412$,tinOkes, long,
22 inches high at its highest point, 14 inches wide,
Amazing Courage
Df Lucy Fray
It was Lucy Fray's tenth baby.
She had been back home with it
only a week when she learned
that she was going to
The one thing she didn't know
Lust then was when — whether
would be a matter of weeks,
Months or maybe years. .t • , ,J
She did not tell her husband,
Ivan, right away. He was bed
ridden and she wanted to be
Absolutely sure before'she broke
the news to him,
Lucy was ihirfei-lout yeews'•
old. She and Ivan eked ,out an
existence on t li.e I rksmalt farm
a mile or two from Ottumwa,
Iowa. There was no luxury, but
it was home to them and their
ten children,
When Ivan was a b 1 e to, he
worked in:-' the field, In +the .wine
ter months, he found a job in
town as a labourer, laut,lately his
arthritis had been so bad 'wet I
he had been more bedriddei
than up and about.
As .gthe daYS Went, .'bey, "Luey's
pain grew worse. She was evue-
tually forced to drive into town
to see a specialist and the elder-
ly family doctor who had at-
tended them e y eee since t h,ey.
came to live these.
When the specialist had com-
pleted his examination, he shook
his head,
"There is nothing you! can do•
for me, then?" she asked quietly.
"There is nothing h a•,t a4ey,e,
human being d'aii -80 for you,.
Mrs. Fray." el
t'.3.0 She looked ..sta aff
with great saucer like. eyes
as she asked: ,`,!tio long liave-1
got, doctor?"
"Do you honestly want me to-"'
express an opinion, Mrs. Fray?"
the SPecialiit Outeeitee'''
"I do, I have a family. I must
make arrangemsne before I
die."
"Yon have a matter of months;
six months, maybe nine months,
at the very, very best, about ten •
months."
Lucy Fray murmured a simple
thank y o u, There was neither
tremor nor ,eneotionein her voice
or face. She Atetened home,
, and, bright ,as „always.
No one .saw that inwardlA sh
was disturbed, that sentence of
death had been prcifeburited on
her. -
She bathed her infant soneSteel
phen and scraped together
enough food to feed the farnii',y,`
She then told her husband she,
was going to visit her local par-
ion, . • ••• •
"I have one or two things to,
discuss with"hirif:' Lucy el:lid;
and Ivan did -not question her.
lie was in bed racked with pain..
In the quiet of the minister's
parlour Lucy addreezed,the,Rev-
erend Samuel Pike.
"I have been thididni'about
my children. I was bathing Ste-
phen this evening and thinking
•
Air Patrol
In California
On California bighwayec where
8.1. million motor vehieles rocket
around and tell per.,ons arc' killed
every 24 hour, it need to be , peg-
sible to drive like a bat nut of
Sacramento ,if the cops ilidn't.SOV
you. Not so much any more.
Eighteen tale highway patrol ,-
meet have been . eesigned to an
air-traffic patrol over the Centre]
Valley. "Big Brother is Watch-
ing You--,From the Sky" the
1111111.1(1)(Z,1: :,.1.1;tttlit3t(!( f31.•
li
formation that an z;mhulancv ,vas
on, the way. Ile they full ithrctue .
tc) the epeone •,eilnieel to lib) feet
tout SUI'Vc VC(1 Lerrain end
ruedjar i
ing
hdel %et,. ziace,
d
force the enthalence ill/eget its
V‘VV slowly le the -cent,. By
radio, Simmons dir,vct' d driv-
er through wide readeeetinte
bringIog aid mere ettt!ekly to "the
crash victim, •
oThat's tile way goes,' he
said, "One of the other beys
bGx in a ballii• 1.341.)er last
week,
ph'9:gc!t iall(s!,aV:ra[thtlic11)
above
• t
.ekabliihrknt, of roadhleeke,
iii ci•"turn
hl 4(.44 iPatr.N. '4,0 d.3 1.!tkel.IYI itgtet
'nen-a/Ty ttee • • -
"1 f I wasn't fie itie, I'd be tieiV-•
you, it's a lot .safer up here than
•chaeing them on eVe
Ironically, the. day after Sim,
mons rtu-V,c this r-bst.l'vation, 2.8e ,
year-old' pilet-patrolman Ga&
Grovenwae, killed in a mieleeir,e
herld4671 .461.,nelori%saie.1900. feet',4
over I'v ta..dera MunieipR Airport
while carting in for eitticl-morn-
ing "coffee break," Two ayic'u in
the other plane also were. killed,
s.••ff•••,,rE•:. '.l , ‘NSIDE REID.tHINA T— There is visible" 'evidence o'f' Red China's slim foors4ply: ?i;
Conton,, Chinese men, women and" chlidren are `ramMagi`rig through a refuse *alle in the''
hope of fi,nding somethingstill edible.' c"*. — •
THOWW,ERE Y TI ill
Strohg proteeis shouldke entuie
against -= the dazzline, ,glarle
lamps carried by so many owner-
ices. Few wilt elfolk (cyclists)
who travel by night bee/D e g:ie.
raped scathless from" iliitiry'or‘
nervous fright, and their com-
plaints jteetiflalikfgetiii',Lefteneeeere
against the pecterists.
They do net object to the icaiset
but they ableofejthe blinding brit-
Hance of of their radip",t, far every 3 "'
'flashlight earrioA p9tuktial earl).
"in its rays. These giT an splashes
of 'light are only 4140iricti. for
,h,igh speds7r:they' a rt not rteltt:es,e, e„ ,
..eary, nor are they fair.
lelervote'FrdL,S should t elieee.
mount when meeting such art-
flammes, for one glance into
their depths will temporarily ob-
fuscate the .strongest eyesight j
—From "Tit-Bits", January 1912.
!•rf ••er; ' ,••• • $,1
VERSATILE Pierindi Sfem "
hauser,* a 'Brazilian,' -is ',"high-'
fashion model in Paris, ! cr•
journalist, " speaks six' •Icingu-
ages, 'cirichislie` hasra4Ph..0.• •
elere is a group of hearty,
sandwiehee 'that" are just the .'
thing forla snack or lunch,' •
CHEESE AND Pa CON SA1C/D-
WICHESe FRENCH STYLE.
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1e slices, erisp ebaceon , • ee 6 slices cheese, t.':•• • 1e sfiLs bioag • '
- ,BeaZi Iv fak'etricil
eviche'S'' Vifh. 2 slices" of- bacon
and
ie side
t one slice aocheese; ,brush ol
with small pastry..brush
dipped in egg mixture; fry in
bacon„ fat, ,When nearly clone, ee
brush other side and Try .(yau
may need 'a little mdFe fetievTlie-
cheese! Melts ,justioenotigle
the sandwich iwill,oleal ea ,gulden
" brown.
„
RAKED
e
P•• ir • •• N cup cold baked 'beans'-•
3 elic'es eohrsely f'
('hop'pe'd f 'f: ••1r r•,'”;
1 teaspoon catchup le -
1 tablesnoon, chopped .onien
3 tableepoens „chopped „eelPFy•
lee teaspoon Worcestershire
program is dialbed, and it
pro ving offeetive:
Just how effective, a NEWS
WEEIt reporter leerned '
month in a deinenstrtarhi
by .plot-patrolman Jtatios Sim-
mons, a 0-fool=2'inajar in the Air
Force" iles;,rve.
After pr_pre',dawn„ belowefreee- •-
ing take-off from Sacramento
Municipal Airport, S I m m ons
nicked up the concrete ribbon of
Hwy, 99 that stretched arrow,
straight through the flatlanket ,14--.'
low, ;Plainly -visible were-name.
orals on the highway 5,280 feet
apart. If a vehicle moved from
one mile-marker to another in
60 seconds., Simmons' paid. him, no
heed. The' drivol. would h§ 5
•
miles an hour under California's
maximum speed limit of 65 mph.
As the bla-zing 'stiiilriehed up-
weed over the 2-mile crest of the.
Sierra Nevada, Simmons was at-
tracted leSee'l,',,,)Slack', Coupe, its
windshield completely frosted
-with ie.ee except. loree,at•estnalle
`'p,eekhole." He Crooked it. -The'
time measuree.beeefir'neafleerg'
hwoatsu;.45.:TI??C.:kneClesn7egar'e-.'8e,001Tlililleeet‘lo.''arten
adYanced; the , Ihyottle to ful
'opening 'Posion, died
01 200 feet. Using his hand Mike;
he culled: "Aircraft No,:•2;'calling. '
i
6No„2. Go
• •• ' alle'ljadn,i't
'eSqix 4mteje bAacrif.(74
• . "A brack. 'cbtme • with wind- -
shield 'an' reheevindoWs "frosted `
is going flht rei`ut soutirtnear.,Elk,'
Grove. Pick hint up and investi-
r -gate.”
"Roger, Aircraft Two, Unit Six
over, out," was the reply.
Simmons plISIeed hillcal to tthr
feet and "hung on ItteFleil" of
the .speeding canialreadeoLithe
car was a black-and-white patrol
car parked"On the shOUldeleof the -
concretes ,Oneits WO Was anwhiee
square with a ,•black. "C„As „the .
'speeding, iftjnsuepeetireg e moterist ,
'rushed by, the letglivvey :patrol'
!/elugh out" and, •' Eiiithiii d" mile,
,..flaggeci down the car,
Minutes later, Simmons noted.,
with 'slides of'Ionlato'andrcooke'd'
crisp bacon, -Garnish with stiffe/
mayonnaise, 3 ,slices, of stuffed
olives on top, and, radish and
celery curls,
"Here, is an idea tiler others h
may like. I have; combined, a r
mincemeat cooky recipe withe em
oatmeal eooky•ecieteeeit is„es fel-
lows," writes Mrs. Irene, "perleins.
."' in the Christian Sciehee MOnitale
',MINCEMEAT - beilMtAl:
1 COOKIES.- .ee" ••
314" cups flour
cups oatmeal
teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda., -
Ve cup shortening
11 cups sugars,".:
3 eggs
1e,.;• cups ..cameeel.„„eneincemea.t •
Combine sUger, „eggs . sale, a,ncl:, j
.eshortening' and mix diortiughly.''
flbue'
Last, add mincemeat'end,batineal.,
`Drop by'. spo.onftlis on ,a,, cooky
`sheet. Bee,lee - 12 ii rpinute,s at,
.1400°, - 4,25*tn, 61. Until cookies'
,".are a nice "1 ok:ov riccolor."' • "
: •: • e cat' stopped by the roadside,
woman standing ?aloogside. He
"dragged", the velngile so low, thet
, two children could- be seen in.
the back seat. Over his loud- ,
'epeaker came the-Wards: "This is
the' CaliforniehHighwaky, patron.),
May I assist you?" ;•
The woman looked up,. startled
by the voice of Big Brother. She
waved. ;
"Ife, yen are put ,cf, gas,, raise
your right hand," Simmons or-
dered. She raised her right hand,
' "I will senel' assistance,' W ait in
the car." e-
sauce
Drain beans about 20 minutes.
Chop Becht]; sauté onion and eel-
' e rao yc; nc,r;c7tirchbuen • anosn aoidadd:1 b
Wordesters,hiee ,sauee e ,„M e y be,
served With, or without lettuee,'
Makes filling 'foe 6 gandWichee.
e
LIVER AND BACON
SANDWICHES
1 pound. baby beef liver
1 tablespotm chopped onion ,.
2 tablespoons, chopped „celery
1 teaspoon WOrcestetshire
t.
• • sauce
•
.•
Monitoring his police band,
f, the site of
UNEARTH
TREA SURE —This
pa r t'- huge vase is pa a a treasure
trove unearthed
,
three ancient tombs in Gi•eece.
It is-of forged bronze and dec-
orated with theatrical scenes.
The ,vase dOtes back to some-
where about.300 B.C,
•
4 .slicee sugar-cured bacon
Catchup, to moisten.
Cook liver (not too well done)'
when cool;. grind it. Have bacon ,
crisp and chopped, Saute onion
and celery. Mix, adding Wer'bese
tershire sauce and catchup;*Sea-
son lightly with salt and pepper.
Save on .light , brown, buttered
toast Smeves 6.
DIXIE SPECIAL
is cup clioneed smoked ham
4 slices crisp bacon, chopped
1 tablespoon' 'onion
2 tablespoons celery
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
ees' teaspoon ,prepared
3 tablespiiinfe RiiSsian dreSsing
Saute onion and celery.: 'Mix:,
all ingredients, tegether „and, e
serve with Crisp lettuce eem light
buttered toast, Serves 6.
*
CREAM Iv'
SANDWICHES ,.
2 packages Creamj'blitEsall: e
1 tablespoon mint jelly
.1 tablespo011 butter ,
r 2 tablespoons crtished welnuts ti Milk to moisten •
••
t••e•ft
ei
Lucy told the Reverend Pike,
"and yet he is the most lovable
of all my ten *sclaildeete arid :,the, r
one who needs loveemoeee.thaa
any of the others."
Then, a fen: d a Y's"' the'
couple eerhe had adopted Warren-n.
brought him to .see his ,motner.o
They were -sitting Q.1"),, the epprch,
while Wareen,evae weith ,n19,7
they, when little Frank came
toddling out' and stood by' them.
They "spoke to him.
Little Friek s a id: "No on e
wants life so I will go to a home
where they% look after little kids
no one wants." Then he toddled
off to play with a clay horse
while the couple watched.
That evening neither the man
nor his wife ate anything. "We
just sat and staredat our food,
my Wife and I. We could not t
eat, we did not have the heart
to eat;" the man told the Rever-
end Pike later.
"Suddenly my wife said to
me: 'He is such a lovely little
boy, it is a shame that he, too,
cannot have a new mummy and
daddy like his brothers and sis-
ters.'
"I looked at my wife and. I
saw her 'eyes brimming with,
tears, Suddenly I rose and said:
'Come on, little Frank is going
to come home with us.'"
Lucy smiled up from her bed'
when the couple returned later
that evening. Gently they took
the sleeping' bey from his ,bed
and w,h e n he awoke the, next
morning he was ,in the bedroom
where his ,brother ,was sleeping,
On the morning Of •Turie 14th,
Lucy knew" her lire?.vitas ebbing;
fast: Ito husbandggitt-a 'message
to the Reverend Pike and later
it the day the ,children began
to arrive „until they were 'all
around .her lied roe, ' rb; Moisten cream4 chbose, with'
"I want to S a y gaccot.: to little milk, blend- in jelly, and I
you," Lucy Maid ceemly, "Ti i e butter, arid , add wet-note., Seeve
not goodbye 'or eveuebeeatete. I plain toast eeith etuffecT
know 'er ehall., see eaen ,of you ! uityr's 561;ve'- e J • • • •• again. . You have. found.. par
Ebb' gAMOVVICTIVS, who will ,ke good and kind.
"I3e , to them good, sons and-
daughter& Coodbye '110".1 aid
God" bless ' you!' "
She kiSsed each of the ,children,
on the cheek and looked after,,
them as they filed Out and then'
She turned her head away and
one solitai'Y'tett,roLled. otn -to.lhe
pillow. -- • • ••! • t
When the nurse tiptoed into
the'rediet g few seconds later
Duey Fray had gone, 13tit there
Was• a deep contentment on her
face and a Wile On her 'tins.
....ri.etleeettge....!efiet • •
.tc:e1Cit.re:
tecaMpte is feet the Inetieetletne)
do Mfluencin# others,"./t' ,te ,the
entip tHiligl,',1,-4.60.4it
• 106X
4 liard-cooNd" "t,•,;,k1g; ettoptidd
2 talilesOodes revett, Oltit
relish, draibetitrlo - ,
tablespoons Russian deessilige
1 tettspoori WiiA0tor$11Tha • sluice
slices tookett h'e'ap.; chopped
1 stalk delefY
1 'teaspoon .ealt.
14..i !teaspoon ipixcd setteoleing
xih teaspoon PaItilre.r
Chop cry fine, Mix 'ail ingi!•4-
Clients! together: lIf too drye add a
little Mete cfreSsifig.) •'SMeee Oh
lettuce., Serves' 6.." oil ,vir
t• g,
-000 SANDWICH
Allange lettuce leaves on 4
trialiglee of toast. Cover alter-
tate Pieces 'With Sliaes Of dii3Oke
ad tuckbil.; eovvi Kthet $iabes
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