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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-10-21, Page 2akkm sAwyFrom Wh avid His Life Others might hesitate fO plunge into a raging sea and face razor-edged reds and crashing waves, but for East- boorne's girl life -guards there is no such word as fear, nor do the seas hold any terrors for them. Three people were drowned et Eastbourne in 1948 primarily because there were no life•sav- ea's. So a few strapping Sussex :lasses got together and decided that they would do aonw1hing about it. Since then the vuluutare lite Leavers there have gained nine medals and distinctions from the Royal Life Saving Society, ea well as having won eight in- ter -county and Ave national life, saving competitions. Their work- is not only pat- rolling the beaches and watch- ing out for the unwary swine mer who ventures beyond hie depth, it also takes in some pea - pie who like to lie and deep near the waterline. A few weeks ago, for instance, a visitor from London brought along a comfortable rubberfoam bed, six feet long and two feet 'wide. Ile placed it close to the water's edge and lay down on it to read and sunbathe. Presently he dozed off. The tide ,'arae in and gently lifted Mee -- and when he woke up he was 150 yards offshore' To make matters wore. he couldn't p int kle started shouting for help arid two of Eastbourne's girls. Mise Joan Brown and Miss Shir lee Pege. heard him. Gut they went and towed the tt.erer•stricken visitor back to the bc'.auh. The moment he put bis foot on shore. he dashed off towards the town, leaving his "bed" behind and quite forget- 1;nr to thank his rescuers. Such incidents enliven the rely for the thirty girls who work %rite fifty rnen and boys to keep +l:c beaches safe. liceently an elderly couple heed a rowing boat and went creasing in the Channel. The m;n however, was no oars - trier. He turned the boat against large- wave: over they went lend neither could swim. They were a hundred yards Gert, but the man managed to grasp the upturned keel of the boas, shouting for help while his wile was going under the water. Frank Deadman, doyen of Sussex life-savers, dashed into the sea and struck out in a fast crawl for the boat, knowing that the woman had little chance of survival. He got to her as she went •ander for the third time. But :'Srank Deadman dived and clutched at her dress and drag- ged her up. In her panic she fought furiously and scratched him repeatedly, but he was able to manoeuvre her around and strike out for the beach with her, where willing hands drag- ged them to safety. The old man had drifted some 250 yards out by then, and no ether life -guard was In sight on that Menday afternoon. Once again Mr. Deadman went into the sea. He reached flee boat, and calmed the panic- etricken man. "Now," he said quietly, "turn Over on your back when I take your shoulder and just relax." Thirty minutes later, in the Is for hiding the cheese!" • Marilyn and Joe Thumb Cupid Out of the It wee "beer sterybdok stuff, He was the No. 1 glamor king of the athletic world. She wag the No, 1 glamor pin-up of -the whole wide world. So when Tumpin' Joe D11VIaggio and busty Marilyn Monroe said their "I do's" before San Francisco Mtinicipal Judge Charles Perry, it was hailed as the greatest Hollywood marriage of a decade. That was on Jan, 14 of this year, Leas than nine months later, on Oct. 4, Marilyn said it was all over and that she would seek a. divorce. "Incompatabillty"--which can mean al - moat anything and often does—was the reason. In this case it was translated as "career conflict." Quiet Man Joe hated the fast - paced Hollywood social whirl. He preferred his old pals of base- ball and the sports crowd. Marilyn loved the Hollywood Premieres, parties and publicity. Marilyn and Joe met two years before their marriage on a blind date. It led to love, marriage ---and blind alley. Marilyn and Joe have to force their way past eager necvsme i when they leave San Francisco City Hall after their civ. 1 marriage there on Jan. 14 of th)s year, Whistles and a real riot greet- ed her when she went to Korea with "something for the boys." Game A calm Joe and a gaily smiling Marilyn wave goodby as they leave San Francisco tor an Oriental honeymoon. First stop was Tokyo, where they opened the 1954 .Japanese baseball season. Last splurge of Marilyn headlines and photos ca me when she went to New York last month to shoot scenes for "The Seven -Year Itch. She gre eted the Big Town with a bee -stung kiss (left) and stopped traffic when her skirt was blown up for a movie scene, Joe was reported deeply irked. hardest battle he has had in his life against all possible odds, ,'rank Deadman felt hands grip him as he reached the beach, dragging him and the semi -con- scions man to safety. Police on the top of Beachy Head spotted a small rowing boat with a solitary occupant who seemed in trouble, a few weeks ago. He was nearly half a mile offahore. They telephon- ed Eastbourne pier; but the life- boat was out. Joan Brown was the girl near- est the point, and in spite of the distance, and a stiff breeze with high waves, she dived into the sac and struck out for the boat. It took her twenty minutes' swimming to reach it; and she found that the man in it had lost an oar and was unable to scull with one. The boat was drifting towards the rocks. Theere was only one thing to do as she was unable to tow the boat In — bring the man int He could swim a little but RUSTLERS SJWARR — Louis Picelneltl, two-and-a-half.yoar-old cowpoke means business as he stands puord over two fine Herefarde, she made him go on his back and float and then started the long swim back with him, resting now and then, and finally bringing him to safety. When she was asked for a statement for the press, she smiled. "It's all part of the job," she said ' simply. Roof Ii rubE'ed Years in Forty -Six When the dome of Colorado's fine State building at Denver was covered with gold leaf forty-six years ago, the officials who spent 4,000 dollars on it were sharply criticized for their extravagance. They have just been acquit - ed of the charge. For an expert who went aloft to inspect the gold leaf not only announced that its condition was a good as new, but estimated that in 1954 the gold leaf is worth about 9,000 dollars. The finest gold leaf is rarely affected by the atmosphere. Every shower washes it clean. Wielding 20-1b. hammers, gold - beaters took many hours to re- duce it to the almost incredible thinness of one 280,000th of an inch on marble slabs, After the hammering, the loaf looks al- most transparent, Pure gold leaf is worth at least $12,000 adorns the railings of, Buckingham Palace, Gold leaf glistens on the Albert Memorial, on the great cross on the dome of St. Paul's Cathed- ral, On the. Houses of Parliament and the figure of Justice above the Old Bailey, London, The 30,000 gold leaves supplied for gilding the cross of St Paul's were se thin ihret 1,250 only weighed an ounce. Drive ith Care A common complaint regard- ing cookies is that most of them are too small and too fancy. Writing in the Farm Journal (Philadelphia) Marianne Gron- wall Sprague recommends the following as cookies botmd 10 appeal to a hungry man, work- ing in the fields or woods, also to children who find them in the school lunch -box. , p h Cinnamon Favorites• le cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1l4 cup sifted flour 1 tsp. baking powder 14 tsp salt ee cup finely (hopped nuts 1 tblsp. cinnamon 1 tbisp. sugar Cream butter and sugar. Arld egg rind vanilla, Beat well; with electric mixer. When cake has cooled, cut in to 12 large bars. * n Old Fashioned Sugar ('ookiea iia cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg iia tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. grated lemon rind Si tsp. salt 11 tsp. baking powder 2 cups sifted flour rn cup milk Cream butter and sugar thor- oughly. Add egg, vanilla, and lemon rind. Beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Sift dry ingredients. Stir in - creamed mixture together with milk. Divide dough in half Chill 1 hour. Roll out one half, on .floured board, keeping the other chilled until you're r 00 d y to roll it. Roll pit inch thick. Cut into bars and place on greased cookie sheet. Brush w i th slightly beaten egg white (optional) and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in moderate (350') oven 12 to 15 minutes. Makes 24 large cookies. x * „ Sugar Cookie Variations Chocolate Chip Cookies: Add Iia cup semi -sweet chocolate chips to dough. Grease and flour two square oxo --inch baking pans. Spread half the dough in each. Bake in moderate (350°) oven 25 min- utes, or until light brown, While still warm, cut into 3- b WO 04 0741 b4A .41Mall AM 0==i 1 elf s uarer+, Mitit94, 18 GO011ien Nut Sugar ()oosrMix s/a cup #nilly chopped nuts into dough. Roll dough. Coconut (Jooklest Add lie cup shredded coconut. Make drop cookies. Raisin Cookies; Add eis cup seedless raisins, Make drop aooldes. Spitted Sugar Cookies: Add 'A tsp. nutmeg and iii tsp. cinna- mon to dough, emitting lemon rind, Bo11 clough. Orange Cookies ae sup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tblsp. grated orange rind 254 cup sifted flour 34 tsp. salt i/ tsp. baking • soda iji cup orange juice . cup nuts, chopped Cream shortening and sugar together. Beat eggs slightly; add td creamed mixtpre. Add orange rind. Sift 11 o u r, salt and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to cream- ed mixture alternately with or- ange j u i c e; mix until well blended. Add nuts. Drop by tablespoonsful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in moderate (375°) oven about 10 minutes, or until gold- en brown. Makes 3 dozen cookies, - w ' s Gingersnaps 54 urp shortening 1 cup brown sugar !4 op light molasses 1 beaten egg 2!$, cups sifted flour 1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. cinnamon r. tsp. cloves 2 tsp. baking socia ia tsp. salt 25 blanched almonds Cream shortening and sugar thoroughly. Add molasses and egg. Beat until well -blended. Sift ie. dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Roll dough into balls (about 11/2 inches in diameter.) Place: 21/2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Flatten • slightly and press an almond in each cookie.• Bak e in moderate 1350') oven 12 to 15 minutes. Makee 25 large cookies. to wee' ON THE BEAM — Ann Wolfe proudly wears the ornate crown that goes with the title of "Ra- dio Queen of the South." Con- test was held in Miami Beach. LOVE SCENE — Willie Renner"s best friend is a mountain lion, as anyone can plainly see. Renner, keeper at the Lincoln Park Zoo, it; an excellent terms with Jimmy, who is one year old: