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Piv DC-6 ietliners. form a symmetrical pattern around
coneourei ieralecting from "air lines terminal -at San
Francisco Airport. The connecting leeway* to the" planes
automatIcally exitend and retract.
*von Burglars
Have Consciences
Three burglars Crept through
the 4rolAnds of a half-timbered
manor house near Coggeehell. in
Basest.
Their ringleader prised open a
deiwnetaira window and they
heisted themselves into the
peaceful house, Suddenly, as they
tiptoed, along the bedroom gal-
lery, number two of the gang
stared in horror.
There before him, walking
straight out of a wall panel, he
saw a little white lady with a
rose in her hand.
"It's a ghost!" he moaned,
clutching. his heart.
She barred his Way, shaking
her rose at him.
"Don't be crazy, Jake," bark-
ed the leader, But Jake was no
longer conscious, He slumped to
the floor and groaned so loudly
that one of the owner's sons was
roused. Alarm bells rang.
Frantically, the gang leader
kicked Jake, trying to wake him.
But soon the house was in an up-
roar, there was no tune to lose.
So there he. was left, When the
local police arrived, the master of
the house presented them with a
burglar who had fainted on the
job. When questioned, Jake swore
it had been no hallucination but
e real ghost that had terrified
him,
That was not the first time
that ghosts have interrupted
criminals. There are even eases
when a murderer's victim re-
turns to haunt him, Year by year
the haunting grows even more
intense until finally his con-
science is so plagued that, a
broken man, he goes to the near-
est police station and confesses
his guilt.
Most criminals are tough, un-
scrupulous, hard-boiled custos
mars who are quite contemptu-
ous of interests other than their
own or those of "the gang" or
"mob".
But exceptions exist. Some-
thing may be made of such men.
An apparent soft heart may be
a crook's saving grace.
Recently, the Adelaide police
had a 'phone call from a safe-
breaker who got cold feet at the
last moment.
He told the police that he had
just broken into the premises of
the National Insurance Company
of New Zealand. "I've plugged
the safe door with explosives,"
he went on, "but. I Can't go
through with the job. I don't
want to kill anybody." Then he
rang off,
Half suspecting a practical
joker, the police sent squad cars
racing to the site. An explosives
expert who accompanied them
removed a hefty charge from the
safe's door, It was, enough, he
calculated, to have wrecked the
strong room.
No doubt the thief was inex-
perienced. Had he fired the fuse
and taken cover nearby he might
have blown himself to piece&
So, perhaps, by a last second
pang of conscience, he saved his
own life.
A beautiful face, too, can bring
about the collapse of a crimin-
al's plans. In Kilburn, North Lon-
don, a few` weeks ago, a burglar,
who was a young man of some
education and sensibility, sur-
prised and gagged a, lovely Ital-
ian maidserVant — a nineteen-
year-old Venetian. girl. She did
not resist, for he carried a gun
and brandished It freely,
He tied her wrists behind her,
bound her to a chair, then set
about ransacking her mistress's
flat. But while he was poeket-
ing the jewellery and watches
the girl's beauty began to have
an effect on him. It completely
wrecked his plans.
With an exclamation of dis-
gust, he plunged his hand into
his pocket& drew out his spoils,
replaced them in their.drawers
and cases and returned to the
girl.
"I can't go through with it,"
ha said, speaking gently, as be
untied her arms and removed
the gag. "You're too lovely to
be sitting here while I'm about.
"Yes. you can call the polices'
he added, AS she stood up beside
him, "There's the 'phone. I
won't give any trouble."
She looked at nim with calm
blue eyes, then smiled, "Ne,
don't think l need de that. But
first give me your gun and prom-
ise to put everything back you
were going to steal,"
He obeyed both her wishes,
Once more she smiled at him, and
after a short chat she gave him
a date,
Now he is a welcome visitor to
the very flat he formerly at-
tempted to rob. And the girl, be-
lieving herself blessed by fate,
wears an engagement ring of
which she is especially proud. It
was acquired by honest means,
and the man she hopes to wed
next year is a reformed char-
acter,
sometimes a croon nets him-
self arrested intents-wally. That
happened recently in France
when a twenty - three - year - old
Parisian, Rene L. . got tired of
acting as a criminal's stooge. An
army deserter, he fall in with a
girl called Juliette. She was a
beeutiful woman,' but he soon
came to loathe her criminal hab-
its.
"If you don't help me, I shall
denounce you," she told Rene
bluntly. For a time, living under
this threat of exposure, he acted
as her accomplice. Together they
carried out shoplifting raids in
Paris stores.
One day, Rene was holdin
salesman's attention, so tha t
Juliette could steal a portable
radio set and slip it under the
blue coverlet of her baby's prarn.
At the crucial moment Rene
shifted slightly and raised his
eyebrows. The salesman took the
hint, and saw in a flash what
was afoot.
Juliette realized that she had
been betrayed, She did not flee
as the salesman darted forward,
but with a howl of "traitor" fer-
ociously attacked her boy-friend.
For a minute or two, 'until` the
other assistants pulled her off,
she was a screaming fury, trying
desperately to disfigtire 'her ac-
complice. She raked hii: cheeks'
with her sharp nails, bit his nose
and cut his hands with her :sig-
net ring.
Although he was arrested him-.
self and identified as an army
deserter, it was, 'he' Caleulated,
far better to take his punishment
than to be the tool of such a
woman.
One man, proud of his chiyal-
rous instincts, marched into a
London police station last Chriat-
Inas with a bottle of gin for the
policeman who had arrested him
nine months earlier. "It's just a
token of goodwill," he said,
beaming happily.
The ()Weer was a man of initia-
tive and resource. "I'm off duty
new — let's -go and knock It
back," he suggested,
So they repaired to a cosy cor-
ner nearby. Here the old lag
quickly became so full of the
Christmas spirit that he was tell-
ing the copper very confidentally
about a new coup his pals were
planning, "lVlindsyou," he went
on, "I want you to keep all the
details to yourself. What I'm tell-
ing you is confidential!'
The copper nodded, and refill-
ed the old lag's; glass; Drink coin-
pletely uncorked the fellow and,
three hours later, thanks to his
information, a raiding gang was
caught red-handed, in, a ware-
house.
For loss of nerve on the job,
however, it would be hard te
beat a citizen of Bordeaux wit?)
ran naked our or a 'ourieng build-
ing, yelling • hysterically, ' "I've
set it on' fire and burnt all my
clothes." He had 'planned to make
the blaze look accidental, and
claim the insurance.
But, 'while soaking • a pile of
rags with ' gasoline; he • splashed
some 'of the 'fluid on himself.
When he clicked his lighter he
set himself on fire and escaped
only by, tearing off his clothes
and running for his life.
He was • not a practised crim-
inal and •looked upon his own
misfortune,as a mark of heavenly
judgment. ••In that mood," he ac-
cepted the six= months-imprison-
ment imposed on him without a
murmur.
. . ..
_Experts Reveal
Paint Secrets
This is paint-up time, us the
women's magazines, tell ' yeti
brightly, with a picture Of 'a
spotless doll in skintight "slacks
faultlessly fingeringit' pairif-
brush.
What - they never show you
is the same doll an 'hour or so
later, her golden tresses clog-
ged with paint, her pert nose
spattered and her lovely disposi-:
tion shattered, screaming at the
top of her voice for turpentine.
Painting, at its best is a messy
business. They've invented fan-
tastic new paints like liquid ele-
phant hide; paints .that'll go on
over wet surfaces or practically
no eurface at all, "paints — and
I've never been able to figure
this one out that' are soluble
in water yet waterproof, paints
that go on over rust, paints
that practically sit up and talk
toyou,
list they haven't invented a
can that doesn't dribble all over
the place.
I have never managed to
paint anything. without covering
myself in the stuff. But I have
consulted the professionals —
men who can paint a ceiling in
issuk fi iteo
hartsern nour and come out as
clean as a whistlis
And this4e---:Iso it'idenee„
You ..dong .3tist grab the .paint
can and the„neetest .bruels..You
* plan in adiratice.,141eqUirements
include ssznixingSS.the
paint, clean-% dlOth'S for Wiping
spatter& sticks for stirring, news-
papers 'arid cloths to Over the
furniture,, Patching - plaster and
sandpaper - for liking' cracks,
shellac for the patches,
an abrasive Cleaner, t u r.p s
and a screwdriver for •opening
the paint, can '
Also.. yoU'll; probably •' need a
ladder, if the job .IS 'off • the
ground. Don't ,stand on the
grand piano.
• 'Painting a room requires lots'
of-preparation, Remove the pie-.
tures- and small bits . and pieces,.
stack the large ;pieces of furnis
tisse in the' middle of s, the room
end cover everything in sight.
Put newspaperss on the floor
around the Walls or, if the Cell-
ling isete be-done;everlife
tire area, ,
Greasy walls.- have to be
crubbed with strong detergent,
then allowed to dry. Flaky old
paint has to be, scraped off. and
the area sanded smooth. .Prime
bared surfaces ,with shellac •and
patch cracks if necessary with
plaster. •
If doors or.windows have to
be clOne, take off all fittings,
knobs, etc., or you. can cover
them with grease; Which will
help you get the surplus' paint
off them later.
Ready to go? No, yOu're not,
The pros don't use paint straight
out of a can. They stir it, pour
it back and forth from can to,
pail •-•-• oops, carefull and -fin-
ally into the pail, Put just as
Much as you expect to use in
the pail and `close the can. How?
It's covered 'in
Well, if you take, the brush
and go carefully around the
top, you should get sufficient
':paint off to close it completely.
'One of the quickest ways to
dome out in sudden spots is to
hammer the' can lid. on without;
first covering it with a rage
Shake •the (closed) can and
turn it 'uoade down a ocittp10
Of tittles. This seals, the top and
Prevents that thick skirl farth-
ing on the contents,
To remove ltinips• and akin by
the way, you can aleraYS strain
the paint if you have an Old.
nylon stocking handy
The- amount of 'rheas you
mike during the actual painting
depends largely On the Order in -
which you do things:
t With rooms now, yeti shOuld
do the ceiling fires, Pisen the
Walls; then, the trim, then the,
doors, With deers, paint the door
frames first, then the door
panels, then the edges, working
from top to bottom. With ;Stet*.
paint every second, one, let dry,
theri do the rest.
When Painting: windows, you
tan nee Sneaking: tape on the
Oita§ edges I have two friend§
WhO'Wed masking. tape', YOU can
tell they used irinaking tape
tense it's still there stuck to the
nrindo*S, tette day, they say,
they'll take the glaSe out and
get rid of it: that W,
A cheaper
O
and fairly fOOlk
proof friay di keeping paint oft
the *hide*/ is to teiret• than
Seep a* gietiat ibeforeliand
•••••••••••=,
and wipe this off with the" excess
paint when the job's done.
The spots that will get there
pespite all precautions can be
scraped off with, a razor blade
— a painfully slow process se
or wiped off with hot vinegar
on e cloth.
Incidentally, with the • bug
season 'coming up, you prevent
embalming bugs .in your new
peintwork- by t mixings a little
citronella in -with -the paint,, It
doesn't' harm • the' paint and
scares the-bugs• off. • - •
`When you 'finish painting; re-,
move • all • spots inisperitine.
take's Obit off ,most things,'lye•
and water takes it off 'coriCrete,':
tubbersbased Paints come off
With warm water and soap.
But before you do 'this,. deep
the paint 'off yoitiielf. Because,'
'despite , all this good 'adyice, s
you're "Proba,bly smothered in it.
•--TNS. • " '
Little Black Dress'
Appeais Again 1 •
The 'little black dregs,' long a
Paris favorite, appears again
and again in • She Canadian fall
collections.
Long established as the fash••
ionable way of dressing• for •
French women, it turns up in a
variety of Canadian fabrics and
at a variety of prices foi ell,
hours of the day and night,'.
In keeping with' its Paris tri,
dition, the ,Canadian little black
dress holds to an ultra-feminine
shape with rounded skirts and
waistlines that alternately climb
and fall.
These new 'little black dresaes'
have a Softness of silhouette that
Canadian textile mills have
matched and often surpassed'
With a Softnees' of fabric surface.
Lightweight snobs make an
early transition from summer
into autumn and the nastiest
blends provide texture and pat-
tern interest.' '(A WraPPed .and
buttoned waistline dress of wool
'‘uposioas
and nylon blend shows a dawn-
thread, open-work pattern to ad-
vantage.),., • •
Jerseys are used for aurved
blagk sheath cliesses as well es
for Such novel fashion ideas as
a -low. waistline ;dress with a
bateau neckline 'of monkey fur.
Crepes'make their seasonal
comeback in a group 'Of late-day
4esses- in theeneweet sleeveless
silhouettes. • :" - •
41gh 7 le- ,:and;ulme4x05es1are,ne „in .the , .
black dresses' - especially
whew combined" with regular'
Waistline effkts. A viscose linen
dress has ,,a end
deep Kabuki sleeves, in one vele;
sion of this Arend, while a short
dinner dress of viscosefaeetate
crepe with a "Square neckline
arid- brief sleeties is another,
Soft drape and bow effects are
other focal points of fashion on
thp newest 'little black dresses,'
On one silk shantung dress, . a
tie bow-marks the front curve
of the collar, while in a sleeve-
less dress of viscose/acetate
crepe, the fabric is draped and
shirred to one side in the Gre-
cian manner.
The waistline continues its
wandering in a series 'of 'little
black dresses' for late day and
evening' wear— most spectacu-
r 1 y in a figure-skimming
sheath of • nylon/acetate lace.
Photographed in Paris, these
all-Canadian fashlons from the:
early-fall and winter collections.
prove that the little black dress,
once Velusively Parisian, is
now an hiternational idea.
ammi••••••••mam,
Q. Hew maA7aP01114041 are the usual member at a•Renee.weg-
ding? '
A. The; most fathlonable in-
clude but 'two :bridesmaids and: ,
a • maid-of-honor: and Maur have no ;brldestifilds at s11,,:There
is no set number. •
Garden Hints
It will soon be "hay fever
tittle" in Ontario.
in thousands of people is the
The cause of this discomfort
common ragweed. It's an aggress
sive annual, greyish-green iM
colour, ranging in height front
about six inches to several feet=
The leaves are finely divided or,
more deseriPtivelY, ragged, That
flowers, which Produce the ob-
jeotionable pollen are a green-
ish-colouredspike at the top of
the plant.
Ragweed grows almost any-
where, but it thrives Particular-
ly well on newly broken unseal-
ed land; for example, new streets,
unsodded back yards, ineoreplee
ted housing and industrial slim
and along the shoulders of high-
ways,
Ragweed control, is simple,
easy, and effective. On road-
sides and waste places, it if
readily eradicated with 2,4-D,
In farm crops where clovers or
alfalfa are involved, control ca
be •effected with 2.4-D13; or, it
no legumes are present, with the
usual 2,4-1) treatment. On bou-
levards, in parks, and on an
property where the use of 2,4-9
is hazardous, the persistent and
timely use of the mower wilt
eliminate ragweed. And' in the
borders, gardens, and back yards,
ust pull it out.
In all •oases steps should be
taken to kill this weed by "Au-
gust la, sine* that is before the,
pollen has started to- blow and
before seeds are produced to en
.sure next year's crop. •
Many northern-vacation areas
are free of pollen during the
ragweed season. Choose the
Haliburton Highlands, Muskoka.
Temagami, or any place in On..
aria nprtli qt Nerth Bay for
haven from hay fever: '
With watei restrictions in
many areas, it is necessary` to
make the best possible use of the
water that is available. Practis-
ing these lawn-watering tips
May lessen "browning - off",
which sears summer 'lawns.
,Soak your lawn. Water has to
penetrate several inches to be
effective. Light applications of
water just make the grass roofs
grows toward the surface.' Hero,.
they are, easy pine 'for the hot,
Midday , syn., Where• more, shale'
lqw-reoted weeds, thrive tinder,
such .conditions., Insufficient wan;
tering does more harm ,thate, • good, ,
' To know when ,the lawn is'
soaked, place several pans in the
- area to be watered,' When abont
PSI inches of water shows in all
pans, you have applied' enough.
Areas such as steep slopes and
terraces should be given a finer
spray because abSorption there
is always slower.
Don't .worry about watering a
lawn in mid-day... The -sun can-
not harm a freshly-watered
lawn unless the soil .is poorly-
drained and compacted. . The
only trouble is that mid-day
Waterings result in increased,
water losses due to evaporation,
HOW TO MAKE 'HUMUS
• FOB YOUR GARDEN
When you burn those lawn
clippings and leaVes, •you burn
an 'excellent source • of humus—,
' that's 'ready for the garden next'
spring if 'you start to, work now.
.Leaves, straw and Oven weeds
—plant residues of any descrip-
tion-Zinay be used; anything,
organic will fill the bill.
Here's how to make humus.
First, pile the scraps in 6 to
-12-inch layers, leaving them in a
fairly loose condition. Add a
• 310%70N: of toil here and there,
.to giVeethe pile a supply of soils
decomposing organisms. *at*
the pile well, and add' '/s pounti
f 10-10-10, fertilizer for every''
10• potendi of residtise. you'
'An application. Of' agricultural
Ihnes(1/4 pound per 16 pain& at
residue) is a good idee,
As the 'fertilizer and iline are
being added, churn the pile so
that it geta unifOrM treattnent
thrOtightint Keep 'adding to tint
pile Until it is about 4 to 6 tea
high, When the need iiiises,• dish
the top to catch:raiefatl,' Arid
water'it it the Weather is ' dry',
Tinr,n the pile over every month,
Mien period of four months,
'When the cold weather tomes,
• deeeintiosition ptactieally ceases.
CAPITAL HILL CAPSULES
Social Credit's recent Ottawa
Meeting gave heart to' the Lib•
erela
'
. Conservatives and the'
CdP,they feel Social Credit iii
soft peddling_ its monetary te,t
totm theeties is tentoVing one et
the' Maier tee:Sena foe :its OtiAl".
without Seidel Credit
ititifieteey teforM it has nothing
distinctive to of far the voters,
they were also intrigued by 'the
gleetion to 'National President at
Robert Thompson, a Chiroprac-
tor iiotn the lied Deer district
iii Alberta. Mt. • TitentijiSert
yualiftcattans Or the job are tint
itritareSSikte„ and his claim CO have
arrested leprosy with Chirepteds
tie manipulation "While in Etliis
opiais' not the type of thin?, to
command the support of a sobete
Minded CititatirYs
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through St. Peter's Square k Vdtrdtin 64,
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dli boxed UP, in a Tektie eyet sitoW the rooster is 1.11j
yehich by, toncideno happen to lio the hilfidit 'Of Ljertelati'
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