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Orono Weekly Times, 27 Sep 1962, p. 7

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The Fleet River, althoug,,h it Wa1s lter lknowPn by thet less, im-posýing nm of Fleet Ditch, was the !aýrgest and the most important cf Londion's lost rivers. _Many Londoners ars Vaguely eware of ils existence, and there i's, by comparison with the other -rivers, a largýe body of reliable 1ýtrrature upon it. in addition, il is ecarly shown on many mnaps. The Fleet rises on Hampstead Heath 1w twvo heads, sceparated by Parliament Hill,. The western, or lHampstLead, source is near the Vile of Health (said to be so iiamed because il was unaffected by the great'plague of 1665), and forrns the Hampstead Ponds be- fore going undergrcound necar Hampstead Hea.-th station and ru ngcown the line of Fleet Roaid ta Camden Town... The eaistern5 or Highg-ate, suource is in the grounds of Ken- wvood House, whence the stream glows southwards, formus the ehain of Highgate Ponds, and atfter a sweep round ta the east curves back to the west an d (crosses the Highgate Road ' At this pint àt was 13 feet wide at f lood, according ta tih. report of a Committee of Magis- mrates on the Public Bigsof Middlesex in 1825. Near here it was joîned by a small tributary from Gospel Oak, and it is prob-. zble that when the area around Fleet Road was built upon, an attem-pt was macle ta divert the waters of the H-ampstead stream aiorg an eastbound canal te join this- little tributary.... The two main sources united lust north af CaýmCien Town, forming a streami which was 65 feet wide at flood in 1826 wherie It crossed unider Kentish Town ]load. An anchor has been feuind In the bed of the river near here, io ait may have been navigable 1e)r small boats even as far up es this. The Fleet crosses unider the Regent's Canai, which shows Qh. change in level which lias tzken. place: the Fleet is 25 belaw htetlvel i Stme places. .. rhe histsry «I the Fleet River ý%been dezer1m4 a adecline ariver tae & roa-k, froin a bokto a ditch, mind tram à dîteh ta- a drain. It la thërefore e.e, urrsng hat when then annis o Lc'ndon ýrit was Stidal inlet perbapa 6MO feet l,à*e at ts mouth-. on itaeaSt wari steep gravel hili, but to h, wvest ,was a wlcle strip af wnrEh knn-wmý.ias .ondori Fen: Iis, was later reclalmned by ener- ïe tic bodies 3uch ais the Knightq em'iplar w'ho ewned the land. There seeins te be limte doubt %hat the nanime "Fleet," which is Ireýquenitly f o u n d along the Thames, is an Anglo-Saxon word xnneaning a tidal hle't, capable af Ë oatin g boats. It shouid strictly, therefare, b. applied onily to this wide lower part- below RoiJDborn Brîdge. An alternative naine by w7h ih h river waskow wa the Hl-cire or strea ini the hoIlkw, rern to the deep valley of the lower part of its cou~e-Fom"The Lost Rivers of London,- by N. J.Batn Six-Year-Old Julie Tells Tragic Tale The wînd was gusting acrDoss thle air-strip at Big Bear City, on th-- pine-studded siopes of the San Bernardino Mountains 801 miles northeast of Los Angeles, as William R. Clark heiped his 32-ifeoldwife Jacqueline and their twoý, young daughters ciimb aboard his green and white Pip3er Cherolkee. Bill Clark, an execu- tive of the Travel Lodge Corp., had been given the plane a mnhbef are by-his father-in- iaw, and he had fiown his family up to the timbered resart for a Labor Day weekend. It vwas ai- most iiuskcas he took off for the 110-mile fligýht back ta Sap M\,inu-tes after take-off, the sin gle-engine craft piummeted into the steep, densely wooded siope. The fuselage crumpled irîto a grave of f irs; Clark and his wife Were killedi. Thrown clear of the plane and miraculausiy alive were 81-year- o]d Laurie and 6-year-old Julie, and fbr 65 haurs the twa littie girls stayed waiting for rescue.i 1rn a San Bernardino hospital, while Laurie underwent surgery for a broken leg_ littie Julie told lier stor,,y: "The plane wvent down ream fast," she recalied. "Momnmy and Daddy didn't have a chance ta ray a thinig. It happened ail of a. &udden. When the plaine hit,i Daddy and Laurie and me was thrown eut. Mamrrmy stayed an the plane." (Rescuers foupd Mrs. Clark stili etrapped i her seat; Clark was lylng near the plane.) Juhle raid she helped Laurie ait up against a la-g. "She was crying because her leg hurt, buat atter a whïle she quit crying. Laurie sald I1- shouhi go ever ta teplane and try ta f!rd some water. 1Icled al over becasuse w. aï ;lwc,3/ecarrlad wateri but I eaui.dWnt flnd any. I cauidn't flnd eny foo,ýd ,ther. "Then Laurle ta-k mne. to loak for ,romethinjg for us ta ke'p warm wl 1 I wnt te the plane and f ounida .s'uitcaRse. Mommy and Daddy's clathes were In it We put themn on and huddled togethrî taÎ, keep warm. W.e didn't get cold." At nîght, the bruîsed 6-year- old said: 'I slept by Daddy ta keep wvarm. He didn't do any- thing . . . He wias dea.d.'" She told of watching search planes cross aboveý themi. "But no one seemed to know w ,e vere clown there . , " Theni the heli- copters camle. As the search party approacli- ed, Julie, lier blond hair mnatted, her reddish-'brawn1 sweater tat- tered and grimny, stumbled up and asked for a drink of water. "They didn't- have any water but theV 'gave mie som-e coffee. They askedl me if Iwa ail right, and 1 said I was. Then they glave Laurie sonie coffee . . ý Through ail the hourn, the c-h;iren hlad rnot despairedi, La- unep said the helicopters would fiftd uts." ________ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - Lying in a bed, a patient ini Munich, West Germany, çlinic weaves a corpet on a special Ioom. Occupational therapy encourages the patients ta do handicre'ft, weaving and other work tù exercise muscles. JA*""E TÂLKS Is there a lunch carrier in your 1 wich filling, a vegetable-beef home? It's a 40 per cent likeli- beef-naodle soup will round hood there is. Someone interested the lunch.- In other wards,e in such statistics lias leamned that sider the lunch as a whole wl in that percentaýge of homes decidîng on types of soup someone carnes a lunch at ieast sandwich fillings ta combine m every other week day. It meiýy be' each other and withi othe r lu, to schnol, ta f actory, or taý office. ingredients, and you'll be papL Children 13 or under carry 20 per with the lunch.-tating mrembýer! cent of the lunches, teen-agers il1 yeur family, wrîtes Elea per cent, women 15 per cent, and Richey Johnston in the Christ -'look at this - men carry 54 Science Moniitor. per e r ceeYent!n f yau're packing lnches "There are threemeninm ma, these liverwurst and chE famîýly who just plain don't like 3-decker sandwiches mnay be the food tbey get in the restaur- th-hnbtmn chili anti near tfieir wor.k," a- neighbor wntlk hm tld me." se I1 have ta pack thiree wntlk eu lunches a day. Ail three men MNSZE TRLEDC have fairly big appetites, sc. I al- 12 sbcespowhlete butter ways give thesu ,a vaculAni2 ablsPrissaitbute of soup te go with their jand- ;b teaspeons prepare4' 'usi -wiehesý and fruit," wlth herse-radish 8-12 s1lies liverwUrst Other lunch carriers like salads., 4 slices snap'py cheese as well as sandwiches, but most Mayonnaise are contented with one hot item, etuc a soup or a. rik - or bath dril tomnate slices ànd a good sandwich with a littie Cobnbutrnd us easy-to-eat fruit such as ban-anasý, spread on 4 suices of bread. graes o apls.with sliced liverwurst - Experts on packing school l cheese. Caver with second sl lunches say thiere sh-ouid often be o rad p1d lhm a "surprise" tucked in betwen nislad lettuce leaves and such standard f eods as sand wich- mate sEces. Top with third sl es and soup, Cookies are, a f avar- ofredCuiîhafigo iite surprise, or a spýciýal piece of ra in foil or transpa cake, a pic-kle, a couiple of olives, paper. Makes 4 sandwiches. a cup of salad, or a paclket ar For a school lunch, mna}e t Vegetable sýticks - anything ta peanut butter and apple sý spark what thireatens ta becomre sadih, and put a bec: manotonouis fare. chicken noodie soup in a w PAMILY EFFORT - Lack of fun.'ds farced 0. E. (Ozzie) Herkner, left, a cherry former te turn down a chance ta viisit Russiai with a group of agriculturists. But his neighbors aind famify opened a "Get-Ozzýie-to-Russia" baath and saon sold enaugh baked cherry pies, bread and cherries ta get Ozzie on t'he tri'P. Children, f rom Ieft, Lynda, Wairrn, Sue Aller, cnd Mary Jean, sald mare thon 1,000 pies and banves of bread. Out con- 1 hen )or withi aUlar rs o-f inor stian for iees(e just iren ýERS stard' lard; Top and lices lyon- d to- li-ces .aily. arent halse sauce f or wicle- moutheci vacuum ibottie. CRUNCHY APPLE-PEANUT BUJTTER SANDWICHI C/ ul) peanut butter 1,ü up apple sauce - 2 strips bacon, cooked ind crumbled 8 stices white or raisin boread. Combinte peant butteir, apple sauce, andi bacon. Spread on. 4 slices oft bread. Top with remain- ing breacl. Wrap each sandwich., Makes 4. >, ~ Youi may like some soup com- binations fo)r lunches. Here are- twvo for you to try. ASPARAGUS -CHICKEN 1GUIMBO I Can cmndensed cream of as- paragus soup 1 1, cans water 1 Cau li icken guimbo sou!) Biend( creani of asparagus sou-p ;,ti[ vwater ini a ,,autcepanr; add (chîcken gumbo soup. Heat, stir- riiig o-ccasionily. Pour into a that bas been riinsecl iiihot wpter. Serves,,4. ,*:* - CHIICKE-N VEGETABLE SOUP 1 can candensed chicken vege- table saup - soup can tomiato juie 'kSOupI can water Combine soup, tomato juýhCe> and wtr Heat, stirring now and then. Pour into widie mouth vacuum bottle which bias been rinsed in bot water. MaIkes 2-3 servings.* * * Want to comrbine meat wvith yorsoup for a heart"y meal? Try adingi frankfurters tao bean soup. BEAN AND FRANK LUNCHIEON SPECIAL 1 franikfurter, thinly liced 1 tablespoon butter ~Iere is a pea salad that, serves TASTY PEA SALAD 2 camis <17-ounces each) swý,eet peas, drained %cup chepped celery 14 cup chopped sweet pickles 1,42 cup ecbed Canadian cheese 2 hard-ceoked eggs, chepped '/%, teaspoon sait 3 tablespeons mayonnaise or salad dressing 1itablespoon cream Blend sait and saiad dressing; cream, together. Mix ot.her in- gredients; fold dressing through them. Serves 6. Fasion Hint ple So, Ladies, You Think YO1J Have It Hard Womnen today, who..se most dit- 5c-UIt washda&y cheGre mahIy b. getting the soap carton a'pen, can get fome idea of hoa-w f aýr things haveý improved since great grand- ma's day frGm. the following itemn out of thie part, It's an authentie Kentucky rc Ipt," li is-originai spellin, fer- wahngcote, ontribuited by a reader to the Ca'ýlorada In- tekrr;tazte Gas ca, aaie 1, blld a, fire in beaek, yard t h-eet kettie of Pain vater. 2, Set tubs sa mkoo' blow 1,nleyes if Wlnd la pert, 3. shave one hole ca-ýke s08ap In 'bilin water, 4, ýsort thîngs, make three- pilesl, 1 pile white, i pile cullord. 1 pile wr britches and rags. 5, stur fleur in cold waiter to smoi.oth then tin down -ith bilin -water, 6, rujb dirty spots on board, scrub hard. then bile. rub cul- lord but don't bile -- juýst rench and sta-rch. 8. spred tee towels an grass. 9. hang aid rags on fence. 10. pore rench water infiwe bed. il. scru.b hporch with hot soaý-py water. 12, turni tubs upyside do0wn. 13. go put on cleendrs- smooth hair_ýÏi side combs - brew cup of tee- set anId rest and rock a speli and cùth ies- sins. - The Dai!yTe; (el baumne, Fia.) 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